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I've been happy with my Vario 2 this last year, but my upgrade is coming up at the end of August.
Problem is, where to go next? For all the Hermes' faults (average battery life, the inherent flaws of WinMo) there really isn't a big leap forward out there as far as I can see. Considered the Vario 4, iPhone 3G, Omnia, X1, even the n96 but nothing has really grabbed me.
The Touch Pro / Vario 4 has an improved display, but that seems about it - and I'll lose all the buttons. Similarly the Xperia (if it ever surfaces). Underrated things, buttons - oh, touchscreens are all fine, but I'd hate to rely on just that. Every single button on my Vario is programmed and regularly used.
Seriously thinking of holding off for a while. Wondering what other folks' thoughts on Life After Hermes is.
Well, so much of that decision is personal preference. Just a quick thought though - If your Hermes is set up sweetly and does not have any of the screen issues and need for soft resets on a regular basis then in a sense why change.
Personally I find my Kaiser TyTn II achieves little more than my Hermes except in the memory department (lots better) and in the reliability department (never crashes or needs soft resets). And although there are those that say the Kaiser is slow, believe me when you change from Hermes to Kaiser you feel the increase in speed. If you are an avid video watcher then TyTn II probably not for you, although I find it performs identically to my Hermes in that regard.
However as you have the chance to skip a generation, then yes the Touch Pro should offer yet another small progression - except it's too soon to identify any problems that one may have. (Do you know, I have really gotten used to the Tilting screen on the Kaiser - can't imagine going back to the flat slide - now touch pro with tilt, that would be nice if only from a very practical point of view.
Mike
I've only just recently got a Hermes lol but have been enjoying it so much that I already have been giving thought to this same question. The only answer I've come up with so far is just to keep using the Hermes. If and when it dies I'll look at what else there is but at this stage I imagine I'll just buy another Hermes, they are getting better value all the time as they are getting cheaper.
I was also contemplating my next device, after the iPhone 3G announcement I thought my decision was made. The pricing was just right, but I found out that you had to take a 24/36 month contract that was the end of that. I am going to keep my phone until a third Hermes generation comes out as I feel the major push to the TyTn II would be the GPS, but I don't really need a GPS at the moment.
If there's any new phone without camera, please tell me (no, not Nokia E51). My 8500 is getting a bit old
If you can wait a couple of months then the Touch Pro is the way to go.
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I am going to keep my phone until a third Hermes generation comes out as I feel the major push to the TyTn II would be the GPS, but I don't really need a GPS at the moment.
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I'm also waiting on a TyTn III someday!
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I'm also waiting on a TyTn III someday!
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I'm waiting to see what T-Mo US does with a WinMo device that'll play nice with their AWS roll-out.
It's sort of a shame that they had no choice but to go the 1700/2100 route....the Xperia was mentioned as being 1700 friendly, but I've seen different reports that says, uh, no 1700 for you!
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If you can wait a couple of months then the Touch Pro is the way to go.
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That's my point though. It's not. Better res, FM Radio, apart from that the Kaiser does it all and has all the buttons too.
I want a phone that keeps all the features I currently have and adds to them, not one that throws some of the best away.
Right now if I had to upgrade this year, it would be to the Vario 4. But it's not the leap forward I'd hoped for after 18 months of the Hermes.
Hello Folks,
I am posting this thread after a very long time on XDA as I was not using any HTC device.I was using Iphone since it was launched in USA.Now I bought 3 nexus one for me and my family with very high hopes but after iserting my simcard into it since last week I am very much disappoined.beside other samll issues like less responsive touch screen the problem I am having is a cellular signal. I am using this phone in the same area where I was using my 3gs phone and it was giving me full bars.And with nexus one I am having a really hard time to get signals some time even no signal and my calls are being missed/droped.I believe due to this problem battey life of the device is not impressive. And that was the main reason of quitting Iphone as I wanted multitasking device with better bettery life.I spoke to nexus one support line for few times their response was good but I it did not help me as I am having same problem although they offered me to replace device.but the thing is I already have 3 devices and if they are giving me same problem.
All I am hopping is a new upgrade to fix this issuse and I have no idea if this gona be fixed with the software upgrade?.
Idea of this thread is to get feedback from other folks using ATT/Rogers version of Nexus one specially in Canada/Western Canada.And any advise /help form my experts folks in this respect.
Your taking time in reading this is much appreciated.
May Almighty Bless you all.
Thanks.
Unfortunately what they're saying is:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/22/google-no-longer-investigating-fix-for-nexus-one-3g-issues-ad/
I'm in Manitoba, Canada, this is my first 3G phone so I don't have much to compare to. I've had maybe a couple calls dropped, but doesn't seem that bad...
However, I did try using the app called Antennas and everywhere in my city it always says "3g support is very limited"
I'm in western Canada using the Nexus One as well, and I too switched from an iPhone 3G. My initial impression was similar to your's where I felt like the touch screen wasn't as responsive and signal not as strong. As time passed I quickly forgot about all that and with the exception of the awkward response area of the bottom buttons, I'm starting to think that the N1's touchscreen is actually better for some stuff. I still wish Android had inertial scrolling with the snap-back effect like the iPhone though.
When Opera Mini came out for the iPhone I put my sim card back into it so that I could try it out, and after the end of the day I couldn't wait to get back to the N1. I don't know about your usage, but when I have push Gmail setup on the iPhone I can't make it through a day without on a single charge, so I think the N1 battery is much better.
Signal strength felt poor at first, but I think that's just because of how it's reported by each phone. The iPhone seems much more generous and will show more bars for the same signal strength as the N1. The only thing that still bugs me now is how much effect my hand has when holding the phone near the bottom. Never did I have to think about hand placement with the iPhone, but I've adapted to that now.
Im from western canada too, medicine hat to be exact. I, as you all, came from an iphone. I had a 16gb 3gs. Where i work the receiption is horrible. With the iphone i would have to have the phone placed on a certain corner of my desk to make sure i got signal.
With the nexus, its slightly better. I get minimum signal but its constant thoughout my office.
Compaired to a iphone, this phone is the cats meow. I love the nexus and will never be returning to an iphone again. It has a better screen, more responsive touch, is fully customizable and i get ~28 hours of battery. Thats right, 28 hours. Not 6 if im lucky like the iphone.
I have the AT&T N1 which also supports Rogers and I am on Fido in Vancouver,
(it also uses Roger's network) ,
Mine experience with the signal is awesome in my case, 95% of the time i am getting H, and 5% of the time it drops to 3G (mostly when I am doing nothing) but will quickly switch back to H when I start to use it again. I have not seen it with E yet.
I have tried it with WCDMA perfered, WCDMA only, now I am on GSM Auto(PRL) and it doesn't make any differences on internet speed according to my speedtest app, it's usually around 1Mb ~1.4Mb....occasionaly it drops to 600kb for one test.
The only problem I have is I am unable to achieve the 1% / hour battery drop rate some people are claiming even with the help with juicedefender and UV/AVS kernels......
Hi Folks ,
I really appreciate all of you for your feedback and advise.I hope that more peoples will share their experience here.One thing I would also like to share is that I am using home rom and did not go for bootloader unlocking and on my phone problem I have is with the cellular signal.my data signal is always on 3g as I am in city of Calgary.My son got his nexus one bootloader unlocked and installed ceynogen 5.06 rom installed I used his phone aslo for a day and only difference I noticed is that it shows "H" when u do browsing on data and otherwise is stay 3g.but with home it always show " 3G " sign and never to to "H" .but when you check details of connection it tell you that it is connected HSDPA.
If anyone else noticed the same? or anyone else getting H sign with home rom?
your views/experience regarding Home vs Ceynogen rom are also appreciated.
I am still looking for the actual benifit of having ceynogen rom over home?as I did not see any difference.
Thanks once again.
My Bell service sucks, but it's Bell so it normally sucks anyways.
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If anyone else noticed the same? or anyone else getting H sign with home rom?
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No, that's been discussed a lot. The stock rom never shows an H. And the custom roms only show an H when actually downloading data. Otherwise it always idles on 3G.
On your stock it does the same, idles on 3G, and switches to H for download. But there is no icon for it.
Why are you posting the same thing it two different forums?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676479
Anyway, on the stock ROM the 3G icon doesn't change to H like it does on cyanogen and others. It still connects at the same speeds though.
yeh, I am posting in two different forums, as I was not sure where to go.Thanks for your feedback.Its helping me a lot.
Thanks once again.
Only other phones I have to compare to are my Curve 8900 and my HTC Magic. With ANY phone in my apartment there are areas with shoddy reception due to having concrete walls in an older building. To be honest with you my N1 has been the same, if not better than any of my other phones in this building. In the hall, it's inevitable that it will cut off. In my apartment I can get reception anywhere, which is more than I can say for my girlfriend's Samsung and some other friend's phones in the building. We all use Rogers, by the way. And I'm in Toronto.
Not that there was a whole lot of differences, if any, in manufacturing as time went on (aside from the whole dust under the screen issues), but.. when did you get your N1's?
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I originally I started out with the Att 8525, then moved on to the HTC Fuze, which was a great phone but I had some issues with it, after years of hardwork and abuse, so I needed to get a new phone. I eneded up getting the HTC Aria but I wasnt happy with the Android OS, so I just bought a Samsung Focus.
Now AT&T is releasing the HTC HD7s in a few weeks, so im thinking should I return the focus and just wait for the HTC HD7s instead?
The only complaint I have about the focus is the bluetooth dips in and out when I use it in my car.
Just want some thoughts and input on this, Thanks
I had the Hd7 on tmob and have a focus now. I prefer the focus for its screen and size. Both run about the same other than that. I would go in and put the focus up next to the Inspire ( Inspires screen is a little better than the tmob hd7 imho) but will give you an idea of size difference. All the rest will be the same with the exception of nodo lol. Not sure if we will ever get it and the hd7s comes with it
I love my Focus, but the S-LCD on the HD7 should give comparible performance. However, I think AT&T should start carrying more models with a hardware keyboard as well. The LG Quantum isn't bad, but it's not for me. I'm waiting on something similar to the HD 7 Pro.
HD 7 Pro, S-LCD screen, HSPA+ or LTE = perfection (or close to it).
I have to agree. The only thing you pick HD7s over Focus is the better chance to get updates. S-LCD makes it better than T-Mo HD7 screen but still not up to par with S AMOLED. Otherwise, both phones are about equal with the exception of storage (8GB on Focus vs 16 GB on HD7s). Given the multitude of problems with SD cards on Focus, you should just forget the expandability of storage on Focus.
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The only complaint I have about the focus is the bluetooth dips in and out when I use it in my car.
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My bluetooth goes in and out as well. Is this a known Samsung problem, I thought it was my headset but $50 later and I still have the problem.
I bought the samsung and haven't been happy with it, can find a working MicroSD for it. The Gorilla Glass is very scratchable (what gives). And now stories of the phone catching on fire. Let alone Samsung single handed derailing the whole phone update process.
I don't think I would recommend Samsung, go with the HTC you will get alot more dev resources over there as well.
Super LCD screens are comparable to AMOLED screens. The Super AMOLED technology is still superior to the S-LCD. You get deeper blacks and a much better contrast ratio on the Super AMOLED, but then again, the colors aren't as much over saturated on the S-LCD screen.
Windows Phone 7 (and the Metro UI) was clearly designed with Super AMOLED tech in mind, so I'd still favor that.
With that said, I must admit that my Samsung Focus did die on me, and now I'm just stuck with a brick because there isn't any community development going on the Focus (hence no ROMs) like there is for the HTC devicse.
I really loved my Focus, but I think I've had enough with Samsung devices for a while and HTC seems to be the better choice now.
I and eagerly looking forward to see how good the screen looks on HD7s. While I was happy with WP7 even though I miss Swype and GoogleTalk (multi-tasking) I just couldn't hold on to Focus for more than 2-3 weeks mainly because of the missing LED notification. I am so used to it on my X10.
It's strange that Samsung doesn't have LED notification on most of their phones. Also, Focus was my first Samsung phone and I couldn't stand that UGLY huge SAMSUNG label on the front of the phone.
Well this bluetooth issue with my phone going in and out, is really annoying and its unbearable to have a conversation on.
I believe it to be an issue with the phone, as all the other phones I had paired with my car, worked flawlessly.
I made up my mind to return the phone and exchange it for the Htc Hd7s, if its available in the next 30 days, if not then I will purchase it when it becomes available.
I also agree with there not being alot of support for this phone. There are soo many users and developers for HTC.
Thanks for the help guys
The bluetooth issue is a known issue for the phone, not your BT headset, although I'm not sure if it is Samsung specific or WP7 in general.
BTW, according to the spec sheet I found from AT&T site, HD7s only supports 850 and 1900 3G bands while Focus supports additional 2100 Mhz 3G band. This means you will not get 3G in Europe and most other countries and no signal what so ever in Jappen using HD7S. This is a bummer but not supprising beause the last HTC phone I owned (HTC Pure) also lacks 2100 band.
I have a Focus and a T9193 HD2 running WP7. I far prefer using the HD2, and I will be selling the Focus and getting the HD7S.
The build quality of the Focus is atrocious. It's a cheap piece of plastic, and I'm afraid it's going to break every time I need to swap SIMs. The HD2 is a far better built phone. The screen brightness of the Focus is nice, but it is noticeably smaller.
I hope the HD7S is at least close to the HD2 in build quality. I'm actually tempted to get a HD7 from Telstra to avoid whatever shenanigans AT&T is going to do with updates for the HD7S.
I also have a lot more faith in HTC hackers than Samsung hackers for getting things on the phone.
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I love my Focus, but the S-LCD on the HD7 should give comparible performance. However, I think AT&T should start carrying more models with a hardware keyboard as well. The LG Quantum isn't bad, but it's not for me. I'm waiting on something similar to the HD 7 Pro.
HD 7 Pro, S-LCD screen, HSPA+ or LTE = perfection (or close to it).
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Has to also include a 4" screen or no thank you.
Which WP7 is the best?
Hi guys, I want to ask for opinions which WP7 is the best. I was considering as the best the Focus model of Samsung mostly because of the S-AMOLED display, the MicroSD expansion slot, and the 1500mAh battery. But we dont have that phone in Europe, so if I want to get one I should buy it from USA. Here, in my country, on the market we have HTC Mozart, HTC HD7, and LG Optimus 7, so if someone can tell me which of these models is the "best" (I know that the word "best" is relative, but still ), or maybe it is worth to purchase Samsung Omnia 7 or Samsung Focus from abroad.
Tnx in advance .
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Hi guys, I want to ask for opinions which WP7 is the best. I was considering as the best the Focus model of Samsung mostly because of the S-AMOLED display, the MicroSD expansion slot, and the 1500mAh battery. But we dont have that phone in Europe, so if I want to get one I should buy it from USA. Here, in my country, on the market we have HTC Mozart, HTC HD7, and LG Optimus 7, so if someone can tell me which of these models is the "best" (I know that the word "best" is relative, but still ), or maybe it is worth to purchase Samsung Omnia 7 or Samsung Focus from abroad.
Tnx in advance .
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The advantage of Focus is just a microSD slot. Given that it doesn work for majority of microSD cards out there, do you still think it is an advantage?
Otherwise, Omnia 7 is quite similar to Focus. They both share the same screen and fast NAND storage. Unfortunately also the same crappy Samsung firmware that gave Mircosoft so much trouble to push the updates out (Samsung almost single handedly stop all MS WP7 updates).
So, if you like the screen and speed of Samsung phones, just pick up a Omnia 7 with 16GB of storage. Getting a Focus from US has following issues as well:
1. It is locked to AT&T and only a few places have unlock code for it.
2. Even if you get it unlocked, you still need to manually switch/re-configure the internet connections and MMS is a big headache to change.
3. It only supports one band of 3G for Europe (2100MHz). If your carrier of choice is not using 2100Mhz for 3G, your phone will only be running at much slower EDGE speed.
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Thank you very much foxbat121.Do you have any idea about the battery life of the Mozart and the HD7? I want to know how is the battery life of Mozart compared to HD7, whether the difference is big? If the difference is not so big, I will rather buy HD7 because of the larger screen (the camera is not so important to me ).
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I originally I started out with the Att 8525, then moved on to the HTC Fuze, which was a great phone but I had some issues with it, after years of hardwork and abuse, so I needed to get a new phone. I eneded up getting the HTC Aria but I wasnt happy with the Android OS, so I just bought a Samsung Focus.
Now AT&T is releasing the HTC HD7s in a few weeks, so im thinking should I return the focus and just wait for the HTC HD7s instead?
The only complaint I have about the focus is the bluetooth dips in and out when I use it in my car.
Just want some thoughts and input on this, Thanks
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I had the T-Mobile HD7 and loved it....hardware-wise, I mean. The AT&T HD7 will be even better with the S-LCD. My Inspire has that S_LCD and it's gorgeous. But I now have a Focus and really am appreciated the style of it. I'm a bit concerned about the SD card and camera, but am hoping, when the NoDo update gets here, they will be resolved.
50/50 on which ever way to go. I don't see any harm in either decision. The Focus screen is plenty large enough to be just as usable as the HD7 screen.
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Thank you very much foxbat121.Do you have any idea about the battery life of the Mozart and the HD7? I want to know how is the battery life of Mozart compared to HD7, whether the difference is big? If the difference is not so big, I will rather buy HD7 because of the larger screen (the camera is not so important to me ).
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Sorry I have no experience with those two. Currently, Samsung WP7 phones (Focus and Ominia 7) are top notch compared to HTC and LGs in following areas:
1. Speed. Samsung uses high speed NAND chip on the mother board for storage while others use cheap class 2 microSD cards (not user accessible without break the seal). As a result benchmarks consistently show two Samsung phones are faster than others when loading games and apps. Not sure what's the impact of NoDo on this.
2. AMOLED screen. Simply the best screen out there. The original HD7 comes with cheap low quality LCD and LG is similar. The new HD7s with SLCD is better but still not up to par with AMOLED screen, IMO.
3. Size, I've tried phones with different size screens. 4.3" is simply too big. 4" AMOLED screen is a perfect size balancing between screen size and portability.
The downside of Samsung is poor quality control and buggy firmware.
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Sorry I have no experience with those two. Currently, Samsung WP7 phones (Focus and Ominia 7) are top notch compared to HTC and LGs in following areas:
1. Speed. Samsung uses high speed NAND chip on the mother board for storage while others use cheap class 2 microSD cards (not user accessible without break the seal). As a result benchmarks consistently show two Samsung phones are faster than others when loading games and apps. Not sure what's the impact of NoDo on this.
2. AMOLED screen. Simply the best screen out there. The original HD7 comes with cheap low quality LCD and LG is similar. The new HD7s with SLCD is better but still not up to par with AMOLED screen, IMO.
3. Size, I've tried phones with different size screens. 4.3" is simply too big. 4" AMOLED screen is a perfect size balancing between screen size and portability.
The downside of Samsung is poor quality control and buggy firmware.
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You have any idea what class sd card would equal the Sammy NAND speed?
I have not done any speed test on the Focus NAND storage because there is no easy to do so. However, if my Samsung Captivate's built-in 16GB NAND storage is any indication of Focus' speed, it is easily class 6 or better. I've reached 8 to 9 MBps real world file writing speed when using it as a USB mass storage on a PC, on par with most class 6 SD cards. My class 2 16GB Micro Center branded microSD card is around 3 to 4 MBps.
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I have not done any speed test on the Focus NAND storage because there is no easy to do so. However, if my Samsung Captivate's built-in 16GB NAND storage is any indication of Focus' speed, it is easily class 6 or better. I've reached 8 to 9 MBps real world file writing speed when using it as a USB mass storage on a PC, on par with most class 6 SD cards. My class 2 16GB Micro Center branded microSD card is around 3 to 4 MBps.
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I never saw a class 6 Sandisk card in that compatible list. I might try one some time in the future but for now, the class 4 should be much better than the HD7's class 2 card. It should allow the Focus to run at least faster than the HD7.
If I were you, I won't use any microSD card in Focus for now. Those with NoDo updated didn't seem to improve this much. So, it remains to be seen that the microSD card issue can be fixed by a firmware update or not.
On my son's launch day Focus, my 16GB microSD card lasted about two months without problem. Then one day he reboots the phone and lost access to entire storage system. It's really a pain to re-configure your phone after two months of usage.
Just got a Focus a few days ago for my wife. It comes with newer firmware but I decided not to take the risk with microSD card again.
Hi,
I am thinking of buying one but I still have some questions:
1-How good is the touch screen? I am asking this because I used my friend's HTC mozart and it is having problems in touch for example you need to press 10+ times to open more details in marketplace
2-Camera quality compared to the Mozart?? or in general how good is it?
3-Battery life, I know it depends but Can you tell me how many hours does it last and with which usage?
4-Any problems you discovered??
5- Does it have blinking LED light ?? for notifications??
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Hi,
I am thinking of buying one but I still have some questions:
1-How good is the touch screen? I am asking this because I used my friend's HTC mozart and it is having problems in touch for example you need to press 10+ times to open more details in marketplace
2-Camera quality compared to the Mozart?? or in general how good is it?
3-Battery life, I know it depends but Can you tell me how many hours does it last and with which usage?
4-Any problems you discovered??
5- Does it have blinking LED light ?? for notifications??
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I had the Mozart and HD7 before swapping them both for a 16gb Omnia. My thoughts are:
1. The touch screen is excellent on the Omnia, no problems at all
2. Camera quality is better than the Mozart in day-to-day use. This is because although the Mozart's camera is supposed to be better I found that it was difficult to get good photos as there is quite a long delay between pressing the button to take a photo and waiting for the flash to go off - this then ruins your photos unless you have steady hands.
3. Battery life is excellent. I have WIFI permanently on and easily get 1.5 days usage in between charges without problems.
4. No problems on mine
5. Unfortunately there is no blinking LED light
I definitely prefer the Omnia of the three devices I tried - best screen, best battery life, best build quality, and really fast. Also, mine came unbranded and unlocked and had no problems with either of the pre-NODO and NODO updates.
So wifi is on all the time but are u getting emails pushed to device or do you make it check?? If yes, on what intervals??
Also, are you using twitter, facebook regularly??
Thank you
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So wifi is on all the time but are u getting emails pushed to device or do you make it check?? If yes, on what intervals??
Also, are you using twitter, facebook regularly??
Thank you
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Hotmail emails are pushed to my phone, emails are checked hourly for 2 other email accounts.
Twitter is updated every 5 minutes, Facebook is checked manually.
May I ask u an irrelevant question : can I set everything to push on wifi??
Will this help the battery or make it worse??
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May I ask u an irrelevant question : can I set everything to push on wifi??
Will this help the battery or make it worse??
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Push will work for Hotmail and Gmail accounts. I couldn't find a push option for other email accounts.
The version of Facebook within the People hub doesn't have an option for refresh intervals, so I think it may be push-enabled by default. There's no push option for Twitter or Facebook (the full version), but you can decrease the refresh intervals to 3 mins.
I don't think having push enabled would make a difference to your battery life if you're using WIFI anyway.
Screen response has always been excellent for me, even when damp.
I get over a day's worth of use out of it with routine use (I use the web and check email, but don't play games every day).
There have been comments regarding the lack of dithering when viewing photos/gradients in web pages which can lead to some unsightly effects in some circumstances.
Personally, I don't mind this too much. The quality of the rest of the phone outstrips that deficit.
Got a question...
Do all WP7 updates will be coming from Microsoft and not from manufacturer?
Will Silverlight (or the likes) be included on future updates?
Does the Omnia 7 is still worth getting or just wait for manufacturer's next offering.
Thanks
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Got a question...
Do all WP7 updates will be coming from Microsoft and not from manufacturer?
Will Silverlight (or the likes) be included on future updates?
Does the Omnia 7 is still worth getting or just wait for manufacturer's next offering.
Thanks
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WP7 updates come from Microsoft, but after being tested by the carriers.
And yest, the Omnia 7 is well worth getting in my opinion.
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Screen response has always been excellent for me, even when damp.
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Have I missed some underwater based functionality here? LOL
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Have I missed some underwater based functionality here? LOL
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LOL. I have a friend who returned his Trophy when the screen became unresponsive after a few drops of rain hit it.
I also need some help in deciding what to get, i already have the samsung nexus s and the HTC 7 Mozart, but want a samsung brand windows phone 7, because of the super amoled display, i have the choice of the following
samsung ominia 7 8GB at USD 437
samsung ominia 7 16GB at USD 460
samsung focus 8GB with micro sd upgradable at USD 601
which one of the above is recommended, between the ominia 7 8GB or 16GB and focus, i know they are almost identical on spec, and the the omina 7 is more like a upper class mode.
The 16GB Omnia, no contest. Only 23 dollars more than the 8GB version and it's a damn good phone. Can't really warrant spending the extra $140 unless you need a phone with more than 16GB
Has anyone compared the omnia 7 with the nexus s, well I mean the earspeaker, I find the sound is too soft, and is hard to hear in noisey places for the nexus s, how is the omnia 7.
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Has anyone compared the omnia 7 with the nexus s, well I mean the earspeaker, I find the sound is too soft, and is hard to hear in noisey places for the nexus s, how is the omnia 7.
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You do know you can change the volume of that, right?
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You do know you can change the volume of that, right?
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you mean volume up/down?
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you mean volume up/down?
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Yes, exactly. That works for me.
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Yes, exactly. That works for me.
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i want to know the quality of the sound through the earspeaker when compared between the nexus s and omnia 7, and not jack up the volume.
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i want to know the quality of the sound through the earspeaker when compared between the nexus s and omnia 7, and not jack up the volume.
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You can increase the volume on the Omnia 7 if needed. The instructions are in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857304
kms108 said:
i want to know the quality of the sound through the earspeaker when compared between the nexus s and omnia 7, and not jack up the volume.
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I don't know about the Nexus S, but I can tell you that's it's excellent when comparing it with an iPhone 3G.
G'day!
Here's a place for general discussion and information sharing amongst the HTC One M9 Australian users.
I will update this post with handy information and links as they are available. (Feel free to PM me with links and I will update the first post).
I have the Gunmetal Grey M9 from Telstra.
Very excited to make the jump from Samsung to HTC
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28/03/2015;
I have got the HTC One M9 user guide, and have put it in my Dropbox for sharing. Here is the link.
Australian Availability
Ausdroid have written an article summarising the availability of the HTC One M9 for Australian carriers.
Reviews
A list of reviews for the HTC One M9.
Gizmodo (AU)
Android Authority (US)
Marques Brownlee (US)
Carrier Links
Telstra
Optus
Vodafone
Virgin
adizz131 said:
G'day!
Here's a place for general discussion and information sharing amongst the HTC One M9 Australian users.
I will update this post with handy information and links as they are available. (Feel free to PM me with links and I will update the first post).
I have just ordered my Gunmetal Grey M9 from Telstra. Should hopefully arrive on Thursday!
Very excited to make the jump from Samsung to HTC
Australian Availability
Ausdroid have written an article summarising the availability of the HTC One M9 for Australian carriers.
Reviews
A list of reviews for the HTC One M9.
Gizmodo (AU)
Android Authority (US)
Marques Brownlee (US)
Carrier Links
Telstra
Optus
Vodafone
Virgin
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What do you know about the battery life so far?
PlatinumNick said:
What do you know about the battery life so far?
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Only what's here - http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_m9-6891.php
adizz131 said:
Only what's here - http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_m9-6891.php
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i guess they didnt come out with the endurance rating yet. hope its good
PlatinumNick said:
i guess they didnt come out with the endurance rating yet. hope its good
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Mine's arriving at work tomorrow I got mine through Telstra so I picked the gunmetal grey. Curious to do my own camera testing and compare it to the Note 4 camera. Tomorrow will be rainy in Sydney though so might not be able to get some nice outdoor shots in the CBD during lunch.
Just picked mine up from Telstra store.
Please check yours, my first one had a screen issue (black line down the middle), Telstra swapped it over on the spot.
Second one seems good so far, will check back in a day or two with some further thoughts.
Seems a decent upgrade from the M7, although the chasis design is a step backwards IMHO.
Telstra "4gx" is bloody quick too... getting about 60mbps more then the M7
Had an issue with my order through Telstra.
Ordered mine on the phone on Saturday, and my brother ordered his online on Sunday night.
He got his phone today... I didn't.
Spoke to Telstra who insisted that my brother must have gone instore to get the phone - he didn't.
They then said that the warehouse is out of stock, and it will be 2 weeks away.
Went through to complaints, very happy with their service. They did the running around, cancelled my order, and spoke to the manager at my local Telstra store who has the phone ready for me to pick up tomorrow.
Will post my thoughts on the phone later this week.
EndoSurf said:
Telstra "4gx" is bloody quick too... getting about 60mbps more then the M7
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Can't wait to try this too!
Although Adelaide has free WiFi in the city, so I doubt I will use 4GX much when I'm at work.
HTC One M9 - a review after 18 hours.
1. It is beautiful. Yes its larger and heavier than an iPhone 6, but the fit and finish is absolutely exquisite, the finish
on the back is like fine jewelry. Ain't nothing else like it.
2. Feel in hand is great, sharper edge means its easy to hold, and I can comfortably type with one hand again, something
I struggled to do on the Z3 and desire eye due to width.
3. Sense 7 is superb - I opted to turn OFF some of the features for now, but even just the speed, fluidity and design updates over sense 6 is amazing. This is again,
easily, the best android skin out there, I think its even better than stock android now. (personal opinion)
4. speakers. > all. That is all
5. Camera - yep, htc still has some work to do on the software front. Vibrancy isnt quite there yet, but the UI is great,
snaps shots quicker than before (already quick), and still have full manual controls. Image processing is where improvements
are required.
6. Selfie cam - works well, Ultrapixels win here.
7. SPEEEEED - In every sense of the word. SPEED is abundant. - I transferred my (admittedly several hundred MB) whatsapp
backup within 3 minutes - this excercise usually takes 15-25 min on other phones. App speed - immense. Load times miniscule.
8. Battery - too early to tell, early signs on par with most flagship androids (decent).
9. Display - great, nothing wrong with 1080P on 5". SLCD colours are accurate. New Gorilla Glass 4 is really nice, much
less fingerprints compared to GG3, and outdoor visibility greatly improved. this morning, outdoor vis was miles better than
i6.
What do I wish HTC would do?
1. refine that camera quickly
2. make this more water resistant (it is IPX3 already, but their IPX8 case is like...$90...too much)
sephstyler said:
HTC One M9 - a review after 18 hours.
1. It is beautiful. Yes its larger and heavier than an iPhone 6, but the fit and finish is absolutely exquisite, the finish
on the back is like fine jewelry. Ain't nothing else like it.
2. Feel in hand is great, sharper edge means its easy to hold, and I can comfortably type with one hand again, something
I struggled to do on the Z3 and desire eye due to width.
3. Sense 7 is superb - I opted to turn OFF some of the features for now, but even just the speed, fluidity and design updates over sense 6 is amazing. This is again,
easily, the best android skin out there, I think its even better than stock android now. (personal opinion)
4. speakers. > all. That is all
5. Camera - yep, htc still has some work to do on the software front. Vibrancy isnt quite there yet, but the UI is great,
snaps shots quicker than before (already quick), and still have full manual controls. Image processing is where improvements
are required.
6. Selfie cam - works well, Ultrapixels win here.
7. SPEEEEED - In every sense of the word. SPEED is abundant. - I transferred my (admittedly several hundred MB) whatsapp
backup within 3 minutes - this excercise usually takes 15-25 min on other phones. App speed - immense. Load times miniscule.
8. Battery - too early to tell, early signs on par with most flagship androids (decent).
9. Display - great, nothing wrong with 1080P on 5". SLCD colours are accurate. New Gorilla Glass 4 is really nice, much
less fingerprints compared to GG3, and outdoor visibility greatly improved. this morning, outdoor vis was miles better than
i6.
What do I wish HTC would do?
1. refine that camera quickly
2. make this more water resistant (it is IPX3 already, but their IPX8 case is like...$90...too much)
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Come on dude feed our battery life egos give us something more than that lol. Screen on time?
PlatinumNick said:
Come on dude feed our battery life egos give us something more than that lol. Screen on time?
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Sorry PlatinumNick! cant!
I only just got it in the afternoon yesterday, charged overnight. Its 10:30am here in Sydney, I'll update tonight when I get it low, and let you all know. But even then it would be the first full charge, so grain of salt!
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Sorry PlatinumNick! cant!
I only just got it in the afternoon yesterday, charged overnight. Its 10:30am here in Sydney, I'll update tonight when I get it low, and let you all know. But even then it would be the first full charge, so grain of salt!
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[emoji2] [emoji2] I'll be waiting
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[emoji2] [emoji2] I'll be waiting
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battery life is good after 24 hours use. Very fast, just need to work how to get s off. I have unlocked it and installed su and twrp .
Camera is awesome, in my opinion anyway
muzza19751975 said:
battery life is good after 24 hours use. Very fast, just need to work how to get s off. I have unlocked it and installed su and twrp .
Camera is awesome, in my opinion anyway
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Screen on time after 24 hrs? any numbers?
I will have to do a test when there is no NHL on, I live stream it at work with the charger plugged in. I don't think the Rangers play tomorrow so I will do a bit of a test and let you know
Ok, posting battery stat for the 1st full charge as requested above.
Keep in mind -
2 push email accounts (1 Gmail, 1 Exchange), IM going off consistently, LTE all the time, no WIFI use at all, and BT on (Moto 360 connected). I also downloaded a bunch of apps for phone and Moto360 today
also, power saving measures all OFF, brightness on auto detect but HIGH, playing with camera quite a bit, and reading a bit.
ok, so first charge
USed 78% in 7h 17 min (10.7% per hr) - Gsam
SOT is 2h 14min so far.
screen used 18%, phone radio 36% and app usage 46%
Gsam says I have 7 hr of standby time left based on last 15 min.
I think it would get to about 14 hr stdby, 4 hr SOT with my typical usage with NO battery savings once it gets up to scratch. Which is on par with my M8 and Desire eye prev.
I'll let you guys know also how it goes tomorrow.
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Ok, posting battery stat for the 1st full charge as requested above.
Keep in mind -
2 push email accounts (1 Gmail, 1 Exchange), IM going off consistently, LTE all the time, no WIFI use at all, and BT on (Moto 360 connected). I also downloaded a bunch of apps for phone and Moto360 today
also, power saving measures all OFF, brightness on auto detect but HIGH, playing with camera quite a bit, and reading a bit.
ok, so first charge
USed 78% in 7h 17 min (10.7% per hr) - Gsam
SOT is 2h 14min so far.
screen used 18%, phone radio 36% and app usage 46%
Gsam says I have 7 hr of standby time left based on last 15 min.
I think it would get to about 14 hr stdby, 4 hr SOT with my typical usage with NO battery savings once it gets up to scratch. Which is on par with my M8 and Desire eye prev.
I'll let you guys know also how it goes tomorrow.
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Thanks
How about the overheating issue mate?
08123369698 said:
How about the overheating issue mate?
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If you read every single review they have stated its been resolved. old news on old software