Why? I like the look of the Windows OS and after looking at the marketplace it seems to have everything I want out of a smartphone. Windows OS is a valid option for me.Originally Posted by Stoffl
Why? I like the look of the Windows OS and after looking at the marketplace it seems to have everything I want out of a smartphone. Windows OS is a valid option for me.
Metro is quite nice though.
And android ICS has a few elements (if you star contacts) that will give you a metro look on the screen.
metro is not a problem on a phone, or a touchpad.
the rage is about putting it on the desktop where it does not fucking belong.
I suspect nobody will use the Metro start screen on desktops. Tablets, on the other hand...metro is not a problem on a phone, or a touchpad.
the rage is about putting it on the desktop where it does not fucking belong.
Also, +1 for WP7.Although if you're in the US, the reviews of the Lumia 900 read exactly like the reviews of older iPhones: "a great device, except it's on AT&T."
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I was talking about the hardware meight.Why? I like the look of the Windows OS and after looking at the marketplace it seems to have everything I want out of a smartphone. Windows OS is a valid option for me.
An on Windows Server(srsly)metro is not a problem on a phone, or a touchpad.
the rage is about putting it on the desktop where it does not fucking belong.
I actually have not read that it's a great device, and considering they've already had to patch a major bug in the data connections suggests that despite their ad campaign, the Lumia 900 is as much a beta device as anything else.I suspect nobody will use the Metro start screen on desktops. Tablets, on the other hand...metro is not a problem on a phone, or a touchpad.
the rage is about putting it on the desktop where it does not fucking belong.
Also, +1 for WP7.
Not bashing the OS honestly, I would recommend it for my computer derpity parents because of it's simplicity.
I'm thinking of buying an HTC Explorer for my first smartphone (yup, I'm a late adopter, also poor). I like that it's smaller and lighter, not one of these 65+ mm wide monstrosities they're coming out with these days (I'm looking at you, Galaxy series), and it's pretty affordable at $160 unlocked. Any thoughts on that phone?
Another option: HTC Wildfire S. A little more expensive, with a slightly better camera and slightly slower processor, not sure what else is different about it.
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I'd go for the wildfire S if those are your only two options. The 90mb onboard storage on the Explorer is going to be a right pain in the arse no matter how big an SD card you get - it's the one thing that still annoys me about my desire.
I'm not dead set on those 2, if you know of any other affordable smaller-sized phones. I also looked at:
HTC mytouch 3G (also very cheap but runs older android 1.5, don't know if that's a big deal or not)
HTC legend (not bad, a little ugly in its shape)
Samsung Galaxy Y (only a 240x320 screen)
Samsung Galaxy Mini (240x320 screen again)
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 (on the expensive side, ~$250)
Sony Ericsson Live (another not bad option, I guess)
What's the problem with small internal storage? What can't you put on the SD card?
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Showoff.
Legend may be a little weird in its shape but that aluminium chassis is as tough as old boots, relatively easy to root and runs Gingerbread with no problems, I'm still waiting for ICS to be ported to it though.
I've looked at the Galaxy range and the only ones worth having are the S2 and the nexus imho, the others have diddy little screens.
Sony=pony, nuff said.
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Yep.Showoff.
Swype comes with HTC sense 4... Swoons.
ICS is still a mess UX wise and the phone is too big to type one handed well but its the first one to get me excited since the last iPhone.
Still figuring shit out but will report more soon.
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Also don't get the note, you will look like a jackass if you ever happened to make calls with it.
That, and it has a shitty low res screen.
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If you own a HTC One X, this should be relevent to your interests:
http://androidcommunity.com/htc-one-...tery-20120413/
Yes, battery life is terrible, but then again i'm coming from iphone land so I don't know how 7 hours of active use compares to other devices.
p.sure AOL was p.successful in the late 90s -- and continues to make multi-billion dollar revenue today.
aol lost three quarters of a billion dollars in 2010. i know it's fashionable to be an unprofitable company but that's taking it a bit far. they had to sell most of their patent portfolio to MS last week to shore up their accounts.
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