The battle of the Droids??!

[Rain]

Originally Posted by tomato

hahaha!! Naw, I don't think I'm gonna do that
actually you can rack up substantial restocking fees and stuff, doing that. Not that it wouldn't be cool trying new devices every month ;).

No restocking fees or prorated charges whatsoever.
Actually returned the HD2 and decided to just wait for the Evo.
I hated the HD2 after two days. It's running on Windows btw.

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by Rain

No restocking fees or prorated charges whatsoever.
Actually returned the HD2 and decided to just wait for the Evo.
I hated the HD2 after two days. It's running on Windows btw.

Oh good! I saw your post about getting the Hd2 and i was like "i hope she knows its windows". Glad you returned it; probably not for just windows issues?

[tomato]

Originally Posted by PK198105

i will once you tell me where you got it

http://www.androidstickers.com/

enjoy ! Funny, they're in Vancouver, but that's Vancouver, WA The decal is great quality and they have all kinds of designs, androids on skateboards (I kind of like that one, too), etc.

Originally Posted by joey666701

no you can't zoom in on a mobile web page... on a normal web page you can... if u go to the google mobile search page u can click classic and u can zoom in after that... the 2.2 OS update (which will come out in a month or two for the N1 first) has flash support so all the ads should show after that... if ur worried about internal memory N1 does allow you to use a bigger memory stick... unless ur talking about the built in memory

ah, right, that makes sense. Thanks. Sense doesn't do that for some reason, all websites (including mobile) seem to pinch/ zoom OK.

No, I was talking about internal memory. Internal memory is really low (comparatively) and phone won't let you store on the SD card unless you have froyo and your apps are compatible. That's where iPhone users have an advantage (well not for long ;D)

Originally Posted by Rain

No restocking fees or prorated charges whatsoever.
Actually returned the HD2 and decided to just wait for the Evo.
I hated the HD2 after two days. It's running on Windows btw.

You hated it? Oh, OK. No biggy, plenty more where they came from. Tons of super-phones coming out in the near future. (Ok, not a ton just a few but how many do we need )

[tomato]

Soooooooooooooooo.... is it time for me to make my announcement?

[tomato]

i give you ......

[tomato]

...

[tomato]

hehehe

[tomato]

dang, phone call, brb

[Altitude]

[Shroomster]

I figure you'll keep them both....

[tomato]

Shroomster, I almost did.

Putting one back in the mail today was *REALLY* hard.
In the end the guy at HTC helped me make the decision. (nice people at HTC, by the way) I truly didn't know until the last moment.

And I'll give you the reasons for the choice if you're interested.
Each device has a lot to offer and some drawbacks.
Picking one over the other was a matter of trade-offs, I guess.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Altitude

sorry, that was my mom. She can go on for hours

[tomato]

OK, here goes

tada ...

this is what I ended up getting after all




^ Evo

[tomato]

main reasons: bigger screen, more ROM, bigger SD card (ok that last one is not that big a deal), better camera (suprised me, there! but I'm actually using it and leaving my Canon at home!) but most importantly more reliable network

I hate to say it cause I'm still not a huge fan of Sprint but in the Bay Area (SF in particular) they really have good coverage. So in the end, I went with that.

I miss the N1 already because:

- better battery life
- better looking AMOLED screen (indoors at least)
- easier to hold and to operate one-handed
- nice, sturdy metal construction, beautiful unit
- trackball was kind of handy, plus it lit up when you got mail
- vanilla android FTW, simple uncluttered look, easy to operate
- Landscape KB really easy to use, uncluttered, perfect
- faster Google updates straight from big G months ahead of everyone else
- unlocked / no carriers' bloatware pre-loaded and no carriers' restrictions
- T-Mobile IMO is a much better company, better plans, better customer service
- loved how all the apps on the N1 interacted smoothly together.
- The little things: cool little stuff like the "android" emoticons built in the texting app, the gooffy 'DOINK" ringtone, the little Android neoprene sleeve that came with it, nice touch...
- finally it was a GSM phone, means I could take it with me when I go abroad.



Oh, well. It's gone now so I get to play with my new EVO friend.
The screen is fabulous and signal is strong which makes internet surfing much more pleasant. Call quality seems to be good. Sense UI, I found out, can be turned on or off on the EVO without rooting, so if I ever get sick of it (already turned off half of the widgets) I can turn it off .

And then, of course you can always root and put your own custom ROM on it ;) Maybe in time when I feel more confident, I will

So that's the end of the story for me I think. I'm still well within my 30 days but I'm done looking, this unit is just gonna have to do since I signed the contract.

I'm confident that if there is any manufacturer's defect (like TK mentioned, for instance), HTC will make it right for me. Otherwise, the ETF on Sprint is $200 ;)

Give me a few days and I'll give you some fmore feedback on the EVO if you're interested.

Anyway, what do you guys think of my decision?

tips, tricks, criticism, all welcome

[tomato]

awww



Anyone else getting a smartphone update lately?

[joey666701]

lol got the evo huh?? how do u like it so far??

[MadMax]

tomato

Let us know how you like it, my wife is due for a phone upgrade in August and that is the one she wants...

I have the HTC Hero and love it. I just wish the screen was a bit bigger as my eyes are starting to go bad due to age.

Cheers! M2

[Rain]

Originally Posted by Shroomster

Oh good! I saw your post about getting the Hd2 and i was like "i hope she knows its windows". Glad you returned it; probably not for just windows issues?

I didn't like the fact that I have to go to "Task Manager" to close a program. Maybe there's another way to do but I gave up trying to figure out already.
I also like physical keyboards better.
I didn't like how the browser works on this thing. It can't even load Facebook properly. (I know there's an app for that, but yeah, load the website correctly!)
It also bugged me that you can't move the shortcut icons around. And that you have to delete an icon first then go to another menu to replace it with another icon.

Originally Posted by tomato

You hated it? Oh, OK. No biggy, plenty more where they came from. Tons of super-phones coming out in the near future. (Ok, not a ton just a few but how many do we need )

I still like Nokia better because of the functional Bluetooth. I hate how every other smartphone just lets you use it to connect with a headset and nothing else. I might just get an N900 (runs on Maemo)



or wait for the Orange N8