Which WP7 devices? - Windows Phone 7 General

This poll is created to see how popular each of those WP7 devices are.
Personally, I don't like WP7 because of its unattractive UI look (and that's my opinion). But if I had to choose one WP7 device, it would be Samsung Focus. That is IF it's true that the keyboard is more impressive than the stock Android keyboard, as said by some reviewers/editors. But if that's not true, then I would go with Dell Venue Pro or HTC 7 PRO (cuz both has a physical QWERTY keyboard).
Now, which WP7 device would be your fav. one? Also, pls vote and explain why!
(So, most people like HD7. Simply because of its big screen, but besides that what device-feature would also turn people on?)

I'm torn.
HTC Surround because it HTC and its on AT&T which I already have.
HD7 because of the screen.
LG Quantum because of the DLNA, and again, it's on AT&T.
Trophy looks nice but not available in US to my knowledge.
Put those all together with a 1.5 ghz dual core, add an HDMI out and you've got the perfect phone.

n8huntsman said:
I'm torn.
HTC Surround because it HTC and its on AT&T which I already have.
HD7 because of the screen.
LG Quantum because of the DLNA, and again, it's on AT&T.
Trophy looks nice but not available in US to my knowledge.
Put those all together with a 1.5 ghz dual core, add an HDMI out and you've got the perfect phone.
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Ok, thanks for ur comment! But choose only one and which one will it be???

I'd go with the HD7... Just like my HD2 Nice Big Screen... And on T-Mobile US

rolling with the samsung
samsung is the one for me Super AMOLED 4 inch screen just the right size, the super thin, and the best feature of all external sd after adding my 32 gb sd card will have the largest storage available of 40gb!!!

For me on Tmobile it'll naturally be the HD7 or the Venue. I've ALWAYS had a qwerty keyboard for the longest I can remember when they first popped up, which draws me to the Venue, but the sleek slim-ness of the HD7 is also appealing. At the end of the day I'm set on the Venue unless the on-screen keyboard blows me away to want to replace a physical keyboard, which I doubt, but only time will tell.

rruffman said:
samsung is the one for me Super AMOLED 4 inch screen just the right size, the super thin, and the best feature of all external sd after adding my 32 gb sd card will have the largest storage available of 40gb!!!
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Source pelase? The only confirmed one with expandable memory up to 40gb is the Cetus, not the Omnia7. Though, if you swap the microsd, you'll be factory resetting the whole thing. ><
Back to the thread I'd go for the 16gb version of the Omnia7. Reviews of the HD7 state that the old screen tech really shows, not comparable to IPS, SLCD and AMOLED. Thought the screen is big

Cruzer1 said:
Source pelase? The only confirmed one with expandable memory up to 40gb is the Cetus, not the Omnia7. Though, if you swap the microsd, you'll be factory resetting the whole thing. ><
Back to the thread I'd go for the 16gb version of the Omnia7. Reviews of the HD7 state that the old screen tech really shows, not comparable to IPS, SLCD and AMOLED. Thought the screen is big
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i am speaking of the Cetus i am on att...

rruffman said:
i am speaking of the Cetus i am on att...
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rofl my bad. Wish the Omnia7 had that ><

Engadget is stating that all HTC devices use the newer MSM8250 chipset.... If this is true, makes the choice even harder for me since the Omnia 7 uses the older QSD8250

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rofl my bad. Wish the Omnia7 had that ><
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just think with the 32gb sd card the samsung will have that largest storage on any device!!

Cruzer1 said:
Engadget is stating that all HTC devices use the newer MSM8250 chipset.... If this is true, makes the choice even harder for me since the Omnia 7 uses the older QSD8250
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Pretty sure they aren't The MS Windows Phone 7 site has the specs, and they all say QSD8250

Only the LG phones use the newer snapdragon processors and gpu...does that mean they'll have better battery life?

HD7..it wins hands down..lovely clean and neat design.....wht else do u want??

Daemos said:
Only the LG phones use the newer snapdragon processors and gpu...does that mean they'll have better battery life?
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LG uses QSD8650 wich is also 1st generation with 65nm technology. Wish there could be some units with the MSM8x55 chipset with 45nm technology and better gpu. I guess we will see that in models coming out in spring. It's pretty clear all the manufacturers are just releasing models that are up to microsofts minimum specs in the first wave just so they have something "new" to release in spring. It's not surprising they want to make as much money as possible.
As for the question in the thread. I would probably choose LG Optimus 7 just for the 16GB storage and the DLNA feature. If all phones had DLNA i would choose Samsung Omnia 7 or HTC 7 Mozart.

I'm on an HD2 at the mo and out of the 3 that I can get in the UK (HD7, Mozart, Trophy) the Mozart gets my attention the most. The HD7 is an HD2 with less buttons, a kickstand and WinMo7, the Trophy is smaller but still only has a 5mp camera, the Mozart has an alluminium chasis and an 8mp camera as well as being smaller than the HD7 so thats the best out of the 3 for me as I either wanted the same spec in a smaller package or better spec in the same package.

for me it'd be the Pro, but that's out 2011, and it'll be tough to wait
it's hard to choose. either the Trophy, or the Mozart, or the HD7...

You left one out.
HTC HD7 PRO.
This is the phone that I would choose.
The HTC 7 PRO is sort of like my HTC Touch Pro2 in size. That is why I would not want to choose that one. If I was new to the smartphone and this would be my first smartphone, then I would most likely choose the HTC 7 PRO. But, This would be my 4th HTC purchase. From the HTC TOUCH, to HTC TOUCH PRO, to HTC TOUCH PRO2 ( 2 of them, 1 for my wife & 1 for me ), and now awaiting the next purchase of an HTC phone.

HTC Desire HD
HTC HD7 please

I'm currently using HD2. I think i'd probably go for the HD7 Pro, but at first glance I don't like the UI and none of the WP7s have a card slot and are limited to 8 or 16gb.
Will probably stay away from WP7 to be honest.

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Is Dell going to be the next HTC in the WinMo/WinPho market???

So, after the last few days leaks from Engadget.com, does anyone think that the Dell Lightning might just kill anything HTC has to offer (no updates, other than 'we will in Q4/Q1...)?
Is Dell going to be the next HTC in the WinMo/WinPho market???
I mean, Josh even calls it his "Next Phone"...?
So, again, my question is; Will Dell replace HTC in the WinMo/Pho world???
stained-steel said:
So, after the last few days leaks from Engadget.com, does anyone think that the Dell Lightning might just kill anything HTC has to offer (no updates, other than 'we will in Q4/Q1...)?
Is Dell going to be the next HTC in the WinMo/WinPho market???
I mean, Josh even calls it his "Next Phone"...?
So, again, my question is; Will Dell replace HTC in the WinMo/Pho world???
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absolutly not , their wp7 device sucks even the old hd2 is better than it in specifications
hoss_n2 said:
absolutly not , their wp7 device sucks even the old hd2 is better than it in specifications
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How is the HD2 better? It offers the very similar specs. Except the HD2's camera has camera flash and the Lighting has a OLED Screen. After playing with the Zune HD's OLED screen I'd easily take the Dell Lighting over the HD2.
Dell is thicker because it has this keyboard which I don't care for. I also have doubts that a vertical slider with a 4" screen is such a brilliant idea.
In any case, announcing one device doesn't make Dell a new HTC. The specs of this lightning are just borderline minimum specs for a WP7 device.
krjcook said:
How is the HD2 better? It offers the very similar specs. Except the HD2's camera has camera flash and the Lighting has a OLED Screen. After playing with the Zune HD's OLED screen I'd easily take the Dell Lighting over the HD2.
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more ram and bigger screen
vangrieg said:
Dell is thicker because it has this keyboard which I don't care for. I also have doubts that a vertical slider with a 4" screen is such a brilliant idea.
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I had the very same impression at first. The more I thought about it though, the more it makes sense: First off, it keeps the Metro theme from having to change into a landscape mode. If you watch any videos of the WinPho7 OS operating, it's completely designed to stay in portrait. Also, many successful devices have been released with portrait keyboards, and I think with a little getting used to it, it may actually be easier and faster to type on than a landscape one.
In any case, announcing one device doesn't make Dell a new HTC. The specs of this lightning are just borderline minimum specs for a WP7 device.
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Actually, the Lightning is just one of a whole slew of handhelds and MID's that Dell is releasing over the next few months or so!
When you say that the specs are 'borderline minimum', I think you're missing a very important point: WinPho7 required specs are better than probably, 95% of the what's on the smartphone market, right now!
hoss_n2 said:
more ram and bigger screen
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Where do you see that the HD2 has more RAM???
Lightning = 1GB ROM/512MB RAM.
HD2 = 512MB ROM/448MB RAM.
Also, bigger screen? LOL By 0.2 inches! Which will actually lead to a slighlty higher pixel depth on the Lightning, considering they are both WVGA!
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Actually, the Lightning is just one of a whole slew of handhelds and MID's that Dell is releasing over the next few months or so!
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Except those are Android devices.
stained-steel said:
When you say that the specs are 'borderline minimum', I think you're missing a very important point: WinPho7 required specs are better than probably, 95% of the what's on the smartphone market, right now!
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There's no doubt that all WP7 devices will be better than 95% of the market, but I certainly hope that Lightning will soon be a low-end WP7 device.
Waaayyyyyyy too early to declare Dell WP7 king. Yea, the lightning looks pretty sweet but does anyone actually think HTC won't have something pretty awesome for the WP7 launch? How will the hardware quality be in the Dell device? Didn't HTC manufacture the old Axim devices? Who will make the Dell devices? So let's just wait at least til HTC's plans leak because one rendered device doesn't mean much at all.
Yep, HTC and, I would add, Samsung yet have to say something.
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Where do you see that the HD2 has more RAM???
Lightning = 1GB ROM/512MB RAM.
HD2 = 512MB ROM/448MB RAM.
Also, bigger screen? LOL By 0.2 inches! Which will actually lead to a slighlty higher pixel depth on the Lightning, considering they are both WVGA!
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you seems to be new to hd2 ,hd2 now has 576 mb of ram unlocked by flashing new radio ,and the tmobile hd2 has 576 mb ram ot of box and 1gb rom
hoss_n2 said:
you seems to be new to hd2 ,hd2 now has 576 mb of ram unlocked by flashing new radio ,and the tmobile hd2 has 576 mb ram ot of box and 1gb rom
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Nope, not new to the HD2, don't have one!
I'm not declaring Dell the new king of mobile phones or anything, but I found it interesting that they saw fit to release so many seemingly nice mobile devices in such a short span of time.
stained-steel said:
Nope, not new to the HD2, don't have one!
I'm not declaring Dell the new king of mobile phones or anything, but I found it interesting that they saw fit to release so many seemingly nice mobile devices in such a short span of time.
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quantity not quality. they are the new kings for sure!
(just to contribute something senseless to a senseless thread)
As big as Samsung and HTC are in the phone world, I think Dell is still the bigger name overall for the general consumer in the US. If you lined up Joe Schmoe in front of Dell, Samsung, and HTC wp7 phones. Which are probably going to have pretty much the same functionality at launch. I think Joe would pick the Dell because of name recognition and it's stunning visual appearance.
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As big as Samsung and HTC are in the phone world, I think Dell is still the bigger name overall for the general consumer in the US. If you lined up Joe Schmoe in front of Dell, Samsung, and HTC wp7 phones. Which are probably going to have pretty much the same functionality at launch. I think Joe would pick the Dell because of name recognition and it's stunning visual appearance.
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You think Joe Schmoe has better name recognition for Dell than Samsung?
Dell makes computers.
Samsung makes TVs.
Think about that one for a while...
of course Samsung also has a good name recognition regarding mobile phones. Dell is big expensive computers, that's it. but of course we all here would choose HTC..... if it only wasn't running WP7

Which WP7-devices are coming

Hi all
Which WP7-devices will come this fall?
Only rumours yet, or already real devices?
Thanks
Dominik
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HTC Radar (aka HTC Omega) possibly HTC Bunyip
HTC Titan (aka HTC Eternity)
HTC Prime
HTC Bresson
HTC Ignite
Samsung SGH-i937
Samsung SGH-i677
Samsung GT-i8350
Samsung GT-i8710
Nokia SeaRay
Nokia 800
Acer W4
Acer M310
LG Fantsay (aka LG LG-T130L)
LG-LS831
LG E906 (LG Optimus 7 Jil Sander model)
ZTE unknown model
Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T
I wonder which ones will be making their way to Verizon. I love my trophy, but it's such a low end phone. I would like some a bit more powerful from big red. Too bad they have an odd relationship with MS.
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wakka420 said:
I wonder which ones will be making their way to Verizon. I love my trophy, but it's such a low end phone. I would like some a bit more powerful from big red. Too bad they have an odd relationship with MS.
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wp7 doesn't need extreme high end hardware to work well like android does (and still doesn't work as smoothly as wp7)
eric12341 said:
wp7 doesn't need extreme high end hardware to work well like android does (and still doesn't work as smoothly as wp7)
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True but it would be nice to have some higher end phones on the CDMA networks. The HTC Trophy and HTC Arrive are nice phones but I would like to see an HD7 style phone or a Samsung phone. I'm getting tired of HTC's use of subpar screens and cameras.
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wp7 doesn't need extreme high end hardware to work well like android does (and still doesn't work as smoothly as wp7)
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I agree, it doesn't need extreme hardware, but at the same time. There's quite a few people out there who are sold by keywords like dual core & GHz. If a sale person shows you a 1 GHz 1st gen SnapDragon (WP7) & a 1.5 GHz Dual Core latest retail gen SnapDragon (2.5 GHz Quad cores aren't too far away), which do you really think the average person will choose if they don't know anything about either WP7 nor Android.
NCHEVYHEVN said:
True but it would be nice to have some higher end phones on the CDMA networks. The HTC Trophy and HTC Arrive are nice phones but I would like to see an HD7 style phone or a Samsung phone. I'm getting tired of HTC's use of subpar screens and cameras.
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the arrive and trophy both have SLCD screens and it was proven that there's only a minor difference in quality between SLCD and AMOLED. as for the cameras all the pictures and videos I've taken have had pretty good quality.
drkfngthdragnlrd said:
I agree, it doesn't need extreme hardware, but at the same time. There's quite a few people out there who are sold by keywords like dual core & GHz. If a sale person shows you a 1 GHz 1st gen SnapDragon (WP7) & a 1.5 GHz Dual Core latest retail gen SnapDragon (2.5 GHz Quad cores aren't too far away), which do you really think the average person will choose if they don't know anything about either WP7 nor Android.
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yea I can agree that alot of people are victims of technology and love to buy into hype and gimmicks
eric12341 said:
the arrive and trophy both have SLCD screens and it was proven that there's only a minor difference in quality between SLCD and AMOLED. as for the cameras all the pictures and videos I've taken have had pretty good quality.
yea I can agree that alot of people are victims of technology and love to buy into hype and gimmicks
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Super AMOLED Plus screen are far better than SLCD. There's a video somewhere to puts both side by side & SLCD is nowhere near as good. The SLCD looks like it has a grey washout over the entire display. I still do prefer HTC's though for other reasons.
Sadly, most consumer are clueless about advantages & disadvantages of different OS's & that no 2 CPU's are the same. Perfect example is a 2 GHz AMD is not as fast as a 2 GHz Pentium. The AMD does usually give better performance for your buck though. So, in the end they look at the hardware specs & prices. Of course they'll pick the more powerful one when both cost basically the same (retail). The Android Dual Core may even be cheaper, because of contract pricing deals. Sadly, this is one of the main reasons that WP7 is doing sad bad on sales. I say, MS, why not just make it latest gen Dual Core compatible. Sure it don't need it, but imagine how fast it'd be. Not a damn thing would lag, lol. You wouldn't be able to keep up with it lol. Also, we need 4G LTE. I know it supports it. The icons & registry are in there. It's that the hardware doesn't support 4G LTE.

Mango Devices: Samsung lineup

Let's see, we have:
1) Samsung Focus S announced by AT&T
2) Samsung Focus Flash announced by AT&T
3) Samsung Omnia 7 S (made up name) leaked by the FCC
All these seem to sport Super AMOLED screens which is great. We do need information on availability and storage options but the Focus S sounds very promising. Today I'm much more likely to buy a Samsung Mango phone over a HTC.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-SGH-i708-hits-the-FCC-a-WP-Mango-remake-of-the-Omnia-7_id21955
http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/12/samsung-focus-focus-flash-headed-att-windows-phone-7-mango-on-board/
Focus or go home, pretty much. It's the best device confirmed to be coming out now.
4.3" SA+ screen @ WVGA is a lot more bearable than 4.7" SLCD @ WVGA. 1.4 GHz almost as good as 1.5. It has a 32 GB Option IIRC. Samsung tends to use NAND in their phones, so I'm hoping for that. Decent cameras, and the sound and cell radio are almost guaranteed to be better than HTC devices.
Too bad AT&T axed Unlimited Data. That's a showstopper for me, and I'm guessing lots of other people.
N8ter said:
Focus or go home, pretty much. It's the best device confirmed to be coming out now.
4.3" SA+ screen @ WVGA is a lot more bearable than 4.7" SLCD @ WVGA. 1.4 GHz almost as good as 1.5. It has a 32 GB Option IIRC. Samsung tends to use NAND in their phones, so I'm hoping for that. Decent cameras, and the sound and cell radio are almost guaranteed to be better than HTC devices.
Too bad AT&T axed Unlimited Data. That's a showstopper for me, and I'm guessing lots of other people.
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Super excited for the Focus S, assuming at least 24 GB will be available. Now, let's see what else will be coming out around that time...
@N8ter where did you get that 32GB info? Storage hasn't been mentioned. I hope it's a Worldwide phone unlike the first Focus.
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It's heresay. I have seen it mentioned by a few people at different sites. Sorry. That's why I put the "IIRC" part It's questionable.
If it has no 32GB option it'll be dead to me.
I'll buy a new iPod instead. Really, this is getting ridiculous.
I wonder if the new iPhone will have a 4" screen...
I spent about 2 grand on phones in 2010-2011. I'll be frugal for the next few years, so whatever phone I get in the next 1-3 months well... I'll just take a contract out cause I won't be giving anything else a try.
They better knock this **** out of the ballpark. Really, they're running out of chances and it's not like the issue of low storage in the devices wasn't a hot topic following the release of the 1st gen WP7 devices...
Though it voids the warranty WP7 are not hard to upgrade the memory. i'm being alittle hypocritical pointing this out, consdiering I bought a 32gb DVP when I could saved $100 getting a cheaper one with lower storage and upgrading. Prior to the DVP comingto AT&T I also got an HTC surround over the LG b/c of storage, though I prefer physical keyboards.
It depends on what WP7 device you have. It's not easy to upgrade the storage on an HD7. There is no user-accessible SD Card Slot. You literally have to open some of these phones up to get at those slots. Lots of devices have tape inside that clearly indicates if teh phone has been opened up. Some of them have stuff in the screws that makes it obvious if you even stuck a screwdriver in them, nevermind opened it up, and they'll void your warranty if that's been tampered with (they won't even touch it, they'll just say you're on your own - I know people this has happened to).
That's like saying it's not hard to remove the battery from an iPhone, in many cases.
$100 to go from 15 to 32G when you can be absolutely assured that it will work correctly is worth it. Many of us would have paid that, but we didn't get the choice - at all.
The DVP didn't have a 32G option until many months after it was released. For the first 6 months or so all Dell Had were 8 and 16 GB options.
Plus that device only has 256MB RAM, IIRC, which is a showstopper for me. Not to mention the camera on it is beyond terrible.
No. The DVP has 512 but the early tmo ones had a bug where the system only read half of the memory.
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This time around I'm a little undecided. I'm leaning towards the Focus S, but I would consider the Titan too. I would like to have a physical keyboard as well, but it seems all of the Mango devices aren't available with that option. I guess I might hold out for a little while, but I would like to upgrade before the end of the year.
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No. The DVP has 512 but the early tmo ones had a bug where the system only read half of the memory.
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Good to hear. Thanks for correcting that.
The Omnia W has been officially announced today. If anyone can find full specs, please post them
http://wmpoweruser.com/new-samsung-windows-phone-device-omnia-w-announced/
http://asia.cnet.com/crave/samsung-announces-wp7-omnia-w-62211163.htm
Here are the specs: http://sammyhub.com/2011/09/26/samsung-announces-mango-os-running-omnia-w/
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No SAMOLED+ and just a 3.7" screen...disappointing.
george232 said:
No SAMOLED+ and just a 3.7" screen...disappointing.
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Supposedly it has lower specs so that it is priced competitively, makes total sense to me since they're already releasing the Focus S with SAMOLED+ and a 4.3" screen.
Jesus, these announcements are going to turn me into a WP7 hater soon.
Just what's wrong with these OEMs? Why in the world do they equate high end with oversized screens?
I'm don't want to go any bigger than 4", but 8GB of storage and PenTile? Screw it.
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It depends on what WP7 device you have. It's not easy to upgrade the storage on an HD7. There is no user-accessible SD Card Slot. You literally have to open some of these phones up to get at those slots. Lots of devices have tape inside that clearly indicates if teh phone has been opened up. Some of them have stuff in the screws that makes it obvious if you even stuck a screwdriver in them, nevermind opened it up, and they'll void your warranty if that's been tampered with (they won't even touch it, they'll just say you're on your own - I know people this has happened to).
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There's a pretty easy to follow guide to change the HD7's SD Card without voiding warranty. Don't have to take out the screw with the void warranty sticker on it & can move the tape out of the way pretty easily. That being said, never done it, because of the compatibility issues with SD Cards & WP7.

Picking your next Windows Phone... What is your priority feature?

Thought this might be interesting if I go by things I read on different threads.
This won't be the case but let's assume you can get any phone on any carrier and price isn't an issue.
How would you pick your next phone?
I allowed for multiple choice but try not to vote for 6 out of 8 or this won't teach us anything specific. And if you picked "Other", what did you have in mind?
Other: gyroscope support and > 1 GHz processor
My most important features: Screen size (less than 4"), Camera (high quality with dual led), and something not there build quality.
I am pretty much all in for the Nokia 800. Second choice is the Samsung Omnia W.
For me there has to be a hardware keyboard - I just hate capacitive touch keyboards.
Price, can't be more than $100 with no contract. And of course, significantly better than my LG Quantum, otherwise I have no reason to upgrade.
I LOVE massive phones, I went from my HD2, to an HD7, and if God would answer my prayers, the Titan would come to T-Mobile, though, soon enough it won't matter as I'm hoping we become AT&T. So, I voted for FFC since it's already a given to me that I'm going for a big phone. Screen type would probably be a close second for me, as I like the HD7 screen, but really wish it were a higher quality, but hey, I'm asking to be spoiled now, right?
It's odd to see one user out of two ready to buy a phone on its brand alone
I personally go for what I find better overall regardless of the OEM.
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Price, can't be more than $100 with no contract. And of course, significantly better than my LG Quantum, otherwise I have no reason to upgrade.
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Yeah I guessed price would come up for many people as well as choice given by the carrier which is why I said in the first post regardless of price and availability
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It's odd to see one user out of two ready to buy a phone on its brand alone
I personally go for what I find better overall regardless of the OEM.
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I personally love HTC, I know I'm probably in the current minority, for some odd reason as they're the only phones to consistently update without an issue, but Nokia is also winning over my heart.
I really want my Mozart to be my last HTC ever. But it's been my desire to abandon them since like 2005, and I still was forced to buy their stuff because others were mostly even worse.
In your list, it goes like this: screen less than 4", 16GB minimum (64 preferred), usable camera, 1500+ mAH battery. No pentile crap. Looks are also kind of important, but I can live with something less than stellar.
The leaks and announcements really make me sad, I don't see anything really attractive. SeaRay is almost there but it looks like it'll come with PenTile, so it's most probably a no go...
I'm with FiyaFleye, I like HTC and and have seen problems that would affect with other OEMS that I don't have with my Fuze. Nokia I have no idea on that but haven't had one in 4 yrs and it was a dumbphone. However not willing to wait another 3 months+ for them either. I would like a hardware keyboard with a smaller screen would be first choice, or go with a big screen so I can type well. Extra nick nacks are always a plus if they are usable, and 1 gig > processor for some future app usage is good too.
This list would have been so much easier in Aug before they started announcing phones, I'm just waiting for mine to come to the USA.
I'd love to get my hands on a Nokia WP7 phone, but that could take a while and the HTC Titan is kinda expensive over here.
I'll prolly just get a Samsung Omnia W if I get too impatient, really wanna see what the better CPU/GPU can do for my emulator.
Also I'd really like to see some 32GB storage phones, 8GB is just killing me on my Trophy.
1. Storage, it must be at least 32gb
2. Nokia
I will only consider getting a phone that isn't a nokia if the storage space is 32gb or above (and nokia only offer 16gb variants).
If storage space doesn't improve by the end of the year I will probably jump ship to android, even though I prefer Windows Phone my music collection is a must for me.
I'm hoping *fingers crossed* that the Nokia 800 will come in 16gb and 64gb variants like the N9 and thus will be my next phone (in blue )
Manufacturer is gonna come into play for my next WP7. IE i'm not having another Samsung phone.
I went with screen size. 3.5" ish would be good. Also, want good battery life. At least a 1500mah battery.
Funny how so few people picked FF Camera when it's supposed to be an epic fail not to have it since Apple "invented" video chat
I would have bought that Samsung Omnia 7 W like today if it came with 16 GB...
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1. Storage...at least 32 GB
3. Camera quality
3. Screen quality
I don't know any one that actually uses the FFC...nothing but a gimmick.
I´m asking myself if I need a new WP in general...
My OMNIA 7 has all features I use daily (less DLNA and skype support).
So today I took a look at the new HTC devices:
1. HTC Omega is too small.
2. HTC Titan is too big for my taste.
The display is much better than the HD7 display but not even better than the OMNIA 7 display. Also the general quality of the phone is very good: less plastic parts and good working hardware buttons (compared with the HD7).
Do I need a HTC Titan 4.7" notebook in my pocket ? I don´t think so.
The upcoming OMNIA W will only have 8 GB, maybe 16GB... is this what I need ? I don´t think so either.
A general question is: Do I really need a FF cam ? How many videocalls I made in the past ? I only made normal voip calls...
I would say the only hope is that the NOKIA Empire strikes back... and I don´t think that the new devices will have more than 16 GB.
I hope that I´m wrong, but I think it´s better to wait 3 or 4 month before buying a new WP.
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I never thought I'd say this, but camera is my #1. Since everyone seems to be pinching pennies these days and both of my old 5MP point-and-shoots are just crappy, my phone has become my #1 camera for both stills and video. I remember when cameras first came out on cell phones and I was thinking, "why?" All that, and baby is now 12 weeks old, so I'm taking pictures like crazy!
Screen size is a close second. I doubt I could ever go smaller than my 4" Focus screen at this point.

Still no decent replacement for the Desire

I have had my desire for 18 months now and its been amazing, but looking at the current crop of phones there just doesnt seem to be a decent replacement. I dont like the new 4.3" phones as they are far to big to carry around. Ideally I would like a 3.7-4" dual core phone but there only appears to be the LG 2x and I dont want that phone due to the poor support from LG. I have looked at the SGS2 which has great spec but again the screen is just to big! Are there any phones on the horizon that suit my needs? I may even look at an Iphone 4S!
There is one, but it's US only according to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19282336
Yep agree with op my contract is almost done yet no phone is drawing me towards it.
Waiting for MWC2012 where they will announce new phones. Personally I'm curious for the HTC Ville
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Waiting for MWC2012 where they will announce new phones. Personally I'm curious for the HTC Ville
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I agree with everything so far! The quad core phones look nice but my android desire running aosp seems to do everything I need it to do that is it worth upgrading or just wait another year and see how things turn out?!
Yeah, I recently grabbed a DX2 just to mess around with...I don't know how, but my CM7 Desire is faster/smoother than the dual core, just 6-month old X2 in almost every task.
HTC hit the Desire out of the park and haven't outdone themselves yet.
I like the look of this if we ever see it that is.
http://gizmodo.com/5845043/the-pana...p-might-not-suck-at-being-a-camera-or-a-phone
Let's hope that Ville comes to Europe. That looks Delicious. (And has proper camera too. Only thing bugging me with the Desire.)
agree, fast, reliable and perfect size. Thinking about Sensation XE, but bother me size.
Same with me. Even if I would want to buy a new phone there is none, and that's a shame concerning the enormous amount of phones thrown on the market.
I even would maybe buy a 4.3'' one but only with bigger resolution than Desire (so, SGSII is out). And also with big enough internal memory (so all HTCs are out, and in principle after the mess with our Desire, I don't want to buy a HTC anymore).
The only possible one would be a Google phone, but both, the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus don't have micro sd card slots, so they are out.
No phone left. Well done, manufacturers...
Agree. Another possibility currently on the market could be Motorola Atrix. 4" and if I remember right, it's dual core.
Edit: checked that out, it's Tegra 2
I have my tablet now.. arnova 10g2.. market place etc working ... so i use that for email etc and my phone for text etc.. playing a game on my 10" tablet then going to my phone is odd... do i want a larger screen , dont think so .
Do i want to use my 32GB SD card , yes.. would I like to use USB hosting ( like my tablet ) yes... my desire is wonderful .. but i think one day i may trade her in .. may ...
Salem24 said:
after the mess with our Desire, I don't want to buy a HTC anymore).
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Define what you mean by 'mess'?
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The only possible one would be a Google phone, but both, the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus don't have micro sd card slots, so they are out.
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Yeah, I agree that is a paramount for devices with 16GB of built in memory.
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I have a tablet and a desire so i use my desire mostly as phone and for things like games i use my tab...
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I'd probably go SGSII or Galaxy Nexus because of good community support but yeah... there's nothing as good as Desire was. Especially from HTC which releases really crappy phones nowadays.
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I'm thinking Xperia S or ion if Russia ever gets it. Sony have been nice to open source community and I quite like the specs. No ICS at launch though.
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Just like you I though about getting a SGS2 but it's to big to carry around.
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Agree. Another possibility currently on the market could be Motorola Atrix. 4" and if I remember right, it's dual core.
Edit: checked that out, it's Tegra 2
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I agree also. Motorola Atrix would be great but with quad core phones around the corner I would rather wait to MWC 2012 and see what they came up with. Also has anyone seen/heard about the Motorola Milestone 3 the specs don't seem that bad after all
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Same with me. Even if I would want to buy a new phone there is none, and that's a shame concerning the enormous amount of phones thrown on the market.
I even would maybe buy a 4.3'' one but only with bigger resolution than Desire (so, SGSII is out). And also with big enough internal memory (so all HTCs are out, and in principle after the mess with our Desire, I don't want to buy a HTC anymore).
The only possible one would be a Google phone, but both, the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus don't have micro sd card slots, so they are out.
No phone left. Well done, manufacturers...
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Why you need sdcard? Those phone have 16/32 gb of internal memory...
Anyway, let's decide after the MWC at Barcelona, other top phones will come out..
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For now I'm sticking with Desire but I think I want something a little bit bigger like Galaxy Note but I don't know if it will fit in my pocket or hand nicely.
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rumour of a 3.7" dual core phone by HTC soon. hopefully it will be qHD resolution.
goo.gl/ AVN4i
personally i find 3.7" to be too small for web browsing though

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