The power button on my HTC Incredible is starting to go out. It works every now and then. I'm looking to upgrade with an Android phone with Verizon.
The two phones that grabbed my attention were the HTC Thunderbolt & the Samsung Charge. HTC has been known for not having great battery life. I heard that the Samsung Charge gets better battery life than the Thunderbolt.
I will also need to root my phone, so I'm hoping that both can be rooted.
I hear that the Droid Bionic may come out soon, but I'm not sure if it can be rooted or not.
Any suggestions on what's good/bad about the Samsung Charge & HTC Thunderbolt? Or should I just try to wait it out for the next best thing?
At this point I probably wouldn't bother with the Thunderbolt (unless you're just buying it used).... It's going to get buried by something pretty soon.
I love my Thunderbolt and Sense UI! Before I bought an Android I went online and looked at MOTO, Samsung, and HTC UI's using a simulator.
I much prefer Sense. The Thunderbolt is a great phone and I have no complaints!
I can't see my HTC Incredible very well in sunlight. I heard that the HTC Thunderbolt does not fair any better.
How well are you able to see your screen outside in the sunlight?
I can't see my HTC Incredible very well in sunlight. I heard that the HTC Thunderbolt does not fair any better.
How well are you able to see your screen outside in the sunlight?
You can use it outside. However 2 problems:
1 - The auto brightness switching sucks and doesn't work properly (both indoors and outdoors).
2 - You have to crank it to 100% to be easily usable, which is non-standard for a lot of phones out there.
I would much rather have the Samsung Galaxy S II, but it seems to be a no go for Verizon.
The Samsung Charge has a nice screen display, but I'm not a huge fan of the design.
All of the sales rep swear up and down that the Charge is the best Android phone out, but I rarely see a lot of people talking about it in the forums.
I believe a lot of HTC devices are that way... Happened with my Nexus One as well. I remember it like it was yesterday, I was taking my motorcycle road test and while waiting, I could not for the love of me see my device. 100% brightness! It's not just sunlight, but direct sunlight. People were looking at me like "wtf is he doing" when I was going bizerk trying to put both hands around the sides and putting my face in there.
Having owned both, I would say Droid Charge for sure. Battery is a lot better. Display seams more crisp, and the camera is great! Much more smooth with less hiccips and force closes.
If the new Sammy device VZW is getting is the new Nexus, that will be better than anything HTC puts out until next year.
Vanilla Android > everything else. Especially when it is updated directly from Google. The Nexus One was a beast for this reason. Same with the Nexus S, although it wasn't as big of a deal as the N1 due to it being basically the same as the SGS that released before it.
I believe a lot of HTC devices are that way... Happened with my Nexus One as well. I remember it like it was yesterday, I was taking my motorcycle road test and while waiting, I could not for the love of me see my device. 100% brightness! It's not just sunlight, but direct sunlight. People were looking at me like "wtf is he doing" when I was going bizerk trying to put both hands around the sides and putting my face in there.
If you wanna keep your phone running, try downloading a button remapping program (Google it). I rerouted it to my camera button on my Droid because my power button went out.