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CSReborn,
Any chance you could confirm whether or not the speakerphone really sounds tinny, as the Engadget review stated?
I actually use speakerphone at my home office A LOT. Would love to hear what you and the other person on the other side of your call think about it.
Thank you!
01-07-10 03:36 PM - This is a good phone, but really, I think the only fault it has is that it was overly hyped.Pros:
1. The phone is very well made. Many people talk about how HTC likes to use plastic, but this phone's case material is top notch and does not scratch or finger print easily like an iPhone.
I agree
2. Call quality is amazing and the two mic tech seems to really work well according to people I have talked to on the phone.
Don't agree. Call quality has been poor at best. Running on ATT AND Tmo. I feel this is a technical issue. The antenna is located at the base of the phone, so when you handle it, reception degrades, just as found on the iPhone. Also, I've run into the problem that my voice gets tuned out with the background noise. I think this is part of the noise cancellation technology not being fine tuned.
3. The Live Wallpapers are just pure awesome and a great touch that playing music effects them or just touch the screen does. I have not seen any battery problems with using them so far.
Although I agree with you partially, my N1 doesn't allow me to use the "Polarity Clock". It gives me an error and force closes the wallpaper app. Lucky for the N1 for its AMOLED screen, or else these wallpapers would most definitely eat up the battery. Thankfully the battery life is good.
4. The screen is amazing and even clearer then the DROID and colors are way more vibrant. I do not have trouble seeing it in the sunlight, and don't agree with Engadget's review at all.
Partially agree. The screen DOES wash out slightly, and the only way I was able to overcome the wash out of the screen is to crank up the brightness. But under normal conditions the screen is pretty frackin' amazingly hott and full of win.
5. Battery life seems very good so far, it is better then the iPhone 3GS and DROID, but I have not had the phone long enough to fully experiences it.
Although it's to soon to really make and sound decisions on the battery life, it's pretty good so far. I expect it to get even better as the battery gets broken in after 5 days or so.
6. Camera is good and WAY faster then the DROID's loading up.
+1 !
7. The phone is lighting fast, so fast that on AT&T EDGE I can load a web page faster then a iPhone 3G, and 3GS can using 3G. I tested this with 3 3G and 2 3GS using MSN.com, engadget.com, si.com, and CNN.com. Obviosuly the iPhone in June with the same tech as the Nexus One would be faster, but it isn't June
(The speed of the phone effects how it renders a web page if you are wondering what I am talking about)
I don't agree at all. My iPhone is much faster. Even on a head to head test on WiFi, the iPhone renders pages quicker. This has been documented on several websites, and videos can be found supporting this.
8. Android 2.1 makes a great OS even better. The change to the app tray, preview of pages, allowing more pages, Live Wallpapers, and new Google widgets are just awesome compared to 2.0.1. The weather/news widget is just great.
I love love love the native weather widget, and how I can check the temperature by time, and how I can get news updates without updating 3rd party apps.
9. The music and picture interface is much improved over 2.0.1.
Yes and No. The 3D interface for pictures is a nice add, but come on, the MP3 is the SAME, which means dull and lame, what are you talking about?
10. Box came with USB cable, micros USB power cable, case, and headphones. The headphones have the Android logo on them head piece and are better then the standard iPhone white ones, and have control for volume, phone etc like most premium 3rd party iPhone headphones. Basically they are nice for coming with the phone and WAY better then standard BB ones.
Yes, the accessories that come with the N1 are pretty nice! And I was glad to see a case included! The included earbuds are pretty nice and feel like they are high quality.
11. Not really about the phone, but the google phone store is just awesome. It is quick, easy, and simple and free overnight shipping.
+1 for free overnight shipping, and yea, google checkout was very convenient. Would definitely use it over paypal if it were to ever go mainstream.
12. Speaker phone works well, but speaker is not as loud as the DROID's. The vibrate is just right and not some craziness like the Storm 2.
Speaker is a bit lame, and gets very tinny as the volume goes higher.
Cons:
1. I do not care for the track ball and don't believe it needed to be included at all, but it isn't a deal breaker.
The trackball to me, is useless. Except it makes a very nice, albeit exaggerated notifier.
2. Speaker is not as good as the DROID's.
Sadly, this is true.
3. No pinch zoom feature on native Google apps.
This makes me sad. Double tapping is only so accurate.
Everyone I have shown this phone to has really been impressed, and like the phone. I do not agree this is just another Android phone, it is the standard on which the manufacturer's who use Android should follow. Expecting this phone to be cheap, and subsidized by Google was a fairy tale as soon as it came out of the guys mouth who made it up. Now that google has confirmed Google Voice will be getting VOIP I am sure a DATA only Nexus One will be possible in the future.
It's not cheap, it's well made- Has a beautiful screen, and is very snappy.
But if you have a DROID, you won't be to impressed.
Trust me.Last edited by xxxxpradaxxxx; 01-07-10 at 04:26 PM.
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