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You can feel that all the screen transitions and effects strain the device a bit. It lags a bit between screens and the browser is a little jerky compared to what Android and the like has to offer, but its a huge step forward. Also, pinch-to-zoom didn't seem to be implemented OS wide. Just the browser.
The load times on idential sites against an iPhone 4 were longer, assuming data is still routing through RIM servers.
The YouTube app is great. Just as good as what the competition has to offer. Video looked clear, although I didn't see a HQ button. All in all great job here, I use YouTube a lot!
I like the Notification bar under the time and date on the home screen, very Android-esque. Which is a good thing
The boot up time was under a minute easy, faster than any berry I've ever seen. Great job RIM!
The screen really was....well.....underwhelming for the pricepoint the phone is going to be at. At 199.99, the iPhone and Galaxy phones blow this thing out for the same price. At least up the resolution. The reps excuse for that was battery life, give me a break!
The build quality was great, more of what you've already heard. Different battery!!!!! FS-1 is the code on the battery, resembles the 8900 battery. Didn't get a look at the rating for mah.
Overall a great phone for the blackberry loyalist, but it really didn't push me back in my seat so-to-speak the way other devices have. Would I carry one, sure! Would I pay $200 for it with an iPhone 4 and a Captivate right next to it, probably not.
p.s. I did nto set my email up on it, didn't have the time to do a wipe afterwards to remove it so I can't comment on HTML email performance.08-05-10 05:57 PM - Other than the browser what would you want to zoom in on by pinch to zoom? Photos? Spreadsheets?You can feel that all the screen transitions and effects strain the device a bit. It lags a bit between screens and the browser is a little jerky compared to what Android and the like has to offer, but its a huge step forward. Also, pinch-to-zoom didn't seem to be implemented OS wide. Just the browser.
The load times on idential sites against an iPhone 4 were longer, assuming data is still routing through RIM servers.
The YouTube app is great. Just as good as what the competition has to offer. Video looked clear, although I didn't see a HQ button. All in all great job here, I use YouTube a lot!
I like the Notification bar under the time and date on the home screen, very Android-esque. Which is a good thing
The boot up time was under a minute easy, faster than any berry I've ever seen. Great job RIM!
The screen really was....well.....underwhelming for the pricepoint the phone is going to be at. At 199.99, the iPhone and Galaxy phones blow this thing out for the same price. At least up the resolution. The reps excuse for that was battery life, give me a break!
The build quality was great, more of what you've already heard. Different battery!!!!! FS-1 is the code on the battery, resembles the 8900 battery. Didn't get a look at the rating for mah.
Overall a great phone for the blackberry loyalist, but it really didn't push me back in my seat so-to-speak the way other devices have. Would I carry one, sure! Would I pay $200 for it with an iPhone 4 and a Captivate right next to it, probably not.
p.s. I did nto set my email up on it, didn't have the time to do a wipe afterwards to remove it so I can't comment on HTML email performance.08-05-10 06:16 PM - Simple question, did you view the picture on the phone, or on a computer?
If it was the phone, here's the problem, its a 480x360 screen, displaying a 5mp picture which is either:
2584 x 1936 (5.00) - aspect 4:3 (1.33 - normal)
2696 x 1856 (5.00) - aspect 16:11 (1.45 - widescreen)
2832 x 1768 (5.01) - aspect 16:10 (1.60 - widescreen)
2984 x 1680 (5.01) - aspect 16:9 (1.78 - widescreen)
Depending on what aspect the camera is shooting in (I don't think I've seen anywhere make that clear, or give an exact image size)
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The problem is, the higher the picture resolution, the more downsampling has to take place to display it on your screen. This means that you could be looking at a 12MP shot from my Nikon DSLR, which in real life would easily look fantastic in a 13x19 print, and because of downsampling it would look even worse! In real life that 5MP could easily be printed out as an 11x14 and look great.08-05-10 07:36 PM
