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I'm sorry there is nothing high quality about plastic screen. Also, there is nothing high quality about the screen on the Torch when you compare it to the competition.You know the old saying about opinions....right?
Only QWERTY BBs have high quality resolutions on their screens, too bad the screen itself is plastic.Last edited by avt123; 08-26-10 at 01:53 PM.
08-26-10 01:49 PM - I am talking about compared to the competition. And the screen doesn't even have to be big. When looking at the competition, the Torch/Storm (Storm is older though so it is more understandable) screen does not look as high of quality. I really don't see how anyone can argue this. You can think the screen by itself is high quality, but side by side to devices that are selling for the same price, it does not look as good. If someone can't tell the difference, I would recommend a visit to your local eye doctor (this is directed at anyone specific). The QWERTY Bs screens look much nicer. The resolutions fits the screen size better. But when you can see pixels on the screen holding the device 12+ inches away from your face (The Torch's screen), that doesn't really scream high quality.My standards are different than yours. I don't want a larger device in my pocket and don't need a so-called high resolution screen, just because.
I would welcome the improvement if it came for free... but because you believe the screen isn't high quality, doesn't mean I don't.
And what do you mean came for free? You are paying for the screen either way.Last edited by avt123; 08-26-10 at 02:48 PM.
08-26-10 02:44 PM - To be honest i call pure Horse-**** on all blogs like this from "Reputable" writers. Android is a solid mobile OS i don't think anyone's gonna yell at me for that, Yes it has it's flaws but those can be changed, disguised, even taken out and fixed by the end user because of the open source approach.
Having an Open Source OS Doesn't always make software very approachable because it's usually designed to have it's face ripped off and it's insides messed with, But Google did a brilliant job with Android making it easy to use and good looking, As well as highly accessible to both Developers AND Consumers. It's not marketed as aggressively as Apple's iPhone solution or even as RIM with the Blackberry commercials, Especially not in the UK.
Apple's iPhone is also a very good phone, The original one captivated and changed the mobile market as we know it today, Bringing BACK the touch screen and making it work brilliantly, Making it sensitive and precise as opposed to clumsy and semi-********. Then the 3G Came out which brought 3G Connectivity to the party and fans rejoiced, Even i was intrigued by where Apple would take it from there, But it seems all they've done from there is Add a compass and make the antenna worse... In that order. Apple succeeds because of it's highly aggressive marketing and appeal to vanity, And in such an egotistical and cosmetic world that's what sells. It's not sex any more, it's all about looking good.
RIM Just seems to sit quietly in the corner knowing their devices also have their flaws, But where they succeed, they blow away everything else on the market.
The keyboard for instance, Almost any Mainstream BB (Short of the Pearl) can be recognised by it's full QWERTY keyboard built straight into the front of the phone, No slider which could break if sat on, And it was brilliantly designed. How many times have you picked up a phone which has a slide out keyboard and found it was too big, or too small, or the keys felt weird, or they were too raised up or not raised up enough?
Designing an efficient and useable keyboard is one **** of a task and RIM have accomplished it so many times, Look at the difference in Keyboard styling on the Curve and the Bold, 2 Completely different styled keyboards, Same brilliant functionality. You've got to factor in height, width, depth, shape, curvature, spacing, tactile feel, how it feels to type on whilst holding the phone safely and securely. It's a bloody MAMMOTH task but RIM Nail it every time.
The software has it's very occasional hicup and the phones do take forever to boot up but that's because it's the kind of phone to keep you CONNECTED, Y'know, Like a mobile phone is SUPPOSED to do anyway which means you DON'T turn it off, You put it into standby on a night and come back to your messages in the morning for instance.
If i wanted a phone to make me look good, I'd buy an iPhone.
If i wanted a phone to support the open source movement, I'd buy an Android Phone.
If i wanted a phone that helps me stay connected to both my business contacts, And my personal contacts easily, I'll buy a Blackberry... And i have.
Sorry for the bloody massive rant
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08-26-10 07:02 PM - OK, I agree, the competitions screen have more resolution, but so what? The S2 is a perfectly useable device for me. The DROID with it's latest technology, is a perfectly unuseable device for me. It's never about the technology it's about functions and use, they are individual preferences. It's not about "paying" for old technology, it's about what the phone can do.
There have been many threads/posts about capabilities and functions, amongst these devices, I'm not even going to start again.
08-27-10 10:07 AM - This has nothing to due with the Droid or its usability for you. I know the screen is perfectly usable, but that was not the point. Anyways, yea, we don't need another specs war thread, even though that's not what I was trying to make this.OK, I agree, the competitions screen have more resolution, but so what? The S2 is a perfectly useable device for me. The DROID with it's latest technology, is a perfectly unuseable device for me. It's never about the technology it's about functions and use, they are individual preferences. It's not about "paying" for old technology, it's about what the phone can do.
There have been many threads/posts about capabilities and functions, amongst these devices, I'm not even going to start again.08-27-10 10:10 AM
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