voidzero said:
Guys it's not about winmo vs. android here... it's about the phone as a whole.
Oh c'mon. It's totally about the merits or demerits of WinMo against other OS's. On a spec basis there is no other phone that compares to the HD2. You already know that and if that was the sole purpose of this thread you would have already had the phone by now
. The whole point of this discussion is to determine if you would like WinMo or not compared to other OS's. I think you have more than a fair idea about it now.
Also, you might be interested to know that an Android port is available for the Topaz (Diamond) and Blackstone (Touch HD). An alpha version of the same is now available for the Rhodium. It's only a matter of time before someone figures out a way to flash these devices with a standalone copy of Android.
Dhanan said:
I played around with it and looks pretty responsive given its snapdragon, but the virtual keypad really sucks with fingers, which turned me off. Very hard to type without mistakes.
BTW HTC dragon will be released with same hardware but Android 2 OS, so wait if you can.
But just check the virtual keyboard before buying.
I'm surprised you didn't like the keyboard :huh:
I have a Rhodium (Touch Pro 2 with a resistive screen and a hardware keyboard) and I must say that I barely use the hardware keyboard because the on-screen keyboard is that damn good.
To be honest, I hate on screen keyboards. Among all of them I really liked the iPhone virtual keyboard the best but after using this, I definitely would rate this at least 10% better than the iPhone onscreen keyboard.
The keys are slightly larger on the Rhodium keyboard as compared to the iPhone possibly because the design is different and because the screen is also slightly larger that the iPhone.
Now imagine how the same keyboard would be on the HD2 with the most enormous screen ever to be used for a smartphone.
I think it's just a matter of getting used to it. If you like the Samsung Omnia keyboard (Swype), then you can get that on your HD2 as well. The are several other SIPs available for WinMo. You could also give those a try.
That's the beauty of WinMo... sky is the limit
CAUTION
A word of advice before you consider buying this phone. This is not a jean phone. The HD2 is all screen with very little plastic and metal backing. The screen is extremely fragile and even one drop can crack it. Sticking it in your jeans, given it's size, will almost certainly crack the screen if it gets aligned in your pocket the wrong way while you are sitting down. This phone CANNOT be used carelessly. I would not suggest it for bike riders unless they are really careful about it. So... WATCH OUT