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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2010-02-16 02:16 pm

Sold!

My mobile contract runs out in July.  Short of a better Android phone coming out before then I strongly suspect that the newly announced HTC Desire will be my next phone.
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[personal profile] mb2u 2010-02-16 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And what about the HTC Delerium, Desire, Despair and Destruction?

[identity profile] a-pawson.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I've had the HTC Hero for about 6 months now and am totally sold on android. I had the whole thing setup in less than 20mins which included syncing it with our exchange server at work. The only complaint I have is that the processor could do with being a bit faster, which makes me very tempted to buy a Nexus One now that it has multi-touch.

[identity profile] wildeabandon.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. I'd been looking at the Nexus One (my contract runs out next month). Are there any obvious reasons I should be waiting for the Desire instead, except for the fabulous name?

[identity profile] jarkman.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been using a Nexus a bit lately, and although it is a lovely thing I don't think I could live with the on-screen keyboard fulltime.

My Motorola DEXT is in many ways less lovely, but it has a real typeable keyboard.

[identity profile] jarkman.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I write the occasional mail or (verbose) SMS, and even for those my accuracy on the Nexus is very low. Perhaps it would get better with practise...

[identity profile] a-pawson.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't used a phone with a full slide out keyboard, but the android keyboard is certainly easier to use than typing texts on a number-style keypad. In portrait mode, the keyboard is pretty much unusable as the keys are far too small. I have the same problem with the iPhone, but rotate the phone and type in landscape mode and it's OK. I found the on-screen keyboard a bit fiddly to start with, but the calibration tool really helps to adjust it to how you actually type.

Also I find the predictive text is much faster than my previous phone (Nokia N95). It works in a different way, but once you get the hang of it, it is very good at guessing what word you are starting to type. I find it is much quicker than the Nokia version.

[identity profile] broin.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I was thinking about getting a Nexus One when I eventually move back to Scotland, as the mapping will be invaluable.

I presume the Destiny is chained to your wrist, and Destruction is very difficult to find.

[identity profile] broin.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Towards Autumn. :)

[identity profile] poisonduk.livejournal.com 2010-02-16 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You should investigate friending Andrew De Quincy(ADQ on LJ) He's an established geeky hacker of HTC stuff and has recently posted about getting USB stuff working. I'm shocked you guys don't already know each other( I know you know him by sight since you asked me at Gothboat who he is) I can't think of two people most suited to be friends.