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  • KayDat - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    Would have been interesting if HTC could implement a keyboard/speaker combo. Slide one way for speaker, other way for keyboard. That way, you wouldn't add thickness just for speakers.
  • bpt8056 - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    I like your idea about the speaker/keyboard combo. In addition to that, better landscape support would make this phone a much more competing product.
  • vol7ron - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    I love the fact that speakers/sound quality are now being considered by manufacturers. I wish the kickstand was on it, so the screen was higher.

    I'm curious how big the speakers are - I also would not be too sure that the part would be durable enough to withstand a slide out keyboard/speaker combo.
  • Randomblame - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    if only it ran windows mobile 6.5 and that slide out was a keyboard. That would be the updated rhodium aka touch pro 3 I would buy.
  • Snotling - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    come on now... win mobile? What else Windows XP forever? Do you Miss Pentium CPUs? Still playing Starcraft 1?
  • aebiv - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    No, some of us aren't wow'd by the fact with WP7 you LOSE functionality vs WM6.5.

    Quit being a tool.
  • Nataku - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    well... legacy is a blessing and a curse, thats all that can be said for winmo6.5...

    im actually glad win phone 7 gets a fresh start, at least nothing to drag it's feet
  • a12e - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    only has 8 GB of integrated NAND, I believe, not 16.
  • softdrinkviking - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    i can't find that mistake. on pg 2, it says 512MB of integrated NAND, and a 16GB microSD card.
  • a12e - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    In the spec comparison table at the bottom of the first page for the Samsung Focus.
    I wish it had 16GB... then I'd have an extra 8GB right now. :)
  • HobHayward - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    It's possible different cell providers include different size microSD cards.

    Also anandtech's spam filter is trying to not let me post this.
  • Anand Lal Shimpi - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    You are correct, fixed :)

    Take care,
    Anand
  • deputc26 - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    I'd like to see this metric included:

    http://lovinitinaz.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-metric...
  • Meegulthwarp - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    I'd really like to see a comparison of the speeds the different class cards give. If installing a class 6 or 10 card vastly improves the performance of the device then I would gladly replace it but if it is only for bigger GBs then I'll pass as I'm quite happy with 8GB right now.

    Orange UK has an option to buy a 16GB card when you are purchasing a HTC Mozart online. Not sure what that's about as the cards aren't user replacable, might phone them up later on to ask.
  • bigboxes - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    that needs to use their headphones.

    *seated at the restaurant next to boxes*

    OMG! Listen to this!
    *giggle*
    Let's play it again, but this time turn it up louder!
    *boxes picks up teen's cell phone and smashes it into restaurant wall*

    This is not going to replace larger sets at home and on the road (on the bus, in the grocery store line, at the restaurant, etc.) you should use headphones.
  • kevith - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    Oh yes, in my country this is already quite trendy among teenagers. It can be realyy annoying.

    Seems like an ok phone though, still I think we´ve only seen the beginning. As before with first desktops, then laptops, the whole race for Mhz and faster hardware can start all over again in a new formfactor, The Pockettop...

    I´m 50 years old, it´s great to have lived half my life before computers entered the scen for home-users. I´m a muscician, and when I think of the things we used to dream, that computers would be able to, and what they actually are capable of today, I feel a little bit as if had been wittnessing the Wright Bros first attempts to fly.

    And now - well, in a short time anyway - maybe a studio-PC to carry in your pocket.

    Wonderful.
  • Nataku - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    i can see some use for this though, not that i want some jerk cranking it up in a bus full of already pissed off people... lol

    (kids learning to dance during break time some where down the hall might be one good application for this)
  • NYHoustonman - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    What the hell is that noise D:
  • banvetor - Saturday, November 13, 2010 - link

    Dear Anand and Brian,

    Thank-you for the excellent phone reviews you are making. I wish to ask one thing though: in your reviews, can you make some points about the usability of each OS when you DO NOT have a data plan?

    I don't know how many of us are out there, but I use a lot my smartphone (music, taking pictures, gps, etc), but I simply have no need for a many-dollar-a-month data plan. I do browse the web and check e-mails also, but only when there is wi-fi... If I have some VERY IMPORTANT e-mail to check, then I pay for the KB of data...

    The most important points would be how dependent on a always-on data connection the OSes are... like the Zune music access, for instance. I have a Nokia N96 right now (planning to switch soon), and I just love that it has a map application that works offline, for instance (I know that no other phone has that, but I highlighted it just to make my point...).

    Thanks once again!
    Leo.
  • Gungel - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    With AT&T you have to get a data plan on your smartphone. Even if you buy a phone off contract, they will add a dataplan once the network checks your IMEI and recognizes it as such. I was on an old $15 a month unlimited data plan grandfathered in when SBC became AT&T. I recently bought an Android phone off contract and got a nice surprise on my next phone bill. The data plan is now $30 and is limited to 2GB a month.
  • banvetor - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    Really? Wow, the US cellphone companies are really screwed... But anyway, I'm from Brazil and currently I live in Italy, and in both places you can have the plan you want with whatever cell phone you have...

    Since I believe that many Anandtech readers do not live in the US, the "offline" analysis should still be valid... and also, maybe this screwed behavior is only at AT&T?
  • strikeback03 - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    No, common on the major US carriers at least. And while it is an added expense, IMO data on the go is the reason to have a smartphone. I almost never use mine on WiFi, as places I have WiFi I usually have a computer as well. If they did offer pay-as-you-go Data, it would likely be at high enough prices to encourage getting a plan anyway.
  • Nataku - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    really? they did that without telling you and that's legal?

    im amazed... now i need to think about whether or not I should even be getting one... I hope the rules aren't the same in Canada lol
  • Brian Klug - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    Hey Leo,

    That's actually a very valid point - I realize we have a large international audience and am pushing to get a lot more international devices into our coverage. I realize so far it's been a bit myopic with this tunnel-vision like focus on devices for US carriers, but we're working hard to mix it up with everything from abroad as well. I've actually got the LG Optimus One here (which is UK/Orange bound, if I'm not mistaken), which will be our first international device.

    Anyhow, I digress. Yeah, I'll definitely include some discussion about what you can do with data off. Thankfully WP7 does let you turn cellular data off entirely - then you're basically limited to text and voice when out and about. I know with WP7 everything is required to be cached, so apps should work, they just won't serve much purpose if they require a data connection. Obviously WiFi will work whenever you're connected as well.

    Honestly these smartphones are of marginal use without cellular data. I think Vivek rolls without a data plan most of the time, and he manages to get by just fine with the G2 and a bunch of others.

    Thanks again (sorry about the delayed response),
    Brian
  • QueBert - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    So basically this is the loudest speaker on a cell phone, yet it's still close to 10db quieter than the Sunchip bag. Apple, Samsung, Moto, some cell phone manufacture obviously needs to incorporate the same technology Frito-Lay used to make the Sunchip biodegradable bag so damn loud.
  • JimmiG - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    I can see this as becoming something very annoying in schools, on trains and buses etc. I think the world would have been a better place without this phone.
  • DaveGirard - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    those photos are awful. It's all filter and no camera.
  • Tros - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    Maybe the phone needs to be in boombox-aspect to expose the microphone properly.
  • Brian Klug - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    This is a very interesting suggestion - if I get time, I'll test it out. That actually might end up being the case.

    -Brian
  • rackley - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    Nice review - I'm looking forward to seeing the review of the Focus, especially since you mentioned the PenTile display.

    Personally I think the Focus's display of text looks pretty bad with PenTile next to a Surround or LG, but I'd love to hear your always-detailed analysis of the issue.
  • leomax999 - Sunday, November 14, 2010 - link

    Why dont i find a Nokia/SE phone review here in AT?
  • strikeback03 - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    There is an N900 review, that said as most are not available on US carriers, it seems unlikely the companies are going to send out review units to the press in countries where the phone won't be officially carried that often.
  • craig0ry - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    I'm sorry to post this here, but I have been trying to make my mind up about my next phone and I keep checking this website for the G2 review. I've read the preview... but I want the review before I jump ship to WinPhone7. Did I miss it somehow?
  • Brian Klug - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    Hey Craig0ry,

    I'm still waiting on T-Mobile to send a G2 my way. We definitely haven't forgotten and plan to do the full review as always when it gets here.

    -Brian
  • banvetor - Monday, November 15, 2010 - link

    Hi Brian,

    Thanks for the feedback. I understand that it is tougher for you to get international devices, but since more often than not they are not THAT different from the US ones, it is not such a big deal.

    Anyway, for me a smartphone without a data plan is still very useful: it serves as my mp3 player, as my camera and as my portable gaming machine... in the case of my nokia, also as my gps! Do you need more than that? ;)

    Looking forward for your next smartphone review!
    Leo.
  • amdisbetter - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - link

    Is there going to be a review from AnandTech for the other WP7 phones as well? I'm looking to get the LG Optimus 7 this December since it seems the Samsung Omnia 7 isn't going to be offered in Canada :(
  • teohhanhui - Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - link

    I always find myself wishing I have a smartphone when I'm without a PC and need to check on something, or just do some quick browsing. In most of those times, there are actually free WiFi hotspots around. Unless data charges get much much lower (a.k.a. reasonable), I can't justify spending that much on unnecessary activities while on the go.
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