plus the iphone has multitasking once you enable backgrounding
SLR722
I had Backgrounder on my 3G, but it was buggy at times, and more often I had to restart the phone cause it would get stuck in text messaging cause of Backgrounder. The phone just isn't designed to support multi-tasking. And honestly, I'll admit multi-touch is freakin cool, but with the Android browser, the way it rearranges web pages, I RARELY have to even use the zoom feature, it just automatically sets it to the appropriate level, and reorganizes text and stuff so you don't have to scroll sideways to read it. Iphone does it too, but Android does it better, imo.
$530 unsubsidized, which is a lot, but not bad at all compared to the rest of the hardware on the market. The specs/hardware on this phone blow away anything else on the market right now.
Or $180 with a two-year contract w/ T-Mobile.
Here's some vids...look how fast it zips through applications and menus...no lag.
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
no multi touch!
plus the iphone has multitasking once you enable backgrounding
er shut up. lol :p He said he hates Android, as an OS. As for enabling background processes on the iPhone, that is just stupid. Why? It is a hack. The OS doesn't natively support multi-tasking. As such, the backgrouder app is a hack to get it working. Which means it is not pretty, and it will be quite buggy.
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Originally posted by SLR722
$530 unsubsidized, which is a lot, but not bad at all compared to the rest of the hardware on the market. The specs/hardware on this phone blow away anything else on the market right now.
It is neither a lot, and nor is it blowing away anything else on the market. ;)
HTC HD2 has the Quallcomm Snapdragon also, which is clocked at 1ghz. There are a few other phones that are 800mhz also.
The pricing is on par with EVERY other smartphone on the market when it comes to both subsidised or unsubsidised. My phone, the HTC Touch Pro2, is $600 unsubsidised.
Nrg2Nfinit
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Originally posted by gehzumteufel
er shut up. lol :p He said he hates Android, as an OS. As for enabling background processes on the iPhone, that is just stupid. Why? It is a hack. The OS doesn't natively support multi-tasking. As such, the backgrouder app is a hack to get it working. Which means it is not pretty, and it will be quite buggy.
It is neither a lot, and nor is it blowing away anything else on the market. ;)
HTC HD2 has the Quallcomm Snapdragon also, which is clocked at 1ghz. There are a few other phones that are 800mhz also.
The pricing is on par with EVERY other smartphone on the market when it comes to both subsidised or unsubsidised. My phone, the HTC Touch Pro2, is $600 unsubsidised.
The iphone does have backgrounding. The MP3 player and the actual phone application is enabled to run in the background at all times. Not to mention push e-mail.
The hack just applies these settings to selected applications in which you choose.
plus the multitouch is an essential tool. I have yet to see a phone to compete with apple's web browsing speed. The only disadvantage is no complex java :(
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
The iphone does have backgrounding. The MP3 player and the actual phone application is enabled to run in the background at all times. Not to mention push e-mail.
The hack just applies these settings to selected applications in which you choose.
plus the multitouch is an essential tool. I have yet to see a phone to compete with apple's web browsing speed. The only disadvantage is no complex java :(
The mp3 player is a kernel module. As is the phone aspect. They do not require background processes.
As for multi-touch, on US and quite possibly Canadian versions as well, Google can't enable it due to patent litigation they don't currently want to deal with. They didn't license it for a reason. Apple wants too much money. As always.
SLR722
As far as I've read, the HD2 comes out for T-Mobile in March-ish. Is it available in EU/Asia now?
What other phones are in the 800Mhz range?
My biggest question is, what's the deal with Nexus One and the HTC Bravo? I looked at the specs a couple weeks ago, and I think they were pretty similar. I wonder if Bravo will be T-Mobile, or maybe Nexus One is T-Mobile and the Bravo will go to Sprint or another carrier like the Hero.
gehzumteufel
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Originally posted by SLR722
As far as I've read, the HD2 comes out for T-Mobile in March-ish. Is it available in EU/Asia now?
What other phones are in the 800Mhz range?
My biggest question is, what's the deal with Nexus One and the HTC Bravo? I looked at the specs a couple weeks ago, and I think they were pretty similar. I wonder if Bravo will be T-Mobile, or maybe Nexus One is T-Mobile and the Bravo will go to Sprint or another carrier like the Hero.
HD2 has been available in Europe and Asia for 2 months if I remember correctly. The Samsung Omnia II is 800mhz. There are a few others, but I don't have their names off hand.
Originally posted by SLR722
Google is gonna announce the phone on Jan. 5th. Google will sell it through their own website, and T-Mobile will provide service. Its made by HTC, and has a 1 GHz processor, which is twice as fast as current android phones. Camera with flash and Android 2.1. I'm posting from my phone, so I don't have links, but gizmodo and engadget have all the info and pics, someone link.
I've had a blackberry, an iphone, and a moto cliq now...I'm hype for this thing!
my moment has an 827mhz processor.. an extra 200mhz isn't enough to warrant spending a crapton on a brand new phone imo. android 2.1 sounds nice though.
SuspicionVandit
what is google's website
Moongoose
HD 2 has been out for a while now in europe and it has multitouch. Other phones with snapdragon are Acer Liquid (Android), Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (Android), Acer neoTouch (WinMo), HTC HD2 (WinMo) and Toshiba TG01 (WinMo). Maybe some more but i know of these (though the X10 only comes out in january)
As for 800mhz phones, the already mentioned Onnia II then the B7610 OmniaPRO, B7620 Giorgio Armani (these also have a dedicated graphics chip) and theres someone on the forum that has an 800mhz device that ive not mentioned here but i cant remember who it is or which phone he has.
Omega_Blue
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Originally posted by Moongoose
HD 2 has been out for a while now in europe and it has multitouch. Other phones with snapdragon are Acer Liquid (Android), Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (Android), Acer neoTouch (WinMo), HTC HD2 (WinMo) and Toshiba TG01 (WinMo). Maybe some more but i know of these (though the X10 only comes out in january)
As for 800mhz phones, the already mentioned Onnia II then the B7610 OmniaPRO, B7620 Giorgio Armani (these also have a dedicated graphics chip) and theres someone on the forum that has an 800mhz device that ive not mentioned here but i cant remember who it is or which phone he has.
