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Its all soft and what not....I sold mine off last week and went and got a Vodaphone VPA Compact 3...this is quite sturdy which can withstand my abuse....So what phone do you guys think is good...lookingwise and stregnth wise????
Doh!
First off, this forum is populated (mostly - I hope) by sensible adults.
Your use of the word 'Gay' in an obviously detrimental way would probably not be so welcome. It certainly isn't from me.
I know, lots of stupid kids and even dumb adults use it in that way but, you are grown up enough to know that you want a windows mobile device and not an 'Iphone' or some other hyped rubbish.
I would reccomend you utilise your maturity when thinking of ways to show your disaproval. Honestly, it should generally make you more popular to *sensible* people.
Back to the topic:
I think that the best devices are probably:
HTC Athena (If you want a Big power House - GPS-VGA-Ati Video Card-Huge screen)
HTC Kaiser (If you want a small power House - GPS - Fast Processor)
HTC Touch (smallest PPC I have ever seen) (Popular with Ladies/if u only want to use phone/Pim functions and value battery life)
Dell Axim X51V (If you want the best Graphically Accelerated device available)
Gay, gay, gay... Quit being so PC.
Kaiser or Hermes both are loaded and from what I understand, durable.
both my Vario II (Hermes) and Touch (Elf) are thoroughly heterosexual mobile devices.
the Touch seems to be seen by some as a "ladyphone", but i've dropped mine several times and it's hardly got a scratch on it. except for when my girlfriend decided to cover it with sand on the beach in Cyprus.
still, i made her swim two miles to get me a beer and some ice cream.
gay?
well, i'm no fan of being PC by any means, but i'll say it looks like a girly phone. buttons look stupid and i hate the blue hue, so i got my girl a black herald instead and think it looks much better.
so, not "gay" but stupid. the SC430, Celica, certain Nokias are also girly looking, but still look good. no such luck for the Wing, especially when compared to all of american carriers' htc offerings. and yes, the MDA is the second ugliest of them all as well
yarod_g14 said:
First off, this forum is populated (mostly - I hope) by sensible adults.
Back to the topic:
I think that the best devices are probably:
HTC Athena (If you want a Big power House - GPS-VGA-Ati Video Card-Huge screen)
HTC Kaiser (If you want a small power House - GPS - Fast Processor)
HTC Touch (smallest PPC I have ever seen) (Popular with Ladies/if u only want to use phone/Pim functions and value battery life)
Dell Axim X51V (If you want the best Graphically Accelerated device available)
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I've got a Dell Axim and know it is sturdy and a lovely pda but it is not a phone and i am selling mine now just because I've got too many toys (can one have too many toys? My hubby thinks so)...and I was after another toy, so it's got to go...so sorry to let it go (no smilies here for very sad!)
I've bought it to try linux but could never get a decent distro for it as I am a very beginner on using linux. Also I've fancied wowing people with connecting it to a lcd projector for presentations without a computer!
I am planning to get an Ubiquio 503 because of the form factor but I've heard it's got ROM issues.
The "blue hue" is a rubber like material that makes it hold on to the surface of your car's dashboard, etc. It's actually quite useful. Black would have been better, but they wanted to be different. At least they didn't use their signature pink...
EDIT: The Wing also feels a good deal sturdier than the MDA it replaced.
So true
ivanmmj said:
The "blue hue" is a rubber like material that makes it hold on to the surface of your car's dashboard, etc. It's actually quite useful. Black would have been better, but they wanted to be different. At least they didn't use their signature pink...
EDIT: The Wing also feels a good deal sturdier than the MDA it replaced.
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Thats would have suked! lol
Sorry
yarod_g14 said:
First off, this forum is populated (mostly - I hope) by sensible adults.
Your use of the word 'Gay' in an obviously detrimental way would probably not be so welcome. It certainly isn't from me.
I know, lots of stupid kids and even dumb adults use it in that way but, you are grown up enough to know that you want a windows mobile device and not an 'Iphone' or some other hyped rubbish.
I would reccomend you utilise your maturity when thinking of ways to show your disaproval. Honestly, it should generally make you more popular to *sensible* people.
Back to the topic:
I think that the best devices are probably:
HTC Athena (If you want a Big power House - GPS-VGA-Ati Video Card-Huge screen)
HTC Kaiser (If you want a small power House - GPS - Fast Processor)
HTC Touch (smallest PPC I have ever seen) (Popular with Ladies/if u only want to use phone/Pim functions and value battery life)
Dell Axim X51V (If you want the best Graphically Accelerated device available)
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I didnt know you were a homosexual! Sorry for using that term!
yarod_g14 said:
First off, this forum is populated (mostly - I hope) by sensible adults.
Your use of the word 'Gay' in an obviously detrimental way would probably not be so welcome. It certainly isn't from me.
I know, lots of stupid kids and even dumb adults use it in that way but, you are grown up enough to know that you want a windows mobile device and not an 'Iphone' or some other hyped rubbish.
I would reccomend you utilise your maturity when thinking of ways to show your disaproval. Honestly, it should generally make you more popular to *sensible* people.
Back to the topic:
I think that the best devices are probably:
HTC Athena (If you want a Big power House - GPS-VGA-Ati Video Card-Huge screen)
HTC Kaiser (If you want a small power House - GPS - Fast Processor)
HTC Touch (smallest PPC I have ever seen) (Popular with Ladies/if u only want to use phone/Pim functions and value battery life)
Dell Axim X51V (If you want the best Graphically Accelerated device available)
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I completely agree with you in this matter, but honestly people in this world need to stop being so "sensitive". The problem with this world is that there are too many ******* and whine and complain about anything that is offensive to them. Some people just need to learn to man up and take a blow to the stomach rather than whining after someone used a deragatory term.
I am perfectly happy with the WING... which I bought to replace my MDA which sucked. I'd love to get a Kaiser next, but I'm perfectly happy with my WING and I don't think its "gay" by any means.... I'm sure the people over in the herald forum would agree.
duprade said:
I am perfectly happy with the WING... which I bought to replace my MDA which sucked. I'd love to get a Kaiser next, but I'm perfectly happy with my WING and I don't think its "gay" by any means.... I'm sure the people over in the herald forum would agree.
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....Agreed
If having a wing is gay, then consider me a FLAMING HOMOSEXUAL. Because I effin love my wing.
Im waiting for 3rd party companies to start making some REPLACEABLE plastic for the phone, like perhaps a black "soft gay" back piece instead of the blue.
I guess once you go black "soft gay" you don't go back. I'm looking forward to new "soft gay" parts for my gay Wing.
TylerC161 said:
If having a wing is gay, then consider me a FLAMING HOMOSEXUAL. Because I effin love my wing.
Im waiting for 3rd party companies to start making some REPLACEABLE plastic for the phone, like perhaps a black "soft gay" back piece instead of the blue.
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I guess once you go black "soft gay" you don't go back. I'm looking forward to new "soft gay" parts for my gay Wing.
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Im gay with excitement; no doubt.
LOL!
Its because of where I live and where I work, with Law. I consider use of these sorts of terms as bad as it gets. Its not about being politically correct, its about knowing different types of people and actually caring about the language I use because I know what I say will affect different people in different ways.
I remember one of my mates would call everything cheap or anyone who was tight a 'Jew' or 'jewish'.
I just dont think its nice or necesary. It shows that you are ignorant in regards to the different ways in which people think. Its nothing to do with being politically correct.
Anyway, thats your problem not mine regardless if you like men or ladies.....or Wings
My girlfriend agrees with me.
So does my other Jewish mate.
Everyone has to grow up at some point. This is offensive to me. If it was a racial slur I am sure people would not tolerate it.
Lolol
This actually reminds me of the sorts of posts that you get on the www.qj.net quick comment box's. Hundreds and thousands of kids all screaming your PS3 is PWned, your 360 is Gay.....
God damn it pisses me off!
Gets up my nose when I see it in my fav community.
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still, i made her swim two miles to get me a beer and some ice cream.
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Er how did she carry them back to you?
Okay, what shoudl this thread title be?
I see that the first poster caused offence by using the word "gay" but I wonder what other word he could have used to articulate what he meant. I am pretty sure he wasn't trying to offend the gay community in his post. He's just seen that this device looks a bit, well, erm, - what are you supposed to say without causing offence?
Effeminate? Camp?
I'd be interested in what words should be used in this context!
Gajet said:
Er how did she carry them back to you?
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no idea, she never made it back.
nobody scratches my screen and gets away with it
I just got my t32+ daxian x999+ today and I'm trying to find out how to turn on touchFLO its not on and I don't see it in settings how do I turn it on ?
With your thumb, make a upward action on the screen.
Kind of like scrolling up from the very bottom of the screen to the top.
Ie. Place finger/thumb below screen (black area) and drag upwards. This will make the touchflow interface come up.
umm
this thread seemed the most general of the general discussions.
Intending to buy a daxian x999 (aka t32gw). Anyone know of anything in specific I should watch out for? this is the the one and that's where I'm buying from. I know the pictures are showing a basic t32 without the internal gps, but they specify internal gps in the specs so I am going to take it on faith that it has got it.
Buying it because of arthritis... can't use small keyboards on phones anymore, any apps you would recommend... e.g large icon touch keyboard or such.
You are really going to buy a phone that has 126/64m memory, a 200mhz processor, qvga screen, and 2mp camera? In 2009? For $300? Really?
I love these nuggets from the product page:
"EVERY THING CAN ROTATE crazy phone " guess that means they pre-install FlipIt
my favorite:
"By the way, Also noticed that the GPS only works when the phone is turned upside down...I guess do to the location of the GPS chip and the metal battery cover."
Riiighhhhtt. Let me now how that touch flo 3d on QVGA screen and a 200mhz processor works out for ya
Of course it isn't actually TF3D, just some crapgadget fake OS copied from the other fake HTC's that litter Chinese flea markets and are usually about $25 new.
hmm
well that's a nice and comforting way to greet a newcomer. oh well
to comment on your comment: they might go for $25 on some fleamarket in china... the trip to china does not though. As for you other objections. let's see you write and compose flawless mandarin then. and YES I know it's a knockoff since it'd cost about five times as much otherwise. I considered the HTC Diamond 2 or the new android phone from htc. thing is that $500-$600 for one of those doesn't really feel all that enticing since it's got about five times more crap that I don't need and would never use.
The Daxian also has quite a lot of crap that I won't use, but it isn't quite as steep. Your opinions are your own and therefor valid but you might think about diplomacy when you meet a new member.
as for the ram and cpu of the daxian, well it's a phone not computer... anything I need more than that to do I got a laptop that's more than adequate.
I'm not trying to goad you or piss you off, I just wanted to point out that even though you might consider someone else an idiot it might not always be appropriate to be so obvious about it.
Djeeno, don't take it so personally. The fact is that there is some leeway between a crap knockoff phone (for $300, that is TOO MUCH) and a $500 HTC phone.
if you can get one of these running windows mobile for 25 i will buy it off of you for 40.
mlalahoi said:
You are really going to buy a phone that has 126/64m memory, a 200mhz processor, qvga screen, and 2mp camera? In 2009? For $300? Really?
I love these nuggets from the product page:
"EVERY THING CAN ROTATE crazy phone " guess that means they pre-install FlipIt
my favorite:
"By the way, Also noticed that the GPS only works when the phone is turned upside down...I guess do to the location of the GPS chip and the metal battery cover."
Riiighhhhtt. Let me now how that touch flo 3d on QVGA screen and a 200mhz processor works out for ya
Of course it isn't actually TF3D, just some crapgadget fake OS copied from the other fake HTC's that litter Chinese flea markets and are usually about $25 new.
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Djeeno,
First, I never called you an idiot, I wasn't trying to flame you and if I was too "cheeky" and offended you I apologize. However, I actually do read, write, and speak near flawless Mandarin, as you can see from the link in my signature I own and operate a Mandarin language school in China and I have an HSK level 9 certification. There are many, many people in China who can write flawless English. The extremely poor English in the add for that phone tells you something about the company that is selling it. They are fly-by-night and most likely manufacture garbage.
I've seen a lot of these phones around and I can tell you they are complete junk. While you may not think you need more than a 200mhz processor you are wrong, this phone will freeze, choke, crash, take about a minute to answer sometimes, etc. I can promise you the build quality is horrid as will be the camera, fake OS, signal reception, etc. I absolutely can buy this phone on the street here for $25. If they can sell them for that cheap what kind of quality parts do you think they are using? You can't use the GPS unless the phone is turned upside down? Does that not ring any alarm bells with you man?
This is a sub-$100 phone ANYWHERE in the world, and a piece of garbage. IF you are willing to spend $300, please do yourself a favor and check out some of great REAL windows mobile and HTC phones on www.handtec.co.uk I'm not affiliated just a happy customer. For the money that rip off place in Guangzhou is going to sting you for you could something real and nice that actually works and you can install apps on.
sorry... been a bit overworked lately and got a bit touchy. mea culpa
I checked out the link and found something, I looked at the E-ten m810.
that brought me to another site and I realized that I may have to up the price range a bit... now I stand with the choice of either the e-ten m810, the e-ten x800 or the MWg ZincII. and I can't choose. You seem to be more at home with this than I am so I am now asking for help.
As I posted earlier I am buying a touch screen phone because of my arthritis, but I would like the phone to have GPS and preferably be less than £250 (appx €300). which one of those I mentioned would you recommend? I found them at expansys.com
You really can't find a Touch Pro or Tytn II for under €300?
not from where I'm sitting no.
I have been unable to find one that goes for less than €300 including postage to sweden
edit: I've been unable to find ANY htc phone for less than £260 (which is €297 NOT counting postage)
Djeeno,
Huh, let me check around, there must be something in your range, you've got a fair bit of cash to spend...I'll post back in a few
Hello Everyone, (sorry about the 640x480, it is 480x640)
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Important to note this is in fact a high resolution screen true VGA 480x640
"Unprecedented Clarity with High-resolution Touchscreen "
see here http://7thspace.com/headlines/297795/asus_introduces_fastest_business_pda_phone_in_the_world.html
It does have GPS: SiRF Star III with InstantFix
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=13428
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Forget the Glaxy7, and the Zest, here is the best, the new, improved, ultra-fast, ultra-amazing... DAADADADAAaaaaa-------
Asus P565 - 800Mhz of raw, powerthirst quenching speed http://www.picnicface.com/videos.php?videoID=12. A VGA 480x640 screen for people who prefer not to go blind, and a headphone jack for eternal happiness.
This is it, at long last, this is what I have been looking for, I am so going to order this baby. It even has a leather wrapped battery lid, it's leather, you know what that is.. class, baby, class. Also, money, probably lots of it too eheheheh.
Ok, check out all of the specs here, http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=2634&l1=11&l2=55&l3=526&l4=0, now one thing that is interesting is that it has a true VGA screen, so this makes it not only the fastest XDA ever, it makes it also have the most clearest and beautifulest (not sure if that is a word.. but just go with it.. let it gooo... ) phone ever. The kicker out of all of this is that ... are ya ready... it has.... a capacitive touch screen with the Asus Glide interface, experience glide here http://event.asus.com/mobile/glide/.
On a serious note though, Asus builds it stuff absolutely rock solid, not like HTC in which all of my HTC devices have failed after a year of intensive use (replace the keyboard, replace the screen, the piece of crap litmus paper said it has water damage so they would not fix it under warranty, garbage company, will never buy another HTC device, almost bought the Diamond though, until I read the reviews).
This is it people, this is what has been missing from my life, I have been waiting for a phone from Asus that would kick ass for years, this is it, I am going to buy this, this is my powerthirst quencher http://www.picnicface.com/videos.php?videoID=37, with this phone I will win at everything forever! Now, to find where to buy it?
-Kilihari.
** These are now all the known photos of this device available ... I think **
You know, really, I'd be more interested if you sounded less fanboi-ish. I'm on my second HTC handset without issues on either, so really I just wonder what abuse you do to them - but hey, if that's your style then go nuts for Asus, I personally won't pay the premium though.
But I do wonder what that Glide UI provides that Touchflo (of either flavour) doesn't?
So far I'm seeing "Multiple time-zone clocks" and that's about it. And it's uglier (which is a matter of personal opinion of course)
Edit: Went looking a bit further and, while I've only found one "review" that's not just a spec sheet, Glide on the 552w got panned as "not as slick asTouchflo".
no GPS
only 65000-color ( no VGA ) ???? no GPS ? no keyboard as well ( got used to the wizard and kaiser ) ??? only 128MB RAM ???? ( touchpro has 288 RAM ) ...
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the link before said it doesnt has GPS, but now i can see it has .
the only thing that back me up is , only 128 MB RAM
3 IMPORTANT things:
-Size screen
-Phisical keyboard
-Support form this fantastic site!
Just my opinion
P.d. Great processor
Cheers,
I'd rather have the Glaxy7 with 3.5 inch screen and WVGA GPS etc.
But as someone else pointed out, the thing that would hold me back is that it would not be supported by this fantastic site...
Without it, I would have to work on the basis that I will probably not have an upgrade route to future releases windows mobile.
Offtopic & Probably covered a hundred times before, but why is it just HTC focused, thather that more WinMob focused ?
Zuber
GPS and Fanboy
So I like Asus products.
Anyways, there are about 1000 posts on xda-developers pertaining to the quality of HTC devices. Now, please I think you got my wrong my friend, I absolutely love HTC, I think they have some pretty cool ****, but when I buy a HTC device, I know exactly what I am getting. I am getting something that will not last 6 hours a day of intensive use for two years. I am beyond a abusive/extreme user, I absolutely beat my devices into the ground, I push hard on the keys and I drop my devices on the concrete about once every six months, and I live in Japan, the most humid place on Earth(feels like it anyways). I demand allot from these things and HTC can not deliver under those conditions. I do know the quality of Asus, they do deliver, the paint is melted directly into their plastic so you never see paint chipping off, the warranty is second to none and I have returned devices successfully even when the litmus paper had turned blue and after the warranty expires, their customer support is in my opinion, some of the best in the business. Asus in terms of robust build is absolutely second to none, I should know I was an Asus reseller, I built computers for people and sold all manner of Asus products. The only time I had serious recalls is when I deviated to other products from different motherboard suppliers and computer parts. Asus has rigorous product testing and each one of their motherboards is tested before it leaves the factory. I like Asus and Windows. So shoot me
Beyond that, the new lineup of devices from HTC have problems with the paint flaking off after a few weeks, TouchFLO is beautiful but laggy, and the GPS is laggy something like 20 meters or something (whoops missed a turn) hehehe. The only thing that turns me on to the Touch Diamond and its family of products is the beautiful WVGA screen but the new Asus has an actual VGA screen so, I will wait, and as far as the GPS goes, I got my Garmin Mobile 10 with Bluetooth GPS adapter, so it doesn't mean anything to me.
Fanboy? ME... of course I am, just like you are and the rest of the people here... I try to make my posts amusing so people laugh while reading them, that's all, sorry to have offended you.
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only 65000-color ( no VGA ) ???? no GPS ? no keyboard as well ( got used to the wizard and kaiser ) ??? only 128MB RAM ???? ( touchpro has 288 RAM ) ...
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Please read at the very top of the screen, it is right there, it is VGA screen, in fact, this is a true VGA device here. Yes, 65000 color is VGA (I am pretty sure, cuz, damnitt that's what it says in the review, so man, don't be a hater I am just typing what I read in the review! and if i am wrong... well.. don't kill me ehhehee)
Also, the keyboard thing doesn't bother me in the least, having the same capacitive touch screen that the iPhone does, typing on the face should hopefully be a happy experience.
AFAIK Windows Mobile can only use resistive touch screens?
Its real good but the problem is will you be able to get a good support forum for ASUS like xda-developers and that too in English ? I think xda has taken the winmo and specifically the HTC phones to a new height. If you know of a forum then please let us know.
Resistive V.S. Capacitive
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AFAIK Windows Mobile can only use resistive touch screens?
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No, Windows Mobile can support a capacitive touch screen, it is just the fact that many windows programs make use of on screen hand recognition software which kinda do not work so well with a capacitive touch screen http://discuss.pocketnow.com/showthread.php?threadid=23389. However, this has all changed now with the invention of the Pogo stylus for capacitive touch screens!
This phone should be the ****, checking out further references I don't know where I got the capacitive touch screen from, no where on Asus's site does it say that, I think I must have read it on some website somewhere, I will try to find it again.
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Its real good but the problem is will you be able to get a good support forum for ASUS like xda-developers and that too in English ? I think xda has taken the winmo and specifically the HTC phones to a new height. If you know of a forum then please let us know.
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XDA-developers is, in my opinion, one of a kind, there is no other development resource like this on the net, the people who set this up, my had goes off to you my friends. That is why I come on here to talk about this new phone, because the people here might care about it enough to eventually add a category for it... hopefully, but we will see, maybe the phone will suck, who know...
Asus builds it stuff absolutely rock solid, not like HTC
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exactly.
f$%^ HTC and their sad slow poo's..
Sorry, where is the proof the screen is capacitive?
Surur
It has GPS
surur said:
Sorry, where is the proof the screen is capacitive?
Surur
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I am searching damnitt , give me a minute but I did find on Asus's main website that this phone does infact support gps!
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only 65000-color ( no VGA ) ???? no GPS ? no keyboard as well ( got used to the wizard and kaiser ) ??? only 128MB RAM ???? ( touchpro has 288 RAM ) ...
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no GPS? where did you get this from, it absolutely supports GPS, it is on the main website, look at it here!
GPS: SiRF Star III with InstantFix
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=13428
Kilihari I simply love your posts, you provided the greatest laugh for me today. You bash HTC then say you love it then compare its faults to ASUS than come back and say you like HTC again and back and forth and back and forth... I think you need a device made by ASUS and HTC... they can call it ASUHTCS (pronounced A-Sucks) LOL Just my .02 that someone got a little too happy about a device that many know little about which basically means it is set up to fail.
If it is too good to be true... it probably isn't
Kilihari said:
Hello Everyone, (sorry about the 640x480, it is 480x640)
** EDIT **
Important to note this is in fact a high resolution screen true VGA 480x640
"Unprecedented Clarity with High-resolution Touchscreen "
see here http://7thspace.com/headlines/297795/asus_introduces_fastest_business_pda_phone_in_the_world.html
It does have GPS: SiRF Star III with InstantFix
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=13428
** EDIT **
Forget the Glaxy7, and the Zest, here is the best, the new, improved, ultra-fast, ultra-amazing... DAADADADAAaaaaa-------
Asus P565 - 800Mhz of raw, powerthirst quenching speed http://www.picnicface.com/videos.php?videoID=12. A VGA 480x640 screen for people who prefer not to go blind, and a headphone jack for eternal happiness.
This is it, at long last, this is what I have been looking for, I am so going to order this baby. It even has a leather wrapped battery lid, it's leather, you know what that is.. class, baby, class. Also, money, probably lots of it too eheheheh.
Ok, check out all of the specs here, http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=2634&l1=11&l2=55&l3=526&l4=0, now one thing that is interesting is that it has a true VGA screen, so this makes it not only the fastest XDA ever, it makes it also have the most clearest and beautifulest (not sure if that is a word.. but just go with it.. let it gooo... ) phone ever. The kicker out of all of this is that ... are ya ready... it has.... a capacitive touch screen with the Asus Glide interface, experience glide here http://event.asus.com/mobile/glide/.
On a serious note though, Asus builds it stuff absolutely rock solid, not like HTC in which all of my HTC devices have failed after a year of intensive use (replace the keyboard, replace the screen, the piece of crap litmus paper said it has water damage so they would not fix it under warranty, garbage company, will never buy another HTC device, almost bought the Diamond though, until I read the reviews).
This is it people, this is what has been missing from my life, I have been waiting for a phone from Asus that would kick ass for years, this is it, I am going to buy this, this is my powerthirst quencher http://www.picnicface.com/videos.php?videoID=37, with this phone I will win at everything forever! Now, to find where to buy it?
-Kilihari.
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Sorry in your original link (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=2634&l1=11&l2=55&l3=526&l4=0) it had NO GPS but later link it HAD (http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=13428)
d_dreamer said:
Sorry in your original link (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=2634&l1=11&l2=55&l3=526&l4=0) it had NO GPS but later link it HAD (http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=13428)
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Well you know... ASUS does make those quality products and sometimes the quality is so good that you get random features that pop out of nowhere LOL Just hope it doesn't disappear as fast as it appeared LOL
Being Cool.
neoobs said:
Kilihari I simply love your posts, you provided the greatest laugh for me today. You bash HTC then say you love it then compare its faults to ASUS than come back and say you like HTC again and back and forth and back and forth... I think you need a device made by ASUS and HTC... they can call it ASUHTCS (pronounced A-Sucks) LOL Just my .02 that someone got a little too happy about a device that many know little about which basically means it is set up to fail.
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No no, they could call it "Hot Tech & Asus" HTC could design it, and Asus could build it after they corrected the flaws from the ****ty design team at HTC. It could be perfect!!!! Why Hot? Think about it HT&A, Hot Ti.... ahh.. never mind.. but it would be perfect wouldn't it?
neoobs said:
If it is too good to be true... it probably isn't
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Doooooood, it's soo too good to be true that it will in fact be true. I am actually going to buy this device, unless the Glaxy7 comes out tomorrow and is better for some reason, but I like this device better I think, it is faster, more future proof and .. and .. 800Mhz.. ohhhh... I can finally listen to Slayer A2BT with my cool bluetooth headphones! http://www.motorola.com/consumers/v...nnel=b49932a609e89110VgnVCM1000008406b00aRCRD. Ohh I am gonna be cooler than I used to be, and damnitt that was pretty cool .
Kilihari said:
Doooooood, it's soo too good to be true that it will in fact be true.
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Read this over again and find the mistake in your theory
Kilihari said:
Ohh I am gonna be cooler than I used to be, and damnitt that was pretty cool .
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If you think you are gonna be cooler just because you have this phone you probably think you will get supermodels by drinking Bud Lite. Power to ya
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Well you know... ASUS does make those quality products and sometimes the quality is so good that you get random features that pop out of nowhere LOL Just hope it doesn't disappear as fast as it appeared LOL
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I hope it came with GPS. I'll buy this one instead of HTC HD. Smaller screen but faster CPU. Less RAM & no extra internal memory . Support from xda-developers.com is a bonus.
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neoobs said:
If you think you are gonna be cooler just because you have this phone you probably think you will get supermodels by drinking Bud Lite. Power to ya
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What... you crazy man... you don't get supermodels by drinking Bud Lite... you get super models by drinking regular Budweiser, the Lite is for little girliemen. No man... if ya haven't realized, most of what I post is a little ... how to say... expressive and... mostly hyperactively insane... ehhehehe... goes beyond the normal posts... please read my second post to understand further. Yeah, but Budweiser is way more manlier and chicks totally dig that... here in Japan. Dood, do you realize how many chicks I would get if I owned this phone, I would be a hot-Asian-chick magnet... in Japan.
-Kilihari
I reviewed a few new devices in pdadb.net today and felt jealous.
the TG01 is obviously a stronger device than any HTC device in the market.
There are actually only two reasons to why i can't purchase it (and why i bought an HD second hand from a member of xda-devs). The reasons are that there's no Xda-devs support for non-HTC devices and that the battery is 1000mA (which is nothing less than pathetic).
Being an active member of Xda-devs makes it impossible to even think of other devices (and while it sounds like it's a bad thing, we all know it is impossible to support all devices in the world). the iPhone feels like a joke and while the TG01 feels like god, without software perfection, ROM cooking, direct device support.. theme and skin creation.. modding.. and so forth, I would feel naked having a device which isn't supported by the biggest PDA community in the world.
I wish HTC figured out it's mid 2009 and upgraded.
I mean.. ****.. a 1000Mhz processor is a freaking stable pentium 3 (by the way, the most stable processor ever presented (electronicallywise) is considered to be the pentium 3 1000). Having a 4.1 screen on a device which isn't much larger than the HD.. is very thin... good looking.. is like a dream. If not only for saying I don't have a Qualcomm processor.. i'd get the TG01.
From here on.. it's all tragedy. It's somewhat of an analogy to not being able to buy a perfect device because your network doesn't support it.
To be completely honest, I think it's a disgrace that the Touch HD runs on a 528Mhz processor instead of a 628.. and that the Rhodium and Diamond 2 have the same one.
Anyways.. just pointing out the obvious.
Think of the first device you ever had. Think of how it was before you first got involved with this forum.. and think of the after image.
Think of the second device you bought.. and do the same.
...........the day i stepped into this place, i virtually got married. for bad or for good.
mostly for good.
i kinda feel the same way but i am looking at the new Toshiba model with a keyboard.
well there is always my site.
i'm not buying the Toshiba TG01 cus it a freaking BRICK!
we got to stop buying their freaking BRICK!
otherwise they going to make cellphone BIGGER AND BIGGER!
how about TG01+, it' only .5" bigger, .....at 4.6" screen.
then TG01++, it' only 1" bigger! ............ at 5.6" inches!
then SUPER TG01 only 1.3" bigger!.....at 7" screen!
if we dont stop buying their junk, they going try to sell you a 7" cellphone! haha
All you really miss out on are the roms. Almost everything else is somewhat universal
I agree though, the battery capacity is half of what mine is and the phone is 5 times as fast with a bigger screen. Very lame.
Thickness is more important than the other 2 dimensions, IMO. It's not a brick cuz it's actually thinner than the iphone.
Dont worry future is orange lol
Hi all, hope everyone is well
@ nir36
I wish I could be more appreciative and less critical of the level of elitism that is now being shown by XDA-DEVS but.....its evolution lol
I have been around here since....2003 or something (viewing) - since I got my original SPV and my mate had an original XDA - what a marvel of tech they were lol....and things have swung right around.
I remember being a modaco member and being much more active over there as XDA - DEVS was not such a user forum but more of a dev forum. Buzz lightyear and co made waves and I(we - most people) surfed along - downloaded and experienced as opposed to inputing lol....
Back then HTC were the ONLY (in general) company that made decent PDA's - they were the only company that actually sold them through service providers in the UK and so had a complete strangle hold on the MArket. If you wanted a GSM windows mobile then you had to get an XDA/MDA/SPV - all HTC......
Now things are different in many many ways.
XDA devs is now as much a user forum as a Dev forum.
How many times do you see rude people dissing newbies - dont post here dont ask - Are you stupid why cant you search etc. Pointless elitism. Just help if you can or shutup maybe lol? Of course Ban trolls.....
Also Windows mobile phones are now available from a number of carriers all from different manufacturers......
So, when I got my Omnia (now sold, back to WM 6.5 HTC advantage/N95 8GB combo) I was naturally shocked to hear that XDA were refusing to have a device section for it.....
I was baffled - Omnia is the best small Win mobile device I have ever used in terms of all round ability. It has spot on hardware, very good media capabilities.
Many many users here got one and wanted a device section. It almost destroyed my faith in the device as I realised the level of commaraderie and support would not exist (so I thought)
There were polls and questionaires etc - everyone wanted OMnia to have its own section but it wouldnt come.......
I used to think that HTC paid XDA devs and actually gave us all more rights than others when it came to new builds and ROMS etc.....but now I realise that HTC were the Pioneers and there was no point having a site dealing with win mo specific (not HTC specific) as HTC WERE WINDOWS MOBILE!! When people used to search for Win mo it was either for IPAQ or XDA as that was ALL THERE WAS widely available.
Then I realised that XDA devs is not all there is to the world of Windows Mobile.......there are many many forums with huge numbers of devs all churning out ROMS
So what I am getting to here - is that the hardware should be our driving force! We should get the best hardware wise devices and all work together where - ever we have to and apply the fixes and builds from here - to other devices!!
www.omnia.com (or similar) is a great resource and it willl only get better. I expect the same for all new gen devices. We are the users. We are the drivers. If enough people all buy TG01's and club together to buy one for example CMONEX/MITCHYPRIMA or who ever (someone interested in the device lol) then we will get ROMS and the future is orange.
So get a TG01 (- me too if Omnia HD and N97 are both pointless, I can see no reason to get a touch pro 2 - where is my 3.5"?? Where is my direction pad? - duh!? -)
God damn it we will start a forum together club in buy some devices and flash until I am bored or happy.....
Toshiba and Samsung sales must be looking over here and saying to them selves - this type of community is the future, it drives sales for the platform.
Hopefully a bigger all in one Windows Mobile forum will start somewhere that will garner support from all users here and all other locations.....
We are all getting more out of Windows mobile as we rip from device to device........seems logical the next step is to include all manufactureres....
What I don't like about HTC is thier market policy. I'm not the type who is going to buy an expensive device with an expensive contract. I want to buy my phones from real, authorised distributors, just like I do with all the PC parts I use in the PCs I sell. Getting an HTC device here in Hungary is way too expensive right now.
is there no chance of having a forum dedicated to non-htc devices? because if the superstar can't match up well against the tg01, i'm going with the tg01. and i'd hate to lose this great wealth of knowledge here
Well, nvidia will make sure that snapdragon won't be better (if not then. At least in 3D and watching videos with anything other than WMP
If the community is strong enough it will make it's own forum.
I would buy the TG01, hopefully some other site will support the ROMs for it, but I'm stuck between it and the Omnia HD . . .
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i'm not buying the Toshiba TG01 cus it a freaking BRICK!
we got to stop buying their freaking BRICK!
otherwise they going to make cellphone BIGGER AND BIGGER!
how about TG01+, it' only .5" bigger, .....at 4.6" screen.
then TG01++, it' only 1" bigger! ............ at 5.6" inches!
then SUPER TG01 only 1.3" bigger!.....at 7" screen!
if we dont stop buying their junk, they going try to sell you a 7" cellphone! haha
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That "junk" is, currently, the only phone to have an 1 GHz Snapdragon... Which, in my real-world H.264 decoding tests, have turned out to be at least 50% faster than 624 MHz XScale CPU's. That is, it has a LOT of computing power.
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All you really miss out on are the roms. Almost everything else is somewhat universal
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True. xda devs came pretty handy with my (brrrrr. trying to shake off the memory) LG KS20
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That "junk" is, currently, the only phone to have an 1 GHz Snapdragon... Which, in my real-world H.264 decoding tests, have turned out to be at least 50% faster than 624 MHz XScale CPU's. That is, it has a LOT of computing power.
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i just saw some1 on costco wearing Iphone on belt clip, that thing is big, that is not sexy! this TG01 will make u even more ugly! haha
I love big screens! 2.8" VGA screens hurt my eyes, and 3.5-4" is the sweet spot for size versus clarity. A thin device with a small bezel and a 4" wide screen can still fit in a pocket.
eh i kinda like it, sure it is big but i stick my phone in my back pocket so as long as it fits...lol. but really wow it has six more stand by hours than the viva but three less talk time. seems like you would be charging it every day.
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i just saw some1 on costco wearing Iphone on belt clip, that thing is big, that is not sexy! this TG01 will make u even more ugly! haha
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If you like small screens, why not appeal to HTC to make some 2 inch ones specially for you? I think that most of us like bigger screens cuz we're cool like that.
The PPC big screens are great for GPS, Movies, Internet, Touch, Pics, etc...with them I don't have to carry around a PC laptop! That's why the HD, Iphonie, and soon the TGxx are the most popular devices.
netnerd said:
i'm not buying the Toshiba TG01 cus it a freaking BRICK!
we got to stop buying their freaking BRICK!
otherwise they going to make cellphone BIGGER AND BIGGER!
how about TG01+, it' only .5" bigger, .....at 4.6" screen.
then TG01++, it' only 1" bigger! ............ at 5.6" inches!
then SUPER TG01 only 1.3" bigger!.....at 7" screen!
if we dont stop buying their junk, they going try to sell you a 7" cellphone! haha
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I am a fan of clamshell type devices, so having a big device is a trade off. I don't mind a big device as long as it will still fit in a big pocket or pouch. I agree that a 7 inch screen is too big. I believe it should not be bigger than a 5 inch screen, it can be made a little longer though.
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I believe it should not be bigger than a 5 inch screen, it can be made a little longer though.
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I think 5 inch is proably stretching it if you want it as a phone (as in hold it to your ear).
The TG01 is already pushing, but slimness helps. If you had a device same size as TG01 but less of it is border, then you would effectively have 4.5 inch maybe.
Zuber
For those of you who are a bit younger, I should also point out that back in the 90s, ALL devices were HUGE and where weighting more than 1 kilo
I don't know what the heck is going on, but I don't this is is normal. People are buying an excellent device and far from enjoying it, they spend all the time trying to find a defect, whatever it may. It sounds to me like mass hysteria fueled by unrealistically high expectations and highly polarized opinions and advices from false experts.
Not only people complain about behavior that it's perfectly normal and within the acceptable parameters, but also show surprise to design issues that they should very well know way in advance before purchasing the device: no FM radio, no notification LED, no 4G bands, etc. Or about application failing under a new Version ofnthe OS.
It could be me, but it seems this is getting to a level of paroxysm that is not healthy. I don't usually agree with Steve Jobs but I have to admit he was right when he allegedly say: it's just a phone!
I risk sounding like an old man, but I'm going to go on a limb and say that XDA did not sound like that during the windows mobile days, and those devices were horrible by today's standards. What's happened?
I so agree with you I'm coming from an iphone now on the S n 4 was the shi but even that had to be tweaked so much to actually get it to its best ability n ppl still had complains, I think first of ppl who really dont know how to take a phone to its full potential or know how to find a work around for what they are missing or they are just miserable complain about the phone. I paid the full price but I did do my research n knew what I was buying. Since day one I have been happy with my S and after putting Modoca Rom n a few apps n other tweaks n widgets my phone is perfect for me. Ppl want perfect from an electronic device, contradicting to what I said but perfect isnt attainable but the S comes close. Return the phone if u want to complain about these lil issuse or do more research next time before you.
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Probably something to do with the increased cost of devices and people expecting more for their money and rightly so IMO.
If I fork out premium money I expect a premium device and not one with defects.
It may well be just a phone to some but it's also many other things to many people. If I buy a sat nav I expect it to be fully functional with no defects, likewise if I buy a media player, a camera, a games machine, an internet tablet etc etc... should we not expect the same of a convergence device?
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Short answer to your question is YES, IT'S NORMAL. Normal in that it's common across the internet, not just on the NS, but on anything (smartphones, cars, computers, etc).
Outside of the development sections of a forum like this, most people who are just happy and loving their device aren't going to come and post about it, so there's a natural negative skew on most forums dedicated to a product. People usually find the forum because they looked for someplace to talk about the problems or dissatisfaction with the device.
No opinion on whether it's healthy or not; for some it's cathartic to vent in public...
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This thread has the potential to get ugly...
Short answer to your question is YES, IT'S NORMAL. Normal in that it's common across the internet, not just on the NS, but on anything (smartphones, cars, computers, etc).
Outside of the development sections of a forum like this, most people who are just happy and loving their device aren't going to come and post about it, so there's a natural negative skew on most forums dedicated to a product. People usually find the forum because they looked for someplace to talk about the problems or dissatisfaction with the device.
No opinion on whether it's healthy or not; for some it's cathartic to vent in public...
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Agreed. You have to be somewhat flexible when it comes to issues such as these. For some, spending $500 for a phone equates to months of saving, so yes, they want it to be perfect, or darn close to it. But stuff happens, and you just have to roll with the punches sometimes. If it's defective, exchange it for another one. I purchased an Asus G73 gaming Laptop (high end laptop) and had a ton pf problems with it. I exchanged it and had a problem with the replacement. I returned it and purchased an HP Envy 17 Beats Edition instead, and everything is right in the world again. It is what it is. I'm extremely happy with my Nexus S and my Hp Envy 17. Life is good.