Hey guys
anyone know anything or heard about this device which is alledgedly due for release in October? Anyone used Asus devices? Are they good quality? Seems to be exactly what I'm after (Omnia with a proper screen)
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=asus-glaxy7
GSM Connectivity : GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HAUPA
GSM Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100 (Sorry US readers )
Screen: 3.5 “WVGA 800X480 / 65K Color TFT
System: Microsoft WM 6.1 Professional
UI: Glide 1.5
Camera: 5MP (2592×1944px) from autofocus
Video: MPEG4, H.264 encoding & decoding - resolution unknown
Communications: Bluetooth 2.0, Wifi, USB
aGPS
Audio: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, EVRC, QCELP, AAC + + EAAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM, WAV
Working time:
Standby : 200 hours
Talk time: 4 hours
Memory: 4GB flash
Expansion: microSD
Dimensions: 115×59x13.8mm
Tracking ball
Accelerometer
Construction: stainless steel
Interesting eh?
Asus devices are of good quality, little worse then Samsung maybe though (I have both i900 and ASUS p525 now to compare).
As time goes on, better and better devices are announced. This one will be officially announced in October, so expect to be able to buy it around Christmas. At this time no doubt that some other better device will be announced from some other manufacturer, and so on
hehe yeah, as is all things with technology in them
This does finaly look like the device for me though
After some googling it looks like it will be released in October and not just announced .... i hope!
****, now I don`t know which one to get, this, touch hd or xperia.
if this has better video recording and playback I just might get this instead of Touch HD & Xperia.
Great phones coming for Santa`s bag
indeed, we seem to be overflowing with choice however, for me its simple.
Xperia, Touch HD == HTC manufactured so NO.
Omnia = odd and small screen res and apparently very buggy
So that leave me with the Asus.
That makes sense and I can see why
Tho I am leaning towards this piece of power, I`ll wait for the reviews
Monty Burns said:
indeed, we seem to be overflowing with choice however, for me its simple.
Xperia, Touch HD == HTC manufactured so NO.
Omnia = odd and small screen res and apparently very buggy
So that leave me with the Asus.
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I have seen issues with HTC not providing proper drivers for their devices... What else do you have against HTC ? Do you think other manufacturers are really different ? I'm about to change my phone, so i'd like to have your advice about this...
Thanks
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HTC hardware build quality is awefull in my experience. I have not had one HTC device that I have not had to return at least once. I treat my devices like the expensive equipment they are and do not keep them in pockets with objects such as keys or money etc.
Its a real shame as HTC design and specification is awesome, just they seem to use awefull and cheap components to build them.
I have a Toshiba G900 which is an awesome device but sadly lacks RAM and GPS. For these reason i did something I said I would never do and changed back to a HTC device - Touch Diamond (which is a downgrade on the awesome screen of the tosh) and without fail, the Diamond is letting me down. The coating on the top of the tempered glass is so easily scratched, its getting scratched by just putting in on a desk. The buttons have scratches, the back panel paint is wearing off and the bezel around the screen has what looks like a silver/metal patch showing through. All this I could expect from a device thats a year old - like my G900 - but not a one month old phone. Oh and the other BIG issue is that I cannot play music without a skip, pause or song chop! (this is all Touch Diamonds) This is not just my issue, everyone gets it, and if anyone says they don't, lots of us would like to know what your doing and how your doing it!!!!
I can only say that my Toshiba was excellent build quality but I cannot vouch for any other manufacturer, only to say that they can't be any worse than HTC!
p.s. remember, the X1 is being MADE by HTC and branded/customised by Sony, chances are, it will be rubbish build quality as well.
edit: the Driver issue is not just a HTC issue. For some reason lots of manu's put the Nvidia chipset into the devices and never actually "drive" it - including Toshiba. Just bizzare.
Does anybody know something about the cpu and ram?
http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1480
CPU 32bit Marvell PXA930
RAM 128
ROM is marked up at 4gig but I think they mean memory card. Not sure about the actual "rom" size.
Details are still sketchy and im not sure where PDADB got a lot of this from to be honest.
At this moment I've a HTC TyTN II, maybe this would be my new device too!
Since I've seen this device I'm doubt between the HTC Touch Pro and the Glaxy7. Should I miss the hardware keyboard? I'm still writing on the screen mostly because I forget my keyboard.
The Touch Pro has 288MB Ram vs the Glaxy7 with just 128MB, the Touch Pro has a keyboard, the Touch Pro has a bigger user community.
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Other models I've been doubting but no go because:
- HTC Touch Diamond; no card slot
- HTC Touch HD; 25% more pixels but same cpu, only touchscreen no buttons, too big device?
- Samsung Omnia: too glossy for me, crappy case, no good experience with Samsung phones (no experience with their PPC's)
- Sony Ericsson: I'don't like the buttons of the keyboard, I was always a Ericsson fan (later SE) but with this don't know. Beside if I've to choose between the Touch Pro and the Xperia l'll choose the HTC. More RAM and bigger community.
The camera is for me no point to choose. At least, that would be my last point. It's reasonable the camera is one of the choosing facts. But remind that Windows Mobile isn't good with photo's.
E-ten has new devices too, but that is Acer. My experience with the Acer notebooks are not good. Cheap silly things!
your forgeting that the Glaxy has a 5mp camera as well.... this is important (at least to me)
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At this moment I've a HTC TyTN II, maybe this would be my new device too!
Since I've seen this device I'm doubt between the HTC Touch Pro and the Glaxy7. Should I miss the hardware keyboard? I'm still writing on the screen mostly because I forget my keyboard.
The Touch Pro has 288MB Ram vs the Glaxy7 with just 128MB, the Touch Pro has a keyboard, the Touch Pro has a bigger user community.
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Other models I've been doubting but no go because:
- HTC Touch Diamond; no card slot
- HTC Touch HD; 25% more pixels but same cpu, only touchscreen no buttons, too big device?
- Samsung Omnia: too glossy for me, crappy case, no good experience with Samsung phones (no experience with their PPC's)
E-ten has new devices too, but that is Acer. My experience with the Acer notebooks are not good. Cheap silly things!
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You forgot sony xperia.
+there should be some phones based on android, and some new phones with nvidia chips
Actually i don't want a suck CPU in my phone that make it slow enough for dialing, browser internet / photos and watching movie lagging same as an old-style projector in classroom.
Yes, the qualcomm having ATI Imageon, but also no HW support both 2d and 3d, so no VGA now.
If this machine really using intel cpu, this should be cool and the greatest PDA phone ever.
asus quality..
i used to have an asus p535 and it was one of the best pocket pcs that i owned.
it was very powerfull and it does not hang.
the built quality was excellent and the color does not peel because it is melted with the plastic itself.
the GPS was sirf III one of the best reciever in the world.
what i want to say is that asus products are very good but asus lacks the marketing touch to sell its products.
galaxy 7 will be a great device ,i am sure and i am looking forward for its release.
its good to hear from someone who has actually used a previous Asus PDA. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I must admit, i'm already sold on the Glaxy even though I am growing positivley towards my Diamond again - despite its poor hardware build quality.
Is this a new fashion? WVGA and WQVGA?
I like big screens, but I don't like software incompatibility...
My old (Now) G900 had an 800*480 screen and I only found issues with older versions of TomTom. Like it or not, I reckon this will become the new "standard" screen res and as such, people are/will develope code to handle it.
I have been using a Samsung Omnia for a few weeks now, and previously I used an Asus P525 for a little over 1 year. I still have the P525 (keeping it as spare).
Build quality: Asus is top notch as far as I am concerned, on par with my previous SE phones (P800,P900). High quality material all around on the P525.
Omnia is not bad at all, although the plastic case and back will get scratched quite fast, I think. There have been a number of complaints about Omnia units having to be returned for some sort or other hardware problem. Difficult to evaluate how serious it is as you only hear from the people having problems, not those that have not had any.
Software: This is where I think the Omnia is weak at this point in time: there are still a number of bugs in the OS (some major, some minor), whereas the P525 was rock solid (went from WM5 to WM6 no problem). Is it a result of rushing to market ? Nonetheless, Samsung is releasing ROM updates just about every month, so they are certainly trying... Flashing an Omnia is not an easy (or safe) process (no booloader method found to date), and a hardware initiated hard reset is very difficult to achieve (the only time I really had to use it it took me 30 minutes of button pushing to finally initiate the Hard Reset).
If the upcoming Galaxy7 is anything like my P525 and has the right specifications, and Samsung does not clear up a certain number of things that are important to me, I may very well switch.
My 2 cents...
"WCDMA Frequency: 900/1900/2100 (Sorry US readers )"
so it works in 1900umts in USA 3G, right?
i know it should works, but i just want to make sure. haha
I know that this is probably not the best place to ask but I may have the chance to upgrade from my Trinity to a new handset and am looking for opinions on which of the following would be a better choice as on paper they look very similar.
SE Xperia X1 or Samsung Omnia 16Gb.
I am fully aware that i will get little to no hardware assistance on here for the Samsung, that i can live with. The Samsung seems to be a faster CPU but with less RAM/ROM and a lower resolution screen. The Xperia's shortcomings seem to me to be the slightly slower CPU and a recessed screen which i already have anyway. On the plus it has a slide out keyboard, never had one and not sure i want/need one now.
Looking to run TomTom 6.5 and SPB MS3, being the two programs that have the most chance to cause me issues.
i have a x1 and tomtom 7 and spb shell 3 work fine on the official rom. also there is on the x1 section the Korean spb shell 3 panels (same software but as a panel so it does not override the wm today screen) that also work in english.
should i got for the desire HD with its poor battery life but blazing performance,
the galaxy S that feels like a toy and hope froyo (not in UK yet) fixes its problems,
or buy a desire with its (now) outdated processor but large and probably long lasting community support?
or should i just wait until something the size of the desire comes out with the processor from the desire HD?
only 1 vote and no replies? i feel unloved
It might just be me, but I don't trust Samsung with phones. As opposed to HTC, their phones feel like toys, and although they're sometimes more powerful, they're not supported for very long. Basically, it's bleeding edge (at least hardware-wise) vs quality. And by quality I mean not only build quality but also how long the device is supported for by the manufacturer and what you can do with it afterwards.
HTC phones are usually top-quality devices, the first to get rooted, have the best third-party interface (Sense) which btw can be removed. The Galaxy S phones are powerful, but Touchwiz adds no functionality when compared to Sense (which adds a LOT) and Samsung doesn't have a good track record of updating their phones often. Look at the Behold II. Look at the current US Galaxy S phones. It's the reason I chose an HTC Evo over a Samsung Epic (Galaxy S with a keyboard, dual cameras, and WiMax). On top of that the Galaxy S phones haven't even gotten 2.2 yet here in US and have a number of hardware issues, one being the GPS.
By no means am I saying the Galaxy S phones are bad, it's just that you'd get more out of an HTC device. My mother and sisters own the Samsung Intercept, which is supposed to be the successor to the Moment. It's in fact a downgrade in every way except the keyboard. But I'm not going to go into that. I say wait till Christmas or get a Desire HD.
Well right now I'll choose the Galaxy S phone because it's the best android phone right now but wait because in this times (November, December, January) alot of phones arrive and maybe a better one comes
As I hate the low resolution of AMOLED screens...
Desire HD
Desire
Galaxy S
I've been using my HTC Touch Pro with WM 6.1 for about 3 years now. Great device with a lot of free apps, but the time has come to put it down and replace it with something. I need some feedback on new devices/OS. Here is what I need:
1. Slide out keyboard. This limits my choices but is a must have feature for my needs.
2. Larger more responsive screen than Touch Pro. TP has a small screen, so there seems to be many choices.
3. More responsive touch screen. I can't seem to fine tune my TP screen and the OS seems to bog down sometimes.
4. Ability to run on the 3G and/or 4G network of T-Mobile (and/or ATT)
5. Unlocked or simple to unlock.
6. Good amount of ram, rom. at least as much as TP. More is better.
7. Decent battery life with replaceable battery as I also carry a spare.
8. Advice on OS. I've always used MS O/S but the android OS sounds great.
9. Availability of free and varied apps. There are so many available for TP, biz, games and travel.
10. Easily customizable, without flashing of roms. I have become lost in the ocean of roms for TP that I just stick with stock and eliminate all the extra vendor crap. I'm really not able to get my head around cooking though.
11. I'd like to be able to sync address book, calender and files with outlook. MS, keeps eliminating that ability from their new OS. Why do they do that?
I know this is a lot to ask, but I'd like to hear what others recommend as I don't know much about android, but many devices are sporting it now. I don't know if I like the look/feel of windows 7. Is Mango any better?
I know this is a lot to ask, but I am not familiar with android os, but most new phones run this. Any phone recommendations?
Joe_PDA said:
I've been using my HTC Touch Pro with WM 6.1 for about 3 years now. Great device with a lot of free apps, but the time has come to put it down and replace it with something. I need some feedback on new devices/OS. Here is what I need:
1. Slide out keyboard. This limits my choices but is a must have feature for my needs.
2. Larger more responsive screen than Touch Pro. TP has a small screen, so there seems to be many choices.
3. More responsive touch screen. I can't seem to fine tune my TP screen and the OS seems to bog down sometimes.
4. Ability to run on the 3G and/or 4G network of T-Mobile (and/or ATT)
5. Unlocked or simple to unlock.
6. Good amount of ram, rom. at least as much as TP. More is better.
7. Decent battery life with replaceable battery as I also carry a spare.
8. Advice on OS. I've always used MS O/S but the android OS sounds great.
9. Availability of free and varied apps. There are so many available for TP, biz, games and travel.
10. Easily customizable, without flashing of roms. I have become lost in the ocean of roms for TP that I just stick with stock and eliminate all the extra vendor crap. I'm really not able to get my head around cooking though.
11. I'd like to be able to sync address book, calender and files with outlook. MS, keeps eliminating that ability from their new OS. Why do they do that?
I know this is a lot to ask, but I'd like to hear what others recommend as I don't know much about android, but many devices are sporting it now. I don't know if I like the look/feel of windows 7. Is Mango any better?
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Large list of demands consider phones like:
- Droid 2 Global;
- Galaxy Epic;
- HTC Desire Z.
These are some of the current selection of high end droid phones with a Querty board. If you'll just wait a lil longer there are likely to come out some more phone with a dual-core 1.2Ghz.
Good luck.
with QUERTY:
Motorola CLIQ 2 - android 2.2, 1420mAh
DELL Venue Pro - windows phone 7, 1Ghz, 1400mAh
HTC Desire Z - android 2.2, 800Mhz, 1300mAh
Nokia E7 - symbian^3, 1200mAh
without QWERTY and dual core cpu:
HTC Sensation - dual core 1.2 Ghz, android 2.3, , 1520mAh
Samsung Galaxy S II - dual core, android 2.3, 1650mAh
LG Optimus 2X - dual core 1.0 Ghz, android 2.2, 1500mAh
Motorola Atrix 4G - dual core, android 2.2, 1930mAh
Thanks for the recommendations. I am researching these and other devices. A few related questions though:
1. If I get an Android phone, do they come with MS Office Mobile apps?
2. Also, with Android, can I sync my Outlook contacts and appointments with MS Outlook on my desktop?
3. Any newer devices in the pipeline? Preferably something tht runs on T-Mobiles HSPA+.
I was going to buy a windows phone from att but i was wondering which was the best (i was stuck between nokia lumia 900 or htc titan II possibly it is neither)
As far as announced phones go I'd say the Lumia 900... but that's if you are limiting yourself to WP& and aren't going to wait to see what comes out this fall, like possibly a WP8/Apollo device.
Nokia 900
Although i like my Titan 1, i would give my left nut for a Nokia 900.
Nokia is a whole different build quality that can't be compared and the clear black tech will be sweet.