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HI Guys
Would you say that the Touch Pro 2 is a good/closest replacemnt/upgrade to the HTC Universal?
If not which model would you suggest, is?
Thanks
Calli
its its the successor to the tp1
the next one up i dont know wudve been the shft or something similar
calli said:
HI Guys
Would you say that the Touch Pro 2 is a good/closest replacemnt/upgrade to the HTC Universal?
If not which model would you suggest, is?
Thanks
Calli
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That´s a good question
On my opinion is not the "official" succesor but it´s the closer we can have till now on the new devices
Of course that fantastic swivel to move from micro lap top to PDA will hardly repeated again...
Me as Universal user as my main phone/PDA I think it´s a not replacement but it´s something to consider as has nice screen and nice keyboard
I don´t think HTC will launch another device more similar at least in 2 years (Hope I´m wrong)
Just my opinion
I might be wrong but I don’t think HTC made enough money with Universal. Furthermore a Building Successor for Universal would be much more expensive than current existing devices.
With the current economy situation I don’t think HTC will risk putting a device on to market which will or cannot amortise the R&D cost.
I believe TP2 is good/best choice for replacing Universal.
Bulldog said:
I might be wrong but I don’t think HTC made enough money with Universal. Furthermore a Building Successor for Universal would be much more expensive than current existing devices.
With the current economy situation I don’t think HTC will risk putting a device on to market which will or cannot amortise the R&D cost.
I believe TP2 is good/best choice for replacing Universal.
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Not sure if they did not make $, remember Universal was launched on 2005 and on that time not any device on earth was so complete and powerfull (Even to this date still compete with new models in some specs!)
Refer to the voting here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446362
But agree, TP2 is the onlt decent replacement I can see in the future
I read from Brighthand, ASUS is going to produce a similar model. We need to wait for more specs to come out though. Hopefully it will have a faster processor.
cktlcmd said:
I read from Brighthand, ASUS is going to produce a similar model. We need to wait for more specs to come out though. Hopefully it will have a faster processor.
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Please as soon as you know more about this let all us know!
orb3000 said:
Please as soon as you know more about this let all us know!
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Yes, if I find more details and news, I will post a link.
HTC TOUCH PRO REVIEW with pictures
I found this site which has detail pictures and a nice review of upcoming HTC TOUCH PRO2.. well I would say confirmed 100% this baby going to be mine
Germn Page: http://www.areamobile.de/tests/htc-touch-pro-2-handson/
Google translation: http://translate.google.com/transla....areamobile.de/tests/htc-touch-pro-2-handson/
Picture gallery: http://www.areamobile.de/php/pages/...or=HTC&bez=Touch Pro 2&imgnum=0&handyUID=1621
I´ll wait...
I´ll wait for ASUS model that cktlcmd commented
But also have TP2 as an option
Just want to have all possibilities before I renew my device
Well IMHO is strange about upcoming Asus clamshell device.. They have already one model M930 and they have screw up big time in sales numbers with that device.
Anyhow is nice to have choices
orb3000 said:
I´ll wait for ASUS model that cktlcmd commented
But also have TP2 as an option
Just want to have all possibilities before I renew my device
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I'ved looked for a mention of the Asus, but don't find anything.
But do you think the Asus will be as customisable as the HTC phones?
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I'ved looked for a mention of the Asus, but don't find anything.
But do you think the Asus will be as customisable as the HTC phones?
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Don´t know about customization but in fact I,ll be not sure to buy a non HTC device....
calli said:
I'ved looked for a mention of the Asus, but don't find anything.
But do you think the Asus will be as customisable as the HTC phones?
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Yes, ASUS, don't have it on their site. If WM is it's OS, I don't see why not.
The WM phones Toshiba released can be customized. What will make ASUS phones different?
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I,ll be not sure to buy a non HTC device....
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For me it's different. If I can stay away from HTC, I will. Until they stop using Qualcomm as their processors specially those 624MHz and below.
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Yes, ASUS, don't have it on their site. If WM is it's OS, I don't see why not.
The WM phones Toshiba released can be customized. What will make ASUS phones different?
For me it's different. If I can stay away from HTC, I will. Until they stop using Qualcomm as their processors specially those 624MHz and below.
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Can't we then petition HTC to change/upgrade their processors?
Does anybody know if they read these threads?
Shall we send them a petition?
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Can't we then petition HTC to change/upgrade their processors?
Does anybody know if they read these threads?
Shall we send them a petition?
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If you think you can make a difference, go ahead...POWER to you my friend. But in all honesty, I don't think they will listen. I remember there was a petition here regarding those missing drivers sometime ago...what happened? NOTHING. HTC have a good working relationship with Qualcomm. It is not purely Qualcomm's fault, HTC has a bigger role played, I am dismayed at Qualcomm for letting HTC degrade their processors.
Well currently I am struggling again with making my decision.
Currently the Touch HD in Hong Kong cost ca. USD 650-700. 3months later when Touch pro2 will come out the price will be further down to I guess 500-600USD. But in other side the Pro2 sure will cost ca. 800-950USD in the beginning.
Looking to the Technical Spec on those 2 devices it comes down really to the keyboard. Now the question: is it worth TO PAY 300-400$ more for having device that has a keyboard.. What you guys think???
Bulldog said:
Well currently I am struggling again with making my decision.
Currently the Touch HD in Hong Kong cost ca. USD 650-700. 3months later when Touch pro2 will come out the price will be further down to I guess 500-600USD. But in other side the Pro2 sure will cost ca. 800-950USD in the beginning.
Looking to the Technical Spec on those 2 devices it comes down really to the keyboard. Now the question: is it worth TO PAY 300-400$ more for having device that has a keyboard.. What you guys think???
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Personally I find myself using the hardware keyboard of my Fuze less and less and the on-screen full keyboard less and less. From what I've seen of the HD I could easily see myself ditching the hardware keyboard all togetter
Bulldog said:
Well currently I am struggling again with making my decision.
Currently the Touch HD in Hong Kong cost ca. USD 650-700. 3months later when Touch pro2 will come out the price will be further down to I guess 500-600USD. But in other side the Pro2 sure will cost ca. 800-950USD in the beginning.
Looking to the Technical Spec on those 2 devices it comes down really to the keyboard. Now the question: is it worth TO PAY 300-400$ more for having device that has a keyboard.. What you guys think???
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Its a matter of lifestyle. When I used the Pocket PC I thought I would never need a physical keyboard. But since using the Universal, I wonder how I will do without one! It speeds things up considerablly especially when traveling. I would approach the subject differently - read the reviews and take note of the shortcomings of the HD as a phone. The features of the TP2 outway the cost factor - and you have a keyboard when required. TP2 seems to be more business orientated.
Bulldog said:
Well currently I am struggling again with making my decision.
Currently the Touch HD in Hong Kong cost ca. USD 650-700. 3months later when Touch pro2 will come out the price will be further down to I guess 500-600USD. But in other side the Pro2 sure will cost ca. 800-950USD in the beginning.
Looking to the Technical Spec on those 2 devices it comes down really to the keyboard. Now the question: is it worth TO PAY 300-400$ more for having device that has a keyboard.. What you guys think???
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Well, the amount of $ is a lot!, but as a happy Universal user and having tested a lot of "non physical keyboard" devices, I can say that it will never be compared!
Physical keyboard and specially Uni one is the fastest way to type.
It will depend on the use of the device, if only for watching videos and music then kb is not important, but if you use it for typing mesaages, e-mail and surfing (Like I do) then kb is VERY important...
So if we don´t rush to buy devices as soon as they are launched (Wich compnies want us to do) then we wait a few months and a new one appear and that is the perfect time to buy!
COnsumism will never stop, but we inteligent consumers have to think when is the best time to buy.
As the title says I have just brought a new touch pro 2 and I like its keyboard very much. I also have my touch hd and was thinking of selling it but the trade your phone in places will pay £140 and I am wondering if there is any reason I should keep my touch hd?
Do any of you have 2 phones and if so why?
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As the title says I have just brought a new touch pro 2 and I like its keyboard very much. I also have my touch hd and was thinking of selling it but the trade your phone in places will pay £140 and I am wondering if there is any reason I should keep my touch hd?
Do any of you have 2 phones and if so why?
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Hi there, i have a TP2 and an Diamond, so that if I brick my TP2, i still have something to mod
It just makes sense to have a backup
What a strange question?
I keep 3 devices (on my sig) because I like them, that´s it
badasschris said:
As the title says I have just brought a new touch pro 2 and I like its keyboard very much. I also have my touch hd and was thinking of selling it but the trade your phone in places will pay £140 and I am wondering if there is any reason I should keep my touch hd?
Do any of you have 2 phones and if so why?
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140 that is a ripoff ebay it if you dont want it. also i really like phones i would keep them. just look at my sig.
I keep two smartphones and a dumb phone just in case (a moto razr), check my sig. I keep my dash usually as a back up if i need to go somewhere and im in the middle of flashing my kaiser. That and i flash my kaiser a lot, so if something goes terribly wrong i still have a smartphone i can use. I'd keep it, just in case.
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sarge21rvb
I have actually been asking myself the same question lately as I expect the HTC Supersonic to come out and I have a touch pro 2. For me the question boils down to the following. I need a GPS, I want something i can comfortably surf/watch movies on while I am on the go, I like using my touch pro 2 as a MP3 player, I like using a phone as a email device/RSS reader and I like using my phone as a mobile Instant messenger device and for keeping up with my Facebook.
The problem is I can't use 1 phone to do all things at the same time. I can GPS or I can phone or I can use it as wifi hotspot or I can chat, or I can MP3...
With 2 phones I can GPS on either one and use the other as a phone. When not phoning I can hotspot so on so forth.
Looking at things from the oppositte perspective, I can take viliv s5 or a dell mini 5 and do everything I want to do but phone at the same time. If I get it with 3G I can even hotspot with the mini.
SO I am strongly leaning towards getting a MID device.
Have 2 and right now the Hermes is just a backup.
orb3000 said:
What a strange question?
I keep 3 devices (on my sig) because I like them, that´s it
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Those two are good phones, but why do you like the Excalibur? It doesn't look good.
Excalibur is my wife´s telephone and it´s really good one for someone that needs basic functions only
As you can see keyboard devices are my choice
I think most on here have more than one phone, I have a whole host of winmo phones in my collection:
XDA
M1000
2 x Athena
Touch HD
Omnia
Hermes
Spv
Plus a couple of windows PDA's
Next month will be getting an iphone for the wife to use, april will get a desire.
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Those two are good phones, but why do you like the Excalibur? It doesn't look good.
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It's a classic device modded more than any other SP of it's time Very well made with a great hardware keyboard
3 in sig as i don't see the point in selling to get a menial amount of money also like to have a back up.
Just like orb3000 the gf uses the Excalibur
i have 3 devices i never really use 2 i have a xda2 i never use not in like 3 years a blackberry curve 8900 i might swap back to soon and current a touch hd. but as soon as i get my android device i will use that as well so 4. but theres no point in me selling any of my devices i will just spend the money on more phones and if i sell my blackberry 8900 id probly get £150 i can't get any phone for that money that would be better than my 8900
Well it depends if you like your second phone or not. If it's sitting gathering dust and you don't have a use for it, I'd suggeest ebaying it as anything gathering dust is just wasted money. As with cars and general tech gadgets they all generally drop in price in time. So if don't have a use for it you are better selling it off sooner rather than later to recoup your purchase.
I have two lines, so the HD2 for my personal, the iPhone 3GS for my work line, and then the Hero is my extra phone.
Hey guys.
I am selling my MyTouch 3G as it is slow and I want something with a bit more RAM.
I have £180 ($272) to spend. What phone should I get?
I want something fast and a QWERTY physical keyboard would be great!
The keyboard isn't required but something fast!
thanks
Are you locked into Android or are you considering WM too ? A used or refurbed HD 2 would seem ideal.
Edit : LOL I just read your ebay listing. Above you say you are selling it because it is so slow, but the first line of your ebay listing is " VERY FAST PHONE " you would happen to be a used car salesman would you ?
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Are you locked into Android or are you considering WM too ? A used or refurbed HD 2 would seem ideal.
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Too expensive :/
I should choose either the motorola Droid or the Touch Pro 2. Both devices have a physical qwerty. But I think you can not get them for that price, but still you can look for it.
hello there, im looking for a decent android tabelt for under $200. i want it to run at least 2.2, so that it will have flash. and would like it to be a capacitive screen. does anyone know of a tablet out right now that fits the bill?
ive seen the HP tablet is only $99 dollars, but it runs some weird OS, which im guessing is why its so cheap..
anyone have any ideas?
soraxd said:
hello there, im looking for a decent android tabelt for under $200. i want it to run at least 2.2, so that it will have flash. and would like it to be a capacitive screen. does anyone know of a tablet out right now that fits the bill?
ive seen the HP tablet is only $99 dollars, but it runs some weird OS, which im guessing is why its so cheap..
anyone have any ideas?
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The touchpad was 99$ because they shut the production down.
Its an awesome OS named Webos which sadly not is supported anymore and has a lack of apps.
http://hotmid.com is the seller for Chinese tablets and phones. there might be something there. but be careful.
Oh and about flash. it doesn't only depend on the android version. it depends on the Processor too. ARM 6 \ 11 are not supported. everything else (above 1ghz) probably will support flash.
Budget <200 bucks, yep, I'm afraid there are not so many options for a decent tablet from top brands. Yes, china tablets would match this budget, but it's a little annoying to choose a china tablet due to same specs. and unbranded models. But you can search on the following comparison site, http://www.shopsimple.com/tablet-laptops-and-notebooks_c080706/android-2.2_a75.html Found tons of china tabs are listed out there, and this site help you to compare and find the most suitable one. Quite useful.
is is worth getting a tablet under 200 when you can get the xoom for 350?
All decent Android tablets are > $200.... did you mean < $200?
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All decent Android tablets are > $200.... did you mean < $200?
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haha nice observation
why not a used nook color off of craigslist?
that's what I would get if not for the galaxy note coming soon
soraxd said:
hello there, im looking for a decent android tabelt for under $200. i want it to run at least 2.2, so that it will have flash. and would like it to be a capacitive screen. does anyone know of a tablet out right now that fits the bill?
ive seen the HP tablet is only $99 dollars, but it runs some weird OS, which im guessing is why its so cheap..
anyone have any ideas?
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I have a galaxy tab 7 around that price
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is is worth getting a tablet under 200 when you can get the xoom for 350?
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Where can you get a xoom for 350? Searched a round but can't find that price.
Searched a lot around the web, noticed several options of Xoom for about 350 bucks, but only on ebay and it's refurbished. Any one would like to go with the refurbished Xoom?
I was thinking a service menu or a usage statistic screen...
If it's in its sealed original packaging it's brand new.
Love my n5 but I'd wait for the one plus one if I were you. Same price but better hardware.
iArtisan said:
I was thinking a service menu or a usage statistic screen...
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Where are you buying it from? Anyone can factory reset a phone and you won't be able to tell if it's new by that. If you buy it from the play store it will be new. Also, I was very happy with their warranty/customer service in the past.
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Love my n5 but I'd wait for the one plus one if I were you. Same price but better hardware.
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Who knows when that will be commercially available. In addition to my first point, no one even knows how their customer service will be or RMA process.
Buy it from the play store it will be sealed.....
Of course