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Gav66

3:17 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Great review. Do you have a time frame for the impending reviews for the Nexus One and HTC Desire?

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Big Rich

3:30 PM on 10 March, 2010

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It's a nice looking handset but I think I'll wait for the Desire. I just hope the Desire doesn't have the same touchscreen problems as the Nexus One. I had one imported from the US and had it for a week before I lost my rag and sent it back for a refund as the screen would just go crazy :(

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DaGMan79

4:05 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Are the speech-to-text features of the Nexus One not on this? Are they on the Desire either or are they exclusive to the Nexus?

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Kinclad5129

4:21 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Yep would be great to know your expected review date of the Desire...especially as I have already ordered mine! gulp

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Ed

4:25 PM on 10 March, 2010

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HTC Desire should be in the next few weeks but Nexus One is a bit of an unknown.

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HK

4:50 PM on 10 March, 2010

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6 months ago I'd have been excited about this phone, now I just feel let down by Android. Does it actually have anything the iPhone OS does not? 3 years to catch Apple and it still seems like a poor copy.

I mean I've got an Android phone, I look at reviews like this, I look at my friends iPhones and really I feel Apple are right in suing HTC (though they should be suing Google for Android). I convinced myself Android would be great and ignored the iPhone; with it's locked down eco-system and limited hardware. But Android has fragmented and offers little if anything of practical use over the iPhone. This is one of the top Android handsets and it still isn't as sleek as the iPhone and once summer comes and there's a new iPhone Apple will probably leap further ahead.

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mb2251

5:32 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Surprised that Google Maps doesn't have the pinch to zoom feature - I thought that was a Android 2.1 benefit (at least it is on my Nexus One?)

Nice design however - you mention the speakerphone being weedy, how loud are ringtones when out and about. The Nexus One is far too quiet!

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GoldenGuy

5:48 PM on 10 March, 2010

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I usually hate when the Micro SD card is hidden away with the battery, but the design of that bottom section looks very stylish.

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Big Rich

5:53 PM on 10 March, 2010

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@DaGMan79 - The speech recognition you're thinking of is only on the Nexus One at the moment as far as I know

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rav

7:10 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Have to say I think the phone's missing two buttons, call and end. Yes software can replicate functions but this isn't necessarily better. Just ends up taking more clicks/presses/taps to do the same thing.

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Sorin

7:47 PM on 10 March, 2010

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@HK

I'll give you 3 things Android has and the iPhone doesn't:

- notifications

- multitasking

- background applications

IMHO these make a huge difference. It might not be as smooth and polished but it makes it a much more productive and "smart" OS. I would feel incredible frustrated to switch from my antique (already!) G1 to even the latest and greatest iPhone because of the need to run one task at a time.

I remember that at some point there was a rumor about Windows 7 entry level edition being able to run only 3 applications at a time and everybody was outraged. But if it comes from Apple it's considered "magical".

I'm sorry for sounding "anti-Apple" (I'm really not, I have a MacMini and a Time Capsule) but I hate the double standard aproach: everybody seems to be quick to point out what a device doesn't have/do in comparison with the i{insert-device-here} but never the other way round.

OK. Flame away!

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TechnicPuppet

8:17 PM on 10 March, 2010

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@HK Multitasking? Freedom?

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Helmore

9:36 PM on 10 March, 2010

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@Big Rich - Speech recognition is also on the Motorola Droid as far as I know.

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Greg Shewan

10:32 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Seems like its an overall improvement, pretty much the same approach Apple have taken. Better processor, better camera, better screen etc. Although I think Apple took a step back with the 2nd and 3rd gen phones... plastic! If you are forking out that much money for a 'premium' handset you should get that legendary industrial finish from apple, after all isn't that what made them what the are today!

On a sad note I have to say how lucky you readers are in the northern and western hemispheres, this is available eminently in your locations... in South Africa we JUST got the Hero! :( I did think the fluidity comparisons were a bit of a stab though Ed? Its a very slight the difference in speed.

So will upgrade to that next month! What a great review, as always, keep up the good work!

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Malderon

11:01 PM on 10 March, 2010

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Nice review.

Recommending this for my sister (she was looking at a Hero).

This is definitely more of an everyday user, iphone rival smartphone compared to the Desire and Nexus one. The two "premium" phones are much more geeky, more like mobile computers with their processing power and large screens. I am looking at one of those two for myself so hope TR gets them in soon, however I do love a physical keyboard, but wouldnt go for a droid. I need a snapdragon with 3.7 screen and a physical keyboard (that would probably be a pocketbuster though)

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The Doctor

11:03 PM on 10 March, 2010

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"I look at my friends iPhones and really I feel Apple are right in suing HTC"

Goodness, I wish I could divine patent infringements just by handling something!

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Greg Shewan

5:47 AM on 11 March, 2010

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@The Doctor

Totally agree about the patents.... only Apple could sue for that ;). Lets hope common sense prevails and HTC continue to deliver a great mobile experience.

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jacko

9:21 AM on 11 March, 2010

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@sorin; There's a world of difference between a desktop OS being able to multi task and a phone OS, if Apple only let you run 3 Apps at a time on the desktop, there would be equal out rage from it's users. Apple have limited the phone OS because of current handset restraints in terms of horsepower; however certain apps do allow multi tasking and other applications save when you exit and start exactly where you were when you reopen them, I don't even really notice it doesn't multi-task.

Have you ever used an iPhone to see how this works?

Apple do shoot themselves in the foot sometimes, but with the iPhone, it is the most polished experience out there and others are still playing catch up. Like their computers, Apple always make a great experience, some like it others feel like they want more freedom, which is fine, but the iPhone is a great device and I would say it's still the best overall. (Overall meaning, it hits more than it misses)

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Sorin

4:15 PM on 11 March, 2010

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@jacko; I agree desktop OS's are a total different story but that's not what I was saying. I was talking about double standard: if it comes from Apple it's OK, that's the way it should be even if others prove it can be different (my G1 multi-tasks with far less horsepower than the iPhone 3GS).

Yes, I have used an iPhone and yes, the experience is second to none but saying that you don't feel it doesn't multi-task might just be because you have gotten used to it. Yes, you can do just fine without multi-tasking but once you have it and get used to it you just can't go back.

I would say that Apple have "crippled" the iPhone just to be sure the interface stays fluid and responsive at all times (which it does and that gives that great user experience) but that is putting form over function.

Then there's also the cost of ownership issue. For example you have to subscribe to MobileMe = 99$/year to get push mail, calendar and contacts sync, things that you get for free with Android.

Listen, I'm not saying the iPhone is inferior to Android, HK just got me started by saying that Android "still seems like a poor copy" of the iPhone.

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Den

4:53 PM on 11 March, 2010

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@Sorin: You don't need to subscribe to MobileMe for Push Email if you have GMail. Calendar and contacts sync for free through iTunes with outlook on the PC.

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Rickysio

4:13 AM on 12 March, 2010

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@jacko

The Nokia N900, which runs on the same hardware as the 3GS + has a much higher resolution screen multitasks like there's no tomorrow, and yet it offers comparable battery life. It multitasks in a fashion like the PC - that is whatever is open continues running in the background, not halted like other OSes. Apple has no excuse - other than the effectively nonexistent battery management on the iPhone OS to blame.

I ran around 10 windows on my N900 and everything remained snappy and responsive, even after I loaded up 3 resource hungry games (Angry Birds, Bounce Evolution, and VGBA). Blame the coders, not the hardware.

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jacko

9:22 AM on 12 March, 2010

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@sorin; You don't need to subscribe to mobile me to get push email, calendar and contacts, my gmail works great for free.

@Rickysio; Maybe you are right, I certainly haven't used the N900 and it does get a decent (not great) review from this very web site. However, as much as I don't want a company to control the OS and limit it to justify itself (like Apple do to a degree) I do appreciate that the user experience I get from the iPhone is the best I've ever used.

Like I said, I've not really had any time where I've missed 'proper' multi-tasking, I can do several things at once anyway, with the phone, Internet, email or music and most applications just reopen where you left off anyway......

No doubt Apple will surprise us all with v4 of the OS and introduce multi-tasking! But I guess they will only do that if it doesn't impact on the performance of the handset and like you say that could be the coders fault rather than the hardware, either way, Apple will make sure the experience is second to none.

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Rickysio

11:03 AM on 12 March, 2010

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@jacko

The iDropReception issues?

Indeed, the experience of moving an iPhone 3GS that was loaned to me for testing (at that point I was deciding between Milestone(Droid), Palm Pre, 3GS, and the N900, so I borrowed from friends/tried out at shops. I tried the Milestone and Pre out at shops, and the N900 and 3GS from friends.) like some sort of mime was an experience that was second to none. Heck, even a $40 Nokia fares better. You might argue that the metal used inside might result in interception, as the chrome ring around the screen is most likely metal. But damned it, even the X1 which has more metal than the iPhone 3GS fares the same (as in, poor reception), so I don't see the argument, other than that Apple doesn't know how to design antennas.

The UI is indeed pretty, but it's shallow and pretty much useless. And you ask why would one miss 'proper' multitasking? Well, when I play games and a message comes in, it's really really goddamned idiotic of Apple to not allow me to pause the game in the background and let me answer my SMS, then resume gaming. Rather, I have to freaking restart. And lose all my progress. Pitched as a gaming device, this is really, pathetic. There was a time when I was about to set a new high score, then bam, because I needed to answer the call there goes my highscore. I remember I damned near chucked the 3GS at a wall, but stopped because it wasn't my 3GS.

The issue is that the instantaneous reopening of an application is pretty much limited. Most games have significant load times, and so do some other applications, even on the 3GS. Admittedly it's much better than on the 3G model, but still...

It's exceptionally galling when I keep hearing people boast the push notification system of the 3GS as being superior to ALL multitasking implementations, because apparently it saves battery life.

The 3GS has a battery of roughly 1220mAh in capacity. My N900 has 1320mAh. Given that both have comparable internals, and the N900 can multitask, has a much higher resolution, and actually runs at full speed (the 3GS is underclocked), it would be logical to assume, with all those above mentioned battery saving features (No calls, no sms-es, no multitasking, underclock) the 3GS should last longer, despite having a smaller battery. Unfortunately, the N900 lasts much longer. About 1~2 hours longer. Which makes all those Apple defenders' defences(those that call Apple's battery saving measures godly) really really bad argument makers.

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jacko

1:44 PM on 12 March, 2010

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@Rickysio; Sorry, don't know anything about the iDrop reception issues? I have issues with the O2 network sometimes, but that happens on a Nokia 6110 Navigator as well, so if there is a problem with iPhone reception, I'm not aware of anything major that has affected me.

I get your comments about having to exit games / apps to answer a call or text and yes, if you do answer the call, the game does end. That is a pain and yes, that isn't right. However you can decline the call and the game does pause allowing you to continue without losing progress. Obviously not great, but as you pointed out that you were loathe to exit the game to lose the high score, you could have just declined the call!

I actually don't play games that much, so this isn't an issue for me.

I've never mentioned that the push notifications are superior to ALL multitasking and I would say that the push notifications are a good way around the issue, but it certainly isn't the best implementation.

I've said all along that I believe the iPhone is the best user experience I've ever used, I also said I've never used a Nokia N900 and from the review this site gives it, I may never have one, although I guess that you would higher marks than this site gives it?

I do look forward to new Android or Nokia handsets being released, I'm certainly not tied to Apple for any reason, so if I think there is a better handset out there when it's time to upgrade, then so be it.

One thing I would add is that a lot of people get so fixated with 'features' that they miss the point about how well those 'features' are implemented. Apple do a really good job in that respect and that is important to me. Look at how many phones from Nokia / HTC / Samsung / LG or whoever have come out and trumped the iPhone in terms of features only to have missed the mark in implementation or other areas and you can see how good the iPhone is in that respect.

More recently some handsets like the latest HTC and maybe even the Nokia N900 are challenging well and I hope that continues.

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Rickysio

2:45 PM on 12 March, 2010

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@jacko

Declining the call from the Principal = dead lil ole me. I was waiting for the call, so in a sense I shouldn't have gamed at that time. :S

Reception apparently has become subjective. No two different 3GS units perform the same - I borrowed another unit just now (actually I didn't borrow - just played a game of Tap Tap with my friend) and being that the unit I trialled was bought in the same timeframe as the unit I was playing Tap Tap on, apparently reception capability changed. WTF. (I immediately advised the prior friend who loaned me the 3GS to go get it checked again, of course.)

Given your O2 status, you should be living in the UK, so you could try the N900 out in shops, I guess?

And I wasn't talking about you when I mentioned about the proponents of the push system - it's more like a just in case anyone wanted to bugger about it.

And indeed, I'd give the N900 more marks than the site does, mainly because it was done quite unfairly, and they actually left the review of Nokia's new flagship (In specs, it wins everything else in Nokia's portfolio. Arguably in OS, too. S60 is great, but Maemo is incredible.) to a freelancer... >.>

Implementation of features... I agree with you on that point, but that's mostly because Apple takes it's own sweet time to do that. They worked on the iPhone for 4 years, and it was an incredible testament to the apparent mediocrity of the programmers assigned to the iPhone that they apparently spent more time prettifying everything rather than implementing features already present in other mobile OSes way earlier (S60 had multitasking... about 2 decades ago.)...

More recently the HD2 became a butt of jokes for apparently being rejected for WinMo 7 update because it had too many buttons (two too many). Certainly a win for Apple in that firmwares keep getting updated, but Apple's iPhones all have the same number of buttons.

Nokia actually would win in a sense, but I have to see Apple's plans for the long run before I can say for sure. Regarding the 3 digit Nokia sector (N710, N800, N810 etc), Nokia has consistently released firmware that updates (or even goes through the hardwork and blends firmware revisions together upon community request! The OS2007HE for the N710 is an example) Wiki for more info, I have too much to say and too little patience to type it out, because the N900's keyboard is not the best to type essays on when you're sleepy (it's 11PM over here). Apple would lose if they introduced a new OS and discontinued support for say, the 2G, but it's still too early to say.

(This part does not apply to you. Just putting it out.) iPhone models look the same, anyway. Other than the back of the 2G versus the 3G/3GS, there are little differences, so every time I keep hearing people lambaste the N900 for using the same old Nseries design, and yet they cite the iPhone as an example of good design variation. I start laughing uncontrollably every time I read something like that. So when I see that HTC actually varies its designs and improves on it, I do feel tempted to support HTC.

Unfortunately I prefer Maemo over WinMo, so I didn't get the HD2 but the N900.

(I just realised I keep making discussion get off topic in whatever product category I post. >.>)

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Ed

2:57 PM on 12 March, 2010

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Let's be clear about one thing; the N900 is a ridiculous comparison to any other smartphone. It's a cross between a phone and a portable computer and is only for those that crave power. It's enormous, the keyboard is appalling, the touchscreen is resistive, and maemo is horribly unintuitive and crude as a phone OS. It is simply not an alternative to an iPhone, Palm Pre, Blackberry, or any other modern smartphone. If you just want a good smartphone with a keyboard, get a blackberry, a Palm Pre, an LG GW620, or even an N97 if you're desperate.

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Rickysio

7:51 AM on 13 March, 2010

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@Ed

Enormous? It's slightly longer than the Xperia X1, slightly fatter, and I never heard of any complain about how the X1 is too enormous. The N900 wasn't, and isn't marketed as a svelte phone.

Appalling keyboard? Please, it's already MUCH better than the one on the X1, and heck, many claimed that the X1 had a good keyboard. The Milestone has a even worse keyboard, and heck, how many have complained that it's appalling?

Resistive touchscreen? This is the reason why I'm starting to hate TR, because the immediate connotation of ANY and EVERY reviewer of the site seems to be Capacitive good, Resistive bad. When you need accuracy, **** Capacitive. Before you attempt to give an uneducated opinion on the perceived accuracy from your fingertips, (because the moment you use something too small that still has capacitance the screen ignores you) capacitive screens detect your touch input and decide if they want to accept it or not BASED on the surface area it occupies. Too small = ignored input. So if I want accuracy, capacitive is crap. And given the web browsing capability, if I need to zoom in into EACH and EVERY single link I want to go to, that would be an utter and absolute dismal failure. Which explains why I sold my iPod Touch.

Maemo is horribly unintuitive and crude as a phone OS? Why? Because it lacks a hardware accept and end call key? Then please, adjust your review of the iPhones. I rotate the screen to portrait orientation IN ANYTHING and I can start calling. Can your iPhooey do that? No, I must press the home button twice, once to exit the current app, once to go back to the main screen, unless I have placed the phone app on the dashboard. Then I must start the app. Not very functional versus S60, BlackBerries, WinMo phones, etc, is it? Why didn't I see mention of this in the TR review? Bias much?

However, I do agree that it is a ridiculous comparison, solely because apparently a fair number of people cannot stand not being on rails. The experience is indeed not for the uncapable. Additionally in terms of possibilities it would also be a ridiculous comparison, except save Android, since open >> closed for developing freedom.

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Ed

10:17 AM on 13 March, 2010

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@Rickysio: You said it yourself, it is bigger than an already big phone.

Better than the keyboard on the X1. Are you serious? The X1 layout is infinitely better. The Milestone also has a better layout though I'll grant that the key action isn't great. Besides, we weren't exactly great fans of the X1.

Why should I care that resistive screens can sense things smaller than my finger - I'm using a finger to interact with it! When using a finger, good capacitive screens are more than accurate enough - I can pinpoint a link in the trustedreviews top nav section without zooming in at all when in portrait mode on my iPhone. That's good enough for me.

What do call/end buttons have to do with software? ON the N900 there is simply no quick way to get to anything and it all felt horribly unintuitive, at least in the revision I used - I gather it has been updated since, though I don't think there's been a huge change in functionality. As for making a call: 1. If I'm in an app I'm going to expect it to take a moment to get to the point of making a call as I've got to close the app, get to the dialer, and dial the number - it's really not that time dependent an action. 2. All you have to do on the iphone is press the home button once and press the call button that's docked to the bottom of the screen. Hardly a cumbersome or slow process.

This is precisely the point. Openness is all well and good but ultimately I want a phone to be easy to use. I don't want to have to get a stylus out or always use two hands to type. If it's a touch-screen phone, I also want the touch-screen to be responsive. Now don't get me wrong, there are plenty of reasons why the iPhone isn't the perferct phone (limited multitasking, now memory expansion, insistence on itunes, poor camera) but actually I wasn't making a case for the iPhone just one against the N900 and I cited many alternatives.

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seron

1:11 PM on 13 March, 2010

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The iPhone is a locked in system and it doesn't do multitasking work the name. Yes, S60 does multitask but I have never had a mobile with such an infuriating UI. Yes, Nokia may not have as strict control of Symbian apps but the OS itself apparently create enough obstacles to make it in practice more limiting than any Apple policy so far. So, between the two, you can choose to have only some functions but not all.

That's why I have greats hopes for Android. It seems it will do all of the above without cutting too big corners.

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SJP

10:59 AM on 17 March, 2010

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@Ed: there is much consternation from potential Legend buyers about non-glass screen. You are the only reviewer to mention it and a comment from the reviewer on SlashGear when asked about it says:

"I’ve checked with HTC and they confirm that the Legend has a glass screen, not plastic."

I won't link directly to the review but it's the first one when you Google HTC Legend plastic screen.

Obviously you've handled the device in order to make your review so how do you respond? Is it plausible that review units have plastic screens whilst the retail versions will be glass?

Cheers

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Ed

11:36 AM on 17 March, 2010

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@SJP: Well, first things first. HTC certainly won't have sent out different devices to those available at retail. As to the screen, I didn't double check it but given the screen flexed slightly when pressed and has a less even surface than other glass devices I've seen, I was fairly certain it was plastic - glass doesn't normally flex at all. However, I have checked with the HTC PR and have been told it is glass. As such, I stand corrected.

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SJP

4:53 PM on 17 March, 2010

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@Ed: Thanks for that - guess potential buyers won't really know how it feels until they get to hold one!!

Does the Desire have the same feel / flex ; I'm assuming you have one now?

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Ed

5:00 PM on 17 March, 2010

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@SJP: Don't have one yet unfortunately. I'll make a note here when I do, though.

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Jay4d0

5:56 PM on 17 March, 2010

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will the legend be able to support the new flash 10.1 when it comes out?

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SXero

11:47 AM on 26 March, 2010

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@ DaGMan79: I have seen some article in some journalist-site that there is an app doing the speech recognition for Android. Though that is ofcourse not integrated and needs you to tkae more steps, it seems to work as far as I've seen.

@HK: Do you actually believe what you're saying? I'd really like to use my future smartphone as a backup-device for traveling between school and home.. Can't do that on a iPhone which isn't jail-broken..

@ mb2251: I thought the same, but I do wonder how much man will use Google Maps. I think it's more of a little inconvenience.

@ Sorin: Have some flames :D Nice name by the way - get's a lightly-educated man thinking about sarin. Oh, I'm not a suicide bomber... yet.

@ Greg Shewan: Lol in Dutch; which means I just had some fun reading your post, if only your country was still a Dutch colony :P

@ Jacko: "either way, Apple will make sure the experience is second to none." - If you aren't working for Apple, do you mind-control Steve Jobs and all his employees? I think these statements are as bold as anything gets.

And have you noticed you start sentences with "I" a lot? :P

@ All: I guess everyone agrees that the maximum ROM on Android devices should be removed?

"iDropReception" - That's just funny

P.S. Greetings from my lovely wife who's not real.

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Opeyewa

2:50 PM on 1 April, 2010

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You guys need to make an Android app for TR. Intergate it into a shopping app and make it the ultimate techno review resource on the go!

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henka

3:11 PM on 3 April, 2010

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I recently got a HTC Legend and have had it now for 5 days or so.

What im suprised at is that on this review, the screen flex. But on my device it dont flex anthing. So there must be some kind of diffrence. Aswell, the screen dont seeme flat and more of a plastic vobbly kind on the videoreview but my screen is like a mirror, perfectly flat and in the time i have had it, not a singel mark. If i whipe it with a cloth its as new, literaly.

So yes, the screen is GLASS and as resistant to scratches as any glass screen out there, that is realy resistant. I even belive it has the same screentype as the Nexus, wich you can se on utube, even resist hard scratching with keys etc.

And what confirms this for me is that the screen is extremely "slippery" when clean, if i press on the screen with 1 finger its almost impossible to stay on one place and not slip away. So not only is the screen hard it has low friction.

Btw, on my diamond 2 i had a plastic screen and htc even sent a screenprotector, for wich they didnt do with this one.

And i give this phone 5 out of 5, better phone with this screensize cant be found atm.

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tdome

10:50 PM on 13 April, 2010

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"Results are pretty poor though with an annoying wobbliness to the footage when any motion is on screen."

That's definetly not the case if you're recording in normal light conditons. The Legend's video quality is very good for a mobile phone.

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tdome

10:56 PM on 13 April, 2010

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DaGMan79 said on 10th March 2010

"Are the speech-to-text features {...}"

Yes, the Legend a feature to use this.

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JoshClayton

8:20 AM on 17 May, 2010

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The HTC Legend is like a beautiful woman you fall for instantly yet when you start dating her and look more closely you begin to find faults (change gender as appropriate if you like - the principle is the same!). Yes, it's a "sexy" looking object and some of the functions are a pleasure, but others are irritating and less than satisfactory. For example (and this could be me) I can't get it to merge contacts, that is I have linked them as in the software but they are still showing all the separate elements so you end up with a list of identical mobile numbers and other stuff for the same contact, really annoying and just clutter. Since I have had my Legend it has managed to delete all SMS messages twice, inexiplicably as not even Vodafone can find a reason. However, searching for this issue will get you to newsgroup where this matter is discussed as being an Android software glitch... Finally, the battery life is poor, unless of course you only use the Legend as a mobile phone (but then what is the point of having it??), you'd get at best a day's work if you use mobile data, less if you start fiddling with camera and a couple of hours if you have wireless. All in all, a pleasing object but not a practical one, not if you'd like to do some real work that is.

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Kazzaz

8:30 AM on 17 June, 2010

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i bought the phone a week ago and really it's amazing , the screen is amazing , it's too fast everything is fine with the phone ... best phone

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With a responsive screen, excellent call quality and a decent battery life, this HTC Android-based smartphone gets off to a good start. It looks good too and integrates superbly with Google apps. But we feel let down by its narrow screen, wobbly buttons, Android interface issues and its disappointing video. The Legend is very fast and teaming with features but if you hanker for the ultimate gaming experience or want to run more challenging apps, then you're best considering a different handset.

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Reviewed by Edward Chester

10 March 2010

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£368.94

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Design: 9/10
Features: 9/10
Performance: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Overall: 9/10

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Exceptional viewing screen
Excellent web browser
Powerful LED flash

Cons

Fiddly to remove microSD card
Narrow screen
Wobbly video footage

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