So after 8 fucking days [1]when they promised 2-3. the US Post Office delivered my phone! It’s the LG Optimus with a Tegra dual-core processor rebranded for T-mobile.
I’m liking it so far. Its got a nice big bright screen, hdmi port, 8 megapixel camera, blah blah blah. Its definitely geared for audio/visuals. Bigger speakers, strong graphics support, and not to mention the hdmi. I inherited the Nexus S from Apple guy after he went back to the iphone. I loved the Nexus because its almost pure Android. No tinkering, no blocks, no carrier overlays that often make Android horrible. Overlays that also make it harder to upgrade to newer versions as they come available. Tmo has been pretty consistent about pumping out phones with pure Android. The Nexus S also had the up and coming NFC chip but it was a battery hog so I left it turned off. I used it only 2 or 3 times.
Anyway, the new phone hums along pretty fast. There aren’t many apps/games written to take advantage of the dual-core yet but multitasking is a dream. Even heavy processor games hum. I’m no big on gaming on my phone but its nice knowing it can handle it. I haven’t had a chance to do much more beyond that yet. Being on Tmo’s new HSPA+ network, the data speeds are a lot better. Tmo might be the underdog of the big 4 but it’s been catching up fast. [2]Sadly, innovation will disappear after it gets fully gobbled up by shitty AT&T The phone is currently running Froyo which isn’t quite the newest version of Android but Tmo is promising an update to Gingerbread soon.
My biggest complaint with the new crop of super smart phones has been battery life. Apple gets props for designing theirs with longer batteries. I loved the Nexus S, but as I mentioned, the battery was awful. It got to where I was afraid to leave the damn house w/o the power cord. Even worse, for some unknown reason it took forever to charge the damn thing. My Nexus One (made by HTC, not Samsung) would charge up in just over hour. Thankfully, LG seems to have borrowed this concept as my new battery charges in about the same time frame. Anyway, I surf, listen to music, check email, text, read news/blog feeds, etc all day long on my phone. I’m a heavy user and I know I can’t expect most phones to go all day w/o needing to be charged. That said, I should be able to go more than a few damn hours. Luckily this one seems to be doing ok and its running on a dual-core chip.
I was tempted to wait for the HTC Sensation coming out soon but that’s 2-3 months away and waiting always seems to be a waste. There’s always a new, bigger, better phone on the horizon. lol Hopefully, this one will last me until I figure out if I’m staying with Tmobile as it gets swallowed by shitty AT&T or jumping ship to Sprint.
Hrm. Looks like an iPhone.
Hey – I have a HTC Arrive which runs the Windows 7 software. Loving it so far but doesn't have nearly as many apps as Apple or Android. The one thing I really noticed is battery life on this thing. I can go almost 2 days without a charge and with all the multimedia stuff I do throughout the day, it's blowing my mind!
If you want to extend the battery life on your Android device I found using the Juice Defender app really helpful. I was getting 20 or so hours out of Hero on it.
I've got a Samsung Galaxy Indulge from MetroPCS. I like it enough but two things:
Battery life is awful. I mean REALLY bad and the thing that eats the most power, the damned screen. But I guess that's life at 4G speeds.
The other thing, I actually had to do a hard reboot on the phone this evening. It wasn't responding to touch commands so I popped the cover and dropped the battery. Try that with an iPhone.