[HTC Droid DNA] Metallibus:
Got mine today and tried it and it doesn't seem to work. The flash drive I tried has a light on it that blinks when it's being used and it doesn't flash at all. I don't see it showing up anywhere either. Only other apps I've seen require root so I think we're stuck until then.

As far as the notification LED, everything I've tried only shows orange or green on both the front and the back. Same as a lot of other HTC phones :/

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No, covering up the speaker dots on the back totally mutes it. Nothing comes out the side.

I can't give you exact measurements, but it is pretty damn thin. I was very surprised how thin and light this thing is. I don't have an S3 handy so I can't compare it there, but it's really close in size to a Galaxy Nexus. I know a lot of people are thinking of switching to it from a Thunderbolt - if you lay them down on their backs next to each other, the screen of the DNA is even with the seam of the battery cover on the Thunderbolt - it's about half the thickness. It's also A LOT lighter than the Thunderbolt. I'm used to keeping my Thunderbolt in my jeans pocket, and switching to the DNA, I keep thinking I forgot to stick it in my pocket.

It's not really like the One X, but I haven't felt an 8X so I can't answer you there. The One X feels more plastic-y. This is more like the Thunderbolt, but a little softer.

I don't know what you mean by ridged, but yes they are their own piece. You don't really feel them much though. They don't stick out, they're flush with the device and you don't notice it when you're holding it. The dots are holes, not just paint, but you don't really feel them either. It's not the same piece, definitely it's own piece of plastic or metal. They don't look as obnoxious in person as they do in pictures, they are fairly subtle.

The one complaint I have about them is they are somewhat flush with the volume rocker which makes it a little tricky to find them and it's hard to find the top/bottom on the volume. The volume rocker and the lock button don't give much tactile feedback and they don't move far or really click much, but you'll get used to it.

Unfortunately, yes. This thing is a fingerprint magnet. I have sweaty/oily hands and this thing gets prints all over the back. They don't come up with a simple rub, but you can get them out with a wet towel etc. They stay shiny if you rub them, but a damp towel does the job here.

They get LOUD. They don't really distort or over blow when they're loud, but you lose a bit of the specturm. If you crank it all the way it distorts a little, but I wouldn't listen to music that loud from it anyway. Somewhere in the mids seems to blend a bit, but it's a nice speaker, don't get me wrong. Beats seemed to toggle on my Bluetooth headphones, but I don't see it when I'm playing music through the phone speaker so I dunno if this is a bug or if it's just not showing up. Haven't tried plugging in headphones.

Haven't got a lot of time on the camera yet, but the color looks a little better. I never used the One X camera too much, so it's hard to say. Haven't seen any choppy or smeared video in what I've seen.

I haven't seen any issues with overly high yellows or orange. The blue feels a bit dull to me but I'm not sure if that's just the videos/apps I've been looking at. I haven't had issues with reflections. Contrast may be a little worse when set low, but it's definitely still good. I have no complaints about the contrast on any settings or locations but I haven't even had it for 12 hours so no promises there.

I wish I could speak to the battery usage better since this was my main concern with the phone. Haven't had it long enough to say and I was sporadically charging it today. Did some video watching, some tethering, and other various usage. Hard to say so far.