[HTC Droid DNA] Wired4Fun:
Fixed SIM Card error

Finally made the SIM Card error go away. I returned my phone to the Verizon store, and got the RAZR MAXX HD instead...

Honestly, in retrospect, I feel like a chump for ever even considering the DNA. I am an HTC fan through and through, and I absolutely love the Sense widgets. I have made the progression through various HTC devices, having owned the EVO, the EVO 3D, the Incredible, the Rezound, and finally working my way to what I thought was the crown jewel; the HTC DNA. When I first got the DNA, I thought I hit the cell phone jackpot. However, after 2 weeks of using it, I realized that I was being cheated for the following reasons:

1) Lack of external SD Card. I have a 64gb SD card that holds a ton of movies, music, and various other items. Hell, I can even use it to transfer files like a flash drive. Can't use that in my DNA, works great in the RAZR MAXX HD, though.

2) While I know the DNA has a 'technically' superior picture quality, I can't really tell when I look at those two phones side by side with the naked eye. I've seen many technical articles state something along the lines that at a distance of 15", the human eye really can't perceive anything beyond around 230 ppi. So really, what do I need 440 ppi for? That extra processing power has got to be crushing the battery, right?

3) Lack of replaceable battery in the HTC DNA.

Now, before you bash me for getting the RAZR MAXX HD (which also doesn't have a removable battery), allow me to share the following:

With the RAZR MAXX HD, I now have a phone that actually gets me through an honest day without needing to be recharged. Heck, just this past weekend, I left my hotel in Orlando at 9AM and headed out for breakfast and then to the airport. At breakfast, I listened to music, surfed the web, and used Facebook using mobile data. Played some games on my phone during the 40 minute bus ride to the airport. Flight was delayed til 4PM while I was at the airport, and I watched some videos and streamed a full length movie on Netflix while waiting. During the flight, I kept the phone active because I was really curious how far the GPS could pick me up using the app GPS Status - - this was pretty cool to see that the plane leaves the ground at around 155 mph and it tracked me all the way to 530 mph at 29,000 feet and never lost the signal until I put it into airplane mode, at which time I watched another full length movie with the screen @ 100% brightness. Finished it off listening to some tunes on a set of around the ear Bose headphones until the plane landed. Made a few phone calls on my 45 minute ride from the airport to home, and upon my arrival in my driveway at around 8PM, I still had 40% battery left. NOW THAT IS A PHONE THAT CAN JUSTIFY NOT NEEDING A REMOVABLE BATTERY!!

What I originally didn't like about the RAZR MAXX HD was that it didn't have the Sense Widgets that I have grown so accustomed to, but by using the Nova Launcher and HD Widgets, along with a few other tweaks, it's darn near the same phone to me as the HTC. In fact, I'm actually growing to prefer this over the HTC layout.

That being said, I am very happy to have had the opportunity to experience the HTC DNA. Oddly enough, I'm glad it was missing the features I referred to above, or I likely would have never discovered the RAZR MAXX HD; It's honestly a GREAT phone!!