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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilboa1:
couldnt find language packs for the latest version =/

used it a bit in english and its not bad, although keys are a bit small and sometimes it lags a bit. only using qwerty and only have english+chinese but the mixed language input seems to work. maybe in future versions with language pack it could be neat (i saw they announced a version 5.0 with more packs soon)

i use the droid x multitouch atm its very fast, but it doesnt solve any of my problems of course
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bok123:
Can someone make a good root for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10i Mini???
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaintyUK:
The root method described here is incredibly easy.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini
[Android Apps and Games] pilgrim011:
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More details: link.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
I can't be the only person facing this choice...

I need to replace my aging HTC Touch HD (Blackstone) as my contract expires the end of this month.

I have the choice of the Omnia 7 and HTC Mozart.

I was originaly leaning towards the Mozart but having seen a few reviews now the Omnia seems to be a possibly better bet.

There are conflicting opinions of the camera on the Mozart, some say it's great others saying it's not as good as the Omnia's 5MP job.

The screen does look beautiful on the Omnia but I just don't know. Maybe people having the same dilema as me or those who have made the choice already could add their opinions to aid me and possibly others!

Many thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 General] gregwhitehouse:
I had the same dilemna yesterday. My Touch Pro 2 broke and my phone insurance offered to try and get a replacement or offer me the cash (£360!!).

I looked at the Mozart and the Omnia and have opted for the Mozart. Spec wise they seem very similar, but I think the Mozart seems a bit sturdier. It is arriving on Tuesday!
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
Definitely go for the Mozart. The Galaxy S left a bad taste in my mouth. HTC build quality > Samsung build quality.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Phone Titan:
I like the Samsung built phones but HTC built phones are also good.

I would just look at the specs / battery life / display / extras etc.

That way you can find one that suits your needs.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tom Servo:
The Samsung looks better, especially because the display blends well into the phone frame.

However considering how text and contrast heavy the WP7 UI is, the Pentile pattern in AMOLED isn't exactly optimal for sharpness. At least I can make the color fringing on texts as well as the gritty Pentile pattern in images out rather well (I guess having not yet bad eyes helps). Right now I have a Nexus and can make things out, a larger display will worsen it for me personally.

So I'm making the compromise and go for a HTC device with SLCD (Trophy tho, not the Mozart).

Also, in the end, the hit on the battery will be generally less, seeing how browsing is a major activity, and that most websites have white or bright backgrounds, without AMOLEDs power draw in play. Samsung has a bigger battery tho.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Omega Point:
I went for the Mozart as the Omnia's screen is a little too large for me. It's due for delivery Monday but I won't get it until Tuesday or Wednesday as I'm not at my Billing Address. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
Thanks for the input.

One of the concerns I had was regarding the build quality of the Samsung model since it hasn't really been their strong point on previous handsets.

I read different opinions on the casing of the Omnia 7, mostly saying it is much improved.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ebzrascal:
I got the Omnia 7 from Orange yesterday build quality is good and the screen is awsome... Free on 18 month contract £35 per month.... So will have the option to upgrade again Jan 2012 (after 15 months)........ Had no crashes so far!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
A question regarding the camera on the Omnia. Reviews have stated the flash is overpowering and not that useful. However I assume since it's LED it means that it can be turned on costantly for use on video recording and could double up as a torch.. something the Mozart with a xenon cannot do?

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] mtb_baz:
I'm in exactly the same boat. I've been holding off upgrading for 4 months now to see how WP7 pans out. Would like to stay with Orange but this isn't a requirement.

I wanted to ask, has anyone actually tried the phones out before buying? Are the phones in the shops yet? I haven't got down to one yet (my second son was born yesterday, so I have a good excuse), so don't know. I don't think I'd want to commit to 18 months (at least) without trying the hardware out first.

And of course, there's always the HD2, sorry HD7 on O2. Like a mini-tablet, only fits in your pocket, unlike a Streak. I'll need to try this one out too.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
Having spoken to Orange they aren't offering particularly good options with regards to renewing so I did look around. However what I was offered is still better than O2 will do so the HD7 was out for me.

The LG on Vodafone didn't really inspire me nor did the Trophy.

I wish the Venue Pro (Lightning was such a better name) was offered on a carrier.

I'm heading into town tomorrow so was going to ring up my local Orange shop to see if they had either handsets in stock so that i could have a play with them.

Another thing I was curious about that had been raised in other posts was if the Omnia had Gorilla glass as with the Galaxy. That would be a real plus point for me as i do worry about having such a big screen after managing to crack my Touch HD even though i treat my phones with great care.
[Windows Phone 7 General] robbieraw:
Been with Orange for what seems like a life time and like you I'm also out of contract and looking for a suitable replacement. I actually jumped ship and went to o2 (for the best part of a day). I got the HD7 for £45 a month on a 24 month contract which includes insurance. I had to pay £49 for the handset though but to be honest I really didn't feel comfortable leaving Orange were I was paying £35 a month (which includes insurance) for less minutes... :(

Again being totally honest, the HD7 is a beast of a phone. Compared to my Blackstone (which I've flashed the hell out of) the HD7 is just stunning. The large screen and handset quality easily gives you bragging rights ahead of any phone. It just seemed to work out of the box but strangely enough, something just didn't feel right. Maybe it was the big screen that I used to drool over. Maybe it was the fact I had to leave Orange. Maybe it was the fact that I couldn't flash my phone no more. I just don't know. Because of these reservations, I reluctantly returned the phone (still in shock I did this:confused:). I've decided to give WP7 another chance and I have ordered the Samsung Omnia7 on Orange, which is free of charge on a 18 month contract for £35 a month, 600min and unlimited internet. The phone arrives on Monday and I will certainly give it a good try. The reviews I’ve read are encouraging so I’m keeping an open mind. If I still have any doubts about the phone, I’ll return it and wait for the Desire HD on Orange.;)

For me the jury is still out for WP7. Don't get me wrong, it very user friendly and intuitive, however my only concern is that the operating system has been completely locked down like the Iphone. Simple tasks like syncing with outlook and mass storage access through explorer is a thing of the past. For me, it’s a change of mindset. I’m cool with this but old habits die hard.;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] evilangelic:
Can I just say to everyone considering a trophy...

Please go and check it out with your Hands!

It's a piece of plastic junk after seeing it in a vodafone store... it's definitely the super budget WP7...

Also take note the screens on Trophy and Mozart are different, the Mozart's being 0.1" less but a much better quality display to my eye!

Just talk with Orange, they are doing great deals on the Mozart, please get that instead of a trophy!

Also if you want OLED, Omnia 7 has a metal wrapped back... it's quite solid, there's no creaks! It's sexy.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
Yeah even HTC says the HTC Trophy is their bottom of the line "budget" WP7 device. Not saying it's bad, just that it's meant to be the budget phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] A_Flying_Fox:
I think he should only worry about exras, consiering all 1st gen phones are the bare minimum microsoft outlined :(

I mean, come on. Why didn't sammy put a hummingird in the omnia to atleast make it stand out a lil more?
[Windows Phone 7 General] lugi93:
Because MS told them not to, they're strict. And that's good for us.. we all know how Sammy screwed up galaxy s (maybe they'll fix it now - in november rls..NOT:eek:)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
went into my local Orange shop today.

They don't have any Mozarts in and won't for a few days. They don't know when the Omnia is coming in and said only a limited number are available in the country.

So no new insights gained! I may just plump for the Omnia and if i don't like it i can return it for the Mozart.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Phone Titan:
What's the price difference between the Mozart and the Trophy... if its a budget wp7 phone?
[Windows Phone 7 General] evilangelic:
Orange don't have the Trophy at the moment it's on Vodafone.

I have a leaflet here from Vodafone store:

FREE HTC 7 Trophy

- 300 minutes

- Unlimited standard UK Texts

- 500MB of UK Web access

£25 a month on a 24-month agreement

Same tariff on Orange

HTC Mozart

- 300 minutes

- Unlimited standard UK Texts

- 500MB UK Web Access

£25 a month on a 24-month agreement

Plus £100 handset cost.

(Or free on a more expensive tariff)

£100 over 2 years remember is £4.17 a month ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
I'm on the verge of ordering the Omnia I think.

Looking at reviews the camera picture quality seems better on the Omnia than the Mozart, likely due to Samsung having better camera hardware than HTC. I know the camera on my HD is attrocious.

It's so difficult to decide as there is so little between the launch hardware. I like HTC as a company as my Blackstone has been superb, just there is nothing stand out on the Mozart for me really...

Gutted that the Orange stores didn't have any in to play with though. In the past there have been clear choices, such as the Touch HD vs Xperia X1 was any easy decision for me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
Ah well I bit the bullet and ordered the Omnia.

Apparently if i don't like it I have 7 days to return it for a refund.

It should be arriving tomorrow so I will update on my experience!
[Windows Phone 7 General] satchef1:
I'm due an upgrade on Vodafone. Will head down to the shop tomorrow to check out the Optimus/Trophy, really hope they aren't as bad as you say because I was offered a stunning deal for my choice between the two.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
I have just been going on reviews and what people here have been saying.

Reviews of the LG have been favourable though and i did like the look of it. The DLNA support would be really nice to have and plus the 16gb storage you get.

If on Vodafone I think that's where i'd spend my hard earned.

It's just the Trophy that didn't really seem to offer anything "extra", each model has it's advantage.

Mozart with the 8mp and xenon flash,

Omnia with the AMOLED screen,

HD7 with monstrous viewing area,

LG with the DLNA and 16gb,

I could be completely wrong of course! :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] EDDS:
i have the omnia and its far better than the mozart, build qaulity is great the the screen is amazing.

i had hands on with both and the mozart felt cheap and looked cheap compared to the sammy.

loving me omnia, or as i've named it my "omnia prime" :P
[Windows Phone 7 General] Freypal:
Good to hear! Gives me some confidence in my decision :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] bigdish:
Well I am sending my Mozart back.

First time I have done this with a a phone - The O/S is not market ready.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819297

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Andrew
[Windows Phone 7 General] becknise:
Ayone know if the exclusivity is permanent or temporary, i really want the HD7 but don't want to get it through O2.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AceofSpades25:
Yeah me too. Also, the Trophy has to be better than the Optimus on Vodafone. (Even if it does come with less storage)

1) HTC software rocks!

2) It looks a lot better and it looks more solid.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] axe_1337:
My brother installed a tpc elite rom V11 on my kaiser a while back.

And it caused my kaiser not to want to go to bootloader anymore.

Now I really need to be able to get into bootloader again with hardware

keys, instead of the pc.

This is essential due I want to flash android on nand, but it needs bootloader.

This bootloader can't be opened at this moment.

I read on the internet alot of people had problems with this "tpc elite rom".

If I had known it would **** up my bootloader I wouldn't have flashe dit.

I couldn't find any solutions for this problem. :(. Anyone else knowing what to do?

I am affraid that when I reflash hardspl it will hang or something. And I couldn;t find the latest hardspl, the faq and the newb flash topic is outdated...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] axe_1337:
Ok, I installed hardspb 3.34.

Still no luck into getting into bootloader with hardware keys.

I tried the two softbuttons, and I tried the camera+power button

Also I tried the camera+softbutton with stylus way.

No luck :(, tpc image keeps coming up.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] axe_1337:
No1 here with a solution for me?? I really need one. :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] stylez:
Try .cab attached will be under tools in start menu.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] axe_1337:
Thanks :D,

Although it looks kinda usefull, I need to be able to enter bootloader without beeing able to start windows mobile.

I am thinking of switching to NAND android. To install or reinstall I would require the bootloader, or wouldn't I?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] arekmelerski:
stylez, i need this file for Androis System :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] axe_1337:
Any other way to restore the key combination so I can enter the bootloader with the hardware keys again?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] axe_1337:
Anyone? I really need to get this working :(.
[Desire General] vinaymieux:
Hi

Got myself a new Desire... pre-loaded with Froyo!

I was trying to use the voice to text feature to type a message over wifi, but i keep getting the error - "unable to reach server".

I press the voice button on the keyboard, then its says 'speak now' and when i stop (the part where it is supposed to go online to recognize) it gives me the error- unable to reach server.

and obviously my wifi is working fine in all other apps.

Please HELP!! Can't tolerate this on a new phone ;-)
[Desire General] vinaymieux:
No one facing the same issue?? strange!!

i was also thinking of rooting my phone and putting a ROM in it which might solve the issue!! any suggestions on which ROM to use (as there are so many now) which might be as close as possible to stock ROM...
[Desire General] ngayal:
Hi, I am facing the same issue.....someone pls help
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hkkitlee:
Just my feeling...

Since I like Android more than WM now, so 24h are using Android.

I set my HD2 only on 2g in Android/WM(same usage), am I get wrong feeling the battery drop faster then WM?

Or Android run on SD so more power is used? Low power on WM run on nand ?

Any user get same feeling?

If real makes me waiting for nand much much...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RedWave31:
On standby, we can assume we've all (except battery drain problems) reached WM6-level

When actually using the phone, another story.

- (I) have a very huge drain when using GGNav, Internet or when playing. HOWEVER, it may be...me, actually USING my phone a lot more since i'm not on WinMo anymore :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bnlf:
naaah. ive always used win mobile a lot and never had problems with battery unlike android. Something is not perfect with it. when u turn on wifi or 3g the battery runs out so fast that i feel 1-2h using it would be enough to drain all the battery. In windows mobile i can use it for 2 days running the same types of application.

too bad i was going to stick with android till i grab one wp7 device.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarathustrax:
Its a port on the hd2... you can't expect a port of android to run as well as a native device that has proper drivers. Android ports always tend to drain batteries quickly. They have done a really remarkable job getting android running as well as it does on the hd2... but its always going to be a hacked on port of android.

From what I can tell by watching the devs talk, the nand version seems just as power hungry as the Haret version. The SD card really doesn't use that much power. Everything gets booted into ram anyways, so the SD only gets accessed intermittently. Some SD cards seem to use more power than others.... but overall, I don't think the SD card makes a noticeable difference in power consumption.

We just need to hope for more improvements to be made in the kernel regarding power management... but you can't expect a port to run as well as a native phone... you will be disappointed.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lude219:
This topic gets created like every week.

There's really no advantage at all...the devs are just working on the NAND version for android just for fun.:rolleyes:

stop spewing more BS than what we already have. I think you need to learn how a RAM operates when you say "everything gets booted into ram."
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Most people in the vouge forums say they have much improved battery on nand than from sd. However there are some that have noticed very little difference.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=645308
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hkkitlee:
That means driver not nand...

Hope xda can get better driver for more using time in future.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarathustrax:
What BS? Why don't you correct it if there's something incorrect about what I said instead of just saying its BS. If I'm not understanding it correctly or not explaining it correctly, I would like to know.

I didn't use the right wording when I said everything gets booted into ram... I meant it is loaded onto ram. Everything runs from ram, whether its stored on SD or nand.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lude219:
Where do you get your facts about SD cards dont consume that much power?

When you say "everything gets booted to ram," do you really know what you're referring to?

And how are the SD card being accessed? and if it happens only intermittently, why would the Devs care so much about NAND?

SD cards don't make noticeable differences in power consumption? Better tell the devs to stop wasting their time with NAND development and start working on better drivers, then.

Quick summary: don't be confused with an OS and its bootloader (which is the main part of the bolded section). You've been here for over 3yrs so you should know the difference. In case you haven't, do a quick search around the boards. Only a bootloader gets loaded onto the RAM, the rest (i'll let you figure out what that refers to) runs on the SD card, which is why NAND development is such a BIG DEAL.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarathustrax:
Nothing runs from SD or nand... they are persistent storage and are too slow too run anything from. Everything runs from ram. The SD or nand are accessed when data needs to be read or written from them. The os is running from ram... when you open a new app, the necessary data is read from the SD or nand and moved to ram to run. That's why opened programs take up ram and people kill tasks to free up ram. The SD card is not constantly being used when android is running. If it was, then all this power you say that the SD card is eating up would still be sucking all that power while your phone is sleeping, as android is still running.

The SD card does use some power when it's accessed a lot... but it doesn't use that much power. I really don't think nand is going to affect the battery life as much as people think.
[Touch2 Themes and Apps] Bucsek:
How can i use this program? i dont know pls help me.

i have a router, and i dont know which is the correct ip, and i dont know the password or username.. my comp is boot directly. ip sys: win 7.
[Windows Phone 7 General] aleoca333:
Has anyone with an official device tested the speed of third party apps yet? Is it really as slow as engadget claims them to be? I know there will be slow apps and malfunctioning apps, but what about the majority of apps? Do they load/run fast enough?

Are there atleast 20 games/software that look great,run fast and function well? I rather there be 100 quality apps than 20000 rubbish apps.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tom Servo:
If applications try to do more than the CPU can do, they'll be slow. Any excessive slowness is due to bad programming.

The only bad thing here is that there aren't any math/multimedia intrinsics in Silverlight for WP7 optimized for the ARMs VFP and DSP.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Phone Titan:
Considering M$ should be testing all the applications that come though to the marketplace... Most of them should load pretty quickly.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Bleeding:
Unfortunately, i can partly confirm that.

While application load times are clearly a developer fault (while Seesmic is slow as hell the official Twitter app developed by Identity Mine is very fast in starting and downloading tweets), there is a huge problem with the listbox scrolling performance.

Some apps also fail in sidescrolling but these are mostly apps that make heavy use of graphics so ... their fault.

But Listbox is an issue and listboxes are something that nearly every app uses. I also develop a feed reader and I am not able to reach a performance that is on par with the scolling behaviour of the native apps. Not nearly on par. I got it working better than most of the available apps as most of them ignore Microsofts guidelines for a good listbox performance (they do not use listbox items all of the same, fixed height, for example) but no matter what I do and how simple my datatemplate is, its jaggy, jaggy, jaggy.

If you spend a lot of time optimizing your item/data templates, it will be good enough for now until Microsoft hopefully come up with a fix for these problems. But I think (and I can see on the available apps) that most devs don't spent this time and most of the apps currently available really are jaggy as hell. This is going to be a huge problem for MS in the months to come, bad press will pop up for sure everywhere because of this issues.

If the border is so clear between 1st party and 3rd party apps, it is really a problem.

(I use a HTC Trophy device)