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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvit:
I has these options.. You don't?

Picture

Video

Audio

App recommendation

Location

Document
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piihb:
gottcha covered... search market for "attach email", you can only attach 1 file at a time but it works for me. I am using RedemptionRevolution 2.0 & gmail.

laters!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schenley:
Awesome, CopyNDial is just what I've been looking for! Never thought that "There's an app for that."

BTW, I had a tuna sandwich for lunch. And, I've been snacking on a Slim Jim...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
I put Lookout security in /system/app and now when I track my phone I can still get 5m accuracy, although it takes about 5 minutes to track. Is this working it out from the Phone masts or GPS?

I read Mobile Defence can remotely enable GPS but the registrations are currently closed.

Thanks. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Can anyone test how accurate Lookout is with GPS disabled and not in /system/app please?

Thanks. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Does anyone know a reliable way of doing this please?
[myTouch 4G General] plugged_in_now:
Does anybody else notice that the screen colors on the MT4G are a little too high, its like the colors are too bright. I know that I can turn the brightness down, but right now I just have it set to automatic and I like that and I don't want to have to change that.

Does anyone know how to change the contrast on the MT4G? I just want to saturate the colors a little more. Anyone?
[myTouch 4G General] Ace42:
You can't do this on any android phone, rooted or not. Could you take a picture or maybe tell tmobile your problem, it might be an actual lcd problem.
[myTouch 4G General] bm6788:
Yeah I thought that I was the only one. Especially on this site when you view it from your mobile browser, the brown XDA heading is too bright and faded
[myTouch 4G General] Whorok305:
I noticed it when I got my wife a MT4g. On her phone the colors are slightly more saturated and the blacks are slightly darker also. It is kinda bothering me now.
[myTouch 4G General] jesemalave1:
wanna see something crazy look at your phne for a minute and then look your computer the screen looks blue lol iyts true my mytouch colors are bright or must be my eyes
[myTouch 4G General] Ace42:
Maybe its related to the screen being used in the phone.
[myTouch 4G General] Whorok305:
Im going to the tmo store tommorow hopefully they can help. They will probably look at me crazy.
[myTouch 4G General] mr_skot:
My wife is experienceing this as well. She went to look for the night time bedside clock app and found when the app turned the brightness down to 6 the entire screen went black, but at a brightness level of 7 the screen was dim, but still brighter than I would expect.

She commented on her Vibrant when the brightness was turned down it would go all the way down and have a black background, not a washed out dim gray background.

Hopefully there will be a fix coming.
[myTouch 4G General] Kienz:
I posted elsewhere that the screen, while obviously not as good as the Vibrant's, seemed to be just as good as that of the Nexus, Incredible, Eris, etc.

Well, I stand corrected. After reading your post, I downloaded 'Night Watch', and compared the look to that of my wife's Nexus. The Nexus does indeed appear to have a black background at 39% brightness, with vibrant green (color I chose) numbers. The MT4G appears more grey-ish, with less vibrant green numbers. Even when I reduced the brightness by another 5%, the MT4G was still grey-ish.

Now, I'm not sure if this is the screen hardware itself, or something in the contrast settings of the phone. It did bum me out a little, as I've been a pretty staunch supporter of this phone since I got it.

The dilemma is,

Do I decide to go back to a Vibrant for a nicer screen, but much fewer options? (not much chance of that)

Look to find another Nexus; and tak ea step back in terms of processor speed, ram, features, et.c (with the exception of the color trackball, which Nexus lords over ever other phone)

Wait until something better comes out; as there are no other android phones comparable to this one in terms of features, available by T-mo right now? (Wait? Really? Arggh!)

All in all, I'm very happy with this device. And maybe I'm just knee-jerking. But, in truth, it does bother me somewhat. Thoughts?
[myTouch 4G General] plugged_in_now:
I know exactly what you mean, the blacks look grey and the reds look pink.

I think there is something wrong with the contrast balance in the software somehow, because it does seem like a nice screen, but those are just my thoughts.
[myTouch 4G General] Kienz:
I sincerely hope that this is the case. If so, perhaps some tweaking can be done in the settings, mch like, but nothng at all like, the registry settings change in WinMo phone, wherein the colors/contrast could be adjusted by assigning different numbers.

I realize that there is a huge difference between android and WinMo registry tweaks. But it's hard to believe they would simply included an inferior screen to go along with so many other hardware improvements.
[myTouch 4G General] vivanshah:
its not an amoled display guys, it's never going to be completely black or have as high a contrast ratio as the nexus or vibrant.
[myTouch 4G General] plugged_in_now:
Yeah, I know what kind of screen it is, and I know how others look in comparison, my point is though, my Mytouch3G had better colors. It just seems like something could be done via software.
[myTouch 4G General] bobsbbq:
It has only been out a couple of weeks, I would give it some time and everyone complain a little to T-Mobile and hopefully they can add it to a future OTA update.
[myTouch 4G General] DarkAgent:
I only had the MT4G for a night before returning it for a replacement (which is still in the mail), but I agree: The screen looked very washed out. It was so bad that I am now considering keeping my Vibrant.

I am not asking for SuperAMOLED-like quality, but something average would be nice... not low quality crap.
[myTouch 4G General] igotdatglow:
I'm starting to think there's production issues. The very first 2 units I saw had the washed out look. I saw one today that seemed fine. I went thru the menus and changed the backgrounds. Everything seemed much better on this one.

I wish I could compare them side by side, but these were in 2 different stores.

Thoughts?
[myTouch 4G General] unremarked:
I had been weary about the screen ever since I got mine last Wednesday. From reading reviews talking about how great the screen looked, and then mine was kinda... blah. First words in my mind when I turned it on was how washed out some of the colors looked.

I took mine back to T-Mobile tonight and swapped it out for a new and I have to say that there's a huge difference. Some of the colors are still a little off, but it looks like it's the app's icon and not the screen itself. Compare the newest YouTube app's red to the TasKiller's red, for instance.

Now to wait on the OTA so I can re-root this thing and clean it off. :D
[myTouch 4G General] Kienz:
I wish I had something to compare mine to. I went to the store, thinking I would compare mine to one of theirs. But it was a bust; as the screen looked exactly the same. So either mine is as good as the replacement you got, but just pales in comparison to the Nexus. Or it's washed out, the one in the store is washed out, and I'm still at square one. Unfortunately, there's no way for me to tell.
[myTouch 4G General] madlaw1071:
I took my MT4G back after running the Asphalt demo next to an Epic and Droid X. The colors were totally faded out and missing details seen on the other devices. The Epic is over-saturated and the X seems to split the difference, not to mention the size is awesome.
[myTouch 4G General] Kienz:
Hmm...

Well, being with T-mo, neither of those other two is an option for me. But, I'm thinking about it, and I'm starting to think our phones only seem to pale in comparison.

What I mean is, side by side, yes, they seem to be less-than-stellar. But when used on their own, they seem to be pretty alright... though obviously not as good as what our minds recall the others being.

If you look at a 60hz 1080p tv side by side with a 120hz edge-lit LED tv, yes, the original would look tame. But that's not to say that it doesn't look great on it's own.
[myTouch 4G General] madlaw1071:
I was a free agent and gave T-mo and the MT4G a shot. The screen wasn't even the primary reason for the return. Even though I am allegedly in a solid 4G coverage area, Pandora and data were cutting in an out at my gym where Verizon and AT&T have zero issues. Also wasn't crazy about the UI even after putting LP+ on it. There is something very fem about the phone from the icons and colors to the marketing. To each his own. It was blazing fast.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drancid:
is there anyway to re-calibrate the distance sensor?

My screen is keep turning on eventhough i turn it off by pressing power button while i'm talking on the phone so i accidently pressing some buttons especially the END button.. this bugs me a lot.. plz help!!

Sent from ATT Captivate operated by COGNITION 2.3b2 Froyo
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
I got the HD7 for the wife this weekend (Wallmart) and was thinking the Venue Pro will blow it out of the water (look wise and the AMOLED vs SLCD).

So I got the Venue pro today and I have to say I'm not that convinced. When I placed the phones side by side, I could see a blueish tint on the AMOLED screen, the SLCD had much warmer look.

But the picture looked much sharper on the AMOLED, in the HD7 the pictures were kind of faded. So what did you guys choose? The HD7 or the Venue Pro.. and why?

HD7

Pro

1. In most places I like the SLCD (warmer colors) (SLCD some say is better than AMOLED)

2. Sleeker

3. 4.3in screen is awesome

4. 16 Gig

5. Cam is better with more options for both still and videos

Cons

1. I hate the plastic back

2. Too much similar to HD2

3. The pictures do look faded

4. The buttons doesn't have any protrusion. I find it very diff to turn on/off the phone and activate the cam.

Venue Pro:

Pro:

1. Physical Keyboard

2. The screen (AMOLED) has much better contrast and looks sharper

3. Has great looks

4. Gorilla Glass

5. The speakers in this is better than HD7. The bass is very good. But even though it has two 'grills' in the bottom only one is a speaker.

5a. Speaker in this is fantastic (Check the Videos). Better than iPhone​

Cons:

1. Bulky (compared to HD7)

2. The whites have a bluish tint (when compared side by side)

3. 8 gig memory (right now is MS store. Once Dell offers the 16gig model, I'll remove this)

3a. There is a Micro SD slot but you need some prongs to pry it out. But you don't need to unscrew or remove any body parts. It just sit behind a black sticker.​

4. No LED notification lights. No lights when it's charging or running out of battery or missed calls or new messages.

More info on WP 7:

You can change the volume (up and down) with the screen turned off. This works in both HD7 and VP

Also when you turn it on, the top part of the lock screen has the music control. So you don't have to unlock it to pause the music.

iPhone head set works. Volume control and pick/end button.

No custom ring tones

Applications don't freeze state when the phone locks/sleeps

Some of the VP which were shipped as "Engineering Samples". Folks who have this please check you WiFi connetion​

Videos

Venue Pro - Unboxing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02xwxdhS6PY

HD7 - Unboxing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzdqTG26AyU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Venue Pro Vs HD7 - Audio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LldSVH78IfE&feature=BF&list=UL&index=3

Venue Pro Vs HD7 - Movies playback

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7llVnliT8xY

Venue Pro Vs HD7 - Games load time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Qpe7SC-Cg

Side by side (thickness comparison)

Camera Test (also added Iphone and G2 into the mix) - All taken in default settings, no processing just re sized to 25%

VP

HD7

iPhone 4

G2

<Edit>

Changed the speaker preference.

Added Cam preference

Added pictures

Added Cam pictures

Added a few more disadvantages for both VP and HD7

Added videos for unboxing
[Windows Phone 7 General] efjay:
Wish I could vote but the Venue Pro has been almost impossible to come by, since it was only availalbe in MS stores and in limited quantities, you are definitely one of the lucky ones! And I think the HD7 has a normal LCD screen and as you confirm its not that great, also the Dell will be available in a 16GB version next week. Have you compared the cameras between the 2? What about speed-wise, how do they compare? Does the slider feel tight or loose?
[Windows Phone 7 General] brummiesteven:
According to Expansys the Venue Pro has 1GB internal memory with a micro sd slot?
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
HD7 has SLCD which is diff from normal TFT one and it shows. If you compare HD2 with HD7 (screen wise) HD7 far far superior.

Speed wise both feel the same. Though I have used the VP only couple of hrs. I'll go home and check the camera.

The slider is awesome. It's tight and feels sturdy.

nope, it has 8GB and no micro sd slot.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Phone Titan:
I would probably go for the Dell Venue Pro as the screen is much nicer and the screen is tougher.

The physical keyboard is a bonus.
[Windows Phone 7 General] powersquad:
are you sure about the no micro sd card slot? every site including a lot of retailers have been saying that dell venue pro does have an extra micro sd card slot.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Biggzz:
Updates? Also, I see you are on At&T...Does your 3g and data work with the phone unlocked? Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
OP, you got a couple things wrong.

The HD7 only has one speaker up front and it sounded pretty bad when I tested it out this morning.

The Venue Pro has the option of 8GB or 16GB of NAND memory. This means things will load much quicker than on the HD7. The HD7 can go up to 32GB, though, however you risk voiding your warranty or even damaging your phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] shu8i:
venue pro for me

besides...

-i dont get the bulky vs hd7 part...

venue pro <-> hd7

2.5 x 4.8 x 0.6 in <-> 2.68 x 4.8 x 0.44 in

=

-0.18 x same x +0.16

-there are 2 options for the venue pro... 8gb flash // 16gb flash

the venue pro is the most beautiful wp7 imo.

hd7 is like you said too similar to the hd2... they got even the pinky camera like the hd2 :rolleyes:

imo since the hd2 htc went the way of quantity instead of quality.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
Yes, I have searched everywhere, no micro SD slot.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
I have added pictures in the first post. I'm with T-Mobile (need to update my profile). But just checked it with a ATT sim. No 3G. Data only through EDGE

If you turn on the 3G, it says no network (Weird)
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
I just posted pictures with side by side comparing the thickness. Venue Pro is no way bulky. But when you compare it with HD2 it is atleast 1/3 thicker.
[Windows Phone 7 General] efjay:
Thanks for all the info. Can you also check this, is bing the search provider in IE? The HD7 uses google whuch is strange to me. Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 General] fatdragondzc:
How is the picture taking and video recording quality in comparison? Is one better than the other?
[Windows Phone 7 General] powersquad:
does the venue pro box states the weight of the device?

weird cause clove.co.uk states that european version does have an micro sdhc card slot.

also is the curvature in the glass of vp a pain the ass or actually a good feature according to you?
[Windows Phone 7 General] lemonspeakers:
To the OP, what phone service are you on? Are you on T-Mobile?

I only ask because I HATE T-MOBILE's logo (Or any carrier's logo) on my phone!!! I F-u-cken hate that logo!

**Best logos are: Vodafone, DoCoMo or Softbank's logo...:D
[Windows Phone 7 General] fatdragondzc:
From what I've read. The phone is unlocked and it's a clean unbranded phone. So no carrier logo.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
Hell yeah, so when I order this from T-Mobile, there will be zero T-Mobile branding?
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
Also, to OP, can you do a quick video of the Venue Pro? Kind of like an unboxing, show how the battery pops off, how long it takes to boot up, what pre-installed apps there are, speaker test, video test, ect?
[Windows Phone 7 General] fatdragondzc:
Yes, there will be no branding. No, you will not be able to order it from T-mobile. It was only available in Microsoft Retail Stores(B&M)and should be available directly from Dell next week.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
I meant Dell. Whoops
[Windows Phone 7 General] nexus14:
I am hoping the venue pro will work on those with grandfathered data plans, eg t-zones or web2go
[Windows Phone 7 General] Spybreak:
How are the pixels on the Venue? Is it using PenTile like the rest of the AMOLED phones?

That is, if you get close to the screen, does it look "fuzzy" and less sharp than the HD7?

Sort of like the image on the left:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/09/amoledslcdg2009102010.jpg

Also, someone said the HD7 is SLCD. It's not. It's a cheap, standard LCD screen. Pretty bad actually.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
GSMarena states it's SLCD. but HD7's screen in 100 times better than HD2. Actually I like it a tad better than VP's screen
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
Yup it's strange... it's google in VP too!
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
I took some pictures in the dim lit room and HD7 looked better, Will take some pics tomorrow morning and post it up there.

sure, will do it tomorrow
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
Google instead of Bing?
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
I chose the HD7 because, to me, it is purely gorgeous. I love the size, shape and style. But also it fits my belt case, which I bought for my HD2. Since the HD7 and HD2 are nearly identical in size, the fit was spot on. And since my HTC HD2 has been the absolute best phone I've ever owned, I decided to stick with HTC.
[Windows Phone 7 General] raimeiken:
how much will the 16gb version of the Dell Venue going to be?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
No card slot in the Venue Pro is a massive disappointment, specially since it's not advertised as such on the UK websites.

So Europe gets no phone with SD slot at all and probably no phone with 16GB internal memory, that's really bad :(.

The OP's pictures look very hot though... Almost too hard to resist...
[Windows Phone 7 General] jkommeren:
Big thanks to the OP for posting your experiences on both phones :)

Oo could you perhaps take a photo with black as background instead of white?

Still waiting on my VP :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] StaticPlaya:
I agree with what you just said 8gb is a deal breaker for me looks like I will be getting the HD7. But I am afraid that the UK version will come with and SD card slot but doubt it. Also, the HD7 has more accessories.

Cancelling my Clove order today was looking forward to purchasing this phone but let down by one thing.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ericc191:
There isn't a single unboxing of this phone on youtube. Dell must be really short on stock.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
Pocketnow also reporting no apparent card slot for Dell Venue Pro :mad:.

Engadget users who got it confirm this too, it's a sad day.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
You have to wonder if any UK phone is worth getting, at the end of the day they all have only 8GB and no card slot. My Zune HD alone uses 20GB, I wouldn't even be able to transfer its content to the phone, that's without WP7 apps!

Don't know if an imported phone would work but that seems like a better solution. In any case, I'm definitely not getting a contract when +16GB phones will likely be released in 2011.

Edit:

Actually there's the HD7 option for 16GB memory but it's getting pretty average reviews and is locked to O2.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Silent Shark:
I emailed clove yesterday and got this response a few minutes ago:

Not sure what to make of this.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
Maybe it used to be accessible and that has changed since. You should have taken that opportunity to ask about the internal storage (8GB or 16GB) :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] xhamoodx:
i'm not sure how true is this since i didn't play with the device yet but according to the detailed review by "mobile burn", one of the features he didn't like about the HD7 was "the touchscreen was as accurate as it could be" and he was comparing it to the focus and optimus 7, how do you see the responsiveness of the VP screen comparing to HD7?

thanks,
[Windows Phone 7 General] ratchetjaw:
Thanks for this thread and pics OP.
[Windows Phone 7 General] efjay:
Thanks for checking. Seriously, MS is just failing on multiple points with this. Why would I buy a MS phone and then have it set to use google services and I cant change it? What about all those promises about not allowing anyone to change the phone and having the same features regardless of which phone you buy? Doesnt sound like they have the guts to stick with their own search engine, how pathetic.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ratchetjaw:
OP can you add some screen shots of the two web browsers? With text zoomed and not zoomed in? Would be much appreciated
[Windows Phone 7 General] matthewhypolite:
Right now im most intersted in the microsd card, its ah huge deal breaker.

i muss have that extra storage, dont mind scrapping the phone to get it in there, once it has the card, hope we can get a bit more confirmation on this soon, weather its internal, weather the UK version has it, etc.
[Windows Phone 7 General] TotalLamer:
I'm sure the Venue Pro does have a MicroSD card slot, simply that it's not accessible by removing only the battery cover. Just the like HD7, Surround, Mozart, etc.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
Ok, I just posed some comparison shots from both VP and HD7 (along with iPhone and G2)

I have shot the video, but will post it in the eve.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ratchetjaw:
Thanks for all your doing
[Windows Phone 7 General] DeekoVB5:
Does the VP have any sort of external notification LED?
[Windows Phone 7 General] raimeiken:
I didn't notice when I was playing with the phone at the microsoft store over here if it had one or not.

The guys over there did tell me that the phone doesn't have a microsd slot.

the model they were selling was the 8gb, so I'm waiting until next week when dell sells the 16gb one.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
No problem, glad I could help!

Good Point, it's doesn't have any notification LED (no lights when it charges, no lights to show missed call or new messages).
[Windows Phone 7 General] DeekoVB5:
Thanks for the quick response (although not the one I was hoping for haha)
[Windows Phone 7 General] matthewhypolite:
For reference, on the 21st of Oct, i emailed clove inquiring about the Dell VP.

Question:

Hi,

I see you guys have the Dell Venue Pro.

Is the item in stock?

And can you tell me the Internal Storage Capacity, and if the device has a MicroSD slot.

Thanks,

Clove's Reply:

We are expecting our first stock on November 8th. We are waiting on confirmation of the internal storage, there will definitely be a MicroSD card slot

Regards

Sales Team

Clove Technology

TEL: +44 (0)1202 552936

FAX: +44 (0)1202 552937

Email: sales@clove.co.uk

Website: www.clove.co.uk
[Windows Phone 7 General] Silent Shark:
Very interesting email from Clove. They seem more assertive about the microSD slot there. In my email, they say their "supplier" has told them the "early demonstration models" had microSD.

Either things have changed or their supplier is getting confused between the Venue Pro and the Venue...

If things have changed though, it seems unlikely to me that they would have switched from microSD to soldered on NAND chips or anything. The slot is probably hidden away under covers, and with no sign on the surface of a warranty void sticker on the screw heads, I hope you can swap the card out without them ever noticing...