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[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
i dont know i had the HD2 since last spring last year. And yes it brought alot of great things. Custom Roms were fun then android and etc...

Then when WP7 came out i flashed it and i loved it. Of course there were problems with it so i went back to Android for a while, to find out that i hated the UI now and app quality didnt seem to match anymore. OF COURSE i missed flash and other few features from 2.3 but im willing to wait for home brew development or MS updates.

So i liked it so much that i sold my HD2 today and going to get a HD7 tomorrow. I promised myself that i wouldnt buy the HD7 or any other phone till the next gen processors come out but i said what the hell.

I never liked the dumbed down OS apple has because of the plain boring UI with a sea of apps. But this is nice and clean. The platform for games seems to be miles ahead of Android too. Graphics on WP7 on HD2 for games are much nicer and games run much smoother comparing the same gameloft games on android.

Anyway thats my reason why :) The UI is the nicest things out there in my opinion. Though having said that if Live tiles and consistent UI wasnt there it wouldnt have been half the OS it is now. Just have to wait for more :) The next update is meant to be big :)
[HD7 General] rfleites:
I'm glad to see folks are trying WP7. I've been a long time Android user (G1, myTouch 3G). I went with a buddy to the T-Mobile store to upgrade our phones to the myTouch 4G cause of all the cool new features. I was reluctant going into it because I was not sold on the device design. While my buddy was checking out the MT4G, the HD7 caught my eye because of that big 4.3" screen. I went over and started playing with the UI and fell in love with it. So, I ended up getting it.

I think for me it was the way they implemented email, live tiles and hubs. I also liked the fact that it was so crisp and fast. My buddy ended up getting the MT4G. He was always bugging me that I should switch before the two week grace period was over. And, as it turns out, I went back to the store to switch my HD7 out for a MT4G. Funny thing is that when I was there, the exact same feelings came back. I was at the store struggling over it and I just could not do it. I walked out and I have changed my mind since. I think what finally sold me was the no lag on WP7. The MT4G for as good as the specs are was still laggy.

I don't miss Android. I was never sold on it because it never felt polished. WP7 is polished. This doesn't mean I will not consider Android in the future, but right now I really like this HD7 device. I know it sounds weird, but Ballmer is right when he says this device is "...a delight to use."
[HD7 General] jimbonics:
My company has traded in 20 HD2's for 20 HD7's.

Honestly, my users couldn't be happier. Granted, I don't think any of them have ever used Andriod, but the difference between WM6.5 and WP7 is literally night and day. I can breathe easy again without multiple cell phone support requests every day.

Without trying to sound like a Microsoft honk, I love Windows Phone 7.

I just wish it was easier to manage files, and I wish it had Swype.
[HD7 General] THUDUK:
My current device is a HD2, running WP7.

I have tried extensive amounts of Windows Mobile and Android roms, but continued to be flashing different builds practically every other day which is ridiculous, until WP7 came out, I have now been running it for two weeks and absolutely love it...Reasons I prefer WP7 over (Android).

UI : slick, fast and fun to use...(Android always seems a little SPB mobile shell cluttered to me, never runs anywhere near as fast as WP7)

Keyboard: Best keyboard ever used on a device...(Android I tried all keyboards from stock to Swype, still type faster and more accurate on WP7)

OFFICE: even better than office on WM6.5 (Android just doesn't have an office app that comes anywhere near as good)

I think we all know what MS need to do to improve there new UI, so hopefully they will get it sorted soon.

For me the do I stay with my HD2 or sell it and buy an HD7

HD2 problems that the HD7 wont have:

Multi Touch is only two point as opposed to four on the HD7

Buttons don't work as well as the capacitive ones on the HD7

camera when used with flash has green tint

Auto focus on camera not working correctly

Some of these can be updated with the developers.

Would it be worth upgrading to HD7 or wait...
[HD7 General] jimbonics:
They're mostly the same phone. The HD7 seems to suffer the greenish tint issues on a white background still, but at least with the HD7 you get a PHYSICAL camera button instead of having to tap the screen.

The HD7 feels nicer to hold over the HD2. The HD2 has a nice metal battery cover whereas the HD7 is plastic. No accessing the sd card on the HD7. Managing everything through Zune is a bit of a pain for me right now, until I get used to it I'm sure.

The capacitive buttons ARE nice.

Although I never got a chance to flash WP7 to my HD2, I would say the swap for the HD7 would be worth it.
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
well i sold the HD2 yesterday and bought a HD7 today.

Have to say i have not got one bit of regret. Games graphics are better and run smoother than HD android games. Even on HD2 WP7 they ran smoother than Android HD games.

I dont have any problems with camera tint or anything. The only complaints i have is the power button being on the top and not the side and the loudspeaker for music is rubbish (did an update on HTC Sound Enhancer and it improved the quality a bit :) ). Though i mainly listen to music through headphones or aux so that really doesn't bother me. Regarding the speaker for games it sounds great with HTC Sound Enhancer set to SRS wow. I could also add that HD2 even though not as good looking as compared to HD7, had slightly better built quality

Now waiting patiently for the updates :) its bloody lightning fast now. What will it be after? :D
[HD7 General] daaango:
Damn all off you really love WP7 over Android!

As for me, when T-Mobile was doing the BOGO offer, I snagged up a HD7 and a G2. These were my first smart phones and when I first saw WP7 I also fell in love and sort of lost a little love for Android. But that only lasted for about a week. After having both phones around the house, I can honestly say I like the G2 more. Sure, the HD7 is smoother and all, but for some reason I just feel like I'm more limited in WP7 when compared to Android... but that's just me.

Its a great user experience and its a good comeback for MS but for now I think I'll pass. Hopefully when the first WP7 update comes the market will be much bigger and more features will be added. Then maybe i'll give it another go!

Also, did anyone ever have a problem pushing the side buttons on the HD7, such as the lock button or the camera button? I never did get used to it... everytime I pressed the buttons I had to use my fingernails to ensure I actually hit them.

Happily sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App :D
[HD7 General] Sean D.:
Okay, my turn to get all corny and stuff.

But I gotta say, as "limited" as WP7 is supposed to be I hoenstly do not care. This is the first time in my life that I ever referred to a device as beautiful. Yeah I said it, BEAUTIFUL.

I waited and stuck with my trusty old WM6 Kaiser for as long as I could (no shame in my game, yo!) but I was positive I'd run to Android. MS starting showing off WP7 and my mind was made up. And I couldn't be happier.

The limitations...? Who cares. I'm not Naive to it at all, I know the short comings but for once the positives are so damn positive that i don't care about the FEW negatives. They will be 'fixed', so I'm cool.

I don't like how people come to these pages and cry about what's "missing" though.

First off, it's better out the gate than any of it's competitors. The things you cry about will be FREE software upates... You wont be forced to by a new device just to get something as minor as C and P.

Stop comparing what WP doesn't have to what the other two now FINALLY have... lets not forget who got this whole ball rolling in the first place. It'll come, one way or another. Faulty devices aside, if you can honestly find that many things to whine about with these devices then you will probably never be happy with anything... ever.

But no matter what, I LOVE WP7!
[HD7 General] jimbonics:
^^^^ this.
[HD7 General] Tachi91:
983kjshfs

I'm thinking of getting an HD7.. I owned an HD2 and loved it.. When I got rid of it I really missed it... I haven't had any on hand experience with WP7 but i like what i hear and i understand the risks and limitations. Its just that so many phones are going to be released soon and maybe theres a good chance of a WP7 device that would surpass the HD7.. but i just want it!! lol..

Been using AT&T and it a good company but to expansive compared to similar plans on T-Mobile and.. I miss T-Mobile aswell...

IDK wats wrong with me with all the cheesy "I miss this and that"...
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
idk theres a few features i miss from android. But certain features on WP7 overshadow them and im willing to be patient :D
[HD7 General] circleofomega:
I absolutely absoulutely love WP7 and my HD7..its a beauty with the looks and beast when it comes to functionality..so a perfect combination....

At this moment, there isn't one thing that I can think of that I can't do without my

HD7...it's just just briilant...and iPhone and Android can go______(add whatever you like here)

hehehe..anyways.. :P
[HD7 General] THUDUK:
Can you run Resco Radio or any other online radio app, as well as emailing, surfing the net.

The very one thing I am waiting for and then is hello WP7 HD7, is even the most simplest of multi tasking, even if its only limited to three apps.
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
well you have sort of multi tasking. Its very limited and doesnt work in all apps. Say if i was playing some game and i got a message i could go to that and back out. WP7 would kind of hibernate that in the background for a while i think. Then come back into it. I think this will be a bit extended when the jan update kicks in since it will offer a performance boost. So with that maybe more app can do it. I really want that update cause some simple apps really lag. for example facebook app lags alot on my phone (which is a joke considering that HD 3D games dont :D )
[HD7 General] kennyg357:
I tried android for about five months and found it very boring. I deleted it off my hd2 and went back to wm6.5. I am just not a linux fan, I find the operating system is second rate and its programs and apps are of poor quality. I just read that google pulled the free trial period on the apps in the market and will be looking to make more changes to the market due to poor sales. The sales are poor because the apps are kind of crap, not all but most. The games on a windows phone blow away those on android! Personally I think windows is a superior operating platform. I will be picking up my hd7 tomorrow and cant wait!
[HD7 General] Sean D.:
As much as WP's market needs to grow, the fact is the other two markets are PACKED with trash and worthless "apps". It's been said before, how many fart machine apps do you really need?!?

There is no way in hell... NO WAY that you can have 100K WORTH-WHILE "apps". It's impossible. That's why the whole di** measuring contest, numbers game that everyone plays now-a-days means nothing to me. "Oh so 'n so has over 300,000 apps in their market".

Big damn deal. How many of them are worthless, how many are redundant half-assed copies of another "app", how many actually work correctly?

Not saying WP's market is a bragging point at all, but IMO the other two aren't either.

I hope MS doesn't feel they will win this race by having/allowing as many apps as possible. If so that just leaves people spending hours wading through far too much BS.
[HD7 General] circleofomega:
Agree!

Absolutely Agree! Seriously I had X1 and had Android running...some apps JUST NEVER made sense...and yet people went just MAD over apps..a ver y good friend of mine calls me one morning and says her iPhone won't boot! Stuck on the Apple logo ..reason I ask? She went on loading it with Apps...what else do you expect...anyways..this isn't an Android+Apple bashing thread...But I just hope WS comes up with something more worthwhile...if not nonsense, at least.
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
agree.Lately there has been a plunge of crap apps into the app marketplace. Id rather have 1000 good apps than 7k apps that are **** and low quality. Alot of the apps are made **** too. Some look great on the HD7 but they lag alot. Especially when refreshing content :)
[HD7 General] irispen:
i remember when i trying to show some messages of mine to my friends(i got thousands i think), i just cant show them because it lags a lot, and i even try to force close the messaging app just to make it smooth again. LOL

android days.. =)

now, nothing but smoothness.. i just love my htc hd7 =)
[HD7 General] thephoneguyusa:
Just borded the HD7 boat

Hey every one I have just traded my HTC Mytouch 4G for a HD7.. I know most of the Android lovers are probably wondering WTF.. Well I must say that I am not regretting the trade off. I customize phones for a living and the Mytouch I had a new cm7 loaded everyday. But I never really felt satisfied, sure the phone was fast without the bloat wear on it but it just didn't feel right. My buddy came over with his brand new HD7 and I got to playing with it and BAM it hit me like a tun of bricks.. I love windows phone 7!! I have been an Android user since the G1 hit the market but I can honestly say I am going to stick with this HD7. This os is still in its infancy and I am going to enjoy watching it grow!

I have owned:

G1

Mytouch

Vibrant

Nexus one

Mytouch Slide

Mytouch 4G

HD2- Wife took it over with Android 2.2 NAND Rom

IPhone 2G

IPhone 3G

IPhone 4G

Blackberry 9700

HD7- Current

I think I will stay with the HD7 for a while!
[HD7 General] rysky007:
I thougth this site was for developers and the like minded who judge phones by their tech abilities and features, which WM7 has zero of.

The hard ware is good

Camera is crap

Sync is crap

Having to use zune to load music is crap

no select all in sms or email - crap

not able to see multiple emails on one place - crap

Alarm - needs more settings

No profiles - crap

all apps lined up in one line? really? i think human kind discovered the fact that if you have rows and columns u can fit more data in one space a few thousand years ago. - crap

No custom ring tones - crap

Non fruity colors to choose for tiles - crap

and thats just a few features which a phone that comes out in 2010 market should have by default simply because its a standard not a add on feature

you guys bow down and kiss this phones arse like microsoft is watching these posts nad going to send u free phones for saying good things.

again i swore this was for techs who want options and features, not a locked down unfinished os to get xmas sales up and then leave us hanging for months for unfinished updates, which reminds me... what happen to mid jan update?

HD2 acts like a smart phone and works like one, yes it has a few sms bugs, but it does all that a phone today should, WM7 should be an upgrade from that, instead we got win3.1

flame me all you want, but i am amazed at how many of you bow down to this phone when its missing so much that it should have.
[HD7 General] eternalemb:
Hmm. What is this WM7 you speak of? Odd. I have a WP7 device that doesn't need flashing ROMs to make it run without constant lags, killing apps forcefully and several reboots in a day. But hey, your missing features list is nice. I'm sure Microsoft will never come out with any of those features considering WP7 has been out for an incredibly long period of almost 3 months!:eek: go back to your forum and find a rom to flash before your phone crashes again kiddy.
[HD7 General] circleofomega:
Absoultely agree.
[HD7 General] truffle1234:
you are pissed because u dont have a WP7 device... almost all the users are happy with the phone...

and almost all the ex Android users here agree to the laggy OS on android devices (WM ws similer to ANdroid before but i need to reeboot my device all the time...)

come on if you are happy with the Android OS its nothing wrong but everyone admits that MS have given us a smooth, fast and hang free OS....

alot of the users here are from android, and they want a phone which works they dont want to customize it change it to screw it up...

MS is not begging you to buy a WP7 device so please leave it alone...
[HD7 General] catnip:
Hi guys its been a longtime since i have been on this site ( & i have forgotten how funny & witty people are ) right since my ill fated partnership with the diamond & daily ROM flashing i moved to the iphone 3gs & now the iphone 4 , however im bored of the phone & to be honest it feels a litltle sluggish , i've sold my ipad as it was quite simply boring . Im seriously thinking about the HD7 or the Mozart . Do either of these have the ability to stream from a nas box ( currently using air video to watch films on my iphone ) also is there much difference regarding screen res as there is not a phone i've seen with the res of the iphone but i am wondering how much of a differnce it would make . There seems to be a difference of opinion aswell regarding the speeds of the wm7 & ios. Sorry but im very rusty regarding phones as i have stupidly stuck with the iphone for so long ( my Bad ) any advice/help would be greatfully received
[HD7 General] jimbonics:
None of these things you mention are game-breakers nor worth the piss and bile you spew at it.

If XDA is anything, it's for techs to come together to discuss and improve their devices/OS, not to 'judge' as you say, or piss all over everything. You need some subjectivity, so you aren't just regurgitating negative things you hear about WP7.
[HD7 General] TJBunch1228:
Just got an HD7 on CL in a trade straight across for my Samsung Vibrant. I know the HD7 is worth more so I could not pass the opportunity up. That being said, since I have the phone now, before I turn around and sell it, I'd like to give WP7 a fair shake. I know it's in it's infancy, so I won't try to compare it to Android too much. With Android having a few years under it's belt as well as the developmental opportunities by way of the Open Source Alliance, it's not entirely fair to compare the two just yet. I really do want to like WP7, as the device IMO is sexy as hell, and the OS is so smooth I just want to use it as a slip n slide.

For people who have had more time to use WP7 and are perhaps more familiar with the potential updates, I have a couple questions:

Is there an option to leave the screen on while charging? Or a common workaround that people use if such an option does not exist? I like to use it in the car and having to turn the screen on every couple min to see maps or music is frustrating.

With that awesome kickstand, I like to have my phone prominantly displayed on my desk at work, but not very many things work in landscape mode, Zune and the Homescreen most notably. Is this a setting I'm missing, or something that can be changed with an update?

I can't seem to get haptic feedback from my keyboard, is this a setting? What about Swype? Anyone know of any upcoming updates to have this feature?

I undoubtedly will have more queries as I figure this thing out more. I really want to like it cause sexy as hell, just doesn't seem quite as customizable as I am used to. We'll see how it goes. Thanks for any input :D
[HD7 General] eternalemb:
Settings -> lock and wallpaper -> screen time out -> never I'm bummed we can't use Zune in landscape, but the homescreen not being able to makes sense. Perhaps an update will add Zune landscape. Haptic feedback on the keybd would be nice, but swype is trash. Not necessary. The keyboard on WP7 (specifically the HD7) is fantastic.
[HD7 General] TJBunch1228:
I suppose that screen time out workaround will suffice. Just have to remember to turn off my screen when I set the phone down!!! :)

Can you elaborate as to why it makes sense about the homescreen? Could the tiles just rotate and then we'd scroll left/right in landscape mode?

I assume no haptic then, based on your answer? And I am not debating the merits of the stock keyboard, however Swype is most certainly not trash. It is incredibly handy when you are in portrait mode. It's very fast and easily utilized quickly in one-handed situations. I think atleast the option for those who like it would be nice. Choice is what sells phones, so hopefully MSFT capitalizes on that.
[HD7 General] Nissan350:
+1. There is a small section of my room (basement) where I get signal. If I move the phone I lose that signal. So I got an earpiece. I HATE EARPIECES! I miss WIFI calling. So I use my G2 when making calls from my room. Its just a pain in the ass swapping out SIMs all the time. Throw in WIFI calling in WP7 and that would make my year.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fISKARgUBBEN:
Hi there,

As soon as I've connected my phone via USB to load music or whatever, the Media Scanner runs. No real problem with that...

BUT, everytime it's done it has erased all info in my playlists and some settings in programs.. Does anyone recognize these issues? Maybe you've even got a solution for it?

I'm running XXJPY_Doc_v6.1...

Peace!
[Captivate General] connexion2005:
All links pulled due to XDA Request after an XDA member complained I was only out for profits to a moderator on a few products I have. Due to the fact I link to my JIG and a few other things in many videos, I was asked to pull any content relating to this.

I will still be offering all this great material at my website. Just go to google and search for MobileTechVideos.
[Captivate General] domin8:
good idea, thanks for the video :)
[Captivate General] designgears:
Awesome review!

Quadrant it fixed now ;)

All 720p decode/encode was busted
[Captivate General] connexion2005:
DG! Question and feel free to say no by all means but maybe I can get your attention with out a PM or post in your ROM thread which I'm sure is hard to ever see for you.

I am adding a download page on my website and wondered if I could also host your ROM's there? I wanted to host lots of things from ROMs, to useful CWM packages to open source apks and others. I completely understand if you do not want me to do that and I wanted to ask before doing so. PM me if you see this...I've pm'd you on the subject once but doubt you saw it as I'm sure your box is through the roof on PM's.
[Captivate General] designgears:
Heh, ya, it gets maxed out every week or so...

That's fine tho.
[Captivate General] jonnyg1097:
I have been looking to flash my phone with a ROM but I can never decide which one to go with so at least now I can get some insight into what some of these do and how fast they are.

I will be looking forward to seeing these every week.
[Captivate General] rdoran:
Thanks for taking the time and doing the great side by side comparisons. I look forward to checking out your weekly videos!
[Captivate General] sremick:
Nice review. Is the sound quality issue you mention the result of the Captivate having unique hardware in the form of the "Audience" voice-processing chip that the I9000 does not? It's a shame that one would have to give up support of this circuitry for the sake of running a custom ROM.

I remember reading about this a while back but thought it had been sorted out/fixed.
[Captivate General] Barbarian:
Good review. Liked the comparison.
[Captivate General] SirSid:
There are some interesting comments on your perception video about lack of support for the audience processing chip
[Captivate General] connexion2005:
Yes I agree. I'm not sure if that's the correct reason as the speaker phone function works flawlessly but it's interesting to say the least.
[Captivate General] mirrored:
subscribed to your channel. awesome idea
[Captivate General] xThe Enforcer:
Love the videos, keep it up!