[Focus General] squarejp:
Samsung Focus WP7 pros and cons

Check Youtube video: "The Dark Side of the Samsung Focus"

I am hearing some a mono tone noise in the background while using my Bluetooth headset, such as Jawbone Icon, Sound ID5 etc.

The App store is still at its infancy. The interface is sometimes sluggish and crash without response especially on 3rd party apps. There is no VOIP applications yet because MS hasn't released the API. The screen of the Focus is sometimes way too sensitive that I have to do a factory reset or complete shut down of the phone.

CONS:

- Bluetooth + 3G call interfere with WiFi signal.

- Camera Settings are Not Saved after usage. I have to re-set 720P for video everytime!

- No video upload to social network nor Youtube yet.

- No dedicate Youtube app beside the mobile web interface. I really like the latest Youtube app in Android where you can have full screen in landscape and a small video still running on top with comments and related links at the bottom.... too bad it's only limited to Froyo or above version.

- Bluetooth Remote Control Protocol (No track change, No Volume Control)

- No Hidden WiFi SSID

- No native multilingual input support such as Chinese text and voice input yet.

- Voice control sometimes forces you to quite to the home page and need to press and hold the Windows Button again.

- No HTML5, Text rendering engine is sometimes very slow which results in unreadable pixelated form when zoomed in.

- Lacking confirmation before shut down when press and hold the power/sleep button. Both iOS and Android prompt for shut down not WP7.

- Charging time is very long. Sometimes it takes 8 Hours to charge from 0 % to 100%.

- Volume Button sometimes gets stuck depending on the surrounding temperature such as too cold at around 56ºF.

- Capacitive Buttons at the bottom are sometimes too sensitive which causes quitting a game and need to be restarted all over again.

- No Multitask or limited multi-task yet.

- A lot of games need to start from the beginning instead of pausing the state when quitting the app accidentally.

- No free turn-by-turn Navigation system.

- No Skype, fring, not even official Windows Live Messenger client yet (Zune HD has Windows Live Messenger already).

- No Front Facing Camera for video call

- Cannot change theme by default (without jailbreaking)

- Only Vibrate twice then ringtone instead of vibrating and ringtone simultaneously.

- No Threaded email

- Hard to manage tons of apps if MS still keep the same Metro UI without implementing some kind of folder system.

- Apps only sorted in Alphabetic order

- Text Message does not show nor highlight the phone number of the contact. I often get confused on which number did the caller call from, Google Voice, Mobile, Office, or Home??

- Cannot SMS to pager, home, and other category number except Mobile. Unless you type it in manually or go through the contact list.

- SMS doesn't use two colors or styles to distinguish you or the person you are trying to SMS to.

Pros:

- (Just Discovered) Able to record HD video with voice during any phone calls! No other Operating System can do that well and smooth. iPhone blocks the video capture during phone call, Symbian doesn't allow voice but video, Android camera is totally disabled, while the iOS allows you to take picture at least but not video.

- Thinnest and lightest WP7 phone

- 4" Super AMOLED screen

- Nice and loud speaker

- Chrome bezel and back cover.

- in-line and in-ear headphone with mic and volume control included

- Pin Apps, Songs, Website, People, etc to Home screen

- Large icons for touch

- Fast loading for MS's native interface

- Great Start for version 1.0 of the WP7. There are plenty of improvement and I'm sure MS will tackle the above issues in future updates.