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Originally Posted by frazell
I feel your pain...
I feel it is HTC that just screws us over. They don't optimize their drivers and crap imho. Competing phones with half the horsepower run smoother (non-WinMo too).
I think we need more ODMs making us WinMo phones!
As I agree it is just asinine that we can't see immense speed differences among PPC hardware from 4 years ago (HTC Wizard) over hardware now.
And the one that always gets me livid... WHY IN ALL CREATION DOES THE PHONE SLOW TO A CRAWL DURING A PHONE CALL???
From my understanding the chip on the phone has a dedicated ARM chip for apps and another chip for the CDMA radio.
Microsoft needs to flex some serious muscle to force HTC to stop ruining the WinMo experience. They won't last in this sector otherwise.
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They're really the only name in the WinMo game right now, and pretty much the primary proprietor of WM still... So far, they're the first with an Android handset, and that WM trend may stick with Android if the next generation of Android handsets from other manufacturers sucks out loud. HTC sure may not be great, but they aren't awful, either. Their basis in Taiwan says a LOT - they cut corners wherever possible, and for the most part, these trimmings make sense... still, some, like the touch diamond/pro's extremely poor video performance and reliance on the QTV crutch is just simply a mistake.
I'm sticking up for HTC -for now-... They're still in the game, but they really need to step things up or they're going to fall behind. If HTC releases a killer handset with WM 7, and they just may, they will be able to effectively silence all complaints as such.
Keep in mind, these handsets are quite a bit cheaper than some of the competitors... iphone anyone? It may have a low initial purchase price, but you pay plenty extra over your two year contract.