Anandtech reviews the Surround

**CovKid66** · #1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2010, 06:22 PM

Thickness aside on the Surround folks....what's the weight like? I left a TP2 and moved to an Omnia II a little while back. I have not looked back! I love the thinness, but I also love the light weight...compared to the TP2. I just couldn't go back to something anywhere near that weight again.

I'm looking at the LG Optimus 7 (Telus) or LG Optimus Quantum (Bell) but I'd honestly prefer not to go "LG". Any comments? The only alternative right now in Canada is the Samsung Focus...but I'd have to buy that outright @ CDN$549!!!

EDIT: I guess this kinda answers my LG question

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**Oridus** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2010, 07:05 PM

The Surround has some heaft to it. The Focus is going to be the lightest option. Even the LG devices have some heaft to them.

Tiberius85 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-17-2010, 02:51 PM

The Surround got no love from any reviewers which turned me off of it entirely at first. It wasnt until I went into an at&t store and played with both a working Focus and a working Surround that i decided on the Surround. I liked a little weight, and side by side with the focus its maybe a millimeter thicker. It felt solid in the hand, the touchscreen was very responsive and 3.8" i think hits the display size sweet spot for me. The speaker didnt play into my decision at all. I just made sure the sliding mechanism was solid (which it is) and wouldnt easily detract from the device being a "slate" in practical terms vs a "slider" But it is pretty nice to plop down and use the kickstand to watch a movie handsfree. The kickstand just isnt designed for tapping the touchscreen while sitting on it. Its a really beautiful device I think gets alot of undeserved hate and bad reviews.