I'm on the fence on whether I love or hate WP7

[esqueue]

I am not going to senselessly bash the phone but isn't turning a blind eye to how much it's locked down.

I purchased my Arrive yesterday to test it in real life.

I dislike the lack of file explorer, no custom ringtones, so socket support (yet). Those are the only possible deal breakers for me. I also hate the fact that the screen auto tilts, and really nit-picking here about the power button is no longer recessed causing it to turn off in my case. Far from deal breakers.

Those things may be fixed in the future but even with those issues, the COMPLETE lack of lag, INSANE speed and the fact that the phone just works are some major pros.

I had a rom on my TP2 which caused the phone to run like shit and froze, lagged and was all around crappy. Even with the stock rom, I rarely found it useful to just think of something and browse as it was so slow, it wasn't worth it. IE runs so damn fast on this phone.


LOL after typing this, I will most likely keep it as the phone just works. The phone is also more responsive than my Cousin's EVO even though it can only preform a fraction of what android is capable of At the moment.

Sorry for the rant, just felt like typing something.

[eric12341]

all of that is coming with mango except the file explorer so no worries (will be implemented via SkyDrive instead). also when u slide out the keyboard done slide it all the way and it won't tilt. I rarely use the keyboard anyway and the onscreen one is more than good enough. I get everything entered accurately and fast.

[esqueue]

Originally Posted by eric12341

all of that is coming with mango except the file explorer so no worries (will be implemented via SkyDrive instead). also when u slide out the keyboard done slide it all the way and it won't tilt. I rarely use the keyboard anyway and the onscreen one is more than good enough. I get everything entered accurately and fast.

I'll have to read up on what Mango is. I noticed that about the keyboard but it sometimes still slides fully open. Just gonna have to get used to it tilting.

[steveo70]

I don't use it much but you get used to the keyboard. I like it better now because you can access the top row easier.

[purian23]

I absolutely love my Arrive, I am 100% on board with Microsoft on this one. Their new OS will keep me sticking with them as mentioned above, the Mango update will just enhance some of the awesome features WP7 has to offer.

I came from a tp2 then Evo, I did start liking android a lot, it had a great marketplace. But I found myself flashing it and tweaking it as much as I did my tp2. So I made the switch to Wp7, ( Also all the time I spent tweaking my tp2, I felt like I was cheating on windows mobile w/android lol) Again though, i'm very impressed with this phone, yes it does lack some features, but it's young and they're def coming. The Marketplace is growing rapidly, great games, great apps...!! They have a winner OS in my opinion.

Android vs Windows Phone is all about the end user and what you care about from a phone. I love the windows and will stick with it!

Just give the phone a rolling chance, you'll begin to love it very quickly.!!

[chong67]

No front facing camera is the thing.

Dual core 1.2 ghz processor would be nice.

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by chong67

No front facing camera is the thing.

Dual core 1.2 ghz processor would be nice.

cutting edge hardware like that really isn't necessary with wp7 everything is already zippy and stable with no lag. its also even faster than the newer Android phones, Nokia however did say that they would make wp7 phones with that hardware tho. it does sound nice but I don't think I could leave HTC.

[dtrush]

Originally Posted by eric12341

cutting edge hardware like that really isn't necessary with wp7 everything is already zippy and stable with no lag. its also even faster than the newer Android phones, Nokia however did say that they would make wp7 phones with that hardware tho. it does sound nice but I don't think I could leave HTC.

I wholeheartedly agree. This OS is really fast. It almost seems like no faster hardware is necessary. Stuff just WORKS. We'll see after the mango update and if the OS becomes more customizable if it will make a difference on speed. I seem to think it won't bog it down.
The lag on some of these "top of the line" phones running Android really is comical how they start to slow down after they've been on for a while. I've seen first hand a slow EVO and a sluggish Thunderbolt. Not what I would have expected.

[Riley]

I was over at Sprint yesterday and was checking out the Arrive. My wife hates her Evo shift so I'm thinking of getting her this device. I was impressed with it clean and usable UI. No learning curve which frankly is ideal for many users. I spend alot of time trying to get Denise to figure out the shift, which she probably would not need with the arrive. It was snappy as well. Nice device. With Mango coming soon it will probably be that much better but in it's current form it's very good.

[eric12341]

Originally Posted by rileyd5

I was over at Sprint yesterday and was checking out the Arrive. My wife hates her Evo shift so I'm thinking of getting her this device. I was impressed with it clean and usable UI. No learning curve which frankly is ideal for many users. I spend alot of time trying to get Denise to figure out the shift, which she probably would not need with the arrive. It was snappy as well. Nice device. With Mango coming soon it will probably be that much better but in it's current form it's very good.

yea that's right it is a great phone. the only thing keeping me from enjoying it is the shitty sprint service in my area for about 4 months now. hopefully they'll have this sorted out by the time mango arrives. this will definitely be a long summer even tho its the fastest passing season.