Verizon users: why the XV6800 over the i760?

[mdjkim]

Why did you pick the XV6800 over the i760?

[Nickles]

i didn't like the bulky look of the samsung. to me it just seemed like more of a beast.
the lack of charging via usb was a huge minus - as well as its proprietary connectors..

[Half Decaf]

i760 is really nice, but I found that there is a greater base of support for modding the HTC xv6800 vs the Samsung.

[cycomachead]

I'm going to second each of the first comments. Also I like the keyboard better.

The biggest was probably that the XV6800 has a standard mini-USB and I have probably about a dozen or more mini USB cables so I'm fine there. Also I carry one in my backpack which is good for quick charging.

Then the design. The numeric pad may be slightly more versatile, but the 6800 isn't tiny and the number pad wouldn't help me too much. I'm for aesthetics-and also in high school...

The 6800 has a 2MP camera vs 1.3 (not always better, but enough % wise to make a difference in prints if I ever try that). The 6800 has twice the internal memory of the i760.

The Mogul was popular and HTC has a good name.

[Nickles]

Originally Posted by cycomachead

The 6800 has a 2MP camera vs 1.3 (not always better, but enough % wise to make a difference in prints if I ever try that). The 6800 has twice the internal memory of the i760.

oh - good point on the camera.. another plus. (spec wise...)however, i'm not so sure..
this is by and far the absolutle worst piece of garbage camera on a phone i have ever witnessed. 2MP doesn't mean crap, if the pics come out looking like dog vomit. that is the single most disappointing thing about my 6800 is the camera..
The Samsung Juke (verizon) takes better pics than this, and it's only a VGA camera.......

[pdub73]

Originally Posted by mdjkim

Why did you pick the XV6800 over the i760?

I actually bought the Samsung first...but I switched partly because of the ergonomics of the phone as well as the camera and the internal memory...

I was having a major problem pressing the buttons ot the top of the keyboard because of the lack of space, and I kept hitting the end button!!!! the keypad on the outside did not have predictive text input...so it was really useless except for actually dialing a number...which most of us rarely do unless its a number that is not in ur phonebook...so that IMO is enough reason for me...

[kraygh]

Also no beaming or flashlight if I'm not mistaken.

Is there even wifi on the i760?

And what about GPS?

[cycomachead]

Originally Posted by Nickles

oh - good point on the camera.. another plus. (spec wise...)however, i'm not so sure..
this is by and far the absolutle worst piece of garbage camera on a phone i have ever witnessed. 2MP doesn't mean crap, if the pics come out looking like dog vomit. that is the single most disappointing thing about my 6800 is the camera..
The Samsung Juke (verizon) takes better pics than this, and it's only a VGA camera.......

yeah, I'm thinking right now the main thing is WAAAAAAY too much noise. I need to mess around with the settings and registry to see what there is to change. I did find a sharpness setting in the registry, but haven't tested the results of my tinkering too much. Then I probably should work on autofocus

[jdrogan]

Yeah, agree on the camera. I can't get a descent pic without a tripod!
(sorta defeats the purpose of a great mini laptop that rides on my hip)

Seems like the shutter speed is tooo slow?
What is the sharpness setting you tried?
Is there any other fixes for the camera that anyone knows?

[computercarl]

kitchen, gps, charging via usb, gps, sdhc, gps, uhh and gps.