HTC Mogul with Purple Band Not Grey Band as Pictured on Sprint Site

[EtherealRemnant]

GPS works better on the purple ones than on the grey ones but the screen backlight is yellowish and yeah, the keyboard isn't as great on the purple.

[aledc78]

Get a case for it, like the seido for the mogul, its pretty good, and its all black and add a better grip when holding the phone.

[donnatn]

I like the feel of the original keyboard as well. Oh well.....still waiting on the perfect phone with a screen that rolls out to make an 8 x 10.

Anyone know about any new phones coming out?

[EtherealRemnant]

HTC Diamond and Raphael are both SUPPOSEDLY coming to Sprint in Q3.

Diamond being the Touch replacement, Raphael being the Mogul replacement.

[bedoig]

Originally Posted by donnatn

I like the feel of the original keyboard as well. Oh well.....still waiting on the perfect phone with a screen that rolls out to make an 8 x 10.

Anyone know about any new phones coming out?

Ya, where have you been? Under a rock?

[locdog]

Originally Posted by fcastro

Hey everyone here are pics. Personally I think the purples looks dumb and would prefer the grey. But that keyboard having better texture makes me rethink that...

Keyboard on this phone has a gritty almost rubber like feel but feels more like plastic with a thin grit. Anyone else confirm the differences between this phone and the grey/silver one?

Here are some pictures:

I can confirm. I just got a brand new mogul from sprint two days ago, and it has the purple trim and more rubbery keyboard. I didnt even notice the purple until I saw this post, and it does not bother me one bit. The rubberized keyboard is WAY nicer however, and I hope it doesn't wear off with all the txt'n i do!! :P

Thanks

[fcastro]

Seems there is some contrary posts. The purple mogul has a plastic keyboard with a bit of tooth to it. Can someone with a silver/grey mogul let us know what there keyboard is like?

[mecreyes]

Is this a relevant thread?

[sandiegodude]

I believe it is a relevant thread due to the simple fact that any hardware differences on the outside may infer that there are also hardware differences on the inside.
GPS, Screen brightness etc.
This thread is the first step in identifying which versions of the mogul are "better" than others. Even if the hardware version is the same in epst, the SN may be an identifying characteristic. I remember this with an old Sanyo i bought where half were made in Japan and half in China. Quality differences were huge and the only way to find out was the sn under the battery.

[mecreyes]

If there are any hardware changes made to the outside, which I believe is just the angle of light reflecting off the metal trim, I do not believe there is any impact to the performance of the device, especially the GPS chip. Any changes to performance are purely software or firmware driven.