to former TP1 owners (now owning TP2) - Page 3

TechnoBoy · #1 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 04:27 PM

Well I have own a Mogul, Touch, Touch Pro, and now the Touch Pro 2 and its an amazing sexy beast lol. Yeah its WAY! better then the others ive owned and there is really know comparing. I mean along with what everyone else says, IT DOESN'T OVER HEAT. My phone hasn't froze not once and the only time I ever use the hard reset is when I install a new cab.

Beejis · #2 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 04:42 PM

The TP2 is by far a greater phone then the TP. The only thing I miss from my TP is the flash and maybe the tab button. Those aren't deal breakers for me (and really, it shouldn't be deal breakers for anyone).

Insoc · #3 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cocochannel

so i have a question. is the TP2 REALLY an upgrade from TP1? TP2 is much bigger and in my book bigger doesnt equal better.
i mean they both have the same specs when it comes to processorrs and they both use windows mobile...

should i make the move to TP2 or stick with TP1 and why.

thx

The TP2 is better. I was skeptical, as I waited months to get mine, because I thought it had the same hardware. Here are my thoughts:

1. TP2 is higher quality build.
2. It is faster.
3. The OS and the TF is smoother, everything works, and it has a better TF interface.
4. Bigger screen is so much nicer.
5. Speaker is louder.

Only think I miss is the LED light and a Enter Button, and the TP2 keyboard takes some getting used too becasue it is larger. The TP2 hands down is a significant improvement over the TP1 in terms of function, speed and build quality.

Good Luck!

**Mayonesa** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 05:24 PM

it may have a lot of the same specs but its worth it IMO

i love the size of the screen.. .the speakers are great... i dont really use the 3.5 jack but i guess its good to have...

i like it... the tp feels so small and like a toy compared to the tp2... dont get me wrong the tp is a good phone too but i like what i mention about the tp2

worth it... a better phone will always come out but there is no word on when.. i would love for the Leo to make its way to the U.S. but who knows.

2010 looks good promising, the question is if you can wait that long.

imsavant · #5 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 06:50 PM

I've had the TP2 for just over 3 weeks now and I feel stupid for waiting so long to get it. I was lucky and got mine free from sprint due to another failing kb on my TP.

For me my TP wasn't even in the same class as my new TP2 is. I LOVE this phone now. I loaded up a custom rom and it just plain works. I run win 6.5 build 28005 and manila 2.5. Its amazing. Everything is smooth, responsive and just does what its supposed to do.

From my experience going from the TP to the TP2.. I would happily pay for the upgrade. Its a great phone.

**brownhornet** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 07:26 PM

Id say most everything is better except the camera. I dont care what anyone says, the TP2 camera picture quality is a noticeable bit worse than the TP1. Ive taken pics of the same thing with both under the same quality and the TP1 was easily better quality.

mikenerd · #7 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by brownhornet

Id say most everything is better except the camera. I dont care what anyone says, the TP2 camera picture quality is a noticeable bit worse than the TP1. Ive taken pics of the same thing with both under the same quality and the TP1 was easily better quality.

The camera stinks. Its my only gripe. other than that, the TP1 falls asleep (resets, locks up) at night wishing it was the TP2.

donnatn · #8 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 10:41 PM

The screen is much nicer on the Touch Pro 2 and it is much faster than the Touch Pro. I don't regret upgrading. The thing you need to ask yourself is this one phone worth signing up for another 2 years?

I am wondering if I will want the new Google phone when it comes out. Android is a nice operating system. If HTC offered the Touch Pro 2 hardware with Android I would surely take it. Windows Mobile is just so buggy. Android seems to be the way of the future. Seems like no matter how much more memory that they give us Windows Mobile sucks it dry.

esqueue · #9 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 11:11 PM

The screen is bigger and responds well (unlike the first batch of tp1s where the corners failed) and it isn't yellow and ugly (like the tp1s that fixed the failed corners -_-; ) The battery life isn't better than my tp1. The camera is quite shitty especially without the flash. The video recording is way better with lots more frames and and sound recording isn't worthless as with the tp1. Record a lawn mower with the tps and see.

I like the fact that they removed the completely worthless d-pad and I even notice little things like moving the volume control more toward the rear so it can function with the keyboard opened. I despise the location of the reset and rather turn the phone off and restart than having to remove that battery cover.

Videos play better despite what you may hear. I encoded some anime at max resolution to test it out. It skipped like crazy for some reason when I first started it. I then tried to replicate the problem but it ran flawlessly ever since.

The phone runs much cooler to the touch and the speakers and ringers (amplified used audacity) are louder.

Keyboard is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY better despite the missing tab and ctrl keys. That was taken care of though

. I also replaced the worthless mute button on the back with things that are useful.

I couldn't bring myself to sign a 2 year though so I purchased it off of craigslist for $300

wphend00 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-13-2009, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cocochannel

so i have a question. is the TP2 REALLY an upgrade from TP1? TP2 is much bigger and in my book bigger doesnt equal better.
i mean they both have the same specs when it comes to processorrs and they both use windows mobile...

should i make the move to TP2 or stick with TP1 and why.

thx

My take...

TP2 pros:

-Bigger HUGE screen... I have a TP1 for AT&T that I am using as my work phone... The TP2's screen DWARFS it... if you get a nice Navigation app, you are sitting pretty... 3.2 inches versus 2.8... it aint even close...

-Beautifully loud speakers... the speaker phone on theses, blows away the speaker phone on any other phone.

-Built in conferencing...

-Wonderfully spaced out keyboard, with nice keys...

-If you get the right rom (Mighty's with Sense UI 2.1 on top of WinMO 6.5) you get a stable, super fast rom...

-3.5 inch Headphone jack, makes life easy...

Pro's for TP

-The Camera is night and day 100x better. I am literally take printable pictures with TP's camera. And the flash is a Godsend... you can get an app and convert that badboy into a flashlight

-The small screen is soooo beautiful with the crisp colors... and sharper pixes because of its size...

-Load NRGZ 6.5 rom with Sense UI 2.5, works like a dream (outside of no landscape). Can't say the same for TP2, because TP2 uses a TON of memory just to be fast, in the pagepool.

-Its nice restarting the phone, and seeing 143 megs of program memory on one of the best ROMS, versus seeing 98 on the TP2 using one of its BEST ROMS....

-Did I mention that the TP2's camera is sooooo horrible. It has a really bad hue, and then it has such bad dithering and color noise in each of the photo's that even on the screen they look horrible. Don't blow them up and send them to a friend, because the look horrible.

-TP1's camera resolution is 20xx by 15xx where as the TP2's is 20xx by 10xx. So yes, the camera as DOWNGRADED...

-Wonderful D-pad...makes navigation ohhhh so much easier. HTC and Microsoft dropped the ball on this one... in the HD2 and the TP2 and Diamond 2...

-Easily accesible Soft Reset button... makes no sense to tuck it under the battery cover, ala Treo 650\750.... just not wise...