HTC TP2 or HTC Hero for web browsing?

[ikkysleepy]

Hi, I just wanted to say thanks ZX6RArcher for your post. After debating about which phone to get I heard about another Android phone coming out soon, the Samsung Moment. Have you heard about it? Anyways, I was doing research on the Hero/Moment and I read someone bad mouthing the HERO b/c some Nokia phone was so much better... I laughed and then researched the phone,N900, and then after seeing a video I said to my self.... that's it, that's the one.... I researched the phone and compared the flaws the phone has and well long story short I am going to GSM and I Pre-orderd the Nokia N900.

Here is the first video I saw of N900:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTHaH0wPLe4

Here are some reasons why I decided to go with the Nokia N900:
* The ability to Multitask like my laptop
* Fast Browser with FULL Flash support
* Linux OS (Maemo), which translates to super customizable and hackable
* GREAT hardware (32 GB on-board memory, 256 MB of Ram + 756 MB of Virtual RAM, 600 mhz CPU+ Graphic Processor, 3.5 mm jack with TV out, WiFi, microSD, Bluetooth, 5MP + Dual LED flash, Kick Stand)
* GREAT camera with Tagging and Sharing done easily
* Auto switch from GSM to Wifi + switch on/off each radio (GSM/Wifi/Bluetooth/) [Kinda like airplane mode but not really, you can just have wifi on, which is great when you don't want to talk to anyone and just want to surf the web]

Cons I found about the mobile computer/phone:
* Qwerty keyboard is ok, not great like the TP2
* Phone screens only work in landscape mode (This will be fixed by the end of the year)
* It's GSM so the voice quality won't be as good as with CDMA
* Resistive touch screen
* $582.99 at Amazon.com

Things I don't really care about and don't think it has:
* Compass
* Light sensor

Things that might interest someone but not me:
* The phone has backlit keyboard
* Stereo Speakers
* Uses micro USB port
* 1350 mAh

I have never been so impressed by a phone and I think this is the future of where phones are going to go. The line between mobile computers and phones are starting to blur. Really this phone is a mobile computer + Telephony and that's why it's so great. This is a Nokia phone so we know what to expect as far as good hardware and good voice quality.

If you are interested in the phone and have an hour to spend check out this preview:
http://my-symbian.com/other/preview_n900.php

[p-slim]

you guys don't think opera is looking to expand to android anytime soon?

[HTCotta]

I think they better if they're smart, android is quickly becoming quite the contender in the smartphone world.

[RicoRich196]

Originally Posted by blueaudi18

u sound so sure about the adroid on tp2... could i get a link.

Well from what I understand, the big thing about Android and CDMA is lack of working drivers. I believe firmly that with the release of the Hero we will finally see a decent port of Android to devices running on Qualcomms 72xx series CPUs found in your TP and TP2. The innards of the Hero are almost exactly that of a TP/TP2 down to the same processor.

[rafyrod]

Originally Posted by ikkysleepy

I am debating getting the HTC TP2 or the HTC Hero. After months of thinking and doing research I am not sure the HTC TP2 web browsing will be good. I have an ipod touch 2g and I love surfing the web and having my multiple e-mails setup. I don't use exchange b/c that bogs down the battery. I don't use the calendar because I just don't. I don't text as much and even if I did again I have gotten pretty good at typing on the screen. I am windows person but I can do linux or mac. I love customizing windows and optimizing it for best performance, and think a windows phone would be just right, except for the fact that I think the web browser is pretty slow compared to the ipod touch's web browser.

The purpose of this phone, besides making phones calls, is to surf the web check my multiple e-mails every hour or so and to customize the phone. Yeah, a global phone is great but I only travel out once a year and am not talking on the phone when I travel, so having a global phone is not that much of a pro for me. I used my friend's TP2 on Sprint and I wasn't impressed by the jerkiness of surfing the web and zooming in and out. So my question to you guys is, can the TP2 web browsing experience be anywhere close to my ipod touch's web browsing experience on wifi?

I have read many reviews and it seem that the HTC Hero can do everything I want it to do and it can be just as good as my ipod touch's web browsing experience. Reading reviews and seeing videos hasn't really demonstrated that this too is possible on the HTC TP2 with stock ROM. So, after modifying your TP2 and tweaking it, will there ever be a point where your surfing experience closely meets that of an iphone/ipod touch?

both are good

[pimpsuprazx]

Originally Posted by rafyrod

both are good

Both phones made my the best cell phone manufacturer, so its all up to your preference.

[razorloves]

Originally Posted by Heinous

I have a Touch Pro 2, and previous to that a Diamond, and previous to that a Mogul. They all ran Windows Mobile and they all browsed the web better than any ipod touch or iphone that I have used.

Dude...please tell me you are joking? That is really funny to make a claim like that. If you are serious, then I'd have to say that you've never surfed the web on a touch or iphone. They are superior and what everyone else strives to be like.

[budney]

Moved to proper forum!

[bikeandestroyx]

Originally Posted by razorloves

Dude...please tell me you are joking? That is really funny to make a claim like that. If you are serious, then I'd have to say that you've never surfed the web on a touch or iphone. They are superior and what everyone else strives to be like.

I agree 100%, if i have my itouch with me, i usually just tether so i can browse on it. Its so much more smooth and faster. Webkit browsers render faster.

[Matrix]

Originally Posted by bikeandestroyx

I agree 100%, if i have my itouch with me, i usually just tether so i can browse on it. Its so much more smooth and faster. Webkit browsers render faster.

I agree. Ever since I got my iPod Touch (3G), I enjoy just how nice mobile browsing can be. It was shocking - as I stood there in the Apple store, I realized, *I can actually use this*. Had it not been for their amazing browser, and beautiful & functional GUI (minus multitasking sadly), I would have never bought one. And what surprised me the most, I was able to type so much faster on a virtual keyboard compared to the TP's mushy slab of keys. I keep grabbing my Touch to send a text, before realizing it's not a phone. lol

It's gotten to the point where I drag my Touch with me just to tether it, and browse the web/check Twitter, etc. Windows Mobile is so far behind in terms of web browsing, it's astounding. Then again, it seems WinMo is generations behind on everything, and I'm really getting tired of that. :/