Yeah, I would have paid extra $50 after $150 offer for this HTC EVO so not worth it plus it's new and I don't want to have this phone that month. I would rather wait until excitement is over and hear people complains about bugs, problem ect. Once settle out then I would go for phone if it have a good review. Samsung is good enuf for now since it had been in market quite a while and it got Android 2.1 upgrade so that's good enuf for me. (Perfect timing isn't it!!)
Secondly, many VRS have not implemented software for Android's front facing camera HTC EVO so I'd rather wait and What about the payment for 4G network usage?? That's my point. 4G network have not arrived KC area yet but very soon in future.
So far yesterday and today, I have been playing with Android Sammy and it is very nice and have lot more features on Android 2.1. It even listed any "battery draining" apps when battery was low and popped up window to request to shut it down, After I touched "ok" and it did asked me if I want to know what's draining battery so I touched Yes then it listed battery draining running apps. NICE!!!
Web Browser even Dolphin browser that I downloaded are sooo nice and it's nice to see that I am able to log in Web Email and type with ease!! It's like a micro computer and it uses gesture movement to control the browser. I tap twice to blow up the web site screen and again to shrink it. There's many more of these and it's soo cool!!
As for Email, SMS messaging and any messaging, it have custom ringtone plus option to turn on vibration. I did select Android Beat for SMS and Caffinated Rattlesnake for Email
and it works nice.. It's nice to have that back that I missed Tmobile Sidekick's vibrating notification feature that my old BB Curve don't.
I noticed that my new phone drains battery pretty quick so I had to figure out how to turn off some running apps and noticed the battery drainage slowed down. I turned off (put the phone to sleep by click the "hang up" button on phone). It helped extend the battery life but don't know if vibrating notification would work even if it's on sleep mode.
I downloaded many apps. I love lever that iPhone had. One of apps that I didn't download but intrigued that there is one that you can privately grow marijuana plant until it blooms with blossom on your phone. funny isn't it :rofl2:
Window fog app that I downloaded is fun!! Tap the window fog icon to run it and it'll "fog" your phone window then you use your finger to draw smilie face or wipe it, you can see "water" runs down. To re-fog the window, just blow it on microphone and it'll fogs up again. My kids REALLY love it like crazy. They said it's soo COOWWLL!!!
I downloaded phone as modem tethering programs but haven't tried that even Sprint said can't do that but apps said it can be done. Just for fun of it!!!!
Samsung Moment of course have slide out keyboard BUT it also run onscreen keyboard IF you are not using slide out keyboard. If you held phone upright, onscreen keyboard seem narrow and bit hard to type, you can tilt it sideway and tap the "type bar" to re-open onscreen keyboard, it's much wider and easier to type. Lot of flexibility!!!!
I had to re-learn typing Sammy's slide out keyboard cuz it's wider than BB. It took me a little while to get used to it.
Streaming video.. It have Youtube. While on 3G Cellular signal, It does stream full screen but video seem a bit blurry and wee bit digitalized. Much better than my BB!! I downloaded the video file and ran it but its media player won't recognize it. I will find out more cuz there's so much more media player apps in Android Market list to try out. I can read that paid version would work while free don't. Haven't tried that but will do that soon. I noticed that Youtube video seem cleaner and sharper if I use WiFi mode on Sammy connected to my Dlink wireless Router (it's b/g wireless compatible but sadly no "n" mode).
If you happen to receive Video Mail from ZVRS through Email for Blackberry (Zalert email or any VRS's downloadable .3gp video mail), you can easily download and run it on Samsung Moment with ease, video seem bigger cuz of big screen. It ran effortlessly!! No problem at all cuz it's 3gp compatible.
Photo Gallery is nice! It seem load photos faster than my BB. I can scroll halfway and it'll load up pictures quickly before I scroll down further. Double tap the picture to select it and it expand the picture. You can hold phone upright or tilt it sideway to widen the picture. Nice!
Also for Email attachment, I seem to notice that there are "multiple" copies of same pictures in group. It does group whether it's Photo or video. I am not sure if it's a bug in
Android's Photo Gallery or not.
This is one of the best phone I've ever own and I'm happy with it. Now that I am able to browse website much more freely than BB curve!!
Last thing, I want to root the Android but there's no terminal on phone!?? How can I do that?
Catty
