My girlfriend currently has a MotoDroid. She is up for an upgrade. I have an Incredible and would like her to get the Fascinate. Is there a reason why she shouldn't?
1.) She likes to text and play around on the web on her phone. Her Droid does great on the web and is a texting machine. How does the Fascinate stack up in terms of web browser and texting ability?
2.) How is the battery life? I've got a Droid Incredible and I'm not sure you could have a shittier battery in any phone, EVER. Since her phone is her lifeline for web and texting I want to be sure that she has enough juice left to make a call in an emergency.
3.) I'd like to get her loaded up with some music so that she can ditch her crappy MP3 player and just use her phone. I use my Incredible to play music and do a whole lot of things, but I'm also a power user. How does the Fascinate do in terms of being a portable media player? Are there any accessories available online for docking to make it easier? (I checked the Verizon store and they had ZERO accessories for the Fascinate)
4.) Is there an OtterBox on the way or a similar well designed protective case? My girlfriend managed to all but destroy her Droid by dropping it MANY times. I've seen it bounce down the driveway face down, while shooting the batter out of the back on several occasions. I normally wouldn't recommend an upgrade to another expensive phone after the damn near destroyed one already, but she works for the VZW call center here and get's a solid discount on plans and 2-year plan prices every year. Not to mention her current phone is on it's last leg.
5.) Is it right for her hand size? I know that she dislikes the Droid X because it is too large, do you think the Fascinate would be too large for her to use regularly? She wants to get away from the keyboarded phones and go touchscreen. The decision is between the Fascinate and the Incredible, they have a noticeable size difference.
6.) How receptive have the custom ROM/root and hack community been to the Fascinate? I know the Incredible took a while to get rooted and has had a few bumps when getting out good stable ROMs. Not that she'd matter, but just in case I want to root her phone to get rid of some of the awful bloatware (kind of like what invaded the Incredible).
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
1.) She likes to text and play around on the web on her phone. Her Droid does great on the web and is a texting machine. How does the Fascinate stack up in terms of web browser and texting ability?
2.) How is the battery life? I've got a Droid Incredible and I'm not sure you could have a shittier battery in any phone, EVER. Since her phone is her lifeline for web and texting I want to be sure that she has enough juice left to make a call in an emergency.
3.) I'd like to get her loaded up with some music so that she can ditch her crappy MP3 player and just use her phone. I use my Incredible to play music and do a whole lot of things, but I'm also a power user. How does the Fascinate do in terms of being a portable media player? Are there any accessories available online for docking to make it easier? (I checked the Verizon store and they had ZERO accessories for the Fascinate)
4.) Is there an OtterBox on the way or a similar well designed protective case? My girlfriend managed to all but destroy her Droid by dropping it MANY times. I've seen it bounce down the driveway face down, while shooting the batter out of the back on several occasions. I normally wouldn't recommend an upgrade to another expensive phone after the damn near destroyed one already, but she works for the VZW call center here and get's a solid discount on plans and 2-year plan prices every year. Not to mention her current phone is on it's last leg.
5.) Is it right for her hand size? I know that she dislikes the Droid X because it is too large, do you think the Fascinate would be too large for her to use regularly? She wants to get away from the keyboarded phones and go touchscreen. The decision is between the Fascinate and the Incredible, they have a noticeable size difference.
6.) How receptive have the custom ROM/root and hack community been to the Fascinate? I know the Incredible took a while to get rooted and has had a few bumps when getting out good stable ROMs. Not that she'd matter, but just in case I want to root her phone to get rid of some of the awful bloatware (kind of like what invaded the Incredible).
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.