I'm only about 15 minutes in on toying with it so I'll post with additional information.
Wow....as as I stated it's BLAZING fast. Honestly it puts my 3G iPhone and UK Hero to SHAME!!!!
Popped in my ATT sim, and I seem to be running completely fine. No tweaking like I had to do with my Hero to allow it to run smoothly.
As for the animated backgrounds there are 10 of them. I ended up choses Grass which is pretty sweet. The color of the sky changes due to the time of day, which is cool, and the blads of grass blow left and right. You can also chose, Galaxy, Magic SMoke, Many, Nexus, Polar Clock, Spectrum, VU meter, Water, and Waveform.
Odd thing is, I can't seem to find where the ringtones are which is odd.
As for the headphone questions going around...they are identical to the Hero headphones, except in black with the android logo on the side of it.
Still toying around with it, but I'm definitely open to questions.
Hopefully the pics were attached to this post...if not I'll try again.
Still playing with it now so holding off on more photos....but I have no clue about release dates at all man.
One crappy thing though is they don't have some of the really nice widgets that the HTC Hero has. One example is the nice clocks. I loved the one that had the weather on the bottom of it. Now they only have one cheesy round one.
Last edited by 3rd-Geer; December 28th, 2009 at 05:09 PM.
One crappy thing though is they don't have some of the really nice widgets that the HTC Hero has. One example is the nice clocks. I loved the one that had the weather on the bottom of it. Now they only have one cheesy round one.
Well that's to be given considering this thing isn't running Sense UI and those HTC widgets are part of that
As for the typing it's way way better. Originally I had a lot of issues with the Hero, because you have to be so precise on the keys. I'd say that the N1 is on even playing ground with the iPhone. No problems at all typing the keys that I want to type.....and I have to keep saying it...this thing is a BEAST!
I installed and uninstalled a few apps and I was surprised how quickly it did both, but more so the uninstall. On my Hero and a friends Droid, the uninstall takes a small bit of time...but on this N1 it did is so quick I didn't even realize it was done...no bull shit.
Hi, I'm new here, also joined just to read this post.
Using AT&T on it can you confirm that there is no 3G from att on it?
Thanks for the info and pics!
joined the forums just to view the images on this thread. hello all!
now waiting for more info and pictures....
lol same here.
To the thread starter:
1.What's the build number, it should be something like Exx with 2 digits?
2. Have you had problems with the apps/games you installed, in terms of a different screen resolution compared to other android phones?
3. Are on at&t network, confirm no 3G?
4. Prediction on battery life?
5. Do the phone menus offer any support links and what happens if you click them?
6. If you have another android phone, scan the bar coder on the back of your phone, what's the result?
Estimate How much could you get for it on ebay lol
Hi, How is it the camera ? insides photos ?,and is it slow taking the photo? Can you post any photo taken with it ? , thank you .
Photos are pretty good....I'd say a decent amount better then the Hero. I still don't think they are as sharp as the iphone though. Video is pretty decent. I panned the camera around pretty quickly and talked in to it and filmed the t.v.....no lags or skips in playback. FPS must be pretty high. Again..I don't truly think it's better then the iphone.
So far...other then camera mode and music UI.....hands down this can compete 100% with the iphone.
I asked for a two digit build number, I did not ask for your social security number.
If scanning the bar code leads to a site, you wouldn't have to say which site if you think it might ID you, just say "it leads to a web site" You do know there are many other phones out there, some providing reviews and revealing these numbers with no problems.
Again:
Have you had problems with the apps/games you installed, in terms of a different screen resolution compared to other android phones?
Are you on at&t network, confirm no 3G?
Not on 3G. Just on Edge.
Prediction on battery life?
No clue yet...I've had it for about 2 hours now. It took about an hour to fully charge though.
Screen impressions?
What do you mean by this? If you're asking what I think...I think it's super super sharp. Holding it up to the iphone and hero it looks like night and day. It's truly superior in every shape and form.
Speaker and vibration ok?
Speaker is nothing crazy...works well. Vibratioin is average.
booting time?
The animated logo "X" actually took a good minute on the first time. After that, boot time is a bit faster then the iphone. How often is anyone really turning their phones off though?
do you have root access?
Not sure how to tell if I have root access or not.
I see no reason to call b.s. on this, he is very convincing. If this is a hoax or joke, he is very meticulous and has planned it for quite a while. I call non-b.s.
sup crazy gadget junkies? new here too, registered just to be on this thread. exciting. now i got a few Qs for 3d-geer.
3d-geer, like a lot of people who have already played with the N1, is saying that it is fast. in fact, one of the reasons why most folks are excited about this phone is its supposed speed. now that's understandable because a phone's performance is primarily related to speed. speed speed speed. BUT and that's a big BUT: when i first purchased my mt3g, it was also blazing fast! but once i downloaded apps and handcent SMS, the phone got all around sluggish. so people should evaluate the N1's speed with caution, keepin in mind that no APPs like handcent SMS have been downloaded. all in all, i hope that the N1 is truly as speedy as all of us would like it to be.
so here ae my Qs for 3d-geer:
1-how many apps have already been downloaded into the phone? 10? 50?
2-if you surf the net for about 5 minutes and then press the HOME button (without pressing the BACK button) how fast does the homescreen appear with all of its icons? and when the homescreen appears completely (background + icons) is it active (icons are clickable) or frozen?
3-the camera! the camera! the camera! HTC has a problem making good cams. is this one any good?
4-last question is about software issues? is the N1 you have wielding the android 2 version or 2.1? whichever android it is, has the UI improved because stock android is notorious for its ugliness and vapidness? is there a new media player UI?
finally, let's go ahead and post these vids u promised us.....show us them animated background thingies.
Apps and games from the market working fine, especially the older ones? Does the screen look strange when these apps running, regarding native resolution?
Out of the box, does the screen rotate when you turn it?
Video recording, can you try it? Highest recording resolution available?
Have you gotten prompts to OTA update, does the phone try to download updates?
Can you try tethering, that would also answer root or not?
Why do you have the phone and not me?
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I see no reason to call b.s. on this, he is very convincing. If this is a hoax or joke, he is very meticulous and has planned it for quite a while. I call non-b.s.
Only because others here and other forums have been doing this since rumors started.
Forums should try there best to keep rumors as rumors and facts as facts otherwise a sites credibility can get tainted.
The can and remote control picture is pretty good evidence.
However we all know that with photoshop you can do some realy cool stuff. Not saying that the pics were photoshopped, just saying that I could use a little more proof.
The can and remote control picture is pretty good evidence.
However we all know that with photoshop you can do some realy cool stuff. Not saying that the pics were photoshopped, just saying that I could use a little more proof.
i think its the best proof. i told him not 1, but 2 items to include in a pic with the phone, and he did it in less than 5-10 mins. a piece of paper with his name and the date isn't real proof, as proven by caddyman. don't know what more proof you need.
guys, let him play with the phone for a bit so he can come back and report more information to us. if he's constantly on here answering questions/debunking the validity of his ownership, that's less time he's playing with the phone to answer our ?'s....
Back folks, I had to slip out for a bit. Anyways....
Battery life: So far so good...As I had said earlier, it's been only a few hours since I've had this so I can't really say.
As for the Edge Questions: Yes it's still pretty fast regardless. Again, faster then my Iphone which is already on 3G. Did a side by side test on the iphone and UK Hero and it beat both.
As for Wifi: Shockingly fast again...and again beats the other 2 devices.
As for Flash: Went to a flash site and got the following:
Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.
Then it showed the download button. When I clicked on the download button I went to an adobe page that said:...and yes this is GOOD NEWS:
"ADOBE FLASH PLAYER
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 is coming to Android 2.0 and future releases in the first half of 2010"
Last edited by 3rd-Geer; December 28th, 2009 at 07:18 PM.
Voice dialer is a bit weak. As for me this is a new app that I haven't seen yet. When you click on the app you can start speaking "Dial...." then say a number or the name of a person in your contact. Didn't really work too well for me.
Car Home: This is the app you may have seen a few shots of. You have the ability to select one of the following:
View Map
Navigation
Voice Search
Contacts
Search
Works pretty well and gives you real GPS type directions which is cool and nicer then the regular google maps.
It's also missing a few nice apps that the Hero has such as Picture Frames and the Email widget that allows you to skim through your emails.
Last post for the night folks....Gotta get some time to the wife and ease off the phone for the night lol.
Voice dialer is a bit weak. As for me this is a new app that I haven't seen yet. When you click on the app you can start speaking "Dial...." then say a number or the name of a person in your contact. Didn't really work too well for me.
Car Home: This is the app you may have seen a few shots of. You have the ability to select one of the following:
View Map
Navigation
Voice Search
Contacts
Search
Works pretty well and gives you real GPS type directions which is cool and nicer then the regular google maps.
It's also missing a few nice apps that the Hero has such as Picture Frames and the Email widget that allows you to skim through your emails.
Last post for the night folks....Gotta get some time to the wife and ease off the phone for the night lol.
Back folks, I had to slip out for a bit. Anyways....
Battery life: So far so good...As I had said earlier, it's been only a few hours since I've had this so I can't really say.
As for the Edge Questions: Yes it's still pretty fast regardless. Again, faster then my Iphone which is already on 3G. Did a side by side test on the iphone and UK Hero and it beat both.
As for Wifi: Shockingly fast again...and again beats the other 2 devices.
As for Flash: Went to a flash site and got the following:
Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.
Then it showed the download button. When I clicked on the download button I went to an adobe page that said:...and yes this is GOOD NEWS:
"ADOBE FLASH PLAYER
Adaobe Flash Player 109.1 is coming to Android 2.0 and future releases in the first half of 2010"
Cool. Nice of you to check in and inform us, must be hard to put the phone down.
If you could, read this thread again, jot down our requests, try it out and report back to us. Most notably video recording performance, android app compliance and as someone else asked earlier, how quickly does it return to the home screen once you press the home button during intensive browsing sessions.
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Got It......It's fast....it's really REALLY fast...
do you know if we might get it on the 5 for sure? can you post the grass look
on some paper with the handset to verify you have it please 
