I'd be curious about others' reaction to this: Overall, I like the Dinc. But a few things are making me think that my next phone WON'T be an HTC:
1. The constant low space warning. The fact that HTC screwed up the setup of this phone and never fixed it makes me crazy. I have a phone with a huge amount of storage, and all I get is Low Space warnings.
2. The really, really sucky battery life. In hindsight, there is NO WAY this phone should've been released with such a tiny battery. Yes, it's slim and sexy, but I am really tired of the phone crapping out or needing to be recharged in the middle of the day. I am not such a heavy user.
3. The Thunderbolt debacle. The fact that HTC and Verizon released such a buggy phone and didn't do much about it worries me.
4. Sense UI getting less useful and maybe even a hinderance. With Android getting more polished (thinking Ice Cream Sandwich), the need for a customized UI and the desirability of a customized UI are getting much smaller. I do appreciate the better-than-stock Exchange integration, but hopefully that is either improved in ICS or available from third-party apps like Touchdown.
So what am I inclined towards? The Galaxy Nexus, if it's not too, too huge. Possibly an iPhone. I'd like something which has good battery life and is less of a hassle than the Incredible. I mean, it's hysterical that at first I was concerned about the fact that Android can't handle media playback the way an iPhone can. I could NEVER use this phone for media playback. The battery would last about 15 minutes.
As I said, I'd appreciate peoples' comments. Are you happy with HTC? Will you next phone be an HTC phone?
1. The constant low space warning. The fact that HTC screwed up the setup of this phone and never fixed it makes me crazy. I have a phone with a huge amount of storage, and all I get is Low Space warnings.
2. The really, really sucky battery life. In hindsight, there is NO WAY this phone should've been released with such a tiny battery. Yes, it's slim and sexy, but I am really tired of the phone crapping out or needing to be recharged in the middle of the day. I am not such a heavy user.
3. The Thunderbolt debacle. The fact that HTC and Verizon released such a buggy phone and didn't do much about it worries me.
4. Sense UI getting less useful and maybe even a hinderance. With Android getting more polished (thinking Ice Cream Sandwich), the need for a customized UI and the desirability of a customized UI are getting much smaller. I do appreciate the better-than-stock Exchange integration, but hopefully that is either improved in ICS or available from third-party apps like Touchdown.
So what am I inclined towards? The Galaxy Nexus, if it's not too, too huge. Possibly an iPhone. I'd like something which has good battery life and is less of a hassle than the Incredible. I mean, it's hysterical that at first I was concerned about the fact that Android can't handle media playback the way an iPhone can. I could NEVER use this phone for media playback. The battery would last about 15 minutes.
As I said, I'd appreciate peoples' comments. Are you happy with HTC? Will you next phone be an HTC phone?