So as you know I have had the pleasure of playing around with the phone for the past few days. Here are my thoughts, keep in mind I only have at&t handsets to compare this to so I am using my knowledge on those handsets.
The first thing you notice about the phone is how big it is. Although there are other phones on at&t that have 4 inch screens, the extra .3 inches does make it look a lot bigger. The screen is clear and sharp ad I really have no complaints. It is exactly what you would expect. Loaded up some videos and they all looked fine.
The speaker is somewhat lacking. The back of the phone says that SRS Surround and Dolby Mobile sound, but don't let that fool you. The speaker is the size of a fingernail and the sound is "meh". This didn't really bother me as if I want to hear something I will use headphones.
The overall look of the phone is odd. The back looks like it was stitched together from many different pieces of phones. I don't think it looks bad, but at the same time it is hard to say that it is a elegant looking phone. It looks very utilitarian.
As everyone said the battery door is crap. After taking it on and off for a few days I can already see a crease where the plastic flexes when you pull at it. Not a problem for me as I can get a replacement battery door easily, when (not if) it breaks.
The sim card door on the bottom of the phone is a bit off. It snaps on and off quite easily and there are no problems with that, however it does not sit flush with the back of the phone and it pops up a little bit on the back of the phone. This makes it very easy to remove the door, but it does look odd. I don't know if this is a designed feature, poor build quality, or just one bad unit I looked it.
Call quality was fine, I could hear people fine and they could hear me. No complaints. One thing that will take a bit of getting used to is that the screen lock button is located on the top left of the phone, and not the top right like the Aria, iPhone etc.
Wrap up:
I have my phone in the back room with my name on it. By far the best Android phone at&t has ever carried, and it looks and feels very solid. The Big screen makes web browsing a very nice experience and although I did hit some lag while running flash in the browser I think it was more to do with our crap wifi than the phone itself.
Took me about 3 minutes to type this up so if anyone has any questions just ask.
The first thing you notice about the phone is how big it is. Although there are other phones on at&t that have 4 inch screens, the extra .3 inches does make it look a lot bigger. The screen is clear and sharp ad I really have no complaints. It is exactly what you would expect. Loaded up some videos and they all looked fine.
The speaker is somewhat lacking. The back of the phone says that SRS Surround and Dolby Mobile sound, but don't let that fool you. The speaker is the size of a fingernail and the sound is "meh". This didn't really bother me as if I want to hear something I will use headphones.
The overall look of the phone is odd. The back looks like it was stitched together from many different pieces of phones. I don't think it looks bad, but at the same time it is hard to say that it is a elegant looking phone. It looks very utilitarian.
As everyone said the battery door is crap. After taking it on and off for a few days I can already see a crease where the plastic flexes when you pull at it. Not a problem for me as I can get a replacement battery door easily, when (not if) it breaks.
The sim card door on the bottom of the phone is a bit off. It snaps on and off quite easily and there are no problems with that, however it does not sit flush with the back of the phone and it pops up a little bit on the back of the phone. This makes it very easy to remove the door, but it does look odd. I don't know if this is a designed feature, poor build quality, or just one bad unit I looked it.
Call quality was fine, I could hear people fine and they could hear me. No complaints. One thing that will take a bit of getting used to is that the screen lock button is located on the top left of the phone, and not the top right like the Aria, iPhone etc.
Wrap up:
I have my phone in the back room with my name on it. By far the best Android phone at&t has ever carried, and it looks and feels very solid. The Big screen makes web browsing a very nice experience and although I did hit some lag while running flash in the browser I think it was more to do with our crap wifi than the phone itself.
Took me about 3 minutes to type this up so if anyone has any questions just ask.