Love it. A few minor quirks mainly from Android, but overall a great phone. Google Earth is so cool!
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I've seen an iPhone in direct sunlight. It's no better.
Neither the phone or the application have any control over the maps. I've had this issue with multiple GPS devices - from a crappy Cobra all the way up to a top of the line Garmin - that will have the same issue in the same places. It has to do with the map, not the device or its software. Not really fair to gig the phone for that.
This is pretty much how all two piece cases react from a drop that high onto a hard surface. That's physics.
Isn't everything?
syntrix said:Some people choose to ignore the fact that there are ways of reporting bugs in apps. Google NAV is great. I had an alternative provider run me right into a closed off road that wasn't even open yet! It's a good thing I was aware and actually driving
Major highway no longer recognized by Google Navigation. Help please! - Google Mobile Help
I disagree on almost every point.
The Navigator app is a Google app, based on their maps, software, and my Incredible with Google integration. They seem to be the only ones to blame Google and the hardware.
The screen is useless outside on a sunny day, and the person I was showing to pulled out his iphone to compare. There was no comparison. Yes, its higher res, and bigger, but useless in the sun.
The case shouldn't explode on impact.
But you're right....nothing is perfect!
It is close enough that we can enjoy it most of the time.
So you are telling me Advanced Task Killer..... kills your battery? I've had it installed for quite sometime, but I really haven't noticed any negative effects on my battery. Why is it such a killer?My battery life could be better, but it has most certainly improved since I stopped using ATK.
So you are telling me Advanced Task Killer..... kills your battery? I've had it installed for quite sometime, but I really haven't noticed any negative effects on my battery. Why is it such a killer?
What was I supposed to see that tells me not to buy Seidio extended batteries?Do NOT buy Seidio Extended Batteries. Visit batteryboss.org to see why.
What was I supposed to see that tells me not to buy Seidio extended batteries?
Please no double posting.I've shown it to iPhone users (in fact I was was before this phone) and EVERY one of them thought it was great and very iPhone like (in a good way). They were especially impressed with multitasking and the level of customization available.
No navigation app is perfect. My Magellan has gotten me lost numerous times.
Battery life is a known "issue". However, I easily get through 12-14 hours on a single charge. I'm at 50% battery and have been off charger for 12 hours.
No phone camera is going to be as good as a dedicAted camera - I don't care how many MP it has.
Never had a crash of any kind here.
Never dropped my phone off a counter, but that's not unexpected in the least.
No phone is perfect. Even the EVO will have flaws and the iPhone has plenty of its own as well.
I love this phone! My only real complaint was the battery. I was lucky to get 6 hours to totally drained. Then I took the advice of another forum member about turning it off after charge and charging until green, and ever since I've had astounding battery life for a smart phone. I've made no changes in how I use the device but I went from 6 hours if I was lucky to today it's been on for 12.5 hours and I have 54% remaining. So with that problem solved I'm happy. It works well, I love the customization, and it's lightning quick.
Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed. I came from a Blackberry Curve 8330 and while it was slow and the browser was garbage, messaging was superb, I never missed a notification, I never had a single app crash, and I never had problems hearing the phone and/or audible alerts. I've had problems in all these areas with my Incredible. "Push" email is sporadic at best (sometimes the emails don't arrive until I do a manual refresh), I don't seem to get audible alerts all the time, even though the gmail app is set to use them, I've had frequent app crashes, most notably the gmail app, even after doing a factory reset. I also don't like the "one size fits all" approach to volume on the phone. I should be able to set different volume levels for the phone ringer, email alerts, sms/mms alerts, and facebook notifications (oh wait, we don't get those). I also have a hard time hearing the ringer even when it's at full volume. This was never a problem with my blackberry. The Incredible is fast and full of eye candy, but I'm starting to think that's its bread and butter.
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