Comments on: Hands on with the HTC Magic, the second Android phone http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/ Blogging in the real world Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JonB http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-57492 JonB Thu, 07 May 2009 12:59:03 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-57492 But LaxerFL, this is a review of a G2, not a G1, you nitwit. Most of the comments were positive too - so where does your "bad taste" comment come from? Most people would agree that white is not the new black (and you'd probably agree too given *your* choice of black for your G1) :-) Much love, Jonb But LaxerFL, this is a review of a G2, not a G1, you nitwit. Most of the comments were positive too – so where does your “bad taste” comment come from? Most people would agree that white is not the new black (and you’d probably agree too given *your* choice of black for your G1) :-)

Much love,

Jonb

]]> By: LaxerFL http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-56320 LaxerFL Sun, 03 May 2009 14:36:54 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-56320 I own a G1 and have never been happier with a product. It is extremely well built. The slide mechanism to reveal the keyboard is rugged and solid. The matte black finish is very attractive to me. I love the inclusion of some actual buttons unlike the IPhone. The keyboard works great and has a nice logical layout to the ALT keys. Aside from battery life that could be better (but hey, this thing does A LOT and I use it heavily so I can live with it) and the trackball not being the most accurate (but still good enough for moving amongst links in webpages) my only real complaint is the lack of 3g coverage in my area. I know TMobile's 3g network is in its infancy so I expect it will get here eventually. And once I conditioned the battery via the tips on the G1 forums, I got an extra 2 to 5 hours of battery life depending on use. If I'm just texting and talking battery life is comparable to any cell phone. It is having Wi-Fi and GPS turned on that really drain the battery. Simple web browsing via EVDO doesn't have much impact. The Market is full of mostly free, totally useful apps, and the user rating system so far has been pretty accurate. All in all I couldn't be happier with my first computer phone as I call phones of this ilk. Its push mail alerts me to new email before the webmail page can sometimes. The threaded text messaging conversations is so far beyond what I had with my Razer, I don't know how I lived without it. The camera is perfectly fine for a cell phone. I wouldn't replace my Digital Camera with it, but I never expected to do so. The inclusion of a 1GB SD card was a nice surprise as was the very nice case. The touch screen is very responsive and having used a few friend's IPhones, I don't miss multi-touch capabilities one bit. The screen is gorgeous, bright, and vibrant. The notification bar is top notch, providing all kinds of pertinent information with simple access. All in all I'm completely satisfied with my G1. TMobile's customer support has been a joy to deal with. Prompt, friendly, and helpful. Compared to Altel, Sprint, and a few others I've dealt with in the past, TMobile is AMAZING! Maybe you guys reviewed an earlier revision of the G1? Or maybe you just have bad taste... I own a G1 and have never been happier with a product. It is extremely well built. The slide mechanism to reveal the keyboard is rugged and solid. The matte black finish is very attractive to me. I love the inclusion of some actual buttons unlike the IPhone. The keyboard works great and has a nice logical layout to the ALT keys.
Aside from battery life that could be better (but hey, this thing does A LOT and I use it heavily so I can live with it) and the trackball not being the most accurate (but still good enough for moving amongst links in webpages) my only real complaint is the lack of 3g coverage in my area. I know TMobile’s 3g network is in its infancy so I expect it will get here eventually. And once I conditioned the battery via the tips on the G1 forums, I got an extra 2 to 5 hours of battery life depending on use. If I’m just texting and talking battery life is comparable to any cell phone. It is having Wi-Fi and GPS turned on that really drain the battery. Simple web browsing via EVDO doesn’t have much impact.
The Market is full of mostly free, totally useful apps, and the user rating system so far has been pretty accurate.
All in all I couldn’t be happier with my first computer phone as I call phones of this ilk. Its push mail alerts me to new email before the webmail page can sometimes. The threaded text messaging conversations is so far beyond what I had with my Razer, I don’t know how I lived without it. The camera is perfectly fine for a cell phone. I wouldn’t replace my Digital Camera with it, but I never expected to do so. The inclusion of a 1GB SD card was a nice surprise as was the very nice case. The touch screen is very responsive and having used a few friend’s IPhones, I don’t miss multi-touch capabilities one bit. The screen is gorgeous, bright, and vibrant. The notification bar is top notch, providing all kinds of pertinent information with simple access.
All in all I’m completely satisfied with my G1. TMobile’s customer support has been a joy to deal with. Prompt, friendly, and helpful. Compared to Altel, Sprint, and a few others I’ve dealt with in the past, TMobile is AMAZING!
Maybe you guys reviewed an earlier revision of the G1? Or maybe you just have bad taste…

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]]> By: Mobiele Telefoons » Hands on with the HTC Magic, the second Android phone. - http://bit.ly/nk9Qy http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-55119 Mobiele Telefoons » Hands on with the HTC Magic, the second Android phone. - http://bit.ly/nk9Qy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:47:44 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-55119 [...] on with the HTC Magic, the second Android phone. - http://bit.ly/nk9Qy Tags: fresh, [...] [...] on with the HTC Magic, the second Android phone. – http://bit.ly/nk9Qy Tags: fresh, [...]

]]> By: popo http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-55089 popo Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:48:53 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-55089 ...but it looks like crap. Seriously. Where are the designers? This looks like cheap plastic garbage. Do these amateurs have any idea of where the market is right now? …but it looks like crap. Seriously. Where are the designers? This looks like cheap plastic garbage. Do these amateurs have any idea of where the market is right now?

]]> By: David Ashley http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-55019 David Ashley Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:58 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-55019 Oh dear! White just makes the phone look like a cheap HK knock-off! A bad move on Vodaphone's part. Oh dear! White just makes the phone look like a cheap HK knock-off! A bad move on Vodaphone’s part.

]]> By: Michael Auerswald http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-54994 Michael Auerswald Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:15:39 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-54994 First off: the colour is hideous. No standard headphone jack once again. How hard can it be? I think the Android phone to hold out for is the new Samsung I7500 that hopefully comes out in June. That's the first one that has everything I want. First off: the colour is hideous. No standard headphone jack once again. How hard can it be?

I think the Android phone to hold out for is the new Samsung I7500 that hopefully comes out in June. That’s the first one that has everything I want.

]]> By: Ryan Thomas http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-54909 Ryan Thomas Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:08:48 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-54909 That possibly explains why it's not 'black only', but it's a poor reason not to offer other colours as an option. That possibly explains why it’s not ‘black only’, but it’s a poor reason not to offer other colours as an option.

]]> By: Jonathan Bray http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-54898 Jonathan Bray Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:10:45 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-54898 The spokesperson for Vodafone told me that Black (the other colour HTC produces the phon in) was considered too "corporate" to be attractive to non-business customers. So by that twisted logic, the iPhone would be corporate-looking, too... a strange decision, to be sure. The spokesperson for Vodafone told me that Black (the other colour HTC produces the phon in) was considered too “corporate” to be attractive to non-business customers. So by that twisted logic, the iPhone would be corporate-looking, too… a strange decision, to be sure.

]]> By: Ryan Thomas http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/04/28/hands-on-with-the-htc-magic-the-second-android-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-54895 Ryan Thomas Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:57:52 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5479#comment-54895 That really does not look good in white! Why no options? That really does not look good in white! Why no options?

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