HTC Desire Z
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- videocall
- 95m
- 21 Mar 2011
AnonD-123, 15 Mar 2011The Desire Z has no secondary camera, so there was no reaso... morethanks,
It looks like I have to try to live without it...:)
lets see...:)
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- AnonD-123
- 4A$
- 20 Mar 2011
AnonD-4227, 20 Mar 2011hey guys i m planning 2 buy a phn.i m currently using nokia... moreIf you want a physical keyboard, the Desire Z is available now. I moved from an N97 to the Desire Z and I am really happy with the switch. I think you will be happy as well.
I'm not sure when the Xperia Pro will be available in your area. It's not out yet, so there is not much hands on information regarding this phone.
The iPhone 4 is the oldest of the three you mentioned. It also has no physical keyboard. If you want a physical keyboard, there are some third party keyboards that you can purchase which would cost you even more money.
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- AnonD-123
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- 20 Mar 2011
When it comes to phones with a physical keyboard, there is not much selection. I personally do not have a problem with the hinge. After bringing my N97 out of retirement (for music player functions only), I found that I prefer the feel of the N97 keyboard, but would like to have the layout of the Desire Z keyboard. The keyboard on the Desire Z requires a bit of strength to depress compared to the N97. However, the Desire Z keyboard layout is such that I do not need to press the shift/alt key as often to type in some commonly used punctuation marks.
Definitely no phone is perfect, however overall, the Desire Z is a great phone for me. I find it very easy to access the apps and info that I use most often. The HTC Widgets are excellent. GPS is great and locks on in a few seconds. I had some phone restart issues when using Google Maps, but that has disappeared with the latest Google Maps update.
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- AnonD-252
- 0TX
- 20 Mar 2011
Dennis, 20 Mar 2011TC,
Hahahahah i dont believe you have buying this phone ... moreI have bought this Z and I use it as my everyday phone. The Z-hinge sucks, why try to deny that? The call quality is excellent and gps is also excellent. It does lose 3G-connection randomly but it can be days without any lost connection. Gaming is better than on original Desire but far from as good as on Galaxy S, and if gaming is your nr 1 priority then you probably should buy LG Optimus 2X. If you do not want or need a hardware keyboard then there are many phones that are a better choice than Z, but I really like to use a hardware keyboard so I can live with the fact that it is not a perfect gaming-phone.
Users usually always think their own phone is perfect and they never accept that they could have made a better choice if they had bought another phone, and users usually never say anything bad about their own phone, just as car-owners usually always think their car, SAAB or VOLVO or..., is the best car in the world, because if they did not think it is the best then they would look stupid if the still bought it.
Z is the best phone today if you want a hardware keyboard, but I only dared to buy this phone because it now, in Sweden, cost just as much/little as the original Desire and as the old N97 mini, if the price had not been lowered this much I would not have bought it and if it cost more in your country I do not know if I can recommend it because the keyboard is good but it could be better with more space between the keys. I recommend waiting to see if SE Pro will be better or if it have its own probelms or will be to expensive.
Batteylife is ok, not much worse or better than on any other smartphone today, one day of normal mixed use is what I get out of my Z.
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- AnonD-4227
- YQQ
- 20 Mar 2011
hey guys i m planning 2 buy a phn.i m currently using nokia 5800.......plz suggest me between iphone 4,htc desire z or shud i wait for xperia pro??
Thanx in advance
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- Dennis
- mSs
- 20 Mar 2011
TC,
Hahahahah i dont believe you have buying this phone i read much negative post from you over this and phone
This phone is amzzing and you are a liar
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- Anonymous
- v0q
- 19 Mar 2011
not buying ! , this is really expensive cmpred to d price of desire right now..
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- AnonD-252
- 0Tq
- 18 Mar 2011
saleem, 18 Mar 2011i am goin to buy one kindy tell me the draw backs you have ... moreI have only used Z for a week but I really like it so far. The hinge is very, very, loose but I can live with that because it is possible to hold the phone so that the keybord do not close by only the force of gravity. There is no spring involved att all, only the loose hinge.
A bigger problem is the fact that Z sometimes lose the connection to my 3G-network even though it have "all the bars" and had no problem at all just a second before and I have not moved at all. But the 3G-connection is only gone for less than a minute and it does not happen every day, but it is very randomly and some days are worse than others.
One week is not enough time to say anyting about batterylife.
The keyboard is good but it takes a few hours to get used to, and I still can not write as fast as I could on my old N97 mini, I find the edge, frame, below the spacebar to be a little too big and too close and a problem when pressing the spacebar.
It is a heavy phone and that could be a problem, but it is rather thin.
If you can live with the very loose hinge, that I do not think will break but just never fimly locks the screen to the keyboard in either open or closed position, then Z is very good. I do sometimes find Z a bit slower than the original Desire but the gpu is much better and gaming is much better on Z.
I bought Z because it now is very cheap in Sweden and if it were not this cheap then I probably would have waited to read the first user-reviews for SonyEricsson Pro, but for this price I think there is no better choice today.
Nokia E7 have only 640x360 on a 4 inch screen, and it is very expensive for beeing only a Symbian.
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- saleem
- 2SM
- 18 Mar 2011
AnonD-252, 17 Mar 2011In Sweden Z now cost the same as the original Desire, and a... morei am goin to buy one kindy tell me the draw backs you have with htc desire z
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- AnonD-252
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- 17 Mar 2011
In Sweden Z now cost the same as the original Desire, and as N97 mini, so I could not resist that good buy.
The Z-hinge have all, all, the problems that I thought it would have, gravity will open and close the keyboard! The keyboard is not as bad as I thought, but the space between the keys should and could be bigger to allow faster typing text. The keyboard is better than the one on HTC Touch Pro 2 but I think the keyboard on N97 mini is better because it have more space between the keys, but the keyboard on Z is good enough.
The gps is perfect, it locked in 5 seconds from within my appartment and that is faster than any other gps I have used.
The FM-radio is good.
Unfortunatly Z have problems keeping a stable 3G-connection, it can suddenly lose connection even though the phone have "all the bars" and even though it just the second before had no problem with the connection on the exact same place and I have not moved at all.
For this price, the same as original Desire, Z is definetly a good buy, but the very loose hinge makes the phone feel like a toy, not a high quality smartphone. The optical trackpad is not as responsive as i would have liked it to be.
The weight is no problem because it is so "thin".
Z is definetly better than Nokia E7 ,but SonyEricsson could be better than Z but I do not think Pro will be a better buy because Pro probably will be very much more expensive.
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- JinD07
- mxN
- 16 Mar 2011
AnonD-123, 16 Mar 2011As far as I know, the Desire Z is currently the most recent... moreFurther to my reply.
Is it possible to use a Micro SDHC card?
On GSM Arena it says that Desire Z uses Micro SD, I'm not sure if that would mean Micro SDHC cards are incompatible for it.
If there is anyone who could answer this for me it would be much appreciated. :)
If it does work then I'll buy a 32GB Class 10 Micro SDHC card.
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- JinD07
- mxN
- 16 Mar 2011
AnonD-123, 16 Mar 2011As far as I know, the Desire Z is currently the most recent... moreThanks for the info, I would if I could wait patiently for 6 months. However, I'm afraid my Nokia has reached its expiry and is better of being put under the use of another owner when I factory restore and erase all user data on it.
Due to how uncommon android keyboard phones are, I will have to settle with the Desire Z on 24 month contract, which I have just ordered last night and is due tomorrow morning.
Hopefully this phone should be strong enough to compete with other phones that come out in the future, if necessary I will root it.
By doing so I will overclock its cpu, this should suffice for the year to come.
Please update me on any worthy android keyboard phones, more preferably HTC branded.
Thank you.
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- AnonD-123
- NGf
- 16 Mar 2011
JinD07, 15 Mar 2011I'm the same as Junn, I've got a Nokia N97 mini. I'm planni... moreAs far as I know, the Desire Z is currently the most recent Android phone with a keyboard out right now. The SE Xperia Pro has been announced, but I do not believe it is released yet. HTC has one called the Merge that has not been officially announced yet. Not sure when it will be announced or released.
The full screen with keyboard form factor is not very common. There are not very many out at any given time. The Desire Z was announced 6 months ago and has been out over 4 months. No matter what phone you by that is the most recent, I'm sure 6 months later, there will be something better out or coming around the corner.
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- watdafish
- Ik9
- 16 Mar 2011
I own the HTC Desire Z. I am very satisfied with its performance and functionality. The keyboard is built of sturdy construction and it works like a charm. There are some problems though. I don't know if every Desire Z owner experiences this but, my HTC sometimes randomly turns off and the only way to start it again is by taking out the battery and putting it back in. In addition the battery life is average for a smart phone. I get around 12-15 hours with medium texting, internet usage, games and half an hour of phone call. Keep in mind that background sync of mail and social network plays a factor in battery performance too. Other than that, if no phone calls are made and no games are played and no calls made, the battery can last for 1 day and 2-6 hours.
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- Hay
- L4i
- 16 Mar 2011
I've got one for around 2 months, and I think it's one of the best celphones I ever had. It's fast, Facebook/Google integration is great. Buuuut I have some little problems. Like when I we get in DST, the HTC Clock Widget always display the wrong timealong with wrong weather sometimes(do anyone knows how to fix this?) And the battery drains a lot. If I take it out of the charger at 9 AM I must charge it at 7PM D: that if I don't use it too much, if I keep browising stuff the battery will be out at noon hahaha. Also mine shut down out of the blue a couple of times as if I had removed the battery. Apart from, this it's a great phone!
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- JinD07
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- 15 Mar 2011
I'm the same as Junn, I've got a Nokia N97 mini. I'm planning to buy the Desire Z but I've heard of other good keyboard android phones too that are also as powerful as the the Desire Z but are coming out later this summer I think.
Please help me make up my mind.
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- Anonymous
- 3qK
- 15 Mar 2011
..., 15 Mar 2011how the hell can u misspell QUERTY instead of QWERTY? How ... morebecause phoneticaly it sounds to him/her like that and that's the way he wrote it
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- JinD07
- 3Jm
- 15 Mar 2011
I'm the same as Junn, I've got a Nokia N97 mini. I'm planning to buy the Desire Z but I've heard of other good keyboard android phones too that are also as powerful as the the Desire Z but are coming out later this summer I think.
Please help me make up my mind.
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- Htc owner
- mSs
- 15 Mar 2011
Sorry guys for the bad english in older post
The processor is better then the desire hd and faster
Gingerbread is on the way for desire z be patience
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- Htc owner
- mSs
- 15 Mar 2011
The hinge is true i dont lie about it but not so bad as they say but it is a problem,the big problem is the battery biggest faillure from htc in ages because the drain is very bad thing i use my desire z allot so i must load it 2times a day also with customrom i hate it because this phone is great i love its only the battery is a big problem sense eat your battery Quik and when you install apps then it goes fast
another problem is the gsm/cdma auto this gives a bad signal strength for gsm you can put it on gsm only but then you dont have 3g/hsdma only 2g suxxxxxxxx!!!!!
Sorry i still like the phone but i use it for 4mondts now