HTC Desire Z
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- Stuntman
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- 11 Jan 2011
Anonymous, 11 Jan 2011why the effin ratings of this phone goes down.. from 8.3 or... moreI stopped looking at the rating a long time ago when I realised it was just a popularity contest and people just bullet vote. I don't think that the majority actually votes anything other than a 1 or a 10. Just look how all results for design features and performance seem to be exactly the same for practically every phone.
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- 4xn
- 11 Jan 2011
Anonymous, 10 Jan 2011Is the Z Hinge strong enough ? Someone who used it for more... moreThe hinge is titaium so i thnk its strong enough
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- shalin
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- 11 Jan 2011
haytham, 10 Jan 2011what about document editing and pdf reader.it is availale i... moreyes it is available.
but it comes with quick office which is not as good as MS Pocket Office
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- Stuntman
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- 11 Jan 2011
Anonymous, 11 Jan 2011The Z hinge is highly impractical. Makes the keyboard way t... moreI had a little difficulty with the top row of keys when I first got the phone. Just took some time to get used to the keyboard. Every phone keyboard is different, so whichever keyboard you have, it will take time to get used to. I had the same learning curve with the N97, BlackBerry and on screen keyboard.
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- Anonymous
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- 11 Jan 2011
why the effin ratings of this phone goes down.. from 8.3 or 8.4 last month to 8.0 last 2 weeks and now 7.9.. :(
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- 11 Jan 2011
Hmmm...should I get this or the Motorola Milestone 2? Stupid Motorola,locked the bootloader on the Milestone 2...
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- Anonymous
- M3s
- 11 Jan 2011
My Desire Z is now a month and a half old and the Z hinge is loose. Very very loose. without any force I could fit the equivalent of two credit cards in the gap on the left whilst it is closed. For a phone thats priced as much as it is, its not particularly good. It also comically resembles a Blackberry storm when its closed as the screen moves when pressed! Otherwise I love the HTC Sense UI, the way the phone works, evereything. Thats why Im getting this repaired and buying a Desire HD.
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- jctmobile
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- 11 Jan 2011
I want to know how much time battery last if you use your Desire Z in routine.
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- Anonymous
- 2Ig
- 11 Jan 2011
The Z hinge is highly impractical. Makes the keyboard way too close to the screen such that you can't comfortably use the top row. Than there was the loose hinge so in the end I sold mine. Made a slight loss but I learnt my lesson. Got myself the Desire HD instead.
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- Stuntman
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- 11 Jan 2011
haytham, 10 Jan 2011what about document editing and pdf reader.it is availale i... moreThe Desire Z has a PDF reader included.
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- Stuntman
- NGf
- 10 Jan 2011
Anonymous, 10 Jan 2011Is the Z Hinge strong enough ? Someone who used it for more... moreThe phone has only been out for a couple of months, so you will have to wait before people used it more than a couple of months.
I have used it for a couple of months already and have no issues with the hinge. The supports are very sturdy as well as the joints where the supports meet the two halves of the phone. I have not noticed any degradation in quality or function of the Z-hinge mechanism in the two months that I have owned it.
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- Stuntman
- NGf
- 10 Jan 2011
haytham, 10 Jan 2011what about document editing and pdf reader.it is availale i... moreThe DZ comes with Quick Office. I can use it to edit a spreadsheet that I use. I think it has a PDF reader. I'll have to verify it later. I don't often look at PDF files on my phone, but I think I did download one and viewed it on my phone once. I'll get back to you later on the PDF reader.
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- 10 Jan 2011
A little info about the Desire Z CPU:
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/news/t-mobile-g2-should-have-similar-performance-to-samsung-galaxy-s/
It´s as good as the Desire or Samsung Galaxy S CPU´s
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- Anonymous
- mtj
- 10 Jan 2011
Is the Z Hinge strong enough ? Someone who used it for more than a couple of months can tell us ?
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- haytham
- fmj
- 10 Jan 2011
what about document editing and pdf reader.it is availale in desire z ?
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- Stuntman
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- 10 Jan 2011
Pilgrim, 10 Jan 2011@Stuntman-thanks a lot for the details on hinge. I would a... moreI find that the legibility of the Desire Z in sunlight was not as good as on my old phone (Nokia N97). It takes a bit for my eyes to adjust to using it in daylight. The screen reflects light rather easily. If the sun is shining on my face, the screen acts as a good mirror. I have to angle the phone as to not reflect anything really bright into my eyes. The N97 doesn't have this problem unless it's the sun itself that is reflecting into my eyes. The N97 seemed to come with some anti-glare coating right on the phone. The Desire Z does not.
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- Pilgrim
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- 10 Jan 2011
Stuntman, 07 Jan 2011The tension of the spring is low to allow easy opening and ... more@Stuntman-thanks a lot for the details on hinge.
I would also like to know the performance of display in sunlight/outdoors. is it readable?
Other owners are also welcome to share their experience.
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- Anonymous
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- 10 Jan 2011
haytham, 09 Jan 2011hello ,i want to buy this phone but i need to know if it ha... moreread other posts, 14year old geeks with no money but dreaming of high end android fones come in here all the time and say 800 is slow, despite the fact that Desire Z scores higher in benchmarks than Desire.
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- haytham
- fmj
- 09 Jan 2011
hello ,i want to buy this phone but i need to know if it has an pdf reader or not,coz i didnt find that in specs.and the processor is only 800 mega is that means it is slower than the desire,thanks
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- Anonymous
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- 09 Jan 2011
uNVD, 06 Jan 2011How much loose is the hinge? Is there any chance of acciden... morethe hinge is not loose at all, the mechanism ensures that it stays in place without needing a spring to hold it there. even a very small inward force will keep it firmly closed, without slack.
Im expert in typing on the bed/sofa, it does not fall down while typing, and when not typing u can easily find a grip that prevents it from falling.
It will for sure NEVER open in a pocket, its designed to stay closed by itself. remember it expands its "thickness" to maybe almost 1 inch during opening and closing, theres no way it can expand even 1/16 of an inch in a pocket, so it stays closed much better than even NOkias terrible N97 with its superhard superviolent spring. Shame on Nokia, they added a insane spring to keep it firmly closed, and HTC closes better with no spring at all!
I have to add it: HTC is really the premium brand now, for such a complex device you should have to expect childhood diseases in software and drivers, but i seen more flaws on very simple nokias, units that are not complex enough to forgive flaws. When compared to SGS there is only one verdict or the Desire Z: Flawless.