iPhone & HTC Touch Diamond - Page 44

Desmo · 01-12-2008, 15:59

I think you'd struggle with the HTC on-screen keyboard Mark if I'm being honest. It's quite small and fiddly, although you can chose the usual phone keypad which makes things bigger, but it's still nowhere near a proper keypad for ease and speed.

Mark · 01-12-2008, 18:19

Is it just the regular WM keyboard, or do they do something funky with TouchFlo? The regular WM keyboard sucks donkey ****.

The Touch Pro was supposed to have been out a few months ago so I've no idea what's going on (though I did hear something about the radio firmware being broken on T-Mobile).

Daz · 01-12-2008, 18:22

They've put a new virtual keyboard on, and it is a lot better (I use it as my default, portrait, and type with my fingers pretty accurately), but it's still no substitute, neither s the one on he iPhone. I'm lucky that I dont really do a lot of text input on it, so I can live with it.

Mark · 01-12-2008, 18:30

I don't use my mobile phone much at all (no-one wants to speak to me

). If I'm at home I use it in place of the landline (may as well use the free minutes, and frankly the audio on my mobile is way better than the landline). If I'm out travelling then text and web gets used, and that's where the keyboard comes in.

A Place of Light · 01-12-2008, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

I don't use my mobile phone much at all (no-one wants to speak to me

). If I'm at home I use it in place of the landline (may as well use the free minutes, and frankly the audio on my mobile is way better than the landline). If I'm out travelling then text and web gets used, and that's where the keyboard comes in.

Here's another to add to the list.
Bigger screen makes the virtual keyboard a real option.

Mark · 01-12-2008, 19:37

It does if you have good eyesight.

The big problem I have with phones is when they try to cram too much onto the screen. Full-width browsing on a 4.8in screen is a non-starter for me, so you can guess what I think about that 3.8in screen. As that seems to be the major selling point, I'm not convinced that is for me.

A Place of Light · 02-12-2008, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

It does if you have good eyesight.

The big problem I have with phones is when they try to cram too much onto the screen. Full-width browsing on a 4.8in screen is a non-starter for me, so you can guess what I think about that 3.8in screen. As that seems to be the major selling point, I'm not convinced that is for me.

So don't browse full width?
IIRC doesn't the iPhone have a 3.5 inch screen?
The diamond has a 2.8in screen, as has the touch pro.
Lastly I think the Android is 3.2 inches, but feel free to correct me on this one.

Full width browsing is a pain on all mobile devices, so don't do it. The HTC's allow you to zoom in and out so easily it makes browsing less of a chore and more of an actual method of use.

Mark · 02-12-2008, 01:53

Indeed, you are correct in all (that I know of) respects. I've already got Opera 9.5 installed on my TyTN, which works decidedly well (if a little slowly and prone to running out of memory if you throw something JavaScript-laden like Google Maps at it).

I still think I'd prefer a tactile keyboard, but maybe you're right, the HD is worth a look.

A Place of Light · 02-12-2008, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Indeed, you are correct in all (that I know of) respects. I've already got Opera 9.5 installed on my TyTN, which works decidedly well (if a little slowly and prone to running out of memory if you throw something JavaScript-laden like Google Maps at it).

I still think I'd prefer a tactile keyboard, but maybe you're right, the HD is worth a look.

The HD has more memory, so you should be ok on that score, but I have to add a caveat. The HD is good.....very good in fact, but I'm missing a real keyboard now that I have a Diamond Touch. But, the only reason I'm missing it is down to what I think is a glitch in the cooked ROM I'm using. If I'm posting on a forum and I have T9 enabled, if I type a few letters of a word then I select one of the choices it gives me, the damn cursor jumps back by a couple of words. It's driving me mental, but I haven't found the same problem with the HD.

Your best bet is to goto a store and play with all of them.

Mark · 02-12-2008, 19:04

If I can find a store that has all of them. That's part of my problem. I've seen the Touch Diamond and the iPhone in stores, though not played with either myself. Finding the others is proving rather challenging.

01-12-2008, 15:59	#431
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I think you'd struggle with the HTC on-screen keyboard Mark if I'm being honest. It's quite small and fiddly, although you can chose the usual phone keypad which makes things bigger, but it's still nowhere near a proper keypad for ease and speed. __________________

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Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	They've put a new virtual keyboard on, and it is a lot better (I use it as my default, portrait, and type with my fingers pretty accurately), but it's still no substitute, neither s the one on he iPhone. I'm lucky that I dont really do a lot of text input on it, so I can live with it. __________________ apt-get moo

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Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I don't use my mobile phone much at all (no-one wants to speak to me ). If I'm at home I use it in place of the landline (may as well use the free minutes, and frankly the audio on my mobile is way better than the landline). If I'm out travelling then text and web gets used, and that's where the keyboard comes in. Last edited by Mark; 01-12-2008 at 18:32.

01-12-2008, 18:19	#432
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Is it just the regular WM keyboard, or do they do something funky with TouchFlo? The regular WM keyboard sucks donkey ****. The Touch Pro was supposed to have been out a few months ago so I've no idea what's going on (though I did hear something about the radio firmware being broken on T-Mobile).

01-12-2008, 19:37	#436
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	It does if you have good eyesight. The big problem I have with phones is when they try to cram too much onto the screen. Full-width browsing on a 4.8in screen is a non-starter for me, so you can guess what I think about that 3.8in screen. As that seems to be the major selling point, I'm not convinced that is for me.

02-12-2008, 01:53	#438
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Indeed, you are correct in all (that I know of) respects. I've already got Opera 9.5 installed on my TyTN, which works decidedly well (if a little slowly and prone to running out of memory if you throw something JavaScript-laden like Google Maps at it). I still think I'd prefer a tactile keyboard, but maybe you're right, the HD is worth a look.

02-12-2008, 19:04	#440
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	If I can find a store that has all of them. That's part of my problem. I've seen the Touch Diamond and the iPhone in stores, though not played with either myself. Finding the others is proving rather challenging.