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- Seanman1
Price - MSRP $150 with a two-year contract, but most shops will give it to you for free with a $300 credit towards a second phone with a two year family plan.
Time of ownership - Three weeks
Pros -
Great signal reception and sound quality for a smartphone
Seamless WiFi integration with or without optional T-Mobile Hotspots service
Very good battery life. I get about three days of solid use with the phone with intermittent WiFi and Bluetooth access and frequent app use.
Windows Mobile 6, which is open to third party apps and synced with my PC perfectly
Micro-SD card slot for expansion
Ability to charge from USB in addition to providing a wall charger
Free mini-USB stereo headset included
Very good screen and video playback quality, with support for 320 x 240 MPEG 4 video
Thin, the phone is about exactly the same size as the 30GB iPod Video
Cons -
The screen cracks very very easily.
Mediocre camera. Although 1.3 megapixels, it takes a while to take pictures and as a result they often come out blurry.
You have to close applications through the included task manager, as exiting out of the program only minimizes it.
You cannot create new word or excel documents, although there is a simple workaround by putting a blank document on the phone as a template.
Verdict 7/10
Overall, this is a great alternative to the Motorola Q for those who want a full keyboard and smartphone functionality without having to go for the giant PDA phones.
EDIT: I have just found out that the phone's screen seems to crack incredibly easily, as my screen cracked simply from setting it down on a table a little quickly. Furthermore, HTC refuses to recognize the defect in the design, as while researching online it seems that every screen cracks in the same exact place. So, it costs 120 to replace the screen every time, and I am now very angry that the salesman never said a word about it. Because of the new information, I lowered the rating from a 9.5 to a 7.
