I'm on Vodafone and had a Google Nexus One (which I've kept to use with PAYG
and as an audiobook player) but recently had the option of a free upgrade so
went for the HTC Desire Z - the only thing that swung it for me was the
pull-out keyboard which I use with the Android ConnectBot SSH client for
remote SSH access to my home Linux systems. I also plan on installing VNC on
it to get desktop access also.
Both phones are running Android 2.3 by taking advantage of the most recent
Vodafone Android upgrades.
I hope that helps.
Regards
Peter
On 4 October 2011 11:04, Jan Henkins <jan@???> wrote:
> Hello Paul, Ian and all,
>
> On Mon, October 3, 2011 23:34, Ian Grody wrote:
> > The ZTE Blade (Orange San Francisco) is a far better choice than the
> > Wildfire
> > S. Same specs, but has a 640x480 screen and better display overall. Even
> > if you do get one locked to orange, there are free aps on Android Market
> > that will work out your SIM unlock code easy peasy.
>
> I have this phone, and I have to say that even though it is by no means
> "perfect", it is certainly one of the most impressive phones I have had. I
> had the pleasure of using an HTC Desire for a week, and it really sets the
> bar. As far as I'm concerned, the Desire is the bare minimum one should
> want in the medium to high-end smartphone. Anything equal to or better
> than the Desire will make you smile! :-)
>
> Back to the OSF (ZTE Blade). I have to say that in comparison to the
> Wildfire S, it's not neccessarily "better". The HTC just oozes quality and
> solidness, whereas the OSF is plasticky. The OSF's buttons is also not
> it's best feature. The "Back" button doubles as the indicator, and the
> little arrow graphic is so small that you won't notice the flashing red or
> green LED, unless it's really dark.
>
> You might think that I'm unloading a huge indictment against the OSF, but
> really I'm not! :-) Even though the phone itself has these shortages,
> there are major plusses that pulls it into a class of it's own:
>
> * It has the biggest screen in it's price-class (£89-£99 brand new,
> depending on where you buy it)
> * It is one of the prime Android hacking platforms available today. You
> have a broad choice of Android distros you can load on this phone
> * Battery life, depending on your Android distro, is actually quite good
> for a smartphone. I almost get 48 hours on a charge with light usage,
> which goes down to 16-20 hours with heavy usage.
> * Even though the CPU is rated at 600MHz, it is overclockable. My current
> distro (Ginger Stir Fry [1]) overclocks to just below 900MHz on demand,
> which makes the phone really nice to use. OK, it's not a 1.2GHz dual-core
> monster, but for what I need it is perfectly acceptable. There is another
> Android distro called Monfro CAE [2], which apparently is quite a bit
> better on this front, but reportedly at the cost of some battery life.
>
>
> Links:
>
> [1] Ginger Stir Fry:
>
> http://android.modaco.com/topic/342009-romgen2zte-gingerbread-ginger-stir-fry/
>
> [2] Monfro CAE:
> http://android.modaco.com/topic/346475-monfro-cae-zte-leak-234-v31/
>
>
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> Jan Henkins
>
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