Android- Coming to Canada on Rogers

[Kipper is King]

Apparently, Rogers will be getting both the HTC Dream (G1) and HTC Magic for next month.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/r...rst-look-at-a/



I am actually intrigued about Android. I may just get one.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Oh good, I can finally talk a bit about it now. The secrecy was getting tiring.

[RW99]

Tempting, but call me when they get the Nokia N97

[Papi34]

whats the big deal with this phone

not trying to be a ###### i genuinly dont get its benefits over say a BB

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

Oh good, I can finally talk a bit about it now. The secrecy was getting tiring.

Well?

How about your first hand account? I know you've mentioned in the past that you have tested/used various handset in your job, how about your opinions on strengths and weaknesses?

[photon]

My friend's had a G1 for quite a while (brought one from the US) and he likes it a lot. It's a nice phone, not as good as the iPhone IMO. He loves to program for it though.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

Well?

How about your first hand account? I know you've mentioned in the past that you have tested/used various handset in your job, how about your opinions on strengths and weaknesses?

Well, I can only talk about the functionality of the phone, since I'm not a developer or anything like that. What would you like to know?

Few things I can comment on:
The android operating system is actually quite easy to use. The hardware engine is fast and responsive for the HTCs. The touch isn't as responsive as the iphone, but comes very very close. The Magic doesn't come with qwerty, but the Dream does and it's not bad. Both have trackballs, but I find myself rarely using it, much prefer the touch screen.

And yes, internet access is easy as pie (make sure you have unlimited data). I would say the browser is as robust as the browsers we've been used to (IE and Firefox).

All in all great devices. I usually don't like HTCs...but these ones are actually quite nice to use.

Only one negative, battery life is brutal. You can drain all your battery in 2 or 3 hours of you are playing with the phone a lot...and I'm not even talking about accessing media.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by Papi34

whats the big deal with this phone

not trying to be a ###### i genuinly dont get its benefits over say a BB

It's nothing really that special, but if you're a regular google user and uses a lot of google apps, then this phone is your best friend.