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Knutfreddy
Newbie
The Magic is the best phone i've ever used!
Excellent camera, great screen and the on-screen keyboard is very finger friendly! The Market also makes it very customizable by adding new features, themes, widgets and much more!
Support for Bluetooth headphones is a good thing to have, but it's somewhat buggy.
The battery lasts for two days, even under heavy usage.
Only let-down is that you need an adapter to get a 3.5mm jack, but you can find that for under a dollar online, or you could make your own (if you know how)!
And of course, the phone has Android, so it can't get better!
I highly recommend it if you are new to Android.
I do not recommend any Android phones from Samsung though, as people seem to have problems with apps, widgets and the phone itself.
Excellent camera, great screen and the on-screen keyboard is very finger friendly! The Market also makes it very customizable by adding new features, themes, widgets and much more!
Support for Bluetooth headphones is a good thing to have, but it's somewhat buggy.
The battery lasts for two days, even under heavy usage.
Only let-down is that you need an adapter to get a 3.5mm jack, but you can find that for under a dollar online, or you could make your own (if you know how)!
And of course, the phone has Android, so it can't get better!
I highly recommend it if you are new to Android.
I do not recommend any Android phones from Samsung though, as people seem to have problems with apps, widgets and the phone itself.
Aurvan
Newbie
Oh thanks a million!
Yea first time android buyer...
Glad you told me that about the samsung .
Now because of that its between HTC Magic or HTC tattoo
Thank youuuu!
Technology wise the Magic is pretty close to the Hero, while the Tattoo is a bit further down the ladder due to stuff like its lower resolution. Compare all the specs, and you should see the difference.
tenderghost
Lurker
Tattoo look like a little bit ugly, lol
Aurvan
Newbie
Lol i no but its cheeper and i can't afford the HTC magic
I actually got the HTC Magic cheaper than the Tattoo in Norway :O
hahah.. but i don't live in Norway :L
passintime
Lurker
The Magic is very good in a lot of ways, but has a number of issues. Mine does, anyway, running Android 1.5. Keep in mind I haven't used any other Android phones to compare with (I'd love a Droid with its hardware keyboard).
For instance:
1. The Android mail app (separate from the gmail app) is very poor in many ways - google for it if interested. The gmail app is pretty good but has its own issues, in particular that it (and the phone in general) cannot handle multiple email accounts.
2. Battery life is not, in my experience, 2 days under heavy use. If you're running wifi and/or 3G (even lightly), a bit of GPS, and even low call airtime, I'd bank on charging every night. Heavy network and GPS use and you may only just make it through the day.
3. I've found it slows considerably over time, most annoyingly in the keyboard recognition. My guess is that this is due to multiple running processes/apps and even possibly a poor user dictionary implementation. I just reset mine to the factory image (ie, wiped it) and it's back to pretty snappy performance (but still slightly laggy).
4. I got an Android phone because I'm a developer and wanted to try developing for it, and I like open platforms, and because they're much smaller than the iPhone. I didn't want an iPhone and still don't. However the iPhone 3GS seems far more performant and a generally more pleasant experience (as long as you don't have a problem with an Apple re-education). Just a thought.
5. If you have big hands, the larger screen and therefore keyboard on the iPhone is a bit easier to use.
6. The Bluetooth implementation is broken.
Cheers
Steve
For instance:
1. The Android mail app (separate from the gmail app) is very poor in many ways - google for it if interested. The gmail app is pretty good but has its own issues, in particular that it (and the phone in general) cannot handle multiple email accounts.
2. Battery life is not, in my experience, 2 days under heavy use. If you're running wifi and/or 3G (even lightly), a bit of GPS, and even low call airtime, I'd bank on charging every night. Heavy network and GPS use and you may only just make it through the day.
3. I've found it slows considerably over time, most annoyingly in the keyboard recognition. My guess is that this is due to multiple running processes/apps and even possibly a poor user dictionary implementation. I just reset mine to the factory image (ie, wiped it) and it's back to pretty snappy performance (but still slightly laggy).
4. I got an Android phone because I'm a developer and wanted to try developing for it, and I like open platforms, and because they're much smaller than the iPhone. I didn't want an iPhone and still don't. However the iPhone 3GS seems far more performant and a generally more pleasant experience (as long as you don't have a problem with an Apple re-education). Just a thought.
5. If you have big hands, the larger screen and therefore keyboard on the iPhone is a bit easier to use.
6. The Bluetooth implementation is broken.
Cheers
Steve