HTC Droid DNA review

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Diagrafeas

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It's interesting that in every forum in every country and language people argue about the same things...

Having options is the best thing.
Ideally we should have 64GB storage and 64GB microSD and the biggest removable battery there is.
Not all people have the same needs after all.

Personally i am using mobile phones since 1999.
I use them for two years and then change to newer ones.
That being said, i have never bought a second battery for them.
Even if you recharge it every single day i don't think that in that time anyone needs to buy a new battery because of failure.
As far as how long a battery last, if it last a single work day then you go home and recharge when you return.
Even if you are on a trip, today with standard microUSB chargers you will find one to use when you want.
After all you can buy one for the car and one spare for wall outlet use at every hotel/home/work in the world for years to come!

Limited storage is more complicated.
But either way you can have a 64GB usb stick and whenever you need move your files to it using USB on the Go and free space.
You don't have to store all your files in your internal memory and isn't safe too.
Internal memory can be damaged, and microSD can be lost if someone steals your phone.
Just have the files you need on that work day.
Even if you want to shoot a lot of pictures and movies, 16gb should be enough for a day.
After all 1hour video at 20Mbps needs a little more than 8GB.
(DNA records at 10Mbps but hopefully there will be a MOD soon.)
 
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WelshBloke

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As has been said though either put in a large non removable battery or an average removable one, and either put in a load of fixed storage or an average amount and the option to put in more.

Putting in an average non removable battery and a small amount of non expandable storage is just not great.
 
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Diagrafeas

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The point i was trying to make is what is large battery and large storage?
Isn't the amount you need for a day? Two days?

We want our smartphones to do the same things as our laptops?
Then why should we expect from them to last longer than laptops?
 
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Deeko

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I don't need a removable battery, as others have said, I just want a better battery built into it. I would be fine if a phone could, with my level of usage (which is pretty high), last me through the entire day. There are very few phones that can do that consistently.
 
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Diagrafeas said:
The point i was trying to make is what is large battery and large storage?
Isn't the amount you need for a day? Two days?

We want our smartphones to do the same things as our laptops?
Then why should we expect from them to last longer than laptops?
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Well Motorola managed to fit a 3300 mAh battery in and Apple manage to put 64GB in so aim for those if you are going to lock it down.
 
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stag3

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it was verizon that wanted no sd card slot, the battery however is all htc's fault.

i'm a light user so the battery is fine for me, but for power users i can see where this is going to suck not having a removable battery
 
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Brian Stirling

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Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but if the DNA had come with a 2500mAHr or, better yet, a 3000mAHr battery AND a uSD slot I'd have no issues at all with it only having 16GB of storage because I could then add additional storage. So, those that are comfortable with 16GB will be fine with the phone as is and not have to pay for more storage they don't want or need. That is the best of both worlds thing and why Android is winning over iOS -- choices. The HTC DNA is like an Apple product with no choices -- I'll pass...


Brian
 
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Dari

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WelshBloke said:
So I have to stay within plugging in distance of my PC?

I really cant see how having an SDslot wouldn't improve this device.
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Nope. Only, when you want to change things. See, you also need a pc when you really want to take advantage of that SD slot...
 
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Dari

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Brian Stirling said:
Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but if the DNA had come with a 2500mAHr or, better yet, a 3000mAHr battery AND a uSD slot I'd have no issues at all with it only having 16GB of storage because I could then add additional storage. So, those that are comfortable with 16GB will be fine with the phone as is and not have to pay for more storage they don't want or need. That is the best of both worlds thing and why Android is winning over iOS -- choices. The HTC DNA is like an Apple product with no choices -- I'll pass...


Brian
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Not sure what you want from that amount of battery. Do you want something like a Droid Maxx? GS3? The Maxx is in a league of its own whereas the DNA and GS3 have comparable battery life.

I enjoy this argument because I think OEMs are listening. But I think the argument for a larger battery for the sake of a larger battery when the current battery does a comparable job to the DNA's closes competitor is just bitching and whining over nothing. As has been proven with general usage of this device and with tests done to the phone, the DNA's screen is extremely efficient so the cries for a larger battery are overblown because the screen certaining isn't putting a lot of stress on the battery...
 
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Face2Face

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Dari said:
Not sure what you want from that amount of battery. Do you want something like a Droid Maxx? GS3? The Maxx is in a league of its own whereas the DNA and GS3 have comparable battery life.

I enjoy this argument because I think OEMs are listening. But I think the argument for a larger battery for the sake of a larger battery when the current battery does a comparable job to the DNA's closes competitor is just bitching and whining over nothing. As has been proven with general usage of this device and with tests done to the phone, the DNA's screen is extremely efficient so the cries for a larger battery are overblown because the screen certaining isn't putting a lot of stress on the battery...
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Wingznut

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Dari said:
Not sure what you want from that amount of battery. Do you want something like a Droid Maxx? GS3? The Maxx is in a league of its own whereas the DNA and GS3 have comparable battery life.

I enjoy this argument because I think OEMs are listening. But I think the argument for a larger battery for the sake of a larger battery when the current battery does a comparable job to the DNA's closes competitor is just bitching and whining over nothing. As has been proven with general usage of this device and with tests done to the phone, the DNA's screen is extremely efficient so the cries for a larger battery are overblown because the screen certaining isn't putting a lot of stress on the battery...
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Had HTC never released the maH spec of the battery... There would be little discussion about battery life with this device.

Hell, if they lied and said it was 2600maH, people would probably be praising the battery.
 
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Dari

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WelshBloke said:
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Originally Posted by Dari

Nope. Only, when you want to change things. See, you also need a pc when you really want to take advantage of that SD slot...

I haven't plugged my phone into my PC in months.
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if you say so... I plug mine in all the time to charge it and transfer files and whatnot.



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Dari

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Wingznut said:
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dari

Not sure what you want from that amount of battery. Do you want something like a Droid Maxx? GS3? The Maxx is in a league of its own whereas the DNA and GS3 have comparable battery life.

I enjoy this argument because I think OEMs are listening. But I think the argument for a larger battery for the sake of a larger battery when the current battery does a comparable job to the DNA's closes competitor is just bitching and whining over nothing. As has been proven with general usage of this device and with tests done to the phone, the DNA's screen is extremely efficient so the cries for a larger battery are overblown because the screen certaining isn't putting a lot of stress on the battery...

Had HTC never released the maH spec of the battery... There would be little discussion about battery life with this device.

Hell, if they lied and said it was 2600maH, people would probably be praising the battery.
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Yeah. they have a well-deserved bad reputation for terrible battery life. but that was before 2012. their 2012 flagships have had great battery life.


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exdeath

exdeath

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At 7 GB data with 2 weeks left on billing cycle and still pulling down 40 mbps.

Also yesterday finally saw normal use that didn't have me playing with the phone with the screen on all the time just to play with it or look at it. 15 hours no mid day charging > 50% battery when I plugged it in around 11pm. That included an hour of solid surfing and YouTube HD on 4G all of lunch while dining in, and on and off the rest of the day, some eBay, email, gtalk, browsing in the morning while mostly idle in the afternoon. I also forgot I had the screen full bright from when I let someone else check it out the night before.
 
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