HTC should maybe go out of business

[exdeath]

Wouldnt put it past Verizon to intentionally cripple a device to get you to use more data. Basically their entire business paradigm.

 

[Zargon]

OK, HTC has a new flagship smartphone that Verizon will carry, probably less than a month from now. This phone, the HTC DNA is based on the Japanese J Butterfly but we were lead to believe it would differ in the battery and uSD storage, but it looks like that's not the case. This phone is very tempting based on the 5 inch 1920cx1080 screen that anyone whose seen it raves about, but it only has a 2020mAHr battery, 16GB of internal storage and no uSD slot.

The battery is likely to be a deal breaker by itself, but with only 16GB of storage and no uSD slot this is a no sale for me -- truly sad!!!

WTF is wrong with HTC? WTF???


Brian

sounds like an upgraded Nexus essentially, you must hate the nexus too

 

[Brian Stirling]

Probably because a lot of popular music (generally almost anything studio produced) is heavily compressed and doesn't need a high bit-rate anyhow. It's not going to sound appreciably better at in a lossless format, especially considering it's probably being played through a dinky phone speaker or a cheap pair of headphones.

No, there is a difference between the compression of the dynamic range (what studios do) and lossy digital compression of data/datarate -- they are not the same thing at all. Low bitrate digital compression frequently produces a sound that makes it seem as though the music is being played inside a tiled bathroom -- a kind of swishing sound that is terrible.

Surprisingly, many don't seem to notice. You do not have to be an Audiophile quack with $80K power cables to hear the difference but I guess some have no sense as to what it should sound like.


Brian

 

[Brian Stirling]

See, this is exactly what I'm talking about. Verizon may have asked HTC to exclude the MicroSD slot. Again, this is just one carrier. When this phone comes out for Sprint or ATT or if there is an international version, the MicroSD slot may return. People forgot about the difference between the Sprint version of the One X and the other versions (where Sprint's came with a MicroSD slot). Also, the battery life is better than what many here expected. A lot of whining and bitching over nothing.

I do hope that the early info on the DNA is incomplete and it does come with a uSD slot. It would not surprise me at all that all the tech sites have blown it with the early reports. If that's true and the DNA does in fact come with a uSD slot it would be back in the maybe category for me.

I did see one report that seemed to indicate the DNA battery life was just a little less than the S3 and if that's the case, and I'd be surprise that it is, then the other problem I've mentioned might not be a problem after all.

So, here's hoping that new information comes out about the DNA that confirms there actually is a uSD slot.


Brian

 

[Brian Stirling]

sounds like an upgraded Nexus essentially, you must hate the nexus too

I have the SGNexus (and an iP4) but am not interested in the Nexus4.


Brian

 

[s44]

I did see one report that seemed to indicate the DNA battery life was just a little less than the S3 and if that's the case, and I'd be surprise that it is, then the other problem I've mentioned might not be a problem after all.

So, here's hoping that new information comes out about the DNA that confirms there actually is a uSD slot.

Given that we have confirmation of a bootloader unlock/root package already, I suspect a SD slot would have been mentioned already.

As for the battery, I wonder how much of it is based on Sense gimping multitasking again.

 

[exdeath]

It does not have a uSD slot, that is official. HTC claims its because US users have LTE access to "the cloud" through Verizon 4G and wifi all over and they took it out to make the phone thinner.

But we all know it's BS, its Verizon and HTCs partnership and a ploy to generate more data revenue by shoehorning people to use data with no SD and intentionally limited internal storage.

Based on the same gear as the Butterfly though, I wonder if uSD can be modded back on. I'd totally mod a SD slot and bigger battery with a thicker aftermarket back. Throw a 4000 mAh battery on it, call it a day, don't care about this thin trendy style fad.

 

[Brian Stirling]

It does not have a uSD slot, that is official. HTC claims its because US users have LTE access to "the cloud" through Verizon 4G and wifi all over and they took it out to make the phone thinner.

But we all know it's BS, its Verizon and HTCs partnership and a ploy to generate more data revenue by shoehorning people to use data with no SD and intentionally limited internal storage.

Based on the same gear as the Butterfly though, I wonder if uSD can be modded back on. I'd totally mod a SD slot and bigger battery with a thicker aftermarket back. Throw a 4000 mAh battery on it, call it a day, don't care about this thin trendy style fad.

Or, can we import the J Butterfly and use it here? I'm on Verizon...

In truth, I kind of like the name J Butterfly better...

I'd go with a bigger battery as well but 3000mAHr would be my target -- I to have no fixation on thinness and would gladly trade a mm or two thicker phone for one that can handle a full day of heavy use or three days of light use.


Brian

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

1080p doesn't mean you HAVE to have 25GB bluray rips to your phone. I wouldnt do that with 64GB either. You won't see the difference in video anyway on the small screen, just use 480p or 720p like you do on other phones before this came out. For me its more for browser real estate and fitting more on a screen and sharp vector graphics, not watching 1:1 1080p video on my tiny phone even though they are being dumb and marketing it for that.

Do you still download 700mb movie rips? Those are soooo 2002. Why would I rip my movies to that? 8gb 720p rips are what I store on my NAS at minimum.

Ok but that wasn't my point about 1080p. My point was about the VIDEO CAMERA. When you record at 1080p, it eats up space. Just a minute or two and it's like 100mb+.

 

[Bryf50]

I think the bigger issue with only 16GBs is games. Almost all the 3d games released take up 1-2GBs on their own. At least with a sd card slot there are ways to offload some of that data to it. If they want to do internal storage only it should be at least 32GB.

 

[exdeath]

Do you still download 700mb movie rips? Those are soooo 2002. Why would I rip my movies to that? 8gb 720p rips are what I store on my NAS at minimum.

Ok but that wasn't my point about 1080p. My point was about the VIDEO CAMERA. When you record at 1080p, it eats up space. Just a minute or two and it's like 100mb+.

No. I use 50GB Bluray on a 100"+ screen. I don't walk around pretending my cute little phone is a home theater or a $10,000 professional camera recording 29 hours of uncompressed HD video like everyone else apparently does.

 

[Brian Stirling]

No. I use 50GB Bluray on a 100"+ screen. I don't walk around pretending my cute little phone is a home theater or a $10,000 professional camera recording 29 hours of uncompressed HD video like everyone else apparently does.

One hour of HD video is pretty much 8GB or more. So, with 16GB of storage you'd have a max of two hours and likely a bunch less than that if you have any apps or other data.

But you're free to not use the capabilities of the devise if that's what floats your boat. The cameras in modern smart phones are not going to compare to high end DLSR's or pro video gear but are much better than high end SLR's and pro video of a decade ago and decent work has been done using nothing more than a smart phone...


Brian

 

[exdeath]

You guys are trying so hard. The use cases you describe would leave me uncomfortable with 64GB, so complaining about 16GB is moot.

I've never seen anybody filming anything for two hours straight using their phones. Most capture short clips here and there to share on youtube in the heat of the moment. Maybe a 5 minute bus fight or a ricer or something. Anything that is important enough to film for 2 hours deserves a real camera.

I just see these things as convenience features, I've never taken them seriously or considered them replacements for dedicated devices.

As for games Ill take Radiant Historia and Kingdom Hearts on my DS over Angry Birds, Tetris, Punch the Monkey, and annoying touch screen shooters full of ads and terrible controls. Gaming on touch screen mobile is hilarious, and caters to the casual mainstream masses as well so its not my thing at all either.

 

[s44]

You guys are trying so hard.

No, you are. So far your main argument is that anyone who needs more than 12gb for personal use is an idiot. This isn't getting you any converts.

 

[Nintendesert]

No, you are. So far your main argument is that anyone who needs more than 12gb for personal use is an idiot. This isn't getting you any converts.

No, the argument is people that need more than 12gigs of storage for music are people that can't prioritize what they'll need and instead just want to take everything and anything with them just in case! They have a mental disorder related to hoarders and need to seek help.

 

[dguy6789]

No, the argument is people that need more than 12gigs of storage for music are people that can't prioritize what they'll need and instead just want to take everything and anything with them just in case! They have a mental disorder related to hoarders and need to seek help.

wow lol