HTC Titan on AT&T 11/20 WP7.5 About time!! reveiw added.

[smartpatrol]

Again, though, they are two different things. Even if we had some sort of a perfect cross platform benchmark, of course its going to show that the Titan has a slower GPU than the iPhone 4S or others. No one is denying that. The real question is "so what difference does that make - how do the devices actually perform?" And honestly, while the enthusiest crowd might not like it...its impossible to put a number on that. You have to pick up the phone and use it to see those differences.

I wish there were a better way to measure the "feel" of a device. E.G. if there were an easy way to measure:
- min/max/average FPS while navigating around the UI, zooming in/out on pictures/webpages/etc.
- how many milliseconds of input lag
- load times for various real-world websites
- boot up/shutdown time

I think those metrics would give you a much better notion of how fast a device feels. Honestly, I think Windows Phone would cream most Android devices in those areas.

 

[Dice144]

Can we go back to the news about HTC Titan and less about WP7 vs Android and what smooth is?

 

[quest55720]

Neither ATT stores had the titan in today. I'll try back in a few days. I want to get a feel for it and directly compare to the focus s. If I get the titan will get a bigger battery. Just wish I could combine the phones and have the perfect mango phone.

 

[IamDavid]

Neither ATT stores had the titan in today. I'll try back in a few days. I want to get a feel for it and directly compare to the focus s. If I get the titan will get a bigger battery. Just wish I could combine the phones and have the perfect mango phone.

I had to try a few stores before finally landing mine last night. This phone kicks ass.


Display - absolutely beautiful. 10/10 you have to play with one to understand.
Weight/build - 8/10 - I hate he top power button placement but oh well, phone seems 'brittl' maybe.
Speed/smoothness - 10/10 - no lag, hickups or any other annoying stutters like my galaxy had.
Camera - 10/10 - all the reviews were correct.
4g speed,- 5/10 - overated hype. Not really the phone I suppuse, att.
Call quality 10/10 - excellent for speaker phone conference calls
Pre installed apps 10/10 - office. Enough said.. I live on outlook and Excel.
Appstore 7/10 - all essential apps there, just no fluff yet.
Signal strength 8/10 - a little better than my old blackberry, miles ahead of wife's iPhone 3gs.life/work in DFW,TX

Phone is 100% fluid if that makes any sense.
I have a WHS box set up at home so I can now have my own personal cloud linked to me everywhere I go, it has to be the coolest unknown feature no one knows about. It day makes up for the lack of SD card. I take a picture, it uplods directly to home server, very cool.

I am a slightly larger male and the phone is right at the LARGE feeling for me so I suggest the focus for most people.

In all the phone is better than expected but not perfect yet. Can't wait to see what future upgrades bring.












Software installed -

 

[quest55720]

I finally got to play with the titan today. The phone is not nearly as big as I thought it would be. Not much bigger than the Focus S right next to it. The low res of the screen did not bother me a bit actually it is a postive for me and my old eyes. I love the titan my only issue is that the phone is slippery. I do not like cases on a phone especially one this large. I will make up my mind over the next few days. I think I will be happy with either phone. The back was coming off the Focus S at the store. WTF was samsung thinking the back is extremely cheap and flimsy. I could easily see those tiny tabs breaking off or that plastic getting dinged, punctured or warped.

 

[zerogear]

Titan looks sick. But I already went through 3 phones in a month (buy/sold). I think I'll hold off playing with this for now.

 

[IamDavid]

You'll regret it best phone available today.

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[tdawg]

Seriously considering dropping Verizon and my Droid X for either the Titan or the Focus S, but shockingly, pre-discount prices are now higher at AT&T, thanks to them offering only the $20/mo unlimited text message plan. A blatant rip off.

I am really itching to move back to WP7; I figure I can skip the Nexus since I'll get ICS on my tablet.

 

[Zivic]

was using my brother-in-laws windows phone last night. an older HTC unit with a 4.3" screen. really like the experience with the phone. so much so I am honestly thinking twice about my galaxy nexus purchase -> which I will have in my grubby hands in the next few hours.

The screen size on the titan is still a point of resistance for me. so much real estate, so little resolution.

Regardless, I think windows phones are hugely underrated and the titan looks to be a great phone. I am thinking of getting one for my wife. that way if I like it better she can take the GN and I get the titan