I was just about to b*tch about this (again! ). I'm charging it EVERYDAY since I got it.

I've got News, Weather and Friend Stream widgets running on the background. I made a couple of phone calls and sent/received like 10-20 SMSes a day. The phone is fully charged in the morning and by evening, it's near dead. I'm charging it as I'm writing this now.

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Thanks, Kyl3.

i bought my legend yesterday and it's my first Android phone. So here's a mini review from an iphone fanboy

design
Legend feels solid & well built, it's really nice to hold although kinda heavy for its size. The aluminum body is awesome, it makes the phone look expensive
the trackball works like a charm and it's really responsive.

Android 2.1
At first i didn't like it cause it felt a bit too complicated compared to the iphone OS. BUT then after playing with it for a day, i'm starting to get the hang of it. The phone can get a bit slow when there's a lot of applications running at the same time but that can be solved easily by using free app such as Task Killer

Performance
advantages
-the phone is fast, there's no need to buy HTC Desire if you just gonna use it for email,facebook,texting,surfing etc.
-Browsing the web is really smooth and some websites load even faster than iphone 3gs. My advice is turn off the flash support if you don't need it.
-email support is fantastic, gmail messages/appointments are instantly pushed to your phone.
-the android facebook app is much faster then its iphone counterpart although it lacks the chat support
-the phone HSDPA connection is SUPER fast, much2 better than the iphone
-GPS lock takes less than 10s

disadvantage
-wifi is a bit weak but it doesn't affect my browsing speed
-iphone OS > Android 2.1 in my opinion

battery
Battery life SUCKS..if you used the phone heavily i think you can only get Max 8-9hrs/fullcharge

overall
8.5/10

This post has been edited by me076310: Apr 20 2010, 10:07 PM


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Hey guys.

Whoever is having the 'ring volume problem' posted a while back please try this solution. It worked for me =)

Go to Settings -> Wireless & Network -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode -> Select 'WCDMA only'

*Credit to Partenov of XDA-Developers Forum

If 3G reception is the catalyst for this bug, that would explain why not all Legend users are affected by it.


Question: Does anyone know if using this option will affect signal reception?

This post has been edited by chinook: Apr 20 2010, 10:39 PM

Hmm, areas without 3g will not get any reception at all if set to WCDMA only?

This is probably the "smartest" phone I ever used seconded by SE P1i, battery life indeed is a bit weak as a daily charge is needed but I think this applies to most smart phones now. Just have to disable the 3g/wifi whenever not in use if possible, kill the apps like 'Camera'.

if im not mistaken WCDMA is 3.5g

Before consulting the forums, I actually thought I was experiencing a hardware malfunction/defect. I went back to the seller in Digital Mall Sect 14 and tried to show him my 'ring volume' problem. After countless times of calling my phone with the seller's phone, the problem still did not occur. Really pissed me off cuz I drove all the way there for nothing.

Now everything kinda makes sense. Naturally, a place like Digital Mall would have pretty good 3G reception(unlike my house), and hence my phone (which was on 'WCDMA & GSM auto' mode) would be receiving 3G signals and therefore causing it to NOT have the ring volume problem.

AFAIK, this is cause all 3G capable phones are programmed to first look for 3G reception first and use GSM only in the absence of the former.

I guess I'll have to wait til a new update rolls out since I'm not always in places that has a 3G signals...

This post has been edited by chinook: Apr 20 2010, 10:50 PM

Just got my Legend! Loving itt..

Love android compare to iphone's, feels more like a phone

Only thing is the apps quality aren't there yet

Quality build is nearly perfect! feels super solid and heavy to hold

Yes, a lot of people are complaining about battery life even on xda-developers site. But a higher capacity battery may come out soon, I hope.

My battery runs out towards the end of the day as well.....with some internet usage and 5-6 calls, same amount of smses....didnt expect much in terms of battery life considering its a smartphone...

BTW when im connected to mobile internet its states either H or G on the status bar?.....is either one of these 3G?....i have never gotten an actual 3G wording stated on my status bar...I..f im not on 3G can someone tell me how to set it up?

go to settings, change your mobile internet to use 2G, only change to 3G when u need to download stuff using mobile internet, if not 2G is more then enough to read emails, surf net.

Change to 2G will REALLY SAVE alot of juice.

does anyone have a problem with their alarm application? My alarm doesn't seem to work
any solutions?

my alarm working fine. click on the time on the widget, and it will bring u to Desk Clock. just set the alarm from there

any bro here get ur legend by sign up DIGI Smart Plan?
12 month contract just rm1399 and 24month just rm999 only.

mind to share is the package work to use? thanks

Just few hundred more can get HTC desire.. arrhh~~!! make me have to scratch my head again... Last time was comparing nokai 5530 within 5800, now thinking desire or legend...

Take desire. At the end of the day, either Desire or Legend, you're definitely trading up

anyone manage to get the htc legend phone via the DG Smart Plan package? i subscribe to this plan and until now, i still cant get hold of the phone....no stock!!!

damn....anything i can do to speed up? have taruh the digi dealer kau kau....

This post has been edited by jutamind: Apr 21 2010, 02:41 PM

hi bro how long been u waiting to get the legend? still thinking to get it by using this plan

anyway hows the Smart Plan BB services? good?

was promised by the dealer that will get the stock this week, but according to latest news....no promised date....