Apr 14 2013, 04:05 PM
QUOTE(benny888 @ Apr 13 2013, 11:23 PM)
OK these are my immediate impressions of the phone past 2 hours. I will update you guys with more of my thoughts till Sunday . On Monday it will be sent to my brother
The BIG positives : gorgeous display, the best in all the androids I have used to date. Text are extremely fine. I'd say it even puts the ip5 to shame. Superb audio quality through the phone speakers - extremely clear and loud , much better than Butterfly and I noted Beats audio is default enabled while it is not in Butterfly ( only when headset is plug in). Thrash to oblivion my other Xperia Z audio quality ( even with modded audio files)
Phone calls - audio quality crystal clear and is way, way much better than Xperia Z
Immediate negatives - the 3 dot menu cannot be hidden in certain apps and placed , say at top right or bottom right . I cannot find the settings to do it . It was an option in the Butterfly in the settings/display menu. So for example if you launch Facebook, you see this nasty 3 dot menu at bottom center, immediately reducing the display size to about 4.5 inch only. I will try to google and see any solution to this
I am still figuring how to enable additional options to the 2 soft keys.
Keyboard as in Butterfly is horrible and overly sensitive. Keep having typing mistakes : suggest use Smart Keyboard Pro or even Swift Key as replacement
Browsing smoothness loses out very obviously vs Xperia Z. Display is also overly sensitive so much so, when browsing , just slight touch elsewhere on the webpage will loop you to another web page - quite irritating at times
Blinkfeed is nothing new to me as I have been running Sense 5 rom on my Butterfly. It is either you love it or you hate it affair. I love it. And Sense 5 is very, very much smoother , responsive vs Sense 4+. So much so this is the only HTC rom I don't mind using its default UI . All previous HTC , I always use Nova Launcher as replacement
And why HTC still wants to put the power button at top and this time is even worse than Butterfly as it is slightly recessed in further , making it slightly more difficult to press it vs Butterfly
very good quick review~ As always, Uncle benny is one of the top lists for reviewing smartphone. Guess i will stick with my butterfly.The BIG positives : gorgeous display, the best in all the androids I have used to date. Text are extremely fine. I'd say it even puts the ip5 to shame. Superb audio quality through the phone speakers - extremely clear and loud , much better than Butterfly and I noted Beats audio is default enabled while it is not in Butterfly ( only when headset is plug in). Thrash to oblivion my other Xperia Z audio quality ( even with modded audio files)
Phone calls - audio quality crystal clear and is way, way much better than Xperia Z
Immediate negatives - the 3 dot menu cannot be hidden in certain apps and placed , say at top right or bottom right . I cannot find the settings to do it . It was an option in the Butterfly in the settings/display menu. So for example if you launch Facebook, you see this nasty 3 dot menu at bottom center, immediately reducing the display size to about 4.5 inch only. I will try to google and see any solution to this
I am still figuring how to enable additional options to the 2 soft keys.
Keyboard as in Butterfly is horrible and overly sensitive. Keep having typing mistakes : suggest use Smart Keyboard Pro or even Swift Key as replacement
Browsing smoothness loses out very obviously vs Xperia Z. Display is also overly sensitive so much so, when browsing , just slight touch elsewhere on the webpage will loop you to another web page - quite irritating at times
Blinkfeed is nothing new to me as I have been running Sense 5 rom on my Butterfly. It is either you love it or you hate it affair. I love it. And Sense 5 is very, very much smoother , responsive vs Sense 4+. So much so this is the only HTC rom I don't mind using its default UI . All previous HTC , I always use Nova Launcher as replacement
And why HTC still wants to put the power button at top and this time is even worse than Butterfly as it is slightly recessed in further , making it slightly more difficult to press it vs Butterfly
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