So this and the replenish r the only 2 phones free now from sprint w upgrade so is this a good phone to get?
in my opinion: resounding NO.
Spend the $$$ for something good. Drop the $100 for an iPhone or the HTC Arrive. Drop a little more for an Evo or a Galaxy II.
I have 322 days to go till Sprint says I can upgrade (despite being a "premiere" member) and after about a year of ownership I have never been dissatisfied more.
I am even contemplating dropping back to my Curve 8330 for the next year or jumping ship from sprint altogether.
Opinions:
Processor: Arm v6. cannot run flash. cannot run certain apps, like firefox mobile. It was outdated a year ago, laughable now.
Battery: Horrid. I get ~6 hours unplugged without any use (standby) unless I turn everything off, like Gmail. And that's IF it charges, thanks to the botched 2.3 upgrade release.
While we are on the subject, DO NOT go to 2.3, stick with 2.2 if at all possible.
Memory: stock SD card unmounts itself constantly. you have to upgrade. Internal memory is barely sufficient to run what came factory. Limit yourself to no more than 5-6 additional apps or you'll run out of room. Less if you load big programs like google maps and netflix. Don't expect even enough memory to run angry birds without insane amounts of lag and stuttering.
Reception: average.
That's about all I have. I urge you to find a few bucks to get something good, and pass this over altogether.
haven't had it? You have to be joking.
Both my wife and I have it. We both cannot stand it. I work with three other people that have it. They hate it. My father has it, he also cannot stand it.
So, looking at what the others in this thread have said: in order for this phone not to completely suck, you have to root it (and risk bricking it) and load an unsupported software. Got it.
I HIGHLY suggest getting this phone, yeah it may not be the absolute greatest but it kicks butt if you tweak it a little
That's where you are completely wrong. If you are enough of a to brick your phone using Super-one-click, you deserve to have your phone bricked. All it takes is you plugging your phone into the computer.
I HIGHLY suggest getting this phone, yeah it may not be the absolute greatest but it kicks butt if you tweak it a little
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And this is exactly my point.
99% of the people who got this phone are stock.
In order for this phone not to be a giant ball of suck on an unprecidented level, you have to "tweak it a little".
Again, just my opinion: spend a few bucks on something that wasn't outdated the day it was released a year ago, and that requires it be hacked and modified to be made into something useful. Going back a year, I wish I had taken that same advise.
And this is exactly my point.
99% of the people who got this phone are stock.
In order for this phone not to be a giant ball of suck on an unprecidented level, you have to "tweak it a little".
Again, just my opinion: spend a few bucks on something that wasn't outdated the day it was released a year ago, and that requires it be hacked and modified to be made into something useful. Going back a year, I wish I had taken that same advise.
This is a great phone but I'm in the camp of spending the money. You'll have the phone for about 2 years so it's best to just throw down $200 and get a phone with staying power. And wait until December for sales and the new phones, otherwise a Galaxy South II is nice.