Ok, So I've had the phone 5 hours now and here is what I've noticed.
Compared to my EVO 4G
Battery Life: About the same
Phone Speed: Noticeably better, though the unlock screen takes a second or two
Cell signal: 2 bars lower than my EVO 4G at home.
3G: Spotty, very spotty, drops in and out a lot and with speedtest it sometimes tests sub 300
4G: Doesnt pick up 4G at my house like my EVO did and my View still does.
----Where it does pick up 4G it speed tests sub 900, which is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than my EVO tested which was around 2400.
So in all the antennas seem to be lacking in comparison.
After a few days of talk time I'll let you know if I notice anything different or the person on the other end mentions anything. If things stick to this pattern, I may take advantage of the 30 day return.
My signal strength is WAY better than the Evo3D I dumped for the Photon...both 3G and 4G.
Actually, the ONLY thing I'm not liking is that I don't seem to be able to have individual mail box icons for each of my email addresses, but since the icon doesn't seem to display the number of unread emails, it probably doesn't matter.
I'm seriously hating the pentile screen. Everything looks checkerboarded... everything. Can't read black text on white background zoomed out. Display is bright but colors are washed out. Phone is speedy and fast, everything feels very well built, but the display is just so awful.
I'm probably going to return for a 3D.
I just don't like being able to see all the pixels.
Hey guys. Update the motorola software if you haven't. Some issues get resolved with that like the random unresponsive moments.
Ok, So I've had the phone 5 hours now and here is what I've noticed.
Compared to my EVO 4G
Battery Life: About the same
Phone Speed: Noticeably better, though the unlock screen takes a second or two
Cell signal: 2 bars lower than my EVO 4G at home.
3G: Spotty, very spotty, drops in and out a lot and with speedtest it sometimes tests sub 300
4G: Doesnt pick up 4G at my house like my EVO did and my View still does.
----Where it does pick up 4G it speed tests sub 900, which is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than my EVO tested which was around 2400.
So in all the antennas seem to be lacking in comparison.
After a few days of talk time I'll let you know if I notice anything different or the person on the other end mentions anything. If things stick to this pattern, I may take advantage of the 30 day return.
My comparison is to the EVO 4G, not the 3D.
As far as the mailboxes, in your app menu there is a "Messages" icon that breaks it down
all i got to say is wow i love this phone its the best has anyone tryed or order the otterbox for the photon
Just ordered the Otterbox one for 34.95 yesterday. Make sure you search for coupon codes for the otterbox website cause i got mine at 10% off
Got one today. Mostly still trying to figure out Android. (I'm coming from a Pre.) Seems very responsive, but I'm having trouble finding options. Maybe they don't exist. for instance, I'd like an option to make the alarms be on or off when the phone is in "silent" mode. Also, I loaded K9 mail, but it only seems to update when I ask it to, and I'm a little worried about ho wit is interacting with the server. In particular, it would be really bad if it were removing anything from the server. This is probably the wrong forum for K9 questions - any suggestions as to the right forum?
Perhaps they would!Spiify macjine. The keyboard issnt as bad as i feared, althoufh the default keyboard has no comma in the main set of keys, which is annoyimg. As i expexted,the sufgested words slow me down, althoufh im sure they would omprove my accuracy.
Because that's what a lot of us are coming from.Not sure I understand why everyone is comparing this phone with the EVO 4G. It should be faster and have better battery life.
No doubt. My typing wasn't perfect on the Pre, but it was far better than on the Android so far. I'm sure there is a learning curve, but if I type at anything like the speed I'm used to typing on the Pre, my accuracy sucks.Perhaps they would!
So, it's only 9:47, and my Photon battery symbol is about half way down. I can't figure out how to find the actual %left (although I know I have seen that number.)
Is that normal? That seems like really horrid battery life.
I did have a bunch of over-active stuff. I had the default facebook widgets running, and somehow google mail defaulted to updating every minute. (I've knocked that back to every 15 minutes or something.) I still have a weather widget up. I've been on the gadget a lot, readnig email, downloading a little software, mostly fiddling with settings in various apps. But still, I hope this isn't what I have to look forward to. If it is, I will have to return the thing.
Which one? Commuter or Deffender?