Charge released.. what is your favorite feature

[DroidXcon]

I actually always kinda liked the look of the device. its not your normal everyday black slab.. something a lil different in a world of cookie cutters..

+1 to that

 

[Bearly]

hows the GPS performance on this phone?

I want to know as well.

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[moondrius]

The last few times I used the gps it locked on instantly. I did have some trouble indoors but thats reasonable.

 

[davey11]

I don't know why folks call it big and bulky. Its barely bigger than my fascinate, very comfy in the hand.

 

[ellje]

I don't know why folks call it big and bulky. Its barely bigger than my fascinate, very comfy in the hand.

Just went to look at the Charge this evening... and I'll say this, it was the biggest device in the store. Personally, I'm a big fan of the DInc2 and iPhone size (or somewhere in between) and this phone is certainly larger when compared next to the others. I was actually a bit surprised... it'd take me some getting used to. I'm especially interested in seeing how large it is once a case is installed.

 

[davey11]

Just went to look at the Charge this evening... and I'll say this, it was the biggest device in the store. Personally, I'm a big fan of the DInc2 and iPhone size (or somewhere in between) and this phone is certainly larger when compared next to the others. I was actually a bit surprised... it'd take me some getting used to. I'm especially interested in seeing how large it is once a case is installed.

I'm guessing you're a female and if you are and have smaller hands, i can surely understand where you're coming from. I have kinda big hands.


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[Eyephone]

My overall impressions have been quite good since Thursday.

My favorite features:

-screen quality
-4g tethering speeds
-form factor with hardkeys

I still am adapting from my long term love affair with my Droid x. I have to say that while I liked the contemporary look of the X, this charge feels better in my hands for both typing and daily call use. I really miss is the home key wake option. It made so much sense to home key press, then slide and begin to work. With this charge, I have to re position my hands after pressing the side mounted wake button - with one hand operation.

One gripe I had about the phone was the keyboard. I installed a stock gingerbread keyboard from the market "keyboard from android 2.3" is the name from Steven Lin. Now it has a great keyboard, with the touch word gingerbread options and double tap space bar period. Fixed me right up.

Second gripe - system memory. I really didn't think that this would be a real issue, as my last phones have only had the stock 512, but there are a ton of little apps that are just killing the memory. I run an app for my business called repligo reader, a fully featured PDF annotation and reading program, and I get a daily message that the program cannot continue due to the system being out of memory.

I am hoping a new clean Rom may relieve this problem.

 

[ellje]

I'm guessing you're a female and if you are and have smaller hands, i can surely understand where you're coming from. I have kinda big hands.


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Strangest thing... I have a buddy with HUGE hands, and he actually said that when he looked at the Charge, it was physically the SMALLEST device in the store... weird, when I looked, it was the largest...

 

[whitepearl86]

My overall impressions have been quite good since Thursday.

My favorite features:

-screen quality
-4g tethering speeds
-form factor with hardkeys

I still am adapting from my long term love affair with my Droid x. I have to say that while I liked the contemporary look of the X, this charge feels better in my hands for both typing and daily call use. I really miss is the home key wake option. It made so much sense to home key press, then slide and begin to work. With this charge, I have to re position my hands after pressing the side mounted wake button - with one hand operation.

One gripe I had about the phone was the keyboard. I installed a stock gingerbread keyboard from the market "keyboard from android 2.3" is the name from Steven Lin. Now it has a great keyboard, with the touch word gingerbread options and double tap space bar period. Fixed me right up.

Second gripe - system memory. I really didn't think that this would be a real issue, as my last phones have only had the stock 512, but there are a ton of little apps that are just killing the memory. I run an app for my business called repligo reader, a fully featured PDF annotation and reading program, and I get a daily message that the program cannot continue due to the system being out of memory.

I am hoping a new clean Rom may relieve this problem.

You know what i miss about the X? Having a physical camera button..or being able to make the home key (the physical button) a shortcut key to launch whichever app

 

[joereist]

hows the GPS performance on this phone?

Worked great for me. Coming from an iPhone 4 with Navigon (which I loved), Google got me there just as well, never losing connection, and was pretty good on battery as well.

 

[DroidXcon]

You know what i miss about the X? Having a physical camera button..or being able to make the home key (the physical button) a shortcut key to launch whichever app

there is an app called button remapper but let me test it out before anything, some people reported losing funtionality of home button after using it on the fascinate.

 

[Joe the Insider]

The visual part of it is really nice. The body and screen overall makes me want to ditch the TB for it. My only issue is touchwiz, but i usually use SPB shell 3d or launcher pro. We'll see..

 

[nikolasmason]

I think my favourite feature is the screen and the camera. Both are sooo much better than my Incredible. My least favourite feature was the Touchwiz, but I downloaded ADWLauncer to replace that right away.

Sent from my Droid Charge

 

[booboolala2000]

After getting the TBolt, which will be going to the mom. I am really impressed with the Charge. The screen is gorgeous. The phone is snappy, if not as much as the TBolt, but only barely less. The weight and feel is much improved over the TBolt. I'm 6'2" and 225lbs and although the TBolt didn't feel heavy this phone has more of a perfect feel to me. I have to say that the accessories that were released with the Charge are superior to the TBolt. The car dock actually launches a car dock app, imagine that. The desktop charger actually has a place to charge an included extra battery! Awesome. Love this phone and now just waiting for Gingerbread.

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[diverbelow]

I am thinking about getting this phone, is anyone in a 3G area can test simultaneous data and voice, to see if it works? Or is the TBolt the only phone that can do both on 3G?

 

[DroidXcon]

I am thinking about getting this phone, is anyone in a 3G area can test simultaneous data and voice, to see if it works? Or is the TBolt the only phone that can do both on 3G?

You can not do both on the Charge, not sure if it is a software limitation or hardware. If its software then i imagine this will come in the future.

 

[blackmannx#AC]

I am thinking about getting this phone, is anyone in a 3G area can test simultaneous data and voice, to see if it works? Or is the TBolt the only phone that can do both on 3G?

this device does not use SVDO therefore u can not do simultaneous data and voice on 3g.. but that shouldnt affect too much because soon LTE will be everywhere.. (drink the panda koolaid my child)

 

[Jaymil]

I actually always kinda liked the look of the device. its not your normal everyday black slab.. something a lil different in a world of cookie cutters..

When I first saw this phone during CES my reaction was "God that's a hideous phone...".

I can honestly say though that I was wrong. Pictures do not do it justice. I was balls deep in the thunderbolt bandwagon back when the first pictures leaked and now I'm just "meh" with the overall look of it. I'm really digging the look of the charge.


PS: BMX- I tried to send you this on twitter but I can't DM you. Have you heard any buzzings on if Verizon's galaxy s2 will have LTE or not?

 

[whitenessj]

haha its funny you mention the CES because the phone that I HATED at CES when i used it was the Bionic.. now people are all over it and the S2.... oh how CES deceives me each year..and yet i return.. Darn shiny lights..

 

[fundragon]

"this device does not use SVDO therefore u can not do simultaneous data and voice on 3g.."

Yet the Verizon sales rep and the manager on duty both swore to me that the Charge could absolutely do simultaneous data and voice on 3G, without using 4G or WiFi... I assume this means that I can't trust them to give me any accurate technical info about any of their phones.