Wirefly Unboxes the Thunderbolt!

[upz3]

Did Bob bother to read anything about the device in depth at all? It's such a basic review so far.

 

[DolfanCole]

How does this compare to the Motorola Bionic? I heard the Bionic has a better quality screen.

Yes. The Bionic has a qHD display and it scores a higher Quadrant score out of the box.

 

[TBolt2011]

Clearly that is Valentine's Day type packaging. All systems go; 14th it is.

 

[DJBeanPole]

Alrighty-o? Seriously....o?

 

[amotter]

What is up when he put it on landscape and the home screen did not flip to landscape? Even my crappy BB storm's flips its homescreen to landscape when I turn it...What is up with that?

 

[Slapnpop826]

I'm surprised that there weren't any headphones included in the box.


I wish the would just give us a release date so my mind can relax.

 

[Mr.Miagi]

Instead of bottom just put it on the right side of the phone... the side that points up when using the kickstand.

 

[Chrisy]

How much will the cradle cost?

 

[Fhiz]

What is up when he put it on landscape and the home screen did not flip to landscape? Even my crappy BB storm's flips its homescreen to landscape when I turn it...What is up with that?

Out of the box some phones are locked in portrait, you just have to go into the menus to turn orientation detection on. That's what happened with my droid pro.

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

Actually, Android doesn't support rotating of the home screen. It never has. That's not just because orientation lock is on.

 

[SpaceHippie]

Actually, Android doesn't support rotating of the home screen. It never has. That's not just because orientation lock is on.

Unless you have a slide out keyboard. The Evo shift has a rotating screen.

 

[swarlos]

Sense is made to be a portrait only interface anyways. I can't remember right now but both of my co-workers have DXs and I believe those turn into landscape when on the home screens but I could be wrong.

 

[shaddix]

Actually, Android doesn't support rotating of the home screen. It never has. That's not just because orientation lock is on.

That would be pretty ******ed if true

 

[Green_Laser]

Part 1 Of wirefly's review of the tb.
YouTube - HTC ThunderBolt Review - Part 1

thank you thank you thank you

this whole time i thought this thread was only about the unboxing video.

OP should change thread to say unboxing AND part1 !!


i just subscribed to their youtube channel - i cant wait for part 2!!

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

That would be pretty ******ed if true

Unfortunately it is my friend

Someone did point out however that phones that have a sliding keyboard rotate on the home screen, and that's true. But otherwise, it won't.

 

[potatolover1102]

I have had the droid, droid 2, and the x and none of them rotate on the home screen unless I had the keyboard out on the droid and the 2, but with the keyboard in they would not rotate either.

 

[whoppes27]

I have had the droid, droid 2, and the x and none of them rotate on the home screen unless I had the keyboard out on the droid and the 2, but with the keyboard in they would not rotate either.

I have a droid 1 running the latest project elite rom and it now rotates the home screen without the keyboard out. Theres also now a setting for that feature on the phone. It still is running android obviously so it does work.....with the proper rom.

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

Right, but that's only because the software has been modified to support it. Android in itself doesn't support accelerometer rotation of the homescreen.

 

[corn4ahead]

speaking of wirefly..Just saw this.

The ThunderBolt by HTC

 

[htowngator]

speaking of wirefly..Just saw this.

The ThunderBolt by HTC

Yea I don't think BB has exclusivity like their employees believe. IMO they will have it B&M but Wirefly, Amazon, etc. all will carry it online.