I have a DROID DNA. You have questions. Fire away!

[X0LARIUM]

Any way is it like the neXus⁴ when it comes to radios?
I mean..globally unlocked? Only GSM? ONLY CDMA? Etc..

Sent from my RaZr HD.

 

[thevaristy]

Verizon Employee version coming in December comes with Fatboy pillow charger and possibly different color

Isnt the Fatboy a Nokia product?

 

[X0LARIUM]

Isnt the Fatboy a Nokia product?

No. It is a universal product.

Sent from my RaZr HD.

 

[MittenSportsFan]

I just wanna known why you would choose this over the note. It is obviously a great device but with the skeptical battery that may only get worse over time what is the crack?

I know that a lot of us were looking at this and the Galaxy Note 2, I don't believe they are direct competitors.
The GN2 is a niche device that will not get a lot of attention outside of forums like these.
It is too big to be a volume device and is in between the large smartphones that top out about 5" and the mini tablets at 7".

The DNA is aimed at the high end volume smartphones like the iphone5, Galaxy S3, RAZR HD, etc. These are the high end smartphones that are leading the market.
How does the DNA stack up against these phones as opposed to the GN2?

 

[brunswick000]

141 x 70.5 x 9.73 mm
142 grams / 5.01 ounces

Thank you

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

[thevaristy]

No. It is a universal product.

Sent from my RaZr HD.

Ah, thanks. Actually DL just posted it. Its for Verizon employees only/

 

[Sqube]

Here's a question that I don't think I've seen asked yet. Of the 16GB on the device, only 11 are available.

What did HTC/VZW put on the device to eat up 5 gigs of storage? It seems to add insult to injury.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Phil, we wait your news about the battery life and usage.
And, Phil, please let me ask you if you can put any sim in it (from other carrier). I'm not from USA and for me a locked phone is useless. Is unlocked or locked ?
Have a nice day, ALL OF YOU !

SIM unlocked.

How to use the Verizon Droid DNA on AT&T (or any other GSM network) | Android Central

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Is there mobile hotspot? I assume so, but honestly can't find it listen anywhere.

Of course there is.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Phil, how difficult is it to press that unlock button up top? Is it cumbersome to do with one hand?

It's pretty easy. But then again I've been working out.

I see what you're asking. HTC moved it there because they thought it would make it easier to reach since the phone's a little taller than usual. I'm inclined to agree.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

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Does this phone also offer full USB host support like the one x+ ??? The ability to hook up a mass storage device would go a long ways towards solving this 11 gig fiasco :-(

Yep. Works out of the box. (Though you'll have to DL a file manager.)

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Here's a question that I don't think I've seen asked yet. Of the 16GB on the device, only 11 are available.

What did HTC/VZW put on the device to eat up 5 gigs of storage? It seems to add insult to injury.

That's just the way it is. It's the way it's always been. You have to have an OS. And the math never adds up anyway. Not unique to the DNA.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

I know that a lot of us were looking at this and the Galaxy Note 2, I don't believe they are direct competitors.
The GN2 is a niche device that will not get a lot of attention outside of forums like these.
It is too big to be a volume device and is in between the large smartphones that top out about 5" and the mini tablets at 7".

The DNA is aimed at the high end volume smartphones like the iphone5, Galaxy S3, RAZR HD, etc. These are the high end smartphones that are leading the market.
How does the DNA stack up against these phones as opposed to the GN2?

I agree. The DNA still feels like a phone. The Note feels like ... something else.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Hey Phil, does the phone measure up 2 the hype? Will this be a game changer for HTC? They are getting better wit the one series. So will this help boost HTC? Or go unnoticed because of how strong Sammy and apple are?

It's important to remember how Verizon is extremely important here in the U.S., but still pretty small when you look at the global picture. Game-changer? I think we need to look at next year for that. But HTC's problem hasn't really been on the hardware side for the most part. (Not counting the Bolt. )

 

[Phil Nickinson]

NightAngel thanks for the posts! I guess Phils busy catching up. Have you guys taken it outside yet? Gizmodo did a side by side with like 5 phones and they claimed it was difficult(more) to see outside in sun or bright areas.

You can see the display just fine in direct sunlight. Dunno what their problem was.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

I have an interesting question. We all know that HTC loves to say they are big on customization but if i remember correctly..the HTC hub(skin downloader, wallpaper downloader etc..) was left out of the HTC Thunderbolt..not sure about their new phones. So my question is does this phone support the HTC HUB and all it's skin downloads are do we just have access to whatever the phone already comes with?

Oooooooo. Good question. I don't see it.

 

[madkoda12]

I have an interesting question. We all know that HTC loves to say they are big on customization but if i remember correctly..the HTC hub(skin downloader, wallpaper downloader etc..) was left out of the HTC Thunderbolt..not sure about their new phones. So my question is does this phone support the HTC HUB and all it's skin downloads are do we just have access to whatever the phone already comes with?

Phil could you answer this also?

edit:
Sorry i didnt notice you answered!

 

[NightAngel79]

Nightangel, thanks for your info! Seems like all those notification icons are all white? Not that it matters tremendously, but that seems a little boring. ;-)

What's your experience with the GPS signal? Fast and accurate?

Fast and accurate! Used Nav a few times already. Which notification icons are you referring to?

NightAngel thanks for the posts! I guess Phils busy catching up. Have you guys taken it outside yet? Gizmodo did a side by side with like 5 phones and they claimed it was difficult(more) to see outside in sun or bright areas.

Well, haven't been getting much sunlight lately. But I haven't noticed any problems

I have an interesting question. We all know that HTC loves to say they are big on customization but if i remember correctly..the HTC hub(skin downloader, wallpaper downloader etc..) was left out of the HTC Thunderbolt..not sure about their new phones. So my question is does this phone support the HTC HUB and all it's skin downloads are do we just have access to whatever the phone already comes with?

Don't see Hub any where

The reason the Maxx is not selling like hot cakes is because it also misses the mark in other areas like camera and screen quality.

The DNA is the perfect phone minus the battery.

Disagree, battery is not a minus. They could have done better but so far not a negative

Here's a question that I don't think I've seen asked yet. Of the 16GB on the device, only 11 are available.

What did HTC/VZW put on the device to eat up 5 gigs of storage? It seems to add insult to injury.

Good question, will poke around

 

[reb422]

Is the rear speaker LOUD? and if you had to chose between the GS3 and DNA for 1-2 years... which would you take? Thanks

 

[hannsoft]

Fast and accurate! Used Nav a few times already. Which notification icons are you referring to?

I see a coupla tweety birds, an email icon, Google +, all on the notification bar. Just coincidence that they're all white in color or are notifications all monochrome?