I've played with this thing, and I'm completely disappointed. I (stupidly) thought that this might just be Samsung's answer to the iPhone, and comparatively it's just as bad as all the others.. When will ANY of the Asian companies figure out how to make a phone?
The interface is crap and lags all the time. The touchscreen sucks, you have to press harder than most, and it misses the recognition of your finger like at least 10% of the time which makes it incredibly annoying..
Of course I don't have to tell anyone the major problems with having a proprietary OS. I would say if you really want to have a phone with a hard keyboard and on Verizon, go with the SCH-i760. If you were waiting to check this out before thinking about switching to AT&T for the 3G iPhone, I'd say you'll be VERY disappointed.
“The experience was a quick and painful reminder that no matter how pretty the window dressing is here, HTC has staged its fashion show in a building that should be scheduled for demolition.
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I've played with this thing, and I'm completely disappointed. I (stupidly) thought that this might just be Samsung's answer to the iPhone, and comparatively it's just as bad as all the others.. When will ANY of the Asian companies figure out how to make a phone?
The interface is crap and lags all the time. The touchscreen sucks, you have to press harder than most, and it misses the recognition of your finger like at least 10% of the time which makes it incredibly annoying..
Of course I don't have to tell anyone the major problems with having a proprietary OS. I would say if you really want to have a phone with a hard keyboard and on Verizon, go with the SCH-i760. If you were waiting to check this out before thinking about switching to AT&T for the 3G iPhone, I'd say you'll be VERY disappointed.