Toshiba G810 Review

I have been using this phone for about 8 months now. Most of the review talks about the good and bad of the phone but i am just going to talk about the bad part as i am so unhappy with the peformance of the phone.

First the touch screen, yes when you test it out for 1 or 2 days it feels great but once you start using it the screen sucks big time, does not respond to your touch most of the time. Then comes the the phone itself, after using it for about 2 weeks i realise that the phone switch off by itself as and when it likes. I was trying everything i could download updates and stuff and the issue was never resolved. I decide to bring it to the Toshiba, gave it to them and explain what is the issue about and after 3 days they called me and told me that it was due to the battery as it was lose, they changed the battery, back cover and also updated the phone to the latest firmware which is no availbale on the internet. Picked it up and started using it again and within a week the problem came back, and until today nothing can be done to solve this issue.

Second, was the speed of the phone once you start using it for few days you can see the respond speed sucks, it takes for ever to load a screen up and when you answer a call it will just hang and you will not be able to do anything other then hitting the reset button which will take about a minute to get the phone back to normal. I tried everything uninstalled some application, reset the phone and load all data again send it to Toshiba and again nothing helped.

Finally the 3G settings, even if you are in area where 3G signal is good the phone keeps on jumping from 3G to 2G and back and forth. First i thought it was because of the service provider, called them up and they did all test and even came to my house to do some testing and finally it was concluded that it was because of the phone, when we testing with other phones which is running windows mobile 6.1 everything seem to be ok, the signal stays connect with 3G for hours and the moment i swap the phone back to 810 the 3G signal will last for few minutes before it jumps back to 2G then with in a minute it will jump back 3G.

After 8 month i gave up with the phone and changed to Iphone and todate no issue.

So if you are considering to buy a Toshoba G810, think again.

It will be good if you could leave your comments if you had any issue with the phone like me.

Mon

iPhone 3G Reviews

Please take note that this posting was originally from Jason Chen
http://gizmodo.com/people/diskopo/posts/

The first iPhone 3G reviews have just hit, from Walt Mossberg of the WSJ and All Things D, Ed Baig from USA Today and David Pogue from the NYTimes. No one goes deep into the app store but here’s what they think:

Walt Mossberg of the WSJ has been testing it “for a couple of weeks” and sees that surfing on the faster 3G is between three and five times the speed of the original iPhone. However, Moss found that browsing on the 3G network drained his battery much faster than browsing on the original. Externally, he says the speaker was “much louder” (YES!) for both music and speakerphone, but otherwise pretty much the same as the original. One bug/feature he ran into was that you can only sync your calendar and contacts with either Exchange or your personal accounts, not both.

In Mossberg’s own battery tests, he got 4 hours and 27 minutes (short of 5 hours) of talk time, which is three hours less than his test on the original iPhone. Using 3G, he got 5 hours and 49 minutes, which is slightly better than Apple’s own claim. He couldn’t test any apps on his iPhone 3G, but did on his old iPhone—they worked pretty much as advertised. He concludes with pretty much what we’ve all known: it’s slightly more expensive on AT&T due to the higher price plan, but satisfies people who really need that 3G speed. What’s weird is that Mossberg didn’t test the GPS functionality at all, so we’re left wondering how that is. [All Things D]

Ed Baig of USA Today also tested the iPhone 3G and claims both that it was worth the wait, but still not perfect. His complaints of the first one—no video capture, no Bluetooth stereo and no voice dialing—are still there. Also, AT&T’s 3G coverage was nonexistent in his New Jersey home, which kinda negates the whole “iPhone 3G” thing. He notes that the new plastic backing helps reception, and the new flush headphone jack is “a welcome development.” Unlike Mossberg, Baig does have something to note on the gps. He says he was quite impressed by its accuracy when searching for pizza places while driving, and hopes that there will be a third-party add-on for turn-by-turn live directions.

Baig also says that the speaker is improved, but notes strangely that you can’t directly charge the new iPhone 3G in some old accessories, such as a Bose SoundDock or a Belkin car kit. There’s actually an adapter coming that will enable charging on those. Weird. He finishes up with his wishes for the next generation: Flash, Java and WMV support, removable battery and an expandable memory slot. All in all, a pretty positive review. [USA Today]

David Pogue of the NYT says that the audio quality is much improved, and notes that both incoming and outgoing sound is better than before. “In fact, few cellphones sound this good.” The curved back makes the phone feel better in your hand, which is a definite plus. However, he says, the missing “standard cellphone features” from the first generation are also missing from this one. He hopes that the third-party Apps from the iPhone App Store will help fill in the gaps, but some of the ones we’ve seen—finding parking spots, free phone calls at Wi-Fi hotspots, random restaurant recommender, expense tracker, Etch-a-Sketch and tip calculator—don’t exactly make up for the missing MMS, video recording and cut and paste features. Pogue also noticed the GPS does not support turn-by-turn navigation.

Pogue doesn’t have much else in the way of benchmarks or impressions, but comes off seeming like he really likes the phone because of the iPhone 2.0 software; something old iPhone owners will be able to get for free. [NYT]

Me

HTC Touch Diamond

The first thing you notice about this phone is that its slim & sexy, of course the TouchFLO 3D interface is great too. This interface is designed for users who loved the iPhone interface but wants to run Windows Mobile and now you have them in HTC Diamond. Now lets talk about some details on the phone.

No doubt, the designing team has put in much affort in the design work be it the touch & feel or look & feel of the phone and the size is just nice, not too small or to big for a smart phone. Next the TouchFLO is a great with the animations, For example, the weather application shows animated clouds and even virtual rain droplets when the forecast is rain, and the whole animation is even topped off with a windscreen wiper which wipes away the droplets! And everyone knows when there is heavy animation the performance of the phone drops, and the same goes to HTC Diamond as well, when more then 3 or 4 applications is opened in the background the phone does not respond to your touch as fast it should, you will see that you have to wait for a new application to start.

Web browsing is great with Opera Mobile 9.5 browser, you can view a whole page with formatting and layout intact and then double tap to zoom into a particular column you want to see, much more better then Internet Explorer. yes you are right! its same as iPhone.

Other then that the phone was ok, just the the speaker phone is not that great as the quality was bad, hope this will be improved in soon.

However, for me, I have to say that Diamond looks really nice and cool, but it needs a ­processing speed  and more RAM for speed so that it can keep up with me.

Anyway it still has a long way to go before it gets Apple iPhone’s level.

Me