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I still can't help feeling that the initial underpowered Android devices also did a lot of damage; I read so many reports of slow/jerky/unresponsive UI, and now
by ubernostrum 17y ago
I still can't help feeling that the initial underpowered Android devices also did a lot of damage; I read so many reports of slow/jerky/unresponsive UI, and now have heard complaints from friends who bought recent (up to and including the HTC Incredible) Android phones about basic stuff like the phone app having performance issues, that the whole brand's a bit tainted at this point.
What Android needs, more than anything else, is a year or so of rock-solid performance from the popular devices, or else that bad reputation's really going to stick.
- lenni 17y agoYou hit the nail on the head. I bought the HTC Hero 6 months ago and it is really, really laggy at times. I wish I'd bought an iPhone. To insult to insury, HTC has been delaying updating it to 2.1 for months now, all whilst claiming that the update is 'ready in February/March/April/...'. Yes, Apple behaves like a paranoid control freak, but they get stuff done.
- apgwoz 17y agoFrom what I've heard, the 2.1 update for Hero is not HTC's fault, but Sprint's. That said, HTC cranks out more Android phones than god, so I can imagine they'd potentially drop the ball on supporting old phones to get new ones to market, if it is indeed them with the holdup. BTW, May 21st is the latest "release day" now.
- lenni 17y agoI'm on T-Mobile Germany; is T-Mobile also dragging its heels?