dancedar Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I'm looking to move from my Nokia E65 to an Android phone, can't afford too much as on PAYG w/ 3 at the moment. I love my E65's speed, especially for Opera Mobile, note taking, and wifi connectivity. It's study and will probably last forever. But it's camera is awful, and I just want more of a platform in my phone. I run a lot, and don't want an arm band - does anyone run w/ either or any other Android/HTC phone - are they too bulky/heavy? Decent apps to use? Price wise there's £150 between then and I know the Desire has +400mhz and +2MPcam&Flash over the SanFran, but is that really all I'd pay twice the price for? Has anyone tried/owned both and has an opinion either way? I'm not fussed on playing games so much, and social networking/Android 2.2/.3 is gonna be the same either way - but I would like to semi future proof myself with power and battery (poor reception area) and although I've 60gb of music/audiobooks I know 32gb cards are the max - does anyone like the music player which I assume is equal on both? I love the Google integration (and hopefully I'll set up ReadItLater on it, too) and hear the Opera Mobile is awesome on it - anyone use it? I love it on the E65 but that's due to a physical keyboard which is awesomely fast at opening/closing/navigating etc - how does this far without a hard keyboard? Finally, I think the screens are the same but I'd like to watch avi or mkv files on it if possible - is 600mhz on the SF enough? Opinions, thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Til I Die Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 By "SanFran" do you mean the Orange San Francisco phone? If so, the Desire has many features that the above phone doesn't: - Digital compass - +400mHz processor speed - +2MP camera and flash - +362MB internal storage - 2-3 hours extra talk time, around 150 hours extra standby time - Android 2.2 (the SanFran runs 2.1 which is approximately 5 times slower than 2.2 for a lot of tasks) Basically, the combination of a 400mHz slower processor and the phone only running Android 2.1 are going to make it ridiculously slow when compared to the Desire. It really depends what you need out of a phone. The Desire is not that heavy and you can quite easily run with it just by holding it in your hand if you want to. I used to go out running and used the "Cardio Trainer" app which keeps track of your average speed, distance, and keeps a map of where you ran... you can save your runs to review them later. I may be slightly biased as I have a Desire and think it's the best thing since sliced bread :D But the specifications for each phone don't lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_f Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Desire above the San Francisco any day. Too many reasons to count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancedar Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Awesome, thanks. I just spoke to my sister and even she's just picked up the Desire. Think I solved my question when I asked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSt@lk3r Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 The San Fran is a great phone for only ?100 and once flashed to Froyo it is even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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