Processing:
Great. I have thundered the phone twice derbst on the floor. Once it's popped out of my hand on the concrete. The second time I did it while running dropped and when I picked it, I was sure that it must be broken. No way. Of course, it has quirks in the aluminum housing, but otherwise works perfectly. The phone is absolutely high-quality workmanship with a super display and fits comfortably in your hand.
The only complaint is the rocker to adjust the volume. It is a bit inconvenient, so the phone a bit easily slips out of your hand if you do not firmly hold it while pressing the button.
Camera:
First Cream. Familiarizes you with 8MP high-resolution, and thanks to xenon flash very well-lit images. Of course you have the usual for Handycam weaknesses. Take good videos with dark and / or artificially lit environment is an art in itself. Here Microsoft / HTC can certainly get even what.
Yes ... there is no "Hipstamatic" for WP7 :) but I personally do not need the app disfigured me the pictures ... I'll do when it's better even with Photoshop)
Sound:
The sound is great. The mobile phone is my new iPod. Sync music is super easy via Zune. 16GB memory for me are more than adequate. You can very easy to buy everything you want, whenever you want via the Marketplace. The integrated by HTC sound enhancement can adjust the sound exactly as you want it. In addition, I note that the playing of the music the battery does not really loaded.
Battery:
Holding something one day. No more, no less. Here, the mobile phone is nothing to the competition. In continuous operation with all the gadgets the battery will naturally aspirated empty much faster. But that is not surprising. Mind you, it lasts me about one day anyway, I'm a the (yes ... even at work) running around most of the day with music in your ears;)
Software:
Absolutely outstanding. Windows Phone 7 is cool. Who has what else claims not tested it. Stuttering, there are just not as crashes. It has all the features and the user interface is head and shoulders above everything that Apple or Google to offer. The clear, uniform typeface and the continuous uniform menu navigation along with the two colored icons ensures that you simply and at first glance exactly the info gets one wants to have. No more and no less. Here you have to adjust anything, because here obviously UI designer were at work their craft well understood. I Love Live Tiles!
Synchronized to the phone with Facebook and / or Windows Live will manage the contacts a breeze. You have to enter almost nothing themselves. The voice recognition works great here. If you have connected the headset does not need one to choose, you just tell the phone who you want to call or what you want to find on the Internet. And it works well even in noisy environments. Only Apple's Siri makes it better, simply for the reason because MS has shown them how to do it right :)
The Bing Search is really good, Google is in no way inferior to and provides truly relevant results if you want lokationsbasiert.
There are, of course, is far from being so many apps like Google or Apple. But that's for me so far no problem, because all the important apps have been available or easily ported in very good quality of the other platforms. Here for example, is always "omg 300,000,000 Apps" Android with numbers like off speak. You can use it but 99% eh, so I also miss nothing but look forward rather about going searching the marketplace more quickly by equip.
WP7 has also gone well integrated so much from the start that you do not have a lot of extra-looking. A Facebook app, for example, you can save yourself completely, because this is already integrated in full in the contacts. The * only * app that I have been missing was "Whatsapp". The there but since last month or since the Mango update is out. Games there are mentioned in passing more than enough in super quality with XBox Live.
I could go on go back here now. All in all, Microsoft has Contrary to popular belief did a great job and it is also just the beginning. If you look at how well Microsoft bargain developers support one can only hope that the well accept that and realize the potential of this platform. Its only drawback is precisely the fact that they can boast so many years of patches is not due to age as the competition.
The Mango update has however already shown that MS is exactly on the right track and wisely the opportunities continuously enhanced to avoid security loopholes and bugs arise. Bugs Seeking been in vain. The purchase of Skype in the future will certainly bring even a lot of really good, exclusive features for WP7.
Certainly may sound like a song of praise for the Microsoft now. I would therefore say that I am first, someone who is not easy to convince, certainly not from MS. But the fact is easy times that WP7 is an excellent operating system with very few weaknesses. You have this really looking to find them:
- IT'ler will miss the lack of access to the file system. So you can not just use the phone as a "USB stick". Whether there is an App for that I do not know. Have not been looking for it for lack of demand. But you can certainly take advantage of Cloud Hosting (Dropbox, MS Live, ...) as a workaround, thanks to 3G mostly what should be fast enough. RDP, Telnet / SSH, however funzt super.
- HTC has recorded tapers a firmware update. Since this update, the phone is constantly changing the Wi-Fi MAC address. Unforgivable, grossly negligent fault on the part of HTC and the network operators who let slip that through their tests. No Question. Access in WLAN's can currently so forget if in the WLAN MAC filtering is enabled (as eg in most corporate networks is common). I hope that this HTC Bug adjusted quickly. He is adjusted is I think beyond doubt.
- Bing Maps is not as good as Google Maps. Here one must unfortunately easy to compromise. While it generally works very well, but it lacks just a few features. Here is hopefully improved.
- No DLNA :(
- The xenon flash ensures great pictures though, but has just due to the technique also has the disadvantage that you can not abuse as an LED flash as a torch him. This is surprisingly one of the things that I already miss in some situations. There are "Flashlight" apps make the display a completely white, which also works well, but not as bright as white LEDs which one has with most other phones.
So ... that's it for now. In conclusion, I can only say that Mozart has convinced me more and more, especially thanks to the super processing and thanks WP7 over time. I use the part constantly and everywhere, because it within seconds the information provides me that I need. Neither do I have to navigate through the menu icon and forests, yet I have to, for example, as in my previous phone (Android) ever make any adjustments. It just works.
Update 14/05/2012:
- The bug with changing the wireless MAC has now been fixed. So wireless technology again everything in balance.
- DLNA is now, thanks to driver and Appupdates of HTC also: D
- Bing has been drastically improved. The Search button is therefore no longer a gimmick, but really, really useful. Voice input, QR reader, text recognition via camera, all built into Bing, super.
Must again emphasize how robust this phone is! Had in the meantime lost in a disco the device. There was kicked beautifully across the floor. When I got there after two days I was back then, contrary to expectations judging by the external injuries (several scratches and dents) for absolutely sure that it's broken but it still works perfectly: D
Through the aluminum housing, the phone is simply not to get broken. My "mobile-busting score" is about three of my friends (all iPhone disciples) now with 5: 0)
Experience therefore still absolutely positive. The Mozart does everything I want, and the more robust might not be very well packed in a housing. Windows Phone 7 is super cool and is gradually getting better. Am absolutely satisfied.
