5 User review

1. THATCH says:

   July 10, 2010 at 4:29 am

   If you’re ok with using a stylus, this phone may be for you. Being an iPhone user, I ordered this mostly for testing and to see how things have evolved with the current Windows Mobile 6.5. At first touch, I liked the following:

   1. Phone seems durably built
   
   2. Screen is very clear and touch sensitivity is good
   
   3. The phone is stylish, as is the charger
   
   4. It is SMALL! Smaller than I expected.
   
   5. The Operating System is responsive. I didn’t notice any lag.
   
   6. The “haptic” feedback is great. When you press a button with the stylus, you get a tiny/short vibrate so you know you’ve registered the tap.

   On the downside,

   1. It takes a long time to boot if you ever have to restart it to take the battery out
   
   2. The screen elements are so small, much of what you do has to be done with the toothpick sized stylus. Even though it registers a finger press fine, my small fingers are still too big.
   
   3. Windows Mobile still feels “PDA-like”. Every app you open stays open until you close it. You must go to the task manager and close it, not just going back to the applications menu screen. It’s very easy to drain system resources without realizing it if you aren’t on top of closing your apps.
   
   4. Things like Facebook mobile still aren’t nearly as good as they are on the blackberry & iPhone.

   It didn’t take me long to realize that this phone is no iPhone or Blackberry Bold/Storm class machine. Interacting with the Windows Mobile still feels a little like Window 3.1– you can get lost easily with the layers. If you like a tiny stylus and tiny phone, this may be the phone for you. If you have any issues seeing small things, this probably isn’t for you. Personally, I’d love to see this same hardware with a different operating system on it. The Windows Mobile 6.5 doesn’t do a good job of “removing surrounding clutter/background clutter” when you are doing things like connecting to wireless, or entering text. They waste a lot of space by not clearing the background and enlarging the menus.

   Can I recommend this phone? Yes. But not for everyone. If you love Windows Mobile or want/like a stylus entry, this is a very stylish attractive little phone.
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2. S. Lee says:

   July 10, 2010 at 4:38 am

   This is my 4th Windows Mobile phone so I think I qualify as an experienced Windows Mobile phone user. I am not comparing this phone with iPhone, Blackberry, Android or Palm Pre phone since enough people have done that already.

   First of all, I love the small size. My previous phone was a Tilt and that thing was bulky and heavy. When I’m in my gym short and put that phone in my pocket, I was in constant fear. The Pure however is slim and light, very pocketable.

   Losing the keyboard is not a big deal for me. I found I seldom use the keyboard on my Tilt anyway since I installed the Touchpal keyboard software unless I’m typing a long email. The new QWERTY keyboard in the Pure is surprisingly nice although the keys are a little small because of the width of the phone.

   As a whole, WM65 is much more finger friendly then WM6 although it’s still far from perfect when you compare with other choices. The new app store makes it much easier to get new software for the phone. The new lock screen is useless when you cannot set the lock screen to automatically appear without asking for a password. I ended up installing the trusty S2U2 software again. TouchFLO 3D is nice and easy to use.

   The camera produce nice looking 5M pictures and the quality is comparable with iPhone. The accelerometer works very well but not all software support it. The battery life is not too good. I usually finish the day with less that 50% left so I have to charge every night. Not having a 3.5 or 2.5 jack is a pain in the XXX but that how it was with the Tilt. My biggest problem with the hardware is not having the D-Pad. I understand many other touch screen phone never had D-Pad (iPhone) and they all work fine. The problem is almost all Windows Mobile phones had D-Pad before and many software assume it too. One good example is Microsoft Reader, it does not support swiping to turn page. You suppose to use the D-Pad to turn page or you can click the “tiny” left right arrows on the bottom of the page. These arrows are so small it’s impossible to hit with you big thumb.

   I like this phone for it small size and ease of use. I’ve always been a fan of Windows Mobile because I feel I have more control of it. I am able to customize it anyway I want. If you are using other PDA mobile phone, you probably don’t want to switch to this phone, wait for Windows Mobile 7. If you like Windows Mobile and does mind the lack of keyboard, then this is the phone for you.
   
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3. VK says:

   July 10, 2010 at 5:32 am

   Have had this device for a day now and am loving it. Its really small and sleek. The “resistive” touch screen is pretty responsive, the keyboard is good, it gives a short vibration or haptic feedback whenever a key is pressed. At first I thought Ill turn that off, but now I feel its really useful. It does have the G-sensor (gravity sensor/accelerometer), which is probably not as responsive as iPhone’s and not all applications use it. But some applications do use it like the browser and outlook, and a cute little game called teeter. Its not multi-touch (I think), but the zoom bar makes up for the lack of it, and the flicks and gestures work really well. The 5mp camera is great. Windows app center is good too.

   Cons: it doesnt come with a set of earphones! Who would have thought of that. The ‘ok’ or ‘close’ buttons on the top right corner are still pretty small. Sometimes its a little too responsive, when I am looking at the call history for e.g, it ends up making a call when I am just trying to scroll. Minor thing which most people have already pointed out: the earphones jack isnt standard 3.5mm jack and comes with an adapter for it.

   All in all its a great cheap alternative to the iPhone.
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4. Aneshea Thornton says:

   July 10, 2010 at 7:26 am

   It took me a while to figure out just what phone I wanted to upgrade to and I finally found it. I’ve had this phone for about a month now and I truly love it. I waited to post a review as I wanted to ensure I thoroughly explored the phone to give my honest opinion.

   I am not a conformist, so stayed away from the iphone and the blackberry. I upgraded from the Samsung Blackjack II, so have to admit the HTC pure took some getting used too.

   At first sight, the keypad does seem a bit small/crowded, but I seem to type text messages with little to no errors. I do not use my phone to compose email, but love being able to receive messages from my home email account with the ability to respond back to the sender if need be.

   The things that I love the most with this phone is the bright screen, the camera, the ease of making phone calls, listening to music, and personalizing my home screen to my liking.

   The two downfalls to the phone are the battery life and a slow running internet. I knew those were the main drawbacks to the phone prior to my purchase from reading other reviews, but figured it wouldn’t be a main concern for me since I am not a big phone talker, texter, phone internet surfer and it isn’t. I can get exactly what I need from the internet while on the road with no problem its just a little slower than the BBB. I do charge the phone every night but so does my husband who owns a BBB. So I guess the battery life compared to the BBB is about the same.

   Again, great phone overall. If you are still having trouble trying to decide on a phone, log onto [...]. Under review, type in the cell phone model and get more detailed reviews to help you decide. Good luck!

   Aneshea

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5. C. Rogers says:

   July 10, 2010 at 8:39 am

   I upgraded to this phone from a Fuze and love it. The screen is not quite as big as the Touch Pro2 but bigger then the Fuze. I find that the size is perfect for putting in your pocket on the go. I did like the standard WM 6.5 but am taking advantage of additional functionality after updating the firmware through XDA Dev. Call quality is excellent and internet is very fast for me. The new app store is nice but I’d like to see more apps in the future.
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