HTC Desire Z - user opinions and reviews
- ab
- iaa
Tell HTC that we are still waiting for our order...gingerbread pls.
- AARYADEV
- utE
owesome with completer your all desire
- pop up
- PSF
please donot invent unwanted design and the series think some best and than do it
- Dejan
- pu5
Is there anyone who can tell me does this phone has bugs as Xperia X2 has ? Thanks for the answer! :)
- bapon_zillul
- 2F2
chinques, 14 Jun 2011im having a hard time choosing which phone i should get: htc desire, htc desire z, htc hd, htc... morehtc thunderbold
- sachin
- vwe
whats the price??
- AnonD-123
- 4A$
AnonD-252, 19 Jun 2011They hold it that way only to be able to easily on video show how very loose the hinge is! And... moreIf you are texting while holding the phone above you, you need to prop the screen open. I give you that. No other time do I need to do that.
I haven't heard of reports of the hinge breaking any more easily than other slider keyboards. I've dropped mine a few times and it hasn't broken on me. I would suspect that any phone dropped in an ideal angle would increase the chance of the slider mechanism breaking however it is designed.
I don't like that raised edge around the keyboard either. It can get in the way of even the top row of keys as well.
- harriet
- 3Wp
my phone is HTC Desire Z when it turns off n i turn it bk on my phone keep getting a txted off non numbeer but trayangle shape with a @ singe next to it dose any one know what this means ??
- ab
- IZa
I proudly own this phone,i've been caressing it each day for half a year now.the keyboard is not even a bit of a problem.everything is amazing about this phone.lightening fast in every respect,web browsing is just smooth.fingures and toes crossed waiting for gingerbread,hey guys get power amp and you will carrying some woofers in your ears.gosh i wonder why the iphone4 owners still keep their phones out of their pockets when we've got droids like this around.
- AnonD-252
- 0TX
AnonD-123, 19 Jun 2011Notice how they hold the phone in an abnormal way. I've never held my phone that way whether ... moreThey hold it that way only to be able to easily on video show how very loose the hinge is! And holding only the keyboard when texting is not unusual at all, but having to force the screen in place while texting is unusal, and no other phone with a slide-out keyboard have any problems with the keyboard opening or closing by only the force of gravity.
If you drop the phone the loose hinge could easily open and if it falls in an angle then the hinge could actually break.
I think the frame/edge below the spacebar is too high and too close because I hit it everytime I use the spacebar.
- AnonD-123
- 4A$
AnonD-252, 18 Jun 2011Loose hinge! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEor81Ohmz0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCj6g... moreNotice how they hold the phone in an abnormal way. I've never held my phone that way whether it's my Desire Z, N97 or BlackBerry Tour.
- AnonD-252
- jGL
AnonD-8954, 15 Jun 2011Thanks for the response. Just one more question how user friendly is the physical qwerty keybo... moreIf you are from Sweden then the keyboard is completely useless, HTC say they will "fix" the problem with ÅÄÖ but they have said this from day one almost 6 months ago so I do not belive them, and it is hard to fix this problem by myself because the bootloader is locked and Z is really hard and risky to root and I do not know if the latest update is rootable at all.
- AnonD-252
- jGL
AnonD-8954, 15 Jun 2011Just how bad is the hinge on this? That is the only thing putting me off getting oneLoose hinge!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEor81Ohmz0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCj6gyXsLfc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBzFCHWkSik
- ab
- IZa
I proudly own this phone,i've been caressing it each day for half a year now.the keyboard is not even a bit of a problem.everything is amazing about this phone.lightening fast in every respect,web browsing is just smooth.fingures and toes crossed waiting for gingerbread,hey guys get power amp and you will carrying some woofers in your ears.gosh i wonder why the iphone4 owners still keep their phones out of their pockets when we've got droids like this around.
- dxfnhkbvgjkh
- nHU
I really do love this phone. It's classy but not too delicate. I love the HTC sense idea and have used it in the past, personalisation is very easy and there is many wallpapers to choose from to suit your taste :)
- AnonD-123
- NGf
AnonD-8954, 15 Jun 2011Thanks for the response. Just one more question how user friendly is the physical qwerty keybo... moreI'm not sure exactly what you mean by "user friendly". I've used keyboards from 3 different phones in the past year: the Desire Z, Nokia N97 and BlackBerry Tour. All of these keyboards are different and all took me some time to get used to it. The main differences are the layout of the keysand the tactile feel of the keys when you press them.
The DZ's keyboard layout is the best of the three. With 4 rows and with each key spaced out wide, it makes it easy to reach each character. Also, many of the commonly used punctuation marks have their own key without needing to press the shift or symbol key to access. The N97 has 3 rows and fewer keys and only the period has its own key. The BB has keys that are very close together and I find I can easily accidentally press the next key instead of the one I want to press.
The Desire Z's keys are raised. You can easily feel where each key begins and ends. The keys however need more pressure to register a press than the other two phones. I find that this aspect makes it a little harder for me to type. The BB has the same feel. You need to press the key hard. The N97 does not require very much pressure to register a key press. I like the feel of each key on the N97 more than the other two phones.
If I could design my own keyboard, it would have the layout of the Desire Z with the tactile feel of the N97. I had a little difficulty with the DZ keyboard after using the N97 for several months. It took me a few weeks to get used to a change in keyboard. I am comfortable typing on the keyboard now. The BB keyboard also took me a while to get use to. I don't use my BB much for data entry, so it took me a lot longer to learn the keyboard.
I hope this helps.
- AnonD-8954
- 39y
AnonD-123, 15 Jun 2011The tension of the spring on the hinge is not very strong. The idea is that it makes opening ... moreThanks for the response. Just one more question how user friendly is the physical qwerty keyboard? This is one of the reasons I want this. I currently have a nexus one but miss a proper qwerty keyboard and this is the closest phone I have seen to the nexus
- Budgetblown
- Mx@
..., 31 May 2011Got it for over 6 months now, and last night my screen just stopped, didnt do anything my phon... moreYep, seen this problem. Pull the battery, replace, restart. Job done.
- AnonD-123
- NGf
AnonD-8954, 15 Jun 2011Just how bad is the hinge on this? That is the only thing putting me off getting oneThe tension of the spring on the hinge is not very strong. The idea is that it makes opening and closing the keyboard easier. You don't need to use much force to open and close it. There is enough tension on the spring to keep it opened or closed in some positions. Some people find that it opens and closes too easily.
I personally have no issues with the hinge. The way I pick it up and use it, the keyboard generally stays opened or closed when I want to. The loose spring will cause the keyboard to close if you lie on your back and hold the phone above your head with the keyboard open. In this position, gravity will case the screen to come down over the keyboard. If I use the phone and keyboard in this position, I just prop the screen up with a finger. Most of the time, I am sitting down or standing and looking down at my phone. In this case, the keyboard stays open without any issues.
The complaints I have seen regarding this hinge comes from people who like to hold the phone from only the screen half. I find this unusual as the thickness of the phone makes me normally grip both halves of the phone. There were some videos of people demonstrating the loose spring by gripping only the screen or keyboard half of the phone and the other half droops down due to gravity. I bought the phone in spite of these videos because I find that this is a very unusual way to hold any phone.
Hope this answers your question.
- AnonD-8954
- 39C
Just how bad is the hinge on this? That is the only thing putting me off getting one
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