After about a week of using the HP 910 full time I have to say that I am not entirely impressed with its capabilities.
The battery life is definitely not long-lasting and I will even go as far to say that a charger should be on you at ALL times for this thing...otherwise you will end up being screwed without power.
I had a few moments when the OS would freeze in the midst of operation and call for a reset. This misfortune at least showed me the convenience of a reset button at the top of the device instead of inside the SD card slot like the Tre750.
I could not find a way to customize the soft keys on the Today screen.
The speaker has the WORST volume that I have ever experienced with any mobile device!
It is virtually impossible to hear any sound alerts other than my typical ring tone or alarm clock if I am not in complete silence. I believe that a part of the problem has to do with the flat backing of the 910 causing the speaker to become muffled. The vibrate function is surely not strong at all and cannot be sensed even when the HP 910 is in my beltclip holster!!
The HP Voice Command application is not efficient as the one built in to my Treo 750. Even after training it to recognize my voice it still has trouble interpreting my speech and botches a lot of my vocal commands on a regular basis. I have ceased to use it entirely and resumed using the voice app on my Treo 750.
As much as I would like to wait out the HP for future updates to improve these problems, I am still more impressed by the simple functionality of my Treo 750 and may plan to return the 910 altogether. Its landscape screen is great for web surfing and video and the built-in GPS and Wifi are good features, but not worth missing out on incoming text messages, calls, or voicemail alerts.
If I do decide to return this 910 I may exchange it for a Redfly Mobile Companion. I am borrowing one from a friend and am amazed at how much more use I can get out of the Treo 750. The HP 910 may not be the saving grace for Windows Mobile that I thought it would be.
TRENT
Sent from my Treo 750 via Redfly Mobile Companion
6 comments:
I have returned my unit due to an earpiece problem. The 910 does not impressed me either.
For those who are having problems with notifications/ringer volume not being loud enough should look at Phonealarm available at Handango. I am not affiliated with the vendor/manufacturer of this software, I just use it and love it. It will overcome the volume problem and will actually make this device quite loud (even in a case)! Play around with the volume settings within the program and you will see what I mean. The battery issue however, is another story :( Hope this helps. This device certainly has the potential to be a great phone (check out PC Magazine).
I returned mine too after it suddenly died a horrible death while I was on vacation for no reason. Its a pretty unremarkable device, I must add. Sad- I was really looking forward to it.
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I used to buy hp laptop,the HP Voice Command application is not efficient as the one built in to my Treo 650. Even after training it to recognize my voice it still has trouble interpreting my speech and botches a lot of my vocal commands on a regular basis.
I have never use hp 910 ,so i don't the quality.but i have bought a apple brand .
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