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Hopefully this can help others interested in an HTC Titan/Windows OS
I was coming from an iPhone 4 and prior to that a 3GS. I upgraded from my iPhone 4 to a HTC Vivid Android phone. The Vivid is great. It looks good, especially the white model and I like Android, but I didn't love it. I had been eyeing the Titan for a month, thinking it wasn't coming since news was few and far between. Finally it came and I got rid of the Vivid in favor for the Titan. It is my first Windows phone.
Build Quality - Phone has a weight to it, it's not featherweight like a Samsung Galaxy S II / Skyrocket. I personally prefer a phone to have a little weight to it, not feel like it's an empty shell. I can't complain about the build quality one bit. Feels good in the hand, not cheap.
Screen - Some people say the screen quality isn't as good as this phone or that, since the screen size is bigger and the resolution is stretched. Could it be better? Sure, a tad, but it's nothing you'll pay attention to. I don't miss my tiny 3.5 inch retina display from Apple or the 4.5 inch from the Vivid. If you want a big screen, this is the biggest and the quality doesn't suffer like some reviews may have you think. Apple can keep it's baby screen. I also don't agree with the comments that it's a mini-tablet. My wife has an iPad 2 and comparing it to the Titan doesn't translate. I don't feel 4.7 inches is really big enough to be called a mini-tablet. It's just the next wave of bigger screens. Next year I can picture 5 inch screens being released.
Camera - I've only used it a little bit, all for putting pictures on BooKoo for items to sell. It works fine, no complaint's for me there. Has a lot of options like picture resolution, filters, and different settings to use for pictures. I'm just trying to figure out how to delete multiple pictures from the phone at a time instead of one by one.
Operating System - This being my first Windows Phone I would have to learn how to use it. I love the OS. Android was nice, I liked it, I understood it, but it wasn't for me. I love Apple's OS and was so used to that also, but Windows OS made me feel like this fits me. I think it has this simplicity but it looks so good. A lot of customization features that I like. I do wish the calender was like Androids, how everyones birthday from Facebook is loaded onto the OS calender. XBOX Live integration is nice.
Marketplace - Not as seasoned as Apple's or Android's. Missing apps like Pandora and others. Had to use substitutes. Some apps not working as good as they could, like Last.fm for example. Freezing or not updating to the next song track or stations not loading. It's a young OS and Marketplace but will grow and improve over time.
Call Quality - Calls sound good but could be louder for speaker phone. I say that about all phones though. I can't figure out why cell phone makers don't make loud speaker phones.
Accessories - Not many options at this time, ordered a Case-Mate Tough Case, should be here today.
Email - Trying to figure out how to set up my Army AKO email on this phone ask I don't see anything for imap settings. Gmail and Hotmail work fine though.
Just ask if you have any questions about the Titan!
I was coming from an iPhone 4 and prior to that a 3GS. I upgraded from my iPhone 4 to a HTC Vivid Android phone. The Vivid is great. It looks good, especially the white model and I like Android, but I didn't love it. I had been eyeing the Titan for a month, thinking it wasn't coming since news was few and far between. Finally it came and I got rid of the Vivid in favor for the Titan. It is my first Windows phone.
Build Quality - Phone has a weight to it, it's not featherweight like a Samsung Galaxy S II / Skyrocket. I personally prefer a phone to have a little weight to it, not feel like it's an empty shell. I can't complain about the build quality one bit. Feels good in the hand, not cheap.
Screen - Some people say the screen quality isn't as good as this phone or that, since the screen size is bigger and the resolution is stretched. Could it be better? Sure, a tad, but it's nothing you'll pay attention to. I don't miss my tiny 3.5 inch retina display from Apple or the 4.5 inch from the Vivid. If you want a big screen, this is the biggest and the quality doesn't suffer like some reviews may have you think. Apple can keep it's baby screen. I also don't agree with the comments that it's a mini-tablet. My wife has an iPad 2 and comparing it to the Titan doesn't translate. I don't feel 4.7 inches is really big enough to be called a mini-tablet. It's just the next wave of bigger screens. Next year I can picture 5 inch screens being released.
Camera - I've only used it a little bit, all for putting pictures on BooKoo for items to sell. It works fine, no complaint's for me there. Has a lot of options like picture resolution, filters, and different settings to use for pictures. I'm just trying to figure out how to delete multiple pictures from the phone at a time instead of one by one.
Operating System - This being my first Windows Phone I would have to learn how to use it. I love the OS. Android was nice, I liked it, I understood it, but it wasn't for me. I love Apple's OS and was so used to that also, but Windows OS made me feel like this fits me. I think it has this simplicity but it looks so good. A lot of customization features that I like. I do wish the calender was like Androids, how everyones birthday from Facebook is loaded onto the OS calender. XBOX Live integration is nice.
Marketplace - Not as seasoned as Apple's or Android's. Missing apps like Pandora and others. Had to use substitutes. Some apps not working as good as they could, like Last.fm for example. Freezing or not updating to the next song track or stations not loading. It's a young OS and Marketplace but will grow and improve over time.
Call Quality - Calls sound good but could be louder for speaker phone. I say that about all phones though. I can't figure out why cell phone makers don't make loud speaker phones.
Accessories - Not many options at this time, ordered a Case-Mate Tough Case, should be here today.
Email - Trying to figure out how to set up my Army AKO email on this phone ask I don't see anything for imap settings. Gmail and Hotmail work fine though.
Just ask if you have any questions about the Titan!
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