Hi guys!
Mr. Rubino told me to join this forum to see what's up with my newest phone, the HP Elite x3.
Little intro: I've had Windows Mobile since WP7, on my HTC Surround. Then got a Nokia 720, then most recently, my lovely 1520.
I actually had 2 1520s. My first one unfortunately became too annoying to use because I threw it at someone (with a case) and dropped it a little too much so my Cortana button kept being "pressed" and rendered the phone pretty unusable. So I got a replacement and have been using that for the past 2.5 years I think. Been great to use, always get comments on its size and basically made me dependent on a BIG phone.
I've been drooling of the HP since the first ads came out and have been saving up for just the phone (no initial interest in the docks). Then our favorite "holiday" Black Friday came along sporting that $999 deal and I had to pull the trigger.
I got it yesterday and set everything up. I messed up the screen protector a bit, not a super clean install, but the silicone case looks alright and does the job I suppose. Don't know if I want to spend any more for a case I most likely won't use. I'm pretty responsible and don't foresee dropping it.
So I updated for like 4 hours to the newest W10M and forgot to do a hard reset afterwards (the cause of me struggling with my old 1520, texts didn't send, various other issues), but so far, I've had none of those issues with the HP but we will see.
I really like the lap dock and used it only briefly to set up my favorites on Edge but will report back since I have paired a Bluetooth mouse to my phone and want to see how they work together. I plan to use it for my plane/train rides which have become more frequent because of work but mainly for personal use though. A few work related things are browser based but I need my big daddy CAD machine for the rest. This will help cut down on luggage space though for quick day/weekend trips.
This phone/lap dock may very well replace my personal laptop though. The only reason I use it now is to download music (it's my music library that I sync to my phone from) and for reliable Skyping since sometimes the 1520 didn't do a great job (battery, lagginess, etc.).
Anyway, a few questions/comments:
1) Bluetooth: when pairing to my car, it had a hard time this morning connecting and staying connected. I also miss the "gadgets" of the Nokia because now my phone won't autoplay (first world problem I know).
2) Battery: I literally just got the phone yesterday so won't have too much to report. It came out of the box with like 80-90% I think, and by the time updates were done, it was closer to 40%. No big deal, expected, especially over the 4.5-5 hours it took. I plugged it into the desk dock to charge (no monitor connection) and when the green LED came on, I took it off. Pressed the lock button and no screen. I had to hold down the lock button repeatedly until the screen came back.
Using it today at work, I was mainly installing/updating apps and from 96% battery at 11pm last night, it currently has 45% at this time, 2:20pm EST. Was listening to music while downloading and rearranging my start screen, downloading wallpaper from Edge, and texting/receiving emails. So far, I think it's holding up really well.
3) Heat: was pretty warm during all the updates, a little warm today during the app downloads, but other than, cold as ice!
Look forward to everything that comes with updates though! I am lowkey a strong believer in WP and hope it grows/gets better. I don't care about the app gap, haven't had a problem in the 7ish years I've had it except the occasional harassment about not having snappychat or xxx_sicknewgame_xxx.
I'll report back on how my mouse works with Continuum and the lap dock (hopefully it goes well!).
Mr. Rubino told me to join this forum to see what's up with my newest phone, the HP Elite x3.
Little intro: I've had Windows Mobile since WP7, on my HTC Surround. Then got a Nokia 720, then most recently, my lovely 1520.
I actually had 2 1520s. My first one unfortunately became too annoying to use because I threw it at someone (with a case) and dropped it a little too much so my Cortana button kept being "pressed" and rendered the phone pretty unusable. So I got a replacement and have been using that for the past 2.5 years I think. Been great to use, always get comments on its size and basically made me dependent on a BIG phone.
I've been drooling of the HP since the first ads came out and have been saving up for just the phone (no initial interest in the docks). Then our favorite "holiday" Black Friday came along sporting that $999 deal and I had to pull the trigger.
I got it yesterday and set everything up. I messed up the screen protector a bit, not a super clean install, but the silicone case looks alright and does the job I suppose. Don't know if I want to spend any more for a case I most likely won't use. I'm pretty responsible and don't foresee dropping it.
So I updated for like 4 hours to the newest W10M and forgot to do a hard reset afterwards (the cause of me struggling with my old 1520, texts didn't send, various other issues), but so far, I've had none of those issues with the HP but we will see.
I really like the lap dock and used it only briefly to set up my favorites on Edge but will report back since I have paired a Bluetooth mouse to my phone and want to see how they work together. I plan to use it for my plane/train rides which have become more frequent because of work but mainly for personal use though. A few work related things are browser based but I need my big daddy CAD machine for the rest. This will help cut down on luggage space though for quick day/weekend trips.
This phone/lap dock may very well replace my personal laptop though. The only reason I use it now is to download music (it's my music library that I sync to my phone from) and for reliable Skyping since sometimes the 1520 didn't do a great job (battery, lagginess, etc.).
Anyway, a few questions/comments:
1) Bluetooth: when pairing to my car, it had a hard time this morning connecting and staying connected. I also miss the "gadgets" of the Nokia because now my phone won't autoplay (first world problem I know).
2) Battery: I literally just got the phone yesterday so won't have too much to report. It came out of the box with like 80-90% I think, and by the time updates were done, it was closer to 40%. No big deal, expected, especially over the 4.5-5 hours it took. I plugged it into the desk dock to charge (no monitor connection) and when the green LED came on, I took it off. Pressed the lock button and no screen. I had to hold down the lock button repeatedly until the screen came back.
Using it today at work, I was mainly installing/updating apps and from 96% battery at 11pm last night, it currently has 45% at this time, 2:20pm EST. Was listening to music while downloading and rearranging my start screen, downloading wallpaper from Edge, and texting/receiving emails. So far, I think it's holding up really well.
3) Heat: was pretty warm during all the updates, a little warm today during the app downloads, but other than, cold as ice!
Look forward to everything that comes with updates though! I am lowkey a strong believer in WP and hope it grows/gets better. I don't care about the app gap, haven't had a problem in the 7ish years I've had it except the occasional harassment about not having snappychat or xxx_sicknewgame_xxx.
I'll report back on how my mouse works with Continuum and the lap dock (hopefully it goes well!).
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