HTC Hero Vs. Motorola CLIQ

[k1llagame]

Which Android powered phone will you be getting?..Also i'll be providing some pics and specs

Sprint HTC Hero

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x63/k1llagame/htc-sprint-hero-2009-09-03_06-55-39.jpg

Original GSM European HTC Hero:

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x63/k1llagame/large_hero_front_back_left_brown.jpg

U.S. Specs:

- Google Android OS
- 112mm x 56.2mm x 14.35mm, 135g
- Qualcomm MSM7200A 528MHz processor
- CDMA dual band (800/1900 MHz)
- 512 ROM / 288 RAM
- 3.2″ HVGA capacitive touchscreen
- 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus
- Gravity sensor
- Digital compass
- WiFi 802.11b/g
- GPS
- Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR + A2DP
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- microSD/microSDHC
- 1500 mAh Lithium Ion
- 4 hours (240 mins) talktime
- 4.50 oz (128 g) weight

Motorola CLIQ

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x63/k1llagame/cliq-front-open-tmo.jpg

U.S. Specs:
Carrier: T-Mobile
- Available: Q4 2009
- Networks: GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz); UMTS tri-band global 3G (900/1700/2100 MHz); GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 1.8 Mbit/s/HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s/HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
- Display: 3.10 inches HVGA screen, 320 x 480 pixels, Color, TFT
- Camera: 5 megapixels with AF
- Operating system: Google Android MOTOBLUR
- Input: 5-way navigation, Capacitive touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Virtual keyboard
- CPU: 528MHz MSM7201A
- Memory: 256MB
- Memory card: microSD/microSDHC
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.5mm HeadPhone Jack
- Misc: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, AMR
- Media: MPEG4, 3GP, H.263, H.264
- Form factor: Slide-out
- Battery: 1400mAh
- Talk Time: 6 hours (360 mins)
- Standby Time: 324 hours (14 days)
- Dimensions: 4.49 x 2.28 x 0.62 inches (114 x 58 x 16 mm)
- Weight: 5.75 oz (163 g)
- 512 ROM / 256 RAM

[constellanation]

neither? they both look like/are good phones, but neither are for me. but if i had to choose and somebody else was paying for it... hero. easy choice.

[djunio]

Another vote for neither, none are really and upgrade from the G1.

[durhamite]

I have been waiting for Sprint to get Android. HERO for me! Although I do like the physical keyboard.

[deserttopping]

i'm meeting vanessa eskridge for coffee!

also neither.

[DrVeronica]

I like that keyboard for the moto

[SDscorch]

hero!



(hey OP.. you oughta make this a poll!)
:)

[Iceberg]

I honestly think I will just stick to With Google branded devices, It's only a matter of time until the Android SDK for widgets gets animations like the hero and other specs become available.

If anything the Verizon Sholes will be the best Android phone to come out and I think that would be a good jump to buy, but I think I'll be consiervative and wait to see what kind of devices come out after that that are better and UI wise and all.

Plus any UI will be ported to With Google branded devices I'm sure of that, and I think users will loose Root privileges/capabilities with these UI's too a small extent..

[DaYuMu6ft7]

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NONE OF THE ABOVE!



I much prefer the look of the original HERO!

:D

[deserttopping]

I much prefer the look of the original HERO!

i'm with you, big guy.

[k1llagame]

hero!



(hey OP.. you oughta make this a poll!)
:)
I've added a poll

[thunderstruck]

Neither. The new Moto phone has a smaller screen than my G1, and the RAM specs for both don't excite me. The various manufacturers need to quit screwing around with small RAM footprints and slow processors and come up with something that screams. 256 megs of RAM in the Moto? If it was free I'd take it, but I sure won't spend any money for those specs.

[stopcrazypp]

Neither. The new Moto phone has a smaller screen than my G1, and the RAM specs for both don't excite me. The various manufacturers need to quit screwing around with small RAM footprints and slow processors and come up with something that screams. 256 megs of RAM in the Moto? If it was free I'd take it, but I sure won't spend any money for those specs.
I think it's worth a bit more than free, probably at least $99. Doesn't the iPhone 3GS & Palm Pre also have 256mb of RAM? And those are pretty much the top touchscreen phones in terms of hardware. Is there even a phone out yet with more than 256mb (besides from htc cheating and counting the 32mb of memory inside the processor and getting 288mb)? The only thing lacking is the processor, but if it's $99 then it is ok. When you have dumb phones out there that are that much, I don't think it is unreasonable.

[ImaG]

So an extra 100 megs of RAM isn't an upgrade? lol, did everyone not go ga-ga over the chance to port a slow and buggy version of Rosie to their G1's?? you guys are way too funny

and yes, the iPhone runs off of 256, and it flies. It has a better processor tho. The Pre is not so zippy, but I'm assuming thats because its OS is more complex than the iPhone with the notifications and multitasking.

[djunio]

So an extra 100 megs of RAM isn't an upgrade? lol, did everyone not go ga-ga over the chance to port a slow and buggy version of Rosie to their G1's?? you guys are way too funny

and yes, the iPhone runs off of 256, and it flies. It has a better processor tho. The Pre is not so zippy, but I'm assuming thats because its OS is more complex than the iPhone with the notifications and multitasking.


No and extra 100 megs alone is not an upgrade because we have swapper to compensate for that. Me personally I just wanted to see what Rosie looked like at first, the new Hero roms are much much faster. I won't be wasting money on none of the new android phones because they are essentially G1's with a little more ram and a different case. When the 1GHZ start rolling out in the near future, everyone is gonna regret buying any of these 528GHZ phones.

[rdfry]

I also say none. None of these phones are a a big enough improvement to upgrade to. This is like upgrading from a MDA to the Wing. If you have money to burn then go for it.

[TravLadin]

So an extra 100 megs of RAM isn't an upgrade? lol, did everyone not go ga-ga over the chance to port a slow and buggy version of Rosie to their G1's?? you guys are way too funny

and yes, the iPhone runs off of 256, and it flies. It has a better processor tho. The Pre is not so zippy, but I'm assuming thats because its OS is more complex than the iPhone with the notifications and multitasking.


The Iphone also handles processing differently then android based phones… android based phone have notifications and other processes that have to refreshed or monitored for updates. The Iphone doesn’t really do in multitasking the apps are simple ran and closed. The IM on the Iphone doesn’t stay active and u get don’t get updates warning you of new email and other things of that nature. Android phones work hard and your always update to date on what’s happening… I Love the old hero hate the layout of the new & Im with t-mobile the originator so ill have to pick up the Cliq… cant wait to get my hand on it… root root root!! The camera ram upgrade and other thing make it worth buying ..

[ggrant3876]

I'll wait for the 1ghz HTC Dragon.