Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Here we go again

I don't know about you but I am sure tired of headlines and reviewers falsely stating representing things about products. Just like with the incredible all headlines represent the phone as the best thing ever never pointing out the bad things that the phone had and now after people bought the product you got crashes, bad battery life, grounding issues with the touch screen, and signal strength problems. Well such is the case yet again with the evolution it seems already. The headline is that the evolution is the one of the best smartphones (not just android) ever made. But this is quote inside the article: "However, the data speeds I got in my tests weren't spectacular, or anywhere close to the typica maximum Sprint claims, even in Baltimore, where the company's 4G network is mature. And, when using 4G, the EVO's battery runs down alarmingly fast. In my tests, it didn't last through a full day with 4G turned on. The carrier, in fact, is thinking of advising users to turn off the 4G network access when they don't think they need it, to save battery ife. This undercuts the whole idea of faster cellular"(New York Times)..And so other reports state that the phone can't last 5 hours. I'm not saying that this is the final word on this phone but if both or even one of these people were right on their findings, how in the world does this equal to "one of the best smartphones ever". The headlines dont match the info. I mean you get this phone for 4g right but yet I need to turn it off so I can make it through the day??? This isn't at all what I define as one of the best if you can't give me simple battery life and or tell me I can't use the phone for what I bought it for just so I can make through the day. Not to mention the fact that I have to pay extra a month for it reguardless even if not in a city that has 4g. And especially if you can't deliver on what you said it would do(speed). And I bet you none of this stuff is looked at as a issue with the reviewer when ranking this phone. When will we just judge rightly and fairly. Now do I think the evolution is the best now with these possible issues waiting, no. Do I think it will still be a very good phone for those who don't mind HTC sense and how big and wide the phone is in your hand, yes. I am buy no means feeling like this will be a bad phone and if these problems aren't universal then my top 5 smartphones don't change a bit. I just find it depressing when see how many reviews focus on all good things and downplay the potentially bad ones. To my knowledge there has yet been a perfect phone and I don't think that's about to change anytime soon.

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