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Originally Posted by WirelessAndy
"Aw shoot," I thought. "It's only a dummy phone." The screen looked too good, like a photograph. But then I pressed a few buttons and was astonished to learn that it was a live phone. Yup, the screen on this thing is so vivid, I actually thought it I was looking at a dummy phone!
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Originally Posted by WirelessAndy
I don't believe you can access the web browser in landscape/QWERTY mode.
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Originally Posted by Mark Larson
So what can you do with the screen in landscape mode?
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I've reported these to Samsung, but I'm not sure if they're going to go anywhere. And with the other design flaws that I'm sure you've all read about, I'm probably going to switch to a different phone before my 30 days are up: 1. Entering an SMS in Landscape mode. If you are entering text and then select a comma and hit the caps key to type "I", for example, all of your text disappears from the screen. If you hit the delete key(back arrow) your text will reappear and if you press cap again it works properly. I can reproduce this any time. 2. When sending a message, if you close the phone from Landscape mode before the message is finished sending, the light stays on until you open the phone again. A battery drain. I can reproduce this any time. 3. When entering a New SMS the default text entry is in all caps. This is sporatic and have not been able to determine the steps taken to reproduce every time. |
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Originally Posted by mistWalker
You can do only messaging (i.e., text, IM, etc.). I think the phone it poorly designed. Yes, it has a unique hinge and I like the fact that it has a wealth of features and no camera. I find that companies just stick a camera on every phone, whether it is need or not, practical or not. Still, I also have a VZW account and their VX-9800/the "V" is a much better idea. Surely, the "V" doesn’t have the unique hinge, but otherwise, it is a much better phone/device. You can do anything in the landscape mode that you can do in the standard candybar mode. You can even make calls in landscape mode. Perhaps Samsung intended for the D307 to be only a messaging phone and nothing else; whereas, the "V" was designed to be a more multimedia device.
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Originally Posted by Eric5273
Actually, with the D307 you can also use the Address Book and Calendar in landscape mode. The only things you can't use are Java programs and the wap browser. You can do everything in portrait mode, just can't do those 2 things in landscape mode.
The "V" is just the opposite. You can do everything in landscape mode, but you can't do much at all in "closed" (candybar) mode. You cannot browse the web, use any BREW programs (such as Mobile IM), or watch VCast videos. All you can basically use in closed mode is text messaging, camera, phone calls, and MP3 player. Plus the "V" is huge for a non-smartphone. It's larger than many smartphones. I was considering the V, but I'm leaning towards purchasing a Nokia 9300i unlocked instead. They are both about the same size (the Nokia is slightly longer, but is thinner). If I am going to get a phone of that size, it might as well have a real operating system, a HTML web browser, VGA-width screen, and Wi-Fi. The only thing it is lacking is a camera. |
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Originally Posted by Eric5273
If you think that one will fool you, get yourself over to a T-Mobile store and check out the new SDA. It has a QVGA 2.2" screen, clearest I've seen on any mobile device. I don't think you could squeeze more pixels into a 2.2 inch screen.
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