HD2

I've had this phone for 3 years now. Bought it in Cardiff with Khalis from super cute Orange salesperson named Artie. Artie was kind enough to give me good number as well, my number then ended with 5555.

I'd been surveying for new phone for months before I got myself this new phone. It was at first a tie between 3GS and Desire. I waited for Desire for so long but by launch date, I got tawar hati. So 3GS je lah now left.. However, there was then news about 4G (remember the exclusive by Gizmodo?) so I had to consider another target.. Why buy 3GS kalau ade 4G right? But if I wanna wait for 4G, next year la baru masuk Msia right...This HD2 was really an impulse buy.. I never considered it before. One day Khalis and I went jalan2, masuk random shops and ended up buying it. I didnt really think about it carefully pon..

So now I've had HD2 for 2 weeks but I haven't really use it.. Waiting for the screen protector to arrive (whyyyyy la I bought the SP online????).. I havent inserted my simcard, just mlm2 gune for youtube.. So when I get the SP, I'm gonna load it up with millions of games and apps..

I dont think I can write a review on this HD2 coz I ni bukan le tech savvy.. But so far so good, very responsive and the big screen is awesome so when I go traveling like dlm ERL or tunggu flight ke, or tunggu meeting/seminar to start.. (I dunno why, I have no car and rely on taxi all the time but I always be the first to arrive at whatever events..especially in the morning, kalau cakap nk start kol 9,I of course la 830 like that dah sampai but they always have to start at like 930 coz org datang lambat sbb traffic jam etc.).. I can watch movies/drama..so its a really 2in1 device for me..

Gizmodo said that "in terms of hardware, its the nicest phone in the world" but "burdened with a categorically disappointing OS".. and lagi..."the HD2 is, without qualification, the best Windows Mobile phone on the market right now. And being a Windows Mobile phone isn't all bad: The browsers have Flash, Exchange support is perfect, and multitasking is seamless. On top of that, the Sense shell is an impressive piece of software, especially in terms of social networking and media playback. But the point remains: Even behind the very convincing disguise of a modern phone, Windows Mobile is lagging well behind its competitors in terms of new app development, fast OS development and general user experience, and by the time you get your hands on this phone—and just as importantly, by the time your contract is halfway through—Windows Mobile 6.5, Sense or no Sense, will feel like a complete dinosaur. Hence the "wait"—for a similar phone with better software, or for Windows Mobile 7. That said, if you're a Windows Mobile fan, or aware of its various quirks and still willing to take the dive, this is the finest Windows Phone in the world, bar none"

The news that I heard is that HD2 users would be able to upgrade to WM 7.. so I'm just crossing my fingers now.. hopefuli from now onwards WM pon mcm Windows jgak, boleh downgrade and upgrade sesuka ati..

Of the three above, I think HD2 looks the nicest.. Desire is said by many to be the best phone of the three, but it really feels cheap in your hand...too plasticky IMO..