Android - HTC ThunderBolt 4G from Verizon

HTC ThunderBolt 4G


Product Description
One of the world's first 4G LTE Android smartphones, the HTC ThunderBolt 4G for Verizon Wireless takes advantage of the fastest, most advanced 4G network in America. It's powered by a lightning-quick 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and offers a vibrantly colorful 4.3-inch Super LCD multi-touch display. Capture brilliant photos and HD 720p video with the 8-megapixel camera on the rear, and enjoy video call capabilities with the front-facing camera. And with the Android 2.2 OS, you'll be able to experience the full Internet thanks to its support for Adobe Flash 10.1--enabling you to play games, watch videos, and more.

The HTC ThunderBolt, enabled for the ultra-fast Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network (see larger image).

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network provides speeds up to 10 times faster than Verizon Wireless' 3G network. With 4G LTE, you'll enjoy simultaneous voice and data capabilities, allowing you to check e-mail, browse the web, download an app, and check directions on Google Maps while on a call. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network currently reaches one-third of all Americans, with plans to expand the network to the company's entire 3G coverage area over the next three years.

Includes ROCK BAND Mobile.

In addition to Android, the ThunderBolt 4G also offers the next-generation HTC Sense user interface experience, which includes quicker startup times from hibernation mode as well as a consolidated view of your favorite social networking sites. The ThunderBolt 4G also comes with ROCK BAND Mobile pre-loaded, so you can shred on the go with multiple levels of difficulty from dozens of classic songs.

Other features include an 8 GB internal memory, pre-loaded 32 GB microSD memory card, Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking with Mobile Hotspot capabilities, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, integrated speakers with Dolby Mobile + SRS WOW HD surround sound, DLNA certification for wireless media streaming to other devices, built-in kickstand for easy media viewing, and a 1400 mAh battery for extra-long talk time.

Android Operating System
The ThunderBolt 4G runs the latest Android operating system--OS 2.2 (aka, Froyo)--which provides a faster overall Android experience as well as greater multitasking capabilities. You'll be able to receive notifications, listen to music, and even record GPS data without keeping the application open. And it features a plethora of new enhancements, including an improved onscreen QWERTY keyboard, full push corporate e-mail, and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for access to the full Web. It also offers enhanced Exchange support, with Calendar syncing, Global Address Lookup, improved security, auto-discovery, and more.

With integrated Google technology, the ThunderBolt 4G brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps with Street View, GTalk instant messaging (with presence capabilities), YouTube, and Picasa. The ThunderBolt 4G also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. And through Android Market, you'll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets, and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day.

HTC Sense Mobile Experience
With the next generation of the popular HTC Sense mobile experience, the HTC ThunderBolt 4G automatically delivers your most-wanted information to your screen. It offers even more ways to stay connected--including FriendStream, which delivers Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr updates in a consolidated view. And you'll be able to pinpoint the location of a lost phone on a map, send a command to make the phone sound an alert--even while on "silent" mode--through the htcsense.com web site. If needed, you can also remotely wipe all of the phone's data with a single command in addition to forwarding calls and text messages to a different number.



Video chat capable over 4G LTE and Wi-Fi (see larger image).
Connectivity
Ultra-fast 4G LTE connectivity via the Verizon Wireless 4G Mobile Broadband network, with expected download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps. See more about 4G LTE below.
Easy access to social networking via HTC Sense including updates from Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
Onboard GPS for navigation and location services
Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views
Ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
4G Mobile Hotspot capability allows you to create a Wi-Fi hotspot using your Verizon Wireless 4G LTE connection, which can then be shared among up to 8 Wi-Fi-capable devices. (Note: Mobile Hotspot capability will not be available at device launch.)
Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP audio streaming Bluetooth profiles.

OS & Software
Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) with over-the-air upgrade capability for future OS releases.
ROCK BAND Mobile with multiple levels of difficulty, dozens of classic songs, and multiplayer mode to challenge your friends over Bluetooth.
DLNA capabilities enables you to share your photo albums, videos and movies wirelessly with a compatible HDTV or other DLNA device.
Communications & Internet
Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging (via popular services including AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk).
Access to personal and corporate e-mail (including support for Exchange and push Gmail).
HTML Web browser (WebKit-based) with support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for accessing Flash-enabled websites, watching video and playing games.
Multimedia
Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC
Video player compatible with MPEG4, WMV, XviD
Built-in stereo speakers
Dolby Mobile + SRS WOW HD surround sound enhancement
Memory
32 GB pre-loaded microSD memory card with support for other optional cards up to 32 GB.
8 GB internal memory
Camera
1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat capabilities.
8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash plus auto focus, face detection, and geo-tagging.
HD 720p video capture capabilities (1280 x 720 pixels)
Design and Hardware
1 GHz Snapdragon processor speeds up everything--from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work.
4.3-inch Super LCD display with capacitive multi-touch capabilities, proximity sensor, and light sensor (480 x 800 pixels).
Onscreen QWERTY keyboard
Dual microphones and noise canceling technology for clearer calls.
More Features
3.5mm headphone jack
Micro USB 2.0 port with mass storage capabilities.
Speakerphone for hands-free communication.
Hearing Aid Compatibility: M3 and T3
Vital Statistics
The HTC ThunderBolt weighs 5.78 ounces and measures 4.8 x 2.6 x 0.52 inches. It comes with a long-life 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery. It runs on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, as well as EV-DO, Rev A 3G and CDMA 800/1900 frequencies where 4G LTE is not available.

What's in the Box
HTC ThunderBolt handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 32 GB microSD memory card, quick start guide

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network
The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network allows you to download photos, apps, and games in seconds and entire movies in minutes. LTE (or Long Term Evolution provides significantly increased upload and download speeds over 3G networks, as well as significantly reduced latency (or lag time). Verizon Wireless expects 4G LTE average data rates to be 5-12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world, loaded network environments.

With these blazing fast speeds, you'll be able to stream HD movies without the annoyance of constant pauses to buffer the video stream--as well as quickly download HD-quality movies right to your phone in minutes. Additionally, you'll be able to download a new song file in about 4 seconds or upload a photo to your favorite social networking site in about 6 seconds.

And with video chat capabilities via the 4G LTE network, you'll see callers face-to-face while you're on the go. In addition to chatting with other compatible smartphones, you'll be able to video conference to users on PCs.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE mobile broadband network will also redefine the mobile office for business users. Business applications that used to require wired networks will be untethered forever, allowing you maximized productivity and efficiency while you're out of the confines of your office. Enhanced security lets you tap into most VPN networks with less waiting, and faster responsiveness enables you to upload 10 MB presentations back to your team in less than 25 seconds.

Android :: HTC Incredible S Review

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Let’s go through the specs: 4.0” 800x480 display, 1ghz second gen Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor, 768MB of RAM, 8MP camera with dual LED flash and 720P video capture along with a front facing 1.3MP camera.

The first thing that struck me when I opened up the Incredible S is it’s design language. Instead of being fairly smooth the back is partially raised in spots making the edges sleeker. It’s actually kind of retro in that the partially raised back reminds me of my old Pocket PC Phone (the XDA). In front the speaker grill and screen edges are both chromed.

There’s a LED on the right side of the speaker grill. The back and edges are covered by rubberized paint. I appreciate that HTC is trying something new but overall I’m not a fan of the new look.

The battery cover is very molded looking - I found the right side to be creaky already but besides that the Incredible is a solid phone.

The display is very nice. It’s really bright and crisp. The viewing angle is great up and down but just average when viewed from the side. My only complaint is that it’s too reflective for my taste.

Software wise you get Android 2.2.1 with HTC Sense on top of it.

While I think pure Android with no customizations needs a lot of work Sense is sort of the opposite in that I found it a bit overdone.

Here’s a random list of stuff I like about Sense: the recently run program list when you pull the window shade down, the mail client (not to be confused with the Gmail) has copy and paste (you normally need Android 2.3 to get this feature) plus it can also thread emails. The keyboard is excellent - if not the best one of the best stock keyboards for Android. Some of the widgets are quite nice too.

There is a nice universal search feature which searches everything from your phonebook to Facebook, to Google/Bing/Yahoo/Wikipedia.

What I don’t like is the launcher. Most Android phones have the 4 main buttons (home, menu, back search), but HTC clusters a main menu button, phone and customization button right above it. It’s a bit cluttered. I don’t like the HTC gallery, while I like that it has Facebook and Flickr integration along with DLNA support I prefer the stock Android 3D gallery. Luckily the stock Android 3G gallery is hidden on the phone (search the Android Marketplace for “3G Gallery”). While I liked the universal search feature are are 4 different search programs. The built in Google one, Quick Lookup, Search Anywhere and Search People. While Search Anywhere and Search People appear to be the same program it seems kind of bloated to have this many different searches in the program list.

I’d like to see HTC copy Samsung by allowing you to lock the screen orientation from the window shade. You can lock the screen orientation via a HTC widget but you have to access it from the home screen.

While I’m not crazy with how ‘heavy’ HTC Sense is I have to say that most of HTC’s customizations seem well thought out. It’s just that needs more focus; right now it’s a little bit all over the place.

As I mentioned before the Incredible has an excellent on screen keyboard. Most previous HTC Android phones had a trackball or some sort of navigation pad. The Incredible doesn’t. Instead the bottom of the keyboard has up/down/left/right buttons. While I don’t think the Incredible needs these keys I liked this a lot because they kept me from accidentally touching the menu buttons.

There’s a handy WiFi hotspot feature - most Android 2.2 and better phones have this. HTC’s differs in that it can handle up to 8 simultaneous users vs non HTC phones which are usually limited to 5. The Incredible supports up to 14.4mbps downlink speeds.

As far as crap ware goes the Incredible on Bell and Virgin Mobile Canada come with the following extra programs which you can’t remove using the Manage applications feature; GPS Navigation (actually a pretty good program), Bell Remote PVR (not everyone uses Bell for TV), Bell Self serve (useful unless you’re using it on another carrier), Bell TV & Radio, Tunes & Apps. I don’t mind that Bell includes these programs but you should have the option to remove them if you don’t want them. Then again I guess I could say the same about some of the extra stuff HTC includes. Other other thing that can’t be removed is Asphalt 5 demo (a racing game),

I didn’t find the camera that great. While it’s is better than some other HTC phones I’ve tried in the past it’s AF speed and shutter speeds are much too slow so that most pictures you take will be blurry. Video capture quality is also quite bad. The microphone isn’t very good, the video doesn’t look good and somehow the Incredible is hard to hold still.

Sound quality was average. I found outgoing sound quality to be shrill sounding. Incoming is better. Earlier I mentioned that the side of my Incredible creaked. I found that when I held the Incredible up to my ear my thumb would put pressure on the area where it creaked. That’s mildly annoying.

RF performance is good. I compared the Incredible with a Galaxy S side-by-side and found that the Galaxy S was slightly worse.

Overall the Incredible is a good phone. It’s pretty fast, out of the box it’s very capable and has a nice display. My only serious complaint is that the camera isn’t very good and the screen is a bit too reflective. Minor complaints include Sense being a bit too bloated, the creaking on the side (i’m guessing it’s unique to mine though I’m also guessing that most will creak after a while).

Android - HTC MyTouch 3G stuck at boot screen

I decided to wipe all data by turning the phone off and then pressing the home key and the power key. From there it went to the recovery menu (if that's what you call it) and clicked on wipe --> wipe data. After it was done, I went to the menu again and rebooted the phone. As it was rebooting, the phone was stuck and has been on the Hero screen as it reboots and keeps cycling over and over. Is there any way I can fix this?
I'm pretty sure the phone isn't bricked because I could still access the recovery menu. Just don't know what to do after that.

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Android :: HTC Pyramid Pre-release - Rumor

So far it's only a rumor and little is known about it so hopefully we can stir up some details.

Rumored Specs:
-First HTC device with 1.2Ghz Snapdragon Dual Core Processor
-High resolution screen on level with qHD or better
-Screen size of 4+inches
-Possible multi carrier launch similar to the Galaxy S line, Sprint's Model will probably be the Evo 2 and have WiMax, Verizon model will sport Lte, T-mobile HSPA+, etc....
-Stylish HTC design as always
-8 megapixel camera or better
-1Gb of RAM
-Basically a direct competitor to super phones such as the Droid Bionic, Atrix 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II
-HTC Sense
-3D Capable

Engadget is reporting that Sprint will announce an Evo 3D model at CTIA later this month, hopefully this is the Evo sequel that will be part of the Multi-carrier launch of the HTC Pyramid, with this information I think I'll add 3D capable to the list of rumored specs.Here's the link http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/06/sprint-announcing-nexus-s-4g-evo-3d-and-evo-view-tablet-at-cti/

I just heard a rumor that the T-mobile version of this phone may be called the doubleshot

Take into account that most of this if not all of it is speculation but hold out hope, a phone like this would be a ridiculous beast.

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Android - Enable Diagnostic Mode to use QXDM / QPST on HTC Android devices

Trying to found out how to enable "diagnostic" mode on an HTC Android device, specifically a T-Mobile G2 / HTC Desire Z. In my searching I hadn't found anything like this for HTC Android phones. The closest I have come is how to do it for Motorola Android phones (i.e. the Droid -> holding "T" when powering up).

I am trying to use QPST/QXDM and I think I have HW VSP working, but I still need the phone to be setup to send data (in diagnostic mode).

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