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Flyerhell's review of the HTC Droid DNA
original version, submitted Dec 20, 2012, 7:11 PM:
Great overall phone with some shortcomings
I've had my Droid DNA for about two weeks now and so far I am very impressed. It's very fast, the screen is responsive and the phone has been able to handle everything that I've thrown at it with very little, if any, stuttering. The GPS finds my location almost instantly and is WAY better than the GPS on my Droid X, which would sometimes take a few minutes to find my location. On both speaker phone and when holding the phone to my ear, the voice quality of the person I am speaking with is loud and clear and people who I am speaking with report that my voice is also loud and clear. I also find the temperature of the phone to be much lower than my Droid X, which would warm up considerably during heavy usage.
As I don't download much or take many pictures or videos, while I was a little bit concerned about the non-removable memory, I don't think it will be a problem for me. I don't travel outside of the country very frequently so while the SIM card is a nice feature, it doesn't apply to me.
My biggest complaint about the phone is the battery life. I need to charge it nearly every night, even with only moderate usage, while my Droid X could usually go for 1.5-2 days under similar usage without a charge. Another major complaint that I have about the phone is that the included voice recognition for dialing numbers is TERRIBLE. On my Droid X, I could simply say "Call X mobile", I would get a confirmation of who was being called, and the call would go through to the person's mobile number. On my DNA, I don't get any confirmation and rather than calling someone in my contacts, the phone usually mishears me and searches online for something that isn't relevant. I know that I can download third party apps to do this but I haven't found a good one yet. I also find the volume of the notifications and ringtone (which are the same ones that I had on my Droid X) to be lower than on my Droid X.
Overall, I'm happy with the phone and I highly recommend it.
edited May 3, 2013, 1:52 PM to the current version:
Great overall phone with some shortcomings
I've had my Droid DNA for about two weeks now and so far I am very impressed. It's very fast, the screen is responsive and the phone has been able to handle everything that I've thrown at it with very little, if any, stuttering. The GPS finds my location almost instantly and is WAY better than the GPS on my Droid X, which would sometimes take a few minutes to find my location. On both speaker phone and when holding the phone to my ear, the voice quality of the person I am speaking with is loud and clear and people who I am speaking with report that my voice is also loud and clear. I also find the temperature of the phone to be much lower than my Droid X, which would warm up considerably during heavy usage.
As I don't download much or take many pictures or videos, while I was a little bit concerned about the non-removable memory, I don't think it will be a problem for me. I don't travel outside of the country very frequently so while the SIM card is a nice feature, it doesn't apply to me.
My biggest complaint about the phone is the battery life. I need to charge it nearly every night, even with only moderate usage, while my Droid X could usually go for 1.5-2 days under similar usage without a charge. Another major complaint that I have about the phone is that the included voice recognition for dialing numbers is TERRIBLE. On my Droid X, I could simply say "Call X mobile", I would get a confirmation of who was being called, and the call would go through to the person's mobile number. On my DNA, I don't get any confirmation and rather than calling someone in my contacts, the phone usually mishears me and searches online for something that isn't relevant. I know that I can download third party apps to do this but I haven't found a good one yet. I also find the volume of the notifications and ringtone (which are the same ones that I had on my Droid X) to be lower than on my Droid X.
Overall, I'm happy with the phone and I highly recommend it.
