great device! few comments

[SecureGSM]

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Just receivd my HTC Herald few days ago and I am happy to say :
this device is vey good.


on the PROS side:

battery life is very good - on pair with Excalibur
keyboard is sensational - sprung keyboard.
keyboard is identical to Hermes keyboard but has Exclaibur like rubber feel to it. very sexy!
device plays chimes when hardware keyboard is being slided out/ slided in.
very cool this one. my wife wants this device badly now :)

overall very well built device. great quality.
D-pad look is similar to HTC TyTN D-Pad but feels completely different! much better this one. better click easier to use. big step forward.
sylus - identical to Trinity. non-telescopic one. very convenient to use.

screen is very bright and clear.
WiFI and BT - can not compain about that one.

on CONS side:

200MHz processor - SKYPE is big NO NO unless processor is overclocked...
multimedia speaker sound is very soft. quite easy to miss on incomming call. did that few time already.
device is not as light as Artemis for an instance. it feels a bit heavier than it should.
I have noticed that this is due to the battery weight mainly.


great form factor! excellent replacement for HTC Wizard.

[srmz]

I hope when they come with the next version for the TyTn it is with the sprung keyboard with chimes
Regards

[bigneeker]

where did you purchase the herald?
im interested in getting one.

[SecureGSM]

Sorry. I am afraid that HTC P4350 is not commercially available yet.

P.S. after almost full week of having Herald in operation I have eventually realised that great keyboard and D-Pad makes this phone exceptional for me.
I wouldn't touch Hermes any more. what a difference!

where did you purchase the herald?
im interested in getting one.

[modaco]

I'm with you on that one SecureGSM... I too have a P4350 (although an older firmware than yours), and think it's a keeper.

Size is great, dpad is great and keyboard is pretty good (not quite as good as Hermes IMHO, primarily due to location of button for left soft key).

I love the spring out keyboard action, but wish it was a bit lighter (why so heavy?) and wish it looked a bit more special and a bit less industrial :P

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[SecureGSM]

Cheers, Modaco!

It is the battery that makes this device feels heavy! I have realised that when I removed the battery out. Not sure why.. may be HTC has to use new designed battery in conformance with new European standards and regulations? battery is definetely heavier than normal would be. I guess this is the question to technical gurus. I am not one of those, sorry :(

I'm with you on that one SecureGSM... I too have a P4350 (although an older firmware than yours), and think it's a keeper.

... but wish it was a bit lighter (why so heavy?) and wish it looked a bit more special and a bit less industrial :P

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[Lucas0511]

In Germany it costs "only" 120 dollars less than the Tytn, but especially with a data flat I would not want to miss 3G and HSDPA anymore. The problems with the low speaker sound and low A2DP stereo quality leaves a lot of HTC customers angry. Too bad the Herald does not improve on this yet. Looking forward to the O2 Flame now, even if Quanta produces it... :-)

[sylvester_k]

Dear all,
Have anyone actually tried skype on HTC Herald ?
I need to double confirm that HTC Herald is not able to
handle skype properly, so I will have to go for HTC Hermes instead. Basically I love every review on the Herald
except on the problem with skype.

Pls advise.

Thanks.

[ddv]

Hi,
I am also planning to order the Herald.
Great device in my opinion. The only disavantage is indeed the processor.
But if you overclock the processor to 240mhz, skype will work, i guess.

The HTC 9100 has the same processor and some people already reported skype succesfully working after overclocking tot 240 Mhz.

Am i correct ? :-)

regards,
Dieter.

[Frankie_R]

Can you tell me if the Herald has a low Wi-fi reception, like the Hermes? Thank you.

[sylvester_k]

Hi Frankie_R,
you mean that the Hermes actually weak WIFI issue ?
will that affect the voice quality when using SKYPE ?

Hi ddv,
I have a review in local newspaper that the device is working properly on Skype without overclocking.
Not sure how true.
Unless the new 200MHz Processor is very efficient, I
seriously doubt it can handle skype with acceptable
voice quality even at 240Mhz overclocking.
Of couse, I wouls prefer to wait for actual
experience feedback.
At the mean time, I can still wait for the
ETEN M700 to come out.

Thanks for reading

[Frankie_R]

Hi Frankie_R,
you mean that the Hermes actually weak WIFI issue?
will that affect the voice quality when using SKYPE ?

If the signal isn't too weak (but the Hermes has a low reception, so you must be not too far away from the source) Skype will work without any problem.