HTC Hermes VS Herald

[hartsink]

Hello.

I used to own a HTC TyTN (Hermes) for a while but I sold it because I had some problems with screen alignment and sometimes the phone was on and geting a good reception and still I couldn't be reached.

Anyway, now I would like to buy a new PDA and I am thinking about buying a new TyTN or a P4350 (Herald). What do you guys think?

- The TyTN has a Samsung 400 mhz processor and sometimes I found it a tad slow, the Herald has a 200mhz processor found on most HTC products. Will the Herald be even slower?

- I see the Herald has no dedicated buttons on top of the screen (for Outlook and Internet Explorer) but can I set a given button to launch a program? (like arrow up, down, etc..) It was not possible on the Hermes.

- In size and weight matters I think we all agree that the Herald is better.

- Connectivity: the Herald has no IrDA (which is useless to me) and no UMTS. Can I have a decent internet connection speed with EDGE or HSDPA?

- Herald doesn't have video call support but it's not that important, altought I have 120 minutes of video calls for free and I won't spend them.

- What is really important is the qwerty keypad. It's just imposible to write sms or email with the virtual keyboard. Which keypad is better? Herald's or TyTN's?

EDIT: - Macro mode on the TyTN was really great and usefull. That one will me missed if I buy a Herald.

Which one would you suggest knowing that I will use it mainly for web browsing, reading and writing emails, phone calls, listening to mp3s, etc...

Thanks a lot.

[Neverwork]

if one of your main concerns is web browsing

if you have 3G in your Area...seems like the TyTN would be the choice

as it has a UMTS/HSDPA Radio

as long as you have a way of charging it when the battery gets eaten up



the 400mhz vs 200mhz issue

yes, im sure that the 200mhz would be slower than the hermes



Keyboard-Wise

idk about the Herald...but my TyTN Keyboard has become a little unresponsive and i need to press some buttons hard sometimes

i think this is a hardware defect and im looking into it

it does require me to take mine apart...again...lol


hope this helps :)

[OHERBERT]

Hey,

I have first an TYTN and sold them (Buy Dezember 2006): A lot of Problems and bugfixes
Then I buy an Herald: First wonderfull, but if you use many programms 200mHZ to slow. No scroll whell but ab better keyboard.:cool:
4 Weeks ago I sold them and buy again a TYTN and since then; I love it, but the keyboard from the Herald is better

----> If you ask me: I will buy an TYTN again

Regards
Oliver

[hartsink]

if one of your main concerns is web browsing

if you have 3G in your Area...seems like the TyTN would be the choice

as it has a UMTS/HSDPA Radio

as long as you have a way of charging it when the battery gets eaten up




Thank for your answer.

Well, I do have 3G coverage and I will use the device for web browsing and email so I think the Hermes (TyTN) would suit me better. What kind of connections does the Herald have? Here (http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/products/1854_P4350_PRODSHT_FRNT.pdf) is only states that it has EDGE. How fast can that go?

[Neverwork]

For a Comparison between EDGE and HSDPA

in my area my results were:

EDGE: 156kb/s
HSDPA: 896kb/s

and HSDPA had a much lower pingtime

:)

[bravo261]

the herald is a lot thinner if that matters, and to my girlfriend( and myself if i needed a keyboard) a slim phone almost means more than anything. the 200mhz didn't feel slower yet, but then i'll run two programs max, and could live with the speed since the tytn didn't feel too much faster.

we're with t-mobile, so 3g wasn't important or available, but if i had it, i'm unsure that would sway me. going wifi doesn't seem all that fast either. we don't browse the web much, mostly just email and certain data-pulling programs so the 3g isn't all that to us.

but the keyboard, and all front keys, and the sliding keyboard mechanism are all so much nicer. the front keys are the best of the 6-8 htc products i've run across. similar in feel to the Jam, whereas the 8525 are the worst(notice, 8525, not htc tytn itself).

if i had to choose, it'd be the herald unless the web is a BIG need