O2 Orbit 2 - Silver, not black

[rpbrown]

I ordered and Orbit 2 online on Friday.

On Saturday I saw one in the flesh and was dissapointed that it basically has a silver mirror front, not a black one as it appears to have on the web.

Whilst this may seem trivial I think that the silver front makes it look a bit tacky and I have cancelled the order.

I am sure that pre-production models were black. Am I wrong? Are they different in Germany?

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=photoview-o2-xda-orbit-2-windows-mobile-6-professional-gps-smartphone

I am now waiting for the UK release of the LG KS20

[academic]

I ordered and Orbit 2 online on Friday.

On Saturday I saw one in the flesh and was dissapointed that it basically has a silver mirror front, not a black one as it appears to have on the web.

Whilst this may seem trivial I think that the silver front makes it look a bit tacky and I have cancelled the order.

I am sure that pre-production models were black. Am I wrong? Are they different in Germany?

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=photoview-o2-xda-orbit-2-windows-mobile-6-professional-gps-smartphone

I am now waiting for the UK release of the LG KS20

The silver mirror is right but, depending on the light, the Polaris looks black (nice effect. for sure !). When I've received my Polaris (HTC not a branded one), I was a bit disappointed. Finally the look is pretty cute like this.

[JulianL]

When I've received my Polaris (HTC not a branded one), I was a bit disappointed. Finally the look is pretty cute like this.

Me too. I have an unbranded one and the appearance really did put me off before buying it; I almost waited for the O2 release on the basis of the pictures.

When I did buy my Polaris I was originally a bit disappointed. People had said that in most lighting conditions the mirrored surround looks pretty black but that wasn't/isn't the way it looks to me. Having lived with it for a while though I've got used to it and it doesn't bug me at all. On the plus side I've never really seen it look as silver in real life as it does in some of the photos I've seen, it's more of a fairly discreet dark grey.

These are just my personal observations obviously and everyone will have their own views on this.

- Julian

[rpbrown]

Whilst I knew the "Cruise" was silver I had thought the Orbit 2 was black. Apparently not!

[wywywywy]

I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.

[academic]

I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.

Seem the same for Switzerland..

[academic]

I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.

Same for Switzerland..

[rfox]

I too fell for it - all the pictures I found on the web showed the device other than is really is - for example:


http://www.theunwired.net/?item=photoview-o2-xda-orbit-2-windows-mobile-6-professional-gps-smartphone

I ordered one, and while waiting - I saw one in a store and was very disappointed with the mirrored face - very distracting.

Unfortunately, all models are like this - no exceptions. They should use such deceptive photography (just do a search for Orbit2 on Google and you will see!)

I got the phone anyway, because there is no other phone right now on the market which offers what this one does (except the Kaiser II which is a bit thick)

Cheers -

[rpbrown]

I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.

Oh no! Who told you that?

I have been holding out for months for a decent looking WM6 phone and after I have been dissapointed by the Orbit 2 my last chance was the KS20.

If this is not being released it means going right back to the drawing board!

[jabok]

Oh no! Who told you that?

I have been holding out for months for a decent looking WM6 phone and after I have been dissapointed by the Orbit 2 my last chance was the KS20.

If this is not being released it means going right back to the drawing board!

Function before form. :p ;)

You get used to the silverish finish soon enough. :)

[dr_s]

:D I'm so glad that Orbit 2 is not black. As I got the orginal HTC version, for which I liked the sharp edges type shape and scroll wheel with purple light ring in between (features not in Orbit 2), but only thing I was jealous about Orbit 2 was its total black colour in pictures. But as its silver mirror now, worse than original HTC's dark grey, I am satisfed with the original one, knowing that original one is the BEST .... :D .... cheeky!!!

[wywywywy]

Oh no! Who told you that?

I have been holding out for months for a decent looking WM6 phone and after I have been dissapointed by the Orbit 2 my last chance was the KS20.

If this is not being released it means going right back to the drawing board!

You know, I am thinking hard but I really can't remember who told me that.
But anyway it was released over 3 months ago in Europe, so if it could come to the UK it would have done so already.

The best thing about the KS20 is that you get proper drivers!!
(But lacks support from the XDA-Dev community obviously.)

And I really really really want a KS20 for its transflective screen.

[rpbrown]

The odd KS20 creeps onto ebay.

I was wanting to get one with a contract and have therefore held off.

I am not sure that the KS20 does not also have the driver issue. "the unwired" has done a review, as has GSM Arena and it might get mentioned there.

[sabesh]

Thx, good feedback here!

[.ForumUser]

lol, the silver finish was one of the main reasons I had to have this PDA, it's cool, I love it.