HTC Dream... Seriously WTF

[NutsyUK]

Ok Maybe there was another post on this before...
And I also had a quick look through the forums to see if theres already an area devoted to the Dream...

But I got to ask,
What the hell was the designer thinking as he or she was scribbling down sketches and design concepts for this phone?

Hardware great,

Android great [though missing fancy GUI like Touchflow3d and uses stranded android desktop],

Fanatic designs and aesthetically pleasing to look at. Oops missed that one.

What the hell where they thinking? It looks like a cheap third world country knock off. A design thats a throw back to the 80s of cream white and ugly buttons.

After the Touch series [diamond pro HD and 3G and Pearls or is it Pebble...] How on earth did they manage to get this one out of the design room?

Hardware wise its fairly similar to the touch pro, so they could of easily gone along the lines of the Touch pro design with Android implementation.

Also why didnt they change the default front end of android with a nicer one?

The whole phone and its development smells of being total rushed without any real thinking at every step.

[except the basic fundamentals like hardware support and driver support under android, everything else though is out the window]

Now I’m sure HTC engineers and designers occasionally look around this forum to test the water so to speak. I only wish they would come forward and explain themselves with this monstrosity, It had the potential to be something truly great. But now seems as if it would be brushed under the carpet.

Maybe im just mindlessly ranting. If thats the case just ignore me :)

Nutsy

[chargedRam]

Ok Maybe there was another post on this before...
And I also had a quick look through the forums to see if theres already an area devoted to the Dream...

But I got to ask,
What the hell was the designer thinking as he or she was scribbling down sketches and design concepts for this phone?

Hardware great,

Android great [though missing fancy GUI like Touchflow3d and uses stranded android desktop],

Fanatic designs and aesthetically pleasing to look at. Oops missed that one.

What the hell where they thinking? It looks like a cheap third world country knock off. A design thats a throw back to the 80s of cream white and ugly buttons.

After the Touch series [diamond pro HD and 3G and Pearls or is it Pebble...] How on earth did they manage to get this one out of the design room?

Hardware wise its fairly similar to the touch pro, so they could of easily gone along the lines of the Touch pro design with Android implementation.

Also why didnt they change the default front end of android with a nicer one?

The whole phone and its development smells of being total rushed without any real thinking at every step.

[except the basic fundamentals like hardware support and driver support under android, everything else though is out the window]

Now I’m sure HTC engineers and designers occasionally look around this forum to test the water so to speak. I only wish they would come forward and explain themselves with this monstrosity, It had the potential to be something truly great. But now seems as if it would be brushed under the carpet.

Maybe im just mindlessly ranting. If thats the case just ignore me :)

Nutsy




Mind your language dude......u might be upsetting readers here.....

[NutsyUK]

Eh? saying something looks like a cheap knock off from a third world country is bad language? How?

[orb3000]

Mind your language dude......u might be upsetting readers here.....

Agree, please mind your languaje
we are a lot of people form third world countries like me...

[NutsyUK]

I wouldn't call Mexico a third world country.

And the term at least over hear doesnt brand a country at all... nor am i identifying a country.

Simply that this phone design has the quality of cheap knock offs.

Sorry if i have managed to offend anyone that wasnt the intension...

So please keep on topic.

The HTC Dream is ugly...

[briggs81]

Ok Maybe there was another post on this before...
And I also had a quick look through the forums to see if theres already an area devoted to the Dream...

But I got to ask,
What the hell was the designer thinking as he or she was scribbling down sketches and design concepts for this phone?

Hardware great,

Android great [though missing fancy GUI like Touchflow3d and uses stranded android desktop],

Fanatic designs and aesthetically pleasing to look at. Oops missed that one.

What the hell where they thinking? It looks like a cheap third world country knock off. A design thats a throw back to the 80s of cream white and ugly buttons.

After the Touch series [diamond pro HD and 3G and Pearls or is it Pebble...] How on earth did they manage to get this one out of the design room?

Hardware wise its fairly similar to the touch pro, so they could of easily gone along the lines of the Touch pro design with Android implementation.

Also why didnt they change the default front end of android with a nicer one?

The whole phone and its development smells of being total rushed without any real thinking at every step.

[except the basic fundamentals like hardware support and driver support under android, everything else though is out the window]

Now I’m sure HTC engineers and designers occasionally look around this forum to test the water so to speak. I only wish they would come forward and explain themselves with this monstrosity, It had the potential to be something truly great. But now seems as if it would be brushed under the carpet.

Maybe im just mindlessly ranting. If thats the case just ignore me :)

Nutsy


I read part of your post but am now ignoring the rest.

Should I go into the Blue Angel forum and start saying how I think it's an ugly piece of poop too, and what was HTC thinking? Seriously.. just your aesthetic opinion.. like everyone else.. let's not try and make it more then what it really is.

[speoples20]

I think the dream looks nice. The white one is ok but the black one looks sexy. Also how is it rushed the phone has been in developement for over a year. That doesn't sound rushed to me. I for one can't wait for the phone and I'm going to get it the first day.

[swaney]

why dnt u make a phone yourself... since ur complaining about it.. or dnt even wrry bout it

[JimmyMcGee]

I read part of your post but am now ignoring the rest.

Should I go into the Blue Angel forum and start saying how I think it's an ugly piece of poop too, and what was HTC thinking? Seriously.. just your aesthetic opinion.. like everyone else.. let's not try and make it more then what it really is.

Heh Heh You said poop.:p

Ok guys, lets not be so sensitive about his statement. :)

And lets not make careless offensive statements.:)

Let's have fun and talk about how pretty the Dream is. (or isn't)

[burgertime]

For real...why is everyone jumping all over this guy for an opinion? It's not as if he posted in the wrong forum.

I don't think it's ugly, but hey I have been known to wear stripes with plaid on occasion.

[Hyden121]

Well, everyone is entitles to an opinion and although I agree it is importnant to be careful how you phrase things, you are always entitled to your opinion. I have many friends from Mexico and lived there myself for a while. They all say the same thing. It is not that great when it comes to looks but I can say that I have had many pretty things that were only so so when then came to performance. I do not look at the cosmetic side as much as I do the performance. I would use a brick if it gave me the best performance and reliability. I just hope they don't jack the price too much...