Desire S vs Incredible S

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hey,


i am stuck between desire S and incredible S.

i absolutely love desire s unibody design, and i dont really care about the wifi prob (besides there is some kind of fix to it as well), only concerns are ... the build quality: lots of ppl are talking about loose battery covers and screen not fitting in place lol, also the camera seems pretty lame...but the form factor/ screen size- perfect !

but incredible S... seems to have more developers to get the root (tho i think it will be ported to desire s as well afterwards... yea ?), but its only got froyo, not gingerbread, and its a bit too large, and not so darn beautiful >.<

and hows the music quality through the headphones (good stereo ? bass ?) and loudspeaker (no distortion ? loud ?) ?


only drawback- the bootloader on these phones and sense UI... would love CM 7 possibility

thanks in advance

Build quality problems are only appearing in certain locations eg. the uk seems fine and i would expect a exchange under warranty if there were any problems i personally dont find that a concern.

Lack of dev actvity seems a concern i dont know why this doesnt seem like a popular phone but i like it as it has the perfect screen size for me.

Will echo comments made by user above.

Had the phone for a month now and love it. I prefer the size of desire s.

Looks like finding a local un locking shop who have an xtc clip or sending phone away will be quickest and cheapest route to getting s-off and therefore root.

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well... i dont mind too much about root thing.. except for uninstalling some stuff, i can always put on adw instead of sense .. as long as it runs smooth im fine.

but now im still leaning towards incredible S a bit more imo... the more i look at it the cooler it looks xD

tho i see ppl telling IS reboots often, and it also has froyo..

but then again DS is gingerbread, but people are talking about bad build quality.. hate to see such complaints on a unibody design. also the wifi prob is alteast some of a concern.

edit; the size doesnt seem to be THAT much larger on the IS.. so i really dont know now
grrrrr i hate choosing >.<

Some IS seems to have backlighting problem with the fancy rotating buttons.

Originally Posted by amonrei

Some IS seems to have backlighting problem with the fancy rotating buttons.

Are you sure that thats not simply linked to the same software issue that the DS has with its own buttons lighting/not lighting, which is caused by the ambient light levels detection controlling when the buttons are lit?

Originally Posted by ben_pyett

Are you sure that thats not simply linked to the same software issue that the DS has with its own buttons lighting/not lighting, which is caused by the ambient light levels detection controlling when the buttons are lit?

no thats not it, IS button backlight is just lame, its a HW prob and every IS has it. why the hell would 1 button out of 4 be brighter than others according to the ambient light sensor xDD ?

Originally Posted by xilw3r

no thats not it, IS button backlight is just lame, its a HW prob and every IS has it. why the hell would 1 button out of 4 be brighter than others according to the ambient light sensor xDD ?

it wouldn't, but you didn't explain that in your post and I was only offering help...

Originally Posted by ben_pyett

it wouldn't, but you didn't explain that in your post and I was only offering help...

well i didnt see this as a major issue, have to check it my self really. thanks for the help

but i think im going with desire s. hear IS also has some creaks in the chassi so.. its even there and longer batt life= better

Good call, but, then I would say that being the owner of one myself!

Although the battery case does click slightly when pressed hard, but then again what doesn't

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