MTeoR vs Tornado

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Hello,

I am considering buying a WM smartphone and I am tossing between these two.

I would appreciate an honest opinion regarding these devices (which cost a lot here), especially by people who worked with both of them.

I could have gone with MTeoR, but the lack of WiFi bothers me
On the other hand, is Tornado considered old(?) now that MTeoR is out (and probably not supported anymore)?

Many thanks in advance.

I've had them both (still have actually :lol: ), and to be honest, I can't decide which one to sell.

The Tornado is a great phone, and with the most recent firmware, quite bug free, and almost all software works without a hitch. I personally don't really use the wireless but GPRS works well. The only problem with the Tornado is that it's, IMHO, looking a little dated, and is also a bit plastic-y.

The Mteor is a great phone- it's one of those phones that you pick up and think "this feels nice" (bear in mind I'm someone who bought a Nokia 8800). Mostly it works really well, but there are a few teething issues- TomTom does not work perfectly, sometimes calls go thru to voicemail when there's a good signal, the battery life can be quite poor and I find the jogdial a bit irritating (when the phone rings, rocking the jog dial silences the call, so sometime I only get short rings when the phone is in my pocket). However, I like the quality of the phone (all metal construction, no squeeks, I think it looks good).

So overall, the Tornado- good, works well, genuine quad band (and I travel to the US a lot), wifi may be a bonus, lots of users (and hence support), but does not feel like a quality luxury phone. The Mteor- 3G is nice for data (but no vid calling), a bit buggy, but feels like a luxury, professional phone.

To be honest, I'll probably keep the Mteor- it plays music with better quality than the Tornado, plays my videos well, and Tomtom works well enough (just goes silent every so often).

Hope this helps you make your decision

Hi technogeek,

thanks for your report!

I also have a Qtek 8300 (which is a Tornado).
The main reasons why I did not consider switching to the Breeze were:

1. No WLAN (actually I use WLAN on 2 occasions: When I'm at home and relaxing or reading a newspaper or watching TV and something comes to my mind which I MUST google. Then I grasp the phone, which is connected to my Access Point and simply google what I want. Without the need to boot a PC or leaving the sofa or paying for GPRS and much faster. And when I am on a meeting at work for just the same purpose.) Going back from a WLAN phone (Tornado) to a non-WLAN phone is strange. I just wonder why HTC did that.

2. No Video Phone:
I am not using this on a daily basis that's true. But sometimes I lacked it (and it works great on a Nokia 6680 for instance). The Breeze isn't really cheap, one can well expect it to have VT. Actually the Dopod has!

3. Only 1.3mpx cam as has the Tornado. Well I have a good digital camera, but I only have the phone with me permanently, so I'd like some device capable of making usable snapshot or flipchart reports. Making a foto of a flipchart with 1.3mpx and adding it to a meeting minutes is ridiculous.

These are only 3 reasons, which were obvious, without having had the Breeze ever in my hands.

On all photos the device looks cute and I really regret that it lacks these features.

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The Tornado is however very reliable as a phone: With the AKU2 firmware I never experienced lockups and the speaker sound quality is loud and good during phone calls (it is low and poor on a HTC TyTN e.g.) and the screen resolution is excellent.

Can you confirm that the Breeze has an equal screen and sound quality than the Tornado ?

Best regards
ghl10000

P.S.
@technogeek:
Have you got the AKU2 firmware on the Tornado and maybe a non-WWE version of the Tornado?
I'd like to use Splashblog, the only photoblogger software for MS Smartphones, but the network connection does not work. Have you ever tried it yourself ?

Originally Posted by thetechnogeek

I've had them both (still have actually :lol: ), and to be honest, I can't decide which one to sell.

The Tornado is a great phone, and with the most recent firmware, quite bug free, and almost all software works without a hitch. I personally don't really use the wireless but GPRS works well. The only problem with the Tornado is that it's, IMHO, looking a little dated, and is also a bit plastic-y.

The Mteor is a great phone- it's one of those phones that you pick up and think "this feels nice" (bear in mind I'm someone who bought a Nokia 8800). Mostly it works really well, but there are a few teething issues- TomTom does not work perfectly, sometimes calls go thru to voicemail when there's a good signal, the battery life can be quite poor and I find the jogdial a bit irritating (when the phone rings, rocking the jog dial silences the call, so sometime I only get short rings when the phone is in my pocket). However, I like the quality of the phone (all metal construction, no squeeks, I think it looks good).

So overall, the Tornado- good, works well, genuine quad band (and I travel to the US a lot), wifi may be a bonus, lots of users (and hence support), but does not feel like a quality luxury phone. The Mteor- 3G is nice for data (but no vid calling), a bit buggy, but feels like a luxury, professional phone.

To be honest, I'll probably keep the Mteor- it plays music with better quality than the Tornado, plays my videos well, and Tomtom works well enough (just goes silent every so often).

Hope this helps you make your decision