[Q] Android on HTC Blackstone?

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Hello there,

Yes, I'm well aware of the stickied thread that has most of the answers I was looking for, but there are still a few questions in mind:

1) Is it slow on your Blackstone or does it work just as fine as Windows Mobile in terms of speed (opening, closing applications, making a phone call, etc.)

2) I Googled about Android on WinMo HTC phones before I came here and I came across a few posts that said sound isn't that great and text messaging doesn't work most of the time. Is that true?

3) If you can do me the biggest favor and list the MAJOR issues (downsides) of running Android on the HTC phones that came with WinMo?

I am buying an HTC HD in a couple of days and I was really eager to try out the Android OS. I have had bad experiences with Windows Mobile before but I am pretty sure with XDA Developers on my side, everything will be as easy as water.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, guys.

PS: Is the HTC Magic worth it? Is it or the HD better?

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1) It works quite fast - for example i use to draw with skecher and listen some music^^
at same time, applications starts pretty well (but some times crash just after start, but not often!)

2) messeging works fine (as sms gmail gtalk), no questions to browser speed as well

3) camera not working


PS i'v bought HD few weeks ago only because Android works on it

Thank you very much for your quick and thorough reply, Mr. htcrum.

I guess the camera isn't much of an issue as I'm not the type of people who keep taking pictures. That's in addition to the fact that I have a digital camera that I can just use.

By the way, is switching between Android and Windows Mobile fast or does it take a long time? How long does it take to be precise?

Oh and is battery life when on Android way worse than on Windows Mobile or do you not notice a difference?

switching from android to windows takes 1-2 minutes (actualy i never check this)
booting android is mostly similar as windows

about battery - it discharges in about 10-12 hours with slight usage, and I really don't know how it is in windows - i use it for android booting only

and i forgot to say about another issue - usb mass storage might not work

Originally Posted by htcrum

...about battery - it discharges in about 10-12 hours with slight usage, and I really don't know how it is in windows - i use it for android booting only

What do you really mean about " about 10-12 hours with slight usage"? I am just interested because I would really like to test some android rom's but if the battery life is so bad I can wait little longer and stick on WinMo.

Just for comparison my average battery live with WinMo 6.1 without touchflo is from 3 to 5 days depending on how much I use GPS and surf around internet.