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Feb 09, 2012
Nice android-based phone, buy it for the camera and xenon flash
2 of 4 found this helpful The XT720 is one of the few phones (and currently only android-based one) to offer a camera with Xenon flash which is what inspired me to purchase it. The picture quality did not disappoint, and did not take many night photos for me to declare a successor to my Nokia N82.
I've come to be fond of the asymmetric shape, and accustomed to the Motorola interface. Although this phone comes with Android v2.1 Eclair, thanks to numerous internet-based resources (and Motorola's developer friendly reputation) I found it very easy to root and upgrade to v2.2 Froyo of the operating system. Main benefits are the ability to then tether to 3G, run in overclock for added processing speed (although 600MHz stock, can go up to 1.2GHz though I usually keep at 800MHz to balance batter life), and added features such as ability to install applications to the memory card.
The SDHC memory card and connection to PC are the only drawbacks of this phone, as it requires just 1 more step than plug and play. You have to set the mode (data xfer, memory card access, charge only, etc.) in order to configure properly when connecting to a computer, as well as "securely" remove/add the memory card itself. Other than that, I'm very content with the phone. Battery life is not great (need to charge about twice every 3 days with moderate usage), but this is about standard for any Android phone.
Sep 24, 2020
Great hub, hard to install (like every hub is supposed to be)
Great hub to handle a large cassette upgrade project. Not for the faint of heart - buying this means you plan to construct your own wheel
Mar 09, 2012
Best phone I've ever used - stop carrying around a separate camera!
Hands down the best phone I have ever owned, including the iPhone4 which serves as my business device. I bought this product primarily because of its highly celebrated camera: a top quality Carl Zeiss 12mp sensor + xenon flash make it effectively a point/shoot replacement. Nokia has since announced the 808 successor to this beautiful device, which I'll one day have to pick up in the future now.
In terms of functionality, it's unfortunate that Nokia has made a decision to commit to the Windows Mobile platform in the future because Symbian is really hands down the most effective operating system out there today. Far more lightweight, agile, and efficient than Android... If only the Symbian guys knew a little more about marketing and spent more time promoting 3rd party app development, you might see today a little monkey logo out there everywhere instead of this R2D2 android logo (and they never would have gotten surpassed by Android development to the point of being acquired by Nokia). I think back to my first Symbian device, a Sony Ericsson P900 back in 2004, and it was really revolutionary with many of the features that are standard with iOS/Android interfaces today. But I digress... back now to the operating system of the N8: with the recent update to Symbian S^3 Belle (vs. Anna that came standard stock), it has now caught up to Android Gingerbread (I haven't used an Android with ICS yet) with many of the same customizeable features and even some additional. The major drawback is of course the shortage of apps. Between online developers in the Qt language and Nokia's ovi store you can find all of the critical ones albeit not as conveniently as Android Market or iTunes store (e.g. What's App, ScandIt, Google Maps, Opera, Vlingo, Skype, Sports Tracker, Angry Birds) but not nearly the selection that Apple and Google have to offer. One note about Google Maps - I do prefer it vs. Nokia's built in GPS map program, but the internal one does offer 2 advantages: ability to load maps offline (no data for navigation when abroad), and turn by turn voice directions.
I only have 1 minor gripe: battery life is not what i have come to hold as standard from Symbian. Most devices run circles around Android/iPhone that require charging ever 1-2 days. With normal usage, I can usually get about 3-3.5 days from the N8, but my standard of expectations was in the 5-6 range. Lastly, rather than the standard black/gray color, I was happy to get this beautiful blue color; suggest to try opting for orange or green as well. Nokia has just recently announced the successor to this beautiful device, the 808 - with a whopping 41mp sensor (and complicated algorithms to downsample to optimized 8mp images), with a faster processor and more RAM which will certainly be my next phone.