I've had my HTC G1 for about 1 year now. I continue to use it as a secondary phone, my main handset being a 5 year old Nokia 6680.
The Nokia has been stable, reliable (even more reliable than a newer E65, I had three of those fail before giving away the fourth replacement) and offers excellent voice quality on handset or speaker mode, and several days battery life on regular GSM (2G) mode. I realise that I probably have to make a sacrifice of some battery life in order to benefit from smartphone features, email everywhere, etc. But I don't want to sacrifice voice quality. Reviews of the hottest Android phones, e.g. the Motorola Droid/ Milestone and the Sony Ericsson X10 focus on all the features, making some comment on battery life. But how do those phones compare for basic call quality? My G1 also has intermittent issues with the incoming call alert: it is not as loud as the 6680 and I often miss calls. Sometimes, there is no sound at all, and the screen doesn't even light up, but I miss calls. I never have these issues with the Nokia phone. Is this a common experience with the G1 and do the newer handsets definitely improve on that? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
