T-mobile Comet aka Huawei U8150 IDEOS
December 9, 2010 Leave a comment
Good: Android 2.2 (Voice input/dictation everywhere you use the on screen keyboard is awesome, swype less so), Android Market has lots of (free) apps, capacitive touch screen, Google integration is seemless, YouTube (flash?!) runs flawlessly, Facebook app already loaded, Aldiko reader is really great, fits easily in your pocket, Angry Birds is now supported [Mar 2, '11 version]! Unlocked version is available at about the same price as the T-mobile prepaid one.
Bad: Small screen (2.8″ QVGA), wma format advertised as supported by built in player, but actually does not work (Update 2/11: So far I’ve found the $5 app PowerAmp is able to play wma). [I checked on android developer site and there is no native support for WMA.] Pinch to zoom replaced by buttons (never had the feature before, so don’t care). Seems a little slow at moments (still, not bad for a near-computer that fits in your pocket).
Comments: The Google Voice app does work on Android, but Google Talk functionality where you can make a call using WiFi+Voip to a landline does not as far as I know. (Google Talk instant messaging works of course.) Maybe someone can write that app which will make the phone look like any computer where this is possible and free to US + Canada phones. This would of course save minutes.