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2.5 stars
"I love the new hardware, but there is needed improvement in the software."
Pros: Nice new HTC designed hardware, new layout adds better functionality and feel.
Cons: This device needs more memory, specifically Program Memory; software has some issues that need to be addressed as well.
Summary: he new hardware is refreshing and good (minus the memory issue).
For MDA Users upgrading, you will get used to the layout change and feel. Contrary to many of the reviews about buttons being too small or to fragile, that is not the case, all the buttons on the sides and front of the device are solid and work as they should. Many reviewers seem to not understand that a button on the side of a PDA that is easily pushed is NOT a good thing, they need to be designed to be intentionally pushed, which on the Wing they are. I never once accidentally bumped a button on my Wing; I do however do it frequently on my MDA.
All-in-all, a good improvement over the MDA.
There are 5 Software issues that I have found that need to be addressed; I will touch on them briefly:
vCard and vCalendar Application do not function properly.
No way of easily getting to Contacts from Phone Application.
In the Calendar Application the Edit button has been replaced with a Grayed out Reply button (non-functioning), now to edit an appointment, you have to select Menu, and then Edit.
Camera constantly fails to start due to not enough available Program Memory.
Device runs out of available Program memory throughout the day. After a Reset, the Wing has ~10MB of Program Memory available, but by the evening, it?s down to 3.5MB (even after closing all Applications that may have been open). It doesn't recover the Program memory from closed Applications. The Camera will not open at 2MB or 1MB resolution below 3.5MB of available Program Memory, if the device drops below 2.75MB of Program Memory, you need to reset it. Other Applications won't open at this point.
I'm personally sending mine back to T-Mobile and moving my SIM card back to my MDA.
It was nice to try it out, but I cannot function as efficiently as I can on my MDA.
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