Wow. That’s nearly all I can say. Nearly. However, there are a few quick notes:
- The screen is absolutely amazing. In terms of smart phones, I have an iPhone 3G, an HTC Dream and Magic, and now this, and I can say without a word of hyperbole that the N1 has the best screen of them all.
- The ‘softkeys’ at the bottom of the screen (Back, Menu, Home, and Search) are a little odd – they’re actually part of the touch screen, and you have to tap them at their tops, not in the centre of the keys as you’d expect. Very easy to get used to, though.
- Rooting was incredibly easy following Cyanogen’s guide – Warning: HTC says that you’ll void your warranty by unlocking the bootloader. Proceed with caution, even though there have been statements honouring the warranty if the issue is completely unrelated to software.
- The sound quality is excellent, and I had no troubles getting it to pair with my Jabra Bluetooth headset. A2DP works stunningly, with none of the choppiness/disconnects that I had on the Dream and Magic when listening to music.
- Signal quality is on par with what I was getting with Dream/Magic with Rogers in south-central British Columbia.
- This thing is fast. Not just the HSDPA+ connection, but everything. Wow.
- Live Wallpapers == Coolest Thing Ever.
I’ll post more on this later after I’ve had more time to play with it, but really. Wow.
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