HTC S720 Libra

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My first smart phone

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  1 May 2008 by crystalson

7 out of 10

Pros: I love the keyboard and the PDA capabilities. Also, we found a way to get MS Word onto the phone so that i can make documents and not just review them. That's fun. I've only owned for 3 days, which brings me to my negatives...

Cons: My battery is dead for the fourth time and three days. I don't even use the phone that much AT ALL. I have texted at least a hundred messages each way and probably had three minimal phone conversations, no more than 45 minutes of talk time total on each charge. These are quite a price to pay for the fun of a keyboard and MS Word. I'm used to charging every day, but not because my phone will shut itself off if I don't I also like to have a random 6 hour phone conversation once in a while. That could never happen with this phone.

HTC S720 Libra: review

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  13 Apr 2008 by Martin DeAchalo

9.2 out of 10

I've had this phone for 2 months now, and I have some great news to tell you. The internet is very fast, email is easy also. If you're looking for a great buy, this is one.

My favorite phone yet

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  30 Jan 2008 by MarkB

6.8 out of 10

This is my first smartphone, but I have owned PDA's in the past so I'm somewhat familiar with the interface. I've had this phone for a week now so here are my opinions:

Pros: Small, lightweight and comfortable to hold. Keyboard has already become second nature to type on. OS is pretty smooth and there is minimal lag time between operations. Calander function is a lifesaver. Camera takes the best pictures I've ever seen on a phone. At first I wasn't sure I would like the number pad on front, but after actually using the phone for a while I realized it's one of the best features. Sometimes it's just faster to respond to a text using T9 (I know I'll be burned alive for saying that, but it's true). Word Mobile works as advertised. Sound quality of calls is good. Wireless Sync is awesome, I love getting my emails through Outlook Mobile. Bubble Breaker is actually a pretty fun included game. The phone is pretty in person, much better than in pictures. The sounds it makes (slider sound, ringtones etc.) are very pleasant to the ear and makes the phone seem very high tech. The screen is very well lit and nice on the eyes. Make sure to turn on the light sensor because it really helps when keyboard lights up at night.

Cons: The file structure is not very intuitive. Takes some time to get used to where everything is. Active sync was a MAJOR pain to get setup. My Vista PC would not recognice device. Somehow I got it to work, but I still am not able to sync through bluetooth because I get error on PC of "service not recognized" or something. Oh well I don't even have Office 2007 so I can only sync storage files anyways. If you don't have Office 2007 don't bother getting this phone for Active Sync! The phone is supposed to support streaming video, but I have not been able to view any YouTube videos. I get error messages every time. This phone has no built in IM and as far as I can tell there is no way to add it. The best I can do is go to the Windows Live Mobile website through the phone and log on the server. Half ass to say the least. I have not found a way to send my pictures and videos to my PC that works. The attachments are always corrupt. Bummer. Another annoyance with this phone is the Task Manager is a bitch to get to and if you don't get to it your apps will run in background all day. I put Task Manager on speed dial #2 so I can get to it quicker. BEWARE if you do not get unlimited data plan Internet Explorer WILL run in background all day unless you kill it. Signal strength on this phone SUCKS. My wife was rushed to the hospital the other night and I didn't find out until an hour after she was there and only because I got a voicemail. I am lucky to have 1 bar in my own house. My previous phone through same provider had fulll reception. Another pretty big issue is the phone will have to be reset regularely because functions just cease to work. Clicking button icons will result in no response until you restart. Typical Microsoft OS issues so I'm used to it.

One more thing....the battery life is not very good. It's not a huge deal because I normally charge my phone every night, but god forbid I get lost in the woods or something. You get about 1-1/2 days of phone per charge and that's mostly on standby.

Conclusion: Even though this phone has a lot of issues I still love it. The tech factor is very high and once you get used to the menus it all works nicely. It's a much better phone than my previous phone (SCH-A970). I HATE the standard phone OS that Verizon uses so Windows Mobile 6 is heaven. My biggest concerns at this point is battery life and reception. As I type this I have no bars of reception and I'm at work so that really sucks. Hopefully somehow that can be resolved. If not I just might have to give up this puppy and look for something else or just go to another provider. If it wasn't for those 2 big issues this would be a nearly perfect phone to me.