HTC Flyer Circulating, Early Impressions Pour In
The HTC Flyer was supposed to shart shipping on May 22nd, but many users on the HTC Flyer Forum reported picking theirs up in-store several days early. For the patient plenty who decided it’d be better left on their porch, their Android Tablet arrival day is rapidly approaching, but with feedback already pouring in we’re eager to hear what our members think.
Here are some excerpts from the forums:
So far, fun to play with… Like my Thunderbolt, just bigger! The stylus is pretty cool to play with also. You can highlight, draw, write etc. Two things I am not impressed with is the camera and the screen resolution. The camera, even when focused just isn’t that clear but I am still playing around with it. Also, the home screen seems a bit pixelated. I am very used to the crisp, clear screen on my TB so unfortunately I’ve been comparing the two. I’m also using the TB as a mobile hotspot so the WiFi I’ve been using is extremely fast. — LadyX
I’m so used to my 8MP camera on my Inspire that I noticed right away how the camera on the back isn’t completely focused like it should be and that it doesn’t have a clear picture. but the front facing one is very nice and did take a clean picture.
oh and the back cover is very hard to get off. I’ve been trying for 10 minutes — aekhhi
Overall, I’m amazed at the device and will keep it. As said, it’s much better than my Galaxy Tab which is going up on Ebay. I prefer the 7″ size to the 10″ even though it makes web browsing a bit less comfortable. I wish there had been more accessories available at launch like a stand and cases. — DroidDaddy
The pen makes the flyer. I used it last night in school to take notes and it was really nice. — falconeight
It’s Not a laptop replacement, but I’ve been using a Motion slate for the past several years and it never replaced my laptop. The Slate is great for extremely portable email, entertainment, websurfing, field notes Etc. I’ve got a great netbook for more intense usage. I don’t think you can beat the 7″ form factor for portability when a 4″ phone is just too small. The 10″ is no more portable than my netbook, so even that is covered. Right now I think this is the best 7″ tablet going. Will have to see what happens with the 8.9″ units start to show up to see if they take the cake for portability and performance.
Worth $600? It is to me. For a consumer user maybe not. — Renegade360
Do you have the HTC Flyer in hand? What are your thoughts?