Comments on: A Second Look at the HTC DROID DNA

By: PhoneMan

PhoneMan — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:43:00 +0000

I have had a DNA for few months. Great phone. I was a moto guy and picked it over the Razr based on price. Specs at half the price of the HD Maxx which I would have been forced to buy so that I could not complain. I check my calendar daily, email, text, twitter, facebook, some apps (flashlight), live wallpaper, no streaming without plugging in, and your other random app access. I have had multiple two day charges with the battery. Or, I should say day and a half. The battery does well for a day. You can use the phone under my usage plus about an hour of heavy usage (streaming) and make it through the day. The storage memory is not a problem. I loaded 3 gig from my Droid X and that is still a majority of the storage usage. That was 3 years of pictures and videos with two new kids during that time. The screen, you know the answer, awesome. Size, the small gel cover actually helped. I don’t have big hands, but it works well. If you want to be a single hand user exclusively this phone is on the edge. But dont let it deter you, it just takes time to adjust. The quad core processor works great. For the price in the age of a phone every two years this is a great phone right now. In about 3 months it will probably be out speced, but at what cost. If you are a heavy storage and battery user, get the Razr HD Maxx. Great phone, but I wanted the screen space that the DNA offers becuase it is my tablet too. That is also why the hardware buttons are a plus, they add to the available screen size. Unparalleled for the price. Not perfect, but a better build than the Samsung Galaxy Plastic. I hope this helps, previous posts have helped me so I felt obligated.

By: Hologram Man

Hologram Man — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:45:00 +0000

Regarding the main camera on the HTC DNA you have to be blind or completely undiscerning not to see how in standard picture mode the images are distorted– they are stretched at the very edges the images are stretched out and people appear either wide or vertically stretched. This can clearly be seen in most of the reference images the writer posted. When taking a picture of a square or rectangular object (holding the camera very square to the object) you can see that the edges of the object are a little pin-cushioned (which is weird because it is contrary to the stretching).

I have checked multiple DNA’s and they all exhibited this fault. With all other Android phones I haven’t seen this issue anything as bad as this. I know it isn’t the software because I have tried second party apps and portrait mode and seen the same thing. My guess is that like the front facing lens for wide angle to allow multiple people to be seen they have used a wider angle lens for the main camera as well and this is the root cause. All this frankly to say is very disappointing– as I’m willing to live with the marginal battery life and lack of external SD card but this is bad. I’m trying to contact HTC and get their response. If anyone else has noticed this issue it would be appreciated if you would post it as well.

By: Uriah Romero

Uriah Romero — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:10:00 +0000

I was more than happy to get a Droid DNA. It has a great screen and it’s
much better than past Droids, some of which I’ve owned. There isn’t an easy way
to describe the quality of the display. Shows look bright and crisp on the
1080p screen and I wouldn’t trade it for another phone. I have the DISH Remote
Access app on my phone, which lets me stream live TV through the Sling Adapter
that I have connected to my receiver at home. The app is really useful when I
can’t be at home to watch my shows, and the gorgeous display only helps. One of
my DISH coworkers also bought a DNA and he is in love with it just as much as I
am.

By: Aaron Krauth

Aaron Krauth — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:52:00 +0000

that is a glitch in the system. it doesn’t always work, so just be prepared

By: Aaron Krauth

Aaron Krauth — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:51:00 +0000

thanks for the advice! how do you do a soft reset on this? pressed the power and volume down and got to the bootloader screen and did it, but there has to be a more efficient way

By: Aaron Krauth

Aaron Krauth — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:49:00 +0000

how do i do a soft reset on this??

By: FAL_Fan

FAL_Fan — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:15:00 +0000

Well done and you’re welcome

By: SJFee

SJFee — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Sorry to beat this horse to death but I just want to confirm one thing – VZ will allow you to use the upgrade (which you transfer from your unlim data line to basic line) to buy a subsidized $199 DNA without converting that basic line to a data line?

In other words – I remembered hearing that I can’t buy a smartphone at the subsidized $199 price UNLESS I bought into a new 2-yr data contract on said line as well.

Thanks for the clarifications!

By: milanyc

milanyc — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:31:00 +0000

You’re also using HSPA only version. And you’re also trolling.

By: Mark Mann

Mark Mann — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:59:00 +0000

just an update, tried this last night at my local store, am now the proud owner of a razr hd…thanks for the info guys!

By: Technozmania

Technozmania — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:40:00 +0000

See my review on this one,

http://technozmania.blogspot.com/2012/12/htc-droid-dna-worlds-first-smartphone.html

By: Mark Mann

Mark Mann — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:51:00 +0000

awesome you guys, thanks for the info…wanting to upgrade to either the dna or the razr maxx hd…and don’t have to wait now…thumbs up for both of you

By: Travis Erickson

Travis Erickson — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:48:00 +0000

to you

By: Symbiotx

Symbiotx — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:43:00 +0000

Yep, I haven’t had it die on me once. It has held up well every single day.

By: Mr.Android

Mr.Android — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:37:00 +0000

Hi nick, trust me you will love the dna, battery life is great for a phone like this. I think htc will do much better on the updates. I feel if you are a fan of htc phones you will definitely love this phone, this is the best product htc has ever produce. Now go down to your local verizon store and purchase the phone of the year.