SD card upgrades brick Windows Phone 7 handsets

Simon · Nov 16, 2010, 19:01:46

Quote from: Rik on Nov 16, 2010, 18:54:56
That's what they tell us. Personally, I don't buy it. I wait for Simon to first.

You'll have a long wait. If anything, I'd get the Desire HD.

Rik · Nov 16, 2010, 19:03:24

pctech · Nov 16, 2010, 19:04:15

Software not too stable on that I've heard Simon.

Simon · Nov 16, 2010, 19:07:15

Quote from: Rik on Nov 16, 2010, 19:03:24

Quote from: pctech on Nov 16, 2010, 19:04:15
Software not too stable on that I've heard Simon.

Isn't there another Android update due? The biggest issues I've heard about are tinny sound, hard to release battery cover, and "it's too easy to answer a call when getting it out of your pocket". $:-\$

pctech · Nov 16, 2010, 19:10:04

The person I know who's had one does tend to put phones through their paces so he could have tested it to destruction.

Glenn · Nov 16, 2010, 19:12:24

Gingerbread is next, rumoured to be v2 .3, of maybe v3.0 which is meant to include Tablet device support.

Simon · Nov 16, 2010, 19:31:56

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/362815/android-phones-to-replace-your-credit-card

Glenn · Nov 18, 2010, 18:11:47

More info available here http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/17/windows-phone-7s-microsd-mess-the-full-story-and-how-nokia-ca/

Technical Ben · Nov 19, 2010, 10:28:08

Um... So... What on earth? How stupid can you be? It's either a "Iphone" like non expandable phone. Or an expandable one.
So you make it with no SD slot, or you add an extra one (as it appears the main one is for windows only)
So this is either a big mess up from Microsoft, not warning manufacturers to add 2 memory moduals, one fixed, one expandable. Or a failure on manufactures to listen to that advice.

It also seems Microsoft is cutting corners. Using the SD as system RAM instead of installing it's own. It appears Android avoids this. One of the problems seems to be apps. They need RAM to work properly. So apps on SD cards can slow the thing down. May be fine for simple phones, but Windows is over tasking the SD card, so no current models are "certified" to work. I suppose it's just like real windows. A system hog.

On the good side I have learnt is old broken phones might contain "free" SD cards. I'll go get the screwdriver!

Simon · Nov 19, 2010, 14:28:26

Just don't put one in a WM7 phone.

Glenn · Nov 19, 2010, 15:38:49

Take them out ofWM7 phones and put them in Nokias.