HTC Legend or Nexus One??

Over Clocker · 21 Jul 2010 at 20:38

Hi guys, basically my Xperia has broken, so I need to claim on insurance. We are due handset upgrades in February so this is only a 6 month short term phone!!

I can't get a Desire as it is out of stock for 3 - 4 weeks apparently.

So, HTC Legend, or Google Nexus One?? Was looking the HTC HD2 also but I'm bored of WinMo and fancy a change!

Will be sync'd to our Exchange server which I gather Froyo 2.2 now supports properly with the Calendar so that is good!!

Just decide on nicer looks and Sense UI on the Legend, or more functionality, but worse looks and possibly poor battery on the Nexus One!?

HELP!!

N19h7m4r3 · 21 Jul 2010 at 20:59

The Nexus one all the way, far faster and better specs.

Or you can get the Desire, which is very much like the nexus one and has HTC Sense.

I myself would love a Nexus one, but Ireland only had the Desire.

osc89er · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:00

The Nexus One is the better phone. Equivalent to the HTC Desire, it's estranged twin. I'd go for the functionality - it is not just superior because it has Froyo, the hardware is far better.

reflux · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:02

Nexus One - It lacks the Sense UI that HTC puts on top of Android on the Legend and Desire, but it's more powerful and a better phone overall.

Psypher5 · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:03

it can run sense though

reflux · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:05

Psypher5 said:
it can run sense though

True, but only after you've rooted it and even then the status of the ports at the moment still has some way to go.

Psypher5 · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:09

tru, but it can!

mrk · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:30

But why would you run Sense on it?!

I don't run it on my Desire and it's super slick

reflux · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:32

Khaaan! said:
But why would you run Sense on it?!

I don't run it on my Desire and it's super slick

Because Sense looks like the equivalent of phone boobies, it's well ace. Specifically the lock screen, I love the lock screen. The default Android 2.1+ lockscreen is fail.

Psypher5 · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:43

the sense background, and clock/weather is pro. (well im using that atm with launcher pro + lwp)

Over Clocker · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:53

Thanks guys, Nexus One it is! Was looking on xdaforum regarding porting Sense UI to it. Will decide later!

Pug · 21 Jul 2010 at 21:59

I heard Google were cancelling the Nexus one? So perhaps better to get a Desire?

reflux · 21 Jul 2010 at 22:01

Pug said:
I heard Google were cancelling the Nexus one? So perhaps better to get a Desire?

They've stopped selling it direct, but it will be available through networks for a while yet.

Over Clocker · 21 Jul 2010 at 22:01

I can't get a Desire, out of stock for 3 weeks, and must get it tomorrow via insurance.

Robbo · 21 Jul 2010 at 22:15

Nexus One.

Locke · 21 Jul 2010 at 22:57

Nexus One.

Much better phone, hardware wise, and you can get it easily looking like Sense UI without rooting!

ChroniC · 22 Jul 2010 at 00:12

Surely a nexus one will run launcherpro anyway which is basically sense ui???
Get the nexus defo.

danza · 22 Jul 2010 at 00:15

I have a Legend, and I say Nexus One!

Robbo · 22 Jul 2010 at 00:18

ChroniC said:
Surely a nexus one will run launcherpro anyway which is basically sense ui???
Get the nexus defo.

What?

Psypher5 · 22 Jul 2010 at 00:18

ChroniC said:
Surely a nexus one will run launcherpro anyway which is basically sense ui???
Get the nexus defo.

launcher pro is not sense ui.