Exterior
One just has to Viva to Touch as they are very close relatives. Let’s begin with the size, shall we. The new handset has gained and lost size, so it has been changed, as if a runner would start going to the gym and get addicted steroids all of a sudden – or vice versa, I don’t know. It has become a bit wider and thicker, its exact size is 104.5 x 59 x 15.8 mm (the predecessor was 99.9 x 58 x 13.9 mm large, just for comparison). But it weighs 2 grams less, so the balance will show 110 grams if we’d put it on it.
There are much more significant changes in the materials used. The predecessor was made of a rubber-like plastic that was pleasant to the touch and provided a firm grip. It would be an exaggeration to call it premium category, but anyway, it was a great thing. Viva is not bad either, but it’s made of slippery, shiny fingerprint-magnet plastics, no one will think that it’s a top model, which is no problem, because it isn’t. It’s still not bad to take it in our hands, it fits my palm and everything, but I would still have been happier if it had been made of some higher quality materials. Assembly quality isn’t bad either, I didn’t hear it cracking or something, but the center of the back can be depressed a bit, but if this annoys someone, you can just put a piece of paper underneath and it’s done.
On top of the front we can see the phone speaker with the 2.8” QVGA touchscreen below it. Which is lowered. And this is not a good thing for such a device, as it has a really negative effect on usability with fingers. Fortunately the situation is not that bad, as the rim is inclined towards the display, but it’s still hard to press the X button in the corner. The controls are on the bottom, there aren’t many of them, just the call handling keys and the five-way d-pad, which has lots of play it really makes a low-quality impression.
The back is not extravagant either, probably “let’s collect dust” has been the motto when designing it, as the camera lens and the handsfree speaker are both lowered. This doesn’t look good and it’s not practical either. There is a gap on the bottom too, that’s where we have to attach the wristband.
On the bottom there is only the power button. We can take the stylus out from the top right corner, it’s a medium sized pen made of metal, it’s quite easy to use. There is nothing on the right side, while on the bottom we can see the microphone and the HTC ExtUSB connector, so the inevitable volume control keys are on the left.
A cikk még nem ért véget, kérlek, lapozz!
