TyTN II slower than two-year-old Dopod 818 Pro?
John Chan | Jan 18, 2008
We've recently been alerted to a new Web site named HTCClassAction.org through a user and our Taiwan-based blogger Jonathan Gardner. According to the creator of the site, the TyTN II and other HTC devices which use the new Qualcomm processors are not performing up to scratch, with some older devices running faster than them during some specific operations.
The main complaint has to do with video performance. In a YouTube video, an HTC Magician (Dopod 818 Pro) is put beside a TyTN II and they are both made to run the Tom Tom navigation software. In it, you see the navigation demo running smoothly in the Magician and jerkily in the TyTN II. This is an issue because the Magician is a much older device with a 195MHz processor (update: a reader has pointed out in the comments that the creator of the video used a Magician which has a 416MHz processor), while the TyTN II is HTC's latest and should rightly perform much better.
In the explanation page, HTCClassAction attributes the problem to drivers that have to do with displaying graphics. The author of the site says the issue is not Qualcomm's because some other brands' devices that use the same chips do not exhibit this poor performance. Though the site has a legally threatening name, the author doesn't seem to want to take a legal route, but instead wants HTC to confess to there being such a problem.
We are withholding judgment till we get a chance to test out the claims. We've contacted both parties, HTCClassAction.org and HTC, for comments and are awaiting their responses. We'll certainly be following up on this, so look out for that.
Talkback
ceevee369 says...
Great to see that CNET has brought this issue outside his own site by posting it to all his mail subscribers.
We sincerely hope (the XDA Tytn II comunity and thousands of tytn II version owners that HTC WILL respond on this as soon as possible.
Hope to see a follow-up from CNEt once HTC will have responded towards you.
Jan 21, 2008 16:24
Great to see that CNET has brought this issue outside his own site by posting it to all his mail subscribers.
We sincerely hope (the XDA Tytn II comunity and thousands of tytn II version owners that HTC WILL respond on this as soon as possible.
Hope to see a follow-up from CNEt once HTC will have responded towards you.
Jan 21, 2008 16:24
victorcys says...
I own the TyTN II early of this year and started to feel the clumsy and slow processor. HTC TyTN II is supposed to be the best PDA in town but appear to be no better than the others. How could HTC forget to put in the drivers or they purposely do so ?
Miserable
Jan 21, 2008 21:18
I own the TyTN II early of this year and started to feel the clumsy and slow processor. HTC TyTN II is supposed to be the best PDA in town but appear to be no better than the others. How could HTC forget to put in the drivers or they purposely do so ?
Miserable
Jan 21, 2008 21:18
aatjitra says...
It is a good thing that CNET brings this news up. It will be a very usefull information for pre-owner TyTN II before they purchase the item.
If it is true, HTC should have a good reason or HTC should slap their face because of this. It is a proof that they want to play a fool with their customer. It is not a good way to run a business.
Jan 23, 2008 17:46
It is a good thing that CNET brings this news up. It will be a very usefull information for pre-owner TyTN II before they purchase the item.
If it is true, HTC should have a good reason or HTC should slap their face because of this. It is a proof that they want to play a fool with their customer. It is not a good way to run a business.
Jan 23, 2008 17:46
fbrider says...
i own this device and a wizard and a 8525 from att and i can confim that the tytn 2 is alot slower then the older 2. im not a happy customer :( and i have been supporting the htcclassaction
Jan 31, 2008 06:04
i own this device and a wizard and a 8525 from att and i can confim that the tytn 2 is alot slower then the older 2. im not a happy customer :( and i have been supporting the htcclassaction
Jan 31, 2008 06:04
kaiser2008 says...
I have tried to do a hard reset, but it is slow like squirrel
www.hardreset.eu...
Mar 16, 2008 09:46
I have tried to do a hard reset, but it is slow like squirrel
www.hardreset.eu...
Mar 16, 2008 09:46
saya says...
very slow.I am not going to buy any htc product anymore..wasting my money.
May 03, 2008 01:36
very slow.I am not going to buy any htc product anymore..wasting my money.
May 03, 2008 01:36
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ceevee369
The OP of the video (XDA Floatingfatmen) reported that hisDopod 818pro is a 416mhz CPU, though that does not mean anything from a test perspective. i also can confirm that the video clip on my 1Gig micro SD card plays perfect on a Samsung I718, Motorola v8, Tytn I, Samsung D900 and NOT on my tytn. So far further proof and i will be happy to show HTC this myself in their head Quarter soon.
Jan 18, 2008 18:46