[zmetman]

I recently purchased an 8300 and love the phone so far. One minor problem though is that the OS seems a lot slower on the 8300 than on my old reliable 8700. It takes a long time to switch between applications, at least as compared to the 8700. Anyone else notice this?

[bertiebassett]

nope. I had an 8700 and switched to an 8300 and haven't notice that issue.

It does have some quirkes, but mine was one of the pre-release evaluation units. I have two issues

(a) Freezing - taking time to do anything - sticks with the hourglass spinning.

(b) Occassional loss of SMS & phone log data, which can be tedious.

I'm running 4.2.2.67 - I haven't bothered looking to see if there is updated device code available.

[wallyn]

Check your memory. Its probably low.

[vinmontRD]

I agree... had the 8700, 8100 (pearl) and 8800 -- and the Curve now, and haven't found it any slower. Only time it ever feels slow is if I've been playing with an app that has a memory leak (and memory gets too low), and occasionally a Today Theme can feel slower than the other types. Aside from that, I think the Curve should be as fast as any of the predecessors.

[mebiuspower]

8300 vs 8700 with OS 4.2 should have the same speed since they have the same processor. 8700 with OS 4.1 is slightly faster but not by much.

[invisik]

Got my 8320 on Tmo today as well. It is slower then my 8700g with 4.1. Changing screens has a slight delay. Unfortunate... Doesn't bother me enough to return it though..

-m

[anthonymoody]

Same here. 8700g w/4.1 to 8320 w 4.2 and it's definitely slower in the ways described - changing screens, apps, etc. Not enough to return. But noticeable.

TM