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Heard about them weeks ago...guess they went on sale and sold out.
Definitely a goofy novelty item but how could I not want one.
ha ha those are awesome!!
Those are pretty good...but I also never new they out
id get one of those for my desk
Got 8 of them when they released it. I sold out very quickly. Very cool little androids sitting on my desk!
Not worth it though unless you can get it in cyanogen blue
Nativedude said:
Not worth it though unless you can get it in cyanogen blue
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You can buy a spray can of vinyl dye for like $4. Any color you can pretty much think of.
mad!! wish i got some!
The glow in the dark one ftw.
I got one at MWC and now I'm eager to get some more of the collection, they're great
$7.25 each just feels like such a waste of money.
I was all psyched about them myself, but there's better things to spend that kind of money on. $50ish for the entire set would have been reasonable in MY opinion. $100+ (With only a chance to get the whole set)... No thanks...
Dang i wish i knew about them.. i want one for my desk!
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$7.25 each just feels like such a waste of money.
I was all psyched about them myself, but there's better things to spend that kind of money on. $50ish for the entire set would have been reasonable in MY opinion. $100+ (With only a chance to get the whole set)... No thanks...
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What's worse is that when you order a case, you're not even guaranteed to get an entire set. You're sent 16 figures in random, blind boxes which doesn't guarantee you get one of each.
Still, I'll probably be ordering a case when they become available again.
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id get one of those for my desk
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archboy69 said:
Got 8 of them when they released it. I sold out very quickly. Very cool little androids sitting on my desk!
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Can you guy take some photos using your N1 and post it here. I never saw them clearly :-(
Thanks.
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Can you guy take some photos using your N1 and post it here. I never saw them clearly :-(
Thanks.
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There's tons of pictures of almost all of them available on their blog.
http://blog.dyzplastic.com/
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What's worse is that when you order a case, you're not even guaranteed to get an entire set. You're sent 16 figures in random, blind boxes which doesn't guarantee you get one of each.
Still, I'll probably be ordering a case when they become available again.
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Exactly! That's why I said over $100 with a chance to have the whole set.
Even on the blog site before they released, they were stating you should get 10 or 11 of the 12. WTF is that all about?!!?. I'm not going to say it's a horrible thing and that people are wasting THEIR money. But I do feel like I would be wasting MY money in the same situation. To each their own, ya know?
Either way... Give me an entire damn set for $50, and you'll be $50 richer. But I ain't putting down $100+ for some plastic and a chance at an entire set. With 4-5 duplicates in addition to that. It's quite depressing if I can be completely honest.
(My $100+ will become Final Fantasy XIII and Starcraft II, LOL... Hopefully I'll get a little use out of the two )
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Exactly! That's why I said over $100 with a chance to have the whole set.
Even on the blog site before they released, they were stating you should get 10 or 11 of the 12. WTF is that all about?!!?. I'm not going to say it's a horrible thing and that people are wasting THEIR money. But I do feel like I would be wasting MY money in the same situation. To each their own, ya know?
Either way... Give me an entire damn set for $50, and you'll be $50 richer. But I ain't putting down $100+ for some plastic and a chance at an entire set. With 4-5 duplicates in addition to that. It's quite depressing if I can be completely honest.
(My $100+ will become Final Fantasy XIII and Starcraft II, LOL... Hopefully I'll get a little use out of the two )
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LOL....Starcraft II...sweet
Man I want one of those lil dudes
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Man I want one of those lil dudes
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Me too. The little the worker guy would be nice on my desk. It would be the FIRST piece of "decoration" I have. I'm sure my wife would be pleased to know I have a little android doll, but not a single picture of her! She already complains I play with the phone too much already.
The speed on my Vibrant (I'm within my remorse period) is not an issue and it has been working just fine for over a week now. No freezes and no amount of lag to complain about at all. I don't have a data service since I'm usually always around spots with WiFI so the data features on the MT4G are nice and MIGHT come in handy whenever I decide to add a data plan but not at this moment. I miss the LED indicator which the Vibrant does not have and I would love a FFC and LED flash but I'm in LOVE with the Vibrants display and I guess I can live without the LED/FFC although it would be nice to have. Opinions?
BTW, I paid 50 bucks for my Vibrant from T-Mobile. I'll be paying the same amount for the MT4G.
honestly i thought i would miss the display too but after about a day i forgot all about it
From someone who has a Vibrant and MT4G (I will eventually have to pick one, but have both for now), you will find the MT4G screen is absolutely garbage infront of the Vibrant's. The LCD on the MT4G looks washed out and low quality when compared to the SuperAMOLED on the Vibrant. So, the Vibrant has its fair share of problems (one of my biggest problems is terrible battery life) but the screen is unmatched and if you have used a Vibrant, you will feel like you are downgrading when using the MT4G (in regards to the screen).
Oh and the MT4G is noticeably heavier than the Vibrant. It isn't that the MT4G is "heavy", but rather it is that the Vibrant is light.
I actually like the MT4G's screen better. It displays text MUCH sharper. Text is very pixelated and blocky on the vibrant.
Anyway, the MT4G is the better phone. Faster all around and has many more features.
I personally don't get what all the hubub about the display is. Yes, it is incredibly nice. But it's not as though we had Nokia 6600 screens on our phones before the Vibrant. The screen on the MT4G seems to be just as nice to look at as the Nexus, Droid Incredible, Droid Eris, or any of a multitude of other phones out there, that people seem to be really happy about.
Why didn't we hear any of this back in the G1 days?
"Man, I like the G1. But I just can't give up the screen on my iPhone/3G."
or
"Man, the Nexus is really tight, and all, but after using the HD2, I just can't go back to a screen smaller than a PSP." (ok, that was hyperbole... but you get what I'm saying)
And I'm not accusing you of doing this. Thi sjust seems to be an argument that is made time and time again by hardcore Vibrant fans.
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I personally don't get what all the hubub about the display is. Yes, it is incredibly nice. But it's not as though we had Nokia 6600 screens on our phones before the Vibrant. The screen on the MT4G seems to be just as nice to look at as the Nexus, Droid Incredible, Droid Eris, or any of a multitude of other phones out there, that people seem to be really happy about.
Why didn't we hear any of this back in the G1 days?
"Man, I like the G1. But I just can't give up the screen on my iPhone/3G."
or
"Man, the Nexus is really tight, and all, but after using the HD2, I just can't go back to a screen smaller than a PSP." (ok, that was hyperbole... but you get what I'm saying)
And I'm not accusing you of doing this. Thi sjust seems to be an argument that is made time and time again by hardcore Vibrant fans.
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This is my biggest Issue, Will I miss the SAMOLED??
Ok, ask yourself this:
Do you have an HDTV? Is it 120Hz? 240? If so, does it make your stomache turn to look at a regular, or less-than-1080p tv? Do movies in theaters look like trash to you?
If not, then don't fall for the "This is the latest thing, and before you had this your life was meaningless" nonsense. Yes, if you read posts about how much better the screen is, on a daily basis, you will find yourself comparing the two. And, as such, you will probably start feeling as though you miss it. But were you really unhappy about your screen's display before you got the Vibrant? Did you find yourself longing for an S-Amoled screen, even though we had no idea what one would look like before seeing the Vibrant? Probably not.
I bet I can tell you what you WON'T miss, though.
A lack of led notifications.
A lack of Flash.
A lack of an FM radio.
A lack of pc sync. (Kies? Really?)
A data port/charging port that was brilliantly place on the top of the phone.
The drag-your-feet manner in which Samsung makes updates available to their customers.
The inexplicably convoluted RFS files system, which inevitibly causes lag on the phone.
And possibly a few other things. But, again, not trying to point fingers, or sound accusatory. Just sharing my opinion. And, by the way, I did love the display. But the only time I really miss it is when I read about how great it was.
My .02
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Ok, ask yourself this:
Do you have an HDTV? Is it 120Hz? 240? If so, does it make your stomache turn to look at a regular, or less-than-1080p tv? Do movies in theaters look like trash to you?
If not, then don't fall for the "This is the latest thing, and before you had this your life was meaningless" nonsense. Yes, if you read posts about how much better the screen is, on a daily basis, you will find yourself comparing the two. And, as such, you will probably start feeling as though you miss it. But were you really unhappy about your screen's display before you got the Vibrant? Did you find yourself longing for an S-Amoled screen, even though we had no idea what one would look like before seeing the Vibrant? Probably not.
I bet I can tell you what you WON'T miss, though.
A lack of led notifications.
A lack of Flash.
A lack of an FM radio.
A lack of pc sync. (Kies? Really?)
A data port/charging port that was brilliantly place on the top of the phone.
The drag-your-feet manner in which Samsung makes updates available to their customers.
The inexplicably convoluted RFS files system, which inevitibly causes lag on the phone.
And possibly a few other things. But, again, not trying to point fingers, or sound accusatory. Just sharing my opinion. And, by the way, I did love the display. But the only time I really miss it is when I read about how great it was.
My .02
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^ completely agree.
I'm coming from a Nexus One into G2 into the myTouch. When I first started using the myTouch, I couldn't help but frown as the screen didn't look as crisp or clear as the G2's. But this phone won me over with all it's other features and impressive hardware. That, and I actually like Sense whereas TouchWiz made me think I was playing with a toy.
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Ok, ask yourself this:
Do you have an HDTV? Is it 120Hz? 240? If so, does it make your stomache turn to look at a regular, or less-than-1080p tv? Do movies in theaters look like trash to you?
If not, then don't fall for the "This is the latest thing, and before you had this your life was meaningless" nonsense. Yes, if you read posts about how much better the screen is, on a daily basis, you will find yourself comparing the two. And, as such, you will probably start feeling as though you miss it. But were you really unhappy about your screen's display before you got the Vibrant? Did you find yourself longing for an S-Amoled screen, even though we had no idea what one would look like before seeing the Vibrant? Probably not.
I bet I can tell you what you WON'T miss, though.
A lack of led notifications.
A lack of Flash.
A lack of an FM radio.
A lack of pc sync. (Kies? Really?)
A data port/charging port that was brilliantly place on the top of the phone.
The drag-your-feet manner in which Samsung makes updates available to their customers.
The inexplicably convoluted RFS files system, which inevitibly causes lag on the phone.
And possibly a few other things. But, again, not trying to point fingers, or sound accusatory. Just sharing my opinion. And, by the way, I did love the display. But the only time I really miss it is when I read about how great it was.
My .02
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+1... and add to the list the HSDPA+, FFC (eventhough you won't use it, it's still better to know you have it in case you need it) and 256MB of extra RAM... phones are not meant for watching movies.. and it's not like movies are unwatchable on MT4G.. as it's still gorgeous! i think when it comes to phones, you have to look at the features and the sturdy feel on the device, which in my opinion the samsung lacks compared to MT4G.. now if you're comparing MT4G to DESIRE HD, now that's a different story.. that belongs to the other thread..
Coming from the Vibrant I must say how extremely happy I am. I had a totally modded Vibrant to get the speed that the MT4G has right out of the box. The battery life of the Vibrant is horrible. The MT4G is a beast............extremely happy to have my MT4G.....oh yea after 3 to 4 days you get used to the screen, I dont watch movies on it so not that big of a deal me.
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The speed on my Vibrant (I'm within my remorse period) is not an issue and it has been working just fine for over a week now. No freezes and no amount of lag to complain about at all. I don't have a data service since I'm usually always around spots with WiFI so the data features on the MT4G are nice and MIGHT come in handy whenever I decide to add a data plan but not at this moment. I miss the LED indicator which the Vibrant does not have and I would love a FFC and LED flash but I'm in LOVE with the Vibrants display and I guess I can live without the LED/FFC although it would be nice to have. Opinions?
BTW, I paid 50 bucks for my Vibrant from T-Mobile. I'll be paying the same amount for the MT4G.
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You posted the exact same thing on the t-mobile forums. How many times you going to post this? Looking for a dog to throw you a bone?
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/myTouch-4G/Was-just-offered-a-MT4G-or-Samsung-Vibrant/td-p/541416
Same ****, same story.
Couldn't agree with you more and btw, the setup I have now with my vibrant gives me tremendous battery life (check sig )
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From someone who has a Vibrant and MT4G (I will eventually have to pick one, but have both for now), you will find the MT4G screen is absolutely garbage infront of the Vibrant's. The LCD on the MT4G looks washed out and low quality when compared to the SuperAMOLED on the Vibrant. So, the Vibrant has its fair share of problems (one of my biggest problems is terrible battery life) but the screen is unmatched and if you have used a Vibrant, you will feel like you are downgrading when using the MT4G (in regards to the screen).
Oh and the MT4G is noticeably heavier than the Vibrant. It isn't that the MT4G is "heavy", but rather it is that the Vibrant is light.
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You posted the exact same thing on the t-mobile forums. How many times you going to post this? Looking for a dog to throw you a bone?
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/myTouch-4G/Was-just-offered-a-MT4G-or-Samsung-Vibrant/td-p/541416
Same ****, same story.
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Someone's parents didn't love them enough.
Note how the OP for both threads is the same, asking the same question. Now try to think why I would post the same answer.
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Someone's parents didn't love them enough.
Note how the OP for both threads is the same, asking the same question. Now try to think why I would post the same answer.
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Maybe I wanted opinions from different follks? Not everyone knows about XDA. My bad for being excited for my new 50 dollar device. =)
I came from the G2, I don't really notice the difference in the screen and I don't think you can unless you put them next to each other. I know the Vibrant has a better screen but all the new benefits and 4G and more RAM and now with root this is a great device. The feel is really good and the battery life is not better than the vibrant.
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Maybe I wanted opinions from different follks? Not everyone knows about XDA. My bad for being excited for my new 50 dollar device. =)
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Oh I don't blame you -- I understand why you did it. I probably would have done the same. I was simply replying to the guy *****ing about how I posted the same answer.
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Oh I don't blame you -- I understand why you did it. I probably would have done the same. I was simply replying to the guy *****ing about how I posted the same answer.
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I was actually replying to that guy. Guess I quoted the wrong post. Sorry about that!
BTW, how are you liking your MT4G?
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I was actually replying to that guy. Guess I quoted the wrong post. Sorry about that!
BTW, how are you liking your MT4G?
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I can't say, unfortunately. The one I got had dust underneath the screen so I returned it the next day, only playing with it for an hour or so. I am currently waiting on my replacement which should be here tomorrow (free express shipping ftw). There are advantages of ordering via retention, but the lead time on exchanges is not one of them.
That said, I was extremely disappointed in the screen of the first MT4G -- it looked very washed out and low quality. I hope it was a defective screen because otherwise I think I may just end up going back to the Vibrant.
Tried doing a quick search on internet and XDA (on my phone) and reading through stickies, but the Q&A/FAQ tread isn't working...
but as far as the new 2011 changes, was the only thing that changed the addition of the MSM7X30 chipset? I couldn't find anything else changing besides that, and oh yeah...the lower 480x320 (i think) resolution. Am i missing anything, or was it just those two things?
More info here: http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2011/04/14/new-windows-phone-7-chassis-unveiled-msm7x30-and-msm8x55/
from here:
-Qualcomm second-generation MSM8x55 running with the more powerful Adreno 205 GPU or Qualcomm MSM7x30, both at a minimum speed of 800MHz.
-Microsoft stays with the 800×480 resolution of a 3.5-inch touchscreen, the five megapixel camera and the 8GB minimum built-in memory.
-A minimum 256MB RAM is required and an optional Gyroscope sensor can be provided.
cool, thanx guys. i guess unless someone comes out w/ some markably improved hardware, i'll stick with my focus for the full two years. might be the first time i've ever not upgraded after every year (WM handsets basically forced me to do that...)
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cool, thanx guys. i guess unless someone comes out w/ some markably improved hardware, i'll stick with my focus for the full two years. might be the first time i've ever not upgraded after every year (WM handsets basically forced me to do that...)
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I cannot see a compelling reason to switch from my focus. Performance is top notch already. Sure more toys would rock but meh... it's working perfectly fine as is.
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I cannot see a compelling reason to switch from my focus. Performance is top notch already. Sure more toys would rock but meh... it's working perfectly fine as is.
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yeah, totally agree. there's nothing on the market that is heads and shoulders above the focus. unless at&t get's a decent phone with a keyboard like the arrive (that LG phone is terrible), i'm sticking with this for the long haul
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yeah, totally agree. there's nothing on the market that is heads and shoulders above the focus. unless at&t get's a decent phone with a keyboard like the arrive (that LG phone is terrible), i'm sticking with this for the long haul
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Have you looked at the Dell Venue Pro? I'd rather not have the physical KB but that phone looks awful slick (since the latest firmware update that is).
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Have you looked at the Dell Venue Pro? I'd rather not have the physical KB but that phone looks awful slick (since the latest firmware update that is).
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yeah great phone. i think it just went on sale (with att 3g bands) last week. but i got the phone for my girlfriend in january (she's on tmobile) she loves it. i like it too, not the biggest fan of portrait keyboards, but i'd still prefer that over nothing at all
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yeah great phone. i think it just went on sale (with att 3g bands) last week. but i got the phone for my girlfriend in january (she's on tmobile) she loves it. i like it too, not the biggest fan of portrait keyboards, but i'd still prefer that over nothing at all
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Two things stopped me from getting the Venue.
1) I couldn't just go to the AT&T store and pick it up (I needed a phone that day because my HD2 died)
2) and much more importantly - the camera is very meh. I take a ton of pictures and needed something a little better.
Other than that I would have liked to get the Venue. It's one of the most stylish phones I've seen in a long time.
i do wish HTC would make their next full keyboard phone a lil bit slimmer. its kinda a shame that the arrive, the touch pro 2, the touch pro, the tytn ii...have all been almost exactly the same in thickness, whereas slab phones are literally getting slimmer every 6 months
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yeah, totally agree. there's nothing on the market that is heads and shoulders above the focus. unless at&t get's a decent phone with a keyboard like the arrive (that LG phone is terrible), i'm sticking with this for the long haul
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Personally, I like the LG Quantum. I wish the screen was a little bigger...
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yeah, totally agree. there's nothing on the market that is heads and shoulders above the focus. unless at&t get's a decent phone with a keyboard like the arrive (that LG phone is terrible), i'm sticking with this for the long haul
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I also love my Quantum; the phone fits perfectly in my hand, the screen is neither too big nor too small, and I have a hard keyboard if I for some reason don't want to murk up my screen. I agree the keyboard isn't the most fantastic, but it's mostly there for the "just in case"s.
Though I won't say I wouldn't ditch it for the Arrive, given the chance XD
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Personally, I like the LG Quantum. I wish the screen was a little bigger...
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Yeah, screen size was a turn off but I feel the same way about the focus. I got really used to typing on a 4.3" screen. That .3 makes a big difference IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtYB-6k52vw&feature=feedu
Aron doesnt seem that happy with it.
Got a bit bored after the first 1:24secs as he must have said "HTC Sensation" countless times without actually doing anything else other than flapping it at the camera.
PocketNow's video's were better
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PocketNow's video's were better
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Phonedog's credibility died the day Noah left and put this total dork in charge. Phonedog should have finished the day Noah left. Lets face it though, Noah was a bit of a pleb too but at least he was a pleb with taste, i agree with a lot of what he says and i rate his judgement on phones.. This guy just seems to compare everything with his iphone... yukkk
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etz2xrFQ0LQ&feature=feedu
I like when he complains about "lag" over and over but then cannot reproduce it.
Also, people need to stop getting so caught up on quadrant scores. It always sounds like "mines bigger than yours" locker room banter.
Of course a higher resolution device will not produce the benchmarks of a similarly spec'd device with a lower resolution.
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it was an ok review. Seeing the stupid crap at the bottom every so often just repeating what he just said was annoying. Love that he only was able to recreate the lag he kept talking about so much once.
i thought this was the best review yet. he covered much more than everyone else has. i think aaron is a great reviewer, as well as noah. neither is better imo. everyone has their own oppinions. noah is more on the serious side, i can see more people liking that.. but almost all reviewers sounds so bored and are boring lol.
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Phonedog's credibility died the day Noah left and put this total dork in charge. Phonedog should have finished the day Noah left. Lets face it though, Noah was a bit of a pleb too but at least he was a pleb with taste, i agree with a lot of what he says and i rate his judgement on phones.. This guy just seems to compare everything with his iphone... yukkk
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people like to hear what phones are compared to the iphone. since it is one of the best selling phones. what is better about noah than aaron?? he covered everything there was to do on the phone with limited time. do you like the reviews where people sound like they are about to fall asleep or something? lol
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i thought this was the best review yet. he covered much more than everyone else has.
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did you watch the pocketnow review?
It was a decent review.
HTC has a habit of trying to use every bit of a device's resources for their own user interface. That's why the lag issues occur, but it's worth mentioning in a review. Not something you worry about much when you know you won't stay stock.
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did you watch the pocketnow review?
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i think i did, i dont remember. i will i have to re watch it. i watched some british dudes review and it was pretty much just (lag this, lag that, laggy browser, cool 3d effect). i watched a couple others but i got bored. everyone has their oppions though. no reason to judge. like the other person in this thread bashing on aaron. its a phone review.. lol im pretty sure if he had more time on his hand, etc he could cover more. it seems as 1080p for all phones released is crap, they should have worked on it more.
the links for the reviews are in this thread. enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113026
I currently have an HD2 running an Android 2.2.1 nand. I have tried the newer 2.3 Nands but the phone seems slow with them.
Is it worth upgrading to the Sensation?
Where is the best deal to be had? I'm probably 1.5 years into my 2 year contract. The price for the upgrade with 2 year extension on the Tmobile website is $384 per phone. I'd almost rather pay them the $550 with no contract.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Aaron
Try hyperdroid on your hd2.
Keep the hd2 until the bootloader is unlocked and the problems (dust, screen wash out) are fixed. That's what I'm doing. If the above isn't done before a better phone is announced or released, I'll buy the sensation and probably at a cheaper price.
EDIT: ----> HyperDroid Link <----
Never mind. I wrangled a good deal on the phone with Tmobile and got two of them for $200 each with my grandfathered data rate.
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Never mind. I wrangled a good deal on the phone with Tmobile and got two of them for $200 each with my grandfathered data rate.
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Yea? I already was promised the $200 a month ago when I changed my rate plan. I can't bring myself to buy one with its problems though. And unlike others who said "I'll wait for it to be unlocked", I actually stand by that. Others went right out and bought one.
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Try hyperdroid on your hd2.
Keep the hd2 until the bootloader is unlocked and the problems (dust, screen wash out) are fixed. That's what I'm doing. If the above isn't done before a better phone is announced or released, I'll buy the sensation and probably at a cheaper price.
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It has to be better than my HD2. The phone speaker sucks for me since I am slightly deaf. I had to try many different roms or fixes to get the volume to be negligible. That or run Widows 6.5 which was NOT an option after first trying Android.
I even replaced the speaker with a kit from Ebay which helped a lot but I really want an Android based phone. I'm not a chef or anything and really keep it quite basic after I get my apps installed.
Also, my HD2 does get 4g but I want to see what the real 4g is like. Tethered with the HD2 I can get 4mb up and 156 down. I'm interested to see what the Sensation does.
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Yea? I already was promised the $200 a month ago when I changed my rate plan. I can't bring myself to buy one with its problems though. And unlike others who said "I'll wait for it to be unlocked", I actually stand by that. Others went right out and bought one.
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I don't care if it unlocked at the moment. If it works and keeps working I'll be happy. I'm sick of loading roms on my phone and having issues with this or that. GPS doesn't work, intermittent gargle on calls, low volume sometimes, random reboots, etc. Sometimes I get so frustrated that I end up back in windows until I have time the next day to try a new rom.
I'm currently running CMYLXGO Blue Topia 1.1.17. It's nice but still has it's glitches. Battery life on this ROM is absolutely incredible though! 20 hours uptime and only down to 66%. It's a Sense rom with quite a few bloaty apps but so far I love it. I was a Coredroid fan before but this rom is better imho.
I hear ya. I used that rom too. I get sick of swapping roms and would love to have the sensation. The dust and screen washing though, I can't handle that and I really want the root option, just in case. That way I don't have to wait for updates.
my wife and I have been rocking two HD2s running CoreDroid for over a year. I loved my HD2s but the only time they will get used again is by the grandkids playing Angry Birds. The Sensation is great and the battery life is unreal.
ShinySideUpAZ said:
my wife and I have been rocking two HD2s running CoreDroid for over a year. I loved my HD2s but the only time they will get used again is by the grandkids playing Angry Birds. The Sensation is great and the battery life is unreal.
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I love my HD2 but it's getting slow and old. The battery cover looks like crap too. Over a year in my pocket with keys has left it's toll but no screen scratches! I thought about polishing the battery cover or replacing it but the sensation is too sexy. I hope the glass on the Sensation is as durable as the HD2.
OH and heard somewhere a year or so ago that the reason the HD2 is so scratch resistant is that the glass was sapphire coated. Is this true?
I tired Android on the HD2 as soon as it was possible but it had too many quirks and I needed the phone to work.
I upgraded to the Sensation and am not sorry one bit. Granted WM6.1 vs Android 2.3 but the internals and hardware are really nice, the touch screen is really responsive and the phone feels much smaller to hold. Not that the HD2 was large but its more comfortable.
If its what you want and your ready to upgrade go for it, I'm glad I did. Mine has no problems that I know of yet. granted this is my first real Android experience...
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I love my HD2 but it's getting slow and old. The battery cover looks like crap too. Over a year in my pocket with keys has left it's toll but no screen scratches! I thought about polishing the battery cover or replacing it but the sensation is too sexy. I hope the glass on the Sensation is as durable as the HD2.
OH and heard somewhere a year or so ago that the reason the HD2 is so scratch resistant is that the glass was sapphire coated. Is this true?
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The hd2 screen will scratch. I have a few friends who's scratched. But the sensation seems to have a strong screen. My friend had one about a week ago and one of the first things I did was try using my sharp keys on it. I also sat it face down and slid it across the table. It didn't scratch one bit.
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I tired Android on the HD2 as soon as it was possible but it had too many quirks and I needed the phone to work.
I upgraded to the Sensation and am not sorry one bit. Granted WM6.1 vs Android 2.3 but the internals and hardware are really nice, the touch screen is really responsive and the phone feels much smaller to hold. Not that the HD2 was large but its more comfortable.
If its what you want and your ready to upgrade go for it, I'm glad I did. Mine has no problems that I know of yet. granted this is my first real Android experience...
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I loved android on my HD2. I flashed android roms to it back before nand and it was still better than Winmo 6. I havent tried winmo 7 but I can't imagine it compares to android.
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The hd2 screen will scratch. I have a few friends who's scratched. But the sensation seems to have a strong screen. My friend had one about a week ago and one of the first things I did was try using my sharp keys on it. I also sat it face down and slid it across the table. It didn't scratch one bit.
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This is because the Sensation uses Gorilla Glass...amazing stuff. Came in my old Vibrant, not a single scratch in over a year...The Sensation rocks, even without root! It can only get better!
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The hd2 screen will scratch. I have a few friends who's scratched. But the sensation seems to have a strong screen. My friend had one about a week ago and one of the first things I did was try using my sharp keys on it. I also sat it face down and slid it across the table. It didn't scratch one bit.
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I have read it has the Gorilla Glass. Not sure if that is true or not but I will find out. I don't like cases or screen protectors and just dump my phone in my pocket or toss it on the passenger car seat. I am not gentle with phones and the HD2 was a brute.
Cases, like the Otterbox, totally ruin the form of the phone and screen protectors never look right and they reduce response IMHO. I tried a rubberized case and a screen protector on my HD2 when I first bought it and hate them both.
The case was bulky and fumbly. Is that a word? I dropped it a lot with that case because it was too fumbly. It didn't slide into my pocket well and was just fat and clunky like a mid 70s American sedan.
The screen protector was a Zagg. It was horrible. It was like a phone condom without the lube. Pain in the ass to install in the moment and then you had to deal with lack of sensitivity. When it got warm in the car or in your pocket it shrunk and then when it got cool it expanded and left the edges to lift up. POS imho.
That is when I decided to go naked with the HD2. I went a year with no covers or screen protectors and I dropped it a few times. I dented the plastic trim a few times but no scratches on the screen. The metal battery cover's paint has been scratched a lot though.
The HD2 is one tough mofo of a phone! I hope the Sensation is the same. I am concerned that the back of the phone is too plastic like. I haven't held one yet so I'm not sure. If there is plastic on the back then I hope it is durable. It would be nice if HTC would make a phone that is entirely metal except for the screen. Make it powder coated aluminum all around and call it a day.
EDIT - Any suggestions on what to with my two HD2 phones now?
The sensation feels great and the back feels better than I thought it would. I also like the fact that the battery cover is its housing. If it's dropped and dented, replacing just the cover would be pretty easy and make it look unharmed I think.
EDIT: Keep one for a backup and sell the other on craigslist. I had 2 and sold one already.
The_Biz said:
Try hyperdroid on your hd2.
Keep the hd2 until the bootloader is unlocked and the problems (dust, screen wash out) are fixed. That's what I'm doing. If the above isn't done before a better phone is announced or released, I'll buy the sensation and probably at a cheaper price.
EDIT: ----> HyperDroid Link <----
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I hate when people who DON'T HAVE THE PHONE make generalizations about "issues" I personally own 2 Sensations and I have 6 friends with the Sensation so I have been around at least 8 of them bought at various locations and NONE OF THEM have dust on the screen or washed out looking displays. It's also extremely funny the amount of people comparing the HD2 to the Sensation? Really? I have an HD2 running android and other than the sceen size there is no comparison!!! The HD2 isn't even better than my MT4G running CM7!!! seriously if you still use the HD2 as a daily driver you should probably jump off a bridge because you are using a dinosaur....
freakaccident said:
Never mind. I wrangled a good deal on the phone with Tmobile and got two of them for $200 each with my grandfathered data rate.
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Trust me, that grandfathered data plan will soon not work if it's not an "Android approved" data plan.
nccu_eagles said:
seriously if you still use the HD2 as a daily driver you should probably jump off a bridge because you are using a dinosaur....
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I've used my HD2 running WM6.5 up until the day I got the Sensation & I am definitely not a dinosaur. Stop being an asshole. The HD2 is a solid phone & if it works & does what someone wants it to, then it rocks.
Used NAND builds on my HD2 forever, and the entire time all I wanted my HD2 to grow up to be like is the Sensation. Like I've said before, the Sensation is what HTC should have made the HD2 like all along. The Sensation is the phone of phones right now. You will be 110% happy with it.
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I hate when people who DON'T HAVE THE PHONE make generalizations about "issues" I personally own 2 Sensations and I have 6 friends with the Sensation so I have been around at least 8 of them bought at various locations and NONE OF THEM have dust on the screen or washed out looking displays. It's also extremely funny the amount of people comparing the HD2 to the Sensation? Really? I have an HD2 running android and other than the sceen size there is no comparison!!! The HD2 isn't even better than my MT4G running CM7!!! seriously if you still use the HD2 as a daily driver you should probably jump off a bridge because you are using a dinosaur....
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I HATE WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU TRY TO START ARGUMENTS!
Seriously dude. There's always people like you trying to flame somebody else. The problems I'm going by are what's mentioned here. And I never once "compared the hd2 to the sensation.
People like you are the reason xda is starting to suck, seriously.
EDIT: Here you go killer. Flame all these people, they actually own the device.
Dust thread.
Washed out screen thread.
I bet you HATE them too huh? If you ain't having problems, they must be lying!!!!! HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!
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I HATE WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YOU TRY TO START ARGUMENTS!
Seriously dude. There's always people like you trying to flame somebody else. The problems I'm going by are what's mentioned here. And I never once "compared the hd2 to the sensation.
People like you are the reason xda is starting to suck, seriously.
EDIT: Here you go killer. Flame all these people, they actually own the device.
Dust thread.
Washed out screen thread.
I bet you HATE them too huh? If you ain't having problems, they must be lying!!!!! HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!
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My point is you are less likely to have a Sensation with issues. It is not as wide spread as these threads lead you to believe. People who don't own the device read these threads and become afraid to purchase the phone because of the fear of ended up with a dud of a device when that is not the case. As for the comparison to the HD2 its in the title "Upgrade to Sensation or stick with HD2?" any high end htc android device produced after March 2010 is better than the HD2 period. As I said before I have an HD2 as well as 5 other android devices and the HD2 finishes last in whatever comparision you attempt to make other than screen size...I wasn't attempting to FLAME anyone just venting. sick of all the people bashing the Sensation with silly comparisons to other devices and complaints about issues that affect a minority of the the Sensation owners... and the "people like me" comment is hilarious xda is beginning to suck because more and more noobs are joining the site and creating pointless threads asking questions that a little common sense would cure anyway, enjoy your HD2 or whatever device you choose to purchase HAVE AN AWESOME TUESDAY