Related
[/B]Samsung is preparing to release the Galaxy S2 at last! We give you the latest on the Attain, Within, Function and Hercules inside.
Shin Jong-kyun, President of Samsung Mobile Business and Digital Imaging, told a Korean newspaper this week that the Galaxy S2 will be launched in the U.S. market sometime in August. While Samsung has released several new Android smartphones in recent months, such as the Droid Charge for Verizon and Infuse 4G for AT&T, the new flagship we've all been waiting has only appeared in leaks and rumors. The Galaxy S2 is by far the most feature-rich smartphone Samsung has come up with to date, and is expected to be available on several carriers.
Samsung Attain for AT&T
Ever since the Samsung Attain appeared on Samsung's official Facebook page in early June, it's basically just been a matter of time before we would see an official release. Last year's Captivate shined like a true star a year ago, and the Attain is expected to be a worthy successor. TouchWIZ 4 atop Android 2.3 Gingerbread is the name of the game for the Attain, coupled with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 4G HSPA+ connectivity, dual-core processor and 1GB RAM. In other words, it'll pretty much challenge the ATRIX 4G by Motorola directly, and could eventually give the iPhone 5 a hard time.
Samsung Within for Sprint
A hands-on photo of what is expected to be the Samsung Within for Sprint appeared only a few days ago. This version is specifically said to offer Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, the recently released version that enables Google Talk video chats via Sprint's 4G network. The Within is also expected to offer integrated Google Voice and Google Wallet services. Like the Attain, it's also expected to offer a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing cameras, as well as being packed with power under the hood in true Galaxy S2-grade style.
Samsung Function for Verizon
When Verizon introduced the Fascinate last fall, it instantly became a top-seller courtesy of its social networking focus. The follow-up, the Continuum, took the concept even further. However, the upcoming Samsung Function is expected to not only embrace the social networking crowd, but also business users. The Function has been equipped with Stealth MMXI technology, and is expected to take on the Droid Bionic in the "über-smartphone with 4G LTE connectivity" category this fall. Who the heck needs the 3G-only Verizon iPhone 5, anyway.
Samsung Hercules for T-Mobile
The Samsung Vibrant ruled T-Mobile's HSPA network last year, and the Samsung Hercules aims to rule the carrier's HSPA+ network this year, promising theoretical speeds of 42Mbps downlink and 6 Mbps uplink. While details of the Hercules are scarce, TmoNews recently reported that it is slated for release in late September. We imagine that's also when the above-mentioned Function for Verizon will appear, as they'll probably not all be released simultaneously. Interestingly, TmoNews has heard that it may get a 4.5-inch screen as opposed to the 4.3-inch screen found in the original Galaxy S2.
Im ready now.
It's about time we get this Beautiful Beast. I will be getting this and the Hercules when it's released in September.
I will eagerly await to see what the Great Developers come up with for these. I may even toss in a few requests after I see what they can and can not do.
WooHoo
That makes 2 of us LOL, I been waiting (it seems forever), for this monster too. I still have a few friends at AT&T. (used to work there), and one is a manager at store, so maybe get in on first batch hehe. good luck !
straw55 said:
That makes 2 of us LOL, I been waiting (it seems forever), for this monster too. I still have a few friends at AT&T. (used to work there), and one is a manager at store, so maybe get in on first batch hehe. good luck !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah that worked so well for the Captivate
My birthday is in August. What a good birthday it is going to be.
rg400smarttowel said:
My birthday is in August. What a good birthday it is going to be.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My birthday is also in August, but I'm in the middle of a contract right now, so I highly doubt I'll be picking up the Attain anytime soon. I still love my Captivate, even if the battery life kinda sucks on any ROM but completely stock.
Excited for rogers to release something to rival the sgs2 for me to warrant me to get rid of my cappy.
If sgs II came out in june-july i would have already bought it
However im just gonna wait for android 4.0. now. Captivate is still a decent phone
Sent from my Galaxy S captivate
My two cappys are GREAT PHONES. One with CM7 perfection and the other with either the i897 Gingerbread or right now Apex 8.2 and I Love them Both. The ONLY phone I will TRADE UP for is the SGS2. I just tested my cappy cm7 against the Atrix 4G yesterday at the ATT store and my cappy was faster using speedtest than the atrix 4g side by side. Just barely beat it in upload and download speeds but it DID. So to me the SGS2 should BLOW it away. I also found out that I available for my next upgrade on August 31st. So HOPEFULLY lime my Cappy's 1007 builds it will be the second builds without the issues of the first builds
Sent from My KickAss Captivated CM7 OC'd 1.5Ghz/Undervolted
I can't wait. I love my Captivate with Pheonix unleashed, but the Galaxy S II is the ultimate sounding phone. I would actually use the HDMI out alot, the front cam not so much.
RCDuke said:
My birthday is also in August, but I'm in the middle of a contract right now, so I highly doubt I'll be picking up the Attain anytime soon. I still love my Captivate, even if the battery life kinda sucks on any ROM but completely stock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
my birthday is in august as well. august ftw!
I wouldn't dream of being one of the first in line for one. After the horrible initial release and ensuing support from Samsung on the Galaxy S they have a long way to go to prove to me I should "upgrade". They obviously do not care if they rush out flawed hardware and when they do there is absolutely no effort to make things work properly. I'm mainly talking about the GPS issues but others as well. If I am buying into a device that is supposed to showcase a "location aware" OS then I sure would like it if my device had some clue where I was at. It doesn't even get the state I'm in correct a lot of the time, if it tells me where I'm at at all! I'm eligible for an upgrade in 2 months and my wife's HTC Inspire seems to be fairly dependable. I know for one thing the speed sure makes my Captivate look like decades old technology. If Samsung had shown any loyalty to us early Galaxy owners then I might feel a little loyalty back. Since they care about the almighty dollar more than they care about the customer then I will respond likewise. If HTC, which I've had HUGE success with in the past, offers me a good deal I'll happily jump ship from Samsung.
Yea it's going to be extremely hard for me to buy another carrier branded handset. Unlocked is the way to go. Glad they are finally getting the SGS2 out in the US though.
emuneee said:
Yea it's going to be extremely hard for me to buy another carrier branded handset. Unlocked is the way to go. Glad they are finally getting the SGS2 out in the US though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I had the funds, and that is exactly how I would go. Unfortunately I can't pay an excess of 500 dollars, so I would need a carrier subsidized phone.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Nerz said:
If I had the funds, and that is exactly how I would go. Unfortunately I can't pay an excess of 500 dollars, so I would need a carrier subsidized phone.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Buy a phone on contract (iPhone is good for this purpose) and sell it full price then buy the phone you want.
Support issues become fishy though.
I certainly hope they fixed the gps on the new release. I have been majorly disappointed in the gps functionality of the captivate.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
emuneee said:
Buy a phone on contract (iPhone is good for this purpose) and sell it full price then buy the phone you want.
Support issues become fishy though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea. I'd be worried about that because I have insurance on my phone and use at least once or twice during a phones contract period due to my carelessness. Although I think they might still honor a insurance claim, I'm almost sure they won't do a warranty claim from those circumstances.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
Loving my cappy still, but wish it had a forward facing camera and a flash. The GPS is better than it used to be due to some tweaks here and there. I also just installed the Telenav free version for the vibrant 4g and going to give it a jog this week on a road trip to see how it does.
Apex 8.2 w/Dark Core 2.9 & Tegrak OC to 1.2ghz
Wait for it
Sell your cappy off ebay, buy SGSII. 700-200=+500. Get ready to cough up some ca$h.
I'll be getting it for sure. I currently have the captivate, infuse and inspire, I bought the inspire off craigslist for $200 and gave it to my gf. Her upgrade is up in August so she'll probably buy the gs2 and ill see captivate and inspire for $500 I hope and pick up the galaxy.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
About a week ago the Samsung Epic 4g for sprint got a official GB update. So maybe the other Galaxy s line of phones are getting it soon. If we don't get it before the SGS4G then it will be easyier to port it right?
Sent from my SGH-T839 using Tapatalk
While I really would have liked to believe it, the recent push of the KJ2 update really puts a damper, IMO, on our hopes of getting 2.3 anytime soon. It took Samsung a YEAR to put out GB on the Epic. While the SK is getting old, we still have a couple of months before then. I'm beginning to lose hope in the thought of GB on my phone.
EDIT: The SGS4G has finally put pushed with a GB update. This phone is the closest to the SK in terms of processors, so my statement may have been premature.
I have read that the sgs4g may be releasing gingerbread 2day. Via kies not ota
Sent from my SGH-T839 using XDA App
http://m.computerworld.com/s/articl..._Android_5.0_release_this_fall_?taxonomyId=15
no big news there
I like the mention of the upgrade alliance. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me
Nexus devices from now on. Mind has been made up. This bull**** I've been suffering since the x10. Then the captivate, I'm done. Last device that's not nexus. I don't even care if the hardware is weaker than the other phones, the software matters way more and it's not like the nexus devices are severely under powered either.
It's totally ****ty that the devs have to support devices to keep it going like the way it should be going. They do the best they can but the direct Google upgrades is something that nobody can compare with.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Really wish Samsung would just start putting out Android releases with their drivers and nothing else so we could get these updates faster.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk
kr3w1337 said:
Nexus devices from now on. Mind has been made up. This bull**** I've been suffering since the x10. Then the captivate, I'm done. Last device that's not nexus. I don't even care if the hardware is weaker than the other phones, the software matters way more and it's not like the nexus devices are severely under powered either.
It's totally ****ty that the devs have to support devices to keep it going like the way it should be going. They do the best they can but the direct Google upgrades is something that nobody can compare with.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agreed. But not to the point of only buying nexus devices, they're always lower than competition in terms of specs. That being said, its very true they see updates first. A few weeks to maybe a month KR two I can understand, but sometimes the delay is just ludicrous
I can't wait until manufacturers stop messing around with adding their own crud to the phones so they ha e to do far less work to push an update.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk
not fair, I would definitely get a nexus if it came to tmobile, hell I don't care if the specs are worse, I want updates.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
yea coming from the nexus one this has been pretty weak. problem is I just can't justify spending 500 bucks on a phone anymore. Also I don't know if a device that you purchase from a different carrier will have LTE support and I can't live without LTE anymore. we'll see. I think that if we had exynos then the update issue wouldn't be so much of an issue.
If you had an exynos it would still take half a year to update assuming the update comes out this month.
Nexus was LTE I get it.....
Do the Nexus phones get more major releases then other phones? Seems to me they get the interim releases quicker but one major release at most. I doubt the Galaxy Nexus will get anything past 5.0, & if it does the performance will be far worse then whatever new phones are out at the time with it preloaded.
Of course Samsung & others will want to differentiate themselves from the others through customization. Android is just way too crowded with devices & manufacturers for them not to have to try.
phoneguy 4567 said:
Do the Nexus phones get more major releases then other phones? Seems to me they get the interim releases quicker but one major release at most. I doubt the Galaxy Nexus will get anything past 5.0, & if it does the performance will be far worse then whatever new phones are out at the time with it preloaded.
Of course Samsung & others will want to differentiate themselves from the others through customization. Android is just way too crowded with devices & manufacturers for them not to have to try.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Since Nexus phones are AOSP devices, they pretty much get every Android update, since OEM's don't have to do their bull**** to it. You can put me in the "Nexus Phone Only" group for the future. I really am tired of the bull****.
Depends on what you mean by all updates. The N1 for example went from 2.1, 2.2 & 2.3 none of which I would call major releases, & I would argue that the official 2.3 release made the phone worse.
This is why apple and ios will always be superior imo
The 3gs was released in 09 and has ios5
ICS has been out for months and less than 1% of devices have it.
Hell a lot of 09 phones don't even have gingerbread yet...
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
JaZart said:
This is why apple and ios will always be superior imo
The 3gs was released in 09 and has ios5
ICS has been out for months and less than 1% of devices have it.
Hell a lot of 09 phones don't even have gingerbread yet...
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes but an 2009 iphone with ios5 does not improve the phone necessarily as would a 09 android wouldnt get any faster/ better with ICS which is designed for bigger screens and dual cores... i think its necessary to give up on 3yo+ phones, and apple releases 1 phone a year when ie. HTC releases 10...
but honestly i think 10+ is too many for consumers and the company itself to handle :/
The problem is us the consumer we kill ourselves to get the latest and greatest so as long as there's money to be made on us their going to keep producing new phones every 4 to 5 months with something better. Its a perpetual trap. New phone great system 4 months later new phone better system. Example the sgs 2. Then the skyrocket then the skyrocket HD and just for good measure throw the note in and then sgs3. You cant win.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
This is mainly just a rumor still, but on the Samsung India Facebook page they mention how March 15 is when the millions of SGS II users will see 4.0
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/qhlke/samsung_israels_official_facebook_page_you_waited/
When are people going to get it Samsung Galaxy SII is not equivalent Samsung Galaxy SII Skyfire/LTE
AstroDigital said:
When are people going to get it Samsung Galaxy SII is not equivalent Samsung Galaxy SII Skyfire/LTE
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is true but must ye be so negative
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-ics/
Looks like its coming pretty soon. Maybe some awesome devs can work some magic and get us ICS before AT&T does.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA App
That's Awesome
So the original s2 and international only? Hope the skyrocket international comes along beside it so someone can port it to att for us.
Was really hoping for this to be att news. But I guess I should have less faith in them.
We have a different processor and gpu in our Skyrockets than the international version. Not sure if ICS for that device would help a lot for rom development on ours, but then again we have some amazing devs here on XDA
Or not...
They updated their article:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-ics/
Update: Samsung's just tweeted that March 10th date is (sadly) wrong. It added that once the upgrade schedule is concrete, it'll confirm through its dedicated Twitter account.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
Is it me or is samsung acting like a bunch of monkey flinging poo
AstroDigital said:
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ditto. My Skyrocket is only a few months old and it's going to be 'old tech' as soon as the HD hits.
Update recalled. Or delayed which ever you prefer.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk
My next device is going to be the next Nexus device. I'm tired of this carrier and OEM bull****.
AstroDigital said:
Really is anybody here going to buy a Galaxy III or IV or XX after this.
I am sick of Samsung.
I am sure they will do well 99% of the people have no clue, but me I am getting only Nexus Devices go forward.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As long as LG isn't the one to get it.....my wife's (after I pawned it off on her) Thrill is still yet to be updated to Gingerbread.
Comparing Samsung to others like Motorola and HTC, they are all the same. At least they have been pushing updates for bug fixes and such. The Thrill has yet to get even ONE update and they have major rebooting issues along with others. I would buy another Samsung. Would prefer they were the ones to get the next Nexus phone again.
Gr8Danes said:
As long as LG isn't the one to get it.....my wife's (after I pawned it off on her) Thrill is still yet to be updated to Gingerbread.
Comparing Samsung to others like Motorola and HTC, they are all the same. At least they have been pushing updates for bug fixes and such. The Thrill has yet to get even ONE update and they have major rebooting issues along with others. I would buy another Samsung. Would prefer they were the ones to get the next Nexus phone again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I traded my Thrill for the Skyrocket because of this. SO glad I don't have that paper weight anymore. At least we know ICS is coming, and it's about ready. LG was just playing with our emotions.
I said the same thing about only getting Nexus, but I was unimpressed with the specs of this last one and my NS4G had horrible reception issues because of a ****ty antenna.
Add to this the fact that they omit an SD card slot <--That is the biggest deal breaker by far! I like being able to take all of my files with me from phone to phone and not have to spend hours transferring files when I get a new phone.
Its basically just the carriers, if you want to get updates and have an amazing phone get the international version! I would speend 300 bucks more to pick up a of gs2 when it first came out. But I get a free phone anyway. Same thing for the gs3 the galaxy devices are pretty dang good! I mean the gs2 is still on of the best IMO. Or at least just got past after a year of it being out. So grab that extra. Money and go for it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium
Same here, I'm getting a nexus device, I'm done playng the waiting game with Samsuck
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
It sucks that they're taking so long. But, if you want to stay w/ GSM, I think the SR is still the best game in town ICS or not. Battery life on the Nitro and Vivid aren't nearly as good. And when I played w/ them at the store, they weren't nearly as responsive as the S2 (i777 or SR). The Nitro's screen was nicer, but wasn't so much nicer that I'd give up battery life and performance (and LG doesn't do much better w/ updates either). Nexus is cool, but if you don't wanna pay $6-700, value external storage, and LTE, that's off the table, too.
Samsung should've been happy w/ the original S2 (still one of the best phones available right now). They didn't need to release so many versions. I had in mind before buying this phone that the i777 will get ICS before the SR (either thru XDA or official) since the hardware is nearly identical to the international version. But, LTE was more important to me than ICS.
We can keep waiting for that perfect phone, or be happy that we have an awesome phone right now.
nexus devices are always inferior then the latest phone of that year...For example...Nexus S was inferior then SGS and now Galaxy Nexus in inferior then SG2....
I agree with above poster...with so many devs working for our phones, I think I would always go for a better hardware then the one which will get updated quickly.
I am using Samsung Captivate now, I am already running ICS (almost stable). it was one of best smartphone hardware wise 2 yrs ago..so its still getting development really good.
Waiting for official updates is dumb. The devs is where the good stuff comes from. ICS will be on our SR's from our devs loooooooong before Samung or ATT gets it to us. Standby for the good stuff. It's coming.
Sent from low Earth orbit with my SkyRocket.
So there's no XDA release of ICS yet for Skyrocket?
Not a fully functional or stable one.
Just stumbled on to this blog post
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...cream-sandwich-update-roll-out-odds-are-slim/
that's claiming the ICS update is slim chance of coming to the thunderbolt what are the chances of this??? Anybody else read this post I have never come across this site before, maybe its just opinion but I will flip if this phone doesn't get ICS update I will be ready to leave android all together ill go back to a dumb phone and save some money..
If HTC doesn't update this they will be on my list of no buy companies up there with samsung (OG galaxy tab owner) who would rather sell a new product than update an existing product that's a good way to lose customers rather than save them. I hate apple products with a passion but at least they get a couple updates before they make you buy a new phone this fragmentation is getting ridiculous.
Android has a chance to be great better than any iproduct but they need to step it up and get in with these phone manufacturers and clean up the fragmentation. work together so when a new version is released all phone can get it. plan ahead and support a product stop taking after china building crap that needs to be bought new again instead of being fixed and upgraded.
/rant
let flaming begin I apologize if this is in the wrong forum or has a topic already
I agree, its ridiculous if our phones don't get this update. Its not so much that we don't get the update, but more that HTC has done nothing but break promises to Thunderbolt owners who already have been suffering through many issues. Hopefully they'll at least give us the RIL so the devs can finish they're roms because they're great so far. In the end though, I'm done with HTC once my contract is up... plan on getting the next Nexus where there will be no problems like this.
Please read before clicking link!!
I wouldn't take that website as legit, especially since my computer picked up a virus threat while loading the page.
(WARNING BEFORE YOU LOAD THE LINK)
Anyways, I have seen where one guy (can't remember his name) called HTC about the update for the Thunderbolt.
This guy claims that an HTC representative told him over the phone that HTC has already released the update to Verizon. Now that the ICS update is in Verizon's hands, we are basically waiting for Verizon to add their crap to it before they release it to it for use.
I wish I could find this post where the guy was talking about it.
I am almost certain that Thunderbolt users WILL see ICS, but never anything more updated than that.
RBarnett09 said:
I wouldn't take that website as legit, especially since my computer picked up a virus threat while loading the page.
(WARNING BEFORE YOU LOAD THE LINK)
Anyways, I have seen where one guy (can't remember his name) called HTC about the update for the Thunderbolt.
This guy claims that an HTC representative told him over the phone that HTC has already released the update to Verizon. Now that the ICS update is in Verizon's hands, we are basically waiting for Verizon to add their crap to it before they release it to it for use.
I wish I could find this post where the guy was talking about it.
I am almost certain that Thunderbolt users WILL see ICS, but never anything more updated than that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I remember reading the post you're talking about but how do we know if that is legit or not.
Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk 2
RBarnett09 said:
I wouldn't take that website as legit, especially since my computer picked up a virus threat while loading the page.
(WARNING BEFORE YOU LOAD THE LINK)
Anyways, I have seen where one guy (can't remember his name) called HTC about the update for the Thunderbolt.
This guy claims that an HTC representative told him over the phone that HTC has already released the update to Verizon. Now that the ICS update is in Verizon's hands, we are basically waiting for Verizon to add their crap to it before they release it to it for use.
I wish I could find this post where the guy was talking about it.
I am almost certain that Thunderbolt users WILL see ICS, but never anything more updated than that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I get the feeling that if the ROM was being processed by VZW we'd have seen a "leak" already.
i think we will never see ICS ever... on tbolt.
everyone is moving from doing roms for an old device
HTC sent me this email yesterday when I asked them about ICS on the Thunderbolt
Dear #### ,
Thank you for taking the time to contact HTC technical support. I will gladly assist you with your inquiry regarding the ICS update and your Thunderbolt, ####.
HTC does not announce dates for release of software due to the nature of the software development process. At any point in the software development cycle a situation may be encountered that requires anything from some minor additional rework, to complete rewrites of the software base. Only after the final acceptance testing has been successfully completed will HTC release software. The normal time period between the final acceptance testing and release of software is about a week and often shorter than that
With this being said, I would suggest that you keep an eye on our official website and social media outlets. Once we have released the software for your Thunderbolt, it will be announced on these sites first.
I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused, ####. Keep in mind, you can find tips & tricks and your user manual on the Thunderbolt support page found here: http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-thunderbolt-verizon/
Let me know if I have successfully answered your question, please click here to complete this.
To send a reply to this message, please click here.
Sincerely,
Angela
mbrown3460 said:
HTC sent me this email yesterday when I asked them about ICS on the Thunderbolt
Dear #### ,
Thank you for taking the time to contact HTC technical support. I will gladly assist you with your inquiry regarding the ICS update and your Thunderbolt, ####.
HTC does not announce dates for release of software due to the nature of the software development process. At any point in the software development cycle a situation may be encountered that requires anything from some minor additional rework, to complete rewrites of the software base. Only after the final acceptance testing has been successfully completed will HTC release software. The normal time period between the final acceptance testing and release of software is about a week and often shorter than that
With this being said, I would suggest that you keep an eye on our official website and social media outlets. Once we have released the software for your Thunderbolt, it will be announced on these sites first.
I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused, ####. Keep in mind, you can find tips & tricks and your user manual on the Thunderbolt support page found here: http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-thunderbolt-verizon/
Let me know if I have successfully answered your question, please click here to complete this.
To send a reply to this message, please click here.
Sincerely,
Angela
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Doesn't confirm nor deny just keeps us wondering. more or less the reason i posted this in the first place was because my wife has the rezound which was suppose to be updated the end of June/early July and here we are at the end of July and still nothing for the rezound either. So i thing HTC is turning into another samsung with updates lets hype up the news and tell everybody that we will update only to say down the road that it cant be updated.
It cant be paranoia when a Rom can be created for my OG galaxy tab showing it can run ICS without problems but samsung says it cant be done it all comes done greed they need to make money which i understand but they shouldn't be doing it at the expense of there loyal customers who ran out and bought the first 4G device created for verizon and waited almost a year before getting 4g in there areas (some i'm sure are still waiting). It may be a good business Decision now but it wont be in the long run when those customers go else where.
Rpatton said:
Doesn't confirm nor deny just keeps us wondering. more or less the reason i posted this in the first place was because my wife has the rezound which was suppose to be updated the end of June/early July and here we are at the end of July and still nothing for the rezound either. So i thing HTC is turning into another samsung with updates lets hype up the news and tell everybody that we will update only to say down the road that it cant be updated.
It cant be paranoia when a Rom can be created for my OG galaxy tab showing it can run ICS without problems but samsung says it cant be done it all comes done greed they need to make money which i understand but they shouldn't be doing it at the expense of there loyal customers who ran out and bought the first 4G device created for verizon and waited almost a year before getting 4g in there areas (some i'm sure are still waiting). It may be a good business Decision now but it wont be in the long run when those customers go else where.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's true. I'm really thinking about ditching this phone and picking up a used G Nex
This is exactly the reason HTC is now on my NO BUY list. I will stay away from HTC. I hate sense but liked HTCs build quality. But from here on out I will stay away from HTC phones. I will wait till the next Nexus comes out and that will be my next phone unless it doesnt release on Verizon then I will go with Samsung as long as the bootloader isnt locked down.
Considering the Desire HD's ICS update just got the axe and the phones are pretty similar..... I'm thinking the Ththunderbolt will probably get the same excuse. Glad I switched to a Galaxy S3.
JBO1018 said:
Considering the Desire HD's ICS update just got the axe and the phones are pretty similar..... I'm thinking the Ththunderbolt will probably get the same excuse. Glad I switched to a Galaxy S3.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, that's not entirely true.
The latest excuse/reason from HTC regarding pulling the Desire HD ICS update states that the reason is due to lack of internal storage capacity to handle the upgrade.
Due to the lack of capacity(1.5Gb's), the update would end up formatting all of the users data.
This is the reasoning for them not updating that device.
Our Thunderbolt however, has approx. 4GB of internal storage, so for us, this excuse will not fly and should not be used.
Also we should not see a lack of update due to "Poor device performance" either.
As they have obviously gotten ICS and Sense 4 running well enough on the 600Mhz Desire C device that they just released.
So, should we be faced with the same fate as the Desire HD?
NO we shouldn't!
Does this guarantee anything?
Absolutely nothing!
But I don't think we can write it off just yet anyway....
As I stated in another post...
I don't believe the HTC Desire HD is the closest phone to the Thunderbolt. Rather, I believe the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G is, which does currently run ICS.
I don't see why it would be a problem for us. Especially when you compare the phones together, the Thunderbolt comes out on top.
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium
RBarnett09 said:
As I stated in another post...
I don't believe the HTC Desire HD is the closest phone to the Thunderbolt. Rather, I believe the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G is, which does currently run ICS.
I don't see why it would be a problem for us. Especially when you compare the phones together, the Thunderbolt comes out on top.
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Inspire and Desire HD are the same phone and run the same ROMs. AT&T just felt the urge to rename it.
yareally said:
Inspire and Desire HD are the same phone and run the same ROMs. AT&T just felt the urge to rename it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Inspire 4G is LTE ready where as the Desire is not. Also the Thunderbolt has more internal memory than the Desire HD, and the Inspire 4G also has more internal memory than the Desire.
Very similar, but not the same.
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium
RBarnett09 said:
The Inspire 4G is LTE ready where as the Desire is not. Also the Thunderbolt has more internal memory than the Desire HD, and the Inspire 4G also has more internal memory than the Desire.
Very similar, but not the same.
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's definitely not LTE ready nor has a modem chipset that supports LTE. My friend owns one.
The also both have the same amount of memory (768mb). However, if you meant flash memory, then yes, it has more (4GB versus 1.5GB)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Inspire_4G
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htc_desire_hd
yareally said:
It's definitely not LTE ready nor has a modem chipset that supports LTE. My friend owns one.
The also both have the same amount of memory (768mb). However, if you meant flash memory, then yes, it has more (4GB versus 1.5GB)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Inspire_4G
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htc_desire_hd
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, you're right about the LTE on the Inspire. Thanks for clearing that up because I totally read up on that wrong.
Since the Desire HD has less flashable memory than the Thunderbolt, I think the Thunderbolt still holds that good chance of getting the ICS update.
Regardless, who knows what excuse they might come up with.
I know it won't be because it isn't capable of running on the Thunderbolt. Even the Inspire runs ICS. =l
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium
Just seems like because of flashable memory coming into play, the Inspire is technically closer to being a Thunderbolt than the Desire.
That's pretty much all I was saying.
Though barely a difference between the Inspire and Desire.
Sent from my ADR6400L using xda premium
Pretty sure the Desire HD and Inspire 4G are the exact same phone, other than the Inspire 4G has a second noise cancelling microphone and has a couple more radio frequencies it can run on. Some people say the Inspire has 4GB ROM and the DesireHD only has 1GB, but from what I understand they both only have 1GB for the system, which is why neither is getting an official ICS update.
Yes, the Inspire has ICS, and so does the DHD, but only because of developers that take the time to make the ROMs, neither phone is getting ICS from HTC.
What does this mean for the Thunderbolt? Who knows...but I believe it only has 1.5GB for system, which might be barely enough to get an ICS update installed, or might just not be enough.
It would be if they dumped Sense (fat chance).