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Use an early upgrade?

Okay, stupid topic, but I have to ask. Looking at selling my Fascinate and taking an early upgrade to a Thunderbolt. Seems to be a completely solid device, and I would love to get an HTC back in my hands after a year of Sammy pains.
Looking to find out from the folks who've had it for a minute what their opinions are?
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Daswolven said:
Okay, stupid topic, but I have to ask. Looking at selling my Fascinate and taking an early upgrade to a Thunderbolt. Seems to be a completely solid device, and I would love to get an HTC back in my hands after a year of Sammy pains.
Looking to find out from the folks who've had it for a minute what their opinions are?
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So far, so good. I haven't rooted mine, because I really haven't felt the need yet.
I'm coming from the Sammy Vibrant, and I loved the phone.
I like this one better. Much more responsive, and it doesn't fall prey to the lag issues, the primary reason I rooted my Vibrant in the first place.
I'd say go do it. Awesome phone.
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I upgraded from a D1. I kinda miss some of the control I had over that phone, but the devs had a lot time to master that device. The TB will get there as well especially since a lot of devs & themers have the phone.
I rooted mine so I could remove all the bloat (~250mb of junk). I am running the latest RUU and with a custom kernel.
I have been very happy with the Tbolt. The battery life has been better than I expected.

It's a great phone. I'd recommend it!

I love it but why not wait. You made it this far. In a month or so there will be better phones.
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The only things I miss about the Fascinate is the size/weight and the gps. I get better reception with the bolt and I love being able to use data while I'm on the phone. If the boro has coverage like Hinesville, you'll welcome the better reception.

I had a fascinate too. Yea Def make the switch. Battery isn't as good, but it charges quick it about 40 times less laggy and runs circles around it. I had many issues with the fascinate with this not so much.

I would get one on eBay and save the upgrade in case you dont like it on either an iPhone 5 or Bionic when (if) they come out in a few months.

Daswolven said:
Okay, stupid topic, but I have to ask. Looking at selling my Fascinate and taking an early upgrade to a Thunderbolt. Seems to be a completely solid device, and I would love to get an HTC back in my hands after a year of Sammy pains.
Looking to find out from the folks who've had it for a minute what their opinions are?
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Hey man, been a while. I too wanted another HTC device and I have to say development has been stellar! Reminds me of when I had my Dinc before I had the Facinate.
Good luck. PM me if you have specific questions.
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papi92 said:
I love it but why not wait. You made it this far. In a month or so there will be better phones.
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Which specifically? I've looked, and don't really see any offerings I'd be interested on the way. I won't touch moto, and the inc2 is inferior. Do you have intel I missed?
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crookshanks said:
The only things I miss about the Fascinate is the size/weight and the gps. I get better reception with the bolt and I love being able to use data while I'm on the phone. If the boro has coverage like Hinesville, you'll welcome the better reception.
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Ha. I'm just ready to move on, and the feedback is helpful. There's really nothing wrong with the Fascinate, outside of it just feels chicky overall, no matter what.
My Nexus felt solid.
Seems like most of our devs jumped, and that says alot. Feedback is appreciated guys, thanks.
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The phone is great, especially if you get LTE. Even if you don't though... it's the best phone they've got.

Daswolven said:
Ha. I'm just ready to move on, and the feedback is helpful. There's really nothing wrong with the Fascinate, outside of it just feels chicky overall, no matter what.
My Nexus felt solid.
Seems like most of our devs jumped, and that says alot. Feedback is appreciated guys, thanks.
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+1 fascinate forums are quiet now!
I jumped ship too last weekend and so far I'm loving it. rooting it is quite a pain tho, the fascinate was definitely easier to root. My battery life is the same or better than the fascinate while rooted on comm rom. radio and gps is much better on the tbolt too, at least in my experience.

jackmei2 said:
+1 fascinate forums are quiet now!
I jumped ship too last weekend and so far I'm loving it. rooting it is quite a pain tho, the fascinate was definitely easier to root. My battery life is the same or better than the fascinate while rooted on comm rom. radio and gps is much better on the tbolt too, at least in my experience.
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GPS on my Fascinate was instant and accurate - within 3-5 feet usually. On my Thunderbolt it takes at least a minute to get a lock and it's never even close to 30 feet. I guess I was one of the few people with a Fascinate that had great gps from the minute I got it...

crookshanks said:
GPS on my Fascinate was instant and accurate - within 3-5 feet usually. On my Thunderbolt it takes at least a minute to get a lock and it's never even close to 30 feet. I guess I was one of the few people with a Fascinate that had great gps from the minute I got it...
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yea, you were definitely lucky! as of community rom, and the ED01 radio, it took at least a minute to lock on (which was better than before when it would take 5 min to lock on). my tbolt locks instantly, even inside.

I used an early upgrade to get my t-bolt, and I love it! DEFINITELY go for it.

Well first off verizon is suppose to get an lg monster like tmo. Also id wait just too see what htc is pushing out. Then you do have moto actually talking about doing what sony is to there phones. Aka go online type your esn in and they give you a specific unlock code for your phone but voids warranty for anything not having to do with bad hardware.
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papi92 said:
Well first off verizon is suppose to get an lg monster like tmo. Also id wait just too see what htc is pushing out. Then you do have moto actually talking about doing what sony is to there phones. Aka go online type your esn in and they give you a specific unlock code for your phone but voids warranty for anything not having to do with bad hardware.
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Appreciated, but no way I'm going near an LG. I never keep a phone for more than a year, so it's not a big deal. If my fassy does well on Ebay, might make the move next week. All the feedback has been appreciated.
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Love my thunderbolt! I did come from an Eris tho so I am quite awestruck.

Another one of these threads, eh?
There are several others, FYI.
All in all, I would think, despite the shortcomings (battery, gps, kinks), that most people here are in fact happy with their Thunderbolt. There have been, in my opinion -- and in such a short period of time -- great strides in development on this device.
My personal favorites (in no particular order):
- Voice + Data simultaneously;
- Ample RAM;
- Strong developer support;
- A fairly vibrant (albeit not necessarily the best) screen;
- Plenty of speed viz. no lag;
- Made by HTC;
- Easy to root (thanks to those who tirelessly made it easy to do with adb);
- 4G LTE!
My personal grudges (YMMV):
- GPS location acquisition;
- Battery efficacy (but remember, this phone isn't just a beast, but it's a first-in-class);
- Random reboots (more kinks that will be worked out, I'm sure).
If I had it to do over again, I would still have bought the Thunderbolt!
Good luck in whatever decision you make.

Anyone got their Infuse 4G yet?

I will be getting mine in a few hours. Any first impressions? Is it worth the wait? How do you feel about the phone? Does the netflix app work?
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Well my local store doesn't open until 11am but they only have 7units so I will be there early inorder to make sure I get one. So another hour and 10 mins I should have mine.

I got it, its sleek very nice
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GPS is is perfect and it locked in 4 seconds and its very stable. The phone itself is very vet nice, love the screen and feels like bigger samsung vibrant, I used the camera and its realty good very sharp and the videos are very high quality.
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Netflix doesn't work, but I'm sure there is a hack
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Got one today, not impressed really.I'm going to unroot it and take it back and order an sgs2 from clove.
No dev work on it yet, don't know why when there is already a thread for the htc sensation which has no release date yet.
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donharden2002 said:
Got one today, not impressed really.I'm going to unroot it and take it back and order an sgs2 from clove.
No dev work on it yet, don't know why when there is already a thread for the htc sensation which has no release date yet.
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i selling my galaxy s2 if you interested! or anyone else that is interested.
email me!

same here...
I'm using a captivate with Speed N Style ROM Purplicious. Infuse looks mostly similar minus the processor and 1080p. Development may follow heavily, and pretty quickly, due to the similarities to i9000.

Got one today but spot working im in downloading mode need stock rom any help plz )):

Awni5 said:
Got one today but spot working im in downloading mode need stock rom any help plz )):
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What are you trying to do? Flash it to Gingerbread stock?

bullet358 said:
What are you trying to do? Flash it to Gingerbread stock?[/QU
yes sir i was flash it then stop work im in downloading mode from yesterday need stock rom
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Awni5 said:
bullet358 said:
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yes sir i was flash it then stop work im in downloading mode from yesterday need stock rom
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What were you attempting to flash? CWM?
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What did you guys pay for yours? Where's the best price off contract you've seen?

loving mine. 4.5 inch screen is great. especially when dash mounted. extremely snappy. can't wait for the ROMs, touchwiz 4 is better than 3.
Like a lot of others, i was torn about getting the infuse or waiting for AT&T's version of the SGS2. it sounds great and all, but who knows when that's coming out. Even when it does, i don't know if the dual core will be a huge difference, plus i think i would rather have the infuse's larger screen.

shaunleger said:
loving mine. 4.5 inch screen is great. especially when dash mounted. extremely snappy. can't wait for the ROMs, touchwiz 4 is better than 3.
Like a lot of others, i was torn about getting the infuse or waiting for AT&T's version of the SGS2. it sounds great and all, but who knows when that's coming out. Even when it does, i don't know if the dual core will be a huge difference, plus i think i would rather have the infuse's larger screen.
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worst case, you wait a few months, love the SG2, and then just sell the Infuse.
at least that's my plan.
now I'm off to the mall to buy it

I've been doing the buy/sell/trade with phones since the Iphone 4 came out. I got my Infuse yesterday, and I can honestly say it is more than a phone. Its the first phone I have not been able to use comfortably with 1 hand. The delayed dedicated forum and GS2 will prolly kill this phone. I don't think the dualcore will really matter, but I think the smaller screen of the SG2 will make it more comfortable to use. Until then, I will use the Infuse that I got, as it is by far the best At&t device to date.

netnerd said:
i selling my galaxy s2 if you interested! or anyone else that is interested.
email me!
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Do you still have it? Please pm me.

Rldowney said:
I've been doing the buy/sell/trade with phones since the Iphone 4 came out. I got my Infuse yesterday, and I can honestly say it is more than a phone. Its the first phone I have not been able to use comfortably with 1 hand. The delayed dedicated forum and GS2 will prolly kill this phone. I don't think the dualcore will really matter, but I think the smaller screen of the SG2 will make it more comfortable to use. Until then, I will use the Infuse that I got, as it is by far the best At&t device to date.
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The only thing that was bugging me about the huge screen that I think is impossible to do with one hand is pull down the notifications tab. Installed LauncherPro, used the home button to pull down notifications problem solved. I'm loving the extra real estate and especially when it comes to typing.
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JasjarMan said:
Do you still have it? Please pm me.
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sorry,
someone from ebay already bought it.

[Q] Best Buy return.

I have till the 27th of this month to return my NS. am I pushing the envelope or what?
Anyone ever had a hard time with such a close return date?
I cant make up my mind if I should keep the NS or return it and shoot for the SGS2.
Seriously losing sleep over this.
The NS camera sucks and the S2 is to big. I've put my Inspire up for sale, but I cant make my mind up! lol

If you are within the return period you don't have a problem.
You really think the camera sucks? Why? I think it takes great pictures for a phone camera. It has even beaten the iPhone 4 in an outdoor comparison.
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NexxyS4G is nice, but if I had the option of the SGS2, I'd return the Nexxy in a heart beat and get the SGS2. (super amoled PLUS and that extra .5" of screen to me is a benefit. I think the slightly larger footprint is ideal for a smartphone's screen)
Only neg is if you are one of the few that require NFC (near field comm) as I do not believe the SGS2 has that capability.
As for the camera, I don't expect much when using a phone but surprised it wasn't a little better when reviewing images taken on the Nexy.
BTW this was the first time I bought a phone with a retail presence - BestBuy. (still purchased online but picked-up). Anyway highly impressed with their service. Free 30 return policy. NO restock fee as one would see at RadioShack.

bdpyo said:
I have till the 27th of this month to return my NS. am I pushing the envelope or what?
Anyone ever had a hard time with such a close return date?
I cant make up my mind if I should keep the NS or return it and shoot for the SGS2.
Seriously losing sleep over this.
The NS camera sucks and the S2 is to big. I've put my Inspire up for sale, but I cant make my mind up! lol
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I know a phone is not for me when I start constantly youtubing and dreaming about my other choice. SGS 2 is nice, but Nexus Prime will be nicer
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nbeebe24 said:
I know a phone is not for me when I start constantly youtubing and dreaming about my other choice. SGS 2 is nice, but Nexus Prime will be nicer
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I think I'm gonna flip a coin heads I keep it tails I return it. Lol
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I don't want a phone bigger than the nexus s. I'm going to be sad of the nexus is bigger. I actually think the camera on this phone is decent. Takes good shots. I actually have the buy back program from best buy and I'm waiting to take advantage of this for the new nexus although getting the sgsII would be nice. Hmmm you got me thinking now.
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bdpyo said:
I think I'm gonna flip a coin heads I keep it tails I return it. Lol
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It seems like that's the best bet lol. There hasn't been a single phone currently released that makes me want to switch yet. I want something that is a vast improvement over my Nexus, not just slightly better
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You'll like the camera on the sgs ll. I've had the unlocked version since May and it works great.
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I have 6 days left for the return, I cannot talk myself into returning it!!
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Honestly I would wait for the next Gen nexus. The specs are like a laptop and 4.65" sounds big, but I'd appreciate the extra real estate, especially on a reported samoled nd screen... man I love technology
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I have my Inspire back up and running an AOSP ROM, gonna try to return it tomorrow I guess, I don't want to but at the same time I've worked myself up for the s2.
Ugh :/
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Bye bye GS3

Well today is the last day that I will be a GS3 owner. My DNA is getting here tomorrow and god knows how many times I tried to stay with this phone. The radio issues makes my phone experience terrible.
I really love this phone though but all I can say is farewell GS3.
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Have fun with that DNA....
I'll be happy with my superior device. Have fun with:
11gb memory
Incompatible apps
Giant menu button
Very little support
Heavy Sense
Awkward power button
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1ManWolfePack said:
Have fun with that DNA....
I'll be happy with my superior device. Have fun with:
11gb memory
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Giant menu button
Very little support
Heavy Sense
Awkward power button
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lol. I hate the top power button on big phones like these. I cant even tell you how many times I've almost dropped my One X because of that.

Lol really now....Ill slap on a new launcher...and enjoy my quad core processor and 1080p screen hehehehe...

Itzvik said:
Lol really now....Ill slap on a new launcher...and enjoy my quad core processor and 1080p screen hehehehe...
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Don't forget an extended battery to go with those...
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I had the DNA, I like the s3 better tbh, but to each their own.

I'll just go into the future and get my s4 and both of you will be crying
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with the M7 coming soon, the DNA is a lost cause,
I had one, and quickly dumped it..
the first HTC I've ever dumped.
I started with the
Eris
Inc1
Inc2
Rezound
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very happy with my sg3

Well after these comments I actually went in to the Verizon store and played with it. I like it sense seems a bit different but easy to use. I don't use my phone 24/7 because I work 10hr shifts,...but it should last me a day or two on moderate use. I also played with the RAZR Max HD and it was great..defenetly a phone to look into.
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Itzvik said:
Well after these comments I actually went in to the Verizon store and played with it. I like it sense seems a bit different but easy to use. I don't use my phone 24/7 because I work 10hr shifts,...but it should last me a day or two on moderate use. I also played with the RAZR Max HD and it was great..defenetly a phone to look into.
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Good luck on the 2 days of use....to achieve that, put your screen at the dimmest setting and put airplane mode on.
Honestly man, I'm trying to help you. Everyone wants the new toy. You will not feel any difference from your S3 except the screen. Sense bogs that phone down so hard that the home screen actually has lag.
Top-tier device with lag? No thanks. I played with one last night. My s3 is smoother. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be in here...
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Don't forget an extended battery to go with those...
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Won't forget it just can't do anything with it.
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1ManWolfePack said:
Good luck on the 2 days of use....to achieve that, put your screen at the dimmest setting and put airplane mode on.
Honestly man, I'm trying to help you. Everyone wants the new toy. You will not feel any difference from your S3 except the screen. Sense bogs that phone down so hard that the home screen actually has lag.
Top-tier device with lag? No thanks. I played with one last night. My s3 is smoother. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be in here...
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See, I disagree because I played with it today for at least 30 minutes. The Verizon rep kept coming to me asking me if I needed an upgrade lol...and I did not notice any lag. I opened Facebook and played a few games that were installed on the phone. I noticed that the phone needs a bit of tweaking with notifications and everything but other than that it was faster than the S3. I like the S3 because of the buttery scrolling but that is due to the scrolling affects. If I do not like sense I will just slap Nova Prime on it and be done with it

I dont know how to live with only 11gb of memory.... 3 nandroid backups... 2 rom zips, some music, some naked pics (of my girl of course) and i would be getting that annoying "insufficient memory" crap..
No thanks. I will stick with my Clean-S3 and 48 gb of memory.
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NOOO! Not the DNA!!!
In all seriousness, get the Note2. Very nice step up from the S3. IMHO a 1080 screen is nice, but not worth all the other drawbacks.

You may not see lag at first but once you get all you apps and background services you'll see it lag. Htcs overlay really slows down phones. My s3 on the other hand hasn't slowed down yet even with a ton of apps and services running in the background. Also the s3 will most likely see more updates than the DNA.
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AtariDroid said:
NOOO! Not the DNA!!!
In all seriousness, get the Note2. Very nice step up from the S3. IMHO a 1080 screen is nice, but not worth all the other drawbacks.
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Endorsed. The Note 2 is the phone to have right now...
Look at the Dev support for both phones. Nuff said....

Get WHATEVER you like. No card slot would be a dealbreaker for me, but who knows what other people's needs are. I have a 64gb card in my S III and it's almost full... but I also have a Nexus 7 with only 16gb and I deal with the limitations. Cloud storage is the next big thing for mobile devices, and if you're in a solid 4G area and don't have limited data, why not give it a shot.
Sidenote- I finally got to check out a friends Note 2 yesterday. WAY too big of a phone... for me at least... but it's a great device.

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Get WHATEVER you like. No card slot would be a dealbreaker for me, but who knows what other people's needs are. I have a 64gb card in my S III and it's almost full... but I also have a Nexus 7 with only 16gb and I deal with the limitations. Cloud storage is the next big thing for mobile devices, and if you're in a solid 4G area and don't have limited data, why not give it a shot.
Sidenote- I finally got to check out a friends Note 2 yesterday. WAY too big of a phone... for me at least... but it's a great device.
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I agree, My dad has the note II and its huge....and he has it in an defender otter-box lol every time he bends down to do something his phone falls out of the clip.
I do not need a massive storage because I don't listen to music on my phone..I have a 32g I pod for that. I do take a lot of pictures though so I guess that I would have to transfer them to my PC every once in a while. The phone has more goods than bad but I will look into the lag and if unbearable then I will return it.
Thanks for the replies guys.

Itzvik said:
I agree, My dad has the note II and its huge....and he has it in an defender otter-box lol every time he bends down to do something his phone falls out of the clip.
I do not need a massive storage because I don't listen to music on my phone..I have a 32g I pod for that. I do take a lot of pictures though so I guess that I would have to transfer them to my PC every once in a while. The phone has more goods than bad but I will look into the lag and if unbearable then I will return it.
Thanks for the replies guys.
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fyi - You could use "Sweet Home!" application to automatically send your pics in your gallery to your computer when you get to your HOME network and then you could auto delete it as well, if you want. Super neat app.

If you can get two days out of the DNA then you don't even need a cell phone, lol. If you left it sitting on your desk with no use it wouldn't last 2 days. The screen is nice but personally no SD card, hardly any dev support and a locked boot loader are deal breakers.
Spending 30 minutes in a Verizon store is irrelevant when they're making sure you get a sick WiFi and 4g signal!!
I will make a prediction of your actual usage - 24 hours on battery, 5 minutes of screen time!!
I have a friend who works for HTC and have played with every device they have. Personally I think the battery life on their phones make them useless.
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Galaxy Nexus vs ThunderBolt

I'm debating jumping ship to the galaxy nexus. Anyone else made the jump? Pros vs Cons?
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I have heard that the galaxy nexus has some data issues like the bolt does. I also hear that the battery life isn't very good either.
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I, personally, would say do it. Its the best Nexus device with LTE. I havent had any data issues on CM 10.1, and the device is just all around better. Certainly battery life sucks, but it sucks on all Android devices so you just have to choose your battles.
Basically, I would say go for it. I made the jump and it was awesome.

No comparison. The Gnex is my favorite android device so far (TB, Rezound, Gnex). The radios are a tad bit weak, but you are unlikely to notice a difference unless you live somewhere where you rock one bar regularly.
Only warning though, once you go nexus, there may be no going back. I miss some sense features, but consistent updating and tons of completely stable ROMs make it very worthwhile.
Get it. Get it now!
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The gnex is going to have a Ubuntu mobile os release soon... Its tempting. But the gnex is old as well. It will be like the eris dev wise, Maybe
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The nexus is pretty much guaranteed development support over time because of how easy it is for developing. Personally though, if you have the option pick up a GSIII instead. Having used both, I enjoy the GSIII much more.
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depends on how much you use your cell
I jumped over to the Gnex about mid-nov, (being a grandfathered in unlimited data freak I had to buy used) love it due to the features but even with the extended battery makes me wish I'd of waited and got something later. Don't get me wrong rocking jellybean from the get go for me was worth the trouble, at first. But I have to charge my cell every 2-4 hours even with the extended battery in it if I use my phone as I did with my tbolt. Keep in mind I use mine for work reasons so having to constantly have a wire hanging off the end of it to stay on top of things drives me NUTS where on the tbolt I could go all day long without recharging, with the Rezound battery. I'd just place it on the charger at bedtime and I was good to go. So needless to say, I am an extemely heavy user, always on it. Phone, texting, emails only though, I don't use any apps really other than tapatalk & gmaps off and on. Being in the DC area I am always rocking full 4G bars.
With the Gnex I get about 20mins give or take of on screentime and thats it. So the only CON I can give is that the battery is horrendous but keep in mind I run stock and not a custom rom which is probably my problem, but I am too chicken to attempt changing it as my luck I'd bust it or something, the PROS everything other than the battery is a MUST HAVE in a smartphone. I must say if I can grab me a nice cheap S3 I might have to grab it with the way people seem to really like it, but I've never even seen anyone in my office have one to try it out for myself.
So all in all, it depends on the user and how much you'll use it, weekends I can go all day without a recharge as I only use it once in a while to text or respond to some annoying military contracter that doesn't know how to enter their password in a windows machine.

How the heck does a phone get less battery life than a Thunderbolt? Just learning that alone would make me avoid it... there has to be an Android phone that can at least get you through the day on a single charge (i can do that with my rooted Tbolt using the Rezound battery, but just barely).

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How the heck does a phone get less battery life than a Thunderbolt? Just learning that alone would make me avoid it... there has to be an Android phone that can at least get you through the day on a single charge (i can do that with my rooted Tbolt using the Rezound battery, but just barely).
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My GS3 lasts most, if not all of the day depending on what I'm doing. I usually get between 4-4.5 hours screen on.
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I moved from eris to incredible to tbolt to gnex and must say I LOVE this nexus device. BUT!!!! If I could get an s3 I would totally do it. Battery life on nexus is worse than the tbolt. Nexus is a great device, terrible phone.
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reddtessa said:
But I have to charge my cell every 2-4 hours even with the extended battery in it if I use my phone as I did with my tbolt.
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I switched to the gnex around the same time, and I thought it was just my phone that had this same issue. I burn through a 2100 mAh battery in less than 5 hours even if it's just sitting idle. I've found some enjoyable ROMs, but this batty life is worse than the Tbolt.
I just posted this.

Make the move. Just bought two, one to replace my t-bolt. I too am a Verizon unlimited grandfather user and read in Money that gnex was Best of Rest pick of 2012 after iPhone. I love the phone. Development is great, battery life is not super, but better than t-bolt. Phone has an extended battery that is only slightly lager than stock; not the pregnant brick that t-bolt calls an extended battery.

The DNA blows all these away, I'd get that and root it. Its the best possible hardware you can get so you would at least be satisfied your two years
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bradsinram said:
The DNA blows all these away, I'd get that and root it. Its the best possible hardware you can get so you would at least be satisfied your two years
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You couldn't pay me to take another HTC phone, regardless of the hardware.
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The GNex is a more than capable device. I made the switch a month ago and wish I had sooner. My first Roms were aosp, aokp, then I found my personal favorite, JBSourcery. Battery life was poor on most Roms but Sourcery has improved it very much. Once you go Nexus, you'll never go back.
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I swapped over to GNex back when the refurbs were $249, I wasn't happy with the battery life after having the TBolt's extended batter, so picked up this.

I went from a TB to the GNex back in August and I must say I love my Nexus. The screen is amazing and performance is excellent. As others have already pointed out, the battery life is the biggest draw back with the Nexus. I never got very good battery life with my TB (which is why I had 2 spare batteries for it) so I was more or less already used to the poor battery life.
All I can say is if you get the Nexus I'll bet you will wish you would have switched to it sooner. It is simply a great phone.

bradsinram said:
The DNA blows all these away, I'd get that and root it. Its the best possible hardware you can get so you would at least be satisfied your two years
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The only flaw I've found with the DNA is that if anything presses on the back too hard, you can end up with a permanent blue dot in the center of your screen. I dunno if the new screens are more prone to dead pixels, but a guy in the rezound forum had his DNA replaced for the blue dot issue and got a screen with dead pixels. (He works at a Verizon store). He ended up going back to his GSIII.
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That's not good to hear about the DNA.
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Dark Jedi said:
That's not good to hear about the DNA.
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I know, I was surprised too. HTC is always so close to getting it perfect.
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