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Nexus One or Galaxy S?

The only difference that I see between the two (T-Mobile USA's Galaxy S) is that the screen is .3 larger... Any other difference? Thanks.

802.11n on Samsung
also see here
gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3115&idPhone2=3069

802.11n on nexus also. I prefer the stock android look + themes, we can even run the samsung launcher.

Either phone is a great phone to go with. It all depends if you like the larger screen size and the manipulation of the UI elements from a secondary company. But as for future OS releases, the nexus one will always be the first to receive them. As time goes on manufacturers will release better hardware and thus the nexus one will become even more obsolete. Ultimately, it falls on the end user as to which device s/he will likely choose. To sum it up it all boils down to preferences.

The Samsung will be great for 3D apps/games due to its better gpu and larger screen but then it comes down to whether you want Vanilla Android or not as the rest of the features are coming on 2.2. Cool feature of Galaxy S is its ability to function as a remote for 2010 Samsung tv's
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u can also give HTC Desire a thought!

well since N1 has Google's logo at the back this means constant updates (first to get em also) and more support... also i like thinking that i have a phone by a company named " high tech computing" + a google engraving at the back rather than this.
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cmon it's a frisdge company
(p.s i'm kiding no hard feelings)

You forgot, Galaxy S also know as Vibrant, will have front facing VGA camera, no LED flash, 4" SUPER AMOLED display (better in sunlight but not much) Faster GPU, CPU, better multi-touch handling and 720P Video recordering without rooting or modding.
I want one, but I currently have NEXUS ONE... engraved... LOL
I'll wait until the end of the year for better super phones.

I have a Nexus One and I was thinking about getting this phone as a replacement. The problem I'm having with my N1 is the shotty 3G. It kills me, at times I will have full bars of 3G, and seconds later it will drop to two bars of Edge. This problem doesn't occur on my wifes phone(mytouch slide), she keeps full 3G. I won't even be using the phone, I can just have them sitting on the kitchen table and watch the levels of service drop on my N1. I've also noticed as of late that the screen isn't responsive, causing me to have to touch multiple times to get something accomplished, ie: when using the keyboard, or even trying to unlock my phone.
Other than those things, I love my N1 ... but I'm starting to wonder if the Galaxy S will be an upgrade?

Galaxy S It's Bigger(screen) lignhter better colors better prosesor better gpu records out of box at 720p samsungs easy to use touchwiz,
Nexus One It says google on the back lol

I found this one today, pretty usefull and clearly Galaxy rocks2:
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1435/originalkf.jpg

1 word, hummingbird.
noice that rhymed.

[SPRINT] HTC EVO 4G vs SAMSUNG EPIC 4G?

I had my eyes set on the HTC EVO for awhile now but just to be sure I got the right phone, I did a google search for upcoming sprint androind phones and it showed me the SAMSUNG EPIC and I was amazing. I always enjoy a physical keyboard because sometimes the touch was annoying on my HTC HERO.
I really have no idea which one to choose. I cannot find any specifications on the EPIC, even from the official website. I know its a 4G phone like the EVO. It also has a front camera for video calls. HD video recording. What I dont know is the megapixels of the camera, if it has a flash, if it is responsive when using the touch screen. I came from the HERO so the touch was a little laggy and annoying at times. This is where I wish i had an iPhone because their touch screen is VERY VERY responsive and feels very smooth. On the HERO it never really did. I never got to try out the EVO but I saw youtube videos with the EVO being laggy and not as responsive. Did anybody get to try out the EPIC?
If any of you can give me some links and let me know your opinions on both phones that would be very grateful. Please no fanboy arguments.
(i didnt know if this was the correct section for this, sorry)
EDIT
Ok I have found more information at http://androidspin.com/2010/07/21/the-samsung-epic-4g-vs-the-htc-evo-4g/
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So how is TouchWiz anyways? And what do all you Evo users think so far?

Anybody???

Evo all the way! it´s HTC

Though there hasn't been an actual review of Epic 4G, since it's likely very similar to other Galaxy S phones, I'd say it completely destroys EVO.
Much better CPU/GPU, a physical keyboard (reportedly quite good), S-AMOLED destroys TFT LCD, probably lighter and EVO still has those build problems.
Unfortunately it's by Samsung.

I know the EVO has high capacity batteries, but does the Epic? This may be the deal breaker, my Moment has been hell-in-a-handset as far as battery life goes, it burns out by 3pm with light use and takes about 3 to 4 hrs to fully charge, and absolutely no big batts are anywhere to be found. There is no way Im dealing with this again, I dont mind shelling out a few extra $$ for a big battery, I need it.

1 Penny for the VIVID

if you got your inspire for the same reason i got mine , most bang for the buck, sure the Attrix was better but cost more.. No one regrets not getting the attrix.. Now comes the next deal. and at a penny for the refurb. The Vivid with ICS is now available for as 1cent 69, 99 depending on where you go, right now ATT website has the white for one penny. I have 2 other lines with upgrades available, So when the oneXL or better phone comes out i can up one of those lines.. but ICS is soo sweet i couldnt wait

Good deal for a dual1.2ghz, 1gb ram phone. I wish the inspire had those specs.
My Atrix destroys my Inspire when it comes to speed. That Nvidia Tegra 2 chip flys.
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hell yeah and for like 15 bucks you can get the MHL micro usb to hdmi adapter, the one thing i wish they would have done for the inspire.. DLNA is not all that easy to deal with.

if a dev community is important to you I wouldn't get a Vivid, many of their devs have left recently. But if not its a great deal, the best HTC phone on AT&T next to the upcoming One series
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very good ,up you !!!
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I have 2 other lines on my account that can be upgraded anytime.. I just seen that 1 penny deal and had to jump.. that deal lasted less than 24 hours. I think a bloatware free phone would be enough for me. To bad the VIVID didnt get released earlier .. the specs are great.. the HDMI out is something i wished the Inspire had.. Im not totally sold on the ONE-X there are some other phones with quads, I'm waiting on 2 gigs of ram, Looking forward to Ubuntu app.. heard it runs great on the VIVID with just one gig.. I think would like to see a dual boot on a phone with windows8.. run desktop photoshop or illustrator, without remote desktop.. its heading that way..these phones are better than the PC I had years back that I ran CS2

Just got my Vivid (upgrade from Inspire)
My Inspire had gotten a little wonky with all the different ROMs I threw at it, etc. Had a hardware issue or two as well (random reboots, touchscreen sometimes mis-calibrated, etc). I loved that phone, but yesterday I picked up a Vivid.
It's pretty nice.
Wish there was a ROM from the Collective I could put on it, I hate Sense- overall though I can't complain about it in the slightest.
The screen is pretty awesome as well, very bright and easy to read. The internal speaker blows though.

HTC One E8 - First impressions: Premium device disguised as a mid-tier phone

I've had the HTC One E8 for just over a week now and I am thoroughly impressed. The device has a premium display and chip-set at a mid-grade price. The curved edges of the poly-carbonate (plastic) back plate makes this device easy to hold without losing its visual appeal. On the back you will also find a 13 MP camera with a single tone flash. The face of the phone contains a 5 MP Selfie camera, 5” HD display, and two front facing speakers. The “Boomsound” front facing speakers can push out a great deal of sound without losing any sound quality.
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Another amazing feature of this phone is Sprint Spark. If you have not had a chance to try out Spark you might be blown away by the data speeds you will see. This was my first time trying out Spark and I could not believe how much faster it is then my cable internet speeds. Check out Spark availability in your area.
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How is the phone after a few weeks of usage?
How is the battery life?
What is the Android version on it? Did it get 4.4.3?

viditbhargava said:
How is the phone after a few weeks of usage?
How is the battery life?
What is the Android version on it? Did it get 4.4.3?
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The battery life is pretty good and typically lasts me the entire day. Also good to know that I am always playing with it so you might get way better battery life then I do. The US Sprint version comes pre-loaded with Android 4.4.2.
:cyclops:
Aaron

I have had my phone for a few days, and I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of this device for the price I paid.
Sound/speed is much better than my old Galaxy S3.
Multitasking is a snap, and I kind of like the HTC Sense UI.
Thinking of rooting this device, have you had the chance to root yet?

parasitemite said:
I have had my phone for a few days, and I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of this device for the price I paid.
Sound/speed is much better than my old Galaxy S3.
Multitasking is a snap, and I kind of like the HTC Sense UI.
Thinking of rooting this device, have you had the chance to root yet?
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Many of us in India have rooted it, you can find the threads in the dev section and Q&A's also.
Running smooth, and yes , a great phone overall...
cheers.

parasitemite said:
I have had my phone for a few days, and I have to say that I am impressed with the quality of this device for the price I paid.
Sound/speed is much better than my old Galaxy S3.
Multitasking is a snap, and I kind of like the HTC Sense UI.
Thinking of rooting this device, have you had the chance to root yet?
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Thanks for the feedback. Haven't really given rooting much thought.

Compare GS4 to Nexus 5?

I am on sprint and have a galaxy s4. I am happy enough with it.
I want the ability to leave sprint and be off contract with either att or tmobile.
I am worried about what I reading with battery life on the Nexus 5.
Can anyone comment on their experience with both he 4 and the 5? Pros/cons etc.

One thing I can tell you from my experiences is that N5 battery is way better than S4. S4 is a powerful device but battery was one of my reason to stay away from it.

My N5 blows my S3 away non battery life.

I had a s4 and i was disappointed with the battery life, the galaxy series never exceeded my expectations especially when they inside touchwiz it reminded me when i had the s2 and the complaints people had,
With amoled displays its ment to be more efficient but it drained so fast when in use, so i swapped for a n5 and even though the battery is smaller i don't need to charge it twice a day.
The n5 is a nice solid device to hold,no bugs to mention, just nice smooth vanilla android
My s4 could not connect to camera often, wakelock bug,reboot required, standby drain,no knox security or deterrents for unlocking boot loader.
Bugs varied from device you may not experienced these.

Thanks for the response.
I was going to get the 6, but that is just too big for me. 5 will be a keeper for a while and it can be used on Sprint ATT and TMobile.

Battery!!!
Bielinsk said:
Thanks for the response.
I was going to get the 6, but that is just too big for me. 5 will be a keeper for a while and it can be used on Sprint ATT and TMobile.
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If you only listen to music, use social media and make calls, the battery will last a day. Now, if you start playing games and watching videos all the time on youtube the nexus 5 you will run out of power at the end of the day. I'm very pleased with my battery life, and with Android Lollipop promising better performance, you can't go wrong getting a nexus.

Funny, when I owned a s4, the best part of the device was the stellar battery life. My only gripe with it was the amoled screen (looked fake to me).

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Funny, when I owned a s4, the best part of the device was the stellar battery life. My only gripe with it was the amoled screen (looked fake to me).
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Battery didn't improve much from the S3 before it. AMOLED needs a lot of juice to get the brightness level usable though that has been somewhat resolved in the latest generation panels found only in the S5 and Note4. Hopefully the Nexus 6 was able to procure them and not stuck with last year's tech as the Moto X 2014 was forced to do.

The Nexus 5 blows away the S4 in everything. I set it to ART and it is much faster.
Spark on Sprint is 22mb down.
Very happy I made the switch. What a great phone this 5 is, kicking myself for not getting it a year ago.