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Which one to buy...

XDA ! If I were to buy a new phone, well actually PDA tbh, which one would it be?
I was thinking about Android 2.2, screen >= 3.7 inches preferebly with multi-touch capability, GPS, 1ghz CPU...
So generally I was thinking about Galaxy S, Nexus One...
What do you think XDA?

I think you should use google and youtube to get both detailed specs and then VIDEOS of all the phone you are interested in. We can give you our opinion all day long but it doesn't mean crap at the end of the day. YOU are going to be using the phone, not us.
This is a personal device we are talking about man. When it's all said and done, it's YOUR personal preference as to what you get. Do the research, buy what YOU want and you will be happy with it.

travikk said:
XDA ! If I were to buy a new phone, well actually PDA tbh, which one would it be?
I was thinking about Android 2.2, screen >= 3.7 inches preferebly with multi-touch capability, GPS, 1ghz CPU...
So generally I was thinking about Galaxy S, Nexus One...
What do you think XDA?
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My personal choices would be HTC Desire Z or HTC Desire HD.

jagpoag said:
I think you should use google and youtube to get both detailed specs and then VIDEOS of all the phone you are interested in. We can give you our opinion all day long but it doesn't mean crap at the end of the day. YOU are going to be using the phone, not us.
This is a personal device we are talking about man. When it's all said and done, it's YOUR personal preference as to what you get. Do the research, buy what YOU want and you will be happy with it.
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Right.
@Travikk
Almost all high-end phones have those specs u mentioned up there. My suggestion would be check out the hw/sw issues of each of the handset you have in mind. Decide whether you can do away with those issues. Some issues could be too critical for you to be ignored but not for someone else.

jagpoag said:
I think you should use google and youtube to get both detailed specs and then VIDEOS of all the phone you are interested in. We can give you our opinion all day long but it doesn't mean crap at the end of the day. YOU are going to be using the phone, not us.
This is a personal device we are talking about man. When it's all said and done, it's YOUR personal preference as to what you get. Do the research, buy what YOU want and you will be happy with it.
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Thanks for your answer. Well yes, it is PERSONAL so it's going to be used by me, however what I'd like to get is maybe some experience from users using either of NO or GS. Nevertheless, you are right - it is personal choice more-less.
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@Travikk
Almost all high-end phones have those specs u mentioned up there. My suggestion would be check out the hw/sw issues of each of the handset you have in mind. Decide whether you can do away with those issues. Some issues could be too critical for you to be ignored but not for someone else.
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Yes, as I said I think I narrowed it down to 2 models, but maybe thtere is a phone which I didn't even consider in the first place; that's why I'd like to get some opinions from you guys

WebOS on the Nexus S possible?

Sorry for my English ...
Is it possible to bring webOS 2.1 to Nexus S.

hope13 said:
s it possible to port the new webOS to 2.1 on a Nexus S, I know
times it was a fake with a port on a HTC Hero, but the nexus where S
completely open, but there could be more opportunities for this
To create task. I would love it if she plays the guys who
really knowledgeable about this would take time, that without the webOS
Doubt a very good system and it fit perfectly with the Nexus S would.
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Eh??
I me want understand no but able this time maybe do no

buachaille said:
Eh??
I me want understand no but able this time maybe do no
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Damn... your English is ****ed -_-

Webos on nexus s would be awesome
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hope13 said:
it fit perfectly with the Nexus S would.
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Master Yoda with you agrees.

Ulatec said:
Damn... your English is ****ed -_-
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Lmao...i almost fell over with laughter reading that. But i agree with the OP. I would love to see webos ported to the nexus s.
The os looks real good and has tempted me in the past. Was even thinking of getting the touchpad sometime in the near future when it drops.
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webOS is closed source, only parts of it are open source so I don't think it's possible.

kemsiro said:
webOS is closed source, only parts of it are open source so I don't think it's possible.
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so is touchwiz, sense

Ulatec said:
Damn... your English is ****ed -_-
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I second this..

hope13 said:
Sorry for my English ...
Is it possible to bring webOS 2.1 to Nexus S.
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I am sorry I had a laugh at your original post.
All the words were so jumbled up and it was quite funny, but at least you have a 2nd language. I only speak English - never learned another language - so you are streets ahead of me in the foreign language department.
Apologies

EHHHHH WHY would you want to pull such an act of f*ckery on a poor defenseless Nexus S? WebOS looks nice and all, but REALLY? I'd rather run windows mobile 5.5 on my Nexus S... (Maybe even 5.0 lol.)
I hope this was one inquiry you were randomly thought about when you fell on your head.
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neezygfx said:
EHHHHH WHY would you want to pull such an act of f*ckery on a poor defenseless Nexus S? WebOS looks nice and all, but REALLY? I'd rather run windows mobile 5.5 on my Nexus S... (Maybe even 5.0 lol.)
I hope this was one inquiry you were randomly thought about when you fell on your head.
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Webos is pretty slick actually

you want WebOS u can get a 1st gen PalmPRE or Pixi dirt cheap right now no contract for under 100 bucks, then u can have all the webOS you want

neezygfx said:
EHHHHH WHY would you want to pull such an act of f*ckery on a poor defenseless Nexus S? WebOS looks nice and all, but REALLY? I'd rather run windows mobile 5.5 on my Nexus S... (Maybe even 5.0 lol.)
I hope this was one inquiry you were randomly thought about when you fell on your head.
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Android is filled with options. If a developer wants to pursue it, then let them.
Don't like it? Don't look at this thread then. Some people would use the ROM to play around with.
I personally wouldn't use it, but another ROM wouldn't hurt either.

zephiK said:
so is touchwiz, sense
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apps vs OS?
seen any device others than iPhone/iTouch/iPad running iOS??

It is possible, but as WebOS isn't opensource I don't think it will happen

kemsiro said:
apps vs OS?
seen any device others than iPhone/iTouch/iPad running iOS??
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TouchWiz and Sense are not "apps" they're customized versions of Android OS.
We saw Android run on iDevices. We saw Android run on WP devices (HTC HD7 or something).
That's like saying.. ever seen a PC run Linux?
Anything is possible. As long as somebody puts the time and effort into it. Is it worth putting so much time and effort into WebOS? Not at all. Would it be nice to try out? Sure.

Facts are fact, we have seen Android on iDevices and Windows phones simply because Android is open source. WebOS is not, and without the source code its not gonna happen.
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Moved to Q&A.

I too would love to see WebOS on the Nexus S. Android is nice and all but sometimes it's nice to take a break from it.

[Q] New phone?

Currently using Samsung Wave I, on the lookout for a new phone, was thinking of either the HTC HD7, the Xperia Play or the Wave 3? Unsure which would be the best choice of the 3, given each has different specs and OS's so some help would be nice

what is your goal?
what do you want to do with the phone?

Hmm well just want videos, music, texting and fb really, not so much for gaming and would preferably like something with skype and spotify

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orb3000 said:
Moved to proper section
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Woops sorry my bad

EVVO get that phone

monaiz said:
EVVO get that phone
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Hmm can only get evo 3d here and budget and needs don't really stretch to it

I think HTC Sensation EX is a good choise

kokoro194 said:
I think HTC Sensation EX is a good choise
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couldn't I just buy the cheaper sensation and mod it using the new rom, cheaper but I think I'm siding more with the experia play as it is getting a new update soon for better performance

AllGamer said:
what is your goal?
what do you want to do with the phone?
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Me too !!!!!

eh? makes no sense........explain please

Is it a good phone to get

Currently i have desire c but i might buy a new phone. I was looking on ebay and found this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321179175954?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Would you say this is a good deal and is the phone any good? And whats the battery life like and how well does cm10.1 run?
Thanks

Shad0wPanda said:
Currently i have desire c but i might buy a new phone. I was looking on ebay and found this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321179175954?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Would you say this is a good deal and is the phone any good? And whats the battery life like and how well does cm10.1 run?
Thanks
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No it's not. Buy a sensation if you care about build quality or gs2 if you don't because it has official CM support.
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VnnAmed said:
No it's not. Buy a sensation if you care about build quality or gs2 if you don't because it has official CM support.
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What do you mean by build quality? Is it flimsy? And the sensation is a bit big and i dont really like samsung phones.

Shad0wPanda said:
What do you mean by build quality? Is it flimsy? And the sensation is a bit big and i dont really like samsung phones.
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Gs2 is builds of plastic. I wouldn't buy DS because it's single core and it shows. It also has this weird screen issues. Sensation is dual+ newer SoC. But if you want best devs support Gs2 is the one to go with. What's you budget?
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VnnAmed said:
Gs2 is builds of plastic. I wouldn't buy DS because it's single core and it shows. It also has this weird screen issues. Sensation is dual+ newer SoC. But if you want best devs support Gs2 is the I've to go with. What's you budget?
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Well im coming from a desire c with a 600mhz single core and 512mb of ram and found dsire s for £50 on ebay and compared with desire c we have only me and a few other devs

Shad0wPanda said:
Well im coming from a desire c with a 600mhz single core and 512mb of ram and found dsire s for £50 on ebay
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Yes I know. I just don't think u will feel that much of a more punch. Still I think DS is better than dc
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VnnAmed said:
Yes I know. I just don't think u will feel that much of a more punch. Still I think DS is better than dc
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Well its is £50 so do you think it would be worth it?

Shad0wPanda said:
Well its is £50 so do you think it would be worth it?
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Well it's hard for me to say because I don't live in UK. I mean the price isn't bad it's just that personally I would rather go dual-core at least.

VnnAmed said:
Well it's hard for me to say because I don't live in UK. I mean the price isn't bad it's just that personally I would rather go dual-core at least.
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I cant afford a dual core. I Dont have much money too spend on a phone £60 max

Shad0wPanda said:
I cant afford a dual core. I Dont have much money too spend on a phone £60 max
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Well the DS might be what you're looking for. Just consider orginal galaxy again for CM/dev support or our sister Desire HD.

VnnAmed said:
Well the DS might be what you're looking for. Just consider orginal galaxy again for CM/dev support or our sister Desire HD.
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I almost got galaxy s but when i tried to flash a rom onto my friends ace i couldnt get any to boot and i dont want to risk having to stay on stock rom :laugh: and the hd screen is too big for me. Max 4". not trying to be picky but i like my phone to be able to fit in my pocket

One problem is, you can't guarantee that any up-to-date jb (CM10.1) roms will boot on the device, take a look at the non-sony panel guide in the general section...
Edit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524

teadrinker said:
One problem is, you can't guarantee that any up-to-date jb (CM10.1) roms will boot on the device, take a look at the non-sony panel guide in the general section...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943524
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Thankyou for that information. If that is the case maybe ill ask the ebay shop and if they dont know ill buy and if its a hitachi i might return it as there is a 14 day return policy and so id be able to return it. But even if it is hitachi does auto brightness work?

Shad0wPanda said:
Thankyou for that information. If that is the case maybe ill ask the ebay shop and if they dont know ill buy and if its a hitachi i might return it as there is a 14 day return policy and so id be able to return it. But even if it is hitachi does auto brightness work?
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Sense roms are fully functional on both panel types. Old versions of cm10/10.1 can be booted with a special kernel, but, if I remember correctly, the brightness is stuck and can't be changed.

teadrinker said:
Sense roms are fully functional on both panel types. Old versions of cm10/10.1 can be booted with a special kernel, but, if I remember correctly, the brightness is stuck and can't be changed.
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Yes i remeber reading that but thats if its is hatichi. Ive emailed the ebay seller so im waiting for a reply :laugh:

Shad0wPanda said:
Currently i have desire c but i might buy a new phone. I was looking on ebay and found this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321179175954?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Would you say this is a good deal and is the phone any good? And whats the battery life like and how well does cm10.1 run?
Thanks
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buy a sensation
porting of sense 5 are basically at the end
remember, sense rom have the best tradeoff between power and battery ^^

cheap options
Shad0wPanda said:
I cant afford a dual core. I Dont have much money too spend on a phone £60 max
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In my personal opinion, this device is amazing: perfect size (3.7" screen), and an amazing android development: I've recently installed CM10.1 and the phone is incredibly fast (without OC).
But if you are not interested in custom ROMS you can also buy "non-branded" android devices: they are much cheaper.
-S-

well with that budget Desire S is a perfect device
may i suggest you to buy even this (only 20 dollar and u have a NEW device)
there are even other part if u find something broker New cover
or maybe a Orange one

Husky34 said:
buy a sensation
porting of sense 5 are basically at the end
remember, sense rom have the best tradeoff between power and battery ^^
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Well all the sensations i can afford are for parts or spare but i found one saying "Selling my HTC a few pixels on the screen have gone but is at the top off the screen and is not in the way my phone has starting to turn on and off can't be much wrong few with it someone with a knowledge off phone could buy and sell the phone is still working" do you think it would be software or hardware? If its software im going to be flashing a custom rom anyway

Shad0wPanda said:
Well all the sensations i can afford are for parts or spare but i found one saying "Selling my HTC a few pixels on the screen have gone but is at the top off the screen and is not in the way my phone has starting to turn on and off can't be much wrong few with it someone with a knowledge off phone could buy and sell the phone is still working" do you think it would be software or hardware? If its software im going to be flashing a custom rom anyway
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i think is hardware...and the LCD replacement for the sensation costs about costs 70 euro.. i think is not affordable for your budget :S
maybe in this case the Desire S is better

[Q] iphone 5s or Which phone in this Budget? Share your Views..

i am confused, i am android user, recently used S5 and sold because of lagging,
which other phone i should buy?
iphone 5s or which smartphone is high end in this budget, and have better market value?
please Share your Opinion,
thanks in advance.
Edit. I dont want to buy LG G3 because the 2k display on LCD(IPS) not mature,results Stuck pixel issue, and sony is not my favourite, they make 2 flagship phone in 1 year lol..

Mandeep148 said:
i am confused, i am android user, recently used S5 and sold because of lagging,
which other phone i should buy?
iphone 5s or which smartphone is high end in this budget, and have better market value?
please Share your Opinion,
thanks in advance.
Edit. I dont want to buy LG G3 because the 2k display on LCD(IPS) not mature,results Stuck pixel issue, and sony is not my favourite, they make 2 flagship phone in 1 year lol..
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Its diffrent for all people are you more of themer guy? Get a nexus 5 as the most roms , xposed works with it.
If you just look for a good quality go for HTC One M8
If you love taking pictures go with the Note 4.
etc.....

Yes, really strange to hear the s5 was lagging for you enough to get rid of it. As for the iphone 5s, what price are you referring to? The 6's are coming out in two days so the price is very fluid right now. Are we talking $200, $400? Since Samsung and LG are out for you, how do you feel about Google, HTC?

Always attempt to avoid Apple, their products are expensive and overrated for their performance and their iOS system is so extremely closed-source that you can't really do much effective tweaking at all.
Just my 2¢.

xasteras said:
But I don't get how the s5 is lagging... did you try to start over?
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bentleyboy said:
Yes, really strange to hear the s5 was lagging for you enough to get rid of it. As for the iphone 5s, what price are you referring to? The 6's are coming out in two days so the price is very fluid right now. Are we talking $200, $400? Since Samsung and LG are out for you, how do you feel about Google, HTC?
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the s5 you speaking, is snapdragon version, and its even available in india, snapdragon s5 doesnt lag, i used it.. actually exynos version is fully crap, 90% apps are not optimized for crap exynos, those are using exynos(if they are not able to upgrade smartphone)then probably they will always say exynos better, but i bet you, if marquies brownlee do review on s5 exynos variant, he will say 1 good point and 90% bad points...
+ still not 4.4 and no performance improvment update,
i am not saying samsung is crap, but tradition to india is so bad,
who cars about exynos, today world of snapdragon.. even developers phone are snapdragon may be nexus 5..
samsung need to change..
CustomGames said:
Its diffrent for all people are you more of themer guy? Get a nexus 5 as the most roms , xposed works with it.
If you just look for a good quality go for HTC One M8
If you love taking pictures go with the Note 4.
etc.....
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no i dont like taking picture, i like joy in OS, without lagging, i like touchwiz but indian samsung phone with exynos not fully optimized cause lag, some people notice and some not( i am heavy user so...)
i like sense too, very smoother response..
thenookieforlife3 said:
Always attempt to avoid Apple, their products are expensive and overrated for their performance and their iOS system is so extremely closed-source that you can't really do much effective tweaking at all.
Just my 2¢.
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i agree with that
the only thing i like in iphone is smoothness, never hangs or never cheat
i think m8 would be cool, how about stuck pixel in htc m8 , should i aware from it, actually i had these issues in lcd/ips displays

Mandeep148 said:
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i agree with that
the only thing i like in iphone is smoothness, never hangs or never cheat
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That's somewhat true, but not entirely. The worst thing about Apple devices for me is that they don't have problems too often, but when they do, they have no recovery mode or anything to fix the problem yourself. You absolutely always have to go to an Apple store to get a so-called "tech wizard" to help you out or to give you a new device.
Not so good.

thenookieforlife3 said:
That's somewhat true, but not entirely. The worst thing about Apple devices for me is that they don't have problems too often, but when they do, they have no recovery mode or anything to fix the problem yourself. You absolutely always have to go to an Apple store to get a so-called "tech wizard" to help you out or to give you a new device.
Not so good.
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Yea true.
hows the market resale value of htc one m8 ?

Mandeep148 said:
Yea true.
hows the market resale value of htc one m8 ?
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Dunno, I'll check it out.

Mandeep148 said:
Yea true.
hows the market resale value of htc one m8 ?
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Try nexus 5

Try sony xperia z3

jampy10 said:
Try sony xperia z3
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Honestly Good phone but bad service,
I mean suppose today I buy z3 after 4 months they make new smart phone, they forget previous smartphone like they never made, just look at their Advt and social media, when they launch new then forget previous model like that is manufactured by other company,
And if we buy z3 their price in our country fall quickly and resale value is like no value.. It's good phone but there are many things company needs to do than manufacturing
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Try nexus 5
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Yea it's really really good phone I used ever for 2 months(with stuck pixel).
I got cheque refund 2 times still stuck pixel, but I didn't wasted my time, I used this amazing phone for 2 months, was smoother and quick responsive like iPhone.
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