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I've got a perfectly good HTC Hero CDMA, but I'm currently being tempted to upgrade. As you all know, the Hero is rather dated these days.
In Canada a Nexus S can be had for only 425$, and with the release of the Nexus S 4G on Sprint, the Nexus S seems to still be relevant.
However I'm torn because I know it's just a Galaxy S underneath.
Maybe I should suck it up and wait for a viable dual-core option?
If anyone wants to help me make this decision I'd be very thankful.
a buddy of mine just went from a hero to the nexus s- and he's blown away by the difference. I would maybe wait for the HTC EVO 3D, not necessarily for the 3D, but it will be a killer phone. It'll have the dual core snapdragon in it and will come stock with a 1730mAh battery. I will most probably go from the EVO 4G to the EVO 3D. It's suppose to come out some time this summer- i would hold out for that one!
Y not the lg 3d? but ya i am very impressed of the smooth scrolls and animated ui of the nexus s. Similarities as seen on an apple iphone.
Thanks guys, I'm actually stuck on a Canadian carrier who's bands are the same as AT&T, so the EVO 3D is not an option.
Seeing as the Nexus S is such a darn good deal at 425$, I think I'm gonna go pick one up today. I can always sell it and upgrade if absolutely necessary.
Thanks again guys!
What phone should I get. I have had bad luck with samsung and that's what's holding me back on nexus. The Evo 3D with 2 cores looks nice. So I will upgrade from my transform Friday what do you think?
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I picked up an Evo 3D last Friday, and it's a great phone. The dual core processor is way snappy... no noticeable lag when doing anything. However, if rooting your phone is important, then you may want to hold off. HTC said they'd unlock the bootloader, but they're currently shipping the 3D's with a locked version. Furthermore, they've yet to say anything since launch regarding the issue. I rarely used programs that required root, so I can deal for the time being. If rooting and/or custom roms aren't anything you care about, then get the 3D today!
I've heard the Evo 3D is super slick, though I still think 3D is a bit gimmicky at this point. Then again, I have no problems buying into gimmicks, lol. I would personally go with the Evo.
I would go for the EVO 3D, specced with cool stuff
Bought the Nexus S 4g on the 6/4 for my gf. I liked the ns4g, its sleak and very lightweight. The specs are good and its a snappy phone that ran every app I tried. Of course there isnt a bunch of pre loaded garbage in them. We went to Vegas earlier in the month and it had a problem with internet connectivity, when my evo shift would have no issue at all.
Then I looked at the specs of the 3d and figured that the hardware in the e3d would be on the cutting edge for a good time to come(whereas the ns4g seems to be at the end of its cycle with a single core processor), so we went and swapped it out yesterday. The e3d is definitley cool, loaded with a ton of bloat, but its fast. The 3d pictures are very cool, maybe gimmicky, but nonetheless very fing cool.
I cant wait to see how fast it can be once its cranked up a little.
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What phone should I get. I have had bad luck with samsung and that's what's holding me back on nexus. The Evo 3D with 2 cores looks nice. So I will upgrade from my transform Friday what do you think?
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Nexus has no memory card slot.... (Dont take away what we already have)....
That is a deal breaker for me-- and the Evo is snazzier looking (and you know the Evo Dev community will have it rooted and rommed in a fing week...
Evo 3D is way better than Nexus S in many ways. However, Nexus S is one of those few phones with vanilla and it's the most likely phone to get the next update first.
Like others said, 3D is a gimmik but hey, it's cool still. If you can afford it, I'd advise you to wait a bit since 3D and dual core phones have *just* started coming out.
I picked up the 3d last week. Absolutely love it. I wasn't getting it for the 3d, thought it was gimicky also, but it actually is pretty cool. Fits perfect in the hand also
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Only $49 differents from evo 3d and nexus.
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I forgot to mention the speaker phone on the ns4g has an awful echo and the e3d does not.
jes24cap said:
What phone should I get. I have had bad luck with samsung and that's what's holding me back on nexus. The Evo 3D with 2 cores looks nice. So I will upgrade from my transform Friday what do you think?
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Get an evo 3d buddy its best than nexus I think
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Evo 3d is much better than Nexus S,i think
EVO 3D much better
I am only a HTC user. I would go with the EVO 3D.
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Thanks guys. I will go with the e3d. If anyone would like to buy my samsung transform pm me with a offer. Its still in good shape and looks new.
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Nexus S 4g
Nexus S, unless you want the 3d cameras... That's the only deal buster
Evo 3D
Evo 3D is a great phone
I say you get whichever one you want first, then you have 30 days to exchange it if you're not happy....best way to know what YOU will like is to try it.
i'm a big htc fan. i miss the hero's reception, LED light, and loud speaker
i really like the screen and the form factor of the nexus though - no regrets
battery life seems less bad with my samsung phone
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I have a at&t upgrade coming up soon and was wondering wether I should get a Samsung Infuse 4g or a LG Thrill 3D. Any opinions would be great.
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Nexus Prime. *nuff said*
If you can't wait just get the infuse, And get the ROM and Mods also the Kernel that I have in my sig...
So, is the Thrill better than Infuse?
Well it's Dual Core and 3D but that's it lol.
You should just wait and get the gs2 if you can't wait and need a phone fast the thrill would be the best phone you can get wen it comes out.. that is if LG don't do what they did to the g2x on Tmo.. just wait Till it comes out read some reviews and make you're choice that way. Because the infuse is a really good phone IMO...
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IMHO 3D is mostly bull**** on phones. If it doesn't give you a headache it'll languish for lack of content. Hell 3D in movie theaters isn't all that good, on a phone it's just a gimmick.
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If your still have to wait for thrill 3d release, might as well wait for galaxy s2. Infuse is amazing phone with infused rom and infusion kernel, but why not wait and get the best dual core phone of them all. The exynos processor is many times better than the dual core in thrill or in any other phone right now, so if I were you I would wait for galaxy s2 it should be released this month.
dh2225 said:
If your still have to wait for thrill 3d release, might as well wait for galaxy s2. Infuse is amazing phone with infused rom and infusion kernel, but why not wait and get the best dual core phone of them all. The exynos processor is many times better than the dual core in thrill or in any other phone right now, so if I were you I would wait for galaxy s2 it should be released this month.
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The thrill is coming out sunday...my samsung source still swears oct 2nd will be the release date for the sgs2. the sgs2 is still in testing at samsung and hasnt been released to att. (i actually helped him report a few bugs tonight)
the thrill got bad reviews on the screen...other than that it could be a great device. i am going to check it out next week
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Faux 3D lol.
i wanted to get it. but if the Samsung Note hits AT&T before the Nexus Prime well yeah... Samsung Note.
id go for the Infuse. if your really into the 3d thing, you might want to check it out first to make sure it doesnt give you head aches or anything like that.
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Faux 3D lol.
i wanted to get it. but if the Samsung Note hits AT&T before the Nexus Prime well yeah... Samsung Note.
id go for the Infuse. if your really into the 3d thing, you might want to check it out first to make sure it doesnt give you head aches or anything like that.
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Nexus prime is gonna be on verizon
Android kicks apples ass.. Infused 2.1.0
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Nexus prime is gonna be on verizon
Android kicks apples ass.. Infused 2.1.0
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Nexus prime is going to START on verizon... the other carriers will get it later just like the last Nexus phone
Keep in mind we are talking MAYBE december release on the prime...
The Thrill releases this weekend and the SGS2 sometime in the "coming weeks" haha
alephnaut said:
IMHO 3D is mostly bull**** on phones. If it doesn't give you a headache it'll languish for lack of content. Hell 3D in movie theaters isn't all that good, on a phone it's just a gimmick.
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Not to start an argument or whatever but im sick of people calling 3D on a phone a "gimmick". Would all features/specs not related to making/recieving calls be considered "gimmick" features? Why do we need dual cores/4"+ touchscreens/large amounts of onboard and optional removable storage space ect. to make and rec calls? So to call the 3D a "gimmick", well i guess thats just the easiest way to pick fun at somthing different.
To the OP go to the store and check them both out, when available, and decide what you want from your equipment. Yes content for 3D phones may still be scarce, as 3D phones are still very new to the market, however it does offer an experiance you wont find on a non-3D phone. Play, test, compare, and play some more and get what YOU like!
Just picked one up at target for $49.99...it's charging now
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Just picked one up at target for $49.99...it's charging now
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Enjoy ! ! !
a thrill 4g?
and im pretty sure that the actual nexus prime will not release on a CDMA network when it has always been a GSM network, considering the fact that European countries mostly use GSM.
secondly, "Droid" is a Verizon trademark. There can not be Nexus phone using the name "Droid" since the Nexus line of phones have always been global. so the Droid Prime is another phone. there can not be a O2 Droid Prime, of a Vodafone Droid Prime. Droid is verizons simple as that.
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Not to start an argument or whatever but im sick of people calling 3D on a phone a "gimmick". Would all features/specs not related to making/recieving calls be considered "gimmick" features? Why do we need dual cores/4"+ touchscreens/large amounts of onboard and optional removable storage space ect. to make and rec calls? So to call the 3D a "gimmick", well i guess thats just the easiest way to pick fun at somthing different.
To the OP go to the store and check them both out, when available, and decide what you want from your equipment. Yes content for 3D phones may still be scarce, as 3D phones are still very new to the market, however it does offer an experiance you wont find on a non-3D phone. Play, test, compare, and play some more and get what YOU like!
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I agree with the second part of this phone. To me when i played with the Evo 3D, the "3D" just made the screen blurry. lol. but yet i am getting temped to buy one. but i will wait out the nexus prime... cuz you know.... Optimus Prime needs his Nexus Prime. lol
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Just picked one up at target for $49.99...it's charging now
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Thought they were to be released on Sunday, sept 4.
****ty phone...
Costco released the thrill today for 29.99. I work there.
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Since you work at Costco, do you know how much $ the Infuse is this week?
Not to revive an old old thread but I am in the same boat.
I have LG Thrill 3D 4G right now on AT&T and I am torn on exchanging it with Infuse. I want Atrix and have had 4 Atrix phones, always move to a new phone and then go back to Atrix.
To cut story short, a guy is doing a straight trade for Infuse for my Thrill and I am not sure if I want any Samsung or any AMOLED screen ever after experiencing burn-in on my Captivate.
Do you guys know if they fixed it in Infuse or is it the same and get burn-in after usage?
I have a at&t upgrade coming up soon and was wondering wether I should get a Samsung Infuse 4g or a LG Thrill 3D. Any opinions would be great.
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I have a at&t upgrade coming up soon and was wondering wether I should get a Samsung Infuse 4g or a LG Thrill 3D. Any opinions would be great.
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infuse is single core and Thrill is dual core and has 3D,3D recording,better GPU..so my opinion go for thrill 3d
I picked up a Thrill today...I own and use an Infuse...
I will give you my opinion/comparison Monday
So far...the lag on the thrill is pretty insane, but it was bad on the infuse stock as well. The infuse isn't stock anymore so that isn't a really fair comparison.
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I picked up a Thrill today...I own and use an Infuse...
I will give you my opinion/comparison Monday
So far...the lag on the thrill is pretty insane, but it was bad on the infuse stock as well. The infuse isn't stock anymore so that isn't a really fair comparison.
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i dunno about the thrill but on Optimus 3D P920 the stock rom is as smooth as a custom rom in my old galaxy S! no lag at all.!
I'm on the hunt for a worthy successor to my tilt2, and before I take the plunge I'd really like hear your reviews on these two phones!
Please don't forget to post back after you try them both out.
With my ATT- TIlt2 I've been spoiled by windows mobile OS and the ability to sync with my work email - outlook(exchange server), for emails, calendar (meetings), and all contacts in my outlook / exchange server.
So as a second item I hope to find out if either of them are capable of doing the same some way.
One alternative would be to wait for the HTC Titan which has a windows OS, but I don't know if ATT will carry it.
edit: atleast overall on paper the infuse looks to be a better overall package based on this site/comparison:
http://geekaphone.com/compare/LG-Thrill-4G-vs-Samsung-Infuse-4G
The only item is weather or not the dual core in the thrill really even makes a "usable" difference, or if the faster clock in the infuse is equivalent.
But I certainly prefer to hear from 00mred00 from his hands-on comparison.
edit: oh and my titl2 has been somewhat laggy at times with touch flo, etc, so I'd be very eager to have a phone which is NOT laggy for a change... !!
Thanks for any insight!!!
I was just thinking I should put something together for you guys
Overall I like the thrill better...I will put together a full review soon but right now I am stuck at work
In the meantime....if there is any head to head specifics you guys want input on...let me know
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00mred00 said:
I picked up a Thrill today...I own and use an Infuse...
I will give you my opinion/comparison Monday
So far...the lag on the thrill is pretty insane, but it was bad on the infuse stock as well. The infuse isn't stock anymore so that isn't a really fair comparison.
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SAme as me. I love the Infuse more than The Thrill. run smoother. Gingerbread coming sooner, screen better, no lagging, much lighter, unlock within second (can't find the way to unlock the Thrill after couple days of searching). I'll return this and get the Samsung SII when it's out.
The Thrills have 3D technology, but for me it's useless for now. It's amaze me for 2 mins after couple videos and that's it.
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SAme as me. I love the Infuse more than The Thrill. run smoother. Gingerbread coming sooner, screen better, no lagging, much lighter, unlock within second (can't find the way to unlock the Thrill after couple days of searching). I'll return this and get the Samsung SII when it's out.
The Thrills have 3D technology, but for me it's useless for now. It's amaze me for 2 mins after couple videos and that's it.
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The both have their pros and cons
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Mind you guy's the Thrill is still NEW and the Infuse isn't so you can go about rooting the Infuse and OC etc. Once the Thrill get's to that point it will be a totally different Experience. I have owned a G2 and still own a MyTouch 4G and rooting with OC made a TON of Difference in how they act.
Thrill al kardes
picked up an infuse and thrill in the store, the infuse seems a little bit more laggy, but it was a floor model, and had all the bloat ware and no modifications.
I had some difficulty typing with the infuse (fat finger) which might have been partially the lag, but I'd probably get used to it. My thumb typing with the full qwerty on the tilt2 was much easier, but I've been doing it for years. The thrill and another HTC phone seemed more positive in hitting the right letters, either due to key spacing or finger detection on the screen. There may be options to modify the keyboard layout in the software anyway.
They could not confirm a launch date for the SGS2, they said the Iphone5 was about a month away. I'll probably wait until mid October to put a few more devices in hand.
Looks like the LG x3 will come to the US as the T-Mobile G4x, much like the LG x2 came over as the T-Mobile G2x. Now, I'm excited about the phone, but am extremely cautious with my expectations. The G2x was a calamity and if it wasn't
for XDA I would have dumped T-Mobile. Today, this is the best phone ever (thanks to Hell's ICS rom) I consistently out perform my friends Galaxy SII's and Galaxy Nexus' (Granted I'm OC'd to 1.4Ghz vs their stock, but hey, that's why I'm on XDA and they are just sheeple phone buyers).
I remember preliminary reviews on the G2x giving it glowing reviews, but when it got to the consumers hands, it was a disaster. I don't think the people who did the reviews know exactly what the definition of review means. When I saw video reviews, the phone had no customer Icons or apps and it looked like someone played with it for about an hour than made a review of it, which would explain the glowing reviews the G2x got from 99% of the "professional" review sites out there.
Me, I want the G4x, I thrive to have a phone with the power of my Transformer Prime, but not with the headaches the G2x started with. I'll read a real reviews posted on XDA or other android forums for 2 months after launch before taking the leap. And hey, with ICS running so fantastically on the G2x, I could wait for T-mo to give a G4x for free on contract renewal.
Just wondering how other G2x owners feel about the G4x? I was considering going with the HTC Tegra 3 phone (The Sensation is getting ICS officially, while LG leaves the G2x dead in the water, thank goodness for community support), due to LG's terrible support of the G2x. Another consideration was to wait for the Krait based phones. Anand did a write up on the architecture and it looks like that Dual-Core can give the Quad-Core Tegra 3 a run for its money. Hey, at least this comes with the latest Android OS, not one 2 versions old (I still can't believe the G2x shipped with Froyo....shudder....)
Thanks for reading, have an excellent day!!!
http://androidandme.com/2012/02/sma...-smartphone-in-the-us-with-stock-android-4-0/
this might be a dumb question, but whatever happened to the g3 or whatever? did they just skip over that product line? whatever happened to consistency?
I'm not really excited for it. Tegra chips have always been overrated IMO. The Snapdragon Krait processors are already said to perform better on lower levels of energy than the Tegra 3. Even the upcoming dual core Ti-OMAP's and Exynos' are said to perform better than the quad core Tegra.
Plus it's going to be closed source again so devs will have their problems.
So to me, good phone, well built, nice hardware and software, but the closed source is what will make me look elsewhere.
Phone looks decent. At this point in time phone hardware is to the point where pretty much any high end phone will get the job done just as good or slightly (not noticably in real world use) better than its competitors. It will come down phone design, screen size, and software support for me. I'm not going count LG out as this was my first LG phone. The Vibrant was my first Android phone and while Samsung was horrible with support for that phone they seem to have learned from it and are making an effort to do better. No reason the same cant happen with LG.
rauelius said:
The Sensation is getting ICS officially, while LG leaves the G2x dead in the water, thank goodness for community support
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Actually ICS is coming to the G2x from LG in the 3rd quarter. Knowing how slow LG is, I'm guessing that'll be pushed back to 4th quarter. Still though, LG isn't abandoning us, instead they're just incompetent.
Azhrei said:
Actually ICS is coming to the G2x from LG in the 3rd quarter. Knowing how slow LG is, I'm guessing that'll be pushed back to 4th quarter. Still though, LG isn't abandoning us, instead they're just incompetent.
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Lol. G2x received its End of Life. It's not getting any update. What you heard was the news before the end of life report. Sorry.
LG G2x ─ Cyanogen(mod)9
dEris said:
Lol. G2x received its End of Life. It's not getting any update. What you heard was the news before the end of life report. Sorry.
LG G2x ─ Cyanogen(mod)9
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lg ics update < xda devs ics update
Its already here and getting better with each release. Besides that a port from any other tegra 2 based phone that gets ics is better than anything LG wannabe devs could release.
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d12unk13astard said:
lg ics update < xda devs ics update
Its already here and getting better with each release. Besides that a port from any other tegra 2 based phone that gets ics is better than anything LG wannabe devs could release.
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I'm talking about an official update.
LG G2x ─ Cyanogen(mod)9
Is it me or is there something off about LG. The quality, no matter how good the specs are, just seems mediocre. Back in the day, I used to have an LG Chocolate and while it looked great, it was a piece of crap. Since then I never bought anything LG again. When the g2x came out I decided its been long enough and gave LG another chance. The g2x turned out to have as many annoying problems as the chocolate.
I am done with LG for good now. Fool me once shame on you , fool me twice shame on me.
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Is it me or is there something off about LG. The quality, no matter how good the specs are, just seems mediocre. Back in the day, I used to have an LG Chocolate and while it looked great, it was a piece of crap. Since then I never bought anything LG again. When the g2x came out I decided its been long enough and gave LG another chance. The g2x turned out to have as many annoying problems as the chocolate.
I am done with LG for good now. Fool me once shame on you , fool me twice shame on me.
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Yup.. I'm done with LG as well. When it comes time for my upgrade on my G2X I'll be looking for an HTC or Samsung device.
I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I have never had a major issue with mt G2x and with all the dev support, it has been the best phone I have owned. The G4x looks promising but I will wait and see.
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I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I have never had a major issue with mt G2x and with all the dev support, it has been the best phone I have owned. The G4x looks promising but I will wait and see.
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My resentment for LG has nothing to do with the developers. CM7 is the best thing that could have happened for my G2X. I was VERY close to ditching the phone until I came across the CM7 rom. With the CM7 Nightly 224 + Trinity kernel, my phone is usable once again. I still have to reboot my phone daily so that I can get working email and such (networking seems to hang if not rebooted daily). I can live with that.
As of now I'm happy with my G2x and LG. Number one I'm a brand loyalty kind of guy. I say that to say this I have no regrets with LG, so I'm really looking at continuing our partnership with the G4x.
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Yeah the stock Rom for the g2x sucks but in my opinion they always do.... as far as hardware I'm satisfied with my g2x.
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g2x
g4x?? whens the release date
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g4x?? whens the release date
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No release date yet. They say this year. In the next few days we should know something.
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VIDEO OF THE G4X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXvKWZxG5PY
I think it looks fantastic, will definitely at least check it out at the store and hold it in my hands. I like my G2X and this looks very promising. Thank god im not on contract!!
EDIT: Apparently I don't know how to embed youtube videos, oh well there's the link.
Evofusion said:
VIDEO OF THE G4X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXvKWZxG5PY
I think it looks fantastic, will definitely at least check it out at the store and hold it in my hands. I like my G2X and this looks very promising. Thank god im not on contract!!
EDIT: Apparently I don't know how to embed youtube videos, oh well there's the link.
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That does look splendid. The new UI looks cool also but I don't like the dock icons. Thanks for posting
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I have loved the G2x.. But it looks like I could love this phone as well. I'll probably hold off to the following year though, I hate paying full price
info[]box1 said:
That does look splendid. The new UI looks cool also but I don't like the dock icons. Thanks for posting
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It might just come bone stock like the G2X did. The optimus 2x has an ugly skin overlay and we got it stock-ish.
It will more than likely be stock android but TBH I wouldn't mind this new UI I kind of like it