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I ordered and Orbit 2 online on Friday.
On Saturday I saw one in the flesh and was dissapointed that it basically has a silver mirror front, not a black one as it appears to have on the web.
Whilst this may seem trivial I think that the silver front makes it look a bit tacky and I have cancelled the order.
I am sure that pre-production models were black. Am I wrong? Are they different in Germany?
http://www.theunwired.net/?item=pho...-windows-mobile-6-professional-gps-smartphone
I am now waiting for the UK release of the LG KS20
rpbrown said:
I ordered and Orbit 2 online on Friday.
On Saturday I saw one in the flesh and was dissapointed that it basically has a silver mirror front, not a black one as it appears to have on the web.
Whilst this may seem trivial I think that the silver front makes it look a bit tacky and I have cancelled the order.
I am sure that pre-production models were black. Am I wrong? Are they different in Germany?
http://www.theunwired.net/?item=pho...-windows-mobile-6-professional-gps-smartphone
I am now waiting for the UK release of the LG KS20
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The silver mirror is right but, depending on the light, the Polaris looks black (nice effect. for sure !). When I've received my Polaris (HTC not a branded one), I was a bit disappointed. Finally the look is pretty cute like this.
academic said:
When I've received my Polaris (HTC not a branded one), I was a bit disappointed. Finally the look is pretty cute like this.
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Me too. I have an unbranded one and the appearance really did put me off before buying it; I almost waited for the O2 release on the basis of the pictures.
When I did buy my Polaris I was originally a bit disappointed. People had said that in most lighting conditions the mirrored surround looks pretty black but that wasn't/isn't the way it looks to me. Having lived with it for a while though I've got used to it and it doesn't bug me at all. On the plus side I've never really seen it look as silver in real life as it does in some of the photos I've seen, it's more of a fairly discreet dark grey.
These are just my personal observations obviously and everyone will have their own views on this.
- Julian
Whilst I knew the "Cruise" was silver I had thought the Orbit 2 was black. Apparently not!
I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.
wywywywy said:
I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.
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Seem the same for Switzerland..
wywywywy said:
I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.
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Same for Switzerland..
All pictures found on the web are misleading
I too fell for it - all the pictures I found on the web showed the device other than is really is - for example:
http://www.theunwired.net/?item=pho...-windows-mobile-6-professional-gps-smartphone
I ordered one, and while waiting - I saw one in a store and was very disappointed with the mirrored face - very distracting.
Unfortunately, all models are like this - no exceptions. They should use such deceptive photography (just do a search for Orbit2 on Google and you will see!)
I got the phone anyway, because there is no other phone right now on the market which offers what this one does (except the Kaiser II which is a bit thick)
Cheers -
wywywywy said:
I was told that the LG KS20 is never coming to the UK.
I am disappointed too because I think the KS20 is the best looking WM6 phone so far.
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Oh no! Who told you that?
I have been holding out for months for a decent looking WM6 phone and after I have been dissapointed by the Orbit 2 my last chance was the KS20.
If this is not being released it means going right back to the drawing board!
rpbrown said:
Oh no! Who told you that?
I have been holding out for months for a decent looking WM6 phone and after I have been dissapointed by the Orbit 2 my last chance was the KS20.
If this is not being released it means going right back to the drawing board!
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Function before form.
You get used to the silverish finish soon enough.
I'm so glad that Orbit 2 is not black. As I got the orginal HTC version, for which I liked the sharp edges type shape and scroll wheel with purple light ring in between (features not in Orbit 2), but only thing I was jealous about Orbit 2 was its total black colour in pictures. But as its silver mirror now, worse than original HTC's dark grey, I am satisfed with the original one, knowing that original one is the BEST .... .... cheeky!!!
rpbrown said:
Oh no! Who told you that?
I have been holding out for months for a decent looking WM6 phone and after I have been dissapointed by the Orbit 2 my last chance was the KS20.
If this is not being released it means going right back to the drawing board!
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You know, I am thinking hard but I really can't remember who told me that.
But anyway it was released over 3 months ago in Europe, so if it could come to the UK it would have done so already.
The best thing about the KS20 is that you get proper drivers!!
(But lacks support from the XDA-Dev community obviously.)
And I really really really want a KS20 for its transflective screen.
The odd KS20 creeps onto ebay.
I was wanting to get one with a contract and have therefore held off.
I am not sure that the KS20 does not also have the driver issue. "the unwired" has done a review, as has GSM Arena and it might get mentioned there.
Thx, good feedback here!
lol, the silver finish was one of the main reasons I had to have this PDA, it's cool, I love it.
Anyone know why T Mobile is only launching with the "gradient blue" version and not the micro arc oxidized version that is available internationally?
I have fallen to like the gray version a lot more so I will be getting that but I once was set 100% on getting the red/black one. I'm sure someone people will be disappointed that the red/black version won't be on T Mobile.
*T Mobile at MWC Feb 2012 announced a gray version only, so MAO failure is not the reason for only one color.
Anyone here have the gray version? Thoughts on it? Is it aesthetically pleasing? How does it feel in the hand or outside in the sun? I want to hear some opinions on it before I get it next week.
Hey, I got the grey a few days ago and I absolutely love it; the colours are great, especially the blue accent around the camera and the beatsaudio logo.
Also, no scratches on it =)
The looks is nice for both of phones, but Both of them have one downside... Black have chipping problem, while Gray is slippery
I was at a local T-Mobile store today looking at the dummy unit and the guy told me that they will be getting the black version in the beginning of June. He even checked with his boss when I asked him more about it. I have no idea if its true but they seemed pretty confident. I'm not sure if I want to wait though...
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I was at a local T-Mobile store today looking at the dummy unit and the guy told me that they will be getting the black version in the beginning of June. He even checked with his boss when I asked him more about it. I have no idea if its true but they seemed pretty confident. I'm not sure if I want to wait though...
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Interesting news...Good for the people who want black.
For myself I am getting gray. I can't go another month waiting for the One S when the Gradient Blue color is already flashy by it self. It would be a nice change having a gray based color phone for once. I have watched literally dozens of videos on Youtube regarding the One S, Form factor is nice, Sense 4 is spectacular, I'm practically obsessed with the phone. Waiting an additional month would be like consuming chilli peppers in the desert, I won't be able to handle it. That being said even if both colors were to be released I would choose gray now.
AndroidBlizzard said:
Interesting news...Good for the people who want black.
For myself I am getting gray. I can't go another month waiting for the One S when the Gradient Blue color is already flashy by it self. It would be a nice change having a gray based color phone for once. I have watched literally dozens of videos on Youtube regarding the One S, Form factor is nice, Sense 4 is spectacular, I'm practically obsessed with the phone. Waiting an additional month would be like consuming chilli peppers in the desert, I won't be able to handle it. That being said even if both colors were to be released I would choose gray now.
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I personally like the black version, I think it looks a lot nicer but I'm concerned about the chipping. I hope that the version that comes to T-Mobile doesn't have this problem.
Having said that, I'm not sure if I want to wait... Playing with the dummy unit makes me want the phone even more. I will probably just get the phone but time will tell.
Hi all .. ! I moved from Defy to Galaxy S2 then to Atrix 2 and so far i noticed the three have different displays. As far as i know, there is probaly 2 types of displays. The Blue Displays, common in AMOLED, and the Yellow display. Is that true? Because i could notice a very big difference. GS2 has a more blueish tinted display while the A2 is more yellowish, nly noticeable in White/grey backgrounds. I took a look at the defy and colors looks normal, it gets solved with screen adjuster, but with it other problems arrives..! I think that this is a normal thing.. But disappoints me.. Main reason by wich i bought it is the Display, i love qHD 4.3 LCD with Normal RGB , i like more 720p displays, of course, but this was what i was looking for.. if this is a faulty display then i should move and ask for another one may be.. what do you say guys? have you noticed that comparing to others displays?
I think the superoled displays on all the samsung's have a yellowish display. That said in a week with any display it will look normal to you.
Sent from my MB865 on ICS
rdhoggattjr said:
I think the superoled displays on all the samsung's have a yellowish display. That said in a week with any display it will look normal to you.
Sent from my MB865 on ICS
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Actually the SuperAmoleds that the sammys have are a blueish tint, not yellowish... the a2 has a slight yellowish tint that has been noted here before and like you said it seems to sort of disappear with more use though.
I was just saying that you will get use to any phone you get. I'm thinking of getting a SGSII. The only other android I've had was the G1. There's so many rom's for them that you could flash a new one everyday for a year. I thought all androids were like that. I'll never get moto again.
Sorry for my rant.
Sent from my MB865 on ICS
rdhoggattjr said:
I was just saying that you will get use to any phone you get. I'm thinking of getting a SGSII. The only other android I've had was the G1. There's so many rom's for them that you could flash a new one everyday for a year. I thought all androids were like that. I'll never get moto again.
Sorry for my rant.
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Oh I loved my G1... I have had so many androids it is not funny.. I still have my tellus hero that I used on ATT. that has been my backup for a good number of years now.
Yeah you can get an sgs 2 for pretty cheap and they have the real Cyanogenmod and jelly bean/ CM10 will be on the sgs 2 soon enough.
Galaxy SII is a very good device! I still have it as my main phone. The only things i dislike of SGS2 is the screen, the quality of the plastic, its super light weight and its too thin. I lile heavy and good loking premium devices.. thats why i bought my A2 and love it. Jim you are right.. its getting normal with the time.. I wish Oficial ICS OTA comes out soon.. Our phone will be amazing even more than now. Motos ics updates are awesome.. so close to stock android.. thanks to the hardware of a2 we'll enjoy a similar performance as in Galaxy Nexus.
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Galaxy SII is a very good device! I still have it as my main phone. The only things i dislike of SGS2 is the screen, the quality of the plastic, its super light weight and its too thin. I lile heavy and good loking premium devices.. thats why i bought my A2 and love it. Jim you are right.. its getting normal with the time.. I wish Oficial ICS OTA comes out soon.. Our phone will be amazing even more than now. Motos ics updates are awesome.. so close to stock android.. thanks to the hardware of a2 we'll enjoy a similar performance as in Galaxy Nexus.
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Keeping it off the track, lol:
You know one small thing from moto's side will make this phone legendary
:bootloader unlock:
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Yeah, no doubt about it. When do you think that Moto will update our Phone to Jellybean? Maybe Q3 of 2013 when Android 5 is released? By now with ICS i would be pleaced.
I bought A2 from USA n m stayin in India
I observed there's no Yellowish tint on Indian A2 launched around march end
Strange
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shardul.phatak said:
I bought A2 from USA n m stayin in India
I observed there's no Yellowish tint on Indian A2 launched around march end
Strange
Sent from my leaked ics on locked A2
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You guys are scaring me!! I thought i have a good eye sight!!
anyways tested my A2 with Display testerfrom the google play and i didnt see any yellow tint..
Yeah its really yellow compared to AMOLED, but id rather have a yellow screen any day over a pentiled blue one, haha.
Is the Atrix 2 really not a pentile display? From my understanding it's the same LCD in the Photon and DROID Bionic (connector and dimensions are all the same). If so, I might have to get an Atrix 2 display and put it in my Bionic. I got my wife an Atrix 2 yesterday and did notice that the colors were a little bit better.
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Is the Atrix 2 really not a pentile display? From my understanding it's the same LCD in the Photon and DROID Bionic (connector and dimensions are all the same). If so, I might have to get an Atrix 2 display and put it in my Bionic. I got my wife an Atrix 2 yesterday and did notice that the colors were a little bit better.
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Engadget says this:
First, while both Atrix devices (Atrices?) take advantage of qHD displays with 960 x 540 resolution, the newer one looks better despite having a larger display to hold the same number of pixels in. This is mainly because HelloMoto opted not to use the Pentile matrix scheme, which is something that the company has elected to do on most of its qHD screens -- including the first Atrix and the Droid Bionic.
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Definitely not Pentile in the Atrix 2. That was the main reason that I returned my Atrix 1 on day 29- I couldn't un-see the screen door effect.
Let us know how that bionic screen swap goes, if you end up trying it.
The Atrix 2's screen is more "warm white" than it is yellow per se. Whenever I see my friend's amoled phone I'm stunned at how blue cold the color is.
Me: "Is it supposed to look like that?"
Friend: "Like what?"
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Yeah you are right friend i can also see the display yellowish when a see anything white in it. I think its normal. But have u saw that when u lock the screen and see it under light, the screen looks blurry. Please try and tell me
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I have an Atrix 2 display at work, so I'll try it today as long as I have the time. I'll take pictures.
Hmmm...it must be that they actually sent us a DROID Bionic display instead, because it still shows the pentile effect. I had actually tested the screen (without close examinations) in an Atrix 2 before, so the screens are interchangeable at least.
Maaz khan said:
Yeah you are right friend i can also see the display yellowish when a see anything white in it. I think its normal. But have u saw that when u lock the screen and see it under light, the screen looks blurry. Please try and tell me
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Yeah, just a little bit, the yellowish tint all over white/grey background doesnt bothers me at all, i just thought i had a defect in the display, i examinated it closely the day i bought the A2 to see if there is something wrong with it to take it to the seller in case that something is wrong. Hey guys, am i the only one who check for updates everyday after work? Lol, damn, i want official ICS in my Atrix!
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Is the Atrix 2 really not a pentile display? From my understanding it's the same LCD in the Photon and DROID Bionic (connector and dimensions are all the same). If so, I might have to get an Atrix 2 display and put it in my Bionic. I got my wife an Atrix 2 yesterday and did notice that the colors were a little bit better.
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Hmmm, the Bionic, The first Atrix and the Photon, also the Razr, Razr Maxx, Droid 3, Droid 4, have Pentile Matrix Layer, its a RGBW Layer, wich is Thinner i guess, so i think it won't work, you can try if you want.. here is something interesting to read about Pentile
http://www.nouvoyance.com/technology.html
It will work (at least a Bionic/Photon LCD does work on the Atrix 2).
Hi. So I suddenly noticed that there's this one white dot that is visible only on black background on the top most part of my screen. I just got this phone yesterday, brand new.
I think it is tolerable. Because it's just 1 white dot I would rarely see.
The question is, if this is a dead or stuck pixel ?
If yes, will it spread ? Is it really tolerable ?
Thanks in advanced for the answers ...
I found one the same day I got mine thought I could live with it but once I noticed it, it bugged the hell out of me. I took it back to T-Mobile and traded for a new one.
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I found one the same day I got mine thought I could live with it but once I noticed it, it bugged the hell out of me. I took it back to T-Mobile and traded for a new one.
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thank you very much. thats what i needed to hear / read. i will have mine replaced today!
It's your best bet cause it will bug you
You need 3 for it to be a fault with most makers. Is it white on different screens? I've one on one app and came to the conclusion that it is the program
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So just bought the new LED cover u saw at ces for my note 4.
Gotta say damn it looks slick XD
Thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Samsung_cases&product=8030532
If u have any questions ask away I will be posting pictures of my "Oreo"later (white note 4 black Samsung case=Oreo sandwich XD)
Link didnt work. repost it plz I tried to copy and paste it.. along with search that site for note 4 case.
JZ666 said:
So just bought the new LED cover u saw at ces for my note 4.
Gotta say damn it looks slick XD
Thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Samsung_cases&product=8030532[/url]
If u have any questions ask away I will be posting pictures of my "Oreo"later (white note 4 black Samsung case=Oreo sandwich XD)
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http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Samsung_cases&product=8030532
Not sure that I believe that to be REALLY Slick like OP Stated.... Looks like its standard... idk.
Ordered one myself yesterday, should receive it in a week or so. I really wanted a plum coloured one, but they only had black.