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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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+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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+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...
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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...
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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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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.
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Thunderbolt is behind in the finals.Help it out and vote for it.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/smart-phone-madness-2011-final-hp-pre-3-vs-htc-thunderbolt
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The 'Bolt is WAY behind the HP Pre 3?! That thing looks horrible! Ug-lee.
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Love the phone but not enough to vote for it. Very upset with the battery issues this phone is having. So for me voting is almost like recommending it to someone. It's actually making me miss my T-Mobile g2 I had. They should of had that phone on the list.
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It's kind of lame they're comparing it to a phone that won't come out for another 3-4 months. They must be webOS fanboys (though webOS is nice all around, just needs a platform to run on) but really, comparing a phone you can have now to a phone you can have sometime in the summer when it's barely spring right now?
At least they're not comparing to jesusphone 5 (which wont be out for another 7-8 months if that)
Yes, I agree, it should only be open to phones that actually exist. I'm sure there will be an HTC out in 2 years that will kick all their asses - lets put it in the bracket, too...
P.S. - It IS ugly. Looks like Salvador Dali painted a Blackberry...
Palm has a physical keyboard fetish they wont get over, but obviously they could design a phone better that has a keyboard too. The first pixie phone (horrible name though) was pretty well designed.
To be honest, that whole "bracket" is bull****.
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Love the phone but not enough to vote for it. Very upset with the battery issues this phone is having. So for me voting is almost like recommending it to someone. It's actually making me miss my T-Mobile g2 I had. They should of had that phone on the list.
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What battery issue? I get ~1.5-2 days.
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To be honest, that whole "bracket" is bull****.
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After looking at it a little closer I have to agree. I mean really, the BB Torch in the final four? Weak.
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After looking at it a little closer I have to agree. I mean really, the BB Torch in the final four? Weak.
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Exactly. And although I do not like the iPhone, it should definitely make an appearance in the Final Four... but I guess that is why it is called March Madness.
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Hey guys. I'm strongly considering getting rid of my inspire on at&t in favor of the nexus S. I'm looking for fast and reliable in nyc without lte so I'm drawn to this device. I also like cm7 support. Unfortunately, my time with the captivate has left a bad taste in my mouth towards Samsung. Before I make the switch I was wondering if you guys had any advice for me. If the reviews aren't so great I may consider the droid charge as well even though its lte and will likely not have cm support. I've just had enough with at&t. What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance!
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Hey guys. I'm strongly considering getting rid of my inspire on at&t in favor of the nexus S. I'm looking for fast and reliable in nyc without lte so I'm drawn to this device. I also like cm7 support. Unfortunately, my time with the captivate has left a bad taste in my mouth towards Samsung. Before I make the switch I was wondering if you guys had any advice for me. If the reviews aren't so great I may consider the droid charge as well even though its lte and will likely not have cm support. I've just had enough with at&t. What do you guys think?
Thanks in advance!
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i don't understand. The Nexus S is already out, so you can buy it for T-Mobile, Sprint or AT&T (unofficially). There's nothing new to review here.
Pick a carrier, then pick a phone. The Nexus S is going to be on all BUT Verizon.
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i don't understand. The Nexus S is already out, so you can buy it for T-Mobile, Sprint or AT&T (unofficially). There's nothing new to review here.
Pick a carrier, then pick a phone. The Nexus S is going to be on all BUT Verizon.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear. I want to move to sprint, and the nexus is the phone I've zero'd in on. Just wanted to know if it was a good choice. My new carrier of choice is Sprint or Verizon.
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I think the Nexus 4G is awesome. If you get it, you don't have to worry about upgrading OS, etc. Nexus One and now Nexus S are absolutely terrific for getting the pure Google experience, which I think is waaay better than anything else.
That's what I was thinking. I like the updates from Google and I love Vanilla. I think it will be the perfect mate to my xoom. This weekend I'm going to make it to a sprint store and take it for a spin...
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I would recommend picking up this device, I picked it up this past weekend and WOW! The first day I was kinda on the fence about it, but after a couple of days with it, my Epic seems like a slug!
The GPS locks on in less than 3 seconds, unlike 3 minutes for the Epic, which is nice.
I'd say go for it!
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yea i definitely would. i went from Atrix to Nexus S on AT&T and it's just NICE having the latest OS.
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yea i definitely would. i went from Atrix to Nexus S on AT&T and it's just NICE having the latest OS.
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I forgot it's available for at&t. I would really like to have 4g now though and who knows when their Damon backhaul is going to be complete.
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I would recommend picking up this device, I picked it up this past weekend and WOW! The first day I was kinda on the fence about it, but after a couple of days with it, my Epic seems like a slug!
The GPS locks on in less than 3 seconds, unlike 3 minutes for the Epic, which is nice.
I'd say go for it!
Chris
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I feel your pain with the epic. My captivate was just as bad. The inspire is just as good with GPS locks but again the web speed is terrible. Good to see there are no major issues with the nexus s.
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Its funny but the GPS for the T-mobile nexus S I bought from Bestbuy had horrible GPS lock times that made me not want to spend the money on the At&t version. I even updated it to 2.3.4 and still dint see a difference. I didn't get to root the phone to try out roms but I'm afraid to spend the money and have the GPS not work for me. By putting a custom rom do you guys find the GPS lock time better? I don't know if I should just wait for the Galaxy SII or just get the nexus s since I did love the size of it and overall feel.. decisions decisions... lol
Yes its a good choice to get the Nexus S on Sprint's network. Cheaper plans than Verizon. Plus, Nexus is a pretty sweet phone. Fast and a wonderful screen.
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Go ahead and hour my thanks button in advance, side ghats like among I'm thinking about trading in my datsun for a porche. This phone rocks sprints plans are cheap and unlimited.Its a winning combo
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Of all the phones I've owned (and I've owned A LOT). The Nexus phones are right at the top of the list. I liked the EVO, but pure Google is pure awesome.
Yup my mind is made up. Going to check out this phone over the weekend.
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...on my sons brand new htc sensation! I had a g1 before I picked up the vibrant last July. COMPLETELY forgot how fast and accurate htc's gps is. I'm in my house and it follows me around within approximately 10 feet. The vibrant on the other hand STILL takes forever to find a sat and then I'm lucky if it's within 50 feet. No contest.
The only strong point of samsung is the "vibrant" screen. But, it kills battery life and the qhd on the sensation is sharper even if not as vibrant.
That's my review. Goodbye samsung. Then again I won't upgrade for a year, so who knows!
But, so far, HTC is my next.
Maybe I missed where this thread was relevant to this forum?
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...on my sons brand new htc sensation! I had a g1 before I picked up the vibrant last July. COMPLETELY forgot how fast and accurate htc's gps is. I'm in my house and it follows me around within approximately 10 feet. The vibrant on the other hand STILL takes forever to find a sat and then I'm lucky if it's within 50 feet. No contest.
The only strong point of samsung is the "vibrant" screen. But, it kills battery life and the qhd on the sensation is sharper even if not as vibrant.
That's my review. Goodbye samsung. Then again I won't upgrade for a year, so who knows!
But, so far, HTC is my next.
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That's great! I hope he has alot of fun flashing roms on his htc, oh wait, nevermind....
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...on my sons brand new htc sensation! I had a g1 before I picked up the vibrant last July. COMPLETELY forgot how fast and accurate htc's gps is. I'm in my house and it follows me around within approximately 10 feet. The vibrant on the other hand STILL takes forever to find a sat and then I'm lucky if it's within 50 feet. No contest.
The only strong point of samsung is the "vibrant" screen. But, it kills battery life and the qhd on the sensation is sharper even if not as vibrant.
That's my review. Goodbye samsung. Then again I won't upgrade for a year, so who knows!
But, so far, HTC is my next.
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People here are a bit... addicted to their Vibrant.
A Thread like this sparks a bomb in their perfect Vibrant world.
Edit your OP and leave. Before me, and other 3 people troll you.
When is the Hercules going to be announced? I've been thinking of getting a tablet like the transformer but i already have a netbook, so the Hercules should do for its size.. Kinda like phone n tablet in one.. Lol..
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It's the part about the vibrant gps not working well. I'm still amazed about this persistent "known problem" with the vibrant and the samsung apologists who sound like Steve Jobs talking about flash.
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GTFO TROLL!
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When is the Hercules going to be announced? I've been thinking of getting a tablet like the transformer but i already have a netbook, so the Hercules should do for its size.. Kinda like phone n tablet in one.. Lol..
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Exactly! I've been trying to justify a tablet and for me it just doesn't make sense. Anything I want to do that requires a bigger screen (than 4/4+ inches) I'd also want a keyboard. So, yeah, I kinda don't get the tablet craze.
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GTFO TROLL!
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Lmao. F off fantard! I've had my vibrant since day one. No room for critical analysis in your tissue paper world eh!? lol
You would make a great apple fanboy. No room for criticism. No room for dissent. Steve is your god...
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Lmao. F off fantard! I've had my vibrant since day one. No room for critical analysis in your tissue paper world eh!? lol
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No way a fan. And you know what the funny thing is about this? Your son has a better phone. Your showing it off for him. Lowlife..
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My GPS works great.
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It's the part about the vibrant gps not working well. I'm still amazed about this persistent "known problem" with the vibrant and the samsung apologists who sound like Steve Jobs talking about flash.
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I flashed EDT with gps fix and voodoo and I get accurate locks very quickly. Everything else is working fine too, no problems at all. So while the problem is known, so is the solution.
I really think samsung screwed the gps hardware up....
Some people's wont work no matter what they do
Fortunately for me, all 3 vibrants I've had the gps has worked pretty accuarately and I get a quick lock.
UNfortunately that was not the case out of the box. Thanks to this community though, the gps works. Period.
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Well I gave up/gave in to not having a working gps sometime ago and adjusted my expectations accordingly. To that end I am extremely happy with the CM7 nightlies I've been flashing. LOVE the lockscreen gesture shortcuts!
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This thread made my day laughing my ass off
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my first vibrant didn't have a working gps, returned it. got another one about 6 months later, perfect gps. it's luck i guess.
Battery life is awful on the HTC.
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...on my sons brand new htc sensation! I had a g1 before I picked up the vibrant last July. COMPLETELY forgot how fast and accurate htc's gps is. I'm in my house and it follows me around within approximately 10 feet. The vibrant on the other hand STILL takes forever to find a sat and then I'm lucky if it's within 50 feet. No contest.
The only strong point of samsung is the "vibrant" screen. But, it kills battery life and the qhd on the sensation is sharper even if not as vibrant.
That's my review. Goodbye samsung. Then again I won't upgrade for a year, so who knows!
But, so far, HTC is my next.
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You just pissed off probably all south Koreans that visit this forum...lol
I agree with you, though, HTC is the best brand of smartphone in the world.
@Martylk hey man screw you! Samsung is a great, quality brand. They make awesome hardware and there is nothing wrong with koreans. Maybe you should get off of htcs n**s. I have a mt4g and really like HTC but will definitely consider a Samsung or LG device. There's nothing wrong with those brands HTC also has their own sets of problems as does every brand so get off of your high horse.
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I flashed EDT with gps fix and voodoo and I get accurate locks very quickly. Everything else is working fine too, no problems at all. So while the problem is known, so is the solution.
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+1 I have had ZERO Problems with GPS (like that is really all that important) on my Vibrant
HTC has the same battery performance as all other smartphones, So not sure why the op brought that up, I get right now 15 hrs ( if my daughter plays on it) and 30 hrs if i can keep her off it.
I too, am waiting for the hercules......can't wait !
Im sure that my galaxy tab and wildfire are just as good as each other for gps
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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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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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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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Hey everyone! Most of you won't remember me, but I am back!
My kernel thread will be beyond repair to try and fix all the broken/dead links.
But....I have a CRAP TON of kernels and ROMs for the G2x stored on my laptop. Basically everything CM7 related kernels and ROMs, and some CM9 kernels and ROMs.
If there is something your in need of, let me know and I'll get it uploaded for you to download.
I'm still rocking the G2x for a little longer so I'll try to help anyway I can.
EDIT: Just did some checking on my kernel thread, seems the only dead links are Mazout360's. I can upload and share the Mazout kernels I have, although I believe the highest I have is v323OC but I'll fix up the kernel thread with new links since the rest are working.
Still, if there is something you need, contact me.
I remember!!! Missed ya man. Hope things are good. Glad you're back!!
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Pain-N-Panic said:
I remember!!! Missed ya man. Hope things are good. Glad you're back!!
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Things are much, much better now.
Glad to see someone I know is still around here!
I see we are at the same point as when I left like 7 months ago with this phone. That's sad. I'm still using vanilla CM7, what's funny is my G2x still puts some of my friends pre-paid ICS android phones to shame in speed/camera/gaming etc. lol
Glad things are looking up bro! After you disappeared a lot of the other gurus started fading out also to other forums and better phones. It's very sad about the dev issues man =( After you got me rolling with CM7 I became a flash-addict. I've flashed every ROM I could find for this device. Even made a few ports for personal use but none were that great. I have used every ICS hackfest and have tried most of the jelly bean hack fests.....if it wasn't for the damn ril wakelock the JB hackfests would be awesome. But they average around 4-5 hours of battery life and that's just awful lol. I'm currently on eaglesblood 4.0.4 but always have a CM7 nandroid handy whenever I feel like going to back. Picking up the Nexus 5 in a few weeks, you decide on your next rig yet?
Pain-N-Panic said:
Glad things are looking up bro! After you disappeared a lot of the other gurus started fading out also to other forums and better phones. It's very sad about the dev issues man =( After you got me rolling with CM7 I became a flash-addict. I've flashed every ROM I could find for this device. Even made a few ports for personal use but none were that great. I have used every ICS hackfest and have tried most of the jelly bean hack fests.....if it wasn't for the damn ril wakelock the JB hackfests would be awesome. But they average around 4-5 hours of battery life and that's just awful lol. I'm currently on eaglesblood 4.0.4 but always have a CM7 nandroid handy whenever I feel like going to back. Picking up the Nexus 5 in a few weeks, you decide on your next rig yet?
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Lol Im prob going to be stuck with this G2x for a bit longer, no money for an upgrade.
If I did pick something, I'd be looking at the LG G2, it's sweet, and being a non-nVidia device this time will make custom modding alot better as there's no proprietary drivers involved like with the G2x.
G2 is really sweet....but there doesn't seem to be a lot of development for it right now which is making me lean toward the nexus 5
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Pain-N-Panic said:
G2 is really sweet....but there doesn't seem to be a lot of development for it right now which is making me lean toward the nexus 5
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It will in due time. It just came out not too long ago.
If development picks up I might sway that way...Hopefully LG doesn't abandon it like they did this device though
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It will in due time. It just came out not too long ago.
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I only partially blame LG for the lack of development, nVidia played a huge role in the G2x's demise as well. The G2 has a Snapdragon and from what I've read, development on a Snapdragon device is pretty good on the mod scene.
I can only hope. But like I said, I have no money so I'll prob get stuck with an older model like the HTC One. Whatever Tmo is offering for free or discount on a plan renewal.
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T-Mobile is offering nexus 5's for $0 down and like $17 a month. I think I put up $70 or so for this thing. Actually I think they have this deal on all galaxy devices right now too. Anyway great to see you back dude and glad to hear things are better for you! My kid killed my g2x so I finally decided to upgrade.
Oh and Merry Christmas!
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You have the N5, Twitch?
Pain-N-Panic said:
You have the N5, Twitch?
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I do. It is amazing! And there is so much development for it I can't keep up with all of it. Literally I can't finish reading one rom thread before the next one pops up with an update. I haven't slept in weeks... Lol
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Lmao that's awesome!
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