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http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/this-is-the-nexus-s/

I tried the vibrant (first time i left htc android phones) and i was extreamly disapointed just because of that i wouldnt :/ but thats just me

I think the difference here would be the updates would be coming from google not samsung, hardware on my old vibrant was awesome, well except the plastic feel, its software that held it back.
Btw love the look and feel of my mt4g better
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I am. I am a Vibrant owner transitioning to MT4G. Transition has not been smooth: Both handsets I have been sent so far have dust under the screen. Plus I really don't like the MT4G screen...

Only thing is the plastic build, why Samsung?
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Hell no! Why would I want to leave what I have now for a plastic feeling phone? Plus, if you ask me its a downgrade. No 4G, really? This is where they lost me. Why build what most will look at as a super phone, but leave out the new speeds in 4G? I rather have 4G over gingerbread any day.

biggest deal breaker for me is no HSPA+

Nobody ever said it didn't come with HSPA+. I doubt that it wouldn't if it is to be such a big hit for them. I also came from a Vibrant and like everyone said, the hardware was great but the software and Samsung support wasn't.
I like the mt4G and I'll stick with it until something more revolutionary comes out. The Nexus S just looks like an iphone wannabe to me (in terms of looks). No thanks.

Yeah...don't jump with "No HSPA+ love"
I have to say, this looks promising, and if it has at least the specs of Galaxy S + HSPA+LED Flash+ FF Camera/Video Chat... Aaaand Gingerbread!!! THAT's the killer folks....
SUX PART for me...... my MT4G is coming in mail in the next few days.

I would never give up my MT4G for a Samsung phone even though updates will come from Google I've been burned way to many times by different Samsung phones I've had in the past not gonna take the chance. If it was a HTC that would be a whole different ball game.

If I had know it was coming out soon I would've waited to check it out.
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I'm interested, but I really enjoy this myTouch 4G.
I had the Vibrant, and absolutely loved it save for two things: the GPS/Compass problem (which was never fixed), and the lag in the OS. Besides that, I loved the screen and the media playback.
The Nexus S would have to pull some **** to woo me. I'm talking: first-party docks, physical camera button, HSPA+.
Depending on how nice Android 2.3 'Gingerbread' is, I might buy one just to play around with it, before I decide if I'm going to hold onto the myTouch 4G for a while. If T-Mo doesn't plan on updating the firmware, then that may weigh in on my decision. Otherwise, the myTouch 4G is kind of everything I was waiting for, with a little bit of stupid carrier bloat.
I read somewhere that T-Mo stated something along the lines of: '...we're not going to update the firmware unless there's a real reason to', in regards to the myTouch 4G. If that's the case, I may return it.
For now, I just want to enjoy this awesome phone. This is hard, of course, when 4-5 of the nicest phones you've ever seen leaked today. What a crazy day!

If the Nexus S was made by HTC I'd either be be crying my eyes out right now or be racing to the nearest t-mobile store with my MT4G all nicely packed up and ready to go (today is last day of my remorse period). I was a bit reluctant to buy the MT4G because I was really wanting a Nexus 2. Ended up liking the MT4G so much that I was quite content giving up on the Nexus 2, especially since we have perm-root. Now that I know the Nexus S is made by Samsung I couldn't be happier with my decision not to wait around.
Oh and according to the leaked BestBuy documents the Nexus S supports EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz, HSUPA 5.76/7.2 900/1700/2100MHz, HSUPA 5.76/7.2 900/1700/2100. Anything missing?

If this has a non-RFS based filesystem and a working GPS, it could be a nice phone.
However, the new Samsung phone coming in February looks nicer with a larger, s-amoled 2 screen and HSDPA+ but it doesn't seem to have a FFC.

The first thing I noticed was the absence of a track ball/pad. That made cursor navigation VERY frustrating on the Vibrant. Plus, they kept that ity-bity volume rocker. I’ll bet that wee power button is positioned the same too. That made me want to pull my teeth out. I don’t see any REAL evidence of a notification LED, as the proxy/light sensors can be mistaken for just that. I shudder to think it has the same GPS and compass hardware as the Galaxy S line. The leaked spec sheet shows NO HSPA+. Same Vibrant all-plastic body too.
Without more evidence I will assume that the Nexus S is just a Vibrant with a bigger screen, FFC & LED flash. Pretty much what the Vibrant SHOULD have been on release.
Gingerbread? We’ll all have that in time. Especially on current rooted phones. Faster CPU? Doubtful. Who cares, if my above assumptions are even half correct.
Absolutely not what I would expect from something branded as a Nexus. SAMOLED is nice though. MT4G wins in my book.

http://www.tmonews.com/2010/11/nexus-s-specs-leaked/ Nexus S may not has HSPA+

I must say I'm definitely intrigued. I own the MT4G and I'm definitely happy with it but I am curious about the Nexus S mostly because Nexus One was considered such a good phone and I figure follow up to it has to be just as good if not better.
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Let's not forget that G2 and MT4G is T-Mo's own branding and marketing so "T-Mobile phone = HSPA+ love"

Why are you guys liking the MT4G when it has dust under the screen? Should just go for the Nexus S

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I must say I'm definitely intrigued. I own the MT4G and I'm definitely happy with it but I am curious about the Nexus S mostly because Nexus One was considered such a good phone and I figure follow up to it has to be just as good if not better.
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That would only hold true if both phones were made by the same manufacturer. Since the N1 was made by HTC and the Nexus S by Samsung all bets are off. For what it's worth this phone could be called anything. Just because it's called Nexus doesn't mean it'll follow up where the N1 left off.

Thought the Nexus S was your next phone? CHECK THIS OUT

There's a lot of hype about the upcoming Nexus S (Galaxy S + Nexus One) with stock gingerbread, ffc, and first on the plate for updates.
But what you're about to lay your eyes upon.. is the GOD phone, rivaling the 4.3 in screen you envied from your droid x users I present here the:
Galaxy S 2! (The First Samsung Flashship phone)
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Boasting the specs of:
4.3/4.5 in SAMOLED2
Android Gingerbread
8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture
14.4Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth 3.0
1.2GHz core
16GB of storage onboard
Thinner than iphone 4!!
Not to mention how sleek it is! THIS WILL BE THE BEST PHONE

Wtf, the cake is a lie. And if its not, I need some cake...

I got 2 nuts and a first born child for it...if it gets AT&T 3G bands..lol

Bowsa2511 said:
Boasting the specs of:
4.3/4.5 in SAMOLED2
Android Gingerbread
8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video capture
14.4Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth 3.0
1.2GHz core
16GB of storage onboard
Lagfix included
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It better not have the same lag issues as the current crop, otherwise im not buying it.

If it doesn't have tons of ram i don't want it.

omg it makes me so sad to see this after ive only had my captivate for a month but imagine what the next year or two will bring!

Unless the samoled 2 is also a solar panel, I don't experience the best battery life...
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Probably gonna be bogged with RFS and and TouchWiz. If they bork the nexus S with RFS that will seriously suck. I know we can run lag fixes etc. but it would be nice to get a phone that doesn't need to be hacked just top be functional (totally would still root it, but its just the satisfaction of knowing that I wouldn't have to ^_^)

I'd still pick the Nexus S.
If the Captivate has such awful battery life, I can't imagine what a 1.2ghz processor and a 4.3" screen will do to it.
The Google Experience with a 4" screen is my dream phone. The S2 sure does look pretty though.

with all this extra power, bigger screen etc, I couldnt believe what kind of a battery it would need to be HALF DECENT.
Companies should stop competing in cpu wars, display wars etc and really revolutionize a battery that will last at least a full 24 hours with moderate usage.

Bowsa2511 said:
But what you're about to lay your eyes upon.. is the GOD phone, rivaling the 4.3 in screen you envied from your droid x users
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Interesting, I didn't see GPS on the feature list. Like its predecessor it looks like this phone won't come with GPS either.
Very sad for Samsung not to figure out GPS yet.

Looks like it might not be the real thing. Here's more info:
http://www.bgr.com/2010/11/12/new-samsung-flagship-phone-due-in-february/

100% fake, end of story, move along...

Saw it yesterday and haven't stopped drooling
From a phone on an app

rafyvitto said:
100% fake, end of story, move along...
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Still like the specs..lol
sent from the bomb diggity captivate. XDA rocks.

Ummmmm gingerbread cookies! Gingerbread what a stupid name.
Looks like an i Phone and a battery hog.
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This isn't fake at all. I have a very good source at Samsung who can confirm this device, although those slides are not final. Like Engadget said, these slides are 100% real from Samsung... they just used an image of a different device to get their point across. Not meant to be seen by the whole world.
Anyways, the device (which can be confirmed real by Engadget, BGR, AndroidCentral) is called the Samsung Elite: http://briefmobile.com/new-samsung-elite-specifications
It is the successor to the Galaxy S line and it's due in early 2011 for announcement.

kennethpenn said:
This isn't fake at all. I have a very good source at Samsung who can confirm this device, although those slides are not final. Like Engadget said, these slides are 100% real from Samsung... they just used an image of a different device to get their point across. Not meant to be seen by the whole world.
Anyways, the device (which can be confirmed real by Engadget, BGR, AndroidCentral) is called the Samsung Elite: http://briefmobile.com/new-samsung-elite-specifications
It is the successor to the Galaxy S line and it's due in early 2011 for announcement.
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Sounds reasonable, I was wondering if it's samsung advertising our a mock up of what might come next.
People around here are so argumentative over things where they have no facts. Also I don't get what people expect of a phone, I find battery life between meets expectations to excellent depending on what rom and modem I'm running.
And where did the notion that amoled displays hog power come from? that's the opposite of true, I don't know what the droid x is like but go buy an evo and check the battery life, it's far from good.
I'm excited about the nexus s and hope the rom and kernel port to the captivate, I just wonder if the modem will be a problem, I'm guessing it will be hsupa+ (4g) and wonder if the hardware is the same in that area and if the modem file will support the att 3g bands, or will a froyo captivate modem.bin work in gingerbread? I'll have to wait and see. As for my next phone I'll wait for a dual core device.
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roadrash7 said:
Ummmmm gingerbread cookies! Gingerbread what a stupid name.
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Please propose a desert that starts with the letter G instead.
That's right.
For you, Mr. Noob, I present:
Cupcake
Donut
Eclair
Frozen Yogurt
Gingerbread

HTC One S vs SGS3

Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?

yesshh said:
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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No.
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If SGS3 came to TMobile, how would you support your argument?

yesshh said:
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.

SoFLO. said:
I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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Exactly the same situation here. If Samsungs new device sucks then its definately gotta be the S. Just hoping that the Galaxy's screen isnt as big as the One X's one. It's just too much... :what:

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If SGS3 came to TMobile, how would you support your argument?
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Well, even though it has it critics, and I do go through periods of using AOSP (and prob will on the S once it's available and stable) I still think Sense is the best custom UI on Android. Simple really, SGS3 can't match that element
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Supposedly its going to have a 1080p screen, to me this is a bad thing.
1) I bet it is bigger than the ONE S and I wasn't quite happy with the size of the ONE X
2) It takes more horse power to run it, so its processor and graphics may be higher but side by side performance will probably be similar due to it having to push more pixels about the place. Also.. 1080p.. on a phone... What's the F'in point??

First i'm 100% sure that Galaxy S III won't have 2gb of ram neither 1080p screen. Its a next generation and since theres obvious settlement betwen manufacturers you can expect same specs as One X. And i'm also pretty sure that it won't have SD card, every manufacturer stops using them, why should they use them, about removable battery i'm not sure, if new galaxy is gonna be thinner then i guess it will have non removable battery.

I think the S3 will have 4.7 screen, so its big, also display will be as good as X. About other specs - I suspect quad core processor, some good graphic component, rumors about 12mp camera.
But anyway, there are only rumors atm, and Im not fan of S2, so I will go for One S as soon as it avaible here

SoFLO. said:
I'm waiting to see what Samsung has to offer, I'm not due for a new phone until June anyway.
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TobiS87 said:
Exactly the same situation here. If Samsungs new device sucks then its definately gotta be the S. Just hoping that the Galaxy's screen isnt as big as the One X's one. It's just too much... :what:
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same here...
hope the design is going to be something like that (or better)
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but on 3rd may we might get some new infos (... no rumours)
however a display bigger than 4,6" is much to big for my taste...
if thats going to happen, i probably will get myself a ONE S

If it takes T-mobile US as long as it did to get the Galaxy S 2....i'm not waiting.
But then again, i don't want to wait. Im tired of Samsung's plastic devices, ugly touch wiz, and international Galaxy S3 will be different from the US Galaxy S3, which will hinder dev support.
Im sure the one s will have great dev support like the sensation. Every one S around the world will be the exact same and will run the same roms.
The only thing i was hating about htc phones was the bad slcd screen, so happy theres amoled now, and i dont care if its pentile.

dolcedavinci said:
If it takes T-mobile US as long as it did to get the Galaxy S 2....i'm not waiting.
But then again, i don't want to wait. Im tired of Samsung's plastic devices, ugly touch wiz, and international Galaxy S3 will be different from the US Galaxy S3, which will hinder dev support.
Im sure the one s will have great dev support like the sensation. Every one S around the world will be the exact same and will run the same roms.
The only thing i was hating about htc phones was the bad slcd screen, so happy theres amoled now, and i dont care if its pentile.
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There is a rumor tht the one x is coming to Tmo with stock ics. I know the gs3 will be beast but I hate touchwiz and love sense. I had a mt4gs and now have a sg2 and touchwiz kills it. There is no stock ics that's working well, and no sense .: /. I want the One s or the One x one tmobile, but would get the gs3 if there is a stock ics rom
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Samsung gps
I am ready to upgrade from my Vibrant. I like my Samsung but the GPS is crap. I'm not sure I would trust a Samsung gps. I keep waiting for the gps to run me over a cliff. Is any Samsung gps as good as HTC?

nothing compares to HTC GPS. I can get a lock in under 15 seconds. no tweaks.
i never lose the satellite. Its found me home many times

kinda yes, I really like GS2 and SAMOLED Plus is great. But we still don't know if GS3 will be SAMOLED HD or SAMOLED HD Plus. It's most likely be the same size as One X, packing same or better CPU, probably same or better quality camera, and most likely missing things like notification light and noise canceling mic.

Already got one s and prefer HTC build
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azzledazzle said:
nothing compares to HTC GPS. I can get a lock in under 15 seconds. no tweaks.
i never lose the satellite. Its found me home many times
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agreed 100%

Samsung Vibrant GPS
tf442 said:
I am ready to upgrade from my Vibrant. I like my Samsung but the GPS is crap. I'm not sure I would trust a Samsung gps. I keep waiting for the gps to run me over a cliff. Is any Samsung gps as good as HTC?
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Same boat as @tf442. I have a "first month out" Vibrant and GPS has been abysmal from the get-go. I have flashed at least a dozen ROMS (probably more)from Bionix, Trigger all the way to ICS 4.0.4 and they vary, but still no where near other manufacturers GPS. I will not give $$$ to Samsung since they went on the pine in acknowledging any issues with GPS. That, and quit with FROYO. Not good for a top-end phone at the time.

I am eligible for upgrade now, but I don't think I am going to. I might wait out until mid to end-year to upgrade. I am pretty satisfied with my G2 still. Everyone swears it's a great backup phone, but I like it as my main phone all the same.

Drzfr3shboialex said:
There is a rumor tht the one x is coming to Tmo with stock ics.
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That won't happen.

Galaxy S III And Sprint? Realistic?

I am switching to Sprint for fincial reasons and was going to get the Galaxy S II and then I found out Sprint was going to get 4G LTE so I waited. Then I was going to get the Nexus with 4G LTE but then again I found out that the HTC EVO is coming out so I waited. Now I am finding out that the Galaxy S III is coming out May/June and so I wait. I know this sounds retarded but I really think I can wait for the Amazing Galaxy S III because I believe in my heart that is a phone you can buy for longer than 5 minutes and not feel like crap right afterwards.
I am really going to miss the amazing applications to root the Nexus but do you think the Galaxy S III will have easy applications as well. [The Sprint model that is]
Also how is the voice quality between the two the Nexus and the S II/III? You can also chime in on the EVO if you want.
Main questions is seems like Sprint ‘s only major good phone atm is the Galaxy S II and they have had that for a while so don’t you think they will be in line for sure to get the Galaxy S III? Or do you think I should just get the Nexus or EVO and shut up?
I really want the Galaxy S III though on Sprint! I am getting on a family plan that will be cheaper!

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I'd be surprised if they didn't get it. They've had both the Galaxy S and the S2, the Galaxy and Evo series is what I personally think really drives Sprint sales. I'm sure the Galaxy S3 will be rooted before it's even officially released The exynos chipset is open source so development for it should be very nice, just as it has been for the S2. I haven't had the Evo, just the S2, so my comment may be one sided; but the quality on the phone is fine, I've never had an issue with how loud the speaker is when making a call, or clarity for that matter. But I think clarity has more to do with the carrier than the phone itself. But in all seriousness, just wait. I know it might be a while. There's probably going to be times when you look at your phone and just want to go in and upgrade, but it's better to wait than to have a nexus/evo for three months and then watch everyone else buy the S3. The satisfaction of waiting will pay off

Remains to be seen, but given the past it could be Fall of this year. Only say that because they were months apart before and we don't even have a release date, let alone an official unveiling.
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Yes I am definitely going to wait. I believe the phone is already out in the UK or will be in May. I think you can even order it on Amazon in another country. I am pretty confident that Sprint will carry the phone.

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Will the Galaxy S III have a removeable battery? If it does not would that be a problem when modding? You know when you need to pull out battery for a hard reset?
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Any Updates? Will Galaxy S III have the Quad Core Processor?

Hey im in the same boat except I have been able to upgrade for almost a year and a half. I have the old HTC Hero was going to get the SII but was broke by then and waited for the Galaxy Nexus. Now finally the SIII is coming out but I cant wait till october thats a long wait the only other phone id get is the Galaxy Nexus for the LTE. The Evo 4G LTE is a joke HTC has been sending out crappy phones lately I would suggest you wait for the SIII or LG Viper

So you think the Galaxy S III will not be out till October? I have been reading rumors for around June/July.
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needspractice said:
Any Updates? Will Galaxy S III have the Quad Core Processor?
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"Already in production, the Exynos 4 Quad is scheduled to be adopted first into Samsung’s next Galaxy smartphone that will officially be announced in May,” - Samsung April 26th
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/samsung-exynos-chip-galaxy-s-iii/

The original Evo 4G, I had, and I have the Sprint S2 right now. In terms of development, the original Evo had the biggest, most development community ever. It was definitely the biggest of any CDMA phone, and it even rivaled a lot of GSM phone dev communities. For a while, when XDA announced which phones had the most active communities, the HTC Evo was #1 or #2.
HTC phones, at least before they had this "HTC Bootloader Unlock" garbage, had the most diverse ROMs with completely new features added. For example Myn, who's probably the most famous Evo/Evo 3D dev added notification bar toggles, from scratch. Something that was exclusive to Samsung phones. He didn't port them, he made them. He created a roaming menu in his ROMs. He ported ROMs from GSM HTC phones like the Desire HD and Desire Z to the Evo. It was awesome, seriously.
Samsung phones (or at least the CDMA ones) tend to pretty much have ROMs that are all the same at the core, but some have slightly different features/tweaks. I'm a little disappointed, coming from HTC phones (Evo, Evo 3D, even though the Evo 3D didn't live up to the hype), but the raw power of the S2 makes up for it. Some ROMs come ICS themed which is nice, but within Android itself is the potential to throw widgets/launchers/themes around so it's not really anything special.
Personally, for diversity in ROMs I say HTC phones, however, Samsung allows you to root your phone out of the box. If you hold volume down and power when turning on the phone, it gives you a warning and then takes you to the bootloader. There is no bootloader lock, which I love. For raw power, I say Samsung for sure. Also, HTC phones feel more sold, Samsung phones are usually very plasticky but durable and really fast.
Sorry, I know my comment is all over the place. I'm typing this at 2:34 AM.

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Personally, for diversity in ROMs I say HTC phones
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That was true for a while, however now that they lock the bootloaders pretty tight, and use closed source hardware, they are pretty much just limited to small variations of stock roms.
Take for example the Evo 3D community, it sucks for the most part.

Rakeesh_j said:
That was true for a while, however now that they lock the bootloaders pretty tight, and use closed source hardware, they are pretty much just limited to small variations of stock roms.
Take for example the Evo 3D community, it sucks for the most part.
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I'm aware. I had a 3D. It didn't suck in the beginning, when all phones came with 1.4 hboot (which I had before I sold mine), but eventually development plateaued and all ROMs were basically the same, save for some tweaks or theme differences. Like you said though, HTC really messed up with the bootloader thing.

So is the Samsung Galaxy S's still have open source bootloaders? Or are any of them locked? Will I be probably safe with the Sprint Galaxy S III?
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needspractice said:
So is the Samsung Galaxy S's still have open source bootloaders? Or are any of them locked? Will I be probably safe with the Sprint Galaxy S III?
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The Galaxy S was never locked down, but Samsung never openly said, "here, hack our phones". The SII (including US variants), when you boot them up while holding volume up, you get this screen:
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After that, you get a screen that just lists the hardware variant and tells you if you're on official firmware or not. It also keeps track of the number of times you flash the device from the computer using a program called ODIN, which is used for flashing kernels, ROMs, and bootloaders (when your device is stock or if it's soft-bricked). After you flash, say, ClockworkMod Recovery, you can flash from there and it won't up the counter. You can also buy a little USB jig from Amazon or eBay that wipes the counter.
All in all, Samsung has been very open; they sent the CyanogenMod team a bunch of Galaxy S IIs when it first came out so they could port over CM7. It'll still void your warranty obviously, but it's not something they look down on, like HTC nowadays (which is a damn shame because HTC was great with developers). It doesn't look like the GSIII will be locked down either.

Product F(RED) said:
The Galaxy S was never locked down, but Samsung never openly said, "here, hack our phones".
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Samsung actually said that they won't lock their bootloaders unless google asked them to. Something tells me google won't be doing that anytime soon.

So what do you guys think? The Galaxy S III the best choice for me for my next cell phone? With Sprint that is. I shouldn't have to wait to long huh?

I do not want to go with the HTC Evo 4G LTE because of the root problems, the LG Viper I am sure is garbage, Galaxy S II is no comparison to the Galaxy S III, and the Nexus is coming up on a year old phone [Even though I love the support root apps they have]. I believe it should be an easy decision.
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When will Sprint get the S III?
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Your first phone you were truly happy with?

For me, the E72 was my first complete phone, it had wifi it had GPS, it had everything i could possibly ever want... it was not until i upgraded to the samsung galaxy 1 did i feel wow, this is everything i ever wanted from a phone but was it?..
For me, to make the perfect phone, it has to be something along the lines of galaxy nexus with micro sd card with the ability of being drop proof, water proof, etc etc....
and we're getting close, but the first phone i was happy with has to be the E72 for what it had to offer and it's long battery life.

I didn't find phone satisfaction until I got the Samsung Epic Touch (sgii). It honestly does what I want it to do, fast... I came from the TP2 so it was definitely a performance jump. Great phone!
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Samsung captivate
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Mytouch 4g
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I haven't found mine yet probobly if I put all my diveces good points togerther I might just find the perfect phone
My nokia 6300-> Battery Life and Lightness
SGA->Nice design
Iphone 4s-> Just works (battery life sucks tho)
So I'm waiting 4 tha S3

This is kind of a loaded question. Every time I change I'm usually happier than with what I had before. My first phone was the Motorola brick in '91 so my second phone was a mind-blowing device compared to that one. As far as all-time fave during a particular time it would have to be a Samsung Epix. All the radios, push email, 3G tethering, etc. At that time, it was da bomb. Now, it's a resistive screen, stylus-dependent POS. Funny though, I still carry one of those POS's in my bag in case I'm not near a hotspot and need quick connectivity.

HTC Aria, it was my first "smart" phone and I love it still using it actually.

G2/Desire Z.
Wish I still had that thing.

Sony Ericsson k750i
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HTC Touch (Windows Mobile Days)
... On a more recent note, my current HTC Vivid. It works so well that I havent even bothered to root it. Bone stock since the ICS update, because GB was horrible in performance
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It is in human nature to always be looking for the next thing, you may get the biggest baddest fastest, but guess what there is going to be one better and soon too! However, there does come a point when technology will start to outrun its self, though I am not sure when... Once quad core phones actually start making a place in the market I am sure there will be a lot of satisfied tech heads.
For me however, I have only ever owned the EVO 4g and love it, though there are some fatal flaws and obviously it is becoming dated. The EVO LTE for me will be the next "perfect" phone, despite the overly protected bootloader... http://goo.gl/3T4NK

I was pretty happy with my old RAZR, even though it was the locked-down Verizon version. It got water damaged when it sat in my pocket during a rainstorm, but it came back to life and kept working for another year or so.
Eventually I wanted to strike off on my own and get a smartphone. The first one I had was a Samsung Moment. Needless to say, I hated it. I upgraded to an Epic 4G, and it's been much nicer. I really love this phone actually, it's fast, durable, and it has a very active development community and is very easy to hack.
Despite owning a Moment, the Epic redeemed Samsung in my eyes. Their phones are much more interesting to me now because unlike HTC and Motorola, they don't lock them down and make them difficult to hack.

evo for smart phone..
startac back in the day..

My HTC DHD is pretty cool, not happy with the screen's touch response though. The search continues.

Samsung i5500, an old model, but a very solid piece of hardware and cheap!

My Samsung Captivate when it was running cm7. It was as smooth as my GSII skyrocket is now. Minus the data speeds of course.

Samsung Nexus S with CM9 on it

I would say it was the HTC Advantage X7501. It was a mobile powerhouse. 3G, wifi, GPS, tethering, 8GB on board memory with an additonal card slot, vga/svideo out, and touch screen. Also had a detachable physical keyboard and a 5 in. screen. I still have it and it's still works fine. I thought of selling it many times, but just can't let it go.

I like phones that have groundbreaking features for their time, so mine would be:
EVO 4G
and
Nokia 3300--My first qwerty and mp3 capable phone
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The first phone I was ever truly satisfied with was the Evo 4g. It was as fast as any smartphone during its time and the dev community was beyond amazing. I could flash a ROM 3 times a week for months and not flash the same ROM twice. There was friendly competition (Myn's Warm vs Mikfroyo vs Koni's Elite Series III) for best ROM, there were ports (Synergy, Virus' Kingdom ROM, Mikz, Mikg, etc), there was aosp (cm7, just gingerbread w/no cm, MIUI, many cm7 kangs), there were kernels (netarchy, tiamat, msm79723's sbc charging kernel).
I got over 24 hours of battery life back then, the phone didn't lag enough for me to care and there was always something going on with that phone. It was a great community to be a part of and the phone itself was pretty *****in too.
I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and while that doesn't qualify as a phone, I've been happy as can be with it as well. It doesn't have the dev community I like oh so much, but Sixaxis compatibility + NHL Gamecenter + big giant screen = pure win for me.