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What is the best android phone to buy ?
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Right now its probably the HTC Desire HD. The Galaxy S awesome but it's riddled with bugs and Samsung still haven't given ud an official froyo, but the hardware is simply amazing
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Right now its probably the HTC Desire HD. The Galaxy S awesome but it's riddled with bugs and Samsung still haven't given ud an official froyo, but the hardware is simply amazing
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Amen. Desire HD FTW.
i think galaxy is better than htc hd. but samsung should really work hard on their upgrade and other bugs.
HTC Leo
Is it´s capable of boot Android and WM
If only Android I would choose Desire Z
It's your own opinion realy ...
But yeah Desire HD ftw
I would also say the Desire HD.
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HTC Leo
Is it´s capable of boot Android and WM
If only Android I would choose Desire Z
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Have to agree,
(very) Large screen, capable of running
WM6.5,
Android 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4 (sort of),
WP7,
MeeGo and
Ubuntu.
Now who can beet this....
only downside is the lack of RAM on EU model..
I believe that you should ask yourself two questions.
1- how much money I'm welling to spend.
2 - wich characteristics must the phone have.
And then pick a phone from the available ones
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For me Personally, I absolutely HAVE to have wifi calling on my phone due to the crappy signal I get in my house, 2 doors up or down I get 5 bars and full 4g, but in the house I barely get edge and get 1 bar that comes and goes. With that being said T-mobile is the only one that makes wifi calling on some of their newer android phones. I presently own the Mytouch 4g witch I love, but If I have a bunch of cash I'd run out and buy the G2X, that looks really sweet.
Enjoying the HTC Incredible S, but I'm drooling over the Atrix and the new Charge from HTC
using lg optimus 2x with cm7
it's really fast
another vote for desire from me!
I would say anything BUT the LEO(HD2) if you do not want to change the OS. I've had the hd2 for a while and I truly despise the bugs in WinMo 6.5 ...the features are well intended but it just does not operate well after using it for a while. Android on the LEO/HD2 is fantastic though and the screen size is unbeatable.
The G2x, Nexus S are the best phone because they aren't skinned and offer and a pure Google experience. If you want a used phone then nexus 1 or the Motorola Droid for its keyboard.
Even though the HTC Desire is getting on a bit now, it's still looking good as news even though I use it heavily everyday. Running the Oxygen Mod so it's using one of the latest Android versions, Gingerbread (2.3).
There are a cool new Android phones around this year such as the LG Optimus 2X since it's dual core. The Sony Xpheria Play looks interesting too since it's designed for gaming.
I can see why but I think the Galaxy S is SOO undervalued it's not true.
With 4 inch Voodoo Color, you get best screen for now with tweaks. Obviously, without voodoo color, the SGS II 4.3 with Super Amoled Plus would win the game.
As far as SQ is concerned, again, Galaxy S with Voodoo sound, Galaxy tuner/DSP manager and powerAMP, it's up there with Sony and Cowon DACs which in my opinion as an audiophile, it absolutely great since I don't like carrying two devices.
Adding onto this, the ROM devs with CM7, MIUI AND sense as well as optimized Samsung ROMs which have NO lag at all, the only flaw in my SGS is the build quality. Actually, quality isn't so bad, it just feels cheap because it's too light which in this case is a bad thing.
Oh btw, codec support is amazing and I may be wrong but is one of the best in terms of codec support as well.
Come on people, SGS all the way if you want all round phone (Or Nexus S cuz it's basically the same now.)
Galaxy s II
HTC Inspire 4G FTW!!!!
The G2X or Nexus S are good to go...or a used phone like the Nexus One (Android Development phone).
I just switched back to ATT from Sprint (Evo 4g) and bought the Inspire with the intent of returning it next month when the Atrix comes out.
I seem to, however, really like the Inspire and am wondering if the Atrix is really worth the additional $100. Besides the higher res (yet smaller) screen, why would I change to the Atrix? Sure it has a dual core Tegra2, but Froyo doesn't even use 2 cores so what am I getting?
I know that the Atrix has a locked bootloader but that isn't a huge dealbreaker for me.
Thoughts?
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I just switched back to ATT from Sprint (Evo 4g) and bought the Inspire with the intent of returning it next month when the Atrix comes out.
I seem to, however, really like the Inspire and am wondering if the Atrix is really worth the additional $100. Besides the higher res (yet smaller) screen, why would I change to the Atrix? Sure it has a dual core Tegra2, but Froyo doesn't even use 2 cores so what am I getting?
I know that the Atrix has a locked bootloader but that isn't a huge dealbreaker for me.
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Honestly I can't say I'm a fan of pentile screens like the Atrix has. Not to mention I read somewhere(cannot verify accuracy)that the Dalvik VM system on Froyo at the very least does not support multithreading so a dual core won't make any difference yet.
Plus, I have had bad experiences with Moto. I'm pretty happy with HTC so far.
Apps built with the NDK can take advantage of the dual core processor. The processor, resolution, ffc, hdmi, and 1080p recording all sound great, but software is more important to me. The Captivate tought me that. Great hardware doesn't mean crap if the software sucks. Sense is a lot better than Motoblur and the locked bootloader downright sucks. HTC is also slightly better about updating their software. Oh, and the dock and laptop are a complete ripoff.
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...software is more important to me. The Captivate tought me that. Great hardware doesn't mean crap if the software sucks. Sense is a lot better than Motoblur and the locked bootloader downright sucks.
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Yes, this. Very much this.
I really Like HTC to. Don't really care about Sense since I use Launcher Pro. I guess its a matter of wait and see.
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I just switched back to ATT from Sprint (Evo 4g) and bought the Inspire with the intent of returning it next month when the Atrix comes out.
I seem to, however, really like the Inspire and am wondering if the Atrix is really worth the additional $100. Besides the higher res (yet smaller) screen, why would I change to the Atrix? Sure it has a dual core Tegra2, but Froyo doesn't even use 2 cores so what am I getting?
I know that the Atrix has a locked bootloader but that isn't a huge dealbreaker for me.
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I just did the exact same thing, still waiting for the inspire to arrive though. I came from the Evo and I love HTC products, I think I'll keep it afterall and wait for the next HTC flagship phone.
The Atrix is more future proof than the Inspire with dual core and a gig of ram. Froyo may not take full advantage of dual core, but how about future builds? Gaming will certainly be smoother and with that huge battery I should be able to get through a day of heavy usage. I can't seem to do that with my Inspire unless I turn off most of the things I like about the phone. It's a tough choice, but blur doesn't bother me so I may make the jump.
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Apps built with the NDK can take advantage of the dual core processor. The processor, resolution, ffc, hdmi, and 1080p recording all sound great, but software is more important to me. The Captivate tought me that. Great hardware doesn't mean crap if the software sucks. Sense is a lot better than Motoblur and the locked bootloader downright sucks. HTC is also slightly better about updating their software. Oh, and the dock and laptop are a complete ripoff.
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Quoted for troof. HTC is the manufacturer who seems to get it right.
It looks like the difference that the inspire has a .3 inch bigger/lower resolution screen screen, 8GB less memory, higher MP camera (8MP), has digital compass, has HTC sence (maybe better than momto blur?), has fm radio.
I guess it just depends on what features are important to you. My only real question is about the insire's FM radio. Is it actually functioning out of the box or did att disable it?
Go over to the development threads and check out all of the Roms for the Inspire. Then immediately leave because the Atrix will never have that good of a development community. Crippled software on overpowered hardware will never be as good as quality/variety of software on perfectly capable hardware. Dual core isn't standard yet and the benefits of it have yet to be implemented effectively. When we're running custom roms of the next Android update with an optimized kernel, the Atrix will be stuck waiting for an official update with nothing more than a glorified theme.
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Go over to the development threads and check out all of the Roms for the Inspire. Then immediately leave because the Atrix will never have that good of a development community. Crippled software on overpowered hardware will never be as good as quality/variety of software on perfectly capable hardware. Dual core isn't standard yet and the benefits of it have yet to be implemented effectively. When we're running custom roms of the next Android update with an optimized kernel, the Atrix will be stuck waiting for an official update with nothing more than a glorified theme.
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QFT
10char
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I just exchanged my Atrix for an Inspire yesterday.
After rooting and unlocking, adding CM7 and the 1.8Ghz kernel, I can say with 100% confidence that I made the right choice switching.
Although the screen on the Inspire is lower resolution, it looks amazing, much more so than that of the Atrix.
I think everyone over there in the Atrix forum is coming to the conclusion that their phones will probably never see an unlocked bootloader, and are jumping ship because of it.
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Although the screen on the Inspire is lower resolution, it looks amazing, much more so than that of the Atrix.
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^This.....I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks so. I think the Atrix display looks horrible. I continually ponder how more people don't make mention of it. I came from a Captivate (which I still have) and the Inspire before I tried the Atrix and its quality leaves A LOT to be desired.
I still have both devices. And I had decided to return the atrix once or twice but cannot pull the trigger because of the hardware. Everything else, is better on the inspire. I feel like I have to force myself to like the Atrix. I've given it a try (a day's run) and each time I went back to the inspire. Hm, I'll see how it plays out.
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I am extremely confident with my decision to get the inspire. I love the screen and man this thing is fast. Even though the atrix has better specs I really think that the inspire, once rooted and oc'ed is way faster. I pop in to the atrix forums once in a while and it just solidifies my confidence that I got the right phone. Everyone over there is complaining about one thing or another, which wouldnt be that big of deal because Android is so customizable, but that isnt the case with MOTO because of the locked bootloader. Also who really wants to have to wait for official updates? Especially from companies like MOTO and Samsung. I am happy.
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Depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for a phone that under-performs but looks great on a stat sheet - Atrix is for you. I had nothing but hate for that phone after just 3 days of using it. Its sluggish, the UI is clunky, animations were horribly slow.
Inspire has a far better screen believe it or not. It has no pixelation that I can even see (atrix had a ton) and the colors are far far far more accurate. The atrix couldnt even do the color yellow.
Atrix - 2/10 stars
Inspire - 9/10
So far on the att website users averaged give both phones 4 out of 5. I have weighed the pros and cons after playing with both of them for about an hour and believe I will go with the inspire for its 4.3 inch screen, faster and more accurate acquisition of GPS during my tests, 8MP camera, FM radio and good old HTC hardware.
I did notice an issue with the inspire that I was playing with where the pull down screen that shows running or recently launched programs was slow to drag left and right. Anyone else notice this?
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I did notice an issue with the inspire that I was playing with where the pull down screen that shows running or recently launched programs was slow to drag left and right. Anyone else notice this?
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I haven't experienced this.
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jamespaulritter said:
So far on the att website users averaged give both phones 4 out of 5. I have weighed the pros and cons after playing with both of them for about an hour and believe I will go with the inspire for its 4.3 inch screen, faster and more accurate acquisition of GPS during my tests, 8MP camera, FM radio and good old HTC hardware.
I did notice an issue with the inspire that I was playing with where the pull down screen that shows running or recently launched programs was slow to drag left and right. Anyone else notice this?
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Using RCMixHD and have no issue with this, its super slick and smooth.
You might want to take the custom Rom route anyways to maximize the performance and features of the phone.
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Does the inspire have any sort of tv out capabilities
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had atrix for 3 days and for all 3 days tried to full my self i like the phone... nope didnt work. second day into.. dead pixels exchanged to find screen off to the left and actually twisted another one and the same problem, overall the qhd screen is horrible just go ahead and search something in google and look at the smaller text you'll see the pixels are missing . motorola screwed this one completely ; the phone really feels like was put together in some tiny village in 3th world country. side by side inspire feels smoother faster ( ain't no joke) and with iphone build quality.the last feature got my girlfriends attention and trust me she's one of this iphone4 owners that no matter what point you'll make that makes android shine vs iphone she'll tell ya i don't care. and i dont care if the atrix is better with games , pointless feature if u ask me... ill stick with my ps3 for real gaming experience. would be nice to have hdmi out and louder speaker otherwise thats pretty much what's missing. inspire much better phone.
Why would you Inspire people recommended the Inspire over the Atrix?
I'm kinda curious. I have seen the 1.8Ghz OC kernel, and Cyanogenmod 7 on the forums but haven't been able to find a video or anything. Can anyone compare this to the experience of a stock Atrix? I want to believe that a Inspire w/ CM7 @ 1.8Ghz would be scorchingly fast.
I'm sure the Atrix battery lasts nearly 2X the inspire overclocked like that, but I don't mind carrying around a 2nd battery for a phone. I always had 2 with my OG Droid
the fact that it doesn't have blurr should be the main reason. Alone the inspire is such a mod-able phone its not even funny. Performance wise from playing with a friends atrix and mine (not o.c.). Mine still ran smoother.
Its all about what the person wants. Specs or customization.
Not over clocked I get a good day day half of heavy use.
There have been a few devs who left the atrix for the inspire, the inspire has bigger dev community. As far as 1.8 goes, I don't think thats realistic for everyday performance. 1.5 is the performance sweet spot for most.
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I had an inspire, got rid of it BC I was a noob with android and the battery wasn't working out. Bought an atrix, and was disgusted after about a week to the point that I didn't care if the battery OJ the inspire was small - I just wanted it back. Sold my atrix, bought a new inspire and never looked back. The phone is seriously just 100 better. L
The kicker is that with certain custom roms, cm7 being the best, the battery life is equal to that of the atrix.
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yeah i bought the Galaxy S because of the "specs" Let's just say i learned my lesson on that... For me it's all about the Dev Support, and as you can see the Inspire 4G has LOTS!!!
On a side note.. I actually checked which phone was supported by CyanogenMod before purchasing..
I believe that HTC is the way Android is meant to be..
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Why would you Inspire people recommended the Inspire over the Atrix?
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mmm....
$199 - Atrix
- 79 - Inspire4G
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$129 Difference.
That's (2) weeks worth of Gasoline! That's what made up mind in a heartbeat!
Inspire vs Atrix
A stock Inspire runs very smoothly and very quickly. The Atrix is very fast because of the dual core processor, but that's pretty much it. Motoblur slows the phone down quite a bit and while it does seem to maintain it's responsiveness despite some lag, as I said it's still pretty laggy. HTC Sense isn't just an overlay on top of Froyo, it actually seems to enhance the experience of using an Android phone because everything seems to run so much smoother. Gaming on the Inspire isnt as good as it is on the Atrix because it's not dual core, but games for the most part run very smoothly (I've played quake 3 on mine with no issues). But yea, if you're just looking for speed, the Inspire is more than capable. It's already very fast underclocked, but its very fast overclocked as well.
This vid may help u decide if u should keep the Atrix or not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmFKACFIu1s
Atrix disappoints
I work at a Best Buy and a lot of people bought the Atrix on release day at my store. I, however, wanted to wait and see, plus being a huge HTC fan the Inspire was really desirable (pun intended). So yeah I got an Inspire while one of my co-workers in the Geek Squad has an Atrix, and we go back and forth. "My resolution is higher!" he says, "My screen is more vibrant and larger" I say... Then his phone lags and doesn't scroll smoothly and I laugh. Speed test side-by-side I blow him out of the water, it really ticked him off when I connected his Atrix to my 3G hotspot and Speed tested quicker than his Atrix alone. Plus with the Atrix you have to rely on Motorola to release updates, and there is no way to put CM7 or another custom ROM (as of now due to encrypted bootloader)... Not to mention the version of 2.2 on there doesn't utilize the second core (if I am incorrect let me know). Sure he can hook it up to a TV and play around, but that isn't useful...
Get rid of the atrix. For a dual core phone that thing is a straight up embarrassment to Android. No ones kidding when they say the inspire is faster with no overclock. Doing side by side tests of inspire (stock) vs both atrixs I had, the inspire won EVERY speed test I gave it. With an overclock, its not even close.
And yes the atrix IS utilizing both cores with that version of froyo that's its shipped with, and with no possible way to ever flash a kernel, don't expect it to get much faster than it is right now
Edit- and my battery life actually isn't to bad at 1.8 surprisingly. It thought it was gonna be really bad, but it turned out to be pretty good.
Update:
Bought a brand new Inspire today!
Thanks for the input everyone!
PS. If anyone is interested in my Atrix it is for sale. $400
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in terms of stock one of the reasons people prefer the inspire is because of the htc sense UI it gives a smoother and better experience with andriod
motorola's UI is lik a rip off of htc from wat ive seen of it at least
lonehawk2k4 said:
in terms of stock one of the reasons people prefer the inspire is because of the htc sense UI it gives a smoother and better experience with andriod
motorola's UI is lik a rip off of htc from wat ive seen of it at least
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If it was even close to a rip off it would be passable.., but its far from it.
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plvaulter06 said:
Why would you Inspire people recommended the Inspire over the Atrix?
I'm kinda curious. I have seen the 1.8Ghz OC kernel, and Cyanogenmod 7 on the forums but haven't been able to find a video or anything. Can anyone compare this to the experience of a stock Atrix? I want to believe that a Inspire w/ CM7 @ 1.8Ghz would be scorchingly fast.
I'm sure the Atrix battery lasts nearly 2X the inspire overclocked like that, but I don't mind carrying around a 2nd battery for a phone. I always had 2 with my OG Droid
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The Atrix is from Motorola, for the main reason. Blur is horrible and Motorola locks their phones down to where modding just isn't as plentiful as an HTC phone. On paper, the Atrix is a must-have device. But in reality, it is a buggy Motorola phone. The build quality of the Atrix seems to be excellent, though.
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The Atrix is from Motorola, for the main reason. Blur is horrible and Motorola locks their phones down to where modding just isn't as plentiful as an HTC phone. On paper, the Atrix is a must-have device. But in reality, it is a buggy Motorola phone. The build quality of the Atrix seems to be excellent, though.
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Its not great build quality. It does have some heft to it, but the back creaks and it is entirely plastic. The only good thing is the whole back can be replaced. The fingerprint sensors also aren't aligned or centered... they look like they were thrown in there.
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I had both the inspire and the artix
my atrix experience wasn't terrible but that might have been because of the fact i was rooted running gingerblur the best rom out right now for the atrix... i enjoyed the atrix's great battery life and fingerprint scanner but the build quality wasn't good and felt cheap to me
in my opinion if your running a stock atrix with no intention of flashing a rom to it your going to get annoyed and bored of blur..
that being said sense isn't much better for me im much more a fan of stock android or miui actually is pretty good to. I would personally get rid of the atrix and try the inspire the screen is bigger and brighter in my opinion and has a lot more of rom development the atrix
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Its not great build quality. It does have some heft to it, but the back creaks and it is entirely plastic. The only good thing is the whole back can be replaced. The fingerprint sensors also aren't aligned or centered... they look like they were thrown in there.
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QFT. I couldn't stand how badly my back cover creaked. Nothing about that phone screamed quality to me at all, software or hardware wise.
locked bootloader= no reason to buy EVER. Even with the cool dual core you can't overclock or do any cool **** w/ roms. On top of that motoblur is a piece of junk.
I want to buy a smartphone and I have narrowed it down to those to devices. Which one of the two would you suggest?
I want to be able to tinker it, trying custom roms etc...
So many views and no replies?
I would pick the desire
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Desire is your only choice...if you intend to customize it. The Moto is locked down. But even if it wasn't, the Desire would still be the best choice.
I've got a defy and i love it. If waterproofness is imporant for u it is a good choice. But if tou are looking for high customisation the desire is a better choice.
Desire best phone for me...
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Why is the desire more customisable? The defy cannot be rooted?
Motorola Defy +1
The Defy can be rooted but the bootloader is locked, which causes problems trying to install custom ROMs.
That said, some people in the Defy section seem to have found an exploit that will allow them to install CM7 onto the handset, though it's understandably slow going.
So the Desire is easier to customise and has a slightly better camera but the Defy is rugged, has an absolutely spectacular battery life and seems to be cheaper to purchase.
Personally, I'd go with the Defy.
Then again, I did, so I'm biased...
I don't like motorola at all, so I would go for a Desire
Desire would be more elegant and a better performer ( I think) But the Deffy, Well it is pretty awesome, and is unlikely to show signs of wear, I hate it when my phone starts to get scratches etc.
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Desire would be more elegant and a better performer ( I think)
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The Defy uses an under-clocked TI OMAP 3630, running at 800MHz as opposed to the stock 1GHz.
Even at that lower speed, it gives the QSD8250 that the original Desire uses a run for it's money.
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The Defy uses an under-clocked TI OMAP 3630, running at 800MHz as opposed to the stock 1GHz.
Even at that lower speed, it gives the QSD8250 that the original Desire uses a run for it's money.
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Ahhh, Was never aware of that Thanks Damn... I sometimes wish I got a Deffy anyway I'd go for Deffy, Although I'm guessing the Desire would be a more popular choice
desire for sure.
has the bigger community behind it. way bigger!
Either is a good choice. Ive played with both, owned a defy for 5 months, and am now on an htc droid incredible (nexus one) the defy, with the right clock speeds and voltage via setvsel, can last for 4 days. Htc's seem to have worse battery life overall. And the defy is waterproof, a nice add on.
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I for one will never buy another MotoFAIL device. I had a Cliq XT and MotoFAIL cancelled the update to 2.1 on it.
I now have a HTC HD2 with CMYLXGOs Desire HD ROM on it. Will stick with HTC from now on!!!
The same HTC that are now locking the bootloader on their handsets?
Whereas Motorola have officially stated that they are going to look at the possibility of providing an unlockable bootloader.
A decision between two phones should be based on the merits of those two phones, not of previous devices but they're simply inconsequential.
glango! motorola owns! (except blur)
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The Defy uses an under-clocked TI OMAP 3630, running at 800MHz as opposed to the stock 1GHz.
Even at that lower speed, it gives the QSD8250 that the original Desire uses a run for it's money.
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That's not correct.The QSD8250,cpu wise,is faster overall than the OMAP 3630(and the Hummingbird) even when it's clocked at 1 ghz.The real downside of the QSD8250 is the gpu.Here the Defy takes the edge.Answering to the topic: Desire all the way.
I was thinking to buy the desire, but when the Defy came in my country I decided to buy it, it was cheaper and I liked that is scratch and water resistant and I didn't regret it ! It is very fast and smooth, battery is very good, signal is great, I have signal in places where newer had, no issue at all with it. I think it's best buy.
Was it the cost, at $100 vs. $200?
The functionality?
The design?
Why'd you choose the Inspire?
I chose the Inspire over the Atrix simply because many reviews online claimed that Atrix was sluggish, bogged down with a lot of bloatware (which Inspire also had, but apparently managed better than the Atrix), and didn't utilize dual core effectively to warrant having a dual core. Reviews also claimed the HTC Sense was more appealing than the motoblur, which I agree on.
So, I chose the more "inferior" product, by spec, the Inspire 4G. I didn't even look up the rooting community when I was deciding this, figuring both products had equal root-capability, and equal community-support.
Simply because of cost. I now greatly regret not waiting until I had enough money. I wish I had the Atrix.
Why?
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Simply because of cost. I now greatly regret not waiting until I had enough money. I wish I had the Atrix.
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Unlocked bootloader, bigger better screen, CM7 working, build quality, unlocked bootloader, and I wanted a Desire HD from the minute I saw one.
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I bricked my atrix after a week and exchanged it for the inspire. Couldn't do the locked down bootloader
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Made by HTC (Nothing against moto and its products)
HTC Sense over Moto blur
Better Design, Better color (in my opnion)
Bigger screen
Cheaper (not that price had matter to me at the time
unlocked bootloader
Much better rom choice(Desire HD same as the Inspire 4G)
Over all i just like the phone because it reminds me of my EVO, but better with better service (where i live)
Not locked down.
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Simply because of cost. I now greatly regret not waiting until I had enough money. I wish I had the Atrix.
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Why on earth?. The atrix has a signer bootloader. It also lags horribly. I had two of them, money wasn't a concern, and they were both gone in a few weeks. The inspire is faster bone stock, don't care what any of the atrix users say. I did a **** load of different speed tests, inspire won every one. Atrix lags with a live wallpaper, no neon support, signed bootloader, signed bootloader, signed bootloader, plus it has a signed bootloader.
Inspire is faster stock, and can be made A LOT faster with a kernel.
Atrix has a signed bootloader.
Bigger screen. Came from iphone3gs and the screen dazzled me! Now when I look up something on my now glorified Touch, I wonder how I ever dealt with such a tiny screen!
It has been a real pleasure finding XDA and learning so much about how these phones work. I don't think I have ever seen my wife's eyes glaze over so much as they have since I have stumbled onto XDA and excitedly tell her all the stuff I'm learning!
Did y'all know you can make phone calls on this thing too? I mean, wow! ;-)
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Made by HTC (Nothing against moto and its products)
HTC Sense over Moto blur
Better Design, Better color (in my opnion)
Bigger screen
Cheaper (not that price had matter to me at the time
unlocked bootloader
Much better rom choice(Desire HD same as the Inspire 4G)
Over all i just like the phone because it reminds me of my EVO, but better with better service (where i live)
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All of the same reasons why i chose the inspire (i hate motoblur)
I actually went from iPhone 3GS to the Atrix the day it came out. It felt cheap, motoblur is just awful, locked bootloader, camera sucked, but even with all that the real killer was the call quality, which everyone I talked too said I sounded like I was muffled or foggy.
I returned it the next day, got the Inspire and have been extremely pleased with this phone. Never looked back.
Went with Inspire primarily because of my history with HTC phones. First one was a Fuze running WinMo 6.1, later 6.5 stock ROM's. Thanks to the XDA community, I learned a lot about rooting, installed different ROM's, then dove into the Android pool. My wife had an Aria for a few months and she loved Sense and Android. I picked up the Inspire next and she recently got one for herself.
Best features: HTC Sense, reliable hardware, unlocked bootloader, support from HTC and XDA communities, pleasant history with the devices.
1. It's HTC
2. It's Not motorola. ...
3. half the price and I found it was faster then all the other phones Att is offering.
4. ATT doesn't really have a better phone slated for release. LG Dual core.....puhlease LG is gabage.
5. Screen size. This is the first phone that I actually surfer the net with for enjoyment. The screen size is perfect.
6. Rom, Rom, and more Rom.
7. I got to come back to XDA...I lost touch with this awesome place when I went apple.
Money is the last concern when picking a phone for me. I was dead set on an atrix but decided to use one first. That phone is what gives android a bad name to all the iPhans. Its painfully slow. If the bootloader were open I would probably overlook the build quality, but alas no gas.
MOTO had a huge opportunity and they blew it. The inspire is selling like crazy from what I see. People use the atrix in the store and wonder why in hell its so damned slow. Doesnt it have a vtehk Duel kore with naz.
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Printerscape said:
Was it the cost, at $100 vs. $200?
The functionality?
The design?
Why'd you choose the Inspire?
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Sense, Motoblur was horrendous, the Inspire's screen is noticeably larger (which I prefer), and the Atrix's screen quality was horrible imo.
Same as others...I don't like Blur. I don't trust Motorola hardware either. But having the Inspire has shown me how excellent HTC can be. Sense is world-class. And at one point there were rumors HTC was going to do their own mobile OS around Sense rather than it being an add-on to other OSes.
Anyway, the Inspire is inspirational. I love mine. I keep it stock and it still runs as smooth and fast as a WP7 device. It has some hiccups from time to time, but nothing bad.
MartyLK said:
. . .having the Inspire has shown me how excellent HTC can be. Sense is world-class.
. . . the Inspire is inspirational. I love mine. I keep it stock and it still runs as smooth and fast as a WP7 device. It has some hiccups from time to time, but nothing bad.
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+1!!!
Via the XDA app for the HTC Inspire
had the atrixx for 2 weeks...in those 2 weeks went through 2 constant locking up of screen...would freeze alot.... went to a dell streak....now that was a nice one...but same flaws...lots of freezing.....said what the heck....tried the inspire and man this is quality...nice durable...fast....no freezing...and many roms to choose from.....and overclocking...o yea...
Looks and feels cheap!