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I've seen a few threads like this one, but none that helped me out completely.
My problem is, I'm in the market for a new phone. Back in the day before android, I'd just buy the newest one and be fine. But now I gotta have the right stuff!
What I'm looking for is either a sprint phone or AT&T.
I currently have an htc hero with sprint with cyanogenmod7 on it. I love it! But I'm looking to upgrade.
I want a phone I can root, gingerbread, and a big screen. the moto atrix looks awesome, but I heard it can't have a full custom rom.
So basically, I need opinions. What should I get? Reviews? Any help is welcomed!
Sent from my HERO running gingerbread. Suck on that, sprint.
i personally have a htc inspire. I think that in general most phones will have something you dislike. I would say with the inspire i pretty much love everything about it except for the battery life which is not too great on any smart phone. i will tell you that i love it for the big screen and the ability to root. i have modded it in several different ways and i have found that it has helped in terms of battery lie, speed, and functionality.
the inspire is on AT&T, right? You run gingerbread? Or cm7?
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Has anyone done the switch from the captivate? Is it worth it? I currently have mine with Continuum 2.6 and its running smooth but some games give me performance problems or it lags up at times. How much smoother is the Infuse? Really torn, I love my Captivate but I feel like its time to switch. I had the Atrix but didn't like it much.
Someone convince me to switch!
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Has anyone done the switch from the captivate? Is it worth it? I currently have mine with Continuum 2.6 and its running smooth but some games give me performance problems or it lags up at times. How much smoother is the Infuse? Really torn, I love my Captivate but I feel like its time to switch. I had the Atrix but didn't like it much.
Someone convince me to switch!
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continuum 2.6? you didnt want to get gingerbread? well the captivate is like the perfect sized phone, the infuse can be a little awkward to hold with one hand. what i mean is that for my thumb to reach to the other side of the screen the phone just rests on my fingers, i cant grip it in my hand and operate it with my thumb. i havent dropped it that way yet but it is something to think about. it makes swype harder to use with one hand at a minimum. but after you use the big screen the captivate will look and feel tiny and you wont want to go back. as far as differences, well do you have any interest in hooking it to a tv? are you a heavy internet user? the bigger screen and hspa+ really help when browsing, i always ound text hard to read on the captivate, the older samoled screen has a funky subpixel layout and for me it affects readability alot. the infuse, i feel is much more readable. also the extra ram on the infuse will allow it to run a few things better. i switched and dont regret it, it really depends on what you like/want out of a phone.
I came from the Captivate with the Gingerbread version of Continuum installed. It was butter smooth... I haven't looked back since the upgrade and love the value the devs are already bringing to an amazing phone. Love my Infuse!! My wife now has my Cappy and loves it too. The Infuse is definitely a strong step up by Samsung IMO.
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I have big hands too. I'm one hand thumbing this message right now.. hehe
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It's hardware is significantly better.
If this had a 4.3" screen it would be better. Things are a tad pixelated.
The software is equal.
If this had TW4 (the whole thing, not just a launcher or an apparently or two) it'd be a home run.
Right now it's more like a ground rule double.
The good thing is that software is always fixable. Spend five minutes in the Captivate forum and you'll see what some stubbornness can acheieve.
Sent from my Infuse 4G
forgot to mention you can take pics and use gps and talk using speakerphone at the same time. try either one with the captivate, the camera and gps are disabled when a call is active! i know to many the camera while talking seems like an odd thing to try but ive been on the phone and wanted to text the person a pic of where i was and was disapointed that i counldnt use the camera. and the gps, well on a long road trip you are bound to get a phone call, just hope you are not anywhere near a turn because it takes the captivate a long time to find a lock again and the nav app to find your position and recheck the route in that situation.
I was going to ask the same question but search feature worked well it seems so I will bump this up. I am looking to upgrade to an infuse. And I was wondering more specifically about how the custom rom experience has been, obviously the captivate has been around longer and with the i9000 it has been able to get a lot of work done through that outlet. So has the infuse been getting a good group of rom chefs? I see mikeymike is here and I loved serendipity on the captivate so for me this is a good sign.
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I was going to ask the same question but search feature worked well it seems so I will bump this up. I am looking to upgrade to an infuse. And I was wondering more specifically about how the custom rom experience has been, obviously the captivate has been around longer and with the i9000 it has been able to get a lot of work done through that outlet. So has the infuse been getting a good group of rom chefs? I see mikeymike is here and I loved serendipity on the captivate so for me this is a good sign.
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There are quite a few good rom chefs here, and there's also some kernel hacking activity going on.
Most of the rom chefs are on break right now - enjoying the summer while we wait for Gingerbread to drop in Canada. Once that happens they'll be busy again, so I fully support them saving their energy for then.
Some people are working on their kernel-fu now, as many of the kernel tweaks and discoveries (Such as, "oh THAT's the ADC I was looking for!") are more easily forward-portable to whatever kernel comes with GB than userland tweaks. If I can ever find an ADC that monitors the USB +5v rail expect a lot of battery charging tweaks. I know how to set the current, but there's severe limits on what I can do with the charge current unless I can monitor the input rail to make sure it isn't getting yanked down by overdraw. (Not all chargers are created equal. Without monitoring +5v input, a kernel that rocks when running off of a 2A iPad charger is going to do all sorts of weird crap on the stock charger, for example.)
That's great to hear, i assume this is a previously answered question but has there been talk of CM7 or MIUI coming over?
Let me give you a pro tip.
Nexus 3, quad or dualcore, by Christmas.
Also, which games lag?
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How is the GPS on the Infuse?
My wife and I have Captivates now and she is directionally challenged to say the least. We both got out Captivates in July of last year, but can upgrade now. I'm not interested in spending $200 for a new phone, I had my last phone for 4 years (HTC Wizard), but my wife is LITERALLY lost most places with out GPS, so a better GPS is a must.
I've just started looking at treads and seeing a "GPS Improvement" thread make me think that Samsung somehow is still screwing up a 20+ year old technology.
She is going to run stock ROM if that'll make a difference.
Thanks for any direction provided.
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My wife and I have Captivates now and she is directionally challenged to say the least. We both got out Captivates in July of last year, but can upgrade now. I'm not interested in spending $200 for a new phone, I had my last phone for 4 years (HTC Wizard), but my wife is LITERALLY lost most places with out GPS, so a better GPS is a must.
I've just started looking at treads and seeing a "GPS Improvement" thread make me think that Samsung somehow is still screwing up a 20+ year old technology.
She is going to run stock ROM if that'll make a difference.
Thanks for any direction provided.
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The CG2900 in the Infuse seems to be an improvement compared to previous hardware. We've got the same GPS chip as the SGS2.
I think Froyo came with early first-gen firmware for the 2900. It seems significantly improved with the Rogers Gingerbread kernel and userland libraries - the only fix people seem to need is occasionally clearing out the ephemeride preloads.
I question whether the "GPS Fix" was even doing anything other than placebo effect. For many people including myself it caused regressions.
Complete stock gps is flawless
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I have big hands too. I'm one hand thumbing this message right now.. hehe
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Sounds fun let be try )))
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I owned a Cappy (great phone), however I am officially in love with my Infuse
In addition to MikeyMike01 comment, I have to add:
- Battery is supposed to be better (lasts longer)
- Front face camera (1.3MP)
- Rear camera with LED flash (8MP)
- 1.2 Ghz processor (mine is OC to 1.6Ghz )
- Comes with Froyo, GB is supposed to be out within the next two weeks (rumors) but there are couple custom GB roms already
- HDMI TV Out support (through USB to HDMI dongle, comes with phone)
I do agree that the GPS is way better and screen is brighter and all looks sharper than on Captivate.
Although size is big and it still a slim phone, so you can fit it in your pocket without problems.
Besides the previously mentioned features they are the same in all other aspects. I once heard that the Infuse is a Captivate on steroids
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Device: Currently Samsung Infuse 4G (AT&T)
Samsung Captivate (sold)
ROM: Infused v2.0.1
Kernel: Infusion GB
Modem: XKG3
Welp, thanks to slickdeals i was able to get out of my sprint contract with no early termination fee, i jumped on the t-mobile and got the 49.99 unlimited everything deal with my girlffriend and I.
I used to love my evo on the CM7 rom, but omg the sensation is just a whole lot better in every shape and form
-Battery life
My main gripe about the evo was the ****ty battery life, I did so many roms/kernel combos to find what woudl give me the best battery but in the end i felt i had to turn off so many cool features just to make my phone last all day. The sensation last all day with wifi/gps it last so long that i don't even have to worry about forgetting to charge it at night, Before with the evo if i forgot to charge my phone i would wake up to a dead phone....
-Signal
This is mainly t-mobile coverage but i have not lost a single call int he week i have had it and i get 4g inside my house and full bars(would roam in my house with sprint) The call quality is alot better as well
-Comparing both stock roms the sensation is alot better than the EVO, i don't even really want to venture into modding it as I am getting everything i need just on stock form
Anyone else make the switch from EVO to Sensation? I am happy i finally got a new phone, it's wicked fast!!
Should i even bother trying out new roms?
Yes you should try diff roms. Some pretty good ones just have to dedicate urself to one
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Was with T-Mobile for about 7 years.
Went to Sprint for EVO 3D.
Hated Sprint signal (lack thereof).
Came back to T-Mobile and got the Sensation.
T-Mobile rocks, as does the Sensation, and after having tried all of the ROMs in the dev forum for it, I highly recommend Synergy ROM. That team does top-notch work, and I've used their stuff since WinMo 6.1, and they are truly tops.
Also, they have an updater app within their ROM so upgrading to newer builds later is much less time-consuming than other ROMs. It's also super-fast, super-stable, and has some nice UI touches the other ROMs lack. Try it out.
Oh, and welcome to TMO.
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Was with T-Mobile for about 7 years.
Went to Sprint for EVO 3D.
Hated Sprint signal (lack thereof).
Came back to T-Mobile and got the Sensation.
T-Mobile rocks, as does the Sensation, and after having tried all of the ROMs in the dev forum for it, I highly recommend Synergy ROM. That team does top-notch work, and I've used their stuff since WinMo 6.1, and they are truly tops.
Also, they have an updater app within their ROM so upgrading to newer builds later is much less time-consuming than other ROMs. It's also super-fast, super-stable, and has some nice UI touches the other ROMs lack. Try it out.
Oh, and welcome to TMO.
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Yup Sprint for some reason BLOWS in my house and evern around town i can't get decent data connection, my highest ever speedtest was like 400kb/s.... in my house i would get 50-80kb/s... The sensation on the other hand gets like 3-4500kb/s the difference is ****ing insane! really glad i made the switch and coudn't be happier!
I am going to give the synergy rom a shot, I just don't want to try it and have certain things not working, I did like that rom on the evo too
Just went from evo to sensation. I love the sensation. Better in every aspect. I don't get 4g with the evo but do with tmo. The best combo I found with with the evo was stock Rom and kernel. The sensation I will root when I get the 2.3.4 update but won't put roms on until they get one that works well with the dual core CPUs.
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I also switched from a cm7'd evo back in early July. Sensation blows the evo away in every way shape and form...
I will say it took me a while to find a decent sense ROM I was happy with since i'm waiting for CM7 for us. But i'm glad I switched everyone said Tmobile was a downgrade but has been a upgrade for me in every way in the area I live in!!
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I was with sprint for 3 years, had instinct then EVO. Great service right up until the end, then it completely **** the bed, so I decided to stop giving good money for bad service. EVO was a solid phone though.
Former evo user here, too (by way of G2x and Nexus S)...
I'm on stock tmo 2.3.4, s-off and rooted of course. I've used titanium backup to de-bloat and get rid of the apps and widgets I don't need or want. I've tried a couple of roms, but at this point I'm happy with de-bloated stock. I'll probably feel differently in the future and need to breathe some fresh air into my Senny.
After using stock Android on the Nexus S and formerly on the evo, I really prefer the look of a stock sense rom over stock Android. It has some nice touches, and the included mail and messaging apps are pretty nice. I really appreciate the ability to preview up to 5 lines of an email in the mail app and the ability to send group texts and picture messages without a 3rd party app.
Of course, there are things I don't like, too. For example, I can't delete the homescreens I don't use and I can't remap the right rosie button to the browser without a mod. I also don't like how recent apps are in the notification pulldown (I know, there is a mod to remove the recent apps and many custom roms do) and that I can't customize the quick settings tab in the pulldown menu, but those are minor gripes.
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Welp, thanks to slickdeals i was able to get out of my sprint contract with no early termination fee, i jumped on the t-mobile and got the 49.99 unlimited everything deal with my girlffriend and I.
I used to love my evo on the CM7 rom, but omg the sensation is just a whole lot better in every shape and form
-Battery life
My main gripe about the evo was the ****ty battery life, I did so many roms/kernel combos to find what woudl give me the best battery but in the end i felt i had to turn off so many cool features just to make my phone last all day. The sensation last all day with wifi/gps it last so long that i don't even have to worry about forgetting to charge it at night, Before with the evo if i forgot to charge my phone i would wake up to a dead phone....
-Signal
This is mainly t-mobile coverage but i have not lost a single call int he week i have had it and i get 4g inside my house and full bars(would roam in my house with sprint) The call quality is alot better as well
-Comparing both stock roms the sensation is alot better than the EVO, i don't even really want to venture into modding it as I am getting everything i need just on stock form
Anyone else make the switch from EVO to Sensation? I am happy i finally got a new phone, it's wicked fast!!
Should i even bother trying out new roms?
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Welcome aboard the Sensation train.I came from the original Evo aswell(had it for a year) although my experince with my Evo isn't as bad as yours sounds.Sure battery life wasn't the greatest,but beside that i loved my Evo,especially with the great dev community it had.
That being said,I'm definetly loving my Sensation more and i think it's a worthy upgrade.Developement isn't as huge as the Evo was/is but it's slowly getting there.I recommend you S-OFF,root and try some of the great custom Roms in the dev section.my favs are InsertCoin and AHDR by Mike1986.Good luck and enjoy your new beast...It's gonna be an awsome ride with Icecream Sandwich coming this fall.Can't wait.
BTW how excatly did you get out of contract without ETF??!
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Welcome aboard the Sensation train.I came from the original Evo aswell(had it for a year) although my experince with my Evo isn't as bad as yours sounds.Sure battery life wasn't the greatest,but beside that i loved my Evo,especially with the great dev community it had.
That being said,I'm definetly loving my Sensation more and i think it's a worthy upgrade.Developement isn't as huge as the Evo was/is but it's slowly getting there.I recommend you S-OFF,root and try some of the great custom Roms in the dev section.my favs are InsertCoin and AHDR by Mike1986.Good luck and enjoy your new beast...It's gonna be an awsome ride with Icecream Sandwich coming this fall.Can't wait.
BTW how excatly did you get out of contract without ETF??!
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They are changing the contract on the ninth and it let's you get out of it with no ETF. I did it last week.
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I switched from the Evo to the Sensation and couldn't be happier. The phone is a huge improvement. Even stock, the battery life is awesome. T-Mobile service can be a little bit better but where I just moved to Sprint was horrible that's why I switched. My only gripe about the Sensation is its always switching from 2g to 4g. But from my understanding the area where I now live is new with 4g.
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NYCguy2020 said:
Welcome aboard the Sensation train.I came from the original Evo aswell(had it for a year) although my experince with my Evo isn't as bad as yours sounds.Sure battery life wasn't the greatest,but beside that i loved my Evo,especially with the great dev community it had.
That being said,I'm definetly loving my Sensation more and i think it's a worthy upgrade.Developement isn't as huge as the Evo was/is but it's slowly getting there.I recommend you S-OFF,root and try some of the great custom Roms in the dev section.my favs are InsertCoin and AHDR by Mike1986.Good luck and enjoy your new beast...It's gonna be an awsome ride with Icecream Sandwich coming this fall.Can't wait.
BTW how excatly did you get out of contract without ETF??!
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVED my EVO, i just hated the ****ty speeds i would get with sprint data, and even the battery i could live with, but the sensation so far is better in every way for me including signal.
Here is the thread for getting out of the sprint contract with no ETF
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3212758
Hey guys just got the infuse last night. Great phone so far coming from the HTC Aria! But a couple questions...
Will battery life improve over a couple of days?
And what's the best Rom/Kernal combo for you guys? Right now I'm on MIUI and its doing great but any personal favorites for you guys?
And what device would have closest hardware? I know the Aria and Wildfire are real close and easy to port. I would like to try some ports.
Thanks!
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Hey guys just got the infuse last night. Great phone so far coming from the HTC Aria! But a couple questions...
Will battery life improve over a couple of days?
And what's the best Rom/Kernal combo for you guys? Right now I'm on MIUI and its doing great but any personal favorites for you guys?
And what device would have closest hardware? I know the Aria and Wildfire are real close and easy to port. I would like to try some ports.
Thanks!
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Battery life is dependent on your use.
Infuse based roms are victory, bionix, numas, caty and zeus. Try them all.
Plenty of Ports to try...check out the dev section. Check the superthread for links to everything
dustinhayes93 said:
Hey guys just got the infuse last night. Great phone so far coming from the HTC Aria! But a couple questions...
Will battery life improve over a couple of days?
And what's the best Rom/Kernal combo for you guys? Right now I'm on MIUI and its doing great but any personal favorites for you guys?
And what device would have closest hardware? I know the Aria and Wildfire are real close and easy to port. I would like to try some ports.
Thanks!
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Expect a little less battery life from the Aria to the Infuse since it has a bigger and better screen it naturally uses a little more battery.
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I still have my aria that my kids play with and the battery life on it is actually worse than my infuse. I even have a extended battery in it. It will probably depend on how you have your phone set up.
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before you ask...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293751
Thats EVERYTHING you will ever need.
-SEARCH before asking, or starting a thread, and if you make a new one, POST IN THE CORRECT SECTION!!!
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that aside... welcome to the INFUSE! everyone here is an A-HOLE... but youll learn to love us! lol
and uhh... dont be afraid to brick... its IMPOSSIBLE.. so never fear if you get stuck at the samsung logo or anything else... just use GTG's Unbrick & you'll be fine!
Battery life isn't the greatest, try fully charging it and then leave it charging for a couple hours after that for your first few times to help break it in, regardless it still won't be the best
To increase battery life, try keeping your brightness as low as possible and using a wallpaper that is mostly black. Not only do black backgrounds look sweet due to our samoled+ screens, it saves power as black pixels are completely off. Really, the only time i find myself cranking up the brightness is when I'm outdoors during the day, but that goes for any phone. Also, turn off auto brightness. Uses the cpu unnecessarily, and with most roms you can hold your finger on he notification bar then slide side to side to adjust brightness.
Other than that, welcome!
We're on the same boat Dustin. I recently purchased the infuse 4g due to shattering my atrix. Hopefully it'll get me through to next year when my upgrade is due. I'm also considering buying an extended battery since I've read mixed reviews about the infuse battery life.
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We're on the same boat Dustin. I recently purchased the infuse 4g due to shattering my atrix. Hopefully it'll get me through to next year when my upgrade is due. I'm also considering buying an extended battery since I've read mixed reviews about the infuse battery life.
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I'm a pretty heavy user and I can get through a day.
Also, unless you're obsessed with getting ics pronto, the infuse will definitely still be a great phone for another year. Not top of the line, but its still great in my opinion. We have CM7 and a ton of other great roms, so I think you'll be pleased.
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Yeah coming from the Atrix has me spoiled for dual cores. However, the legendary Super Amoled Plus screen and the possibility of overclocking the 1.2ghz hummingbird keep my hopes up. I also plan on trying out the Miui rom, which I have not seen yet for the Atrix either.
I've personally tried Infused, Illuminance 2.1, and now CatyROM. I didn't think anything would top the speed/functionality of Illuminance, but CatyROM does. It also doesn't have that annoying no-sound-on-first-call (which you have to toggle the speakerphone once to fix) issue and Bluetooth works.
If you place great value on things like Bluetooth and HDMI-out you'll want to stick to AT&T-based Infuse ROMs... not ones that are Galaxy S-based and then ported over to the Infuse.
Don't forget to try different modems, too. They can improve your data network speeds and battery life. They can also ruin those things if the modem isn't a good fit for your specific device.
After switching from Illuminance (which uses the UCKK2 modem) to Caty (which uses UCKK4) I had problems with WiFi not connecting or taking forever... and I'd often lose the ability to send/receive SMS messages. After switching back to the UCKK2 modem everything's perfect again.
Good points, zsdersw.
Putting in my two cents worth in, I recommend the Mitra ROM with the icily modem. Modem has great battery life and the Roms responsiveness is one of the best. Scrolling from one screen to another is very touch sensitive, which I love. Lag is a drag, as we say around here.
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You all probablythought I created a new modem. Should have read "uckl2" modem.
Damn spell checker!
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I downloaded the UCKL2 modem, too.. but haven't flashed it. Gonna stick with the UCKK2 modem, that I know my particular Infuse likes, until I get adventurous again
I am thinking of buying my friends inspire off him and wondered how it is?
How is battery life?
What is the best rom? Is sense 3.5 any good? Never had a sense phone.
I noticed with the roms you have to have s-off? What is that and how is it done?
My biggest concern is the sense music player "iPod ish" in behavior?
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I am thinking of buying my friends inspire off him and wondered how it is?
I really like mine. I mean, it's not some uber powerful phone that rules them all or anything, but it's higher up in the chain.
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How is battery life?
Battery life is pretty decent, but it really depends on the usage. Screen brightness, playing games, how much you text/call, if you have data, gps, and sync on all the time; just regular smartphone stuff.
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What is the best rom? Is sense 3.5 any good? Never had a sense phone.
There isn't really a "best rom", it's a matter of preference. You can get a stable 2.3.5 rom, such as Android Revolution, or an alpha release of an ICS rom (there are a few, just check the Android Development section.) I really enjoyed the CM7 mod because of the performance and stability; but I had an aosp ICS rom that was just wonderful, but pretty unstable. If you can deal with instability, get an ICS rom for sure.
Sense is really really nice (IMO). But again, it's all preference.
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I noticed with the roms you have to have s-off? What is that and how is it done?
S-off means the phone security is off, and you can flash roms and have root. You get s-off when you root.
NOTE: I'm not a root-master by any means, so I could probably be wrong on that. Please don't take my word for it.
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My biggest concern is the sense music player "iPod ish" in behavior?
You can get a third party music player. I really like PowerAmp, would recommend that, or WinAmp.
U should go to YouTube and type in inspire review and read comments. I always do that before purchasing a new phone.
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And there is another similar thread geez
My Inspire
where is other thread?
reno55 said:
I am thinking of buying my friends inspire off him and wondered how it is?
How is battery life?
What is the best rom? Is sense 3.5 any good? Never had a sense phone.
I noticed with the roms you have to have s-off? What is that and how is it done?
My biggest concern is the sense music player "iPod ish" in behavior?
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Battery Life, 3+ hours with the screen on 100% like watching videos and games, 6 hours
of talk time, about 24 hours of standby time, but thats with a new battery, and taking
steps to improve battery life.
I have only tried a few ROMs, the three I like are:
Android Revolution HD - looks pretty, runs like a stock rom but tweaked
CoreDroid HD - Seams a little more tweaked in some areas, has a lot of good stuff built-in
BlackICE - Good battery life, no extra junk, CyanogenMod based
Like others have said, you are just going to have to try a few ROMs and see what you like,
I will say that with the Sense ROMS I ended up using scrips to remove a lot of stuff in my
effort to save on battery life, thats why I settled on a CyanogenMod based ROM.
Battery Life
This was my first non-Blackberry phone and I was completely disappointed. If I leave my phone at work on my desk, checking a few emails, texts, etc, I will run out of battery by the end of the day. I noticed that Facebook app was sometimes using 15% of the battery life. Deleting that helped. Also when I installed ICS the battery seems to have improved slightly.
Rom
Completely new to Roms but I installed one on here by existz. Google for AOSPX since I can't post links yet.
It's basically as close as you can get to the plain ol' ICS. Since his newest version has been coming out I've had virtually no issues. Was never really a fan of Sense. Some of the HTC stuff is nice, but I've always been a fan of less.
Phone
The phone is heavy. Which kind of gives it a sturdy feel, but it hasn't been in my experience. The added weight means if you drop it, it will hit with some force. I learned the hard way when the screen shattered completely from a 3 foot drop. Haven't had any issues since I got a gel skin for it though.
The inspire was my first android, after being an iPhone owner, I was quite happy to change.
I can't comment from experience but I like this phone a lot. I've also been using existz from and its awesome. Rooting the inspire is super easy.
The battery life isn't great, but I have chargers every where; home, car and work managing the phones resources helps, like turning off wifi, data, by, and GPS when not using them.
I don't think you can go wrong with the inspire for free or for cheap.
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The Inspire is a nice phone to have due to its big screen. I've had it for 6 months already and i can't complain I recently rooted my phone to Rcmix3d 4.0 and it works even better
I've had mine for a little less than a year and have had no major issues. I switched from a Blackberry and this is a drastic improvement.
I wouldn't get to hung up on the ROM since it is extremely easy to root and flash a new ROM. I rooted mine a few weeks ago and flashed ICS (Redemption) to it and it works great.
It is easy to find music apps so I wouldn't stress about that either.
Battery life is decent but it does decrease over time. It may be worth investing in a new one if it is really bad.
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I have had my inspire for almost a year and a half and its a great phone. I was slightly disappointed with the battery, but I always Cary a charger with me. It is deffanately a rugged phone. My frient bought one and stoped it down a flight of stairs without a case or screen protector and it came through with minor scraches, he also lives his inspire and after having nothing but iPhones he absolutely loves it. Oh, BTW the best Rom I have found is one called Virtuous Affinity, it is a mod of RCMix, and it is more stable. Overall the inspire is a great, reliable phone.
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I say get one dude, I have a iphone for regular use and the inspire for work, has not failed me yet. The battery life is excellent atleast for me, I do not use it really heavy so I get good battery life
Get one, it's a very good phone, battery sucks, but it is all together a very sound phone. Rooting it was a snap (did my first root ever, last week, woot woot!) And I got to say that I don't know why I didn't do it sooner! Right now I am running CM7, I have flashed a few other ones, but I have come to find the stability of this ROM is phenomenal, awesome work by the Cyan Mod team! I still have a lot to learn about the full capabilities of root, but if you're looking for a starter Android, this is the way to go.
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I like mine. I bought it last July and have been using it since. I shattered the digitizer in Nov but bought a replacement from ebay for about $50. The phone still works great. I have AOSPx on it and it is very smooth.
I got my inspire ladt week..(had an upgrade and 97 cents usd couldn't resist)
I have rooted and flashed a few roms and i cant complain lol
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Do it.. I came from a Samsung captivate. My plan wasn't due for an upgrade yet so I managed to get an old new old stock inspire off craigslist.. so totally love this phone. Just root it and play with some roms. I've used cm7 which I wasn't very fond of leedroid which I loved, coredroid which was meh ok, cleatdroid which was good but now I'm using virtouos affinity which I'm really liking..
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I know i am loving mine right now....just do as others have said...get it...root it...and try different roms....you'll be in love lol
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i love mine. never ever have any problem with it. i love the fact that its highly supported with alot of new roms, so i have a tons of choice to install to the phone: from basic clean GB rom, to ICS with sense, now i can even have my inspire with Samsung Galaxy s3 theme how nice that is. the only thing i wish the phone could have is front camera.
Go for it bro, root it, enjoy the features of rooting
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evazion said:
Go for it bro, root it, enjoy the features of rooting
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