Here's the link
http://blog.wirelessground.com/htc-rezound/
I was about to replace my TB with a Bionic today but declined. I am now debating between the RAZR or this Rezound. Considering that the Rezound is 1.5GHz Dual-Core, that alone is worth it.
What about you guys?... At least those of you planning an upgrade. Yeah i know the Galaxy Nexus is supposed to come out soon(but no ETA yet)...
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Actually, all 3 'HTC Rezound, Motorola Droid RAZR and Samsung Galaxy Nexus' are coming out November 10th.
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w00t.. ?
I'm on the fence between the Rezound and Bionic (EDIT: WTF was I thinking Bionic no, I meant Razr lol). I'm also thinking about waiting until early next year because of the talk of quadcore Qualcomm chips.
In case some of you didn't see it.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...-5ghz-quad-core-chips-to-smartphones-in-2012/
Is there any word on if the Vi... I mean Rezound is going to do HDMI through something such as MHL? I'm really hoping that HTC has learned their lessons from the Thunderbolt battery debacle with the Rezound as to be honest I'm not too wowed over either the RAZR or Galaxy Nexus for various reasons.
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Is there any word on if the Vi... I mean Rezound is going to do HDMI through something such as MHL? I'm really hoping that HTC has learned their lessons from the Thunderbolt battery debacle with the Rezound as to be honest I'm not too wowed over either the RAZR or Galaxy Nexus for various reasons.
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Full specs on the Rizzzound;
http://gadgetian.com/26043/htc-rezound-verizon-specs-price/
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Full specs on the Rizzzound;
http://gadgetian.com/26043/htc-rezound-verizon-specs-price/
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Sadly nothing on HDMI even through MHL. Hopefully something about that will come forth before the phone is released.
I have my Tbolt. It's my 2nd HTC device. I have decided I am not an HTC fan.
I am going to go for the Nexus. I had the Nexus S4G for 2 weeks but had to return bc Sprint was awful where I live. I loved the device though. I have wanted a Nexus device since the Nexus One. So I am pretty excited about it.
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I have my Tbolt. It's my 2nd HTC device. I have decided I am not an HTC fan.
I am going to go for the Nexus. I had the Nexus S4G for 2 weeks but had to return bc Sprint was awful where I live. I loved the device though. I have wanted a Nexus device since the Nexus One. So I am pretty excited about it.
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The only problem i have with the new Nexus is that there's no microSD support. It's going to be available in a 16GB & 32GB. On top of that price is going to be $299.99 w/ contract and they haven't said yet but im pretty sure the $299 is going to be for the 16GB model.
just remember that dual cores arent everything....so far, everyone whos had the bionic hasnt been impressed at all with it.... then again...moto fails at everything.... my 2 cents..
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just remember that dual cores arent everything....so far, everyone whos had the bionic hasnt been impressed at all with it.... then again...moto fails at everything.... my 2 cents..
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I could care less about dual core. I want the pure Google experience again. No ui overlays. I hate Sense. I came from the OG Droid & then 2 weeks with the Galaxy S4G. I want timely updates. Not buggy leaks, then buggy over the airs that get pulled bc the provider suddenly realizes, "Oh- you want voice mail to work?"
And I want my phone to make me awesome. My Thunderbolt can't do that for me.
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I could care less about dual core. I want the pure Google experience again. No ui overlays. I hate Sense. I came from the OG Droid & then 2 weeks with the Galaxy S4G. I want timely updates. Not buggy leaks, then buggy over the airs that get pulled bc the provider suddenly realizes, "Oh- you want voice mail to work?"
And I want my phone to make me awesome. My Thunderbolt can't do that for me.
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Yup this is the last HTC phone for me.
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just remember that dual cores arent everything....so far, everyone whos had the bionic hasnt been impressed at all with it.... then again...moto fails at everything.... my 2 cents..
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The way i see it, with a dual core 1.2 / 1.5 , at least then you dont have to bother overclocking. On my Thunderbolt, unless i overclock, it gets laggy(especially multi-tasking). For instance if i use aDownloader & try and say, watch a video at the same time, the video can get jerky/go out of sync(but overclocking takes care of that). That and when you do overclock the battery drains even faster.
I have heard to that having a dual core cpu extends battery life. Just like how pop up headlights makes your car go faster.
With that Rezound, you will be stuck on a single threaded OS for at least 4-6 months.
Gingerbread on dual core is so fail it isn't funny. Sure its faster, but its nothing like what it could be.
adrynalyne said:
With that Rezound, you will be stuck on a single threaded OS for at least 4-6 months.
Gingerbread on dual core is so fail it isn't funny. Sure its faster, but its nothing like what it could be.
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Unless if the ROM scene pumps out some ICS ROMs for the Rezound. Given how many other phones have versions of Android that aren't out officially as of right now I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen.
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The only problem i have with the new Nexus is that there's no microSD support. It's going to be available in a 16GB & 32GB. On top of that price is going to be $299.99 w/ contract and they haven't said yet but im pretty sure the $299 is going to be for the 16GB model.
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What?! No sd card support? Oh man I was completely sold on this phone. Now idk. I'll wait til the Razr and Nexus come out to get a hands on feel for it. Damn it sure is a deal breaker :/
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xXJay_RXx said:
What?! No sd card support? Oh man I was completely sold on this phone. Now idk. I'll wait til the Razr and Nexus come out to get a hands on feel for it. Damn it sure is a deal breaker :/
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RAZR = non-removable battery + bootloader locked
Nexus = no microSD support
i'm still debating myself and would like to see both phones in action first.
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RAZR = non-removable battery + bootloader locked
Nexus = no microSD support
i'm still debating myself and would like to see both phones in action first.
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I mean the non removable battery isn't such a big deal to me. The locked bootloader, don't they have a workout for this that works for like the D3 and Bionic?
As for the SD card, it's not like I take out my SD card much. I still use the SD card that came with my TB but I like the freedom of switching SD cards when one fills up. I guess it one has to have some hands on time with each device to decide. The Rezound, Razr and Galaxy Nexus all look like sweet devices tho
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I mean the non removable battery isn't such a big deal to me. The locked bootloader, don't they have a workout for this that works for like the D3 and Bionic?
As for the SD card, it's not like I take out my SD card much. I still use the SD card that came with my TB but I like the freedom of switching SD cards when one fills up. I guess it one has to have some hands on time with each device to decide. The Rezound, Razr and Galaxy Nexus all look like sweet devices tho
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problem with the locked bootloader is that it may or may not get a "work around"... and depending on who's working it/how hard it is, it may happen in no time or take weeks, months, etc...
as for the non-removable battery, what if the phone freaks out and freezes up? there's supposed to be a reset option.. but there's the faint chance that the phone could lock up really bad and then you'd have to wait for the battery to drain.
and the sd card thing, i wouldn't mind getting the 32gb version of the Nexus(so long as it isn't crazy expensive) but a 16gb i'd get annoyed and have to regularly delete stuff.
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Unless if the ROM scene pumps out some ICS ROMs for the Rezound. Given how many other phones have versions of Android that aren't out officially as of right now I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen.
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There were be the same major ril issues we saw before with the Bolt.
If I'm correct the Vigor+Beats = Amaze 4G-Beats
The above phones are basically OC'd to 1.5GHz, have more INT memory, and faster data rates.
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problem with the locked bootloader is that it may or may not get a "work around"... and depending on who's working it/how hard it is, it may happen in no time or take weeks, months, etc...
as for the non-removable battery, what if the phone freaks out and freezes up? there's supposed to be a reset option.. but there's the faint chance that the phone could lock up really bad and then you'd have to wait for the battery to drain.
and the sd card thing, i wouldn't mind getting the 32gb version of the Nexus(so long as it isn't crazy expensive) but a 16gb i'd get annoyed and have to regularly delete stuff.
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Ah I never thought about that part with lock ups. Yeah it would be interesting to see how that would work out
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So I been hearing about LTE and how fast it is and I couldn't believe it, so got me a thunderbolt, I came from iPhone 4 on Verizon and the speeds of data is ridiculous , I feel like I don't have to connected on WiFi anymore if 4G works, I also have a nexus s 4G and I wish the phone would come to Verizon with LTE or at least the nexus s, 2 things I saw that I don't like about the TB are the screen (resolution could be better and putting ambled right next to it make it look wash out ) and camera (I can't believe the iPhone 4 still kick ass in the department ) , other then that really like the pho.e
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A couple of things if you wanted an AMOLED display, why not go with the droid charge? You still can for a modest restocking fee. And I will have to disagree with you on the camera. My fiance has an iphone 4 and its deceiving. The higher pixel density on iphone make photos look like they are clearer than the TB. But when you put them on a TV or a computer monitor you will find that the TB photos are sharper and more saturated. Not hating just suggesting.
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A couple of things if you wanted an AMOLED display, why not go with the droid charge? You still can for a modest restocking fee. And I will have to disagree with you on the camera. My fiance has an iphone 4 and its deceiving. The higher pixel density on iphone make photos look like they are clearer than the TB. But when you put them on a TV or a computer monitor you will find that the TB photos are sharper and more saturated. Not hating just suggesting.
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Yeah probably I ma take a few shots and compare them , I like ambled but Sammy has disappointed me in the past, idk but I'm scared gps not working properly so I got a thunderbolt I know I will get used to the screen is just went you put it side by side you can tell a big difference but other then that I'm happy with the phone
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I like the OLED screens on samsung, but no way is it a deal breaker between having the thunderbolt and the charge. Better screen or not, it doesnt make up for the other shortcomings of the charge. If you want a samsung phone, I would try to wait it out until probably the end of the year for the Galaxy S2.
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I like the OLED screens on samsung, but no way is it a deal breaker between having the thunderbolt and the charge. Better screen or not, it doesnt make up for the other shortcomings of the charge. If you want a samsung phone, I would try to wait it out until probably the end of the year for the Galaxy S2.
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Ha ha no I don't want a Samsung phones, there phone builds feel cheap besides amoled and GPS is a hit or miss in various phones, I was just saying a better screen could have make this phone a phone of year ha ha but I like it a lot so I'm sticking with it
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jgalan14 said:
Ha ha no I don't want a Samsung phones, there phone builds feel cheap besides amoled and GPS is a hit or miss in various phones, I was just saying a better screen could have make this phone a phone of year ha ha but I like it a lot so I'm sticking with it
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Samsung for at least the near future, seems to be hoarding their OLED screens for only their phones, which sucks. I've heard rumors of an LTE Nexus S phone in the works (since there's already a CDMA one on sprint), but I have no idea which carrier will get it (since att and sprint are rolling out LTE very soon). Just noticed your signature says sent from a Nexus S. You probably knew it was built by samsung I assume, though obviously it followed standards set by google so it wasnt the typical samsung phone.
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Samsung for at least the near future, seems to be hoarding their OLED screens for only their phones, which sucks. I've heard rumors of an LTE Nexus S phone in the works (since there's already a CDMA one on sprint), but I have no idea which carrier will get it (since att and sprint are rolling out LTE very soon). Just noticed your signature says sent from a Nexus S. You probably knew it was built by samsung I assume, though obviously it followed standards set by google so it wasnt the typical samsung phone.
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Well yeah I got a nexus s and TB, to make the switch from sprint to Verizon , nexus s is a good phone and the OS is controlled by Google , Samsung just gave them the HW they need it for it , and nexus s have problems sometimes with gps but not really as big as some other Sammy phones, and I wanted to get a nexus s with LTE but I don't think that's happening anytime soon so I think the thunderbolt is a better choice
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Look at this crazy speeds, that's like my home network speeds
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I've had it hit somewhere around 30mbps if I'm near a tower and conditions are right, but on average, it's somewhere between 15-20mbps for me.
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Look at this crazy speeds, that's like my home network speeds
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Use the website not the app. Should be getting anywhere from 18-22 down
I am excited to receive my Thunderbolt, hopefully tomorrow (Wed).
I was waiting for LTE to be delivered. But, I was also waiting to compare the HTC Sensation on TMobile before making a choice.
Overall costs and VZW's unlimited 4G were the deciding factor.
I had a Samsung Captivate on AT&T and was severely underwhelmed. the screen was nice, and I liked the carbon-look aliminum body. But the GPS issues, AT&T craptastic voice quality and data network dropouts in my area made me hand it back in only three weeks.
MY GF has an iPhone 4, and had 3 and 3GS before that. The camera on my old Nokia 5800 is only 3.2MP and takes much clearer pictures than her iPhone 4. She asks me to take pix with my non-data phone just because hers is pixellated beyond belief. And it is slow to acquire lock and take the picture.
I really hope to love the TBolt.
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Which website , speedtest.net sent me to the market app
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Which website , speedtest.net sent me to the market app
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Ok so here is my story first we were with att they sucked balls so we payed cancellation fee and moved to verizon and we got three lg revolutions we returned all three because the screen colors are nasty the screen looks like its made of yellow pixels and the battery and camera were just way to ****y. So next we got droid charges this is **** like the screen is nice but it scratches in a day ,the phone overheates after 5 minutes of use ( not overclocked) and would lose gps fast ,and it felt like a toy no kidding. So next we got thunderbolts had it for a week and love it No problems the screen is not as good but at least it dont scratch as fast and i like the thunderbolt because it has so much roms not like the lg where they have no roms or the charge where they have only debloated roms **** that ,Thunderbolt is king .
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At&t won't have a comparable lte network until 2013 and by then verizons will be farther ahead
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This I'd what I got
I ma stick with Verizon
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Ok so here is my story first we were with att they sucked balls so we payed cancellation fee and moved to verizon and we got three lg revolutions we returned all three because the screen colors are nasty the screen looks like its made of yellow pixels and the battery and camera were just way to ****y. So next we got droid charges this is **** like the screen is nice but it scratches in a day ,the phone overheates after 5 minutes of use ( not overclocked) and would lose gps fast ,and it felt like a toy no kidding. So next we got thunderbolts had it for a week and love it No problems the screen is not as good but at least it dont scratch as fast and i like the thunderbolt because it has so much roms not like the lg where they have no roms or the charge where they have only debloated roms **** that ,Thunderbolt is king .
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Yeah I was looking a development section and it reminds me of my og EVO ,
Listening to Google music is so.nice since is like not loading time
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Yup, nice having a faster connection on my phone than I do at home!
Looks like with Razr, Nexus, and Rezound coming out its bound to cut down traffic in the Thunderbolt forum. I will be on here till April when HTC hopfully releases the Edge or similar phone on Verizon which is phone I am waiting for. Feel free to chime in if you will be leaving and state forum you are leaving for.
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well, verizon did grant me an early upgrade....
i already decided 'hell no' on the RAZR....
going back & forth with the nexus/rezound.. spec-wise i like the rezound more, but i like the screen size of the nexus....
basically though, i am going to wait until both phones are here & see how things go with them first. so i might end up staying with the ol' TB a bit longer.
I'm stuck between the razr and nexus. I gotta sell my tbolt first otherwise I'm sticking with it
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I wont leave until my one year upgrade is up. And I may wait further if something really good is coming out soon.
gonna wait for quad-core phones, they are round the corner anyways
Hopefully they start to show up sometime in Q1 2012.
until then I keep my TB
Agreed. Dual core is only an incremental upgrade. I've compared my TBolt to an S2 and its not too different. I'm not even overclocked.
As long as CM9 is supported here, I'm not jumping anytime soon.
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Still enjoying my tbolt, realized phones are just to hard to keep up with..gonna wait for quad cores to come out =) and i'm so used to the kick stand now lol
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Don't think I'm gonna be in much of a hurry to leave my bolt just yet. Its a solid device, and has some really talented developers releasing quality ROM's to breathe new life into the bolt.
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Don't think I'm gonna be in much of a hurry to leave my bolt just yet. Its a solid device, and has some really talented developers releasing quality ROM's to breathe new life into the bolt.
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I'm with you man, very solid device and with MIUI available now I see no need to upgrade. A lot of developers are creating some amazing work for the bolt! New nexus is cool and I had the first one and loved it but I'm waiting too.
My wife is upgrading this month either the Razr or the Rezound. I am due for an upgrade in January. I am definately waiting to see the Nexus first. If it is $500, definately selling TB to buy Nexus off contract, just to save upgrade to quad core, which I think won't happen until the summer of 2012.
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My wife is upgrading this month either the Razr or the Rezound. I am due for an upgrade in January. I am definately waiting to see the Nexus first. If it is $500, definately selling TB to buy Nexus off contract, just to save upgrade to quad core, which I think won't happen until the summer of 2012.
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whenever quad-core is released, I have a feeling its going to be one of those last minute "surprise!.. we're releasing it next week!" sort of deal.
as for the TB, I've got someone offering me $300 for it(although with 9 cases & 5 batteries)... that's why I'm considering an upgrade(+ I have an upgrade available right now).
well I got my thunderbolt end of march so I got awhile. still very satisfied with my thunderbolt.
There's really no need to. I just got my TB in June and I'm very happy with it. Plus as other people have said I also won't be thinking of an upgrade until the quadcores come out. Hopefully a new quadcore HTC device will release soon because honestly I'm not feeling the Rezound at all. I think its rather ugly
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There's really no need to. I just got my TB in June and I'm very happy with it. Plus as other people have said I also won't be thinking of an upgrade until the quadcores come out. Hopefully a new quadcore HTC device will release soon because honestly I'm not feeling the Rezound at all. I think its rather ugly
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AGREED** plus they ditched the kickstand !
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AGREED** plus they ditched the kickstand !
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its funny that you mrntion that... when I was looking at the Thunderbolt originally I remember the salesman saying "how can you go wrong with this kickstand" and demonstrating it for me. I raised my eyebrow and said "sold!"
Yeah, I will have to try to locate a non crappy "kickstand case" for any future phones....I use that thing constantly. Funny that it's about the one unique feature the tbolt has left in the verizon lineup, heh.
Ordered the Rezound today. Won't be home tomorrow so it will be here Wed.
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Yeah I dont understand how a kickstand isnt already standard on every phone now developed. At least every new HTC phone. I use it every single day watching netflix vids on my lunch break.
I really want a nexus just for the increased screen space and AMOLED screen. I'm growing tired of the poor battery life with the TB and the thickness of it. But unless I can find a convenient way to prop up the nexus, or to get a reasonable sale on my TB, looks like she'll be with me for quite some time.
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Yeah I dont understand how a kickstand isnt already standard on every phone now developed. At least every new HTC phone. I use it every single day watching netflix vids on my lunch break.
I really want a nexus just for the increased screen space and AMOLED screen. I'm growing tired of the poor battery life with the TB and the thickness of it. But unless I can find a convenient way to prop up the nexus, or to get a reasonable sale on my TB, looks like she'll be with me for quite some time.
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not until something really comes out like most of the people said in this thread
Anyone currently fighting this battle in their mind?
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No.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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 $$$ to Samsung since they went on the pine in acknowledging any issues with GPS. That, and quit with FROYO. Not good for a top-end phone at the time.
I am eligible for upgrade now, but I don't think I am going to. I might wait out until mid to end-year to upgrade. I am pretty satisfied with my G2 still. Everyone swears it's a great backup phone, but I like it as my main phone all the same.
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That won't happen.
I've been looking into it for awhile and I can get it now for $29 with my upgrade. I have also been looking at the Sony Xperia ion....and it's free at the moment. They seem to have the same hardware other than the ion having a 12mp camera. Do you all still enjoy your phone and would you still recommend this one?
it's still a good phone but the gs3 is a bit better.
The s3 is better. Internals are pretty much the same. Good CPU (1.5ghz) with meh gpu (skyrocket has adreno 200 gs3 has adreno 220?). But the bigger screen, higher resolution, and better battery life would be worth the extra $$$ to me. Just my 2 cents
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I've been looking into it for awhile and I can get it now for $29 with my upgrade. I have also been looking at the Sony Xperia ion....and it's free at the moment. They seem to have the same hardware other than the ion having a 12mp camera. Do you all still enjoy your phone and would you still recommend this one?
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I love my rocket
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I've been looking into it for awhile and I can get it now for $29 with my upgrade. I have also been looking at the Sony Xperia ion....and it's free at the moment. They seem to have the same hardware other than the ion having a 12mp camera. Do you all still enjoy your phone and would you still recommend this one?
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It's an amazing phone. If you don't wanna spend $200 on an S3 this is undoubtedly the best option.
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Skyrocket and Xperia ion have the same CPU/GPU and has similar insides.
The Xperia has a slightly bigger screen but is also 1280x720 resolution (vs 800x480 on the Skyrocket)
The Xperia has a better camera 12mp (vs 8mp on the Skyrocket)
But the only con with the Xperia ion is the development community is not as big or at least not on XDA and I don't see them on the Cyanogenmod list so they may not be getting a lot of support in terms of custom ROMs (if you like to customize).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1659
The phone was released around June time so it could get bigger overtime but that usually depends on how much people will go for that phone but in most cases its overshadowed by the Samsung S3.
If you can get an S3 as a choice it would be better because it has a larger community, its new and its Samsung's current flagship phone so they will have continued support for a while and hardwarewise it is superior to both the Skyrocket and Xperia as it has the newer S4 CPU (vs the S3 CPU) which is more faster and efficient so even if you dont tweak it you will have good battery life.
In terms of Xperia vs Skyrocket the Skyrocket has a larger community and our community is not as big as Galaxy S3 or Nexus but on the other hand the Xperia ion just came out a few months ago so there is a potential there but its not confirmed as most people looking for new phones usually go for the Galaxy S3. Another alternative that I think is good is the HTC One X but that all depends on if you like the looks and such but I think the One X is a good phone as well .
Up coming phones to look out for (if costs doesnt matter)
LG Galaxy Nexus 4 (Nexus 2)
Galaxy Note 2 (big phone)
HTC One X+ (beast mode version of One X)
Lumia 920 (windows 8 phone)
Asus Padfone 2 (ability to mount on tablet)
Theres more but those are the ones I can think of at the top of my head. :good:
Is a good phone if you can't afford the s3 or of you think the s3 is too big
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It's a great phone, period. GS3 is the latest and greatest, but the Skyrocket's still solid hardware. I almost think of it as a Galaxy S 2.5
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No it isn't a good phone to get now. Everything about it is dated.
Buy something that's up to date so by the time your next upgrade comes, you don't totally hate your decision right now.
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No it isn't a good phone to get now. Everything about it is dated.
Buy something that's up to date so by the time your next upgrade comes, you don't totally hate your decision right now.
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I would agree with this. Although it is a good phone, its not one i'd want to get right now and have to have for another 2 years.
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To answer your question directly yes it is. However, if you have an option to get something better why not? I have the skyrocket and for the first time I'm in no rush to get an upgrade. In my opinion the roms out for it keeps it up to date with most phones being released right now. My wife have the S3 and I'm not going to lie it is better, but not that much where I feel I have to update. I'm waiting for the next wave of phone releases.
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If you can afford something better there are better options but it is a good phone for $29.
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Skyrocket is still a pretty good phone. Luckily when it first came out it was a little ahead of its time spec-wise. LTE, dual 1.5 processor, larger battery than the regular S2. It's still rolling with the punches and if you decide to use custom Roms, the Devs in this Skyrocket forum are SUPERB! I too just upgraded my wife's phone(S2) to the S3. I like my Skyrocket(running custom JB Rom) enough that I let my wife use my upgrade brownie points! If you plan on keeping your phone for a couple years, the S3 is the way to go. Didn't think I would be jealous of my wife's new phone but that thing is freakishly awesome! The size to weight ratio and performance is unbelievable! Feels good and looks even better. The only thing else I'm going to say(since I'm rambling)is if you can hold out a couple more months there will be upwards of 5 new Nexus devices coming out. The LG Optimus "whatever" being one if them. It's hard to beat these just on the support they receive alone.
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I tried moving to the S3 (purchased from craigslist) from my skyrocket, but I hated the home button. I decided to resell the S3 and keep my Skyrocket. I'm currently using SkyJB which has the S3 Touchwiz.
I am looking at this phone too, but I would be buying a used one rather than using an upgrade. The GS3 is very nice, but I think it is getting a little too big for me, I think I would rather have the slightly smaller non-pentile screen, and from what I can tell it doesn't seem like the CPU on the GS3 is just hugely better. Both seem very well supported by Cyanogenmod which is very important to me, though the GS3 will probably be supported longer since it is newer (and probably outsold the skyrocket as well).
I was thinking about getting the next Nexus, but removable battery and SD slot are important to me, so I am leaning away from it.
Here are a few pic comparison, not really that great of a comparison but take it for what its worth
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Pretty much I have experiences with all these devices and I still think the Skyrocket is a good phone. Like previously mentioned think of it as a Galaxy S2.5
The s3 is great but I can't see much reason to upgrade. The only major benefit is that there is a true jb kernel so you may have better jb roms. I personally would wait for the nexus announcement and make a decision. Even if you don't like the new phone the gnex price should drop.
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I actually just got my skyrocket a couple weeks ago and couldn't be happier. I did get it off eBay because I was bored of my captivate and wanted something different, and not being too impressed with the s3 I have saved my upgrade till something comes out that really impresses me.
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Is phone X better than phone Y? No idea since no two people use smartphones these days in the same way. It depends on which device you are upgrading from. My case it was the Captivate which had terrible GPS. Finally had enough and I am finally happy with the phone overall. One negative mark in my opinion is the development for the Skyrocket is not as busy as the Captivate was / still is. Meaning I only see one custom kernel for the Skyrocket. The Captivate at one time had 2-3.
Hello Glacier Community!
So as some of you guys may have figured out, I now am a proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy S III. Dad went to the T-Mobile store last week and got both him and myself the Pebble Blue one.
It is a freaking awesome device, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. I know it's an "old" phone, and many of you would ask me why I didn't choose to upgrade to the Nexus 4 or whatever, but truth is, I don't like that phone. Doesn't seem very great, and LG has never had a good history anyway. Didn't get the Note 2 cause it was 1. Way to expensive and 2. Way to big lol
The speed and smoothness of this phone is amazing, in fact, it's been around 3 or 4 days and I'm still on stock! The only thing I did to it was an OTA Update to JellyBean (which gave an even better performance). Samsung really did a good job this time around.
If any of you guys got anymore questions about the Galaxy S III, don't hesitate to ask me, I'll try my best to answer ya
I want to take a moment and truly thank each and every one of you for what you guys have done in this forum. My first rooted Android phone was the HTC Glacier, my first ROM was built for the HTC Glacier, and my team Team Inferno originally started with another forum member, also on the HTC Glacier. The majority of my ROMs and my Team's ROMs are all for the Glacier. This device means a lot to me, and so does this community. I know we've gone through many ups and downs dealing with a ton of things throughout my two years on this forum (wow...it's been two years already ), but there has always been someone in this forum not giving up hope on me, and always kept pushing me and encouraging me. Out of all the forums I see on XDA, I think that the Glacier forum is the most like a community. I feel comfortable with you guys (as you can tell from my posts in the BS Thread), openly sharing my thoughts and opinions.
Now you guys might think that once I leave this place I won't ever come back and post again. That's just not true. I don't really feel comfortable in the other forums, hardly ever posting in them. The only forum where I feel at home is this one, the HTC Glacier. And that's all thanks to you guys. In fact, now that I have a Galaxy S III, I'm able to do even more testing and developing on my Glacier, since I now don't have to worry about going out without a working phone. So hopefully, if time allows, you will be seeing more ROMs from me and my Team.
I'm sad to be "leaving" this forum and this wonderful device, but I'm excited to be moving on to my next stepping stone, the Galaxy S III. Hope to see most, if not all of you guys there!
Keep doing what you're doing developers, you push out surprise after surprise, as together, we push this device to it's maximum potential and ability.
-Best Regards, Saranhai
And finally, it's disrespectful to leave without a gift right? Hope you guys like this one!
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You and your team are great and have done great things hope all is well on the sg3,im.hoping to upgrade soon!!!!
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Yeah, this place is pretty awesome.
Have fun with your new toy.
Have fun!
It's hard to put this SG3 down, eh? It performs great!
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WOW,it looks like we are all leaving to new or upgraded phones at the same time!,I for one will keep my eye on the glacier threads until no-one is left..Hopefully that will be a long time ,I am keeping mine just as a toy until i have no choice to sell it..Good luck to all as well...
This thread has a ****ed up title
THEindian said:
This thread has a ****ed up title
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lol be quiet
GS3 is awesome and I surprisingly liking TW. I must admit I do miss sense lol
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best of wishes and thank you for your work keeping the glacier a great device. you and the team are very much appreciated.
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Thankss for everything. I also really like the S III , reason i flashed your MyTouchUX... ^___^
( my S3 for now )
actually now that i think of it, i only like the htc and samsung
androids
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I Just got an S III as well, to be delivered in about 12 hours. I just got into rom development somewhat (Learning right now, but managed to compile CM7 for the Glacier and CM10 for the S III (I think. it finished correctly, we'll see tomorrow I guess).
I'm excited.
So will gs3 see some team inferno action?
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So will gs3 see some team inferno action?
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i don't see why not. we got two agents on the Samsung Galaxy S III at the moment, expecting a third one. no reason why the flame wouldn't burn the Galaxy S III as well. just give it some time
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i don't see why not. we got two agents on the Samsung Galaxy S III at the moment, expecting a third one. no reason why the flame wouldn't burn the Galaxy S III as well. just give it some time
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Not to be offensive, but i have to say, i wasn't overly impressed with the GS3, sure it was nice and shiny and fast but was it better than phones like the HOX or DNA or Moto Razr MAXX HD, don't really think so, what are your opinions on the phone saranhai?
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Not to be offensive, but i have to say, i wasn't overly impressed with the GS3, sure it was nice and shiny and fast but was it better than phones like the HOX or DNA or Moto Razr MAXX HD, don't really think so, what are your opinions on the phone saranhai?
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i personally love the Galaxy S III, IMO it is better than the HTC One X (if that's what HOX stands for). i got a couple friends with the One X and i'm not sure if it's just them, but their phones were lagging pretty bad for some reason. don't get me wrong, i love the One X and if it had removable battery+microSD, i'd buy it in a heartbeat, wouldn't even consider the Galaxy S III. but the fact that Samsung still has this feature in their flagship phone makes me want the Galaxy S III more. some might not think it's a big deal, and if it's not to you, then i'd recommend the One X for you. i have not yet played with the DNA yet, so i can't compare it just yet, i'll try playing around with it next time i go to the stores. and please, don't even get me started on Motorola crap (still better than Apple..but still). just my opinion cause you asked for it
the new motorola phones are actually quite beautiful. My friend has the one x and he loves it, its actually pretty amazing but it really is personal preference, i am glad you like your phone!
My girlfriend has the one x, it's nice but I prefer my s3. One X still doesn't have s off and the battery life is nothing to write home about. I also like sense 3x better than sense 4. The hox has not wowed me with eye candy like the mt4g roms has. As much as touchwiz is ugly it sure has useful features. If the moto razr gets as much battery as Moto boast than I would be all over it if they weren't Verizon
On a side note its interesting typing on a qwerty keyboard phone. Bought the kyocera rise for 30 on black Friday. Must say for a such a cheap price it was well worth it. Runs ics and is actually pretty smooth. Virgin Mobile didn't drown it in bloat. Sucks there will never be any development but what ever its just a android mp3 player so not that big of a deal
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My girlfriend has the one x, it's nice but I prefer my s3. One X still doesn't have s off and the battery life is nothing to write home about. I also like sense 3x better than sense 4. The hox has not wowed me with eye candy like the mt4g roms has. As much as touchwiz is ugly it sure has useful features. If the moto razr gets as much battery as Moto boost than I would be all over it if they weren't Verizon
On a side note its interesting typing on a qwerty keyboard phone. Bought the kyocera rise for 30 on black Friday. Must say for a such a cheap price it was well worth it. Runs ics and is actually pretty smooth. Virgin Mobile didn't drown it in bloat. Sucks there will never be any development but what ever its just a android mp3 player so not that big of a deal
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Why don't you like Verizon?
Its not that I hate Verizon its just there more expensive. I also hear they are the worst I'm regards to updates and that they lock phones with bootloaders that normally wouldn't. That and I have a 2 year contract with a $340 balance left on my phone.
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Its not that I hate Verizon its just there more expensive. I also hear they are the worst I'm regards to updates and that they lock phones with bootloaders that normally wouldn't. That and I have a 2 year contract with a $340 balance left on my phone.
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You also have service where everybody else doesnt