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What phone to get for Christmas?

Hey guys,
I currently have a T-Mobile G1 but I think its time to get a new phone . I can pretty much get any phone I want just as long as its on T-Mobile, Verizon, or AT&T. I only want phones with the Android OS also, and of course be able to root it for a better experience. I have three on my list so far, ranked in order from most wanted to least:
1. Sony Xperia x10 - it seems to be like the greatest phone ever.. 1 GHz processor , but I don't even know when it's coming out so id have to wait until Q1 2010 (that's fine though). Oh and I heard this ships with Android 1.6..hopefully we'd get an update for 2.0+
2. Motorola Droid - pretty good phone too, and it's already out so I'd be able to get it for Christmas.
3. Motorola Cliq - its an okay phone to me but the only reason I would get it is if I have no other options.
Any other Android Phone suggestions? Thanks!

What about Hero?

What about Acer A1 aka Liquid?
I have Acer F1 (same hardware) and I 'm totaly satisfied with it and considering to buy an A1 too.

freco said:
What about Acer A1 aka Liquid?
I have Acer F1 (same hardware) and I 'm totaly satisfied with it and considering to buy an A1 too.
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Thanks. It looks pretty good. Do you know what carrier its coming for?

^I beleave no carrier, u just buy it unlocked.
Also, have you looked at htc mytouch 3G? Are you in the States?

galaxys said:
^I beleave no carrier, u just buy it unlocked.
Also, have you looked at htc mytouch 3G? Are you in the States?
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Oh okay, thanks. Yea.. I don't like the MyTouch 3G.. it's basically the same as my G1 but with no keyboard lol. Yea I'm in the states .

Good luck buying an unlocked phone in the states.
T-Mobile uses its whacky UMTS frequency and AT&T uses 850/1900 ... pretty much all unlocked phones are 900/2100.

AT&T Options?

I am stuck using AT$T as my provider currently. I want another android phone. I have a Moto Droid for work and love it.
Since the backflip is a POS, what other phones can be brought over to AT&T and work with 3G? I saw the progress on the iPhone, but would really rather a physical keyboard.
Thanks

AT&T only has 2 android phones available. The Dell Aero and the Moto Backflip. The Backflip being the one with a hard keyboard. They have HTC listed on their android page, but who knows when/if that will happen. I think I remember reading that they made Bing the default search provider for the Backflip. I don't know AT&T's policy on bringing unlocked phones onto their network, but you could get the international version of the Hero or something similar. I just rooted my Sprint Hero with the Fresh 2.0d ROM and it is like having a new phone. Once all the Sprint bloatware was removed it runs twice as fast. Unfortunately, none of the unlocked android phones support AT&T 3G, so you will be stuck on 2G. For a hard keyboard, your only option is an unlocked Motorola Milestone(newegg is out of stock).

www.google.com/phone

Or get a Rogers Dream or Motorola Milestone from eBay if you want a physical keyboard and 3G on AT&T. Then it's just a matter of unlocking and rooting.
Of course, you need to be careful with Rogers. They have "patched" their Dream in such a way as to require a JTAG to root.

PanzerGeist said:
Or get a Rogers Dream or Motorola Milestone from eBay if you want a physical keyboard and 3G on AT&T. Then it's just a matter of unlocking and rooting.
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I am pretty sure the Milestone does not support AT&T 3G, only T-Mobile. The unlocked Nexus will support AT&T 3G, except for the minor hardware design problem where if you hold the phone the right way you can block the 3G radio. (See youtube, search "Nexus One 3G Problem")

lineman78 said:
I am pretty sure the Milestone does not support AT&T 3G, only T-Mobile. The unlocked Nexus will support AT&T 3G, except for the minor hardware design problem where if you hold the phone the right way you can block the 3G radio. (See youtube, search "Nexus One 3G Problem")
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telus milestone does i think....

eismanxda said:
I am stuck using AT$T as my provider currently. I want another android phone. I have a Moto Droid for work and love it.
Since the backflip is a POS, what other phones can be brought over to AT&T and work with 3G? I saw the progress on the iPhone, but would really rather a physical keyboard.
Thanks
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HTC has 2 devices coming (one with a keyboard) Dell has one (dunno about the kb) and rumor has it that the Nexus One will be subsidized sometime soon for ATT.

Symmetric said:
HTC has 2 devices coming (one with a keyboard) Dell has one (dunno about the kb) and rumor has it that the Nexus One will be subsidized sometime soon for ATT.
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where did you get your info?

telus milestone does i think....
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This is correct, it does support AT&T 3G.
There is also a Nexus 1 designed to work with AT&T's 3G... but of course if you want a physical keyboard, no luck there.
HTC has 2 devices coming (one with a keyboard) Dell has one (dunno about the kb) and rumor has it that the Nexus One will be subsidized sometime soon for ATT.
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where did you get your info?
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The Dell offering (The "Aero") does not feature a physical keyboard.
wireless.att . com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-sales/promotion/aero.jsp
One of the HTC offerings (also called "Scorpion": androidspin . com/2010/04/28/htc-spotted-getting-fcc-testing-possibly-android/
I'm unaware of a 2nd HTC offering at this time...
P.S. Sorry for the non-hyper links. Too n00b to get URL posting rights

International buyers beware!!!

Hi,
Now, if you are an international buyer and you thinking of getting the AT&T HOX, here is some information you should be aware of:
1. Do not buy manufacturer refurbished. Apparently AT&T are relocking those phones and you cannot get the unlock codes anywhere. Period! I have the HOX and all I can do is stare at it since an unlock code is not available.
I had started another thread on the same here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841609
2. Devs are working on a method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694553
If you are interested, you could act as a tester. Better yet, we should start a bounty for this...
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!l

You could of turned your old thread into this one
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Didnt think of that. Sorry.
Let me add a link to the previous thread

Good Info. Should be stickied

I'm using a unlocked att HTC one x ..in India. M I in Trouble too ??
Sent from my One X using xda premium

Thanks for the heads up!

I dont get what this thread is even really about.
AT&T One X is locked. That is well known.
Why would international buyers be interested in refurbed AT&T stock versus refurb other stock?
The exact same applies for importing brand new stock.
I doubt the typical international user is at all interested in buying AT&T stock new or old. They would be typically buying local stock or from markets known to be open, eg everything else.
AT&T new = locked
AT&T old = locked
That is well known through the other million threads and blogs about it, how is this thread news to anyone? If they didnt find the other million posts and blogs, they wont find this one either...
This thread offers no new info its just a rehash on the fact AT&T One X is locked.

I think he is trying to say that there is no IMEI unlock for AT&T refurbished One X?
Sent from my AT&T HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

why an international user would buy a US branded phone and want to unlock it rather than buying an unlocked model is what I'm struggling with.

Hmmm comparing with international One X, the ATT branded One X is cheaper I guess..
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

Yeah the at&t is a lot cheaper. Plus for me, benches matter a lot. The quad international version is on the same level as the dual s4 version. And the s4 actually beats the quad in some benches....

briankariu said:
Yeah the at&t is a lot cheaper. Plus for me, benches matter a lot. The quad international version is on the same level as the dual s4 version. And the s4 actually beats the quad in some benches....
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The phone known as the AT&T One X is sold international as the HTC One XL in Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Canada and possibly other markets. In Germany and Australia it actually has 32gb internal storage instead of 16gb.
All of this is already in many reviews, blogs, XDA threads and plastered all over the net.
Users would just buy the phone from those markets if they want an unlocked phone.
The AT&T version being locked and only having 16gb internal storage makes sense to why you might find it cheaper.
It is not news that AT&T One X is locked, it has been very widely reported.
If a user confuses what an International One X, AT&T One X or a HTC One XL is they have not done anywhere near enough research to be importing or unlocking phones.
One more thread in XDA is not going to help those foolish enough to have clearly not done their homework on what they are buying.
It's like the users that come in weekly crying because they tried to flash ROM's for the international One X on to their One XL after the huge amounts of warnings not to do that. It's sad that people have destroyed their expensive phone but they are doing it to themselves by being lazy and not reading first.

Does 3G work fine?
sanchitgrover said:
I'm using a unlocked att HTC one x ..in India. M I in Trouble too ??
Sent from my One X using xda premium
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i am thinking of getting unlocked AT&T version of HTC One X to India...
Arey you facing any problem with the phone...especially Android updates and 3G connectivity?? Please let me know...it will of gr8 help..Thank You..

I do a lot of research before purchasing anything....
@chaitanya if you get it unlocked, no problem. And if your carrier supports the at&t bands for 3g, you will get 3g

briankariu said:
I do a lot of research before purchasing anything....
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Aren't you stuck with a locked AT&T One X that you cant use?

twistedddx said:
Aren't you stuck with a locked AT&T One X that you cant use?
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Touché...i thought unlocking it would be a breeze

briankariu said:
I do a lot of research before purchasing anything....
@chaitanya if you get it unlocked, no problem. And if your carrier supports the at&t bands for 3g, you will get 3g
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Seller confirmed that it is fully unlocked ...have to check once i get it..
i think it supports... a friend of mine is using at&t captivate glide (unlocked version) and it is working fine..so hope this also works fine..
one more question...can i update the OS in unlocked phone..? i heard some one saying that the phone gets bricked if you update unlocked phones...is it so??

Shoooot! I just bought an AT&T HTC phone!!!

oh **** man
you scared the crap out of me :\
i bought att one x because it was 200$ cheaper then the quad core version
and i didn't care for the quad.
and it supposed to be here today, bought it from some one hope it's not refurbished
else my dad gonna kill me.

briankariu said:
Didnt think of that. Sorry.
Let me add a link to the previous thread
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Let me know which thread you want to keep, and I'll close the other one.
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Where can i get a RAZR/MAXX HD?!?!?!

Hi guys
I'm from Singapore and I'm dieing to get new RAZR /MAXX HD. I really dont know if SG would want to have another Motorola device.So do you guys have any website that sell the XT925 model with no contract? If i have no other choice, i will get the XT926 which is the verizon version.
Thank you n have nice day

check your PM.
i am getting one sent to me.
I will see if it's good.
check your PM.

fikri95 said:
Hi guys
I'm from Singapore and I'm dieing to get new RAZR /MAXX HD. I really dont know if SG would want to have another Motorola device.So do you guys have any website that sell the XT925 model with no contract? If i have no other choice, i will get the XT926 which is the verizon version.
Thank you n have nice day
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hexproject said:
i am getting one sent to me.
I will see if it's good.
check your PM.
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Guys, I'd like to buy a Moto Razr Maxx HD too - I'm from Ireland, and so far I could not find any shops, any news portals, where anyone has info about how to get it outside of the US. There is no such thing like international Maxx HD, or what?
I'm looking forward to buy it, but I dont know, where can I get it.
On ebay, they only ship inside the US. Outside US, I could not find any offers, especially not sim free models.
If anyone can help me out with information, I'd be really thankful.
Cheers!

Anybody?

fikri95 said:
Anybody?
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I am from Singapore too and my colleague and I have been following this for quite some time.
I have contacted Motorola-USA and Motorola Singapore about it. However they all have no idea when it will be available in Singapore.
I also have emailed a few retailers about it. So far no replies...

can verizon cdma work in singapore?

From what I see, the phone (you must unlock it) will be compatible with our network except LTE.

cire1980 said:
I am from Singapore too and my colleague and I have been following this for quite some time.
I have contacted Motorola-USA and Motorola Singapore about it. However they all have no idea when it will be available in Singapore.
I also have emailed a few retailers about it. So far no replies...
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Im from malaysia and going to US this 15 JAn, i also wish to know where can i get this non contract droid razr maxx HD.
mayb we can make a group purchase, hahaha
let me know guys....

let me know if anyone needs razr hd maxx in singapore

abs0lut3z33r0 said:
let me know if anyone needs razr hd maxx in singapore
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hi there i am interested in getting a razr hd maxi

There is nothing in the Verizon version that keeps you from using it on a GSM network outside the US. It's unlocked internationally and locked to our dometic carriers, like AT$T and T-Mobile.

Att LTE for droid mini?

OK I'm on att with my droid mini and I really want LTE on my phone! Is there anyway we can put moto x bands on the mini to get LTE service?
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GraphicDemon said:
OK I'm on att with my droid mini and I really want LTE on my phone! Is there anyway we can put moto x bands on the mini to get LTE service?
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I asked the same question a month or two ago. I think the answer is no, unfortunately. Wish they had released an AT&T version of the mini!

phositadc said:
I asked the same question a month or two ago. I think the answer is no, unfortunately. Wish they had released an AT&T version of the mini!
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Unfortunately the name "Droid" is a trademark of Lucas Films and Verizon (not Motorola) has purchased the right to use the Droid name. So you you will never see a phone named "Droid" anything on any carrier except Verizon. IMO that's why even though the Moto X fits right in the line with the Mini, Ultra, and Maxx, it didn't get the Droid name allowing it to be used on other carriers.

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Unfortunately the name "Droid" is a trademark of Lucas Films and Verizon (not Motorola) has purchased the right to use the Droid name. So you you will never see a phone named "Droid" anything on any carrier except Verizon. IMO that's why even though the Moto X fits right in the line with the Mini, Ultra, and Maxx, it didn't get the Droid name allowing it to be used on other carriers.
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Right but lots of times Motorola will release something similar on other carriers. Like the Atrix. Doesn't necessarily need to be called "droid mini" or look identical but I wish there was an att equivalent!
Sent from my Nexus 7

You can try the radios for at&t moto x on your mini. Those radios should be fine with your mini. If not just flash the old radios back
Sent from my Droid Ultra Limited Edition

r00st3r9109 said:
You can try the radios for at&t moto x on your mini. Those radios should be fine with your mini. If not just flash the old radios back
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Will they flash with the bootloader locked?
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Will they flash with the bootloader locked?
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Amazingly, they do flash. I just flashed NON-HLOS.bin, then ran "erase modemst1" and "erase modemst2" and then flashed fsg.mbn. My radio now shows as the same radio on my AT&T Moto X. I then added the "phone" APN.
Very disappointed to report that I'm still not getting LTE on the mini on AT&T.
Too bad. Worth a try. Would have been awesome if it had worked, but I guess it just doesn't have the correct bands, even with the AT&T radio flashed. If anybody else has any ideas, would love to hear them.

You will get LTE in areas that have band 4 active. I have it some places and others not.

The at&t bands are different then Verizon. And as the mini/ultra/maxx was made exclusive for Verizon....... You may never have luck. Sorry about that. If I had better news for you I would let u know. Even with a locked boot loader, you can still flash a lot of things
Sent from my Droid Ultra Limited Edition

r00st3r9109 said:
The at&t bands are different then Verizon. And as the mini/ultra/maxx was made exclusive for Verizon....... You may never have luck. Sorry about that. If I had better news for you I would let u know. Even with a locked boot loader, you can still flash a lot of things
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I went out and got a prepaid TMobile sim for my maxx today to try out their service. As I typed this, its being posted over Tmobile LTE which is suprisingly faster by 8Mb/s than VZW LTE
Maxx'd out Kit Kat

Topsnake said:
I went out and got a prepaid TMobile sim for my maxx today to try out their service. As I typed this, its being posted over Tmobile LTE which is suprisingly faster by 8Mb/s than VZW LTE
Maxx'd out Kit Kat
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Is band 4 available out there. If so then that is why it works. There is a will work won't work issue. It all depends.
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r00st3r9109 said:
Is band 4 available out there. If so then that is why it works. There is a will work won't work issue. It all depends.
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I assume band 4 is available. Was really surprised by it
Maxx'd out Kit Kat

In metro areas you have a better chance of picking up band 4 on att. Most areas are not band 4. T-Mobile is (for the moment) exclusively band 4.
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can anyone share what settings that they are using to get ATT 4G?