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2012 year of the quad cores

So I wanted to upgrade to a new phone like the amaze but it makes sense to wait two more or 3 months for the quad core processor phones right guys? Let's hear some feeback and what are you gonna do? Wait it out too??
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Yea, I agree. I get bored easily, this is the first phone I've kept for this long (about a year). At first, I was looking at a gradual upgrade, something like a sensation or a g2x... Then I figured if I'm gonna spend $$, might as well just do it for the long haul & look into an amaze, galaxy s2 or even wait for a galaxy nexus... After all is said & done, I'm still using my glacier & will continue to do so. We've got an awesome dev section & something better will always be just ahead of the curve, but I'm definitely waiting for 2012...
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Yea bro I feel ya..it'll be best to wait it out cause if I buy a phone I might as get one that will be quad and better camera and faster processor..I love my mytouch it has been with me through alot
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I'm interested in the HTC ville. Not quad core but the krait dual core processor looks interesting. Especially since ICS is optimized for dual core.
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+1...next phone will probably be the Edge when it drops. specs are pretty awesome

Rumored samsung galaxy s3
currently researching sg2 and nexus prime..

Wait for the quad core nexus. Quad cores will have better architectures and will be more stable,better battery life, and etc.
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ya 2012 is a quad core year but i'm really big fan of HTC so i'm waiting for HTC ville hopefully comes Tmo.

romeoh said:
ya 2012 is a quad core year but i'm really big fan of HTC so i'm waiting for HTC ville hopefully comes Tmo.
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Is the Vile the one with the S4 chip or Tegra 3?

The ville comes with the s4 processor
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So you guys waiting it out? Ok good now I'm definitely gonna wait the few more months
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Infrared28 said:
I'm interested in the HTC ville. Not quad core but the krait dual core processor looks interesting. Especially since ICS is optimized for dual core.
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The Ville is the 4.3" ICS phone right? That sounds so much nicer size-wise than the massive Galaxy Nexus. Should come out more compact than the Amaze or Sensation due to the removal of buttons.
However the render appears to have a screen aspect ratio of 1.64 or so, which is closer to the 5x3 of an 800x480 display than the 16x9 (1.777) of a qHD display. So the render is misshapen.

cmstlist said:
The Ville is the 4.3" ICS phone right? That sounds so much nicer size-wise than the massive Galaxy Nexus. Should come out more compact than the Amaze or Sensation due to the removal of buttons.
However the render appears to have a screen aspect ratio of 1.64 or so, which is closer to the 5x3 of an 800x480 display than the 16x9 (1.777) of a qHD display. So the render is misshapen.
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Yes the ville is the 4.3" screen one. Same screen as the RAZR i believe. Its gonna be nice because the 28nm processor allows for it to be really thin. So it shouldn't be much heavier than the MT4G.
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mackster248 said:
Is the Vile the one with the S4 chip or Tegra 3?
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it will come with 1.5GH snapdragon s4 processor and here's the full specification of it. A 4.3-inch qHD (960×540) Super AMOLED display; a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor; 8MP camera on the back with 1080p HD video capture; a 1,650mAh battery; HSPA+-connectivity; and Beats Audio Technology. The handset will apparently measure in at only 8mm thick,will launch with Android 4.0, and will also launch HTC’s Sense 4.0 overlay.

I'm just gonna wait for the next Nexus. Saves me the headache of whether my phone will have the latest Android software.
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mackster248 said:
I'm just gonna wait for the next Nexus. Saves me the headache of whether my phone will have the latest Android software.
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The next Nexus? Why not this Nexus? Curious.....
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Ugh, when you say same screen as the RAZR, I hope you don't mean including the PenTile matrix. I thought I wouldn't notice it at qHD resolution, but I tried it in store and the colour fringing was just awful.
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cmstlist said:
Ugh, when you say same screen as the RAZR, I hope you don't mean including the PenTile matrix. I thought I wouldn't notice it at qHD resolution, but I tried it in store and the colour fringing was just awful.
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Unfortunately yes. I never seen the RAZRs screen. Didn't think it was that bad, if at all :/
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If you are waiting for the greatest smartphone you will be waiting forever, there is always going to be a rumor about a supposed OMG smartphone RIGHT before you was about to purchase the smartphone you thought was awesome. In my opinion, to have a really satisfying smartphone experience there needs to be great utilization of software and hardware. Software is something that has always been a bit of a hindered on devices with custom skins (most of the Android ecosystem). The only ways to really circumvent this is to either buy a Nexus devices or root your device in HOPES of finding a solid ROM to flash. I think this makes the decision quite easy, buy the Galaxy Nexus.

[Q] Iphone 5 vs the best android phone

ok, here is a question. what is the best android phone to come out around the same time as the iphone 5? and which is it better to buy, bassed on hardware, software, looks, everything.

I think it will be s3.
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looks and software is really derivative, but hardware wise new nokia lumia camera will blow everything else out of the water camera wise. The S3 for everything else

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looks and software is really derivative, but hardware wise new nokia lumia camera will blow everything else out of the water camera wise. The S3 for everything else
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Apart from being off topic your wrong about lumia as best camera in the world on a smartphone is the 41 mp pureview 808 lumia doesn't even come close to it.
Dave
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mistermentality said:
Apart from being off topic your wrong about lumia as best camera in the world on a smartphone is the 41 mp pureview 808 lumia doesn't even come close to it.
Dave
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so I got the name wrong, sue me.

The next phone that God Google will release with a partner(Samsung;HTC;Huawei;Motorola(most probable);LG etc..)

Thanks, but that does not answer the second question...I'm thinking on what to got and i like both apple and android.
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i think htc phones are the best for me !

Please look at the question, thoroughly...that's a wrong answer.
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Apple hardware is great, even though it's not even made by them, but won't rival anything that Android has to offer. The 4S has a 1GHz dual core processor. So what? Say hello to the HTC Rezound, HTC One X, Sony Xperia S, LG Nitro, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE etc.
I don't think I need to say much more.
Apple software is ****. iOS can GTFO IMO. Sure, it's clean, simple, fast, reliable and freakin' boring!
It's an app drawer...big deal.
Basically:
Android > iPhone
If I helped, please say thanks

I Think That The Nexus Phones are the Best, between Android and IOS I think that are similar But I prefer Android Becouse They Are Really similar like Nexus S and Iphone 4S regards

That's what u wa looking fir, Ty. Keep debating.
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Check this out man http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/09/12/iphone-5-android-competition/

Software, UI and design: Any Sony phone.
Performance: Sammy Galaxy S3 or the HTC one line.
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icenight89 said:
so I got the name wrong, sue me.
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Was only pointing out lumia is a completely different phone.
Dave
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jurank_dankkal said:
Check this out man http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/09/12/iphone-5-android-competition/
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Thanks man, great info!:thumbup:
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Checkbthis out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1556774
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Felimenta97 said:
Software, UI and design: Any Sony phone.
Performance: Sammy Galaxy S3 or the HTC one line.
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I concur. The Xperia skin actually makes me want to stick with the stock rom. Much better than many others I've used, which usually have me running to cyanogen

Quick question, of i get a Rom, then the warranty is void, right.
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Hottest Phone of 2012?

What phone do you think will be the hottest thing on the market this year?
Phones that I know that are being released this year that will be contenders are:
HTC One X
Samsung Galaxy Note/Journal
Samsung Galaxy SIII
Droid Fighter
New iPhone
Personally, I got my money on the S3 as the hottest phone on the market this year.
What do you all think?

Thats a short list

Why everyone forget the Xperia ones?

Xperia S by far trumps any phone on that list in terms of aesthetics.

the new iphone of course!

Fuzalert2k said:
Xperia S by far trumps any phone on that list in terms of aesthetics.
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What good are the aesthetics if the hardware isint. Up to par ...
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definately HTC One X or Orange Santa Clara

Definately the galaxy note IMHO.
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I'm pretty sure the Samsung Galaxy S III and perhaps the Note as well..

IMHO Sony xperia S wins easily in looks.
and the hardware is not that backwards as u think

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Definately the galaxy note IMHO.
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+1
10character

Please define "hottest" because these threads are total nonsense. Just a bunch of random subjective opinions.
I just don't think "hotness" is something you can quantify...
That aside the GS3 will probably be the technically superior phone in terms of specs.
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The gs3 has not been verified by anyone that it will come out this year.
The xperia although probably good looking most likely not up to par with the new phones coming out this year.
I'm going with the HTC one X because it has a 2500 Mah. Battery. Apparently it has a very good camera so that's a big plus. Comes with HTC sense 4.0 and ics .
If not the HTC one x the HTC jet since its almost the same except it comes with a dual core krait processor which is more powerful than the quad core tegra 3.
The end.
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Only 4 in my opinion
1. HTC One X
2. Nokia 808
3. Multimedia - Samsung Galaxy S III
4. Elegance - iPhone 5
Also, contenders and phones to look out for
Huawei Ascend D1 and Quad
ASUS Padfone
ZTE Era
BlackBerry London

It will be s3.
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mirajp1 said:
IMHO Sony xperia S wins easily in looks.
and the hardware is not that backwards as u think
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Has that super cool see through bottom part. Sony doesnt feel quad cores are necessary and the battery life impact is too great in their opinion. For the average user, theyre right. Hell, my GSII is all i need for now and for a while!

the new Iphone

Probably whenever the SGSIII comes out.

Rekzer said:
Has that super cool see through bottom part. Sony doesnt feel quad cores are necessary and the battery life impact is too great in their opinion. For the average user, theyre right. Hell, my GSII is all i need for now and for a while!
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And there are rumours they will release a phone with specs similar to XS, but with Snapdragon S4, on a Xperia Arc design, and with LTE.
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Galaxy S4 mini

Hi everyone,
Just saw this article on Android Police:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...pi-display-dual-core-processor-android-4-2-2/
Really similar specs to the One S. qHD screen (about 4.3"), 1.6GHz dual core (I wonder if they did that just to beat the One S by 100Mhz) and 4.2.2 with Touchwiz.
Will this beat our phone in benchmarks, on the Sense 4.1 software and the CM10.1 4.2.2 software? I sure hope not.

We all know how bad touchwiz is. I don't think it will beat the ville
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I doubt it will beat the One S. Considering the dual core snapdragon S4 isn't that outdated yet and still powerful as ever. Tempted to upgrade to that? Well, i think the rumored M4 will easily beat that, considering the rumored specs of it, so i'll just wait for a little while.
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angeloalonzo01 said:
I doubt it will beat the One S. Considering the dual core snapdragon S4 isn't that outdated yet and still powerful as ever. Tempted to upgrade to that? Well, i think the rumored M4 will easily beat that, considering the rumored specs of it, so i'll just wait for a little while.
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The rumored M4 is the HTC One and it has been already released... Too bad the S4 will beat it when that is released

Closed Source Project said:
The rumored M4 is the HTC One and it has been already released... Too bad the S4 will beat it when that is released
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I thought the One is the previously rumored 'M7' and not the 'M4'? Imo, the S4 mini's specs is just like our One S (960x540 qHD, 4.3" amoled screen), but i've read somewhere that the M4 will have a 720p 4.3" slcd-2 display..
Looks like there would be a battle of midranges. Hopefully, HTC would really release a midrange phone to battle out with the S4 mini. And with the rumored M4 specs, considering it's really true, i'm pretty much sure it will easily beat the S4 mini.
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If the S4 mini DOES have an S4 pro like ours, that might mean TouchWiz ROMs for our phone
In fact even if it doesn't have an S4, we could soon start seeing TouchWiz ROMs
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usaff22 said:
If the S4 mini DOES have an S4 pro like ours, that might mean TouchWiz ROMs for our phone
In fact even if it doesn't have an S4, we could soon start seeing TouchWiz ROMs
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Do you much prefer TW over sense? Imo, sense is more premium, professional and elegant looking while the TW is more of cartoonish and premature. But then again, maybe it's just me..
More important now is that, will HTC really release a midrange phone namely M4, or we're only given false hopes..

If that phone gets good cm10.1 or cm11 development maybe we can pick somethings from that
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angeloalonzo01 said:
Do you much prefer TW over sense? Imo, sense is more premium, professional and elegant looking while the TW is more of cartoonish and premature. But then again, maybe it's just me..
More important now is that, will HTC really release a midrange phone namely M4, or we're only given false hopes..
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I definitely like Sense better, but who's to blame variety? One extra ROM can't hurt...
Also like the poster above said, we might get CM11 or future builds from that phone if ours doesn't get it.
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usaff22 said:
I definitely like Sense better, but who's to blame variety? One extra ROM can't hurt...
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Ya I have to agree with this. Its been a while since we had something different.

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htc one or s4 or xperia z

I am thinking to buy a new smart phone so any one suggest me smart phone from htc one or s4 or xperia z
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do you prefer music(xperia Z) or good screen resolution+gorilla glass screen(s4)?
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you don't want to buy xperia Z because it has a bad screen unless you want your phone to take showers with you
so it hands down to s4 or htc one
for me i would buy S4 over htc one anyday

xperia z, the screen is not so bad like they say

There isn't a best universal smartphone is a personal choice.
HTC one has a great sound,a metal body and a camera that does very good night photos(but it has only 4 megapixels) and JB 4.1.2
Galaxy s4 has a lot of software-features like gestures,s-voice multi winows etc,a 13 megapixel camera and a expandible memory with JB 4.2.2.
Xperia z is a great phone but i don't like it but it cost 50 euros less than other two
Sorry for bad english

Of those three, I personally prefer the HTC One. I actually like some of the additions in Sense 5, and it isn't nearly as bad as previous iterations (in my opinion). I'm waiting to see if they do an Xperia Z reboot though; I'd love one that has an improved screen and something like a Snapdragon 800.

You might want to wait a bit and check out the newly announced Sony Xperia Z Ultra. Screen is supposedly much better than previous Z. However, no LED flash, and it's quite large (6.44-inch screen), but thin.

s4 .........
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Definitely not Xperia z. The washed out screen, the sub par battery life and the horrendous speaker makes it a no no.
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barondebxl said:
Definitely not Xperia z. The washed out screen, the sub par battery life and the horrendous speaker makes it a no no.
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HTC one black for me! solid body and sound!

For me, the great camera and speaker of the S4 got me. I was tempted to get the One, but its lack of Microsd support and removable battery kinda disappointed me. Xperia z is a good phone in its own right, but its last gen processor, washed out screen and poor camera was the thing to push me to the S4.

Just pointing out, there's a device suggestion thread for questions like this. Ultimately it comes down to what you want from the device.
The HTC One has the most premium build and the best design IMO as well as the smoothest UI and the best speakers. It would definitely be my personal choice.
The S4 has a removable battery, SD slot and the most feature rich software but it lags where no 2013 flagship should, AMOLED screens are ugly and the phone itself feels awful.
The Xperia Z has waterproofing as well as an SD slot but the viewing angles on the display are awful. I think it's a bit out of place in this since if you're going to consider it then you may as well also consider the Nexus 4 which is cheaper as well as having a superior display (after calibration) and better software.
While I'd recommend the N4 over all three purely because of how cheap it is, if I had to choose between the given options I'd pick the One.

I would recommend to get the HTC one in black, it looks amazing. I owned the HTC one, galaxy s 4 and optimus g pro. I have a comparison thread if any of you is interested.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42620005
These 3 are the absolute best phones so far this year.
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Htc one...no doubt

Xperia Z FTW. Xperia Z Ultra is gonna be a killer
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aaronlee1979 said:
HTC one black for me! solid body and sound!
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I thought the One was beautiful. Then I saw it in black.

I say S4, Htc one the only good thing about it well two things out has a decent camera and one hellava speaker of you don't care about expandable storage go for HTC my main advice is to stick with S4 otherwise HTC. No comments on xperia
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I've used s3, Xperia Sammy is okay to some extent but Sony has nothing great nor dispay or sound. Right now a from a months time I'm using HTC one, satisfied with the overall outcome
except the camera not par with competitors.
Best built quality
Stereo speakers with amazing loudness and clarity bass effect is too good
Display is awesome..
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I've working with the Samsung GS4 and the HTC One, both have its unique set of inconveniences. I bought the S4 for my own device due to 2 factors, SD card and Battery removal. Samsung has placed some kind of security feature in the S4 which wasn't there on the S3. The HTC was a bit more painful to work with with their security feature turned on. Oh BTW, I dunno about anyone else...but I'm having a hell of a time getting the HTC One developer's edition to turn on wifi. Just my .02.

manikdhir said:
I am thinking to buy a new smart phone so any one suggest me smart phone from htc one or s4 or xperia z
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Sorry, but I had to close this thread. There are 2 threads devoted to questions about devices, please repost your question in one of these two threads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179 or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
Thanks!