Hello everyone,
i am apearantly one of the very, very few people who don't think "bigger is better".
I am in the market to replace my aging T-Mobile G1.
I have played around with some of the phones my friends have (4" Galaxy S, 4,3" Desire HD) and find them freakishly large, nothing to comfortably put in my pocket.
Looking at new releases seeing 4.3, 4.5, 4.7 inch devices i can not see myself being comfortable with any of these monsters.
Seeing as my G1 lasted me about 3 years i'd like to find a phone which isn't horribly underpowered by even todays standards to last me at least 2 years again, so what i'm looking for is:
- GSM /HSPA(+) phone usable in europe (germany to be precise)
- Screen between 3.5 - 3.9 inch (3.7 idealy)
- fastest CPU/GPU available in this form factor (idealy dual core)
- as much ram as possible.
- front camera (if possible)
Hope Anyone can help, because all i came up with are Nexus One / Desire / Desire S, and i feel there should be better options than 1 Ghz Qualcom Single Cores with Adreno 200/205.
EDIT (Nov. 12th, 2011):
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The (prelimenary) Winner here is the T-Mobile US exclusive "MyTouch 4G slide".
It is working on all Bands used by every single provider in germany, namely:
GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
HSPA: 1900 / 2100
and has a dual core 1.2 GHz Processor aswell as 768 MB RAM.
PLEASE - if you can point me to a place where i can buy a unlocked "MyTouch 4G slide" that will ship overseas to europe, let me know.
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On the HTC side, it is likely that the Desire S is your only option.
heh, my problem is that i only realy found HTC 3.7 inchers, i was looking for any others, but couldn't realy find any
Samsung Galaxy W
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Samsung Galaxy W
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Ok, Thanks - 1.4 GHz singlecore is a step in the right direction, if only there was a dual core in 3.7 inch
No dualcore in 3.7"
Xperia Arc, Neo ?
+1 for galaxy w
Ot: Huge phones suck, ill wait for 3.2 inch dual cores /jk (htc titan is veeery tempting for me '_' shame its not android)
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No dualcore in 3.7"
Xperia Arc, Neo ?
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Thanks for the suggestions, but the Arc is a 4.2 Inch Phone, the Neo certainly has a 3.7" Screen, but comes with the same QSD8255 1GHz Snapdragon like the Desire S, but with only 2/3 of its RAM.
Many four inchers now are almost the same size wih the older 3.7 ones... you might reconsider.
Edit: eg; moto atrix close in size to iPhone 4s
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WE HAVE A (potential) WINNER, PEOPLE!
After doing some more digging i finaly found a 3.7 inch dual core smartphone.
The 'HTC Doubleshot' aka 'MyTouch 4G slide' sold by T-Mobile US has a 1.2 Ghz Dual Core Snapdragon and 768 MB of RAM. In Addition to that it also has a full QUERTY Keyboard, nice plus there.
According to the Spec-Sheet on GSMArena ( http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_mytouch_4g_slide-4018.php ) it supports all 4 GSM / 2G Bands used in germany, as well as HSPA on both of the 3G/3.5G (yeah, in europe HSPA+ is 3.5G, not "Faux-G" aka non LTE/Wimax 4G) Bands used by the german providers, namely 1900/2100.
So that means full operation is possible on EVERY german Cell Provider.
Now for the hard part:
The MyTouch 4G slide is a T-Mobile US exclusive and won't EVER come to Europe i was told by HTC Germany.
So......can anyone point me to a place where i can buy a MyTouch 4G slide, unlocked, with overseas shipping to europe?
OptimismPrime said:
After doing some more digging i finaly found a 3.7 inch dual core smartphone.
The 'HTC Doubleshot' aka 'MyTouch 4G slide' sold by T-Mobile US has a 1.2 Ghz Dual Core Snapdragon and 768 MB of RAM. In Addition to that it also has a full QUERTY Keyboard, nice plus there.
According to the Spec-Sheet on GSMArena ( http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_mytouch_4g_slide-4018.php ) it supports all 4 GSM / 2G Bands used in germany, as well as HSPA on both of the 3G/3.5G (yeah, in europe HSPA+ is 3.5G, not "Faux-G" aka non LTE/Wimax 4G) Bands used by the german providers, namely 1900/2100.
So that means full operation is possible on EVERY german Cell Provider.
Now for the hard part:
The MyTouch 4G slide is a T-Mobile US exclusive and won't EVER come to Europe i was told by HTC Germany.
So......can anyone point me to a place where i can buy a MyTouch 4G slide, unlocked, with overseas shipping to europe?
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EBay would probably be your best bet. As far as unlocking is concerned, you might be able to buy it unlocked or take it to a vendor who will do it for you for a small fee. Failing that, get a Galaxy W
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It does operate on GSM but I don't know if t-mobile's HSDPA network would be compatible. I'm so disappointed that there are no good android phones announced for t-mobile at CES
Actually rumor has it that the LG Optimus 2x will be coming to T-Mobile.
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It does operate on GSM but I don't know if t-mobile's HSDPA network would be compatible. I'm so disappointed that there are no good android phones announced for t-mobile at CES
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I'm more interested in the higher resolution screen of the atrix
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I'm more interested in the higher resolution screen of the atrix
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And the monster battery.
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No. I am assuming that Motorola didn't pentaband this phone and you are stuck to using EDGE if you are on T-Mobile.
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_atrix-3709.php
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
I don't know about US but this means it will work on every Australian carrier, toot!
That sucks. I'm on Mobilcity in Canada and I hope to give my G1 to my dad and get a Atrix if it comes to t-mobile.
It sucks that t-mobile always gets lame phones.
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T-Mobile Compromise on great phones
T-Mobile ranks 4th (practically Last Place) in US because they hardly ever get the latest great phones. They always are a step or two below what the top 3 have. Atrix for AT&T but Cliq-2 for T-Mo!!! what a difference. I've been with T-Mo for over 7 years & every time a great phone is announced I want to switch carrier and I finally decided to switch in order to get the Atrix. Hope, Moto learn from Samsung Galaxy & start releasing it to all carriers.
Tmobile was the first GHZ phone in the US, the ever popular HD2 anyone, which is still alive and kicking even today.
Just wait a few months. AT&T acquired tmobile and will be fully integrated by December (rumoured).
There are so many versions to choose from.
I am looking for the one with the fastest GPU and that can work on GSM networks.
From what I can see, T-Mobile version has a dual core 1.5 ghz.
What advice can you give me?
I am looking for a beefier batterry as well
It would depend on who you're carrier is I would assume. If you're within the States and you have Sprint you're stuck with their version, obviously. If you're outside the States, I would take the T-Mobile version. 1.5Ghz as opposed to 1.2GHz and the battery of the tmobile version is 1850mAh as opposed to 1650mAh...but I would think you can get extended batteries and backs for either s2.
Depends which carrier. If you're on T-Mobile US you have to get the T-Mobile version because the other ones don't support it's 3G bands.
If you're on AT&T you can either get the international version, or the AT&T branded version, or the Skyrocket, or the Skyrocket HD, etc.. All models are effectively the same. The T-Mobile version has a "faster" CPU clock speed wise, but it benchmarks much lower than the international GSM version with Exynos in it.
Here's the phone arena listing for all the models: http://www.phonearena.com/search/section/new-phones/term/Galaxy+S+II
They're all effectively the same inside. The differences are that 1) some have LTE and 2) some have an HD screen (but are more expensive). If you want the most basic, cheapest, model then get the i9100 version. That's the original unlocked model. You'll run on AT&T fine and its been out the longest.
In the screenshot, I've highlighted the AT&T capable models in Blue, T-Mobile in Pink, and Sprint in Yellow.
^ now thats how you answer a question lol
I am on GSM. Vodafone to be exact. From what I can see I can't see anything on sale rather than the i9100 version, being in europe.
I have later seen the Skyrocket and tmobile version. Why do they score lower? THey have the higher clock speed and the adreno 220 that according to benchmarks wipes the floor with any exynos or mali on other s2's.
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I am on GSM. Vodafone to be exact. From what I can see I can't see anything on sale rather than the i9100 version, being in europe.
I have later seen the Skyrocket and tmobile version. Why do they score lower? THey have the higher clock speed and the adreno 220 that according to benchmarks wipes the floor with any exynos or mali on other s2's.
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The exynos processor alone rapes the snapdragons (especially just looking at benchmarks), which is what the 42mbps HSPA+ (T-Mo) and LTE (Skyrocket) versions have in order to support those radios. Exynos has limited radio support so that's why you only see it in the basic 850/1900 GSM devices, like the i9100 and base AT&T model.
If you're in Europe you have no need for LTE, so just check the i9100 it'll have the lowest price in that area. The T-Mo version won't work for you (wrong frequencies unless you do some hackery) and the SII HD isn't really available yet. And at that point you might as well just buy a Galaxy Nexus.
Yes, it has the lowest price but I was fooled by the ghz. Thanks for the heads up.
If you're still here and you talk so well about sgs2 why did you get a nexus?
I currently have a HTC Desire Z, but recently discovered I was sent the wrong model by the seller on eBay so I can't get full 3G coverage where I live. My network of choice has full 850Mhz 3G coverage and 2100Mhz around the cities, so my HTC works near the cities but can't pickup 850Mhz everywhere else.
Ideally if I could find a Desire Z from Bell in canada I would buy that as it has 850Mhz support but they seem to be hard to find. The eBay seller I'm dealing with offered a Motorola Droid 3 as a replacement, but this seems to have a lack of support in terms of development.
My question is, what is a good QWERTY android that can run on 850Mhz 3G networks? And also is the Motorola Droid 3 any good compared to the HTC Desire Z?
Droid 3 is waaay better in terms of specs against the desire z. Dual core CPU clocked at 1 ghz vs an 800 mhz single core. Bigger screen, better resolution, double the ram,better camera.
But you're right about development. Desire z is wildly popular and droid 3 has nowhere near that amount of dev support
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So I am going to get an unlocked S3, but the US version is a dual-core with 2GB ram,
and the international version is a quad-core with 1GB of ram.
I use my phone extensively, like hotspots on, while phone calls, texts, browsing, etc etc is a must.
I have the s2, and it runs smooth as a dual-core. So which version would be most benificial?
I personally believe the extra memory, with a dual-core is better because not many app/games even utilize a dual-core to full potential, let alone a quad-core.
But a quad core phone!!!!!! Who wouldn't want that!!!!
Someone please help me out, with some intelligent banter. I'm stuck.
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In daily usage, there is no difference between the quad and dual core versions.
But when you start playing super heavy games, you notice the difference. The quad core is indeed faster.
But you never said you played hardcore games so the dual core is for you. It also has the LTE advantage.
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In daily usage, there is no difference between the quad and dual core versions.
But when you start playing super heavy games, you notice the difference. The quad core is indeed faster.
But you never said you played hardcore games so the dual core is for you. It also has the LTE advantage.
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I was doing more research and found out that the international version does not work for T-Mobile 4g speeds. So How does one go about knowing if a non international version (US version) will work with T-Mobile 4g?
I am looking at phones from Amazon, I have a gift card.
I wonder if tmobile 4g is compatible with
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
T-mobile 3g/4g operates on the 1700 and 2100 spectrum.
The t-mobile sgs3 definitely has 4g support for it, and the at&t version lacks the hardware to support it.
For 4g and 3g on t-mobile, your only option is the buy the t-mobile variant
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This has the same freq. Band at T-Mobile I think...
Its a Galaxy Note...
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...346823364&sr=1-1&keywords=tmobile+galaxy+note
I'm just looking to get the highest quality phone that works with T-Mobile, like an S3, I'm even willing to try the Note, I just don't want to buy one then not be able to use it on my contract.
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What would be my best bet for the money on a cheap android phone to use with the net10 plans? I mean a phone with good hardware and performance that could be rooted and flashed with some roms from here.
bambook s1 $100 mtk6577
jiayu g3s $160 mtk6589T
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bambook s1 $100 mtk6577
jiayu g3s $160 mtk6589T
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Wow I've never heard of those. Are they available in America?
I was hoping for 4G LTE and if possible at least 1gb of ram.
I've seen the Pantech Flex P8010 but don't know if that is a good choice and if it is supported here.
Note:The specs for the jiayu seems impressive for a phone I've never heard of.
They got a huge community, but mainly in Spanish and Russian
They both got 1gb ram and 3g, but you should check network compatibility in America
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Can anyone suggest a good cheap option for a cell phone in America that is supported here on XDA?
Nexus 4 Maybe
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Nexus 4 Maybe
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Thanks for your reply but the Nexus is not exacly cheap. I do have read lots of good things about it.
I vote Nexus 4 too, or a Sony Xperia U, love both of them!
I use THL W100 $154, So far, there is no big problem.
- 4.5 inch IPS screen, 960 x 540 pixel display
- 1.2GHz MTK6589, Cortex A7 quad core
- Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
- 8MP HD back camera + 5.0M HD front camera
- Android 4.2.1
Lindsay02 said:
I use THL W100 $154, So far, there is no big problem.
- 4.5 inch IPS screen, 960 x 540 pixel display
- 1.2GHz MTK6589, Cortex A7 quad core
- Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
- 8MP HD back camera + 5.0M HD front camera
- Android 4.2.1
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The phone looks great and the specs are nice but I'm in America and would be using At&t network through Net10 provider. At&t uses 4G LTE technology. How would one this phone behave in terms of data speed used in ATT network?
There are 2 threads devoted to questions about devices, please repost your question in one of these two threads: The what should I buy thread or The Device Suggestion Thread.
Thanks!