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About to purchase an Inspire 4G

My friend is about to purchase an Inspire 4G. How is everyone's experience with it? I don't think my friend will do any sort of heaving modding with it such as rooting and custom ROMs. Is there lag such as the Captivate that requires the so called "Lagfix"? How is the phone overall? Feedback will be appreciated!
Sorry i meant The Samsung Infuse 4G!!! I get the names confused!

Did you mean infuse?
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Lol inspired by our infuse?
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INFUSE 4G!
Omg Sorry! I meant the Samsung INFUSE 4G. I get the name confused with the Inspire.

ITS HORRIBLE! IT DIES EVERY 3 HOURS! YOU CANT TEXT! YOU CANT CALL! LAG EVERYWHERE!
no im joking its an awesome phone. i can say it is the best phone i have ever had. got rid of my dual core atrix for this one. ITS AWESOME!

Optimus-Prime said:
ITS HORRIBLE! IT DIES EVERY 3 HOURS! YOU CANT TEXT! YOU CANT CALL! LAG EVERYWHERE!
no im joking its an awesome phone. i can say it is the best phone i have ever had. got rid of my dual core atrix for this one. ITS AWESOME!
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Optimus is correct nice nice phone
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awesome phone, can be lagfix'd if you so choose, it is pretty snappy out of the box but lagfix is a common mod. I'd Odin flash the community kernel if i were him and call it a day, later he can use CWM included in the kernel to flash the upcoming gingerbread based rom that make it feel like a new phone. there is a world.of difference between the included firmware and gingerbread.

infuse 4g is literally the best phone ive ever had, especially if you like youtube and netflix as much as i do

Best phone I've used to date, kicked my G2x to the curb for it. The screen size and color is beastly. Dual core is overrated, you wont be disappointed with this phone.
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The phone looks gorgeous although I find myself swapping back and forth from my atrix lately after the latest update from att. He won't regret it though the phone looks super sexy which is why I had to get it. No regrets!
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Its an awesome phone its my first smartphone and my sister has iPhone 4 and is constantly bragging on my phone. Just awesome. Advice tho at fry's electronics it is only 119 so skip the att store and go to fry's
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Awesome phone. Had all the iphones and this handsdown has been my favorite! If you know anyone with a sam's club membership $99 and some change there with a 2 year agreement.
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G2x love

Man I just used my wife's sidekick 4g and boy that phone felt slow I think g2x has spoiled me I love this phone. I think after a while the speed just feels natural so you don't really realize how fast the phone is moving even with everything running in the background
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skye206 said:
Man I just used my wife's sidekick 4g and boy that phone felt slow I think g2x has spoiled me I love this phone. I think after a while the speed just feels natural so you don't really realize how fast the phone is moving even with everything running in the background
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Haha, I know what you mean dude. I was just using my friend's Epic 4G and it's so slow! Heck, I even tried out my old MyTouch 3G the other day... Don't even get me started...

My kids have a G1 with the CM 6 and they wanted me to show them how to do updates to the apps.
I used a few Android phones of people at work and they're do seem slow compares to this phone.
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just adding to the love of the g2x... Where my trollls at lol

This phone is truely amazing... No if only tmobile would release the throttle on there so called unlimited data plans i would be even more happy

Couldn't be happier! Love this speed demon especially on eaglesblood 2.3.5. Vroooom!!

Torn, please help

I previously had a Vibrant, and loved it. Unfortunately I had a pretty intense water accident with it (sat in a jacuzzi for 10 min before realizing it was in my pocket). I am eligible for an upgrade and am torn on phones. I have to get a phone by the 25th, so I can't wait for the Hercules, so I'm wondering, should I even bother with the SGS4G? Or should I look elsewhere at the Sensation or G2X?
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Yes. I think you should "bother" with this phone
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By bother, I mean is it worth it to get, its almost six months old and I know that its not running on much different hardware than the vibrant (which is one reason I'm so attracted to it) but I want a beast, not a puppy when it compares to other phones in good old performance. Haha I realize now that "bother" wasn't quite the right word. I guess the better phrase is, is it worth it to get over the other new powerhouses?
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nickmcghee said:
I previously had a Vibrant, and loved it. Unfortunately I had a pretty intense water accident with it (sat in a jacuzzi for 10 min before realizing it was in my pocket). I am eligible for an upgrade and am torn on phones. I have to get a phone by the 25th, so I can't wait for the Hercules, so I'm wondering, should I even bother with the SGS4G? Or should I look elsewhere at the Sensation or G2X?
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I don't know anything about the sensation but my wife had a g2x and that was one big ass soggy piece of crap. Nothing but problems came from that thing. Needless to say we swapped it out. As far as the sgs4g goes I love this phone and would never pick a g2x over it.
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I kno there are a lot of problems with the first set of G2X's... but I also know there have been some fixes to them.... I ust don't know...
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nickmcghee said:
I kno there are a lot of problems with the first set of G2X's... but I also know there have been some fixes to them.... I ust don't know...
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Have you gone to a t mobile store and played with any of them?
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I would get the sensation in my opinion... Dual core processor.. Gingerbread out of the box, more pixel density, metal instead of plastic. The only thing that sucks is battery, but all phones suck on battery
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Have you gone to a t mobile store and played with any of them?
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My sister has the SGS4 and I used a sensation at the store but I have yet to find a g2x to mess with....
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I played with the sensation at the store and I liked it alot but I couldnt tell a whole lot of difference. But hardware wise the sensation has the high ground and it has sense 3.0 which I like alot. I,love my sgs4g but I personally like the sensation more. If only the new sgs4gs had 2.3.4 and tw4.5 or something new then it would be a beast.
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G2x is a solid phone, if it didnt have all the issues it would probably top the sensation. I like the g2x, stock android and very very fast! Sensation is an excellent phone as well, reminded me too much of my nexus one though.
You can't really go wrong with either one (IF you get a good g2x without problems) slim chance it seems to be. Battery life on g2x wasnt great barely 6-8 hours or so, sensation is alittle better though. Galaxy s 4g is nice, no issues running kg4 and probably getting around 2 days plus on one charge.
May want to consider a nexus s as well if you are looking at this phone. Personally I would try to hold off for another month or so, new nexus may roll out, the sgs2 or whatever itll be called? If you must choose now, pick up a cheap galaxy s4g off craigslist.

Sgs4g is great but either the sensation or g2x is def a better choice. Better dev communities and better phones period.. dual core ftw. Hercules is a phone to end all phones though.. why can't u wait??
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Not sure about G2x, but the SG4G is way better than Sensation 4G
Sensation got a good screen, but, the battery life sux. Also the call quality is not good as SG4G. Low ring ton volume is disappointing also. Audio quality (headphone) of SG4G (with voodoo) is 100 times better than Sensation.

Why not just get a phone like the Sensation on the 24th of this month and if the Hercules comes out before your 14 day return period then just swap it out for the Hercules.
But if you live in the wonderful state of California, then you get 30 days to swap it out.

You guys are all looking at software issues. Hardware wise, the other phones are newer...so of course the others will be faster, have more memory, etc. most, if not all, the issues will probably be addressed by the community. I have no complaints about this phone, but do your research on the development of the others.
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mbernusg said:
Sgs4g is great but either the sensation or g2x is def a better choice. Better dev communities and better phones period.. dual core ftw. Hercules is a phone to end all phones though.. why can't u wait??
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Hercules has the qualcomm snapdragon dual core, when compared to the exynos on my sgs2, it feels like comparing a core i5 to a pentium dual core. But the screen size is a plus, but it will probably kill the battery really quickly.
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Tough choice, while the sgs4g is a solid device, it is older hardware wise. On the other hand the g2x and sensation has a plethora of issues.
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Well the reason I can't wait is because I added a line on the 26th and only got the sim. So I have until then to get a new phone at contract price. I don't know if they will let me buy it and still have the 30 days (I live in california). Otherwise maybe I will get the sensation and hold it til the herc comes.
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nickmcghee said:
Well the reason I can't wait is because I added a line on the 26th and only got the sim. So I have until then to get a new phone at contract price. I don't know if they will let me buy it and still have the 30 days (I live in california). Otherwise maybe I will get the sensation and hold it til the herc comes.
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Or you could just keep the Sensation. The Hercules is not that much of an upgrade anyways, unless you're dying for an AMOLED+ screen.
They have the same processor. Plus, if you're into modding, the Sensation is very close to a full working build of CM7. So you can only imagine how fast that will be. And it's a qHD screen while the Hercules is not.

I think I need to research the qHD screen. It didn't look very impressive to me, but I only used the phone for 2 minutes or so. The thing is, I LOVED the super AMOLED on the vibrant.
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I just left the GS4G for the Sensation. The GS4G is ok, but it's middle of the road in terms of specs these days.

Switched to Moto Atrix4g

Pick up a free Atrix4g over the weekend. So far the increase in speed its just amazing over the Captivate. Hope it doesnt slow down as I slowly add back the apps.
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Uhhhhhh....ok...

I will still be hanging around in Captivate forum. Love the Amoled screen still and will start to fine tune my Captivate until I get my hands on Galaxy SII or III this coming Christmas.
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Cool story, bro

Agree... real cool. Not sure if they realize that the cappy can be blazing fast with some tweaks. In fact, mine runs much better than my daughter's atrix 4g that she purchased before the holidays.

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Uhhh... "they" do.

bubbamcgee said:
Agree... real cool. Not sure if they realize that the cappy can be blazing fast with some tweaks. In fact, mine runs much better than my daughter's atrix 4g that she purchased before the holidays.
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Agreed. I'm a firm believer that my Cappy is running faster than some of my friend's dual core phones when I have MIUI installed on it.
Long live the Captivate. I'm gonna rock this baby out until it NEEDS to get replaced.

That's what she said

Silencer96 said:
Agreed. I'm a firm believer that my Cappy is running faster than some of my friend's dual core phones when I have MIUI installed on it.
Long live the Captivate. I'm gonna rock this baby out until it NEEDS to get replaced.
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I thought the same - as in there wasn't really any bad lag. After switching to a SGSII, I'll say that's not exactly true
But the Cappy was an awesome phone.

Sometimes these posts hurt my feelings

How is the sound quality?

Beside the gain in processing speed that a working fast locking GPS is a dream come true for me.
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You guys need to take this discussion over to the Atrix forums.

Need help on major decision.

K I know you guys are all smart ppl can someone. I just got the Skyrocket yesterday but having some regret I think I'm going to go to the nexus on rogers but is it worth it?
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The skyrocket has better specs and is lte capable. I think its far better plus ics is right around the corner. I had the skyrocketed from rogers as well sold it last week but its a amazing phone
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Nexus is has old cpu and specs wise Rocket is best. Once we get ics our phone will be best in market.

Definitely keep the skyrocket. I think the nexus may have been a little overrated.
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I think our opinions in this forum are a little biased, but that's because most of us LOVE our Skyrockets.
Definitely keep it. Skyrocket has a better processor and a better camera, if you need a couple of reasons...

The only thing I like more about the Nexus is the 720 screen. But for that, you can probably wait for the S3 or the S2 LTE HD (aka Skyrocket HD).

What parts are making you regret it?

The only thing that I don't like about the Skyrocket is the HDPI screen. It wouldn't normally bother me, but coming from an Evo 3D with QHD, it just seems kind of blurry. Other than that, this phone is absolutely amazing.

Thanks for the responses. Definitely clears up. SKYROCKET definitely has better hardware. But on Monday when the note comes out I'll make my decision....depends on the size of that thing.
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sulpher said:
What parts are making you regret it?
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Honestly I was drawn back by the design cause I came from infuse 4g which in my opinion has a more premium look. Lol...
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I hear you about the screen its my one drawback as well. outside of that, this phone has been great thus far. Sucked to here the HD is going hit canada, but not until q2 which by then, more quad core devices are going to be on their way so its not as big of a deal.

I love my skyrocket. Its been the best phone to date I have had. infuse was ok but felt cheaper to me... have a white note coming next week. and cant wait. cause to me its like a bigger skyrocket.. with a few little extras.. but will keep my skyrocket on my spare line. etc..
Funny thing is.. on the skyrocket the stock rom has been so good havent felt the need to install another etc.. unlike say the inspire or infuse or atrix. or the 10 million other androids I have had in the past. etc..

I find it funny that people on the skyrocket forums are not as anal as people in infuse.
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Had the Skyrocket. It was good but since I didn't have LTE here it was pointless to keep. Galaxy Nexus is by far better in performance but since it doesn't have LTE skyrocket is faster IMHO
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Depends on your needs
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Sarius24 said:
Thanks for the responses. Definitely clears up. SKYROCKET definitely has better hardware. But on Monday when the note comes out I'll make my decision....depends on the size of that thing.
The note Is a monster its a little big but trust me that phone is amazing you will start to love the fact that it is so big. Just sold my n7000 so i could get the lte version. In the mean time im using the og s2 and this thing feels tiny now
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