The excitement is mounting, and I must begin to keep a very, very keen-eye on the smart phone market.
I hit my upgrade date sometime in March next year, and I'm dying for a new phone.
I currently have a Samsung Captivate and love the living crap out of it, but, It's starting to get a little ratty and beat up so on sheer aesthetic I may be happy to get rid of it.
What phones are coming out/being rumored to come out in the first quarter of 2012?
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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CNET has an article talking about 4G phones and quad core phones, but no specific phones have been announced yet.
I would follow CES, though, that is when a lot will most likely be announced!
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We’re hearing rumor after rumor that Android has been delayed, and pushed back to 2009. Well TmoNews is jumping into the pool or rumors, calling BS on those other rumors, and putting in our vote of confidence on a presale of the Android phone on September 16th, 2008. This information, coming from a trusted source, prices the Android phone, also known as the G1 (Codename or real name, we’re not sure) at $399.
Full invoice that is.
Scare you? Good, well during the presale of the G1, T-mobile customers can pick up the phone for $150. This is where it gets interesting, we’re not seeing any prices for new activations during the presale, so this could mean that only current T-mobile customers can pick up the G1 during the presale. Other customers interested in the G1 may have to wait until beginning/mid October before a national public launch. Many users have seen the recent video circulating the next claiming to be the HTC Dream (AKA G1), and have been complaining about the ugly white color. Well we have good news for you too, as the G1 will be released in black, white, and brown. Being 3G enabled, the HTC manufactured G1 will unfortunately require its own data plan from T-mobile, which we expect to be more expensive then current data plans. Interestingly enough (maybe not so much knowing Google) users will be required to have a Google Gmail account for the phone to work. So far expected specs include 3G, a 5″ long by 3″ wide touch screen, and a slide out Qwerty keypad, and no mention of UMA or Wifi. We’re really excited for this all-too-secret device to hit T-mobile’s lineup. Stay tuned to TmoNews for more information coming soon!
Update: The HTC Dream (G1) will have a 3.0 megapixel camera. The presale will last 1 week, and be for existing customers only. Employees are not included in the presale, sorry! Presale begins Wednesday, September 17th, and 3G will be a large aspect of this device. Use your imagination.
I CANT WAIT?!?!?!!?
Dude, hasn't Gixxum taught you anything by now. For one you shouldn't just find an article and copy and paste info in the Excalibur thread. Cite your source and credit them. It's just common courtesy. Also, it's just bloating the threads with rumors. Go post that in the Smartphone General Section.
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RussianSolja said:
I Did Some Searching Guys And Though You Guys Might Be Intrested In This...
We’re hearing rumor after rumor that Android has been delayed, and pushed back to 2009. Well TmoNews is jumping into the pool or rumors, calling BS on those other rumors, and putting in our vote of confidence on a presale of the Android phone on September 16th, 2008. This information, coming from a trusted source, prices the Android phone, also known as the G1 (Codename or real name, we’re not sure) at $399.
Full invoice that is.
Scare you? Good, well during the presale of the G1, T-mobile customers can pick up the phone for $150. This is where it gets interesting, we’re not seeing any prices for new activations during the presale, so this could mean that only current T-mobile customers can pick up the G1 during the presale. Other customers interested in the G1 may have to wait until beginning/mid October before a national public launch. Many users have seen the recent video circulating the next claiming to be the HTC Dream (AKA G1), and have been complaining about the ugly white color. Well we have good news for you too, as the G1 will be released in black, white, and brown. Being 3G enabled, the HTC manufactured G1 will unfortunately require its own data plan from T-mobile, which we expect to be more expensive then current data plans. Interestingly enough (maybe not so much knowing Google) users will be required to have a Google Gmail account for the phone to work. So far expected specs include 3G, a 5″ long by 3″ wide touch screen, and a slide out Qwerty keypad, and no mention of UMA or Wifi. We’re really excited for this all-too-secret device to hit T-mobile’s lineup. Stay tuned to TmoNews for more information coming soon!
Update: The HTC Dream (G1) will have a 3.0 megapixel camera. The presale will last 1 week, and be for existing customers only. Employees are not included in the presale, sorry! Presale begins Wednesday, September 17th, and 3G will be a large aspect of this device. Use your imagination.
I CANT WAIT?!?!?!!?
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Good job, but get the big picture here at http://tmonews.com ..................!
pfunkside said:
Dude, hasn't Gixxum taught you anything by now. For one you shouldn't just find an article and copy and paste info in the Excalibur thread. Cite your source and credit them. It's just common courtesy. Also, it's just bloating the threads with rumors. Go post that in the Smartphone General Section.
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what is today national asshole day? whats everyones problem? just trying to help ive found some information and im trying to pass on the good word.... geeezzzz stop worrying about other people and worry about yourself and keep your smart ass commments to yourself as well. thank you have a nice day.
RussianSolja said:
what is today national asshole day? whats everyones problem? just trying to help ive found some information and im trying to pass on the good word.... geeezzzz stop worrying about other people and worry about yourself and keep your smart ass commments to yourself as well. thank you have a nice day.
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Your message is a blatant cut and paste without referring the source URL.
That's why you're being called out on it. Had you properly included the source you wouldn't be having to try so hard to defend what is an indefensible action.
No matter....The phone hasn't been submitted to the FCC anyway, so all of these rumors of a September launch is suspect at this time.
So I know alot of people have started to think about their next phone after their cappys. I am going to guess most people are thinking about the same candidates I am. I"m lookin at the HTC Inspire, Moto Atrix, and Samsung Infuse.
The Atrix really seems to be the king of them in most specs, i just wish it had a bigger screen than 4". Plus I am still a lil confused about the whole dock thing with it and something costing 500 bucks and ATT "making" me pay for tethering also. I def dont want any of that. I dont mind paying a lil extra for 4G, thats if I actually get 4G speeds. I like the Infuse the best out of the 3 with the screen size and looks, but is it going to be the same regurgitated Samsung problems that most of us are having with our Cappys? I can handle a lil lag, but the poor GPS performance is a deal breaker.
So I am wondering what others are going to go to and why? Chime on in.
I think I'm going to be jumping ship and leaving AT&T entirely if I can talk my wife into it. I'm mostly waiting on MWC to end so I can see what other new phones will be released and on what carrier.
well, you know how the waiting game is with phones, if you wait, you'll be waiting forever. there is always something coming down the pipe.
I'm stuck with AT&T on two of my lines until mid 2012 anyway, so with the Death Star I have to stay. I'm leaning towards the Atrix, but am waiting for MWC as well. Even if the phone does have a locked boot loader, XDA will take care of that with a quickness... ;-)
despite some of its flaws i still can't believe how eager some people are to defect from the best overall phone out there especially when paired with the right rom.
Why did you have to start a new thread on this? There is one titled latest from att on the first page. Did you not see not one? please look around or search before starting a new thread. There are many threads already open on this topic.
I'm stuck with AT&T unless I want to carry multiple phones. They are the only ones that work in Europe. I looked at the all band Nokia but they are simply too expensive.
I want to stick with an Android phone for the simple reason that the community will improve on the standard issue crap. Will the boot loader on the Atrix be locked so as to prevent flashing custom stuff?
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Why did you have to start a new thread on this? There is one titled latest from att on the first page. Did you not see not one? please look around or search before starting a new thread. There are many threads already open on this topic.
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none that had a survey attached to it to see a general consensus. now quit being a cry baby. i mean seriously, some of you ppl in here whine more than a lil school girl. if you dont like the thread, dont vote, shut up and move on.
I am trying to talk the wife into dumping the iPhone 3GS for the HTC Inspire 4G. She really like Google navigation and I think the $99 price may be a deal maker.
I am still in the 90 window on my refurbed Captivate, if I like the Inspire, I may start whining to see if I can get it as a replacement.
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I am trying to talk the wife into dumping the iPhone 3GS for the HTC Inspire 4G. She really like Google navigation and I think the $99 price may be a deal maker.
I am still in the 90 window on my refurbed Captivate, if I like the Inspire, I may start whining to see if I can get it as a replacement.
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yeah, that price is pretty shocking. nice attention getter
boborone said:
Why did you have to start a new thread on this? There is one titled latest from att on the first page. Did you not see not one? please look around or search before starting a new thread. There are many threads already open on this topic.
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Boborone for mod?!?
Thread closed, there are other threads with the same topic.
Hey everyone, happy Monday,
I have a quick question about the amount of time it takes for a phone to be announced to when it goes to retail/pre-order. The reason I ask is because my family (8 people) will be switching to Sprint from Verizon (my dad is sick of their billing and customer service) and we are going to get 4 smartphones. Being the tech geek of the family, I really want to make these smartphones the new phones being announced on the 25th. We are switching over in April, and I'm hoping to be able to smooth talk a manager about getting the new phones when they come out, but I know he will deny any offer if they come out during or after the summer.
Any answer/tips for smooth-talking a Sprint store manager?
What? I dont quite understand what you're asking. If the phone isn't released you can't get it, just because they announce it doesn't mean certain people can just go buy it.
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Yea...after I read it over, I didn't make much sense.
So here's my situation as simply as I can explain it. There are a few new phones coming out at CTIA that I am going to purchase.
My question is, how long does it normally take for a phone to go to a retail store for consumers to buy AFTER they have been announced.
Ex. The kyocera echo (only phone I can think of right now) was announced in Jan/Feb and is going to start being sold in April.
I was hoping if someone could give my a more specific date as to when the new phones at CTIA were going to be sold (Evo 3D, may atrix for Sprint).
I hope that clears things up, and If it doesn't, then I'm going to sleep and rethink how I word things.
@FLAC Vest: it's perfectly clear - the OP is wondering how long it takes for a phone to go from being announced to being able to buy or at the very least pre-order it.
The OP's family are hoping to switch to Sprint and get some of the new handsets they're about to announce in a couple of days time, so the OP is wondering when it's likely they'll be available.
@the OP: it varies device to device.
On one hand you have Apple, who have the iPhone on sale a couple of weeks after announcing it - albeit in limited markets.
They do this by delaying the announcement as long as possible and also because of their relatively slow product refresh cycle.
With other manufacturers it's very hit and miss.
Some like Sony Ericsson have a poor track record, having taken nearly a year in the past to get a handset to the market (though in fairness to the, nearly a year after it was leaked, not announced).
Samsung are improving but have had their share of delays, like the original Galaxy S which took a number of months to be released after it's announcement.
Generally I'd say it's around a month or two from announcement to release but sometimes phones are delayed unexpectedly.
However if a handset is exclusive to a particular network, that can sometimes speed it up a wee bit as the manufacturer is only having to supplier one company, not a miscellany of competing networks.
There's a good chance that when Sprint make their announcement, they'll also announce an expected release date.
That should give you more of an idea.
Thanks Step you
a) made me much more confident that I wasn't going insane and typing in gibber-gabber
b) answered my question completely, even above and beyond A+
Now I can only hope that the Evo 3D or Atrix will come out on sprint before/during May
BTW: Do you think anyone here knows how to sweet talk a manager?
Similar specs, launch, HTC Vs Samsung, which one are you getting and why?
SGS2 because of the SAMOLED+. I cannot go with an inferior screen being as that is what most of my phone experience is based around. I have tried the Evo and a couple others that are similar to the vibe but cannot handle the lower quality screen.
Another note, I need my gorilla glass, the touch screen feels to coarse on non gorilla glass screens.
samsung FTW _/ i dont like the htc's
Probably neither, but if I were to choose, I'd go with the Samsung. I'll be keeping my Vibrant for quite a while, though.
Neither Qualcomm suckssss ballsssssss
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Leaning toward Ruby at the moment. This Samsung Vibrant GPS bull**** has been too much for me. But I'll wait for reviews to be written before I decide for sure.
Don't understand why this was moved from Vibrant General Discussion to General Questions and Answers.
This isn't Q&A, I believe this was intended to be a discussion spurred by a question. And it's relevant to Vibrant owners specifically because the Ruby and Hercules are the next top-tier phones to be available to T-Mobile customers, and either a likely upgrade candidate.
Now this discussion will probably die in a forum it really doesn't belong in.
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Don't understand why this was moved from Vibrant General Discussion to General Questions and Answers.
This isn't Q&A, I believe this was intended to be a discussion spurred by a question. And it's relevant to Vibrant owners specifically because the Ruby and Hercules are the next top-tier phones to be available to T-Mobile customers, and either a likely upgrade candidate.
Now this discussion will probably die in a forum it really doesn't belong in.
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Was scratching my head on that as well. My main concern regarding Galaxy S II is Samsung's track record on updates which we all infinitely desire. HTC has proven they want the end users to enjoy their experience going much further then you'd ever expect Samsung too. I remember the specs and and thrills of the Galaxy S when it was announced. Only to be punched in the face by TMobile stripping features (FFC) as well as all the users who said don't do it Samsung drops support... only to see it happen. Due to the community the device did well and I have been happy for the most part but the Vibrant was never what it should have or could have been. Not sure I want to play that game again with Samsung for the price of a screen.
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Was scratching my head on that as well. My main concern regarding Galaxy S II is Samsung's track record on updates which we all infinitely desire. HTC has proven they want the end users to enjoy their experience going much further then you'd ever expect Samsung too. I remember the specs and and thrills of the Galaxy S when it was announced. Only to be punched in the face by TMobile stripping features (FFC) as well as all the users who said don't do it Samsung drops support... only to see it happen. Due to the community the device did well and I have been happy for the most part but the Vibrant was never what it should have or could have been. Not sure I want to play that game again with Samsung for the price of a screen.
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Really ur living on some old **** Samsung has changed an there excellent at updated its more carrier things haven't heard of problems with international phones getting updates look it up
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But... In the same family....
Hercules or SGS2
a little big screen....
and the same exynos or qualcomm?
will ruby/amaze 4g have unlocked bootloader?
Samsung is a manufacturer which is having the most market shares currently.But, their customer aftermarket support is the worst.
As all of us know, the Galaxy line of devices are so successful today for having a sales of up to millions.The reason for this is from the start of the Galaxy S.It is their flagship phone in 2010, with a sales of about 20 million globally. Now, Samsung have made a decision not to upgrade the Galaxy S to the newset Android 4.0. Source: http://www.samsungtomorrow.com/2043
Translated English page by Sammobile : http://www.sammobile.com/2011/12/22/...nd-galaxy-tab/
Is it a hardware issue?No, it is because they just don't want to upgrade it and wants people to buy their new phones so they can make more money.And even Sony Ericsson done soooo much better than them. They decided to upgrade their whole 2011 Xperia line of devices, even including the 150$ Xperia Mini.
Yes i know that the Galaxy S is an old device, which already exceeded the 18 months of software update. But well, what happens to its other brother? The Galaxy S Super Clear LCD i9003 which launched about the same time as the Galaxy S2, and the Galaxy S Plus which have not even exceeded 6 months,and the recently Galaxy W,what would happen to them?And also, the Galaxy S have so much similarities to the Nexus S, which had its Ice Cream Sandwich update about 1 week ago.
It is a BIG SHAME that Samsung would make this decision, as these devices are still in the 18 months software update timeline. Is the Google's Android Update Alliance dead? Most of us would probably say yes. If Samsung are not gonna rethink this and release the new update for the Galaxy S phones, I would be sure that this is my first and last Samsung phone ever.Samsung is just caring its sales of new devices and its money.My next phone would be only from Google, the Nexus line.
If anyone here would like to see when they paid a lot for their new flagship phone and got unsupported after one year you then you could continue doing the stupid act of supporting samsung.I think Google should be like microsoft, pushing updates themselves to the devices and not letting OEMs do the work, OEMs are all just about money, money and more money.
Anyone can feel free to write their own thoughts here.
IMHO - All manufacturers are the same - Good or Bad, Good and Bad, Bad and Good.
In my experience, if I encounter any issues with any manufacture that is bad, It's just my luck.
I don't understand what the big fuss is about. Simply wait for the developers on these forums to make a AOSP/Android 4.0 rom and you'll be fine. You'll get better support from these forums than any manufacturer could ever provide assuming you're using a phone with a significant development community which obviously the Galaxy S phones possesses. The way I see it my man you have a few simple options: Sit here and cry about it, wait for developers to cook up a rom, or develop your own.
I'd just sit back, relax, and suck it up for a little while longer and see what the brilliant developers can produce brotha.
I agree with OP. Can't say if they are the only one though, but surely one of the worst. As I always say, we are giving our money to the brands/manufacturers, not any devs
can you stop spamming every single forum with this non sense?
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