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i decided to change my phone help me!

hi i have a HTC Hero now and i decided to buy something new. i looked for Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 and Samsung Galaxy S. Anyone can share their ideas ? Samsung Galaxy S is pretty well but i think samsung's quality is a little bad then HTC or Sony Ericsson... What about u ? Do u think like me ?

swimmer_tr said:
hi i have a HTC Hero now and i decided to buy something new. i looked for Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 and Samsung Galaxy S. Anyone can share their ideas ? Samsung Galaxy S is pretty well but i think samsung's quality is a little bad then HTC or Sony Ericsson... What about u ? Do u think like me ?
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well i'll always go for HTC... i'm a kind of WM fan but no matter what i'll always choose HTC over samsung or sony ericsson... just my thought...

thank u for your idea. Yeah i learnt that htc is very very pretty brand. But in Turkey, HTC's technical support is very bad. i broke my Hero's screen and i searched a service that can repair it for a week. finally i found one but it was very expensive. because there isn't any screen to be changed. so they bought from another country. luckily my parents can afford this. i'm a lucky kid in Turkey economically. but samsung and sony ericsson, there are lots of technical service for them ! :S i love HTC too, but in Turkey it's not popular...

rajivshahi said:
well i'll always go for HTC... i'm a kind of WM fan but no matter what i'll always choose HTC over samsung or sony ericsson... just my thought...
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+1 on this
Nice to see you back Rajiv!

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+1 on this
Nice to see you back Rajiv!
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well u think i should buy an htc. which htc can it be ? desire ? nexus one ?

Desire and Nexus is pretty good.
If you are willing to wait for a couple of months, you should probably get the HTC desire HD aka HTC ace.
Sent from my HTC Desire

my hero isn't working full function anymore. it fell down from my hand :S screen is ok but everything is not ok ... i can't wait couple months i think ... =/

I've been looking at new phones for the past month lol so here are some ideas:
Acer S100 Liquid E: Cheap/mid to high range phone/underclocked 750mhz snapdragon/LCD/256mb ram (350$) "its the poor mans decent android phone"
HTC Desire/Nexus One: similar good all around phones/1ghz snapdragon/AMOLED/512~546mb ram (550$ newish 400ish used)
X10: insane camera (8mp)/1ghz snapdragon/256mb ram (490$ new)
LG Optimus Z: not yet released but a beautiful phone
Acer Stream: expensive and the same as the X10 =\ (600$)
Samsung Galaxy S: fastest and best phone on the market currently
personally I'm getting the galaxy S on contract soon since in the long run it'll be cheaper and better than buying a new nexus one
If you're intent on getting a HTC manufactured phone I suggest the Nexus one, since it will probably get software updates quicker than the Desire

Danni3 said:
I've been looking at new phones for the past month lol so here are some ideas:
Acer S100 Liquid E: Cheap/mid to high range phone/underclocked 750mhz snapdragon/LCD/256mb ram (350$) "its the poor mans decent android phone"
HTC Desire/Nexus One: similar good all around phones/1ghz snapdragon/AMOLED/512~546mb ram (550$ newish 400ish used)
X10: insane camera (8mp)/1ghz snapdragon/256mb ram (490$ new)
LG Optimus Z: not yet released but a beautiful phone
Acer Stream: expensive and the same as the X10 =\ (600$)
Samsung Galaxy S: fastest and best phone on the market currently
personally I'm getting the galaxy S on contract soon since in the long run it'll be cheaper and better than buying a new nexus one
If you're intent on getting a HTC manufactured phone I suggest the Nexus one, since it will probably get software updates quicker than the Desire
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there are no contracts when buying phones in Turkey and there aren't any Galaxy S with official selling. If i'll buy it, i'll buy it from another country.
What about samsung Wave ? It's very sexy

htc desire - a no brainer android(you cant go wrong with it..just close your eyes and buy one) but i dont like the pinkish tint on the AMOLED screen and i am not a fan of its look.
xperia x10 - by far the best looking smartphone (according to me)..the screen is gorgeous..but 1.6 is outdated and lack of MT may be a deal breaker..
in the end, it comes down to your personal taste..i went for xperia x10 because of the looks and better sony tech support in my country.. and yes, this was when desire wasnt OFFICIALLy available..
and about samsung WAVE..it has bada OS..if thats not a dealbreaker for you..this is one of the best VFM smartphone iv seen yet..

viditkalra said:
and about samsung WAVE..it has bada OS..if thats not a dealbreaker for you..this is one of the best VFM smartphone iv seen yet..
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no it's not important that Wave has Bada OS. actually it can be better for me. i love irritiating phones so bada OS will be new for me

(Advice please) Samsung Galaxy Mini OR Motorola BackFlip OR SE Xperia X10 Mini

Hello,
I'm not very keen on starting this kind of thread, but comparative information is pretty scarce on the internet.
I'm planning on getting my girlfriend an Android phone soon and I'm stuck between these 3 models due to my budget:
1. Sony-Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini
2. Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570
3. Motorola BackFlip
The Xperia was what she originally saw and liked, but in my opinion its not very good. The Samsung appears to be the safest bet, and the Motorola is something i've just seen 10 minutes ago and seems very good on paper (hardware-wise) but that screen seems too small and the keypad is not something she (or i) would like very much. Plus that flip mechanism i'm sure will not last very long.
Now i turn to you, the community, for opinions. I'm a bit stuck between these. Any input would be great!
Thanks!

cfs_mihai said:
Hello,
I'm not very keen on starting this kind of thread, but comparative information is pretty scarce on the internet.
I'm planning on getting my girlfriend an Android phone soon and I'm stuck between these 3 models due to my budget:
1. Sony-Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini
2. Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570
3. Motorola BackFlip
The Xperia was what she originally saw and liked, but in my opinion its not very good. The Samsung appears to be the safest bet, and the Motorola is something i've just seen 10 minutes ago and seems very good on paper (hardware-wise) but that screen seems too small and the keypad is not something she (or i) would like very much. Plus that flip mechanism i'm sure will not last very long.
Now i turn to you, the community, for opinions. I'm a bit stuck between these. Any input would be great!
Thanks!
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The best for me is x10 mini...
1. X10 mini has many stuff u cn do n u cn root it n update to 2.3 cyanogen... Cons: lag of multitouch n qvga
2. Galaxy mini has ginger update too, but i dunt understand too much abt rooting it... Cons: qvga
Best : Able to overclocked to 800mhz
3. Backflip... I tink is lame...
But for a budget hvga fone, i recommended optimus one or x8...
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Thank you for your reply. I know about Optimus One and it is superior to those 3 that i've mentioned. Unfortunately it's $35 US more expensive than my budget (my budget being what those 3 cost). This is a spontaneous decision and there is not a lot of money to be spent. She doesnt care that much about the technical side but she would enjoy the apps and everything and i could certainly help her discover more about Android. She prefers the smaller devices as well. So no optimus one.
I might just end up with the samsung. Im still not sure.

cfs_mihai said:
Thank you for your reply. I know about Optimus One and it is superior to those 3 that i've mentioned. Unfortunately it's $35 US more expensive than my budget (my budget being what those 3 cost). This is a spontaneous decision and there is not a lot of money to be spent. She doesnt care that much about the technical side but she would enjoy the apps and everything and i could certainly help her discover more about Android. She prefers the smaller devices as well. So no optimus one.
I might just end up with the samsung. Im still not sure.
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As i stated up thr.... x10 mini....
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cfs_mihai said:
Thank you for your reply. I know about Optimus One and it is superior to those 3 that i've mentioned. Unfortunately it's $35 US more expensive than my budget (my budget being what those 3 cost). This is a spontaneous decision and there is not a lot of money to be spent. She doesnt care that much about the technical side but she would enjoy the apps and everything and i could certainly help her discover more about Android. She prefers the smaller devices as well. So no optimus one.
I might just end up with the samsung. Im still not sure.
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Hi im Galaxy Mini Expert User!....
For me galaxy mini is the best so far for apps and middle and low end games.....
Its good for multitasking and just 10% of laggy.....
I think galaxy mini is best and the screen is good for typing and playing games.....
And galaxy mini is so simple to do many things....
I recommended u to buy Galaxy mini but the choice is up to u....
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My wife has a backflip, I got it for her in July and its been durable but broken a few otterbox cases (just the front piece). The best rom has been cyanogen mod 7.1 even tho it frequently freezes it has performed way better than the stock 1.5 & 2.1 that Motorola provides. If a good phone is above your budget, just spend the extra lil bit. It'll be worth it in the end.
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[Q] Which phone to buy

Hello guys,
I am new here. I wanted to buy an android phone which should be under 15k (can increase the budget to 16 or 17k). I have shortlisted Motorola DEFY primarily because of its looks. I would browse the internet take pics, play games, and experiment with it (developing stuff, OC,installing custom ROMs etc) apart from the normal things. Please tell me if I have chosen the correct one if not please suggest me one.
P.S I am from India.
and yes I saw this somewhere "GPU is weaker than all of the above phones, so future games (even some current games) may lag, SAR rating (not important IMO), no more updates after Froyo." is it really a down?

i think the better fhone for your use is LG o2x. This phone have boot free and is very good to play games.

Budget!!
it for more than 20k here!

what bout the htc evo 4g

The thunderbolt.....
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HTC EVO is for more than 25k and and I couldn't find a quote for HTC thunderbolt
And yes guys Rs15k is equal to about $320

How about the Huawei Ideos X5 (U8800). Similar hardware to Desire Z, without the keyboard obviously. Should fit in your price range. I got mine for under $200.

huawei? bad customer support and off-course brand value
But leaving that I got this from gsmarena
"a. bad cpu. b. no radio. c. bad touchscreen. d. bad battery life. e. bad signal reception. f. bad service coverage. Still if you want to buy it then go for it !!"
Is is better than Motorola Defy?

Lol, read again, he/she is replying about the Dell XCD to the post below, some dude claiming it is the same phone. Which it is no where close.
Anyway, you can compare here.
CPU, RAM, memory etc the same, except no keyboard.

Are you sure that it is a better phone than Defy?
I asked a friend (because I am a noob) about the Huawei and Defy he said defy is better because more development (software-ROMs) and better GPU which is very useful for playing games as I could wait for loading but cannot wait and get good quality while playing games.

He is probably right then, I'm sorry I don't have a Defy to compare with
Also check if you can what lens the defy has. I know some can do 720p video recording and some cannot, but maybe better to check out the defy forum section.
Edit: By the way, the SE Xperia Play also uses the adreno 205 GPU

No offense xmsnx.
know of any good phone in the price range?
Btw SE Xperia Play is almost double my budget.

I meant, the same gpu is in the Ideos X5, so it must good enough
Anyway if I was you, I would visit a store and try out some phones first if possible.
But good luck, hope you get the best phone you can

Thank you very much

Any one else wants to share their views?

Ehem, what about SGS (scl version is cheaper than amoled) idk how does it costs actually, but I think it can fit you

If I were you I will buy SGS (still good for games), DHD (the same) or Xperia Play (exclusive games and this nice control sticks). Motorola Defy is not good for games if you are looking on this 3 smartphones .

I have the original Droid Incredible - got it the day it was released and absolutely love it, but it is getting close to the time when I am going to upgrade. Would like to stay away from Motorola, but pretty much open to other brands. Very happy with HTC, but Samsung would be a close 2nd. Anyone know of a phone with similar width to the original Incredible? I really like what I have read about Galaxy S2, Sensation SE & Vigor. Must be on Verizon and would prefer the smaller width, but I have a feeling these sizes may be a thing of the past. Anyone know of a more narrow phone than above mentioned that would still perform about the same?

Guys, Guys, his budget as he stated is 15k INR which is about US$310. And here in India the prices also are (little) higher that the US or EU. So, in India the Defy costs abot US$300 and the Galaxy SLCD version costs US$365 and they basically have the same TI OMAP 3630, but the SGS LCD is clocked at 1Ghz while Defy is clocked at 800Mhz.
And in this budget the closest things up and down are the Galaxy Ace(US$287) and the Galaxy SLCD at the moment, and Galaxy Ace is crap. But I would refrain from buying a Moto.

SGS , DHD and Xperia Play all of them are above budget for me. My dad is very particular about the budget he is getting me a 15k phone only after so much of pleading.

[Q] Buying a New Phone

Hi im new to Xda so i think Questions are posted here. I want to buy a good Android phone within 36,000 Pakistan Rs ($400) I currently have a Gio Which has poor battery timing and very low Ram . Im 13 years old so i need a good phone which i can use easily and has good specs

hmmmm, I think with that price range you can purchase the Iphone 3GS if your into iphones. However you ever thought about going second hand? You can get high end phones that may be a few months old for that price.

i would buy the htc sensation
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Sensation...MIEU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1336830512&sr=8-3
or the htc evo 3d
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Android-G...3GIA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1336830524&sr=8-5
greetz

Consider Samsung Galaxy S2 or at least S1. Both are equally good. I have both model & they never fail me.

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advise what phone to choose samsung-gt5560 or HTC hero?

goodenwilford3 said:
i phone 3 u can bay this
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I think iPhone is not an Android phone

artem_khaled said:
advise what phone to choose samsung-gt5560 or HTC hero?
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I've heard that the hero was pretty sluggish but was still popular back in the days.
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Thanks
Thanx for your suggestions i could buy a second hand phone which is fairly cheap ... I'm not interested in IPHONES especially Iphone 3gs overhere we can buy An Iphone 4 Below $400 .. I think i can Buy a SGS 2 second hand . I'll give you a list of good phones In this price rangs :
1 Htc desire hd
2 Htc evo 3d
3 Huawei Horizon
4 Nokia Lumia 800
5 Sgs (1st hand)
6 Sgs 2 (second hand)
7 Htc sensation
8 Xperia play
9 Xperia neo (BOTH)
10 Xperia Ray
11 Arc i dont know its exac price

Fahad Alam said:
Thanx for your suggestions i could buy a second hand phone which is fairly cheap ... I'm not interested in IPHONES especially Iphone 3gs overhere we can buy An Iphone 4 Below $400 .. I think i can Buy a SGS 2 second hand . I'll give you a list of good phones In this price rangs :
1 Htc desire hd
2 Htc evo 3d
3 Huawei Horizon
4 Nokia Lumia 800
5 Sgs (1st hand)
6 Sgs 2 (second hand)
7 Htc sensation
8 Xperia play
9 Xperia neo (BOTH)
10 Xperia Ray
11 Arc i dont know its exac price
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Great list! I would suggest either the Desire HD or Evo 3D. If you dont mind second hand and the quality isn't that bad then the SGS2 would also be a great choice.

i would NOT buy the desire hd
because the evo got 1gb of ram and a 1,2ghz dual core,
while the desire hd have 756mb of ram and only a single core 1ghz snap (i think its snapdragon like the dual in sensation and evo) so... i would buy the evo 3d between these two because the evo is REALLY high end (some people may dont think so..) and still better than iphone 4s and looks pretty good
thanks for reading this!
greetz

Fahad Alam said:
Thanx for your suggestions i could buy a second hand phone which is fairly cheap ... I'm not interested in IPHONES especially Iphone 3gs overhere we can buy An Iphone 4 Below $400 .. I think i can Buy a SGS 2 second hand . I'll give you a list of good phones In this price rangs :
1 Htc desire hd
2 Htc evo 3d
3 Huawei Horizon
4 Nokia Lumia 800
5 Sgs (1st hand)
6 Sgs 2 (second hand)
7 Htc sensation
8 Xperia play
9 Xperia neo (BOTH)
10 Xperia Ray
11 Arc i dont know its exac price
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In my opinion Samsung S/S2, or Nokia if you"re familiar whit Windows.

htx sensation
i phone 3gs
nokia lumia
those are my suggestion

Arc or SGS II

Going by your list
1.Get the Neo.The original not the V. It is the best, though it's been out of circulation, I doubt you'll find it.
2.Xperia Ray makes the most sense,or 3.the second hand galaxy s2. HTC are a hard root and the ray has ics, the latest android (via PC update) and a brilliant camera( same as the arc) and screen (300+ ppi)
4.Sure Huawei are not popular but with a custom rom,and it's dirt easy, it'll outperform many of the others,plus it's the cheapest.
Imetumwa kutoka Ideos kutumia XDA

HTC is NOT hard to root
you only have to get the right tutorial
i did it my really first time with my "first" android phone and it was really exciting how to do it
i think.. it takes only a long time and you have to wait for some times and hold on..
but its NOT hard
I would save your money and would buy the htc one x or maybe the s3.
greetz

Stevemotto said:
the SGS2 would also be a great choice.
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Especially because with sgs3 coming out the s2 will get cheaper.
I wish i would get my hands on one
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You should really tell us what you want to do with the phone. It seems like you want an Android, but do you want to root it? How important are different mods to you? Not all Android phones as equally rootable or have well-supported mods. Some hardware is really locked down, and some is fairly open.
With older phones, the CPU, internal flash drive, availability of an SDcard slot, and many other factors can come into play.
I have an older Nexus One. It's near the end of it's time because it has a lame GPU and internal flash is too small, but since I can install a 32GB SDcard in it and it has a good CPU, it's still useful for me. It is also one of the best community supported phones out there, if not the very best.

Can't really go wrong with the Galaxy S2. Had mine for well over a year and it never fails! Future proof robust phone

Fahad Alam said:
Thanx for your suggestions i could buy a second hand phone which is fairly cheap ... I'm not interested in IPHONES especially Iphone 3gs overhere we can buy An Iphone 4 Below $400 .. I think i can Buy a SGS 2 second hand . I'll give you a list of good phones In this price rangs :
1 Htc desire hd
2 Htc evo 3d
3 Huawei Horizon
4 Nokia Lumia 800
5 Sgs (1st hand)
6 Sgs 2 (second hand)
7 Htc sensation
8 Xperia play
9 Xperia neo (BOTH)
10 Xperia Ray
11 Arc i dont know its exac price
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The Arc is just under $400 (over here it is)
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Which one of these is a good phone to buy?

Hello XDA!
Its time I got a new phone, and there are many choices in the market at the moment.
I have a LG Optimus One P500 (The most awesome, 600mhz, Jelly Bean running phone! :laugh: )
And I wanted to know if I should get a phone or stay with this one.
My range is $150-$300, THOUGH I could exceed a bit.
My choices are:
HTC One V
LG Optimus Black
Xiaomi Mi-One Youth
I would've chosen the Mi-One, but it has to be shipped all the way from China, and I have to pay in advance, so I'm not really sure about that.
Also! If YOU guys have any phone that is in the price range, and is good, please vote as other and post it!

Koragg618 said:
Hello XDA!
Its time I got a new phone, and there are many choices in the market at the moment.
I have a LG Optimus One P500 (The most awesome, 600mhz, Jelly Bean running phone! :laugh: )
And I wanted to know if I should get a phone or stay with this one.
My range is $150-$300, THOUGH I could exceed a bit.
My choices are:
HTC One V
LG Optimus Black
Xiaomi Mi-One Youth
I would've chosen the Mi-One, but it has to be shipped all the way from China, and I have to pay in advance, so I'm not really sure about that.
Also! If YOU guys have any phone that is in the price range, and is good, please vote as other and post it!
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i think htc one v is better of your choice.. try the ebay also.. you wil find a good deal..

bmwchampz said:
i think htc one v is better of your choice.. try the ebay also.. you wil find a good deal..
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i quote for LG Optimus

LG optimus
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Like the people above, I would most likely go for the LG Optimus.

+1 for LG Optimus Black

Optimus
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If you can exceed your budget by $50 you can get Google nexus. Way better than optimus.
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Out of those options I'd say Optimus. However, if you're on the market for a 600 MHz phone, I might recommend getting an X10 Mini Pro for a much cheaper price (if you can find it used) or, even better, an SK17 Mini Pro.

if i were you i would wait until google release a Nexus Quad-Core... and while waiting... save $$ for that !!! it will be the best phone ever! awesome hardware + google updates xd

Samsung Galaxy SIII

Thanks for the replies guys! My phone is 600mhz so not looking for that, but luckily my brother is giving me his iPhone 4 for free since he never uses it, which I'm planning to sell and buy something nice, so i might as well save up for a 9000 core phone
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Buy htc one V. It have the best performance in this category and htc have awesome support.