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Hey guys,
I've been following xda-developers for last few months and it totally rocks.
Now I've been using Sony ericsson w950i (unlocked) until now.
Been thinking of moving to smart phone.
Now I'm confused, I don't care about carrier (though using ATT for now)
Here r choices: 1. Evo 2. DroidX 3. xperia X10
I don't want an iphone and I can't purchase Nexus One (which I would have if I had enough money :-/)
Anyway so here are criteria for phone:
1. Can be rooted, I like cynogenmod and I may hardly use original android
Here r few of my assumptions (PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong)
I can't use proprietary UIs if I put cynogen (it doesn't matter but I wanna confirm)
Evo is my ultimate choice but heard battery sucks (what about spare battery solution ?), How severe is battery issue?
Please feel free to provide ur opinion about other phones as well. I may eventually end up purchasing Evo still I want some experienced opinions
Thanks
Evo is a great phone. It IS starting to get old. Perhaps wait till christmas to see what new phones HTC brings out?
THe X10 is outdated and will most likely only ever see android 2.1 so Id steer clear of it. In fact, I dont intend on buying any more SE phones but thats just me. .
The droid x seems amazing, can be rooted but its quite big in hand (but i suppose youre looking at the EVO so thats similar )
Have you considered the Samsung Galaxy S phones? including the AT&T captivate?
They can be rooted, unlocked, will certainly see cyanogen mod development and because there are sooo many of them around now both locally and internationally (unlike droid x and evo), there will be lots of development for them. Specs wise, they are the top gun.
Personally, id wait a bit and see what comes around the corner. If you still want what youve listed here, youll get a better deal seeing as many will flock to the new devices
Cheers!
I love the Evo. It's my mini tiny PC. Battery wise, well it does juice it up quite much...but then again I am constantly on my fone so I got Ian charges, dock for home, n extra battery as well.
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Thanks guys,
As ozy pointed out waiting till Christmas/new year would be best possible option even for me, however don't want to renew my contract with ATT for one year just for that (will certainly look for something though)
And about Samsung phones I'm bit skeptic (fragile and get heated -- well thats 5-6 years back experience, never used it again so I'm not saying they r bad however I'm just being doubtful, though amoled screens r worth checking out)
And thanks anani exactly thats how I'm planning to use (though its on internet forever than on phone) I would appreciate if u can point out battery accessories links
lengthy bump..
If you are happy with AT&T I would get the Captivate. I have an Evo, love it, but my wife gets her phone through work so is stuck with AT&T. She recently upgraded from the Iphone, which she always hated, to the Samsung captivate. I have rooted it (simple compared to the Evo) and done a few mods, got rid of AT&T's market censorship, enabled side loading, and got rid of all the AT&T bloatware, and replaced most of the supplied apps with better ones from the market.
Running it side by side with my Evo I have to say, while I like the Evo better, but it has some advantages. The screen is much better looking, it has slightly more responsive touch input than the Evo, and Touchwiz is a less bloated UI than Sense. On the downside, the only two things I can find to complain about with it is that the bottom buttons are not as responsive as the Evo's, and the GPS on it takes a long time to lock and isn't as sensitive as the Evo's is. I am working on improving the GPS now though with some success. It will also be getting Froyo within the next few weeks, and rumor is the button issue may be addressed with the update.
Overall though, I like the captivate, especially since the phone call quality is really good, it is light weight and seems to be built very well. Also the screen fps isn't capped at 30 fps like the Evo is. If I was on AT&T that is what I would get.
You don't even need to think about it
HTC Desire with OLED mon ...
Thanks wfrandy and seals,
I'm kinda annoyed with at&t network at my place, most of the time I've had complains from friends saying "I tried your phone for whole day" and etc plus I'm not really in for data usage cap. Thats the main reason I'm hanging on my old phone else I could have renewed my contract by now.
But yea Captivate seems nice and Samsung strategy to make phones as open as possible is also tempting.
And about Desire - is it available with any carrier? I thought desire is not available in US market
hmm,
So I've a deal for htc droid incredible, verizon is giving it for free.
What are your reviews? I liked phone the only downside to the phones we were comparing seems to be 3.7" screen and no 4g connectivity
Please let me know if anyone have used the phone
Thanks
This is the big question for me. On the one hand I love HTC devices and the screen size (i am a long time HD2 user until I flashed it to death ). On the other hand, it seems like its a rehash of 1 year old technology, with that terrible battery and camera (im using a Captivate and the quality diffefence compared to any HTC device I have used is massive), and the Atrix looks incredible on paper (battery, dual core, peripherals, screen resolution etc). Trouble is, whenever I get a non HTC device, I spend days tryimg to get it to have the look and feel of an HTC device!
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Im the same way. I have a captivated know and will be getting an Inspire. Im really not a fan of Motorola phones. I want either the Inspire or the Infuse. Leaning toward the Inspire in big way tho.
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Yea, I'm going with HTC, they just seem better built and like you said, with my other Android phones I try to make my non HTC to look like htc, lol!
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I love HTC devices too. Even with the older tech and a little bit less in the way of specs, I'd choose the Inspire any day. I'm not a fan of Motorola phones regardless which carrier they've been on. I just haven't had a good one dating all the way back past the razr and up to the first droid. Next, because of the bootloader stuff they did with the Droid X, I imagine they'll try to lock the Atrix down even if they say they're going to work with devs. I love my Aria, no problems at all and it's been a great phone. I kinda see the inspire as a big brother to the Aria which is why I'm going for it as soon as I can.
The Inspire does have its shortcoming but I like AT&T and I like HTC. I'm willing to sacrifice on a few features (battery, CPU, front camera) in order to get what I think is better quality and user experience of an HTC phone. I'm currently still on a Tilt 2 and I will be able to upgrade in May. If at MWC this month nothing better that would hit AT&T this year from HTC is shown then I'll just go with the Inspire.
I'm thinking since the Inspire is being introduced at a lower price than the Atrix then perhaps a purchase at full price for the Inspire with no contract might be worth it in order to save the upgrade credit for something later that might come out toward the end of the year.
I had both in my hand this week, including the Atrix laptop dock. Very nice.
But I think the Inspire seemed more...quality. New Sense interface, great camera controls and efx, 8mp camera with VERY bright dual LED flash. And half the price.
Atrix + Laptop bundle will be $500 on contract. Atrix alone $199
Inspire is $99 on contract.
I'm leaning Inspire
I've had the HTC Inspire 4G in my hands for three days now (be sure to check out some of the videos and blogs posts I've written up already http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940312) and I can say that you will not be disappointed with the Inspire. The unibody aluminum case makes the phone feel solid. I played around with the Atrix at CES last month and was not particularly impressed with the handset's external hardware. Also, the higher resolution screen looked a bit off with the home screen UI and many applications.
I don't know why people keep referring to the Inspire and Thunderbolt as being phones with rehashed technology from last year. Yes, the second generation Snapdragon processor did come out last year, but the first phones to use them only started showing up in late fall. If that's your standard for calling something old, the first devices powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 surfaced right around the same time.
The processor in this phone performs nearly 50% better than the 1GHz processor found in the EVO and Nexus One (first generation Snapdragon processors).
The Inspire is a well rounded handset with a good camera, decent batter life, and solid benchmark numbers. No, it will not outperform the Atrix or any other phone with a Tegra 2 processor, but at least you can trust the HTC quality and know that it'll probably get an official Android update somewhere down the road.
I originally wanted the Inspire, then once I saw the specs--I thought about the Atrix as my next phone. But now, I think I'll want the Inspire again.
Honestly, I really like the phone. Specs-wise, next the the Atrix, well--old tech.
Next to the Captivate I have now--more of the same. But I'd pick the Inspire over my Captivate any day of the week.
I'm just waiting until it comes out so I can ring warranty and have them send me one to fiddle around with.
Cyanogen. Enough said. HTC inspire is quality work. Yes not the best internal spec. Atrix looks impressive on paper. But for those of us who live on xda atrix will not do it for us. Inspire has many devs already working on roms themes and kernels. Ands its hspa+ it will be a upgrade from my N1.
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ill be comming to android officialy from the Tilt 2 to inspire. i was wowed by the atrix but after thinking about what my boss has gone through with his droid and what i have seen i think the inspire will be the way to go!
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Im the same way. I have a captivated know and will be getting an Inspire. Im really not a fan of Motorola phones. I want either the Inspire or the Infuse. Leaning toward the Inspire in big way tho.
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I think flash happy people with Captivates should and will lean to the Inspire. Seeing as how hard it has been for the Dev community to cook something up rather than spliced together samsung roms. HTC devices just seem so much easier to dev. I am afraid that if I go to Motorola I will have the same issues. I don't know if it is just more Devs on HTC devices or that they are just that much easier to crack. Seems like the other devices are just harder to get anything good on them.
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I think flash happy people with Captivates should and will lean to the Inspire. Seeing as how hard it has been for the Dev community to cook something up rather than spliced together samsung roms. HTC devices just seem so much easier to dev. I am afraid that if I go to Motorola I will have the same issues. I don't know if it is just more Devs on HTC devices or that they are just that much easier to crack. Seems like the other devices are just harder to get anything good on them.
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I can attest to this. I have had the captivate since a couple weeks after launch and have been yearning for some cyanogenmod love as well as any ui other than touchwiz. It seems like the devs for the captivate have a really hard time doing anything besides splicing cappy leaks together and while I have run some ready quick and efficient roms, I am always checking the htc forums with envy. I am going to get the infuse pending a better htc device coming out at MWD.
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The Inspire is definitely the headsup winner.
Honestly who is really going to use that FrontFacingCamera anyways if it even had it other than make some real time video pron, hahaha
The only question Im asking myself is if there are any 1400mAh or 1500mAh aftermarket batteries that I can swap out after buying it.
1230 mAh is low in comparison to other phones with similar specs
Inspire 4G FTW!
Inspire all the way Atrix is full of hype and no promise. Locked boot, dual cores wont be utilized fully and motoblur is crap
I'm debating between the two as well.
I think what is keeping me from choosing is:
A) continued support from HTC and AT&T, as well as dev support if I wanted it (most likely would, I jailbroke my iphone about two months after I got it)
B) a huge part of the Atrix IS it's docks. I was never interested in them in the first place, just it's specs. So I'd almost be buying half a product
C) build quality! My plastic iphone 3G is literally about to split in half, right where the white plastic and bezel meet. I'm tired of plastic phones.
the Atrix is looking like this: higher res, biometric lock, dual core, RAM, battery
Inspire: Build quality, support, camera (debatable, but still more Megs)
it's not old tech, take a look at the comparisons of the Inspire and the Evo 4G, it's clearly a new device in a similar casing
http://mobile.downloadatoz.com/comparision,htc-inspire-4g-vs-htc-evo-4g-black-sprint.html
I for one look forward to getting mine on (next) Monday. I love my captivate, but I love HTC more.
I have also been wondering if I should leave the captivate and jump to the Atrix or Inspire. I am always one for the latest and greatest so I was leaning towards the Atrix or holding out for another 2 core phone. After reading a lot and browsing these pages I just about want to go for the inspire. Man do I hate decisions!!
After having a Nexus One I'm sold on HTC hardware. I'm going to get the Inspire and love it...at least until HTC releases something better.
However, since I think it will be months before HTC releases another compelling phone on AT&T, I'll be alright with that. The minute you buy technology it's already outdated, and either you can get used to that idea or you can spend exorbitant amounts of money trying to keep up.
I'll get the Inspire for $99 and use the money I save on it (plus the money I get from flipping my Nexus One) to get a tablet this spring. Can't wait for the first HTC Honeycomb tablet!
If Sony Ericsson is saying the Arc is their top tier phone well then the Inspire 4G is really not all that outdated and irrelevant.
Sure its not a dual-core behemoth but from what the early reviewers have said is with the specs it will have when its released, the smartphone is fast and responsive.
Check out my other thread on the similarties to the Arc and other Snapdragon phones and will see that with overclocking, bootloader and rom support this can potentially turn into a dual core beast performace wise.
What can you buy nowadays for $99 anyways, not even a burnt out everyday iPhone or extremely outdated Blackberry.
At least with the Inspire you know right away that potentially all the hard work and Devlopment from the Desire HD thread can be carried over to us.
The Inspire 4G will stay active for a good while in my opinion, I can atest to HTC quality since I still own the phone that started it all the HTC Dream / G1.
This phone has been dropped on concrete, slammed againt walls, thrown around like a bad habit and is still going strong and even have a fast/ stable version of Froyo 2.2.1 with apps2sd enabled and running with zero issues. This phone was only offically updated til 1.6 Donut from HTC and T-Mobile yet the incredible xda community has kept it going and left all who own it satisfied.
That to me is a prime example of what HTC quality, xda support and those out there with the potential to make a good phone great in the Months and Years ahead.
Check out the Samsung and Sony forums those guys are truly regretting their purchases from barely a few months ago while I'm still content from a phone from 2008.
Proof positive that this purchase will be a smart one from whomever takes a chance on it when its released to the public.
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Im stuck in between these two phones. Can anyone give me any PROS AND CONS between these two phones?
Only pro to the Bolt is VZW network and LTE speeds.
Here's a summary from another poster-
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...-your-thunderbolt-sensation-5.html#post850575
Originally Posted by INK
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1.Sensation rocks the unibody like no other.
2.I hear T-Mobile 4g kicks ass in Omaha
3.This baby is streamlining at its best
4.Sense 3.0
5.The specs on this phone are beyond
amazing.
6.The Thunderbolt as much as i love it was
definitely rushed(no dual core and sense
2.0)
7.This baby ships with gingerbread.
8.Definitely future proof
9.Should have Skype, Netflix, and should get
ice cream sandwich soon after.
10.Most likely will get Android J, and K.
11.HTC Trace
12.HTC Watch
13.Full 1080p video capture.
14.30 fPS video play back and capture
15.Quarter High Definition screen
16.1.2 gigahertz dual Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
17.Htcsense.com support
18.HDMI out
19.Contoured glass (Nexus sexiness )
20.768 megabytes of ram
21.Quadbanded (World phone )
"
If T-Mobile is good around your area, go Sensation. If not, go Thunderbolt. Like someone else said, the only pro over the Sensation the Thunderbolt has is Verizon's reliable network and LTE.
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No such thing as future proof...Just saying.
It's probably going to be down to what network you want more than anything. I don't have a choice. I'm on VZW no matter what really.
I thought the sensation was europe only. Its going ton be sold in US?
Well in my area the choice comes down to network. Maybe the specs on the sensation are better, but the reliable 3g and LTE on Verizon would make it a no trainer. However if I was in a better T-Mobile area and I wanted to wait then maybe the sensation.
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ill go for the thunderbolt! thanks guys!
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I thought the sensation was europe only. Its going ton be sold in US?
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Yea. It was confirmed to be coming to T-Mobile US this Summer.
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Where I live, T-mobile is the only mobile provider that still runs only on Edge... And the cell reception once you leave the city I'm in is spotty just about everywhere... Although the Sensation will be a smoking device... There's a reason why all the truck drivers in these parts don't have T-mobile phones... Keep that in mind...
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Here's my take...
I needed a phone now... Thunderbolt was the best Verizon had at the time...
When my upgrade is ready there will be a device better than both, and possibly more support in Android for the "newer" technology.
If I traveled away from Hawaii I would more than likely never pick up T-Mobile. Verizon gives the best overall coverage, and honestly the price isn't as drastic people make it out to be. The difference for me is $10 (Verizon gives me nearly 15% more on my discount).
So I will take what fits your wants when you need to get a new device. For me it was the thunderbolt, but chances are in a few months all the current Android devices would be considered "outdated" even though they really are not.
1. There will always be something that comes out that is BETTER. You can only get what you can when you can get it. You can't always wait for the next best thing b/c you won't ever get a phone with that mentality.
2. HTC Sensation has one of the best specs right now.
3. HTC probably sucks at locking the bootloader so HOPEFULLY you can root it.
4. Dual-core is a great concept and will help with battery life, but Android isn't optimized to take advantage of dual-core just yet so its not that big of a deal [yet].
5. Anecdote: I once chose a phone over a network. Never again. Plus things will get ported over anyways.
Last generation phones are sometime better, as well. I for one am a flash junkie, and looking at all of the mods roms and themes for older devices like the EVO I feel a bit jealous. However , by the time the Sensation is released, the Thunderbolt will have a ton of mods and roms for it. By the time the development gains momentum for the Sensation, there will be another better and newer phone coming out. You have to make the choice which you like better. All in all, I wanted an EVO with the guts of a MT4G and the network that only Verizon offers here in the US... the Thunderbolt is the phone I've been looking for
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I'm currrently in a HSPA+ Backhaul area, and I own the Galaxy S 4G (t-mobile, unlocked right now). I only get around 3mbps because my current phone doesn't support the correct AT&T Bands.
So far development looks good for this phone, but I'd like to hear it from you guys, should I go for this phone?
Thanks in advance
I'm not a Samsung fan but this is a sweet looking phone. I recently left at&t and I only recommend going to them if you're in a hspa+ area which it seems you are. Samsung devices tend to get a lot of dev support and the screen on this baby is kick ass
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I would recommend it. There is a lot of support, which seems a little slow now but only because Gingerbread seems to be right around the corner. Go play with one in store to see how you like the screen, that's how my fiancee was convinced instead of an iPhone 4.
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I'm currrently in a HSPA+ Backhaul area, and I own the Galaxy S 4G (t-mobile, unlocked right now). I only get around 3mbps because my current phone doesn't support the correct AT&T Bands.
So far development looks good for this phone, but I'd like to hear it from you guys, should I go for this phone?
Thanks in advance
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How are you getting 3Mbps on EDGE? The Galaxy S 4G lacks AT&T 3G bands
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The T-Mobile versions of the Galaxy S have the 1900mhz band AT&T uses.
As for getting the Infuse, I'd wait until the GS2 comes out, personally. I had the Inspire and it didn't fit my needs, so I just traded for an Infuse this weekend, but if it was an option, I would have waited the month.
That being said, I HATE Samsung phones. When I worked for Sprint, I was the product "advocate" for the Epic, getting it a month in advance, showing it off to customers, etc. I hated everything about that phone and Samsung's empty promises of bringing Froyo to the party. However, aside from a lack of Gingerbread on the Infuse, I'm really liking this device. Feels solid, doesn't creak, and the SAMOLED+ screen is leaps and bounds better than the regular SAMOLED.
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I'm currrently in a HSPA+ Backhaul area
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Is there some way to check this? I'm getting a pathetic 4/2, which is exactly what the Captivate got.
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Sounds like you're not in a backhaul enhanced area, Mike. I'm not either, and I get between 2-6MB down, 2mb up.
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Sounds like you're not in a backhaul enhanced area, Mike. I'm not either, and I get between 2-6MB down, 2mb up.
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I wish AT&T had a map of it or something... All they have is an HSPA+ map, which doesn't mean anything.
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I wish AT&T did a lot of things differently. They really are a horrible, scumbag company, especially as an employee.
Yeah I hate AT&T as well, except i'm locked in till 2013.
lol you should have heard some of the conversations about ETF fees I had today.
I had to get TWO supervisors on the phone, which had to call a store, which then had to transfer me (a polite way of dropping me, "accidentally").
And if you have enhanced backhaul and HSPA+ you should be getting around 8MBPS down (during non-peak hours).
And the phone on the Galaxy S 4G is very similar to the Infuse 4G from what I've heard. Both AMOLED and similar pixel sizes.
Similar processors too, lol. I'm overclocked at 1.5ghz right now.
And my GS4G has gingerbread already, so...
danstheman7 said:
I'm currrently in a HSPA+ Backhaul area, and I own the Galaxy S 4G (t-mobile, unlocked right now). I only get around 3mbps because my current phone doesn't support the correct AT&T Bands.
So far development looks good for this phone, but I'd like to hear it from you guys, should I go for this phone?
Thanks in advance
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This is a question that is mostly about personal preference. I had been an HTC user since the first slide out keyboard days, used to swear by the HTC phones as the best on the market. Recently many phone manufacturers are starting to catch up and pass by the HTC team.
I tried the Motorola Atrix for a month, loved the dual core processor and super resolution screen. and Oh Em Gee . . . 1930 mAh battery!
But why is a 540 x 960 pixel screen only 4.0 inches? (I say only but it really wasn't a bad size.)
Then I looked at the Infuse. 4.5 inch monster screen, resolution was less (540 x 960 pixels) but the way I understand, the super amoled plus screen has more sub-pixels per than any other phone and when you see the vibrant colors jump out at you from that monster screen, well I was sold. Okay, not a dual core, but running 1.2 ghz makes up the difference a bit. And even though the battery is 1750 mAh I still get a twelve to fourteen hour day out of regular use. The main selling point for me was that beautiful screen and the super-amoled-colors. And I don't care what anyone says . . .size matters!
Now when the dual core-super amoled double plus-4.5 inch-1950 mAh-3D-1080HD video-2mp front facing camera-gingebread phone comes out well . . . droool.
So go to a store, play with the phone for a couple of hours, play with the other phones for a while. Order the Infuse from online and if you do buyers remorse (30 days to return the phone) buying it online means you won't have to pay the re-stocking fee. My AT&T store even told me that if I bought it online and returned it to the store they wouldn't charge the fee.
Good luck and may your choice make you happy. Now excuse me I have angry birds to fling at smug piglets.
menzoom said:
This is a question that is mostly about personal preference. I had been an HTC user since the first slide out keyboard days, used to swear by the HTC phones as the best on the market. Recently many phone manufacturers are starting to catch up and pass by the HTC team.
I tried the Motorola Atrix for a month, loved the dual core processor and super resolution screen. and Oh Em Gee . . . 1930 mAh battery!
But why is a 540 x 960 pixel screen only 4.0 inches? (I say only but it really wasn't a bad size.)
Then I looked at the Infuse. 4.5 inch monster screen, resolution was less (540 x 960 pixels) but the way I understand, the super amoled plus screen has more sub-pixels per than any other phone and when you see the vibrant colors jump out at you from that monster screen, well I was sold. Okay, not a dual core, but running 1.2 ghz makes up the difference a bit. And even though the battery is 1750 mAh I still get a twelve to fourteen hour day out of regular use. The main selling point for me was that beautiful screen and the super-amoled-colors. And I don't care what anyone says . . .size matters!
Now when the dual core-super amoled double plus-4.5 inch-1950 mAh-3D-1080HD video-2mp front facing camera-gingebread phone comes out well . . . droool.
So go to a store, play with the phone for a couple of hours, play with the other phones for a while. Order the Infuse from online and if you do buyers remorse (30 days to return the phone) buying it online means you won't have to pay the re-stocking fee. My AT&T store even told me that if I bought it online and returned it to the store they wouldn't charge the fee.
Good luck and may your choice make you happy. Now excuse me I have angry birds to fling at smug piglets.
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Well thing is...I have to purchase it unlocked....I'm not eligible for another phone for 9 months...lol.
I'd sell my GS4G, hopefully raise some money, then buy this on eBay used.
I am in the same boat as the op, currently went from the cappy which soft bricked on me to a jail broken iPhone 4 now am debating on switching to the Infuse. I miss Android sometimes lol.
You can have mine..................................................when you pry it outta my cold dead hands!
lol thanks for the offer, I usually don't pry phones' from peoples hands.
Not my style.
Anyways, I've tried all these devices.
GS4G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
Motorola Backflip
So far my favorite is the GS4G simply because it's Android.
But i'm still stuck, aah.
Infuse or no Infuse?
After all, the Galaxy S II is coming soon.
You better hurry up and making up your mind before Apple..
http://theunlockr.com/2011/07/04/apple-looks-to-halt-sales-of-4-samsung-devices/ gets their way. They're trying to stop the sale of it.
TechGoon954 said:
http://theunlockr.com/2011/07/04/apple-looks-to-halt-sales-of-4-samsung-devices/ gets their way. They're trying to stop the sale of it.
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Eh, Apple has no merit for the lawsuit.
As one of the comments on that article says, just because Samsung says their products are comparable, they're not the same.
If that lawsuit seriously has an affect on Samsung sales, I might just sue Apple myself for pissing me off.
And then with my winnings purchase 7 copies of the Galaxy S II
Coming from a captivate I'm loving this thing!! And since its so recent release and some great roms and kernels there's SO much more to come with GB around the corner and the things it can already and will do! Its amazing and Clear and well.....just WoW! I get battery life through the roof as well thanks to the rom and kernel I'm running. Needless to say I'm Very Very happy!
Big dog Infuse I997 running Infused 1.5, Defused 1.4
I have never owned a Tbolt... I've owned the Charge, Bionic, DX, and now the Rezound. As many of you are probably aware, the Rezound is a great phone but it still has no true dev support to get the bootloader unlocked, and I miss flashing ROMs and such. I know someone who has their Tbolt for sale and it's very tempting for me to buy it and just hold on to the Rezound until proper dev support happens, IF it happens. But I need something to hold me over for now. Maybe I'll just return the Rezound and buy the Tbolt until the next batch of 4G phones come out. Who knows.
My question is simply this... how's the Tbolt holding up for as old as it is? I see there's a lot of support here and some awesome ROMs.
To be honest, and this is my opinion only. The Tbolt to me happens to be one of the best phones on verizon still. From everything I have looked at, there is no phone that has everything the Tbolt has. Yes there are dual core now or 1.5 ghz phones but you dont get the whole package the tbolt has. Still love that you can surf and talk on both 3g & 4g (i dont think they have any other phone that does that, but I could be wrong)
I personally have never experienced any issue with my phone that others have posted. Its always worked except when verizon data is down and its solid. The phone has received 5 updates since release (9 months) and that is impressive to me that they are still looking at the phone and sending patches for it.
I am fine waiting till my upgrade around 11/12. This phone has been fine for me..
The dev community is awesome and there is alot of support right now.... The Devs rock...
I've read so many posts about the bolt being "the red headed step child". After seeing Lindsay Lohan in playboy, I'm fine with that analogy. I have ZERO complaints from battery life to performance. There are sense 2.1,3.0 and two variations of 3.5. We have CM7 and several variations of it as well as MIUI. ICS is being worked on by some incredibly motivated and devoted devs, it's only a matter of time. Grab a Rezound battery, root and reap the benefits of the best 4g community there is (for now). Even though I haven't spend substantial time with any of the new phones, none have grabbed my eye. Besides dual core there haven't been drastic changes IMO, and dual core will be trumped by quad core in a few months. I've owned the OG DROID and now the Tbolt and I can't come up with a complaint for either....
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Awesome thanks guys. I wanted to grab a Tbolt when I returned my Charge to Costco but I read about the call quality being hit or miss, so it's a crap shoot with the phone I might be buying.
The only thing that prevents me from returning the Rezound is the fact that I sold the Beats headphones that came with it, lol. So I have to find another pair, undo my red button modification and send it back to the store since I bought it after they launched their "holiday return policy".
I am a former thunderbolt owner and have nothing but good things to say about it. My wife is using and running soab. I have a nexus but actually miss the thunderbolt in many ways. The radio is much better and I miss sense. I don't think you could go wrong buying this phone although development has definitely slowed.
If this gets ice cream sandwich it should be relevant for a lot longer
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Bought a like-new Tbolt last night, should be here by Saturday... just in time for Christmas!
I'll use it for now and if the Rezound doesn't get S-off by the time Verizon's holiday return policy ends, it goes back for good. If it does happen, then I'll hand the Tbolt off to my girlfriend. Win/win for everyone.
I've had my Tbolt since march 2011 and ive had no problems from the phone. everything still works flawlessly, despite my meddling and screwing things up a little =P. its not as flashy as the newer phones, but its beyond exeptional in terms of quality of use.
The TB I bought back in March has been working great, a few months ago I picked up the extended battery for it and while it's much more bulky, I can do whatever I want on the phone all day long without having to worry about the battery dying. The dev support has been great, I don't believe any other phone for VZW other then the new Nexus has had as much dev support behind it.
I'm confident in the radio in the phone I'm getting, the guy had a pic of his phone with FULL 4G signal and he lives in Wilmington, NC. It's not often that you see all bars lit up in a 4G area, so that's great. Screen looked perfect with no scratches, he said he's never had an issue with it... can't complain on the price I got it for either.
I'll admit, if I end up returning the Rezound I am going to miss the excellent call quality, the beautiful screen, the sheer speed even with Sense and bloat installed... makes me want to hold onto it anyway and wait for s-off, then switch back to it. Even if it's a couple of months from now. I did pay full price for it though...
I've had a number of VZW smartphones over the last few years (Moto Q, Moto Q9m, Samsung Saga, BB Pearl, BB Curve, BB Bold, HTC Droid Eris, HTC Thunderbolt) and so far the Thunderbolt has by far been my favorite. My only complaint was battery life (only getting around a day with heavy use), but as long as I get a full day, I don't care too much. It's a little bulky (compared to my Eris), but once you get use to the screen size it's hard to use anything else. Finally, it has a great modding community, and is relatively simple to mod these days. I would definitely recommend this smartphone to anyone with Verizon.
triton302 said:
I'm confident in the radio in the phone I'm getting, the guy had a pic of his phone with FULL 4G signal and he lives in Wilmington, NC. It's not often that you see all bars lit up in a 4G area, so that's great.
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Just to advise, the bars have nothing to do with 4G. The bars are voice signal strength indicators for cell service. the only indicator of 4G service is the 4G symbol..
You can have no bars and have great 4G service...
Jrocker23 said:
Just to advise, the bars have nothing to do with 4G. The bars are voice signal strength indicators for cell service. the only indicator of 4G service is the 4G symbol..
You can have no bars and have great 4G service...
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That's true, just feeling hopeful is all
I have owned my Thunderbolt since March 2011 and have had no issues. I really like this phone and have not even been tempted yet to look around at other phones. It has the perverbial buttload of features and I often wonder why it became the "red headed stepchild".. yeah there were issues at first that HTC/Verizon had to deal with but now that they are in the past, I think this is one of the better phones in the arsenal.
Mine is rooted and custom rom'ed .. no bloatware with my choice of everything possible instead of what Big Red tells me I want and that has a lot to do with why I like my phone.
I say if you can get a good deal then get one.
Got my Tbolt today, so far the phone is running great. No issues with anything at all on the latest OTA update. Not as quick or as beautiful as the Rezound, but I can manage easily.
Thunderbolt is a very good phone. Support(NotVZW) is great. Once i rooted the phone I can't put it down. The phone is stable, relatively quick and compared to newer phone smaller.
It's a great phone, but it seems all the devs are concentrating on the g nex now. Hopefully they don't forget about the bolt.
dirtyfingers said:
It's a great phone, but it seems all the devs are concentrating on the g nex now. Hopefully they don't forget about the bolt.
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Excellent phone, hopefully they come out with a very good ICS rom soon.
I got a thunderbolt from cowboom.com tonight for $138 shipped and 30 day return policy. Used coupon code Holiday15 for 15% off only good until tonight (the 25th).
Ill be swicthing from a DX.
Does it cost extra for 4g?
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I've had my bolt since the day it came out and still loving it. I don't plan to change until quad core phones become the standard, cause IMO, dual core will be obsolete soon.
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rajuabju said:
I've had my bolt since the day it came out and still loving it. I don't plan to change until quad core phones become the standard, cause IMO, dual core will be obsolete soon.
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+1 Quadcore will replace dualcore in less than 4 months.
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