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[Q] Need help choosing a phone!!!

Buying a new phone just had some questions?
1. i need a fast phone without any lagging or freezing.
will an 800 mhz processor differ much from a 1ghz one
2. i preffer a qwerty keyboard but if another phone is better it's ok i'll learn to use a virtual one
which phone is better:
Samsung I9000 Galaxy S
HTC Desire
HTC Desire Z
T-mobile my touch (the new one)
Motorola Defy
Motorola Droid Pro ( although i needed a big screen )
please state why this phone ?
i'm confused please help
i appreciate any replies

Welcome to the forums
There is no such thing as "The best"
What is best for me may not be for you!!
Said that...My PERSONAL best of your list is Desire Z, because it´s HTC build and has a real keyboard

You said right!

if you want a H/W keyboard get a desire z, but imo you should get the desire, its faster than the galaxy s and the modding community is already established, it may take months n months before it gets going with the desire z, and ppl get used to the hardware

AndroHero said:
if you want a H/W keyboard get a desire z, but imo you should get the desire, its faster than the galaxy s and the modding community is already established, it may take months n months before it gets going with the desire z, and ppl get used to the hardware
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And you know it is faster how? My Samsung Vibrant beats my cousins Desire Z by a long shot with Bionix ROM.. There is a modding community for the Galaxy S phones also, Desire Z isnt the only one

Master™ said:
And you know it is faster how? My Samsung Vibrant beats my cousins Desire Z by a long shot with Bionix ROM.. There is a modding community for the Galaxy S phones also, Desire Z isnt the only one
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ive got friends with the galaxy s, the lag on that device is shocking, having to wait 2-3 seconds to get into a threaded sms and the gps is probably the worst i have ever seen on a smartphone .......

Desire will be my choice

Agreed! If someone needs a phone that is rock solid and fast, desire line is great. If you think you would ever need a keyboard, the Desire Z is the best on the market.
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AndroHero said:
ive got friends with the galaxy s, the lag on that device is shocking, having to wait 2-3 seconds to get into a threaded sms and the gps is probably the worst i have ever seen on a smartphone .......
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Only issue I had with the Galaxy line was the cheap plastic feel of the device. It was the eventual deal breaker and that's why I moved to the Desire Z
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I had the same problem before choosing a phone if you still didnt get anything i strongly recommend buying the htc desire
Been with me for 2 weeks now
And i can say its very powerfull
Sent from my HDfied HTC Desire

I am planning on buying that phone.
How is the battery life on it? I don't plan on using data much.

theomni said:
I am planning on buying that phone.
How is the battery life on it? I don't plan on using data much.
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It's amazing
battery life is acceptable but with some tweaks and a battery callebration i feel that it's just perfect
Sent from my HDfied HTC Desire

why is the desire HD not an option?

The desire hd is an amazing phone. I am definitely going to get one when the are available in New Zealand. Hopefully that will be very soon.
I will still need to keep my Nexus One around for a while at least because there is no hacking scene for the desire hd. Actually there may never be one until someone figures out how to bypass the root protection.
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

Isn't this just the Desire HD with AT&T?

Isn't this phone literally just the HTC Desire HD but on the AT&T network?

rosser725 said:
Isn't this phone literally just the HTC Desire HD but on the AT&T network?
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Yes. There are a few driver related things that make the dhd roms not compatible with out some adjustments. Otherwise they are identical.

Yeah, mine even called itself "Desire HD" when I synced it to the bluetooth in my truck.

Mine said Desire HD when I synced to my Ford Edge.

supposedly the inspire has more rom than the desire

market.android.com recognized the phone as an AT&T Desire HD.

The Inspire 4g has the same specs as the desire HD and the same phone body, which for me is a good thing been waiting along time for it to come to america. Was wondering the past few months why the fastest performing android device right out of the box wasnt released for the US Carriers yet. But finally its here, i would wait to see how well the axtrix does with the tegra2 processor but then again i have no faith in Motorola what so ever, and coming from a captivate i have even less faith in Samsung right now.

This was this case for my past HTC phones as well. It would show up as the original version of the phone (i.e. Touch Pro TyTn)

awayteam said:
Mine said Desire HD when I synced to my Ford Edge.
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Speaking of Ford, is the Inspire compatible with the Text Messaging stuff in the Microsoft Sync system?
I'm considering getting an Inspire, but would like to have this working in my Ford. I just spent 3 weeks running WP7 on my HD2 and I was able to use the text feature of my Expedition's Sync system for the first time and kind of liked it.
Thanks,

waltah! said:
market.android.com recognized the phone as an AT&T Desire HD.
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Ditto
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shawn1224 said:
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Double ditto here

HTC Desire or Desire S?

I'm planning to buy one of these. Please tell me which mobile is better?

Royal King said:
I'm planning to buy one of these. Please tell me which mobile is better?
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At least use Google before posting questions...or read the page on HTC own website http://www.htc.com/uk/product/desires/overview.html
I just googled "compare htc desire v htc desire s" and my first hit was this:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/htc-desire-s-vs-htc-desire-whats-the-difference-50002925/

Royal King said:
I'm planning to buy one of these. Please tell me which mobile is better?
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this is a silly question...
1) your asking in the desire s forum so you already expect the answer
2) why would you favor a old deisre in favor for the new one which fixed all the old ones faults..

Actually, there are two ways to look at it:
If you are a user, who wants functionality etc...go for desire S (also a little more pricy)
But if you are a app/ROM developer, I'd go for the good ol' desire as it is much more supported... (also little cheaper)
I don't wanna sound negative after only a week of owning the phone, but I'm starting to think Desire S is going to be a little like Legend - Not as big leap forward from it's predecessor with not as many users/devs...
There are gazilions of Desire users, but how many Desire S users do you know other than here? Just sayin'

Dr.Romca said:
Actually, there are two ways to look at it:
If you are a user, who wants functionality etc...go for desire S (also a little more pricy)
But if you are a app/ROM developer, I'd go for the good ol' desire as it is much more supported... (also little cheaper)
I don't wanna sound negative after only a week of owning the phone, but I'm starting to think Desire S is going to be a little like Legend - Not as big leap forward from it's predecessor with not as many users/devs...
There are gazilions of Desire users, but how many Desire S users do you know other than here? Just sayin'
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actually you have a very good point... i really hope that will not be the case though.. hopefully there will be great development..

Hope for many many developers too And many many great ROMs

Yep, he is obviously developer... Simple:
If you require something more powerful: Desire S
If you require something powerful: Desire

NumLine1 you're right , you're right
Newer.. is not always better , but, always powerfull

If you think Desire is good phone, then pick Desire
But if you want better than Desire without larger screen, then pick Desire S
I'm swear, before i buy DS i'm little confuse because my phone is Desire...
But after i already buy > open box > feel in my hand > OMG i'm not confuse anymore
desire s is better than Desire (design,built quality,screen,internal mem size LOL, and network reception)
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Desire S is better for sure, but also more expensive. If he really doesn't require that high end experience, he should be ok with classic desire.
I don't see any real reason to buy android phone if the buyer just use it for calls. It's not my money though...

New phone after Desire S

Hi all,
My father got my Desire for quite some time now and he's very happy with it. But now he is possible to extend his contract and want a new phone with it.
But there is one problem: he doesnt want a larger screen but he also wants a "better" phone. I cant remember any phone with better specs then the Desire S with this screen size, does anyone of you guys know what could be the best phone for him?
The Galaxy Nexus is too big for him but i said its a good one, but he thinks its too big
Can anyone advice me to advice him ?
Thanks in advance!
Greet Patrick
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Tell him to hang on. There's no point him upgrading now. The Desire S IS approaching a year old now.
Just wait till Feb, at MWC, and the successor to the Desire S may he likely to come out.
IMO, its not much of a significant upgrade from the Desire
What is he finding wrong with it? What parts font satisfy him?
Perhaps you could introduce him to the rooting/custom ROM world, and it will improve his experience on his Desire while he still currently owns it
Hopefully that will keep him happy for a few months before upgrading
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Nice answer! Thx for ur advice. He is running the virtous unity rom atm so he is already running a custom rom.
Actually there is nothing that he isnt satisfied about. But now he can upgrade his contract and was curious for a new phone.
Maybe he can get a new phone for my mom, who got the original Desire now she finds that one a little bit too slow so what could be a good upgrade for her?
Anyway i will tell my dad to keep his Desire S for quite some time
Thx for ur nice advice!
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Yeah
or why don't he put the contract money towards a new android tablet?
they are suprisingly useful!
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:O
that is a really nice idea! I got a ASUS Transformer and he likes it
Maybe he wants to have one too!
But there is maybe one problem. Is it possible to get a Tab instead of a Phone with a Phone contract? (in The Netherlands) I've never seen that, so that's the question if its possible :O
It would be very nice for him!
If the possibilities are there I think i would advice him the 8,9 Tab of Samsung, what do you think?
I guess the Transformer Prime is a bit overkill for him (+ i will get jealous on him :$)
Thanks for your answer again, you are really helpful man!
Greets Patrick

No problem mate
I'm glad to help people as long as they show the appreciation like you do
Yeah, there are several great Android Tablets in the market At the moment.
I can't comment on the new 8.9 Galaxy Tab.
I currently have the old 7" Galaxy Tab. And it can make phone calls.
However. There is now a newer 7.0 plus galaxy tab (can make calls too) and has similoar top end specs as your transformer (dual core etc)
Perhaps you could consider that?
Or even the newer 7.7" galaxy tan which may be released some time soon!
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Galaxy S2 would be another grate android phone option...

talktoraj83 said:
Galaxy S2 would be another grate android phone option...
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I got that one, but the problem is that my dad doesn't want a bigger phone. Well not big like the SII.
Thats why i am trying to get some more info about other phones with almost the same size as the Desire S.
If he didn't care about a bigger phone, i would suggest him the Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy SII idd.
Thanx anyway for your input.

HTC EVO 3d??

If you want to stick with HTC (or Samsung), then maybe you'd want to wait until MWC at the end of Feb. Both company didn't announce any new phones at CES.

amonrei said:
If you want to stick with HTC (or Samsung), then maybe you'd want to wait until MWC at the end of Feb. Both company didn't announce any new phones at CES.
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Yeah I was a bit disappointed at that. All HTC banged on about was the Titan 2, which is a Windows Mobile phone (washes mouth out with soap).
Not sure what my next one will be. Starting to loose faith in HTC (from a build quality and support point of view) and see no real need for dual/quad cores at all yet. Still haven't found the limits of my single core DS. I don't do any HD gaming. Have Xbox for that.
Now that Google own Motorola, will be interesting to see if the next Nexus is in their camp. As long as there are no silly locked down bootloaders that is.
For the first time I can remember, there are no devices on the horizon that are making me start thinking about saving up for an upgrade. Long live the DS!

wnp_79 said:
Yeah I was a bit disappointed at that. All HTC banged on about was the Titan 2, which is a Windows Mobile phone (washes mouth out with soap).
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Not only that, the Titan isnt worthty of '2'.
Its EXACTLY the same, except the '2' has a 16mp camera, and the original only 8mp.
IMO. I think HTC are cheaping out, with support and hardware
That's why they lost profits last Q4
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HTC is too busy unlocking bootloaders.
Sony Xperia S looks pretty though.

galaxy nexus too big ? maybe... try to convince him ;-)

[Q] Evo 3D, Galaxy Nexus, or MyTouch 4G Slide?

Hello,
Which one I should buy? and why? I can't decide,
HTC Evo 3D http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_evo_3d-3901.php
HTC MyTouch 4G Slide http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_mytouch_4g_slide-4018.php
Samsung Galaxy Nexus http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php

Guys please, 107 views and not even one answer, or vote

Any one? please

In order of what I would choose:
Galaxy Nexus, Evo 3D, MyTouch 4G Slide.

What do you want?
If you NEED a physical keyboard, go with the Slide. Other than that, easily the GNex - 3d on a phone is more of a gimmick than anything else.

Thank you so much Mephikun, for your replay my friend
Why do you think the nexus better than other devices?

BigMagoo said:
If you NEED a physical keyboard, go with the Slide. Other than that, easily the GNex - 3d on a phone is more of a gimmick than anything else.
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Thank you so much for your replay, and yes I was kinda thinking the same about the Evo 3D, I mean even the display resolution not that much comparing it with GNex, I really love the physical keyboard but in the same time GNex kinda got better specifications than mytouch 4g slide

Personally I like the Galaxy Nexus, as it will be first for the JellyBean update.
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A.J said:
Thank you so much Mephikun, for your replay my friend
Why do you think the nexus better than other devices?
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Because it is most likely going to get the next major Android update, possibly even the one after that, officially.
The others will not, most likely.

Mephikun said:
Because it is most likely going to get the next major Android update, possibly even the one after that, officially.
The others will not, most likely.
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Point taken, you right about that one .. Google Support always is the best for its device
Thank you so much

A.J said:
Point taken, you right about that one .. Google Support always is the best for its device
Thank you so much
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That's what I just said....
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olyloh6696 said:
That's what I just said....
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Yup, Sorry didn't see your post first, stupid browser
And you totally right about the update, I didn't even think about it ...

I prefer my galaxy nexus to any phone right now, hands down

Kilj0y said:
I prefer my galaxy nexus to any phone right now, hands down
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I really don't know, evo 3d or the galaxy nexus now, sooooooooo confused

Well if cost is a factor for you, the HTC EVO 3D is available used for pretty cheap, then you dont have to resign any contracts and can wait it out to see if something better come along in the next few months, then upgrade to that and sell the 3D.
Check out cowboom for the 3D used.

dlmx said:
Well if cost is a factor for you, the HTC EVO 3D is available used for pretty cheap, then you dont have to resign any contracts and can wait it out to see if something better come along in the next few months, then upgrade to that and sell the 3D.
Check out cowboom for the 3D used.
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in both cases I'm buying the phone unlocked, and with no contract, both in the same price 400$ from ebay, I just really don't know what to do

Any more suggestions please?

I would really love some more opinions please