Hello folks, I have a budget of £31 monthly and the minimum requirement of a contract would be 600 minutes and a free phone. So with vodaphone I have identified two top class phones, the HTC Sensation and the not so well known 'Samsung Galaxy S Plus', which is an uprated 1.4ghz galaxy s essentially.
So I'd like to hear everyones opinions and pros and cons of each device, as at the end of the day I don't want to regret buying it as it's a lengthy two year contract.
Thanks in advance!
Galaxy S Plus
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Tenpin said:
Hello folks, I have a budget of £31 monthly and the minimum requirement of a contract would be 600 minutes and a free phone. So with vodaphone I have identified two top class phones, the HTC Sensation and the not so well known 'Samsung Galaxy S Plus', which is an uprated 1.4ghz galaxy s essentially.
So I'd like to hear everyones opinions and pros and cons of each device, as at the end of the day I don't want to regret buying it as it's a lengthy two year contract.
Thanks in advance!
Galaxy S Plus
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Go for the htc man! It is awesome and it will get sense 4! Go for it.. Samsung is crap!
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What's faster tho, 1.2 ghz dual core or single core 1.4ghz?
The galaxy plus also has 256MB less ram than the sensation: s
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I say get the sensation, a 1.2ghz dual core processor more ram then the galaxy S plus and it's on HTCs ICS update list. A Galaxy s plus would be foolish in 2012.
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HTC Sensation Has a dual-core processor
Tenpin said:
What's faster tho, 1.2 ghz dual core or single core 1.4ghz?
The galaxy plus also has 256MB less ram than the sensation: s
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Put it this way. The Sensation is a highend phone and the Galaxy S Plus is a mid-end phone.
•Difference between dual vs single core
1.2ghz Dual core processor vs 1.4ghz Single core processor is somewhat equivalent to a Turbocharged Corvette vs a non Turbocharged Corvette.
1.4ghz single core is already fast, but a 1.2 dual core is even faster.
•What is RAM?
The more ram you have means the more apps you can have running in the background before Android automatically starts closing running apps. So once you start to run out of for example 512mb Android will automatically close an app that has been inactive to help allow the software to run smoother, battery life to last longer etc.
The more ram you have then that means the more apps you can have running at the same time. For example 512mb of ram might only be able to run 4-5 apps in the background before it starts to close apps automatically and 768mb of ram might be able to run 7-8 apps beforeit starts to close apps automatically.
Keywords: DUAL CORE and SINGLE CORE
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Right thanks folks, it seems a no brainer then. I guess I'll have to go for the sensation
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Also,dont forget the Adreno 220 Vs Adreno 205.Huge diffrence between these two
its obvious Sensation is better.
Right last minute decision, found the galaxy 's2' for 31 quid 600 minutes with vodaphone. Bargain bucket, thanks for the help guys, oh and btw it's an online exclusive only, in store it's £36.
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get sensation and oc to 1.5ghz as this is the original speed of chipset (htc underclock cpu on sensations to 1.2ghz)
beware though, some sensations have the dust under the screen problem, some get very very warm
just a heads up
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So I wanted to upgrade to a new phone like the amaze but it makes sense to wait two more or 3 months for the quad core processor phones right guys? Let's hear some feeback and what are you gonna do? Wait it out too??
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Yea, I agree. I get bored easily, this is the first phone I've kept for this long (about a year). At first, I was looking at a gradual upgrade, something like a sensation or a g2x... Then I figured if I'm gonna spend $$, might as well just do it for the long haul & look into an amaze, galaxy s2 or even wait for a galaxy nexus... After all is said & done, I'm still using my glacier & will continue to do so. We've got an awesome dev section & something better will always be just ahead of the curve, but I'm definitely waiting for 2012...
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Yea bro I feel ya..it'll be best to wait it out cause if I buy a phone I might as get one that will be quad and better camera and faster processor..I love my mytouch it has been with me through alot
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I'm interested in the HTC ville. Not quad core but the krait dual core processor looks interesting. Especially since ICS is optimized for dual core.
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+1...next phone will probably be the Edge when it drops. specs are pretty awesome
Rumored samsung galaxy s3
currently researching sg2 and nexus prime..
Wait for the quad core nexus. Quad cores will have better architectures and will be more stable,better battery life, and etc.
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ya 2012 is a quad core year but i'm really big fan of HTC so i'm waiting for HTC ville hopefully comes Tmo.
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ya 2012 is a quad core year but i'm really big fan of HTC so i'm waiting for HTC ville hopefully comes Tmo.
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Is the Vile the one with the S4 chip or Tegra 3?
The ville comes with the s4 processor
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So you guys waiting it out? Ok good now I'm definitely gonna wait the few more months
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I'm interested in the HTC ville. Not quad core but the krait dual core processor looks interesting. Especially since ICS is optimized for dual core.
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The Ville is the 4.3" ICS phone right? That sounds so much nicer size-wise than the massive Galaxy Nexus. Should come out more compact than the Amaze or Sensation due to the removal of buttons.
However the render appears to have a screen aspect ratio of 1.64 or so, which is closer to the 5x3 of an 800x480 display than the 16x9 (1.777) of a qHD display. So the render is misshapen.
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The Ville is the 4.3" ICS phone right? That sounds so much nicer size-wise than the massive Galaxy Nexus. Should come out more compact than the Amaze or Sensation due to the removal of buttons.
However the render appears to have a screen aspect ratio of 1.64 or so, which is closer to the 5x3 of an 800x480 display than the 16x9 (1.777) of a qHD display. So the render is misshapen.
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Yes the ville is the 4.3" screen one. Same screen as the RAZR i believe. Its gonna be nice because the 28nm processor allows for it to be really thin. So it shouldn't be much heavier than the MT4G.
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Is the Vile the one with the S4 chip or Tegra 3?
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it will come with 1.5GH snapdragon s4 processor and here's the full specification of it. A 4.3-inch qHD (960×540) Super AMOLED display; a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor; 8MP camera on the back with 1080p HD video capture; a 1,650mAh battery; HSPA+-connectivity; and Beats Audio Technology. The handset will apparently measure in at only 8mm thick,will launch with Android 4.0, and will also launch HTC’s Sense 4.0 overlay.
I'm just gonna wait for the next Nexus. Saves me the headache of whether my phone will have the latest Android software.
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I'm just gonna wait for the next Nexus. Saves me the headache of whether my phone will have the latest Android software.
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The next Nexus? Why not this Nexus? Curious.....
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Ugh, when you say same screen as the RAZR, I hope you don't mean including the PenTile matrix. I thought I wouldn't notice it at qHD resolution, but I tried it in store and the colour fringing was just awful.
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Ugh, when you say same screen as the RAZR, I hope you don't mean including the PenTile matrix. I thought I wouldn't notice it at qHD resolution, but I tried it in store and the colour fringing was just awful.
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Unfortunately yes. I never seen the RAZRs screen. Didn't think it was that bad, if at all :/
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If you are waiting for the greatest smartphone you will be waiting forever, there is always going to be a rumor about a supposed OMG smartphone RIGHT before you was about to purchase the smartphone you thought was awesome. In my opinion, to have a really satisfying smartphone experience there needs to be great utilization of software and hardware. Software is something that has always been a bit of a hindered on devices with custom skins (most of the Android ecosystem). The only ways to really circumvent this is to either buy a Nexus devices or root your device in HOPES of finding a solid ROM to flash. I think this makes the decision quite easy, buy the Galaxy Nexus.
due for an upgrade, and i wanted to wait for the htc edge. what other quad core phones are coming out soon, and which phones are you guys waiting for next?
I'm waiting for Edge too. Also the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Asus PadPhone are coming soon.
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I'm waiting for Edge too. Also the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Asus PadPhone are coming soon.
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+ 1, but if htc would take time and wouldn't show it this month I consider the Galaxy s3 but nobody know when they will present it.
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HTC or Samsung, take your pick.
More than likely I'll go with Samsung though, since I'm not a fan of sense.
I'm between the HTC Edge and Galaxy S3.
The HTC Edge with Tegra 3 appeals more to me atm.
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whoa, didn't hear about the htc endeavor- thanks for mentioning that.
so far, as far as specs(rumored or not) we have:
s3:
1.8 Ghz quad core procesor
1.5 GB of RAM
4.65 inche Super AMOLED III HD display
10 mega pixel camera
32 GB internal storage capacity
2250 mAh battery
NFC Chip
Ice Cream Sandwich
Touchwiz 5.0
htc edge:
1.5GHz quad-core processor, courtesy of the Tegra 3 platform, 1GB of RAM, 4.7-inch 720p screen, 8-megapixel shooter with 1080p video capture and the latest incarnation of Google's OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Built-in storage 32GB, 1800 mAh battery,
htc endeavor:
4.7-inches, a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, eight-megapixel rear shooter, front-facing camera, NFC, 1GB RAM and the new ICS-adapted version of HTC's Sense UI
If only tegra 3 was built on A15 cores... The using of the A9 cores just speak backwardness to me.
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Yikes. If those are the legit sizes of their screens I'm questioning whether I'd want it. Ive got the T-Mobile SGSII at 4.52in and it is perfect, but borderline annoying.
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Yikes. If those are the legit sizes of their screens I'm questioning whether I'd want it. Ive got the T-Mobile SGSII at 4.52in and it is perfect, but borderline annoying.
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Anything bigger than 4" is too much for me. <insert joke here>
If this is the future it will become impossible to buy a device that i want.
LG X3 (coming soon) Quad core, tegra 3
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LG X3 (coming soon) Quad core, tegra 3
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LG won't be able to create a good tegra 3 high end phone otherwise to htc
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If only tegra 3 was built on A15 cores... The using of the A9 cores just speak backwardness to me.
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I am waiting for an A15 Cortex too, but I wonder for how long then I have to wait..
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I am waiting for an A15 Cortex too, but I wonder for how long then I have to wait..
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Maybe tegra 4?!
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i'll wait for the s3 samsung never go wrong and a 12mp camera then i have a pocket dslr htc sense is crap yea tegra 3 and only a gig of ram
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Maybe tegra 4?!
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Very likely...
anyone know which quad core phones will not have external memory? with 64gb micro sd cards, it's gonna be sweet
Everything is stock , no overclocking or anything like that
Is that a surprise? isn't sensation better than Nexus? or am i wrong?
Benchmark tests don't always tell the truth.
Tired of those benchmark noobs.
ok, forget the benchmark...
I tried a galaxy nexus...is very very very laggy, is not even smooth or fast...
our sensation is the best smartphone of the dual core generation (we are switching now on quad generation), better than sgs2 too!....
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our sensation is the best smartphone of the dual core generation (we are switching now on quad generation), better than sgs2 too!....
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The Snapdragon S4 based phones disagree
Pikabat I axpected more from you =\ as you can see in the benchmark the nexus have much better CPU (the blue stat) and sensation only have better I/o (the green one) which is obvious why... So no, sensation isn't faster...
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I'm not saying that is the best dual core XD is just the best of the dual generation, (2011 production)...obviously now are coming out more performant cpu, but I'm talking about the 2011 phones...
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I'm not saying that is the best dual core XD is just the best of the dual generation, (2011 production)...obviously now are coming out more performant cpu, but I'm talking about the 2011 phones...
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Best dual core phone, in your opinion
It's not a fact.
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ok, forget the benchmark...
I tried a galaxy nexus...is very very very laggy, is not even smooth or fast...
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When did you use a Galaxy Nexus? It's never been laggy.
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this thread is so lol
first of all 2700 is low
second of all, that quadrant graph has not been updated since they added dual/quad core support
so thats galaxy nexus running 1 core test
check my screenshot for some sensation power, 1512mhz gets 3700 points
was with openSensation btw
My phone just sucks in benchmarks . Quadrant cant get over 3000 mark. Antutu usaly 6800+ on 1.5 ghz. But no lag in programs and in the interface, but seeing this score im thinking something is not ok with it.
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Lmao... I have bolth Sensation (my wife's) and the SGS 2.. and yes the pyramid is a good phone. It lacks a good bit in 3D performance ..
I know the 2 devices have the same S3 chip set but Sammy definitely did better implementing it.. Though I tend to not trust quadrant I score over 3200 with no overclock on my SGS 2.. just saying .. not to mention my buddy has a GNex and that shiz is fast...
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On ics 3D performance is deem good on sensation. Gta 3 max setting = no lag
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Pikabat I axpected more from you =\ as you can see in the benchmark the nexus have much better CPU (the blue stat) and sensation only have better I/o (the green one) which is obvious why... So no, sensation isn't faster...
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Sorry to disappoint you bro
Believe it or not I prefer higher I/O because I deal with large file transfers.
Benchmark may not be accurate 100% but I used both devices and Sensation is faster. For me anyways
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Sorry to disappoint you bro
Believe it or not I prefer higher I/O because I deal with large file transfers.
Benchmark may not be accurate 100% but I used both devices and Sensation is faster. For me anyways
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Its inflation. Quadrant is notorious for this. R/RW speed between the current devicesis pretty much the same, especially when they are all on custom ext4 partitions .. Hence why you can run 4 benchmarks and get 4 different scores .. notice the CPU and graphics numbers don't really flux to much...
Hate to break it to you bro. But the Sensation will never be faster than a GNex or any SGS 2 version. Don't get me wrong I love the device. But it is what it is..
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ok, forget the benchmark...
I tried a galaxy nexus...is very very very laggy, is not even smooth or fast...
our sensation is the best smartphone of the dual core generation (we are switching now on quad generation), better than sgs2 too!....
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lol. My brother has a galaxy nexus and it's not how you describe. It's pretty fast and very smooth.
I m from europe but galaxy nexus what is in usa that lte version is lagy like hell. For many peopls
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Who gives a F**k.
We have what we have, be happy! Its not about the size of your e-penis, its the fleshy one that counts.
Enjoy
you all realize that quadrant is only good for comparing devices with the same screen resolution, right?
The Gnex is running at a much higher resolution and becuase of that the scores will be lower in Quadrant.
Quadrant runs at the phones native resolution so the gnex has to work harder... I cant believe people still use this as their proof....
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/144778-atom-vs-cortex-a15-vs-krait-vs-tegra-3-which-mobile-cpu-is-the-most-power-efficient
Just been reading this, are we expecting too much from the GS4 to have this chip in it?
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Just been reading this, are we expecting too much from the GS4 to have this chip in it?
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Samsung does a great job keeping secrets. Tomorrow we will know for sure
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I'm looking forward to the news about the S4 tomorrow. It's only my 2nd chance at an android phone. The S3 is sweet so far, I see it everyday as my gf has the phone.
I think samsung is going to surprise everyone tomorrow or I will just go with the the Note 2 lol
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If it's a snapdragon and an adreno 320 then it's already failed because there are loads of phones like that.
They surely wouldn't advertise the octa chip if it wasn't going in the GS4. However the A7 mixed with the A15 seems like a little bit of a cheat, I bet it uses the A7 95% of the time or the A15 cores are heavily throttled because it looks like they drain battery like mad, especially in a smart phone.
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If it's a snapdragon and an adreno 320 then it's already failed because there are loads of phones like that.
They surely wouldn't advertise the octa chip if it wasn't going in the GS4. However the A7 mixed with the A15 seems like a little bit of a cheat, I bet it uses the A7 95% of the time or the A15 cores are heavily throttled because it looks like they drain battery like mad, especially in a smart phone.
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Hey its a huge step up from my current phone the HTC ThunderBolt. I just don't want to pay more than 200 for it though
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Hey its a huge step up from my current phone the HTC ThunderBolt. I just don't want to pay more than 200 for it though
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Well With the carriers thinking about removing the subsadised phones that may be cheap coming real soon.
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Well With the carriers thinking about removing the subsadised phones that may be cheap coming real soon.
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I'm hoping so. My upgrade is due late June/July.
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The international version of the S4 will have the 1.6GHz octa-core exynos processor and the US version will have a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor
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The international version of the S4 will have the 1.6GHz octa-core exynos processor and the US version will have a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor
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No surprise that they will have different processors.
Normally the USA tends to get the lesser or not the best available
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No surprise that they will have different processors.
Normally the USA tends to get the lesser or not the best available
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Yeah :l
1.9GHz quad isn't bad, but when comparing it to the octa-core, it feels like we're being left out. And i believe the exynos octa-core is supposed to be substantially more battery efficient(?)
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Yeah :l
1.9GHz quad isn't bad, but when comparing it to the octa-core, it feels like we're being left out. And i believe the exynos octa-core is supposed to be substantially more battery efficient(?)
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Haven't done my research on that. Sounds about right
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I'm not gonna bother upgrading, both HTC and Samsung aren't exciting, was just disappointed between them.
Exynos = 3G only
Snapdragon s4 pro = LTE
Only LTE isn't coming out till the end of the year in this region.......... wtf were they thinking?
The HTC One is another no micro sd, no removable battery, ****ty camera, sense mess of a boring phone. People say how good it looks........ looks like any other boring HTC phone to me, just like the GS4 looks like another boring Samsung GS3 variant.
http://m.cnet.com/reviews/htc-one-mini/35822951
Overwhelmingly disappointing. HTC cheaped out. 1GB RAM, Snapdragon 400 1.4Ghz dual-core. HTC just don't have it any more.
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http://m.cnet.com/reviews/htc-one-mini/35822951
Overwhelmingly disappointing. HTC cheaped out. 1GB RAM, Snapdragon 400 1.4Ghz dual-core. HTC just don't have it any more.
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Agree,
Found this on Engadget as well;
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/...ile_RSS&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget
I'm really disappointed as well. If only it has quad core and 2gb of ram...
I'm still really tempted to get it. The 3g-h-h+ cycle issue is really pissing me off on cm10.1 and I can't stand sense.
Sony Xperia SP. Get that mate, make no regrets, that is by far the best overall Android phone on the market today, and it's only £300. LTE, NFC, 720HD, 8MP, and a whole other load of abbreviations, I'm sure. They just haven't got the development boat rocking yet. Give the device a couple more months and it will have quite a few developers I think.
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