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[Q] Few questions about the phone

The Sensation looks like a grat phone .
A few questions remain :
Is it maybe plausible to have custom ROM on it ?
Is the screen (glass) durable ?
Isn't Sense eating away a bit amount of RAM ?
Why is this phone better than the Nexus S ?
No ROOT = No warez APKs ?
thanx for the help in advance

Custom roms, no not yet. Need bootloader hack
Glass, very durable. Has gorilla glass confirmed
Better than Nexus s cause it has dual core processor, more ram, newer (not sure if better yet) video chip
Dunno about sense and ram yet. As it is new 3.0 sense, no one done extensive testing yet
No root does mean no warez apps, but you should give credit where due for developers. Apps are usually only $1. Are you trying to tell me you can afford a new top shelf android phone but can't afford $1 for an app
Root won't be far away after its actually released. You do know its not out yet
Rellikzephyr
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Omgwarez is still attainable without root, not that im promoting it. As long as sideloading is enabled, any apk is installable. I beta test apps on a non rooted mytouch. Apks install with no prob.
Again, not promoting it.
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RellikZephyr said:
No root does mean no warez apps, but you should give credit where due for developers. Apps are usually only $1. Are you trying to tell me you can afford a new top shelf android phone but can't afford $1 for an app
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I have no issues with paying for the apps but I don't have a Credit card.

Axxess said:
I have no issues with paying for the apps but I don't have a Credit card.
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Why not use a prepaid Visa card?

dazweeja said:
Why not use a prepaid Visa card?
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How can I get one in the Netherlands ?

Axxess said:
Why is this phone better than the Nexus S ?
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Because the nexus s is made of plastic

checkbox111 said:
Because the nexus s is made of plastic
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Ehm.. This can't be serious , can it ?
Means that the nexus s has no durability

Is it maybe plausible to have custom ROM on it ? Not yet, but it will probably will be in the future.
Is the screen (glass) durable ? The glass surface is curved at boundry's so that it won't touch the underground when you lay it down and won't scratch. Besides that it's made from gorilla glass.
Isn't Sense eating away a bit amount of RAM ? Yes a bit, but you get a lot of nice features in return. eg the new lock screen.
Why is this phone better than the Nexus S ? it's dual core!
No ROOT = No warez APKs ? You can install apps even if it's not rooted when you check the box Onbekende bronnen
(Leuk om te zien dat er mensen uit de omgeving hier ook te vinden zijn)

Looking at the Quadrant test ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57s_aku3wRI
I cant see the performance of the dual-core CPU

Axxess said:
Looking at the Quadrant test ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57s_aku3wRI
I cant see the performance of the dual-core CPU
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It's not with the final product. The software is running on the Pyramid version, which is beta and doesn't make use of both cores.

Axxess said:
Looking at the Quadrant test ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57s_aku3wRI
I cant see the performance of the dual-core CPU
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thats looks like a vid from pre release Pyramid rom
from what i remember quandrant wasnt and i think still isnt optimized
for both cores, so im guessing that score is running on only one core. at very least
the pyramid rom not optimized for both cores
plus those benchmarks arent the end all tell of performance, people put too much faith in benchmarks.
wait for final release, real world performance before you write it off. thats when ill make my decision
RellikZephyr

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How can I get one in the Netherlands ?
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Prepaid Mastercards and Visas:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100919113318AApXIO8
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110413082439AAkWg1Q
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090910145105AAg2XwO

Confused..advice needed for Galaxy R

Hi friends,
I was thinking of buying Galaxy R. But wanted your review..How is this phone? and why very less development in this forum? I heard it will get Official ICS update in mid 2012..but over all would you guys recommend me this phone?
how is the battery life?
Would you guys recommend me this phone over SE neo V or xperia pro?
is it worth going for this phone for its dual core and nvidia GPU?
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You

There are already few similar threads on previous pages of this section.

Thanks but its been many days since anyone asked such question
and also now there r more users hence more view on this phone

Get it as soon as possible..The phone is running out of stock everywhere.
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venkatraman said:
Get it as soon as possible..The phone is running out of stock everywhere.
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Thinking to buy..but has few doubts...any answers would be great..
I hate Samsung's UI..its ugly to be frank...will definitely flash a nice looking ROM the day i will buy it

50+ views and only 2 replies? cmon guys...thinking of buying tomorrow..so have to decide tonite itself

arpith.fbi said:
Thinking to buy..but has few doubts...any answers would be great..
I hate Samsung's UI..its ugly to be frank...will definitely flash a nice looking ROM the day i will buy it
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Ugly? Seriously? It sexy to me. Its a good phone, but if you want more Dev support buy the 2X or wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
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Better than the Sony phones. Battery life depends on hour usage. Generally lasts a day. Worth buying. Less Dev support because it launched quite late and after the S2. So not many people bought it.
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AbShake96 said:
Ugly? Seriously? It sexy to me. Its a good phone, but if you want more Dev support buy the 2X or wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
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I meant its UI is like their non-android phones(cheap phones)..they look alomost same...hence it doesnt feel gud
development is importart for me..i am coming from moto defy...lots of development happens over dere( 2nd rank in CyanogenMod ranking )
Galaxy R has got very good hardware..dunno y dev is so less...

HW is pretty decent! I have never had any single issue with this handset. Aftermarket development is unfortunately an Achilles heel for now, but it can change for better. FW is very good, stable, you can hardly notice any bugs. But yeah I admit touchwizz is really ugly. I came from HTC and I really preferred Sense UI. But sammy's stock roms have this advantage that they are quite easily customizable, and you don't have to be a dev to do that.

arpith.fbi said:
I meant its UI is like their non-android phones(cheap phones)..they look alomost same...hence it doesnt feel gud
development is importart for me..i am coming from moto defy...lots of development happens over dere( 2nd rank in CyanogenMod ranking )
Galaxy R has got very good hardware..dunno y dev is so less...
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I am getting a Defy.....which makes me have 4 phones.....as you can see in my sig XD
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.

EmoBoiix3 said:
I am getting a Defy.....which makes me have 4 phones.....as you can see in my sig XD
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
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Welcome to the club
Moto defy is awesome but i was looking for 2nd phone..looks like Samsung are gonna dump Galaxy R very soon according to General Manager ( Sales) India.
Galaxy S III will be launched soon with the price tag of around 34K INR
Any other samsung device would u guys suggest in place of galaxy R?

arpith.fbi said:
Welcome to the club
Moto defy is awesome but i was looking for 2nd phone..looks like Samsung are gonna dump Galaxy R very soon according to General Manager ( Sales) India.
Galaxy S III will be launched soon with the price tag of around 34K INR
Any other samsung device would u guys suggest in place of galaxy R?
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Perhaps the Sensation.....but I've heard about frequent crashes due to a CPU bug , though a fix is available....
Herpderp Backflip.

Are u sure Samsung have stopped manufacturing galaxy r...Have Samsung confirmed it..
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venkatraman said:
Are u sure Samsung have stopped manufacturing galaxy r...Have Samsung confirmed it..
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dunno if they have stopped manufacturing as of now but heard that they will be stopping it very soon..

arpith.fbi said:
dunno if they have stopped manufacturing as of now but heard that they will be stopping it very soon..
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Yes they have already stopped manufacturing i guess. Yesterday sulekha tech shared the specs on their facebook page for galaxy s advance and on asking if this is a replacement for Galaxy R, they said that Galaxy R has been stopped by samsung.No more would be availaible. I think the people who got it on time are lucky.

madhurdhiman said:
Yes they have already stopped manufacturing i guess. Yesterday sulekha tech shared the specs on their facebook page for galaxy s advance and on asking if this is a replacement for Galaxy R, they said that Galaxy R has been stopped by samsung.No more would be availaible. I think the people who got it on time are lucky.
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Its a gud thing and a bad thing..
Good thing coz they got very nice hardware for gud price
Bad thing coz as there are less galaxy R hence less development
One more good thing is that it will get official ICS update

arpith.fbi said:
Its a gud thing and a bad thing..
Good thing coz they got very nice hardware for gud price
Bad thing coz as there are less galaxy R hence less development
One more good thing is that it will get official ICS update
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I agree with you. It was a very nice price for such hardware and regarding the rumours about the manufacturing defects. i think as long as they have manufacturers warranty there is nothing to get worried about.
another strange thing which i noticed is that people started buying more and more R from the time it started getting out of stock. Hope development doesn't stop.
ICS is really the best thing about it and truly speaking i am not much impressed by the Galaxy S advance whcih i think would be around 25-26k indian rupees. so S2 or even the Note would be better option for buyers.

thinking about getting this!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOCOMO-FUJI...ell_Phones&hash=item3cc4c07526#ht_5703wt_1185
so its a fujitsu thats waterproof. according to the specs it should support 3g with tmobile. what do you guys think?
hd res
13 mp camera
1.2 dual core processor
i just want to try something new. i found this phone somehow looking for an android flip phone lol.
thoughts???

Seems like Xperia. Nice specs but i didn't see anything about the battery.
Very womanizing with the pink LOL

chaki- said:
Seems like Xperia. Nice specs but i didn't see anything about the battery.
Very womanizing with the pink LOL
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ya i think there was a blue too. i know the colors are crappy. im amazed at the cameras the japanese have in their devices.

Yeah they have always the tricky extras I have checked many phones from Japan and i really must admit they are a piece of work. And the shipping costs are not so much. I even liked 1-2 hahahahahahaha

Seems nice, if i would you, i would definly buy it. Looks awesome.

MrKiller2010 said:
Seems nice, if i would you, i would definly buy it. Looks awesome.
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im just still questioning the $600+ pricetag...

OP: have you heard about Samsung galaxy S3?

FinancialWar said:
OP: have you heard about Samsung galaxy S3?
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ive heard its coming out. but i have not seen any specs yet...do you have a link or some data on it?
hearing it will quad-core and a larger screen...
found this but how reliable is it???
http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles...g-galaxy-s3-specs-leaked-antutu-benchmark.htm

Now the spec of the s3 is out will you still get that phone?

FinancialWar said:
Now the spec of the s3 is out will you still get that phone?
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you know i thought i was going to be super excited for the siii. for some reason im really not. its still dual core and has a slightly larger screen. maybe i need to re-read the specs...
edit: the new siii is a quad core? damn! ok ya i want it now! but will tmobile get 3/4g?

wow, nice specs - I wish I could afford one lol

[Q] Nexus S or Alcatel OT 995 ?

the subject is on
please help me, I can trade my NS for an Alcatel Ultra.
What shoud I do? Stay with the NS or switch to Ot995?

Sensitivity said:
the subject is on
please help me, I can trade my NS for an Alcatel Ultra.
What shoud I do? Stay with the NS or switch to Ot995?
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For free? Otherwise, it's not a very big upgrade, switching to a 1.4GHz single core. I would look into something a bit more powerful if you want to see a real difference and not get tired of it quickly.

polobunny said:
For free? Otherwise, it's not a very big upgrade, switching to a 1.4GHz single core. I would look into something a bit more powerful if you want to see a real difference and not get tired of it quickly.
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yep for free.
Ot995 + 20$ to my Nexus S.
And i don't know what should i say..
may i should say yes.

Sensitivity said:
yep for free.
Ot995 + 20$ to my Nexus S.
And i don't know what should i say..
may i should say yes.
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It's up to you. The upgrade isn't a very big one, if noticeable, and I have no idea how the development is for that phone. I believe they have an official ICS release, but do not know if they have JB. Do your research.

Sensitivity said:
the subject is on
please help me, I can trade my NS for an Alcatel Ultra.
What shoud I do? Stay with the NS or switch to Ot995?
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If you can create your own builded custom ROMs and Mods, then go for it, because there is no official CM out for this device, i am too stuck with Neuxs S because development isn't dead yet, and about 1.4 Ghz, you can overclock it

_hito_ said:
If you can create your own builded custom ROMs and Mods, then go for it, because there is no official CM out for this device, i am too stuck with Neuxs S because development isn't dead yet, and about 1.4 Ghz, you can overclock it
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Hmm. I think the only usable roms here is CM roms.
Btw, i stayed here.
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[Q] OctaCore at Once

Is there a way to get all 8 cores running at the same time,

Theres no effect

At least from what i know you should wait the implementation of the HMP, but IMHO using all the cores is pretty useless ATM.
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Thanks for the replies i actually thought it was true octa-core(all 8 running at once) when i bought it, i guess that wasnt the case lol. thats the only reason i bought the i9500.

solat said:
Thanks for the replies i actually thought it was true octa-core(all 8 running at once) when i bought it, i guess that wasnt the case lol. thats the only reason i bought the i9500.
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hahahah... ur comment is kinda cute...
*evil face from samsung guys*

solat said:
Thanks for the replies i actually thought it was true octa-core(all 8 running at once) when i bought it, i guess that wasnt the case lol. thats the only reason i bought the i9500.
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You wanted to run windows 8 desktop version on it or use 3DMax software on it?

solat said:
Thanks for the replies i actually thought it was true octa-core(all 8 running at once) when i bought it, i guess that wasnt the case lol. thats the only reason i bought the i9500.
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Lolwat
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solat said:
Thanks for the replies i actually thought it was true octa-core(all 8 running at once) when i bought it, i guess that wasnt the case lol. thats the only reason i bought the i9500.
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If it was using all 8 cores at once that would be a reason not to buy it not the other way around that would be a massive battery hog along with very little performance benefit as no apps use that many threads only way u might benefit is in multi-tasking and even then if your handling enough apps that 4 a15s can't handle then your ram is probably packed so there won't even be room to store any extra processes so the a7s can kick in
So count your blessings
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