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HTC Edge

Looks awesome hopefully on
t-mobile
http://androidandme.com/2011/11/devices/htc-edge-to-be-worlds-first-quad-core-tegra-3-smartphone/
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OMG yes. That has everything I want in a phone... so it's probably going to Verizon *sigh*

I think it looks good. No verizon for me though.

No its hspa 21 so hopefully tmobile verizon got all the good phones this year :/
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Unless they have a super powerful battery I don't think this phone will last more than a few hours on regular use.

deeken said:
Unless they have a super powerful battery I don't think this phone will last more than a few hours on regular use.
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will probably last longer than the iphone 4s anyway..
doesn't the kal-el chip have excellent battery life in stand by mode?

I think quad-cores are too much. No apps will use four cores, only games, and they too will be few. No thanks, i'll get my Motorola Razr .

francois36boris said:
I think quad-cores are too much. No apps will use four cores, only games, and they too will be few. No thanks, i'll get my Motorola Razr .
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By having more powerful phones makes the apps/games better and the devs won't have to worry about hardware limitations ..
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4.7" screen? Come on! Am I the only person with small hands???
Why don't they just get it over with and stop making smartphones and sell us tablets on contract.
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Div033 said:
4.7" screen? Come on! Am I the only person with small hands???
Why don't they just get it over with and stop making smartphones and sell us tablets on contract.
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They make little phones just for you buddy! Go get an HTC Wildfire
And they do sell tablets on contract...
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francois36boris said:
I think quad-cores are too much. No apps will use four cores, only games, and they too will be few. No thanks, i'll get my Motorola Razr .
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Look up the tegra 3 ball game and how slow it is on 2 cores. Plus this means better quality games like ps3. If you dont want it dont buy it just saying lol
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TJBunch1228 said:
They make little phones just for you buddy! Go get an HTC Wildfire
And they do sell tablets on contract...
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Heh, not on Verizon they don't.
And yeah I know they do sell tablets on contract, I guess I meant to say ONLY tablets, since that's the way things seem to be trending towards.
Is the Wildfire even available in the US?
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Battery life will absolutely blow, but that's the trade off for more power *Tim Allen Grunt*
Can't wait to see more on this phone..!

jesus christ thats a big boy there.... love big phones

Thanks to the Tegra3, batterylife WONT blow as much as you think
nice looking phone indeed, with the metal in the back ...
since im used to my big HTC Evo3D screen, i whouldnt mind to have a lil bigger one... with HD quality im sure it whould be pretty amazing... .
btw, heres a pic/link how the Tegra3 quadcore will work
source:
http://pocketnow.com/smartphone-news/nvidia-kal-el-chips-have-fifth-low-power-companion-core
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/20/nvidia-releases-two-white-papers-about-project-kal-el-secret-5th-core-revealed/
tldr: Tegra3 quadcores wont have 4 cores-> they will have 5
the 5th is a "powersave" core who will run for the small things (standby etc)
Other benefits would be faster pageload times in browsers, quick multi-tasking, better performance while using processor-heavy apps, and most importantly, overall lower power consumption without a drop in performance.
The second paper details an-almost secret “5th core” called the companion core, that allows your device to use much less power while in standby or using background tasks such as music, Facebook updates, and email syncing. With this companion core, the main quad-core is essentially able to shut down completely, allowing your device to last much longer.
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tegra announced that this Quadcore, will use almost like the same energy like the current DualCores from OMAP4 oder Qualcomm MSM8660)
well untill now-> theres nothing who needs those HorsePOWER.
but look 1-2 years back in terms of mobile gaming...
if you compair to what we have now
(like Shadowgun for Android
or InfinityBlade 2 for Iphone4s
makes me think: WTF will come in the next 2 yrs?
and thats why i think that the HTC Edge will be awesome :3
more about Tegra, and their "Incredible future projects" like TegraWayne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Tegra#Tegra_.28Codename:_Kal-El.29_Serie
ofc there will come more from omap or qualcomm aswell... .
Any problem, Apple?
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*sigh*
I'm on the verge of buying SGS2 and now I'm on a dilemma! Should I wait for this or buy a dual core phone now
And one thing, I think "future-proof" phones doesn't exist anymore.

Poor HTC....Their phones need Quadcores just to run stock Sense smoothly, we'll be in for it when Sense 4 is released, it will need more than 1GB RAM. And no I'm not joking, HTC thinks adding cores fixes the lag in Sense, but they need to learn optimization, and bloated doesn't cut it.

DahIzzo said:
btw, heres a pic/link how the Tegra3 quadcore will work
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That actually makes sense. Glad to see NVIDIA do some research with graphics vs battery life especially considering that their optimus GPU works wonders. I was thinking with four cores active at once, battery life will be complete crap. Still wouldn't do console level gaming on a smartphone because onscreen controls suck so much. A tablet, maybe.
DahIzzo said:
but look 1-2 years back in terms of mobile gaming...
if you compair to what we have now
(like Shadowgun for Android
or InfinityBlade 2 for Iphone4s
makes me think: WTF will come in the next 2 yrs?
and thats why i think that the HTC Edge will be awesome :3
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PC level graphics five years ago.

Mmmhhh I may want to try it

With some Sense crap on top? No thanks.

Upgrade due... What to get?

Hi and merry Xmas fellow XDA'ers.
I have an upgrade due on t-mobile uk and am a little confused in terms of which phone to upgrade to.
Of the top handsets available I believe the ones to pick from are:
Nokia Lumia 800
Blackberry bold 9900
Samsung galaxy s2
Htc sensation xe
Anyone have any suggestions in terms of what to get? Also other phone suggestions are welcome too.
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Lumia or SGS2 for sure between those, but imho you should also consider the Rezound, the Razr and the Titan, imho those are the hottest phones around right now. The Nexus is also good but not as good imho.

That's a really tough one for a primary phone. I'd lean towards Lumia for battery life and Carl Zeiss optics. Those made a leap of difference in picture quality on old handsets, so I'm sure it remains true today.
What's your criteria for a good phone anyway? There are 2-step solutions to this dilemma too you know (get the fanciest one, like SGS2, root/unlock/sell, buy whatEVER you want).

Skv012a said:
That's a really tough one for a primary phone. I'd lean towards Lumia for battery life and Carl Zeiss optics. Those made a leap of difference in picture quality on old handsets, so I'm sure it remains true today.
What's your criteria for a good phone anyway? There are 2-step solutions to this dilemma too you know (get the fanciest one, like SGS2, root/unlock/sell, buy whatEVER you want).
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The thing being I've already had a couple of sgs2's already, great phone but want something no bigger than 4inch screen... The Lumia interests me but don't know if it's quick enough being single core and the battery life apparently isn't that good... Already own a iPhone 4s and moto atrix so want something that is just as good but also different if that makes sense...
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ronak47 said:
The thing being I've already had a couple of sgs2's already, great phone but want something no bigger than 4inch screen... The Lumia interests me but don't know if it's quick enough being single core and the battery life apparently isn't that good... Already own a iPhone 4s and moto atrix so want something that is just as good but also different if that makes sense...
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Why not walk into a store and get the feel for some of the phones? For some reason I feel that the HTC Sensation XE is something I might come to like. Although its android, so I might not feel as "different" as you want it to be.
But I always will just go and see the phone in person so I know what I'm going to get.

I like the Bold 9900. A lot.
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ronak47 said:
The thing being I've already had a couple of sgs2's already, great phone but want something no bigger than 4inch screen... The Lumia interests me but don't know if it's quick enough being single core and the battery life apparently isn't that good... Already own a iPhone 4s and moto atrix so want something that is just as good but also different if that makes sense...
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Get E6 then. That'll be a truly, different experience for you and a trusty, never-dying workhorse without any of the useless crap.

Skv012a said:
Get E6 then. That'll be a truly, different experience for you and a trusty, never-dying workhorse without any of the useless crap.
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What's the E6?

Just HTC, nothing else.

ronak47 said:
What's the E6?
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Nokia, of course. If you already own toys, try a workhorse for a change. Thats my 2 cents.

Galaxy nexus?
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I would pick between the S2 or the Note

Do you think HTC will release an updated ChaCha this month?

So HTC are announcing four new smartphones at the end of this month.
I really want a ChaCha but the small memory and the fact it'll probably never get ICS are holding me back.
Do you think one of HTC's new phones will be an updated ChaCha? Even if it's just another low-end phone with a similar form factor? If I get one, it'd be replacing a BlackBerry so the touchscreen and keyboard is perfect for me, I just wish HTC would care about it a bit more.
So do you think HTC will bother upgrading the ChaCha? It's been around for a while now and prices have dropped quite a bit, so I'm hopeful they'll do a new one with slightly bumped up specs and ICS.

Bigger screen is main thing that would tempt me!
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Screen is ok-ish..
More internal space + better battery

More memory and ICS is good enough for me, do you think it'll actually happen though?

I've seen new details and it seems the chances of a new ChaCha are basically non-existent, so my next question is, should I order one now or wait until after the new HTCs come out so the prices drop? Or has it already hit rock bottom at £119 anyway?

I highly doubt it. I think it wasn't HTCs best phone. And not what they're recognised for
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Honestly I think it's very underrated, it's a great BlackBerry competitor, they just need to put more effort into it.

dftba said:
Honestly I think it's very underrated, it's a great BlackBerry competitor, they just need to put more effort into it.
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Yeah. Plus people looking for a BlackBerry styled phone may aswell get the BlackBerry. I personally think the ChaCha isn't the greatest looker and neither in specs wise
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weeo said:
Yeah. Plus people looking for a BlackBerry styled phone may aswell get the BlackBerry. I personally think the ChaCha isn't the greatest looker and neither in specs wise
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I have a BlackBerry at the moment but it's rubbish. I do, however, like the form factor and keyboard, and would very much like an Android phone with those features. If HTC brought out a new phone with a QWERTY, the classic "bar phone" form factor, and better specs than the ChaCha, it'd be perfect as far as I'm concerned.

Still have 3 months before I can change my phone; currently using a X10 Mini Pro.
Really would like a Mark II ChaCha with better camera and more built-in memory. The alternative for me is a Xperia Pro, but I prefer a candybar QWERTY...
Is there a way for us to petition HTC? I am tired of all the touchscreen-only phones in the market

Yeah. I know BlackBerry are rubbish. But I know lots of people who have them, 91% of students in my school have BB. 5% have iPhones and like literally 5 people have Androids. And 3 are my friends. So from where I'm coming from, and like all sxhools in uk, BlackBerry is more popular than the Android. So I think majority of the population will buy a blackberry.
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BlackBerries are starting to lose their popularity a bit now I think. I'm seeing more iPhones and Androids every year. I even know a guy who's got a Windows Phone 7 phone.
Honestly I think a ChaCha with decent specs would be a brilliant device and would lure people away from BlackBerries.

We shall wait and speculate. I hope the next ChaCha will look nice.
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i don't feel comfortable with touch screens, i just changed my wildfire for a chacha.
I think also, i missed a trackpad!
I always fear that someday, the screen breaks, even if a gorilla is blitzed in!

weeo said:
Yeah. Plus people looking for a BlackBerry styled phone may aswell get the BlackBerry.
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Pfah... I wonder why everyone calls this "Blackberry-Style".
I like this type of phone, I had a Palm Treo 600 that time where no one knew about Blackberry, and I had a Nokia E71 afterwards. But I won't by any Blackberry, because their Keyboards are worse than those of Nokia, Palm or HTC. And the OS also isn't good, but maybe QNX will make it better. But I heared that they don't have many options for synchronizing the device with the computer.

Flexmaen said:
Pfah... I wonder why everyone calls this "Blackberry-Style".
I like this type of phone, I had a Palm Treo 600 that time where no one knew about Blackberry, and I had a Nokia E71 afterwards. But I won't by any Blackberry, because their Keyboards are worse than those of Nokia, Palm or HTC. And the OS also isn't good, but maybe QNX will make it better. But I heared that they don't have many options for synchronizing the device with the computer.
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Ummm okay. Well now people are getting BlackBerry's, in the UK, BlackBerry are popular. That is what I was saying.
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I'm using chacha currently, and it's very good compare to bb. Because still you can backup your contact via google,and it have thousand upon million free apps. With 512 RAm & same amount of ROM, it run smoothly with beautiful android sense UI..go on try it, you wouldn't regret it. Oh, and the display is crisp clear with the gorilla glass.

Yeah I've used the phone and a friend of mine owns one and tells me it's good, I'm just waiting to see if there's a new version being announced next week or not. If not, I'll probably buy one. If so, I'll wait for the new one.

weeo said:
Ummm okay. Well now people are getting BlackBerry's, in the UK, BlackBerry are popular. That is what I was saying.
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Really? Here in Europe you only hear that BB is in trouble and losing market shares rapidly.

dftba said:
Honestly I think it's very underrated, it's a great BlackBerry competitor, they just need to put more effort into it.
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I agree competely. I personally just ditched my BlackBerry Pearl 9100 for the HTC Status aka ChaCha. I like it way better.... except for the low internal memory. I just managed to complete the root but I'm still learning (I'm very new with Android) and just need to partition the SD card so I can enable a2sd.

Thinking of picking up a second OS.

So, I use wp7 right now. It's hands down my favorite OS. However, I want another OS to play around on more. I don't want an iPhone as they bore me, my options are android or meego. Here's my thoughts on each and the devices I'd get.
Droid Razr: Nice hardware, infinite marketplace, I've heard the sound is good. The cons are that the gpu acceleration is still... So-so... There's little chance of updates, I don't think much of the camera, and it will be outdated as quick as it was released. Unfortunately, this is the only android hardware I find considerable.
Nokia N9: Unparalleled hardware, great sound, outstanding camera, extremely well built OS, able to run most android apps. Cons are there's pretty much no chance of a further update (though the OS feels very complete.) the app store is limited, and there's not much in terms of games.
So, your thoughts on the matter? Price is also a concern I suppose. The n9 is much cheaper.

OP I'm sorry, not trying to be a ****, just kind of confused as to why this is posted in the epic 4g touch forums.

It's in the general forums...

Is this showing up in the wrong forum section?

z33dev33l said:
Is this showing up in the wrong forum section?
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Nope. Its showing up in the general forum
Hit THANKS if I helped u

If you're interested in android, wait for a phone that has better spec than the Galaxy Nexus and is running ICS. ICS is what makes the experience. It's a whole new look and feel than the previous installment, and in my opinion, runs a lot faster and smoother.

If you really want android after talking all that trash on it back in the gingerbread and froyo days, then you sir are insane. Unless you just WANT to start a flame thread.
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watt9493 said:
If you really want android after talking all that trash on it, then you sir are insane. Unless you just WANT to start a flame thread.
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Agreed; you should just get a Symbian.
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Why would I get Symbian when lag and instability are some of my biggest issues. Android has a lot of issues, whether or not you'll acknowledge them is up to you. Windows Phone has just as many issues, if not more. Windows Phone's issues just effect me less because of how I use my device.
KayxGee, thank you. A big concern for me is what the hardware looks like and feels like. Samsung is undoubtedly making the best overall android devices right now, but I haven't seen much android hardware that I like the look of. The Note isn't too terrible.

What are you looking for in screen size, camera, etc? What carrier?

You should definitely try out the N9. The camera is amazing and the OS is definitely different and will be fun to try out

Get the Galaxy S II, not the Razr. the Razr's battery SUCKS.

Mephikun said:
Get the Galaxy S II, not the Razr. the Razr's battery SUCKS.
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The Razr has a better battery life than the Samsung galaxy s II. I dunno what your talking about loool. I have the galaxy s II but when I got the Razr you could instantly tell the Razr had better battery life.
I'm selling my galaxy s II cause I simply prefer the Razr n with that money I will get my self the LG 4x
OMG. Counter Strike On Android! http://cs-portable.net/

I wouldn't buy another GS2, that thing is hideous. I sold my first one and was happy in doing so. I don't care about screen size or processor power, WP7 has shown me that that stuff is primarily a gimmick and is largely unnecessary. I want a device that's aesthetically pleasing and sturdy. As long as it's powerful enough to emulate an SNES my gaming concerns are non-existent. It just seems most android manufacturers are concerned strictly with screen size and processor power rather than the overall quality of the device.

You guys really should stop feeding this thing.
This is obviously a thread for promotion, and flames.
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vetvito said:
You guys really should stop feeding this thing.
This is obviously a thread for promotion, and flames.
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Please don't attempt to instigate in a perfectly valid thread.

Then get an Xperia Play.

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Please don't attempt to instigate in a perfectly valid thread.
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+1
in a meantime... popcorn anyone?

Mephikun said:
Then get an Xperia Play.
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I would, but I could not switch to a CDMA carrier. I swap sims way too often.

Xperia Play has a GSM version as well.
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[Q] [Off-Topic] What would you choose? Galaxy Note or Xperia S?

So I'll be changing my phone soon and as the title goes, what would you choose? You can suggest another phone if you want. Thanks people!

Galaxy note
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Xperia s or SII (its still good)
One x is also nice, (but its a little iphone-y)...or if you can, wait for the boss sgs3...
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I want the Xperia S because of its appearance..the problem is custom ROM's. It doesn't have the same amount of ROM's comparing to Note. I want the Note simply because I'm a student. You jot notes down, things like that. My problem with the note is..the sheer size of the device. Fudging thing is big. XD I can only imagine putting it in my pocket. People think I'm always "Excited". xD Performance wise, is it the same?
@Sir A.cid heeeyyy. About the One X..hmm..Have you tried testing one sir? and the SIII, auhhhh, it'll make me bankrupt. xD if you were to choose, what phone will you go for?

the HTC one X is a pretty good phone too
one of my friends has the galaxy note and i don't see anything special in it... it's just over hyped...
i really have no clue about Xperia S but I do hate Timescape
As far as SGS III is concerned, it's pretty expensive imo...

Aspire said:
the HTC one X is a pretty good phone too
one of my friends has the galaxy note and i don't see anything special in it... it's just over hyped...
i really have no clue about Xperia S but I do hate Timescape
As far as SGS III is concerned, it's pretty expensive imo...
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Recently HTC One V is launched .. It's a cool phone not too expensive !!

yeah but One V's battery life is pretty low and they don't even have a proper custom recovery atm

Aspire said:
yeah but One V's battery life is pretty low and they don't even have a proper custom recovery atm
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It has just released , may be it will take time for a stable One V
but the phone is awesome ..

Jhayzt said:
I want the Xperia S because of its appearance..the problem is custom ROM's. It doesn't have the same amount of ROM's comparing to Note. I want the Note simply because I'm a student. You jot notes down, things like that. My problem with the note is..the sheer size of the device. Fudging thing is big. XD I can only imagine putting it in my pocket. People think I'm always "Excited". xD Performance wise, is it the same?
@Sir A.cid heeeyyy. About the One X..hmm..Have you tried testing one sir? and the SIII, auhhhh, it'll make me bankrupt. xD if you were to choose, what phone will you go for?
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Both of them have their own pros and cons...
Sgs3 won't be more expensive than what g-note was at launch (around 38k rs, 50rs=1$ approx, do the math)...
Coz samsung knows that sgs3 failed to impress the critics (when compared to one x)...the features, though they are unique, its just a matter of time till others pick it up, since most are just software mods...
So, sgs has good battery, display, unique system mods, and easy way for flashing and stuff (no locked bootloaders or s-off, that's what's assumed from samsung's trend)
While one x has good design, looks, but it doesn't have replaceable battery and a micro sd slot...not to mention that htc's are easier to brick if you don't follow steps correctly...
So, I would say sgs3 over one x, since gs3 will be more popular with the dev community, and one x only beats it in design and looks...
Comparing note and one x, then one x obviously...note's just too big...
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just check the One X forums, there's a lot of development going on over there...

No xperia love huh. XD I guess I should wait for the SGSIII and check it at the mall whenever the sgs comes out.
@Avi: Is that with the new S4 processor?
@A.Cid: I sure hope the SGSIII impresses me. The thing looks like a huge Samsung Corby. XD

It looks like a huge "fit"!
Samsung won't let you be anymore disappointed...after all its a flagship!
Hmmm, rumors are there for a quad core xperia coming, that's why no one suggested any of those single/dual core pieces of beauty (xperia looks the best )
But then, if you keep waiting for something more, you'll always keep waiting
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