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[Q] Help me choose a phone + mod (Android)

Hello,
I have always had Blackberry phones (a Pearl and a Tour) and have really enjoyed them. However, in July I will be switching phones, and I think I will get an Android phone. The biggest reason is the app availability is so much higher for the Android devices.
My wife has had the Droid Eris, and just recently got the Droid X. I hate touchscreens, and hated her Eris. However, the X doesn't seem so bad as far as the typing goes. Here is what I am looking for:
1. Has to be available for Verizon.
2. 4G doesn't matter to me at this point.
3. I mostly browse the internet, would love to use Flash. Watching videos would be nice. Big screens are nice too!
4. I would like Gingerbread.
5. I am not afraid of modding/rooting.
6. I tend to put a decent amount of apps on my phone.
Here are the phones available to me in my budget:
Droid 2 Global
Droid X
Samsung Fascinate
Droid Incredible
Battery life, signal strength for 3G, phone speed/power, voice clarity, good speakers, decent camera (still and video) are all big factors.
What do you recommend? I am leaning toward either the Droid X or Samsung Fascinate, and modding it to get rid of the bloatware (and in the case of the Fascinate, have Google be the default search).
What do you recommend? What stable, reliable mod would you recommend me use with that particular phone?

Droid 2 Global: Probably the slowest of the 4 you mentioned. Only recommended if you must have a physical keyboard
Droid X: Great aftermarket accessories and support. Gingerbread in process of being released. Speedy, but lacking in screen capabilities.
Samsung Fascinate: Fastest of the 4 once you root and ROM it. Amazing screen. Great developer community here on XDA
Droid Incredible: Still a good phone, but a little on the old side. With the Dinc2 released, don't expect much more support on the original Dinc.

cordoni said:
Droid 2 Global: Probably the slowest of the 4 you mentioned. Only recommended if you must have a physical keyboard
Droid X: Great aftermarket accessories and support. Gingerbread in process of being released. Speedy, but lacking in screen capabilities.
Samsung Fascinate: Fastest of the 4 once you root and ROM it. Amazing screen. Great developer community here on XDA
Droid Incredible: Still a good phone, but a little on the old side. With the Dinc2 released, don't expect much more support on the original Dinc.
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The D2G has the fastest CPU in terms of clock speed, is it really the slowest?
What do you mean by lacking in screen capabilities for the X?
For the Fascinate, what would you recommend for a ROM?

Id recommend the evo its fast and has a ton of memebers to help u if ur stuck

SuperDeform said:
Id recommend the evo its fast and has a ton of memebers to help u if ur stuck
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Evo?? For Verizon?

phone
Desire HD FTW!

Thanks for the suggestions guys, but its pretty much narrowed down to one of the 4 in my original post.

beafet said:
Hello,
I have always had Blackberry phones (a Pearl and a Tour) and have really enjoyed them. However, in July I will be switching phones, and I think I will get an Android phone. The biggest reason is the app availability is so much higher for the Android devices.
My wife has had the Droid Eris, and just recently got the Droid X. I hate touchscreens, and hated her Eris. However, the X doesn't seem so bad as far as the typing goes. Here is what I am looking for:
1. Has to be available for Verizon.
2. 4G doesn't matter to me at this point.
3. I mostly browse the internet, would love to use Flash. Watching videos would be nice. Big screens are nice too!
4. I would like Gingerbread.
5. I am not afraid of modding/rooting.
6. I tend to put a decent amount of apps on my phone.
Here are the phones available to me in my budget:
Droid 2 Global
Droid X
Samsung Fascinate
Droid Incredible
Battery life, signal strength for 3G, phone speed/power, voice clarity, good speakers, decent camera (still and video) are all big factors.
What do you recommend? I am leaning toward either the Droid X or Samsung Fascinate, and modding it to get rid of the bloatware (and in the case of the Fascinate, have Google be the default search).
What do you recommend? What stable, reliable mod would you recommend me use with that particular phone?
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I would even narrow the 4 phone to only 2. I would either chose between the:
Droid 2 Global (better specs on paper)
Samsung Fascinate (2nd on paper)
Since I don't have any experience on modding an Motorola i will skip that part and leave that to someone who does.
The Samsung Fascinate has a big community on XDA for modding and optimizing your phone. Great mods are MIUI and Cyanogenmod both are able to run on 1.3 Ghz (stable). Als good rom is GingerReal (don't know if its already available for Samsung Fascinate).
Good luck chosing,
Nick

Motorola does have nice feel and build quality, however, the fact that they're locked down really limits what you can do with them if you're the type of person that likes to have control of your device and play with fun root things. I originally had a Droid 2, which was fine, but ended up buying the incredible because of the awesome development community, custom roms, kernels, etc.
I haven't used the fascinate, it seems like it would be kind of so so out of the box, but could be pretty awesome with a custom rom. Another plus of the fascinate would be the super AMOLED screen.
I don't even think Verizon is selling the incredible anymore, they've phased it out in favor of the incredible 2 (ok specs, but locked down), but you could find a pretty good deal on eBay/Craigslist if that's the way you want to go. I love my incredible, only downside is that the battery life could be better, but that can be helped with kernels, underclocking, undervolting, extended batteries and the like.
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Motorola's are locked down? In what way? I can get a refurb Incredible pretty cheap through Verizon, but if the Motorola's are limited in some way, I will definitely lean toward the Fascinate!

Motorola locks their bootloader meaning no truly custom roms, kernels, radios, etc. No cyanogenmod on moto. There are "roms", but they're essentially just skinned versions of the official Motorola rom. If you like customizing, the incredible or fascinate will be the best bet.
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Samsung Fascinate. I was using it for the longest time before I got the G2x on t mobile and the Nexus S 4g on sprint. The fascinate can be rooted to gingerbread and several other custom rams. It is very fast with that awesome Super Amoled screen. Video streaming and stuff is great as well as the fact that its one of the only Galaxy phones that have a flash.

Great thanks everyone!

Droid 2 is slow due to issues with the RAM used and how it is configured, so I have heard.
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beafet said:
Motorola's are locked down? In what way? I can get a refurb Incredible pretty cheap through Verizon, but if the Motorola's are limited in some way, I will definitely lean toward the Fascinate!
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I just check with a friend who owns a D2G and he tells me te same. If you really want to mod and customize your phone when stock just doesnt cut it go for the Samsung.

90% leaning toward the Fascinate now...

Fascinate, hands down. amoled screen is amazing, crazy fast, almost impossible to brick. gotta decide on the rom/mod on your own, lots of choices

samsung's is really gud....+1 fascinate

Not to hijack this thread, but what do you guys thing, the DX2 or the Fascinate? I just want a phone that has a nice screen and is fast. I know the DX2 isn't rom-able yet because of the lack of sbf files, but what do you guys think?

I have read stories of people having signal/reception problems with the Fascinate, and they trade them for the DX with much better results...that makes me nervous.
Also, what is the status for Gingerbread for the Fascinate? The Droid X has it...

Nexus S 4g vs Motorola Photon?

I'm purchasing a phone this black Friday weekend for my girlfriend and I, along with a 2 year plan. My current choice is between the Nexus S 4g and the Motorola Photon. The Motorola photon specs look great, but I figured cm7 would already be up an running on the nexus as well as ics support in future. Nexus S 4g is free starting next friday with a new plan and Photon is around 50 bucks each with the new plan. What runs better, a motorola photon or nexus s 4g with OC CM7 and possible CM9, and which would be considered a better deal long run? Thanks

To me, Nexus S 4G is the best phone in sprint right now. Had the evo 3d and the photon didn't like either.
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dragas89 said:
I'm purchasing a phone this black Friday weekend for my girlfriend and I, along with a 2 year plan. My current choice is between the Nexus S 4g and the Motorola Photon. The Motorola photon specs look great, but I figured cm7 would already be up an running on the nexus as well as ics support in future. Nexus S 4g is free starting next friday with a new plan and Photon is around 50 bucks each with the new plan. What runs better, a motorola photon or nexus s 4g with OC CM7 and possible CM9, and which would be considered a better deal long run? Thanks
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cant tell you how the photon runs but my girl switched to the nexus from teh epic and its been alot easier for me no complaints from her and good battery life. Size might be an issue for your girl the the nexus is smaller
Matter of fact the only thing my girl mildly complains about is lack of cases

I have a Nexus S4g. I tried a Photon out because of the supposedly better radios. I checked them side by side in many different locations and the Nexus was always showing better reception(dBm) even though Photon always showed more bars. The Photon was also very laggy and I didnt like the screen at all compared to the Nexus. I sold the Photon and I am still using the Nexus.

If you wish to flash CM, of course the Nexus S, I heard Moto in US will be locked

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I have a Nexus S4g. I tried a Photon out because of the supposedly better radios. I checked them side by side in many different locations and the Nexus was always showing better reception(dBm) even though Photon always showed more bars. The Photon was also very laggy and I didnt like the screen at all compared to the Nexus. I sold the Photon and I am still using the Nexus.
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I tried a photon and it was buttery smooth. At this point I consider the nexus sva waste of cashbfor an enthusiast. It was always terrible hardware. The onlybgood thing is faster updates.
I'd totally get the photon over the nexus, IMO. It isn't even a comparison there. Its like buying a Vibrant (better hardware than the nexus s) on black Friday, IMO. Why?
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Nexus S of course.
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Hardware wise, the photon is better than the Nexus S in every way possible. The Nexus S is last generation while the Photon is current generation. Nexus S can;t really be fairly compared to the Photon. Sprint's current Android flagships are the Evo 3D, the Photon and Epic Touch (Galaxy S II). Nexus S isn't even in same category.
The CPU, GPU and internal memory is all better. The screen is higher resolution by a decent amount and the camera is better. It has a much bigger battery and the battery life is very good.
Software wise, Mototurd blows. It can be replaced easily with Launcher Pro or whatever you fancy. The stock ROM is surprisingly good and doesn't come with much bloatware that can't be installed. I'm running it and it works great.
The one huge problem with the Photon is the lack of 3rd party developer support. Basically, if you want lots of custom ROMs and tweaks and what not, the photon barely has much of this. It doesn't have a lot of XDA devs working on it. If you want good XDA dev support, I suggest the Evo 3D. If you don't care about custom ROMs and kernels, well then this isn't an issue for you.
Unless price is a concern, don't even bother with Nexus S. Its got nothing on the current generation of Android smartphones, including the Photon.

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What mobile to get?

Hi all,
Me and my gf are looking to get a new mobile phone/smart-phone some time soon. We've been using an iPhone 3GS for about two years now and think its time to upgrade.
I told her that I think Android Phones are better than Apple phones and we've been looking around.
So far we've had a look at (I dont know the EXACT names...im not good with phones):
HTC One X
Samsung Galaxy S2
Google Galaxy Nexus
iuno much about other phones so far..should we wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3 or the iPhone 5?
I will be using it mostly for music\watching converted videos\occasional games with the occasional calling and texting, and she will be doing pretty much the same, with a bit more calling and texting. What do you guys suggest?
Thanks all.

The one x!!!

I Would wait for S3 full specs... But so far i would go with one X

Yeah if you can't wait get the HTC one x, if not wait for the sg3 specs.
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I think one x is the best so far but still u can chill for S3

Samsung Galaxy S3
HTC ONE X
or if you want a device without the Manufacturer Skins go for a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, you'll be the first to get updates from Google.

Galaxy S2.. or better yet, just wait for the S3...
One X has the better specs among the phone you mentioned but the only thing that keeps me from choosing it is the fact that its not using Super Amoled screen.
I dunno, but I tend to shy back on phones not running Super Amoled screens anymore.. Sammy is pretty much on the bandwagon on hooking me up on their Super Amoled screens that my eyes are keenly fond or fixated by it already
anything not Super Amoled (for me) is not so much anymore nice to look at....
Just me though

I would choose the HTC One X.

HTC ONE X will get all app support)

One x
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Take a look at the Asus Padfone. Same core as the One X, but transformerable into a tablet and notebook form. It's set to be released this month with the LTE version coming Q3.

I would wait until the officially announce the Galaxy s3 because it is supposed to be incredible, but if it is not you could just go buy your next best choice!

I would wait for the specs from the new galaxy too. But, like the others, if you could not wait, id go with the one x.

The Nexus is a pure ICS Phone. Would be my favorite.
HTC uses the Sense UI, the One X Sense 4 which might be quite good looking and has some special apps on top. But: Right at the moment I'm using a HTC Desire with a ICS Custom ROM (before I always used a ROM with Sense) and i thought a could not life without Sense UI, but ICS is nearly perfekt.
I read somewhere that google wants to release Android 5.0 in August 2012. That another point why i would buy the google phone - the nexus will be the first to get the update.

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htc one X

HTC One X or my favorit the Sony Xperia S

Need a second android phone

Greetings all,
Just got an S3. Getting to know it and like it a lot.
I need a second android phone for my business line. Considered the Google Nexus but heard mixed reviews. Any ideas?
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Motorola Droid Razr Max HD

HTC One X would be a good choice!
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I'd get the razor Maxx
Gs3

Never thought I'd say this but since it is for a business line I say go with anything from the Motorola Droid RAZR line.The signal quality on those are superb and since its business I'm sure that's most important.
I would've recommended the Galaxy Nexus but I use to have a huge struggle with maintaining signal. I went through 5 gnex until they offered to give me a gs3 and I took it. I know plenty of people that use to have the issue didn't have it anymore once they flashed those recent jelly bean radios but there were also some like myself that still had the problem.
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xvitality said:
HTC One X would be a good choice!
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No offense to you personally, but I couldn't see getting an Android phone whose multitasking has been crippled, with a unibody design that makes battery replacement difficult and no SD card slot.
I'd still get it above an iPhone because it's essentially been whittled down to iPhone limitations with the size and OS we expect from contemporary Android phones, but within the Android product lines it's not something I'd seek out above others. If their JB update fixes the multitasking limitations, I could more easily see it as a second phone, though.
If I needed a second phone that wasn't necessarily in the GS3 class and dev wasn't an immediate goal, I might try out the Droid Incredible 4G LTE.
My $0.02.
- ooofest

RAZR maxx or if you waited the RAZR maxx hd

Phone Comparison Questions

Some background: I currently have Sprint, own a Nexus S 4G (yes, its def showing its age...), loving stock android 4.2.2 (rooted and have rasbeanjelly installed). I hate custom UI's (Touchwiz and Sense, for example), so any phone that's not stock android will be rooted so that I do get stock look. I also will want to be able to root and put on TWRP or CWM and the possibility of a different ROM, so being able to do that is a must... So I will be switching to Verizon in the next few months coming up and now that it seems that all the big boys are out for the year, the biggest question comes out... Which phone?
Ive been reading alot of reviews and articles and such stuff on phonearena.com and have found that the best phones for Verizon right now are the following:
Galaxy S4
HTC One
LG G2
Moto X
Droid Maxx
So that's alot of phones, right? So I decided to come up with a chart with specs and read some more reviews and comparisons to help limit it down a bit and here's what I limited it down to:
Galaxy S4
Moto X
*Note: I have smaller hands, so the G2 didn't appeal to me, regardless of its great reviews. the S4 is cutting it close, but seems the Moto X is most comfortable overall.
Now the comparisons I found on these two are that obviously the S4 is beefier in the hardware dept as far as speed and the screen, but... Touchwiz... Enough said. Because of that, I read that the Moto X runs smoother and quicker. Problem is, I won't be keeping Touchwiz and I am trying to find a comparison between the two phones with the S4 not running Touchwiz on it. Like the Google Edition, for example, but I can't seem to find what I'm looking for.
Anyone have any thoughts, point me somewhere or best of all, hands on experience? As of right now, Im leaning towards the Moto X...
Thanks in advance.

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