Ok guys,reading all abouth your posts and all and after around a month of deciding which phone to buy for ideal size not like one x or s3
which are pricy like some good PC or smtg like that this phone just showed very nice with battery and all,
made me go away from sony xs (big-thinker than 1s),sony xp smaller battery and dont wanna get s2 cos its kinda old and all.
1s best allrounder,battery which is very important for me,I wanted to ask u a for me very interesting question..
As I used HD2 when it came around for a year and had to like,wear a charger almost with me cos using it very often,
sometimes to chat for like hours which was draining battery very fast...
But Im curious is this phone better or what ?Cos I send like hmm 100,200sms per day around...So that kinda uses screen allot.
And dont wanna buy phone to use it brighness like hard to see letters at all,why would I harm my eyes :S?I cant buy that :/...So what u think if every 30mins or smtg my screen will go up for 30secs or smtg than after again in 15 or smtg and continuos work" on it will it drain fast?
or I can count to survive a day or smtg?atm using some crapy phone with small screen samsung [email protected] 322,which can last for like days,2,3,4 depends but I fforget to see how many days it can survive so it has to be much.
And hd2 when I had it it was like on 8am full charge,at 16h or earlier or smtg again :/ if I go more on it(true I didnt update rom or do smtg abt battery like from this forums I saw,tought itll go well like that etc etc) so what u think?
will it survive a day with smsing that much?dont wanna buy nokia e6 with idiotic simbian to last it a week without charge..
for some wifi gps some gays maybe sometimes and stuff like that?but that way using all that to get hard stand for 1 day would be good?what u say?and how long can it survive for just texting ,just only just texting with like 50% default brightness or smtg like that ?
And also,had HD2,which I shattered screen twice...realy shame,had it for a year and was all good than droped from a less than 1m high seems right to screen and it was shattered a bit,but when got it repaired
,screen wasnt fiting best in...So I droped it once again :/ and ...screen was shattered like in drop test videos...that was like 300e repair,u do know how much that **** is..... ...could buy another phone ....
and now decided for one s,but affraid its not durable EVEN with case?
Im interested,that some ppl that got it WITH case what can u say when u droped ?and what if I drop it directly on screen?I can say goodbye?
Or just to move to e6 nokia and use stupid dead os symbian and be happy with battery of it....
and durability(cos smaller screen,less chance to shatter) so?cant wait to see your responses
thank you sincerely
The battery is amazing ill post a screen shot of right bleow. Left the phone display on for the better half of today. As far as durability goes I never dropped mine. My gf on the other hand was walking down the steps (concrete) in front of her house, turned back to get something from the house as I was locking the door. Her foot hooked the top step and she hit the floor. She had her phone in her hand and had to release it to break her fall with her hand as the other one was carrying her lunch. All I remember was that it landed face down and it was without a doubt the ugliest slap I ever heard. I remember their wasn't even a bounce. Just a slap and a skid. She and I both have zaggs and d30 cases. I thought it was a goner.... *sigh* but to much surprise after it coming down face first with some speed behind it it was perfectly fine. Not sure if it was the gorilla glass, case, screen protector or all 3 but its still alive and kicking without a scratch on it. You won't be dissapointed!
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8:30 hours of screen time, what?
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8:30 hours of screen time, what?
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Same thing I thought
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Okay,first what u mean can u give me some links for "She and I both have zaggs and d30 cases",I guess its case and screen protector w/e name is,but can u give me links so I can easier find it in my country.
Next is how much % in brighness u put screen on and are u made it dimmed all the time :S?To have that good result ?or fully normal around 50% normal to watch not dimed or anything like that to survive more?:O
And last 1,did u changed anything to phone when u bought it?Like changed rom or did smtg like optimized or smtg mate?thanks allot for answering
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Sorry forgot to post tasks. But this was daily use. Texted, a few pic messages, playing little empire, web browsing, using flipboard and xda. The screen is pretty dim as I use my phone indoors most of the time anyway. Using trickdroid tmous 3.0 with tweaks.
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Okay,first what u mean can u give me some links for "She and I both have zaggs and d30 cases",I guess its case and screen protector w/e name is,but can u give me links so I can easier find it in my country.
Next is how much % in brighness u put screen on and are u made it dimmed all the time :S?To have that good result ?or fully normal around 50% normal to watch not dimed or anything like that to survive more?:O
And last 1,did u changed anything to phone when u bought it?Like changed rom or did smtg like optimized or smtg mate?thanks allot for answering
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I unlocked bootloader and rooted the day I got it. Used trickdroids and ledroids Roms so far. My gf is using blackdragon 5.0. All three are very excellent as far as stability and DD use. Trickdroid seems to be giving me the best battery life regardless of the placebo affect
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I'm positive it will last that long or longer as I had my screen on all day. If I turned it off it would go much further. You may get similar results with leaving it on 50% and letting it sleep periodically. I posted a screen in torxx's EU trickdroid rom with a day and 6 hrs use. That was a normal work day. 13 hr shift and 3 one hr breaks in-between those 13 hrs. Zaggs are called 'invisishield" and they ate somewhat self healing. The d30 cases and the shields I got when I got the phones from T-Mobile. Check their website or the MP. You'll find them!
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no way this thing will go beyond 5 hours of screen time with normal use, custom rom or not.
And that's not a typo, I used trickdroids EU rom on a tmous phone before he had the tmous thread. I posted pics of that as well. Very solid phone and very solid devs behind it!!! Only thing we need now is the source code. I'm positive it will shine along side the s3 when that drops.
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no way this thing will go beyond 5 hours of screen time with normal use, custom rom or not.
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Im not here to bullsh*t people. I'm not a dev or HTC spokesman. People ask whats going on with someone who uses the phone and what they are doing with it. I just post my experience and results. Take away from it what you want. So many people talk about the batt life. I wonder why....
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Thanks allot mate,thanks for your answer and info,can u tell me where are u from ?Cos Im from Serbia and erm how could I buy case and screen protector from tmobile :S cos cant even google it :/ in here :S probably dont exist here..and case looks wonderfull saw some tests,now heard u and very interested in it,cos I can pay even like 100euro's more just to make phone more durable..but that doesnt mean to have it looking like **** like I saw some cases which make from phone old days gps devices like 20mm,25.. thick and stuff.....
So how could I get it anyway?Cos without getting it :/ no way getting phone,as what I saw how screens are easily broken....Im not that alone anymore...with my breaking...Seems ppl realy struggle with it :/...Damn cant wait to post on htc forum or other manufacturer for their workers to answer me,did they ever happened to have phone droped and what happened...In factory and stuff and HOW THE **** they let those phone leave factories and be like hey very durable phone...come on those older phones can survive ****load of heavy dmging....even directly to the screen ......
So how could I get it :S?
And mate :S there is htc one s case in USA right :S?And in EU :S?
Yeah their are slight differences in phone bodies between EU and us. I live in us. Try amazon, eBay, or their official websites for the case and screen protector. Or try the marketplace on xda. Someone should have either one and happily ship to you. You will probably have to front the money first since you don't have very much rep on here.
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Thanks allot,Ive got uncle in Italy,mailed him to see if he can buy me 1 at he's place or anywhere there,cool and thanks allot for info(btw rooting and changing roms kinda aint anything special hard?And how stable they are hmm?)
Just follow step by step instructions. If you don't know what you're doing or run into a term you don't understand, Google it. YouTube will walk you through it. That's what helped me get out of bootlooping on my g1! If you try all that,and it doesn't work, then try again. If that fails and you think you tried everything give a quick comment of what's going on and what you did with the rom you're using. Do not spam dev threads with stuff that has been beaten to death and explained time and time again. Read their first page over and over and over again. Then try it. If that doesn't work wipe away and start all over again. Hope you like your phone mate!!!
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The battery is amazing ill post a screen shot of right bleow. Left the phone display on for the better half of today. As far as durability goes I never dropped mine. My gf on the other hand was walking down the steps (concrete) in front of her house, turned back to get something from the house as I was locking the door. Her foot hooked the top step and she hit the floor. She had her phone in her hand and had to release it to break her fall with her hand as the other one was carrying her lunch. All I remember was that it landed face down and it was without a doubt the ugliest slap I ever heard. I remember their wasn't even a bounce. Just a slap and a skid. She and I both have zaggs and d30 cases. I thought it was a goner.... *sigh* but to much surprise after it coming down face first with some speed behind it it was perfectly fine. Not sure if it was the gorilla glass, case, screen protector or all 3 but its still alive and kicking without a scratch on it. You won't be dissapointed!
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Dude you have crazy good battery life. I only get 2-3 hour screen usage amper charge
Does your carrier use a DC-HSPA+(UMTS, with dual carrier HSPA+) in the cell network, because a "4G" is shown in the screen capture. However MSM8260A doesn't support LTE, the only choice for 4G left is DC-HSPA+.
Btw, did you spend the 8 hours watching video?
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The battery is amazing ill post a screen shot of right bleow. Left the phone display on for the better half of today. As far as durability goes I never dropped mine. My gf on the other hand was walking down the steps (concrete) in front of her house, turned back to get something from the house as I was locking the door. Her foot hooked the top step and she hit the floor. She had her phone in her hand and had to release it to break her fall with her hand as the other one was carrying her lunch. All I remember was that it landed face down and it was without a doubt the ugliest slap I ever heard. I remember their wasn't even a bounce. Just a slap and a skid. She and I both have zaggs and d30 cases. I thought it was a goner.... *sigh* but to much surprise after it coming down face first with some speed behind it it was perfectly fine. Not sure if it was the gorilla glass, case, screen protector or all 3 but its still alive and kicking without a scratch on it. You won't be dissapointed!
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Its tmous U.S. The "H" network or 3.5 "4g" or whatever they want to call it. I did leave it on and sit just to test out the batt and current set up I'm using. I used the phone when I needed to. No vids just textes (between 30-50 normal use), pic messages, web browsing, flipboard, gaming buzz widget, and I hotspotted for like 15 mins to download some apps to my hd2 from the marketplace. No calls either, but then again who uses their for phone for phone calls
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Also I played little empire for a bit and xda. Can't really define "normal use" I'm just stating what I use.
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when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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not knocking you but how long does it take you to get your battery door off your iphone
You're doing it wrong You just need to put your nail into the slot and lift up
hightechlive said:
when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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lol @ returning a product for an action that takes 5 seconds and literally will only need to be done once, if you never want to replace your battery.
It took me awhile to figure out the "sweet spot" to lift up from to open the cover, but once I did, it was easy... And now the battery's in, and I love my phone.
Yeah, the first few times slide your nail closer to the volume rocker rather than the slot. It loosens up after a few times.
Lol @ an iPhone user not using a phone if he can't remove the battery.
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not knocking you but how long does it take you to get your battery door off your iphone
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nice one http://media.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
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lol @ returning a product for an action that takes 5 seconds and literally will only need to be done once, if you never want to replace your battery.
It took me awhile to figure out the "sweet spot" to lift up from to open the cover, but once I did, it was easy... And now the battery's in, and I love my phone.
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true but i scratch it all to yeck.
i had the iphone for two years. im glad i jumped ship to android.
look i want a great android phone and im not going to to the iphone because its a iphone,i wanted this to work but no way was i going to deal with this and i agree i may not have to swap it out but there have been plenty of times i have had android phones and had to take the battery out to reset it when it would freeze.
Not knocking the fact it could have had a better door, but its simply a case of user error. I watched the unboxing videos and everyone had a hard time. It just takes patience. And the bottom cover just needs a little squeeze on the side and bam off comes the door. But to each his/her own.
Thats weird, I went to two AT&T corporate stores in my area and the battery door came off of both in a snap. No issues at all. I guess maybe some are affected and some aren't?
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when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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Wow. Lol.....giving up on it because the battery door is a little difficult? Wow
Am I the only one that LIKES that the battery door is hard to take off? That just tells me it will be harder to knock off!
oh well i guess i was just frustrated,but all is good.
I feel your pain. I also had a hard time getting the battery cover off. I was starting to regret not having the AT&T guy do it for me in the store.
Once I got it off the first time, now it seems very easy. I also remember having a hard time getting the battery cover off my HD2 the first time.
I must just be "challenged" that way.
I just put the Sim in the inspire and I'm really liking it. And I've used every Android phone and went back to my iPhone. This might be a keeper
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2udCrRAZdK said:
I feel your pain. I also had a hard time getting the battery cover off. I was starting to regret not having the AT&T guy do it for me in the store.
Once I got it off the first time, now it seems very easy. I also remember having a hard time getting the battery cover off my HD2 the first time.
I must just be "challenged" that way.
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i guess im "challenged" also.
I wouldn't rock an iPhone if it was FREE and was paid $100 bucks.
hahaha
Some people are not willing to think outside the box.
Gotta love the back cover latch on the vision. Best phone ever made.
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mine took me a while to get open, but not much time spent. sweet spot to get mine open was still the indentation, but partially more towards the volume button. since i figured that out its super easy to get off.
sucks apple wants you to buy a new phone when your battery wears out
So the one time I decide to take the thundy out the case I drop it getting out of the car. I pick it up and its non responsive, can't get past HTC green/white screen. I tried holding vol down and I went into system info. It says touch panel- fail?!? Did I really toast this thing in one drop?
Ouch buddy let us know how it goes that makes me cringe as I always rock my phones naked, well except the nexus one neoprene that i have used on both incredibles and the nexus one I own. Wish it was big enough for my Thunderbolt that case has saved my ass a couple times
So Jcase helped me flash back to stock and it now says S-On in bootloader but I still can't get past HTC logo. I think it dropped just right and broke the screen. Be careful if your running your phone without a case guys, Im a good example. First drop, ruined the screen! Now I have to wait for a replacement to get shipped.
ok so I got the $5.18/ month insurance from Verizon, they tried to offer a $6.99/month plan that adds a 6 month warranty to the exchange and then took it back saying you cant with the thunderbolt.
So my question is should I just tell them I lost the phone and get to keep the battery, sd card, and possibly fix the touch screen later to put it on Metro PCS? Verizon says they cover lost phones, does anyone know if I will have more trouble if my phone is lost versus broken?
Also if its broken is there anyway of getting out of the $100 deductible?
Anyone know if I have to wait a day after adding insurance or any trouble I will run into with this?
So you would tell them you lost it even though you dropped it?
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Ill admit its sneaky, but to be honest Im mad that this phone didn't hold up better. The battery casing popped off relatively easy when it was dropped which was its downfall. Now I have to pay $100 and Im just supposed to be ok with this?
If Verizon still had a 30 day policy I could just take it to them but they are tightening the reigns.
Pics to follow showing light damage
Here are the pics
The only damage cosmetically to the phone is the nick on the corner and a scratch to the camera lens bezel that I can't really get to show up in a picture. Phone looks pristine, yet isn't worth more than a brick.
You can justify all you want but it doesn't make it right. Good luck
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You can justify all you want but it doesn't make it right. Good luck
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Your right this phone is built to withstand nothing. Seems weird that 15 days after the bolt's release verizon is changing all their return policy rules.
Also no extended warranty available for the replacement, when they are offering it on other devices. I think I will keep this phone as my own insurance policy..
I ended up using best buy black tie program because they gave me a phone on the spot. I didn't say I lost it, just gave them the broken phone. I was pretty frustrated yesterday when my TB failed!
Just brick it and say you downloaded an application and it shut off your phone and thats what came up
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Well I got it the 15th so Im outside of verizon's 14 day policy. Your saying if I dont tell them I dropped it they might replace the phone? You cant even tell I dropped it, the best buy lady was like why is your phone so useless? (its basically already bricked but now S-On, only going to boot screen)
Anyone try replacing a digitizer yet? Best Buy wants 30 days, plus 5 days for shipping, plus x amount of extra days cause their system was down for replacements....Im just getting so lucky, lol. I was hoping they were doing the 3 day rapid exchange, only on crapple phones though.
Link for $40 digitizer- http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/39....zer-for-htc-thunderbolt-4g-incredible-hd-6400
This will void my warranty huh?
Correct me if im wrong as I have not actually seen a TB disassembled but is it possible that a pin connection just jolted loose? I mean it seems must more feasible in my opinion..
That is always possible. I have seen it b4. My wife has a plasma tv that just quit the day after bestbuy return policy. They were gonna send a tech, but it was gonna be a week or more. So I pulled it off the wall and tore into it. They never pushed the lock down on the ribbon cable! Been fine ever since.
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If I were you Id tell them the screen simply "Just Stopped working". From the looks of it nothing is cracked or broken so they couldent claim you did it.
I know, I know. Im a horrible dishonest person who makes things expensive and make people kill themselves.
So let me get this right. You were cheap so you didn't buy a case. Then YOU dropped it onto cement and expected to just pick it up and it to work fine. Then you go to Verizon and tell them you lost it so you can get a new phone plus keep the old one you know the one that YOU dropped. You are so freaking ridiculous. I hope you drop your new phone on carpet this time and it breaks. People these days, really.
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So let me get this right. You were cheap so you didn't buy a case. Then YOU dropped it onto cement and expected to just pick it up and it to work fine. Then you go to Verizon and tell them you lost it so you can get a new phone plus keep the old one you know the one that YOU dropped. You are so freaking ridiculous. I hope you drop your new phone on carpet this time and it breaks. People these days, really.
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I agree... They need to get rid of phone insurance and let people be more careful.
I would think from such a short drop it wouldn't be such a drastic result as the touchscreen failing. I mean, you must have dropped it "just right" for that to happen, I would think.
I accidentally dropped my BlackBerry down a flight of stairs at work and there wasn't even a scratch!
But I can see how a 4.3 inch screen could be more susceptible to damage than a BlackBerry.
Just remember, karma can be a *****, so pay it forward and be honest. You reap what you sow.
Good times! Just for fun I thought I'd call VZW and see if we could swap out the HTC for the Charge given all the ridiculous radio issues. I even went as far to say that the rebooting based on the new update was just the final straw. I'm at day 31 I think. As predicted they said now.
I had to play off like I had lost the phone and couldn't find it when they were asking for my software version! XDA saved the day! I logged on and said, "The 605.7 #?" haha.
I'm a little disappointed with the way this phone has been handled. This topic is probably a waste of time but I wouldn't mind seeing if others gave it a try...
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... given all the ridiculous radio issues.
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What are these ridiculous radio issues you speak of? The VZ network issues would be trouble for the Charge as well.
I for one think the Thunderbolt is top notch build wise. 4g - LTE is still in it's infancy. The Charge looks to be another cheaper plastic Sammy product that I would never trade for IMHO.
The charge has a wonderful screen.. and a slightly superior battery life.. other than that... I don't think it stacks up to the TB in terms of build quality and aesthetics. I hate the chamfered corners on the bottom.. yuck!
I only have 4G coverage at my work. Regardless of radio I'm constantly cycling between 4G, 3G, Analog, and then no data. I've had to turn off 4G entirely to get any sort of reliable connection.
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I have a thunderbolt and I love it. I don't understand the love for the build quality. The charge looks clean an hell and yes it uses a plastic back, but thunderbolt probably the worst build quality phone I have tried in a while. The phone feels like it was slapped together in a hurry. The whole phone squeaks all the time when I press to clean the screen, feels like the sides are going to break. The light leaking from the bottom seal, no I am not talking about looking at it from top. I dont have it but I have seen plenty of people including one of my friends have that problem.
Radio issues are all at verizon's end, you can blame big red for not getting their act together, I still dont get good 4g at my house even though I am in the dead center of coverage. I do however get great 4g everywhere else I am suppose to get 4g.
I think charge has very good build quality.
Thunderbolt a good phone but not so great build quality. Stand peeling off, Light leaking through the bottom edge, screen is not flushed against the sides, I had water get in on top while trying to install zag screen protector but it only got behind the verizon logo and didn't get on the screen.
I look at the evo, the screen looks like it blends in with the body of the phone alot better than it does with the thunderbolt. Few of my friends have it, the glass quality used on the evo looks much superior than the thunderbolt.
My Thunderbolt has none of those issues. Coming from the Atrix its a tank in the best possible way.
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I wouldnt switch for the Charge. The thunderbolt to me is damn near perfect. Plus I would never get a Samsung phone due to their lack of actually caring about a phone for more than a week.
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My Thunderbolt has none of those issues. Coming from the Atrix its a tank in the best possible way.
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You're are me. I feel the exact same and have both phones.
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I have a thunderbolt and I love it. I don't understand the love for the build quality. The charge looks clean an hell and yes it uses a plastic back, but thunderbolt probably the worst build quality phone I have tried in a while. The phone feels like it was slapped together in a hurry. The whole phone squeaks all the time when I press to clean the screen, feels like the sides are going to break. The light leaking from the bottom seal, no I am not talking about looking at it from top. I dont have it but I have seen plenty of people including one of my friends have that problem.
Radio issues are all at verizon's end, you can blame big red for not getting their act together, I still dont get good 4g at my house even though I am in the dead center of coverage. I do however get great 4g everywhere else I am suppose to get 4g.
I think charge has very good build quality.
Thunderbolt a good phone but not so great build quality. Stand peeling off, Light leaking through the bottom edge, screen is not flushed against the sides, I had water get in on top while trying to install zag screen protector but it only got behind the verizon logo and didn't get on the screen.
I look at the evo, the screen looks like it blends in with the body of the phone alot better than it does with the thunderbolt. Few of my friends have it, the glass quality used on the evo looks much superior than the thunderbolt.
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Man I disagree with every word you said. Plus the charge is hideous.
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I'm at day 31 I think.
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You are about 17 days passed the return policy, you definitely weren't gonna get a free swap to a more expensive phone no matter how much u complained. The most they would have done is replaced ur current one under warranty. Lol
I know... But if you don't ask you'll never know. I bought this phone using my sister's upgrade since she couldn't afford it. Plan is to use my upgrade once the Galaxy S II comes out and give this to her at that point.
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Man I disagree with every word you said. Plus the charge is hideous.
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You think you've seen ugly, check out the Charge with the extended battery in it. Scroll down to post #15 in this link:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/sam...-battery-life-shorter-than-thunderbolt-2.html
Makes the Thunderbolt with it's extended battery look freaking beautiful. I actually burst out laughing when I saw those pics. I can't believe people will actually pay money to carry that ugly phone around...I mean...DAMN it's ugly before the extended battery, but in those pics it's hideous
Man all this talk about the tb's build quality is really hard to understand for me. I love the quality and if it werent for wanting to keep my phones in good condition. I would rock it without a case to show it off. Shes a beauty.
I paid full retail for mine the day it launched and since then i have been able to sleep at night. Even with that ugly charge from a non supportive manufacturer being announced. And it does look uglier with extended battery. I didn't think it could look uglier. Coming from 4 years of RIM brainwash im more than happy with my ThunderBolt.
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You think you've seen ugly, check out the Charge with the extended battery in it. Scroll down to post #15 in this link:
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Makes the Thunderbolt with it's extended battery look freaking beautiful. I actually burst out laughing when I saw those pics. I can't believe people will actually pay money to carry that ugly phone around...I mean...DAMN it's ugly before the extended battery, but in those pics it's hideous
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Oh my god that's awful.
I've heard of a butterface before, but the Charge is an "everything butterface" of the phone world. Egads, it looks like one of those concept cars you look at and hope they never actually make.
I do hope Samsung starts making phones with excellent build quality because it will benefit us all if we have more alternatives, but until they do I don't think I'll own another one.
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I have a thunderbolt and I love it. I don't understand the love for the build quality. The charge looks clean an hell and yes it uses a plastic back, but thunderbolt probably the worst build quality phone I have tried in a while. The phone feels like it was slapped together in a hurry. The whole phone squeaks all the time when I press to clean the screen, feels like the sides are going to break. The light leaking from the bottom seal, no I am not talking about looking at it from top. I dont have it but I have seen plenty of people including one of my friends have that problem.
Radio issues are all at verizon's end, you can blame big red for not getting their act together, I still dont get good 4g at my house even though I am in the dead center of coverage. I do however get great 4g everywhere else I am suppose to get 4g.
I think charge has very good build quality.
Thunderbolt a good phone but not so great build quality. Stand peeling off, Light leaking through the bottom edge, screen is not flushed against the sides, I had water get in on top while trying to install zag screen protector but it only got behind the verizon logo and didn't get on the screen.
I look at the evo, the screen looks like it blends in with the body of the phone alot better than it does with the thunderbolt. Few of my friends have it, the glass quality used on the evo looks much superior than the thunderbolt.
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no sure I agree with you man the TB feels solid to me Ive tried the charge and it felt dinky and at any moment was gonna break love the build style of the TB. All of this could also be that i am HTC fan boy so ya. the light leaks ya Ive noticed it doesn't bother me to much.
curse you so i went and re looked at the phone and ya i can see where ur coming from still love the phone.
I like the look of the extended battery, I have grown fond of it using it on my Thunderbolt...so this won't be a big change on the Droid Charge
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I like the look of the extended battery, I have grown fond of it using it on my Thunderbolt...so this won't be a big change on the Droid Charge
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Are you looking at the same pictures as I am? That makes the thunderbolt extended battery look beautiful.
Id happily take a charge over my TB if the Charge actually worked as advertised.
Ive tired of the tbolt's fail. Can barely use the thing with Android System eating all the CPU and battery..
Ill try to make due until the day that the bionic gets here.. whenever that might be..
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You think you've seen ugly, check out the Charge with the extended battery in it. Scroll down to post #15 in this link:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/sam...-battery-life-shorter-than-thunderbolt-2.html
Makes the Thunderbolt with it's extended battery look freaking beautiful. I actually burst out laughing when I saw those pics. I can't believe people will actually pay money to carry that ugly phone around...I mean...DAMN it's ugly before the extended battery, but in those pics it's hideous
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Wow, that is the ugliest phone I think ive ever seen. That extended battery is just ridiculous.
Is anyone having a problem with the screen, well the phone, clicking when you touch the corners? Over the past few days it seems like the actual phone and back cover are not connected tightly resulting in a click sound and feel when typing on the keyboard. I have tried to re-seat the back cover with no luck. I am going to try and get an exchange today but the whole design around a uni body phone worries me long term.
I've posted the same thing and you're not alone. What you can do is put a paper inside the case and it'd resolve your problem for now
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You need to return that **** asap!
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There appears to be some build quality issues with some devices out there last night I discovered that vibrate doesn't work on my phone.
check out my 1st and 2nd post in this thread just called T-Mobile and they're overnighting my phone, I love this phone but this is the first phone I had to exchange twice
Mcp,
Unfortunately I have to go threw hell to get mine replaced since my wife is an employee.
Bad vibrations... lol
I noticed on mine the vibration is very mild compared to say the MyTouch 4G.
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Is anyone having a problem with the screen, well the phone, clicking when you touch the corners? Over the past few days it seems like the actual phone and back cover are not connected tightly resulting in a click sound and feel when typing on the keyboard. I have tried to re-seat the back cover with no luck. I am going to try and get an exchange today but the whole design around a uni body phone worries me long term.
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I have it to, actually dont know if I should take it so seriously.
Yhe it clicks a little but nothing serious.
Yup, my one day old sensation also clicks and make that noise when I press on the bottom right of the screen, just like yours. Also, the capacitive buttons are unevenly lit. This is my second unit, and I am very disappointed. I returned the first one because of a wacky battery. Build quality on that one was perfect. I might return this unit also.
Any other folks with the same issue?
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Mcp,
Unfortunately I have to go threw hell to get mine replaced since my wife is an employee.
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Just called walmart and they're out of stock and I can only return/exchange at that walmart I would just return it and go to another store but its more expensive. Guess I'll call tomorrow and do a warranty claim
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Just called walmart and they're out of stock and I can only return/exchange at that walmart I would just return it and go to another store but its more expensive. Guess I'll call tomorrow and do a warranty claim
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How would you know if T-Mobile would do the warranty claim with a new device?
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i got the same problem.. didnt think it was a big deal.. im more concerned about data issues and root.. got mine on craigslist so i cant exchange right? i would have to take it up with htc correct?
when you exchange it.. do they charge you again?
i sent in my phone and they ordered me a new phone i received a charge of 291 dollars ontop of the previous 280
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How would you know if T-Mobile would do the warranty claim with a new device?
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I already talked to them and they were ready to overnight the replacement phone but they said they couldn't because I'm in my buyers remorse period
the bottom right corner seemed loose for me too, but i din't care that much and now, after using it for about 2 weeks it fits tight. don't know what happened.
anyone with loose buttom right corner and now its tight ???
what did you do ??
mine is loose too !!!
thats my second unit too... the first one made crackling noises when typing messages. this one is better ... but with loose corner !!!
mine is more like a loose right side. you can physically feel the screen go in to the back cover
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mine is more like a loose right side. you can physically feel the screen go in to the back cover
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Yes, my first unit was flawless, I would have kept it if not for the wacky battery. This one annoys me every time I press on the right lower portion. I'm weighing my options, I only have 3 days left to exchange/return it to walmart
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Got the same problem.
Tomorrow i am gonna switch back covers and see if it is the issue.
I think when you take the back cover of to many times the right side will show this problem.
Greetz.
Happens to my phone as well only if I press the right point. That sounds come from the battery. Pull the backcover and press on the battery then you'll hear some clicks. But I couldn't figure out how to solve that. Even putting paper didn't help.
First off I'd like to thank h8rift for his amazing port of CM10 to the One XL.
As an experiment, I wanted to test the battery with the screen on at all times and this phone just would not die. I stopped at 15%, but I probably could have hit 9 hours screen time if I let drain a bit more.
For reference, I didn't have mobile data connected as I was on Wi-Fi the entire time. Limited use of the phone, as you can see by the processes.
I am fairly new to whole rooting/unlocking/flashing aspect of Android, but boy am I glad I took the jump.
Looks amazing tho what Rom is it?
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So you turned your screen on and let it sit for 17 hours? Not really a "true" benchmark of battery but impressive none the less. Go post this in the battery thread and troll on all the other phones' battery thread saying the HOX is superior
You didn't even use the phone. I can leave my screen on overnight too and see 8 hours screen time. That's hardly "insane" or thread worthy for that matter.
Quit hatin guys....have you had a previous device that could do this? I haven't.
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I agree.. I just got the phone as well.. I traded my Samsung Galaxy S3 in for this phone.. and I'm beginning to regret my decision, I could leave the Galaxy off like this guy did and get 1 day 11 hours and 13 mins, obviously from time to time just checking the basics like if I've missed a call or new messages.. and I am happy with that.. but this phone I try doing the same usage and I can get the 11 hours, but not the extra day of usage.. so I'm really disappointed in my decision so far.. this weekend when I get paid again, I'm probably going to trade it back in for the SGS3 .. I love Sense, and I love the update to 4.0.4 Software version 2.20.502.7 It made the phone a hell of a lot more usable in day to day usage.. but it's still not enough to trump the SGS3..
However, if someone can give me good reasons to convince me to stick with the 1X please feel free, it'll save me another $100.. lol.. :laugh:
Yea battery life is important, I was gonna get Galaxy note but instead I got one x... Lol da battery life isn't that significant..
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I agree.. I just got the phone as well.. I traded my Samsung Galaxy S3 in for this phone.. and I'm beginning to regret my decision, I could leave the Galaxy off like this guy did and get 1 day 11 hours and 13 mins, obviously from time to time just checking the basics like if I've missed a call or new messages.. and I am happy with that.. but this phone I try doing the same usage and I can get the 11 hours, but not the extra day of usage.. so I'm really disappointed in my decision so far.. this weekend when I get paid again, I'm probably going to trade it back in for the SGS3 .. I love Sense, and I love the update to 4.0.4 Software version 2.20.502.7 It made the phone a hell of a lot more usable in day to day usage.. but it's still not enough to trump the SGS3..
However, if someone can give me good reasons to convince me to stick with the 1X please feel free, it'll save me another $100.. lol.. :laugh:
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I find it odd you're getting better battery life on the S3 than on the One X, since almost everyone seems to find them fairly comparable. I assume you have the exact same apps installed on both?
Yeah, I'm very specific.. there are certain apps i can't live without and theme-ing i love looking at... I hear it's due to the optimization of the UI.. but I use Nova Launcher anyways.. so it shouldn't really matter.. but I think it has to do with how fast the phones put themselves into "Dormancy mode".. but who knows. well.. other than actual "Developers".. lol.
But I'm can't help but notice the minor differences between the 2 phones.. like another that I just got fed up with is the fact that this phone appears to've been made for Right handers, I'm a lefty, and I can just notice the differences, but anyhow. enough about the phones little foibles ..
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I just got fed up with is the fact that this phone appears to've been made for Right handers, I'm a lefty, and I can just notice the differences
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That's quite possibly the dumbest thing I've seen said on these forums about the one X. I'm lefty, it works perfect. Fyi, most of the world is right handed.
I'm right handed
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Sense is a battery hog. Everyone knows it and HTC have done things to lessen the strain on the battery but a SG3 with an extended battery and an aosp ROM is going to give better battery life. That is just a fact. Is the extra battery life worth giving up a way better screen and form factor...that's up to each person. I would rather have the one X.
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That's quite possibly the dumbest thing I've seen said on these forums about the one X. I'm lefty, it works perfect. Fyi, most of the world is right handed.
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Dude that's hilarious.. Even I had to laugh at that.. I know it sounds dumb, but if you look at where everything is, in comparison to the SGS3. Try holding the 1X with your left hand and try pressing the Volume rockers, or the Power button.. It's awkward to do,.. And Yes, I completely agree that the majority of the world are Right handed.. but even Apple got it right, try Google-ing the photo for the iPhone Guess what hand they are holding the phone with.. lol.. :silly: j/k but honestly..I do like the phone.. I'm just trying to justify trading the phone back in for the SGS3 to myself, and also pointing out certain things I've noticed.. trust me.. I did the same thing with the SGS3 right before I got rid of it.. I came up with any excuse to get rid of it, and now I want it back.. goes to show you, "Some people just don't know what they really want." ha ha..
Now see I'm a lefty....and I have to disagree here..
Obviously everything is made for righties...but honestly try holding the phone in your right hand and try to hit the power button....I can't do it.
In my left hand it fits perfect so my thumb is on the upper left side and index finger is perfectly aligned to hit the power button. In this same position my middle and ring finger line up perfect for the volume rockers.
Maybe I've just adapted to a righties world....but the hox gives me no issues at all...
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Now see I'm a lefty....and I have to disagree here..
Obviously everything is made for righties...but honestly try holding the phone in your right hand and try to hit the power button....I can't do it.
In my left hand it fits perfect so my thumb is on the upper left side and index finger is perfectly aligned to hit the power button. In this same position my middle and ring finger line up perfect for the volume rockers.
Maybe I've just adapted to a righties world....but the hox gives me no issues at all...
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Ah, okay, I see how you're holding it.. and yes that does help, up until you actually start scrolling around or texting on the phone and you have to reposition your hands, and that's fine, once you get accustomed to that method.. I'll have to give that a shot for the next couple of days..
Like I said, I'm trying to give this phone a real shot.. so I appreciate all the comments and suggestions..
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Ah, okay, I see how you're holding it.. and yes that does help, up until you actually start scrolling around or texting on the phone and you have to reposition your hands, and that's fine, once you get accustomed to that method.. I'll have to give that a shot for the next couple of days..
Like I said, I'm trying to give this phone a real shot.. so I appreciate all the comments and suggestions..
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NP! Glad I could help!
Now when it comes to scrolling...I use my right hand on the right side...thumb under the bottom right corner,middle finger on top right, index finger used for screen interactions for where left hand won't reach...
The same time on the left side I have my index on top left and the rest resting on the back of the device and use my left thumb for scrolling and clicking what I can't reach I use my index from the right...or I'll take my left hand completely off and support it with my right thumb and middle finger and use my left index to scroll etc
Hope that was somewhat useful!
once I need to type a lot I'll switch to landscape usually which is a whole new ball game.
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So wait, if you're left handed you should hold the phone with your left? I'm right handed and hold the phone usually always in my right hand.
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Relevant.
Getting back to the original purpose of this thread, I also have seen major battery life increases on CM10. I set 192MHz/1242MHz as my min/max processor speeds, and Ondemand as the CPU governor. With this setup I never get below 50% after a full day out without charging. Admittedly, I use my phone mostly for audio, so the screen isn't on as much as some other people. Even so, CM10 is a marked improvement over any Sense-based ROM. I don't know if I'll ever go back to any ROM that isn't AOSP based!
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But I'm can't help but notice the minor differences between the 2 phones.. like another that I just got fed up with is the fact that this phone appears to've been made for Right handers, I'm a lefty, and I can just notice the differences, but anyhow. enough about the phones little foibles ..
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........What? This is not true, i use the phone and i'm a lefty (otherwise mainly right handed.. not sure why :-/)
Anyways, i've never had problems handling this phone with my left hand, in fact, i can only handle it with my left hand :-/