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I know that the Wolfson Dac was used in the Galaxy S Phone which I sold.
I;m in the market for a new phone and my top choices are
-LG Optmus 2x
-Motorola Atrix
-Samsung Galaxy S2(To be announced in Spain next month
These are my main choices
2 other considerations
-Sony Xerpia Arc
-Htc Desire HD
Sound quality re media and voice quality are VERY IMPORTANT to me.
How do I find out if any of the above phones have Wolfson in them?
I'm also open to your feedback pro/con about above phones.
If any one can answer these questions I know you can.
Thank you in advance for your time
Yours truly
Greg Joplin
PS Dual core vs single core processors for the average lay-person?
1080 vs 720?
Hi, you are exactly looking for the same what i am looking for. Have you discovered any news? I used Motorola droid and sound quality was much more better than galaxy s which i'm still using. That's why i will sell this galaxy s and want to buy an atrix. I found motorola's audio quality much more better compared to galaxy s. Atrix and optimus 2 will use the same processors as far as i know. That's why i may choose LG instead of motorola this time. Because i suppose motorola's screen quality will be lower again when it compared to lg optimus 2's nova display. But motorola will be stronger with its 1 gb ram. I think it will be best to wait until may till i9200 released.
bariskeskin said:
Hi, you are exactly looking for the same what i am looking for. Have you discovered any news? I used Motorola droid and sound quality was much more better than galaxy s which i'm still using. That's why i will sell this galaxy s and want to buy an atrix. I found motorola's audio quality much more better compared to galaxy s. Atrix and optimus 2 will use the same processors as far as i know. That's why i may choose LG instead of motorola this time. Because i suppose motorola's screen quality will be lower again when it compared to lg optimus 2's nova display. But motorola will be stronger with its 1 gb ram. I think it will be best to wait until may till i9200 released.
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bariskeskin, are you sure? The Galaxy S uses the Wolfson Audio Hub which, when uncrippled, will produce much better audio quality than the droid. i have the droid and it's pretty meh.
Hi Super Nintendo, after poweramp and voodoo sound apps, sgs sound quality is better now. But it's still not satisfying when I compare, this time with iphone 4.
Bump! What's better then? This is the only well supported thread. Thank you!
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No forum for the Atrix 2 on xda? There's already one for the razor and its not even out yet. The A2 is a great phone. Why no love?
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No forum for the Atrix 2 on xda? There's already one for the razor and its not even out yet. The A2 is a great phone. Why no love?
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perhaps because the atrix was so bad they're denying that there was ever a sequel... Kinda like they should've done with the grudge.
no idea
people were all over the original atrix, even though it used that terrible pentile display(to each his own). i have used the atrix 2 and it is awesome, beter lcd screen, better specs, better look, and only 100 dollars?. there will be a forum soon enough
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people were all over the original atrix, even though it used that terrible pentile display(to each his own). i have used the atrix 2 and it is awesome, beter lcd screen, better specs, better look, and only 100 dollars?. there will be a forum soon enough
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I'm sure there will, I was just kidding. The atrix just had a plethora of software issues.
The atrix 2 seems like a waste to me. Why do you want an "updated" atrix that has the same stats as the original and less memory? Seems like a rip-off to me.
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Water of time? Don't see how. Internal storage being reduced doesn't seem like a deal breaker to me. Great display, omap processor, good camera, and great battery life. And for only 99.99? Can't go wrong.
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Atrix 2 real world speed is a Big + than the OG Atrix. My friend has the og atrix and i hate that thing! Finger scanner dont work, its slooooooow, i mean he done reset, root and flashed a rom, every kind of nick and nack and the phone is still slow! I got a g2x and it dont even feel like the atrix has tegra 2 processors! I know the g2x is vanilla, but STILL. Im going to att, after my month is up with T-Horrible, and its either the atrix 2 or the SGS2? But right now the a2 looking like a winner!
The Atrix 2 is a good phone. The screen alone is worthy of an upgraded model. I lost my Atrix 1 and bought an Atrix 2, it's a superior phone, but almost no development is happening right now because xda won't open a forum.
be sure to vote for atrix 2 forum here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301121
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The atrix just had a plethora of software issues.
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Please elaborate
I've had my Atrix 2 for a week now, got mine from Best Buy for $49.99 w/2yr contract. Also picked up an Atrix 4g for my son for $29.99 last night. Here are my thoughts
I have played with all the Android phones AT&T carries other than the SGSII which they didn't have in my local store and the Atrix 2 is superior to any of them. The phone is very fast and snappy and has no lag at all, even when running multiple apps simultaneously. The screen being as large as it is, 4.3", doesn't make the phone itself overly large or feeling as if you're holding a brick. The device is comfortable to hold, feels well made and looks very classy with the beveled Gorilla glass screen and black chrome looking trim around the topside outer edge of the phone.
The hardware stacks up well against other high end Android phones with it's 1GHz dual core TI OMAP 4430 CPU and PowerVR SGX 540 GPU, 1GB RAM, 8mp rear camera that records in 1080p, 1.3mp front camera, 4.3" qHD display sporting 540 X 960 resolution. I'm coming from a decent Android device, the SE X10 which I rooted, debranded and was running Wolfbreaks Xperia GB rom v6.0....there still isn't a root available for my phone yet and there is very little that my X10 could do that my A2 can't. I've already gotten rid of the bloatware, changed the launcher, changed the lockscreen, installed custom icons for things like dialer, camera, browser, etc., and can take screenshots too. Hard to imagine this phone can get any better than what it already is......until we get ICS at least
We now have root!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305318
Please admins we need a forum.
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Atrix 2 coming this week.
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Atrix 2 coming this week.
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THANK YOU!
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Atrix 2 coming this week.
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Yes!!!!! Thank you
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I'm a relatively new android user, just got this new Atrix 2 (MB865) phone.
Ive been researching roots and roms for the device, and have not found a whole lot for it.
I have however found lots of support for the Atrix 4G (MB860), specifically a nightly cyanogen mod (7.2). I am wondering, since there is a stable cwm recovery utility would it be possible to apply the 4G image to the atrix 2?
Thought, concerns?
They are two completely different phones. MB860 is original ATRIX. MB865 is ATRIX 2
Motarolla's site lists the MB860 as the Atrix 4G, which looks identical to the Atrix 2G (MB865).
They are listed as having different processors, NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H vs TI OMAP4430. But otherwise very similar in almost every respect.
Atrix 2 have 8MP camera, 8GB storeage, 4.3" display(non-pentile)
We have the Atrix 2. Not 2g. There is no such thing.
And our phone doesn't even look exactly the same if you're paying attention. Screen is .3" bigger, camera has 3 more megapixels, display is non-pentile and looks much better, and most important, we have a different processor. The Atrix 4G boot unlocker will not work on our phones. Atrix 4G roms will not work on our phones. But hold on tight because it's coming. The OG Atrix guys had to wait a while, too.
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We have the Atrix 2. Not 2g. There is no such thing.
And our phone doesn't even look exactly the same if you're paying attention. Screen is 3" bigger, camera has 3 more megapixels, display is non-pentile and looks much better, and most important, we have a different processor. The Atrix 4G boot unlocker will not work on our phones. Atrix 4G roms will not work on our phones. But hold on tight because it's coming. The OG Atrix guys had to wait a while, too.
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2G = 2nd generation.
The Droid Bionic is more like the Atrix 2 than the OG Atrix is.
I have an upgrade shortly I was planning on getting the nitro for 100. Then with the announcement of ICS for the Atrix 2 it put me in a knot. I had the og Atrix loved it, the successor would be a good holdout till the 3rd but with the price drop on the Lg im very much considering that . I dont root or use custom roms and a HD screen would be nice but do you think the LG would ever get official ICS from ATT? THis year even if? I as hoping one of you atrix 2 owners could help steer me in the right direction. Sorry 4 wallotext
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I have an upgrade shortly I was planning on getting the nitro for 100. Then with the announcement of ICS for the Atrix 2 it put me in a knot. I had the og Atrix loved it, the successor would be a good holdout till the 3rd but with the price drop on the Lg im very much considering that . I dont root or use custom roms and a HD screen would be nice but do you think the LG would ever get official ICS from ATT? THis year even if? I as hoping one of you atrix 2 owners could help steer me in the right direction. Sorry 4 wallotext
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I am not sure about how good the LG Nitro is as a phone.... I can assure you though that the Atrix 2 is GREAT. Yes it has it's bugs but compared to almost any other cellphone out there it's great. The only cellphone that truly beats the Atrix 2 is the Galaxy Nexus.
And once its overclocked (at least in my benchmarks) the only thing that beats it is the prime.
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When i used my upgrade and got my A2 i had looked at the lg nitro. This is what i came up with concerning that phone. It's ugly! Everything about it is ugly. Performance wise it seemed extremely laggy. I wouldn't have that phone if someone gave it to me for a spare phone. Get the A2.
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LG really doesn't make very good phones. To be honest with you I'm not even a big fan of Motorola but for the most part I like the Atrix 2, and I think now that Moto is owned by Google, their newer Android offerings may actually end up with a bit of an edge over HTC and Samsung in terms of stock rom performance and moddability soon.
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LG really doesn't make very good phones.
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I personally especially agree with that. LG just never made phones that were up to par with all the other manufactures. I haven't used the Nitro before but playing around with the 2 phones at the store would definitely help with your decision. I am extremely happy with my decision with the A2 since my choices were the A2 and SG2 but this phone has exceeded my expectations. With ICS on its way I am even more happy. I know you don't like to use custom ROMs but i think for this phone, using the Supercharged ROMs, which is just a deodexed ROM that is overclocked, makes the phone even better. I love the phone stock but having it overclocked just alittle makes things alittle smoother and having the battery percent mods and notification toggles just make the user experience so much better. If it were my choice i would pick the A2 all over again though.
LG nitro or Atrix 2
I actually sold my Atrix 2 to get the Nitro. I sold my Atrix to get my Atrix 2.
Atrix was a better overall device compared to the Atrix 2.
The Atrix 2 had a slightly better camera. The speakerphone on the Atrix 2 was awful and the OMAP processor made some of my apps not compatible.
The Nitro HD is a better overall device than the Atrix 2. The picture quality is much better w/ flash. Although it is slower the pictures are MUCH better to me. The front facing camera on the HD is higher resolution. The speakerphone on the Nitro blows away the Atrix. The screen is amazing. It looks like a mix between my old captivate screen and the Atrix 2 screen in HD quality.
The LG nitro lacks in a few spots from my experience. Unexplained lags on browsing at times is odd. Sometimes the pages take a long time to load, but not always. Not sure if it's not AT&T throttling data. The battery on this thing goes fast. The only downfall I really am concerned about. I wish we could get an extended battery and upgraded back plate. Something like the RAZ Maxx vs the RAZR. nothing ugly or bulging out, just a flush back.
All in all I am so much happier with this than my Atrix 2. Just wish there was more Dev support and morecustom Roms .
I appreciate the input. Im leaning a little towards the Nitro but im still torn between the 2. I need to just go in the store and take a better look at them next time im there. I actually like the optimus ui though most people arent aware of its actual functionality that many oem launchers dont have. Im more or less debating between hardware and ics.
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I appreciate the input. Im leaning a little towards the Nitro but im still torn between the 2. I need to just go in the store and take a better look at them next time im there. I actually like the optimus ui though most people arent aware of its actual functionality that many oem launchers dont have. Im more or less debating between hardware and ics.
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The best way to find what you like is by looking at them. Feel and aesthetics are always a big part of buying a phone. Compare the i guess 3 phones and see advantages and disadvantages of them and see which disadvantages you can deal with. And if you do care about customizing with ROMs then look at the development of the phones. And while you are at the store play with the UI and all that fun stuff to help out with the decision.
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i've just sold my optimus 3D, that phone has a very annoying bug called "ghost call", it doesnt even work like a normal phone, but LG ignored us, the update process of LG is also the slowest too.
Look at their page on facebook, you will find that LG is a bad brand, people all around the world are complaining about how bad LG products are, but they will never notice.....
I really like the atrix2 but the lack of an HD screen kinda irks me. I kinda feel like it isn't much of an upgrade over the OG. Only thing really stopping me from choosing the nitro 4 sure is the lack of an upgrade to ics announcement from att not lg. Hopefully something leaks out for the nitro by the 30th of march or ill just have to go with the safe purchase more than likely. If I wasn't so impatient I'd just wait for the Ion lol.
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When i used my upgrade and got my A2 i had looked at the lg nitro. This is what i came up with concerning that phone. It's ugly! Everything about it is ugly. Performance wise it seemed extremely laggy. I wouldn't have that phone if someone gave it to me for a spare phone. Get the A2.
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I forgot to mention the icons are extremely ugly.
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I looked at both as well. Nitro had faster processor, HD display, LTE, and the better likelihood of ICS (hadn't been announced for Atrix 2 at the time of my purchase).
But sadly, as others have said, Nitro felt laggy to me when I played with it in the store. SGS II Skyrocket felt much snappier though didn't want it cause lack of HD screen.
Plus Nitro was ~ $200 and Atrix 2 was free! In the end I choose Atrix 2 and haven't regretted it yet! I haven't even done any modding to it - still in completely stock condition. Feels speedy; "4G" has been much better than my old Captivate for browsing, and although no HD screen, it is higher resolution than the typical Android - looks super crisp.
Plus battery life has been phenomenal! Both Skyrocket & Nitro have been blasted because of poor battery life. My Atrix 2 at the end of a 17-18 hour day is still at 60% plus.
Motorola did announce ics for the atrix 2. Its scheduled for Q3 of this year.
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Hi there,
I would like to know how are the best phones popular and which one is the best. That is why I created this poll. If you would like me to add something in the poll, then just let me know, okay?
I am so eager to see the results.
Phones, that currently compete in this poll: Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google flagship phone), Samsung Galaxy S III (Samsung flagship phone), HTC One X (HTC lagship phone), Motorola Razr Maxxx (Motorola flagship phone), Sony Xperia S (Sony flagship phone)
Note: Actually, Sony Xperia Acro S is better than Sony Xperia S. Anyway, I did not choose it because most people do not know, that this new beast is around. They are both really good, but Acro S is slightly better.
Feel free to post below.
Galaxy Nexus IMO. Especially with new Jelly Bean Although it's duel core and not quad core, it is as smooth as GS3 and also there are tons more ROMs and such. Also I really like the fact that you can easily root by fastboot commands
The Nexus will stay relevant for years to come so it's a better option in development terms.
However, for anything else, I'd say SGS3.
The Atrix HD is more of a Motorola flagship phone, despite a smaller battery it has better internals, and better screen (also shipped with ICS as opposed to being upgraded).
I'm on the xda app so I can't vote, but I think I'm going to vote for the Nexus, pure Google and fast updates.
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I like the Nexus for the on time updates, but in all other categories I prefer the Xperia, especially in terms of design.
I am wondering to see how I am the first one to vote Samsung Galaxy S3. Man, it has beaten HTC One X in almost all benchmarks...
The S3. Sure, the Nexus gets first dibs on official OS updates, but ROMs can fix that for pretty much any other device. You can alter the software, not the hardware
The atrix HD is a downgrade from the original atrix if you look at the specs. Razr maxxx is Motorola's flagship device for now.
Gotta be the s3, beats out the one x in every aspect so that's no competition. The razr is a joke, as is any Motorola phone to be honest. Uggghhh, motoblur. The only thing close to the s3 development wise is the nexus which obviously has more, but the s3's specs more than make up for that
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Nexus .galaxy s3 looks awesome but samsung wont give software updates after they release g4 or smthing.
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The atrix HD is a downgrade from the original atrix if you look at the specs. Razr maxxx is Motorola's flagship device for now.
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Uh...no.
OG Atrix is Tegra 2 1 GHz, Atrix HD is the S4 1.5 GHz (both dual core)
4 inch qHD screen vs 4.5 inch HD screen
And compare it to the RAZR Maxx
Atrix HD at 1.5 GHz S4, RAZR Maxx at 1.2 GHz TI OMAP (both dual core)
Atrix HD has 4.5 inch HD screen and Maxx has 4.3 inch qHD screen.
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It is HOX!!
kyokeun1234 said:
Galaxy Nexus IMO. Especially with new Jelly Bean Although it's duel core and not quad core, it is as smooth as GS3 and also there are tons more ROMs and such. Also I really like the fact that you can easily root by fastboot commands
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That's my boy :good: I prefer it, too.
I Am Marino said:
The Nexus will stay relevant for years to come so it's a better option in development terms.
However, for anything else, I'd say SGS3.
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Yeah yeah, but I am afraid, that Android 4.2 Key Lime Pie will not be officially available on Samsung Galaxy S III. I would have chosen Nexus because its cheaper on Android 4.1 faster and I dont like the look of Touchwiz.
I also hate "Designed for humans. Inspired by nature" Samsung actually lacks creativity. All the galaxy series are similar to iPhone appeareance and Touchwiz is similar to iOS. That is the only thing I hate about Samsung....that they copy everything. But Nexus has neither of it. S III has copied curved body of Nexus, too.
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The Atrix HD is more of a Motorola flagship phone, despite a smaller battery it has better internals, and better screen (also shipped with ICS as opposed to being upgraded).
I'm on the xda app so I can't vote, but I think I'm going to vote for the Nexus, pure Google and fast updates.
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Yeah, in my view, Nexus is the best option. Do you want me to add Atrix HD on the poll?
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I like the Nexus for the on time updates, but in all other categories I prefer the Xperia, especially in terms of design.
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Yeah, but Nexus is faster even though it has got proccessor with lower clock. But this processor was designed to run at 1.5 GHz so it can be overclocked easily without damaging your phone. I hae heard that Xperia has problems with the sensor buttons.
I also do not get why almost all the manufacturers make the "context menu button" when they come with Android 4.0. Its useless....S III could have had 3 buttons and instead of "context menu button" should have added the "recent apps button".
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Nexus .galaxy s3 looks awesome but samsung wont give software updates after they release g4 or smthing.
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Exactly
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Gotta be the s3, beats out the one x in every aspect so that's no competition. The razr is a joke, as is any Motorola phone to be honest. Uggghhh, motoblur. The only thing close to the s3 development wise is the nexus which obviously has more, but the s3's specs more than make up for that
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Yeah but the S III looks like s**t. In other terms, I agree with you, but they are both about the same.
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I am wondering to see how I am the first one to vote Samsung Galaxy S3. Man, it has beaten HTC One X in almost all benchmarks...
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Benchmarks dont mean much. Especially Quadrant, which is really bad. You can score 3000 but you wont be faster than newer and better device, which score 1500. I think that Samsung Exynos Quad core is faster than Tegra 3.
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The atrix HD is a downgrade from the original atrix if you look at the specs. Razr maxxx is Motorola's flagship device for now.
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I am not really sure :fingers-crossed: