Hey guys, Just letting you all know I will be ditching the One S tomorrow... I've got the Galaxy Note.
I know your thinking ''WTF?!?!?!'' But i had so many issues with the One S (signal related) it was driving me mad, I was offered the S3 (at a hefty price) or the Note, for free, So I took it.
When I first saw the Note I thought ''OMG Thats Hideous, Its waaaay too big'' But the more I saw it, the more I liked it !
My other contract is up soon so I will get the SGS3 then.
So thanks to every one who helped me since day one, I will be moving on to the Note forums as of tomorrow
I will still keep my Help Thread updated as much as possible, And will continue to help as and when I can.
Take care & good bye
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Hey guys, Just letting you all know I will be ditching the One S tomorrow... I've got the Galaxy Note.
I know your thinking ''WTF?!?!?!'' But i had so many issues with the One S (signal related) it was driving me mad, I was offered the S3 (at a hefty price) or the Note, for free, So I took it.
When I first saw the Note I thought ''OMG Thats Hideous, Its waaaay too big'' But the more I saw it, the more I liked it !
My other contract is up soon so I will get the SGS3 then.
So thanks to every one who helped me since day one, I will be moving on to the Note forums as of tomorrow
I will still keep my Help Thread updated as much as possible, And will continue to help as and when I can.
Take care & good bye
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Thinking about getting one myself, they are meant to be really awesome handsets mate so you will have fun
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Have fun with the two-handed operation
Enjoy your new unit and hopefully w/o any specific issues as we had here...
You will be missed
Thanks for all the help
Take care mate! Thanks for all your help!
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Take it easy.
Lol who would rate this thread 1 star, and why?!
Good luck with your new phone, azzle, thanks for helping me in your Q&A thread! Now the proud owner of an HTC One S, no regrets at all
Hi mate, sad to see you leave, come back often, after all, this forum is just few clicks away from note's one. Have fun!
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haha thanks guys !!
Ill still be around, Just not as much, Gotta get my head around the Note forums, Its a mess and theres a lot of serious issues, Including simple HardBrick by just full wipe in CWM..
This thread probably wont stay open long, But watch this space Il forever help you guys ! its the least i can do
I'm also considering to leave if I can except I just can't agree to pay the same price for a Galaxy Nexus that have much lower specs everywhere except with the screen and software side... (It's my only choice on my carrier (screw the Razr will ya?))
You are really lucky to have other choices like a Note.
I can't believe that HTC didn't offer a fix for the low signal... Oh, and there still no way to use Skype which I will really need starting next week...
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I know this is about the note, but is it really worth going to the s3 when both phone have almost identical features? And specs..except for ram..
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I know this is about the note, but is it really worth going to the s3 when both phone have almost identical features? And specs..except for ram..
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+expandable memory and removeable battery in the s3
Ok yeah that too..but both are high end phone..one is plastic but awesome looking..and the other is aluminum and awesome also..I'd say..it's personal choice.
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4.3 qHD screen vs 4.8 HD screen don't count as a change?
.3mp vs 2.0mp front camera isn't useful too?
NFC, No-NFC? TouchWiz, Sense? LTE, No-LTE...
The GSIII and the One XL have little to differenciate, but we are talking about the One S here.
There's a huge difference but its value depends on the user and options.
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hey azzledazzle,
i really appreciated the way you where getting on top of the issue with the virtual button mess, really liked your input. i counted you in for one who's pushing the issue further with HTC.
So, i find it a bit hard that you "gave up" on it but totally understandable on the other side. My One S is literally doing my head in (wife threw it at me in anger) with that perfectly unusable state its in. It sits there, playing with its screen and buttons just like its gotten its own mind but i cant make it do anything else most of the time.
So if it was like that for you, i can only repeat myself: i do understand. Still i find it a bit sad.
my opinion on the note: am working on it for my brother and i find it disappointing. Samsungs surface is stupid, KIES is like having one leg amputated, cant really go anywhere with that code, the phone hides anyones head while at it (just for the lolz of it), its too big. seriously.
And as a tablet, its too small. But as i said, my opinion
Good luck on your new adventures mister Azzle!
Hey mate,
Have fun with the Note, its been my primary device for 7 months now. Its a great phone. After a while its size becomes normal.
As for the comments above, i find it a perfect size, its like having a tab on you at all times. My only gripe is touchwiz, i do prefer sense.
Peace!
azzledazzle said:
Hey guys, Just letting you all know I will be ditching the One S tomorrow... I've got the Galaxy Note.
I know your thinking ''WTF?!?!?!'' But i had so many issues with the One S (signal related) it was driving me mad, I was offered the S3 (at a hefty price) or the Note, for free, So I took it.
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I can't say as I blame you. I getting pretty sick of my One S. Brilliant phone except it has next door to useless signal reception. It spends 3 to 4 hours a day without signal - which irritates when I know signal is good. What to replace with I dunno but this issue is likely to sicken me off HTC. Won't be the Note though as far too big for me :laugh:
Galaxy nexus
Same here. After two months I am getting rid of it for Galaxy nexus $349 from the play store. We have minimal support for this device. Thanks to cm9 devs anyways.
It make no good to have powerfull phone that cannot multitask or have no completed custom ROM. And now Jelly Bean. By the time ONE S gets JB Google will announce next nexus probably this fall with KEY LIME 5.0
Better have slightly outdated hardware that prrobably will not be much noticable and have up to date software, vanilla or custom ROM with no issues.
And HTC and their delayed kernel source release. SIII released it before device was on the market. That how you get developers love.
I really wanted to love this phone, but yesterday I had a chance to exchange it for a new one in the box to see if it fixed my signal/wifi issues or get the Galaxy S3. Every smartphone I have owned has been HTC so I was nervous, but I opted for the S3 and all I can say is wow. It's an awesome phone and completely blows the One S out of the water for my needs.
I knew going into the the One S I would be making concessions on things I wanted such as an SD card slot and removable battery. Its a super sexy phone, but if you can't use it as a phone it does me no good, too many dropped/missed calls and poor wifi. I hope they do fix the signal issues for those who keep it and I'm glad some people were experiencing no problems.
HTC really needs to up their game on the next round of phones, I gave them extensive feedback online and they even called to follow up, which was nice. I told them I have owned a G1, MT3GS, G2, MT4GS and One S and enjoyed them all with the exception of the OS. I did have a seperate issue with them concerning the MT4GS and replacement parts that irritated me as well.
Best of luck to you all and thank you for all the help and resources from this forum!
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Hi Guys I recently bought this phone that I like overall. Recently i have been running out of space on the internal memory. I am really not here to bring down the hopes of anyone on this phone but I want a real honest answer since I have spent 500.00 on this phone and still have one more day to exchange it.
Do you think i should exchange this phone for a G2? Should solve the Internal memory issue. Dev seems to be very active and I am hoping to keep this phone for at least a year if not more so i will be probably rooting and customizing this phone with new ROMS. Galaxy S 4g is also my first Android phone and I know is newer than G2 but not sure if it's actually better .
So your advised and thoughts are greatly appreciate it since tomorrow I will be making my final decision wether to keep this one or not.
So my questions is should i exchange this phone taking in consideration that I will be keeping for at least a year and also will be hoping to add new ROMS and rooting. Also need a phone with good battery life and snappy.
Any other input/thoughts/ideas that i might have missed would be also appreciate it and thanks for helping me choose wisely.
I think you should keep the phone. Just doing the fota fix gives me 400mb+ free internal memory and i bet there might be a way to free up even more space. I think 400mb is A LOT of space, just transfer all the app you can onto the SD card and you will never have momory issues.
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Thanks for you answer Icy56. Anyone else has any other opinion?
If you really want to be able to really experience xda and what an android phone can really do, at this point, your g2 idea is the way to go. Found myself in the EXACT predicamant your in myself less than a week ago. Got a brand new 4g, thinking it would be all that and a bag of chips after having a vibrant and seeing how great the galaxy s phones can be when there is an active community. You gotta be honest with yourself (if for no other reason than the five hundred dollars involved) about this ever happening with the 4g.
Its not a next generation or a must have upgrade phone, ESPECIALLY from a dev standpoint, so while the community around this phone will get a bit more active, it will never explode because its not a major release phone, not to mention touchjizz makes devs lives hell from what I gather.
If you like the phone the way it is, by all means keep it, its a beautiful phone. But if you want to really experience what all your android friends have been talking about with custom roms and such, jump ship.
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Thanks man for you honest answer. Any one else got an opinion?
If you really want to be able to really experience xda and what an android phone can really do, at this point, your g2 idea is the way to go. Found myself in the EXACT predicamant your in myself less than a week ago. Got a brand new 4g, thinking it would be all that and a bag of chips after having a vibrant and seeing how great the galaxy s phones can be when there is an active community. You gotta be honest with yourself (if for no other reason than the five hundred dollars involved) about this ever happening with the 4g.
Its not a next generation or a must have upgrade phone, ESPECIALLY from a dev standpoint, so while the community around this phone will get a bit more active, it will never explode because its not a major release phone, not to mention touchjizz makes devs lives hell from what I gather.
If you like the phone the way it is, by all means keep it, its a beautiful phone. But if you want to really experience what all your android friends have been talking about with custom roms and such, jump ship.
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So did you exchanged it for a HTC G2? (HTC Vision)
How do you like it? Can you do Mobile Tethering on it?
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Thanks for you answer Icy56. Anyone else has any other opinion?
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Hell no, you shouldn't keep it! You should send it to me immediately.
Thanks for you answer Icy56. Anyone else has any other opinion?
Hell no, you shouldn't keep it! You should send it to me immediately.
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Lol, Hopefully one day I can have the wealth to make people happy and give phones away.
The G2 has a keyboard... Why is this tech still produced adding weight size and increased chance of hinge breaking when Swype and touch screens are FAR superior... My 2 cents
Galaxy S 4G
If you spent $500 on the phone. I'd trade it for the G2X if it's within your 30 day period. I wouldn't trade it for the G2.
I think in California is 30 day period. In Minnesota where I live is only 14 days.
Well, Thanks guys for your answers.
I have decided to keep my Galaxy S 4G. Hope to have great conversations about this phone.
Welcome aboard. I'm sure you'll enjoy some Roms once they come out.
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Thanks man.
I am sure that I will enjoy the custom roms.
Hope to be of help as well.
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I think it's a good ideal to keep it. Just follow the guys in the dev section and pray that custom roms come along sooner than later.
Not really 2 cents, but the way I got mine was actually by selling a modded HTC HD2 I was using, and basically got this phone for 50$ when it was all said and done.. yet i got that much for my HD2.. lol
Anyhow, MY plan is to hold onto this until the HTC pyramid or Galaxy S 2 come out, those are my next jump ship phones. And additionally..
With the experience I had with this phone.. I got it maybe a few weeks after it came out.. Frankly I learned from that, I plan to wait at least a few months before I decide which phone to jump ship to, rather than get it right away.. that way I'll REALLY know which one is better.
I can't believe I'm not in a hurry to jump ship to the Galaxy S2. The Cappy has been such a good experience as a phone and it's still able to do whatever I need it to do. When the Fuze came out I couldn't help but be there the first day to pick one up. I was compelled to have the latest and greatest, and the abilities a new smartphone would allow. The same happened the release day of the Captivate.
Sure, it's had its issues (GPS and capped data speeds come to mind) but between the performance of hardware and the constant ROM updates from the dev community, I just don't feel that compulsion to move on from the Captivate. For me it's been a great phone and it's made me a big fan of Samsung's products. Oh I'll get a Galaxy S2 here in a month or two when the price comes down a bit. But I'm still happy with my Captivate and I'll keep it around as a backup.
ditto
i will likely wait until december unless the deal is too good to pass up.
Want to see what develops with the nexus prime.
Some info claims it will be a Verizon Exclusive but i am skeptical. I think that it is more likely we will see it launch exclusively on verizon with a 30-60 window before other carriers get it....so i am not giving up on the prime....the solid metal body construction alone will be worth the wait...just hope ATT gets it.
ill replace my cappy with Glalaxy Note .
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ill replace my cappy with Glalaxy Note .
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That is what has my attention as well...Galaxy Note.
I don't feel the need to upgrade from my Captivate either. Its a weird feeling, I use to be such a phone whore, now I look at new phones and feel they can't do a whole lot for me (personally, I know the phones are actually huge upgrades) that my Captivate can't do.
I HATE how ALL of the new phones being announced are so huge! 4.3" isn't TOO bad, but I do prefer my 4" screen. They're just getting bigger too, I want the Nexus Prime so badly, but there's no way I'm getting it with a 4.65" screen. My upgrade isn't until May 2012 and I'm questioning if there will even be a phone out there I like by then.
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first look at the nexus prime has a 4.6" 720p display
The captivate is a great phone. And always will be. But I jumped ship over to the inspire.
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Note is only thing captivating me right now
umanko said:
ill replace my cappy with Glalaxy Note .
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I'm with you guys. Once the GS II finally came out, I am not as excited. The last ROM I put on is great and until that note comes out, paying 200 for the GS2 isn't so alluring.
Especially with LTE on horizon and the Note, which will be awesome.
It's like an old friend, even knowing something is better out there, I'm not ready to trade in my old worn in shoes
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first look at the nexus prime has a 4.3" 720p display
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The article says 4.6". It may not be so bad since that probably includes the buttons at the bottom, I'll just have to see it in person, but I still think it will be a very large device.
I'm a captivate owner and I really love it. I will not change it in a while..
The only two things that I don't really like in Captivate are very bad sensitive buttons (well, I replaced screen after it was broken, and than buttons were like that) and very bad battery life, especially with MIUI
But speed and functionality are just grear. And still love the screen with maximum brightness. I think I will buy Galaxy Note or Nexus Prime, will see...
I'm with you guys, but not by choice. I have a contract to fulfil.
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I'll also be waiting for the Note.
I just looked up the Galaxy Note. Wow...! That thing looks amazing. It might be just a bit too big but I'm really considering jumping on that.
I'm with you guys. There is no real reason to upgrade just yet. With a good custom ROM (Cog5), it does everything I ask of it, and does it quickly. The screen is just amazing, and only the SAMOLED Plus beats it, if you ask me. Since I'm not on contract, I can switch when I want, but I see nothing out there I just gotta have. The Prime may change that, but if it is CDMA, then I'm out. Big Red is too expensive for my blood.
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Can someone please link me some info on the Note? I'd never heard of it until now.
Oz. said:
Can someone please link me some info on the Note? I'd never heard of it until now.
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http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/
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Great idea for a thread. My Captivate was my first Android phone. When I got it, I immediately started hacking it. Right now it's semi retired. My Galaxy S 2 is now my main phone.
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Great idea for a thread. My Captivate was my first Android phone. When I got it, I immediately started hacking it.
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I was in the same scenario.
sold my captivate and got a free iphone 4 from my company. I dont miss the phone bills but i can honestly say the Cappy ****s on the Iphone. ****ing hate this thing
Thinking about selling my mt4gs and getting a galaxy nexus. Should I do this?
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Na, for the fact that the galaxy nexus dosent have a keyboard. If you don't care much for the keyborad then go for it, there are a ton of roms so you'll never get bored with it. I actually bought the galaxy s2 cause I didn't think id miss the keyboard but 2 weeks later I sold it cause it didn't have a keyboard and now I'm back on my mt4gs
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Seriously keep it. All these new MyTouch devices coming out don't even come close to our device. I'm thinking about upgrading in septber but no way I will let go of my MT4gS. We have the best people developing for our device. I don't post much, but you made me . Chances are u could have JB before many other devices just because of beast this phone still is
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slaya811 said:
Thinking about selling my mt4gs and getting a galaxy nexus. Should I do this?
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I have a Galaxy Nexus, and it's great! It's for Verizon tho' (Payment for flashings an Evo 3D to boost). I mainly use it as a Gaming system. It's amazing, the screen size makes up for a lot. I have Parinoid android on it, and SlideMe keyboard. Makes it perfect. Plus! You'll never have to worry about updates, or ROMs. Offical updates from Google are quick, and let's say there isn't a lack of ROMs.
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I would go for the Nexus if you like flashing ROMs. The design is also notably superior.
However, the camera pales in comparison to ours, especially in lowlight.
Also, we have a keyboard.
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I would go for the Nexus if you like flashing ROMs. The design is also notably superior.
However, the camera pales in comparison to ours, especially in lowlight.
Also, we have a keyboard.
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Is the camera bad tho? I do like taking quick pics & I thought for along time id always use a keyboard but I haven't used my physical keyboard in atleast 9 months till today when I flashed wildchilds aokp rom
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There's no SD slot. I wouldn't even bother.
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Is the camera bad tho? I do like taking quick pics & I thought for along time id always use a keyboard but I haven't used my physical keyboard in atleast 9 months till today when I flashed wildchilds aokp rom
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It's not a bad camera. I just think ours is better.
It doesn't sound like you really need the Mytouch 4G Slide, so I would recommend selling and buying if you have your heart set on a Nexus.
I believe I read something about Google releasing new devices around November. Regardless, it might be better to wait for the next Nexus phone.
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Seriously keep it. All these new MyTouch devices coming out don't even come close to our device. I'm thinking about upgrading in septber but no way I will let go of my MT4gS. We have the best people developing for our device. I don't post much, but you made me . Chances are u could have JB before many other devices just because of beast this phone still is
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Man you are too right. *feels urge to curse* but yea keep the mt4gs if you like the kb if you don't care then get the galaxy nexus but our cam is better
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This is the same thing I was pondering, but then I found out that I won a contest over at androidforums.com, and I won a galaxy nexus, a nexus 7, a nexus q, and a chromebox!!! I am so excited, because I never win anything. Now I don't have to choose, I can have both. I can't wait for my prizes to get here!!!!!!!!
Wow congratz
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yellowjacket1981 said:
This is the same thing I was pondering, but then I found out that I won a contest over at androidforums.com, and I won a galaxy nexus, a nexus 7, a nexus q, and a chromebox!!! I am so excited, because I never win anything. Now I don't have to choose, I can have both. I can't wait for my prizes to get here!!!!!!!!
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Awesome! What contest was that???
http://phandroid.com/2012/06/26/contest-google-io-gift-pack-3-worlds-best-android-forums/ This is the contest, it is over now, but I can't believe I won! I never win anything! I have had a really rough last few years, so I think it is about time something good happend to me. In 2005 my son was murdered by his father. My ex-husband was just executed this year for it. A week before he was executed my father passed away, and a few days later my grandmother passed away. Also in 2008 my brother died of an aneurysm right in front of me. Needless to say, I needed something good to happen, and it finally did.
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http://phandroid.com/2012/06/26/contest-google-io-gift-pack-3-worlds-best-android-forums/ This is the contest, it is over now, but I can't believe I won! I never win anything! I have had a really rough last few years, so I think it is about time something good happend to me. In 2005 my son was murdered by his father. My ex-husband was just executed this year for it. A week before he was executed my father passed away, and a few days later my grandmother passed away. Also in 2008 my brother died of an aneurysm right in front of me. Needless to say, I needed something good to happen, and it finally did.
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I can never complain about my life again. I can't imagine what you have gone through.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I can never complain about my life again. I can't imagine what you have gone through.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I just keep on trucking. Hopefully my life will be good from here on out.
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I just keep on trucking. Hopefully my life will be good from here on out.
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It truly is about time!! Your will & focus is inspiring! I've lost a granddaughter & nephew myself.
HUGE congrats on the contest!! :good:
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http://phandroid.com/2012/06/26/contest-google-io-gift-pack-3-worlds-best-android-forums/ This is the contest, it is over now, but I can't believe I won! I never win anything! I have had a really rough last few years, so I think it is about time something good happend to me. In 2005 my son was murdered by his father. My ex-husband was just executed this year for it. A week before he was executed my father passed away, and a few days later my grandmother passed away. Also in 2008 my brother died of an aneurysm right in front of me. Needless to say, I needed something good to happen, and it finally did.
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My condolences! Truly sorry to hear about all that...wow...glad you're pulling through and are able to move on and I hope the same for you too, that things get better from here on out! I'm sure this WON'T be the biggest thing to happen to you from this point on, but it is a start! Enjoy your new toys when they arrive!!! :victory: Congrats!
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Thinking about selling my mt4gs and getting a galaxy nexus. Should I do this?
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I have both phones in my house. I have a MT4GS picked up off eBay and I bought a Galaxy Nexus for my wife, just so she'd quit complaining about her iPhone 3GS's data issues on T-Mobile.
MT4GS
I want to start by saying that the physical keyboard wasn't a big selling point. I was shopping for a cheap phone with higher end hardware. The MT4GS fit the bill nicely, I have less than $150 in mine.
I still running the stock ROM and I just unlocked my MT4GS yesterday, still in S-ON mode. I am planning to try a couple of ROM soon.
I love the camera app, available memory (especially compared to the Garminfone and MT3GS I've previously owned).
I'm ok with the stock clock widget with integrated weather.
I hate the dialer app, why HTC / T-Mobile decided to switch from offering Favorites to offering Group Texting is beyond me.
Galaxy Nexus
I love the cleanliness of the stock Android experience, but I'm still not thrilled with the dialer app.
I've already added another calendar app to mimic the iPhone's month view with agenda below.
I love that this phone is running 4.1 before most manufacturers have pushed 4.0 to their phones.
I miss the Sense like clocks, I'll probably install Sense Analog Glass Clock at some point...
I worry about the robustness of the design. It's just soo thin and light. Which may be ok in my wife's purse, but my phone is usually in my back pocket.
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I have both phones in my house. I have a MT4GS picked up off eBay and I bought a Galaxy Nexus for my wife, just so she'd quit complaining about her iPhone 3GS's data issues on T-Mobile.
MT4GS
I want to start by saying that the physical keyboard wasn't a big selling point. I was shopping for a cheap phone with higher end hardware. The MT4GS fit the bill nicely, I have less than $150 in mine.
I still running the stock ROM and I just unlocked my MT4GS yesterday, still in S-ON mode. I am planning to try a couple of ROM soon.
I love the camera app, available memory (especially compared to the Garminfone and MT3GS I've previously owned).
I'm ok with the stock clock widget with integrated weather.
I hate the dialer app, why HTC / T-Mobile decided to switch from offering Favorites to offering Group Texting is beyond me.
Galaxy Nexus
I love the cleanliness of the stock Android experience, but I'm still not thrilled with the dialer app.
I've already added another calendar app to mimic the iPhone's month view with agenda below.
I love that this phone is running 4.1 before most manufacturers have pushed 4.0 to their phones.
I miss the Sense like clocks, I'll probably install Sense Analog Glass Clock at some point...
I worry about the robustness of the design. It's just soo thin and light. Which may be ok in my wife's purse, but my phone is usually in my back pocket.
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This is exactly the kind of info I wanted to know, thank you. To the op, sorry for hijacking your thread for a minute there.
Hi all,
I heard a lot about the xda community, and its truly a wonderful place. I own a samsung galaxy s phone and I am looking to purchase a new phone, currently I am confused in between the HTC one x and Samsung galaxy s3. Can you guys please help me in choosing the one correct for me. If any of you can take some time out and pin down some content which can help me choose, it would greatly help me.
I am looking for a phone which looks great and does'nt get outdated quickly in the future, I am really annoyed by the fact that samsung didnot rollout ICS for galaxy S. So i need a beast which looks really nice. I have narrowed my options to S3 and One X.
Any help would be grateful.and sorry If i am not supposed to post such threads( I am new here).
Thanks,
Sid
HTC one x end of .
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Hi all,
I heard a lot about the xda community, and its truly a wonderful place. I own a samsung galaxy s phone and I am looking to purchase a new phone, currently I am confused in between the HTC one x and Samsung galaxy s3. Can you guys please help me in choosing the one correct for me. If any of you can take some time out and pin down some content which can help me choose, it would greatly help me.
I am looking for a phone which looks great and does'nt get outdated quickly in the future, I am really annoyed by the fact that samsung didnot rollout ICS for galaxy S. So i need a beast which looks really nice. I have narrowed my options to S3 and One X.
Any help would be grateful.and sorry If i am not supposed to post such threads( I am new here).
Thanks,
Sid
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To many options out there right now my friend..down to you which one you really want to go for...New Nexus phone is coming out..Even though it is LG still sounds quite interesting cause it is a Nexus so it has Google behind it...Then you have the One X+....even if you went for the original One X you can be assured you have great support for it already development wise and it is still one sexy phone
IntenseTorture said:
Hi all,
I heard a lot about the xda community, and its truly a wonderful place. I own a samsung galaxy s phone and I am looking to purchase a new phone, currently I am confused in between the HTC one x and Samsung galaxy s3. Can you guys please help me in choosing the one correct for me. If any of you can take some time out and pin down some content which can help me choose, it would greatly help me.
I am looking for a phone which looks great and does'nt get outdated quickly in the future, I am really annoyed by the fact that samsung didnot rollout ICS for galaxy S. So i need a beast which looks really nice. I have narrowed my options to S3 and One X.
Any help would be grateful.and sorry If i am not supposed to post such threads( I am new here).
Thanks,
Sid
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I'll reply to this later in more detail, as I currently have both phones in my possession after a lucky win at work courtesy of HTC.
The phone I got on contract was the S3, back when the blue ones finally started showing up after they were delayed.
I'm currently in the same position as you, as I know have to make a choice between the two phones I agonized over for months before their release. I genuinely thought I'd made the right decision with the S3, but once I got hold of this One X and actually used the phone, I'm struggling to decide!
After reading plenty on XDA, and assuming the battery life was awful on the One X, I've been really pleasantly surprised by this handset. It's odd how the One X actually feels 'better' in the hand, and how real world use of the phone usually gets me around 2 days of charge, which is no different to the S3 for me!
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Wow, Thanks guys for quick responses. I am totally stuck between both the phones. I have another question, did you experience any kind of slight lag in any of these phones? Cuz my Galaxy S lags a lot, specially when I tend to start an app, it takes some time to launch it. I heard there is no lag whatsoever and the UI is pretty smooth, but since you people have used them for quite some time now, have you ever experienced any lag?
Thanks guys this is really helpful.
Honestly there isn't a lot between them, only really personal preferences. Ask here, you'll be told the One X is the best. Ask in the SGS3 forum and you'll be told that's the best.
FlamingAngel82 said:
I'll reply to this later in more detail, as I currently have both phones in my possession after a lucky win at work courtesy of HTC.
The phone I got on contract was the S3, back when the blue ones finally started showing up after they were delayed.
I'm currently in the same position as you, as I know have to make a choice between the two phones I agonized over for months before their release. I genuinely thought I'd made the right decision with the S3, but once I got hold of this One X and actually used the phone, I'm struggling to decide!
After reading plenty on XDA, and assuming the battery life was awful on the One X, I've been really pleasantly surprised by this handset. It's odd how the One X actually feels 'better' in the hand, and how real world use of the phone usually gets me around 2 days of charge, which is no different to the S3 for me!
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Thanks for the reply . One X is truly a very good looking phone. I have never held one in my hands so i have no idea how it feels. Please do give me your valuable review, since you own both you will have a fairly good idea. Waiting for your response
One X.
Currently I have S3 and One X and One X is more superior to S3.
brongogr said:
As the Q&A Forum is now up, all questions regarding the device should be posted there.
Now, some rules regarding the General Subforum:
Only threads specific to the device should be posted here
No comparison threads between devices should be placed here. They will be moved to Android-General or they will be deleted.
No "Goodbye" or "I decided not to get it" threads will be allowed
Finaly, no general ranting or offtopic threads will be allowed.
Thank you for your cooperation, lets try to keep this forum clean
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please read above next time also buddy for future reference and if you want a good comparison review head over to youtube or search the forums
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One X vote from me.
I had gs1,gs2,gs3. Really wanted to keep the gs3 but as I work outdoors in Australia, I needed to actually see the screen.
Enter the one X.
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One x+ is by far the best phone until next nexus comes. But If you are not in hassle, i would w8 till next gen nexus phones: htc 5 inch beast with 1080p display should be a killer
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S3: Expandable Memory*
Removable Battery*
Plastic ugly back
Better front cam
PENTILE 4.8" Screen*
One X: Sexy Polycarbonate Body
Tegra 2/3 games*
25gb sd
4.7" SLCD2 Screen*
*features that should be your deciding factor
Hit below link for one of the best comparisons.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_vs_htc_one_x-review-759.php
I have also had GS1, 2, 3 and tbh when I had the GS2 i preffered the sensation XE in terms of looks etc but people were saying the camera/battery life wasnt great and the s2 was better in both those respects and it is the same thing again this time with the HOX I always preffered the HOX from the start but the camera quality and battery life was a issue once again and the video recording frame rate was low at 24fps.
However this time, the HOX under firmware update and the upcoming jelly bean update look very promising not to mention the tegra 3 games and the playstation store, plus the fact you can take pics/videos, watch your videos in the stock music player, use the internet with 3g connection and olisten to music whilst in a phone call.
When watching videos or movies you can take pics, the fact that you are not restrcited to sending 3 messages before the phone turns the whole message into a multimedia one and when sending texts to multiple people you are restricted to 10 contacts at a time which is just jarring.
Also the S3s low light camera/video performance is less than stellar. Alot of the motion features on the s3 turned out to be gimmicky tbh, like smart stay doesnt work all the time sometimes I am looking at the screen and it still goes off, swipe to do screen shots is freaking jarring as because you have to touch the screen of the phone sometimes it moves what ever your trying to capture and it sometimes takes 5 attempts. I prefer the screen on the HOX aswell.
Battery life isnt actually great unless you have power saver on, take it off and quite literally watch your battery drain tbh, my 4 other friends with S3s have said the same.
TBH I must admit i did fall for the hype of the s3 and wish I just got the HOX in the first place and suffered the niggles because the s3 imo is a really boring phone. the only things I honestly prefer on the s3 is the loud call volume, well thats because outside I always have to have it on if im not using headsets because the normal level is not great, also calls are not as good with my ur beats headsets as they are in a HTC device.
I like the in call equalizer on the s3 and the Blue notification light. I am not fussed about replaceable battery or memory card slot. I dont see that stopping the icrap sorry iphones from selling in their millions.
Also tbh the s3 hoggs RAM, the other day I just had a phone call and internet on (via wi fi) and it was using 692mb out of 779mb. My GFs HOS had the sims running, internet, gallery and like 5 other things and was only using 463mb out of 685mb. The person i was on the phone to also has a S3 and only had phone call running and his phone was using 623mb of 779mb just for phone call. My S2 never did that it was always generally around 460mb with a few apps running out of 833mb.
my only problem right now is I really like the white HOX and its £380 at expansys and amazon and its still over a week to wait for the HOX+ which entices me with the 64gb memory and bigger battery but I just want to get rid of this phone now. I am trying to hang on but its just so boring i wanna get rid of it. Two of my friends were in the same predicament one of them just said F it he dont need 64gb memory and he cant wait so he went and got a grey HOX and said the battery iho isnt as bad as what he was hearing, neither is the camera plus JB is coming soon aswell.
Its interesting reading the repsonses to this thread. At the moment I have a HOX but im contemplating getting a s3..
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Try them both and make your own mind up. :good:
We can all say X is better than Y, or Z has this over W. But only you can decide, may the force be with you.
Both have awesome specs and features I chose the x bec of the screen+quality of the body. I'll end up getting the s3 or note 2 to complement my note 10.1.
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Wait for the next Nexus
Defo wait for one X+
I'm the proud owner of HOX and i think HOX is much better than SGS 3 except one thing .SGS 3 has more roms to flash and if You are a flashoholic then go with S3 other than that get your self a HOX and just grab it and hold it !!! Can You feel it?? It feels like a woman but it's better
huhuhaha I'm serious
Sg3 roms are too bored, a friend of mine sold his sg3 because of that, now he is happy with his new hox and he is using jelly bean roms. Now he wants to learn the theming stuff.
Of course hox is better than sg3. NO doubt about that.
But if u can wait for hox+, it will be a wise decision
SkyDragon Sense Rom V1
Hey guys,
I'm getting my device tomorrow and just figured I'd say hello to everyone. I'm not a total noob when it comes to android stuff, I do a bit of dev stuff here and there and I have made a few small apps, mods, etc. I would not consider myself a dev, though. Lol. Anyways, I'm pretty familiar with rooting HTC Devices, I've had the G1, MyTouch 3G, G2, MyTouch 4G Slide, HTC Sensation... etc. However, I am now coming from a Samsung Galaxy SII... While it was a nice device, I am VERY happy to be getting back to an HTC device. I'm also really looking forward to getting myself acquainted around these boards.
Welcome
The HTC One S was my first Android. I've only had it a week but I had no problem flashing root and ROM after reading all the great information on XDA.
Actually this very active section of XDA was one of the main reasons I chose one
Hey! Glad to see new people. This thread will most likely get closed like mine did last week lol but YOLO!!!!
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congrats man, its a sick phone.
did you get the black or grey one?
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Yehaa, we are growing! Hey mate, glad to see you here, the OneS is awesome
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This phone is great :fingers-crossed: I have one of it since 6 months and i don't regret it
I went from HTC Incredible S to One S, and wow, what a huge difference in performance. The One S is about as smooth as iPhone, which is pretty damn smooth. Incredible S lagged a lot and definitely felt like an old device compared to modern phones.
Lol. Yup, I got the black one. It'll be here today! (was supposed to be Friday but UPS messed up)
Daiskei said:
Lol. Yup, I got the black one. It'll be here today! (was supposed to be Friday but UPS messed up)
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ahhhhh jealous man I want a black one but T-mobile reps are being dicks and don't wanna replace mine
All i'm going to say is learn about fastbooting the boot.img and use TWRP for a recovery and also enjoy.
You might want to downgrade your hboot since the black tmobile device comes with hboot 1.14
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Since this thread exists, i ordered this phone via eBay India (t-mobile version) yesterday... will be getting it by Thursday/Friday...
My second Android device...
I personally usually find these threads quite boring to read but as I'm also getting my phone soon and this thread exists, then what the heck ! And this is also my first message on these forums so let this also serve as an introduction.
I got the phone (black, S4) for 347 euros (from an internet store here in Finland) with free shipping, so I felt the phone was a bargain. Originally I was on the market for Galaxy Nexus or Nexus 4. The Gnex felt a bit plasticky and with oldish hardware for the One s price, I ruled it out. The Nexus 4 seemed the ultimate android device and by far the best phone out right now. But when it came clear that the 300'ish price was only for certain countries (currently sells for about 550€ here in Finland) and the fact that i wouldn't get it for christmas, it was no longer an option. I was looking at Nexus phones because I like to tinker with my phones and want "a vanilla" android experience without any manufacturer bloat.
This is my second android device. I previously had a Motorola Defy that I had for about a year. Was running CM10 on it when it died (RIP) and absolutely loved it even though by the end of its' life it started dropping connections and I was unreachable at times (this nearly drove my girlfriend crazy couple of times ). After that I decided to try something totally different and went for a Lumia 800. That proved to be the biggest phone related mistake that I have ever made. The phone works great, never missed a call or text with it and the build quality is excellent. But I feel like I can't do enough with it. 4 months of Windows Phone is enough for me .
The phone actually has already arrived but I try to keep my hands off it until christmas eve. I'm currently really busy with work and studies and the phone would definately have a negative effect on my efficiency.
It's a really sleek phone and like previous posters have said, I can't recommend TWRP recovery enough. Unfortunately I am cursed with the S3 processor and don't really have much choice in terms of custom roms. Woe is me. But still, enjoy the phone man!