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Hi all,
I am in the process of helping my friend purchase an android phone. I'm not the best in decision making and since he is on At&t and I am on Verizon there is not a whole lot I can help him with... So I'm asking for recommendations on the best phone out there on At&t at a price no higher than $50 (refurbished is okay) This will be his first android phone and id love to get him to join the community but his concern is that he doesn't want the phone to be obsolete after a year (because he is signing a 2 year agreement) and doesn't at the moment want to flash any custom ROMs, but i may be able to change that.
Thanks in advance!
Galaxy S 2 skyrocket
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toto4u said:
Galaxy Note is the best
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Galaxy S 2 skyrocket
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Those are both over 50 I believe
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He could try to go with the Galaxy Nexus or wait a bit for the GS III. Not sure about the prices though.
ZTE Blade or HTC Desire
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I would probably wait for the HTC one X or maybe the Galaxy S3 sort of next generation smartphones
Hey my upgrade deal is coming up from T-Mobile and my question is, is the extra price worth it for an HTC one s vs the gs2? I've looked at reviews and stuff but I need some xda insight. I'm leaning towards the one s but the damn price difference is where the decision lies.
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lonoguge said:
Hey my upgrade deal is coming up from T-Mobile and my question is, is the extra price worth it for an HTC one s vs the gs2? I've looked at reviews and stuff but I need some xda insight. I'm leaning towards the one s but the damn price difference is where the decision lies.
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Why ask here man? I see no point asking here, instead, just consider yourself lol...if u have enough money, then just go to those OneS or GLXS2 forum to see which has the most roms and kernels and stuffs so that u won't have to wait or ask for ETA or discuss bout aries and trolling blah blah lmfao...
daothanhduy1996 said:
Why ask here man? I see no point asking here, instead, just consider yourself lol...if u have enough money, then just go to those OneS or GLXS2 forum to see which has the most roms and kernels and stuffs so that u won't have to wait or ask for ETA or discuss bout aries and trolling blah blah lmfao...
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I've stopped trolling and I don't think the gs4g phone is worth it anymore. I'm happy that devs are still working on it but I think I need to move on instead of begging for a new update. I've almost forgotten there are other options out there.
I don't know if it's still like this but my first android phone was a mytouch 3g slide. HTC made it and that phone was the biggest pain in the butt to get rooted due to the locked boot loader. I got the s2 and have been very happy with it.
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S3 or get out of contract while you have the chance and get a gnex+$30 a month plan.
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Colear_Bear said:
I don't know if it's still like this but my first android phone was a mytouch 3g slide. HTC made it and that phone was the biggest pain in the butt to get rooted due to the locked boot loader. I got the s2 and have been very happy with it.
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The HTC one s has been majorly upgraded it runs ics and sense 4 ( sense 4 is infinitely better than touchwiz if for no other reason the fact that touchwiz5 can be flashed as a zip onto the one s) with no worries to the one s out of the box so you get best of both worlds) has an awesome 4.3 in 900 by 560 screen res but easily a one handed device due to the thin design. Has an amazing camera a great dual core 1.5 MHz thingy ma bob (not the most tech specific term) and i could definately see the smoothness was comparable to the one x's and the gs3 but it has no expandable memory or access to battery. Oh and a HUUUUGGGE plus is that the one s has an alpha cm10 build already. So pretty much the s one is better than the s2 in every thing except for storage, price, and nfc. Seems like a no brainer right! Its just that with a 2 yr contract the one s is $150 vs the gs2's wapping 0 dollars. I could wait for the price to drop but it was at 50$ back in April when I couldn't upgrade so I doubt the price will drop that much. I feel like this post may have answered by own question lol.
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For me the deciding factor would be the development community. Which one is strong and friendly.
SGS III by far.
The best phone humanity has today, with an external micro SD card slot, unique Sammy features and beasty specs.
I would get the galaxy s 2 (or 3 but you didn't mention it). HTC one s has a **** ton of hardware issues that even HTC has admitted
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SGS III by far.
The best phone humanity has today, with an external micro SD card slot, unique Sammy features and beasty specs.
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agreed but unfortunately the s3 isn't an option because it costs more than double my budget
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For me the deciding factor would be the development community. Which one is strong and friendly.
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I've seen both communities and because they're both popular their community is thriving. Like I said both have jb builds that are improving each day. J doubt either phone will be left behind
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I'd go for HTC One S for the looks.
I'd go for [email protected]!ing fake phones from China so that i can have a Galaxy S2 look alike phone running sense, an most unstable phone tgat can be die whenever it like and a cheap phone (just 50 usd or so) that dont have to be unlocked for carriers lmfao
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You should get HTC since apparently you have such a hard on for sense
HTC
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You should get HTC since apparently you have such a hard on for sense
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I've never used a sense phone ever! Change is good stop living in a bubble.
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I've never used a sense phone ever! Change is good stop living in a bubble.
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I never said sense is bad. Just that you have a hard on for it.
lonoguge said:
The HTC one s has been majorly upgraded it runs ics and sense 4 ( sense 4 is infinitely better than touchwiz if for no other reason the fact that touchwiz5 can be flashed as a zip onto the one s) with no worries to the one s out of the box so you get best of both worlds) has an awesome 4.3 in 900 by 560 screen res but easily a one handed device due to the thin design. Has an amazing camera a great dual core 1.5 MHz thingy ma bob (not the most tech specific term) and i could definately see the smoothness was comparable to the one x's and the gs3 but it has no expandable memory or access to battery. Oh and a HUUUUGGGE plus is that the one s has an alpha cm10 build already. So pretty much the s one is better than the s2 in every thing except for storage, price, and nfc. Seems like a no brainer right! Its just that with a 2 yr contract the one s is $150 vs the gs2's wapping 0 dollars. I could wait for the price to drop but it was at 50$ back in April when I couldn't upgrade so I doubt the price will drop that much. I feel like this post may have answered by own question lol.
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Go look at the s2 forum, I'm running cm10 alpha on mine right now and it is official lol. It was up in the air for me between the one s and s2 as well. I would rather have reliable hardware
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Go look at the s2 forum, I'm running cm10 alpha on mine right now and it is official lol. It was up in the air for me between the one s and s2 as well. I would rather have reliable hardware
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How are you liking it?
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I'd wait til later in the year to see what the new Nexus device/devices will be. The GS4G, and mainly it's dev community, is more than enough to suffice until then
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How are you liking it?
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Honestly I didn't know what the big deal was when I was on this forum before I got this phone with jelly bean. And now having used it for a couple weeks I really still don't see the big deal with it. It's nice don't get me wrong but it's not leaps and bounds better than ics like gb was to ics.
All in all I'm happy with the phone. Dual core is awesome, the gig of ram also helps allot. love the bigger screen. And with the 16g internal and the 16g sd card I had from my sgs4g I don't think I will be worrying about storage problems for awhile lol
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My sensation broke this morning. I call the insurance people for my claim and they say I can get a HTC one s. The question is, is it worth getting this phone?
Can someone tell me the ups n downs, etc? Thanks.
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It's really good phone actually.. It's one of the underrated phones. Good specs and you won't be disappointed
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hp13 said:
It's really good phone actually.. It's one of the underrated phones. Good specs and you won't be disappointed
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I read something about no battery access or SD card... is this true? And what happens if u need to pull the battery?
I should b getting this phone tommorow.
What aosp is recommended since I hate sense -_-
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yes, it is an internal battery. but by holding down the power button it will hard shutdown, like a computer
Im trying to read about s4 and s3...
Do older phones come with s3? I'm receiving mine from my insurance from tmobile
Any negative things about this phone
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Sinistah_ said:
Im trying to read about s4 and s3...
Do older phones come with s3? I'm receiving mine from my insurance from tmobile
Any negative things about this phone
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Dont really have to worry bout s3 or s4 on tmobile us since they are all s4 international ones are either s3 or s4
In my opinion this phone is a beauty great build quality great cam so far this is the best phone iv ever owned iv had no issues with it idk bout other ppl
Welcome to the one s familiy :highfive:
I just came from a 3vo and i think this phone is a beast ...
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blah_blah_blah_blah said:
Dont really have to worry bout s3 or s4 on tmobile us since they are all s4 international ones are either s3 or s4
In my opinion this phone is a beauty great build quality great cam so far this is the best phone iv ever owned iv had no issues with it idk bout other ppl
Welcome to the one s familiy :highfive:
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Thank you. :highfive:
Okay I'm glad to hear I'll be getting a s4.
What rom is recommended and what root step is easiest? (I'm trying to set it all up now so I can root my phone immediately when I receive it in the mail tomorrow)
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Sinistah_ said:
Thank you. :highfive:
Okay I'm glad to hear I'll be getting a s4.
What rom is recommended and what root step is easiest? (I'm trying to set it all up now so I can root my phone immediately when I receive it in the mail tomorrow)
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Depends on what you want aosp or sence i hear viperone s is awsome
id recomend this toolkit its the easiest way to go theres even a step by step vid to make it easier
blah_blah_blah_blah said:
Depends on what you want aosp or sence i hear viperone s is awsome
id recomend this toolkit its the easiest way to go theres even a step by step vid to make it easier
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Aosp.. I hate sense
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All I can say is I came over from the my touch Slide 4G and wow this is awesome. The only thing I don't like is how thin it is other than that I love it.
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Is the camera quality as amazing when I change roms
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I had the sensation and upgraded to the one s but still like to flash roms with the sensation for fun and the sensation seems so laggy compared to the one s. The performance and battery life of the one s is amazing. I defiantly recommend getting the one s just be sure you get the s4 chip.
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try AOKP Jelly Bean (the link is in my sig) i love this rom and it's as close to aosp jelly bean as i've seen so far (not including cm10 because it is not fully functional)
Are you from Europe or America? In Europe you'll probably get the S3 Version even if it's from T-Mobile.
I'm okey with this phone, I can't complain about anything except the missing update support for the S3 device (I have one and can't do anything about it) and the missing custom ROM support.
I got the phone yesterday evening and it came with the s4 chip (im in the u.s.).
Rooted it an hour later.
Im loving it compares to the sensation.
Only problem I have right now is the backlights on the buttons won't turn on sometimes I reseted ny phone before rooting it and that did the trick. But now its back at it
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what rom are you running?
Hey guys. So i will hopefully be heading off to verizon soon so i wanted your opinion on a phone. Strike the iPhone 5 and the GSIII because i don't want either. Fire off!
Also, i know how hectic and long these threads can get so please wait a little while (like 2 weeks) and then close it if you want
wait for the new lg phone
Or the new nexus...
One does not simply wait for a new phone
I would wait for the new nexus but verizon seems to hate updating that thing, sure i would root it but...Anybody seen estimates on when that is coming out?
I heard rumours about the new HTC one x+ bout to come out soon. Might want to wait, Verizon will probably get it as well.
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I heard rumours about the new HTC one x+ bout to come out soon. Might want to wait, Verizon will probably get it as well.
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Unless the One X+ has a snapdragon s4 pro, i doubt verizon will get it, tegra 3 and lte don't seem to work that well.
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Unless the One X+ has a snapdragon s4 pro, i doubt verizon will get it, tegra 3 and lte don't seem to work that well.
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Well, apparently it will come in 2 versions. Tegra 3 and snapdragon. But that's only based on T-Mobile and att specs. Doubt it'll reach Verizon but I think it's worth the wait. Phone sounds sick on paper.
http://androidcommunity.com/htc-one-x-for-t-mobile-leaked-with-quad-core-and-jelly-bean-20120803/
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Well, apparently it will come in 2 versions. Tegra 3 and snapdragon. But that's only based on T-Mobile and att specs. Doubt it'll reach Verizon but I think it's worth the wait. Phone sounds sick on paper.
http://androidcommunity.com/htc-one-x-for-t-mobile-leaked-with-quad-core-and-jelly-bean-20120803/
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I was considering the rumored htc phablet. That's that sounds really cool though
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THEindian said:
Hey guys. So i will hopefully be heading off to verizon soon so i wanted your opinion on a phone. Strike the iPhone 5 and the GSIII because i don't want either. Fire off!
Also, i know how hectic and long these threads can get so please wait a little while (like 2 weeks) and then close it if you want
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You kinda ruled out you're only good choices unless you get one of the new Moto Droids
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Or the new nexus...
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THIS!
I2IEAILiiTY said:
You kinda ruled out you're only good choices unless you get one of the new Moto Droids
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"Good choices" and "Moto Droids" don't belong in the same sentence unless quotes are around them, as in this case.
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"Good choices" and "Moto Droids" don't belong in the same sentence unless quotes are around them, as in this case.
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Oh yea, I forgot. I sowwy.
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"Good choices" and "Moto Droids" don't belong in the same sentence unless quotes are around them, as in this case.
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Have you seen the new moto droids? The maxx hd and the m? They look beautiful
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Have you seen the new moto droids? The maxx hd and the m? They look beautiful
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Too bad their devices are a PITA to unlock the bootloader on. IF it happens it takes forever.
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Too bad their devices are a PITA to unlock the bootloader on. IF it happens it takes forever.
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Hmm, i thought that since these devices were released under Google, they would be more like a nexus device.
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Have you seen the new moto droids? The maxx hd and the m? They look beautiful
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have you seen the iPhone 5? it looks beautiful too
Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound, DROID Charge, and maybe even the XPeria play.
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Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound, DROID Charge, and maybe even the XPeria play.
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From all those the rezound still beast.
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Hmm, i thought that since these devices were released under Google, they would be more like a nexus device.
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No.
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saranhai said:
have you seen the iPhone 5? it looks beautiful too
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I touched the iphone 5 and got a boner. Lol jk. But i was actually considering it considering the resell value of iphones but do i really want to deal with those maps? And closed source? The world may never know.
What do you guys think of the incredible lte?
Hi my brother wants a new phone he has 350. What ia the best Android phone unlocked for that price?
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Try asking for sony prices I think they have mid-range phones that has a good price and a good build quality
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try some china manufactured phones
Chinese phones can be great for what they are if you find a reliable seller, but I wouldn't really recommend them due to lack of development support and often a lack or warranty and help if anything goes wrong. I think they're better suited for people who already have a phone and want an extra to play around with.
Hi I check prices on amazon and the HTC one and the galaxy mini are those good options algo for 300 the nexus 4 is a very good option :screwy:
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Hi I check prices on amazon and the HTC one and the galaxy mini are those good options algo for 300 the nexus 4 is a very good option :screwy:
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Galaxy mini yes.
Htc don't even think about it because there mid-range phones are really bad
And the nexus 4 is really a good choice
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hanisod said:
Galaxy mini yes.
Htc don't even think about it because there mid-range phones are really bad
And the nexus 4 is really a good choice
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Lmao galaxy mini? You're joking right? The HTC One is pretty much the best phone on the market right now (not even close to mid range) and the Nexus 4 is easily the best phone in that price bracket.
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Lmao galaxy mini? You're joking right? The HTC One is pretty much the best phone on the market right now (not even close to mid range) and the Nexus 4 is easily the best phone in that price bracket.
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To be honest I haven't try a Samsung device yet
But after my experience with my htc sensation I think it is a bad idea to have a htc device :banghead:
Or isn't it?
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I would say go for the nexus 4. You always have the latest android and this for a long long time, for the price you get some good piece of phone (hardware wise). One of my friends also has one and hes really happy with it, he never had any problems.
Agree you will never gou wrong with any nexus product ant nexus is the first device that gets all latest rom updates.
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Depends
Depends on what kind of phone he wants.
I wanted a galaxy note a year back and bid one from ebay at 350!
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To be honest I haven't try a Samsung device yet
But after my experience with my htc sensation I think it is a bad idea to have a htc device :banghead:
Or isn't it?
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The galaxy mini is a budget phone and performs awfully. The HTC One is above the price range but has received ridiculously good reviews across tonnes of tech sites, including my personal favourite pocketnow.com (where it got the highest score they have ever given a device). In the price range the N4 is the best device available IMO.
Nexus 4, gets the latest software updates and its cheap. Performs well and functions like it should with a big development support.
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