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So I kinda want a pre 3.

So I just finished up watching the HP event and I must say that new Pre 3 looks pretty sweet I mean a 1.4 ghz snapdragon sounds pretty fast. I am totally going to get my wife this phone I think she would love it and maybe HP will provide updates unlike Samsuck. But if the rumors are true and we get the froyo update in 2 weeks my Epic will still be king.
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Cool bro

abrcrmdl23 said:
So I just finished up watching the HP event and I must say that new Pre 3 looks pretty sweet I mean a 1.4 ghz snapdragon sounds pretty fast. I am totally going to get my wife this phone I think she would love it and maybe HP will provide updates unlike Samsuck. But if the rumors are true and we get the froyo update in 2 weeks my Epic will still be king.
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I would be lying if I said I didn't share a similar sentiment. I've used a Nexus One with a 3.7" screen, so 3.6" isn't too bad.

I loved my Pre. Its what I had prior to the Epic. Palm's software kicks Android's ass imo. Palm made **** hardware though, hopefully HP can keep WebOS alive.

Nope! No thank you.

*Flame Suits For Sale Here*

if they would do a 4inch screen and on screen keyboard.. im in!

xTmDarren said:
if they would do a 4inch screen and on screen keyboard.. im in!
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O how can I agree with you their. But 3.6inches+onscreen keyboard+hardware Keyboard isn't such a bad thing.
My assumption is they added a onscreen keyboard.

The hardware for the Pre 3 is boring. I mean by the time the thing launches, both the iPhone and Android phones will probably be running dual core 1.2-1.4 Ghz processors which will DESTROY anything the Pre 3 can do, and with regards to graphics it wont even be remotely close. The OS looks solid, but are there any applications built for it really?

abrcrmdl23 said:
So I just finished up watching the HP event and I must say that new Pre 3 looks pretty sweet I mean a 1.4 ghz snapdragon sounds pretty fast. I am totally going to get my wife this phone I think she would love it and maybe HP will provide updates unlike Samsuck. But if the rumors are true and we get the froyo update in 2 weeks my Epic will still be king.
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Whoa, wait... you want to switch from a poorly maintained version of an ubiquitous OS to a much less popular OS with a future that is questionable, at best?
It was one thing as Palm, but I can't imagine HP making the final experience any better than even 2.1 Android. Sure it's not the latest Android, but at least it is way more widespread...

All these years and HP still dint learn their lesson.
Why did Palm Pre floped?Because people dont want small screen phone with a physical keyboard!Thats why milions of people dint buy your stupid phones with best mobile OS.
Next time HP(after your existing lineup flops again) make something that looks like Galaxy S with 4inch Amoled or Super LCD(if Samsung dont sell you Amoled)and drop the useless keyboard(i hevent used my Epic's keyboard even once).
And for once listen to what people want.Stupid fagits cant get one thing right after all these years-ya deserve to loose money,lol.

My wife had the Pre a year ago... I told her about this new Pre and she say: Thanks, but I'll pass... Not a good experience for her...

Without resorting to either anti-gay invective or anti-who-or-whatever I'll just say that I found it really sad how Palm fumbled the ball with Pre. They had the worst ad campaign I've ever seen (amateurs on youtube made great commercials by just *showing what the damn phone could do*) and as much as they hook me up, they should *never* have given Sprint early exclusivity to it. This new version 3 is probably decent for what it is and WebOS is still a damn fine system, but it's doomed like Windows Phone 7, except more so, because they don't have MS's cash and tenacity to try and buy their way into the market.

Im with the OP. Im going back to webOS when the Pre3 is available. The Epic was my first attempt at Android and its left a bad taste in my mouth. If webOS vanishes in 2 years then so be it. At least I'll have a phone i really enjoy for a while.
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themirthfulswami said:
Im with the OP. Im going back to webOS when the Pre3 is available. The Epic was my first attempt at Android and its left a bad taste in my mouth. If webOS vanishes in 2 years then so be it. At least I'll have a phone i really enjoy for a while.
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I am going to go out on a limb and predict that you wont be going back to webOS when the Pre3 is released. By that time, we will have such beast android phones being released along with the iphone 5 and probably some pretty sick Windows phone 7 phones that it just won't make sense unless they basically give the Pre3 away.

I bought the pre on release day and took it back 7 days later. There is an old saying that is appropriate:
Hardware without software might as well be a boat anchor...
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Top Nurse said:
I bought the pre on release day and took it back 7 days later. There is an old saying that is appropriate:
Hardware without software might as well be a boat anchor...
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Except with the pre it was the other way around, the software was great but the hardware wasn't ready for it.

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Except with the pre it was the other way around, the software was great but the hardware wasn't ready for it.
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I will still buy their tablet,but if they cant listen to 2 major complaint that people had against them all these years and why alot of people dint buy their phones even though we loved the WebOS.
Damn how hard can it be?Large screen+software keyboard thats it and they would have sold more phones than all Galxy S variants.They need to leave the phone game alone because they are just too stupid to run it.
Sorry for harshness but alot of people been waiting for this big HP Event just to hear the same old song-its ridiculous.

muyoso said:
I am going to go out on a limb and predict that you wont be going back to webOS when the Pre3 is released. By that time, we will have such beast android phones being released along with the iphone 5 and probably some pretty sick Windows phone 7 phones that it just won't make sense unless they basically give the Pre3 away.
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Understandable prediction. I can certainly see how you could come to that conclusion. Honestly i like Android but i've come to realize that its too dependent on manufacturers to keep phones up to date. I feel like im back on winmo. I appreciate all the work the rom.makers put in but flashing really isn't my cup of tea.
I enjoyed using and developing for webos. The only reason i bought the epic was because my pre died and sprint wanted 100 bucks for a refurb.. figured id give the epic a try.
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I came from a pre
I had 2 pres and truth be told I do miss WebOS. It has a certain overall finish that android doesn't have. That and I miss cards(multi tasking). After being burnt with the pre(and alot of others) I think alot of people are going to wait till the first batches are released and any manufacturer defects are fixed.

Paying my respects..

Just wanted to give the official announcement that I finally upgraded from the old Hero. I have dev'ed in this thread in the past and have downloaded COUNTLESS roms from these respectful devs on this thread.
But I am here to pay my respects to this phone and this thread. I am going to miss it. The Hero I have still looks as good today as the day I bought it. Runs better than the day I bought it, and has more space than the day I bought it thanks to the great minds that be here.
This phone has overcame more than any other phone out there. When it's ABRUPT EOL was set forth by HTC, we said NO! We will not stand up to this money making scheme! When it was too crippled to use with updates, we made it so. When it wasn't fast enough to run something, we reverse engineered it (or made fresh) kernels with overclocking capabilities. When there was not much space, firerat had to go all scripty on it and give fourth abundant space. And yet, there are still ROMS coming out for this phone.
I believe this is the greatest dev phone ever (for roms). And I will always remember it as the first smartphone I ever owned.
The new phone is a Droid X btw. Not the fastest but darned sure it's competent for the job.
Also, I am not putting my phone to rest. It is residing now with AOSP 2.3.5, and is going to be used to dev out apps.
So to this thread and everyone in it I say.
>P3AC3<

i see u with CSouth, you shoulve gotten the XperiaPlay , or waited for another phone to come out, but good choice.
Hope you enjoy

hexskrew said:
Just wanted to give the official announcement that I finally upgraded from the old Hero. I have dev'ed in this thread in the past and have downloaded COUNTLESS roms from these respectful devs on this thread.
But I am here to pay my respects to this phone and this thread. I am going to miss it. The Hero I have still looks as good today as the day I bought it. Runs better than the day I bought it, and has more space than the day I bought it thanks to the great minds that be here.
This phone has overcame more than any other phone out there. When it's ABRUPT EOL was set forth by HTC, we said NO! We will not stand up to this money making scheme! When it was too crippled to use with updates, we made it so. When it wasn't fast enough to run something, we reverse engineered it (or made fresh) kernels with overclocking capabilities. When there was not much space, firerat had to go all scripty on it and give fourth abundant space. And yet, there are still ROMS coming out for this phone.
I believe this is the greatest dev phone ever (for roms). And I will always remember it as the first smartphone I ever owned.
The new phone is a Droid X btw. Not the fastest but darned sure it's competent for the job.
Also, I am not putting my phone to rest. It is residing now with AOSP 2.3.5, and is going to be used to dev out apps.
So to this thread and everyone in it I say.
>P3AC3<
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nice... is it the droid x or the milestone x?

MilestoneX if you with CSpire .

Damn.. If I was the emotional type, that might just choke me up. Good thing I'm heartless
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I recently upgraded my phone too (iPhone, since I'm a mac person through and through, already jailbroken) and I agree with the above posts; this phone was a perfect phone. Sprint and HTC didn't make it that way, this community did. Thanks to all the devs and cookers for making this phone bearable at first, and awesome until the end.

I too feel the same way. The devs here are awesome. I still use my hero but because of the lack of RAM, flash player, processor speed, screen size, and front facing Cam, I am going to finally be getting the Evo3D in the next month.
Long live the hero!!
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JWhip804 said:
I too feel the same way. The devs here are awesome. I still use my hero but because of the lack of RAM, flash player, processor speed, screen size, and front facing Cam, I am going to finally be getting the Evo3D in the next month.
Long live the hero!!
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I just upgraded to the Evo design 4g.... I miss my hero... the little engine that could...

Just fyi it is the milestone x though its the exact same phone as the DROID x just rebranded. And I am with cspire but it was a deal where I could keep my all you can eat plan (would be very uncertain I could get a free /subsidized phone and keep the same plan later on.) And now they are locked into it for two more years with me. (tehehe )

peace hex, enjoy

hexskrew said:
Just fyi it is the milestone x though its the exact same phone as the DROID x just rebranded. And I am with cspire but it was a deal where I could keep my all you can eat plan (would be very uncertain I could get a free /subsidized phone and keep the same plan later on.) And now they are locked into it for two more years with me. (tehehe )
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Yeah, thats about the only reason i would turn mine in...to re-up with another unlimited plan for guaranteed two more years. But, otherwise, to be honest, I don't have any reason to upgrade. The Hero with 2.3.7 (kush GB deck) is VERY smooth for me and does just about everything I would want. We've got our pick of some great ROMs, and with firerats mod, i don't have to worry about app space. I don't care about front facing camera and the processing speed isn't phenomenal. But it does what i need it to do. I actually kind of like the smaller screen too. Some of these new phones are getting ridiculous with how big they are.
I guess the only other deal breaker for me would be new apps being incompatible with what the hero can do. Seems like the new Google Music (4.0.9) could fit in this category.

Why did you get an android phone?

The title says everything.
For me i got my desire a year ago because I saw it as top on techradar, besides I wanted to try android while my brother got an iPhone 4.
Edit: from some of the posts here I find it really depressing because most of you would have chosen iPhone if it was cheap. Which means android was like a substitute, but i really think android is much more useful as a phone.
IPhone can be jailbroken and customized but its really unstable IMO.
Android can be customized but its not polished enough in certain areas
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Well I got my android tablet because I already own an iPhone and I wanted to experience android to see if I like it. And oh baby I do

yes to android
abellimz said:
The title says everything.
For me i got my desire a year ago because I saw it as top on techradar, besides I wanted to try android while my brother got an iPhone 4.
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you can be God
you are free
you are not a sheep
you are not locked in
you can drag and drop
you are/can be ... infinite

Dark lord me said:
Well I got my android tablet because I already own an iPhone and I wanted to experience android to see if I like it. And oh baby I do
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Seems like I did the same thing, got an iPad, iPhone 4S, and the LG thrill
phones are phones... I like both phones for different reasons

Simple answer. i am not tied up with itunes!!!!! simple as that

Because with android you can do whatever you want to do.
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because you are free. i was tempted to buy an iphone 4 when it apperead, but instead i own now an year old SGS1 that is absolutely great thanks to android

Galaxy S II v iPhone 4
I had to get one or the other and quickly decided on the Galaxy S II even though i was all new to the Android scene, Galaxy S II was cheaper on contract as well as being packed in terms of hardware, iPhone 4 is no slouch though!
Here i am 6months later, couldn't be happier with my purchase!

I got android cause what is the point of having 2 iPhones? I got my first android for work, rom'd it and loved the versatility. Wifi tether is a God send in my industry. I love Android, I have had a Droid Milestone, Droid 2 Global, HTC Inspire 4g and I just got my Galaxy Nexus =].
I am PRO Android

A few reasons:
1.) Got a G1 at launch, loved the software but hated the hardware, and thus returned it. Then I got tied into an iPhone contract.
2.) Three years(-ish) later, I switched to Virgin Mobile for a few months to get some bills paid down. Got an Optimus V for next to nothing, and loved it, but I just needed more headspace.
3.) Got everything bill-wise taken care of and looked into different phones. I had a great experience with T-Mobile, so I decided I wanted to go back to them. Looked at their different phones and decided that the Galaxy SII was gonna be my next, and thus far, I love it.
Hopefully we get a vanilla port of ICS, whatever channel that may be through. But I'm not too beat up over it if we don't. Just have to wait and see what Cyanogenmod has to offer in a few months.

I got an Android phone after using Android on my HD2 for a long time. I decided to try out a real Android phone so I got an Inspire (Desire HD). Excellent phone but all of my experience with Android...on many, many versions on HD2 and many real Android phones I've returned during the return period...the battery life is severely poor.

i was casually developing an interest in linux so it seemed like the right thing to do when my iPhone 3G broke down.

Why Oh Why
Because all of the cool kids were doing it...
actually my WinMo phones were getting a bit long in the tooth and support was lagging so i gave it a try on an HD2 and the rest is history. For me ASOP, CM and Sense are the only builds worth using. I've since moved on to some android tablets but have started using a WP7 device as my daily driver phone.
I still have my desire Z and use it mostly to test new roms or OS builds, testing some light development work or when i get bored with things working elegantly and consistently.

I purchased an Android phone because I truly believe that OSS is the future.

I was religiously using Windows Mobile and it was time for something new
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Same for me.
I have used 4 WinMo Phones before switching to android. All because winmo was a crap , laggy and bad. Now android phones are more fast , also the devolpers are all devolping for android and not more winmo.

Dyspnea said:
Because with android you can do whatever you want to do.
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But i suppose with a jailbroken iPhone you change a lot of things as well? ( idk becos I don't know what's there in cydia)
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Because It looks Cool!

I hated Apple but kinda wanted an iphone, it's shortcomings at the time kept me away from it. In February of 2009 I signed a 2 year contract with a Samsung Eternity thinking I was getting an iphone experience without the shortcomings. Within a month I realized my phone was nothing special, just a dumb phone with a screen and i decided I was getting a smartphone the next time. The market to me seamed bleak seemed nothing could hold a candle to the iphone and you just had to deal with no mms amongst other things. And then my brother showed off his brand new T-mobile G1 and i was blown away. I had heard about the "google " phone but it seemed like it's release was a non event. I saw apps and customization options and multiple home screens. I wanted one, but sadly I wasn't even half way to my upgrade date. Over the next year the obsession grew and while I planned to leave at&t in February of 2011, I couldn't wait any longer and come November 2010 I opted for an early upgrade with a Samsung Captivate
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Bought it along with my gf's X10 (mine is X10 Mini Pro), just wanna try out the fun using touch screen phone, which, not so bad after all.

I was ready to leave Android for WP7, but SGS3...

I was perfectly ready to leave the Android platform for WP7. Either for a Nokia Lumia 900 or HTC Titan II.
But with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S3, I'm kinda being lured back to Android.
Anyone in this kind of predicament? And if so... Any advice?
I'm currently using a HTC Desire. But by now it's very outdated, slow and likes to crash lately.

I really like the design of WP7 but I think it's no alternative to Android. Just think about the possibilities to customize ur system. I really need something new once in a while.
But the design of the SGS3 does not really satisfy me. I really don't like these plastic cases...

IMHO if you were about to jump ship the GS3 shouldn't really make you change your mind. It's definitely not a game changer. Sure it's a good phone, but if I still had my GS2 I wouldn't upgrade yet. If I'll ever go back to Android it will be for no less than a Cortex-a15 and an edge to edge SAMOLED+ HD. If I were you I'd get a Lumia 900 while I wait for the GS4, or even for the iPhone 5 or 6. At least you'll have the chance to try WP for a good while, and if you like it you may also consider getting an Apollo device when they come out. I'm very likely to go for this option, I've been pretty happy with WP7 in the last 5 months. No matter how hard I try, I can't really keep a phone for more than a year, I get bored easily I guess
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Its not always about being able to customize your phone. Sometimes its just about being able to USE your phone. I must be getting old because working on android is starting to get boring. Is the Beta test over? I think when people say customize what they are really saying is updating to the latest version of Android because the manufactures aren't doing it. Why should we have to do something that is somewhat expected of the phone manufactures? I'm still waiting on official ICS for my Xoom and Rezound. One thing you can say about WP and iPhone when an update comes out EVERYONE gets it at the same time, not when a phone manufacturer gets to it. That is really starting to get old for me. Maybe I should go back to the old flip phones they never needed updates..
just my 2 cents.. (who cares right?)

Just purchase a used GS2, you have a Desire and you may keep your next device for a long time.
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zone23 said:
Its not always about being able to customize your phone. Sometimes its just about being able to USE your phone. I must be getting old because working on android is starting to get boring. Is the Beta test over? I think when people say customize what they are really saying is updating to the latest version of Android because the manufactures aren't doing it. Why should we have to do something that is somewhat expected of the phone manufactures? I'm still waiting on official ICS for my Xoom and Rezound. One thing you can say about WP and iPhone when an update comes out EVERYONE gets it at the same time, not when a phone manufacturer gets to it. That is really starting to get old for me. Maybe I should go back to the old flip phones they never needed updates..
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Honestly I don't mind "forcing" an update from time to time. Also, people should start to understand that once that a new version of the software comes out your phone won't brick itself. I mean, if I had an ICS device now I probably won't give a damn about JB when it comes out. ICS is pretty much a full experience, JB will definitely be a minor update, like 2.2 to 2.3. Anyway I must say that I feel pretty much like you. Toying with the phone all day can be fun for a while, but once you're not a teen with nothing to do anymore you may wanna have a phone that just works with no gimmicks. That's why I'm happy with WP7 now. I'm still a nerd tho, don't get me wrong: I'm getting an Android tablet as soon as a good one comes out (Exynos quad please), but basically just for fun. As to my PHONE it's all a different kind of business right now, if you get what I mean
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zone23 said:
Its not always about being able to customize your phone. Sometimes its just about being able to USE your phone. I must be getting old because working on android is starting to get boring. Is the Beta test over? I think when people say customize what they are really saying is updating to the latest version of Android because the manufactures aren't doing it. Why should we have to do something that is somewhat expected of the phone manufactures? I'm still waiting on official ICS for my Xoom and Rezound. One thing you can say about WP and iPhone when an update comes out EVERYONE gets it at the same time, not when a phone manufacturer gets to it. That is really starting to get old for me. Maybe I should go back to the old flip phones they never needed updates..
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Lots of truth. And with that in mind, I might be tempted to move to iOS or WP7.
But, although I don't live to flash new ROM's all the time or customizing the phone constantly, I do have my phone customized just the way I want it and the way it is most useful to me. This includes, having a custom ICS ROM (I tried 2, settled on one and haven't moved for months, except for updates which are OTA and pretty simple). I don't think I could get either iOS or WP7 (probably mostly because of the lack of some of the apps I have on Android) to behave the way I want them to.
In the case of iOS I speak out of current personal experience. My personal phone is a SGS with ICS. The company I work with gave us iPhones. It's a pain in the ass to use that thing. Simple things such as turning stuff on or off, and the notifications are a joke. Lack of widgets is another weak point for iPhone, among many, many other things. The only really strong point is the camer which takes great pictures. But I end up taking them with my SGS because getting them off the iPhone is another goddamned chore.
I can't begin to count the times when I was doing something on the damn iPhone that takes me a zillion finger taps and thinking "this would be so simple on my SGS with a widget or shortcut or w/e".
In my case it's not really about customization for customization's sake. it's about productivity and, like someone said, being able to use the phone in a simple way. The phone adapts to the way I think, not the other way around.

The GS2 is one step forward and three steps back. It won't be as smooth, as good looking, or as user friendly as WP7, I guarantee that.

i will still go for a S2, and with the S3, S2 price will definitely drop.
the rom community for S2 is pretty awesome too, so yeah another plus point

I find the iPhone bland and screen has washed out colours. Ppi doesn't make a huge difference
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I don't like the WP, android is much better. I'm gonna stay with my SII for now

I don't choose wp7 because market place is not supported in Malta which suck .I know many ppl like me.
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I don't choose wp7 because market place is not supported in Malta which suck .I know many ppl like me.
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Yeah, Microsoft must improve the worldwide support, here in Italy Bing is "beta", and doesn't really work well, so we're stuck with beta software. God, they should at least give us the option to change the default search engine, being forced to use a third party app just to "google" for something is pretty lame.
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You still cant change search providers? It's 2012 for goodness sake.
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I believe you should stick to android but SGIII shouldn't be the phone that brings you back. Plastic is a pretty bad material

I'd wait for the price drop and get a SG2. It's a great phone and there's a lot of great ROMs out there.
I bought an Omnia W and kept it for 3 days. Hated it. All of it!
Returned it to the store and got my self a 1 month used SG2... couldn't be happier!

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I believe you should stick to android but SGIII shouldn't be the phone that brings you back. Plastic is a pretty bad material
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Plastic is more durable than metal or any other material. Take a galaxy s2 and an iPhone and drop them at shoulder height. The galaxy s2 will have a little dent in the plastic. The iPhone would be completely shattered
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astratb said:
I'd wait for the price drop and get a SG2. It's a great phone and there's a lot of great ROMs out there.
I bought an Omnia W and kept it for 3 days. Hated it. All of it!
Returned it to the store and got my self a 1 month used SG2... couldn't be happier!
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You may also consider the Gnex actually. Right now you can find it at a lower price compared to the GS2: here in Italy I can find it online for 359€, pretty good considering that the GS2 can't be found for less than 400€, and it's kind of a more "dated" device...
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Your Samsung Infuse experience? why the infuse & what will your next phone be?

I remember summer of 2011 when I bought this phone. I'd previously owned a couple of windows phones but took them back because a) nothing seemed to work, and b) nothing that didn't work seemed to be fixable. c) things that did work didn't work very well.
I bought an infuse 4g and my wife got an atrix 4g. (I'd considered the atrix as well, but heard stories of bricking and overheating... and moto's webtop strategy looked pretty half baked.)
I was on AT&T and decided to stick with them. The only other real android option at the time was the HTC inspire, which I didn't really like. I also considered the iPhone, but my experience with running itunes on a PC and using a 30gb ipod really soured me on Apple at least for a while.
Really why i opted for the Infuse boiled down to Samsung's promise to update phones for 18 months (didn't happen obviously) and the hackability. Samsung phones seemed easiest to hack in case support ever ran out and something needed fixing.
I waited patiently for gingerbread. When it took forever I found XDA and ran zeus 5.2 for months. Even with a few minor battery glitches and the very rare force close or reboot it was much nicer than stock FroYo. Then I tried CM9, which almost feels finished, but battery issues and random reboots seem to get worse over time and require reflashing. Then on to a couple other roms and now CM10. I do love the bells and whistles of CM10, but it does feel like it might just be too much for our outdated hardware.
Maybe I'd be better off had i never discovered XDA, because I've wasted more than a few hours backing up, flashing, re-installing apps, etc. :laugh:
I suppose when it comes right down to it, I'm not sure I've ever been 100% happy with my infuse, but my wife on the other hand is at least 99% unhappy with her atrix 99% of the time. That phone really is bordering on terrible, even the higher res display always looks grainier.
Now it's almost 2013 and I'm sure those of us on contracts will be moving on to something else in the next few months.
Phones with 2gb of RAM running jellybean sure look nice, and it looks like google is going to have a much more comprehensive nexus program.
i use a lot of google services for work and also have a nexus7, so I'm probably stuck with android for the long haul, but to be honest every glitzy new Android phone from a Carrier just looks like something that will be the next months forgotten red headed stepchild left for dead and never updated again after heavy promotion.

In the beginning of Dec 2011, no-one in my family had smartphones.
Then my wife decided we needed to outfit the entire family of five with smartphones for Xmas.
Faced with purchase of 5 phones, we looked only at the ones that were “free” (if you want to call a 2-year contract free..).
Infuse had much better hardware than iPhone 3 which was offered free at the time IIRC
It was also the biggest and baddest of the offered free ATT Android phones at the time.
Pantech Crossover was one of the only other free ATT Android choice at the time...'nuff said (doesn't hold a candle to our beloved i997)
Today, everyone else in my family is stil on stock Froyo. I moved to on rooted Gingerbread stock which I think makes me look really adventurous and with-it in their eyes (you have my permision to LOL). I haven’t ever used anything else except briefly trying a few custom GB ROMs.
I’m very happy with my phone and OS. I have a hard time imagining what it is that I’m missing because I haven’t seen what other phones/operating systems have to offer. I use my phone for a lot of things and spend a lot of time exploring the apps available on my current OS, but I don’t foresee upgrading my os again in the near future... perhaps not until the next phone in Dec 2013. Maybe if all my friends had SG3’s and Notes running JB and CM10, then I’d start being unhappy with what I've got. But I’ve got my Froyo family and most of my friends are iphoners.
Maybe if you want to be happy with your Infuse, you should surround yourself with people who use Froyo

I've loved my infuse. I was dying for a smartphone for a year lol hyping over the release of the iPhone 4. Then I saw on cnet the leak of the infuse. I decided I needed that phone lol. I got the infuse the day it came out, it was soo much fun. Then maybe 4-5 months later I found on some website how to flash Gtg's over lock kernel, starting my hacking journey. Used android forums, when I guy recommended xda. Switched to xda, and it's been really nice. Lol idk what my next phone will be, I picked up a iPhone 4S from my friend for a small price to pay (he wanted a tmobile concord, to replace his tmobile phone and he is a noob lol, never unlocked the 4s.) but I'm looking at the Optimus g, one x+, or the gnote 2, I was thinking of selling this 4s to get one, but it's really starting to grow on me, and I've invested enough mods in it I may just keep it forever . I used to be a die hard android fan, but really you have to look at the good and bad things about each operating system, like android moving files and easy hacking, or ease of use, no hang ups, and just plain simple to use. Being honest, the 4s was probably good for me to get, I was spending too much time of my life trying to develop/hack, while I've been letting some schoolwork slip by... Haha. Still love and use my infuse though, not going to let that go, my friend was like ill buy it from you for 300-350, I said no! I love my infuse. It's just an awesome phone, even better it was my first smartphone lol.

I'm not sure that you can throw anything at the Infuse that it can't handle!!!
I am running AOKP JB and its soooo much smoother than ICS ever thought about being. You owe it to yourself to try a JB ROM before you get rid of a perfectly functional phone.

My Infuse was my first Android phone and have actually have zero complaints.. no matter my noobish adventures, if something went wrong I was able to get it back and working again.. (with the help of the amazing community here) so it was a perfect introduction for me..
I moved to the note a couple weeks ago and don't even have my Infuse anymore, but I still read the infuse forum everyday..
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My wife was the first to get a smartphone, the iPhone 3GS, she loved it and I was jealous. I was stuck with a dumbphone and wanted to upgrade. Did my research and at the time (Oct '11), the Infuse seemed to be the logical choice. It combined all of the features I wanted in my new phone. I got it, loved it, and it was much bigger and better than my wife's iCrap. I had it for months without doing anything to it. Then I had just gotten the GB update from Samsung, so I was happy with them and my "new" phone. It ran great with GB, but it left me wanting more. I came to XDA and got started. I started with GB ROMs and the one I used was awesome and very stable. I still wanted more. Made the switch to JB. I loved the way it looked but the ROMs I tried were not very stable. I kept going back and forth from GB to JB to GB. I had a list of features I needed the devs to work out for JB for me to stay with it. Once those feature were added/stabilized, I made the permanent switch. I now run the ParanoidAndroid ROM from Scott Hart. He works tirelessly for the Infuse and we appreciate him for it.
For a while after a stated flashing, my wife was insanely jealous over my Infuse as compared to her POS 3GS. It was bigger, faster and ran newer software. She couldn't wait for the 5 to come out. I lobbied her to switch to an Android, but she was still loyal to the fruit. About a month before the 5 came out, she lost her 3GS. Without a phone, she asked me what she should do. I offered her one of our older spare backup phones. She didn't want that. She said let's go get the best one I can. Which was the Galaxy S3. Within an hour or two, she had forgotten all about Apple and was now fully a member of the Android community. She even wants me to root it soon! Even though it's an American company, and I should support it, Apple is so inflexible that it feels great to convert another one over to the dark side!
I am due for my upgrade in February, and I'm gonna wait for the Galaxy S4. I need quad core and at least 2GB of RAM or I'm just gonna keep my Infuse.

Let's see, before I had my Infuse I had these smartphones:
* Motorola 9qe that I flashed to make a 9qh. ((Windows Mobile 6.0)
* HTC Kaiser, (Windows Mobile 6.1)
* HTC Touch Pro 2, (Windows Mobile 6.5)
When I first heard of android, and learned that it was based on Linux, my initial thoughts were along the line of "Yeah, lets bring Linux to the phone because it's been SO successful on the desktop. NOT!!! This is going to be the biggest bust ever." I was wrong.
I switched to Android because out of all the user reviews that I read regarding Windows Phone 7 seemed to give only negative reviews, and it just seemed to suck. I decided that WM 6.5 was the last version of Windows Mobile that I would ever use, and decided to switch to Android because I don't really like PALM, and I hate Crapple products.
I bouught the Infuse because it was on sale for $9.95, and was running Android 2.2.3, (I think it was Froyo). No other reason for the initial purchase, as the Infuse is my first Android device. My next phone will likely be a Samsung Note, (or whatever is on sale next july).

I'm a Mac person for the most part. I've been using Macs since OS9 and don't see that changing in the near future (although I do like some Linux distros). However I'm not a fan of the walled garden model that everyone, including Google, is chasing right now, especially Apple's increasingly closed hardware. Seriously, you can't even change your own battery now! The iPhone and iPad represent the worst of these tendencies and for that reason, I've never wanted one. I knew I wanted an Android phone, but didn't know much about them. Basically, the Infuse was on sale, recommended, and looked nice.
It's not been easy. There are so many terrible guides out there on Android/Mac compatibility, I've wasted a lot of time and money trying to get my phone to work with my computer the way I want it to. It's all good now! I really appreciate the Android dev community and for that reason I'll stick with Android. I'll probably get another Samsung phone since I tend to like their designs and because I like how much they bother Apple!

Whizzpopper said:
I'm a Mac person for the most part. I've been using Macs since OS9 and don't see that changing in the near future (although I do like some Linux distros). However I'm not a fan of the walled garden model that everyone, including Google, is chasing right now, especially Apple's increasingly closed hardware. Seriously, you can't even change your own battery now! The iPhone and iPad represent the worst of these tendencies and for that reason, I've never wanted one. I knew I wanted an Android phone, but didn't know much about them. Basically, the Infuse was on sale, recommended, and looked nice.
It's not been easy. There are so many terrible guides out there on Android/Mac compatibility, I've wasted a lot of time and money trying to get my phone to work with my computer the way I want it to. It's all good now! I really appreciate the Android dev community and for that reason I'll stick with Android. I'll probably get another Samsung phone since I tend to like their designs and because I like how much they bother Apple!
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I think Google will only chase this to an extent. Openness has it's appeal, and I think androids source code will always be open, even though 3rd parties like amazon will put pressure on it. I like what I'm hearing about google's new nexus strategy. I'd really prefer stock android of any manufacturer skin at this point. I have a nexus 7 and didn't even bother to root it.
4.2 or whatever they are calling it looks like manufactuers skins will only be a theme which can be easily removed, and of course after ICS you can disable any crapware you don't use.
While it might close android a bit, google needs to do something so that we are not always wading through manufacturer/carrier finger pointing for updates.
Android does have a weakness in apps. iOS still has more, but the quantity is not so much the problem as quality. Earlier this year I think Google finally laid down some solid guidelines for best practices for developers, but still many developers don't follow them. The menu button on my N7 for example. sometimes it's up at the top, sometimes it's down below with the soft keys.
Apple is obviously far more strict. Even so it has not seemed to hinder development at all. There's always jailbreak, and if I were to ever buy an iphone i'd do that ASAP if for nothing else other than widgets.
For Samsung I do really think they've dialed in their product line much better. Having one phone instead of a bunch of custom phones for carriers is a big deal. They no longer seem to take the shotgun approach. There's a big distinction between the note and the GS3, and they seem to be committed to releasing a new version once a year which avoids the option anxiety/paradox of choice we've had in the past. I'd guess that would make updates easier and more streamlined.
It also doesn't leave us feeling burned when you buy a brand new phone and 2 months later the newer better version is on the shelf. I suppose that's my one gripe about the infuse. It was a big deal for about two months. Samsung made promises and broke them almost immediately.
I do still love the display and form factor though. Although when i first got it i actually almost felt self conscious answering phone calls on it because it was so huge. Just a year later it's average if not slightly below average for phone size though.

I got my Infuse in January after washing my previous non-smart phone in the wash. I've been addicted to Android ever since! :victory:

Got my Infuse in August of 2011. For 4 years previous to that, I was using an LG Chocolate dumb phone on Verizon. I was sick of Verizon's prices, and knew I wanted to go Android but refused to get a Motorola (have had nothing but poor experiences with them in the past) so I went to the AT&T store to play with their phones. Ended up walking out with an Infuse that day.
Since then, my time with the Infuse has been sorta bittersweet. I can't see myself ever purchasing anything but a Samsung Android (hey! I actually like Touchwiz), but if I could do it over again I think I would've gone for the Galaxy S2. While GB ROMs were great for my phone, the jump to ICS and now JB has presented some annoying problems. Most notably is the Android OS battery drain bug, which always seems to attack my phone when I most need it on the go. It never happens at home on Wifi, but it ALWAYS seems to happen when I switch over to data when I'm leaving my house. Needing your phone for a 2 hour drive, and having it die in 45 minutes is NOT cool.
Problem is, I enjoy the added functionality of JB, so going back to GB isn't really an option. I don't necessary share the same opinion as other people that JB runs flawlessly on our 512MB of RAM. While it is smooth 99% of the time, those times when it isn't smooth seem to really cripple the phone. And, like I said before, the Android OS drain bug is really annoying. I like to reboot my phone every morning, and I never know if the drain bug is going to present itself after reboot. It's like Russian roulette.
So, while my experience with my Infuse has been pretty good, I definitely won't be sad to move on from it when the time is right. If Google can offer the Nexus 4 unlocked at a decent price, that might be where I go, unless I can find a Note 2 or S3 at a decent price.

Infuse is a great phone. It was my first android phone, and I really had no issues. I've been flashing lots of roms but I'm running Zeus 5.2 for couple of months now because It has best battery life plus It is error-free (No SOD, No dropping signal, mms etc). I like ICS and JB but I really want everything to work perfectly. And I already have Samsung Galaxy tab 2 running CM10...
One real problem I had with infuse... is that if you see other phones less than 4.5" I have problems lolzz.
I still have about 8 months before my 2 year contract is up so I'm still gonna enjoy it for a while.
I'm thinking of changing it to whatever they have the best (probably Note 2 or S 4).

I got my infuse about 2 weeks after it came out i wanted it because i was moving away from blackberry. I didnt like iphones and wanted an android because of all the things you can do. It was a 4.5 inch screen at the time the first screen that big and i just wanted it. my experience has been good at fist i had to get use to the size of the phone and it being touch now om bored i hate it and i want a new phone. My next phone will be the galaxy note 2 i was thinking about the galaxy s3 but changed my mind bigger screen quad and lte yay.
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Two reasons why i bought samsung infuse:
1) 4,5 in. amazing Super Amoled Plus display
2) 8 px camera
If I'm going to change my smartphone I will be buy Samsung S II.
Why not Samsung S III? It's to big for me.)

picklnows said:
Two reasons why i bought samsung infuse:
1) 4,5 in. amazing Super Amoled Plus display
2) 8 px camera
If I'm going to change my smartphone I will be buy Samsung S II.
Why not Samsung S III? It's to big for me.)
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c'mon dude its only 0.3" bigger...

slicingtaco said:
c'mon dude its only 0.3" bigger...
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old joke:
..for some, the extra .3" could mean the difference between, "Oh" ...and... "Ahhhhhhhhh"

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c'mon dude its only 0.3" bigger...
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Man, the difference in size between Infuse and S II subtle.
Although the difference between them 0.2 ".
S III it's to big....
Sorry for bad english.

the infuse will back up my note2 on tmob. it was a damn good phone!well still is realy,but 5gbs and 100 mins for 30$ is good enough for me,just need to root and use an app for the wifi calling.now i just need wendsday to get here!!!!!!!!!!!!

At the time, I was looking at the Atrix, Infuse and Inspire. I originally got the Inspire but didn't care for the sound quality so, I got the Infuse. The screen was what attracted me to the Infuse. I would have like my next phone to have been a Nexus device. But with the lack of an SD slot, I don't think it will be the Nexus 4. Yes, Google probably wants folks to use their cloud services but the lack of an SD simply doesn't make sense to me.

The Infuse was handed down to me so it was not really my choice.
I initially hated it with the stock Froyo. It was too unstable. OS would get corrupted and I would have to reflash. As a result I would lose all my bookmarks and contacts. I would have to add these back manually. The bluetooth was also unusable.
Now I am on JB and it is a completely different phone. I realized it was the OS that was bad and not the phone. Everything works great: Phone, WiFi, music, GPS and bluetooth. Some people have issues with battery drain with 3G. I don't have a data plan and don't need one. I am near a WiFi connection for most of my day. I like the fact that I can sync my contacts and bookmarks to my google account.
I am not sure of my next phone. It would be a dual core GSM phone (not CDMA). Other than that I have not given it much thought.