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I'm looking to replace my mytouch 3g. The g2x looks nice. I wanted to ask everyone what they think though. Its gotta be fast and easy to root etc etc. Any ideas? Maybe some links?
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The HTC Sensation is coming soon and looks to be head and shoulders above the rest. Samsungs Galaxy S II is going to be a contender too, if you like that sort of thing.
the galaxy s2 is clearly going to rule the roost this year
HD2. To me it is the best deal I have ever made because out of all mobile phones, it can run WM6.5, Windows phone 7, meego, android, and ubuntu and I don't think any other phone on the current market can do that.
e334 said:
HD2. To me it is the best deal I have ever made because out of all mobile phones, it can run WM6.5, Windows phone 7, meego, android, and ubuntu and I don't think any other phone on the current market can do that.
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I wish I had an HD2
Right now? SGS2, no question. Only problem is getting one.
SGS2 is the clear winner for me. Great screen or even better than the sensation (if the sensation happens to have the same screen as the atrix 4g, then no doubt the sgs2 has a better screen), better battery, better camera is more likely, since HTC has never bothered with their cameras, or speakers/sound in fact. Processor/performance? Well that's hard, sense has never been iPhone smooth, but with a dual core 1.2ghz it could be. On the other hand we know the sgs 2 is iPhone smooth like. The 1gb ram is a plus but i'm sure, with the sensation you wont even use up all of the 700 whatever mb ram, well, unless sense doesn't clog up like 300+mb. For media hogs 16/32 gb versions, ya, pretty sure with another 32 gb card, you can fill your phone up with all the media you want. The sensation only comes with a measely 1gb...
Build quality? Well i'm pretty scared of the sgs2 battery cover, but i'm not gonna let that stop me from buying the best device out there. Personally i don't like the sensation's unibody design. It looks hard to take out and heavy, but some people think the heavier the more premium right?
Oh and last but not the least, maybe the greatest reason as to not, locked bootloader on sensation anyone?
Just my thoughts.
how about with the comming Sony Xperia Pro ?
Hey all, I was just wondering what is the best all round phone available right now. In terms of features, performance, price and support. I wish to upgrade my HTC Desire and wish to get the opinions of users of other phones which is why I ask
hmm
i was thinking the same 5 months ago, and i decided to buy xperia neo
it will get ics update in 2 months and it costed 200 euros sim free 1ghz processor and 8mpx camera, havnt founf game that lags on this phone
Well..my epic touch im using right now has 900 ram, a 1.2 processor that I normally underclock s to 1gh, it can be oc'dd to 1.8 ghz.. 1.6safely.. no problems. with this phone. at all. and it should be receiving ics soon
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My sis just bought the samsung skyrocket and im not sure of the price though but believe me it will be well worth it
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ok...i help you!!!!
if u need costly and great phone....go for htc sensation xe...
if u want mid range device....go for samsung galaxy ace!!!!...gud luck.
Galaxy s2. Fo show. But make sure you're getting the one with the exynos chipset, not the snapdragon.
you can choose GSS2 for android or perhaps Nokia Lumnia for w7.... it's your choice.
SGS2 is also good.
I think it greatly depends on how soon you want to change your phone. April - May is the time when a lot of the phone companies start rolling out their latest phones. If you are looking at last generation, I would say either the Sensation XE or the Galaxy SII. As far as i know, both of them have been upgraded to ICS.
HTC has a pretty good interface with their Sense, but it tends not to be very optimized, and it is common to suffer from an exceptionally short battery life (perhaps one day with minimal to moderate use).
On the other hand, the Galaxy SII is hardware wise quite a beast, and AMOLED screen is impressive. I have issues with the design of touchwiz and the physical button at the bottom of the phone annoys me. Other than that, it has quite the battery life, so it evens out.
looking at this gen, the HTC one x is very powerful, and is meant to be HTC's flagship phone, so i'm curious why no one mentioned it. besides that, Asus entered the market with the padfone, which seems to have potential, but we have to wait and see if it will be as good as they claim. last is the samsung galaxy SIII. my vote is to wait till samsung announces its new flagship phone (rumored to be 22 may), and then decide from there.
Since you are in xda developers, i'm assuming you are not very interested in the interface anyway so just go for the one with the best computing power, and best battery.
if you are going for wp7 phones, just wait for lumia 900. the 800 looks rather sad.
of course there's always the iphone 4s or the iphone 5 if you are willing to wait till september.
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I think it greatly depends on how soon you want to change your phone. April - May is the time when a lot of the phone companies start rolling out their latest phones. If you are looking at last generation, I would say either the Sensation XE or the Galaxy SII. As far as i know, both of them have been upgraded to ICS.
HTC has a pretty good interface with their Sense, but it tends not to be very optimized, and it is common to suffer from an exceptionally short battery life (perhaps one day with minimal to moderate use).
On the other hand, the Galaxy SII is hardware wise quite a beast, and AMOLED screen is impressive. I have issues with the design of touchwiz and the physical button at the bottom of the phone annoys me. Other than that, it has quite the battery life, so it evens out.
looking at this gen, the HTC one x is very powerful, and is meant to be HTC's flagship phone, so i'm curious why no one mentioned it. besides that, Asus entered the market with the padfone, which seems to have potential, but we have to wait and see if it will be as good as they claim. last is the samsung galaxy SIII. my vote is to wait till samsung announces its new flagship phone (rumored to be 22 may), and then decide from there.
Since you are in xda developers, i'm assuming you are not very interested in the interface anyway so just go for the one with the best computing power, and best battery.
if you are going for wp7 phones, just wait for lumia 900. the 800 looks rather sad.
of course there's always the iphone 4s or the iphone 5 if you are willing to wait till september.
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I was actually thinking about getting the Sensation XE or the Galazy S2. HTC devices seem to have a lack of battery life which is why I'm leaning more towards the S2. As for the new gen of phones the only one I am really interested in is the HTC One S. As much as I would like a quad core processor in my phone, it may be very battery consuming. Not interested in iOS or WP7 so that rules those phones out. Guess I will wait untill the One S is released to see the price of the phone in comparison to the S2
HTC One X, not quite out yet, but it is incredible.
Love the HTC Sensation XE <3
Skyrocket
I love my Galaxy 2II Skyrocket, fastest and best phone I've owned in years. Flashed sky ice to it and its absolutely unbeatable.
So I'll be changing my phone soon and as the title goes, what would you choose? You can suggest another phone if you want. Thanks people!
Galaxy note
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Xperia s or SII (its still good)
One x is also nice, (but its a little iphone-y)...or if you can, wait for the boss sgs3...
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I want the Xperia S because of its appearance..the problem is custom ROM's. It doesn't have the same amount of ROM's comparing to Note. I want the Note simply because I'm a student. You jot notes down, things like that. My problem with the note is..the sheer size of the device. Fudging thing is big. XD I can only imagine putting it in my pocket. People think I'm always "Excited". xD Performance wise, is it the same?
@Sir A.cid heeeyyy. About the One X..hmm..Have you tried testing one sir? and the SIII, auhhhh, it'll make me bankrupt. xD if you were to choose, what phone will you go for?
the HTC one X is a pretty good phone too
one of my friends has the galaxy note and i don't see anything special in it... it's just over hyped...
i really have no clue about Xperia S but I do hate Timescape
As far as SGS III is concerned, it's pretty expensive imo...
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the HTC one X is a pretty good phone too
one of my friends has the galaxy note and i don't see anything special in it... it's just over hyped...
i really have no clue about Xperia S but I do hate Timescape
As far as SGS III is concerned, it's pretty expensive imo...
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Recently HTC One V is launched .. It's a cool phone not too expensive !!
yeah but One V's battery life is pretty low and they don't even have a proper custom recovery atm
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yeah but One V's battery life is pretty low and they don't even have a proper custom recovery atm
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It has just released , may be it will take time for a stable One V
but the phone is awesome ..
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I want the Xperia S because of its appearance..the problem is custom ROM's. It doesn't have the same amount of ROM's comparing to Note. I want the Note simply because I'm a student. You jot notes down, things like that. My problem with the note is..the sheer size of the device. Fudging thing is big. XD I can only imagine putting it in my pocket. People think I'm always "Excited". xD Performance wise, is it the same?
@Sir A.cid heeeyyy. About the One X..hmm..Have you tried testing one sir? and the SIII, auhhhh, it'll make me bankrupt. xD if you were to choose, what phone will you go for?
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Both of them have their own pros and cons...
Sgs3 won't be more expensive than what g-note was at launch (around 38k rs, 50rs=1$ approx, do the math)...
Coz samsung knows that sgs3 failed to impress the critics (when compared to one x)...the features, though they are unique, its just a matter of time till others pick it up, since most are just software mods...
So, sgs has good battery, display, unique system mods, and easy way for flashing and stuff (no locked bootloaders or s-off, that's what's assumed from samsung's trend)
While one x has good design, looks, but it doesn't have replaceable battery and a micro sd slot...not to mention that htc's are easier to brick if you don't follow steps correctly...
So, I would say sgs3 over one x, since gs3 will be more popular with the dev community, and one x only beats it in design and looks...
Comparing note and one x, then one x obviously...note's just too big...
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just check the One X forums, there's a lot of development going on over there...
No xperia love huh. XD I guess I should wait for the SGSIII and check it at the mall whenever the sgs comes out.
@Avi: Is that with the new S4 processor?
@A.Cid: I sure hope the SGSIII impresses me. The thing looks like a huge Samsung Corby. XD
It looks like a huge "fit"!
Samsung won't let you be anymore disappointed...after all its a flagship!
Hmmm, rumors are there for a quad core xperia coming, that's why no one suggested any of those single/dual core pieces of beauty (xperia looks the best )
But then, if you keep waiting for something more, you'll always keep waiting
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Hi Guys,
I currently have a Galaxy Nexus and i love it, but im tempted to go for a One X after playing with one in store at the weekend.
Anyone else made the same jump got any comments?
Should i go for it or not?
Seems like there's a few issues that are putting me off?
Any comments / advice offered appreciated.
Thanks
Paul
Don't do it, too much issues at the moment. Wait 2 months and see if HTC can get their act together.
I wisely asked a refund after my 3rd HTC One X. And seeing people complaining about a lot of different stuff in the One X section, I can only suggest they do the same and get a refund. This phone isn't ready for production.
Issues aside the one x for me is worth the trade off!
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The htc looks amazing and feels nice in your hands
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I don't think it is enough of an upgrade. Better camera, slightly better screen is about it. People will say the cpu and gpu are better, but my Nexus never shows any stutter or lag, so what is the difference? If you love sense, then maybe you should upgrade. But if you are just planning on putting an AOSP ROM on it, then I really don't see the point.
Htc has better pcu and gpu, and that should be not the reason to buy one x.
Because of the quality of the device Samsung is much better when it comes to quallty.
(I DONT WANNA SAY THAT HTC SUCKS. JUST SAYING THAT SAMSUNG HAS BETTER BUILD QUALITY)
wait
i've play with the one x myself, feel good, no lags but i'm a big samsung fan so i'm gonna wait till i get my hands on the s3, to caompare, then i'll make my choice
I returned my One X b/c of the multitasking issues...it was that big a deal. I'd hold off.
Nope. I was looking at the Evo 4G LTE (basically a CDMA One X with a memory card slot and LTE) and am no longer interested after getting my Galaxy Nexus. Why? Stock ICS is so much better than Sense. It's the first version of Android that I prefer totally stock. We have a real unlocked bootloader, while HTC's bootloader unlock requires you to void your warranty and flash certain things, like kernels, through ADB because it's not a full unlock.
Additionally, yes, the One X is undoubtedly faster, but it has a few build issues that I'm not going to type out (because there are several). Also it has extremely aggressive memory management, so it will kill any apps in the background and restart them as soon as you go into them.
Overall, even though I loved previous iterations of Sense, and although Sense 4.0 isn't really bloated, it totally detracts from the Ice Cream Sandwich experience. You feel like you're running on Gingerbread again.
Also you'll miss that cool RGB LED on the Galaxy Nexus that does every color
Thanks for the responses guys - i guess im just gonna hold off then, i DO love my Galaxy Nexus, but was just beginning to get that new device feeling... dunno why i get that
The Grass isn't always greener as they say...
So with the new announcement of the Nexus 4 and how it will work on T-Mobile's network, I've been wondering if I should sell my One S to buy the Nexus 4? Is anyone else having similar thoughts? I am really interested in the bigger screen, higher resolution, as well as the S4 Pro processor and the 2 GB of ram. The One S has served me well but waiting on an official Jelly Bean release from HTC has been a big pain, though ParanoidAndroid has helped me deal with that. I can't imagine it being supported officially when 4.3 comes out.
Just wondering what everyone else thinks of the Nexus 4 in comparison to our One S.
Sorry, I didn't realize I was posting to the General section. This should belong to the Q&A section. I tried, but I don't know how to delete or move the thread.
I feel bad for messing up.
No worries a mod will move it. But on topic yeah its a great upgrade, it has the best specs on the market right now and it's only £279 I have already decided to upgrade and we can sell are one s on eBay and get the nexus 4 for like £30 on top.
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I'm actually considering the same thing. Allthough the one S is a gorgeous device with good preformance and a wonderfulll build quality. But for this price its a real bargain, and as im on a 2 year contract i doubt the one s will keep up to speed. Plus I'm afraid alot of dev will jump ship aswell (some allready are).
Pro's for getting the Nexus 4 over the one S
- Better screen, this was a mayor lackbuster for the one S
- Newest chipset, allthough the oneS is doing a great job here, there is no denying the power of the s4 pro, and the nexus has a fresh aosp on top of that.
- Huge development community behind it
Con's
- Allthough the nexus has a great camera it doesnt has the same preformance and usability (burst, 0shutterlag, ect.)
- No sense. Yes its bloat, but we can't deny the solid preformance it has nowdays, and if we look at what 4.1 did for the one X i think i rather have a fun Sense ui over a vannila blend aosp nowdays (boring).
- I think i prefer the build quality on the one S, and it looks alot better aswell.
Still with this display, preformance, newest android builds is it hard not to consider it, especially with that price. And the development behind the nexus devices are really tempting too.
I'm buying the LG nexus 4 and selling HTC One S S3 because this phone was garbage. This was my last phone from HTC.
Goodbye HTC (crap), hello Nexus 4!
I like my HOS S4 but I cant resist the S4 Pro chip and the 2 GB of ram. The only con is the lack of an SD slot like the HOS.
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I like my HOS S4 but I cant resist the S4 Pro chip and the 2 GB of ram. The only con is the lack of an SD slot like the HOS.
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I really like the my HOS S4 but I'll sell my One S for about the same price of the Nexus 4.
PS: I don't care about the SD
There is just one "small" problem. It looks like in Italy the phone it will cost probably 549€ or 599€ instead of 349€ like Spain\France\Germany(via play store)...so I won't sell my One S
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I'm actually considering the same thing. Allthough the one S is a gorgeous device with good preformance and a wonderfulll build quality. But for this price its a real bargain, and as im on a 2 year contract i doubt the one s will keep up to speed. Plus I'm afraid alot of dev will jump ship aswell (some allready are).
Pro's for getting the Nexus 4 over the one S
- Better screen, this was a mayor lackbuster for the one S
- Newest chipset, allthough the oneS is doing a great job here, there is no denying the power of the s4 pro, and the nexus has a fresh aosp on top of that.
- Huge development community behind it
Con's
- Allthough the nexus has a great camera it doesnt has the same preformance and usability (burst, 0shutterlag, ect.)
- No sense. Yes its bloat, but we can't deny the solid preformance it has nowdays, and if we look at what 4.1 did for the one X i think i rather have a fun Sense ui over a vannila blend aosp nowdays (boring).
- I think i prefer the build quality on the one S, and it looks alot better aswell.
Still with this display, preformance, newest android builds is it hard not to consider it, especially with that price. And the development behind the nexus devices are really tempting too.
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This pretty much sums it up. I wont buy it, as my contact lasts one year
Will probably move to it as well, main reasons are
- nexus phone therefore we get updates as soon as they are released and will be guaranteed to get them
- bigger screen
I love the one s, prefer sense to stock android, will probably have a better camera and it has way more features, prefer Samoled, better design/build etc. but HTC as a company have really let it down with support and slow updates, can't see jb hitting my phone for another 4 weeks or so....
I just need to see reviews of it first and user opinions for the audio, camera and battery life, there are reviews for the optimus g, but lg's software seems to have been very poorly optimised (software/driver optimisation is very important in these areas), although these areas still look very good anyway except the camera.
In theory the battery should be better than the s as the n4 has a next gen battery, more power efficient screen and s4 pro, the adreno 320 is more power efficient than the adreno 225
I'm tempted by it so much too just cause its a new phone lol ... But I really don't like the huge screen and I'd miss my camera too much cause the camera the HOS has is too good .. AND honestly the way it feels and the weight and all that makes me not wanna sell this ... On top of all that I think I actually like sense over stock lol ...and screw LG after the g2x I don't think I'm ever getting over that
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I'm tempted by it so much too just cause its a new phone lol ... But I really don't like the huge screen and I'd miss my camera too much cause the camera the HOS has is too good .. AND honestly the way it feels and the weight and all that makes me not wanna sell this ... On top of all that I think I actually like sense over stock lol ...and screw LG after the g2x I don't think I'm ever getting over that
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Wow, are you me? I really do love the camera on the One S and the build quality just feels excellent; the two things that I would say it has over the Nexus 4. I like the cool metal case and just how professional and solid it feel. Like you, I also had the G2x before the One S and felt like they had screwed me over (Crappy drivers, crappy camera, crappy promise of ICS, etc.). I'll have to really see if I trust Google more than I distrust LG on making a good phone...
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I'll have to really see if I trust Google more than I distrust LG on making a good phone...
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Lol that right there is what i need to figure out too Lol couldn't have said it better
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Though HTC is not so good at delivering updates, in my opinion it is the most reliable OEM out there. So i won't move to LG or Samsung. My reason is based mostly on build quality, which kida sucks on LG and Samsung when compared to HTC.
Also, i don't really see the point in having the latest gadget. The HOS S4 will still be breathing at least a year from now, the CPU and GPU are strong enough. Plus, i don't really see how a quad core will help me on a mobile phone.
The only Nexus i really miss is the original Nexus One, the HTC Desire's brother.
You do realise that lg have nothing to do with the software? All they have done is made the phone and everything regarding software is handled by Google since it's a nexus phone.
Google said they shipped the lg design team over to Google headquarters in order to work with them very closely on the design and ergonomics of the phone.
Lg make fantastic hardware and a lot of their phones are very good as usual they are let down by the poor support and awful software.
I am really thinking about selling my One S S3 and getting a Nexus 4. I seems to be a very good phone.
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I am really thinking about selling my One S S3 and getting a Nexus 4. I seems to be a very good phone.
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I would definitely agree if you have the One S S3. It would be a significant speed bump and there probably isn't a significant con to the Nexus 4 that the One S doesn't share (non-removable battery, no SD card, etc.). I think the S4 version would be a tougher decision as to whether or not to upgrade to the Nexus 4.
Im getting the Nexus 4 the second I have the funds.
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I would definitely agree if you have the One S S3. It would be a significant speed bump and there probably isn't a significant con to the Nexus 4 that the One S doesn't share (non-removable battery, no SD card, etc.). I think the S4 version would be a tougher decision as to whether or not to upgrade to the Nexus 4.
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But I'm too lazy to find someone who wants to buy it. And I don't want to sell it for under 300€.
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Though HTC is not so good at delivering updates, in my opinion it is the most reliable OEM out there. So i won't move to LG or Samsung. My reason is based mostly on build quality, which kida sucks on LG and Samsung when compared to HTC.
Also, i don't really see the point in having the latest gadget. The HOS S4 will still be breathing at least a year from now, the CPU and GPU are strong enough. Plus, i don't really see how a quad core will help me on a mobile phone.
The only Nexus i really miss is the original Nexus One, the HTC Desire's brother.
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My thoughts exactly although I still have my N1, it will always be the one I never let go.
The speed and performance on this phone is outstanding and well asop has become very boring and old. Sense for me was a very big suprise as its come such a long way and just gets better. For me I'm sticking with my One S.
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But I'm too lazy to find someone who wants to buy it. And I don't want to sell it for under 300€.
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Lol, no way you will get 300 euros for a S3 one S, when you could get a S4 one S for that.
Especially if you have the black model, which has chipping issues.
Only way is if you can find someone around your area who don't have a clue about tech/android stuff.