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Hi,
Just wanted to get some feedback from knowledgeable peeps around
My contract is up and was wondering if its a wise decision to switch from my utterly delightful Nexus One to more powerful Samsung Captivate
I like the flexibility and freedom to play around on my Nexus One, but the Super AMOLED and Faster GPU has been calling me to Samsung Captivate.
All the 2 cents are welcome.
Cheers
android.activate said:
Hi,
Just wanted to get some feedback from knowledgeable peeps around
My contract is up and was wondering if its a wise decision to switch from my utterly delightful Nexus One to more powerful Samsung Captivate
I like the flexibility and freedom to play around on my Nexus One, but the Super AMOLED and Faster GPU has been calling me to Samsung Captivate.
All the 2 cents are welcome.
Cheers
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I believe the CPU and RAM are similar in both devices (1GHz and 512 MB respectively). Considering that the Nexus One seems to be Google's "official" Android development device, I would stick to that until something substantially superior comes out.
On a side note, I think you're going to miss the notification light on the Nexus One.
skinien said:
I believe the CPU and RAM are similar in both devices (1GHz and 512 MB respectively). Considering that the Nexus One seems to be Google's "official" Android development device, I would stick to that until something substantially superior comes out.
On a side note, I think you're going to miss the notification light on the Nexus One.
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Thanks for the response, Yes, Notification lights are awesome..
There is an app floating around here that uses a red dot on the screen as an LED indicator.
if you do decide to take that step, get one from amazon. Theyre selling for 49.99 with a 2 year.
im not too sure if it will work with an upgrade, but it never hurts to find out.
If I was to go back a couple of week in time, I'd wait until the GPS issue was fixed and the Froyo build was out from Samsung before taking the plunge on the Captivate. I am still thinking of returning my Captivate and going back to my sucky Blackberry until I can get a phone that I am not apologizing about by saying things like "it's better than the iPhone, but the GPS does not work and no, it isn't have the latest software but it definitely can make phone calls!". I'd wait on the Captivate.
atinm said:
If I was to go back a couple of week in time, I'd wait until the GPS issue was fixed and the Froyo build was out from Samsung before taking the plunge on the Captivate. I am still thinking of returning my Captivate and going back to my sucky Blackberry until I can get a phone that I am not apologizing about by saying things like "it's better than the iPhone, but the GPS does not work and no, it isn't have the latest software but it definitely can make phone calls!". I'd wait on the Captivate.
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Do not go back to your blackberry man! They are sooo boring. I could not wait to jump ship. I am kind of sad I am selling my bb 9700 though (GPS actually worked lol). Good times suing bbm. oh well I got android now and it the business.
If you really feel like going back to blackberry would you really be happy with their stale os?
Not yet man. Not til we get 2.2 IMO. I'd stick with the N1 for now. Don't get me wrong a few months from now galaxy s phones will be the new hot ****. But I don't think enough people have gotten their hands on them yet. No where near as many roms out there. GPS sucks a ****. Ahh hell, just get one.
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Do not go back to your blackberry man! They are sooo boring. I could not wait to jump ship. I am kind of sad I am selling my bb 9700 though (GPS actually worked lol). Good times suing bbm. oh well I got android now and it the business.
If you really feel like going back to blackberry would you really be happy with their stale os?
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Oh, it would be my old BB that I was using before I got my Captivate so I'll just be waiting very impatiently for the GPS fix and Froyo so I can come back! I'm a developer and have been mucking with the Android code to see if I could find/fix the GPS issues and port to Froyo myself but no luck yet. I am never going back to anything but Android - just need my first Android phone to actually work. I never actually use GPS except in a pinch when I am walking in the city but I need it to work at those times!
But for someone new, and who is not a developer - waiting on the Captivate is a good idea. Hopefully the fixes will come soon - I am just a little afraid that the GPS might be a hardware issue since the Galaxy S has been out for months and it has the same problems.
-Atin
atinm said:
Oh, it would be my old BB that I was using before I got my Captivate so I'll just be waiting very impatiently for the GPS fix and Froyo so I can come back! I'm a developer and have been mucking with the Android code to see if I could find/fix the GPS issues and port to Froyo myself but no luck yet. I am never going back to anything but Android - just need my first Android phone to actually work. I never actually use GPS except in a pinch when I am walking in the city but I need it to work at those times!
But for someone new, and who is not a developer - waiting on the Captivate is a good idea. Hopefully the fixes will come soon - I am just a little afraid that the GPS might be a hardware issue since the Galaxy S has been out for months and it has the same problems.
-Atin
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Yeah I am in the same boat with the gps issues. I do not really use it but I would love for it to work as flawlessly as it did on my Bold 9700. I am trying to get into the developer scene but I find it kind of hard. I have used linux before and know some basic coding in C,C++, and python but I just do not know how to start.
Anyways off topic. If you're on the boat about this phone get and if you do not like it return it before the 30 days are up. Blame it on the ****ty gps if it has not been fixed by then and you might get the restocking fee waived.
JUST DO IT.
I got it. What else are you going to upgrade to? I have a n1 but wanted a new toy. The captivate is awesome. Sure gps may suck if you really need one. I have gps in all my cars so don't care for it. But having new technology is cool. At&t has nothing better. What u gonna get the iphone? Lol. I bought two of them on my upgrade for my parents line and sold that ***** for 600 each. So for 50 dollars i get it. BUT don't get rid of n1. I still use it everyday. Its my main phone. Captivate is a play phone. I flashed it bricked it returned it mod it and brick it again and exchanged it. I exchanged it about five times already. Lol one store told me they will charge me resgocking charge on next return so i just went to another store down the street. Lol. I spent 100 bucks but literally got it free when i sold the icrap. Also saved the money for the htc desire hd/ace. It will come around. But not sure if it will be better then captivate. Once froyo or maybe gingerbread cones to captivate, i prob be selling my n1. MAYBE? I don't know if i ever will. Its only six month old. I say it will be good til android 4.0 comes out. Til then i prob keep the n1. So get it. Play with it, but keep the n1.
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captivate is the best phone ive used to date!
stick to n1 till we get froyo
Captivate kills the n1.. I've go both... gps isnt broke completely . I use it daily ... not too shabby, but could be a little better...
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Captivate kills the n1.. I've go both... gps isnt broke completely . I use it daily ... not too shabby, but could be a little better...
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GPS would be nice if it worked for everybody , it seems so random sometimes it works sometimes not so much
You will def miss the trackball notifications. That's one big gripe of mine. I also miss the rock solid GPS, pix with geotagging that works (w/ out having to have gps turned on), the cm mods, some of the stock apps (especially the stock calendar app), and how much it frickin flies in general when compared to the captivate. I still have my N1 and will probably be returning the captivate unless they get the gps shizz fixed. I do quite like the captivate's potential tho. Just needs some attention from the (very awesome) devs. I may buy it again sometime down the road.
If you don't mind paying the $35 restocking fee for returning it before the 30 days, it's worth playing around with it.
You'll be in for a shocker when you switch.. there isn't much ROM development going on (yet) That's why I still have my N1
Hey guys I am currently on a Samsung Captivate and have had the phone for a year now and it has been incredible.
I have got really into the Captivate development, and have flashed almost every ROM there has been made, and help currently work on the Darky i9000 port-->Captivate.
But I am do for an upgrade in June, thus my questions leads me as to what YOU think of the Samsung Infuse compared to another phone yet to come out (i.e. The SGS II <---probably to pricey., the HTC Lead, ect.)
My question is what is the development going to be like for the Infuse in the future and also what do y'all think of the phone just out of the box. How does it feel, look, stock performance.
Finally my last question will there be an Odin flash back to stock method in the future, the thing I love most about my Captivate is that I've soft bricked it at least 1,000 times, but Odin and a Jig are always there.
please be honest, old Captivate users especially, tell me what you have thought of this transition.
Thanks so much,
From a possible future Infuse contributor : D.
if you like the infuse and most people do, unless they are haters who think it's a year late. you would also like the attain! it's a sgs2 and is assumed to come out this july.
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if you like the infuse and most people do, unless they are haters who think it's a year late. you would also like the attain! it's a sgs2 and is assumed to come out this july.
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July??? Do you have a source? Nobody at AT&T has an eta. Last I.heard was possibly late Q3 2011 at the absolute earliest
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July??? Do you have a source? Nobody at AT&T has an eta. Last I.heard was possibly late Q3 2011 at the absolute earliest
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it's just an assumption. samsung booked the same reservation for a conference last year for the same date that they did thist year. last year the sgs line was announced andthe captivate came out in july. it's not a relaible method but if i had to guess, well i think they want to keep that pattern going.
The day I ordered mine I noticed the leaked ROM for the HTC Holiday. I was having second thoughts as the specs on the Holiday are pretty impressive. But since I got the Infuse I haven't thought twice about it.
Like the SGS2, there is no release date for the Holiday. So who knows how long the wait will be. The next best thing is always right around the corner. If it's something I want bad enough and it's after my 30 day return window, then I'll just sell the Infuse and buy it outright. Until then, I'm going to enjoy the Infuse because it really is a very nice device.
to the op. to completely answer your questions. this phone is BIG! but it is also thin. i hate the glossy plastics and as much as the back cover looks great it is very cheap. that's not to say it is not durable. the back cover may be flimsy but you wont damage it if it is on the phone. now as much as it looks like an sgs2 the sgs2 looks better, it just proportions out better. other than that it is loaded with 2.2.1 and is butter smooth. there is a noticable differnce from the captivate, not in snappyness but you never get those moments of it getting choppy when it is really busy. also the camera works while making phone calls and so does the gps. the camera app could be better but the flash is super bright. i spent a lot of money on this phone as an impulse buy but i have no buyers remorse like i did with my past android phones. there are devs but nothing is tested as of yet. the devs on here are either just learking or dont have a second phone for testing purposes.
the mhl doesnt work with media hub for licence reasons. i wonder if it will work if we use media hub for an international sgs2? the licence laws are different over sees. but the hdmi output is very sharp. i just need to put some better movies on it to test it better. the trailers on the phone have a crappy compression on them. time to download some ripped movies!
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the mhl doesnt work with media hub for licence reasons. i wonder if it will work if we use media hub for an international sgs2? the licence laws are different over sees. but the hdmi output is very sharp. i just need to put some better movies on it to test it better. the trailers on the phone have a crappy compression on them. time to download some ripped movies!
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How did you get the mhl to work? I tried it on two TV's and both wouldn't detect my phone as an HDMI device. Is there a setting to get it to work?
Ya thanks so much for the feedback.
Since I loved my Captivate so much I thought I would get its next generation version and get the front facing camera, better display, faster processor.
But then as stated above all the questions regarding thet SGS II **Possibly** coming out in July. I love what the reviews say of the SGS II, plus the development of that will be incredible.
I dont wanna play the waiting game because obviously we all know what the waiting game is, its waiting for the next best thing just to be out down the next two weeks. The Captivate was my first top of the line phone I got, and I loved it, I love hacking into it, I loved soft bricking it, I loved having CM7, to JVH, to all the ROM's.
That being said if the Infuse was getting the development support as that of an Atrix for example I may just jump in, but it will be hard because I dont for see the development for this taking off really any time soon, that being said I could be completely ROM, wait till Jully have no SGS II, and the Infuse having CM7 and Ill be with my Captivate. Oh well : D.
Finally, the one thing I do like about the Infuse is as ALL of you have said, and other reviews is out of the box the Captivate is ****, lets be honest, its choppy, is on 2.1, its GPS is horrendous, and TW3 on that is horrible, but with the development it has been turned into quite an incredible little phone .
If I were to get the Infuse I could be satisfied for a little bit because as everyone says there are some nice stock perks, and is much smoother out of the box. That being said I'll probably wait after the summer till I purchase a phone to just see if there is a possible Odin flash back to stock method in place for this, and how the development proceeds.
Any other word y'all here or things in why the Infuse>> Captivate?
Thanks so much!
I think the Infuse is selling like hotcakes (at least near me). This suggests (although not guarantees) good development for the device.
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I think the Infuse is selling like hotcakes (at least near me). This suggests (although not guarantees) good development for the device.
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Ya I know the Infuse is selling well where I live as well but then again I dont know if any of the main SGS Dev's are coming to the Infuse. And that is very important to me.
But I did just think of something, if someone could take the Stock Infuse ROM, and .tar it couldnt we just use Odin to flash back to stock by just putting the stock infuse ROM in a .tar file, putting it into the PDA file slot, .512 Pit, Repartition, and then flash back to stock.
Thats assuming that the Infuse still has Download mode ect. ect.? Just a thought, obviously I dont have an Infuse but would be a nice little test.
THe reason im so intrigued by the Infuse though is, it looks and sounds like the much better Captivate out of the box which makes me think, that it will be nice for a while, while we wait for development, and then someone could whip up some nice ROMs for the Infuse.
That being said if the SGS II does sell like the SGS first generation, and be branded my individual carriers, I think I'd have to go with that, as it comes with 2.3.4, TW4, same processor, Dev support, ect. But in the Infuse defense they do look like very similar phones... They are both probably amazing, but honestly I dont wanna leave my Captivate (with JVH Darky 10.1 Beta) for something stock for too long : P
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How did you get the mhl to work? I tried it on two TV's and both wouldn't detect my phone as an HDMI device. Is there a setting to get it to work?
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im using it on a compute rmonitor with hdmi. unfortunately hdmi standards keep changing and hdmi devices do handshakes. not all hdmi devices are compatable. how old are your tv's? are they hdmi 1.3 complient?
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The day I ordered mine I noticed the leaked ROM for the HTC Holiday. I was having second thoughts as the specs on the Holiday are pretty impressive. But since I got the Infuse I haven't thought twice about it.
Like the SGS2, there is no release date for the Holiday. So who knows how long the wait will be. The next best thing is always right around the corner. If it's something I want bad enough and it's after my 30 day return window, then I'll just sell the Infuse and buy it outright. Until then, I'm going to enjoy the Infuse because it really is a very nice device.
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I totally agree. The HTC Holiday will definitely be sweet. I was a little bummed when I read an article a day after the Infuse release "Infuse buyers: wait for the Holiday!" But I'd been waiting for the Infuse since January. Eventually in this fast-paced Market, you have to buy a phone and enjoy it for a while, even though something better might be coming out soon.
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I totally agree. The HTC Holiday will definitely be sweet. I was a little bummed when I read an article a day after the Infuse release "Infuse buyers: wait for the Holiday!" But I'd been waiting for the Infuse since January. Eventually in this fast-paced Market, you have to buy a phone and enjoy it for a while, even though something better might be coming out soon.
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Agree completely, you cannot play the waiting game ever, although if I am going to use my upgrade it will have to be on the SGS II for AT&T, or the Infuse.
Tough choice, I think it will ultimately come down to how the development is for both, and pricing.
ive never been a huge HTC fan, my best friend owns the Inspire.
I was going to get the Infuse but after hearing about the HTC Holiday I'm going to wait.
My upgrade is going to the galaxy s 2 or the holiday whichever comes first.
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In case anyone is interested and doesn't already know.
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i think this phone will be outdated FAST. it should have hit MONTHS ago. now this phone is competing with others that its just not capable of.
a nice phone, but in couple more months - it will be at the bottom of the barrel.
All My Opinion of course
Yippee. Post this in that forum.
Yipee
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Yippee. Post this in that forum.
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I posted here because that some people here would like to know about it. It's already posted in that forum.
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Same thing as the infuse just a smaller screen and a little bit better of specs...waste of money imo...
S7 Infuse 1.6 Ghz
I'll have to compare the two in person to see if it's worth the jump. Very small spec differences on paper so we'll see how it goes.
Wait a couple months get a better phone.
Sgs2 will not compete with the phones coming up IMO
Then how do you think the infuse competes... I don't understand your position
I dont think it does, not within the next couple months anyway and with the little Dev/Roms i do feel that way.
im waiting on the Prime, then i will just give the infuse away, prob to my mother who still has the Captivate.
again this is just MY opinion.....i have been reading up on devices coming out. and i think they held the SGS2 off to long with HTC's new phone ( Runnymeade ) and then Nexus Prime and a few others i dont see this phone competing
ALL MY OPINION though
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i think this phone will be outdated FAST. it should have hit MONTHS ago. now this phone is competing with others that its just not capable of.
a nice phone, but in couple more months - it will be at the bottom of the barrel.
All My Opinion of course
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Agreed- Unfortunately. Although I enjoyed the S2 while I had it I did have a few complaints (all personal opinion) BUT with the recent talks about the Galaxy S3 and Nexus Prime I'm defiantly waiting being that I'll be gone from November to sometime at least after January with no phone or anything else I own with me I'd rather wait.
I will say -Phone technology is exploding and soon the market will be flooded with amazing devices that far surpass their predecessors. Pretty exciting stuff looking at what we have now & what is due out soon. For $700+ I didn't think the S2 was all that worth it, but for those that do want one & that could pick it up for the upgrade cost...MUCH better deal for around $200 that's worth every penny regardless of what I felt was wrong.
the2rrell said:
i think this phone will be outdated FAST. it should have hit MONTHS ago. now this phone is competing with others that its just not capable of.
a nice phone, but in couple more months - it will be at the bottom of the barrel.
All My Opinion of course
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And your phone isn't outdated? The SGS 2 is basically 2 of everything from the infuse. dual core 1.2GHz CPU, 1GB ram, 32GB internal storage.
Explain how that works, please.
i answered this already, and agree with you 100%
the infuse will be outdated as well, hence why im giving mine away when i pick my next phone, prob the Nexus Prime if it hits At&t
If history is any indication, it's rumored release in Europe later this year means that the U. S will get it around march of next year.
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I still like my inspire I'm not really interested on the new phones etc.Droid razr., galaxy nexus...
I'm holding my inspire till the HTC edge comes out =D
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Vivid disappointed me, and inspire is still quite a capable device , I think I will hold onto to it..
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I get bored with phones very easily but once i got my Inspire i wanted to keep it for more than a month or 2 (which was the shelf life for a phone to me for a long time) So i rooted it to keep me busy/interested, and when i get bored i dive deeper into the root to make it better.But im at a point now where i dont know enough to go much further, and the onlyfriends i have that are into phones like i am are through here. So its hard to actually be taught anything. So i really want a new phone but not sure which direction i should go, or if i should hold out till the new batch of phones is out. In short, why cant i be satisfied with a phone nfor more than a few months?
Nope i wanna stick around until a while. The inspire is a great device
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I will stick with it because I am on a contract and the phone is quite capable. And new phones come daily so if you sell inspire for dual core phone then quad core will come soon
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I've found the Inspire to be one of the best phones I've ever owned. I think I'd only put the G1 above it in terms of phones I loved owning. The Inspire has given me 0 problems, has tons of dev support and is still very fast/snappy to use.
Not tired of it at all. I do lust for the Galaxy Nexus or the Razr while laying in bed at night...but I feel bad about it in the morning.
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Not tired of it at all. I do lust for the Galaxy Nexus or the Razr while laying in bed at night...but I feel bad about it in the morning.
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Lol to this
Also, I do find myself getting bored with it easily. Definitely an amazing device, but damn that Galaxy Nexus is tempting. If only it had the 8MP camera!
I actually really like my Inspire still, It's still a very capable device. I am going to be due for an upgrade in the next few months and i am going to be holding on to this phone i think for a while. Till something really catches my eye, because i really want to get another HTC device. The galaxy nexus looks sweet but im not a fan of Samsung's use of so much plastic on their phones.
My inspire makes me pancakes for breakfast every morning. I'll probably keep it until I'm tired of pancakes or my pants don't fit anymore.
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That's what's so great about Android and being rooted. Get bored, flash a new ROM. Voila, new phone
No way! I love my Inspire still, it's a great phone, everything is really smooth with it right now. I'll probably hang on to it for another 18 months till i have another upgrade.
I really like my Inspire. I can not find a reason to upgrade. Nothing else out does anything different. I need a new Experiance before I will upgrade again. (or my contract is up). I had a Windows phone and modded the hell out of it and then, I went Iphone and modded it to death, and then andriod. Modded to death. See my pattern, each was a new experience. I will need a reason to leave my phone before I will.
meh...
After having issues with the battery life, I'm ready to upgrade to something with a larger battery & better screen. I'm not really hating on the phone, just disappointed with it.
Next phone I buy will be at cost, since I picked it up for $100 with a new contract.
I'm not tired of it (took 2 months only) but maybe if a little disappointed, I was recently at a concert and record some songs but my disappointment came into play, pesimo sound seemed pfffff q was in a machine room, something my old iphone that never happened to me, but good either me every day I live concerts as he remains so until q together for my new iphone 4s.
I have to say I like it and can deal with the few minor probs like battery life until the edge is released or equal to it. Sense I buy all my phones at cost I am willing to wait and see the next Gen device and right now everything else is just too weak to justify upgrading yet
So far I'm lovin' it. While this IS my first smartphone, I'd have to say I'm impressed overall with the phone. One thing bugs me though. I don't take a lot of pictures, but when I do, I like to not have to set my whitebalance to fluorescent every time I want to take a low light picture with my flash... I kinda wish the coders had implemented where if the camera sees low light, and decides to use the flash, to just set the whitebalance to fluorescent. Ahh the little things.
Overall I like the build quality, for ME it's been a solid phone, and I love modding it. Endless entertainment!
i've had mine for a couple months and it's the best phone i've ever owned and im happy with it but honestly im bored. Too many sense rom's are the same and CM7 just dosen't interest me anymore and i've been using MIUI for the last couple weeks but i'm getting to the point where i can't really expand it that much more. I'm going to try to convince my dad (im only 14) to kick my brother off of our family plan and make him go to a gophone plan as he's 19 and dosen't use his phone much and then pay the ETF and switch to verizon, with christmas coming up i think he'll do it but i'll just have to wait
Tired of it? Heck no! This is my fifth Android device and I love it. To me nothing else out at the moment is compelling enough to switch. I love the actual build quality of the phone. Too many other phones just have too much plastic on them and they feel cheap. This phone is solid. Its plenty fast and well supported in the community. My contract is up in August of 2012 so if it doesn't get bricked before then, that is what I will be using. I look forward to see the offerings then.
I've had the inspire since launch day and it has lived up to the billing so far. There's really nothing you can't do with this phone. I live in Houston which has LTE but I'm working in Odessa right now so there's no need for me to jump into an LTE device just yet. They barely have hspa+ rolled out down here. I'll probably wait until next year for the new slate of devices, when att broadens their LTE footprints.
For now I'm enjoying my inspire
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I love my inspire but like others am bored of the same old roms. Wanted the vivid but with the tegra 3 quad core already in the new transformer 2 tablet I think I might wait. And Samsung I believe has a phone called the flex that is supposed to come out q2 2012 with a flexible screen and body I think there are too many better phones in the near future to justify using my upgrade now and waiting two more years to get something better. Girl I work with just ordered the vivid so i will just look at it when she gets it and go from there
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Is sad to see the infuse forums are nearly dead, the only thing that sends to be left is Scott's beanstalk and cm thread.
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Is sad to see the infuse forums are nearly dead, the only thing that sends to be left is Scott's beanstalk and cm thread.
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The Infuse can't go on forever, and people get new phones eventually. It's just the nature of tech. I myself moved on from the Infuse, but have fond memories of it, since it was my first smartphone. But greener pastures were calling me. I now have the Moto G, which is a great phone for the price. It absolutely smokes the Infuse speed-wise. And as soon as the Nexus 6 comes out, I'm getting it. Yeah, I've become a performance whore. :victory:
But I will still come here to see how long the Infuse will live on. I say 6 months to a year, and these threads will be pretty much dead.
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It's sad to see the infuse forums are nearly dead, the only thing that seems to be left is Scott's beanstalk and cm thread.
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I agree. I really wish I had time to get into development for this phone as I will likely be using it until the hardware quits on me and I'm forced to upgrade.
Are there any other Infuse related forums out there? XDA has always seemed like the most active, but I've never really looked for an alternative.
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I agree. I really wish I had time to get into development for this phone as I will likely be using it until the hardware quits on me and I'm forced to upgrade.
Are there any other Infuse related forums out there? XDA has always seemed like the most active, but I've never really looked for an alternative.
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i too have moved on to a moto razr hd....doesn't even compare. the kernel is really outdated, i recently changed the battery from the original but i found that the batt life was just not sufficient with the new roms. i have mine on infinitum rom which seems to be the best upgrade for me from gb vis a vis battery. my moto lasts easily all day and more....but it was a great way to learn modding.
i have 2 new devices but still keep my infuse updated with the latest BeanStalk (would perfer omni or pa or something not so heavy)thats not to say i dont love beanstalk and scotts work or appreciate it, as i do i just wish there were more options to flash.
atm have my sIII running vanir
and my Nexus 7 running Omni, Ubuntu touch, PA, and slimkat... (thanks to multirom)
All devices must one day die... It's an unavoidable part of technology.
im still suporting the infuse on beanstalk best phone ive had its on par with the sensation that i had....just wish more devs would help scott out....if i were to "upgrade" i'd had to choose the S5 or the Htc One
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just wish more devs would help scott out....
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Don't count on it, people are moving on. The Infuse had its day in the sun, now it's time to R.I.P. On a side note, can't wait for the Nexus 6. :good:
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Don't count on it, people are moving on. The Infuse had its day in the sun, now it's time to R.I.P. On a side note, can't wait for the Nexus 6. :good:
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im with you on that nexus devices are awesome
There would be one more ROM that is active in the thread if the Carbon ROM maintainer could get the data/radio issues he's having sorted out, but he doesn't use the infuse as a main phone, so doesn't have a sim for it which means people have to test for him and I haven't seen any fixes pushed to their gerrit either recently. And plus I don't know if he has any help from any other devs. Oh well, as you've all said, she has to die some day. I myself am looking for a new phone, but just because the infuse is reaching end of life in terms of development. Otherwise I love this phone
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im still suporting the infuse on beanstalk best phone ive had
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Yeah, the infuse was the best phone I had too, up until I got my Moto G. After trying out some of the new phones a few months back, I could no longer hold onto the infuse. Things were slow and slightly flaky at times. Sure, it's a usable phone, but I wanted more. I wanted native KitKat, speed, more RAM, upgrades from the manufacturer, and to be more future-proof.
And after I get the Nexus 6, it will be the best I've had. A year later, something else will be the best, and it goes on and on.................
Just because the infuse is the best you've had, doesn't make it any more desirable at this point. Not putting you down for using it, as I had it for almost 2 yrs. and serviced me well. It will be interesting to see how long it takes before this infuse forum becomes a ghost town.
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Yeah, the infuse was the best phone I had too, up until I got my Moto G. After trying out some of the new phones a few months back, I could no longer hold onto the infuse. Things were slow and slightly flaky at times. Sure, it's a usable phone, but I wanted more. I wanted native KitKat, speed, more RAM, upgrades from the manufacturer, and to be more future-proof.
And after I get the Nexus 6, it will be the best I've had. A year later, something else will be the best, and it goes on and on.................
Just because the infuse is the best you've had, doesn't make it any more desirable at this point. Not putting you down for using it, as I had it for almost 2 yrs. and serviced me well. It will be interesting to see how long it takes before this infuse forum becomes a ghost town.
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well i would love it if samsung makes a Infuse 2 with 4G but that probably wont happen but like i said im probably gona get a HTC One cause i fell in love with it but when this phone stops working so it will probably be cheaper by then
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well i would love it if samsung makes a Infuse 2 with 4G but that probably wont happen but like i said im probably gona get a HTC One cause i fell in love with it but when this phone stops working so it will probably be cheaper by then
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You're better off waiting for the next HTC One and saving your money. Everything becomes dated so quickly these days.
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You're better off waiting for the next HTC One and saving your money. Everything becomes dated so quickly these days.
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true since the GS5 is already gonna be released (to the public) and is the new one gonna be called the HTC Two? cause that would be funny
the infuse was an interim device to get an att 4g samsung phone out the door before the s2, which was released shortly thereafter. the result was a phone with the internals of the s1 (processor, ram, ect) and externals of the s2 (screen, camera, housing, ect) and of course a 4g hspa+ radio. the phone was an accidental success, selling 9 million devices, probably due to good reviews, superfluous awards, and a steep price drop after the s2 was released. att tried to copy the idea, albeit less successfully, with the skyrocket in an attempt to release a 4g lte phone. but theres no need for interim devices anymore to push a new radio technology as all phones since the s3 (the most successful smartphone ever) have had the latest and greatest lte radios.
the new htc will be called "the new htc one" a la the "the new ipad". its a terrible name and wont help the struggling company push new hardware. which is sad as it looks to be a very nice phone.
ill be saying goodbye to my infuse tomorrow as att has decided to replace it with an s4. ive been putting off buying a new phone. mostly because i have wanted to keep my options open and not sign a new contract. and ive been nitpicking on new devices as an excuse not to buy one. but the infuse is getting old an is scraping the minimum requirements for android and its getting time to upgrade. newer phones look like they will have a longer shelf life as even newer versions provide very little reason to upgrade. the s5 has almost nothing better than on the s4. its bigger, thicker, and heavier than the s4 to make room for a minuscule update in screen size, with rather useless features like a heart rate monitor (which you can do with you camera now anyways) and a terrible swipey finger print reader. you can also pick up a moto g, a very powerful phone, for chump-change.
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the infuse was an interim device to get an att 4g samsung phone out the door before the s2, which was released shortly thereafter. the result was a phone with the internals of the s1 (processor, ram, ect) and externals of the s2 (screen, camera, housing, ect) and of course a 4g hspa+ radio. the phone was an accidental success, selling 9 million devices, probably due to good reviews, superfluous awards, and a steep price drop after the s2 was released. att tried to copy the idea, albeit less successfully, with the skyrocket in an attempt to release a 4g lte phone. but theres no need for interim devices anymore to push a new radio technology as all phones since the s3 (the most successful smartphone ever) have had the latest and greatest lte radios.
the new htc will be called "the new htc one" a la the "the new ipad". its a terrible name and wont help the struggling company push new hardware. which is sad as it looks to be a very nice phone.
ill be saying goodbye to my infuse tomorrow as att has decided to replace it with an s4. ive been putting off buying a new phone. mostly because i have wanted to keep my options open and not sign a new contract. and ive been nitpicking on new devices as an excuse not to buy one. but the infuse is getting old an is scraping the minimum requirements for android and its getting time to upgrade. newer phones look like they will have a longer shelf life as even newer versions provide very little reason to upgrade. the s5 has almost nothing better than on the s4. its bigger, thicker, and heavier than the s4 to make room for a minuscule update in screen size, with rather useless features like a heart rate monitor (which you can do with you camera now anyways) and a terrible swipey finger print reader. you can also pick up a moto g, a very powerful phone, for chump-change.
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maybe ill get the SkyRocket then lol
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maybe ill get the SkyRocket then lol
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heh. id probably pass. my brother had one. it didnt quite get the development it need.
I like my Infuse, but I have since moved on to the HTC MyTouch 4G Slide (a phone that is just as old). I wanted something a little smaller (one that could be carried in a lanyard case), but more importantly I missed having a physical keyboard (which is why I hung on to my LG Breeze feature phone for so long). The MT4GS covers both these things, and I'm mostly happy with it (battery drain with CM 10.1 is at the top of my annoyances).
I have been thinking of what to do with the Infuse next. Currently it is a media player and a backup phone, but I think I may hand it down to my sister, as she has a bit of an interest in smartphones now. However I'm having trouble parting ways with it. Oh well.
Sad to see a forum dwindle away to nothing.
I agree, it's very sad. But, time will always move forward and technology goes with it. All the devs for this device has made the infuse a legendary device, and I hate to see it become a thing of the past.
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Don't play Taps too early. The latest ROM, 4.4.275, has proven to be quite a solid release for Infuse. Don't be surprised when Android 4.4.3 makes it to the Infuse.