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Proud owner of G2x

So yesterday I went into the store to play a little with the sensation and man I'm glad I got a G2x since release date and not waited for the Sensation. It felt slow all over the place and I compared everything with my G2x.
My G2x felt super smooth while the sensation was feeling laggy and stuttery.
Quadrant scores ( Rounded numbers)
Sensation - 1900
G2x - 2400 (Running stock)
The screen was the biggest dissapointment, The screen was all washed out, and with a yellowish tint. I was hoping to see a major improvement with the higher resolution but didn't compare at all against our phone.
So overall I didn't like the Sensation over the G2x and is not even a match when It comes to speed.
I am a proud owner of the G2x.
Hopefully they start selling the G2x soon. I am pretty sure T-Mobile will be marketing the G2x much more once they release the gingerbread update.
My advise is that you go to your T-Mobile store and try them both and decide for yourself.
Sent from my snappy G2x

moshe22 said:
My advise is that you go to your T-Mobile store and try them both and decide for yourself.
Sent from my snappy G2x
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Thats it, best answer !! ....Several people have called this out. Go try it. If you like it...buy it. Good for you. If you don't, then good for you. Reasons for buying or not buying anything are between you and yourself.
Please feel free to not share those reasons....privacy laws and all...I'm sure you understand...

Yeah, I understand.
And don't get me wrong, Sensation is a good phone, just like you said, if you like it buy it if you don't, don't buy it. Lol
Should be simple, but humans care too much about what other people think.
Sent from my G2x

In my opinion, the G2x, right now, isn't ready for the general public. I think it is a good thing they aren't selling them again until GB comes out.
For me, the phone is a beast. I'm not afraid to root it and start ripping out crap that causes problems or flashing custom software or patches. The phone, completely stock, suffers from crappy programming.
Thats one thing that kills me about Android. I LOVE android but manufactures dig their own graves. Google should hire the CM team officially and make all phones require AOSP drivers. I mean the Nexus One still gets official updates from Google. If Google hired the CM team to work on making phones compatible with AOSP roms, then all phones could get pushed stable updates the way Google pushed updates to the Nexus phones.
See right now, manufactures have to build roms around their drivers. If all phones were made compatible to the same set of drivers then we wouldn't have this fragmentation crap.
They need to make the overlays just additional installs.

player911 said:
In my opinion, the G2x, right now, isn't ready for the general public. I think it is a good thing they aren't selling them again until GB comes out.
For me, the phone is a beast. I'm not afraid to root it and start ripping out crap that causes problems or flashing custom software or patches. The phone, completely stock, suffers from crappy programming.
Thats one thing that kills me about Android. I LOVE android but manufactures dig their own graves. Google should hire the CM team officially and make all phones require AOSP drivers. I mean the Nexus One still gets official updates from Google. If Google hired the CM team to work on making phones compatible with AOSP roms, then all phones could get pushed stable updates the way Google pushed updates to the Nexus phones.
See right now, manufactures have to build roms around their drivers. If all phones were made compatible to the same set of drivers then we wouldn't have this fragmentation crap.
They need to make the overlays just additional installs.
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Agree 100%. Why you think the Nexus One forums are still booming

It's wierd I read of all these problems all I have is slight screen bleeding in the corners and I would've never recognized if I didn't read about it I love this phone my wife has a sidekick 4g and it feels way out dated to this phone never had a reboot or any thing so patently waiting for gingerbread
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moshe22 said:
Yeah, I understand.
And don't get me wrong, Sensation is a good phone, just like you said, if you like it buy it if you don't, don't buy it. Lol
Should be simple, but humans care too much about what other people think.
Sent from my G2x
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Yeah, agreed. I have both. One goes back. I switched to the beast again today. Handed them both to my girlfriend, seeking her opinion. After 15 minutes she chose the G2x. You are right its a beast.
Decision made.
Thanks

alodar1 said:
Yeah, agreed. I have both. One goes back. I switched to the beast again today. Handed them both to my girlfriend, seeking her opinion. After 15 minutes she chose the G2x. You are right its a beast.
Decision made.
Thanks
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Good choice brotha, I effin love my g2x it seems to amaze me everyday......they should rename this phone the hulk smash....cuz it definitly smashes the competition and is a straight beast!!!

alodar1 said:
Yeah, agreed. I have both. One goes back. I switched to the beast again today. Handed them both to my girlfriend, seeking her opinion. After 15 minutes she chose the G2x. You are right its a beast.
Decision made.
Thanks
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Good to have you back
Sent from my G2x

sarni84 said:
Good choice brotha, I effin love my g2x it seems to amaze me everyday......they should rename this phone the hulk smash....cuz it definitly smashes the competition and is a straight beast!!!
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I know dude, this thing impress me everyday.
And..... I'm running stock lol
No problems whatsoever
Sent from my super snappy G2x

sarni84 said:
they should rename this phone the hulk smash....cuz it definitly smashes the competition and is a straight beast!!!
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HAHAHA! They totally should! I think I found my next notification sound!
Love my phone! Even with the "issues", I wouldn't trade this for anything.
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Amen boys...this is my favorite android phone to date and I've had most ....love the sense clock but want nothing to do with sense ever again. Vanilla = real android experience .....we should come up with a clan name for the users that never turned their backs on this beast...what y'all think?
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laker666 said:
Amen boys...this is my favorite android phone to date and I've had most ....love the sense clock but want nothing to do with sense ever again. Vanilla = real android experience .....we should come up with a clan name for the users that never turned their backs on this beast...what y'all think?
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My wife will probably think it's lame, but I am down. Lol
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laker666 said:
love the sense clock but want nothing to do with sense ever again.
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Check out GO Weather, its a widget set that includes a click that can be skinned to look just like HTC.
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LordButtersI said:
Check out GO Weather, its a widget set that includes a click that can be skinned to look just like HTC.
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No offense, there is no app that would make me buy a phone. The Beast is the beast because of how it feels and what it does. Sense or an unlocked bootloader are not part of it... For me.??

alodar1 said:
No offense, there is no app that would make me buy a phone. The Beast is the beast because of how it feels and what it does. Sense or an unlocked bootloader are not part of it... For me.??
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No, I mean you can download out for your g2x and it will look like the sense clock. Best of both worlds : P
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LordButtersI said:
Check out GO Weather, its a widget set that includes a click that can be skinned to look just like HTC.
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Thanks man. I downloaded GO Weather and am using it now. Very sense like indeed

My first post .... ) ..I don't know what all the fuss is about. I've had the G2X since day 1 and can honestly say it is the best android phone I have ever used. I switched from the Samsung galaxy which honestly led me to hate android. Switching from Samsung to this beast has changed my mind completely. I love everything about this phone. At first I was getting the random reboots but that hasn't happened in over a month. I can honestly say.. this phone is simply incredible.
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My first post .... ) ..I don't know what all the fuss is about. I've had the G2X since day 1 and can honestly say it is the best android phone I have ever used. I switched from the Samsung galaxy which honestly led me to hate android. Switching from Samsung to this beast has changed my mind completely. I love everything about this phone. At first I was getting the random reboots but that hasn't happened in over a month. I can honestly say.. this phone is simply incredible.
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I know, I'm looking at my G2x right now and is just gorgeous. This beweled screen and shinny screen, the metal, around the sides. I just don't like to put this phone down lol.
It is simply gorgeous
Sent from my super snappy G2x

jcabrera03 said:
My first post .... ) ..this phone is simply incredible.
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Nah man!!!! The Incredible is a different forum!!!! This forum is for beasts and the sensation.

Android Development

This is for the myTouch 4G Slide!

This is an amazing phone! I will definitely get one of these to replace my Desire Z

Looking forward to replacing my HTC Glacier

Me too! 10 char

Curious
I am thinking about buying this phone but being that's its so new... im skeptical. the reason being i want to know if i can add wifi hotspot to this phone after its been rooted

Even before being rooted you can do the wifi hotspot works like a charm!

Ill just let yall know. I have the mt4gs. It is sick. The keyboard is awesome, camera is awesome, no s-off yet but in due time it will come. Wicked fast. As soon as i turned it on i installed quadrant and it ran a 1995 right out of the box. Not bad. Imagine when we are able to overclock this bad boy. This phone has alot of potential. The only downside is that it is a little heavy. But you get used to the weight after holding it for a few minutes. Overall, im glad i picked this phone. Peace.
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I love how heavy this phone. I feel like i can break other phones lol.

Agreed, I like at least a little bit of heft, otherwise the phone feels flimsy. I think this one is just fine considering it is a slider.

This is the best smartphone i've ever fked with. The photos are incredible. Operations are snappy ofr course.
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i am waiting impatiently for an after market large battery from about 3600, like the mugen for the desire z/ g2.
the phone is awesome .
I also really like the default rom with rotating rosie and 5 change able icons in the dock.
camera app is awesome .
also filming in full hd looks pretty well

thanks! however, what i meant to say was a hacked wifi hotspot? without the fee =)

Just traded my sensation to get this =) much better phone imo
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jassyn88 said:
thanks! however, what i meant to say was a hacked wifi hotspot? without the fee =)
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You dont have to use a hacked wifi hotspot. The stock one works. My wife works for tmobile and they tell you that there is a fee. But you can use it without the hotspot plan.
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Im very impressed with the build quality of this phone. Im coming from the mytouch 4G. That phone was plaqued with issues.
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Im very impressed with the build quality of this phone. ...
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Yea man, it's almost unbelievable what you can throw at this phone and it still just keeps chugging away doing it's thing.
I've been impressed with it since before I got it, and since getting one it's exceeded all my lofty expectations.
Quite a few times i've been using it, and then when I slid out the keyboard surprised people by that, guess they weren't expecting that after seeing what I was doing with it.
I've been running around plugging it into televisions and playing movies at peoples houses and stuff which is pretty killer. Just about everyone i've met who casually owns an android phone and doesn't get into it like we do here has said "let me try that" and plugged my video cable into their headphones jack...but of course, no dice for them.
One thing i've noticed, after stopping in to just about every T-Mobile store around my area is that most reps have this phone, either in khaki or black. (i'm glad I have a black one though, don't quite like the look of the khaki).
All in all - probably the most impressive piece of hardware on the market at the moment, and has held up pretty well to some demanding field tests.
Can't say enough how much I like the phone - digging into it and running it through the ringer has become an almost around the clock obsession since root became available.
I've already gotten a few people in the process of switching over to T-Mobile just to get this phone, but the darned thing sells itself in all of it's awesomeness.

I like this phone more so than my sensation, mainly for its size and good picture ability. The sensation has a good camera too though, but the MT4GS's is a lot better and i like the dedicated button to take pictures. The build quality of this phone is nice too, it reminds me of what my Touch Pro 2 could have been with more ram and a better cpu.

[Q] *** iKream ICS port ***

Just wondering if its possible for anyone to port this rom over to HOX ? The second droid link is an updated version & has a nice urban theme which is pretty sweet. Would appreciate it, if anyone is capable of doing so. Thanks in advance...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727710
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/2770-ics-motoblur-ikreamics616211romfinal-r3ds/

So let me get this straight. You are the only person in the world that prefers and does not try to viciously remove MotoBlur from their device? Shudders

So do you want the bugatti or the ford focus with exterior customization to look like one?
Unless... This must be a troll thread ;]

Didn't know it was so wrong on asking if its possible to port a Rom. Roms are ported all the time. I guess haterade was on tap today.
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It's not wrong. But here's the problem. That phone and ours have NOTHING in common. Not to mention without kernel source there's not much we can do to port other platform's roms. Also Moto Blur *yech*

gunnyman said:
It's not wrong. But here's the problem. That phone and ours have NOTHING in common. Not to mention without kernel source there's not much we can do to port other platform's roms. Also Moto Blur *yech*
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Gotcha thnx
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Lol no hateraide, xD Haven't heard that one in a long time. Just... Going from what we have to what you want, Seems like such a downgrade [such as Windows 7 -> Windows 2000] between the two It wouldnt really be worth the time. If you are just looking for a theme as such, then you might want to try a launcher such as Nova and checkout the themes available for it. I'm sure you'll find one you like :]. As for me, I prefer sense. Nova has gotten laggy before. And call me judgemental or a prick [or whatever else], but On a phone with "1 Gig" ram and a 1.5 [1.8 in my case] Ghz Processor, I want and expect zero lag. Ever. :W

If the ROM had a source, then I would have tried. The thing is though that it is based off of their stock (file modded) and not built from source, so we can't build for our device by only using the binaries since our devices are nothing alike.

Yea hear ya guys. Just more so interested in this theme. We really only have two themes for hox at this time. And this one is pretty sweet.
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What is the best/lightest rom for the HOX

What is the best vanilla rom and what is the best modified sense rom?
I want it to be light (uses a low amount of ram) and more stable/fast than the stock rom that gets shipped with your AT&T HTC One X... with better battery life.
Thanks,
Wir3d

This post is not going to be received well, FYI, but before they lock you down : I'm really enjoying CleanRom Lite. It's definitely more responsive than stock. It's Sense-based. Very stable (based on my experience, more stable than stock even).
I don't think any of them right now are going to affect battery life in any appreciable way.

There is no "best" ROM. The best one, is the one that fit your wants and needs, and those are not the same from person to person.
Also, just browse the forum or do a search. There are already lots of other threads like this.

Wir3d said:
What is the best vanilla rom and what is the best modified sense rom?
I want it to be light (uses a low amount of ram) and more stable/fast than the stock rom that gets shipped with your AT&T HTC One X... with better battery life.
Thanks,
Wir3d
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Im not trying to sound like an ass or anything but cmon, the development thread is literally two clicks away...take a look for yourself man. Nandroid and flash all the ROMs you want so you can pick whats best for YOU

Wir3d said:
What is the best vanilla rom and what is the best modified sense rom?
I want it to be light (uses a low amount of ram) and more stable/fast than the stock rom that gets shipped with your AT&T HTC One X... with better battery life.
Thanks,
Wir3d
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There's no one answer because roms perform differently on different phones depending on usage and individual configurations. 500 people may love one rom to death, but you may find it doesn't work so hot on your phone. You have to test them out and see what's best for you.

Read the ROM threads, find one that you think looks good to you, flash it. Only way to find out.
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Wir3d said:
What is the best vanilla rom and what is the best modified sense rom?
I want it to be light (uses a low amount of ram) and more stable/fast than the stock rom that gets shipped with your AT&T HTC One X... with better battery life.
Thanks,
Wir3d
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This all comes down to personal preference so you'll have to go through and see what works for you, each ROM has pros/cons. I've tried 3 myself and I found that the Nocturnal SE 1.7 gives me a good speed boost and battery life, I'm getting about 22-28hrs total with ~3hrs screen time at 50% brightness.

Thanks guys, I know the rules of the forum very well.. the point of it was to see which one uses the least amount of ram and get some feedback at the same time. I was a HD2 owner for 2 years and was involved in the HD2 forums for as long as I have owned the phone.I just got the the HOX and wanted to get something on it quick..
I don't see a point of injecting every single rom into my phone just to find out which one uses the least amount of ram when I can start a thread and and find out that way and at the same time get some feedback..that is the whole point of a forum like this..to communicate with others that have similar devices and can help you out.. I've checked out the pages for almost every rom but I haven't seen one that clearly states how much ram it uses for example 341 MB/1000MB...

I use the Wcx illuminati series roms , they are screaming fast , stable , and they have a mod version and stock version .. and three kernels to choose from .
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robertmoore208 said:
I use the Wcx illuminati series roms , they are screaming fast , stable , and they have a mod version and stock version .. and three kernels to choose from .
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that's for the LTE version bro?
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InflatedTitan said:
that's for the LTE version bro?
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Yep, just won't find them on this forum. And he is right, they are very fast and very stable. Definitely my Sense ROM of choice.
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pside15 said:
Yep, just won't find them on this forum. And he is right, they are very fast and very stable. Definitely my Sense ROM of choice.
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Where can you find these Roms?

Lilshaun said:
Where can you find these Roms?
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Google Wcx roms... you won't be disappointed
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robertmoore208 said:
Google Wcx roms... you won't be disappointed
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I just registered over there to check it out... I don't know man... it doesn't seem like he really cares if anyone flashes his ROM or not. Gotta have 10 posts to even download it, there's no actual changelog, no list of mods, no screenies.... how am I supposed to know if I even want to flash it?

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I just registered over there to check it out... I don't know man... it doesn't seem like he really cares if anyone flashes his ROM or not. Gotta have 10 posts to even download it, there's no actual changelog, no list of mods, no screenies.... how am I supposed to know if I even want to flash it?
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First off... Howdy
Doesn't care? Lol, that's harsh ... I know wild child personally and he's the only guy I know that is awake all hours , every day of the week making updates, tweaks, and roms. And never puts a Rom out that doesn't impress, the 10 post rule was put into place to get rid of those who just didn't want to contribute , 10 posts is a very small price to pay for the time and effort put into the work. You can get 10 just hitting the different forums and helping out , and post #2 usually has the change log. They are there I just checked.
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robertmoore208 said:
First off... Howdy
Doesn't care? Lol, that's harsh ... I know wild child personally and he's the only guy I know that is awake all hours , every day of the week making updates, tweaks, and roms. And never puts a Rom out that doesn't impress, the 10 post rule was put into place to get rid of those who just didn't want to contribute , 10 posts is a very small price to pay for the time and effort put into the work. You can get 10 just hitting the different forums and helping out , and post #2 usually has the change log. They are there I just checked.
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Couldn't agree more.

robertmoore208 said:
First off... Howdy
Doesn't care? Lol, that's harsh ... I know wild child personally and he's the only guy I know that is awake all hours , every day of the week making updates, tweaks, and roms. And never puts a Rom out that doesn't impress, the 10 post rule was put into place to get rid of those who just didn't want to contribute , 10 posts is a very small price to pay for the time and effort put into the work. You can get 10 just hitting the different forums and helping out , and post #2 usually has the change log. They are there I just checked.
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I didn't really mean it like that, not trying to detract from the hard work that Wildchild puts in. I'm sure it's an awesome ROM and I'm sure he works very hard on it. I just can't find any information on it, even on his own site. After a fair amount of searching, I have no clue what features it has, what kind of tweaks have been made, if it's been themed at all, or just how it differs from the stock ROM. I have seen lots of people mention his ROMs and how awesome they are, so I'm quite curious and would love to check it out but no way am I flashing a ROM that I know quite literally nothing about.

Aokp by rohan32 is best vanilla rom out right now...not even close. That is if you don't mind having a non working video camera. It's extremely light (about 140 megs) and very fast when joined with nova launcher. It has mods out the ying Yang too.
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robertmoore208 said:
Google Wcx roms... you won't be disappointed
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Can you post a link to the forum. Can't seem to find the specific forum.

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I didn't really mean it like that, not trying to detract from the hard work that Wildchild puts in. I'm sure it's an awesome ROM and I'm sure he works very hard on it. I just can't find any information on it, even on his own site. After a fair amount of searching, I have no clue what features it has, what kind of tweaks have been made, if it's been themed at all, or just how it differs from the stock ROM. I have seen lots of people mention his ROMs and how awesome they are, so I'm quite curious and would love to check it out but no way am I flashing a ROM that I know quite literally nothing about.
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Basically his regular ROM is a tweaked stock ROM and retains all of the stock look with a nice increase in speed. The modded ROMs he releases are more themed and stuff. And it will have a tweaks app built for his ROM that will allow all kinds of customizations. Kind of similar to what's in the xi40 ROM. I used his modded ROM on my Vivid and it was rock solid. I would definitely give it a try, they are very solid ROMs. I saw you posting over there earlier.

First Impressions

What are you guys pros, cons, and recommendations.
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Great phone, few annoyances
Overall I think it's a great phone, with a lot of potential. The battery life blows the Epic out of the water, the reception is WAY better, and the keyboard is amazing once you get past the initial learning curve.
Even the stock ROM is not that bad.. My only real gripe is the lack of any toggle buttons in the notifications menu. That drives me insane, I use those constantly and HATE having to go into the settings every time I want to turn anything on or off.
I am, however, eagerly awaiting a root method and some custom ROM goodness. Which will quite easily take care of the majority of my gripes (besides the non-removable battery).

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Overall I think it's a great phone, with a lot of potential. The battery life blows the Epic out of the water, the reception is WAY better, and the keyboard is amazing once you get past the initial learning curve.
Even the stock ROM is not that bad.. My only real gripe is the lack of any toggle buttons in the notifications menu. That drives me insane, I use those constantly and HATE having to go into the settings every time I want to turn anything on or off.
I am, however, eagerly awaiting a root method and some custom ROM goodness. Which will quite easily take care of the majority of my gripes (besides the non-removable battery).
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I hated that damn epic. this phone is superior in every way. contrary to the "bigger is better" hype, I like the size of the phone. It fits nicely in my hand and I don't have to be a contortionist to get my fingers across the screen. the only issue I have to complain about so far, besides the lack of toggles, is that if you have head phones or a bluetooth device connected, the notifications play thru it instead of the back speak. But that could user error on my part.. It isn't that much thicker than the original Photon. I'm holding them both in my hands right now and the weight isn't that much different either, especially for a slider. I'm not in to much of a hurry for any custom roms. but it would be nice to have root. I'm sure shabby or one of the other great devs will have that taken care of soon enough...

haveigonemental said:
Overall I think it's a great phone, with a lot of potential. The battery life blows the Epic out of the water, the reception is WAY better, and the keyboard is amazing once you get past the initial learning curve.
Even the stock ROM is not that bad.. My only real gripe is the lack of any toggle buttons in the notifications menu. That drives me insane, I use those constantly and HATE having to go into the settings every time I want to turn anything on or off.
I am, however, eagerly awaiting a root method and some custom ROM goodness. Which will quite easily take care of the majority of my gripes (besides the non-removable battery).
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How about a widget? or maybe this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle&hl=en

gTen said:
How about a widget? or maybe this app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle&hl=en
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I tried it out, and it basically works... It does have a sort of tacked on feeling. I'd much prefer a baked in solution tho.

haveigonemental said:
I tried it out, and it basically works... It does have a sort of tacked on feeling. I'd much prefer a baked in solution tho.
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There are other alternatives, just giving 1 example.

So far, my thoughts on this device are that it is amazing! This could just be because i'm upgrading from a DROID Eris from Verizon, but this device does just about everything right!
The keyboard is by far the best one I've used on a mobile device, its very tactile and the back light is bright and adjustable. The phones performance is top notch, no lag in apps or just scrolling around. I've even gotten my ps1,n64,and gba emulators running great with keys mapped to the keypad
My internet browsing experience is been quite good, even though I'm still using sprint's 3g network, all websites load up quick and are smooth.
The screen looks fantastic, although it isn't full HD, colors are vibrant and watching videos is great on the phone. Overall, i am VERY pleased with the device so far, and i cant wait to see what developers have in store for it!
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haveigonemental said:
I tried it out, and it basically works... It does have a sort of tacked on feeling. I'd much prefer a baked in solution tho.
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I just tossed the power control widget that's included on my home screen. While you can't get to it from everywhere, it's only one button away.
The only thing about this phone that I truly do not like is notification light. I don't like green XD

KitsunePaws said:
I just tossed the power control widget that's included on my home screen. While you can't get to it from everywhere, it's only one button away.
The only thing about this phone that I truly do not like is notification light. I don't like green XD
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When that's your biggest gripe things are looking up for this phone
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If anyone buys/uses the HD Dock and/or the Vehicle Dock for the Q, I'd be highly interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences after a bit of time using those as well....just tossing that out there for present and future owners alike.

Found this fairly indepth impression post by someone over at Phandroid, worth a read by those considering buying:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-photon-q-4g-lte/604051-my-impressions.html

Better than the Galaxy S III?
So, the question for me is how does it compare to the Galaxy SIII?

Well the sg3 was out because samsung does not update crap. So I was leaning towards the htc evo lte when I heard about the photon q. Sometimes I have to compose some sizable emails for work and the touch typing can get pretty frustrating in those situations, so I end up using my epics keyboard a lot. Even thought about getting the htc and a blackberry just for emails for work
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tumbes20000 said:
Well the sg3 was out because samsung does not update crap. So I was leaning towards the htc evo lte when I heard about the photon q. Sometimes I have to compose some sizable emails for work and the touch typing can get pretty frustrating in those situations, so I end up using my epics keyboard a lot. Even thought about getting the htc and a blackberry just for emails for work
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im really wondering where you are getting your sources for samsung doesnt update crap, as far as ive seen they have done a pretty decent job on sprint so far.

I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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tumbes20000 said:
I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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Why you say that cause it's stuck on ginger bread unless you use cyanogen mod?
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MysteryEmotionz said:
Why you say that cause it's stuck on ginger bread unless you use cyanogen mod?
The epic started with eclair. Updated to froyo n now has ginger bread stock. That's 2 major updates
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tumbes20000 said:
I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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i did actually, froyo came a little slower but i understand why, back then AOSP was really closed off towards just the nexus one. you want proof in that look at how long it took from eclair to froyo vs froyo to gb, samsung had based the nexus s off its samsung galaxy line so it was able to know how to have the code work on the humming bird a hell of a lot sooner. in fact the gingerbread update was posted the day ICS was announced, thus making the epic only 1 update "behind". granted its two now but its also past its two year mark (or rather tomorrow it will be, i remember picking mine up on august 31st 2010 launch day)
the epic 4g touch launched with gingerbread not that long ago it got ics and will prolly get jellybean someday. sgs3 launched with ICS and the tmo version already has leaks of JB, meaning it will prolly happen soon.
now lets compare that to the photon (im sure a few other moto phones fit this bill) launched with 2.3.4, after 7?8? months got an update to 2.3.5 instead of ICS, ICS is coming later this year which means it will only be one update behind until Key Lime is released this november, what do you think the odds are of the photon getting jellybean officially? so as of this november it will be 2 behind and stay that way, considering photon owners are 1 year into their 2 year agreement for that device doesnt leave a lot of hope.
MysteryEmotionz said:
Why you say that cause it's stuck on ginger bread unless you use cyanogen mod?
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YOU!!! ;P

tumbes20000 said:
I guess u havent had an epic 4g
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XD Helps if you know who you're talking to. He's pretty on point.

shabbypenguin said:
i did actually, froyo came a little slower but i understand why, back then AOSP was really closed off towards just the nexus one. you want proof in that look at how long it took from eclair to froyo vs froyo to gb, samsung had based the nexus s off its samsung galaxy line so it was able to know how to have the code work on the humming bird a hell of a lot sooner. in fact the gingerbread update was posted the day ICS was announced, thus making the epic only 1 update "behind". granted its two now but its also past its two year mark (or rather tomorrow it will be, i remember picking mine up on august 31st 2010 launch day)
the epic 4g touch launched with gingerbread not that long ago it got ics and will prolly get jellybean someday. sgs3 launched with ICS and the tmo version already has leaks of JB, meaning it will prolly happen soon.
now lets compare that to the photon (im sure a few other moto phones fit this bill) launched with 2.3.4, after 7?8? months got an update to 2.3.5 instead of ICS, ICS is coming later this year which means it will only be one update behind until Key Lime is released this november, what do you think the odds are of the photon getting jellybean officially? so as of this november it will be 2 behind and stay that way, considering photon owners are 1 year into their 2 year agreement for that device doesnt leave a lot of hope.
YOU!!! ;P
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you nailed it right on the head.
I love when people don't realize me n you have been working on the epic since the beginning and we seen the phone grow and know what where talking about. Silly newbs
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MysteryEmotionz said:
you nailed it right on the head.
I love when people don't realize me n you have been working on the epic since the beginning and we seen the phone grow and know what where talking about. Silly newbs
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actually i tend to get confused when people mention me and epic. as i never did anything big for it, i leaked DK17 froyo build. i did the first linux/mac one click but i didnt do any roms or anything :/