I recently had a friend of mine who works for AT&T tell me that HTC admitted recently that the HTC One X has a battery overheating problem where it the phone will essentially get so hot that the parts inside will melt. Supposedly this has been an annoying issue because it's particularly difficult to test for when customers trade in their old equipment since the phone is sealed. As an One X owner I found this to be a little disconcerting to hear since I actually love my phone a lot, especially after putting ParanoidAndroid on it, and don't want it to fail me. Learning this made me wonder though if by installing PA I may have extended the life of the phone due to the better software... so I thought I'd ask.
What precautions can we take to ensure that our phones don't overheat? Will installing a new ROM in and of itself extend the life of the phone? Is there any software available that will make better use of the phones battery? What do you know about the heating issue and how has it affected you?
Don't believe. The only time I heard of a phone/device melting was due to defective battery.
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Definitely not as bad as melting, but sometimes will get ridiculous hot and run out of battery fast. Not often though, can be solved by restarting.
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don't sleep on your phone at night. my phone slides under pillow sometimes when i sleep and it overheats and turns off.
You could just call HTC and ask, although I don't they would admit to something like that.
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It needs to get A LOT hotter than anyone has yet stated theirs to be in order to melt anything inside.
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I recently had a friend of mine who works for AT&T tell me that HTC admitted...
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So this is what, fourth-hand information now?
If these phones were melting down like this, you would be hearing about it from people who've actually had it happen.
I had overheating issues. Phones display would stay on and get extremely hot until the battery died. Did this twice before my replacement arrived. I don't think it melted anything, but it was hotter than any of my other phones have ever gotten.
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So this is what, fourth-hand information now?
If these phones were melting down like this, you would be hearing about it from people who've actually had it happen.
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Second hand information.
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You - First hand
Your friend - Second Hand
AT&T - Third Hand
HTC - Fourth Hand
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You - First hand
Your friend - Second Hand
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False.
My friend = First hand
I = Second hand
Since you're getting the information from me what you're receiving is second hand information. This should be pretty obvious, I don't know why you're making this more complicated than it really is.
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SirVivi said:
False.
My friend = First hand
I = Second hand
Since you're getting the information from me what you're receiving is second hand information. This should be pretty obvious, I don't know why you're making this more complicated than it really is.
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I'm getting third-hand by my calculations...
HTC > At&t : 1st hand
At&t > friend : 2nd hand
Friend > OP : 3rd hand
Regardless, this seems like a troll post. Phones just don't melt.
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OP this seems like something fabricated by AT&T because of all the unexplained problems with the one x
Regardless this phone gets no where near hot to the touch, my old galaxy nexus on the other hand got HOT. If I was downloading something I had to be careful not to put the phone to my face during a phone call because it would burn.
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Only time my phone gets hot from use is streaming audio while on wifi and heavy browser use.
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I'm getting third-hand by my calculations...
HTC > At&t : 1st hand
At&t > friend : 2nd hand
Friend > OP : 3rd hand
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OP > Us : 4th hand
I dont care which one of your gimp hands you use as long as you get it done proper. Now enough talk about which hand is better.
I'll just leave this here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/04/12/official-htc-statement-htc-one-x-is-normal-to-overheat/
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SirVivi said:
I'll just leave this here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/04/12/official-htc-statement-htc-one-x-is-normal-to-overheat/
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And what device do we have? Oh yea its the one XL not the one x
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And what device do we have? Oh yea its the one XL not the one x
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lol, unintentional self contradictions are funny.
But seriously, can someone answer my original question? I want to know if changing the OS effects the temperature of the phone in a positive or negative way, or perhaps extends the life of the device. That would be great.
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On the bottom left of my phone I can push down and there's some give along with a click sound. Anybody else? My inspire did this too and I exchanged it.
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my two day old one x does this only in the lower right. I think this is mostly due to the design and will happen sooner or later, it did not the first day.
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my two day old one x does this only in the lower right. I think this is mostly due to the design and will happen sooner or later, it did not the first day.
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Yeah my bottom right does this as well... But the case covers it up
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Are all HTC phones like this? That bugged the crap out of me. Considering the hox
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So exchange or wait for it to get worse?
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So exchange or wait for it to get worse?
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Or just ignore it and enjoy your phone. Does it do it during normal use, or just after you pressed hard on the corners because the OP told you to?
If it moves and makes a noise every time you TOUCH your screen during normal use, I would say it's an issue. If you have to force it by pressing hard, I wouldn't worry about it. Basically did you notice it before the OP brought it up?
It's really not a big deal or even noticeable unless you actually look for an issue...plus the case covers it up...and if you are concerned about something like this, you ought to be using a case anyways, ha.
I'm the op . It was really bad on my inspire. Touching the menu button made the phone click. If they all do it I'm not going to worry about it
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So exchange or wait for it to get worse?
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If its annoying you then replace it, you just run the gamble of having some other issue that people are having. I personally think because of how hard I usually am to my phones and because I don't use a case this thing is going to be creaking and making all kinds of sounds in no time so I just wont care about it now.
Its like your first brand new car HAS to be perfect and you take it back for every rattle or squeak, by the 4th or 5th you think of it more as a tool that serves a function in your life and the squeaks and rattles don't take priority.
A brand new, freshly delivered, white hox and an equally new gray hox. Neither one has banding,.light bleed or squeaky corners. My squeaky inspire was horrible. And yesterday the volume rocker decided to fall off of the inspire as well.
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Lol I noticed this earlier and didn't think much of it. Definitely creaking. Not sure if worth an exchange tho.
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Welcome to XDA, where we probe our phones until we find a issue. Lol. Mine doesn't do it unless I go hulk on the corner, which I will never do under normal use. So it's fine to me.
No problems here
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Can't speak for the OP, but I think some people are intentionally looking for problems with the phone. i.e. doing things that wouldn't occur during normal operation, such as pushing down on the screen edges.
So far my phone hasn't had a single issue.
i dont push down hard on the buttons so i dont know
Mine has some give but no sound. Nothing i would've noticed if the op had never brought it up
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Can't speak for the OP, but I think some people are intentionally looking for problems with the phone. i.e. doing things that wouldn't occur during normal operation, such as pushing down on the screen edges.
So far my phone hasn't had a single issue.
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I looked for it on this phone because, like dust under the screen, it seems to follow HTC around from device to device.
I'm not one to freak out over little stuff like this, but I just wanted to get the info out there in case it wasn't an isolated incident/defect on MY device.
I'm having the same issue on the bottom left corner. It started to randomly make a clicking noise and then I found this topic. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one but I would rather have a perfect phone!!
I've also noticed the small gap in the lower left allows a little bit of light out so out looks like the seal isn't perfect, hence the clicking too I guess.
I would return it to HTC but after reading other people's posts, it's likely that I could just get another bad one.
Sigh. £400 and it still has issues.
The bottom left of my HTC One X has a little give but I dont think its anything major that should be taken very seriously
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On the bottom left of my phone I can push down and there's some give along with a click sound. Anybody else? My inspire did this too and I exchanged it.
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Ballistic case FTW !
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Check this Video out !
What do you think ?
Looks pretty real to me, didn't know it had disabled nfc
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highly doubt it's real since if it's there, HTC should've advertise it so they will get more praise for it.
What about the Samsung s2? That has NFC but not in the software.
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Probably not. NFC can't get through the metal back cover. Since it can't, I doubt HTC put any NFC chips in the device.
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Probably not. NFC can't get through the metal back cover. Since it can't, I doubt HTC put any NFC chips in the device.
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That's why the top and bottom covers are plastic. NFC could get out, just like wifi and cell does.
Why would they put NFC in the device and not advertise it ? They know what they put into the phone as much as id like it to be real it must be fake
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Be nice if this is true. Not too bothered about it now though as NFC isn't really a big feature here in the UK (yet.....) and can't see it being that popular/"the norm" for at least another year.
It has happened in other phones as well i.e. my last android phone, the Samsung galaxy spica i5700, it had a FM radio chip and also multi-touch, both weren't enabled with stock samsung software and weren't advertised at all or listed in the specs. either, thankfully, one great developer got the multi-touch working superbly.
Is the youtube video creator a xda member?
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Have the tear downs not showed a NFC chip ?
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I have build an NFC Chip into my Computer to test the possibilities of NFC with my One X. So I thought, could it be that the One S also has an NFC Chip but disabled it so that the One X has an benefit against his little brother. Than I tried to port the NFC Drivers from the One X to the S and it works very well, but you can't disable it and there is no Android Beam yet. I try to cook an NFC enabled, RUU based Rom with working Android Beam. Download Link: Is coming soon!
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Quoted from the video... so the One S is missing drivers and all functionality?
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Check this Video out !
What do you think ?
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I think I wrote about this a couple days ago in my thread
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Another video showing the use of Tec tiles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WKQSB4imtk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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If this is true about NFC someone should try hitting up leedroid on Twitter he's quite good at porting things over and can give it a shot if he would like to atleast bring it to his attention
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I think I wrote about this a couple days ago in my thread
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Yup David111jr did have this up a few days ago....but the title of his thread didnt help to entice people to read :silly: When i showed this to a few other people, it was mentioned that it might be the cleaver use of Chrome to Phone. It would be awesome if it turned out to be true, but since people like to play nice tricks like this, we will have to wait and see. As for Leedroid, looking through his thread it looks like he might be busy with home things (after all awesome devs have home lives too ) . Hopefully a dev can either debunk or reproduce it. I will keep my fingers crossed for sure!!
Chrome to phone for sure. I call shenannigans.
Try to explain tec tiles ?
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Try to explain tec tiles ?
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All I saw was a video of a device opening up Google+ when it was near the tech tiles. Pretty sure that can be scripted pretty easily.
mjm128 said:
All I saw was a video of a device opening up Google+ when it was near the tech tiles. Pretty sure that can be scripted pretty easily.
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Wireless adb? Lol
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Have the tear downs not showed a NFC chip ?
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All teardowns I have seen thus far, eg. the directfix one, really just show how to replace the display so guess we have to wait till I slam a door on mine or something...
Anybody else out there having amazingly bad luck with your GS3? I just got a 3rd refurb and it came with the power button loose, and fell off in under 3 hours when I tried to use it. They are sending me a new unit instead of a refurb this time - priority overnight. This is the 2nd one I've had with a power button that came off! #2 just rebooted randomly more-and-more every day until I gave up figuring it out after a factory reset and "Safe Mode" start - it would still reboot just sitting there. *SMH* :silly:
How you get a new one... lucky
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i have zero problem with my Quad Core S3 i9300.. loving it
Mine has been perfect.
I've been having bad luck as well. On my 3rd...
On my first, no issues whatsoever.
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On my first, no issues whatsoever.
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Same here....
On my second but I messed up the first when I installed cm10 so I just went to Verizon and they gave me a new one
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How did I get a new one?
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How you get a new one... lucky
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Jumped up and down, calmly getting elevated from first-line tech until I got the "customer advocate". She agreed that if I had gotten two defective "recertified" phones, I deserved to have a real (new) one. I had to agree to a two year contract, which in my case only adds 9 weeks to my commitment and they agreed not to change my TOS. Basically they did an end run around themselves, because it will look like I upgraded my phone again, allowing them to ship a new unit. *SMH*
Already 4? That's sucks man. I'm on my 15th RAZR maxx...
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Sorry to hear about your bad luck...hopefully they'll get it straightened out for you!
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On my second but I messed up the first when I installed cm10 so I just went to Verizon and they gave me a new one
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Do you suppose these type of returns are what prompts Verizon to keep the bootloader locked down? If I were Verizon I'd sure want to.
If you want to see bad Quality control you guys should see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA
That took forever to get replaced even with issues every day like that.
I have had a perfect one since release day
On my 4th aswell
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I've had my GS3 since launch day and haven't had a single issue yet. Maybe the Otterbox helps..?
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4 already?!?! That sounds like a seriously bad run of horrible luck..... Hopefully #4 is a keeper!!!!
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FormeriPhoney said:
I have had a perfect one since release day
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Likewise, maybe we just got lucky...
Mines perfect no black spots or power button issue.but I will be on the look out for them two issues to happen.maybe our phones arnt as indestructible as thought.maybe time for a case n protector. any recommended?
Sorry if I hijacked thread with my question...
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mine has this weird line going down the left side of the screen
its only noticeable if you have a light source shinning on it and holding the device at an angle, doesn't effect viewing quality at all
slightly annoys me but im not about to return it and get a scratched up refurb phone in return
Go to this thread.
No.
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not spam its a link to the XDA deals forum
*seems legit*
I know it sucks for us that have the phone for more than 30 days but this an att move and it's on all smart phones not only the HOX.
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Go to this thread.
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found no such thing ? link ?
I can provide a pic with the info but its a local news paper from Puerto Rico.
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Sorry for the wrong info, it's not every smartphone. The ones included in the offer are the Nokia Lumia 900, HTC One X, G3 and Galaxy Note.
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I can provide a pic with the info but its a local news paper from Puerto Rico.
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I remember back in the days walking through caguas with my 8125, neighbors thought I was making big money lmao. AT&T has dominated pr and took over suncoms customers almost overnight
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8125Omnimax said:
I remember back in the days walking through caguas with my 8125, neighbors thought I was making big money lmao. AT&T has dominated pr and took over suncoms customers almost overnight
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Hahaha... Where are living now? Are you in the states?
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Omg, i hate captcha so much..I don't think there is a word in the English language to describe my raw ire towards this idiotic platform.
The $50 hox you are talking about are refurbs.
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The $50 hox you are talking about are refurbs.
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Aka the result of stupid xda peps bricking their perfectly good phones... They returned them bricked because of a scratch or piece of dust under the screen...
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Aka the result of stupid xda peps bricking their perfectly good phones... They returned them bricked because of a scratch or piece of dust under the screen...
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The result of stupid htc that makes crappy quality phone. Iknow people thay had to swap their phones 10times and still had problematic units. Do not think thay everybody follows xda, I would say only a minor portion of people thay own the device do
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The result of stupid htc that makes crappy quality phone. Iknow people thay had to swap their phones 10times and still had problematic units. Do not think thay everybody follows xda, I would say only a minor portion of people thay own the device do
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Samsung has the same issues, my gf and her mother have sent back their phones multiple times because they just didn't work right.
Btw dude stop trolling these HTC forums and praising Samsung, it gets annoying
We are a small portion of the smart phone population and I believe those who don't educate themselves on these phones as we do are more prone to sending back phones due to idiotic issues
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I've owned many htc smartphones and not only (tilt, tilt2, one, captivate, atrix, iphone 4, vivid, hox) and I've yet to return not even one unit (and believe me some were really abused by my kids). How in the world someone retuns 5 or more units, you gotta be retarded if after 2 replacements you still go back to the same model/brand or whatever, however if you still do it, then you must really love that device and therefore no need to complain about it.
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The $50 hox you are talking about are refurbs.
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Well no they actually were brand new phones. It was a 3 day promotion. And it stated on the fine print that there weren't refurbished units. And I personally called an att and a representative told me the same thing that was stated in fine print.
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Hahaha... Where are living now? Are you in the states?
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In New York, I can't even impress my cousins over there now cause everyone's got a front facing camera on their phones lmao
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8125Omnimax said:
In New York, I can't even impress my cousins over there now cause everyone's got a front facing camera on their phones lmao
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Yep. It's like everyone has a smartphone this days.
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Well no they actually were brand new phones. It was a 3 day promotion. And it stated on the fine print that there weren't refurbished units. And I personally called an att and a representative told me the same thing that was stated in fine print.
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Maybe that too. This is my source http://slickdeals.net/f/5070954-Refurb-HTC-one-49-99-at-att-New-or-upgrades
Is it the cool/popular thing to do or do they actually think it's a better phone?
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Is it the cool/popular thing to do or do they actually think it's a better phone?
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I'm still here
I can sum it up for you in one sentence.
The Samsung Galaxy S 3 is not locked down, and the HTC One X is.
I know two people who switched and didn't have one that was locked down. One is a developer and one did some theming.
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im not imporant but im leaving too lol
Psshh, s3 is way better!
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Is it the cool/popular thing to do or do they actually think it's a better phone?
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what about if its cool ,popular and a better phone?.... millions own it already not a hard thing to find out why its such a success.
many of the people at my work place own one.. and none of them even know whats xda.. so is being unlocked still the key to that success?
If you don't have one then you don't know what your missing. S3 is just good in every department!! Say no more cuzzy!!
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*sigh*
I have an S3 on my account, I got it for a buddy of mine. I've spent a good deal of time playing with it and can't see the appeal at all. It just isn't anywhere near as nice as the HOX. 2GB of RAM, that's it. Everything else about it sucks compared to the HOX. My 1GB is working just fine for me.
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I have an S3 on my account, I got it for a buddy of mine. I've spent a good deal of time playing with it and can't see the appeal at all. It just isn't anywhere near as nice as the HOX. 2GB of RAM, that's it. Everything else about it sucks compared to the HOX. My 1GB is working just fine for me.
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Bingo u hit the nail on the head. People complain about the lack of removable battery. Ummmmmmm maybe 10% of pple would actually carry a spare. IPhone doesn't remove battery and I'm sure we're all aware of how well that does. And as far as storage goes, yea it wouldn't hurt to atleast have 32gb. But I havent filled 16. So consider me happy.
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*sigh*
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Lol!!
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If you don't have one then you don't know what your missing. S3 is just good in every department!! Say no more cuzzy!!
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have one and i use my one x more
I have my HOX, that's all I want and need for a phone for the next year.
S3 is a little too fancy imo, I'm allowed that after checking it out and seeing it first hand,meh.
WR
Rattled off a KingCobra OneX
Had an opportunity to switch out to an S3 but I didn't jump on it. Now I wish I had
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H8rift. XsMagical. Scott. And others are more then enough reasons for me to never leave this phone. And Rohan has done amazing things with AOKP and he is still in highschool if I'm not mistaken. These guys make our phone what it is and we have to work around ATT and HTC security features. The Devs we have are a reason not to leave.
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I know two people who switched and didn't have one that was locked down. One is a developer and one did some theming.
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Then you should ask them. And couple people isn't everyone.
The main reason is: most users if they don't buy the iPhone they'll go for sammy because of the brand. You don't know much about a smartphone but you at least know they make good tv's, computers, refrigerators, you name it. Where else do you see the HTC logo? Many people didn't hear about it. So, obviously pick the Samsung instead.
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H8rift. XsMagical. Scott. And others are more then enough reasons for me to never leave this phone. And Rohan has done amazing things with AOKP and he is still in highschool if I'm not mistaken. These guys make our phone what it is and we have to work around ATT and HTC security features. The Devs we have are a reason not to leave.
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Sorry to disappoint you but Scott now has a sgs3.
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He also has the one x and is still developing for it.
If I had the money to spare he would have an nexus 7 as well
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hmmm
What is the big deal about which smartphone you use? I would bet that most people on XDA are pretty well clued up about phone tech and so, money permitting, they will make an informed purchase, buying the phone that suits them best.
I own the SGS3 and yeah, I think it is top notch handset, but that doesn't mean I diss other handsets. I like to think I'm more evolved than that (though some of my pals would dispute that :laugh. If someone comes to me for smartphone buying advice, I will try my best to give an informed opinion based on my experience and their tech knowledge and needs...and quite often I'd send them down the iPhone route, not because I think it is a better phone (though Apple, whether you like it or not, make fantastic hardware, just a shame about the company ethos), but because it is probably the best phone for them.
Most on this particular thread will probably own an HTC...again good top noth handsets, but I personally avoid them due to a very bad customer service experience a couple of years ago (threads can be found elsewhere), but that doesn't stop me recommending them to others (though I do also relate my experiences). And many others on XDA will own a whole variety of other smartphones.
The point is, does it matter which phone you own? Yes, some people will spend a fortune on a top end handset just for bragging rights, but there's nothing worse than a 'phone snob'. Most of us on XDA buy what is best for us and are generally happy and if we're not, we switch.
You pays your (hard earned) cash and makes your (well informed) choice. Enjoy what you have, worry not what other think about it and be proud that you are part of XDA and have the knowledge to tinker with and give advice about your techie toys. Just don't get caught up in a 'mine's better than yours' debate.
Happy tinkering folks!