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so..How is nexus s?

I recently sold my Iphone 3gs ...got bored with it, and I am looking for another device, and I came across Iphone 4 vs nexus s. I have been researching quiet a bit, reading reviews and comparisons on both devices and I think I am gonna go with nexus s just because apple boring as hack, and I have galaxy tab and it is so much more fun playing with android device, so I want unbiased opinion of those who are actually using the phone right now cuz specs and features are solid and unquestionable.

takgeun68 said:
I recently sold my Iphone 3gs ...got bored with it, and I am looking for another device, and I came across Iphone 4 vs nexus s. I have been researching quiet a bit, reading reviews and comparisons on both devices and I think I am gonna go with nexus s just because apple boring as hack, and I have galaxy tab and it is so much more fun playing with android device, so I want unbiased opinion of those who are actually using the phone right now cuz specs and features are solid and unquestionable.
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First of all man, there are a lot of these threads and assuming you choose to come and join our community in the future, searching before posting would be a must.
That said, I've owned four Android phones: a HTC Magic (MyTouch 3G), a Samsung Epic 4g, a HTC Evo 4G, and the Google Nexus S. Each phone had its quirks and each phone had its niceties but by far my favorite of those phones is the Nexus S. Hands down, no question. I love having complete control over my phone and doing that with the Nexus S is as simple as executing a single ADB command: fastboot_oem_unlock. The phone was designed to be hacked and modded to the hearts content and if you find you are bored with the walled garden that is Apple Inc. then the Nexus S is quite a decent choice.
Their are, however, things to consider: The Nexus S does not support "4G", it does support HSPA which is faster than 3G and it does benefit from the increased speed of T-Mobile's "4G". Also, being on the bleeding edge of the Android community means that there are bugs. For example, there was the infamous SMS bug that has since been resolved. The nice side of being on said bleeding edge is that we are also the first to get important fixes. I find its a happy medium.
Another thing to consider is that there are dual-core phones coming out starting next month. Its important to note that until Honeycomb, no dual-core Android device will be optimized for multi-processor architecture nor are there any real reasons besides wanting to have a battery that lasts only a few hours yet.
There. That is all I have to say on the subject and I hope that I helped.

takgeun68 said:
I recently sold my Iphone 3gs ...got bored with it, and I am looking for another device, and I came across Iphone 4 vs nexus s. I have been researching quiet a bit, reading reviews and comparisons on both devices and I think I am gonna go with nexus s just because apple boring as hack, and I have galaxy tab and it is so much more fun playing with android device, so I want unbiased opinion of those who are actually using the phone right now cuz specs and features are solid and unquestionable.
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Yea there a few benefits to the phone. The best part of the nexus is it is supported by Google so you'll get the latest updates, especially honeycomb. One thing you may want to consider is no 720p video recording, well none yet but I think that'll come soon. The resolution is higher on iPhone they have gotten to point that you really don't notice much of a difference between the two. The market is pretty awesome on both already. Battery with nexus and gingerbread is pretty awesome. Another cool thing is the new maps with navigation, I love Google's navigation. Speeds with tmo, at least for me, are awesome. The best part of all is development. The guys here can make some awesome stuff and you can customize every tiny little thing on the phone. I would recommended the nexus, its sleek, fast, attracts attention (if you want that ) and the best part is not to many people have it so you'll have a very interesting, unique phone.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

I just want to chime in and say I've noticed the need to reboot my nexus daily at minimum. Just for the signal hang ups, dropped connections and other software issues. Love the phone but just getting tired of it.
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robstunner said:
I just want to chime in and say I've noticed the need to reboot my nexus daily at minimum. Just for the signal hang ups, dropped connections and other software issues. Love the phone but just getting tired of it.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
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The signal issue has been shown to be due to an issue with the way the phone deals with extended periods of searching for a signal. The app NoBars is free and prevents it entirely while also helping cut down on battery drain from searching for a signal. The other issues sound like something to do with a mod you're running and shouldn't be blamed on your phone. I've had maybe two forced reboots since finding a stable combination of rom and kernel.
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robstunner said:
I just want to chime in and say I've noticed the need to reboot my nexus daily at minimum. Just for the signal hang ups, dropped connections and other software issues. Love the phone but just getting tired of it.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
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not sure where in the world your using ur NS but...i havent rebooted my phone in like a week im about to for my frist time to load up the new cyan daily

kenvan19 said:
The signal issue has been shown to be due to an issue with the way the phone deals with extended periods of searching for a signal. The app NoBars is free and prevents it entirely while also helping cut down on battery drain from searching for a signal. The other issues sound like something to do with a mod you're running and shouldn't be blamed on your phone. I've had maybe two forced reboots since finding a stable combination of rom and kernel.
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Yea I forgot that problem but mine disconnects as well. I'm try the no bars app to see how that works. The problem is annoying but the great thing is Google fixes things pretty quickly so I'm sure they'll get something soon.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Saw your thread get a little off topic. How is the Nexus S? Since you already have a Galaxy Tablet, then you pretty much know how Android works. The Nexus S performs exceptionally well with 2.3 Gingerbread and is solid, almost to where it takes the fun out of having the device. Everything looks great, and works great. I have yet to experience the problems that other users are having. The physical body is the most ergonomic design for any phone that I have used to date.The moot point is right now there is not much development going on for the Nexus S yet. However, it is easily the best device out there right now pre-dualcore.
My history is as follows respectively: iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, G1, Blackberry Bold 2, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, Nexus One, HTC HD2, Samsung Vibrant, Nexus S.

robstunner said:
I just want to chime in and say I've noticed the need to reboot my nexus daily at minimum. Just for the signal hang ups, dropped connections and other software issues. Love the phone but just getting tired of it.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
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Weird. I've never had to reboot, nor have I had signal or dropped call issues on my NS and I'm in Australia
IMO, if you thought the Nexus One was good, this is 100x better. I just can't get over how black the screen is - looks like its just a continuous screen when you have a black wall paper or starfield live wallpaper!
Speed is also awesome. I've not had to unlock, root and use setcpu yet. Doesnt get better than this!

kenvan19 said:
The signal issue has been shown to be due to an issue with the way the phone deals with extended periods of searching for a signal. The app NoBars is free and prevents it entirely while also helping cut down on battery drain from searching for a signal. The other issues sound like something to do with a mod you're running and shouldn't be blamed on your phone. I've had maybe two forced reboots since finding a stable combination of rom and kernel.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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mak213 said:
not sure where in the world your using ur NS but...i havent rebooted my phone in like a week im about to for my frist time to load up the new cyan daily
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ruben8448 said:
Yea I forgot that problem but mine disconnects as well. I'm try the no bars app to see how that works. The problem is annoying but the great thing is Google fixes things pretty quickly so I'm sure they'll get something soon.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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cheetah2k said:
Weird. I've never had to reboot, nor have I had signal or dropped call issues on my NS and I'm in Australia
IMO, if you thought the Nexus One was good, this is 100x better. I just can't get over how black the screen is - looks like its just a continuous screen when you have a black wall paper or starfield live wallpaper!
Speed is also awesome. I've not had to unlock, root and use setcpu yet. Doesnt get better than this!
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Just to say, my Nexus S is 100% stock, no mods, no launchers, no anything. Yesterday I had to reboot 1x because the browser froze completely (and wouldn't work after force closing it.... im thinking data was frozen) 1x because voice and messaging stopped working (it failed to send a txt and wouldn't make a call) and 1x because Gmail would open an random app other than itself. It opened tapatalk. After force closing both apps, clicking gmail would open messaging. to play my own devils advocate, I was at work yestrday where signal bumps from E to 3G in the one particular room im in alot.

takgeun68 said:
I recently sold my Iphone 3gs ...got bored with it, and I am looking for another device, and I came across Iphone 4 vs nexus s. I have been researching quiet a bit, reading reviews and comparisons on both devices and I think I am gonna go with nexus s just because apple boring as hack, and I have galaxy tab and it is so much more fun playing with android device, so I want unbiased opinion of those who are actually using the phone right now cuz specs and features are solid and unquestionable.
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I've just moved from iPhone 3GS to Nexus S and I love it! I'm totally new to Android so I'm just spending some time exploring the stock ROM before I start fiddling. The only known bug that I've experienced is the phantom long Home button press that randomly brings up the Recent Apps screen. That was just one evening, though, and it hasn't done it since. I find the keyboard a bit fiddly but that's probably just me - I was still rubbish at typing on the iPhone keyboard after 2 years...
It's difficult to compare battery life between the 3GS and the Nexus because I just can't put the Nexus down

kenvan19 said:
walled garden
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comcast employee?

B-Naughty said:
comcast employee?
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Pardon? I'm not sure what you're asking. That term in the context I stole from my friend who has an iPhone which she said during a debate about whether ios or android was superior. I have comcast internet and cable but I despise them and I've never worked for them. I have worked for best buy but I quit because the attitude towards employees was just horrible.
Sent from my Darkginger CM7 Google Nexus S running Netarchy's amazing kernel!

kenvan19 said:
Pardon? I'm not sure what you're asking. That term in the context I stole from my friend who has an iPhone which she said during a debate about whether ios or android was superior. I have comcast internet and cable but I despise them and I've never worked for them. I have worked for best buy but I quit because the attitude towards employees was just horrible.
Sent from my Darkginger CM7 Google Nexus S running Netarchy's amazing kernel!
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ahhh... i work for comcast... walledgarden is a term we use for an unactivated modem... ur not alone tho man, i hate em too... guess if u got any questions, i may have the answer... i do tech support over the phone for internet and phone... dont know much about the tv...

I've just spent several hours setting up my new Nexus S, and I'm very impressed with the Google experience. First thing that happened right out of the box was an ota...must admit that was nice. As others in the boards have mentioned, the stock launcher is buggy. I had a problem with icons not staying where I put them, or disappearing. But I already had a paid copy of Launcher Pro and it runs great. Battery life appears to be amazing compared to my old Vibrant.
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Im not gonna lie. The NxS is a wonderful android phone. Especially with CyanogenMod.

hansmrtn said:
Im not gonna lie. The NxS is a wonderful android phone. Especially with CyanogenMod.
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i remember u from the nexus one forums... nice upgrade... was gonna get one myself but i need 850/1900.... know if theres a us version in the works or not?

Anyone else not as inspired to flash?

See what I did there... You know, with the title.
Any who, this is my second android phone and I'm so happy with my inspire, I actually am not that inspired to flash any roms. I mean this in no disrespect to the developers here, as they are doing awesome work, I'm just very content. Sure I'm curious to flash, but I don't feel the need to at all. Htc has done such a great job with sense and the phone is just so smooth! It's pretty damn fast out of the box. I love the email app and Internet. The browser is fast and the entire sense GUI is quite intuitive. I guess with my captivate, I was never quite happy so I needed to flash often at a glimmer of hope of a decent device.
Anyone else feel the same?
I will eventually flash. I will...but I'm in no rush, at all.

exactly I never was happy with captivate tried flashing different things but it really doesnt change much except for theme removing bloat and some lag fixes but all in all it was still very laggy no matter what. inspire looks great out of the box and i dont feel the need to change roms all the i probaly will just to check em out and check out the speed increases

jc2470 said:
exactly I never was happy with captivate tried flashing different things but it really doesnt change much except for theme removing bloat and some lag fixes but all in all it was still very laggy no matter what. inspire looks great out of the box and i dont feel the need to change roms all the i probaly will just to check em out and check out the speed increases
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I don't side load apps. I got tethering to work with apn settings. Don't really see a need for OCing. It's cool, but don't see the need. There doesn't seem to really be much on android that pushes the CPU. One of my arguments for not getting the dual core atrix. If the screen was big like a tablet, maybe. There is just a lack of resource intense apps on android.... At least to rationalize the loss in battery life. The screen on the inspire slides from screen to screen as fast as my finger glides. The browser scrolls fast as well. I do appreciate some of the optimizations that devs have put into their roms. The roms look great...I just can't believe I'm happy with stock. I was really gearing up for a flash fest.

Well it really depends on what you want. If you flash a ROM say like Android Revolution. Yes it will remove bloat ware, and enable tethering. But you can also overclock the cpu, enable upload (which effects your download). It is more about having control over your phone then changing how it looks or feels unless you go with CM7 or the like. I get about 10 more hours of battery usage. I can unplug my phone at 7 in the morning use it heavily throughout the day and go to bed at 11 or 12 and still have about 40% left on the battery. To give you an idea how heavy my usage is, I went through 1gb of data in three days.

Ditto.... I have no reason to flash....everything works the way I want it to, and excellently at that.....
Via the XDA app for the HTC Inspire

Ya I don't have a desire to flash a custom rom either.
I felt I had to when using the Captivate since the stock rom was so bad. But I feel the Inspire's ROM is great just the way it is.
I used to jailbreak my iPhones for years, but finally got bored with doing it.

mudknot2005 said:
Well it really depends on what you want. If you flash a ROM say like Android Revolution. Yes it will remove bloat ware, and enable tethering. But you can also overclock the cpu, enable upload (which effects your download). It is more about having control over your phone then changing how it looks or feels unless you go with CM7 or the like. I get about 10 more hours of battery usage. I can unplug my phone at 7 in the morning use it heavily throughout the day and go to bed at 11 or 12 and still have about 40% left on the battery. To give you an idea how heavy my usage is, I went through 1gb of data in three days.
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Yeah, upload speed, memory optimizations, and prolonged battery life would be my only reasons for flashing. I don't want to lose anything from the current sense ui. I still don't quite understand the goldcard concept.
Anyway, this is a rare phone that is good right out of the box.

Corriewf said:
Yeah, upload speed, memory optimizations, and prolonged battery life would be my only reasons for flashing. I don't want to lose anything from the current sense ui. I still don't quite understand the goldcard concept.
Anyway, this is a rare phone that is good right out of the box.
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I felt the same way all of you did about how great the phone is out of the box. But I needed to have it work as a hot spot and the upload is so slow out of the box because of AT&T. After flashing (now using CoreDroid) I have HUSPA back and my phone is so much faster. What I like about this ROM is it is very close to stock but no bloatware and he made HTC sense look even better (which is hard to do).
As to the goldcard thing, there is a video on Youtube that walks you through step by step making it very easy for anyone.

alwayslearning said:
After flashing (now using CoreDroid) I have HUSPA back and my phone is so much faster. What I like about this ROM is it is very close to stock but no bloatware and he made HTC sense look even better (which is hard to do).
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Hmm....intriguing
Via the XDA app for the HTC Inspire

alwayslearning said:
I felt the same way all of you did about how great the phone is out of the box. But I needed to have it work as a hot spot and the upload is so slow out of the box because of AT&T. After flashing (now using CoreDroid) I have HUSPA back and my phone is so much faster. What I like about this ROM is it is very close to stock but no bloatware and he made HTC sense look even better (which is hard to do).
As to the goldcard thing, there is a video on Youtube that walks you through step by step making it very easy for anyone.
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I want to enable those upload speeds but when I did that on my captivates, the battery went to utter crap. I think it was due to using an European radio..how has battery been with it enabled?

My battery lasts any where from around 20 to 30 hours with heavy to moderate use with uploading enabled. Also just like leedroid android revolution is pretty much stock but faster better battery life and uploading enabled
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My reasons to flash :
1 ) I like tidy. All that crap on the stock ROM annoys me.
2 ) APN hack to enable tether isn't tidy.
3 ) Speed. Revolution ROM is faster than stock, noticeably so.
4 ) Fixes. I have more faith in the XDA devs than I do in AT&T to fix problems
5 ) Battery. I'm getting great battery life on Revolution ROM, but I'm not a heavy user so stock would have been suitable for me here but I suspect *most* XDA peeps would fair better on a non-AT&T ROM.

Corriewf said:
I want to enable those upload speeds but when I did that on my captivates, the battery went to utter crap. I think it was due to using an European radio..how has battery been with it enabled?
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I think the battery out of the box on this phone is the worse I have ever seen. I have a Desire (not HD) that I bought unlocked and it works on AT&T (got one for my wife as well) it has a BIGGER battery in it with a smaller screen that battery last forever.
In our beloved inspire (which I think is a great phone) for whatever reason they have put this very small battery in it and I could not get 6 hours out of it with my usage from the stock ROM.
On the custom ROM I am using I think battery use is still an issue but at least I can get a whole day out of it. It has improved and I know the Dev's will make it even better.
edit: the kernel and radio you use will also play an important role in battery life

Yeah, I was like that up until I finished the video tutorial on Gold Cards jumping from the captivate as well, that thing was flashing like...every three days. It was absurd. It was awesome, but going from a build where I liked everything but the GPS didn't work was super depressing. Gambling is fun and all, but not when some of your phone's core functionality is at stake :'( well I guess that's just a risk with flashing in general... but I just feel like with the captivate it was a necessity... and a risk. Here on the other hand, you wipe, wipe, and away!
P.S.
Does anyone who used to own a captivate still get a reaction to Galaxy S/Captivate news? I got sort of excited when I was reading engadget and I saw the Captivate 2.2 update and the Galaxy S Gingerbread leak. Then I remembered I have the ability to flash CM7.

Im trying to find a reason besides battery to flash..the phone is quick, Sense is really good and replaces a lot the widgets I already had. Im tempted just for the sake of doing it more than for a need

I never flash.... I was stock on my N1 and I will remain so on my Inspire.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

I'll more than likely root and flash Revolution in the next couple weeks...but I'm still lost to all the jargon in the Development section haha
I'm going to wait for the best one-click and any kinks to be worked out before I pull the trigger though

It took going through the app drawer with my 115 apps plus the AT&T stuff lagging all the way for me to think, "This phone needs Cyanogen." Haven't looked back, although I do want to flash one of the Sense Roms floating around. Sense was pretty amazing.
Sent from my CM7 Inspire

mudknot2005 said:
My battery lasts any where from around 20 to 30 hours with heavy to moderate use with uploading enabled. Also just like leedroid android revolution is pretty much stock but faster better battery life and uploading enabled
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My reasons to flash :
1 ) I like tidy. All that crap on the stock ROM annoys me.
2 ) APN hack to enable tether isn't tidy.
3 ) Speed. Revolution ROM is faster than stock, noticeably so.
4 ) Fixes. I have more faith in the XDA devs than I do in AT&T to fix problems
5 ) Battery. I'm getting great battery life on Revolution ROM, but I'm not a heavy user so stock would have been suitable for me here but I suspect *most* XDA peeps would fair better on a non-AT&T ROM.
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Hmm, hearing this I'd starting to convince me to flash.....decisions, decisions.....
Via the XDA app for the HTC Inspire

I would really love to flash but coming from the Cappy, my first android phone. Rooting this phone seems to be really confusing. The one click looks promising but there are some problems with it, that I hope Buddy fixes soon. The Attn1 method lost me. I have never been able to use adb on my computer for some reason. I have all the drivers installed and the androidsdk but for some reason I can never figure out the how to start to connect to my phone in the command window. I always get an error.

g2x experiences

Hey guys, i am currently interested in getting the g2x to dev on. I dev for the Moto defy since the day it came out and have plenty of roms. Now my question is how are you guys experience with this device? I've read some complaints of tons of reboot and back light leak, poor signal..etc.. Any comments would be much appreciated, looking forward to getting this phone

Very good device. Some have backlight bleed but only really noticeable in the dark and when looking at it on an angle.
I haven't had any reboots recently but once when i got a call and after hung up it just died and had to pull battery.
Main problem seems to be that Nvidia's lack of sources for A2DP functionality for stereo bluetooth and that 2.3.3 is on froyo kernel so further updates with custom roms would be difficult.

thanks for the reply, how are the roms? Any problems with current roms ?

jboogie3 said:
thanks for the reply, how are the roms? Any problems with current roms ?
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In all honesty, CM7 works perfectly even with the lack of a2dp support. 2.3.3 OTA based roms (namely Weapon G2x) works just as well if you want that close to stock feel with more features. MIUI has all the same problems CM7 does since they run off the same kernel.
I've never had any issues with reboots, and if people do it's probably because of rogue apps running in the background. I never had a reboot because I like keeping my app drawer as minimal as possible At least, that is my theory

I love my g2x..just checked the sgs2 but not really into that much, my g2x on Cm7 was faster... The roms are good, I do agree with the lack of tegra support but Meh. Love it..please get one and welcome..

I love my phone.
Excellent performance, excellent display, and excellent battery life. I'm on my 3rd one, but that was because my first one kept locking up, and my 2nd replacement came damaged.
I love this phone, and I wouldn't want to replace it with anything else until the Nexus Prime. ^_^

Absolutely zero problems, love this phone so much. One of the best parts is the glass. It's curved, which makes unlocking it feel really good , and the glass feels really thick and solid. Also NO scratches, coming from an iphone all these things are huge. Loving it.

I feel like this phone can stay up to date with most of the devices coming out right now... On Android, you don't actually need 1GB of RAM... Heck, 512MB is more than enough! I'm gonna hold out until the quad core phones start coming in... If the Nexus Prime is still a dual core, I won't even bother.

I got 99 experiences but a reboot ain't one.

My 1st G2x is running good.
no reboots, no reception issues.
runs great and my app drawer always has at least 200 apps.
lol
I haven't started deving /theming on it yet.

Thanks everyone for you input! Just placed the order for it and cant wait to get. Never dev for any other devices besides moto , so im looking forward to this.

Awesome a new dev!!! Wanna thank you in advance. Good luck
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Mister Hat said:
I got 99 experiences but a reboot ain't one.
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LOL. My girlfriend just asked me why I laughed...

FatalityBoyZahy said:
I feel like this phone can stay up to date with most of the devices coming out right now... On Android, you don't actually need 1GB of RAM... Heck, 512MB is more than enough! I'm gonna hold out until the quad core phones start coming in... If the Nexus Prime is still a dual core, I won't even bother.
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This.... Not thinking if anything but quad core to upgrade...

Anyone get a problem where the phone wont find network after you go into a dead area like subway and you have to disable and re-enable all connections for it to work again?
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Reboots
My wife and I both have our 3rd G2x (due to replacements of bad phones). The phones we have now are doing well, however we both did experience a random SHUTOFF not reboot. It only happened twice, so I'm just waiting to see if that happens again, really weird.

My G2x is is running great. On my second one due to random shut downs on my first. I only experienced a couple reboots until I got a brand new battery and rooted the phone. Currently running Eagles Blood 2.3.5 others no misshaps. Love it.
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jboogie3 said:
Hey guys, i am currently interested in getting the g2x to dev on. I dev for the Moto defy since the day it came out and have plenty of roms. Now my question is how are you guys experience with this device? I've read some complaints of tons of reboot and back light leak, poor signal..etc.. Any comments would be much appreciated, looking forward to getting this phone
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This is a great phone. For those of us that have had no problems, the intended impact of the device is evident.
However, you cannot ignore what a lot of people went through. for many, the g2x experience was the worst possible.
LG and T-Mobile appear to have let the phone fade away. Even though its for sale, and can be had for cheap, it no longer appears in comparison with other good phones on the market today. Check the reviews out their today...cnet, etc....The powers that be have let it fade away.
Even DEVs appear to have moved on. Many of the people here a few months ago have moved to other devices. Even saying that, there are some real good ROMs out there...just less people deving them.
In all honesty I have to say, this phone is the best phone I've owned. But in that same honesty, I'd have to say, you may want to consider something else. Even the Sensation is now getting far more press and exposure from T-Mobile than this beauty. There are TONs of ROMs available for the Sensation and some of the best DEVs from the android world are there.
I've recently considered the Bionic....but the VzW pricing plan is just too much. Minimum $100 a month to walk out with a Bionic.
I love the G2x. But if you want long term upgradabiity...you may wish to look elsewhere.
Just my opinion....

noobletsausecakebbq said:
Anyone get a problem where the phone wont find network after you go into a dead area like subway and you have to disable and re-enable all connections for it to work again?
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No. It just finds it. Maybe not on second one, but 10-20.
Also, I came to G2x from the Bold, which would die in a day with no usage under dead zones. That was a huge problem - I was forced to enable and disable airplane mode all around. The G2x is great in that matter.

Tattooed5150 said:
My G2x is is running great. On my second one due to random shut downs on my first. I only experienced a couple reboots until I got a brand new battery and rooted the phone. Currently running Eagles Blood 2.3.5 others no misshaps. Love it.
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I have noticed that a lot of problems happen under the stock ROM or roms based on the stock one.
Flashing something like CM7 or MIUI fixes a lot of problems.

Is it that bad?

I am interested in potentially owning a G2X and I have been doing research on it.
I hear that it freezes all the time, text don't come through, and it is just a pain.....and then i hear people have no problems with it at all.
Is it really that bad? I don't really care about specs or else i'd get a sensation, amaze or galaxy s2.
It is free right now(Along with the Sidekick 4g...which i was considering getting but i've heard even worse stuff about that one)
But is this phone truly that bad?

It really depends on what you are going to do with it.
If you are planning on rooting it and installing a custom rom, kernel, etc then a lot of those issues will be fixed and the phone will operate very well.
On the other hand if you arent going to root it then it has got some serious problems. The code on this phone is ****, so that potentially leads to a lot of problems. Basically if you are not going to root it, i would not suggest it.
In the end this phone has serious potential and that potential can be unlocked if you root it and add roms, but if not it has too many problems and just isnt worth the hassle.

I've never had a single problem with my g2x. I think most of the issues are in the early production ones.
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I had mine for over 5 months before i rooted it and installed CM. The issues were minimal for me and i loved the device. Why did i end up rooting it and putting on a custom rom? Not to fix issues, but to be daring (using the term loosely here), and have fun with my device. I actually liked it so much, I bought a second. What were my issues? Lockups now and again, but it seemed to be heat related (ie when plugged in while driving my car), causing to remove the battery and turn it back on. Never had an issue with texts not coming through.
I also got my original for free...and to me, the random battery pull wasn't a show stopper (my palm running WebOS would lock up too now and again) and was easily overlooked due to the specs and capabilities of the device.
On a side note...I still see a random battery pull with CM installed, so custom roms isnt a fix all for this device either...but i still love it(them). Other roms may address other issues, but I havent tried any others so i cant say from personal experience. I have also played with a Sidekick 4G...negative captain...it drove me crazy.
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You'll be fine man. Most of those problems occurs in the first batch of G2x' when it first came out. Good luck.

I don't believe that'd true, I had g2x 2 weeks since release. I think people just don't know how to use a phone.
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moeahmad1995 said:
I don't believe that'd true, I had g2x 2 weeks since release. I think people just don't know how to use a phone.
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So you are saying there's no bad productions of this phone and they all have no issues despite all the reported common problems people have experienced?
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I will put it this way, if I had the chance to get this phone for free with my past experience with it, is a yes. Would I pay 200$ and re-up on my contract... not a chance in hell. With the SGS II out right I would go for that or an HTC phone. For free this phone is more then good enough though.

Free G2X? Worth it.
Making bad decision's one at a time.

I would say if you get the phone and put Cyanogenmod on it, it's awesome, when I stuck with the stock ROM, it would freeze overnight, now that I have Cyanogenmod I have no problems whatsoever

My g2x is very stable overclocked to 1.6 with morphic's kernel. Cyanogenmod with the Trinity kernel is stable, fast, and very fun.
I paid for mine and it was worth every penny.
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If you are getting this phone for free DO IT! In the end the phone works great and plays every game I load up, rooting and adding a custom rom is a must, I find that weapon is a good rom for the average user, the only thing I didnt like was the back cover but thats just me being picky

i think i was one of the lucky ones to get the first of the 2nd batch of the g2x. i did not have any problems with my phone but i rooted it after about a week. I have to say that the custom rooms are buttery smooth. You have so much more flexibility and it just creates for a much much better user experience. The stock was choppy, not as smooth, and was not very customizable. so i would say if you intend to put custom roms on it, this phone is perfect. if you want to keep it stock then i would go for the galaxy s2.

Every phone will have its issues. If its free, sure get it. If u got the dough to spare then go for the s2

the funny thing is i ask myself the same question when i bought mine your answer well i would buy it again i have had no issues im running a quadrant with phoneixblood rom trinity 15 kernal ext 4 at 6120 my battery last all day with moderate use with juice defender i think you would be totally happy with it its so simple to root like 5 minutes several very good roms for phone cyanogenmod eaglesblood phoneixblood miui you wont be dissapointed if you get it and you need help rooting flashing or anything just inbox me on here i gladly help in any way

Coming from someone that still has a release day phone, the only issues the stock phone ever gave me was stone random lockups, like 10 in the 2 months i had it stock. And for me that issue was fixed completely fixed with a flash to cyanogen mod. I'm really happy with this phone, and i honestly would buy it again even with the original $200 price tag.
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I had a lot of issues with this phone stock but once i rooted and did all the stuff to it its running fine now.

I got my phone about a month ago. And yes, those lock ups or screen of deaths occurred a couple times in a few days. Rooted it and flashed a different rom/kernel and now it works wonderful. I believe it is the stock kernel that causes the issues.
My friend had this phone before and he hated it because of all the issues. He then went on to get another phone and told me not to waste my time.... It's unfortunate he didn't read up about rooting the device. This phone has awesome specs, and for the price of $100 that I got it for, I wanted to give it a try.

No problems for this phone whatsoever. Its a good phone I'd say.
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thanks for the comments, you have made up my mind. upgrading from a optimist t to the g2x in 3 days (when my tax return comes in) already downloaded all the rom's i'm going to flash....

Any daily Infuse users left?

Just out of curiosity, I know this phone is a bit "dated", how many of you are still using your Infuse on a daily basis?
I owned a few higher end Android devices, switched to prepaid and the iPhone, and then switched to an Infuse.
These forums have obviously died down, but I was curious about whether it was due to many of the devs moving on, or everyone moving on. Lol!

Infuse has been my phone since the last three years. That said, I am waiting for the Nexus 6 which would be my next upgrade. I am still amazed though how Infuse is running 4.4 smoothly

Yeah it really is a good device. And it still seems to hold it's own.
The Nexus devices are wonderful. My last contract phone was the Galaxy Nexus. I loved it. Right up until it died completely.

yes, i am still using my infuse with carbon room

I'm glad to see some responses. I'm sure the devs have slowed down. That's just the way with this stuff. But, it's still a great phone. It has less issues than my S3 or GNex had.

I still run cm11 in my infuse... But anymore it is for my daughters to play with... If this device had a gig of ram it would be running strong.
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mrkhigh said:
I still run cm11 in my infuse... But anymore it is for my daughters to play with... If this device had a gig of ram it would be running strong.
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Absolutely agree. This phone would still be a contender. But, I really an impressed with how smooth it is. I really haven't had any issues.

Games that scroll tend to lag on anything other than stock... But its by far trash just yet.
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Yeah it's not a heavy gaming device really. Maybe OC'd and tweaked. But all I play anymore is Plague Inc.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Problems with Camera...
Hi all, i'm actually using this phone daily, the stock rom (AT&T Froyo) camera runs smoothly, especially in the video recording function, but i can't get it to work that good with other updates, from Gingerbread/ICS/JB to KitKat it keeps on lagging and freezing constantly, i'm actually using 4.4.2 CyanFox Rom, which i've just loved, but the camera still keeps lagging, how can i fix this?? what kind of apps you guys run to keep the phone running smooth free of lag?

RDO_XDA said:
Hi all, i'm actually using this phone daily, the stock rom (AT&T Froyo) camera runs smoothly, especially in the video recording function, but i can't get it to work that good with other updates, from Gingerbread/ICS/JB to KitKat it keeps on lagging and freezing constantly, i'm actually using 4.4.2 CyanFox Rom, which i've just loved, but the camera still keeps lagging, how can i fix this?? what kind of apps you guys run to keep the phone running smooth free of lag?
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Even though this phone is still a decent contender, it is going to lag from time to time on JB/KK. They are much larger systems and require more resources. It's amazing that the devs managed to get us such a smooth KitKat experience really.
That being said... I have managed to keep 4.4 running fairly smoothly on mine. First of all, I make sure to fully close out of each app I'm not using. The built in task management in Android is a lot better than it used to be.. But its not much of a help on an older device like this.
If that doesn't do enough for you look around for a stripped down minimal version of CM and a minimal gapps package as well.
If you're willing to stay on top of it and deal with some lag time to time though... Then any of the KK ROMs will be good to run. But, if you want it to be smooth and not have any work arounds or issues you'll want to stick to a more stock ROM.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Im really impressed to about this phone. I was using a Xperia SP. The experience with CM11 is pretty awesome, wish the device had 1GB RAM, then it will be a badass.
Im that one type of social network guy, i use the camera very often, in CM11 the camara loss his quality and the focus is not working that well, thast a pitty, but i get used to it.
Cheers.

Yep! Got another user here-- I have been using the Infuse for about a month since I pattern locked myself out of my beloved Atrix without WiFi or USB Debugging on (i do NOT want to factory reset it but am loosing hope for a workaround that actually works ) I text a LOT and am seeing a lag now which Im attributing to the texts building up... It has shared internal memory, right? Also do you guys know if it has to be rooted to over clock? Im figuring it does, and still need to do more research into what OC really does, but Im pretty sure all my machines need it! hahaha
Glad to read Im not the last one riding the Infuse train <3

bmiles said:
Yep! Got another user here-- I have been using the Infuse for about a month since I pattern locked myself out of my beloved Atrix without WiFi or USB Debugging on (i do NOT want to factory reset it but am loosing hope for a workaround that actually works ) I text a LOT and am seeing a lag now which Im attributing to the texts building up... It has shared internal memory, right? Also do you guys know if it has to be rooted to over clock? Im figuring it does, and still need to do more research into what OC really does, but Im pretty sure all my machines need it! hahaha
Glad to read Im not the last one riding the Infuse train <3
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I'm jumping back on the infuse train, main for play, my daughter to play with, and my music player. The last time I looked at it the battery was low, then I moved, and when I turned it back on, I got a blinking white screen. Figured the battery was dead, I got a new one and now the white screen turns on. I haven't need a jig in a while, so I have one being shipped to me now.

bmiles said:
Yep! Got another user here-- I have been using the Infuse for about a month since I pattern locked myself out of my beloved Atrix without WiFi or USB Debugging on (i do NOT want to factory reset it but am loosing hope for a workaround that actually works ) I text a LOT and am seeing a lag now which Im attributing to the texts building up... It has shared internal memory, right? Also do you guys know if it has to be rooted to over clock? Im figuring it does, and still need to do more research into what OC really does, but Im pretty sure all my machines need it! hahaha
Glad to read Im not the last one riding the Infuse train <3
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Ouch! I did that once on my first device... it really sucks.
The lag could also be caused by things running in the background. Its just not got the umph to handle a lot of multitasking or background processes. But, the lag is usually only for a few seconds from my experience.
If you want to OC you will need to be rooted. You will also need an app like SetCPU or a custom ROM with those settings built in. But, keep in mind every device is different. And never tell it to set on boot unless you've really tested it out, and know your phone will be stable and can handle the frequencies you set. It may also eat the battery like crazy haha!
Once you get the hang of it though adjusting it and setting up profiles can really make your experience more enjoyable.
Did that muddy up the water some more?
darwinzp said:
Im really impressed to about this phone. I was using a Xperia SP. The experience with CM11 is pretty awesome, wish the device had 1GB RAM, then it will be a badass.
Im that one type of social network guy, i use the camera very often, in CM11 the camara loss his quality and the focus is not working that well, thast a pitty, but i get used to it.
Cheers.
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If it had 1gb ram I wouldn't need another! Phone for a long time haha! It'd be perfect as a daily driver. The camera issues are a pain sometimes, but I have digital camera and I don't do much social networking.
Have you tried ICS or JB to see if the camera works for you?
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

chapelfreak said:
I'm jumping back on the infuse train, main for play, my daughter to play with, and my music player. The last time I looked at it the battery was low, then I moved, and when I turned it back on, I got a blinking white screen. Figured the battery was dead, I got a new one and now the white screen turns on. I haven't need a jig in a while, so I have one being shipped to me now.
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Hey I almost missed you! They make great music players. I run poweramp all night long at work.
Let us know how the jig situation goes.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Ragnvaldr said:
Hey I almost missed you! They make great music players. I run poweramp all night long at work.
Let us know how the jig situation goes.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G
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I'll let you know.....its weird since I wasn't even flashing anything. The only thing that happened is that the battery died, then when I tried charging it all I got was a flashing white screen.

Ragnvaldr said:
If it had 1gb ram I wouldn't need another! Phone for a long time haha! It'd be perfect as a daily driver. The camera issues are a pain sometimes, but I have digital camera and I don't do much social networking.
Have you tried ICS or JB to see if the camera works for you?
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G
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You`re right buddy.
Actually yes, i`ve tried ICS and JB, its the same issue, tried to install the camera app from stock GB but i didnt work. Im thinking on testing this Open Camera or this Focal
Yesterday i installed the last nightly from CarbonRom (07-09-2014) and i see a little difference.
Here see some shots.
http://i59.tinypic.com/8z1rx3.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2889u28.jpg
Cheers.

darwinzp said:
You`re right buddy.
Actually yes, i`ve tried ICS and JB, its the same issue, tried to install the camera app from stock GB but i didnt work. Im thinking on testing this Open Camera or this Focal
Yesterday i installed the last nightly from CarbonRom (07-09-2014) and i see a little difference.
Here see some shots.
http://i59.tinypic.com/8z1rx3.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2889u28.jpg
Cheers.
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I skipped those, so I wasn't too sure. I was going to suggest one of them and the Xposed framework to add some KitKat like features. Haha!
Those are pretty clean looking shots. Though its hard to see through all the saw dust here.
Tap'n and Talk'n from my Infuse 4G

Hello to all,
I have recently be given one from my son who does phone repairs.
Moving from a moto defymini with only 165mb of memory, i am very happy.
The phone had a power button issue which my son fixed by soldering a new one.
Phone worked amazing for two weeks til it just started rebooting, so im in a bind now. Have tried the gtgunbrick for odin but still, it boots up to the setup screen and just reboots. My son is stumped with it so ive been looking around at all the forums and youtube vids for solutions.....still no joy but im hoping to get it fixed. The infuse, tho old, still packs a punch and is a cool phone.
all the best
Trevor