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So I though of upgrading my nexus one. The possible candidats are a htc one s or a motorola razr maxx. If you had to choose wich one would you take? I don't like that big screens, so 4.3 inches seems to be a sweat spot for me. Could you recomend me other phones?
Thx
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Razr Maxx has the best battery life out of all smartphones in the market so if you are looking for a phone that has great battery life, the razr maxx is the phone to get. Other good phones are the GNexus and the SGS3 which have full support of Ics and JB.
The best hardware right now is the galaxy s iii. The best software support is on the galaxy nexus.
I wouldn't get something as locked down as the Motorola unless you're okay with only ever getting one android update, and getting it super late. And I think the gsiii does everything the HTC does and then some.
My choice is (and probably always will be) the nexus because I have more control over it than any other device, but the gsiii is a good choice now as well.
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oliverano said:
So I though of upgrading my nexus one. The possible candidats are a htc one s or a motorola razr maxx. If you had to choose wich one would you take? I don't like that big screens, so 4.3 inches seems to be a sweat spot for me. Could you recomend me other phones?
Thx
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At that screen size I'd take the Galaxy s2 or Sony Xperia S or One S in that order
The maxx is good but lack of support kills it. Battery life is the only reason to get it.
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galaxy s2 will be the best choice for the range of the screen size & samsung is still continuing to update the software on s2
yea S2 is very nice now and the price is low
a galaxy nexus.
I would buy galaxy nexus.
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Atrix_Owner said:
Razr Maxx has the best battery life out of all smartphones in the market so if you are looking for a phone that has great battery life, the razr maxx is the phone to get. Other good phones are the GNexus and the SGS3 which have full support of Ics and JB.
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robshookphoto said:
The best hardware right now is the galaxy s iii. The best software support is on the galaxy nexus.
I wouldn't get something as locked down as the Motorola unless you're okay with only ever getting one android update, and getting it super late. And I think the gsiii does everything the HTC does and then some.
My choice is (and probably always will be) the nexus because I have more control over it than any other device, but the gsiii is a good choice now as well.
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dorwoo said:
a galaxy nexus.
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Brian_SGW_CM9 said:
I would buy galaxy nexus.
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Did all four of you guys seriously just ignore the fact that he wants a phone with a 4.3 inch screen? Those would be too big for him.
I would have to agree with SII, great development and Samsung supports Cyanogenmod, what more could you ask for? Still has great specs too.
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Other good phones are the GNexus and the SGS3 which have full support of Ics and JB.
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i would go witht the SGS3...probably only because thats what I have and it is a really good phone, best one I have had
I would realy like that extra battery life on the maxx and it just got the ics update. But are phones with bigger screens like 4.8" in dimensions a lot bigger than that with 4.3"?
Thx to you all
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There's too many of these threads all over the place on here now.
None of us can give you a definite answer of what phone to get because ultimately, it's your choice and none of us can change that. And if a you're after is suggestions, why not just think of a few yourself and float round the specific sections for those phones so you can read peoples responses to the phone.
I'll end up making a dedicated thread for this kinda thing if I see too many more of these
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oliverano said:
I would realy like that extra battery life on the maxx and it just got the ics update. But are phones with bigger screens like 4.8" in dimensions a lot bigger than that with 4.3"?
Thx to you all
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It starts getting difficult at 5+ and becomes a matter of taste there. Otherwise 4.8 has proven manageable with phones like sensation and galaxy s3.
Consider that the maxx is not HD and is aged technology, even at launch there were complaints on moto holding out,if you also don't mind this carry on.
Consider you can always get an extended battery for something like the s3 or optimus 4x without a great increase in bulk as they're thin.
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Allanitomwesh said:
It starts getting difficult at 5+ and becomes a matter of taste there. Otherwise 4.8 has proven manageable with phones like sensation and galaxy s3.
Consider that the maxx is not HD and is aged technology, even at launch there were complaints on moto holding out,if you also don't mind this carry on.
Consider you can always get an extended battery for something like the s3 or optimus 4x without a great increase in bulk as they're thin.
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I dind't though of extendet batteries. I just saw the lg optumos 4x and fell in love hehehe thank you too all I'm just going to close the tread.
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How abt....
Legendary Htc HD2 4.3" screen :good:
oliverano said:
I dind't though of extendet batteries. I just saw the lg optumos 4x and fell in love hehehe thank you too all I'm just going to close the tread.
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Enjoy.
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I suggest you try the 4.65in. screen of the GNex, you won't notice a huge difference.
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any chance that samsung and motorola will make good phones that arent 4.7"+ phones?
I would get the motorola droid m if I werent on sprint... btw.
I thought about getting an S3 but its size just is too much. my real question is- android just going bigger and bigger phones and will I be forced to upgrade to an iphone 5?
S3 is available in mini size now in the UK
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S3 is available in mini size now in the UK
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Yeah, but with less powerful hardware then S3.
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Looks like every new phone is big so we gotta stick to our Nexus s
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choose xperia s
Well there's always the iPhone 5…
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apatal said:
Well there's always the iPhone 5…
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No custom roms/kernels/themes/flashable zips? Boring.
There are no back/menu button on the sides of the home button so navigation is not as easy as android.
But it FEELS a lot faster than any other phone i tried though. Animations are perfectly executed.
Only 4" upgrade worth looking at would be the S3 mini, IMO. However, the HTC One S is fairly close, 4.3". A friend has one and I could deal with it, and I REALLY hate large phones. It can be a bit tricky to root though.
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I'm currently in the market for a new phone and these three are the top contenders. But which one to get is the questions I've seen the stats and reviews. But I'm still stuck. Also I don't really want to wait for an S4 OR X PHONE... Soo uh help me maybe lol thanks
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htc droid dna
life ! It's what you make out of it !
Why would you mention a iPhone? Do you really want that locked down price of junk? My onion is to go Samsung there not locked down' great touchwiz interface' ready to root' always has the most advanced technology
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bbrad said:
Why would you mention a iPhone? Do you really want that locked down price of junk? My onion is to go Samsung there not locked down' great touchwiz interface' ready to root' always has the most advanced technology
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The iPhone has great resale value and the Samsung is soon to be our dated while HTC dna doesn't have external storage which I would like
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Do I dare say Samsung galaxy note 2
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kalanyon said:
Do I dare say Samsung galaxy note 2
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I don't think I want something so big lol it just to much I guess 5" is the max for now I guess
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I guess What is most important to you. The DNA will have a more premium feel and a better screen. The MAXX will have much better battery life but IMO don't get motorola yet those lying gtards don't update what they say they will.
KeemGoodFella said:
I'm currently in the market for a new phone and these three are the top contenders. But which one to get is the questions I've seen the stats and reviews. But I'm still stuck. Also I don't really want to wait for an S4 OR X PHONE... Soo uh help me maybe lol thanks
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Had an S3... then picked up the DNA... For me... the DNA was a bit faster.... smoother...
and I love the DNA's screen!
YamJoker said:
I guess What is most important to you. The DNA will have a more premium feel and a better screen. The MAXX will have much better battery life but IMO don't get motorola yet those lying gtards don't update what they say they will.
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Yeah what's really important is storage I guess the s3 and maxx both have external storage and the dna and Iphone doesn't and the dna isn't sixteen gigs straight out the box
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Bump... What's xda's choice what would you guys pick need some ideas
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Phone to pick
I will wait till Galaxy S4 launch....
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I will wait till Galaxy S4 launch....
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Isn't that going to launch in April or something.. I'm so impatient lol but that would seem like the logical solution
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Well, you say that the SGS3 will soon be outdated but in all honesty do you really care about the newer hardware? The only real changes which will be made soon are 1080p screens and better processors. You will never see the difference between 1080p and 720p screens unless you're specifically comparing them side by side to see purely the sharpness of the screen, and I have yet to find an app that I regularly use that even the SGS2 can't handle with ease, so I doubt you'll find one for the SGS3. It takes heavy games in its stride too, since many devs optimise their apps for the SGS3's chipset (in a similar way that you see Tegra3 optimised games).
Having said this, the SGS3 also has a lot that other phones don't:
-There are various storage options and more importantly expandable storage
-Being so popular means that it has a huge variety of accessories (almost iPhone-like in that respect)
-It has a removable battery which means that you can fit an extended battery if you wish
-It has a menu button so you don't get the three dots softkey like you do on HTCs
-TouchWiz (whilst ugly) has some amazing features
-It still has one of the best smartphone cameras currently available
-The development community is huge
-It has a variety of colour options
Samsung galaxy s3.
I think I'm leaning towards the s3 or sucking it up and waiting for the s4 the storage for the dna is a huge deal breaker
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After seeing all these phones at the end of 2013, the Moto X has some sick features. Is there anyway to flash a rom with those features or can I just get most of them through the play store?
Which features you looking for?
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He's looking for Active display, Moto Assist, and Touchless control.
You can get them all from the play store. Omni ROM has Active display. The rest are available on the store.
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He's looking for Active display, Moto Assist, and Touchless control.
You can get them all from the play store. Omni ROM has Active display. The rest are available on the store.
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They are only compatible with certain Motorola devices so you can't just download them from the play store like that.
@kyco16- Those aren't just software features, some of them take advantage of the actual hardware of the X. The touchless control is made possible by the X8 chip, and Active Display takes advantage of the AMOLED screen and uses one of the low power cores of the X8 chip as well. Yeah, there are similar apps available now but they just aren't the same. You want Moto X features? Get the Moto X. I have one and there has never been an Android phone like it. Seriously the best smartphone ever made, without a doubt. Motorola just dropped the price too. $399 off contract for 16gb.
@_MetalHead_ I meant knock off features. The copy cats. They have similar apps in the play store.
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Any body here,
Does we have motor x kitkat port on nexus 5.amaZing software........
On nexus 5 it would be amazing.
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nisu4717 said:
Any body here,
Does we have motor x kitkat port on nexus 5.amaZing software........
On nexus 5 it would be amazing.
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No, we do not have the Moto X ROM for the Nexus 5.
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OuncE718 said:
No, we do not have the Moto X ROM for the Nexus 5.
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Do u think we have chance..........
Anyway pro devs are working on Pac,cm,pa...
Y not moto x Rom.better than that.
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Lol. What do you expect to get out of the moto x software?
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Pirateghost said:
Lol. What do you expect to get out of the moto x software?
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Can't get you...
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nisu4717 said:
Do u think we have chance..........
Anyway pro devs are working on Pac,cm,pa...
Y not moto x Rom.better than that.
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No, the reason might mainly be because the Moto X is a dual core phone and the Nexus 5 is a quad core. It will be a tough task to get it to work plus the ROM is so much similar to ours.
I'd like to get the OnePlus One ROM on our phone though. It has the "always listening" feature like the Moto X & the "knock on" feature like the G2.
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OuncE718 said:
No, the reason might mainly be because the Moto X is a dual core phone and the Nexus 5 is a quad core. It will be a tough task to get it to work plus the ROM is so much similar to ours.
I'd like to get the OnePlus One ROM on our phone though. It has the "always listening" feature like the Moto X & the "knock on" feature like the G2.
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Onepluse one has cm11.we have the same......already
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nisu4717 said:
Onepluse one has cm11.we have the same......already
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No. The OnePlus One has a custom version of CM11 with special features like already mentioned that has not been released as open source yet. I believe it's CM11S.
Some of the features of the Moto X require hardware we don't have/can't access. For instance the active notifications take advantage of Amoled capabilities our screens don't have. And, though our hardware supposedly has "always listening" capability, even the dev that figured out how to turn it on won't release his method for fear of legal action.
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That's right .. Oneplus cm is diff from ours
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nisu4717 said:
Can't get you...
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What is so complicated about my question?
Moto X software is aosp with a few additions like always listening and active notifications. Both of those can be replicated but with poorer battery life. The software running the moto x will not benefit this device because those functions are boosted by the hardware backing them.
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Pirateghost said:
What is so complicated about my question?
Moto X software is aosp with a few additions like always listening and active notifications. Both of those can be replicated but with poorer battery life. The software running the moto x will not benefit this device because those functions are boosted by the hardware backing them.
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This ^^^
The moto x is near vanilla, as is the N5. I don't see any reason to want to port it. Its barely different. And the moto x exclusive features either won't work on the N5 period, and the ones that may would kill our battery.
Just my 3 cents.
nisu4717 said:
Any body here,
Does we have motor x kitkat port on nexus 5.amaZing software........
On nexus 5 it would be amazing.
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AMOLED isn't the same as IPS LCD
Regarding the Sense 6 port and the (possibly) upcoming TouchWiz port by GalaxyUser, the devices they're ported from have similar hardware i.e. similar SoC/other hardware, the Moto X is quite a bit more different.
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No. The OnePlus One has a custom version of CM11 with special features like already mentioned that has not been released as open source yet. I believe it's CM11S.
Some of the features of the Moto X require hardware we don't have/can't access. For instance the active notifications take advantage of Amoled capabilities our screens don't have. And, though our hardware supposedly has "always listening" capability, even the dev that figured out how to turn it on won't release his method for fear of legal action.
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CM11S barely has that much new to it. If you wanted active display a lot of custom ROMs implement it, however as stated, the Nexus 5 does not have an AMOLED display and it'll use more power when it displays on the screen compared to the Moto X for example.
Letharqy said:
AMOLED isn't the same as IPS LCD
Regarding the Sense 6 port and the (possibly) upcoming TouchWiz port by GalaxyUser, the devices they're ported from have similar hardware i.e. similar SoC/other hardware, the Moto X is quite a bit more different.
CM11S barely has that much new to it. If you wanted active display a lot of custom ROMs implement it, however as stated, the Nexus 5 does not have an AMOLED display and it'll use more power when it displays on the screen compared to the Moto X for example.
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You are agreeing with me, right? Because that's what I was saying regarding the different tech.
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estallings15 said:
You are agreeing with me, right? Because that's what I was saying regarding the different tech.
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I am
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Interesting. OP asked a question and made several responses, but when he didn't get the answer he wanted gave no thanks to anyone. That's nice.
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estallings15 said:
Interesting. OP asked a question and made several responses, but when he didn't get the answer he wanted gave no thanks to anyone. That's nice.
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No it's not like that......dude.I was busty in traveling.....
I'm India we have good network problems.....
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It's possible to get the always listening feature, I just don't know how to edit xml.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52348792
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AliLaPointe said:
It's possible to get the always listening feature, I just don't know how to edit xml.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52348792
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Its not possible. There's a big thread on it somewhere here.
Edit: sorry, yes, you posted the thread. So far it hasn't been done. And trust me, if it does ever work....its sure to destroy battery life.
But, I do hope I'm wrong. Its an awesome feature.
What hardware moto x have for always listening feachure
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Curiosity
why not use xda premium with nexus 5?
2 months ago with xperia SL. now with xperia S.
why not with n5 man?