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When all the hype of the sensation and G2x settles down and G2x gets Gingerbread, I think people are going to start choosing G2x over Sensation and devs should start (again) developing like crazy for the G2x since it will be running vanilla gingerbread with the super awesome Tegra 2.
Anyway, I think people is comparing the two phones and will be for like a full month and then will see people settling with either one of the two and a personally G2x will be the keeper.
I'm pretty confident and happy with my purchase since release date, 4/20.
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The devs aren't stopping .
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The devs aren't stopping .
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so tito? you talk to LG girl lately? whats the word.. I want GB nooooow.lol
You are right, but it is also right that development is slow right now
BTW, T-Mobile needs to start selling the G2x.
Seriously, This phone is one of the best if not the best in USA right now.
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The devs aren't stopping .
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I glad there not.
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so tito? you talk to LG girl lately? whats the word.. I want GB nooooow.lol
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Haha, nope, but I will soon. I will try and get some word from LG or her. Most likely the 21st, since its the start of summer.
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When all the hype of the sensation and G2x settles down and G2x gets Gingerbread, I think people are going to start choosing G2x over Sensation and devs should start (again) developing like crazy for the G2x since it will be running vanilla gingerbread with the super awesome Tegra 2.
Anyway, I think people is comparing the two phones and will be for like a full month and then will see people settling with either one of the two and a personally G2x will be the keeper.
I'm pretty confident and happy with my purchase since release date, 4/20.
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Exactly, this was my strategy from launch day. To have vanilla Gingergread running on the G2x's Tegra 2 by summertime. The long term potential of this device is excellent.
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The long term potential of this device is excellent.
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This is what led me to buy it in the first place. I wish more people could see this instead of giving up so quickly.
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This is what led me to buy it in the first place. I wish more people could see this instead of giving up so quickly.
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Actually, I think we are better off without the people who are giving up. The people leaving in a large part are people who will never be satisfied with the phone. Either they bought it because it was the new super phone and were disappointed with Vanilla Android, or they expected perfection and were disillusioned by a few bugs. I do have to acknowledge there are a few who did get genuinely bad devices (sometimes more than once). Their departure is perhaps regrettable. But by and large we are better off without them. I also think it is a much smaller minority than it appears. Due to the highly vocal nature of those who have moved (or are moving) on.
With the detractors mostly gone and their phones in the hands of others who will appreciate them more, I believe we will be a stronger community.
Just my opinion...of course...
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Actually, I think we are better off without the people who are giving up. The people leaving in a large part are people who will never be satisfied with the phone. Either they bought it because it was the new super phone and were disappointed with Vanilla Android, or they expected perfection and were disillusioned by a few bugs. I do have to acknowledge there are a few who did get genuinely bad devices (sometimes more than once). Their departure is perhaps regrettable. But by and large we are better off without them. I also think it is a much smaller minority than it appears. Due to the highly vocal nature of those who have moved (or are moving) on.
With the detractors mostly gone and their phones in the hands of others who will appreciate them more, I believe we will be a stronger community.
Just my opinion...of course...
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I agree
Specially and hopefully to this
"I believe we will be a stronger community"
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bdkinney said:
Actually, I think we are better off without the people who are giving up. The people leaving in a large part are people who will never be satisfied with the phone. Either they bought it because it was the new super phone and were disappointed with Vanilla Android, or they expected perfection and were disillusioned by a few bugs. I do have to acknowledge there are a few who did get genuinely bad devices (sometimes more than once). Their departure is perhaps regrettable. But by and large we are better off without them. I also think it is a much smaller minority than it appears. Due to the highly vocal nature of those who have moved (or are moving) on.
With the detractors mostly gone and their phones in the hands of others who will appreciate them more, I believe we will be a stronger community.
Just my opinion...of course...
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It's true. I just want people to experience what this phone will be because it's a powerful and good looking piece of hardware. The software will only keep getting better, and that will be an awesome combination.
Lol yes. Let those people go. We dont care! Love my g2x!
Love my g2x
Is it safe to get this phone presently? Has all the hardware issues been cleared out? I'm looking to pick one up soon second hand. Can anyone point out to me what manufacturing periods I should avoid? Or anything that might help me point out to a dud of a G2X that might have random reboots, overheating issues, etc?
Gonna start prowling on Craigslist to see if I have any luck.
Some people continue to have issues to this day while others dont so there really isnt a consistent way to know if the phone will work properly or not.
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Some people continue to have issues to this day while others dont so there really isnt a consistent way to know if the phone will work properly or not.
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Thank you. I guess I'll scratch that idea of getting this phone. Don't want to risk dealing with the hassle and headaches of buying a phone of CL only to find out that it's rebooting like crazy.
Honestly, I hated this phone when I first it, but after getting into using custom ROMs and kernels, I love it. Bottom line is this: if you want a phone that you will use stock, don't get it. If you plan to run a custom ROM and especially if you're even relatively knowledgeable or intelligent grab one if you can get it at a good price. We even have an alpha of ICS out which isn't half bad, it is an alpha so it can be problematic at times.
Edit: also if you want to get into running custom ROMS then definitely go for it, if you can read and follow directions exactly this phone is awesome in that its next to impossible to permanently brick it.
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Honestly, I hated this phone when I first it, but after getting into using custom ROMs and kernels, I love it. Bottom line is this: if you want a phone that you will use stock, don't get it. If you plan to run a custom ROM and especially if you're even relatively knowledgeable or intelligent grab one if you can get it at a good price. We even have an alpha of ICS out which isn't half bad, it is an alpha so it can be problematic at times.
Edit: also if you want to get into running custom ROMS then definitely go for it, if you can read and follow directions exactly this phone is awesome in that its next to impossible to permanently brick it.
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What worries me is if it has hardware issues that causes random reboots or overheating issues. I remember reading this when the phone first came out. Other users also had GPS issues, etc.
I'd be willing to get one if the price is right on CL but these things makes me nervous. Any tips on what things I could "try" while testing the phone out on CL or things to look out for? I know the other user said it would be hard to tell...but at this point, anything would be helpful.
I' m digging mine.
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Mine is 100%. Just use a Cm7 stable release for the next little bit (some issues in the newer nightlies).
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Mine is 100%. Just use a Cm7 stable release for the next little bit (some issues in the newer nightlies).
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By the way, how's the issue with development with regards to a closed source code?
I remember last time that one of the issues why development was so stale on this phone was due to the closed source nature of the Tegra chip. Is this still the case?
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By the way, how's the issue with development with regards to a closed source code?
I remember last time that one of the issues why development was so stale on this phone was due to the closed source nature of the Tegra chip. Is this still the case?
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Last time I checked there was active development. Regardless we do have an Alpha of CM9 which if you're aware of the implications of using an Alpha and are ok with it, is good. As far as teh Tegra crap, yea, I think we would have seen a release alot sooner if NVidia wasn't closed-fisted. Otherwise, that's one of the only major downfalls of the alpha is that there is no hardware acceleration, so some ICS specific apps won't run or won't run right.
As far as testing, just do regular stuff, do a litttle browsing, install an app, play a video look to see if it's physically damaged AT ALL, etc. As far as teh GPS, it is an odd one, but I have a method which works 100% for me:
GPS status (download GPS aiding data)>reboot>GPS status to get lock>maps
I also did that and instead of maps I launched Locus and it also got a lock.
Just a note Craigs List not the best place to buy a cell. Do a search, too many horror stories about bad phones.
We just got ics so based on hardware and software specs if your willing to root and flash still a top of the libe phone with bad battery life hah
Pin it to Win it.
If you want I could sell you mine for 250 shipped. Running whatever rom you want. Pm me.
I'm one of the ones who never had any major issues as constant overheating or rebooting...rooted since day 1by the way and with ics roms out its even better. If its dirt cheap I recommend it
It depends, its a decent size and speed. I had mine clocked at the 1500 on eaglesblood and the faux123 kernel stopped the daily SODs (sleep of death). But I wiped it and gave it to my GF only to have the SODs return on the same Rom and Kernel that had gotten rid of it for me. There is also an overheating issue, I was on my second battery in 2 months without clocking the cpu and the smell is horrible, this is a huge issue with these phones.
I think that the phone itself is a great piece of hardware that needs a lot of customizing to get it to where you want it. In the hardware department you get a lot of bang for your buck but it is almost a requirement to install a custom rom to get day to day smooth functionality that we want. Fortunately there is a good number of roms to choose from that you can sample and find one which that best suits your needs
This phone is like having a beautiful wife that just don't act right. It will drive you crazy at times but you just can't keep your hands off it.
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Lol so true
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Thank you. I guess I'll scratch that idea of getting this phone. Don't want to risk dealing with the hassle and headaches of buying a phone of CL only to find out that it's rebooting like crazy.
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I just bought one off of Craigslist and am very happy with it. I gave my wife my T-Mobile galaxy s 2 because I didnt like the way the screen isn't sharp and lack of development for now. I started using her sensation but was not impressed so I bought the G2X. Way better than the sensation I might add. The screen is very impressive, looks better than the sensation,gs2 and my old vibrant. I was really shocked. Battery life though seems to be an issue but I will work it out. The camera is better than the sensation but the gs2 has the best camera I have seen to date. If I were you I would buy one. And yes I do a lot of phone swapping, I think I have owed every Android phone that came out for T-Mobile starting with the G1
Not to be a downer, but the infinity came out for almost a month and a half now. Yet, the development is really really slow. I think its a great tablet and everything but i also want more dev support.
Did anyone hear any news about dev update from other teams?
Thanks,
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Not to be a downer, but the infinity came out for almost a month and a half now. Yet, the development is really really slow. I think its a great tablet and everything but i also want more dev support.
Did anyone hear any news about dev update from other teams?
Thanks,
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The closest anyone has gotten is birdman which got AOKP to boot. Currently he is trying to fix BT and GPS before releasing anything. You can follow him at https://twitter.com/_mrbirdman_ for updates.
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Not to be a downer, but the infinity came out for almost a month and a half now. Yet, the development is really really slow. I think its a great tablet and everything but i also want more dev support.
Did anyone hear any news about dev update from other teams?
Thanks,
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I was an early adopter of the TF201. It took a while for it to going with nothing but stock roms available for what felt like an eternity. Give it some time and they will start appearing...
ugotproblemz said:
Not to be a downer, but the infinity came out for almost a month and a half now. Yet, the development is really really slow. I think its a great tablet and everything but i also want more dev support.
Did anyone hear any news about dev update from other teams?
Thanks,
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i am sure I am going to get flamed for this, but I have to chime in on this one...six weeks is hardly "slow" for development. This is a) an extremely expensive tablet and most devs pay for their own equipment b) there have been lots of issues around unlocking the bootloaders for ASUS tabs, which is a pre-requisite for tablets, c) JB is just now hitting the streets which impacts development and d) most devs are doing this for the love of it, which means they pretty much all have other things that are full-time occupations.
The fact of the matter is that we do have a couple of custom ROMs out there, so there are devs working on it. It just takes time and goodwill, and a more realistic set of expectations.
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i am sure I am going to get flamed for this, but I have to chime in on this one...six weeks is hardly "slow" for development. This is a) an extremely expensive tablet and most devs pay for their own equipment b) there have been lots of issues around unlocking the bootloaders for ASUS tabs, which is a pre-requisite for tablets, c) JB is just now hitting the streets which impacts development and d) most devs are doing this for the love of it, which means they pretty much all have other things that are full-time occupations.
The fact of the matter is that we do have a couple of custom ROMs out there, so there are devs working on it. It just takes time and goodwill, and a more realistic set of expectations.
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The cost of the tab is a bit intimidating, and also, the new toy is the Nexus 7, as a Google nexus device, is cheap and fun to play with for the devs, who are having a competition to see who can push it the farthest. Lots of great teams are really hung up on it right now, and not showing a lot of desire to pull themselves in a new direction, it seems.
I would also be sceptical about getting a tf700, and sticking my neck out with so many complaints about its build quality and performance. I think it's an amazing device and I love mine, but someone who just casually checks the new device forums might be a bit put off. I know that I was with the Nexus 7, which also had mucho complaints at first. I got mine and it was great, and a lot of people got good ones and then the development floodgates opened wide. The same may happen here.
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i am sure I am going to get flamed for this, but I have to chime in on this one...six weeks is hardly "slow" for development. This is a) an extremely expensive tablet and most devs pay for their own equipment b) there have been lots of issues around unlocking the bootloaders for ASUS tabs, which is a pre-requisite for tablets, c) JB is just now hitting the streets which impacts development and d) most devs are doing this for the love of it, which means they pretty much all have other things that are full-time occupations.
The fact of the matter is that we do have a couple of custom ROMs out there, so there are devs working on it. It just takes time and goodwill, and a more realistic set of expectations.
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Yea I would second the JB just hitting the streets. Why put so much work developing custom ICS roms when JB is just around the corner?
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Not to be a downer, but the infinity came out for almost a month and a half now. Yet, the development is really really slow. I think its a great tablet and everything but i also want more dev support.
Did anyone hear any news about dev update from other teams?
Thanks,
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Also not to be a downer, but you can always start your own development endeavor to speed things up and have some fun along the way
If I was going to do any dev for this tablet, I would be waiting for the JB update to come out before I started. I expect we'll see more updates once it's out, but as some have already stated, 6 weeks for a new tablet is hardly slow.
I dont think jellybean has anything to do with it... just not many devs picked up on the device... I would love to see miui on this baby. I was thinking about switching to the note 10.1 just BC development looks like its going to be better for that tab but the screen was a let down.
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hopfully...it will make this tab SOOO much better...
Novel idea guys......why not simply do your buildprop tweaks, speed things up a little, and just enjoy the beautiful product that asus has given us, as it is? I love development as much as the next person....but my C7 model Infinity, aside from a little notification menu lag, runs fantastic, stock. I mean.....if you can not enjoy this product even as it is right now, without dicing it up with some currently half-baked efforts. Do you ever really enjoy any of your devices at all, or are you so caught up in the flashing addiction, that you fail to appreciate the truly awesome hardware underneath? I just love owning this little piece of work, walking around with it, being proud that I am an Android owner in a sea of iPad users on campus.
If you must have something custom, then use Zeus. It runs pretty slick as well. I would just stop complaining though everyone, give development time to kick in, and enjoy your product in the time being. I had the Prime, and it took FOREVER for real development to catch on....practically until the day I traded it in for this. LOL
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Novel idea guys......why not simply do your buildprop tweaks, speed things up a little, and just enjoy the beautiful product that asus has given us, as it is? I love development as much as the next person....but my C7 model Infinity, aside from a little notification menu lag, runs fantastic, stock. I mean.....if you can not enjoy this product even as it is right now, without dicing it up with some currently half-baked efforts. Do you ever really enjoy any of your devices at all, or are you so caught up in the flashing addiction, that you fail to appreciate the truly awesome hardware underneath? I just love owning this little piece of work, walking around with it, being proud that I am an Android owner in a sea of iPad users on campus.
If you must have something custom, then use Zeus. It runs pretty slick as well. I would just stop complaining though everyone, give development time to kick in, and enjoy your product in the time being. I had the Prime, and it took FOREVER for real development to catch on....practically until the day I traded it in for this. LOL
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+1 for this response. I have rooted and tweaked my build.prop, and then frozen some of the bloat and am loving the device without having done anything else. Compared to the Prime (I got one of the very early ones and then went through 4 of those) this is SO much better.
Thanks! Yeah, same here. I had an early model Prime, went through no less then thirteen exchanges, the situation barely got better. I traded up on the same money from the Prime, and I have been happy since I had this. It strikes me, as though unlike the Prime, MOST of the flaws, and shortcomings of this device, are thankfully software related, and not hardware. Once applying the proper buildprop tweaks, installing Apex Launcher, and getting my trust application roster settled. I have been happy as a clam. YES, Jellybean, and most definately CM10 will make this device FLY (it almost managed to redeem my Prime even, right before I traded it) and I am as excited, if not more, then the average person, but my Infinity is (thankfully) fully functional, great battery, MOST applications work in some way shape or form, (excepting a few games). I can simply take a look at the Infinity, and tell, by the attention to detail, that this has become asus's baby, and mine as well. I appreciate it, and can wait forever for development to catch on. :laugh:
How do you think this would affect us?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...me-with-new-experimental-virtualization-tech/
To me, it almost seems like a way of dual-booting but... simultaneously, pretty much. I think I could work/deal with this if it ever comes down to it. It sounds like even if radio functions weren't on one ROM, we could just have a fully working Gingerbread, or even a hackfest on the otherside carrying the team.
Of course, even this tech is still in it's early stages.
What do you guys think? Devs, would this possibly solve some issues?
Probably not the MAIN one.
Edit: "getting"? ... I meant get. ._.
Link
Ummmmm...
You mean like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111234
LOL
Wait just checked out your link... NEVERMIND
Interesting read.
SefEXE said:
How do you think this would affect us?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...me-with-new-experimental-virtualization-tech/
To me, it almost seems like a way of dual-booting but... simultaneously, pretty much. I think I could work/deal with this if it ever comes down to it. It sounds like even if radio functions weren't on one ROM, we could just have a fully working Gingerbread, or even a hackfest on the otherside carrying the team.
Of course, even this tech is still in it's early stages.
What do you guys think? Devs, would this possibly solve some issues?
Probably not the MAIN one.
Edit: "getting"? ... I meant get. ._.
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This device often runs out of RAM if you use a lot of apps simultaneously, so I can't imagine running TWO android ROMs at the same time. The Out of memory killer will get crazy!
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This device often runs out of RAM if you use a lot of apps simultaneously, so I can't imagine running TWO android ROMs at the same time. The Out of memory killer will get crazy!
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Hmm, hadn't thought of that. Well, maybe someone could make some kind of severly gimped rom that only runs the radio?
I still doubt that would help out the memory TOO much, but.. I dunno... Maybe like a 2.2/2.3 ROM?
This is all still just wishes and hopes for now, though.
I wouldn't mind having a 2nd rom used purely for calling and texting
Interesting read indeed. Although, by the time technology and proper coding permits something like this most of us would have probably moved on to another device. Although I plan on keeping my g2x for as long devs keep making roms, kernals and mods for it.
However I'm currently running eagles blood ics 4.0.4. And I mist say its the closest to a fully functioning ics rom on this phone that I can tell. I wouldn't be planning to flash cm7 on it if it weren't tor the inability to record video and wifi calling.....these are the only 2 functions that do not work....that I unfortunately need. The customization is fairly good on stock settings, stock kernal is fast, battery is good enough and the voltage is completely tweakable if you want to make it last longer.
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Hello, I am seriously considering to buy this phone but I have some questions:
How is the audio quality on the earphones? Because I see many people complaining about audio quality there, and I really love listening to the music really often.
How about scrolling lag on certain apps like "Tapatalk", "the verge desktop website version"?
Is 2GB really enough for you? I mean I want to use this phone for quite long time (approx 2 years) and have you ever had any problem with 2GB if RAM?
Are there any serious problems that you wouldn't buy it again (like random reboots/freezes) and etc?
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Hello, I am seriously considering to buy this phone but I have some questions:
How is the audio quality on the earphones? Because I see many people complaining about audio quality there, and I really love listening to the music really often.
How about scrolling lag on certain apps like "Tapatalk", "the verge desktop website version"?
Is 2GB really enough for you? I mean I want to use this phone for quite long time (approx 2 years) and have you ever had any problem with 2GB if RAM?
Are there any serious problems that you wouldn't buy it again (like random reboots/freezes) and etc?
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Most Nexus 5 issues seem to be software related and will be fixed with updates soon i`am sure. Overall i think it seems to be a good phone especialy considering the price.
I you like to mess around with your phone like rooting, flashing roms and kernels this is the one to get. If you want a out of the phone you might consider buying a different phone bro.
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Most Nexus 5 issues seem to be software related and will be fixed with updates soon i`am sure. Overall i think it seems to be a good phone especialy considering the price.
I you like to mess around with your phone like rooting, flashing roms and kernels this is the one to get. If you want a out of the phone you might consider buying a different phone bro.
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I thought that this phone doesn't need a custom rom,because it's running the stock Android out of box. But if it's really needs a custom rom liek you meant to say I will install it,because I've installed some custom roms on my Galaxy S3 phone and I have an experience with it.
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I thought that this phone doesn't need a custom rom,because it's running the stock Android out of box. But if it's really needs a custom rom liek you meant to say I will install it,because I've installed some custom roms on my Galaxy S3 phone and I have an experience with it.
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No, it doesn`t need custom roms per se bro, its just that Nexus`s are manly bought by users that like to experiment with their phones and flash for instance a custom kernel to enhance sound and colours or undervolt/overclock etc etc.
I wish I can get this.phone...