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Hey everyone,
Just joined the forums, and figured I'd earn myself a warm welcome by asking a question that I'm positive no one has asked before: Vibrant, G2 or myTouch HD?
I do have certain criteria that I'd like to share, as I've spent many hours reading up on the three phones. Here's my take on the three phones so far based on what's important to me:
Samsung Vibrant
Likes
AMOLED screen is amazing
16GB built in storage is great
Battery life sounds decent
Lightweight
Speaker is great
Fast CPU
Dislikes
Not stock Android, not sure how crippled 2.2 will be on it
Not sure if it will tether when 2.2 comes out
No HSPA+
Can't store applications on SD card
Sounds like OTA updates have caused issues
Bloatware
G2
Likes
Almost stock Android 2.2
HSPA+
QWERTY keyboard is handy
Tethering supported after OTA update
Can store applications on an SD card
Dislikes
Screen is good, not great
Battery life questionable based on what I've read
Speaker is not very good
Not sure if 800Mhz CPU will show its age sooner rather than later
4GB (1.2GB usable) is a bummer
Can't remove some preinstalled Google applications
myTouch HD (what I've found on spec reports)
Likes
Fast CPU
HSPA+
Nearly stock Android
Front facing camera
Screen sounds like it will be better than the G2's but not as good as the Vibrant's
Dislikes
Battery life? Sounds like it could be not so great
Not sure how good the speaker will be, sounds like HTC doesn't do great in this department
Sounds like it has the same 4GB/1.2GB of the G2 so far
So, as you can see, I can find something to love and hate in all three. I'd like to hear comments regarding perhaps why you chose one over another. I'm also very curious to hear more about the myTouch, because right now I'm working off speculation.
I'm not looking for any of you to read my mind, but I am curious to hear others compare and contrast the three and share their preferences.
Vibrant or MyTouch.
The vibrants screen will amaze you. Its like an orgasm ona screen. Plus there's a mod for a front facing camera. Plus there's roms with vanilla android so its not bad.
The battery life is great.
The mytouch HD sounds good. So I'd wait for it in case
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The more that I've read, I'm leaning more towards the G2. It sounds like several people get a couple days before having to recharge, and that people have been able to prevent the preloaded software from booting via the package manager.
Also, I just read that it sounds like the myTouch will have HTC Sense which, while not a bad thing, is a blocker to fast updates. I'd like to be able to upgrade to Gingerbread as soon as it's available, and it sounds like the G2 is the only phone (besides the Nexus One) that's going to be able to do that easily.
Finally, after reading up on the JI6 battery issues on the Vibrant, as well as the Mini Kies software that people are now having to run via Windows to get updates, it gives me a little less faith in Samsung.
I am still very curious to hear others speak about the speaker and the resetting issue on the G2.
Things you cannot change in a phone or upgrade are; screen, memory, processor. you have all of them as dislike or concern on hd or g2.
Your concern in regards of the vibrant, seem to be sw related. Being a Galaxy S phone. You have i believe, the larger group of modders, developers working on it worldwide, to get you a large array of options to upgrade, fix, or just show off your phone.
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Chazz Thanks for posting the poll! I'm looking at a very similar predicament in replacing my Mytouch 3G (32B). At this point, I'm not sure if the MyTouch HD will have the capabilities that I'll want on it (SIPphone, Tether, ability to modify simple things like boot animations).
Vibrant biggest benefit (to me)- Can be rooted, tethered
MyTouch HD biggest foreseeable benefit - HSPA+, native 2.2
Just to add my 2c, The CPU in the G2 is actually faster than the Vibrant and MyTouch HD. 800MHz doesn't mean a thing, it's a new gen. CPU and it currently gets the highest scores of ANY mobile CPU out there.
Robin.B said:
Just to add my 2c, The CPU in the G2 is actually faster than the Vibrant and MyTouch HD. 800MHz doesn't mean a thing, it's a new gen. CPU and it currently gets the highest scores of ANY mobile CPU out there.
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If you look around you will see that the MyTouch HD/4G actually has the same Generation (45nm? I think) CPU in it, but the MyTouch will be clocked to 1GHz by default. If the MyTouch can be rooted I think that will convince me fully. I can always sell it in 6 months when something better comes out, 'cause it will.
Side note, the G2 and the MyTouch are only on T-Mobile. The Z (Sense version of G2) might come to another American provider.
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I love my g2's speakers. I use them all the time with slacker radio. I'd also like to add that the g2 also supports wifi tethering once rooted using the free visionary app in the market. (One click root) And like what was mentioned above you can overclock the processor to out due any phone on the market. I will admit that vibrant screen is nice but that thing has to take up lots of battery. Oh i almost forgot the keyboard is awesome aswell. The Froyo 2. 2 is nice and very smooth. Has the vibrant gotten the GPS issue fixed?
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Anyone else have any thoughts on these two (G2 and Mytouch) phones? I am on the verge of ditching my Vibrant (laundry list of issues spanning 4 phones) for either the G2 or Mytouch4G.
As both are HTC phones and fairly close in specs and build quality, does one have any real distinct advantage over the other? While I will certainly miss the Vibrant's screen, can't say I'll miss the dodgy Samsung support.
Hi I'm looking to replace my current crappy HTC Snap. Its a horrible device. I want to upgrade to another Android device, preferably without 4G. None of the devices seem like an upgrade though, even though its 2009 vs 2011!
I like an active developer community, and a good keyboard. The Droid I enjoyed using since I didn't need to get a case for it and it was just a 'perfect smartphone' even today, if it had a better processor + ram, and if the battery life was better it could easily compete with today's phones.
Droid didn't have a very good keyboard, so far the closest thing is the Evo Shift, I'm fond of the Blackberry style phones too, so the XPRT is worth considering... if it had custom roms I would have gotten it already.
A good battery life would be awesome too. I would love to have a phone that just doesn't need to be charged every day, every other day would be cool or even every 2 days. I am a heavy texter so a good keyboard is almost a must, I didn't mind swype and I like it now, but still love a tactile keyboard.
Thanks!
You mentioned the shift, nice phone, but you need to know that is a 4g phone. I would recommend to stay away from Samsung based on my own and my roommates bad experiences with the moment and epic 4g. I would not get an EVO 4G at this time as the new bootloader is locked preventing root. Most of the newer android devices from Sprint are either 4g or just not worth it. The new EVO 3d has been rooted and would be my choice if you don't care about the extra 10 a month for 4g service. If not, try out the new windows phone 7, It's not 4g and has a keyboard. The new UI is actually sweet. However, the development community is not as big as on android.
I'd recommend going into a Sprint store and trying them all out first before making a decision.
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Hi everyone,
I'm well aware that there are millions of similar topics here, but at least I know exactly what I want, I'm just not sure which smartphones have that. I would appreciate very much if you could help me.
I currently have Samsung i900 Omnia with Windows Mobile 6.1 and I must say that I'm very satisfied with the device. It's in my hands 24/7 and since it's around two years old now and I really use it to its maximum, you can imagine that it's pretty worn-out and I'm looking for a replacement.
This is what I would like to have on my new smartphone:
- It has to be touchscreen (high-quality and optionally multi-touch), keyboard is not necessary, would be great if it had finger mouse.
- OS: I like WinMo, but I would now like to switch to Android 2 (is that the latest one?) if there are not much issues with this OS, otherwise please tell me.
- It has to be fast for surfing the Internet (fast WLAN and at least 3G, 4G not important at all) and support Flash and Java. Surfing the Internet is what I do most and I really want it to be very fast and the more desktop-like the better.
- I also want the device itself to be very fast so that it doesn't freeze if I'm really not pushing it. Dual-core processor would be great, but I guess I could be satisfied with something else as well.
Other things are less important. 5MP camera is fine, anything better is just a plus. Would like a nice screen with good resolution and colors, but no need for 3D and stuff. Bluetooth and other common things are always present anyway.
Just give me the names
Thanks a lot!
I would recommend:
-Samsung Galaxy S II
-Motorola Atrix
-HTC Desire HD
-LG Optimus 2x
-Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo/Arc (take your pick)
-Google Nexus Prime (when it's released)
These are all Android phones .
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Cheap alternative LG Marquee very fast yet affordable
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Thanks guys, I think I'll go for SGS2.
A good choice, you won't regret it
HTC inspire 4g ($50 at Wal-Mart) on att 2yr plan. Rooted and flash rom Revo which i got here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841
works great
Giraffe355 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm well aware that there are millions of similar topics here, but at least I know exactly what I want, I'm just not sure which smartphones have that. I would appreciate very much if you could help me.
I currently have Samsung i900 Omnia with Windows Mobile 6.1 and I must say that I'm very satisfied with the device. It's in my hands 24/7 and since it's around two years old now and I really use it to its maximum, you can imagine that it's pretty worn-out and I'm looking for a replacement.
This is what I would like to have on my new smartphone:
- It has to be touchscreen (high-quality and optionally multi-touch), keyboard is not necessary, would be great if it had finger mouse.
Yes.
- OS: I like WinMo, but I would now like to switch to Android 2 (is that the latest one?) if there are not much issues with this OS, otherwise please tell me.
Why switch to an inferior fragmented and potentially malware riddled o/s?
- It has to be fast for surfing the Internet (fast WLAN and at least 3G, 4G not important at all) and support Flash and Java. Surfing the Internet is what I do most and I really want it to be very fast and the more desktop-like the better.
IE9 with HTML5 support.
- I also want the device itself to be very fast so that it doesn't freeze if I'm really not pushing it. Dual-core processor would be great, but I guess I could be satisfied with something else as well.
Definately need Windows Phone7.5 then.
Other things are less important. 5MP camera is fine, anything better is just a plus. Would like a nice screen with good resolution and colors, but no need for 3D and stuff. Bluetooth and other common things are always present anyway.
HTC Titan with 8mp camera running Mango (Windows Phone 7.5) or wait until
Nokia release.
Just give me the names
Windows Phone7.5
Thanks a lot!
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Umm, yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll go for SGS2.
But what I like to do before buying any games, laptops, tablets, phones, etc. is to visit Google and search "[device name] problems". Aside from some random issues here and there, it seems that there's a whole galaxy (pun intended) of people experiencing all sorts of wi-fi problems, especially with signal strength.
Wi-fi is very important to me. Since I was planing to buy my new smartphone in no less then a month anyway, I'll wait and see if Samsung releases a fix to these issues. If it doesn't, I'll probably buy something else.
I recommend you of course an Android phone. From my point of view they are on the top of the mountain now.
And models ...
Top:
Samsung Galaxy S 2
HTC Desire S
If you want a cheaper one:
Samsung Galaxy S SCL
HTC Wildfire S
I'm looking to buy a new phone, and I'm going to try the Android road once again. My main problem with Android phones has been usability, mostly small glitches, lag, unresponsiveness and other various bugs that annoy me when all I want to do is a complete a simple task. The problem with my current HTC wildfire is that I'm simply sick to death about mostly lag and interface issues, and I'm running a pretty average stock ROM, I forget which one since I kinda stuck with one that I was somewhat happy with and gave up with reflashing.
I've tried plenty of other ROMS and they all tend to be the same in one way or another when it comes to issues like this. I've even got it overclocked to 710mhz, and still facing crappy issues, and pretty big drain in the battery. I just really feel I shouldn't have to go through all of that to get decent usability.
Hell I think the Branded stock HTC ROM out preformed most of the cooked ones, my only problem with it was that was branded everywhere with useless shortcuts and icons.
So I'm looking for something fairly high end, with a physical qwerty keyboard, a 3.5mm jack, and overall simply put, good performance for general use and the odd emulator here and there. I was thinking the HTC desire Z, but since it's going at about $300-$350 I think it might be another mistake, my Wildfire was about that much and after a few months it was a regretful buy.
I really don't want to buy another phone that will let me down, my last three phones were a HTC Touch Diamond which cost a fortune, a Nokia E63 (Because I was that stick of the touch diamond), and my current HTC Wildfire, the E63 was probably the best buy out of all of them, and it was the cheapest.
So please guys, help me find a decent phone, I really don't want to have to fork out the ridiculous amount of money for an iPhone 4 or go back to the E series Nokia phones.
I know it seems a little lazy for me to be asking a forum such a question, this is something I usually research and review, but that has failed me which is why I really want some advice from users themselves, ones that have possibly suffered from the same sort of issues. Reviews are one thing, but daily long term users are another. I remember thinking the Wildfire was good from the reviews, little did I know.
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Kind of late for the sgs 2 but I still recommend it. I have not experienced any lag, and I will proudly say it is the most fluid and smooth phone android has to offer. It has software which is unmatched in terms of efficiency and maintainability and security. Moreover it is more or less equal to sense in terms of functionality.
That's sort of in the right track, but as mentioned, I'm looking for something with a physical QWERY keyboard.
I'm thinking maybe the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro, anyone got any kind of negative feedback on that?
If you want a qwerty keyboard, you can have a look at the HTC Desire Z. They are available in The Netherlands here for 319,- euros. I don't know if they are sold in your area though...
How do you like HTC Chacha?
qwerty, android and low price are included
I have the Desire Z and i love my phone its really great, and for me the keyboard was the main reason to buy the phone and after one year with the phone i can certainly say that the phone has much more then the keyboard and u can find many roms for it here in xda...
BUT i want also mention that the phone is nowaday i little bit outdated, with its 800mhz single core prossesor(ok u can takt it up to 2ghz,so its for me never a problem of speed with 1-1,3ghz and the right rom u have more then enough speed,dats my personal few),
The BIG MINUS for me are the 512Mb ram,which u will get to know sometimes when u are useing bigger roms (like sense 3.0,for sure there are ways to "extend RAM" and super roms like the Virtous Unity where almost everything works smooth), but these 512mb ram and the Android together making it sometimes difficult for me, it causes lags and all,(today i have cm7 on it and still now no probs, only the market app is bit slow but that has nothing to do with the phone i think)
....to be honest i never really saw an android headset without any small lag...
and as Kailkti above said, (even if i am not a big samsung and his plastic phone fan) i would also say buy the the SGS2 its really very fast and almost lag and problem free ...as i know....
Manuel91 said:
I have the Desire Z and i love my phone its really great, and for me the keyboard was the main reason to buy the phone and after one year with the phone i can certainly say that the phone has much more then the keyboard and u can find many roms for it here iin xda...
BUT i want also mention that the phone is nowaday i little bit outdated, with its 800mhz single core prossesor(ok u can takt it up to 2ghz,so its for me never a problem of speed with 1-1,3ghz and the right rom u have more then enough speed,dats my personal few),
The BIG MINUS for me are the 512Mb ram,which u will get to know sometimes when u are useing bigger roms (like sense 3.0,for sure there are ways to "extend RAM" and super roms like the Virtous Unity where almost everything works smooth), but these 512mb ram and the Android together making it sometimes difficult for me, it causes lags and all,(today i have cm7 on it and still now no probs, only the market app is bit slow but that has nothing to do with the phone i think)
....to be honest i never really saw an android headset without any small leg...
and as Kailkti above said, (even if i am not a big samsung and his plastic phone fan) i would also say buy the the SGS2 its really very fast and almost lag and problem free ...as i know....but I am unexperienced compared to many devs here....
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Wow Manuel, I'd just like to say thanks, I really appreciate the time you took into giving me details and your personal experience with the phone!
xelasha said:
Wow Manuel, I'd just like to say thanks, I really appreciate the time you took into giving me details and your personal experience with the phone!
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You are Welcome ...as said i love my desire Z and i saw dat u are thinking about buying... so i wanted to tell u that the phone is great but has also his minus... and u should know and think about what u want and need...every phone has his + and - ...as i bought my phone i had the choice between the desire z and the galaxy S and i took the desire z and I am happy about it...i wanted a phone with qwertz keyboard, because i am writing much and i dont like TS writing and now there are many other better much more powerfull devices, but only less alternatives to the desire z...( for me personally there i no alternative because i like sense very much an there is no other device with qwertz keyboard from htc, ok the Salsa but thats an other league)...
.)so u have to decide if u want power and lag/bugless phone then galaxyS2 is ...
.)physical keyboard and a middle class phonewith good manufacturing, wich is not lagfree desire z
.)or u should look at motorola(but dont know how the phones really are, only read about one,..two days or so ago... with dulcore and keyboard and all)
so wish u all a nice day ;D
Galaxy Nexus ALL THE WAY!!!!!!! Reasons:
1) Will be smoothest and most stable
2) Will have dev support from google for a LONG TIME
3) Due to dev support, wont be obsolete for a LONG TIME
4) Runs pure android
Personal Experience:
I own a nexus one. I am running gingerbread with little to no lag most of the time. This phone is two years old and I still get OTA updates. I am planning on getting a galaxy nexus. Even though its 2 years old, I still love it, wouldnt trade it for an iphone ever.
Extra Information:
Galaxy nexus runs PURE STOCK, making it much more stable and much less laggy. Almost no reason to spend time rooting and flashing ROMS if you into that. Also, with a 1.2 ghz dual core processor, there's not much room for lag. Last point, ICS was designed to be more stable and smooth than any other android build EVER, so if you want the smoothest android phone possible, the galaxy nexus is the way to go.
Extra Goodies:
First phone to run ICS. Once again, ICS was designed for this phone!!!!!! Get all the goodies from ICS. The highest resolution android screen EVER and its 4.65" Super AMOLED. And LTE and HSPA+ support. So if you are on verizon, sprint, tmobile, or att you can get it.
google.com/nexus
matthewkhoury75 said:
Galaxy Nexus ALL THE WAY!!!!!!! Reasons:
1) Will be smoothest and most stable
2) Will have dev support from google for a LONG TIME
3) Due to dev support, wont be obsolete for a LONG TIME
4) Runs pure android
Personal Experience:
I own a nexus one. I am running gingerbread with little to no lag most of the time. This phone is two years old and I still get OTA updates. I am planning on getting a galaxy nexus. Even though its 2 years old, I still love it, wouldnt trade it for an iphone ever.
Extra Information:
Galaxy nexus runs PURE STOCK, making it much more stable and much less laggy. Almost no reason to spend time rooting and flashing ROMS if you into that. Also, with a 1.2 ghz dual core processor, there's not much room for lag. Last point, ICS was designed to be more stable and smooth than any other android build EVER, so if you want the smoothest android phone possible, the galaxy nexus is the way to go.
Extra Goodies:
First phone to run ICS. Once again, ICS was designed for this phone!!!!!! Get all the goodies from ICS. The highest resolution android screen EVER and its 4.65" Super AMOLED. And LTE and HSPA+ support. So if you are on verizon, sprint, tmobile, or att you can get it.
google.com/nexus
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Thanks for the detailed response Matt, but unfortunately like I mentioned I want a physical QWERTY keyboard, it's a must.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro has a qwerty. The new xperia models are really great once the bloatware is gone and you get a new launcher. I have the Play, and it's gone way above my expectations for a single core model.
Having a perfected single core is better than a still-developing dual.
Edit: didn't see the part where you mention that model. Derp.
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captain67 said:
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro has a qwerty. The new xperia models are really great once the bloatware is gone and you get a new launcher. I have the Play, and it's gone way above my expectations for a single core model.
Having a perfected single core is better than a still-developing dual.
Edit: didn't see the part where you mention that model. Derp.
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Thanks mate, also a helpful answer. I think I might choose the Xperia Pro after all, it's got a slightly faster processor than the Desire Z, and I've been extremely happy with Sony Ericsson phones in the past (w850i, **** yeah). I was likely going to remove Timescape anyway, I'll give it a whirl for a few days, but I think I'll prefer another launcher in the end.
I'm using go launcher ex. The customizations and ability to backup settings is great. Whenever I flash a ROM, I just restore the backup and the custom stuff is already done.
I tried the Desire Z when picking out phones. The landscape mode only worked when the qwerty was open, and the screen didn't seem very sharp.. I'm glad I waited an extra few months to get my phone because I would have been stuck with a Samsung, and missed out on the xperia play gamepad. The xplay literally popped out of nowhere in my country. I had no idea it was coming out beforehand.
My advice: look around mobile blog/review sites for previews/announces of upcoming models. You never know, a couple months from now something better suited to you might be released.
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Now I know many of these threads have been made before, but currently I am considering switching to the NS4G from my Samsung Epic 4G (Original).
I understand the forum here will be a bit biased, but I am curious to see the what people's opinions are.
What makes me unsure is the fact that I am giving up a physical keyboard, SD Card slot, etc.
I know that the Nexus has way better development though, and I do eventually plan on rooting the device.
Still, it's a battle of better hardware vs better software.
Ideas? Thanks.
I just made the switch, and jumped on the free upgrade from Sprint. I found myself using the physical keyboard on the Epic less and less. Also, I never fill up my storage, and I never really buy sd cards. I am jumping on the Nexus for development purposes, and I like the feel of the phone way more than the larger E4GT and PHOTON. To me, those phones are too big for my hands. I'll let you know when I acutally get the phone, what my impressions are of it. I don't think you can go wrong any way.
I just recently got one and both as a developer as well as an avid system modder, I have to say this phone is just absolutely fantastic! I've only had it for about 5 days and I'm in love with it. I got the ballistic soft gel case for it and I'm never going back to my evo.
I just switched from an EVO Shift and had to give up a keyboard. I don't regret it. The only thing I miss is the Shift's screen was a lot sharper which was most noticeable when reading text...I assume because of the Pentile on this screen and the fact that the screen on the shift was only 3.6", not pentile but yet had the same resolution(480x800). However, that isn't an issue going from the Epic to the NS4G. Also, how full and how much do you really remove your SD card? I use dropbox for almost all file transfers even when I was using my Shift so that also isn't a big deal.
I assume performance will feel pretty much the same between the Epic and the NS4G so don't expect a huge performance boost.
I think the main thing would be whether you really want the HW keyboard or not and also whether or not you really need or want to have the newest OS vs a possible port on the Epic which has the potentil of being a lot more buggy. If you like to tinker I believe the NS4G is a much better phone because of all the development for it.
I have to believe selling your Epic and buying a used NS4G wouldn't set you back very much money since there are people who swear by a HW keyboard and the Epic is still arguably the best Android keyboard phone on Sprint (The Shift is the other one but they are quite different and I'm guessing people will strongly choose one or the other) so I would go for it.
Hey Acer, I remember you over in the Epic side of the bridge, LOL.. I still have my Epic 4G like you, so when the EVO 3d came out, I bought it out of pocket. I really like my EVO 3d, as development for it is amazing. I like the EVO 3d much, much better than I liked my Epic. IMO. The sense UI is very useful, and i like sense much more than i like TWiz. Anyhoo, since my owning the EVO 3d, I have come across a Nexus S 4G. And all I can say is WOW! The development for the nexus is off the hook! As for the look, feel, and the UI, well the look of it is slim, and slender, it feels nice in my hand. The UI on it, I can sum up in one word, SMOOTH! It doesn't have all the bells and whistels (? did I spell that right?) on it that sense has, but if you use "Android Pro Widgets" with it, you will have really nice sense style widgets to boot. All in all, I like both the EVO 3d and the nexus S the best. My advice is get the nexus s, I don't think you'll be disapointed. It's really nice.
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