I don't know, for some reason I'm feeling like the Rezound might be the best new Verizon phone. Of course this is completely dependent upon Devs hooking up the Rezound with ICS and the latest and greatest. I think they will tho. And I'm "noob" status when it comes to dev knowledge and modding, but it seems the HTC may surprise people VS sammy phone
Now I admit I don't know much about all the hardware that goes into these devices, but to me the Nexus has the advantage because, well, it's a Nexus! And that is strictly a software advantage as it will most likely get timely, BS free updates because it's Google's baby.
While I have loved my TB, I think it is because of all the GREAT developer support! Have I not rooted this device I would imagine that I would be a little more than frustrated with it by now. From the GB update tabacle to HTC saying that it will not be officially be getting Sense 3.0. Not to mention the reboot issues early in the devices career. IMO, the development for this device saved it ... IMO any way.
I will be getting the Nexus when it drops and I will be enjoying ICS goodness :-D I will have my TB waiting on the sidelines in the event something happens to my GN ...
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Yes, Devs most definitely saved this phone!
another thread about these eh?...
"if" I get a new phone, it's going to be the reZound as it's the successor to the greatest phone ever made, the Thunderbolt.
specs aside, I'm certain there's going to be a lot of support(roms/kernals/radios) just lke the Thunderbolt.
RAZR lost me with the non-removable battery(locked bootloader also, but I'm sure devs will get around that)
Nexus lost me with the 'no microSD' support & the 5MP camera(common! who doesn't use their phone to take nice pics these days anyway!?)
you could argue that Nexus will have ICS, but all 3 will in time(officially). not to mention unoffical roms that we'll all be using anyway
I must agree, Dev's really did save this phone. I'm also getting the Nexus but keeping the bolt on my desk just in case.
Coming from having the OG Droid for almost two years to the DInc. (only had the Inc. for two weeks) to the Thunderbolt. I will miss Sense, I am a fan, but I think ICS will be a nice change.
I am getting one or the other, will wait to play with in person. I am guessing HTC may get better battery life on ICS. I think the Nexus may be a tad to big and no SD card slot or removable battery, which sucks, but I am sure the screen will be incredible. The Rezound will have to impress to keep me with HTC.
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I am getting one or the other, will wait to play with in person. I am guessing HTC may get better battery life on ICS. I think the Nexus may be a tad to big and no SD card slot or removable battery, which sucks, but I am sure the screen will be incredible. The Rezound will have to impress to keep me with HTC.
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The Nexus does have a removable battery.
keep in mind that the nexus is 1.2GHz dc & the rezound is 1.5GHz dc.
the nexus may also have a bigger screen(4.65" instead of 4.3") but it's not a super amoled + & has same pixel count as the iphone's 3.5" screen.
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keep in mind that the nexus is 1.2GHz dc & the rezound is 1.5GHz dc.
the nexus may also have a bigger screen(4.65" instead of 4.3") but it's not a super amoled + & has same pixel count as the iphone's 3.5" screen.
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I have seen that nexus is super amoled - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/galaxy-nexus-vs-droid-razr-how-the-specs-compare-20111024/
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I have seen that nexus is super amoled - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/galaxy-nexus-vs-droid-razr-how-the-specs-compare-20111024/
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yes, as I said. its "super amoled", but not "super amoled + plus", like the galaxy s.
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yes, as I said. its "super amoled", but not "super amoled + plus", like the galaxy s.
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Oh, I see - I can't read :-D
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Nexus lost me with the 'no microSD' support & the 5MP camera(common! who doesn't use their phone to take nice pics these days anyway!?)
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Higher MP doesn't mean that the camera will take better pics. It's all about the sensors that the phone uses. And if you want to take "nice pics", you should get a camera for that, not a phone.
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Higher MP doesn't mean that the camera will take better pics. It's all about the sensors that the phone uses. And if you want to take "nice pics", you should get a camera for that, not a phone.
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oh I've got a 14mp panasonic lumix for that... but your phone is generally always on you, your camera is not. you need to make sure you are properly covered at all times for emergency picture taking. because you never know when "mother of god!!.. what the hell!?.." and you need to capture the moment.
not to mention paranormal occurances.
Don't get me wrong, I use my phone to take pics quite often. But is there really that big of a difference between 3 mega pixel? I never remember complaining about the pics my D1 took.
I could just be jaded by my desire for the Nexus, IDK
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oh I've got a 14mp panasonic lumix for that... but your phone is generally always on you, your camera is not. you need to make sure you are properly covered at all times for emergency picture taking. because you never know when "mother of god!!.. what the hell!?.." and you need to capture the moment.
not to mention paranormal occurances.
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As mentioned, it's not "mp's" that makes great pictures it's the sensors. The only good thing about an 8mp over a 5mp is if you want to zoom in on someone and see if they have bloodshot eyes! Or more realistically, if you want to blow up a picture to poster size and not lose quality. I think the SGN went 5mp to gain better 0 shutter speed lag.
Anyhow, there are TONS of articles and forums posts that explain this in way better details. Point be said, the SGN having 5mp should NOT be a negative factor.
I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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Rezound will replace thunderbolt, so it will drop alright right off of Verizon's page.
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I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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if you don't upgrade phones very often, wait a couple of weeks and see what deals that best buy, amazon and wirefly offer. I got 2 tbolts, 2 dinc2's for 300 total from amazon.
As far as the rezound, wow!!!
Better specs than I thought it would see. Thank you HTC for finally getting the screen right.
I was definitely in the nexus camp, but now, as long as we can get root on the rezound, I will probably get that after xmas. I like the no buttons look of ICS, but have preferred HTC over samsung for a long time now.
Did we get specs on how much storage the rezound is going to have? I'm hoping 32gb internal like the Nexus.
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if you don't upgrade phones very often, wait a couple of weeks and see what deals that best buy, amazon and wirefly offer. I got 2 tbolts, 2 dinc2's for 300 total from amazon.
As far as the rezound, wow!!!
Better specs than I thought it would see. Thank you HTC for finally getting the screen right.
I was definitely in the nexus camp, but now, as long as we can get root on the rezound, I will probably get that after xmas. I like the no buttons look of ICS, but have preferred HTC over samsung for a long time now.
Did we get specs on how much storage the rezound is going to have? I'm hoping 32gb internal like the Nexus.
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16 internal 16 SD card.
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SO TODAYVI USED MY COUSINS GALAXY NEXUS FOR LIKE THE 4TH TIME AND IT GREW ON ME... I thought my phone was better.. i was wrong. Its wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy faster, and the screen is like 40 times better(except the white).. prob gunna sell mine... idk why they expect us to pay 260 for a slow ass phone (with and without sense) n a washed out screen... Fmlll
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SO TODAYVI USED MY COUSINS GALAXY NEXUS FOR LIKE THE 4TH TIME AND IT GREW ON ME... I thought my phone was better.. i was wrong. Its wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy faster, and the screen is like 40 times better(except the white).. prob gunna sell mine... idk why they expect us to pay 260 for a slow ass phone (with and without sense) n a washed out screen... Fmlll
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lol, in a week you'll probably be back to the amaze!!!
hope this is not a troll, binary please close if you see fit!
You my friend, are wrong. *sigh*
Not i troll bro had my amaze since the day it came out. On foruth bar n faux 008b11.. n why am i wrong i first used it i didnt like. Now i used it again its like faster n **** since updatess... ;( why is the amaze choppy. We need ics so i can see which is better cause this isnt gunna last that much longer but i love it ;'( @and i got mms probs ;0
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lol, in a week you'll probably be back to the amaze!!!
hope this is not a troll, binary please close if you see fit!
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why are u afraid of people expressing their opinions? nowhere it is written only great things should be written about the phone, otherwise thread will be closed, right? he is stating his personal opinion and who gives a damn whether your feelings get hurt if somebody says he doesnt like the amaze, it is totally inappropriate mentioning binary and things like close the thread. you remind me of those evo owners who still think their phone is the best btw
Actually I like threads like this.
It gives everyone an unbiased opinion on the device that is looking to purchase it.
Looking back if I knew everything back then that I do now I wouldn't have bought the Amaze either. New buyers have an advantage now. I'll keep it open as long as the OP isn't a troll and this doesn't turn into a flamewar.
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Not i troll bro had my amaze since the day it came out. On foruth bar n faux 008b11.. n why am i wrong i first used it i didnt like. Now i used it again its like faster n **** since updatess... ;( why is the amaze choppy. We need ics so i can see which is better cause this isnt gunna last that much longer but i love it ;'( @and i got mms probs ;0
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+1 yes the galaxy nexus is faster, but I have the feeling Xboarder's ICS on the amaze will be legendary
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Binary100100 said:
Actually I like threads like this.
It gives everyone an unbiased opinion on the device that is looking to purchase it.
Looking back if I knew everything back then that I do now I wouldn't have bought the Amaze either. New buyers have an advantage now. I'll keep it open as long as the OP isn't a troll and this doesn't turn into a flamewar.
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lol what phone would have you bought if you had waited longer?
Felinos11 said:
+1 yes the galaxy nexus is faster, but I have the feeling Xboarder's ICS on the amaze will be legendary
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lol what phone would have you bought if you had waited longer?
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Probably the GSII. I'm really pissed at HTC and don't think I'll be going back after this phone.
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Probably the GSII. I'm really pissed at HTC and don't think I'll be going back after this phone.
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Is it the S-off thing?
Only thing that bugs me about the amaze is the data acting flakey on stock Rom. Other than that I don't really like stock android I like the look of Sense and the metal backing of the amaze. But cool story bro...
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gregb882 said:
Is it the S-off thing?
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S-off and the fact that htc won't release the full kernel source all while calling it "developer friendly" and other nonsense.
Binary100100 said:
Actually I like threads like this.
It gives everyone an unbiased opinion on the device that is looking to purchase it.
Looking back if I knew everything back then that I do now I wouldn't have bought the Amaze either. New buyers have an advantage now. I'll keep it open as long as the OP isn't a troll and this doesn't turn into a flamewar.
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ya i just don't want it to turn into a flamewar that was all!!! If I knew everything back then that I do now, I would still go with the amaze , I saw and played with the galaxy nexus before I purchased the amaze... guess it's personal preference!!
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Felinos11 said:
why are u afraid of people expressing their opinions? nowhere it is written only great things should be written about the phone, otherwise thread will be closed, right? he is stating his personal opinion and who gives a damn whether your feelings get hurt if somebody says he doesnt like the amaze, it is totally inappropriate mentioning binary and things like close the thread. you remind me of those evo owners who still think their phone is the best btw
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you don't have to be rude
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SO TODAYVI USED MY COUSINS GALAXY NEXUS FOR LIKE THE 4TH TIME AND IT GREW ON ME... I thought my phone was better.. i was wrong. Its wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy faster, and the screen is like 40 times better(except the white).. prob gunna sell mine... idk why they expect us to pay 260 for a slow ass phone (with and without sense) n a washed out screen... Fmlll
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The only thing good about the nexus is the screen. The phone is only running a 1.2ghz possessor so in the you will be able to get better performance out of the amaze. The nexus's camera is not impressive at all with only 5Mp and single led. No sd card slot. Just saying that it could be the way you are running your phone that makes it slow. You can do way more with the amaze than you can the nexus. In the end they don't call the amaze the iPhone killer for nothing.
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The only thing good about the nexus is the screen. The phone is only running a 1.2ghz possessor so in the you will be able to get better performance out of the amaze. The nexus's camera is not impressive at all with only 5Mp and single led. No sd card slot. Just saying that it could be the way you are running your phone that makes it slow. You can do way more with the amaze than you can the nexus. In the end they don't call the amaze the iPhone killer for nothing.
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The fact that the amaze runs a 1.5ghz cpu and the nexus runs 1.2ghz cpu doesnt automatically mean the nexus is slower. The software installed has lots of impact on phones performance. So my guess is that ics is lighter than sense...
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Felinos11 said:
The fact that the amaze runs a 1.5ghz cpu and the nexus runs 1.2ghz cpu doesnt automatically mean the nexus is slower. The software installed has lots of impact on phones performance. So my guess is that ics is lighter than sense...
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I'm curious to see what ICS with SenseUI would be like.
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I'm curious to see what ICS with SenseUI would be like.
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I think you wont wait that long. you will just decide to trade your amaze for gsII+$100
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TramainM said:
The only thing good about the nexus is the screen. The phone is only running a 1.2ghz possessor so in the you will be able to get better performance out of the amaze. The nexus's camera is not impressive at all with only 5Mp and single led. No sd card slot. Just saying that it could be the way you are running your phone that makes it slow. You can do way more with the amaze than you can the nexus. In the end they don't call the amaze the iPhone killer for nothing.
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you know I looked at the phone and I actually did like it, but there were a lot of dissapointing features for me to dish out and buy it. First off the camera is below supbar, cameras now are 8mp and in a few months we'll start seeing better cameras than even our amaze.
second was the pentile screen, I had the nexus one and hated pentile. Even at 720p you can tell it's pentile because the screen is so huge...the 720p rezound looks much much better, I am a big fan of amoled but only if samsung figures out how to put a super amolded PLUS 720p on a phone!
The great thing about the phone which I miss about my nexus one is developement support. It's google flagship, and will have huge ammount of support for years to come, even the nexus one still have lot of support.
I would not necessarily say that the galaxy nexus is slower with 1.2 because it uses an OMAP processor. I havn't done a the research on omap vs snapdragon 3, and honestly it surprises me why samsung didn't use the exynos processor in this phone. a 1.2 exynos processor can compete and beat our amazes 1.5 snapdragon 3 but I don't know about the omap process. I believe a reason that the phone seems faster is support for multicore on ics...right now we do not officially have support for dual core...as we get ICS I bet/hope we will much improved speeds. with that said I have not had any lag or anything like that on my phone with clock set at 1.5.
I was debating on getting a second phone and it would be the galaxy nexus...but again It would probably be sitting on my desk rather than in my pocket. I would probably use it for a lot of rom flashing playing around etc.
What I really liked about the amaze is dedicated camcorder and camera buttons, and a really nice camera...
on the galaxy nexus I could do away with the camcorder button, but I do really need a camera button. If they had put a better camera on that phone with a dedicate camera button, I would have dealt with the 720 pentile screen and gone for that phone. But right now all of samsung cameras on their phones are inferior to the HTC amaze and HTC rezounds camera, not to say this won't change in the future.
one last point was that galaxy nexus felt a little too big in the hand, I think 4.3 inch screen is the max i'm willing to go for a phone (one reason I returned my sgsII was the huge size), I could car less about the weight, as long as I'm now benching the phone in the gym, thinness is also an issue and the amaze is as thick as i'm willing to have my phone.
seansk said:
you know I looked at the phone and I actually did like it, but there were a lot of dissapointing features for me to dish out and buy it. First off the camera is below supbar, cameras now are 8mp and in a few months we'll start seeing better cameras than even our amaze.
second was the pentile screen, I had the nexus one and hated pentile. Even at 720p you can tell it's pentile because the screen is so huge...the 720p rezound looks much much better, I am a big fan of amoled but only if samsung figures out how to put a super amolded PLUS 720p on a phone!
The great thing about the phone which I miss about my nexus one is developement support. It's google flagship, and will have huge ammount of support for years to come, even the nexus one still have lot of support.
I would not necessarily say that the galaxy nexus is slower with 1.2 because it uses an OMAP processor. I havn't done a the research on omap vs snapdragon 3, and honestly it surprises me why samsung didn't use the exynos processor in this phone. a 1.2 exynos processor can compete and beat our amazes 1.5 snapdragon 3 but I don't know about the omap process. I believe a reason that the phone seems faster is support for multicore on ics...right now we do not officially have support for dual core...as we get ICS I bet/hope we will much improved speeds. with that said I have not had any lag or anything like that on my phone with clock set at 1.5.
I was debating on getting a second phone and it would be the galaxy nexus...but again It would probably be sitting on my desk rather than in my pocket. I would probably use it for a lot of rom flashing playing around etc.
What I really liked about the amaze is dedicated camcorder and camera buttons, and a really nice camera...
on the galaxy nexus I could do away with the camcorder button, but I do really need a camera button. If they had put a better camera on that phone with a dedicate camera button, I would have dealt with the 720 pentile screen and gone for that phone. But right now all of samsung cameras on their phones are inferior to the HTC amaze and HTC rezounds camera, not to say this won't change in the future.
one last point was that galaxy nexus felt a little too big in the hand, I think 4.3 inch screen is the max i'm willing to go for a phone (one reason I returned my sgsII was the huge size), I could car less about the weight, as long as I'm now benching the phone in the gym, thinness is also an issue and the amaze is as thick as i'm willing to have my phone.
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Not trying to be "rude" but ever heard of some devices called dslr? You might want to give them a try, they take pretty sweet pics since camera is the one most important feature in a phone according to you
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Felinos11 said:
Not trying to be "rude" but ever heard of some devices called dslr? You might want to give them a try, they take pretty sweet pics since camera is the one most important feature in a phone according to you
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I do have a dslr and I have an old point and shoot, I wanted something to replace my point and shoot, which was the amaze....I can't carry around my dslr everywhere!!
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I do have a dslr and I have an old point and shoot, I wanted something to replace my point and shoot, which was the amaze....I can't carry around my dslr everywhere!!
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lol exactly, dslr are not raelly portable.. you can put your phone in your pocket, you have to have a bag or straps for the dslr
So now it turns out that the screen is broken on my Evo3D (bottom part of the touchscreen is irresponsible to touches) this is after the whole motherboard got replaced after I had the phone for a month, so my carrier will probably let me have a new phone, though I might have to cough up 50-100$ myself...
Not sure what I should get though, so I'd appreciate some input!
I could get an Evo3d for free, but my faith is HTC just isn't what it used to be. It's not just the poor quality of the Evo3D I'm talking about (the touchscreen issue seems to be fairly common) it's also the fact that HTC is making us Evo3D owners wait until at least summertime to get ICS update, which is just unacceptable for what was sold as a top of the line phone...
Moto RAZR
They'd give me the Droid RAZR for 50 bucks, and I'm pretty tempted, since it looks like a nice phone. A great SAMOLED+ QHD screen (Yes I know about the pentile), expandable up to 48gb, a pretty good camera, and super thin Kevlar surface all line up for a pretty sweet package. The only thing kinda holding me back, is that the SGX540 GPU in it is kinda old, battery life is supposed to be just average, and the camera, while good, isn't as good as in the Samsung GSII or iPhone 4S.
Galaxy Nexus
I miiight be able to get a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note if I cough up 100-200$ but not sure if I should go for it. Yes, it has an awesome screen and ICS, but whatever Android phone I get will have ICS in the next 3 months or so. The downside is a kinda old CPU/GPU combo (OMAP4430 and SGX540), a 5 mp camera, average battery life and only 16gb storage.
iPhone
Depending on what I'm willing to spend, they'll let me have an iphone4 for free, or 4S if I put down some cash. Between 50 and 200$ all depending on the 16/32/64 gb model. Now I know the iPhone option is kinda controversial, and if you had asked me a year ago, I'd never get an iPhone. But lately, I've gotten kinda disillusioned with Android. Even on a high end model like the Evo3D or SGSII isn't as smooth as iOS, and lag, even if very slight, is almost always present if you go to a list, for example. Theres also the issue of hardware quality and service. The last six months I've spent a couple dozen hours either trying to get an Android phone fixed, fixing issues with it, or taking it to repairs hops and waiting days or weeks for it to be repaired. With Apple you don't have to deal with all of that. They DO give really, really great service. If you take a broken phone to the Apple store, they often just outright replace it, and that counts for something IMHO.
I've had an ipad2 for the past 5 months, and I've really gotten to appreciate how fast and smooth the experience is, and how everything just works. The other advantages would be iMessage/FaceTime, which is really cool, having my phone work great together with my iPad, and the whole Apple ecosystem. Cameras are also top of the line, from what I've seen, and battery life is really good.
I know of the downsides with getting an iPhone, the biggest one would be the 3.5 inch screen. No matter how awesome, bright and sharp it is, it will take some getting used to, to go from a 4.3 inch screen to a 3.5 inch screen.
Other phones, like a Samsung or HTC are also available for me to get, this is just my top3. I'd really appreciate your input, and let me know what phone you'd get next in my situation... Thanks!
Based on your phone listing's looks like you have the GSM version. I would go with either the GN or the Note if it is not to big for you.
The GSM GN has pretty good battery life from what I have seen. The CDMA is not as good which is that I own. Needs the extended battery on CDMA to get decent life. There are a lot of people with the GSM version who get an average of 5 hours on-screen time. To me that is some pretty good battery life.
The downside like you said is only 16gigs of storage on the GSM GN without an SD slot. I just do not get that at all! Why only 16 on a device that cannot be expanded! Luckily the CDMA version came with 32gigs.
I owned the CDMA EVO 3D back in the day, then went to the Epic 4G touch which blows the 3D away. The GN is more in a league with the SGS2 then the EVO 3D. The GN is super smooth.
I personally stay away from Moto's, especially if you like to flash things...
I have been really fortunate not to have any trouble with my evo 3d. I also had the og evo before the 3d.
My next phone will not be htc though. Im very disappointed about ics being pushed back.
Anyway, from your list of phones to choose from i would not hesitate on switching. To the galaxy nexus. Ive had a chance to play around with it a few times and really love it. Updates will always be faster to and of course it comes with the new chip for mobile purchasing. Really comes down to your personal preference and needs really. Your listed phones are all great products. I will never purchase an apple product, but i know a lot of people that love them. Good luck to you.
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chROMed said:
I have been really fortunate not to have any trouble with my evo 3d. I also had the og evo before the 3d.
My next phone will not be htc though. Im very disappointed about ics being pushed back.
Anyway, from your list of phones to choose from i would not hesitate on switching. To the galaxy nexus. Ive had a chance to play around with it a few times and really love it. Updates will always be faster to and of course it comes with the new chip for mobile purchasing. Really comes down to your personal preference and needs really. Your listed phones are all great products. I will never purchase an apple product, but i know a lot of people that love them. Good luck to you.
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There's no way of telling about the updates. Google's last flagship device has been completely ignored and won't get ICS. Doesn't really matter to me as I have faith in the xda community to get any updates on to it.
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XzinteR said:
There's no way of telling about the updates. Google's last flagship device has been completely ignored and won't get ICS. Doesn't really matter to me as I have faith in the xda community to get any updates on to it.
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What is Google's last flagship device that is not getting ICS?
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What is Google's last flagship device that is not getting ICS?
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Nexus S. Some of the gsm nexus s models got ics and there was a leak of an ics updates for the 4g... After that no updates..... Yet...
Any high end HTC, that is if you like and value Dev support here on XDA
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Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S2 i9100. Those two phones are by far the best supported phones development wise on this site. It's only going to get bigger with the GS2 likely decreasing if the GS3 makes a big enough impact.
No HTC phone besides the Sensation compares development wise right now. A few legacy devices here and there, but for the specs, the two phones I mentioned above cannot be beat right now.
I'm in the same boat, well I'm selling mine, I'm so disappointed in HTC, too many freezing up and restarting by itself on stock rom, moving on
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Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S2 i9100. Those two phones are by far the best supported phones development wise on this site. It's only going to get bigger with the GS2 likely decreasing if the GS3 makes a big enough impact.
No HTC phone besides the Sensation compares development wise right now. A few legacy devices here and there, but for the specs, the two phones I mentioned above cannot be beat right now.
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Thanks! The one thing I REALLY liked about the Evo was the QHD screen. So I really don't want to go back to an 800*480 screen. The Moto Razr and Galaxy Nexus have pretty much the same CPU/GPU right? OMAP 4430/60
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Thanks! The one thing I REALLY liked about the Evo was the QHD screen. So I really don't want to go back to an 800*480 screen. The Moto Razr and Galaxy Nexus have pretty much the same CPU/GPU right? OMAP 4430/60
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They more or less are the same CPU. I would head over to the Galaxy Nexus forums and learn more about their processor and how it actually is a pretty remarkable in performance. Google picked out nice specs for their flagship.
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So now it turns out that the screen is broken on my Evo3D (bottom part of the touchscreen is irresponsible to touches) this is after the whole motherboard got replaced after I had the phone for a month, so my carrier will probably let me have a new phone, though I might have to cough up 50-100$ myself...
Not sure what I should get though, so I'd appreciate some input!
I could get an Evo3d for free, but my faith is HTC just isn't what it used to be. It's not just the poor quality of the Evo3D I'm talking about (the touchscreen issue seems to be fairly common) it's also the fact that HTC is making us Evo3D owners wait until at least summertime to get ICS update, which is just unacceptable for what was sold as a top of the line phone...
Moto RAZR
They'd give me the Droid RAZR for 50 bucks, and I'm pretty tempted, since it looks like a nice phone. A great SAMOLED+ QHD screen (Yes I know about the pentile), expandable up to 48gb, a pretty good camera, and super thin Kevlar surface all line up for a pretty sweet package. The only thing kinda holding me back, is that the SGX540 GPU in it is kinda old, battery life is supposed to be just average, and the camera, while good, isn't as good as in the Samsung GSII or iPhone 4S.
Galaxy Nexus
I miiight be able to get a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Note if I cough up 100-200$ but not sure if I should go for it. Yes, it has an awesome screen and ICS, but whatever Android phone I get will have ICS in the next 3 months or so. The downside is a kinda old CPU/GPU combo (OMAP4430 and SGX540), a 5 mp camera, average battery life and only 16gb storage.
iPhone
Depending on what I'm willing to spend, they'll let me have an iphone4 for free, or 4S if I put down some cash. Between 50 and 200$ all depending on the 16/32/64 gb model. Now I know the iPhone option is kinda controversial, and if you had asked me a year ago, I'd never get an iPhone. But lately, I've gotten kinda disillusioned with Android. Even on a high end model like the Evo3D or SGSII isn't as smooth as iOS, and lag, even if very slight, is almost always present if you go to a list, for example. Theres also the issue of hardware quality and service. The last six months I've spent a couple dozen hours either trying to get an Android phone fixed, fixing issues with it, or taking it to repairs hops and waiting days or weeks for it to be repaired. With Apple you don't have to deal with all of that. They DO give really, really great service. If you take a broken phone to the Apple store, they often just outright replace it, and that counts for something IMHO.
I've had an ipad2 for the past 5 months, and I've really gotten to appreciate how fast and smooth the experience is, and how everything just works. The other advantages would be iMessage/FaceTime, which is really cool, having my phone work great together with my iPad, and the whole Apple ecosystem. Cameras are also top of the line, from what I've seen, and battery life is really good.
I know of the downsides with getting an iPhone, the biggest one would be the 3.5 inch screen. No matter how awesome, bright and sharp it is, it will take some getting used to, to go from a 4.3 inch screen to a 3.5 inch screen.
Other phones, like a Samsung or HTC are also available for me to get, this is just my top3. I'd really appreciate your input, and let me know what phone you'd get next in my situation... Thanks!
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SGSII or EVO 3D is top choices out there iPhone is all brand and behind the curve otherwise I would take a photon or over iPhone LOL
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I'm in the same boat, well I'm selling mine, I'm so disappointed in HTC, too many freezing up and restarting by itself on stock rom, moving on
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Same here man.iam returning to sony.gonna get Xperia S soon
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I honestly wouldnt consider the 3vo to be one of the high(est) end devices now.
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I honestly wouldnt consider the 3vo to be one of the high(est) end devices now.
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It's no slouch at all. It's just older which puts you under the illusion that it is weak. Compared to other dual core devices, there aren't huge differences.
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Sold mine on Ebay. Bought a Epic4G touch. Not looking back. The only thing I appreciated about the Evo4G was the development community. Other than that, I'm getting twice the battery on a larger screen.
That would be my vote. And I paid full price for the Epic. Worth it.
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Another one leaves again.
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I'm Motorola Xoomin on you!
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Lol I saw you post in a thread the other day that your next phone will either be an iPhone or a windows phone haha
Evo3D.
evo 3d seems very cheap now for a (once high end) mid range phone.
I've had nothing but good luck with my Evo 3d and love it, only thing i dont like is the flimsy backing plate. From reading your post i cant help but ask were you rooted? There are tons of great roms and app mods available in the forums here, all solve numerous issues and improve upon stock in any number of ways.
As far as choosing a phone goes, if you can get a new 3d free I'd stick it out and wait to see what's available withing the coming months, MWC just finished up and there were tons of greats devices announced.
Otherwise GSII gets my vote.
Hey guys sup!!!
Anyway, Tmo US is bringing in the HTC One S. Wondering what you guys think about it. Is it worth to switch, or just keep the amaze? I went form htc sensation to htc amaze in 1 month, now i'm not sure if i should do the same and switch to htc one s.....
if it were the htc one x with quad proc then should be a no brainer, but TMO US the way they are argghh, just don't get why they didn't get the htc one x instead....
any thoughts??? Also, I believe the galaxy note is now workable in TMO US, as someone here got it to work with a different radio....
I wouldn't, if people think battery life on the amaze sucks, it'll probably be worse on the one s because it has a smaller capacity battery, as for me the upgrades are very nice but not quite worth it to switch from the amaze. I don't like how OEMS are starting to remove the search button, its something i use all the time.
the fact that it has a non removable battery and no expandable memory are the killers for me. hell, i dont like the fact the amaze has an internal sd, but its tolerable
I agree, too soon to switch. Dev. is picking up and once the release of 'you know what' comes out it'll be a free for all. Nobody is working on 2.3 anymore, its the calm before the storm. I see lots of good things on the next couple of months for the amaze
If you don't care about not being able to pull your battery or increase your sdcard storage then upgrade.
Not being able to install a bigger sdcard and not being able to pull the battery are deal breakers for me. 16gb of storage is not enough for me. I'm already past 16gb on my 32gig. Not being able to pull the battery also means you won't be able to replace it with a better extended life one. We all know stock android batteries suck ass.
In my opinion, the one s is not much better than the amaze. Besides sense 4.0 it gots nothing else on the amaze and almost nothing at all when the amaze receives the official ics update.
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the fact that it has a non removable battery and no expandable memory are the killers for me. hell, i dont like the fact the amaze has an internal sd, but its tolerable
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One series has a kill switch instead of a removable battery (so u can mimick a batt pull, but can't replace a shot battery ) and the no removable/expandable memory is a DEFINITE buzzkill... But it does come with internal storage and that Dropbox hack built in for an extra 23 GB
Either way, I think its ugly and I love my amaze... I'll wait
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One series has a kill switch instead of a removable battery (so u can mimick a batt pull, but can't replace a shot battery ) and the no removable/expandable memory is a DEFINITE buzzkill... But it does come with internal storage and that Dropbox hack built in for an extra 23 GB
Either way, I think its ugly and I love my amaze... I'll wait
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That's a pretty good point about the battery never thought... What if the battery goes bad you have to send your whole phone! Yikes.
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That's a pretty good point about the battery never thought... What if the battery goes bad you have to send your whole phone! Yikes.
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Sounds like one reason I didn't buy an iPhone... Amongst others
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with the One S I understand.... but what if it were the One X with Quad core and 4.7" HD screen?? OR samsung note?
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with the One S I understand.... but what if it were the One X with Quad core and 4.7" HD screen?? OR samsung note?
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im personally jumping ship when the galaxy s3 comes out...rumor has it as having a 1080p 4.7 inch screen
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im personally jumping ship when the galaxy s3 comes out...rumor has it as having a 1080p 4.7 inch screen
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I remember when I got my hero, I upgraded from a touch diamond, and I was blown away at the screen. That's what an upgrade should feel like, I look at my old one and then the new one, and you can definitely tell that there's an improvement. With today's phones, unless you're buying something that's got a 3D projection on it or something beamed straight to your brain, I think trying to top what we've already got is going to be pretty damn hard. 1080P? I can't notice much of a difference.
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I remember when I got my hero, I upgraded from a touch diamond, and I was blown away at the screen. That's what an upgrade should feel like, I look at my old one and then the new one, and you can definitely tell that there's an improvement. With today's phones, unless you're buying something that's got a 3D projection on it or something beamed straight to your brain, I think trying to top what we've already got is going to be pretty damn hard. 1080P? I can't notice much of a difference.
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I think you would notice it on a 4.7 inch screen. Hell, my mytouch has a 3.8 in hdpi screen and I can tell a difference between that phone and my amaze. Maybe you need glasses?
The One S is a lot faster than the amaze.. supposedly ~60% increase clock for clock based on the new "s4" snapdragon. But that probably isn't enough of a reason to jump ship unless you have a lot of money you want to burn. The screen is also kind of weak on the One S. Hopefully tmobile gets a version of the X.
It has ics and suppose to be faster but can't upgrade the battery or memory i would pass
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I think you would notice it on a 4.7 inch screen. Hell, my mytouch has a 3.8 in hdpi screen and I can tell a difference between that phone and my amaze. Maybe you need glasses?
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I said much of a difference. The current screens are very good nowadays anyway, the differences are miniscule. And I already wear glasses
btw, samsung can kiss my ass!
1080p on a 4.7 screen would be so pointless.. it would also be laggy, much more than 720p. even wvga looks decent on the titan, qhd look good, 720p looks amazing, thats a waste of tech/money lol. just my 2 cents.. most people that have normal human eyes don't notice a difference between 720/1080 unless the screen is around, or above 50"
samsung hasnt released a superamoled plus screen with anything above wvga as of now anyways, i dont see why or how they would jump to 1080p. unless they have been working on something for a quite a while
I don't get why some of you like to drop so much cash on new phones that do the same thing. Talk about wasting money.
From what I've read on the engadget review, the amaze has a better camera for stills. Plus once ics hops along we should be getting better battery life and performance.
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I don't get why some of you like to drop so much cash on new phones that do the same thing. Talk about wasting money.
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I agree, I had to wait for a tax refund to buy my amaze, had the G2 for a year before getting the amaze and that was only because it was free with a new account. I'll stick with it for awhile now, I love tech but I don't find a need or have the cash to upgrade every 6 months when some l "cutting edge" device comes out.
Once some "other" things happen for amaze it'll be even more of a beast.
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I also agree on not wasting money. My mytouch lasted me over a year, before that my 9700 was two years.
I will be sticking with this one for awhile. Least a year. 6 months is to fast, lol!
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I'm currently debating whether to pick up the Galaxy Note 2 or the HTC DNA. I love the form factor of the DNA and it's 1080p, sense has always been of interest as well. I currently own a Galaxy Nexus, the new Nexus 4 is kind of underwhelming so I think I'm gonna take a break from the google line of devices.
what do you guys say?
I looked at both before I got the DNA. The Galaxy Note 2 was just to big for me. The screen on the DNA is much better. The also I prefer Sense over Touchwiz and Sense 4+ is the best yet. The biggest problem people have with DNA is the 16gb of space on the phone. You can easily get around this since the phone has usb-otg built in. With an adapter you plug in any size USB device. I have a dongle with a 64gb microsd card. It also works with TWRP recovery so you can backup your phone to it if you choose to unlock your phone.
The DNA is also a world phone, correct? I live in Pakistan (where all the networks are GSM) and plan on having a friend of mine bring a DNA over from the states. I've read that they're unlocked out of the box and can be used on virtually any network.
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The DNA is also a world phone, correct? I live in Pakistan (where all the networks are GSM) and plan on having a friend of mine bring a DNA over from the states. I've read that they're unlocked out of the box and can be used on virtually any network.
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Yups, u should be able to use it in Pakistan. All GSM frequency/band are UNLOCKED in this phone.
Iam using mine in India
My previous phone was also a GNex.
DNA is at another level to GNex. Quad-core, Bigger and better screen , better sound quality, better camera, better battery life.
The only thing GNex has over DNA is custom ROMs. But you should try out ViperDNA. It kicks ass !!
We should be getting AOSP pretty soon :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
The thing that sold me was the 1080p screen... Everything looks phenomenal on this thing. I was nervous about the battery life but that had ended up impressing me also. This has honestly be the best phone I have ever owned
man you guys are getting me pumped. I might have the phone by the 3rd week of march.
The only thing that bothers me is the Verizon logo tbqh.
I bought the note 2 but after two weeks it was just too big. Swapped it for this and never looked back!
For what it's worth I came from galaxy nexus and get easily double the battery life on this phone.
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I was on a gnex before I got my DNA I'm happy as hell with mines. Unlocked,rooted,s-off,viper Rom, can't go wrong with that
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I could not be happier leaving the gnex
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AW: Galaxy Nexus to HTC Droid DNA
I have the Note 2 before Dna,Dna is better for me!
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I have the Note 2 before Dna,Dna is better for me!
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lol cool .
I'm surprised to see so many gnex owners made the switch to DNA. That says a lot about the quality of the phone in my opinion. I'm not surprised you guys love the phone though, I guess its just that I've seen so much (unnecessary in my opinion) debate about all the things wrong with sense and HTC from gnex users.
I'm one of the rare people that loves both, but if I wasn't allowed more than one interface it would definitely be sense.
In regards to the OP, how serious of a hardcore android gamer are you?
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I came from a GNEX and haven't looked back. I miss the roms but it is honestly a relief to be able to sit on one rom for a month with no issues and stellar battery life.
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I'm going to provide a somewhat tenuous dissenting opinion. I'm coming from a Gnex, and picked up a DNA last night, which I'm considering switching to full time. After 24 hours with it, I'm quite pleased by the hardware, and utterly horrified by the software.
Sense is, in my opinion, complete and utter crap. There's no other way for me to put it, I hate almost everything about it. It's as if they locked several caffeinated adolescent boys in a room and told them to design a skin while watching episodes of Transformers. Viper is making it somewhat tolerable, but man am I anxiously awaiting AOSP. That said... the hardware, oh the hardware. The screen is simply gorgeous, and the battery life is easily twice what I got with my Gnex. In addition, I have 2-3 bars of 4G at work where I had 0-1 bars of 3G before.
The hardware advantages this has over the Gnex are sufficient to keep me from selling this thing in the hopes that AOSP is coming soon. If anyone reading is on the fence, and isn't sure how they'll feel about Sense, I'd advise waiting for prices to come down. I'll probably still pop my SIM into the Gnex here and there to experience Android as it was intended to be.
I too came from the gnex and while I loved the phone itself and devolopment. I couldnt stand the poor reception and battery life. I got the DNA on launch day and have never regreted it. battery life is great and so is the radio reception! As far as development goes you cant beat Viper rom been running it for a good while now and dont even miss AOKP anymore .I am sure you will love this phone!
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I'm going to provide a somewhat tenuous dissenting opinion. I'm coming from a Gnex, and picked up a DNA last night, which I'm considering switching to full time. After 24 hours with it, I'm quite pleased by the hardware, and utterly horrified by the software.
Sense is, in my opinion, complete and utter crap. There's no other way for me to put it, I hate almost everything about it. It's as if they locked several caffeinated adolescent boys in a room and told them to design a skin while watching episodes of Transformers. Viper is making it somewhat tolerable, but man am I anxiously awaiting AOSP. That said... the hardware, oh the hardware. The screen is simply gorgeous, and the battery life is easily twice what I got with my Gnex. In addition, I have 2-3 bars of 4G at work where I had 0-1 bars of 3G before.
The hardware advantages this has over the Gnex are sufficient to keep me from selling this thing in the hopes that AOSP is coming soon. If anyone reading is on the fence, and isn't sure how they'll feel about Sense, I'd advise waiting for prices to come down. I'll probably still pop my SIM into the Gnex here and there to experience Android as it was intended to be.
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As much as I hated it when I first switched, I actually kind of like sense now.... But maybe because every phone I have had before this one I ran CM or some form of aosp and the "newness" of sense keeps me interested. I really LOVE sense camera especially with the mod to make compression next to minimal. I get amazing pictures that the aosp (bless its soul) could never produce.
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I'm surprised to see so many gnex owners made the switch to DNA. That says a lot about the quality of the phone in my opinion. I'm not surprised you guys love the phone though, I guess its just that I've seen so much (unnecessary in my opinion) debate about all the things wrong with sense and HTC from gnex users.
I'm one of the rare people that loves both, but if I wasn't allowed more than one interface it would definitely be sense.
In regards to the OP, how serious of a hardcore android gamer are you?
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I actually don't game all that much, I might start though with that beautiful 1080p 5" screen. That said, I'm aware that many games don't work just yet, if that's the point you're insinuating.
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As much as I hated it when I first switched, I actually kind of like sense now.... But maybe because every phone I have had before this one I ran CM or some form of aosp and the "newness" of sense keeps me interested. I really LOVE sense camera especially with the mod to make compression next to minimal. I get amazing pictures that the aosp (bless its soul) could never produce.
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This is exactly how I feel. Having first owned a G2x and then a Galaxy Nexus, the untainted google experience is starting to get a little stale. This is why I hope the DNA and sense will distract me for at least a year or longer... especially if Sense 5 is on the way.
Can only add to what others have said. I also came from the Nexus. Before that I had the incredible and sense.
The piss poor reception is what ultimately made me pay full retail for the DNA. Only downfall is the 16GB memory and annoying WiFi notification.
This phone is amazing though.
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I just recently made the jump from the Galaxy Nexus to the Droid DNA. I resisted Sense at first being so used to the Stock UI but have come to really enjoy it. This phone is amazing though. Beautiful screen and very snappy performance. Anyone know how easily the back cover scratches? I prefer the naked feel and don't really want a case. In short it was a good move to go to the DNA.
BS
The process
so my question is what is the process of unlocking and turning s-off on this bad boy, i have never owned a htc device before
First off is like to say that I love my note!
I love the development and the community that is in these threads.
But the HTC one just looks so sweet and the specs are great, so I'm wondering if it is worth getting.
Believe me, I bought and sold the s4 within the same weekend so that's that.
Personally I thought the s4 is over rated and desperately wanted my note back after two days.
I also have the HTC DNA that is in waiting to be unlocked
Since it is not rooted, my opinion seems rather bias on the whole sense thing so I try to ignore that fact.
However,
I know no one has the Verizon HTC one yet so it is truly hard to know. But I was wondering what everyone's opinion on this is.
Do you think that you would give up your note for this?
Why or why not.
Thank you all for the input.
I've had thr note 2 and htc one now I have an s4 ! S4 is much better then both if the note 2 had the s4 screen quality I'd have kept the note 2 all day
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barrackOBAMA said:
First off is like to say that I love my note!
I love the development and the community that is in these threads.
But the HTC one just looks so sweet and the specs are great, so I'm wondering if it is worth getting.
Believe me, I bought and sold the s4 within the same weekend so that's that.
Personally I thought the s4 is over rated and desperately wanted my note back after two days.
I also have the HTC DNA that is in waiting to be unlocked
Since it is not rooted, my opinion seems rather bias on the whole sense thing so I try to ignore that fact.
However,
I know no one has the Verizon HTC one yet so it is truly hard to know. But I was wondering what everyone's opinion on this is.
Do you think that you would give up your note for this?
Why or why not.
Thank you all for the input.
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Not that I own the HTC One, but I have really been enjoying the Note II. I don't think it would be worth the change. You'd get nice speakers.. but overall that's all I can think of. The screen and battery make the One look like a Zero in my book! :victory:
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Not that I own the HTC One, but I have really been enjoying the Note II. I don't think it would be worth the change. You'd get nice speakers.. but overall that's all I can think of. The screen and battery make the One look like a Zero in my book! :victory:
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Yeah. That's true. The note 2 battery is just insane. But I mean is the HTC bad or is it just decent on battery?
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Yeah. That's true. The note 2 battery is just insane. But I mean is the HTC bad or is it just decent on battery?
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I have seen multiple people claiming their HTC One lasts all day, but it has a 2300 mAh battery pushing 1080p display. So I find it hard to believe, unless they're not using it much. I am really spoiled with my GN2 lasting well into a 2nd day between charges, and I simply could not go back to a phone with less battery life.
I am sure the 1080p display is gorgeous, and it's probably a matter of ignorance is bliss and not knowing what I am missing...but the GN2 display is just fine for my needs. The highest resolution videos that I watch are Youtube "HD" videos. I don't watch Blue-ray rips or any other ultra-HD content, so 720p is adequate for me. And I know this sounds snooty, but I find it hard to watch videos or even look at photos on a smaller phone. Every time someone wants to show me a web page or a funny video, I'm almost tempted to say "hold on, let me pull it up on my phone"
I guess it all depends on your priorities. Do you want the latest and greatest phone albeit with a smaller (but higher res) display? Can you get by without a removable battery? Are you willing to keep a charger handy at all times? Can you live without expandable memory? Those are tough questions...
Only reason I would get an HTC One would be the camera. HTC always uses superior camera optics. But the note 2 is better for me in every other way especially since I have a digital camera if I need a powerful shot anyways. I love my note but the HTC one is really sexy, but I also love sense. Haha
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Are you jumping carriers? I thought vzw wasnt getting the htc one.
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Honestly the HTC One is not really an upgrade. More of a "sidegrade". My girlfriend has it and basically it has better speaker's and a better camera at night. I truly prefer the vibrant oled screen of my GN2 more then the led of the One(not to mention we have the choice to make our screen less vibrant in display settings). She has to keep her phone in battery saving mode to make it through a day. I can leave everything on with high brightness and get though a day no problem. Not to mention that my phone is easily faster then hers because if that stupid battery saver mode. Unless you really cant hang with a 5.5 screen I think you will be disappointed with the switch.
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Are you jumping carriers? I thought vzw wasnt getting the htc one.
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Check the usual gadget & android sites. Verizon confirmed the HTC One will be available "this summer"
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barrackOBAMA said:
First off is like to say that I love my note!
I love the development and the community that is in these threads.
But the HTC one just looks so sweet and the specs are great, so I'm wondering if it is worth getting.
Believe me, I bought and sold the s4 within the same weekend so that's that.
Personally I thought the s4 is over rated and desperately wanted my note back after two days.
I also have the HTC DNA that is in waiting to be unlocked
Since it is not rooted, my opinion seems rather bias on the whole sense thing so I try to ignore that fact.
However,
I know no one has the Verizon HTC one yet so it is truly hard to know. But I was wondering what everyone's opinion on this is.
Do you think that you would give up your note for this?
Why or why not.
Thank you all for the input.
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Don't even try. I tried . Paid 35 restocking fee and come back to Note 2 in 2 days. The look wears off. Screen gets tired. Battery issue is in the end the biggest thing. The HTC one in my hand can't run the whole day time after full night charge
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with regards to your initial question about keeping the note 2 vs buying the HTC one, id advise sticking with your note 2. I havent seen anyone that went from a note 2 to something else without their incessant complaining about the screen size and battery life. Honestly, arent those pretty damn important? But allow me to direct you to a different question..What do you think about the rumored T6? a 6" HTC one, reportedly (among other, more farfetched, rumors) with an SD card slot and a 3300 mah battery. that intrigues me.
There is a sticky to discuss other devices