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It's not a secret that the Optimus One is getting long in the tooth and several hacks and workarounds are undertaken just to make it as usable as most new phones in the market. That said, what is your planned upgrade path?
If I get enough money, I like the HTC Evo 3D.
Though I think of switching to desire z or defy or galaxy s or dell steak(bigger screen fascinates me) , I have second thoughts again and again.
I feel we already have gingerbread, good 3d, good internal memory via 1gb ext partitions, 512 mb ram. Sound is great now with gb too.
So what will we get after upgrading. I believe a bigger screen, flash support, dlna, 720p video recording. But then I think how frequently will I use them. After thinking this I just become satisfied with my present o1.
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I am considering the nexus s but I am a little disappointed in the fact there its no external sd slot so if not I will wait for tmobile to get a duo core 4g phone
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Same here.. I would get any phone with 1ghz processor or even Samsung galaxy S.
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i wish to get my htc sensation soon in my hand
the evo 3d
QWERTY droids are starting to look good to me. I'm getting pretty tired of touchscreen typing so if I will stick with Android (for now I'm not really sure I want Android anymore) it will be either a QWERTY one or a 4-4.3" one for precise typing (thin chances because I'm tired of poor battery life).
All i can say is it will not be any LG, just coz they made us w8 for Android 2.3.
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All i can say is it will not be any LG, just coz they made us w8 for Android 2.3.
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Please, consider that this is a low end phone and that there are 5+ different versions of this phone. Many high end phones don't even have 2.3 officially announced. We have an estimated time with videos of the official gingerbread. No reason to hate LG. I would much rather have a finished bug free update then bug full one. It's annoying that people are putting LG/this phone down because of the 2.3 update. This phone is zippy for what it has and LG has done a great job.
This phone pretty much satisfies my needs, I'll probably buy another in a year or so, so whatever looks good then I'll buy it
I am very pleased with my Optimus. I like the Nexus S but can't justify the cost. If I were to break my Optimus T I'd buy another one now that it's $50 cheaper than when I bought mine back in November ;(.
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All i can say is it will not be any LG, just coz they made us w8 for Android 2.3.
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It is gr8 that atleast I will going to c gb on ur o1
Mahesh
Colleague has an Galaxy S2 and the screen is captivating. Wow. With a mod or two that phone will pwn.
I'm not planning buying a new phone anytime soon. I'll propably keep my O1 at least until xmass.
It was my first android (ex symbian fanboy) and I didn't want to spend much money in case i didn't like it (but I fell in love with it) but my next android will definetly be a high-end phone.
Dual core, wvga, hdmi capabilities etc. If I was to buy a new phone now I'd choose optimus x2. A friend of mine got it few days ago and I like it very much
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I'm not planning buying a new phone anytime soon. I'll propably keep my O1 at least until xmass.
It was my first android (ex symbian fanboy) and I didn't want to spend much money in case i didn't like it (but I fell in love with it) but my next android will definetly be a high-end phone.
Dual core, wvga, hdmi capabilities etc. If I was to buy a new phone now I'd choose optimus x2. A friend of mine got it few days ago and I like it very much
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The O1 really is a potent Android gateway drug. Knowing the power of this OS, I wouldn't settle on less than high-end for my next Android phone.
I like my O1 Thankfully it was a right choice, It does everything i want too, And now that its overclocked its performing without any lags, Add to that Gingerbread.... its Got Juice for another year or so...
My next Phone will not be android, I'll keep my O1 as my secondary phone and Get that Awsome Nokia N9 with meego they are going to release this year
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I like my O1 Thankfully it was a right choice, It does everything i want too, And now that its overclocked its performing without any lags, Add to that Gingerbread.... its Got Juice for another year or so...
My next Phone will not be android, I'll keep my O1 as my secondary phone and Get that Awsome Nokia N9 with meego they are going to release this year
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Meego is fail. This will be their first and last phone on meego. Nokia has announced. They focusing more on windows 7.
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for at least 2 years i'll stay with O1, as long as i have subscription.
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Meego is fail. This will be their first and last phone on meego. Nokia has announced. They focusing more on windows 7.
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Oh!! I see you are The GOD who can predict the future,
The phones not even released yet, and we don't know how its going todo... If it were to be a huge success, Its no doubt that nokia will reconsider bringing Meego into main stream, plus there are millions out there who are rooting for the phone due to its limitless capabilities... thanks to the people over here at XDA..
"Meego = Fail!!!"
Sorry
You will have to take that word back when you'll see android applications working efficiently on a Meego... prepare to be amazed
I have to choose between a refurbished Samsung Captivate or Motorola Atrix 4G.
Which way do you suggest and why?
ATRIX. Since it has the latest tech and specs and will get more updates. The ATRIX is wicked fast.
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its that a question?! lol captative have 2 years atrix have months oO
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I have to choose between a refurbished Samsung Captivate or Motorola Atrix 4G.
Which way do you suggest and why?
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I suggest Atrix if you like being future-proof, and useful accessories.
Samsung Cappy if you can't wait for more ROMs to pop up. Also, if you're going to buy a phone based on the screen, the Cappy.
I owned a Captivate myself, and if you do end up getting it, put a ROM on it ASAP! The captivate has horrible GPS problems, and some kernels and ROMs try to fix that, but they still can't fix it completely. Also, on start-up, prepare to wait a couple minutes for everything to load.
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I have to choose between a refurbished Samsung Captivate or Motorola Atrix 4G.
Which way do you suggest and why?
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Artix, hands down. I have both, used the cappy for a while and now have had the atrix for almost a year.
My experiance with the cappy, it has bad battery life, horrible gps but great for graphics. I also agree if you go with the cappy put a rom on it quick. The cappy is very easy to mod and return to stock if needed. I turned mine into a cappy touch for the kids to play on.
My experiance with the atrix, great battery life, I go all day music, calls, text, wifi and 4g internet, rss feeds, email, facebook, gaming for maybe an hour a day and at the end I still average about 30%-40% battery left. For me that is the game changer. Plus there are not many phones out there with dual core, and 1GB of memory.
atrix, of course this is the atrix subforum..so you should expect more bias here. though i see no real reason to choose a single core over a dual core this late in the year.
people talk about future proofing like it's insurance against buyer's remorse. in a way that's true, but vague. in a specific way think about what you're using the smart phone for. most people would want to utilize the phone to the fullest, or at least play the latest games. you plan on getting the latest apps then having the latest phone is usually a must as most developers will develop their games for high end phones.
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... now have had the atrix for almost a year.
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That's quite a feat considering the phone was released 5 months ago.
I've never used a Atrix, but the price on the Atrix dropped more and faster than the Captivate ... I think that implies something.
Why do you have to choose between those two? Two superior phones are around the corner: Galaxy S II and Thrill. That's the tough choice I am facing. Both dual core, 1GB slow RAM or 512 MB RAM that's twice as fast plus a 3D screen.
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That's quite a feat considering the phone was released 5 months ago.
I've never used a Atrix, but the price on the Atrix dropped more and faster than the Captivate ... I think that implies something.
Why do you have to choose between those two? Two superior phones are around the corner: Galaxy S II and Thrill. That's the tough choice I am facing. Both dual core, 1GB slow RAM or 512 MB RAM that's twice as fast plus a 3D screen.
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Or get an ATRIX it has 1 gig if fast ram.
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Or get an ATRIX it has 1 gig if fast ram.
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As fast as the SGS II: single channel. Thrill has dual channel, and the highest quadrant score on ant stock phone. SGS II with have dual 1.2GHz cores.
The captivates GPU is better than atrix, so gamers choose captivate.
Ask the same question in the captivate forum for a bunch of people that had both and chose captivate. The audience is important.
IMO, The captivate us more future proof, as long as the Nexus S (another option to consider now) is the dev phone. Once Ice Cream Sandwich releases, the Captivate will have it long before the Atrix.
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As fast as the SGS II: single channel. Thrill has dual channel, and the highest quadrant score on ant stock phone. SGS II with have dual 1.2GHz cores.
The captivates GPU is better than atrix, so gamers choose captivate.
Ask the same question in the captivate forum for a bunch of people that had both and chose captivate. The audience is important.
IMO, The captivate us more future proof, as long as the Nexus S (another option to consider now) is the dev phone. Once Ice Cream Sandwich releases, the Captivate will have it long before the Atrix.
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Um, more future proof? Sorry, but how do you figure that?
Also, long before the Atrix? We have an unlocked bootloader now, so I don't see how that's a valid argument.
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Um, more future proof? Sorry, but how do you figure that?
Also, long before the Atrix? We have an unlocked bootloader now, so I don't see how that's a valid argument.
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Um, I think I explained it.
Not fully future proof, but more than the Atrix.
I was running gingerbread on my captivate when the Atrix dropped. In the world of Android releases 5 months is indeed a long time.
Unlocked bootloader is no help without a dev following to use it. So many early adopters in the dev community skipped the Atrix and have already moved on. ReadesignGears just to name one.
Someone else already noted if you are looking for ROMs and dev improvement get the captivate, so I even other Atrix users see that point.
My overall point was to wait for the better hardware. But if you want more Atrix vs Captivate stories check the posts in the Captivate forum about 4 months ago, as the 30 day return window was closing on early adopters.
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quarlow said:
Um, I think I explained it.
Not fully future proof, but more than the Atrix.
I was running gingerbread on my captivate when the Atrix dropped. In the world of Android releases 5 months is indeed a long time.
Unlocked bootloader is no help without a dev following to use it. So many early adopters in the dev community skipped the Atrix and have already moved on. ReadesignGears just to name one.
Someone else already noted if you are looking for ROMs and dev improvement get the captivate, so I even other Atrix users see that point.
My overall point was to wait for the better hardware. But if you want more Atrix vs Captivate stories check the posts in the Captivate forum about 4 months ago, as the 30 day return window was closing on early adopters.
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Well, silly boy, Designgears is back He's developing a ROM for us too. And you can't compare you guys getting Gingerbread to us.
Times have changed, and it seems like you haven't kept up with the news. We even have a CM7 alpha. Which we're getting a lot quicker than the Captivate did.
Granted, the locked bootloader was a problem. But no longer.
Also, the person that talked about the dev improvements, was me. A device like the cappy shouldn't need dev improvements to be usable after it powers up.
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Um, I think I explained it.
Not fully future proof, but more than the Atrix.
I was running gingerbread on my captivate when the Atrix dropped. In the world of Android releases 5 months is indeed a long time.
Unlocked bootloader is no help without a dev following to use it. So many early adopters in the dev community skipped the Atrix and have already moved on. ReadesignGears just to name one.
Someone else already noted if you are looking for ROMs and dev improvement get the captivate, so I even other Atrix users see that point.
My overall point was to wait for the better hardware. But if you want more Atrix vs Captivate stories check the posts in the Captivate forum about 4 months ago, as the 30 day return window was closing on early adopters.
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I own a Captivate, a Nexus S, and an Atrix. I can tell you right now the Atrix blows them away--I have tried them side by side.
If you want the same TouchWiz ROM with a different theme, horrible GPS, and a 3 hour battery if you actually use your phone for games, get a Captivate.
If you want a good phone with decent battery life, a high resolution screen, and a perfect GPS, with OFFICIAL Gingerbread, get an Atrix.
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Well, silly boy, Designgears is back He's developing a ROM for us too. And you can't compare you guys getting Gingerbread to us.
Times have changed, and it seems like you haven't kept up with the news. We even have a CM7 alpha. Which we're getting a lot quicker than the Captivate did.
Granted, the locked bootloader was a problem. But no longer.
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That's awesome that DG is back, you guys are in for a treat.
Back to my original question: why are those two "old" phones your only choice? If its a matter of cost, wait a month and get a brand new phone: Attain or Thrill, they won't be much more. If you are locking yourself into a two year (possibly 12 months if your bill us enough each month) I would say don't choose either at this point. If you have this choice because a friend just upgraded and they have those two phones sitting around, then try both. Make your own mind up, don't listen to me, or anyone else here. YOU will be the one stuck with the phone for the next while.
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That's awesome that DG is back, you guys are in for a treat.
Back to my original question: why are those two "old" phones your only choice? If its a matter of cost, wait a month and get a brand new phone: Attain or Thrill, they won't be much more. If you are locking yourself into a two year (possibly 12 months if your bill us enough each month) I would say don't choose either at this point. If you have this choice because a friend just upgraded and they have those two phones sitting around, then try both. Make your own mind up, don't listen to me, or anyone else here. YOU will be the one stuck with the phone for the next while.
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If he wants a Droid NOW, these are the two best options, IMO. LG Thrill has been pushed back, and Attain is still nowhere in sight.
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If he wants a Droid NOW, these are the two best options, IMO. LG Thrill has been pushed back, and Attain is still nowhere in sight.
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They are not here now, but lately att has been giving 2 weeks or less from announcement and availability. RadioShack will be selling both phones in August. Thrill was pushed back like 2 weeks, still August.
The only reason to buy either of these phones now is if you could get them off contract.
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They are not here now, but lately att has been giving 2 weeks or less from announcement and availability. RadioShack will be selling both phones in August. Thrill was pushed back like 2 weeks, still August.
The only reason to buy either of these phones now is if you could get them off contract.
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Link to where the release date is for the Attain?
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Link to where the release date is for the Attain?
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You'll have to trust on that one ... inside knowledge. I haven't seen it leaked on the interwebs yet. And no one will accept the word of a random poster if I gave a date.
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I love my atrix using alien rom with swift key and custom bootscreen and unlocked bootloader
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What is the best option if your streak has an early retirement? I am thinking the Samsung Galaxy Note or the up and coming IBM 5 Inch Tablet. Any ideas for this endangered species? We need to be thinking about this right now or we will have some serious withdrawals when all of our phones die.
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......there's only 1 device for every Streak users to upgrade to, and this is the Galaxy Note. There's nothing more to say or anything else in the market to consider beside the Note which is far more superior than our Streak! Problem is the price but it is more affordable now on ebay, 600-680usd.
I finally said goodbye to my beloved Streak 5 and sold it off to a happy new home. It served me well, providing just over one year of joy (not without some pains of course). It's a pity that the device reached 'EOL' so soon. I guess Dell decided that Android tablets were not their strength.
Thanks go to all the talented members on this forum for having helped to make the device such a joy to use despite the challenges.
Although I'm sentimental and was sad to let it go, I can't wait to lay my hands on the Galaxy Note asap! As Final5K stated, the Note is the only device for us ex-Streakers now
Unless something changes, probably going the Note route after the 1st of the year. Hopefully the price will drop just a bit after Christmas, and hopefully someone state side picks it up "officially", although I plan to by a carrier unlocked version.
Everyone? But do you think the Samsung Note is going to be as modible as the streak. I mean it seams like you hack the balls of your streak and then glue them back on. I just hope there is a lot of support and hackable/modible support for the Samsung Note!
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I'd also consider the new galaxy nexus. I know the screen is smaller but it's still a behemoth (hardware- and screensize- wise) with a 4.65'' 720p display.
Regarding the hackability you're better off checking the phones' threads here on xda to get yourself a quick idea of how things are going to evolve. My prediction? the galaxy nexus will be modded, haxxored & supported beyond imagination.
If you think about it, the streak modding community is unfortunately too small. As it has been said over and over many times, the point is not that dj steve, fards and all the other few great guys are not "good enough", but the strength of the hacking/ROM community is in the BIG numbers, and you can bet your house the galaxy nexus will deliver.
Not sure about the galaxy note though. As the streak, its size makes it a niche device, and although sammy is supporting his product way better than dell (at least with proper advertising, clear upgrade schedules etc) i guess the big numbers of the above will not come to the note.
therefore, for my next phone I'm willing to sacrifice a small amount of screen real estate in favor of an incredibly bigger community, with all the benefits/ major geekery that come with it. I'll surely keep an eye on the note though, since it will take a while before I change device. Who knows, I could be proved wrong..
Not so sure about the Note
before reading the comment on the galaxy note's thread, i would've agreed with you about it to be the "after streak" phone.
i was really interested in buying a Note, but now i'm not so sure, because i've read too much comments about screen, gps and bluetooth problems.
i don't know, it looks like a good device, but too many users wrote about the same problems, so i don't know what to do
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i was really interested in buying a Note, but now i'm not so sure, because i've read too much comments about screen, gps and bluetooth problems.
i don't know, it looks like a good device, but too many users wrote about the same problems, so i don't know what to do
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If you look at the Streak forums here, you will also see many people whining about the Streak. So, unless you are ready to do some compromise, every phone has its flaws. Nearly every forums on the xda have people complaining about problems - there is no exception!
My 1 year old white best buy unlocked Streak is a totally perfect device for me. Yes as with any phone out there it used to have its flaws. And lately the microphone does perform too good.
I am a huge reader, reading absolutely everywhere and everytime. Actually I was reading when I realized I wanted to check xda a couple of minutes ago. And yes, it is my Dell Streak that I read on. For me it's almost flawless.
But I made up my mind to try something else. I used to have one of the very 1st iphones out there. And I believe I was one of the first users out there who threw up on it and sold it because of its...hm...I'd say incomplexity. I used to own all the best symbian devices as well including the monster e61, beautiful e71, gargantuan n97 and mysterious Maemo based n900 (the fastest texting ever!!!). I tried blackberry as well. Now it seems with my Streak bot being able to deliver the clear voice experience I'm going to try something new. Like good old Dell Venue Pro, windows phone. Surely it's going to be some kind of downgrade, but I'd still want to try some new experience, especially sweet for 179$ on outlet. We'll see. And if I don't like it, my choice is going to be either the colossal note or sgs 3 ehich might come up soon. Last week I had to use dad's iphone 4s for 1 day. I could not hold it in my hand. It was too small. It was too freaking small. And the screen was annoyingly small as well!!!!!!!! Truly cannot understand small screeners these days.
P.s. just wanted to add (right, tastes differ) that Dell Streak is one off the best looking devices for me. And not only for me. Several friends of mine told me it's an absolutelly stunning and clean design.
P.p.s. Go, Dell. You used to be the biggest guy in the hood. Now you have to be the smartest.
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It would be very interesting if Dell went ahead and released the Opus One after Christmas - bearing in mind the weird screen hue of the Samsung Galaxy Note, I'd like to see what Dell could do as a Streak 5 successor...
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Lenovo released it for them, they called it the LePad S2005, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect the "opus one" to be.
Most of ex-streakers/early adopters of the Streak have sworn never to buy any phone from Dell due to the number of problems they've encountered and deceptions about support.
It is really surprising that people still want to buy/longing for Dell phones after they've let the streak down and not releasing a GB rom for so long!
I love my white Super Streak, but I'm definitely going to get the Samsung Note. It was announced today that AT&T will be getting the Samsung Note 4G version in 2012. One of the AT& T store reps told me that it will probably be sometime in the first quarter, after the CES conference. Check out the following articles:
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/12/att-to-get-4g-lte-samsung-galaxy-note/
http://an.droid-life.com/2011/12/16/att-samsung-galaxy-note-coming-with-lte-no-exynos-processor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Android-Life+%28android+life%29
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+1. Dell couldn't care less about their customers.
Imo the Galaxy Nexus is definatly worth considering
With a 4.65" screen (0.35" smaller than the streaks) I doubt you would notice the difference (I didn't)
Having guarantee updates and developer base would be quite refreshing
The Galaxy Note is an impressive device, but for that price..
Azurren said:
Imo the Galaxy Nexus is definatly worth considering
With a 4.65" screen (0.35" smaller than the streaks) I doubt you would notice the difference (I didn't)
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Well the 4.65 is smaller than the 5" from the Streak. I've noticed a big difference when using these smaller screen devices. Thing is the first few hours will make you miss the large screen of the Streak, but past 1 day, you'll get adjusted to the smaller screen. Still, there is nothing comparable to the 5.3 inch of the Note --> saved money people and get the Note instead - it's definitely worth the investment.
Finally got my SG Note 2 days ago, and I can see now how badly Dell messed up with the Streak. I realise now in retrospect how many compromises I was forced to accept in comparison to the Note. Anyway, we did not have much of a choice due to screen size, so I have no regrets tho. Thank you Sammy for bringing us an alternative ....and what an alternative! indeed! Honestly, the Note rocks and my Streak experience is fast becoming a distant memory...
This sucks. I have an AWS streak on tmobile it took a long time to find one after I found out they were even made. Now its been a year and I want something fresh and new but I have no good options for tmobile. Switching carriers is not an option I have to nice/cheap of a grandfathered plan. The new nexus might be nice but I just got my wife a galaxy s2 and even 4.5" seems to small so 4.6 is not going to cut it. So what is there for me? I search at least once a week for the next 5"+ phone. I would buy the note but no 3g =no good. So anyone know of any other large phones coming soon for tmobile bands?
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I got gs2 as a replacement for the dell steak after I got fed up with the lagging and the buggy build by Dell for O2
And I can confirm the screen size is really matter, 4.5 is small Vs Dell steak
So diffenetly I am going for the Note. But its very expensive in the Uk
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Samsung
Again samsung, if you are wanting maybe a bit of a smaller screen but still big and want a really powerful device and yet stable custom roms and a bigger community (personaly again as the streak did I don't think the note will have a big audience) I have gone for the Samsung Galaxy S II as this is one of the most popular phones, I went to a friends party to day and three people had the same phone as me. (I found out as we videoed a friend taking of in a heli of our friends front lawn!)
I think that if you go down that route you will have much more of a wider range of roms and a bigger community to help when things go wrong
Plus the bigger the device the more prone to damage!
Hope this helps and would love replies
Just wondering how many dell streak users have switched over to the Note. Still waiting for my note to get here, hopefully tomorrow. I had my streak for a year and a half and it was my favorite phone I've had. Any streak converts...how are you finding the switch?
Shockingly, it's not as big a difference as I had hoped. I guess that's a testament to how ahead of its time the streak was. I love the Note, too.
I also really appreciate the development here, its nice to have a phone that a few other people have as well..!
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Digitizer on my streak stopped responding literally a week before this bad boy was shipping. I miss the metal case on the streak, somehow felt a bit tougher... lord knows that thing had been dropped.
I'm a bit terrified to drop the Note. Plastic and weak feeling in comparison...
I was hoping to be blown away moving from the Streak, but so far I am not seeing a huge improvement. Maybe I should go back to the Streak for a day to change my perspective. Of course my Streak was running a custom ROM and my Note is still just stock. I imagine I will like it much better when I get a new ROM.
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I was hoping to be blown away moving from the Streak, but so far I am not seeing a huge improvement. Maybe I should go back to the Streak for a day to change my perspective. Of course my Streak was running a custom ROM and my Note is still just stock. I imagine I will like it much better when I get a new ROM.
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Most of the enjoyment I got from the streak was playing with the custom roms. Especially dj Steve's gingerbread roms.
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Shockingly, it's not as big a difference as I had hoped. I guess that's a testament to how ahead of its time the streak was. I love the Note, too.
I also really appreciate the development here, its nice to have a phone that a few other people have as well..!
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Great avatar slaydog!
I kind of preferred dell's landscape mode, but note is great too. Screen is awesome.
I had a streak and loved it for a year and a half. Now I love my note!
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Just wondering how many dell streak users have switched over to the Note. Still waiting for my note to get here, hopefully tomorrow. I had my streak for a year and a half and it was my favorite phone I've had. Any streak converts...how are you finding the switch?
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The one thing I do NOT miss about my Streak is the back cover sliding off and turning off the phone if/when the phone got bumped while in by belt holster case. Both my Streak and Note are rooted; and that is it! No custom ROMs etc. The Note is WAY faster than my Streak. The Note's picture quality is WAY better than the Streak. I kind of miss the landscape mode too; but I'll live....
Had a dell streak for over a year...despite Dell/At&t not knowing what they had, not supporting the device, it was (even with 2.2.2) my favorite device.
Got a Note just before Christmas (international version), and absolutely LOVE IT!
I hated the streak so I see a lot of difference with the note its much faster and all around better device hands down the streak is a POS compared to the note IMO
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its been an easy move from the streak to the note. overall size is almost the exact same. I did like the Streak's landscape mode too.
2 Birds with one stone.
I switched from the Dell Streak 7 (multimedia & gaming / browsing), and the HTC Inspire as my primary 2 devices down to the AT&T Note; putting both out to pasture. So far I am VERY pleased with the switch.
There are quite a few incompatible apps with the Note so far since it is brand new but I don't mind waiting. As far as modding the Note, I have already flashed the OC/kernel and the Deoxed Rom; It took a great Gingerbread device and made it even better. I can't wait to see what pops up in the coming month for the Note.
I had my Dell Streak running smooth, had bought the Dock and a 32 gig card for it, had the Mini HDMI - HDMI cable and other little things. Now I guess I'll put the Streak and everything on eBay and say goodbye to it, and keep the Inspire in a drawer as backup in case I need it. You guy's think $175 is about right for the Streak/Doc/Card/Cables?
I had the Streak for 2 years and loved it. I now have the Note and it has a nice screen and it seems a little faster. The battery life and charge time on the Streak is way better. I like many that posted here prefer the landscape operation of the Streak. Using third party apps 95% of the time I can use the Note landscape.
I used custom ROM on the streak and looking forward to a custom version of ICS for the Note. My screen density is set at 240 and I use Zeam as my launcher.
I am really loving the Note. I still have the Streak but the screen is broken again and this was the last time for me.
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My fondness of my streak is like that of a childhood friend.. Sounds weird but i don't think ill ever forget it, no matter how many phones i go through in life.
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I was one of the early Streak adopters(I should say), loved the screen size, landscape mode, custom roms & streaksmart.com with a small tight community..
Note being same dimensions with a lot more power was an easy choice for me, and yes I love it so far, lot smoother and no quirkiness that I experienced with stock and some custom roms on Streak and no I don't miss the Streak
I dont even remember seeing the streak for sale at at&t, were these unlocked on at&t? I'm surprised you guys are seeing the difference to be minimal. Dell doesnt have the greatest reputation for quality products. No offense to anyone.
SysAdmNj said:
I dont even remember seeing the streak for sale at at&t, were these unlocked on at&t? I'm surprised you guys are seeing the difference to be minimal. Dell doesnt have the greatest reputation for quality products. No offense to anyone.
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It wasnt advertised properly, when it first went on sale it was only available through Dell.com with a ATT contract. Later it was launched in BestBuy and ATT stores but there was enough publicity!
Quality of the product it self isn't bad, solid construction but software updates pretty much sucked, it came with Android 1.6 when 2.2 was available and took Dell months to release an upgrade. But I was able to root and apply a custom rom with 2.2 in couple weeks after the phone launched, DJ_Steve was a dedicated developer working and churning out custom ROMS like crazy!! So that made it worth while!
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shattered the screen on my streak 2 days ago, already replaced the screen once and decided it was time for an upgrade instead of replacing again. happy so far, but the custom roms made performance comparable in a lot of ways (quadrant scores much higher on note though - 2900ish)
............adw for landscape.............who used the dell stage launcher anyway?
I used the Streak for 1.5 years. It was a good device only because of what DJ_Steve and Fards did. It did have it's quirks though which one just learned to deal with. The note, at least to me, is far superior than the Streak. I can't wait to see ICS running on it.
I'm coming up to the end of my contract, so I'm in the market for a new (or at least different) phone. I currently have an HTC Desire, and I wanted the Streak not long after it was out - however I've been locked in contract...
My first thought was the Galaxy Note, but I can't get it for less than £35-£45 per month (if I want the phone for free or a reasonable price); the amount of minutes & texts I'd get for that price is crazy, I wouldn't even use half of it... I can't afford to buy the Note - or any new(ish) android phone - outright, but I could get the Streak at current eBay prices.
How well does the streak 5 handle newer versions of Android? Can it still hold it's own against more modern phones? Does the performance suffer? Do we actually have a working/stable ICS port yet? Are there any pitfalls with flashing/rooting?
Streak is the best phone that you can buy,It is strong enough.
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How well does the streak 5 handle newer versions of Android? Can it still hold it's own against more modern phones? Does the performance suffer? Do we actually have a working/stable ICS port yet? Are there any pitfalls with flashing/rooting?
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no worry.. streak 5 is rock solid... it is still competitive in android market...
the performance does not suffer at all...
we have a pre-alpha ics right now...
if you afraid of any pitfall, i suggest you read all of the information available in the forum or get someone who knows how to do it properly...
Go for it, pay about 10 pence though, on mine the PDMI socket just fell apart... so its a good device, but the PDMI socket is not mechanically sound at all, also the earpiece didn't work from brand new and meant it also had to go back for repair.
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I'm coming up to the end of my contract, so I'm in the market for a new (or at least different) phone. I currently have an HTC Desire, and I wanted the Streak not long after it was out - however I've been locked in contract...
My first thought was the Galaxy Note, but I can't get it for less than £35-£45 per month (if I want the phone for free or a reasonable price); the amount of minutes & texts I'd get for that price is crazy, I wouldn't even use half of it... I can't afford to buy the Note - or any new(ish) android phone - outright, but I could get the Streak at current eBay prices.
How well does the streak 5 handle newer versions of Android? Can it still hold it's own against more modern phones? Does the performance suffer? Do we actually have a working/stable ICS port yet? Are there any pitfalls with flashing/rooting?
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The performance day-to-day will be on par with your Desire. I used a Streak for almost a year (much longer than I used any other smartphone). For me, the Streak is easily up there on the list of my all-time favourite devices.
There is not a stable, working ICS port yet. That said, performance under Gingerbread, with thanks to the small but very dedicated Development team here, is excellent for daily use.
Side-by-side with a Note, the Streak shows its age - no doubts about it. For what it is today though - performance is admirable. There are days where I still go back and try out a new ROM (I'll always keep my Streak), or daily-drive it for a week just for nostalgia.
If I'm honest, I've never enjoyed a phone as much as I did the Streak. It's nice to have all the latest bells and whistles, but if you can live with the form factor, you'll be very happy with it.
On paper it's not much of an 'upgrade', hardware- or software-wise. But in terms of usability and productivity, it will blow your Desire away.
Pick one up and give it a try. Prices these days are good. I don't think you'll be disappointed :good:
I have seen the note for £20.50 a month on orange but only 100 mins etc at cpw.
seen the streak on ebay ones going today for under £100.
You could try the Huawei G300 unlock is v cheap on ebay then giffgaff it.
I have one its nice mobile and 4" screen is very good, better then some High end one's I have had..
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I'm coming up to the end of my contract, so I'm in the market for a new (or at least different) phone. I currently have an HTC Desire, and I wanted the Streak not long after it was out - however I've been locked in contract...
My first thought was the Galaxy Note, but I can't get it for less than £35-£45 per month (if I want the phone for free or a reasonable price); the amount of minutes & texts I'd get for that price is crazy, I wouldn't even use half of it... I can't afford to buy the Note - or any new(ish) android phone - outright, but I could get the Streak at current eBay prices.
How well does the streak 5 handle newer versions of Android? Can it still hold it's own against more modern phones? Does the performance suffer? Do we actually have a working/stable ICS port yet? Are there any pitfalls with flashing/rooting?
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Cheers for the advice all.
Picked up a used Streak last night for £117 on fleaBay, which includes three cases (!) and a spare battery. It's still locked to o2, but I've already located the unlocking software. If I can't unlock it to my current network (T-Mobile), I'll just go to GiffGaff when my contract is up. I'd prefer Three though, as their monthly-by-month plan includes tethering, and no one else's does (though they are more expensive).
Now to sell my poor old Desire... *sniff*.
So what ROM you're using now?
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So what ROM you're using now?
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Currently using Longhorn 2.8. I have looked at using the CM7 build posted here, though; I don't like the default portrait lock screen and dialling screen - I have quite big hands, so one-handed operation of this phone is not a problem .
Dell streak 5 been launched a little bit late at my country...:crying:, if I'm not mistaken, launch in Malaysia around April or Mei, 2011. I bought it in the mid of October, 2011 and still using it until now.
DS5 never disappoint me.. The best ever smartphone i ever use, even though currently, i have Samsung Galaxy S II I9100G and LG Optimus 2X P990, but still DS5 still the best. The performance of the phone still good for daily use and for my point of view, didn't have so much different with other latest model out there...:good:
I would say YES most definitly. I have had mine now since it first hit the shores in UK and with the number of devs working with the streak it has always managed to stay current.
I think Dell did not do enough to market the streak when it was first released and they did not do much to help devs in the way of support either, but the love for the streak has kept it current until now and I have to say Long May It Continue.
My two cents. I moved to the US and got Sprint and their version of the GS2. I love that device. I'm in the UK for a month and I needed a GSM phone so I went back to the Streak. It's still a good phone but it's definitely showing it's age. All of this is compared to the GS2 which I think was the best phone from last year. First off, the Streak is heavy as hell. When I'm sitting at my desk, I have to take the Streak out of my pocket. It's just too heavy. Yes, the Streak has metal for the case and the GS2 is all plastic but the GS2 feels just as solid and and like half the weight. Performance-wise, the Streak is noticeably slower. I get pretty serious lag all the time. Lastly, the screen just isn't very bright and the reflection in sunlight is bad making it almost unreadable. I loved the Streak before and it's still a decent phone with all the developers improving it (I'm on Longhorn 2.8 btw) but honestly, it's 2 generations old now so to say it's still as good as what's out on the market now is just not credible. I dream about the Note 2 and will get that as soon as it launches. It's basically what Dell should have built as the Streak 2.