Hey guys, I've seen a lot of threads about our Amaze vs the SGS2, but not a whole lot about our Amaze vs the Galaxy Nexus. I could get a swap pretty easily, but I'm still on the fence about this, so I made a little list of reasons for and against the swap. I also want the opinions of my fellow Amaze users so your input is much appreciated!
Reasons to stay with the Amaze 4G
- the camera is MUCH better than the Galaxy Nexus, no contest there.
- the Galaxy Nexus has no microSD slot!
- the Amaze 4G is going to get the ICS update eventually, and with that, probably CM9 and more development
- the Amaze 4G has much better build quality
- the Amaze 4G has the option of HTC Sense ROMs for those who prefer it
Reasons to switch to the Galaxy Nexus
- the camera is inferior, however, it's still a decent camera that can replace your basic point and shoot
- 16 GB of storage is enough for most people, it may be inconvenient, but it can be bearable
- the Galaxy Nexus already has ICS, and since it's a world phone, it also has a much bigger development base
- the Galaxy Nexus sacrifices build quality for thinness and lightness, which some may prefer
- even though the screen is a pentile display, many may prefer the SAMOLED and higher resolution screen on the Galaxy Nexus over the SLCD screen on the Amaze
- it's a Google phone, meaning that it will most likely get the latest firmware updates (might even get to see Jellybean!)
- there are no soft keys, which means no soft key bleed problem so you'll have keys that are actually given a chance to light up (a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place)
Miscellaneous
- the Amaze is clocked at 1.5 GHz and the GNexus at 1.2 GHz, but it does not necessarily mean that the Amaze is faster. In fact, while playing games and running apps, I actually found the GNexus to run a tiny bit faster than the Amaze, but in other cases, the Amaze seems to out-perform the GNexus by a little bit, so the speed difference between the two CPUs is not as big as you think and may even be considered negligible
- both phones have a multi-coloured notification LED
- put yourself in my shoes, if you were offered a straight-up trade, your Amaze 4G for a (like) brand-new Galaxy Nexus, what would you do?
What do you folks think? I love the camera on the Amaze but the handset's shortcomings are really beginning to bother me. To be honest, if I had known that HTC wasn't as developer-friendly as they claimed to be, I wouldn't have picked the Amaze up, but at the same time, the Galaxy Nexus also has its fair share of weaknesses.
I would have to keep my Amaze, simply because I found myself changing between aosp and sense Roms on my incredible. And since that it right around the corner...
I like sense too much to completely get rid of it, sometimes I do need a break from it though.
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I would accept the trade man. Hands down the nexus the device to get because of the support from google.
I've always wanted to try the galaxy nexus... Skeptical though since its built by Samsung. :screwy:
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Eh, I don't like Samsung phones, and there is always something I don't like from the nexus phones......
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It's a fair trade, I'll just mention 2 things, you can't un-see the pentile layout, once you notice, you'll always notice, and yes... it IS noticeable (but bearable on 720).
also, Amoled screens burn in, so 6 months from now you'll have some solid color spashscreen on the phone, and notice that you can see your softkeys hinted inside of it, I know 3 people with the GNex, and it's already happening to them.
As mentioned the camera is decent, but not as good as the Amaze.
Jellybean will be on it VERY shortly after being released. It comes with PURE aosp, and CM9 will have no bugs other than ones caused by modifications to AOSP... The Amaze CPU is faster, but with a 3.0 kernel and ICS, the GNex is quicker for most things.
I love my Amaze, and the second I can have AOSP ICS and a 3.x kernel, I'd probably disagree with the trade, but for now, it's worth it.
I would stick with the Amaze. The point about the CPU difference will change greatly when the amaze gets ICS. GB isn't dual core optimised while ICS is.
The only thing that the GN has over the Amaze is official Google support and look how that turned out for the Nexus S and ICS... It took forever!
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The only thing that the GN has over the Amaze is official Google support and look how that turned out for the Nexus S and ICS... It took forever!
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But it had CM9 builds almost immediately, and it didn't take long for the international Nexus S. The SPH-D720 is hardly a Nexus phone, it's a carrier phone, it works only on sprint, it's sold in their storefronts, and was never a "developer" phone. Although it took a little while for the i9020a/t to get ICS, they had a fully working build pretty much immediately after AOSP ICS source dropped.
Nexus line is for developers, the support is there, so if they don't get Jellybean immediately from google, the community will have it obscenely fast.
I'd have to side with the other amaze users out there and say keep the amaze.
The thing is, I always figure the nexus line was supposed to be the best "average" phone for developers. It's not supposed to be the latest and greatest at everything, it's supposed to represent the average android smartphone at the time of its release, so that if someone develops an app, they know that it'll work with the vast majority of android users. There's gonna be phones better than it and phones worse than it
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I would accept the trade man. Hands down the nexus the device to get because of the support from google.
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What it being a Google device gotta do with anything? My friends has the phone. Such and ugly wack device. Samsung should stick to TV's.
coupetastic-droid said:
What it being a Google device gotta do with anything? My friends has the phone. Such and ugly wack device. Samsung should stick to TV's.
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Better support and faster updates. I'm sorry man but I would have to disagree with you. The gnex is such a beautiful device.
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The gnex is such a beautiful device.
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Yuck
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Yuck
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Lol! Just giving my two cents bro.
Honestly, I really really wanted the Galaxy Nexus and waited for a while to see if it would come to Tmo. Google's launch for the device was mad sloppy and I got sick of waiting.
I couldn't give up my Amaze for the Gnex. I use the camera all the time and I love that about this phone. Since having it in December I have over 1,000 pictures taken with it. In fact, when I traveled across the country to visit Pensylvania and Maryland two months ago, I didn't even bring a digital camera with me. Just used the Amaze the entire time and it worked out well.
Sure, development is slow on it and for some mysterious reason HTC is releasing Kernal Drivers for everything BUT this phone, but I feel like that leaves this small community up to a challenge. The work being done to get CM7 onto the Amaze is coming along nicely, and once they get the GSM/Wifi/NFC drivers working we'll finally have an AOSP rom running on this thing. It may be annoying to most people that we haven't gotten it fully running, but I see this as a big acomplishment for the few developers that we have here.
So yeah, I think I'll stick with the Amaze for a while. Its been very good to me
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I've always wanted to try the galaxy nexus... Skeptical though since its built by Samsung. :screwy:
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What it is that you are skeptical about? I have used SGS II, 3 varieties, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and SGS original. I think, except than the feeling difference by holding the phone in your hand, there is nothing else which would make you worry of anything go wrong.
Compared to Amaze, yes, Nexus is totally different, 1 thing I love about Nexus phones is the Vanilla Android. Another thing I like about them is they have a different and whole new feeling about how one phone should feel like when you hold it or when its lying on your desk and someone overlooking is amazed with what its got, and the feeling it gives you with its curvy design is also something different which unfortunately no other manufactures have come up with.
On the other hand, I have used many htc phones too, i have had incredible s, amazing build quality. currently I am rocking Amaze 4g, a little bulky and heavy but phone feels good in hands, a little smaller and the fact that it too is made out of plastic, doesn't help much, but still a great phone.
Just my opinion.
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EclipzeRemix said:
Eh, I don't like Samsung phones, and there is always something I don't like from the nexus phones......
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No offence, but since you are saying you don't like samsung phones, what is it that you don't like?? and what is it that you don't like nexus phones? I loved my first google phone, the nexus one, i have used nexus s for a long time, and i do have a galaxy nexus, they are great.
Yet the fact that they come with vanilla, is a choice of your own, whether you like a phone with a custom skin or stock android is your cup of tea... but seriously, what is it that you don't like?
Care to share your thoughts with the community?
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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glacierguy said:
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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Fair enough...
glacierguy said:
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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im with you on this, but.. my brother has the HTC incredible (still one of the best HTC phones made) and since its lightweight its harder for it to break/get damaged. our phones are bricks when it comes to weight lol so it would impact a lot more when dropping
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im with you on this, but.. my brother has the HTC incredible (still one of the best HTC phones made) and since its lightweight its harder for it to break/get damaged. our phones are bricks when it comes to weight lol so it would impact a lot more when dropping
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Off topic, but my friend had the incredible. Loved that phone!!!!
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Today I went to a local bestbuy to take a look at the galaxy nexus, the phone I wsa originally going to wait for. I'm glad I got the Amaze...I was not impressed with any aspect of the galaxy nexus...even at 720p the pentile screen on it still manages to mess up the quality of the screen to a certain extent. if I was to pick screens I would def pick my qHD amaze screen over the amoled 720p. The cameras are not even comparable. we have a backside illuminated wide aspect f/2.2 aperture...where as the galaxy nexus uses a 5mp regular old camera the phone seems a bit long too...just as I though the sgs2 was little bulky this one seems a little bulky too. Amazes size is almost perfect. ICS does seem a little weird without the hardware buttons...I actually rather prefer the soft touch bottoms..the phone is long and does not feel as nice as my amaze in the hand...build quality is the crap plastic feeling I got with my sgs2 when I first bought then returned...overal...right now all it has over the amaze is ICS...I don't even see the big deal with ICS... all the features plus more of ICS area already on sense 3.0 and 3.5 minus the multi tasking and...sense does a good job of integrating facebook twitter all that stuff...something ICS is striving to do add widget locket and adw ex and you have a phone much more user friendly than ics imo. I can't wait till the OTA update of ICS for Amaze I hope they don't F it up...I rather like gingerbread at this point and am pretty much happy with my phone minus the stupid bloatware, which thankfully I was able to freeze using titanium backup using temproot before the wifi calling update...
Ics will look most likely what it looks like on the sensation go check it out links are here in the general forum
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Well you can take solace in the fact that the amaze can flash multiple rom types, where as the galaxy nexus would only support a handful of custom roms due to the lack of capacitive buttons
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Well you can take solace in the fact that the amaze can flash multiple rom types, where as the galaxy nexus would only support a handful of custom roms due to the lack of capacitive buttons
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Oh darn, you mean that new flagship device won't support outdated hardware?
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Oh darn, you mean that new flagship device won't support outdated hardware?
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lol smh flagship, more liek crapship, nexus hasn't been good since HTC was still manufacturing them. and not sure about you but i like the idea of flashing multiple roms, not just ones with the ics structure.
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Oh darn, you mean that new flagship device won't support outdated hardware?
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Software* a device is hardware and hardware can't support other hardware as far as I know? If your gonna be sarcastic and put down someone's opinion at least don't look stupid while doing it. On that note I would rather have more hardware keys imo helps for like miui where you hold the home button to turn the flash light on and since miui will be updated I don't think it's considered outdated software as you tried to imply and failed.
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I've used the ICS Rom for the HTC Inspire and found that even though its in its early stages of development It's very impressive, the captivative buttons are very fitting! I also own a Galaxy Nexus and even though my Amaze is my first pick right now due to build quality for the first time I'm feeling a greater interest in the ICS stock UI and keyboard which I find to be significantly better than that of the Amaze. I do enjoy the the display on the Amaze over Nexus and given that it will receive ICS I'm sticking with HTC.
If anyone is wondering why I also have the Nexus I got it from Bell for signing a contract after I had already paid full price for the Amaze from Telus.
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I've used the ICS Rom for the HTC Inspire and found that even though its in its early stages of development It's very impressive, the captivative buttons are very fitting! I also own a Galaxy Nexus and even though my Amaze is my first pick right now due to build quality for the first time I'm feeling a greater interest in the ICS stock UI and keyboard which I find to be significantly better than that of the Amaze. I do enjoy the the display on the Amaze over Nexus and given that it will receive ICS I'm sticking with HTC.
If anyone is wondering why I also have the Nexus I got it from Bell for signing a contract after I had already paid full price for the Amaze from Telus.
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i have tried the ICS keyboard it is good indeed but swiftkey x blows it out of the water anyday. besides the visual eye candy and multitasking, What aspects of ICS are you finding better if i may ask politely ??
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i have tried the ICS keyboard it is good indeed but swiftkey x blows it out of the water anyday. besides the visual eye candy and multitasking, What aspects of ICS are you finding better if i may ask politely ??
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It's all pretty much eye candy, same function but a different method or look of doing. Sharing photos for example rather than menu or tap to select the share options the different options automatically display like gmail, Google+ etc after a new photo is captured. Visual stuff off hand...key pad, lock screen, contacts and app drawer.
Maybe it's just the new feeling of it but I'm impressed. Stock Gingerbread to ICS is like Touchwiz to Sense IMO
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Well I am sure you have Heard of the launch of the HTC one X and Samsung Galaxy SII a couple of days ago but which is better?
Need some good research
One X is sexy period and the S3 isn't.
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One X is sexy period and the S3 isn't.
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Not everyone has the same taste. I personnaly prefer the s3.
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I like both phones, and both have their ups and down.
I like both companies new iterations of their proprietary skins, Sense 4.0 looks great and TouchWiz (5?) has a bunch of new helpful features (and I like old ones such as swipe a name to call/message). The One X definately wins in the looks department but I don't think the SGS III is as ugly as most make it out to be. However I hear the battery life isn't so great on the One X, and a portion of the screen is wasted for an onscreen menu button due to HTC basing it on the layout Google set out (which is stupid I think, there's no reason to have a seperate multitasking button when holding down Home for 1-2 seconds works perfectly fine.)
All in all I think the SGS III offers more benefits to the user, even if HTC does win in certain areas (better looking, better camera, more refined interface). If I were actually buying one of the two I'd like to try them out side by side before making a final decision, but at this stage I'm going to say Galaxy S III.
S3 cuz of us storage mode and lte
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I think htc is better software and design wise but the s3 might have better battery life and camera also samsung tends to have phone really lightweight but it just depends what you prefer : sense or touchwiz?
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After using the sensation for about a month I had to get rid of it because of sense. I seriously do not like sense.. It really annoys me for some reason. I know that you'd probably be able to root it and custom rom the One X but to be honest i would much rather just go with the s3.
I would say the S3. I like every spec that it have. Im not going to say that the X One is a bad phone because it isn't, its a great great phone, but i just like Samsung more.
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After using the sensation for about a month I had to get rid of it because of sense. I seriously do not like sense.. It really annoys me for some reason. I know that you'd probably be able to root it and custom rom the One X but to be honest i would much rather just go with the s3.
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I used to hate sense until i tried the sensation meh its not that bad it got some great widgets ...
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I like how Samsung is focusing on Software, why make a super pocket computer if you dont have good apps to exploit that power?
S-voice is something that should have been present on Android earlier...
The good thing is that is very probable to see all that software ported to other devices
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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Recent trends say the s3 will be a better phone
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one X man its sexy man well i cant afford both out of my reach for now
but if got the money id buy the HTC one X Even if the SG3 is better a few specs wise it looks ugly man why such Sh**t looking plastic on such a costly phone
one look at the one X and u want it man
Hybbie said:
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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+1 my exact same thought. except i would never get caught holding a samsung phone.
Hello guys.
This is something I'm wondering about as I'm planning to buy a new device soon. I love HTC's build quality and the Legend was the best looking phone I've ever owned.
On the other hand, I'm currently using a Galaxy S i9000 which I absolutely hated out of the box but fell in love with once I discovered the great work by developers on this site.
Development for i9000 and Samsung in general is very active here. Could an HTC owner please tell me how it is on the other side of the fence? My decision will eventually come down to the availability of custom ROMS from XDA.
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Hello guys.
This is something I'm wondering about as I'm planning to buy a new device soon. I love HTC's build quality and the Legend was the best looking phone I've ever owned.
On the other hand, I'm currently using a Galaxy S i9000 which I absolutely hated out of the box but fell in love with once I discovered the great work by developers on this site.
Development for i9000 and Samsung in general is very active here. Could an HTC owner please tell me how it is on the other side of the fence? My decision will eventually come down to the availability of custom ROMS from XDA.
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till recently and even now i have one HTC phone which is being used by my wife(very low end one) I can give it to u guaranteed their will be great development for any HTC phone u buy in fact to my knowledge XDA was and still is Famous for HTC development support . so cool man go buy any HTC phone ull have fun here
Another S3 vote here.
The only thing the HOX has over the S3 is the screen, and that's debatable depending on whether you prefer LCD or AMOLED and their accompanying traits.
Both great phones, but the S3 wins on processor/GPU grunt and software innovation.
The slight camera advantage that the HOX had has been demolished by Samsung copying it's main features and bettering them (burst mode, best shot, voice activated capture) - and Samsung cameras have always been pretty good hardware-wise anyway.
SD card support, removable battery, probably better battery life (than the Tegra 3 HOX), the list goes on - and that's even before you get into the software side of things which I won't bother with as I assume you have/are capable of looking all that up.
Hybbie said:
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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2nd times 10. Samsung phones feel so dang cheap you forget about what a good phone should feel like. I hated my GSII and went to the HTC One S and it is just night and day for me. I get signal in places I didn't before. The slim form factor and the build quality and just so superior. Never say never but I doubt I will be grabbing another Samsung. (Vibrant owner and GSII)
Obviously there is no perfect phone as I am not a fan of where they put the volume buttons and how large they are in contrast to the wake\sleep button but overall outstanding device. My good friend keep on about his One X and I see why. Sense has some really nice things about it. Twiz is the devil. Add to that Samsung's update issue and industry worse no looking back to support devices and that is enough for me. I am not saying they are wrong it just doesn't work for me going forward.
I really like the design & build quality of HTC One X.. Both are polycarbonate plastic but HTC did the right thing! But SGS III beats One X in almost every single category.. So SGS III for me.. I don't care about the design anyway since i will use casing.. lol
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2nd times 10. Samsung phones feel so dang cheap you forget about what a good phone should feel like. I hated my GSII and went to the HTC One S and it is just night and day for me. I get signal in places I didn't before. The slim form factor and the build quality and just so superior. Never say never but I doubt I will be grabbing another Samsung. (Vibrant owner and GSII)
Obviously there is no perfect phone as I am not a fan of where they put the volume buttons and how large they are in contrast to the wake\sleep button but overall outstanding device. My good friend keep on about his One X and I see why. Sense has some really nice things about it. Twiz is the devil. Add to that Samsung's update issue and industry worse no looking back to support devices and that is enough for me. I am not saying they are wrong it just doesn't work for me going forward.
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one thing u like it or not we have to agree samsung has gone a long long way
as per the many surveys i read Samsung is the leader today im max Mobile sale and also Max Adroid mobile sales hes in the 1st pace and sorry to say as much as i am a HTC Fan HTC has gone very very down on the table
hope it will improve this fin yr
So I bought a nexus 7, which began a journey from iOS to android; I bought a galaxy nexus, which is awesome, aside from the amoled- not a fan. I'm pretty ocd about screens, and my nexus has a half green tint and color over-saturation. My girlfriend likes it however, and is willing to trade me her upgrade for it.
I'm now shopping for another android phone- it needs to be Verizon, 4g, and I'd rather avoid samoled. This brings me to the Rezound, SLCD HD, 4g, sounds good. A bit hesitant regarding no jelly bean, pre-installed bloatware, etc. Is the rezound a good choice for me? Is rooting/custom ROM a good idea (I'm fairly tech savy, but this will be my first root since original Droid) Is HTC about to launch another Verizon flagship (incredible X?)
Thanks for the advice! The rezound looks like a beast.
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So I bought a nexus 7, which began a journey from iOS to android; I bought a galaxy nexus, which is awesome, aside from the amoled- not a fan. I'm pretty ocd about screens, and my nexus has a half green tint and color over-saturation. My girlfriend likes it however, and is willing to trade me her upgrade for it.
I'm now shopping for another android phone- it needs to be Verizon, 4g, and I'd rather avoid samoled. This brings me to the Rezound, SLCD HD, 4g, sounds good. A bit hesitant regarding no jelly bean, pre-installed bloatware, etc. Is the rezound a good choice for me? Is rooting/custom ROM a good idea (I'm fairly tech savy, but this will be my first root since original Droid) Is HTC about to launch another Verizon flagship (incredible X?)
Thanks for the advice! The rezound looks like a beast.
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I can't speak to all of your questions, but the Rezound definitely has great development right now. Rooting and S-OFF have been around for a long time. The ICS kernel source code was released in August (or so), and now we've got some awesome aosp roms, tons of great sense roms, whatever you want. The screen is amazing (i've had mine for months and still marvel at it), and the only real downside is the supposed lack of battery life (which has improved greatly due to some fantastic kernels in the dev section) and it being a bit bulky. Other than that, it's a great device.
I agree with everything said above. Other than the Gnex, or the GS3(both of which I turned down to get my Rez), there aren't really any phones I'd consider other than my Rezound. I love HTC hardware. I can envision JB on the rezound in the next month or two as well.
While I was waiting for replies, I noticed the HTC incredible 4g also has an SLCD, and an s4 processor instead of the s3. Tough call. I love the higher resolution of the rezound, but the phone is close to a year old. I'd be nervous about going with another gnex or s3 because of my apparent aversion to amoled. Anyone have any idea how much better an s4 is? Im sure the benchmarks will show an improvement, but I wonder what that would actually translate to in real life. It would take a pretty decent boost in performance to dissuade me from the larger HD screen.
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Having a great screen is probably my top priority, and if I could get one of those aosp ROMs to remove sense and add battery life, that would be gravy.
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Having a great screen is probably my top priority, and if I could get one of those aosp ROMs to remove sense and add battery life, that would be gravy.
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That is what sold me. The screen is killer.
WAY better than even the GS3. (in my opinion)
Good, because this gnex display is really annoying. Great contrast of course, but the bottom 3rd of the display is noticeably green, and the rest of the colors are insanely saturated. Rezound it is. Thanks for the help!
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Good, because this gnex display is really annoying. Great contrast of course, but the bottom 3rd of the display is noticeably green, and the rest of the colors are insanely saturated. Rezound it is. Thanks for the help!
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Don't lock yourself into a contract though, new phones coming out every day so keep your options open.
I bought the galaxy nexus off contract, and am trading it to the gf for her upgrade, because I have unlimited data and don't want to lose it by using my subsidized upgrade. I certainly get my money out of my data plan
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The Rezound is a great phone but I would have to say the SGS3 is better (my gf has one, on at&t though so I can't attest to the VZW dev community). The Rezound is a brick like the OG Droid was and the battery life is kind of crappy, but there are good sides to it: the ibeats headphones are pretty damn good, the screen is absolutely amazing (but the downside is that it absolutely annihilates batteries when at 75% or greater brightness), it's pretty fast most of the time and the dev community has just had a recent revival due to the release of the kernel source code.
The thing with getting a brand new phone is that it's going to be locked down (unless you buy a dev edition phone) and the roms aren't going to exist for a little while until the device is hacked. I found this out the hard way with the Rezound since it was the first phone I bought that didn't already have an established community. I bought the OG Droid about 3 or 4 months into it being released and bought the Incredible about a year into it's life, I got the Rezound on launch day and it took two months for it to get unlocked and about 7 months for it to get S-Off, so there was a lot of waiting involved. But good things come to those who wait
As others said: it's a great phone, but do you really want to be locked into a 2 year contract when the phone is already 11 months old? If you can get it and then sell it or give it to your girl in 6-12 months then I say do it, otherwise I'd say wait to see what comes out in the next few months. You may be kicking yourself that you got a phone that was already a year old when a quadcore 2 GHz beast debuts...
I really like the galaxy s3, but I don't think I can take another chance on an AMOLED again. Seriously, this Galaxy Nexus is burning my eyes >_< I agree the Rezound is old... but, spec wise, I would think it would last, especially if I can get a good ROM on it. If I rule out SAMOLED, then there are only three current options: Rezound, incredible 4g, iPhone 5. and app tethering isnt available on ios, which I need. Im sure you're right though, new phones are around the corner; however my gf will use her upgrade instead of trading if I wait too long. I wish Verizon had the One X; that would be perfect. Aside from that, I still think the rezound is my best option - but I'll be sure to give the gs3 another look.
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Just don't get an iPhone.
I like apple hardware, but at this point iOS is boring and restrictive. Just played with a couple of store demos at Verizon; its between the gs3 and Rezound. I wonder if they would let me check the gs3 for tinting before I buy it. But even then, supposedly amoled degrades with time, leading to more tinting. I'm pretty sure the Rezound is the way to go- maybe not the best android software out of the gate, but there's no arguing with that SLCD HD display.
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You will be happy either way, but Rezound sounds like a better choice for you.
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I can't speak to all of your questions, but the Rezound definitely has great development right now. Rooting and S-OFF have been around for a long time. The ICS kernel source code was released in August (or so), and now we've got some awesome aosp roms, tons of great sense roms, whatever you want. The screen is amazing (i've had mine for months and still marvel at it), and the only real downside is the supposed lack of battery life (which has improved greatly due to some fantastic kernels in the dev section) and it being a bit bulky. Other than that, it's a great device.
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No. The amount of development on the rezound is no where close to what is available on the galaxy nexus. Its not even close to what even something like the one x has. Anyone who is telling you otherwise is dreaming. There are some work in progress aosp builds but even the RAZR with its locked boot loader has more stable aosp. This combined with the poor battery on the rezound compared to the nexus makes it hard to suggest getting it now especially if you are into aosp. Aosp simply runs perfectly with no glitches on the nexus. Even on devices like the galaxy s3 aosp its not perfect like it is on a nexus.
If your coming from stock jellybean sense 3.6 simply is not going to please you. Its no where near as smooth, sucks battery at idle and just doesn't fit the of ui of ICS and holo. I am just letting you know this now. You've experienced stock android first and have seen how lite and responsive it can be. I know many people here don't want to hear this but its the reality.
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Stock jelly bean is awesome, no doubt. I enjoy it on my nexus 7, and on my galaxy nexus. I realize ICS, particularly with sense, is going to be a downgrade. If there was any smartphone slated to get jelly bean on Verizon, and didn't used amoled, I'd be on it. Unfortunately the One X seems to be the only phone in that category, and I don't see it coming to verizon. Screen uniformity and color accuracy are my most desired traits in a display, and amoled just doesn't bring that to the table, in my experience. I think that leaves the rezound as the best choice, bloated ICS or not.
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I won't pretend to know too much about the kernel-rom-rooting etc, but now that the ICS kernel has been released for the rezound, is there a possibility of a jelly bean ROM coming from xda?
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I won't pretend to know too much about the kernel-rom-rooting etc, but now that the ICS kernel has been released for the rezound, is there a possibility of a jelly bean ROM coming from xda?
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Yes. We have one but it barely works.
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Stock jelly bean is awesome, no doubt. I enjoy it on my nexus 7, and on my galaxy nexus. I realize ICS, particularly with sense, is going to be a downgrade. If there was any smartphone slated to get jelly bean on Verizon, and didn't used amoled, I'd be on it. Unfortunately the One X seems to be the only phone in that category, and I don't see it coming to verizon. Screen uniformity and color accuracy are my most desired traits in a display, and amoled just doesn't bring that to the table, in my experience. I think that leaves the rezound as the best choice, bloated ICS or not.
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Download Franco kernel and flash it to your device. If your rooted you can just
Buy is app and flash it through that. His app allows you to control the colors which are already much better on his kernel than stock.
You also can just use color control on the stock kernel I believe. Amoled screens can have their white level calibrated much more than LCD because they produce their own light.
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I'm aware you can calibrate the screen, but as far as I know that won't fix uniformity issues. For instance, my galaxy nexus has a green tint on the bottom third of the screen, whereas the rest of the display is (comparatively) normal. Maybe the gs3 samoled is improved, which is why I'm going to check it out in person before I buy.
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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
Titles says it all, I've noticed lesser build quality on the lte vs the og evo. I can fix software related issues but hardware seems to be crap. So the question is should I stay or move on? I'm a strong believer in the user makes the dev so I'm holding a vote. Yall choose.
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I'm using your Sinister LTE V8, it's the best rom for me.
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Idk..I've had a lot of phones and I say they all have issues. The OG EVO I had replaced a number of times for the same reasons. The charging port broke on 2 of them and the external speaker blew on two of them. My Nexus S 4G had awful signal reception. Both my GS3 and Note 2 offered my callers an echo on their end. I had a moto photon that after about 10 mins on a phone call would drop the call. I'm sure some of these were my device specific (Note 2) as others never experienced them. Guess what I'm saying is that it's hit or miss. Personally, I've always liked HTC because development seems better. While there is lots with the the Samsung devices, I feel the roms are all kind of the same. With HTC we have lots of innovation. Ports from newer devices, nice mods, etc..so, if flashing is you thing (development for Sin) then I'd keep rolling with HTC.
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My vote would be htc one.
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Seems to me lately that HTC is slowing down on devs working on it, mainly because other phones like the galaxy series are picking up more devs every time the phone releases. Maybe with the HTC One things will change since it will be the same phone across multiple carriers, only difference might be the radio.
We certainly dont have more roms than they do, but the few roms that we have are different enough to be worth looking in to.
Doesn't hurt to try anything new. I'm personally aiming for an s4 but we'll see how it compares to the one, although I'm not really impressed by it(the one that is).
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I just picked up a galaxy 3 and I have to admit it has me impressed. I thought I would be a HTC EVO guy forever, but that damn lte kept going me problems...
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If I was going to get a new phone this year, it would most likely be the One. Build quality looks outstanding, and from what I've seen, Sense 5 seems decent. I'm sure any one of the talented devs around here could tweak it to near-perfection. As it is, I'm happy keeping my EVO for another year and seeing what goodness I can upgrade to in 2014.
The only other option would be the S4, but unless Samsung ups their game in design and gets over their fascination with that CRAPOLED display, I won't go there.
Now, if HTC came out with say, a 5.5" version of the One, with that beautiful display and build, I would be like "Shut up and take my money."
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I just picked up a galaxy 3 and I have to admit it has me impressed. I thought I would be a HTC EVO guy forever, but that damn lte kept going me problems...
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i had the galaxy s3 for 2 weeks and couldnt take it anymore
their touchwiz is complete and utter sh!t.
it just feels generic, plus the phone felt cheap
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i had the galaxy s3 for 2 weeks and couldnt take it anymore
their touchwiz is complete and utter sh!t.
it just feels generic, plus the phone felt cheap
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100% agree. To me, the GS3 was nothing compared to my EVO. The only reason I might say I liked the Note 2 better was because battery life is outstanding on it and it has a quad core. But both felt so cheap to me. My Note 2 battery door was always popping open. In fact, there is a thread on it. Common issue. Touchwiz is is gross, imo. And the only mods to it seem to be to turn it red or blue lol..at least that's what it was a few months ago when I had the devices.
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Surprised to see someone complain about the hardware/build quality of HTC. My launch day Evo 4g is still intact and solid and functional. The unibody aluminum chassis this device is built from seems amazing to me, and the seems around the screen are perfection. The One appears to be even more solid and stunning, and looks like it will be more comfortable to hold due to the curved back. I'm impressed with HTC hardware. Unless, if maybe by hardware you're referring to the radios, which I have seen a lot of complaints about here (but I have none, personally)
Hope you roll with HTC, Sin. :thumbup:
From my Evo LTE, yup.
I think the build quality on my lte rocks. I have owned the og evo, the 3d, and now the lte. Can't say tis one is any less "quality" than the other two. It is just the thin form I think that makes u feel that way. My og and 3d were quite bulky if u were to compare it with this one.
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The irony to the OP's experience, build quality is one of the few reasons I stay HTC.
I see myself sticking around.
Depends on what they have around or after 3/2014.
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I got the LTE on preorder and never had any of the problems others mentioned hardware wise. I proceeded to brick that 1 downgrading firmware but my replacement has been flawless. The only issue I have is my phone being a little to sensitive to lower voltages. Not a big deal really. The main reason I stick with HTC is how good the phones look and I've never had really had big problems with them yet.
Now with the ONE coming its gonnna be hard to get me off it. I just looks so damn good. Definitely gonna wait a few months before I switch I up tho.
Hope you stay with HTC sin. Seems like your always trying to bring something different and unique to the device.
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the only thing that I don't like with HTC is that they're moving away from the SD slot and the user replaceable battery. Other than that, I prefer HTC because of their quality of build.
I'm not sure if I want the One or not. I mean, I -do- want it, but I -really- like the idea of having an SD slot in my phone, and I like having an extra battery just in case. It does look like a sexy phone, though....argh...will have to check it out and see how well it handles in person.
In my experience HTC phones have amazing build quality. Had an OG EVO that is still functional with no problems at all. This one is still fine. My dad has an EVO Design that got dropped in a foot of water and still works. Quality for me at least.
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Not sure what Sprint will bring out this summer after the One and the SG4. Probably a Windows device. The One seems to have excellent specs and a perfect size screen....and looks cool as hell too
via EVO.
I feel as if HTC or Asus are your best bet hardware/build quality wise. Then again, I'm a little biased towards how cheap and plastic-like Samsung phones feel. Google even admitted Motorola phones for the next year are a big let down. I think the LTE was an attempt at new design concepts, and it will only get better. I've used the One X+ a lot, and it's amazingly fast and responsive. I can only image the HTC One is even better.
Here's the deal...
I have used HTC phones since the original T-Mobile Shadow, with windows mobile. Since then I have had the Touch, Hero, Diamond, and the OG EVO and EVO LTE, but although I found HTC to make good quality devices design and hardware wise, it was the DEV for the LTE that let me down. I remember taking my HTC Touch with windows mobile and running android for the first time. Since then I never turned my back on Android, but I just felt like something was lacking with the LTE. I was pretty disappointed in the amount of similiar roms and tacky themes. One preson said the GS3 DEV was lacking...are you kidding me???!! Look at those forums again, and you'll see a plethora of STABLE,SMOOTH, and DIFFERENT ROMS. Yea, Touchwiz is kiddy in a sense, but it still remains one of the best overlays on Android. It just works!! I love HTC SENSE, but after a while you feel like your held back by the way it looks and feels. I say go with whatever you prefer, but take it from an HTC LOYALIST, that the GS3 IS A BEAST AND IT HAS PLENTY OF CUSTOM ROMS AND KERNELS THAT CAN MAKE THE LTE LOOK LIKE AN OUTDATED PEICE OF METAL. Yea, the galaxy line is plasticy, but other than that, what can you complain about?? Great camera? Great screen? Great development? Official support for many popular roms? MIUI W/LTE?? LOL(I love MIUI) but it is a great device and I recommend that anyone who has problems deciding try it... Oh, and this isnt my first Samsung. I've had the GNEX,S2,EPIC,even the Transform which was complete garbage. I even gave up my Nexus 4 in favor of the S3...I say Samsung over the rest for 2013, but if you happen to get your hands on a MEIZU or XIAOMI that works in the US, well then youre talking a whole nother level...lol
Get the N4 !
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