Screen lag.. - Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE

I'm starting to get more and more irritated with this phone. I sent my galaxy nexus back for this one and I am starting to regret it. Every time I browse facebook and swipe up or down sometimes it lags about a split second and then it will scroll. It also does it on web pages. I also play the drag racing game and I experience some lag in that game as well. Has anybody had problems like this?
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e1ement08 said:
I'm starting to get more and more irritated with this phone. I sent my galaxy nexus back for this one and I am starting to regret it. Every time I browse facebook and swipe up or down sometimes it lags about a split second and then it will scroll. It also does it on web pages. I also play the drag racing game and I experience some lag in that game as well. Has anybody had problems like this?
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Not I...

The only time I experience any type of lag with this phone is occasionally on the home screen and that's probably due to having a ton of widgets on all 5 of my panels.
SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)

Well I just don't know what to do..its just one of those things that's small but so irritating.
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picky are we? lol
here is the thing brother..... you gotta keep this in mind, when these devices are designed/programmed(but this has mostly to do with the programming aspect) the developers try to find a healthy balance between performance and battery efficiency. every now and then you may see it sputter ever so slightly, but it is intentionally designed that way. your other option is to have your GPU in overdrive every time you even breathe on your screen and suck your battery every time you send a text.
don't be so picky. you have a 400mHz GPU with multi-point rendering capability.... it's not the hardware brother....

Sense 4.0 lags sometimes, it sucks but I don't think we can totally eliminate it. I notice it on different occasions, usually when I wake the phone up or open the app drawer.

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picky are we? lol
here is the thing brother..... you gotta keep this in mind, when these devices are designed/programmed(but this has mostly to do with the programming aspect) the developers try to find a healthy balance between performance and battery efficiency. every now and then you may see it sputter ever so slightly, but it is intentionally designed that way. your other option is to have your GPU in overdrive every time you even breathe on your screen and suck your battery every time you send a text.
don't be so picky. you have a 400mHz GPU with multi-point rendering capability.... it's not the hardware brother....
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Not really trying to be picky man I just thought this phone was going to be better then the nexus.
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e1ement08 said:
Not really trying to be picky man I just thought this phone was going to be better then the nexus.
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you are basing "better" on blips in the user interface? lol come on maannn
and for the record... every nexus i have picked up was laggy as balls.... maybe that has something to do with the fact that it has the same GPU in it as the OG nexus
just sayin
i mean if it is TERRIBLY BAD then i would say it is the rom you are on, some misc tweak, maybe your 2d forced rendering isn't checked under the settings, who knows.... but i have had mine for a week now and have maybe seen it sputter like once. and i use it pretty heavily.

The EVO is better for some coming off different phones with completely different hardware. The evo 4g vs LTE is a no brainer. LTE wins. The nexus on the otherhand has similar specs as the EVO. (Dual core, ics, screen resolution?) Anyways you get the point. Get a phone based on personal preference. Not because its "the next big thing" the nexus is a great phone for some. Definetly not for me. Hence the reason why I got the LTE rather than the ole so stunning S3 or nexus..
hardware is beyond than extraordinary. Root the beast and unleash its full potential (when the proper Roms are fully functional). Or wait out official HTC updates.. my 2 cents
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Sense 4.0 lags sometimes, it sucks but I don't think we can totally eliminate it. I notice it on different occasions, usually when I wake the phone up or open the app drawer.
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sense in general is likely the issue here....terrible UI IMO... all and any versions of it.
somebody download apex launcher and i dare you to make that shiz lag... *cough* element *cough*

e1ement08 said:
Not really trying to be picky man I just thought this phone was going to be better then the nexus.
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What's not better?
better screen
faster proc and gpu
better camera
and more, but that's it for now.
Maybe you're just having a buyer's remorse cause you didn't go with the GS3 and convincing yourself the Evo is not good enough.
Two top phones right now for sprint is Evo LTE and GS3, everything else falls short.

The only stuttering or lag I get is sometimes on my lockscreen. I am using the weather lockscreen and the weather will stutter it's way in instead of being fluid. I think it is just the phone coming out of sleep.

cobraboy85 said:
sense in general is likely the issue here....terrible UI IMO... all and any versions of it.
somebody download apex launcher and i dare you to make that shiz lag... *cough* element *cough*
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I know apex is nice, but it's not all that ground breaking. It's the same as LP and ADW for the most part.
I prefer sense widgets and they way they all tie together.. Like missed calls going directly to my task widget and such. It's a trade off I kmow
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^good point, the syncing function of sense is nice

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What's not better?
better screen
faster proc and gpu
better camera
and more, but that's it for now.
Maybe you're just having a buyer's remorse cause you didn't go with the GS3 and convincing yourself the Evo is not good enough.
Two top phones right now for sprint is Evo LTE and GS3, everything else falls short.
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Lol thanks for all the feedback guys and for not completely criticizing me. I never wanted the S3 to begin with. But I will agree with some things that were said about sense being a little buggy and what not. And I didn't get this phone because it was the next big thing. I got it because my nexus would get really hot when I was using it and the battery life was bad.
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We need project butter!
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I’ve actually noticed this as well and I agree that it’s a little annoying. When scrolling in pretty much any app, my finger will move about 0.2” before the screen reacts. Once it realizes that my finger is on there, there is no problem tracking.
I downloaded Touch Test from the market and confirmed that this is not a hardware issue. In that app, the moment my finger touches the display, it begins tracking. The lock ring also moves immediately on the lock screen, so it must be something in certain apps.

I have noticed lag in the browser when scrolling when I have flash enabled. I noticed on my Galaxy S2 that when I would scroll down a web page with flash content, any flash content that is active continues to to be active while scrolling and it was VERY smooth. On the EVO LTE however, anything active flash content will become inactive. The lag I have experienced seems to be when the Evo takes a split second to "pause" any active flash before it begins scrolling. The more flash on a page, the more lag I experience. I've simply turned off my flash player. It's annoying to have to do that, but I have come to terms with it.
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A decent connection and Chrome (updated) work well with no lag (that I can see or tell).
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I'm definitely kinda bummed out on the performance of this phone. it started off great, but lately its been quite bad. Lag when I unlock the phone... Lag when I open the messaging app... Lag when I open and use the browser.. It's terrible. I've come to expect more from this generation of cpu from qualcomm but it's turning out to be the same ol ****
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Here is a video of the kind of lag people are talking about

This video isn't mine, but this video shows my exact issues. This happens when web browsing too, it isn't smooth as butter like some say, I experience slight scroll lag in my web browsers. anyway, here is a link to show the market lag.
My question to you all: if you do this on your phone, do you lag like the EVO 3d or are you butter smooth like the nexus s?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=COelN9Ots0g
I have it too, but i didn't notice until just now. Doesn't bother me though lol.
EDIT: This only happens on my market, not my browser, just checked it.
Yep have it too I am just hoping an update fixes it, and for sure a good ol custom ROM by Myn for sure will
Meh, I deal with it.
no doubt this is crappy code... but i dont really care if the market does not scroll properly. If my web scrolls right and there is not real system lag.. then im McLovin my 3vo =)
hail to the hack .. cant wait!
Wow what a nitpicker. THE DEVICE JUST CAME OUT! Be patient. It's not a showstopping bug... just a minor annoyance. Sheesh.
Maybe i'ts just the app because appbrain scrolls extremely fast....
man some of you really need to have better things to do. Really market scroll lag, are you telling me you normally scroll that fast? Out off all the things people complain about scrolling. I mean common now, my so called nexus s does that sometimes too. No phone is perfect. I am waiting for the evo 3d to be in my hands on thursday and I am sure I would have better things to do with it.
jesus if you wanted an imediate stable mediocre os so fast you shoulda gone iphone. especially considering gingerbread is new, even newer the 3vo, so chills.
switch to a non live wallpaper. my choppiness in the apps drawer and browser went back to being butter smooth!
Who the Eff would be scrolling the market that fast anyways? I scroll slow enough so I can read! Besides, the market was the same way for me on my Evo, on any sense rom that is. AOSP roms and the market was buttery smooth. I'm sure it will be the same way with this phone. Sense always scrolls lists a little laggy. Scroll a little slower and problem solved! lol.
Clearly, icons aren't getting cached properly.
I have the lag to is it the phone or the market I'm trying to figure out
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LOL really...
E3D
Considering I never open up the market, go to all applications and scroll back and forth as fast as possible, I'm all set.
teddat said:
switch to a non live wallpaper. my choppiness in the apps drawer and browser went back to being butter smooth!
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teddat said:
switch to a non live wallpaper. my choppiness in the apps drawer and browser went back to being butter smooth!
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Wow choppy app drawer and browser on Dual Core phone because of Live wall paper lol...come on now...and this is ok with you? Well I guess Qualcomms strong suit has never been in the graphics department. What a joke. I no everyone is talking about "nitpicking" but its rightfully so..HTCs flagship EVO successor...EVO 3D DUAL CORE phone...should not have a choppy app drawer because of a live wall paper lol lame.
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I kinda agree but the phone is great I just want to know why the lag is there some people are saying they have no lag because this is the same thing going on in the sensation where one phone lags more then the other
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Wow choppy app drawer and browser on Dual Core phone because of Live wall paper lol...come on now...and this is ok with you? Well I guess Qualcomms strong suit has never been in the graphics department. What a joke. I no everyone is talking about "nitpicking" but its rightfully so..HTCs flagship EVO successor...EVO 3D DUAL CORE phone...should not have a choppy app drawer because of a live wall paper lol lame.
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bumsock said:
Wow choppy app drawer and browser on Dual Core phone because of Live wall paper lol...come on now...and this is ok with you? Well I guess Qualcomms strong suit has never been in the graphics department. What a joke. I no everyone is talking about "nitpicking" but its rightfully so..HTCs flagship EVO successor...EVO 3D DUAL CORE phone...should not have a choppy app drawer because of a live wall paper lol lame.
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I totally agree..this is unacceptable..I get that stagger in webpages sometimes also..its def..not a hardware thing..my og EVO scrolled perfectly smooth..it will get fixed its one of the downfalls of being a early adopter ..they need to work some bugs out but i still love it and see tons of potential
But the question is it only some phones with with the problem and does it have to do with the ota
firmbiz94 said:
I totally agree..this is unacceptable..I get that stagger in webpages sometimes also..its def..not a hardware thing..my og EVO scrolled perfectly smooth..it will get fixed its one of the downfalls of being a early adopter ..they need to work some bugs out but i still love it and see tons of potential
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This is a minor issue for me. The market is not the list I want scrolled the fastest.

Scrolling trough here with your 3D evo,horrible lagg too?

This is serious i cant take this amount of lag it is very choppy???
When i scroll through here with the normal browser it scroll very laggy and choppy.
My Iphone 3GS does better its very choppy i cant look at it anymore,
i keep delaying my review as the phone till now sucks ass..
runeazn said:
This is serious i cant take this amount of lag it is very choppy???
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Where is the question in that statement?
runeazn said:
This is serious i cant take this amount of lag it is very choppy???
When i scroll through here with the normal browser it scroll very laggy and choppy.
My Iphone 3GS does better its very choppy i cant look at it anymore,
i keep delaying my review as the phone till now sucks ass..
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Yes, I get choppy lag while scrolling through the XDA app, or also on the market. It is annoying.
Figure out which app is causing it and close it. Pulse Is usually what causes mine to do that.
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Look at the bottom of the page and change the skin/style from XDA 2010 to XDA classic. HUGE difference! Plus it feels like home......
Stock browser sucks for scrolling, use Opera and it will be buttery smooth
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Stock browser sucks for scrolling, use Opera and it will be buttery smooth
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oh i thought it was only me..
well not it seems,
why does the iphone scroll better?
runeazn said:
oh i thought it was only me..
well not it seems,
why does the iphone scroll better?
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Cuz the iPhone uses a different browser as stock...use a 3rd party browser, I find miren to be the best
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Look at the bottom of the page and change the skin/style from XDA 2010 to XDA classic. HUGE difference! Plus it feels like home......
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Just did it, I forgot about the piss yellow and doo doo brown theme lol, but yea the choppy scrolling is gone. I always thought its because of the huge animated banners.
It's funny i was about to ask about this..I've gotten slow.lag scrolling sometimes and other times not..im rooted and oc'd to 1.8 using setcpu (until I can figure out the daemon) ..I noticed whenever I lagged setcpu had my CPU running like 300mhz..even when set to performance. All I want is for my CPU to go to the speed i select when the screen is on and back down when its off ..but instead it seems to bounce around too much..I noticed when I turn up both freqs up to 1.8 my browser is butter smooth..I get about 8000 in cf bench.. I wish I can get it to stay like that without having to keep it running so high while sleeping
Well my iPhone is smoother as well but actually is not the evo only is android in general, even tho I have a 3d and a nexus s the nexus seems to kick as out the 3d lol, anyways here is something you can read that way you understand why android is laggy
http://gamercore.posterous.com/why-is-androids-ui-so-choppy-when-compared-to
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jgalan14 said:
Well my iPhone is smoother as well but actually is not the evo only is android in general, even tho I have a 3d and a nexus s the nexus seems to kick as out the 3d lol, anyways here is something you can read that way you understand why android is laggy
http://gamercore.posterous.com/why-is-androids-ui-so-choppy-when-compared-to
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Hmm...i didnt expect this from google.
Thats nowaday a crappy way of desinging a OS.
They need to make more improvements.
Makes sense.
Have you seen Windows Phone 7? It's sooooooo smooth its not even funny. I mean, it makes me smile every time I'm typing a text message and I switch it to landscape mode. In fact I switch between them because it just makes me smile.
On Android on the other hand.... its just plain bad and choppy even on a dual core device.
The accelerometer has always been one thing that I absolutely hate about Android. Its way too slow. On Windows Phone 7 its INSTANT. On Android its a wait of between 2-5 seconds. Very annoying. And when it finally changes orientation, the transition is crap. It doesn't even exist! (Although Motorola has added one in its Gingerbread builds)
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Well my iPhone is smoother as well but actually is not the evo only is android in general, even tho I have a 3d and a nexus s the nexus seems to kick as out the 3d lol, anyways here is something you can read that way you understand why android is laggy
http://gamercore.posterous.com/why-is-androids-ui-so-choppy-when-compared-to
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At what point did you guys think this was new? I'm curious because this is a known issue that there is no/limited hardware acceleration like iPhone and WP7.
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enoch861 said:
Makes sense.
Have you seen Windows Phone 7? It's sooooooo smooth its not even funny. I mean, it makes me smile every time I'm typing a text message and I switch it to landscape mode. In fact I switch between them because it just makes me smile.
On Android on the other hand.... its just plain bad and choppy even on a dual core device.
The accelerometer has always been one thing that I absolutely hate about Android. Its way too slow. On Windows Phone 7 its INSTANT. On Android its a wait of between 2-5 seconds. Very annoying. And when it finally changes orientation, the transition is crap. It doesn't even exist! (Although Motorola has added one in its Gingerbread builds)
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Yeah I had play with windows 7 really nice ui no as big as android but smooth as hell, hopefully ice cream fixes most of the complaints so I hope, only reason I have the nexus s is to try ICS lol
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Well sir, bad news for you : your gonna be waiting for awhile for ICS. At least officially.
But yes ICS should fix most of the problems. I still wonder if it will ever reach iPhone/WP7 smoothness.
Microsoft did one thing right with WP7: they made sure it ran the same no matter what hardware you were using. Including the unsupported HD2 haha.
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Yeah I had play with windows 7 really nice ui no as big as android but smooth as hell, hopefully ice cream fixes most of the complaints so I hope, only reason I have the nexus s is to try ICS lol
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Any rumours or posts that give a hint that ice cream sandwich will fix the lag and add more hardware acceleration?
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So we hope, nothing official from Google
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Lag.

Did anyone who got the the Canadian version notice that this phone lags?
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As a former counter strike addict I hear "lag" and think of interped headshots.
But seriously, what do you mean when you say lag? Screen transition lag, app opening lag, web page loading lag?
Mobileburn mentions the obvious lag in their review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MAssdMgbw#t=04m022s
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Mobileburn mentions the obvious lag in their review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MAssdMgbw#t=04m022s
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Gay. That's really disapointing.
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Sarius24 said:
Gay. That's really disapointing.
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Launcher pro will speed up the screen transitions. I found the touch wiz screen transitionas pretty slow but the app drawer fast on my GNote as well. Also if you run your finger along the screen dots it flies.
Yea that sucks but ics will be here in no time
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Laucher pro will speed up the screen transitions.
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But then you lose access to Samsung Widgets which are a selling point to a lot of us.
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But then you lose access to Samsung Widgets which are a selling point to a lot of us.
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you mean the touch wiz widgets? I was able to load touchwiz wigets on my skyrocket when using launcher pro. I will try on my GNote. I have launcher pro set up but use touch wiz on my GNote.
EDIT: On my skyrocket using launcher pro, I can install any of the touch wiz widgets. Using the Galaxy Note with launcher pro when I try to install the digital clock or accu weather it says "not enough room on this screen" even though there is nothing on the screen. Interesting. Beautiful widgets works fine...
I'm pretty sure the twitter app on the international note does that as well. To me it just seems like people are phishing for instances where the phone lags. This is apparent at least for the mobileburn video, especially when he was in the browser. I don't believe it to be that concerning, personally. While its important to take note of these things, I say sit back, relax, and enjoy the experience.
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It's Qualcomm's fault. I don't notice any lag unless I use a live wallpaper.
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kotaro_14 said:
It's Qualcomm's fault. I don't notice any lag unless I use a live wallpaper.
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You are not using a stock ROM...
phillyrican said:
Yea that sucks but ics will be here in no time
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Not for your note it won't..
The nexus lags a lot when using a live wallpaper too :/
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He actually didn't find lag in any of the phones basic operation which is what would be optimized. He only found lag in a few specific apps. Making the culprit a software issue for those apps and not a hardware problem necessarily. I know for sure on all the android devices I have the twitter apps lags bad. So as far as I'm concerned there is no noticible lag anywhere. The browser functions were smooth as ever, except for the tab switching which iirc happens on the Int. Note as well.
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So don't use live wallpapers.
It's the same with every other Android. Live wallpapers WILL slow the phone down slightly.
Every hands on review of it shows that it's incredibly smooth. Just wait for the custom ROMs to be out
Maroon Mushroom said:
So don't use live wallpapers.
It's the same with every other Android. Live wallpapers WILL slow the phone down slightly.
Every hands on review of it shows that it's incredibly smooth. Just wait for the custom ROMs to be out
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I don't. I was trying to add a little something so people aren't put off by the phone because it lags with a live wallpaper.
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I noticed small amount of lag scrolling through the app drawer, the most noticeable is in the browser. Lots of checker boarding on wifi and full bar 3g+
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dont worry about lag.i have international version.only time u will see lag is when u wake the device.its because,on the note cpu runs at 200mhz while the note is sleep and does not kick at higher cpu clock unless u launch a app.most of time cpu stays at 200 even scrolling thru touchwiz and app drawer making battery last almost two days.just think of a device running 400mhz with touchwiz.it will be slow as ****.but galaxy note runs pretty good even at lowest cpu clock.you will never see a lag browsing web or playing games.
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dont worry about lag.i have international version.only time u will see lag is when u wake the device.its because,on the note cpu runs at 200mhz while the note is sleep and does not kick at higher cpu clock unless u launch a app.most of time cpu stays at 200 even scrolling thru touchwiz and app drawer making battery last almost two days.just think of a device running 400mhz with touchwiz.it will be slow as ****.but galaxy note runs pretty good even at lowest cpu clock.you will never see a lag browsing web or playing games.
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Even the att version with the snapdragon? I mean is really that much worse then exynos?
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Even the att version with the snapdragon? I mean is really that much worse then exynos?
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I am not a gamer but from my experience with my GNote and what I have seen in the videos, they are comparable. I think mintu123 was saying that even with the international GNote, you will see come lag when scrolling between screens and the app drawer because the CPU is not running hard and kicks up the speed when you need the processor for apps etc.
I'm not terribly bothered it only has small but noticeable kicks of lag. But wtvr. I love this beast.
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having an upgrade this week help !

So as the title says im having my upgrade this week and bending toward the amaze against the galaxy nexus one thing that keeps me off from buying its that caroussel 3d effect when you quickly switch screens!
I went in a store played around whit it and when i wanted to quickly scroll through the homescreens i got that effect its kinda irritating after long time :/ and another thing is the back of the phone its quite ugly :/ guys im really sorry to post this here and annoy you as i know there is 10000 threads about a dude jumping to the amaze 4g but none did really answer my question
Thanks !
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shahkam said:
So as the title says im having my upgrade this week and bending toward the amaze against the galaxy nexus one thing that keeps me off from buying its that caroussel 3d effect when you quickly switch screens!
I went in a store played around whit it and when i wanted to quickly scroll through the homescreens i got that effect its kinda irritating after long time :/ and another thing is the back of the phone its quite ugly :/ guys im really sorry to post this here and annoy you as i know there is 10000 threads about a dude jumping to the amaze 4g but none did really answer my question
Thanks !
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You can always try a different launcher.
I think that for some custom roms (specifically xboarder56's) you can disable the 3D effects by a Tweaks app that comes pre-installed in the rom.
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You can always try a different launcher.
I think that for some custom roms (specifically xboarder56's) you can disable the 3D effects by a Tweaks app that comes pre-installed in the rom.
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i could use a custom launcher of course but i like the sense one :/ and not an expert whit rooting and flashing roms on other devices on my x10 it was extremly easy just install z4root and voila sucks that it isn't an option by default tho :/
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i could use a custom launcher of course but i like the sense one :/ and not an expert whit rooting and flashing roms on other devices on my x10 it was extremly easy just install z4root and voila sucks that it isn't an option by default tho :/
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This device is more complicated than that.
However once you unlock your bootloader it's fairly simple.
I know NRGs Energy ROM also has the tweaks to disable the carousel and 3D widgets if you want. I actually think it's XBoarder's tweaks app just borrowed.
Like binary said, it's rather simple to unlock and root, just very time consuming on this device compared to many others. Binary put together great step by step instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426179
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I know NRGs Energy ROM also has the tweaks to disable the carousel and 3D widgets if you want. I actually think it's XBoarder's tweaks app just borrowed.
Like binary said, it's rather simple to unlock and root, just very time consuming on this device compared to many others. Binary put together great step by step instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426179
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Thanks had a look at that ! Could you please give me an inside about how's battery life ?
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Thanks had a look at that ! Could you please give me an inside about how's battery life ?
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Everyone has a different opinion on battery life. I typically get anywhere from 16 to 28 hours of battery life depending on amount of use. Got the same on stock ROM with brightness turned all the way down.
If you like Aosp go with galaxy nexus. There is no telling when we will get Aosp Ics. If you prefer Sense though definitely go with the amaze. Its a great phone hardware wise! The real big difference is the software and camera. If the camera is a big thing for you maybe the amaze is the way to go. Its a much better camera.
Great phone, there are only two issues that my phone has:
+The capacitive lights bleed onto the main screen.
+The flash for the camera bleeds into the lens.
Besides that everything works perfectly!
Concerning battery: for me if my phone stays on standby it will last for days, but if i use it heavily it'll give me a good day's use out of it.
shahkam said:
Thanks had a look at that ! Could you please give me an inside about how's battery life ?
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as far as battery life goes, mine usually lasts a day (at least 20 hrs), so in that respect i think it's pretty good especially since my old mt4g struggled to get even that lol
I would say save your upgrade for the next new phone.
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ickedmel said:
I would say save your upgrade for the next new phone.
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ya actually that sounds like really good advise especially seeing that the htc ville is just around the corner, might as well get that
its like the amaze but thinner/lighter not to mention ics and sense 4.0, so basically better lol
Thanks alot guys ! Well im quite desperate to change my old x10 lol will get the amaze !
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I was also torn between these two phones myself. I decided to settle with the Amaze due to the mediocre camera on the galaxy nexus, and also the lack of expandable memory (they seriously seemed to have pulled an Apple with this). The nexus does have the 720p screen (pentile though), but the Amaze offers the perfect blend of screen size and resolution. It seems like we do have a few hardworking devs, so it’s a matter of time before more jump ship to Amaze with more ROMs available.
One of the reasons I went with the Amaze was due to the back of the phone. I actually think hardware wise it is one of the nicest phones out there.
Like others mentioned, battery life just depends how you use it. I get between 8-14 hours depending on my day. That is quite a few 20 minute or so phone calls, texting a good amount, web browsing, g-talk quite a bit and a little BT streaming of music and movies. Streaming of the music and movies will really suck it down quick though. I know someone else who has a black Amaze and.gets 5 hours, but he is always downloading movies and streaming music.
It really is a great phone and it does have a good camera, just have to have decent lighting for a good picture.
Might run into a couple small issues like light bleeding into the screen from the soft keys lighting up. There are a couple apps out there to shut them off. I believe the G-Nex suffers from the same exact thing. That and the flash bleeding when taking a pic. I personally have yet to have that happen though. Seems common enough though.
Good luck! There are some good peeps on this board and especially in the Amaze section.
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JesseMT4G said:
One of the reasons I went with the Amaze was due to the back of the phone. I actually think hardware wise it is one of the nicest phones out there.
Like others mentioned, battery life just depends how you use it. I get between 8-14 hours depending on my day. That is quite a few 20 minute or so phone calls, texting a good amount, web browsing, g-talk quite a bit and a little BT streaming of music and movies. Streaming of the music and movies will really suck it down quick though. I know someone else who has a black Amaze and.gets 5 hours, but he is always downloading movies and streaming music.
It really is a great phone and it does have a good camera, just have to have decent lighting for a good picture.
Might run into a couple small issues like light bleeding into the screen from the soft keys lighting up. There are a couple apps out there to shut them off. I believe the G-Nex suffers from the same exact thing. That and the flash bleeding when taking a pic. I personally have yet to have that happen though. Seems common enough though.
Good luck! There are some good peeps on this board and especially in the Amaze section.
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Thanks guys ! I really want to get this device but can you tell me just a little bit more about the flash bleed ? I can't wait to get this and join and flash custom roms but looks so hard to get this thing rooted and is this phone easy to hard brick i really want my phone to last because if i brick it im kinda dead :/
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shahkam said:
Thanks guys ! I really want to get this device but can you tell me just a little bit more about the flash bleed ? I can't wait to get this and join and flash custom roms but looks so hard to get this thing rooted and is this phone easy to hard brick i really want my phone to last because if i brick it im kinda dead :/
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There's a thread somewhere on here about it, but the gist of it is that the dual flash isn't confined/separated enough from the lens so sometimes you get some light bleed on the bottom (or however you hold your phone while taking a pic).
Supposedly you can fix it with a tiny piece of electrical tape, it basically mimics the effect of putting the dual flash in a housing unit (like the sensation has). I haven't noticed it enough yet to do that, but it does bug me that HTC produced this phone without fixing that...haha
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eliasadrian said:
There's a thread somewhere on here about it, but the gist of it is that the dual flash isn't confined/separated enough from the lens so sometimes you get some light bleed on the bottom (or however you hold your phone while taking a pic).
Supposedly you can fix it with a tiny piece of electrical tape, it basically mimics the effect of putting the dual flash in a housing unit (like the sensation has). I haven't noticed it enough yet to do that, but it does bug me that HTC produced this phone without fixing that...haha
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Meh small issues no device is perfect can't wait anymore i like alot aosp and the galaxy nexus but ita battery fails and so does the camera so no thanks to that
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Quick question

I was looking at a gs3 and my EVO side by side. I know that both have the same processor.
What I wanted to know is why does Sammy seem to be able to make the interface so smooth? Don't get me wrong,this phone is HTC's smoothest yet, but the frame rate is still not as consistent as the galaxy. They both have similar insides and are built upon the same os, so what does Sammy do to achieve this?
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Your asking the evo 4G lte forums why the s3 is so smooth?
Honestly, it's probably sense, but touchwiz looks like crayola designed it
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I agree, it is probably Sense. But I have used both, and I would take Sense over TouchWiz any day.
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I agree, it is probably Sense. But I have used both, and I would take Sense over TouchWiz any day.
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I def agree. People like touchwiz because its bright and catches your eye quickly. But underneath, its weak.
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I think HTC is a poor software company. Grand ambitions but they never execute really. And, I don't get it really. I bet they literally lose sales due to the stutters in the sense launcher.
I really loved sense. It's aesthetically pleasing, efficient, and has some of the best widgets I've used. But the stutter when switching home screens was too much. I mean, devs can lock down the framerate and eliminate lag but HTC doesn't think to do that? Blows my mind.
Again, its the sense launcher. Rather than root, I installed novalauncher. Smooth as butter. Significantly smoother than sense. And, the launcher is installed on top of sense. Shows you how great the hardware is and how poorly optimized sense is.
Maybe we'll get an OTA that'll address these issues. I hope so. I did read somewhere ages ago that HTC only had 4 months to design sense 4.0 so that may be the source of the problem. Maybe they've got something up their sleeve when they roll out jellybean.
Try a launcher like apex or nova prime if you want a smoother experience.
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the current launcher is actually not that bad, as i am using the enhanced stock rom. its just always stymied me why the frame difference, and I agree that it seems that Samsung has slightly better programmers.
But honestly Sense definitely has more utility than touchwiz

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