So, there's been lots of speculation about a 5" HTC phone, and it's finally been announced. Not only 5" display, but the FIRST 5" display in the world to offer full HD 1080p resolution. Unfortunately, this one will not be sold outside of Japan. But, they have said that we can expect to see this display in phones around the world in upcoming models.
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The rumors were true: HTC has been working on a new flagship phone with a 5-inch 1080p display, and we got to see it in Tokyo today. It's the HTC J Butterfly, and it's set for a release this December on AU / KDDI. A follow-up to the previous HTC J, the Butterfly uses the same red and black color scheme and Rhyme-inspired skin, though this time it's running on top of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Inside there's a quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor, 2GB of RAM, and an 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.0 lens.
The real attraction, though, is the 5-inch full HD Super LCD 3 screen — it's truly a sight to behold. The Super LCD 2 seen in HTC's previous flagship One X was arguably the best panel on the market, but we think its successor is the new champion. Color reproduction is excellent, the 440ppi resolution is astonishing, and the screen's slightly curved edges make the image look like it's melting off the side of the phone. It doesn't feel overbearing in the hands, either; the phone's 9.1mm thinness and slim bezel make it surprisingly compact, and we found it was easily pocketable. The J Butterfly's 2,020mAh battery is above average in capacity, though we're interested to find out how it'll keep up with powering so many pixels throughout the course of a day.
While this is a Japan-specific model and almost certain to stay that way, HTC reps told us that its display will be making its way into other phones around the world. If the J Butterfly is anything to go by, you should start to get excited.
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I wonder if Butterfly sounds cooler in Japanese?
I'd love this + SD Card slot. I'd screw over my perfect update schedule for it.
Saw it last night, think I may have been drooling lol. I don't know how comfortable I would be with a 5 inch phone though, and no I don't think HTC Chou sounds any better lol
Gf says J chou sounds totally cooler because it's the name of some Asian pop singer lol
I'm willing to believe that the next EVO will see this screen. It'll have to.
Butterfly makes me think of the kyocera echo, glad it's not a dual screen pos
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Oh you can bet we will see this phone or one almost identical to it. When, who knows. But it just makes me think Gs3 what?? Note 2 What??? LG nexus what?? This is simple the best phone announced to date...and thats just a simple fact.
I hope on the Evo, it's more of an edge to edge screen. If I have a 5" screen, I want it no wider than my LTE. It's kind of ugly (not a fan of the earpiece), but I bet that screen would make me forget all about it.
I'm kinda done with the constant up sizing of the screen... The Evo lte is almost too dang big already.. I'll definitely be looking elsewhere if 5" plus size screens are htcs only option in the future.
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The j butterfly is 143 x 71 x 9.1 mm, our Evo Lte's are 134.8 x 68.9 x 8.9 mm. Only 1/3 inch taller, and the the width and depth differences wouldnt even be noticeable. This phone has me excited, noting that KDDI is a CDMA carrier.
Oh man I sure wish the butterfly was our EVO instead of the jewel...
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Nice find. I always said this phone is already a bit too big. But the overall dimensions on the J butterfly are hardly bigger.
I see some pics with a big rectangle earpiece that I Dont like, but some other pics show an earpiece like the OG Evo which I really like. Not sure why the discrepancy.
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
Wow what an embarrassing name for a phone. "Hell yeah I got the new HTC butterfly!"
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Wow what an embarrassing name for a phone. "Hell yeah I got the new HTC butterfly!"
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Yeah, but it's a Japanese phone, they have hello kitty phones and all sorts of other weird stuff. The name butterfly probably seems normal.
If this is the model for the Nexus 5 or whatever it is going to be called, it will probably be a bit smaller without the hardware buttons. If it had the software buttons this would be perfect
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Wow what an embarrassing name for a phone. "Hell yeah I got the new HTC butterfly!"
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Yeah, I mean KDDI could've requested something more feirce: HTC Kendo, HTC Oda, HTC Tiger, or hell HTC Daimyo.
I can only imagine what would be added by the time it comes here to the US, and what specs would be updated when it makes it to Sprint. Like a 16MP camera, next generation processor, Android 4.2, etc.? I'm starting to get hot & bothered here.... LOL
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If this is the model for the Nexus 5 or whatever it is going to be called, it will probably be a bit smaller without the hardware buttons. If it had the software buttons this would be perfect
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The model for the next nexus is the lg phone. The nexus will be the same phone only stock ui.
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The model for the next nexus is the lg phone. The nexus will be the same phone only stock ui.
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There have been a lot of rumors flying around that LG, HTC, and Sony will each have their own nexus device. LGs supposedly will be based on the Optimus G, HTCs will supposedly be based off the Droid Incredible X (which is basically the same as this phone).
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The model for the next nexus is the lg phone. The nexus will be the same phone only stock ui.
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Aren't they making a few different Nexus phones from different manufacturers? Like Motorola was supposed to be involved, along with LG, HTC, and Samsung? I could've sworn I saw it in an article somewhere...
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If this is the model for the Nexus 5 or whatever it is going to be called, it will probably be a bit smaller without the hardware buttons. If it had the software buttons this would be perfect
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Atm I don't believe that they have 1080p screen tech any smaller than 5" ...if they can reduce the top and bottom.bezel then hopefully the phone won't be much larger ..other than that ..which I'd eat up that screen with that chipset and ram..we are approaching pc power..pretty unbelievable
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So I was 99.9% certain I was going to purchase the Samsung Galaxy S II, but now that ive seen the evo 3d, im stuck between these 2 devices.
Spec wise there pretty similar
Both have 4.3" displays
Both shoot 1080p and have ffc
Both are 1.2ghz Dual-core
Both have 1gb ram
Both have hdmi out
Only obvious difference is evo has 3d cam and 3d display but galaxy 2 diaplay is wayyy batter in terms of quality not res.
Build quality of htc evo 3d will be better, im sure, but the GSII is like half the thickness and very light, so thats sort of a draw. Release is around the same time and im sure price wont differ that much.
Which one should a person choose considering the whole 3d thing is sort of a gimmick and im going to barely make use of it???
And how exactly do you know the Galaxy's screen is waaayyy better?
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Galaxy sII has a super amoled plus screen while evo has an lcd screen
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And how exactly do you know the Galaxy's screen is waaayyy better?
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I had galaxy s and have desire hd currently and the s-amoled is much much better than the DHD lcd and the evo also uses lcd. On top of that, the s-amoled plus is big improvement over the samoled so its common sense. Also ive seen comparison shots of lcd vs s-amoled vs s-amoled plus vs retina and samoled plus is easily the best.
Same dilemma here...
HTC = Sense UI, if you buy LG, Samsung or any other manufacturer you will never see Sense roms. Look at Samsung Galaxy S series, 4G, Nexus S etc... all they have is AOSP roms like CM7, Miui etc.. no Sense due to close source from htc, now if you buy HTC phone you can have both worlds Sense UI and AOSP roms.
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I had galaxy s and have desire hd currently and the s-amoled is much much better than the DHD lcd and the evo also uses lcd. On top of that, the s-amoled plus is big improvement over the samoled so its common sense. Also ive seen comparison shots of lcd vs s-amoled vs s-amoled plus vs retina and samoled plus is easily the best.
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I think Evo 3d uses s-lcd.. which is better than the DHD lcd..
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Qualifying question I have is: Do you know that the Galaxy S II is coming to Sprint (hopefully without a hardware keyboard)? If yes, will it come out before the Evo 3D?
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I think Evo 3d uses s-lcd.. which is better than the DHD lcd..
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Yeah, there was a dilemma at first but they confirmed our DHD's come with s-lcd.
about the release date from what Ive heard, the sgs2 is coming out for verizon, tmobile and sprint around june, and evo 3d is also supposedly coming out in june but I think it might be sooner since theres and htc event for the 12th or 14th and pre orders might start soon but im not sure if its for the htc pyramid or evo3d. So who knows maybe itll be out sooner
I Have an Epic right now... and honestly not even thinking about the SGS2 ..
Why the build quality is **** the keyboard causes the screen to wobble everytime i touch it.
Samsung sucks @ Updates...
the drivers are stupid...
alot more development behind the Evo...
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I Have an Epic right now... and honestly not even thinking about the SGS2 ..
Why the build quality is **** the keyboard causes the screen to wobble everytime i touch it.
Samsung sucks @ Updates...
the drivers are stupid...
alot more development behind the Evo...
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+1 SamSux = piece of plastic crap + Touchwiz ew....
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+1 SamSux = piece of plastic crap + Touchwiz ew....
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That's where rooting your phone comes in handy
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That's where rooting your phone comes in handy
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Rooting won't solve the ****ty plastic problem
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That's where rooting your phone comes in handy
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Rooting or unlock is not a problem, HTC is close source period. You don't believe me? Look on XDA any SamSux or LG they don't have no Sense ui period don't you think other dev have try to port Sense to samsug? It's useless, check all samsux on xda tell me which model have Sense ui?
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I think it depends on which SG2 is available to you, will it be the Tegra 2 or Samsung Orion. The Tegra 2 is very underwhelming, but the Orion is impressive.
If it's the Tegra 2 SG2 (I think Europe is still getting these) get the Evo 3D instead. If you can nab the Orion SG2, get that one.
And the lack of Sense argument is invalid, since the SG2 will have Touchwiz, which Sense phones lack. Some people like Sense, some people hate it. Some people like Touchwiz, some people hate it. Having one or the other isn't really a drawback/benefit.
Personally, I would go with the SG2 (I dislike Sense a little bit more than Touchwiz), assuming Samsung doesn't use a ****ty file system again like the first series.
And really, the whole HTC vs. Samsung arguments are getting real old, real fast. We get it, Touchwiz and the plastic is not your cup of tea. However, some people love it. I love the feel of the Nexus S MUCH more than the feel of the Nexus One, but I like the feel of the DHD more than the feel of the.. Captivate. Preference. Saying "Samsux" is just childish.
Perhaps the only thing I hate about Android is that the community is split between HTC, Samsung or Motorola. There is no middle ground, just like iPhone vs. Android. It's one or the other and people will incessantly argue which is better. It's all preference guys, there is no need to impose your preferences on others so harshly, especially when we are all apart of the same community.
Edit: I also prefer SAMOLED to SLCD, so I am assuming I will love the SAMOLED+ more than the SLCD 3D of the Evo 3D, but I could be wrong.
@XanLinder, it's not about which is better. I'm just pointing out the facts that if you like TouchWiz than get Samsung or Sense than get HTC. You forgot this is htc section HTC = SENSE
Edit: I'm just saying that if you buy other manufacturers don't complain about there's no dev, roms. Look at the Nexus S development section they all thought just because it's a Google phone and it'll be supported by dev just like N1. But it's not they forget who make the Nexus One. Now they're moaning and *****ing cause they want Sense UI. lmao
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Is the Galaxy S II even on Sprint?
Overstew said:
Is the Galaxy S II even on Sprint?
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No, but the Nexus S is next week.
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Super Amoled + at 4.3in on the SGS2 will have a lower resolution than the Evo 3D's qHD resolution of 540x960. I will go for the Evo. You will see the pixels on the SGS2. They dropped the ball with resolution.
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Super Amoled + at 4.3in on the SGS2 will have a lower resolution than the Evo 3D's qHD resolution of 540x960. I will go for the Evo. You will see the pixels on the SGS2. They dropped the ball with resolution.
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Not necessarily because the evo will provably have pentile matrix and the new super amplest plus has 50 percent more subpixels per pixel. Early reviews All have praised the galaxy s2s display, slcd is good but anemic in terms of colors and vibrancy compared to super amoled
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I just wanted to know what would it take for you to stay with HTC? It seems like most people on here dont like the galaxy s2 but always say that when sprint gets the galaxy nexus there gona get it. Me personally both of my lines are are eligible for upgrades and i passed on the iphone rush and galaxy s2. The 1st evo to me completely changed the way i did and will always look at a phone. Not the iphone or any blackberry but the evo4g. The evo 3d although wasnt as ground breaking still made me a happy htc customer. So i ask....what will HTC have to give us in there next major sprint phone to keep people from jumping ship to the galaxy? For me its basically just ICS and LTE. Possibly a camera as good as the og evo as well. So before anyone says it ill say it cool story bro....stop trolling blah blah blah....i just seriously wana know bc it seems like alot of people are losing faith in HTC
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Stop using ****ty cameras, stop using ****ty screens, use better speakers, change the damn phone design for once. They need to get it, yes the first Evo was revolutionary but that ship has sailed. Change the design on the phones and make them thinner and make sense optional. It wastes too much of the phones resources because of how bloated it is. That happens ill consider coming back to HTC but it's not likely so I probably wont. And FYI the camera in the Evo 4g sucked even more than the one in the 3D does. All their cameras suck that ive used.
Make Sense removable.
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They should make sense faster. I'm on mean Rom right now and its blazing fast. I don't see why HTC couldn't have made it as fast as that. And what everybody else says. Camera, screen, thinner. Personally I love sense, but it can be better
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Not planning on going anywhere here. Just waiting for the quadcore S4 chip HTC phone to drop for sprint personally. LTE modem being built directly in the die is interesting to me...
though I hear the complaints about camera, but personally I find it suitable for a phone, if they make it better, then so be it.
As for making phones thinner....im not on that boat here. Id rather have them the same thickness and size they are now. Holding those thin iPhones just doesn't feel right in the hand to me. Also when you go thinner you sacrifice the already slim battery life...
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Not planning on going anywhere here. Just waiting for the quadcore S4 chip HTC phone to drop for sprint personally. LTE modem being built directly in the die is interesting to me...
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Same here brother. I know what this phone is capable of and snatched it when I had my Hero.
I'm just hoping the development last just as long.
Im not to worried about a thinner phone myself because i always put them in big cases like the defender or ballistic. I agree with the speaker comment though....i never realized how bad it was until i heard my friends iphone playing pandora on speaker
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An HTC Nexus device.
HTC needs to innovate once again and get rid of the "cookie cutters", which have only slight differences. They should focus on 3-4 models across the board, ranging from entry level to high end.....their should be NO differences in look or features between carriers. This would also force carriers to focus more on improving their networks rather than flaunting that they have a "better" phone, which is what they should be doing.
Major (Android) updates in a timely fashion..... If we get ICS by June....and I do not believe it will be any earlier, that will make a full 8 months since source code was dropped to the open community. It is also well known that manufacturers have the code months before it is granted open source. With the expertise and resources that HTC possesses, 4-6 months is ample time to build and push an update....
Also i was on a service call and had to do service in one of sprints corporate buildings in fairfax virginia. A sprint tech there told me that the galaxy nexus will have face regonizition technology to unlock your phone. Hopefully htc has something similiar
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Same here brother. I know what this phone is capable of and snatched it when I had my Hero.
I'm just hoping the development last just as long.
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yeah the only thing that might get me to jump the gun early is depending on the details of when we will see quadcore from qualcomm in phones. The current S4 Quadcore chip is the APQ8064 which is paired with the Adreno 320 BUT that chip is geard toward more tablet and mobile computing devices rather than phones.
Reading more and more around it seems the most we will see at lease in the "near future"(this year) is the MSM8960 which is their dualcore S4 but its paired with the Adreno 225...
Think I read the time we'd see even the APQ8064 is around the holidays too. So maybe next year for qualcomm quadcore S4 chips in phones?
The dualcore S4's are real improvement though still having modem's built in the die and getting the improvement there no one else is thus far...
I am in the minority but I prefer sense UI to asop. ICS is no different. However that is a very small deal when it comes to which phone I choose next. I have the EVO 4g and that sold me to get EVO3D on opening day. While I stick with HTC? Sure but only if they make best product to choose from that can be rooted. They best step it up because gIII looking good and all it would take is Motorola to unlock and I'd possibly leave. They have me.....for the moment
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Also i was on a service call and had to do service in one of sprints corporate buildings in fairfax virginia. A sprint tech there told me that the galaxy nexus will have face regonizition technology to unlock your phone. Hopefully htc has something similiar
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That's ICS that has it, not the nexus. ICS just happens to be on the phone.
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Stop using ****ty cameras, stop using ****ty screens, use better speakers, change the damn phone design for once. They need to get it, yes the first Evo was revolutionary but that ship has sailed. Change the design on the phones and make them thinner and make sense optional. It wastes too much of the phones resources because of how bloated it is. That happens ill consider coming back to HTC but it's not likely so I probably wont. And FYI the camera in the Evo 4g sucked even more than the one in the 3D does. All their cameras suck that ive used.
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Those are all things that the Rezound has over this phone. The camera has been quoted to be one of the best available on a smart phone, and it has a higher screen density than the GNex because of 720p on a smaller screen. Design is different as well.
Oh ok....thanks for clearing that up.
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Never really had a problem with the form factor of the EVO or the EVO 3D. If I could get the same Sony cam that's in the 4s, better camera/camcorder software, like the 3D aspect, so improve upon that. 1080p recorder. Definitely must be more powerful, so either a quad-core processor or a dual dual-core processor works for me.
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I know a lot of you guys are lucky enough to have pre-1.5 hboots. If the next superphone from HTC is locked and everyone has to use the HTC unlock, would you still consider it or jump ship?
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An HTC Nexus device.
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I would like to see another htc nexus device... I wonder why Google stopped using htc for their nexus line.... Although I don't think we will see a htc nexus device once the Motorola acquisition is complete.
Uhm...try again. HTC did not make toe nexus devices. Samsung did....fail
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I would like to see another htc nexus device... I wonder why Google stopped using htc for their nexus line.... Although I don't think we will see a htc nexus device once the Motorola acquisition is complete.
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http://www.htc.com/us/products/htcones-tmobile#tech-specs looks like i have new phone! 720 and VGA front facing! WOOT!
Unfortunately
Display 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED 960x540
Couldn't we just get a custom Rom that's ics + sense 4.0?
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Display 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED 960x540
Couldn't we just get a custom Rom that's ics + sense 4.0?
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but vga front camera! 720p [email protected]! Quad core pros. i mean ill take that over amaze im photo enthusiast so i like to snap on the go so maybe its just me
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but vga front camera! 720p [email protected]! Quad core pros. i mean ill take that over amaze im photo enthusiast so i like to snap on the go so maybe its just me
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it says dual core... lol
Honestly what is the difference between the amaze and the one s? I feel like they are the game.
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it says dual core... lol
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Damn it! Okay one X then
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Damn it! Okay one X then
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Quad core doesn't support lte. So AT&T is getting a dual core version.
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Quad core doesn't support lte. So AT&T is getting a dual core version.
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Are their any quad core htc phones.
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Are their any quad core htc phones.
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Not yet man :/.
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Honestly what is the difference between the amaze and the one s? I feel like they are the game.
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just the vga ffc and the super amoled screen, those seem to be the only major sell points, htc seems to be putting out more and more phones, but with less and less actual hardware upgrades
no 720p screen like the Rezound?
easy pass
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no 720p screen like the Rezound?
easy pass
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Well at least we get an AMOLED screen unlike the ReZound, and its not on Verizons 4G Selective Coverage LTE Network =p
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just the vga ffc and the super amoled screen, those seem to be the only major sell points, htc seems to be putting out more and more phones, but with less and less actual hardware upgrades
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I don't want to sound like debby downer, but the only thing that is getting me is S-off on the amaze. I think it might be a while till we see sense 4.0 on this phone but the one s has everything i like. IDK i just wish it came with the quad core i hate how technology is getting held back.
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I don't want to sound like debby downer, but the only thing that is getting me is S-off on the amaze. I think it might be a while till we see sense 4.0 on this phone but the one s has everything i like. IDK i just wish it came with the quad core i hate how technology is getting held back.
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I honestly don't see the big upgrade. The only thing the One S really has on us is size, it's something like 8mm thick instead of the 11 or so on the Amaze; and possibly their new image chip. Other than that, it's just HTC trying to get the super nerds (us) into buying a phone similar to the one we have because it's "new."
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I honestly don't see the big upgrade. The only thing the One S really has on us is size, it's something like 8mm thick instead of the 11 or so on the Amaze; and possibly their new image chip. Other than that, it's just HTC trying to get the super nerds (us) into buying a phone similar to the one we have because it's "new."
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Not exactly though, because for people unlike "US" their are people who buy their phone and never glance at XDA or any dev site. So that means they are still stuck with sense 3.0 ect. This phone for the average user gives them sense 4.0 which the amaze isn't supposed to have even if we did get it through the devs. A sharper camera which for me takes the hassle out of pulling at the Fujifilm every time. The size difference. A brighter more vibrant display. I mean for the person who doesn't unlock the bootloader and flash roms, It's an upgrade. Not as much to us but even to us their are some things the amaze don't have meaning upgrade.
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just the vga ffc and the super amoled screen, those seem to be the only major sell points, htc seems to be putting out more and more phones, but with less and less actual hardware upgrades
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Yea I'm a bit disappointed with what HTC is offering for tmobile, VGA front is garbage also.
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Not exactly though, because for people unlike "US" their are people who buy their phone and never glance at XDA or any dev site. So that means they are still stuck with sense 3.0 ect. This phone for the average user gives them sense 4.0 which the amaze isn't supposed to have even if we did get it through the devs. A sharper camera which for me takes the hassle out of pulling at the Fujifilm every time. The size difference. A brighter more vibrant display. I mean for the person who doesn't unlock the bootloader and flash roms, It's an upgrade. Not as much to us but even to us their are some things the amaze don't have meaning upgrade.
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True, but the average user prob doesn't care as much about gingerbread, ics, sense 4.0 etc. as we do. Haha.
I'm just bugged by HTC in general. I wish they would do more for customer retention than selling a phone and putting it on the back burner 4 months later. Make us love HTC and be loyal, then more people would stick with them on their upgrade or replacements.
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Yea I'm a bit disappointed with what HTC is offering for tmobile, VGA front is garbage also.
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What's wrong.with VGA?
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But the screen is going to be a pentile amoled, so that's a bummer.
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What's wrong.with VGA?
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Our front camera has better resolution.
I think it was Android Central where an HTC executive said the HTC ONE will be their only flagship device this year and it won't be modified for carriers..... So where does the leave the EVO line?? Carriers always leave their best phones for a summer release and the ONE comes out next month.....No way Sprint won't have a flagship device releasing in May/June!!!!
The article is on Phandroid!!
Maybe sprint will release the Htc One in late spring like the EVO 4g Lte was? We don't even have a official release date from sprint yet
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Its confirmed that it's definitely a March release....we just don't know what day!!!!! It would be horrible if that's their summer release because I know I'm willing to wait for a device with the s800 and I'm sure most geeks feel the same way and HTC isn't Apple....geeks are HTC's bread and butter!!!!
Maybe we'll get an evo with that sweet sweet Snapdragon 800 chipset in the summer.
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We might be holding the last EVO. I would love the SD Card & Kickstand added to the One in EVO form.
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We might be holding the last EVO. I would love the SD Card & Kickstand added to the One in EVO form.
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THIS! I hate to say it, but I believe we ARE holding the last Evo....
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We might be holding the last EVO. I would love the SD Card & Kickstand added to the One in EVO form.
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You could be right, however I think there is another situation about to happen. As far as marketing and hyping up a phone, HTC will only be making noise about the One. So you won't see any big shows, commercials, or anything else from HTC unless its about the One. That is HTC baby for 2013.
But....that doesn't mean that Spint won't contract HTC to design an EVO with lets says a snapdragon 800, and some other goodies. But the marketing, and hype will all have to come from sprint. And for that reason, I am not sure how that will go over. But I do think sprint will contine the EVO, but expect no noise from HTC about it.
Htc is crap. I wish i got a S3.... or At least they get rid of Rosie. That is all. lol.
Here's sprints summer flagship http://gizmodo.com/5986617/lgs-55+inch-optimus-pro-has-a-1080p-ips-screen-hands-on I know I'll be getting one... The evo has been good to me but maybe Google did their homework with LG and I'm going to follow suit
Genjinaro said:
We might be holding the last EVO. I would love the SD Card & Kickstand added to the One in EVO form.
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lazydazed said:
Here's sprints summer flagship http://gizmodo.com/5986617/lgs-55+inch-optimus-pro-has-a-1080p-ips-screen-hands-on I know I'll be getting one... The evo has been good to me but maybe Google did their homework with LG and I'm going to follow suit
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Nah, I doubt sprint would even consider that. LG doesn't have that kind of backing ot credibility to pull off an EVO. No history of updates, pro/con development, or releasing of source. Not sure many would opt to grab that over the One. I know I wouldn't.
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Here's sprints summer flagship http://gizmodo.com/5986617/lgs-55+inch-optimus-pro-has-a-1080p-ips-screen-hands-on I know I'll be getting one... The evo has been good to me but maybe Google did their homework with LG and I'm going to follow suit
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That looks really nice to me! I've never owned an LG phone, but they have definitely been improving their Android game lately! While my next phone will definitely have at least a 5"display, I'm not so sure I want a 5.5" display as the Note 2 actually felt a little larger than I was expecting (and I had expected that I'd love that size display). Only complaint with the Optimus G Pro is that the display is only IPS, instead of IPS Plus/Super IPS. Both of my current tablets have an IPS Plus display, being the Asus Prime (TF201) and the Asus Infinity (TF700T). That article even mentions that the display is not as bright as they would have liked, and IPS Plus does exactly that - increases display brightness. I guess we'll see what all Sprint has planned for this spring/summer, as that will be 1 year for me with the Evo LTE and that's about how often I've been purchasing a new phone for the last 6 years. So far though, the Optimus G Pro is in the front of the pack. I'm hoping HTC releases a phone with a 5"+ display soon very soon, as they have officially said that they will be producing phones with 5"+ displays this year.
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The One is HTC's only flagship phone, not Sprint's. I'm sure they're working with Sprint on a phone that'll be released in the summer to continue the EVO name. Remember, HTC had a couple different "flagship" phones last year with the One line. Now, they're sticking with just one phone (no pun intended). Now, I have been wrong before, but this is just my speculation. I'd buy the One if an EVO isn't in the cards.
If the One will be HTC's only flagship then the EVO is dead, unless they release one and it's a mid-tier device. If that was the case, why would you buy it?
Face it guys, it's over for the EVO.
As for Sprint, the only rumored device I see potentially topping the One is the Moto X. This is purely speculation seeing as there are no released specs, but I believe it won't be exclusive to any one carrier and Google wants to offer a non-Nexus device to beat Samsung's flagship. Too bad we probably won't get any details until May because I really want the One next month. It would suck waiting until May just to hear its not as superior as rumored, or that it won't go to Sprint anyway.
Yea, the EVO line is dead. I enjoyed it, but it's time to go. This will make advertising, accessories and everything else much easier.
I know people like the body design of the 4g LTE, but I for one think the one X on at&t was a much much better looking phone. The HTC ONE looks even better than that. I'll miss the kickstand, but I'm tired of explaining to people what an evo is and why it's actually still part of HTCs flagship line. It makes zero sense to keep making carrier specific models.
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Htc is crap. I wish i got a S3.... or At least they get rid of Rosie. That is all. lol.
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I for one am glad that the EVO line might be dead. The reason I am saying that is because this "should" make for quicker updates. One phone two base updates (CDMA/GSM). HTC can pour all their recourses into keeping these 2 versions updated. I know that carriers will add there bloat but keeping the base updates basically uniform should speed up the process. Just my 2 cents.
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Well seeing that us Sprint guys don't need the SIM slot on the side, maybe we'll get an sdcard slot. Maybe.
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Hello guys I want your help and your opinion I have a DNA which I am going to sell because of broken digitizer and lack of a good service here in Europe..so hopefully I can get either another DNA or the one...I am a fan of black and red so I believe my DNA is more beautiful than one in some points but the thing is if its going to have that support??what will you do if you had that choices??
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Djmk4 said:
Hello guys I want your help and your opinion I have a DNA which I am going to sell because of broken digitizer and lack of a good service here in Europe..so hopefully I can get either another DNA or the one...I am a fan of black and red so I believe my DNA is more beautiful than one in some points but the thing is if its going to have that support??what will you do if you had that choices??
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I love my DNA but in your situation, I'd take the One without hesitation. Although our support is good (to me) the One will get wayyyy more support due to the widespread release and availability. Personally, I'd do it just for those two b*tchin-azz speakers
I have the Droid DNA and played with the One side by side at the announcement a couple weeks ago. The One has alittle more weight to it. The design of the phone is incredible though. The dual front speakers, etc. And you know they will support the One and delay on the other devices as usual. If you trying to get on VZW though I dont think its coming for them. Right now Tmob, Sprint and ATT.
Its the same phone. Depends on what you like to look at.
After the htc one honeymoon period its just a DNA with metal body.
This goes with every new phone coming out this year.
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intruda119 said:
After the htc one honeymoon period its just a DNA with metal body.
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And a better processor, and camera, and more storage and battery capacity.
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If you're referring to the new HTC One, if i'm not mistaken about its name, then it would probably be the better choice to pick that because it's 'slightly' better. Not to mention global and will probably give you a little more support.
Although if you had to pay more or wait / do anything special for it. DNA would be my choice, they're both so great that it doesn't really make a difference anymore. Storage could be an issue with some people, but not in my case.
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Go for the HTC One, it will get more ROM support for a longer time, has improved in every aspect over the DNA, and is HTC's only flagship for 2013, or so they say. The DNA may not go beyond sense 5, while the One will surely go beyond
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same base CPU with diferent Name. JUST WITH MORE CLOCK... and with a Custom Kernel you can Get 1.9Ghz on your DNA to
SAme GPU Adreno 320...
Is the DNA with different Chasis thats all...
Diference is the Camera and more Storage and more battery (with custom Kernel and Roms you can get better battery )... I prefer the DNA because is Bigger is nice feels great
i live in mexico and i dont need to be with a carrier and i will wait tile 2014 and see what can me offer the HTC DROID DNA is more than enough for the moment thats my opinion
SAME THING WITH METAL BODY... im fine with 8MP camera ... that takes 1080p Videos
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same base CPU with diferent Name. JUST WITH MORE CLOCK... and with a Custom Kernel you can Get 1.9Ghz on your DNA to
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That is simply wrong.
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Bigandrewgold said:
That is simply wrong.
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I read thsths the same basw cpu.. with diferent name and DDR3 memory
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darkhelio said:
I read thsths the same basw cpu.. with diferent name and DDR3 memory
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The DNA uses a snapdragon s4 pro, roughly based on A9 architecture
The One uses a snapdragon 600, roughly based on A15 architecture
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I love my dna but you'd b nuts not to get the One. It's HTC flagship for 2013
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I also love my DNA and i have had many htc phones last one was the HTC One X which is also a super phone and although the HTC One seems like a great solid aluminum phone its been downgraded to a 4.7 inch screen and the 5inch screen has spoiled me and its great on my hands... I will personally wait to check out the Galaxy S4 that apparently looks back at you and u can control with your eyes
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The HTC ONE is a better phone in almost all aspects, aside from a .3 inch smaller screen (which is preference anyways). I don't see a reason to get the DNA over the ONE unless you needed Verizon's network or got a DNA for cheap.
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ok guys i make up my mind....i will get another dna because i love the black and red combination.....one is the new flagship but i can get dna without paying anything because i sold my dna with broken digitizer for 500usd....also i live in Greece...europe..so verizon it;s not a deal for me....i like silver htc one but is too expensive for me at the moment...having one x+ right now....today i am gonna post my dna...tried sense 5 and i liked it.....thanks for your help...i know that one is a better device but not too far of course...my dna is running smooth...is not laggy or something...like my sensation xe...so...a new dna would be the best choise for me at the moment.....in the future maybe get that "one" but want to have a hands on first....release date for Greece is around the end of April..so right now i will enjoy DNA!