First of all i would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the developers that have put their time and energy into the DNA.
Secondly i just wanted to inquire if there would be any possibility of the DNA getting Key Lime Pie (when it releases of course) with the assistance of the talented developer repertoire?
There's a possibility i'll win the lottery tomorrow.
So I would say yes, there is a possibility.
With HTC's track record and this being a Verizon only device, I would bet on no. Not to mention that they have already shifted their focus to the M7 which seems to be headed for a multi-carrier release. I'm sure they will go (almost) all-in with the M7 since it might make or break them in a lot of ways.
Just my opnion, but like was said above, anything is a possibility.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
With HTC's track record and this being a Verizon only device, I would bet on no. Not to mention that they have already shifted their focus to the M7 which seems to be headed for a multi-carrier release. I'm sure they will go (almost) all-in with the M7 since it might make or break them in a lot of ways.
Just my opnion, but like was said above, anything is a possibility.
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Which would be a shame. I was thinking about picking up this phone outright. The M7 doesn't impress me at all.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
With HTC's track record and this being a Verizon only device, I would bet on no. Not to mention that they have already shifted their focus to the M7 which seems to be headed for a multi-carrier release. I'm sure they will go (almost) all-in with the M7 since it might make or break them in a lot of ways.
Just my opnion, but like was said above, anything is a possibility.
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I'm not so sure VZW will be getting the M7 though.
and to the OP, we most likely won't see KLP officially on our phone, but considering the M7 is mostly the same hardware as the DNA, It SHOULD be easily ported. I had a rezound that had ICS and Sense 4 long before ICS was officially supported on the phone and that phone NEVER officially got Sense4.
not to mention someone already has Sense 5 on their DNA (sense 5 being released with the M7)
Has Key Lime Pie actually been talked about anywhere besides rumors though?? just curious.
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I'm not so sure VZW will be getting the M7 though.
and to the OP, we most likely won't see KLP officially on our phone, but considering the M7 is mostly the same hardware as the DNA, It SHOULD be easily ported. I had a rezound that had ICS and Sense 4 long before ICS was officially supported on the phone and that phone NEVER officially got Sense4.
not to mention someone already has Sense 5 on their DNA (sense 5 being released with the M7)
Has Key Lime Pie actually been talked about anywhere besides rumors though?? just curious.
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It hasn't been leaked or talked about anywhere
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Which would be a shame. I was thinking about picking up this phone outright. The M7 doesn't impress me at all.
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What doesn't impress you about the M7?
The only "con" I can see is .3" smaller of a screen than the DNA. Other than that, it is mostly an improvement over the DNA.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
What doesn't impress you about the M7?
The only "con" I can see is .3" smaller of a screen than the DNA. Other than that, it is mostly an improvement over the DNA.
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I personally think it looks ugly.
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I personally think it looks ugly.
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Lol they look almost exactly the same
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
What doesn't impress you about the M7?
The only "con" I can see is .3" smaller of a screen than the DNA. Other than that, it is mostly an improvement over the DNA.
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Higher dpi and .2 bump in ghz
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Not enough of a difference to make me say I regret getting the DNA.
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Not enough of a difference to make me say I regret getting the DNA.
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If you already have the DNA, you shouldn't regret it. I doubt the M7 will be a night and day difference in performance. It all depends on Sense 5 for noticeable performance gains imo.
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Fingers crossed
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Not enough of a difference to make me say I regret getting the DNA.
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i dont regret getting my DNA. its an excellent phone. Key Lime Pie is slated for a release sometime in May, so i was just wondering if the DNA would get it in one way or the other. I mean, my OG Incredible got a Jellybean port lol
Since i believe htc +verizon just upgraded tb to ics any thing is possible..
Fyi my son just got dna i think battery life is a little disappointing again much like tb
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dl1762 said:
Since i believe htc +verizon just upgraded tb to ics any thing is possible..
Fyi my son just got dna i think battery life is a little disappointing again much like tb
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Your son most likely has it on full brightness and playing games all day because if you're comparing the battery life with the tb...oh man... But battery isn't bad at all
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Your son most likely has it on full brightness and playing games all day because if you're comparing the battery life with the tb...oh man... But battery isn't bad at all
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Agreed i can get past 25 hours on the DNA just fine with 3/4 of full brightness and internet/texting. i rarely play games on my phone
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I personally think it looks ugly.
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Yea, it doesn't have any of the red accenting (or anything similar to that) that gives the DNA it's premium feel.
Also, I believe that the DNA will get KLP since its so popular and such a super phone.
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Yea, it doesn't have any of the red accenting (or anything similar to that) that gives the DNA it's premium feel.
Also, I believe that the DNA will get KLP since its so popular and such a super phone.
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its not just a smartphone, its a superphone
WizeGuyDezignz said:
If you already have the DNA, you shouldn't regret it. I doubt the M7 will be a night and day difference in performance. It all depends on Sense 5 for noticeable performance gains imo.
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Yeah I am very interested to see how sense 5 is. I like 4+ but I hope that the scrolling from screen to screen isn't so heavy. That's the only reason I use nova prime on this phone.
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I have been reading the nexus forums, and I just have to LOL.
I seem to remember a ton of people saying "why buy the rezound when the 'superior' google nexus is right around the corner.
seems like they are having issues with screen banding, the phone is very slick and hard to hold. Many people are having battery life issues. The browser is hard to use, there is a volume issue that automatically turns off the volume. It gets hot while using. etc.
just goes to show that every phone has "issues", and you have to pick your poison.
im SO GLAD to be with you guys and on the rezound and when we get ICS the nexus people will be jumping ship
Thats wht they get. That phone is too big for me anyway. I got the rezound soon after release after waiting for months. Like u said pick your poison. The only issue ive had was for some reason the phone decided not to boot up n i hd to do a factory reset. But its bn ok e er since besides the usual htc incredible glitches which i am used to. The size is borderline too big for me but im loving this phone. Cant wait for ICS upgrade
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Just got my rezound yesterday, and I must say I made the right choice. Build quality is at its finest. Coming from the thunderbolt great improvement. Only thing the nexus galaxy has is ics .
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Anyone know what the timeline for the ICS update is?
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I would have gotten the nexus anyway, but I have a rezound now because I just couldn't justify spending ~$300 for a nexus on contract when I could get the Rezound for free with amazon's deal.
So far I'm happy with the Rezound, although I wish the battery was better. I'm used to my Galaxy S lasting almost 2 days.
You do realize that these issues are related to the gsm device and may not be problems on the cdma/lte version since it's different hardware.
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You do realize that these issues are related to the gsm device and may not be problems on the cdma/lte version since it's different hardware.
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sure, we will see tho ive yet to see a flawless android phone
I may have been dreaming as I was surfing the net half asleep last night right before bed, but anyway...I read that the Nexus Volume bug has been acknowledged by Google/Samsung and it is software related not hardware, an update to fix the problem will be released soon. That's the Good thing about Nexus phones, as soon as their is a problem it gets resolved fast.
Btw the volume bug is only on GSM phones in the UK using 900mhz band or something like that. Wouldn't affect Verizon CDMA version.
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sure, we will see tho ive yet to see a flawless android phone
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HTC evo 4g running aosp.
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SamsungVibrant said:
I may have been dreaming as I was surfing the net half asleep last night right before bed, but anyway...I read that the Nexus Volume bug has been acknowledged by Google/Samsung and it is software related not hardware, an update to fix the problem will be released soon. That's the Good thing about Nexus phones, as soon as their is a problem it gets resolved fast.
Btw the volume bug is only on GSM phones in the UK using 900mhz band or something like that. Wouldn't affect Verizon CDMA version.
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From what I've read it's a hardware issue corrected by a software fix.
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Serinety said:
sure, we will see tho ive yet to see a flawless android phone
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When have you ever seen a genuinely flawless phone, period?
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DirgeExtinction said:
When have you ever seen a genuinely flawless phone, period?
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Exactly my point. This is a "ha ha" post to the people who said the rezound was a pointless buy with the nexus coming out.
Basicly saying every aspect of the nexus was better than the rezound. And now it seems as the playing field has been leveled.
I will have no problem returning the rezound for the nexus nothing aganist this device it feels well built and a decent phone. i do not like sense and a little unsure about how the rooting process goes for htc.
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Panzerapple said:
I will have no problem returning the rezound for the nexus nothing aganist this device it feels well built and a decent phone. i do not like sense and a little unsure about how the rooting process goes for htc.
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You do know that the Verizon Nexus is going to be bloated as well right? I wouldn't be surprised if they forced Google to lock the bootloader too. It's pretty easy to root HTC phones once S-Off has been achieved. S-off has been achieved apparently, now we're just waiting for proof.
I am on the fence with what to do. The rezound has surprised me and is better than I thought it would be. Will have to see the nexus first. It will probably have better dev support due to the gsm version. And official ROM updates should be more timely than HTC is.
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I am on the fence with what to do. The rezound has surprised me and is better than I thought it would be. Will have to see the nexus first. It will probably have better dev support due to the gsm version. And official ROM updates should be more timely than HTC is.
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The gsm version likely won't impact the dev work for our version. It never really did for the galaxy s anyway.
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Why would anyone be happy that someone else is having problems with the device they bought? They're ****ing phones. Everyone should try to be a big ol' family.
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Why would anyone be happy that someone else is having problems with the device they bought? They're ****ing phones. Everyone should try to be a big ol' family.
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Seriously. I have a problem with Apple mostly because of the machead fanboys attitudes and now I get an Android phone and see this fanboy **** over different android phones. Seems silly and stupid to me. Everyone has their own needs and preferences. Who ****ing cares? Just worry about your own phone. If we all posted what cars we drive would people act the same way?
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Why would anyone be happy that someone else is having problems with the device they bought? They're ****ing phones. Everyone should try to be a big ol' family.
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Cause we must destory the Nexus trolls.
The Nexus is the iPhail of the Android world, and all of the unwarranted hype surrounding it is proof.
If this is true I guess I'll have to 'hand-me-down' my Rezound to my wife like I did with the DROID Incredible 1.
http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2012/03/htc-droid-incredible-hd-hits-the-fcc-lte-on-board/
yeah but the specs still don't match that of the rezound, according to the rumors.
its HTC'S Mid range device like the ONE S for verizon
thunderbolt 4g → rezound (high-end)
incredible 2 → incredible hd (mid-range)
And you would think the 'Incredible' would be a high end device by name alone! Bastards..
i doubt its incredible hd. remember we were suppose tobe the incredible hd. im guessing its a qhd display. its amoled as well.
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And you would think the 'Incredible' would be a high end device by name alone! Bastards..
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Incredible used to be high end, but then the incredible 2 came out and didn't change much...
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Incredible used to be high end, but then the incredible 2 came out and didn't change much...
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The only thing I know is that for the most part the are super solid phones had both of them
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I'm hearing rumors that this will run stock ICS, if so, instant winner for the community.
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And you would think the 'Incredible' would be a high end device by name alone! Bastards..
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Must be work like the movie business. Gets worse with every sequel.
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I'm hearing rumors that this will run stock ICS, if so, instant winner for the community.
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That wouldn't happen to mean no Verizon bloat ware would it? Now that would be great!
KORM via the beast known as the Rezound.
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thunderbolt 4g → rezound (high-end)
incredible 2 → incredible hd (mid-range)
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Correction
Droid Incredible → Rezound.
The Rezound feels like the Dinc did in its launch which is great I love my Rezound, everything reminds me of the Dinc. The Dinc 2 felt like a completely different phone, still great but nothing like the Rez or Dinc.
blue snake is right... the Inc was the flagship, then the Inc 2 was nothing.. and the tbolt was nothing... and even though the rezound is nothing, it's much more like the Inc 1 instead of the tbolt
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I Am Marino said:
I'm hearing rumors that this will run stock ICS, if so, instant winner for the community.
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its coming with sense 4.0
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Meh...the rezound will still be the best phone in verizons lineup, spec wise i mean.
It won't be stock ICS.. VZW loves to put their crap bloat on phones, it's how they make more $$$. IMO I bet the Galaxy Nexus will be the last out of the box AOSP device we see on Verizon.
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It won't be stock ICS.. VZW loves to put their crap bloat on phones, it's how they make more $$$. IMO I bet the Galaxy Nexus will be the last out of the box AOSP device we see on Verizon.
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And even the GNex wasn't totally immune.
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And even the GNex wasn't totally immune.
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Indeed. If Verizon had their way with the Gnex, it woulda been loaded with just as much bloat as all the smartphones on VZW.
I am actually experiencing major buyer's remorse because of this.. I had dinc's 1&2 and loved them and I chose this phone because of the similarities but if the dinc 3 comes out I am going to be bummin big time
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Why? You will still have the better phone.
I know a lot of phones (RAZR, OneX+) get upgrades after they have been released for a bit. Do you think this will happen with the DNA?
I'm asking because I don't think I'd make it with only 16gb of data (which apparently comes out to ~11).
The one x got upgraded to more internal data, as well as a larger battery.
What are your thoughts?
There will always be a better device just around the corner. You just have to choose the best device at that time.
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Bigandrewgold said:
There will always be a better device just around the corner. You just have to choose the best device at that time.
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It also helps to have plenty of extra money.
Many people can buy new phones as soon as they hit the market.
They aren't concerned with two year update prices.
Money solves a lot of problems in life.
Not all, though.
Yes. In about 6 months, the DNA will no longer king of the hill.
I realize that a new phone will be out soon that trumps the DNA, but I am more than happy with the phone, and I just love HTC stuff.
I'm asking because HTC hasn't really released any verizon phones lately since they changed their stance on new phones, and I'm wondering if it would be beneficial to wait for this upgraded version
There are rumors of a "M7" this may be the DNA+ lol
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There are rumors of a "M7" this may be the DNA+ lol
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No. There'll never be a 'plus' phone with a smaller screen.
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There are rumors of a "M7" this may be the DNA+ lol
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Oh man, the specs for that look great... I'm contemplating waiting for that now.
Sure they already have the HTC m7 on the horizon with 32gb storage
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....to go from a DNA to a Note 2 and now possibly back to a DNA. I know certain users around here might drop their jaws by looking at this post based on my posting history, but I'm considering it.
I must confess, I'm a phone whore. I get bored pretty easily and always like to try new phones, etc. I had a S3 before my original DNA purchase and then I returned that for a Note 2. But now I'm kind of bored with the Note 2. I think since I had the S3 before it, I'm kind of bored with Touchwiz.
There is a guy from my local Craigslist who is willing to do a trade of the phones and he will throw $50 on top. My phone and his are both in mint condition with all of the original accessories, etc. What do you guys think of the deal?
Also, before I consider it any further, I have a few questions:
1. He said the new OTA is installed and it's not rooted. From the quick reading here, there currently isn't a root method for the new OTA. Will there be any time soon?
2. I've seen both sides of this, but will Sense 5 be a realistic possibility? Whether official or unofficial, it doesn't matter to me.
3. Do any of the current custom ROM's make the home screen scrolling any faster? This is one of the biggest ones for me. I just didn't like the slow animations while scrolling the home screens. And please refrain from saying "just install Nova". I know that would help, but I'm talking about Sense.
I need to make a decision by tomorrow, so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Convince me! LOL.
Thanks!
WizeGuyDezignz said:
1. He said the new OTA is installed and it's not rooted. From the quick reading here, there currently isn't a root method for the new OTA. Will there be any time soon?
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You are correct in the fact that you are currently unable to root it. And no one knows when a new root method will come out. It could be tomorrow, it could be next month, it could be never.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
2. I've seen both sides of this, but will Sense 5 be a realistic possibility? Whether official or unofficial, it doesn't matter to me.
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Unofficially, of course. Officially, its likely, but not certain. Someone, nits iirc, said it's been built and in the hands of verizon already. So that's good news.
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3. Do any of the current custom ROM's make the home screen scrolling any faster? This is one of the biggest ones for me. I just didn't like the slow animations while scrolling the home screens. And please refrain from saying "just install Nova". I know that would help, but I'm talking about Sense.
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No. And I'm pretty sure it's not easy to do that. And to be honest if it really bothers you that much just install a 3rd party launcher.
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Go buy a Motorola phone.... it will make you appreciate either one of them:silly:
I know, not helpful..... well, with the OTA installed on it, he should throw $100 on it because that just made it so that you're stuck for now. If he puts in $100, go for it hahah
I switched from the Note 2 to the DNA and could not be happier. There has never been a time I wished I still had the Note.
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I switched from the Note 2 to the DNA and could not be happier. There has never been a time I wished I still had the Note.
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What do you like better about the DNA over the Note 2? I know for sure that I will miss the battery life if I do this.
If you need convincing then just keep what you have. Just my opinion.
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If you need convincing then just keep what you have. Just my opinion.
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Why do you say that?
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I'm the same way I'm known as the guy with a new phone lol. I own the DNA which my gf has right now we switched and I want it back and only play with the note 2 where I work since I sell phones and I like it too just not a touchwize person bit would like to personally use cm10 or 10.1 the DNA and note 2 r set up right next to each other and the DNA gets brighter. I like both screens. Depends to me if u want a huge phone or a phablet
Also. If you are like me I'm around a charger quite often so battery doesn't bother me. The DNA did pretty well to last the day on decent use but my usage varies
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If it's unlocked then I would get it, if not I would pass.
I believe it will get Sense5.
As for roms making the home screen scrolling faster, idk since I use Nova, but Supercharged Hatka has a lot of speed tweaks.
If I were you I would wait for the S4 since you already tried the DNA and would be tempted to get the S4 when it comes out.
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What do you like better about the DNA over the Note 2? I know for sure that I will miss the battery life if I do this.
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I prefer the size, feel, appearance and screen type. I have not used an LCD in awhile but I really like it at this point.
The note 2 felt like I had a mini tablet in my pocket and this feels like a normal phone.
The grippy material HTC used for the back of the phone makes it very easy to hold in one hand and the shiny plastic on the Note 2 made it difficult.
The shiny appearance of the note 2 was very flashy and it did look enormous compared to most phones where the DNA comes across as a normal ish phone size.
While the battery life on the note 2 was better than the DNA, I've been getting an average of 15-20 hrs per charge with what I would describe as moderately heavy usage.
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Theres nothing better with the DNA. Screen is very subjective (LCD vs amoled). Size is also, depends on person( 1 handed use with note 2/no skinny jeans here) .
I believe with the newest its there is not a way to root/soff yet. And hopefully the devs will provide sense 5. From what I hear Verizon isn't the quickest at releasing updates but that's why we have xda.
Scrolling has gotten better if comparing to intial release.
Personally my gadget addiction needed to try something else. Im currently revisiting the dna for the moment and no real complaints.
My current issue is with development(many slightly tweaked stock roms). Waiting to see what happens after HTC one release.
Samsung devices out of the box are slightly better. You can see all the little things they added when switching to HTC.
Verizon needs to stop touching things. Everything they added is extremely annoying. I'm not extremely hype about sense 5, all I see is a rss reader. Its very clean looking though.
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I just want to echo the sentiment that the update makes scrolling home pages faster, at least in my hands, it feels faster.
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If it's unlocked then I would get it, if not I would pass.
I believe it will get Sense5.
As for roms making the home screen scrolling faster, idk since I use Nova, but Supercharged Hatka has a lot of speed tweaks.
If I were you I would wait for the S4 since you already tried the DNA and would be tempted to get the S4 when it comes out.
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What do you mean by unlocked? If you mean rooted and soff, it's not.
So the consensus is to not get this DNA?
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What do you mean by unlocked? If you mean rooted and soff, it's not.
So the consensus is to not get this DNA?
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Assuming the trader is using the gsm unlock as a selling point. The device is s-on and has the ota that can't be rooted.
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Get that damn DNA bro. You will love it.
Install newt NOS Rom on it and njoy.
My DNA is flying with this Rom and cubed kernel. No more stuttering while scrolling through homescreen and contact list.
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amit_sen said:
Get that damn DNA bro. You will love it.
Install newt NOS Rom on it and njoy.
My DNA is flying with this Rom and cubed kernel. No more stuttering while scrolling through homescreen and contact list.
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Only problem is the new OTA is installed so I can't root lol.
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Assuming the trader is using the gsm unlock as a selling point. The device is s-on and has the ota that can't be rooted.
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I still don't understand gsm unlock. The phone has never been rooted and is on the latest OTA.
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I still don't understand gsm unlock. The phone has never been rooted and is on the latest OTA.
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The dna is gsm unlocked straight from Verizon. It means you can pop an at&t(or any other gsm carrier) sim in it and it will work. It has no relation to bootloader unlocking.
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I think he would like it unlocked so he can mod it if he wants to, and he probably will.
Be sure you're okay with sense because you'll be using stock wayyyy more than you are used to on other phones. That's the biggest thing you'll notice - while there is good dev support, its nothing compared to n2/gs3 support. You're options will be limited and hence, you'll be using sense (or sense based roms) a whole lot. I switched back for the same reason, touchwiz gets boring quick. I am 90% confident that we'll be getting sense 5.0 so that's good. It may not be for another 2-3 months though Others and yourself are correct in saying that until superCID gets worked out for 2.x.x updates, you (we) are SOL and stuck with stock until further implementation. Because of this, again, hope you're okay with stock
I've got a Galaxy Nexus and it's about time to retire it. I don't know whether to get a DNA or hold out for a One or DNA 2 (or whatever it'll be).
I am due for an upgrade within a month.
What would you do?
Get the s4. Sell it for $600. if you dont like it get dna for $300. Profit!
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Hold for the one
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I dont think you can go wrong either way honestly. The DNA is a stellar phone. Most people believe it's still on par with the S4 if not better then it. I came form a GNexus and I can honestly say that I would rather have the DNA then suffer another day with that phone. lol. The One is going to be awesome if it ever comes to Verizon but I'm personally tired of the games they're playing about it.
its really up to what you want in the end. they DNA is good enough. the S4 is a bit faster but plastic and has 13 mp cam. the One is premium build quality with 4 ultrapx and a hair slower than the s4...I would recommend the One...i ended up getting a DNA like a couple of weeks before One but am still very happy
HTC one is coming to Verizon?
barrackOBAMA said:
HTC one is coming to Verizon?
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Well not officially but I don't know how it couldn't.
I went to the vzw store today and messed with the DNA. IMO it feels a lot like my old original incredible. I like the wireless charging. I really want sense 5, but will the DNA ever get that without rooting?
I really need better battery life too. I've got an OEM 2100 battery on my nexus and barely get through a work day with about 90 minutes of talk time and 90 minutes of screen time. From what I'm reading both the DNA and One get great battery life.
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RyanTX said:
Well not officially but I don't know how it couldn't.
I went to the vzw store today and messed with the DNA. IMO it feels a lot like my old original incredible. I like the wireless charging. I really want sense 5, but will the DNA ever get that without rooting?
I really need better battery life too. I've got an OEM 2100 battery on my nexus and barely get through a work day with about 90 minutes of talk time and 90 minutes of screen time. From what I'm reading both the DNA and One get great battery life.
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We have sense 5 now from Newt etc and the ROM is MINT IMO, The DNA's batt lasts a full day easily. Now that there is a software hack looming you dont have to worry about sending it off for Jtag as well.
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We have sense 5 now from Newt etc and the ROM is MINT IMO, The DNA's batt lasts a full day easily. Now that there is a software hack looming you dont have to worry about sending it off for Jtag as well.
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I knew there was a Sense 5 ROM out there by newtoroot, but I am wondering if there will be one that comes OTA from Verizon or HTC.
RyanTX said:
I knew there was a Sense 5 ROM out there by newtoroot, but I am wondering if there will be one that comes OTA from Verizon or HTC.
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A few people in the know dry Terre ifs already a sense 5 ota being tested, so there's always that
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RyanTX said:
I knew there was a Sense 5 ROM out there by newtoroot, but I am wondering if there will be one that comes OTA from Verizon or HTC.
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I believe the DNA one of the devices Sense 5 will be rolling out on. The HTC Butterfly, which is essentially the internation version of the DNA, already has an official Android 4.2/Sense 5.1 leak available.
I wonder how long I'll have to wait if I were to hold out for a One or follow up to the DNA. I sure like the button layout better on the DNA than the One. That home button on the right is stupid IMO.
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Depends on what you're paying for the DNA.
The max you should pay is $50 on contract $375 off contract (used).
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Depends on what you're paying for the DNA.
The max you should pay is $50 on contract $375 off contract (used).
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The vzw store had the DNA for $200 on contract. The cheapest one on swappa is listed at $390.
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RyanTX said:
The vzw store had the DNA for $200 on contract. The cheapest one on swappa is listed at $390.
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Try Amazon for on contract DNA's.
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As mentioned the Butterfly has been confirmed to be getting 4.2.2 and Sense 5. So once the Butterfly gets it then the DNA will get it later on. Rumors are possibly with an OTA as soon as August.
atishpatel2012 said:
its really up to what you want in the end. they DNA is good enough. the S4 is a bit faster but plastic and has 13 mp cam. the One is premium build quality with 4 ultrapx and a hair slower than the s4...I would recommend the One...i ended up getting a DNA like a couple of weeks before One but am still very happy
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The funny part about the one being slower, the s4 snapdragon 600 is overclocked a good amount over the HTC1 and its still only a hair slower shows how HTC > Samsung. Enough said
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As mentioned the Butterfly has been confirmed to be getting 4.2.2 and Sense 5. So once the Butterfly gets it then the DNA will get it later on. Rumors are possibly with an OTA as soon as August.
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To add to this, HTC also confirmed that's the next butterfly is coming out 3rd qtr, which means a US version won't be far behind
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Try Amazon for on contract DNA's.
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I'm on a business plan and I've had no luck getting a subsidized phone from anywhere but vzw unfortunately.
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I'm on a business plan and I've had no luck getting a subsidized phone from anywhere but vzw unfortunately.
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If you'll be paying Verizon's price, I'd wait out for the One/DNA 2.
Also keep in mind that the DNA has 16gb of memory, while the One comes with 32gb as the base option. I personally would wait a bit longer just for the extra memory.
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The funny part about the one being slower, the s4 snapdragon 600 is overclocked a good amount over the HTC1 and its still only a hair slower shows how HTC > Samsung. Enough said
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A "hair slower" is a relative statement. The benchmark differences are exactly what you'd expect from a .2ghz difference, though for real world usage the difference is negligible.
The DNA is great, it's here now, it's marginally different from the One, and it's not very expensive anymore. Especially with the prospect of moonshine S-OFF, which would enable you to get Sense 5 if it doesn't show up in an OTA any time soon, I say go for the DNA.