Apparently this phone hits tomorrow, looks like VZW is trying to get out ahead of the iPhone 4S hysteria...
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Here's what I've found so far for the specs...
4G LTE capability
Five-row QWERTY keyboard
4-inch Samsung Super AMOLED display
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor
1.3-megapixel (front) camera
5-megapixel (rear) camera
Mobile hotspot capability
AllShare
Samsung Media Hub
Bluetooth 3.0
DivX and XviD support
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
Support for Cisco AnyConnect 2.1 SSL VPN
Encryption Services
Support for Sybase Afaria
So it looks like its' CPU is comparable to the Fascinate, in fact it looks like the only major differences are 4G, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, and Gingerbread built-in.
I gotta say that I'm tempted to get this. I kinda wish it had a Dual-core CPU and Tegra GPU, but I just might pull the trigger anyway. Any news on if this phone will take current Fascinate ROMs with modification?
I'd LOVE to throw CM7 on this sucker...
Yay..... the epic comes to verizon a year later....
good day.
Strange deals between Samsung and VZW !
Edit: wait a minute... that means and official Gb release from VZW easily ported to the fassy.
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Why would you want this when the Nexus Prime is just a ways reach away?
This phone is pretty sub-par to what is newly released.. this will probably be the phone for the average user who wants 4G.
Well, I'm looking at it for my wife. Who sends about 700 text messages a month. She WILL NOT USE AN ON SCREEN KEYBOARD. If you're not married, then you won't understand why you can't try to enlighten your wife.
Sadly, although it should work the same as a Charge, the demo unit at Verizon didn't scroll or pinch-zoom without the page bouncing around, and I suspect it was some Verizon demo mode that was completely hosing it, and no way I could find to turn that mode off, and while the salesmen/women tried to help, they were just as ignorant as me.
I came here looking to find out if there were any problems. Instead there's just 'tude.
BTW, I think I'm getting the Galaxy Nexus for myself.
I had the stratosphere for 3 days and took it back. Keys on keyboard were to small, the bloatware was unbelievable, the battery life sucked, and everytime I tried to open the keyboard the damn thing nearly flew out of my hand. It was bad enough I opted for another fascinate, a refurb no less. That was my experience.
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So far two days into owning the Stratosphere and loving it. After getting the root applied to the phone and removing some of the bloat the phone is really running well. If you desire an QWERTY keyboard with 4G LTE on Verizon this is not a bad option. Yes its not as powerful as the upcoming devices coming out I'll be completely honest but on its own its pretty solid so far for me.
24-Hours in...
Picked up this phone yesterday. Got it from Radio Shack for FREE with a 2-year contract renewal.
So far I am really liking it. Upgraded from an HTC Droid Eris. BIG difference!
I also wish it had a dual-core processor, but this is a great phone for free. Looks like Target and Best Buy are now offering this phone for free too.
Now just need to be able to root and flash to ICS.
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In my view, the Nexus and the HD2 are the two best phones available at this time. I am not taking the Desire or Legend into consideration as I view them as Nexus variants. (However I know the desire has a slight edge with a little more ram.)
So, what do you think? Is the HD2 too big for you? Is the Nexus one to basic/plain?
Vote, and comment, I'd like to hear what people think.
I'd also like to note I am not asking which phone is better out of the box, all variables come into play. Customization, Custom ROMS, style, etc.
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Neither tbh,both were tested on the gadget show along with the hero and the milestone.The hero came up tops over all the others,Having previouly owned a touch HD i would never go back to WinMO.Far to many windows error messages if you are going to get one of those i would go for the nexus but personally id have a Hero
In a word "Evo". Google it. It's an HD2 running Android (and has some hardware improvements)
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Neither tbh,both were tested on the gadget show along with the hero and the milestone.The hero came up tops over all the others,Having previouly owned a touch HD i would never go back to WinMO.Far to many windows error messages if you are going to get one of those i would go for the nexus but personally id have a Hero
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I'm quite suprised to hear the hero beat both. I don't think the hero has any chance between the HD2 nexus. I currently own a hero, and while its a great phone, the nexus alone smashed the hero in processor speed, RAM, screen size and general features. The only plus for the Hero IMO are physical buttons.
As for the Evo, seeing as its a Sprint phone that leaves almost 90% out of the loop.
WinMo 6.x sucks, and I wouldn't want the HD2 for that reason. However, it's got the little Windows button at the bottom, which tells me that HTC is starting to build their handsets to be compliant with Windows Phone 7. The HD2 might allow you to run WinPho7 leaks/custom ROMs a lot more readily than other WinMo phones.
That said, as curious as I am about WP7, there's no way I'd buy a WM6.x phone just to satisfy future curiosity. Just food for thought.
in proccessor speed yes buit when it was down to apps,camera and other bits they said the camera was way too dark and quite often blurred.They liked the nexus OS but also said hero is due the same and the HD2 was better at camera but they didnt like WinMO and preferred the App market
It basically looks like the Webtop Lapdock, but with chrome accents, and can connect to a number of high end Moto devices, such as the newly announced Atrix 2 and also our Photon, via what appears to be a dongle. Launches exclusively on AT&T on Oct. 13th followed by launches at other locations (Sprint?) later this month. No price yet.
Anyone interested? This guy is.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/lapdock-100-brings-a-webtop-iq-boost-to-moto-phones-on-verizon/
That's great news!
Webtop is quite slow, not productive enough. I always wonder whether moto is going to seriously speed it up.
Making me reconsider trading my photon for the SII
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That's great news!
Webtop is quite slow, not productive enough. I always wonder whether moto is going to seriously speed it up.
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From a hardware standpoint, webtop performs ok when compared to an equivalent netbook. Not too long ago those single core Atom netbooks could barely play youtube vids. The eyecandy is it main hindrance and the patch work coding doesn't help.
I've already discussed possible improvements with moto and there response was pretty much "webtop's awesome, everybody loves it, the hardware can't support a real desktop enviroment and who would want that anyway." My rebuttal was to show them my Photon running, at that time, a prerelease of Ubuntop using the lapdock. "We don't get it." was what I got in return at which point I walked away.
I have a single core 1.6 intel atom netbook and im sure my photons hardware blows it out the water lol. I need a full fedora distro on this thing = perfect phone
That's pretty legit. I might actually ponder getting one if I don't get a tablet instead.
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That's pretty legit. I might actually ponder getting one if I don't get a tablet instead.
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You know what, I had an Asus TF. Great device, great support. I traded it and went back to my NC running CM7 via Phirenook. 7 is such a good form factor, I slide it into my binder and have my text/web resources at my fingertips, right beside my notes. I have magazines on there and books, and with that screen...things are easy to read.
That being said, I'm hoping a 7" model of Xoom 2 is announced and or the Galaxy Tab 7 is price appropriate, because there is something incredibly utilitarian about a tablet the size of a paperback. My $.02.
Edit: Locks like the Lapdock is going to run $249. Hmmmm.
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Ah, the "100" was misleading - wish that was the price
Hey all!
My wife and I are in the market for tablets. Both of us are in school. We both want to be able to watch movies including Netflix. And we both need the ability to create and modify Word docs.
I've been doing a lot of research and think the Prime might be the best solution for us. However, the iPad is also a contender.
If you had to do it over again, which would you get and why?
Thanks for your input!
Why ask why?
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i would do it again in a heartbeat i love it and no tablet can match it and once it gets ics the world peace will start
i would do it again. reasons? it is more powerful than ipad2, once some software comes out that utilizes it, it will be even more of a beast. the dock adds a whole world of utility to this tablet. also, I think it is the best looking tablet.
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i would do it again. reasons? it is more powerful than ipad2, once some software comes out that utilizes it, it will be even more of a beast. the dock adds a whole world of utility to this tablet. also, I think it is the best looking tablet.
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Yep what he said.
I would do it again without hesitation. Apple devices are locked down, and therefore restrictive. With an Android tablet, you can do much much more!
It can also be customized to make it your own! Without hesitation, YES- I would do it again...
By far the best tablet I have ever owned and used. Blows the ipad 2 away in my opinion and the gaming is just amazing.
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i would do it again. reasons? it is more powerful than ipad2, once some software comes out that utilizes it, it will be even more of a beast. the dock adds a whole world of utility to this tablet. also, I think it is the best looking tablet.
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I agree 100%
i would do it again, the biggest reason for using it over an ipad2 is the dock, if you're planning to do a decent amount of word processing on a tablet, the TF line with their respective docks provide the best user experience in that regard compared to any other tablet on the market.
if i had to do it again id wait for ics. Im not overly impressed with the prime. I think once apps and os can be optimized for quadcore then it will be the best tablet. But for now most apps and HC are not so you wont see a significant difference.
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i would do it again. reasons? it is more powerful than ipad2, once some software comes out that utilizes it, it will be even more of a beast. the dock adds a whole world of utility to this tablet. also, I think it is the best looking tablet.
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exactly, short n to the point. this device has me more satisfied than with my Og iPad.
I know I am digging this up from a while ago, but...Would you still do it? I just ordered one from HHgregg for the $399 price ($411 with shipping). I have been watching these forums and doing research but I jumped at the lower price..so I ask you...
Would you buy this again? If not at full retail, then at the 399 price?
Edit: I'm pretty sure this should be in Q&A...Sorry about that, I just dug it up using the similar thread functionality
I've got a Galaxy S2, at stock. I love it. I sold my eee pad a month after I got it because it was just too SLOW compared to my phone... :/
Now...after months of learning android and cyanogenmod more... I want to know, if a galaxy tab 10.1... With custom roms and overclocking, can it beat my phone?
I average 3200 on quadrant. Most apps pretty much open instantly.
I used a Galaxy Tab in the store once...and it was...just completely sad. It struggled to load animations, and just looked horrible compared to my phone.
I'm really just looking for a super light, super fast 10 inch tablet. So I am curious to know if this could be it. Can anyone shed some light on performance?
Look for a quad-core tegra 3 tablet. The galaxy tab 10.1 is last year's hardware and struggles with some things. Don't get me wrong, it's nice, but if I were to buy a new android tablet right now, it would probably be the Asus TF300t, or another tegra 3 tablet. for $500+, I'd probably get an ipad or the new TF700 with the 1080p screen when that comes out.
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Look for a quad-core tegra 3 tablet. The galaxy tab 10.1 is last year's hardware and struggles with some things. Don't get me wrong, it's nice, but if I were to buy a new android tablet right now, it would probably be the Asus TF300t, or another tegra 3 tablet. for $500+, I'd probably get an ipad or the new TF700 with the 1080p screen when that comes out.
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Well, I was hoping to stay under 350, I was thinking a last gen tablet, just overclocked with cyanogenmod. But...maybe I am pushing it too far
With pershoot's kernel, you can set this thing up to 1.4Ghz. The ICS roms that are out there help make it much snappier, but as previously stated: this is already old hardware. For the money you'd spend, it's a great tablet. I am quite happy with mine. Had the option been available when I bought my tab, I would have gone for the transformer prime instead...mainly because of the quad-core and the sd-card slot.
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Well, I was hoping to stay under 350, I was thinking a last gen tablet, just overclocked with cyanogenmod. But...maybe I am pushing it too far
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The new Asus TF300t is $379 at most local retailers. For just a bit more than your $350 budget, you can have a quad core tab with expandable memory (SD slot). Not quite as nice as the Gtab 10.1 (the asus has a plastic back), but the performance makes up for that imo.
I recently got a galaxy nexus and my experience with ICS persuaded me to finally try some custom ROMs on my tab. The difference between stock and ICS with pershoot's kernel is unbelievable. My last quadrant score was 3487 and I'm normally right around there. If I was running CM9 instead of AOKP I'd probably be able to get it higher than that consistently. The ROMs are only going to get better as well. All that being said though, the hardware is a bit old. I don't have any issues with my tab's performance anymore but I would still evaluate other options.
Here's my Quadrant score running CM9 and the kernel that install with it.
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But if your in the market to buy a new tablet... I'd wait a bit, save up a little extra money and get a quadcore tablet.
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http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/06/htc-1080p-verizon-smartphone-release-date/
HTC’s upcoming 5-inch, 1080p superphone reaffirmed ahead of fall release
BGR exclusively reported this past April that HTC (2498) will be the star of Verizon Wireless’s (VZ) fall lineup thanks to a new 5-inch superphone with a 1080p high-definition display, Scribe stylus support and a quad-core Krait CPU paired with an Adreno 320 graphics processor. Now, citing unnamed industry sources, Digitimes on Monday reported that HTC plans to launch a smartphone with a “5-inch display featuring a resolution of 1794 by 1080 pixels” some time in either September or October. The massive HD handset could be just what HTC needs to finish the year strong after a rough second quarter and continued struggles in the third quarter, but it’ll certainly have some stiff competition from the Galaxy S III, the upcoming Galaxy Note II and Apple’s (AAPL) next-generation iPhone, which will be announced on September 12th.
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Saw that and it looks killer, but I gotta say, after playing with the streak a while ago, I don't think I could go any bigger than the screen size of the lte. Of course I said the same thing when I got my og...
Makes sense. Samsung is going to announce a new Galaxy Note, so HTC will try to compete with them in the phone/tablet hybrid market.
Sounds great.
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Pretty cool. Except that I could never use Verizon. Slow data as it may be, at least its not capped or throttled on sprint. Plus my house has been lit up with LTE for the past week now and I pull a solid 10mbps down, and 5-10 up everytime I test it. (hit as high as 14 down)
And we all knew the quad-core kraits were coming later this year. That screen is going to look awesome as well.
As the new iPhone release is coming up, I think our current phones will give it every bit of a run for it's money, and this just emphasizes the android hardware dominance over it even more so.
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Pretty cool. Except that I could never use Verizon. Slow data as it may be, at least its not capped or throttled on sprint. Plus my house has been lit up with LTE for the past week now and I pull a solid 10mbps down, and 5-10 up everytime I test it. (hit as high as 14 down)
And we all knew the quad-core kraits were coming later this year. That screen is going to look awesome as well.
As the new iPhone release is coming up, I think our current phones will give it every bit of a run for it's money, and this just emphasizes the android hardware dominance over it even more so.
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That screen will be delicious. 1080p is twice the number of pixels as 720p. On a 5" screen, 1794x1080 would be a PPI of 418.8. Compare that to this phone's PPI: 312.47.
To bad most things don't take advantage of the high res netflix still doesn't do hd on most phones and I don't think hulu does either and a few media players iv tried don't work right and crash often or freeze
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As soon as you walk out of the store, something even more advanced drops. Sigh!
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As soon as you walk out of the store, something even more advanced drops. Sigh!
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That's technology for you. My computer cost about $1000 to build two years ago, and now I could build the same rig for about $300 less.
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That's technology for you. My computer cost about $1000 to build two years ago, and now I could build the same rig for about $300 less.
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That's sweet I'm due for an upgrade on my Verizon account anyway hell yeah!
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