Do u guys think there's any chance we'll be able to trade in our vibrant's for a nexus s?
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Do u guys think there's any chance we'll be able to trade in our vibrant's for a nexus s?
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Well since we are able to trade our hondas for bmws . Also our ps2s for ps3s....then yep
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I'm sorry, this is just a silly question.
But srsly, no. Unless maybe you're in the 14 return period.
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I heard they are also offering a $50 gift card and free BT head sets along with the Nexus S for our Vibrants
Yeah you can get it for $529
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Why you want to trade? The Nexus doesnt have an external sd card and its basically a Vibrant with a facelift
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Why you want to trade? The Nexus doesnt have an external sd card and its basically a Vibrant with a facelift
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I don't think everyone uses external SD card and the nexus will come Gingerbread and get the fastest updates from the big G.
You want the nexus because it's new and just a hair better. It's the same reason everyone here wanted the g2 then mytouch 4g. It's "new" and "better". The vibrant has great hardware, nearly identical to the nexus, so you'd only be trading up for software and a slight facelift. Not worth it.
It's the new factor. You (and everyone else) will get over it in a month and be on to wanting whatever other new phone is out.
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You want the nexus because it's new and just a hair better. It's the same reason everyone here wanted the g2 then mytouch 4g. It's "new" and "better". The vibrant has great hardware, nearly identical to the nexus, so you'd only be trading up for software and a slight facelift. Not worth it.
It's the new factor. You (and everyone else) will get over it in a month and be on to wanting whatever other new phone is out.
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You're partially correct. But the primary reason that people are interested in the Nexus S is that its a "Nexus" branded; therefore, it will always have the latest version of Android in a timely fashion because it is maintained by Google.
I was considering buying one outright myself but the vibrant is so similar devs may be able to port everything to the vibrant within a couple days or weeks. Plus next year there will likely be dual core phones that come out that are going to be more attractive. I do admit having direct Google support would be great, but I'm going to wait and see what the devs do after it comes out. It's not like the phone is going to disappear from existence a month from now.
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Why you want to trade? The Nexus doesnt have an external sd card and its basically a Vibrant with a facelift
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A facelift gone wrong IMO.
The lack of the SD card is bad with only 16g onboard. I came from a 32gb Iphone to the vibrant and quickly went out and bought a 16gb sd card to make up for the missing storage.
I doubt you will be able to.
First off, the Nexus S is only available at Best Buy or from Google.
I went to T-mobile last week and they told me that only Best Buy will have the phone in their stores.
I have a guy waiting to buy my Vibrant off me if I want to sell it... but the loss of SD card storage space, and the extra $230 I would have to pay has me balking.
I doubt I will get one.
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Hi everyone,
My name is lina I haven't really posted before but I read the forums almost every day and even leavened to put nero3 on my phone so thanks for that..unfortunately I don't want a phone I'll have to keep updating myself and this froyo thing really pissed me off. So I wanna sell my phone and see what you recommend is the best one to get from tmobile, one that WILL be updated..thx
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The Nexus S is the phone most likely to be updated in a timely manner, as it is primarily controlled by Google and not a carrier (even though it functions on T-Mobile's network).
HTC seems to be better about updating than other OEMs.
a HTC or Nexus S as the guy above me said, they both have great software update times.
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Hi everyone,
My name is lina I haven't really posted before but I read the forums almost every day and even leavened to put nero3 on my phone so thanks for that..unfortunately I don't want a phone I'll have to keep updating myself and this froyo thing really pissed me off. So I wanna sell my phone and see what you recommend is the best one to get from tmobile, one that WILL be updated..thx
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The flaming and tell you to just go will begin in 5 4 3 2 1
I'm going to go with nexus s like everyone else. I'm surprised you dont like the vibrant with nero v3 with voodoo on, since with that it becomes a better phone than the nexus s (at least speed wise).
To be honest, I'd probably go with the nexus s or one of the phones coming out soon if I could. The problem is I bought this one from tmobile for the upgrade price and one for my wife for full price, so it's not really an option to spend anymore on another phone unless it were absolutely necessary.
I'm still content with my phone though. To anyone saying it's already outdated, I guess that makes every phone out right now outdated. The vibrant is comparable (hardware wise) to any phone currently being sold. It really could use some more dev love though.
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Hardware wise this phone smokes most everything else, but the software... very annoying...
I'm not unhappy with my Vibrant, I'm just unhappy with Samsung / T-Mobile for not officially releasing Froyo...
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Nexus s is a great phone but vibrant would be better if it got 2.3. I love the micro sd slot that the nexus doesn't have.
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Nexus s is a great phone but vibrant would be better if it got 2.3. I love the micro sd slot that the nexus doesn't have.
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This exactly what turned me off from Nexus S.. the lack expansion slot.. makes me think, "what the hell were they thinking removing this.."
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The Nexus S is the phone most likely to be updated in a timely manner, as it is primarily controlled by Google and not a carrier (even though it functions on T-Mobile's network).
HTC seems to be better about updating than other OEMs.
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a HTC or Nexus S as the guy above me said, they both have great software update times.
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I purchased a Nexus One based on the same logic...unfortunately, as I'm still running 2.2 when 2.3 has been out for almost a month, I'm starting to question the soundness of said logic.
I do realize that no phone has been officially updated to 2.3 (the Nexus S launched with it). Despite having some excellent custom ROMs in the development section, I'm really disappointed that it's been weeks without an official OTA (or even a leak with some updated drivers for that matter).
To the OP: Are you opposed to a physical keyboard? What about the G2?
Honestly, for t mobile the vibrant is probably their number one imo. So you either go with the $549.00 nexus s, or G2....i don't know, whatever....
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Hi everyone,
My name is lina I haven't really posted before but I read the forums almost every day and even leavened to put nero3 on my phone so thanks for that..unfortunately I don't want a phone I'll have to keep updating myself and this froyo thing really pissed me off. So I wanna sell my phone and see what you recommend is the best one to get from tmobile, one that WILL be updated..thx
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Lina, Samsung is to blame for the Froyo firmware issue. They made a promise they could not keep. BUT don't be afraid of updating your phone, It is a lot easier than you think. Since it sounds like you've already done it once already. I know you may have information overload if you have been reading the forums here. Check out my thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10341870 of two tutorial videos I have made for flashing roms. It is presented as "simple stupid" for anyone to understand. Good luck. Don't throw out the Vibrant yet =]
I know there was another thread on this - but that was old.
So here's another one!
What's your next phone?
Going for a Huawei?
Going for Samsung again?
Going over to HTC?
LEMME know!
Galaxy S III
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S3 no doubt I'm due for an upgrade so I'll be in line as soon as its available
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I'm hoping to still get several more months, maybe a year, out of my Vibrant, so that's TBD right now. But if it died on me today I'd pick up a Galaxy Nexus since they're (relatively) cheap without a contract.
S III. Going to get an upgrade on October, so might as well, unless a better phone comes out during then (not planning to get an iPhone any time in the future.)
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S3 no doubt I'm due for an upgrade so I'll be in line as soon as its available
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Same!
My 2 years are officially up in August. I'm hoping there will be some sort of leak for the next Nexus phone because I'm not blown away with the S3. :/
I think I could get another 6-8 months out of my phone but I'd rather upgrade to a phone that actually allows me to get 4G data and fully functional GPS.
Next iPhone
One x
Note 2
Or one of the next Nexus phones.
I'm waiting for the padfone myself.
Already have the GSM Nexus, but I switch off every other day with my Vibe. I just love the Vibe!
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Also plan on getting a Note when they solve the emmc bricking issue. I am tempted by the GS III, but I need to play with one first.
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So far all indications point towards me getting a GS3
I got a GSM Nexus Prime.
So far, I love everything about it. Especially the lack of bugs (and abundance of features) in AOSP based roms and kernels!
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Already have the GSM Nexus, but I switch off every other day with my Vibe. I just love the Vibe!
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I'm curious what it is about the Vibrant that you like over the Nexus that keeps you going back to it? Been looking at the Nexus, but still really satisfied with my Vibrant and don't want to invest in a phone that's not a significant upgrade.
Got a one s. I thought the lack of removable battery and no sd card slot would kill it, but I don't see it bothering me much. Galaxy s 3 would have been my choice but I heard its gonna be watered down anyway.
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Sounds like most of you are going for either the Galaxy SIII or the Galaxy Nexus.
My only worry in this regard is the screens.
The screen is what draws you to the device and Super AMOLED HD screens (minus the plus) just don't do it for me.
But yeah my phone is just dying. So glad I didn't keep that Moto Cliq around though... THAT would be a nightmare.
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So I guess you've decided it for me!
I'm going with Samsung again and getting a Galaxy SIII!
Snapdragon S4 processor is ok,
2GB RAM will put me in a haze,
Let's just hope battery life better than the Vibrant's graze.
There is someone local selling an unlocked international version on the GS2, with the physical button on the bottom. Is there any differences in the software between this and the TMO version? If I were to buy this, can I flash and root as if I were using the standard GS2?
thanks.
If that is the international version (namely i9100) then that is the standard sgs2. It had more development going on than the other versions of it.
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If that is the international version (namely i9100) then that is the standard sgs2. It had more development going on than the other versions of it.
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This is it...
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mob/3107471905.html
For the price, I'm thinking about picking it up this weekend. I was going to get the Galaxy Nexus but starting today it isn't for sale anymore on Google!
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This is it...
http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mob/3107471905.html
For the price, I'm thinking about picking it up this weekend. I was going to get the Galaxy Nexus but starting today it isn't for sale anymore on Google!
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That's the one. Go for it. And yeah, google lost between their fight against apple when it comes to the GNex, that's why it was removed from the playstore.
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That's the one. Go for it. And yeah, google lost between their fight against apple when it comes to the GNex, that's why it was removed from the playstore.
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I saw that, and read an article that kept talking about the Nexus 7. I had a G2X that a sold and picked up a Nexus S for $165. I don't like this damn phone, so I'll be promptly selling and using the profit for a top tier phone!
Does the S2 feel like the standard cheap Samsung while holding it? Or does it actually have some weight to it? Coming from LG's and HTC's, those things are heavy.
EDIT: The Galaxy Nexus is supposedly available again next week.
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I saw that, and read an article that kept talking about the Nexus 7. I had a G2X that a sold and picked up a Nexus S for $165. I don't like this damn phone, so I'll be promptly selling and using the profit for a top tier phone!
Does the S2 feel like the standard cheap Samsung while holding it? Or does it actually have some weight to it? Coming from LG's and HTC's, those things are heavy.
EDIT: The Galaxy Nexus is supposedly available again next week.
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The S2 does feel flimsy when holding it, but you get used to it honestly... Dropped the phone many times, only have one dent on it.
stevew84 said:
I saw that, and read an article that kept talking about the Nexus 7. I had a G2X that a sold and picked up a Nexus S for $165. I don't like this damn phone, so I'll be promptly selling and using the profit for a top tier phone!
Does the S2 feel like the standard cheap Samsung while holding it? Or does it actually have some weight to it? Coming from LG's and HTC's, those things are heavy.
EDIT: The Galaxy Nexus is supposedly available again next week.
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For me it is decent enough to look at and doesn't feel cheap even though it's light weight. Hmmm, you should decide whether you want a fast update (GNex) or better hardware buy slow update (Sgs2). Sgs2 is a great phone but samsung has the habit of updating a device for a year and then stop (not 1 year but you get the point). If i had the chance i would swap my sgs2 for GNex but i'm in doubt since i am a heavy user and i use my phone for gaming. Also, GNex lacks External SD card which is a No No for me.
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The S2 does feel flimsy when holding it, but you get used to it honestly... Dropped the phone many times, only have one dent on it.
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Well, either way, I'll look forward to the device. Having the international version will be cool since not a lot of people have it, especially in white.
There is also a guy selling a white Galaxy Nexus. not too sure which to go for, same price even.
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For me it is decent enough to look at and doesn't feel cheap even though it's light weight. Hmmm, you should decide whether you want a fast update (GNex) or better hardware buy slow update (Sgs2). Sgs2 is a great phone but samsung has the habit of updating a device for a year and then stop (not 1 year but you get the point). If i had the chance i would swap my sgs2 for GNex but i'm in doubt since i am a heavy user and i use my phone for gaming. Also, GNex lacks External SD card which is a No No for me.
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I don't really care for the OTA's, I'll flash whoever put together a flashable version of whatever OTA is released...
I actually ordered a G. Skill 32gb SDHC Class 10 from newegg.com for my G2X, which I don't have anymore, now with the Nexus S, I have no use for the card! The SD write speeds on this phone are HORRIBLE, about 800k/sec!!!
I'm a fan of the non-carrier branded devices for some reason. My G2X had LG on the top instead of the traditional T-Mobile, and the screen hue while turned off was a brownish color instead of a blueish-gray that the TMO version had. I had one of each G2X's and in comparison, the screen for the LG branded was much more vibrant.
Now I have the Nexus S, again no branding, which is another reason why I want the Galaxy Nexus.
I'm confused, to say the least!
Well, if you don't care about updates then go for the international sgs2 (i9100). Great specs and still one of the best phone in the market.
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Well, if you don't care about updates then go for the international sgs2 (i9100). Great specs and still one of the best phone in the market.
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The S3 is WAY to overpriced, I would just get that, but not willing to dish out around $500 for a non contracted phone.
Oh, another reason to stay away from the carrier branded for me, is that they won't get IMEI/ESN locked by which ever carrier!
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The S3 is WAY to overpriced, I would just get that, but not willing to dish out around $500 for a non contracted phone.
Oh, another reason to stay away from the carrier branded for me, is that they won't get IMEI/ESN locked by which ever carrier!
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Then go for it mate
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Then go for it mate
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I'm going to on friday, hopefully I get get rid of this Nexus S.
stevew84 said:
I'm going to on friday, hopefully I get get rid of this Nexus S.
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Don't get rid of updates...
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Don't get rid of updates...
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Huh? i don't really care to receive Jelly Bean on the Nexus S, the DPI is atrocious on this phone. That, mixed with the screen type don't equal out to a good display. My G2X looked WAY better than this device.
The S2 will get a good Jelly Bean port before the Nexus S will, I'm sure of that.
I dont know if i post in the right section.
but i know that many experts in android are in here.
QUESTION:
What brand & unit have good specification
internal memory,processor,audio & Camera.??
and what android unit is the best for custom rom?
i already have LG OPTIMUS ME P350
i already customize it see my signature.
but im tired of it.
i want to buy a new one..
May we know your carrier and price range? Also some more specific requirements you want in the device?
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May we know your carrier and price range? Also some more specific requirements you want in the device?
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Carrier - smart
Want 2+ internal memory
W/ atleast 1ghz
Also want cheap
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For getting it directly from Smart, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus would be your best option. I don't know if it would be different on your end, but by going to Google Play and getting the Gnexus from there unlocked, it would cost half as much. Sorry for the late reply.
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Does Google Play still sell the GNex? I thought they pulled them off their site?
Best Android Phone bar non is Samsung GS3 or HTC One X. I heard a One X+ with fire-breathing, ear splitting quad-core and turbojets will be out in the fall.
They pulled it off for a week about a month ago, but its been back on since then.
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Go for google phones which has great suppor from both, google and xda.
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Hi, after 5 day's of using the Lg Optimus G its in the box and going back to At&t.
Its a fast beautiful phone, but I can't live without ROM's. Wish all of you good luck guy's.
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Hi, after 5 day's of using the Lg Optimus G its in the box and going back to At&t.
Its a fast beautiful phone, but I can't live without ROM's. Wish all of you good luck guy's.
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I don't know if you are paying attention to the development forum but they have clockwork tethered n on the device and they are actively working on an unlock n r very close.
Development is not everything !
NEVER buy a phone for what it 'might' do in the future. Buy it for what it can do now.
If custom roms are important to you, don't get this phone right now. Get an S3 or One X.
If a really good oem experience is OK for you, and root is good enough, then look no further! I think this is an awesome phone.
But until proven otherwise, assume that the bootloader will never be unlocked. It might be, but if that is critical to you, then you should be buying a phone that can do that today.
Each to their own.
Jason
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JasonJoel said:
If custom roms are important to you, don't get this phone right now. Get an S3 or One X.
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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If only N4 had LTE, then I would jump right on that. In the meantime I'm looking forward to getting my OG, and keeping my fingers crossed for the devs to work their magic. Anyone else feel the same?
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they are actively working on an unlock n r very close.
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Where did you see this?
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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Lte.
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Lte.
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And expandable storage
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This phone is an animal. And even now, the test units for the N4 have been updated with the build that will be on the shipped units and in benchmarks and real world testing it doesn't hold a candle to this phone. That of course poses a couple of questions like why is vanilla android not as fast or faster than the build on the optimus g if the hardware is so similar? And why buy the n4 for faster access to updates if those updates don't bring it up to the same performance level as the Optimus G?
Wireless charging is the only feature I wish we had and hey, I can live without that. So IMO this phone is superior and will be even more so if/when the developers here work there magic and get passes the locked bootloader. So I would suggest sticking around.
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And expandable storage
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While I agree that LTE and expandable storage are important, if lack of sufficient progress towards boot loader unlock, in 5 days, would drive you to return the device, for one that will get customer ROMs, getting an S3 which from what I read is about to lose it's dev support due to Samsung policies (devs are tired of doing inefficient, cumbersome work arounds that shouldn't be necessary) isn't a good option, even if you got LTE everywhere you went and could expand storage to 2 TB. The One x has it's drawbacks too.
Even stock unrooted, this thing is a monster in terms of what I'm seeing it do. I may still trade it in for the One X+ at the end of this week, but if I don't I certainly can't find fault with it yet. If I can survive a Droid Bionic with utter lack of Dev support (for good reasons, obviously), the LG OG will be a snap!
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Even stock unrooted, this thing is a monster in terms of what I'm seeing it do. I may still trade it in for the One X+ at the end of this week, but if I don't I certainly can't find fault with it yet. If I can survive a Droid Bionic with utter lack of Dev support (for good reasons, obviously), the LG OG will be a snap!
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I'm thinking about return the OG also, and possibly getting the One X+ (if it's battery life is decent) or the Nexus 4 (and giving up LTE, not sure though).
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This phone is an animal. And even now, the test units for the N4 have been updated with the build that will be on the shipped units and in benchmarks and real world testing it doesn't hold a candle to this phone. That of course poses a couple of questions like why is vanilla android not as fast or faster than the build on the optimus g if the hardware is so similar? And why buy the n4 for faster access to updates if those updates don't bring it up to the same performance level as the Optimus G?
Wireless charging is the only feature I wish we had and hey, I can live without that. So IMO this phone is superior and will be even more so if/when the developers here work there magic and get passes the locked bootloader. So I would suggest sticking around.
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Also even a stock upgrade to jellybean will give us a large performance boost... I am happy enough with root for now, there is no phone that compares to this one.
Imo with just 8/16 gb storage options , no matter what power it houses n4 is pretty useless ! A couple of hd games and few songs Will fill it up and then how am i supposed to take advantage of those a15 quads !
Yeah, 64gb sd cards win
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I really wish the HTC One X+ had 2GB of RAM, mainly because of the uncertainty of needing 2GB for the next version of Android OS.
Mine may be going back and I just got it today. Mine doesn't want to recognize the SIM
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I really wish the HTC One X+ had 2GB of RAM, mainly because of the uncertainty of needing 2GB for the next version of Android OS.
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The other thing you aren't understanding is the Tegra 3 only supports single channel memory, so that one gig is much slower than our 2gb of dual channel memory.
I think he should send it back. Some else would appreciate this wondrous phone.
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