Hi to all of you good people I am a person like most of you and I am tired from all this s..t. I started using Android like 5 months ago and I had almost most of the phones Nexus One, Mytouch 4G, Samsung Captivate, Htc G2, Dell Streak, Galaxy Tab and so on... and now Samsung Vibrant. Thats in 5 months, dont you guys think this is s..t? We are trying to find the perfect phone that evrything works perfect from camera, FFCamera, Video codec support and all the things u already know plus software updates that all the time is a mess. I dont know I'm already tired from all this bull s..t man. What u guys think???
I think if you feel that way you should go by an iPhone or a Blackberry
You had all those phones in 5 months? A different phone every 2.5 weeks? Sounds kind of ridiculous to me.. lol
No........
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Hi to all of you good people I am a person like most of you and I am tired from all this s..t. I started using Android like 5 months ago and I had almost most of the phones Nexus One, Mytouch 4G, Samsung Captivate, Htc G2, Dell Streak, Galaxy Tab and so on... and now Samsung Vibrant. Thats in 5 months, dont you guys think this is s..t? We are trying to find the perfect phone that evrything works perfect from camera, FFCamera, Video codec support and all the things u already know plus software updates that all the time is a mess. I dont know I'm already tired from all this bull s..t man. What u guys think???
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Are you really trying to win over a bunch of people to not only give up on the Vibrant in a Vibrant forum, but Android as a whole in a Vibrant forum? If you haven't found a ROM that does everything then stop flashing betas and experimentals. There's multiple ROMs with everything working, and unless you don't have a job or a life, some bugs that exist aren't even a big deal. You make it sound like every ROM is either missing texting or phone calls. Think about how much our phone has the ability to do and then imagine making a ROM and having to make sure EVERYTHING works, from a setting menu FC to a data connection.
Android has climbed to the leader in smartphone preference in the U.S., you're alone on this one bud. If you've had that many devices, and couldn't manage to have one operate in a stable manner, then you are most definitely doing something wrong. And why all those phones, like, a captivate and a vibrant? did you even understand that those are pretty much the same thing? different carriers? that could be a problem right there. It's posts like these that make it so hard not to verbally assault you with my keyboard.
If you went through half a dozen phones in 5 months and still not satisfied, chances are it's not the phones that are the problem.
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Even if he had gone through that many phones in that period of time, he should have at least been kept interested.
ok tell me one android phone that has everything perfect just one tell me
HTC hd2
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and the reason i got vibrant after captivate becouse captivate was locked down with At&t u culd not load apps from other places , i know i culd get around that but why? why i have to get around that its suppose to be open????????? any phone has something i know all the phones like my 10 fingers which phone has what nice and what sh.t...
u might be right
Mytouch 4G - (Yellow tint on the screen, too much bloatware, sh.t speaker...)
Samsung vibrantand Captivate - (No software update??? no ffcamera, no camera flash, lag...)
Dell streak - (1.6??? and very bad quality plastics, speaker)
G2- (bad speaker, camera, hinge,...)
Galaxy tab - (bad cameras, apps don't fit the screen and its a questinon if u get the 2.3 or not???)
this is some of the examples
samomamo said:
Nexus One, Mytouch 4G, Samsung Captivate, Htc G2, Dell Streak, Galaxy Tab and so on... and now Samsung Vibrant. Thats in 5 months, dont you guys think this is s..t?
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You bought and (I'm guessing) sold seven android devices in five months?? Sorry brother but I'm not buying that line of bull.
My guess is that you are an Apple fanboy that came over here to ruffle some feathers. You clearly have a lot of time on your hands.
BTW, all of the phones you list are very high-quality devices capable of performing at the highest level of what is available to smartphone consumers. I'd love to know how each phone failed to meet your exacting personal standard?
f Apple I love android but the same time im tired from it. and ye i have mony to burn thats why i get all the phones and i love phones.
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Mytouch 4G - (Yellow tint on the screen, too much bloatware, sh.t speaker...)
Samsung vibrantand Captivate - (No software update??? no ffcamera, no camera flash, lag...)
Dell streak - (1.6??? and very bad quality plastics, speaker)
G2- (bad speaker, camera, hinge,...)
Galaxy tab - (bad cameras, apps don't fit the screen and its a questinon if u get the 2.3 or not???)
this is some of the examples
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Everything you list here is either A) subjective or B) a hardware/carrier issue. None of it is an indictment of Android as an operating system. One of the beauties of the Android OS is that it is available on many different phones (with varying hardware configurations) on many different carriers.
But I don't think you're really interested in all that.
ok try to defend it pure android? its beautiful that nexus one's screen is non responsive. and nexus s is a joke wit low def video and no sd support thats beautiful?
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ok try to defend it pure android? its beautiful that nexus one's screen is non responsive. and nexus s is a joke wit low def video and no sd support thats beautiful?
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Then I don't know what to tell you man. Take your money and buy a phone that is to your liking on whatever platform you wish. What exactly is this thread about anyway?? What answer are you looking for??
Deleted, not even worth it.
i just wanted to know if anyone is getting tired from all this that google has to make a one perfect device with everything so it works with the android software that they made... am i wrong?? dont u guys thing Google supouse to do that? they have the money and the software they just have to make the hardware that goes with it.
Google makes money from android now they shuld invest in makeing a perfect device.
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Hello guys,
I am comparing the Vibrant, G2, MT4G and N1, even considering the HD2.
Is there still a good reason to consider the Vibrant? Seeing as how Samsung is really dropping the ball / support. Any other advice / support is appreciated.
Note: This will be my first Android phone, I will be coming from an iPhone 3GS.
I'd get Nexus S or even better, wait for Vibrant 4g.
Vibrant running a rom is a great phone. Stock not so much. I would probably just wait for the new 4g galaxy in a month or two and grab that.
Stock, the phone isn't very good. It's slow. It's laggy. The battery life is pretty poor. I'd rate a stock Vibrant (Eclair) 6 out of 10.
Rooted and flashed with a good ROM, it's quite good. I'd say it's 8 out of 10. There are a number of flaws... such as the GPS being wonky, the phone not having any notification LEDs and the haptic feedback being very weak compared to comparable devices.
Regardless of software issues, the hardware is good, even if the build quality is low. The S-AMOLED display is gorgeous (if a bit oversaturated). The audio quality (for media playback, not call quality) is the best I've heard on a phone.
I wouldn't buy it on contract, though. I bought my Vibrant second-hand for about $300, and I consider it a great deal, even now after all the Samsung software shenanigans.
It depends on what you are wanting (FFC, other features...)... where you live (4g?)... and how the phone feels.... do you want the stock feel (N1) or the features touch wiz brings.
Personally, the Vibrant is perfect for ME. Obviously there is going to be someone who prefers another phone on your list (good group).. I have the Nexus also.
Say what you will, but TouchWiz has a LOT of features i would miss.
I will say this, for hardware, not bricking, the BEST screen, and great developers the Vibrant wins.
The Vibrant 4G seems to be launching in Feb, but will probably be out of my price range...
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It depends on what you are wanting (FFC, other features...)... where you live (4g?)... and how the phone feels.... do you want the stock feel (N1) or the features touch wiz brings.
Personally, the Vibrant is perfect for ME. Obviously there is going to be someone who prefers another phone on your list (good group).. I have the Nexus also.
Say what you will, but TouchWiz has a LOT of features i would miss.
I will say this, for hardware, not bricking, the BEST screen, and great developers the Vibrant wins.
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I live in LA, so 4G should be available...
I'm still new to Android... TouchWiz, a quick google shows it is the Samsung's splash screen / desktop. And a "rom" seems to be a custom firmware, is this correct?
Androids seem so much more complicated than an iPhone.
Anyone know the spects on the vibrant 4g?
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Android is open source. Because of this, manufacturers can take it and "make it their own"
Touchwiz is amazing and absolutely my preferred "skin" *though I prefer stock android, ala Nexus one*
Look in my signature, read those stickies... should answer a lot of questions AND show what the Vibrant can do.
Regardless what phone you choose, I bet you end up (1) rooting it and (2) flashing a custom rom.
The Vibrant is incredibly hard to brick... will benefit from the Nexus S and Vibrant 4G (source code released) and has great developers.. plus it is just sexy. Your call.
Unless you absolutely need fast updates (Nexus S), and need a phone now, yeah, get the vibrant. Great hardware, very slick, great devs, but maybe a few trolls in the community. Great phone none the less.
Dont let the whine threads fool you this phone is fantastic.
You need to ask yourself a few questions when looking at what phone you want.
How important is a forward facing camera?
What screen size would you prefer?
How does the phone feel to you?
Whats the storage like?
The vibrant has a great cpu and gpu. a beautiful screen and 16 gig internal storage with an sdcard slot that supports a 32gb micro sd card.
Its mad light which can throw you off but you get use to it. You can probably get a great deal if 4g isnt all that important. I got mine for about 315 here in los angeles.
Ive seen them for a lot lower on cl also.
The phone might be decent but the company behind it ruins it.
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Yes, it just depends on how much you are paying for it.
With the Vibrant 4G ready to drop next month, I wouldn't pay more than $200-300 for a plain Vibrant.
I'm actually waiting till then to buy one for my wife.
Short answer: no.
Long answer: there are way better phones than the vibrant coming out soon. Samsung also blows, and for those of you telling him yes... what happened to #neveragain?
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Yes, it just depends on how much you are paying for it.
With the Vibrant 4G ready to drop next month, I wouldn't pay more than $200-300 for a plain Vibrant.
I'm actually waiting till then to buy one for my wife.
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This is what I might do, since I'm willing to spend $200 for the Vibrant... Or maybe I'll go for the G2 at $350ish.
I like the G2 since it's "future proof" with 4G and has a qwerty keyboard. It also has much better name to back it and has a stronger community behind it.
I would wait. I love my Vibrant, but the GPS is still spotty and there's no guarantee you'll get one that works. Dual core phones (as well as the Vibrant 4G) are right around the corner and right now the Nexus S is a better choice. I'm guessing the Vibrant 4G will be $200 on contract when it comes out.
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No.They care so little for us(both tmo and samsung) that anything else would be an improvement.ANYTHING.
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Hello guys,
I am comparing the Vibrant, G2, MT4G and N1, even considering the HD2.
Is there still a good reason to consider the Vibrant? Seeing as how Samsung is really dropping the ball / support. Any other advice / support is appreciated.
Note: This will be my first Android phone, I will be coming from an iPhone 3GS.
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Buying one of the phones you listed above right now would be foolish. I only say that because we are litterly on the cusp of new Dual core phones to hit the market soon.
As a Vibrant owner, I would say stay away, even from the Vibrant 4G. If you must upgrade now, I would get the Nexus S, even though it doesn't have hspa+ (4G).
It just depends, if your a hacker, get an hd2, as you can put many roms on it, Gingerbread, Froyo, Windows phone 7, but it's not as sexy as the Vibrant's display, and maybe not as fast, I think everything else is pretty ugly lol. I would get a Vibrant 4g though, if you really want a Galaxy S model.
I'm trading my Vibrant for a hd2, and $200, that's probably the only reason I'm bragging about it.
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It just depends, if your a hacker, get an hd2, as you can put many roms on it, Gingerbread, Froyo, Windows phone 7, but it's not as sexy as the Vibrant's display, and maybe not as fast, I think everything else is pretty ugly lol. I would get a Vibrant 4g though, if you really want a Galaxy S model.
I'm trading my Vibrant for a hd2, and $200, that's probably the only reason I'm bragging about it.
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last I heard the hd2 was barely able to get past the android boot, since when has android been successfuly working on the hd2?
btw hd2 comes with windows mobile 6.5, not 7.
its been able to boot it for a while now. they finally got nand though.
Anyone switch and have any feedback? Im considering an "upgrade" and just looking for some input from anyone who had Vibrant who switched.
Thanks!
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Anyone switch and have any feedback? Im considering an "upgrade" and just looking for some input from anyone who had Vibrant who switched.
Thanks!
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im trying to see if I should wait for the Galaxy S2, GX2, or htc Sensation too.
Sensation and Galaxy S2 both have more Ram the the LG, but the LG is out now...
All 3 use are different duel core processor.
I definitely dont think you should go for the mytouch 4 with the LG out now and others on the way.
trying to decide which of the 3 duel core phones to go for myself.
if you are looking for a phone now, its the LG hands down. If you are willing to wait, then you are in the same boat as me. not sure between the LG, HTC, or Sammy
Ya, the htc is supposed to be out in June or July. But my son's mytouch slide is having issues. So I'm considering upgrading and giving him my phone.
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Switch from the vibrant I'm on the g2x nd lovin it by far the fastest phone I have ever owned. I've owned a lot I'm a phone whore... I'm still going to get the galaxy s 2 when it comes out phones are like pokemon gotta catch em all
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If you can wait ............wait for the S2 the hardware is something to wait for. Over the next 10-15 months all the phones will go through a huge change. All the new phones hardware will have the capacity to run windows 7 (not that they will) but think about it ....the phone I have now has the same power as my windows 2000 computer 7 years ago............ amazing time.........
The vibrant has too much going for it to pay for an upgrade now. Especially in my mind the uncertainty of the AT&T takeover, or as i call it, when we all get screwed.
The g2x is amazing. I want one. But I also know my phone is dang good and only better phones are going to roll out... More GHz and more dual cores.
The next phone with a perfect 4"screen, 1.3+ GHz dual core on a good/cheap network may change my opinion... In the future.
S2 for sure. There is nothing to discuss, and nothing to think about. That is just the way to do it. Period.
S2 has a answered my prayers. I have been waiting for a freakin 4.3 SAMOLED phone to come out. Sammy only had the 4" galaxy S - Vibrant last year with talks of "dual core."
I'm glad that they didn't rush it either- because that would have been a huge liability waiting to happen.
Instead, they listened to our gripes.
1. 32gb memory- on bigger model
2. FFC - badass
3. FLASH!!!!
4. 8mp camera
5. 4.3" Capacitive Touch
6. Super Amoled!!!!!!!!
7. Gorilla glass?
8. External SD support up to 32gb
9. 4g !!!!!
10. GingerBread official.
11. Mod edit: to much info mate...keep it to yourself.
Seriously, it blows anything out of the water that is out there and will be out there in the near future.
Plus, Tmobile is getting is.
I'm going to buy 10 of these just in case zombies attack, then I'll just sit back and relax.
Anyway, /shameless Plug.
you get the picture.
GL with your decision.
A better way to go about this is, do you plan on rooting your new phone and installing custom ROMs? If you you do intend to do that, then i think Samsung has proven they could careless about you or the dev community so long as you buy there product.
We all know HTC shares there source code and there is a herd of diehard HTC fans who will mod the crap out of the Sensation.
I just picked up the G2x yesterday after i seen that LG has already released source code for not only the OS but kernel source code as well, and with cyanogen himself doing the CM7 port to the G2x, it will and should be community supported greatly as well
A thing that sold me on the G2x is that it supports AT&T 3G bands, so if its still my main phone if the merger goes down, it'll be a fully compatible device and i wont need to buy a new one to take advantage of AT&Ts extended coverage
So in the end it really just boils down to:
How long can you wait?
Do you intend to mod your phone?
Galaxy S2 hands down.
It will have a lot of ROMS for it since it has an unlocked Bootloader just like the Vibrant. The HTC Sensation does NOT. It also has lots of memory internal, and a 4.3 Super Amoled PLUS. Everything else you can compare to the HTC Sensation of G2X as all 3 have relatively similar "rest of the phone".
I'm on a g2x lets hope that the galaxy 2 does not have the normal sammy problems like on the vibrant I have a bitter taste for them now
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I just got the G2x.
I'll miss the awesome SAMOLED, but #NeverAgain
-bZj
as you can see from the second post in this thread, I too am trying to decide between gx2, gs2, sensation...
i see tons of people saying the samsung gs2 will be the best thing ever. So yes, Sammy does have awesome hardware (look at our vibrants). But, will it be cheap plastic? and who cares how great the hardware is if the Software sucks balls? (like our vibrants). Yes, our developers are awesome, but they are having to run circles around Sammy's terrible software writing...
I am not saying this is the case with the gs2, as im thinking about it too, just wondering these things...?
Thank you guys so much for your responses. It was exactly what I was looking for, different opinions. I needed to get a phone because two of the phones on my plan were injured. My son chose the "sidekick" not a bad phone, but I tried to talk him out of it. But whatever, it was cheaper.(good for me). I chose the G2x. And I gotta say, WOW! And for those wondering, the screen is just as good. Colors even seem a bit deeper. Quadrants (whatever) but 2200 out the box. The 4g is way better than my 3g. You tube on HD without a stutter. Couldnt pull that off before.
1080 vid recording (I was told) not tested yet.
Fast fast fast processor.
FFC (untested yet)
8mp camera with flash.
Feels much more solid and better made than Vibrant.
Stock against stock. Hands down its better. Guess I will have to wait on dev community for customization results. Maybe I will try to figure out how and root it tonight to remove some bloat.
I will miss my Vibrant (but my sis in law will be happy).
Oh! And I heard today the merge with ATT may not happen. Yay!
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Thank you guys so much for your responses. It was exactly what I was looking for, different opinions. I needed to get a phone because two of the phones on my plan were injured. My son chose the "sidekick" not a bad phone, but I tried to talk him out of it. But whatever, it was cheaper.(good for me). I chose the G2x. And I gotta say, WOW! And for those wondering, the screen is just as good. Colors even seem a bit deeper. Quadrants (whatever) but 2200 out the box. The 4g is way better than my 3g. You tube on HD without a stutter. Couldnt pull that off before.
1080 vid recording (I was told) not tested yet.
Fast fast fast processor.
FFC (untested yet)
8mp camera with flash.
Feels much more solid and better made than Vibrant.
Stock against stock. Hands down its better. Guess I will have to wait on dev community for customization results. Maybe I will try to figure out how and root it tonight to remove some bloat.
I will miss my Vibrant (but my sis in law will be happy).
Oh! And I heard today the merge with ATT may not happen. Yay!
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man i started colecting money for when sgs 2 come out to buy.. and are you sure about the merge not going to happen?? i hope this dont happen
Nope not sure. Just heard from Tmobile.
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as you can see from the second post in this thread, I too am trying to decide between gx2, gs2, sensation...
i see tons of people saying the samsung gs2 will be the best thing ever. So yes, Sammy does have awesome hardware (look at our vibrants). But, will it be cheap plastic? and who cares how great the hardware is if the Software sucks balls? (like our vibrants). Yes, our developers are awesome, but they are having to run circles around Sammy's terrible software writing...
I am not saying this is the case with the gs2, as im thinking about it too, just wondering these things...?
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can anyone comment about the build quality of the Galaxy S2, or if the software/coding/file system will be terrible like it is on the Vibrant?
Is the Galaxy S II officially coming to T-Mobile?
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Is the Galaxy S II officially coming to T-Mobile?
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Unknown. And if it doesn't, it's not going to have AWS/Tmo 3g or 4g support.
Anyone saying S2 are idiots who dont wanna be in the iphone crowd but want an iphone.
Murdered Out Vibrant w/ FFC
Bionix-V 1.3.1 w/ Blackout Theme
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All 3 use are different duel core processor.
trying to decide which of the 3 duel core phones to go for myself.
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Duel.
Does that mean they are fighting?
i was willing to buy the Atrix 4g for its dualcore beast and right now we hav 3 of that kind. Can anybody suggest the best one out of the Three???
SGS 2. 'nuff said.
thread closed.
for $800 it better wipe your a$$.
-i have heard disappointing reviews on the camera, wifi, touchwiz, build quality, samsung updates(though motorola is bad with bell users).
-i wouldnt buy an LG as they have no solid track record and too many complaints to list
-atrix has its fair share of problems primarily the bootloader and camera isnt the greatest.
Anyone else kinda disappointed by this new generation of dual cores as a whole?
Nope i love my sg2 much more than my atrix!
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if i could atleast have it in my hand and it was $150 or more less I would definitely consider it.
Having both devices, what are the benefits of sgs2? Be as unbiased as possible please.
where did u buy the S2?
People harp on about the SG2 being all plasticy, but compared to the atrix it feels much more solid. the case shell on the atrix creaks whenever i hold it, whether that be age 'wear and tear' or what not.
i find the camera to be much better than the atrix
the screen is much better on the SG2 but thats personal choice
i do miss quirky features such as the fingerprint reader and webtop but thats about it. Everything else the SG2 does the same if not better. Even in stock form, no mods comparing the two it becomes much greater. as gingerblur fixed alot of problems (motoblur!)
saying that, the Atrix is still the 2nd best device i had!
my 2 cents
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handtec, got it sent from UK to AUS in 4 days!
Sorry. but f**k the Galaxy S II! The Galaxy S I9000 was soooooooo much better. From what ive heard, the Optimus 2X has really good build quality. But yeah they have a terrible track record, usually they make products with crappy quality. The Atrix is sweet but the locked bootloader and the fact that we have to wait for Motorola for updates; that drags it down.
1) Moto Atrix
2) LG Optimus 2X
3) Galaxy S II
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Sorry. but f**k the Galaxy S II! The Galaxy S I9000 was soooooooo much better. From what ive heard, the Optimus 2X has really good build quality. But yeah they have a terrible track record, usually they make products with crappy quality. The Atrix is sweet but the locked bootloader and the fact that we have to wait for Motorola for updates; that drags it down.
1) Moto Atrix
2) LG Optimus 2X
3) Galaxy S II
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So guys....I just want a nice cellphone. I don't care for root and stuff. So, I guess the atrix will be fine for me right?
Do the G2x and S2 have been unlocked yet?
ty vm and sry about my english, Im trying to improve
If you want the best everyday phone I would buy the atrix battery last a day or more!
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LOL @ the guy who said the phone creaks in his hand. that is such utter LIES.
In any case, Samsung has a pretty horrible track record with the i9000 quality. Just look up i9000m internal SD on google and have fun sorting through that mess.. A phone that just auto nukes its internal SD whenever it wants.
As for the Atrix it has IMO an amazing screen (which you can use at full brightness) at little penatly on the giant battery.
If you wanna save battery and use juice defender the max I have gotten out of it before dying is 56 hours.... on a single charge.
So yeah.
Thanks for all the suggestion guys.. The Quadrant benchmarks of samsung galaxy sII ended up being something like around 3500 which is the heighest till date...atrix is around 2700 i guess...any comments on this fact??
Things aren't perfect with the SG2 there's the:
1. Heat dissipation issues were people are already returning their phones just for that alone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1068663
2. WiFi Issues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067473
3. (Much More Than Normal) "Dead Pixel" Screens
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065935
4. Lack of Notification LED - (most knew about this already)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058596
I'm not going to say which phone is better since they All 3 phones have their issues, but it's also interesting to watch people dropping $750-$1000 already thinking the SG2 will be the perfect device. (yes there's no perfect device blah blah blah...)
Anywhoo... For the record, I'm not totally trilled with the Atrix at this moment either. I've also thought about switching to the SG2 already myself, but IMO it's too high of a price tag to give it a chance right now.
The bottom line, there really isn't really a clear cut winner...
hmm i have an atrix 4g, simunlocked from att, i had issues with wifi in my country, now that i managed to fix it and am running gingerblur, im very happy with the phone, however the case really is squeaking (back when i was in the US i had another atrix4g which i went to replace cuz the fingerprint scanner locked up occasionally, that one had perfect build quality, this one just squeaks at the top, and she cover shell is somehow too big for it...) and the locked bootloader is really annoying me, the screen is very good in my opinion. If i would be buying one of the phones now i would go with the LG i think (my main reasons: tegra2, unlocked bootloader, proper support), as to the sgs2 its too big in my opinion (seriously hwo needs a 4.3" phone, even the 4" are too big kind of - id prefer a 3.8"/3.7" like the original htc desire, but noone makes high end phones with that screen size..). Cant say much more about the sgs2, as that it doesnt have tegra2 which i prefer over other dualcore ARM based chips right now. Atrix has way better hardware specs than the LG tho: more ram, more flash, better battery, webtop, fingerprint scanner - love that one lol, the only worser spec is the camera on the atrix. so go figure For stock use the Atrix would be the best ithink
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hmm i have an atrix 4g, simunlocked from att, i had issues with wifi in my country, now that i managed to fix it
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How did you manage to fix the wifi issues?
used other drivers for the wifi, the stock ones from motorola are missing my country ROFL, retards at moto. im trying to get a UK /system dump or at least the wifi drivers to test them out.
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Thanks for all the suggestion guys.. The Quadrant benchmarks of samsung galaxy sII ended up being something like around 3500 which is the heighest till date...atrix is around 2700 i guess...any comments on this fact??
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e-penis is big enough.
why not htc hd2 .......its the better device
just kiding xD...but I have one now , just sold my atrix, I will try lg and SGS2
IF you want test...why you don't bought 2 and return to the store the phone you don't like it
I see many opnions.....and many FANS off samsung, lg and motorola
soo, if you want the opinion...ask in xda general not in motorola session....
thats probably a very good idea. I love my atrix so im going to lean towards this phone.
General might be less bias.
Hey guys im looking to buy a motorolla Atrix or a LG optimus 2x...
iv read up alot on the 2 and it seems tho the hardware of the atrix is far superior, the LG still is better when it comes to functionality...
Also read about with the Atrix you CANNOT connect the phone via HDMI to the tv and play games or whatever... can only view videos...
is this true...?? can someone confirm or give some advice...?? how are the custom roms for this...??
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Hey guys im looking to buy a motorolla Atrix or a LG optimus 2x...
iv read up alot on the 2 and it seems tho the hardware of the atrix is far superior, the LG still is better when it comes to functionality...
Also read about with the Atrix you CANNOT connect the phone via HDMI to the tv and play games or whatever... can only view videos...
is this true...?? can someone confirm or give some advice...?? how are the custom roms for this...??
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well ill try my best to explain what i think/know. first off imo the atrix is better. atrix 1gb ram vs optimus 512mb. atrix also has a higher resolution screen. webtop is a big plus. and its even better for people like me who dont have the laptop dock. i use the hdmi hack and i can use the phone as a trackpad/keyboard for webtop on a tv battery life is also good imo. i get about 2 days out of my atrix. thats like 300 texts per day. some data usage. and occasionally a call. with webtop you can sort of "mirror" your phone. you can open your phone screen in a window and maximize it. other then that im not 100% sure on what mirroring options are there. oh and the mobile HD media center is really cool. music, pics, hd video. its great.
i guess in your situation. out of the box, atrix may not be the best choice. but now that the bootloaders unlocked and if your willing to go through with unlocking it. this phone is only going to get better.
(i love my atrix)
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Hey guys im looking to buy a motorolla Atrix or a LG optimus 2x...
iv read up alot on the 2 and it seems tho the hardware of the atrix is far superior, the LG still is better when it comes to functionality...
Also read about with the Atrix you CANNOT connect the phone via HDMI to the tv and play games or whatever... can only view videos...
is this true...?? can someone confirm or give some advice...?? how are the custom roms for this...??
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The Atrix is held back by motoblur, but once we get some decent ROMs it'll start flying. Since it has more ram that the optimus 2X, its more future proof.
There are mods that enable the HDMI mirroring functionality on the Froyo firmwares, so you can do it if you're fine with rooting (which shouldnt be an issue considering the site this is on)
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well ill try my best to explain what i think/know. first off imo the atrix is better. atrix 1gb ram vs optimus 512mb. atrix also has a higher resolution screen. webtop is a big plus. and its even better for people like me who dont have the laptop dock. i use the hdmi hack and i can use the phone as a trackpad/keyboard for webtop on a tv battery life is also good imo. i get about 2 days out of my atrix. thats like 300 texts per day. some data usage. and occasionally a call. with webtop you can sort of "mirror" your phone. you can open your phone screen in a window and maximize it. other then that im not 100% sure on what mirroring options are there. oh and the mobile HD media center is really cool. music, pics, hd video. its great.
i guess in your situation. out of the box, atrix may not be the best choice. but now that the bootloaders unlocked and if your willing to go through with unlocking it. this phone is only going to get better.
(i love my atrix)
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Thanks for the insight... thats the prob that i had... rather HAVE a Samsung Galaxy S at the moment... and my brother has been on my case for that... so like the only phones that seem to be in my range are the Optimus or the Atrix... but like iv had the samsung for a few months and loved the flashing roms and customizing it and what not... hence i reallllyyy like all that stuff hence was looking if i can do the same with the atrix...
and like whats this whole bootloader stuff i justdont seem to get it... like does that mean im tied down to the hideous moto blur launcher...?? can i not use launcher pro and other launchers...??? im a little comfused withall this new stuff... tho i learnt quite a bit about the kernels and roms and bla bla... but bootloaders were never an issue on the sgs hence a little comfused... :S
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The Atrix is held back by motoblur, but once we get some decent ROMs it'll start flying. Since it has more ram that the optimus 2X, its more future proof.
There are mods that enable the HDMI mirroring functionality on the Froyo firmwares, so you can do it if you're fine with rooting (which shouldnt be an issue considering the site this is on)
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thanks man... and no i have no probs with rooting... i think thats a must on all phones... but like im not too aware of this bootloader stuff... used ODIN quite a bit for putting roms on my SGS but dont know how diff it will be with moto... tho im not too fond of moto in general... just seems as you said the specs seem to be alot better than the LG... i felt the 512 ram for my sgs was less so the 512 on a dual core seems waaayyyyy tooo lessss :S
In my understanding the whole bootloader stuff is what limits the Atrix from running to its potential. Motoblur UI lags the Atrix and yes u can still use launcher pro etc..I believe pretty much everyone here uses a similar kind. If u want an out of the box phone then perhaps look elsewhere. If you are patient enuff and don't mind searching thru the entire theme/apps/dev section for Atrix then what they have to offer will not disappoint u.
Goodluck!
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Thanks for the insight... thats the prob that i had... rather HAVE a Samsung Galaxy S at the moment... and my brother has been on my case for that... so like the only phones that seem to be in my range are the Optimus or the Atrix... but like iv had the samsung for a few months and loved the flashing roms and customizing it and what not... hence i reallllyyy like all that stuff hence was looking if i can do the same with the atrix...
and like whats this whole bootloader stuff i justdont seem to get it... like does that mean im tied down to the hideous moto blur launcher...?? can i not use launcher pro and other launchers...??? im a little comfused withall this new stuff... tho i learnt quite a bit about the kernels and roms and bla bla... but bootloaders were never an issue on the sgs hence a little comfused... :S
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thanks surfer dude lol
anyway yea i guess ill go with the Atrix... i heard the bootloader was just unlocked now... so should be a good thing i imagine...?? I think the Atrix specs are off the charts... it all boils down to the firmwares and if it can impress in terms of actual performance...
by the way i read the screen is not that great... esp in sunlight... that will pose a big problem i think :S
The atrix screen is amazing in light.
The amoleds are not.
so... right now... what should i buy? an atrix? or an optimus 2x?... i see that atrix 4g has better screen... more ram... but can i use other roms (locked bootloader)? thanks for any advise!
chudm said:
so... right now... what should i buy? an atrix? or an optimus 2x?... i see that atrix 4g has better screen... more ram... but can i use other roms (locked bootloader)? thanks for any advise!
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ohhh but theres no international version of the atrix... thats a no for me too bad
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ohhh but theres no international version of the atrix... thats a no for me too bad
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No no dude what are you talking about... im the person that started the thread and as you can see I ended up with the Atrix ... im using a international one so I assure you they are available... you just unfortunately happen to see more AT&T written everywhere... so don't worry...
No as for which phone to buy... personally ill say im quite happy with the phone... EXCEPT... the screen which I was worried about from the start... it may have more pixels than the norm bust the colors are too damn dull for my liking... again reason for me not liking it is because I came from a Super Amoled display of the Samsung Galaxy S... otherwise im sure I wouldn't be complaining... in that respect the LG screen is better and more crisp and better colors compared to this but the ATRIX screen is brighter due to the pentile display having more white pixels which increase the pixel ratio...
So that's it for the screens...
Where I feel the optimus takes a kick in the jewels is the Ram... I don't get why they would only put 512 ram in a dualcore phone when 512 ram was barely enough for a singlecore on gingerbread... hence the ATRIX wins by far on terms of ram...
Now for support... unfortunately iv seen alot more support until now for the optimus than the ATRIX... you barely see any atrix specific apps or things just havnt seemed to accept the atrix to include it in the support list... even when you search apps you try to look for a similar spec phone and hope that same file will work for you... rather annoying...
A HUGE problem I felt with the Atrix is the front facing camera... it is by far the WORST camera iv used for video calls... so if skype and gtalk video are imp for you I say beware... if you don't have the sun or spotlights around the camera barely sees you during the night... even with 2 60 watt bulbs around... if there isn't literally light on "YOUR FACE... GODDAMMIT"... Then its no good... at all...
As for roms and all that other good stuff... thankfully the bootloader HAS been unlocked and we have quite a few roms now... and Theyr quite good... to each their own ofcourse...
So all in all... its a tough call... if your not coming from a super amoled screen no need to worry about the screen and go for thethe atrix... if you are then you will probably feel very irritated... also if video calls are imp... well I don't know the LG quality so can't comment... but the atrix is sh*t...
And tho the optimus has loads of support... let's just hope more slowly cones in for the atrix since its a newer phone...
Hope this helped... anymore questions feel free to ask
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thanks for your response man... well first i need to sell my nexus one hahahah then ill see what should i buy
chudm said:
thanks for your response man... well first i need to sell my nexus one hahahah then ill see what should i buy
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Well in that case, I had lent my Atrix to a friend for a week because he wanted to take it for a test run ... he was also using a nexus one and he Loved the Atrix ... the screen didn't bother him at all... he actually liked it more due to the resolution difference... hence... id advise the Atrix probably... and you may want to hurry and change your phone... once the nexus prime hits your nexus one value will plummet more...
Sent from my Motorola Atrix
My nexus one is working in retirement. It is my alarm clock since i got the dock and my tablet for at night when i cant sleep. And its still rocking cyan 6.1.
I voided my warranty.
agreed
DrunkFuX666 said:
No no dude what are you talking about... im the person that started the thread and as you can see I ended up with the Atrix ... im using a international one so I assure you they are available... you just unfortunately happen to see more AT&T written everywhere... so don't worry...
No as for which phone to buy... personally ill say im quite happy with the phone... EXCEPT... the screen which I was worried about from the start... it may have more pixels than the norm bust the colors are too damn dull for my liking... again reason for me not liking it is because I came from a Super Amoled display of the Samsung Galaxy S... otherwise im sure I wouldn't be complaining... in that respect the LG screen is better and more crisp and better colors compared to this but the ATRIX screen is brighter due to the pentile display having more white pixels which increase the pixel ratio...
So that's it for the screens...
Where I feel the optimus takes a kick in the jewels is the Ram... I don't get why they would only put 512 ram in a dualcore phone when 512 ram was barely enough for a singlecore on gingerbread... hence the ATRIX wins by far on terms of ram...
Now for support... unfortunately iv seen alot more support until now for the optimus than the ATRIX... you barely see any atrix specific apps or things just havnt seemed to accept the atrix to include it in the support list... even when you search apps you try to look for a similar spec phone and hope that same file will work for you... rather annoying...
A HUGE problem I felt with the Atrix is the front facing camera... it is by far the WORST camera iv used for video calls... so if skype and gtalk video are imp for you I say beware... if you don't have the sun or spotlights around the camera barely sees you during the night... even with 2 60 watt bulbs around... if there isn't literally light on "YOUR FACE... GODDAMMIT"... Then its no good... at all...
As for roms and all that other good stuff... thankfully the bootloader HAS been unlocked and we have quite a few roms now... and Theyr quite good... to each their own ofcourse...
So all in all... its a tough call... if your not coming from a super amoled screen no need to worry about the screen and go for thethe atrix... if you are then you will probably feel very irritated... also if video calls are imp... well I don't know the LG quality so can't comment... but the atrix is sh*t...
And tho the optimus has loads of support... let's just hope more slowly cones in for the atrix since its a newer phone...
Hope this helped... anymore questions feel free to ask
Sent from my Motorola Atrix
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im also hating the moment when i bought atrix over o2x...display resolution on atrix is sh*t and i only hate this feature...it's sucks gpu perofamnce alot.. :crying:
im a proud t959 user, though vibrant is an old device i think it still fully functional!! so what do u guys think about it?? do we need a newer device?? what newer divices can do vibrant cannot??
Vibrant is just classic.... Fast enough, efficient. But you shouldn't compare it to newer devices
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Vibrant is just classic.... Fast enough, efficient. But you shouldn't compare it to newer devices
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Thank you for your opinion,, i am not trying to compre with newer devices,, i have a plan to buy galaxy note 2,, but still i dont have a proper reson to replace my vibrant. is note 2 more functional than vibrant,, non other than spen and fancy big sarp screen??
gdtennak said:
Thank you for your opinion,, i am not trying to compre with newer devices,, i have a plan to buy galaxy note 2,, but still i dont have a proper reson to replace my vibrant. is note 2 more functional than vibrant,, non other than spen and fancy big sarp screen??
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Lol! If you are just a normal user, i suggest you stick to the vibrant. But if you want a bigger screen with a better performance than the vibrant, i think the note will be fine.
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You cannot compare our Vibrant with new devices. Even if the vibrant still rocks there's a huge difference compared with new devices. Just got my S3 and i can't believe how fast it is. Very easy to feel few years of technology.
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I think unless you want to play high end games, you don't need a new device (since we still get Android 4.0+ apps). The Vibrant hasn't supported the big flagship games in a long time, yet somehow the N64, PSP, and the NDS (this one is pretty slow) emulaltors run games like Family Guy for the PSP or Paper Mario for N64 pretty well. The Vibrant also seems to lack a reliable GPS and lacks NFC. Not only that from what we konw about Android 4.3 (OpenGL ES 3.0 and low energy Bluetooth support); it won't really benefit the Vibrant all that much. I think at the worst, the Vibrant is becoming that old laptop that you give to kids or "technology-challenged" people for light gaming and web use. This device still gives a great Android 4.2 expirenece which shows that it attracted some great devs and Samsung made hardware that was well beyond its time. Still, if you want a new device, go for it. There will always be reasons to upgrade, that's why some people upgrade their phones annually.
As for me, I'm waiting for T-Mobile's LTE-Advanced network (and a phone that can that can theoretically support support 150 mb/s downloads) but might upgrade earlier for OpenGL ES 3.0 support (because the GameCube emulator and eventually flagship games will require it)!
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im a proud t959 user, though vibrant is an old device i think it still fully functional!! so what do u guys think about it?? do we need a newer device?? what newer divices can do vibrant cannot??
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S4 mini seems to be the best upgrade (especially in terms of screen size). Sometimes I feel the lack of more RAM memory.
Other than that, I'm fine with it, the CPU is not painfully slow.
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You guys are just great,, I think its worth to upgrade.
gdtennak said:
You guys are just great,, I think its worth to upgrade.
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I'm still using mine until it dies. It will be a sad day for me when it happens, and I'm sure I'll be wowed by the difference my new phone will make.
My Vibrant was an insurance replacement for my Nexus One, and I hated it at the time. Luckily, people way smarter than me have kept this phone relevant.
Even if I upgrade, I'll still keep this one around. One day these older flagship phones will be like classic cars.
Damn, I'm getting old.
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Lol! Changed mine last week.... am currently using Galaxy SII... Nice
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