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Hello to all members,
I am totally new to this forum and I love it from the very first impression.
I am noob and I know nothing much about android, however I have started to read a lot on this forum. Thanks to all those nice helping guys around.
I am about to buy an android mobile, And, in my budged Sony Xperia X8 and LG Optimus One fits best. I am in great confusion about which phone i should buy.
What i think is X8 is definitely not going to get 2.2 update. But I liked it`s music quality. And in some review, i read that internet browsing his smoother on it than O1. Is that really true?
I want to use lot of internet and music. Please can someone help me out with this?
I done much googling on this, and finally created this thread.
So, in short i wanted to ask you guys to please help about following-
1)can I use those android mobiles as modem, i run windows XP
2)Is it better than symbian s60 ? I am using nokia n72 from past 4 years. Should I switch myself to android?
3)considering internet experiance, which mobile is better?
are there any good browsers available there for more better experiance?
4)according to your experiance, which one should i really buy?
I am waiting eagerly for your responses as I had lot of panic in deciding between these two mobiles. Also, if you know any mobile within same price range let me know.
1)can I use those android mobiles as modem, i run windows XP
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Wireless/USB Tethering, i guess. Most new Android phones come with this Though I'm not sure if this applies to Eclair (2.1)
2)Is it better than symbian s60 ? I am using nokia n72 from past 4 years. Should I switch myself to android?
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I would say yes. Android is much more open and customizable than Symbian. However, Symbian devices require much less CPU and RAM. And in case you ask me, I'd go for Android.
3)considering internet experiance, which mobile is better?
are there any good browsers available there for more better experiance?
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Both of them have a 320x480 resolution, so as screen readability is concerned, I think they're the same. Both don't have flash. There are many browsers are there designed for different kinds of goals. Skyfire, for instance, aims to be able to play those flash videos, even though the phone doesn't have flash player.
By the way, I think the X8 doesn't have multitouch, so no pinch zoom. Pinch zoom is important for me O1 scores here.
according to your experiance, which one should i really buy?
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O1, since we're going to get (hopefully) Gingerbread soon enough. + multitouch (though buggy), it's newer, bigger RAM and internal memory, etc.
It pretty much answers itself when you post the question in optimus one forum lol, personally I was also considering x8, but since I'm a techie, one look at the ram on x8 (I believe its 128mb) compared to 512mb on optimus one, it was a clear decision.
Thanks!
AzNxJoHnNy said:
It pretty much answers itself when you post the question in optimus one forum lol, personally I was also considering x8, but since I'm a techie, one look at the ram on x8 (I believe its 128mb) compared to 512mb on optimus one, it was a clear decision.
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Thanks so much for your reply AzNxJoHnNy. Yeah, As you said, I am almost about to buy O1. I think I will come to know more once I got my own hands on it.
Thank you so much!
kpbotbot said:
Wireless/USB Tethering, i guess. Most new Android phones come with this Though I'm not sure if this applies to Eclair (2.1)
I would say yes. Android is much more open and customizable than Symbian. However, Symbian devices require much less CPU and RAM. And in case you ask me, I'd go for Android.
Both of them have a 320x480 resolution, so as screen readability is concerned, I think they're the same. Both don't have flash. There are many browsers are there designed for different kinds of goals. Skyfire, for instance, aims to be able to play those flash videos, even though the phone doesn't have flash player.
By the way, I think the X8 doesn't have multitouch, so no pinch zoom. Pinch zoom is important for me O1 scores here.
O1, since we're going to get (hopefully) Gingerbread soon enough. + multitouch (though buggy), it's newer, bigger RAM and internal memory, etc.
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Hey kpbotbot, Thank you so much for your efforts and a VERY quick reply. I think I should go for O1 now. Are there any more mobiles you can suggest? just asking.
Nokia 1100
Google it.
mmost said:
Hey kpbotbot, Thank you so much for your efforts and a VERY quick reply. I think I should go for O1 now. Are there any more mobiles you can suggest? just asking.
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No problem. That's the power of being stuck at home lol. Anyway, here are other phones I considered in the same price range:
1. HTC Wildfire - didn't choose because of screen resolution (240x 320, too low).
2. Samsung Galaxy Spica - I thought there was no multitouch, is old (yeah, for me), no official Gingerbread (considering the fact that the decision was made last december 2010)
3. Galaxy 3/5 - Screen resolution, no Gingerbread.
4. Optimus Chic - I couldn't wait for the release. It was a good decision on choosing the O1 though, since there is no Chic subforum here in xda afaik.
5. Maybe I forgot some other phones. These were my best choices last December
Motorola defy is the next step forward from these phones. Google for it's specs.
The only + X8 has over O1 is headphone audio quality. O1 is pain for ears, even with good headphones.
Hi im goin to get a sub AU$200 android phone for my bday. The two im deciding between are the lg optimus one (AU$199) or the huawei sonic (AU$188).
thanks in advance to anyone that helps
lg P500 thread will only support P500
For me the cincher would be RAM. O1 has 512mb while Sonic just has 256, even though Sonic is newer. Plus if you like tinkering with custom ROMs and kernels, community support for O1 is better than any sub-$200 Android phone that I know.
That said, if you can get an O1 successor like Optimus Net or Optimus Hub, those are like O1 with better camera but same price, so I would put them in consideration too.
I consider this same phone. I think that optimus is better, cause has more RAM.
But sonic isn't bad. I don't know, I ask each friends but I still don't know. Can you help me?
xperia mini pro \m/
surely LG O1 ... has a more ram, better screen etc....
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surely LG O1 ... has a more ram, better screen etc....
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What is the differnce between the screens. All i know is sonic is 3.5 and o1 is 3.2. But i thought they both had the same
resolution
Get it faster, dont talk so much.
UL7RA said:
Get it faster, dont talk so much.
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Thanks you were a great help (sarcasm)
I never liked Japanese/Chinese phones. Get it NAO
I have been trying to get this question answered for awhile just seems like I don't get any responses for the longer thread titles. I am wanting to know what kernel could I use that has little to no issues with anything I through at it. As I am wanting to play AO kitchen carnage and no matter what rom I use it seems to crash so I am assuming it is the kernel as all the roms I get seem to have bobzhome on them or something. It would be greatly appreciated especially if I could get the game to work. Currently I am on the ICSandwich2.3.7 - Final Edition [November 29, 2011] ROM seems to work much better than any of the other roms I have tried so far which would be the stock virgin mobile rom 2.2.1 inferior organs backside and inferior organs bobzhome.
popcorn! but there are 2 versions, popped and unpopped
There are no alternative kernels available for the optimus v. Kitchen carnage requires armv7 to run, optimus v is armv6.
Thanks for letting me know. I am going to complain to amazon as it says on the page that my phone is compatible when it isn't.
majority of new android apps are not compatible to our phones now...sad to say ...we can't change that...after a year of being such an awesome phone, now it's slowly dying...we have already pushed our o1's performance to it's limit, a bunch of tweaks can never change the raw performance..I learned myself a lesson to never buy a low end phone if you're going to stick to it for more than a year because it always gets unsupported and obsolete...jelly beans and future android versions might be ported but we can never get the "playable", "enjoyable" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousable"...that's the honest truth, most tweaks now are now implemented to cm7 itself, if you actually add and add more tweaks, be warned it will slow down your phone, the best thing is actually just to stick with the best kernel and stock cm7 rom that's all i can say..
you might ignore this and might not believe me but that's the whole truth, from stock to mik's cm7 to adfad666's cm7.2, i haven't receive any REAL "faster", quicker and lightning speediest rom...same old performance in games, same old performance in ui, same old performance in everything...i have to actually say that the STOCK rom WILL ALWAYS be the MOST STABLE rom you'll get...but might be a little slower because of some limitations and bloatware...
You can only push the device so far,honestly tweaks only work in small pecentages
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i was really disappointed when i was waiting for temple run game for how many months, all i got is incompatiblityness and then some loyal o1 user will say, somebody will port it don't worry!...omg people someday will actually lost trust on you cuz you ask for everything and not to do it by yourselves...and yeah you may expect instagram MIGHT be not compatible with our phones...after waiting for how many months .____. and Angry Birds Space might be the last OFFICIAL angry birds game for our phone because of degrading performance..
tbh I only love cm7 because of it's themes...
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first we get incompatibility from resolution and now from the cpu and then Android version....it's getting worst actually...and actually when i was searching for some changes on cm7.2 on github, the cm team actually threw almost ALL build.prop and init.d scripts and tweak because they don't think that it's even worth it to be tweaked..and only a waste of space..and will only just make CM7 unstable and less functional...
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tbh I only love cm7 because of it's themes...
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first we get incompatibility from resolution and now from the cpu and then Android version....it's getting worst actually...and actually when i was searching for some changes on cm7.2 on github, the cm team actually threw almost ALL build.prop and init.d scripts and tweak because they don't think that it's even worth it to be tweaked..and only a waste of space..and will only just make CM7 unstable and less functional...
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Remember, you're using an entry level android.
Its now time to upgrade, I agree
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Don't worry, temple run will support ARMV6 officially! It's only a matter of time.
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@trettet that depends...not everyone can afford to buy a new phone.For example I think I'll stick with my o1 for another year.I am not in loved with this phone and if I had more money I would have bought an Galaxy Nexus.I like it and it offered more than I expected.Not even now,after almost one year since i've bought it I'm not bored of it.I can always find new apps,games,try new Roms,themes and all this stuff.So in conclusion...who can afford buy a high end phone,who can't .... stick with o1.
I agree that it's time to upgrade and that this is a low performance phone, but what annoys me it's that seems that you are mad about a game that not runs on this phone, I really don't understand why you kids use this phone to play hq games or say "Im a hardcore gamer on my p500" that's ridiculous, this was never a phone for games, this device is just for surfing the net or use social apps, if you wanted to play games on a device on this range of price you should buy an iPod touch 4g
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@trettet that depends...not everyone can afford to buy a new phone.For example I think I'll stick with my o1 for another year.I am not in loved with this phone and if I had more money I would have bought an Galaxy Nexus.I like it and it offered more than I expected.Not even now,after almost one year since i've bought it I'm not bored of it.I can always find new apps,games,try new Roms,themes and all this stuff.So in conclusion...who can afford buy a high end phone,who can't .... stick with o1.
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Truly said! Not everyone can get a new, high-end phone , with latest HW upgrades!! At least due to age limitations, I.e, the high-school students like me. I always come to know everyday about a new phone, again with some new technology and much better HW!! At first look-I say "I am gonna get it !!!!!! "But unfortunately I can't do so! (Father/mother restrictions Y'know!!)
@trettet, You are right ! You can move to other phone, if you are allowed to do so by you father/mother/uncle/aunty blah blah!!
This is the right time to switch, before it gets more outdated............
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i have to actually say that the STOCK rom WILL ALWAYS be the MOST STABLE rom you'll get...
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Do you really mean it??? or just a rush of sentiments
like others said not everyone can afford a new phone. but i dont think it is smart to buy a phone now because everything you will get is a faster cpu and bigger screen. so is it worth to spend 200€ or more for that? i tryed my friends sgs2 and i was not impressed at all. it is like o1 with bigger screen. the only difference noticable was by playing games and if i want to do that i would rather buy xbox. and after all we will also get a taste of ics. i think in a year time smartphones will change drasticly and it will really pay out to buy a new one so i will stick with o1 for another year. but this is only my oppinion .
I agree with Roq, this phone was not meant to play many games...if you want a gaming phone,get an xperia x10 or any xperia phone..personally I think games are a waste of space and resources...how cool would it be to have a phone with interchangeable hardware (could you imagine swapping ram like you would with a desktop PC). ANDROID is rising, and I'm pretty sure microcomputers with android OS will soon be in everything from medical equipment to cellular devices...tweaks,just waste space...I obviously see no difference in speed or performance because at the end of the day the phone only performs as fast as the processor allows it to. I will,however say that some tweaks do increase productivity and performance but only by a small margin..all these new roms coming out are pretty much all themed roms with 50 tweaks and achep ics cm7 theme and custom frameworks and ssystemui's...makes me wish I had a good computer. I miss developing challenges and I really wish I could dive into cm9 and ics developing, I worked alot with htc sense ui for g1 but back than it was still amend scripting and amonra was the choosen choice of custom recoveries and also when you had to actually read the steps in order to gain root. There was none of this superoneclick or gingerbreak stuff..you had to know adb and terminal emulator commands
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this not just about games...it's about ALL kinds of apps: launchers, games, browsers, fun apps and etc...I can mention upto hundreds of apps that aren't compatible and NOT JUST games
logic?
i also agree with roque ...if you want to play games, go buy a PSP
if you want to install more and more apps use a PC it has more multimedia capabilities to make you happy.
optimus one already gave us enough entertainment thanks to the wonderful and intellegent devs who diligently worked for this phone , if still you're not satisfied and have no choice go buy a new one yourself, why whine? this phone is still useful for calling and texting ..
still millions of O1 users love their phone..
yeah but they are too costly, any one suggest me a android device with ics and with a low price range?
abhi29 said:
yeah but they are too costly, any one suggest me a android device with ics and with a low price range?
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what is the point to buy a low price android device that will barely be able to handle ics? jelly bean will be soon out and you will have to buy another phone in few months?
Yep.time is coming but let push the time away as far as possible.
Until requirement of android meeting to O1.we can still hope.
Also this is entry level phone as this is my first mobile its not a big deal.also what if performance not increasing but new settings are coming and look is updating.
So atleast i can stick to these phone til 2 more years :O
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Agreed with the topic starter. We need to upgrade. Even ourselves. Everything changes. We have to cope with the new ways and new things. We ca't even push ourselves to a new place with just knowing and using the old ways.
Regarding to our beloved O1. I think this is the best and the only phone that an entry android user must get. In terms of price per performance it is termed as a "good buy". The easiest and the simpliest way to learn how to tweak or customize your android. Lot of developers and participant in every aspect, ROM, kernel, apps etc etc. This phone is the "stepping stone" of modding and gaining one step ahead of normal android users. I'm really lucky i choose this phone as my first android phone. Now it's easier to adjust to another android phone. Samsung, HTC, Google etc.
Everything has to end. Nothing last forever. ( no 3310 jokes please LOL). We definitely have to adjust and leave our beloved O1. But we never must forget at what, who, when and where we learn how to become "not just your average android user".
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majority of new android apps are not compatible to our phones now...sad to say ...we can't change that...after a year of being such an awesome phone, now it's slowly dying...we have already pushed our o1's performance to it's limit, a bunch of tweaks can never change the raw performance..I learned myself a lesson to never buy a low end phone if you're going to stick to it for more than a year because it always gets unsupported and obsolete...jelly beans and future android versions might be ported but we can never get the "playable", "enjoyable" and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousable"...that's the honest truth, most tweaks now are now implemented to cm7 itself, if you actually add and add more tweaks, be warned it will slow down your phone, the best thing is actually just to stick with the best kernel and stock cm7 rom that's all i can say..
you might ignore this and might not believe me but that's the whole truth, from stock to mik's cm7 to adfad666's cm7.2, i haven't receive any REAL "faster", quicker and lightning speediest rom...same old performance in games, same old performance in ui, same old performance in everything...i have to actually say that the STOCK rom WILL ALWAYS be the MOST STABLE rom you'll get...but might be a little slower because of some limitations and bloatware...
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Now u can enjoy Temple Run on our beloved O1 here it is and it is working fine i already tested it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566766
Dnt forget to press thanks if u think it is helpful post to u
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It's all about the uses for your phone. The biggest game I play is Fruit Ninja, but mostly Mahjong. Otherwise I use this as business phone, calender, news reader. Given those uses, this phone will last me another year or more easily.
I like this phone because of its size. I don't want a big honkin phone with huge ass screen. That is what my laptop is for.
I will be sad when this sucker actually dies and I have to get a new phone. I really don't care about the latest games. I have never had a problem finding launchers and productivity apps for O1.
C'est la vie, specially with technology. Really no use crying about it. This reminds me of people complaining their netbook from 2 years ago won't play games. Yup, was never really meant to...
Hi everyone!
I' m about to buy a used atrix 4g and I want some advice.
Should I buy this phone or is it too old and I shall look something else (like a sony xperia sole)?
Are there any good Jelly Bean roms to flash?
What about the user experience? Is it good at playing games and multitasking?
Please give me some info about this phone!!
Thanks in advance,
Petros.
It's stuck on GB and current JB or ICS roms are marginal.
I would say it depends on what price you're getting it for and how badly you need/want ICS or JB
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First of all, thank you for your reply!
I don't want to use GB, I want a good JB rom to flash. Is there any?
I am going to buy it at about 120 euros, while xperia sole costs at least 200 euros. Both dual core with a good GPU.
What do you mean "marginal"? They are not good? Not fast/stable? What about battery drain?
A 100% stable ICS/JB ROM for the Atrix does not exist. If you want decent stability for day-to-day usage, you are stuck with GB. (Personally, I wouldn't call it "stuck" since GB is working exceptionally well for me and I have no desire to switch anytime soon.) In fact, the ICS/JB on the Atrix situation is far more complicated than you probably think.
You might want to go over a few threads over at the dev section to get an idea.
Just fast and stable with working wifi camera and bt.
So you suggest me to look another device for running ICS/JB??
If running ICS/JB is really that important to you, then yes.
On current ICS/JB builds the wifi works, the bluetooth mostly works (depends on what you want to do with it), and the camera is kinda glitchy.
But are these roms smooth at working and fast?
It is pitty to see such a good device not having nice ics roms! A dual-core device with 1gb ram should be having fun running ics or jb..
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But are these roms smooth at working and fast?
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Yes, for the most part. It really depends on what you do, and also who you ask.
I'm still on GB (I feel perfectly comfortable on it), so I cannot pass my own judgement or impressions.
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It is pitty to see such a good device not having nice ics roms! A dual-core device with 1gb ram should be having fun running ics or jb..
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I don't think there is a single person here who would disagree, but try telling Motorola that...
The atrix is a great phone,good hardware,only have a problem that is no oficial ICS or JB,but for me a CM 7 is great,no lags and very stable.
I'm ahardcore gamer and at the moment all the games run smooth,no lags. I already played dead triger,riptide GP,GTA III,shadows guns and other ''BIG'' games.
ravilov said:
Yes, for the most part. It really depends on what you do, and also who you ask.
I'm still on GB (I feel perfectly comfortable on it), so I cannot pass my own judgement or impressions.
I don't think there is a single person here who would disagree, but try telling Motorola that...
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The atrix is a great phone,good hardware,only have a problem that is no oficial ICS or JB,but for me a CM 7 is great,no lags and very stable.
I'm ahardcore gamer and at the moment all the games run smooth,no lags. I already played dead triger,riptide GP,GTA III,shadows guns and other ''BIG'' games.
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thanks men for your replies!
No i don't want to get another phone to run cm7. I used to have a nexus one about a year ago and it was running jb 4.1.1 flawlessly. so i don't want to go to gb. now i use an xperia x10 running 4.0.4 with the cam corder not working, and in general it is not very smooth.
so as you understand i don't want to buy a dual core phone to use gb. i am confused
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i don't want to buy a dual core phone to use gb.
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Then the answer is simple - don't get the Atrix.
It might be a good option in some time, but not right now.
i understand.. i will try to find some more info and then decide.
thanks man for your interest
as a matter of fact i was wondering the same thing whether i should change from my atrix or just stick with it. I love my atrix. very good phone. i tried several different roms and i am running CM10 by emerson pinter now. it has been the best rom yet that i have found and am going to stick with this for a while until they come out with something new or an official JB rom. i have had no lag whatsoever and has not crashed not one time....knocking on wood now. the gaming is still great with the kernel for overclocking to 1300Mhz. And to beat all it was relatively easy...lol only problem is the camcorder doesnt work and there may be something else but i haven't found it yet. just read and read some more before you decide. hope this helps a little
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as a matter of fact i was wondering the same thing whether i should change from my atrix or just stick with it. I love my atrix. very good phone. i tried several different roms and i am running CM10 by emerson pinter now. it has been the best rom yet that i have found and am going to stick with this for a while until they come out with something new or an official JB rom. i have had no lag whatsoever and has not crashed not one time....knocking on wood now. the gaming is still great with the kernel for overclocking to 1300Mhz. And to beat all it was relatively easy...lol only problem is the camcorder doesnt work and there may be something else but i haven't found it yet. just read and read some more before you decide. hope this helps a little
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thank you my friend! it helped me a lot!!! what about the battery life??
finally i bought it
If you want perfect and good JB rom There is none for Atrix. I would buy the LG Nexus 4 if I were you.
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