HTC will unlock there bootloader, now with that info do you regret buying the SGS2 if that was your main reason for buying it ? and will you sell the SGS2 for a HTC Phone ?
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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/htc-will-unlock-the-bootloaders-on-its-android-devices/
Nope
Sense horrible .
jje
In short...NO
The bootloader however is still locked on the Sensation the only other phone at the moment I would consider, and after playing with it I still prefer the Galaxy.
Lol at this thread, have HTC said anything about unlocking kernels, recovery or radio.... no, so until then I am still planning on getting the sgs2 and most probably never buying anything HTC again.
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Coming from Desire, had other samsung phones than sgs2 too, htc is much worse in mic and speaker quality just as in cam and screen, so I dont really care about its bootloader, the rest sucks...
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Oh dear GOD no! And for so many other reasons..
I've never really felt the problems of the HTC Bootloader.. I had a HTC Desire HD, and it ran smoothly - after installing CM7, that was!
But the feel of the phone was all wrong. Too heavy, too thick..
After returning to Samsung with the Galaxy S II (I had the SGS I before hitting the HTC DHD), I can't believe I ever tried over the HTC.. The overall-feel is just so much better on the Samsungs..
- oh, and in my opinion, HTC has never mad a phone just slightly goodlooking. It's all really rubbish in my eyes..
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Nope
Sense horrible .
jje
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Having Sense is nonsense. Just bloatware you that cant be deleted.
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they say that they won't lock bootloaders in THE FUTURE, they didn't say it's retroactive, so i think the sensation will still ship with a locked one
After playing with the Sensation I have no desire to own it. I'll stick to the SGS II.
@ OP:
No one cares.
ARE U kidding me?Don't u know samsung has released source code of sgsii for a long time?
Buying SGSII is mostly for its freaking hardware,sap,1.2ghz dual core,huge ram...i know some of guys are not satisfied with the gpu,but it's still much better than the any htcphones by now.
Frankly,I have no faith in Qualcomm‘s dual core,such as 8260 or 8660 that HTC used.
I think,in the dual core generation,the reason to buy htc is just for its sense
I'm someone who hasn't got into rooting/cracking yet and the GSII is still the clear winner.
Hardware, you are stuck with - Software can we changed and upgraded.
At least I know that the GSII won't be obselete at the release of the GSIII (or Hercules) or whatever the next big flagship phone.
Na. I compared both sets of stats side by side and the sg2 stood out for me hands down.
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I`d buy the Sensation if it came out with unlocked bootloader.
I guess I would have gone for the sensation if the bootloader hadn't been locked but I ll stick with the sgs2 for now but I really do miss sense a lot.
HTC's have such washed out screens and slow pixel response (except the Nexus One) I could never go back (was a MT4G owner for a bit). Tinny earpiece and speaker too (ALL of them).
Also they all get dust under the screen eventually, I like that samsung seals the glass to the screen.
One star *
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But the feel of the phone was all wrong. Too heavy, too thick..
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THIS is my biggest thing w/ HTC phone. Most of them just feel heavy. I personally love the plastic construction of the SGS2. It's very light but very solid feeling.
And I still have my theory regarding the aluminum phones of HTC impeding the signal strength... 2 HTC phones that I've tried w/ aluminum housing (Nexus One and Desire Z) had crappy reception in my office on 3G networks. Two plastic phones (Atrix and now SGS2) have great 3G reception in my office.
Don't care much of eyecandy sensation. As others said it's bloatware and too slow.
Like the clean interface of SGS2.
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hi all.
well, after a long time debating with vodafail (my phone company) in reguards to reception issues that i am having, they have decided to give, yes give me another phone.
basically, the story is this.
i started on three, with a N97 (worst mistake i ever made) then, switched to voda under the belief that all me reception dramas would be gone, and that my n97 supports all the network bands voda uses, and i will for a long time. fast forward a few months with constant reception problems and, then voda told me that the n97 doesn't support their networks etc... so they gave me a HTC Desire HD (how very nice). and told me that it supported all their networks, and the new ones they were rolling out.... well, that was a lie. and im still having problems, even after i have rooted it, and upgraded the radios, i call htc to ask if the aus version of the dhd made for vodafone, supports the 8503g network (their current rollout) and they said no. so i rang voda up again, and after much debate, this is where i am...
at another free phone.
so, i need some help with the selection of it. below is a list of manufactures that vodafone stock and sell, and basically i want to know either the best sideways or upgrade move there is from the dhd, out of the list of supported manufactures.
the list is thus:
HTC
Apple (not keen on an iphone at all)
Nokia (not keen on Nokia after that N97 P.O.S)
Samsung
Sony Ericson
BlackBerry (dont realy like the look, but am open to looking)
Alcatel (never heard of them)
i would ike a galaxy s2 but apparently there is some issues with the screen or something (unless thats been rectified)
and the only pre-requisit over the dhd i would like, is a better day-time viewing screen. the dhd is a pain to read outside. but thats not a necessity.
so, there it is. any phone is available to me for free, so whats the best.
Cheers
Jbates58
umm, honestly this is a huge question completely redirected by WHAT phones they actually offer. HTC and Samsung have some BADASS phones right now so if you can get the Sensation Or SGS II id choose one of those.
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umm, honestly this is a huge question completely redirected by WHAT phones they actually offer. HTC and Samsung have some BADASS phones right now so if you can get the Sensation Or SGS II id choose one of those.
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There's your choice right there
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Every phone manufacturer got their specialities.
Example that htc with htc sense,
sony with their facebook inside,and better camera.
Out there got many variety of phone to choose form. To choose what u needed,i think u go to gsmarena and use advance search to fit ur need. And read the phone review there.
Have a nice day to choose ur phone...
P/s:
I Buy HTC Desire Z is to fit my demand on typing, facebook, and nice camera editing.
And install Mytouch4g slide rom that have improved image captured.
Well the desire z docent support 850 3g. So its out. Are there any problems with the gs2? And are they hardware or software, and fixable by rooting and flashing a new rom?
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There's your choice right there
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Go for an SGS2 man....Don't even think about it...On the other hand you can wait for Samsung Nexus Prime..
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Do not get ase x10 mini pro unless its unbranded cos u cant update from 2.1 android sucksssssssssssssssss
N ANDROID
If u want android stay clear of nokias cos they "all" going to windows mobile.i reckon htc is the way to go or a google fone
SG2
The sg2 is well known for the frontal glass cracking "even" whilst just charging av known a few mates thats happened to n its not cheap to replace
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The sg2 is well known for the frontal glass cracking "even" whilst just charging av known a few mates thats happened to n its not cheap to replace
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I have SGS2 and don't have this problem man....
4g of course
What do you mean by the front glass cracking? do u mean the lcd? what makes it do that?
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Well the desire z docent support 850 3g. So its out. Are there any problems with the gs2? And are they hardware or software, and fixable by rooting and flashing a new rom?
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Well the desire z i mentioned is y i buy the phone.
Suggest u on sgs2 or sensation.
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i have had a bit of a look around, and cant find anything about the front glass cracking, whats it all about?
cheers
jbates58
What do you guys think about the HTC Vivid? I am trying to decide on this or the vivid.. vivid is cheaper, but the amaze fits my style more. the screen looked darker and more deep colors on the vivid and on the amaze they looked kinda washed out for some reason on a video i watched comparing them. also thinking about the sgs II on tmo. i havent had a samsung since the behold 2 which i told myself after that id never touch one again but it seems they are learning not to fu** up so much now lol. kinda.
Just want to hear peoples opinions on these phones, and their experiances. etc
I just came from the sensation and i liked it more than i thought (from reading reviews). mine just had a messed up screen and dont feel like having 200mb ram free all the time.
I used to work for Tmobile so I dealt with many phones. I'd say get the amaze. Samsung's phones feel cheap and make out of plastic. When you hold the amaze, it is heavier but you can tell its real durable. I'm not a fan of touchwiz. I used to recommend the vibrant to customers who are new to android. I feel that HTC is a better manufacturer and has better customer service.
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There are plenty of reviews in the general section already, try a couple pages back. There's a thread sgs2 vs amaze and another "opinion" thread somewhere. You might find a lot of crap and dispute in there... some i contributed lol.
but yeah not sure why amaze only has the washed out display... hopefully in the near future they will find a better display manufacturer, but honestly, it doesn't bother me very much.
think of the vivid to amaze as like getting the regular sgs2 from at&t vs the skyrocket.
samsung sgs2 (t989/hercules/tmobile) is actually a good phone so don't let its predecessor scare you.
However, its all about user preference.. you should check out both phones before laying the $$$$ out.
here are some key things
SGS2 pluses
- Faster/stronger wifi gps bt connection compared to its predecessor.. amaze is similar in comparison
- longer battery life than amaze
- screen is more vibrant... like how you explained the htc vivid screen.. however i don't like the blue tint.. it hurts my eyes reading text with blue background.
-better sound recording (amaze records stereo sounds, but for some reason it isn't as clear.. still "normal" though
HOWEVER AMAZE pluses
- better resolution, things just pops out more. more definition in games, videos, ui, etc.
- better camera + dedicated buttons
- better in hand feel
amaze however has the softkey LED bleed which is fixed when disabled.
if you don't mind the shorter battery life compared to SGS2 than go with the amaze. But if you're someone like my sister who always complains about battery life all the time even though she has access to USB and outlet ports all day at her work than go with the sgs2. They totally beat us in battery life right now, but hopefully our new kernels would help some.
I owned the Vivid for a short time and I loved it. The screen is great. I hated AT&T (and didn't feel like paying another bill so Igot rid of it)and went with the Amaze. Everything about the Amaze is better except I really liked that 4.5in screen. That's my opinion. Hope it helped.
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Thanks for the replies guys. here is the video on the vivid and amaze: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyWVbbhFY04
I thought they had the same screen is what got me? Yeah i love the feeling my sensation had, the aluminum and the heavyness. i felt like i was holding what i paid for. no matter, i usally buy rough cases for my phones. I honesly think the only way id get the sgs ii titanium is if i couldnt afford the htc amaze. i could easily get a sgs ii under $350, not the case with the amaze =/ and dedicated camera key is one of my favorite things about it. i hope htc resolves the backlight bleeding on the amaze.
lol yeah im not a fan of TW either, but thats what rooting is for i am however a fan of sense, i always have been and will be. ive been with htc since the G1 and the only phones i really have had a problem with is the mytouch line.. never touching those things again haha. my brother has the incredible and that is probably one of the most solid phones ive ever used, too bad i dont have verizon. also another thing, ive never had my hands on a phone with a amoled + or whatever samsung is calling these superduper amoled screens nowadays lol. ive only had my hands on SLCD which i love, colors look natural. blacks could be more black but eh. nokias clearblack screens are amazing, htc could use some
this is another issue i have had with more than one HTC phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401030 i hope to never see it again, it caused dead pixels on my hd7 and was started to get bad on my sensation.
Babydoll25 said:
I owned the Vivid for a short time and I loved it. The screen is great. I hated AT&T (and didn't feel like paying another bill so Igot rid of it)and went with the Amaze. Everything about the Amaze is better except I really liked that 4.5in screen. That's my opinion. Hope it helped.
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why didnt you unlock it and use it with tmo? thats what i plan on if i get it. Is the screen differences really noticible? besides the size of course
You cant get 3gon tmibile if using unlocked vivid which is I'm sure why he got rid of it.
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You cant get 3gon tmibile if using unlocked vivid which is I'm sure why he got rid of it.
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yeah, thats what i thought.. not a big deal to me since i usually am always using wifi
Unless your Vivid comes shipped with S-OFF you can't have perm root which means no custom roms or kernels which means no free tethering, etc. This is one reason why I was so against the merger to begin with b/c I didn't want to be stuck with AT&T that wants to lock up their phones true potential.
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Unless your Vivid comes shipped with S-OFF you can't have perm root which means no custom roms or kernels which means no free tethering, etc. This is one reason why I was so against the merger to begin with b/c I didn't want to be stuck with AT&T that wants to lock up their phones true potential.
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wait, so the vivid will never get s-off? that might be a deal breaker for me.. i love sense but i like to have full control over my phone, att is annoying. right now the vivid is about $50 cheaper which is also very nice.
The Vivid got 1.2Ghz and no NFC but NFC is not worth for now.
But no android beam for Vivid after ICS upgrade.
The Amaze and SGS2 got NFC so it is not a issue with them.
Also check out AMOLED burn-in before you buy Galaxy S2. (Like XDA galaxy s2 forum)
Many people are facing status bar burn-in.
Compared to Sensation
Vivid -> bigger screen + ram/storage + 1.3M front cam
GSG2-> Bigger better SAMOLED screen + ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam
Amaze-> ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam.
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wait, so the vivid will never get s-off? that might be a deal breaker for me.. i love sense but i like to have full control over my phone, att is annoying. right now the vivid is about $50 cheaper which is also very nice.
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Well I'm not saying that it won't... but so far it hasn't happened.
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Well I'm not saying that it won't... but so far it hasn't happened.
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oh that makes sense.. well id probably rather get the sgs ii than the vivid than. i want the amaze the most, ill most likely get it if one comes down to my price range (around $350).
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The Vivid got 1.2Ghz and no NFC but NFC is not worth for now.
But no android beam for Vivid after ICS upgrade.
The Amaze and SGS2 got NFC so it is not a issue with them.
Also check out AMOLED burn-in before you buy Galaxy S2. (Like XDA galaxy s2 forum)
Many people are facing status bar burn-in.
Compared to Sensation
Vivid -> bigger screen + ram/storage + 1.3M front cam
GSG2-> Bigger better SAMOLED screen + ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam
Amaze-> ram/storage + NFC + 1.5Ghz + 2M front cam.
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yeah.. i guess it depends on what i want the most then. amaze and sgs ii have screen issues. vivid has less FFCmp. im sure nfc will get bigger once ICS hits all phones. ive never held a 4.5" screen before. biggest ive held is the sensation and my old hd7 which i thought was perfect. sure colors look good on the sgs ii but i hate how everything is big and bold cause low dpi, i love qHD.
what do you mean by the vivid not getting beam on ICS?
ICS has something call Android Beam that you can share webpage and data using NFC.
Sensation and Vivid don't have NFC therefore, they can't use Android Beam feature in ICS. If you are not a big fan of sharing files and web pages with other, it is not much problem. But to me, sharing webpage and data through bluetooth and wifi are really pain in a ass.
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ICS has something call Android Beam that you can share webpage and data using NFC.
Sensation and Vivid don't have NFC therefore, they can't use Android Beam feature in ICS. If you are not a big fan of sharing files and web pages with other, it is not much problem. But to me, sharing webpage and data through bluetooth and wifi are really pain in a ass.
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ohh okay, thats what i figured. I probably wont get the vivid now xD NFC should get big sometime later in 2012. it took a while for bluetooth to get big so you never know.
can any of you in this thread please elaborate on NFC that's in this phone? what is it? how and where is it useful?
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can any of you in this thread please elaborate on NFC that's in this phone? what is it? how and where is it useful?
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Give it a try on google. It will provide you with a lot of info.
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can any of you in this thread please elaborate on NFC that's in this phone? what is it? how and where is it useful?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhI9Rj97X0I
Hey guys, I've seen a lot of threads about our Amaze vs the SGS2, but not a whole lot about our Amaze vs the Galaxy Nexus. I could get a swap pretty easily, but I'm still on the fence about this, so I made a little list of reasons for and against the swap. I also want the opinions of my fellow Amaze users so your input is much appreciated!
Reasons to stay with the Amaze 4G
- the camera is MUCH better than the Galaxy Nexus, no contest there.
- the Galaxy Nexus has no microSD slot!
- the Amaze 4G is going to get the ICS update eventually, and with that, probably CM9 and more development
- the Amaze 4G has much better build quality
- the Amaze 4G has the option of HTC Sense ROMs for those who prefer it
Reasons to switch to the Galaxy Nexus
- the camera is inferior, however, it's still a decent camera that can replace your basic point and shoot
- 16 GB of storage is enough for most people, it may be inconvenient, but it can be bearable
- the Galaxy Nexus already has ICS, and since it's a world phone, it also has a much bigger development base
- the Galaxy Nexus sacrifices build quality for thinness and lightness, which some may prefer
- even though the screen is a pentile display, many may prefer the SAMOLED and higher resolution screen on the Galaxy Nexus over the SLCD screen on the Amaze
- it's a Google phone, meaning that it will most likely get the latest firmware updates (might even get to see Jellybean!)
- there are no soft keys, which means no soft key bleed problem so you'll have keys that are actually given a chance to light up (a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place)
Miscellaneous
- the Amaze is clocked at 1.5 GHz and the GNexus at 1.2 GHz, but it does not necessarily mean that the Amaze is faster. In fact, while playing games and running apps, I actually found the GNexus to run a tiny bit faster than the Amaze, but in other cases, the Amaze seems to out-perform the GNexus by a little bit, so the speed difference between the two CPUs is not as big as you think and may even be considered negligible
- both phones have a multi-coloured notification LED
- put yourself in my shoes, if you were offered a straight-up trade, your Amaze 4G for a (like) brand-new Galaxy Nexus, what would you do?
What do you folks think? I love the camera on the Amaze but the handset's shortcomings are really beginning to bother me. To be honest, if I had known that HTC wasn't as developer-friendly as they claimed to be, I wouldn't have picked the Amaze up, but at the same time, the Galaxy Nexus also has its fair share of weaknesses.
I would have to keep my Amaze, simply because I found myself changing between aosp and sense Roms on my incredible. And since that it right around the corner...
I like sense too much to completely get rid of it, sometimes I do need a break from it though.
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I would accept the trade man. Hands down the nexus the device to get because of the support from google.
I've always wanted to try the galaxy nexus... Skeptical though since its built by Samsung. :screwy:
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Eh, I don't like Samsung phones, and there is always something I don't like from the nexus phones......
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It's a fair trade, I'll just mention 2 things, you can't un-see the pentile layout, once you notice, you'll always notice, and yes... it IS noticeable (but bearable on 720).
also, Amoled screens burn in, so 6 months from now you'll have some solid color spashscreen on the phone, and notice that you can see your softkeys hinted inside of it, I know 3 people with the GNex, and it's already happening to them.
As mentioned the camera is decent, but not as good as the Amaze.
Jellybean will be on it VERY shortly after being released. It comes with PURE aosp, and CM9 will have no bugs other than ones caused by modifications to AOSP... The Amaze CPU is faster, but with a 3.0 kernel and ICS, the GNex is quicker for most things.
I love my Amaze, and the second I can have AOSP ICS and a 3.x kernel, I'd probably disagree with the trade, but for now, it's worth it.
I would stick with the Amaze. The point about the CPU difference will change greatly when the amaze gets ICS. GB isn't dual core optimised while ICS is.
The only thing that the GN has over the Amaze is official Google support and look how that turned out for the Nexus S and ICS... It took forever!
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The only thing that the GN has over the Amaze is official Google support and look how that turned out for the Nexus S and ICS... It took forever!
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But it had CM9 builds almost immediately, and it didn't take long for the international Nexus S. The SPH-D720 is hardly a Nexus phone, it's a carrier phone, it works only on sprint, it's sold in their storefronts, and was never a "developer" phone. Although it took a little while for the i9020a/t to get ICS, they had a fully working build pretty much immediately after AOSP ICS source dropped.
Nexus line is for developers, the support is there, so if they don't get Jellybean immediately from google, the community will have it obscenely fast.
I'd have to side with the other amaze users out there and say keep the amaze.
The thing is, I always figure the nexus line was supposed to be the best "average" phone for developers. It's not supposed to be the latest and greatest at everything, it's supposed to represent the average android smartphone at the time of its release, so that if someone develops an app, they know that it'll work with the vast majority of android users. There's gonna be phones better than it and phones worse than it
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I would accept the trade man. Hands down the nexus the device to get because of the support from google.
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What it being a Google device gotta do with anything? My friends has the phone. Such and ugly wack device. Samsung should stick to TV's.
coupetastic-droid said:
What it being a Google device gotta do with anything? My friends has the phone. Such and ugly wack device. Samsung should stick to TV's.
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Better support and faster updates. I'm sorry man but I would have to disagree with you. The gnex is such a beautiful device.
rubyman94 said:
The gnex is such a beautiful device.
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Yuck
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Yuck
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Lol! Just giving my two cents bro.
Honestly, I really really wanted the Galaxy Nexus and waited for a while to see if it would come to Tmo. Google's launch for the device was mad sloppy and I got sick of waiting.
I couldn't give up my Amaze for the Gnex. I use the camera all the time and I love that about this phone. Since having it in December I have over 1,000 pictures taken with it. In fact, when I traveled across the country to visit Pensylvania and Maryland two months ago, I didn't even bring a digital camera with me. Just used the Amaze the entire time and it worked out well.
Sure, development is slow on it and for some mysterious reason HTC is releasing Kernal Drivers for everything BUT this phone, but I feel like that leaves this small community up to a challenge. The work being done to get CM7 onto the Amaze is coming along nicely, and once they get the GSM/Wifi/NFC drivers working we'll finally have an AOSP rom running on this thing. It may be annoying to most people that we haven't gotten it fully running, but I see this as a big acomplishment for the few developers that we have here.
So yeah, I think I'll stick with the Amaze for a while. Its been very good to me
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I've always wanted to try the galaxy nexus... Skeptical though since its built by Samsung. :screwy:
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What it is that you are skeptical about? I have used SGS II, 3 varieties, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and SGS original. I think, except than the feeling difference by holding the phone in your hand, there is nothing else which would make you worry of anything go wrong.
Compared to Amaze, yes, Nexus is totally different, 1 thing I love about Nexus phones is the Vanilla Android. Another thing I like about them is they have a different and whole new feeling about how one phone should feel like when you hold it or when its lying on your desk and someone overlooking is amazed with what its got, and the feeling it gives you with its curvy design is also something different which unfortunately no other manufactures have come up with.
On the other hand, I have used many htc phones too, i have had incredible s, amazing build quality. currently I am rocking Amaze 4g, a little bulky and heavy but phone feels good in hands, a little smaller and the fact that it too is made out of plastic, doesn't help much, but still a great phone.
Just my opinion.
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EclipzeRemix said:
Eh, I don't like Samsung phones, and there is always something I don't like from the nexus phones......
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No offence, but since you are saying you don't like samsung phones, what is it that you don't like?? and what is it that you don't like nexus phones? I loved my first google phone, the nexus one, i have used nexus s for a long time, and i do have a galaxy nexus, they are great.
Yet the fact that they come with vanilla, is a choice of your own, whether you like a phone with a custom skin or stock android is your cup of tea... but seriously, what is it that you don't like?
Care to share your thoughts with the community?
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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Fair enough...
glacierguy said:
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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im with you on this, but.. my brother has the HTC incredible (still one of the best HTC phones made) and since its lightweight its harder for it to break/get damaged. our phones are bricks when it comes to weight lol so it would impact a lot more when dropping
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im with you on this, but.. my brother has the HTC incredible (still one of the best HTC phones made) and since its lightweight its harder for it to break/get damaged. our phones are bricks when it comes to weight lol so it would impact a lot more when dropping
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Off topic, but my friend had the incredible. Loved that phone!!!!
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Well I am sure you have Heard of the launch of the HTC one X and Samsung Galaxy SII a couple of days ago but which is better?
Need some good research
One X is sexy period and the S3 isn't.
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XLR88 said:
One X is sexy period and the S3 isn't.
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Not everyone has the same taste. I personnaly prefer the s3.
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I like both phones, and both have their ups and down.
I like both companies new iterations of their proprietary skins, Sense 4.0 looks great and TouchWiz (5?) has a bunch of new helpful features (and I like old ones such as swipe a name to call/message). The One X definately wins in the looks department but I don't think the SGS III is as ugly as most make it out to be. However I hear the battery life isn't so great on the One X, and a portion of the screen is wasted for an onscreen menu button due to HTC basing it on the layout Google set out (which is stupid I think, there's no reason to have a seperate multitasking button when holding down Home for 1-2 seconds works perfectly fine.)
All in all I think the SGS III offers more benefits to the user, even if HTC does win in certain areas (better looking, better camera, more refined interface). If I were actually buying one of the two I'd like to try them out side by side before making a final decision, but at this stage I'm going to say Galaxy S III.
S3 cuz of us storage mode and lte
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I think htc is better software and design wise but the s3 might have better battery life and camera also samsung tends to have phone really lightweight but it just depends what you prefer : sense or touchwiz?
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After using the sensation for about a month I had to get rid of it because of sense. I seriously do not like sense.. It really annoys me for some reason. I know that you'd probably be able to root it and custom rom the One X but to be honest i would much rather just go with the s3.
I would say the S3. I like every spec that it have. Im not going to say that the X One is a bad phone because it isn't, its a great great phone, but i just like Samsung more.
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After using the sensation for about a month I had to get rid of it because of sense. I seriously do not like sense.. It really annoys me for some reason. I know that you'd probably be able to root it and custom rom the One X but to be honest i would much rather just go with the s3.
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I used to hate sense until i tried the sensation meh its not that bad it got some great widgets ...
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I like how Samsung is focusing on Software, why make a super pocket computer if you dont have good apps to exploit that power?
S-voice is something that should have been present on Android earlier...
The good thing is that is very probable to see all that software ported to other devices
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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Recent trends say the s3 will be a better phone
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one X man its sexy man well i cant afford both out of my reach for now
but if got the money id buy the HTC one X Even if the SG3 is better a few specs wise it looks ugly man why such Sh**t looking plastic on such a costly phone
one look at the one X and u want it man
Hybbie said:
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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+1 my exact same thought. except i would never get caught holding a samsung phone.
Hello guys.
This is something I'm wondering about as I'm planning to buy a new device soon. I love HTC's build quality and the Legend was the best looking phone I've ever owned.
On the other hand, I'm currently using a Galaxy S i9000 which I absolutely hated out of the box but fell in love with once I discovered the great work by developers on this site.
Development for i9000 and Samsung in general is very active here. Could an HTC owner please tell me how it is on the other side of the fence? My decision will eventually come down to the availability of custom ROMS from XDA.
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Hello guys.
This is something I'm wondering about as I'm planning to buy a new device soon. I love HTC's build quality and the Legend was the best looking phone I've ever owned.
On the other hand, I'm currently using a Galaxy S i9000 which I absolutely hated out of the box but fell in love with once I discovered the great work by developers on this site.
Development for i9000 and Samsung in general is very active here. Could an HTC owner please tell me how it is on the other side of the fence? My decision will eventually come down to the availability of custom ROMS from XDA.
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till recently and even now i have one HTC phone which is being used by my wife(very low end one) I can give it to u guaranteed their will be great development for any HTC phone u buy in fact to my knowledge XDA was and still is Famous for HTC development support . so cool man go buy any HTC phone ull have fun here
Another S3 vote here.
The only thing the HOX has over the S3 is the screen, and that's debatable depending on whether you prefer LCD or AMOLED and their accompanying traits.
Both great phones, but the S3 wins on processor/GPU grunt and software innovation.
The slight camera advantage that the HOX had has been demolished by Samsung copying it's main features and bettering them (burst mode, best shot, voice activated capture) - and Samsung cameras have always been pretty good hardware-wise anyway.
SD card support, removable battery, probably better battery life (than the Tegra 3 HOX), the list goes on - and that's even before you get into the software side of things which I won't bother with as I assume you have/are capable of looking all that up.
Hybbie said:
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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2nd times 10. Samsung phones feel so dang cheap you forget about what a good phone should feel like. I hated my GSII and went to the HTC One S and it is just night and day for me. I get signal in places I didn't before. The slim form factor and the build quality and just so superior. Never say never but I doubt I will be grabbing another Samsung. (Vibrant owner and GSII)
Obviously there is no perfect phone as I am not a fan of where they put the volume buttons and how large they are in contrast to the wake\sleep button but overall outstanding device. My good friend keep on about his One X and I see why. Sense has some really nice things about it. Twiz is the devil. Add to that Samsung's update issue and industry worse no looking back to support devices and that is enough for me. I am not saying they are wrong it just doesn't work for me going forward.
I really like the design & build quality of HTC One X.. Both are polycarbonate plastic but HTC did the right thing! But SGS III beats One X in almost every single category.. So SGS III for me.. I don't care about the design anyway since i will use casing.. lol
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2nd times 10. Samsung phones feel so dang cheap you forget about what a good phone should feel like. I hated my GSII and went to the HTC One S and it is just night and day for me. I get signal in places I didn't before. The slim form factor and the build quality and just so superior. Never say never but I doubt I will be grabbing another Samsung. (Vibrant owner and GSII)
Obviously there is no perfect phone as I am not a fan of where they put the volume buttons and how large they are in contrast to the wake\sleep button but overall outstanding device. My good friend keep on about his One X and I see why. Sense has some really nice things about it. Twiz is the devil. Add to that Samsung's update issue and industry worse no looking back to support devices and that is enough for me. I am not saying they are wrong it just doesn't work for me going forward.
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one thing u like it or not we have to agree samsung has gone a long long way
as per the many surveys i read Samsung is the leader today im max Mobile sale and also Max Adroid mobile sales hes in the 1st pace and sorry to say as much as i am a HTC Fan HTC has gone very very down on the table
hope it will improve this fin yr
samsung devices beat htc devices and market of htc yyy?
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samsung devices beat htc devices and market of htc yyy?
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Was it necessary to create a new thread just to ask this??? Don't we have enough pointless threads already?
If you are referring to "Beats Audio" and trying to be clever in title, then Samsungs sound is amazing and much better than my Sensation XE
or If you are asking why samsung is better than HTC heres my opinion.
HTC do nice premium devices (as from 3 years ago), materials etc feel expensive and very premium. However being with HTC for the last 10 years, they always fail on software on performance and I have always needed to root them and put a ROM on them to make it better. I do like Sense though.
However as this is my first samsung smartphone I can only say they case is nice not as premium feel as HTC but the software is very good, the phone is responsive and the interface is quick and nice.
Are we talking about Beats Audio or Samsung just being better than HTC?
I've been an HTC customer for years, way before Android when they were making iPaq devices. I like(d) HTC so my first Android phone was an HTC but I think they're just having trouble competing properly because the hoi polloi don't know the name, so HTC undercut competitors and sacrifice on build quality.
Almost everyone I know has an iPhone or Blackberry. They scoff at "that HTC thing" I had, they think Android is the poor man's smartphone. The majority of people like to copy others when they don't understand the choices available to them so they naturally go with Apple, Blackberry and the more adventurous ones who are willing to try Android will opt for Samsung, Sony and Motorola.
I picked Samsung this time based on spec and my perception of HTC failing to build functional, reliable devices.
My eXperience about htc n samsung.
I had got htc sensation after using battery is horrible
.sound quality is horrible.very low sound.Then sold out after 1 day.
Then got samsung s2 .with this i m satisfied.
After some days i got htc sensation xe .i feel same thing sould quality not so much good as samsung.battery is horrible.i sold out then got s2 white .at third time i didnot buy one x .coz i knw iit is useless for me now i got s3 n m satisfied
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If you are referring to "Beats Audio" and trying to be clever in title, then Samsungs sound is amazing and much better than my Sensation XE
or If you are asking why samsung is better than HTC heres my opinion.
HTC do nice premium devices (as from 3 years ago), materials etc feel expensive and very premium. However being with HTC for the last 10 years, they always fail on software on performance and I have always needed to root them and put a ROM on them to make it better. I do like Sense though.
However as this is my first samsung smartphone I can only say they case is nice not as premium feel as HTC but the software is very good, the phone is responsive and the interface is quick and nice.
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Same can be said for Samsung mate. I've had GS1 for two years and we also had a GS2 too. I wasted so much of my life flashing so many betas, rc's, finals on those two devices.... And we all know why.. **** stock roms with performance to match. All I ever wanted was a sense Rom. Never happened.
Tried a GS3 and One X and kept the One X. All Virgin stock and working so well. No need to flash a thing. No more titanium backups failing. No more bootloops. And. Got my life back.
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I'm a Samsung Man (TV DVD wise). My first Samsung phones are the S series. I love them truly awesome phones i want for nothing with them..
But i got to say i'm so proud of HTC and their One X phone. It's their first true brand phone that sits above all their others for the first time. When you want the best from HTC, you now know it's the One X. In the past i couldn't tell you what their hero phone was.
HTC makes great phones, but they lost their edge. On my next device, I don't want to do a htcdev bootloader unlock, nor do I want to wait around for my phone to die. Since, I can't do a battery pull because of the built-in batteries. When it comes to Android it is either Samsung or HTC. Sense was fun, Touchwiz sounds like fun. Besides there's even going to be some new development taking place on the Sprint/possibly Verizon CDMA sides.
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I almost got myself the One X... such a great phone untill... I noticed the BEATS (Tm)
I immediately went for the S3.. as I don't want overpriced logo c*** on the back of my phone
I'm a user of HTC. Used to use HTC Hero, now - Sensation. Their smartphones has many software bugs. The percentage of hardware bugs is very high. Though their repairing service is ****. They can repair your phone for months...
They will cancel your guarantee because of root automatically (htcdevs). In the same time the smartphones' quality is very poor, the telephones can be cracked from time to time. And not-warranty repairing can cost you the price of a new phone.
The antenna and sound are awful at all HTCs beginning from Sensation. And finally their battery is a piece of ****. Now it's built-in, so can not be replaced by 3rd party one.
NEVER buy HTC smartphones.