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I have been kicking around getting the Atrix as my first Android cause I love my friends HTC Incredible so much but I am on AT&T so the Atrix looks like a good one to me, but I am just wondering if this phone has any bugs that need to be worked out as far as software or hardware goes? Thanks
The bugs on the ATRIX is due to MOTOBLUR. You can set the ATRIX free if you root and unlock it
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My experience with the Atrix.
I've had the phone for 3 days. Overall it's an amazing device. However, since I've had it the main issue has been reboots&crashes(my phone is not rooted). The funny thing is when I'm using it, it has never rebooted or crashed, but when it's idle it tends to crash frequently(about 10 times per day). As of now, I'm still trying to figure out what's causing this. So far from what I've found on a few android forums suggests that the problem only exists on some devices. There are some Atrix phones that don't have the rebooting problem at all.
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I've had the phone for 3 days. Overall it's an amazing device. However, since I've had it the main issue has been reboots&crashes(my phone is not rooted). The funny thing is when I'm using it, it has never rebooted or crashed, but when it's idle it tends to crash frequently(about 10 times per day). As of now, I'm still trying to figure out what's causing this. So far from what I've found on a few android forums suggests that the problem only exists on some devices. There are some Atrix phones that don't have the rebooting problem at all.
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Oh, okay so it's kind of like a Volkswagen where one is great and the other is junk? Ha ha just playin. But I take it that this is not really a common problem with this phone but you just got unlucky, and maybe another handful of people?
Or maybe like Mr flo said up above that it's all because of Motoblur?
Imo wait till October or November. There will be a whole new line up of phones coming out. The Atrix is epic but there will be better in the new future.
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I've had the phone for 3 days. Overall it's an amazing device. However, since I've had it the main issue has been reboots&crashes(my phone is not rooted). The funny thing is when I'm using it, it has never rebooted or crashed, but when it's idle it tends to crash frequently(about 10 times per day). As of now, I'm still trying to figure out what's causing this. So far from what I've found on a few android forums suggests that the problem only exists on some devices. There are some Atrix phones that don't have the rebooting problem at all.
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forget trying to figure out whats wrong and exchange it for another if you can, thats something in the hardware most likely
Overall it's a solid phone, and almost every iPhone user that made the changeover usually posts that they are happy they left the iPhone for the Atrix.
In the end you are getting a dual-core phone with a 1GB of RAM and a large battery.
Plus this phone just got the BL unlocked, so that means you will have CM7 and Ice Cream Sandwich in some form (possibly even official)...
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The ATRIX is future proof....these current and upcoming dual-core phones have only matched the ATRIX. I have a custom rom and kernel....and my ATRIX flies
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Overall it's a solid phone, and almost every iPhone user that made the changeover usually posts that they are happy they left the iPhone for the Atrix.
In the end you are getting a dual-core phone with a 1GB of RAM and a large battery.
Plus this phone just got the BL unlocked, so that means you will have CM7 and Ice Cream Sandwich in some form (possibly even official)...
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Thanks a lot. How about call quality and basic phone functions, speakerphone lound and clear, ear speaker sound quality, strong or weak signal things of that nature?
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The ATRIX is future proof....these current and upcoming dual-core phones have only matched the ATRIX. I have a custom rom and kernel....and my ATRIX flies
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"future proof" makes me happy I just realized that I just made 10 posts! Ha ha!! I'm FREE!! Now it's time for me to go into the DEVELOPMENT THREAD and cause some real trouble, ha ha.
i have had mine for about 3 days, no reboots and whatnot. I am liking the way the phone feels and works. calls are clear via bluetooth speakerphone and the regular earpiece.
ive ditched the default messaging app for chomp sms(its basically bitesms but better and smoother in alot of ways, same dev team if im not mistaken). and im not using the default launcher anymore, launcher pro seems smoother.
anyway hardwarewise the phone is awesome, even with the motoblur on it in a nonrooted oem rom. with that said i plan to root and try out some different roms in the near future
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i have had mine for about 3 days, no reboots and whatnot. I am liking the way the phone feels and works. calls are clear via bluetooth speakerphone and the regular earpiece.
ive ditched the default messaging app for chomp sms(its basically bitesms but better and smoother in alot of ways, same dev team if im not mistaken). and im not using the default launcher anymore, launcher pro seems smoother.
anyway hardwarewise the phone is awesome, even with the motoblur on it in a nonrooted oem rom. with that said i plan to root and try out some different roms in the near future
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Thanks a lot.
This is my first android phone and I love it! I've already rooted and unlocked it. I've flashed several ROM's already and have had excellent results. There have been a few reboots and connection issues but nothing to seriously complain about. My current ROM has taken care of all that and I'm getting over 30 hours of battery life without changing anything. I don't know about "future proof" with LTE coming but it will be tough to find a better phone
I have 2 in my household.
The wife's is as stock as stock can be and it is rock solid. Never had an issue with the phone. No force closes, no issues, just a solid work beast. Nearly, only nearly mind, rivals a Berry for battery life.
Mine on the other hand has gone through the wars a bit as regards reliability BUT all of those issues were my fault not the phone.
I am like most of those posting here in that I do like to play and tinker with ROMs, apps and anything else we can think of playing with. The upside is that after that learning curve I have a phone that is fantastically quick, great battery life and not really going to be left wanting for much over the next year or two as regards hardware.
Same as most android's really it is what you make of it. If you want a solid work beast, it can do that. If you want to play, you can do that.
Importantly though is that the initial learning curve has been gone through, mostly on this great forum, so if you want to root, mod, unlock the bootloader and whatever else may come make sure you research it.
There is only one rule really. If you unlock the bootloader and use the official AT&T Gingerbread update NEVER go back to Froyo. Remember that and now it is quite hard to mess up.
I know I have tried !
Wow, thanks a lot guys... I think this will be my first Android after reading what you all have said about this phone. Thanks for taking the time to give me your opinions, and to the guy that hates the phone... Dude I'm really sorry you got a dud.
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Thanks a lot. How about call quality and basic phone functions, speakerphone lound and clear, ear speaker sound quality, strong or weak signal things of that nature?
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Call quality is great. No problems at all on either end.
I don't use the speqkerphone, but I seen a lot of praise for it around here.
Sound is loud enough that I don't need to ask people to repeat themselves, which is good because my hearing has never been that great...
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etek said:
"future proof" makes me happy I just realized that I just made 10 posts! Ha ha!! I'm FREE!! Now it's time for me to go into the DEVELOPMENT THREAD and cause some real trouble, ha ha.
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Yep find something you don't like, there are Apps and ROMs to customize the phone to your liking.
Unlike the iPhone and its "Better luck next year" attitude...
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Call quality is great. No problems at all on either end.
I don't use the speqkerphone, but I seen a lot of praise for it around here.
Sound is loud enough that I don't need to ask people to repeat themselves, which is good because my hearing has never been that great...
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Alright, so this phone needs some serious consideration. Of Course, this phone probably didn't fly as much as it was promoted, I still guess its promotion was a little weaker than I expected.
I have been using Atrix since its launch. About 8 months and never had any issues with my phone.
Phone durability - Rock Solid, even though you can feel the plastic all around, but the phone is light in weight, and it still is very sturdy. Have dropped it a few times(Of course with a cover on top - so no scratches) but even after those many drops, phone is absolutely fine.
Screen - First qHD display. Truly amazing. I feel it better than iPhone's retina display, trust me when I say it, have used iphone 4 and exchanged it with Atrix.
Call Quality - SubPar. No noise issues. Whenever I receive a call, the person on the other end never complained.
Speakers - Loud and clear enough. Even when I put phone on speaker while driving, it is just clear. Loud enough to fill my car with voice easily.
Biggest Bonus - Unlocked Bootloader. Means, this phone is now free. With lots of Devs now coming up with new ROM's, and CM7 on its way, I have heard that MiUI is also coming to Atrix in near future, it is just an amazing feeling that how much customization is available for the phone, with Devs spending days and hours, it is just truly phenomenal.
Processor - with Dual Core 1GHz processor, this phone has got the raw power to beat up the competition. I feel, phone is fast enough to give solid competition to the upcoming new android variations, upcoming iphone and so on. As someone earlier said, it is a future proof phone, not only because it has got the Dual Core processor, but because it has got Dual Core processor, even today, there are many phones which still get released with 1GHz Single Core, I think for next couple of years 1GHz Dual Core processing speed is safe from getting extinct. Also, the fact that Atrix can now be OverClocked to 1.3GHz, man you should see this phone, just totally flying with that much power.
Camera - As promised by Motorola earlier at the time of launch, with GingerBread, phone will be able to do 1080p, and yes it does it. What else would we need?
Another Bonus - Finger Print Scanner. Just unique by itself. No more words needed to explain what it is.
Last but not Least, Battery - Solid. Usually, I have always seen people be able to get around atleast a day out of the Atrix battery easily. Now with different applications available to help us save the battery, it is even easier to get more out of it.
Webtop Dock etc... - Personally I don't use any other accessories for Atrix, so no idea, but have heard they all are also similarly amazing.
If I missed out on anything, I am pretty sure, I have got something good to say about it, as long as it is related to (M)Atrix.
If you got the phone, you should be happy. If you are thinking of getting one, go for it. If you dislike it, it is your personal choice and I am sure people will respect it.
Cheers!!!
Well Guy's!! I took your suggestion (besides that one guy) and I got the Atrix! Thank you thank you!!! I love this phone already. I have the bootloader unlocked, rooted, clockwork recovery, and the Alien ROM installed. Awesome phone, thanks so much for you help. After having the iPhone and then switching to this phone, there are so many things and so many ways to customize this phone it's insane. I almost don't know where to begin. See ya out on the forums!
I wouldn't have gone with the atrix personally. I had one. Froze a lot, soft rebooted A LOT, screen was not accurate to touch and would become unresponsive at times, not to mention it was SLOW(for being a dual core tegra phone). Like others say though, its mostly personal preference. I may have also had a bad one. I've owned many androids and I personally rate the atrix worse than a poopy aria.... its on the bottom of my list. I got my nexus s now and have never been more pleased.
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Hi, I am coming from a galaxy s 2 because the photon had an HDMI port on the side and the gs2 didnt have ICS so i was like I mind as well get the photon and wait for the next big thing. Now that I have it, this sucker is annoying when it comes to speed and the lag factor. When scrolling through a dark application, why does the pix fade away a little and then returns to normal look when you stop scrolling. I notice this mostly on black apps but mainly all over the device. Is there not a lag fix? or is this pentile display really that bad?
I would appreciate if someone could help me out
Update: Thanks all. I got rid of the photon and got the galaxy s 2 epic 4g tough back. Couldn't take it. Thanks again to all who replied.
I've never seen that, but I hate dark apps. Got an actual example?
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I've never seen that, but I hate dark apps. Got an actual example?
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Yes.. just uploaded this example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kFazpLOmaA&feature=youtu.be
A prime example and the ability for others to repeat it would be helpful.
Just looked at your video it its a rendering issue. Going to try and replicate it.
Not sure but check your launcher and see if it has and rendering options.. From your video it almost looks like frame tearing.
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Try shutting off auto brightness. I think that May help with some of your rendering.
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Just looked at your video it its a rendering issue. Going to try and replicate it.
Not sure but check your launcher and see if it has and rendering options.. From your video it almost looks like frame tearing.
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Try shutting off auto brightness. I think that May help with some of your rendering.
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nope no options for that and auto-brightness being turned off doesnt do anything. Thanks for trying to help
Closest I can get is doing ##data# scrolling sideways.. I don't have any tearing but I do notice the text does dim a little when it is in motion but brightens back up once I stop..
Can't seem to fully replicate due to differences.. Post your phone info, ROM, launcher etc.
I am using 198_7 joker locked 4G ROM using the zeam launcher. I suppose more info about your phone would she's a little more light into diagnosing.
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Closest I can get is doing ##data# scrolling sideways.. I don't have any tearing but I do notice the text does dim a little when it is in motion but brightens back up once I stop..
Can't seem to fully replicate due to differences.. Post your phone info, ROM, launcher etc.
I am using 198_7 joker locked 4G ROM using the zeam launcher. I suppose more info about your phone would she's a little more light into diagnosing.
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well the launcher may also be an issue but it's the stock launcher and stock rom..no root etc. The tearing as you say happening all over the device when scrolling... it also did this on the droid x 2.. i think it's motorola and them not focusing on the smoothness even though quadrant scores well. My stats are below for the phone
happens to me, I would think it has something to do with battery life. the more you refresh the screen.......weak, but makes sense!
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There's definitely something weird there. That aint right.
One question is, your launcher has five icons but all the Photons I've seen have only four. Is that a setting somewhere that I've just never noticed or is that not stock?
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I see you're on 198_7. Can someone else on that build confirm this issue? It doesn't exist on 198_6. Maybe a bad flash or just not-quite-ready yet?
I have noticed this issue since day one but I think my eyes have just gotten used to it.
Ok, I made a thread about frame/graphics issues happen on 198_7. Since, I've switch back to stock 198_6 not one issue... I think I and you might just have gotten a bad download.....
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I was playing with GoLauncher EX today and got that exact scrolling issue.
Hes on the ICS build I believe thats why his launcher looks different, If he's not on ics he's using ics launcher. I'm using twicca as well and I know what you're talking about but I dont notice it much anymore. It has something to do with the pentile display as you can see it handles brights very well but black isn't its strong point. The galaxy phones handle black's better than any phone their screens produce deep rich black colors. Perfect example is to watch a scary movie on both phones like paranormal activity and you'll see how the photon sucks for dark scenes because of how the pentile displays its blacks.
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the photon has a great screen but amoled can't be beat black wise because it has no back light
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Hes on the ICS build I believe thats why his launcher looks different, If he's not on ics he's using ics launcher. I'm using twicca as well and I know what you're talking about but I dont notice it much anymore. It has something to do with the pentile display as you can see it handles brights very well but black isn't its strong point. The galaxy phones handle black's better than any phone their screens produce deep rich black colors. Perfect example is to watch a scary movie on both phones like paranormal activity and you'll see how the photon sucks for dark scenes because of how the pentile displays its blacks.
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Thanks all. I got rid of the photon and got the galaxy s 2 epic 4g tough back. Couldn't take it. Thanks again to all who replied.
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Thanks all. I got rid of the photon and got the galaxy s 2 epic 4g tough back. Couldn't take it. Thanks again to all who replied.
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Fail lol. Enjoy your terrible reception and weak dev support.
Ok I got my Gnote yesterday at BestBuy(upgraded from my skyrocket). When I got home to play with it it seemed to drag a$$ and was pretty choppy, almost like it was pushing it limits on memory or something. I restarted the phone but no help. Next I downloaded golauncher thinking it would help but no luck.
I’ve also noticed that whenever I select wallpaper it zooms all the way in on the pic (which looks like crap) and it doesn’t scroll. I’ve tried everything. Help me XDA
I hope there’s a simple fix for all these issues my phone is having. My skyrocket was flawless. Hell my infuse don’t seem too bad now.
Video quality isn’t that great either. What gives Samsung?????
I was able to get better wallpaper using zedge on the market. It doesnt zoom in like selecting from folder.
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Actually read other reviews before inferring that all notes have performance comparable to yours - mine is hardcore fast. No lag, no stutters, no nothing but performance. Download some appstore apps to monitor background processes and see if there is a rogue something running. That, or you may have a faulty device.
Coming from an Atrix, SGS2, Skyrocket, Droid Razr, and International Galaxy Note this is the smoothest phone I've ever owned. Only issue I have is getting calendar to sync with Google calendars.
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Ok I got my Gnote yesterday at BestBuy(upgraded from my skyrocket). When I got home to play with it it seemed to drag a$$ and was pretty choppy, almost like it was pushing it limits on memory or something. I restarted the phone but no help. Next I downloaded golauncher thinking it would help but no luck.
I’ve also noticed that whenever I select wallpaper it zooms all the way in on the pic (which looks like crap) and it doesn’t scroll. I’ve tried everything. Help me XDA
I hope there’s a simple fix for all these issues my phone is having. My skyrocket was flawless. Hell my infuse don’t seem too bad now.
Video quality isn’t that great either. What gives Samsung?????
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Mine is running the same way. Checking memory usage it is definitely pushing its limits. I'm at 557mb right now. Hoping it's just this rom and when we have development it'll improve.
Either way, I love this phone. I've had no issues with camera or video quality.
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Actually read other reviews before inferring that all notes have performance comparable to yours - mine is hardcore fast. No lag, no stutters, no nothing but performance. Download some appstore apps to monitor background processes and see if there is a rogue something running. That, or you may have a faulty device.
Coming from an Atrix, SGS2, Skyrocket, Droid Razr, and International Galaxy Note this is the smoothest phone I've ever owned. Only issue I have is getting calendar to sync with Google calendars.
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Well ACTUALLY I was only speaking of my note... If you took the time to read my post before rudley trying to correct me!!!
Also thank you for your help in this matter...
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Mine is running the same way. Checking memory usage it is definitely pushing its limits. I'm at 557mb right now. Hoping it's just this rom and when we have development it'll improve.
Either way, I love this phone. I've had no issues with camera or video quality.
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But how is it that we're the only 2 ppl with lag out of all the new notes that came out???
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Mine was lagging really bad as well... at least with the tw launcher. I dl go launcher with the ICS theme and its slightly faster but still lagging
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Are all of you closing down your background apps and/or running on power saver mode?
There is no reason you should be that laggy.
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I have not Seen any Lag Unless I Use a Launcher. othcr than that Seems to Be just as Smooth as my Skyrocket.
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Factory reset if laggy. There really should be no lag, go try another note and trade in. When i get mine next week, ill be sitting there all day making sure it responds well, if not ill argue. Edit: ok there may be a little but it can not be worse then my infuse lol.
Actually my note is kinda "laggy, sluggish, choppy" as well. I'm kind of a sad man right now, I still LOVE this thing but it's performance is not all that great at the moment for me.
Not entirely sure why either...I tried a few launcher none make it better and some make it worse.
grrr...
what kind of Lag. I have only Seen It while Using a Launcher. It actually Is JUST as Smooth as my Skyrocket when right next to it .
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Same here. very dissapointed. Its slower than my infuse, but then my infuse is running a custom rom.
Worst example by far is the market. load it up and scroll up and down, soooo choppy and laggy. starting to think I might have made a mistake not getting the international. I'm really surprized.
I'm sure once I overclock it and toss launcher pro on it I will be happier, I'm just really surprized that I have to do that.
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Same here. very dissapointed. Its slower than my infuse, but then my infuse is running a custom rom.
Worst example by far is the market. load it up and scroll up and down, soooo choppy and laggy. starting to think I might have made a mistake not getting the international. I'm really surprized.
I'm sure once I overclock it and toss launcher pro on it I will be happier, I'm just really surprized that I have to do that.
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Really strange. I am completely stock right now with all the bloat still installed, microbes live wallpaper, and I just tried this in the market and get no lag whatsoever.
I went to the AT&T store and the Note was laggy. I killed background tasks, eliminated widgets, removed bloatware... nothing
I really like the screen size + google maps navigation but I'm not good at rooting so I've gotta see if this lag stuff continues on stock before taking the plunge.
Hmm :/ I'll take a video of it tomorrow. All power saving options are off, nothing much running in the background. Maybe I should take it into an ATT store and compare it side by side to the ones on display.
I'm glad most others aren't having this problem, that means its something that can get fixed or replaced rather than just being an underpowered processor for the resolution of the screen.
Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
Oh and have a nice day
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Factory reset if laggy. There really should be no lag, go try another note and trade in. When i get mine next week, ill be sitting there all day making sure it responds well, if not ill argue. Edit: ok there may be a little but it can not be worse then my infuse lol.
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I've just spent the last 24 hours trying to customize my gnote. now u say hard reset may fix my problem... has anyone tried this yet?
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Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
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^Somebody needs to get laid STAT!
I'm absolutely willing to do all of that, and I will, but going from a captivate, to an infuse, to this, and having it be the slowest out of the box when the other two were single core just strikes me as not right. And with others stating that they don't have this issue, makes me think there must be something going on here. Before I mask the problem with the OC kernel and a new launcher I'd rather know that there isn't something wrong with my specific note.
Glad the lag doesn't bother you
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Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
Oh and have a nice day
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I've had my DNA since this past Saturday and I went by many reviews and articles saying how fast this phone was. With Sense being on the phone and already going through the lag fest that was the Rezound, I was skeptical.
But I bought it anyway and the hardware and screen are beauties to be seen. Battery life hasn't been amazing but has been acceptable.
Now on to everyday usage and performance. While I'm happy to report that this doesn't have nearly as much ridiculous home screen lag that the Rezound had, but doesn't anyone feel that the home screen scrolling feels heavy? Like I was saying there isn't much lag but the transition scroll from screen to screen just feels slow to me.
I know I have read a lot of people here saying how fast this phone is, but I'm just not feeling it. Coming from my S3 it seems to crawl around in general scrolling compared to it. Just to check, I grabbed my girlfriend's S3 last night right after using my phone for a bit and it seemed like everything was in hyper speed.
I have noticed opening apps speed and in app experiences are fine for the most part. But I'm having a hard time getting over the sluggishness of this UI at the moment.
And look, I'm not looking for a pity party or am doing this to ruffle feathers. I just wanted to post my experiences to see if anyone agrees and to hear other opinions. I am still within my 14 day return/exchange policy, so I want to make sure I leave no stone unturned.
At the end of the day this phone is by no means a slouch. Not trying to say that and it benchmarks crazy well. Just noticed these hiccups and am curious to hear opinions.
Thanks!
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My experience seems to be the opposite of yours actually lol. The SIII feels strange, awkward, and slow while the DNA feels perfectly smooth and snappy. Are you experiencing actual hiccups and lag? Or is it just more of a laggy feeling? It may just be the way the homescreens transition? Not sure.. but everyone I've spoken to with an SIII agreed that my DNA is significantly faster.
This phone kills everything on the s3 except sd and removeable battery.not sure what u did but my homie has the s3 and my phone smoked his ass.sense doesn't feel sluggish to me but that's just me.if u feel that way u could root it and flash a desense Rom
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I think it's the sense interface which might make it seem a bit slower than the touchwiz interface. I would definitely keep the phone though .
I appreciate the responses guys, but I will have to respectfully and strongly disagree with the ones who say the DNA is much faster in home screen scrolling. I did a side by side with my gf's S3 and my coworkers Note 2 and they were both much smoother and faster in that department.
Like xShin said, it might just be how the Sense screens transition compared to Touchwiz but I can't say I'm a fan. It's to the point that it may be a deal breaker for me which is a shame since the screen and overall design is really good. Also battery life is starting to not be as good as I thought. The standby/idle battery life is fantastic. I only lose like 2% at night. But now that I'm using the phone more, the screen on time is pretty poor. I can watch it lose 1% every couple minutes.
I'm still not 100% sure that I will get rid of the DNA because there are many things that I love about it. But a few important aspects of it are letting me down at the moment.
Thanks for the responses guys, keep 'em coming!
The s3 on ICS has slight lag compared to s3 on jellybean. Trust me I have had it since launch. Also were getting a OEM 3000mah battery soon that only adds 1-2mm of thickness for an easy 6hr screen time on 4g I can't wait to get it
. I like the DNA but I can't go with the 16gb mine has 32gb and I also have a 64gb card
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You could install the same launcher on both phones, and see which one seems quickest?
you want to know why the screen feels heavy? because sense 4+ has finally eliminated home screen lag that sense 4 had. they made it a uniform speed so there's never lag.. and there's not, and i have all 7 of the screens full of widgets. they changed the rosie and animations and it looks much better. The only difference is the s3 has a faster scrolling speed in touch wiz... and touch wiz is crap because e ery time you go back to the home screen, every widget redraws! for having 2 gigs of ram, it sure doesn't seem it. I have an s3 and while it's great, the dna is quicker for the most part, equal in other parts, and overall a better phone.
I've seen your posts dude. If you're unhappy, go return it for an s3..stop trying to justify keeping it with other users who like the device. If YOU don't, get rid of it.
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The s3 on ICS has slight lag compared to s3 on jellybean. Trust me I have had it since launch. Also were getting a OEM 3000mah battery soon that only adds 1-2mm of thickness for an easy 6hr screen time on 4g I can't wait to get it
. I like the DNA but I can't go with the 16gb mine has 32gb and I also have a 64gb card
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Trust me, I had the S3 since launch as well, and even on ICS the UI didn't feel as heavy as Sense on the DNA. With JB it's even a larger gap.
It's just a shame because I thought they would have learned by now that a phone with monster specs should not have any hesitation in the UI.
I know it doesn't bother most people, but I'm super sensitive to lag and slowness in a UI. And I know most people will tell me just to stop whining and get a different phone. And I get that, it's totally understandable.
I guess I am just venting because this phone has easily the best screen that I have ever seen. And as I said before, I'm not 100% getting rid of it, but I'm leaning that way.
Try a different launcher. Sense default transitions are 'slower' than those that you can have with other launchers.
I noticed this too, it just doesn't bother me. The phone isn't lagging, the transitions are just slower (and meant to be).
Before getting my DNA, I'd been playing around with the Verizon and at&t s3 at work. In addition to the ones I'd handled that I set up for customers, the DNA feels just as fast, if not faster than stock s3. I'd handed it off to a co-worker with a Verizon s3 and he was thoroughly impressed by the performance and ui despite having said he has had discomfort using HTC phones in the past (incredible and thunderbolt).
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Try a different launcher. Sense default transitions are 'slower' than those that you can have with other launchers.
I noticed this too, it just doesn't bother me. The phone isn't lagging, the transitions are just slower (and meant to be).
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This. As I mentioned above, to prove to yourself it's not the processing power of the phone that's the problem, but sense animations purposefully being slower, try out a different launcher on both phones. Confident they will be the same speed.
I mean, it's fair to return the phone if you just don't like sense and don't want to mess with third party apps or roms, but don't be fooled into thinking the processing power isn't there.
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I've had my DNA since this past Saturday and I went by many reviews and articles saying how fast this phone was. With Sense being on the phone and already going through the lag fest that was the Rezound, I was skeptical.
But I bought it anyway and the hardware and screen are beauties to be seen. Battery life hasn't been amazing but has been acceptable.
Now on to everyday usage and performance. While I'm happy to report that this doesn't have nearly as much ridiculous home screen lag that the Rezound had, but doesn't anyone feel that the home screen scrolling feels heavy? Like I was saying there isn't much lag but the transition scroll from screen to screen just feels slow to me.
I know I have read a lot of people here saying how fast this phone is, but I'm just not feeling it. Coming from my S3 it seems to crawl around in general scrolling compared to it. Just to check, I grabbed my girlfriend's S3 last night right after using my phone for a bit and it seemed like everything was in hyper speed.
I have noticed opening apps speed and in app experiences are fine for the most part. But I'm having a hard time getting over the sluggishness of this UI at the moment.
And look, I'm not looking for a pity party or am doing this to ruffle feathers. I just wanted to post my experiences to see if anyone agrees and to hear other opinions. I am still within my 14 day return/exchange policy, so I want to make sure I leave no stone unturned.
At the end of the day this phone is by no means a slouch. Not trying to say that and it benchmarks crazy well. Just noticed these hiccups and am curious to hear opinions.
Thanks!
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My Rezound rocks... Maybe you had a dud
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you want to know why the screen feels heavy? because sense 4+ has finally eliminated home screen lag that sense 4 had. they made it a uniform speed so there's never lag.. and there's not, and i have all 7 of the screens full of widgets. they changed the rosie and animations and it looks much better. The only difference is the s3 has a faster scrolling speed in touch wiz... and touch wiz is crap because e ery time you go back to the home screen, every widget redraws! for having 2 gigs of ram, it sure doesn't seem it. I have an s3 and while it's great, the dna is quicker for the most part, equal in other parts, and overall a better phone.
I've seen your posts dude. If you're unhappy, go return it for an s3..stop trying to justify keeping it with other users who like the device. If YOU don't, get rid of it.
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I've seen your posts too, and you've been helpful. Like I said, I'm not trying to ruffle feathers and I'm sorry if I have. And yes, I know I'm whining and all of that. I guess I'm just venting and trying to figure this all out.
You know what, I guess I am trying to justify it and am asking people to nudge me one direction. I know that's dumb, but it's how I work sometimes. And to be perfectly honest, I originally posted this thread and am staying active in it because I really do like this phone. I may end up keeping it after all. I was just a bit disappointed by the slower scrolling speeds, but I assume that I can get used to it like anything else!
I think I will keep monitoring battery life as well, and maybe that will end up being the deciding factor. When I had my S3, I made a vow to myself that I will never get another phone with battery life worse than that. The S3 hit a sweet spot with battery life for me.
And just to let you know, if this phone doesn't end up working out, I won't go back to the S3 but rather get the Note 2 since I already experienced all the S3 had to offer. But hopefully it doesn't come to that!
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I've seen your posts too, and you've been helpful. Like I said, I'm not trying to ruffle feathers and I'm sorry if I have. And yes, I know I'm whining and all of that. I guess I'm just venting and trying to figure this all out.
You know what, I guess I am trying to justify it and am asking people to nudge me one direction. I know that's dumb, but it's how I work sometimes. And to be perfectly honest, I originally posted this thread and am staying active in it because I really do like this phone. I may end up keeping it after all. I was just a bit disappointed by the slower scrolling speeds, but I assume that I can get used to it like anything else!
I think I will keep monitoring battery life as well, and maybe that will end up being the deciding factor. When I had my S3, I made a vow to myself that I will never get another phone with battery life worse than that. The S3 hit a sweet spot with battery life for me.
And just to let you know, if this phone doesn't end up working out, I won't go back to the S3 but rather get the Note 2 since I already experienced all the S3 had to offer. But hopefully it doesn't come to that!
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i hear you, man..it just boils down to the fact that if it's not working for you, gotta get rid of her, ya know? i personally love it, but then again, i also have a galaxy nexus, and a galaxy s3 to use as well. i don't sell my phones haha...i haven't gotten to play with a note 2 yet, but i have no desire to have a phone that big. seems like a giant S3 to me, and since i already have an S3, i'm content with the DNA, ya know?
You definitely need to try a different launcher. Install Nova Launcher, set the animations to very fast and watch it fly.
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i dont what this dude is talking about. phone blows s3 away and note II must be on crack to think it is "not so fast"
I agree with the OP. This phone does have a slight lag to it even with another launcher. Its not much but its noticeable. I think whatever phone your coming from deteremines how you like the DNA.
And OP if you looking for a straight answer your not going to get it. Go to any phone section and make a thread like this and the answers will be the same.
Its very unlikely that your mind is playing tricks on you or your phone is defective. Its there but nothing that breaks the phone or usage.
Sense is still heavy for some odd reason and the 2gb of ram helps alot. Cant imagine what its like on older htc products without custom roms and tweaks.
Once development really starts I think all these slight issues will be worked out. I do understand that s3 has had more time to mature than DNA.
One thing the exynos has over snapdragon is media playback. Something this quadcore/2gb ram should be handling easy.
Op why don't you go into developers options and drop your animation scale from 1 to .5. Bet that speeds up your scrolling!
If I helped you in some way.... pass on the favor and help the next person!
I noticed people setting animations to .5 instead of off, what's the reason?
Thanks to most of you for your help.
The Amaze has been replaced with an S3.
I spent way to many hours on that phone and with that being my 3rd HTC phone issue I will not be purchasing one again.
On a plus note it is for sale with a ballistic case/powerskin and galaxy S2 for $375.
Phone works fine but just cannot see recocery or bootloader.
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I think I'll be following you close behind.
I gave up on this phone. But since all my latests phones were HTC I feel a bit orfan now...
I'm looking to move to a different brand but I can't stop thinking of HTC thinking of getting any other brand makes me feel like a traitor...
I've been lucky with the previous ones but this one is a different game, may be they come out with a good upgrade option from this one.
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Thanks to most of you for your help.
The Amaze has been replaced with an S3.
I spent way to many hours on that phone and with that being my 3rd HTC phone issue I will not be purchasing one again.
On a plus note it is for sale with a ballistic case/powerskin and galaxy S2 for $375.
Phone works fine but just cannot see recocery or bootloader.
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Congrats. I hope you are happy with your new phone. I've had none of the troubles that seem to plague the Amaze for some people on the Forum. I put the NRG ROM on first thing and have been happy ever since. It did take some tweaking to get the power profile right so it lasts all day.
I also have never had any real issues with this phone. I've used NRG for most of the last year. Combined with Faux kernels, my battery issues have been tamed. There has had a couple blips, to be expected when fooling around with non stock ROMS. Overall it's been very stable and trouble free.
I recently have been using Stock Deodexed, bloat removed, and faux's latest kernel. It definitely feels like the quickest Sense 3.6 Rom I've used, is very stable without any discernible lag, PLUS EVERYTHING WORKS!
I believe folks create more problems when flashing by not completely wiping, even for a restore. I'm even considering a second Amaze(or Sensation) for my wife. She has been clambering her phone is to slow.
HTC better get back to the removable battery and micro sd card if they want to reclaim a flagship handsets status.
Thirded! Also been running Faux and NRG and have had 0 issues with my phone. Love it and it's stability!
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I put the NRG ROM on first thing and have been happy ever since. It did take some tweaking to get the power profile right so it lasts all day.
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I was in the same situation but just one day the phone decided to start acting out and since thenthere is no rom, no kernel that works properly (not even stock ruu anymore) I guess I have hardware issues.
I don't even care about battery lasting since I have threeof them but it's really annoying when you try to pick up a call and you can't because the darn screen would not turn on.
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I was in the same situation but just one day the phone decided to start acting out and since thenthere is no rom, no kernel that works properly (not even stock ruu anymore) I guess I have hardware issues.
I don't even care about battery lasting since I have threeof them but it's really annoying when you try to pick up a call and you can't because the darn screen would not turn on.
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Yeah, that sounds like a hardware issue. I saw on thread that fixed this by simply wiping the proximity sensor with a cloth. Probably not your issue, but did you try cleaning that?
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mgp53 said:
I also have never had any real issues with this phone. I've used NRG for most of the last year. Combined with Faux kernels, my battery issues have been tamed. There has had a couple blips, to be expected when fooling around with non stock ROMS. Overall it's been very stable and trouble free.
I recently have been using Stock Deodexed, bloat removed, and faux's latest kernel. It definitely feels like the quickest Sense 3.6 Rom I've used, is very stable without any discernible lag, PLUS EVERYTHING WORKS!
I believe folks create more problems when flashing by not completely wiping, even for a restore. I'm even considering a second Amaze(or Sensation) for my wife. She has been clambering her phone is to slow.
HTC better get back to the removable battery and micro sd card if they want to reclaim a flagship handsets status.
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I'm interested in the ROM you describe, but I don't see exactly which one it is in the development forum. Can you post a link?
Sure
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1761683&highlight=stock+deodexed
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Yeah, that sounds like a hardware issue. I saw on thread that fixed this by simply wiping the proximity sensor with a cloth. Probably not your issue, but did you try cleaning that?
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Yes that was one of the first things I tried.
I've been doing different tests and it's still random but it's more frequent if I have it in my pocket and then I pull it out so I started to suspect it was related to service signal so I tried turning the screen on without the back cover installed and yes it seems worse that way but sometimes just to throw me off it does work.
I cannot find a solid pattern as to figure out what the problem is.
The only thing I can think of is just before this whole mess started, I was hooked with Hill climb racing game and playing it for quite a bit of time and remember feeling the phone getting pretty warm (more than I ever felt before) so I don't know if something blew up.