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Few days ago my friend bought Samsung Galaxy mini and just for fun he downloaded Fruit Ninja, and it runs very well, but on my Wildfire it's very laggy. Why? I have OC to 768mhz and ~2x ram, when he's with stock. Is it galaxy mini better than wildfire?
Sorry for my English. I hope you understand me
It has an Adreno 200 GPU on the Qualcomm MSM 7227 Chipset/SoC. So, its miles ahead of the Wildfire when it comes to running basic games, because the GPU is the single biggest component that determines gaming performance, rather than CPU Speed and RAM. (MSM 7225 of the Wildfire has got no GPU)
In short, the Galaxy Mini has the same hardware as higher specced HTC's like the HTC Aria and the HTC Wildfire S.
Thanks for enlightening me on this one.. I was wondering bout the same thing too..
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It has an Adreno 200 GPU on the Qualcomm MSM 7227 Chipset/SoC. So, its miles ahead of the Wildfire when it comes to running basic games, because the GPU is the single biggest component that determines gaming performance, rather than CPU Speed and RAM. (MSM 7225 of the Wildfire has got no GPU)
In short, the Galaxy Mini has the same hardware as higher specced HTC's like the HTC Aria and the HTC Wildfire S.
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Which is really weird 3xeno, coz - at least here in egypt - the htc wildfire is about one and half price of the galaxy mini... I know that the camera in wildfire is better, but can the camera make all this difference in price?
Alyzembawy said:
Which is really weird 3xeno, coz - at least here in egypt - the htc wildfire is about one and half price of the galaxy mini... I know that the camera in wildfire is better, but can the camera make all this difference in price?
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No, its just HTC commanding a premium for the "image" they carry (And HTC Sense, obviously). Its the same situation here in India.
- Wildfire costs 25% more than a Galaxy Mini, and, costs the same as the Galaxy Fit
- The ZTE Blade (HDPI) costs less than a Wildfire (LDPI)
- Other superior phones like LG Optimus One cost equal to, if not less, than the Wildfire
There are a lot more examples of HTC overcharging:
- The Wildfire S costs more than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini ST15i (Which, incidentally, has the specs of a Desire S, Except, its MDPI)
- The Desire S costs a lot more than the upcoming SE Xperia Ray - Again, same specs, change in pricing.
- The Incredible S, just 2 months back, costed only 10% less than the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation. (The prices now are more in line where they should be)
The more I see stuff like this, the more I am convinced my next phone will not be an HTC. I am totally blown away by the SE Xperia 2011 lineup, TBH (Except the Arc). Its hard (Almost impossible, I would say) to find such value, which they are offering.
Just like all big brands, they start pumping up prices once they go famous.
I remember a couple of years ago people were like "Oh, HTC? What the hell that piece of **** chinese crap?" and now they are like "OMG HTC is the best ever."
But yeah, HTC really has some inflated prices.
IPhone users still say that!! Lol
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IPhone users still say that!! Lol
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That's funny... LOL!
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No, its just HTC commanding a premium for the "image" they carry (And HTC Sense, obviously). Its the same situation here in India.
- Wildfire costs 25% more than a Galaxy Mini, and, costs the same as the Galaxy Fit
- The ZTE Blade (HDPI) costs less than a Wildfire (LDPI)
- Other superior phones like LG Optimus One cost equal to, if not less, than the Wildfire
There are a lot more examples of HTC overcharging:
- The Wildfire S costs more than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini ST15i (Which, incidentally, has the specs of a Desire S, Except, its MDPI)
- The Desire S costs a lot more than the upcoming SE Xperia Ray - Again, same specs, change in pricing.
- The Incredible S, just 2 months back, costed only 10% less than the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation. (The prices now are more in line where they should be)
The more I see stuff like this, the more I am convinced my next phone will not be an HTC. I am totally blown away by the SE Xperia 2011 lineup, TBH (Except the Arc). Its hard (Almost impossible, I would say) to find such value, which they are offering.
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Well I guess U r right, but I (personnally) prefer the sense UI and apps more than the specs, like the gpu or the cpu speed...
But since I also need the gpu and the cpu speed and these stuff, I guess next time, I will buy a high-end htc android device, like the sensation or something... But this is not gonna be soon... AT ALL!.. Maybe after 3 years or something!
This thread solve the my doubt that a galaxy mini is much cheaper than wildfire.
But wildfire S is almost the same price as wildfire and great in performace.
The wildfire S is design for the people who are low in budget
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No, its just HTC commanding a premium for the "image" they carry (And HTC Sense, obviously). Its the same situation here in India.
- Wildfire costs 25% more than a Galaxy Mini, and, costs the same as the Galaxy Fit
- The ZTE Blade (HDPI) costs less than a Wildfire (LDPI)
- Other superior phones like LG Optimus One cost equal to, if not less, than the Wildfire
There are a lot more examples of HTC overcharging:
- The Wildfire S costs more than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini ST15i (Which, incidentally, has the specs of a Desire S, Except, its MDPI)
- The Desire S costs a lot more than the upcoming SE Xperia Ray - Again, same specs, change in pricing.
- The Incredible S, just 2 months back, costed only 10% less than the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation. (The prices now are more in line where they should be)
The more I see stuff like this, the more I am convinced my next phone will not be an HTC. I am totally blown away by the SE Xperia 2011 lineup, TBH (Except the Arc). Its hard (Almost impossible, I would say) to find such value, which they are offering.
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3xeno i agree HTC charges more for there handsets but the build quality, on board component's reliability, HTC Sense and stuff like that is worth it.
About Sony Ericsson Xperia, i would suggest not to buy it. Reason: I had a SE handset before i bought Wildfire, it broke all the time either software or hardware issues. During those million visits to the service center there always used to be a Xperia user with a dead phone because of a cheaply built main board or corrupt software.
So i decided to rather spend more on a well built handset than to spend even more on repairs later.
About samsung they make great handsets but they look plastic and cheap. Even Galaxy S2 looks bland in front of HTC Sensation.
And btw i have used a Galaxy Mini its user interface stands no chance in front of HTC sense plus the display of wildfire feels better to look at than Mini (both have same resolution 320*240).
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3xeno i agree HTC charges more for there handsets but the build quality, on board component's reliability, HTC Sense and stuff like that is worth it.
About Sony Ericsson Xperia, i would suggest not to buy it. Reason: I had a SE handset before i bought Wildfire, it broke all the time either software or hardware issues. During those million visits to the service center there always used to be a Xperia user with a dead phone because of a cheaply built main board or corrupt software.
So i decided to rather spend more on a well built handset than to spend even more on repairs later.
About samsung they make great handsets but they look plastic and cheap. Even Galaxy S2 looks bland in front of HTC Sensation.
And btw i have used a Galaxy Mini its user interface stands no chance in front of HTC sense plus the display of wildfire feels better to look at than Mini (both have same resolution 320*240).
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I felt the same about HTC, that they had good build quality, but its not the case:
- Wildfire's are now suffering from battery problems after the warranty expires. Solution is to change the motherboard. (Thread in Wildfire General)
- My friend has a Desire whose touch response fubar'ed on him in 6 months, and the digitizer had to be changed. His was not an isolated case, and the net is full of such complaints that the touch response would fade
- This is a similar issue on the Sensation, where the touch issue will fade and will not work after some time.
Such issues make me believe that the quality of HTC is just all show, and no go. I fully agree with you that HTC's phones look good and exudes a feel of class, but, there is no use having a premium feel handset, if its internals are of such a bad quality. And, these are not isolated cases. I agree that the X10 Series of the Xperia sucked badly, but, I am hoping the 2011 lineup is better than that.
As I said, HTC is charging you for Sense, and I am glad you like it (Paisa vasool, no?), but its hardly a USP for me. I will gladly forgo Sense.
Samsung ftw!!!! Lol jks.
*turns on bias mode*
My next phone will probably be a samsung, I find sense too bulky, touchwiz, isn't that bad, but i use launcher pro anyway.
Also I'm not really impressed with the htc sensation. Samsungs, been making some really good phones lately (galaxy s2 ftw?). Easier to root, harder to brick, no annoying unlocker, bootloader warranty crap
*prepares to get flamed/trolled*
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3xeno said:
- Wildfire's are now suffering from battery problems after the warranty expires. Solution is to change the motherboard. (Thread in Wildfire General)
- My friend has a Desire whose touch response fubar'ed on him in 6 months, and the digitizer had to be changed. His was not an isolated case, and the net is full of such complaints that the touch response would fade
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Link to the battery problem, please? I can`t seem to find it.
Also, let`s not forget that Hero had touchscreen problems (lower half wouldn`t work after a while) and Legend had problems with the buttons.
kevin2516 said:
Samsung ftw!!!! Lol jks.
*turns on bias mode*
My next phone will probably be a samsung, I find sense too bulky, touchwiz, isn't that bad, but i use launcher pro anyway.
Also I'm not really impressed with the htc sensation. Samsungs, been making some really good phones lately (galaxy s2 ftw?). Easier to root, harder to brick, no annoying unlocker, bootloader warranty crap
*prepares to get flamed/trolled*
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Hardly. The S2 owns the Sensation in everything except probably the look and feel (I wonder when Samsung will learn and add just a bit of metal to their phones. It cant hurt...) and Sense 3.0. The Dual Core Snapdragon is no match for Exynos, and Mali 400 is seriously fast as a GPU. Besides, the S2 camera is right up there with the top cameraphones (Not counting Nokia N8, obviously)
Lastly, apart from all the benefits you listed, S2 does not suffer from death grip issues.
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Link to the battery problem, please? I can`t seem to find it.
Also, let`s not forget that Hero had touchscreen problems (lower half wouldn`t work after a while) and Legend had problems with the buttons.
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236844
The title is a bit misleading, because there are people who are reporting the same issue a bit lower in the thread, and who have never rooted / modded their phone.
Your post actually confirms my apprehensions I had put down on my last post. The feel of quality on an HTC is just that - Its a placebo feeling, which 'looks' high class and sophisticated.
I am near the end of warranty period of my handset (actual warranty already void due to rooting and custom ROM) and i hope battery or touch prob does not come up.
And 3xeno as u say that HTC handsets are also facing hardware issues now, i think they are also going down the "Quantity Product" lane instead of "Quality Product".
Hello everybody!
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy Europa (I5500) which is on 2.3.7 Cyanogenmod 7.1, I like my phone but I want something a bit bigger with a better processor and camera etc so i have a few questions for anybody willing to reply, first of all I will let you know what I want in a phone and you can tell me if this phone is right for me then I'll get down to the questions.
I want a phone that runs fast and smoothly, loads up social networking applications fast, good for texting, fairly good camera, a good battery life to last a full day at college (Heavy texting, few phone calls, facebook browsing and checking emails once or twice) and easy access to emails- that pretty much sums up what i want.
Now my questions (All of these are related to STOCK roms, no custom ones- I want this phone to be my little stock phone which i will take good care off, i use my G5 for flashing etc)
Does this phone run smoothly?
Does this phone have an OFFICIAL 2.3 Gingerbread update via Samsung KIES?
Has it got a good battery life? (How long does a full charge last?)
Is there any word on an Ice Cream Sandwich update for SGA?
That's about it, please take the time out to reply to me, i'd appreciate it!
Thank you,
Curtis.
I find its ARM-11 processor somehow slow. However, the camera and screen for its money are brilliant.
YES, IT HAS GOT STOCK GINGERBREAD UPDATE. Its behaviour is smooth, but with rough edges. Battery life isn't as good it could be.
My tip - Xperia ray. It has got the best screen I've ever seen on an sub-300EUR Android device. It has got a better processor and it's nice to hold in hand too.
Depends on your budget, SGA is kinda "best buy" device in it's price segment, but as I can see you can get a quite nice deals on SGS and SGS2, so I would go for those.
Go for the LG Optimus series .
Otherwise the Xperia Play or Arc can be a good choice .
You could also try the Samsung Galaxy S+
If not , try the HTC EVO 3D or the Sensation
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I like my Ace, but i'm not sure if i would recommend to someone at this time.
I guess there are better phones (higher res, faster CPU, more internel memory) for a price that is not that much higher than the ACE's.
I want a phone under £200, i managed to find a SGA on my favourite PAYG network for only £145!
Than choose between SGA and SE x10.
Isn't the SE X10 the tiny phone with a even tinier qwerty keyboard?
Nope, that's X10 mini and Mini Pro, I'm thinking about full X10:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=2964&idPhone2=3724
(X10 has bigger display, better camera 8Mpx, 1Gb internal memory+8Gb card+384MbRAM, and it's also upgradable to Gingerbread)
Holy sh*t, how much is that in the UK?!
Hmm...try something like this>
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ctg/Sony-Eric...3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A5251&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
(I'm not so much into ebay auctions, but I think you can find some good deals)
I don't like buying second-hand or from eBay, i prefer to buy from a store like Phones 4 U, Carphone Warehouse or Three, neither of them stores sell the normal X10
Have you checked your network provider deals, per example my wife got SG Tab and IP4 for 70 euros (two year contract with Orange De).
I only buy phones on Pay As You Go, as I am in college, I haven't got a steady flow of income so i don't want a contract in case i can't afford to pay it one month
Hey, i just found a brand new Galaxy S2 (Pay as you Go contract), just save some more money>
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...58729?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item1c1ffd0089
Thank you for all your help, I can't afford that at this moment in time though, i'll just keep my money and put it all together at Christmas and get myself something then, i can get a HTC HD7 for £170 from my local CEX (unlocked) so i may get that.
I really don't want to start a WP7 trolling topic, but, if you want an open platform, isn't it too strange to consider HD7 as an alternative? Of course, Metro is great and everything works just so smooth, but it's not that open..
For the money i bought my Ace, it was the Motorola Defy. Now i'm thinking why i didn't choose the motorola. It has a processor seemed to the ace one, at 800 Mhz; it has more RAM(512MB); It's super ressistant. And it support flash player native.
In Sweden the price for SGS and SGA are almost the same, so i'd rather go for SGS(no led for the camera though). And as dami391 said Motorola Defy, the phone is "better" (specwise) and cost about the same.
It's kinda hard to recommend SGA now that there are better phones around the same price.
But I'd say that I'm very happy with my purchase of SGA.
As the guy above me said, now you´ve got a lot more than we had when we bought our beloved SGA.
I would recommend the SGA for you if its price is affordable for your incomes. Id say that is the best phone I ever tried but this thought just came only when I installed a new rom and rooted it, if you are not planning install new roms I definetely would say dont try the touchwiz interface and the stock rom that comes with the Ace. It sucks.
What phone is the best? My bugdet is 300 Euros. Please help.
For 395 you can get the Samsung Nexus unbranded. For 300 and best one, well you can see ebay.
I went from x8 to Xperia Play, no regrets. There are many superior phones, but for your budget you cant have the best ones. I also had 300 euros so I considered play and arc s, I'm a sony fanboy yes. In my opinion arc s is the best choice out of those two, but I really value the fisical controls pad, it is so much better than gaming on sceen!
I would buy Xperia S but I don't have that much money
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Dell Venue is the best, and I am also planning to have Venue, the 4" screen, 8MP camera...
You should have a loot at it.
I heard Alcatel launced a really good and cheap phone: Alcatel One Touch 995 (OT-995). It offers a 1,4 Ghz single-core processor, a screen of 4,3 inch, a 5 megapixel camera, and a great back (in my opinion). If you buy the phone seperately, it will only cost you around $240. Well, I live in the Netherland, and here, it's really cheap for such a nice phone
My Samsung Galaxy Gio just died yesterday, so I might pick up one soon The only sad thing is there's not a XDA forum-section for that phone yet, so searching for ROMs will take some more time...
buy whatever brand you want but dont get a single core
buy samsung galaxy s2 (a bit more than your budget, i know its a budget but still)
or lg p990 or wait for gs3
then these will go down in price, just one or two months
ohh you already have p990, wait for quadcore dude or buy gs2
Depending on the 3g network frequency your carrier uses i would recommend a samsung galaxy s captivate (230$) or motorola atrix (340$) but before you buy any phone check the hsdpa/wcdma frequency
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Hi all.
Its the first time I post in the Ace section.
I have some questions about Galaxy Ace. I would like to get the responses from the Ace users on XDA.
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and it is a nice phone to have. Gets the job done for most of the daily tasks, like checking Twitter, Facebook, browsing the web, calendars, or alarms. So it is a nice phone for everyday use.
However, I am starting to feel the need for a better phone. Which is not too expensive, but is faster, smoother, and better looking. I especially like it's look. It's truly amazing one of the best looking phones ever produced by Samsung in my opinion. Probably because as a former iPhone user, it looks very similar to it in my opinion.
I am saving money from my job to buy a better phone and I thought about Galaxy Ace. But before buying it I would like to know more about it. I've watched plenty of reviews in Youtube and it seems nice but I would like to ask some specific questions.
For ex. the price of Galaxy Mini in my country is 100 Euro, while for Galaxy ACE it is 180-200 Euro.
Is the difference in money really also seen on the performance of the phone?
I know ACE has a 800MhZ processor, when rooting and flashing custom ROM's, up to how much can it be over-clocked and still be stable?
Does the phone run well with a custom Ice Cream Sandwich ROM on it and be stable for everyday use?
Does the phone run Google Chrome if we have an ICS ROM?
Does the phone tend to reboot, force close, or lag while using it at times?
And finally are you overall happy for buying the Samsung Galaxy ACE?
Thanks you for reading this.
Well the Oficail Dev support....SUCKS! But we have more than 200+ great roms!So great for devs/flashers
NOT FOR:
-GAMES
-HD VIDEO
-HIGH RAM USAGE
BASICALLY.... IF U ARE NOT A DEV/FLASHER GO GET A MDEFY OR ANY SONY PHONE (THANKS an0nym0us_ for reminding me )
Now your questions:
Overclock to : 864 (Mine but depends on each device)
ICS/CM9: Very stable now definitely daily use
Chrome: No, except if I am missing something ... but there are good look alikes (Also it runs FireFox which is better in my opinion)
Reboot:On stock yes...but on great custom roms like Apocalypse ... no
Happy: Well I am a 12 year old sortof dev and it was my best buy so far
GOOD LUCK!
I'm happy when I buy ace a year ago, but if i'm buying it now i'll be an idiot.
There are many better phone u can get with ace price range.
For example I got xperia live walkman with lesser bucks for current ace's price.
You're not really upgrading if u come to ace from mini, both got weak armv6 proc with less and less support.
Go for any armv7 device eg xperia mini, minipro, or live walkman.
Those phone got msm8255 cpu that can easily be oc'ed to 2ghz, got official ics, and i'm pretty sure its price are lesser than current ace price.
Furthermore if u get an ace now it'll be the "i" variant with close to none support from xda
ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
Nice idea
You can overclock it at 1036 mhz max but 921 is the best. Higher and it will often reboot. About CM9....it's a good rom but when you have 4-5 apps running it laaaaaaaaaaags and freezes. I advise you to have a "official" CM7 and to mod it as you want.
ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
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Nah..ACE 2 aint worth it for me not such great devs
Very interesting responses.
I thank you all.
I am so glad I did not buy it and asked for your opinions.
Will try to save more money and probably buy a Galaxy S2 or a Nexus.
I am not a big fan of Sony, even though it seems they produce some powerful phones. I'd like to stick to Samsung.
Thanks for the responses anyway.
I was expecting the Ace to be over-clocked up to 1GhZ as even my Mini can be overclocked to 820 or so MhZ.
I will stick to Galaxy Mini for a some more months I guess.
Thank you all.
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Very interesting responses.
I thank you all.
I am so glad I did not buy it and asked for your opinions.
Will try to save more money and probably buy a Galaxy S2 or a Nexus.
I am not a big fan of Sony, even though it seems they produce some powerful phones. I'd like to stick to Samsung.
Thanks for the responses anyway.
I was expecting the Ace to be over-clocked up to 1GhZ as even my Mini can be overclocked to 820 or so MhZ.
I will stick to Galaxy Mini for a some more months I guess.
Thank you all.
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+1 for the Nexus choice. It has a life time support!
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Nah..ACE 2 aint worth it for me not such great devs
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it hasn't even released for masses and you can't expect full-fledged "dev" support for mid-range phones
Here is another reason to choose the nexus if updates are important to you: http://m.lifehacker.com/5924547/frustrated-by-android-fragmentation-just-buy-the-nexus-already
ace is too overpriced so i wouldnt suggest u doing it
but i would suggest u sony ericsson live with walkman (cheaper and better) or sony xperia u (same price as galaxy ace but 2x better)
ace is too overpriced so i wouldnt suggest u doing it
but i would suggest u sony ericsson live with walkman (cheaper and better) or sony xperia u (same price as galaxy ace but 2x better)
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With that I agree fully!
Please dont slam our ace so much. Everyone should remember when our ace was released. Its an 1,5 or more year old phone. Sure you cant compare it with new phones. you also say its overpriced, im agree with you because of the hardware but you also know that our ace was never made for gaming or hardmultitasking or something like that. Many people bought it because of his price and iphone-look and the performance is also very good for the daily use.
If i compare my phone with the sony arc s of my uncle or the evo 3d of my sister, it has only one really big disadvantages for ME :
the old armv6 cant provide new games like temple run
so if you dont want to play games then its a very good phone for its price of 150
euro (in Germany).
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That's why I'm getting a Nexus phone this year. Just waiting for the next Nexus phone.
Ace is a great phone. But if your thinking of buying it now, it will not be a good choice. There at much Better devices out there...
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Fuq no!
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Xperia U :-D
There are much better phones in the same price range now, heck I can't wait for my contract to end in 3 month
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ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
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No. Ace=Gio+Top of device charger+rectangular home button+2mb ram less than mini
I remembered all of that myself
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Think of the bigger screen^^
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Hi my girlfriend has birthday next month and she was talking latelly thank she'd like to have a smartphone because she'd love to surf internet on the go, listen to music ( she's using some old mp3 player atm ), check e-mail etc.
She's been using a classic candy bar phones for years and I was thinink that as her bday is comming I could get smartphone for her as a gift.
But I'm not really sure which model would suit a total newbie in the smartphone world ? She's never used a touch screen phone, she only played littlebit with mine Nexus 7.
I use HTC HD7 personally and it comes with Windows Phone 7 but i thought Android would be better for her because of more apps, etc.
Is there anything you could recommend ?
Battery life longer than 20h would be great ( mine HD7 last like 26-28h )
Thanks !
White Galaxy s II or III depends on your budget .
the smooth interface and lightweight design make these some of the best performing phones right out of the box to date battery life depends on usage but you can ussually get bout 16+ hours of normal use which is very good for android+ the large display. If it were me definetly the galaxy s III
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How about something smaller ?
I think 4+ inch will be too big for her hands.
Mine HD7 is sometimes too big for me and my hands are bigger.
Galaxy Ace 2 white, 3.8 inch, 2 cams, ics upgrade coming in, good price and also a good entry phone.
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Xperia u or galaxy mini 2 or htc one v..., it really depends on how much you want to spend on it and you should know her better than i do (lol), so if she doesn't like suprises you should ask her to pick one for herself
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That Galaxy Ace 2 looks interesting I'll look into it. Thank you.
Any more models you could think of ? I'd like to have a bigger spectrum of choices.
Samsung Captivate (4', a lot of support from community), Motorola Atrix 4G or Atrix 2 (4', Tegra II or OMAP dual core), SE Mini ST15 (3')
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666470191
The Sony Xperia U. Great features, great price, should be getting a JB update soon and very soon.
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Hi my girlfriend has birthday next month and she was talking latelly thank she'd like to have a smartphone because she'd love to surf internet on the go, listen to music ( she's using some old mp3 player atm ), check e-mail etc.
She's been using a classic candy bar phones for years and I was thinink that as her bday is comming I could get smartphone for her as a gift.
But I'm not really sure which model would suit a total newbie in the smartphone world ? She's never used a touch screen phone, she only played littlebit with mine Nexus 7.
I use HTC HD7 personally and it comes with Windows Phone 7 but i thought Android would be better for her because of more apps, etc.
Is there anything you could recommend ?
Battery life longer than 20h would be great ( mine HD7 last like 26-28h )
Thanks !
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I gave mine an HTC One S (blue), after having used the iphone 3gs for 2 year, she's very satisfied with the One S, great battery life too up to 5 days. Sense really is a great addition to android, especially for non-techies but if you get the one S be sure to get the snapdragon 4 variant not the the s3 variant.
From my experience , ladies that are generally not geeky prefer something that fits their hands, like some 3.7-4" htc. And on top of that if its pink... well, lets just say she'll be more than glad
I recently suggested htc wildfire to a friend of mine who never had android before. Shes now a successful convert to our beloved OS :angel:
Yup I've decided to go for Samsung Galaxy Mini 2.
Unfortunatelly resolution isn't the greatest but it's is a really nice little device. She had old nokia anyway so for her that resolution is going to be a huge step forward anyway.
Perfect size, nice and round edges and it's really good looking and it wasn's super expensive either. She'll be happy with it I'm sure.
Thank you guys for all sugestions !
I gave to my girlfriend an HTC Cha Cha. And she is not really happy...
My wife got as a present a white wildfire S.
She was really happy using it
Until our son broke the (gorilla) screen
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Just gave my girlfriend a Nexus 7. She was using an iPad 2 before it broke. I was nervous about her moving from iOS to JB, but she's adapted nicely. She prefers it significantly to the iPad (which she was crazy about).
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My girlfriend has a Galaxy S (the original one) and she loves it. The fact that it's running Android meant she was able to turn the home screen and app drawer into a hideous mess of pink and sparkles...
I'd recommend skipping that for the S2 though. Absolutely AMAZING smartphone, near perfection, and you get ICS on it now so it's faster and more functional. I'd skip the Galaxy 'Ace' range as most people I know who have one struggle with it due to it being a little bit too underpowered for what it's trying to run.
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My girlfriend has a Galaxy S (the original one) and she loves it. The fact that it's running Android meant she was able to turn the home screen and app drawer into a hideous mess of pink and sparkles...
I'd recommend skipping that for the S2 though. Absolutely AMAZING smartphone, near perfection, and you get ICS on it now so it's faster and more functional. I'd skip the Galaxy 'Ace' range as most people I know who have one struggle with it due to it being a little bit too underpowered for what it's trying to run.
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Haha that happened to my girlfriends Iphone after i jailbroke it and taught her how to theme it. The next day she shows me her phone and its all baby blue and pink all over the place. I keep telling her all the theming stuff is easier on android but girls tend to like the iphone because it is more of a fashion accessory and dont tend to care too much about what their phone can do.
Well in some ways iPhone can do more though, there's way more on the app store, you just have less control over the fundamentals.
She bought an Xperia U today. Pink on the inside AND outside, even got the light to go pink,lol
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Try HTC Rhyme, it little bit outdated but very feminist look.
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People the OP has already bought a device, the Samsung Galaxy Mini II
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