Austin just got LTE and my boss just got the skyrocket. Screen seems about the same from what I saw but performance stock wise the ogsII was much faster but internet was smoking. I keep hearing that a rooted and romed skyrocket performs just as good so now the decision to keep the ogsII just got tougher. Anyone else in their 30 day window and considering jumping ship?
Nope.
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I was just at at&t (literally just got the phone) and I came to the conclusion that this model has a way better processor than the skyrocket. And I have to face the fact that there wont be lte in my area for a while
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my buddy has the skyrocket it makes my decision to keep my S2 that much clearer. But it is all up to what you want.
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Only reason I would switch is for lte
Galaxy S II
I had my GSII then switched to the SR for a few weeks. Honestly I like the size of my i777 much better than the SR. I couldn't notice much difference in performance but dev support was another huge factor for me.
Really they're both great devices... just happy to be away from ios once and for all.
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ok, thanks for the replies!!
Is there anyway to get better dl/up speed on the ogsII? On the inspire, there were many different radios and APNs that one could use to get good bandwidth. If I could get consistantly get 5mbps down, i'd be more than content.
You could try flashing a different modem. There's a thread in the development section.
There are some TCP buffer tweaks in my kernel that might help.
The only thing the SR has to offer is faster data when it's actually working - which is apparently not something you can count on with the SR, I've been seeing lots of reports of problems with data dropping and poor battery performance.
Just flashed kj1 with your keranl entropy but I still don't see the speed my inspire used to get. I could get 4 down consistently on the inspire but only see 2 down on gs2
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Entropy512 said:
There are some TCP buffer tweaks in my kernel that might help.
The only thing the SR has to offer is faster data when it's actually working - which is apparently not something you can count on with the SR, I've been seeing lots of reports of problems with data dropping and poor battery performance.
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battery life is pretty bad (like 4-6% an hour idle, 10+% with light usage)
i have not had ANY network connectivity problems, but what is the common factor in those complaining of network loss? do they have LTE in their area, or are they strictly on fauxg?
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battery life is pretty bad (like 4-6% an hour idle, 10+% with light usage)
i have not had ANY network connectivity problems, but what is the common factor in those complaining of network loss? do they have LTE in their area, or are they strictly on fauxg?
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Holy Moses!!! That's horrible! Thanks pirate for making up my mind! No way I could work with that kind of battery life!
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Holy Moses!!! That's horrible! Thanks pirate for making up my mind! No way I could work with that kind of battery life!
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dont forget, i am in an LTE area, i have my wifi off and running touchdown for my exchange email (set to poll every 10 minutes)
i have had much better battery life from my OG GS2, running unnamed rom with the same setup, aside from LTE of course.
if you live in an LTE area and want LTE, go skyrocket, if you dont live in an LTE area or expect to get it in the coming months, go OG GS2.
aside from the battery life (which doesnt matter much to me since i always have chargers handy) its a good phone, despite what others here feel about it.
it is true, that its not as fast in benchmarks, but after loading up my own custom rom on my skyrocket, it can hang with my GS2 running unnamed in usage, but it flies when it comes to downloading/browsing the web. i like the physical feel of the OG GS2 better too. if i didnt have LTE in my area, i wouldnt have the skyrocket, lol.
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dont forget, i am in an LTE area, i have my wifi off and running touchdown for my exchange email (set to poll every 10 minutes)
i have had much better battery life from my OG GS2, running unnamed rom with the same setup, aside from LTE of course.
if you live in an LTE area and want LTE, go skyrocket, if you dont live in an LTE area or expect to get it in the coming months, go OG GS2.
aside from the battery life (which doesnt matter much to me since i always have chargers handy) its a good phone, despite what others here feel about it.
it is true, that its not as fast in benchmarks, but after loading up my own custom rom on my skyrocket, it can hang with my GS2 running unnamed in usage, but it flies when it comes to downloading/browsing the web. i like the physical feel of the OG GS2 better too. if i didnt have LTE in my area, i wouldnt have the skyrocket, lol.
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Thank you sir!
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I have an inspire and the gs2 is always faster with data here. Mostly because it gets way better reception. I lived in tribalart's radio thread flashing radio/ril combo's trying to get that damn thing to have a decent signal. It isn't the phone either because i have have 2 inspires, one early build the other a late nd they both suck signal strength wise.
I do notice that the speetest app is way off on my gs2 but in the site it's right
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I hardly ever saw my Inspire get over 4mb down. My SGS 2 consistantly gets 7-8 MB. Saw a lot of posts in the speedtest thread where guys are getting 10mb! Have not gotten that myself yet, my fastest is 9.3
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battery life is pretty bad (like 4-6% an hour idle, 10+% with light usage)
i have not had ANY network connectivity problems, but what is the common factor in those complaining of network loss? do they have LTE in their area, or are they strictly on fauxg?
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I had the SR for about a week. Living in a non-LTE area, I found the battery to be weak. I could stretch it out to 18 hours if I only used the phone for reading email, but as soon as I started using the phone as a phone, tried to do any web browsing, or just playing around, then battery life dropped.
With the SII, I can stretch to 36 hours with only email reading, and easily go 18 to 24 while actually using the phone for phone calls and whatever else I have the silly thing for.
The screen resolution thing is really not an issue. Compare the PPI with your computer monitor and you might suddenly stop seeing "jagged" characters on your phone (or you'll never stop seeing them on your computer monitor.)
Physical size was a minor annoynace (but an annoyance still) for me. The SR just barely went over the threshold of being comfortable for me. (Of course, I'd get over that if I could have a Note.)
CIQ is/was a big deal for me. I can not and will not support a device that contains that rootkit, even if I can remove it. The ONLY way I have to influence AT&T is with my money, and by returning a CIQ device (SR) and buying a non-CIQ device (SII), I've given the strongest message I can (short of terminating my service.)
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Just flashed kj1 with your keranl entropy but I still don't see the speed my inspire used to get. I could get 4 down consistently on the inspire but only see 2 down on gs2
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Have you activated a 4G plan? AT&T seems to be throttling HSPA+ devices that use the old wap.cingular APN
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I bought my phone cash, thinking that if I did I wouldn't have to get the 25 dollar per month internet, but the guy who I was dealing with on the phone trying to get the basic internet working was talking smack about "Why would someone NOT want 3g on their smartphone?!"
So I ask you guys, do you leave 3g on constantly, why or why not, and if you do what kind of battery life do you get? The 10 dollar internet never worked for me, and I rarely use 3g because of battery drain, just for tethering or big files, though I seem to have wifi around half the time anyways. EDIT: Also, what are you using, stock 2.1, 2.2, or a custom rom, and if a rom which one?
Personally I think the edge service is fast enough that I haven't really cared too much, I just wouldn't mind drawing on some other opinions and thoughts. Maybe I am one of the few smartphone owners who doesn't constantly play with my phone, but if I did I would want the battery to last long enough to play with it..
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Oh, and in advance, I rarely post here so I don't know if questions like this provoke flame wars or end up through the butterfly effect making small children in india cry themselves to sleep at night.. either way, no flaming please, just curious, thought it may be interesting, and thought it would be a fun thread
I use 3g 100% of the time, battery rocks. Usually 2 days to a charge, 1 if HEAVY use. Been over a day of good use, on 3g, and still at 33.
EDGE is probly fast enough but I get antsy when I have to wait for anything so that's why I use 3g.
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I have never once turned my 3g off. I average 1 day 6 hours of battery with moderate use, and have had nearly two days a few times.
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I always have my 3g on unless i'm some where where i have no signal. It's one of the key feature of the phone why turn it off?
I get any where from 15 to 25 hours depending on how heavily i use my phone.
Alot of the Vibrant community who have rooted devices and have settled into what will and wont kill your battery average between 15 hours to a full day plus. I myself see with 3g on about 15-17 hours.
Sexy Vibrant featuring Nero V3 w/Voodoo, and FFC installed
3G majority of the time (reception is what changes it to Edge) I get 12-14h battery life with "average" use (corp email set to pull every 30min reading emails ect)
Honestly, the only time I find that the network is draining the battery is when it is constantly trying to switch from "3G" to "Edge" or "Wifi" and back in bad coverage areas. If it's a reliable connection then it shouldn't really tax battery usage when idle.
About 16 hours with about 2-3 hour screen on time.. Several emails syncing plus facebook and twitter.. 100% hpsa coverage
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I'm always on edge when normal usage. I really have a bad 3g reception at my place plus my vibrant have a hardware defect just like the iphone 4.
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i do constantly , eats battery lol
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Honestly, the only time I find that the network is draining the battery is when it is constantly trying to switch from "3G" to "Edge" or "Wifi" and back in bad coverage areas. If it's a reliable connection then it shouldn't really tax battery usage when idle.
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I have noticed that also, alot of my job relies on me moving through very dense facilities and around the county. I lose a significant amount (7-10% an hour driving) where at home it sits 3-6% an hour drain.
I do not have a data plan like OP.
I have Wi-Fi in 80% of the places and time my phone is on. I keep the wi-fi on auto-connect and on all the time. Moderate to heavy usage-12-18 hours battery life.
Hmm, interesting replies and statistics so far, when I was in Daytona I think that I had significant drain because the 3g coverage was spotty at best, but I haven't tried keeping it on since I moved to jacksonville, where the coverage should be much better.
Question I wish I had asked in the original post, are you stock, if so 2.1 or 2.2, or do you use a rom, and if so which one? The guys claiming over 24 hours versus people getting 17.. quite a discrepancy, and I will bet this has something to do with it(besides just amount of use).
I am using 2.2 bionix V rom, and I get 18+ hours of use out of it on my heavier use days, though I think some corrupt files on my phone have gotten my mediaserver system process using tons of processor, killing my battery quicker. I am going to go ahead and keep it on 3g for a few days, and see what kind of difference it makes. Thanks for the feedback.
Tmobile's 3g coverage in jacksonville is pretty good.Heck I get almost 4g speeds here
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Hmm, interesting replies and statistics so far, when I was in Daytona I think that I had significant drain because the 3g coverage was spotty at best, but I haven't tried keeping it on since I moved to jacksonville, where the coverage should be much better.
Question I wish I had asked in the original post, are you stock, if so 2.1 or 2.2, or do you use a rom, and if so which one? The guys claiming over 24 hours versus people getting 17.. quite a discrepancy, and I will bet this has something to do with it(besides just amount of use).
I am using 2.2 bionix V rom, and I get 18+ hours of use out of it on my heavier use days, though I think some corrupt files on my phone have gotten my mediaserver system process using tons of processor, killing my battery quicker. I am going to go ahead and keep it on 3g for a few days, and see what kind of difference it makes. Thanks for the feedback.
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I'm on R10 rom and I keep the internet off if I'm not using it. Battery lasts about three times longer. Also charges up faster.
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I don't know if its just me but, my phone seems slow while on my home wifi. I haven't checked wifi anywhere else. And my signal on the phone seems to be weak at times even while sitting in the same room with my router. My cappy seems faster in this area. Also streaming some video seems to be slower on my sgs2 vs my cappy at times. Any tips/advice...?
BTW..my device is vanilla as of yet...
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Well, at present, I'm on Cognition. So, I can't give an exact parallel as far as circumstances and setups; however, my phone is extremely fast when running on my wifi connection at home. I haven't really focused much on the reception, but from what I remember it has been excellent as well. If I'm in the same room, it's completely full. If I'm elsewhere in the house I still tend to have decent reception(more than just the one bar).
I'm not sure what to suggest for better performance outside of possibly considering flashing an alternative ROM instead of just running it stock. The process, overall, is honestly quite simple. I do understand though that some people like to run the phone the way that it came out of the box. It's just a suggestion.
Outside of that I mean maybe an issue between your router and your phone, but honestly I doubt that.
I appreciate the response. I'm puzzled by this...as I am no expert I'm also not new to flashing roms. My cappy is on a modded rom. I'm just giving the devs time to work out the bugs! Thanx again!
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The BCM4330 used in a LOT of mobile devices just plain doesn't seem to like some routers.
At my home, the signal strength always looks low before connecting on my GS2, Tab 10.1, and Infuse (All BCM4330) - then it suddenly looks better when I connect.
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The BCM4330 used in a LOT of mobile devices just plain doesn't seem to like some routers.
At my home, the signal strength always looks low before connecting on my GS2, Tab 10.1, and Infuse (All BCM4330) - then it suddenly looks better when I connect.
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Hates D-Link (battery drain, loss of range).
Loves Netgear (less battery drain than HSPA, excellent range).
At least that's the case with the international version.
Have a NetGear and my wifi flies. of the couple dozen or so routers I have set up for family and friends NetGear seem to always be the easiest to set up, connect the most consistently, and give the best all around speeds for both net surfing and console gaming.
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My phone was downloading normal speeds earlier. Then I rooted in and flashed Cognition X2 beta 4.
Now my speeds are REALLY slow. (takes forever to download something as small as 4 Mb...)
Idk if anyone else is having the same issue
check your router for firmware updates, if there are, appy them and then retest if your speeds are still slow
Interesting..as I am using a d-link gaming router. Will have to check into firmware update..had the router a few years never updated it.
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ive had a number of friends that get new phones and have complaints like:
whats wrong with my phone it wont connect to my router, or get sporadic connections, drop for no reason, slow x-fers...
first thing i do is update the firmware, you'd be suprised at how many issues can get 'fixed' when your router gets updated.
so, i'd start there first..
Yea, I'm going to give that a try..thanks for the heads up..!
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Random reboots
WiFi acting up
Connection hiccups
Browser and some other apps randomly close
Battery sucks
Wondering if htc has confirmed a update to fix all this?
Any ideas?
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I haven't seen any of these issues, maybe you have a bad phone
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Random reboots
WiFi acting up Don't have this problem
Connection hiccups [Yeah a new radio would be nice
Browser and some other apps randomly close Don't have this problem
Battery sucks Battery is good for me.
Wondering if htc has confirmed a update to fix all this?
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From what my friend told me (vzw business rep) less than 10% of the Rezounds have these problems and some of the problems are caused by current problems in the 4G network.
No software release by htc at this time.
I would get the phone replaced at a vzw store where you can play with the phone to see if it works like it should.
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Haven't had a random reboot yet.
No WiFi problems.
What do you mean by "connection hiccups"? I can't think of anything that would come close to what I think you mean.
No random apps closing.
Battery is in line with other HTC phones. Sense is just a battery hog. Wait for S-OFF and custom kernels and you'll see leaps and bounds of battery improvements.
I have none of the reported issues...
I am shocked at how long the battery lasts... 20% better than my old TB after ROMS and Kernel tweaks.
I agree, I get battery life than my TBolt did and have not had any of the problems listed above.
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I haven't had any of these issues either. Have you tried a factory reset yet? It's relatively easy to do and could possibly help if you are having issues with apps and random reboots.
If that doesn't help definitely return it and get a new one. Hopefully the issues will not continue.
The battery life is going to depend on each person's location.
I got 30 hours when I was at home over the weekend, and 8 hours when I spent the day at the university. The reason being signal strength. I didn't use it any more than I did at home.
Also if you are in a low signal area the phone strains to get the data signal resulting in battery overheating and browser problems.
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no random reboot issues here... the GF's tbolt is another story though that thing is awful.
Radio would be nice - i frequently go in and out of 4g areas and the radio does have a tough time picking which one to use.
The rest of the issues noted I haven't seen at all!
for me:
video playback occassionally goes out of sync
while headphones/aux is plugged in and nothing is playing(or at low volume) there's this static/hiss sound
phone gets really hot often(and when it goes over 100F the battery depletes quicker
screen is incredibly sensitive and keeps thinking I'm tapping on things that I'm not
have weird random browser lag(regardless of browser) where ill select something and nothing will happen... then after like 10 - 15sec, the new page suddenly pops up
those are my 'regular' issues. I've only had the phone reboot by itself once & the battery was super hot then. also, I will get FC's here & there but its not common.
I still blame sense/bloatware
[EDIT]: I forgot to mention that sometimes if I go to a 3G area, it will not go back to 4G on its own. ill have to manually turn the radio off/on, then it kicks back into 4G
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Random reboots
WiFi acting up
Connection hiccups
Browser and some other apps randomly close
Battery sucks
Wondering if htc has confirmed a update to fix all this?
Any ideas?
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i was actually impressed with the radio on the phone, maybe thats because i updated from a samsung fascinate which fascinated me as to how bad the radio was, excuse the bad pun
guys, open tickets with HTC and complain about your problems. t hat's the ONLY way they're gonna find out, besides seeing a high exchange rate! let's tell them EXACTLY what's wrong! my open ticket is about the crappy mic recording in the video mode, and i also brought up light leak and the background noise with music. they've escalated me to another hihger support team whos gonna contact me wtihin a week
Ditto on being impressed with the radio. I get -75db in the same metal building in which my hTC EVO 4G could muster -90db at best. The external antenna on the battery cover really do the trick.
Never had a random reboot or force close.
No problems with WiFi (except that LTE is so fast I never want to connect to my home internet!)
I get 8-10 hrs from the batt, on Performance mode, connected to 4G and heavy use. Picked up a spare battery to take me through the evening after I swap it after work.
My stock browser has always crashed occasionally, my incredible did it when it was stock and rooted and my rezound does it exactly the same way, its a software problem. I have had 2 random reboots so far not enough to complain. Other than that great, love this phone.
The only problem I have had is my phone not connecting to 4g but I think juice defender was the problem.
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I've had mine since the 14th and not a single problem...I'm very impressed so far!!!
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I've had mine since the 14th and not a single problem...I'm very impressed so far!!!
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Same here! !
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What someone with some time needs to do is get a digital petition up on the forums with phones having these problems ( Inc, TBolt, Rezound etc.) and try to get several thousand signatures to send to HTC because VZW doesn't care. That might get htc to do a software fix.
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I've been on the G2x since about when it came out (horrible decision...) I've made that phone mostly usable to me but because of nVidia, the devs are always going to be stuck with no drivers for Tegra.
I see I can get the Amaze for free right now at T-Mo. Is it worth it? I know it doesn't have ICS yet but I assume that's coming (there's a certain update to ICS exchange support that makes it a very important update for me so I can get my work email)
Battery life on the G2x has always been pretty miserable for me too. I got that phone way too early and there wasn't enough people using it to really research it at the time. I'm hoping to avoid that mistake with whatever my next phone is.
1- The Amaze does have ICS, in fact, you wont find a GB Rom in the front page of development
2- Amaze battery Life is amazing for me
3- gdfgsdgrgregesrgersgsg??!?!?!
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The Amaze does have ICS with Sense 3.6
The phone might look free but they will charge you the extra $15-$20 a month on your bill for the phone.
Don't get me wrong, this is a great phone and since we got the ICS leak its been even better. But with other phones releasing around the corner it might be a wise choice to wait for different options. But I'm not saying that the new phones will be better just saying wait till you find out what you really want.
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I know about the ICS leak but that's not official yet And I love rooting my phones...but I've been using my G2x for a year so I'm quite acquainted with all my options. It will always take a while to figure out what ROMs are good for me (personally) or not on any given phone. I've been bitten by too many 'promised' official releases that never happened to never assume.
I'll do a little more research on this one but maybe I'll keep waiting. If I can make it until Google releases all their phones...
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I know about the ICS leak but that's not official yet And I love rooting my phones...but I've been using my G2x for a year so I'm quite acquainted with all my options. It will always take a while to figure out what ROMs are good for me (personally) or not on any given phone. I've been bitten by too many 'promised' official releases that never happened to never assume.
I'll do a little more research on this one but maybe I'll keep waiting. If I can make it until Google releases all their phones...
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If u are an xda/rom junky, stay away from the Amaze. The devs we have are all we've had and are all we will ever have. And the noobs are atrocious. Stay clear man.
If you're looking for a great phone for free w/ upgrade, than go for it. The phone itself is golden
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The phone itself is is golden.
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or maybe some type of polished aluminum. Nah but really its proved to be a worthy device even without a ton of dev'ing
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or maybe some type of polished aluminum. Nah but really its proved to be a worthy device even without a ton of dev'ing
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True the phone itself I can easily say is my favorite! I've owned 8 android phones. All rooted and custom rommed of course. Its sexy, great camera, great build quality, fast&stable. HUGE cons are the battery life and the dev support.
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To be honest, I think the Amaze is so-so. I've been fortunate enough to have tried quite a few phones and the Amaze hasn't done a great job standing out.
The biggest problem with this phone is that the battery life is beyond terrible - worse than any phone I've had in the past. I mainly use my phone (or any of my smartphones for that matter) to respond to business emails and texts. My phone doesn't even last half of the day without needing a full recharge.
I had a G2X and although I wasn't too fond of its build quality (especially how the screen is not completely flat), I would suggest that you stick with it. There aren't too many improvements (in my opinion) that justifies the jump.
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To be honest, I think the Amaze is so-so. I've been fortunate enough to have tried quite a few phones and the Amaze hasn't done a great job standing out.
The biggest problem with this phone is that the battery life is beyond terrible - worse than any phone I've had in the past. I mainly use my phone (or any of my smartphones for that matter) to respond to business emails and texts. My phone doesn't even last half of the day without needing a full recharge.
I had a G2X and although I wasn't too fond of its build quality (especially how the screen is not completely flat), I would suggest that you stick with it. There aren't too many improvements (in my opinion) that justifies the jump.
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Really?, I get 14+ hours on my rom looking at videos sending messages emails twitter instagram Pokemon on emulaters you name it, it doesn't get to 20% until night time
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Crazy how on every phone some people have great battery life and some horrible.
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Really?, I get 14+ hours on my rom looking at videos sending messages emails twitter instagram Pokemon on emulaters you name it, it doesn't get to 20% until night time
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Looking @ videos... Code for Porn
Sorry man... U threw a meatball right over the plate
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EclipzeRemix said:
Really?, I get 14+ hours on my rom looking at videos sending messages emails twitter instagram Pokemon on emulaters you name it, it doesn't get to 20% until night time
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That's insane. I worked a 9 hour shift yesterday, sent about 5 texts , browsed Facebook, and my battery was at 6% when I got out. And I keep my screen brightness at 0% at all times
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I'm very happy that i got the Amaze when i did but back then there was little to no Dev on it,but in the past month or so since S-OFF & the ICS "leak" there's been a ton of Development for it,I'm loving SpeedROM which is blazing fast & has great battery life.I came from a Sensation(which i still have but am looking to sell),the Sensation has a shiat ton of ROMs but they're all the same basically.The Amaze has a beast of a camera,is blazing fast with both cores running & Sense 3.6 is the icing on the cake,i just can't wait for Sense 4.0.
So...In my opinion the HTC Amaze is a GREAT phone(build quality is superb).If i were to add another line I'd grab another one ;-)
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I'm very happy that i got the Amaze when i did but back then there was little to no Dev on it,but in the past month or so since S-OFF & the ICS "leak" there's been a ton of Development for it,I'm loving SpeedROM which is blazing fast & has great battery life.I came from a Sensation(which i still have but am looking to sell),the Sensation has a shiat ton of ROMs but they're all the same basically.The Amaze has a beast of a camera,is blazing fast with both cores running & Sense 3.6 is the icing on the cake,i just can't wait for Sense 4.0.
So...In my opinion the HTC Amaze is a GREAT phone(build quality is superb).If i were to add another line I'd grab another one ;-)
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I agree with everything except booming development... There are less than 10 devs and not much variety to choose from. Not to mention, they're all the same devs we had with gingerbread.
Don't get me wrong, they make solid stable roms, but quantity is not the case. Check other, global market phones dev sections
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Really?, I get 14+ hours on my rom looking at videos sending messages emails twitter instagram Pokemon on emulaters you name it, it doesn't get to 20% until night time
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Yeah it's so weird. Some people are reporting excellent battery life and others are reporting poor battery life. If it helps, I'm using the stock ROM on 2.3.4 (HTC Sense 3.0). I'm getting a replacement this Friday since the speaker randomly pops when listening to music and using the buttons on the bottom. Hopefully the phone lasts longer than this one or else I'm going to have to get a replacement battery. If none of those fix the problem, time to fire up the old MyTouch.
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The Amaze does have ICS with Sense 3.6
The phone might look free but they will charge you the extra $15-$20 a month on your bill for the phone.
Don't get me wrong, this is a great phone and since we got the ICS leak its been even better. But with other phones releasing around the corner it might be a wise choice to wait for different options. But I'm not saying that the new phones will be better just saying wait till you find out what you really want.
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First off you are incorrect, that was a classic plan price, not value. Value is only sold online currently as SIM only service, phone and EIP are not given online.
regardless, the free Amaze is over and its back to $150
So what are you looking for? I've used an S2, Sensation, HD2, Vibrant, and Amaze within the past 18 months. Here are my pros/cons of my Amaze experience.
Pros:
Stable - few reboots
Best of breed camera
Build is solid
HTC mail app is better than some Android skins
Good form factor - big enough, but not too big
Resilient screen - seems more scratch-resistant than some others
Dedicated camera/camcorder buttons
Impressive data speeds
Cons:
Original battery started to occasionally lose sync with OS (which resulted in $8 to Carrier in exchange for backup battery)
Low Development on XDA
Light bleed from softkeys
NFC doesn't seem to work as advertised
Since getting the Amaze, my priorities have shifted from constant theming and modding to other things because of the lack of development and (until recently) impossibility of S-off. Now I've come to appreciate being able to effortlessly RMA my phone if necessary, and while waiting for ICS was occasionally difficult, Tmo anounced its availability in 5 days. I expect battery life to increase, latency to decrease with dual-core utilization, hopefully usefulness added to the NFC capability. But as mentioned before, if you need Roms enjoy your phone, look elsewhere.
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Yeah it's so weird. Some people are reporting excellent battery life and others are reporting poor battery life. If it helps, I'm using the stock ROM on 2.3.4 (HTC Sense 3.0). I'm getting a replacement this Friday since the speaker randomly pops when listening to music and using the buttons on the bottom. Hopefully the phone lasts longer than this one or else I'm going to have to get a replacement battery. If none of those fix the problem, time to fire up the old MyTouch.
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It's not that weird... Usage varies between users. Juice defender does the trick for me... If u want a long lasting battery, don't wake your phone... It's simply a battery hogging display... And that is that
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It's not that weird... Usage varies between users. Juice defender does the trick for me... If u want a long lasting battery, don't wake your phone... It's simply a battery hogging display... And that is that
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How is it not weird. Some people are talking/surfing/watching movies for hours on their phone and get hardly any battery depreciation whereas others (me included) are checking emails and texts and not even getting 6 hours of usage.
Don't wake the phone? What's the point of having a cell phone if you're not going to use it...
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How is it not weird. Some people are talking/surfing/watching movies for hours on their phone and get hardly any battery depreciation whereas others (me included) are checking emails and texts and not even getting 6 hours of usage.
Don't wake the phone? What's the point of having a cell phone if you're not going to use it...
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Lol maybe u took me the wrong way. People with great battery life use aftermarket batteries and apps like juice defender. Some of them may also exaggerate their usage. Bottom line doesn't change.
With stock OEM battery, no juice defender, AND you use your phone, you ABSOLUTELY have ****ty battery life. It's simple. Not weird.
Also, some people use more widgets than others, more sync options, notification options... This isn't rocket science
Also, tapatalk is the biggest battery hog ever.
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Ok guys, kinda help me out here... I know what i'm leaning toward to.. just looking for some of your opinions.. positive/negative the whole gambit.
I have 3 phones, HTC Sensation : HTC Amaze 4G : HTC One S.. which one would you pick.. Yes I know I'm posting this in the Amaze forum.. but I know most of you guys have played with each device. And I like the people on this forum.. so ..
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Ok guys, kinda help me out here... I know what i'm leaning toward to.. just looking for some of your opinions.. positive/negative the whole gambit.
I have 3 phones, HTC Sensation : HTC Amaze 4G : HTC One S.. which one would you pick.. Yes I know I'm posting this in the Amaze forum.. but I know most of you guys have played with each device. And I like the people on this forum.. so ..
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I'd go for the one that has the best hardware stats so long as it also had a good & stable custom rom to use with it.
They have strengths and weaknesses. You've got Em play with Em and figure out which you prefer. No one else can make that decision I'd not choose the sensation but the other 2...Your call. The one s is faster if that's a question for you
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They have strengths and weaknesses. You've got Em play with Em and figure out which you prefer. No one else can make that decision I'd not choose the sensation but the other 2...Your call. The one s is faster if that's a question for you
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Yah I know its all up to me.. Just wanted everyone's input.. but guess its just a useless thread.. figured I'd get no don't use this.. I had it and battery didn't last this long.. or there have been reports of screen dying.. or why leave Amaze is the best.. LOL.. all good.. thanks everyone for looking..
One S hands down!!
Anything you could really be told is fact sheet info. Both phones have a few quirks but nothing imo that is a deal breaker.
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Honestly in my opinion I'll keep them all
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truth be told i would probably keep the one s, but if expandable memory and battery is a thing you want than the amaze
Sensation is a piece of crap i would only keep that to play around with roms
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truth be told i would probably keep the one s, but if expandable memory and battery is a thing you want than the amaze
Sensation is a piece of crap i would only keep that to play around with roms
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wow.. you have almost the same device lineup as me... just don't have samsung.. I saw at the HTC One S for you made one ROM.. you planning on making more??
Thanks for eveyones input.. decided to keep 2 phones.. HTC One S and Amaze.. Use Amaze for when I go traveling.. and backup if the other fails for whatever reason... so anyone interested in an HTC sensation??? please pm and/or look in marketplace when I have time to post it up.
Good call! I would have kept the amaze if I had to choose just one since due to our amazing developers we have a very decent selection of roms. I would rather have the option of double battery life (due to removable battery) over the slight increase in speed with the one s - dedicated camera buttons and extra storage (with removable sd card isn't bad either) so the extra hardware capabilities definitely make the amaze a better device than the one s (and if you really wanted some extra speed you could always over clock faux kernel) but then again the amaze is no slow poke. Sensation is not even in the same league and selling the one s (if you don't need it) would get you considerably more money versus selling the amaze (people have the mind set "latest is greatest" which isn't always true). A true upgrade would be the one x+, Samsung s3 (if you like Samsung devices, I personally don't), or the Nexus 4 (because of aesthetics, blazing fast, the feel of a first class device in hand and of course amazing developer + Google support). Hope my analysis helped
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Hate to say it but the Amaze. The One S is HARDLY an upgrade... if at all. No extsd is a deal breaker if u enjoy music and whatnot. The camera is also better on the Amaze than the one s (I have owned both). The sensation should be the first to go, as its the worst of the 3. I would personally sell them all and buy an S3 and be done buying phones for a while.
The battery sucks on the Amaze, and it has a few minor hw quirks, but is the best of those 3
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well what sold me on the HTC One S is the weight and wifi calling.. I carry it with me all day.. ( actually carry both amaze, htc one s and the razr.. *smh*.. want to narrow down to just 2) I barely can tell its in my pocket. Not sure if thats a good or bad thing.. but damn and the battery life on it for my use was great.. I would get 10+hrs on Amaze.. and 2hr screen time..which is good.. but with the HTC One S I'm getting 17h with 3h screen time. Doing the same thing I would normally do. And I get wifi calling with sense 4.X and working BT.. if I could get that combo on amaze.. then I'd stick with the amaze.. I really like the device.. screen is WAYYYYY better on the amaze compared to the one s.. night and day.. but not one of my priorities.. need a phone more.. so made my choice.. but i'm not going anywhere.. still staying here.. hoping for a new tmobile base rom to come up with wifi calling working.
I don't know why people say battery life sucks... People just need to find the right combo. Yes wifi calling and bluetooth doesn't work on this rom but every thing else is buttery smooth with tremendous battery... Even if i try to i cant run the battery down. What does the s3 get? I assume it would be similar probably not a whole lot more though than what I am getting on my amaze
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I don't know why people say battery life sucks... People just need to find the right combo. Yes wifi calling and bluetooth doesn't work on this rom but every thing else is buttery smooth with tremendous battery... Even if i try to i cant run the battery down. What does the s3 get? I assume it would be similar probably not a whole lot more though than what I am getting on my amaze
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Wow.. those are some great numbers.. how you use your phone.. you prolly get 2 days from the htc one s.. I know some people are getting those numbers but the way I use my phone.. I know I won't even come close.. i'm an push email hungry, forum surfing, youtube video watching, texting crazy, chit chatting person..
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I don't know why people say battery life sucks... People just need to find the right combo. Yes wifi calling and bluetooth doesn't work on this rom but every thing else is buttery smooth with tremendous battery... Even if i try to i cant run the battery down. What does the s3 get? I assume it would be similar probably not a whole lot more though than what I am getting on my amaze
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Those are similar to s3 numbers... but for ppl that use their phone for other things then just screen. We have a battery thread too and most ppl get 5-7 hrs of screen time with 14-16 hrs off charger... and actually do stuff like play music, text and make phone calls. For most, the amaze has a hard time getting 4 hrs of screen time. And its thinner... more sleek and lightweight... faster... no hw quirks like squeeky backcover, working wifi calling and Bluetooth, etc.
And if you wanted to run the battery down, we both know you can. I can kill mu battery in 9-10 hrs but I will have 7-8 hrs of screen time. Its also pretty to get over 1 day of battery when you count the 6-8 hrs of sleep when your phone is on standby. Lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797192
Although on stock jellybean 4.1.1 the battery isn't as good... so I stay on ics 4.0.4. Aosp 4.1.2 gets pretty good though.
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Those are similar to s3 numbers... but for ppl that use their phone for other things then just screen. We have a battery thread too and most ppl get 5-7 hrs of screen time with 14-16 hrs off charger... and actually do stuff like play music, text and make phone calls. For most, the amaze has a hard time getting 4 hrs of screen time. And its thinner... more sleek and lightweight... faster... no hw quirks like squeeky backcover, working wifi calling and Bluetooth, etc.
And if you wanted to run the battery down, we both know you can. I can kill mu battery in 9-10 hrs but I will have 7-8 hrs of screen time. Its also pretty to get over 1 day of battery when you count the 6-8 hrs of sleep when your phone is on standby. Lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797192
Although on stock jellybean 4.1.1 the battery isn't as good... so I stay on ics 4.0.4. Aosp 4.1.2 gets pretty good though.
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Not half bad compared to the gs3
U made a good choice by keeping the amaze i have both sensation and amaze and even though the htc is heavier and has a little more defects it feels and it actually is more resistant than the sensation.... i would've actually sold both sensation and one s and with the cash buy a galaxy s3 best of the best
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Those are similar to s3 numbers... but for ppl that use their phone for other things then just screen. We have a battery thread too and most ppl get 5-7 hrs of screen time with 14-16 hrs off charger... and actually do stuff like play music, text and make phone calls. For most, the amaze has a hard time getting 4 hrs of screen time. And its thinner... more sleek and lightweight... faster... no hw quirks like squeeky backcover, working wifi calling and Bluetooth, etc.
And if you wanted to run the battery down, we both know you can. I can kill mu battery in 9-10 hrs but I will have 7-8 hrs of screen time. Its also pretty to get over 1 day of battery when you count the 6-8 hrs of sleep when your phone is on standby. Lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797192
Although on stock jellybean 4.1.1 the battery isn't as good... so I stay on ics 4.0.4. Aosp 4.1.2 gets pretty good though.
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I mean I wasn't doing any competition with the s3 but since I am on vacation and most friends that I have here are in school prepping for finals I don't get many calls and maybe do about 15 texts so I just play games and search forums, news, and Facebook. I think that's using a phone significantly, and I am not a huge fan of listening to music but if I did I would still get similar battery life as music play back isn't that battery intensive. My response to you was because you rag on the amaze battery life quite severely and that's not necessarily the case all the time. We have some decent roms now and yes I don't keep auto sync on because it isn't necessary or keep screen brightness on max for the same reason. I took the screen shot a couple of days ago because I have read quite a few posts complaining about battery life so wanted to prove that the amaze is quite capable of holding it's own on this department. I have no squeaky cover issue you speak of, no wifi problems, and bluetooth not working is due to rom... I am no businessman so I don't like wearing a bluetooth piece in my ear and the size of the amaze is just right that you don't look ridiculous holding it to your ear. Screen on doesn't mean that I am staring at a blank screen... But anyway I wouldn't use a Samsung device (unless it was a premium quality nexus device, not galaxy nexus or nexus s... As they all feel cheap including s3, only exception was the at&t s1 which felt good in the hands) but to each their own. Just saying not every one is an s3 fan o and the standby time is to show how well the phone /rom can idle which is very important too imo.
Guess sportstar is getting better battery life than me so I am not the only one
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Not half bad compared to the gs3
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Not bad at all... the roms have obviously came a long way
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I mean I wasn't doing any competition with the s3 but since I am on vacation and most friends that I have here are in school prepping for finals I don't get many calls and maybe do about 15 texts so I just play games and search forums, news, and Facebook. I think that's using a phone significantly, and I am not a huge fan of listening to music but if I did I would still get similar battery life as music play back isn't that battery intensive. My response to you was because you rag on the amaze battery life quite severely and that's not necessarily the case all the time. We have some decent roms now and yes I don't keep auto sync on because it isn't necessary or keep screen brightness on max for the same reason. I took the screen shot a couple of days ago because I have read quite a few posts complaining about battery life so wanted to prove that the amaze is quite capable of holding it's own on this department. I have no squeaky cover issue you speak of, no wifi problems, and bluetooth not working is due to rom... I am no businessman so I don't like wearing a bluetooth piece in my ear and the size of the amaze is just right that you don't look ridiculous holding it to your ear. Screen on doesn't mean that I am staring at a blank screen... But anyway I wouldn't use a Samsung device (unless it was a premium quality nexus device, not galaxy nexus or nexus s... As they all feel cheap including s3, only exception was the at&t s1 which felt good in the hands) but to each their own. Just saying not every one is an s3 fan o and the standby time is to show how well the phone /rom can idle which is very important too imo.
Guess sportstar is getting better battery life than me so I am not the only one
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I rag the Amaze battery life soley because it is a notorious issue with the Amaze. There were countless threads about it. Many users left the amaze because of the battery. I'll admit that after a long while, there are roms that are better on battery life now, but I'm just speaking from my and others personal experiences. You do have wifi issues... since wifi calling doesn't work. Bluetooth is used for way more than headsets (music, gaming, etc.) and some states enforce hands free while driving so even the headsets aren't just for businessmen (I don't use them either for the record). You werw one of the lucky ones with no squeaky back cover. I had to put a piece of paper in my backcover for it to stop. There is also light bleed from the softkeys and in the flash of the camera which seems to be cheap build quality to me. You say the s3 feels cheap, others say it's lightweight. Lol The weight of a phone doesn't determine build quality is all I'm saying, and the Amaze is the heaviest phone I've held (before the note2)... but like you said, it's personal preference.
Don't forget... I DID say the Amaze was the best of the 3... I'm not completely bashing the Amaze. But I do find it kind of funny that most everyone that has went to the S3 from the Amaze can't believe how much of an upgrade it is. The community here is lucky, it doesn't have many devs, but the devs it does have made the phone workable. It's just I feel HTC screwed the pooch with the phone. Lack of support, lack of development support, and lack of QA/QC really didn't take advantage of the HW the phone has.
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