I decided to jump ship i traded my amaze for a white galaxy s2.So far im satisfied with the t989 it's my first touch wiz phone.I enjoyed my stay here on the amaze forum thanks to all the devs and there hard work i will continue to check the progress on this forum and best of luck to all the amaze owners..If anyone have any questions about the GS2 i will be more than happy to answer them because i was a little skeptical about trading at first with all the negative feed backs about lack of devs,screen blobs plastic feel and touch wiz..
I have been also trying to jump ship but can't find anyone willing to trade Grr good luck
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I tried that then I went right back to the amaze. I use my Windows phone more than anything because it works everytime the first time.
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It took me a week i live in long island i had a couple of offers but i was holding out until i got a white one.The camera is what sold the amaze everyone was interested because they've heard good things about it.Keep searching you might get lucky like i did,i also got 2 case's from Tmobile with it,the d30 and the other hard one the revel shell.
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I tried that then I went right back to the amaze. I use my Windows phone more than anything because it works everytime the first time.
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i was thinking about the nokia lumia 710 but i dunno about the windows mobile my mom have the hd7 i played with it wasn't to impressed.
You trade like on ebay or something or did you have a friend, did you like sell it and then buy a gs2 or was it a straight up trade? I dont care white or black gs2 i just want one.
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You trade like on ebay or something or did you have a friend, did you like sell it and then buy a gs2 or was it a straight up trade? I dont care white or black gs2 i just want one.
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Straight trade on craigslist,i gave my amaze box with all manuals,charger and i had both door covers white and black i gave that + anker 1900 battery and a diztronic smoke case.I received White t989 with box and manual,charger and 2 cases.
my wife got the gs2 and I got the amaze. Been thinking of switching my self, but I love the camera on the amaze
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Straight trade on craigslist,i gave my amaze box with all manuals,charger and i had both door covers white and black i gave that + anker 1900 battery and a diztronic smoke case.I received White t989 with box and manual,charger and 2 cases.
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Lucky wish someone around me would trade lol well good luck with it
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i played with my brothers gfs sgs ii on ATT and i didnt like how everything was bulky (screen resolution is crap in other words).. tbh i probably would switch if it didnt feel like i was holding a toy and had better resolution. but i love my qHD screen and amazing camera
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i played with my brothers gfs sgs ii on ATT and i didnt like how everything was bulky (screen resolution is crap in other words).. tbh i probably would switch if it didnt feel like i was holding a toy and had better resolution. but i love my qHD screen and amazing camera
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you wont even notice the plastic feeling when you have a case on but u will feel the weight difference and the bulk factor.The amaze camera is great but the SG2 camera is just as good.Only thing i miss is my led notification light..
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you wont even notice the plastic feeling when you have a case on but u will feel the weight difference and the bulk factor.The amaze camera is great but the SG2 camera is just as good.Only thing i miss is my led notification light..
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Yea, the notification light is the main reason I've avoided Samsung, but the Galaxy Nexus has an awesome one with the ability to change to any color. TBH, my next phone will prob be Samsung. But between the amaze and sgs2, I choose amaze.
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Have they released full source for the phone?
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Thats funny, I have been seriously considering going the other way (from s2 to amaze) The resolution on the s2 is just odd compared the razr I left.
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you wont even notice the plastic feeling when you have a case on but u will feel the weight difference and the bulk factor.The amaze camera is great but the SG2 camera is just as good.Only thing i miss is my led notification light..
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Im sure the camera is good but not when it comes to macros and lower light situations. since we have a much better sensor.. also i love the dedicated camera key. other than that i dislike HTC and Samsung. i always have disliked samsung from the behold 2 and on, not what HTC is doing im not getting one again. will go to sony or nokia
Just picked up my Amaze yesterday and weighed both this phone against the Sammy and well, guess which one won?
I couldn't get past the terrible resolution and cartoonist screen. Just looked fake. That and felt cheap in the hand. I actually like a little weight in a phone. Build quality is something else on the Amaze, love this phone thus far!
Also touchwiz is terrible compared to sense, IMO.
Also need an LED. I loved my BB for that reason, which the Amazes is no where near BB, but at least it is something.
Oh and the camera is better as well. Take a macro shot from both and the Amazes was a lot clearer on text.
Sold me!
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hey guys i know there are alot of posts like this but i just wanted to see what amaze owners and samsung GS2 owners thought about the phones...
im getting a new phone today and want to know what you hate and like about the HTC Amaze.
Thanks everyone,
Zach
a few posts below, there is already a vs thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301088
Thanks yeah i read a bunch and watched youtube videos... i even went and played with each one i just cant decide which one i would like more lol
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Thanks yeah i read a bunch and watched youtube videos... i even went and played with each one i just cant decide which one i would like more lol
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I thought the samsung felt cheap... I like the weight of the amaze. Feels like a solid product
Based on build quality, amaze. Samsung makes plastic toys, HTC makes quality phones.
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Based on build quality, amaze. Samsung makes plastic toys, HTC makes quality phones.
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I agree that HTC has very good design quality, but keep in mind that the premium build design comes with a cost. Heavy feeling device that not everybody finds comforting to hold and what feels like slight overheating because of the metals used in the design. Every device heats up with use, but because of HTC's choice of materials you feel it more than other devices such as Samsung etc.
With that being said, I do wish Samsung would step up a little bit more as far as design is concerned. Maybe using 95%
plastic with a few aluminum pieces to add a little more character. The Nexus S might be Samsung's worst looking device IMO but I loved it because of how light and easy it was to hold for long periods of time.
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I actually did all the research etc too like everyone else, I bought the Amaze on the first day, 2 days ago I returned it and got the SGS2 (blasphemy) and yesterday returned it to get an Amaze again... end of story
SGS was nice, some cool software features, but HTC sense just well makes sense (does everything and minimal need if any for 3rd party widgets or any real need for a 3rd party launcher). Camera compared to the Amaze's camera was sh!t. Kies Air was cool though wish HTC did something like that. battery life was fantastic on the SGS2 though. The Amaze feels just soo much better in hand...
edit: dialer/etc on SGS2 looks generic compared to the polish of all the HTC software.
Did you have to pay the 50$ restocking fee each of your returns?
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Did you have to pay the 50$ restocking fee each of your returns?
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I agree that HTC has very good design quality, but keep in mind that the premium build design comes with a cost. Heavy feeling device that not everybody finds comforting to hold and what feels like slight overheating because of the metals used in the design. Every device heats up with use, but because of HTC's choice of materials you feel it more than other devices such as Samsung etc.
With that being said, I do wish Samsung would step up a little bit more as far as design is concerned. Maybe using 95%
plastic with a few aluminum pieces to add a little more character. The Nexus S might be Samsung's worst looking device IMO but I loved it because of how light and easy it was to hold for long periods of time.
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I understand your point, but I keep/collect phones as a hobby--nary once have I kept a cheap Sammy device. I'd take heavy and solid over plastic and cheap. I bet Sammy only spends $40/phone to manufacture (if even that).
*Keep in mind, that is US adjusted price, not eastern-labor prices.
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I agree that HTC has very good design quality, but keep in mind that the premium build design comes with a cost. Heavy feeling device that not everybody finds comforting to hold and what feels like slight overheating because of the metals used in the design. Every device heats up with use, but because of HTC's choice of materials you feel it more than other devices such as Samsung etc.
With that being said, I do wish Samsung would step up a little bit more as far as design is concerned. Maybe using 95%
plastic with a few aluminum pieces to add a little more character. The Nexus S might be Samsung's worst looking device IMO but I loved it because of how light and easy it was to hold for long periods of time.
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I need an oven glove to use my Samsung Epic Touch, the phone gets hot to the point that I can smell the heat. This happens sporadically but especially when viewing videos.
I got some hands on the with SGSII last night. My wife's friend bought one from Sprint yesterday. It was a quick phone. I am on my first Android device and since I have the Amaze all I really know is Sense. I found it easy to use and customize but it just felt cheap to me. She loved the fact it was light. For me though it felt like a good firm grip would crack something. I am sure it wouldn't but it just felt fragile. Performance wise it was about like the Amaze. I say total toss up / opinion between the two. I love the Amaze it gets my vote.
Oh and I have had no heat issues as all with my Amaze. My iPhone got warmer...
I had a Samsung Vibrant and hated the GPS on that phone. The SGS2 felt like a Vibrant on steroids. Touchwiz is also kinda boring. The HTC Amaze is awesome! Great build quality and Sense UI is beautiful. Amaze also has higher resolution. Go with the Amaze.
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I actually did all the research etc too like everyone else, I bought the Amaze on the first day, 2 days ago I returned it and got the SGS2 (blasphemy) and yesterday returned it to get an Amaze again... end of story
SGS was nice, some cool software features, but HTC sense just well makes sense (does everything and minimal need if any for 3rd party widgets or any real need for a 3rd party launcher). Camera compared to the Amaze's camera was sh!t. Kies Air was cool though wish HTC did something like that. battery life was fantastic on the SGS2 though. The Amaze feels just soo much better in hand...
edit: dialer/etc on SGS2 looks generic compared to the polish of all the HTC software.
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For me battery is important..can you tell me the difference you felt? I don't believe I will be able to go for the SGS2...it is just too wide for me and very difficult to fit it in the pocket..but the battery on the Amaze needs 3rd party softwares to arrive at the end of the day.
I always have Bluetooth on, WiFi or 4g, and sync 2 emails every 15min, Twitter update every 30min.
With normal use for me- txt, phone calls, email, checking twitter, random use of netflix, and checking xda.. I usually jump on a charger in about
6-7hrs at 40-50% maybe. Sgs2 will just about almost double that length of time... Right now I'm at 45% after 6hrs.....
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The higher screen resolution is what sold me on the Amaze. The Galaxy S2 has a larger screen but a lower resolution. To me, it looked crappie next to the Amaze.
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Get HTC amaze.its much prettier better build quality better camera and HTC sense!higher resolution and what else!!Its smooth as butter too and 1.5ghz dual core not 1.2 so its nearly better in every way!apart from battery life though..
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Get HTC amaze.its much prettier better build quality better camera and HTC sense!higher resolution and what else!!Its smooth as butter too and 1.5ghz dual core not 1.2 so its nearly better in every way!apart from battery life though..
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?? - The Galaxy SII for T-Mobile is a dual core clocked at 1.5 gHz.
You know what is really lame? I went to the T-mobile store and since they redesigned the place with laminate flooring and lots of space so it looks more chic they also removed every single working phone available. There was nothing but cases and accessories hanging on the walls and the only two "dummy" phones for the SGS2 and Amaze were hanging out near the entrance. There was literally no other phones, and definitely no real ones besides shells of phones. The T-mobile version of the SGS2 is much better than the ATT SGS2 and Infuse because the black is completely different with a much nicer material and is actually ergonmic since it isn't flat with a sudden hump, but instead tapers with the hump and has some thickness/ergonomics. I could not really tell if the Amaze was a premium handset or not because I could barely hold it with the giant black chastity belt. The black plastic felt nice, but I could barely tell if was metal. Since it was a dummy phone the weight was also all wrong. Well I'll be playing crapsunless I can find a way to get to the Best Buy out of town.
I went with the Amaze simply because I got burnt so bad with the vibrant. Samsung never addressed the faulty GPS and the the all plastic frame just feels cheap. I also used both at the T-mobile store and they are both very nice but the amaze is just elegant. Go with the amaze you won't be disappointed!
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It was amazing. Screen size was just right. 45% battery was 1:45 screen time on LTE. Comparatively, the rezound sucks. It is so thin and light. I can't believe how good it is. Makes me hate the Rezound now.
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really? i played with my friends htc one s on tmobile and it made me love the rezound even more. My sense 4.0 was just as smooth as his stock sense 4.0. Verizon 4G keeps 4G inside for me all the time and his dropped to 2G and was slow. Everything it can do rezound can do with exception of shoot video and take photo at same time but everything else is the same. Rezound was just as fast too. And the weight difference is a little bit but you cant remove your battery on the one s so that isnt a good thing for me. I was very impressed by rezound vs a brand new device
We have bright screens.
http://geekaphone.com/compare/HTC-One-X-Quad-Core-vs-HTC-Rezound
The One X is way better than the One S. It made me hate my Rezound lol. That great battery life on LTE with the screen on was amazing. Their screen was so much more vibrant to be honest.
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The One X is way better than the One S. It made me hate my Rezound lol. That great battery life on LTE with the screen on was amazing. Their screen was so much more vibrant to be honest.
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I can see the screen difference. Its a better screen. But I love being able to swap batteries. Until htc makes a device like the razr maxx, just can't have nonremovable.
Though, come this winter if verizon gets a killer wp8 device with lte, might jump back over there.
It's not that much better than the rezound to make me want to switch. I'm fine with the rezound for now.
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It was amazing. Screen size was just right. 45% battery was 1:45 screen time on LTE. Comparatively, the rezound sucks. It is so thin and light. I can't believe how good it is. Makes me hate the Rezound now.
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I've played with whichever One that AT&T has (my mother got it and has no idea how to use it) and I think it's way too thin and I didn't like how you can't change the battery and how the flash works. If the XL has a battery and a removable flash like the rezound, it might be better. It was too big and thin for me, I thought id break it easily.
Lighter does not equal better. I like weight because it means better build quality (in most cases.). Not having a changeable battery is another downside.
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I've played with whichever One that AT&T has (my mother got it and has no idea how to use it) and I think it's way too thin and I didn't like how you can't change the battery and how the flash works. If the XL has a battery and a removable flash like the rezound, it might be better. It was too big and thin for me, I thought id break it easily.
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How do I remove the flash?!?
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How do I remove the flash?!?
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He meant the flash memory which is what an sd card is...
yeah I wanna leave verizon for a one x lol
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I can see the screen difference. Its a better screen. But I love being able to swap batteries. Until htc makes a device like the razr maxx, just can't have nonremovable.
Though, come this winter if verizon gets a killer wp8 device with lte, might jump back over there.
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4 hours of screen on time with the internal battery is fine lol.
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No offense, but in 6 months, there will just be another phone that blows the doors off the One X. 6 months ago, that best phone was arguably the Rezound. The point is, there will always be another better device right around the corner, waiting for your envy to get the better of you so it can steal your money. I am not saying I don't agree with your assessment of that device... it is an extremely nice phone. But, it did not in any way make me think my Rezound sucks.
For now, rezound is ok, not the best but still great.
After I flashed your ConRom V4, everything works well.
The only bad thing on rezound for me is the thickness and heavy.
Other than that, rezound is still best for me.
GS3 looks awesome, sometimes wanna switch to it, but screen on rezound is better than GS3's pentile.
I might switch my rezound to other phone when next generation of S4 comes out.
Oh, I might say Thank you Con for your flawless rom, since I cannot leave reply on dev section
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No offense, but in 6 months, there will just be another phone that blows the doors off the One X. 6 months ago, that best phone was arguably the Rezound. The point is, there will always be another better device right around the corner, waiting for your envy to get the better of you so it can steal your money. I am not saying I don't agree with your assessment of that device... it is an extremely nice phone. But, it did not in any way make me think my Rezound sucks.
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I agree completely but it just shows how terrible the Rezounds battery life really is.
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I agree completely but it just shows how terrible the Rezounds battery life really is.
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I came from a Thunderbolt. Trust me when I say that it could be much worse
Chyrux said:
Lighter does not equal better. I like weight because it means better build quality (in most cases.). Not having a changeable battery is another downside.
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I like the heft of the Rezound too, just some psychological trick though. The physicist in me just screamed out that more mass means more energy...the phone gets jolted all the harder during a drop because of it.
Extra weight is generally bad and is just stored potential to mess your tech up, I wish mainstream reviews would explain that scientific point when it comes to devices: weight is a detriment to overall build quality, not a benefit at all.
That said, the Rezound is a tank lol, I've dropped without cases and it survived many a time. Screen cracked only on a direct fall, pancake style.
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I like the heft of the Rezound too, just some psychological trick though. The physicist in me just screamed out that more mass means more energy...the phone gets jolted all the harder during a drop because of it.
Extra weight is generally bad and is just stored potential to mess your tech up, I wish mainstream reviews would explain that scientific point when it comes to devices: weight is a detriment to overall build quality, not a benefit at all.
That said, the Rezound is a tank lol, I've dropped without cases and it survived many a time. Screen cracked only on a direct fall, pancake style.
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dude you know what's hilarious? i had two girls in yesterday who were like, "wah i hate the razr because it's so thin and small..my friend has one, she drops it all the time and it breaks every time."
so a million things wrong with that, but then i'm like, she really thinks that because it's THINNER means it'll break easier? are people dumb? lol
but yeah, the rezound always had a nice feel in the hand, hence why i bought it over the razr
SLCD2 make diff i guess
our screen drink energy a lot
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I came from a Thunderbolt. Trust me when I say that it could be much worse
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I miss my bolt. It had cm7 and liquid rom. And omfgb. I miss those roms haha
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I was a huge fan of the GS2 look when it first came out. So much so that when the GS3 was unveiled, I thought it was the ugliest thing ever with the egg shaped looking curves and the pebble blue. I was so disappointed with the unveiling and so impressed with how Sexy the Xperia S videos and felt that it was a natural evolution of the GS2 look so I got an Xperia S instead. Then everyone started saying how nice the One X looked and I gave it a chance but never liked the look or the performance really. So I bit the bullet and got the GS3 since the look was sort of growing on me and was shocked that I loved the blue and the GS3 looked a lot less humpty dumpty in person than it does in the pictures. So, I thought my impressions would change and I would say the Xperia S is the nicest looking phone after the GS3 honey moon period ended.
Fast forward to now and every time I look at my phone I am saying to myself damn it looks nice but brushed it off.Then when I went to Bestbuy the other day for fun, there I saw the GS3 dummy model right next to the GS2 dummy model and it really sunk in to me. The GS3 looked light years better and now I even think the GS3 looks better than the Xperia S.
Anyone else come full circle from thinking that the GS3 was butt ugly but now think that it is the nicest looking phone ever?
In all fairness iPhone is the best and most sexiest and elegant smartphone LOOKWISE ...after iPhone Id say Evo 4G LTE....then Galaxy Nexus.
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In all fairness iPhone is the best and most sexiest and elegant smartphone LOOKWISE ...after iPhone Id say Evo 4G LTE....then Galaxy Nexus.
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Lol. I actually have all your choices well below except the IPhone but that is top 5 at best. The EVO and the Nexus, nowhere near my Radar.
Best looking look wise to me would be.
1. GS3 blue
2. Xperia S Black
3. GS2
4. Xperia P
5. iPhone 4
6. Meizu MX
Galaxy Nexus would be like last and same with Nexus S. lol
The LG Prada looks quite nice too.
It is nice, but not nicest. Most elegant is iPhone IMO
Agree I phone defiantly sleekest
But I totally get the Samsung design it's simple yet beautiful and very functional and comfortable.
If only it was made out of aluminium and Kevlar like the razr now that would beat the iPhone but I ain't complaining love s3 to bits!
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Fall in love on GS3 on first sight
IPhone 4S is a nice looking device also but is outdated.
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It's something you grow to love over time and that's what happened to me
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I'm sorry but no dude, I understand that's your opinion and the iPhone looks nice but not the best looking, not at all. I think the HOX is the best looking smartphone EVER.
I will give the pebble blue S3 the second best looking phone ( this year). It looks stunning and classy.
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Imo the HOX and the iPhone looks better, but the sgs3 feels better in hands and looks ok.
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I'm sorry but no dude, I understand that's your opinion and the iPhone looks nice but not the best looking, not at all. I think the HOX is the best looking smartphone EVER.
I will give the pebble blue S3 the second best looking phone ( this year). It looks stunning and classy.
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Totally agree.....the iPhone is just tired now....I find it the least appealing phone on the market.....
The SGS3 no way.....its nice.....that's where I draw the line....in fact I am a huge samsung fanboy have had a Vibrant, Captivate, SGSII, Note.....just not feeling this phone at all....its a weird Nexus....
I will give my vote to the H1X....say what you will about the thing but it sure does look sweet and overall build and feel blows the SGS3 away....
IMO
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For it to look good it would have to be of better durability. I don't even know how mine got a small scratch after two weeks, my (previous) 3months old Nexus is pristine and I abused it with keys in same pocket and throwing it.
But the performance is excellent thats half of what matter, the other is developments.
I enjoy the look of the Nexus S and Nexus most with the curve screen. Thats include the way the screen look, coming back to flat screen is strange afterward.
Idk, I dont find HOX as half as appealing as SGS3....but this is personal preference I guess:
1. Pebble blue S3
2. HOX
3. Samsung galaxy note
4. LG optimus 4X HD
5. Samsung galaxy Nexus/nexus S
6. iPhone
Why no xperia series? Dont like their design at all, especially not xperia S (darn they are so ugly). And yes didnt like S3 at all first, but its great looking once you see it live
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loved the S3 when it was shown off in London in May at the unpacked event. The day it came to stores in Germany I went to get it..as soon as the guy opened the box to show me the phone, I LOVED IT!!!!!! :highfive::highfive: best looking phone...Iphone is just a boring brick shaped paperweight
s3 is a true beauty... I like it much more than the old idevice.
For me GS3 is the best looking phone atm in the market!.. I dont know.. Iphone 4 and 4s..same design and when it came out it was nice...But now among other phones it just looks like a piece of brick for me.. And heavy one as well..lol
My list =
1. Gs3
2. HTC ONe X
3. Arc S
4. Galaxy Nexus
5. G Note
6. Sensation XE
For me best looking device is HTC one x.
I can't believe you guys think the HOX look better than the S3. It's an abomination in comparison.
Also, the iPhone. Way too much bezel on that phone. As much of the face of the phone as possible should be covered by the screen.
But I do agree with you OP, when the S3 was announced I was also disappointed: the phone looked absolutely horrible. But it has since grown on me so much I now regard it as the best looking phone there is.
Pff, HOX better looking, what a joke...
I see most of users say that SGS3 is on first place.
What about color, blue or white?
I gonna bye it for 10 days, but i am thinkin about color.
I have seen white, its nice. I dont have seen blue, just on pictures...
Suggestions?
I guess i can ask that on this topic ...
Am I the the only one who thinks the camera bulge on the back of the hox is terminally ugly, and also incredibly stupid as far as making the risk of scratching the lens very high?
I love the way this phone feels in my hand.
Before seeing both in a shop, I definitely thought the HOX was significantly better looking. But in the shop, in person, my opinion changed. I like both.
What I find is that the GS3 fits in my hand super well. And compared to my Droid X, it's actually easier to use one-handed.
I was never a fan of the GS2 home button or back camera. Something about it felt out-dated, squarish, and lacking refinement. I prefer both on the GS3-- smaller, less bezel on those parts, less protruding looking.
I love the front and side view of the white GS3. I think the front, particularly the proximity sensor/camera/earpiece area looks nicely arranged. I'm less thrilled looking at the GS3 face-down, where the big, white, back looks more plasticky and cartoonish-- particularly the rounded corners/bottom edges.
I find the blue GS3 pretty ugly. The semi metal, shiny, purply-blue pseudo-brushed metal look just doesn't appeal to me. Though my GF prefers it to the white. So go figure. Personal preference, like all these things go.
So yeah, ultimately I find it a pretty attractive phone. I worry that the white will wear on me over time though. And if a real black had been available... I may have gone in that direction (white is a nice change for me, but not sure how it'll hold up both physically and in my opinion over time). Either way, I don't care thaaat much what my phone looks like. Usability and features weigh much more heavily in my decision making process; I probably wouldn't have even looked at/considered the GS3 if the HOX had micro SD and a better battery (removable doesn't matter that much to me if the battery is outstanding)... but I'm glad I did. Both are excellent, good-looking, phones.
Serial: FA34CW...
Not sure if I'm so anal to replace it but i notice it. What would the reason for exchange be?
most htc one do have overhang at the top front metal and a little gap, mine too!
Yep, top left. Its not that noticeable, and no LCD light bleed like some others. Thank God. Should count my blessings I guess /
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Yep, top left. Its not that noticeable, and no LCD light bleed like some others. Thank God. Should count my blessings I guess /
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Same here, no light bleed. But the top is just about flush, and just about no air gap also. FA345W here.
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Same here, no light bleed. But the top is just about flush, and just about no air gap also. FA345W here.
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FA34D, slight overhang on the top right and bottom right, otherwise quite perfect. Not sure where the light leaks out of, but I don't notice any leakage; nothing as bad as the capacitive buttons leaking through to the screen on my Amaze.
Edit: had the wrong corners identified.
I've got overhang on top left, but it's so minor to me I don't care. Plus with the fact that a lot of other people are reporting the same makes me feel better. Everything else on this phone is PERFECT, and I'm OCD about this stuff. :good:
FA34DW
I have overhang on my "unit", the misses loves it
FA34EW absolutely no overhang of gaps. Second one I ordered for my wife did so I sent it back. Waiting for it to come back.
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FA34D, slight overhang on the top right and bottom right, otherwise quite perfect. Not sure where the light leaks out of, but I don't notice any leakage; nothing as bad as the capacitive buttons leaking through to the screen on my Amaze.
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My FA34D had plastic that looked shoddy, large gaps between plastic and top speaker cover piece on both ends, and a gash in the speaker aluminium on the botton right. Disappointed; It's going back. Can't comment on speaker/glass since I have not taken the plastic off yet.
Just returned mine. Got a Galaxy Note 2.
The full hd screen on the htc didnt make any difference in my eyes, and the phone was getting hot and loosing battery fast.
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Just returned mine. Got a Galaxy Note 2.
The full hd screen on the htc didnt make any difference in my eyes, and the phone was getting hot and loosing battery fast.
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May i ask why did you returned your htc? Did you have any problems with the phone?
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May i ask why did you returned your htc? Did you have any problems with the phone?
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Ok I love all the android phones, last year I purchased almost all the top high end phones like HTC one x, x+, GS2, 3, Nexus 4 and so on. I get tired from the phones onece I play with all the roms, so I sell them on Craigslist for little cheaper(I take the loss) and add money and buy a new phone. I own the GS3 for almost 6 months, this is the only phone I kept for that long and still love it. So when I saw what GS4 was like and the HTC I decided to get the htc one because the GS4 looked like GS3s
Anyway I tought the HD screen is going ro be a big deal and the aluminum HTC one looked like high quality, but I used it for 5 days and I faund that htc still doing garbage quality control. The phone is looong thebpower botton is very high, and i have big hands. The phone gets hot when I start using, the battery drains (I almost disabled all the apps). 2 dead pixels and so one. So decided to return and never ever get HTC, becuse every time I buy HTC all the time it has toooo many defects. Mytouch 4g, htc one x and one x+. I exchanged the one x for 5 times so I dont want to go tru that anymore.
This is my opinion. Sorry if it was long.
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Ok I love all the android phones, last year I purchased almost all the top high end phones like HTC one x, x+, GS2, 3, Nexus 4 and so on. I get tired from the phones onece I play with all the roms, so I sell them on Craigslist for little cheaper(I take the loss) and add money and buy a new phone. I own the GS3 for almost 6 months, this is the only phone I kept for that long and still love it. So when I saw what GS4 was like and the HTC I decided to get the htc one because the GS4 looked like GS3s
Anyway I tought the HD screen is going ro be a big deal and the aluminum HTC one looked like high quality, but I used it for 5 days and I faund that htc still doing garbage quality control. The phone is looong thebpower botton is very high, and i have big hands. The phone gets hot when I start using, the battery drains (I almost disabled all the apps). 2 dead pixels and so one. So decided to return and never ever get HTC, becuse every time I buy HTC all the time it has toooo many defects. Mytouch 4g, htc one x and one x+. I exchanged the one x for 5 times so I dont want to go tru that anymore.
This is my opinion. Sorry if it was long.
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No problem.. I enjoyed reading your post, everybody have their own opinions... im getting the htc one next week so i wanted to hear a different opinion i think is a great phone , and i will love it .. The only htc phone i had was the hd2 and i looved that phone, actually the htc one reminds me of the hd2
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Ok I love all the android phones, last year I purchased almost all the top high end phones like HTC one x, x+, GS2, 3, Nexus 4 and so on. I get tired from the phones onece I play with all the roms, so I sell them on Craigslist for little cheaper(I take the loss) and add money and buy a new phone. I own the GS3 for almost 6 months, this is the only phone I kept for that long and still love it. So when I saw what GS4 was like and the HTC I decided to get the htc one because the GS4 looked like GS3s
Anyway I tought the HD screen is going ro be a big deal and the aluminum HTC one looked like high quality, but I used it for 5 days and I faund that htc still doing garbage quality control. The phone is looong thebpower botton is very high, and i have big hands. The phone gets hot when I start using, the battery drains (I almost disabled all the apps). 2 dead pixels and so one. So decided to return and never ever get HTC, becuse every time I buy HTC all the time it has toooo many defects. Mytouch 4g, htc one x and one x+. I exchanged the one x for 5 times so I dont want to go tru that anymore.
This is my opinion. Sorry if it was long.
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I for one am not going to bash on someone who simply has a different liking. I have been lucky with HTC; out of my last 4 phones, I only had to exchange one (my HD2) because it was overheating. I always liked HTC build and designs.
I am a tech savy person who love new gadgets.
In my previous days, I had galaxy s3, note 2, and iPhone 5. Also I've went to T-Mobile store to buy the Sony Xperia z.
Sony was a great phone with waterproof and dust proof. But the downside out weigh my decision.
Sony had problems with their ui, like lag, and slow updates. Also WiFi reception were terrible. Also the battery won't hold charges and it would die within matter of couple hours. The phone's design is all glass, therefore... Holding the device would be extremely uncomfortable because it would get way too hot.
So I've went ahead and got the HTC one.
As far as ui goes, it's far surprior than Sony.
Only issues I have with my HTC one is one stuck dead pixel and making small popping noises through speakers. ( I will be exchanging next week)
Anywho, besides those few quality issues, HTC one feels good in hand. Just wanting to keep playing with the phone.
Anyways, is having stuck pixel quiet common? Along with low popping noises ?
I'll get the HTC one, because it's unique design and it's not galaxy phone. ( just joking). What are you experiences with the quality issues with the HTC one?
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The popping sound is normal. It's just the amplifier turning on and off.
The dead pixel seems to be common as well. If it's not too noticeable I wouldn't worry about it and just enjoy your phone.
Nothing is perfect in life.
popping sound will be gone with CM 10.2 unofficial.
Had this sound too while using Stock Rom, ARHD or Trickdroid.
Also i've got a very small gap on top of the device but i can live with it^^
Yeah like not really even finger nail width but enough to see it close if you pinch down? That's what I have too. Got a clear Cimo grip back TPU case coming in a day or 2 from Amazon so once the clear case is on I wouldn't even see it.
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The dead pixel is very small and only can be seen at black images or at dark places. But still visiable.
Also there is slight gap on top of my device. I'll still return and get the different one.
Oh and my usb charging poet has a chip... This was out of the box as well.
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Yeah like not really even finger nail width but enough to see it close if you pinch down? That's what I have too. Got a clear Cimo grip back TPU case coming in a day or 2 from Amazon so once the clear case is on I wouldn't even see it.
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yeah exactly... but it doesn't close if I pinch down.
I'm only using my Fitbag for the One, didn't like cases so much^^
i bought my htc one at my local t-mobile store. it was perfect. then i bought my gf the same phone 1 week later from the same store. her phone had 1 dead pixel that was very annoying. you could only see it on a white screen. but it was a pretty big square. so i took it back and the replacement one was perfect. i wouldn't deal with a dead pixel with a brand new phone.
is this gap normal? got my one yesterday.
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is this gap normal? got my one yesterday.
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it should be not "normal" but seems to happen quite often :/
I've got the same gap but it starts near the power button and goes to the left corner (facing the phone as normal)
Cool, t mobile is sending me a new one so if the one they send is the same I will just keep this one. Otherwise it's one sexy device
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So, I went to the local store and found the one with 7/2/13 manufactured HTC one. I assume being the lastest made was gonna be on par with quality.
And volla! My third one paid off! It's in perfect quality. No dead pixels, no gaps, no glue sticking out.
Mean while, I made a call to tmobile and they sent me another one... But this one looks like refurbished phone. But didn't have any dead pixels. Although it has small gap and glue sticking out... Looks very refurbished and looks like the company were rushing the device to build.
Both are solid without any noticeable defects. I'll be keeping the one out of new box. And send the replacement one. Although this one doesn't have any dead pixels.
I guess later built phones are more quality vs earlier manufactured date. So far, it's an amazing phone. I'm so happy with it in the end and paid off!
Anyways, wish you the best everyone.
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