hey guys, first post in a while, but here goes.
Im in the market for a new mobile phone. I dont mind what network I get the phone on, as I can have it unlocked for a fee, but if it is on o2 to begin with or unlocked it makes things much easier.
so my budget is £250 max, I was looking at getting a brand new phone for a change rather than a used device. i like watching movies on my phone (travel often, and study AS levels at school where i have 11 free periods a week )
what do you recommend? I need a good screen, 4"+, full touchscreen, a good camera, and a large amount of ram to keep up with app switching etc.
My first thought was the Motorola Atrix, I love the fingerprint reader, I think it is a great feature that I will use. plus, the phone is 229 from play.com with 10 quid cashback through quidco.
can you guys think of anything better? must be dual core too by the way, over 1ghz if possible, the atrix is 1ghz dual core with tegra 2 graphics, which is great.
Preferably something with an upcoming ICS update, which the atrix lacks
thanks in advance.
Stephen
Sgs2, £200 outright.
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Sgs2, £200 outright.
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where from, baring in mind im only able to go PAYG, not old enough (17)/Don't want a contract (if I do not have the money to buy something, I will not buy it, same ethos with credit cards, I wont get them)
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im about to take the plunge - anyone got any last ideas? 220 is what im about to spend on the atrix, dual core 1ghz with fingerprint reader, excellent battery life, android 2.3 (ICS update confirmed) nvidia chipset... please help i dont want to regret my decision!!
Atrix is a good phone, you won't have any problems with it
You have limited options since you had a budget and for that price, I think you're doing ok
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Hi everyone.. just ordered the Mozart from Telstra.. should arrive Monday
Same- its going to be awesome!
Tell us how much you like / dislike it
To use in Canada or US? How much if you don't mind me asking?
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To use in Canada or US? How much if you don't mind me asking?
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No for here in Australia.. I recieved it today, have installed 15 apps so far, and it Flies!!! So fast, but the browser is pretty average. Hope they patch that soon.
Really enjoyinh the experience as i use it for work and we have Sharepoint 2010 as well.. so this is a wonderful experience.
Just ordered one
Just ordered one, to a very good price
Dont know when it will arrive. It does'nt come out in Denmark until monday.
I'm holding out to see the pricing of the Trophy on Vodafone, and to see if the 7Pro arrives in Australia.
Tell us how it is, the $49 cap is certainly a huge incentive ($30 less than the iPhone I believe?)
Im not on plan, bought it outright for my work phone, and it was out of the box, charged, then setup. Connected to our exchange, sharepoint and ive installed 15 or so apps now.. really impressed.
Camera takes pics quickly and with little fuss. Telstra Hub is a big slow app, so i dont use it and the thing flies.
So far so good.
How is the headphone volume on the device you guys have. Mine was so low I had to send it back
could you please tell me where i can buy a NON-contract mozart in australia? my old sister is in australia now. want to buy one. PM me if you like. thanks.
Is the build quality satisfying? From pics, it seems the Trophy is the more beautiful handset (while the Mozart has a more solid unibody frame and better camera/flash).
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Is the build quality satisfying? From pics, it seems the Trophy is the more beautiful handset (while the Mozart has a more solid unibody frame and better camera/flash).
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I find the Mozart to be a wonderful in the hand device, i have moved from the larger heavier HD2 to this and find it a substantial improvment all up, although the screen is smaller is my only major issue to accept. But functional size, wonderful sturdy machine.
and it gets better by the day as i get used to it.
had one for a week now very happy with it, only downside fixed 8gb memory but still went with it as i never filled the 8gb card in my p3600i. can not wait to see what customizations xda come up with.
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had one for a week now very happy with it, only downside fixed 8gb memory but still went with it as i never filled the 8gb card in my p3600i. can not wait to see what customizations xda come up with.
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Seriously.. 8gig is huge.. if you want to carry every song you own or every pic/video etc.. get a media device..
If you want a smartphone which is light.. good battery life.. fast.. dead easy to use.. Lots of apps comming online by the day.
Ive got 15-17 apps on the phone now, on the HD2 5 to 7 would kill it memory wise.
Ive installed a cycling training app and the GPS/battery life and accuracy is way better than the 6.5 roms.
Very happy
I know what y'all mean regarding the Mozart and WP7. As a long time Mac user/most time Mac fan looks like my iPhone4 might be going on eBay. Definitely some things that need to be fixed and more apps to come but as a first release MS have done a fairly good job with the new OS. Def better than Android 2.2 already at this stage.
Hi everyone!
I'm reading lots of good things about the HP Touchpad, and I'm planning to take a tablet just these days.
I was comparing the new Amazon Kindle Fire and the new Nook Tablet (aka. Nook Color 2) which are about to come out this month.
Unfortunately I'm from Italy so Amazon will not be a good option for me at last...
Suddenly I stumbled upon this HP Touchpad: lots of good reviews, lots of happy feedbacks, 9.7'' (which would be awesome for me as I'm gonna study on it lots of university pdf lessons too), good development community (Dual Boot WebOS and Android? Awesome!), CM support, all made me think it should be my best choice, but...
I'm just recently aware of the fact that HP Touchpad production is discontinued now, and so I'm really worried about HP's warranty/support of the product if I'd buy it now.
Also I'm worried about future updates (from development community mainly), I'd really like to develop for Android OS on this tablet if I'm gonna buy it.
I'm not a big fun of cameras and gps (I have another smartphone and real camera for those), so the lack of those is not a problem for me.
Also, my budget is ONLY around 200-230 bucks, not even near 300 bucks.
Finally, would you suggest this HP Touchpad to someone that's gonna buy a tablet NOW, is it still a good choice?
If the answer is yes, could you please explain why and suggest where to buy for worldwide delivery?
If not, could you please explain why in details and what would you suggest instead?
Thanks in advance!
It's funny how nobody actually answered this topic
At last, I managed to get a Touchpad for myself, spent around € 170 (yeah I'm talking in my own currency), which is totally worth it!
First day I updated WebOS to version 3.0.4, installed Preware with new kernel and governor at 1,5 Ghz.
Later on the same day, I installed the last CyanogenMod alpha release with SOD fix.
Guys, what can I say...this device is totally awesome!
I've tried lots of times the iPad 2, and also the new Galaxy Tab 10.1, and this Touchpad really is on the SAME level of experience (especially once you "unlock" the 1,5 processors).
I must say, WebOS for multi tasking and productivity, is far more professional and has really better performance than Android (and potentially could have been on same level of iOS if other nice updates would have come along), it's a real pleasure to use it.
Not to mention that the CyanogenMod is actually feeling as a real Beta, and Android on this Tablet is awesome too.
For ~ $200 this is a real bargain.
I don't even worry about WebOS future nor HP future anymore, as ICS has come out now and CyanogenMod's team will surely surprise us with a cool Alpha release the next 1-2 months or so (hoping).
And if anything goes wrong, the WebOS Doctor is the key for not breaking your warranty almost 99% of the times.
It's really difficult to break this Tablet from what I've seen.
I just hope, if anything really goes wrong on hardware side, that HP support for warranty will be good enough, hoping it will be available here in EU aswell.
If any of you knows anything about it, please share!
Final words: if you don't have it, take it!
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I must say, WebOS for multi tasking and productivity, is far more professional and has really better performance than Android (and potentially could have been on same level of iOS if other nice updates would have come along), it's a real pleasure to use it.
Not to mention that the CyanogenMod is actually feeling as a real Beta, and Android on this Tablet is awesome too.
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Current WebOS works well in multitasking, but the original one was really slow. Few cards opened and you literrally had issues with typing on virtual keyboard, really annoying stuff, even on overclocked (1.5GHz) version. Android was working way better then, felt perfectly smooth and so on, but for now, since it drains battery more and has some WiFi connectivity issues WebOS is just fine ;-)
Looking forward to ICS to get it's full potential.
I'm very pleased with the support of HP for TouchPad. I live in France and I'm a very lucky man because I could buy 4 TP in fire sale: 1 16GB, 1 32GB and 2 64GB. I have 1 64GB sent to repair center in Hungary because of the cracks, after 1,5 month I haven't yet seen any cracks, 1 16GB sent 2 times to repair center because of the touch screen (after the first repair, the problem couldn't be solved). Normally the tablet returns back in 10 days (by UPS), and totally free
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Heck Yes! It's a blessing!
for the price, it's the best
if you can get it under 200 its a good choice
The Asus Transformer will go on sale for 249.99
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I'm very pleased with the support of HP for TouchPad. I live in France and I'm a very lucky man because I could buy 4 TP in fire sale: 1 16GB, 1 32GB and 2 64GB. I have 1 64GB sent to repair center in Hungary because of the cracks, after 1,5 month I haven't yet seen any cracks, 1 16GB sent 2 times to repair center because of the touch screen (after the first repair, the problem couldn't be solved). Normally the tablet returns back in 10 days (by UPS), and totally free
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Thanks a lot man!
This is the answer I was looking for since I bought the TP
If I wasn't before, now I'm totally convinced I've done the best choice
I've just bought a Belkin case for iPad, and not so surprisingly it fits perfectly for Touchpad!
Even the holes for ports/buttons are at same positions
Sooooo happy with my touchpad. I was going to buy a Kindle fire, but when I saw the touchpads going for the same price on Ebay, I knew this would be the better deal.
Plus,I really like webOS. It works flawlessly on my work's wifi. Android devices trend to drop connection fairly often.
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the touchpads in raw bang per buck is better than the fire and nook combined. you're looking at a 1.5ghz dual core processor that was underclocked to 1.2ghz for marketting purposes.
the IPS screen alone is worth 100 bucks in supply costs
and 32gb of space? for 150bucks? done deal imo.
as it is so cheap now nothing will stop me to buy it！
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I am running dual boot webos and cm7. I will never be more happy. My sister has nook color, and I have used it. My tp beats it to dust becoz of the speed and screen to name a few things. I have heard good reviews about kindle fire but still its e reader with customized and limited version of android which again will have to cracked to get full android experience. Nook tablet seems to be good but its still 7 inch screen.
I know u can run Ubuntu and android on tp right now. It looks like tp hardware is like hd2, means we will b able to run many different OS on it.
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Hi Guys.
As per the the title. Is it worth it or should I give it a miss. I originally wanted the Mototrola Xoom, but have been offered a Touchpad as a swap.
What do you guys think? I know the specs, I know the TP has WebOS, but without reading through lots of threads, how is Android on the TP. Should I get the TP then I will read through the threads as I do with the Galaxy S2 and HD2 previously.
Thanks
Seg
Not a good swap for you. Android is still pretty rough on the Touchpad and the s2 is better in every way except screen size.
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Thanks T-Keith.
I am desperate for a tablet. Like I said, ideally would like th Xoom, but was open to other options. I knew it had been discontinued but that isn't always a bad thing, especially with the stuff the devs on here manage to create.
Anyway thanks again T-Keith you have made my mind up.
Seg
Hey I noticed you were interested in a tablet for your phone, and I have an HP touchpad 16gig and a tegra 2 viewsonic grab both in excellent condition and I would definitely consider bartering with you for a trade, message me or reply to the thread if your interested! Both tabs are up for trade btw
I have a 16GB Touchpad and a T-Mobile Galaxy S2. Any version of the Galaxy S2 is worth at least $400-$500. So if you really want a tablet, sell your phone and buy the tablet instead of trading a higher value phone for a lower value tablet.
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Hi Guys.
As per the the title. Is it worth it or should I give it a miss. I originally wanted the Mototrola Xoom, but have been offered a Touchpad as a swap.
What do you guys think? I know the specs, I know the TP has WebOS, but without reading through lots of threads, how is Android on the TP. Should I get the TP then I will read through the threads as I do with the Galaxy S2 and HD2 previously.
Thanks
Seg
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If you were to sell your GalaxyS2 on eBay, you would have more than enough to buy a touchpad from eBay as well as a lower end phone.
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Tell them to give you cash and the tablet. The tablet is worth 250, your phone is worth about 450, so i think the tablet and about 120 bucks isnt so bad.
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Thanks for your replies guys. I didn't bother with the touchpad. I have my heart set on a Motorola Xoom. Trying to wangle a swap through local freeads and even ebay.
Seg
I'm going to buy one... Thinking about the n5zero (5inch) or the nova 7 paladin (7inch), I'm buying just for playing some games, read some book, and flash a lot of roms.... I'll have any problem to flash roms or root? These things came with the boatloader locked or not? I'll have any problem with this? Or it's going to be normal and easy as a normal device? (I'm not a noob, I know how to root, flash roms... I have same experience... But just to be sure...)
Ah, if you have another idea for a nice tablet in the same price (60- 120 dollars) it will be welcome...
Thanks a lot and sorry for the bad english...
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Anyone? I'll have any problem with rooting, flashing...??
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Wait until later on in the year, around April - May. nVidia and ASUS are releasing a tablet for $249 with Tegra 3 (Quad-Core, of course), 1GB of RAM, and it's got a nice resolution of 1280x800.
The idea of cheap tablet may sound tempting, but there wont be developing community backing it up. So in the end you have a device with same android version forever.
Go for big manufacturers like asus, samsung, motorola.
Refurb Nook Color can be had for $129 and makes for a nice little tablet, I'm running CM9 nightlies on one as we speak, it's got a really good dev support / following.
I'll second the nook color. If you can get a refurbished one for under $150, it will beat the pants off of anything else in that price range. The display is one of the best at any price, and the build quality is exponentially better than any of the Chinese tablets.
You mention flashing custom roms - the cheap Chinese tablets don't usually have any. If you are really lucky, the manufacturer might put out an update or two. The nook color, on the other hand, has dozens of custom roms and tweaks already and plenty of people still working on more. Check the nook color development section yourself and see what I mean.
I have a arnova 10 G2 , I brought from carphone werehouse for 135 pounds.
I have added all the google staff to it ( archos hate google ) its fab .
Is it a cheep tablet , yes.
Do i look at Emails etc only on it , yes
Does it have the same power as my Desire...a wee bit less!!
Wil I put ICS on it.. one day !!
You should consider the Kindle fire. I'd also suggest looking at the htc flyer. Its a little above your price range but I think it's a great tablet. At $120 your goIng to get what you pay for, a really lousy tablet that will be a waste of money because it sucks so much. Better to spend a few extra bucks and get a useable tablet.
You should save your money, at that price point you will get an unusable POS that no custom ROM can fix.
If you can find an BNIB HP Touchpad for $100-$200, then I would grab that sucker. It runs 1.2 ghz by default, and can be overclocked to 1.7 (1.9 works too, but its unstable), and it's dual core! It's super fast with android on it, and currently has a couple unofficial builds of cm9 running smoothly on it. If you don't want to wait, the hp touchpad is a great choice. Gotta get it brand new though, as they've been discontinued and "repaired" units often involve cracks next to the speaker.
Some no name tablets will see little to no developer support so watch out for that. For your budget I would consider a Nook Color refurb. It has pretty decent dev support.
I have a no-name tablet with nice specifications for the price (Cortex A9), but it doesn't have community support. It's a pity because you can get bored easily.
kindle fire can be rooted and use android
Yeah.. I'm getting the kindle fire... The touchpad is to big for me..
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Nook Tablet, imo.
I have one. $250, double the specs of Kindle Fire.
It's fully cracked now, I'm running a fully-working CM7 on it.
Also, I think ASUS' $250 Tegra 3 tablet is a myth. They just teased it to stop people from spending money on Nook and KF.
And if it ever gets released, that price won't be awesome at that point anymore. By that time those specs won't be anything special.
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Nook Tablet, imo.
I have one. $250, double the specs of Kindle Fire.
It's fully cracked now, I'm running a fully-working CM7 on it.
Also, I think ASUS' $250 Tegra 3 tablet is a myth. They just teased it to stop people from spending money on Nook and KF.
And if it ever gets released, that price won't be awesome at that point anymore. By that time those specs won't be anything special.
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The kindle has a 1 GHz dual-core processor and the nook a 800 MHz, and by same videos that I ve seen the kindle is faster...
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Hey all! I've got a nice new S3 that is my main phone, but I have an ole Samsung Replenish running 2.3.6 that a friend wasn't using so they said I could have it. I figured, hell, any device that runs Android has to have SOME use no matter how old and slow it is (This thing is 600mhz and 256mb RAM, 512mb built in storage).
So, do you have any idea what I could use it for? I can of course slap a couple GB of storage on top through microSD, but I haven't found any really good uses that appeal to me.
The things I've currently thought of are :
Music player (I prefer my Galaxy S3 though)
GPS (Again, prefer my S3)
Gaming device (Prefer my PSP Go)
Remote for itunes/music/ etc (Unified Remote, but I don't really have a use for it)
Of course could be used as a very lightweight webserver type thing, but I don't really have a good use for that, either (would use my Raspberry Pi for that)
The battery still works well enough and I have big enough pockets that if someone can think of a good use for an old, slow android phone I'd be willing to take it with me and keep it charged up!
What kind of things do you think I might be able to do with it?
I'd consider selling it but the back is worn down and the edges are scratched up enough that, considering it's already a "Great condition for $30" phone, I really don't think I'll be getting more than 10 bucks out of it, so not worth it.
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Hey all! I've got a nice new S3 that is my main phone, but I have an ole Samsung Replenish running 2.3.6 that a friend wasn't using so they said I could have it. I figured, hell, any device that runs Android has to have SOME use no matter how old and slow it is (This thing is 600mhz and 256mb RAM, 512mb built in storage).
So, do you have any idea what I could use it for? I can of course slap a couple GB of storage on top through microSD, but I haven't found any really good uses that appeal to me.
The things I've currently thought of are :
Music player (I prefer my Galaxy S3 though)
GPS (Again, prefer my S3)
Gaming device (Prefer my PSP Go)
Remote for itunes/music/ etc (Unified Remote, but I don't really have a use for it)
Of course could be used as a very lightweight webserver type thing, but I don't really have a good use for that, either (would use my Raspberry Pi for that)
The battery still works well enough and I have big enough pockets that if someone can think of a good use for an old, slow android phone I'd be willing to take it with me and keep it charged up!
What kind of things do you think I might be able to do with it?
I'd consider selling it but the back is worn down and the edges are scratched up enough that, considering it's already a "Great condition for $30" phone, I really don't think I'll be getting more than 10 bucks out of it, so not worth it.
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As an alarm clock?
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As an alarm clock?
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Because I totally don't own one of those already -.-
I think cyanogenmod 7 would be a good start.
Currently, I'm running Rapured ROM and Debian 7 in dual boot.
Raptured is based on ice cream sandwich, so you might not necessarily upgrade that high, however, Debian supports ARM v6 and up and both are lightweight and lightning fast.
I've also installed a 64 GB micro sd card, which works great.
I also installed the metroappstore.apk from Android forums.
You can scope my links, tutorials and how to's on my facebook page. (steve eligoyo)...
I keep my HTC Wildfire S as a spare.
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Great idea!
Steve!
Simply awesome! :good: (dual boot android-devian)
I have an old rk28xx based tablet, known as ONN N2(chinese), resistive and always wanted implement some thing like this.
Any advice to begin the research?
I took my phone to your way computers in Abilene Texas.
CSI in Plano Texas on us 75 is also good.
The Linux experts can do the reprogramming needed for the ROM to work.
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