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Hey guys, I've seen a lot of threads about our Amaze vs the SGS2, but not a whole lot about our Amaze vs the Galaxy Nexus. I could get a swap pretty easily, but I'm still on the fence about this, so I made a little list of reasons for and against the swap. I also want the opinions of my fellow Amaze users so your input is much appreciated!
Reasons to stay with the Amaze 4G
- the camera is MUCH better than the Galaxy Nexus, no contest there.
- the Galaxy Nexus has no microSD slot!
- the Amaze 4G is going to get the ICS update eventually, and with that, probably CM9 and more development
- the Amaze 4G has much better build quality
- the Amaze 4G has the option of HTC Sense ROMs for those who prefer it
Reasons to switch to the Galaxy Nexus
- the camera is inferior, however, it's still a decent camera that can replace your basic point and shoot
- 16 GB of storage is enough for most people, it may be inconvenient, but it can be bearable
- the Galaxy Nexus already has ICS, and since it's a world phone, it also has a much bigger development base
- the Galaxy Nexus sacrifices build quality for thinness and lightness, which some may prefer
- even though the screen is a pentile display, many may prefer the SAMOLED and higher resolution screen on the Galaxy Nexus over the SLCD screen on the Amaze
- it's a Google phone, meaning that it will most likely get the latest firmware updates (might even get to see Jellybean!)
- there are no soft keys, which means no soft key bleed problem so you'll have keys that are actually given a chance to light up (a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place)
Miscellaneous
- the Amaze is clocked at 1.5 GHz and the GNexus at 1.2 GHz, but it does not necessarily mean that the Amaze is faster. In fact, while playing games and running apps, I actually found the GNexus to run a tiny bit faster than the Amaze, but in other cases, the Amaze seems to out-perform the GNexus by a little bit, so the speed difference between the two CPUs is not as big as you think and may even be considered negligible
- both phones have a multi-coloured notification LED
- put yourself in my shoes, if you were offered a straight-up trade, your Amaze 4G for a (like) brand-new Galaxy Nexus, what would you do?
What do you folks think? I love the camera on the Amaze but the handset's shortcomings are really beginning to bother me. To be honest, if I had known that HTC wasn't as developer-friendly as they claimed to be, I wouldn't have picked the Amaze up, but at the same time, the Galaxy Nexus also has its fair share of weaknesses.
I would have to keep my Amaze, simply because I found myself changing between aosp and sense Roms on my incredible. And since that it right around the corner...
I like sense too much to completely get rid of it, sometimes I do need a break from it though.
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I would accept the trade man. Hands down the nexus the device to get because of the support from google.
I've always wanted to try the galaxy nexus... Skeptical though since its built by Samsung. :screwy:
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Eh, I don't like Samsung phones, and there is always something I don't like from the nexus phones......
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It's a fair trade, I'll just mention 2 things, you can't un-see the pentile layout, once you notice, you'll always notice, and yes... it IS noticeable (but bearable on 720).
also, Amoled screens burn in, so 6 months from now you'll have some solid color spashscreen on the phone, and notice that you can see your softkeys hinted inside of it, I know 3 people with the GNex, and it's already happening to them.
As mentioned the camera is decent, but not as good as the Amaze.
Jellybean will be on it VERY shortly after being released. It comes with PURE aosp, and CM9 will have no bugs other than ones caused by modifications to AOSP... The Amaze CPU is faster, but with a 3.0 kernel and ICS, the GNex is quicker for most things.
I love my Amaze, and the second I can have AOSP ICS and a 3.x kernel, I'd probably disagree with the trade, but for now, it's worth it.
I would stick with the Amaze. The point about the CPU difference will change greatly when the amaze gets ICS. GB isn't dual core optimised while ICS is.
The only thing that the GN has over the Amaze is official Google support and look how that turned out for the Nexus S and ICS... It took forever!
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The only thing that the GN has over the Amaze is official Google support and look how that turned out for the Nexus S and ICS... It took forever!
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But it had CM9 builds almost immediately, and it didn't take long for the international Nexus S. The SPH-D720 is hardly a Nexus phone, it's a carrier phone, it works only on sprint, it's sold in their storefronts, and was never a "developer" phone. Although it took a little while for the i9020a/t to get ICS, they had a fully working build pretty much immediately after AOSP ICS source dropped.
Nexus line is for developers, the support is there, so if they don't get Jellybean immediately from google, the community will have it obscenely fast.
I'd have to side with the other amaze users out there and say keep the amaze.
The thing is, I always figure the nexus line was supposed to be the best "average" phone for developers. It's not supposed to be the latest and greatest at everything, it's supposed to represent the average android smartphone at the time of its release, so that if someone develops an app, they know that it'll work with the vast majority of android users. There's gonna be phones better than it and phones worse than it
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I would accept the trade man. Hands down the nexus the device to get because of the support from google.
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What it being a Google device gotta do with anything? My friends has the phone. Such and ugly wack device. Samsung should stick to TV's.
coupetastic-droid said:
What it being a Google device gotta do with anything? My friends has the phone. Such and ugly wack device. Samsung should stick to TV's.
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Better support and faster updates. I'm sorry man but I would have to disagree with you. The gnex is such a beautiful device.
rubyman94 said:
The gnex is such a beautiful device.
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Yuck
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glacierguy said:
Yuck
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Lol! Just giving my two cents bro.
Honestly, I really really wanted the Galaxy Nexus and waited for a while to see if it would come to Tmo. Google's launch for the device was mad sloppy and I got sick of waiting.
I couldn't give up my Amaze for the Gnex. I use the camera all the time and I love that about this phone. Since having it in December I have over 1,000 pictures taken with it. In fact, when I traveled across the country to visit Pensylvania and Maryland two months ago, I didn't even bring a digital camera with me. Just used the Amaze the entire time and it worked out well.
Sure, development is slow on it and for some mysterious reason HTC is releasing Kernal Drivers for everything BUT this phone, but I feel like that leaves this small community up to a challenge. The work being done to get CM7 onto the Amaze is coming along nicely, and once they get the GSM/Wifi/NFC drivers working we'll finally have an AOSP rom running on this thing. It may be annoying to most people that we haven't gotten it fully running, but I see this as a big acomplishment for the few developers that we have here.
So yeah, I think I'll stick with the Amaze for a while. Its been very good to me
glacierguy said:
I've always wanted to try the galaxy nexus... Skeptical though since its built by Samsung. :screwy:
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What it is that you are skeptical about? I have used SGS II, 3 varieties, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and SGS original. I think, except than the feeling difference by holding the phone in your hand, there is nothing else which would make you worry of anything go wrong.
Compared to Amaze, yes, Nexus is totally different, 1 thing I love about Nexus phones is the Vanilla Android. Another thing I like about them is they have a different and whole new feeling about how one phone should feel like when you hold it or when its lying on your desk and someone overlooking is amazed with what its got, and the feeling it gives you with its curvy design is also something different which unfortunately no other manufactures have come up with.
On the other hand, I have used many htc phones too, i have had incredible s, amazing build quality. currently I am rocking Amaze 4g, a little bulky and heavy but phone feels good in hands, a little smaller and the fact that it too is made out of plastic, doesn't help much, but still a great phone.
Just my opinion.
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EclipzeRemix said:
Eh, I don't like Samsung phones, and there is always something I don't like from the nexus phones......
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No offence, but since you are saying you don't like samsung phones, what is it that you don't like?? and what is it that you don't like nexus phones? I loved my first google phone, the nexus one, i have used nexus s for a long time, and i do have a galaxy nexus, they are great.
Yet the fact that they come with vanilla, is a choice of your own, whether you like a phone with a custom skin or stock android is your cup of tea... but seriously, what is it that you don't like?
Care to share your thoughts with the community?
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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Fair enough...
glacierguy said:
Idk... They look boring, they're super lightweight (im clumsy) and I HATED my friend's Vibrant and my coworkers Galaxy S on Sprint. I have never liked samsung phones. TVs are awesome though.
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im with you on this, but.. my brother has the HTC incredible (still one of the best HTC phones made) and since its lightweight its harder for it to break/get damaged. our phones are bricks when it comes to weight lol so it would impact a lot more when dropping
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im with you on this, but.. my brother has the HTC incredible (still one of the best HTC phones made) and since its lightweight its harder for it to break/get damaged. our phones are bricks when it comes to weight lol so it would impact a lot more when dropping
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Off topic, but my friend had the incredible. Loved that phone!!!!
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I'm an inspire user who's been debating switching to the Note for awhile, but decided to see what the Galaxy S3 would look like... Now that the specs have been released, it doesn't seem all the impressive.
So what about the Note? Is it worth it? It seems to be a very popular phone according to its users... What of the "lag," that I've read about... Do custom ROMS basically fix that? (I know I felt the Inspire was a tad laggy until I started using custom roms/kernels).
Also, what is the situation as far as custom ROMS.... are you satisfied with what's available?
Thanks for letting me know about your phone.... I'm extremely interested (especially with the recent price drop).
There are plenty of roms to choose from. For me, team objections new ROM plus dagr8 tablet mode is perfect. It makes me love the note even more. The.combination of these have no lag. Most custom roms don't, and incest they release kernel source for ics it'll get even better. Personally I think it's one of the best (definitely the most beautiful) phones on the market.
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I'm an inspire user who's been debating switching to the Note for awhile, but decided to see what the Galaxy S3 would look like... Now that the specs have been released, it doesn't seem all the impressive.
So what about the Note? Is it worth it? It seems to be a very popular phone according to its users... What of the "lag," that I've read about... Do custom ROMS basically fix that? (I know I felt the Inspire was a tad laggy until I started using custom roms/kernels).
Also, what is the situation as far as custom ROMS.... are you satisfied with what's available?
Thanks for letting me know about your phone.... I'm extremely interested (especially with the recent price drop).
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This is my second Note. ....I had an international Note first,and it works very well.My wife even likes it and wants it when I am "through with it" as she puts it....lol. I told her that there will have to be a Note 2 before that happens......
Later......
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I came from the inspire.
There is no comparison between the two devices. The note has a faster processor, better screen, more ram for programs and more storage. The S-pen is a great addition. The Camera is better + it has a front facing camera.
As far as lag, I have not experienced any lag worse than on the inspire. When I sold my inspire it was running the latest CM7. Running the note on ICS beta's are faster than the Inspire was OC'ed.
The BIGGEST thing you have to think about is physical size, I love it, some do not. As far as performance goes you can't make a valid comparison.
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I'm an inspire user who's been debating switching to the Note for awhile, but decided to see what the Galaxy S3 would look like... Now that the specs have been released, it doesn't seem all the impressive.
So what about the Note? Is it worth it? It seems to be a very popular phone according to its users... What of the "lag," that I've read about... Do custom ROMS basically fix that? (I know I felt the Inspire was a tad laggy until I started using custom roms/kernels).
Also, what is the situation as far as custom ROMS.... are you satisfied with what's available?
Thanks for letting me know about your phone.... I'm extremely interested (especially with the recent price drop).
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Well worth it imo. we still own an inspire and have given it to my 11 yr old son. great phone but you will be more than pleased with the note.
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Thanks guys... Might have to pick this up in the next week or two. The size is definitely not an issue for me, as I'm a pretty big guy, and I love the idea of a large cell phone screen.
I came from the Inspire as well.
After running ICS on the Inspire, GB & TW is a let down.
Once we (Note users) get our own version of ICS, it'll be even better. Which will be pretty impressive, considering ICE on DHD & Inspire ran really well.
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G.note can easily be my Primary phone as soon as they fix the radio to work 99% with AWS 1700
currently the radio is at like 90%, it's usable, just not reliable enough as the only phone
other than that, the G.note is the perfect device for everything.
the natural writing is what i like the most about the G.note, which also eliminates all the problems i have with my oily fingers, using the Stylus instead of my fingers keeps my screen smudge clean for longer periods of time
Too many people cry or bit** about touchwiz. There are plenty of good launchers on the the playstore. If you dont like it, root it and flash a rom. Samsung has already made their point about keeping tw on their devices. Only the Nexus will have pure google os. Also Note that HTC Sense is just as bad but LG is worse.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
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I came from the inspire.
There is no comparison between the two devices. The note has a faster processor, better screen, more ram for programs and more storage. The S-pen is a great addition. The Camera is better + it has a front facing camera.
As far as lag, I have not experienced any lag worse than on the inspire. When I sold my inspire it was running the latest CM7. Running the note on ICS beta's are faster than the Inspire was OC'ed.
The BIGGEST thing you have to think about is physical size, I love it, some do not. As far as performance goes you can't make a valid comparison.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Came from the inspire, and I love the note.
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Came from inspire a month back with intention of trying it out while waiting for the one x. Never looked back. Absolutely love it.
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magnumforce2006 said:
I'm an inspire user who's been debating switching to the Note for awhile, but decided to see what the Galaxy S3 would look like... Now that the specs have been released, it doesn't seem all the impressive.
So what about the Note? Is it worth it? It seems to be a very popular phone according to its users... What of the "lag," that I've read about... Do custom ROMS basically fix that? (I know I felt the Inspire was a tad laggy until I started using custom roms/kernels).
Also, what is the situation as far as custom ROMS.... are you satisfied with what's available?
Thanks for letting me know about your phone.... I'm extremely interested (especially with the recent price drop).
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DOOOO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1one
The Inspire was the best Android phone I had... until I got my Note. Sure, there are more ROM choices for the Inspire, but as far as performance and capability, the Note wins hands down. I don't regret it one bit. Not even now that the One X is out and the SGS3 on the way. I don't know if I could ever use a smaller screen again.
HTC Sense
I came from a Inspire 4g loved the phone but always wished the display was bigger especially for texting. Now the the NOTE is better in every way except for one thing the UI. Touchwiz is OK it gets the job done but it's nothing like HTC Sense doesn't look as good or have as many options Sense had. Now Sense did slow down the Inspire anlong with the bloatware form AT&T but the custom ROMs made for it fixed all that so you would get beauty and speed from Sense there are roms for the Note that speed up touchwiz but the UI is not near as good as HTC Sense
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... but the custom ROMs made for it fixed all that so you would get beauty and speed from Sense...
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RCMix FTMFW! (Sorry, I'm drunk.)
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redneck_666 said:
I came from the Inspire as well.
After running ICS on the Inspire, GB & TW is a let down.
Once we (Note users) get our own version of ICS, it'll be even better. Which will be pretty impressive, considering ICE on DHD & Inspire ran really well.
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So are none of the ICS ROMS I see in the development forum working that well, or what?
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So are none of the ICS ROMS I see in the development forum working that well, or what?
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They are based off of a leak, so they have some minor issues. Some people complain more than others. /shrug
Personally, I have been running The Unofficial 1.1A2 from the day I bought my note, with zero issues. I am waiting for the official release of ICS and source, before flashing again.
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So are none of the ICS ROMS I see in the development forum working that well, or what?
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The ICS roms work very well and I've been using ICS since the leak was released with almost zero issues.
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go to the store try both the note and the ONE x first
Another question:
Are there any ROMS on this phone that feature some nifty Cyanogen features (status bar toggles, etc.)? I see that there aren't any CM7/9 ROMS available, and I love using CM7 on the Inspire.
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Another question:
Are there any ROMS on this phone that feature some nifty Cyanogen features (status bar toggles, etc.)? I see that there aren't any CM7/9 ROMS available, and I love using CM7 on the Inspire.
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CM9 is in the works I believe.
Hey guys i cant decide if i should get the sgs3 or stick with my rezound. with money aside, what would you guys do? why is the sgs3 so hyped and is it even going to be better?
the rezound has 1.5 ghz dual core while sgs3 had 1.4 dual core. both have 8mp cameras.
idk they just seem similar and idk why this phone has so much anticipation.
any feedback would help
It's all what you really enjoy personaly I loved My epic 4G touch (sprints galaxy s2) and had to swap because sprint dropped signal in my area I like the rezound but I belive Samsung is geared to what I like and they give you more freedom on your phone.
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Save your money get the next nexus and profit.
i've been through like 6 rezound so usually i can convince VZW to replace me with a new device. I can't decide though if it would be smart if i should try to get the samsung or just keep the rezound
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i've been through like 6 rezound so usually i can convince VZW to replace me with a new device. I can't decide though if it would be smart if i should try to get the samsung or just keep the rezound
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If you test the signal in stores or something and it's good id go for it. Grabbing your the gs3.
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Go for sgs3
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well the speed of the dual core might be similar but they're running different chips, whihc apparently makes quite a difference in speed and supposedly in battery life too. but one thing samsung has had issues with on cdma from a lot of people's experiences i've read about is poor signal. for whatevre reason they seem to have trouble making good cdma radios.
If you don't like sense, want a thinner phone go with the gs3. If you want a better screen and sense stay with the Rez. I am 90% sure I am sticking with the Rez for now at least but I'll see what else is lined up for the fall/holiday time frame.
I think the biggest thing to consider between the two devices is the size, weight, and the battery life. SG3 has an edge on all of these 3 areas.
the screen on the SG3 can be too big for some people but if you like large phone, then it's the obvious choice. While SG3 is 1.2, it should actually runs faster due to the newer cpu.
personally if I would buying a new phone, I would choose SG3 over Rezound simply because it has newer technology and hopefully will support future os upgrade. The advantage with rezound of course is the ROM development.
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I think the biggest thing to consider between the two devices is the size, weight, and the battery life. SG3 has an edge on all of these 3 areas.
the screen on the SG3 can be too big for some people but if you like large phone, then it's the obvious choice. While SG3 is 1.2, it should actually runs faster due to the newer cpu.
personally if I would buying a new phone, I would choose SG3 over Rezound simply because it has newer technology and hopefully will support future os upgrade. The advantage with rezound of course is the ROM development.
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Isn't the SG3 1.5ghz similar to the Rezound? It just has a different chipset.
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if i had the money to burn id buy the sg3. i've found sense much more bloated than it used to be on my dinc and i believe its actually gotten worse rather than better. I never thought i'd say it but id say bring on touchwiz(even though u might be better getting the nexus still)
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Isn't the SG3 1.5ghz similar to the Rezound? It just has a different chipset.
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yes, 1.5ghz, according to Verizon website anyhow.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5918
okay then. ill try to convince VZW to get me a sgs3 lol. who knows if they will but since ive been through so many phones.... they gotta have sympathy
I upgrade in august and I will probably either go Incredible 4g or go for a nexus. The samsung interface doesn't appeal to me and I am not a hardware nazi. Give me a phone that doesn't have interface lag and I am happy. the most powerful apps i use is probably my browser.
The sgsiii just doesn't look good as a phone looks wise. also after watching some of the break tests and system teardown videos, I'm afraid its gonna be as fraile as the iphone 3g was.
I recommend waiting to see what Google does with ASUS this fall-ish. The padfone looks pretty awesome.
My vote is for rezound.
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My vote is for rezound.
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just curious. why?
For the record, the dual core in the SGS3 completely destroys the one in the Rezound, also 2GB of RAM is basically future proofing you for years.
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just curious. why?
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Cause its a great phone with at least another 18 months of good life left. ICS hasn't even hit yet, and when it does there will be a huge resurgence of development. The screen is still the best one out there IMO, and I really love HTCs design style.
That, and the SGSIII is fugly. Extremely fugly.
Galaxy S3 has the Snapdragon S4 chipset, while the Rezound has the S3 chipset. With equal clock speeds, the S4 can be up to 50% faster than the S3. Overall the GS3 will blow the Rezound out of the water in terms of speed. It also has twice as much RAM and a larger battery. If you could get one for $200, I would do it. With its specs the GS3 seems like a phone that will still be decent 2 years down the line. I'm not so certain about my Rezound 2 years later. At full price I probably would just stick with the Rezound. The only two negatives for the GS3 would be the really large size, and the screen quality is likely a small step down from the Rezound (although 0.5" bigger). One other potential negative is TouchWiz, though I don't know how it compares to Sense 3.6 or 4.0.
S3 is bigger, faster, and has better battery life. I'm dropping the Rezound for it. UI lag drives me insane, and Sense seems like it will always have it, even though its only a split second lag from pressing phone and loading the dialer, I want instant loads like the iphone, and Sense doesn't do it.
Anybody got some advise? Pros cons?
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can't go wrong with a nexus.
IMO, good move if it is a GSM galaxy nexus. OK move if it is a sprint and you are in a LTE area.
Photon has an advantage in which you can use it on any carrier except verizon. That give alot of flexibility.
Signal sucks on the Nexus. Photon has the strongest radios. Nexus is arguably the weakest.
Being an Android addict, even though I'm with Verizon, I must give my two cents. I've had substantial experience with both phones as I have my buddys Photon and I have a Nexus as a backup to my S3. The Photon doesn't even compare, especially if your looking for ROMs. Motorola has totally dropped the ball lately and the Photon is giant proof of that. Get the Nexus, you will not be disappointed.
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Being an Android addict, even though I'm with Verizon, I must give my two cents. I've had substantial experience with both phones as I have my buddys Photon and I have a Nexus as a backup to my S3. The Photon doesn't even compare, especially if your looking for ROMs. Motorola has totally dropped the ball lately and the Photon is giant proof of that. Get the Nexus, you will not be disappointed.
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Holding the actual phone goes a long way. For me, nexus phones feel like cheap toys that will suicide if dropped. Photon feels like a purpose built device. Ive come to love the radios in my photon, as well as the seperate charge hdmi ports. I usually mod an hack the hell out of phones...i dont feel the need to with the photon. Having a phone that doesnt feel like my nieces barbie phone is great. Think it over.....
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I switched to a gnex and couldn't be happier. Jelly bean is awesome and the development support for it is second to none. Battery life blows away my photon, and no more worrying about locked bootloaders and Motorola being trolls.
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sin-cal said:
Holding the actual phone goes a long way. For me, nexus phones feel like cheap toys that will suicide if dropped. Photon feels like a purpose built device. Ive come to love the radios in my photon, as well as the seperate charge hdmi ports. I usually mod an hack the hell out of phones...i dont feel the need to with the photon. Having a phone that doesnt feel like my nieces barbie phone is great. Think it over.....
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what nexus are you talking about? ill agree the nexus s was a plasticy hunk of crap, but the galaxy nexus is very solidly built. since i got my extended battery free from sprint (two of them to be exact ) i like the feel of it in my hand even more.
the photon community has more than tripled than when i first found it and i am very happy for you guys, i loved my photon like no other but i would definetly have to say my gnexus has stolen my heart. despite not being a true AOSP device (sprints gnexus is the only one without binaries or source code in AOSP), we were able to get jellybean working damn near flawlessly within a day of google I/O, our biggest setback? MMS. now that we have source we have a bunch of jellybean based roms that are all flawless.
Pros:
Newest software updates well in advance of OTA's
Future proofing yourself with LTE
Bigger screen
Free extended battery if you act quickly
Slight performance bump
Unlockable bootloader
Color control (dont like how samoled is super saturated? change the color tuning to how you like )
there is a lot of kernel work out there and a handful of roms (i say handful cuz we have all the big ones CM, AOKP, CNA, AOSP, MIUI etc etc)
Cons:
Lose webtop (you can buy an MHL adapter and mirror, but none of teh fancy webtop stuff )
You'll be stuck on 3G for a while (assuming you have wimax now)
You'll lose Motoblur
im sure there is more im forgetting but i cant remember at this time
I may be a little biased. Not a fan of the samsung phones. The plasticky feel/look is such a turn off an the radios ive experienced with the few phones ive had in hand were atrocious. These threads are all about personal opinion. No one answer is right. OP, go physically use both for as long as you can. We ultimately cant decide whats attractive to you. Hands on/time spent is the best way. And if you cant decide, hands off an wait till something comes up that does blow your skirt up
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I have used GN one month and returned to Photon, it was not worth the money for that. It would be good upgrade from Defy, maybe Atrix (screen size) or something with one core cpu, but not from Photon. Just my opinion. I am waiting for Droid RAZR HD.
I moved from the photon to the nexus and don't regret it. Idk why others are bashing the radio. I've always felt photon had the best radios but I honestly can't tell the difference in signal strength between the two. I also have an e4gt and that had a horrible radio. Traded it out for another e4gt and same issue. Tried the g3 and it was slightly better but not anywhere close to the gnex and photon.
Battery life is better
Screen quality is better
Design is PERFECT! feels amazing to hold and look at
Speed is obvious just check out the specs. Ive overclocked to 1.8 once and ran buttery smooth. Went back to 1.2 for battery life.
I can't think of a reason not to move to the nexus.
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I moved from the photon to the nexus and don't regret it. Idk why others are bashing the radio. I've always felt photon had the best radios but I honestly can't tell the difference in signal strength between the two. I also have an e4gt and that had a horrible radio. Traded it out for another e4gt and same issue. Tried the g3 and it was slightly better but not anywhere close to the gnex and photon.
Battery life is better
Screen quality is better
Design is PERFECT! feels amazing to hold and look at
Speed is obvious just check out the specs. Ive overclocked to 1.8 once and ran buttery smooth. Went back to 1.2 for battery life.
I can't think of a reason not to move to the nexus.
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First of all in my home there are a Photon / GNex(not always, friend phone) / E4GT and I notice something about them, people claim Photon has better radio (partial true imo) and Samsung GNex or E4GT weak one (partial true), in Photon it always shows full signal no matter if there is good or bad coverage but when you connect a call it shows the real signal strength ex. 2-3Bars same as the Sammy devices are showing with or w/o a call so IMHO is just a placebo effect on Photon.
And for OP go GNex you won't regret.
Or maybe Photon Q (I'm getting it for my wife).
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I'm currently debating whether to pick up the Galaxy Note 2 or the HTC DNA. I love the form factor of the DNA and it's 1080p, sense has always been of interest as well. I currently own a Galaxy Nexus, the new Nexus 4 is kind of underwhelming so I think I'm gonna take a break from the google line of devices.
what do you guys say?
I looked at both before I got the DNA. The Galaxy Note 2 was just to big for me. The screen on the DNA is much better. The also I prefer Sense over Touchwiz and Sense 4+ is the best yet. The biggest problem people have with DNA is the 16gb of space on the phone. You can easily get around this since the phone has usb-otg built in. With an adapter you plug in any size USB device. I have a dongle with a 64gb microsd card. It also works with TWRP recovery so you can backup your phone to it if you choose to unlock your phone.
The DNA is also a world phone, correct? I live in Pakistan (where all the networks are GSM) and plan on having a friend of mine bring a DNA over from the states. I've read that they're unlocked out of the box and can be used on virtually any network.
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The DNA is also a world phone, correct? I live in Pakistan (where all the networks are GSM) and plan on having a friend of mine bring a DNA over from the states. I've read that they're unlocked out of the box and can be used on virtually any network.
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Yups, u should be able to use it in Pakistan. All GSM frequency/band are UNLOCKED in this phone.
Iam using mine in India
My previous phone was also a GNex.
DNA is at another level to GNex. Quad-core, Bigger and better screen , better sound quality, better camera, better battery life.
The only thing GNex has over DNA is custom ROMs. But you should try out ViperDNA. It kicks ass !!
We should be getting AOSP pretty soon :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
The thing that sold me was the 1080p screen... Everything looks phenomenal on this thing. I was nervous about the battery life but that had ended up impressing me also. This has honestly be the best phone I have ever owned
man you guys are getting me pumped. I might have the phone by the 3rd week of march.
The only thing that bothers me is the Verizon logo tbqh.
I bought the note 2 but after two weeks it was just too big. Swapped it for this and never looked back!
For what it's worth I came from galaxy nexus and get easily double the battery life on this phone.
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I was on a gnex before I got my DNA I'm happy as hell with mines. Unlocked,rooted,s-off,viper Rom, can't go wrong with that
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I could not be happier leaving the gnex
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AW: Galaxy Nexus to HTC Droid DNA
I have the Note 2 before Dna,Dna is better for me!
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I have the Note 2 before Dna,Dna is better for me!
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lol cool .
I'm surprised to see so many gnex owners made the switch to DNA. That says a lot about the quality of the phone in my opinion. I'm not surprised you guys love the phone though, I guess its just that I've seen so much (unnecessary in my opinion) debate about all the things wrong with sense and HTC from gnex users.
I'm one of the rare people that loves both, but if I wasn't allowed more than one interface it would definitely be sense.
In regards to the OP, how serious of a hardcore android gamer are you?
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I came from a GNEX and haven't looked back. I miss the roms but it is honestly a relief to be able to sit on one rom for a month with no issues and stellar battery life.
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I'm going to provide a somewhat tenuous dissenting opinion. I'm coming from a Gnex, and picked up a DNA last night, which I'm considering switching to full time. After 24 hours with it, I'm quite pleased by the hardware, and utterly horrified by the software.
Sense is, in my opinion, complete and utter crap. There's no other way for me to put it, I hate almost everything about it. It's as if they locked several caffeinated adolescent boys in a room and told them to design a skin while watching episodes of Transformers. Viper is making it somewhat tolerable, but man am I anxiously awaiting AOSP. That said... the hardware, oh the hardware. The screen is simply gorgeous, and the battery life is easily twice what I got with my Gnex. In addition, I have 2-3 bars of 4G at work where I had 0-1 bars of 3G before.
The hardware advantages this has over the Gnex are sufficient to keep me from selling this thing in the hopes that AOSP is coming soon. If anyone reading is on the fence, and isn't sure how they'll feel about Sense, I'd advise waiting for prices to come down. I'll probably still pop my SIM into the Gnex here and there to experience Android as it was intended to be.
I too came from the gnex and while I loved the phone itself and devolopment. I couldnt stand the poor reception and battery life. I got the DNA on launch day and have never regreted it. battery life is great and so is the radio reception! As far as development goes you cant beat Viper rom been running it for a good while now and dont even miss AOKP anymore .I am sure you will love this phone!
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I'm going to provide a somewhat tenuous dissenting opinion. I'm coming from a Gnex, and picked up a DNA last night, which I'm considering switching to full time. After 24 hours with it, I'm quite pleased by the hardware, and utterly horrified by the software.
Sense is, in my opinion, complete and utter crap. There's no other way for me to put it, I hate almost everything about it. It's as if they locked several caffeinated adolescent boys in a room and told them to design a skin while watching episodes of Transformers. Viper is making it somewhat tolerable, but man am I anxiously awaiting AOSP. That said... the hardware, oh the hardware. The screen is simply gorgeous, and the battery life is easily twice what I got with my Gnex. In addition, I have 2-3 bars of 4G at work where I had 0-1 bars of 3G before.
The hardware advantages this has over the Gnex are sufficient to keep me from selling this thing in the hopes that AOSP is coming soon. If anyone reading is on the fence, and isn't sure how they'll feel about Sense, I'd advise waiting for prices to come down. I'll probably still pop my SIM into the Gnex here and there to experience Android as it was intended to be.
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As much as I hated it when I first switched, I actually kind of like sense now.... But maybe because every phone I have had before this one I ran CM or some form of aosp and the "newness" of sense keeps me interested. I really LOVE sense camera especially with the mod to make compression next to minimal. I get amazing pictures that the aosp (bless its soul) could never produce.
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I'm surprised to see so many gnex owners made the switch to DNA. That says a lot about the quality of the phone in my opinion. I'm not surprised you guys love the phone though, I guess its just that I've seen so much (unnecessary in my opinion) debate about all the things wrong with sense and HTC from gnex users.
I'm one of the rare people that loves both, but if I wasn't allowed more than one interface it would definitely be sense.
In regards to the OP, how serious of a hardcore android gamer are you?
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I actually don't game all that much, I might start though with that beautiful 1080p 5" screen. That said, I'm aware that many games don't work just yet, if that's the point you're insinuating.
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As much as I hated it when I first switched, I actually kind of like sense now.... But maybe because every phone I have had before this one I ran CM or some form of aosp and the "newness" of sense keeps me interested. I really LOVE sense camera especially with the mod to make compression next to minimal. I get amazing pictures that the aosp (bless its soul) could never produce.
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This is exactly how I feel. Having first owned a G2x and then a Galaxy Nexus, the untainted google experience is starting to get a little stale. This is why I hope the DNA and sense will distract me for at least a year or longer... especially if Sense 5 is on the way.
Can only add to what others have said. I also came from the Nexus. Before that I had the incredible and sense.
The piss poor reception is what ultimately made me pay full retail for the DNA. Only downfall is the 16GB memory and annoying WiFi notification.
This phone is amazing though.
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I just recently made the jump from the Galaxy Nexus to the Droid DNA. I resisted Sense at first being so used to the Stock UI but have come to really enjoy it. This phone is amazing though. Beautiful screen and very snappy performance. Anyone know how easily the back cover scratches? I prefer the naked feel and don't really want a case. In short it was a good move to go to the DNA.
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The process
so my question is what is the process of unlocking and turning s-off on this bad boy, i have never owned a htc device before