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i might be trading my s2 for a amaze. can u guys tell me the goods of this phone? whats it better than s2? i dont want "just cuz you have a amaze u like it better". i want some real reasons ha.
is ics coming to this phone ota? or custom rom?
build quality?
battery life?
I was debating between the two when I updated, and I went with the amaze. Felt better, looked better, better camera/video, and I liked the screen better. Screen seemed smoother too. Only thing I don't like about it is the battery, it really does lose out in that category.
overall though, I liked the amaze better.
how about ics? whens that coming for amaze?
read an article some mfg's are bringing updates out very soon. depends who your provider is
im tmobile. you think ics will come out?
and r there any other things amaze has over the s2?
The phones are virtually identical in terms of hardware. The S2 will benchmark a bit better because of its lighter operating system but in terms of real world use, they're both fast phones.
You just have to ask yourself whether you prefer Sense or TouchWiz. Otherwise, go to a T-Mobile store and try playing with an Amaze and decide for yourself whether or not you like its build, how it feels, which screen you prefer, how important the camera is to you, etc.
Additionally, this phone may or may not ever attain S=off, so although flashing new roms is not difficult at all if you read, it is not as straightforward as it is with other devices.
In terms of an official ICS update, it's supposedly releasing early this year:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/07/htc-announces-specifics-on-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrades/
I had the amaze for a couple weeks and now the s2 I can tell you its just a matter of personal preference. I preferred what the amaze has to offer over the s2, camera mainly so now I'm trying to find someone to trade with the s2 is a good phone a lot of people choose it over the amaze but to me the things it offers like screen, being thin, tw aren't what I want.
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i can get trades for a amaze quick around my area. i wont have a external sdcard, so how will i flash the new recovery etc.
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i can get trades for a amaze quick around my area. i wont have a external sdcard, so how will i flash the new recovery etc.
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i saw buy a externel sdcard thats the best there only like 10 bucks for 4gbs
Well I'm coming off the HD2 so it's like taking a big leap and in lots of ways the Amaze is just a better piece of hardware. One of the things I do miss is the phenomenal development that went on in the HD2, you name it and someone was working on it. I really like MIUI but so far it's not been ported.
I cant complain about the work here, damn these guys are good and the ROMS are incredible. I'm using the latest from Xboarder and cant think of anything that doesn't work and work well. Even the battery is good & lasts about the whole day with some pretty heavy road warrior usage. One thing I did was pick up the Anker battery and charger off Amazon, for $18 you get the charger and 2 batteries, I never worry about running out of juice, it's a good system.
I'm an HTC guy, I looked at the S2 but just liked the amaze better but it's a personal preference, they are both solid phones. I push this thing in ways I never thought possible and it just works.
I'd not say the Amaze is going to blow your mind if you're coming from an S2 but HTC pays a lot of attention to detail and it really shows in this device.
The build quality, camera and Sense are all very refined and make for a rather polished device. Go for it
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I'd not say the Amaze is going to blow your mind if you're coming from an S2 but HTC pays a lot of attention to detail and it really shows in this device.
The build quality, camera and Sense are all very refined and make for a rather polished device. Go for it
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thanks ha. well is htc going to push out ics for amaze first then samsung?
Thinking of picking this up too. I had 3-4 S2s and the screen issue is what killed it for me.
What are some options of extending the battery life via better roms/kernels? I know the synergy kernel for the s2 (t989) was amazing.
If the battery life is bad, I'd rather just wait for the next thing.
I have both the Samsung Galaxy SII and the amaze. Both are practically the same. I prefer HTC Sense over Samsung TouchWiz. The battery life is quite bad on the Amaze, the SII definitely has a better life. However, the resolution the galaxy is horrible for its size. Overall, both are great phones, it comes down to the UI.
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I gave up my sensation for the sg2 because I thought I had to have the sg2. As soon as I got home I was already disappointed. Could not get over how blue the screen was. The size was awesome but size is nothing if the color is poor. Touchwiz is gay, go buy a iPhone if you like it. Sg2 felt cheap too. Being my sensation was sold, I exchanged for amaze. Htc just plain and simple makes great phones. Coming from the sensation to the amaze was kind of a let down. Phone isn't any better except the camera and dedicated shutter button. The fact of no development with the amaze makes it rather boring. Waiting on ics.
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I gave up my sensation for the sg2 because I thought I had to have the sg2. As soon as I got home I was already disappointed. Could not get over how blue the screen was. The size was awesome but size is nothing if the color is poor. Touchwiz is gay, go buy a iPhone if you like it. Sg2 felt cheap too. Being my sensation was sold, I exchanged for amaze. Htc just plain and simple makes great phones. Coming from the sensation to the amaze was kind of a let down. Phone isn't any better except the camera and dedicated shutter button. The fact of no development with the amaze makes it rather boring. Waiting on ics.
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Everything on the software side of the SGS2 (blue tint screen, TouchWiz sucking) could've been fixed on XDA.
I can't stand the 480x800 resolution on that 4.52in screen.... Also, it felt too light (SGSII)...
I have both the Amaze and the Sensation and I love them both. The Sensation has tons of ROMs and development. The Amaze has less development atm BUT the work that xboarder does IS OUTSTANDING. Plus, the camera is very nice.
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thanks guys. but im a teen with no money for a sdcard. how will i like root ang get the new recovery on the phone without a sdcard?
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thanks guys. but im a teen with no money for a sdcard. how will i like root ang get the new recovery on the phone without a sdcard?
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Not to make you feel bad, but my teen daughter (14 years old), got a 16gb class 8 microSD as soon as she completed her small house chor. She needed the extra space so bad for storing the songs she wanted to carry around, and I was in a good mood for spending the few bucks it cost me.
In any case, you can do everything you're asking for without an sdcard. Go visit the [FAQ] or the [How to Root] threads and see for yourself.
By the way, I did buy both SG2S and the Amaze on the day it came out, and I am letting my wife use the SG2S. She thinks exactly the opposit. I feel lucky that she didn't chose the Amaze!!
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Not to make you feel bad, but my teen daughter (14 years old), got a 16gb class 8 microSD as soon as she completed her small house chor. She needed the extra space so bad for storing the songs she wanted to carry around, and I was in a good mood for spending the few bucks it cost me.
In any case, you can do everything you're asking for without an sdcard. Go visit the [FAQ] or the [How to Root] threads and see for yourself.
By the way, I did buy both SG2S and the Amaze on the day it came out, and I am letting my wife use the SG2S. She thinks exactly the opposit. I feel lucky that she didn't chose the Amaze!!
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I'm surprised your wife likes the SGS2, most females I know hate the phone or any with similar dimensions due to the phone being "too big" for their girly ass hands. Plus they're addicted to BBM anyways (ugh, BlackBerry)
The Amaze looks manlier in my opinon anyways
What you think wich one is the best???i choose the amaze one in america but i think htc sensation is more popular and it is getting more updates and is getting developmnet faster for example there are many ICS roms for them but nothing on AMAZE...
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What you think wich one is the best???i choose the amaze one in america but i think htc sensation is more popular and it is getting more updates and is getting developmnet faster for example there are many ICS roms for them but nothing on AMAZE...
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Apples and oranges.
You're going to get a lot of different feedback because not everyone likes to even root their phones. In that case they will probably favor the Amaze. The die hard members with ORD will likely favor the Sensation. You're question is quite vague. What do you plan on doing with the responses? Are you considering purchasing one or the other or do you want this to turn into a heated discussion where members are going to be flaming eachother?
depends what you're looking for!!! my GF has the sensation I have the amaze. If you're not a picky person they're both good phones...
main advantages of amaze are
-better camera with dedicated buttons
-faster data speeds up to 42mbps
-faster processor
disadvantages:
-light leak from capacitive buttons (which I could really care less about myself)
-leak from flash into camera lens (a big one for me, but there's a cheap fix on the forums
-no s-off
-battery hog
Advantages of sensation
-more developemen (however amaze is catching up very quick)
- lighter and thinner phone
- no cpacitive button light leak
- no camera light leak
-better battery life then amaze, not by much
- you can probably buy it cheaper now
disadvantages
-slower processor
-camera not as good as amaze
-not as fast data connection as amaze
others can add more I don't remember, this was from the top of my head.
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Apples and oranges.
You're going to get a lot of different feedback because not everyone likes to even root their phones. In that case they will probably favor the Amaze. The die hard members with ORD will likely favor the Sensation. You're question is quite vague. What do you plan on doing with the responses? Are you considering purchasing one or the other or do you want this to turn into a heated discussion where members are going to be flaming eachother?
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I predict a unnecessary flame war of opinions......
They're both great phones, i would think the main thing you'd look at would be do you want to spend the extra money for the increase in the specs.
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Chance Ill said:
I predict a unnecessary flame war of opinions......
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It's exactly what I'm predicting and NOT looking forward to.
I can't be here 24/7 to clean threads so if it goes that way I guess I'll just collect reported post reports, issue infractions then lock the thread down.
Pst! That's a warning to the OP by the way.
Feel free to let me know when you want it closed or deleted though. Sooner the better in my opinion.
Now that I think about it... aren't there a couple of these opinion threads anyway???
Let's stay positive!!!
I say amaze . Better specs!
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I vote apples, no wait oranges.
to the guy who posted advantages and disadvantages.. you forgot one of the most import things!! RAM difference.. i noticed a huge difference.
I love having over 200mb RAM free when i am not doing a thing.. it makes me feel more comfortable to use bigger apps and install a lot of apps. with the sensation it seems to slow it down. well that was my experiance.
I upgraded to the Amaze because it will be updated by HTC longer (1 year they have to update it im sure) MUCH better camera, more RAM, high clocked CPU, better FFC for video chat and self portraits, much better built quality, etc.
One thing you and a lot of other people should take note of: a phone working out of box is WAY more important than a phone that isnt, even if it has "better developement". we arent that far behind really now that we have another dev
Can't I love BOTH my phones equally?
I couldn't choose even if I tried....but I agree with Binary, the Amaze has a better experience out of the box (unrooted) and the Sensation has an amazing development section with TONS OF ROMs. (not that the Amaze doesn't have excellent development, it does...there are just more variants of the Sensation and it's been available waaaay longer)
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i dont wont here to be something like every body saying their opinion and fighting,,,i want too here the opinion of others,i have bought htc amaze and i was thinking and i couldnt choose wich one to buy but then i decided to buy amaze for its procesor ,,,and now i want to know am i choosen right???because it is interestg for me to know am i right or wrong,,,!
It depends what you care about. The camera alone sold me on the Amaze.
Mhm I think amaze. Xe is cool because it has 3.5 right out of the box if I'm not mistaken and we here in the amaze don't have a fully working one yet. The camera on the amaze is just phenomenal
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Babydoll25 said:
Can't I love BOTH my phones equally?
I couldn't choose even if I tried....but I agree with Binary, the Amaze has a better experience out of the box (unrooted) and the Sensation has an amazing development section with TONS OF ROMs. (not that the Amaze doesn't have excellent development, it does...there are just more variants of the Sensation and it's been available waaaay longer)
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exactly, out of box experiance is very important as well.
also, why would you pay more for the XE when the amaze is cheaper? lol, international phones are expensive
Thank you everybody))
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The faster processor, faster data speeds, and increased RAM are what sold me on the amaze. I personally like the form factor more on the amaze. It's a little bigger but that is strictly opinion. The data is faster on the amaze, I went from getting 2mb down in the town I live in with a mytouch 4g to around 5-6 with the amaze. I can't speak for the sensation on data pes however.
No Amaze...I received another Sensation. Mods, please close the thread. Thanks.
Welcome and hope you enjoy your stay lol
Enjoy our wonderful community! Make sure to read the Amaze Bible to understand what we have to offer
Hey welcome buddy!
Amaze vs Sensation?
Perfect person to ask my question to.....
I'm busy buying phones to switch family lines over to T-Mobile. I bought one like-new sensation. Debating between a new Amaze or another pristtine like-new Sensation for my son. Amaze has a faster processor, more RAM. But it weighs more. Is battery life worse?
Basically the same price for either one. Are there any other factors I should be considering? Your recommendations from using both?
Thanks...
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Perfect person to ask my question to.....
I'm busy buying phones to switch family lines over to T-Mobile. I bought one like-new sensation. Debating between a new Amaze or another pristtine like-new Sensation for my son. Amaze has a faster processor, more RAM. But it weighs more. Is battery life worse?
Basically the same price for either one. Are there any other factors I should be considering? Your recommendations from using both?
Thanks...
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I sold my amaze to go back to the sensation, as I understand the amaze and the sensation have the same snapdragon s3 only that the amaze comes with higher clock, witch with a custom kernel it doesnt matter, another thing I loved the amaze but Im always flashing roms and all the stuff and the sensation have more to offer, if HTC ever release the needed drivers i might go back but as the sensation being a worldwide (more devs) phone I dont know,
I've had the Amaze going on 10 days now. Got it as a insurance claim after my G2x felt like checking out the toilet water. Seriously, compared to the G2x, this device is light years ahead.
Haven't rooted and the only reason to do so is to delete some of this T-Mobile crap. The stock rom is excellent. Of all the Android phones I've owned, this is the closet to 5 stars as I've seen.
The G2x is vanilla Android. Simply it's just too vanilla. I prefer HTC's Sense. Some color. Some spice. There are a lot of apps on the market the mimic Sense but they don't come close. From weather widget to stocks, nothing on the market compares. Beautiful Widgets? HD Widgets? They have their shinning points but they can't compare to Sense.
All and all there is no comparison between LG and HTC when it comes to device build - HTC makes a better device no questions asked - I haven't had one FC since I've had it. The G2x would force close two to three times a day. That was with the stock rom. With custom roms, because of Nvidia's total lack of support with releasing the needed drivers for video, video was terrible. No Netflix and no video recording unless you used 3rd party apps.
This is a fantastic device. I'm pleased.
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I sold my amaze to go back to the sensation, as I understand the amaze and the sensation have the same snapdragon s3 only that the amaze comes with higher clock, witch with a custom kernel it doesnt matter, another thing I loved the amaze but Im always flashing roms and all the stuff and the sensation have more to offer, if HTC ever release the needed drivers i might go back but as the sensation being a worldwide (more devs) phone I dont know,
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Lol please don't compare the amaze to the sensation
The amaze has a much better screen, waayyyy better camera, 1gb of ram and has 16gb of internal memory, not to mention 3x the data speeds, and the better front facing front camera, and dedicated camcorder button
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EclipzeRemix said:
Lol please don't compare the amaze to the sensation
The amaze has a much better screen, waayyyy better camera, 1gb of ram and has 16gb of internal memory, not to mention 3x the data speeds, and the better front facing front camera, and dedicated camcorder button
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Agreed. Sometimes it's annoying we don't have everything to have a full blown dev community like the sensation, but then I remember how awesome this phone is and I feel good about my decision again.
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eliasadrian said:
Agreed. Sometimes it's annoying we don't have everything to have a full blown dev community like the sensation, but then I remember how awesome this phone is and I feel good about my decision again.
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Well, talking about hardware, Amaze is far more advance than Sensation. Only thing I miss is CM9/AOKP that fully functioning on this device. I love to have less eyes candy for more battery and ram performance.
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Well, talking about hardware, Amaze is far more advance than Sensation. Only thing I miss is CM9/AOKP that fully functioning on this device. I love to have less eyes candy for more battery and ram performance.
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It's 5 a.m. go to sleep. lol
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From the title itself, is it worth to upgrade to One X+? I mean, one downfall of the One X, is faster battery drain compared to the One S.. and the One S seems to be so much faster than the One X, but now the One X+ have a different chipset and now having a 2100 mAh battery.. do you think it's worth it? I've read some posts in the One X+'s forum that the battery is improved but not that much.. but now, they managed to have 4-5 hrs screen time, which is not by far from the One S.. and the JB and Sense 4+ is buttery smooth compared to the X's stock.. can the One S still beat the One X+?
Btw, i also do like the 64gb storage because 16gb isn't quite enough for me being a mobile gamer and a music lover, that's why i'm considering the upgrade..
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If I get the money and I can unlock the One X+ on O2 I will be selling my One S and getting this. 1000x better screen way more storage and faster chipset. Battery is never going to be as good but the One S has a q hd samoled display so it's going to last a long time.
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Honestly it's comparing a camel to an Arabian Mustang. You can pretty much judge for yourself after reading the plus forums. Most of the questions you want to know are there
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May i ask, do you previously own an htc One S? I was referring to the One S with S4 processor compared to the One X+..
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If I get the money and I can unlock the One X+ on O2 I will be selling my One S and getting this. 1000x better screen way more storage and faster chipset. Battery is never going to be as good but the One S has a q hd samoled display so it's going to last a long time.
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So the only downfall of the One X+ is still the battery like the One X? And in any other aspect, it will outmatch the One S? Well guys, after reading those comments, I just want to buy the One X+ ASAP.
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angeloalonzo01 said:
So the only downfall of the One X+ is still the battery like the One X? And in any other aspect, it will outmatch the One S? Well guys, after reading those comments, I just want to buy the One X+ ASAP.
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Haha yea, the battery life is better many reviewers have said. Not amazingly better because the cpu is more powerful on the one x+ so most of the added battery power caters for that. Should be able to get a day with it which is the main thing . I want it badly as well lol. Was thinking about the nexus 4 but it's just problem after problem after problem on the n4 forum!
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This is the Q&A Section, so pretty much any question that has to do with the respective phone is allowed. And it is also allowed to ask whether a user that answers has sufficient base to give a substantial answer. No reason to get rude and offensive for that.
Thanks for your understanding.
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I did a little cleaning. Please remember that we do not accept that rude and offensive language that was used in the last posts.
This is the Q&A Section, so pretty much any question that has to do with the respective phone is allowed. And it is also allowed to ask whether a user that answers has sufficient base to give a substantial answer. No reason to get rude and offensive for that.
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Thank you sir.. i really appreciate what you did..
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For starters OP the HOS was never faster than the HOX. It's like my mum trying to say her dual core centrino laptop is better than my quad core i7.. This is just something HOS users have invented to make themselves feel less insecure about buying a cheaper phone. ( Not that they need too. The HOS is a great phone). As for the battery. My friend owns a single core HTC SXL. It has a great battery life because of it's lower power. Now my HOX+ can pretty much go blow for blow with it in terms of battery, and lasts longer with the power saver mode enabled.
End of the day, it depends how you use your phone. If you use it as a phone/browser/media device. There is no need to upgrade. If you want to play the latest games or show off to your friends, your best upgrading to a HOX+ / SGS III or Note II.
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For starters OP the HOS was never faster than the HOX. It's like my mum trying to say her dual core centrino laptop is better than my quad core i7.. This is just something HOS users have invented to make themselves feel less insecure about buying a cheaper phone. ( Not that they need too. The HOS is a great phone). As for the battery. My friend owns a single core HTC SXL. It has a great battery life because of it's lower power. Now my HOX+ can pretty much go blow for blow with it in terms of battery, and lasts longer with the power saver mode enabled.
End of the day, it depends how you use your phone. If you use it as a phone/browser/media device. There is no need to upgrade. If you want to play the latest games or show off to your friends, your best upgrading to a HOX+ / SGS III or Note II.
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Well that's a very professional answer, compared to some HOX+ users here who treat other people who have inferior phone to theirs, as dumb ****.. i really appreciate your response sir..
Now, about my plan to upgrade, after what i've heard from you, i really want to buy the HOX+ asap. i realized that 4.3" screen, 16gb storage and a battery that barely last a day with moderate use isn't enough for me.. before i bought my HOS, i really like the One X but i've read several reviews like in phonearena, gsmarena and here at xda that there are so many issues with the HOX like the short battery life, overheating problems, and the camera lens being vulnerable to scratches because it is really protruded, so i just bought the HOS. But seeing all that spectacular specs of the HOX+ and all the great things it has to offer, i fell out of love with my HOS.. and because i'm really a heavy user, mobile gamer and music lover, then the HOX+ is the perfect phone to upgrade to.
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On my HOX+ the rubber around the raised camera bezel is just slightly raised compared to the glass. So when i put my phone down, the glass never makes contact with the surface. I don't know if this is the same for all HOX+'s though, as i have read threads by people claiming that there camera is not centered on the back of the phone. But from my experience with the HOX+, the quality is great. I guess you will just have to cross your fingers and hope you get a good model
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On my HOX+ the rubber around the raised camera bezel is just slightly raised compared to the glass. So when i put my phone down, the glass never makes contact with the surface. I don't know if this is the same for all HOX+'s though, as i have read threads by people claiming that there camera is not centered on the back of the phone. But from my experience with the HOX+, the quality is great. I guess you will just have to cross your fingers and hope you get a good model
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It's good that the camera lens protrusion is now solved in the HOX+, and yes i've also read that some models, the camera eye isn't centered, i guess i have to inspect first the unit i will get before i pay for it. Good to know all issues to avoid before buying.
Btw, i never consider the sgs3 nor the note 2 because: 1) i was never impressed with the build quality of samsung mobile being plastic, it looks very cheap. 2) touchwiz UI isn't appealing compared to sense UI, i don't plan to root my phone yet within a year so i can't live with it's UI. 3) the One X+ looks sexier and more premium than any other samsung mobile. 4) sgs3 and note 2 is too mainstream, over rated, and almost all people use this and braging that they have the best and the latest phone out there, i don't want to be one of them. 5) super-lcd2 is more appealing to me than samoled, (though it's very ironic because my One S have samoled).
So i guess i will definitely get the One X+ if i can sell my One S, then i could get the money to buy one.. i'm afraid my One S will never have a JB update because it isn't one of the flagships today.
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Hey people.....not a thing to post here but couldn't find a better place to ask that "whether should i buy HTC ONE X + OR SG S III ".
Or and other phone in the same price range..
Seriously can't choose between them..
Please help
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Hey people.....not a thing to post here but couldn't find a better place to ask that "whether should i buy HTC ONE X + OR SG S III ".
Or and other phone in the same price range..
Seriously can't choose between them..
Please help
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And you think that someone will make that decision for you? Read technical parameters of those phones, ask yourself "what do I need from it" and decide!
I know there specs.... Just wanted to know what people suggest to buy after using one x plus.... What's the problem in asking suggestions.!
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I know there specs.... Just wanted to know what people suggest to buy after using one x plus.... What's the problem in asking suggestions.!
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I have a One X+ & my wife has the SGS3. Both are excellent phones with similar battery life but my personal preference is for Sense over Touchwizz. Others will no doubt disagree. What I can tell you is whichever phone you choose you will not be disappointed.
You'll probably get a better deal from your network on an X+ though just because of the Samsung hype.
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I have a One X+ & my wife has the SGS3. Both are excellent phones with similar battery life but my personal preference is for Sense over Touchwizz. Others will no doubt disagree. What I can tell you is whichever phone you choose you will not be disappointed.
You'll probably get a better deal from your network on an X+ though just because of the Samsung hype.
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I'm one that likes Touchwiz over Sense but still bought the X+ cause of the tegra cpu, wanted to play thd games, lol, also i have no ideea why but I used a S3 for a kinda long time and can't really say i like the way it is built cause i feel like it could slip from my hand in any moment, and it also feels too fragile and in my opinion the borders are kinda big, but if I'd be to recommend one of them for software i would say S3 cause we have no s-off on the X+ and also not many non-sense roms, and some of them are outdated also, also an other + for s3 is that as much as i would play with it it won't heat like the X+ does, but also the battery drains faster in games than on the X+, so yah for the op, it's more of a preferance thing, cause at the hardware part they are preety close......but they do behave different.....also what i forgot to say is i feel like in 3d games the X+ has much much better colors.....but for someone not useing it for games that is useless....
I love the One X + and would prefer to keep that.
I would suggest to have a look at Nexus 4 which could be of the same price levels or even better wait for a month and look at the new Nexus 4 which might be available by may.
On an the other context of a modern hardware, it is preferable to choose the latest generation hardware. The processor in One X+ and SGS 3 are definitely outdated on date
I bought the One X+ because of the 64 GB of storage. It also has no problems with .mkv files over 4 GB unlike most other phones.
I had the same doubt chose the HTC, just because i liked it more overall, also much better looking.
I had the same choice back in November. FWIW I'm on AT&T here in the US. I ended up with the HOX+ over the SGIII mostly based on just the feel in my hands. I prefer the more solid build of the HOX+ to the flimsier plastic on the SGIII. I'd still probably stick with that reasoning over the SG4 which just came out.
As for the Nexus 4, I chose the HOX+ mostly for storage and LTE. Although, looking back, I may have sprung for the Nexus 4 if I could do it again. The decrease in storage I'd deal with for the opportunity to run some AOSP, PA, and other original ROMs instead of just Sense based ones. In general, I'd probably go back and pick a phone with more developer activity than the HOX+. We have some excellent devs, like Lloir and solomon working on AOSP for the HOX+, but they are running into some roadblocks with the LTE radio. So in general, if dev support on XDA is important to you, and you'd like more than just Sense-based ROMS, i'd stay away from the HOX+.
If they release an updated Nexus 4 with LTE and 32GB storage, I'll probably sell my HOX+ and buy one.
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Also, is there a reason you don't want the HTC One? Better screen, can get just as much storage, already getting great dev support, Ultrapixel camera, rave reviews...unless price is an issue there's not much reason to go with an HOX+ at this point.
nicka3200 said:
I have a One X+ & my wife has the SGS3. Both are excellent phones with similar battery life but my personal preference is for Sense over Touchwizz. Others will no doubt disagree. What I can tell you is whichever phone you choose you will not be disappointed.
You'll probably get a better deal from your network on an X+ though just because of the Samsung hype.
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Ranomez said:
I'm one that likes Touchwiz over Sense but still bought the X+ cause of the tegra cpu, wanted to play thd games, lol, also i have no ideea why but I used a S3 for a kinda long time and can't really say i like the way it is built cause i feel like it could slip from my hand in any moment, and it also feels too fragile and in my opinion the borders are kinda big, but if I'd be to recommend one of them for software i would say S3 cause we have no s-off on the X+ and also not many non-sense roms, and some of them are outdated also, also an other + for s3 is that as much as i would play with it it won't heat like the X+ does, but also the battery drains faster in games than on the X+, so yah for the op, it's more of a preferance thing, cause at the hardware part they are preety close......but they do behave different.....also what i forgot to say is i feel like in 3d games the X+ has much much better colors.....but for someone not useing it for games that is useless....
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I'm interested for X+ just for games only
Your reply would seriously help me for selection. Help appreciated
pradeepvizz said:
I love the One X + and would prefer to keep that.
I would suggest to have a look at Nexus 4 which could be of the same price levels or even better wait for a month and look at the new Nexus 4 which might be available by may.
On an the other context of a modern hardware, it is preferable to choose the latest generation hardware. The processor in One X+ and SGS 3 are definitely outdated on date
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Which device would you suggest with same price range sir. Thanks for interest
badtlc said:
I bought the One X+ because of the 64 GB of storage. It also has no problems with .mkv files over 4 GB unlike most other phones.
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Totally agreed.....space seriously matters.......experienced it from my old HTC Wildfire S with 200 mb internal :laugh:
Walderstorn said:
I had the same doubt chose the HTC, just because i liked it more overall, also much better looking.
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Agreed :good: ....By my personal view...One X + beats S3 for looks
adamkaye said:
I had the same choice back in November. FWIW I'm on AT&T here in the US. I ended up with the HOX+ over the SGIII mostly based on just the feel in my hands. I prefer the more solid build of the HOX+ to the flimsier plastic on the SGIII. I'd still probably stick with that reasoning over the SG4 which just came out.
As for the Nexus 4, I chose the HOX+ mostly for storage and LTE. Although, looking back, I may have sprung for the Nexus 4 if I could do it again. The decrease in storage I'd deal with for the opportunity to run some AOSP, PA, and other original ROMs instead of just Sense based ones. In general, I'd probably go back and pick a phone with more developer activity than the HOX+. We have some excellent devs, like Lloir and solomon working on AOSP for the HOX+, but they are running into some roadblocks with the LTE radio. So in general, if dev support on XDA is important to you, and you'd like more than just Sense-based ROMS, i'd stay away from the HOX+.
If they release an updated Nexus 4 with LTE and 32GB storage, I'll probably sell my HOX+ and buy one.
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Also, is there a reason you don't want the HTC One? Better screen, can get just as much storage, already getting great dev support, Ultrapixel camera, rave reviews...unless price is an issue there's not much reason to go with an HOX+ at this point.
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When I started searching the models, the first thing I did was to check custom roms for Nexus 4, S3 and X+ LOL
Ofcousre for me it matters. :laugh:
Moreover to be honest I left the thought of Nexus just for its internal space with no sd slot .....seriously sad for such a awesome device
Do you have any news for upcoming Nexus 4 with 32 gb?? I don't think they would ....atleast after the news for Nexus 5
Actually the reason for HTC one is price only :laugh: I can't afford that much.....news say it starts at 45k
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