Wait for this or get HTC evo lte/galaxy nexus? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

so my contract is finally up on my htc evo 4g and im in the market for another phone. The S3 on paper looks to be the best out of the other 2, while the nexus has better firmware support. =( but all around they all look spectacular. so i'm not sure of what to get.

mystax said:
so my contract is finally up on my htc evo 4g and im in the market for another phone. The S3 on paper looks to be the best out of the other 2, while the nexus has better firmware support. =( but all around they all look spectacular. so i'm not sure of what to get.
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really depends what you want, i have the international gnex but ordered the att s3, reason being i just wanted something new...if your into mods and want the latest google updates the second they're released get a Gnex..if you want the latest phone the S3...it will have great developer support but the GNex will still be updated faster...especially when google's jelly bean OS gets released...its really a matter of what you value more.

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So...who's getting the SGSII?

As a Fascinate user, was planning on getting the Bionic as I was at first disapointed with Samsung's lack of support, issues, etc. But the screen, codecs, weight, and such all won me over, and I can't wait to get the SGSII. Hopefully its coming to Verizon with an Exynos processor and Mali GPU.....
How bout everyone else?
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I think most of the people who have posted on SII subforum will be getting it.
Though if its delayed some might switch to a phone thats already out or wait and see what the iPhone5 brings to the table (which i will be doing if it doesnt come out this month or early May.
OMG OMG OMG...... so Excited
I've already preordered at amazon in march!
I am getting it after I know the bootloader is unlocked, don't want another milestone-incident
scorp1on1899 said:
I've already preordered at amazon in march!
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I can one up you there, ordered mine 15th FEB
I want my phone!
madpete said:
I want my phone!
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Me too...
I hate waiting and hope amazon can deliver the phone on 3rd may!
Hope Holland wil get it soon to, getting annoyed of my touch hd ...
I am still not sure{using N1 for close to 14months now},will decide depending on how well HTC Sensation turns out{announcement might come on 12th April}
LG Optimus 2X{already available here & is surprisingly cheaper than SE Xperia Arc & Xperia Play} vs SGS 2 vs HTC Sensation will be my choices.But right now my first preference will be HTC Sensation{aka HTC Pyramid}
I can upgrade any time I want to, so I can't wait to buy it when it comes out! I was a bit disappointed with the Tegra2, so right now is a good time to see the other dual cores coming out.
Oh, and the fact that Galaxy phones are made in Korea makes me swell with pride, so that's another factor in buying the SGSII.
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I was an early adopter for the original SGS and got slightly burnt by the annoying lag with Samsung's official ROM. Luckily there are some great people on XDA and a lot of effort has gone into creating a much better custom ROM.
Although everything about the SGS2 sounds great, I think I'll hang back by a month or two until I've ready the initial reviews and customer experiences (hopefully benefit from a reduced price from the original launch price).
I'm definitely getting one, to replace a rather old Sanyo SCP-8400. I've had the SGS2 on pre-order since March 18...
I've also preordered mine on Amazon.de. I trust the xda devs will come through, as they most often do.
Cant wait to buy SGS2..
I cant stand Slamsung in my home but theres no way i can turn down this phone and buy something else...Samsung is nr 1 2011...No doubt.
moparman said:
Cant wait to buy SGS2..
...Samsung is nr 1 2011...No doubt.
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Yeah, I feel like HTC dropped the ball this year and Samsung picked it up
Will get one, though not at release (contract, still 3 month to go)
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Yeah, I feel like HTC dropped the ball this year and Samsung picked it up
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No it's what you are assuming & saying.
Wait for 12th when the mighty HTC Sensation comes out{GSM version of HTC EVO 3D} and we all know what kind of support HTC enjoys at xda.
android_master said:
No it's what you are assuming & saying.
Wait for 12th when the mighty HTC Sensation comes out{GSM version of HTC EVO 3D} and we all know what kind of support HTC enjoys at xda.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but HTC Sensation specs aren't better than SGS2, even though it's been announced after SGS2... Where is the NFC, for example ? What's really unique in Sensation? SGS2 has some cool gyroscope functions, for example.
Ill certainly be getting this device WHEN its launched......
The Best Android Phone will be mine on the 22August 2011
I cannot wait to have this super phone.

Help me choose a phone :D

Hey guys, I'm having trouble with choosing a phone. I actually bought the Galaxy s2 lte (skyrocket)but then i returned because I didn't love it and I felt like there was something better and the plan then was to wait for the galaxy nexus. But after that, I read that the galaxy nexus would be left in the dust once phones like the s2 and the newer htc phones get ics. Is this true? Also, If I want a galaxy nexus I have to wait until it's comes to rogers since only bell and virgin have it where I live. I also read that the normal s2 is pretty good too and will be getting ics pretty soon so that was another phone I wanted but rogers didn't have it, they only had the lte version of it. I've also looked at the htc evo 3d and lg optimus 3d but the phones suck and the only really good feature is 3d and and hdmi port in the optimus. The motorola razr also seemed like a nice phone but then i read some bad stuff about it's battery life and display and I heard about an upcoming droid razrmax which is rumored to be a new razr with better specifications and battery life. Help me decide which phone to buy please.
go to some store, take a look at the phones you mentioned and you`ll find the answer.
I have Lg optimus 2x and i`m very pleased with it. It has very nice features, it`s fast and will be getting ICS.

New Android Phone Opinions

So I've had my Droid Incredible since it came out and loved it. I was eligible for a new phone a few weeks ago but wasn't quite ready. Today I figured out my accelerometer died and it's annoying me to death. So I'm going to take the plunge. I'm currently with Verizon, so it'd have to be a Verizon phone. I don't want anything with a slide out keyboard. Other than that, I'm open to suggestions. My first thoughts were:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
LG Spectrum
Droid RAZR
Now, the other question I have is, should I stick it out for something coming next month like the Droid Incredible 4G, GSIII, or *prays* the ASUS Padfone?
I would wait for new wave of phones if I were you.maybe better performance dualcore phones with big battery and cool new screen tech.Iam sure Verizon will get some badboyz soon.
Ps;get something with icecream sandwich out of box.waiting is killing me
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If you are into flashing ROMs and modding then you are going to want the Nexus since its a Nexus. The Razr is a nice phone hardware wise but it comes with Motorola's locked bootloader and delayed ICS.
I've had the first galaxy since it came out and its awesome! Its obviously a really old device so it doesnt handle somethings too well, but i still love it.
Im super stoked for the galaxy 3. I would suggest getting that phone!
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If you are into flashing ROMs and modding then you are going to want the Nexus since its a Nexus. The Razr is a nice phone hardware wise but it comes with Motorola's locked bootloader and delayed ICS.
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Good point. Forgot about Motorola's locked bootloaders.
i have the spectrum and i love it... its fast no lagging... battery life for my dad which is about normal usage is about 16 hours...
it has been rooted.. and it has clockworkmod.. but if you plan on using custom roms this is not the phone to choose... we had 1 dev working on cm7 and today he posted that he was giving up because he cant get it to flash properly..
if you have the money for it i would choose the galaxy nexus.... the nexus devices have more dev support than any other phones
Well i would say that if you cant wait and have to make choice from Samsung Galaxy Nexus,LG Spectrum,Droid RAZR then choose Nexus....but if you can wait then go for S3 .....I am hoping the Galaxy S3 when it finally comes will bring the best of the Galaxy S range along with Android 4.0 ICS.

HTC Amaze 4G vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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
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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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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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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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[Q] galaxy nexus or galaxy siii or one x?

hi every one
I'm going to buy a new phone handsets from the top which I think is better?
In the meantime, I'm android htc hd2.
Easy choice, wait for SGS 3
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cause of look galaxy nexus
or w8 for s3
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If you're really impatient, the one x has a better processor and camera but doesnt look as cool as the galaxy nexus.
If not, just wait for the galaxy 3.
I am waiting for the next Nexus phone... it should be out this year... In the mean time I have a OneX as I hate Samsung Galaxy ( except the Nexus line)
i personally suggest HTC EVO 3D
get a nexus or wait for the next one. if the s3 comes out with gingerbread looking touchwizzz it would be a joke. if it has unadulterated ICS on it and samsung leaves it in peace so you can update on a regular basis and even hope for jellybean, then its an option. still i would get nothing but nexus because its open and friendly to the dev community and you'll get the best out of your phone always and without hassle.
galaxy nexus or s3, though the tegra version of the one x looks pretty sweet
If you don't like to wait, choose Nexus.
But I think it's better to waiting for S3
Wait for the Galaxy SIII Before doing a decision, I'm on the same boat!
If I were you I would have went straight for the One X but if your curious then waiting for the S3 is Also a viable suggestion.
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molesarecoming said:
get a nexus or wait for the next one. if the s3 comes out with gingerbread looking touchwizzz it would be a joke. if it has unadulterated ICS on it and samsung leaves it in peace so you can update on a regular basis and even hope for jellybean, then its an option. still i would get nothing but nexus because its open and friendly to the dev community and you'll get the best out of your phone always and without hassle.
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Isn't jellybean OS for tablets only?
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it is? would be the first time i hear about it. didn't they just incorporate honeycomb, so why would they again separate it. but whatever it is, i mean the next iteration for android.
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it is? would be the first time i hear about it. didn't they just incorporate honeycomb, so why would they again separate it. but whatever it is, i mean the next iteration for android.
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I heard jelly bean OS would be released for tablets and keylime pie OS released for the phones. May be wrong.
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wait for GS3 but only if the screen is better than the GS2, colors are so wrong and flashy, I really dont like it
Nexus for the best software (update) support.
But as of now, i would choose for the One X. Beautiful screen, beautiful hardware and ICS. Best Android phone on the market atm. That is until the GS3 will be released. Details are still unknown and might not be that much better than the One X. Who can tell?
One X would be the choice. Or you can wait till the GS3 gets announced to make a comparison.
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get a nexus or wait for the next one. if the s3 comes out with gingerbread looking touchwizzz it would be a joke. if it has unadulterated ICS on it and samsung leaves it in peace so you can update on a regular basis and even hope for jellybean, then its an option. still i would get nothing but nexus because its open and friendly to the dev community and you'll get the best out of your phone always and without hassle.
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Lets hope they don't make that mistake lol.
But from what I have heard/seen it is going be running a more ICS feel to it, so touchwiz will be re-done to fit with ICS.
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Lets hope they don't make that mistake lol.
But from what I have heard/seen it is going be running a more ICS feel to it, so touchwiz will be re-done to fit with ICS.
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yeah but thats what i mean. why would they do that. ICS is already ICS so why abusing it and fragmenting android further. why not just slapping bada on the s3 and everythings fine? if they again hack the framework to force hellish touchwizz on it the device will be crippled: no updates (because samsung would have to hack each and every iteration that google hands out), no support, lacking rom culture, no drivers and pale prospects for android-next. i have just made it through all this with my s2, not gonna do it again.

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