Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
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Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
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Ull have plethora of options when it comes to flashing custom roms and customizing the way u like, much more than the hox, just follow the development section.
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Looking forward to getting this, what are my options in terms of rooting, I've got the white model ordered.
I absolutely hate Touchwiz UI and was hoping to stick on ICS CM or Sense, what are my options
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If you want to follow a root tutorial then I recommend the videos by zedomax on http://galaxys3root.com his videos are really good and he has couple videos of the best roms available for the S3. They are really helpful.
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Have you tried the new touchwiz? Give it a try. It actually works great and doesn't require a lot of resources like other UI, it's not as huge of a memory hog as sense is and quite frankly it gets the job done better than Sense did IMO. I'm a former HOX owner.
True sense is a memory resource hog but compared to Touchwiz UI its beautiful and does the job,
I like the concepts of Touchwiz UI and the "smart" things it can do, but really I want something nice to look at at the same time.
I love Sense 4 and I also love stock ICS, either of those 2 will get the job done, the one X is my fav phone at the moment due to Tegra Zone, S3 will be my second phone of choice. Nothing will change this as this is how I feel about HTC which have tried to do something different whereas Samsung just copy n paste from iOS which I don't really like (apple vs samsung lawsuits come to mind)
Yep I just pre ordered an s3, had the evo lte in my hands about two weeks. I feel like a real asshole for doing this cause I've been with HTC a long time... And I know I'm gonna hate the display comparatively but that being said at least I can take the damn battery out, I think this was the biggest selling point for me... I hate being tethered to a damn cord all the time... So I'm biting the bullet... I don't really know where to start as there are posts all over the place for the 3 gazillion varients of this phone, I can't seem to find a sprint s3 section only as I doubt any of these other roms will play... Root method should be the same though at least for American models??? Little help? Lol, TIF...
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All north American models will be the same. Only difference for the sprint one should be the radio
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True sense is a memory resource hog but compared to Touchwiz UI its beautiful and does the job,
I like the concepts of Touchwiz UI and the "smart" things it can do, but really I want something nice to look at at the same time.
I love Sense 4 and I also love stock ICS, either of those 2 will get the job done, the one X is my fav phone at the moment due to Tegra Zone, S3 will be my second phone of choice. Nothing will change this as this is how I feel about HTC which have tried to do something different whereas Samsung just copy n paste from iOS which I don't really like (apple vs samsung lawsuits come to mind)
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Everyone uses APEX I believer which gives you a stock ICS feel.
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I can live with apex so I suppose it wont be all that bad, but stock menus must go!
I wish there was a sense 4 launcher lol
I don't get all the love Sense gets, it was ugly and outdated 3 years ago, and it's just as bad now, and still ugly as sin, just don't get it, TW or stock are 1000% better
It's not all about sense, it's the developers and build quality. Half the time I run non-sense roms, hell they even have touch whiz running on the lte:-\ that being said, lol, just waiting for the phone in the mail...
What are you navy airborne???
Just joking... 173/101st abnbde here...
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I didn't like the TouchWiz either, had 5 HTC phones before this S3, so I made used ADW EX to make it a whole lot better
Ive had four phones wkth sense. It feels outdated.
Yawn. Touchwiz.
Sense4 is nicer than touchwiz and unlike touchwiz, never reloads or stalls!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694291
And I do have both phones both stock...Personal preference though. I had gs1 and gs2 and could not wait to replace launchers.
To op. Don't hold your breath on sense for gs3 anytime soon.
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I know it is 90%impossible to port Sense 3.0 for SII, but Sense 3.5 is designed to meet requirements of previous HTC phones, so wouldn't it be easier to port?
I just hate TW4.0 but also love the hardware of SII and it would be great if I could have best launcher and best phone.
Zero interest in this myself,coming from a HD2 when i had a sense ROM more often than not there was always lag,only non sense based ROM's had no lag so i cant imagine this would be any different having sense on the GS2,at least with Touchwiz there is zero lag and it's fast!
SII is much more powerfull than HD2. TW4.0 is smooth but I don't like interface that want to be iOS but is not. I love sense widgets and all kind of eyecandy staff from HTC, and I would like to see it on my SII.
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SII is much more powerfull than HD2. TW4.0 is smooth but I don't like interface that want to be iOS but is not. I love sense widgets and all kind of eyecandy staff from HTC, and I would like to see it on my SII.
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Totally agreed. my friend keep showing off his HTC Sense. make me jealous.
"Devs" are currently trying to port it, even though they haven't gotten far. Hopefully DG will be able to help them
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"Devs" are currently trying to port it, even though they haven't gotten far. Hopefully DG will be able to help them
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I hope so. It would be awesome to see my SII with Sense.
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"Devs" are currently trying to port it, even though they haven't gotten far. Hopefully DG will be able to help them
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I really wish they would step up their game. It feels like they are a bunch of unorganised people (esp. the beta testers). The repetitive posting of rules doesn't help get interest in the project either..
why not just try GoLauncher or Launcher Pro...many widgets and themes for both launchers especially GoLauncher... i would like to see sense as well but from what i have been reading thats a dead case not gonna happen..But you never know if a serious dev goes in like DG then hopefully it might work
I think devs should rather focus on the now very soon here Android 4.0. Hopefully the Nexus Prime is a SGS2 with different software, and Google should open source it. From my experience with Sense, it's 80% eye candy. On the HD2 is was much slower than CM7 and brought little additional functionality for the extra lag. Sure the Galaxy S2 is much more powerful, but it doesn't eliminate the problems of Sense. The lag may go away, but the higher battery drain will sure be noticeable. Just try and use a launcher for the widgets, there are lots on the market.
I have a Desire HD and I want get something new, and I don't know if I should buy a new HTC flagship device or the SGS II. I run a Sense 3.5 ROM and ... It is so so function rich. I love the panorama mode in the camera, made some very nice pic already. I love those 3D widgets. But there is the screen of the SGS II... and the battery life.
If it would be possible to run Sense 3.5 on SGS II, I would buy it without a question. HTC is far ahead of any other android device manufacturer in software, and a lil bit behind Samsung in hardware performance.
... and you can't compare a SGS II to a HD2, they're not the same weight
Define what do you mean by good software software? Now as a computer science student a good software has the following features: usability, dependability, efficiency and maintainability, and some other minor but important features.
Now for sense, dependability? Heck no, seeing as I keep on reading these security issues related to their roms where user private information gets leaked to marketing websites. Efficiency? From my point of view, having half of your resources used on just the interface is simply a waste and bad coding. Usability, they sure do pass with that as they have designed a brilliant and intuitive GUI. Maintainability? Well I'd say they're doing a good job in the sense that they are keeping up with the times but I can't really make a sure judgment.
Now for TW. Dependability? I haven't heard or remember any security issue relating to TW except for the Pin code lockscreen workaround/bug for At&t's SGS2. Efficiency? Well considering only a near 1/3 of my resources are taken up, then yes? Usability, as you said it is similar to iOS UI, and iOS UI is pretty damn simple and intuitive itself, so TW is already passing. Maintainability? It is the same with HTC, I am not competent enough to make a sure judgment.
All in all i am simply countering your statement of HTC making software miles ahead of the other manufacturers, which simply isn't true. Note this done not only apply for Samsung, this applies for Nokia/Meego, Apple, Microsoft, etc.
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If it would be possible to run Sense 3.5 on SGS II, I would buy it without a question. HTC is far ahead of any other android device manufacturer in software, and a lil bit behind Samsung in hardware performance.
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If by 'far ahead' you mean 'Fire out phones as if there is no tomorrow and stop supporting handsets after 6months' then yeah...I agree...
I used to have the HTC Hero. My mate had the HTC Desire, Another mate currently has the HTC HD.
The hero stopped getting updates after 6 months (it was stuck on android 1.5 for 5months...thats right, 1.5....).
My mate with the Desire stopped getting updates after around the same time.
HTC spend far too much time splooging out phones every few months and 0.5% percent of their time offering support.
It took 3weeks for me to get a reply from them via email asking if they planned on releasing 2.1 update for my Hero. And even then they didnt answer it, just sent me a generic copy and paste.
The batteries seem to become fried with HTCs really quickly also. When I first got my phone it would last 3 days, after 12 months it lasted a day and a half (after having returned it to a clean slate again, just like when I first got it).
Mates desire lost a day of use time after 9months.
and the HTC HD is getting on a bit also...(mind you, he is running all stock not rooted).
Obviously I dont know how my SGS2 battery will hold up, but at the moment I get a day and a half with all settings on/auto (wifi, 3g, autosync etc), I could stretch it to 2 easy, not bad for a dualcore 1.2ghz compared to my 518mhz hero...
Samsung make a higher capacity battery though, so at least they seem pro-active compared to HTC (when my battery deteriorates I can can get a oem replacement upgrade, HTC Id be stuck with a oem stock replacement which would be crap again after 8-12 months)
That's the reason I have swapped to Samsung.
Interfaces can be changed easily enough (home replacements, rom swaps), hardware and customer service your stuck with.
Agree with the security problems with sense though. and the lag...oh the lag...although i was only running at 518mhz...
I dont see the point in dragging sense over the SGS2 other than to be like "wooo look what we've done!", But I know some people want it so whatever lol.
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Hurry up Devs!
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I really wish they would step up their game. It feels like they are a bunch of unorganised people (esp. the beta testers). The repetitive posting of rules doesn't help get interest in the project either..
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You're totally right! These people, the Devs, who are doing this for fun (not money) should totally step up their game! I mean, why shouldn't we get upset at normal people with normal lives taking the time out of their busy days to build a product/software that we otherwise would NEVER get to try?
I totally agree with your statement! Come on Devs, why don't you please "step up your game" so we can ***** some more when we finally do get it and expect it to be the bee's knees . . . .
(Lots of sarcasm in there if you didn't catch that)
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I think devs should rather focus on the now very soon here Android 4.0. Hopefully the Nexus Prime is a SGS2 with different software, and Google should open source it. From my experience with Sense, it's 80% eye candy. On the HD2 is was much slower than CM7 and brought little additional functionality for the extra lag. Sure the Galaxy S2 is much more powerful, but it doesn't eliminate the problems of Sense. The lag may go away, but the higher battery drain will sure be noticeable. Just try and use a launcher for the widgets, there are lots on the market.
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i was running a virtuous sense rom on my G2 and didn't experience any lag.
sense on SGII would be amazing.
Seems to me that for every non-HTC user that wants HTC Sense on their phone, there's an HTC user that wants HTC Sense off their phone...
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If by 'far ahead' you mean 'Fire out phones as if there is no tomorrow and stop supporting handsets after 6months' then yeah...I agree...
I used to have the HTC Hero. My mate had the HTC Desire, Another mate currently has the HTC HD.
The hero stopped getting updates after 6 months (it was stuck on android 1.5 for 5months...thats right, 1.5....).
My mate with the Desire stopped getting updates after around the same time.
HTC spend far too much time splooging out phones every few months and 0.5% percent of their time offering support.
It took 3weeks for me to get a reply from them via email asking if they planned on releasing 2.1 update for my Hero. And even then they didnt answer it, just sent me a generic copy and paste.
The batteries seem to become fried with HTCs really quickly also. When I first got my phone it would last 3 days, after 12 months it lasted a day and a half (after having returned it to a clean slate again, just like when I first got it).
Mates desire lost a day of use time after 9months.
and the HTC HD is getting on a bit also...(mind you, he is running all stock not rooted).
Obviously I dont know how my SGS2 battery will hold up, but at the moment I get a day and a half with all settings on/auto (wifi, 3g, autosync etc), I could stretch it to 2 easy, not bad for a dualcore 1.2ghz compared to my 518mhz hero...
Samsung make a higher capacity battery though, so at least they seem pro-active compared to HTC (when my battery deteriorates I can can get a oem replacement upgrade, HTC Id be stuck with a oem stock replacement which would be crap again after 8-12 months)
That's the reason I have swapped to Samsung.
Interfaces can be changed easily enough (home replacements, rom swaps), hardware and customer service your stuck with.
Agree with the security problems with sense though. and the lag...oh the lag...although i was only running at 518mhz...
I dont see the point in dragging sense over the SGS2 other than to be like "wooo look what we've done!", But I know some people want it so whatever lol.
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Hi all!
first of all, how could you compare a Hero to SGS2??
I had one for a year and was very happy with it! even if HTC didn't push the update to 2.1 very quickly I had it 3 month before with the XDA dev !!! and was working like a charm!, no lag, no massive battery drain...
secondly : "HTC spend far too much time splooging out phones every few months and 0.5% percent of their time offering support." and what about Samsung???
their phones looks like Iphones!!! the plastics are craps !!! and the support is no very good to (I have 3 friends that had some problems with their Galaxy and had to wait 3 weeks before getting it back!)
each time i solicited them i get an answer in less than 2 days!
I'm on a DHD since a year now, with the runny ROM from RCteam, without this security crap, working like a charm! no lag, no battery drain, a full sense experience!
I hope for you guys to get it on your SGS2
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I know it is 90%impossible to port Sense 3.0 for SII, but Sense 3.5 is designed to meet requirements of previous HTC phones, so wouldn't it be easier to port?
I just hate TW4.0 but also love the hardware of SII and it would be great if I could have best launcher and best phone.
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+1 Urgently agree
i would like to try a sense rom on my sgs2 too. just to get the extra dropbox space XD. anyway to do it without sense 3.5?
I have hd2 with 3.5 sense and I liked. I would like to see on sgs2. My be in one day a dev will do this.
Today I went to a local bestbuy to take a look at the galaxy nexus, the phone I wsa originally going to wait for. I'm glad I got the Amaze...I was not impressed with any aspect of the galaxy nexus...even at 720p the pentile screen on it still manages to mess up the quality of the screen to a certain extent. if I was to pick screens I would def pick my qHD amaze screen over the amoled 720p. The cameras are not even comparable. we have a backside illuminated wide aspect f/2.2 aperture...where as the galaxy nexus uses a 5mp regular old camera the phone seems a bit long too...just as I though the sgs2 was little bulky this one seems a little bulky too. Amazes size is almost perfect. ICS does seem a little weird without the hardware buttons...I actually rather prefer the soft touch bottoms..the phone is long and does not feel as nice as my amaze in the hand...build quality is the crap plastic feeling I got with my sgs2 when I first bought then returned...overal...right now all it has over the amaze is ICS...I don't even see the big deal with ICS... all the features plus more of ICS area already on sense 3.0 and 3.5 minus the multi tasking and...sense does a good job of integrating facebook twitter all that stuff...something ICS is striving to do add widget locket and adw ex and you have a phone much more user friendly than ics imo. I can't wait till the OTA update of ICS for Amaze I hope they don't F it up...I rather like gingerbread at this point and am pretty much happy with my phone minus the stupid bloatware, which thankfully I was able to freeze using titanium backup using temproot before the wifi calling update...
Ics will look most likely what it looks like on the sensation go check it out links are here in the general forum
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Well you can take solace in the fact that the amaze can flash multiple rom types, where as the galaxy nexus would only support a handful of custom roms due to the lack of capacitive buttons
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Well you can take solace in the fact that the amaze can flash multiple rom types, where as the galaxy nexus would only support a handful of custom roms due to the lack of capacitive buttons
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Oh darn, you mean that new flagship device won't support outdated hardware?
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Oh darn, you mean that new flagship device won't support outdated hardware?
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lol smh flagship, more liek crapship, nexus hasn't been good since HTC was still manufacturing them. and not sure about you but i like the idea of flashing multiple roms, not just ones with the ics structure.
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Oh darn, you mean that new flagship device won't support outdated hardware?
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Software* a device is hardware and hardware can't support other hardware as far as I know? If your gonna be sarcastic and put down someone's opinion at least don't look stupid while doing it. On that note I would rather have more hardware keys imo helps for like miui where you hold the home button to turn the flash light on and since miui will be updated I don't think it's considered outdated software as you tried to imply and failed.
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I've used the ICS Rom for the HTC Inspire and found that even though its in its early stages of development It's very impressive, the captivative buttons are very fitting! I also own a Galaxy Nexus and even though my Amaze is my first pick right now due to build quality for the first time I'm feeling a greater interest in the ICS stock UI and keyboard which I find to be significantly better than that of the Amaze. I do enjoy the the display on the Amaze over Nexus and given that it will receive ICS I'm sticking with HTC.
If anyone is wondering why I also have the Nexus I got it from Bell for signing a contract after I had already paid full price for the Amaze from Telus.
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I've used the ICS Rom for the HTC Inspire and found that even though its in its early stages of development It's very impressive, the captivative buttons are very fitting! I also own a Galaxy Nexus and even though my Amaze is my first pick right now due to build quality for the first time I'm feeling a greater interest in the ICS stock UI and keyboard which I find to be significantly better than that of the Amaze. I do enjoy the the display on the Amaze over Nexus and given that it will receive ICS I'm sticking with HTC.
If anyone is wondering why I also have the Nexus I got it from Bell for signing a contract after I had already paid full price for the Amaze from Telus.
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i have tried the ICS keyboard it is good indeed but swiftkey x blows it out of the water anyday. besides the visual eye candy and multitasking, What aspects of ICS are you finding better if i may ask politely ??
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i have tried the ICS keyboard it is good indeed but swiftkey x blows it out of the water anyday. besides the visual eye candy and multitasking, What aspects of ICS are you finding better if i may ask politely ??
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It's all pretty much eye candy, same function but a different method or look of doing. Sharing photos for example rather than menu or tap to select the share options the different options automatically display like gmail, Google+ etc after a new photo is captured. Visual stuff off hand...key pad, lock screen, contacts and app drawer.
Maybe it's just the new feeling of it but I'm impressed. Stock Gingerbread to ICS is like Touchwiz to Sense IMO
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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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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.
Anyone else jumping ship? Very attached to my iPhone and it's extremely fluid simplicity.
I can't deal with the battery life anymore, drives me up a wall so I have been looking around.
I worry about the new camera technology featured here where as I am a proud father and rare urban explorer and enjoy snapping and editing in my downtime.
Any advice or suggestions?
I'm not new to Android in any sense, typically favor the Galaxy series and CM nighties for that Vanilla fix but I haven't been around lately to be in the loop with development.
Thanks guys. - Harry
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I just got the M8...came from an iphone 5. Been using iphones since 3g. I got tired of itunes dictating everything I could do with my phone. I like the freedom of plugging my phone into any pc and adding pics...and music. That wasn't a luxury with the iphone. I also like the fact that you don't have to restore your phone whenever your storage space gets to low, because the mysterious "other" is taking up the extra space.
I also felt like the iphone's are being left behind. If you look at the 3g to the 5s...there isn't a whole lot of difference with the features they have. I will admit that it's going to take some getting used to the M8 coming from the iphone...mainly the touchscreen...I like the Samsung touchscreen a lot better. But I still feel good about my decision to switch phones.
bdpyo said:
Anyone else jumping ship? Very attached to my iPhone and it's extremely fluid simplicity.
I can't deal with the battery life anymore, drives me up a wall so I have been looking around.
I worry about the new camera technology featured here where as I am a proud father and rare urban explorer and enjoy snapping and editing in my downtime.
Any advice or suggestions?
I'm not new to Android in any sense, typically favor the Galaxy series and CM nighties for that Vanilla fix but I haven't been around lately to be in the loop with development.
Thanks guys. - Harry
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Battery life was great until 7.1, things went down hill really fast after that.
I might be jumping ship, still deciding.
I jumped ship from iPhone 4 to the HTC One X back about a year and a half ago. Was an excellent decision for me. If you like tinkering and more freedom with customizing your phone AND you want a quality built device I think the M8 would be a great choice. I have had the HTC One (M7) and Galaxy s4 and HTC is superior.
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Battery life was great until 7.1, things went down hill really fast after that.
I might be jumping ship, still deciding.
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Cheers old friend! Now I will have to see what you decide on!
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I jumped ship from iPhone 4 to the HTC One X back about a year and a half ago. Was an excellent decision for me. If you like tinkering and more freedom with customizing your phone AND you want a quality built device I think the M8 would be a great choice. I have had the HTC One (M7) and Galaxy s4 and HTC is superior.
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I did own the S3 for a while then upgraded to the S4 and paid cash and was simply disappointed.I didn't feel it was a true upgrade and returned it within 24 hours. The Note 3 seems more appealing then the S5 at this point due to it's larger battery size but I read reports they last about just the same.
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Came from using a 5S as my daily driver. The hardware and even software polish on this device does rival Apple. I don't feel bad about using this Android phone at all.
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I did own the S3 for a while then upgraded to the S4 and paid cash and was simply disappointed.I didn't feel it was a true upgrade and returned it within 24 hours. The Note 3 seems more appealing then the S5 at this point due to it's larger battery size but I read reports they last about just the same.
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I think a lot of it is also personal preference. I know plenty of people who love Samsung TouchWiz and people that hate HTC sense. I just happen to dislike TouchWiz quite a bit and found that I enjoyed Sense especially after switching away from it. Likewise some people enjoy the simplicity of iOS. Ultimately just depends what kind of user you are. But I do think that the hardware is comparing apples to apples at this point. Just depends what you like! But I suggest taking the jump from iOS to android and trying it. I don't think I'll be getting an iPhone again any time soon!
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I think a lot of it is also personal preference. I know plenty of people who love Samsung TouchWiz and people that hate HTC sense. I just happen to dislike TouchWiz quite a bit and found that I enjoyed Sense especially after switching away from it. Likewise some people enjoy the simplicity of iOS. Ultimately just depends what kind of user you are. But I do think that the hardware is comparing apples to apples at this point. Just depends what you like! But I suggest taking the jump from iOS to android and trying it. I don't think I'll be getting an iPhone again any time soon!
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I'll get another iPhone when apple makes one with a larger screen and better battery life.
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I'll get another iPhone when apple makes one with a larger screen and better battery life.
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How do you like the m8 so far?
Honestly it's pretty much the only option they have left at this point. That and a trimming iOS 8 or how ever they decide to phase out their old products to force feed their loyal sheep. Lol
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How do you like the m8 so far?
Honestly it's pretty much the only option they have left at this point. That and a trimming iOS 8 or how ever they decide to phase out their old products to force feed their loyal sheep. Lol
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I really like the m8. I was using a note 3 a good bit, but kept on falling back to the iPhone even though the two phones couldn't be any more different.
I liked the screen and great battery life on the samsung, but the device on a whole user experience level never hit that high note of polished software and polished hardware. Don't get me wrong, spec wise the note is great. But like apple has been saying for a long time, the marriage between hardware and software is really important and it matters to me. Samsung software works, but it's ugly to look at. Combine that with a plastic phone and there leaves a lot to be desired.
Which brings me to the m8, which to me, is really the only phone I have used that can be directly compared to and compete with the iPhone. I happen to like htc's sense because it is flat, consistent and useful without trying to simply pack in useless features. This combined with the design of the phone make it truly enjoyable to use. The things that raise the m8 above the latest iPhone for me are the screen quality and size, and the battery life. So far I have had battery life comparable to the note 3. My standard for assessing battery life are simple: if I need to, or want to use the phone heavily throughout the day - does it last? Or do I need to plug in at some point during the day? The note 3 and the m8 pass this test. I can use the phone as much as I want at work and after work and will only need to plug in at night. The iPhone can not do this. It needs to be plugged in during my commute to make it through the evening. To be fair, it does charge quickly and it is usually not an issue, but I would prefer to be completely untethered throughout the day because everyone knows there are days that take you away from chargers completely.
Anyway that's my long rant of why I like the m8 more than my beloved iPhone. If apple puts out a bigger screen around 5 inches and increases the battery life to match other flagship like the m8 and note 3, I might buy another iPhone. Until September or so when they do their next reveal, I'm set on the m8.
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I too am considering a jump again. I was on an S3 for a while then went back to a 5s
Honetly, Im considering a switch again Im just bored (again) with Apple. I jailbreak everything but its still the same boring IOS. I will miss imessage though.
Im on the fence between the M8 Nexus 5 or the SG5. I just dont know which way to go
Same here, I'll honestly just miss iMessage, but iOS is just boring.
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Same here, I'll honestly just miss iMessage, but iOS is just boring.
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iMessage makes it really hard for me to get off the apple ecosystem. There's no way I could ever convince my buddies to use whatsapp or hangouts etc. I'm really loving this M8 though lol.
same here. I remember it taking a few days for my number to switch from IOS to android
I'm leaving the iPhone 5 for the M8. Had a couple droids before; the most recent being the galaxy 1. It left a bad taste in my mouth with it's toyish feel, and the back button that liked to activate all by itself. I switched from it to a 4s and really liked it for a while. Jailbroke both the 4s and the 5, but it still didn't really feel the same as a rooted droid. That and always having to wait for jailbreak to come out for various IOS versions.
Now I gotta get back up to speed on what all is involved in rooting this thing. Back on the galaxy it was super 1 click, clockwork, don't remember if there was anything else; been a while!
I came from so many androids from droid x to bionic galaxy s4 to htc one I switched to iPhone an not looking back yeah you can root android and customize them but development is old nothing really fresh same stuff with different tweaks ..not going back I seen the htc M8 hands on yes it's good but everyone has there opinions
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I switched from a 4s to the One m7, and just upgraded to the m8. Best decision for me. As said before, even jailbroken, iOS just got boring to me. I tried a few ROMS on for size on the m7, before settling on the ViperONE, which added a bunch of new functionality to a Sense based ROM. Made the phone great in my opinion, and I eagerly await to see what the Viper Team comes up with for the m8.
If you like to tweak and play around with new ROMS, then android is where you want to be. If that is not a big deal for you then iOS will probably suit you well.
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I still have my iPhone 5s, but I can tell you that every time I try to use it for any length of time, the small screen makes me want to ragequit life. The phone is nice overall and the camera is a benchmark for quality and speed, but I just can't stand using a phone screen that small anymore. It's literally my only real beef besides the lack of customizability.
I have an M8 now and I have 5 other Android phones and I can tell you that the M8 is a very nice device. The speed and fluidity are unparalleled and the camera is just as fast. I like all the camera features. It may not take pictures that look as good as the iPhone, but at least I can set a different SMS app as default or the look of my launcher, etc. I also actually like Blinkfeed. I use it to keep up with Twitter/Facebook, etc. Great overall device. It's too bad that it will be overshadowed by the GS5 when it launches.
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I still have my iPhone 5s, but I can tell you that every time I try to use it for any length of time, the small screen makes me want to ragequit life. The phone is nice overall and the camera is a benchmark for quality and speed, but I just can't stand using a phone screen that small anymore. It's literally my only real beef besides the lack of customizability.
I have an M8 now and I have 5 other Android phones and I can tell you that the M8 is a very nice device. The speed and fluidity are unparalleled and the camera is just as fast. I like all the camera features. It may not take pictures that look as good as the iPhone, but at least I can set a different SMS app as default or the look of my launcher, etc. I also actually like Blinkfeed. I use it to keep up with Twitter/Facebook, etc. Great overall device. It's too bad that it will be overshadowed by the GS5 when it launches.
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Agreed I have an iPhone 5s and boot it up from time to time and I simply cannot use it for more then 5 minutes. The screen is so tiny I wondered how I used iPhone in the first place. It really feels like a toy. The only thing I could do with an iPhone is make calls due to screen size. No way you can use it for browsing, games or even typing it feels so cramped.
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