Gonna make this really short and sweet. After weeks of googling youtube videos and other source reviews of pros and cons between Amaze 4g and One S - I have decided to lean towards Amaze = ) for the following YET "HIGH" Pros reason
A) availability to expand memory using MicroSD card - ONE S? = ERRR
B) availability to swap batteries if needed - ONE S? = tsk tsk tsk
C) high-end build quality feel and craftsmanship of the device - ONE S? = BOOoo!
D) the way it looks caters more for "PROS" imho - ONE S? = looks more for beginners = /
E) dedicated camera and camcorder buttons!! - ONE S? = where the F is it!? = /
F) front facing cam - 2mp - ONES S? = ok who designed this ****!?
ETC...
I went to a local Staples store and they have both of these devices on display (dummy) and I've compared both - Amaze just feels better on my hand (just personal preference) and yeah sure One S maybe way thinner and much lighter - I prefer a bit of weight so i'll know my phone is there. Could really careless about One S packing one of the topnotch processors (S4) outhere but there's not much of an improvement from S3. And with the ICS rolled out for Amaze - that's what made me even more excited about getting it. I'm not saying ONE series (specifically S) is not a legitimate new lineup for HTC but c'mon... they could've done it BETTER and i just don't see any HTC or other brands outhere that will be able to match what Amaze packs in terms of specs and hardware combined.
It's funny that I agree, but what do you think about the S3? After all, it is released now. I still love my amaze, sold my first, had the option of the getting the one s or waiting for the s3 but I just couldn't keep my hands away from the damn camera and it's dedicated button, one of the main things that catches my eye on devices.
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It's funny that I agree, but what do you think about the S3? After all, it is released now. I still love my amaze, sold my first, had the option of the getting the one s or waiting for the s3 but I just couldn't keep my hands away from the damn camera and it's dedicated button, one of the main things that catches my eye on devices.
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never really a fan of Samsung devices. I've used it once (when GS2) came out and was not impressed with the overall UI platform (just my personal preference). I guess it's safe to say that i've grown so much to love HTC Sense UI that I never wanna take a chance to jump off the boat to another UI lol. To me, it's more intuitive and user friendly. In terms of customization on sense, there's plenty more for improvements.
I agree with the dedicated buttons for camera and camcorder! def an "eye catcher". Aside from comparing it side by side with One S - I was also able to compare it with other high-end mobiles and little to no devices matches Amazes build quality.
Does lack of Advancing Development steer you away? I mean I have grown to love Sense but Sense 4.0 for the Amaze is still in beta. And there are only WIP AOSP, AOKP & CM9 builds. But once ICS Source is released then it should start to pick up again.
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Does lack of Advancing Development steer you away? I mean I have grown to love Sense but Sense 4.0 for the Amaze is still in beta. And there are only WIP AOSP, AOKP & CM9 builds. But once ICS Source is released then it should start to pick up again.
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why thank you sir! can't wait to get my hands on it and do a little customization (nothing too crazy) .. I see future dev for this device and this is one of the main reason why i chose this over One S and other. Sense 4.0 on the Amaze is just.... SEX. lol
Off topic question though - I don't mean to veer off the subject but i'm curious what the quadrant standard benchmark set for this device on ICS (root & unrooted). Any difference as far as the results??
Using energy rom u get around 3000 when is used sense 4 beta had around 550mb ram free and got around 3500 on quadrant . And it gets 6700 (more than galaxy note) on antutu on sense 3.6 really badass performance
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I went through the same process recently and I went with the Amaze hands down. First and foremost, I got the Amaze for $200 less than the One S. Its certainly not worth $200 more in terms of specs. I couldn't find a One S for less than $440, but I got a month-old Amaze for $235.
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I went through the same process recently and I went with the Amaze hands down. First and foremost, I got the Amaze for $200 less than the One S. Its certainly not worth $200 more in terms of specs. I couldn't find a One S for less than $440, but I got a month-old Amaze for $235.
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My one s was 200 lol
AND
One S > Amaze
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My one s was 200 lol
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One S > Amaze
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200 but with a 2yr contract? I'm paying $30/mo for unlimited data and texting on prepay.
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200 but with a 2yr contract? I'm paying $30/mo for unlimited data and texting on prepay.
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what prepaid service are you using? And what kind of down speeds are you getting? If you don't mind me asking.
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what prepaid service are you using? And what kind of down speeds are you getting? If you don't mind me asking.
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I'm using the T-Mobile 4GMonthly $30 plan. It comes with 100 minutes talk, unlimited text and unlimited data. The first 5gb of data is 4G/HSPA+ and then after that its throttled. I'm getting very good speeds, sometimes as high as 12-13mbps.
Obviously the One S is nice.....but even if One S is the same price as the Amaze, I would go with the Amaze because of the replaceable battery + microSD card slot. Samsung's flagship phones have both of these things. I couldn't understand why the One S and One X would lack these two VERY important features...
What's the big deal about a removable battery? U shouldn't have to remove your battery if your phone/battery runs fine..
I have NOT missed battery pulls... So primitive
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What's the big deal about a removable battery? U shouldn't have to remove your battery if your phone/battery runs fine..
I have NOT missed battery pulls... So primitive
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Still trying to convince yourself that the OneS is better? Lol
Just sell the iphONE S and come back to the Amaze.
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Still trying to convince yourself that the OneS is better? Lol
Just sell the iphONE S and come back to the Amaze.
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Worst battery ever... I had to mod the caplights to kill light bleed... Had to put piece of paper in back cover to stop squeaking... electrical tape to stop flash bleed on camera... Broken WiFi calling, and virtually no development.
Yeah... I'll get right on that
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I'm using the T-Mobile 4GMonthly $30 plan. It comes with 100 minutes talk, unlimited text and unlimited data. The first 5gb of data is 4G/HSPA+ and then after that its throttled. I'm getting very good speeds, sometimes as high as 12-13mbps.
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I was thinking of doing the same since i hardly even go over 100 mins of talk time. But i would rather have atleast 500 mins just incase emergency comes up. My MyTouch 4G device contract is up this coming Dec and I might just do that if TMo still offers the $30 plan. but wait - i thought the $30 plan is only limited to 2gb. -shrugs-
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Worst battery ever... I had to mod the caplights to kill light bleed... Had to put piece of paper in back cover to stop squeaking... electrical tape to stop flash bleed on camera... Broken WiFi calling, and virtually no development.
Yeah... I'll get right on that
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did you get your device brand new out of the box or used? I guess it depends on the user but i could be wrong. Devices can be inconsistent with it comes to these issues. ie. i've had my MyTouch 4G (not the Slide) for almost 2 years and it's still going strong. Have no problems with it - tried rooting it before but not perm and it works great. Hoping to get my Amaze in 2 days and not run into these issues otherwise i'd throw a fit... but hey.. i got it for free lol
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did you get your device brand new out of the box or used? I guess it depends on the user but i could be wrong. Devices can be inconsistent with it comes to these issues. ie. i've had my MyTouch 4G (not the Slide) for almost 2 years and it's still going strong. Have no problems with it - tried rooting it before but not perm and it works great. Hoping to get my Amaze in 2 days and not run into these issues otherwise i'd throw a fit... but hey.. i got it for free lol
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I don't buy anything used. All of the problems that I listed were common amongst users. It is nowhere near the build quality of mt4g glacier... HTC one is more along those lines.
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I agree with glacier I have both phones I'm loving the one s mostly. I think the signal could've been better but It's a very nice awesome powerful phone with s4 processor. I think the amaze is awesome too love it but battery life for me is way better on one s. Though I really do.believe Samsung is starting to show up HTC. The galaxy s3 is pretty much pushing the envelope.
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the amaze is a good phone for sure, it just got ****ted on by HTC and shouldnt have. this phone could have been so much more than what it is! that being said, you boys jumping over to the one s should have waited for the s3. all US variants have the same hardware, so development is going to be overwhelming! on top of that, samsung has already released the FULL kernel source! hope to see some of you guys over there in the s3 forum with me
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I don't know, for some reason I'm feeling like the Rezound might be the best new Verizon phone. Of course this is completely dependent upon Devs hooking up the Rezound with ICS and the latest and greatest. I think they will tho. And I'm "noob" status when it comes to dev knowledge and modding, but it seems the HTC may surprise people VS sammy phone
Now I admit I don't know much about all the hardware that goes into these devices, but to me the Nexus has the advantage because, well, it's a Nexus! And that is strictly a software advantage as it will most likely get timely, BS free updates because it's Google's baby.
While I have loved my TB, I think it is because of all the GREAT developer support! Have I not rooted this device I would imagine that I would be a little more than frustrated with it by now. From the GB update tabacle to HTC saying that it will not be officially be getting Sense 3.0. Not to mention the reboot issues early in the devices career. IMO, the development for this device saved it ... IMO any way.
I will be getting the Nexus when it drops and I will be enjoying ICS goodness :-D I will have my TB waiting on the sidelines in the event something happens to my GN ...
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Ooooooppps!
Yes, Devs most definitely saved this phone!
another thread about these eh?...
"if" I get a new phone, it's going to be the reZound as it's the successor to the greatest phone ever made, the Thunderbolt.
specs aside, I'm certain there's going to be a lot of support(roms/kernals/radios) just lke the Thunderbolt.
RAZR lost me with the non-removable battery(locked bootloader also, but I'm sure devs will get around that)
Nexus lost me with the 'no microSD' support & the 5MP camera(common! who doesn't use their phone to take nice pics these days anyway!?)
you could argue that Nexus will have ICS, but all 3 will in time(officially). not to mention unoffical roms that we'll all be using anyway
I must agree, Dev's really did save this phone. I'm also getting the Nexus but keeping the bolt on my desk just in case.
Coming from having the OG Droid for almost two years to the DInc. (only had the Inc. for two weeks) to the Thunderbolt. I will miss Sense, I am a fan, but I think ICS will be a nice change.
I am getting one or the other, will wait to play with in person. I am guessing HTC may get better battery life on ICS. I think the Nexus may be a tad to big and no SD card slot or removable battery, which sucks, but I am sure the screen will be incredible. The Rezound will have to impress to keep me with HTC.
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I am getting one or the other, will wait to play with in person. I am guessing HTC may get better battery life on ICS. I think the Nexus may be a tad to big and no SD card slot or removable battery, which sucks, but I am sure the screen will be incredible. The Rezound will have to impress to keep me with HTC.
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The Nexus does have a removable battery.
keep in mind that the nexus is 1.2GHz dc & the rezound is 1.5GHz dc.
the nexus may also have a bigger screen(4.65" instead of 4.3") but it's not a super amoled + & has same pixel count as the iphone's 3.5" screen.
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keep in mind that the nexus is 1.2GHz dc & the rezound is 1.5GHz dc.
the nexus may also have a bigger screen(4.65" instead of 4.3") but it's not a super amoled + & has same pixel count as the iphone's 3.5" screen.
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I have seen that nexus is super amoled - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/galaxy-nexus-vs-droid-razr-how-the-specs-compare-20111024/
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I have seen that nexus is super amoled - http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/galaxy-nexus-vs-droid-razr-how-the-specs-compare-20111024/
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yes, as I said. its "super amoled", but not "super amoled + plus", like the galaxy s.
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yes, as I said. its "super amoled", but not "super amoled + plus", like the galaxy s.
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Oh, I see - I can't read :-D
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Nexus lost me with the 'no microSD' support & the 5MP camera(common! who doesn't use their phone to take nice pics these days anyway!?)
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Higher MP doesn't mean that the camera will take better pics. It's all about the sensors that the phone uses. And if you want to take "nice pics", you should get a camera for that, not a phone.
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Higher MP doesn't mean that the camera will take better pics. It's all about the sensors that the phone uses. And if you want to take "nice pics", you should get a camera for that, not a phone.
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oh I've got a 14mp panasonic lumix for that... but your phone is generally always on you, your camera is not. you need to make sure you are properly covered at all times for emergency picture taking. because you never know when "mother of god!!.. what the hell!?.." and you need to capture the moment.
not to mention paranormal occurances.
Don't get me wrong, I use my phone to take pics quite often. But is there really that big of a difference between 3 mega pixel? I never remember complaining about the pics my D1 took.
I could just be jaded by my desire for the Nexus, IDK
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oh I've got a 14mp panasonic lumix for that... but your phone is generally always on you, your camera is not. you need to make sure you are properly covered at all times for emergency picture taking. because you never know when "mother of god!!.. what the hell!?.." and you need to capture the moment.
not to mention paranormal occurances.
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As mentioned, it's not "mp's" that makes great pictures it's the sensors. The only good thing about an 8mp over a 5mp is if you want to zoom in on someone and see if they have bloodshot eyes! Or more realistically, if you want to blow up a picture to poster size and not lose quality. I think the SGN went 5mp to gain better 0 shutter speed lag.
Anyhow, there are TONS of articles and forums posts that explain this in way better details. Point be said, the SGN having 5mp should NOT be a negative factor.
I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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Rezound will replace thunderbolt, so it will drop alright right off of Verizon's page.
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brownsfan said:
I have a Thunderbolt for my work phone. My personal phone is a DINC and im eligible for upgrade. I want to get another Tbolt. Should I wait for the Rezound to come out before I get it in hopes the Tbolt's price will drop more?
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if you don't upgrade phones very often, wait a couple of weeks and see what deals that best buy, amazon and wirefly offer. I got 2 tbolts, 2 dinc2's for 300 total from amazon.
As far as the rezound, wow!!!
Better specs than I thought it would see. Thank you HTC for finally getting the screen right.
I was definitely in the nexus camp, but now, as long as we can get root on the rezound, I will probably get that after xmas. I like the no buttons look of ICS, but have preferred HTC over samsung for a long time now.
Did we get specs on how much storage the rezound is going to have? I'm hoping 32gb internal like the Nexus.
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if you don't upgrade phones very often, wait a couple of weeks and see what deals that best buy, amazon and wirefly offer. I got 2 tbolts, 2 dinc2's for 300 total from amazon.
As far as the rezound, wow!!!
Better specs than I thought it would see. Thank you HTC for finally getting the screen right.
I was definitely in the nexus camp, but now, as long as we can get root on the rezound, I will probably get that after xmas. I like the no buttons look of ICS, but have preferred HTC over samsung for a long time now.
Did we get specs on how much storage the rezound is going to have? I'm hoping 32gb internal like the Nexus.
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16 internal 16 SD card.
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Hey guys sup!!!
Anyway, Tmo US is bringing in the HTC One S. Wondering what you guys think about it. Is it worth to switch, or just keep the amaze? I went form htc sensation to htc amaze in 1 month, now i'm not sure if i should do the same and switch to htc one s.....
if it were the htc one x with quad proc then should be a no brainer, but TMO US the way they are argghh, just don't get why they didn't get the htc one x instead....
any thoughts??? Also, I believe the galaxy note is now workable in TMO US, as someone here got it to work with a different radio....
I wouldn't, if people think battery life on the amaze sucks, it'll probably be worse on the one s because it has a smaller capacity battery, as for me the upgrades are very nice but not quite worth it to switch from the amaze. I don't like how OEMS are starting to remove the search button, its something i use all the time.
the fact that it has a non removable battery and no expandable memory are the killers for me. hell, i dont like the fact the amaze has an internal sd, but its tolerable
I agree, too soon to switch. Dev. is picking up and once the release of 'you know what' comes out it'll be a free for all. Nobody is working on 2.3 anymore, its the calm before the storm. I see lots of good things on the next couple of months for the amaze
If you don't care about not being able to pull your battery or increase your sdcard storage then upgrade.
Not being able to install a bigger sdcard and not being able to pull the battery are deal breakers for me. 16gb of storage is not enough for me. I'm already past 16gb on my 32gig. Not being able to pull the battery also means you won't be able to replace it with a better extended life one. We all know stock android batteries suck ass.
In my opinion, the one s is not much better than the amaze. Besides sense 4.0 it gots nothing else on the amaze and almost nothing at all when the amaze receives the official ics update.
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the fact that it has a non removable battery and no expandable memory are the killers for me. hell, i dont like the fact the amaze has an internal sd, but its tolerable
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One series has a kill switch instead of a removable battery (so u can mimick a batt pull, but can't replace a shot battery ) and the no removable/expandable memory is a DEFINITE buzzkill... But it does come with internal storage and that Dropbox hack built in for an extra 23 GB
Either way, I think its ugly and I love my amaze... I'll wait
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One series has a kill switch instead of a removable battery (so u can mimick a batt pull, but can't replace a shot battery ) and the no removable/expandable memory is a DEFINITE buzzkill... But it does come with internal storage and that Dropbox hack built in for an extra 23 GB
Either way, I think its ugly and I love my amaze... I'll wait
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That's a pretty good point about the battery never thought... What if the battery goes bad you have to send your whole phone! Yikes.
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That's a pretty good point about the battery never thought... What if the battery goes bad you have to send your whole phone! Yikes.
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Sounds like one reason I didn't buy an iPhone... Amongst others
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with the One S I understand.... but what if it were the One X with Quad core and 4.7" HD screen?? OR samsung note?
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with the One S I understand.... but what if it were the One X with Quad core and 4.7" HD screen?? OR samsung note?
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im personally jumping ship when the galaxy s3 comes out...rumor has it as having a 1080p 4.7 inch screen
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im personally jumping ship when the galaxy s3 comes out...rumor has it as having a 1080p 4.7 inch screen
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I remember when I got my hero, I upgraded from a touch diamond, and I was blown away at the screen. That's what an upgrade should feel like, I look at my old one and then the new one, and you can definitely tell that there's an improvement. With today's phones, unless you're buying something that's got a 3D projection on it or something beamed straight to your brain, I think trying to top what we've already got is going to be pretty damn hard. 1080P? I can't notice much of a difference.
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I remember when I got my hero, I upgraded from a touch diamond, and I was blown away at the screen. That's what an upgrade should feel like, I look at my old one and then the new one, and you can definitely tell that there's an improvement. With today's phones, unless you're buying something that's got a 3D projection on it or something beamed straight to your brain, I think trying to top what we've already got is going to be pretty damn hard. 1080P? I can't notice much of a difference.
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I think you would notice it on a 4.7 inch screen. Hell, my mytouch has a 3.8 in hdpi screen and I can tell a difference between that phone and my amaze. Maybe you need glasses?
The One S is a lot faster than the amaze.. supposedly ~60% increase clock for clock based on the new "s4" snapdragon. But that probably isn't enough of a reason to jump ship unless you have a lot of money you want to burn. The screen is also kind of weak on the One S. Hopefully tmobile gets a version of the X.
It has ics and suppose to be faster but can't upgrade the battery or memory i would pass
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I think you would notice it on a 4.7 inch screen. Hell, my mytouch has a 3.8 in hdpi screen and I can tell a difference between that phone and my amaze. Maybe you need glasses?
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I said much of a difference. The current screens are very good nowadays anyway, the differences are miniscule. And I already wear glasses
btw, samsung can kiss my ass!
1080p on a 4.7 screen would be so pointless.. it would also be laggy, much more than 720p. even wvga looks decent on the titan, qhd look good, 720p looks amazing, thats a waste of tech/money lol. just my 2 cents.. most people that have normal human eyes don't notice a difference between 720/1080 unless the screen is around, or above 50"
samsung hasnt released a superamoled plus screen with anything above wvga as of now anyways, i dont see why or how they would jump to 1080p. unless they have been working on something for a quite a while
I don't get why some of you like to drop so much cash on new phones that do the same thing. Talk about wasting money.
From what I've read on the engadget review, the amaze has a better camera for stills. Plus once ics hops along we should be getting better battery life and performance.
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I don't get why some of you like to drop so much cash on new phones that do the same thing. Talk about wasting money.
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I agree, I had to wait for a tax refund to buy my amaze, had the G2 for a year before getting the amaze and that was only because it was free with a new account. I'll stick with it for awhile now, I love tech but I don't find a need or have the cash to upgrade every 6 months when some l "cutting edge" device comes out.
Once some "other" things happen for amaze it'll be even more of a beast.
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I also agree on not wasting money. My mytouch lasted me over a year, before that my 9700 was two years.
I will be sticking with this one for awhile. Least a year. 6 months is to fast, lol!
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So my dad is considering switching over to vzw and getting a gs3, which is a huge upgrade from his old evo. He wanted to go see it and so did I so I tagged along. When we got there we started to look at it and I have to say both of us were impressed by it.
Now the first thing I noticed. While some rep was blabbing about the phone with my dad I was trying to get into the bootloader. Since I have never had a Samsung phone I had no clue and searching yielded no results fast. So I powered it off and pressed a bunch of buttons and to my surprise instead of a bootloader I saw the Samsung logo and underneath it was a little unlocked lock that read custom below it. I assumed it meant it was unlocked and I was way to shocked to take a picture.
Just a little surprise. Now on to the next thing.
I checked out the nexus and I was loving it until I brought up a white page and could see the home screen burned in an ugly yellow over the page. yuck. I honestly tried to give it a chance but that's disguisting.
Now the real gross part.
I moved even further down passed other stuff until I came to the so called "rezound killer" the DROID incredible 4G lte. It seriously made me cringe a little inside. The screen is so small and not as wide as the rezounds. Another thing: its not even that thin. It's definitely thicker than an iphone though. I couldn't test the weight because of the security thing which was huge on this device. Definitely a smaller downgraded rezound.
And that is my little trip to the Verizon store.
FYI the droid inc4g isnt a "rezound killer" its not supposed to be. the inc4g is target more as a mid tier device not a high end like the rezound is. all versions of this inc has always been targeted as a mid tier device. hence the smaller screen smaller form factor.
its not suppose to be better than the rezound..if your looking for a follow up to the rezound supposedly a new htc phone for vzw just got benchmarked and it follows the model number of the rezound.
what he said.
the inc 4g is actually a great phone, i've sold 3 within the past 24 hours already, and the people i sold them to LOVE it.
....plus, we make god damn BANK on the Inc 4g so i can guarantee reps are going to be pushing people into this phone like crazy. it's so cheap for stores to buy, and selling at 199 is a great price point. it's an awesome little phone, and if i could, i'd totally get one to run side by side with my Rez
The unlocked means there is a custom recovery. Fishy. Not an unlocked bl unfortunately.
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what he said.
the inc 4g is actually a great phone, i've sold 3 within the past 24 hours already, and the people i sold them to LOVE it.
....plus, we make god damn BANK on the Inc 4g so i can guarantee reps are going to be pushing people into this phone like crazy. it's so cheap for stores to buy, and selling at 199 is a great price point. it's an awesome little phone, and if i could, i'd totally get one to run side by side with my Rez
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I read that and decided to go to the house of a friend that had it. So after a little while of playing with it its actually pretty nice. I'm gonna be mad if they get aosp before us though....
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Yeah that is fishy and considering most vzw reps know nothing about anything (excluding jayochs) I'm wondering if one of the smart employees played with it?
Gotta correct one thing - when the Og Inc lauched, it was a top spec phone, beaten only by its close brother the Evo in terms of screen size (but not resolution). The Inc was top tier, till VZ shoved their heads up their bums, and released crappy iterations there after.
Given the styling, i think the Rezound should have been the Inc 4G.. ah well, a rose by any other name...
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Gotta correct one thing - when the Og Inc lauched, it was a top spec phone, beaten only by its close brother the Evo in terms of screen size (but not resolution). The Inc was top tier, till VZ shoved their heads up their bums, and released crappy iterations there after.
Given the styling, i think the Rezound should have been the Inc 4G.. ah well, a rose by any other name...
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nah, the rezound should've been the VIGOR! lol
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nah, the rezound should've been the VIGOR! lol
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This, but they never end up using the codename
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This, but they never end up using the codename
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how cool would the tbolt have been? HTC MECHA!
I think the HTC Ville (One S) and Pyramid (Sensation) were better than their real names and maybe the Leo (HD2) and Runnymede (Sensation XL)
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I think the HTC Ville (One S) and Pyramid (Sensation) were better than their real names and maybe the Leo (HD2) and Runnymede (Sensation XL)
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You forgot the supersonic (EVO 4G). How badass would it be to have a phone called the HTC supersonic?
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You forgot the supersonic (EVO 4G). How badass would it be to have a phone called the HTC supersonic?
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More badass than a tablet called Jetstream?
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Supersonic was one of the coolest code names.
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The nexus screen sucks, just as you experienced. Pretty much all the hardware on that phone was outdated at launch. I still don't understand it. I know for sure our screen, camera, and radios are better. Now the GS3, I would buy that in a heartbeat if I had an upgrade and could keep my plan.
I think I'll stick it out until the next nexus drops, though. If cm9 ever gets sorted out for us, the wait will be easy.
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The nexus screen sucks, just as you experienced. Pretty much all the hardware on that phone was outdated at launch. I still don't understand it. I know for sure our screen, camera, and radios are better. Now the GS3, I would buy that in a heartbeat if I had an upgrade and could keep my plan.
I think I'll stick it out until the next nexus drops, though. If cm9 ever gets sorted out for us, the wait will be easy.
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yeah nexus screen does suck lol and the camera is AWFUUUULLLLLLL
but i like my jellybean! lol
jayochs said:
yeah nexus screen does suck lol and the camera is AWFUUUULLLLLLL
but i like my jellybean! lol
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Oh yeah. It is smooth as butter with JB. They really dropped the ball with the hardware. The GS3 should have been the Nexus branded phone. Let the crap hardware have TouchWiz.
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Gotta correct one thing - when the Og Inc lauched, it was a top spec phone, beaten only by its close brother the Evo in terms of screen size (but not resolution). The Inc was top tier, till VZ shoved their heads up their bums, and released crappy iterations there after.
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why do you consider the dinc2 crap? I have 2 for the kids and the damn things just work. No custom anything and both after over a year are just as snappy as day 1.
Consider when they came out, lte wasn't mainstream, neither were dual core processors. Got a great little 4inch screen as well. Some people need to realize that not everyone wants a 1080p 5 inch screen on their smartphone... (I do of course, but we are the vocal minority)
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why do you consider the dinc2 crap? I have 2 for the kids and the damn things just work. No custom anything and both after over a year are just as snappy as day 1.
Consider when they came out, lte wasn't mainstream, neither were dual core processors. Got a great little 4inch screen as well. Some people need to realize that not everyone wants a 1080p 5 inch screen on their smartphone... (I do of course, but we are the vocal minority)
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Well, a year later, and the device has the same CPU, a weaker screen (OLED is nicer), less internal storage.. The droid x2 came out the same time and blew it away in performance. And the SII put it in its place badly in only a few months later. Nothing "Incredible" about it, unlike the original...
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Well, a year later, and the device has the same CPU, a weaker screen (OLED is nicer), less internal storage.. The droid x2 came out the same time and blew it away in performance. And the SII put it in its place badly in only a few months later. Nothing "Incredible" about it, unlike the original...
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA THE DX2 BLOWWWWSSS. I'd take a dinc 2 over my ol dx2 any FREAKING day! The dinc has a single core and 700mb ram but the processor is overclockable and it has full aosp roms. The dx2 has 2 cores and 512 mb of ram and it runs aosp roms with Backdoor patches and fixes. Hell, I'd take my old fascinate over that POS.
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yeah the x2 was garbage lol i sold more incredible 2s than those pos's back last year.
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I was surprised at how different the One X and my EVO LTE are...
My brother is an iPhone fanboy, but chose the One X to expose himself for a while to Android. I thought that would be a nice phone for exposure, at least. But, upon looking at his phone and trying to root it for him, I was really not turned on by the phone at all.
ATT Bloatware everywhere
It felt cheap, made of plastic
It was strangely light (a light phone to me just feels cheap... I like some weight)
The One X apparently doesn't support google wallet? I don't know if this is an ATT limitation or if the phone lacks the secure aspect of the NFC chip. But this surprised me.
Also, my brother has ~80gb of mp3s, which is not possible to hold with the One X. So I directed him to google play music manager, and he was turned off by having to play music through the clouds, as they say.
Particularly a hassle to root/unlock (I believe ATT is to blame?)
Oh, and I say my brother HAD a One X, because he has since said he is sticking to his iPhone.
I was surprised at how much I didn't care for the One X and at how large the gap between the One X and the EVO LTE is. The EVO is a finely crafted and well thought out phone. I don't know if the credit goes to Sprint for specifying what the EVO LTE must have, or if that was HTC's part, but it really is a higher quality phone. Be proud
What're your thoughts, if you have had the chance to play with both and compare the two?
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Well to be fair, this is the third generation of the EVO. The og EVO was still the best first release device on any carrier in my opinion.
If att keeps the one x as a device to build on, I would think it will improve by its third generation. But I agree, the casing to me speaks volumes about quality and where the og stood on the shoulders of others.
I'm sure they have other qualities that are solid but the EVO is really the only HTC device I will ever be interested in. Can't wait until next spring to see if they bring a 4th gen edition.
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I was able to talk my brother into the one x from a 3gs and he hasn't really complained much. I haven't had the oppurtunity to play with it myself though. He's used to 8gb so I think he'll be happy with 16.
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I think Sprint specified these differences between the two phones. While it may be a "3rd Generation EVO," it's still considered a One-series phone. Sprint wouldn't have had the One X without making it different from everyone else. Sprint knows that customers still need expandable storage. They knew the kickstand missing from the EVO 3D was a big let down, so they brought it back. And obviously, the battery... With unlimited data on their network, they need a bigger battery for those heavy users (not fat people). And obviously, the casing needed to be it's own look. Everything else on the inside is One-series, even down to the screen. I like the casing to the One X phone, but you're right, it does feel cheap compared to my EVO.
I'm happy that we got something that no one else could get with the One X, but maintained it's core details (processor, RAM, screen, GPU, etc.).
*Foot in mouth*
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SD card. We have it, the One X doesn't.
EVO LTE > One X
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The differences are mostly superficial aside from the sd card slot and kickstand that do add utility. The bloatware can always be removed after rooting. The fact that it's difficult is normal, just look how long s-off took on the evo lte.
Also keep in mind that the AT&T network reigns supreme compared to Sprint's. The only negative being no unlimited data. I started keeping track of how much I consume and it's general not more than 2-3 gigs a month. Most of the consumption came from cloud streaming services. Pandora and navigation on the other hand don't take up too much bandwidth. So I figure even with tethering and performing essential tasks, you don't need more than 5.
I do agree though it's nice to have unlimited, especially if you're on the road a lot and stream a lot of video (Netflix). However most of that is pretty much impossible to do with Sprint's abysmal 3G speeds. The only reason I stayed was because I'm betting on Sprint's LTE to be decently good. That and the cost aspect. You do get what you pay for though and if money weren't an issue AT&T would be the choice to go with.
If i were on AT&T I would get the unlocked GNex from the playstore instead of a OneX or iphone. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Sense fan, however the unlocked GNex doesn't have anyone getting in the way of OS updates (ahem, Sprint and EVO 3D). I'm happy with Sprint, I got WiFi at work and at home to hold me over until we get LTE in Los Angeles.
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If i were on AT&T I would get the unlocked GNex from the playstore instead of a OneX or iphone. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Sense fan, however the unlocked GNex doesn't have anyone getting in the way of OS updates (ahem, Sprint and EVO 3D). I'm happy with Sprint, I got WiFi at work and at home to hold me over until we get LTE in Los Angeles.
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I agree..although I used to think aosp was ugly I find myself now a little envious of the gnex even knowing I have superior hardware..these jumps in firmware are very hard to distinguish with a heavy sense overlay..vanilla android has matured and I think the need for skins has diminished..although it seems OEMs are going in the opposite direction..why can't we have a device like the LTE running vanilla..it would be sick..and my next device certainly will be the nexus variety provided sprint doesn't wait 6 months after initial release to drop it..ie galaxy nexus
I think that the GNex is a great phone.
But I won't mind waiting for a good, plain Android to come later while I enjoy this awesome screen earlier.
Looking forward to a nice CM or AOKP, and meanwhile using the Nova launcher and laying out my apps and widgets.
I don't know about others, but I am not liking every Google decision, e.g., notification and ringtone volume locked together.
There's a lot about Sense that doesn't suck at all, the Clock app, Mail, the settings layout, and a few other things.
Imo.
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I agree..although I used to think aosp was ugly I find myself now a little envious of the gnex even knowing I have superior hardware..these jumps in firmware are very hard to distinguish with a heavy sense overlay..vanilla android has matured and I think the need for skins has diminished..although it seems OEMs are going in the opposite direction..why can't we have a device like the LTE running vanilla..it would be sick..and my next device certainly will be the nexus variety provided sprint doesn't wait 6 months after initial release to drop it..ie galaxy nexus
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I wouldn't say superior hardware... It's over 6 months old.. superior software maybe but that's all on what you like, different people like different things
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
I wouldn't say superior hardware... It's over 6 months old.. superior software maybe but that's all on what you like, different people like different things
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He was saying the Evo has superior hardware.... If the Evo hardware is 6 months explain lol
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EarlyMon said:
SD card. We have it, the One X doesn't.
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And only we have a kickstand.
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ckoadiyn said:
He was saying the Evo has superior hardware.... If the Evo hardware is 6 months explain lol
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Oh okay I read wrong, sorry for my mistake. I thought he was talking about the gnex
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
Oh okay I read wrong, sorry for my mistake. I thought he was talking about the gnex
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Lol its cool we all make them
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Lol its cool we all make them
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Speak for yourself.
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Speak for yourself.
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I don't know if this is trolling or just arrogance.
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I don't know if this is trolling or just arrogance.
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Geez, I thought it was light-hearted comedy.
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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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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