why so cheap? :O - HTC EVO 3D

hello, im thinking about buying this phone, but it's price is kinda suspicious to me, it has two cores, beautiful display, 1gig of ram, but is incredibly cheap in my country unlike other dual core phones, any reason why? thanks

a2ha said:
hello, im thinking about buying this phone, but it's price is kinda suspicious to me, it has two cores, beautiful display, 1gig of ram, but is incredibly cheap in my country unlike other dual core phones, any reason why? thanks
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Because it's successor is already released and on sale for 199.99
It's a Damn good phone, just considered the high end of the mid range at this point, because it's about a year old.
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Because the EVO 3d is underrated. It does have good specs tho. If you're looking for a good cheap phone, the 3d is for you.

it has the best specs from one year ago, and has 3d video and playback, unlike nearly all phones. Great phone

It's like last year's car model when the new ones come out.

allright, thanks for all the answers, im getting it ^^

I personally wouldn't get it. But that's me. I've had huge stability issues with mine. But for the price it's nice. If your in the US though get the new evo.
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If you are constantly watching 3D movies and stuff like me, it's worth it. It's the best android (for my uses) imo. The 3D is way better than going to the movies and its not massive like all the other phones now days. Fits nicely in the pocket. And when you get it, get the Acase Supperlaggera case for it, its only 6 bucks and the best case ihave come across. You won't be disappointed with the phone or that case, take my word
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Becarefull.i bought it as it was cheap.bt my phone suffers from light leakage and dust inside screen.
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Sensation XE is going for about £250 now around here (Evo3D was £200 here)
Evo 3D and the Sensation are last years tech but still great for the price.
I imagine the sensation XE has WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more development potential due to the lack of 3D making it easier to dev for, but higher CPU, 1.5GHz dual core, and less RAM (and different GPU if i recall)

rdr_m said:
Becarefull.i bought it as it was cheap.bt my phone suffers from light leakage and dust inside screen.
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Just because it's cheap does not mean it has no warranty. I would have taken it back.
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notsointeresting said:
I personally wouldn't get it. But that's me. I've had huge stability issues with mine. But for the price it's nice. If your in the US though get the new evo.
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Please explain your instability issues. I recognize you as a very knowledgeable person. Help us with "what not to do" or is the 3d just overall not great in your opinion. It's a pretty good device in my opinion, but i don't fall into the "hard user" category. Thanks for your time. ( device not stable, notsointeresting is stable)

woody296 said:
Please explain your instability issues. I recognize you as a very knowledgeable person. Help us with "what not to do" or is the 3d just overall not great in your opinion. It's a pretty good device in my opinion, but i don't fall into the "hard user" category. Thanks for your time. ( device not stable, notsointeresting is stable)
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I've been through 6 of these phones. The one I have now is screwing up aswell. Random bootloops, freezing. Data issues. You name it. I got rid of my OG EVO for this free (good friend who pulled strings) and i wish I could go back. All in all, I would get new LTE if ya can.
Btw stock everything on this phone I have now.
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6? 6 phones, that's not unlucky or a bad phone, that's the universe trying to tell you something.

Just picked up a never turned on warranty replacement 3d for my wife. Activated it Monday afternoon and had 5+ lockups that required a battery pull. As of 8am today they are ordering me a replacement.
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woody296 said:
Please explain your instability issues. I recognize you as a very knowledgeable person. Help us with "what not to do" or is the 3d just overall not great in your opinion. It's a pretty good device in my opinion, but i don't fall into the "hard user" category. Thanks for your time. ( device not stable, notsointeresting is stable)
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I've just problems with it since day one. Mostly lockups. When I put into my pocket and take it out the screen won't turn on , so I have to remove battery. I get random reboots throughout the day. 50 percent of the time plugging the charger in causes the phone to lock up.
This happens all throughout the day no matter what ROM/firmware/kernel .
Just be wary to anyone who buys as I know I'm not the only one.
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Great phone! I've had it since launch day, bezel on both the front and the back (for the camera) have fallen off. The front bezel was actually hanging off, and it was pretty brutally bent from my abuse (thus why I got rid of it) and the 3d switch as well as the camera button are now gone. My only complaint is that wimax sucks, but thats something we deal with here in the US.

zcink said:
Wow all these problems......
Hmmm never had a one.
I was reluctant to go s-off but finally did using wire trick. So far - no problems.
I didn't agree with other methods everyone was using. Changing CID, downgrading bootloader. I had a theory that doing all that would make your phone "UNStable".
Still wonder about all the people that left this phone and alll the ones having stability problems if its something they did in going s-off.
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Lol no more negativity , this phone is awesome

One week till launch! Too many iPhone fan boys clogging the xda threads and trying to trash this phone . Dual core, sense 3.0, qHD screen , 1gb of RAM , 4gb internal . That is one beast ass phone. Oh and it does 3D just for giggles. With the devs here at xda this phone will by far exceed everyone's expectations .
BTW you don't I repeat don't have to use 3D its not a gimmick or the whole purpose just a simple feature way too many people are trying to say it is bad.
I'm excited for my first dual core!
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aray92 said:
One week till launch! Too many iPhone fan boys clogging the xda threads and trying to trash this phone . Dual core, sense 3.0, qHD screen , 1gb of RAM , 4gb internal . That is one beast ass phone. Oh and it does 3D just for giggles. With the devs here at xda this phone will by far exceed everyone's expectations .
BTW you don't I repeat don't have to use 3D its not a gimmick or the whole purpose just a simple feature way too many people are trying to say it is bad.
I'm excited for my first dual core!
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Thank you sir. I was getting tired of reading all these negative reviews. Can't wait to pick this up on Friday after work!
Agreed, what's the point of listening to people that have actually used the phone and have provided a critical assessment! No. I'd much rather read off the spec sheet and declare it AWESOME.
Hey, did you see the new Steve Carell movie?
Yes, it was just meh!
OMFG! It was awesome! You are so biased!!1
Did you see it?
No, but the movie poster was hot and the trailer was amazing!
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Thank you im getting this phone after work friday!!! I have the Evo 4g now and if you recall all the people talking Sh!t about it. Well the evo has been the best phone i ever had ! and i have had many phones android,all the iphones,blackberry. The evo kicks some [email protected]@ ... oh yea im getting my 3D for 50.00 on Friday cant beat that price !!
Hell yeah! I can not wait to get this phone.I'm sick of all the ******* complaining about head aches and hurting eyes after using the phones 3D..Either man up,deal with it or get a different phone..This is the mother F'n Evo, it doesn't have to be for everyone, but it is for me.
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Agreed, what's the point of listening to people that have actually used the phone and have provided a critical assessment! No. I'd much rather read off the spec sheet and declare it AWESOME.
Hey, did you see the new Steve Carell movie?
Yes, it was just meh!
OMFG! It was awesome! You are so biased!!1
Did you see it?
No, but the movie poster was hot and the trailer was amazing!
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No reason to be a smartass. You don't like it, don't get it. The phone itself will be real solid, the 3d might not be, but why concentrate solely on that?
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mawst95 said:
Agreed, what's the point of listening to people that have actually used the phone and have provided a critical assessment! No. I'd much rather read off the spec sheet and declare it AWESOME.
Hey, did you see the new Steve Carell movie?
Yes, it was just meh!
OMFG! It was awesome! You are so biased!!1
Did you see it?
No, but the movie poster was hot and the trailer was amazing!
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Most movies that have crappy reviews are usually pretty damn good!!!! I only take one opinion to mind......MINE!!!!
I like most movies that are rated poorly as well...
What doesn't make sense is how different each reviewis... on says battery life is great... one says its the aame.. and one says it's bad.
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Yep, I can't wait myself. I'm temporarily downgraded to a Samsung Instinct while I wait. I've had to use it since this past Sunday. Needless to say, I absolutely can't wait for this thing!
Friday Im blowing off court and calling in sick from work, driving out to the mountains so it will be just me and my evo 3d dancing naked through the forest
T Minus 7
One week to go....
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Friday Im blowing off court and calling in sick from work, driving out to the mountains so it will be just me and my evo 3d dancing naked through the forest
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totally adding that to my sig
LiquidFusion01 said:
Yep, I can't wait myself. I'm temporarily downgraded to a Samsung Instinct while I wait. I've had to use it since this past Sunday. Needless to say, I absolutely can't wait for this thing!
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I been on my Instinct since 5 months ago since my Hero was destroyed :/. Anything is better than that so I wont be disappointed with the Evo 3D.
Awesome indeed!!!
I was fortunate enough to pick up an HTC seed unit last night and let tell you. THIS PHONE IS AWESOME!!!
Not even talking about the 3d... which upon first encounter was a bit tricky to get used to, but after shooting over 50 pictures/videos there's a science to getting it right.
The power of this phone lies in the dual core processor, the "super lcd" display, and updated software makes the phone run like a dream.
I was actually not very excited for this phone. I left android for WP7. (say what you may, but I use my phone a lot for work.) I can happily say the Evo 3d has brought me back into the fold...
But in short.. it's definately worth the wait!
What was your impression of the 2D pic quality (in relation to
4g?
Thanks
QUOTE=u83r_pl4c1d;14829897]I was fortunate enough to pick up an HTC seed unit last night and let tell you. THIS PHONE IS AWESOME!!!
Not even talking about the 3d... which upon first encounter was a bit tricky to get used to, but after shooting over 50 pictures/videos there's a science to getting it right.
The power of this phone lies in the dual core processor, the "super lcd" display, and updated software makes the phone run like a dream.
I was actually not very excited for this phone. I left android for WP7. (say what you may, but I use my phone a lot for work.) I can happily say the Evo 3d has brought me back into the fold...
But in short.. it's definately worth the wait![/QUOTE]
Honestly, the 2D picture quality is comprable to the Evo. I had a buddy take a picture of the exact same thing side by side on his Evo 4G. The quality is identical... unless you go full zoom on both devices, in which case the 4G is a winner, but not by a huge margin.
My biggest problem with the camera is the dedicated camera button. It is auto-focuses on light pressure and snaps the picture on the full press. It may just be because I have an otterbox case on it, but I find myself pushing so hard that I make the picture out of focus. Not a major gripe, as I'm learning to have a bit more... "finese" with the camera button. Ironically, I find the dedicated camera button to be EXTREMELY handy aside from my lack of initial nimbleness with it. Here are a few random 2D pictures I took if anyone wants to compare for themselves... and yes, very random pictures, I'm at work and don't have a lot to photograph..
Old Navy sign is no zoom / full zoom from the exact same distance. No zoom picture of a dairy queen cup... yup... I know...
LiquidFusion01 said:
Yep, I can't wait myself. I'm temporarily downgraded to a Samsung Instinct while I wait. I've had to use it since this past Sunday. Needless to say, I absolutely can't wait for this thing!
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i had to do the same thing but for 2 weeks
guys this phone sucks,
please look at all the reviews, 3d is a gimmick and is used as a scapegoat as to the ****ty specs this phone has. It will be a massive failure.
Sincerely,
Steve Jobs
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guys this phone sucks,
please look at all the reviews, 3d is a gimmick and is used as a scapegoat as to the ****ty specs this phone has. It will be a massive failure.
Sincerely,
Steve Jobs
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Thank you steve for making me **** my pants laughing

My Review: The Most Important Review

After all the reviews that were good and bad, I always said this:
The is no better Review than your own Review. Becuase you will notice if the phone is really what you want.
So for thoose who recivied the phone today or will get the phone today. Let's start this tread..
Ps. My phone just got the destination scan so my review will be later today.
The phone is truly awesome. I think any company or organization that gave this phone a bad review should be ashamed of themselves. If Engadget truly gave this phone a bad review then they are a waste. I will never read any of their reviews again. Its is everything I thought it would be and more. The 3D photos are amazing. Love it!
zone23 said:
The phone is truly awesome. I think any company or organization that gave this phone a bad review should be ashamed of themselves. If Engadget truly gave this phone a bad review then they are a waste. I will never read any of their reviews again. Its is everything I thought it would be and more. The 3D photos are amazing. Love it!
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It's all relative though. Of course everyone on this forum is going to love this phone. We are all paying hard earned money to purchase this product. Engadget receives these devices for free, and aren't really partial towards the Evo 3D.
Not true... I have no "bias" I want it to be awesome sure, but if its not ill just take it back and wait.
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the battery life absolutely sucks on this one. What do they expect, everybody to get spare batteries or extended batteries that make the phone look like a pregnant sumbitch. Totally disappointed with 4g data too. Never having owned a 4G device on sprint before, I was hoping to see a nice speed boost but the speeds are barely any improvement. 3D is wonderful, not as good as the 3D on my samsung 3DTV, but looks better than the 3DS. since its for my wife, I guess I will keep it. If it was for me, it would have been on its way back.
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the battery life absolutely sucks on this one. What do they expect, everybody to get spare batteries or extended batteries that make the phone look like a pregnant sumbitch. Totally disappointed with 4g data too. Never having owned a 4G device on sprint before, I was hoping to see a nice speed boost but the speeds are barely any improvement. 3D is wonderful, not as good as the 3D on my samsung 3DTV, but looks better than the 3DS. since its for my wife, I guess I will keep it. If it was for me, it would have been on its way back.
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If you don't like it, you must be totally biased. Users here only want reviews that worship the phone. C'mon... get with the program.
Comparing with my thunderbolt, the synth. benchmarks all have the TB getting better scores. But thats probably because I have it o/cd at 1.4Ghz. I have a sense 3.0 rom on the TB, which seems smoother than the UI on the Evo 3d, but that may be just me!!!
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If you don't like it, you must be totally biased. Users here only want reviews that worship the phone. C'mon... get with the program.
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I guess I am unbiased because the phone's not for me.
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ahhhhhh more pointless threads started
Why is everyone so obsessed with benchmark scores. For crying out loud its a damn cell phone. Some of you guys acting like you'll be using the phone to find the cure for cancer lol.
My co-worker has the TB stock and she is always complaining about battery life. If I can get 14 hrs from the e3d, then I'm golden
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Comparing with my thunderbolt, the synth. benchmarks all have the TB getting better scores. But thats probably because I have it o/cd at 1.4Ghz. I have a sense 3.0 rom on the TB, which seems smoother than the UI on the Evo 3d, but that may be just me!!!
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I would definitely say it's because you have it o/cd. However, comparing Sprint's 4G Network to Verizon's LTE is like comparing apples to steak.
bryangene said:
It's all relative though. Of course everyone on this forum is going to love this phone. We are all paying hard earned money to purchase this product. Engadget receives these devices for free, and aren't really partial towards the Evo 3D.
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NOT true because with the sprint guarantee we get all our monies back
Going to give my first impressions. Phone seems longer than the OG Evo. Battery cover is kind of annoying, thought I was going to break it. 3D camera actually works pretty well. Played some 3D Spiderman and was impressed with it. Accidentally hit the home button while playing and it kicked me back to the home screen, but without disabling 3D so the UI was freaking out and trying to display 3D. Will edit with more as I use it
I think I read that tvs that switch to 3d draw almost twice as much power, so the battery is no surprise, interested in 2d battery life, how long it lasts with normal use.
Uhh, hardly. Many 3D fanboys were whining: "don't have opinions based on phone site reviews cause 'yours is the only one that counts''...bull**** of course.
SO..here's exactly that: a thread for those with the device to post their 'real world's impressions'.
Lets hear 'em.
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ahhhhhh more pointless threads started
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rockky said:
Uhh, hardly. Many 3D fanboys were whining: "don't have opinions based on phone site reviews cause 'yours is the only one that counts''...bull**** of course.
SO..here's exactly that: a thread for those with the device to post their 'real world's impressions'.
Lets hear 'em.
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Here is my review for rockky and murusmaximus
Just got it this morning. The phone sucks, don't bother getting it. Wait for SGSII
fpineda101 said:
Here is my review for rockky and murusmaximus
Just got it this morning. The phone sucks, don't bother getting it. Wait for SGSII
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Ummm...why does it suck?
fpineda101 said:
Here is my review for rockky and murusmaximus
Just got it this morning. The phone sucks, don't bother getting it. Wait for SGSII
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Wow...what an informative review. I think I'll wait for the SGSII
/sarcasm
le sigh
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Wait for SGSII
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I'd like to wait for the SGSII but I fear that it won't come out for a while. I don't think I can wait until the holidays to upgrade my phone. Sprint doesn't normally put out a bunch of high-powered phones at the same time. I think the Evo 3d and the Photon (or whatever it's called) is going to be it for a while. The Photon is out for me because of the locked bootloader.
Meaning what? I expect it to "suck" so U might as well say it?!
I've had HTC phones for over 11 years. Huge fan. I'm the oldest HTC "fanboy" here. What are you talking about?
My point is we have too many forum Nazi's.
I have more of a democratic forum view: open market on views and idea's (def.: forum).
Am I dissaponted HTC hasn't upgraded some things? Yeah! Do I care whether or not that's popular? Ratsass. Same thing I tell my kids: lock into truth first. No filters.
Idiocy= on a Evo 3d forum, is saying a thread where people can give their view of the Evo 3D is WORTHLESS!
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Just got it this morning. The phone sucks, don't bother getting it. Wait for SGSII[/QUOTE]

HTC #1

I just read that HTC is the number one cell phone supply last quarter. Im a happy buyer. Hope everyone else is too.
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I'm not. HTC has gotten too comfortable with how things are going and are now becoming the next Samsung. They are pumping out uglier phones at a higher rate with more issues and less and less QC than normal--and that's bad.
HTC needs to go back to being "hungry" like they were in the Windows Mobile/early Android days. Their same tired design and irritating design flaws and hardware/software issues are becoming so bad, that I almost find myself wanting to switch to Motorola or even the dreaded iPhone (once it receives a worthy upgrade, not the 4S). Except on the Sprint network, nothing really comes close to the EVO 3D in my opinion. The Epic 4G Touch, while a fantastic phone, does not meet my standards either. I am not looking to downgrade my screen resolution just to get a minimal increase in phone performance or battery life. Plus the Epic 4G Touch seems a bit too plasticy for my tastes and seems to be very fragile from so much plastic. I don't mind a thin phone, or even a light phone, but damn you can't have both and feel comfortable enough in your purchase. Use higher quality materials PLEASE instead of worrying about pushing out 45 phones a year.
Sales translate into resources. More resources will allow more wiggle in the r&d dept. HTC are still hungry, they had the first 4g phone, followed by the first 3d phone. Seeing sammy and apple t
Chasing a such a small company is pretty amazing and i hope htc doesnt think they coast because this is only for this quarter most likely.
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Htc gonna loose a costumer im going epic touch 4g
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HTC sucks now. True story. Try challenging this.
From a G1 to the EVO 3D. I don't see how they are becoming Sammy.
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I was hardcore HTC fan until the evo3d, it was a disappointment for me for various reasons. I hope they can put out an Evo4g like phone so I can come back.
I am happy to see HTC as the top brand now.
Most of the issues I have with HTC are all provider issue.
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HTC sucks now. True story. Try challenging this.
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Dont have to challege, numbers show that htc out sold samsung and apple this quarter. Personally i love my 3d and its head and shoulders ahead of the og evo and every other phone ive owned. U read on xda and it makes htc sound bad because most love stock android. I think that makes up the smallest % of phone users and is one reason apple is praised for their os.
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I still like their devices quite a bit. Not a challenge, it's a matter of opinion.
I had to return mine and get a replacement due to a very crooked screen but you know what? Sh*t happens. Take a look around. All these companies are cranking new stuff out faster than is humanly possible if you want to release a perfect device that will guarantee no problems. Look at Apple and their last two iPhones. They're supposed to be tops in quality and manufacturing. But look at the iPhone 4 and "antennagate", the free bumpers, the screens turning yellow and green. And now the 4S with the battery life issues.
Bottom line: almost everything produced today has early release issues. You want a perfect device: be willing to pay 2x what you pay today for it and wait longer for it! Hell, even IF you release a perfect product, there will still be whiners.
I say HTC is on par with the best.
Mike
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I was hardcore HTC fan until the evo3d, it was a disappointment for me for various reasons. I hope they can put out an Evo4g like phone so I can come back.
I am happy to see HTC as the top brand now.
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Well there is such a device lol, it is on the carrier to request them.
The EVO 4G+ would be that phone.
I'm pretty happy with HTC.
What I hate is their policy as far as the bootloaders go & their pathetic timing & quality of the kernel source releases.
Embrace the community 100% or go screw yourself.
They need to fire the team who works on them. Samsung does this right & from what I hear so does Sony, HTC has no excuse not to.
The largest mobile 3rd party Dev community STARTED with HTC devices under the XDA-model line of phones, they should be the ones flaunting & the standing poster-OEM for this.
I do like HTC's upgrade-ability situation, the EVO 4G was a shining example of this.
I like HTC Sense & will continue to buy models with HTC Sense.
I also like the Dev following & the kernel devs who've rolled with us on Sprint/HTC.
And with that, I'll continue to be a HTC user.
Well the htc evo design is out. Any word on how it is? I wouldnt downgrade from my 3d but i would bump up my wifes nexus s 4g.
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Htc gonna loose a costumer im going epic touch 4g
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Good luck with that POS. Before you make the leap of death, go over to the Epic Touch 4G forums and see their issues.
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Good luck with that POS. Before you make the leap of death, go over to the Epic Touch 4G forums and see their issues.
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+1 to this
Had the EVO 3d on launch
Sold it and bought a et4g
And traded it for a ps3 And a lnib EVO 3d
Why?
Better build quality and many problems with LOS and faulty input/charger problem
It was hella faster tho :/ damn HTC and there failed hardware acceleration
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White back Amaze with black D30. What should my asking price be?

Hello all. Got my Amaze on launch day. Been a great phone but tired of the limitations all the devs face. No AOKP. No CM. Just so many things standing in their way too. I want to move on to another device that has greater support in the dev community. I would include two cases. One is a D30 and the other a clear with white argyle (has yellowed some) and of course the charger. The condition is 10\10 zero wrong with it. White is whitey white. Screen has no scratches/blemishes. NEVER been dropped (knock on wood)What should my asking price be??? Also is anyone interested? Trades would be considered but no promises.
Also I am currently running ICS roms with 4EXT recovery and S-off.
toss a picture up man
I'm away from all other devices with a Camera at the moment
Standing By
If only had I seen this early, just bought a used one, a few scratches on the cover, but I got a new cover to replace it with, just too lazy to s-off it since I already s-offed my old one, lol.
I'd check on Craigslist to get a feel for the current asking price.
It's different prices for different markets. Selling online "can" be a hassle.
I honestly prefer cash in hand unless it's friends.
The cases are a + which means you could ask for a bit more, but someone could just opt to not buy the cases...in which case you'd have to options.
Lower the price and exclude the cases or decline the offer altogether.
I suggest figuring out the lowest you'd take for the phone first. Then figure out what you'd ACTUALLY like to get for it, then ask a bit above it because of the cases.
That way when you lower the price to exclude the cases it's right where you want it to be at.
You get what you want, and they feel like they got a good deal.
Just some suggestions. Hope it helps. Good luck.
Turboboxer said:
Hello all. Got my Amaze on launch day. Been a great phone but tired of the limitations all the devs face. No AOKP. No CM. Just so many things standing in their way too. I want to move on to another device that has greater support in the dev community. I would include two cases. One is a D30 and the other a clear with white argyle (has yellowed some) and of course the charger. The condition is 10\10 zero wrong with it. White is whitey white. Screen has no scratches/blemishes. NEVER been dropped (knock on wood)What should my asking price be??? Also is anyone interested? Trades would be considered but no promises.
Also I am currently running ICS roms with 4EXT recovery and S-off.
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I know what you mean. I'm on my way out as well. Probably CL trade for a Sensation + some cash on the side for me
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I know what you mean. I'm on my way out as well. Probably CL trade for a Sensation + some cash on the side for me
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Seriously, my fiance's Sensation is so much frikkin better with all the dev support. She benches higher, battery is smaller and lasts longer than mine. The Amaze just hit at a weird time. It has great hardware but not available in many markets and has some goofy drivers that screw the kernal development up.
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Seriously, my fiance's Sensation is so much frikkin better with all the dev support. She benches higher, battery is smaller and lasts longer than mine. The Amaze just hit at a weird time. It has great hardware but not available in many markets and has some goofy drivers that screw the kernal development up.
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I don't care if the sensation had nexusone development... That phone isn't even close to what the amaze is...
A cellular device is a tool... If all u use your tool for is to attempt to improve ur tool, then ur tool is junk to begin with lol.
The object of a phone is NOT to have a new rom to flash every day...
To answer your question... 250-300
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Sorry sensation is not equal
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Or like 225 shipped to like 02148 ;-)
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currently $315ish buy it now on Ebay
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Just for your information, got offers of 290ish pretty consistently.
Traded the Amaze for a Sensation plus 100 bucks though. Pretty good deal if you ask me.
Farewell Amaze users. Good luck
You should have tried SPeed ROM 5.0, it has a few CM9 components on it and is what keeps me from going back to my sensation
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My bad, you actually do seem interested.
Taken with another Amaze so don't ***** about pic quality :silly:
http://imgur.com/a/JGANj
whats the lowest i have a amaze now, trying to get a great dev one
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whats the lowest i have a amaze now, trying to get a great dev one
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$250?
Would you sell your d30 case separately? Also contact sandvoid from general chat he definitely wants this
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Honestly they go for about 20$ online, I have it with the black amaze, and you can't really see much of the trim of the phone. If I were you I would only pay about 10 dollars.

[Q] ONE or S4?

I've been doing a lot of research on both devices over the past few days since I'm out of work and have nothing better to do than apply for jobs and figure out which phone I'm going to get when it comes out. Super lame but there isn't much else to do when your back is shot to hell.
Anyway... It looks to me as if the GS4's mission is to drag other customers to Samsung. For example: steal HTC lovers and convince them to make the switch over to Samsung. I see this because GS4 is pushing FEATURES and things that, for example, the HTC One does not have. But that doesn't make the GS4 'better' than the HTC One. At least... not to me.
The HUGE difference is that the HTC One does NOT have the MicroSD card slot. I don't agree with that but yet it might be a good idea to finally move to cloud storage and get used to it? Either way, I came to the realization that the non-existent MicroSD card slot should not be a deal-breaker of any kind. Especially since you can grab a 32gb MSD for only $20 if you look in the right direction. So, if you think about it, there IS plenty of storage but it won't all be physically present. Kind of cool if you think about it.
Another HUGE difference is that the HTC One will not have an option for battery replacement, extended batteries, or anything alike. I believe that was to boost sales towards accessories and have everyone else (carriers and company's) jump on the same bandwagon. That's because there are now battery packs you can buy to carry around and charge your phone if you really need to. I think that's pretty awesome but I like the idea of carrying an actual backup battery with me instead of charging on the run.
BUT! That sexy casing sure as hell makes up for both of those "HUGE" or "don't really care" differences.
As for screen differences... who can tell which is better on such a small screen? Sure, if you know it just happens to have better specs than you can call it "better" or even "the best" but if the human eye can't even detect the difference than it really doesn't matter.
BUT! You better believe your eyes when you see the battery consumption suddenly plummet.
So why desire those better screen specs, that you won't even notice, and get less battery life? My guess is that you wouldn't...
So why desire all of those features that you will use, much like the rare 3D on few phones, but probably for about a month until you realize they are just a waste of space and a marketing scheme? My guess is that you wouldn't...
So why switch over to the Galaxy S4 of which you will be happy with for a while before you realize your regret on not purchasing the HTC One which is also released earlier so you could've been satisfied even earlier and not made ANY mistakes? My guess is that you wouldn't...
I've come to the conclusion that the S4 vs. One is all about personal preference and the battle becomes a draw. Specs are pretty much the same depending on where you live, what carrier you have, and your own personal wish-list. Samsung did one hell of a job marketing a phone that hasn't had an official release date yet though! It had me wondering which phone I really want. The octacore sounds great but think about how new that technology is, how it make work, if it really is worth it, and that it is just a new idea to processing in *hopes* that it'll provide a little bit more power and better memory management.
I could go on and on about all of the differences, marketing schemes, etc... But I want to see what everyone else is saying (typing) since I don't have THAT MUCH time to spend reading every little detail on the two phones.
What do you guys/gals think?
Which phone do you plan on purchasing if at all?
And why?
I'm aiming towards the HTC One.
Could've sworn I put this in the question section... Can someone move this please? Thanks.
I never needed to replace my battery on the Evo 3D, and I'm still using the same 16 GB card that I had in it. I doubt I'd miss either omission.
Neither, Nexus 5
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Neither, Nexus 5
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Which, unfortunately and historically, will be completely obsolete just a month or two after it comes.
http://anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review
The most comprehensive review/analysis of the HTC One to date. If you want to know EVERYTHING about the One just have a read. Highest award ever given to a smartphone by them. That pretty much certifies it as LEGIT.
I say wait... None of the next gen are really pummeling the current gen flagships.
If I had to choose this year, the SGS 4 under contract or the Dev edition HTC One, off contract.
The one. Sense 5 is great and I'm really liking the dual speakers. I love Samsung Tvs but nor their phones. I could care less about a removable battery or the microsd card slot.
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The one. Sense 5 is great and I'm really liking the dual speakers. I love Samsung Tvs but nor their phones. I could care less about a removable battery or the microsd card slot.
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Same here, having stuck with HTC since the Hero, I'm really leaning towards the One.
I'm still undecided. I really hate AMOLED screens.. They have some sort of tint compared to LCD. And i hate that Samsung phones feel cheap and light.
The build of the HTC One is awesome but I alway have cases on my phone. I'm super clumsy.. I drop my phone about twice a week... No joke. I've never had to get a new battery for an HTC phone. SD card slot shouldn't be a problem if I can get 32gb. I've never taken out the memory card out my EVOLTE.
As far as HTC.. I feel they are more of a hassle to root than Samsung. So that is making me want to switch to Samsung. But then again, I've used Sense for 5yrs now and like it.. It's gonna suck to switch.
The things that are most important to me are battery life, screen quality and performance. I'm sure as far as performance there won't be any "real life" differences.
I'm on Sprint and one of those will be my next phone. The possibility of updated Sprint Nexus is also on my mind.. Although farfetched.
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I think I am gonna go with s4. I freakin love sense and the build quality of my HTC phones bit I have to say the HTC tends to have more connectivity issues as far as what I have seen.
I can tell u my EVO LTE is pretty inconsistent when it comes to signal and connecting. I don't think it is entirely the network either because even at the house on WiFi my connection seems to hang quite often at the same time I have problems I pick up my tablet which runs off the same WiFi and it runs just fine.
Another reason is Samsung galaxy has such a big following if I try the s4 and don't like it it will be much easier to find me a person willing to swap their HTC for my galaxy rather than the other way around. I doubt anyone will trade my HTC one for a galaxy if I have the same frustrating issues with it.
The freakin black HTC one is one of the sexiest, nice looking phones I have seen in a while though so who knows. My family plan will be out of contract on all 3 lines at the end of the year so I'm not renewing this quarter I will have plenty of time to make a decision. I don't know that I am going to be staying with sprint.
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Very interesting posts guys/gals. I appreciate all of the responses. I've been with HTC for quite a while as well. My first was the HTC Hero which, in my opinion, was one of the worst smartphones ever made. Then I went with the EVO 3D which treated me very well up until needing a replacement. I went through 8 of those phones and each replacement was worse than the previous. My batteries started getting shot, my phone would turn off randomly and never come back on, and the digitizer constantly went out. I would've been on my 9th until I decided to grab the LTE. I've only had one issue with this phone which was the service cutting out and never coming back on. I then got it replaced for free so no complaints.
The build of the LTE I think is very poor. Out of the box there was already cosmetic damage and I refuse to use cases since I never drop my phone's anymore. *knock on forum* I'm just having a really hard time deciding what I want to do. I'll probably end up with the HTC One but it'd be nice to switch it up too.
But making the switch either leaves me satisfied for two years or in deep regret for two years.
This is a tough one. The only reason I wanted the S3 was for 1 more gig of RAM. But with both of the new phones sporting quad-core and 2gb of RAM then I almost might as well stick with HTC.
Ugh. Decisions... Decisions...
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which ever 1 that have micro SD....im not losing my 64gb:laugh:
I heard that the battery life on the S4 is not good, anybody else hear this?
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It's kind of early to judge battery life since the test phones are all pre- production. Many times software will fix things.
I've been really happy with the lte but may wait and see what the next nexus service is and then decide if I'll stay with sprint.
The htc one has received better results in the rf testing than the lte did. So that is encouraging. Should mean better connections for calls and data.
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I will be going with the One.
Personally, after being on Sense, I feel like TouchWiz (Samsung's Sense) is designed for children who still need to ask their parents permission for playdates. Totally ugly and way too colorful.
Also, after using Sense 5, I don't ever want to use another OS. It is incredibly enjoyable.
Now think about if we had all the One X and Evo devs working together - I can't imagine anyone would need more options than that.
I am getting a One before May because I am so impressed with Sense on my EVO and I love HTC.
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I heard that the battery life on the S4 is not good, anybody else hear this?
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Yeah. Saw that a bit ago. The One only beat it in one category though. However, the differences are that big either. But both of the phones don't have the best battery life.
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One... Htc phone make and quality looks superb. Not to mention they change hardware and look so much that it really is a new phone. Unless you want the s3 with a faster processor...(hint s4)
Don't get me wrong. The software features are cool and all but sense widgets give you a reason to have multiple home screens.
Just my 2 cents....
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One... Htc phone make and quality looks superb. Not to mention they change hardware and look so much that it really is a new phone. Unless you want the s3 with a faster processor...(hint s4)
Don't get me wrong. The software features are cool and all but sense widgets give you a reason to have multiple home screens.
Just my 2 cents....
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That's pretty much it with the S4. Idk why they didn't change anything with the body. I know there were talks of an S4 mini but... Eh. Maybe the Note 3 is going to be more impressive? I just don't get it. All of the EVO's were different. Even the newest One =P I wish they would've stuck with the EVO name though. Assuming the EVO is pretty much done. The HTC One would've made a great EVO. But whatever. Now when people ask what kind of phone I have I'll say "that One phone." Soft humor.
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I wish they would've stuck with the EVO name though. Assuming the EVO is pretty much done. The HTC One would've made a great EVO. But whatever. Now when people ask what kind of phone I have I'll say "that One phone." Soft humor.
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That's the best part.
"what phone do you have?"
THERE IS ONLY "ONE" WORTH IT!
HAHAA!!! WOOOOOO! :thumbup:
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