So I'm about to upgrade my Galaxy Tab 8.9 to a Nexus 7. It's very exciting because of Tegra 3, but at the same time this means I will be testing my games on a super high spec product, so I won't be able to tell if they run slowly on most phones. Instead of keeping my 8.9 I'm going to try and get a quite low spec Android phone/mp3 player so I can test my stuff on the Nexus and then on a very low spec device to compare. I thought I'd ask you guys who probably know a little more about Android than me for some recommendations. Here are the requirements:
- Must not cost more than £130 (happy to buy used). The cheaper the better. I'd like to stay below £100 if I can help it.
- Maximum spec is 1GHz CPU 512MB RAM. No more powerful than this please. The less powerful the better (within reason!)
- Screen resolution 480 x 800 or similar.
- I don't need to use it as a phone, so an MP3 player or tablet will be fine.
- Obviously it must have a GPU, for compatibility with OpenGL 2.0.
Any suggestions?
I think some eBay hunting will yield some used Galaxy S phones, any variant for $150 or less which should be €120 (I think?)
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Buy Vision, its cheap
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That's by Huawei? It costs quite a lot more than I wanted to pay...
Look on ebay and find something used or see if anything is for sale here. You should have no problem finding something.
Try the ZTE SCORE X500 on Amazon it's $60-70 dollar's.
Any apps or games I installed work fine no lag or problems.
And it runs 2.3.3 Gingerbread.
Not sure about OPEN GL.
Only problem is the phone has no sim card and it has a proprietary micro-SD card. But it you root it you can fix that no problem.
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HD2, Desire? Relatively weak and with lots of ROMs to test your software on.
desire series... desire, desire z, desire s... don't buy the desire hd though...
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The HTC Desire does seem to be the best one to go for. I had a Desire HD for testing a little while ago. Slightly too much RAM otherwise was good for testing. The ZTE one seems good but the resolution is much too slow. The original HTC Desire has the exact specs I need, I will have a look at the best price I can get that one for
There are 2 more ZTE phones on Amazon under $100 check those out. Don't remember their names.
The Samsung Vitality check that out.
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Wanna buy my HTC Wildfire?
- 768 mHz overcocked
- i don't know about the ram
- unlocked
- used for around 7 months
Thanks Leon but Wildfire is too low res, and my Girlfriend's old Wildfire is still lying around somewhere (bloody awful phone IMO!)
Something like the Droid X or Milestone X, they sold a lot back in 2010 and now that is been 2 years there should be a lot of them for sale. It has 1Ghz single core, 512MB RAM, 854x480 display
I was thinking of keeping my HTC evo for ROM development purposes, but if my parents OK it I can sell my HTC Evo 4g for $100-$150 im thinking of. ive seen it go for $200 on amazon lately. its 1GHZ snapdragon, 512MB ram, and i believe its 800x480. it also has only a couple hundred MB of space also. im almost ready for an upgrade, so I can use the $$$ to save money to my custom build Linux PC later this year.
I would go for the good ole g1.. Or mytouch 3g
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The HTC Desire S, Samsung Galaxy W, Motorola Defy+, LG Optimus Black, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Nexus S may be good options for you
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I have a Nook Tablet I'm selling. Looking for $150.
I just called Barnes and Nobles to replace it under warranty with a LNR refurb. Should be here in a few days. It might be a little beefier then your asking though.
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MTK6575 or MTK6577 device.
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Hey
Few days ago my friend bought Samsung Galaxy mini and just for fun he downloaded Fruit Ninja, and it runs very well, but on my Wildfire it's very laggy. Why? I have OC to 768mhz and ~2x ram, when he's with stock. Is it galaxy mini better than wildfire?
Sorry for my English. I hope you understand me
It has an Adreno 200 GPU on the Qualcomm MSM 7227 Chipset/SoC. So, its miles ahead of the Wildfire when it comes to running basic games, because the GPU is the single biggest component that determines gaming performance, rather than CPU Speed and RAM. (MSM 7225 of the Wildfire has got no GPU)
In short, the Galaxy Mini has the same hardware as higher specced HTC's like the HTC Aria and the HTC Wildfire S.
Thanks for enlightening me on this one.. I was wondering bout the same thing too..
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It has an Adreno 200 GPU on the Qualcomm MSM 7227 Chipset/SoC. So, its miles ahead of the Wildfire when it comes to running basic games, because the GPU is the single biggest component that determines gaming performance, rather than CPU Speed and RAM. (MSM 7225 of the Wildfire has got no GPU)
In short, the Galaxy Mini has the same hardware as higher specced HTC's like the HTC Aria and the HTC Wildfire S.
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Which is really weird 3xeno, coz - at least here in egypt - the htc wildfire is about one and half price of the galaxy mini... I know that the camera in wildfire is better, but can the camera make all this difference in price?
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Which is really weird 3xeno, coz - at least here in egypt - the htc wildfire is about one and half price of the galaxy mini... I know that the camera in wildfire is better, but can the camera make all this difference in price?
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No, its just HTC commanding a premium for the "image" they carry (And HTC Sense, obviously). Its the same situation here in India.
- Wildfire costs 25% more than a Galaxy Mini, and, costs the same as the Galaxy Fit
- The ZTE Blade (HDPI) costs less than a Wildfire (LDPI)
- Other superior phones like LG Optimus One cost equal to, if not less, than the Wildfire
There are a lot more examples of HTC overcharging:
- The Wildfire S costs more than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini ST15i (Which, incidentally, has the specs of a Desire S, Except, its MDPI)
- The Desire S costs a lot more than the upcoming SE Xperia Ray - Again, same specs, change in pricing.
- The Incredible S, just 2 months back, costed only 10% less than the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation. (The prices now are more in line where they should be)
The more I see stuff like this, the more I am convinced my next phone will not be an HTC. I am totally blown away by the SE Xperia 2011 lineup, TBH (Except the Arc). Its hard (Almost impossible, I would say) to find such value, which they are offering.
Just like all big brands, they start pumping up prices once they go famous.
I remember a couple of years ago people were like "Oh, HTC? What the hell that piece of **** chinese crap?" and now they are like "OMG HTC is the best ever."
But yeah, HTC really has some inflated prices.
IPhone users still say that!! Lol
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IPhone users still say that!! Lol
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That's funny... LOL!
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No, its just HTC commanding a premium for the "image" they carry (And HTC Sense, obviously). Its the same situation here in India.
- Wildfire costs 25% more than a Galaxy Mini, and, costs the same as the Galaxy Fit
- The ZTE Blade (HDPI) costs less than a Wildfire (LDPI)
- Other superior phones like LG Optimus One cost equal to, if not less, than the Wildfire
There are a lot more examples of HTC overcharging:
- The Wildfire S costs more than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini ST15i (Which, incidentally, has the specs of a Desire S, Except, its MDPI)
- The Desire S costs a lot more than the upcoming SE Xperia Ray - Again, same specs, change in pricing.
- The Incredible S, just 2 months back, costed only 10% less than the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation. (The prices now are more in line where they should be)
The more I see stuff like this, the more I am convinced my next phone will not be an HTC. I am totally blown away by the SE Xperia 2011 lineup, TBH (Except the Arc). Its hard (Almost impossible, I would say) to find such value, which they are offering.
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Well I guess U r right, but I (personnally) prefer the sense UI and apps more than the specs, like the gpu or the cpu speed...
But since I also need the gpu and the cpu speed and these stuff, I guess next time, I will buy a high-end htc android device, like the sensation or something... But this is not gonna be soon... AT ALL!.. Maybe after 3 years or something!
This thread solve the my doubt that a galaxy mini is much cheaper than wildfire.
But wildfire S is almost the same price as wildfire and great in performace.
The wildfire S is design for the people who are low in budget
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No, its just HTC commanding a premium for the "image" they carry (And HTC Sense, obviously). Its the same situation here in India.
- Wildfire costs 25% more than a Galaxy Mini, and, costs the same as the Galaxy Fit
- The ZTE Blade (HDPI) costs less than a Wildfire (LDPI)
- Other superior phones like LG Optimus One cost equal to, if not less, than the Wildfire
There are a lot more examples of HTC overcharging:
- The Wildfire S costs more than the Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini ST15i (Which, incidentally, has the specs of a Desire S, Except, its MDPI)
- The Desire S costs a lot more than the upcoming SE Xperia Ray - Again, same specs, change in pricing.
- The Incredible S, just 2 months back, costed only 10% less than the Galaxy S2 and the Sensation. (The prices now are more in line where they should be)
The more I see stuff like this, the more I am convinced my next phone will not be an HTC. I am totally blown away by the SE Xperia 2011 lineup, TBH (Except the Arc). Its hard (Almost impossible, I would say) to find such value, which they are offering.
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3xeno i agree HTC charges more for there handsets but the build quality, on board component's reliability, HTC Sense and stuff like that is worth it.
About Sony Ericsson Xperia, i would suggest not to buy it. Reason: I had a SE handset before i bought Wildfire, it broke all the time either software or hardware issues. During those million visits to the service center there always used to be a Xperia user with a dead phone because of a cheaply built main board or corrupt software.
So i decided to rather spend more on a well built handset than to spend even more on repairs later.
About samsung they make great handsets but they look plastic and cheap. Even Galaxy S2 looks bland in front of HTC Sensation.
And btw i have used a Galaxy Mini its user interface stands no chance in front of HTC sense plus the display of wildfire feels better to look at than Mini (both have same resolution 320*240).
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3xeno i agree HTC charges more for there handsets but the build quality, on board component's reliability, HTC Sense and stuff like that is worth it.
About Sony Ericsson Xperia, i would suggest not to buy it. Reason: I had a SE handset before i bought Wildfire, it broke all the time either software or hardware issues. During those million visits to the service center there always used to be a Xperia user with a dead phone because of a cheaply built main board or corrupt software.
So i decided to rather spend more on a well built handset than to spend even more on repairs later.
About samsung they make great handsets but they look plastic and cheap. Even Galaxy S2 looks bland in front of HTC Sensation.
And btw i have used a Galaxy Mini its user interface stands no chance in front of HTC sense plus the display of wildfire feels better to look at than Mini (both have same resolution 320*240).
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I felt the same about HTC, that they had good build quality, but its not the case:
- Wildfire's are now suffering from battery problems after the warranty expires. Solution is to change the motherboard. (Thread in Wildfire General)
- My friend has a Desire whose touch response fubar'ed on him in 6 months, and the digitizer had to be changed. His was not an isolated case, and the net is full of such complaints that the touch response would fade
- This is a similar issue on the Sensation, where the touch issue will fade and will not work after some time.
Such issues make me believe that the quality of HTC is just all show, and no go. I fully agree with you that HTC's phones look good and exudes a feel of class, but, there is no use having a premium feel handset, if its internals are of such a bad quality. And, these are not isolated cases. I agree that the X10 Series of the Xperia sucked badly, but, I am hoping the 2011 lineup is better than that.
As I said, HTC is charging you for Sense, and I am glad you like it (Paisa vasool, no?), but its hardly a USP for me. I will gladly forgo Sense.
Samsung ftw!!!! Lol jks.
*turns on bias mode*
My next phone will probably be a samsung, I find sense too bulky, touchwiz, isn't that bad, but i use launcher pro anyway.
Also I'm not really impressed with the htc sensation. Samsungs, been making some really good phones lately (galaxy s2 ftw?). Easier to root, harder to brick, no annoying unlocker, bootloader warranty crap
*prepares to get flamed/trolled*
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- Wildfire's are now suffering from battery problems after the warranty expires. Solution is to change the motherboard. (Thread in Wildfire General)
- My friend has a Desire whose touch response fubar'ed on him in 6 months, and the digitizer had to be changed. His was not an isolated case, and the net is full of such complaints that the touch response would fade
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Link to the battery problem, please? I can`t seem to find it.
Also, let`s not forget that Hero had touchscreen problems (lower half wouldn`t work after a while) and Legend had problems with the buttons.
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Samsung ftw!!!! Lol jks.
*turns on bias mode*
My next phone will probably be a samsung, I find sense too bulky, touchwiz, isn't that bad, but i use launcher pro anyway.
Also I'm not really impressed with the htc sensation. Samsungs, been making some really good phones lately (galaxy s2 ftw?). Easier to root, harder to brick, no annoying unlocker, bootloader warranty crap
*prepares to get flamed/trolled*
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Hardly. The S2 owns the Sensation in everything except probably the look and feel (I wonder when Samsung will learn and add just a bit of metal to their phones. It cant hurt...) and Sense 3.0. The Dual Core Snapdragon is no match for Exynos, and Mali 400 is seriously fast as a GPU. Besides, the S2 camera is right up there with the top cameraphones (Not counting Nokia N8, obviously)
Lastly, apart from all the benefits you listed, S2 does not suffer from death grip issues.
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Link to the battery problem, please? I can`t seem to find it.
Also, let`s not forget that Hero had touchscreen problems (lower half wouldn`t work after a while) and Legend had problems with the buttons.
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236844
The title is a bit misleading, because there are people who are reporting the same issue a bit lower in the thread, and who have never rooted / modded their phone.
Your post actually confirms my apprehensions I had put down on my last post. The feel of quality on an HTC is just that - Its a placebo feeling, which 'looks' high class and sophisticated.
I am near the end of warranty period of my handset (actual warranty already void due to rooting and custom ROM) and i hope battery or touch prob does not come up.
And 3xeno as u say that HTC handsets are also facing hardware issues now, i think they are also going down the "Quantity Product" lane instead of "Quality Product".
What phone is the best? My bugdet is 300 Euros. Please help.
For 395 you can get the Samsung Nexus unbranded. For 300 and best one, well you can see ebay.
I went from x8 to Xperia Play, no regrets. There are many superior phones, but for your budget you cant have the best ones. I also had 300 euros so I considered play and arc s, I'm a sony fanboy yes. In my opinion arc s is the best choice out of those two, but I really value the fisical controls pad, it is so much better than gaming on sceen!
I would buy Xperia S but I don't have that much money
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Dell Venue is the best, and I am also planning to have Venue, the 4" screen, 8MP camera...
You should have a loot at it.
I heard Alcatel launced a really good and cheap phone: Alcatel One Touch 995 (OT-995). It offers a 1,4 Ghz single-core processor, a screen of 4,3 inch, a 5 megapixel camera, and a great back (in my opinion). If you buy the phone seperately, it will only cost you around $240. Well, I live in the Netherland, and here, it's really cheap for such a nice phone
My Samsung Galaxy Gio just died yesterday, so I might pick up one soon The only sad thing is there's not a XDA forum-section for that phone yet, so searching for ROMs will take some more time...
buy whatever brand you want but dont get a single core
buy samsung galaxy s2 (a bit more than your budget, i know its a budget but still)
or lg p990 or wait for gs3
then these will go down in price, just one or two months
ohh you already have p990, wait for quadcore dude or buy gs2
Depending on the 3g network frequency your carrier uses i would recommend a samsung galaxy s captivate (230$) or motorola atrix (340$) but before you buy any phone check the hsdpa/wcdma frequency
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Right, so I got the following options on getting a (new) Android phone. Currently I have a Motorola Defy+, but I'm pretty dissatisfied by it due to a lot of small, annoying problems and since I could do a deal with my mother to get a little discount on a new phone.
The phones I might be getting:
-Nexus S
-Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
-Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V
IF THE BUDGET PERMITS:
-Samsung Galaxy S2
-Galaxy Nexus
So, what I'm looking forwards:
-Battery
I'm against taking a extra battery with me, I like having my battery resistant and to recharge it rarely (aka with moderate-high usage to recharge it at the end of the day/next day.)
-ICS
'Nuff said.
-Half a gig of RAM vs a gig of RAM?
My current Motorola Defy+ moves like crap with half a gig of RAM. And no, I'm no nutcase who is used to close all his apps from 5 to 5 minutes. Not sure how much it helps on ICS tho, I don't have ICS.
-More than a 1GHz - Dual Core or single core?
Yeah, this is the question - will the Nexus S act better than the Xperia Arc S?
1 GHz Dual-Core vs 1.4 GHz Single-core.
What do I use it for?
-Typical phone stuff; a LOT of web surfing; an occasional game; a LOT of music-listening and possibly even attempting to create my own Android apps. (even tho I doubt this, but might try once since I want to use my graphic skills.)
htc xe
htc xe
Galaxy S2
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Ya,Samsung Galaxy S2.....it would be the best choice to be made.
I am pretty sure that you will be satisfied with it...so i highly recommend this if your budget permits you.
I am incredibly satisfied with my Galaxy Nexus, it's a really, really good phone. Plus, I think it's the best looking phone to date. I had a Galaxy Note for a few months but traded it for the Nexus and haven't had any regrets.
I don't think you can make a wrong decision between the GNex and the S2, though. Both are great phones with a large developer following.
I have helped a coworker with his Xperia Arc S a few times, and I have to say that I wasn't impressed, even though I was partial for Sony Ericsson (while they were SE). And this was before I got either the Note or the Nexus, when I had an HTC Desire.
The Nexus S and the Neo V I have no experience of, so can't make a statement here.
So my vote lies with the Galaxy Nexus, although I am absolutely convinced that the S2 would be a good choice as well.
Samsung is about to announce a new galaxy next week, maybe it's best to wait..
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htc xe
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Sorry, but the battery seems to suck. :|
Regarding the others, thanks for the tips!
And no, I won't go for the S3, or a new Nexus phone.
Many thanks to everyone!
I want to know about the RAM - does it matter that much? 1GB or half? Is there any major differences for games such as, let's say, Temple Run?
Deformat said:
Sorry, but the battery seems to suck. :|
Regarding the others, thanks for the tips!
And no, I won't go for the S3, or a new Nexus phone.
Many thanks to everyone!
I want to know about the RAM - does it matter that much? 1GB or half? Is there any major differences for games such as, let's say, Temple Run?
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Lol temple run is nothing, I have 512mb ram and I run Modern combat 3 w/ little lag also, dual core helps with battery life
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I would say get an evo3d, its specs are 4.3 inch 3d lcd screen, 1.2ghz dual core processor, 1gb ram, plus 1750mah batt, i bought it for those reasons, not for the 3d, but what a bonus the 3d photos and films you can take, plus the few 3d games are awesome, anyway thats my shout for the evo3d.
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I'd suggest you to go with either Galaxy Nexus or S2. Both are great phones and works perfectly without any flows.
Given the three are sold at very similar prices, which one would you suggest and why? I loved my previous Desire S, and I think it would be a better choice, but I don't know the other ones...
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Given the three are sold at very similar prices, which one would you suggest and why? I loved my previous Desire S, and I think it would be a better choice, but I don't know the other ones...
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theres really no comparison if the price is the same
the desire x has the best specs, although the one v is a more matured root community with several roms (sense, aosp, miui) available
the desire s and other msm7x30 phones were great in their prime, but are not worth purchasing at similar prices to newer ones
i am planning to buy HTC desire X.....should i buy Desire X??...i think i am not gonna regret when i buy this...
I would say desire X even though it hasnt matured in the rooting community I think it definitely would take over from all the other 2 once its released..btw the one s prices are slowing dropping...take a look at that too even though you might need to pay a little extra.
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ok....i will buy HTC DESIRE X......
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Internal memory - how much of the 4GB is left after system files?
Hi, been reading up on the new Desire X and I'm seriously considering it. I bought an Asus TF201 earlier in the year and while it's not been without its issues (!) I've found that I much prefer Android to iOS so my old iPhone 4 is up for sale and I'm in the market for an Android phone. Don't want anything as big as the One X/SGIII so the Desire X seems to fit the bill – at least until a 32GB One S comes out!
I think I can probably live with the 800x480 resolution and lack of front-facing camera but one thing that does concern me is internal memory. I know that the Desire X comes with 4GB, but what I want to know is how much of this 4GB is taken up with system files and how much is left for my own apps. Some reviews claim that the system files take up a whopping 2.9GB, however HTC support told me that they only take up 1.2GB - leaving a much more healthy 2.8GB for my own apps. Does anyone have a new stock Desire X that they could have a quick look at and answer my question. Many thanks in advance.
Desire S...just too old
One V...having a very low C/P,too s*ck
Desire X...I haven't come up with its flaws!!
Dragonkind said:
Desire S...just too old
One V...having a very low C/P,too s*ck
Desire X...I haven't come up with its flaws!!
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I Have Desire X, before i had One X and Sensation.
I Must say that the Desire X is the best phone for me, not to overpowered and very good for the things i do.
Its not worth a buy, get it
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I Have Desire X, before i had One X and Sensation.
I Must say that the Desire X is the best phone for me, not to overpowered and very good for the things i do.
Its not worth a buy, get it
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wow....thanks for this info...
About the storage, when stock, there's about 2,6 GB free, so thats decent.
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Given the three are sold at very similar prices, which one would you suggest and why? I loved my previous Desire S, and I think it would be a better choice, but I don't know the other ones...
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Hi.. I was planning to buy One S (Internation version) (in singapore) until recently.. But, the Battery Peformance of Desire X makes me have second thoughts..
i know 2x Krait is NO match to S4 Play.. However.. Spec-wise Desire X sits right below One S in the HTC Line-up.. And, Everywhere (GSMArena, Pocket-lint, engadget, etc.) Desire X battery is Hailed with Impressive results (HTC Claims 20 hrs Talktime while One S is only 7 hrs)
The One S has mixed reviews for its battery Life.. Hence, am not able to Decide..
Battery life is very critical for Me since i travel long between work & home.. So, Please Help me here.. Shud i go with Desire X or does the One S battery hold its own.. (I can live with a S4 play over the Krait .. than a Drained out battery !!)
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Hi.. I was planning to buy One S (Internation version) (in singapore) until recently.. But, the Battery Peformance of Desire X makes me have second thoughts..
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Battery life is very critical for Me since i travel long between work & home.. So, Please Help me here.. Shud i go with Desire X or does the One S battery hold its own.. (I can live with a S4 play over the Krait .. than a Drained out battery !!)
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Take Desire X. I'm very happy owner of that smartphone. A single day very intensive work on it and still works.
How is the quality of the camera?
camera quality is good but the autofocus can be a pain in arse.
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How is the quality of the camera?
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If you ask me...Camera can be better.Samsung Wave 723,Galaxy Ace and even Blackberry 5MPx cams are better.And the sound can be better, I dont think headphones from 50 or 100 euro can make it better.Like I said Samsung,Blackberry and Nokia old phones are better in sound quality...And i dont like the noise and the echo sometimes when I speak with someone ;( I really hope HTC One X series are better...
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I'm not so sure about that cameras. Lets get over that sound, it sounds perfect, every Android phone has hissing sound after you turn the music off, if you had an Android phone you would know that.
And for the god's sake, everyone please stop sh***ing around about this phone, if you don't like it why did you buy it? Go there, sell it and by some Samsung crap that costs 400e and after 150 day of usage burns itself!!!!
Comparing One V with Desire X is like comparing PC 486 with Pentium 4 machine, just see the specs for both devices, try both of them and you'll see what you'll get. Don't compare One S and One X, those are devices that cost twice more than Desire X.
Desire X.
Well one V has only 1ghz single core processor with only 512mb so does one s I believe? Those specs are really outdated and not probably will not get official jelly bean upgrades but I'm do sure they have cm10.
Desire X has decent specs for a mid range phone. Dual core processor, 768mb ram, qualified for jelly bean requirements, camera are really good so does video quality, surprisingly it beats my previous phone 720p hd video camera in terms of quality, really good battery life even on stock rom/kernel, imagine if were on custom kernels and that stuff etc etc
So buy desire x, its the best mid range smartphones out there.
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One S Ville
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8290 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
RAM 1GB
One S C2 VilleC (non Krait version)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220
RAM 1GB
This speaks for itself.
About the camera. I don't know what you guys thinking about phone camera. First time a take a shot it was like heaven... The picture is perfectly clear and balanced (I think the problem is in hands, not in machine)
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One S Ville
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8290 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
RAM 1GB
One S C2 VilleC (non Krait version)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220
RAM 1GB
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Oops I guess I'm wrong at one s specs
So one s does have dual core and 1gb ram but I heard the battery sucks. What's the point of having a fast phone but dies quickly.
Tbh des x are fast enough. Battery are really good too.
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After reading about the One X+ I was considering picking one up as I loved my One X, until I saw the price..
I noticed the retail price for the HTC One X+ seems to be around £480, how can HTC justify this price? You can pick up a brand new sim free One X for around £350 now, so what's so special about the One X+ to warrant the extra £130+ price difference?
From what I can see of you're paying extra for a 0.2Ghz CPU boost, slighly bigger battery and bit of extra storage. Same size, same screen, no SD card slot, no extra RAM, no removable battery.
I would have loved to get this device, but I can warrant the huge price jump for such minimal improvement.
One X was the same price when it launched.
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kujoswrath said:
One X was the same price when it launched.
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Yes, but the One X was a new device on release, this is the same phone with a few minor improvements.
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Yes, but the One X was a new device on release, this is the same phone with a few minor improvements.
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few minor improvements?
Study the benchmarks and specs ! it's quite a difference.
Price will drop eventually to compete with S3 and others. This will be the best smartphone on the market when it launches. The new CPU inst only faster but more efficient... Which improves battery life considerably in this phone. It has double the storage so for the bestnpgone around I find it reasonably priced for launch.
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TheAquanox said:
Price will drop eventually to compete with S3 and others. This will be the best smartphone on the market when it launches. The new CPU inst only faster but more efficient... Which improves battery life considerably in this phone. It has double the storage so for the bestnpgone around I find it reasonably priced for launch.
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Don't agree, it's possible the Nexus 4 will launch before or around the same time as the One X + (I heard 29th October?) And that will triumph over this.
As for the CPU in the One X+ I read it's supposed to be 60% faster than the original One X, is this true? How does this work considering it still uses the same Tegra 3? Or does it use a different variation that I'm not aware of?
The lack of 2gb of RAM concerned me the most though, after using the Note 2 for a while now I've gotten used to not having to force close load of background processes, I would have thought HTC would have crammed an extra GB in there.
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Don't agree, it's possible the Nexus 4 will launch before or around the same time as the One X + (I heard 29th October?) And that will triumph over this.
As for the CPU in the One X+ I read it's supposed to be 60% faster than the original One X, is this true? How does this work considering it still uses the same Tegra 3? Or does it use a different variation that I'm not aware of?
The lack of 2gb of RAM concerned me the most though, after using the Note 2 for a while now I've gotten used to not having to force close load of background processes, I would have thought HTC would have crammed an extra GB in there.
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It uses a difd cpu
The regular hox has a ap33 and the hox+ a ap37 so also higher gpu clocks besides the higher cpu clocks
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I think the price is ok. This phone is a great machine! I have de One X and love it! The One X+ will be even better!
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It uses a different CPU. Ita not the same tegra 3.
As for the Nexus 4... It looks its not intended to compete with the powerhouses... Being based in the optimus G I dont expect the camera to be any great... Also its not quad core and overall its a lower speced cellphone.
The note 2 is great yes but uts a phablet... The Droid Dna is intended to compete on that level (and thriumph with that LCD 3 1080p screen) not the X+.
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It uses a difd cpu
The regular hox has a ap33 and the hox+ a ap37 so also higher gpu clocks besides the higher cpu clocks
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It uses a different CPU. Ita not the same tegra 3.
As for the Nexus 4... It looks its not intended to compete with the powerhouses... Being based in the optimus G I dont expect the camera to be any great... Also its not quad core and overall its a lower speced cellphone.
The note 2 is great yes but uts a phablet... The Droid Dna is intended to compete on that level (and thriumph with that LCD 3 1080p screen) not the X+.
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Low spec? The Nexus 4 has a Quad core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 2gb RAM and a 768 x 1280 display which is rumoured to be Super LCD 2.
Technically speaking, it out performs all other phones out right now and will be the most powerful phone when its released.
The HTC one X+ is not overpriced it costs as much as any flagship phone excluding iPhone 5 which costs £530. Yes their are some flagships phones which are cheaper like the LG nexus 4 which is rumoured by carphone warehouse to cost £380. Even if the update was minor a flagship phone should still cost the same as the previous flagship.
I wouldn't recommend you to buy any flagship phone when they are released because they are all overpriced, I've always felt that £350 was enough but it obviously isn't for a flagship. I would recommend you wait till the price drops on 2nd hand phones like the HTC one X which you can buy in new condition for £300 on eBay. But if you want to buy it from a retailer then you will waste a lot of money.
I can remember checking the price of the HTC one X few months ago it was being sold for £350 new on eBay, now it's much cheaper. I might buy the HTC one X+ when it costs the same on eBay as the one X. The HTC sensation xe sells in eBay with beats headphones which tu whet with for £280 with that you can buy the one X so you are upgrading from a previous flagship to another for free. But bearing in mind you will have to buy it after 6 months by then another flagship will release so you'll be updating your HTC every six months for free or you may have to spend an extra £75 on top. But for a that price you will be getting a lot of new features.
I might buy the HTC one X+ when its cheap but I'm not a fan of the camera bump, polycarbonate, and the loudspeaker and screen size 4.3 is perfect not to wide not to long.
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2GB of RAM sounds really good, but other than that how exactly does it outperform the One X+?
Early reviews of it report rather low Benchmark ratings. It doesn't even get close to the original One X. I know this is subject to change at launch, but it would need to almost double their scores to rival the One X+ in Quadrant for example.
I also don't have high hopes with the camera considering how average the LG Optimus G performs.
I don't know where did you get the rumor of an LCD 2 screen but right now, HTC makes the best screens on the market. Currently this crown is held by the HTC J Butterfly (Japan) whose International similar should be the Droid X or Droid DNA.
The internal storage of the X+ is 64GB. The leaked prototype of the Nexus 4 is 8GB (Wtf Google... seriously...) and they don't have an SD slot either. It will be lucky if the final build has 16GB... let alone 32.
And I could go on about design, sound...
All in all, I'm not saying the Nexus 4 will be a bad phone. Heck it will probably be one of the best in the $400 dollar neighbourhood, but don't expect it to rival the One X+ and Optimus G in terms of performance and overall.
I expect the One X+ to be the best phone of 2012 unless Google has something under the hood we don't know about, and the Droid X (if it makes it for 2012) the best 5 inch+ smartphone (or phablet?) of the year. (Leaked specs talk about 2GB of Ram, Quad Core snapdragon, and of course an absolutely killer LCD 3 1080p 440ppi 5 inch screen) Technically speaking, is as big as a jump as the retina display was when the new iPad launched.
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Low spec? The Nexus 4 has a Quad core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 2gb RAM and a 768 x 1280 display which is rumoured to be Super LCD 2.
Technically speaking, it out performs all other phones out right now and will be the most powerful phone when its released.
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The your right that's what I'm arguing about to HTC one X with jelly bean beats the sg3 check gsm arena and the only think about the gs3 thats batter is the battery which the HTC one X+ will solve. The only reason why I don't want to buy one X+ is because of the 40nm and lack of 4g in the UK and the camera should be flat instead of a bump.
Now the thing I don't like about the one x+ is the camera bump it is the same just a red ring, instead they should have made it flat that is what you call a model improvement they fixed the internal problems but didn't bother with the external which is a shame. I want to see the one X+ succesor with a flat camera, tegra 4 (quad a15 28nm 24gpu) and a really loud and clear loud speaker. I don't think we will see that without the screen increasing which is a shame.
All I want is that hardware to improve but why do they have to increase the screen size every year small and powerful beats the lot 4.3 is perfect. Next year all flagships will have 5". I will probably have to jump ship to wp8.
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I think it is overpriced. Not to compare it to the nexus 4, but its a one x refresh, the price shouldnt be that high.