Dear All;
I know that this questions was asked by everybody, and the answer is very complicated, but here I'll ask a specific question regarding the specifications.
here I'm evaluating the hardware, but not the design, weight and dimensions.
After my advanced search I found that Samsung GT-N7100 Galaxy Note II 64GB has the top level specifications that android smartphones could have up-to-date.
Regarding the following:
CPU: Samsung Exynos 4412 (1.6GHz)
RAM: 2GiB
ROM: 59.6 GiB
Display: color Super AM-OLED (5.5") (720 x 1280)
Camera: 8MP with AutoFocus & LED Flash, 1.9MP front Camera
Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, microSDXC
Battery Capacity: 3100 mAh
Wireless-LAN: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Analog+Radio:Receiver: FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS
My question is, Is it really the best specifications?, Did I miss important specifications that I should take it in my consideration?
mohazia said:
Dear All;
I know that this questions was asked by everybody, and the answer is very complicated, but here I'll ask a specific question regarding the specifications.
here I'm evaluating the hardware, but not the design, weight and dimensions.
After my advanced search I found that Samsung GT-N7100 Galaxy Note II 64GB has the top level specifications that android smartphones could have up-to-date.
Regarding the following:
CPU: Samsung Exynos 4412 (1.6GHz)
RAM: 2GiB
ROM: 59.6 GiB
Display: color Super AM-OLED (5.5") (720 x 1280)
Camera: 8MP with AutoFocus & LED Flash, 1.9MP front Camera
Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, microSDXC
Battery Capacity: 3100 mAh
Wireless-LAN: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Analog+Radio:Receiver: FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS
My question is, Is it really the best specifications?, Did I miss important specifications that I should take it in my consideration?
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If you consider that the note is a "phone", then, yes, it has the best hardware. Htc one x+ comes right after it.
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Your not missing anything but it has the same CPU as the S3 and more RAM. You're not going to notice a difference really unless your multi tasking a lot. You may want to wait for the next nexus phone though to see what it has to offer. The best hardware doesn't necessarily provide the best user experience. Also if you plan on playing Tegra games then the best hardware would probably be a phone with a Tetra 3 as some features are only available in those. Basically overall yes the Note II is the beast.
Thanks for your replies
But 1 more question, the problem I counter with all samsung ROMs that it should have main frameware and then to flash the custom rom over, but the story is completely difference with HTC, that the custom ROM is standalone ROM. Am I right?
Because, I bought my HTC Desire HD 2 yrs before & it was that days best HTC products for android, and after 2 years, it still performing good. But, it's the time form renew. really, my plan is HTC, but the note 2 specifications, try changing my mind.
Advice plz.
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mohazia said:
Thanks for your replies
But 1 more question, the problem I counter with all samsung ROMs that it should have main frameware and then to flash the custom rom over, but the story is completely difference with HTC, that the custom ROM is standalone ROM. Am I right?
Because, I bought my HTC Desire HD 2 yrs before & it was that days best HTC products for android, and after 2 years, it still performing good. But, it's the time form renew. really, my plan is HTC, but the note 2 specifications, try changing my mind.
Advice plz.
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I'm sorry but I'm fairly new to flashing ROMs etc. I have had no trouble doing so with the excellent tools available here. I'm insure exactly what your question is but I'm running SuperNexus ROM on my S3 and it was pretty easy to get there. You have to wipe before putting the ROM on... not just flash it over it I think. As far as I know the ROMs are standalone...
HTC are OK but I think they have too much bloat. I had original desire which I loved but I find their newest phones to be full of useless software.
I seriously doubt you will be disappointed by a Note II, but be careful the phablet form factor is far larger than the HTC Desire HD.
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I'm sorry but I'm fairly new to flashing ROMs etc. I have had no trouble doing so with the excellent tools available here. I'm insure exactly what your question is but I'm running SuperNexus ROM on my S3 and it was pretty easy to get there. You have to wipe before putting the ROM on... not just flash it over it I think. As far as I know the ROMs are standalone...
HTC are OK but I think they have too much bloat. I had original desire which I loved but I find their newest phones to be full of useless software.
I seriously doubt you will be disappointed by a Note II, but be careful the phablet form factor is far larger than the HTC Desire HD.
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what I exactly meant that with samsung u have to flash frameware as on samware.org via ODIN, then you can flash cutom ROM via CWM. Isn't mandetory?
About the size I know note2 is 5.5˝ right
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mohazia said:
what I exactly meant that with samsung u have to flash frameware as on samware.org via ODIN, then you can flash cutom ROM via CWM. Isn't mandetory?
About the size I know note2 is 5.5˝ right
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I just used a toolkit on here and it was incredibly simple. It took a bit longer than for my Nexus 7 but nothing to moan about. I think the tool did all of those steps. The gains outweigh the faffing (in my humble opinion).
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graemeakerby said:
I just used a toolkit on here and it was incredibly simple. It took a bit longer than for my Nexus 7 but nothing to moan about. I think the tool did all of those steps. The gains outweigh the faffing (in my humble opinion).
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Yes, I know the S3 toolkit, I use it for rooting my brother S3 and flash JB ROM
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graemeakerby said:
Your not missing anything but it has the same CPU as the S3 and more RAM. You're not going to notice a difference really unless your multi tasking a lot. You may want to wait for the next nexus phone though to see what it has to offer. The best hardware doesn't necessarily provide the best user experience. Also if you plan on playing Tegra games then the best hardware would probably be a phone with a Tetra 3 as some features are only available in those. Basically overall yes the Note II is the beast.
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Its not necessary to take phone with Tegra GPU cause there is a Chainfire 3D. I think that Sammy SIII has the best hardware specifications so far.
Ma vote for HTC one x+
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Hi, I've been using Lg O1 for 4 months. And I think I want to switch to other phone my target is the galaxy ace. I'm pretty disappointed about the touch bug by Lg. Do you think Lg will fix this on the upcoming official gingerbread ROM?
If its not, I'm switching to the galaxy ace by the end if July(probably).
What do you think?
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I think it doesn't have 512 MB ram.
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Samsung galaxy ace will be a good choice bt if ur going to spend 15k den ill sugest u to go for Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL jst 17k.
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Btw galaxy ace specifications
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors (better dan lg o1)
320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
-Gorilla Glass display
-Multi-touch input method
-Touch-sensitive controls
Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash (better dan lg o1)
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
With no touch lag n no axis inversion problen (tested by me)
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I think Samsung is a bad option no matter which model you get from them. If you want to change, go with LG, HTC or some other. Samsung is horrible.
If you want an upgrade then make a real upgrade, not from 600mhz to 800 and an aparently slightly better-balanced device; being another budget smartphone I'm sure it has its problems. Go buy something like an Optimus Black or Desire S or something more powerful than your actual device.
Don't upgrade from a budget device to another budget device.
Galaxy ace? HTC wildfire s seems good. 600Mhz Processor with 512MB of RAM and runs Gingerbread. 5MP cam with 24 fps recording. This is the best option if you are going for a budget phone. Spend some more get i9003.
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If you want an upgrade then make a real upgrade, not from 600mhz to 800 and an aparently slightly better-balanced device; being another budget smartphone I'm sure it has its problems. Go buy something like an Optimus Black or Desire S or something more powerful than your actual device.
Don't upgrade from a budget device to another budget device.
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+1 unless you're getting a flat out trade for it.
I would even go for the new wildfire s and xperia minis rather than any samsung midrange phone(as they tend to forget their midranges after releasing).
BTW, how come SGA forum is in the legacy device section?????
As others have said above, not worth it.
As for the lag, two lagfix kernels here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11193044&postcount=1 (and there are many more of those if you search the forum).
Ungaze is right, support for cheap samsung phones is sooo crappy. A friend has a galaxy 5 and he's stuck on 2.1. 2 weeks ago kies announced a sw update but it can't be downloaded because of server errors.
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seriousia said:
Btw galaxy ace specifications
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors (better dan lg o1)
320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
-Gorilla Glass display
-Multi-touch input method
-Touch-sensitive controls
Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash (better dan lg o1)
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
With no touch lag n no axis inversion problen (tested by me)
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What will you do with these, if it doesn't have 512 MB ram. Samsung has been following the practice of throttling down their non flagship phones to 256 MB ram. So that after selling, they want the consumer to look for higher versions.
If this phone has 512 MB ram + flash you can go for it. In india o1 is $225, ace is $300, i9003 is $400 and sgs is $490.
You just need to check whether it has 512 MB ram or not.
If it has it's not a bad choice.
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Ace Ram is only 278mb. You will always feel suffocated.
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I think you should go for arm v7 processor phone. None of the phone above has arm v7 or higher processor. I say no to arm v6 ( arm 11 is v6).
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seriousia said:
Btw galaxy ace specifications
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors (better dan lg o1)
320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
-Gorilla Glass display
-Multi-touch input method
-Touch-sensitive controls
Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash (better dan lg o1)
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
With no touch lag n no axis inversion problen (tested by me)
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exactly
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22VIN said:
If you want an upgrade then make a real upgrade, not from 600mhz to 800 and an aparently slightly better-balanced device; being another budget smartphone I'm sure it has its problems. Go buy something like an Optimus Black or Desire S or something more powerful than your actual device.
Don't upgrade from a budget device to another budget device.
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well I'm not looking for a high end phone and my budget is not that much. I'm just looking for a phone for at least better than O1
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doktornotor said:
As others have said above, not worth it.
As for the lag, two lagfix kernels here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11193044&postcount=1 (and there are many more of those if you search the forum).
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dude I'm not new on flashing kernel. That custom kernel that you give me is still not as good and the multi touch is still sucks. Try play pes or Fifa then you probably know what I mean or probably you will just realize
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Well, i've done this change. Went from LG to Samsung.
I have an Ace for a month know.
My two cents:
- Samsung looks much better in terms of construction (I allready opened my O1)
- Samsung is way faster with the gingerbread ROM
- Love the gorilla glasss display and the style of the phone
- I don't have RAM problems. Galaxy S doesn't have much more than Ace and is galaxy S.
- In terms of battery are similar
Cheers
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Ungaze is right, support for cheap samsung phones is sooo crappy. A friend has a galaxy 5 and he's stuck on 2.1. 2 weeks ago kies announced a sw update but it can't be downloaded because of server errors.
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well you didnt checked the news. Gingerbread is coming to the ace probably on June or on early July
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Zecanilis said:
Well, i've done this change. Went from LG to Samsung.
I have an Ace for a month know.
My two cents:
- Samsung looks much better in terms of construction (I allready opened my O1)
- Samsung is way faster with the gingerbread ROM
- Love the gorilla glasss display and the style of the phone
- I don't have RAM problems. Galaxy S doesn't have much more than Ace and is galaxy S.
- In terms of battery are similar
Cheers
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good point. The looks and the camera is better
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FnH84 said:
I think Samsung is a bad option no matter which model you get from them. If you want to change, go with LG, HTC or some other. Samsung is horrible.
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I think youve given me unfair comment without a reason
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Out of the 3:
Samsung galaxy ace
HTC desire C
Huawei ascend g300
Which one is the most fast and fluid and the most "future proof". Not in terms of software updates but in terms of which one would work just as fast in the future?
Thanks
(This is a somewhat follow up to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772404
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Samsung galaxy ace
CyanogenMod 7.2 official and unofficial
CyanogenMod 9.0.0 UNOFFICIAL beta9
Pripare for CM10 JB
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Thanks, but I need the phone to work well stock. No custom ROMS or rooting.
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I guess you should compare the phone specs, as mentioned out of 3 by visiting here : www.gsmarena.com
The Huawei has the best specs, but I'm interested in how they perform
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KindaUndisputed said:
The Huawei has the best specs, but I'm interested in how they perform
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It has got 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Adreno 200 GPU and 512MB RAM, so the H/W seems legit. But its still stuck with Android 2.3. You may even want to check if there is active development going on here at xda for customizations or ROM upgrading.
EDIT: If you're interested you may look the features of Galaxy Ace 2 I8160, it looks pretty cool too and slightly more features than Huawei and cash difference maybe not that high too.
Well the Galaxy Ace has by far the best battery life and Samsung phones always have the best Rom customisation scene so you can always keep your OS looking fresh.
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It has got 1GHz Snapdragon processor and Adreno 200 GPU and 512MB RAM, so the H/W seems legit. But its still stuck with Android 2.3. You may even want to check if there is active development going on here at xda for customizations or ROM upgrading.
EDIT: If you're interested you may look the features of Galaxy Ace 2 I8160, it looks pretty cool too and slightly more features than Huawei and cash difference maybe not that high too.
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The Huawei is actually due an upgrade to ICS. As mentioned, not interested in custom ROMs or developer support, just want the phone to work well stock
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Ace
Accidentally sent from my Google Nexus S
melvinchng said:
Ace
Accidentally sent from my Google Nexus S
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Why?
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KindaUndisputed said:
The Huawei is actually due an upgrade to ICS. As mentioned, not interested in custom ROMs or developer support, just want the phone to work well stock
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If it gets ICS, then Huawei is a :good: from me.
But don't consider going for Ace now. Not that I'm saying its a bad phone, but its hardware is outdated and no enough RAM. Rather considering Ace 2 or Ace Plus will be good.
Now I've completely changed my mind after looking at some monthly contracts. Don't think the Huawei is an option anymore. It's between these:
HTC one V
Sony arc s
Sony Xperia U
Anyone offer any guidance on which to go for or even go for another?
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KindaUndisputed said:
Now I've completely changed my mind after looking at some monthly contracts. Don't think the Huawei is an option anymore. It's between these:
HTC one V
Sony arc s
Sony Xperia U
Anyone offer any guidance on which to go for or even go for another?
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- Every Phone coming with minimum 1GHz Clock speed (Arc S = 1.4)
- Only Xperia U has secondary camera (video call) but don't have SD card slot, it means you only have 8GB of internal memory, out of which 4GB is only usable.
- All coming with 512MB RAM.
Anyways HTC One V is the latest out of three with default OS as ICS. Other Sony phones should get an ICS update. And rest, the decision is upto you for which model you should go for. If you don't consider about Secondary cam, then One V is a done deal, and also performance wise it should be fair good as the hardware is updated to 2012 (Bluetooth is v4.0).
Good Luck!
Basically, they're all good, right?
Would the extra 400MHz of the arc S make a huge difference? Or the dual core of the Xperia U?
Also (slightly off topic), would a dual core processor, clocked at 1GHz be superior to a single core processor clocked a 1.6GHz? What are the benefits of more processors?
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KindaUndisputed said:
Basically, they're all good, right?
Would the extra 400MHz of the arc S make a huge difference? Or the dual core of the Xperia U?
Also (slightly off topic), would a dual core processor, clocked at 1GHz be superior to a single core processor clocked a 1.6GHz? What are the benefits of more processors?
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If you're gonna buy a new device, I would not recommend to buy the models that have been released one year old or so. Maybe its personal choice, but I feel that way.
That extra 400MHz may make a difference if you tend to overclock the processor to run the games fine without lag or so. I'm not sure anyways. But you told you're only interested to keep it as Stock and not interested in modding or flashing custom ROMs. Anyways I guess 1GHz is fair enough as every phone nowadays is coming with that clock speed, so its likely that Games should support.
If my knowledge is true (it could be wrong too, lol) I guess a dual-core processor performs more than a single-core even if the single-core is clocked at 1.6GHz or so. You should seek some more advice about this, because I'm not sure about what I said. But seriously, you want to go for Xperia U? It doesn't have SD card slot, all you have is 4GB of usable internal memory for apps/games. If you're a type of person that installs almost everything from Play Store, it doesn't have enough room for it to fit within 4GB memory. Otherwise, its fair!
HTC One V
coolsandie said:
If you're gonna buy a new device, I would not recommend to buy the models that have been released one year old or so. Maybe its personal choice, but I feel that way.
That extra 400MHz may make a difference if you tend to overclock the processor to run the games fine without lag or so. I'm not sure anyways. But you told you're only interested to keep it as Stock and not interested in modding or flashing custom ROMs. Anyways I guess 1GHz is fair enough as every phone nowadays is coming with that clock speed, so its likely that Games should support.
If my knowledge is true (it could be wrong too, lol) I guess a dual-core processor performs more than a single-core even if the single-core is clocked at 1.6GHz or so. You should seek some more advice about this, because I'm not sure about what I said. But seriously, you want to go for Xperia U? It doesn't have SD card slot, all you have is 4GB of usable internal memory for apps/games. If you're a type of person that installs almost everything from Play Store, it doesn't have enough room for it to fit within 4GB memory. Otherwise, its fair!
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I know, but the phone isn't for me. Its for someone who's going to use it for basic needs, I.e. calling and texting. I just want the phone to work smoothly and fluidly without much lag. I know they're all good, but which would be the best option?
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HTC One V
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Why?
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Think I may go for the one V after all. Dont think the others are worth the £80 more or so and they are somewhat past the price range. Thanks for all the help!
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Think I may go for the one V after all. Dont think the others are worth the £80 more or so and they are somewhat past the price range. Thanks for all the help!
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Yeah, you've made the right choice. HTC One V is a good phone and 2012 release too. So you wont be disappointed for sure.
~Cheers.
Hi All
I Want To Buy A New Phone
I Am A Little Confused
What Do You Think ?! (In Terms Of Gaming,Chating,ETC)
MrOnline said:
Hi All
I Want To Buy A New Phone
I Am A Little Confused
What Do You Think ?! (In Terms Of Gaming,Chating,ETC)
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Hey,
I would recommend you the Lg Optimus, since it has a big display, which means you can play better, Single-core processor(1ghz), pretty good battery (1700 mah) and a large internal storage, which means you can keep apps in internal store (4GB internal storage,which of them 2.4GB usable). Moreover it has a very good camera, if you care about that (5MP, 30 fps and 1080p recording). It comes with ICS, so probably developers will upgrade it to Jelly Bean.
Hope that helped, and click Thanks button if so...
The op is referring to the single core 1ghz optimus l7. It isnt great. Best of the bunch is htc one v
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The op is referring to the single core 1ghz optimus l7. It isnt great. Best of the bunch is htc one v
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He's right, I'm sorry, it's single core, anyway if you want some comparison between the two check this thread:
http://www.smartphonezero.com/htc-one-v-vs-lg-optimus-l7/
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I vote One V. Great build quality and a dual core Snapdragon S4 if I remember correctly. Only downside is the 4.3" screen size, which I reckon is manageable.
I've been using my HOX+ for a little over 4 months now and I can already tell it's going to go down as my favorite Android phone to date (with the exception of the Nexus One, it still holds a special place in my heart). With that said though, while I find HTC's customization of stock Android very useful in some areas, I'm now seeing the effects it has on the overall performance of the phone. I got my dad an Xperia TL and was using it for a week or so to get it ready for him and even though the HOX+ smacks the heck out of it with it's CPU numbers, the fact of the matter is that the Xperia is much, much [much] snappier since customization of the OS is very limited. You can quickly and easily see the difference by just typing with the keyboard, the HOX+ has that delay/lag to it when typing quickly or using the backspace, however, there is none with the Xperia TL...very similar to my Nexus 7. Swiping aside, my typing accuracy is far better on the Xperia TL and my Nexus 7 than with the HOX+.
It's really unfortunate that we don't have any AOSP ROMS (CM, AOKP, etc) for the AT&T varient because this phone would be fast as heck.
Elegancia has "de-sensed" options if you want a ROM without HTC's sense.
I think the sense interface is the element that most distinguishes HTC from all other manufacturers ....
Unfortunately its beauty is comparable to its heaviness
Maybe the question is how to optimize the sense ....
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So HTC should focus on optimizing sense... even the "feature overloaded" Touchwiz (compared galaxy S3 of a friend with my x+) is snappier/faster on similar Hardware.
Sense 5 should better optimized.
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Maybe Sense 5 without blinkfeed and zoe features?
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Now you are regretting that you bought HOX+...
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No regrets whatsoever, like I said, still love the phone and my favorite Android to date (#6 now). Just ticked at how Sense or any customization kills the phone's performance potential. I'll give Elegancia once they update it with the latest AT&T update...can't do it now.
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Now you are regretting that you bought HOX+...
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My international HOX+ is fully stock, and its buttery smooth, sgs3 has no match to the smoothness on sense 4+, locked 60 fps.
Tips:
Go into developer options and set all the animations to .5x
tick force gpu rendering.
go to check if 7 digital is running in apps>running, and disable it if it's there.
Disable HTC gestures in display, gestures and buttons
Use the power saver and only tick the conserve cpu usage to underclock cpu to 1.3ghz, it doesn't slow down the device (if you're not rooted)
For the keyboard, try using the trace keyboard option in the sense keyboard
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I find stock android boreing I like touch whiz interface instead of Google stock firmware.with that said there's no feature on vanilla android except run 5 percent faster that's all I tried every nexus device there and look and apeal isn't that great. .
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Hopefully Sense 5 will be a lot better.
veget83 said:
I think the sense interface is the element that most distinguishes HTC from all other manufacturers ....
Unfortunately its beauty is comparable to its heaviness
Maybe the question is how to optimize the sense ....
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It really is. Sense is just beautiful. People complain about how much better TouchWiz is, but Sense is easier to navigate...
It just seems to me that HTC just needs to get rid of some (maybe most) of the proprietary apps when google can supply the same services in a more lightweight manner. Particularly for the AT&T version. You really can't use that version without rooting it and getting rid of the AT&T apps because despite the quad-core processor they REALLY slow it down (not to mention that they drain the battery even if you're not doing much of anything).
It's great after that though. I'm just looking forward to REAL AOSP on my AT&T X+....if hope isn't lost.
Anyone have more TIPS for daily Sense optimization!?!?!?:silly:
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Hopefully Sense 5 will be a lot better.
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Just tried a One at Best Buy. Sense 5 doesn't seem any better to me in terms of performance. It seems pretty similar to what we have now. Sense has become way too bloated for me. I am going to the galaxy s3 actually, because I can at least root it and install an AOSP rom with ease, opposed to the Att One X+.
dubdroid_ said:
So HTC should focus on optimizing sense... even the "feature overloaded" Touchwiz (compared galaxy S3 of a friend with my x+) is snappier/faster on similar Hardware.
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galaxy s3 with TouchWiz is WAY more laggy and unsnappier then sense on HOX/HOX+ ...i don't know why but the normal hox is really optimized from HTC and it's running on stock locked 60 fps...also th keyboard...a friend of me has also the hox+ and his is also running really good
stelv said:
Just tried a One at Best Buy. Sense 5 doesn't seem any better to me in terms of performance. It seems pretty similar to what we have now. Sense has become way too bloated for me. I am going to the galaxy s3 actually, because I can at least root it and install an AOSP rom with ease, opposed to the Att One X+.
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Hmm, but what about the Trirangle of flashcounter that comes with Samsung Galaxy series....
hTC does not have them...
I disagree. My girlfriend's stock s3 runs noticeably smoother than my stock hox+ in many situations.
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Hmm, but what about the Trirangle of flashcounter that comes with Samsung Galaxy series....
hTC does not have them...
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I didn't not know about that. Doesn't it just effect the device for warranty purposes. It just voids warranty after a certain amount of flashes?
Edit: just looked into it, I won't be taking it in for warranty most likely and there is an app called triangle away to reset boot counter if so.
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stelv said:
I didn't not know about that. Doesn't it just effect the device for warranty purposes. It just voids warranty after a certain amount of flashes?
Edit: just looked into it, I won't be taking it in for warranty most likely and there is an app called triangle away to reset boot counter if so.
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Yeah that's true... but IMHO its pretty idiotic thing (on part of Samsung)... Compared to it unlocking the bootloader is much easier...
But only if I could S-Off my device
Yea I would like this One X+ a lot more of we had s-off or HTC didn't lock it down so much. The One doesnt have these issues. HTC had to face the brink of corporate failure before they provided a device like the One. I feel a little duped by HTC.
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Contemplating on buying the E970,
been comparing it with the Nexus 4 and the Xperia SP since they are the only phones I like in my budget. I'd like to know your opinion. I am impressed by the hardware of the phone, but I'd like to know a few things before I make the purchase.
Firstly, will I have issues with the network or any other feature using the AT&T unlocked version in India?
Also, is the notification LED on the E970 RGB?
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LED is red only
...and it's an awesome phone with lots of life left with the right XDA support.
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The development for the device will not stop until the Nexus 4 development stops, huh? Because they are practically the same phone.. correct me if I am wrong.
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For the most part you are correct
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One last question, does the Optimus G Pro have a good development support here in XDA?
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Please for your own good, get the Nexus 4. Either that or live in the Nexus 4's shadow. If i could go back, I'd get the N4, you get pure and stable roms from Google and of course, you get updates faster
At this point in time, considering what the LGOG brings to the table vs the Nexus 4, I wouldn't buy a Nexus 4 but that's just me personally. Can't tolerate devices without expandable storage myself, so the microSD card slot on the LGOG just makes it a must-buy vs the Nexus 4, not to mention the addition of actual LTE support without jumping through hoops to get it working.
And considering even the Nexus 4 is now in a holding pattern of sorts to get the factory KitKat image, being a "Nexus device" isn't helping it be any better than the LGOG at all.
PhonePhan said:
Please for your own good, get the Nexus 4. Either that or live in the Nexus 4's shadow. If i could go back, I'd get the N4, you get pure and stable roms from Google and of course, you get updates faster
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I don't get this idea of shadowing. If such way of thinking is correct, then every device is in nexus's shadow. I think the goal is to have a good working phone at the end of the day. This phone has a good variety of roms to help you get there: official supports of CM, Pacman, slim, all the unofficials and the very good stock rom. Also this uses sd card, nexus doesn't
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I don't get this idea of shadowing. If such way of thinking is correct, then every device is in nexus's shadow. I think the goal is to have a good working phone at the end of the day. This phone has a good variety of roms to help you get there: official supports of CM, Pacman, slim, all the unofficials and the very good stock rom. Also this uses sd card, nexus doesn't
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Sounds like your mind is already made up lol. Good luck
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Sounds like your mind is already made up lol. Good luck
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Yep, made up 3 months ago. You should get rid of your OG if you got one so you don't have to be in the shadow
Dolby Audio really?
The sound on E970 SUCKS! I use a headphone amplifier but even with that the sound is crap. Dolby Audio really? I miss having a removable battery. Lastly, when the phone gets hot, there is a built in cap that limits the brightness of the screen. (Live in SoCal High Desert with summer temps of 110 F)
The quad core is fast and can handle quite a bit at one time. I listen to music while playing games, reading emails, cruzin' the Play Store and the internet all at the same time. Haven't had any crashes yet. There is plenty of storage internal storage. I have a lot of downloaded music and a few large games and have yet to roll over to the 16 GB external card.
Biggest disappointment is definitely the sound!!!!!!
Loving my LGOG. The sound is a bit weak. But everything else is great. I would recommend getting a best buy type warranty or a case for your phone. Gorilla glass is slippery like wet snot. I've had the back glass beak twice due to the phone sliding away and falling.
I'd buy it again.
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Coming from an HTC device before this one, the sound is not that great but it works for me. Also the camera is not a big deal. Basically the same as the nexus 4.
I'm have been using houstonn kitkat for over a week and battery life is greater than stock and performance is awesome!
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el_venga said:
Coming from an HTC device before this one, the sound is not that great but it works for me. Also the camera is not a big deal. Basically the same as the nexus 4.
I'm have been using houstonn kitkat for over a week and battery life is greater than stock and performance is awesome!
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I had a HTC too, hated s-on and the whole s-off process. Did you have to use controlbear and do the wire trick ?
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I had a HTC too, hated s-on and the whole s-off process. Did you have to use controlbear and do the wire trick ?
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i had HTC One VX with s-off practically since day one. there are very few custom roms for that model and only one aosp like which was cm10 but very early build. s-off is very easy, no need to do wire trick but i have done it to other older models like Vivid and Amaze.
i really missed stock android for months until i got my lg e970
Sorry, but would someone explain in brief what S-Off and S-On mean?
Also, I'm considering getting the Optimus G Pro instead because I find the looks more appealing and few extra pros over the E970. But the development there seems more or less stalled. Gotta risk it, I guess.
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ron_gangte said:
Sorry, but would someone explain in brief what S-Off and S-On mean?
Also, I'm considering getting the Optimus G Pro instead because I find the looks more appealing and few extra pros over the E970. But the development there seems more or less stalled. Gotta risk it, I guess.
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I'll try, others feel free to add upon this. Different manufacturers use different mechanism to secure their devices. With htc its "security-on", it restrict what hboot you may run on your devices. I had an htc evo v/ htc evo 3d, with security-on I could only run hboot 1.07.07.07 whatever which only allowed stock based ics roms. After achieving s-off I was able to put a different hboot on my phone , i had jbear 1.47.47.47 i think.. which in terms allowed me to run a lot more roms. S-on also restrict what you may flash. For example firmware and radios, here we call it modem? Don't know the difference, can't be flashed with s-on.