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What do you guys think about this? And do you think you will be getting it if it comes out in the US?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57533910-94/htc-j-butterfly-5-inch-smartphone-destined-for-japan/
Also do you think it will be popular or less popular like what happened to the rezound?
I personally might get it off of ebay if it turns out to be close to as popular as the HOX
With the name butterfly, no it will not be as popular as the one x lol Hopefully its made for chicks because I refuse to buy a phone with that name
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who MIKE D said:
With the name butterfly, no it will not be as popular as the one x lol Hopefully its made for chicks because I refuse to buy a phone with that name
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Well it is aimed toward Japan currently so if it did come to the US they may change the name to something better. The only reason i would want it is because the specs from what ive seen are better then the specs of the HOX+ which is supposed to be coming out in the US.
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Well it is aimed toward Japan currently so if it did come to the US they may change the name to something better. The only reason i would want it is because the specs from what ive seen are better then the specs of the HOX+ which is supposed to be coming out in the US.
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Yes I would definetly get it if it comes to the US with a different name. Even if its not a flagship there will be devs to make it better
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Yes I would definetly get it if it comes to the US with a different name. Even if its not a flagship there will be devs to make it better
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The devs could make any device better :good:
Check out the HTC DLX speculation thread. It appears that they are pretty much the same phone, except it hasn't been released.
I know I want one tho!
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tehknics said:
Check out the HTC DLX speculation thread. It appears that they are pretty much the same phone, except it hasn't been released.
I know I want one tho!
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I think they might be the same phone if you compare the pic from the like in that thread compared to the pic from the link
Edit: Actually they might be the same phone however the J Butterfly is the Japan variant and the DLX is the US variant. That could be a possibility?
It is the same phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900113
Its not the same phone. The hboot on the j butterfly states it as the DLX_J. On the ADR6450 the code name is just DLX. So the butterfly is just a varient. That's why HTC stated that phone would not be released in the US and that a similar one would, more then likely the ADR6450.
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Its not the same phone. The hboot on the j butterfly states it as the DLX_J. On the ADR6450 the code name is just DLX. So the butterfly is just a varient. That's why HTC stated that phone would not be realised in the US and that a similar one would, more then likely the ADR6450.
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I like the sound of that. I can keep my trend going that way. Thunderbolt, ADR6400, Rezound, ADR6425, DLX, ADR6450.
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Its not the same phone. The hboot on the j butterfly states it as the DLX_J. On the ADR6450 the code name is just DLX. So the butterfly is just a varient. That's why HTC stated that phone would not be released in the US and that a similar one would, more then likely the ADR6450.
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Well maybe the dlx_j stands for dlx Japan?? My guess it is the same phone as the us varient, but Verizon will somehow find a way the gimp it
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I won't be buying it. Awesome phone but a battery that small just won't cut it. And it's a 1080p screen so I'm gonna say that battery will be gone with less than an hour of screen time.
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killahrey said:
Its not the same phone. The hboot on the j butterfly states it as the DLX_J. On the ADR6450 the code name is just DLX. So the butterfly is just a varient. That's why HTC stated that phone would not be released in the US and that a similar one would, more then likely the ADR6450.
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its the same phone the HTC DLX is slated to be released in Japan and Vodaphone Germany and Verizon HTC DLX_J for japan and HTC DLX_W for verizon im not sure what it is for germany probably HTC DLX_G or DLX_V
I read the US version will have 2500mah battery...that good enough?
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I read the US version will have 2500mah battery...that good enough?
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The Razr Maxx HD is coming with a 3300 mah battery. If HTC plans on putting a 2500mah battery mixed with that 5 inch display, expect battery life to be horrid. I hope they up the battery, that device looks very promising and it would be a shame for them to ruin it with something so simple.
Edit: Also just read that it's rumored to have a non-removable battery. The new Snapdragon S4 pro it comes equipped with does sound great tho.
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luis86dr said:
The Razr Maxx HD is coming with a 3300 mah battery. If HTC plans on putting a 2500mah battery mixed with that 5 inch display, expect battery life to be horrid. I hope they up the battery, that device looks very promising and it would be a shame for them to ruin it with something so simple.
Edit: Also just read that it's rumored to have a non-removable battery. The new Snapdragon S4 pro it comes equipped with does sound great tho.
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5 inch 1080p screen makes it even worse
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5 inch 1080p screen makes it even worse
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At least the S4 Pro shouldn't have any problems handling 4g as far as battery life is concerned. The battery size is honestly the only deal breaker.
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As long as the battery can last me threw my 16hour day its all good with me. My thunderbolt has no problem doing that and neither did my rezound. I'm sure the s4 will only help. 2500 is still huge compared to the 1400 and 1650 we got before. Stop wining.
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Hopefully that s4 combined with the new SLCD3 will provide decent battery life
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Oh well....i have nothin to do besides sit at home lol i can live with chargin like i do my rezound....but this phone will def give me bragging rights over my uncle's lil HTC One S . ....well...again because i say my rezound beats the One S
Anyone think there will be a rezound 2 or will the dna be the next thing we all jump to?
A few Google employees that "leak" phone info are really loving this phone.
As for my opinion, no it's not a Rezzy 2. The DNA is beast!
The deciding feature for me will be whether or not it has space heater functionality. Without that, it can't truly be the Rezound 2.
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Obaterista93 said:
The deciding feature for me will be whether or not it has space heater functionality. Without that, it can't truly be the Rezound 2.
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THIS.
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So. Many. DNA. Threads.....
My thought is that it will indeed be the Rezound 2... completely abandoned by Verizon.
Sometimes you have to be smarter than your smartphone.
demmo86rt said:
My thought is that it will indeed be the Rezound 2... completely abandoned by Verizon.
Sometimes you have to be smarter than your smartphone.
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Cosign.
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AshtonTS said:
So. Many. DNA. Threads.....
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IKR.
Can't we just put this in with one of the other 10 DNA threads?
blestsol said:
Cosign.
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Tangent.
im_high_tech said:
Tangent.
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Tau
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SOHCAHTOA
Sometimes you have to be smarter than your smartphone.
Brb posting about the Droid DNA in the Nexus 4 section.
hey did you guys hear about this new droid dna phone?
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jayochs said:
hey did you guys hear about this new droid dna phone?
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naw, can you tell me more about it?
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I think this will be another rezound, tbolt, ect. most devs left for the SGS3 and the Gnex. and they havent been out for 2 years yet so i dont think that many devs will jump back to another HTC phone that is locked up tight. :/
How bout that HTC Thunderbolt? You guys think it will be the Rezound -1?
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They can unlock the bootloader....for now....im gonna get in either in Dec or Jan, so from the looks of it...it has good potential imo
Thinking of getting DNA also for xmaxxx.
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16gb of storage is unforgivable. I could have coped with a fixed battery, but being unable to pop in a SD card for more storage - not happening. The cloud is not an acceptable excuse, when data caps are hilariously low. USB OTG is likewise not a good substitute; my phone should not need a tail.
Also, not really encouraged by HTC's history of supporting their phones after launch - for instance, the ICS update which we only got half a year+ later than promised, on top of it having some bugs that will probably never be addressed. JB is a pipe dream.
DNA is amazing and also degraded phone
in few weeks / months
Samsung or other company will release a perfect phone
that's cover those degraded dna got
there no point to get it if u gonna feel bad it in few weeks
don't fall for this rush feeling ,wait
Proz00 said:
DNA is amazing and also degraded phone
in few weeks / months
Samsung or other company will release a perfect phone
that's cover those degraded dna got
there no point to get it if u gonna feel bad it in few weeks
don't fall for this rush feeling ,wait
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What? I got the last part but not the beginning and middle lol
it seems like there is a lot of "white noise" in many rom and development/theme threads lately, and i realized we didn't have an off topic/bs thread like most phone subforums seem to. so figured id start one
as stolen from rezound thread by YZ:
1. NO FLAMING.
2. NO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHICH ROM IS THE BEST, WHO'S THE BEST DEV.
3. RESPECT EACH OTHER AND FOLLOW THE RULES.
mods, would be nice if this could be sticked :angel:
First
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Nitsuj is not only a developer, he played Faceman on A-Team while simultaneously playing BA Baracus.
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Nitsuj is not only a developer, he played Faceman on A-Team while simultaneously playing BA Baracus.
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I heard right after the A-team filming he hunted down Osama BinLaden and Khaled.
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Ok who are the devs we should be worried about defecting to the htc one and how many st pattys day beers do we have to buy them to make them forget about that phone!
Droid DNA unlocked rooted stock rom dsb 3.1.3 kernel tapatalk 2
What is that tech website (im sure there are many) that takes pictures of step-by-step photos of taking apart phones and other electronics where you can also buy replacement parts from them too... im having trouble remembering what it was called?
Its a pretty popular site
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What is that tech website (im sure there are many) that takes pictures of step-by-step photos of taking apart phones and other electronics where you can also buy replacement parts from them too... im having trouble remembering what it was called?
Its a pretty popular site
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Google? Just type in DROID DNA tear down
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What is that tech website (im sure there are many) that takes pictures of step-by-step photos of taking apart phones and other electronics where you can also buy replacement parts from them too... im having trouble remembering what it was called?
Its a pretty popular site
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Ifixit?
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I like turtles ....
wireman2161 said:
Ifixit?
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Thank you thats what it was called i couldnt remember
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Thank you thats what it was called i couldnt remember
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I like big butts and I can not lie :thumbup:
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cbrown245 said:
I like turtles ....
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And I like ninjas
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holla420 said:
I like big butts and I can not lie :thumbup:
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I had to adjust my fly...
I like turtles
Me soo slow and new
Im so slow and new i DL OTA and now me no unlock boot or root. SOoo sad
I like tarantulas and I can't lie.
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oh nice an offtopic thread!
so i doubt any of you remember me, but i'm back =)
just got a used DNA (only 1 week used) from craiglist with 2 cruzerlite cases and a wireless charger for 425! woot woot
So guys... About north Korea
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jayochs said:
oh nice an offtopic thread!
so i doubt any of you remember me, but i'm back =)
just got a used DNA (only 1 week used) from craiglist with 2 cruzerlite cases and a wireless charger for 425! woot woot
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that sounds like a pretty great deal, congrats
If vzw does come out with the dna+ how similar do you devs believe the hardware will be, and if it will be easy to port stuff from it?
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keith843 said:
If vzw does come out with the dna+ how similar do you devs believe the hardware will be, and if it will be easy to port stuff from it?
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if you believe whats out there, the dlx+ is nothing more than a verizon branded htc one
Yeah, what Nits said above. But we haven't seen much real data on it, just what was approved by the FCC - and that didn't give us much.
That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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keith843 said:
That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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I would be surprised if they launched a DNA+ and gave it a smaller screen than the current DNA, such as is on the One. Verizon has to have something up their sleeve, but I have yet to see anything i really think is plausible speculation.
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keith843 said:
That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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Not a lot of hardware differences between the one n DNA so development would be easy to port.
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keith843 said:
That's what I'm going off of is the rumors I've been reading. I'm new to HTC so I just got the dna less than a month ago. I asked the reps at the store if there was gonna be a newer HTC released this year and all of them didn't even know the S4 was coming out this year let alone provide info on the dna, haha
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I can't tell if the reps are really that clueless, or just pretend to be! Last week I was in a VZW store, and I overheard a rep tell a customer that the S4 was "just a rumor"
jasoraso said:
I can't tell if the reps are really that clueless, or just pretend to be! Last week I was in a VZW store, and I overheard a rep tell a customer that the S4 was "just a rumor"
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Well the DNA could just be a rumor in are imaginations and few days from now we could wake up before the DNA was even announced. That being all a dream.
Just read an article on philosophy. Philosophy can really screw with your mind.
jasoraso said:
I can't tell if the reps are really that clueless, or just pretend to be! Last week I was in a VZW store, and I overheard a rep tell a customer that the S4 was "just a rumor"
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It's called being in sales, and there's a level of dishonesty that they can get away with.
It's really hard to sell an S3 or a DNA when someone believes a better phone is coming out in a month. That's a reasonable amount of time for people to put up with an old phone while waiting for the new hotness.
tamlin42 said:
It's called being in sales, and there's a level of dishonesty that they can get away with.
It's really hard to sell an S3 or a DNA when someone believes a better phone is coming out in a month. That's a reasonable amount of time for people to put up with an old phone while waiting for the new hotness.
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The goal of the salesperson in the store is to get you to sign a contract before you step out the door. That's it. They can't sell you something they don't have, therefore before a launch (or preorder) the next new phone doesn't exist in the salesperson's vocabulary.
As long as you realize the goal of the salesperson is to get you to sign a contract, then you're OK. Caveat emptor.
Personally I never set foot inside those stores.
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The goal of the salesperson in the store is to get you to sign a contract before you step out the door. That's it. They can't sell you something they don't have, therefore before a launch (or preorder) the next new phone doesn't exist in the salesperson's vocabulary.
As long as you realize the goal of the salesperson is to get you to sign a contract, then you're OK. Caveat emptor.
Personally I never set foot inside those stores.
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Here is the wish list:
Upgraded Camera, Software, RAM and Processor(The Usual)
Boom Sound
Relocation of Volume buttoms(and keep all other buttons in the same place)
RGB LED Notification light
32GB+ storage
Minor Redesign(Metal body, add in second speaker to front and keep nearly the same desing and thinner, and equal bezels from top to bottom)
Screen upgrade(Keep 1080p resolution but use LG displays that is used on LG Spectrum 2[Its REALLY BEAUTIFUL])
Minority:
removableSD card and battery.
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Here is the wish list:
Upgraded Camera, Software, RAM and Processor(The Usual)
Boom Sound
Relocation of Volume buttoms(and keep all other buttons in the same place)
RGB LED Notification light
32GB+ storage
Minor Redesign(Metal body, add in second speaker to front and keep nearly the same desing and thinner, and equal bezels from top to bottom)
Screen upgrade(Keep 1080p resolution but use LG displays that is used on LG Spectrum 2[Its REALLY BEAUTIFUL])
Minority:
removableSD card and battery.
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sounds like the new One lol
binzokun said:
sounds like the new One lol
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The one has the same ram, processor and screen, just .3 inches smaller
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Verizon confirmed there is an HTC phone coming out. The HTC DNA has its counterpart HTC Butterfly. What I've read when I look around for the next Verizon HTC phone is that there is a butterfly 2. The next DNA is rumored to keep a 5 inch screen and slightly better internals than the one. Its all rumors of course....
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bluesamg said:
Here is the wish list:
Upgraded Camera, Software, RAM and Processor(The Usual)
Boom Sound
Relocation of Volume buttoms(and keep all other buttons in the same place)
RGB LED Notification light
32GB+ storage
Minor Redesign(Metal body, add in second speaker to front and keep nearly the same desing and thinner, and equal bezels from top to bottom)
Screen upgrade(Keep 1080p resolution but use LG displays that is used on LG Spectrum 2[Its REALLY BEAUTIFUL])
Minority:
removableSD card and battery.
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If I had one upgrade it would be the camera. The resolution is fine, but it is incapable of capturing images with any dynamic range. Any light sources turn into a giant white blob.
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Where would you move the volume buttons? Across to the other side or just relocate on the same side?
I want it to have the new NFC communication, Naked Flirty Communication
It's the first step to the human "bump" sharing
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The one has the same ram, processor and screen, just .3 inches smaller
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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HTC site says its the same but they look extremely different.
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Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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So it has an even better display than our dna ? Great!...:thumbdown:
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Incorrect. The dna has the S4 pro cpu and the one has the snapdragon 600.
If I'm not mistaken, the lcd technology is also different. The dna has an lcd 3 and I believe the one is different. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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If I am not mistaken they are both LCD3.
The One has a slightly sharper display due to it being 1080p on a 4.7 inch display as opposed to a 5 inch display. If memory serves me the One has 469ppi and the DNA has 441ppi.
Verizon just said that the droid devices will be Motorola exlusive now.. so I'm guessing no droid DNA 2
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I mean they are getting the one which is kinda like a dna 2... More like the cuter sister
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Verizon just said that the droid devices will be Motorola exlusive now.. so I'm guessing no droid DNA 2
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So does that just mean that it isn't going to have the "DROID" branding? I assume that HTC and Samsung wouldn't be very happy if Verizon was going to ditch all other android devices.
So you could have a DNA2, just not a "DROID" DNA2. Right?
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So does that just mean that it isn't going to have the "DROID" branding? I assume that HTC and Samsung wouldn't be very happy if Verizon was going to ditch all other android devices.
So you could have a DNA2, just not a "DROID" DNA2. Right?
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yea its the droid branding, not all androids lol. they would be fools to ditch samsung. but we already have the butterfly s (which IS, technically, the droid DNA 2) being released over seas. maybe it will make its way to the US some day
IDC what the name is, as long as HTC keeps making solid phones, I'm sold!
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IDC what the name is, as long as HTC keeps making solid phones, I'm sold!
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Its more then disappointing that The HTC One is Verizon's next phone! Smaller screen same processor. Basicly just the name being sold.
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So do you guys think the butterfly s will come to Verizon just without the droid branding?
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Its more then disappointing that The HTC One is Verizon's next phone! Smaller screen same processor. Basicly just the name being sold.
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the HTC ONE runs a faster SoC its different than the DNA's SoC
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So do you guys think the butterfly s will come to Verizon just without the droid branding?
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I sure hope so and I hope they keep the exact same specs as the butterfly s because that seems like a beast of a phone ,really want the boom sound and 3200 mah battery
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I sure hope so and I hope they keep the exact same specs as the butterfly s because that seems like a beast of a phone ,really want the boom sound and 3200 mah battery
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All that plus the option to put up to a 64gb sdcard!! I am definitely getting this phone but just hope it comes to Verizon so I can use an upgrade on it and not throw 800 bucks for it from eBay
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I still have hope for a US Butterfly S. HTC would be an idiot of a company not to release it to a US market. The question is, will it come to Verizon? The DNA wasn't much of a success on Verizon (but the J Butterfly was over in Japan was), so they might aim for a GSM carrier. OR it may come to sprint as the HTC Evo Butterfly.
Also, I kind of understand Verizon's decision to make the Droid line Motorola-only. The non-Moto Droids have never done well. Read: Droid Charge, and (dare I say it) DNA. The Moto Droids have almost always been top-selling devices. Like the original Droid and its sequels, The RAZR line, specifically the original Droid RAZR Maxx, and the Mini/Maxx/Ultra will likely follow that path.
BTW: I'm stuck with my DNA (and i'm perfectly fine with that) for the next year and a half, so absolutely none of this will affect me until my contract ends in Jan 2015. I personally couldn't care less what happens with the whole Butterfly S/DNA 2 situation, but I understand some of you like to replace your device more frequently (which is perfectly fine) so I'm just adding my $0.02 to anyone who may be interested.
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_phoey said:
I still have hope for a US Butterfly S. HTC would be an idiot of a company not to release it to a US market. The question is, will it come to Verizon? The DNA wasn't much of a success on Verizon (but the J Butterfly was over in Japan was), so they might aim for a GSM carrier. OR it may come to sprint as the HTC Evo Butterfly.
Also, I kind of understand Verizon's decision to make the Droid line Motorola-only. The non-Moto Droids have never done well. Read: Droid Charge, and (dare I say it) DNA. The Moto Droids have almost always been top-selling devices. Like the original Droid and its sequels, The RAZR line, specifically the original Droid RAZR Maxx, and the Mini/Maxx/Ultra will likely follow that path.
BTW: I'm stuck with my DNA (and i'm perfectly fine with that) for the next year and a half, so absolutely none of this will affect me until my contract ends in Jan 2015. I personally couldn't care less what happens with the whole Butterfly S/DNA 2 situation, but I understand some of you like to replace your device more frequently (which is perfectly fine) so I'm just adding my $0.02 to anyone who may be interested.
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Droid DNA is a great phone don't get me wrong but our family plan has like 3 extra upgrades to blow and my mom, grandma, and my brother don't really use them and use basic phones lol.
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And I also have a cracked screen lol. I have a love hate relationship with the HTC droids. Love that they aren't as popular as iPhone's or Samsung's so u feel like your unique... Hate the software development from Verizon (because of it not being as popular I guess)
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Who cares, the new phones don't have much wow factor to make me think the DNA is missing something or is being left behind. And looking at the development, the DNA has a good number of roms and kernels so I don't feel like it is under developed.
The DNA will be running strong for at least three years.
What I don't understand is... We have a 5 Inch, 1080P, Quad Core Android cell phone.. Nobody seems to care? We do!! But it's always about the HTC One, whatever Motorola is coming out with.. and Nokia Windows 8 phones..the next Nexus.. What is Samsung doing?? We have an absolute monster phone that I love yet there was almost ZERO hype behind it.. launched, then .. "Hey, I'm still here, I'm free now" .... Unless I missed something in my zombie like state of mind lately.. People ask what phone I have, then I tell them.. and I hear crickets.. People have no idea about this beast!!
See if people are wowed when you tell them you have the new Droid Ultra with a whopping 5 inch screen, powerful 1.7 dual core processor, and an unprecedented 2 gb ram plus the usually lousy Moto camera.
orangechoochoo said:
See if people are wowed when you tell them you have the new Droid Ultra with a whopping 5 inch screen, powerful 1.7 dual core processor, and an unprecedented 2 gb ram plus the usually lousy Moto camera.
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Exactly!!! People go nuts over that sort of thing.. But a Quad core 5" 1080P HD phone is... "They aren't talking it up, must be mediocre"
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What I don't understand is... We have a 5 Inch, 1080P, Quad Core Android cell phone.. Nobody seems to care? We do!! But it's always about the HTC One, whatever Motorola is coming out with.. and Nokia Windows 8 phones..the next Nexus.. What is Samsung doing?? We have an absolute monster phone that I love yet there was almost ZERO hype behind it.. launched, then .. "Hey, I'm still here, I'm free now" .... Unless I missed something in my zombie like state of mind lately.. People ask what phone I have, then I tell them.. and I hear crickets.. People have no idea about this beast!!
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Completely agree with you. I firmly believe that the Droid DNA/J Butterfly/DLX is the second most innovative device of the modern mobile technology world. Second only to the Ubuntu Edge. I think the mistake was making this beast a Verizon exclusive. If they had endorsed the DNA the way they did with the One, or how Samsung has done since the Galaxy S2, they could easily blow the SGS4 and Xperia Z out of the water. Don't get me wrong, the One, S4 and XPZ are all great devices, but the DNA could easily rank right up there with them if HTC had really tried. And that's not even mentioning the Butterfly S. Bringing it to the states and endorsing it on all major carriers could set HTC for eternity. It takes the overall greatness of our DNAs and gives it all the things we love about the One (like boomsound). It's pretty much the ultimate smartphone IMO. HTC needs to play smart in the future, or they'll crash and burn. Hopefully the One's success will teach them this.
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The butterfly s is the only new phone I'm really looking foward too. I would pick the DNA over any other phone except it. It really solves all of our issues we had with the DNA . The battery is insane now, finally have more storage, and even though our speaker is amazing on the DNA, who wouldn't want boomsound?
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The butterfly s is the only new phone I'm really looking foward too. I would pick the DNA over any other phone except it. It really solves all of our issues we had with the DNA . The battery is insane now, finally have more storage, and even though our speaker is amazing on the DNA, who wouldn't want boomsound?
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And like you said sd card slot, I hope Verizon or htc doesnt screw this up . If it doesnt launch on Verizon I'm probably looking at the HTC one or droid maxx
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