It seems like there are is a good amount of people that have had the S3 and now have the DNA. I have a question that I could not find answered anywhere: Does the DNA have better reception than the S3? I am in a fringe area that every phone I had before the S3 got good enough reception. The S3 did not. Didn't ring half the time and had to go outside to talk. I got a replacement from verizon and it was WORSE. So now that I closed my car door on my S3 I have to get a new phone. The battery life concerns me a little but if I could make calls in my office it would more than make up for it.
Thanks - Keith
Yes. The DNA has amazing reception.
Samsung us notorious for bad radios.
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Well that pretty much sealed the deal.
Thanks man!
-Keith
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It seems like there are is a good amount of people that have had the S3 and now have the DNA. I have a question that I could not find answered anywhere: Does the DNA have better reception than the S3? I am in a fringe area that every phone I had before the S3 got good enough reception. The S3 did not. Didn't ring half the time and had to go outside to talk. I got a replacement from verizon and it was WORSE. So now that I closed my car door on my S3 I have to get a new phone. The battery life concerns me a little but if I could make calls in my office it would more than make up for it.
Thanks - Keith
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10x's better IMHO... The S3 was the worst.. I couldn't make calls in my new home much less back in my home town... I couldn't even get calls or sms back home... the DNA held a steady single bar which allowed me to even hold the phone to my ear when with most phones it would drop the call... Signal is king on DNA.. Battery is OK... I could easily get through an entire day with moderate usage.. about 10hr with heavy usage.. Still good enough..
Absolutely, I've owned a Vibrant and a Gnex. HTC radios are terrific.
Never owned a GS3 though I've owned several other Samsung devices that all had pretty poor reception. Htc is second only to Motorola in terms of reception.
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It seems like there are is a good amount of people that have had the S3 and now have the DNA. I have a question that I could not find answered anywhere: Does the DNA have better reception than the S3? I am in a fringe area that every phone I had before the S3 got good enough reception. The S3 did not. Didn't ring half the time and had to go outside to talk. I got a replacement from verizon and it was WORSE. So now that I closed my car door on my S3 I have to get a new phone. The battery life concerns me a little but if I could make calls in my office it would more than make up for it.
Thanks - Keith
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Verizon actually sent me a DNA as an alternate replacement specifically because of the poor radios in the s3. Couldn't be happier.
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I had the S3 before I traded it in for the DNA and yes, the DNA does seem to hold on to calls better than the S3. I also seem to get better LTE speedtests on the DNA as well, but that's all timing/location/bandwidth available for the most part.
I thought about returning my dna for an s3. But hearing about all the radio/gps issues turned me off. Plus I cant stand SAMOLED
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but as the S3 and DNA both have the Qualcom Snapdragon S4 SOC (I know the DNA is the s4 pro quad, the s3 is only dual core), wouldn't their radios be the same? Unlike the Galaxy Nexus which has the horrible radios (non qualcom) with many problems...
I would have to agree, my DNA consistently gets better reception than my S3 did. The signal level on my S3 would fluctuate all over the place (according to the bars), the DNA is just solid.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but as the S3 and DNA both have the Qualcom Snapdragon S4 SOC (I know the DNA is the s4 pro quad, the s3 is only dual core), wouldn't their radios be the same? Unlike the Galaxy Nexus which has the horrible radios (non qualcom) with many problems...
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Processor does not equal radios. Reception is largely software dependent from what I gather, hence the maker differences.
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Processor does not equal radios. Reception is largely software dependent from what I gather, hence the maker differences.
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I understand that... I was under the impression though that the few processors that are SOC also include radios. At least, the qualcom processors are bundled with qualcom radios. That was the big complaint of the Galaxy Nexus with it's TI processor in the US; crap radios bundled, , not qualcom. ...I may be way completely wrong here... Thanks for your reply.
Well I got the DNA. Haven't played with it too much yet but can make calls from where I couldn't with my S3. Pretty happy about that!
-Keith
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Well I got the DNA. Haven't played with it too much yet but can make calls from where I couldn't with my S3. Pretty happy about that!
-Keith
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Welcome Keith, I'm sure you will enjoy your DNA
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Welcome Keith, I'm sure you will enjoy your DNA
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Thanks man! I am sure I will like it but it is going to take some getting used to! Definitely different than the S3.
-Keith
Same processors do not equal same radio
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Reception is improved from my S3 amazingly.
At my house (Middle of nowhere) I got weak 3g, and usually barely got a cell signal. With my DNA, I get good 3g, and sometimes even good 4g, and cell signal is pretty good (about halfway, in terms of bars)
Add in the much better processor, battery life, screen, feel, quality, everything else and you have a winner
I had both a S3 and a DNA.... I kept the DNA b/c I want a phone w/ better specs, but I do feel touchwizz is more polished than sense. I hate the fact that sense doesnt give you battery %.... I honestly think unless your a tech geek the S3 is more consumer friendly. Thats why people buy Apple because its easy. Touchwizz is packed with features and easy... sense 4 is not polished.. I dont care about pretty widgets... I care about day to day performance. I dont even know how to set alarms w/o downloading a program on Sense...
Reception on the DNA seems better for calls, but my LTE speeds were slightly better by 2,000kps on the S3.
The DNA will be a top dog until the S4 comes out later this year.... its a never ending battle to keep up with their ****... Also the DNA is supposed to be one upped by the M7 later this year. I hate how HTC releases so many damn devices, why don't they just spend their time like Samsung & Apple and make one super device and price it at $1,000... instead of one X, one X+, DNA...
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Hey guys i cant decide if i should get the sgs3 or stick with my rezound. with money aside, what would you guys do? why is the sgs3 so hyped and is it even going to be better?
the rezound has 1.5 ghz dual core while sgs3 had 1.4 dual core. both have 8mp cameras.
idk they just seem similar and idk why this phone has so much anticipation.
any feedback would help
It's all what you really enjoy personaly I loved My epic 4G touch (sprints galaxy s2) and had to swap because sprint dropped signal in my area I like the rezound but I belive Samsung is geared to what I like and they give you more freedom on your phone.
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Save your money get the next nexus and profit.
i've been through like 6 rezound so usually i can convince VZW to replace me with a new device. I can't decide though if it would be smart if i should try to get the samsung or just keep the rezound
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i've been through like 6 rezound so usually i can convince VZW to replace me with a new device. I can't decide though if it would be smart if i should try to get the samsung or just keep the rezound
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If you test the signal in stores or something and it's good id go for it. Grabbing your the gs3.
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Go for sgs3
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well the speed of the dual core might be similar but they're running different chips, whihc apparently makes quite a difference in speed and supposedly in battery life too. but one thing samsung has had issues with on cdma from a lot of people's experiences i've read about is poor signal. for whatevre reason they seem to have trouble making good cdma radios.
If you don't like sense, want a thinner phone go with the gs3. If you want a better screen and sense stay with the Rez. I am 90% sure I am sticking with the Rez for now at least but I'll see what else is lined up for the fall/holiday time frame.
I think the biggest thing to consider between the two devices is the size, weight, and the battery life. SG3 has an edge on all of these 3 areas.
the screen on the SG3 can be too big for some people but if you like large phone, then it's the obvious choice. While SG3 is 1.2, it should actually runs faster due to the newer cpu.
personally if I would buying a new phone, I would choose SG3 over Rezound simply because it has newer technology and hopefully will support future os upgrade. The advantage with rezound of course is the ROM development.
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I think the biggest thing to consider between the two devices is the size, weight, and the battery life. SG3 has an edge on all of these 3 areas.
the screen on the SG3 can be too big for some people but if you like large phone, then it's the obvious choice. While SG3 is 1.2, it should actually runs faster due to the newer cpu.
personally if I would buying a new phone, I would choose SG3 over Rezound simply because it has newer technology and hopefully will support future os upgrade. The advantage with rezound of course is the ROM development.
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Isn't the SG3 1.5ghz similar to the Rezound? It just has a different chipset.
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if i had the money to burn id buy the sg3. i've found sense much more bloated than it used to be on my dinc and i believe its actually gotten worse rather than better. I never thought i'd say it but id say bring on touchwiz(even though u might be better getting the nexus still)
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Isn't the SG3 1.5ghz similar to the Rezound? It just has a different chipset.
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yes, 1.5ghz, according to Verizon website anyhow.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...t&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5918
okay then. ill try to convince VZW to get me a sgs3 lol. who knows if they will but since ive been through so many phones.... they gotta have sympathy
I upgrade in august and I will probably either go Incredible 4g or go for a nexus. The samsung interface doesn't appeal to me and I am not a hardware nazi. Give me a phone that doesn't have interface lag and I am happy. the most powerful apps i use is probably my browser.
The sgsiii just doesn't look good as a phone looks wise. also after watching some of the break tests and system teardown videos, I'm afraid its gonna be as fraile as the iphone 3g was.
I recommend waiting to see what Google does with ASUS this fall-ish. The padfone looks pretty awesome.
My vote is for rezound.
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just curious. why?
For the record, the dual core in the SGS3 completely destroys the one in the Rezound, also 2GB of RAM is basically future proofing you for years.
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Cause its a great phone with at least another 18 months of good life left. ICS hasn't even hit yet, and when it does there will be a huge resurgence of development. The screen is still the best one out there IMO, and I really love HTCs design style.
That, and the SGSIII is fugly. Extremely fugly.
Galaxy S3 has the Snapdragon S4 chipset, while the Rezound has the S3 chipset. With equal clock speeds, the S4 can be up to 50% faster than the S3. Overall the GS3 will blow the Rezound out of the water in terms of speed. It also has twice as much RAM and a larger battery. If you could get one for $200, I would do it. With its specs the GS3 seems like a phone that will still be decent 2 years down the line. I'm not so certain about my Rezound 2 years later. At full price I probably would just stick with the Rezound. The only two negatives for the GS3 would be the really large size, and the screen quality is likely a small step down from the Rezound (although 0.5" bigger). One other potential negative is TouchWiz, though I don't know how it compares to Sense 3.6 or 4.0.
S3 is bigger, faster, and has better battery life. I'm dropping the Rezound for it. UI lag drives me insane, and Sense seems like it will always have it, even though its only a split second lag from pressing phone and loading the dialer, I want instant loads like the iphone, and Sense doesn't do it.
I had a Galaxy Nexus and returned it like most to get the Rezound. I liked the screen of the Nexus, the feel of it, etc. Didn't like how long the ringtones where, vibration, etc. I look back and I was being picky. Now that every dev is leaving here, are still sticking with the Rez or you moving to a more supported phone? I'm thinking about getting that GNEX again....hmmm?
Depends if you are a flashaholic. If you prefer flashing at least one rom a day and having jellybean now then go with the nexus. Otherwise if you are satisfied with having the best screen best camera great 4G reception but not on the latest rom then go with the Rezound.
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kind off topic but ive been getting a lot of missed calls lately. people will call me, my phone wont even ring or show a missed call. but a few seconds later google voice will say i have a vmail? anyone know what the heck is going on?
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Depends if you are a flashaholic. If you prefer flashing at least one rom a day and having jellybean now then go with the nexus. Otherwise if you are satisfied with having the best screen best camera great 4G reception but not on the latest rom then go with the Rezound.
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I'd say 4g reception is identicle... It's the cdma radios that Samsung can't get right not the LTE
You can have a Nexus and not be a flashaholic, I'm not.
I hate to sound like a Nexus fanboy but after having both phones, I have a hard time not suggesting you to stick with the Nexus.
The only things I can honestly give in the Rezound's favor is better cameras, sturdier feeling phone (excluding extended batteries), slightly better audio quality and slightly better data speeds.
That last one varies by phone I think, I got higher 4G speeds on my Rezound but higher 3G on my Nexus.
My average 4G on Rezound was 15-20down and 8-12up.
Average 4G on Nexus is 8-15down and 5-10up.
3G speeds are much less of a difference but Nexus is always higher.
Development is one sided towards Nexus but Rezound does have life in it still.
All personal preference in the end
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You can have a Nexus and not be a flashaholic, I'm not.
I hate to sound like a Nexus fanboy but after having both phones, I have a hard time not suggesting you to stick with the Nexus.
The only things I can honestly give in the Rezound's favor is better cameras, sturdier feeling phone (excluding extended batteries), slightly better audio quality and slightly better data speeds.
That last one varies by phone I think, I got higher 4G speeds on my Rezound but higher 3G on my Nexus.
My average 4G on Rezound was 15-20down and 8-12up.
Average 4G on Nexus is 8-15down and 5-10up.
3G speeds are much less of a difference but Nexus is always higher.
Development is one sided towards Nexus but Rezound does have life in it still.
All personal preference in the end
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same here, not a flashaholic, but have a preference for AOSP.
Go back to the nexus.
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I've been doing some thinking too. HTC will never be open source with their m10 source code. That's really going to drive me away from theming the phone. If it wasn't for slimrom right now and the battery life it offers, I'd probably already have jumped ship. Let's face it. Samsung seems way more open source.
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Rezound, all of the way. More power, better screen, better camera, better audio (not beats), and cooler look.
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I'd say 4g reception is identicle... It's the cdma radios that Samsung can't get right not the LTE
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I think mileage here varies. My wife has a Nexus, I have a Rezound, anytime we compare 4G signals hers is always lower and has gotten fairly regular lost connections when I have no issue. A lot of that though has to do with the hardware in the specific phone you get, I have seen horror stories on here about issues with bad hardware in both phones.
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kind off topic but ive been getting a lot of missed calls lately. people will call me, my phone wont even ring or show a missed call. but a few seconds later google voice will say i have a vmail? anyone know what the heck is going on?
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This has been pissing me off for 2 years now since I went to a 4G/LTE phone. Although I don't use Google Voice. Happened with my LG Revolution and now with the Rezound GB and ICS and pisses me off to no end. Never had any radio issues with a 3G/EVDO phone. I absolutely effin refuse to get a iphone and also had the sad experience of a HP/Palm Pre Plus. So it is Android or bust. I also have unlimited data so there is another reason never to switch or upgrade til something really good comes along.
(in cleveland, oh if that has anything to do with it)
I just bought a Nexus and think I'll be selling the Rezound. I love the speed of aosp and the development, ie jellybean. I'll miss the camera of the Rezound though for sure
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problem is, if you can't grab LTE, you'll never HAVE LTE. when my rezound gets 4g all the time, my nexus won't even grab on to it....at all. my nexus also gets like 10 dbm higher than the rezound at all times. rezound=better radio better antenna
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problem is, if you can't grab LTE, you'll never HAVE LTE. when my rezound gets 4g all the time, my nexus won't even grab on to it....at all. my nexus also gets like 10 dbm higher than the rezound at all times. rezound=better radio better antenna
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Yea, but aren't the radio's separate? Isn't there two physical chipsets? I haven't really heard about 4g problems on the Nexus that all other 4g phones don't have. I'm not arguing, but more on the worried side. I had a nexus and sold it. At the time my area didn't have LTE and now I do. I miss the screen size and roms badly. I got it back for a good price and hope that I can grab LTE then again the tower is 2 miles from my house. If I worked for Verizon though although where I live is sem-populated I'm shocked we have one when there are areas of Pittsburgh that doesn't...
Another thing with the nexus is that when I saw the one in the store it has the Google search bar and the app drawer button burned into the screen when I opened a white webpage. Very disconcerting.
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Another thing with the nexus is that when I saw the one in the store it has the Google search bar and the app drawer button burned into the screen when I opened a white webpage. Very disconcerting.
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There is a nexus in one of our local VZ outlets showing that same problem....
well, the rezound for sure has a better camera, and from what I've seen a more reliable connection... the Nexus screen is better (although I don't know if it is as poor about the battery with screen on)
that's about it, if they were the same price I would've went nexus.
Atleast now there is Galaxy III =) dang that thing is impressive, I would've payed the extra $150 for that haha
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. the Nexus screen is better
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The nexus pentile screen is not better than the Rezound
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The nexus pentile screen is not better than the Rezound
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lol seriously. the pentile is meh, and the fact that it's super grainy at lower brightness %'s ruins it.
rezound screen is by far the superior one
Also, the nexus does't have an SD card.
Major dealbreaker.
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I currently have a RAZR maxx and I'm being offered by Verizon to switch to the s iii because of problems with recent replacement phones.
2 questions.
1. Is this a smart move? Newer phone less battery.
2. I have a very old cheap unlimited data plan. I am scared of loosing it. Could that happen? I have lost a text plan this way in the past.
Thanks in advance.
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Is it an upgrade or replacement?
Upgrade will lose your plan.
Replacement will not.
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I currently have a RAZR maxx and I'm being offered by Verizon to switch to the s iii because of problems with recent replacement phones.
2 questions.
1. Is this a smart move? Newer phone less battery.
2. I have a very old cheap unlimited data plan. I am scared of loosing it. Could that happen? I have lost a text plan this way in the past.
Thanks in advance.
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1. If you are like me the less battery part will hurt way to much (granted i am running custom and it crazy battery life).
Came from an s3. I'd take the maxx any day of the week
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I was on a Maxx and loved it. Switched to an S3 and liked it a lot. However I never found the love for the s3 that I had for the Maxx, so I sold it and picked up a cheap Bionic. This has been fun, but later today I am switching back to the Maxx and I'm excited. It is the phone for me.
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S III of cause ! ! !
Look the S III is a better phone by far but the fact that you have a Maxx and you've already experienced such good battery life on a smartphone switching to the S III or any smartphone in fact is going to be "poor" battery life in comparison.
If your looking at getting the S III you'll have to sacrifice battery life, but, in return your getting a Quad Core, better screen and camera, official Jellybean and way better development...
hmm
I own both and switch back and forth. If the MAXX was easily ROMable it would be no contest. I miss Jellybean when I use my MAXX and I miss the battery and radio when I use my S3. Both are great phones. One is hindered by a lousy radio and a small battery, the other is locked and un customizable. I tend to use the MAXX more since I live in a bit of a low lying area and get poor signal to begin with.
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I own both and switch back and forth. If the MAXX was easily ROMable it would be no contest. I miss Jellybean when I use my MAXX and I miss the battery and radio when I use my S3. Both are great phones. One is hindered by a lousy radio and a small battery, the other is locked and un customizable. I tend to use the MAXX more since I live in a bit of a low lying area and get poor signal to begin with.
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since you have both, could you do a voice quality test for what you sound like to others, that is, the quality of the microphone and sound compression algorithms on each Phone? This is an easy test, just read a few sentences into voicemail with each phone and then play back to hear which is most intelligible.
The Maxx has a great battery life. I had the Maxx for a good while and now I have the S3. I don't regret my move at all. Battery life isn't an issue for me. I don't live on my phone anymore since I got home internet now. Wireless Radio is the same as I got on my Maxx. I work in a fringed area and was surprised my S3 was working just as good getting all my calls and texts. The Wi-Fi range on the S3 is a lot better than it was on my Maxx. It's more consistent holding the Wi-Fi and is able to find Wi-Fi farther away than my Maxx did. The S3 camera is the best I've ever used. Picture and video quality are soooooooo nice compared to Motorola's camera work. Their crap sucks. Motorola don't make the best cameras. And I love the camera features on the S3. No shutter lag is great. I use my camera like everyday or every other day. The software is pretty easy to use on the S3 and I love it. The display is amazing. I was like stunned coming from the Maxx to an HD Super Amoled. I think the S3 is perfect sized for my hands and the way I use my phone. I do watch movies and youtube on there so that screen is nice for that.
I use to rock the Razr, then switched to Razr Maxx so I won't knock it too much. I don't regret changing to the S3 at all but everything is a personal preference on how you use your phone. The bottom line for me was I needed a better camera and it's nice to be back on a bigger screen and I like the new touchwiz by Samsung. It's nice to have toggles when you pull down the notification bar. The Motorola ICS UI is cool but was too plain for my taste. Keep in mind this is just my experience. I can't say it will be the same for someone else that made the same switch or vise versa.
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The Maxx has a great battery life. I had the Maxx for a good while and now I have the S3. I don't regret my move at all. Battery life isn't an issue for me. I don't live on my phone anymore since I got home internet now. Wireless Radio is the same as I got on my Maxx. I work in a fringed area and was surprised my S3 was working just as good getting all my calls and texts. The Wi-Fi range on the S3 is a lot better than it was on my Maxx. It's more consistent holding the Wi-Fi and is able to find Wi-Fi farther away than my Maxx did. The S3 camera is the best I've ever used. Picture and video quality are soooooooo nice compared to Motorola's camera work. Their crap sucks. Motorola don't make the best cameras. And I love the camera features on the S3. No shutter lag is great. I use my camera like everyday or every other day. The software is pretty easy to use on the S3 and I love it. The display is amazing. I was like stunned coming from the Maxx to an HD Super Amoled. I think the S3 is perfect sized for my hands and the way I use my phone. I do watch movies and youtube on there so that screen is nice for that.
I use to rock the Razr, then switched to Razr Maxx so I won't knock it too much. I don't regret changing to the S3 at all but everything is a personal preference on how you use your phone. The bottom line for me was I needed a better camera and it's nice to be back on a bigger screen and I like the new touchwiz by Samsung. It's nice to have toggles when you pull down the notification bar. The Motorola ICS UI is cool but was too plain for my taste. Keep in mind this is just my experience. I can't say it will be the same for someone else that made the same switch or vise versa.
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I'm always stunned at the thousands and thousands of detailed reviews and forum posts like this one that never mention, even in passing, how well the phone works as a TELEPHONE. As in, what does it SOUND like. I'm feeling so old now.
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I'm always stunned at the thousands and thousands of detailed reviews and forum posts like this one that never mention, even in passing, how well the phone works as a TELEPHONE. As in, what does it SOUND like. I'm feeling so old now.
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As a Telephone, MY GS3 works perfect. I can hear my callers well, I receive all my calls, texts, and voicemails in real time and not a day or two late like when I was on Sprint with the Epic 4G Touch (Sprint's S2). I can truly say it's my best cell phone I've owned to date. All the other cool stuff is just a bonus
I was a little skeptical because my S2 had a horrible wireless radio. That made me move to Verizon and get a Motorola (Known for good wireless radios). It was good and all but I see nothing less on my S3. Maybe the state I live in just happens to have great towers? Maybe I just got a S3 that doesn't have radio problems. I've read a lot of people had wireless radio problems with the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, then some had the problem with the S3, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to make the move back to a Samsung phone. But I did it and it's been a great ride so far. I can't wait for the official Jelly Bean update (when ever Verizon gets that to us lol).
I have an S3, and I am dreaming about the Razd Maxx HD, but since I'm irish, I cant get it here. So that leaves me 3 options.
1., I can stay with S3, and live with that
2., I can switch to Note2, and check how that works out for me. Never had such a huge device, I'm afraid it looks silly when I hold it to my ears.
3., I can buy a Razr Maxx, model from last year, because I really want a good battery life.
which one you suggest for me?
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I have an S3, and I am dreaming about the Razd Maxx HD, but since I'm irish, I cant get it here. So that leaves me 3 options.
1., I can stay with S3, and live with that
2., I can switch to Note2, and check how that works out for me. Never had such a huge device, I'm afraid it looks silly when I hold it to my ears.
3., I can buy a Razr Maxx, model from last year, because I really want a good battery life.
which one you suggest for me?
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I roll with the S3 and I think it kicks the crap out of anything else that's dual core processor. I use to have the Razr Maxx. It doesn't even compare. Only thing better on the Maxx is the battery life. So far the most I've seen out of the S3 battery is a tad over 6 hours of "screen on time" at 13 percent battery left. But that's with 4G off for the most part. My Verizon 3G is fast enough or else I'm connected to Wi-Fi.
The Note 2 looks nice if you don't mind the size. I'm not really a stylus person with my phone so I wouldn't get the Note 2 but it's all a preference.
There's no reason to go to the Maxx. You can get extended batteries for the S3 and most likely the Note 2 since they both have removable backs. The Razr HD is cool. The S3 does have occasional lag on the dual core variants, I can't lie about that but it's nothing compared to the lag I had on my previous Maxx. The lag on that Razr annoyed the crap out of me. I seen some reviews saying it's not much different on the Razr HD. Now if you have the S3 with the quad core processor, I assume it doesn't lag much at all but I can't really say since I've never played with one.
Why are you dreaming for the Razr HD? Besides a step up in battery it seems to be a step down from the GS3 in my opinion. I've read some people rag on the GS3 wireless radio not being good for them but I have no problems with mines. My wireless radio see's nothing less than I did with my Razr Maxx. The Wi-Fi range is better on the S3.
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I roll with the S3 and I think it kicks the crap out of anything else that's dual core processor. I use to have the Razr Maxx. It doesn't even compare. Only thing better on the Maxx is the battery life. So far the most I've seen out of the S3 battery is a tad over 6 hours of "screen on time" at 13 percent battery left. But that's with 4G off for the most part. My Verizon 3G is fast enough or else I'm connected to Wi-Fi.
The Note 2 looks nice if you don't mind the size. I'm not really a stylus person with my phone so I wouldn't get the Note 2 but it's all a preference.
There's no reason to go to the Maxx. You can get extended batteries for the S3 and most likely the Note 2 since they both have removable backs. The Razr HD is cool. The S3 does have occasional lag on the dual core variants, I can't lie about that but it's nothing compared to the lag I had on my previous Maxx. The lag on that Razr annoyed the crap out of me. I seen some reviews saying it's not much different on the Razr HD. Now if you have the S3 with the quad core processor, I assume it doesn't lag much at all but I can't really say since I've never played with one.
Why are you dreaming for the Razr HD? Besides a step up in battery it seems to be a step down from the GS3 in my opinion. I've read some people rag on the GS3 wireless radio not being good for them but I have no problems with mines. My wireless radio see's nothing less than I did with my Razr Maxx. The Wi-Fi range is better on the S3.
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The droid RAZR HD maxx scores much higher than the gs3 in quadrant (I know its kind of inconsistent but its something) and since there will most likely be a custom ROM on the device I doubt there would be much lag. I never see lag on my RAZR maxx and it scores relatively low on quadrant.
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The droid RAZR HD maxx scores much higher than the gs3 in quadrant (I know its kind of inconsistent but its something) and since there will most likely be a custom ROM on the device I doubt there would be much lag. I never see lag on my RAZR maxx and it scores relatively low on quadrant.
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I care more about actual day to day performance. Quadrant doesn't mean much to me. Not to knock it or anything I just don't really care much for it. I've had both so I can truly speak on both. There's less lag on the GS3 and the phone is much better overall to me. Obviously you can't compare battery life. Nothing beats the Maxx/Maxx HD stock battery. When it comes to extended batteries there are some bigger ones than 3,300 mAh for the S3.
You've never seen lag on the stock 211 ICS build for the Razr Maxx? That's pretty cool. With the lag issue I'm more referring to the stock builds of each phone. I'm not talking about custom roms or any over/under clocking.
Thanks for your contribution guys!
I am using a lot of tethering on my phone, so I can create a hotspot for my wifi-only tablet. Thats why the battery is a big deal for me. Other than that, I am using the phone for calls, texts, and sometimes for photos, but I can live without the last one. My GS3 is the european version so yea, it has quad core processor and no lag so far, even though WANAM is cool, I've had some troubles with his rom and with every bigger sized roms too if its about lagging. With HyperLight/HyperGalaxy ROM I have no lag at all, so thats my daily driver atm.
Why don't you just get extended batteries for when you do tethering? There's a good amount out there for the S3, at least in the USA there is. You should look up on ordering some if they got'em over there. I
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As a Telephone, MY GS3 works perfect. I can hear my callers well, I receive all my calls, texts, and voicemails in real time and not a day or two late like when I was on Sprint with the Epic 4G Touch (Sprint's S2). I can truly say it's my best cell phone I've owned to date. All the other cool stuff is just a bonus
I was a little skeptical because my S2 had a horrible wireless radio. That made me move to Verizon and get a Motorola (Known for good wireless radios). It was good and all but I see nothing less on my S3. Maybe the state I live in just happens to have great towers? Maybe I just got a S3 that doesn't have radio problems. I've read a lot of people had wireless radio problems with the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, then some had the problem with the S3, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to make the move back to a Samsung phone. But I did it and it's been a great ride so far. I can't wait for the official Jelly Bean update (when ever Verizon gets that to us lol).
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Thanks for telling us how others sound to you. Could you comment on how you sound to others? My experience has been that Motorola phones have always had far superior microphones and compression algorithms so I sound much clearer to the person I'm talking to, whereas Samsung phones have been ****e in comparison.
I sound fine to people I talk to. I never asked them to rank it like 1 - 10 but they say they can hear me good. There's nothing wrong with call quality or wireless radio on my S3. The 4G is actually faster on my S3 when I ran speed test app.
Hello ya'll for starters I was a Android user for 2 years before I switched to iOS 2 months ago. Why? Well I had to pull the battery on my S3 everyday for 4 weeks. I never rooted the phone or used ROMs or anything like that. I had purchased it new, and I was very angry. You can say the S3 left a bad taste in my mouth with Android. So I went for a 64GB iPhone 5 on Verizon, and I've been kinda bored with it. In fact reception on it is just as bad as my S3 was. I heard the DNA is better since it has a quad core processor, and that HTC phones have great cellular radios. Can someone help guide me the right way? I don't know if the DNA is for me, and unfortunately I cannot go in store and try one out.
I've been looking at the Note 2, HTC/Droid DNA and keeping my iPhone 5. I really like the customization of Android, but again that damn S3 left me with a really bad taste. So when people claim the S3 is better due to removable battery, and Micro SD storage I worry that I'm going to have the pull the battery out daily and have poor cellular reception. When I had my S3 I had poor reception even with Verizon! It was as bad as the Galaxy Nexus!
So what do you guys think I should do? I'll most likely be listing my iPhone 5 tonight.
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Thomas
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Hello ya'll for starters I was a Android user for 2 years before I switched to iOS 2 months ago. Why? Well I had to pull the battery on my S3 everyday for 4 weeks. I never rooted the phone or used ROMs or anything like that. I had purchased it new, and I was very angry. You can say the S3 left a bad taste in my mouth with Android. So I went for a 64GB iPhone 5 on Verizon, and I've been kinda bored with it. In fact reception on it is just as bad as my S3 was. I heard the DNA is better since it has a quad core processor, and that HTC phones have great cellular radios. Can someone help guide me the right way? I don't know if the DNA is for me, and unfortunately I cannot go in store and try one out.
I've been looking at the Note 2, HTC/Droid DNA and keeping my iPhone 5. I really like the customization of Android, but again that damn S3 left me with a really bad taste. So when people claim the S3 is better due to removable battery, and Micro SD storage I worry that I'm going to have the pull the battery out daily and have poor cellular reception. When I had my S3 I had poor reception even with Verizon! It was as bad as the Galaxy Nexus!
So what do you guys think I should do? I'll most likely be listing my iPhone 5 tonight.
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Thomas
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stinks that you had S3 problems..mine was through hell and still worked perfectly fine.
i've got a DNA now as well, though, and i love it! i don't mind the 16 gigs, as i'm starting to use the cloud more..however, i still have unlimited data.
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stinks that you had S3 problems..mine was through hell and still worked perfectly fine.
i've got a DNA now as well, though, and i love it! i don't mind the 16 gigs, as i'm starting to use the cloud more..however, i still have unlimited data.
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So would you recommend the DNA to me?
yeah man. the radios/antenna are great in HTC phones; this is my 3rd HTC and they all rock. call quality is great, too..people say it sounds like i'm calling from a landline.
I've had nothing but good reports of the DNA from people who usually give sort of negative feedback, so o was pleasantly surprised. I like HTC's build quality and I really like the sense interface. Your post grabbed my attention as I carry both an iPhone and a Rezound currently. My girlfriend is into the Android community with me, is a member of the Team BAMF forums, and has been learning to decompile and theme APK's. But her daily driver has been an iPhone because she still uses her phone for a phone and just wants it to work.
I have been hesitant to take her iPhone even when she asked for Android because I didn't want her to be disappointed and turn against android.
The DNA is the first phone I like well enough to let her take the leap and try an Android phone. Battery life is amazing, and its got a beautiful display and the nice sense interface that she's already fallen in love with.
I bought an iPhone 5 for our daughter for Christmas, and while it's really nice and I'm not anti apple, it just doesn't wow me or make me jealous that I only have a 4S.
I think trying the DNA is a good decision, the only negative I've seen from people giving me feedback is some of their apps which they are addicted too (games) hadn't been updated to run well on the 1080p resolution. But that was back when only test phones were out, I don't know if it's still an issue as I'm not a big gamer especially with my phone.
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Long as the battery and 16gb doesn't bother u then yes besides that this phone is amazing. It's all that and a bag of skittles :thumbup:
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Thank you everyone for all your replies! I'll go ahead and list the iPhone 5 and order my Droid DNA! Worst case scenario, I return the DNA for something else! Thanks everyone!
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Thank you everyone for all your replies! I'll go ahead and list the iPhone 5 and order my Droid DNA! Worst case scenario, I return the DNA for something else! Thanks everyone!
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I also had the s3 great device except it's reception. Was offered this as an alternative replacement and devotion is light years ahead of it. You should be happy!
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Not for me. Battery doesn't last long and no external memory slot. ...
Since this is my first smartphone and I only got it a little while ago, I'm no authority on reception and how antennae compare, but my DNA gets moderate reception in most places, although it's pretty low at home. Maybe all the lead paint that's still in my house has something to do with it.
As a phone and a computing device, though, it's great. The large screen is nice, and when you combine that with a 1.5 GHz processor (pretty good, for a phone) and 2 gigs of RAM, you have an awesome piece of hardware.
One complaint I've seen in most reviews on it is about the battery life. I guess if you only watch movies and play games on it, the battery will drain in a few hours, but as for me I get 1-2 days of battery on a charge.
I'm really not sure why people are complaining about battery life on this phone. It gets about the dame brttery life as the s3. The only phones with better battery life are the note 2 and the razr maxx.
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I'm really not sure why people are complaining about battery life on this phone. It gets about the dame brttery life as the s3. The only phones with better battery life are the note 2 and the razr maxx.
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I find this pretty perplexing as well. I suspect most people making such claims never had the phone or had it very poorly set-up causing unusually poor battery life.
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You will always see people complain the dumbest defects. The phone battery is good, on moderate use.
I normally don't play games on my phone but I browse the Web and text a **** load so that's where all my battery goes hehe.
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I'm currently debating whether to pick up the Galaxy Note 2 or the HTC DNA. I love the form factor of the DNA and it's 1080p, sense has always been of interest as well. I currently own a Galaxy Nexus, the new Nexus 4 is kind of underwhelming so I think I'm gonna take a break from the google line of devices.
what do you guys say?
I looked at both before I got the DNA. The Galaxy Note 2 was just to big for me. The screen on the DNA is much better. The also I prefer Sense over Touchwiz and Sense 4+ is the best yet. The biggest problem people have with DNA is the 16gb of space on the phone. You can easily get around this since the phone has usb-otg built in. With an adapter you plug in any size USB device. I have a dongle with a 64gb microsd card. It also works with TWRP recovery so you can backup your phone to it if you choose to unlock your phone.
The DNA is also a world phone, correct? I live in Pakistan (where all the networks are GSM) and plan on having a friend of mine bring a DNA over from the states. I've read that they're unlocked out of the box and can be used on virtually any network.
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The DNA is also a world phone, correct? I live in Pakistan (where all the networks are GSM) and plan on having a friend of mine bring a DNA over from the states. I've read that they're unlocked out of the box and can be used on virtually any network.
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Yups, u should be able to use it in Pakistan. All GSM frequency/band are UNLOCKED in this phone.
Iam using mine in India
My previous phone was also a GNex.
DNA is at another level to GNex. Quad-core, Bigger and better screen , better sound quality, better camera, better battery life.
The only thing GNex has over DNA is custom ROMs. But you should try out ViperDNA. It kicks ass !!
We should be getting AOSP pretty soon :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
The thing that sold me was the 1080p screen... Everything looks phenomenal on this thing. I was nervous about the battery life but that had ended up impressing me also. This has honestly be the best phone I have ever owned
man you guys are getting me pumped. I might have the phone by the 3rd week of march.
The only thing that bothers me is the Verizon logo tbqh.
I bought the note 2 but after two weeks it was just too big. Swapped it for this and never looked back!
For what it's worth I came from galaxy nexus and get easily double the battery life on this phone.
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I was on a gnex before I got my DNA I'm happy as hell with mines. Unlocked,rooted,s-off,viper Rom, can't go wrong with that
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I could not be happier leaving the gnex
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I have the Note 2 before Dna,Dna is better for me!
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I have the Note 2 before Dna,Dna is better for me!
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lol cool .
I'm surprised to see so many gnex owners made the switch to DNA. That says a lot about the quality of the phone in my opinion. I'm not surprised you guys love the phone though, I guess its just that I've seen so much (unnecessary in my opinion) debate about all the things wrong with sense and HTC from gnex users.
I'm one of the rare people that loves both, but if I wasn't allowed more than one interface it would definitely be sense.
In regards to the OP, how serious of a hardcore android gamer are you?
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I came from a GNEX and haven't looked back. I miss the roms but it is honestly a relief to be able to sit on one rom for a month with no issues and stellar battery life.
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I'm going to provide a somewhat tenuous dissenting opinion. I'm coming from a Gnex, and picked up a DNA last night, which I'm considering switching to full time. After 24 hours with it, I'm quite pleased by the hardware, and utterly horrified by the software.
Sense is, in my opinion, complete and utter crap. There's no other way for me to put it, I hate almost everything about it. It's as if they locked several caffeinated adolescent boys in a room and told them to design a skin while watching episodes of Transformers. Viper is making it somewhat tolerable, but man am I anxiously awaiting AOSP. That said... the hardware, oh the hardware. The screen is simply gorgeous, and the battery life is easily twice what I got with my Gnex. In addition, I have 2-3 bars of 4G at work where I had 0-1 bars of 3G before.
The hardware advantages this has over the Gnex are sufficient to keep me from selling this thing in the hopes that AOSP is coming soon. If anyone reading is on the fence, and isn't sure how they'll feel about Sense, I'd advise waiting for prices to come down. I'll probably still pop my SIM into the Gnex here and there to experience Android as it was intended to be.
I too came from the gnex and while I loved the phone itself and devolopment. I couldnt stand the poor reception and battery life. I got the DNA on launch day and have never regreted it. battery life is great and so is the radio reception! As far as development goes you cant beat Viper rom been running it for a good while now and dont even miss AOKP anymore .I am sure you will love this phone!
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I'm going to provide a somewhat tenuous dissenting opinion. I'm coming from a Gnex, and picked up a DNA last night, which I'm considering switching to full time. After 24 hours with it, I'm quite pleased by the hardware, and utterly horrified by the software.
Sense is, in my opinion, complete and utter crap. There's no other way for me to put it, I hate almost everything about it. It's as if they locked several caffeinated adolescent boys in a room and told them to design a skin while watching episodes of Transformers. Viper is making it somewhat tolerable, but man am I anxiously awaiting AOSP. That said... the hardware, oh the hardware. The screen is simply gorgeous, and the battery life is easily twice what I got with my Gnex. In addition, I have 2-3 bars of 4G at work where I had 0-1 bars of 3G before.
The hardware advantages this has over the Gnex are sufficient to keep me from selling this thing in the hopes that AOSP is coming soon. If anyone reading is on the fence, and isn't sure how they'll feel about Sense, I'd advise waiting for prices to come down. I'll probably still pop my SIM into the Gnex here and there to experience Android as it was intended to be.
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As much as I hated it when I first switched, I actually kind of like sense now.... But maybe because every phone I have had before this one I ran CM or some form of aosp and the "newness" of sense keeps me interested. I really LOVE sense camera especially with the mod to make compression next to minimal. I get amazing pictures that the aosp (bless its soul) could never produce.
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I'm surprised to see so many gnex owners made the switch to DNA. That says a lot about the quality of the phone in my opinion. I'm not surprised you guys love the phone though, I guess its just that I've seen so much (unnecessary in my opinion) debate about all the things wrong with sense and HTC from gnex users.
I'm one of the rare people that loves both, but if I wasn't allowed more than one interface it would definitely be sense.
In regards to the OP, how serious of a hardcore android gamer are you?
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I actually don't game all that much, I might start though with that beautiful 1080p 5" screen. That said, I'm aware that many games don't work just yet, if that's the point you're insinuating.
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As much as I hated it when I first switched, I actually kind of like sense now.... But maybe because every phone I have had before this one I ran CM or some form of aosp and the "newness" of sense keeps me interested. I really LOVE sense camera especially with the mod to make compression next to minimal. I get amazing pictures that the aosp (bless its soul) could never produce.
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This is exactly how I feel. Having first owned a G2x and then a Galaxy Nexus, the untainted google experience is starting to get a little stale. This is why I hope the DNA and sense will distract me for at least a year or longer... especially if Sense 5 is on the way.
Can only add to what others have said. I also came from the Nexus. Before that I had the incredible and sense.
The piss poor reception is what ultimately made me pay full retail for the DNA. Only downfall is the 16GB memory and annoying WiFi notification.
This phone is amazing though.
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I just recently made the jump from the Galaxy Nexus to the Droid DNA. I resisted Sense at first being so used to the Stock UI but have come to really enjoy it. This phone is amazing though. Beautiful screen and very snappy performance. Anyone know how easily the back cover scratches? I prefer the naked feel and don't really want a case. In short it was a good move to go to the DNA.
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so my question is what is the process of unlocking and turning s-off on this bad boy, i have never owned a htc device before