Im thinking of up grading to the Vibrant. Any reason not to? Is there a better phone on the horizen? Im currently with T-mobile and dont want to switch. Thanks in advance!!
Only other choice is the T-Mobile G2 (Oct 6.) or myTouch HD (rumored to release November '10?). I've gotten the Vibrant since week one and don't regret getting it. The Super AMOLED screen is definitely beautiful and one of the things admired most from this phone.
get it
best screen. like a hdtv in your pocket
t-mobile has great 3g speeds
hummingbird > snapdragon
released in 100+ countries, including every major carrier in the US so community support should be huge
there's always better phones on the horizon, but this is the phone i've been waiting for ever since the iphone was announced years ago. and it hasn't disappointed
no it sucks. *at the airport, using vibrant to tether 3g to laptop*
G2 is very appealing and I am considering switching... it comes down to physical keyboard and stock android VS bigger and much better screen, slightly better hardware..
SykesAT said:
it comes down to physical keyboard and stock android VS bigger and much better screen, slightly better hardware..
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while i understand this viewpoint, touchwhiz is easily disabled. there is also no guarantee that the G2 will get the same OTA updates as the N1 simply because it is stock android. the original droid on verizon is a good example.
but yeah, if you need/want a hardware keyboard the G2 is a better choice (obviously). unless you can deal with sprint and the epic
I got two. My wife approved.
My 3rd android phone (just from passion of the OS), this is by far my most favorite of them. Speed, Design, Display... love everything about it.
Touchwiz is actually very usable from personal experience and reviews. It added alot of 'shortcuts' that makes life alot easier. For example, swipe notification bar to change brightness while outdoor, instead of going through 3-4 menus. Overall, Vibrant is a very solid phone at stock, definitely recommend it.
Only issues now are the GPS and Froyo, mostly Froyo.
+Amazing looking screen, ignore the iPhone 4 people and their color fidelity nonsense, the Vibrant is more colorful that the iPhone 4 and looks a lot better when viewing pictures and movies.
+Runs very fast, 1ghz processor.
+Very thin and light compared to the iPhone 4 (especially now that everyone has put a case on theirs), the back is plastic not glass, but I like saving the weight and I think the patterned back looks fine, comes with 2 colored backplates in the package I got.
+Android, with an open market, unlike At&t's flavor, the Captivate.
+Currently the best T-mobile phone available if you need to get a new one right now.
+Shoots 720p at 30fps. Big selling point, my friend bought a flip video and my phone takes the exact same quality of video and I don't have to carry an additional device, the camera is 5mp and also quite good.
Some downsides
-T-mobile took out some features from the stock Galaxy S, including fm radio, front facing camera and flash. I don't really need a front facing camera or a flash, the night mode works very well and renders a flash almost useless. Fm radio would be nice but I can live without it, I just loaded up my own music.
-Bloatware, it comes with a slew of crappy apps that you cannot remove without rooting. I would strongly recommend rooting, deleting bloatware, and then unrooting (The sales rep. at T-mobile actually recomended this ) It's about as safe as it can get and very easy, 1 click root and unroot, just look for it on xda. Also expect this on other T-mobile phones, except maybe the G2.
If you can wait a little just to see what's planned for the winter you might consider it, but I doubt you will be that disappointed if you buy the vibrant now. T-mobile has had a sad list of Android phones besides the Nexus One, so I doubt there's anything better than the myTouch or G2 coming out.
D O N O T B U Y V I B R A N T ! ! !
And any Sam**** products!
because...
http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/09/06/samsung-galaxy-tabs-model-numbers-for-different-operators/
mingkee said:
D O N O T B U Y V I B R A N T ! ! !
And any Sam**** products!
because...
http://www.samsunghub.com/2010/09/06/samsung-galaxy-tabs-model-numbers-for-different-operators/
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What's the point coming here and trolling? If you dont like their products then don't look here. And as far as the downside. It's not t-mobile its all us carriers so don't call out t-mobile.
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What's the point coming here and trolling? If you dont like their products then don't look here. And as far as the downside. It's not t-mobile its all us carriers so don't call out t-mobile.
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I am not trolling, period.
If we, T-Mobile USA customers are not honored, we should boycott that manufacturer.
Why shan't that Galaxy tab come to T-Mobile, but will go to AT&T, Sprint, and VZW?????
TELL ME!
mingkee said:
I am not trolling, period.
If we, T-Mobile USA customers are not honored, we should boycott that manufacturer.
Why shan't that Galaxy tab come to T-Mobile, but will go to AT&T, Sprint, and VZW?????
TELL ME!
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So you're upset that T-Mobile isn't getting the Samsung Galaxy S Tab? What makes you think that it is 100% on Samsungs part?
This is the SAMSUNG VIBRANT forum, I honestly don't care too much about a tablet because I'll never use it. I just find the tablet and the Vibrant to be irrelevant. If anything.. why would you would a contracted tablet? If anything I would want a WiFi only version and just tether with my phone.
Samsung has been moving away from cutting exclusive deals with wireless operators for its growing slate of mobile devices. It launched its most recent smartphone, the Galaxy, with the top four U.S. wireless operators, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG and the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, hasn't yet worked out a deal to carry the tablet, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Thnks for all the input guys!!
mingkee said:
I am not trolling, period.
If we, T-Mobile USA customers are not honored, we should boycott that manufacturer.
Why shan't that Galaxy tab come to T-Mobile, but will go to AT&T, Sprint, and VZW?????
TELL ME!
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Uhhh... Yeah, you're a troll alright.
Hello All,
I've been using an iPhone 3G (ewww) for the past 2 years and I am finally looking to upgrade to a better phone. Right now, I have 3 options.
1) Stay with my current carrier (Fido) and get the LG Optimus 2x. I like that it has the Tegra 2 processor in it like my tablet (Acer A500), but I have read some bad reviews on engadget about it.
2) Change to another carrier (Rogers). Cancellation fees are not an issue as they will buy back my current contract. I would be able to get my hands on a Motorola Droid Razr (XT910) but would end up paying slightly more per month for about the same plan.
3) If the XT910 is compatible with Fido, I could simply buy it off NCIX or other vendor full price.
I'm really interested in the XT910. The large screen and thin form factor are really a plus.
What do you guys think?
XT910 is compatible with all the world GSM and WCDMA frequencies, so, if Fido is a GSM/UMTS/HSPA/LTE -- 2G/3G/4G, it will work flawlessly.
Hiya!
I currently have a unlocked Desire Z on telus and I've decided to switch to rogers and get a new phone, but I cant decide which of the following to get:
Galaxy Nexus
Droid Razr
HTC Raider
I cant decide between these for the following reasons. Galaxy nexus has the biggest screen and Android 4.0, Droid Razr looks the best IMO and I like the lap-dock functionality, and the HTC Raider is the only one out of the 3 that has LTE (well they all do, but in Canada the Droid Razr cant use our LTE and rogers will not be getting the LTE Galaxy nexus)
I need a phone with a big screen for the keyboard and web browsing, I spend most of my browsing time on Data and i rarley use wifi (I have a good data plan and will get the same one on rogers) I need a phone that will be tough as I drop my phone alot despite my best intentions. I also need a phone that I can root, overclock, and flash custom roms and/or kernels (keep in mind the Canadian droid razr will have an option to unlock the bootloader). The phone needs to last me through a school day (8:30-4:00)
So in your opinion, which one should I get?
Choosing between HTC Raider, Motorola RAZR and Samsung Nexus Prime
Hi,
I don't have any experience with the Raider or Nexus Prime, but very recently bought a RAZR. Within the 3.5 weeks I've had it, I've had to exchange it DOA twice (mostly WiFi issues, but also seems - in spite of being a gorgeous phone externally - to be rather poor quality build-wise, and possibly some design/engineering issues ), and am switching tomorrow to the Raider (which has quite good reviews overall).
FWIW: I can't confirm this, but have seen notes on Rogers getting the Nexus Prime sometime early 2012.
I'm thinking of switching to PlatinumTel from PagePlus, and instead of non-4G Verizon phones for PagePlus, PlatinumTel uses any Unlocked GSM phone.
They use the Tmobile network, so they said a locked tmobile phone should work, but might not. worst case, I can try to unlock it myself or with an online service.
So the question is, what is a good phone to get?
The key features I want is a high resolution display. I currently have a Rezound and it has a 720p display, so I'm kind of spoiled.. I'd rather not have anything with PenTile pixels if I could help it.
Also, good rom support for Jelly Bean, or at very least, ICS. I'd want a MicroSD and removable battery too.
I'd want to buy it on craigslist, so please recommend some phones that don't cost too much, because I already have a Nexus 10, and I don't wanna spend too much.
thanks
Galaxy blaze 4g.
Same specs as
s2. Just a smaller screen. And about 130 on craigslist.
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I switched from Verizon to AT&T a few months ago. I have used Motorola (droid2, droid4) and Samsung (GS5) phones in the past. I rooted all in the past primarily for filtering ads, but am now unlimited so it's less critical in a way, but still a primary concern (not worried about exceeding my 4Gb anymore, but hate the screen being filled). The issue is, I have a Galaxy A10e now and it is apparently not rootable on my carrier. I am looking for recommendations for a new handset.
I want a small phone (142mm or less tall, typically <5" screen) and something that can be rooted on AT&T. Modern would be preferable obviously. I know removable battery ship has sailed, but SD is a must.
I don't know about root, but the phones I have looked at on GSMArena are:
GS5
GS7
S10e
A40
A10e
J5
Sony Xperia XZ2 compact (probably my top pick but can't find anywhere)
Any thoughts?
Perhaps I posted this question in the wrong place. I can repost or it could be moved. Either way, this seems like a simple question: what small Android phones are rootable on AT&T network?