So the Amaze community is really quite fun to be a part of as of late, so many ROMs: awesome stock ICS based ones, to CM 10 being daily driver quality, CM 10.1 very active, Viper port is very active, I want to continue participating.
But, when my wife wants to get a hold of me, she never can because I have the phone in mid install or setup of some new ROM.
Time to start carrying two phones or risk divorce. Looking to find a cheap stable android phone supporting 850/1900 3G band to use mostly for phone and text (and some streaming music either google or rdio). Has to be SIM card compatible with Amaze. All the new phones seem to have gone to the smaller SIM size. Don't need much storage, won't be putting many apps on it. Oh and unlocked(able) of course.
Any suggestions?
myTouch 4G (Glacier) I have one which is my DD. Have CyanogenMod 7.2 with Darkside kernel. I can go almost 20 hours on a full charge with heavy texts calling and data. Wifi calling is aces and accessories are cheap and so are extra batteries and my replacement screen and digitizer was only 15 bux when mine broke.
Went with a LG Optimus G from Canadagsm
Found a SIM adapter. Fingers crossed, LTE 32GB otherwise a Nexus 4.
Priced almost the same.
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Went with a LG Optimus G from Canadagsm
Found a SIM adapter. Fingers crossed, LTE 32GB otherwise a Nexus 4.
Priced almost the same.
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Theres a thing in the optimus g development section that converts your phone in to a nexus 4 so you can run n4 roms on it. So i guess optimus g would mean the best of both worlds
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bhtm said:
So the Amaze community is really quite fun to be a part of as of late, so many ROMs: awesome stock ICS based ones, to CM 10 being daily driver quality, CM 10.1 very active, Viper port is very active, I want to continue participating.
But, when my wife wants to get a hold of me, she never can because I have the phone in mid install or setup of some new ROM.
Time to start carrying two phones or risk divorce. Looking to find a cheap stable android phone supporting 850/1900 3G band to use mostly for phone and text (and some streaming music either google or rdio). Has to be SIM card compatible with Amaze. All the new phones seem to have gone to the smaller SIM size. Don't need much storage, won't be putting many apps on it. Oh and unlocked(able) of course.
Any suggestions?
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I flash my ROMs very late when the wife is asleep or I have GrooveIP/Google Voice on my tablet where I can answer any calls.
Hassaan.W said:
Theres a thing in the optimus g development section that converts your phone in to a nexus 4 so you can run n4 roms on it. So i guess optimus g would mean the best of both worlds
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That sounds awesome!
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Too awesome. This was supposed to be the phone I don't fiddle with. Have not touched it yet, but my ORD may win yet. I have the phone but still got to get a sim this week before it becomes my daily driver.
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Now carrying two phones. Too much great things happening with sport/Eric/Chevy giving us so many new toys that my amaze is still my primary. Well er um WiFi tethered to the new one.
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Now carrying two phones. Too much great things happening with sport/Eric/Chevy giving us so many new toys that my amaze is still my primary. Well er um WiFi tethered to the new one.
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In an unexpected twist, my work gave me a new Galaxy S4 a few weeks back. I ended up selling the LG to a friend (whom I'm trying to convince to join the XDA LG Optimus G forums/community, and try out the ROMs there, mostly because I wasn't allowed too, lol).
Man, I hate Touch Wiz and Samsung bloat. I'm not allowed to modify the phone or the IT department will shoot me. It does benchmark really well, and the LTE "feels" faster than on LG. But I still find myself using the Amaze for regular app use, even if though the S4 benchmarks so much higher.
So if you like Sense and don't like TW, stay away from the S4 if you are looking for a new phone. But do get an LTE phone if your area has it, the difference for me is amazing.
Since this last post the number of new ROMs on the Amaze is impressive. What a great community!
bhtm said:
In an unexpected twist, my work gave me a new Galaxy S4 a few weeks back. I ended up selling the LG to a friend (whom I'm trying to convince to join the XDA LG Optimus G forums/community, and try out the ROMs there, mostly because I wasn't allowed too, lol).
Man, I hate Touch Wiz and Samsung bloat. I'm not allowed to modify the phone or the IT department will shoot me. It does benchmark really well, and the LTE "feels" faster than on LG. But I still find myself using the Amaze for regular app use, even if though the S4 benchmarks so much higher.
So if you like Sense and don't like TW, stay away from the S4 if you are looking for a new phone. But do get an LTE phone if your area has it, the difference for me is amazing.
Since this last post the number of new ROMs on the Amaze is impressive. What a great community!
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Just curious, why won't your work let you modify your own s4?
And thanks again for your generous donation to sports everyone should be thanking you now lol
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Just curious, why won't your work let you modify your own s4?
And thanks again for your generous donation to sports everyone should be thanking you now lol
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Sloppy grammar on my part. Work owns the phone. The gave it to me use for work.
After all the rave reviews and benchmark numbers I was expecting to stop using my Amaze. But the amaze with the latest Roms is a pleasure to use and I hardly notice any difference from a performance point of view.
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bhtm said:
Sloppy grammar on my part. Work owns the phone. The gave it to me use for work.
After all the rave reviews and benchmark numbers I was expecting to stop using my Amaze. But the amaze with the latest Roms is a pleasure to use and I hardly notice any difference from a performance point of view.
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Our amaze is still kicking .
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Hey buy HTC One v .
It is cheaper and you'll get all those things you need....
Good battery life up to 24-26 hours on stock Rom.
Ics and sense 4.0 , good storage capacity.
My dad have that phone so...
You can buy this...it is awesome phone with all things....
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Related
http://explore.t-mobile.com/verizon-att-sprint/vs-sprint/
Click the app download video on the bottom
What's ur point?
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http://explore.t-mobile.com/verizon-att-sprint/vs-sprint/
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dood, phone has been discontinued by tmo, it's not got much life in it. I just happens to be one of the 2 soon to be 3 available hspa+ 42mbps devices! once the s drops you can expect more price drops on the Amaze.
The phone may be going EOL but it's probably their best phone and is still comparable to the new One S. Also those ads are completely one sided, note that they are using an iPhone for Sprint which is only a 3G phone. I used to be on Sprint before switching to T-Mobile and their 4G service was decently quick... if you could get it.
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The phone may be going EOL but it's probably their best phone and is still comparable to the new One S. Also those ads are completely one sided, note that they are using an iPhone for Sprint which is only a 3G phone. I used to be on Sprint before switching to T-Mobile and their 4G service was decently quick... if you could get it.
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My friend up here has an EVO3D and never switches 4G ON. I asked him why and he said "by the time it even connects or finds 4G signal, the web pages could already have been loaded on 3G"
Don't know how accurate that is but Idk why it would take so long to connect.
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fuego77 said:
My friend up here has an EVO3D and never switches 4G ON. I asked him why and he said "by the time it even connects or finds 4G signal, the web pages could already have been loaded on 3G"
Don't know how accurate that is but Idk why it would take so long to connect.
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That would only be the case if you switch it on to check one page then shut it back off again. It does take about 30 seconds or so to connect to 4g, much like it does to connect to WiFi. Personally that sounds like a dumb excuse to not use 4g. We don't have 4g here but if we did, I'd likely leave it on all the time since my phone is near a charger all day anyways.
Shame the amaze is end of the line I actually want to go back to it. The galaxy s 2 with ICS is nice, but for me I really enjoyed messing with the amazes camera and thought sense was really cool.
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Shame the amaze is end of the line I actually want to go back to it. The galaxy s 2 with ICS is nice, but for me I really enjoyed messing with the amazes camera and thought sense was really cool.
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i think once the price drops more development will pick up. personally i would never pay $400 for this phone, especially not now lol. gsii with ics sounds nice
The Black Amaze is not EOL. Only the white version is. I personally would choose this device over the ONE S anyday.
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i think once the price drops more development will pick up. personally i would never pay $400 for this phone, especially not now lol. gsii with ics sounds nice
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It is nice even tho its a leak for the at&t skyrocket the awesome devs have got it working pretty perfectly for the T-Mobile s2. Ics just has subtle changes that really polish the way android works and steps performance up real well. I really like sense tho I use to have the sensation then the amaze, ended up selling the amaze but wish I would have kept it n just sold the s2 instead.
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It is nice even tho its a leak for the at&t skyrocket the awesome devs have got it working pretty perfectly for the T-Mobile s2. Ics just has subtle changes that really polish the way android works and steps performance up real well. I really like sense tho I use to have the sensation then the amaze, ended up selling the amaze but wish I would have kept it n just sold the s2 instead.
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Wonder who you sold that amaze to tbh i dislike samsung but i would rather have the gsgii than the amaze for some reason. maybe cause its something new/different
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Wonder who you sold that amaze to tbh i dislike samsung but i would rather have the gsgii than the amaze for some reason. maybe cause its something new/different
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So we meet again..... lol its always nice to have something different maybe I am just bored of the sgs2, but if s-off comes through on the amaze here soon then development might pick up and there will be lots of new stuff to play with on the amaze.
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So we meet again..... lol its always nice to have something different maybe I am just bored of the sgs2, but if s-off comes through on the amaze here soon then development might pick up and there will be lots of new stuff to play with on the amaze.
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Yeah true, i dont really care for the lack of development considering im running NRGs rom and its perfect. I just havent had anything besides HTC and one moto device since the samsung behold 2 was out and that was a long time ago lol. Been wanting to try Nokia and maybe a Samsung
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Yeah true, i dont really care for the lack of development considering im running NRGs rom and its perfect. I just havent had anything besides HTC and one moto device since the samsung behold 2 was out and that was a long time ago lol. Been wanting to try Nokia and maybe a Samsung
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You not down with padphone no more?
I really want to check that thing out.
A, I like that its not made by samsung or htc and ....well the obvious its made by Asus.... Hopefully it doesn't become the phailphone....
Unless I sell this I'm going to wait for s-off and ics.
Once ics comes to the amaze, its gonna make or break this phone, sorry to say.
Im really hoping ics will relly unleash the beast I know this phone is capable of.
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freakboy13 said:
You not down with padphone no more?
I really want to check that thing out.
A, I like that its not made by samsung or htc and ....well the obvious its made by Asus.... Hopefully it doesn't become the phailphone....
Unless I sell this I'm going to wait for s-off and ics.
Once ics comes to the amaze, its gonna make or break this phone, sorry to say.
Im really hoping ics will relly unleash the beast I know this phone is capable of.
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I am very interested in it, Asus is one of my favorite companys specially for gaming, i love their ROG series. i have the Asus G74 laptop right now and plan on getting the Asus Tytan.
Note that its never good to get any phone when its just released. i wait a few months for all the problems (if it has any) to be fixed and development to start and prices to drop. while the samsung galaxy ii already been out for quite a while.
according to this site it wont be too much more than the one s: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Asus...mer-Pad-300-Get-Priced-in-Europe-264743.shtml
only $15 more for just the phone. i will wait till the price is around $400 on ebay then ill buy it in a heartbeat
edit: look at their website now. they updated the information about it. http://www.asus.com/Mobile/PadFone/ you can get 102 hours of battery from padfone (the phone), the station (tablet), and the station dock (keyboard). they all use the hardware of the padfone (cpu/gpu/ram/camera), but they all have their own battery. also its all one data package (from the phone). this is going to get huge IMO.
the camera should be better than the amaze as well, has the same aperture, but a better lense made my asus.
Hi, after 5 day's of using the Lg Optimus G its in the box and going back to At&t.
Its a fast beautiful phone, but I can't live without ROM's. Wish all of you good luck guy's.
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Hi, after 5 day's of using the Lg Optimus G its in the box and going back to At&t.
Its a fast beautiful phone, but I can't live without ROM's. Wish all of you good luck guy's.
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I don't know if you are paying attention to the development forum but they have clockwork tethered n on the device and they are actively working on an unlock n r very close.
Development is not everything !
NEVER buy a phone for what it 'might' do in the future. Buy it for what it can do now.
If custom roms are important to you, don't get this phone right now. Get an S3 or One X.
If a really good oem experience is OK for you, and root is good enough, then look no further! I think this is an awesome phone.
But until proven otherwise, assume that the bootloader will never be unlocked. It might be, but if that is critical to you, then you should be buying a phone that can do that today.
Each to their own.
Jason
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JasonJoel said:
If custom roms are important to you, don't get this phone right now. Get an S3 or One X.
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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If only N4 had LTE, then I would jump right on that. In the meantime I'm looking forward to getting my OG, and keeping my fingers crossed for the devs to work their magic. Anyone else feel the same?
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they are actively working on an unlock n r very close.
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Where did you see this?
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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Lte.
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Lte.
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And expandable storage
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This phone is an animal. And even now, the test units for the N4 have been updated with the build that will be on the shipped units and in benchmarks and real world testing it doesn't hold a candle to this phone. That of course poses a couple of questions like why is vanilla android not as fast or faster than the build on the optimus g if the hardware is so similar? And why buy the n4 for faster access to updates if those updates don't bring it up to the same performance level as the Optimus G?
Wireless charging is the only feature I wish we had and hey, I can live without that. So IMO this phone is superior and will be even more so if/when the developers here work there magic and get passes the locked bootloader. So I would suggest sticking around.
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And expandable storage
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While I agree that LTE and expandable storage are important, if lack of sufficient progress towards boot loader unlock, in 5 days, would drive you to return the device, for one that will get customer ROMs, getting an S3 which from what I read is about to lose it's dev support due to Samsung policies (devs are tired of doing inefficient, cumbersome work arounds that shouldn't be necessary) isn't a good option, even if you got LTE everywhere you went and could expand storage to 2 TB. The One x has it's drawbacks too.
Even stock unrooted, this thing is a monster in terms of what I'm seeing it do. I may still trade it in for the One X+ at the end of this week, but if I don't I certainly can't find fault with it yet. If I can survive a Droid Bionic with utter lack of Dev support (for good reasons, obviously), the LG OG will be a snap!
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Even stock unrooted, this thing is a monster in terms of what I'm seeing it do. I may still trade it in for the One X+ at the end of this week, but if I don't I certainly can't find fault with it yet. If I can survive a Droid Bionic with utter lack of Dev support (for good reasons, obviously), the LG OG will be a snap!
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I'm thinking about return the OG also, and possibly getting the One X+ (if it's battery life is decent) or the Nexus 4 (and giving up LTE, not sure though).
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This phone is an animal. And even now, the test units for the N4 have been updated with the build that will be on the shipped units and in benchmarks and real world testing it doesn't hold a candle to this phone. That of course poses a couple of questions like why is vanilla android not as fast or faster than the build on the optimus g if the hardware is so similar? And why buy the n4 for faster access to updates if those updates don't bring it up to the same performance level as the Optimus G?
Wireless charging is the only feature I wish we had and hey, I can live without that. So IMO this phone is superior and will be even more so if/when the developers here work there magic and get passes the locked bootloader. So I would suggest sticking around.
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Also even a stock upgrade to jellybean will give us a large performance boost... I am happy enough with root for now, there is no phone that compares to this one.
Imo with just 8/16 gb storage options , no matter what power it houses n4 is pretty useless ! A couple of hd games and few songs Will fill it up and then how am i supposed to take advantage of those a15 quads !
Yeah, 64gb sd cards win
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I really wish the HTC One X+ had 2GB of RAM, mainly because of the uncertainty of needing 2GB for the next version of Android OS.
Mine may be going back and I just got it today. Mine doesn't want to recognize the SIM
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I really wish the HTC One X+ had 2GB of RAM, mainly because of the uncertainty of needing 2GB for the next version of Android OS.
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The other thing you aren't understanding is the Tegra 3 only supports single channel memory, so that one gig is much slower than our 2gb of dual channel memory.
I think he should send it back. Some else would appreciate this wondrous phone.
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I'm a huge fan of completely rectangle phones. Samsung Galaxy S 3 is far too curvy for my preferences.
However looking for these forums it looks like you guys have no end of troubles with this phone?
Have the multitasking issues been solved yet?
Is it possible, likely, that the LTTE connection issues will be resolved with the jelly bean update?
Lol people are just whiny bit*hes. This phone is mothertrucking awesome.
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for real!! this phone is dope.. i have NO problems with it at all.. its beast! :good:
What they said
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Art2Fly said:
Lol people are just whiny bit*hes. This phone is mothertrucking awesome.
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Cound not have said it better. There are always people who cry all the time.
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Cound not have said it better. There are always people who cry all the time.
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Really? Sweet ima go get this phone NOW
Completely stock, rooted for ad block and flash hack. Best phone I ever have owned. Not one single complaint.
rancur3p1c said:
I'm a huge fan of completely rectangle phones. Samsung Galaxy S 3 is far too curvy for my preferences.
However looking for these forums it looks like you guys have no end of troubles with this phone?
Have the multitasking issues been solved yet?
Is it possible, likely, that the LTTE connection issues will be resolved with the jelly bean update?
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As far as LTE, it depends on the area your in as to weather Sprint has the towers opperational yet.
Multi tasking? Look to zepplins thread its titled" Multitasking breakthrough" in original developement. This phone is bad to the bone. Dont underestimete the developement of it until you actually read through the forums and find out whats here.
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Some of the best battery life I've seen in a long time and that's before root. With meanrom I get something like 18 hours constant use that's music, YouTube, regular browsing, netflix and maybe 20 minutes of gaming. I can browse for about four hours on 3g and hardly dent the battery. I have some pretty bad wakelock and still get awesome battery life
As in problems you mean that we can not put this device down??!!!
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As far as LTE, it depends on the area your in as to weather Sprint has the towers opperational yet.
Multi tasking? Look to zepplins thread its titled" Multitasking breakthrough" in original developement. This phone is bad to the bone. Dont underestimete the developement of it until you actually read through the forums and find out whats here.
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Yeah I did some more research through the forums after this post and found the one you mentioned about multitasking. It looks like this is quite the popular phone.
Best one x variant out there. SD card slot. Sprints network is getting better everyday. I have some friends and customers on it and they love it. I have the att one x and I have never been happier. Best phones out there.
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Yeah I did some more research through the forums after this post and found the one you mentioned about multitasking. It looks like this is quite the popular phone.
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It is an amazing device for sure. BTW, zepps multitasking mod osnt just for this device its for all android devices which makes it pretty unique. Also its now fully automated, the ultimatic script will run adb and install for you right from your desktop. He also added the V6 supercharger install at the end of it. It really is awesome man. Whenever you decide be it this phone(wise choice) or another try it, i swear by it. Hope to see you around bro, later
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Also check-out flex's stock w/ goodies rom. No multitasking mod needed.
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Agreed with everything here. I think most of the "complaining" you've seen is us wanting more out of an already incredible phone. Trying to break past the limits the manufacturer was so gracious to bestow upon us.
But as a few have already said, even completely stock, this phone rocks with it's c*ck out. Blazingly fast, one of the best screens available (better than SG3 IMO), incredible battery life, and the list goes on.
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Most complaints lately are from uninformed, impatient people who quite often spread misinformation under the assumption that they know what they are talking about because they've used every one click solution for every phone they've owned. Tried to help a guy who kept arguing against me saying this isn't my first rooted phone blah blah blah. When I asked simply what is a governor no answer, what is a scheduler they said task manager. It gets quite frustrating
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Really? Sweet ima go get this phone NOW
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I do not recommend this phone to anyone. Yes a lot of people on here like to complain just to complain, but if you decide to get this phone. Test the phone out as MUCH as you can and where ever you can in the 14 day period so you can return it if you experience the same crap I do.
Cherokee4Life said:
I do not recommend this phone to anyone. Yes a lot of people on here like to complain just to complain, but if you decide to get this phone. Test the phone out as MUCH as you can and where ever you can in the 14 day period so you can return it if you experience the same crap I do.
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Thanks. I decided to go with the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the HTC EVO V 4g on Virgin Mobile. Combined it's much cheaper than getting on Sprint's network with this phone.
rancur3p1c said:
I'm a huge fan of completely rectangle phones. Samsung Galaxy S 3 is far too curvy for my preferences.
However looking for these forums it looks like you guys have no end of troubles with this phone?
Have the multitasking issues been solved yet?
Is it possible, likely, that the LTTE connection issues will be resolved with the jelly bean update?
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Phone is awesome except for the non removable battery, Sense freeze ups, and Sprint's horrible/inconsistent network which will have you on 2G in many cases. Those were enough reasons for me to go to TMobile after being with Sprint for 12 yrs and get the S3 and save $40 per month (3 lines) on my bill after Sprint slowly increased their prices for each 4G line with insurance (+$13) since the launch of the first Evo.
The Screen, Camera, Keyboard, Craftmanship, and Interface are better on the Evo LTE. It also has the FM Tuner.
The GS3 has better LTE connections on Sprint, has more intuitive software, removable battery, better multitasking, and 2GB RAM which you notice after using both phones. Nova Launcher and HD Widgets are great additions also.
If you are like me and are used to having extra batteries stashed at home, work, and in your car the nonremovable battery will get to you. I even bought one of those portable battery juicers and it just wasn't the same.
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I'm thinking about changing phones I'm on T-Mobile with my amaze no longer under contract. I was looking at what they have to offer and had 4 thoughts. I'm looking for input.
1. Get the iPhone 5 and sell it to make a profit and keep using my amaze
2. Get the HTC one the processor isn't much faster than the amaze and the camera isn't as good and it also lacks SD card slot
3 get the nexus 4 16gb looks pretty nice quad core processor and is aosp but still lacks an SD card slot
4 keep my amaze and wait till it craps out.
What do you guys think? And I checked out the HTC one forums and saw sports on there so I personally ask you sports how's the HTC one
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azcledel said:
I'm thinking about changing phones I'm on T-Mobile with my amaze no longer under contract. I was looking at what they have to offer and had 4 thoughts. I'm looking for input.
1. Get the iPhone 5 and sell it to make a profit and keep using my amaze
2. Get the HTC one the processor isn't much faster than the amaze and the camera isn't as good and it also lacks SD card slot
3 get the nexus 4 16gb looks pretty nice quad core processor and is aosp but still lacks an SD card slot
4 keep my amaze and wait till it craps out.
What do you guys think? And I checked out the HTC one forums and saw sports on there so I personally ask you sports how's the HTC one
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I've never been on the one forum?
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It depends. The one is a good option because it will probably be popular enough to attract development. Plus there's a 64GB option. And the Camera is actually pretty good. And I think it has LTE. Have you considered a GSIV
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It depends. The one is a good option because it will probably be popular enough to attract development. Plus there's a 64GB option. And the Camera is actually pretty good. And I think it has LTE. Have you considered a GSIV
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Not a big Samsung fan but I'd get an s3 not s4 if I were to get a samsung
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I've never been on the one forum?
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Maybe it was the one x forum I was looking through so much today
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The HTC One processor is much faster then the amaze processor.
Go with the one it's an amazing phone I'm loving it
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Just went through this. New HTC one is very fast, don't let mhz ratings fool you. Go use the phones until the sales guy kicks you out.
I tried new htc one. Old htc one, nexus 4 and LG Optimus g cousin, s3 and note 2. All much faster than amaze. All great phones.
In the end because I didn't want to lock into contract, nexus 4 and LG Optimus g were hundreds less than the rest. Went with Optimus for LTE. Arrives this week.
Hoping when s4 is finally on display in my area I don't regret it. Based on reviews like trusted tech heads at arstecnica the new LG Optimus g pro phablet is the benchmark king. Out shortly if you like the size.
Keeping my amaze as my ORD phone.
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I saw someone using the HTC One in my school and I had to do a double take cause it looks so pimping in person.
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Go with the ONE. Hands down, the best phone I've ever had. I got the chance to play around with the s4..wife has the note2. It's a good device but nothing like the one. S4 was choppy and laggy, the other stuff is just rusty bells and whistles. My ONE chews up everything I throw at it...no lag. I watched a few videos on it here and there but today I watched Zero Dark Thirty and was blown away. I'm keeping this [email protected]!
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Go with the ONE. Hands down, the best phone I've ever had. I got the chance to play around with the s4..wife has the note2. It's a good device but nothing like the one. S4 was choppy and laggy, the other stuff is just rusty bells and whistles. My ONE chews up everything I throw at it...no lag. I watched a few videos on it here and there but today I watched Zero Dark Thirty and was blown away. I'm keeping this [email protected]!
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Is there s- off or any of that nonsense???
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Before picking up any phone I would make sure to check out what bugs people are noticing in the forums. Things like how the amaze capacitor lights bleed etc.
No regrets on not waiting for s4. Tried one out for an hour yesterday. Great phone. Just not hundreds of dollars greater than others I looked at. Happy I went with unlocked lg.
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I've been using a HTC One for the past couple days and it's really fast. The front speakers sound clear and pictures are all right. The phone has no grip though so you might want to pick up a case on Amazon. The profiting from an iPhone sounds like too much work for not enough money. The Amaze is still quick for most things so unless you hate it I think you should keep it.
Go with the HTC one. It's great and development is amazing! Battery is also awesome. I get 4hrs screen on time! Sense 5 is also very fast and minimalistic making it an aosp like Rom that just tons of extra features!
I upgraded from my amaze.
You can also use the HTC logo as a Menu button so you won't lose screen realestate from an on screen menu button.
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I'm a current Evo Lte user. I have never used an LG phone but the G3 looks amazing! Should I get it? I'm really need to know how well it's working for you guys.. Anyone disappointed with it?
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My first lg phone also, coming from a s3, I'm very happy with this device!
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Lurien said:
I'm a current Evo Lte user. I have never used an LG phone but the G3 looks amazing! Should I get it? I'm really need to know how well it's working for you guys.. Anyone disappointed with it?
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Also an EVO user (still use as WiFi device) and I recognize you from those forums. I highly recommend this device! Gave up my Nexus 5 for it and absolutely no regrets. IMHO, the best device currently available.
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Also an EVO user (still use as WiFi device) and I recognize you from those forums. I highly recommend this device! Gave up my Nexus 5 for it and absolutely no regrets. IMHO, the best device currently available.
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Hey thanks for recognizing.. lol. Well in all honesty I really believe all the hype about the G3, but I'm also considering the M8 cause it's closer to what I'm accustomed to. I guess I'm just hesitant to move on to something different. Also I'm concerned about the reported lag and heating up on the G3...
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I still like my HTC One M8 more but I've always been an HTC fan myself
Like someone mentioned above, I was a long-time Galaxy S fan. I had every one from the Fascinate to the S4. My first LG phone was the G2, which I got on a whim because my S4 broke. Let's just say I loved the G2 so much that I HAD to get the G3.
The only downer for me is that there is no root yet, but of course that will come with time. The problems you mentioned above, I don't experience myself, but root will fix a lot of it. The dev in charge is going through some life problems atm, so we have to wait. I am definitely patient though. It's like waiting for Christmas!
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Hey thanks for recognizing.. lol. Well in all honesty I really believe all the hype about the G3, but I'm also considering the M8 cause it's closer to what I'm accustomed to. I guess I'm just hesitant to move on to something different. Also I'm concerned about the reported lag and heating up on the G3...
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Personally, I have zero heat issues but I don't game other than solitare. As far as lag goes, I'm still in disbelief because I have not experienced that either. Enable dev options, set animations to .5. I had used Nova for a week and then switched back to stock. In my opinion, lag is a myth. Possibly on the 16/2 models it may exist but this is much faster than my Nexus was.
Thanks for the feedback guys.. much appreciated. I'll let you know if I get it. (Most likely I will). Oh, another thing, is it safe to buy from either Amazon or bestbuy? Only cost 100$..
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Personally, I have zero heat issues but I don't game other than solitare. As far as lag goes, I'm still in disbelief because I have not experienced that either. Enable dev options, set animations to .5. I had used Nova for a week and then switched back to stock. In my opinion, lag is a myth. Possibly on the 16/2 models it may exist but this is much faster than my Nexus was.
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I'm actually an avid gamer. My phone gets a little warm after a while, but not warmer than what I'd expect from a 2.5ghz, 3GB RAM beast lol it's not like super hot though, like people have been saying. I have even played while the phone is charging. It doesn't get extremely hot at all. The quad HD display is absolutely beautiful for gaming and even videos, too.
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Thanks for the feedback guys.. much appreciated. I'll let you know if I get it. (Most likely I will). Oh, another thing, is it safe to buy from either Amazon or bestbuy? Only cost 100$..
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I'd say it would be OK. Is it $100 with renewal of contract?
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$100 with 2 year extension..
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$100 with 2 year extension..
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That's really up to you then. I personally hate renewing contracts lol, but I'm guessing you'll probably have to do the same for the M8?
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That's really up to you then. I personally hate renewing contracts lol, but I'm guessing you'll probably have to do the same for the M8?
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Yup.
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I know this would probably require root or something but I'm curious to know if there's a way to force the G3 to stay on LTE signal??
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Lurien said:
Thanks for the feedback guys.. much appreciated. I'll let you know if I get it. (Most likely I will). Oh, another thing, is it safe to buy from either Amazon or bestbuy? Only cost 100$..
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I got mine for $100 on contract from Best Buy. No problems. It was the price that drew me in. It's pretty much impulse buy territory. I have 5 lines on the ED1500 family plan and Framily would actually cost me significantly more because everyone on the plan is a high data user. So to me, if I'm happy with the service and don't plan on leaving, what sense does it make to switch to a more expensive plan where I pay the full price of the phone over 24 installments when I can get it subsidized and only pay $100 once.
Also, my co-worker and fiance had Evo LTEs. I guess our area has a lot of band 41 and Sprint Spark flies. I have seen upwards of 70 Mbps. I get +50 Mbps at my desk at work in Addison, Texas. After seeing my speed tests my co-worker picked up a G3 at lunch one day and has been blown away. He would previously get less than 1 Mbps with his Evo LTE at work. The best part is shutting up all the Sprint haters when we compare speed test results. AT&T, lucky to get over 15 Mbps. Verizon, 8-10 Mbps. T-Mobile is nigh unusable. I used to be embarrassed, but now I can see where Sprint's network vision investment with my own eyes and it's glorious.
I want to pull the trigger on the G3 but for some reason I keep pondering the M8... Damn! Getting a new phone is like buying a house...lol! But I'm almost certain that I can't go wrong with either phone.. It's just a tough decision... Could use some more feedback from those that have used both..thanks!
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I know this would probably require root or something but I'm curious to know if there's a way to force the G3 to stay on LTE signal??
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You could force LTE (not sure exactly how to do it, but it would likely require the right dialer code and the MSL) but you wouldn't be able to get phone calls since there's no VoLTE
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I want to pull the trigger on the G3 but for some reason I keep pondering the M8... Damn! Getting a new phone is like buying a house...lol! But I'm almost certain that I can't go wrong with either phone.. It's just a tough decision... Could use some more feedback from those that have used both..thanks!
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I still can't for the life of me understand all the m8 hype. I've seen so many blogs and posts about the "premium build".... Just because it's a metal shell does not mean premium, or great build quality in my book. I was pretty unimpressed when I actually tested one out. It's like a tin can wrapped around a piece of glass. To me the build quality was crap the way the shell wraps the glass bezel. This is in the g3 forum so I don't feel bad dissing the m8
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I still can't for the life of me understand all the m8 hype. I've seen so many blogs and posts about the "premium build".... Just because it's a metal shell does not mean premium, or great build quality in my book. I was pretty unimpressed when I actually tested one out. It's like a tin can wrapped around a piece of glass. To me the build quality was crap the way the shell wraps the glass bezel. This is in the g3 forum so I don't feel bad dissing the m8
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Your opinion is respected but I'm more concerned with how the phones actually work. And I've heard that the M8 is probably the smoothest out there.. and I'm very use to HTC phones so that's why I'm maybe still considering it. But the G3 looks a beast, no doubt about that..
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Your opinion is respected but I'm more concerned with how the phones actually work. And I've heard that the M8 is probably the smoothest out there.. and I'm very use to HTC phones so that's why I'm maybe still considering it. But the G3 looks a beast, no doubt about that..
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So far I've been very pleased with the LG g3. I've had zero issues. Performance for me has been great. The screen looks fantastic and battery life has been outstanding. You have the ability to remove most of the bloat, and the camera is excellent. Build quality is nice and solid, and I liked the striped down ui. 5.5 screen is really easily handled as well by design.
The last few years I've had HTC and Samsung so LG is a welcomed change ?
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So here are phones... Hero, evo 3d and the evo LTE. As you can see it was HTC all the way. Got this phone 3 weeks ago, picked up my evo twice and think ugh, so small and slow........why am I even?! I've now seen you and a small handful of us from the LTE. Usually don't say much, just listen so to speak and I would not go back, get the m8 or any device besides this. It's like the power of 3 lte's and has a great camera.
Not my say in it, but I have not regretted it at all! :beer: