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OK guys and gurls here it goes
Basically I have enjoyed my time with this community and have learnt a hell of a lot to do with ROM development and have therefore used this knowledge to create my own ROM for the Galaxy s WiFi 5.0, ICS-Crumble which I am humble has been downloaded alot of times and has received great support so a HUGE thanks there. It has also allowed me to port ROMs like Hydr0g3n and others.
There comes a time when we move on lol and unfortunately that time has come. Basically I don't really want to go into great detail on why ive sold the device but im heading to University in Sep and I have to pay £400 deposit now and then £9000 a year myself so i really need the money lol
So yea thats me saying im stopping development on my ROMs but im not leaving XDA completely (im still active on the Galaxy s2) . So thanks guys and hopefully i have contributed to this great device.
Peace out
Rueben
Oh....... Good bye I think You are good mate
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Rueben,
School is the only "good" way to freedom and that's all what we need.
Do your best.
Thanks again for your Roms tweaks.
Bye
Good luck with your degree and I understand that uni is expensive (I've been going to open days recently and its £9000 a year + living fees ) . I may also stop developing for the SGP as I'm getting a nexus 7. However I don't really want to abandon this device so I will try my best to continue devving here
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Good luck with your degree and I understand that uni is expensive (I've been going to open days recently and its £9000 a year + living fees ) . I may also stop developing for the SGP as I'm getting a nexus 7. However I don't really want to abandon this device so I will try my best to continue devving here
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Same with me, I will be receiving my HTC one s next week so I will probably be helping out with the development community over there. I won't abandon the galaxy player entirely, but most of my time and efforts will be spent over in the one s forums.
Thanks everyone for support! Too bad these galaxy players were never very popular with developers..
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Wow this is a real consternation. Thanks people for all your support here . I think I will continue to be there until I get my nexus 7 too (just need the money).
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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That's a bad thing indeed that no devs can't help us to get at least a barebone ICS.
I know this is off topic but we were talking about nexus 7 so.. I would like to know if the nexus 7 sold at BH have the 25$ credit for play store. (I don't want to pay abusive PST from play store):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878214-REG/ASUS_NEXUS7_ASUS_1B16_Nexus_7_Tablet.html
iJimaniac said:
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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The only reason my parents are letting me get one is that my birthday is in a few weeks so google launched it at the perfect time
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I know this is off topic but we were talking about nexus 7 so.. I would like to know if the nexus 7 sold at BH have the 25$ credit for play store. (I don't want to pay abusive PST from play store):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878214-REG/ASUS_NEXUS7_ASUS_1B16_Nexus_7_Tablet.html
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The only difference between play store orders and orders from retailers is the shipping date. Everything else is the same (credit, movie, magazine etc...)
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Haha, what a coincidence, my birthday is in another 2 weeks as well, July 23, to be exact! Unfortunately my parents aren't as into technology, so to speak, lol!
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I guess you are all from USA ..in my coutry there is no nexus line sold..but i would not buy it and if it comes ..there is no external sd...that is no go for me because i have 32 gb sd almost full and i dont now what to erase.
But why are you abonding 5.0 because of 7 inch tablet..that are 2 different world for me..i have 7 inch tablet for almost a year..i have 3G on it with 40GB data plan but i rearly care it with me and SGP 5.0 is always in my pocket no matter where i go.
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I guess you are all from USA ..in my coutry there is no nexus line sold..but i would not buy it and if it comes ..there is no external sd...that is no go for me because i have 32 gb sd almost full and i dont now what to erase.
But why are you abonding 5.0 because of 7 inch tablet..that are 2 different world for me..i have 7 inch tablet for almost a year..i have 3G on it with 40GB data plan but i rearly care it with me and SGP 5.0 is always in my pocket no matter where i go.
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I live in the UK and I can live with 16GB of space. I'm not abandoning the player but it will be much easier to develop for as it gets updates straight from Google.
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Guess who's getting a nexus 7 as well.... It sounds like this community is about to completely fall apart . I will continue development for the 4.0, that is until school starts, then I will probanly be nexus only, if I start devving for it. I guess we all need to work really hard the next few weeks to get ics working before the nexus takes us away .
WOW i seemed to have started a Trend lol
Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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It looks like Googles plan is working. I think the galaxy player community will still continue developing, just at a slower rate and I will try not to abandon this pretty great device
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Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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Then maybe I should reconsider my plan to purchase a Nexus 7... I feel sorry for those still here, but you can't deny the huge hardware boost the Nexus has.
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Then maybe I should reconsider my plan to purchase a Nexus 7... I feel sorry for those still here, but you can't deny the huge hardware goose the Nexus has.
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I've been reading through the specs for the Nexus 7 and the SGP 5.0 has slightly better specs in some areas.
The Nexus 7 only has b/g/n wifi but SGP has a/g/b/n so better wifi connectivity (faster, less interference on SGP)
SGP has a rear camera although it doesn't work on any ICS roms
The SGP has physical buttons (I don't like on-screen buttons so much)
The SGP has a micro-SD card slot
The SGP comes with an unlocked bootloader (Nexus bootloaders are easy to unlock with a fastboot command but it wipes data and can prevent ota updates)
However, the Nexus 7 is still an amazing device and I'm sorry for the slightly off topic post
No dude, don't stop yourself from getting a nexus 7 because of us! Face it; galaxy player hardware is 3 generations old, and with amazing devices like the nexus 7 coming out, the life of it is over. I don't think many people will choose a single core gingerbread device over a quad core jb device, so the galaxy player is finished, mostly. It was an epic device, and if Samsung had marketed it right, could have been a huge hit. To late, so time to move on. Even if I do get a nexus 7, I will probably keep up on my galaxy player, for sentimental purposes, lol!
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Big lost for our community
I must buy another device :/
I have decided to get a Nexus One
I have no money but i don't want to stick with Optimus One either. I found a nexus one for 100.99 USD(less than what I paid for in the optimus one)
It has pretty decent specs and will last me another few years
It has been a pleasure being in this community. I will probably keep my Optimus One and I still might stick around for a few days(amazon super saver shipping takes 10 days to arrive)
I will make my purchase tommorow. If anyone has any alternatives this pricepoint please list
Requirements:
Armv7 processor(I ain't dealing with Openmax ever again)
If used then no cracked screen.
no locked bootloader
Only thing that sorted dissed me off from nexus one was the same touch screen issue that p500 is having.
Hardware issue..
P500 and Nexus one are both using a non-true multitouch ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5puAvPqXpuc
I think you should really get some other phone..
All the best. We will miss your presence. Lost another member from this community.
thanks for ur contibution for this community....I got LG optimus T for $ 40 ....By the way I'll stick with my T.....:
At least nexus s bro..
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D3HuM4NiZ3D said:
At least nexus s bro..
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No money for nexus s
Money is drained
PS.. I don't trust used phones
Wither refurbished or new
At 0 - 170 range
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Nexus One is slow
wait for money than buying old crap
you will dont feel so much difference from msm7227 due same gpu...
Try the mytouch 4g its no that expensive and they have a great roms too
Buy a LG L3.. the same thing but better proccesor
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http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-myTouch...hone-/103116270?_tab=1&_trksid=p2047675.l2644
http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-MyTouch...01&_pcategid=9355&_from=R40&_dmpt=Cell_Phones
http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-MyTouch...01&_pcategid=9355&_from=R40&_dmpt=Cell_Phones
BlackRainX said:
Nexus One is slow
wait for money than buying old crap
you will dont feel so much difference from msm7227 due same gpu...
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Nexus one have a stable cm10
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dude try pantech burst...
its a gr8 phone for the price... its certainly in need of some skillfull devs
ccdreadcc said:
dude try pantech burst...
its a gr8 phone for the price... its certainly in need of some skillfull devs
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I want a HTC phone... because thats the only way I will get a fully featured sense port
I want to try sense 3.5
If i like it then i might not even move to JB or ICS
and I need unlocked phone. I use T-Mobile USA. it needs to support 1700 mhz too
nexus will last me longer until I save enough money for another phone(maybe nexus 5. it should be cheaper by the time i save enough money to buy it)
and $100 usd for a referbished is a good deal. I can gurantee that there aren't any screen cracks, button issues etc(anything can happen with used)
you can buy htc desire x when it will be available
read here about it
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_x-4951.php
Christian Nothing said:
you can buy htc desire x when it will be available
read here about it
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_x-4951.php
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HE SAID HE HAS NOT ENOUGH MONEY... And you preferer to buy a phone which is not out there...
DarkCoding said:
HE SAID HE HAS NOT ENOUGH MONEY... And you preferer to buy a phone which is not out there...
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lol... I need a new phone now hehehehe
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lol... I need a new phone now hehehehe
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Or you can buy lg optimus 2x
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Sgs?
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Christian Nothing said:
Or you can buy lg optimus 2x
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I don't like tegra,
I don't like LG.
I like HTC because all HTC phones have full sense port
If you buy a Nexus One.. i buy a nexus one(really guys, this phone is better than the O1).. we can make something new on that phones and post it
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Galaxy S4 is close to my ideal phone, but I refuse to back a monopolist, judge me.
HTC One has fantastic build quality, when you get one that doesn't have monumental flaws and have to return it multiple times.
LG Optimus G Pro has no roms and the bootloader is locked tight for now it seems.
The HTC Max looks really square shaped.
Sony unveils products tomorrow, but who knows when they will release.
Is there a high end motorola phone coming? Is the Optimus G2 set to release soon? I need input and I have nothing to go off of.
Looking at your list, i would suggest you go for htc one. It is way better than s4 and g2..
I have personally used s4 and one for quite some time now. The difference is clearly visible using some tools. Anyway, the decision is all yours good luck with your new purchase.
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.xxx. said:
Looking at your list, i would suggest you go for htc one. It is way better than s4 and g2..
I have personally used s4 and one for quite some time now. The difference is clearly visible using some tools. Anyway, the decision is all yours good luck with your new purchase.
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That's what I really want, but I spend a lot of time in the HTC One boards and there are some horror stories about bad build quality and not realizing it until after the 14 day period.
My friend has htc one. it is going great till now. Go for s4 or one. Lg isn't good when it comes to supporting their devices.
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QUAD-CORE
iLiberate said:
Galaxy S4 is close to my ideal phone, but I refuse to back a monopolist, judge me.
HTC One has fantastic build quality, when you get one that doesn't have monumental flaws and have to return it multiple times.
LG Optimus G Pro has no roms and the bootloader is locked tight for now it seems.
The HTC Max looks really square shaped.
Sony unveils products tomorrow, but who knows when they will release.
Is there a high end motorola phone coming? Is the Optimus G2 set to release soon? I need input and I have nothing to go off of.
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go for a quadcore, (s4, note 2) or the experia Z or The nexus 4 for pure google and also some ubuntu phone rom possibilities!!:cyclops:
I have the Nexus 4 now, I want more power.
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My friend has htc one. it is going great till now. Go for s4 or one. Lg isn't good when it comes to supporting their devices.
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You know, everyone seems to care about device support but I don't. Not even a little. I keep my devices for 9-12 months. When I had an iPhone I would absolutely dread updates. They would mean that my phone would get slower and, although updated, I wouldn't have any access to the awesome new features.
I can always count on the CM Team
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You know, everyone seems to care about device support but I don't. Not even a little. I keep my devices for 9-12 months. When I had an iPhone I would absolutely dread updates. They would mean that my phone would get slower and, although updated, I wouldn't have any access to the awesome new features.
I can always count on the CM Team
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That was when you had an iphone and now you have an android device cheers ! Haha
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shahkam said:
That was when you had an iphone and now you have an android device cheers ! Haha
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Same with Windows, updates aren't always everything they're cracked up to be for older devices.
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Same with Windows, updates aren't always everything they're cracked up to be for older devices.
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Never used Windows never will just not my cup of tea I always felt like there is a kind of limitation whereas android doesn't feel so
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So I have my hands on this beast now! I started out with a Nexus 4, traded for an Oppo Find 5, then traded that for a Note2 traded that for a Xperia Z, traded that for a Galaxy S4, then traded that for a HTC One, then traded that for an LG G2!
I am keeping my eye out for the Moto X, its intriguing to me...BUT not over the LG G2, this thing lasts ALL day on battery.
My question now is.... am I holding the original designed phone that the Nexus 5 is being made out of? Should I consider getting the Nexus 5? I dont care for the stock Android thing or updates because I am rooted so that is not a factor.
Maybe you should get into cars. Start off with a pinto, end up with a Lamborghini.
LG G2
20degrees said:
Maybe you should get into cars. Start off with a pinto, end up with a Lamborghini.
LG G2
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Hahaha you made my day bro! Really my thoughts!
@op Bro you look so lucky or you are living in an idiot surrounding! (No offence intended).
Holy smokes that me laugh out loud !!!!!!
Yeah man all of my trades were done locally through Craigslist, every one always tells me " I dont have the money you have to always having a newer phone" I am like WTF? I never pay full price for my phones. I always trade... its so dumb to me that people think they have to stick with the phone they signed a 2 year contract with...SMH
I honestly didn't think i would get someone to trade my HTC One for a G2, but when I got that offer i made sure to do it ASAP!
Anyways what do you guys think? Or better yet what would you do? go for the N5 or stick with G2?
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Holy smokes that me laugh out loud !!!!!!
Yeah man all of my trades were done locally through Craigslist, every one always tells me " I dont have the money you have to always having a newer phone" I am like WTF? I never pay full price for my phones. I always trade... its so dumb to me that people think they have to stick with the phone they signed a 2 year contract with...SMH
I honestly didn't think i would get someone to trade my HTC One for a G2, but when I got that offer i made sure to do it ASAP!
Anyways what do you guys think? Or better yet what would you do? go for the N5 or stick with G2?
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Lmao I trade on cl all the time. At times it can be shady but if your smart you shouldn't be tricked
But for the first time I bought a phone full price which is my g2. It kinda hurt dropping the cash but I knew I was going to get a hell of a phone so its worth it 100%
Had a work buddy want to trade for a 5s he just got but no way lmao!
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Lmao I trade on cl all the time. At times it can be shady but if your smart you shouldn't be tricked
But for the first time I bought a phone full price which is my g2. It kinda hurt dropping the cash but I knew I was going to get a hell of a phone so its worth it 100%
Had a work buddy want to trade for a 5s he just got but no way lmao!
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Yeah same thing here, I recived the same offer too for a 5S, and i said nah.
I do the same exact thing! You be surprised what kind of deals Ive gotten. Patience is the key, My best one was probably trading an old S3 for a brand new Droid DNA Verizon Employee editition, flipped that easily.
903tex said:
Lmao I trade on cl all the time. At times it can be shady but if your smart you shouldn't be tricked
But for the first time I bought a phone full price which is my g2. It kinda hurt dropping the cash but I knew I was going to get a hell of a phone so its worth it 100%
Had a work buddy want to trade for a 5s he just got but no way lmao!
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Lol...same thing happened with me also. Paying full price sux but this phone makes it worth it
i also got my G2 from a S4 trade lol welcome to the club !
You are guys very lucky!
In my country it is very difficult to trade phones. We usually sell used and buy used or new. This process causes loss of money as you know!
I have always tried to trade but never worked! (Most of the time trades are just not logical ; like an s3 for a blackberry curve or such)
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Life Engineer said:
You are guys very lucky!
In my country it is very difficult to trade phones. We usually sell used and buy used or new. This process causes loss of money as you know!
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And that's the thing it's mostly a loss for no matter what hobbie/hobbies your in. Unless you have a iPhone. That's the only phone you can pretty Much get almost full price of what its worth new
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So now back to the topic...now that the N5 is officially released...are you guys intrigued by it?
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So now back to the topic...now that the N5 is officially released...are you guys intrigued by it?
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Honestly the only thing thats a big factor are the prices. The lg g2 is better then the nexus 5 IF you are rooted (pure android). Bought my lg g2 from a guy that didnt need for 500 bucks. 50 dollar difference than the nexus 5 that just came out. just got cyanogen on it and it'll work as good as the nexus 5. The nexus 5 only had the pure android experience and the price as an advantage. I got both of these from my LG g2 so for me there was no point in getting the nexus 5.
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So now back to the topic...now that the N5 is officially released...are you guys intrigued by it?
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No..... For right now, the g2 roms are coming and the one I wanted was cm, and now we got nightlies so I'm good. Now n5 development will DOMINATE the g2 of course.
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I am also waiting on CM for the T-Mobile version..... i think right now the camera isnt working.
I think the n5 is cool but, that battery and those side buttons. I got burned quick on my nexus 4 because pure android to me gets boring after a while. I like the stock g2 rom.
LG G2
Lol u got that Oppo from me didn't u??
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Lol u got that Oppo from me didn't u??
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Not sure.... You live in Dallas?
Jess813 said:
Holy smokes that me laugh out loud !!!!!!
Yeah man all of my trades were done locally through Craigslist, every one always tells me " I dont have the money you have to always having a newer phone" I am like WTF? I never pay full price for my phones. I always trade... its so dumb to me that people think they have to stick with the phone they signed a 2 year contract with...SMH
I honestly didn't think i would get someone to trade my HTC One for a G2, but when I got that offer i made sure to do it ASAP!
Anyways what do you guys think? Or better yet what would you do? go for the N5 or stick with G2?
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Someone offered me a 2013 Nexus 7 and a HTC One for my White 32gb Note 3. I am pretty sure i am getting the G2. Really would love the N5 , but Google play says it won't leave the wear house for 3 weeks and I don't have anything to b use til thenn can't 3 weeks for a phone...I hear the G2 is pretty dope and almost the same performance wise as the note 3. I am nervous I am gonna miss this note 3 too much tho. Just can't hand not being able to rom/kernel all that good stuff.
Still thinking about that Nexus 7 and HTC ONE trade.
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Not sure.... You live in Dallas?
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Yep, and u got that One from me too I think for the international Z.
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Hey guys... Been in the forums for a long while and mostly just browse and read... I have a bone stock unrooted g2 on sprint.. I really must say this is the best phone I've ever owned.. Actually got it on a whim when I bricked my HTC one... Well maybe bricked it's stuck in the stock recovery with no android version installed.. Don't ask lol..
Anyway back to the point.. I got an email today from a friend telling me the g2 is end of life?? Being replaced with s4 or s4 mini... I really would hope this isn't the end of the g2... I know the g3 is coming out and everything else but man this is to quick isn't it? I just got this phone lol... Does anyone know if this is bad or not? I've never really paid attention but the only phone I know was EOL while had it was the Motorola photon and they stopped updating it soon after... I know damn well this phone can handle any android they throw at it so what is that about??
Again thanks guys for everything.. Been here since the HTC hero lol.. Came a long way since then and man android is amazing.. Thanks for everything fellas
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Hey guys... Been in the forums for a long while and mostly just browse and read... I have a bone stock unrooted g2 on sprint.. I really must say this is the best phone I've ever owned.. Actually got it on a whim when I bricked my HTC one... Well maybe bricked it's stuck in the stock recovery with no android version installed.. Don't ask lol..
Anyway back to the point.. I got an email today from a friend telling me the g2 is end of life?? Being replaced with s4 or s4 mini... I really would hope this isn't the end of the g2... I know the g3 is coming out and everything else but man this is to quick isn't it? I just got this phone lol... Does anyone know if this is bad or not? I've never really paid attention but the only phone I know was EOL while had it was the Motorola photon and they stopped updating it soon after... I know damn well this phone can handle any android they throw at it so what is that about??
Again thanks guys for everything.. Been here since the HTC hero lol.. Came a long way since then and man android is amazing.. Thanks for everything fellas
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Don't worry about it. LG rarely updates a phone more than once or twice anyway. The devs at XDA will take care of us as long as they still use it. Like you said, it's got more than enough horsepower to last a while. Probably the only real killer will be when everyone goes to x64 operating systems.
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Don't worry about it. LG rarely updates a phone more than once or twice anyway. The devs at XDA will take care of us as long as they still use it. Like you said, it's got more than enough horsepower to lay a while. Probably the only real killer will be when everyone goes to x64 operating systems.
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This is indeed the phone to beat. Thank you very much for the information you have.
I read that a carrier in Canada has put an "end of life" on the g2, and they do list s4 as an alternative. It's also known that the g3 is in the works and will be out this summer. 4.4.2 may be the last official android version for the g2.
However! There is a huge development community behind the g2, so it's likely that versions will continue well into the future, the g3 ROM will likely be ported to the g2. When the g2 does stop receiving official updates, I would root and be happy with what the devs here can cook up
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Did not know this, should have done more research really dissapointed! Phone is going on eBay soon and cut my losses and return to the nexus line
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heleos said:
I read that a carrier in Canada has put an "end of life" on the g2, and they do list s4 as an alternative. It's also known that the g3 is in the works and will be out this summer. 4.4.2 may be the last official android version for the g2.
However! There is a huge development community behind the g2, so it's likely that versions will continue well into the future, the g3 ROM will likely be ported to the g2. When the g2 does stop receiving official updates, I would root and be happy with what the devs here can cook up
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How can anyone think the S4 is a superior phone to this?
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Here's the article: http://mobilesyrup.com/2014/04/19/l...as-hints-of-a-summer-g3-announcement-surface/
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MRobbo80 said:
Did not know this, should have done more research really dissapointed! Phone is going on eBay soon and cut my losses and return to the nexus line
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Why get rid of this phone? This phone is arguably a step above the Nexus line so far. We have plenty of AOSP options to choose from and now that we have official Kit Kat we will surely have plenty of new/more stable options.
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Well I for one will not get rid of the g2..i really do just like this phone haha... I have managed to keep the phone stock this long and may keep it stock til the day comes they stop supporting it... Then yes i will root and keep it alive.. Even as a back up.. I just hate to see it go officially.. Can anyone else see 5.0 running fine on this phone cause I for one believe it will.. Sounds good don't it.. G2 5.0..lol hopefully one day
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All this means is that LG is going to stop producing the phone in favor of a newer model. Samsung makes their phones for years beyond their relevant lifespan and you can still find ancient Galaxy phones like the S2 on the shelves. The S3 is still the absolute go-to phone for any free contract, prepaid or non-contract deals. LG is a much smaller manufacturer and doesn't have the deals and agreements like Samsung does to pimp out their phones.
The Galaxy S4 is not going anywhere, it's going to stick around just as long as any of the Galaxy S flagships if not longer. The LG G2 will just be EoL as far as the carrier is concerned. So if you're a Bell customer, I'd recommend to get familiar with modifying your phone because Bell is likely not to push you any future updates.
slayer3032 said:
All this means is that LG is going to stop producing the phone in favor of a newer model. Samsung makes their phones for years beyond their relevant lifespan and you can still find ancient Galaxy phones like the S2 on the shelves. The S3 is still the absolute go-to phone for any free contract, prepaid or non-contract deals. LG is a much smaller manufacturer and doesn't have the deals and agreements like Samsung does to pimp out their phones.
The Galaxy S4 is not going anywhere, it's going to stick around just as long as any of the Galaxy S flagships if not longer. The LG G2 will just be EoL as far as the carrier is concerned. So if you're a Bell customer, I'd recommend to get familiar with modifying your phone because Bell is likely not to push you any future updates.
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Not sure what you mean by deals because the G2 was free much sooner than the S3. The OG and G2 both saw rapid price drops.
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Jank4AU said:
Not sure what you mean by deals because the G2 was free much sooner than the S3. The OG and G2 both saw rapid price drops.
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When I got my G2, the S3 was being peddled by every single carrier and given out like candy. You are/were able to pick up the S3 on almost any shelf as a prepaid device and if you signed into any deal that had free phones you got a S3. Samsung is still most likely making the S3, "emerging markets"(I assume) and every prepaid company basically relies on that phone. LG has none of those deals really and you'll never find a G2 in a plastic package hanging on a shelf at Walmart. Within 6 months, you'll most likely see the S4 in those packages.
This just says that LG is going to stop production of the G2 most likely because the G3 is coming out. LG doesn't have the market or ability to continue to sell their old flagship phone for years on end. They probably didn't have a huge profit margin on it since they can't sell and pump out millions upon millions of the phone. Thus since sales are tapering off and people are going for the new M8/S5 they're focusing on moving forward.
This could also just simply mean Bell is going to stop selling it since it's not selling well for them.
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How can anyone think the S4 is a superior phone to this?
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It's probably only LG's fault, not the carriers. If LG stopped making the G2 and started the G3 (due to limited manufacturing capacity), the carriers can't get any more stock so they list it as End Of Life. Meanwhile, the S4 is still being manufactured (even the S3 4G is still manufactured) so that's why they list it as alternative.
MRobbo80 said:
Did not know this, should have done more research really dissapointed! Phone is going on eBay soon and cut my losses and return to the nexus line
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Can you buy a Nexus 4 today, and Google i think has 18 month update policy, so next version might be the last for Nexus 4 too. Fact is in today's tech world, you have a new flagship every 6 months, that does not necessarily mean you have to upgrade every 6 months.
Even if 4.5 is launched by end of this year, 95% of apps will still work on 4.4 and our phone is more then capable to handle them. So sit back and enjoy mate, until you wanna get suck in number wars and not care about the experience
I wouldn't let the EOL tag scare anybody away from this beast of a phone. Thanks to the awesome XDA forums, rooting, and a new battery; I made my old Droid Eris last for 2+ years and still going strong before getting a different phone. And the Droid Eris was EOL like 3 hours after I bought it haha
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phillyman7200 said:
I know the g3 is coming out and everything else but man this is to quick isn't it? I just got this phone lol... Does anyone know if this is bad or not?
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Nope. The last Android for G2 will be in 2015. Look for Optimus G Pro, it is year old and it got Kitkat 2nd update in Korea. So stop FUD