I would really like to see sense ui on this beast of a phone.... Want to hear feed back from users that would like to see sense
On this device. I came from the S4 and i was a samsung fan boy but im sure glad that i made this leap to the G2.. Post away with
Your opinion
April fools right?
OP... You was a Samsung fan boy but you got the G2 but you want Sense UI?
I think you just confused
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lol what the **** is this blasphemy??
Ok... I have the response i expected! April fools, confused, blasphemy etc
But if sense ui for the G2 was to ever be in development stages you same hating
Mother F'ers would hit the refresh button every 5mins saying... Oh i've
Aways wanted to try out htc sense on this device! Thanks and keep up the GREAT WORK!!
Will donate when its a dailey driver... FLASHING! WILL REPORT BACK BUGS! When really
No one cares about your feed back! Your not a Dev nor a tester. Just flash n shut up. Thanks
Hit the LIKE button if i helped you out
@ OP Nobody said that we wouldnt be interested but its funny that you were a Samsung fanboy, bought the G2 to be excited about a possible sense UI rom on the G2.
whats all the hate? sense 5.5 is pretty good, and thats coming from someone who despise HTC...
I have the HTC one along with the G2, If it werent for the battery size i would pick HTC one, the Beats audio is phenomenon and blinkfeed is not that bad.
Definitely YES! Will just adore it!
Only reason I don't get HTC is that it's way overpriced in my country and due to some hardware limitations.
Ain't never gonna happen.
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Ain't never gonna happen.
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I like your optimism!
As far as I know porting Snapdragon S600 software to our S800 should not be that hard although there's a lot of different hardware, drivers, etc...
But Never say Never!!!
I love sense 5, it would be cool to see a port kinda like the S4's sense 5 port:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceYr2KNv4-A
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2402208
A port has been done before, just need some good devs it would be VERY hard to get everything working... maybe need to wait for a snapdragon 800 phone from HTC
Im not an HTC hater.... I started with HTC G1(awesome Dev forum) htc G2 then droid incredible. I then made the
Leap to Samsung S2/S3 then S4 loved every single Samsung devices experience.
B4 the S4 I bought the optimus G hardware wise was awesome but durability was a problem
Dropped it once and it shattered! Kinda hard letting the S4 go for another Lg device but i did
And im satisfied. G2 is an awesome phone but manufacturers ui is almost identical to Samsungs
Interface. Im a fan of stock android(due to G1 experience) but i miss the sense ports to android devices.
I'm just saying if you've ever owned the phone that started android(G1) you too will/would miss the awesome
Ports that the G1 had.
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Ok... I have the response i expected! April fools, confused, blasphemy etc
But if sense ui for the G2 was to ever be in development stages you same hating
Mother F'ers would hit the refresh button every 5mins saying... Oh i've
Aways wanted to try out htc sense on this device! Thanks and keep up the GREAT WORK!!
Will donate when its a dailey driver... FLASHING! WILL REPORT BACK BUGS! When really
No one cares about your feed back! Your not a Dev nor a tester. Just flash n shut up. Thanks
Hit the LIKE button if i helped you out
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I sure as hell would not refresh a page waiting for Sense on the G2. Not now, not ever. Don't tell me what I would do.
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I sure as hell would not refresh a page waiting for Sense on the G2. Not now, not ever. Don't tell me what I would do.
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You would! Thats y u clicked on the thread hoping to see a sense port! Hit the refresh button! Lol
So....
You had the G1, HTC G2, Incredible, S2, S3 and S4 and OG... you joined in 2010...
Why do you have 10 posts? What have you been doing this whole time? Why can't you speak grammatically correct English?
"But if sense ui for the G2 was to ever be in development stages you same hating
Mother F'ers would hit the refresh button every 5mins saying... Oh i've
Aways wanted to try out htc sense on this device! Thanks and keep up the GREAT WORK!!
Will donate when its a dailey driver... FLASHING! WILL REPORT BACK BUGS! When really
No one cares about your feed back! Your not a Dev nor a tester. Just flash n shut up. Thanks
Hit the LIKE button if i helped you out"
^There are so many things wrong with the above wall of text. YOU'RE not a dev, nor are you a tester, and we are definitely not "Mother F'ers". Oh and did I mention, why do you feel that you are
entitled to a press of the "like" button? There is no "like" button, only a "thanks" button, and you have helped no one.
Why don't you go back to under the rock where you came from? It would save us a lot of trouble.
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@ OP Nobody said that we wouldnt be interested but its funny that you were a Samsung fanboy, bought the G2 to be excited about a possible sense UI rom on the G2.
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Exacly!
Current Device: LG G2
Previously Owned
Apple: Iphone/ Iphone 3G/Iphone 3Gs/Iphone 4/(3) Iphone 4S/ Iphone 5/ Iphone 5s
Google: Nexus One/ Galaxy Nexus/ (3) Nexus 4
HTC: HD7/ Mytouch 4G/ Sensation/ One X/ One XL/ DNA/ One
LG: Optimus G Pro
Nokia: Lumia 920
Samsung: Vibrant/ Galaxy S II SGH-T989/ Galaxy S II I-9100/ Galaxy Note N7000/ Galaxy S III I-9300/ (2) Galaxy Note 2 N7100 ( white and grey) / Galaxy S IV GT-I9500/ Samsung Galaxy Note 3
WOW! Soo many devices
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Exacly!
Current Device: LG G2
Previously Owned
Apple: Iphone/ Iphone 3G/Iphone 3Gs/Iphone 4/(3) Iphone 4S/ Iphone 5/ Iphone 5s
Google: Nexus One/ Galaxy Nexus/ (3) Nexus 4
HTC: HD7/ Mytouch 4G/ Sensation/ One X/ One XL/ DNA/ One
LG: Optimus G Pro
Nokia: Lumia 920
Samsung: Vibrant/ Galaxy S II SGH-T989/ Galaxy S II I-9100/ Galaxy Note N7000/ Galaxy S III I-9300/ (2) Galaxy Note 2 N7100 ( white and grey) / Galaxy S IV GT-I9500/ Samsung Galaxy Note 3
WOW! Soo many devices
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I didn't even put the tablets.....
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@op first of all, this is XDA..A PUBLIC FORUM!! There will be people that are assholes, there will be people that support your ideas. There will be people to try porting sense, there will be people to tell you youre stupid for wanting it. Dont start crying because a couple people didn't like your post. If you can't handle it, get off the internet...because let's face it, anywhere you go, there WILL BE HATERS. Now, on to your post, I would like sense on the g2, will it happen? Who knows, I myself think it won't happen. Now stop your whining about people wanting to help the community...
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I like tangerines. They are my favourite fruit.
I personally love options. If there was a port, I'd flash it! Why not? That's what makes android great. Firefox, ios, bb. .if any of those were ported I'd try it...because I can! (I'm aware ios was a stretch, just saying)
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what i care about is future support
what ive seen is a lot of HTC love
will the S II be loved for a long time ?
for example cyanogenmod supports old HTC phones
and its always updated
but when u look at the Galaxy S it seems just "meh"
should i really care about this ?
or just wait for a HTC duel core
thanks
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what i care about is future support
what ive seen is a lot of HTC love
will the S II be loved for a long time ?
for example cyanogenmod supports old HTC phones
and its always updated
but when u look at the Galaxy S it seems just "meh"
should i really care about this ?
or just wait for a HTC duel core
thanks
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If you don't mind having a rubbish screen its up to you. So far the galaxy s 2 has proved that it is a beast in day to day use, just as much as it is in benchmarks.
Coming from an s1, the community was always pretty good. I mean there was a tone of work done.
I mean the s2 already works well stock, something strange for most android phones.
Who can predict the future? I would hope that there will be good support. I see many devs are excited about this. Visit the development section to get a glimpse of the work being done. I think good for a newly launched phone. But it's your decision afterall.
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Who can predict the future? I would hope that there will be good support. I see many devs are excited about this. Visit the development section to get a glimpse of the work being done. I think good for a newly launched phone. But it's your decision afterall.
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ill buy one then
hi every one
I'm going to buy a new phone handsets from the top which I think is better?
In the meantime, I'm android htc hd2.
Easy choice, wait for SGS 3
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cause of look galaxy nexus
or w8 for s3
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If you're really impatient, the one x has a better processor and camera but doesnt look as cool as the galaxy nexus.
If not, just wait for the galaxy 3.
I am waiting for the next Nexus phone... it should be out this year... In the mean time I have a OneX as I hate Samsung Galaxy ( except the Nexus line)
i personally suggest HTC EVO 3D
get a nexus or wait for the next one. if the s3 comes out with gingerbread looking touchwizzz it would be a joke. if it has unadulterated ICS on it and samsung leaves it in peace so you can update on a regular basis and even hope for jellybean, then its an option. still i would get nothing but nexus because its open and friendly to the dev community and you'll get the best out of your phone always and without hassle.
galaxy nexus or s3, though the tegra version of the one x looks pretty sweet
If you don't like to wait, choose Nexus.
But I think it's better to waiting for S3
Wait for the Galaxy SIII Before doing a decision, I'm on the same boat!
If I were you I would have went straight for the One X but if your curious then waiting for the S3 is Also a viable suggestion.
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get a nexus or wait for the next one. if the s3 comes out with gingerbread looking touchwizzz it would be a joke. if it has unadulterated ICS on it and samsung leaves it in peace so you can update on a regular basis and even hope for jellybean, then its an option. still i would get nothing but nexus because its open and friendly to the dev community and you'll get the best out of your phone always and without hassle.
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Isn't jellybean OS for tablets only?
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it is? would be the first time i hear about it. didn't they just incorporate honeycomb, so why would they again separate it. but whatever it is, i mean the next iteration for android.
molesarecoming said:
it is? would be the first time i hear about it. didn't they just incorporate honeycomb, so why would they again separate it. but whatever it is, i mean the next iteration for android.
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I heard jelly bean OS would be released for tablets and keylime pie OS released for the phones. May be wrong.
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wait for GS3 but only if the screen is better than the GS2, colors are so wrong and flashy, I really dont like it
Nexus for the best software (update) support.
But as of now, i would choose for the One X. Beautiful screen, beautiful hardware and ICS. Best Android phone on the market atm. That is until the GS3 will be released. Details are still unknown and might not be that much better than the One X. Who can tell?
One X would be the choice. Or you can wait till the GS3 gets announced to make a comparison.
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get a nexus or wait for the next one. if the s3 comes out with gingerbread looking touchwizzz it would be a joke. if it has unadulterated ICS on it and samsung leaves it in peace so you can update on a regular basis and even hope for jellybean, then its an option. still i would get nothing but nexus because its open and friendly to the dev community and you'll get the best out of your phone always and without hassle.
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Lets hope they don't make that mistake lol.
But from what I have heard/seen it is going be running a more ICS feel to it, so touchwiz will be re-done to fit with ICS.
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Lets hope they don't make that mistake lol.
But from what I have heard/seen it is going be running a more ICS feel to it, so touchwiz will be re-done to fit with ICS.
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yeah but thats what i mean. why would they do that. ICS is already ICS so why abusing it and fragmenting android further. why not just slapping bada on the s3 and everythings fine? if they again hack the framework to force hellish touchwizz on it the device will be crippled: no updates (because samsung would have to hack each and every iteration that google hands out), no support, lacking rom culture, no drivers and pale prospects for android-next. i have just made it through all this with my s2, not gonna do it again.
Well I am sure you have Heard of the launch of the HTC one X and Samsung Galaxy SII a couple of days ago but which is better?
Need some good research
One X is sexy period and the S3 isn't.
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XLR88 said:
One X is sexy period and the S3 isn't.
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Not everyone has the same taste. I personnaly prefer the s3.
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I like both phones, and both have their ups and down.
I like both companies new iterations of their proprietary skins, Sense 4.0 looks great and TouchWiz (5?) has a bunch of new helpful features (and I like old ones such as swipe a name to call/message). The One X definately wins in the looks department but I don't think the SGS III is as ugly as most make it out to be. However I hear the battery life isn't so great on the One X, and a portion of the screen is wasted for an onscreen menu button due to HTC basing it on the layout Google set out (which is stupid I think, there's no reason to have a seperate multitasking button when holding down Home for 1-2 seconds works perfectly fine.)
All in all I think the SGS III offers more benefits to the user, even if HTC does win in certain areas (better looking, better camera, more refined interface). If I were actually buying one of the two I'd like to try them out side by side before making a final decision, but at this stage I'm going to say Galaxy S III.
S3 cuz of us storage mode and lte
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I think htc is better software and design wise but the s3 might have better battery life and camera also samsung tends to have phone really lightweight but it just depends what you prefer : sense or touchwiz?
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After using the sensation for about a month I had to get rid of it because of sense. I seriously do not like sense.. It really annoys me for some reason. I know that you'd probably be able to root it and custom rom the One X but to be honest i would much rather just go with the s3.
I would say the S3. I like every spec that it have. Im not going to say that the X One is a bad phone because it isn't, its a great great phone, but i just like Samsung more.
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After using the sensation for about a month I had to get rid of it because of sense. I seriously do not like sense.. It really annoys me for some reason. I know that you'd probably be able to root it and custom rom the One X but to be honest i would much rather just go with the s3.
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I used to hate sense until i tried the sensation meh its not that bad it got some great widgets ...
Sent From My Sexy Sensation.
I like how Samsung is focusing on Software, why make a super pocket computer if you dont have good apps to exploit that power?
S-voice is something that should have been present on Android earlier...
The good thing is that is very probable to see all that software ported to other devices
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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Recent trends say the s3 will be a better phone
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one X man its sexy man well i cant afford both out of my reach for now
but if got the money id buy the HTC one X Even if the SG3 is better a few specs wise it looks ugly man why such Sh**t looking plastic on such a costly phone
one look at the one X and u want it man
Hybbie said:
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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+1 my exact same thought. except i would never get caught holding a samsung phone.
Hello guys.
This is something I'm wondering about as I'm planning to buy a new device soon. I love HTC's build quality and the Legend was the best looking phone I've ever owned.
On the other hand, I'm currently using a Galaxy S i9000 which I absolutely hated out of the box but fell in love with once I discovered the great work by developers on this site.
Development for i9000 and Samsung in general is very active here. Could an HTC owner please tell me how it is on the other side of the fence? My decision will eventually come down to the availability of custom ROMS from XDA.
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Hello guys.
This is something I'm wondering about as I'm planning to buy a new device soon. I love HTC's build quality and the Legend was the best looking phone I've ever owned.
On the other hand, I'm currently using a Galaxy S i9000 which I absolutely hated out of the box but fell in love with once I discovered the great work by developers on this site.
Development for i9000 and Samsung in general is very active here. Could an HTC owner please tell me how it is on the other side of the fence? My decision will eventually come down to the availability of custom ROMS from XDA.
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hi
till recently and even now i have one HTC phone which is being used by my wife(very low end one) I can give it to u guaranteed their will be great development for any HTC phone u buy in fact to my knowledge XDA was and still is Famous for HTC development support . so cool man go buy any HTC phone ull have fun here
Another S3 vote here.
The only thing the HOX has over the S3 is the screen, and that's debatable depending on whether you prefer LCD or AMOLED and their accompanying traits.
Both great phones, but the S3 wins on processor/GPU grunt and software innovation.
The slight camera advantage that the HOX had has been demolished by Samsung copying it's main features and bettering them (burst mode, best shot, voice activated capture) - and Samsung cameras have always been pretty good hardware-wise anyway.
SD card support, removable battery, probably better battery life (than the Tegra 3 HOX), the list goes on - and that's even before you get into the software side of things which I won't bother with as I assume you have/are capable of looking all that up.
Hybbie said:
I'm still very happy with my HTC Sensation XL, but if I would buy a new phone now it would definatly be the One X.
I was really looking forward to the Galaxy S III, but the plastic keeps me away again.
I think the design is just too bad and I've always loved the HTC devices so it wouldn't be a though choice for me.
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2nd times 10. Samsung phones feel so dang cheap you forget about what a good phone should feel like. I hated my GSII and went to the HTC One S and it is just night and day for me. I get signal in places I didn't before. The slim form factor and the build quality and just so superior. Never say never but I doubt I will be grabbing another Samsung. (Vibrant owner and GSII)
Obviously there is no perfect phone as I am not a fan of where they put the volume buttons and how large they are in contrast to the wake\sleep button but overall outstanding device. My good friend keep on about his One X and I see why. Sense has some really nice things about it. Twiz is the devil. Add to that Samsung's update issue and industry worse no looking back to support devices and that is enough for me. I am not saying they are wrong it just doesn't work for me going forward.
I really like the design & build quality of HTC One X.. Both are polycarbonate plastic but HTC did the right thing! But SGS III beats One X in almost every single category.. So SGS III for me.. I don't care about the design anyway since i will use casing.. lol
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2nd times 10. Samsung phones feel so dang cheap you forget about what a good phone should feel like. I hated my GSII and went to the HTC One S and it is just night and day for me. I get signal in places I didn't before. The slim form factor and the build quality and just so superior. Never say never but I doubt I will be grabbing another Samsung. (Vibrant owner and GSII)
Obviously there is no perfect phone as I am not a fan of where they put the volume buttons and how large they are in contrast to the wake\sleep button but overall outstanding device. My good friend keep on about his One X and I see why. Sense has some really nice things about it. Twiz is the devil. Add to that Samsung's update issue and industry worse no looking back to support devices and that is enough for me. I am not saying they are wrong it just doesn't work for me going forward.
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one thing u like it or not we have to agree samsung has gone a long long way
as per the many surveys i read Samsung is the leader today im max Mobile sale and also Max Adroid mobile sales hes in the 1st pace and sorry to say as much as i am a HTC Fan HTC has gone very very down on the table
hope it will improve this fin yr
Hi, I'm now using iPhone 4 and i looked over android, i cant see now how i used iOS!?
now i looked for the best phone for me, and i chose gNexus, i liked the clear android over Sense and much over touchwiz! , i tried to get one and it didn't worked out (i want to buy my next phone in USA, i live in Israel and in USA its much(!) cheaper!)
so my sis going to NY in the next month, and that is my opportunity to get new phone. but then i realized the nexus has poor hardware, and im not sure is gonna last 2 years as main phone !
I'm considering the S3 which is beast in hardware , but going to be beast so its not going to be unique and that something i really want after iphone 4! another thing is that its not nexus, and the updates will come late! pros are battery , quad core , giant screen , 50g at dropbox)
another phone I'm thinking of is the One X, This phone is awesome!! its beautiful! Sense is beautiful!, its also a beast in hardware! but that's the end,
i heard that the battery is poor, its still heavy because the sense 4, the video frame rate is poor, and i even heard on poor performance on NOVA . so it turned me off..
im sorry for the long thread, but my next phone, and my first android phone is very important for me, its going to be my phone for the next 2 years.
Thank you very much XDA (BTW , i searched allot about every phone, but what i need here is personal experience , something that not always objective).
I would recommend checking out HTC. They have very productive, useful devices.
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i wrote about the one x!
the one x looks awesome but he got so many flaws and bad disappointments! ): if i wasnt reading so much little bad things about him i was sure he is the one for me but no , there is to many little flaws!
Look up the HTC Inspire. I heard its the best there is.
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looks lame !
its look old and weak !
another suggestions?
So right now there's 3 phones you have your eyes on, but still open to suggestions.
I would suggest the Galaxy S III if you are looking for a phone for two years.
Galaxy Nexus is a very wonderful phone. Best selling point would be that its fast to get updates, but hardware is already dated since its been released over half a year ago.
HTC One X is beautiful, but that's all. Its beautiful, but doesn't really have any other features that would put it above the Galaxy S III. I see the One X as a device that's an improvement over the Galaxy Nexus in terms of speed and power, but nothing spectacular.
Galaxy S III on the other hand is comparable to the One X in terms of speed and most likely surpassing it in that field too. Beyond that, there are many other features that are equal to the One X and has quite a few features that the One X does not have.
I vote for the S III mainly because it offers more in terms of hardware and software.
I think Samsung Galaxy SIII or Nexus. Or wait for HTC One XXL.
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Varience,
thanks for your helpful comment! you summarized the subject pretty good , i think i choose the SIII over the others, because he is the combination between good hardware and allot of Roms (im sure he will get allot of roms).
to ServeTT the HTC One XXL sound really good on paper !!! (but so do the one x)
when will he come out ?
the phone i really want, is the next nexus, all the benefits of the current awesome nexus plus hardware that last 2 years and not one thats already is old
I am quite against buying HTC devices. They don't support our development community and sense is hideous and slow. The only thing I like is their build quality ..
I would get a Samsung galaxy s3, touchwiz 5 jellybean and ics actually looks pretty good!. There buold quality is better for the s3, Plus Sammy supports our development
But over all I love the galaxy nexus phones the best cause they look so good and are pure . But maybe wait for the new nexus to come out, it will be the best phone in hardware and software. And will get all updates.
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HTC One X - OUT - by reading, its beautiful and thats it, its close, and not as good as others..
S3 or the next Nexus , That is the question!
When the next nexus predicted to be released ?
if more than month (that is almost sure thing),
i think it will be the S3, its the strongest hardware, and its development community have to be great!, thanks you all !
I was meant to upgrade last year, but held off to wait on the sgs4 (passed on the sgs3, stuck with my trusty sgs2). But was a little let down from what I've seen so far, from the photos it looks like a sgs3 (not a fan) but maybe in person it will be nice. So I tempted to jump ship for the htc one, started reading xda (As you do) and see posts saying the sgs4 might not get such great support from the usual suspects...that aint good.
So, if your reading this then you aint upgraded for similar reason no doubt...whats the plan? I mean, yeah I want those crazy specs, removable sd/battery...but stock roms and broken custom roms? Im seriously tempted on the htc one, however its a bit of a double edged sword, looks awesome, drop that **** and its ****ed. My sgs2 barely has a scratch.
Whats your thoughts sgs2 owners, Im still on ICS and not kept uptodate with the goings on here. I dont doubt there are awesome devs here, but if the major players dont take an intrest in the sgs4/exynos...its it doomed?
Do you wan't it just because you like to have last piece of tech and don't use even 5% of it..or you need it for better productivity in bussiness?
If first then i don't see a need for upgrade..
Dont get me wrong, I love gadgets, but i botched a screen replacement on my old hd2 (which is now my bros) so if I cant repair I will get a new one and give the sgs2 to my bro (sad to see the hd2 go tho). Anyway, Im more intrested on your thoughts if you were going to buy a new phone sgs4 or htc one? Like I said, Im not as into the whole modding thing as I used to (still like to flash custom roms tho), will the big guns not supporting the sgs4 make much diff? I would of thought so, but maybe there is talk on here?
Well i don't think i will get a new phone, but if it happenes it will definitely be either HTC One or Nexus 5..no need to give Samy money anymore..they have gone the Apple road
merquise said:
Well i don't think i will get a new phone, but if it happenes it will definitely be either HTC One or Nexus 5..no need to give Samy money anymore..they have gone the Apple road
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Yup, it seems they try to much and forget the core aspects. Just saw this, not sure how true...maybe the uk will get the qualcomm after alll (still not sure if that will make a difference with CM)
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/samsung-galaxy-s4-quad-core-only-confirmed-for-the-uk/
What are the rest of your guys thoughts on the sgs4 vs htc one? I hate the thought of touchwiz for 18months, I would much rather vanilla android...but not sure about the htc one.
How about a nexus 4? I'm gonna check when Google i/o is. Should give a good idea of when the next nexus is out.
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My S2 contract is up next month and before its release I always planned to upgrade to an S4, however since the S4 launch I have decided to go for the HTC One.
I think the S2 , especially with jelly bean is still a great device but I will pass it on to my son to replace his rubbish galaxy ace, the S3 I think will be Samsungs peak device, the S4 seems to be more of the same, meh, no real innovations on the hardware side but lots of new and gimmicky touchwizz features. I feel as already mentioned by an earlier poster, that this feels a little Apple like...... buy our phone because it's a Samsung and because lots of other people buy it..... rather than....buy it because it's a great phone...
There are, to varying degrees, innovations on BlackBerry z10 (The hub and gestures), Nokia Lumia 920 , (baked in funtionality, low light camera and the live tiles of WP8) and The HTC One (gorgeous design, Zoe, Blinkfeed, ultra pixel camera) all that interest me as an enthusiast/nerd that the S4 just doesn't seem to have.
The Z10 looks great but it's to early in its life for me to spend 2 years without so many essential apps that may or may not arrive on the device. Android has really matured with jelly bean and so for me it is the HTC One
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Seriously S IV probably dosent need any custom ROM. It rocks as it is , stock. We on the S II need and want all this custom ROMs / kernels because we want that extra power and smoothness. No need to worry about developers not suporting it , in my opinion.
Now if you have money to spend buy the octo core one and be sure that at least two years you wont think about another upgrade.
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fracmo2000 said:
I was meant to upgrade last year, but held off to wait on the sgs4 (passed on the sgs3, stuck with my trusty sgs2). But was a little let down from what I've seen so far, from the photos it looks like a sgs3 (not a fan) but maybe in person it will be nice. So I tempted to jump ship for the htc one, started reading xda (As you do) and see posts saying the sgs4 might not get such great support from the usual suspects...that aint good.
So, if your reading this then you aint upgraded for similar reason no doubt...whats the plan? I mean, yeah I want those crazy specs, removable sd/battery...but stock roms and broken custom roms? Im seriously tempted on the htc one, however its a bit of a double edged sword, looks awesome, drop that **** and its ****ed. My sgs2 barely has a scratch.
Whats your thoughts sgs2 owners, Im still on ICS and not kept uptodate with the goings on here. I dont doubt there are awesome devs here, but if the major players dont take an intrest in the sgs4/exynos...its it doomed?
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if you are ok with your ver now, dont do it.
I'm of a similar opinion, S2 running well but if I can get a deal I'll upgrade. Torn between S4 and xperia Z. S2 was my first smart phone and I do like TW but I hear Sony is more developer friendly and I like the choice and freedom of flashing custom ROMs. Both phones will meet my performance requirements so will come down to cost eventually.
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I would say buy nexus 4. But, if you like Sammy based roms, you can go with Samsung s4. Im using sammy rom on s2 and i would never again flash aosp/cm based roms only because of screwed drivers. Cudos to devs to what did they do but.. True project butter is still better. I would buy s4 only because i dont mind using sammy based roms, like neatrom lite. And snapdragon version of s4 might have better support because they push their sources out i think. Wait until May to see nexus 5, then decide.
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HANDSY said:
I'm of a similar opinion, S2 running well but if I can get a deal I'll upgrade. Torn between S4 and xperia Z. S2 was my first smart phone and I do like TW but I hear Sony is more developer friendly and I like the choice and freedom of flashing custom ROMs. Both phones will meet my performance requirements so will come down to cost eventually.
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Go with s4, xperia z has really low specs for that kind of device. And not that good display, its like washed out, also UI is not smooth, it stutters a lot. Better buy nexus 4 instead of xperia z.
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Shamesung: no way. Not again... Sony, Moto xphone, nexus... Or apple. Will see what is the best for me in the following months.
Decisions decisions, next nexus also deserves serious consideration. Just not a fan of the black and white Google stock look.
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Decisions decisions, next nexus also deserves serious consideration. Just not a fan of the black and white Google stock look.
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You mean black and blue. you can flash or apply themes to make it like sammy for example. Thats why nexus is great. If i find great opportunity to buy n4 till May, i will, and if not, ill wait to see what nexus 5 will have. But right now, from devices on market, i would choose between nexus4 and s4. Htc one is good too, but that huge speaker grills on front? I mean come in, like some kid played with design. Also i saw 1080p video sample on youtube. It stutters like hell. Sure, it has great audio and its the best in low light capturing, but.. i personally dont need phone to shoot at night or in the dark. so, its s4 or nexus4.
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I agree, I'll probably sign up for a 30 day sim only rolling contract and run my S2 until prices stabilise and all phones are released and fully reviewed.
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I haven't made my mind up yet but it's going to be a toss up between the Xperia Z, BB Z10, HTC One or the next Nexus 5.
Specs and power are a consideration but....
Xperia Z because I miss reading a book in the bath! Possible development support and good noises coming from Sony but the same could be said for Samsung a few years back.
BB Z10 as the OS intrigues me.
HTC One for its beautiful design, BOM and form factor.
Nexus 5 for the custom appeal and all round Googleness. Strayed from the Nexus line with the S2 so might go back.
Not considering the S4 at the moment as it looks more like a S3 upgrade than revolution. Samsung played it safe, almost using the Apple model of next model releases and I don't like the end result. To paraphrase a song, "here is the new phone, same as the old phone".
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Even the best phone is only the best for 6 to 9 months before its superseded. I am even starting to consider the S3 as it's price is bound to drop once S4 arrives.
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My SII is now used by my wife, and I got an III last year
The SII is still attractive and running well - I went away from stock rom to CM10.1 latest nightlies. It is running perfectly and has now an up to date Android OS - Good value for the money I think
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My SII is now used by my wife, and I got an III last year
The SII is still attractive and running well - I went away from stock rom to CM10.1 latest nightlies. It is running perfectly and has now an up to date Android OS - Good value for the money I think
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Good to know thank you, is the development scene active over on the S3 forum? Just had a quick browse through and there is a decent selection of custom ROMs available.
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