All,
i would like to buy new HOX + since my HTC incredible s is stolen..i love HTC & Sense, and HOX + comes in my budget..but, in ebay i can get only ATT or Telus version HOX..but i live in india, worried whether the reception is very low since my friend is also using S3 ATT version n signal strength is weak..
Just want to know whether Flashing a radio of internation version to ATT version would brick the device or works well?
Any idea from experts? based on this factor only i will place my order in ebay.
Thanks all guys Really a great community this is.
PS: i know there is no KK official update for this device. Just gone through the forum and can see many active development going on..Only intention of buying this device is cos of this great dev community
Cyb0rgz
Cyb0rgz said:
All,
i would like to buy new HOX + since my HTC incredible s is stolen..i love HTC & Sense, and HOX + comes in my budget..but, in ebay i can get only ATT or Telus version HOX..but i live in india, worried whether the reception is very low since my friend is also using S3 ATT version n signal strength is weak..
Just want to know whether Flashing a radio of internation version to ATT version would brick the device or works well?
Any idea from experts? based on this factor only i will place my order in ebay.
Thanks all guys Really a great community this is.
PS: i know there is no KK official update for this device. Just gone through the forum and can see many active development going on..Only intention of buying this device is cos of this great dev community
Cyb0rgz
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From what I've heard, no. The international and ATT is different and plus the phone would probably not allow you to flash the radio of another device, unless you are s-off. I don't think it was ever done but it's probably not worth the brick. BTW there is not much development going on for the HOX+ atm. Hopefully things will kick up soon. The Samsung s3 is different than the HOX+ , maybe it will be better maybe worst. I get better signal than my dad's Note 3.
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I have been doing a lot of research on what phone I should get next since I recently dropped my HD2 and just about killed it. I am stuck between the HTC Sensation and the Galaxy S 2. My main concern is the fact that the S 2 for T-Mobile is so different in hardware from the other models, will there be support for it, ei. radios, ROMs, KERNELS. As of now, the Sensation looks like the phone to go with because there is already support for it. But, looking at the specs for the S 2, if it all works then I could wait on support. Any ideas?
I am also interested in SGSII Tmobile US, would also like these questions answered
The T-Mobile variant was released not to long ago so I would give the developers some time. Telus in Canada is releasing the same model so this would probably aid in the development. I don't think that it will ever be as extensive as the international model. Here is the development section for the T-mobile http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1332 I would see what comes up in the next couple of days before making a decision.
I'm hoping someone can help me out. I'm buying a new phone this week, but unfortunately I'm locked in to phones that I can get via Telus. I really wanted the Samsung Galaxy S II X, but after browsing this forum a bit it looks like because it's on a different chipset it won't work with any of the ROMs for the default model. Is that right? Is there a development community for that specific phone out there?
The only real alternative that I see is the HTC Amaze, which at least seems to have a developer community (albeit small). It looks like a pretty comparable phone as well. Unless there is a phone I'm missing here (and no, I'm not willing to shell out the money for a Galaxy Nexus on Bell, as much as I'd love to have one).
Edit: My apologies, I finally found the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II forum, which is the same phone (or close enough that there are Telus ROMs there). Answered my own question, although I wish Samsung wouldn't be so bloody confusing with their model names.
Different phone, different internals and therefore different ROMs. Roms for SGS2 wont work for the S2X. I dont know about the SGS2X, but the one from Rogers is called the i727 Skyrocket, and i do know there is a dedicated section on XDA for that phone. I sold my SGS2 and got the i727 Skyrocket LTE, now im selling the Skyrocket to get my SGS2 back =) Despite the slower clock speed it feels faster than the i727. But then again that might be because my S2 was rooted and running a custom rom vs the fully stock i727. Like you said it has a different chipset, and i think that makes a difference.
Hey does the droid razr have more dev support as compared to the galaxy S2.? i was considering to buy one of them and wanted to know which one fares better in this aspect,as its really important. Guyz please help.
I'm sure more dev support will be coming once moto rolls out ics.
As far as what phone to choose, best advice I can give is to go to vzw store and play around with the demos of both and see which one "feels" better to you.
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He's from India, so he's gonna buy it unlocked. In that case, check the prices of both of them. The RAZR has a better build quality but the S2 has more dev love, courtesy is unlocked bootloader.
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He's from India, so he's gonna buy it unlocked. In that case, check the prices of both of them. The RAZR has a better build quality but the S2 has more dev love, courtesy is unlocked bootloader.
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Yeah il be buying it unlocked. The price of galaxy S2 is a little less than RAZR here,and for me i want the device to last a good 1 year since i wont be uodating before that. Either should i wait for one of the nexus devices to come out.?
The GNex has very poor radio reception and no micro-sdxc slot.
Hey guys I'm thinking on buying a S3 LTE but I'm curious about whether there are enough developers interested in it...
Roms are popping up every second for the normal S3, but what about the LTE version?
Did anyone watch over the developement for the LTE model?
Thanks in advance!
Martin
MoFosis said:
Hey guys I'm thinking on buying a S3 LTE but I'm curious about whether there are enough developers interested in it...
Roms are popping up every second for the normal S3, but what about the LTE version?
Did anyone watch over the developement for the LTE model?
Thanks in advance!
Martin
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As per this exact same question posted before .
There are fewer roms for LTE .
Developers choose what to build its as simple as that .Judged by the small number of roms the developers who build roms for free as a hobby are not interested in the LTE model .
Donate a LTE phone to a dev and they might build a rom .
jje
It the reason I didn't buy an LTE, although better specs for the same price at the time. Same problem for the S4, although this may improve the longer Samsung takes to release the S5.
Unless you really like stock ROMs it's always best to buy a really popular model with millions of users, hence hundreds of developers.
Go check the LTE development forum.
Title says it all.
I'm currently on an HTC One but have the option to change phones via company contract.
Now, I am happy with the One but getting an itch to switch.
How does the G2 compare against the One and S4 in terms of hardware?
Also, how much custom development will be going into the G2?
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MrTW said:
Title says it all.
I'm currently on an HTC One but have the option to change phones via company contract.
Now, I am happy with the One but getting an itch to switch.
How does the G2 compare against the One and S4 in terms of hardware?
Also, how much custom development will be going into the G2?
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This is something I have been thinking about as well. However because the S4 and HTC One have Google Editions i am sure those are going to get better Dev support. The G2 is better hardware wise. Only time will tell when it comes to dev support.You may want to wait and see what the Nexus 5 looks like in the next month or two and then pick.
MrTW said:
Title says it all.
I'm currently on an HTC One but have the option to change phones via company contract.
Now, I am happy with the One but getting an itch to switch.
How does the G2 compare against the One and S4 in terms of hardware?
Also, how much custom development will be going into the G2?
Sent from my Nexus 7
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Out of all those phone the HTC One will have the better development. It has an unlockable bootloader and is the exact same as the international version, google version, and all other GSM versions.
The rest of the choice is completely user pref. 5.0 AMOLED vs. 4.7 SUPER LCD vs. 5.2 IPS LCD, plastic vs. metal, TW vs. LG vs. Sense, Ultra Pixel vs. 13 MP, HUGE BATTERY vs. 2300 mah vs. 2600 removable, future updates for the next few android version (HTC's and Samsung's track record) vs. Questionable updates if any, perfect Google Edition experience vs. possibly never having it, 800 snapdragon vs. 600, and the list goes on.
With the locked bootloader it will slow down development for a while and might even turn people away from this phone. Only time will tell... Just do not buy a phone assuming that the bootloader will be hacked because it may not. Buy it because you like it as is
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Out of all those phone the HTC One will have the better development. It has an unlockable bootloader and is the exact same as the international version, google version, and all other GSM versions.
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unlockable bootloader? Only very limited HTC Ones were unlocked on Verizon via htcdev.com. This was quickly shut down a few hours after release. The bootloader is locked, and currently there is no way to unlock. Development is slow on the VZW side.
The sgs4 has much more dev due to Loki and a lot more phones being unlocked at this time.
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unlockable bootloader? Only very limited HTC Ones were unlocked on Verizon via htcdev.com. This was quickly shut down a few hours after release. The bootloader is locked, and currently there is no way to unlock. Development is slow on the VZW side.
The sgs4 has much more dev due to Loki and a lot more phones being unlocked at this time.
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I did not know you were talking about the verizon model. Only the Verizon model blocks the unlock, all the rest (Sprint, Tmobile, AT&T) accept it (last time I checked)
With verizon aside compare the development for the AT&T S4 and HTC One and you will see what I mean.