Do you guys think it is worth using my upgrade to the M8? I have seen the rumors of the M9 (Hima) but not sure if I should wait it out. I like the Moto X 2014 as well but it is in my opinion a bit more aged then the M8 in terms of performance and battery life. Since I only get an upgrade every 2 years, trying to make the best of it by getting a phone that will be supported by the aftermarket and it looks like since I can flash to developer or GPE edition on the M8 that Google should support it for a while no? Let me know what you guys think who are owners of the phone.
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Do you guys think it is worth using my upgrade to the M8? I have seen the rumors of the M9 (Hima) but not sure if I should wait it out. I like the Moto X 2014 as well but it is in my opinion a bit more aged then the M8 in terms of performance and battery life. Since I only get an upgrade every 2 years, trying to make the best of it by getting a phone that will be supported by the aftermarket and it looks like since I can flash to developer or GPE edition on the M8 that Google should support it for a while no? Let me know what you guys think who are owners of the phone.
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My two cents:
Once you get whatever phone it is, it will soon be supplanted with "The Next Big Thing."
When I got my HTC One X, it was THE flagship HTC phone.. As soon as I got it, the One M7 came out.
I just upgraded to the One M8, and already a new phone is coming out - less than a year since ATT started offering the M8.
Regardless of when you get the phone, it will be supported by HTC/ATT for probably 2 years (for OS updates), so waiting essentially prolongs your use of your current phone until you get the new one... At which point your new phone will be "old" in about 1 year (approx. half-way through your contract).
If you wait and get the "M9," you won't be disappointed....until about a year after when the "M10" will come out and you wish you had waited even longer...
My upgrade was available 2 weeks ago and I'm holding off till the M9 is released. Granted I already got the M8 but point is if you can hold off Lil longer I would
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As far as At&t goes and the many devices that are bootlooader locked I believe the M8 to be an awesome decision
If you do decide to buy it I would rush to S-OFF
If making the most of a 2-year upgrade, I'd hold off. The M8 is still one of the best (if not the best) smartphones on the market. But its still "last years model". M9 is supposed to release Q1, with some rumors even claiming it would be announced at CES and released soon after (which we now know is not the case).
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I'm going to buy a new phone
I'm confused which one should I buy
Htc One X
Samsung Galaxy S2
Or
Htc Sensation
Can you guys guide me?
Just wait for gs3
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when is it expected??
Do not get the crapsation
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when is it expected??
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Supposedly an announcement will be made in less than 20 hours. In either case, it's widely speculated that Samsung will unveil their new phone in the beginning of May (I think the 3rd?) with more details, so I'd wait until getting specifications on that.
If you need a phone right away, I'd probably suggest the HTC One X. It has the best screen available, a good processor, and HTC will supposedly give it proper attention and support for the foreseeable future.
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Supposedly an announcement will be made in less than 20 hours. In either case, it's widely speculated that Samsung will unveil their new phone in the beginning of May (I think the 3rd?) with more details, so I'd wait until getting specifications on that.
If you need a phone right away, I'd probably suggest the HTC One X. It has the best screen available, a good processor, and HTC will supposedly give it proper attention and support for the foreseeable future.
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Thanks for the info though, i've waited so long to get s2 , maybe now i can wait a couple of weeks more to know whats behing the veil from Samsung =D
if i'm unable to get that one i'll surely look forward towards One X =D
Htc One X, That is what i like very much!
I'm hearing some news that the new Samsung S3 might not be S3 but it could An Advances S2 ?
Do you guys have any news on that?
if price isn't an issue the Htc One X
One X for sure
Possibly to the 30th October
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Does seem quite likely, given that not many places have them listed for sale, but do you have any more specific information?
If you're buying from clove.co.uk, yes, they sent an email regarding the new rrelease date which is the 30th of Oct.
Also, white one x+ is rumored: http://i.imgur.com/CdzMa.jpg
I had tweeted @CloveTechnology about my order (hoping they may be in early) - but got 2 tweets, 1 saying hopefully in on Friday, the next saying about the delay...
May be more info soon - i'll post it up if I hear more...
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If you're buying from clove.co.uk, yes, they sent an email regarding the new release date which is the 30th of Oct.
Also, white one x+ is rumored: http://i.imgur.com/CdzMa.jpg
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I got the same e-mail today.
And I hadn't heard about the white one, but it wouldn't surprise me.
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I got the same e-mail today.
And I hadn't heard about the white one, but it wouldn't surprise me.
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yeah, same thing is here about white one. I asked them if they'd change my order to white one without any hope. I'm waiting their response! :/
Waiting for the phone to be released and a recovery to be made so I can release a toolkit for the phone! It's already pre-built by me. Just need a recovery to complete it!
@hasoon2000
Awesome ! Keep it up , i'm curious !
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Awesome ! Keep it up , i'm curious !
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+1:good:
Someone PM me when a recovery is released. I'll make it quick for you guys to use. Also, let me know when the phone is released. I'll see if I can make a stock base for devs to use.
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Can someone post a source of the information that it'll be also in white?
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Can someone post a source of the information that it'll be also in white?
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Here is the proof of white one..Its apparently ASIA only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XjCap-43WrY
Hopefully they are delaying the release to up the ram from 1gb to 2. To me it would make sense since its becoming the new standard.
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Hopefully they are delaying the release to up the ram from 1gb to 2. To me it would make sense since its becoming the new standard.
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If they did make this 2gb of ram I'd buy it the second it landed in USA for AT&T! Since its only 1gb and on all new software, going to need a lot of hands on to see what actual usable ram is available and how smooth it runs with a handful of apps in the background. For such an impressive specs, seeing only 1gb listed makes you look twice as if it was hopefully a typo am suppose to be 2gb of ram. Guess well see soon enough.
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Hopefully they are delaying the release to up the ram from 1gb to 2. To me it would make sense since its becoming the new standard.
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That will probably be the next iteration of the One X. The one initially coming out will have only 1 GB of RAM unless HTC has managed to keep a secret locked down tighter than the CIA! I figure we'll see a One X+ w/ 2GB RAM in about 6 months.
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That will probably be the next iteration of the One X. The one initially coming out will have only 1 GB of RAM unless HTC has managed to keep a secret locked down tighter than the CIA! I figure we'll see a One X+ w/ 2GB RAM in about 6 months.
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More like a One X2 in 6 months. With enough changes to be completely unrelated to the One X+.
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More like a One X2 in 6 months. With enough changes to be completely unrelated to the One X+.
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More like a two x maybe
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HTC flagship strategy
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More like a One X2 in 6 months. With enough changes to be completely unrelated to the One X+.
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Yes, they will most probably hijack their flagship again in 6 month!!! WTF!!!!!
The ONE X was released in may, 5 month later the ONE X+ comes out!!!!!!!
The same happened also with the sensation/sensation XE!!!!!!
If they want to keep us HTC fans happy they'll better be releasing ONE strong flagship model per year and the appropiate support for it for at least one and a half years!!!!!!
look at the galaxy s2 - it has been released in one year and 6 month ago, but samsung still offering appropiate support for it! - JB updates and so on will come till end of the year!!!
Take the sensation XE - released one year ago - already forgotten!! Jelly Bean??? from HTC??? of course not....
Your devices are very good>
smooth design, best sound, sense is the smoothest and most beautiful (compared to touchwiz and all that crap), very good specs,
BUT!!!!!!!
Your marketing strategy is CRAP HTC!!!!!!! You'll get bancrupt in less than 2 years if you don't change this pretty quick....
Your name will be next to brands like alcatel and toshiba in the phone industry if you don't do something about it....
and keeping your clients happy is way more important that the device itself.... and this is what you are neglecting......
2 gigs of ram and i would have jumped on it in a heartbeat.
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Yes, they will most probably hijack their flagship again in 6 month!!! WTF!!!!!
The ONE X was released in may, 5 month later the ONE X+ comes out!!!!!!!
The same happened also with the sensation/sensation XE!!!!!!
If they want to keep us HTC fans happy they'll better be releasing ONE strong flagship model per year and the appropiate support for it for at least one and a half years!!!!!!
look at the galaxy s2 - it has been released in one year and 6 month ago, but samsung still offering appropiate support for it! - JB updates and so on will come till end of the year!!!
Take the sensation XE - released one year ago - already forgotten!! Jelly Bean??? from HTC??? of course not....
Your devices are very good>
smooth design, best sound, sense is the smoothest and most beautiful (compared to touchwiz and all that crap), very good specs,
BUT!!!!!!!
Your marketing strategy is CRAP HTC!!!!!!! You'll get bancrupt in less than 2 years if you don't change this pretty quick....
Your name will be next to brands like alcatel and toshiba in the phone industry if you don't do something about it....
and keeping your clients happy is way more important that the device itself.... and this is what you are neglecting......
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LOL, good joke.
The One X+ and One X are identical. Maybe you never noticed, but Sensation and Sensation XE are getting the exact same amount of support.
Two flagships a year is fine, especially when the two in a year are nearly identical. The One X+ is just for people that don't want to take a gamble on buying a One X, especially when they could get an HT23 model or something similar that would likely have a massive number of defects.
In your eyes, HTC is "going bancrupt" no matter what. Either they don't release the One X+, and the One X sucks compared to the GS3 and every other smartphone out there. If they do release the One X+, they release a phone on par with everything else... and suck anyways, because they're "abandoning the older models", even though they will get the exact same amount of support.
Over the last few years I have owned the following phones:
Sony Xperia X10
HTC Desire HD
HTC Sensation
Samsung Galaxy SII
Sony Xperia S
Sony Xperia V
And now I have hat the HTC One X+ since November or December...
And I do actually still have all of them inclusive a few smaller android phones also...
Looking back, there is really not much changed from my Sony Xperia X10, and to today...
(at least when we talk about daily use)
At the moment I find my self in love with the new Sony Xperia Z...:-S
I am confused...
My wife have just about the same track record and also want the Xperia Z now...:-S
So why do we all keep using our hard earned money, when specs really don't change that much from one model to the next...??
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Over the last few years I have owned the following phones:
Sony Xperia X10
HTC Desire HD
HTC Sensation
Samsung Galaxy SII
Sony Xperia S
Sony Xperia V
And now I have hat the HTC One X+ since November or December...
And I do actually still have all of them inclusive a few smaller android phones also...
Looking back, there is really not much changed from my Sony Xperia X10, and to today...
(at least when we talk about daily use)
At the moment I find my self in love with the new Sony Xperia Z...:-S
I am confused...
My wife have just about the same track record and also want the Xperia Z now...:-S
So why do we all keep using our hard earned money, when specs really don't change that much from one model to the next...??
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For me it's a combo of the media and a desire to have the latest and greatest.
My previous phone, which I still use regularly as a work phone, was the Motorola Atrix. It was a beast of a phone and combing it with a lapdock made it a blast to use. But, when my gf upgraded her phone from a Samsung Focus to the SGIII, I felt dated, like my Atrix with its smaller screen, older processors, and older OS was insufficient. So to erase that feeling I purchased the HOX+.
The reason I selected this phone was because of the commercial HTC was running with the business man and the voice over guy who was boasting the phone's upgraded specs. I found the commercial to be very clean and crisp which led me to believe their phone would be as such. I've also had good experience in the past with HTC having owned the Tilt and Tilt II.
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It's something I've never understood either, because the majority of folk (me included) will never use them to their full potential....some just feel the need to have the latest, infact when I got this one (One x Plus) about a week after I had I though, just what the hell do I need this for
For me it's definitely about wanting the latest and greatest. And also i usually MAKE money after upgrading. Every year I get a partial upgrade which costs me ~200$ for the newest phone, then I flip my old phone, which is usually only about a year old, on eBay for 250-400$. So in the end a make a few dollar AND have the latest. To me it seems foolish not to upgrade. I "need" a cell phone anyway, so extending my contract doesn't bother me, especially since contracts seem to be getting crappier. My current contract is better then anything AT&T is offering now.
I'm kind of the opposite. My first Android phone was the OG and I had that through my entire contract. The advances made in smartphone tech in the two years after the OG was introduced was substantial. Next I got the GNex when it first came out. I would have actually kept it but my new employer offered to provide me with a phone and pay the bill so it would have been dumb for me to stick with Verizon and the GNex just to stick with a phone that I'm entirely happy with.
And now here I sit with the HOX+. Have to say I'm more impressed with HTC's build than I was with the Samsung.
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For me it's definitely about wanting the latest and greatest. And also i usually MAKE money after upgrading. Every year I get a partial upgrade which costs me ~200$ for the newest phone, then I flip my old phone, which is usually only about a year old, on eBay for 250-400$. So in the end a make a few dollar AND have the latest. To me it seems foolish not to upgrade. I "need" a cell phone anyway, so extending my contract doesn't bother me, especially since contracts seem to be getting crappier. My current contract is better then anything AT&T is offering now.
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How much better, may I ask?
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This is not device specific.
For everyone that had a parent that would smack them one minute then hug them the next, I dare you to read on...
http://phandroid.com/2013/10/15/and...bile-htc-one-this-week-droid-dna-in-december/
Considering they promised an update in September I wouldn't count on it.
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Geeze I'm going to get a nexus 5 and be up .3 levels ha.
Probably will show up on Dec 31 at 11:58 so its technically before the end of the year
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I think Phandroid is off base here. Jason Mackenzie's tweet mentions the T-Mobile HTC One specifically, not the DNA. Then @AndrewGriffitt asks when the DNA will get its update, and Mackenzie responds with the December time frame, but nowhere does he mention that it will be 4.3. The DNA's update is 4.2 (4.2.2?) according to what we've last heard from Verizon, and now it sounds like that update won't come till December.
Am I reading this wrong? Or should I be expecting 4.3 now?
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I think Phandroid is off base here. Jason Mackenzie's tweet mentions the T-Mobile HTC One specifically, not the DNA. Then @AndrewGriffitt asks when the DNA will get its update, and Mackenzie responds with the December time frame, but nowhere does he mention that it will be 4.3. The DNA's update is 4.2 (4.2.2?) according to what we've last heard from Verizon, and now it sounds like that update won't come till December.
Am I reading this wrong? Or should I be expecting 4.3 now?
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I think @jasonmacHTC mentioned in earlier tweets that the next update for the DNA will be the 4.2 update w/ Sense 5.0. I don't think there is an ETA on the 4.3 update with Sense 5.5. I think that's HTC's plan (based on rumors I've read)....eventually, but it definitely won't be this year. This year, its all about 4.2 and Sense 5.0
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I think HTC would slap 4.3 on it today if Verizon would let them. Verizon has to add Navigator and all that other stuff. Look at the ONE. Verizon is the last to update. I've learned that updates don't come with Verizon. I don't root my phones so I just live with what I bought. If I happen to get an update then that's all the better. Verizon still lists this phone at $199. They treat it like a flip phone.
it's pretty basic really. Verizon is in the phone business, they want to sell phones and contracts. If they update our phones to the latest and greatest well then we wouldn't want to change our phones every two years. Android is basically the same across all phones minus the hardware and camera tweaks. So I'm running Sense 5 on my phone and I have access to features that are only on the HTC One like Zoe... Why would I swap my phone for a One at this point? I wouldn't.... see my point? Can't really blame Verizon for their business model. So we root and load ports and AOSP ROMs to get the latest features Verizon refuses to provide so they can make a few extra phone sales and extend some contracts.
I'm still only going to expect a 4.2/4.2.2 update with some iteration of Sense 5 by the year's end (hopefully). Until some new information comes to light anyway.
I also fully expect that to be the final OTA of any significance for this phone, knowing Verizon.
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it's pretty basic really. Verizon is in the phone business, they want to sell phones and contracts. If they update our phones to the latest and greatest well then we wouldn't want to change our phones every two years. Android is basically the same across all phones minus the hardware and camera tweaks. So I'm running Sense 5 on my phone and I have access to features that are only on the HTC One like Zoe... Why would I swap my phone for a One at this point? I wouldn't.... see my point? Can't really blame Verizon for their business model. So we root and load ports and AOSP ROMs to get the latest features Verizon refuses to provide so they can make a few extra phone sales and extend some contracts.
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I would rather have a faster processor with more RAM than a 2 year old phone running the newest version of Android. I'll take speed over a revamped app drawer anyday. An update to Android (yipeee!) isnt going to make me want to hang on to an old phone at the rate that this cell phone technology improves. I wouldnt swap my DNA for a One either. But for a LG G2, a Note 3, a One Max, maybe!
" So we root and load ports and AOSP ROMs to get the latest features Verizon refuses to provide so they can make a few extra phone sales and extend some contracts."
Exactly. It's Verizon's genius business model that fuels all of this, or a lot of it anyway.
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I would rather have a faster processor with more RAM than a 2 year old phone running the newest version of Android. I'll take speed over a revamped app drawer anyday. An update to Android (yipeee!) isnt going to make me want to hang on to an old phone at the rate that this cell phone technology improves. I wouldnt swap my DNA for a One either. But for a LG G2, a Note 3, a One Max, maybe!
" So we root and load ports and AOSP ROMs to get the latest features Verizon refuses to provide so they can make a few extra phone sales and extend some contracts."
Exactly. It's Verizon's genius business model that fuels all of this, or a lot of it anyway.
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But even the technology spread to the phones you mention are not that far off the hardware we already have. I think we will start to see a small plateau on hardware improvement for a little while until new architecture comes out like 64bit processors (like the iPhone 5s) So at this point software and camera features will start to be the real selling point for phones
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But even the technology spread to the phones you mention are not that far off the hardware we already have. I think we will start to see a small plateau on hardware improvement for a little while until new architecture comes out like 64bit processors (like the iPhone 5s) So at this point software and camera features will start to be the real selling point for phones
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I see what your saying. I guess I just miss the days when every year you could look forward to something new. That and I've always been the type of person that wants the latest and greatest, within reason of course, not one of these I-sheep standing in line for a new I-phone, or paying too much as a early adopter. Lol.
When my Droid X's contract was up last October, it seemed like a dinosaur in comparison to what was out, the S3 being the cream at the time. Then when I heard about the DNA I was hyped. 1080p, wireless charging, great processor, etc. I got it for $120 online and was happy as heck. Still seems quick and the video looks superb.
4.3 sense 5 enhanced hit the one today hope that helps our device
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4.3 sense 5 enhanced hit the one today hope that helps our device
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That was for T-Mobile wasn't it?
Hopefully someone will be able to port it. Seems like that's all we ever wait on is a port.
Hey guys!
So I've had the DNA for a while now and I love it. Even today it's still a really great phone but mine does have some issues (ear speaker doesn't work, power button is a little iffy most of the time, the battery doesnt last long at all, and there's about 10 or so dead pixels) and I was wondering what your guys thoughts on signing a 2 year agreement this late in the year for the m8 if it was basically free? ($0.01 on Amazon right now).
Originally my plan was to keep the DNA until next year's flagship came out, but one cent is a pretty attractive price point even if the phone doesn't have everything I want in a phone (but at this point I'm not sure next year's flagships will either) I'm just not sure I want to sign a new 2 year contract on a phone that's 8 months old.
So what would you guys do in this situation? Stick with the DNA or grab the m8 and sign the 2 year agreement?
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Hey guys!
So I've had the DNA for a while now and I love it. Even today it's still a really great phone but mine does have some issues (ear speaker doesn't work, power button is a little iffy most of the time, the battery doesnt last long at all, and there's about 10 or so dead pixels) and I was wondering what your guys thoughts on signing a 2 year agreement this late in the year for the m8 if it was basically free? ($0.01 on Amazon right now).
Originally my plan was to keep the DNA until next year's flagship came out, but one cent is a pretty attractive price point even if the phone doesn't have everything I want in a phone (but at this point I'm not sure next year's flagships will either) I'm just not sure I want to sign a new 2 year contract on a phone that's 8 months old.
So what would you guys do in this situation? Stick with the DNA or grab the m8 and sign the 2 year agreement?
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Guess i would have a couple of questions, 1 is there a new flagship coming and if so what is it and when is it coming? I have an upgrade also and have not heard of a new HTC phone in the works. Tough choice, wait for HTC or look at 1 of the other companies new phones. Good luck
Hope this isn't considered a hijack of your thread, but I'm also considering a move to the One M8. Also currently on a DNA that is still performing well. I have a free upgrade available, but looks like I will need to use it by the end of December. On a corporate plan, and looks like the purchase of new phones by the company will end in January and be up to the employee to purchase.
Looking for recommendations on best options between now and end of the year. I like the DNA size and don't know that I would want to significantly larger. I also like the wireless charging. Being able to root is also preferred, and since I'm currently running a One ROM on the DNA, that would be an easy transition. However, I share the same concern of purchasing an "older" model at this point, but doesn't look like the M9 will be out before end of year. I really haven't done a lot of due-diligence studying at this point and would appreciate any input.
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Hope this isn't considered a hijack of your thread, but I'm also considering a move to the One M8. Also currently on a DNA that is still performing well. I have a free upgrade available, but looks like I will need to use it by the end of December. On a corporate plan, and looks like the purchase of new phones by the company will end in January and be up to the employee to purchase.
Looking for recommendations on best options between now and end of the year. I like the DNA size and don't know that I would want to significantly larger. I also like the wireless charging. Being able to root is also preferred, and since I'm currently running a One ROM on the DNA, that would be an easy transition. However, I share the same concern of purchasing an "older" model at this point, but doesn't look like the M9 will be out before end of year. I really haven't done a lot of due-diligence studying at this point and would appreciate any input.
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No worries about hijacking the thread, I personally prefer the m8 to anything else on the market right now. Of all the smartphones that I've owned or worked with I personally prefer the look/feel of HTC phones, and sense is really the only android UI that I like. That being said, the M8 is definitely not top of the line spec wise anymore.
MKBHD says that the Droid Turbo is the best phone you can buy on Verizon at the moment. I personally haven't used the phone or looked into it but motorola phones tend to be very Vanilla in terms of their UI. It has a huge battery and both Quickcharge 2.0 and wireless charging. The screen is 5.2 inches so its not that much larger than the DNA, and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the phone itself was the same size/slightly smaller than the DNA. The one thing to keep in mind is that it has a quad HD screen, which tend to be extremely power hungry, but again theres that huge battery that charges fast.
My girlfriend has a m8, and I've been playing around with it a little bit recently, I don't think you'll notice a huge performance difference between the phones in everyday use, Its also likely that if you got the m8 it would come with an older software version than the current OTA, so you would most likely be able to root it right away, but if thats not the case the sunshine guys are working on an s-off method for the newest OTA. The only thing that you might miss with the M8 is the wireless charging.
The phone is still a good phone, the reason that I was hesitating is because I'm excited about the technology that will "possibly" be out next year. The things that I am really looking for in a phone are a 64 bit processor (maybe 3-4 gigs of ram...but I don't do a ton of multitasking so I would be perfectly happy with 2) and the antiglare gorilla glass. My problem is that I really don't care for/need a quad HD display and most of the new phones are likely going to have them.