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Well I got my Titan for a penny so I'll be selling it and buying that the moment it comes out....
*grumble grumble*
How about you guys?
http://www.wpcentral.com/hands-htc-titan-ii-att-video
Sorry a non replace able battery kills it for me, also I like the metal shell.
Titan II
I had a feeling that Titan II was going to come. But if the only difference is a 16meg cam and LTE it's not very exciting also since the battery is not replaceable. I dont know why people are so gun ho with having super internet speeds on a Phone. I'd be happy if they got 3G speeds (aka 4G on AT&T) working correctly.
I wonder when they where doing the show and tell at CES on the Titan II if the phone did a random power cycle like my Original Titan and the replacement Titan I have now. Ha!
Seeing that the titan's speeds are definitely throttled, and 4G is really just H (or might as well be), trading up seems like a good idea. I have had good luck with my HTC batteries, so I'm not too worried about that. Got my titan in the penny sale, I no reason not to sell it and trade up.
Also, non removeable back means the antenna issues will be permanently solved, and I'm sure the titan II will get a fix for the noise cancellation before the titan
Not being able to take the battery out is a deal breaker for me. I just watch all my friends with iOS devices always looking for some place to plug in when we are traveling.
I just pop my Amaze replacement battery in and I am off to the races.
I will personally wait for the multi-core and W8 kernal.
I was definitely looking at purchasing an extra battery for my Titan. I didn't have one for my Focus, and there were times I wished I did. However, I would definitely love to have an LTE phone. 5x speed for the same price I'm paying for data now sounds good to me.
As for throttled speed, I did several speed tests and got 5-6 Mbps and as high as 7 Mbps on my AT&T Titan using the Wi-Fi tethering and a laptop. I don't think they are throttled so much as the antenna on the Titan sucks and HSPA drops off quick with signal degradation. In fact, my only major complaint with the Titan is the antenna performance. I have to wonder if that's fixed in the Titan II.
Hmm, I have several phones so when one dies I used to just pop my Sim card in another one.
Recently, I bought a portable battery pack so I just charge my batteries from that. It's 12AH or so. Never again gonna waste money on spare batteries for each and every phone I get...
I was debating on getting a portable battery pack, but wasn't sure how well/fast they worked. Which one did you get?
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I was debating on getting a portable battery pack, but wasn't sure how well/fast they worked. Which one did you get?
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I got the Newtrent IMP1000
There are some up to 20AH or so, but after looking through many reviews I settled for 11.1AH, because a lot of the reviews were saying the bigger ones were melting or otherwise breaking down in some fashion. Mine is only 2-3 months old, and I've only charged it 3 times, so the capacity is just fine for me, and it doesn't look like it's going to die any time soon.
Charges your device as fast as a USB charger. Mine is 5V 1A output, but there are models that support up to 2A output (for iPad and other). Since I only have one device that uses 2A I didn't think it was worth getting. The battery itself charges at 2A 5V input, and takes about 8 hours to charge (I remember when AAs took 8 hours to charge...)
It comes with a USB plug that has several interchangeable heads (microUSB, miniUSB) but I never really use them. I bought a nice backpack, packed up the battery, all necessary cables and my old phones, my laptop and laptop gaming accessories and I keep it in my car (it doesn't charge the laptop, to be clear. USB out only). I could go for weeks without an outlet , just hope my car never gets stolen.
Here are the ones I compared
http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggsparq.php#sparqSpecs
http://www.newtrent.com/HTC-EVO-android-External-Battery-p/imp500_android.htm
http://www.newtrent.com/IMP50D-dual-USB-5000mAh-iphone-battery-p/imp50d.htm
http://www.newtrent.com/Best-HTC-android-phone-Battery-Pack-p/imp1000_android.htm
I think HTC shouldn't have named this device as the "Titan 2".
Because it only has a better camera/battery and of course 4G LET;on the other hand,it's thicker and the backside has less aluminum and more plastic(Compared to Titan 1)
True. XDA thinks it should've been called the Titan LTE and I agree. It would better clarify the 4G product choice and also show it's an incremental upgrade.
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I expected better from HTC
I figured that HTC would have done a lot better, after reading though the thread here, I'm not very impressed and now even HTC is going with the un-removable battery!
I guess it's a good money maker for the providers and manufactures, if anything goes wrong with it, just get a new err well with ATT it's a used replacement phone. Regardless of owning it for 90 days or 1 yr, their policy is after 30 days and the Phone wiggs out on ya, you get a used replacement.
Well you do have the option to send it in to ATT to get it repaired, but then you have no phone unless you have a backup phone. I when through this issue several years back with Razer Flip phone came out, I ran in to problems with key pad separating in certain places and not others on the phone, I had no choice but take a used replacement.
And when that one also had the same issues, I just gave up and got my HTC HD2 T9193 and just upgraded the rom, I think I will just stick with what I have and fall for all the glitzy hype.
It is with a sad and heavy heart that I must state that my G3 died tonight while I was using it. It just shut off unexpectedly while it was charging. This was the first time this has ever happened. I can get it to turn on briefly, and then it shuts off again but there are also times where it just doesn't respond.
If I remove the battery and plug it into the charger, usually the battery with a question mark would show up to state the battery was missing. It won't even do that. That to me signals it has finally died. I'm going to miss this phone. Funny how it died the month that my 2-year-contract was up.
I'm looking at probably the Moto-Z Play Droid. I used to like Motorola products. This one has expandable storage, which is great. Hate that it doesn't have a removable battery though. But, it will bring down my monthly fees by about $3. But it sucks because my bill would have dropped $20 a month since the G3 was off contract.
I want to thank everyone who helped me through the past two years with everything here. That is especially @bweN diorD and @roirraW "edor" ehT.
Farewell fellow G3 users! We might meet up again some day.
Sorry to hear about the catastrophic failure! Take care, good luck, and hope to see you around.
happened to me also but plugging the cable while holding up button after reinserting battery got me into download mode but there was nothing on the screen same like you. after that i flashed 10b tot and it is working again. you can give it a try.
That's horrible to hear, I have been reading your and the road warrior posts as I am new to the LG G3 and your are a helpful person!!
I got my G3 off a friend as it was hard to find a non K model on swappa. I came from the horribly locked down CID 11 GS5.
Thanks for the posts you left and the responses you gave me in my short time getting acquired!
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Farewell fellow G3 users! We might meet up again some day.
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My condolences on your loss :angel:
If you're going to sell it please let us know. If it's not repairable it can parted out
& Good luck with your new gear. Hopefully the dev community is strong for whatever you decide to get :good:
It was a hard decision between the Galaxy S7 and the Moto Z. Moto Z pulled me over because it was pretty close to pure stock Android. But four things pushed me the S7:
Moto Z has USB-C, so that means I have to get all new charging cables for the car, etc.
No headphone jack. Sorry, this is a biggie. Yes, the Moto Z comes with a USB-C adapter to use headphones, but nope. Plus, my car doesn't have Blue Tooth, so I need the headphone jack.
What was a selling point was a negative for me: the add-on. Expensive, limited to the Moto Z, and stuff I really didn't need. Plus, even though they promised it would work with later models, we all know how that goes.
One more was the camera. Comparisons between the S7 and the Moto Z were no contest. The S7 takes WAY better pictures.
Of course, when I got to the store, found out I got a free Samsung VR Gear from Oculus! Awesome! Didn't even know that would happen.
As for my G3, it's toast. It just won't start up at all, so it's definitely a hardware failure. I can't even get it into download mode to try and flash 10b back on it. So, the phone has died.
It was a fun two years that I was here. Learned a lot and will miss a lot of you, but many of you have also moved on as well.
I'll lurk around still and help those who are seeking assistance with their G3s.
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happened to me also but plugging the cable while holding up button after reinserting battery got me into download mode but there was nothing on the screen same like you. after that i flashed 10b tot and it is working again. you can give it a try.
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Yeah, I tried this. It goes into DL mode but after 30 seconds, it shuts down before I can do anything, so there is definitely a hardware failure going on. I've reseated all the connectors on the motherboard and that didn't help.
The phone is toast. Loving my S7 though right now and the free Samsung Gear VR I got with it, along with the $10/month monthly payment with no trade-in option they had over over this past weekend. That came along at the right time! :laugh:
Take care fellow G3 users. May your phone last longer than mine (about 2 years). I loved the G3 and what it offered. I was even happy with it on stock.
I won't be doing anything with my S7 either other than disable some bloat (which there really isn't that much on here like the G3 has). Looks like there is a Nougat beta going on, but I'm going to stay away from that after the nasty experience I had with the 49A OTA. Might be that it didn't cause my G3 to fail, but it sure was quite a coincidence!
Try a new battery. I had a battery go bad. It's a cheap fix.
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Try a new battery. I had a battery go bad. It's a cheap fix.
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Not sure it's the battery and I've already replaced the phone. I might take it into the battery store and see if they'll let me test it with a new battery before I purchase one. Would be interesting to see if it works or not. I did try to flash it back to 10g and it got interrupted in the middle of it, so it's probably in BULK mode and right now, I don't feel like taking it apart to expose the connectors to "short" it out. Did it once, but now that I have an S7, not sure if I want to mess with it right now. But, I'll hold onto it until I'm ready to try a new battery in it.
I had a problem with my phone 8 months back . I went on craigslist and bought another used. I was lucky it had not taken an update. I rooted it without having to go back and tot it. . even better I took the battery out and put it in my old one confirming the battery was bad. now I have a backup and another battery was less then 10 bucks. hope it's your battery. I don't recall the symptoms just it wouldn't boot up full.
My experience (2 phones - mine & wife's) was that a dying batter swells up and can cause collateral damage to the phone. This happened first on my phone after about 18 months; I could see a gap where the screen was pushed up away from the bezel. At the same time a 5mm or so strip at the top of the screen became unresponsive to touch. New batteries are (were?) only $15 from LG. That fixed the bulge problem, but the touch problem remained. I got a used phone off FleaBay (was in excellent condition) for a bit over $100. About 3-4 months later, my wife's phone started to show the same bulge in the screen. New battery solved the problem; fortunately no other damage. Her phone is a bit newer than mine, so the failure was at about the same point in the life. Admittedly we're hard on batteries because we routinely stick the phones on the wireless charging pad overnight, and they tend to stay warm.
My old phone has been relegated to Pandora player duty. I don't see any thing in a newer phone that I need, and few have wireless charging and/or replaceable batteries. I'll probably keep swapping in new batteries every 12-18 months and keep them going as long as possible.
I have been very happy with my G3 over the past two years. My GF and I each have one, so we are compatible for batteries and charging, etc.
I have recently been wanting something newer and different, but without a lot of justification.
I was looking at the G6 from Verizon, $480 on plan, which is nice. But, that would have forced me off my OG Unlimited plan, which would then cost me at least $20 more a month.
I decided to try the HTC U11, since it is bootloader unlockable and they swear that the Unlocked version also works on Verizon CDMA. F'n better work.
G6 might have better screen. U11 has better camera and 2x storage @ 64GB. Hope I don't miss swappable batteries.
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I have been very happy with my G3 over the past two years. My GF and I each have one, so we are compatible for batteries and charging, etc.
I have recently been wanting something newer and different, but without a lot of justification.
I was looking at the G6 from Verizon, $480 on plan, which is nice. But, that would have forced me off my OG Unlimited plan, which would then cost me at least $20 more a month.
I decided to try the HTC U11, since it is bootloader unlockable and they swear that the Unlocked version also works on Verizon CDMA. F'n better work.
G6 might have better screen. U11 has better camera and 2x storage @ 64GB. Hope I don't miss swappable batteries.
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I'm waiting until October for Pixel 2 most likely. It would be nice to have an unlocked phone that gets support from the manufacturer in a timely manner. Plus, no Alexa and possibly a headphone jack.
I'm actually pretty sold on Alexa. I have two Echo Dots and a ton of WeMo devices, thermostat, security, etc.
I wanted the Alexa integration, to be honest.
Just wanted to give an update. S7 is still going strong on Nougat with no issues. Battery life is good for me (except when I play games which is most of the time ) and performance is great. Definitely better than the G3, but I really had no issues with the G3 performance-wise, but I can tell a difference in response on certain apps/games.
Still miss the G3 and wish I could have made it work, but it has since been retired to the recycle bin. :crying:
Now in my family, my oldest daughter and my wife have S7s as well. My daughter was the first to get it. Then me. Then my wife. Our other daughter has an iPhone 7s. Tried to get her to switch to Android, but she does have a lot wrapped up in her phone as far as music, apps, etc. Plus, she as an Apple Notebook, so in many respects, it all works for her. I just hate when she has issues with it not backing up photos and such correctly. And same with her music and trying to get it off the phone. One of the major reasons why I never went to an iPhone after seeing all the issues my daughters had with their iPods so many years back. That pretty much told me to stay away if I can't easily backup up music and files from my phone.
Battery (current and new ones) last minutes to an hour. Phone turns off or reboots with 50-100% charge. Phone no longer powers on with fully charged batteries.
So, just looking for any suggestion on a sub $50 phone that uses it's Mini-sim, has great battery life and performs normal features (phone/text/browsing) without lag. Not looking to custom rom/modify this one xD. Appreciate any replies! Also I'm using AT&T prepaid service (it's way cheaper than their contracts).
EDIT: Ended up getting LG Phoenix 3. Weird shape and power button, couldn't tell from box. Just needed a cheap android. Hope it doesn't suck.
I would've gone with another Samsung, like the s4 or s5. LG phones are pretty good though.
I went with a $50 LG Phoenix 3 from walmart... performs adequately but haven't found how to root it yet :"( $30/mo +tax unlimited everything (haven't noticed network slowdown after data cap from 4g)
Some phones that come from Wal-Mart aren't rootable like the Samsung galaxy J3 luna pro. Yours might be one of the unrootable ones.
My Note 3 failed due to a low voltage charger which ultimately fried the motherboard...for a while the phone would boot into recovery, but the screen would turn into an 80's crackling TV screen upon normal boot, now it won't do anything.
I bought a Note 4, but it suffers from the very common bad batch of motherboards where it'll randomly shut down multiple times a day, requiring a battery pull and then getting DMVerity failures 3-4x before it'd finally boot again. I've given up on it.
While I liked the Note 4 better because it was faster and I have an awesome 10,000mah Zerolemon battery, but I can't stand how Sprint changed the network to where it can't use data and make calls at the same time...which I need while making handsfree calls and using Waze while driving. I'm torn between getting a new motherboard for either phone. My question is in regards to the Note 3 though...can we use motherboards from other carriers? Ebay has motherboards for $50-$60 shipped from China that are used, but I can get whole used phones on Verizon or TMobile locally for that price.
I still like the great sound, the great camera (in daylight)… but the screen is glitching (left half stops working several times a day), the battery life is now very short, the phone is starting to feel slow.
Do you still use yours?
Or what did you replace it with? Are there any phones this good for under US$400?
Still using mine. I suspect the battery has lost a little capacity now, or maybe I need to clear out some apps but it works fine.
I did buy myself an Axon 7 mini recently.
It was a bargain. AU$149 new in box from retail store. I use it mainly for music and streaming television plus some web browsing and it's perfect for this. Works just as well as the Axon 7 for these things. The Axon 7 can still be found here for AU$399 new in box which is still a bargain too.
I think the Asus Zen Phone 6 is looking interesting for the future.
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I still like the great sound, the great camera (in daylight)… but the screen is glitching (left half stops working several times a day), the battery life is now very short, the phone is starting to feel slow.
Do you still use yours?
Or what did you replace it with? Are there any phones this good for under US$400?
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i know two people that came back after buying other, much newer phones. All it needs is a battery swap that should set you back around $8 if you do it yourself, and you can get stupid numbers like around 7h of SOT out of this 3 year old phone.
I just broke my screen, and this was my second axon anyways, so i'll be going. But there's no need unless you get paid for playing pubg professionally or something lmao
I am still using mine as secondary phone and media player. I store all my music, videos and photos in it and 256gb sd card as additional. I love the sound from this phone, through speakers and headphone jack just sound so good. In case I miss the sound from LG's quad dac, I add LG G5 B&O module to still get better headphone experience, more bassy sound (I am an LG phone fan also for their music quality)
The camera has been great since Gcam works pretty well, it produces good and detail pictures and the low light performance is so great.
My axon battery getting weaker as it aged, in accubattery it shows only 1900mAh capacity left fot battery health. Got to replace this in near future.
So far I'm so happy with this axon since I can't afford the phone with better speakers quality and much higher price
Just replaced the screen for the second time. I just wish I could fix my headphone jack. The prongs on the inside don't hold the plug in right anymore
I love the phone though. I'll probably get the Pixel 4 in the Fall, but keep this phone for a long time to use as a learning tool in coding and flashing.
Bought a Red Magic 3 a week ago,but my Axon 7 is still in use,and will be until it doesn't startup anymore...
It will be replaced as my daily driver as soon as the protection case for the Magic 3 arrives,but for audio playback (that's the main reason why it's still running stock rom,although rooted and an unlocked bootloader) and home use (remote control for receiver etcetera),it will still be around for quite some time....
ATM,I can't complain about the battery life,and I hope it stays that way for some time.....
I'm using my axon 7 since 2016/2017 but maybe later in this year I will change it. For now it works great, I swapped battery and installed HavocOS, so it feel like a new phone
It's my daily drive, the battery is not that great probably because of the 1440p display, the glitching in the display only happened to me because I dropped the phone on the floor with the corner with the display connector down suffering the impact. But the phone do not feels slow to me, I even play Fortnite and PUBG with no down frames, I really cannot say bad things about it's performance, it holds up to today's most demanding apps with no hassle.
It's a really solid phone, aluminum body with great heat dissipation (a thing that most Snapdragons 820 didn't had). One of the best Hi-Fi phones out there, great DAC. Can support MicroSD cards up to 2TB, dualSIM, VolLTE, 20MP camera and with the Google Camera it truns to one of the best cellphone cameras I've ever laid my hands on.
Now the main problems are the ZTE updates which stopped in Oreo betas, the custom ROMs are great but you lose Dobly Atmos with them, to get you need to install a lot of patches to make it work and it doesn't work perfectly.
And MiFavor, I installed CPL and never replaced my launcher after.
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The Axon 7 can still be found here for AU$399 new in box which is still a bargain too.
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Urk. I paid 355 for mine, 15 months ago, and I think Officeworks dropped the price once more as they cleared them out.
Still my daily driver, yes. Solid phone, very mediocre software.
Im not using the Axon anymore for daily use. Switched to a Mi Max 3 a year ago. Axon 7 is just a backup now or the music smartphone on a soundsystem.
Battery drain is horrible and the screen is to small compared to the Mi Max 3
Have 2 of them, one grey daily driver and the other gold on backup with spare parts if need be. Had the gold one since August 2016, only got the grey one for $50 on eBay since the person didn't know how to fix the half screen connector problem. (Ended up getting it for free since it was FRP locked). I'll keep this phone until I find an equally replacement with updated cpu.
It's my main device and will probably continue to be for a couple more years. I too have the half glitch thing, bit from my understanding it's just a loose connection inside (which I'll check up on when I replace my battery). It's still fast still feels smooth, especially with LOS or other ROMs which is why I hope this keeps on getting support for a long time
yes, I do. Havok 2.6 (android Pie)
battery life still good
Still using since 2 years ago. Solid quality build. Can't agree more on the getting worse battery life. Planning to have it replace to use the phone for few more years until it dies.
Still on the Axon 7 also. Always been a secondary, though I originally got it to replace my G3 but that's still my daily. Heh. The Axon acts more as my multimedia device since nothing else (that I own) compares.
ZTE Axon 7 A2017U, AospExtended v4.6 ROM, Radioactive v2.4 Kernel, microG (NoGapps), Multiboot, XDA Legacy