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Check it out - HERMES + HTC Killers
https://www.clubimate.com/ultimate/
They are amazing....
I dont they they are manufactured by HTC.
The Ultimate 7150 https://www.clubimate.com/ultimate/ult7150.htm
has a 3.8" display, Notebook form factor, 110mm x 74mm x 18mm
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yeah awesome... but no builtin GPS
by Techfaith Wireless, but completetly designed by i-mate in house.It wud b nice to see them in hand and how they perform
if they are anything like the jaq, they are crap (which was the first i-mate designed device), if they are anything like the jaq3, they are big and feature poor.... the processor power looks nice tho.
-mix
7150 is 18mm thick? wow!
I'd like to see more pictures and maybe some reviews before I'd label this a Hermes killer... But I agree that they're cool as hell!
any ideas on the expected release dates? i couldnt find it anywhere on their site
You'll find more info here:
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6097.html
After looking at different pictures of the 7150 got a few questions:-
1) The external OLED will it display the Caller ID something I really missed in the universal.
2) When the lid is closed how do we answer or reject calls. On the pictures I don't seem to notice the call reject and accept buttons on the outside. I don't believe that we will have to open the lid to manage a call.
3) Still confused who is the real manufacturer of this series. Of course it is designed by I-mate but who actually manufactures it. One of the posts in this thread says it is Techfaithwireless but msmobiles says it is Arima. Also there are some which say it is Inventec.
4) The colour appears to be a mild champagne gold and the casing seems to be made of metal. Any views.
Regards
Noticed on the specs that the screen is VGA 262k colours. Does that mean WM6 can display that many colours as opposed to WM5 which only displays 65k?
I imagine that Hermes screen can display 262k but restricted by the OS to 65k .
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yeah awesome... but no builtin GPS
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Yes! There is integrated GPS!!! Please take a look at http://www.mobilitysite.com/2007/02/imates_ultimate_7150.php
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Yes! There is integrated GPS!!! Please take a look at http://www.mobilitysite.com/2007/02/imates_ultimate_7150.php
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thats interesting as the imate site and the FCC filings say nothing about a Builtin GPS...
Hmmm.....Trying to find a reason not to have buyer's remorse. Ah! No 3G mentioned.
Re metal case? Probably not. Wouldn't that interfere with radio reception?
Ben
EDIT// Had my coffee and reread. HSDPA is in there, of course! Duh!
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After looking at different pictures of the 7150 got a few questions:-
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2) When the lid is closed how do we answer or reject calls. On the pictures I don't seem to notice the call reject and accept buttons on the outside. I don't believe that we will have to open the lid to manage a call.
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Where did you find a picture of the outside? I can only find the one picture copied everywhere (of the device open).
what an ugly phone
gee you would think they put some thought into how it looks, the colour alone puts me right off
Sorry, I absolutely cannot trace where I saw those pictures and there was not just one picture rather quite a few of them even showing the OLED.
Just thinking there is a black strip on the outside cover running off-center across the length. My guess is that the call accept/end buttons must be in there.
Will do a google to see if I can relocate those pictures
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Here is the link:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/i-mate-7150-Ultimate-Live-Pictures-47375.shtml
Just a word of caution though. I am being able to open this site through the opera mini browser installed on my hermes but not through PIE or Netfront.
Regards
SICK of viral marketing
I've posted a similar message earlier today... and I do this again... I am sick-sick-sick of these ridiculious viral campaigns...
I aint an insider on anything, but the 7150 looks like a prime case of vaporware.
take a look....
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=721
It was slated for a April launch... now it's June release...
No working models reviewed, 3 month after announcement...
Only pictures out are the same screen, with 11:13 inside and 13:36 on external
Yes, I-mate is "officially" talking about the product... i am not impressed
this gives me bad flashbacks of the Moto MPx (true collectors piece now )
opinions?
(i-mate- PROVE ME WRONG!)
hmm they have usb 2
Im not sure the hermes does it it does it only runs at a meesly 10mbit due to how it connects.
they look interesting though,
probably a good thing for HTC to have some competition, as they have a bit of a monopoly at the moment, maybe they will spend more on R&D.
So it can only be a good thing.
They look like some of the old ASUS prototypes, I wonder if they are made by asus?
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Heh its using an OLED screen :O
http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/12/sony-1-000-000-1-oled-tv-on-sale-in-2007/
Hi, I see a lot from here are changing to a Diamond or Touch Pro....
I found this excelent site to compare the sizes.
For the one that already got the new one... are they happy with the smaller size screen?
They are both 2.8inch screens, the Diamond just has VGA rez.
mmm in that link, that lets you compare side by side, it looks like the TyN screen is slightly bigger.....
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mmm in that link, that lets you compare side by side, it looks like the TyN screen is slightly bigger.....
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2.8 in. vs. 2.8 in. there isn't bigger
diegolaz said:
mmm in that link, that lets you compare side by side, it looks like the TyN screen is slightly bigger.....
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Might look bigger, but that's because of the design of the phone, not the size ^^
I belive here we crying for the moon. yes dimand has smaller screen (2.75 vs 2.8 in hermes) and what ? I love the big screen, at first I've been dissapointed by small display presented in hermes (versus 3.5 in Hymalaya) - but here we talking about few milimeters.
I have both the JASJAM and Diamond and they are the same size - 2.8". Period.
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I belive here we crying for the moon. yes dimand has smaller screen (2.75 vs 2.8 in hermes) and what ? I love the big screen, at first I've been dissapointed by small display presented in hermes (versus 3.5 in Hymalaya) - but here we talking about few milimeters.
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I was kinda sad going from my 3.5inch Blue Angel to my Hermes, but, at the same screen rez its far nicer on the smaller screen, a 3.5inc VGA screen would be lovely though.
bro - you reading my minds
so, even if owner bouth diamand & hermes can't see any differents between screens (dispite of fact that dianand has a litttllleeee smaller screen) - I belive its usles to continue discussion.
Hey folks,
I was just wondering which phone was overall better?
I know the Xperia X1 has:
Panels
Hardspl
3.5mm headphone jack
Optical joypad
However, the touch pro 2 has:
Much bigger screen
Better speakers
Much better keyboard with screen tilt
A little bit more ram
Moreover, both phones have:
Same 520 mhz processor
Same apps in a sense
1500mAh battery
So what do you guys think is the better phone and explain why? Which one would you folks choose?
it's about 2 new threads in a week, with same queston.... try using search
here it is > http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php
I think you've answered your question yourself. But being a Xperia user and also having fiddled with HTC pro2 for a few hours... my verdict is that if you can live without a digital scroll pad then HTC wins at every front. Panels are nothing to be jumping with joy about and within a week of careful use my Xperia looks like a weathered out 1 year old phone. The battery cover plate started getting scratched and metal base started showing through its edges the very day i bought it. Sony Ericsson should be ashamed of such cheap materials on one of the most expensive phones in the market. But hey... they're known for being shameless and giving a hoot to customers and value addition.
yeah i was drooling for a tp2 pro but i was kind of turned off with the lack of the scroll pad.
Is this a theme or an application?
I have decided to go Rhodium (TP2).
The things I base my decision on is:
1. The bigger screen on the Rhodium makes document reading, editing, Internet browsing etc better.
2. WM 6.5 is supported officially with new drivers from HTC. Sony Ericsson seems to have abandoned the X1.
3. A better keyboard.
4. The HTC RC-E100 remote control works with the Rhodium.
5. TV-out.
6. G sensor - the ability to measure acceleration and so on.
7. My X1 has the "classic crack" in the battery compartment near the volume control.
8. The screen tilt makes Rhodium to a better replacement for the Nokia E90.
tp2 tbh its the best choice in quality
1 ive owned 4 x1 and not that i wanted that, they cracked
2 screen and touch screen is way better than the x1
but if the x1 was good quality i would have stayed with my x1
why
well the x1 is more a phone that can do anything you want and the tp2 is more a pda that can call its to big and the power button is on the wrong side
everytime i want too type i push my screen off
Could someone take pictures with both phones so we can see the sizes.
like front pictures and side pictures to compare. the TP2 is much bigger than xperia but i like to see it.
I like the x1, it looks more like a phone that looks nice. i love the design of x1. it fits perfectly in my hand, not to big not to small.
X1 is much lighter than Tp2 and has a longer battery life. And the x1 has panels that i also love espacily the multimedia panel fore listning music.
this is the first Wm device from SE and i must say they have done a great job. ofcourse not every phone is perfect and have its faults.
And people don't forget the x1 is made by htc.
some functionalitys of TP2 is to much, like TV out you gonna use it in the beginning to impress ur friends but after a month orso you never gonna look at it anymore.
the only possitief thing i could find on TF2 was the screen size.
and am i the only one that likes the x1. i couldnt understand that people have cracks on theire x1. i used it fore 7 months till i got my first crack and that was because my phone fell very hard, every phone would had a crack if it fell down like that but the phone survived.
Ofcourse SE is very slow with updates that it looks like they abbondend use but you can't be sure. if they had abbondend use there wouldnt be R3 Firmwares. Fore now the R3 is fast an d responsive maybe there would be a new firmware when Wm6.5 comes out.
X1 looks coooooller than tp2 XD
anyway, tp2 is better choice good luck*
Because I want a phone which can put in my pocket then TP2 is too big for me, X1 is perfect, just the crack is disturbing, as long as U can live with the crack X1 is perfect (of course leave that original ROM, throw out the dam panels is useless, use the custom ROM, who our xda friends create to us)
Guys i just had a sneak preview of TP2 and i was impressed with the design and the body of the mobile. It has a very metallic back which gives it a sturdy look. Overall i would prefer TP2 for its bigger screen and metallic lookalike.
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Could someone take pictures with both phones so we can see the sizes.
like front pictures and side pictures to compare. the TP2 is much bigger than xperia but i like to see it.
I like the x1, it looks more like a phone that looks nice. i love the design of x1. it fits perfectly in my hand, not to big not to small.
X1 is much lighter than Tp2 and has a longer battery life. And the x1 has panels that i also love espacily the multimedia panel fore listning music.
this is the first Wm device from SE and i must say they have done a great job. ofcourse not every phone is perfect and have its faults.
And people don't forget the x1 is made by htc.
some functionalitys of TP2 is to much, like TV out you gonna use it in the beginning to impress ur friends but after a month orso you never gonna look at it anymore.
the only possitief thing i could find on TF2 was the screen size.
and am i the only one that likes the x1. i couldnt understand that people have cracks on theire x1. i used it fore 7 months till i got my first crack and that was because my phone fell very hard, every phone would had a crack if it fell down like that but the phone survived.
Ofcourse SE is very slow with updates that it looks like they abbondend use but you can't be sure. if they had abbondend use there wouldnt be R3 Firmwares. Fore now the R3 is fast an d responsive maybe there would be a new firmware when Wm6.5 comes out.
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No you aint the only one. People just like newer stuff, but the SE X1 is doing just fine especially with the fine people of XDA-Devs putting out the latest builds of WM6.51. In regards to the TP2, the screen size is larger, but how can that compare to the loss of a d-pad. The d-pad is what is needed to ensure that the largest application library for Mobile devices (Win CE of course ) is supported.
I would stick with the Xperia if you had to. Or wait till WM 7 devices next year. All I know is even though I love my Xperia, I will never buy another Qualcomm device again. Tegra all the way.....
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No you aint the only one. People just like newer stuff, but the SE X1 is doing just fine especially with the fine people of XDA-Devs putting out the latest builds of WM6.51. In regards to the TP2, the screen size is larger, but how can that compare to the loss of a d-pad. The d-pad is what is needed to ensure that the largest application library for Mobile devices (Win CE of course ) is supported.
I would stick with the Xperia if you had to. Or wait till WM 7 devices next year. All I know is even though I love my Xperia, I will never buy another Qualcomm device again. Tegra all the way.....
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Thnx
with people wanting newer phones isn't the phones fault but the OS. most think if they get a new phone that it will be faster. but i'm using wm for years now and i must say the OS is really really slow. the speed difference between htc touch(elf) and the xperia isn't that much its a little bit faster.
for the screen a bigger screen is always nice but i think its only has affect if its 6 inch. not the little 0.6 inch bigger if you say you want to watch movies witch you phone the battery life won't less a full movie if it does it won't less the day. its nice fore visiting websites but how long or how many sites do you u visit its only more battery usage. the battery life on wm phones is already a day. Why do people want a bigger screen, 3 inch is really enough. thats the biggest difference between these two. they have the same cpu the same ram/rom. adn if you look at these two links at gsmarena. they say the battery life of xperia is slight better than TP2.
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x1-2246.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_pro2-2690.php
the reason why i choosed xperia was the size its was not too big almost the same size as te SE k800. it has a neat design and it has a keyboard. i used a lot of pones en the xperia is on of the best phones i used till now.
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Does anyone have Tilt2 and HTC Touch Pro2 so you can compare the screen between the two.
I have HTC Touch Pro2 and just got a Tilt2. The screen coloring and contrast on Tilt2 is not as nice as Touch Pro2. The whites seem like they have a shade of blue, if you view the phones side by side on different angles the Touch Pro2 is much nicer again and the coloring seems off too. TF3D coloring does not look as rich or the right coloring on Tilt2 when compared to Touch Pro2.
HTC responded to my article on HTCPeida.com and admitted that the screens were different:
"Indeed, the Tilt 2 does have a slightly different screen from other Touch Pro2 models – the performance is identical, but while the color looks close to identical when looking straight (or nearly straight) on, this screen does have a bit more color shift than other Touch Pro2 models when viewed at a more severe angle. But, it is important to note that this isn’t a defect or problem with the code – it’s simply a result of the specific screen being used in the Tilt 2.
To be honest, when you aren’t comparing it side by side with another Touch Pro2, you’d never notice, but it does become a bit more apparent when you look at two devices next to one another. "
Um.. screens are 100% the same.. maybe you got a defective Tilt2
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Um.. screens are 100% the same.. maybe you got a defective Tilt2
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Do you have both? Are you comparing them side by side?
http://www.comeplaywithus.net/At0mAng/000 0052.mp4
Crappy video, taking with old digital cam but you can see the difference in screens. Both are flashed with identical ROM and clean install of ROM.
My wife and I bought Treo 680's at the same time a few years ago and hers was noticeably bluer than mine. Day to day use of it you wouldn't notice it, but side by side mine looked whiter.
I suspect variations in manufacturing in the LCD or perhaps even some of the other layers on top of the LCD.
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Does anyone have Tilt2 and HTC Touch Pro2 so you can compare the screen between the two.
I have HTC Touch Pro2 and just got a Tilt2. The screen coloring and contrast on Tilt2 is not as nice as Touch Pro2. The whites seem like they have a shade of blue, if you view the phones side by side on different angles the Touch Pro2 is much nicer again and the coloring seems off too. TF3D coloring does not look as rich or the right coloring on Tilt2 when compared to Touch Pro2.
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I have the Telstra TP2 and the tilt 2 side by side with same ROM in each and the Tilt 2 is definitely not as sharp as the TP2, it does seems to be a little more "blue". The blacks in the TP2 are more black and the white is more white.
Before I had my Tilt 2 I had a EUR touch pro 2 and the Telstra TP2 and the EUR and the Telstra TP2 were much closer in color, if fact I was not able to tell very much difference at all.
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My wife and I bought Treo 680's at the same time a few years ago and hers was noticeably bluer than mine. Day to day use of it you wouldn't notice it, but side by side mine looked whiter.
I suspect variations in manufacturing in the LCD or perhaps even some of the other layers on top of the LCD.
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This is true you can take any two phones by the same company and compare them and the screens will be a little different, if you never place the EUR or Telstra next to the tilt 2 you would never know because both phones are very good quality. But in this case looking at photos I shot with another camera and put them into both phones the TP2 was much better than the Tilt 2
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I have the Telstra TP2 and the tilt 2 side by side with same ROM in each and the Tilt 2 is definitely not as sharp as the TP2, it does seems to be a little more "blue". The blacks in the TP2 are more black and the white is more white.
Before I had my Tilt 2 I had a EUR touch pro 2 and the Telstra TP2 and the EUR and the Telstra TP2 were much closer in color, if fact I was not able to tell very much difference at all.
This is true you can take any two phones by the same company and compare them and the screens will be a little different, if you never place the EUR or Telstra next to the tilt 2 you would never know because both phones are very good quality. But in this case looking at photos I shot with another camera and put them into both phones the TP2 was much better than the Tilt 2
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Thanks for checking it out for me. Now I am stuck...nicer screen or 3G I guess I can perform surgery and create a hybrid
well crap.....you just ruined my day. :/
Honestly though, my tilt 2 screen seems MUCH brighter and clearer than my Fuze so I am going to ignore this thread and pretend I never saw it. >:l
I am however looking forward to an AT&T specific ROM from At0m.
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well crap.....you just ruined my day. :/
Honestly though, my tilt 2 screen seems MUCH brighter and clearer than my Fuze so I am going to ignore this thread and pretend I never saw it. >:l
I am however looking forward to an AT&T specific ROM from At0m.
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I have my AT&T ROM up. Keyboard works fine but for the OK key and you can use a small app to remap the OK key.
The AT&T ROMs have PTT, Video share, dialer and softkeyboard from AT&T ROM. I will have an updated version in a day or two.
Sorry to ruin your day but out of the Tilt2, HTC TP2 and T-Mobile TP2 the Tilt2 has the worst screen.
I had to AT&T Tilt's and one had a nicer screen than the other (whiter wights and brighter). I think sometimes the screen can very from device to device. It bothered me a bit at first but I learned to live with it.
I love the screen on my Tilt2, but this concept bothered me a lot. I just got back from a Verizon Wireless store.
I compared both side by side, I *think* you are correct that the VZW is slightly crisper.
But walking outside, looking again at my Tilt2 screen, I dont really have any issue with it at all. I dont see any tinge of blueishness in the white.
Its by far the best screen on a phone I've seen
Merge
Would be nice to merge threads so one with all model comparatives
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550431
3rd Tilt2
On my third Tilt2 and all have had the same problems with screen. Waiting for freind to come by with her nice camera so we can get some good shots showing the difference.
For those still waiting on the Tilt2 I would hold off on it for a bit.
My Fuzes are bluer than my Tilt2. And I can say this for sure... my 2 Tilt2's are crisp and white. Must be a bum batch or something...
I have more pics here and will have more going up throughout the day.
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I have more pics here and will have more going up throughout the day.
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Nice link to HTCPEDIA, but do not see any side by side comparison pictures as mentioned above.
BTW, I had the same issue with tilt 1, My buddies screen was hyper white and mine has a blueish darker hue to it. But if you dont look at them side by side on a daily basis you soon forget and all is well.
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Nice link to HTCPEDIA, but do not see any side by side comparison pictures as mentioned above.
BTW, I had the same issue with tilt 1, My buddies screen was hyper white and mine has a blueish darker hue to it. But if you dont look at them side by side on a daily basis you soon forget and all is well.
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At0mAng,
Thanks for posting this information with pictures. I received my tilt 2 yesterday evening. After reading this thread, I checked my phone, and had the same issue. This evening I went to two stores, and in one of the store, there where two phone on display and both had the same issue. So I didn't wanted to replace my phone at this store, so I went to a different store, after telling the issue, the sales person, started a new phone and to my surprise, even that had the same problem. So I came back with my phone with out replacing it. I am still waiting to replace it, before I flash the HardSPL and the custom ROM.
Is this normal for the tilt 2? I think we should check the serial number or something to identify with out starting the phone. Is it possible to find which batch don't have this issue?
Thanks
Maybe it is all the AT&T bloatware sucking power from the backlight....
this has been documented
it speaks about this issue in this article here. http://www.wmexperts.com/touch-pro-2-head-head-head-head
Sorry att users like being said just put up with it.
loving my TMOUS TP2
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/08/2...rizon-stores-no-sign-of-blue-or-black-models/
Looks like we won't get the Black or Blue (even though Blue was never confirmed) models. That's slightly annoying.
Yep not about to spend 500+ on a phone with a color I am not crazy about. Think it's terrible how Verizon has treated the Htc One thus far. From polls I have see looks like a 50/50 split of people who prefer silver or black. And sure enough Verizon finds a way to piss off half that group who have already waited months to get this phone.
I really wanted the blue. In the end though... It's still a One.
I don't like black phones so this is perfect for me.
In person the Silver model is cheap and ugly looking compared to what I had seen on youtube, but the Black model is extremely sleek and classy (this is my own opinion, don't get your panties in a bunch if you don't agree). If they don't roll out a black version within a month I'm just going to get the S4 again I think. I know that color seems a silly reason not to get a phone but I'm the sort of person who holds on to electronics for a very long time so this will bug me endlessly.
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In person the Silver model is cheap and ugly looking compared to what I had seen on youtube, but the Black model is extremely sleek and classy (this is my own opinion, don't get your panties in a bunch if you don't agree). If they don't roll out a black version within a month I'm just going to get the S4 again I think. I know that color seems a silly reason not to get a phone but I'm the sort of person who holds on to electronics for a very long time so this will bug me endlessly.
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The black is not classy. It looks like a stealth bomber. You can't call a stealth bomber classy. The Black One is not sleek. It is hardcore, serious, and deadly. /joke
The S4 is not bad. It tried a friends today. No lag whatsoever. It was hard to reach the corners of the screen, but that's just me. Thing is, it felt extremely light. Not sure if that's good or bad.
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The black is not classy. It looks like a stealth bomber. You can't call a stealth bomber classy. The Black One is not sleek. It is hardcore, serious, and deadly. /joke
The S4 is not bad. It tried a friends today. No lag whatsoever. It was hard to reach the corners of the screen, but that's just me. Thing is, it felt extremely light. Not sure if that's good or bad.
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I actually had the S4 for a week and returned it (before any development happened) and it was a great phone minus the Touchwiz stuff and lag (it DID lag at the time but that was before Samsung pushed updates out). If I got it again I would pretty much be running either stock 4.3 or Cyanogenmod. The things that attracted me to the One were build, speakers, LCD screen quality, and Sense 5 being a smooth minimalist skin compared to bloated Touchwiz. S4 in my opinion is better for screen size (wider vs skinny), repair-ability, expansion, camera, button placement, and development support (more popular=more development). First world problems eh?
Oh and yeah it was really lightweight. I liked that because I put my phones in cases so it makes it seem less bulky than perhaps a heavier phone would. Strangely it was lighter than my 2 year old Fascinate that's half its size... not sure what black magic they did to make that happen.
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I actually had the S4 for a week and returned it (before any development happened) and it was a great phone minus the Touchwiz stuff and lag (it DID lag at the time but that was before Samsung pushed updates out). If I got it again I would pretty much be running either stock 4.3 or Cyanogenmod. The things that attracted me to the One were build, speakers, LCD screen quality, and Sense 5 being a smooth minimalist skin compared to bloated Touchwiz. S4 in my opinion is better for screen size (wider vs skinny), repair-ability, expansion, camera, button placement, and development support (more popular=more development). First world problems eh?
Oh and yeah it was really lightweight. I liked that because I put my phones in cases so it makes it seem less bulky than perhaps a heavier phone would. Strangely it was lighter than my 2 year old Fascinate that's half its size... not sure what black magic they did to make that happen.
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This whole thread is a big FWP. I don't want to buy this phone because, while it's better in almost(actually less than almost, both have pros and cons) every regard, it isn't in the color I like.
But, you're paying First world prices, so it's justifiable. I think the silver (which should really be called clear or natural) looks good in a sort of minimalist type of way.
Silver is the color of the bare metal. The black is just color on top, but the silver shows the true color of the phone.
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This whole thread is a big FWP. I don't want to buy this phone because, while it's better in almost(actually less than almost, both have pros and cons) every regard, it isn't in the color I like.
But, you're paying First world prices, so it's justifiable. I think the silver (which should really be called clear or natural) looks good in a sort of minimalist type of way.
Silver is the color of the bare metal. The black is just color on top, but the silver shows the true color of the phone.
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Yeah I agree with you on that, I like the silver color of the metal but I think what ruins it for me most is the white plastic trim. I think it would have looked a lot better with a darker grey or even black plastic trim instead of white which will get dirty really easily and in the future turn a disgusting yellowish tint. For some reason in person it really looks cheap with the way it all came together, where as the black one actually looked premium. Of course, like you said it is just color so the major drawback is if you manage to dent or scratch it it'll look a lot more beat up than the silver one. I'm the sort of person to use cases so odds are mine will stay really nice... in fact I've had 2 Seidio cases since August 1st because I had false hope that they would have released it that day! :crying:
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In person the Silver model is cheap and ugly looking compared to what I had seen on youtube, but the Black model is extremely sleek and classy (this is my own opinion, don't get your panties in a bunch if you don't agree). If they don't roll out a black version within a month I'm just going to get the S4 again I think. I know that color seems a silly reason not to get a phone but I'm the sort of person who holds on to electronics for a very long time so this will bug me endlessly.
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only issue I have with black is the same one I had with my iPhone 5 before I sold it - the black scratches right off to reveal the same 'cheap' silver underneath, and pretty easily. Put it on a table and slide it across, and it'll come off if the table has any texture at all...
I think the color is very important and not just because of a preference.
When watching videos you want the picture to blend in with the background. The silver sticks out like a sore thumb.
How many of you here would want an led tv with a silver frame as opposed to one in standard black?
i understand wanting that choice. to me, ive been waiting long enough, and i dont mind that visibility. honestly, i liked my white ipad more than my black iphone when i had them. also my led tv is silver - but its the thin bezel cinema screen
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When watching videos you want the picture to blend in with the background. The silver sticks out like a sore thumb.
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I've got to disagree. I've had several white phones and I never thought 'man I wish my phone was black so the video blended in.'
I'm looking at the video on the screen, not the phone. A black phone doesn't make the video any larger.
Hope the blue still comes out.
I want an announcement. What I don't want to have to wait another month and find out that they will never have black in their stores. Could be that they don't want to make one right now because they want it to sell in it's inferior color. I don't think so, and not even for profit.
Just ordered mine this afternoon. Been sitting on an upgrade since April. Was considering the Moto X but I'm sick of plastic phones and I think the screen is going to be much better on the One - true 1080p. Coming from the Dinc 4G its gonna be a little bigger but worth it for the screen. See you all in the Dev site.
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