Seems to be full of trolls, but I thought it was interesting our beloved Dinc2 is still getting press on one of the bigger technology blogs.
Lack of HDMI out was a big disappointment for me. Other than that, maybe more internal storage. Still a sweet black slab...
Move the damn volume buttons from the left side to the right side.
Move the power button to the left. Much easier for right handed people to press.
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So far, I think there's nothing I'd change other than like mentioned above, move the power button.
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Agreed for the power button. Using the "power button ends call" feature is kinda tough on the inc2.
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What would I change? BLOAT! Hardware wise though it's pretty much perfect. I had a fascinate before this and the only thing I is the amoled screen.
Yada yada tapped
Dual core?
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It's funny - I'm right handed, and I think the power button is in a perfect spot. I usually hold the phone with my left hand and use my right thumb or index finger to perform actions. The button is in a perfect spot for my left index finger. My girlfriend has a Droid X, which has a power button further to the left, and I can't stand it. Guess it comes down to personal preference.
Anyway, I'd agree with the poster who mentioned the bloat, which is pretty absurd on the stock firmware. Not really an issue for those of us who are rooted, but definitely the biggest drawback for the average user looking at the Dinc2.
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I'm perfectly happy with the position of the buttons and the lack of hdmi out.
The only thing I'd like is to have a stronger antenna. That's pretty much it.
better antenna and i'd be happy
No really big issues. I think 2gb internal storage is a little small. I think 8gb would of been great. However, I'm not sure how much of difference 1gb of ram would make. Otherwise, I OC it and its way faster than my old Eris. LOL
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No really big issues. I think 2gb internal storage is a little small. I think 8gb would of been great. However, I'm not sure how much of difference 1gb of ram would make. Otherwise, I OC it and its way faster than my old Eris. LOL
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Hah yeah I'm coming from an Eris as well. Hard to complain about this phone after suffering through 20 months of Eris ownership.
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Dual core?
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Why? Lol its faster than the x2 already.
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Hah yeah I'm coming from an Eris as well. Hard to complain about this phone after suffering through 20 months of Eris ownership.
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I also have an Eris, but we were lucky to have so much support on that phone. It held up for being one of the originals..
I like the Dinc2 pretty much the way it is.CPU is good enough (for now) it has enough RAM (for now) and the front facing camera is a major plus. A better antenna would be nice but their working on experiments with foil and conductive paints on one of the threads I saw here on XDA, and its only a matter of time before someone figures out a valid improvement.. I like the screen size and clarity. My Mother got a Nexus S 4g (which is an awesome phone, but has bad battery life, but she wont root it so....) but when i put my phone side by side with hers, the Dinc2 screen is so much better..
Signal on this phone SUCKS! Compared to an X2 its like comparing a child to an adult, and I have tried all those "experiments" myself, and none of them helped... Other than that, no complaints...
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Root fixed any issues I might have had. Haha
Switch the direction of the Charging port like the original dinc.
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Antenna, headphone jack sucks!!, charging port is loose, back cover doesn't hug as tight as it could. In my opinion it isn't put together as well as it could be. But don't execute me for stating this;-)
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Antenna, headphone jack sucks!!, charging port is loose, back cover doesn't hug as tight as it could. In my opinion it isn't put together as well as it could be. But don't execute me for stating this;-)
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Sounds like you have a bad one. Mine is great. The port is tight, the battery door is tight too.
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Related
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Veri...:+phonearena/ySoL+(Phone+Arena+-+Latest+News)
Silver looks cool. I have a white case on my black one.
Side rant...
Phonearena was totally unfair with that article. Do they actually try these phones before writing about them. The Droid Incredible 2 is the best phone that VZW has out now. Zero lag, nearly bug free gingerbread, best battery life of any VZW phone (20+ hrs), its a multitasking machine, great build, fast data speeds for 3g, and,more. This single core phone performs better in a side by side comparison against the x2 and d3 which lag even though they have dual cores. This phone has everything that was promised in a dual vote phone but is just single core, go figure.
+1 ............. Although, I still think I like the black better.
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Silver looks cool. I have a white case on my black one.
Side rant...
Phonearena was totally unfair with that article. Do they actually try these phones before writing about them. The Droid Incredible 2 is the best phone that VZW has out now. Zero lag, nearly bug free gingerbread, best battery life of any VZW phone (20+ hrs), its a multitasking machine, great build, fast data speeds for 3g, and,more. This single core phone performs better in a side by side comparison against the x2 and d3 which lag even though they have dual cores. This phone has everything that was promised in a dual vote phone but is just single core, go figure.
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Now that this is released I can get the white cover and strip the black off my aluminum and paint it white.
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stelv said:
Silver looks cool. I have a white case on my black one.
Side rant...
Phonearena was totally unfair with that article. Do they actually try these phones before writing about them. The Droid Incredible 2 is the best phone that VZW has out now. Zero lag, nearly bug free gingerbread, best battery life of any VZW phone (20+ hrs), its a multitasking machine, great build, fast data speeds for 3g, and,more. This single core phone performs better in a side by side comparison against the x2 and d3 which lag even though they have dual cores. This phone has everything that was promised in a dual vote phone but is just single core, go figure.
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I tend to stay away from phone arena articles..
Though a silver/white Inc2 would be nice!
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stelv said:
Silver looks cool. I have a white case on my black one.
Side rant...
Phonearena was totally unfair with that article. Do they actually try these phones before writing about them. The Droid Incredible 2 is the best phone that VZW has out now. Zero lag, nearly bug free gingerbread, best battery life of any VZW phone (20+ hrs), its a multitasking machine, great build, fast data speeds for 3g, and,more. This single core phone performs better in a side by side comparison against the x2 and d3 which lag even though they have dual cores. This phone has everything that was promised in a dual vote phone but is just single core, go figure.
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+1
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stelv said:
Silver looks cool. I have a white case on my black one.
Side rant...
Phonearena was totally unfair with that article. Do they actually try these phones before writing about them. The Droid Incredible 2 is the best phone that VZW has out now. Zero lag, nearly bug free gingerbread, best battery life of any VZW phone (20+ hrs), its a multitasking machine, great build, fast data speeds for 3g, and,more. This single core phone performs better in a side by side comparison against the x2 and d3 which lag even though they have dual cores. This phone has everything that was promised in a dual vote phone but is just single core, go figure.
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F*** em, we all know this phone is beasty.
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Any word if this has the secondary bootloader
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Damn! That looks pretty sick.
On a side note: @Stelv how do you get 20+ hours? Could you tell me your rom/customizations and such? I'm running CM7 #24 @ 1GHz.
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Mods please change sliver in the title to Silver!!!
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Mods please change sliver in the title to Silver!!!
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Lol sorry dumb auto correct lol
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Hey it caught my attention hmm let's look.
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I think that looks badass.
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I am glad that a lot of you agree with me that they are dolts at phonearena lol. I didn't know much about them but they are no longer a credible place for reviews for me.
It would be cool if HTC made the back cover in multiple colors that we could swap out.
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I am glad that a lot of you agree with me that they are dolts at phonearena lol. I didn't know much about them but they are no longer a credible place for reviews for me.
It would be cool if HTC made the back cover in multiple colors that we could swap out.
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well if this phone comes out, you can at least buy silver lol
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well if this phone comes out, you can at least buy silver lol
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White. Front is silver and the camera ring is silver
pinakaeus said:
Damn! That looks pretty sick.
On a side note: @Stelv how do you get 20+ hours? Could you tell me your rom/customizations and such? I'm running CM7 #24 @ 1GHz.
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I've gotten over 60 hours before. And I'm still on stock
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pinakaeus said:
Damn! That looks pretty sick.
On a side note: @Stelv how do you get 20+ hours? Could you tell me your rom/customizations and such? I'm running CM7 #24 @ 1GHz.
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Sorry just saw your post. 20+ is with medium usage. I have gotten well over 24 with light usage. Heavy usage is more like 16+.
I am unrooted running stock 2.3.3 gingerbread. I have screen brightness down to 40%. I have my widgets, email, etc set to update manually. I still have auto sync and background data on. My screen time out is set to 30 secs. I use Elixir to kill background processes for apps that I don't use like VZ Navigator every once in a while. I don't kill apps that I use and need to keep in memory. I try to kill as little as possible.
Maybe try a stock based rom to get better battery as CM7 is not based on the stock OS our phones came with.
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I've gotten over 60 hours before. And I'm still on stock
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Do you use like a 6000 mah battery or something. I hardly get 12 hours with moderate usage.
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Avelnan said:
Do you use like a 6000 mah battery or something. I hardly get 12 hours with moderate usage.
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I get 15-20 with heavy and a 2100mah battery
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I'm due for a upgrade and I'm having a hard time deciding on which phone I want. I haven't heard much talk on the razer but I do love the way it looks and feels over the prime. But the prime is
Unlocked. Man I hate decisions
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Well you do get a better screen with the nexus. I posted a summary of my nexus experience on the rezound or galaxy nexus thread.
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Oh ok. I'm trying to stay away from the rezound just because it looks similar to the dinc. Lol. Trying a different look. I love everything about the razer better but the nexus will be huge in development. Lol. I'm just not sure about the internal battery in the razor. Lol.
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Nexus, if your into dev. stuff and rooting its a way better choice than the RAZR.
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Nexus, if your into dev. stuff and rooting its a way better choice than the RAZR.
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Yeah I'm into rooting so that is one thing I like about the nexus. Lol. Decisions decisions.
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Yeah I'm into rooting so that is one thing I like about the nexus. Lol. Decisions decisions.
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That's definitely what your going to want to get (Nexus), Motorola devices usually have low activity development, go take a look at the RAZR forums for meh.
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Nexus, if your into dev. stuff and rooting its a way better choice than the RAZR.
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Hmm, this is a biggie for me and probably most people on this site.
The big downer on the nexus is no sd card slot.
Any guess on how much dev will be going on for the Rezound?
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Hmm, this is a biggie for me and probably most people on this site.
The big downer on the nexus is no sd card slot.
Any guess on how much dev will be going on for the Rezound?
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Virtually nothing until they can get the bootloader unlocked. When that happens NilsP will be busy.
Only thing that concerns me is if the razr freezes or bootloops. U can't just pull the battery.
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That's definitely what your going to want to get (Nexus), Motorola devices usually have low activity development, go take a look at the RAZR forums for meh.
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Yeah I guess as long as either one of them get miui I will be good. Lol. Just not sure on the internal battery for the razr. Lol.
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Well though Samsung Prime Nexus looks good the benefits of the Motorola Razr lure me.
Was told that the`Razr with Ice Cream software will be available in January 12.
The Razr can be plugged into a docking station and a keyboard and screen can be attached so it can be used like a notebook. There is also a self contained docking station complete with keyboard and screen.
Id be worried about no battery pull possibility. Also with such a thin phone it would be nice to upgrade the battery and back cover and still have a pretty thin device. Tons of bezel on the Razr too so its bigger than it needs to be. Only thing I like is built in access to home computer files...
there is a bigger battery version of the Razr coming soon....maybe removable battery on that. Still, i dislike Motorola.
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there is a bigger battery version of the Razr coming soon....maybe removable battery on that. Still, i dislike Motorola.
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Yeah I never had a Motorola phone but man this razr looks tempting lol. This is a tough decisions for me. Lol. I like the razr size better than the nexus because I have small hands. Lol. But like I said I like the nexus for the development.
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Yeah I never had a Motorola phone but man this razr looks tempting lol. This is a tough decisions for me. Lol. I like the razr size better than the nexus because I have small hands. Lol. But like I said I like the nexus for the development.
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My Father has the Droid 2 Global stock. It's cool and all but the UI of Motorola is just not as cool as Android or Sense.
I'm all for slim phones, been waiting till Americans could make some for our market..but no removable battery = fail. And i have slender hands...try out the Nexus at the store, I'm sure your hand will be fine operating the phone....i for one, was a bit wrong, i can use it w/ one hand, kind of~
Now if only stupid America can sell slim 7-9mm thick smartphones that are water proof/water resistant w/ a 10mp+ camera + good lens
kioshi said:
My Father has the Droid 2 Global stock. It's cool and all but the UI of Motorola is just not as cool as Android or Sense.
I'm all for slim phones, been waiting till Americans could make some for our market..but no removable battery = fail. And i have slender hands...try out the Nexus at the store, I'm sure your hand will be fine operating the phone....i for one, was a bit wrong, i can use it w/ one hand, kind of~
Now if only stupid America can sell slim 7-9mm thick smartphones that are water proof/water resistant w/ a 10mp+ camera + good lens
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I will definitely do that. Lol.
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If the razr freezes or something how would u go about in freezing it if u can't pull the battery. Like if something goes wrong rooting it. Lol. That's really my only concern.
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If the razr freezes or something how would u go about in freezing it if u can't pull the battery. Like if something goes wrong rooting it. Lol. That's really my only concern.
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Probably hold down the power button until it resets. They would have to have a hard reset on a device. That is how my tablet works.
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If the razr freezes or something how would u go about in freezing it if u can't pull the battery. Like if something goes wrong rooting it. Lol. That's really my only concern.
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Probably hold down the power button until it resets. They would have to have a hard reset on a device. That is how my tablet works.
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...or wait for the battery to die.
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Probably hold down the power button until it resets. They would have to have a hard reset on a device. That is how my tablet works.
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Yeah. I would think so. Lol.
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I have a upgrade and Im wondering which phone to get. I like the s3 a lot. Especially the new touchwiz. But I don't like that it could be glitchy and a cheap build. Plus I have had my note for about 6 monthes and I have had some screen problems like the weird ruff spots on it. And I don't want to have the same problems again with the s3. Also is the overheating fixed? I don't want to root this phone (atleast for now) I just want a nice clean reliable and custom experience. Also is the retina display noticeably better? If you have had any problems with your s3 please tell me. Any opinions will be helpful. I'm pretty open minded right now.
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U got 3 choices.. gs3, ip5, one x..
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Exactly. I don't know much about the iphone5 and one x can you list some pros and cons? That would be greatly appreciated.
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Best one is the gs3 cause the one x is older and dosnt have expandable storage or a super amoled or as great dev support and dont get me started with the i****onmyself 5
Save it for the Note 2.
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The note is great its just a tad to big. The 4.8 inch screen of s3 is great size for me. But I have heard it has a number of problems like overheating and its fragile compared to other devices or so I've read. A HUGE pet peeve I have is when the plastic battery door creaks and squeaks. Is that apparent on the g3? And if it does, how well do those metal doors on eBay work?
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One more thing. Will the g3 run smooth and reliable without modifing it? I want to use it right out of the box with the least amount of problems as possible
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Never had a problem with my backdoor or overheating and yes its perfectly stable with stock
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Are all the us carrier versions the same spec wise?
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Depends.
If by "overheat" you mean getting uncomfortably hot, that only happens when you play intensive games like NOVA3 for extended periods of time.
Backdoor creak has never happened to me, but my buttons on the side creek occasionally.
As for your options, honestly the One X doesn't look shabby, but remember that there is less development in that sector, and that the SGS3 has plenty of devs.
As for the iPhone 5, I can tell you from my experience-- that if you enjoy Android, stay away from iOS unless you want to dumb yourself down to a trained monkey. That's my biggest problem with iOS, it's made for extremely simple people. Jailbreaking can't fix the nature of that OS, and that made me dump my iPhone.
In my opinion, I think you should get the SGS3. Build quality won't reach the iPhone 5's, but other then that you won't have any regrets. Besides, you can always exchange.
Goodluck bud!
PS: All US Carrier models are the same, besides the radio. Same Dual Core A-15's @ 1.5GHz.
The main problem I have with the s3 is build quality,reliability,accessories. The iPhone 5 IA built so nicely it makes me feel like it's actually worth 200-300 dollars. The s3 just doesn't give me that quality feel.
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Is there noticeable lag on the att g3?
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Mine is lag free
IPhone 5 is also over hyped. You're paying for materials and branding, not quality of product.
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Love my gs3
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Me being me I wouldn't buy any phone but an iPhone 5 right now. Value is too high. Buy that and trade for SGS3 plus cash!
Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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I've had my S3 since early July, naked screened, and when i wipe the slight smudges off of it from my fingers, it shines like the day i bought it.
As for the battery door.... yea, i'm pretty sure the only people you'd hear about it being squeaky or cheap from are the iPhone 5 Republic. To them, anything plastic is sh*t anymore. I'd hate to have seen how they chose a phone 6+ years ago, when very few phones even used a THIN metal shell, and smartphones were limited to Windows Mobile and Blackberries basically. I never hear a noise from it, and it's far from cheap feeling. It's actually Polycarbonate plastic.
I've had it running a custom ROM since i'd say just under a month into having it.... but i still tend to stick to the tweaked stock roms more than CM10 stuff, simply because i like the TouchWiz camera. Runs fantastic.
Now Im reading about loose power buttons and even one guys supposedly fell off. OS and screen size of the s3 combined with the build quality,reliability, and retina display of the iPhone 5 would be a fantastic phone.
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There is too much just to state one. Here is my list that I generalized.
I love:
*Screen size & quality
*Pen Window
*Universal TV remote including Apple TV
*Phone is fast and smooth
It's light it's smooth it's big it's fast it's sexeeee...enough said peace out
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The Snapdragon 800 <3
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It's big, it's beautiful, it's fast, it's smooth, camera quality, screen quality, s pen experience is all top notch, and it's the new kid on the block. Not sure about you guys, but I haven't seen much advertisement for this device (in Hawaii) which tells me that there won't be too many people with it (in Hawaii). Kinda makes me feel special.
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That it's mine. ☺???
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Good battery (according to my usage, I had to change battery twice and I had to change the battery once).
More natural white and other color.
Smooth operation (no shutter when watching TV through HD Homerun).
Removable battery (do you see the first line?)
Ample 32GB internal storage.
deeznutz1977 said:
That it's mine. ☺???
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This ^
The enormous, crystal clear screen! The Spen. And the great battery life.
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amazing
it charges so fast !!!!!!!:good::good::good::good::good:
beautiful screen
amazing overall
I love the screen. It makes customizing it more fun than on any other phone I've had. I also love how smooth the transitions and animations are, and how fast it is. It's a beautiful phone that you appreciate more, the more you play with it.
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Beautiful screen? Check
Ultra fast processor? Check
Lots of ram? Check
Excellent camera? Check
Or as phone arena puts it...
Cons:
None.
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So far I love everything about the Note 3 (even Touchwiz) but hands down the screen is the best part about this phone. I walked into T-Mobile today and the screen is so vibrant it made every other phone in the store look like garbage.
Everything. Some things amaze me, like the charging time. Unreal how quick it charges.
sgh-TWEAKED-889©
Everything! And now to add to the list of awesomeness that is the Note 3, I just found out the it's ANT+ compatible. I just tested this successfully by pairing it with a Garmin ANT+ heart rate monitor!
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Eeeeeverything. Seriously. This phone is nothing short of amazing.
Or maybe it's because I was in purgatory with an HTC Sensation for 2+ years. The Sensation was so bad, I almost broke down and upgraded to an SGS4 when my contract was up. But I held out for three more months knowing the GN3 would come "soon". Longest three months ever.
But if I had to highlight something great about the GN3, it would be the battery life, performance and screen. Yea ok, those are three things but you really can't just pick one good thing to say about this phone.
The screen for sure. I don't have my Note 3 yet (ordered on Negri Electronics last night) but from playing with it in store that screen outshined my Note 1 screen by a ton, much better color and white balance while having impossibly small pixels. That screen alone seems worth the upgrade.
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Eeeeeverything. Seriously. This phone is nothing short of amazing.
Or maybe it's because I was in purgatory with an HTC Sensation for 2+ years. The Sensation was so bad, I almost broke down and upgraded to an SGS4 when my contract was up. But I held out for three more months knowing the GN3 would come "soon". Longest three months ever.
But if I had to highlight something great about the GN3, it would be the battery life, performance and screen. Yea ok, those are three things but you really can't just pick one good thing to say about this phone.
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Damn lol, you must be the happiest person on earth. The sensation was truly a piece of garbage and you came from that? You went from zero to hero!
My girl did the same upgrade, she is in love with this phone!!
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The screen, obviously, and the IR port. I have been missing having an IR port since my treo days, it's about bloody time that technology made a comeback.
Hey everyone first off if I say anything stupid I apologize in advance.
So due to the Verizon sale on the HTC one I decided to leave the S4 behind for more then one reason.
First being that the build quality is piss poor at best, and second I can't get my AOSP fix.
My only questions are
1. Has anyone else gone from the s4 to the one? If so any regrets?
2. The most important question: is there any chance of me getting a HTC one that I can't flash Roms on. I.e. upgraded firmware etc..
If everything checks out I hope to joining this community soon!
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All are rootable as of right now
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zeropally said:
All are rootable as of right now
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Sorry if this is a dimwitted question, but my s4 is rooted but the boot loader is still locked is this not the case when dealing with HTC devices?
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No rummrunner roots and soff all in one. Work for all firmware including most recent ota
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zeropally said:
No rummrunner roots and soff all in one. Work for all firmware including most recent ota
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Thank you very much just that much more excited.
Now I'm just interested in if anyone has switched from the s4 to the one
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I haven't switched but I've played with both. What questions do you have?
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zeropally said:
I haven't switched but I've played with both. What questions do you have?
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Oh no real questions just wondering if those who have used both are happier with the one overall
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Oh word. I myself much prefer the feel and shape. With a one there's a wow factor for how solid it feels. It really does feel great. The diff in screen size is hardly noticeable. While the one screen pops I do envy how the s4 looks like there's no depth. Speed is about the same. The camera on the one is better IMO but both have their strengths. Battery on the one is better over all. And the no physical buttons is a plus to me. Plus the volume and power buttons are hardly noticeable unless your using them. I suggest using santods tiktak ROM if you like aosp. Very smooth and stable. Still in beta too so means it'll just get bettet
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zeropally said:
Oh word. I myself much prefer the feel and shape. With a one there's a wow factor for how solid it feels. It really does feel great. The diff in screen size is hardly noticeable. While the one screen pops I do envy how the s4 looks like there's no depth. Speed is about the same. The camera on the one is better IMO but both have their strengths. Battery on the one is better over all. And the no physical buttons is a plus to me. Plus the volume and power buttons are hardly noticeable unless your using them. I suggest using santods tiktak ROM if you like aosp. Very smooth and stable. Still in beta too so means it'll just get bettet
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I respect how you were subjective even though you own a one for that you get a high five *high five* <---see there it is.
And that you for the ROM suggestion going to look at it now. My only wish is that Verizon had the black HTC one....well we can hope right?
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Yeah I enjoy the white one more then I thought. First white phone. But I did kick myself for not waiting for the blue one lol
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zeropally said:
Yeah I enjoy the white one more then I thought. First white phone. But I did kick myself for not waiting for the blue one lol
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Wait Verizon has a blue one......whatttt
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Yup and its sweet
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TheGameDNA said:
Wait Verizon has a blue one......whatttt
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Yep they do but is exclusively at best buy
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Dark Jedi said:
Yep they do but is exclusively at best buy
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And it's on sale for 49.99 right now
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/one-4g-mobile-phone/1622298.p;jsessionid=56409C64ED5D35D66D94A37AEA00F879.bbolsp-app01-151?id=1219057250673&skuId=1622298&st=htc%20one&cp=1&lp=1&contract_desc=
I went from s4 to the one. No regrets at all. Only pro s4 had in my opinion is a little better camera.
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TheGameDNA said:
Thank you very much just that much more excited.
Now I'm just interested in if anyone has switched from the s4 to the one
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I wanted the One before it came to Verizon, so I got the S4 instead, but switched when the opportunity presented itself. I'm pretty happy with it. While I enjoyed the S4, the build quality doesn't compare to the One. The S4 has a better camera, but the One has awesome speakers. They really do have their own strengths and weaknesses. Put a KitKat ROM on your One and go out and enjoy it!
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I wanted the One before it came to Verizon, so I got the S4 instead, but switched when the opportunity presented itself. I'm pretty happy with it. While I enjoyed the S4, the build quality doesn't compare to the One. The S4 has a better camera, but the One has awesome speakers. They really do have their own strengths and weaknesses. Put a KitKat ROM on your One and go out and enjoy it!
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Thank you for everyone's input might be able to get the htc one for free though best buy since they offer a 50 dollar gift cards on new 2 year contracts and since the one is now 50 dollars no money out of pocket.
Blue htc one here I come
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TheGameDNA said:
Hey everyone first off if I say anything stupid I apologize in advance.
So due to the Verizon sale on the HTC one I decided to leave the S4 behind for more then one reason.
First being that the build quality is piss poor at best, and second I can't get my AOSP fix.
My only questions are
1. Has anyone else gone from the s4 to the one? If so any regrets?
2. The most important question: is there any chance of me getting a HTC one that I can't flash Roms on. I.e. upgraded firmware etc..
If everything checks out I hope to joining this community soon!
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Hope to see here you. The SG4 was a "fun" phone, I guess I'd describe it, but the HTC One is a real mans phone. No cheapy plastic, HTC Sense is great, I personally love it. I do miss the feeling of, oh hey I can just toss this phone around, with the HTC One, it's just too perfect, so for the first time since my first smart phone (HTC Eris) I put a very light, clear TPU case, which I absolutely LOVE. Don't have to worry about the metal getting dinged up on the sides, (it's a very soft metal, if you check out scratch videos on youtube, you can see on this one side the metal is VERY light and susceptible to scratches, I had no case for like the first 3 days, I went to pick up the phone and accidentally like push it forward (it was on a table) and it pushed into a lighter.. to my surprise I now have a small scratch from the tip of the metal lighter. That's when I went and found the case. I couldn't believe it scratched it, It was such a soft touch to the lighter.
I went without a case on the sg3/sg4 and both are still 9/10 condition.
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Hope to see here you. The SG4 was a "fun" phone, I guess I'd describe it, but the HTC One is a real mans phone. No cheapy plastic, HTC Sense is great, I personally love it. I do miss the feeling of, oh hey I can just toss this phone around, with the HTC One, it's just too perfect, so for the first time since my first smart phone (HTC Eris) I put a very light, clear TPU case, which I absolutely LOVE. Don't have to worry about the metal getting dinged up on the sides, (it's a very soft metal, if you check out scratch videos on youtube, you can see on this one side the metal is VERY light and susceptible to scratches, I had no case for like the first 3 days, I went to pick up the phone and accidentally like push it forward (it was on a table) and it pushed into a lighter.. to my surprise I now have a small scratch from the tip of the metal lighter. That's when I went and found the case. I couldn't believe it scratched it, It was such a soft touch to the lighter.
I went without a case on the sg3/sg4 and both are still 9/10 condition.
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Very true about the it being a real mans phone I'm headed to best buy later today or tomorrow I'm ready to get my cynogenmod on I've missed it
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Love HTC One
I think the HTC One is better. You can't beat the boom sound speakers, and it's so easy to root and s-off. There are so many great ROMs available too. Can't go wrong