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So it's almost time to get a new phone but I can't figure out what to get...iPhone is definitely OUT...I refuse to be stuck with Apple-only BS...
...so if you were going to get a new Android device (phone) tomorrow what would it be?
I mean what is a step above the EVO 4G (besides the E3D)? Is there something better than the E4G?
Was thinking about this today....definitely need something that can be freaked like the Evo 4G.....
I'm not diggin' the E3D because of the lower MP camera & I hear the 3D really isn't all that...plus I've seen some "3D" footage shot with the E3D and it looked like regular old camera-phone footage...definitely NOT impressed at all...seems more like a gimmick to me...
I hear the Nexus has "the full Android experience" whatever the hell that means...I'm guessing no carrier bloatware?
Anyway...any suggestions?
Galaxys24g touch or whatever it's called.
If your stuck on sprint I would get the 3d. It has more ram and a better processor. The development on the 3d is huge which means better roms. My roommate has a Samsung epic 4g and its a pain in the a**. Not much going on in terms of rom development and even getting a rom on it involves upgrading the radio everytime a new rom is leaked. You also have to flash pretty much everything through samsungs software instead of CWM (no amonRA on samsungs that I have seen). I would stick to HTC.
If you can switch carriers the HTC sensation looks nice.
If I had to buy tomorrow...
On Sprint, probably the Epic Touch. Verizon, Droid Bionic. AT&T, Galaxy S II. T-Mobile, Amaze.
Of all? Epic Touch I think. If only it had a metal/soft touch unibody and some actual heft...
Just remembered. Epic Touch has LOS and a couple issues right now. Dang it.
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SAMSUNG GALAXY S 2 EPIC 4G TOUCH or HTC SENSATION XE OR XL WITH BEATS AUDIO
My Oreo Evo 4g
Nexus Prime > Samsung Galaxy S II.
Epic 4G Touch, without a doubt.
well tomorrow better be the day when a kal el device is released with a 4.5 inch HD screen 1-2 gb of ram and 32GB of internal storage.
if tomorrow was really tomorrow. probably the evo 3d just do to its familiarity and sense.
Nexus prime or whatever they are calling it
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Robbsta said:
If your stuck on sprint I would get the 3d. It has more ram and a better processor. The development on the 3d is huge which means better roms. My roommate has a Samsung epic 4g and its a pain in the a**. Not much going on in terms of rom development and even getting a rom on it involves upgrading the radio everytime a new rom is leaked. You also have to flash pretty much everything through samsungs software instead of CWM (no amonRA on samsungs that I have seen). I would stick to HTC.
If you can switch carriers the HTC sensation looks nice.
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Coming from htc, odin is one of the coolest things ive seen in a while. You can still use clockwork. I upgraded to the d710 from the 3d and yes you are right the 3d has more development. Which is good because the 3d needs a lot of work where as the stock rom on the d710 is fantastic and really doesnt need any deving. The d710 crushes the 3d in speed im not sure why you're arguing the reverse? Ive been loyal to htc for years but they just aren't what they used to be. Samsung is the new HTC in my eyes.
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10Char.....
alaman68 said:
Nexus prime or whatever they are calling it
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Ok but you cant buy that phone tmw.
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OneStepAhead said:
Ok but you cant buy that phone tmw.
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Huawei Acsend P7
It looks like the HTC Rezound is going to be a beefed up Dinc2.
I couldn't find the dimensions so I don't know how thick this is, but it looks like a similar design with:
-4.3" screen
-1.5Ghz dual-core processor
-1GB RAM
- 4G cellular
They are getting ridiculous with prices...
And this looks like the incredible allot...love the red mixed in it.
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The red soft keys look SICK!!!!!
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A lot of people commented on the article about the back. I doubt they read the whole thing, since it's a picture showing the case.
Looks pretty sweet. If I had 4g in my neighborhood, this would be the phone that would tempt me to possibly replace the Inc2, and I really like the Inc2 alot
Although, I think if someone were to put AOSP on it, it just wouldn't look right unless you had a red theme. For whatever reason, sense always looks good with red, and they added to that with the keys.
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Red soft keys?
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Red soft keys?
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Lol view the link bro
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I am waiting for a phone to be 4G and have full GSM world support. An Dinc2 form factor with 4G and GSM would rock.
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The red soft keys look SICK!!!!!
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Ha! I actually would never buy it specifically because of the red soft keys. Unlikely, but maybe they pulled some slick trick like the rotating buttons on the Inc2 and made the color of the buttons changeable.
No hardware keyboard?
Too bad there is not a hardware keyboard on this.
Oh well a Bluetooth mini will have to do.
We might find an extended battery before the release.
Sweet ...
The only concern I have is if that dual core 1.5 ghz snapdragon will be able to handle the hd display and sense 3.5 effectively
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The only concern I have is if that dual core 1.5 ghz snapdragon will be able to handle the hd display and sense 3.5 effectively
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What?!?!?!?!?! Lol my single core handles 3.5 no problem..
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If it were exactly the same phone with a 4" screen, with NFC and as thin as the RAZR, I'd buy 2. This looks to be nearly identical as the T-mobile Amaze 4g. Slightly too big for me.
Yeah, I was gonna say, I'm running its ROM right now to reply to this.
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But with the hd display at such a high quality, it's gonna eat up speed. But that's my only question on the phone lol.
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But with the hd display at such a high quality, it's gonna eat up speed. But that's my only question on the phone lol.
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Definitely wouldn't worry about it. Our phone flies with sense 3.5....that things going to eat it for breakfast..then cm9 for lunch (at least mine would)
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What?!?!?!?!?! Lol my single core handles 3.5 no problem..
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We are running a developer optimized, stripped down 3.5, a version of 3.5 intended for a single core processor (runnymede) with framework tweaks also though.
That said, the rezound will handle it just beautifully.
I have a Droid 3 and missing the MIUI and other rom experiences. My only concern with trading out for the Dinc 2 is performance (flash video) and future support.
Any former dual core users here that can compare with Dinc 2's fluidity? The narrow screen of the D3 bugs me as well, I also like the option of free tethering which is a hassle right now with D3. I don't hog data i just like to have the option to use it. Any help would be appreciated thanks!
Personally, I think the Inc2 is plenty fast. I have no lag running Sense 3.5
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Never had a 2core before but I have seen that the development section of the D3 is really empty looking without rom threads.
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My Inc 2 is faster and smoother than my dx2 ever was
Tap'n on miui incredible 2
I have to say that the inc2 is first pick. My phone out performs most dual core. Haven't put it toe to toe yet with the razr but if it is anything like past moto phones it will hold its own.
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I have never used a dual core phones, but for some reason devs stay away from them. Then again devs stay away from moto phones too. So if you want this phone for the ROMs then go ahead. But the new dual core HTC phone for Verizon looks pretty sick, and I know devs will love to make ROMs for that. If you do get the dinc 2 please compair the speed of both phones and say which one is better running the default ROMs on both. Just.wondering.
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Instead of dinc 2, I would say getting a rezound is better. But of you emphasize of miui ROM den get a dinc 2.
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I have never used a dual core phones, but for some reason devs stay away from them. Then again devs stay away from moto phones too. So if you want this phone for the ROMs then go ahead. But the new dual core HTC phone for Verizon looks pretty sick, and I know devs will love to make ROMs for that. If you do get the dinc 2 please compair the speed of both phones and say which one is better running the default ROMs on both. Just.wondering.
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ummm. 3DVO has more roms than like any other phone.
AgalychnisCallidryas said:
ummm. 3DVO has more roms than like any other phone.
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Far from it.
Back to OP: I'd go with the dinc2, much better community, better phone overall imo. Technically, the D3 is superior, but in my hands, I really preferred the dinc2. Much nicer on the eyes, thinner, etc.
If you do trade make sure you get some money out of it. $75 -$50
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I had the droid 2 global and traded up for the incredible 2...WITH no regrets at all....The incredible 2 has way more options to mod with and is a lot smoother running... Go with the incredible!
Which is the better phone overall? Which has the biggest/best dev community? What are the pros and cons?
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Incred 2 is a bigger screen, faster processor, and more RAM. Also, its a global phone.
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Incred 2 is a bigger screen, faster processor, and more RAM. Also, its a global phone.
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Thanks! Yes I knew it had a bigger screen 4" I think vs 3.7. But faster processer? What are the clock speeds on the two phones? I thought the dinc was clocked at 1000.
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DI2 running SkyRaider Zeus R1.3, stock kernel with Quadrant score of 1446 - benchmarked 350% faster than my Droid Eris, working Flash Player & playing Hulu nicely ....
I loved my Inc1... But the Inc2 is what the original should have been at launch. I only miss the red accents. Perfect size for a phone. Not gigantic and ugly like the Moto Razr Tablet and not too small like how my Inc1 feels now.
Love this phone just wish it was 4g
Loved the Inc1 dev community but the Inc2 is growing and has everything I need. Virtuous, Cm7, and the fifteen million Newt roms.
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I came from a Droid X and I must say, I love this phone. Unlocked bootloader, sweet roms.
It does, however, seem quite a bit smaller in my pocket, which it good, and in hand, which is not as good.
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06stang said:
and the fifteen million Newt roms.
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Hehe made me lol
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Incredible 2 , if it will be used as CDMA , there are many Sense 3.5 Roms and dev community for that . But if you are Using GSM , there are only very few roms that support Global Mode and the max available is Sense 3
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Incredible 2 , if it will be used as CDMA , there are many Sense 3.5 Roms and dev community for that . But if you are Using GSM , there are only very few roms that support Global Mode and the max available is Sense 3
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It would be used as CDMA. Do both phones have the same clock speed? And what is the difference in ram?
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They have the same speed but the core in this phone is newer and has a faster GPU.
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It would be used as CDMA. Do both phones have the same clock speed? And what is the difference in ram?
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dinc1 has 512mb of ram, dinc2 has 768 i believe
as for faster processor, clock speed isnt everything. Just try out a 1.6ghz atom and compare it to a 1.6ghz i3. The snapdragon in the Dinc2 is a new chip, with a smaller architecture and better power management, with a newer GPU.
Not to be an ass, but honestly you're comparing an older phone to a newer one. The Dinc2 is an all around better phone simply because it has some more refined components in it.
As for the dev community, this phone has quite an active one. We have 2 different ICS ports (one on xda, the other on rootzwiki), countless sense roms, TSM poolparty, OMFGB, OMGB, CM7, MIUI, etc. We have nearly anything you could want running on this phone out, or in the pipeline.
This is a great device and if you're looking to get one, i'd recommend it.
100% agreed.
I started with the HTC Eris
Then the D INC 1
and now D INC 2, and all 3 were great phones. But the INC2 just blows the INC1 out of the water. Is the Inc1 still a nice phone? Yes. Is the INC2 much better? Yes.
andybones said:
100% agreed.
I started with the HTC Eris
Then the D INC 1
and now D INC 2, and all 3 were great phones. But the INC2 just blows the INC1 out of the water. Is the Inc1 still a nice phone? Yes. Is the INC2 much better? Yes.
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Agreed. My wife has the inc1 with an amoled screen and this is still wayyyy better. I miss my Eris sometimes lol
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knipp21 said:
Agreed. My wife has the inc1 with an amoled screen and this is still wayyyy better. I miss my Eris sometimes lol
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Lol I feel so young in smartphone years. The DINC2 is my first one. I had jailbroken my iPod touch and messed around with themes and stuff and even downloaded a thing to make my own, but I got this and I can't go back to iOS unless I was forced to. I love this phone. It's very smooth running, and I wouldn't trade it for anything lol. Except maybe an s-off rezound or something
I know it doesn't exist yet, but I'd love to see it haha.
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Lol I feel so young in smartphone years. The DINC2 is my first one. I had jailbroken my iPod touch and messed around with themes and stuff and even downloaded a thing to make my own, but I got this and I can't go back to iOS unless I was forced to. I love this phone. It's very smooth running, and I wouldn't trade it for anything lol. Except maybe an s-off rezound or something
I know it doesn't exist yet, but I'd love to see it haha.
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I started with the fascinate, traded it in for the dinc2, so i'm just as new as you are.
I'm very happy with this phone, not even sure if i'd swap it for a G-Nex...(call me insane xD)
Let's also not forget the stupid /data/data partition with the Incredible that really limited the amount of apps you could have installed.
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Agreed. My wife has the inc1 with an amoled screen and this is still wayyyy better. I miss my Eris sometimes lol
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Haha yeah I still take my Eris out and play with it from time to time. My wife has a x2 was tempted to switch to my eris after playing with it lol
But yes this phone is great one of the best experiences I have ever had with a phone.
No HDMI or MHL with the Dinc 2 though.
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It would be used as CDMA. Do both phones have the same clock speed? And what is the difference in ram?
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you can compare the whole specs side by side at gsmarena.com ( very good site ) , and here is the link for the comparison http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3938&idPhone2=3230
Alright so I have had 5 Droid x2s within less than a year. I'm able to get a free Droid inc2 instead of another x2 replacement. I'm wondering if any of you inc2 had a x2 before and what you liked better and why. Im currently running cm9 on my x2 and its pretty zippy. I want my phone to be fast. Very fast. I'm not sure if I should sick with my x2 or get the inc2. All input is welcome and thanks! =D
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dets34 said:
Alright so I have had 5 Droid x2s within less than a year. I'm able to get a free Droid inc2 instead of another x2 replacement. I'm wondering if any of you inc2 had a x2 before and what you liked better and why. Im currently running cm9 on my x2 and its pretty zippy. I want my phone to be fast. Very fast. I'm not sure if I should sick with my x2 or get the inc2. All input is welcome and thanks! =D
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I would get the Incredible 2 just because the phone is guaranteed to get the update to ICS later on (the Droid X2 is going to stuck on gingerbread sadly).
I would get the dinc2. I currently have both and I absolutely love my dinc2. And even though it only has a single core even without overclocking you will not see a difference between the dinc and the x2...well besides a smaller screen.
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thanks for the input guys. I have done a lot of research on the two comparing them over and over. By the looks of it the inc 2 usually comes out on top. The "dual" core x2 doesn't even use the tegra 2 processors to the full potential because the 2.3.x software doesn't take it into account. so those dual cores are just as good as a single core without properly adjusting for it. which moto (like usually) failed to do. Looks like im getting the inc 2 =D