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[Q] Should I trade my Xperia Play?

I have a Verizon Xperia Play, the phone is great it just has a lot of problem's, I'm thinking about trading it in for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE. Should I do it, yes or no?

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Tell us what problems you are having,most of XPs problems are software related and fixable

anymore details?

izink said:
I have a Verizon Xperia Play, the phone is great it just has a lot of problem's, I'm thinking about trading it in for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE. Should I do it, yes or no?
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Yes, if you want to be completely disappointed with Mobile gaming.
Whats "a lot of problems", post them and we can help you with solutions. Mine has 0 problems and is stock.

I would never give up the gamepad...if you MUST trade just wait for the Samsung galaxy nexus to release...it will have 4g lte and android 4.0.
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izink said:
I have a Verizon Xperia Play, the phone is great it just has a lot of problem's, I'm thinking about trading it in for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE. Should I do it, yes or no?
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I own both an HTC Thunderbolt and a xPlay. If you think the splay has any problems, just wait till you see that Thunderbolt. Stick with the play.
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Leraeniesh said:
I own both an HTC Thunderbolt and a xPlay. If you think the splay has any problems, just wait till you see that Thunderbolt. Stick with the play.
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Seriously every phone has issues. My Samsung captivate (SGS) had the most horrible GPS. It would show me driving 3 miles away through peoples houses in the wrong direction with the arrow going sideways and tell me it had 15m accuracy.
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Clienterror said:
Seriously every phone has issues. My Samsung captivate (SGS) had the most horrible GPS. It would show me driving 3 miles away through peoples houses in the wrong direction with the arrow going sideways and tell me it had 15m accuracy.
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HA! +1 on this.

shiftylock said:
HA! +1 on this.
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I just trade my xplay to a 2nd hand HD2 and moto atrix 4G.
Hd2 is always good, i used to own one, sold and buy again now. Since it's not native android, the battery is sooooooooo poor.
Moto is fast but the icons are so ugly compare with the sony ericsson icons. And I do miss the hardware buttons.
I have never been a fan of all touch buttons.

uccoffee said:
I just trade my xplay to a 2nd hand HD2 and moto atrix 4G.
Hd2 is always good, i used to own one, sold and buy again now. Since it's not native android, the battery is sooooooooo poor.
Moto is fast but the icons are so ugly compare with the sony ericsson icons. And I do miss the hardware buttons.
I have never been a fan of all touch buttons.
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Kinda funny, I went from an Atrix to a XP and I'm loving it. It kinda showed me raw hardware power is useless with garbage software support and poor optimization.
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Twiz is the only reason we don't have ics.

The reason it will probably be June is because Samsung is redesigning touchwiz so the next phones to launch also have it. I even think Samsung either has to release it soon or its going to be a long time. Once the nexus is out it is too late. Once the sg3 is out its way too late.
This may be the better phone but I don't even care at this point Samsung always does this crap. It could actually go till September. Point blank I am only buying nexus phones from now on or going to another os. Plus I love how the nexus feels and looks.
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You argument is a bit premature. Last time I checked only one non nexus device has been updated and that just happened yesterday. It was a tablet too, not a phone. Other than the Nexus devices there is not one single ICS phone being sold that I am aware of. So, you can be mad a Samsung all you want. But, they aren't the one changing the OS every 6 months. There has been 19 Android updates in the 3 1/2 years Android has been available.
You are also not remembering Ice Cream Sandwich has been updated 3 times in 3 months and it still is having problems.
I wouldn't mind a nice update once in a while to keep things fresh. But, Twiz is not the only reason we don't have ICS. If that were the case these leaked roms wouldn't be floating around.

Have some faith in our awesome devs. If it weren't for them, you would be sitting on a stock rom right now.
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People just post the dumbest **** here...

Samsung leaks of ICS for the GSM one are pretty close actually
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Nothing but assumptions....
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[email protected] said:
People just post the dumbest **** here...
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I concur
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Tell us how you really feel OP

Crybaby ICS threads litter this forum.
Those that aren't happy with ET due to lack of ICS go buy a nexus.

Reminds me of og epic forums and gb
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Galaxy Nexus coming to sprint is why we wont have ISC for a while. Why would sprint give it to us before the release of G-nexus the first ICS phone? They want you to buy it not get yours upgraded, lol. Its sprint this time not sammy

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Crybaby ICS threads litter this forum.
Those that aren't happy with ET due to lack of ICS go buy a nexus.
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Yeah most of us will buy a nexus. And the reason its upsetting is because April is a long time from now. And most of the Android phones are HTC and Samsung. Both of these companies are pretty slow to update.
Just watch somehow Samsung will release a phone with ics before this one gets it. Anyway wmim happy sprint is getting the nexus. My gf can have this phone and my dad can get the nexus s which also has ics on it.
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Fataldesain said:
Yeah most of us will buy a nexus. And the reason its upsetting is because April is a long time from now. And most of the Android phones are HTC and Samsung. Both of these companies are pretty slow to update.
Just watch somehow Samsung will release a phone with ics before this one gets it. Anyway wmim happy sprint is getting the nexus. My gf can have this phone and my dad can get the nexus s which also has ics on it.
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Well to buy a GN is a bad move you will be losing much more then gaining.
The GS3 lte should drop in August that will blow away GN

Considering all of this hype for ICS you'd think that it was about the return of Jesus or something.

Its like this with every update. Gingerbread and Froyo was the same way.
On my Epic mobile phone.

I doubt Sprint will hold back the release of ICS for sgs2. 1, If people use their upgrades then they wont have one for the galaxy nexus unless they use someone elses upgrade. 2, it has LTE which the sgs2 doesnt.
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sling said:
Well to buy a GN is a bad move you will be losing much more then gaining.
The GS3 lte should drop in August that will blow away GN
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Are we guessing here. We don't even know what the sg3 is and second screw touchwiz. Nexus is the best phone out now. I'll buy an iPhone before a buy another galaxy.
Its nexus or nothing else. Tired of Samsung and their awful radios. The hardware of this phone might be better but I'll take a slimmer phone higher Res and pure Google experience any day over anything Samsung can do. We all know in the end Samsung will screw us and not update the phone or take forever
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Fataldesain said:
Nexus is the best phone out now. I'll buy an iPhone before a buy another galaxy.
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Please go buy an iphone you have no clue what your talking about.
Only thing better on GN hardware wise is the display.....that's it.
GS2 has better Camera ,Speaker , Battery life , processor- Exynos.
SD card is a plus as well.
Device Performance is the same except for ICS not being 3 party app friendly which is another con.
Fataldesain said:
Its nexus or nothing else. Tired of Samsung and their awful radios. The hardware of this phone might be better but I'll take a slimmer phone higher Res and pure Google experience any day over anything Samsung can do. We all know in the end Samsung will screw us and not update the phone or take forever
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Please go buy an iphone their community needs your vast smartphone knowledge

Fataldesain said:
Are we guessing here. We don't even know what the sg3 is and second screw touchwiz. Nexus is the best phone out now. I'll buy an iPhone before a buy another galaxy.
Its nexus or nothing else. Tired of Samsung and their awful radios. The hardware of this phone might be better but I'll take a slimmer phone higher Res and pure Google experience any day over anything Samsung can do. We all know in the end Samsung will screw us and not update the phone or take forever
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You know the Galaxy Nexus IS a Samsung right? Google may control the Android Updates, but the radio is all sammy. Look at the signal issues with the Sprint version of the nexusS.

cordell12 said:
You know the Galaxy Nexus IS a Samsung right? Google may control the Android Updates, but the radio is all sammy. Look at the signal issues with the Sprint version of the nexusS.
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OP has no clue

G Nexus VS SGS3

Which of these 2 devices are you guys most interested in? If they both come out with LTE on Sprint and ICS of course? I personally am Wowed by the camera in our ET4G and hope that the next one only gets better ... what do you guys think?

Obviously it'll be the SGS3
GNexus is already old and barely a step up from the ET4G

I dunno it's gonna be a hard decision. Im sure the Sprint GalNex will be out much sooner.

Jess813 said:
Which of these 2 devices are you guys most interested in? If they both come out with LTE on Sprint and ICS of course? I personally am Wowed by the camera in our ET4G and hope that the next one only gets better ... what do you guys think?
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Your talking about a phone that could drop in a month vs a phone that is not even going to be announced until Mwc ....then will sell in maybe June or July internationally and sprint maybe Oct or November ....might as well just say next evo in there too ...
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phatmanxxl said:
I dunno it's gonna be a hard decision. Im sure the Sprint GalNex will be out much sooner.
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True but it might be the obvious choice for updates other than that I heard the camera is not up to par with the ET4G and the Evo comment I have to say that it would have to blow me away and they are becoming less open than Sammy

Jess813 said:
True but it might be the obvious choice for updates other than that I heard the camera is not up to par with the ET4G and the Evo comment I have to say that it would have to blow me away and they are becoming less open than Sammy
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I am just saying sprint has said 12 different lte devices by end of year ... the first will be sg nexus but when will others be out are they able to be hacked ie s-off if HTC etc ... who knows my user experience with 3d says they will have to put a great phone out to get me to ever go back to HTC ... if Samsung is upgrading CPU and gpu for sprint version of galaxy nexus they may upgrade cam and screen or none .... we won't know until they say ... just a guessing game huh..
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Epix4G said:
Your talking about a phone that could drop in a month vs a phone that is not even going to be announced until Mwc ....then will sell in maybe June or July internationally and sprint maybe Oct or November ....might as well just say next evo in there too ...
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Samsung released a statement saying the sgs3 won't be revealed at mwc. It will have an event in the first half of the year as it nears public release.
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Future upgrade choices...

Here's what I've got:
1) Get Evo LTE (fugly battery door/case - whoever designed it should be fired for being an idiot) in about a week and a half,
2) Wait for SGS3 LTE (same qualcomm s4 cpu, if you believe the rumors), probably better software than htc, fewer source releases and updates. Waiting is for "Summer 2012".
3) Switch to Verizon/ATT (att sucks here) and wait for an SGS3-powered phone (not even announced yet).
4) Switch to ATT One X (available now, awesome phone, att service sucks here).

If art sucks option 3 and 4 shouldn't matter. You can't really compare the evo with the sgs3 because the us variants are always different than the international version.
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Overstew said:
If art sucks option 3 and 4 shouldn't matter. You can't really compare the evo with the sgs3 because the us variants are always different than the international version.
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According to Anandtech benchmarks, S4 is about from twice faster to similar in performance, compared to Exynos quad core in cpu benches.
Exynos seems to be about 30% faster in some gpu benches. It terms on IO ops/internal storage speed, it's a wash.
I'm definitely going with One X screen being much better than SGS3 one. I base this on having seen an ATT One X screen and GN screen. I doubt that SGS3 screen is much better than GN screen. Pentile is pentile.

Just wait till Oct Nov and buy the nexus that comes out. If anything at least you get first inline updates
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jamesey said:
Just wait till Oct Nov and buy the nexus that comes out. If anything at least you get first inline updates
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Wait?
Why would I wait for next gen phones?
It makes no sense!

nabbed said:
Wait?
Why would I wait for next gen phones?
It makes no sense!
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Because the ones already announced are no diff then s2. Why waste 2 year upgrade for same gen phone. Nexus leads. Expect nothing until nexus comes
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nabbed said:
Here's what I've got:
1) Get Evo LTE (fugly battery door/case - whoever designed it should be fired for being an idiot) in about a week and a half,
2) Wait for SGS3 LTE (same qualcomm s4 cpu, if you believe the rumors), probably better software than htc, fewer source releases and updates. Waiting is for "Summer 2012".
3) Switch to Verizon/ATT (att sucks here) and wait for an SGS3-powered phone (not even announced yet).
4) Switch to ATT One X (available now, awesome phone, att service sucks here).
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All the stock/marketing pics of the Evo LTE really lead me to believe the back wasn't that bad. When I saw a live pic today from Android & Me I was REALLY dissappointed how ugly it looked. Oh well, my girl's got her's on preorder so I don't have to carry it around, plus she'll probably get a case for it anyhow.
HOWEVER... if you can complain about the back of the EVO LTE then take a look at that dumpster fire that is the SGSIII. That thing is HORRIBLE. I WILL not buy that if it looks anything like what they are showing as the international version. It looks like $hit.
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jamesey said:
Because the ones already announced are no diff then s2. Why waste 2 year upgrade for same gen phone. Nexus leads. Expect nothing until nexus comes
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The problem is by the time Sprint usually get's the Nexus it's already 6 months old and newer better phones are already out.

jamesey said:
Just wait till Oct Nov and buy the nexus that comes out. If anything at least you get first inline updates
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Problem with this is that when October rolls around, another phone will be announced for summer, leaving you in a perpetual state of waiting. Live in the now. Buy all of them.
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jamesey said:
Because the ones already announced are no diff then s2. Why waste 2 year upgrade for same gen phone. Nexus leads. Expect nothing until nexus comes
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1) I buy **** outright. Who checks upgrade options?
2) ET is inferior to ATT One X.
I actually picked up my balls, put them in my car and drove to the mall. I then found the ATT store. I then compared my current white ET to that white One X.
It was not even close. I felt like I was about to switch from Evo3d to ET.
In fact, it was probably a bigger difference. One X (S4 Krait) is a new gen phone.

nabbed said:
1) i buy **** outright. Who checks upgrade options?
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ballllliinnnnnnnn!

jirafabo said:
ballllliinnnnnnnn!
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Come on, nagging Nancy! Not everyone has the time to be nonsorcastic. Your vagina sure doesn't.

jamesey said:
Just wait till Oct Nov and buy the nexus that comes out. If anything at least you get first inline updates
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To me hardware wise the nexus line wasn't worth the "upgrade"

nabbed said:
Come on, nagging Nancy! Not everyone has the time to be nonsorcastic. Your vagina sure doesn't.
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Hey nabbed, there's nothing wrong with being a balla! If you can afford it, buy them all! The more power to you

Dumb question here, but how's the T-Mobile coverage in your area? You could get the international One X if their coverage is good enough and you don't mind the loss of LTE.
And I'm with you, I'd probably burn some cash to get the One X but instead Sprint comes out with the fugly Evo LTE.
I would wait until the SGSIII comes out for Sprint just to see how it compares with the Evo LTE and One X then decide from there. There's nothing like actually holding a phone in your hand.

AJC9000 said:
To me hardware wise the nexus line wasn't worth the "upgrade"
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Of course cause it's 6 months old. Wait till Christmas 2012
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the new sony phone looks really good to me...

nabbed said:
Come on, nagging Nancy! Not everyone has the time to be nonsorcastic. Your vagina sure doesn't.
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Yeah, "baaaallllliiiinnnnn" is a compliment.
dumbass.

jamesey said:
Of course cause it's 6 months old. Wait till Christmas 2012
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I'm not sure if we get what each other are saying here. I'm saying no matter how you slice it international version or not the Nexus was never ahead of the spectrum it had old hardware the only plus to the GN is the zero shutter lag but now thats been taken care of
Plus by christmas 2012 we'll all be dead
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nabbed said:
Come on, nagging Nancy! Not everyone has the time to be nonsorcastic. Your vagina sure doesn't.
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Double post but its worth it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r49ydtBbghI&feature=related

Don't forget the LG? I wonder if sprint will get a Sony ever either.
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http://phandroid.com/2012/05/09/new...ke-online-s4-processor-nfc-and-android-4-0-4/
I'm thoroughly confused by this article. It seems to insinuate that this is our coming SGSIII (ignore this, read it wrong) but starting at a price of $100? Seems very low ball to me. Is it possible there are two levels of the SGSIII coming to Sprint?
Okay yeah, this isn't THE SGSIII but seems to be a mid-level option. Frankly I'm not the least bit interested in mid-level phones and, like nabbed, I generally end up buying my phones at full price rather than wait for an upgrade. I've only ever successfully nabbed an early upgrade once and wasted it on the EVO 3D.

Gnex or gs3

I know the hardware is better than Gnex but I like stock ics plus the promise of jb soon but the no sd card is a boner killer
What shall I do... I only want to upgrade for lte I'm in the gs2 a great phone but wimax will die soon. I have wimax here but no good in classroom nor work office at home its fine but I'm hardly home.....

Wimax die in 2015
And upgrading to the gnex now would will be pointless when a new nexus phone is coming out this year. "The Gs3 is a great phone" often said by it's users. It come down to what you want its your money.

Long way off indeed but lte will be here way before that

donsh00tmesanta said:
Long way off indeed but lte will be here way before that
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Not really
http://gigaom.com/broadband/sprint-swoops-in-with-1-6b-deal-to-save-clearwire/

That's why I'm waiting to see what the next nexus brings if it's a minor bump like gs3 ill go for Gnex since it'll be free lol
Hell at this point I'd take a nexus s lol
Ok truth time my girls been bugging for an android phone with ffc so we can video "chat" lol so I'm thinking getting Gnex or gs3 and giving her my gs2 she's on a blackberry flip n she's all sad when her friends and family have their androids and iphones out lol

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Not really
http://gigaom.com/broadband/sprint-swoops-in-with-1-6b-deal-to-save-clearwire/
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With vm and boost now using itbof course

This might help you a bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti08g_6Bj4&feature=plcp
Nexus = Quicker updates
S III = Better hardware
So it's really your choice, but the S III is suppose to get the Jellybean update. Maybe not as soon, but I don't think it'll be too far after.
If you are able to wait until the next Nexus device is available, then it'd be a good idea to hold off upgrading.

well we have cm10 and jb aokp and aosp
So were good on the software side till the next is version
Can you settle for the gnex camera?
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I like the almost zero lag shutter
What's wrong with it is it not as good as gs2?

Mark.J.Linskiy said:
This might help you a bit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ti08g_6Bj4&feature=plcp
Nexus = Quicker updates
S III = Better hardware
So it's really your choice, but the S III is suppose to get the Jellybean update. Maybe not as soon, but I don't think it'll be too far after.
If you are able to wait until the next Nexus device is available, then it'd be a good idea to hold off upgrading.
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There will be plenty of jelly bean roms, custom made by good devs.... Go with GS3....
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All depends on if you prefer the Nexus name or not.
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I Am Marino said:
All depends on if you prefer the Nexus name or not.
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I do

Free on add a line at sprint
Should I?