Hey guys! I wonder If you can give me your input on how you like your Nitro HD. I am having problems with my Galaxy Note. On 3rd Note. Steering away from Samsung. Mainly bad data connection. Taking a long time to connect to internet Facebook etc. I was wondering if you can let me know how the call quality is , ear piece volume , signal strength etc and data connection. Does it connect fast on 4g. Not lte right now here. Also problems. I want an HD screen. The One x is having way too many problems. Thanks for all the help.
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Anybody! I guess that's my answer. Lol
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Honestly, get a different phone. official ICS might make this phone considerably better, but we have to wait till monday to give you our opinions on that.
The phone is great, the only problem we all ahve is battery life, cause of LTE and the HD display
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Honestly, get a different phone. official ICS might make this phone considerably better, but we have to wait till monday to give you our opinions on that.
The phone is great, the only problem we all ahve is battery life, cause of LTE and the HD display
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I was looking at the htc 1 x. But they just have too many problems right now. I'm on my second galaxy note, and having data connection issues though. I want a phone that works. I'm in no rush for ice cream sandwich. Overall though, how to the phone perform pretty good? and is the screen nice? I don't have l t e in my area anyway. Always on wifi at work from home anyway. Do you have any data connection issues. While on 4 g..? Thanks for any help at all the input I appreciate it
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I havent had any connection issues with my phone at all. I am on bell canada, so I have pretty good coverage where i live.
The main thing that sucks about the phone is the battery life. It can idle for a long time, but when you are actually using the phone the screen really does some damage.
I bought a 3800maH battery, the phone is a bit chunky now, but hopefully I can go back to the stock battery once official ICS comes out, or CM9 gets better (not that i'm complaining about CM9, I LOVE CM9)
What problems? The one x is the best right now. My buddy got one and that thing flies. Battery life is amazing too thanks to the krait processor.
Every phone has problems. The iPhone has the least problems, so if you want just a flat out easy, problem-free experience (mostly) get the iPhone. The Note is one of the best Android phones out, period. If that phone doesn't do it for you, and the H1X doesn't do it for you, the Nitro won't and neither will any other Android.
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Anybody! I guess that's my answer. Lol
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htc one x or if u want, wait for lg optimus lte 2 with 2g ram or sgs3
Just got my 3rd Nitro from AT&T and its locked down completely, can't root it. The only work around is to use the unbricking method and it was a no go on my desktop. So now I'm stuck with a sluggish locked down boring phone. Thinking of selling it and getting something that's truly "open" and doesn't have AT&T's hooks in it.
Nice.....the xda apps white background is showing off a botched area of my screen on my so called "new" phone. Looks like I'll be exchanging this one too.
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Mondingo said:
I want an HD screen.
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they put HD in the name for a reason.
this phone is 6+ months old and the display competes with any other state-of-the-art smart phone released since and to many of us beats them all.
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they put HD in the name for a reason.
this phone is 6+ months old and the display competes with any other state-of-the-art smart phone released since and to many of us beats them all.
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Well said! I'd dare add the Nitro was a good year ahead of its time. Root it, throw on CM9, make he odd build.prop tweak, and you'll make the cell phone shop geeks drool with envy.
Great phone, great hardware, battery life is improving.
As with seemingly all of LG's high-end devices the software released with the phone wasn't very good but patches and new releases have improved it substantially. I've been running the ICS leak for almost 10 days and it's fantastic.
The LG Optimus 2X (my last phone) had the same issues but they were corrected by LG.
the only problem we all ahve is battery life, cause of LTE and the HD display
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You mean, like in Nexus, 1X, xperia s, sgs3? Like in every other hd phone xcept fot mammoth Note +2500mAh?
htc one x or if u want, wait for lg optimus lte 2 with 2g ram
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't will not be sold outside of SC, afaik
display competes with any other state-of-the-art smart phone released since and to many of us beats them all.
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well, 1X and LG 4X are competing
So now I'm stuck with a sluggish locked down boring phone.
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just flash V18f and disable all AT&T crapware and it'll fly
My buddy got one and that thing flies. Battery life is amazing too thanks to the krait processor.
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No its not, it lasts just about 4-5 hours being on, exactly like our nitro
Hi - I have had my P930 international version since Dec (canadian) and it hasn't been mod'd
I only recently had connectivity issues with my phone which turned out to be a software issue that required a factory reset. Other than that though - no connectivity issues.
-it connects super fast and downloads fast: on 3g, 4g and lte: on lte I get 75 mbps here in Canada, in the states I get 100! fb loads fast and uploading photos and videos is almost instant
call quality is great
bluetooth is clear and loud, but honestly i use the speaker most of the time
signal strength is great, it has NEVER dropped a call, I always have more bars than everyone else in the room
the screen is bloody huge and lovely hd movies and hd games look fantastic and never lag
cons: i drove a huge powerful 4 x 4 bronco once, and was shocked I could watch the fuel gauge needle drop right before my eyes - why hello phone bronco- its just too powerful for its battery. even with my screen brightness turned down i can watch the battery drain. use maps? HOLY COW! even plugged in the charger doesn't keep up!!! i need to get around to rooting etc lol to improve this
fb, instagram, and browser are all huge battery vampires on this phone
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well, 1X and LG 4X are competing
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off the top of my head, the galaxy nexus, rezound, spectrum, galaxy note all offer HD 720p screens just like the nitro HD and they all can compete in any best 720p screen competition.
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off the top of my head, the galaxy nexus, rezound, spectrum, galaxy note all offer HD 720p screens just like the nitro HD and they all can compete in any best 720p screen competition.
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The Spectrum and the Nitro HD are both variants of the Optimus LTE. They have the same screen.
Rezound has a great screen. I might have purchased that phone if I was on Verizon. (Although, I'd be embarrassed to have Beats Audio printed on the device.)
The Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note have AMOLED PenTile screens. PenTile is OK for displaying pictures and awful at displaying text. AMOLED produces over-saturated colors. Why anyone likes Samsung's displays is beyond me.
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The Spectrum and the Nitro HD are both variants of the Optimus LTE. They have the same screen.
Rezound has a great screen. I might have purchased that phone if I was on Verizon. (Although, I'd be embarrassed to have Beats Audio printed on the device.)
The Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note have AMOLED PenTile screens. PenTile is OK for displaying pictures and awful at displaying text. AMOLED produces over-saturated colors. Why anyone likes Samsung's displays is beyond me.
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i was thinking they might be the same phone but i was also thinking the spectrum had a different size screen,
yeah, i would never buy a phone that has beats as the audio processor, even with some beats phones, way over-rated.
samsung display looks pretty damn slick at first but after a while just looks cartoony with the over done colors. especially sad that samsung is actually detuning super amoled to make it work on the sIII, derp, right when lg will be releasing 1080p smartphone screens.
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Mods, this is a request for a dedicated forum for LG Nitro HD (AT&T)/Optimus LTE (Bell).
Post your request for dedicated forum here Vote for Nitro HD
Please see attachment for the ADB USB driver. The RAR file attached is the LG Support Tool software. Once installed, go under Customer Support menu -> Application, Manual, USB Driver Download -> Use the Model selector and pick LGP930 and look on your ATT Nitro HD box for S/N or back of your phone. You will have the choice to download the USB driver (LGUnitedMobileDriver_S4981MAN36AP22_ML_WHQL_Ver_3.6) or the user manual. The files will be saved under C:/LGP930 by default. The actual driver is too big for attachment here.
I just picked up the phone from AT&T for $150 not $250 as originally advertised. I never had a LG phone before, and I understand the poor track record it has. But this is actually a very good phone. Just for background info, I have used Captivate, HTC Inspire 4G, Galaxy S2. Here is a brief review so far.
Built quality: It's all plastic with a textured back. There is no creaks anywhere. Just solid all around. It's not as sexy as the skyrocket though.
Display: It's as good as what others have described. I compared it to the Iphone 4s and Skyrocket at the store. It's almost identical as the 4s but blows the Skyrocket out of the water. I am a fan of AMOLED, but the resolution and brightness on the Nitro HD is just on a different level. Browsing Slashgear.com full website, I can read the words on the Nitro HD without any zooming in.
Speed: It's very smooth but not as smooth as the Galaxy S2/Skyrocket if you have to be nitpick about it.
GPS: It's raining in Austin, it locked to 9 GPS in 3 secs. Google navigation is spot on and extremely accurate.
DAC/Audio: I'm an audiophile. The sound from a nice set of headphones plugged into the Nitro HD sounds really good, on par with the Galaxy S1 with Voodoo sound. I believe, this phone has the Wolfson DAC as the Optimus 2x. Not sure because I can't find a source.
Data speed: There is no LTE market here in Austin, I'm trying back to San Antonio (which has LTE) tonight. Will update on the the LTE speed.
Let me know if you have any questions about this phone. I think it's a really good phone and has great potential for XDA devs to be involved. Thanks.
Second for this. Hopefully we can get this phone rooted asap. The screen on this phone is awesome better than the vivid i had before this.
Your second request should be for the negative LG Nitro HD thread not to be moved into the new forum.
LTE speeds are fast. End of story. I got, on average, 22-23 Mbps.
Well this phone continues to impress. I am locking 12 satellites on the first floor livingroom in a 2 story house. I am not even close to the windows. On a rainy day.
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Agreed with all the above points, screenz amazing better than the iphone4 and galaxy s2.
Am coming from Galaxy s2, i found that the touch is not as responsive- am sure a custom rom will address this issue...
I know you devs rock, hopefully we can get the nitro hd rooted and an ICS rom soon.
yes please make a forum for the new Nitro I got it today first customer on the store, and was really impressed with the display quality, while the performance on the original SGS2 that AT&T has, this display blows out the SGS2 one out of the water, now the battery worries me a little and performance at times as well, i will test it out for a week and see if i will keep it or return it and get the galaxy Nexus. we need a root and a room to get this phone faster.
I have a skyrocket, my 30 day return window ends in 3 days.
Honest opinion Lg nitro hd or Skyrocket?
As a side note the Dev side of things dosen't really matter all to much to me.
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I have a skyrocket, my 30 day return window ends in 3 days.
Honest opinion Lg nitro hd or Skyrocket?
As a side note the Dev side of things dosen't really matter all to much to me.
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Wow. You have 30-day return periods over there? Nice...
My honest opinion is "neither". I would not trust anything LG-made. Ever. The Skyrocket is good, but, if it ends up costing you roughly the same as the Gal. Nex., go with the Nexus.
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I have a skyrocket, my 30 day return window ends in 3 days.
Honest opinion Lg nitro hd or Skyrocket?
As a side note the Dev side of things dosen't really matter all to much to me.
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Id go with the LG Nitro. My brother has the skyrocket and compared them both the screen on the Nitro is by far way better clearer crisper. I like the phone i miss my vivid due to sense but thats the only thing i miss. Now to just get root
Just a quick question, I can't seem to find the answer to - does the Nitro HD have an LED Notification lamp?
Thanks!
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Just a quick question, I can't seem to find the answer to - does the Nitro HD have an LED Notification lamp?
Thanks!
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I don't see.it on mine might not have it. Either way I.don't mind being with out it.
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Well I had it so far today, definitely will test it this week, I have until the 14th to well cancel my account, if thats the case i might Order a Galaxy Nexus, thats if this one does not deliver, and get a sim from Simple Mobile.
I don't understand all of the crap this phone is getting, I love it, and would like a separate forum.
Yeah not a single negative thing thus far. Gonna see how the battery life goes tomorrow with first full day of use. I was getting 12mbs down and 10mbs up on the LTE after I got back to San Antonio tonight. I still can't figure out why San Antonio has LTE over Austin.
I agree I love this phone. Its thin lightweight and killer screen.
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i'm loving every bit of this phone
screen quality is just awesome!
I easily rooted my optimus LTE with Easy Rooting Toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
hopefully we'll get more people to get this phone to have the community going and then maybe we can get cyanogenmod too
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Just a quick question, I can't seem to find the answer to - does the Nitro HD have an LED Notification lamp?
Thanks!
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No. I love that so much on the epic.
I'm so happy to see interest building on this phone. I had until tomorrow to change my mind about keeping the skyrocket or swapping to this. So far so good. Really solid phone. Fingers crossed for a timely ICS drop and some great roms .
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Is the bootloader locked on the Nitro?
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i'm loving every bit of this phone
screen quality is just awesome!
I easily rooted my optimus LTE with Easy Rooting Toolkit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
hopefully we'll get more people to get this phone to have the community going and then maybe we can get cyanogenmod too
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Where do you get the adb drivers for the optimus LTE? LG's website has no drivers for download.
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Where do you get the adb drivers for the optimus LTE? LG's website has no drivers for download.
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Same here I can't find them.
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Currently have a SGSII on Tmobile but I get 20-25% at Verizon through work so I'm thinking about switching.
Am I going to be dissapointed?
Loved my Nexus one and Nexus S
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Currently have a SGSII on Tmobile but I get 20-25% at Verizon through work so I'm thinking about switching.
Am I going to be dissapointed?
Loved my Nexus one and Nexus S
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Probably not.
i switch from a sgs2 everything is better but you`ll be dissapointend because of: lagg , can`t play latest games smooth , very low volume loudspeaker, display not so HD like its sad ... poor battery ///
the lte is awsome, youll really enjoy it (when you get a signal lol)
the gs2 was the other phone i really wanted on verizon but after using the gnex since launch i really like it alot, ICS is amazing
mine doesnt lag at all, games work perfectly fine for me lol
Just go ahead !
I just switched from the Sensation to this today, it's a beast!
NO lags whatsoever
My best buy yet.
Put it this way. I'll never buy a non-pure Google/Nexus phone again. And I've owned a LOT of phones (most recently an EVO, SGSII (GSM) and Note (GSM).
None of them beat my former N1/NS/GNEX [GSM] (current). None.
That help?
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Currently have a SGSII on Tmobile but I get 20-25% at Verizon through work so I'm thinking about switching.
Am I going to be dissapointed?
Loved my Nexus one and Nexus S
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I say do it....though I really wish I had your job. I just get 15% for being government employee (US Navy) lol. Man 25% would be awesome....
Well tbh I got an amazing deal from Costco, set me up with the 65 and older plan ($40 + $9.99 each line) plus the double data (4GB for $30) on each line + 15% discount lol.
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i switch from a sgs2 everything is better but you`ll be dissapointend because of: lagg , can`t play latest games smooth , very low volume loudspeaker, display not so HD like its sad ... poor battery ///
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That may just be your device, cause i have not lag(its actually faster than my Epic 4g touch), i can play Zenonia or any of my other games without a problem, for volume just download Volume+ from the market and that problem is solved, the display is amazing, as for as the battery it's great, if your battery life isn't great then get the extended 2100mAh battery it works great i'm gettin 18+ hours with ease
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i get a 25% discount too, 4gb of data(which i never completely use in a month), 450 minutes, with free mobile to mobile(with any carrier) for $70 a month, way cheaper then what i paid at sprint
Nothing beats a Nexus.....nothing.
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i switch from a sgs2 everything is better but you`ll be dissapointend because of: lagg , can`t play latest games smooth , very low volume loudspeaker, display not so HD like its sad ... poor battery ///
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OP, don't listen to this person! I had the T989 and made the switch to the Galaxy Nexus (GSM version) and it's been the best decision I ever made regarding a phone. Sure, there is an occasional gaming issue but that's not because the phone can't run it...blame the app devs. The speaker is a little weak but there's apps to cover this issue and also I believe I read the volume has been increased in the 4.0.4 leak. The display is WAY WAY better than Galaxy S II. My recommendation? Do it! You won't regret it.
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OP, don't listen to this person! I had the T989 and made the switch to the Galaxy Nexus (GSM version) and it's been the best decision I ever made regarding a phone. Sure, there is an occasional gaming issue but that's not because the phone can't run it...blame the app devs. The speaker is a little weak but there's apps to cover this issue and also I believe I read the volume has been increased in the 4.0.4 leak. The display is WAY WAY better than Galaxy S II. My recommendation? Do it! You won't regret it.
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What he said. I keep bouncing back to the nexus. It's a keeper.
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I just switched from the TMobile SII to the Nexus - actually won it directly from Samsung. So far I love the phone and don't really have any regrets about switching. I actually have more complaints about Verizon's network than the phone itself. After all the hype about Verizon's 4G LTE network, I expected the network to be better. First day with the phone, 4G was down half the day. Also, I am really surprised in the areas that I am not getting 4G, but rather 3G. I didn't really seem to have these issues with TMobile and 4G never went down. With that said, when I am getting 4G it's super fast.
In regards to the phone, I love the amount of development for it. The SGII's development was pretty stagnate. This is a huge plus for me and one of the main reasons I switched to the Nexus. Not sure if I would ever want to get a non Nexus phone again. In regards to the hardware, I would say I don't notice a big difference between the two. Actually, my Nexus is getting higher scores in Quadrant and Antutu than my SGII. I am not a hard core gamer, so take it for what it's worth. I haven't taken enough pictures with the Nexus to compare to the SGII, however, I really liked the SGII's camera and the fact that it is 8MP compared to the Nexus' 5MP.
HTH
I will only list some of the cons of this awesome phone, so you can maybe decide. The gps is dog slow. The battery life is mediocre even with the extended battery. No Google Wallet out of the box. No sd card slot, if that is important to you. People will bash your device bc they are jealous. Otherwise, it is a fantastic choice on vzw.
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OP, don't listen to this person! I had the T989 and made the switch to the Galaxy Nexus (GSM version) and it's been the best decision I ever made regarding a phone. Sure, there is an occasional gaming issue but that's not because the phone can't run it...blame the app devs. The speaker is a little weak but there's apps to cover this issue and also I believe I read the volume has been increased in the 4.0.4 leak. The display is WAY WAY better than Galaxy S II. My recommendation? Do it! You won't regret it.
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Well I've actually had both. I started off with the white Galaxy S2 - boy it was a really beautiful sleek phone to look at. I knew that pretty much all the hardware specs were better on the S2 than on the Nexus, but after a while I was getting fed up with not having ICS (the ICS modded roms ported to the S2 just weren't doing the trick.
So I found someone who took my new S2 and gave me a new Galaxy Nexus. And YES- it had all the same problems the previous poster described: lags, slow gaming, very low volume in both the ear speaker and the loudspeaker, and battery drain.
But the lag/slowness and battery drain was resolved after I installed the AOKP rom, and the loudspeaker was resolved after I installed the Volume+ app. However, the ear speaker is still very low and I have no idea how to make it louder.
That being said, the only two benefits to the Nexus is the larger screen, and that it has the latest Android version. Almost every other spec on it is said to be worse than the S2, including the camera. But I'd pick having the latest Android version over a better camera any day.
One other thing that bugs the hell out of me with the Nexus is that the front-facing cam only records video in 720p---it doesn't allow realtime Skype videochat in 720p or even 640, or even 480. The best I got was 320x240 which is the same resolution I got from my webcam in 2001, eleven years ago. Even the S2 transmitted in 640x480 on Skype.
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I will only list some of the cons of this awesome phone, so you can maybe decide. The gps is dog slow. The battery life is mediocre even with the extended battery. No Google Wallet out of the box. No sd card slot, if that is important to you. People will bash your device bc they are jealous. Otherwise, it is a fantastic choice on vzw.
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Truth. The amount of flack it gets out of jealously--mainly because of its name--is ridiculous.
Yeh you'll probably be disappointed with the lag compared to the S2, unless you want to root and install a custom rom on the Galaxy Nexus.
There's hiccups here and there with the stock launcher and I agree. A lil disappointed but believe me is not as people make it out to be and hopefully is a software issue.
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Well I've actually had both. I started off with the white Galaxy S2 - boy it was a really beautiful sleek phone to look at. I knew that pretty much all the hardware specs were better on the S2 than on the Nexus, but after a while I was getting fed up with not having ICS (the ICS modded roms ported to the S2 just weren't doing the trick.
So I found someone who took my new S2 and gave me a new Galaxy Nexus. And YES- it had all the same problems the previous poster described: lags, slow gaming, very low volume in both the ear speaker and the loudspeaker, and battery drain.
But the lag/slowness and battery drain was resolved after I installed the AOKP rom, and the loudspeaker was resolved after I installed the Volume+ app. However, the ear speaker is still very low and I have no idea how to make it louder.
That being said, the only two benefits to the Nexus is the larger screen, and that it has the latest Android version. Almost every other spec on it is said to be worse than the S2, including the camera. But I'd pick having the latest Android version over a better camera any day.
One other thing that bugs the hell out of me with the Nexus is that the front-facing cam only records video in 720p---it doesn't allow realtime Skype videochat in 720p or even 640, or even 480. The best I got was 320x240 which is the same resolution I got from my webcam in 2001, eleven years ago. Even the S2 transmitted in 640x480 on Skype.
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my oovoo was in 720p
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my oovoo was in 720p
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I would definitely challenge you on that. I just tried it. I installed it and called myself from my computer. I changed it to HR and then the following appears on the Gnexus screen: "HR: Resolution is Not Supported"
I want this phone so bad, its the only rhing I want ever. Its so expensive though. This is coming from a paycheck to paycheck family. I do the bills I would know. We have 316 dollars in bank with 277 to come out. What remains is what we have. Any chance?
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And no flaming!!
I know I know its my choice blah blah blah.
But just wanted people opinion on the nexus and the one x.
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There's already other threads on this. Please search next time.
If you want to have jellybean as soon as its released keep gnex for now otherwise you can get one x.but keep in mind that there is nothing that one x can do and your nexus cant.atleast for now.just slower
Also you might want to see what samsung brings on the table
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I sold my AT&T note yesterday to get a unlocked Galaxy Nexus. Thought about getting a one X but I mean a almost $800 unlocked price is a bit crazy for a HTC I think.
Plus I never used a HTC and even though sense 4.0 looks cool I'm not a big fan. I Bought a nexus to get the pure ICS experience without a overlay.
If anything wait for the Galaxy S3 if your gonna drop $800. Oh and beats by Dre mehhhhhhh. I'm not 18 lol.
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I sold my AT&T note yesterday to get a unlocked Galaxy Nexus. Thought about getting a one X but I mean a almost $800 unlocked price is a bit crazy for a HTC I think.
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huh? Try mid to high $600's. Don't think they'd put their pre-order price like $150 too low. https://negrielectronics.com/htc-one-x-32gb-unlocked-white.html#.T34Bcr9WoVc
Plus I never used a HTC and even though sense 4.0 looks cool I'm not a big fan. I Bought a nexus to get the pure ICS experience without a overlay.
If anything wait for the Galaxy S3 if your gonna drop $800.
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Probably a good idea.
OP, no one can tell you what to do. And you know people here are biased to the GNex.
Two words.....Jelly Bean! But no worries, you'll get it next year! Lol
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The way I see it the cons are:
- slow updates from HTC
- no Super AMOLED screen
- Sense
- bloatware apps
- capacitive buttons (may be a - or + for you)
- power button on the top (personally I like it on the side, good for people with smaller hands too)
- non removable battery
and you don't get the awesome multicolored notification light on the Galaxy Nexus.
No Super Amoled Screen
After using a Super Amoled screen I can't use anything else!
Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Galaxy Nexus.
It's made by HTC?
(This is my reason not to get it, which is more than reason enough.)
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No Super Amoled Screen
After using a Super Amoled screen I can't use anything else!
Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Galaxy Nexus.
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You shouldn't be so quick to bash the SLCD2 on the new HTC's. Its being regarded as the best screen out there right now. Laminated (no gap), better viewing angles, better colors, and almost as deep of blacks as AMOLED, but full RGB 720P.
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It's made by HTC?
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LOL. No joke. I had an Evo 4G and a G2, both of which had poor build quality (good materials shakily put together) and needed replacement (G2 once, the Evo several times over). Got my GNex and its solid and well built. I always found it funny that people regarded HTC for their build quality and I never thought they were miles ahead or anything, especially based on my experiences.
HTC has apparently stepped up its game on these models, though.
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huh? Try mid to high $600's. Don't think they'd put their pre-order price like $150 too low. https://negrielectronics.com/htc-one-x-32gb-unlocked-white.html#.T34Bcr9WoVc
My fault. When I was looking a few days back a few places had them at around $760 or something. The non removable battery is a big deal on a android device usually because of the phones power and screen. Well really with any phones now of days including the 4S. Now the iPhone 4 had awesome battery life. But that besides the point.
I'd say hold off.
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what drove u to get the gnex and remind urself
or think about waiting for gs3, when gs3 comes out then think about next nexus and stop thinking there and just buy the next nex
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GR36 said:
And no flaming!!
I know I know its my choice blah blah blah.
But just wanted people opinion on the nexus and the one x.
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Actually, you should be our guinea pig and buy one. Then you can let us know +'s/-'s of the two.
I would get the HTC ONE because of the sexy hardware. Yeah people will say it sucks having HTC 4.0 sense but who cares. Custom roms will take care of that and alot of software issues which can always be altered. When hardware on smartphones can not.
IMO why not to get the One X, because you will regret it when the SGS3 drops.
Normally I don't like the “there is going to be something better" mentality, but the SGS3 is literally around the corner. At least hold off until we know more about the SGS3
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LOL. No joke. I had an Evo 4G and a G2, both of which had poor build quality (good materials shakily put together) and needed replacement (G2 once, the Evo several times over). Got my GNex and its solid and well built. I always found it funny that people regarded HTC for their build quality and I never thought they were miles ahead or anything, especially based on my experiences.
HTC has apparently stepped up its game on these models, though.
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I don't know about the others, but my HTC Droid Incredible was solid. Still have it and it's still a well built phone. Regardless, I'd stick with the Nexus or wait for the SIII.
the only feature i like in the ONE x is the 4 frames per second feature in the camera. but our phone camera is still quite fast.
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You shouldn't be so quick to bash the SLCD2 on the new HTC's. Its being regarded as the best screen out there right now. Laminated (no gap), better viewing angles, better colors, and almost as deep of blacks as AMOLED, but full RGB 720P.
LOL. No joke. I had an Evo 4G and a G2, both of which had poor build quality (good materials shakily put together) and needed replacement (G2 once, the Evo several times over). Got my GNex and its solid and well built. I always found it funny that people regarded HTC for their build quality and I never thought they were miles ahead or anything, especially based on my experiences.
HTC has apparently stepped up its game on these models, though.
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Ah, I guess I will have to go see the SLCD2 for myself when the One phones finally hit. Have you heard anything about the screen's drain on the battery? AMOLED is supposed to be more battery sufficient isn't it?
And I agree on the HTC build quality. The materials they use are usually excellent, but on some of their phones the actual quality of the build leaves something to be desired. The only thing I see people disliking the most on Samsung phones is the plastic they use. I haven't heard any complaints on the actual quality of the build though.
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Ah, I guess I will have to go see the SLCD2 for myself when the One phones finally hit. Have you heard anything about the screen's drain on the battery? AMOLED is supposed to be more battery sufficient isn't it?
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AMOLED is actually not always so frugal on battery. It only does well when you have a dark UI or dark background (because individual pixels can turn off). It actually drains very high when you use high brightness levels. SLCD2 isn't going to be any better or worse I don't think. It's still going to be the largest drain by far on your device, especially at 720P and 4.7".
The way I see it, if u keep waiting for the "next better phone",you're gonna be waiting infinite amount of time because you'll hear information on a phone like the One X (for example) and when that comes out there will be info on the s3 and then you'll wanna wait for that, and then when that comes around to being released, the new Nexus will be rumored and you'll wanna wait for that and so on and so forth....pointless! Just buy a phone and use it! If u want the next one, sell yours and pay the difference! IMO, the smart thing to do is stick with a nexus if you're not into bloatware and plus development will be booming with every nexus! So many factors come in to buying a new phone, it sucks but cell phones are ruling the world right now!
And yeah I know quad core is all the rage but I've said it before and I'll say it again, these phones can't get any faster in terms of transitions and such lol! Yeah you'll notice on benchmarks and hardcore games, but that's what the ps3 and 360s are for (and ps4 and 720 next year) and get real! Nobody will care that your phones scores higher on a benchmark than someone else's if their running the same damn software!
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Sold my nexus s not too long ago.
After that i have owned a G2X, HTC Sensation, and an HTC amaze.
Once u go amoled, using LCD is painful.
So my question is, would you pick the tmobile galaxy s 2 over the one s?
i am leaning toward the s2(white, screen size, samsung, removable battery/sd), but what about the phone annoys you?, and what can you tell me about the phone that i wont know until i use the phone?
thanks
The one s uses amoled as well.... Except it's a qHD super amoled. I would still go with gs2 because of expandable memory and removable battery. Tmobile is getting the gnote soon as well.. Tough decisions my friend
The main issue in the phone is the screen issues I.e. dark blob spots and screen burns pretty easily you can really only notice the blobs when the screen blacks out and the backlight is on, other than that the phone is friggin bad ass. The only reason I would get the one s would strictly befor the camera. It's prolly thebest camera that's out for any smart phone. Amazing is one word I could describe it. Especially since it records 1080 p video with 60 Fps and ours does 30 Fps
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The one s uses amoled as well.... Except it's a qHD super amoled. I would still go with gs2 because of expandable memory and removable battery. Tmobile is getting the gnote soon as well.. Tough decisions my friend
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lol real tough...the note is not an option though...its too freaking big!!! i already have a tablet.
Gs2. Definitely. I have used all those phones and this is my favorite by far.
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if you ask this question on a sgs2 forum you already know what answer your gonna tend to get.
But in all honesty get the sgs2 you can't go wrong with that. ; )
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Sold my nexus s not too long ago.
After that i have owned a G2X, HTC Sensation, and an HTC amaze.
Once u go amoled, using LCD is painful.
So my question is, would you pick the tmobile galaxy s 2 over the one s?
i am leaning toward the s2(white, screen size, samsung, removable battery/sd), but what about the phone annoys you?, and what can you tell me about the phone that i wont know until i use the phone?
thanks
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the problem with the g2x, sensation and amaze is that they started using cheap LCD screens that sucked when viewing from angles. The previous phones with LCD wasn't bad though.
Anyways if i was you, I would wait for the prices to drop just a bit more if you decide to go with the gs2. The one S,X should gain popularity soon and the s3 is nearing.
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the problem with the g2x, sensation and amaze is that they started using cheap LCD screens that sucked when viewing from angles. The previous phones with LCD wasn't bad though.
Anyways if i was you, I would wait for the prices to drop just a bit more if you decide to go with the gs2. The one S,X should gain popularity soon and the s3 is nearing.
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At least if the one X comes out on tmobile it wont be a blocked boot loader like the at&t HtC one X. Which I think is ridiculous. If the one s had at least super amoled hd and sd card slot. I would of jump shipped.
Yeah I'd probably jump ship to the one s but the no external memory is a deal breaker for me
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camalus said:
Gs2. Definitely. I have used all those phones and this is my favorite by far.
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+1
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All of the carrier phones suck and only work for thiet companies properly, don't expect to get smack from tmobile.
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All of the carrier phones suck and only work for thiet companies properly, don't expect to get smack from tmobile.
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No i would say htc phones have the most support on t-mobile. Look at the sensation, Htc G2 even mytouch 4g. Since hardware doesn't change much. Samsung phones on the other hand less support due to different hardware. So as long as you stick to an htc phone you will be fine on t-mobile.
OK, but does the support compensate for better experiences than Samsung roms developed by people?
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At least if the one X comes out on tmobile it wont be a blocked boot loader like the at&t HtC one X. Which I think is ridiculous. If the one s had at least super amoled hd and sd card slot. I would of jump shipped.
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Yeah I'd probably jump ship to the one s but the no external memory is a deal breaker for me
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agreed
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No i would say htc phones have the most support on t-mobile. Look at the sensation, Htc G2 even mytouch 4g. Since hardware doesn't change much. Samsung phones on the other hand less support due to different hardware. So as long as you stick to an htc phone you will be fine on t-mobile.
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OK, but does the support compensate for better experiences than Samsung roms developed by people?
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wait what? you do realize that htc devices usually gain a swarm of developers right
gs2 is my favorite phone so far after having t-mobile mda, touch pro 2, galaxy intercept, and htc hd7. one of my job responsibilities is hooking up phones to the exchange server so i get to play with lots of phones from different companies/manufacturers. the only thing i've seen that i'd currently take over my gs2 is the galaxy note but good luck with t-mobile getting that anytime soon.
If you care about removable storage and battery no contest S2, or wait for the S3 sometime in June if Samsung sticks to their word. If you want a better resolution screen and faster phone with a tiny bit smaller form factor go with the One S.
Only thing that annoyed me with the S2 hardware wise was the lower resolution screen and the blobs and streaks (edit: and that damn chrome around the phone, scratches before you even hold the phone) aside from that great phone and is now getting some great dev support. HTC One S just released so it may take a bit for support to come, but there is already a working AOKP ROM for it so I'm sure it won't be much longer til support kicks off for it. Either way you're getting a great device
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dolcedavinci said:
Sold my nexus s not too long ago.
After that i have owned a G2X, HTC Sensation, and an HTC amaze.
Once u go amoled, using LCD is painful.
So my question is, would you pick the tmobile galaxy s 2 over the one s?
i am leaning toward the s2(white, screen size, samsung, removable battery/sd), but what about the phone annoys you?, and what can you tell me about the phone that i wont know until i use the phone?
thanks
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I never really thought about it but this made me think...what about the S II do I not like? I couldn't think of one thing! Its just awesome! My wife has the G2X...its been warranty replaced 4 times in a year. Twice touch screen stopped working, the other 2 beacause of the overheating issues. With the last update they just released for it nothing's really gotten better. Her battery still only lasts at the most 4 hours with moderate use.
I guess this wasn't really your question I just had to vent. Galaxy S II in my opnion is the way to go.
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The main issue in the phone is the screen issues I.e. dark blob spots and screen burns pretty easily you can really only notice the blobs when the screen blacks out and the backlight is on, other than that the phone is friggin bad ass.
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Hi guys, I was thinking about to get this version of GS-II (t989), but i´ve heard so many bad things from the owners that I don´t know what to do anymore... So if anyone could help me on this, answearing these couple of questions, I´d very thankfull.
1) Is this screen issue that big deal?? does it happens only with T989 version or the others GSII were affected also?? Is there anything I could do test the screen before buying one (like putting a fully black, gray, white pics on display...)?
2) How is the audio quality on it? Are you guys satisfied?
3) About the camera, that is something I REALLY care on smartphone, I´ve heard it´s a bit different (some people would describe it a bit "worse") from the international GSII- 9100, due its Exynos chipset. However, judging by the samples i´ve seen, the only difference i could notice is that the colors tend to be yellowish on t989 -as the opposite, bluish from 9100. But how about the rest, focusing, details... are they exactly the same??
Thank you guys!!
PS: I´m coming from an Xperia Neo, and I don´t like its camera that much and the audio quality as well.
I wonder now with the upcoming release of the droid dna...is it really a match for our beloved note 2
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Nice design, but lack of features and stylus, no battery removal or external sd..not for me..
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witeboy07 said:
Nice design, but lack of features and stylus, no battery removal or external sd..not for me..
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Yea I see that im wondering why htc is going this way all of sudden with these phones...they really need to keep external memory as a option still...
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Samsung intends this to be a niche device (a phablet, if you will) while HTC has strongly insisted that the DNA be called a phone. Oh, and by launching only on Verizon, that means I won't be buying it... ever. (T-Mobile fanboy here ... not to mention I save a ton too)
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Samsung intends this to be a niche device (a phablet, if you will) while HTC has strongly insisted that the DNA be called a phone. Oh, and by launching only on Verizon, that means I won't be buying it... ever. (T-Mobile fanboy here ... not to mention I save a ton too)
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Lol yea I see that...verizon plans are disgustingly high :*(...I was hoping t-mobile was going to release a htc j butterfly but the note is satisfying in almost every way
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Nice design, but lack of features and stylus, no battery removal or external sd..not for me..
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This
noted for future reference on my Note 2
it has a smaller battery than the GS3 but it has a bigger 1080p screen so yeah good luck with the battery
haldi15 said:
it has a smaller battery than the GS3 but it has a bigger 1080p screen so yeah good luck with the battery
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Hahaha! Yea I was thinking it has a higher resolution but yet the battery is weaker than that of the GS3. So either you carry a charger with you all day or have a set of battery extension because its going to drain fast during usage.
Now I wouldn't think about trading my Note 2 for the DNA one bit because both phones pretty much have the same specs. The Note 2 at 720p is already rich in screen resolution. You'll have to stare at it from about half an inch away from the screen to notice the pixels. I'm pretty sure you'll see less pixels on the DNA while staring at the screen from the same distance, but who'll want to do that?. With the Note 2 you can also record videos and take pictures at the same time like the how the HTC always advertise on their phones. Nothing new about that. Now the only down side I see on the DNA is no stylus (many people who hates holding a pencil, let alone writing their name would not care for it at all), no expansion slot (I cannot rely on cloud storage as an alternative), the battery is weak and non-removable (so unlike the Note 2 it is not meant for heavy usage), and finally it's from Verizon (the carrier whom loves to brand the **** out of their phones).
But I don't like to tell people what to get. If any phone they find that suits them, then great and good luck with their new devices. We all win. :good:
EDIT: Forgot to mention that with LTE the DNA will suffer even more on its battery.
haldi15 said:
it has a smaller battery than the GS3 but it has a bigger 1080p screen so yeah good luck with the battery
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I agtee battery will be a problem. I think I read the DNA had like 1000 less milli amp hours than our battery! Thats pretty significant
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Droid DNA is a phone - GN2 is a phablet ...
But i want both of them, the best two devices in the world until now.:silly:
DNA has everything I try to avoid in a phone...
Lol im surprised at how everybody like shot the droid dna out of clouds ...so it seemz that gn2 is still the god of phones!!! Or has HTC started losing their over all appeal because of the recent designs and bad moves they made (locked bootloaders/failure to see their batteries are basically dead paperweights/ etc)...idk what is your opinions...cuz those were tge reason I avoided the one x and grew sick of the one s
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The only thing arguably better would be the display / resolution. Other than that, Note 2 owns all the way. At this point in time, I don't really care much for 1080p. For my next phone in about a year or two, thats a different story.
a less than 16gb for screen 1080p phone, pass...
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The only thing arguably better would be the display / resolution. Other than that, Note 2 owns all the way. At this point in time, I don't really care much for 1080p. For my next phone in about a year or two, thats a different story.
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I checked out the Note2 again tonight this time only for about 15 min when I stopped by Best Buy & immediately felt like this is such a real huge upgrade from my EVO 4G that I must have it soon. Then I started noticing the whites weren't as white as my EVO & it could be brighter (set to max) & even experienced some lag but I did not have time to do a reboot.
I am curious to see the DDNA, 1080p natural color screen with amazing cameras like the OneX & improved speaker etc but obviously annoyed with battery & sdcard situtation (not a huge fan of all the red styling either but would slap a case on it) yet I will have to check it out. I think the OneX variants are the best "smartphone" display & camera & at 5" DDNA should be impressive (always thought 5" is a great size but the N2 managed its 5.55" amazingly as well & the stylus puts it in its own class).
So do the non-white whites & brightness of the screen around sunlight on the N2 ever bother anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2hPBIJrq44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5bFRt_3U0c
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Yea I see that im wondering why htc is going this way all of sudden with these phones...they really need to keep external memory as a option still...
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I would go back to HTC if they stopped emulating the iPhone in their designs. My SGN2 is my first non-HTC phone in 7 years - They no longer offer anything I'm interested in.
SMARTPHONEPC said:
I checked out the Note2 again tonight this time only for about 15 min when I stopped by Best Buy & immediately felt like this is such a real huge upgrade from my EVO 4G that I must have it soon. Then I started noticing the whites weren't as white as my EVO & it could be brighter (set to max) & even experienced some lag but I did not have time to do a reboot.
I am curious to see the DDNA, 1080p natural color screen with amazing cameras like the OneX & improved speaker etc but obviously annoyed with battery & sdcard situtation (not a huge fan of all the red styling either but would slap a case on it) yet I will have to check it out. I think the OneX variants are the best "smartphone" display & camera & at 5" DDNA should be impressive (always thought 5" is a great size but the N2 managed its 5.55" amazingly as well & the stylus puts it in its own class).
So do the non-white whites & brightness of the screen around sunlight on the N2 ever bother anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2hPBIJrq44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5bFRt_3U0c
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I will admit that the 440ppi and handling of colors is a huge notch against the n2.. the droid however is it a dealbreaker for me...No...does it hurt people who are truly craving that 1080p display and higher color reproduction...it might...Htc decisions to do certain designs and moves on there devices seem to be pushing people away already from what it seems...as well as the fact the series of their devices theyve released is starting to flow the "Apple way"..thats just coming from me though
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Screen size is a deal breaker for me. Can't go smaller after this
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sprintuser1977 said:
Screen size is a deal breaker for me. Can't go smaller after this
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No doubt. I gave my Galaxy S III to my girlfriend. I held it this morning for the first time in a week. It feels so small and tiny now that I'm used to my Note II. Next phone I get will need to be around the size of the Note II.
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No doubt. I gave my Galaxy S III to my girlfriend. I held it this morning for the first time in a week. It feels so small and tiny now that I'm used to my Note II. Next phone I get will need to be around the size of the Note II.
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Lol when I first was deciphering if I was gonna keep the n2 my sister placed her gs3 next to it...I thought my eyes were messing with me...in comparison that phone dwarfs and can basically devour the gs3...I couldnt go back to the gs3 if I tried now
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