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I went on HTC's website and the dimensions changed, now it says its 16.65 mm thick, before it said it was like 17.1 mm thick, does this mean that other spec changes could happen too? (Well actually they probably could but I doubt they will) But its still great that its a little thinner now, now its thinner than a G1 or Xperia X1
Clove's description says it has FM tuner, I hope this is correct.
Well at least it's something positive
HTC's website says its only 16.65 mm thick, but where they are selling it on Clove, it says 17.25 mm thick. Which one to believe....
16.65, 17.25mm. Does 0.6mm really matter?
True enough HTC has changed it's specs. Thinner is better of course. That is 0.6mm thinner. Will that be because they took the Radio Chip out? That is a bad trade off if it is. 0.6mm is not really noticeable.
cocoaju said:
True enough HTC has changed it's specs. Thinner is better of course. That is 0.6mm thinner. Will that be because they took the Radio Chip out? That is a bad trade off if it is. 0.6mm is not really noticeable.
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LOL now that you mention it, that is probably why its thinner
I would much rather have it be the same thinness as before and have a radio than to make it a little thinner and to lose such a nice feature, maybe other than the fact that it saves them money they did it to even out the diamond 2 and it a little.
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LOL now that you mention it, that is probably why its thinner
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I bloddy hope not.
faria said:
I bloddy hope not.
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Someone said in the other thread Clove.co.uk confirmed FM Radio, we'll know tomorrow when people start getting theirs.
C'Mon mobiles.co.uk - I want mine
Dave
Thinner than the proverbial *expletive bleeped* hair.
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16.65, 17.25mm. Does 0.6mm really matter?
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Are you looking at this site:
http://www.htc.com/uk/product/touchpro2/specification.html
Because the spec. still says 17.25?
What's 0.6mm between friends?
Greenturtle said:
Are you looking at this site:
http://www.htc.com/uk/product/touchpro2/specification.html
Because the spec. still says 17.25?
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He's talking about this page: http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchpro2/specification.html
It's the www version of the site that they update primarily. The UK/DUTCH/GER/ITA etc etc versions of the site get updated later on
This whole radio myth is really kind getting on my nerves. LOL. Hope someone with the handset can just release us from this.
cocoaju said:
This whole radio myth is really kind getting on my nerves. LOL. Hope someone with the handset can just release us from this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3752272&postcount=7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3752272&postcount=7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519173&page=2
"""Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5""""
but i do think that if you make and install a cab of the radio program seen on the first rhodium rom it SHOULD work.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3752272&postcount=7
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I saw that photo before and it was posted after our discovery about the change of sepcs on HTC's website. The photo was a relief but no one else have proven the radio afterward. But I hope that photo was correct by any means.
should be receiving mine tomorrow with luck, just received shipping notification, and as i'm so excited i probably won't sleep i'll do tomorrows work tonight and then get to play all day i'll let you know what i can find on it.
Well no radio so far found, the stylus has a distinct metal feel to it and the device does turn on when you take it out.
So far i am very impressed the grill onthe back i guess is for battery cooling as the speakers are only at the top , g-sensor all works fine and stuff unfortuntly am connecting to internet via work currently so can't post pictures or anything but if anyone has any requests for info i will check as often as i can.
Okay so not exactly. Just couldn't think of a better subject line.
Here is an accessory for the iPhone 3gs that projects a mirrored image of what's in front of the iPhone to the rear camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFuv4sjMtn0
http://playmass.com/en/iseeutime.asp
Of course my first thought was whether or not it would fit on our captivates. Seems less deadly than the hack I saw awhile back where someone put a Galaxy S replacement front facing camera in their captivate.
link for the captivate/i9000 ffc?? I have only seen it in the Vibrant (which worked really well)
and thats actually not a half bad idea for the mirror thing. I mean really, people don't use the ffc that much anyway, so for the few times u do use it, this would probably work just fine.
Link to the website
Here is the website URL for the product. Hope someone tries this looks like it will work just fine!
http://www.isnapme.com/
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link for the captivate/i9000 ffc?? I have only seen it in the Vibrant (which worked really well)
and thats actually not a half bad idea for the mirror thing. I mean really, people don't use the ffc that much anyway, so for the few times u do use it, this would probably work just fine.
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There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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What are the two boxes next to the speaker on the front of the phone?
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What are the two boxes next to the speaker on the front of the phone?
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Those are specialized thermal osmosis transmission ports for connecting the Captivate to an external flux capacitor, in case your Mr Fusion goes bad.
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Those are specialized thermal osmosis transmission ports for connecting the Captivate to an external flux capacitor, in case your Mr Fusion goes bad.
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Yep, just what he said. They also serve as proximity sensors when you put the phone to your ear.
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There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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Some people are modding Vibrants (which do not come with a FFC) with the i9000 FFC or the Epic4G FFC.
Also "buy a phone that does it" is hardly a solution seeing as how there are so few out. AT&T only offers one, and it's the iPhone. Sprint has the other two, and obviously are not compatible for the AT&T network. That only leaves the i9000 but buying it straight up is rather costly, whereas T-mo people who do the FFC mod spend $16 (yes, the camera assembly for the i9000 is that cheap).
I'd also be interested in seeing it done for the Captivate.
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Yep, just what he said. They also serve as proximity sensors when you put the phone to your ear.
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And light sensor for auto-brightness.
alphadog00 said:
There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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do you know how to read??
I know the i9000 has a ffc, but if you read the original post, he claims someone hacked up a captivate with the i9000 ffc. I simply asked for a link.
alright lets straighten this out
Without any proof of concept for a FFC for the captivate i am calling it BS or not possible. We have exhausted this to no end in the Dev. forum in about 6 different threads and there just isnt a spot for the FFC to sit. If you look at the tear town pictures of the captivate v.s. the i9000 you will see that there FFC and back camera have two different mounting spots. Unfortunately for us there is only 1 mounting spot and its taken up by the main camera. to get the FFC in the captivate you would have to buy the part and then tear apart the guts of the wiring and re wire it so it would be able to literally be soldered on the back of the main camera, then hope you were good enough with that soldering gun to get it facing exactly right through the hole you would have had to scratch or dissolve out of the black in the front of you phone.
Like I said I am more than willing to see some proof and be proved wrong but i imagine he is thinking of the Vibrant guys who also have two slots and have successfully gotten a i9000 FFC in their phones!
Done and Done.
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do you know how to read??
I know the i9000 has a ffc, but if you read the original post, he claims someone hacked up a captivate with the i9000 ffc. I simply asked for a link.
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Yeah buddy I can read.... and I said there is no FCC for the captivate (unless you count the one I posted)... there is no room inside or connection on the board. Just because someone claims to have seen something, doesn't make it so. There are links to BigFoot and Nessie on the internet too.
This idea has been around since the captivate launched.
If you want one really bad on your captivate, do this....
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Yeah buddy I can read.... and I said there is no FCC for the captivate (unless you count the one I posted)... there is no room inside or connection on the board. Just because someone claims to have seen something, doesn't make it so. There are links to BigFoot and Nessie on the internet too.
This idea has been around since the captivate launched.
If you want one really bad on your captivate, do this....
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Can you say BALLER?! Everyone on you're block is going to be asking where you got this camera!
Coldskiesfullofblue said:
Can you say BALLER?! Everyone on you're block is going to be asking where you got this camera!
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I am putting together a do it yourself kit for 3 easy payments of $19.95 (processing and handling additional charges may apply).
Notice the use of name brand camera, not some cheap knockoff.
LMAO... thanks for the laughs.
Um.. I thought the only Galaxy S Phone that could be hacked is the Vibrant? The Captivate's "unique" design fails us again.
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LMAO... thanks for the laughs.
Um.. I thought the only Galaxy S Phone that could be hacked is the Vibrant? The Captivate's "unique" design fails us again.
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You people have no creativity. Thats why i like the vibrant forum. People around are all "you cant" and "buy a phone that does" "and it would de-value" blah blah. There is no reason it cant be done. If it works on a vibrant a similar mod should work on a captivate. I know the vibrant has the mount built in. But thats hardly a dificult obstacle. I had know idea the camera is that cheap and i may just buy one to prove a point to the naysayers.
Also the mirror thing has been disgussed and i wouldnt use it. It looks silly. Id rather harware brick my phone in an atempt to preform the mod than be seen with that thing. But i dont discorage others from using it
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You people have no creativity. Thats why i like the vibrant forum. People around are all "you cant" and "buy a phone that does" "and it would de-value" blah blah. There is no reason it cant be done. If it works on a vibrant a similar mod should work on a captivate. I know the vibrant has the mount built in. But thats hardly a dificult obstacle. I had know idea the camera is that cheap and i may just buy one to prove a point to the naysayers.
Also the mirror thing has been disgussed and i wouldnt use it. It looks silly. Id rather harware brick my phone in an atempt to preform the mod than be seen with that thing. But i dont discorage others from using it
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I bought the part, tried on my captivate. Was willing to do what it took to make it fit. One problem, the part does not work with our phones. The connection onto the main board is slightly different. I'd post pictures but don't really want to tear down my captivate again.
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Also the mirror thing has been disgussed and i wouldnt use it. It looks silly. Id rather harware brick my phone in an atempt to preform the mod than be seen with that thing. But i dont discorage others from using it
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Is that like degauss? I'll leave all the other misspellings alone
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I bought the part, tried on my captivate. Was willing to do what it took to make it fit. One problem, the part does not work with our phones. The connection onto the main board is slightly different. I'd post pictures but don't really want to tear down my captivate again.
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Connection may be different, but could it be customized or modded to work? Little more solder, epoxy, jb weld, maybe even built-in usb and a switch, who knows? Haven't taken mine apart to check it out in the week I've had it.
I found this on craigslist and wondering why the front doesnt say tmobile and the back cover does unlike the actual tmobile galaxy s2 which says tmobile on the front...this is the one i have http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Hercules.jpg , http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/image304.png
I don't think these are actual pictures of the phone. These are from the website for tmonews
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
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I don't think these are actual pictures of the phone. These are from the website for tmonews
There is enough hate in the world. Why can't we all get along here ...?
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but i am currently holding this phone in my hand...the fronts completely blacked out and my friends sitting next me with the actual tmobile one...his front says tmobile and samsung and his back cover is different...the two back covers aren't interchangeable.
Go to settings > About phone
And it will tell you the model number.
Why did you post pics from Tmo news?
Powered by the SGSII....
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Go to settings > About phone
And it will tell you the model number.
Why did you post pics from Tmo news?
Powered by the SGSII....
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im trying to post pics but they arent showing up and the phone was bricked when i bought it and i odin'd a stock tmobile rom so it says t989 in settings
looks like the emblems wete removed from the front. even my telus version has samsung on the top
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Search around, I think you will find out , that those are Pre-Release Prototype phones, and many people have bricked them putting custom tmo roms on them ...
Sounds like a dealers demo or prototype. Used to show off to customers or retail stores. I use to work at Sprint and I had a device that was like that before. But who really knows!
Killing Zombies With My Samsung Galaxy S2
Well consider yourself lucky because it looks awesome and way better than the stock one!
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Well consider yourself lucky because it looks awesome and way better than the stock one!
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haha yeah i like the debadged look but I just want that pit file so i can re partition the internal storage...that would make my day other than that the phone works perfectly fine and its rooted with juggernaut
hydronos said:
haha yeah i like the debadged look but I just want that pit file so i can re partition the internal storage...that would make my day other than that the phone works perfectly fine and its rooted with juggernaut
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I also would love the pit file.
From a glaxay better than yours.
damn thats a badass lookin phone
That looks alot better than the stock. You should consider yourself lucky. Any screen lines or blobs?
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That looks alot better than the stock. You should consider yourself lucky. Any screen lines or blobs?
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no nothing...i didnt even realize that it was different till my friend came over with his galaxy s2...i just really want someone to work on the pit file so i can see if that solves the internal memory issue
Haha I found someone finally with same phone. I am waiting for a jtag solution so I could use it! And yes it looks so slick .
As mentioned on IRC a long time ago, here is the dump of the G2 prototype, called 'G1 Blaze'
I'm not sure how useful this is now, but I thought I'd put it up for everyone's curiosity. Please feel free to mirror elsewhere.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1pGU044HRD_RTlOR1lialN0b0k
Very interesting. Was planning on sleeping. That is now postponed.
Thanks for this!
Why on earth didn't they keep the black it looks so much better then this sort of grey
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mmcblk0, file size: 4GB.
"The missing 2GB", episode 2?
Guessing that eMMC was partitioned in MLC mode on this one.
So, the differences are: black housing, secondary mic, AMOLED screen, 4GB of internal memory. Anything else?
And that would be an even more awesome device if HTC released it without these changes.
is here wrong place to post it?
masterismos said:
is here wrong place to post it?
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Can you explain why? Development section is the right one for this thing IMO.
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Can you explain why? Development section is the right one for this thing IMO.
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the torrent file is the rom? about the google drive when i press the link nothing downloads. im saying that i dont see smth for development (rom,mod,tweaks,etc) sorry if im wrong. i see only info.
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the torrent file is the rom? about the google drive when i press the link nothing downloads. im saying that i dont see smth for development (rom,mod,tweaks,etc) sorry if im wrong. i see only info.
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It's not a ROM. Read the thread title.
It's a DUMP from the G2 PROTOTYPE.
It contains all partitions' dump, including HBoot (v.0.55.2000 ENG, never seen before), Radio, System and all the other things.
And BTW I downloaded it and everything's fine for me.
Copied this file to my Dropbox as a mirror.
@OP: Can you provide some more photos of the device (or maybe side-by-side ones that you've talked about on IRC)? I'm VERY interested in PCB photos, but if you don't want to disassemble the phone, it's up to you
(/QUOTE)So, the differences are: black housing, secondary mic, AMOLED screen, 4GB of internal memory. Anything else?
And that would be an even more awesome device if HTC released it without these changes.[/QUOTE]
+1 I think they went the wrong direction changing the screen and making it gray instead of black. Idk why they didn't leave it black. It looks f***in sweet black... lol
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It's not a ROM. Read the thread title.
It's a DUMP from the G2 PROTOTYPE.
It contains all partitions' dump, including HBoot (v.0.55.2000 ENG, never seen before), Radio, System and all the other things.
And BTW I downloaded it and everything's fine for me.
Copied this file to my Dropbox as a mirror.
@OP: Can you provide some more photos of the device (or maybe side-by-side ones that you've talked about on IRC)? I'm VERY interested in PCB photos, but if you don't want to disassemble the phone, it's up to you
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ok now i understand. sorry
How did you manage this compression? 7.4 GB inside of a 670 MB file?
In all curiousity, did the prototype have the Z-hinge?
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/htc-vision-headed-to-t-mobile-in-new-spy-shot-dubbed-g1-blaze
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/04/htc-vision-with-android-full-qwerty-in-the-wild/
Check it out
Pretty cool the prototype. Dunno about you guys but I kinda wished our DZs came with an AMOLED screen like that. Wonder what we can do with those files..
johrie said:
Why on earth didn't they keep the black it looks so much better then this sort of grey
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I actually got to speak with the Product Manager for the G2 and she said their market survey indicated the gray/silver color was preferred.
NeverGone\RU said:
mmcblk0, file size: 4GB.
"The missing 2GB", episode 2?
Guessing that eMMC was partitioned in MLC mode on this one.
So, the differences are: black housing, secondary mic, AMOLED screen, 4GB of internal memory. Anything else?
And that would be an even more awesome device if HTC released it without these changes.
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Those are the difference I've noticed.
masterismos said:
the torrent file is the rom? about the google drive when i press the link nothing downloads. im saying that i dont see smth for development (rom,mod,tweaks,etc) sorry if im wrong. i see only info.
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The torrent was created of the blaze.7z with openbittorrent.com and publicbt.com trackers, as well as the static link to the Google Doc host.
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@OP: Can you provide some more photos of the device (or maybe side-by-side ones that you've talked about on IRC)? I'm VERY interested in PCB photos, but if you don't want to disassemble the phone, it's up to you
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More photos attached. I don't care about serial numbers. The G2 was sent to China and the G1Blaze is only a test device now.
captainreynolds said:
How did you manage this compression? 7.4 GB inside of a 670 MB file?
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Much of the dump is wasted space, and the 2 nandroids are pretty much copies of the dump, so compress to insignificant space.
ChpStcksRlz said:
In all curiousity, did the prototype have the Z-hinge?
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The physical design of the G1blaze is pretty much identical to the G2, with the differences called out above.
xudsa II USERT said:
Pretty cool the prototype. Dunno about you guys but I kinda wished our DZs came with an AMOLED screen like that. Wonder what we can do with those files..
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The photos should show the pentile OLED, of which I am not a fan. I already tried to replace the OLED with a G2 LCD and found out the ribbon connectors are not compatible.
You are a quote master. Thanks for all of this, really cool! This makes me wish HTC would be making another QWERTY slider like our beloved G2 though
Dam I never knew this existed amoled display would've been sick on this phone with that black trim
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Personally I prefer the silver/grey. Look more classy IMO.
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This makes sooo sad!!
If I knew about this waiting for my G2 I prolly would have been real upset knowing there was always going to be a better version of the phone I loved!!
Tmobile G2 = The overly used silver benz everyone drives!
G1 Blaze = Would have delivered exactly what everyone was expecting! =/
....So much prettier, ....8mb camera w/ stock 2.2?
OP Why did take away so many capabilities? ....and know where I can Buy one? Seriously! ^_^
xhitz said:
This makes sooo sad!!
If I knew about this waiting for my G2 I prolly would have been real upset knowing there was always going to be a better version of the phone I loved!!
Tmobile G2 = The overly used silver benz everyone drives!
G1 Blaze = Would have delivered exactly what everyone was expecting! =/
....So much prettier, ....8mb camera w/ stock 2.2?
OP Why did take away so many capabilities? ....and know where I can Buy one? Seriously! ^_^
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I don't see what makes you sad here...
1) this prototype has amoled POS display. SLCD > amoled.
2) Slow performing 4GB internal storage vs FAST performing 2GB. I'll take the faster anyday, since the device supports external add-on.
3) If by "8mb" you mean "8 MP", I don't see anything indicating such.
4) Ugly painted black plain prototype. Easy to scratch off paint and would quickly look like junk. They paint prototypes like that to make them nondescript.
What we have is basically *superior* to this prototype. The next step up is the HTC DOUBLESHOT.
My motherboard on my SGH-T999 (T-Mobile) needs replaced and I would like to replace it with something better. Someone suggested the SGH-I747 since that is the AT&T model (I'm currently with Net10/AT&T) and it would give me LTE, something I did not have before. Does that sound like the best move?
Robert
prob just a miss-print , but att is sghi747. (not 6). just in case youre looking, look for i747.
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It does sounds good, just make sure that the board will fit.. Watch disassembly videos of both devices and compare motherboards and see if there are differences.. I think it should be a good fit but better make sure.. And as mrrocketdog posted, it is the i747
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prob just a miss-print , but att is sghi747. (not 6). just in case youre looking, look for i747.
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Thanks, just a typo. Thanks though.
serio22 said:
It does sounds good, just make sure that the board will fit.. Watch disassembly videos of both devices and compare motherboards and see if there are differences.. I think it should be a good fit but better make sure.. And as mrrocketdog posted, it is the i747
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I'm sure it will. Funny thing is that in this phone I have at least 3 parts that stamped with SGH-I747. I guess the models are so similar they can easily swap parts.
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I'm sure it will. Funny thing is that in this phone I have at least 3 parts that stamped with SGH-I747. I guess the models are so similar they can easily swap parts.
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You're not the first.. There have been many like this recently even with i9300 stamps, which are not similar to our devices