read an article from Neowin.net:
How nice of HTC to give their S windows version the following specs:
HTC 8S
4.3" HD Super LCD 2 display
8MP cam
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960)
8GB or 16GB + microSD
1GB RAM
NFC
42Mbps HSPA+
Not feeling the love from HTC in regards to our One S!
Your phone is always obsolete the day you buy it. I'm 100% happy with my One S.
well even me m happy ...agree to smurf ..very proud to f*** SGS3 in most benchmarks and got beaten in a few which i dont consider to be much !! !! ONE S the best and the beast ....
kulam5421 said:
read an article from Neowin.net:
How nice of HTC to give their S windows version the following specs:
HTC 8S
4.3" HD Super LCD 2 display Same size as One S but different display type. Some people actually prefer AMOLED screens. It's personal opinion whether that's better or not.
8MP cam One S has
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960) One S has
8GB or 16GB + microSD
1GB RAM One S has
NFC
42Mbps HSPA+ One S has
Not feeling the love from HTC in regards to our One S!
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Basically your only legitimate complaints are lack of NFC support and no sd card. Not too bad considering the HTC Windows 8 phone is many months newer.
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Basically your only legitimate complaints are lack of NFC support and no sd card. Not too bad considering the HTC Windows 8 phone is many months newer.
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They also don't mention the dimensions. I may be in the minority, but I find the amount of storage fine and probably wouldn't trade a millimeter or two for an SD card.
I don't know how people can say LCD is better than SAMOLED or any AMOLED. LCD is older technology that looks washed out and sucks more energy.
The only thing this phone has on our is an SD card slot. But we still have the leg up since we're running Android. I have always hated Windows phone or mobile, what ever they call it now.
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I don't know how people can say LCD is better than SAMOLED or any AMOLED. LCD is older technology that looks washed out and sucks more energy.
The only thing this phone has on our is an SD card slot. But we still have the leg up since we're running Android. I have always hated Windows phone or mobile, what ever they call it now.
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The only thing I really miss is the HD display. AMOLED shows better and more realistic colours but a bit more of pixels per point would have been very nice (like Xperia S)
Well, All of you got a point. its been a while since HTC released out phones, so evolution of other lines is expected. the HTC One S is my first Android phone (been holding to Symbian ever since, don't ask) , and boy how i was overwhelmed by its capabilities. still very happy with my decision (did not think twice getting this over the Samsung GS3).
Closed Source Project said:
I don't know how people can say LCD is better than SAMOLED or any AMOLED. LCD is older technology that looks washed out and sucks more energy.
The only thing this phone has on our is an SD card slot. But we still have the leg up since we're running Android. I have always hated Windows phone or mobile, what ever they call it now.
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Its subjective but have you gave One X's ips screen a go or LG's ips screen? Those put out far more accurate colors than amoleds do
I would like to know if the HTC 8S has the function of sharing internet connection via WiFi (Wifi Hotspot / Wi-Fi tethering) like HTC 8X
I'm buying this one as soon as I get my salary It'll be awesome to be able to play with this thing
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I would like to know if the HTC 8S has the function of sharing internet connection via WiFi (Wifi Hotspot / Wi-Fi tethering) like HTC 8X
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Mine has
I wonder why nobody here already mentioned the extreme lack of internal memory: after the first startup of the phone only less than 1.3 GB of the 4 GB are left! Considering that Apps (+ their cache), Browsercache, Emails (+ attachments), Maps etc. cannot be moved to external SD card makes this device pretty much useless.
Useless is a strong word. But it is a real pain and a big mistake by HTC unless the ability to put more stuff on your SD card is coming. The Lumia 620 would appear to be an obvious choice despite its pathetic battery.
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This is not a bug or missing feature by HTC but M$ doesn't allow any user data or apps to be stored on external memory - for security reasons.
So no hope that the internal memory can be extended.
I am using 1 the 8s 4gb, at startup, just over 1Gb of free space and after installing some games and app (only the most PvZ big game), reported only 300MB memory???
Can FW WP8 capacity of nearly 3Gb?
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I am using 1 the 8s 4gb, at startup, just over 1Gb of free space and after installing some games and app (only the most PvZ big game), reported only 300MB memory???
Can FW WP8 capacity of nearly 3Gb?
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games are usualy the biggest. I am using mine HTC 8S without any games and after instaling apps for my needs i am still having about 1GB of free space
sebr said:
I wonder why nobody here already mentioned the extreme lack of internal memory: after the first startup of the phone only less than 1.3 GB of the 4 GB are left! Considering that Apps (+ their cache), Browsercache, Emails (+ attachments), Maps etc. cannot be moved to external SD card makes this device pretty much useless.
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I own an 8S and yes RAM is an issue.
Also when you read the phone help (on the phone) there is blurb by HTC about how many apps and phone tips do not work on WP8 devices with less than 1gb RAM.
try to find that on their web site.
I can understand MS way of not allowing apps on the SDcard, but they should allow the apps Isostore to be put on the SDcard. That would make more sense.
They could even make it possible to have a part of the SDcard to be a part of the internal memory, like on WP7.
Regards
Izaac
Lack of Storage Windows 8s
good evening guys, just wondered if anyone has any tricks to enable apps to be installed on the SD card of a windows 8s phone, instead of filling up the internal storage?
Nice phone, but when you enjoy xbox gaming on your phone, the storage is all but useless.
I'm going to be sending the phone back tomorrow, so before I do, if anyone can make any suggestions, would be appreciated.
Currently using my HD2 phone with Windows 7.5 ROM from this site, being able to use the SD Card to install apps is priceless.
thanks guys, great work as always, wish I could do what you guys do,
Anthony
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I desperately need an honest advice. Currently very very confused. Contract is due for an upgrade and I've never been this much confused regarding chooosing an OS and phone. I have been a very very loyal Windows Mobile user. Used since iPAQ, HTC trinity, Cruise, TyTn II, Diamond, Touch Pro and currently Touch Pro 2. Even now, thought of leaving WinMo gives me a hiccup. However, as WM 6.5 is going to be dead soon and WM 7 doesn't look like as it would be the REAL WM thing as we ar used to. (No multitasking, no cut/copy/paste etc etc). I am thiking to change over to either Android i.e., HTC Desire or should I get an iPhone 3GS (with future OS 4 in sight)? Or stick to WM and get an HD2. (Which is not available on Orange).
I do use phone for lot of internet, documents (reading/editing), medical softwares (skyscape), navigation(tomtom).
So HTC Desire ..... or ..... iPhone 3GS (OS 4.0) ..... or HTC HD2 ??????
Please advice.
Thanks.
after playing with hd2 and iphone 3gs and seeing the 4.0os i am a happy owner of a desire, and despite couple things that could be done better i love the phone
since u came here...
desire it is....
but if you wanna be cool and participate in apple's "revolution"(present old things as new things, Lol) then go for it, oh also the huge app store...
winmo 6.5, better leave it....no future in it.....dev who are smart enough, left the platform when hd2 was confirmed not wm7 compatible...
Now, down to desire vs iphone (make ur choice)
go for whatever your heart desires.
Definitely HTC Desire.
iPhone OS 4.0 still lacks features that Android has and still ahs annoying restrictions. Plus, it's unlikely that Apple will release better hardware than the Desire has now.
The HD2 has nice hardware, but it's let down by outdated software. Windows Mobile may still be fine, but all the others are moving on, Windows Mobile doesn't.
I actually sold my HD2 for a Nexus One, and now have a Desire. I think the Desire is a better size (the HD2 is huge, VERY beautiful, but huge), though 4" would be perfect.
I'm 100% satisfied with the Desire and I'm very glad that I finally moved away from Windows Mobile. So far, I'm not missing anything, And Android is a MUCH nicer experience.
Here's a chart that compares the operating systems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=660782
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Your choice is either Android or iPhone 4G.
WM6.5 has no future (Microsoft will drop support soon and see its market place).
WP7, not attractive as its first release.
So, make a list of your needs, your daily usage, kind of apps ...
1. internet, both can do
2. documents, both can do
3. medical software, no idea
4. navigation, both can do (but Android does not have TomTom yet, it does have others like Sygic, CoPilot, etc.).
I can't really comment on the iphone 3gs because i've never owned one.
I sold my HD2 recently to upgrade to the HTC Desire.
The HD2 was not a bad phone at all, both the HD2 and HTC Desire give you a great browsing experience. The HD2 has a bigger screen dimension than the HTC Desire so it could work more efficiently, especialy when you want to use it as a Sat Nav system.
In terms of hardware specifications, both devices have the same processor but the HD2 is slightly less powerful than the HTC Desire. You can expect the Desire to do everything the HD2 can do and more whilst doing it all faster too. The android Market place (for applications) has a lot more to offer than Mobile 6.5 app stores.
Hope that helps you out.
Oh, and DO NOT GET AN IPHONE 3GS!
If you want an iPhone, wait for the next one. The Desire is much, much, much better hardware than the 3GS.
And actually, I don't think that even the next iPhone will be able to match the Desire.
Sethos II said:
Oh, and DO NOT GET AN IPHONE 3GS!
If you want an iPhone, wait for the next one. The Desire is much, much, much better hardware than the 3GS.
And actually, I don't think that even the next iPhone will be able to match the Desire.
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Granted, what was presented yesterday is still just a "hint" of what is to come when the 4th Generation iPhone is released...IMHO...I would stick with the Desire
Among other things...the main feature that I saw introduced in 4.0 is the ability to multitask. People who have jailbroken their phone have been able to do this for a while now. It should however, been implemented 3-4 years ago.
Either way, it is your money and you know what you need the phone for
gogol said:
Your choice is either Android or iPhone 4G.
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Exactly between iPhone 4G and Desire....not "3GS OS4"
2 months man...if ur an apple fan it deserves the wait....if im choosing then Desire!!!!!!
inkredi said:
Exactly between iPhone 4G and Desire....not "3GS OS4"
2 months man...if ur an apple fan it deserves the wait....if im choosing then Desire!!!!!!
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Do u mean iPhone 4G is going to be relased in 2 months time ?
Is it true?
By the way, thanks everyone for your advice. Awaiting more input. Inclincing towards Desire though.
desire here we come
HTC desire that I've waiting for can't wait any more after the nexus one not coming to Australia and the EVO 4G is not support by any ours network in here I PICK the Desire .
dr_s said:
Do u mean iPhone 4G is going to be relased in 2 months time ?
Is it true?
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No, July.....
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No, July.....
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it'll be announced middle jume max...comes in july but its iphone man
once u go mac u never go bac
didnt work for me though! **** iphones
I went Mac and back. It's not that great. Especially since Windows 7 beat their crappy OS.
My thoughts about the iPhone: Look at the Desire's specs! Do you seriously think Apple will be able to match that in July?!
And even IF the hardware were the same - Android still beats iPhone OS hands down.
Seriously, don't hesitate, get your Desire now. It's hands down the best phone you can get and it won't be beaten by anything for a long, long time.... (plus, investing in the Android system now makes sense, since no other system will beat it and IF something beats the Desire, it will be another Android phone).
i was Totally jokinggg!!! lmao
i hate iPhone OS ..and im sure that Android still beats iphone os 4.0
I've got a desire, no regrets at all - Only issue I have with it is the lack of nice games - Apps are fully met for in the marketplace.
But, i doubt it will be an issue much longer, the android market will certainly grow especially with major manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony Ericson and Motoral aswell as HTC (the best manufacturer) devoting to Android.
I would recomend the Desire, its a great phone
I am choosing between the iphone 3gs and the desire as well...
Actually I like the disire more but the only thing that put me off is the lack of chinese language support which iphone has the advantage of...
Is there any app or any way that can enable me to read and write chinese with desire??
I currently have a iphone (well its on ebay now) I was waiting for the iphone 4 but got twitchy when i saw the desire so ordered got it thinking I will send it back (just wanted a play really my first android phone) I did end up sending it back but only for an exchange iphone is going. iPhone 4 will have much better spec than the 3gs but on release apple will only allow you to use a quater of its actual spec and gradually release updates to enable features ect by the time the iphone 4 is worth having the desire 2 will be out.
iPhone = old technology rebranded as apple and doubled in price
techniqically -> iphone has better multi touch than n1 and desire
iphone has apple optimized hardware
But Overall Android with desire wins the race .. it has snapdragon + More Than Double Ram
even after apple os 4.0 it will nto be able to give wat android will provide.
and multitouch can be improved in custom roms and custom kernels
seems both those phones will be a variation of the desire HD
however seems htc is intending to ruin it all for me
i read somewhere the inspire specs sheet lists SLCD for the display is this confirmed anywhere?
either way beautiful metalic phones from HTC, i've been using the androi-ed HD2 for the past few days (temporarily) going back to my DHD feels like a return to luxury
what do you think guys? are we paying the price of having it earlier?
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http://androidandme.com/2011/01/carriers/verizon/htc-and-verizon-announce-the-lte-4g-enabled-htc-thunderbolt/
is this SLCD or BS? i think it is i can live with that as long as HTC doesn't screw us and release an SLCD euro edition
thunderbolt has 8GB internal + 32GB and 1400mah battery! (gotta love US carriers) http://www.htc.com/us/products/thunderbolt-verizon#tech-specs
inpsire has 4GB internal everything else the same as ours, i don't know about SLCD http://www.htc.com/us/products/inspire-att#tech-specs
I wonder how much they'll cost outright in comparison to the DHD. It's interesting to see they've ditched the SIM cover mechanism on the Thunderbolt and moved the USB port sideways. Also it seems a bit thicker, which is probably how they got a larger capacity battery fitted (judging by the pics alone)... Front camera is a major difference on it. Display wise I'm not sure, how would SLCD differ to whatever DHD has. My main concern with display on the DHD is poor visibility under sunlight (would SLCD improve on that?).
As to the Inspire vs DHD, they seem very similar in all aspects:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3706&idPhone2=3468
I'm happy with my DHD for the most part because I went from a Nokia E71 which was quite an upgrade for me...
Edit: 1 more link http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacomparer&id1=2598&id2=2657
By the way what are the odds of HTC not updating DHD frequently as a result of needing to focus on these new models?
It sure does look like SLCD to me. And concerning updates, HTC Europe is responsible for the updates in Europe, while their US counterpart are reponsible for the US. I doubt they'll leave us behind considering the DHD is their flagship device in Europe. Have a look at the original Desire, it was the first HTC device to receive Froyo if my memory serves me well (could be the EVO beat it by a matter of days) and is still receiving updates (last one was a couple of weeks ago).
My next phone will be the Motorola Atrix. Period !
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i don't get this -.-
this phone looks just awesome! SLCD, Simcard cover on the side , battery,front cam .. wtf? i don't get why htc does this .. i would have gladly waited for 2-3 months to buy a phone like this .. i don't know how you guys feel but i really think we bought some kind of defective overprized prototype phone
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i don't get this -.-
this phone looks just awesome! SLCD, Simcard cover on the side , battery,front cam .. wtf? i don't get why htc does this .. i would have gladly waited for 2-3 months to buy a phone like this .. i don't know how you guys feel but i really think we bought some kind of defective overprized prototype phone
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Call us guinea pigs
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hamdir said:
seems both those phones will be a variation of the desire HD
however seems htc is intending to ruin it all for me
i read somewhere the inspire specs sheet lists SLCD for the display is this confirmed anywhere?
either way beautiful metalic phones from HTC, i've been using the androi-ed HD2 for the past few days (temporarily) going back to my DHD feels like a return to luxury
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The DHD is SLCD also, AFAIK?
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The DHD is SLCD also, AFAIK?
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yeah but the colors seem to be deeper .. almost like SAmoled
These phones are us only and won't be released in Europe. The Thunderbolt is CDMA only and can only be used in tthe US. The Inspire is just a DHD with a 4G radio.
So the DHD is still the best phone that can be bought and used properly anywhere except the US.
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the DHD is not SLCD its clear by now, it has no ips
i think the inspire has the same screen as ours while the thunderbolt has SLCD
qualities of SLCD over ours: IPS view angles, deeper saturation and some digital treatment (like sharpening, which i don't like)
its not a big difference its like the desire classic vs ours
but yes the thunderbolt is the fancier edition (chassis, battery and slightly smaller if thicker) sadly it wont work if imported plus who wants a Verizon logo on his phone
hamdir said:
the DHD is not SLCD its clear by now, it has no ips
i think the inspire has the same screen as ours while the thunderbolt has SLCD
qualities of SLCD over ours: IPS view angles, deeper saturation and some digital treatment (like sharpening, which i don't like)
its not a big difference its like the desire classic vs ours
but yes the thunderbolt is the fancier edition (chassis, battery and slightly smaller if thicker) sadly it wont work if imported plus who wants a Verizon logo on his phone
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Nope, the Inspire will in-fact have super LCD. Check it out on at&t's website. Says so right in the tech specs.
Matt
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yeah but the colors seem to be deeper .. almost like SAmoled
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they have photoshop at htc hq too you know
Ah, new model envy... the curse of all gadget lovers!
You think these are impressive? Wait until Mobile World Congress next month and then drool over 2GHz and dual-core Android phones.
I really see no point in upgrading to this if you own a DHD, the upgrade would be minimal.
hamdir said:
the DHD is not SLCD its clear by now, it has no ips
i think the inspire... ...but yes the thunderbolt is the fancier edition (chassis, battery and slightly smaller if thicker) sadly it wont work if imported plus who wants a Verizon logo on his phone
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I def. don't want a Verizon logo on my phone. AT&T is just right for me!
Matt
Hey just wondering would there be any advantage to buying the unlocked Telus version of the DHD over the AT&T Inspire other than carier bloatware. I take it they are basically the same but the Inspire has 4GB ram while the Telus DHD has the standard 1.5GB ram? I've heard AT&T locks out the side loading of apps on their android phones and would charge extra for the mobile hotspot feature. I'm on AT&T with an unlocked desire right now and don't have to pay extra for the mobile hotspot. Just wondering if you guys think the unlocked Telus DHD would be a better choice than the Inspire.
Thanks
dondula said:
Hey just wondering would there be any advantage to buying the unlocked Telus version of the DHD over the AT&T Inspire other than carier bloatware. I take it they are basically the same but the Inspire has 4GB ram while the Telus DHD has the standard 1.5GB ram? I've heard AT&T locks out the side loading of apps on their android phones and would charge extra for the mobile hotspot feature. I'm on AT&T with an unlocked desire right now and don't have to pay extra for the mobile hotspot. Just wondering if you guys think the unlocked Telus DHD would be a better choice than the Inspire.
Thanks
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I would go with the AT&T version. The Inspire is going to have better hardware, and 4G capabilities. (Delivered by HSPA+ w/ enhanced backhaul). As for AT&T locking out the sideloading of apps on their devices, chances are it will happen with the Inspire, but if good developers get their hands on the Inspire, we may be able to use ADB to root it, which will fix that sideloading issue.
Matt
One thing:The DHD does have S-LCD,htc themselves have said that(don't remember where though).
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We do see the wildfire 2 will mostly hawe a slightly more powerful CPU a GPU and a better screen resoliution. So waht do you whink if HTC will roll out the Wildfire 2 will you consider buying it over your Wildfire?
If you selected the option Other please state why?
Overtime the spec will getting better, many phone in the market with the same price has better spec than Wildfire now, but I think after my phone I'll choose a higher-end phone :_
I'm keeping my wildfire for a while, when I do buy a new phone I'm getting a top-of-the-line one
hopefully a nexus or something
I think many user choose the way: buy one mid-end to get into Android and then pick a higher-end, like me .
Waiting for some 2-core processor this year or maybe next
While I won't be upgrading so soon, as I stated in another thread, the wildfire 2 is everything the wildfire 1 should have been in the first place...
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I'm missing something here. My first smartphone was a Samsung Galaxy S. Just after, I became curious about the HTC Desire but couldn't bring myself to get one given I'd just bought the Galaxy S. Then the Nexus S came out and I had to have one of those, so I got it. Gingerbread is nice but I was still curious about HTC Sense. So I decided to buy a cheap Wildfire on eBay. After a while I realised HTC Sense was rubbish and was about to go back to the Nexus S (both it and the Galaxy S are still in my top drawer) when I stumbled on CyanogenMod. I've flashed a number of different ROMs since then and I can't put my Wildfire down.
I know I've got two high-end smartphones but I love my Wildfire so much that I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please, someone tell me why I should be using the Galaxy or the Nexus as I'm worried I'm actually missing out on something.
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nhnt11 said:
I'm keeping my wildfire for a while, when I do buy a new phone I'm getting a top-of-the-line one
hopefully a nexus or something
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Indeed I chose the wildfire to see what android was about and it hasn't disappointed, even makes me think why I stuck with Nokia for so long.
As for wildfire 2 I think I'll be skipping it too and go for a higher spec cos the specs are still not impressive to turn experienced users head.
One with front facing camera, something missing on most android phones but present even in cheap Nokia models, would be nice.
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I am very pleased with my Wildfire. It delivered more then I expected as instapper Android phone. The next purchase will be a higher end phone with at lest 2gpu/cpu. But for now I am more than happy with my current phone.
I am thinking of getting a HTC desire.
Wildfire 2 is exactly what 1 should have been, a smartphone without GPU was probably the biggest weakness to me. Nevertheless, it is still an excellent phone for those with a budget and want to try out Android.
P1ngP1ng said:
I'm missing something here. My first smartphone was a Samsung Galaxy S. Just after, I became curious about the HTC Desire but couldn't bring myself to get one given I'd just bought the Galaxy S. Then the Nexus S came out and I had to have one of those, so I got it. Gingerbread is nice but I was still curious about HTC Sense. So I decided to buy a cheap Wildfire on eBay. After a while I realised HTC Sense was rubbish and was about to go back to the Nexus S (both it and the Galaxy S are still in my top drawer) when I stumbled on CyanogenMod. I've flashed a number of different ROMs since then and I can't put my Wildfire down.
I know I've got two high-end smartphones but I love my Wildfire so much that I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please, someone tell me why I should be using the Galaxy or the Nexus as I'm worried I'm actually missing out on something.
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Have you tried flashing ROM's and experimenting with your other phones? For me, another reason why I prefer the Wildfire is because of its friendly size and handling capabilities, and, comparatively easy pocketability, which is certainly missing from the higher end devices with their 4"+ screens.
Also, I would think that the UI and all is smoother on the top end phones, and, their app and game support is way more enhanced than on the Wildifre. Cant really comment on the smoothness part because havent used one of them ever.
Off Topic, Another thing I fail to understand is why companies think that whoever wants a powerhouse of a phone must grab a huge one with as graceful dimensions as a brick. I would love to see one day 1 GHz Processors, Adreno 205's, 768 MB RAM's etc on a 3.2 - 3.5" screened device. Handling such huge phones is a pain, especially in crowded areas...
I am waiting for unrevoked
3xeno said:
Off Topic, Another thing I fail to understand is why companies think that whoever wants a powerhouse of a phone must grab a huge one with as graceful dimensions as a brick. I would love to see one day 1 GHz Processors, Adreno 205's, 768 MB RAM's etc on a 3.2 - 3.5" screened device. Handling such huge phones is a pain, especially in crowded areas...
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Read my mind. Even right now, I wanted to upgrade to a Defy instead of a Desire. Since the Defy is roughly the size of our Wildfire, but the turn off there is that I got spoiled with WF ROMS, Defy has a few, and the Desire a ton.I want the option to use my phone and reach every inch of the screen with one hand. For this I'd still consider the WF 2 if nothing else competes at it's size
Like most people I got the Wildfire as a cheap Android phone to see what it was like after using Nokia for ages. There will probably be a lot of cheaper phones on the market soon after the success of the Wildfire and the San Francisco, even Apple are considering an iPhone of reduced size to compete with the android success
http://www.pcworld.com/article/219501/iphone_nano_rumors_return.html
Have a look at that.
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Read my mind. Even right now, I wanted to upgrade to a Defy instead of a Desire. Since the Defy is roughly the size of our Wildfire, but the turn off there is that I got spoiled with WF ROMS, Defy has a few, and the Desire a ton.I want the option to use my phone and reach every inch of the screen with one hand. For this I'd still consider the WF 2 if nothing else competes at it's size
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Yep, I was thinking at the Defy, too. The only thing putting me e off are the speaker problems that people talk about.
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I would think that the UI and all is smoother on the top end phones, and, their app and game support is way more enhanced than on the Wildifre.
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As to smoothness, I can say that CM7 on my Wildfire is slightly choppier than the factory Gingerbread on my Nexis S but not enough to be annoying and I haven't noticed any difference in app start up times.
Wildpuzzle is a different matter. There has been no noticeable difference between Wildpuzzle on my Wildfire and Froyo on my Galaxy S. It really has been that good that I'm toying with the idea of going back to it as CM7 doesn't seem to want to agree with me. I just wish I could get hold of a QVGA version of Swype!
On all devices video playback is no different and I don't play games so I can't comment.
I agree with you about good things in small packages. I've also heard Samsung are coming out next month with a smaller version of the Galaxy S but I haven't seen any specs.
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It`s nice to see that I`m not the only one that thinks a 4.0 inch screen is too big.
This is one of the reasons I bought the Wildfire, it was the smallest at that time, and still is. Well, now there are phones like the Samsung i5500, but damn, 2 mp camera is so 2004.
I my self wanted the wildfire as my first Android device(like most of you ). But now when MWc 2011 has started im waiting for price drop's of the older phones like the original Desire or something else Thinking is it a good idea to go for a Milestone 2? Looked at their forums and i saw just a few ROM's.
If root is so hard on my wildfire I probably not going to buy another HTC at all.
I'm just anoyed about companies trying to tell me what I can do with their device.
Cause this is how it is now, not mine but theirs.
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I'm just anoyed about companies trying to tell me what I can do with their device.
Cause this is how it is now, not mine but theirs.
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It is the same with all companies, atleast with what I have seen,
Sony - Controls everything you do on the PS3. Mod it, and you lose ability to even go online, and if you do, they have the ability to automatically install stuff you dont authorize.
Apple - Not really required to specify it, do we?
Nokia - Only the initial Symbian sets were truly open, where you could mod the heck out of it. Unfortunately, it was not so customizable as Android. With the later ones, it had to be "hacked" (As in rooted), to allow modifications, which depended on the firmware.
Can't comment on others simply because I don't own them.
Lastly, the Wildfire is too "unimportant" a device for major teams to work on, when compared to, say, Apple's iDevices. Hence, finding exploits for iDevices may take a week, and the same may take months for the Wildfire. Unfortunately, thats the way the hierarchy exists.
i'd like to have the new screen on my actual wildfire..
i don't want to change it..
the next purchase will be a more powerful
UNBOXING
FULL REVIEW
COMPARISON - G4-G5-G6
Camera samples:
http://plus.google.com/photos/10058...s/6082341183852604913?authkey=CMzt_P3wl8PTgAE
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Elephone G6 - Beyond your imagination with 5.0" IPS screen, MT6592 1.7GHz with fingerprint scanner
With ergonomic design, the radian on the phone back can perfectly fit for the shape of the palm of your hand, furthermore, the skin-touch material bring you comfortable hand feeling. 5.0" IPS screen,1280*720 pixels, ppi=293, the parameter configuration is the good basis of amazing visuing effects, we especially did many alignments for the display.
Built in MT6592 cpu, the frequency has reach to 1.7GHz, with Mali-450 MP4 700MHz GPU. Powerful performance make it easy to deal with any app in your daily using, with low power consumption as the same time. Advanced camera with 13 million pixels, f/2.2 larger light-sensing surface area faster focusing speed and higher focusing accuracy, all those improvement will you better photo experience.
G6 is equipped with a fingerprint scanner, which could be used for locking screen or set encipherment protection for apps, that can guard your privacy. Double tab the screen to wake it up; and set your customized gesture as short cut to open certain function when the screen is off.
Highlights
- 5.0 inch HD IPS, 1280*720 pixels
- MTK6592 1.7GHz Octa-core
- 1GB RAM + 8 GB ROM
- 13MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
- Standard SIM card + micro SIM card, dual standby
- Android OS, 4.4.2 KitKat
- Support 3G Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900/2100 MHz
- Support Fingerprint ID, Gesture Recognition, GPS, OTG, etc.
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I like the phone's characteristics but I'm concerned about the battery life. Only 2250mAh for eight cores is a bit weak. What do you think?
Do you expect the phone to have any support for the upgrade to Android L or to any other alternative upgrade?
I just purchased this phone.
I think for 102Eur is a great phone. If it have some problems, it isn't the only one. All chinneses phones have problems everywhere. The thing is if it compensates what you paid for it.
I also ordered it. I'm still waiting for it but I hope I won't be dissapointed. I hope that it will have some support (new ROMs, firmware updates etc.), since there has been a lot of interest in preorder period.
Zer7 said:
I just purchased this phone.
I think for 102Eur is a great phone. If it have some problems, it isn't the only one. All chinneses phones have problems everywhere. The thing is if it compensates what you paid for it.
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I also ordered it. I'm still waiting for it but I hope I won't be dissapointed. I hope that it will have some support (new ROMs, firmware updates etc.), since there has been a lot of interest in preorder period.
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I think the official launch is on 9th Oct. We will wait at least two weeks more to put our hands in it.
Elephone p2000 at least seems that has good support and Elephone releases new roms when is needed. Also, every Elephone has been rooted easily, so that's good. Take also into consideration that we're with Android 4.4.2 .. other phones are still with 4.2 or 4.0, so we're updated for a few years with this version.
I think we take a good decision, and believe me, I search the whole internet and this is the best phone I found for this price. :good:
We just have to keep this topic alive, so that we can discuss about the phone once we get it. I already own a chinese phone with MTK6577 and 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 and I've been very satisfied with it. So obviously Elephone g6 should be a big improvement for me. I also like to do some improvements to the phone when possible, that's why I'm hoping for good support.
As far as the price-quality is concerned, I'm sure there is no better phone on the market at the moment. Only the battery still worries me...
Hopefully we'll get it ASAP.
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We just have to keep this topic alive, so that we can discuss about the phone once we get it. I already own a chinese phone with MTK6577 and 512MB RAM, Android 4.0 and I've been very satisfied with it. So obviously Elephone g6 should be a big improvement for me. I also like to do some improvements to the phone when possible, that's why I'm hoping for good support.
As far as the price-quality is concerned, I'm sure there is no better phone on the market at the moment. Only the battery still worries me...
Hopefully we'll get it ASAP.
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I own a Sony Xperia Neo (1Ghz, 512mb ram, 384mb of memory to apps, 3.7'' and Android 4.0 ... slow as hell!) so this G6 should be a big improvement to me too! the only thing that my Xperia will be better is the camera and flash, so, we will see
The phone should be shipped in 9th, so -2 days!
Bad news guys: http://www.elephone.hk/readNews/1052.html
I'm thinking about cancel my order and purchase another phone ...
Zer7 said:
Bad news guys: http://www.elephone.hk/readNews/1052.html
I'm thinking about cancel my order and purchase another phone ...
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I would just wait, all the new Chinese models will be a little delayed because of the Chinese national holidays. Not only from Elephone but also from all the other Chinese brands. And I think it is good that they tell the truth, and actually do the tests properly before they ship the phones out to all the end customers. So we don't will be having problems in the end.
I agree, just wait for one more week. If you waited that long, one week isn't that much
I look forward to getting a good product, hopefully well tested and with some suport and updates available in the future.
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I agree, just wait for one more week. If you waited that long, one week isn't that much
I look forward to getting a good product, hopefully well tested and with some suport and updates available in the future.
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I want to wait, but I can't!
We hope that the product is at least good, with good support and few updates.
Still no one received the phone?
Myefox delayed shipments without explain nothing... Look for some hands on until place my order!!
Wonder if anyone has received this phone yet I am looking for a budget smartphone to replace my nightmare Samsung Galaxy ace which is getting near the end of its contract.
My situation is I done a google search for a Blackview Crown review- 5inch Octa core Android 4.4 Smartphone 2GB Ram 16GB Rom and found the following thread on this site -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/blackview-crown-review-5inch-octa-core-t2844265
Someone on there said he thought this phone would be better and a few other agreed, however I cant really find much first hand feedback on this phone.
I know nothing about rooting phones I am a basic user who just wants a reasonable smart phone but my existing phone does have a huge amount of bloatware that i dont use so would not like that on a new phone.
Just wanted to keep this thread alive as this phones looks perfect I am in the UK where the cost of this is just over £92 or $150 and using the Three network on the 800MHZ band so was hoping people could give it the thumbs up.
Thanks
Ian
I expect to get the phone on monday. I will be able to tell some more then... Finally!
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I expect to get the phone on monday. I will be able to tell some more then... Finally!
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waiting for your review. specially please post some camera samples. Im worried about the camera performance. thank you very much.
I received the phone. So far it looks good. Touchscreen is very responsive, no other preinstalled apps. OS really is Android 4.4.2 KitKat as stated. It has also already come rooted as SuperSU. Antutu Benchmark score is 29004.
Links to the pictures made with the phone's camera:
http://picoolio.net/image/PDk
http://picoolio.net/image/PDv
http://picoolio.net/image/PDz
http://picoolio.net/image/PDE
http://picoolio.net/image/PDM
http://picoolio.net/image/PDP
And plus a quick overview of the phone. The video is mostly out of focus but this is all the time I had.
http://youtu.be/NCTu6gl_Uhw
Images look pretty good!
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Hi. Can you add some more photos? I'm quite interested in buying this phone to my wife, but I'm afraid about camera quality, and battery life. So can you say something about it? And generally your opinion about whole phone.
Thank you in advance.
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I received the phone. So far it looks good. Touchscreen is very responsive, no other preinstalled apps. OS really is Android 4.4.2 KitKat as stated. It has also already come rooted as SuperSU. Antutu Benchmark score is 29004.
Links to the pictures made with the phone's camera:
http://picoolio.net/image/PDk
http://picoolio.net/image/PDv
http://picoolio.net/image/PDz
http://picoolio.net/image/PDE
http://picoolio.net/image/PDM
http://picoolio.net/image/PDP
And plus a quick overview of the phone. The video is mostly out of focus but this is all the time I had.
http://youtu.be/NCTu6gl_Uhw
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Im about to order a one too. camera certainly looks pretty good. and your input is highly appreciated and valuble. thank you for that first. and also do all of us some more favor, please include your comment on following points,
1. some more camera pics in low light and normal indoor conditions.
2. mobile signal strength, wifi strength compared to your other mobile.
3. and another most importantly, music quality through a good headset and normal speaker strength for ringing.
4. I found some chinese devices have very low earpiece volume. how's it on the g6?
5. And of course how about the battery time.
thank you again and we all are very grateful for your info I think.
Hey all
HTC has bucked the trend here, as before the "Desire" range has been considered a mid-range series, not so with the HTC Desire Eye, here we have a fully featured high-end device. With a powerful quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor running at 2.3 GHz backed up with 2GB of RAM and the usual HTC check boxes such as Boom sound, the Desire eye certainly looks like an interesting device. The one stand out feature is a exceptionally large pixel front camera, at 13MP (same as the rear camera) high resolution selfies are certainly on the cards.
So who will take the plastic over the metal of the M8, and why would members choose this device?
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I'm planning on finally replacing my 4 year old iPhone 4 and getting a new phone next month, and depending on the price of this thing I might get this one
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IMHO it looks like a better phone than the M8. I for actually like the design a lot more than the M8's (which I actually didn't really like the design of all that much), and this blue one you have pictured here looks especially nice. And I don't really care about metal vs plastic, I'm not actually sure what the big deal is, but that's just my opinion. And in addition the flap-less high water-resistance is really awesome indeed. The camera is also apparently better, though I think the 13MP "selfie" cam is overkill.
The thing I really don't like about this phone however about this phone is it's physical size. It is way bigger than a 5-inch phone has any right to be. In fact, it is almost as big as the Galaxy Note 3/4 as shown in this comparison here. That was one of my main gripes with the M8 as well - the reason for that size is the excellent BoomSound speakers, but IMHO no speaker-quality is worth that much increase in bezels and size (especially since I really don't care all that much about speakers since I usually just rather use headphones). The Desire Eye is even bigger than the M8 (though both are 5' displays) because of that ludicrous 13MP "selfie" camera which is just piontless.
So will I get it? Well that really depends on the price. Currently I am planning on getting the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact for $520 next month. I'd really rather not get a 5-inch device that's the size of a Galaxy Note, but if the price is really attractive (this supposedly being a "budget" series phone) than I might still get it.
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So will I get it? Well that really depends on the price. Currently I am planning on getting the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact for $520 next month. I'd really rather not get a 5-inch device that's the size of a Galaxy Note, but if the price is really attractive (this supposedly being a "budget" series phone) than I might still get it.
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In The Netherlands retailers priced it at 499 EUR
And, I'm getting this device no matter what, I've already pre-ordered it on a 2-year contract.
Will wait to see how the camera performs. If it's great, I might get it. If it's mediocre, I'll just wait for the M9.
Im thinking about it, but i still want to see some reviews and reviews about the camera. I also need to see what the price is going to be in my carrier and what price i can get it.
By the way, does anyone know a especial reason why it doesnt have 4k video? It's not very important, but htc could have used the hardware to introduce the 4k which is something a lot of the other flagships have and the hardware seems capable of it
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Im thinking about it, but i still want to see some reviews and reviews about the camera. I also need to see what the price is going to be in my carrier and what price i can get it.
By the way, does anyone know a especial reason why it doesnt have 4k video? It's not very important, but htc could have used the hardware to introduce the 4k which is something a lot of the other flagships have and the hardware seems capable of it
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Don't worry, someone will probably port 4k video to this phone, as it should be capable of doing so.
little update on release date: My carrier (dutch) expects the phone to be available within 2 weeks.
I thought that also. Hopefully some devolopers will get this phone and work on it, it seems to be a good phone. However, since there isn't any htc phone with 4k in the market (that i know of), won't that make it more difficult? I don't know much about software but i always thought some of those added feature were ported from software. Or maybe its just "unlock"/add a new resolution to the video software.
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I thought that also. Hopefully some devolopers will get this phone and work on it, it seems to be a good phone. However, since there isn't any htc phone with 4k in the market (that i know of), won't that make it more difficult? I don't know much about software but i always thought some of those added feature were ported from software. Or maybe its just "unlock"/add a new resolution to the video software.
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From what I've heard, it's depending on the CPU and it's capabilities. The reason for the HTC One m7 and m8 not getting 4k was that, if you want to shoot in 4k resolution, you need a camera with over 8mp.
Luckily, our HTC Desire Eye gets a 13 MP camera and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 which, according to their spec list, supports 4k playback and recording, the thing that needs to be done is modify the camera apk and add the missing libraries.
The same was done on the Xperia Z1, here is the discussion with some usefull things;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768422
And the actual dev thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53165575
Thank you for the links! I remember reading about that and i was hopeful that someone would do the same for this phone. However, i think its a port from the z2 software because the z2 does 4k from stock (although i think they all do know from stock via update, not sure) and htc never had 4k in any of their phones.
But when the phone is released we will probably know more about this.
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Thank you for the links! I remember reading about that and i was hopeful that someone would do the same for this phone. However, i think its a port from the z2 software because the z2 does 4k from stock (although i think they all do know from stock via update, not sure) and htc never had 4k in any of their phones.
But when the phone is released we will probably know more about this.
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Look, their old devices never had the capability of supporting it, because either their camera's were lacking 8mp or their processors couldn't handle it.
Example;
HTC Desire 816 13MP camera, https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/400
HTC Desire 616 8MP camera, some cheapass octa-core by Mediatek.
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. . . The Desire Eye is even bigger than the M8 (though both are 5' displays) . . .
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Actually the Desire Eye has a 5.2" screen which explains the larger exterior dimensions.
Good to know! Thanks!
I just noticed on gsmarena and with a google search that there is no mention of 120fps slow motion recording. I assumes it did slow motion from stock but it only mentions 30fps full HD. One thing i liked on the m8 camera was that slow motion could be edited to pick what parts to slow down and it seems to be missing on this phone.
Anyone knows or read anything about slow motion recording? Again, it has the hardware for it but htc seems to be cutting down the software :/
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I just noticed on gsmarena and with a google search that there is no mention of 120fps slow motion recording. I assumes it did slow motion from stock but it only mentions 30fps full HD. One thing i liked on the m8 camera was that slow motion could be edited to pick what parts to slow down and it seems to be missing on this phone.
Anyone knows or read anything about slow motion recording? Again, it has the hardware for it but htc seems to be cutting down the software :/
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Since the "Eye Experience" is also present on the One M8 and M7 now, it will probably be the same for our phone, anyways if not present, we can probably port it easily.
Looks like a mighty interesting phone. I always though the desire series was the more attractive side of HTC. I might have to ditch my iPhone 6 for this. Pangu is a joke!
I've been eyeing (ha!) this and the Note 4, the deciding factor will be if the Desire is easily rootable. The Note is not. What are your thoughts on rooting the Desire?
I have a Desire Eye from HTC, I can say the front camera is very nice and the brand new Eye Experience functions looks cool too.
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Hey all
HTC has bucked the trend here, as before the "Desire" range has been considered a mid-range series, not so with the HTC Desire Eye, here we have a fully featured high-end device. With a powerful quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor running at 2.3 GHz backed up with 2GB of RAM and the usual HTC check boxes such as Boom sound, the Desire eye certainly looks like an interesting device. The one stand out feature is a exceptionally large pixel front camera, at 13MP (same as the rear camera) high resolution selfies are certainly on the cards.
So who will take the plastic over the metal of the M8, and why would members choose this device?
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Getting mine tomorrow with the mail.
tsuishui said:
I have a Desire Eye from HTC, I can say the front camera is very nice and the brand new Eye Experience functions looks cool too.
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How's the sound quality? And battery life?
I'm probably going to pick one up tomorrow...Almost grabbed a HTC One M8 Google Play Edition today, but decided to hold off and try one of these out, I know AT&T is going to brand the crap out of the phone, that is the only bad thing...I'm a big HTC fan boy, but the camera on the One M8 caused me to drift to try other devices over the last few months...I talked about 8 of my friends into buying the phone and they all love it...