Is it worth buying the Captivate Glide? Is there a more powerfull better option then the glide with a qwerty keyboard? How is the development for the glide ? and is the bootloader unlocked? How's the battery Life?
I was considering buying Captivate Glide because of the qwerty keyboard.. Also I currently have an LG Optimus 2x which is very similar in terms of specs.. But currently the optimus 2x has very slow development.
I came from the Samsung Epic, which was a VERY supported phone. Lots of ROMs. When I got here a few months ago, we didn't have that many options -- LiteROM and Kernel were what we had. I took the plunge in October and bought a Glide, hoping that with a few strong developers, we'd get more support for the phone... and it has happened.
If you look in the Dev. forum right now, you'll see we have several ROMs now. I don't think the phone has a locked bootloader -- we can build custom recoveries and ROMs just fine.
Coming from the Epic, I've been pretty happy. The speed of the phone is much faster and the camera is much nicer. We can also support a 64GB microSDXC, which is nice. The only downside is that it has a four-row keyboard, instead of a 5-row, and the keys on it are not as tactile as one would hope, so typing blind takes a little bit of getting used to.
If you want to be on GSM, I think this is *the* phone to get. The only other that's really comparable is the Relay 4G on T-Mobile, but the camera isn't as good as the Glide's, imo. I think their processor may be a tad better, but not that much. I like their keyboard better, though.
I was able to get my Glide for $200 off contract. Relay 4G is $550 off contract, last I checked...
I think my Glide will have a good life and be applicable for another year or two. If/when we get a Slider Nexus, I will probably jump ship for that. It's a shame there aren't high-end GSM sliders.
Even now, the Glide remains the most powerful QWERTY slider available for GSM. I take that back, Relay 4G has a 1.7Ghz Snapdragon dualcore. Quite a good clip above what the Glide has.
Honestly, it's a question of carriers. Get the Captivate Glide if you need AT&T band UMTS/HSPDA+, get the Relay 4G if you need the T-mobile spectrum.
Extra caveat: If you get the Relay 4G, it will be MONTHS if not a year or more before you see custom ROMs. It doesn't even have its own forums yet. On the other hand, the Glide has CM10 right now and CM10.1 is really really close.
I love my glide!!! OC to 1.4ghz smartassv2 I am amazed at the speed. I got mine for $0.01 with Rogers Canada 2 year contract... Had to call them... Was even able to upgrade from my Torch BlackBerry 13 Months into contract
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The mytouch 4g slide has been the most powerful qwerty phone for quite some time now, only bested by the recent relay 4g. It is easily faster than the glide. Infinitely better camera too. Development is steadily coming along. Many roms to choose from
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Hey all,
I got a Moto Triumph a while back and had some issues with hardware, bricked it once, etc. Virgin Mobile shipped me a refurb once and a brand new one when the refurb broke. Other than that, I've had great experience with it. Big screen, lots of custom rom support, and a very cheap plan ($35/month). With MIUI it feels like a very high-end phone and hasn't had a problem running anything I've thrown at it.
This past week I purchased a Glide from someone who was going back to their iphone after using their renewal. I was planning on turning around and selling it since they cut me a deal, but after playing with it a little bit and finding out that it is on the list for an official ICS upgrade, I actually am thinking about keeping it, selling the Triumph, and switching to Straight Talk. On paper, it looks like a much nicer phone than the Triumph, but without much development, it doesn't feel any faster. I would also consider switching for the extra coverage (although Virgin works reasonably well where I live). Then again, it's an extra $10/month and money's tight at the moment (graduating college soon).
Anyone have any thoughts on what they would do if they were in the same boat?
for me, if you like it then keep it.
In my case, I am glad to have the glide. Really, when I get the device, I have Galaxy S 2 LTE, HTC Raider, Moto RAZR, Evo 3D as my choices for upgrades.
Why I choose the glide? First android with HW Keyboard + Super AMOLED + Dual-Core.
About development, it is normal to see it like this, quiet, but I am not losing hope. the Infuse 4G thread was almost nothing at first 3-4 months since their forum was established. But if you look there now, it's as noisy as other forums.
So in other words, yes if I am in your shoes, I'll do the same.
Development has slowed because everyone is waiting for ICS. No reason to develop on gingerbread where ICS is around the corner. The glide rocks and I can tell you many of us love it for it's key features. Dual core and Keyboard with 1 gig or ram. Only thing I wish was that the battery lasted longer but I made do by buying extra batteries on ebay and an external charger for cheap.
Haha actually just traded mine for a gsm unlocked Razr Not only are they beastly in the specs department, but they're apparently worth quite a bit! Although I'm not a big fan of the keyboard, it is handy and the phone's def got the specs to back it up.
Sorry to see you leave the Glide, but if you are happy that's what counts.
I'm currently limping along on my LG G2X (worst... phone... ever,) that has been rooted and loaded with various custom ROMS (both GB and ICS.) However, the bugginess, inconsistency and missing functionality are quickly making it unusable as my daily driver.
My question is, any other TMobile G2X users made the switch to the GNex? How has it been for you? Stability? 4G Speeds? Functionality?
I'm seriously considering taking the plunge, but would like to be REALLY SURE before I "convince" my wife that it is "only" option
Thanks in advance, I know these types of questions are a dime a dozen (though strangely I didn't see any pop up for G2X to GNex in my search... though that could be because the G2X SUCKS SO FREAKING BAD THAT PEOPLE REFUSED TO BUY IT OR SIMPLY CONVERTED THEIR OLD ONES TO BROAD-BASED GOLF TEES OR POORLY DESIGNED THROWING STARS... sigh.)
- Jeff
I have both an LG Optimus 2x P999 (G2X) and the Galaxy Nexus. I actually like the LG, theres custom roms for it and a whole section on it here (if you look). The LG has the Tegra 2, a good screen, and everything seems to work fine on mine. Its one of the better phones that works on Wind (canada). For a budget android, its great.
That being said it's no Galaxy Nexus. The galaxy nexus is a whole generation ahead of the 2X. I don't need to sell the specs and features on you. You have to justify your own purchase. You can sell the G2 for a decent buck and put it towards the new Gnex I guess.
This is the exact move I made.
Only I did it alot sooner, meaning I paid 700 for the Gnex in November... eased the pain a bit by seling the G2x for 300 to some poor sap
Now that the Gnex is 400 off contract direct from google, I would jump on it.
I enjoyed my G2x despite all its nonsense, but the Gnex is 100x a better experience.
I switched from the G2x to the Galaxy Nexus. It was one of the best moves I have done. The 4g speeds are about the same as I was getting on the G2x in my area. I have not traveled since I switched so I do not know about other areas. I am getting 5-6 on downloads and about 1-2 on uploads. The voice quality is great and both the voice and data connections are stable unlike the G2x.
I am running CM9 on my Nexus. It is extremely stable compared to G2x. Everything just works unlike the G2x. I have no problem getting a full day with moderately heavy use.
Well worth the investment. It is also contract free, depending on your plan and needs you can reduce how much you pay t-mobile monthly. I am on the value plan so I do not get the discounts on phones from T-Mobile. $400 is cheep for a unlocked phone contract free.
I switched from G2x and never had any problems with that phone (dual-core, fast, great battery, IPS panel). I like Nexus, but "newspaper" white is just killing it. G2x had very good colors.
I switched from G2x to One S and then Nexus because it was free for me. actually i gained like 20-30 bucks in process....
Unless you hate Sense or wanna flash CM9 or AOKP right away, I would get One S instead. Its better then Nexus in every way but development.
I switched from the G2x back in november!! Paid ~$700 for the european Nexus and had to sell the G2x for a pathetic $200. There is no market for the G2x here in Chicago, even Samsung Vibrants were selling for ~$300 at the time! Lol the G2x just never caught on and was left on the back burner, most unpopular android phone EVAR!
Anyways, to answer your question, GET IT!!!! It's the best phone I have ever had. Period. And I've gone through my share of android phones starting with the Nexus One, then the Vibrant, G2, G2x, and finally the GNex. The GNex has everything I could have ever wanted from a phone
I gave my G2x to my bro-in-law after "Sensation scam" happened on him.
GNex is better than G2x in every aspect EXCEPT:
1. memory card support
2. mass storage (MTP is painfully slow and wifi explorer can't transfer folders)
I've typed on my dad's Galaxy SII before and I really suck at it, so I'm thinking about going with a slider phone.
Obviously, the SIII has better hardware (1.5Ghz instead of 1GHz, 2GB RAM instead of 1GB, 16GB flash vs. 8GB, 720p screen resolution vs. 480p, 1080p video vs. 720p, slower camera) but I think all of these can be absorbed by the $150 saved by going with the Captive Glide.
On the other hand, I live in an area that supports 4G LTE and I've seen reports that its much faster (around an order of magnitude) than the slower 4G standard that the Glide supports. My friend told me, though, that he turns off 4G anyway to preserve battery life.
I've also seen a lot of reports on the web that the Glide battery life is short.
The real decision factors are battery life, typing comfort and Internet speed IMO.
I've never had a smartphone. Given these criteria can you please tell me which one of the phones you recommend?
Thanks
Battery life is always a variable.
If I leave my phone alone for the weekend and I don't use it for 90% of the weekend, it can go 2.5 days before a charge and that's with wifi on the entire time. But of course heavy use and you'll need to charge it after 8 hours, but that's with any phone and I have peeps with SIII and they visit me asking to plug in their phone midday.
As for slider, have u checked if any new slider's have come onto market since november?
best one is prob. droid 4, but i wanna stick with att
I'd vote the Glide, but then you're asking in the Glide forum so we may be a bit biased. Battery life is just fine for me, with an average amount of use I have no problems going a full day on a charge, and even heavy usage is no worse than any other smartphone I've used (or known friends who've used). The keyboard is one of the better ones out there, probably not quite as good as the droid 4 but it's very respectable, so if you're not a fan of touch-screen keyboards that's a huge bonus point. While the SIII is faster, the Glide is certainly not slow. It plays games wonderfully and has no problems with anything I do.
Both are great phones.the question is does it bother you took pay an extra $150 for something that you can do on the glide for less. You need to weigh the pros and cons.
Glide
1. Hardware keyboard
2. Less expensive
3 Smaller more portable
4. This community!
S3
Better hardware
Bigger screen
Ics and probably jelly bean before the glide, not prerelease versions.
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the main advantage that the glide has on the s3 (or s2) is the physical keyboard. the hardware of the S3 is much better than the glide (and of curse makes it more expansive).
i know that t-mobile will release the smasung s realy that is more like the S3 hardware specs but with an hardware keyboard.
so if you live in the states and don't mind switching to t-mobile so you should check it out, if you are willing to wait for the release.
here in canada, I'm with rogers. If Rogers didn't send the Sony Xperia Pro to their budget provider Fido, I would of most likely bought it before the glide was announced/sold by Rogers.
I love my Glide, but I can't stand not having an Otterbox (I'm a little rough on my phones) - if you'd be interested, get the S3 and give it a try, if you don't love it, I'd trade my Glide + $150 for the S3 (so long as it'll work on T-Mobile)
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Wuschelbeutel said:
I've typed on my dad's Galaxy SII before and I really suck at it, so I'm thinking about going with a slider phone.
Obviously, the SIII has better hardware (1.5Ghz instead of 1GHz, 2GB RAM instead of 1GB, 16GB flash vs. 8GB, 720p screen resolution vs. 480p, 1080p video vs. 720p, slower camera) but I think all of these can be absorbed by the $150 saved by going with the Captive Glide.
On the other hand, I live in an area that supports 4G LTE and I've seen reports that its much faster (around an order of magnitude) than the slower 4G standard that the Glide supports. My friend told me, though, that he turns off 4G anyway to preserve battery life.
I've also seen a lot of reports on the web that the Glide battery life is short.
The real decision factors are battery life, typing comfort and Internet speed IMO.
I've never had a smartphone. Given these criteria can you please tell me which one of the phones you recommend?
Thanks
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If this will be your first smartphone, then i warn you, you will face constant battery life issues, no matter what phone you buy.
As for the SIII vs. cap.glide comparsion, the real question is you need physical qwerty or not? Do you type a lot of messages (IM services, SMS, e-mail, etc...) or not?
If you realy need physical qwerty then your choices are realy limited (the only opponent is the Droid 4 but keep in mind that's a WCDMA phone, and will not work on GSM -> "not global compatible'), but if you do not need it, then feel free to look elsewhere.
Oh, and just a side-note, the Captivate Glide is NOT a 4G phone, it is a simple GSM/UMTS phone, the 4G stuff is just some sort of marketing-bullsheet from AT&T as in their eyes a phone with 21Mbps HSDPA support is a "4G" phone, but it is not.
In theory, 4G/LTE networks gives far more bandwitch what the 3.5G/UMTS network offers, but average users never needs more bandwitch what the UMTS network already offers, the real advance for 4G networks is the drastically decreased latency, witch is important for end-users only on such situations as online gaming.
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here in canada, I'm with rogers. If Rogers didn't send the Sony Xperia Pro to their budget provider Fido, I would of most likely bought it before the glide was announced/sold by Rogers.
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I'm an actual Xperia Pro user (mk16i), and i can assure you the Captivate Glide is a far far better then the Xperia Pro, and beats it from every aspect (except battery, but it's a "standard" issue for all of the modern smartphones). The only reason to worth to buy the Pro, if they sell it at least half the price of the Glide.
As mentioned before, the main reason to get Glide is the hardware keyboard and possibly the $150 price cut. While the latter is entirely up to you to decide, the former was the main reason for me to get a Glide. I used to own a Nexus S and was SICK of typing on touch keyboards because of the large number of errors. Things like people's names, words with very few letters, medical terms, words in my local language using english alphabet etc would mess up even on swype because I had to type them letter by letter and my fingers are quite the sausages.
So I got the Glide and suddenly I hear of this new keyboard in the market called Messagease. It is vastly different from routine keyboards in that it has HUGE buttons and a slight learning curve. And the reason I mention it is that it has mostly replaced my need to use the physical keyboard (I only slide it out when I need to type a LOT of text like in an email spanning a few pages) as it does not rely on autocorrect and gives AMAZING accuracy. If possible, try out Messagease from the market and see if it suits you (remember that there's a learning curve and you have to consider how it would suit you if you already knew the letter locations). If you are satisfied with it and are willing to spend the extra cash, S3 would definitely be a better choice.
I'm thinking about picking up an unlocked G2 off of amazon since this one has a QWERTY keyboard and it's only around $150 bucks or so. Any current owners: How do you like this phone? How are the custom ROMs? Would you recommend this phone, or would you prefer a different decently priced unlocked, GSM, QWERTY keyboard android phone?
according to your sig youre main phone is a mt3g, the vision is far beyond that one in terms of speed, build quality, amount of custom roms, etc.
if a qwerty is what you need then your options are limited, you have the sidekick 4g, which has a nice keyboard and some power but never made it past froyo, you have the mt3gs, not much of a step beyond adding a keboard to the mt3g. the mt4gs which is actually quite nice in terms of speed roms and still one of the best cameras on any phone, the samsung relay 4g - fastest of the lot but the most money, some random cdma locked phones and well the vision... i have the sk4g, mt4gs, mt3gs, dream (like your sapphire) and the vision, probably the best choice i ever made in phones...
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I'm thinking about picking up an unlocked G2 for my girlfriend off of amazon since she wants a different phone and this one has a QWERTY keyboard and it's only around $150 bucks or so. Any current owners: How do you like this phone? How are the custom ROMs? Would you recommend this phone, or would you prefer a different decently priced unlocked, GSM, QWERTY keyboard android phone?
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I *liked* the phone a lot. And the developers are amazing! This phone was abandoned with GB by HTC but JB builds are still being rolled out in a regular basis.
However... I cannot recommend this phone anymore. As much as I love it, it is a 2 and a half year old phone. It is slow and big and heavy. I love QWERTY phones a lot too, but these days they no longer make good QWERTY phones.
If your girlfriend wanted something different, I would recommend a red Lumia 920. It looks rather sexy imo.
Hey I need to post something here in order to provide feedback the developers section.. so I was just wondering if anybody have heard of high end captivate glide.. or maybe just another qwerty phone but with high end specs.. cause I love my glide but I'm starting to feel it laggy..
anyone?
Never heard of a Glide 2, and not even a new QWERTY slider. Photon Q and Relay 4G are by far the best QWERTYs on market and judging from how manufacturers are evading the thickness and (relatively) small package of QWERTY sliders, they may never release better ones...
I just don't get it: why can't there be a 5 inch slider? That won't be thick at all and will have super big and comfy keys...
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oh cool dind't know bout them..
the relay 4g seems faster.. but worse camera.. and still 4" display.. not much of an upgrade i think..
and the motorola one has better specs.. and 4.3".. but on screen home and back buttons take away some space.. and it looks ugly.. damn..
when I bought the glide it looked so sexy.. oh also looks like a non removal sim card so no unlocked version..
5 inches should be perfect.. are we really so few qwrty users? when are they going to understand that we humans neeed tactil feedback when typing
There really aren't very few of us, but most manufacturers see the keyboard as a gimmick. Most people don't care about it, but if folks who WANT QWERTY keyboards are still buying other phones, they're fine. I think probably 20% of the Android market (which is a lot!) care about having a QWERTY slider -- but of those people, 90% of them will buy a non-slider phone if necessary.
That being said, I think the next "evolution" of QWERTY's will be phone manufacturer's building bluetooth keyboard cases. I spoke with a few rep's for Motorola, and they said they would consider building a bluetooth keyboard case for the X-Phone if there was enough interest. Want a keyboard? Tell Motorola their original Droid line rocked -- and that we want a bluetooth keyboard case for the X Phone. Chances are, they're going to keep the same "phone" size/shape going forward for next year's X Phone's, so I can see us buying a "keyboard case" once for them and using it for several iterations.
I've contemplated the same thing -- could I just physically build a keyboard or 3D model a keyboard case that could be used on a standard bluetooth keyboard, and allow a user to 3D print (or pay me to 3D print) the enclosure/case for their phone? It'd be a lucrative business, no doubt, for someone to come up with a "standard" keyboard for Android devices and then allow folks to use that keyboard with different phones by providing different cases that would fit the phone + keyboard.
Per the Relay 4G. The camera sensor is supposedly better, but it doesn't have the same resolution depth... but I rarely go over 2 megapixels anyway. It also has a 5-row keyboard, from what I can remember and the processor is a bit faster (about 50%, I believe). The Captivate Glide is analogous to a Samsung Galaxy S 2.3 or so -- it's weird and kind of in between a 2 and 3. The Relay 4G is very firmly a Galay S 3. Better battery life as well, due to it being a Snapdragon processor.
I will probably be purchasing a Relay 4G in a few months so that I can switch to T-Mobile. I'd like to keep my Captivate Glide, because I have a feeling next year, we'll see some better QWERTY phones. Will they be GSM -- that is the question.
interesting..
i came up with conclusions too soon..
the relay seems great now that i give it a deeper look..
those shortcuts for sms or composing email in the seems awesome
50% faster processor.. nice..
i think the glide looks so much better but maybe it's time for an upgrade
Jolla will be next for me...
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the relay 4g seems faster.. but worse camera.. and still 4" display.. not much of an upgrade i think..
and the motorola one has better specs.. and 4.3".. but on screen home and back buttons take away some space.. and it looks ugly.. damn..
when I bought the glide it looked so sexy.. oh also looks like a non removal sim card so no unlocked version..
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Relay 4G and Photon Q has the same CPU and RAM size, so equally fast. I see Relay's S3-esque design as obsolete, and PQ's backlit, huge keyboard is a big plus. Add in my preference for onscreen keys, I think PQ is vastly superior to Relay, with the mere obstacle being the price. For now I can snatch a like-new PQ for as high as ~$180, while Relay 4G was once available for ~$110, but sadly no one sells them now, which was why I purchased a Cappy Glide (~$90 is all I can afford)
Also, there is the xt897 variant for GSM and xt897c variant for CDMA. Both these variants and the Relay receives official CM10.2 nightlies. Fsck Samsung for not treating Glide as a Galaxy S2 family (Exynos42xx) device and using Tegra 2 instead.
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Jolla will be next for me...
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You do think Jolla can last longer than an N9?
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more qwertys
I read somewhere about an apple's patent on multitouch screens or on screen keyboards or something like that.. and the article concluded that it's probable that other manufactures than apple would have to come up with another typing experience.. and qwerty keyboards would probably be the future for android based phones.. does anybody know or have read anything deeper about this matter?