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I am happy to say this. I am disappointed with the HTC Kaiser very much. I was expecting something more.
Instead I think that something more can be satisfied with O2 XDA Flame.
That is why I am sending my HTC Kaiser to my uncle and getting an O2 XDA Flame on Monday. I am all about performance and size. And O2 XDA Flame completely outcasts HTC Kaiser even in terms of price.
What do you all think?
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I am happy to say this. I am disappointed with the HTC Kaiser very much. I was expecting something more.
Instead I think that something more can be satisfied with O2 XDA Flame.
That is why I am sending my HTC Kaiser to my uncle and getting an O2 XDA Flame on Monday. I am all about performance and size. And O2 XDA Flame completely outcasts HTC Kaiser even in terms of price.
What do you all think?
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if your talking about graphics and gaming, you will find the flame exactly the same or maybe even worse, who knows..
if you were trying to play games and they were slow it's cuz they probably dont support the kaiser's chip. all it needs is GDI or OpenGL to work. I think the Kaiser actually supports more than the flame does atm.
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if your talking about graphics and gaming, you will find the flame exactly the same or maybe even worse, who knows..
if you were trying to play games and they were slow it's cuz they probably dont support the kaiser's chip. all it needs is GDI or OpenGL to work. I think the Kaiser actually supports more than the flame does atm.
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Well I need help deciding. I dont want to keep like 10 devices. I want one device. The perfect best in performance. Has the best Techinical detail and parts.
Which should i choose.
O2 XDA Flame,
HTC Athena or
HTC Kaiser.
I have already tried out HTC Athena and I have the HTC Kaiser in my hand. So i will pretty much understand all advise you all shall offer.
i had flame before kaiser. i like kaiser much better over my flame. first of all, the size is much more realistic nowadays. kaiser is much easier to put in pants pocket or jacket pocket compare to flame although the weight is quite the same. second, flame doesnt have GPS non 3.0 camera. WM6 is more stable. Flame has better gfx and bigger screen for sure. i will pick kaiser over flame for sure anytime. eric
For me,
Flame :
- Is bigger compared to Kaiser, not fit in my pocket
- Does not have GPS (and I like to have 1 device for all if possible)
- Camera is not 3MP
- Battery drain is worse
More info check out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305686
Kaiser:
- Right size
- GPS is nice and working fine
- Camera is 3MP
- Battery is good
Does Flame run WM 6 Pro? If not, too bad ...
Screen? Hmm it is nice to have 3.5 but I am not sure about the quality.
Seriously, what kind of applications do you want to run that require heavy CPU power?
I found Kaiser is not that slow and I have no complain for my day-to-day usage
Yes Kaiser is not that slow. hehe. And when those huge microSDHC cards come we will be somewhere on equal grounds with XDA Flames storage. It has the same CPU as Universal. So that is pretty good cause the CPU is nice and fast. For battery I dont care much.
I love that GPU though. Also I love VGA display more then QVGA. I think it is perfect device for me for watching video and gaming. Its worth a try.
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Yes Kaiser is not that slow. hehe. And when those huge microSDHC cards come we will be somewhere on equal grounds with XDA Flames storage. It has the same CPU as Universal. So that is pretty good cause the CPU is nice and fast. For battery I dont care much.
I love that GPU though. Also I love VGA display more then QVGA. I think it is perfect device for me for watching video and gaming. Its worth a try.
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VGA is good. But forget about the Nvidia GPU since no software is optimize for that GPU
Yes. I am still very confused. I have to decide today what to keep. XDA Flame or Kaiser or Athena... which one should i keep :S :S :S :S
Good News! I decided to keep my HTC Kaiser. And go for O2 XDA Flame as well!
And so does anyone know where i can get the O2 XM-02 Infrared Keyboard accessory. It is mainly used with O2 XDA Atom models.
nuclear said:
Good News! I decided to keep my HTC Kaiser. And go for O2 XDA Flame as well!
And so does anyone know where i can get the O2 XM-02 Infrared Keyboard accessory. It is mainly used with O2 XDA Atom models.
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just looking at your sig Why do you need so much phone? i got the htc x7500 and the kaiser and they are enough for me. i got the 6gb card today and kaiser runs well except internet explorer bug.
such a strange comparison...
I see two totally different phones here.
The XDA Flame is large - it makes the TyTN II look small.
The TyTN II has a scroll wheel.
The Flame has a pretty cool looking USB-on-the-go thingie.
Flame has 2mp camera with flash, TyTNII has 3mp autofocus with no flash.
The Flame is UMTS only. Ugh! When I was roaming in India last summer it was painful downloading email and data over UMTS.
The Flame has an FM receiver for music (which it needs because its network connection speed is too slow to stream media).
The Flame has VGA and some advanced graphics chip for which there isn't a lot of custom software yet written. It also has 2G of ROM which is nice.
The TyTN II has GPS, a built-in keyboard (tho you can add to the bulk of the Flame by getting an external one) and neat-o tilt action.
Seems to me you want to compare the XDA Flame to the Toshiba Portégé G900 - they are far more similar in terms of features, and the Toshiba is smaller, has HSDPA and a built-in keyboard, and sports higher resolution than the Flame.
I bought the Kaiser / TyTN II because it has everything in one package.
XDA Flame _ review
I own a XDA flame with wm5. I liked this device, but it has somany bugs. Wireless doesnt work. Contacted O2 and they asked me to do a hard reset but still same problem (Wifi Never worked !!!!).
I think Wifi issue is a common one, i heared same thing from my frnds as well.
Another thing is Operating system get stuck often.
You cant send sms while you are connected with gprs or computer which sucks big time.
But everything else is kindaa cool, its like you are travelling with a pocket media house. Especially USB host facility is really cool
Hopefully they gonna fix it with wm6 upgrade, which they supposed to release couple of months back. I got official reply from o2 that they are still sorting out bugs with wm6. So i dont expect that from next 2 months.
I would advice any one planning to buy Flame to wait till they release wm6.
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hi Friends,
i´m waiting for the samsung i900 omnia.....wait...wait..the best wm phone ever..see the specs (google it) or :
http://samsungomnia.org/reviews
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=AGcatrxh2vA
and my question is:
is possible use s2u2 in that phone because the resolution is WQVGA 240x400 pixel.
so software like s2u2, s2p, s2v and other software like tomtom, is compatible or not?
thaks for the great work people in this forum.
NOTE: and is time to increse this forum to other phone thade marks phones (not only htc) more and more.
Remenber , diversity is wallways better for the consumer, for the final user
let`s talk of everything related Samsung Omnia
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no reply?????
Since its just been released in Singapore you probably wont see too much talk about it here. Try this site www.ppcsg.com for a lot more info.
the new ui looks a bit janky and the screen resolution is weird
thats my objection to it
other than that, lovely
I don't like Samsung too much, but the Omnia looks like a great phone - the new Marvell PXA320 processor running up to 800 MHz (stock speed) will be great choice for performance
Samsung Omnia
why is everyone going for an inferior phone? the Omnia only has QVGA. Why not just buy the HTC Diamond which is VGA?
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why is everyone going for an inferior phone? the Omnia only has QVGA. Why not just buy the HTC Diamond which is VGA?
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Basically, the touch diamond has it myriad of problems at the moment, In terms of hardware and form factor, I'd go for the Samsung. Basically, the widescreen 3.2" screen is a main factor, as well as the nice hardware on it. The diamond has a cool UI, and that's all it has. Plus Touchflo still has issues, 3D drivers not working to their full potential...etc...
HTC needs to start making devices and stop writing software, they are a good ODM, plus oh please, stop being another microsoft and give us buggy software with every new phone launch.
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why is everyone going for an inferior phone? the Omnia only has QVGA. Why not just buy the HTC Diamond which is VGA?
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Screen resolution alone does not make a good phone, are you implying that phones like the TyTN II, Touch Cruise, Samsung i780 and Nokia N-series are inferior because they dont have VGA screens? How about the fact that the Diamond has no storage card slot, or has a 3.2MP camera does that make it inferior to the Omnia? VGA is desireable but not necessary so just because a phone does not have it does not make it inferior.
Versus
Did everyone see my post on Diamond vs Omnia? Here's a indepth review of both phones head-to-head and with lots of pictures.
I thought I might be leaning towards the Touch Pro (Diamond out of the question) but now, I think I'm contemplating the Omnia. The camera review on the same site is great too (Vs. SE X1, Pro, Diamond).
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_diamond_vs_samsung_i900_omnia-review-262.php
Camera Review:
http://www.theunwired.net/?item=rev...i900-omnia-sony-ericsson-x1-camera-comparison
just got mine yesterday.
totally cool. fast and responsive.
my touch cruise sitting at home while im going out with my new samsung.
1 thing i don't like is why the settings for the camera's contrast, saturation and sharpness
doesn't stay the way i set it?
Everytime i go back into camera, i have to set it again before taking a pic? weird.
C J said:
just got mine yesterday.
totally cool. fast and responsive.
my touch cruise sitting at home while im going out with my new samsung.
1 thing i don't like is why the settings for the camera's contrast, saturation and sharpness
doesn't stay the way i set it?
Everytime i go back into camera, i have to set it again before taking a pic? weird.
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Hello, can you tell me what bluetooth it has? , Microsoft or Broadcom?.
What i want to do is send all sounds including Tomtom on bluetooth like i can do now with my Asus.
Cheers.
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hi Friends,
i´m waiting for the samsung i900 omnia.....wait...wait..the best wm phone ever..see the specs (google it) or :
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Check this review from Singapore before you decide ...
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=31024391&postcount=59
But anyway if just use the phone it self is very stable. Is more reponsive than Diamond ... may be the screen resolution id different .. Resolution for Diamond is 640 x 480 however Omnia lower (cann't recall the exact resolution )
kakarato said:
Check this review from Singapore before you decide ...
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=31024391&postcount=59
But anyway if just use the phone it self is very stable. Is more reponsive than Diamond ... may be the screen resolution id different .. Resolution for Diamond is 640 x 480 however Omnia lower (cann't recall the exact resolution )
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Any info about bluetooth manager as i was asking at previous post?
Cheers.
User22 said:
Hello, can you tell me what bluetooth it has? , Microsoft or Broadcom?.
What i want to do is send all sounds including Tomtom on bluetooth like i can do now with my Asus.
Cheers.
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Omnia with build in GPS tested on igo8, TOMTOM 7, MapKing 2007, NavFone 2.11..
simonxda said:
Omnia with build in GPS tested on igo8, TOMTOM 7, MapKing 2007, NavFone 2.11..
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Thanks but i am not asking if any navigation software is working on it.
What i want is if any one of you can go to bluetooth manager and check in there if it is Microsoft or Broadcomm/Widcomm.
User22 said:
Thanks but i am not asking if any navigation software is working on it.
What i want is if any one of you can go to bluetooth manager and check in there if it is Microsoft or Broadcomm/Widcomm.
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It has the Microsoft BT stack.
efjay said:
It has the Microsoft BT stack.
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Bad news then, because Microsoft normaly don't send the Tomtom voice to any handsfree device (including cd radio car player with integrated bt)...bye bye Samsung.
Any way, thanks for your info.
User22 said:
Bad news then, because Microsoft normaly don't send the Tomtom voice to any handsfree device (including cd radio car player with integrated bt)...bye bye Samsung.
Any way, thanks for your info.
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Most WM devices since the release of WM5 have used the WM stack, there may be a few exceptions but the norm has been to use the BT stack.
efjay said:
Most WM devices since the release of WM5 have used the WM stack, there may be a few exceptions but the norm has been to use the BT stack.
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Well, Asus and LG are using Broadcomm/Widcomm bt stack, wich can do sending absolute all sound to any handsfree device when needed, without holding active the bt, only connect when needed.
Microsoft bt stack is sending only phone calls. If you want to send all sounds, you must to use third party software that let a permanent open channel to your handsfree, bad very bad.
No
i900 is not the best WM Phone.
HTC Touch Pro is the best all-in-1 WM Phone now.
Also, Samsung material quality is very terrible & cheap.
I need opinions please....I'm a litle worried about how usefull is the WM without a "real" keyboard.....
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I need opinions please....I'm a litle worried about how usefull is the WM without a "real" keyboard.....
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It's a matter of personal preference and what you are grown accustomed to.
There were devices without a hardware keyboard for years, nothing new with the Diamond on that. I used a Prophet before and never missed a "real" keyboard. But then again, I'm no heavy duty SMS'er and I use email only occasionally from my PocketPC. No intense writing/typing actions for me.
If you like the Diamond and need a hardware keyboard why not go for the HTC Touch Pro? In terms of hardware the Touch Pro is slightly better than the Diamond and it has a Keyboard. Although is a bit thicker of course.
WhiT3Kr0w said:
If you like the Diamond and need a hardware keyboard why not go for the HTC Touch Pro? In terms of hardware the Touch Pro is slightly better than the Diamond and it has a Keyboard. Although is a bit thicker of course.
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Not available in my country yet......and it's a little pricey......
but is the ultimate
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but is the ultimate
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Really depends on one´s preference, don´t you think?
While I enjoyed the TyTNII´s keyboard and love to have the Pro´s additional memory, I´m really thrilled by the Diamond´s size and especially weight - now that´s pocketable.....
Again, people will have different preferences (thank god), so don´t be so absolute in your statements.....
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Really depends on one´s preference, don´t you think?
While I enjoyed the TyTNII´s keyboard and love to have the Pro´s additional memory, I´m really thrilled by the Diamond´s size and especially weight - now that´s pocketable.....
Again, people will have different preferences (thank god), so don´t be so absolute in your statements.....
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I'd agree with that. I'm now lucky enough to have both the TYTN II and MDA Vario IV Compact (Diamond) which I got a couple of days ago as a free upgrade. I had the HTC Touch Pro for a day and frankly hated the sluggishness of the stock ROM (fixable I know but I had a very emotional £500 reaction to it !) I'd say I'll probably keep the Diamond and the TYTN II as I can see their are times I'd like a keyboard or a smaller phone with decent email access.
michi123 said:
Really depends on one´s preference, don´t you think?
While I enjoyed the TyTNII´s keyboard and love to have the Pro´s additional memory, I´m really thrilled by the Diamond´s size and especially weight - now that´s pocketable.....
Again, people will have different preferences (thank god), so don´t be so absolute in your statements.....
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That's very true. I like the Diamond better because of it's size. I don't mind not having the keyboard and 4GB are enough for what I need. Also, the better battery can be purchased for the Diamond as well.
.and it's a little pricey......
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Well, put the Diamond with a micrSD card slot, a keyboard, a better battery, camera with flash (Diamond lacks flash) and TV-Out feature and I think the price difference is quite worth it (if you need all that of course)
i changed from artemis to tytn2 because of the keyboard.
after a while i didn't like the size anymore and bought a diamond.
i never had a problem with writing on the on-screen keyboards
btw, battery is about the same, at least for me...
The VGA screen and the pocketableness of the device are well worth the upgrade, however vistual keyboards are never as good as the real thing.
Well after about a year of use i just parted with my kaiser, i think i'm gonna cry.. time to move on to the G1 thread.
how much you sell it for? I'm selling mine so i can get the Crackberry Bold.
yea
i'm curious
sold it to my roomate for 200
HAW Haw!!! Your roomate got sloppy seconds!
sodenrox said:
Well after about a year of use i just parted with my kaiser, i think i'm gonna cry.. time to move on to the G1 thread.
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How could you do that to us!? I thought what we had was special
Good luck with your G1 man!
sodenrox said:
Well after about a year of use i just parted with my kaiser, i think i'm gonna cry.. time to move on to the G1 thread.
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Good for you can you explain the motivation? i mean what can we get from G1 that is better than the kaiser?
udi1 said:
Good for you can you explain the motivation? i mean what can we get from G1 that is better than the kaiser?
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Probably stunted machine currently but actually supported by Google with a lot of regular future upgrades -- drivers too! Can't beat that.
$200?!?!?
Jeez - I paid $50 for it new at AT&T last November when it came out (gotta LOVE those rebates).
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Probably stunted machine currently but actually supported by Google with a lot of regular future upgrades -- drivers too! Can't beat that.
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I wonder how it performs as far as smooth video playback is concerned (compared to the Kaiser using Windows Pocket Media Player 10.3). Not because I'm interested in getting a G1 (just like the Touch Pro, I believe it doesn't have the tilting screen of the TyTN II) but because I want to know just what the hardware is capable of in terms of processing power when proper drivers are used.
sold my tytn II also
It never worked as i hoped and expected. . .
my old ipaq 2210 did a better job showing video's and recorded tv shows.
that 's one big reason to sell for me.
the lag when ending a phonecall and screen rotating with sms did the rest.
I like the looks of the new touch HD but that seems also lagging and is not able to play video in its native resolution so it looks like more of the same but then in a higher resolution.
calling it HD and not been able to play native resolution video?
i lost my confidence in HTC for their lack in proper 2D and 3D drivers with my TYTN II, and will not travel the same road with their HD. . . . . .
A standard gsm will do for now, awaiting newer OS and Hardware.
XDA rocks tho!
As many websites announce, SE-X2 is now available. Does anyone buy it? Please give me some review so I can decide to buy.
Thanks.
SEX2 is about US$900 in US, or GBP520 in UK. (I see on eBay)
truelied said:
As many websites announce, SE-X2 is now available. Does anyone buy it? Please give me some review so I can decide to buy.
Thanks.
SEX2 is about US$900 in US, or GBP520 in UK. (I see on eBay)
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In my country available from 18th January...
Available in Australia $895 AUD Funny how it's cheaper here than in USA.
if ur really planning on buying the phone don't waste ur money getting it for 900, it cost 700 on this website
http://www.cellswholesale.com/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X2,C,1112/
I'm hopefully getting it on Monday , cant wait
Will try to post back once i have it
pocketnow.com has just announced the x2 is further delayed till
next summer! this in my eyes is signing the death of a phone,
so they can rethink their strategy!
^yea. very outdated device. would still be ok (if delayed) if they didnt use the 3-yr old msm7200.
definitely wont sell well. unless its under 300$. lol.
nice strategy SE....
edit: its already out here. $SGD 1050 ... still never buying it.
haha, 524mhz on x2? what a shame!
I will buy if x2 has 1ghz and multitouch
WM 6.5.3 on X2!
Officially on WM booth...
Source
http://www.wmpoweruser.com
^ ... and..? is it good..? sorry to bother You guys, I've just popped in to check if there's any desperado who actually got it.
Desperado?
Funny, it will be one of the best WM devices out there.
I also watched LG Expo videos - not faster at all....
What did you get: HD2??
doministry said:
Desperado?
Funny, it will be one of the best WM devices out there.
I also watched LG Expo videos - not faster at all....
What did you get: HD2??
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It's not bad on its own merits, it's just that everyone else is using 1GHz Snapdragons and to make it even worse the X2 really isn't that much different from the X1.
I think an X2 will simply be too difficult to justify for a X1 owner.
yupp... hd2. the only thing that is going to be cool in x2 is the camera. other bits simply suck balls. tv out? what for? hardware qwerty? well... this one is good, but I am typing faster on hd2 now than on x1, so I am not bothered. anything else?
how could they use msm7201 again?? why resistive screen? how panels are better than normal apps? se is going down...
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yupp... hd2. the only thing that is going to be cool in x2 is the camera. other bits simply suck balls. tv out? what for? hardware qwerty? well... this one is good, but I am typing faster on hd2 now than on x1, so I am not bothered. anything else?
how could they use msm7201 again?? why resistive screen? how panels are better than normal apps? se is going down...
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Qwerty is a must.
Camera important for me.
msm 7200 - agree.
Resistive screen - I hate capactive!
Panels - use them all the time.....
doministry said:
1. Qwerty is a must.
2. Camera important for me.
3. msm 7200 - agree.
4. Resistive screen - I hate capactive!
5. Panels - use them all the time.....
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1. Mostly agree, though I don't have experience typing on a big capac. screen
2. Agree, but speed, optics, and lighting, not megapixels
3. Agree heartily
4. Agree, unless they can make a stylus for capac. like I've heard they're putting out for HD2
5. Disagree - mystery to me that anyone still uses panels, but to each his own
My X2 I ordered online is coming in less than 3 hours =)
UK firmware, in Australia.
So my X2 will be pre-loaded with windows mobile 6.5.3? I hope so... tahts what it says on offical release.
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My X2 I ordered online is coming in less than 3 hours =)
UK firmware, in Australia.
So my X2 will be pre-loaded with windows mobile 6.5.3? I hope so... tahts what it says on offical release.
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Like to know when you get it.
6.5.3 or just basic 218xx 6.5?
Keep us posted and have fun with it.
My X2 HAS JUST ARRIVED. READ HERE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=615784
doministry said:
WM 6.5.3 on X2!
Officially on WM booth...
Source
http://www.wmpoweruser.com
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That would be great. Just saw 6.5.3, seems pretty nice.