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Any of you canucks wanna chip in and buy a xtc clip?
I'm down, but gonna have to wait a week or 2 first because I have a lot of stuff going on with grad that's costing me money. I PM'd another guy who's from the Vancouver area on here too about this thread, hopefully he'll see it soon!
Winnipeg checking in
I might be in depending on cost, and how exactly we go about this.
Vancouver here.
But not so quick guys, read somewhere that XTC chlip don't work on Bell IS...
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Post #79
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1876539/+78
..and someone talked about that on this forum somewhere too
bebolf said:
Vancouver here.
But not so quick guys, read somewhere that XTC chlip don't work on Bell IS...
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https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1876539/+78
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Ugh, i'm pretty dissapointed with HTC locking us out.
I should never have sold my Desire for this... i'm not a fan at all of SenseUI after months of problem free CM7 on my Desire, I don't care if we get 2.3.3 OTA.
I think i'm going to return my phone and get the Nexus S.
I actually had the Nexus S before this phone. Loved it! No bloatware and easily rooted. Was running CM7 on it wonderfully! The only reason I returned it was coz I got headaches from looking at the screen for more than 5 min. Yeah, I'm weird.
So, what's the deal with the XTC clip? Doesn't work on our Bell phones?
And I'm not sure how to get one and how much it would be, either. lol Anybody have an idea?
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I actually have the Nexus S before this phone. Loved it! No bloatware and easily rooted. Was running CM7 on it wonderfully! The only reason I returned it was coz I got headaches from looking at the screen for more than 5 min. Yeah, I'm weird.
So, what's the deal with the XTC clip? Doesn't work on our Bell phones?
And I'm not sure how to get one and how much it would be, either. lol Anybody have an idea?
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No idea here either, and I wouldn't want to invest if I don't know for sure it'll work on Bell IS.
Yes nexus s is very nice, especially its excellent support from Google directly. But I tried holding nexus and IS in each hand and I gotta say it felt like IS has more in it
TBO I am pretty happy with 2.2.1 on my IS (I'm coming from SE x10 ...) Awesome HTC Sense, rarely experience any lag, good reception, nice screen, decent in-call volume, plus just read Gingerbread upgrade will give you unpleasantly bigger font (lol)...
Haha just trying to cope with this whole s-on and late GB upgrade depression, but I'm gonna try to stay hopeful anyways!
Cheers,
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No idea here either, and I wouldn't want to invest if I don't know for sure it'll work on Bell IS.
Yes nexus s is very nice, especially its excellent support from Google directly. But I tried holding nexus and IS in each hand and I gotta say it felt like IS has more in it
TBO I am pretty happy with 2.2.1 on my IS (I'm coming from SE x10 ...) Awesome HTC Sense, rarely experience any lag, good reception, nice screen, decent in-call volume, plus just read Gingerbread upgrade will give you unpleasantly bigger font (lol)...
Haha just trying to cope with this whole s-on and late GB upgrade depression, but I'm gonna try to stay hopeful anyways!
Cheers,
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Yeah, I know what you mean. The nexus s totally felt light and cheap. I'm pretty happy with my IS (I don't use HTC Sense).
But it would definitely be nice to be able to get GB...
Anybody else heard about the xtc clip not working on the bell IS?
kattara said:
Yeah, I know what you mean. The nexus s totally felt light and cheap. I'm pretty happy with my IS (I don't use HTC Sense).
But it would definitely be nice to be able to get GB...
Anybody else heard about the xtc clip not working on the bell IS?
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Hmm we'll probably be getting GB sooner than seeing IS rooted...
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Hmm we'll probably be getting GB sooner than seeing IS rooted...
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Sad... But that's why we should get a xtc clip!
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Sad... But that's why we should get a xtc clip!
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For other similar HTC phones that work on Rogers/Fido 3G and are either Desire/Desire HD or IS.
Perhaps I should have gotten the Desire HD hehe
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Sad... But that's why we should get a xtc clip!
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Not 100% certain but I'm darn sure I read somewhere that someone has already tried xtc clip on Bell IS, and I have tried the gold card method myself with no luck!
http://forums.phone-tools.cn/showthread.php/37528-Bell-Incredible-S-and-XTC-Clip
Now that says it all
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http://forums.phone-tools.cn/showthread.php/37528-Bell-Incredible-S-and-XTC-Clip
Now that says it all
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Oh wow... That really sucks!!
But if Raskal works out a update for Bell IS, I would love to chip in for the xtc clip for sure.
As for the pricing info, WWW.xtc.hk
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bebolf said:
But if Raskal works out a update for Bell IS, I would love to chip in for the xtc clip for sure.
As for the pricing info, WWW.xtc.hk
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Well, if we get like just over 10 of us willing to chip in, it'll only be $10 each.
Of course, once Raskal does his magic...
I would be willing to chip in as well for it once Raskal gets it working for us
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I would be willing to chip in as well for it once Raskal gets it working for us
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Sweet!! Let's hope that will be soon!
I agree my Virgin Mobile HTC Incredible S is waiting to get S-OFF. and if it doesnt happen soon Ill just sell it and get the Samsung Galaxy S2 with my 30% discount a Virgin Mobile when it comes out.
I'm another Vancouverite who would be interested in chipping in for a XTC Clip.
My Galaxy S is not working fixing it will kost 180€ but that is the price of a Nexus S on Vodafone (with point).. I can't decide whether to change to a nexus s or to fix my galaxy s.. can some one advise me?
whats wrong with it exactly?
fully bricked?
zemariaabreusantos said:
My Galaxy S is not working fixing it will kost 180€ but that is the price of a Nexus S on Vodafone (with point).. I can't decide whether to change to a nexus s or to fix my galaxy s.. can some one advise me?
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One thing to keep in mind about the Nexus S, there is no Micro SD card support...
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ZedZFury said:
whats wrong with it exactly?
fully bricked?
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No it fell down and the screen broke... (hate myself for that)
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One thing to keep in mind about the Nexus S, there is no Micro SD card support...
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So? is that bad? it has 16gb anyway...
Really up to you. If that's as much as you re willing to spend, id go with the nexus. New is new after all, fresh warranty and your sgs may have other problems you're not still aware and you may end up spending more in the long run.
But that's only true if that's how much you're willing to pay and if you're not planning to get any other phone during the time you'll be stuck with your operator by getting a phone with points (assuming that's how it works there, it is here)
Another thing, updates. nexus is sure to get official updates to ics while we're still hanging for a confirmation from Samsung.
My verdict, nexus.
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Really up to you. If that's as much as you re willing to spend, id go with the nexus. New is new after all, fresh warranty and your sgs may have other problems you're not still aware and you may end up spending more in the long run.
But that's only true if that's how much you're willing to pay and if you're not planning to get any other phone during the time you'll be stuck with your operator by getting a phone with points (assuming that's how it works there, it is here)
Another thing, updates. nexus is sure to get official updates to ics while we're still hanging for a confirmation from Samsung.
My verdict, nexus.
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True! That's what i've been thinking, i've been using cm7 with stock launcher anyway so i won't even notice the diference..
I found out that the galaxy s II costs 180 with points in company sextion so I am going to buy it through mu brother's company
The HTC Incredible S is not available anymore in Australia because it is out of stock and is no longer being produced. Is this good because it means our phone was selling good, or is it bad because htc have stopped manufacturing it?
You choose.
Piccilino said:
The HTC Incredible S is not available anymore in Australia because it is out of stock and is no longer being produced. Is this good because it means our phone was selling good, or is it bad because htc have stopped manufacturing it?
You choose.
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It's bad. It's being fazed out.
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https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobilephones/htcincredibles
Not available anymore, meaning the ICS update could be a parting gift from Optus/HTC?
They were selling them cheap and were still not popular. So I wouldn't be surprised. imo the IncS sat in an awkward sport between the Sensation, Desire S and DHD. Who was going to buy the IncS when for the same price they could get a sgs2?
markj338 said:
https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobilephones/htcincredibles
Not available anymore, meaning the ICS update could be a parting gift from Optus/HTC?
They were selling them cheap and were still not popular. So I wouldn't be surprised. imo the IncS sat in an awkward sport between the Sensation, Desire S and DHD. Who was going to buy the IncS when for the same price they could get a sgs2?
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When i sent into Optus they said there's a chance they will not send ics to us at all.
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vizzy said:
When i sent into Optus they said there's a chance they will not send ics to us at all.
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Well, technically we just made it in the 18 month update window
I read that the One V won't be getting JB...that's just tight of HTC
And to us, I want a port!
Our devs will port other roms and we will sell our devices on extra big prices, because is a great device and the stock will be limited.
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Our devs will port other roms and we will sell our devices on extra big prices, because is a great device and the stock will be limited.
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You sir, are smoking some heavy stuff.
The IncS has been sold for 18months. This is a long life for a phone.
When it was first sold, this was a middle range phone. By todays standards it is a low end phone. I think it is time to let it rest in peace.
Anybody who thinks that flashing an hacked rom onto a phone increases it's market value, is out of his mind.
I can see that a joke may start a revolution.
LOL
Our devs will port roms from other phones and we will use it with great satisfaction, and when we will get bored with our phones, we will sell them on extra bucks just because htc stoped produced them and the stock will be limited in the world.
No need to throw stones.
Was a joke.:beer:
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I can see that a joke may start a revolution.
LOL
Our devs will port roms from other phones and we will use it with great satisfaction, and when we will get bored with our phones, we will sell them on extra bucks just because htc stoped produced them and the stock will be limited in the world.
No need to throw stones.
Was a joke.:beer:
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My comment was hardly serious or offensive though was it .
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Have a look at the Virgin AU website about their failure to provide ICS for the IncS. Seems HTC don't think ICS is a good experience and would prefer users to stick with Gingerbread. I'd say that signifies that it's definitely the end of the road...
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Have a look at the Virgin AU website about their failure to provide ICS for the IncS. Seems HTC don't think ICS is a good experience and would prefer users to stick with Gingerbread. I'd say that signifies that it's definitely the end of the road...
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Yeah the ICS OTA from Optus is laggy and slow. But its about the same performance as sense 3.0 GB was. Both are laggy. But on ARHD, the lag is gone. Boom. Figure that one out.
Only way to get the update is to dl the ruu from HTCdev which I think is good, as only advanced users will do it. Not ones that expect high performance on a low end phone and end up not buying another HTC because the new update made it lag.
Part of the reason I ended up rooting my phone was because an OTA update from HTC reduced it to a laggy mess. God knows how much crapware must be gumming up the works in those things.
I'm still pleasantly surprised by how well my phone continues to handle anything I throw at it, considering its age. I don't play many games on it, and what I do have are pretty un-taxing (Reckless Getaway is about the most 'high-end' game I have), but with a good ROM and a overclocked processor it's always smooth and responsive. On JB I honestly don't think it's any slower than my friends Samsung GS3. The smaller screen, plus the additional memory and decent processor all seem to come together into a package that just works. It's just a shame that some of its siblings stole its limelight, really. I still think it has an excellent form-factor, and I find the size perfect: not too small and not a massive slab as seems to be becoming the norm these days.
Having said that, it is old. Very much so by technology standards. To expect it to be continued to be supported is unrealistic unfortunately. We will just have to hope that developers continue to support it long after the likes of HTC have passed us by.
Agreed.
The IncS is dying, however! This phone is reliable and for that purpose solely, they should remain to sell it.
Cmon guys, the Wildfire S is still on the market, y not IncS?
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Piccilino said:
Agreed.
The IncS is dying, however! This phone is reliable and for that purpose solely, they should remain to sell it.
Cmon guys, the Wildfire S is still on the market, y not IncS?
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Wildfire S is a ****
My father has it
Nokia 1100 is faster than it
Inc S in my country is 590$ :cyclops:
Too Expensive ha???
And One X is like 1300$
So its hard to buy a new phone here now
Because of international prohibitions:crying:
plz pray for us
I love IncS Because its HTC ;the best company EVER!!!
New model
Piccilino said:
The HTC Incredible S is not available anymore in Australia because it is out of stock and is no longer being produced. Is this good because it means our phone was selling good, or is it bad because htc have stopped manufacturing it?
You choose.
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i think htc have stopped manufacturing it, you know htc manufacturing very new model..
True.
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Anyone going to switch from the vivid to the One? idk how i feel about htc after this phone, i mean its a great phone and all but htc bent us over and showed us the 50 states. thank god for the devs. But the phone looks awesome and its sleek as hell too.
I will be ordering one as soon as its available. 1080p display, 2gb ram, infrared behind the power button (I've missed that sooo much in my smart phones since my Treo).. I'm excited lol
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Wait about 2 months and HTC will probably come out with another revolutionary phone
What happened to the Droid DNA? The DNA has only been out for 3 months and HTC is already forgetting it.
I believe the answer is somewhere in the neighborhood of "When donkeys and pigs gain aerodynamic and sustained aerial motion" or the successful cloning of a flying Pigasus, whichever happens first... I'm tired of the 1 software upgrade and we're through with you mentality, the fact that you had to do a physical hardware short circuit to S-off and the point that the HTC One contains no easily changed battery, no place to put a microSD card...no, no..(clickty clacky keyboard noises) Computer says NO-o-o-o-o!
The DNA was released for Verizon only. All other major us carriers are getting the one, except verizon. HTC has already announced that 'the one' will be the only one series device in 2013. I understand everyone's setbacks. But I'm not passing up on a hardware beauty like this one. Not to mention it looks like every major dev team is planning on getting at least one. Check out the thread in the one general section to see who all is on board. Also everyone's favorite dev will have one too lol @jon
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I agree the specs and looks of the phone makes me drool.they are not releasing the one for Verizon cause of the dna
So I guess they haven't completely forgotten about their customers haha. But I do want the phone real bad. Also I'm curious to see since its the only flag ship they are releasing how often they keep it updated .
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Despite the incredibly large amount of times HTC pisses me off, I still plan on getting the HTC One as soon as I can afford it. I like the Vivid but The One looks like a phone I am actually willing to buy at the non-contract price
homeslice976 said:
I will be ordering one as soon as its available. 1080p display, 2gb ram, infrared behind the power button (I've missed that sooo much in my smart phones since my Treo).. I'm excited lol
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Wait.. this doesn't mean you will stop developing for the vivid, right?
The one actually is appealing though. And HTC is actually doing a good job marketing, unlike the vivid lol
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Nope...I'm going back to Samsung...gonna get me the sgs4 as soon as its released...I mean...its gonna blow everything out of the water and every dev team will have one guaranteed...not to mention how easy it is to root and flash rims on Samsung devices...no locked bootloader to deal with...no s off to deal with
I gave HTC a shot and I'm done with them :/ I hate having to unlock the bootloader...and s off - that's just stupid...they honestly make it so hard to customize your phone...heck it be easier to jailbreak an iPhone than get an HTC phone setup for Rom flashing, then you got the crappy source...and extra security measures...(in-call Mic issues for att users) - who's to say they won't do the same on the one....if the s off process is anything like the vivids...well good luck with that as I'm pretty sure the one doesn't have a removable battery /end rant
I guess you could call me a Samsung fan boy
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I won't pay retail for it but when my upgrade comes I'll get it.
My gf has one, and she loves it. I couldn't get it, though, because it doesn't have SD card expansion. I love my SD card way too much, so I got the Vivid instead. Couldn't be happier.
My one X is s-off a new method recently came out to do it, and it's nothing like the Vivid was cause I owned that to, never bothered to try s-off due to the stupid method.
HTC is doing a stupid move by removing microSD slots from their newer phones. We aren't babies, I'm tired of HTC treating us only a few years older then Apple does their users.
With all that being said, I'm not wasting hundreds and hundreds on a device that can't even include the basics like access to the battery and a MicroSD slot. This is day one **** HTC. I WON'T be getting a one, actually selling my HTC one X right now to switch brands. Sad sad thing.
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And here I am stuck on a contract for another year and 10 months...
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I believe the answer is somewhere in the neighborhood of "When donkeys and pigs gain aerodynamic and sustained aerial motion" or the successful cloning of a flying Pigasus, whichever happens first... I'm tired of the 1 software upgrade and we're through with you mentality, the fact that you had to do a physical hardware short circuit to S-off and the point that the HTC One contains no easily changed battery, no place to put a microSD card...no, no..(clickty clacky keyboard noises) Computer says NO-o-o-o-o!
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Is that a Little Britain reference?
And no, I won't be getting the One. Nothing could ever convince me to buy another HTC product. I'll probably end up with a Galaxy S4.
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just saw this:
http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleMobile.aspx?regionid=3&articleid=7444208
are sim and bootloader unlocked the only differences? still no removable battery or sd :S
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Yea im pretty sure that the only difference, but the only issue i see is the non remove able batter, which for me isnt even an issue, i have insurance on all my phones ( just cause i know something goes wrong and i always get them switched out ..always on my 3rd vivid right now) So if the battery starts ****ing up new phone for me XD yeaaaa hahah
I'll get it the day it comes out:laugh:
90% Yes. Still debating getting the SGS4 or the possible Motorola NXT.
Tapatalk sucks recently...looks like HTC is trying to stop source builds...check out h8s post in the cm10 thread
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Anyone consider going over to the HTC One? I think that phone is gorgeous. It used to be that you wanted the Nexus device because you could get the latest Android OS the fastest but if you use a ROM it doesnt matter anymore.
Just wondering if anyone else has considered the leap.
Re: N4 -> HTC One?
If you don't want to unlock and root, go for it.
That's the reason why I left the one x
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Let me tell you... There were official jb Roms when I was on ICS on my one x. I couldn't jump onto it cause only certain cids were able to hop onto it. This god damn locked boot loader is even more of an fun blocker. Oh and the fact that if you decide to relock your device it will say "re-lock" in boot loader. Oh and the fact that you have to enter fastboot flash boot boot.IMG... Want me to go on? I didn't wanna but they update so slowlyyyyy.
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Well, there are developer phones being released with unlocked SIMs and Bootloaders out of the box. Thats obviously the version I would consider.
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HyperM3 said:
Well, there are developer phones being released with unlocked SIMs and Bootloaders out of the box. Thats obviously the version I would consider.
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I'm assuming they cost a lot more than buying one under contract? I wouldn't pay any more than what this n4 cost me. $599+ for a no contract phone, what a joke.
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I'm assuming they cost a lot more than buying one under contract? I wouldn't pay any more than what this n4 cost me. $599+ for a no contract phone, what a joke.
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I have no speculation as to the cost of it. I have typically bought my phones off contract anyway so paying $600 is normal for me. The fact that the N4 was so inexpensive was just a treat. I never really expected to pay that little for a phone off contract again.
Suppose with the rumors of the N5 swirling around maybe I should just wait it out until November again. Damn, I just get bored too quickly.
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Forgot about that.. Meh..
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shadehh said:
Forgot about that.. Meh..
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Well, that settles it for me.
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Yea if you get bored fast.. Expect a new HTC flagship 6 months from the One.. Then you'll be upset.
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Not "upgrading" not worth it to shell out $600+ for a small bump in specs. I wouldn't even consider the non dev version
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Yea if you get bored fast.. Expect a new HTC flagship 6 months from the One.. Then you'll be upset.
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From what Ive been reading, this will be their only flagship phone this year. That being said, 6 months from now I'd be looking at the N5 anyway, so just in time. I average about 6 months between phones anyway.
HTC is getting killed by Samsung and Apple, i`am afraid they will not survive on the log run. Now they have serious delays in producing the casings and the camera components and a limited marketing budget. Samsung will go full steam ahead and are allready producing at 110% and marketing will kick in globaly when the actual delivery`s take place. RIP HTC.
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From what Ive been reading, this will be their only flagship phone this year. That being said, 6 months from now I'd be looking at the N5 anyway, so just in time. I average about 6 months between phones anyway.
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I personally wouldn't.. But I would keep my nexus 4 until the new nexus. I refuse to go back to htc with their stupid locks
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From my experience the HTC phones have terrible quality control issues. I've had to replace my Evo 3D the times before I had to settle with a decent one which had a long piece of lint behind the glass of the camera.
Looks like the One X was also plagued with issues as well. There's no telling what issues will be present since they're going with a whole different tech this time with their aluminum design.
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If you've got the cash to shell out, I don't see why not.
The HTC One is a damn nice phone and I see no downsides to it. I say get it and let us know how you like it!
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Anyone consider going over to the HTC One? I think that phone is gorgeous. It used to be that you wanted the Nexus device because you could get the latest Android OS the fastest but if you use a ROM it doesnt matter anymore.
Just wondering if anyone else has considered the leap.
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But if you're going to pay all that money to throw AOSP On it what's the point
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But if you're going to pay all that money to throw AOSP On it what's the point
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I love the phone design.
I have a Nexus 4, and an HTC One dummy phone.
They both feel very well crafted, both in their own way. One knock I have against HTC is their software. I've never really liked sense. The Blink Feed thing looks gimmicky. But, the One does have a better camera, and probably better battery life.
If you need a decent camera and you don't mind delayed updates, go with the One. I might purchase a One, but more than likely I'll stick with my Nexus 4 until the Nexus 5 is released.
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That's what they said when I bought my one x.. Only to find about about the one x+, droid DNA, and butterfly in between and now one
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Anyone consider going over to the HTC One? I think that phone is gorgeous. It used to be that you wanted the Nexus device because you could get the latest Android OS the fastest but if you use a ROM it doesnt matter anymore.
Just wondering if anyone else has considered the leap.
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Even with the "ROMS" you're still not getting what you get with an official Google build. There are parts of it that just have to be hacked around with until they mostly work with whatever aosp they're likely based off of(think all of the proprietary kernel BLOBs...) while Google probably either has access to the latest binaries or even source(never really looked yet as the n4 is my first actual "Google"(kinda) device...).
i.e. a nexus build SHOULD just work, while your ROM may or may not just work or might blow up at just the wrong moment(unlikely mostly, but still wouldn't really surprise me).
As to hopping to a new phone?! R u mad?! I just got the n4, and will stay with it until the next nexus is released probably, given that I'm in for cases, holsters, Qi charger, etc. and the One or even S4 just aren't "better" enough to be tempting at all, although I do sorely miss a uSD slot. (WTF?! HTH can a uSD be complicated/confusing when you have to damned well install a uSIM?! Also kinda missing a replaceable batt, esp with GPS apps which just SUCK batt like nobodies business...(I blame the enlightened for that...))