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Hi, im looking to upgrade my hd2 I've been thinking on the sensation but it is rather expensive and the only differences are processer speed, gpu and screen res. Now im wondering how well would this phone cope with future updates is it going to be left behind like the HTC desire. How good is the CPU /gpu and can it run intense graphic games well?
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If you need processing power for ... Idk what you need more than a single core 1ghz for, go for it. If you game, go for it. If you do heavy heavy multitasking, go for it.
The screen on the inc s is better, though it has lower res.
I've had the o2x and atrix and haven't noticed any speed issues.
Dual core doesn't show until you need it to. If you don't need it, save the money and get this. It's still great. People live without phone upgrades for years, I think you'll be fine.
From previous experience, if your debating its probably a sign that dual core is too much power haha
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Hi, im looking to upgrade my hd2 I've been thinking on the sensation but it is rather expensive and the only differences are processer speed, gpu and screen res. Now im wondering how well would this phone cope with future updates is it going to be left behind like the HTC desire. How good is the CPU /gpu and can it run intense graphic games well?
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andrewxu said:
If you need processing power for ... Idk what you need more than a single core 1ghz for, go for it. If you game, go for it. If you do heavy heavy multitasking, go for it.
The screen on the inc s is better, though it has lower res.
I've had the o2x and atrix and haven't noticed any speed issues.
Dual core doesn't show until you need it to. If you don't need it, save the money and get this. It's still great. People live without phone upgrades for years, I think you'll be fine.
From previous experience, if your debating its probably a sign that dual core is too much power haha
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Hmm so you've had a dual core phone and don't see any difference with the Inc s? Also im just wondering how future proof this device will be, will it still be super fast in say a years time?
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I have a rooted dinc2 and it flies! The RAM is the important part and this has 768 mb..
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Hmm this is really tempting me, has anyone had a 4.3 in phone and if so is there much noticeable difference in screen size? Also how large is the dev community for the device?
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I am thinking about buying Htc Sensation. The cons is that angle views for this device are poor. Incredible S has really great display. You may check YouTube for IS x Sensation display comparison.
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It is an awesome phone imo....
I got a great trade on this (x10 for this lol), and don't really feel the need for a dual core phone.
If you are getting this on contract I would say to go for the sgs2, but if you're just purchasing a new phone, for the price I think this is the best single core phone you can get right now.
The screen is amazing, the ui extremely smooth and responsive, good battery life, etc....
Also had a lg O2X. Like the HTC incredible S much more. A better phone in all aspects besides the build quality. Had an HTC desire hd also and the screen size is to big for me.
Dual core is just a nice to have and updates can always be replaced by custom roms.
So unless you definitely want the newest hardware I would say the incredible S is the best price quality out now..
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Im just really thinking how would this cope with android in say a year is the device future proof?
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Im just really thinking how would this cope with android in say a year is the device future proof?
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It's a pretty old processor and gpu though it runs extremely well.
Who knows really, only time will tell.
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Im just really thinking how would this cope with android in say a year is the device future proof?
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I just bought my IS in the CPW sale for £269, I traded in my Desire which originally cost me £400 just over a year ago, so I actually parted with an extra £143. You loose a lot of money on 1 year old phones.
Sure, I would have liked either a HTC Sensation or perhaps a Samsung Galaxy S II, but owning the latest/fastest gadget is an expensive pastime.
I decided on the IS because it has bags of app space, extra ram, a nice sized screen and good build quality.
However, I'm actually on my 2nd IS within 3 days, my O2 phone signal appears to fluctuate quite badly and sometimes vanishes completely, not good! A phone exchange was my first option but that doesn't appear to have helped, so now I'm waiting for my new sim card to activate to see if that cures the problem.
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Hmm this is really tempting me, has anyone had a 4.3 in phone and if so is there much noticeable difference in screen size? Also how large is the dev community for the device?
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ive never owned a 4.3" device but i would definitely say from playing with both in the shop that the extra bulk of a 4.3" phone is WAY more noticeable than the actual increase in screen size.
inc s is a great phone and a lot of nice dev work going on
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ive never owned a 4.3" device but i would definitely say from playing with both in the shop that the extra bulk of a 4.3" phone is WAY more noticeable than the actual increase in screen size.
inc s is a great phone and a lot of nice dev work going on
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+1, I've actually had a few 4.3s and its way better at 4inches the trade off is good trust me.
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I got my Incredible S a few weeks ago and I don't regret it at all. All the mods I needed were available. It now runs super smooth and does everything I could ever want it to do!
just go for it....i sell my x10 for this INS...got the red one...really worth it...
+great size
+great build
+great performance
+great battery life
+++RED is SEXY....
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just go for it....i sell my x10 for this INS...got the red one...really worth it...
+great size
+great build
+great performance
+great battery life
+++RED is SEXY....
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Haha I remember you from x10 forums actually I did the same thing
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Haha I remember you from x10 forums actually I did the same thing
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hahah nice to meet u here!
i tot only me come here alone...
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hahah nice to meet u here!
i tot only me come here alone...
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Best decision I could have made I think...
This phone is perfect
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Best decision I could have made I think...
This phone is perfect
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agree...
because i dont really need dual-core...play dead space without any problem!
I recently got an offer from T-Mobile and I got a free gs2 should I Keep it or should I sell it to buy a Galaxy Nexus? Im also thinking of switching to a Nokia WP7 been a long time Nokia Fan hardware but I'm confused as hell what would you guys do?
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Try it out, see if you like it. I tried it out at the store, but it felt too big. The Galaxy Nexus might be the same size, but I hated the resolution on the GS2. 480x800 spread out on a 4.5in screen is so ugly. It feels like I should be able to put so much more stuff on it, especially since I was coming from my loaner Sensation, which has a 4.3in qHD screen. I honestly see no reason to buy the GS2 over the G-Nex, unless price is a factor.
Former Nexus One owner.
Galaxy nexus definitely. Nothing beats being the first (sometimes only for many months) to get OS updates. The HD resolution is a significant plus as well.
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Try it out, see if you like it. I tried it out at the store, but it felt too big. The Galaxy Nexus might be the same size, but I hated the resolution on the GS2. 480x800 spread out on a 4.5in screen is so ugly. It feels like I should be able to put so much more stuff on it, especially since I was coming from my loaner Sensation, which has a 4.3in qHD screen. I honestly see no reason to buy the GS2 over the G-Nex, unless price is a factor.
Former Nexus One owner.
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I actually used for a bit like 3 hrs I found it to be a great phone compared to my N1 but I felt like it was missing something I couldn't pointed out it felt so simple I think the hardware felt played out but I been spoiled by nice materials. as far as the price I think if its over 600 bucks is a no go for me is too much for a phone that might be old specs in the middle of 2012.
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Galaxy nexus definitely. Nothing beats being the first (sometimes only for many months) to get OS updates. The HD resolution is a significant plus as well. I think I lean more on the Nexus been able to tether for free and been unbranded and unlock. but lately T-mobile service has been giving me crap about updating my data I hope this doesnt happen with the New Nexus
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As far a price is concerned I'm expecting the GSM version to be 529 off-contract like the previous Nexus phones.
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SGS2 wins on hardware. Galaxy Nexus wins on software. What do you like better?
I'm looking at the Amaze 4G and the Galaxy Nexus. I'm leaning more towards Galaxy Nexus.
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SGS2 wins on hardware. Galaxy Nexus wins on software. What do you like better?
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um
lolwat.
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I'm looking at the Amaze 4G and the Galaxy Nexus. I'm leaning more towards Galaxy Nexus.
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The amaze 4g looks amazing too bad I can't see my self dealing with Sense.
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lolwat.
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SGS2 wins on hardware. Galaxy Nexus wins on software. What do you like better?
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I think the galaxy has this premium look with the HD display and the curved glass as far as the TI Omap processor vs the Exinos I have no idea what would perform better but I know the GS2 from TMo carries the same processor as the amaze.
Just go for the galaxy nexus. I'm sure you won't regret it. The software was optimized for the hardware plus the timely updates won't give you headaches. Wait for the reviews though.
Do you guys think it will be released soon before January or you guys think that verizon will get the exclusive for a few months? I don't think I can wait LOL
They haven't announced anything for US GSM carriers so I would think this will be at last a 2 month exclusivity. By then the source will be released so I doubt I would be able to buy a T-Mo version before trying ICS on my N1.
If you're not bothered about which carrier you're on then I would seriously consider a droid RAZR instead of either of those two. I know technically its worse than both but there's something really high quality in the feel of Moto's new UI that I just can't quite put my finger on and it wouldn't be a huge wait until ICS either (I think it'll probably get it before GSII). Anyway thats just my own humble opinion, consider or ignore it as you wish.
Also it's probably worth me pointing out that I do live in the UK so things like carrier decisions and multiple GSII variants simply are not a concern here. We have one GSII and its on every carrier. Nearly all phones here are on every carrier. Just thought I'd add that in there.
hey guys !!
gonna buy a device soon !
but i am confused between the lg nitro hd and the htc vivid 4g ?
pls help me decide !
what i would mainly consider
hardware (mainly for gaming and videos)
custom roms (ics mainly )
battery life
build quality
any other thing i would've missed
You're asking this in the Vivid forum so obviously we're going to the Vivid. Even if I wasn't biased, I'd say the Vivid over the LG. But might as well wait a week for the One X release at this point.
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You're asking this in the Vivid forum so obviously we're going to the Vivid. Even if I wasn't biased, I'd say the Vivid over the LG. But might as well wait a week for the One X release at this point.
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The One X might be a step down - no micro SD card, no removable battery. Yes, it will come with ICS and Sense 4, but the new Vivids being sold now probably have ICS (with Sense 3.6), or should.
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You're asking this in the Vivid forum so obviously we're going to the Vivid. Even if I wasn't biased, I'd say the Vivid over the LG. But might as well wait a week for the One X release at this point.
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i asked in both the forums ! lol
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The One X might be a step down - no micro SD card, no removable battery. Yes, it will come with ICS and Sense 4, but the new Vivids being sold now probably have ICS (with Sense 3.6), or should.
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the one x is completely out of my interest ! and budget too
so i am only comparing the vivid vs nitro !
what would prefer ?
I have had the Vivid since the day it was released and have no regrets. LG makes some products very well...I have LG washer and dryer, DVD player...in my opinion they are far behind in comparison to HTC..but I am somewhat biased towards HTC after having an LG phone after my departure from the iPhone...I thought iPhone was the bomb until I tried android...no comparison..I too am not interested in the One X, not because of price but the battery and sd card issue..if I wanted that I would have stayed with apple...
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i'd say vivid we have a batter camera in my opinion and we have better roms also in my opinion. also we have ics. i am also a fan of the sense UI over any other android UIs. also LGs history with phone updates is pretty terrible. The Nitro HD wasnt even a option when choosing the Vivid.
The Vivid has a stronger dev community than the Nitro. Plus I would prefer HTC Sense anyday over LG's interface.
LG is trash go with HTC!
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i've actually owned both the nitro and the vivid.
First i had the vivid. then i read up on the nitro's specs and decided to exchange it. i regretted it within a day and ended up getting the vivid again.
the camera is terrible (like really terrible, worse than 1st iphone terrible)
the phone is plain
the screen is the only thing the phone has over the vivid, and it's not a significant difference.
if you want the 1.5ghz clock than use a kernel that puts it to it's default value (htc underclocks for battery life) an hey you can go to 1.7 if you wanted to as well.
get the vivid, trust me lol
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I have had the Vivid since the day it was released and have no regrets. LG makes some products very well...I have LG washer and dryer, DVD player...in my opinion they are far behind in comparison to HTC..but I am somewhat biased towards HTC after having an LG phone after my departure from the iPhone...I thought iPhone was the bomb until I tried android...no comparison..I too am not interested in the One X, not because of price but the battery and sd card issue..if I wanted that I would have stayed with apple...
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i'd say vivid we have a batter camera in my opinion and we have better roms also in my opinion. also we have ics. i am also a fan of the sense UI over any other android UIs. also LGs history with phone updates is pretty terrible. The Nitro HD wasnt even a option when choosing the Vivid.
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The Vivid has a stronger dev community than the Nitro. Plus I would prefer HTC Sense anyday over LG's interface.
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ENvisiNKeD said:
LG is trash go with HTC!
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zacgoesrawr said:
i've actually owned both the nitro and the vivid.
First i had the vivid. then i read up on the nitro's specs and decided to exchange it. i regretted it within a day and ended up getting the vivid again.
the camera is terrible (like really terrible, worse than 1st iphone terrible)
the phone is plain
the screen is the only thing the phone has over the vivid, and it's not a significant difference.
if you want the 1.5ghz clock than use a kernel that puts it to it's default value (htc underclocks for battery life) an hey you can go to 1.7 if you wanted to as well.
get the vivid, trust me lol
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thanks a bunch guys !!
definately getting the vivid now !!
and is there anyone who had any issues with the device (software, hardware) any bricks or so ?
and also i would like to know whether vivid supports .mkv in the ics update (i know gb doesnt )
thanks...
i don't know if it natively does.. but you can get MX Player or something like that, and it'll play it. Also, i've never actually "bricked" my device i've messed everything up seriously multiple times but very easy to come back from it
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i don't know if it natively does.. but you can get MX Player or something like that, and it'll play it. Also, i've never actually "bricked" my device i've messed everything up seriously multiple times but very easy to come back from it
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yeap mx player does the job !
but you know it is always better to have default video encoding support !
anyways, i am going for the vivid !
is my choice legit ?
My only suggestion is to not use cwm recovery or twirp recovery and use wcxrecovery. Wild child was on the phone with a guy for a few hours trying to get cwm recovery off this phone because it bricked it. After a while he got it off the phone. I have heard people are having issues with the twrip recovery as well so I've stayed clear of that myself
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ccb101 said:
My only suggestion is to not use cwm recovery or twirp recovery and use wcxrecovery. Wild child was on the phone with a guy for a few hours trying to get cwm recovery off this phone because it bricked it. After a while he got it off the phone. I have heard people are having issues with the twrip recovery as well so I've stayed clear of that myself
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brucegil said:
The One X might be a step down - no micro SD card, no removable battery. Yes, it will come with ICS and Sense 4, but the new Vivids being sold now probably have ICS (with Sense 3.6), or should.
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It's a huge step up in development though.
Of course that's only speculation considering the AT&T version isn't out yet. Looking at the current development community, it's intriguing.
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It's a huge step up in development though.
Of course that's only speculation considering the AT&T version isn't out yet. Looking at the current development community, it's intriguing.
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There could be 1000 devs for the One X and I still wouldnt want the phone lol. No expandable memory kills it hard for me.
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Thinking ahead, there will be a sad day when my trusty Incredible S kicks the bucket. So I've started looking for comparable phones seeing as I love this one so much, and my basic requirements are 4" screen size and hopefully HTC unless I can be convinced otherwise (I love Sense).
I think the Desire X is looking pretty great and is at the top of my list so far. http://www.htc.com/au/smartphones/htc-desire-x/
Any other suggestions? Or what will you be getting?
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Nexus , sgs3, one x
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Probably the next nexus, next top of the line Sony, samsung, or HTC
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Superfasty said:
Thinking ahead, there will be a sad day when my trusty Incredible S kicks the bucket. So I've started looking for comparable phones seeing as I love this one so much, and my basic requirements are 4" screen size and hopefully HTC unless I can be convinced otherwise (I love Sense).
I think the Desire X is looking pretty great and is at the top of my list so far. http://www.htc.com/au/smartphones/htc-desire-x/
Any other suggestions? Or what will you be getting?
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I would advise against the Desire X as a replacement for the Inc S. It probably wouldn't me much of an upgrade, if at all. The Desire X does have an S4 processor, but it's the lowest end S4 available and is nowhere near the performance levels of the S4's you find in the One X/S, North American GS3 etc. It also uses a significantly older CPU architecture in the Cortex A5, whereas our phone has a Cortex A8 CPU and modern dual cores/quad cores are based on the Cortex A9. The latest S4 processors are loosely based off the Cortex A15 which hasn't been released to the masses yet.
TLDR; Go with a Nexus phone or a higher end HTC than the desire X
Personally, I won't buy another HTC phone until they release a phone with on-screen buttons and 2GB of RAM. I'm hoping they make a phone like that, I really want another HTC.
I like Xperia S.
SGS3 though I don't see my IncS dying anytime soon lol. Ganna have to wait till my contact ends in 2013 Aug. Even then I think I'd be happy with SGS3 though new and better phones would be out by that time lol
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Agree, don't buy HTC desire x
I honestly think it's not an upgrade.
I am actually thinking of xiaomi phone haha, can't wait for the review once it's out. Another option is HTC one x
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I like the Sony nxt series the xperia t or the v
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I like the Sony nxt series the xperia t or the v
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I like xperia v.
Retina display, more responsive touch, water resistance, dual core beast, and 13 mp camera
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My next phone is going to be an htc one X. Nice phone and I'll still have text reflow.
I wonder why text reflow is not implemented by default into Android.
Thanks for the info. Yeah I understand it wouldn't be much of an upgrade if I chose the Desire X, but I love the incredible s so much I wanted something similar. I really don't want anything larger than 4", I have my Nexus 7 for things that require a larger screen so that seems to limit my options to mid-range phones these days.
ZaySk.. that's crazy that it uses older CPU architecture than the IncS :s why on earth would they do that?
maybe an iphone5?
Nah
I know you will hate me but my next phone is Nokia Lumia 920 I really liked it and very interested in New WinPhone8 OS
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I don't hate you, those new Nokia windows phones look awesome
Just that with windows phone 7, they didn't update after 7.5 to 8.0
Its like us being updated from 2.3.3 to 2.3.5, but not receiving 4.0
At least we had custom ROMs
Until Microsoft can prove that they care about older devices, I won't be buying windows
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Well I have one more year of warranty, so guess if it dies it will be a replacement.
But if it die maybe an HTC One S.Don't like the size of the X.In fact I'd like something 4'..
This with HTC quality, replaceable battery + micro sd would be perfect
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Well I have one more year of warranty, so guess if it dies it will be a replacement.
But if it die maybe an HTC One S.Don't like the size of the X.In fact I'd like something 4'..
This with HTC quality, replaceable battery + micro sd would be perfect
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I have always liked the meizu mx, best looking phone on the market imo
If it had dev support I might have bought one
I look at all these new phones, but in reality I'm not getting one until like may next year
Venom and project x transformer will add life to our device
And if we get proper source built jb with the 3.x linux kernel, that will too
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Mmm the Windows phones do look slick but, like Markj said, Microsoft and Nokia's lack of support for their older products means I won't be getting one.
The next htc android flagship or the next nexus phone
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I'm currently thinking of buying a Galaxy Nexus. It's pretty cool and my IncS is about to get its USB-Port broken but I can still sell it to my brother when it's working. But I'm not sure. A One X would be the best thing that could happen to me but I really cannot afford that. I just hope my IncS doesn't let me down so soon...
I was watching a video one nexus and m7.....both have almost same dimensions, leave alone the make quality (nexus is crap i know it )
what will be the difference between 1.5 ghz snapdragon s4 pro and 1.5 ghz snapdragon 600 regarding the performance? (pls dont post benchmarks)
i feel blink feed will be the first thing I'll be disabling before anything....(seriously )
pls advise me on technical things as I'm planning on upgrading from my stupid galaxy y.
ive seen reviews on camera and i think htc wont disappoint us......
lack of wireless charging will be another blow on HTCs side.
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snapdragon 600 claims a 40% increase in CPU performance, coming from S4 pro. Wireless charging is nothing great, you have to stupidly fix the phone on a particular position on the charging mat. And for your information, One has 1.7GHz
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The performance of the Nexus 4 is rather bad compared to other S4 Pro phones, as it suffers badly from thermal throttling - that is, the CPU heats up and the phone makes it run slower to stop it from getting any hotter. So the One should be a lot faster than the N4.
The gap between the One and one of the faster S4 Pro phones (like the Sony Xperia Z, which is very nippy) will be narrower, but it should still be faster for most things. (Possibly only barely faster for games, though).
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The performance of the Nexus 4 is rather bad compared to other S4 Pro phones, as it suffers badly from thermal throttling - that is, the CPU heats up and the phone makes it run slower to stop it from getting any hotter. So the One should be a lot faster than the N4.
The gap between the One and one of the faster S4 Pro phones (like the Sony Xperia Z, which is very nippy) will be narrower, but it should still be faster for most things. (Possibly only barely faster for games, though).
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just take the n4!
HTC one. N4 throttles because of the glass back. Gets too hot then cold then bam your glass back is shattered.
Plus HTC one has better specs and features
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Thank you for your replies... Waiting for real time battery Stats.... I'll be going for it 90% if the battery stats are good.
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Wireless charging is nothing great, you have to stupidly fix the phone on a particular position on the charging mat.
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Depends on the phone. I LOVED wireless charging on my Lumia 920. Position was no issue, and it always worked. it was fantastic.
The N4 sucked at it and I agree with your statement in regards to the N4.
I'm looking forward to the ONE.
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I was watching a video one nexus and m7.....both have almost same dimensions, leave alone the make quality (nexus is crap i know it )
what will be the difference between 1.5 ghz snapdragon s4 pro and 1.5 ghz snapdragon 600 regarding the performance? (pls dont post benchmarks)
i feel blink feed will be the first thing I'll be disabling before anything....(seriously )
pls advise me on technical things as I'm planning on upgrading from my stupid galaxy y.
ive seen reviews on camera and i think htc wont disappoint us......
lack of wireless charging will be another blow on HTCs side.
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m7 will have more usable screen size due to not using onscreen soft keys (thankfully). Far better build quality. I have a suspicion the m7 won't feel faster (if not slower) than the N4 but that is due to software. It is hard to beat the speed of AOSP regardless of what specs you throw at it. Now that said, with some custom roms (especially if the m7 sees AOSP) the m7 will most definitely be faster. However I would be quite surprised if Sense 5 doesn't feel at least some "lag" Vs. an N4 stock vs stock just due to AOSP vs Sense.
I wouldn't even consider the N4 personally. There isn't really anything I liked about it (I had 2). I went back to my Lumia 920 over the N4. If it wasn't for the Note 2 I probably would have gone back to the GS3 waiting for the GS4/m7/etc.. coming soon. I could list all the things I didn't like about the N4 but that is not really what this is about and there is plenty of that information around .
Having owned all of these phones I fully intend to try the m7 next, regardless of what Samsung announces for the GS4. I like Samsung's products but I look forward to a phone that will look and feel a bit more elegant, something I would be very (happily) surprised if GS4 accomplishes.
As far as wireless charging goes, I seem to be one of the minority that care. I would have loved to see it, though it is definitely not a deal breaker and implementation is key. The N4 wireless charging was a horrible experience, but the Lumia 920 was awesome at it. I could toss it on the pad in any direction partially off the pad and it would still charge fine. I do miss that, but it is not at the top of my list. It's nice not having to deal with the micro usb plug at 1am and your trying to go to bed in the dark .
There is one reason why I'll probably be sticking to the N4 and that's HTC's policy of locking down phones. When I drop £500 on a phone I expect to be able to use it however I want to. They can take my warranty away if they want to but at least give me the choice.
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pnnorth said:
There is one reason why I'll probably be sticking to the N4 and that's HTC's policy of locking down phones. When I drop £500 on a phone I expect to be able to use it however I want to. They can take my warranty away if they want to but at least give me the choice.
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lol when you unlock your device through htcdev you can root, flash ROMs, flash custom kernels and everything. The only restriction is flashing kernel through the phone itself and downgrading hboot and radios... But why would you want that?
Riyal said:
lol when you unlock your device through htcdev you can root, flash ROMs, flash custom kernels and everything. The only restriction is flashing kernel through the phone itself and downgrading hboot and radios... But why would you want that?
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I'm well aware of what you can and can't do, I have a HOX as well. Having to use my PC to switch hboots when I want to change ROMs does my head in.
There is also the CID issue.
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pnnorth said:
I'm well aware of what you can and can't do, I have a HOX as well. Having to use my PC to switch hboots when I want to change ROMs does my head in.
There is also the CID issue.
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Agreed. HTC is lame in that regard.
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thegregulator said:
Agreed. HTC is lame in that regard.
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pnnorth said:
I'm well aware of what you can and can't do, I have a HOX as well. Having to use my PC to switch hboots when I want to change ROMs does my head in.
There is also the CID issue.
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Riyal said:
lol when you unlock your device through htcdev you can root, flash ROMs, flash custom kernels and everything. The only restriction is flashing kernel through the phone itself and downgrading hboot and radios... But why would you want that?
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Do you ppl mean to say that rooting and stuff is almost not possible?
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kishorsidu said:
Do you ppl mean to say that rooting and stuff is almost not possible?
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Rooting with htcdev isn't as good as rooting S-Off. In htcdev, youll have to flash boot image and kernels usinf fastboot
NiCk.JaY said:
Rooting with htcdev isn't as good as rooting S-Off. In htcdev, youll have to flash boot image and kernels usinf fastboot
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Is this definitely the case? Someone in another thread was saying that the hox was only like that because of the Tegra processor and it won't be the same for the one
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Basil3 said:
Is this definitely the case? Someone in another thread was saying that the hox was only like that because of the Tegra processor and it won't be the same for the one
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That's a different story. Achieving s-off on snapdragon has never proved to be a difficult job. Tegra was time taking though
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NiCk.JaY said:
That's a different story. Achieving s-off on snapdragon has never proved to be a difficult job. Tegra was time taking though
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I didn't think s-off was ever achieved on the hox. If s-off is achieved on the One, then I assume you can flash ROMs and kernels without being connected to a pc. That would make my day.
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Do you ppl mean to say that rooting and stuff is almost not possible?
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It will be possible to root but it will be an inconvenience having to go to the computer every time you want to switch roms.
just sold my n4 and went back to my old desire s while waiting for
the htc one.
Besides all discussion about performance and rooting possibilities: I hope to
get a physically more robust phone like my desire s is. Had the feeling that
N4 could fall on almost any edge to break and hope to feel better with one.