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What do you love most about owning the nexus one?
mine is simple... aside from it doing everything my iphone did...
I love the live wallpapers, lol.
free apps without jailbreaking or rooting... and I like how from the contacts... you can email, facebook, text, call a person with a single touch.
I love the live wallpapers myself..
I must admit it does seem like an all around nice phone.. However, I still figured I'd see what people said.
I really love the general handiness of the device, its just endlessly capable:
hotspot, flash, RDC ,browser, navigation, maps, apps, media, camera, sturdiness, all the google apps, the customization...i just love the damn phone!
The only limit i can identify is my carrier TMobile (of course i love the price and cant complain because you get what you pay for and the 3g is very, very fast in my opinion), im in san antonio yet i only have 3g about 1/2 the time and data goes away totally in about 2/3 of the buildings/stores which i think is pretty unreasonable especially in a big, highly populated city.
The only thing i am disappointed with on the phone is the general touchscreen interaction; the scrolling, dragging, etc should be smoother but thats a relatively minor complaint. As great as the phone is right now i will definitely order the Nexus 2 on day one; better processor/ROM/RAM/camera/HD recording/resolution are more than just competitive as of now but by the end of the year ill probably be jealous of other Androids.
Looks like I did a really horrible job of just answering your question, sorry
the screen. perfect size, like a mini tablet in your pocket for web browsing, and the amoled colors make it pleasing to the eyes compared to lcd screens.
or build quality and materials would be second answer.
i love it for beeing completely unmodified and vanilla android after owning a crippled HTC Android phone
Because its Googles baby, N1 owners get first dibs on anything new happening in Android.
The way it sweats sexy. Its aluminum body. The usable camera. B-E-A-utiful AMOLED screen.
Only dislike is the trackball. Mine refuses to scroll left but works fine any other direction.
The build.. I had a look at a Xperia that runs Android at work from a colleague, and i was stunned how it felt so lightweight and cheap built piece of plastic.
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i love it for beeing completely unmodified and vanilla android after owning a crippled HTC Android phone
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Gotta agree with you there. I just hope there will be more phones in the future with vanilla android. I'm just tired of the whole rooting and flashing ROMs bit after having 100+ ROMs on my last WM phone, so no I just keep my N1 stock and I like it.
With Froyo I see no reason to root anymore and that's a good thing imo.
It is a dandy phone with everything on it, sometimes i will have a problem that needs to be solved, and can be solved by using my phone.
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With Froyo I see no reason to root anymore and that's a good thing imo.
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My rom flashing has stopped since i got froyo, but i know it will start up again once cyanyogenmod 6 comes out.
AMOLED screen... I love it!
I have been going back and forth between the HD7 and Mytouch 4g. After using the new WP7 platform. I just find it hard to go back to Android. Android definitely has more (i.e. multitasking, flash in browser, better specs). But Android seems so chaotic now, WP7 is so easy to use. Not that Android is confusing but it is definitely not as streamlined throughout the UI like iOS or WP7. Just my opinion but I think I am finally going to stick with the HD7.
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I have been going back and forth between the HD7 and Mytouch 4g. After using the new WP7 platform. I just find it hard to go back to Android. Android definitely has more (i.e. multitasking, flash in browser, better specs). But Android seems so chaotic now, WP7 is so easy to use. Not that Android is confusing but it is definitely not as streamlined throughout the UI like iOS or WP7. Just my opinion but I think I am finally going to stick with the HD7.
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I must be missing something, my wife has the mytouch4g, and I just dont see what you mean by HD7 is more streamlined in the OS?
Can you give some examples? cause when I play with my HD2 and my wifes 4G i can get to things faster then I can on my HD7
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I must be missing something, my wife has the mytouch4g, and I just dont see what you mean by HD7 is more streamlined in the OS?
Can you give some examples? cause when I play with my HD2 and my wifes 4G i can get to things faster then I can on my HD7
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All of this is totally my opinion. Other users may have different thoughts but I mean the overall feel of the os. Just from taking/reviewing pictures, to the peoples hub. It feels very simple. Not that it takes any less steps than the MT4g. But it all seems cohesive like everything is running together, like everything in the UI flows together. I just dont feel that way about Android.
I agree, most things do seem more integrated on this phone esp. coming from the hd2.
I Completely agree with you OP. And I get what you mean. Coming from a BlackBerry, WP7 definitely feels more unified. I use friends Androids (wifes best friend has a Vibrant, other friend has a Droid X, brother has a Droid) all the time and they've never impressed me. My HD7 grabs my updates on FB through browse, the app, or the People hub. If I wanna check to see recent posts I don't need to go into the app, I just open the People hub and I get a list of recent posts and notifications. Without opening an app! As far as the myTouch 4G, in planning on buying one...for my mother. So she can video chat with her friends. That's about the only good thing I see the phone doing...
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I Completely agree with you OP. And I get what you mean. Coming from a BlackBerry, WP7 definitely feels more unified. I use friends Androids (wifes best friend has a Vibrant, other friend has a Droid X, brother has a Droid) all the time and they've never impressed me. My HD7 grabs my updates on FB through browse, the app, or the People hub. If I wanna check to see recent posts I don't need to go into the app, I just open the People hub and I get a list of recent posts and notifications. Without opening an app! As far as the myTouch 4G, in planning on buying one...for my mother. So she can video chat with her friends. That's about the only good thing I see the phone doing...
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See thats the problem when ppl speak of this OS being fluid, like it all works together, which it cannot because lack of multi tasking, you instantly loose the fluid part of the OS.
But when ppl are asked what is so fluid about it, they mention FB and the updates, which in reality, I am sure there is an app out there for droid and even Iphone that allows you to do the exact same thing, that it gives up dates you click it and see all the updates.
But out side of hte FB feature, which is fine and dandy, on a technical side, code for code, ability for ability, there is zero advantage,
and I only get like this because all I read before I got the phone, was how great it is, how new it is how fantastic it is, i dont see it, only two things impress me on it, typing and the effect of the scroll, basically the touch response, which every droid ive touched lacks for now.
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See thats the problem when ppl speak of this OS being fluid, like it all works together, which it cannot because lack of multi tasking, you instantly loose the fluid part of the OS.
But when ppl are asked what is so fluid about it, they mention FB and the updates, which in reality, I am sure there is an app out there for droid and even Iphone that allows you to do the exact same thing, that it gives up dates you click it and see all the updates.
But out side of hte FB feature, which is fine and dandy, on a technical side, code for code, ability for ability, there is zero advantage,
and I only get like this because all I read before I got the phone, was how great it is, how new it is how fantastic it is, i dont see it, only two things impress me on it, typing and the effect of the scroll, basically the touch response, which every droid ive touched lacks for now.
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Again, totally my opinion but there seems to be great fluidity within everything to me. The camera, taking and reviewing pictures. The calender, switching between day, agenda view. I agree that android has more function to it. But I do not think the fluidity is there for android. Yes, facebook is one of the ways that wp7 shows its fluidity but I wouldnt say its the only way.
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Again, totally my opinion but there seems to be great fluidity within everything to me. The camera, taking and reviewing pictures. The calender, switching between day, agenda view. I agree that android has more function to it. But I do not think the fluidity is there for android. Yes, facebook is one of the ways that wp7 shows its fluidity but I wouldnt say its the only way.
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Calendar is slightly improved but not that mch diff then HD2 v6.5. Camera, I personally hate, the button on side to use to take pix, every pic i take is blurry by the time u get the button just right to take the pic.
Still not much fluidity.
Functionality aside, it's pleasing to the eye. The email app, calender, bing search, pictures, zune, the settings. Everything within the UI flows together. Even the apps that were made for it, AP news, rss feeds. It just flows together really well. Yes Android has more function but I do not feel that it flows the same way WP7 does. And again, I respect that others will prefer Androids UI. I posted this to see how others felt.
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I have been going back and forth between the HD7 and Mytouch 4g. After using the new WP7 platform. I just find it hard to go back to Android. Android definitely has more (i.e. multitasking, flash in browser, better specs). But Android seems so chaotic now, WP7 is so easy to use. Not that Android is confusing but it is definitely not as streamlined throughout the UI like iOS or WP7. Just my opinion but I think I am finally going to stick with the HD7.
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I had a MyTouch 4g and couldn't stand the looks of it. It had a plasticy button panel, protrusions for the HP jack and USB port. The UI was ugly but I chose it over the G2...which I should have gone with...because of the front facing camera for video calls. At the time, I couldn't get it to throughput data so I returned it and acquired another HD7. I've washed my hands of all things Android and won't look back. Android is chaotic and just not worth having.
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I had a MyTouch 4g and couldn't stand the looks of it. It had a plasticy button panel, protrusions for the HP jack and USB port. The UI was ugly but I chose it over the G2...which I should have gone with...because of the front facing camera for video calls. At the time, I couldn't get it to throughput data so I returned it and acquired another HD7. I've washed my hands of all things Android and won't look back. Android is chaotic and just not worth having.
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This is what I was getting at lol. It does seem chaotic. I know some people prefer but in the HD7 forum, I figured most would agree.
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This is what I was getting at lol. It does seem chaotic. I know some people prefer but in the HD7 forum, I figured most would agree.
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I have both and honestly, I agree as well for the most part
I can deal with WP7 lack of apps, cut and paste, lack of custom ringtones, and lack of flash
The only thing that truly bothers me about my hd7...is the camera...it is absolutely horrible...the button is way to hard to press and by the time i press it, it is blurry
I do love the fact my mytouch has a webcam so i can videochat with any and everybody i want and it's camera is amazing
but after using the mytouch for the past day,
It just feels archaic....
IOS seems archaic to android and android seems archaic to wp7...
Having to pull down the notification panel to see notifications vs. the live and interactive tiles....makes it just fun and intuitive to look at
People on HTC Android Vs HTC WP7 is not just about facebook...I do love the facebook intergration and the only thing that nearly matches it on android is blur...To me blur is the best UI as far as social integration goes on android...Sense lacks alot of the capabilities of Blur as does touchwiz...
I like the font is a lot bigger(even though my eyesight is perfectly fine...i like that is fun and in your face)
The overall UI is just a lot better when comparing to Android and that is not to say Android is not great...I love Android
But there are quite a few things that Android still is sucking at...that shouldn't be that hard to fix or include that WP7 got out in it's Version 1.0
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I have both and honestly, I agree as well for the most part
I can deal with WP7 lack of apps, cut and paste, lack of custom ringtones, and lack of flash
The only thing that truly bothers me about my hd7...is the camera...it is absolutely horrible...the button is way to hard to press and by the time i press it, it is blurry
I do love the fact my mytouch has a webcam so i can videochat with any and everybody i want and it's camera is amazing
but after using the mytouch for the past day,
It just feels archaic....
IOS seems archaic to android and android seems archaic to wp7...
Having to pull down the notification panel to see notifications vs. the live and interactive tiles....makes it just fun and intuitive to look at
People on HTC Android Vs HTC WP7 is not just about facebook...I do love the facebook intergration and the only thing that nearly matches it on android is blur...To me blur is the best UI as far as social integration goes on android...Sense lacks alot of the capabilities of Blur as does touchwiz...
I like the font is a lot bigger(even though my eyesight is perfectly fine...i like that is fun and in your face)
The overall UI is just a lot better when comparing to Android and that is not to say Android is not great...I love Android
But there are quite a few things that Android still is sucking at...that shouldn't be that hard to fix or include that WP7 got out in it's Version 1.0
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The HD7 has a two-stage camera button. Pressing part way down focuses and then a full press snaps the focused picture. If you just press down fully immediately it won't have time to focus and will be blurry.
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The HD7 has a two-stage camera button. Pressing part way down focuses and then a full press snaps the focused picture. If you just press down fully immediately it won't have time to focus and will be blurry.
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Thanks, I am going to take a bunch of pix tonight just for fun/facebook lol
and i am going to try your way out
I do generally press it down all the way immediately
and i guess because i move it blurs the images....
Hi,
i just got this phone and i was really excited but then it all went wrong
Unlock screen is choppy
I found the menu preview is so choppy
Sliding to the next screen is choppy
The camera loads after ages and takes photos ages after u click the camera button
The camera is no good all images come out soft and all eyes in the images turn out white.(Someone reported that removing the back cover makes the images shaper, Its true, try it.
The extra layer of software by LG on top of the vanilla causes this problem.
Great hardware and AWFUL LG software.
The dual core is useless, Multitasking takes longer than the HTC phones. the widgets are awful, there is not facebook integration like some HTC phones so u end up with duplicate contacts and have to merge them manually.
PLS THINK B4 YOU BUY I AM RETURNING MINE.
NEXT .....SAMSUNG GALAXY S2.
Try another launcher
Before returning your device, I suggest you try another launcher program. Launcherpro Plus works like a dream on my 2X.
Not to make excuses for them but I didn't expect much from LG, software-wise; they're new to this. It takes time for a company to get their software right -- a good case in point is HTC with Sense. Their first Sense implementation (back during their WinMo days) was laggy and buggy but after years, they've gotten to the point where their UI is actually ported by custom ROM makers to non-HTC handsets. Touchwiz has also gotten better (although I jettisoned it from my Galaxy S) but Motorola, which is still relatively new to the "skinning" paradigm still needs work on their Blur interface.
On top of that, the LG widgets actually work pretty well on LP-Pro, so you don't lose the use of the nice weather and clock widget as well as the calendar/agenda widget.
Also, while I too am interested in the Galaxy SII, after handling a prototype and comparing it side-by-side with my 2X, I think I'll still with the 2X -- the build quality is just so much better; Samsung can't escape their plastic-y phone design philosophy. To be fair, the GSII is a lot classier-looking than the original GS but neither is close to the 2X.
It's a shame really -- plenty of Samsung products are seeing great improvements in their design.
Besides, with a resource like XDA-Dev, it's only a matter of time before a truly excellent custom ROM enters the scene.
viniturb0 said:
Hi,
i just got this phone and i was really excited but then it all went wrong
Unlock screen is choppy
I found the menu preview is so choppy
Sliding to the next screen is choppy
The camera loads after ages and takes photos ages after u click the camera button
The camera is no good all images come out soft and all eyes in the images turn out white.(Someone reported that removing the back cover makes the images shaper, Its true, try it.
The extra layer of software by LG on top of the vanilla causes this problem.
Great hardware and AWFUL LG software.
The dual core is useless, Multitasking takes longer than the HTC phones. the widgets are awful, there is not facebook integration like some HTC phones so u end up with duplicate contacts and have to merge them manually.
PLS THINK B4 YOU BUY I AM RETURNING MINE.
NEXT .....SAMSUNG GALAXY S2.
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My response is BUY THIS PHONE, IT IS THE BEST PHONE AVAILABLE IN THE UK.
It is NOT choppy at all.
The camera loads FAST.
Photos turn out GREAT.
And wtf, this is much faster than HTC phones.
I think you got a dud mate.
jpbl1976 said:
Before returning your device, I suggest you try another launcher program. Launcherpro Plus works like a dream on my 2X.
Not to make excuses for them but I didn't expect much from LG, software-wise; they're new to this. It takes time for a company to get their software right -- a good case in point is HTC with Sense. Their first Sense implementation (back during their WinMo days) was laggy and buggy but after years, they've gotten to the point where their UI is actually ported by custom ROM makers to non-HTC handsets. Touchwiz has also gotten better (although I jettisoned it from my Galaxy S) but Motorola, which is still relatively new to the "skinning" paradigm still needs work on their Blur interface.
On top of that, the LG widgets actually work pretty well on LP-Pro, so you don't lose the use of the nice weather and clock widget as well as the calendar/agenda widget.
Also, while I too am interested in the Galaxy SII, after handling a prototype and comparing it side-by-side with my 2X, I think I'll still with the 2X -- the build quality is just so much better; Samsung can't escape their plastic-y phone design philosophy. To be fair, the GSII is a lot classier-looking than the original GS but neither is close to the 2X.
It's a shame really -- plenty of Samsung products are seeing great improvements in their design.
Besides, with a resource like XDA-Dev, it's only a matter of time before a truly excellent custom ROM enters the scene.
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Thank you, Launcher pro really rocks its wierd i was just paying LP when i read your message. I miss the mail widget otherwise the LP totally rocks
If you are so negative about it "mr i yell on caps cuz im cool " why even bother trolling here, i mean seriously.. if u even bothered to read any topic here there are lots of fixes which make a good phone a phantastic phone.. i have had 4 htc's before this and a se xperia and i can say this is the shizzle so meh take ur negative additude with ye and please join the samsung fanboi page plox...
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le3ky said:
My response is BUY THIS PHONE, IT IS THE BEST PHONE AVAILABLE IN THE UK.
It is NOT choppy at all.
The camera loads FAST.
Photos turn out GREAT.
And wtf, this is much faster than HTC phones.
I think you got a dud mate.
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Seriously dude? I dont think i got a dud with no disrespect but my friends phone is also choppy like mine, Try Launcher pro and then try the preview screens, u can adjust their speed and they load super fast. LG shoudnt have skinned their phones, dunno it just makes it the experience annoying.
dazzle999 said:
If you are so negative about it "mr i yell on caps cuz im cool " why even bother trolling here, i mean seriously.. if u even bothered to read any topic here there are lots of fixes which make a good phone a phantastic phone.. i have had 4 htc's before this and a se xperia and i can say this is the shizzle so meh take ur negative additude with ye and please join the samsung fanboi page plox...
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hey buddy thank you for your message but im not tryng to be nagative, i just like things to work, wouldnt you be annoyed if u paid £449 and got something that didnt work like you expected it to? im not expecting it to take me to the moon n back but even small things like being able to refresh all your combined mails accounts u cant do u have to do them individually, and to top it the fact that its a dual core and performs like a 201MHZ phone, YES, WTF indeed!
viniturb0 said:
hey buddy thank you for your message but im not tryng to be nagative, i just like things to work, wouldnt you be annoyed if u paid £449 and got something that didnt work like you expected it to? im not expecting it to take me to the moon n back but even small things like being able to refresh all your combined mails accounts u cant do u have to do them individually, and to top it the fact that its a dual core and performs like a 201MHZ phone, YES, WTF indeed!
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Hey pall..
Go to the dev section, install clockwork, boot up a custom rom problems solved U will go to the moon and back.. or if thats too much trouble install launcher pro and a alternate email program of your choice if you are too dumb to find the settings/read this forum to find where the settings are.... kgo! Also the picture quality is boosted alot by changing certain settings, again these are found by reading.. have fun and good luck ..
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yes, unlock screen is choppy,
but app menu is definitely as smooth as butter,
homescreen become smooth after I remove the weather widget and replaced it with a better looking widget
so if u are saying that your app menu is choppy, something must have seriously goes wrong.
akira de aimbuster said:
yes, unlock screen is choppy,
but app menu is definitely as smooth as butter,
homescreen become smooth after I remove the weather widget and replaced it with a better looking widget
so if u are saying that your app menu is choppy, something must have seriously goes wrong.
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Yes right the unlock screen is choppy previews are choppy the app menus are fast.
im using launcher pro and you wont believe the speed now its awesome.
please try launcher pro and change speed setting to 8 and 9.
thank you for your reply to my post i appreciate it
I use spb no lag i have a lot of apps installed and the phone is very fast.
I had galaxy s and desire hd and i can say you that lg2x is more more fast than htc and samsung.
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don't expect samsung's software would be any different. their touckwiz is as unpolished as LG's UI, heck might be even worse.
that's why i salute t-mobile by putting a stock android on the upcoming G2X. instead of the lg's UI.
Just use Launcher pro and everything willl be super blazing fast.
Let's just wish LG would do a better job on the 2.3 fw update.
An HTC without sense is like a ZR-1 with a 4cyl engine...
Now before you go and start screaming HOW DARE YOU!!!, relax,
and think for a moment, Why did you buy the VIVId ?
was you thinking how CM would run on it or you liked the style that sense offers?
I personally love the looks and widgets that sense offers and I thick CM Or aOSP lack many features.
Do you like the Zr-1 with all the works or you want the Lotus elise without even AC?
now Scream>>>>>>!!!!!
Because some people like the style and the features of the Vivid. And a lot of people like a CM over sense, but still like sense in general (like me.) And having cm would open up the door for aosp roms, miui, etc. I didn't buy my sgs2 plainly for touchwiz, I bought it because of the great potential in this device, and the vivid (pretty much every HTC phone) has a lot of potential.
And I'd take the Lotus, I don't drive American cars.... just my opinion
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See your point, it comes down to your personal taste.
I think the Samsung wiz is not a ll that different from aosp and looks too much like the fruit company. And I really hate the fruit company because of that "we are the best don't even try to change it you pay me to loan you the item " attitude.
and I still think that even being American, the ZR1 will eat the lotus.... jejeje..
I have a vivid (velocity) because work issued me with one... It is the first 4G phone for Australia and we wanted to test it for work (Hell, at least I'm not the guy who had to get an iphone) I cannot wait for CM or AOSP, imho, sense is clunky and it feels old compated to cm and miui, this phone feels slower than my htc hd2, even basic features that ADW and launcherpro have had for ages, changing the grid size, adjusting widget sizes, more robust toggles in the status tray... it feels to me that HTC are going in the wrong direction with sense.
carlosjcar said:
An HTC without sense is like a ZR-1 with a 4cyl engine...
Now before you go and start screaming HOW DARE YOU!!!, relax,
and think for a moment, Why did you buy the VIVId ?
was you thinking how CM would run on it or you liked the style that sense offers?
I personally love the looks and widgets that sense offers and I thick CM Or aOSP lack many features.
Do you like the Zr-1 with all the works or you want the Lotus elise without even AC?
now Scream>>>>>>!!!!!
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That´s awesome that you started a post to make an irrelevant comparison ROMS and cars. But let me do you a favor and make it relevant again.
I bought a Vivid because it has what I was looking for with hardware, the software can be upgraded as I see fit. Would you ever mod the exhaust or intake or headers or anything on your Elise without altering the car´s computer configuration? I certainly hope not.
As someone mentioned earlier, it´s about personal preference. Some people might want the Elise because of what it comes with stock, some people will buy it for what it CAN be with the proper tuning. So enjoy sense as long as you want it, I will endure it as long as I have to.
And a quick FYI, AC units weigh a hell of a lot, so it´s usually part of the stage 3 weight reduction kits for cars.
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and I still think that even being American, the ZR1 will eat the lotus.... jejeje..
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It would definitely
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I get the fact that some people <3 sense forever.
But If I could get a ZR-1 that could switch off 4 -cylinders (change roms) and run without the sense-v8, like a modern HEMI, for when I want to save fuel(battery) and I'm in bumper to bumper email territory, that would provide the most appealing from both worlds.
I'd like to have the choice either way. Loved Sense 2; Sense 3 was fine, Sense 3.5 looks a bit like a "meh" revision of 3. Want to see Sense 4 before I decide whether or not to keep it.
I liked having CM on my Galaxy S, but I like Sense more than AOSP Gingerbread.
carlosjcar said:
and I still think that even being American, the ZR1 will eat the lotus.... jejeje..
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ZR1's a pile of poo. Car's made out of plastic, rear-wheel-drive and an inefficient shouty V8. Consider the Lotus Elise, comes remarkably close in performance since it can actually take a corner, and runs on a 1.8L Toyota engine to boot. Looks a damn sight nicer too, and costs half as much.
If I had the money to burn on a ZR1, I'd go for a far more elegant version of its package: Mercedes Benz's C63 AMG Black coupe, for slightly less money to boot.
But, since I'm a sane and normal man, I'd rather get the Audi RS5 or the Audi R8 V10 Spyder. I'd rather drive an Impreza WRX STi than the Vette, to be honest.
Yes, I'm an American too.
Aus_Azn said:
I'd like to have the choice either way. Loved Sense 2; Sense 3 was fine, Sense 3.5 looks a bit like a "meh" revision of 3. Want to see Sense 4 before I decide whether or not to keep it.
I liked having CM on my Galaxy S, but I like Sense more than AOSP Gingerbread.
ZR1's a pile of poo. Car's made out of plastic, rear-wheel-drive and an inefficient shouty V8. Consider the Lotus Elise, comes remarkably close in performance since it can actually take a corner, and runs on a 1.8L Toyota engine to boot. Looks a damn sight nicer too, and costs half as much.
If I had the money to burn on a ZR1, I'd go for a far more elegant version of its package: Mercedes Benz's C63 AMG Black coupe, for slightly less money to boot
But, since I'm a sane and normal man, I'd rather get the Audi RS5 or the Audi R8 V10 Spyder. I'd rather drive an Impreza WRX STi than the Vette, to be honest.
Yes, I'm an American too.
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I'd drive an s2000. 230+ horsepower from an i4 + rwd + light as hell = fun
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Honestly for screen beauty, and build quality.... And yes i want cm for the sheer speed and i want ics. Sense has some nice feauturss... And i would take it over touchwiz any day, but I'm afraid it bloats and slows more than that sweetness is worth to me.
And if i want features gimme MIUI. I'd take that over any manufacturers skin any day
trell959 said:
I'd drive an s2000. 230+ horsepower from an i4 + rwd + light as hell = fun
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I drive an A5 myself, so I already classify myself as "enjoying life". I can't personally warrant blowing upwards of $60k on a car.
Can anyone give me a good reason why i shouldnt lock this thread?
nuke it from orbit
I don't understand why anyone would want miui. If I want my phone to look like an iphone ill buy one (cold day in hell).
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msimindlessmsi2 said:
I don't understand why anyone would want miui. If I want my phone to look like an iphone ill buy one (cold day in hell).
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Have you ever tried it out? It's really quite interesting... Not as bad as I thought it might be. I remember giving people crap for using that iOS look a like. But once I actually tried it out it wasn't half bad. Of course, I ended up reverting back to sense, but it was cool to try it out for a little while.
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I used miui because it was really polished, and very quick, there are plenty of themes that look nothing like iphone (like a theme that makes your whole phone look like a borderlands computer, complete with holograms and rusty corregated iron, that was my favorite)
It is just really nice, everything is easy and logical, and yet you still have access to all of the awesome android apps
Music player was great, could retreive lyrics and art, built in popups for sms messages and quick replies, a logically arranged settings menu, built in firewall, built in data counter, no app drawer to deal with which I liked, persistant app row on the bottom of the app screen good for 4 to 7 apps to be anchored there, hold down home and it shows you running apps, hold down the back key and it kills any app thats crashed... it is a totally sweet system, well worth looking at not just passing it off as an iphone clone.
Also... some people really like the iphone look (I like the interface, its well made) but want the flexability and open access of a rooted android, and thats what you get with MIUI, its not for everyone, but it deffinetely appeals to me
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Can anyone give me a good reason why i shouldnt lock this thread?
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There is some decent discussion, but its mostly off topic from a trolling post.. No offense to actual contributors, but im locking this. Reading through the first few posts of this thread make my head hurt..
Do anybody know when we will get CyanogenMod for our Note 4 yet?
Sure 9 Sundays from now. Or was 5 Fridays not count every other one .. Time will tell..
No, nobody knows.
legacy3566 said:
Do anybody know when we will get CyanogenMod for our Note 4 yet?
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Two weeks.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_porting_intro
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How is this better than the cook ROM that others have done?
chong67 said:
How is this better than the cook ROM that others have done?
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Cyanogen/AOSP is pure android without all the unnecessary graphics, designs and bloat from Samsung.
Minimal design = stronger processor strength.
Plus, pure stock Android is just better.
XDA has gone to $hit. He asked a simple question. Why does everyone need to be a$$holes?
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XDA has gone to $hit. He asked a simple question. Why does everyone need to be a$$holes?
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I see. I guess this is similar to Nexus phone.? Stock android?
Then stock stuff miss alot of things like no notifcations with running count, like on your voice messages or txt. Then we need to install launcher. Then we back to the same thing?
Why buy a Note device if you want stock boring Android? Never understood that.
IMHO - CyanogenMod is just plain boring. I understood the need for it way back in the G1 days. Maybe now in place of vanilla Android but as a rom on a Note 4? Hells no.
dkb218 said:
Why buy a Note device if you want stock boring ass Android? Never understood that.
IMHO - CyanogenMod is just plain boring. I understood the need for it way back in the G1 days. Maybe now in place of vanilla Android but as a rom on a Note 4? Hells no.
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Because Note devices have the top of the line and updated processors. In other words, fastest/strongest processors on the market at the time of release.
You will never see the full capacity of this processor until you're on Pure Android.
And that's what I love. This beastly processor on bare Android.
Perfection.
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I see. I guess this is similar to Nexus phone.? Stock android?
Then stock stuff miss alot of things like no notifcations with running count, like on your voice messages or txt. Then we need to install launcher. Then we back to the same thing?
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To get rid of the icon badges, disable BadgeProvider (in Application Manager).
I agree with you. IMO (<- take note of that before anyone gets butt hurt.) I think "some" people don't realize how much TW has improved. It's pretty awesome on the Note 4 and for those who like TW can definitely tell how far it has come.
CM is boring and IMO it takes away from the Notes DNA of what makes a Note a Note. If I just cared about having the best piece of hardware with a big screen, I'd still want something pleasing to look at than a black and white movie.
Like I've said earlier....
...and it's nice to be able to drive a McLaren P1 and do the 1/4 mile in 9 seconds as oppose to driving a gutted Honda Civic fully modded with no interior w/ a welded roll cage and helment running 9's in the 1/4. Chicks dig luxury, performance and comfort..."
IMO for anyone wanting CM, they should just the Nexus 6 or an iphone LOL. The fact remains that the new TW is very efficient and there are enough customizations you can do with wanam/xpose to be able to enjoy all the benefits of CM or not, depending on your style and preference. I am confident to give CM a run for its money on AnTuTu along with other benchmarks, because the truth is, with TW already running 50K+ on stock kernel, anything above this wouldn't really be noticeable if at all. Heck even anything below that wouldn't really make a difference in the real world with normal usage. Therefore, although all this doesn't really matter, I think it'll be fun to explore the close race between TW and CM. I'm game for it....bring it on. There won't be a big enough gap to even make CM justifiable IMO. Plus, the girl will want to ride in my car, not the gutted honda civic. Be a gentleman, and treat her like a lady. LOL j/k.
At the end of the day, it's your phone and you can do whatever the heck your heart desires. :highfive:
Bottom line, just be happy to know that you own the best darn device available and enjoy!
dkb218 said:
Why buy a Note device if you want stock boring ass Android? Never understood that.
IMHO - CyanogenMod is just plain boring. I understood the need for it way back in the G1 days. Maybe now in place of vanilla Android but as a rom on a Note 4? Hells no.
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iunlock said:
I agree with you. IMO (<- take note of that before anyone gets butt hurt.) I think "some" people don't realize how much TW has improved. It's pretty awesome on the Note 4 and for those who like TW can definitely tell how far it has come.
CM is boring and IMO it takes away from the Notes DNA of what makes a Note a Note. If I just cared about having the best piece of hardware with a big screen, I'd still want something pleasing to look at than a black and white movie.
Like I've said earlier....
...and it's nice to be able to drive a McLaren P1 and do the 1/4 mile in 9 seconds as oppose to driving a gutted Honda Civic fully modded with no interior w/ a welded roll cage and helment running 9's in the 1/4. Chicks dig luxury, performance and comfort..."
IMO for anyone wanting CM, they should just the Nexus 6 or an iphone LOL. The fact remains that the new TW is very efficient and there are enough customizations you can do with wanam/xpose to be able to enjoy all the benefits of CM or not, depending on your style and preference. I am confident to give CM a run for its money on AnTuTu along with other benchmarks, because the truth is, with TW already running 50K+ on stock kernel, anything above this wouldn't really be noticeable if at all. Heck even anything below that wouldn't really make a difference in the real world with normal usage. Therefore, although all this doesn't really matter, I think it'll be fun to explore the close race between TW and CM. I'm game for it....bring it on. There won't be a big enough gap to even make CM justifiable IMO. Plus, the girl will want to ride in my car, not the gutted honda civic. Be a gentleman, and treat her like a lady. LOL j/k.
At the end of the day, it's your phone and you can do whatever the heck your heart desires. :highfive:
Bottom, just be happy to know that you own the best darn device available and enjoy!
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5.0 Lollipop for Samsung is supposed to have a very material look.
If that's the case than the AOSP Roms aren't going to be the best out there.
The whole 5.0 thing is making me a little nervous. But then again didn't we have this scare before? I don't know....darn Google....
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5.0 Lollipop for Samsung is supposed to have a very material look.
If that's the case than the AOSP Roms aren't going to be the best out there.
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Coming from Verizon, it is a welcome change to have an unlocked bootloader, and the choice to drive the custom muscle car or the luxury car.
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You can drive both with the N4 especially with the availability of some awesome ROM's.....You seem like a car guy...if you want the performance of a fully gutted drag car with the luxury of a S Class, try the FireKatv3 ROM. You won't be disappointed. It's so crazy light and freakin' fast as heck.
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Coming from Verizon, it is a welcome change to have an unlocked bootloader, and the choice to drive the custom muscle car or the luxury car.
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You can drive both with the N4 especially with the availability of some awesome ROM's.....You seem like a car guy...if you want the performance of a fully gutted drag car with the luxury of a S Class, try the FireKatv3 ROM. You won't be disappointed. It's so crazy light and freakin' fast as heck.
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I really want to try that Ron but I need Unlimited tethering so I don't think
That rom supports it
the great thing about Cyanogen for our phone will be that will open the doors for all sorts of AOSP roms; Cyanogen mod is a very stripped down version of AOSP, but there are fantastic AOSP roms out there, (SlimRom, ParaNoidAndroid,AOKP) are a few that come to mind, and, they come with mods and fixes that bring ALOT of the stuff you get on the stock TouchWiz roms, just with different software; and,regardless of what anyone says, NO touchwiz rom will be as light, swift, slick and fast as an AOSP rom.
I too would be curious to see how this phone would scream with an AOSP rom, and I'm sure it wont be long till a few of them start showing up; but, usually Cyanogen Mod will be the first one that gets ported for a newly released phone..
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I really want to try that Ron but I need Unlimited tethering so I don't think
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WiFi Tether Router, from the playstore works flawlessly.
I use it daily.
FireKatv3 is insane...
I've mentioned in another post where I would much rather use a 3rd party tethering app over a baked in one any day. More setting options....therefore, with me even if a ROM had it baked in, I wouldn't be using it anyway.
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wase4711 said:
the great thing about Cyanogen for our phone will be that will open the doors for all sorts of AOSP roms; Cyanogen mod is a very stripped down version of AOSP, but there are fantastic AOSP roms out there, (SlimRom, ParaNoidAndroid,AOKP) are a few that come to mind, and, they come with mods and fixes that bring ALOT of the stuff you get on the stock TouchWiz roms, just with different software; and,regardless of what anyone says, NO touchwiz rom will be as light, swift, slick and fast as an AOSP rom.
I too would be curious to see how this phone would scream with an AOSP rom, and I'm sure it wont be long till a few of them start showing up; but, usually Cyanogen Mod will be the first one that gets ported for a newly released phone..
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Yes it'll be screaming fast, no denying that. But unlike before where there was a huge gap between asop roms vs stock tw....from my crazy smooth experience so far with the newly refined TW (thanks to FireKatv3), that gap has closed a lot.
It's nice to finally be able to go fast and in luxury without sacrificing luxury for performance like before.
Most people buy the note for the note experience to enjoy the luxury that it offers while being equipped with a v12 monster.
IMO, Why buy a Bentley just to strip it of its luxury? Why not just downgrade and buy a Nexus 6? Answer? Because even in this scenerio the N4 is still better. Fair enough.
A stripped down Bently (asop) is obviously going to be faster than the one (stock) still having its hand stitched leather seats that does weigh a ton. But, thanks to a highly refined ROM like FireKatv3, that v12 beast is tuned to provide more power to balance out the power to weight ratio, while still being naturally aspirated. That's impressive.
All credit to Mega (the dev) of FireKatv3, but I'm pretty darn happy about my experience so far running on stock kernel and hitting 50k+. Now regardless of any opinions on benchmarks and real world experience, the fact remains that my real world experience is more than enough to justify my 50k+ bench score.
I've yet to see any other ROM do that.
So I'll see yall asop'ers at the drag strip and give you a run for the money. It'll be good fun. [emoji106]