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If Android Never Existed What Phone/OS Would You Have?

Let's get this thread going. I know if android never came about I would be using some kind of Nokia flagship device.
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Definitely wp7, so clean and intuitive, it makes me sometime regret trading for a droid...
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wizziletizzle said:
Definitely wp7, so clean and intuitive, it makes me sometime regret trading for a droid...
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I like wp7 its like the elegant blackberry. I had a Samsung focus but had to part ways with it for the lack of apps
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I would probably have a dumb phone still. The only network that has service at my house is verizon, and the way I see it without android the iPhone would still be exclusive to ATT so I couldn't get that. Also, without the iPhone and Android's success Microsoft may not have felt such pressure to improve, and WinMo would be more like 6.5 was then Windows Phone 7. Blackberry's all seemed business too so that would be beyond that. That all happening I wouldn't really see any smartphone as usable for me. If however everything was the exact same, and android just disappeared today I think I'd get a HTC Trophy on VZW.

muerteman said:
I would probably have a dumb phone still. The only network that has service at my house is verizon, and the way I see it without android the iPhone would still be exclusive to ATT so I couldn't get that. Also, without the iPhone and Android's success Microsoft may not have felt such pressure to improve, and WinMo would be more like 6.5 was then Windows Phone 7. Blackberry's all seemed business too so that would be beyond that. That all happening I wouldn't really see any smartphone as usable for me. If however everything was the exact same, and android just disappeared today I think I'd get a HTC Trophy on VZW.
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Good point. I think also I would still have my touch pro 2. I loved that phone.
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I'd be using a feature phone. Might have paid the insurance deductible to get my Juke replaced lol.
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id still be using and hacking my rokr e8. damn i miss that thing.....

Probably some feature phone. I was considering the iPhail at one point, but it was too generic for me

Well i have a iphone now bc i cldnt turn down the trade but b4 android i never had a iphone i always used what looked the best lol!

100% without a doubt the iphone.
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Probably some half-decent social phone. I could'nt live without Android!

WP7... never Ios :-D
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I would have gotten the iPhone. I'm kicking myself still for getting Android instead -.-

WebOS phone although HPalm sucks at build quality. I love the OS but another manufacturer needs to start building the hardware etc

I'd be using the iPhone probably...
It's a great product afterall, only thing I don't like that much is the control Apple exerts on what you install on it. So if there's no Android, I'd probably own a jail-broken iPhone.
I just want my phone to be, well, mine.

It would have to be iOS. In my opinion, Android is better, but not by much compared to iOS. It's a great operating system and I would have to choose that particular OS.

I would stay with Windows Mobile. All other newer phone OS suck.
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WP7... Ahthough im gonna switch anyway even if android exists
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I guess i'd have stuck with Windows, so i'd be rocking a WP7 device.

I probably would have kept my HTC HD2 lol
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Ubuntu Touch

I have been reading about this lately. From what I understand is that it can be ported to any device capable of running CM 10.1.....CM 10.1 and CM 10 are both jellybean. Is it possible to use CM 10 as the base since we have it?
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There are still bugs in the jb roms so let's focus on that first then we could port ubuntu
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I have it on my nexus 7.. Tbh it kinda sucks.. I have a computer for a reason. Its a refreshing experience though
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XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
I have it on my nexus 7.. Tbh it kinda sucks.. I have a computer for a reason. Its a refreshing experience though
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I think it is too early to use it..not everything is working yet. It's just a demo of ui
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yeah , theres really nothing interesting u can do with it, unless maybe your a developer...installed it when it was released and have only played with it once
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This is the main reason I myself got so deeply interested in the Android community. I've been strictly a Linux user for years (Windows and the whole Microsoft company are way to money hungry and can't develop anything worthwhile), and although Ubuntu isn't my distro of choice I would love to have it ported to my device.
A dual boot scenario of Android and Ubuntu would be awesome!:victory:

Multi booting Android/Ubuntu is possible on a Nexus 7, and it works wonderfully. I would recommend you get one if that is what you've been longing for. Check the forums here. It's pretty easy to do. Here's a link for ya. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011403
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yeah, multirom works great on N7, but I dont think the vivid has any kind of dual booting support...
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Any updates on this? Has anyone been working on it?
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I'm waiting on a port of this for my Transformer Prime. Might pick up a Nexus 7 though.

always
bugs will always be in the way.

New phone :)

So basically, I'm going to get a note 2 in the next week or so, and I was going to sell my IncS. However, I realised how much I'd miss this xda community, so that's the reason I'm going to keep my phone as a media device for my future car just thought I'd let you all know how great this community is
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TaLEntZ96 said:
So basically, I'm going to get a note 2 in the next week or so, and I was going to sell my IncS. However, I realised how much I'd miss this xda community, so that's the reason I'm going to keep my phone as a media device for my future car just thought I'd let you all know how great this community is
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Well theres always the Note 2 section of XDA

anybody leave android for Windows Phone?
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?

skylanlan said:
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
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There are a number of people (i dont know them personally of course. We just see each other on another forum occassionally). When I asked him what for, he said Android is a bit unstable for him. He said his phone crashed in the middle of a business call or something important like that. So he went for a Windows Phone and its rock solid. He said it never crashed on him yet and I totally believe him. Windows Phone has always been quite solid and very reliable for day to day tasks like email, messages, dialing and the likes. The only thing lacking though, is the app store but he says it does not really matter. he uses his phone for work only so yea, does make sense that he would not care.

skylanlan said:
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
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Tpbklake lol
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markj338 said:
Tpbklake lol
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Which one did he get? I've got one laying around. I admit it's rock solid stable. Running windows phone 7.8
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naathaanb96 said:
Which one did he get? I've got one laying around. I admit it's rock solid stable. Running windows phone 7.8
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Nokia lumia 820 iirc
Is in his signature
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What phone would you buy the nexus 4 of the m7

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Easy for me.. Sprint doesn't offer the N4. NO use even looking at it...

If i would like to get the best for my money (and i´am ok with max 16gb storage and no lte): N4
If i would like to get the best: htc one

Nexus 4? You're trying to tell me that is hard for you to pick between the super sexy, super sleek, top of the line, aluminum body, specs to die for from the HTC one and the boring design, fragile glass back, boring UI, made by LG nexus 4? Yea, no contest.
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coupetastic-droid said:
Nexus 4? You're trying to tell me that is hard for you to pick between the super sexy, super sleek, top of the line, aluminum body, specs to die for from the HTC one and the boring design, fragile glass back, boring UI, made by LG nexus 4? Yea, no contest.
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But you should also consider the price...
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The fact you are even posting on xda shows you have more interest in cell phone tech than the average joe. Therefore HTC One. There is no contest between this and N4.

Posting this in the One section is obviously going to get you a biased answer...
M.

I have the nexus 4, development is ok.
But the htc one has WAY more features. Boom sound, better camera.

Oh man... another useless thread started !!!
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I would go for the HTC One
There are several reasons why I would get the One over the Nexus 4. The main reason is, that I've always been a fan of HTC phones and build quality. I've also not been a fan of LG. I currently have a One XL and it is awesome. The N4 is better for developers but its going to be more and more behind as far as specs go.
I think for other people the main deciding factor should be interface. With my One X I can choose Sense roms and AOSP roms. With the N4 you're pretty much stuck with AOSP roms.

A friendly advice is post this thread on the General section http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=256
Obviously you're posting on the HTC One forum. Why would an aspiring owner of HTC One let his dream device down over any other device?
*Except for the trolls here who got no life and just come in the HTC One section just to say how they dislike the device*

This phone does seem amazing but again it's going to be crippled by delays in updates so that's why I picked the nexus. The 2gb ram, 720p screen and quad core is more than enough, for me at least
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otariq said:
This phone does seem amazing but again it's going to be crippled by delays in updates so that's why I picked the nexus. The 2gb ram, 720p screen and quad core is more than enough, for me at least
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I think everyone knows that nothing beats nexus devices when updates are to be compared. But there are some people like myself who rather prefer usability and unique features than updates. I myself am satisfied already with ICS. The sole reason why I decided to get this and ditch my phone is that my phone doesn't officially support ICS and unless I see very significant changes I won't upgrade.

I have a nexus 4 and really want the HTC One. Only reason I'd miss the nexus is the updates.
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One smashes n4. Aside from that, as stated before, with HTC device you can run sense ROMs or AOSP ROMs. More choice. Also, Google makes a point to make sure nexus devices are not top-spec, officially. They do this cuz it's a development device. What good is it to develop on a device that only 10% android users have the specs to support? Also, I checked out n4 cuz all reviews said it felt Luke a million bucks in your hand. I thought, it felt like junk, personally.
From my Evo LTE, yup.

M7 no contest. I'd take a Note II, GS3, Lumia 920, or HTC HOX+ before I went back to the N4.
Monetarily the N4 is great for the no-contract price. In no other way would I pick the N4 as my phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38664009&postcount=9 (my opinion)

Who cares about prompt updates anymore anyways. Are prompt updates that important anymore? This is xda. We can have any update or Rom.
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i think it all comes down to price.....
if you got double the cost of the nexus 4 then get the htc one of course....

M7 no question.
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All comes down to price 349 usd vs 650 usd. P.s if you post this in n4 section everyone will say n4, if you post this in HTC one forum everyone will say HTC one. If you have enough for the HTC one go for it i've tested the nexus 4 it has washed out screen, bad camera , and very fragile BUT.... for the price the nexus 4 is a very good phone

The Goodbye/ByeBye thread

This thread is for all those ROOTED users who have SOLD/THROWN AWAY their HTC Salsas, NOT for advertising and putting salsas up on sale.
This helps devs keep track of active users
You can optionally tell us why you sold/threw your salsa. You might have sold/thrown away your salsa because of
HTCs lack of support.
Lack of developers.
Contract got over.
Obsolete specifications (screen size, processor and so on).
You threw it in a dustbin because it lagged.
You used it as an antique piece to renovate your house or donated it to a museum because you bricked it.
Gave it off as charity to a church/mosque/temple.
Dropped it in the toilet.
Any reason.
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Hi
I am still using the HTC Salsa as my primary phone .Ans I am thankful to developers like u to keep the fun alive in this 2.5 years old device :good:
Have been using the stock ROM as all the JB ROMS are having camera , Battery & GPS issue on my device
I plan to upgrade it by December this year , and the main reason for my upgrade is 1.Most Games are not supported on this device
2.I need a bigger screen and more RAM ( i think the iPhone 5 Screen Best suits me ) as i mainly read ebooks on my device ( other than Whats app and calling )
3.SNS integration for me is not a BIG buying decision ,( LOL I know u would be thinking then why i bought a phone with 'f- button ' that was mainly as I am a BIG BIG HTC fan and at the time pf buying Salsa in the budget I only had HTC Wildfire as a alternative option )
4.My next phone could be the HTC One Mini .As mentioned I like the screen size not more than 4.5

Well i just bought nexus as my primary phone, but im not selling my salsa cuz so many memories left behind. I wat to say thanx for all developers in here especially fo bigbear who helping me a lots back there.
Thanks for all support, God bless you all :thumbup::beer::thumbup:
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Still use Salsa as primary phone. Maybe next year I buy a new phone because CPU works a bit slow and internal memory is too small.
In this time I will help to develop the newer Android versions for the old Salsa.

I got a tab 2 in March End, I'm using it for screen size as primary device now. I won't sell my salsa cause I'm changing my ISP now so hopefully by diwali I do compiling from source of CM and PA ROMs..... I have all the necessary things only thing bothering was internet. I hope that gets resolved. Once it does I'm on a roll.
crest_delta one mini is not a bad choice, look out for more. Push the threshold to 5 inches. Cause anything under 4.5 isn't too great. I got a 7 inch tab for phone calls, trust me tab is fun, if you are ready to bear with a radio set like thing to hold in hands while talking on a phone call. Or better is to keep your salsa and get a nexus 7 WiFi and give a hotspot to it from salsa.
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Gave my salsa to my bro, bought xolo q700.

although I've gained an iPhone 4s I'm still using my salsa for satnav etc, but my kids use it alot when I'm not around. i would keep developing but my divorce is kinda messy right now and i cannot do anything.

Sold my Salsa last month.
Got Nokia lumia 925.I must say i really didnt want to sell it for the memories but i use only 1 sim and hence there was no point in keeping it.

@godsgreat_87 how much will they give for a salsa?
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@godsgreat_87 how much will they give for a salsa?
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sold my salsa for 7.25k. it was maintained as good as new. not a single scratch. i know its high price..but was bit lucky!

godsgreat_87 said:
sold my salsa for 7.25k. it was maintained as good as new. not a single scratch. i know its high price..but was bit lucky!
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CeX told me 5.8 on exchange. I'll rather come there in Karnataka and sell my salsa if I will(which is not gonna happen) Lucky you..... Got a good deal
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Which currency is that? And how much is it in Euro?
A new salsa costs around 95€ on Ebay.
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Which currency is that? And how much is it in Euro?
A new salsa costs around 95€ on Ebay.
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That's Indian rupee. 83 rupees equal to 1 Euro
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Bye, thread closed.