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Hi guys, I think there is quite an unbelievable offer for Austria Hutchinson users. Basically you get this phone for 69€ on a 20€ x 24 months contract. With the contract you get also 1000 minutes 1000 SMS and Internet unlimited so should be fine. Before I saw that I thought of sticking to my galaxy s for a while.
Now that said I would love to take it as long as the offer lasts, but I am concerned about 3 things:
a) i am a custom Rom user since 2 years. Never been on stock again. And I looooooove cyanogenmod! Do you think there will be custom roms for this?
b) the camera quality. While I'm not too much concerned about the video quality, I use my phone as a compact camera outside to take pictures. So how bad is it in your opinion? And do you think will it improve with upcoming updates?
c) you know something about the possibility of unlocking this phone?
I guess probably I'm asking too much but maybe someone knows better.
Thanks in advance!
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a) i am a custom Rom user since 2 years. Never been on stock again. And I looooooove cyanogenmod! Do you think there will be custom roms for this?
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I would think so. It just got rooted and CM10 develoeprs are already playing with it asfaik.
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b) the camera quality. While I'm not too much concerned about the video quality, I use my phone as a compact camera outside to take pictures. So how bad is it in your opinion? And do you think will it improve with upcoming updates?
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It's only an okay camera, there's better, the Galaxy 3 has a better one for instance, not by that much, but clearly. No idea if this is a hardware limitation, but I'd guess so.
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No idea ... but I guess with root you should be able to do more or less anything,e specially, once CWM etc are there? But I'm no pro.
We have root and CWM now, devs are working on CM10 and 4.0.4 Sense 4.1, so soon we'll have great ROMs :laugh:
And i think we'll have unlocked bootloader soon too.
Hey guys,
This phone looks really cool. I was thinking of buying this phone. I want a phone that can get rooted and a lot of ROMs. Do u think Im in the right place?
I have read a lot of reviews and from what I can gather is that this phone is a tad better than the One X and a loses the battle just barely vs the GS3.
What do you guys think? What are the pros and cons of this phone?
Also which is better looking? The white or black model?
Thanks in advance guys!
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Hey guys,
This phone looks really cool. I was thinking of buying this phone. I want a phone that can get rooted and a lot of ROMs. Do u think Im in the right place?
I have read a lot of reviews and from what I can gather is that this phone is a tad better than the One X and a loses the battle just barely vs the GS3.
What do you guys think? What are the pros and cons of this phone?
Also which is better looking? The white or black model?
Thanks in advance guys!
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which is better looking? The white or black model? To each his own, both are nice, tough decision for me when I bought mine and finally picked the white one.
gabo_e30 said:
Hey guys,This phone looks really cool. I was thinking of buying this phone. I want a phone that can get rooted and a lot of ROMs. Do u think Im in the right place?
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You might want to bother to read the postings just before yours.
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Also which is better looking? The white or black model?
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You shall like the white one. Also, your favorite food is grilled chicken, and you'll only drink root beer. Also, move to Mumbai, which is your favorite city from now on. Any other totally personal decisions you can't make I'm happy to answer, too.
Hey thanks dude!
I was asking because I've never owned anything but Motorola Androids and they have locked bootloaders. Ive never seen this phone in person and the reviews online only show the white one, so I asked here for this awesome community's opinion...
Also I like grilled chicken but prefer steak. Hate root beer, and if I lived anywhere it would be 'MERICA. Ill be sure to visit Mumbai sometime though maybe we can have a beer together.
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Is LG policy still suck and unreliable? Since the older models like O2X said to not get ICS!
Yesterday I saw it in the market ,and it has the same price as HOX , I saw some comparison which end by no winner, yet the HOX really has a good support by both the company & xda community ,so from a fear comparison aspect ,which yr choice in case of : screen,camera quality and shutter speed ,video quality(some said its better in the OneX even with has low fps compared to O4X! ), and battery, thx ahead
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This is not an answering machine...
Personally, I chose the LG because it has exchangable battery and micro SD slot. They both have Tegra 3 and good displays, so it's no big difference hardware-wise. HTC has a large fanbase, so you'll have more custom roms on the HOX, plus the possibility to unlock your bootloader with HTCdev. LG might learn and do something similar, but as they're not open in saying what they do, no one can tell.
I was checking on eBay yesterday cuz I want a LG O4X and saw there was a developer version kinda like the Razr has one too... can anyone confirm this?
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Hello all. What about temerature of subject's surface when it's CPU 100% loaded?
Well, if I understand this bootloader situation enough, we can't edit .kdz files because they are encrypted. Thus disabling us from flashing CM stuff. However, if we can't edit stuff before we flash, is it possible to edit stuff after we flash? For example, mini stuff like these
CM10 boot screen
CM10 launcher
CM10 apps? (Messaging, Contacts)
CM10 Themes?
Other CM10 stuff?
I was thinking, are we able to "push" stuff into the system though adb or cwm?
All the small things matter right? I would certainly like a CM10 bootscreen and shutdown screen, over the stock laggy LG sh*t
I'd dive more into this kind of stuff but I have totally zero knowledge of doing this kind of thing. In fact, looking at all the funny codes make my head hurt. XD
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+1 for this
i wanna see CM messaging/contacts/lockscreen.. thats it
since we cant port the whole thing, atleast we can port the apps right?
Yes, yes. I appreciate the fact that at least someone understands where I'm going.
If we can't get the whole CM10 to work, why don't we get the things that can work without the need to unlock the bootloader, working?
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Well lots of stuff needs support in the framework. And means that we will need to inject smali code into the framework. Its too much work.
Better to focus on getting 2nd init to work and boot a working CM build.
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Well lots of stuff needs support in the framework. And means that we will need to inject smali code into the framework. Its too much work.
Better to focus on getting 2nd init to work and boot a working CM build.
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I'm very interested in this matter. Can't we just deactivate some modules from the stock and push stuff from CM10 untill the point we have a CM10 like ROM?
Before having Android and getting lazy, I worked on Windows Phone 6.5, and that was the way of working with it's system.
If there is anybody interested on working on it, I'd be glad to be part of the team
To begin, did anybody checked out the CM10 device tree for LG-P880 that I found in the Cyano forum?: https://github.com/TeamNDVRu/android_device_lge_x3
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I'm very interested in this matter. Can't we just deactivate some modules from the stock and push stuff from CM10 untill the point we have a CM10 like ROM?
Before having Android and getting lazy, I worked on Windows Phone 6.5, and that was the way of working with it's system.
If there is anybody interested on working on it, I'd be glad to be part of the team
To begin, did anybody checked out the CM10 device tree for LG-P880 that I found in the Cyano forum?: https://github.com/TeamNDVRu/android_device_lge_x3
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Theres never gonna be a CM for this phone. They did have something up and running on a "developer" model, wich had an unlocked bootloader.. But this device has a locked bootloader.. If you'r lucky they will unlock the bootloader. But i doubt that will happen, and if it will happen, it's like 2014 or late 2013.
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Theres never gonna be a CM for this phone. They did have something up and running on a "developer" model, wich had an unlocked bootloader.. But this device has a locked bootloader.. If you'r lucky they will unlock the bootloader. But i doubt that will happen, and if it will happen, it's like 2014 or late 2013.
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Bro this thread isnt about getting CM, its about getting SOME of its stuff, kinda like themeing but with real CM stuff and not just some skins. Like the messaging program and lockscreen to be ported for 4X, not the whole CM... And dont be so negative about unlocking and JB on this phone, no one knows anything at all just hopes and rumors no facts. no one,including you, knows the facts about release dates etc... Wow this one was complicated... Maybe the vodka kicking in and when its 2am? :beer:
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Bro this thread isnt about getting CM, its about getting SOME of its stuff, kinda like themeing but with real CM stuff and not just some skins. Like the messaging program and lockscreen to be ported for 4X, not the whole CM... And dont be so negative about unlocking and JB on this phone, no one knows anything at all just hopes and rumors no facts. no one,including you, knows the facts about release dates etc... Wow this one was complicated... Maybe the vodka kicking in and when its 2am? :beer:
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I know what it is about.. I was just telling you.. Don't have you're hopes up..
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I know what it is about.. I was just telling you.. Don't have you're hopes up..
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I know what you mean. I come from an Optimus 2X, and I know LG is expert on how to exasperate ppl waiting for an update. But I just bought the 4X for the same reasons I did with the 2X: is a cheap beast. I don't care about the waiting because it finally comes. It may be 1 or 2 months, but it comes. And in the meantime is a very good entertaining and a way to explore and to improve your knowledge of the device.
Just a point of view
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I know what you mean. I come from an Optimus 2X, and I know LG is expert on how to exasperate ppl waiting for an update. But I just bought the 4X for the same reasons I did with the 2X: is a cheap beast. I don't care about the waiting because it finally comes. It may be 1 or 2 months, but it comes. And in the meantime is a very good entertaining and a way to explore and to improve your knowledge of the device.
Just a point of view
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This is true But.. Ive had the phone for 1month.. and my experience is poor compared to my old SII :/ And i'm no samsung fanboy or anything, as u can see.. i just ordered a LG Nexus 4..
Live wallpapers rly are bad on the stock launcher, at the start it was ok, but it's slower now.. with only 1,4gb of installed apps(GTA VC takes 1Gb..)
Heating issue.. in my opinion it makes it uncomfortable to use the phone itself.. the way that the phone reacts to the heating makes me mad! The screen darkens, and you can't turn it brighter.. because it will tell you this "can't, because of heating" or something like that
Games laggs and has fps drops it shouldn't have.. HTC One X is better optimized, when it comes to games.. And of course it should .. it's higher priced.. but it has the same hardware :/.. it's wierd in my opinion.
For thre ppl waiting for an JB update.. i rly hope this will fix the phone for you.. because it's cheap.. yes.. but it feels that way too
Mikkis2k pls do us all a favor....gtfo of this forum. We don't need whiners posting the same s**t in every thread.
Just venting cos I have to work on New years eve.
Happy New Year everyone.
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This is true But.. Ive had the phone for 1month.. and my experience is poor compared to my old SII :/ And i'm no samsung fanboy or anything, as u can see.. i just ordered a LG Nexus 4..
Live wallpapers rly are bad on the stock launcher, at the start it was ok, but it's slower now.. with only 1,4gb of installed apps(GTA VC takes 1Gb..)
Heating issue.. in my opinion it makes it uncomfortable to use the phone itself.. the way that the phone reacts to the heating makes me mad! The screen darkens, and you can't turn it brighter.. because it will tell you this "can't, because of heating" or something like that
Games laggs and has fps drops it shouldn't have.. HTC One X is better optimized, when it comes to games.. And of course it should .. it's higher priced.. but it has the same hardware :/.. it's wierd in my opinion.
For thre ppl waiting for an JB update.. i rly hope this will fix the phone for you.. because it's cheap.. yes.. but it feels that way too
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just go to your ****ing whinning n4 !! just get out
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Just because it has an locked bootloader it doesn't mean that it will never see custom ROMS, just like my old Defy, locked but has thousands ROMs for it. It just depends by the developers.
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This is true But.. Ive had the phone for 1month.. and my experience is poor compared to my old SII :/ And i'm no samsung fanboy or anything, as u can see.. i just ordered a LG Nexus 4..
Live wallpapers rly are bad on the stock launcher, at the start it was ok, but it's slower now.. with only 1,4gb of installed apps(GTA VC takes 1Gb..)
Heating issue.. in my opinion it makes it uncomfortable to use the phone itself.. the way that the phone reacts to the heating makes me mad! The screen darkens, and you can't turn it brighter.. because it will tell you this "can't, because of heating" or something like that
Games laggs and has fps drops it shouldn't have.. HTC One X is better optimized, when it comes to games.. And of course it should .. it's higher priced.. but it has the same hardware :/.. it's wierd in my opinion.
For thre ppl waiting for an JB update.. i rly hope this will fix the phone for you.. because it's cheap.. yes.. but it feels that way too
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Let me guess, when you have a problem with your N4...who would you blame? LG or Google? But since you said (in your own opinion) that its not an LG phone, would you really blame Google?
Lmao...GTFO of this forum.
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Let me guess, when you have a problem with your N4...who would you blame? LG or Google? But since you said (in your own opinion) that its not an LG phone, would you really blame Google?
Lmao...GTFO of this forum.
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i don't think nexus 4 is blameable, don't you have it?
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Let me guess, when you have a problem with your N4...who would you blame? LG or Google? But since you said (in your own opinion) that its not an LG phone, would you really blame Google?
Lmao...GTFO of this forum.
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babymatteo.. you rly are a baby arn't you?
Im not whining.. im telling my experience with this phone. And for you this is hurting? You that have both.. you should know better.
I won't have a problem with my N4.. why in the world would i? I've never had any problems with my phones until i got Lg Optimus 4X HD.
Atleast i can see whats wrong with this phone, and tell ppl who is asking.. I can atleast be honest, unlike others.
If you read my post again.. That post wasn't whining. It was a small "review" and experience ive had with the device.
And i did not "mock" the device..
I even said i hoped it would be fixed for you guys in a JB update.. how is this whining?
Ok, i posted in some threads.. and so what? I'm fustrated about a phone.. that has the same hardware as the htc one x.. but feels cheaper when it comes to the "smooth" feeling about the phone.. and how it runs.
And a game like dead trigger having fps drops and lagging, is bad.. same goes for Subway Surfers :/ they arn't even demanding games.. My SII was running Dead trigger with no problems:/ I even did the hack.. so i got the tegra 3 graphics.. still.. smooth ...
I just think it's wierd. And for me.. my experience with this phone was bad..
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Just because it has an locked bootloader it doesn't mean that it will never see custom ROMS, just like my old Defy, locked but has thousands ROMs for it. It just depends by the developers.
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I know .. But the bootloader stops the process abit. And the phone was released late june/early august.. and normally.. phones would have great posibilities by now Wich is a sad part, because this is what i love about android.. i shouldve done more research before i bought the phone
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just go to your ****ing whinning n4 !! just get out
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If the plan was to be an a ss.. atleast do it with style..
*Whining
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babymatteo.. you rly are a baby arn't you?
Im not whining.. im telling my experience with this phone. And for you this is hurting? You that have both.. you should know better.
I won't have a problem with my N4.. why in the world would i? I've never had any problems with my phones until i got Lg Optimus 4X HD.
Atleast i can see whats wrong with this phone, and tell ppl who is asking.. I can atleast be honest, unlike others.
If you read my post again.. That post wasn't whining. It was a small "review" and experience ive had with the device.
And i did not "mock" the device..
I even said i hoped it would be fixed for you guys in a JB update.. how is this whining?
Ok, i posted in some threads.. and so what? I'm fustrated about a phone.. that has the same hardware as the htc one x.. but feels cheaper when it comes to the "smooth" feeling about the phone.. and how it runs.
And a game like dead trigger having fps drops and lagging, is bad.. same goes for Subway Surfers :/ they arn't even demanding games.. My SII was running Dead trigger with no problems:/ I even did the hack.. so i got the tegra 3 graphics.. still.. smooth ...
I just think it's wierd. And for me.. my experience with this phone was bad..
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I know .. But the bootloader stops the process abit. And the phone was released late june/early august.. and normally.. phones would have great posibilities by now Wich is a sad part, because this is what i love about android.. i shouldve done more research before i bought the phone
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If the plan was to be an a ss.. atleast do it with style..
*Whining
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just buy the god damn n4 !!! get out of here , nobody wanna hear or know your ****ing opinion anyway !!
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I do know better and I can honestly say that the N4 is more fun to use because off everything thats available for it. But somehow, i always find myself using the O4X. Idk, maybe its because of its rarity here in the US, or maybe because it is so damn sexy in the palm of my hands.
And no im not a baby. That's my sons name...in fact im 27 with an awesomely beautiful wife and 2 kids and a great career. And i know i may have been harsh on you, but pls stop talking about the same problems you have with your phone over and over in every thread.
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I do know better and I can honestly say that the N4 is more fun to use because off everything thats available for it. But somehow, i always find myself using the O4X. Idk, maybe its because of its rarity here in the US, or maybe because it is so damn sexy in the palm of my hands.
And no im not a baby. That's my sons name...in fact im 27 with an awesomely beautiful wife and 2 kids and a great career. And i know i may have been harsh on you, but pls stop talking about the same problems you have with your phone over and over in every thread.
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.... Ow well.. i guess ppl are diffrent. In my eyes the nexys 4 looks better in every way:/ but hey.. you have both.. why complain It's of course good to have some varity in the phones you use.
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.... Ow well.. i guess ppl are diffrent. In my eyes the nexys 4 looks better in every way:/ but hey.. you have both.. why complain It's of course good to have some varity in the phones you use.
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Just a heads up...when you receive your N4 (that is if you do actually receive due to LG's super low inverntory) check the back if it sparkles. If it doesn't, you are bound to have a very diffective unit. And theres pretty much nothing Nexus support can help you with other than getting an RMA replacement.
I had no issues reported in previous threads..
-yellow screen? Nope.
-Rattling? - Nope
- Crickling noise with earpiece? Nada
UPDATE: The crickling noise is actually there, but its so damn minimal I can't even hear it from an inch away in the most muted environment. I personally believe it isn't a hardware defect, because since it is a speaker, I would expect a small amount of static noise to slip through. Overall, I can't hear it while I'm on the phone, or when the phone is OFF, so if anything its software that's triggering it.
If you SEARCH for an issue, you will find it
But why bother to, if in the end your just going to complain?
Still pretty damn happy beyond believe with this device. Regardless of the smallest OCD issues reported in this forum.
Just a heads up for people who got confirmation emails last night, and is expecting a phone today! Looks like (well atleast to me) the problems aren't there.. Or maybe I'm just extremely lucky.
Really...glad your phone is perfect. Mine is too, but I don't think we needed a thread for this.:good: maybe go to each thread and report your findings? If everyone made a thread about their phone. It would be cray up in hurrr.
Mine has a blue spot on the screen.
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Mine has a blue spot on the screen.
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Exchange it.
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Exchange it.
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I'm going to. Sucks though... I went through the same crap with Galaxy Nexus.
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I'm going to. Sucks though... I went through the same crap with Galaxy Nexus.
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all screens have defects. Amoleds, especially the one on the Galaxy Nexus, are more likely to have defects compared to LCDs. i think you were just unlucky with this Nexus.
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all screens have defects. Amoleds, especially the one on the Galaxy Nexus, are more likely to have defects compared to LCDs. i think you were just unlucky with this Nexus.
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I really hope so. Its not awful, here is a picture but its kind of hard to see.
Side by side of the same picture... it might actually be easier to see without the circle.
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Really...glad your phone is perfect. Mine is too, but I don't think we needed a thread for this.:good: maybe go to each thread and report your findings? If everyone made a thread about their phone. It would be cray up in hurrr.
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And then people wonder why the "nexus is so bad" when apparently you can only post problems?
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What if the replacement has more issues?
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What if the replacement has more issues?
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That's what happened with the galaxy and google ended up refunding me.
If I were you, I would loop a video for like half an hour and see whether it improves. I also got similar things on my Xperia S and it's actually fairly common if the LCD is new or it has not been used for a long time. I looped a video with a lot of action and moving scenes for about half an hour and now it's perfect.
Mines gets a yellow spot as well it went away tho came back then a little again now its gone...
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If I were you, I would loop a video for like half an hour and see whether it improves. I also got similar things on my Xperia S and it's actually fairly common if the LCD is new or it has not been used for a long time. I looped a video with a lot of action and moving scenes for about half an hour and now it's perfect.
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What's a good video?
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And then people wonder why the "nexus is so bad" when apparently you can only post problems?
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You don't read. I said report in those threads that you don't have issues. Others did the same,as did I. Ready. Set. Go. Everyone make a thread about the condition of their phone. See how ridiculous that Would be? I was just saying this wasn't new thread worthy. Get your undies out a bunch
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Transformers is free on Google play for nexus owners
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just got mine today and i have to admit i was worried after reading about the issues people are having. i even tried to cancel at one point. i am so extremely happy i didnt. beautiful design, screen looks great, and i finally get the pure google experience. no issues here.
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just got mine today and i have to admit i was worried after reading about the issues people are having. i even tried to cancel at one point. i am so extremely happy i didnt. beautiful design, screen looks great, and i finally get the pure google experience. no issues here.
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just got it today, and it,s awesome in every way.. best phone ever PERIOD:laugh:
I'm one with a flawless phone. Had it for two days and it is awesome all around. Loud speakers too, I love it!
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I had no issues reported in previous threads..
-yellow screen? Nope.
-Rattling? - Nope
- Crickling noise with earpiece? Nada
-HSPA+ (AT&T) not avaible? Already got it out the box
Just a heads up for people who got confirmation emails last night, and is expecting a phone today! Looks like (well atleast to me) the problems aren't there.. Or maybe I'm just extremely lucky.
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Pretty close here
-yellow screen? Nope.
-Rattling? - Nope
- Crickling noise with earpiece? Nada
-HSPA+ (AT&T) not avaible? Did not work out of box, had to switch to PTA APN
iAndropple said:
I had no issues reported in previous threads..
-yellow screen? Nope.
-Rattling? - Nope
- Crickling noise with earpiece? Nada
-HSPA+ (AT&T) not avaible? Already got it out the box
Just a heads up for people who got confirmation emails last night, and is expecting a phone today! Looks like (well atleast to me) the problems aren't there.. Or maybe I'm just extremely lucky.
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can you please give me your APN setting? i am with ATT and only getting H.
Hello guys,
I really do not want to spam the forum , but I see myself obliged to talk about the biggest deal of this year ... It is between Samsung and Asus !!!
As many of you, I want to buy a tablet , a good one ... and to be honest, the best ones available on the market now are the TF701T and the new Note 10.1... If you do not agree , that's ok , you should respect my choice !!
Anyway, if you look around in the forums of these two tablets here on XDA, you will find nothing but problems (lags, bloatware, bad build quality ....) and that's very very annoying for a tablet with such a price !!!!
Yeah they have both good stuff inside their stomach, but it's not enough !!!
It's like if Asus and Samsung are cooprating now.... releasing high end products with problems since the begining.
Please be objective !!!
Uh..
You got so excited, you forgot to ask the question..
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xRevilatioNx said:
Uh..
You got so excited, you forgot to ask the question..
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yeah BTW I have noticed you are the only one here to have no problems with your tablet, sometimes I have doubts about your identity ... Aren't you one of Asus' guys ?
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yeah BTW I have noticed you are the only one here to have no problems with your tablet, sometimes I have doubts about your identity ... Aren't you one of Asus' guys ?
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I am excited of it, too!
It's not perfect for everybody, but no device is it... the TF701 for me is nearly perfect No major issue the last weeks, only battery is draining a bit too fast as of my expectations...
Yezariael said:
I am excited of it, too!
It's not perfect for everybody, but no device is it... the TF701 for me is nearly perfect No major issue the last weeks, only battery is draining a bit too fast as of my expectations...
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Great , thnks for the small review . Do you have a dock ? if yes, everything is good?? and from where did you get it ? thanks in advance
People who are satisfied will not complain.. So on this forum you will always find more people complaining than happy people. Nevertheless are the negative things just something that let you make a good decision for your new device.
I'm a linux user and my mission is too get linux working on this devices. Still I'm impressed by the usability of a keyboard and touchpad on android. I see the device more as a laptop than tablet (or maybe better.. it is both).. but for a laptop, is has an incredible battery time!
And the screen and its resolution is just awesome!
mine has a loose bezel and thats about it. no dock yet
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yeah BTW I have noticed you are the only one here to have no problems with your tablet, sometimes I have doubts about your identity ... Aren't you one of Asus' guys ?
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Was that the best you can come up with? Like really?
If you were in the TF700 threads last year you would have seen we ALL had problems and I most certainly voiced them. For me, Asus finally got it right with the tablet. Although, there's some issues with the dock. I don't own a dock, so no problems for me.
Lastly, I agree with the poster above. A site like this is seeked out by several types of people, such as the tech savy and tweakers. But mostly, it's folks that have a complaint, or need info. Does it bother you that someone is having success with their device?
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Was that the best you can come up with / Does it bother you that someone is having success with their device?
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The emoticon shows i'm just kidding .... and no it doesnt bother me at all , i would be very happy if there are units without problems. I even havent buy one yet. Im more interested in the asus' but you know ... reading all these negative reviews ... come on , put yourself in my shoe!!
Indeed, I'm a happy user too. Nothing wrong with my device. Got an azerty keyboard dock with no isues at all.
I was waiting for the tf701 but when i was traveling in the US i could only find the Samsung and since neigther will be available in my country anytime soon i bought the Samsung.
My previous tablet was the tf300 and i wax happy with it until it was stolen.
One thing that i can say for sure is that Samsung did huge improvements and the difference that was so clear for me in the past between the tf300 and the first generation of the note is almost gone.
So far I'm happy with the Samsung and despite what others said my device is flying, I'm playing dead trigger 2 from the sd external card with 0 lag at all. Of course that turning off some pre installed apps and function helps a lot.
I'm sure the either choice will be a good choice.
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The emoticon shows i'm just kidding .... and no it doesnt bother me at all , i would be very happy if there are units without problems. I even havent buy one yet. Im more interested in the asus' but you know ... reading all these negative reviews ... come on , put yourself in my shoe!!
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You'll find negative comments on all device threads. That's why they are here. You'll rarely see happy consumers on these forums. You get more of a sense of how happy people are with their device on Amazon. As flawed as the TF700T was last year, the majority of consumers still loved their device. Go figure.. Lol.
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OK I have a birthday tomorrow and as a present I am moving on to the Galaxy SII (yes, it's FINALLY my turn to say that!). $199 was too good to refuse, especially with 4 flexpays of $50. Two years of battling the Exhibit are enough, wouldn't you say? Anyway I will miss the forum around here a bit, even though we've had a number of departures over the past year. If it wasn't for the good folks in this community the Exhibit would have been retired LONG ago for me. Frankly without a custom ROM/kernel it is a POS device. No other way to put it! At least we have one or two new guys on the block to carry on for those who still have this phone or just got it. I wish them luck. As for myself I can't wait to try all the things that are available on XDA for this device. Hope I don't flash more ROMs than I did for the Exhibit or I will have no life left, LOL.
Anyway for those who are interested, go here for the deal: http://www.hsn.com/products/samsung-galaxy-sii-no-contract-smartphone-t-mobile/7334966
A couple months they ran out and just now got these phones back in stock. At that price I bet they don't have them for long.
Good deal. Glad you are getting something you want, it'll be sad to see you go. You've always been helpful, and generously shared your experience with testing and results. So for that thank you.
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Artful!!! I know I will miss having you around, that is a good deal, if they have them on pay day my wife will be very happy Lol. She's still on the S1
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Artful!!! I know I will miss having you around, that is a good deal, if they have them on pay day my wife will be very happy Lol. She's still on the S1
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Thanks man. Unfortunately HSN just raised the price back up to $249, same as they have it on Amazon. Man glad I didn't procrastinate anymore like I always do. Funny thing is I watched the video presentation they did on TV and I'm thinking how many more they could sell if they promoted the fact you can root & get the latest ROMs out there. Of course if they did that people would know they can get rid of that bloatware! Just think of the poor sheep who will just keep stock ICS on it.
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Thanks man. Unfortunately HSN just raised the price back up to $249, same as they have it on Amazon. Man glad I didn't procrastinate anymore like I always do. Funny thing is I watched the video presentation they did on TV and I'm thinking how many more they could sell if they promoted the fact you can root & get the latest ROMs out there. Of course if they did that people would know they can get rid of that bloatware! Just think of the poor sheep who will just keep stock ICS on it.
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I think that rooting is beyond the scope of most people's interest. As it also voids any warranty, the manufacturer would be slightly against HSN promoting the practice, is my guess.
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I think that rooting is beyond the scope of most people's interest. As it also voids any warranty, the manufacturer would be slightly against HSN promoting the practice, is my guess.
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Oh yeah, sure that's part of it too. Sadly you're right, most people probably wouldn't want to make effort to make their phone better than it is. Too much thinking involved!
Which is good for me, as it means phones which have already been rooted sell for less on eBay. Saving me money and hassle.
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Just think of the poor sheep who will just keep stock ICS on it.
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It probably comes with stock 4.1.2.
I don't think you are going to be disappointed. It is an awesome phone still.
If I had one I'd root it and get CyanogenMod
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It probably comes with stock 4.1.2.
I don't think you are going to be disappointed. It is an awesome phone still.
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They said 4.0 on the commercial and on the website. A friend of mine has one and it has ICS on it. No matter because it will be rooted and updated when I get it. Question will be whether or not to go with a 4.2.2 rom or KitKat. So many apps need to catch up to ART and the whole 4.4 OS system.
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Yes. There still needs to be some development before I move to 4.0. I'm very interested, once the system had been around a bit. I don't usually get the x.0 version of any software. To many issues.
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Sorry. 4.4.... Brain fart.
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S2 has arrived
Well the phone is finally here so it's goodbye to the Exhibit! Thanks to so many who made the Exhibit a tolerable phone and were a pleasure to have banter/discussions with here in the Exhibit forum. Shout outs and thank you's to @camcory, @jocala, @Tim1928, @smartguy044, @bpear96, @detett, @tazmaniondvl, @meekwrb, @Dvarl, @CoolLoL1999, @[email protected], @jrleathers, @Bloodflame (aka "Flames of Blood"), @afwolfpacked (aka "Airwolf"), @cars1189, and @Jaws4God. @jfbs good luck to you, you will be the last salvation for this phone. @Proud2banoob good luck in learning the ropes!
BTW if I forgot somebody it wasn't on purpose. Now on to the hard work of rooting and finding a ROM for the new phone. Hopefully I will settle on one or two but if my experience with the Exhibit showed anything it was a penchant for being a fairweather ROM user!:laugh: I may stop by here every now and then too, afterall I haven't given the Exhibit away to anybody yet.
Lastly if it was one thing I got out of using this phone, it was to appreciate a really good phone once I got it.
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Lastly if it was one thing I got out of using this phone, it was to appreciate a really good phone once I got it.
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hah hah! Congrats sir on the new phone.
I went ahead and plunked some coin for a Nexus 5. It has some sound bugs (some sound is fine with some apps and not others) and the vibration isn't as strong on key presses (but in other areas is fine and a tester app I found shows the vibration motor is fine). Meh, the speed just kicks butt! Also, having 2G of RAM is ..... awesome. The quad core ... anyway .. you get the idea.
I am still thinking of which ROM to put on ... I had cyanogenmod on my other phone and I loved it ... but they're not quite ready.
Take care and thanks for writing man!
-pablo
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hah hah! Congrats sir on the new phone.
I went ahead and plunked some coin for a Nexus 5. It has some sound bugs (some sound is fine with some apps and not others) and the vibration isn't as strong on key presses (but in other areas is fine and a tester app I found shows the vibration motor is fine). Meh, the speed just kicks butt! Also, having 2G of RAM is ..... awesome. The quad core ... anyway .. you get the idea.
I am still thinking of which ROM to put on ... I had cyanogenmod on my other phone and I loved it ... but they're not quite ready.
Take care and thanks for writing man!
-pablo
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Ah c'mon, you know you want to sell that Nexus and go back to the Exhibit along with some RebelROM! LOL.
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Ah c'mon, you know you want to sell that Nexus and go back to the Exhibit along with some RebelROM! LOL.
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I still have that little phone ... my oldest boy has it and the RebelROM runs mostly well .... same as wifey.
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Ah c'mon, you know you want to sell that Nexus and go back to the Exhibit along with some RebelROM! LOL.
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Augh! RebelROM!!! I'm having a PTSD flashback! AD, it was good to work with you. You taught me a lot. Good luck. I will try to nab one of those Galaxy Lights to use as a DD, so i can keep playing with the Exhibit. It's a solid little phone and good learning tool. I wish you all the best and don't forget us!
I know I haven't been active in the exhibit community . But I'm glad you guys enjoyed RebelRom so much . Enjoy your nexus 5!
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I know I haven't been active in the exhibit community . But I'm glad you guys enjoyed RebelRom so much . Enjoy your nexus 5!
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It's really good to hear from you man, and yes RebelROM was hands down the best GB ROM this phone ever had. People here can testify how many times I went back to it every time I got frustrated with one of the ICS ROMs back in the day.
Lol I just came back from rebel Lol, ran great but I sure did miss all the features of newer ROMs. But I like that galaxy light as well quad core with 1gb ram sounds a ton better then this lol
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@ArtfulDodger...
Man, I'm gonna miss seeing you around here because I don't say much and when things got a little quiet , you were still there, keeping the ball rolling. Everything ends at some point and I'm just waiting for the day this place turns into a ghost town. At least some awesome devs left us in a pretty.good spot. Also, thanks for all your help as you were part of making this phone great as well.
Good luck fellow Kentuckian!
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