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Nexus S vs Vivid

I just got offered a flawless Nexus S for my Vivid (has a cracked screen). Do you guys think I should take the offer?
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tanner4137 said:
I just got offered a flawless Nexus S for my Vivid (has a cracked screen). Do you guys think I should take the offer?
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Depends of you're going to miss sense or not. Also, isn't the screen smaller?
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Depends of you're going to miss sense or not. Also, isn't the screen smaller?
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I HATE Sense lol. I'm already buying the galaxy nexus and was planning on selling my vivid, but the nexus s is in really good shape! Guess I'll have 2 Nexus devices
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Dual core for single core ???
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Guess its a preference thing...I like sense...especially compared to touch wizzard and motocrap...sense is a little 'heavy' with 4.0 though..can't wait for damn bootloader to be unlocked...but that's just first hurdle..
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I've seen sense clocks on many other devices trying to imitate the sense's look. Why not just try a custom launcher, you'll do that anyways on any other device
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you can always flash a custom AOSP rom like virtuous inquisition or the wajee one and get rid of sense.

I have virtuous ROM, but I'm going ahead and trading my vivid for the nexus s.
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Vivid Rocks man , anyday

I can't really find a phone worthy to replace my vivid yet. Of course something similar or a little better, yes, bu not that "wow" device. The direction some manufacturers go (no sd card or removable battery, even quad-core with lte) I guess I'll keep it for at least 9-12 more months.
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slimslim said:
I can't really find a phone worthy to replace my vivid yet. Of course something similar or a little better, yes, bu not that "wow" device. The direction some manufacturers go (no sd card or removable battery, even quad-core with lte) I guess I'll keep it for at least 9-12 more months.
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I just bought the Galaxy Nexus and am LOVING it I still have my Vivid, but am thinking of selling it.
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I wanted to see how cracked is your screen is. Can you post up some pics of it...?
Edit: NVM found it...

you can always flash a sensless rom. then you might fall in love with the vivid again. once you rip out sense and att apps, the device starts to perform

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I wanted to see how cracked is your screen is. Can you post up some pics of it...?
Edit: NVM found it...
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Want to buy?

zeppler said:
you can always flash a sensless rom. then you might fall in love with the vivid again. once you rip out sense and att apps, the device starts to perform
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Thanks, but already tried that! Its pretty close to the Nexus, but I still like the Nexus more I highly reccomend BOTH of these phones!

Would you do it again.

So i am an atrix 2 who is within my 30 day period and thinking about returning my phone for the vivid (can't afford a one x). I am wanting to know if any of you regret your choice in getting the vivid and if there are any cons that I should know about before jumping in.
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The Vivid is way better than the Atrix 2, I have had it before. Plus the vivid is running ICS, big plus. I would advise going to an at&t store and trying it out. But I would make the switch if it was me.
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kleeman7 said:
The Vivid is way better than the Atrix 2, I have had it before. Plus the vivid is running ICS, big plus. I would advise going to an at&t store and trying it out. But I would make the switch if it was me.
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Is the battery life comparable?
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No regrets, but had I known better, I would have waited for the One X.
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I would say battery is better, due to ics and sense. I myself am going to get the One X in the next few days, I am within my 30 days and I got some extra cash.
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The Vivid is my first Android phone. I did a lot of research about Android phones, before i decided on the Vivid. Since i'm an AT&T customer(long time), the choice was clear.I would definitely get another Vivid, if mine were lost or stolen.

Aus_Azn said:
No regrets, but had I known better, I would have waited for the One X.
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I very well may return the Atrix 2 and continue to use my Inspire until the price of the One X comes down a little bit. Still undecided at this point.

I have both Atrix 2 (work phone) and Vivid (personal phone).
Personally, I prefer Vivid, no questions asked!

I love the clarity of the Atrix 2's screen.

The Vivids screen is really clear, and vivid, lol.
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I would never get the Vivid again. It's a good phone but the battery life is just horrible. If you don't care about that, get it.

I have my other line upgrade-ready but still won't get the one x. My Vivid with the 3400 mah extended battery kiks the One's @ss, plus I need my sdcard. If this Vivid gets broken or stolen I will definitely get another one.
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_LEM_ said:
I would never get the Vivid again. It's a good phone but the battery life is just horrible. If you don't care about that, get it.
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If you still have the Vivid and still having issues with the battery life with various ROMs, you could check out WildChild's latest ROM as he somehow has really extended the battery life. I am currently THOROUGHLY impressed as I haven't had the need to reach for my back up batteries.

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If you still have the Vivid and still having issues with the battery life with various ROMs, you could check out WildChild's latest ROM as he somehow has really extended the battery life. I am currently THOROUGHLY impressed as I haven't had the need to reach for my back up batteries.
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Thanks for that. I haven't tried that ROM. I will probably take a look today.

i love my vivid i have 2 one as a backup and 1 for personal use i would recommend getting the black one phone is great, i would highly recommend unlocking the bootloader and using Holic's rom Have fun with your vivid!

if I had the opportunity to swap this phone for another, I would, but I don't know what handset I would go for, ultimately this device has everything I want out of a device, physically I hate the battery cover as I am constantly pulling it off whilst getting the phone out of my pocket, and it slips up infront of the camera lense inside cases all the time.
After this device I'm pretty sure that I am done with HTC, I'll probably look at a samsung offering next time, maybe even the next Nexus.

Upgrading from Vivid

I'm on AT&T and looking at getting the HTC One X, SG3, or waiting on the note 2. Any advice as to which phone I should I get?

comepso said:
I'm on AT&T and looking at getting the HTC One X, SG3, or waiting on the note 2. Any advice as to which phone I should I get?
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Well, if you had to buy now, I would say you get the Galaxy SIII. You might hate Touchwiz, but if Sense is your thing, there's a port of Sense 4 coming from the Sense4all guys. Performance is good, and you should expect a Jelly Bean rollout soon.
The One X is a good device, but if you plan on rooting it, the 2.20 update (which is on all shipped S4 One X/XL devices) essentially puts you out of luck. The international version is fine, though, and you can also get an official bootloader unlock on it.

altanimi said:
Well, if you had to buy now, I would say you get the Galaxy SIII. You might hate Touchwiz, but if Sense is your thing, there's a port of Sense 4 coming from the Sense4all guys. Performance is good, and you should expect a Jelly Bean rollout soon.
The One X is a good device, but if you plan on rooting it, the 2.20 update (which is on all shipped S4 One X/XL devices) essentially puts you out of luck. The international version is fine, though, and you can also get an official bootloader unlock on it.
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i say Siii or wait until the new Samsung note comes out

I say hold off a little longer til you can compare the s3, and note 2 to the One X+. Remember, a variant of the X+ just passed through the FCC, bound for AT&T, just 2 weeks ago. We should hopefully get a definite release date at their events scheduled for tomorrow. My opinion, wait for the Note 2 and X+ to release and compare those 2.
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Gonna upgrade too... But waiting on the one x+.
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same here looking at the X+ but will it give issues like current HOX users are having now, no root and bootloader locked

Thanks for the recommendations, I'll wait to compare the S3, note 2 and One X+. Maybe the One X+ will be easier to unlock and root versus the current One X.

One X+ looks great, just the thing I've been looking to upgrade to. I really hope its easier to root and unlock bootloader than the current One X.
On a design note, am I the only one who really hates the red soft buttons?
EDIT: Actually it seems as of the AT&T version of the One X+ is going to keep the white capacitive buttons
Source - http://www.engadget.com/photos/atandt-htc-one-x/#5330769

comepso said:
I'm on AT&T and looking at getting the HTC One X, SG3, or waiting on the note 2. Any advice as to which phone I should I get?
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I had a Vivid and upgraded to the One X, could not be more happier.

Yeah I was just looking at the One X+ and comparing it to the note 2, at phone area and both are great looking phones.
If the One X+ is easier to root i might go with it rather then the note 2 sense i really don't like the touchwiz ui.

Any ideas on what to get? I am so over the vivid that I'm not even going to root or s-off. I filed an insurance claim cause I thought it broke and when the new one was sent out, I fixed the old one. So fml on that. I don't want to be stuck with this much longer.
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Get a Nexus 4.
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No SD card slot .? Uh.. hell naww.. lol and it doesn't have a notification led either .! What kind of world has thus become .?? I'd go with the galaxy siii or if you like fat ass screens, then the note ii
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Go with the s3. My mom just got one and it's a glorious device. Easy to root and plenty of great ROMs to flash. HTC will more than likely continue to give the development community the middle finger.
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FoxyGrandpa said:
Get a Nexus 4.
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Get a nexus 4.
Repeat after me.
Get a nexus 4.
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drwario said:
Get a nexus 4.
Repeat after me.
Get a nexus 4.
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It does seem like the device to get, but the glass back and lack of lte is a bit of a downer. A reviewer for some company dropped it off a desk and wound up with a major crack on the back. Seems like they could have used a bit more common sense in the design. A case should protect it well enough, but it's still ridiculous that a device of that quality has such a weak exterior.
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XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
it doesn't have a notification led either .!
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Yes it does. Just below the screen. Likely full RGB, too.

ronnie498 said:
I had a Vivid and upgraded to the One X, could not be more happier.
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Nexus 4! Just pay a little more and no contract. In fact, drop AT&T and use StraightTalk.

Nexus 4 ftw!
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What phone will you be getting after vivid?

Which one(s) do you think are the best out there right now?
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Samsung S3 but I'm waiting for the S4
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That's what I was thinking. When does the S4 come out?
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Whatever is out when I'm due for my upgrade in November. I'll probably pick up the next Nexus device to play around with too
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I know most of you coming from the Vivid will hate me for saying this but i will go to the HTC M7 as my next phone. I got to love sense, if you dont, no need to be staying with HTC, but i need my fix of sense

Well... I'm really happy with my Vivid. GLAD I DIDN'T GO TO THE ONE X! And as much as I'd love to stay with HTC (still have a G1) their newest phones are a disappointment. The One series was a huge disappointment. So many hardware defects it really made me lose faith in them. I think my next is going to be a an S4 or I might buy a used SII, switch back and forth and ride it out until I'm eligible for an upgrade and see what's out then.

Gonna see what's available after mwc in February...if nothing interests me ill probably wait for the sgs4...but I've heard rumors that it might not have android but Samsung's own firmware instead...if that's the case...idk lol
Only time will tell...as of now nothing is really catching my eye :/ one x+ looks nice...bit you can't even get diff yet...AMD nexus 4 just doesn't have enough storage for me...I need at least 32gb so I can have music and a couple roms handy (about a 1-2gb worth of Roms)
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Going for the xperia z
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crookx said:
Going for the xperia z
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Both the Z and the ZL look promising.

Don't get me wrong, vivid has been a great phone, but I spent so much time messing with it that I'm ready to say goodbye.
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esloan said:
Both the Z and the ZL look promising.
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Only thing holding me back is the price...I read it was supposed to be really expensive...but I like its specs
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After the vivid I went to the HTC Droid Incredible 4g LTE because I wanted better service in my are and a sence 4 stock phone.... I still own a vivid bc I will never get rid of it. I mean development was slow when I had it but it has sparked up a.d I working on a fully working sence 4.1 just bc I love the phone.
Bringing Life To Droid Incredible 4g And The Almighty Vivid 4g

I love the looks of the S3, but I just can't do touch wiz. And I think my rooting days are over. Just no time anymore
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http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/22...vice-code-named-altius-goes-on-sale-in-april/
Can't wait!!
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Spectrejester said:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/22...vice-code-named-altius-goes-on-sale-in-april/
Can't wait!!
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If those rumors and specs are true...then that's my next device ...if at least the tease date is true its my next device...I want the SGS4!
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I love the new sony devices. I had an xperia x10 before this...i will be looking towards something in the xperia line when the vivid dies

Nexus 4... Oh wait already have one!
This phone rocks, if you don't need the extra storage I'd recommend it to everyone... Of course there is the issue that it's really not for sale right now... Ugh. Supposedly February they are coming back in stock, we'll see I guess.
Anyway the device is epic. Pure android, no bloatware, screen is gorgeous, speed is ridiculously fast, put it this way you may not think you have lag on your vivid, until you play with this thing. It's literally iphone smooth. No lte? No problem! Make sure to copy your apn from your vivid and you'll get fast stable hspa+ that you'll never notice a difference from lte on stock. Camera is almost on the same level, maybe a tad bit weaker, but no shutter lag and the 4.2 camera app is very very nice. Build quality is solid, right on par with the vivid, feels sturdy and looks great.
The only issue is 4.2 needs patching. Battery life out of the box is actually worse than the vivid. This is due to the location service being borked on 4.2. Go into maps, Uncheck "report from this device" under location settings and battery life is much better than the vivid, however you don't get the most out of google now with it shut off. It won't show places of interest near you with the option shut off but until google patches it its the best only option.
So to summarize, once google patches 4.2 it'll be perfect. If you can deal with the wait and don't need the storage, I fully recommend it's awesome!
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The new sony phones look nice
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I guess I should mention this about the nexus 4. The screen size is a tad too large. The vivids screen size is perfect honestly, large enough to watch videos, small enough to use one handed. The nexus 4 is a tad too large for a good one handed experience. And the worst part? It's 4.7 inch screen will be considered small by the end of the year.
HTCs new droid dna design is basically going to be the reference design for HTCs next flagships and at 5 inches it's too big, I've played with one too so I can attest to that. The galaxy s4 is also rumored to be 5 inches, and the note 3 is rumored to be a whopping 6.3 inches!
When does it stop? Ergonomics are just going to hell here! I remember when htc released the Evo, my Samsung eternity fit in its entirety inside it's screen and I thought there's no way I'd want a phone that big. I was wrong there, 4.3 to 4.5 is actually the best sizes available hands down. But now screen sizes have just gone haywire! Before you know it people are going to be carrying 22 inch monitors with cell radios!
What's really frustrating is they still make smaller screen sizes but they all blow. Typically feature low resolution screens, dated hardware, and extremely outdated versions of android such as froyo or gingerbread with no plans whatsoever for android updates. Samsung releases about 50 of these Galaxy Rubbish phones a year!
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You can get LTE on the nexus 4...
Read your forums
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how dumb am i for trading my htc one :(

how stupid am i for trading my htc one for the nexus 4. there was nothing wrong with the htc but as of late i have enjoyed experimenting with different phones.
i just watched this review and it really made me miss my baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zKOwrzZUA
nothing i can do now i guess i just hope this phone stays relevant....DONT TRADE YOUR HTC

I am sorry to hear that, mate. There's nothing wrong trying different devices, but I'd never trade up my HTC One. It took me days of research and I realized that the One is the best device for me.

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how stupid am i for trading my htc one for the nexus 4. there was nothing wrong with the htc but as of late i have enjoyed experimenting with different phones.
i just watched this review and it really made me miss my baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zKOwrzZUA
nothing i can do now i guess i just hope this phone stays relevant....DONT TRADE YOUR HTC
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yea you shouldn't of traded..... I've thought about trading mine for like a s4 or a note 2 but they don't compare to the HTC one
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I am sorry to hear that, mate. There's nothing wrong trying different devices, but I'd never trade up my HTC One. It took me days of research and I realized that the One is the best device for me.
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I knew this was my future phone back when the m7 rumors were floating around. But yeah man I wouldn't trade my one for anything on the market.
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So this is a question?? You are pretty dumb!
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You should put up a poll and we will rate your dumbness on a scale of 10.
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10. Just kidding dude but why oh why??
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u are such a... a... a word has yet to be invented to describe what u are..but u are one..and a big one at that.

Interesting that the reviewer has the sane camera focus problem that is been discussed in three or four threads here...

Man thats foolish, on the other hand if it would be the other way around you would have been so glad you traded your nexus 4 for a htc one. i know i would be.

I traded mine for a S4. That lasted 1 week and I traded back for a other One. I've had a lot of different phones to test and none have that feel like my HTC.
The S4 was nice but Touchwiz is not a well coded interface. Camera is over rated on the S4 and was my main reason for trading. It's not that much of an improvement over the Note 2 sensor.
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arlenesboyfriend said:
yea you shouldn't of traded..... I've thought about trading mine for like a s4 or a note 2 but they don't compare to the HTC one
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Just got a new HTC One last night after selling my BB Z10 after a couple weeks (the BB really was nice but it has major issues with Contacts management & sync w/Gmail-Google Apps).
Anyway loving this One but I'm keeping my Note 2 because it's a fantastic phone as well; I have a cheap secondary tablet plan on a separate SIM so the Note 2 is now more like a mini-tablet.
While setting up the One today I ran thru all the test for defective sensors etc, and happily everything works. Once I scraped off the excess glue and other rough edges, the thing is now perfect

Not a recommend trade IMO.
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My previous device was a Nexus 4, the phone is good. Great development, good capabilities. It's not a big loss, keep ya head up.

milesjohnson said:
how stupid am i for trading my htc one for the nexus 4. there was nothing wrong with the htc but as of late i have enjoyed experimenting with different phones.
i just watched this review and it really made me miss my baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zKOwrzZUA
nothing i can do now i guess i just hope this phone stays relevant....DONT TRADE YOUR HTC
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Ahhh that's not good. Its like swapping a Mercedes for a volkswagon. Nothing wrong with the VW but it aint no Merc.
Anyway you can get it back?
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The Nexus 4 is a great device, but I hope you got some cash on top of it for your One. To be completely honest, I really love the HTC One, but I missed the Nexus 4 so much that I just bought a white one with a white bumper and a wireless charging orb. You are only dumb to have done this if you didn't get any cash on top bro.

I will trade you a very good condition HTC Inspire 4g for your nexus 4 if you want!
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I am not questioning you but is this for real? I mean I cannot believe it.
Unicorn existence seems true to me after reading this. O.O
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meanwhile in the nexus 4 forum section:
"""ok guys I have to say goodbye, someone accepted to trade his HTC ONE for my N4... bla. bla bla........ I dont know why..... bla bla... retar*** bla....bla...bla,.... i'm too happy... blabla...awesome device blabla....""""

so sad.....HTc one rocks