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Hi All,
after the launch yesterday i'm quite excited to pick up my windows mobile 7 at the end of this month. But i have a question, will the htc hd7 screen be the same as the HTC HD2? if so why?
How would you compare it to the IPHONE 4 screen?
Also, o2 UK are releasing HTC HD7 on the 21st Oct, is that the case with TMobile UK too?
HD7 has super LCD screen. HD2 has standard TFT LCD. super LCD is comparable with SUPER AMOLED screens.
powersquad said:
HD7 has super LCD screen. HD2 has standard TFT LCD. super LCD is comparable with SUPER AMOLED screens.
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super LCD, excellent, this was the only thing worrying me...
powersquad said:
HD7 has super LCD screen. HD2 has standard TFT LCD. super LCD is comparable with SUPER AMOLED screens.
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Where you getting that info from, the HTC site doesnt say anything other than the size of the screen and the res.
Disapointed with the specs of the HD7 compared to the HD2, they look pretty much the same bar less buttons and WinMo7...
powersquad said:
HD7 has super LCD screen. HD2 has standard TFT LCD. super LCD is comparable with SUPER AMOLED screens.
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Hows it compared to super amoled and Retina?
Trig0r said:
Where you getting that info from, the HTC site doesnt say anything other than the size of the screen and the res.
Disapointed with the specs of the HD7 compared to the HD2, they look pretty much the same bar less buttons and WinMo7...
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completely agree.... but i'm confident HD7 will be good. I just cant be bothered waiting for a WP7 port for HD2. Going to sell it...
TMOBILE UK HD7 Release? anyone
rafter_01 said:
completely agree.... but i'm confident HD7 will be good. I just cant be bothered waiting for a WP7 port for HD2. Going to sell it...
TMOBILE UK HD7 Release? anyone
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I'm being told that the HD7 is going to be o2 only for a while.
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I'm being told that the HD7 is going to be o2 only for a while.
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i hope it can be unlocked
yes practically identical. HTC retained the form factor because HD2 has been so successful - so why change? and besides, the HD7 is supposed to offer really good GPU which HD2 is sorely lacking
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I'm being told that the HD7 is going to be o2 only for a while.
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really gutted about this. Was hoping it would come out on TMOBILE. How long does it normally take to unlock new devices?
Wandy_1974 said:
yes practically identical. HTC retained the form factor because HD2 has been so successful - so why change? and besides, the HD7 is supposed to offer really good GPU which HD2 is sorely lacking
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Your thinking the newer smaller CPU (45nm instead of the current 65nm) which has some different GPU in it, for now the CPU in the HD2 and HD7 are the same as is the GPU, if WinMo7 is tweaked for a certain spec then we could see more performance from the same hardware but the dual core/better GPU chips will probably be mid next year now..
Even if we get dual core CPU's with better GPU's by the end of next year, I doubt Microsoft would allow devs to fully utilise those specs, making launch devices useless (and consumers angry). Plus devs have to make their apps/games compatible with the lowest spec device to be able to make money anyway.
Regarding the OP, the HD7s screen is supposedly a standard LCD TFT screen according the Slashgear who have an article comparing the HD7 with the IP4
"Furthermore, the HD7′s display is just an LCD TFT display, and in today’s age where we have Super AMOLED displays, Super LCD, IPS, and especially Retina Displays, it just doesn’t compete. That doesn’t mean that the HD7′s display is bad in its own right, but comparing it to the iPhone 4′s Retina Display just shows how far back the HD7 is when it comes to displays, even if it is huge"
Source: http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hd7-vs-iphone-4-11107287/
Wandy_1974 said:
yes practically identical. HTC retained the form factor because HD2 has been so successful - so why change? and besides, the HD7 is supposed to offer really good GPU which HD2 is sorely lacking
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the better graphics in not because hd7's GPU (it has the same as hd2 ) but becauseof the good graphics drivers supplied by microsoft and that what htc couldn't do for long years , that is why all wp7 devices have same processor , as drivers are supplied by microsft not the the manufacturing company
So basically then there are what you could call reference phones in the same way nVidia/ATi release reference graphics cards..
We now have to sit back and wait a few months until all the OEM's start tweaking units and get a bit more creative...
What the different between QSD8250 v/s MSM8250?
As I know QSD is 1st generation while MSM is 2nd generation using smaller semiconductor Technology which is 45nm than 1st generation which is 65nm.
Beside this, 1st generation using Adreno 200 GPU but 2nd generation using Adreno 205.
From spec, it seems MSM8250 better, at least it use newer GPU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(processor)
and HD7 not for O2 only.
Singapore is launching it next Thursday (21-October-2010)
Andrewtst said:
What the different between QSD8250 v/s MSM8250?
As I know QSD is 1st generation while MSM is 2nd generation using smaller semiconductor Technology which is 45nm than 1st generation which is 65nm.
Beside this, 1st generation using Adreno 200 GPU but 2nd generation using Adreno 205.
From spec, it seems MSM8250 better, at least it use newer GPU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(processor)
and HD7 not for O2 only.
Singapore is launching it next Thursday (21-October-2010)
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nothing is named msm 8250 ,look at qualcomm website
1st generation (QSD 8250& 8650), second generation
(msm7x30 & msm8x55) http://www.qualcomm.com/products_services/chipsets/snapdragon.html
Hd7 has S-LED @ 16m colors, while Hd2 is tft @ 65k
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Hd7 has S-LED @ 16m colors, while Hd2 is tft @ 65k
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Sauce, please?
coolfire said:
Sauce, please?
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Tomatoe.
tipduncan said:
Hd7 has S-LED @ 16m colors, while Hd2 is tft @ 65k
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hd2 screen is not 65k , it is soft limitation not hardware
So how do my fellow HD7 owners feel about this:
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/devices/htc-hd7s.jsp
No difference but the S-LCD screen which is quite a big upgrade in the screen department. Other than better viewing angles, what are the advantages of it?
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So how do my fellow HD7 owners feel about this:
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/devices/htc-hd7s.jsp
No difference but the S-LCD screen which is quite a big upgrade in the screen department. Other than better viewing angles, what are the advantages of it?
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Hmmm... I wonder if we will be able to purchase the S-LCD screen to replace the normal LCD if we want to?
Does anyone think this would work?
Glad to see this coming to AT&T but I always love to have more choice. I wonder if this phone will be HSPA+ 14.4 enabled? That would give it a nice speed bump over the current crop of phones offered. I currently use a Samsung Focus and really love it. I might pass this to the wife and snatch up an HD7S if the price is decent.
i too have the focus and glad att is picking up the hd7 with the slcd. tempted to pick one up when released
I am angry...
I don't know what i should do. Sell my HD7 on Ebay and then wait for the S version?
I don't think the S version is going to T-Mobile. It'll probably use AT&T 3G bands which doesn't include 1700. Same reason I can't get a Dell Venue Pro. I don't want to be stuck with EDGE. Hopefully, we'll see some more phones/info from the CTIA this weekend.
was thinking about getting the Bell version or whatever one worked with at&t but now I can just wait. Wonder what the off contract price will be.
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Tempest790 said:
I don't think the S version is going to T-Mobile. It'll probably use AT&T 3G bands which doesn't include 1700. Same reason I can't get a Dell Venue Pro. I don't want to be stuck with EDGE. Hopefully, we'll see some more phones/info from the CTIA this weekend.
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I have a question. Does HD7 Hardware support 4G or HSPA+ from T-Mobile? Or it is just a problem that Windows Phone 7 doesn't support it yet?
BTW, i have read several articles at Bing and found out, HD7 + S-LCD Screen = HD7S, that all. and the S-LCD gives us a better angle of viewing. The S-LCD is still far away from the Super AMOLED Screen. If HTC put the Super AMOLED in HD7, i will sell my current HD7 right away.
I will not take a S-LCD for a better viewing angle and have a more-expensive plan from AT&T.
Sorry for my bad English
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The S-LCD is still far away from the Super AMOLED Screen. If HTC put the Super AMOLED in HD7, i will sell my current HD7 right away.
I will not take a S-LCD for a better viewing angle and have a more-expensive plan from AT&T.
Sorry for my bad English
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It's probably never gonna happen. First of all currently AMOLED or Super AMOLED is in constant short supply. Even Samsung itself has to limit certain phones sold to certain countires use S-LCD instead of SAMOLED.
Second of all, current Super AMOLED is 4" and the future Super AMOLED 2 is 4.5". There is no 4.3" variant. So it won't fit current HD7 size unless HTC redesigns the whole thing.
This device also comes with the NoDo update which HD7 on T-Mobile are still waiting to receive..
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This device also comes with the NoDo update which HD7 on T-Mobile are still waiting to receive..
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you mean were waiting to receive
I played around with it today at CTIA and its more than just the viewing angles. The colors are very vibrant compared to the HD7. Its brighter as well. I will pick up an Samsung S II and the HD7S for AT&T networks.
Please excuse my ignorance with WP7 lately. I returned the HD7 when they first came out due to bad reception in my area. But I was wondering how GV voice now ? Is there anything that works like Google Voice? Its a very important thing i have Google voice on my phones.
Thanks
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itsedstech said:
you mean were waiting to receive
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Nope, are.
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Jonno2343 said:
Nope, are.
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your right
Strike_Eagle said:
I am angry...
I don't know what i should do. Sell my HD7 on Ebay and then wait for the S version?
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the att version will replace the t-mobile version once the merger is done, because none of our hd7's will have 3g by then.
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It's probably never gonna happen. First of all currently AMOLED or Super AMOLED is in constant short supply. Even Samsung itself has to limit certain phones sold to certain countires use S-LCD instead of SAMOLED.
Second of all, current Super AMOLED is 4" and the future Super AMOLED 2 is 4.5". There is no 4.3" variant. So it won't fit current HD7 size unless HTC redesigns the whole thing.
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Never heared about this before. Can they just make 4.3 one ?
That would be perfect.
@mr8820: Not really sure, almost all websites comfirm the HD7S has the same hardware as the HD7, except the S-LCD Screen. the HD7 of T-Mobile even doesn't support their HSPA+ , only HSPA, no 4G love.
I will keep this baby for at least 1 Year, until i find something more interesting. I am not a really big fan of Android so i have no plan of buying Desire HD or EVO 4G, Thunderbolt right now.
Here's a video of it.
Honestly doesn't look that much better, still some colour distortion at extreme angles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpBqn6puWfc
Hi, im looking to upgrade my hd2 I've been thinking on the sensation but it is rather expensive and the only differences are processer speed, gpu and screen res. Now im wondering how well would this phone cope with future updates is it going to be left behind like the HTC desire. How good is the CPU /gpu and can it run intense graphic games well?
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If you need processing power for ... Idk what you need more than a single core 1ghz for, go for it. If you game, go for it. If you do heavy heavy multitasking, go for it.
The screen on the inc s is better, though it has lower res.
I've had the o2x and atrix and haven't noticed any speed issues.
Dual core doesn't show until you need it to. If you don't need it, save the money and get this. It's still great. People live without phone upgrades for years, I think you'll be fine.
From previous experience, if your debating its probably a sign that dual core is too much power haha
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Hi, im looking to upgrade my hd2 I've been thinking on the sensation but it is rather expensive and the only differences are processer speed, gpu and screen res. Now im wondering how well would this phone cope with future updates is it going to be left behind like the HTC desire. How good is the CPU /gpu and can it run intense graphic games well?
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If you need processing power for ... Idk what you need more than a single core 1ghz for, go for it. If you game, go for it. If you do heavy heavy multitasking, go for it.
The screen on the inc s is better, though it has lower res.
I've had the o2x and atrix and haven't noticed any speed issues.
Dual core doesn't show until you need it to. If you don't need it, save the money and get this. It's still great. People live without phone upgrades for years, I think you'll be fine.
From previous experience, if your debating its probably a sign that dual core is too much power haha
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Hmm so you've had a dual core phone and don't see any difference with the Inc s? Also im just wondering how future proof this device will be, will it still be super fast in say a years time?
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I have a rooted dinc2 and it flies! The RAM is the important part and this has 768 mb..
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Hmm this is really tempting me, has anyone had a 4.3 in phone and if so is there much noticeable difference in screen size? Also how large is the dev community for the device?
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I am thinking about buying Htc Sensation. The cons is that angle views for this device are poor. Incredible S has really great display. You may check YouTube for IS x Sensation display comparison.
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It is an awesome phone imo....
I got a great trade on this (x10 for this lol), and don't really feel the need for a dual core phone.
If you are getting this on contract I would say to go for the sgs2, but if you're just purchasing a new phone, for the price I think this is the best single core phone you can get right now.
The screen is amazing, the ui extremely smooth and responsive, good battery life, etc....
Also had a lg O2X. Like the HTC incredible S much more. A better phone in all aspects besides the build quality. Had an HTC desire hd also and the screen size is to big for me.
Dual core is just a nice to have and updates can always be replaced by custom roms.
So unless you definitely want the newest hardware I would say the incredible S is the best price quality out now..
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Im just really thinking how would this cope with android in say a year is the device future proof?
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M..N said:
Im just really thinking how would this cope with android in say a year is the device future proof?
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It's a pretty old processor and gpu though it runs extremely well.
Who knows really, only time will tell.
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Im just really thinking how would this cope with android in say a year is the device future proof?
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I just bought my IS in the CPW sale for £269, I traded in my Desire which originally cost me £400 just over a year ago, so I actually parted with an extra £143. You loose a lot of money on 1 year old phones.
Sure, I would have liked either a HTC Sensation or perhaps a Samsung Galaxy S II, but owning the latest/fastest gadget is an expensive pastime.
I decided on the IS because it has bags of app space, extra ram, a nice sized screen and good build quality.
However, I'm actually on my 2nd IS within 3 days, my O2 phone signal appears to fluctuate quite badly and sometimes vanishes completely, not good! A phone exchange was my first option but that doesn't appear to have helped, so now I'm waiting for my new sim card to activate to see if that cures the problem.
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Hmm this is really tempting me, has anyone had a 4.3 in phone and if so is there much noticeable difference in screen size? Also how large is the dev community for the device?
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ive never owned a 4.3" device but i would definitely say from playing with both in the shop that the extra bulk of a 4.3" phone is WAY more noticeable than the actual increase in screen size.
inc s is a great phone and a lot of nice dev work going on
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ive never owned a 4.3" device but i would definitely say from playing with both in the shop that the extra bulk of a 4.3" phone is WAY more noticeable than the actual increase in screen size.
inc s is a great phone and a lot of nice dev work going on
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+1, I've actually had a few 4.3s and its way better at 4inches the trade off is good trust me.
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I got my Incredible S a few weeks ago and I don't regret it at all. All the mods I needed were available. It now runs super smooth and does everything I could ever want it to do!
just go for it....i sell my x10 for this INS...got the red one...really worth it...
+great size
+great build
+great performance
+great battery life
+++RED is SEXY....
amtzone said:
just go for it....i sell my x10 for this INS...got the red one...really worth it...
+great size
+great build
+great performance
+great battery life
+++RED is SEXY....
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Haha I remember you from x10 forums actually I did the same thing
scoobysnacks said:
Haha I remember you from x10 forums actually I did the same thing
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hahah nice to meet u here!
i tot only me come here alone...
amtzone said:
hahah nice to meet u here!
i tot only me come here alone...
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Best decision I could have made I think...
This phone is perfect
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Best decision I could have made I think...
This phone is perfect
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agree...
because i dont really need dual-core...play dead space without any problem!
Hello all,
I was wondering what the perfect compromise between performance and battery life and style would be. My budget is $3000.
I have been looking at mostly HP's and Asus's.
Any suggestions?
Irish Enigma said:
Hello all,
I was wondering what the perfect compromise between performance and battery life and style would be. My budget is $3000.
I have been looking at mostly HP's and Asus's.
Any suggestions?
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That's quite a bit to work with... looked at G75VW? Could easily afford that, a SSD, and some more accessories for it... Asus is better built in my opinion...
What do you want it for? Gaming, desktop replacement, screen size, what weight etc.
Irish Enigma said:
Hello all,
I was wondering what the perfect compromise between performance and battery life and style would be. My budget is $3000.
I have been looking at mostly HP's and Asus's.
Any suggestions?
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Stay away from HP, worst battery life ever and the specs aren't very good either. Asus on the other hand is one of the best laptops around; build quality, performance and all.
With a budget like that, why not go for a MacBook Pro with Retina Display?
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What do you want it for? Gaming, desktop replacement, screen size, what weight etc.
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I have a desktop. I want it mainly for the basics but when it needs to, replace my desktop. I would like at least a 15in screen full HD.
Asus would be the brand im looking for. Mac book is a no no because it can't be upgraded
Also 5hrs of battery life would be ideal
Does any body know the battery life is, on the asus n76v2 ds71.
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Deeco7 said:
Stay away from HP, worst battery life ever and the specs aren't very good either. Asus on the other hand is one of the best laptops around; build quality, performance and all.
With a budget like that, why not go for a MacBook Pro with Retina Display?
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This x900000. Retina Macbook Pro is the way to go.
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This x900000. Retina Macbook Pro is the way to go.
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MacBook absolutely a no go. Bump I'm also looking at Samsung 7 series
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MacBook absolutely a no go. Bump I'm also looking at Samsung 7 series
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Macbook is a GO!! YOU CAN DUAL BOOT INDOWS IN IT ANYWAYS
You should wait for windows 8 laptop. Asus have the taichi laptop which looks cool to me.
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One major aspect to think about with any laptop is build quality. laptops tend to get moved about quite a bit and can take a beating, i neglected this when getting a laptop a few years back resulting in my now having a perfectly good laptop that has no screen as it was badly built. Macs are good for this being a single piece of metal but the lack of upgradeability is a definite drawback. Try to get a look at whatever your going to get in a shop before buying.
DO NOT BUY HP LAPTOP.bad usee expirience..my advice
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I advice you to take a look at dell & Toshiba laptops too. HP worst experience
The vizeos look real nice
Best brands: Acer and Asus
You can go for Macbook too
Don't forget to compare whatever is out there at its level / price... I went for an MSI instead of an alienware both were specd equally but the alienware had a 1k bump in price over the msi ..... I know It was a gamble but now I see a lot complaining about the alienware and I'm pretty happy with my MSI
Spec around 1.5gb vid card 16gb ram a fast proc and ssd hard drives and amazingly great/clear/loud speakers... this sound from a laptop is almost impossible
sent using something that looks pretty strange now after all the flashing n bricking n ..... anyways it still works ^_^
Make sure you get a SSD!
check out the latest sony vaio Z model
That laptop is super lightweight and powerful :good:
I own an asus g72gx and it is a good laptop however if you have the money check out samsung gamer 7 serie
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How good/bad is the screen on the phone? The 1 thing holding me back from purchasing this phone is the 720p screen, I think everything else about the phone is near perfect (except the processor). If this phone came with a 1080p screen I would have already preordered being the pixel junkie that I am.
I left AT&T recently and went to Verizon and though I upgraded in service quality I downgraded in phone choices by a ton. Basically the only phones I will have to choose from are, the HTC One, Moto X, iPhone 5s or the Note 3.
I am looking for advice, as you can see by my signature I've owned tons of phones this year and I cant seem to find a phone that fits me as good as this iPhone does at this point. The Nexus 4 was close but AT&T is just bad so it ruined the whole experience. I believe the Moto X might be the best opportunity I have on Verizon for a phone with a bigger screen but with a small footprint and nearly stock android. On the other hand the HTC One with 4.2.2 on Verizon might be great and the Note 3 could be a tech nerds (myself) dream with its specifications.
I think with the 720vs1080 is just that. NUMBERS. I don't think on that screen size unless your LOOKING for a problem you won't see a noticeable difference to the naked eye.
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Just a numbers game. Watch any of the demo videos posted by blogs that reviewed the MotoX and the screen is beautiful during normal use. You aren't going notice the difference unless you place a 1080p screen next to the 720p and stare at the screens for a long time.
Just number game too here ... really like the quality of the screen... have used an s4 and prefer my moto x and the thin sensation of the phone... Ok google now is excellent ( and really work great in french language ... )
Go play with the droid Maxx and the gs4 at the store you will see the difference. None that the eye can see!!
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I switched from 4S to HTC one love it, and the viper Rom just pushes it over the edge with great battery life.
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Comparing to my N4, there is no difference in quality.
Bought my Moto X today after loving my LG Optimus Pro. I'm surprised by the screen quality. The 720 is much better than expected. Smaller screen so it appears to look good. The LG and HTC screens at 1080 are still nicer overall but don't let the 720 dissuade you. This is a great phone. The camera may be the only weakness. This phone is as quick as my LG Optimus Pro with a 600 Snapdragon chip.
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It's not a bad display, it's definitely worse than the One and the S4.
I thought the 720p screen was going to be horrendous compare to my galaxy s4's gorgeous 1080p screen but the screen quality actually surprised me. Its not like the droid razr's screens of the past. Without the s4 in front of you, you won't be able to tell without looking for the imperfection.
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I'd wait for the iPhone 5s announcement with iOS 7. Its going to make the iPhone look brand new again. On top of that I think once they release the official iOS 7 I think its already jailbreak able from what I've seen. I came from an iPhone too I miss alot of the features but hard yo give up my s4 just for an iPhone 5 maybe a 5s
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I went to the store today to play with one in person and I had my HTC one with me for comparison. I had originally thing that the ppi of Moto X is high enough anyway, but I can definitely see the pixels on smaller fonts on the X, unless somehow the font is optimized on the one.
The white on the X is also considerably more yellow than on the one, maybe it could be calibrated in software, but with the one next to it in similar brightness, the display of the X looks dull in color and pixelated compared to the one. And the text is not as sharp. Being Chinese, the fine details on the Chinese character is very important, and the bolded Chinese font that still looks great on the one was very disappointing to see on the X.
For anyone interested, go to http://tw.news.yahoo.com and make sure to request the desktop version. It is a pretty standard Chinese site that I use to check text readability.
For me the biggest benefit with a 1080 screen is if you are going to connect it to a 1080 tv or external display a lot, then you get correct pixel mapping. When I connect my sgs3 to a tv I only get a 720p signal.
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I like it...
I think the screen is pretty nice, not the best. But battery life is pretty stellar so far. Its VERY snappy too. Features rock and are really appreciated as light over stock. Feels premium in the hand too. Overall I am impressed but will likely sell it for a Nexus in December anyway...gotta have my klp fix.
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I'm happy with it, its not my 2013 nexus 7, but its pretty good. Its worth noting that they went with rbg instead of pentile so it looks better than other 720p screens I've used.
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inseconds99 said:
How good/bad is the screen on the phone? The 1 thing holding me back from purchasing this phone is the 720p screen, I think everything else about the phone is near perfect (except the processor). If this phone came with a 1080p screen I would have already preordered being the pixel junkie that I am.
I left AT&T recently and went to Verizon and though I upgraded in service quality I downgraded in phone choices by a ton. Basically the only phones I will have to choose from are, the HTC One, Moto X, iPhone 5s or the Note 3.
I am looking for advice, as you can see by my signature I've owned tons of phones this year and I cant seem to find a phone that fits me as good as this iPhone does at this point. The Nexus 4 was close but AT&T is just bad so it ruined the whole experience. I believe the Moto X might be the best opportunity I have on Verizon for a phone with a bigger screen but with a small footprint and nearly stock android. On the other hand the HTC One with 4.2.2 on Verizon might be great and the Note 3 could be a tech nerds (myself) dream with its specifications.
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1. the processor is not something to hate on. there are technically 8 cores in this phone. the main processor is dual-core but NOT last years model. this will save you battery as well as eliminate useless hardware that only takes up resources. quad core processing is a joke for mobile phones, especially when almost zero apps make use of anything more than two cores.
2. to complain about an HD resolution on a 4.7inch screen not being HD enough is petty and ridiculous. 720p or 1080p is no where near anything to complain about
3. the iphone doesnt have quad core. the iphone doesnt have 1080p. it doesnt even have 720p. how does it fit you more than the moto x?
this is the problem. people are way too concerned with over-hyped useless hardware specs and no one cares for how the hardware and software play together. the user experience is the reason the iphone was the best selling phone year after year. now with android, people rather show off a useless 8core processor instead of a finely tuned dual core that works much smoother. the moto x is attempting to fix what samsung destroyed.
I love it. Despite being 720 I can't tell. The colors are very vibrant and the only way you can see a pixel on it is if you put your eye right on it but you shouldnt be doing that so you should be fine
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I also have the iphone 5/4S/N4/S3/S2. It really depends. Screen resolution doesn't matter as much as screen quality IMO. Things like contrast and color reproduction are more important once you get into the 720p+ realm.
Basically it's a choice between:
AMOLED Variations (Moto X, Note 3, most Samsung) = best contrast, second best colors, best viewing angles
IPS (Iphone 5, HTC One, N4 etc) = second best contrast, best colors, second best viewing angles
TFT screens (TV's, most low end phones, some mid range) = worst contrast, worst colors, worst viewing angles
I personally missed the insane contrast levels when I used IPS screens, I'm a sucker for DEEP blacks for my themes/setup.
The screen quality for a 720p AMOLED screen is flawless on my sample. No dead pixels, perfect uniformity, zero backlight bleed (unlike S2, S3 which do have backlight bleed when you set an all black image and go in a dark room, you can still see the screen. On Moto X the phone dissapears in those same conditions)
A perfect screen for me would be Moto X screen with iphone 4s digitizer lol. The digitizer in the iphone 5 was pretty bad. Hardly registered my taps near the edge of the screen.
Thanks for all the replies, I decided against the Moto X, I played with it in the store and it had a similar look and feel to the Nexus 4 (which I had anticipated). I am going to wait out the Sony Honami (I REALLY REALLY WANT THIS PHONE) and the Note 3 seeing as how IFA is a week away. If I'm disappointed, I will go out an purchase the iPhone 5s and wait to see what the new Nexus brings.
I know the new Nexus won't be coming for Verizon, so I might have to try T-Mobile out if anything because AT&T is terrible in my area.
Thanks