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Could some of you guys tell me your experiences with this phone , looks good :]
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Could some of you guys tell me your experiences with this phone , looks good :]
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The phone over all is very good, I had a very good experience when I had mine. It all depends on what you are wanting to do with you phone, somepeople will root their phone and others will not, as for that development has slowed down but there are many custom roms out there.
Basically last HTC phone on at&t with soff, now everything is locked tight.
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No don't buy it. It's almost a year old, about to hit eol status any time, stock is buggy, a bit laggy after you use it a while, and battery life is pure garbage, 8 hours is the maximum I've ever gotten out of it. If you do unlock and root, wcx's rom fixes most of those issues but you just forfeited your warranty because if you relock the bootloader it says "re locked" in the bootloader screen. Wish I knew that, I think my charging port is getting loose and probably on par to quit working... I really don't know what I'll do
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Yeah, don't get it. Plenty of better options at better price points.
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I would not recommend it, get a Samsung Galaxy S III if your are into development. if u like HTC for its sense get the One X, but that phone is getting old also. Development of HTC phones is going to the ****ter. I am quite happy with HTC phones if its rooted to run TiBU and the bloatware from ATT is gone.
Well...everyone's being negative about it...before I get started I own both the HTC vivid and the Samsung infuse
Despite what everyone else says the vivid is a great phone, and has the best stock experience with the least amount of bugs I've ever used, the battery life is not to bad and I'm satisfied with the life it gives me..on average I get at least 12hours of battery life...that's with 3-31/2 hours of screen on time -brightness at auto, at least 30 minutes of music, data always on in my semi lte area (majority of my area has it but there are a few places like my school where I get no lte), WiFi always on, auto sync always on (have my Google and Facebook account set up to sync), and GPS always on...as you can see I do nothing to try and save my battery life and it makes it through 12 hours with a good ~30% to spare when I plug it in the charger
its very fast and snappy...
Its only downfall is lack of development...but if I can get cyanogenmod 10 going...that will change very quickly as it opens the door to tons of aosp based roms and ports
So...if your a flashaholic and love flashing ROMs...at the moment this phone is not for you
But if your looking for a fast, snappy, smooth phone and staying loyal to one ROM or even stock sense...then this phone is perfect
Again...I've had no problems with stock sense 3.6...and personally think I like stock sense 3.6 almost as good as any of the available ROMs...I often find my self running a ruu to use stock again...and find I stay in stock for a longer time period then custom ROMs
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My status today. I was having signal issues and it tried to sync during them and literally in 20 minutes I went from 65% to 40% power. 6 months later I am just over this phone. I on average get 8 to 10 hours... On standby. The problem is battery hogging lte, a dual core, a 4.5 inch battery hogging lcd screen and a ridiculously small 1650mah battery to power all that. You look at the back and htc probably could of fit a 3000mah battery on it if it didn't have the angles and filled the whole back. It probably takes 3 charging cycles just for me to get through one day.
And I have to disagree with a great stock experience because of battery life, and more bugs than Joes apartment. Wifi shutting on and off at random and mobile data lately for me has not been consistent. Not to mention on the bloatware at&t put on this phone. SwiftKey has been laggy from day one while it ran flawlessly on my much weaker captivate. I was in the market for a non lte s2, I should have went for that instead.
And then HTC gave us the shaft on sense. Instead of giving us the much nicer 4.0,they ported 3.5 to ics and called it 3.6 and 3.6 does everything in its power to make you feel like your still using gingerbread. Don't get me wrong I loved this phone at first but the honeymoon is over, I'm ready to sign some divorce papers. Sucks being broke, I'm ready for a nexus but I'm also hoping by the time I can afford one they'll have the new models out.
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My status today. I was having signal issues and it tried to sync during them and literally in 20 minutes I went from 65% to 40% power. 6 months later I am just over this phone. I on average get 8 to 10 hours... On standby. The problem is battery hogging lte, a dual core, a 4.5 inch battery hogging lcd screen and a ridiculously small 1650mah battery to power all that. You look at the back and htc probably could of fit a 3000mah battery on it if it didn't have the angles and filled the whole back. It probably takes 3 charging cycles just for me to get through one day.
And I have to disagree with a great stock experience because of battery life, and more bugs than Joes apartment. Wifi shutting on and off at random and mobile data lately for me has not been consistent. Not to mention on the bloatware at&t put on this phone. SwiftKey has been laggy from day one while it ran flawlessly on my much weaker captivate. I was in the market for a non lte s2, I should have went for that instead.
And then HTC gave us the shaft on sense. Instead of giving us the much nicer 4.0,they ported 3.5 to ics and called it 3.6 and 3.6 does everything in its power to make you feel like your still using gingerbread. Don't get me wrong I loved this phone at first but the honeymoon is over, I'm ready to sign some divorce papers. Sucks being broke, I'm ready for a nexus but I'm also hoping by the time I can afford one they'll have the new models out.
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Maybe you just got a bad device...as I've stated...I get 12 hours at least with 30% to spare...my vivid has lte, 4.5 inch screen, dual core, and a 1650mah battery...so those definatly are not the problem...I only notice like a 5% difference if I leave data off all day...and I do have lte for a good 80% of my day
I just don't like when people assume everybody has the same problems they have...just because you have bad signal and battery doesn't mean everyone does...If I were to have an iPhone 5 I would instantly trade it for an android...even for the vivid
In short, my vivid has the same specs as you and I get decent battery life...and I do nothing to try and save battery...only reason I'm using my infuse instead of my vivid is because I keep flashing experimental cm10 builds on it and need a phone handy
I guess people just expect these powerful smart phones to have the same great battery life of the old Nokia brick phones lol our phones are basically mini laptops that never go to real sleep cause they are constantly looking for signal and running background tasks to keep our phones smart and not a giant dumb phone...how can you expect hours of battery life from that? Most laptops only get 3-4 hours of actual use...my vivid seems to be on that same pattern of 3-4 hours of actual use, aka 3-4 hours of screen on time
End of my rant...I usually try not to rant but when I'm sick I can't help it
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I know they use more power but I never complained about my captivates battery life. To be fair it was only 150mah smaller but didn't have lte, a dual core, and had a super amoled screen which naturally uses much less power than a lcd.
I gave HTC a fair shot and I'm not to impressed, I feel like I got burnt twice by them with the flyer and this phone. And the stupid "relocked" bootloader... Why is the bootloader locked to begin with? My captivate took all of 5 minutes to root with a super one click program, and didn't wipe anything. Locked bootloaders are bs. And s.... S! Wtf is s anyway? It another hurdle put on by htc. "so you unlocked your bootloader and you rooted but wait... You still need s off!" s stands for **** imo. An htc exclusive.
And speaking of s why does this phone require some stupid wire trick technique when the flyer had a nice program called revolutionary to achieve it? Hacking is half the fun of choosing android and htc went out on a limb to ruin it for everyone with this phone. Cm was always a safe bet... Till I bought htc. Makes me cringe checking the captivate forum and seeing cm10 nightlies when my new phone that's supposedly world's better is dead at stock ics.
I don't really want an iphone just saying I'd think I might enjoy one more than this phone right now. Typing this message just took 5% of my battery btw. This in general is a text book example of androids problem. In the middle of nexus devices, galaxy s devices, and one series devices, as well as optimuses and xperias, and razrs, came the vivid, a general "phone of the times" that was marketed poorly and forgotten just as quickly. This is the Droid Bionic of at&t. Everyone who bought one gets screwed.
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I hate this phone -.- I can't wait for the next flagship to drop this holiday season I am going to sell this soon and just use a standard phone for awhile its a decent phone but I'd rather have the SG3 or the next thing coming out
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And what's with the stupid sudden drop from 29% to 14%? Ever since I got this phone it does that. I'll check a text, have 29% power left, cool should be good for a little while then a couple minutes later I hear "wah womp" in my pocket, I pull it out "your battery only has 14% remaining please connect it to a charger. HTC: Quietly Ignorant
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Let's not turn this thread into an "I hate the HTC vivid" rant thread
You bought the device get over it, if you don't like it that much then sell it and get a different device...no offence but you guys are getting annoying, so enough with the rants or I'm gonna request this thread get closed
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I actually have to like my phone because i bought off contract,
The Vivid is a good phone, and it does work great when u set it up to run efficiently, but the Vivid is suffering the middle child syndrome, and it is being neglected, but there are development done outside of this forum, i have no idea what it is like, all i run is Stock with root and debloated, battery is not bad either, gives me 12hrs
Well if you guys like it, more power to you. My wife has no complaints. If you aren't a heavy user like I am, and don't care about rooting its perfectly fine. Sorry if I got riled up, I was really hating my phone yesterday.
I'll be fair in saying the camera is awesome. One of the phones few bright spots
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I really see no reason why you'd get this phone at this point, especially if you like any kind of rooting or flashing. I'd probably try to get a used Gnex or SII if I was in a low budget situation.
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Yeah getting back on topic, I won't recommend this phone just because it's all but eol and development is all but the dead for it and if you need a cheap phone, gs2 or gnex all the way.
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Had my Vivid for almost 11 months now. Stock with ICS "upgrade" (fixed some problems but created more). No real problems overall. I plan on keeping it through my 2-year agreement. I enjoy using it.
But would I buy one now? No. It won't get another OS upgrade. The newer phones have, or will have, better specs.
I'm drooling over the new HTC OneX+ which may come out in the U.S. by the end of the year (no official announcement yet). Among the reasons I got the Vivid were the SD card slot and the removable battery. But the built-in memory will be 64 GB, and by making the battery non-removable, they can actually use a larger battery. It will have Android 4.1 to start with.
Here is an article on the OneX+
http://www.zdnet.com/htc-announces-...age-and-larger-battery-7000005085/?s_cid=e539
N4 vs All Other Phones Discussion
Hey all!
I have been meaning to write this thread for a few days now and finally found some time to do so. Basically the name describes it all. This thread is meant to discuss our Nexus 4 vs any and every up coming phone all in one place. The nexus forum is going to be a very popular place once the phone makes it way out to people over the next few months. The purpose of this thread is to try to keep some sort of cleanliness and avoid the dozens of "Is this phone better than the N4" threads every time a new devices is released. Please keep all those discussions confined to this thread. Please keep it civil and remember no flaming or trolling will be allowed. Just a reminder I am certain the Mods will be enforcing this policy in our forum. Thank you all for your cooperation it is greatly appreciated :angel:
Odin and yuga>
I guess this thread is not working.... ive seen a lot threads sayings nexus 4 vs ?
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dude he just created this thread last night! give it time
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N4 vs All Other Phones Discussion
Hey all!
I have been meaning to write this thread for a few days now and finally found some time to do so. Basically the name describes it all. This thread is meant to discuss our Nexus 4 vs any and every up coming phone all in one place. The nexus forum is going to be a very popular place once the phone makes it way out to people over the next few months. The purpose of this thread is to try to keep some sort of cleanliness and avoid the dozens of "Is this phone better than the N4" threads every time a new devices is released. Please keep all those discussions confined to this thread. Please keep it civil and remember no flaming or trolling will be allowed. Just a reminder I am certain the Mods will be enforcing this policy in our forum. Thank you all for your cooperation it is greatly appreciated :angel:
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I love my Nexus 4.....but the only thing i wonder about is why did LG think it is OK to put the headphone jack on the top? My old nexus s has it on the bottom and it makes much more sense there.
This is two different category of phones, but Nexus 4 VS Note 2. Which is better at what and why?
I guess I'll throw my opinion out there...
After owning the first iPhone, 3G, then 3GS I decided to give Android a try with the Nexus One. It was all downhill from there as I was completely sucked into Android. I then went through a few different android phones from the Nexus one > HTC Sensation > Galaxy SII > Galaxy Nexus > Galaxy SIII. I was happy with all of these phones. However, when the iPhone 5 came out I decided it was time to give IOS a try again. I lasted all of 2 weeks with that phone until i realized I really just cannot stand IOS (even as a mac user). But the one thing that made me hesitant in going back to Android was that the build quality of the iPhone 5 is excellent. It was better than any other phone I had ever owned.
When the Nexus 4 was announced and reviews were being posted on many blogs I decided to return the iPhone 5 and pull the Galaxy Nexus out of the nightstand to use until I could get my hands on the N4. People were saying it was the most solid and well built Android phone to date so I was getting excited for it. As of 3 days ago I finally have the N4 in my possession. At first I really liked it but didn't think it was THAT much better than the Galaxy Nexus. But after a few days of real use I have come to learn that this phone truly lives up to the hype. It really is the most well built Android phone I have ever used and it's the first Android phone that I really think can be compared to the iPhone in terms of build quality.
I'm already happier with this phone than I have been with any of my previous phones. It really is of superb quality and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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I guess I'll throw my opinion out there...
After owning the first iPhone, 3G, then 3GS I decided to give Android a try with the Nexus One. It was all downhill from there as I was completely sucked into Android. I then went through a few different android phones from the Nexus one > HTC Sensation > Galaxy SII > Galaxy Nexus > Galaxy SIII. I was happy with all of these phones. However, when the iPhone 5 came out I decided it was time to give IOS a try again. I lasted all of 2 weeks with that phone until i realized I really just cannot stand IOS (even as a mac user). But the one thing that made me hesitant in going back to Android was that the build quality of the iPhone 5 is excellent. It was better than any other phone I had ever owned.
When the Nexus 4 was announced and reviews were being posted on many blogs I decided to return the iPhone 5 and pull the Galaxy Nexus out of the nightstand to use until I could get my hands on the N4. People were saying it was the most solid and well built Android phone to date so I was getting excited for it. As of 3 days ago I finally have the N4 in my possession. At first I really liked it but didn't think it was THAT much better than the Galaxy Nexus. But after a few days of real use I have come to learn that this phone truly lives up to the hype. It really is the most well built Android phone I have ever used and it's the first Android phone that I really think can be compared to the iPhone in terms of build quality.
I'm already happier with this phone than I have been with any of my previous phones. It really is of superb quality and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Agree with everything you saud. This is truely the first time Android has had a "premium" feeling phone.
Coming from a nexus s, the nexus 4 is a huge jump. I have read several posts/topics about all the problems people have encountered with the nexus 4 but I have yet to run into any of them. There has not been any screen yellowing, no speaker noise, camera problems, no overheating problems, etc. The build quality is excellent as stated in the previous post. There is a little flex in the device if you try bending it but there isn't and shouldn't be any under normal use. The screen is nice and crisp. I don't see any issues with saturation as some people disliked before. The battery life on the nexus 4 is better than the nexus s, which was plenty enough already. However, there is one area that the nexus s outperforms the nexus 4: the sound quality. Don't get me wrong though, the sound on the nexus 4 isn't bad at all but it could be improved. It would be great if we could get supercurio to add the Qualcomm chip to the list of devices that voodoo sound supports (if we could set up a fund for supercurio to work on this it would be awesome ). Other notes: I really liked the size of the nexus s and I really didn't want to get a larger screen, but the nexus 4 fits great in my hand and I am very happy with the extra screen estate. Overall I am extremely happy with the device and I would highly recommend the upgrade for any nexus s users.
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I love my Nexus 4.....but the only thing i wonder about is why did LG think it is OK to put the headphone jack on the top? My old nexus s has it on the bottom and it makes much more sense there.
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better with headphone jack on top when you're pluggin aux in car. and the whole theory of "headphone jack is better on bottom for keeping phone in jeans and listening to music" is a load of crap. there are many ways to reach for your pocket lol, and having the jack on the bottom doesn't make it more convenient
Nexus 4 vs Optimus G
Why do you think Optimus is scoring 7,000 compared to 4,000 of Nexus 4 in quadrant benchmark test? They both got the same HW!
Droid DNA vs Nexus 4
I put this in another thread when I was trying to decided between the N4 and DNA.
Nexus 4 Pros:
-Unlocked bootloader, huge dev community
-Most recent software + updates
-Power button on side
-More affordable phone ($349 16gb) and GSM carriers are more affordable
-No Contract
-Resells well
Nexus 4 Cons:
-Touch screen sensitivity (doesnt register light touches, pinching+scrolling delayed)
-Issues with 4.2
-No LTE (yet, has Band 4 which is coming to Tmo soon and likely the new Google/dish network)
-Nav bar can take away screen real estate on the homescreen and some apps
-Light buzzing sound in earphone
DNA Pros:
-Taller 1080p screen, thin bezel
-Capacitive buttons
-4g LTE
-Mifare Classic NFC chips work
-Minimal amounts of software and hardware bugs, 4.1 is more stable
DNA Cons:
-Likely not to have as many ROM options. No S-OFF yet
-2 year contract! Verizon.
-1080p can result in pixelation or small icons in some games/apps
-Phone is more expensive ($599) and Verizon is more expensive
-MicroUSB cover (not a huge deal with wireless charging)
-Power button on top isnt the easiest to press, bad position too
-4.1 and won't get updates as often
Shared Attributes:
-Can be rooted, bootloader can be unlocked
-LCD Screen
-16gb Internal/No microsd
-Wireless charging
-Battery life ~4.5hrs screen-on time
-Great build quality (matter of opinion here, both are excellent in their own way)
my 2cent is that why people trying to vs nexus 4 to other smartphones out there, with 300-350 to get unlocked phone, fastest updates, no contracts. They say you get what you paid for but to me Nexus 4 is an exception!. Galaxy S3? Note 2? Iphone 5? HTC DNA? best cameras?, best specs?, best battery life?, all those are nice phones! but look at how much you have to pay?.
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Why do you think Optimus is scoring 7,000 compared to 4,000 of Nexus 4 in quadrant benchmark test? They both got the same HW!
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That'll be because benchmarks don't really prove anything, just like a review doesn't mean anything if it's from someone you don't know.
BTW Mark, I've just added this thread to the Nexus 4 Complete Index with a note telling people not to create any more threads of that kind
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Im super unsure if i want to keep my lumia 920 or keep the nexus 4 (its still enroute to my home).
Basically for me it's Lumia 920 on AT&T LTE vs Google awesomeness on AT&T HSPA.
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Im super unsure if i want to keep my lumia 920 or keep the nexus 4 (its still enroute to my home).
Basically for me it's Lumia 920 on AT&T LTE vs Google awesomeness on AT&T HSPA.
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In my opinion lte shouldn't be a deciding factor. While it can be nice for certain things, your typical daily operations of the phone i.e. facebook, emails, xda and what not, your not really going to notice any difference
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Motorila atrix hd is a solid phone even though it boktloader is locked
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Well the day & half I had my nexus 4 I enjoyed it. It did start to grow on me, but I ended up trading it for an iphone 5 32gb unlocked After about 5 minutes setting up the iphone 5 I'd prefer to keep my iphone 4s with the mophie case. (Sold this morning for $420)
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Well the day & half I had my nexus 4 I enjoyed it. It did start to grow on me, but I ended up trading it for an iphone 5 32gb unlocked After about 5 minutes setting up the iphone 5 I'd prefer to keep my iphone 4s with the mophie case. (Sold this morning for $420)
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LOL!!!
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osugsxr said:
Well the day & half I had my nexus 4 I enjoyed it. It did start to grow on me, but I ended up trading it for an iphone 5 32gb unlocked After about 5 minutes setting up the iphone 5 I'd prefer to keep my iphone 4s with the mophie case. (Sold this morning for $420)
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Just so I'm clear. You traded a N4 (worth ~400$) for a 32G i5 (~800) and sold the latter for $420? Those are some messed up transactions sir.
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In short, for those of us that came from other Android phones, what was your first realization of "this is the way an Android device should be"?
Mine is two-fold, in a way. First was the sheer amount of choice in customization we have (as in, I spent most of my free time during the two day shipping process reading ROM threads :silly: ). The other was just being able to update CM10.1 with an OTA. I'm used to flashing things manually, but I'm a fan of things being easier than they necessarily need to be.
What are yours?
My first minutes after getting home with my NS4G about two years ago, downloading the SDK right from Google, plugging in my phone and typing
"fastboot oem unlock"
I was hooked and married to the brand ever since
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When i got the first android T-Mobile G1 and i finaly was released from Nokia`s symbian OS. I loved and stayed with android from that time.
I owned a N1 and have used all of them, I never really had a "nexus" moment (I tended to use vanilla phones) but I did have a "this is how it should be" which was with the N4 but it was 90% software and 10% hardware.
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My first minutes after getting home with my NS4G about two years ago, downloading the SDK right from Google, plugging in my phone and typing
"fastboot oem unlock"
I was hooked and married to the brand ever since
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Fastboot oem unlock was a biggie for me. I remember rooting and s-off my mytouch4g was a ridiculous process. Just thinking that a wrong command could possibly brick the phone and render it useless is very stupid.
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The minute I fired this baby up and started playing with it. This is my first Nexus. I previously had an HTC Inspire that I flashed a ported vanilla ICS rom on. That taste wanted me to have the real deal.
G1->Nexus One->Nexus 4
Every moment is Nexus moment.
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The moment where I started using it. It's so damn fast compared to my old S3.
And the 'feeling' is far better.
Best phone I ever had. :highfive: And I had my fair share of flagships, Android and not.
G1 > Nexus S > Nexus 4. I have seen the software restrictions and bloatware carriers add, the failed UI un-improvements from the OEM's, and the complete update abandonment after a new model is released. I wouldn't buy a laptop from my ISP, a TV from my cable provider, so why would I want a phone from my Wireless Telco? It's why a carrier-free Nexus is for me!
first was the usage after the first boot and the speed of android after my gs2 even with cm10. Second was after flashing an early version of xylon and seeing those beautiful transparent bars for the nav and status bar, I was like this is real beauty in a phone
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G1 > Nexus S > Nexus 4. I have seen the software restrictions and bloatware carriers add, the failed UI un-improvements from the OEM's, and the complete update abandonment after a new model is released. I wouldn't buy a laptop from my ISP, a TV from my cable provider, so why would I want a phone from my Wireless Telco? It's why a carrier-free Nexus is for me!
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Preach on brother.
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I was using an HD2 so could run various versions of Android on it. I used Froyo with Sense 2.1 for ages until it started becoming buggy so I flashed CM7. After that I really couldn't go to anything else for more than a week. I tried other versions of Sense, MIUI, a TouchWiz themed ROM and even one with the Xperia launcher but always ended up coming back to the latest CM.
When my Nexus1 trackball turned into a disco light show flashing different colors!
SpookyTunes said:
G1 > Nexus S > Nexus 4. I have seen the software restrictions and bloatware carriers add, the failed UI un-improvements from the OEM's, and the complete update abandonment after a new model is released. I wouldn't buy a laptop from my ISP, a TV from my cable provider, so why would I want a phone from my Wireless Telco? It's why a carrier-free Nexus is for me!
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Our modem and set top boxes are "rented" from our combined ISP/cable provider. Happens.
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Me? HOLY CRAP A SPARKLY BACK!!!1!11!!!!
I have a fetish for shiny things and I wanted it the first time I saw it. Love at first sight, literally!
After getting my Nexus, I just fell even deeper in love with it
Yes, there should be more sparkly phones on Earth!
My "nexus moment" was shortly after I got the Galaxy Nexus. I had owned the HTC rezound, and rooting and S-Off was a horrible experience, plus no way to taste that beautiful new ICS that had just come out.
I traded my rezound for a Gnex and being able to run stock, and typing
Code:
fastboot oem unlock
is what did it for me.
Felt the nexus moment when i received my Nexus 4...
Mytouch 3g = Was not bad actually
G2x = doesn't even get support, though was heavily advertised.
I was switching back to android following a sordid affair with iPhone. My brother using using the GNex and I really wanted one. My carrier didn't have the SKU any more, so I ended up getting an S3. I eventually started using a lot of cm10 and cm10.1 based ROMs and became addicted to stock android. It was pretty buggy, so I was longing for the real thing, and ended up buying my N4. I don't regret it.
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Was a long time Verizon customer and went through numerous droids before landing on the Galaxy Nexus. Just being able to unlock the boot loader and seeing the endless support forums made me a believer. Eventually left Verizon after seeing what they did to their nexus...such a shame. Now running the N4 on prepaid...kinda want to get a GSM GN just to see what I missed. I consider the N4 to be the best phone available and the GN second.
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-Turning it on for the first time and seeing the Nexus logo and knowing it wasnt just a flashed boot animation.
-Reading the OP of franco.kernel for the first time and seeing this:
"2. This kernel works on Y or X rom?
A: This is one of the worse questions you can ask on my threads. This is a Nexus, it works on every rom you can possibly imagine."
Loved my One X but I will never buy a non-Nexus phone again. Funny because last year i was so sure I would never own another LG device again.
I am a huge Nexus phone fan, having owned all four Nexus phones the last few years. But also have owned different phones in-between
But lately to me, long battery life has become my #1 most wanted feature. I hammer on my phone all day during the work week, and none of the Nexus phones last me a full day with my kind of use, and I do install custom ROM's with battery friendly kernels, etc.. still doesn't help.
My Nexus 4 I get around 4h On Screen Time, but only total usage of around 10h - 11h out of the battery before the phone is dead. So that sucks for me, unplug at 6:30am, and by 4:30pm it's pretty much done. My Galaxy Nexus was far worse than that, the G Nex blew on battery.
I use my phone, as an actual phone, go figure I can't understand people that rarely do phone calls, how can't you be on the phone anymore ? For running my business and dealing with clients, approx 2 hours of phone calls per day. GPS Navigation used every day, for at least one hour. Text like crazy all day. Read and send e-mails all day. Surf the web.
Only phone that could handle my type of use was the Note 2. That thing could be hammered hard on a workday and still be going until bedtime with juice still left. No other phone I owned could do that. But the Note was too large for my tastes, hard to one hand use.
Saying all of that, I need the Nexus 5 with the rumored option for 3,000mAh + 32GB storage. But now it sounds like that rumor has been squashed. So I might get the G2 instead, and run a ported Nexus 5 ROM down the road.
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I have a note1, running official 4.12 with a different kernel. Battery isn't bad, but I usually never let it get below 50% without at least tapping it a little bit during the day.
Perhaps part of the reason (if it holds true, these aren't official specs) of the smaller battery is maybe 4.4 is a little less power
hungry, or the SOC inside the device, the memory etc, consume less power?
Of course! I'm all set with multiple cheap battery banks strategically placed at work, in the car, and in my briefcase for those times I need the battery boost.
As cheap as $5.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RED-2600mah..._Cell_Phone_PDA_Batteries&hash=item485af1789d
Nope i will defenitly buy one *-*
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I am a huge Nexus phone fan, having owned all four Nexus phones the last few years. But also have owned different phones in-between
But lately to me, long battery life has become my #1 most wanted feature. I hammer on my phone all day during the work week, and none of the Nexus phones last me a full day with my kind of use, and I do install custom ROM's with battery friendly kernels, etc.. still doesn't help.
My Nexus 4 I get around 4h On Screen Time, but only total usage of around 10h - 11h out of the battery before the phone is dead. So that sucks for me, unplug at 6:30am, and by 4:30pm it's pretty much done. My Galaxy Nexus was far worse than that, the G Nex blew on battery.
I use my phone, as an actual phone, go figure I can't understand people that rarely do phone calls, how can't you be on the phone anymore ? For running my business and dealing with clients, approx 2 hours of phone calls per day. GPS Navigation used every day, for at least one hour. Text like crazy all day. Read and send e-mails all day. Surf the web.
Only phone that could handle my type of use was the Note 2. That thing could be hammered hard on a workday and still be going until bedtime with juice still left. No other phone I owned could do that. But the Note was too large for my tastes, hard to one hand use.
Saying all of that, I need the Nexus 5 with the rumored option for 3,000mAh + 32GB storage. But now it sounds like that rumor has been squashed. So I might get the G2 instead, and run a ported Nexus 5 ROM down the road.
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I agree with you 200%.
I currently have a GS3 with a 3,000mAh Samsung extended battery and I can do the all day. I was not able to do with 2100 stock.
If 2300 will be confirmed and if they'll not be able two do some crazy optimisation, I'll get a G2 or Z1. My concern is that AOSP on these two devices is zero at the moment.
As 64gb is out of discussion as well as sd card espansion, USB OTG will be very important as 32GB are not enough for me!
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Zorachus said:
I am a huge Nexus phone fan, having owned all four Nexus phones the last few years. But also have owned different phones in-between
But lately to me, long battery life has become my #1 most wanted feature. I hammer on my phone all day during the work week, and none of the Nexus phones last me a full day with my kind of use, and I do install custom ROM's with battery friendly kernels, etc.. still doesn't help.
My Nexus 4 I get around 4h On Screen Time, but only total usage of around 10h - 11h out of the battery before the phone is dead. So that sucks for me, unplug at 6:30am, and by 4:30pm it's pretty much done. My Galaxy Nexus was far worse than that, the G Nex blew on battery.
I use my phone, as an actual phone, go figure I can't understand people that rarely do phone calls, how can't you be on the phone anymore ? For running my business and dealing with clients, approx 2 hours of phone calls per day. GPS Navigation used every day, for at least one hour. Text like crazy all day. Read and send e-mails all day. Surf the web.
Only phone that could handle my type of use was the Note 2. That thing could be hammered hard on a workday and still be going until bedtime with juice still left. No other phone I owned could do that. But the Note was too large for my tastes, hard to one hand use.
Saying all of that, I need the Nexus 5 with the rumored option for 3,000mAh + 32GB storage. But now it sounds like that rumor has been squashed. So I might get the G2 instead, and run a ported Nexus 5 ROM down the road.
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Agree on the way a phone should be used and my usage pattern is similar to yours. I can hardly get through a day on a single charge and I would be out of juice by 6-7pm. However, battery life is no concern to me (and many others) at all. I mean, how far are you from an outlet at all times? I have a charger in the office, in my car, in my briefcase and on several strategic locations at home. We switch phones pretty much on an annual basis. The battery won't die in one year regardless of your abuse. So charge your phone whenever you can and ask for smaller batteries for a smaller lighter phones. Also from what I have seen for G2 battery life, at 2300mah the N5 might have enough juice for you and I to go through a day on a single charge.
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I agree with you 200%.
I currently have a GS3 with a 3,000mAh Samsung extended battery and I can do the all day. I was not able to do with 2100 stock.
If 2300 will be confirmed and if they'll not be able two do some crazy optimisation, I'll get a G2 or Z1. My concern is that AOSP on these two devices is zero at the moment.
As 64gb is out of discussion as well as sd card espansion, USB OTG will be very important as 32GB are not enough for me!
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Yep.
I am more sad, because the N5 is based off the G2, which has a 3,000mAh battery stock. Of all things to cut back on, and not keep the same between the two phones, don't let it be the battery.
What is Googles reasoning behind changing the battery from the G2 in the Nexus 5 ?
Oh well, looks like G2 here I come. And development will pick up big on that phone. Its only been out a few weeks, and the international G2 just came out last week.
Let's see a Nexus 5 ROM posted on the G2, since they are so similar.
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Zorachus said:
Yep.
I am more sad, because the N5 is based off the G2, which has a 3,000mAh battery stock. Of all things to cut back on, and not keep the same between the two phones, don't let it be the battery.
What is Googles reasoning behind changing the battery from the G2 in the Nexus 5 ?
Oh well, looks like G2 here I come. And development will pick up big on that phone. Its only been out a few weeks, and the international G2 just came out last week.
Let's see a Nexus 5 ROM posted on the G2, since they are so similar.
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Is the G2 bootloader locked?
Any way the best AOSP rom is always 4-6 month behind Nexus updates!
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Yep.
What is Googles reasoning behind changing the battery from the G2 in the Nexus 5 ?
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N5 is over and inch narrower and and nearly 3 inches shorter. Maybe it has to do with lack of real estate. Besides if we deduct from G2 we should expect 7.5-8h sot.:fingers-crossed:
vittogn said:
Is the G2 bootloader locked?
Any way the best AOSP rom is always 4-6 month behind Nexus updates!
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CM and AOKP ROM's are pretty quick to release new builds, based off the latest Android release. Its not a 4 month wait, maybe 4 weeks worse case.
The G2 is unlocked on T-Mobile, and International version. The ATT version has an exploit out, and said to be easy to root and the work around hasn't stopped custom ROM development.
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I'll be waiting for nexus 6.
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g2 or 5s ......own mba 2013
I just hope that if the battery is this size, that it will at least be able to take a 2.1 amp charge.
It won't affect my decision at all. The battery life on my N4 lasts the entire day on a full charge with moderate on-screen usage, plus I'd rather them sacrifice battery life and megapixels in order to have a quad core beast with a 1080p HD display for the low price of $299.
I'll be buying the Nexus 5 day one, can't wait!
I would buy it even if the battery was the same as the N4. All these battery nerds are getting way too worried about a phone they haven't even used yet. I guarantee that we will not care if you cry about the 2300 battery, have fun in the N4 forum, we will be here, the future.
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I would buy it even if the battery was the same as the N4. All these battery nerds are getting way too worried about a phone they haven't even used yet. I guarantee that we will not care if you cry about the 2300 battery, have fun in the N4 forum, we will be here, the future.
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The future is technically A57/53, 64bit, U-HD, etc...But sure, let's call N5 the "future". If I wanted future I probably would bet on the faster A7x chip. Sadly androids can't use it too...
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No. 2300mah will not stop me.
According to anandtech the lg g2 gets 7.9 hrs of battery life on lte web browsing. If you just reduce this proportionally the nexus 5 could get 6 hrs web browsing on LTE which is like double what my gnex gets.
Some people clearly spend every waking minute doing everything they can think of on their phone. The Nexus 5 probably won't work for those people but I expect it to be competitive with the last batch of mainstream flagships, aka the HTC one and galaxy s4. I think Google wanted a thin phone and just like the nexus 7 2013 they reduced the battery size to achieve this goal but only up to the point where battery life would be acceptable for like 90% of users.
I'm getting it no matter what battery it has...even solar!
I'm definitely getting one, my current phone has a 1500 mah battery... so 2300 is a major upgrade for me
Yes
:good: YESSIR! Been waiting on this since first hearing about it, never owned a Nexus device and currently own a Samsung Galaxy Young S6310L, hate Touchwiz & looking for the best stock experience and to start with Android 4.4? Great deal and this phone has a 1300mAh battery so a 2300/3000mAh upgrade should be great, going for the 32gb version which is rumored to have a 3000mAh battery so yes
Looking forward to see what developers has in store for it and maybe I can become one someday
I'm honestly just curious as to how many of us would still buy the Turbo way back when if we knew Lollipop wouldn't be out until July and it wouldn't be getting the root we were all used to. I personally would have bought a Nexus 6 from the start seeing as I jumped ship to the Nexus a few days ago and I'm currently loving it and looking to sell my Turbo.
Honestly I would not have. Don't get me wrong I like the turbo, but I think if I had known it would take this long to get lollipop, I would have waited to get a verizon nexus 6/bought an unlocked one before it officially came out.
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Honestly I would not have. Don't get me wrong I like the turbo, but I think if I had known it would take this long to get lollipop, I would have waited to get a verizon nexus 6/bought an unlocked one before it officially came out.
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I just bought a turbo last week. I was using a Nexus 5 but mainly switched because of the battery life. I was very underwhelmed by lollipop on my Nexus 5, it made the battery life even worse so I ended up downgrading my Nexus to 4.4.4 SlimKat because I would get close to 50% more battery life that way. I don't get the hype lollipop gets on Turbo forums, maybe its just a grass is greener situation. And hey, maybe it will be amazing on the Turbo but I kind of doubt it.
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I just bought a turbo last week. I was using a Nexus 5 but mainly switched because of the battery life. I was very underwhelmed by lollipop on my Nexus 5, it made the battery life even worse so I ended up downgrading my Nexus to 4.4.4 SlimKat because I would get close to 50% more battery life that way. I don't get the hype lollipop gets on Turbo forums, maybe its just a grass is greener situation. And hey, maybe it will be amazing on the Turbo but I kind of doubt it.
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For me, going to the Nexus wasn't just about Lollipop. I love the unlocked bootloader and easy (and free!) root. Although I must say I really do prefer Lollipop to KitKat.
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For me, going to the Nexus wasn't just about Lollipop. I love the unlocked bootloader and easy (and free!) root. Although I must say I really do prefer Lollipop to KitKat.
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This as well. Prior to purchasing the turbo, I had a CM12 rom running on my bootloader unlocked Moto X 2013, and I loved it, but I wanted something a little more powerful. It surprises me how much smoother lollipop is on that old hardware than kitkat is on the monster that is the droid turbo. This is the main reason I can't wait for lollipop to be released for the turbo.
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This as well. Prior to purchasing the turbo, I had a CM12 rom running on my bootloader unlocked Moto X 2013, and I loved it, but I wanted something a little more powerful. It surprises me how much smoother lollipop is on that old hardware than kitkat is on the monster that is the droid turbo. This is the main reason I can't wait for lollipop to be released for the turbo.
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Agreed, Lollipop on the Nexus 6 feels much faster than KK on the Turbo. It'll probably be pretty great on the Turbo, ridiculously fast. I'm still keeping the Nexus though I do love the extra screen.
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For me, going to the Nexus wasn't just about Lollipop. I love the unlocked bootloader and easy (and free!) root. Although I must say I really do prefer Lollipop to KitKat.
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I know part of my problem just was the fact my Nexus 5 was on Sprint. But once I loaded lollipop I started having issues with MMS and calling dropping, which downgrading to 4.4.4 didn't really fix. I used to be big on messing with my phone, which is part of the reason I got the Nexus 5 to begin with, but lately I haven't done much like that anymore so the locked bootloader doesn't bother me so much anymore. I've turned into more of a battery freak and having to carry a battery charger in my pocket along with my Nexus was getting old.
Honestly though I am very surprised carriers haven't started selling an unlocked bootloader and rooted version of their flagship phones and just charging more for them.
I don't get all the people saying lollipop made their battery worse or made their device lag horribly - every device I have ran lollipop on has been better battery and smooth as butter. Don't know what I'm doing different.
But to the topic - no - if I had known how long I would have to wait and that the only stable root would be a crippled half root that requires a PC and paying more than my monthly water bill just to get - I would never have touched the turbo.
No, but not because of lollipop. Right after I bought my Turbo, Verizon released the Nexus 6. I would have much rather had the Nexus. I do love my Turbo though. Especially now that I've rooted it.
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Yes, it is still the most "complete" 5~ inch cell phone on the market, for my purposes. I don't use the camera very much. Otherwise, it's fast, robust, and has stamina to get me through a work day or more. The only thing that would make it better, for me, would be a 5 inch screen without buttons, and the same battery. Basically, a Moto X with a bigger battery and more power. In less than a week, I expect it to be running Lollipop. But, frankly, Lollipop is not feature rich enough to make a huge difference in actual use.
At this point I would prefer to have the G4 mainly because the specs are about the same and the aftermarket support for the device is much greater than ours. Even if we got the bootloader unlocked right now, there would be a limited number of developers for our phone because it doesn't have as much of a userbase.
If the "I love that 3900mAh battery" portion was not there, I would have chosen the reconsideration one.
Just bought a Turbo for my wife over the weekend. She's the last person to care about which OS version a phone runs on but will benefit from the great battery life and moto features.
I would still buy it. It is stable for me, and has great battery life.
Am looking forward to Lollipop, but that isn't a big deal to me. I have it on 4 other devices, and simply don't see what the fuss/excitement is about.
Also wish it had a better camera, but it is good enough.
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At this point I would prefer to have the G4 mainly because the specs are about the same and the aftermarket support for the device is much greater than ours. Even if we got the bootloader unlocked right now, there would be a limited number of developers for our phone because it doesn't have as much of a userbase.
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Another reason I bought the Nexus.. There's so many more options to play with and ROMs to try out.
I would not have gotten it. Wish I had waited for the nexus 6. I like the extra screen space. I could live with a smaller battery.
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mobrules777 said:
I would not have gotten it. Wish I had waited for the nexus 6. I like the extra screen space. I could live with a smaller battery.
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If youre willing to wait a little, spend some time hunting around on Craigslist, eBay, or Swappa. I got a Nexus for a ridiculously good price by waiting for a great deal to pop up.
mobrules777 said:
I would not have gotten it. Wish I had waited for the nexus 6. I like the extra screen space. I could live with a smaller battery.
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Had the N6 BE AVAILABLE ON VZW I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH THAT OVER MY TURBO.. LOVE THE TURBO BUT ITS JUST BEEN A HEADACHE IN TERMS OF THE LOLLIPOP UPDATE IT SHOULD HAVE CAME WITH..SMH.. WAY TO FUMBLE VZW
I didn't buy and i wouldn't buy it today just because of the bootloader lock and verizon bloatware inside it.
Best phone I have ever owned, love all the features, performance, and battery. I would defiantly buy this phone again. Even had I known it would STILL not have an unlocked bootloader, it's just so damn good I can look past that.