[Q] Still worth buying the HTC One - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have been hooked on the way the HTC One looks and functions. I use to have Samsung Galaxy Nexus until I switched over to ios and have been eyeing this device for a while. Its already Q4 and I've heard rumors of the M8 next year. I've heard great reviews about this phone but now that my contract is done, an upgrade is due. I was wondering if its worth upgrading to the M7 now?
I mean do we really need anything more than a quad-core processor? Most of the apps don't even use that much & 2gb ram sounds great.
I'm just worried about future updates and falling behind on the devices since I'm getting it late. I have a problem when it comes to devices and this is my main crush.
Do you have any concerns about the future of this device? Would it be worth buying it now in November?
Shed some light on me! I can pick up the phone tomorrow if its still a yes 32 gb for $75 upgrade is a deal

insane08 said:
I have been hooked on the way the HTC One looks and functions. I use to have Samsung Galaxy Nexus until I switched over to ios and have been eyeing this device for a while. Its already Q4 and I've heard rumors of the M8 next year. I've heard great reviews about this phone but now that my contract is done, an upgrade is due. I was wondering if its worth upgrading to the M7 now?
I mean do we really need anything more than a quad-core processor? Most of the apps don't even use that much & 2gb ram sounds great.
I'm just worried about future updates and falling behind on the devices since I'm getting it late. I have a problem when it comes to devices and this is my main crush.
Do you have any concerns about the future of this device? Would it be worth buying it now in November?
Shed some light on me! I can pick up the phone tomorrow if its still a yes 32 gb for $75 upgrade is a deal
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Imo yes, you should go for it. This is the best android device I ever owned. Htc one will receive official 4.4 update so im not worried about future of updates. When HTC will no more support this device, there will be plenty of custom roms to bring those updates to us.
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insane08 said:
Its already Q4 and I've heard rumors of the M8 next year.
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Yeah you are right but imo never get a new model at launch, they always have issue with hardware or build quality. I learned that lesson from my HTC one X I bought last year at day 1. Never again lol. so if you want to wait for the M8, I say wait a couple month after launch, that is something to consider imo.

alray said:
Imo yes, you should go for it. This is the best android device I ever owned. Htc one will receive official 4.4 update so im not worried about future of updates. When HTC will no more support this device, there will be plenty of custom roms to bring those updates to us.
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Yeah you are right but imo never get a new model at launch, they always have issue with hardware or build quality. I learned that lesson from my HTC one X I bought last year at day 1. Never again lol. so if you want to wait for the M8, I say wait a couple month after launch, that is something to consider imo.
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Great thanks for your feedback. I have been exploring the forums for the device and things seem to be pretty good besides the camera tint issue. I love taking photos when I get the chance but Its not a complete deal breaker since the quality is still pretty good even with a 4mp.
I just want to confirm there isn't any lag because i pulled out my Samsung Galaxy Nexus to play with for a few days and I could not enjoy it at all.
I think i'll pick up this phone tomorrow ! now I have to decide either stealth black or metallic blue :good:

nice threads, I'm hooked up with One too, plan to buy soon, but should i wait M8 spec leak?
If true that M8 use snapdragon 800, then I'll buy M7.
I never buy a new model at launch, because I always check the XDA threads, looking for the developers, I love flashin' new ROM every day like my Sensation, until now, the dev's still make a new ROM.
What I'm getting worried is purple tint issue that One have it. I use android from the first till now with HTC Sense and now using the LG G2, I feel something is missing. That's why I want to replace G2 with HTC Devices.

insane08 said:
Great thanks for your feedback. I have been exploring the forums for the device and things seem to be pretty good besides the camera tint issue. I love taking photos when I get the chance but Its not a complete deal breaker since the quality is still pretty good even with a 4mp.
I just want to confirm there isn't any lag because i pulled out my Samsung Galaxy Nexus to play with for a few days and I could not enjoy it at all.
I think i'll pick up this phone tomorrow ! now I have to decide either stealth black or metallic blue :good:
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no lag at all for me. I wasn't affected by the camera purp tint issue, maybe because I didn't bought an early device, idk. Also they nurfed boom sound a little bit after 1.28 bcause they had to many blown speakers to repair under warranty. so if you hear boom sound in store, keep in mind it will be less powerful after updating your phone. not an issue for me, its still loud enough with both facing speakers.
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allhill said:
nice threads, I'm hooked up with One too, plan to buy soon, but should i wait M8 spec leak?
If true that M8 use snapdragon 800, then I'll buy M7.
I never buy a new model at launch, because I always check the XDA threads, looking for the developers, I love flashin' new ROM every day like my Sensation, until now, the dev's still make a new ROM.
What I'm getting worried is purple tint issue that One have it. I use android from the first till now with HTC Sense and now using the LG G2, I feel something is missing. That's why I want to replace G2 with HTC Devices.
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Imo don't wait for the snap 800. Believe me, 1.7 Ghz quad is already more than enough for all apps and games and I feel it will be powerful enough for at least 2-3 years to run everything you'll trow at it. Its like the megapixel war, at some point you don't notice any big upgrade in photo quality. imo it same for cpu, it will not make a big difference in everyday usage between snap 600 or 800 except maybe better or even worse battery consumption for higher freq. My One x died like 2 months ago and was powerful enough with its tegra 3.
When the M8 will be released it will probably cost between 600-700$ contract free. At this moment you can easily find a brand new unlocked M7 for under 500$ and spent that extra money for accessories or just keep it in your pocket. well that is my opinion

alray said:
no lag at all for me. I wasn't affected by the camera purp tint issue, maybe because I didn't bought an early device, idk. Also they nurfed boom sound a little bit after 1.28 bcause they had to many blown speakers to repair under warranty. so if you hear boom sound in store, keep in mind it will be less powerful after updating your phone. not an issue for me, its still loud enough with both facing speakers.
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Imo don't wait for the snap 800. Believe me, 1.7 Ghz quad is already more than enough for all apps and games and I feel it will be powerful enough for at least 2-3 years to run everything you'll trow at it. Its like the megapixel war, at some point you don't notice any big upgrade in photo quality. imo it same for cpu, it will not make a big difference in everyday usage between snap 600 or 800 except maybe better or even worse battery consumption for higher freq. My One x died like 2 months ago and was powerful enough with its tegra 3.
When the M8 will be released it will probably cost between 600-700$ contract free. At this moment you can easily find a brand new unlocked M7 for under 500$ and spent that extra money for accessories or just keep it in your pocket. well that is my opinion
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Thank you for your opinion.
I believe the difference between snapdragon 600 & 800 not really big, and i agree with you, snapdragon 600 should be more that enough
nah... that's why i always look the XDA developer thread before I buy the phone, it's make me feel save for 1-2 year ahead which HTC software update not really good.
In my country, the HTC ONE cost around $700 just off about $60 after released. But the HTC One Dual Sim now release cost $760 and also HTC One Mini cost $570... hope next moth their price will going down thanks you once again to press my doubt to buy ONE.

God so expensive, where do you live maye?
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alray said:
no lag at all for me. I wasn't affected by the camera purp tint issue, maybe because I didn't bought an early device, idk. Also they nurfed boom sound a little bit after 1.28 bcause they had to many blown speakers to repair under warranty. so if you hear boom sound in store, keep in mind it will be less powerful after updating your phone. not an issue for me, its still loud enough with both facing speakers.
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Imo don't wait for the snap 800. Believe me, 1.7 Ghz quad is already more than enough for all apps and games and I feel it will be powerful enough for at least 2-3 years to run everything you'll trow at it. Its like the megapixel war, at some point you don't notice any big upgrade in photo quality. imo it same for cpu, it will not make a big difference in everyday usage between snap 600 or 800 except maybe better or even worse battery consumption for higher freq. My One x died like 2 months ago and was powerful enough with its tegra 3.
When the M8 will be released it will probably cost between 600-700$ contract free. At this moment you can easily find a brand new unlocked M7 for under 500$ and spent that extra money for accessories or just keep it in your pocket. well that is my opinion
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Well I did it! I picked up my Blue HTC One today. This is seriously a beauty, definitely the most amazing appearance I have seen on a phone. In love already and feels pretty snappy. Patiently waiting for my update to download now, I need to pick up a nice case now.
Thanks for your help!

alray said:
God so expensive, where do you live maye?
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Indonesia
more expensive than the original cost and no blue or red HTC ONE

today I decide to buy HTC One, but after looking 2 malls, there no one counter that sell HTC ONE, they sell the HTC ONE DUAL SIM GSM/CDMA no LTE version.
I'm confuse about the developers later, it's still support? I search that HTC ONE Dual Sim (M7_U maybe?) can flash the rom from HTC One M7_UL. Should i buy the dual sim or searching the origin HTC ONE?

allhill said:
but after looking 2 malls, there no one counter that sell HTC ONE, they sell the HTC ONE DUAL SIM GSM/CDMA no LTE version
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Maybe you want to look on ebay? Many sellers are shipping worldwide... I bought mine from ebay, lot cheaper than in store.
allhill said:
I'm confuse about the developers later, it's still support?
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I dont really know anything about the dual sim version. what I know is that M7_U and M7_UL rom are not compatible with dual sim according to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223236
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I search that HTC ONE Dual Sim (M7_U maybe?) can flash the rom from HTC One M7_UL
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Dual sim HTC One is a M7_d not a M7_U and I'm sure because I own a M7_U and this is not dual sim. Sure you can flash a M7_UL rom in a M7_U phone (as I did with mine) but it wont enable lte.
allhill said:
Should i buy the dual sim or searching the origin HTC ONE?
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Imo, search for a M7_UL first. If you dont really care about LTE you can pick a M7_U and install M7_UL stock or costum rom later.

alray said:
Maybe you want to look on ebay? Many sellers are shipping worldwide... I bought mine from ebay, lot cheaper than in store.
I dont really know anything about the dual sim version. what I know is that M7_U and M7_UL rom are not compatible with dual sim according to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223236
Dual sim HTC One is a M7_d not a M7_U and I'm sure because I own a M7_U and this is not dual sim. Sure you can flash a M7_UL rom in a M7_U phone (as I did with mine) but it wont enable lte.
Imo, search for a M7_UL first. If you dont really care about LTE you can pick a M7_U and install M7_UL stock or costum rom later.
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:victory: I already buy HTC One M7_U
join the family now... :victory:

allhill said:
:victory: I already buy HTC One M7_U
join the family now... :victory:
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congrats mate!
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if you need help to convert to M7_UL let me know.

alray said:
congrats mate!
:victory:
if you need help to convert to M7_UL let me know.
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:good: thanks
convert you mean LTE enabled?
maybe after my country support LTE as well
I'm will hold my passion to root & s-off because the purple tint issue, the warranty still needed
now after update to 4.3, there a bit purple noise near the side.

insane08 said:
Well I did it! I picked up my Blue HTC One today. This is seriously a beauty, definitely the most amazing appearance I have seen on a phone. In love already and feels pretty snappy. Patiently waiting for my update to download now, I need to pick up a nice case now.
Thanks for your help!
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I see you decided to get the One then
It was definitely a good choice as the future of this phone is looking good, to be honest.
Before I got the One, I was a bit worried about future support as HTC haven't exactly had a great track record in the past and a lot of their previous phones have had some major issues. It was mainly the sleek that caught my attention and when I finally used one (on the day of release in the UK) my mind was made up.
The One was truly a "do or die" situation for HTC because if this phone hadn't sold well, it would have pretty much finished them off. Luckily for them, however, the phone is great and has been a brilliant seller. They've also done brilliantly with updates so far as have stuck to their word of releasing 4.4 when they said they would. That's why you don't have to worry about only getting the phone now as it will carry on getting better for quite a while yet
alray said:
Yeah you are right but imo never get a new model at launch, they always have issue with hardware or build quality. I learned that lesson from my HTC one X I bought last year at day 1. Never again lol. so if you want to wait for the M8, I say wait a couple month after launch, that is something to consider imo.
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This is what I was also worried about when I got my One. I got it the day after release in the UK and figured I would have some issues with it, due to it being the very first build.
Luckily though I've had no issues whatsoever. The only defects I've got is a couple of dead pixels (which I don't notice most of the time anyway) and a slight lift on the top right corner of the phone. As those defects are really minor, and in no way cause for me to return the phone, I've not been bothered by them. The One is way too good for me to be put off by such minor blemishes
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allhill said:
:good: thanks
convert you mean LTE enabled?
maybe after my country support LTE as well
I'm will hold my passion to root & s-off because the purple tint issue, the warranty still needed
now after update to 4.3, there a bit purple noise near the side.
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no it will not enable LTE as the M7_U use MDM8215 Dual-carrier HSPA+ modem and M7_UL MDM9215 Multi-Mode LTE modem
the main benefit of converting to M7_UL is faster ota update. I was stock on 4.1.2 with my M7_U

Sorry to dig out an old topic.
Planning to buy this for my sister who isn't a power user. Plus relatively small hands as I'll be wrapping it up with a Otterbox case. So it boils down to the fact that is it still worth buying for $200 less?
Thanks

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Android ---> Winphone -----> Android

Hello buddies,
i had ages ago a Xperia X10. Bought than Windows Phone HTC 8X. But the battery drain made me crazy. So the 8X was sold, but still in love with HTC. now im still using my Xperia X10, what a good product.....5 years and still running with the same battery......
So i do some research and i think i want the HTC One, it looks gorgeous, is fair priced and has great specs, beside the cam. BUT im a little bit confused about the finish, read a lot about cuts.....misaligned displays and more.
Would you still buy it again ? Do you think i can also use the One at least 3 to 4 years ?
Please give me advice before buying these beauty
Greetings
go for M8
Hi,
that was not the question and to be clear. Every cam is better than the cam used by my X10 . Its not so important for me, just mentioned that point.
By the way i dont want to spend so much money AND dont want to wait. Just some tips from guys using it all day would be nice.
mek84 said:
Hello buddies,
i had ages ago a Xperia X10. Bought than Windows Phone HTC 8X. But the battery drain made me crazy. So the 8X was sold, but still in love with HTC. now im still using my Xperia X10, what a good product.....5 years and still running with the same battery......
So i do some research and i think i want the HTC One, it looks gorgeous, is fair priced and has great specs, beside the cam. BUT im a little bit confused about the finish, read a lot about cuts.....misaligned displays and more.
Would you still buy it again ? Do you think i can also use the One at least 3 to 4 years ?
Please give me advice before buying these beauty
Greetings
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I would buy again. Mine have no flaws and the cam isn't that bad. Not experienced any issue at all. The most common issue is the camera purp tint. I think newer batch of phones should be fine. I will not say anything about lifespan because at this point its just speculating but the aluminum casing makes the phone seem pretty solid
The assembly of the HTC One is amazing, mine is rock solid and sooo gorgeous, I love it. It should last 3 years easily, the sharpness of the screen is amazing but my camera is horrible, never focuses so I have to use an app with manual focus options in order to snap focused pics. Other than that I love it, but if you really love HTC wait for the M8, it is literally a month down the road. Cheers!
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I lost my HTC one and i though if what replacement phone I should get..
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How can you recommand the M8? It'll be at least two months to availability and be twice the current price of the M7.
The HTC One is a great phone and still the phone I would choose if buying a phone today.
BenPope said:
How can you recommand the M8? It'll be at least two months to availability and be twice the current price of the M7.
The HTC One is a great phone and still the phone I would choose if buying a phone today.
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Brand new, the m7 is still £400-500. The m8 will just be around the same price.
With regards to the question asked, the HTC One is a great phone. However, since you've waited so long already to get a new phone, I would wait and get the m8. Personally anyways.
I've had my one since just before Christmas. Bought it outright because I don't want to renew my contract when it's up. The phone I had on contract was terrible - acting up really bad; plus contract are far too dear (better value to buy a phone outright and add a giffgaff sim card - if you're in the uk) . I'm confident that the One will last me a good couple years.
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pardoned said:
Brand new, the m7 is still £400-500. The m8 will just be around the same price.
With regards to the question asked, the HTC One is a great phone. However, since you've waited so long already to get a new phone, I would wait and get the m8. Personally anyways.
I've had my one since just before Christmas. Bought it outright because I don't want to renew my contract when it's up. The phone I had on contract was terrible - acting up really bad; plus contract are far too dear (better value to buy a phone outright and add a giffgaff sim card - if you're in the uk) . I'm confident that the One will last me a good couple years.
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Thanks, but in germany you get a new one for around 300-400 Euro. So i will definitely stick with the M7....dont want afford M8

Need Advice - Urgent

Hi all,
I've been looking out for a pre-owned M7 & came across one seller who has a 3UK M7 that's on 4.4.3.
Before committing, I wanted to ask -
Can this phone be de-branded? He gets the 3UK logo when it boots up.
Also can I flash any custom ROMs ?
Any limitations using a 3UK device? No S-Off, no updates, etc?
Thanks,
Jude
judebrent87 said:
Hi all,
I've been looking out for a pre-owned M7 & came across one seller who has a 3UK M7 that's on 4.4.3.
Before committing, I wanted to ask -
Can this phone be de-branded? He gets the 3UK logo when it boots up.
Also can I flash any custom ROMs ?
Any limitations using a 3UK device? No S-Off, no updates, etc?
Thanks,
Jude
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Hi you have posted in the wrong thread you should move your question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help
I have a HTC One on 3UK And you can get an unlock code from Three for free, stock 4.4.3 on 3UK has problems the signal drops all the time it's horrible you want to avoid that version at all costs but first you want to unlock the bootloader can be done at HTC dev then try and get S-OFF, then Upgrade to the latest firmware and install a rom of your choice
liam_davenport said:
Hi you have posted in the wrong thread you should move your question here http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one/help
I have a HTC One on 3UK And you can get an unlock code from Three for free, stock 4.4.3 on 3UK has problems the signal drops all the time it's horrible you want to avoid that version at all costs but first you want to unlock the bootloader can be done at HTC dev then try and get S-OFF, then Upgrade to the latest firmware and install a rom of your choice
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Thanks for your reply, how do I move to the thread you suggested?
It's also network unlocked, just that I want to unlock boot loader and achieve S-Off. I've been out of touch, hence asked for advise. Any negative getting this phone, is it different hardware wise compared to the AT&T, T-Mobile variants?
Lastly, I'm aware & have been informed by the seller about a slight pink tint that occurs, is that software or hardware?
Thanks,
Jude
judebrent87 said:
Thanks for your reply, how do I move to the thread you suggested?
It's also network unlocked, just that I want to unlock boot loader and achieve S-Off. I've been out of touch, hence asked for advise. Any negative getting this phone, is it different hardware wise compared to the AT&T, T-Mobile variants?
Lastly, I'm aware & have been informed by the seller about a slight pink tint that occurs, is that software or hardware?
Thanks,
Jude
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No problem and to be honest i don't know how to move a post lol
Right 3UK is an international version so it's GSM only so no CDMA I don't know alot about US carriers so i can't help you there sorry but you might need to install an older rom to get S-OFF all info is in the threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158151
I have the pink tint too Unfortunately it's a hardware problem but you can return to HTC for free repair, it happens when the phone gets really hot, when gaming or using while charging, Ask the seller to take a picture might not even be that bad i've only got a small area in this middle i don't really care the camera isn't that great anyway's, if you can get an M8 go for it
liam_davenport said:
No problem and to be honest i don't know how to move a post lol
Right 3UK is an international version so it's GSM only so no CDMA I don't know alot about US carriers so i can't help you there sorry but you might need to install an older rom to get S-OFF all info is in the threads http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158151
I have the pink tint too Unfortunately it's a hardware problem but you can return to HTC for free repair, it happens when the phone gets really hot, when gaming or using while charging, Ask the seller to take a picture might not even be that bad i've only got a small area in this middle i don't really care the camera isn't that great anyway's, if you can get an M8 go for it
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I have 2 more deals one for the M8 & the other being the Galaxy S5. What would you suggest? Which is a better phone on the whole?
judebrent87 said:
I have 2 more deals one for the M8 & the other being the Galaxy S5. What would you suggest? Which is a better phone on the whole?
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Nice To be honest its down to personal preference there both great devices, if you can test them both see which you like best, i prefer HTC over Samsung, Sense is great if you wanted to stay stock, the build quality is amazing on the M8 as for the battery life and alot of nice Roms for it but to the S5 touchwiz is awful laggy and bloated with unwanted features and feels cheap in the hand, I've not really used the S5 so can't say much about it, If you want my opinion I'd get the M8, but if it really come's down to it the M7 is still a great device, Development is still ongoing so alot of roms, kernals ect It will get android L when it's released mines still going on strong
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Nice To be honest its down to personal preference there both great devices, if you can test them both see which you like best, i prefer HTC over Samsung, Sense is great if you wanted to stay stock, the build quality is amazing on the M8 as for the battery life and alot of nice Roms for it but to the S5 touchwiz is awful laggy and bloated with unwanted features and feels cheap in the hand, I've not really used the S5 so can't say much about it, If you want my opinion I'd get the M8, but if it really come's down to it the M7 is still a great device, Development is still ongoing so alot of roms, kernals ect It will get android L when it's released mines still going on strong
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I did research and came to the conclusion - the M7 is almighty. I am just scared about the Pink tint! Now that you've told me, I can de-brand, S-off and flash custom ROMs as well as get Android L, only concern is the camera, although I am not a heavy camera user. I use it only occasionally! You think it's an issue for less to moderate usage?
Thanks
judebrent87 said:
I did research and came to the conclusion - the M7 is almighty. I am just scared about the Pink tint! Now that you've told me, I can de-brand, S-off and flash custom ROMs as well as get Android L, only concern is the camera, although I am not a heavy camera user. I use it only occasionally! You think it's an issue for less to moderate usage?
Thanks
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Well like i said get the seller to take a picture with the camera and send you then you can judge if it too bad or not noticeable i don't really use the camera just snapchat and mines not noticeable but i've seen some bad ones, where will you be using the phone?
liam_davenport said:
Well like i said get the seller to take a picture with the camera and send you then you can judge if it too bad or not noticeable i don't really use the camera just snapchat and mines not noticeable but i've seen some bad ones, where will you be using the phone?
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I've done that, it's clear. He says it comes on occasionally when used in low light conditions. I would be meeting him in person tomorrow and checking out the phone, etc.
Anything I should keep an eye out for. Any specifics to look out for where the camera's concerned?
Cheers,
Jude

[OPINIONS] Help deciding getting this device?

Hello all! My name is Terence, and I've been dealing with Android devices and rooting for years now, so the first things I always look at when I'm searching for new devices are the Dev community, and the AOSP scene. Right the the device I have is the LG G2, and while its an amazing device, flashing ROMs (or hell, just owning the device in general) is a lot like playing Russian Roulette with the display. What I mean by that is, there is a known problem with this phone where permanent black lines would appear on the right side of the device, with no real explanation so far. At first, people thought it was because of flashing certain ROMs, or the phone overheating. Then people started vetted screen damage being just on stock. And I am one of those people with screen damage. So I started thinking, I can either get this fixed for $130, or search for a new device. I've found a good condition HTC One M7 for $150. My question(s) to you is, should I do it? Is it worth it just to buy this particular device? Are there any crazy issues such as my screen damage that pops up? I know the One isn't quite as good as the LG G2 on paper, but I'm not really a power user like that. I just love me some AOSP ROMs, and there's work being done on Lollipop, which is also a huge plus. Thanks for your time and answers!
iamterence said:
I've found a good condition HTC One M7 for $150. My question(s) to you is, should I do it? Is it worth it just to buy this particular device?
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If you're sure its in good condition, yes!
Are there any crazy issues such as my screen damage that pops up?
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The infamous camera pink/purple issue
alray said:
If you're sure its in good condition, yes!
The infamous camera pink/purple issue
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Camera issue? Oh, do tell. Stock, or AOSP ROMs?
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Camera issue? Oh, do tell. Stock, or AOSP ROMs?
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hardware issue so it could happen on both stock rom or custom roms. If you have this issue, htc will replace the camera under warranty.
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hardware issue so it could happen on both stock rom or custom roms. If you have this issue, htc will replace the camera under warranty.
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Do you know if it's a day one problem, or something that just happens randomly over time?
iamterence said:
Do you know if it's a day one problem, or something that just happens randomly over time?
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Day one Problem for sure
iamterence said:
Do you know if it's a day one problem, or something that just happens randomly over time?
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its something that happens over time and get worse. Mine just started to have this issue after 1 year
Very interesting. Whatever the case may be, I'm sure its better than the screen going completely AWOL on random just because it feels like it one day -_- I think I'm going to go for it, though. Yes, it has lower specs than my G2, but there's something oddly attractive about the One that's drawing me to it. And it has a good development scene, and you guys all seem civilized, compared to the G2 forums.... -______-
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Very interesting. Whatever the case may be, I'm sure its better than the screen going completely AWOL on random just because it feels like it one day -_- I think I'm going to go for it, though. Yes, it has lower specs than my G2, but there's something oddly attractive about the One that's drawing me to it. And it has a good development scene, and you guys all seem civilized, compared to the G2 forums.... -______-
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The camera issue is only there when taking picture in low light conditions. It still take good picture in normal lighting condition. Personally, I don't really care because I always use my dslr cam. Still a great phone, I would still buy it today.
Yeah, I'm not really big on the camera. For what its worth, the pictures I've taken so far on the G2 have been ****. Probably because I'm on AOSP and AOSP cameras are usually always **** compared to stock. My Optimus G takes much better pictures.
I've been doing some reading, and it seems like the Sprint version of the M7 is a little shafted on development compared to the rest of the variants No GPE ROM I can convert to, I see, which is something I was really excited for
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I've been doing some reading, and it seems like the Sprint version of the M7 is a little shafted on development compared to the rest of the variants No GPE ROM I can convert to, I see, which is something I was really excited for
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Yeah I would steer clear of Sprint and Verizon variants if your looking for plenty of choice from a development point of view.
You'll definitely want an International, Dev Edition or GPE HTC One any M7_ul basically.
But yeah I would totally recommend the M7. I love mine. The purple camera can be a problem. I had mine repaired under warranty because it did get quite bad. I was only without my phone for 5 working days and it's been fine since and the repair quality was amazing, I honestly couldn't tell the phone had been opened up. And I scrutinized it before sending it in.
Apart from that it's been a fantastic device, easily the best I've ever owned. It looks great and is very comfortable to use. Always snappy and responsive and dose everything I ask of it.
I was a little bummed when the M8 came out because I still had 12 months left on my contract with the M7. But my friend has an M8 and to be honest I don't feel like I'm missing out on a whole lot. Apart from the obvious hardware improvements it doesn't really feel a whole lot better than my M7
Danny201281 said:
Yeah I would steer clear of Sprint and Verizon variants if your looking for plenty of choice from a development point of view.
You'll definitely want an International, Dev Edition or GPE HTC One any M7_ul basically.
But yeah I would totally recommend the M7. I love mine. The purple camera can be a problem. I had mine repaired under warranty because it did get quite bad. I was only without my phone for 5 working days and it's been fine since and the repair quality was amazing, I honestly couldn't tell the phone had been opened up. And I scrutinized it before sending it in.
Apart from that it's been a fantastic device, easily the best I've ever owned. It looks great and is very comfortable to use. Always snappy and responsive and dose everything I ask of it.
I was a little bummed when the M8 came out because I still had 12 months left on my contract with the M7. But my friend has an M8 and to be honest I don't feel like I'm missing out on a whole lot. Apart from the obvious hardware improvements it doesn't really feel a whole lot better than my M7
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Well damn. I'm on Sprint, so I kinda don't have a choice in that department >_<
iamterence said:
Well damn. I'm on Sprint, so I kinda don't have a choice in that department >_<
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Well it could be worse, at least it's not Verizon They don't even allow bootloader unlocking with HTC dev.
But you should be sure to flash only Sprint compatible software roms and recoveries for other Variants will soft brick it. The Sprint has a different partition layout. But you should find everything you need here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-htc-one

Convince me to stay or go

Ok I have had a M7 since day of launch in the UK on Orange but im seriously tempted to go buy myself a Oneplus One, and sell my trusted M7
So whats peoples opinions ? anyone used both ?
Cheers in advance
Mike
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Ok I have had a M7 since day of launch in the UK on Orange but im seriously tempted to go buy myself a Oneplus One, and sell my trusted M7
So whats peoples opinions ? anyone used both ?
Cheers in advance
Mike
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Well the OPO runs GPe rom and that would put me off straight away, I love the sense overlay which HTC put on top of android, plus HTC is easy to mod, just take a look around these forums, this device is 2 years old and still very much alive and being developed around here, when I do come to upgrade in about 9 months, I will definatley go HTC again, probably the M9 depending on the deals around, we live in rip off britain at the end of the day, but HTC is the only way for me, I cant stand I-DONT-KNOW-PHONES, dont like touchwiz by Samsung, plus my Mrs Samasung Galaxy in loaded with so much rubbish its unbelievable, and not operator rubbish, its all Samsung stuff, and Sony have the slowest updates ive ever experienced.
Maybe you should s-off your M7 and stick a GPe rom on it, see if you like it before jumping into a 2 year contract which you may not like.
My phone is S-off and running MaximusHD52 lollipop but to be honest i love it and cant really fault it, i was like you going to wait on the M9 but rip off britian that we like in, i can get a great deal on a sim only ee card for £12 a month unlimited text/calls and 15gb data so if i traded my one into CEX i would get close to £100 for it, meaning i would only be £150 on top for an opo divide that into the 24 month contract and add the line rental and it works out at £18.25 a month, a heck of a saving on my current phone, and im pretty sure that the M9 will cost a fortune when it arrives.
But im not sure if i will miss my M7 too much as i said i love the phone and my only real faults with it is the battery aint the best and im still not sure im sold on the camera, even HTC aint sure on it and dropped it on the M9
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My phone is S-off and running MaximusHD52 lollipop but to be honest i love it and cant really fault it, i was like you going to wait on the M9 but rip off britian that we like in, i can get a great deal on a sim only ee card for £12 a month unlimited text/calls and 15gb data so if i traded my one into CEX i would get close to £100 for it, meaning i would only be £150 on top for an opo divide that into the 24 month contract and add the line rental and it works out at £18.25 a month, a heck of a saving on my current phone, and im pretty sure that the M9 will cost a fortune when it arrives.
But im not sure if i will miss my M7 too much as i said i love the phone and my only real faults with it is the battery aint the best and im still not sure im sold on the camera, even HTC aint sure on it and dropped it on the M9
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yeah I know what you mean about the camera and battery, the camera is rubbish compared to other devices in its class, I always use my Mrs camera on her Samsung to take picts, that is the only good thing I can say about her Galaxy, the camera kicks HTC's rear end, as for the battery, have you ever tried this, I found it the other day and tried it, follow every instruction to the letter, it worked wonders:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...ry-charger-reset-procedure-htc-one-m7-m8.html
Also, not to be a sales guy, but have a look at virgin media's sim only contracts, unlimited everything for £18 a month including 0870 / 0845 / 0800 calls etc, they use EE's network :good: its the way I will go until I can get a good price.
Well i just did the 2 mins of resetting to see how it goes, although in 5.0.2 i cant see any fast boot options, or am i being stupid ?
and there aint any amount of resets that will fix my camera lol, although mine is so much better than my wife one m7 which in low light makes the world look purple lol
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Well i just did the 2 mins of resetting to see how it goes, although in 5.0.2 i cant see any fast boot options, or am i being stupid ?
and there aint any amount of resets that will fix my camera lol, although mine is so much better than my wife one m7 which in low light makes the world look purple lol
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I have an M8 and an M7 and the M8 is a solid upgrade to the M7. The great part is everything you like about an M7 is also right their in the M8
and most the stuff you didn't get in the M7 is included in an M8. Duel rear camera - Eye experience - ZOE - External SDcard - bigger screen - bigger battery - it's really everything the M7 should have been.
Being an user of m7 for nearly one year, I still love my m7, first of all is the gorgeous design, then what impresses me is the back camera, the screenshots taken are clear and brilliant, and for the battery, it's durable for me to use in a whole day.

Lollipop update

When HTC Desire 510 receive android lollipop update?
Official update, probably Q4 2015. Custom roms, who knows
lucyr03 said:
When HTC Desire 510 receive android lollipop update?
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This is when
stefanthehuman said:
This is when
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Wow, is very good in April, thanks
lucyr03 said:
Wow, is very good in April, thanks
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I must say, this is extremely frustrating, seeing as Marshmallow will be out by then. Wtf HTC?
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I must say, this is extremely frustrating, seeing as Marshmallow will be out by then. Wtf HTC?
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I thought I seen something on the tv a few months ago that HTC wasn't going to update the desire 510 to their lollipop because they'd rather you spend the money to buy another more expensive phone if you want lollipop... @r3pwn is in the process of building cm12.1 that's basically lollipop but better!
12.1 is not near stable enough for daily use. Anyways, I guess I need to get some money together and put this phone up on eBay because this is ridiculous. HTC just lost a customer. I'm very upset that I gave up a Nexus 4 for this. Oh well. Live and learn. From now on, I'm only buying Nexus/Motorola smartphones.
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12.1 is not near stable enough for daily use. Anyways, I guess I need to get some money together and put this phone up on eBay because this is ridiculous. HTC just lost a customer. I'm very upset that I gave up a Nexus 4 for this. Oh well. Live and learn. From now on, I'm only buying Nexus/Motorola smartphones.
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You gave up a nexxus 4 for a 50 dollar 510?
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Apparently that page is wrong since it's past April.
Perhaps all should better learn reading and understaning, before you are going to spam threads in a forum like this.
1 year = 4xQuarters
1 Quarter `= 12/4 = 3 months
So.. when the web site tells HTC is doing Lollipop Update in Q4 it meant to be from Oktober till Decembre
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You gave up a nexxus 4 for a 50 dollar 510?
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The navigation bar stopped recognizing my touches. I had to use Pie Controls. But not having the bottom little section of my phone was really annoying and instead of having the digitizer replaced, I opted to get this phone instead of keeping a 3 year old phone. Plus the removable battery and expandable memory caught my attention as 8gb was hard to work with, especially with apps being bigger and lollipop using up more space on the N4. Also the GPU was supposedly better. I should've gone with the 2nd gen moto e.
Bad move. I'm heavily considering selling this phone and buying a new digitizer and LCD for the Nexus 4.
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The navigation bar stopped recognizing my touches. I had to use Pie Controls. But not having the bottom little section of my phone was really annoying and instead of having the digitizer replaced, I opted to get this phone instead of keeping a 3 year old phone. Plus the removable battery and expandable memory caught my attention as 8gb was hard to work with, especially with apps being bigger and lollipop using up more space on the N4. Also the GPU was supposedly better. I should've gone with the 2nd gen moto e.
Bad move. I'm heavily considering selling this phone and buying a new digitizer and LCD for the Nexus 4.
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You won't get much money for the phone. It's not worth anything really cause once we all figured out that this isn't what HTC claimed no one really wants it now.

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