Database Develop

[NEWS] HTC Schubert TMO US has been EOL'd on 17 Dec 11

source WMPowerUser.
T-Mobile has gotten rid of its last large-screened Windows Phone 7 handset, effectively leaving prospective Windows Phone 7 buyers with currently only the choice of the HTC Radar or in the near future the Nokia Lumia 710.
Rightly or wrongly, buyers associate large screens with high end devices, effectively meaning if you want a high-end handset the only choice is to go to AT&T, where the 4.3 inch Samsung Focus S or 4.7 inch HTC Titan can be purchased for considerably more of course.
The same issue exists on Verizon with the HTC Trophy and Sprint with the HTC Arrive.
While we recognize Microsoft’s decision to attack the low-end high volume value segment of the market with Windows Phone 7, not having high-end hero devices available on the same network will do real damage to the brand.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

I saw this. I'm hoping it means something bigger or similar is on its way in the near future. Smaller than 4" just doesn't do it for me. I'm hoping Titan or Nokia 900. Either would make this ending acceptable.

Fortunately, I have the HD7 and I'm still loving it. I would consider the Titan for its front-facing camera and higher quality sound for my mp3's. I always wondered who decides what model goes where. It seems AT&T is getting most of the phones. If Windows Phone is expected to take off, the people need to see options. Microsoft, please give us options!

I'd also like to see more options also. I just recently bought an HD7 on ebay because I was curious to see how windows evolved since the days of the Wing which had windows mobile 6 professional (which was pretty terrible in my opinion). I've had my Sensation since it came out in June and was getting bored so I wanted to try a windows phone again and boy is it different. Overall, I think I like it though. Maybe I'll buy another someday. But not if the only phone t-mobile is offering with WP7 is the radar. I'm not a fan of white phones at all.

patience lad....don't do anything stupid !
2012 is the year of Windows Phone's
PS: Can you quote the video game reference above ??

backlashsid said:
patience lad....don't do anything stupid !
2012 is the year of Windows Phone's
PS: Can you quote the video game reference above ??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
20XX is the year of the PS3. lol

[Q] Are there any new W8 phones coming up?

Hi,
Well i'm looking into a new phone and the windows 8 looks awesome, really- blew my away.
Now, I found the Lumia 1520 and liked it a lot, the problem is the screen, too big.
5.2" is the maximum for me after a big stratch (I'm used to a 3.5" Iphone 4 screen), and 6" is huge.
The ones that are under the 1520 don't have such good specs so I din't like them much.
Are there any upcoming windows 8 phones with good specs and normal screen?
Thanks!

ChromeS said:
Hi,
Well i'm looking into a new phone and the windows 8 looks awesome, really- blew my away.
Now, I found the Lumia 1520 and liked it a lot, the problem is the screen, too big.
5.2" is the maximum for me after a big stratch (I'm used to a 3.5" Iphone 4 screen), and 6" is huge.
The ones that are under the 1520 don't have such good specs so I din't like them much.
Are there any upcoming windows 8 phones with good specs and normal screen?
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Samsung is rumored to be making a 5 inch 1080p Windows Phone. So is HTC. Nokia just got bought by Microsoft so that would take awhile

There's a number of devices that are coming out. There's something potentially coming from HTC with a dualboot feature, the Lumia 929/Icon (Verizon/US exclusive), two Lumia's with dual-SIM as a feature, that's all I recall.
Apparently the 929/Icon will be something that will be just a hare bigger than the 928, but not as big as the 1520.

Aside from the 1320 and 1520, the current biggest WP8 device is the ATIV S, at 4.8". I really like mine; it's a good screen size and 1280x720 is still better resolution than the iPhone 5 lines have. It's not the newest CPU, but it's still pretty good; dual core 1.5GHz is plenty for everything I've tried on it.

New phones coming?
Well, there are rumors running that some manufacturers (I counted 3) will launch some new phones in the coming year (no sure, but possibilities).
There's probably a new top-notch Samsung coming soon. And a new generation of Nokia Lumias too. They're speculating about a Lumia 630/635 and a new flagship model, successor to 920/925. They must be announced in the coming months, still on Q1-2014.
If you want a large screen to buy right now, but not that large, I would recommend Lumia 625 or ATIV S/Neo for now. They're fascinating phones, and the batteries are damn good.

Like GoodDayToDie I alsoe have an ATIV S and I'm really happy about my choice.
I heard that Microsoft want to pay HTC and Samsung to develop some Dual-Boot devices like Android-WP8 so I think we can expect some pretty cool devices soon.

What I love about WP is you don't need ridiculously powerful hardware, it just works great as it is.
That's why I just purchased an Ativ S, it ticks all the boxes as is very affordable, the new Lumia may be great, but im not paying 4x the amount for a better camera.
Its worth keeping in mind, that one of the greatest benefits in my mind of new devices coming out is they drive down the cost of older parts, parts that will do just a fine job as the new one will in almost all cases

We just got a Lumia 920 for well under half the original MSRP -- they're moving "old" stock to make room for the 925, which is by all accounts actually *worse*. It was a good deal!

Absolutely, this "must have cutting edge" mentality is totally daft when older gear becomes so cheap and is still really good!
Sent from my Lumia 900 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

Sony and Samsung are probably going to make one.
Sent from my Ativ S

matgras said:
Sony and Samsung are probably going to make one.
Sent from my Ativ S
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hope they will release it very soon ^^ Wanna a dual boot WP

matgras said:
Sony and Samsung are probably going to make one.
Sent from my Ativ S
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just rumors, I see an immediate problem with a Sony Windows Phone : you'll have Sony hardware with Xbox Music & Videos on it (get it Xbox and Playstation, the two biggest rivals in the game console industry). There have also been rumors about Sony making a Windows Phone since WP7, they never delivered anything.
Samsung is more probable but I'm afraid the market is being too dominated by Nokia/Microsoft for other OEMs to be a part of it. Since the release of GDR3, only Nokia have officially announced and brought out a device with a Snapdragon 800 and a Full HD screen.

GSMARENA Smartphone Champions League, Matchday 2

Gsmarena is conducting a smartphone comparison war and to my surprise our Nexus 4 is compared with a Lumia 520, whats disappointing is that our N4 is losing in terms votes to lumia,Come on people vote.I really dont want to see the nexus loose to a lumia
links: http://blog.gsmarena.com/smartphones-champions-league-matchday-2/

Unacceptable.. Voted
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

DontPushButtons said:
Unacceptable.. Voted
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hell yeahh!!
and what a dumb way to compare a nexus

manu4204 said:
Gsmarena is conducting a smartphone comparison war and to my surprise our Nexus 4 is compared with a Lumia 520, whats disappointing is that our N4 is losing in terms votes to lumia,Come on people vote.I really dont want to see the nexus loose to a lumia
links: http://blog.gsmarena.com/smartphones-champions-league-matchday-2/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol , this is really dumb
if not considering camera , nexus 4 is better than any lumia (920 , 1050 etc) out there ,except 1520...
lol they are comparing 2012 google's flagship phone to a entry level nokia lol...

voted

Shubhamqweasd said:
lol , this is really dumb
if not considering camera , nexus 4 is better than any lumia (920 , 1050 etc) out there ,except 1520...
lol they are comparing 2012 google's flagship phone to a entry level nokia lol...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd say the n4 is better than the 1520 maybe not in hardware but the software more than makes up for it, I couldn't use Windows Phone for more than a week before scratching my eyes out
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Wow ridiculous... Voted!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

voted.....Our nexus is a monster in front of that nokia's kid...:laugh:

I guess there is a significant rise in stubborn people who claim that windows phones are better than android and ios at the moment(it may get better in the future but certainly not now).I got a friend who had an htc sensation and was stuck with sense and ics,the phone still lags like hell and no matter what he still thinks all android phones lags like the htc and is too stubborn to accept the fact that he choose poorly.

Nexus 4 is still a flagship phone, despite the release of Nexus 5. It's just one year old, for crying out loud. It packs better configurations and way better day-to-day performance than most of other available phones. I do not understand how it is compared against Lumia 520. Also, I noticed it is getting lower votes than the Lumia, how come?

manu4204 said:
I guess there is a significant rise in stubborn people who claim that windows phones are better than android and ios at the moment(it may get better in the future but certainly not now).I got a friend who had an htc sensation and was stuck with sense and ics,the phone still lags like hell and no matter what he still thinks all android phones lags like the htc and is too stubborn to accept the fact that he choose poorly.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Man I had that phone too, and without customizations it DID suck. Not everyone is savvy enough to root their phone (read: 90% of users) to make it more usable. But that phone was a POS until I rooted it. Before Jelly Bean I wouldn't have recommended an Android to anyone, let alone ICS. It was bad enough that I can't blame some people for having a tarnished image now (literally caused so much frustration).
Having said that, I'd recommend a Nexus 4 to anyone and their mother. It's user friendly and lightning fast with way more options than a Windows Phone. Although a Windows phone may still be smoother...
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

Waiting for my car in the repair shop, bored, voted like 10 times :/

manu4204 said:
I got a friend who had an htc sensation and was stuck with sense and ics,the phone still lags like hell and no matter what he still thinks all android phones lags like the htc and is too stubborn to accept the fact that he choose poorly.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have a lot of friends that think this way. Here in Brazil ppl buy those crap and old samsung phones like the S duos for the same amount of money they could buy Moto g then starts to blame android. Here on brazil ppl just dont realize there are life outside samsung world. When I got my N4 my girlfriend got OG and my best friend got S3. All 3 for the same money. No matter what I cant convince him that S3 for the same money was a poor choice. Now, after 4 months his S3 lags like hell, he is afraid to root and use lag fix. 4.3 and its trim support didnt arrive yet and he regrets every time he see me playing games or trying a new feature in android.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium HD app

prog19 said:
I have a lot of friends that think this way. Here in Brazil ppl buy those crap and old samsung phones like the S duos for the same amount of money they could buy Moto g then starts to blame android. Here on brazil ppl just dont realize there are life outside samsung world. When I got my N4 my girlfriend got OG and my best friend got S3. All 3 for the same money. No matter what I cant convince him that S3 for the same money was a poor choice. Now, after 4 months his S3 lags like hell, he is afraid to root and use lag fix. 4.3 and its trim support didnt arrive yet and he regrets every time he see me playing games or trying a new feature in android.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I guess its the same everywhere!
Even in India
They buy s3 and after it starts lagging, they say android is a laggy os!
This really pisses me off!
However it's only human psychology that if something is costly, it must be good!
Maybe that's why a company like apple makes an i5s for 150$ and sells it for 700$!
They rob people and people love it!

danishdhanshe said:
I guess its the same everywhere!
Even in India
They buy s3 and after it starts lagging, they say android is a laggy os!
This really pisses me off!
However it's only human psychology that if something is costly, it must be good!
Maybe that's why a company like apple makes an i5s for 150$ and sells it for 700$!
They rob people and people love it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
prog19 said:
I have a lot of friends that think this way. Here in Brazil ppl buy those crap and old samsung phones like the S duos for the same amount of money they could buy Moto g then starts to blame android. Here on brazil ppl just dont realize there are life outside samsung world. When I got my N4 my girlfriend got OG and my best friend got S3. All 3 for the same money. No matter what I cant convince him that S3 for the same money was a poor choice. Now, after 4 months his S3 lags like hell, he is afraid to root and use lag fix. 4.3 and its trim support didnt arrive yet and he regrets every time he see me playing games or trying a new feature in android.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
monkor said:
Man I had that phone too, and without customizations it DID suck. Not everyone is savvy enough to root their phone (read: 90% of users) to make it more usable. But that phone was a POS until I rooted it. Before Jelly Bean I wouldn't have recommended an Android to anyone, let alone ICS. It was bad enough that I can't blame some people for having a tarnished image now (literally caused so much frustration).
Having said that, I'd recommend a Nexus 4 to anyone and their mother. It's user friendly and lightning fast with way more options than a Windows Phone. Although a Windows phone may still be smoother...
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exactly there are some people who have never heard of stock android and blames google when their htc and samsungs lag

hafizimtiaz said:
Nexus 4 is still a flagship phone, despite the release of Nexus 5. It's just one year old, for crying out loud. It packs better configurations and way better day-to-day performance than most of other available phones. I do not understand how it is compared against Lumia 520. Also, I noticed it is getting lower votes than the Lumia, how come?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
see the comments bro,there a lot of wp fan boys in gsmarena,always criticising android and thinks windows phone is superior to android,its quite funny actually when the try to cover up all the downsides of wp,some of them responded to " lack of apps in the windows store problem" saying we dont need any apps then why the hell do they buy a smartphone

results are out
"The Nokia Lumia 520 found itself trailing at the start, but the most popular WP handset gathered enough support in the latter stages of the game to turn it around"
lost by 646 votes

LoL, what is lumia 520?

danishdhanshe said:
I guess its the same everywhere!
Even in India
They buy s3 and after it starts lagging, they say android is a laggy os!
This really pisses me off!
However it's only human psychology that if something is costly, it must be good!
Maybe that's why a company like apple makes an i5s for 150$ and sells it for 700$!
They rob people and people love it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
here in brazil is way poor. moto g is 450$ here .
also here samsung make lots and lots of exclusive entry devices with old armv6 processor, and so ppl blame android for hte lag.
when i took my nexus 4 and compared with my friend´s iphone 4 and when ppl saw that n4 was more faster. they were like "omg omg android is not lag, omg omg omg"

Wtf!! Tech writers and so called tech experts on tech sites are to blame here, they have no knowledge, use same techniques to compare, most of their views are on how a device looks, could give thousand examples of this
And once a phone is 6 months old, it becomes a dinosaur for them, they often compare it with crap.
Sent from my F1 using Tapatalk
---------- Post added at 11:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:39 AM ----------
monkor said:
Man I had that phone too, and without customizations it DID suck. Not everyone is savvy enough to root their phone (read: 90% of users) to make it more usable. But that phone was a POS until I rooted it. Before Jelly Bean I wouldn't have recommended an Android to anyone, let alone ICS. It was bad enough that I can't blame some people for having a tarnished image now (literally caused so much frustration).
Having said that, I'd recommend a Nexus 4 to anyone and their mother. It's user friendly and lightning fast with way more options than a Windows Phone. Although a Windows phone may still be smoother...
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just as a curiosity I would like to know, what exactly sucked for the unrooted version? And what customisations did u want that required root? And windows phones market share speaks for itself how **** it is
Sent from my F1 using Tapatalk

Microsoft launches Nokia Lumia 730, 830 and 930 in India!

So the much anticipated Lumia 930 is finally here but what got me excited is the price tag of Lumia 730 - just INR 15299? That is less than what 720 was launched at!
Lumia 730: Rs.15,299. Available from Oct 6th.
Lumia 830: Rs.28,799. Available from Oct 8th.
Lumia 930: Rs.38,649. Available from Oct 15th.
Source: NokiaViews.com

Yeah, best affordable phones.
but what about the forum ?
Microsoft launching Windows Phone 10.

djamol said:
Yeah, best affordable phones.
but what about the forum ?
Microsoft launching Windows Phone 10.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The WP10 will be offered as free upgrade to exciting WP8 owners. So we will all be upgraded to next major WP release.

I though about buying a Nokia phone. I am going off the rep Nokia has from the brick phones back in the day. 5100 series. Great phone.

Claps1775 said:
I though about buying a Nokia phone. I am going off the rep Nokia has from the brick phones back in the day. 5100 series. Great phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it is still as solid as it was back in the day. i got one a week ago.

kasdaman said:
it is still as solid as it was back in the day. i got one a week ago.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh, congrats ?

Got Lumia 730 for Rs.14900/- from Kerala
Solid phone with very good camera.
No "3G only" mode is a stupid decision from Microsoft.
I am stuck with 2G mode always as it is the stronger signal (BSNL) while all other droid owners enjoying 3G :crying::crying:.
I can't recommend this phone to you if you are living outside major cities.

The Lumia 730 is repeatedly out of stock on almost all websites in India. Hopefully, they increase the supply, so that this low stock situation can be avoided for this much in demand phone.

Hi! If anyone knows how to put a full working and stable Android on Lumia 830. Please let us know

Bu android and change logos.

Guess what mobile I have just bought!

Come on Guys and Gals have a guess what Mobile I have just purchased!? NOT to replace my stunning Note 8 but an addition too.
I feel as sick as a parrot, not only do I have 'man flu' but buying this mobile has not helped!
Ryland :good:

Nokia 3310
The real deal, not the new version..

LG V30?

Spere said:
Nokia 3310
The real deal, not the new version..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope

kbhasi said:
LG V30?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Far far from it.
Any more guesses before I confess?

Ryland Johnson said:
Far far from it.
Any more guesses before I confess?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
an iPhone of some kind

kbhasi said:
an iPhone of some kind
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep. iPhone SE 32GB. Why you may ask? I will explain.
Music is important to me. The Note 8 has a very pleasing sound stage but its not good enough for me so I had the choice of purchasing a dedicated DAP or an external DAC-Amp. I choose the DAC-Amp that being the Oppo HA-2-SE.
When connected to the USB-C connection the Oppo will take command of the music players internals and use the Note 8 as the source only.
PROBLEM. The Oppo doesn't like the USB-C connections? You see the Oppo can not only replace the mobiles amplifier and DAC but also act as a battery back up to the mobile. :good:
Not with the Note 8....When connected the Note 8 charges the bloody Oppo!? :silly: At present there are only unsatisfactory work around's for this and I don't like any of them hence my buying an iPhone to use purely as the source for the Oppo.
I have joined an Apple forum and much to my absolute amazement they have a thread dedicated to the Note 8. Also other android windows mobiles. I could never see that working here. WE can't even agree on the colour of snow never alone the differences between IOS and Android. Could you imagine it? :angel:
I now own an Apple device again. Lets see how that goes. I bought it last night and have yet to remove the plastic cover as once I do that I cannot return it for a refund. God that one point alone truly pushes my buttons. I must not set myself off. the sky is blue and the sea is green.
Ryland
I should send you a gift for guessing. It may well end up the iPhone SE!
I must behave myself! Stop that! (talking to myself).

You on macrumors? That forum is an absolute blast to watch, especially around release time.
I've been tempted to buy an iPhone through the years, because I write apps for iPhones. Haven't done it so far. That and just about every computing device that I own is made by Apple.

Ryland Johnson said:
Yep. iPhone SE 32GB. Why you may ask? I will explain.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ryland Johnson said:
I should send you a gift for guessing. It may well end up the iPhone SE!
I must behave myself! Stop that! (talking to myself).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What?!? NO! not another Apple device! I really hate Apple's modern flat UI design, that's why i switched to Android, and also back to Windows!!!!!
iOS 6 and Mac OS 10.8 are the last great versions of those OSes, in my opinion. And then Google seems to be slowly going the way of the Apple, both in hardware and software.
I just wish I had the power to develop some kind of unofficial hacks to re-skin Mac OS and/or iOS with the classic skeuomorphic UI design I love, or even very good clones of those OSes as it was from those days, but with some changes.

usmaak said:
You on macrumors? That forum is an absolute blast to watch, especially around release time.
I've been tempted to buy an iPhone through the years, because I write apps for iPhones. Haven't done it so far. That and just about every computing device that I own is made by Apple.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeee. Like a lamb to the slaughter eh!
Ryland
BTW I have still not opened the iPhone SE box! It just doesn't feel right? Plus a 4" screen after the Note 8! Dare I open that box?

Just an update.
I sold the iPhone SE. Bloomin spectacular mobile, always wanted one because its one of my personal favourites in terms of design, I like the square sides. The quality was, as expected, superb and it ran like a dream. Perhaps the most accomplished 4" screen mobile around at present, certainly one of them.
Looked at the iPhone X. The screen for some reason gave me migraine as it does some others? Bought the iPhone 8 plus and though it could NEVER replace my Note 8 as my daily I do like many aspects of the iPhone 8 plus. I only have it to pair with my portable DAC-Amps and paired with Sennheiser HD650 the sound reproduction for a portable set up is hi-fi nirvana.
Not a fan of IOS, its a learning curve I guess. Phone is superbly made as is my Note 8 so now have the two! Very different mobiles both with their positives and negatives. The one big positive with the Note 8 is its completeness, it just does every thing a mini pocket PC can do and on times even better! Its the 'best' mobile I have ever owned.
BTW the Apple forum guys are gals are a very nice community who are very helpful and welcome newbies like me with open arms.
Ryland