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Would it be possible to have Android on this phone since its basically the same phone as the hd2

I assume you mean as a duel boot? As i see a lot of people asking to put android on it yet they could just buy the htc desire hd an almost identical phone that is designed to work with android. tbh i would love to see some sort of emulator for a couple of the apps but i am so so glad to be rid of android i loved it but it felt like an early 90's computer all basic with no flair.
I think it would be possible but it will be glitchy and a long time off my advise would be if you want android to buy an android device they have a lot to choose from.

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Would it be possible to have Android on this phone since its basically the same phone as the hd2
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its more advanced then the HD2 and has less touch buttons
however its a bit of a silly question IMHO. If you want android get the Desire HD.
Why put a round peg in a square hole ?

I actually think it's a great question.
Why would people want it? because it gives you CHOICE!
It would be great if you could dual boot with Android and WM7 so you get the best of both worlds: taking advantage of Android whilst also using WM7 while it matures. I'd absolutely love to have a device with android and WM7.
Wish I was a developer, I'd work on that project straight away! I'd pay to have a dual-booting HD7 (or desire HD!) !
Bring it on dudes!

Wow please close this thread since there are so many options available for android these days and if anyone needs a android phone they should buy an android phone

I'm not sure I agree with the last poster. T-mobile has no android alternative to the HD7 that I am aware of.

Apoplack said:
I'm not sure I agree with the last poster. T-mobile has no android alternative to the HD7 that I am aware of.
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really? for tmous or t-mobile europe? Cause there is the g2 and mytouch4g that just came out android...
To the OP, considering how the hd2 android is booted from the sd card and technically, there is no sd card on the wp7 (once it's inserted it becomes program memory), I don't think this is happening anytime in the future. Gotta agree, that dual booting for computers can be important to some people, but for phones, I just don't see it happening with the newer os's.

I'm a layman with no technical knowledge, just interested, so my comment was more on a visceral level than technical. To clarify, what I meant to say was that '...there is no android alternative ...... I am aware of'...' regarding the large screen format of the HD7. I bought a G2 but returned it because it was bulky, and I decided that I did not need the slide out keyboard. I really liked my first foray into the andriod world during my two weeks using the G2, and was hoping that I would be able to use the HD7 with android as well.
PS. I'm in Florida.

Android on hd7 with wp7 like hd2?
Hi all,
A friend baught the hd7 with wp7.
As he saw my hd2 running Android he ask me if its possible to run it on his hd7 just like onmy hd2?
Can someone answer me if its possible or it will be soon?
Thanks
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oversizzed said:
Hi all,
A friend baught the hd7 with wp7.
As he saw my hd2 running Android he ask me if its possible to run it on his hd7 just like onmy hd2?
Can someone answer me if its possible or it will be soon?
Thanks
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If he wants Android, tell him to go get an Android phone if it's within 14 days, otherwise, it'll be awhile before Android comes to the HD7.

gaarry said:
If he wants Android, tell him to go get an Android phone if it's within 14 days, otherwise, it'll be awhile before Android comes to the HD7.
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Ok thank you
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The phone's been out for 4 days and people are already asking for an Android port? hahaha come on, guys!

[Q] [question] HD7 ANDROID?
Okay I was just wondering.. is the dev going to make a way to port android to hd7.. I have a hd2 and its been ported.. I love android but love HTC 4.3 screen hd7 and plan on buying it.. what is there to come for the hd7. Android, or no?

Fuse8499 said:
The phone's been out for 4 days and people are already asking for an Android port? hahaha come on, guys!
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I agree. I don't get it. WinPho7 is amazing. If you want andriod, dont get a brand new phone that just came out with a new windows version. Sure andriod has its perks, but so does Windows. I've had Apple, Andriod and Windows, and I just dont get the point of changing something off the bat. Altho He is probably thinking that the HD7 is like the HD2, with WinPho6.5, which I personally did not like. But it did have its perks too, like multitasking. I don't think many realize how long and how much work it took to bring Andriod to the HD2. I'm not a developer myself, but I can only imagine!

hd7
Okay I find out there is a phone out that's come close to the hd7.. its called HTC desire HD.. its looks just like the hd7 but the only thing defferent is the cam. Which is a 8mp instead of 5mp and its a android phone.. its not windows..

Just get a desire HD if you want an android powered 4.3 inch screen
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These type of questions never ends.
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If you want an android phone.. Why are you buying a hd7??

The answer is maybe. If you want Android, get an Android phone. There is a high likelihood that someone will at least attempt to port Android to the HD7. Whether or not it will be anytime soon, if it will be stable/usable, or if it will actually happen at all remains to be seen. My advice is not to buy a phone on the hopes that Android will be ported to it.

Should I Buy Galaxy S ?

I am using Samsung Wave S8500, it is a great phone but the only drawback is Applications and Games of Bada, buying option is not available in my country Pakistan, been using wavespoofer to make thing work but now after upgrading cant use the spoof method too.
So i am thinking of switching to Samsung Galaxy S, after reading reviews and comments the only drawback is the lack of LED Flash with Camera and it lags a lot and the black screen issue, so i am really confused should i buy this or should i buy some other phone like HTC Desire, please guide me.
Thanks.

The shortest way to answer this is that I myself had a samsung wave n i thought it was a brilliant phone but then i switched to the Galaxy s and i don't regret it. It was a brilliant decision when i decided to get the galaxy s. So go for it
There's a lot to do with the phone in the development section to fix the lag but make sure u understand everything before doing anything.
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SGS is still the best out there, and lack of flash for the camera is easely resolved with the "night mode" (Google it for sample pictures).
But then, within 6 months, it'll be overtaken by all the dual core phones.

In a few days next gen galaxy s is going to be launched.. And the dual core generation is going to take over everywhere.. Htc, samsung, moto.. Etc..
Beside this.. I ll never recommend a samsung galaxy s.. Full of issues.. If u are buying a new phone then y should u look for after market solutions like lag fix etc.. That kills ur warranty too.. I had a htc desire n I miss it.. Htc is the way if u need android.. Smooth UI.. QUICKER updates.. Dont go with gimmicks like super amoled etc.. Whats the point if u keep looking at a black screen every now n then..
Buy htc desire hd or htc desire n be happy.
Dont buy SGS.. Personal experience.. Its laggy.. Touchwiz sucks in front of htc sense..
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Really speaking buy a phone which dont have option of customization.
Because you will save lots of your quality time.
Buy iphone 4 or any windows phone 7.
Because this is my experience with sgs I was an end user
I wanted to buy Omnia 7 but its was not available in my country or any other wp7 and Iphone 4 was too costly.
And still omnia 7 is not available in my country you (sad samsung)
So in the end I bought SGS. And was hopping that it will get wp7. I thought this because news are comming like this that HD2 will get wp7 and I saw some vidoes of HD2 with wp7 on youtube
When I got sgs I have only adhoc wifi connection in my house with my pc. Adhoc mode which is the basic wifi feature dose not supported by sgs or android. which wasted my 2 days for fixing that basic feature. because for that I have to learn how to root what is download mode what is superuser and bla bla bla.(You really suck! SGS or Android I dont know whos fault SGS or Android).
Then I started search for "wp7 for SGS" and I came to XDA-DEVELOPERS.COM
I wish I would never came here. but I came.
And I found lagfix, custom roms, rooting and etc... for sgs (More scary things and time wasting) not thats all
SGS dose not support wpa2-enterprise wifi security feature. Because of this I cant use internet of my isp on my SGS, no dedicated cam button (At buying time I thought it will be ok but I was wrong dedicated cam button must req and not having flash is still ok) etc.
My experience with SGS and Android is it still incomplete not stable but it is inovative. But inovation will copied here and there(android copied base of Iphone and windows phone inovation, now iphone and wp7 will copy android inovation)
So if you are an end user buy Iphone or any WP7.
I like Omnia 7.

yepp, i think currently it is really one of the best android phones. though you should know new (dual core) models will be coming within months so if it's not urgent, strong hardware is important and you and you have money, maybe you should wait a bit.

rohit.sadhwani said:
In a few days next gen galaxy s is going to be launched.. And the dual core generation is going to take over everywhere.. Htc, samsung, moto.. Etc..
Beside this.. I ll never recommend a samsung galaxy s.. Full of issues.. If u are buying a new phone then y should u look for after market solutions like lag fix etc.. That kills ur warranty too.. I had a htc desire n I miss it.. Htc is the way if u need android.. Smooth UI.. QUICKER updates.. Dont go with gimmicks like super amoled etc.. Whats the point if u keep looking at a black screen every now n then..
Buy htc desire hd or htc desire n be happy.
Dont buy SGS.. Personal experience.. Its laggy.. Touchwiz sucks in front of htc sense..
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If your looking for a high end android device you will most certainly come across galaxy s devices. The super amoled screen isn't a gimmick, its amazing. Aside from the I4, I don't think you can beat the display. Who looks at a black screen now and again? If your referring to the phone being in sleep mode before turning it on, then yes, there is a brief moment where the screen is black but I wouldn't say people are actually looking at that screen. (What's to look at? )
..just sayin;-)
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Well
its quite simple coz its acc to what u want
if u want the thing to just work then never ever go to near any andriod device coz u have to spend time with it . buy iphone or wp7.
or if u love to play with things then sgs is good to go still i recommend to w8 for dual core phones
either way its ur way what u expect from a phone

I am a 5 month galaxy user and I can tell you: i doesn't worth to buy one. Buy a HTC or motorola. I started to hate samsung. Mine has a graphics problem that I can't figure out wht's it's source.... I will try to sell it. Hopefully I will be able to sell it at a reasonable price.

If you are going to root and flash a custom rom YES
If you don't wanna do that NO
That simple

If you enjoy modding and want TV-out buy SGS.
If you enjoy modding but don't want TV-Out buy HTC.
If you want games, buy IPhone.
If you want large tiles on your home screen buy WP7 (or mod your android using Desktop Visualizer)
If you want to take quality pics and vids buy Nokia N8.
Do we really need Dual Cores on our phones?

I think it's worth the buy. It does break your warranty to have lag fix, but who doesn't know how to get around that. Just do recovery mode (i swear it's super easy to do) and reformat everything. The phone is super fast, the bugs are a problem but it's fixed after rooting and lagfix. Although right now it's better to buy the galaxy 2 that's coming out soon, that'll probably be better for your price as the dual cores galaxy s will probably be the same price. Try and go to places and see if they have a display of the product and try it out for yourself.

The Motorola Atrix looks decent...should be out by March or so.
SGS is a decent phone in my opinion. If you can get one for a good price and one with the latest firmware / hardware upgrades so you don't have to deal with all this lag and bricking issues, I would.

If you want decent GPS - no (design flaw/constraint)
If you want decent audio - no (samsh!t fcked up the audio)
If you want decent mic for recording sound even in videos and phone conversations - no (overly sensitive, single mic)
If you want decent fluid like display - no (can see individual pixels on sgs horrible)
If you want decent material case - no (sgs mostly, if not all plastic)
Wait for different handset, perhaps the newer models with nvidia tegra 2, once you see what the battery life is like for dual core phones.
Good luck.

i think u should wait for samsung infuse 4g

Hi there
- a lot of you guys saying that the sgs is one of the best phones - yes it is one of the best android phones - the screen is brilliant and android is cool.
i bought it on the 24th of june 2010 - it was the second day they sold it in germany ^^ without custom firmware and lagfixes it wouldnt be useful for me... if you use it only for making phone calls and having a few internet apps installed everything is fine - but more than 30 apps... you need a lagfix or android 2.2.1...
If i would like to have a new phone - i would wait until march when the LG Speed is announced. this is the next top-phone i think.
if it doesnt matter what system you wanna use... iphone... its reliable - really. but i dont like apple :|
Android is great!
cheers

With Black screen I meant the lag which phone faces.. The black screen appears on numerous occasions going from one random option to the other.. Its the lag..
We know that there are fixes for most of the sgs issues.. But it feels terrible to fix a new phone we bought, when there are phones in the market which do not require such fixes..
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ila420 said:
I am using Samsung Wave S8500, it is a great phone but the only drawback is Applications and Games of Bada, buying option is not available in my country Pakistan, been using wavespoofer to make thing work but now after upgrading cant use the spoof method too.
So i am thinking of switching to Samsung Galaxy S, after reading reviews and comments the only drawback is the lack of LED Flash with Camera and it lags a lot and the black screen issue, so i am really confused should i buy this or should i buy some other phone like HTC Desire, please guide me.
Thanks.
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I have the galaxy S and my wife has the wave.... the wave is terrible compared to the Galaxy S..... so in Short Yes buy one you won't be disappointed. Sell your wave or try and find a way to install Android on it.

It still is kinda confusing, for sure i will change my Wave to some other device, may be i should wait for Galaxy S 2 i think they are announcing it on 13th Feb or LG Optimus X2 it looks cool too but they forgot the put Radio on it.
I usually play games, watch videos and play with the camera taking picutres making videos, not a fan of programming and stuff, Galaxy S 2 and Optimus 2X both look cool, lets see how dual core thing effects the industry.

Good decision.. Wait for dual core machinery to hit the shelves.. Not only it will give u more options but it will also bring down the price of current devices..
I am seriously recommending u to not to buy a samsung phone.. Be it whatever android.. The entire galaxy s line suffered the delay in upgrade to froyo.. Some have still not received.. N on the other hand samsung released other new devices with 2.2 out of the box..
They just want to sell new phones.. Older phones they just sell and forget..
Htc released a froyo update for legend which is one of the initial droids.. This shows how dedicated are these companies for their customers..
I m a samsung user and hate it.. I was a htc user and I miss it..
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[Q] Why HTC LOVE not to upgrade the previous HTC Devices even though they are able?

[Q] Why HTC LOVE not to upgrade the previous HTC Devices even though they are able to support the software??

Because they can sell new phones.
Have patience.

htc is actually one of the better companies when it comes to upgrades on older phones. I hear sony or motorola customers get no love.

I guess being better doesn't translate to being good at updating previous models. It's all about making a sale.
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Cause if every single HTC device have right of upgrade, what's the point of new devices from HTC ? This forces people to buy new products. Hope you understant

like i said, it's all about the sale

They sell a device, support a few updates for a while, perhaps after that one or two updates spread out, then they do focus on the sale of newer devices almost exclusively.
HTC is better than some companies, and at least they have made lots of hardware that can support better software, because we can enjoy the great work of independent developers like those on xda to give us lots of options. We don't have to rely on HTC that way!
Go open source!
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I will be happy if HTC just gives out drivers to stop the camera lag in AOSP ROMs, that's all I ask

I found that app in sensation forum...it is force closing on all the roms except virtuos unity one. It won't even run on the IS official sense 3.0 update.
Anyone knows how we can port it???

You should be happy, as HTC is actually releasing updates...go to Huawei or Motorola...the phone sells and dies with the same Rom. You'll find all sorts of unofficial Roms, but not from the manufacturers.
So, HTC is doing quite all-right, not as good as Google (from obvious reasons) but not as bad as Huawei or Motorola.

OK. once again regarding this app, does anyone have any idea how to port it?
i have the sensation qhd .apk of this app.
any one willing to resize this app for wvga?

[Q] Android 5

Do you think we will get andrroid 5.0 for the vivid ?

I wouldn't hold your breath, but I vaguely recall a Dev saying he was slowing development on a KitKat ROM to work on a lollipop build. Still, it's just a maybe so far.
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I think it's time to me to buy another phone if this phone doesn't get andro lolipop. I will maybe buy the new HTC One m9 when it will be available.

I am working on Lollipop in my spare time but as it is my last year in school I don't have much time. I have managed to make it build successfully but I am yet to get it to boot. I am getting some help some others to see if we can get it any further.

Thx for making vivid alive and for your work I like your pac kitkat rom
I think Android 5 will be the last version we will have.

Played With the 10 @ Sprint Store Today

Just kinda disappointed that it did not stand-out to me. Nothing impressive or eye-catching about it. I may wait for the Note "7" in August . . .
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Best phone I have owned yet! I also like the look of it. Second only to my first HTC, the HTC Touch. Just another perspective.

Just curious. If you dont like something, is it your norm to go look for that particular items web forum and start a thread about your dislike?
You must have a lot of free time.

Haha. I'm subscribed to this forum, as I had every intention of upgrading to the 10, just as I have in the past with every other HTC phone since the OG Evo. I am an HTC fanboy.
But, let's be realistic: the 10 is nothing fantastic. HTC has once again stuck to dull changes, that may very well bankrupt their company.
Their biggest marketing is chamferred edges? Really? Don't get me wrong, the OG Evo was an "Evolution" in technology, but it seems like HTC is done with the ground-breaking ideas it once cornered the market with.
I stay-up on all the tech articles on all forms of technology, and I truly believe HTC dropped the ball on this phone, especially with the Note 7 and iPhone 7 coming-out. It may very well be just Sammy vs. Apple very soon.
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I don't understand... You are entitled to your opinion, but I am not seeing the writing of an HTC fanboy.
So yeah, being realistic, I don't agree with you. To me this phone is fantastic! I would like to point out that being realistic is NOT comparing a phone to phones that are not released yet. That is called unrealistic. Anyways we get it, you don't like it. Cool. I am absolutely loving my 10.

If you like to root a phone, good luck with your note 7 phone.....
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iandmacdonald said:
Haha. I'm subscribed to this forum, as I had every intention of upgrading to the 10, just as I have in the past with every other HTC phone since the OG Evo. I am an HTC fanboy.
But, let's be realistic: the 10 is nothing fantastic. HTC has once again stuck to dull changes, that may very well bankrupt their company.
Their biggest marketing is chamferred edges? Really? Don't get me wrong, the OG Evo was an "Evolution" in technology, but it seems like HTC is done with the ground-breaking ideas it once cornered the market with.
I stay-up on all the tech articles on all forms of technology, and I truly believe HTC dropped the ball on this phone, especially with the Note 7 and iPhone 7 coming-out. It may very well be just Sammy vs. Apple very soon.
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just curious, what do u think it's lacking? what would it take to wow you?
I wouldn't say I'm blown away w/ the 10 but I do love it, but I also loved the M9...honestly I don't know what it would take to really wow me on a smartphone...I am happy w/ updated specs/hardware & software features...I think HTC made a good move streamlining & using more stock google features, running stock is no longer unbearable.

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just curious, what do u think it's lacking? what would it take to wow you?
I wouldn't say I'm blown away w/ the 10 but I do love it, but I also loved the M9...honestly I don't know what it would take to really wow me on a smartphone...I am happy w/ updated specs/hardware & software features...I think HTC made a good move streamlining & using more stock google features, running stock is no longer unbearable.
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What up omj,I've had the m7,m8,m9 on sprint and I loved them all,the only problem I had was on the m9 was that I had data connectivity stop working and I would have to reboot the phone to get it to start working again several times a day when my m9 connected to band 41.
Has there been any reports of this issue also occurring on the HTC 10?
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OMJ said:
just curious, what do u think it's lacking? what would it take to wow you?
I wouldn't say I'm blown away w/ the 10 but I do love it, but I also loved the M9...honestly I don't know what it would take to really wow me on a smartphone...I am happy w/ updated specs/hardware & software features...I think HTC made a good move streamlining & using more stock google features, running stock is no longer unbearable.
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What up omj,I've had the m7,m8,m9 on sprint and I loved them all,the only problem I had was on the m9 was that I had data connectivity stop working and I would have to reboot the phone to get it to start working again several times a day when my m9 connected to band 41.
And because of that I had to get back on my m8,Has there been any reports of this issue also occurring on the HTC 10?

Have not had a single issue with this phone. And it has the camera we all dreamed that HTC would use in a phone.

Buy the phone that makes you happy. I for one love the 10. Can finally use sense widgets with different launchers and whole sense feel is stock Android like. I have a feeling HTC will be pushing updates a lot faster now because of it.
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I'm not dogging the phone guys. Come-on, give me some slack here . . .
But, that's the thing that everyone asks me: what would it take to "wow" me, and I almost wonder if it can no-longer be done. Android is the same thing, over & over again. Idk, I guess what I want to see from a OS standpoint is like jumping from Windows 3.1 to Windows 10. I want to see a complete refresh. And, I expect the same from HTC. Having the same exact design as the M phone's, with minor hardware upgrades does not have me salivating.
I want another revolutionary HTC phone like the OG Evo, and I truly think Samsung is coming out with something that will blow the socks off any competition.
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I'm not dogging the phone guys. Come-on, give me some slack here . . .
But, that's the thing that everyone asks me: what would it take to "wow" me, and I almost wonder if it can no-longer be done. Android is the same thing, over & over again. Idk, I guess what I want to see from a OS standpoint is like jumping from Windows 3.1 to Windows 10. I want to see a complete refresh. And, I expect the same from HTC. Having the same exact design as the M phone's, with minor hardware upgrades does not have me salivating.
I want another revolutionary HTC phone like the OG Evo, and I truly think Samsung is coming out with something that will blow the socks off any competition.
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What wow'ed me was the camera and fingerprint scanner. That was enough for me, HTC did make it hard for me to theme but now everyone can be a themer. It is a nice upgrade from the M9 to me. Dude get what you want, you have to live with it.

Dude the next big tech jump will be flexible phones. That's about it. What else can you geek into a phone? What do you wish the phone would have? It ain't happening. We are at the apex of these things and all that can be done is cosmetic. The OS is constantly changing and will always include new innovative changes. But nothing is going to drastically change for awhile. They'll get slimmer, lighter, faster, last longer in bed, but that's about it. So just pick a phone and enjoy it because in 6 months something will be out that's better any way.
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When some sort of AI and VR is is somehow built into OS, maybe then. But for now, this is what we got. And the sd820 is fast as hell, and hard to imagine it disappointing anyone
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Well, two weeks till the Note 7 is announced. I honestly hope the specs on it are not all they're cracked-up to be, as it will push me to get the 10. Sammy's have **** for support, as the bootloaders are locked. My brother and buddy both have the S7 Edge. Buddy loves it, brother says "ehh". He switches phones every couple of months though. He has his eyes on the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro with Google Tango. He's kinda like me, he gets bored quickly. I'll never switch to an iPhone though.
The next Nexus intrigues me, especially if HTC is making one . . .
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