I have been using HTC One M7 for 6+ months so this phone isn't old at all. It performs just as good as if it was purchased yesterday so there are no complaints this is a truly amazing phone. However, With new devices like M9 and a little bit older M8, should you really upgrade your M7 to the latest M9?
I know that M7 is still a worthy contender in the smartphone lineup although its 2 years old now since it was first released. The only reason why I see an upgrade would be necessary is because of the great processing power that both M8 and M9 delivers, having said that I don't mean that M7 isn't fast, its superfast but sometimes there can be slight glitches and it tends to lag - this is not on day to day basis but M7 has its own moments when it acts like that.
Any suggestions are welcome, would you recommend me waiting until M10 is out and continue using M7 till then or do you believe an upgrade is necessary, I'm not a heavy smartphone user so M7 works just fine although I feel sometimes its just nicer to have faster processing power.
Thank you, any responses are appreciated.
singh_harman said:
I'm not a heavy smartphone user so M7 works just fine
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I think you just answered your own question.
If you are not an heavy user, there is no need to pay 600$ for a new device when the one you already have is only 6 months old....Wait for your M7 to die and then upgrade to another device. Thats my opinion
With all the publicity around SnapDragon processors, I decided to stay with my M7 for now. There is nothing I need from M9 (or M8 for that matter) that my M7 can't do just as well. So, my suggestion is to stick to your practically new phone at least till march when M10 should come out
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Being a Verizon HTC Rezound owner, I have an upgrade coming up in a week and still can't decide between the HTC ONE and Galaxy S4. I thought the Rezound was a great device, but was really upset with HTC with how quickly they basically abandoned the Rezond when I felt like it was supposed to be a flagship device. My brother has the S3 and I have been much more impressed with Samsung and their willingness to continually upgrade the S2 and S3 even with new devices being released. I've seen lots of reviews and know that the HTC ONE seems to be a slightly better device but I think I'd prefer the S4 just because Samsung will do a better job supporting it. Any advice from current HTC ONE owners and how happy you currently are with the device would be greatly appreciated. BTW i did unlock and S-OFF my device to run jellybean but would prefer to not have to unlock to get the current versions of android.
Hey there fellow rezounder!
I too came from the Rezound and I couldn't be happier with the one. My wife got the s4 and I've used it for short periods of time, it seems laggy definitely when switching menus and getting to the app drawer, it takes like 200ms for the app drawer to come up whereas on the one its literally instantaneous.
The feel of sense is just superior and I highly doubt htc will abandon the one like they did with the Rezound.
Sent from my Tricked out HTC One
Should i trade my iphone 5 for a htc one m7 or i should keep the iphone?
i absolutely love love my iphone but i want to try android
so should i trade it for m7 or keep the iP5 and wait to a better android device i can buy or trade with iphone
well, personally im to htc over Iphone - only had iphone 4s, but quickly got rid of it again and went to htc one later on (which i havent regret)
its a preference still, dont see why you would trade if you infact love the phone you have already just to try out android
i havent had the iphone 5 myself only played around with it from my friends who have it
still prefer android, no doubt.
i would properly wait till next launches of phones if you had in mind of buying a new, thats what i do.
yeh trade it for htc one loll, just install miuiv5 rom on it after, best of both worlds ps, make sure everything is workin on htc one before ie headphone jack and both speakers
is the m7 laggy or has battery drain on sense 6 4.4.3 ?
seqas said:
well, personally im to htc over Iphone - only had iphone 4s, but quickly got rid of it again and went to htc one later on (which i havent regret)
its a preference still, dont see why you would trade if you infact love the phone you have already just to try out android
i havent had the iphone 5 myself only played around with it from my friends who have it
still prefer android, no doubt.
i would properly wait till next launches of phones if you had in mind of buying a new, thats what i do.
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i am getting a new generation phone actually soon just waiting new devices and money .. m7 is another device i really want to try htc
Bn Waheed said:
is the m7 laggy or has battery drain on sense 6 4.4.3 ?
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M7 laggy? It was never laggy, it's one of the snappiest phones I ever used. Battery is another story. My stock M7 can last through out a day, but barely. My rooted M7 lasts for a fay and a half to two days without a problem
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i am getting a new generation phone actually soon just waiting new devices and money .. m7 is another device i really want to try htc
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dude htc one m7 is da best lookin phone hands down , iv got the red one !!! its real fast too, no laqg watsoeva, maybe newer devices have beta cpu/gpu, but htc one still holds its own LOLL, WE ALWAYS COMPARE PHONES IN MY FAM ,s3, S4 , S5, IPHONE 5S , IPHONE5 , NOTE 2, my htc one still looks the best
yeah. you should trade it. LOL. my One M7 is the best phone i've ever have. you can't compare the battery life because it's depend on personal daily use. if you wanna try the purest Android system, try the LG Nexus 5. but with One M7 you have a full metal body instead of hard plastic. or do you wanna trade your iPhone for a HTC One M8?
Bn Waheed said:
Should i trade my iphone 5 for a htc one m7 or i should keep the iphone?
i absolutely love love my iphone but i want to try android
so should i trade it for m7 or keep the iP5 and wait to a better android device i can buy or trade with iphone
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I traded my iphone 5s for a htc one (m7) and havent had moment regret. The iphone 5s was/is a great phone, would recommend to anyday
but the htc one and android for that matter just gave me a lot more fun due to the android os being so much opener and the fact that i dont
like apple desciding what i can or not install or use on my phone.
And after rooting and installing custom roms the fun just got a lot better. Im even thinking about getting a second M7 so i have 1 for daily use (maybe stock..) and 1 for playing around with roms everything. For me this phone is just perfect, 4,7inch screen is excellent, the phone size is just right (shouldnt be bigger).
So, I apologize if this is in the wrong section but I currently have an HTC One and I am going through my annual need(want) to upgrade to a new phone.
Its been a hard choice but I impulsively decided on the Nexus 6 and its currently in the mail.
I'm actually now having seconds thoughts since I do love my HTC One M8 more then I ever have a phone, and don't know if its worth it to get the upgrade to a Nexus 6 when I can wait for summer to hit and more new phones get released.
Are their any converts from the HTC One m8 here, and can anyone tell me which phone they think is better?
I have an M7, and an N5, had an M8.
I really liked the M8 but jumped on the Nexus as I do every year when its released.
The M8 has great feel and great software, however the larger screen of the N6 won me over. I think you may also enjoy the relative freedom that owning a nexus gives concerning ROMs and custom features. As well nothing beats updating when a new version comes out.
It will take some getting used to. Don't be quick to write it off as just a bigger screen. The Nexus 6 has much more to offer. You just may have an initial "getting used to" period.
I hung onto the M8 for a couple of months, just in case. I pulled it out one afternoon and it felt so small, and the screen was so difficult to use. A great phone for sure, the N6 is just as great, just different.
Try it, you'll like it.
Never had an HTC but that M9 though
I am half tempted to sell my Nexus 6
Sent from my Google N6 on VZ
.Ryker said:
So, I apologize if this is in the wrong section but I currently have an HTC One and I am going through my annual need(want) to upgrade to a new phone.
Its been a hard choice but I impulsively decided on the Nexus 6 and its currently in the mail.
I'm actually now having seconds thoughts since I do love my HTC One M8 more then I ever have a phone, and don't know if its worth it to get the upgrade to a Nexus 6 when I can wait for summer to hit and more new phones get released.
Are their any converts from the HTC One m8 here, and can anyone tell me which phone they think is better?
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I just switched from the M8. So far I'm glad I did. I love the screen size. The speakers sound just as good as the M8, in my opinion. For me it was between the S6, M9 and N6...not near enough patience to wait on the G4. I haven't used Touchwiz a ton but Samsung is super locked down on Verizon. I liked the move to 20MP on the M9 but all I've read is that its performance is mediocre. I'll still check out the M9 and S6 as pre-orders (at least for the s6) will start within my 14 day return period...I'm confident I'll stick to the N6 though!
Hey XDA,
I've got an HTC One m7 that I need to find a replacement for, as the screen is toast and the battery won't hold a charge anymore. Phone did not turn out to be the flagship I hoped for.
I've loved HTC since my first DINC, then Rezound. Always rooted them, usually ran Scott's CleanRom. Running CM10 on the m7 now, like it a lot. This experience is making me doubt HTC though. That said I do appreciate their developer friendly stance with HTC Dev (i'm no developer though).
So basically i'm looking for a good phone that I can run wifi-tether on for a couple years, with a decent camera. I was pretty happy with the DINC's performance. The Rezound was good, but battery issues again, and high temps, what ultimately failed on that was the wifi chip. The M7 has kinda been a mixed performance with random reboots and very wishy washy battery issues, plus i frakked the screen.
I'm off contract with VZW with unlimited data still.
Any suggestions for under $200 would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks friends,
Paul
onefourthgeek said:
Hey XDA,
I've got an HTC One m7 that I need to find a replacement for, as the screen is toast and the battery won't hold a charge anymore. Phone did not turn out to be the flagship I hoped for.
I've loved HTC since my first DINC, then Rezound. Always rooted them, usually ran Scott's CleanRom. Running CM10 on the m7 now, like it a lot. This experience is making me doubt HTC though. That said I do appreciate their developer friendly stance with HTC Dev (i'm no developer though).
So basically i'm looking for a good phone that I can run wifi-tether on for a couple years, with a decent camera. I was pretty happy with the DINC's performance. The Rezound was good, but battery issues again, and high temps, what ultimately failed on that was the wifi chip. The M7 has kinda been a mixed performance with random reboots and very wishy washy battery issues, plus i frakked the screen.
I'm off contract with VZW with unlimited data still.
Any suggestions for under $200 would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks friends,
Paul
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For 200$ off contract you'll not find anything better than your M7. The M7 still cost between 200-250$ new. If you take a 2 years plan then you can get the latest high end devices with 200$
Btw your question doesn't belongs to this forum (not related to the M7)
There is a thread for devices suggestion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
I got the One M8 late 2014 and towards the end of 2015 I broke I accidentally broke the screen and decided maybe it was nearing time for a new phone. A broken screen was far from the only issue I was starting to have with it, despite the phone serving me well up until that time period.
I decided on the Note 5 pretty quickly after reviewing all of my options and I finally received it in the mail yesterday. Just thought I'd greet the community now since you'll probably see a good bit of me around the forums (I'm a flashaholic).
Any tips or something to get me started on getting the most out of my Note 5?
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I got the One M8 late 2014 and towards the end of 2015 I broke I accidentally broke the screen and decided maybe it was nearing time for a new phone. A broken screen was far from the only issue I was starting to have with it, despite the phone serving me well up until that time period.
I decided on the Note 5 pretty quickly after reviewing all of my options and I finally received it in the mail yesterday. Just thought I'd greet the community now since you'll probably see a good bit of me around the forums (I'm a flashaholic).
Any tips or something to get me started on getting the most out of my Note 5?
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Welcome! I also went from M8 to Note 5 a couple weeks ago. Have been a huge HTC fan over the past 6-8 years (back to windows mobile) but wasn't impressed with the M9 or A9.
Took me a bit to figure out how to get root since I took the latest updates which caused TWRP not to work with my phone (on Sprint). Bootloop! Also ODIN and all that stuff is so much different from HTC processes using fastboot commands. A bit of a learning curve. So now I'm using PHILZ recovery and a Sprint specific ROM. Works well with decent battery life. Someone in the Sprint forum is working on a CM12 release which I wouldn't mind playing with. MultiROM would be great though I haven't seen any mention of that working on this device
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Welcome! I also went from M8 to Note 5 a couple weeks ago. Have been a huge HTC fan over the past 6-8 years (back to windows mobile) but wasn't impressed with the M9 or A9.
Took me a bit to figure out how to get root since I took the latest updates which caused TWRP not to work with my phone (on Sprint). Bootloop! Also ODIN and all that stuff is so much different from HTC processes using fastboot commands. A bit of a learning curve. So now I'm using PHILZ recovery and a Sprint specific ROM. Works well with decent battery life. Someone in the Sprint forum is working on a CM12 release which I wouldn't mind playing with. MultiROM would be great though I haven't seen any mention of that working on this device
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Yeah, I did have the S3 so I'm aware of how difficult Samsung can be. lol. It definitely does have a learning curve.
I had my first htc which was the m8 and then bought my first note (5) and I have to say I love everything about the note but miss them beautiful boom sound speakers out of all my years of having phones nothing comes close to them they are just something different
I switched from m7 after years of being loyal to htc. I started with HTC hd2, thunderbolt, rezound, m7. Always rooted, always on custom roms.
I like my note 5 a lot, even though it can't be rooted (verizon). It's truly a great phone.
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