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Should i buy ?

I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )

Good phone, battery life is not bad, bootloader is locked but you can unlock it from HTCdev site but it may void your warranty and no S-OFF for now, how to root it, search and read and find out and on how to reboot just use the powerbutton at the top to reboot by long pressing it.
If you are going to buy this phone make your research. Do not wait for other people to do the work for you. There is a review thread exactly in the same place were you posted this thread, there is a battery stats thread were people post the battery life and talk about it so you could of jumped in there to find out more about battery. There is a thread by Hamdir regarding what to look out when going and buying your phone and checking what issues to have a look at when inspecting the phone before you buy it...Plus so many reviews over youtube you could look for. I might sound harsh but everyday it is the same freaking question with someone opening a thread and it ends up getting closed anyway. So do your research before buying something. Simple as that.
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anuraagkochar said:
I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )
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anuraagkochar said:
I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )
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The version of the one x that is sold in the USA is coming to Europe so you might want to wait.
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/1392277/htc_one_xl_arriving_in_europe_in_june.html

anuraagkochar said:
I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )
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Don't buy it. I regret doing this mistake. I will NEVER buy any HTC phone again. I had Desire, Desire Z and now One X. They all were plagued by problems. One X has so many problems with the software and with hardware, it's not worth to buy it. I will try to bring it back and buy Galaxy S3. Samsung never failed me

Buy it. It's a fantastic phone.

Niiceg said:
Don't buy it. I regret doing this mistake. I will NEVER buy any HTC phone again. I had Desire, Desire Z and now One X. They all were plagued by problems. One X has so many problems with the software and with hardware, it's not worth to buy it. I will try to bring it back and buy Galaxy S3. Samsung never failed me
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Don't agree with this at all, the phone had some minor bugs when it was first released but they all seem to be fixed now....at least they are for me anyway!
The only thing I don't like is the way it handles multi tasking, not the GUI implemention which is cool and works better than most reviews make out, but the way it kills apps to quickly. I'm sure we'll be able to sort this out with a custom rom later on.
All in all its a great phone with excellent battery life, so long as you dont play too many games

anuraagkochar said:
I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )
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It's a excellent gadget
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

anuraagkochar said:
I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )
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How many more threads are we going to get asking this
I think you shouldnt buy it
just give me the money instead

anuraagkochar said:
I am going to buy this phone. But is this a good phone ? How is the battery ? And i read on the net that the bootloader is locked so can we install custom roms root it ? how ? and the battery is not removable so if i hang the phone sometimes so how reboot if the keys doesnt work because battery is unremovable ?
Thanks (i am a noob )
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I'm just wondering how come I didn't have all these thoughts? goodphone, battery, bootloader, screen, etc etc. I just loved the phone the moment I saw it.. it's like love at first sight.. probably u'l know if that's this is the one when you actually hold it.. more like a girl, you know if she's the one for u or not
just my 2 cents bro.. honest opinion.. u won't regret it. yes, sometimes it does make u think wuts wrong, but never it will let u down thinkin it's a bad investment.
hope it helps

Go for it. It's working perfect for one month and I didn't even apply any of three released software updates for not to miss possible s-off exploits.
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well why do you think i am starting to get annoyed with the same thing everyday..read my post above. it says it all on how i feel about people opening threads like this. i do not blame the OP he just wants to know opinions but on the other hand he can get of his lazy behind and stop being spoonfed like a baby and do proper research.
Dasco68 said:
How many more threads are we going to get asking this
I think you shouldnt buy it
just give me the money instead
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.. and his signature says,
Sent from my revolutionary GALAXY S3 running triple boot with Jelly Bean (android 5.0 ), CM9 and Miui v4

ive got a one x, and i feel absolutely comfortable in telling you to forget the one x, and get the s3, especially as its out in a few days
im giving mine to the missus and getting a s3, on june the 7th when my other 3 contract is up
at best you will have to send your one x back for a swap, at worst you will send it back 4,5,6 times to find a perfect unit

gouldy26 said:
ive got a one x, and i feel absolutely comfortable in telling you to forget the one x, and get the s3, especially as its out in a few days
im giving mine to the missus and getting a s3, on june the 7th when my other 3 contract is up
at best you will have to send your one x back for a swap, at worst you will send it back 4,5,6 times to find a perfect unit
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Didn't happen to me. Great device for me. Got one and didn't need to do swaps or replacements.

Desire hd help

hi i just bought my fiance a htc desire hd as she likes the fone but it is pnly locked to orange ... i took it to a phone shop and they said £20 to unlock which i think is veerrrrrry expensive when it only cost me £5 for my galaxy s2 lol i have found this on this site
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726&page=2
im just wondering if any1 has tried it or.... i want to know if you need to root your phone as i dont want to root is there a way of unlocking to all networks with out rooting ??
Thankyou in advance

I'm pretty sure you need to be rooted to switch carriers. Just read the threads there, it's easy if you pay attention.
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ohhh no its not that i dont know i have rooted my hd2 and both my galaxy s2 but my girlfriend doesnt want to root her fone because she knows mine loose battery easy lol

jasper69 said:
ohhh no its not that i dont know i have rooted my hd2 and both my galaxy s2 but my girlfriend doesnt want to root her fone because she knows mine loose battery easy lol
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Rooting doesn't force you to change ROMs, so battery life shouldn't change. AAHK roots, bootloader-unlocks, and sim-unlocks.

Hi.
I'm Agree with bananagranola. But anyway, you can also root and change the rom to a better version and better battery support!
In addition, tell her about android 4, and sence 4.1! She'll Accept!
If you want to change it's rom to an improved stock rom, use Android Revolution 6... And if You want to use Android 4 with Sence 4.1 the bests are Sabsa Prime and Viper DHD.

[Q] Warranty...

Hi, I am thinking about rooting my Galaxy S3 but my dad says you can root after the warranty. If I bricked my phone during the warranty I will have to put about $160 dollars right? and If I decided to root after the warranty will it be the same price? I just got the phone a month ago and I don't want to wait 1 year to root...

xXFl4sh said:
Hi, I am thinking about rooting my Galaxy S3 but my dad says you can root after the warranty. If I bricked my phone during the warranty I will have to put about $160 dollars right? and If I decided to root after the warranty will it be the same price? I just got the phone a month ago and I don't want to wait 1 year to root...
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for S3, you can actually root then unroot without them knowing that your phone was previously rooted..
but if you hard bricked... good luck

Look what kind warranty? Mine if break it I get new one for seventy bucks. Root or no rooted well if it breaks I'm telling them I lost it. It costs same anyway. If you have super user programs or are root claim phone stolen. Don't give then the phone. Du. They would know even if you I'm root. Depends on warranty. I've lost my phone five times never once did it involve root. Always broken glass or stolen phone. Check your warranty. Btw if going root read read read then backup your phone. Practice safe root Nandroid
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xXFl4sh said:
Hi, I am thinking about rooting my Galaxy S3 but my dad says you can root after the warranty. If I bricked my phone during the warranty I will have to put about $160 dollars right? and If I decided to root after the warranty will it be the same price? I just got the phone a month ago and I don't want to wait 1 year to root...
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alright, rich boy, you obviously know that a month or 2 after rooting this thing and flashing a custom rom you're going to get bored and want to flash another rom. you'll see a thread about the latest feature of a cool rom and start drooling. if nothing else, you'll want to flash the latest release of your current rom. thats what happens to all of us. dont kid yourself, kid. you wont flash just once. either do what daddy says or be ready to give him the money for the phone yourself. dont come asking permission on the forum.
cheers, and good luck. the world will be yours one day...

xBeerdroiDx said:
alright, rich boy, you obviously know that a month or 2 after rooting this thing and flashing a custom rom you're going to get bored and want to flash another rom. you'll see a thread about the latest feature of a cool rom and start drooling. if nothing else, you'll want to flash the latest release of your current rom. thats what happens to all of us. dont kid yourself, kid. you wont flash just once. either do what daddy says or be ready to give him the money for the phone yourself. dont come asking permission on the forum.
cheers, and good luck. the world will be yours one day...
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lol so damn true
flashing is an addiction to those of us at XDA

[Q] I'm thinking about buying this phone.

I'm on verizon's network, and I was wondering where the roms are for this phone? I have a gs4 (mdk version), and If I buy this phone I will root it. After is rooted, is the bootloader unlocked? This phone has been out for a while, so there should be alot of roms for it. Thanks

wily5150 said:
I'm on verizon's network, and I was wondering where the roms are for this phone? I have a gs4 (mdk version), and If I buy this phone I will root it. After is rooted, is the bootloader unlocked? This phone has been out for a while, so there should be alot of roms for it. Thanks
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hello my friend. this phone as locked bootloader(only t-mobile doesnt),if u root your phone u wont unlock it just root.
about roms they start shownig up as soon someone manage to unlock the bootloader install the custom recovery and so on.

What the poster before me said is true. However, even the T-Mobile ROM section is pretty empty. The ROMS we DO have are all dying as well. As in, scarce or no updates.

If you are buying the phone, just buy it for what it is. I'm not keeping my hopes up that the bootloader would be unlocked and even if it is all or most of the devs would have moved on to other devices. As a stock phone which is just rooted, it is a fine device. big nice screen in a small-ish form factor. I use it easily with one hand and my hands are average size. Battery life is also great for me, I usually get 4-5 hours of on screen time with varying levels of usage. It also comes with some nice software features such as the dual app on a screen thingy . The camera is also good (to me) it really does focus faster than any other phone I have before. On top of all that it is one of the more unique looking devices out there.

It is a great phone. I am running it without any root for one and a half week. Superb camera, great display and satisfying performance. Just someone said above me, use it for what it is.

Thanks for the info. What the hell is up with all the locked bootloaders? I know it has to do with security, but come on. Anyway, thanks again.

I bought the note 3 before I bought this phone I have. It was just to big for my hands. It was a two handed phone for me. I had it for two weeks, then got the gs4. Thanks for the info

Please Pledge to the Root Cause!

Just a friendly reminder that there aren't many of us smart enough to figure out how to root this beast. If we throw a bunch of cash at them that might motivate them to work even harder. Plus, it's totally worth it! What's $50? Too much? Fine, give $5. Whatever you can afford! I bet if we got that pot up to 100k it would get solved pretty darned quick. Let's do it! Don't be a cheapskate!
Thanks for reading. I promise not to tell you what to do other than this one time. Ha!

I agree man
Just sucks so sad that ATT screwing us like this, while T-Mobile gets all the root Recovery love they want, and even Sprint is better, and dare I say Verizon not as bad as ATT is lately
I remember just two years ago, the ATT Note 2 had root and Recovery immediately after release, and the ATT XDA Note 2 forums were jammed packed with ROM's and kernels. Why did ATT make such a drastic change to lock it down so hard now ? Where as T-Mobile allows it to be unlocked with ease ?
ATT allows HTC to still be unlocked, you can buy the ATT One M8 and root it and install custom Recovery out of the box with ease. But no way is that possible with the ATT S5 or Note 4, but why ATT ?

tfpHumorBlog said:
Just a friendly reminder that there aren't many of us smart enough to figure out how to root this beast. If we throw a bunch of cash at them that might motivate them to work even harder. Plus, it's totally worth it! What's $50? Too much? Fine, give $5. Whatever you can afford! I bet if we got that pot up to 100k it would get solved pretty darned quick. Let's do it! Don't be a cheapskate!
Thanks for reading. I promise not to tell you what to do other than this one time. Ha!
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Just thinking out loud...but at this time shouldn't you all wait for Lollipop to be released on this beast? Word is that it has more security and will be even tougher to root. So say someone roots KitKat..claims the Bounty, then Lollipop comes along and kills root again and those buying new phones with Lollipop preinstalled would be SOL. JM2C...but I also know it takes time to build up pledges.

Umm.. iiif we gain root I'm sure people would be smart enough not to upgrade to Lollipop but wait for a dev to make a Lollipop ROM.

Android300ZX said:
Umm.. iiif we gain root I'm sure people would be smart enough not to upgrade to Lollipop but wait for a dev to make a Lollipop ROM.
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That won't help people buying phones after the update with Lollipop preinstalled though. They will be stuck without root and have to start another bounty...just thinking out loud. And you would be surprised how many just hit that "update" button while rooted and get stuck in a boot loop.

Assuming root is achieved and someone bought a new note4 it came w 5.0.. couldnt one of those just take the official NIE firmware and flash it via odin.. then they could root and install a 5.0 custom rom?
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xlr8shun said:
Assuming root is achieved and someone bought a new note4 it came w 5.0.. couldnt one of those just take the official NIE firmware and flash it via odin.. then they could root and install a 5.0 custom rom?
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In theory..however Samsung has been matching bootloaders, basebands and OS release. So as seen on other models not having the 5.0 bootloader and baseband will cause the 5.0 ROM to be stuck in a boot loop. So it may be some time before developers crack that. Even an unlocked rootable phone like the Sprint S3 required you to Odin 4.4 before running any stock 4.4 ROMs...the wrong baseband there caused a hard brick. So it is not as simple as it sounds.

Zorachus said:
I agree man
Just sucks so sad that ATT screwing us like this, while T-Mobile gets all the root Recovery love they want, and even Sprint is better, and dare I say Verizon not as bad as ATT is lately
I remember just two years ago, the ATT Note 2 had root and Recovery immediately after release, and the ATT XDA Note 2 forums were jammed packed with ROM's and kernels. Why did ATT make such a drastic change to lock it down so hard now ? Where as T-Mobile allows it to be unlocked with ease ?
ATT allows HTC to still be unlocked, you can buy the ATT One M8 and root it and install custom Recovery out of the box with ease. But no way is that possible with the ATT S5 or Note 4, but why ATT ?
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Probably has everything to do with Gov't contracts... Samsung has been singing the praises of it's KNOX system to businesses and the Gov't, to to truly make KNOX effective, it needs to be locked so that you can't disable or remove it. This way if one of their phones gets lost or stolen (and they are using the enterprise security packages) it is even more difficult to get to the data.
Why not allow the folks who want them locked and secure buy special ones so the rest of us can have free and open devices you ask? Because it costs more (time as well as money) to divide up your inventory that way. you'd have to forecast how many of the secured phones you will need and order them that way. But what if that big gov't contract falls through? you are now sitting on potentially thousands of phones that your general users won't want given that they can choose to get the unlocked version. OEM won't simply take them back, unless you pay some sort of restock fee. You could re-flash them yourself with the unlocked ROM, but now you are talking about manually unboxing, flashing and then re-sealing thousands of phones. (Not optimal,)
In the end, you're better off buying an unlocked device up front as opposed to hoping that someone can crack the bootloader later on after the release. It's obviously getting harder and harder for even the truly talented DEVs to crack these bootloaders. I honestly doubt that root will be achieved on this thing prior to Lollipop beginning it rollout. There is a build for it being tested right now with very few issues remaining.
Clock is ticking.... Me? I personally could care less for root at this point. I get un-Godly battery life and performance as it is based upon my usage. Not a popular view with many in this forum, I know. I used to long for root and flash ROMs like crazy myself. It was almost like an addiction.