HTC M8 Prime coming out? What do you think?
Would you be upset since you just purchased the M8?
Bla.. Sell this one buy the new one. Should companies stop making phone and adhere to some useless timelines like make a phone every year or 2 years etc. There is a new snapdragon 805 coming, new phones with QHD displays coming out soon. It will be foolish of HTC or any other company to wait till next year to release a phone with the new soc, screens etc.
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 805 is going to be insane that's for sure. But if the rumors are true about the screen being 5.5 inch, I definitely don't want one. I'm drawing the line at a 5 inch screen, and I'm going to pray to every god I can think of that they don't decide to make the standard any bigger lol.
Technology moves fast if you wait around you would never buy anything.
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I'll wait and see what it's got before I pull the trigger , but if it's got the same looks and size with an updated camera I'll be buying it
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Technology moves fast if you wait around you would never buy anything.
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omg you said that spot on!
When is a phone not a phone.
When it becomes a phablet. I think their is a fine line to what you can hold sensibly like a phone. Even if you have huge mitts.
I have large hands and this is my limit, size wise for a daily driver. Being able to fit in my pocket etc.
But second devices are always good
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When is a phone not a phone.
When it becomes a phablet.
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People have been saying this since the original Galaxy Note came out. At the time, most industry commenters expected the Note to fail spectacularly, but it, and its successors, were a massive commercial success.
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Whilst I have an M8, it isn't my primary phone - that's a Galaxy Note 3. So, my M8 is my secondary device!
I don't care if people say it's "too big" because for my purposes I don't find that to be the case at all - and I don't have overly large hands and find the Note 3 perfectly pocketable.
The point is that we all have different needs and requirements.
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Dave
foxmeister said:
People have been saying this since the original Galaxy Note came out. At the time, most industry commenters expected the Note to fail spectacularly, but it, and its successors, were a massive commercial success.
Whilst I have an M8, it isn't my primary phone - that's a Galaxy Note 3. So, my M8 is my secondary device!
I don't care if people say it's "too big" because for my purposes I don't find that to be the case at all - and I don't have overly large hands and find the Note 3 perfectly pocketable.
The point is that we all have different needs and requirements.
Regards,
Dave
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Each to their own.... I just find it funny when I see people raise something the size of a small child to their ears
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Each to their own.... I just find it funny when I see people raise something the size of a small child to their ears
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I'd hazard a guess then that you're significantly younger than me!
My first hand portable phone was a Nokia Orange: http://www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk/nokia/nokia_2140.php
It was over double the size (volumetrically) than my Note 3, and, obviously, a far less capable device with a lot lower battery life. It was also one of the first GSM (digital) devices, and as such much smaller than most of the analogue phones you could get back then.
My point is that it didn't really seem silly or unusual to have such a large device back then.
Given how much more capable modern phones are, I don't have a problem with the size, because, for me, the benefits of the large screen massively outweigh any disadvantages (of which there are surprisingly few). I'd happily add a few mm and grams to the Note 3 (and my M8 for that matter) to get an even bigger battery, but I digress!
Regards,
Dave
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I'd hazard a guess then that you're significantly younger than me!
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Dave
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Ok.... It's give me a clue time.
I was born before the Beatles came to fame.
Quite a few years before Armstrong stood on the moon....
Our house phone looked like this
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My TV looked like this
and our neighbours used to come in and sit and watch with us...
Technology spent years trying to 'downsize' their products and now all of a sudden it wants big and brash again. Incidentally, are we heading back to here? (My first mobile)
I have no problems with the bigger products. Like I said, it's just when people hold them to their ears.
Incidentally you young whippersnapper...who wins the age argument
Take care
Rob
P.S. Sorry for being Off topic OP - but it is kind of relevant
I dont think HTC will start selling a device just like their flagship but more powerful. They will aim an other market, and the 5.5 Inch rumor makes sense. I personally own the M8 and for my personal preferences thats the maximum size for a phone. There are people which are ok with their One MAX or Note 3. I just think this device will not be out to compete with the One M8
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This is my philosophy as well.
There are only a few circumstances where waiting pays off.
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I'd hazard a guess then that you're significantly younger than me!
My first hand portable phone was a Nokia Orange: http://www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk/nokia/nokia_2140.php
It was over double the size (volumetrically) than my Note 3, and, obviously, a far less capable device with a lot lower battery life. It was also one of the first GSM (digital) devices, and as such much smaller than most of the analogue phones you could get back then.
My point is that it didn't really seem silly or unusual to have such a large device back then.
Given how much more capable modern phones are, I don't have a problem with the size, because, for me, the benefits of the large screen massively outweigh any disadvantages (of which there are surprisingly few). I'd happily add a few mm and grams to the Note 3 (and my M8 for that matter) to get an even bigger battery, but I digress!
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Dave
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Good point. Actually, at those days we used to make a call with the phone in our hands. Today I have a bt-headset and a pebble, which let me keep my phone in the pocket unless I need to google or read mails. Then, of course, size matters!
BTW, my jeans pockets are the same size than those of 1994, so what?
We will soon see that even Apple steps away from their masters voice, which claimed "nobody needs a phone bigger that an iPhone".
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Couldn't have said ti better myself. Ther'es always something newer and better on the horizon. Either go bankrupt buying them all or just be happy with what you got until you're ready to upgrade.
If u already have the m8, what's the point? Its not like these phones can get faster...
Just change transition speeds to .5x and your phone will be on crack...bam...faster!
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If u already have the m8, what's the point? Its not like these phones can get faster...
Just change transition speeds to .5x and your phone will be on crack...bam...faster!
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wait, you get fast when you are on crack? damn! i do the opposite.
you must be special. :good:
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If u already have the m8, what's the point? Its not like these phones can get faster...
Just change transition speeds to .5x and your phone will be on crack...bam...faster!
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the m8 is already on crack, the prime maybe on meth
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the m8 is already on crack, the prime maybe on meth
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Yeah, I underclocked and undervolted my CPU, constantly uses power saving mode, and my M8 still handles all the multitasking and games flawlessly.
The thing is, smartphones are significantly over-powered nowadays. In terms of usage, the jump from S801 to S805 or anything faster would be far less necessary in at least a year.
The prime would probably just have better specs. No point in it since I end up underclocking my CPU to 1.8GHz and only using 3 cores lol. Still don't see any lag.
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I have to admit I have been a bit miffed at what Verizon has done with the Galaxy Nexus. I think it is a great phone but I think Verizon has stripped allot of what was special about being a nexus from the phone.
Apparently someone from Droid Life feels the same way. Here is their article on Verizon and the GNex
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/30/verizon-needs-google-opinion/
What are your thoughts?
This person is also wrong.. they complain about google wallet not being included but it isn't included on the GSM nexus.. it isn't part of AOSP. Also.. the only differences between Verizon and GSM include two semi useful apps that you can remove, a battery cover without Google, and no free tethering. It's not even a big deal.. most of the comments on that article bash the author anyways because he doesn't appear to know anything.
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I still think the Galaxy Nexus is the best phone out there. It just seems like it is becoming less of what I thought a Nexus was. Maybe I had the wrong impression of what a Nexus was in the first place. I am no dev, I've just had the feeling it is headed in the wrong direction... slowly
Best phone I have owned.
Compared with the htc hero , desire HD , iPhone 4 , htc sensation and log optinus 3d I have owned.
+ points :
Screen , amazing simply. Colours are bright and vibrant , text and outlines are crisp. Can really tell a difference over the other phones.
Speed. No lagg what so ever , plays gta 3 perfectly whilst listening to music . Can have a little slowness if I am using a heavy live wallpaper.
Honeycomb inspired apps are fantastic. I own a Motorola Xoom which I have been totally impressed with , the music app especially are brilliant , as well as icons and multi task bars. Having it ported over to my mobile has blown my mind.
Battery life : there has been a fair few complaints but as I posted in a battery thread mine will last a day with heavy usage (will include screen shot at the end)
Quality , granted its plastic but it feels like a premium product. Doesn't have the look of the iPhone 4 but the full glass front , no button set up gives the phone a real sleek look. Back plate is flimsy but once its on it feels well built.
Camera: decent picture quality , zero shutter lagg is great . Haven't taken that many photos so I won't comment to much.
Connectivity , GPS and Bluetooth have all worked seamlessly as expected.
Only downsides :
Apps: some are still incompatible which is annoying , its new software so I wouldn't really count this as a issue as it will be fixed.
That's it really , bought this sim free for £529.99. Was unsure and really hoped I wouldn't be disappointed after I had spent that kind of money. I am happy to report that it is the best tech purchase I have made. Well done Samsung & Google , thoroughly impressed
J
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that reporter from droid life needs to crawl out from under the rock...he is clueless!
The biggest compromise, imho, had nothing to do with Verizon, but was made by Google to Texas Instruments: the TI OMAP processor. The Samsung-made Exynos processor from the SGS2 is widely viewed as the best smartphone processor on the market, so why did Google force Samsung to compromise with the TI OMAP? Nothing against Texas Instruments (they have great products, by most accounts), but Google should have let Samsung make this phone with its own chips imho.
Yes, I definitely despise Verizon's treating of this phone as the ugly stepchild of its Android lineup (like they also did with the Fascinate), but, hey, we still have a top-shelf Samsung product on a reliable network, and with (not so reliable, but still better than HSPA) LTE to boot. Plus, it seems to me that Verizon's handling of the Gnex (and the Fascinate) is more a knock against Samsung than Google...
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The biggest compromise, imho, had nothing to do with Verizon, but was made by Google to Texas Instruments: the TI OMAP processor. The Samsung-made Exynos processor from the SGS2 is widely viewed as the best smartphone processor on the market, so why did Google force Samsung to compromise with the TI OMAP? Nothing against Texas Instruments (they have great products, by most accounts). Yes, I definitely despise Verizon's treating of this phone as the ugly stepchild of its Android lineup (like they also did with the Fascinate), but, hey, we still have a top-shelf Samsung product on a reliable network, and with (not so reliable, but still better than HSPA) LTE to boot.
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Hmmm... I learn something new every day... Thanks for pointing that out about the LTE issue Hey, maybe Samsung will have that matter resolved by the time they release the *cough cough* Continuum 2
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that reporter from droid life needs to crawl out from under the rock...he is clueless!
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Go back to covering cough cough Motorola phones, Droid Life
He is right about one thing, though... the U.S. carriers are given way too much leverage over manufacturers (on the other hand, good luck with getting that subsidized upgrade overseas ).
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Whiney article is whiney.
Maybe he should stick to teh iphonez wit da bigger gb's.
Is Verizon and the Nexus good enough to leave Sprint and my Epic 4G Touch ?
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(on the other hand, good luck with getting that subsidized upgrade overseas ).
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What do you mean by that? Subsidies in Europe are way better than the US lol. They often 100% subsidize the phone (even top-tier devices) for only a 2-year contract, and the service still costs 1/2 of what we pay in the US. AND the non-contract options are still amazing.
Don't kid yourself. We have it worse in every way here.
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Is Verizon and the Nexus good enough to leave Sprint and my Epic 4G Touch ?
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Been discussed everywhere. That's your personal call man. There are A LOT of factors, and its not worth trying to de-rail this thread to get an answer...
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What do you mean by that? Subsidies in Europe are way better than the US lol. They often 100% subsidize the phone (even top-tier devices) for only a 2-year contract, and the service still costs 1/2 of what we pay in the US. AND the non-contract options are still amazing.
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Hmmm... I didn't know that... I had read before that most European carriers didn't subsidize... Two derps in a row for me today
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Lte is part of the reason. Exynos doesnt play nice with lte. Yet at least. And ti offers a better chipset overall than exynos mish mash of components.
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Exactly, that's why the T-Mobile Galaxy SII, came with a different processor, to allow their crazy 40+MB/sec modem. The Exynos wouldn't do that.
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So guys, simple as that. I'm upgrading soon. I am wondering if any of you would have chosen a different phone, now that you have owned the Nitro HD for quite some time. If so, what phone? I'm on AT&T btw. Some people say the A2 is nice. I'm stuck deciding. Also, does anyone know when AT&T will be releasing more phones?? Tegra 3 maybe? Also, if any AT&T insiders are about, any recollection as to when they will be dropping prices again? Thanks for all input everyone!
carpenterethan said:
So guys, simple as that. I'm upgrading soon. I am wondering if any of you would have chosen a different phone, now that you have owned the Nitro HD for quite some time. If so, what phone? I'm on AT&T btw. Some people say the A2 is nice. I'm stuck deciding. Also, does anyone know when AT&T will be releasing more phones?? Tegra 3 maybe? Also, if any AT&T insiders are about, any recolection as to when they will be dropping prices again? Thanks for all imput everyone!
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yes! this phone does the job...CM9, all i have to say!
I love the screen on this phone. The camera is good, processor is fast and CM9 nightlies are rolling out. My only complaint is the battery life could be better, especially with heavy use.
Goto BestBuy. The phone is only $50 right now and you get a FREE pair of LG Tone bluetooth headphones. It is a SWEET deal. Good luck deciding!
It will be amazing with a stable cm9. But maybe wait for the HTC One X.
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I love the screen on this phone. The camera is good, processor is fast and CM9 nightlies are rolling out. My only complaint is the battery life could be better, especially with heavy use.
Goto BestBuy. The phone is only $50 right now and you get a FREE pair of LG Tone bluetooth headphones. It is a SWEET deal. Good luck deciding!
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haha, i took advantage of that deal!
Hoorah! Thanks for the heads up on the BB deal! I was going to call them, haven't had time. Sounds prettttttyyyyy tempting! HTC One X, you say? *GSMOOGLES*- DROOL 1.5ghz quad core??? Why does everything get topped in a matter of months!!! Good for people who can afford the status quo. :'( I want one now... my dreams will be haunted until I own a quad core phone now. :/ I just shelled $235.00 on an Acer A500 and I love it.... but i'll be darned if quad cores aren't about to $### on all of my current devices *FacePalm* /rant
Haha. XDA is such a loyal community.... love every moment on here.
'HTC One X Release date leak'
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FistPie said:
Goto BestBuy. The phone is only $50 right now and you get a FREE pair of LG Tone bluetooth headphones. It is a SWEET deal. Good luck deciding!
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I'm guessing with a cell contract!?
If just the phone I'll drive to Buffalo tonight lol
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I'm guessing with a cell contract!?
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Ohhhhyeah! This isn't metro pcs my friend ^_^
These guys have me drooling over the HTC One X now..............
Release date_ http://www.androidcentral.com/att-htc-one-x-release-date-moved-may-6-best-buy-tells-customer-e-mail _
Yes, I love my LG Nitro, But only because I flashed different ROMs into it. ( Currently Nightly #3 of CyanogenMod9)
When I had it with the stock ROM, I was having missed thoughts about it due to some lag, and bloatware, manly unused programs like Zanga Poker and some At&t software.
Thank God for XDADevelopers
Welcome friend!
Raymen864 said:
Yes, I love my LG Nitro, But only because I flashed different ROMs into it. ( Currently Nightly #3 of CyanogenMod9)
When I had it with the stock ROM, I was having missed thoughts about it due to some lag, and bloatware, manly unused programs like Zanga Poker and some At&t software.
Thank God for XDADevelopers
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On behalf of our friends here at XDA, Welcome aboard! Looks like you have found your way around!
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Hoorah! Thanks for the heads up on the BB deal! I was going to call them, haven't had time. Sounds prettttttyyyyy tempting! HTC One X, you say? *GSMOOGLES*- DROOL 1.5ghz quad core??? Why does everything get topped in a matter of months!!! Good for people who can afford the status quo. :'( I want one now... my dreams will be haunted until I own a quad core phone now. :/ I just shelled $235.00 on an Acer A500 and I love it.... but i'll be darned if quad cores aren't about to $### on all of my current devices *FacePalm* /rant
Haha. XDA is such a loyal community.... love every moment on here.
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Something to keep in mind about the One X is that there will be 2 different versions of it. Europe gets the Tegra 3 quad core but no LTE. In the US, the AT&T One X will have LTE but will be using a Qualcomm S4 dual core instead.
I just recently upgraded after weeks of debate and I have to say i am very happy and this is with the stock rom a couple quirks here Nd there but no show stoppers I'm very satisfied and I will be even more once we get ICS officially
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Something to keep in mind about the One X is that there will be 2 different versions of it. Europe gets the Tegra 3 quad core but no LTE. In the US, the AT&T One X will have LTE but will be using a Qualcomm S4 dual core instead.
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So if I am wanting to get the HTC one X on my upgrade when the time comes, i'm still looking @ a dual-core phone? LAME! AT&T always finds some way to take the fun out of things! I don't need LTE I need QUAD CORE PROCESSING POWER WITH A 12 CORE GPU :O
AT&FAIL
Looks like I might go with the Nitro after all... virturally same specs... just an ugly bulky phone. (In some peoples' opinion.)
Does AT&T usually drop prices on que with new phone releases? I looked online for the BB deal for $50 w a bluetooth headset and just got the $99.99 to show... maybe it has to be in store for the promo.
Would be nice if an AT&T rogue dropped by with some pretty enlightening information regarding release dates and prices here's to wishful thinking!
i think you would be much happier with a white iphone 4
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i think you would be much happier with a white iphone 4
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http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_4-3275.php Or if you want to make it (still un)fair... http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Apple-iPhone-4S_id5257 VS http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nitro_hd-4329.php
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Thanks for the offer though, Scott. Why do you prefer the Iphone? Do you realize Apple manufactures these things to brick if they know you jailbroke them? Let alone shattered glass on front and back if you drop it on anything other than a pillow. :/
I prefer android because they have an open developer community, as well as more durable phones for the most part, if you're going to chunk your phone b/c ur mate pissed you off and you don't have a case on it, you are on your own there. For most of us though, our phones will only suffer a drop from pocket or head height. Aprox 6 ft drop. Take this food for thought >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKJp9EMRjXY <<< drop test between the Galasy S2 and Iphone 4
With cm9 this phone is prolly better than any phone at the market right now, even at&t's htc one x wont be much better than the nitro..
Only downside is the battery, i'm carrying 2 extra batterys to survive 24hrs away from the power plug, but thats because i use it a lot, when its idling it doesnt use that much(like 8/10% on 8hours sleep)
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With cm9 this phone is prolly better than any phone at the market right now, even at&t's htc one x wont be much better than the nitro..
Only downside is the battery, i'm carrying 2 extra batterys to survive 24hrs away from the power plug, but thats because i use it a lot, when its idling it doesnt use that much(like 8/10% on 8hours sleep)
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Do you use juice defender or a screen filter for less power consumption? These two things usually increase my battery life on X device almost twice the normal runtime.
I had the p930 for a while now and i bricked it once took it back to Bell and they fixed it free of charged but I had to survive using a first generation palm pre.....for a week
and now I scared of rooting it again and flashing rom..
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I had the p930 for a while now and i bricked it once took it back to Bell and they fixed it free of charged but I had to survive using a first generation palm pre.....for a week
and now I scared of rooting it again and flashing rom..
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How exactly did you manage to brick your phone sir? Usually it's due to impatience and pulling the battery/usb cord. I've done this before w my cappy. Luckily they are virturally unbrickable... with a jig.
wasnt impatience
thats what I did
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Hello,
I want opinions to help me decide, is not a topic to fight.
I would like the opinion of the staff, I am very sad with my one X, Tegra slow in new games of big producer, low battery life without the possibility of change (forget battery covers), I'm thinking of selling it more add about 150 to 200 dollars and get the galaxy note 2 . I like the large screen, the games are running well and it has great advantages. Like 2 gigs of ram, screen control by looking among other things that everybody knows.
I would like the opinion of you. I would be buying the new phone selling my Onex, I will not buy it all, would you do it?
If I could afford it... Yeah.. But then again I would have to buy a little phone to use as "phone" to have with me with work etc.. Because I think I would get tired of carrying the monster as soon as I want to quick send a text with one hand... I already feel bad in my hand after some one hand texting with my one x :s
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I wouldn't buy anything larger than a one x, im fed up with Android producers, fighting who produces a larger phone :/, anyways i find it a great choice to replace tablets. If you are comfortable with the size then its a good option.
Note 2 is am excellent piece of kit. The battery is on another level. The S-Pen is a joy to use and once you go big you can't go back to a smaller device.
Also consider the Nexus 4 but too early to tell if battery will last as long.
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I really want to see the J butterfly or DNA in the flesh. I wanna see how that form factor is, because its definitely better than the gargantuan note ii. Its a shame its only US and Japan for now.
And I'm not selling my One X for at least another year.
No other 5" device will be unique as the Note simply due to the S-Pen which sets it apart from just a normal 5" phone.
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But I hate touchwiz, and I'm sure I won't use the stylus after a month or so hence HTC makes more sense . The only thing to <3 about the Note II is the INSANE battery life for me.
If you don't mind looking ridiculous whenever you sack you phone to answer a call, go for it...
Trust me, I had seen some, and always looks wrong to had a phone with this size.
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I bought a Note this year in february. I sold it in august because the following: crappy TW, Samsung's software update lies and delays,piece of sh*t samoled pentile display,overheat specially in the summer with only 2 cores. I will never buy Samsung phone ever again, and I don't want a big S3. I bought my One X in september. It was love in the first sight and this love is still exist after 2 months
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I have a Note 10.1 and was thinking of getting a Note II when they were first released so I could share S-Note's between them. But with a tablet, I really don't need or want a phone as big as the Note II. I can carry my One X easily on a belt clip or slip it in to a pocket which is harder to do with anything larger. I also prefer Sense much more than TW from a productivity perspective. For someone who either doesn't have a tablet or doesn't want to carry it with them around town I could see a 5+" phone as a reasonable splitting of the difference. The Note 10.1 has a dialer so sometimes I'll foward calls and MMS from my One X to it so I only need to carry one device. There really isn't a right or wrong answer once you're past 4.7/4.8" which to me is the cut-off for something to be called a "phone."
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If you don't mind looking ridiculous whenever you sack you phone to answer a call
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You mean like this?
I have one of these which can also be used with the Note II. It's a little (maybe not much) less rediculous.
Do not mind me going through ridiculous to other people answering the phone, I do not care who they think, I think it's cool to be big screen to access the internet and play, I do not really use the phone to talk, send more messages sms / gtalk / facebook to talk about. The screen from what I read the review of various site is great, much better than the Note1 and also the galaxy s3, the Onex is the best with your IPS, more than Note2 was great. I like the sense, but after almost three years using the same get sick, I'm not supporting the same. I find it slow. The S3's with my friend TW is much faster than my phone with Sense. Clearly when you place an animated wallpaper, the sense drags on, the TW in s3 stays the same.
I am extremely disappointed with the ONEX, the battery is unable to replace it with a larger, has no card slot and TEGRA is disappointing me in games. Okay that has beautiful games running on TEGRA (dead trigger), but they also run on Exynos. And still others run not run on TEGRA, and gameloft most wanted. And I'm sure that will not improve. It left me extremely frustrated, because it is a very expensive phone with a whole "bla bla bla" and suffer to run games that run on soft s2 s3 and even a friend of mine.
The only thing that holds me to Onex is the CM10, which is a spectacle, only the battery that is not with a good length. So I am wanting to use the opportunity that comes from a friend and bring a USA Note2 worth about $ 650, and seeing mine here for about 500-600 dollars and pay the difference.
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Do not mind me going through ridiculous to other people answering the phone, I do not care who they think, I think it's cool to be big screen to access the internet and play, I do not really use the phone to talk, send more messages sms / gtalk / facebook to talk about. The screen from what I read the review of various site is great, much better than the Note1 and also the galaxy s3, the Onex is the best with your IPS, more than Note2 was great. I like the sense, but after almost three years using the same get sick, I'm not supporting the same. I find it slow. The S3's with my friend TW is much faster than my phone with Sense. Clearly when you place an animated wallpaper, the sense drags on, the TW in s3 stays the same.
I am extremely disappointed with the ONEX, the battery is unable to replace it with a larger, has no card slot and TEGRA is disappointing me in games. Okay that has beautiful games running on TEGRA (dead trigger), but they also run on Exynos. And still others run not run on TEGRA, and gameloft most wanted. And I'm sure that will not improve. It left me extremely frustrated, because it is a very expensive phone with a whole "bla bla bla" and suffer to run games that run on soft s2 s3 and even a friend of mine.
The only thing that holds me to Onex is the CM10, which is a spectacle, only the battery that is not with a good length. So I am wanting to use the opportunity that comes from a friend and bring a USA Note2 worth about $ 650, and seeing mine here for about 500-600 dollars and pay the difference.
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Are you kidding me? You're saying about the lack of sd slot and unchangable battery. How come you bought it and get dissapointed with these thing? Don't you look on specs when you buy sometnhing that costs over 500 bucks?
And than, 4,7 is still ok to use it with one hand (ok, I have big hands, but I can't complain at all). With 5,5 it is problematical. Even if you dont call to much, you still have to use it in emergancy situations with one hand.
Although both note phones a really nice devices, I can't call them phones any more, they are phablets, smartlets but not phones.
Nevertheless my first choice in smartphones for next 4 month is nexus 4, it blows every phone away costing only 350 bucks. Its up to you, if you can afford it go on, but I just morally can't spend over 600, when some phone with same features plus with newest updates in next to years costs the half of it
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Are you kidding me? You're saying about the lack of sd slot and unchangable battery. How come you bought it and get dissapointed with these thing? Don't you look on specs when you buy sometnhing that costs over 500 bucks?
And than, 4,7 is still ok to use it with one hand (ok, I have big hands, but I can't complain at all). With 5,5 it is problematical. Even if you dont call to much, you still have to use it in emergancy situations with one hand.
Although both note phones a really nice devices, I can't call them phones any more, they are phablets, smartlets but not phones.
Nevertheless my first choice in smartphones for next 4 month is nexus 4, it blows every phone away costing only 350 bucks. Its up to you, if you can afford it go on, but I just morally can't spend over 600, when some phone with same features plus with newest updates in next to years costs the half of it
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My first option was the nexus 4, I found it wonderful, but it has two problems: 1. 16 gigas very little space. So music videos and photos I have almost 10 gigs, so do not serve. 2nd. The first battery of tests it turned out very badly, even worse than Onex. When I told another battery was to have the option to do this. Example, my sensation had a battery of 1580mha, put one of the mugen 1950mha using the same original back door, the phone was perfect, with an optimal duration of battery. In the case of Onex has no way to do anything, because I could have a mugen battery 2300mha without replacing the original back door. But this is not possible since the Onex has no way to replace the battery, that's what I meant.
I thought 1800mha to Onex would be great, but that is not what showed. I might have the solution of another battery but I have not. Not to mention the problems with the tegra 3 games.
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My first option was the nexus 4, I found it wonderful, but it has two problems: 1. 16 gigas very little space. So music videos and photos I have almost 10 gigs, so do not serve. 2nd. The first battery of tests it turned out very badly, even worse than Onex. When I told another battery was to have the option to do this. Example, my sensation had a battery of 1580mha, put one of the mugen 1950mha using the same original back door, the phone was perfect, with an optimal duration of battery. In the case of Onex has no way to do anything, because I could have a mugen battery 2300mha without replacing the original back door. But this is not possible since the Onex has no way to replace the battery, that's what I meant.
I thought 1800mha to Onex would be great, but that is not what showed. I might have the solution of another battery but I have not. Not to mention the problems with the tegra 3 games.
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The Nexus 4 will probably end up performing the same as the Galaxy s 3. Now while the nexus 4 is sealed, if you have followed the new closely, it shouldn't take much effort to have the battery exchange. So in this case i find it can still be changed.
Better than the One X it is.
Well, my personal opinion is that no samsung device deserves what it costs.
TW, material quality etc.
I won't say a thing about the size, though it is really bad for me but not for you.
I would actually go for a One S sized ONe X, if it existed.
Yes browsing can be better with big screens but, it will never ever be like a laptop experience, so no need to push the limits for something that will never replace the old habit.
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I want opinions to help me decide, is not a topic to fight.
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I am extremely disappointed with the ONEX, the battery is unable to replace it with a larger, has no card slot and TEGRA is disappointing me in games.
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So you're either Schizophrenic or already have decided to get a Note II and are picking the fight that you originally said you're not looking for. I'm out.
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So you're either Schizophrenic or already have decided to get a Note II and are picking the fight that you originally said you're not looking for. I'm out.
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I'm asking for opinions because it is an opportunity to buy cheap Note2 because in my country it costs $ 1100. And you have to agree with me that this price is surreal. I wanted to take my friend who is coming. I like ONEX, but he's disappointing me is sad to see my friend's S3 ending my Onex in several respects. Be the TW with its interesting features is the speed. I want other people's opinions, because I might as well give up and wait for the next generation, because someone can say, "look I know a guy who has the same Note2 and sucks this or that."
Now one thing that is undeniable is his lack of education. Instead of giving a constructive opinion insult me saying I'm Schizophrenic. But from what I know of your culture, you do not have the same education. Sorry if your Republican candidate did not win and thank you for leaving.
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Hi guys, managed to get hold of a Oppo N1 running on Color ROM Android 4.2.2
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Here is a slightly long unboxing and overview of the package
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4s8elQOdwQ
Let me know if you have any questions about the Oppo N1. Will have it with me for the next few days
Mods - There is no Oppo N1 forum currently. May be it is time to create one ?
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I've posted twice requesting a sub-forum for the N1 in the New Device Forum Request thread. Hopefully we'll have one soon.
I can post all kinds of crazy things from the N1, but I just don't want to do it here.
What's the big secret why the N1 don't have LTE?
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What's the big secret why the N1 don't have LTE?
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International bands are a mess, China's band is their own unique one.
Kevinik said:
What's the big secret why the N1 don't have LTE?
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Oppo is a small company, and until their international marketshare is bigger it is difficult to justify more than 2 variants (China and "rest of the world")
While the Nexus 5 made progress towards global LTE in a single device, it is still not possible to do so.
TL;DR - 5 HSPA+ bands in a single device can support nearly the entire planet, 9 LTE bands in a single device is still not enough.
Plus HSPA+ (especially DC-HSPA+) is no slouch. Most of the "it has no LTE! it sucks!" complainers are Verizon customers whose non-LTE service topped out at something like 4 Mbps.
No LTE isn't a deal breaker for me anyhow. None of my previous devices had LTE, I don't use much in the way of data per month (less than
2GB). LTE in my area, from what I hear my friends complaining about, isn't that fast, and I get enough via wi-fi on the odd time I'm watching
a video.
What will sway me is the price, the build quality, sound quality of the phone (I'm one of those it seems to be rare birds that uses around
1500 minutes per month as a PHONE), how well bluetooth works, and the camera. I use the camera almost daily.
Entropy512 said:
Oppo is a small company, and until their international marketshare is bigger it is difficult to justify more than 2 variants (China and "rest of the world")
While the Nexus 5 made progress towards global LTE in a single device, it is still not possible to do so.
TL;DR - 5 HSPA+ bands in a single device can support nearly the entire planet, 9 LTE bands in a single device is still not enough.
Plus HSPA+ (especially DC-HSPA+) is no slouch. Most of the "it has no LTE! it sucks!" complainers are Verizon customers whose non-LTE service topped out at something like 4 Mbps.
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I am one of the 10 OPPO n1 pioneers and I have been using the phone for 10 days. The mechanical quality is outstanding and ColorOS is definitely smooth. The battery was a pleasant surprise, I often arrive at home in the evening with more than 50 percent left. If you have any question I will be glad to answer...
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I am one of the 10 OPPO n1 pioneers and I have been using the phone for 10 days. The mechanical quality is outstanding and ColorOS is definitely smooth. The battery was a pleasant surprise, I often arrive at home in the evening with more than 50 percent left. If you have any question I will be glad to answer...
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Would you mind posting some antutu benchmarks?
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Would you mind posting some antutu benchmarks?
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There's comprehensive benchmark session on youtube, AnTuTu is 26k something if I remember correctly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYEWExg3ukU
How do you find the camera? Reviews are all over the place regarding it.
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How do you find the camera? Reviews are all over the place regarding it.
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In my opinion the camera works very well. I took a few pictures in the last week and posted them here
https://plus.google.com/photos/101082965118759686555/albums/5945705244839801841
Different users reported the tendence to overexpose pictures combined with a pronounced image noise. These two aspects are related and in my experience prevent from blurry images in low light conditions.
I will prepare a short analysis during the weekend.
No LTE is a deal breaker for me as I am on EE in the UK and it's a 4G network. No point me buying anything without LTE capabilities
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The camera is constantly being tweaked and modified. I've been testing it for two weeks now and have seen at least five or six modifications to the camera... both the apk and the various camera libs/modules. I personally love the camera though.
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The camera is constantly being tweaked and modified. I've been testing it for two weeks now and have seen at least five or six modifications to the camera... both the apk and the various camera libs/modules. I personally love the camera though.
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Harfainx which build are you usign?
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Harfainx which build are you usign?
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3706 :highfive:
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3706 :highfive:
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Noooo I need a download link!
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Noooo I need a download link!
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What are you on now? I went from 3574 (or 3589, don't remember which I flashed last) and downloaded a patch for 3706, but I had to edit it myself to get it to flash. It won't flash as-is when pulled from the server.
3574 is the last official build released to the pioneers and 3589 is the last full wipe build posted. 3589 really isn't worth flashing though.
I could put together a patch for you if you'd like. 3706 is a relatively small update (something like 17MB zipped), but it does include a few changes to the camera. I haven't really had too much time to test out what they changed/fixed though.
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What are you on now? I went from 3574 (or 3589, don't remember which I flashed last) and downloaded a patch for 3706, but I had to edit it myself to get it to flash. It won't flash as-is when pulled from the server.
3574 is the last official build released to the pioneers and 3589 is the last full wipe build posted. 3589 really isn't worth flashing though.
I could put together a patch for you if you'd like. 3706 is a relatively small update (something like 17MB zipped), but it does include a few changes to the camera. I haven't really had too much time to test out what they changed/fixed though.
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I'm on 3574 now, I came back from 3589 too. If it is not taking too much of your time I would like to test the new camera features!
Phone is very big, looking forward to CM11.
Just realize one thing, this phone is really big...awkwardly so. It's MUCH bigger than a 5" device. Where a 5" device you can pocket easily (at least for a guy), this one will completely takeover even the largest of pockets and you're going to feel it! I still cringe when I think of all the nasty "phablet" designations given to my good old Dell Streak, a device that is no longer big when compared to a device like this.
Nevertheless, the hardware is very well done...even better than OPPO's past efforts.
Also, not impressed all at by OPPO ColorOS but certainly looking forward to an official Cyanogenmod release, perhaps CM11.
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Just realize one thing, this phone is really big...awkwardly so. It's MUCH bigger than a 5" device. Where a 5" device you can pocket easily (at least for a guy), this one will completely takeover even the largest of pockets and you're going to feel it! I still cringe when I think of all the nasty "phablet" designations given to my good old Dell Streak, a device that is no longer big when compared to a device like this.
Nevertheless, the hardware is very well done...even better than OPPO's past efforts.
Also, not impressed all at by OPPO ColorOS but certainly looking forward to an official Cyanogenmod release, perhaps CM11.
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OMG! I want this device. I've been resisting the urge to just buy something to buy it... and it's pretty difficult. There's so many nice devices right now, but I have to wait for this thing. The N1 is (for me) everything I wanted in a smartphone, from everything I've seen.
How much longer do you think we'll have to wait?
Shut up and take my money, Oppo! :fingers-crossed:
Hey guys, so I'm upgrading from my old galaxy s3 tomorrow to Verizon's Edge program with my family. I'm a big multimedia user for my smartphone but I equally care very highly about durability, design, and future-proofing (raw performance). Therefore, I'm deciding between the Nexus 6 and the M9. Here's my breakdown of pros and cons:
Motorola Nexus 6 (24.99 on Verizon edge)
+1440p display
+/-phablet (I could see myself enjoying the size for videos)
+stock Google
+more likely will receive os updates earliest
-only somewhat metal construction
-about to be replaced by the next nexus only too soon
HTC One M9 (also 24.99 on Verizon edge)
+brand new
+snapdragon 810 latest cpu and gpu
+best build quality / design (big plus for me)
-eh screen size compared to competition
-1080p screen (will this really bite me in the next few years?)
-apparently a problematic device with regards to quality control?
Now: I'm especially concerned with some of the problems I've read with the m9 with regards to the poor battery performance, breaking of turbo charge with recent updates, the under-saturation of the color gamut which I didn't like seeing on store models, possible overheating which I heard was fixed before launch. Are these issues still plaguing the phone and would you stray away from the device altogether if I could instead choose the nexus 6?
Thanks in advance!
I love it, and when we get 5.1, it will be even better.
Frankly, I'm surprised that as a big-screen loving Sammy user, you don't have the Note on your short list.
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Hey guys, so I'm upgrading from my old galaxy s3 tomorrow to Verizon's Edge program with my family. I'm a big multimedia user for my smartphone but I equally care very highly about durability, design, and future-proofing (raw performance). Therefore, I'm deciding between the Nexus 6 and the M9. Here's my breakdown of pros and cons:
Motorola Nexus 6 (24.99 on Verizon edge)
+1440p display
+/-phablet (I could see myself enjoying the size for videos)
+stock Google
+more likely will receive os updates earliest
-only somewhat metal construction
-about to be replaced by the next nexus only too soon
HTC One M9 (also 24.99 on Verizon edge)
+brand new
+snapdragon 810 latest cpu and gpu
+best build quality / design (big plus for me)
-eh screen size compared to competition
-1080p screen (will this really bite me in the next few years?)
-apparently a problematic device with regards to quality control?
Now: I'm especially concerned with some of the problems I've read with the m9 with regards to the poor battery performance, breaking of turbo charge with recent updates, the under-saturation of the color gamut which I didn't like seeing on store models, possible overheating which I heard was fixed before launch. Are these issues still plaguing the phone and would you stray away from the device altogether if I could instead choose the nexus 6?
Thanks in advance!
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I have held more than my fair share of m9 and not one has had a build quality issue let alone a single dead pixel. The latter actually amazed me.
With 5.1, HTC added this...
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As much as I love HTC (aside from one Motorola and one Samsung I have had HTC phones since the PPC 6700 in 2005) and how much I love Sense, I would say the Nexus 6 or LG4. I'm really wishing my One M8 would have lasted a bit longer so I could have gotten the LG4, even with the plastic chassis. My One M9 has really been a sore subject lately, I haven't been happy with it all. I definitely got one of the terrible battery life version. It seems, I to be great battery life or like mine and absolutely abysmal battery life. Plus the cell signal on mine is pretty sad and likes to drop signal/stay in 1x mode. Coming from the Samsung, it'll feel like a child's toy compared to the M9 though, metal chassis phones feel so much more sturdy.
I was hating on the M9 hard at first, on launch day, went to Verizon, and compared to the M8 the heat was shocking and wasn't happy at all.
I decided to go for it, and I couldn't be more happy.
I loved my M8, and got great battery life on it, and at first my M8 was getting better battery life, but since the update to Android 5.1 it has been such an upgrade for the M9 in terms off heat battery and performance.
As for quality, it's top notch, not a single issue to mention.
The signal on mine is wonderful.
That's my .2 cents.
Whatever you decide, I wish you the best!
I sympathize with you OP. I've been waiting quietly on this board hoping for sunshine to drop and CyanogenMod to support the phone. I don't care for sense or any skin, although I recognize sense is the best of the skins. I nevertheless prefer straight android though and could not see myself running sense for long. I'm getting by easily on my s3 running the latest cm12 nightly. But I really want this m9 and it's driving me crazy!!!
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I sympathize with you OP. I've been waiting quietly on this board hoping for sunshine to drop and CyanogenMod to support the phone. I don't care for sense or any skin, although I recognize sense is the best of the skins. I nevertheless prefer straight android though and could not see myself running sense for long. I'm getting by easily on my s3 running the latest cm12 nightly. But I really want this m9 and it's driving me crazy!!!
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Well keep note on where the Java card users are.
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Well keep note on where the Java card users are.
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Oh I'm well aware. I'm near state college, so I believe I would be shipping it off to you! It's more a matter of whether CyanogenMod supports this phone. At least for me. If I wanted to have to use the manufacturers take on the OS I'd just get an iPhone. Which at this point is something I'm considering for the very first time. Verizon locking these phones down like this is just an outrage.
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Oh I'm well aware. I'm near state college, so I believe I would be shipping it off to you! It's more a matter of whether CyanogenMod supports this phone. At least for me. If I wanted to have to use the manufacturers take on the OS I'd just get an iPhone. Which at this point is something I'm considering for the very first time. Verizon locking these phones down like this is just an outrage.
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I work in Harrisburg and sometimes travel to state college. It would be a little drive for you lol
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I work in Harrisburg and sometimes travel to state college. It would be a little drive for you lol
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Haha. I'd make it though. I go to Harrisburg sometimes for work. But like I said, it may not matter. Come on CyanogenMod!
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Nexus 6. Definitely, for 2 more years of guaranteed upgrades, and for the big badass display. Oh, and the unmatched dev support.!!
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Honestly, I would say no... And I love HTC. Have had the m7 and m8-- loved them. This phone is a POS though
EDIT: And I do have the m9 BTW (typing on it right now)-not just some dude talking ish trying to troll this thread
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Honestly, I would say no... And I love HTC. Have had the m7 and m8-- loved them. This phone is a POS though
EDIT: And I do have the m9 BTW (typing on it right now)-not just some dude talking ish trying to troll this thread
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respect your opinion.
Can give reasons why, please?
I own the M9, G4, and Nexus 6.
Screen - G4, One M9 comes in a close 2nd (I mean reaaaallly close). I'm a sucker for LCD panels and the display on the nexus to me is its weakness. Whites are yellow and pink on the nexus, but you get deeper blacks. Whites are white on the G4 and M9. The is also the dimmest and has the worst outdoor disability.
Speakers - Nexus is the best to me, way louder. HTC has the better sound quality though. G4 is loud, but I hate the placement.
Battery - Nexus and m9 tie, (about 4 hrs SOT max brightness), the G4 falls short, about 2 hr 30 mins SOT (thats the tradeoff for those extra pixels). G4 does have iphone like standby time though and you can swap batteries ...
Camera - G4 1st, the nexus comes in 5th place and the m9 comes in 100th lol. Front facing - G4 edges the m9, and the nexus comes in dead last.
Root? - m9 u can unlock if you mail to or meet someone with a java card, nexus unlocks out the box, lg g4 is still locked like fort Knox. The nexus obviously has the better development community.
UI - love stock android, but will always have a soft spot for sense. LGs ui is just OK (too quirky)
All have decent reception, but the moto nexus gives me the best.
Overall, I like all three and there is not one I particularly prefer. Love the build, software, display, and battery of the m9 (hate the camera), love the screen, form factor, and camera of the G4 (hate that it's still locked and wish it had a better battery), love the speakers, size, and software of the nexus (wish it had a better display)...
Eh. If I had the choice to go back and the G4 was out already, I wouldve tried it out first. The Nexus looks good too spec wise. Looks cheap though as I have been spoiled with HTC build quality last couple years. I miss my m8 camera though. Tried to take some firework pics and videos this past weekend with my m9, not impressed. I'm on 5.1 as well. First time Samsung (girlfriend's note 4) shat all over my HTC camera. Heat and battery life aren't quite as good, especially out of the box. Custom roms and new firmware have helped with that so it's not such a big deal now. I miss the volume of the m8 as well. Overall, coming from an s3 I think it would be awesome. From an m8, maybe not the best choice. Just my opinion. I'm trying to stick with HTC. I really love their products.
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Try the M9 , I have one is very reliable
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andybones said:
respect your opinion.
Can give reasons why, please?
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Sorry...not on here much lately due to lack of root.
Anyway, reasons:
Heat/performance/battery life-- we'll put these together as they're all intertwined. Simply put, the phone gets hot doing almost anything which causes it to eat battery, and eventually, throttle.
Camera-- it's virtually impossible to take a good picture with this phone...it's almost always out of focus. Granted, I don't have the hands of a surgeon, but I didn't have these issues on my m8.
Connectivity-- I actually returned my first m9 and got another due to this issue... But the second one had the same issues. Specifically, I'm referring to Bluetooth and miricast issues. It's hard to really button these up and put them in a box because the issues are strange and intermittent: E.g., ppl can't hear me when on BT in my car sometimes, will lose connection randomly to my BT headset while working out (have exchanged headset but the issue persists). My car will suddenly not be able to access my phone's phone book sometimes... And this never happened with my m8, when streaming something to my TV, it is ridiculously buggy, losing connection randomly with no rhyme or reason... Again, I didn't have this issue with my m8.
And finally, the coating that they put on it to make it easier to grip and scratch resistant seems to have the exact opposite effect, scratching ridiculously easily. I accidentally put it in my pocket with some change once and the back has scratches all over it.
I wouldn't get this phone. I have it and especially unrooted I feel like it was a mistake. Horrible camera, back scratches if you look at it wrong (exaggerating), and it gets hot if you are doing anything taxing on the phone. The best way to describe this phone is it's one of those girls that you thought you wanted to date but all the rumors were true and youd regret it. Im switching to the Z4v soon.
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With the latest Dev updated, many reports with 5.1 that there are a bunch of improvements, including the camera. That is my only complaint with the HTC One the past several years...camera sucks compared to iPhone. Have to say, my wife/daughter and their iPhone 6 cameras are pretty amazing.
This last update that is coming down if we can get it on the Verizon by the devs with updates...should resolve a lot of issues, like the overheating, other issues...
I've got mine on the way back and ready for Rom updating...haha