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Leaked images of HTC Hero or G3?
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3.5mm headphone jack coming to G3!

Does it come with a physical keyboard?

maxisma said:
Does it come with a physical keyboard?
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It does not have hard keyboard. You can see these images. I hate this design. G1 is better. G2 design is the best.

I don't really get their strategy. They realease the G1: Kind of boring specs, but all is good. Then the Magic/Sapphire, which kind of makes sense; a G1 with better design and no physical keyboard. Then they release this? What's the point? From the looks of it it's just a slightly modified Sapphire with (maybe) a 3.5mm jack and no trackball.
Come on now, mix it up a little, HTC. Give us something different, like a HUGE screen like the Touch HD (only with capacitive TS), or a Palm Pre type of slider.. anything, as long as it's something different.

AGREED X 1000000000^100000000
i dont get it at all.... i know i personally wont even consider changing my g1 for anything w/o a physical keyboard, but id at least like to see some different designs.... even samsung went for slim no keyboard look....

UGLY!!! Design, common!!! HTC be creative.

hideous......

I really dislike the chin on all these HTC phones, I find it unattractive and obstructive when using the phone. They should ditch those chins and go for a more sleek design. Looking at that phone from the back reminds me of my dad's phone from around 15 years ago...

alot of reviews said the g1 was ugly when it first came out but that thing is really ugly

Agreed, mannyb, I'm liking the VK on the Cupcake release, but every once in a while I'll need to slide out the keyboard to touch some physical buttons. Until touchscreens can also mold and raise/lower to form semi-physical buttons, I think I need a keyboard that I can feel my way around.
I've used a completely-touchscreen phone before, and the input sucks if you're tired or uncoordinated for a day.

i thought that G3 was made by Huawei...and heard that g3's appearance will look like an iphone with no keyboard

http://www.gsmarena.com/huaweis_android_smartphone_is_the_future_tmobile_g3-news-865.php

(VID) HTC Hero Build on our G1's- by Haykuro!
First of all to everyone that doesn't have a G1, Drop everything and go get one now!!!
WHY??
This is why....
1st Video!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQj1xXFDSo
2nd video!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OMrSTEBeyI
"TO ALL THAT HAVE A G1, ALL WE CAN DO IS WAIT"

A-Developed said:
First of all to everyone that doesn't have a G1, Drop everything and go get one now!!!
WHY??
This is why....
1st Video!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQj1xXFDSo
2nd video!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OMrSTEBeyI
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Christ. It's like no one knows what the search button is or even tries reading what's already on the forums. Pro tip: Lurk more.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=515908

this just made me mad with happyness!

The voice in the video annoyed me.

JesusFreke,TheDude, and Haykuro working on the Hero build!!
While browsing threw both Haykuro's and TheDude's post I have learned that both have received the "HTC Hero ROM" from XDAN, Thus meaning both will have their own version of the "HTC Hero ROM"...! Also JF is also on this, don't know much about his works on this, but by what Haykuro and Dude have been posting, he is in it!!
(UPDATED) 12/23/09 Quote Haykuro:
"Im at work now guys, hopefully get some more work done with magic later.. might have some heroic experiences later today"
HTC Hero Build Update Videos By Haykuro:
1st
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWYtbCzupyU
2nd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxXy2Vg6ck0&feature=channel
3rd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnxD9MKFbJg&feature=channel
Quote TheDude's:
"Hi.
Reporting from insano pre-wedding bliss (sister's wedding is this weekend)
Expect something mondayish. Nothing big...just the boot img cleanup, and a newer a2sd script.
BUT
Something big later...so big...it's giving me a headache, but one day, if i'm lucky, I'll be your hero "
2nd Quote:
"This isn't donut. This is cupcake with some slick UI changes and some new providers."
Quote Haykuro's:
"to further explain what funbacon posted..
xdan provided me and dude with the hero ROM thus it's over at that Chinese site as well. (i figure he doesn't care about me telling now that he's talking about it).
EDIT: guys, please stop with the rumors. ha ha.
xdan provided the ROM, i did the porting.
I'm not sure where dude is as far as the build goes."
(UPDATE)QUOTE THE DUDE:Ok I'll fess up.
Haykuro and I are no longer building roms. We have a team of elves that work on 10 hour shifts injecting code as we specify.
JesusFreke is Santa Claus
(UPDATE) Quote Haykuro:
Hopefully get a newer hero build today.. in the mean time, would you guys like a new sapphire build?
Alright guys when i get home from school it'll be up
Its just going to be a completely stable version of 5.0.2 kind of like a mix between adp1.5 and 5.0.2 ill probably call it 6.0

we neeed answers LOL.

I know man!! The suspense is killing me!

notxel21 said:
I know man!! The suspense is killing me!
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aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! lol

Xperia X2 Video Unboxing

it's right here
enjoy!
well...at least try to

gundamboy said:
it's right here
enjoy!
well...at least try to
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this is a good vid, shows all the leads etc that we will get and the unit itself which looks good.
hopefully in the next day or 2 they will upload the guy running through the software so we can see what software they included and how much they have improved it from the announcement model (if they have sorted the lag and changed or improved anything).

yeah, I'd like to see how it runs and how well it goes through the panels.
I'm considering purchasing one, just not right away...
(waiting for a price drop similar to the Xperia X1's)

double posted, my bad.

Engadget article:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/21/sony-ericsson-xperia-x2-lovingly-unboxed-on-video/
TAKE THAT KILLERSKINCANOE!!!11ONE!!1
lolz .

lol, awesome orelsi!
was wondering when you'd show up

FOCK! i knew it was a bad time to go for some smokes! lolz
good find my friend. although i'm pretty sure i watched it b4 i left. just forgot to post it... oh the thc in my blood is ****in with my memory.. oh well.. thats y i like it

it's cool, can't wait for some more videos of the UI and a whole breakdown of the unit itself.

gundamboy said:
it's cool, can't wait for some more videos of the UI and a whole breakdown of the unit itself.
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Me too!
Great device.....

Just got my X1 few weeks ago and now change of heart already.

the only really big problem right now is the price...
my wallet doesn't hold that much money

u need a George Costanza wallet !!
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lolz

Here is what mine looks like:

damn, I DO need a big one.

gundamboy said:
damn, I DO need a big one.
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That's what she said!
P.S. Sorry, I wasn't able to stop myself .

oh damn how did i miss this! nice! lol

Sigh... after watching the video, somehow just adds to the feeling that it really ain't much of a big improvement over the X1. But well, will still get it. And hopefully, it'll be out before the 1 year warranty of my X1 expires so that I can send it for servicing. Gotta get my keyboard issue resolved, now that I realized it ain't to do with me using a custom ROM.

If you want it to feel like a "big thing" just simply think of it as a standalone phone from the Xperia series, not as a successor to the X1.
After you establish that fact, it's just a new phone in the lineup.

I hope they won't put those pathetic earphones in the final set.
I would like to LAUGH one more time about their decision to use micro usb when all the companies in the undustry have agreed to use mini usb.

Midway through the video, just after he puts in the battery (which looks to be a standard X1 BST-41 ) - he hits a switch on the side. I was originally going to ask if that might be a Hold switch like the ASUS phones have - but I realize now its actually just a battery case lock - oh well.
Can't say I like the reduction of the buttons, makes for less customization, the micro-usb means I need to get mini-micro adapters (90% of all usb non-USB-A devices I've owned since 2002 have had Mini-USB plugs). Flat screen is nice though, being a little bigger can't hurt. Nice camera, but lower frame-rate on VGA recording like the X1a now for all editions? Mostly same specs though and no idea what software it will break... makes me with hold judgment on whether I'd ever buy it though. That and the fact I have a brand new X1 to play with in my hand right now .
Peter
P.S. Just saw your reply above me orelsi, I wish Mini-USB were the standard but I keep reading that it's now micro-usb - I'd be happy if you can prove me wrong on this Ref: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341261,00.asp

HTC supersonic

WOW!!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/htc-supersonic-for-sprint-possibly-spotted-in-the-very-very-ugl/
and notice it says HTC SSD test!! So 1GHz+SSD= Super fast
and dont forget Android!!

Something doesn't look right to me with the android screen. I have an HTC G1 and I've also tried Android 2.1. Wonder what the 'clock' app is for.
To be honest I'm looking forward to HD2 w/ WM, when it's finally released in the US. Android has a nice interface and concepts, such as the homescreens/widgets/app market/google intergration/etc, but I miss apps from WM6. I hope they still work as I remember from my iPaq.

I actually needed to have 3 options in the poll to answer with my exact feelings
I like my HD2 and im keeping it
I want Android on my HD2
This thing is Fcking ugly and would not give it room in my pocket
There thats better
Im also not sure how much benefit an SSD would be on a phone other than the larger capacity drive for storage .. Im sure we dont tax the flash we have in there for read/writes as it is ..

imo this one is ugly.... not sure if its real or fake.

By the time this is available, WM7 might already be out for the HD2.
The only real difference is Android (if you don't use Wimax). If WM7 is better than Android, then what reason will be there to buy the Supersonic?
And btw.: The buttons at the bottom are super ugly

I don't understand people saying it's fugly. Apart from having no hardware buttons, which I think looks better, it's exactly the same as a HD2 (to look at).
Incidentally, it's definitely not fake. It's been posted elsewhere, with different pics and official links.
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It's personal taste, but I hate those buttons. Hardware buttons are much better.

i reckon they gonna put power button on top

gsingh7 said:
i reckon they gonna put power button on top
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I'm holding out for the HTC Obsession....

freyberry said:
It's personal taste, but I hate those buttons. Hardware buttons are much better.
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Totally agree that it's a personal preference thing. I prefer touch sensitive buttons, but like hardware buttons too. I'm just a slag when it comes to buttons - I'll have em all

gsingh7 said:
i reckon they gonna put power button on top
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Nah mate - the power button is inside, under the back cover

if it's real,the only interesting thing is wimax,personally i prefer wm....

i will wait for the hd3 yeaaah

It looks okay. But I kind of prefer the HD2's hardware buttons.
I would never let this replace my HD2 though, I very much prefer having winmo to android. (For now at least)

gsingh7 said:
WOW!!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/htc-supersonic-for-sprint-possibly-spotted-in-the-very-very-ugl/
and notice it says HTC SSD test!! So 1GHz+SSD= Super fast
and dont forget Android!!
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what is ssd test and how it increases the speed

gsingh7 said:
WOW!!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/htc-supersonic-for-sprint-possibly-spotted-in-the-very-very-ugl/
and notice it says HTC SSD test!! So 1GHz+SSD= Super fast
and dont forget Android!!
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Where did you see the SSD part? I think you misread something... Actually, take it like this. You won't see anything different from SSD-like technology in mobile phone (every mobile phone)!
It's not possible for storage devices to be connected on an IDE interface. At least not in mobile phones. Otherwise, you'd automatically get a >200g weight.
So if it's a mobile phone, than it has a flash memory. Which is basically what SSD is all about. So from that point of view, it's nothing faster then the HD2...

I looked at android on the Nexus, but I went with WM on the HD2. I'm happy and not changing anytime soon!
I'd like to see some videos of it in action though.

what are difference between flash mamory and ssd?

I've had WinMo for eons and dog tired of it and wouldn't mind Android on a beasty chassis as the HD2. Also us Sprint users are usually shafted when it comes to cool phones (yeah blame it on CDMA) so if this eventually pans out then i'm in, although i was already salivating with envy that T-Mo U.S was getting the WinMo HD2.
Can't wait for it.

THIS is what I've been waiting for.
If Apple does not increase its screen size and resolution before HTC Supersonic is released, then I'll seriously consider switching to this
However, my hesitation would be there if the camera is as bad as Leo's (I'm refering to the pink patch hardware problem), or if the capacitive touch screen accuracy problem is not fixed by then.
Would keep a close eyes on user experience posted to this forum for a while before deciding. If it is as bad as Leo, then forget it.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 user experience and stuff

Hi all,
today I got a X10 unit (here in Croatia there was a press conference) and X10 come with localized Android 1.6 Cupcake operating system.
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I just put battery in side and connect to Internet.
Device is great, solid construction (I also have HTC Legend), it is fast, but without multitouch

Can you, please, confirm the presence of AWS (WDCMA-IV) 1700MHz band support?
BTW Android v1.5 was Cupcake, your X10 is running Donut.
PS: I don't give a flying f*ck about multitouch, it's a classic gimmick with no use for me - I prefer to be able use my phone with one hand instead of having to perform some two-handed gymnastics nonsensical gymnastics, only to gain nothing but lose safety when, say, I'm riding a train or driving a car or walking with my daughter holding her hand.

Tnx for correcting me, so where can I check AWS?
Well, I am playing with X10 for few hours, and I think that the main problem is 1.6 Android, in comparation with Legend (which I have) it is slightly slower. This can be seen in putting widgets.

What you see is the "Donut lag" - it is a common problem among Donut-based devices.
After someone releases a 2.x port it should be gone.

Well, we will sit and wait and I will continue to use my HTC Legend, hope to see upgrade rom from SE on 2.1

I know they will, it's only the question of when...

Retail version review from Stuff Mag:

anyway, they say that SE UI is pretty laggy...

Congratulations on your new device beetleman! Glad to see you went with an excellent choice. Hope you can include some more pictures soon.. Have you tried changing the background at all?

Thanks but I won this device and also HTC Legend, last week (what can I say, best week in my life- HTC Legend was in press conference,and SE Xperia x10 on SE event- I am ICT yournalist and editor in chief of Croatian e-zine about smartphones).
So I am very lucky, but as I said, it is good device, with big potential, so in comparation with Legend, Legend has smoother UI (HTC Sense) and implementation of services, but all thanks to 2.1 Eclair, so we wait update on X10.
Today I got him, so I will play with him a while, so we will se how it goes..
my main concern is TFT screen, because AMOLED screens are much better.

beetleman said:
my main concern is TFT screen, because AMOLED screens are much better.
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...until you step outside.

hehe, so TFT screen is better outside? I thought that AMOLED was better...
Hmm we will see soon, I drive miata, without roof in a sunny day, we will see

Congratulations !
Keep us informed.

BluechipJ said:
Retail version review from Stuff Mag:
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Man even SE temselves can't get it right. They've linked that video through thier own Twitter postings, yet it was posted on Feb. 19.
Stuff.tv's actual review (which they state is of a pre-release unit) is this one posted on Monday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqznTsA130

saltorio said:
Man even SE temselves can't get it right. They've linked that video through thier own Twitter postings, yet it was posted on Feb. 19.
Stuff.tv's actual review (which they state is of a pre-release unit) is this one posted on Monday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqznTsA130
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Ouch! I cannot watch this: her nails are truly disgusting... what a nasty, unattractive girl.

OS4 on Magic

looks like magic!
is it possible?
ttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTk3ODQxNTI4.html

tgm04 said:
looks like magic!
is it possible?
ttp://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTk3ODQxNTI4.html
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Cant view due to lack of flash, but if its what think it is, NOOOOO!!!!!!
Sent from my MyTouch 1.2 using the XDA app

ok, wow .. that video is VERY convincing .. either they made a htc magic housing for an iphone, or it's real.
I want to see that in person.

foobar83 said:
ok, wow .. that video is VERY convincing .. either they made a htc magic housing for an iphone, or it's real.
I want to see that in person.
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Don't see how it could simply be a housing, because the camera lens on the Magic is in the center, and in the iPhone its on the left corner, i seriously think it's legit. I mean, Android itself was ported to the iPhone, so why not iOS to android?

would there be any other link to view this video?
i can't seem to see it,keeps giving me some error that i do not understand
i get the error nomatter what browser i use

Well, it's going to be fake...
I live in the UK, when I tried to play the video I got a message that it was blocked in this region, using a US based VPN solved the issue though.
I'll get the video mirrored shortly.

Mirror here, play with VLC.
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I'm honestly not sure what to think, really. Since all iPhones have 3.5" screens, a Magic case would need to fit proportionally, so someone would need to make a bigger magic-esque housing, and that one looked pretty damn real (notice the backlit keys).
I could just be a video playing, but the screen seemed to be quite responsive.
It's definitely not a theme either...

Kudos for getting the iOS4 working with anything but proprietary apple hardware, but isn't this like replacing your high-tech, highly-customizeable batmobile with something much worse?

It's interesting that the wallpaper slides along with the icons like it does on Android, I didn't think that was possible on iPhone OS. I can only assume it's just an application mimicking iPhone OS (notice how the home button is bound to the back button).

AdrianK said:
Mirror here, play with VLC.
I'm honestly not sure what to think, really. Since all iPhones have 3.5" screens, a Magic case would need to fit proportionally, so someone would need to make a bigger magic-esque housing, and that one looked pretty damn real (notice the backlit keys).
I could just be a video playing, but the screen seemed to be quite responsive.
It's definitely not a theme either...
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thanks for the mirror
if im not wrong, ios's wallpaper does not move when swiping from screen to screen

css626 said:
thanks for the mirror
if im not wrong, ios's wallpaper does not move when swiping from screen to screen
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It doesn't. I have an iPod touch with iOS4. Of course, mine has the nexus lines live wallpaper. XD
This is really cool, and I doubt its fake. It has to be very possible to port it, just who would really want to? You get nothing more than a few bragging rights because I doubt many people want iOS4 over Android 1.6 2.1 or 2.2. The ONLY thing iOS4 has which is probably more hardware related is crisp graphics. Games look AMAZING on iPhones and iPods but pretty bad on Android devices.

www.hiapk.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=419885 IPHONE OS

szb314 said:
www.hiapk.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=419885 IPHONE OS
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wheres download link? and its weird language so please post link?

It seems you have to be a member of that forum to get the link/file

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hiapk.com%2Fbbs%2Fviewthread.php%3Ftid%3D419885
Well there's an attachment but you need to register, I can't get past the CAPTCHA :-(
EDIT: My bad, didn't see the link above. Meh.

Now I'm no programmer, but I know a couple, and I think one prerequisite to port anything from one platform to another is the source code?
Now who, other than a highly trained special ops team, is going to be able to get that out of Apple?
I call fake on this - most likely a video playing on the phone, and the 'user' is just on the ball mimicking the gestures...

Well, the attachments are just screenshots from the video. And Google Translate says the other users are waiting for a release too.

R3dF1v3 said:
I call fake on this - most likely a video playing on the phone, and the 'user' is just on the ball mimicking the gestures...
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It could also be a skin - I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case, actually! Anyway, looks great, I wouldn't mind trying it out.

v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTk5MzQ0OTQw.html
19/08/2010 phone works it's true

Right. Showing videos without a real product is the way to do it. Great.