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Hilarious Craigslist Post

I was browsing Craigslist today and saw something that made me laugh hysterically, and I thought some of you other N1 owners would find this funny as well:
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/mob/1625777504.html
He's baiscally trying to sell unlocking services for iPhones, and has some screenshots attached of an iPhone skin to make the phone appear to be a Nexus One....

whats so funny about it?

I'm shocked there is a Nexus One theme for the iPhone. Maybe I shouldn't be...

There was probably a Nexus One theme for them before the Nexus One was shipping.

Maybe this is what Steve Jobs is so mad about. He can't believe people want to make his device look like its something better than what it is

The only thing that makes me laugh is how ridiculously horrible the theme actually is. Most of the iphone themes look semi-decent.

I have a feeling he's going to get alot of prank phone calls

nephroid said:
I'm shocked there is a Nexus One theme for the iPhone. Maybe I shouldn't be...
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Hey, I was using the Hero theme on my 3GS for a long time.. My iphone was always an Android wannabe (thank god I now have the N1)

jerhoyet said:
I was browsing Craigslist today and saw something that made me laugh hysterically, and I thought some of you other N1 owners would find this funny as well:
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/mob/1625777504.html
He's baiscally trying to sell unlocking services for iPhones, and has some screenshots attached of an iPhone skin to make the phone appear to be a Nexus One....
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i actually find this hilarious lol...you got all these fanboys bumming off the iphone...and then you uncover that deep down in their hearts they wish they had the nexus. finally the time has come when instead of people saying 'oooo thats like the iphone'...the tide has now turned to 'no wayyyy...thats like the nexus!!' haha...classic

teehee. whose jealous now, *****es?

I find it humorous that people in these forums go out of there way to bash another phone os. I came from nextel i836-> i850-> i870-> htc wing-> g1-> mytouch-> N1. I have never owned an iphone but I have used them, and I find very simple things on it such as smooth as hell scrolling, and when jailbroken all the little customizations are indeed awesome. I would never own one, but to sit her and bash iphone users, owners etc... is just plain sad. My N1 is not soooo far superior to iphone that I should just laugh at iphone owners and say they are jealous of my "wonderful" "beautiful" "amazing" N1. I love my phone and I love using it, but seriously guys seems to me you are insecure over something lol

adam18488 said:
the tide has now turned to 'no wayyyy...thats like the nexus!!' haha...classic
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I doubt that will ever happen considering the amount of people on this earth that actually know what a Nexus One is. N1 is a phone-enthusiast phone, Iphone is a every single person on this earth from 10-70 years old uses it
Sad but true

mesajoejoe said:
I doubt that will ever happen considering the amount of people on this earth that actually know what a Nexus One is. N1 is a phone-enthusiast phone, Iphone is a every single person on this earth from 10-70 years old uses it
Sad but true
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lol yeh u are right. i hope it stays that way too tho. i wouldn't want to get on the tube and everyone sitting next to me has the nexus. if i meet someone else with a nexus i wanna be able to ask them 'what kernel are u running' instead of 'what does your lock screen say?'
and i wouldnt say anyone is bashing. and if people are, i wouldnt say they are going out their way, iphone bashing is in quite a lot of peoples way lol

That looks hideous. I admit, though, I didn't realize a jailbroken iPhone was that customizable. But still ugly as sin. Ew, that resolution.

mesajoejoe said:
I doubt that will ever happen considering the amount of people on this earth that actually know what a Nexus One is. N1 is a phone-enthusiast phone, Iphone is a every single person on this earth from 10-70 years old uses it
Sad but true
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Quite a few people have recognised mine - "oh, is that the Google phone" - and shown a fair bit of interest.
I've always been a bit of a gadget freak (before the Nexus One I had Palm Pre, Htc Magic, G1, Nokia 6610....) but now I've found my personal ideal mix of currently available hardware & software I'm happy.
With the iPhone Apple hit the sweet spot for a lot of people. That and a strong brand identity let them sell a smartphone to a lot of consumers who wouldn't normally have looked for a "smartphone".
I suspect that this year will see a lot of mainstream consumers picking up Android devices - all it needs is some solid carrier backing.

One day, i noticed a kid on the subway staring at my phone while being with his friends. after 20 minutes he apparently loses it and he screams "OMG NEXUS ONE!"

jerhoyet said:
I was browsing Craigslist today and saw something that made me laugh hysterically, and I thought some of you other N1 owners would find this funny as well:
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/mob/1625777504.html
He's baiscally trying to sell unlocking services for iPhones, and has some screenshots attached of an iPhone skin to make the phone appear to be a Nexus One....
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You think that's funny, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyvpl1u4yao
VIDEO! How to get Nexus One theme on iPod Touch/iPhone!
LOL!!!!!!!

So when you jailbreak an iphone you can add widgets to the desktop and all that?

Don't think the iPhone can do widgets as you know them.

Why i think it sux owning an SGS2!

It sucks that i think my SGS2 is perfect as it is stock.No more spending hours here on XDA to see if someone finally made that rom,that makes my phone better.I remember the day´s when i had an HTC Diamond,funky little fone but kinda not what i had expected.Suddenly u could flash Windows Mobile 6.5 and the fone was like new!
Any1 else feeling the same?

got mine friday and spend this afternoon getting rid of the samsung crapware; this is my 6th android phone so i know what I use and what I want.
It surely was the easiest phone to alter; just had a few minutes to get used of odin but that was it!
Now waiting for cyanogenmod (my pref. by far) to get the flashing madness starting again

Ye i kind of miss it. Had a trinity and the Touch pro 2 both were pritty much unuasble stock after a few weeks. But the SG ii is just awsome, actually usable as a reliable phone lol

True, true. I've flashed my HTC Hero and Desire till the end with the newest of the newest roms.
I loved MIUI and Cyanogen, and anything else out of the ordinary. I just can't wait until these come to the SGSII (including a nice and easier recovery like Amonra or cwr). I just want to try the roms to see how they perform. I won't use MIUI that long, since I hate it's not available in my language.

Can't wait for the storm of custom roms this phone will have in the future
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I think it sucks because the battery is crap.
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Sell plenty of buyers want SGS2 as they are in short supply .
jje

I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!

superutp said:
I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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That's also my concern, as I find it as an insult to be labeled as an iphone user.

khein said:
That's also my concern, as I find it as an insult to be labeled as an iphone user.
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exactly my point.!!

Same here, I am tired of the ignorant fools in my school who don't know any phone that is not an iPhone. Half the people who own an Android device probably don't even know it.

superutp said:
exactly my point.!!
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Show them flash and then troll them whilst they quote (their messiah) Steve Jobs and shrug their shoulders.
It's what I would do.
OR show them:
widgets (even though this may come in iOS - Android's are/will be far better)
numerous homescreens
various launchers
4.3" screen
Super AMOLED Plus
(the metaphorical) epic growth of Android Market
the thinness - 8.49mm - (UMAD iPhone user?)
do I need to continue!

superutp said:
I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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The sgs1 was definitely a victim of this. The sgs2 not so much.

daivik said:
Show them flash and then troll them whilst they quote (their messiah) Steve Jobs and shrug their shoulders.
It's what I would do.
OR show them:
widgets (even though this may come in iOS - Android's are/will be far better)
numerous homescreens
various launchers
4.3" screen
Super AMOLED Plus
(the metaphorical) epic growth of Android Market
the thinness - 8.49mm - (UMAD iPhone user?)
do I need to continue!
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lol..they wont understand any of tht....

rocketpaul said:
The sgs1 was definitely a victim of this. The sgs2 not so much.
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i wudnt know how the sg1 fared since I didnt own it...sg2 is my first samsung...

Meh, I pulled my phone out to show it to a friend who is a die hard Apple fan. His immediate reaction was, "Wow, look at how big that screen is". Never once was their mention made of the resemblance of an iPhone.
As for the battery comment, go troll in another thread. There's only 1275838234 threads for battery whining.

superutp said:
I think it sux owning the GSII because it looks like an iPhone n people easily mistake it for an iPhone..not tht I care abt wat people say but it seriously does in some ways...bah!!
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No way. Everyone has been asking me about my phone. Same response of "Wow, so much nicer than the iphone 4"
So far no mistaken identity. Lol
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You could say they look similar and they are in that:
they are rectangular (this is very rare on smartphones)
they are black - THIS IS EVEN more rare
it's slimmer = Steve Jobs is mad.
And yes the home button. But my Desire has 5 buttons. 4 are a "dull-er" silver and the middle button is a really nice circular patterned metal sliver - it's the button you see immediately over the others.
If you look at windows phones, they have the windows key which is centred with 2 other buttons around it.
GSII has a centre button that's rectangular, surrounded by two other buttons.
So yes they are similar, but they're also similar to many other phones.
Jobs clearly has a problem with the fact that the GSII bridges that gap (on looks) between "A chunky, but extremely powerfull" which only certain people get (who don't mind the looks) and the "sleek, slim look" that appeals to the common consumer.
It's exactly what Apple did many years ago, they combined power with looks and an "image" for the phone.
(I'm saying this because I speak from personal experience seeing as I had an N80, and N95) Absolute BEASTS but they were insanely chunky, but I really didn't care.)

this is my first android device. Ive recently defected from nokia after a long relationship with symbian and more recently maemo. But its gone all wrong at nokia. wp7 devices, no os support, just community support (not such a bad thing) and Tech which is 2 years out of date. Was going to hold out for a n950/n9 but thats old tech and would prob be going against the sgs3. Plus they have dumped intel and left meego going no where.....
Im happy ive jumped ship now...
This phone is very much a king of phones. I love it, only had it a couple of days and im fascinated.
Huge wins for samsung and android

the other problem with this Samsung is 'we have no idea what kind of updates they have made and compare to Htc they are not helping people to see it,they just say UPDATE and thats it,Htc always show the updates of what kind of bugs they have fixed and anything else' for shure this is my last time i buy from Samsung,hopefuly next year when my contract finishes there will be more competitions

General Public

I was waiting for an appointment when several of the people noticed my Galaxy Note. I was amazed at all of their comments about how great it was to have a phone like this that looks more like a tablet and could you actually use it as a phone. They all called it my little iPad, very funny! Not one of the women commented on it being too large for them to use. The owner of the shop asked me where I bought it and proceeded to go online to Handtech and buy one, he's an iPhone 4 user. Most all the comments were made with a note of amazement. I was surprised at the general public's knowledge about unlocked phones and their use outside of the United States. Just wondering how many of you guys have had similar experiences. Everyone there wanted to know when it would be available and from what carrier.

similar experience with my phone whenever people notice it, a buddy of mine thought he was top dog with his 4.52 inch samsung galaxy s2 epic touch.... he said he wanted to do an ETF and buy this phone. Everyone also calls the phone "a little ipad"

I've only had positive reactions, especially when I show them how easy it is to go in my pocket. 1 week on, it just seems like a normal sized phone until I see someone else's.

I, also, have only had positive reactions. Several people did make ipad references (come on people, learn the word tablet!) When people ask how much it was and I tell them a little over $700 they typically are shocked, so now I've started answering "about $50 or so more than an iphone." The average American just doesn't know crap about cell phones and the subsidy model our carriers employ has them thinking smartphones cost $200. So rather than taking the time to explain how cellphones, including the one they're holding, actually cost $600-$700 and they're paying for it spread out over months without even knowing it, I just answer in terms they understand. And sometimes I'll explain how I bought a $200 icrap, sold it, and used the money to buy the Note (even though it wasn't actually in that order.)

maxh said:
I, also, have only had positive reactions. Several people did make ipad references (come on people, learn the word tablet!) When people ask how much it was and I tell them a little over $700 they typically are shocked, so now I've started answering "about $50 or so more than an iphone." The average American just doesn't know crap about cell phones and the subsidy model our carriers employ has them thinking smartphones cost $200. So rather than taking the time to explain how cellphones, including the one they're holding, actually cost $600-$700 and they're paying for it spread out over months without even knowing it, I just answer in terms they understand. And sometimes I'll explain how I bought a $200 icrap, sold it, and used the money to buy the Note (even though it wasn't actually in that order.)
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Lol! Nice one.

Unsinkable II said:
Lol! Nice one.
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It's true. It sad though (their lack of calculative power)

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Here in Sydney, we love mobiles.
Everyone who sees the Note is amazed and interested.
One Samsung Nexus(old) owner said, Nah! Too big!
Only one person.
iphone users are mostly impressed.
Haven't struck a fanboy yet.

I can say this cause i have had almost all the latest phones out the note is the best out!!!!!!
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Xaddict said:
Here in Sydney, we love mobiles.
Everyone who sees the Note is amazed and interested.
One Samsung Nexus(old) owner said, Nah! Too big!
Only one person.
iphone users are mostly impressed.
Haven't struck a fanboy yet.
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I had two fanboy's come over to me today while I was using the Note at Best Buy, they kind of get sad,quite and a little depressed and walk away.

I'd say people either fall in love with it, or they are kind of not wanting to even try it.
I handed it to an iphone user whose first comment was, 'Wow, this keyboard is just wonderful'. (thumb keyboard 5" landscape).
One of my friends was mocking the size until I let him play with it and he started web browsing.
After some nodding he start mumbling, 'This form factor is quite nice, actually'.
My two best show off things are:
1) PDFs of the manual to show off text reading
2) playback of a movie trailer
I don't think you REALLY appreciate the note until you try to go back to a regular smartphone.
I started using my mytouch 4g the other day and after 5 minutes, I was thinking 'What is this? is this a joke?'
- Frank

dennishhh said:
I had two fanboy's come over to me today while I was using the Note at Best Buy, they kind of get sad,quite and a little depressed and walk away.
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I'm starttng to feel sorry for them.

ChodTheWacko said:
..........I don't think you REALLY appreciate the note until you try to go back to a regular smartphone.
I started using my mytouch 4g the other day and after 5 minutes, I was thinking 'What is this? is this a joke?'
- Frank
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+1 lol. Nice one frank!

Get use to the comments. With my streak I am always getting questions. "Is that the new iPhone?", "is that an ipad? ", "is that really a phone?". Still get those questions and can't wait to get the with the gnote I just ordered!

i'm getting an extrange effect lately, most of my friends that have iphones don't seem to get them out of their pockets as often as they used too when I'm using mine.

kirkla79 said:
Get use to the comments. With my streak I am always getting questions. "Is that the new iPhone?", "is that an ipad? ", "is that really a phone?". Still get those questions and can't wait to get the with the gnote I just ordered!
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I used to get that with my Archos 70 (iPad?!) and now with my EP121 (iPad?!?!)... Eventually I won't get as mad as I do now!

Yesterday i met 2 Koreans in Germany and they where blown away.
They asked tons of questions and i was impressed by theyre reaction and my smile gets bigger and bigger
In my opinion they are 2 groups:
Group 1 fell in love with the galaxy Note.
The other group says its too big.

I was at the radio city music hall today - Two of the security guards approached me and were really interested in it. As they were pretty big guys, they were immediately attracted to the big screen.
My friends (all iphone users) totally flipped out when I first played them the immortals trailer on my phone.
- Frank

The usual remark i hear is that ots a phone on steroids...and 'wow thats a good screen..' even from apple reps wanting to know what its like.
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I just grabbed my note from the dude on craigslist in la and im in soo much love with this device i started another forum dedicated to this mean machine. i LOVE it more then any iphone and returning the ipad ive had. it seems to redundant to have the ipad and this. ill try it for a week but so far im doing my general battery drain and train to get the most out of this device. i am also still waiting on the device to get the ota 2.3.6 update.. lets hope the battery life is on par with what everyone is saying in the reviews.
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its all about the galaxy tab 7

Amazing how many people do no know about the Note

I run into people all the time who see my phone and have no idea what it is or even that it's a phone readily available from ATT here in the US.
They have no idea. Most people actually like it and want one. A handful think its HUGE. I am so used to it don;t find it big. I find the iPhone and my SGS2 extremily small now.
It appears Samsung really doesn't push this phone like they did the S2 and now s3.
I am beginning to wonder whether or not a "Note II" will be released.
Anyone have the same experience when other's see their phone?

Yep here the same, a lot of ppl i met did not know that device here in Germany as well. 10% think its to huge but i tell them in even 3 days after i got my SGN i never touched my other SGS1 and SGS2 incl. the SGT7

Well first of all remember that 80% of the population barely pays any attention to gadgets. So it's not suprising that a relatively new device like the Note is still not well known. I guess it also depends on the level of promotion. Samsung ran the Superbowl ad but I don't know how heavily advertised it's been after that.
In India the Galaxy Note has been massively promoted right from the start, something which surprised me at first. However it's been a big success and even regular people seem to be aware of it. Whenever I show it to people, the reaction is generally very positive.
I don't think there is any question that the Note has been a big global success. I think there will be another massive round of promotion around the Olympics and I will be surprised if sales are less than 10 million at the one year mark.
There will definitely be a Note 2 though possibly it may not come this year. There isn't much serious competition yet in this category and Samsung may decide that the Note will continue to sell well. In that case they may postpone the Note 2 to sometime next year when they could ship with Jelly Bean. My guess though, is that the Note 2 willl be released around November this year.

yeah in India, Samsung has done proper marketing for this phone. It has sold well too. I see a huge number of people using it here..

Most people I meet, just look on and are surprised GNote fits in my standard trouser pockets! Confused with a 7" tab.

Hi all. I really hope that a Note II comes along. I'm absolutely loving my GNote. The size is perfect!! I'm from Trinidad and the reactions that I've had have been split 50-50. For everyone that wants one, someone else thinks it's massive and they wonder....how can that fit in your pocket?!? Silly question really...standard pockets have ample room for the GNote. Unless you're a chick....or a guy who's metro or something....

Here in the Netherlands there is an amazing amount of people who have the Note.
I see them literally everywhere.
Sammy has advertised a lot on T.V. and bus stops.
It's unbelievable, they keep popping up.
Although it is a device not so hard to miss right

In Malaysia, Samsung did a great promotion. My company have around 40 staff, we have 7 staff using galaxy note including myself.
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DaanJordaan said:
Here in the Netherlands there is an amazing amount of people who have the Note.
I see them literally everywhere.
Sammy has advertised a lot on T.V. and bus stops.
It's unbelievable, they keep popping up.
Although it is a device not so hard to miss right
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I have yet to see one Note in actual use here. See alot of S2.
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Here in Belgium i'm the only one in my surrounding who has one.
Commercials do come but rarely.
The reactions are they make fun of me like, wow you have brought you'r tv ? and so on, i dont think its funny but hey, everybody who steps out of the circle will be mucked i guess ?

I just went to thailand and there is a ginormous billboard ad for the note outside the Bangkok airport.
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People who say that Note is too large, do not have it :d

Everybody is a comedian these days
There was a report of 250.000.000 note sized phones by 2015. I guess it will be the note 4 by then. Apparently from more manufacturers.

CoopZor said:
Here in Belgium i'm the only one in my surrounding who has one.
Commercials do come but rarely.
The reactions are they make fun of me like, wow you have brought you'r tv ? and so on, i dont think its funny but hey, everybody who steps out of the circle will be mucked i guess ?
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That's so true I'm also the only one in my surrounding who has a Note and they all make fun of me.. "Whoah you bought yourself a boat!"
It's sad that the advertising for the Note hasn't been that big in our country.. people don't even know what it is & that's a damn shame.

it takes a special sort of person to have a note - it is so large that it is a statement about your confidence and knowledge of technology
i look upon those with smaller devices with pity
and i drop change for people with a windows phone...

CoopZor said:
Here in Belgium i'm the only one in my surrounding who has one.
Commercials do come but rarely.
The reactions are they make fun of me like, wow you have brought you'r tv ? and so on, i dont think its funny but hey, everybody who steps out of the circle will be mucked i guess ?
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in singapore, i see them everywhere, the last time am in a pub, this girl ask to play with my note a.d immediately go for the pen, but too bad, that night i am with cm9 and she insist my note is faulty.
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panyan said:
it takes a special sort of person to have a note - it is so large that it is a statement about your confidence and knowledge of technology
i look upon those with smaller devices with pity
and i drop change for people with a windows phone...
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+1 And ROFL about people with a windows feature phone....

The best thing about Note is when chicks notice my phone they shout...omg its so BIGGG.
Yea baby...it is...

sdequant said:
That's so true I'm also the only one in my surrounding who has a Note and they all make fun of me.. "Whoah you bought yourself a boat!"
It's sad that the advertising for the Note hasn't been that big in our country.. people don't even know what it is & that's a damn shame.
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I bought one because one of my collegues just bought one, I was damn impressed and the Note is just what I needed.
But they do make fun of it indeed, at bars they ask me why I brought my laptop.
I mostly answer that I can't afford glasses or an iPhone.

geonahta said:
Everybody is a comedian these days
There was a report of 250.000.000 note sized phones by 2015. I guess it will be the note 4 by then. Apparently from more manufacturers.
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With any luck, there will be a Nexus Note.

Getting sick of all these comparisons

I don't really care if people kick up a fuss about this but I'm getting seriously sick of the constant comparison and poll threads between the One and the S4. The phones are really not very alike at all. People will buy which ever one they want and if they don't they're a ****ing moron for letting anyone brainwash them. And anyone who gets passionate enough to cry whenever someone says they don't like the phone you like is a total loser imo. It's a phone. Enjoy the one you have but you can't hate someone who likes something else.
Personally I think the One is phenomenal even compared to the S4. But does it really matter? We all know who will sell more. We all know which one we think is better.
It's been done. Get over it!
Oh and all this fanboy crap that people band about here is also utter tripe. I'm an HTC fan, is that so wrong? I don't give a crap what anyone else on here thinks. You don't know me or anyone else on here personally (maybe some do) so you can't begin to judge people really.
Anyway rant over. Let's just enjoy our new epic shiny toy and hope it does the trick for HTCs sales this year.
PS. Sorry mods for this post. Just getting pissed off of coming on here to more crying about 'my phones better' 'no my phones better and if you don't agree you're a moron and a fanboy' 'but mine has a **** extension button'. Blah blah blah!
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Fanboy-ism leads to brand loyalty and then lead to massive sales.
You want HTC to succeed?
Get the One, love the One, promote the One to your friends and family.
That's how Samsung succeeded.
Brilliant enthusiasts like us are the kickstarters to these companies successes.

All my friends and family who have played with my phone since friday want it and two of my friends were samsung fanboys and the others were deciding out of One, S4, XZ and have all chosen the one.

Livebyte said:
Fanboy-ism leads to brand loyalty and then lead to massive sales.
You want HTC to succeed?
Get the One, love the One, promote the One to your friends and family.
That's how Samsung succeeded.
Brilliant enthusiasts like us are the kickstarters to these companies successes.
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No Samsung succeeded through great marketing.
I will always show people my phone and let them play if they wish but honestly fanboyism will not lead to sales. HTC marketing team will lead to sales. A simple stunning TV advert would do.....
But regardless I think you missed the point of my post!
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You are buying a great phone regardless which one you pick.. HTC put their all into the "One" giving it the best design smartphone (my opinion)
The Galaxy S4 is a great phone too
it all comes down to whatever the user want.. you got fanboys-girls and then you got tech heads like me who buy both of the hottest phones out..
i do think Samsung has a better marketing plan than HTC does.. and you know how the consumer market work..
HTC spends more time and money in other countries on ads and TV commercial spots than in the US (from what i see)
HTC had a mini commercial movie spot in Japan for HTC Butterfly that was pretty neat and showed everything the phone could do.
HTC needs to do that everywhere like Samsung does

The War Horse said:
I don't really care if people kick up a fuss about this but I'm getting seriously sick of the constant comparison and poll threads between the One and the S4. The phones are really not very alike at all. People will buy which ever one they want and if they don't they're a ****ing moron for letting anyone brainwash them. And anyone who gets passionate enough to cry whenever someone says they don't like the phone you like is a total loser imo. It's a phone. Enjoy the one you have but you can't hate someone who likes something else.
Personally I think the One is phenomenal even compared to the S4. But does it really matter? We all know who will sell more. We all know which one we think is better.
It's been done. Get over it!
Oh and all this fanboy crap that people band about here is also utter tripe. I'm an HTC fan, is that so wrong? I don't give a crap what anyone else on here thinks. You don't know me or anyone else on here personally (maybe some do) so you can't begin to judge people really.
Anyway rant over. Let's just enjoy our new epic shiny toy and hope it does the trick for HTCs sales this year.
PS. Sorry mods for this post. Just getting pissed off of coming on here to more crying about 'my phones better' 'no my phones better and if you don't agree you're a moron and a fanboy' 'but mine has a **** extension button'. Blah blah blah!
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I completely agree with you. I'm okay with moderate comparisons but this is beyond madness ( on both the One forum and S IV forum). I think the mods should aggressively close all the dupe threads and keep one open on each forum.

I came from s2, s3. i just was waiting for the s4 announce to make my choice..i am tired of the same...my htc one will arrive soon.
i am sure that htc one will be the best 2013 smartphone
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I don't really care if people kick up a fuss about this but I'm getting seriously sick of the constant comparison and poll threads between the One and the S4.
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While I totally agree with what you're saying, a thread like this won't help matters to be honest. I'm not saying it'll make the situation worse, but it won't help either.
It's not as if comparing devices is a new concept among the XDA folk. It's always happened. Why? Well it's simple. People like to show off that their device/upcoming device is better than other flagship devices on the market/to be announced. Whether we like it or not, the S4 IS a flagship device and will undoubtedly sell more than the One so a lot of people from this forum are going to want to take any victory over Samsung that they can.
Even if the only aspect which the One "won" on was affordability, we'd still see similar threads along the lines of - "S4 is rubbish because it costs too much and the One is cheaper".
Want proof of this?
Wait for the next popular phone to get released and you'll see that exactly the same will happen, yet again.
As I said at the top of this post though, I do totally agree with you and think that no-one should be bothered what device someone else gets because it's clearly none of their business.
The need to compare things to other items seems to be becoming an ever present problem among human nature, unfortunately.
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I've owned every iPhone since day one. Diehard Apple fanboy. This is nothing new to me. Every time a new phone was released all the fanboys dubbed it the iPhone killer. Ugh - just learn to ignore it and make sensible, well-rounded decisions based on your own experiences and you'll be a much happier person. Lol - that's why, even after all these years, I'm here on XDA, reading every thread and dying to pick up the One! Can't wait!

Although the OP speaks out of my heart, I have to close this as off-topic. As you see when you read the thread. it again started to become a battleground of fanboys.