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Next Phone to Buy?

So my dad is a photographer and uses google calendar for all his events. My mom is his assistant. After I got my g1, he loved it so much he got a mytouch 3g. His mytouch is god-awful slow, worse than my g1 when it wasn't rooted. As a result he doesn't use it much. I proposed the idea of rooting it and putting cyanogen on, but he's not so keen on the idea of roms and everything. So what phone should we get with my mom's 2 year upgrade for him? (we would give the mytouch to my mom (after I rooted it of course))

Nexus *cough**cough*

Yell him to wait on line at A&TT and get that IPhone 4GS and pick up a Ipad and a dock for it.
Just joking...The mytouch-Slide might be good since it will have espresso.

I suggest an Acer Liquid
It looks quite nice, its cheaper than all the other SnapDragons
Underclocked yes, but still quite speedy
Its a big improvement over the old G1 I had

thank you all for your help, we'll consider the liquid

hiddengopher said:
thank you all for your help, we'll consider the liquid
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http://pdadb.net/
Might wanna see some of the new phones coming out, the Acer has 256MB Ram which is very little.

Nexus One... and why is that not an option?

pjcforpres said:
Nexus One... and why is that not an option?
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My pops has one and its pretty good but unfortunately the Shadow should have been a choice.
Plus the Galaxy 2 will also have the Nexus launcher and UI.
Ahh but then again the Dragon will soon be awake based on this:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2200&c=google_nexus_one_us_htc_dragon

pjcforpres said:
Nexus One... and why is that not an option?
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we're on a family plan so subsidized is something that appeals to us a bit more.

Vibrant VS Nexus

Ok So I just sold my Nexus and my Vibrant got here today.
I love it. There is a lot to love about this phone.
First the screen is amazing.
I love how the phone is light yet solid.
I think what I really most about this device is that if it breaks I can take it to a store and get it replaced. With my Nexus if something went wrong, I had to send it in to HTC and wait for them to send it back, me phoneless the whole time.
I have yet to notice the lag issues others complain about and I don't miss the trackball or the camera flash at all.
Clockwork is getting a recovery going and Wes Garner is Deving for it.
All is well in the world of Vibrant and I have not a single regret!

Awesome welcome aboard
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I went from G1 to Vibrant. So I'm definitely joining this party

I too sold my n1 for the vibrant and I made agiod choice... I to like if it breaks much easier replaced...

Welcome to the Vibrant side! I'm still having a hard time selling my 3 week old Nexus One I only used it for 2 weeks worth. Never hacked or Rooted, and I have no bites. Oh well.... If I can't sell it I guess I now own 2 badass phones?

WilliamStern said:
Welcome to the Vibrant side! I'm still having a hard time selling my 3 week old Nexus One I only used it for 2 weeks worth. Never hacked or Rooted, and I have no bites. Oh well.... If I can't sell it I guess I now own 2 badass phones?
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if you ever have thoughts of selling that n1 pm me lol
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Heh, I got rid of my EVO for the Vibrant! A bit smaller screen, but SO much better! I can't wait for CM6.

Well I bought the Vibrant on day 1 of release..still have my N1, have a MyTouch Slide (my daughter is using it) and still have my G1 as well. I guess you can say I'm an Android phone collector. Whatever this "super phone" is that's rumored to be coming out in September..if its running Android I will add it to my collection as well.

julez456 said:
Well I bought the Vibrant on day 1 of release..still have my N1, have a MyTouch Slide (my daughter is using it) and still have my G1 as well. I guess you can say I'm an Android phone collector. Whatever this "super phone" is that's rumored to be coming out in September..if its running Android I will add it to my collection as well.
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"Super Phone" is the term Google used when announcing the Nexus One. I remember it well.. Hahah.. Now ever phone is a Super Phone..

couped said:
I went from G1 to Vibrant. So I'm definitely joining this party
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+1 can't get over the speed .. and the screen is like

I still have my N1.. It is sitting in my car in my cool N1 car kit... I use it as a GPS and movie player for the kids... I am still up in the air on which phone I like better..
the Samsung because of the screen.. the N1 because of the trackball and 2.2...

I think the biggest selling points for me were:
TV out
In store customer service.
The screen.
That being said the N1 is an awesome device but right now is the time to sell it and it still have some resale. With Google Washing their hands of it, I fear what the Support will be like. I also like the dedicated GPU in the Vibrant and believe that once Wesgarner and company get CM 6 on it, it will be the fastest damn thing out there, till that dual core HTC Monster hits, anyway!

From Hero to Epic

I see a lot of Evo to Epic...but...Anyone that moved from the Hero or used the Hero before your Evo and now to Epic....what are your thoughts?
I was thinking of upgrading my Hero and passing it down the line
Thanks in advance.

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I see a lot of Evo to Epic...but...Anyone that moved from the Hero or used the Hero before your Evo and now to Epic....what are your thoughts?
I was thinking of upgrading my Hero and passing it down the line
Thanks in advance.
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I am now an ex-Hero user. Just picked up my epic, so far I love it. It will take a little getting used to not having CM6 but I'm sure the Epic will get it soon enough.

HeroHTC said:
I see a lot of Evo to Epic...but...Anyone that moved from the Hero or used the Hero before your Evo and now to Epic....what are your thoughts?
I was thinking of upgrading my Hero and passing it down the line
Thanks in advance.
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Guy inline in front of me was upgrading from a hero. He was griping about a lot of things about the epic as he was buying it like how hero has gorilla glass also and how he didn't like how there is a smily face button on the hardware keyboard when there should of been a @ key instead, among other knit picky knick knacks. He was doing a $75 discount upgrade.

ghostrid3r said:
Guy inline in front of me was upgrading from a hero. He was griping about a lot of things about the epic as he was buying it like how hero has gorilla glass also and how he didn't like how there is a smily face button on the hardware keyboard when there should of been a @ key instead, among other knit picky knick knacks. He was doing a $75 discount upgrade.
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Lol, some people just like to gripe. I think the phone is amazing. I got it on a full upgrade. I can barely afford the $250 as is. I'm just charging it up now so I can apply the root.

Thanks guys. My biggest gripe with my Hero is a bit of "incoming call lag" and my FAT fingers!
I love the onscreen keyboard and the guessing it does is actually works really well. I used swipe but for some reason I ended up making a lot of corrections with it(BETA). I think the keyboard on the eipc might help my typing issues.
My Hero is rooted and OC'd a little but, I get about 2 days out of the battery and its basically a PERFECT fit in my pockets.
My concerns without seeing an EIPC....yet...is pocket size. I put the Evo in my back pocket and wow, the lady at the store said "yeah its not a back pocket, then sit down type phone...lol"
Anyways, looking forward to your mini-reviews! Thanks again guys!

HeroHTC said:
Thanks guys. My biggest gripe with my Hero is a bit of "incoming call lag" and my FAT fingers!
I love the onscreen keyboard and the guessing it does is actually works really well. I used swipe but for some reason I ended up making a lot of corrections with it(BETA). I think the keyboard on the eipc might help my typing issues.
My Hero is rooted and OC'd a little but, I get about 2 days out of the battery and its basically a PERFECT fit in my pockets.
My concerns without seeing an EIPC....yet...is pocket size. I put the Evo in my back pocket and wow, the lady at the store said "yeah its not a back pocket, then sit down type phone...lol"
Anyways, looking forward to your mini-reviews! Thanks again guys!
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It's noticeably longer than the Hero, the width seems similar to me and it is actually a little thinner (except for the slight bulge at the top) so I don't think you will have a problem with size. I never thought the Hero could be a back pocket phone either. I usually carry it in my front pocket.

richse said:
It's noticeably longer than the Hero, the width seems similar to me and it is actually a little thinner (except for the slight bulge at the top) so I don't think you will have a problem with size. I never thought the Hero could be a back pocket phone either. I usually carry it in my front pocket.
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Believe me! When its in my back pocket, its an accident. I have money in my front left (change), when I drive my wifes van (smaller keys) I put them in my front right and then slip the phone in my back right pocket...then I'll accidentally take a seat, jump up, take my phone and out and check it real fast. its not a habit to put it back there, its purely accidental when the 3 kids distract me.
The lady at the Shack said she's seen Evos coming back for repairs from backpocket phone people and its not a pretty site :O

I'm a convert, too. I love it. Great phone

I am a hero convert as well, it's tough with out root. but that'll come soon

Who puts phones in their back pockets? That's about the dumbest thing i've ever heard
Anyways, im not geting the Epic but I do have a Hero and love it - can't wait to get my hands on a dual-core or Evo until then. The Epic is a beautiful phone, but I just can't deal with the bulkyness and keyboard. Working for Sprint though I don't know when the hell they'll allow us to upgrade and buy either of these phones lol - sure I can by it full price but why do that when our upgrades allow for an extra 20% discount

You do know that the phone was rooted prior to launch and that there is a one-click root/unroot?
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I'm from the Hero and I will never go back. This device is the bomb! And I will be jumping on board with CM6.1 developers in getting it ported to our phones

Ditching the Vibrant

got a white MyTouch 4g coming.
After several replacements, I just couldn't deal with the terrible GPS on this thing.
Got me lost in Kansas City when I was going in for surgery last week and was the final straw.
Bye bye lag fixes, bye bye waiting forever for updates, bye bye **** not working when I need it.

Ive had both and they are more evenly matched then a lot of people think. Both are great phones.have fun.
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hydrogenman said:
got a white MyTouch 4g coming.
After several replacements, I just couldn't deal with the terrible GPS on this thing.
Got me lost in Kansas City when I was going in for surgery last week and was the final straw.
Bye bye lag fixes, bye bye waiting forever for updates, bye bye **** not working when I need it.
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They sending you a mytouch to replace the vibrant? Do You have to pay the difference?
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Five0nIt said:
They sending you a mytouch to replace the vibrant? Do You have to pay the difference?
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no no no no!
he got tired of all the vibrants not working so he bought a mytouch they don't send different phones for replacementh aha

I always thought the MyTouch line was more for chicks. My idea of manly phones would include the Vibrant, G2, Evo, even the original G1.
Im sure the MT4 is a great phone, but I would still choose my Vibrant. Cya and good luck Miss.

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I always thought the MyTouch line was more for chicks. My idea of manly phones would include the Vibrant, G2, Evo, even the original G1.
Im sure the MT4 is a great phone, but I would still choose my Vibrant. Cya and good luck Miss.
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same here, it looks... like its made for softer hands (no sexualism intended just saying)
Vibrant G2 Evo NS and most HTC phones for me.

Id get a mt4, but im changing carriers when I change phones. Tmobile is trash as well.
Dont mind paying more for a better carrier, personally.
And making this thread serves no purpose.
The vibrant forum is filled with WorksForMe™ kiddies.
Harder hands would demolish the plastic Vibrant...
And I agree those here give the MT4g way too much undeserved slack. The phone's only megatives compared to the Vibrant are the screen (subjective), screen size,.and internal storage size. Maybe the SoC is marginally worse. Almost everything else is superior. Sammy botched the Galaxy S.
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xriderx66 said:
I've had a G2 hated the call quality.
My Girlfriend has a Mytouch, it just doesn't fit my needs, its a good phone, i just don't like it.
I'm not saying that because of the phone, i'm saying that because your insulting the phone on the forum MADE for the phone the vibrant section and your pretty much bragging about your Mytouch, just go to the MYTouch part of the forum.
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Just venting chief.
Took a long time and many replacements to get to the point where I had an option.
I use the GPS a ton....and getting lost frequently when the GPS quit working really, really sucked.

hydrogenman said:
got it for 150 and get to keep the Vibrant...
don't really care if anyone cares....just relieved to finally be rid of this junk ass phone
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i'll give u 125 for the vibrant.

allthrottle said:
I work in a warehouse during the day and on engines in my leisure time. You won't find soft hands here, and you won't find any damage on my vibrant. Unless you've crushed your phone in your hand without trying, you're one of those "soft hand" people, at least by your logic. This phone is plenty tough, maybe not scuff resistant but it certainly isn't any weaker than any other normal phone out.
And I've been with tmobile for 6 years and have had very little trouble. Sometimes I'd wish for wider coverage, but that's my only gripe on the road. Maybe the coverage in your area is poor, but I've lived in every corner of texas and have had coverage, no dropped calls.
Maybe tmobile and/or the vibrant aren't for you, that's fine. No need to trash either.
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Where in Texas do u live? Im in north Texas frisco Texas.
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Wait til you see the problems the MT4Gs have.

hydrogenman said:
got a white MyTouch 4g coming.
After several replacements, I just couldn't deal with the terrible GPS on this thing.
Got me lost in Kansas City when I was going in for surgery last week and was the final straw.
Bye bye lag fixes, bye bye waiting forever for updates, bye bye **** not working when I need it.
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That's cool. I hope you like it.

whether we need this post is up for debate, but he is not stating anything we cannot agree with. gps does suck, lag is horrendous, and sammy is slower than any other brand when time to update. not bashing but stating the truth. i love the screen and the devs have worked hard with the roms but sammy needs to step up big time.

you should have waited and flashed the newest modem JL5 fixed the gps issues for me =]

grlddawkin said:
whether we need this post is up for debate, but he is not stating anything we cannot agree with. gps does suck, lag is horrendous, and sammy is slower than any other brand when time to update. not bashing but stating the truth. i love the screen and the devs have worked hard with the roms but sammy needs to step up big time.
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No lag, gps problems here.
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grlddawkin said:
lag is horrendous
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That has to be hyperbole right? I've had my vibrant for some months now. The amount of lag I have experienced has been sparse and when apparent, understandable if not completely tolerable. It has never crossed my mind to complain about the lag with this phone. What are you guys trying to do with your phones that you are experiencing this kind of stuff with?
I'm seriously beginning to think there are some wildly different vibrant experiences out there. There have to be, because that is just not the case for myself. I have installed lagfixes before and seen no discernible real world speed difference besides those seen in benchmarks.
It's got to be one of two things. Some vibrants are messed while others are not. Or. Half of you people are insanely impatient and will put up with nothing but absolute perfection. Something i've yet to witness on any phone, be it iPhone or HTC.

I don't think I've ever bought an electronic device with some kind of firmware that I haven't at least looked into hacking, rooting, cracking or whatever you want to call it.
Since I've had my phone its been awesome. GPS works, its fast, its modded and I do what I want with it. Anybody that buys a Vibrant and doesn't root it doesn't have a clue what they are missing. Not that if you don't root it you don't have a clue, but your are simply missing out. Now to leave this phone for well something that isn't even close is a shame.
I've played with what your replacing it with and honestly I'm not sure what you are thinking, but then again you dumped your Vibrant so I'm really not sure what you are thinking. My buddy and his iPhone4 wishes he could play the videos I play and had the freedom we have. Man it all starts at root.

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I'm just relieved to finally be rid of this junk ass member.
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its his choice to get a phone he likes better.
AND if you want to call someone a junk ass member,plz look at yourself first. you have 4 pages worth of noob "HELP ME!" threads that YOU created. you have almost 500 posts while i only have 1k(rounded) with not even one page worth of threads.
PLUS you DIDNT even know what would happen if you FORMATTED YOUR SD CARD shown here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9871494&postcount=2

Kubernetes said:
The existence of this thread would appear to belie your claim.
And a eMpTy4G? Why not get a Nexus S? At least the Nexus has the gorgeous screen and will get updates far sooner than the MT4G.
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can't get a cheap Nexus S out of retention because of the GPS issues.
If I don't like the Mytouch4g I'll certainly sell it along with the Vibrant, and buy a Nexus S off contract.
But, I've been hearing the Nexus S has the same flaky GPS issues too.....so meh

After modding my Vibrant with 2.2 I wouldn't want any other phone right now, especially not a 1st generation myTouch 4g which can have plenty of it's own problems.
I just rooted my wife's myTouch slide and what a PITA that was compared to the Vibrant.

Traded away my Vibrant for a Mytouch 4G.. and i almost regret it!

I miss the Super amoled screen
Pros:
FFC
HSPA+
LED FLASH
FM RADIO
Physical Buttons + Dedicated Camera Button
Great build quality
Cons:
No Super Amoled Screen
No 16GB Internal Memory
No more Bionix :/
I don't regret it as much but going from a Super Amoled screen to a standard screen really made me realize how great my Sammy Vibe really was! I took it for granted!! You will be missed! (EXCEPT THE GPS ISSUE)
Well i jumped ship.. can't wait for the SGS2 though! Hope to catch up with some of you guys later in the SGS2/HTC SENSATION threads!
Goodbye!
Especially you s15274n. You have been really helpful! Without you knowing. lol
The bionix team and whitehawkxx wish you guys the best.
heading over the the MT4G/Glacier forum now. Peace!

Yeah i feel you man. My wife got a Mytouch 4G and its really nice, i mean really nice, but the Samsung Vibrant has the better screen with the Internal Storage that came way in handy for me. I rooted her mytouch 4g up already and put on some Gingerbread which i love with everything working, and the Vibrant still dont have everything working on Gingerbread. Well i guess ill be seeing you over there. I go from the Vibrant forums to the Mytouch 4g forums, switching out like crazy. =D

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Yeah i feel you man. My wife got a Mytouch 4G and its really nice, i mean really nice, but the Samsung Vibrant has the better screen with the Internal Storage that came way in handy for me. I rooted her mytouch 4g up already and put on some Gingerbread which i love with everything working, and the Vibrant still dont have everything working on Gingerbread. Well i guess ill be seeing you over there. I go from the Vibrant forums to the Mytouch 4g forums, switching out like crazy. =D
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Well except for the GPS (which sucks on the Vibrant anyways haha), our CM7 is basically complete.
I'll probably stay with this phone and wait for the Samsung Hercules to come out. ^^

Longcat14 said:
Well except for the GPS (which sucks on the Vibrant anyways haha), our CM7 is basically complete.
I'll probably stay with this phone and wait for the Samsung Hercules to come out. ^^
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Yeah true its just GPS not working. But also the Battery drain on the phone is terrible, which is really irritating. But once battery drain is fixed then i'll probably be back on CM7 or MIUI.

krazie1 said:
Yeah true its just GPS not working. But also the Battery drain on the phone is terrible, which is really irritating. But once battery drain is fixed then i'll probably be back on CM7 or MIUI.
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Battery drain is a problem?
Wait, I have an extended battery, so I completely forgot. *facepalm*
Sucks, but if I didn't have this battery, I always have a place to charge the phone. And I heard the drain isn't as bad as it used to be.

Longcat14 said:
Battery drain is a problem?
Wait, I have an extended battery, so I completely forgot. *facepalm*
Sucks, but if I didn't have this battery, I always have a place to charge the phone. And I heard the drain isn't as bad as it used to be.
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It is still pretty bad...All CM7 running devices have pretty crappy battery-life (I have 3: N1, Vibrant, MT4g.

people you are too impatient. Just when they get the software for the Vibrant Humming you all jump ship.......... Hercules and the S2 will be out in the next 30 days and then, we will have something really to go too.........
Wanting always is better than the having.......... patience

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people you are too impatient. Just when they get the software for the Vibrant Humming you all jump ship.......... Hercules and the S2 will be out in the next 30 days and then, we will have something really to go too.........
Wanting always is better than the having.......... patience
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I agree with you, but since i didn't buy a new phone and simply traded i feel that jumping ship wasn't a bad choice. I still plan to upgrade!
Also the MT4G can be resold for a higher price than the Vibrant on craigslist.
BTW... WINNING!

To any CM7 users of vibrant and another phone with CM7(nexus one,MT4g,G2 etc.) are there any other difference in speed? I'm using Cm7 on vibrant but i can't compare it cause it's my only phone.

I picked up a g2 for cheap but still have my vibrant. I don't know what all the fuss was about. This doesn't feel any faster than my kb5 vibrant, and the "build quality" just makes it feel heavy and bulky. Its a decent phone overall, but not any better overall than my vibrant.
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Traded the Mytouch 4G for a G2.. G2 is a way better phone than the Mytouch 4G. Some people don't miss keyboards.. but you are crazy not to have a keyboard!! Bought the game gripper and wow.. just wow. The G2 is an overall fun phone and great speed/development/great everything!! Even the hinges on this unit are amazingly stronger than the other g2's i have used.

I really like my wifes mt4g. I began to dislike my G2 before I sold it. It felt like a phone meant for someone that doesn't know how to dress themself. It's hard to explain.
My Vibrant is starting to get old, but I have a sgs4g on the way that should renew my interest in the galaxy line.
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allthrottle said:
My Vibrant is starting to get old, but I have a sgs4g on the way that should renew my interest in the galaxy line.
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Not quite sure what about the SGS 4G would renew your interest in comparison to the Vibrant, unless you are in a 4G area and just really CRAVE the extra bandwidth so much that you won't miss the internal 16GB from the Vibrant (4G only has 1GB internal).. And of course, FFC.... which really AFAIC is a "bell and whistle" that 99% of people use once and never use again.

allthrottle said:
I really like my wifes mt4g. I began to dislike my G2 before I sold it. It felt like a phone meant for someone that doesn't know how to dress themself. It's hard to explain.
My Vibrant is starting to get old, but I have a sgs4g on the way that should renew my interest in the galaxy line.
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There is also very very very little development going on with it...
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I want a mt4g, I just have no idea how to root it, hah, thats the only thing keeping me away.

cashyftw said:
I want a mt4g, I just have no idea how to root it, hah, thats the only thing keeping me away.
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Add the bad/good screens, dust under the screen issues, bad eMMC chips that are said to cause bricking, creaky buttons on a few units, and off centered FFCs on a few. I wanted to trade as well, but a look at the forums steered me right away.

Well, the only phone I'm moving to when I get the chance is the SGSII, no matter what.
I love HTC phones but plenty of those are CDMA only and that doesnt work in my country :[

I bought the mytouch4g back in January and it was so great to have a phone that worked well right out the box and every custom gingerbread rom I've put on it has ran smoothly. However, I find myself constantly going back to my Vibrant. I miss the screen and I feel like the Vibrant has a lot more devs working on roms. I was just about to sell my Vibrant so I could have a few extra bucks when I read about the GPS fix. If I can find the perfect Gingerbread rom I will be keeping my vibrant until Samsung releases a dual-core phone for T-Mobile.