Good people of xda.... - Touch HD General

I need your help in making a decision.
My Orange contract on my Blackstone runs out in 3 months and 14 days. In 14 days I have the option of renewing my contract and taking a new phone.
I have been eyeing up the HTC Desire, but yesterday I went in to the Orange shop and they told me that there is a global shortage and they have no idea when they are coming back in to stock.
He then showed me the Samsung Galaxy S - my god the screen is breathtaking! The phone itself though feels really flimsy and like it might break, and I generally despise Samsung phones (+ they sponsor Chelsea, and that makes me physically sick).
My questions are as follows:-
- Should I wait until the Desire is back in stock?
- Should I just jump the HTC ship I have sailed so happily in for so long and get a Samsung?
- If I do get the Galaxy S, can I get rid of that crappy Touchwiz and put Sense on it?
Please help!

In three months time the Desire HD should be out...

handsomedog said:
In three months time the Desire HD should be out...
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where did that pearl of wisdom come from?

alchopop said:
where did that pearl of wisdom come from?
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Pretty much every phone/gadget news feed says October is the expected launch date, that'll make at least six months since the desire launched, which seems reasonable.
So if the choice is between a Desire or a higher spec Samsung, I'd wait for HTC's next release

ah damn it... i best ring orange business and see if they have stock of the desire - got a phone on order thats needed.

handsomedog said:
Pretty much every phone/gadget news feed says October is the expected launch date, that'll make at least six months since the desire launched, which seems reasonable.
So if the choice is between a Desire or a higher spec Samsung, I'd wait for HTC's next release
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Am I missing something here? I had one in my hand just this morning - it's been out for a long time!!
I have been through millions of comparisons, and been in to the Orange shop - think I will be going for a Galaxy.
Not just because they are in stock, but because of the screen and general performance. I will miss Sense, but there seem to be lots of widgets that come close to it.
Never thought I'd leave HTC, but the day is getting closer!

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Android 2.1 In June?!

Just found this online:
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...confirms-another-delay-to-hero-upgrade-684928
Looks like we won't be getting Eclair until June now. So damn annoying. Ah well, let's just hope it's worth the wait. For now I'm just happy I'm using custom ROMs.
SHIZZLE!!!!!!!!
what a bad joke. well, as we expected a LONG time ago: HTC just wants to see some more HTC Desire/ HTC Legend sales. And judging by the topics in this board, they succeed.
The Update is done, they can't tell me that they have the Legend Rom up and running, but don't have the Hero Update yet. But they won't release it until they are satisfied with the new devices initial sales.
This is really a bad practice, and another reason why getting an Nexus One makes more sense...
Yeah, that's pretty much gonna do it for me. If the Desire is fully rooted by the time I can afford one/it's available in Canada, Imma get one of those. If not, an N1.
Okay.. is this one of those speculations/rumors..?
More delays... just great!
I was holding out for the official update but after reading this I reckon I might as well just test some custom 2.1 ROMs out.
SenseHero 2.1 here I come
I'm really tired of those delays.
And in June they will say that they won't release 2.1 because Froyo is almost finished
Sod it! Bored of waiting so flashed Villain 5.2. So far so good. Seems like the best 2.1 I've tried yet. Having said that I was quite happy with MCR 3.2, but new Google Maps with nav tempted me.
N1 for me baby! well when I get a free upgrade in a few months!
How can you use your free upgrade to upgrade to a phone only available through google?
Unless you plan on selling your update and buying an N1?
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How can you use your free upgrade to upgrade to a phone only available through google?
Unless you plan on selling your update and buying an N1?
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nailed it on the head sir, shall get a desire and sell it to fund a N1 !
Honestly, FU HTC - it is sureley the last device I buy from you!
Even Nokia phones do get updates more regulary than this buggy piece. I paid 500€ for this device and have to stick with a one year old SW? WTF?
I'll go for a custom ROM. Seems that some homebrew part time hackers are able to build better and newer ROMs over the weekend, than the whole HTC R&D departement. That's how you show skills! Well, better luck next time (Motorola or Apple will do it for me).
And yes, I'm pissed!
I'm fed up with this... everytime they 'say' they'll release the update, they always delay it. TBH, we'll be lucky if we get it by the end of the year. Damn it, I'll just root my phone
I wont be purchasing another HTC phone again. Nexus two please Google!
You guys seem to be forgetting who makes the N1. Granted it's only the hardware but still...
Haha HTC makes the Nexus too! So buying that wont hurt HTC that much
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I wont be purchasing another HTC phone again. Nexus two please Google!
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And don't you dare to choose HTC as the manufacturer for your next Superphone...
It is frustrating, and with the rate that they churn out new 'phones it's hardly surprising that we've been left out in the cold.
For me, the new iPhone is certainly tempting. They're reportedly only now about to drop software updates for the original iPhone, and that's a few years old now. With multi-tasking it finally becomes a smart phone rather than a toy so I may well be heading in that direction.
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It is frustrating, and with the rate that they churn out new 'phones it's hardly surprising that we've been left out in the cold.
For me, the new iPhone is certainly tempting. They're reportedly only now about to drop software updates for the original iPhone, and that's a few years old now. With multi-tasking it finally becomes a smart phone rather than a toy so I may well be heading in that direction.
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only the newest of the iphones can multi-task though.
It took them a long time to even get copy and paste features.
HTC has given us more updates than apple has, they just have not jumped up to the next version yet.
Htc did the worlds first 3g phone? worlds first 4g phone? they are always at the forefront of what's going on. Just because there is a slight delay in releasing 2.1 for Hero (because they quite rightly want money! its a business afteral) people think they are crap.
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only the newest of the iphones can multi-task though.
It took them a long time to even get copy and paste features.
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Yes, I'm considering the next iteration of the iPhone, whatever it may be called, not a 3GS. What I'm saying is that iphone OS 4.0 is *finally* looking to be a feature rich smartphone OS and so the iPhone is worth considering.
Anyway, this is heading off topic. Let's get back to complaining how long it's taken HTC to update the Hero.

[DISCUSSION]Now that the Desire Z is repeatedly delayed, are you considering waiting?

And by that I mean, Christmas is right around the corner and though I don't celebrate it cool new phones usually come around this time. Especially now that Gingerbread is getting closer.
Plus there's that rumor about Nexus Two. Developer support+assured updates would be fantastic, though I'm still not sure just how useful it'll be without a keyboard (who needs Tegra 2 or whatever when you can only use it to play casual games?! Only other use I can think of would be 1080p streaming/output)
However, the G2/Desire Z looks like a fantastic phone and most people who are 'serious users' and did not receive a defective unit agree on this point.
So... are you going to wait?
We can safely assume, that most of the people waiting for Desire Z will not switch away to other phone. You must realize who are the people who preordered Desire Z - they are the ones who require a physical keyboard. And considering that so far there are only 2 phones in EU having physical keyboard (G1/Dream and Motorola Milestone) and only other 2 are announced/going to be released (HTC Desire Z and Motorola Milestone 2), there is no other option, only waiting.
And the chance of new phones till Christmas are pretty slim. Maybe something from Samsung, maybe Motorola will finally release the Milestone 2, but that's it.
Tegra, dual cores - for phones that's next year, end of next year. Yeah, you will see Tegra tablets in H1/2011, but that is 2011.
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- they are the ones who require a physical keyboard
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Exactly! .
How about waiting for something like this for those of you willing to settle with SwiftKey/Swype?
But then again, Sony Ericsson ...
Edit: also, assuming the specs are correct we should be able to 'port' the games to the Desire Z's itty-bitty buttons.
Are you serious Pickx ? That ?
And because it's Sony Ericsson, it's going to be released on Q1/2012 and going to have Android 2.2.
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Are you serious Pickx ? That ?
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Heh, not really. I've already got the Desire Z on preorder
I'm just seeing what other people think, since I certainly don't have the ability to get a new phone every 9 months.
I don't think they can delay it much longer - I want mine next week
Even they postpone the release for a month, I still want the phone.
i heard that the phone is fake.
With all the delays I do feel a little like I've ordered the Duke Nukem Forever of the mobile phone world!
Valve
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You must realize who are the people who preordered Desire Z - they are the ones who require a physical keyboard.
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... or those that require the improvements the Desire Z brings over the Desire but without the size increase of the Desire HD?
It's not that there are real alternatives, are there?
So before speculating on the announcement of a not-yet-existing phone (and then again waiting for its delivery) I'll happily stick with my preorder. In three weeks (the latest) we wont look into this thread anymore and start to keep ourselves busy with real stuff again.
The original launch date from htc was late october or november (fourth qt 2010)
If some stores play with their "preorder" dates, thats their problem, not htc's
No delay (or slight delay) = pointless thread
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gtrab said:
The original launch date from htc was late october or november (fourth qt 2010)
If some stores play with their "preorder" dates, thats their problem, not htc's
No delay (or slight delay) = pointless thread
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HTC said October, period. November is not "slight delay".
exactly !
I've been waiting a couple of years so I think I can wait another few weeks or months. I still use Tytn. I missed Touch Pro 2, I didn't need new phone then. And when I decided I need one, I thought that TP2 is too old to buy and I can as well wait for something new with keyboard.
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HTC said October, period. November is not "slight delay".
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lol apparently you guys don't have the same "delay" rules as here in Canada. We've seen phones delayed for many months in the past. A couple weeks is a big deal?
xspyda said:
... or those that require the improvements the Desire Z brings over the Desire but without the size increase of the Desire HD?
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+1000000000
The truest words i have ever heard spoken on XDA
JD
LickTheEnvelope said:
..... A couple weeks is a big deal?
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A couple of weeks....even a month....is nothing. If a months wait for a device is long enough to panic, wine and prompt looking at something else then people aint living in the real world.
Dare i go down the......its just a smartphone......route???
I am YET to see an official announcment which states october as the release for the Z and HD...........Q4 is always what ive seen, it could go until december for all I care geeeeze!!!
sold my HD2 so no better things to do - will wait for my new phone

new HTC phone ?

hi all
i'm in the market for a new htc desire HD and was wondering if I should wait.
I'd hate to buy a HD (i like big screens so am looking for a big screen HTC phone) now just to find out that in a month they are going to release a new wiz-bang version
anyone know whats in the works and if I should wait ?
The HD is the Wiz Bang version...
JD
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JupiterDroid said:
The HD is the Wiz Bang version...
JD
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sure but my question is, should i wait for the next big screen phone from HTC.. ?
is there anything just over the horizon ?
as i said, i'd hate to buy one now just to find a new one being released in a month
Well, there's the Thunderbolt just around the corner, but from what is known at the moment, it's not that different from the Desire HD...
http://mashable.com/2010/12/29/htc-thunderbolt/
If you find yourself unsatisfied with what the DHD offers, I suggest waiting. I don't know what will be coming out after the Thunderbolt but naturally there will be more.
If you keep waiting for the next big thing, you will end up just waiting. For a long time. It's a good way to go crazy.
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Dual core phones are about to be released by at least other manufacturers. Worth waiting a little more unless you really need to buy now.
In the worst case if you wait and find nothing of interest the price of current phones will drop.
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If you find yourself unsatisfied with what the DHD offers, I suggest waiting. I don't know what will be coming out after the Thunderbolt but naturally there will be more.
If you keep waiting for the next big thing, you will end up just waiting. For a long time. It's a good way to go crazy.
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Agreed! New technology will always keep coming and you could wait for the next best thing but there's always gona be something better later.
Just buy the Desire HD and don't worry about it, unless you are not completely satisfied with the phone.
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Agreed! New technology will always keep coming and you could wait for the next best thing but there's always gona be something better later.
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Yes but there is a difference between waiting for a major release (dual cores) vs the usual releases (smaller insignificant upgrades).
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I am not convinced that dual cores will have such a huge impact on a phones performance. I think its a marketing ploy to get people to buy new phones. Mostly, anyways.
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Whatever you buy, the next day it will be old fashioned.
example.. 3D TV with glasses is old tech as the latest is 3d without the needf for wearing special glasses.
The day after iphone 3 released, iphone 4 was in pipeline.
So buy what you want now that will do everything you require, only wait if you want a phone that does something no other phone in todays market will do.
As for dual core, except for business use, there is no point, unless it makes tea when the alarm goes off.
Fully agree with malex1.
Plus, even if dual cores are the next major upgrade in smartphone technology it ain't gona be nowhere near cheap that's for sure. A Desire HD is expensive as it is...
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As for dual core, except for business use, there is no point, unless it makes tea when the alarm goes off.
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That's what people told me when ages ago, my dad got 1 of the first Pentium IV 500Mhz pc's.......and look at it now
To be honest, I waited for the DHD....otherwise I would have had to buy the SGS or I4.
I knew the DHD was just a matter of time before it would be released and as my contract was expiring in that same range, I decided to wait and hope the DHD was released sooner rather than later.
If I had to choose now, I probably would try to find out if the thunderbolt was going to be released within 1-3 months, if not, get the DHD.
Imo you should wait 2-3 days because Thunderbolt will be unveiled at CES on 6 january and then see what you will gonna buy.
Yes, waiting AFTER the CES would already give you a better idea of what's just around the corner. And it's only a few days' wait
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Yes, waiting AFTER the CES would already give you a better idea of what's just around the corner. And it's only a few days' wait
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But why wait mwc is round the corner .... HTC always announce phones a mwc... but then they always announce in September ... and sometimes in October.
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But why wait mwc is round the corner .... HTC always announce phones a mwc... but then they always announce in September ... and sometimes in October.
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I get your point and I agree, if you wait for better, you wait forever, but if he's about to take a decision, and CES starts in 2 days and he seems unsure, why not wait 4-5 days and make a decision based on more (and better) information. It's really just a matter of waiting for next week. MWC is in a month.
Then again, for me it wouldn't change a thing, because no matter what's announced at CES (or MWC or whatever), Canada always gets it 6 months + late Here, the Desire HD IS the next big thing around the corner (late January at Telus)...
Hi,
As you're interested in the DHD, I assume you're in Europe rather than the US? The Thunderbolt looks like the replacement for the US only HTC Evo 4G (the Thunderbolt being a DHD with US 4G internals) - so it will be US only.
I was interested in the standard Desire in the middle of 2010 but preferred the looks of the US Evo - then heard the rumour of the HTC Ace (which was the codename for the DHD). I decide the wait and got the DHD when it came out months later.
If you get the DHD now, I reckon it's going to be mid 2011 at the earliest before HTC bring out a new top of the range Android phone for the European market - and you'll hear rumours long before it becomes available - with the promise of press-junkets etc for the media.
Go for it now.

March Upgrade...Evo or Not?

So I have my 1 year upgrade on March 1st, I bought a Optimus S to use so I could hang on to my upgrade, but with no good announcement on Feb 7th I think I will go ahead and get me a Evo. If a new dual core phone comes out in the summer by the time I upgrade again (premier gold, 10 years) that dual core will have some good development going on, like the Evo now. I have heard quite a few things about the launch Evo and another Evo they made, diff hardware or something. Some kernels work, some dont, a bit confusing. Can someone please give a quick break down of what a Evo purchased today can do development wise, kernels/clock speeds, roms, wimax hacks, cm7, all the good stuff! If todays Evo is highly limited maybe holding on to that upgrade would be the better choice. I dont care for the Evo Shift, looks odd to me. To much space on the bottom of the phone. I played with a Epic yesterday, nice screen, but phone felt "cheap".
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So I have my 1 year upgrade on March 1st, I bought a Optimus S to use so I could hang on to my upgrade, but with no good announcement on Feb 7th I think I will go ahead and get me a Evo. If a new dual core phone comes out in the summer by the time I upgrade again (premier gold, 10 years) that dual core will have some good development going on, like the Evo now. I have heard quite a few things about the launch Evo and another Evo they made, diff hardware or something. Some kernels work, some dont, a bit confusing. Can someone please give a quick break down of what a Evo purchased today can do development wise, kernels/clock speeds, roms, wimax hacks, cm7, all the good stuff! If todays Evo is highly limited maybe holding on to that upgrade would be the better choice. I dont care for the Evo Shift, looks odd to me. To much space on the bottom of the phone. I played with a Epic yesterday, nice screen, but phone felt "cheap".
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I think one could probably get a pretty clear indication of the what the EVO is capable of by reading just a little bit, so I am not going to recap BUT I will say this. I have always been one to anxiously await the latest and greatest phone until I purchased my Lauch Day EVO. It really is quite good.
If I were you, with a March 1 upgrade, I would wait a few weeks until CTIA to see what gets announced and then make my decision. At least you might have a clearer understanding of what might be coming around the corner.
I already have an upgrade that I am sitting on. Nothing out there that trips my trigger......yet.
cordell12 said:
So I have my 1 year upgrade on March 1st, I bought a Optimus S to use so I could hang on to my upgrade, but with no good announcement on Feb 7th I think I will go ahead and get me a Evo. If a new dual core phone comes out in the summer by the time I upgrade again (premier gold, 10 years) that dual core will have some good development going on, like the Evo now. I have heard quite a few things about the launch Evo and another Evo they made, diff hardware or something. Some kernels work, some dont, a bit confusing. Can someone please give a quick break down of what a Evo purchased today can do development wise, kernels/clock speeds, roms, wimax hacks, cm7, all the good stuff! If todays Evo is highly limited maybe holding on to that upgrade would be the better choice. I dont care for the Evo Shift, looks odd to me. To much space on the bottom of the phone. I played with a Epic yesterday, nice screen, but phone felt "cheap".
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Wait...echo's just around the corner
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As my friend said, "If you always wait until the latest and greatest comes out, you'll always be waiting. If you get upset that something new comes out just after you bought the latest and greatest, you'll always be upset. Just pick [a phone or computer] you're happy with and go with it."
I bought the Evo because I loved my Hero. I simply wanted a faster processor, larger screen and the kickstand. The Evo was perfect for me and I couldn't be happier. It does everything I wanted it to do and more. It's my phone, computer, clock, calendar, contact list, e-book reader, music player and so on. Tinkering with it is a blast too!
I would hold on a little bit more sprint has to dropping a flagship phone soon
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I generally agree..... BUT CTIA is literally just a few weeks away. That is when they are expected to make significant announcements.
Of course, I have been salivating over the Echo....not.
Its easy to say hold off while you already have the best phone sprint has out (right now). What attracts me to the Evo right now is the development, it is already there. If I wait and get a new "insert name" I will be at stock until root comes, then be waiting for some kernels/roms. Even if a dual core hit the scene today wont fragmentation be a problem, apps wont even really use that second processor, or would android handle the CPU's? I had a Hero up until 2 months ago when I bought the Optimus S, the S is a good phone, its faster than the Hero and all though I like the Hero's screen better. The S will replacing my wifes Hero, its seen its better days, lol. I put aosp's 2.3 on it, makes me crave CM7 so being "stuck" with a Evo for a year until my next upgrade would not be a bad thing. By then what ever super charged dual core HTC phone becomes the new flagship for sprint ought to be rooted with awesome development already!
Thanks for the replies
Or you could take the route my girlfriend and I have gone towards: When one phone is ready to upgrade, I get it... she gets my old phone.
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Or you could take the route my girlfriend and I have gone towards: When one phone is ready to upgrade, I get it... she gets my old phone.
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Yeah, that's my thought process right now. My wife loves everything about her old iPhone 3G . . . except for the part about it being a really lousy phone, lol.
I'm waiting to see when Sprint drops a new (hopefully dual core?) flagship and pick that one up for me and pass this Evo on to her. Going forward, then, we'd both be on Sprint and could play the leapfrog game, too.
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Its easy to say hold off while you already have the best phone sprint has out (right now). What attracts me to the Evo right now is the development, it is already there. If I wait and get a new "insert name" I will be at stock until root comes, then be waiting for some kernels/roms. Even if a dual core hit the scene today wont fragmentation be a problem, apps wont even really use that second processor, or would android handle the CPU's? I had a Hero up until 2 months ago when I bought the Optimus S, the S is a good phone, its faster than the Hero and all though I like the Hero's screen better. The S will replacing my wifes Hero, its seen its better days, lol. I put aosp's 2.3 on it, makes me crave CM7 so being "stuck" with a Evo for a year until my next upgrade would not be a bad thing. By then what ever super charged dual core HTC phone becomes the new flagship for sprint ought to be rooted with awesome development already!
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I can see you thought it all out... and it makes sense.
I agree... although there are 2 things...
1. 3 months is enough of a lag for me to wait.. to see if the phone will be adopted by devs. This is nearly 9 months. Still a great phone though.
2. htc is announcing big in 3 days... wait till then to re-evaluate.
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I can see you thought it all out... and it makes sense.
I agree... although there are 2 things...
1. 3 months is enough of a lag for me to wait.. to see if the phone will be adopted by devs. This is nearly 9 months. Still a great phone though.
2. htc is announcing big in 3 days... wait till then to re-evaluate.
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Why would HTC announce a CMDA device for Sprint at the GSM Association mobile conference?
all i see on there facebook page.. is a count down clock... nothing about gsm
Counting down until the Evo gets Gingerbread officially? (although since I switched to AOSP Gingerbread it isn't as much of an issue as it once was...)
I decided to get the Evo, unless something bad ass will be released within a couple months. I see adds on ebay that have the phone for as low as $100. Has anyone ever used one of the ebay adds/auctions? Sprint always wants big $, heck the Hero is still $250 with a $100 rebate. That's another thing, with the ebay auctions I think they are cheap because the rebates are instant. Any input?
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yep CM7 GX4 and love every min of it. EVO is still the way to go if I had an upgrade available now I would get another EVO!
id wait a few more months and see what sprint may offer by june. the optimus S is a decent phone compared to the hero. not saying the evo isn't a worthy upgrade but it is going on a year old soon. i wouldn't use my upgrade on it when you can pick one up on craigslist for $250 now.
If you do decide to get the Evo, grab a white one because, initially, white ones were a Best-Buy exclusive. They were only offered in Sprint stores recently. If you pick up a white one from a Sprint store, it'll probably be an 0004 (latest hardware revision, no defects). Also, the white one just feels nicer because it's glossy instead of rubbery matte, so it doesn't show smudges or anything.
This is from experience. I went through 2 defective replacements until they agreed to give me a brand new one after some haggling. I purposely asked for a white one because I knew.
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all i see on there facebook page.. is a count down clock... nothing about gsm
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The conference that they are presenting at this week is the GSMA Mobile World Conference. GSM Association
You wont see anything for CDMA until the CITA Convention

Canadian Release Date

Alright so I apologize in advance if this is somewhere on the forum already, and seeing as Google is being uncooperative and giving me a great number of suspected US release dates I was just wondering if anyone had any inside info on when this godly phone will launch in Canada/with which carriers/what cost will be?
I'm finally off contract and wanna dump my POS BBerry Storm for it!
it doesn't matter, because once it's released in the US you can buy it unlocked online...
That would be great if I wasn't on a student's budget (engineering in ontario ain't cheap)
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That would be great if I wasn't on a student's budget (engineering in ontario ain't cheap)
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lol...i know...in Ontario nothing is cheep anymore
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lol...i know...in Ontario nothing is cheep anymore
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WOOO $8500 + books a year in tuition!
I'm so selling my Galaxy S for the S2. The S2 just looks like a very good upgrade over the first Galaxy S
I would LOVE to have the date, because I've been holding off upgrading my desire for a few months and would love for it to come to Telus (hopefully first!). But if not, I would have no problem jumping ship to Bell to get this beautiful marvel of technology!!
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WOOO $8500 + books a year in tuition!
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How about 38 grand a year in tuition... I have to get all my money from "recycling" my gadgets. Like buy a couple phones on contract, sell em off contract for a little extra profit and use the net gain to buy say a desktop or something. Or sell old desktop (old as in 6 months) and use that money to buy phone+laptop. Because of this cycle I don't have one computer or phone for more than 6 months at a time.
Hoping for Windmobile / MobilityCity to bring them into Canada
then we'll have the proper 1700+2100 version
the AT&T 850/1900 version is available for pre order already in many sites
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Alright so I apologize in advance if this is somewhere on the forum already, and seeing as Google is being uncooperative and giving me a great number of suspected US release dates I was just wondering if anyone had any inside info on when this godly phone will launch in Canada/with which carriers/what cost will be?
I'm finally off contract and wanna dump my POS BBerry Storm for it!
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Yea I wouldn't complain about under 10k/yr in tuition... that's a bargain even at state schools in the US.
Anyway, I'm just waiting for T-mobile's version so I can use it on WIND... I really don't want to have to switch to Bell/Telus/Rogers/Fido to be able to use the SGS2.
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WOOO $8500 + books a year in tuition!
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dinan said:
Yea I wouldn't complain about under 10k/yr in tuition... that's a bargain even at state schools in the US.
Anyway, I'm just waiting for T-mobile's version so I can use it on WIND... I really don't want to have to switch to Bell/Telus/Rogers/Fido to be able to use the SGS2.
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Oh i can complain when it's working 4 jobs while trying to juggle an engineering degree to pay tuition and rent
Unless somebody has some inside info, I'd just suggest watching Samsung Mobile Canada's Twitter feed.
Right now they are totally focused on the release of the Nexus S this week, so I wouldn't expect them to give a release date for the S II until that noise settles down.
Gah, can't wait. My old HTC Touch (running Android) is dying a little more each day. Almost useless now.
arlojj said:
Unless somebody has some inside info, I'd just suggest watching Samsung Mobile Canada's Twitter feed.
Right now they are totally focused on the release of the Nexus S this week, so I wouldn't expect them to give a release date for the S II until that noise settles down.
Gah, can't wait. My old HTC Touch (running Android) is dying a little more each day. Almost useless now.
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A Touch running Android? That's insane! My Desire barely handled Froyo due to low memory!!!
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A Touch running Android? That's insane! My Desire barely handled Froyo due to low memory!!!
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Actually, the latest builds people have cooked (and not with 1.5, 2.2.1!) actually run pretty damn smooth. It's come a long way. I have the Bell version of the touch which is at 400Mhz. I doubt the 200Mhz touch would be enjoyable, though.
In fact, I keep checking this forum for the latest SII news from the taptalk app. Some of the more demanding applications don't work very smooth (ex: the official twitter app with it's moving clouds background), and there always seem to be random bugs with different builds (no audio input for voice search or guitar tuners for example) but people are still, surprisingly, churning out more and more refined editions.
If it wasn't for the fact that the top button on my phone was broken (yeah, critical, I have to keep the phone's screen on and therefore the phone plugged in all the time, hence I can't for for the S II to come out!) it would be a pretty damn usable in most respects.
Can't wait for it either!!! But at the same time, in an effort to improve my Desire, I have endless hours of fun trying out new roms, exotic roms!! Hopefully this thing will come close to the kind of support that thing has...
Resisting the urge to "insert stupid random comment here"... I want to say everything in the HTC EVO Vs. iPhone 4 video only make the iPhone zombie want an SGS II (making him smart and saving someone's life!)
GUYS one of the reporters for mobile syrup spoke to the canadian samsung VP and confirmed a late Q2-early Q3 launch!!!
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/04/14/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-coming-to-canada-by-early-q3/
I figure you will have to wait for the NS buzz to cool down and then they will pop this out of no where for the rest of the bunch that didnt get the NS.
You will see this in end June or July to fight the iPhone 5 release, IF Apple is releasing it in July, otherwise it will be Sept.
Either way I don't care... I want the SGS II, NS to me is old tech....
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GUYS one of the reporters for mobile syrup spoke to the canadian samsung VP and confirmed a late Q2-early Q3 launch!!!
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/04/14/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-coming-to-canada-by-early-q3/
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That news makes me beyond happy... you have no idea... and with a possible new job in the works plenty of time to save!
TheSobadef said:
GUYS one of the reporters for mobile syrup spoke to the canadian samsung VP and confirmed a late Q2-early Q3 launch!!!
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/04/14/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-coming-to-canada-by-early-q3/
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Eeeeech. End of June, early July? Sigh.
At least by then my full Bell contract will be over, so I can choose a different carrier if need be. Can't wait to get rid of this HTC Touch/Vogue.

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