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This is a no-brainer, comparatively the Nexus One is the better phone
http://ow.ly/25lD8
I surprised the MyTouch Slide took out the Evo 4G. Not that it's that much better (speed and screen vs battery life and keyboard make it a draw for me), but that it won despite the technical specs favoring the Evo, and that usually is what carries in polls like these.
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This is a no-brainer, comparatively the Nexus One is the better phone
http://ow.ly/25lD8
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Really? The MyTouch 3g Slide vs Nexus One? Come on..
I thought the N1 was upgraded to 802.11n? That link is showing 802.11b/g.
I laughed at this post.
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June 30th, 2010 at 11:24 am
THose of you voting for the nexus one, why??? as far as a phone goes the slide has way more capablity .
1. it has a better camera than the nexus
2. It has a slide out keyboard instead of all touch screen
3. comes preloaded with swype (nexus does not have it)
4. has my modes customization (nexus does not)
5. Has a genius button (nexus does not )
6. costs way less, (you have to purchases nexus one through google, you cant make any changes to your plan for two years or your charged the whole rate)
7. has an optipad which is way better than a trackball (nexus does not)
8. has multitouch and flash player just like nexus one
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I surprised the MyTouch Slide took out the Evo 4G. Not that it's that much better (speed and screen vs battery life and keyboard make it a draw for me), but that it won despite the technical specs favoring the Evo, and that usually is what carries in polls like these.
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A friend of mine has a EVO 4g and I gotta admit I wasn't impressed with it at all. I'm NOT trying to be a N1 fanbio but my N1 seems light years ahead of his EVO. I don't know if he got a bad one but he has had his phone lock up on him a few times while he was visiting (at least 3 times in a weekend). The screen while BIG is washed out. Man the backlight on that thing bleeds thru the edges like crazy.
Speed wise my N1 opened apps 10x fast. That could be because of 2.2 I don't know.
Oh and around my house his phone was showing 3g but it was no doubt on EDGE. He was getting 76kbps down the whole time. I turned off 3g on my N1 and we were getting nearly the same speeds.
Needless to say I felt bad because he went home wishing he didn't get that phone. But over all my phone just crushed his.
It does have N. I'm not sure why they left it as b/g.
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Hehe me too. I love how they think the "genius button" is some amazing tool.
Also can someone explain to me how having a keyboard is a plus AND having Swype is a plus? I mean if you have a keyboard why do you need Swype? If you have Swype why do you need a keyboard?
How did evo lose to the slide, it doesn't make sense. It's rigged
htc fan89 said:
How did evo lose to the slide, it doesn't make sense. It's rigged
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More MyTouch 3g Slide owners voted then EVO 4g owners. I mean really do you think people vote for the better phone or do they vote for the phone they own?
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A friend of mine has a EVO 4g and I gotta admit I wasn't impressed with it at all. I'm NOT trying to be a N1 fanbio but my N1 seems light years ahead of his EVO. I don't know if he got a bad one but he has had his phone lock up on him a few times while he was visiting (at least 3 times in a weekend). The screen while BIG is washed out. Man the backlight on that thing bleeds thru the edges like crazy.
Speed wise my N1 opened apps 10x fast. That could be because of 2.2 I don't know.
Oh and around my house his phone was showing 3g but it was no doubt on EDGE. He was getting 76kbps down the whole time. I turned off 3g on my N1 and we were getting nearly the same speeds.
Needless to say I felt bad because he went home wishing he didn't get that phone. But over all my phone just crushed his.
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sense is bloated that's why, vanilla android ftw.
Nexus owns the slide, no question. Will be interesting to see how it does versus the Droids though. I think the Nexus is a superphone.
My friend got the EVO...and all i can say is that the scrolling was SOOO choppy.. and it feels so bulky. He agreed and returned it back....Now i have played with the Incredible and believe me when i say that this is the closest competetor to the N1. Love how it has 8GB built in and the camera aint no pushover...but still N1 is in its own catagory. I hope Google continues the Nexus line for many years to come.
Get ready tomorrow to vote for the Nexus in the final round!
Looks like its gonna be Incredible vs the Nexus One.
Nexus should rule...but every vote counts!
http://blog.laptopmag.com/android-cup-final-google-nexus-one-vs-droid-incredible Everyone go vote..at 8:25AM CST Voting stand at
Google Nexus One 27.5% (11 votes)
Droid Incredible 72.5% (29 votes)
Total Votes: 40
Just voted for the N1. To show how awesome the N1 is, I then proceeded to send the voting page to my N1 through the chrome to phone extension (thanks to Froyo), and voted on my N1 as well
Isn't the genious button the same thing as our search button?
Hahaha. I love how they referenced the now infamous EVO 4G vs iPhone 4 video in the finals...
Here are the two phones. As you’ll see from the specs, they’re pretty evenly matched. They both have the Wi-Fis and the G B’s
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Google Nexus One 29% (152 votes)
Droid Incredible 71% (375 votes)
Total Votes: 527
Cmon people!
since the nexus one is a faster device. will i be happpy with the my touch 3g slide? i went to att and got the new iphone4, i am not too impressed and att service sucks where i live, i have 30 days to cancel, i have the hd2 but i am selling it, i cant take winmo any longer,
what do you all think as far as speed, and screen...will i be happy switching? or will i notice a big speed diffrence?
Thanks
I think the slide is fast as hell. Its feels like a snapdragon processer plus once you root and put froyo on it its crfazy fast. And the keyboard is one of the best ever! And the screen isn't as high res but still looks good and it doesn't eat as much battery.
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jriv said:
I think the slide is fast as hell. Its feels like a snapdragon processer plus once you root and put froyo on it its crfazy fast. And the keyboard is one of the best ever! And the screen isn't as high res but still looks good and it doesn't eat as much battery.
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Ditto. U shouldn't notice the speed difference. I love my slide but if ur coming from the nexus u might want to check into the vibrant too. Basically mirror of the specs. Just keep ur options open. Good Luck.
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dvigue said:
since the nexus one is a faster device. will i be happpy with the my touch 3g slide? i went to att and got the new iphone4, i am not too impressed and att service sucks where i live, i have 30 days to cancel, i have the hd2 but i am selling it, i cant take winmo any longer,
what do you all think as far as speed, and screen...will i be happy switching? or will i notice a big speed diffrence?
Thanks
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In one word.... NO. The Slide IMO is a entry level Android 2.1 (sometime to be 2.2) device.
The Nexus One has everything the slide does (except swype which can be DLed and a physical keybored that you will never use)
The Nexus one already has 2.2 (supported)
And the iPhone 4 is 100x better then both phones. The screen on the iPhone 4 is EXTREAMLY good. The app store for iPhone is twice as big. And the things the iPhone can do is still much higher then the Android platform.
How the f can you even say the iphone us better than these phones your sadly mistaken
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In one word.... NO. The Slide IMO is a entry level Android 2.1 (sometime to be 2.2) device.
The Nexus One has everything the slide does (except swype which can be DLed and a physical keybored that you will never use)
The Nexus one already has 2.2 (supported)
And the iPhone 4 is 100x better then both phones. The screen on the iPhone 4 is EXTREAMLY good. The app store for iPhone is twice as big. And the things the iPhone can do is still much higher then the Android platform.
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I think you're on crack. The physical keyboard is so much nicer than a on screen keyboard. Even with swype, the OSK sucks compared to a physical keyboard.
I really don't think the slide is entry level at either its at least as fast if not faster than the iphone.and yes I've used them both.
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In one word.... NO. The Slide IMO is a entry level Android 2.1 (sometime to be 2.2) device.
The Nexus One has everything the slide does (except swype which can be DLed and a physical keybored that you will never use)
The Nexus one already has 2.2 (supported)
And the iPhone 4 is 100x better then both phones. The screen on the iPhone 4 is EXTREAMLY good. The app store for iPhone is twice as big. And the things the iPhone can do is still much higher then the Android platform.
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Please leave this forum and never come back.
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Words words words...
And the iPhone 4 is 100x better then both phones. The screen on the iPhone 4 is EXTREAMLY good. The app store for iPhone is twice as big. And the things the iPhone can do is still much higher then the Android platform.
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Oh, you misspelled your username! The K and the T are nowhere near each other!
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Oh, you misspelled your username! The K and the T are nowhere near each other!
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LoL... Took me a min to get that!
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Lol! You guys crack me up! The nerve of that guy! Why is he even here?! Does he have an HTC and has buyers remorse. Personally, I thought the first iPhone was great. It lead the way for many advancements from HTC, WM, and Android. So even though I hate Apple, I have to admit that but... the iphone4 is crap. Adding a front facing camera, is an old idea and has been used outside the US for many years. Most US carriers haven't been able to provide a network that handles the data capabilities that are needed to run video calling until the past couple years. I blame the US carriers for that blunder. But leave it up to Apple and at&t to steal old ideas... plus, wow a higher res screen that the human eye can't even differentiate that many pixels. Screw that... and a antenna that forces users to hold their phone a certain way to get proper reception so they don't drop a call that at&t is notorious of doing because of their crappy glued together 2G and 3G that are on 4 different frequencies. Lol! What a joke! The iPhone is garbage. The nexus is a fine, quality phone but the lack of a QWERTY keyboard is a real turn off. The MTS is just as good without the battery drain and just as fast because of the high RAM amount and superior GPU. Plus the vibrant is nice and has a large internal memory space for ROM and apps, but I have had bad experiences with Samsung in the past. But who knows... may be you'll have a good one but the point is ... the MTS is a better replacement for the nexus and vibrant is a good option too. Good luck!
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Lol! You guys crack me up! The nerve of that guy! Why is he even here?! Does he have an HTC and has buyers remorse. Personally, I thought the first iPhone was great. It lead the way for many advancements from HTC, WM, and Android. So even though I hate Apple, I have to admit that but... the iphone4 is crap. Adding a front facing camera, is an old idea and has been used outside the US for many years. Most US carriers haven't been able to provide a network that handles the data capabilities that are needed to run video calling until the past couple years. I blame the US carriers for that blunder. But leave it up to Apple and at&t to steal old ideas... plus, wow a higher res screen that the human eye can't even differentiate that many pixels. Screw that... and a antenna that forces users to hold their phone a certain way to get proper reception so they don't drop a call that at&t is notorious of doing because of their crappy glued together 2G and 3G that are on 4 different frequencies. Lol! What a joke! The iPhone is garbage. The nexus is a fine, quality phone but the lack of a QWERTY keyboard is a real turn off. The MTS is just as good without the battery drain and just as fast because of the high RAM amount and superior GPU. Plus the vibrant is nice and has a large internal memory space for ROM and apps, but I have had bad experiences with Samsung in the past. But who knows... may be you'll have a good one but the point is ... the MTS is a better replacement for the nexus and vibrant is a good option too. Good luck!
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thank you!!!
I'm happy to say that I'm back on my Samsung Vibrant! The G2 is a great looking phone, and fast at that too. Issues that made me walk away from it....
Hinge was fine when I first got it, but after a few weeks it got really loose.
Force closed on my Apps so many times, it made me wanna toss it out the window a few times.
Rebooted itself at least once a day. This morning it did it 3 times back-to-back. Really?!?!
Can't get a perm root, and it looks like a few are starting to give up on it. I'm sure it'll be rooted, but not any time soon.
I really missed the Vibrant crew. You guys are a bunch of cool Mother F__kers!
Missed this pretty ass screen! <3
Oh, and I know this is minor, but I couldn't do this <3 because the G2 is missing this key "<"
Done.
I haven't heard of any of them rebooting themselves. That is weird.
Did you do something to the phone to make that happen?
traitor.
j/k.
welcome back to the Vibrant.
Let's make a group called "The Vibrants!"
I didn't do anything to it at all. I didn't even try to install temp root either. I didn't want to mess with the phone till their was a perm root.
If you go to the G2 forum section, you'll see that a few people had a issues with the phone rebooting on its own. Even when I called T-Mobile about the issue, I was told that they've been getting calls about the issue.
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I haven't heard of any of them rebooting themselves. That is weird.
Did you do something to the phone to make that happen?
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There has definitely been people having issues with the phone rebooting by itself. Sometimes even 3 times in a day like he mentioned. Seen plenty of people on my Twitter timeline complain about it. There seem to be a lot of issues with the phone.
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I really missed the Vibrant crew. You guys are a bunch of cool Mother F__kers
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Good to have a family member back
We're pretty cool
You were lucky to return it. There are posts that some people have been put on a wait list due to so many returns coming in.
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I am on my third G2 with the fourth replacement on the way and so far all have had very similar issues.1.Very very poor to no reception. 2. random rebooting, 3. Black screen freezes. 4. Dropped calls. 5. Loose hinges that keep getting looser. 6. When deploying keyboard apps start randomly. 7. Very difficult to connect to market. 8. Powers itself off on a random basis. I am so Grateful that I still have my Vibrant. So far I would rank it way above the G2. If my fourth one has the same issues and there is no OTA update to fix some of them I will send it back. IMO I believe the Vibrant is the best phone available at this time.
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I am on my third G2 with the fourth replacement on the way and so far all have had very similar issues.1.Very very poor to no reception. 2. random rebooting, 3. Black screen freezes. 4. Dropped calls. 5. Loose hinges that keep getting looser. 6. When deploying keyboard apps start randomly. 7. Very difficult to connect to market. 8. Powers itself off on a random basis. I am so Grateful that I still have my Vibrant. So far I would rank it way above the G2. If my fourth one has the same issues and there is no OTA update to fix some of them I will send it back. IMO I believe the Vibrant is the best phone available at this time.
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I agree about the Vibrant being the best phone right now.
Thanks for telling me this after I just purchased a G2...
Actually I'm not giving my Vibrant up just yet. Once my G2 gets here I'll have both. I was able to get the G2 new for $200 flat-out (no contract) So I'm gonna keep them both for a while and see what happens. Then maybe I'll sell one
Told them so........
Told them so........ but no one listens The Vibrant best phone on the market today.
Smartphones I have had:
2 blackberrys, 3 Iphones, 1 nokia, 2 Winmo Phones, the G1 and the Hd 2
Of all those phones only the HD2 came close in overall performance to the Vibrant...... but not android and what a battery hog- did like the htc sense
What I like about the Vibrant (besides almost everything) it is very forgiving when you brick, I have been able to restore from all screwups I have created within 1 hr.
Within the first 20 min of trying a G2 I knew it was going to be buggy that is why I stayed with this phone
Good luck But Vibrant still RocKs
That just proves that every phone had issues. No phone is perfect.
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That just proves that every phone had issues. No phone is perfect.
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+1 plus 10 char
Still loving my vibrant.
spacecasespiff said:
That just proves that every phone had issues. No phone is perfect.
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Anyone try the EVO 4G? I wouldn't switch, I was just wondering. I love my vibrant, but my friend is switching because of the hype of 4G and the large screen. I've never tried seen an EVO up close so I'm not sure how good it really is.
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Anyone try the EVO 4G? I wouldn't switch, I was just wondering. I love my vibrant, but my friend is switching because of the hype of 4G and the large screen. I've never tried seen an EVO up close so I'm not sure how good it really is.
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Yeah I had the Evo before I got my Vibrant. It's a good phone, but Sprint sucks and the hype of the 4G is complete bull. I got about 4mbps tops on 4G and my Vibrant gets 6.
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Just want to say welcome back. And after the froyo update we'll be back on the top of the food chain again: )
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This thread help me decide somethings. I am kicking Verizon to the curb because of billing issues. I am really looking at T-Mobile. Not sure if I want the Vibrant or HD2. I have a Droid X and now hooked on the 4.3".
Had thought about Evo but know the battery is horrible. I thought of the G2 because of HSPA+ but looks like I need to do the Vibrant or HD2.
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Just want to say welcome back. And after the froyo update we'll be back on the top of the food chain again: )
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Personally I'd rather they get rid of RFS before I worry about Froyo. Faster JIT sounds nice but when your largest bottleneck is the FS, it doesn't matter. It's like driving a Ferrari in a school zone.
I love everything about the phone except the RFS. RFS is an example of companies drinking their kool-aid and wearing their sneakers, with the same result when it comes to plastic bags and breathing.
If you flash Bionix, Master ROM, AOSPish, or Eugene's R4, your phone will run like butter. Like. It's ridiculous how fast this thing is. I can't even stand to use the Nexus One it feels so laggy after witnessing such smoothness on the vibrant.
Other than that. My G2 also went back. It's not worth the hype nor the money. They could have made it AWESOME but no, they made it suck. The Vibrant is THE best phone. It out-performs EVERY phone in both power and slickness. The screen is the best. Once we get Froyo rolling we will be king. Forever. The only comparable/better phone to the Vibrant in smoothness (on menus/swyping screens) is the iPhone 4. But that's Crapple.
As far as the Evo 4g goes, it's ugly, and 4g aka Wimax is ***** **** that can't even touch T-Mobile's 3g itself, let alone HSPA+. My vibrant pulls 6.3mb/s. Sprint's 4g can't do that. Sprint is a joke and should be sued for false advertising
As far as the Droid X goes, it's huge and bulky. I just got one for testing on WQVGA854 screens for my apps. It's a decent device but it is more sluggish than anticipated even on Froyo. My vibrant on 2.1 runs Way smoother than my Nexus, G2, and DroidX combined, and they're all froyo.
The Vibrant is also a lot more slick than the Droid X. The Droid X is huge.
Also, depending on your location of course, T-Mobile is the best and 2nd cheapest (cricket), and most honest *cough*at&t*cough* provider. They have the nicest reps and the fastest 3g.
Vibrant -> ALL.
Vibrant 2.2 ---------------------------> all
Not to mention the Vibrant can get the FFC now as well. HSPA+ is only 8-10MB/s here in Pittsburgh as compared to 6.3MB/s, so it's not THAT big of a difference.
I will be keeping my Vibrant and loving it until Samsung drops the HSPA+ Dual Core Vibrant 2, on Gingerbread of course . And an unlimited-point touch screen with a QuadrupleSuperAMOLED HD lmao and 1920/1080 resolution... ROFL. Along with T-Mo's 42mb/s HSPA+ when that rolls. Not to mention a Camera button on the same side as the volume rocker and a mini HDMI out on the other side and... blah. Yes I dream.. 10 megapixel camera... records 1080p... a WiFi module with the power of a laptop's... and some real bluetooth compatibility... and a flash on the back camera... Make it Quad Core processor at 3.0GHz too LOL. I've gone too far.
OH and can't forget the quad-speaker setup that it should also have. Two speakers on the back and two speakers on the front. (top/bottom) and a 6800 mAh battery... that lasts like. 2 weeks. And make the touch screen feel like you could almost be touching water. But not wet.
Hahahaha. And. Uh. 1TB mini-SSD internal drive With 8GB/s transfer rate. Boots up in 5 seconds. Would be instant but needs a splash screen
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If you flash Bionix, Master ROM, AOSPish, or Eugene's R4, your phone will run like butter. Like. It's ridiculous how fast this thing is. I can't even stand to use the Nexus One it feels so laggy after witnessing such smoothness on the vibrant.
Other than that. My G2 also went back. It's not worth the hype nor the money. They could have made it AWESOME but no, they made it suck. The Vibrant is THE best phone. It out-performs EVERY phone in both power and slickness. The screen is the best. Once we get Froyo rolling we will be king. Forever. The only comparable/better phone to the Vibrant in smoothness (on menus/swyping screens) is the iPhone 4. But that's Crapple.
As far as the Evo 4g goes, it's ugly, and 4g aka Wimax is ***** **** that can't even touch T-Mobile's 3g itself, let alone HSPA+. My vibrant pulls 6.3mb/s. Sprint's 4g can't do that. Sprint is a joke and should be sued for false advertising
As far as the Droid X goes, it's huge and bulky. I just got one for testing on WQVGA854 screens for my apps. It's a decent device but it is more sluggish than anticipated even on Froyo. My vibrant on 2.1 runs Way smoother than my Nexus, G2, and DroidX combined, and they're all froyo.
The Vibrant is also a lot more slick than the Droid X. The Droid X is huge.
Also, depending on your location of course, T-Mobile is the best and 2nd cheapest (cricket), and most honest *cough*at&t*cough* provider. They have the nicest reps and the fastest 3g.
Vibrant -> ALL.
Vibrant 2.2 ---------------------------> all
Not to mention the Vibrant can get the FFC now as well. HSPA+ is only 8-10MB/s here in Pittsburgh as compared to 6.3MB/s, so it's not THAT big of a difference.
I will be keeping my Vibrant and loving it until Samsung drops the HSPA+ Dual Core Vibrant 2, on Gingerbread of course . And an unlimited-point touch screen with a QuadrupleSuperAMOLED HD lmao and 1920/1080 resolution... ROFL. Along with T-Mo's 42mb/s HSPA+ when that rolls. Not to mention a Camera button on the same side as the volume rocker and a mini HDMI out on the other side and... blah. Yes I dream.. 10 megapixel camera... records 1080p... a WiFi module with the power of a laptop's... and some real bluetooth compatibility... and a flash on the back camera... Make it Quad Core processor at 3.0GHz too LOL. I've gone too far.
OH and can't forget the quad-speaker setup that it should also have. Two speakers on the back and two speakers on the front. (top/bottom) and a 6800 mAh battery... that lasts like. 2 weeks.
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Yeah You are dreaming...and misrepresenting the truth. By the time you get Froyo it will be time to get a new phone. I had the Vibrant for almost 30 days (Cali) sent it back before the remorse period. I rooted it on the first day, the screen is over saturated for my taste (hurts the eyes) and the quality of the phone is plastic and flimsy. The Samsung Epic is a better choice. As for Sprint, I have hit 10+ downloads speeds in the valley and overall they have more coverage (3G) then T-Mobile. The Roms for the Vibrant were sorely insufficient for my taste as well, plus touchwiz is just ugly. Try taking a picture without any light, no video calls, no front camera, no dual led flash= less than Evo or Epic. However, it is slightly behind Nexus and Incredible as far as what it can do. The processor is geared toward gaming, but in other areas it will fall short. Run a linpack on that thing if and when you get Froyo and tell me what you get. You will never get above 20 mflops. So, in that area all the other phones I mentioned are killing the Vibrant.
I returned 2 g2's because of random reboots, so yes that is an issue
i am back to my good ole vibrant
i have the vibrant and its rooted and i use it as my daily internet tether, its fast and i donwload stuff,but i have been getting a feeling to trade it for a tmobile G2, should i guys, what do you guys think?
One, good luck, as the G2 is way more in demand than a Vibrant (from gleaning the Marketplace),
and Two;
I have owned both. I prefer the vibrant. Going from a vibrant, the G2 screen looks abit washed out. Keyboard is nice though.
witeboy07 said:
i have the vibrant and its rooted and i use it as my daily internet tether, its fast and i donwload stuff,but i have been getting a feeling to trade it for a tmobile G2, should i guys, what do you guys think?
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If a heavier feel, smaller non SAMOLED screen, higher benchmark scores, physical keyboard (and possible not so reliable hinges that come with it) are the thing for you, go ahead.
At least CM is very proficient with HTC devices, so you will get one of the best customized ROM's for your device instantaneous given you don't brick it while perma-rooting it.
As far as I can see, real life performance these two are comparable, Sammy gets an icing on the cake thanks to awesome screen though.
EDIT: And as far as the hspa+ capabilities of the phone, if you get the service in the area you are in and you think it is worth it, then all I can say your 5GB/mo limit will deplete faster and you will be throttle to EDGE anyway.
My question is,4g will get better later in time right, because on my vibrant I always get good speeds of 7.9 mbps tops
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I have owned both. I prefer the vibrant. Going from a vibrant, the G2 screen looks abit washed out.
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Same exact reason I returned MT4G and went back to Vibrant. Once you SAMOLED, you just can't go back .
@OP: If you are hitting 7 Mbps on your Vibrant, that means the connection in your area is very good (and probably with very little traffic congestion). Since you are maxing out on your Vibrant, I am going to go out on a limb and say 4G phones (G2/MT4G) will give you better than 7 Mbps. Not that you need it...
I have a tmobile even more plan so everything is unlimited, the limit doesn't affect me
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I have a tmobile even more plan so everything is unlimited, the limit doesn't affect me
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Check your account usage online, and get down to earth.
I just checked it, unlimited android web, usage 0%, downloads big files
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I got to test the G2 out because one of my mates have one and I will admit the G2 seems to be more responsive, but I missed the Vibrant screen and I think I am one of the few people who actually likes and enjoys the Touchwiz UI.
I stopped by the newest tmobile store last week and tried out the hd7, mytouch 4g and g2 along with my vibrant. The hd7 did impress me(though I hear negative long term reviews), the mytouch was responsive and I liked it, but the "mysense" UI seems a little cheesy. The g2 I tried out definitely was not lag free. Quicker than the stock vibrant, but there was noticeable lag going through menus and apps... more so than the mytouch.
If it weren't for the aesthetics and keyboard, I'd get the g2. I think it looks outdated, and have no need for a physical keyboard bulking up my phone. I am envious of the processor, but my modified vibrant runs how I'd hope any high end phone to run. Stock for stock - g2.
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Only you can answer this question. Personally, I would not take the screen downgrade. Ever. No way. I find the SAMOLED to be hands down the most attractive display on any mobile device right now. The only thing that even comes close is the IPS panel in the iPhone 4, but side by side the SAMOLED is faster and has a more accurate color gamut including true blacks.
If you're going to trade the Vibrant for anything, at least wait for Nexus S or Galaxy S2.
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My question is,4g will get better later in time right, because on my vibrant I always get good speeds of 7.9 mbps tops
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Lol your vibrant is getting 7.9mbps? When hsdpa max is only 7.2mbps? Wow you got a special phone you really should keep it
The Vibrant's got an awesome screen and is much lighter. But the G2 is noticeably faster. And I'm not talking about the internet speeds. There is no lag in anything it does. The Vibrant with all the lag fixes is still slower. It's ironic inspite of the supposedly better hardware. The reason I returned the G2 was because of the crap HTC and T-Mobile pulled with the non-permanent root.
But seeing the way the Froyo update is going on the Vibrant and Cynanogen's mod is progressing and the fact that a working permanent root is now possible with the G2, I think it's only a matter of time that I trade in my Vibrant for the G2. From now on, I'm going to stick with HTC. Samsung's simply not doing itself any favors by dragging its feet with new OS releases. I thought that it would be different with a world wide release of the Samsung Galaxy S, but I was wrong. By the time we get 2.2, 2.3 will be out. With HTC and Cynanogen's mods, I'd get upgraded much faster.
i say 7.9 mbps because i was downloading through tether and i use speedtest and it showed 7.9mbps tops. im not lying, but i might just keep it becasue of the screen and the lag free roms out there.thanks for your help guys
Fuskand said:
One, good luck, as the G2 is way more in demand than a Vibrant (from gleaning the Marketplace),
and Two;
I have owned both. I prefer the vibrant. Going from a vibrant, the G2 screen looks abit washed out. Keyboard is nice though.
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This is the same thing with me.
got the G2
and Missed My Vibrant
The Vibrant has a better quality Camera.
The Vibrant has a dedicated DSP(music sounds better)
The Vibrant has TV-Out.
The Vibrant Screen Glass is smoother and nicer.
The Vibrant as 4" screen(anything smaller feels tiny)
The Vibrant has a good speaker.
The G2 has a ****ty speaker(It's really tinny)
The G2 hinge felt cheap.
PSX4Droid runs slower on the G2.
Snesoid was more fun on the G2(The Keyboard)
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My question is,4g will get better later in time right, because on my vibrant I always get good speeds of 7.9 mbps tops
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Vibrant 3G speeds in an HSPA+ market are impressive (especially for a 3G phone), but I don't even think it's possible to get speeds that high on a Vibrant...
the highest I consistently get with speedtest.net app is 6.5M
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i say 7.9 mbps because i was downloading through tether and i use speedtest and it showed 7.9mbps tops. im not lying, but i might just keep it becasue of the screen and the lag free roms out there.thanks for your help guys
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7.2 is the highest you'll download on the phone, or tether from a computer through the phone. This is what you sound like:
"I tethered my netbook to a computer with a dial-up modem (via Internet Connection Sharing) and was downloading files at 3mbps... It was awesome!"
Speedstests are widely known to be often inaccurate.
Even HSPA+ handsets are having trouble achieving those speeds on T-Mobile's network, as well as WiMAX handsets for Sprint (average speeds being ~5-6mbps).
That's part of the reason why HSPA+ isn't much of a selling point. The only real advantage of it is better ping (which may matter for some applications notably VoIP and Video Chat applications) and better upload speeds (ditto).
I have used both, and my friend and I have discussed, studied, compared my vibrant and his G2. The Facts are this
Screen: Vibrant has better color,bigger,etc. G2 has a great screen, but SAMOled wins
Proc: G2 wins this easily (wont go into specifics, but its far better then the vibrants)
GPU: I Theory vibrant wins, in use I peg them equal since I dont see lag with either.
Storage: Vibrant wins there of course XD but G2 can have 32gb sd card, which is more then enough
Data Speeds: G2 of course
All other areas are really the same, you can get really picky and point out the 2-channel ram bus on the vibrant, the OC ability of the G2, etc. But in the end of the day, they're both are absolute top of the line. If you like your vibrant, keep it, if you really want the G2 go for it, you wont be disappointed. The choice is all in what you want, nobody can tell you what you want......except maybe Steve Jobs....he seems good at that XD lol
scrizz said:
This is the same thing with me.
got the G2
and Missed My Vibrant
The Vibrant has a better quality Camera.
The Vibrant has a dedicated DSP(music sounds better)
The Vibrant has TV-Out.
The Vibrant Screen Glass is smoother and nicer.
The Vibrant as 4" screen(anything smaller feels tiny)
The Vibrant has a good speaker.
The G2 has a ****ty speaker(It's really tinny)
The G2 hinge felt cheap.
PSX4Droid runs slower on the G2.
Snesoid was more fun on the G2(The Keyboard)
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I just wanted to say one thing about this, since its your opinion and you welcome to it, but I do believe the G2 has a dedicated DSP also. The G2 from what I remember has a dedicated 5.1channel audio processor, which also is part what i believe to be the reason for its amazing noise canceling ability =) And the G2 speaker really is not that bad (My G1 has a terrible speaker XD) The size difference is also minimal in my opinion, 3.7 vs 4? that .3in, not much really. The G2 I have used has show itself to more then easily keep pace with the vibrant in many aspects, and they trade blows for different things. Its all down to preference and I prefer my vibrant =)
Hey i am going to buy a new phone soon and wants to choose out of those three phone. With my phone, I usually text, call, instant message, go on facebook, listen to music and videos, and web surf.
Main things i like about three phones,
Nexus S
Pure google, fast updates, Good amoled screen, android market and curved screen.
I like it most at the fact that its pure google.
G2
Physical Keyboard, Led Notification, android market and HSPA+ network.
HD7
4.3" BIG screen, Zune software, Smooth scrolling
any suggestions???
both phones will do fine. Just pick the one you like
HD7 is great.
G2 is great.
Nexus S is great.
if (youWant == "android") {
if (style == "keyboard") {
yourPhone = "g2";
} else {
yourPhone = "nexus s";
}
} else if (youWant == "wp7") {
yourPhone = "hd7";
}
Either the G2 or the Nexus S
Nexus S - Will be one of the first to get the latest updates, the curved screen, its slim, and its 4" screen is great for texting. Can't forget the Gyroscope
G2 - LED, the HSPA+ (i think i spelled it wrong), the sexy keyboard, unfortunately... I dont think it will receive a 2.3 update since it requires a 1ghz and G2 has 800mghz ): (but you'll never know)
Main thing I would look at would be the keyboard or the 4" super amoled screen. Nexus S is the way to go in my opinion.
Will the Nexus S be able to do video chat over the 3G network?
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Will the Nexus S be able to do video chat over the 3G network?
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Well if it cant, you can just download a magnificent app called "tango" it allows you to chat over 3G. It was made for iphone 4 since it only does wifi but it allows you to use 3G audio and display is super legit. It kinda worked on the G2 but audio didnt work
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Well if it cant, you can just download a magnificent app called "tango" it allows you to chat over 3G. It was made for iphone 4 since it only does wifi but it allows you to use 3G audio and display is super legit. It kinda worked on the G2 but audio didnt work
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I guess I'll be at best buy on the 16. Been wanting to upgrade from the myTouch 3G slide. Was looking at the Nexus One from Ebay a month back as well the G2 but then heard about the Nexus S. I can get this using my upgrade from Tmobile.
HTC HD2 MAN said:
G2 - LED, the HSPA+ (i think i spelled it wrong), the sexy keyboard, unfortunately... I dont think it will receive a 2.3 update since it requires a 1ghz and G2 has 800mghz ): (but you'll never know)
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The G2 has a second gen snapdragon and even @800MHz it benchmarks higher than the 1ghz hummingbird. What I mean to say is that if the Galaxy S/Nexus S can run 2.3 so can the G2.
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I guess I'll be at best buy on the 16. Been wanting to upgrade from the myTouch 3G slide. Was looking at the Nexus One from Ebay a month back but then heard about the Nexus S. I can get this using my upgrade from Tmobile.
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I'm just glad there aren't really any phone fanatics here in my city which means the shopping will be an easy walk in and walk out Best buy is 5 minutes away too. Well take out that "walk in and walk out" part because I know the line will be full of Christmas shoppers, so its more like a walk in-grab-wait for 45ish minutes in the line and walk out kinda buy, know what i mean?
do yourself a favor and get the g2. i switch from the nexus one and i can't believe how awesome this phone is. the hardware is one of the best out right now and its stock android. root it and you'll be set with updates from cyanogenmod. the 1ghz needed to upgrade to gingerbread is a myth, its already said phones with froyo can upgrade. the nexus s doesn't even have anything on the g2. trackpad? led? hspa+? keyboard? great quality build? 720p? external sd card? only thing it has is gingerbread...and i'm sure cyanogenmod team won't take long to have a release candidate out like he did with cm 6.1. go with g2!
akafaze said:
do yourself a favor and get the g2. i switch from the nexus one and i can't believe how awesome this phone is. the hardware is one of the best out right now and its stock android. root it and you'll be set with updates from cyanogenmod. the 1ghz needed to upgrade to gingerbread is a myth, its already said phones with froyo can upgrade. the nexus s doesn't even have anything on the g2. trackpad? led? hspa+? keyboard? great quality build? 720p? external sd card? only thing it has is gingerbread...and i'm sure cyanogenmod team won't take long to have a release candidate out like he did with cm 6.1. go with g2!
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how about gyroscope?
akafaze said:
do yourself a favor and get the g2. i switch from the nexus one and i can't believe how awesome this phone is. the hardware is one of the best out right now and its stock android. root it and you'll be set with updates from cyanogenmod. the 1ghz needed to upgrade to gingerbread is a myth, its already said phones with froyo can upgrade. the nexus s doesn't even have anything on the g2. trackpad? led? hspa+? keyboard? great quality build? 720p? external sd card? only thing it has is gingerbread...and i'm sure cyanogenmod team won't take long to have a release candidate out like he did with cm 6.1. go with g2!
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G2 is not stock android, it is loaded with tmobile bloat.
G2 hinge design is flawed and flimsy.
G2's screen is terribly washed out compared to amoled, i'm sure s-amoled will look even better.
The G2 is very thick and bulky.
The G2 has no front facing camera, or NFC.
The G2 is not a developer phone like the nexus s, and will not have anywhere near as much dev support as it. It will also not receive future OS updates as soon as the nexus line.
I'd rather have the faster iNAND internal memory over a swappable microsd any day.
720p, if not available...will be a simple software tweak away.
HSPA+ offers 14 Mbit/s max dl, and HSPA offers 7.2 Mbit/s. I've never seen or heard of anyone getting anywhere near either's max...having a ceiling of 7.2 Mbit/s on my cellphone is plenty.
Oh yeah...t-zones internet access for $5.99 is hard to beat too, which is impossible on a tmobile branded phone like the G2.
Sorry for the rant, but I bought a G2 when it came out and was utterly disgusted with it.
get the hd7 best out of all of them the nexus s is the same as a vibrant your on here anyway you might as well mod your vibrant and save a butt load of cash, the g2 is good but its not that great all it really has going for it is the 4g and the hd7 has the biggest screen extremely responsive so cool and its getting a huge update in Jan they might as well call it wp8 apparently
Anderdroid said:
HD7 is great.
G2 is great.
Nexus S is great.
if (youWant == "android") {
if (style == "keyboard") {
yourPhone = "g2";
} else {
yourPhone = "nexus s";
}
} else if (youWant == "wp7") {
yourPhone = "hd7";
}
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love it
mprziv said:
G2 is not stock android, it is loaded with tmobile bloat.
G2 hinge design is flawed and flimsy.
G2's screen is terribly washed out compared to amoled, i'm sure s-amoled will look even better.
The G2 is very thick and bulky.
The G2 has no front facing camera, or NFC.
The G2 is not a developer phone like the nexus s, and will not have anywhere near as much dev support as it. It will also not receive future OS updates as soon as the nexus line.
I'd rather have the faster iNAND internal memory over a swappable microsd any day.
720p, if not available...will be a simple software tweak away.
HSPA+ offers 14 Mbit/s max dl, and HSPA offers 7.2 Mbit/s. I've never seen or heard of anyone getting anywhere near either's max...having a ceiling of 7.2 Mbit/s on my cellphone is plenty.
Oh yeah...t-zones internet access for $5.99 is hard to beat too, which is impossible on a tmobile branded phone like the G2.
Sorry for the rant, but I bought a G2 when it came out and was utterly disgusted with it.
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Well, I'd have to disagree with you on just about every point you made.
Or a 4" contour Super Amoled Display?
mprziv said:
G2 is not stock android, it is loaded with tmobile bloat.
G2 hinge design is flawed and flimsy.
G2's screen is terribly washed out compared to amoled, i'm sure s-amoled will look even better.
The G2 is very thick and bulky.
The G2 has no front facing camera, or NFC.
The G2 is not a developer phone like the nexus s, and will not have anywhere near as much dev support as it. It will also not receive future OS updates as soon as the nexus line.
I'd rather have the faster iNAND internal memory over a swappable microsd any day.
720p, if not available...will be a simple software tweak away.
HSPA+ offers 14 Mbit/s max dl, and HSPA offers 7.2 Mbit/s. I've never seen or heard of anyone getting anywhere near either's max...having a ceiling of 7.2 Mbit/s on my cellphone is plenty.
Oh yeah...t-zones internet access for $5.99 is hard to beat too, which is impossible on a tmobile branded phone like the G2.
Sorry for the rant, but I bought a G2 when it came out and was utterly disgusted with it.
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Id have to agree 100 %!! G2 been there done that! Its not a stock phone by far its a lie. The underlying story is that Tmobile has their hand all over it.
Want proof? What about the inability to tether out of the box or root might I add. Its a freaking joke. I cant believe I bought one thinking its going to be updated by google. The truth is in the upcoming weeks, if the G2 gets 2.3 then come back and through this post back at my face.
You better hope im jinxing my self for your sake hahahaha
Oh and sorry for bashing but I got my heart broken by it so please have mercy on me =D
azzeh3 said:
Id have to agree 100 %!! G2 been there done that! Its not a stock phone by far its a lie. The underlying story is that Tmobile has their hand all over it.
Want proof? What about the inability to tether out of the box or root might I add. Its a freaking joke. I cant believe I bought one thinking its going to be updated by google. The truth is in the upcoming weeks, if the G2 gets 2.3 then come back and through this post back at my face.
You better hope im jinxing my self for your sake hahahaha
Oh and sorry for bashing but I got my heart broken by it so please have mercy on me =D
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Same here. I returned the G2 after using it for a few weeks. Mine was full of problems. The faulty hinge, sporadic signal loss with no fix but a reboot. Also a few times the G2 completely shut off while replying to a text or browsing the web. No matter what I did, the G2 would not turn on. Only thing it would do was flash the orange led light if i tried connecting it to the charger. I would just let it sit and try after ~30 min. It did always turned back on though. I was eager to try out the HSPA+ since I'm in an area where it's been turned on for a while, but I never experienced any high speeds. My N1 and G2 would average the same. So tomorrow I will be picking up the Nexus S. I don't see any deal breakers for me specs-wise.
mprziv said:
G2 is not stock android, it is loaded with tmobile bloat.
G2 hinge design is flawed and flimsy.
G2's screen is terribly washed out compared to amoled, i'm sure s-amoled will look even better.
The G2 is very thick and bulky.
The G2 has no front facing camera, or NFC.
The G2 is not a developer phone like the nexus s, and will not have anywhere near as much dev support as it. It will also not receive future OS updates as soon as the nexus line.
I'd rather have the faster iNAND internal memory over a swappable microsd any day.
720p, if not available...will be a simple software tweak away.
HSPA+ offers 14 Mbit/s max dl, and HSPA offers 7.2 Mbit/s. I've never seen or heard of anyone getting anywhere near either's max...having a ceiling of 7.2 Mbit/s on my cellphone is plenty.
Oh yeah...t-zones internet access for $5.99 is hard to beat too, which is impossible on a tmobile branded phone like the G2.
Sorry for the rant, but I bought a G2 when it came out and was utterly disgusted with it.
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
Nexus S FTW.
I agree, I was thoroughly disappointed with the G2 and will never go back to it again. I also owned the HD7 for 2 weeks and it was a good phone, not great. The speaker on the HD7 was much better than the G2's as well as the camera/720p. It did have some pink tint issues, however. Why did I return that phone too? I missed all the flexibility of Android and kind of preferred a smaller phone. Will I come back to WP7 in the future? You bet.. once a few updates have rolled out.
So basically, the best phone of the three you listed is the Nexus S. I think you know this too, otherwise you would have posted this question in either the G2 forum or HD7.