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I love this phone. It is so fast, everything about it is just so quick. Coming from a tp2 its like night and day. This is my first android device and I know I made a really good decision switching OS's.
Anyone on the fence about this phone dont be, its amazing..
Rock on nexus one users...
the phone is great and all, i own a nexus myself. after using it a couple weeks im desperately in need of a switch to a hd2. its different for everyone i guess
The best phone ever. Simple. I wish everything was enabled and I wish it didn't have problems but hey... its the best phone I've ever owned. And this is my 13th phone. again like the op said, if you're on the fence about this phone just pull the trigger and buy it. You won't regret it.
un1ucky said:
the phone is great and all, i own a nexus myself. after using it a couple weeks im desperately in need of a switch to a hd2. its different for everyone i guess
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I look forward to your comparative review of the N1 vs. HD2.
I agree, the phone is awesome. There are a few little annoyances but I think I'm still getting used to it.
I never was a big fan of candy bars, but... This phone is sexy. My Dream has everything, does everything that I would ever need. But, this thing is fast, and realllllly pretty.
This is the nicest phone out until the HD3 hits the market.
Congrats to us all, for being the coolest people in our respective rooms.
Hi everyone
usually when people make new threads about asking questions i think - come on man cant u figure out urself?
but now its my turn to ask ur opinion
So i got the hd2 since january and really i dont have any complain till now but a friend at work wants to trade his desire with my hd2..
Both phones arein same condition and work perfectly..
The question is does it worth to trade it or?
I tried several builds of android on hd2 and i see that i like android alot,
but i think till it can really be ported on our hd2 and work flawlesly we will need a bit more time..
So would you trade or wait..??
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Hi everyone
usually when people make new threads about asking questions i think - come on man cant u figure out urself?
but now its my turn to ask ur opinion
So i got the hd2 since january and really i dont have any complain till now but a friend at work wants to trade his desire with my hd2..
Both phones arein same condition and work perfectly..
The question is does it worth to trade it or?
I tried several builds of android on hd2 and i see that i like android alot,
but i think till it can really be ported on our hd2 and work flawlesly we will need a bit more time..
So would you trade or wait..??
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That's a tough one, I guess it comes down to what you use the phone for. Both phones are nearly identical technically but interestingly the HD2 still costs alot more unlocked.
I've used the Desire a lot and personally I'd probably stick with my HD2. The AMOLED screen on the Desire is great but I just prefer the size and contrast of the HD2's TFT screen.
Tough one though!
Yeah the hard thing is tha size matter!
Im used tpo the big screen now so i dont know if i can handle the one from desire bs its a bit smaller..
I usually use the phone for browsing, emails and a bit of music-movies -gaming..
And also calling , txting
I would go for the DESIRE ! Come on man Hd2 is just about to be burried RIP come Nov with 7 around the corner.
Why don't you too just swap the phones for a week or something and see how you like the other one. If both of you'll be happy with the new one then that's it. And of cource, if one of you don't like the "new" phone then swap them again. This way both of you will be better informed, no matter what you willl decide in the end.
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Why don't you too just swap the phones for a week or something and see how you like the other one. If both of you'll be happy with the new one then that's it. And of cource, if one of you don't like the "new" phone then swap them again. This way both of you will be better informed, no matter what you willl decide in the end.
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i think this is the best idea, i just feel like i betray my lovely hd2 like this..
i mean if i trade it or sell it
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I would go for the DESIRE ! Come on man Hd2 is just about to be burried RIP come Nov with 7 around the corner.
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Do you honestly believe the devs here will leave it at "no win7 update", it has the hardware (and two keys extra lol)
On the original post:
I got a great deal around 2 weeks ago and instead of getting a desire for 300ish eur on contract, got a HD2 for 160e
Best choice I ever made, screen size does matter
I'd keep the HD2 for its pure awesomeness and the 90% chance of getting a 7 phone for "free".
edit: also from what i've seen with my short encounters with android, it still has a bit to go no matter how good. Your hd2 is good till android 3 and phone 7 with their respective phones become available, wait it out on the phone change
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I would go for the DESIRE ! Come on man Hd2 is just about to be burried RIP come Nov with 7 around the corner.
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cant say I agree with that, loads of old devices still have a thriving community, why wouldn't the hd2??
theres going to be plenty ofpeople with no interest in either wp7 or android....
this phones going to around for a while.......
to answer your question, I wouldn't swap.....
i wouldnt swap my hd2 for desire. i bought a legend over the desire because i already have an hd2 with its huge 4.3". its screen size is enormous and it has the processor to handle wp7 if ever it comes out. plus the hd2 has editor in office. in my opinion, i will keep the hd2.
Won't hesitate!!
I definitely would keep HD2!!!
Nothing compares with this beautifully designed massive screen!!
HD2 no doubts just have a look at ugly desire design and small screen don't even think i don't see any phone on the market which can beat Leo at this time...
I don't se the need to replace your HD2 with Desire since we can already run Android on our HD2's. Unless you don't want to use WinMo again.
yea we can run android but not 100% functionable, and thats true!
also i have a data plan wiv unlimited internet so if i boot in android the speed is crappy etc..
hopefully soon the devs can solve al the issues n it will be better..
keep the hd2. android ime is perfecrly usable on a daily basis. i find it just as fast if not faster than win mobile. battery life is same nd network speeds great. yes there are still annoying bugs. but so does win mobile. the sheer amount of apps and stuff u can do outweighs the bugs massively. plus ot only takes a few mintues to get back to win mobile.
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yea we can run android but not 100% functionable, and thats true!
also i have a data plan wiv unlimited internet so if i boot in android the speed is crappy etc..
hopefully soon the devs can solve al the issues n it will be better..
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the latest released kernals are very fast with no lag it is even faster than the desire , and remember desire don't have proper multitouch like what our hd2 have (don't believe me try multitouch apps from the market ) and with respect to the functionality the only missing thing now is the light sensor and wifi theatering and i think within two weeks we will have a fully functional kernal
Thanks guys for your replies, im convinced now..
just have to be a little patient i think till android will be 100 percent flashable..
Till then i ll enjoy the dual boot and the massive screen
would it ever be possible to get our HD2's quickbooting the way the new disire HD does? That is just awsome! I would love this feature, damn guys, check it it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_XHL5CB_7w&p=BE9E9924AFAA6C17&playnext=1&index=33
That video just shows how much better HTC are in comparison to Apple's beloved iPhone. Before my HD2 I had the iPhone 3G and it is pathetic first the seal went so dust was under the digitiser (which truly pissed me off) and then the firmware decided to corrupt itself leaving me with a £500 brick. HTC are far more superior to Apple or any other phone brand to be fair, I love my HD2 even more now I pushed the boat out there and set up daul boot with Android! HD2 is indeed the best phone out there.
Would be nice to have such a speedy start up like on the Desire HD but I personally think the HD2 boots up real fast to say its almost a year old.
I really don't get all the fuzz about iPhone anywayz, iPhone is really just the name, but not more than that.. I hated all the commotion and I wanted to differentiate, and now I have a smartphone with 3 OS'es, but still, I'm really having a hard time not to buy the desire HD.. If we could have AN AWSOOMMMEE feature like this, damn, I would certainly wait a year in order to switch phones. That's so crazy about it, always new stuff coming up, I hope and keep hoping for this 2 come reality
I would really appreciate this too.. but I think it isn't possible because our android runs off the SD. Quickboot only work with native android phones. The only thing quickboot does, is not shutting down the phone, it sets it in kind of a standby, like a computer. But that would mean our SD card has to be accessible even if our phones our out. This would decrease our battery live.
By the way: Cyanogen already implemented this in a custom ROM, but only for the HTC Desire.
I think the devs allready looking into it as we speak.. its just everywhere, and with nand on its way, never say never
I currently have a Samsung galaxy s and I'm pretty happy with it, but at the same time the development for it is starting to bore me, IV realised this is because I'm getting a bit bored with android in general. I just want a bit of a change and nothing really offers that more that the hd2 and its abilities to run 5 different operating systems. But ofcouse to get one I will need to sell my galaxy s to raise the money. I was just wondering if anyone thought this is a good idea?
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I would get the HD2, the samsung galaxy has a better screen as in quality and detail but I like the flexibility of the HD2. Plus it all has to do preference. Its what you LIKE and WANT. Do some research (it already looks like it) and I'm sure you'll realize what you want
yes, because at least you can generate a bit profit from selling galaxy s to buy a hd2, lol.
Anyway, about 5 OS on hd2, don't expect too much!!! Only wm6.5 and android are quite stable at the moment.
WP7? it seems ok with some people now, but when M$ announces wp7's update (very soon indeed), who knows what will happen???
Meego: it's so lagging and some developers have just left that project.
Ubuntu: how much time did you spend with ubuntu on your laptop?
So moving to hd2 because of android while you already have very good one? Or do you want to try the last decade's wm6.5?
I understand what you mean about the is situation bit at the same time, from what I gather, the development scene will continue for a long time on the hd2, whereas the galaxy can only go so far, and if I must confess I'm a bit of flash junkie so hd2 will keep me plenty entertained
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I understand what you mean about the is situation bit at the same time, from what I gather, the development scene will continue for a long time on the hd2, whereas the galaxy can only go so far, and if I must confess I'm a bit of flash junkie so hd2 will keep me plenty entertained
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One of my friends came round with a SGS, and I was quite impressed with the screen, and the overall responsiveness, but as a fellow flash junkie, I would recommend sawing off ur sgs in two, selling one part, and buying half a hd2, and gluing them together.
If that's not an option for u, go with the HD2
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One of my friends came round with a SGS, and I was quite impressed with the screen, and the overall responsiveness, but as a fellow flash junkie, I would recommend sawing off ur sgs in two, selling one part, and buying half a hd2, and gluing them together.
If that's not an option for u, go with the HD2
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It quite responsive as long as you a good lag fix, otherwise it runs like crap, I think im gonna get a hd2, now I just have to tell my girlfriend that I don't want the phone I moaned about for like a month. Ill let you know how I do.... if I survive :/
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Well, if you really like hd2, go on then! I've moved from motorola miletone to blackberry, then htc mozart, finally hd2 now, never ever regret it! 4.3 inches screen is great and always fits my palm.
But in case u feel like "uhm ..uhm maybe hd2 a good choice but...uhm...not sure though...", my advice is sticking with ur current one, as I know that galaxy s is very good as well!
About the flexibility in flashing roms on hd2, to be honest, i was just excited in first few days, and then realised that i can't have enough time to follow every single rom updated daily by hundreds developers, so i chose one rom working fine for me (even bugs still occur) and dont care about anything else!
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I understand what you mean about the is situation bit at the same time, from what I gather, the development scene will continue for a long time on the hd2, whereas the galaxy can only go so far, and if I must confess I'm a bit of flash junkie so hd2 will keep me plenty entertained
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I'm sure galaxy development will go on as long as the hd2.... the galaxy s series in general is a much more popular series of phones and there are more galaxy s users than hd2 users, so development will go on. But the HD2 is a great phone for being able to run multiple os's... I love being able to dual-boot with WP7 on my main memory and running android off my sd card... both are running very well. Let me warn you, though... the battery life on the wp7 and android ports are not nearly as good as native phones. You'll have to charge your phone twice as much. It can be hard to get a full day out of a charge if you use your phone a decent amount. I recommend getting a spare battery or an external backup battery if you use your phone a lot.
nope !! get a n0kia 3310 !
If what you want to tinker around with your phone, try out stuff every day or two, and I mean literally, then by all means, the HD2 is your phone. However take note, as said above, only android and winmo work "perfect" and the others are a bit iffy.
Nobody knows what will happen to WP7 on the HD2 once that update hits, and it sounds very grim in my opinion. WP7 on the HD2 has problems also, you can read up on the problems in our porblem thread in our HD2 WP7 Q&A dedicated forum.
Ubuntu is not a fun ride on the HD2 either, since despite the 4.3" screen, it's still too small for the OS.
MeeGo seems to be coming along but I don't expect it to reach the stability of android on our HD2's, any time soon.
So think about what you want first. If you wants a phone that works great for what it has, then the galaxy s is your phone. However if you want to tinker,, the HD2 is your phone. Just know, the HD2 while very well rounded, does not excell in one OS.
i am also thinking of buying an HD2... is an in-depth comparison between android HD2 and Desire? battery life? performance? etc...
yeahman45 said:
i am also thinking of buying an HD2... is an in-depth comparison between android HD2 and Desire? battery life? performance? etc...
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If you just want to run android, you'd be better off with a native android phone... you get much better battery life with use on a native phone. But the hd2 makes a good android phone for the price, but you will have to put time and work into learning how to set it up and work past any bugs to get it running good. One positive about the hd2 is you can run windows on it too if you don't mind running android off sd card.
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i don't mind having windows mobile on it... having multiple OSes sounds exciting... was reading that with the latest nand android, battery life improved but is it still that far away from a native android phone like u r saying?
Hey there.
I have a Galaxy S, rooted, modified to the max, tried out most of the roms, kernels and so on.
Just last week i found out that HD2 is capable of Win7 AND Android. At first it felt like a stupid idea, HD2 is too old.
After some research, youtube and XDA I have decided. Tomorrow afternoon some guy comes home to me and make the switch.
A larger screen, multi-OS and the fun of changing phones is my reasons
You will see more of me in this part of XDA
Please forgive my bad english!
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i don't mind having windows mobile on it... having multiple OSes sounds exciting... was reading that with the latest nand android, battery life improved but is it still that far away from a native android phone like u r saying?
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If you keep your wireless off and keep battery eating things off during standby, you can get ok standby battery life, but its nothing like a native phone. During actual use of the phone, battery drains fast. A few hours of use will kill your battery... an hour of using xda app will take 25% off my battery. My brother has a galaxy s series phone, and his battery will easily last 2-3 times what mine will last of actual use.
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wow i didn't know battery life was that bad on the hd2... will rethink about whether or not i am going to buy it
backlashsid said:
nope !! get a n0kia 3310 !
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spare us
mon012 said:
spare us
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3310 is a legend.. i had one... snake was the best mobile game at that time lol
yeahman45 said:
3310 is a legend.. i had one... snake was the best mobile game at that time lol
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Snake still is the best mobile game ever!
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I sold my Galaxy S, bought an HD2..now thinking of selling my HD2 and getting a HD7...
Ever since I put WP7 on my HD2 I even tried dual boot with Android, I just don't like Android now WP7 is so good...
HD2 is a great phone for tinkering and trying practically ever single decent UI out there...
I have just had enough of tinkering
Hey fellow HD2 Owners... If you were to replace your device, say thinking of getting another one, which phone would it be with? I'm seeing more and more cool phones out there, and now that my HD2 is being repaired due to the dreaded no screen response issue, I've had more time to look at other devices. But still cant come to replacing my HD2. What would it take for you to just up and buy another phone?
Well I work for t-mobile and I have a HD2 as well. I just loaded android via magldr with the Mytouch 4g build from motoman234 about 2 weeks ago. It looks great but just works ok. It lacks some of the actual features you would get like wifi calling with the real android 2.2, and the screen gets shaky and presses where it shouldn't. Makes games a little difficult. I liked the HD2 especially after some of the updates made it function as well as possible on windows. I would just spend the money and get a real mytouch 4g unless you don't have an upgrade or had a warranty still or insurance. Just get a legit android phone if you can..there are apparently always gonna be a few problems.
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Hey fellow HD2 Owners... If you were to replace your device, say thinking of getting another one, which phone would it be with? I'm seeing more and more cool phones out there, and now that my HD2 is being repaired due to the dreaded no screen response issue, I've had more time to look at other devices. But still cant come to replacing my HD2. What would it take for you to just up and buy another phone?
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i changed my HD2 To the desire HD in october last october after a pretty exciting year with the most versatile hand set every made,I'm pretty pleased with the DHD! Even if sometimes i miss the HD2 for it hacking capabilities, the difference in speed, stability and especially power consuption is quite obvious.
I'd replace it with another HD2.
That's what i'll be doing when my contract is up for renewal, assuming it's still available and keep it in the box as a backup, otherwise i'll be getting whatever resales the highest on fleabay to then buy another HD2 from elsewhere or bank the money.
you probably can get it cheap
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i changed my HD2 To the desire HD in october last october after a pretty exciting year with the most versatile hand set every made,I'm pretty pleased with the DHD! Even if sometimes i miss the HD2 for it hacking capabilities, the difference in speed, stability and especially power consuption is quite obvious.
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Thats what I was thinking also, about the DHD. One of my biggest peaves was the power consuption. If the HD2 is on standyby it can last 1 day and a half almost 2, but on heavy usage I can barely get it past six hours. Thats ok though. I love my HD2 and cant see myself getting anything other than maybe a DHD.
id get two hd2s
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id get two hd2s
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Didn't you say that HD2 crap earlier?
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Thats what I was thinking also, about the DHD. One of my biggest peaves was the power consuption. If the HD2 is on standyby it can last 1 day and a half almost 2, but on heavy usage I can barely get it past six hours. Thats ok though. I love my HD2 and cant see myself getting anything other than maybe a DHD.
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You'll be getting about 30% more autonomy and on standby or minimum usage (answering some calls reading a couple of mails and sms and a little navigation) with syncro and 3g+ (hspda+) i get true several days usually 2-3
But still on heavy usage you ll get about 8-10hrs if the battery is well calibrated
AntonJart said:
Didn't you say that HD2 crap earlier?
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no , my sig said hd2 is a cheap dhd ... depending how u look at it , alot of folks use it for android exclusive(me too) and are getting similar experience for less cost ... i still have much love for the hd2 tho
I would keep my Leo and perhaps going for HTC Inspire
i have gone for the mozart, but its nothing compaired to my old hd2. sold it and regret it now. may have to get a new one. i can even remember how to flash one anymore,lol
Im not convinced of any other phone really. Im sticking to my HD2. Its been a week and a half and still haven't got it back yet from repair. Cant wait. I miss it so much. Now if only Google Voice would make it to Puerto Rico I would be super stoked!
look at the updates in hd2 nand android section,my Rafdroid HD v3 is working flawless and gives me the same performance like DHD!!...trust me bro,it is best phone ever build(for what it can do)!!!
Already a bunch of threads on this in the actual HD2 forums, most closed for being duplicates.
Most popular answer is: another HD2
I am currently using HD2 with NAND Android....and my next phone will be HTC Pyramid!!!! Native Super Android Phone!!!!
Most definitely getting the Htc Pyramid. Can't go wrong with dual core.
hy m8, in my opinion Hd2 is the ultimate devices (smart phone)
on this devices you can put WM 6, WP, Android, Meego, Unbunu, Win 98
I love my HD2 !
Why so many threads about replacing our lovely HD2s now. >.>
Well I guess that answer is that our HD2s is a last year's phone, and many people are having the chance now to get a new contract, etc.
Well I wouldn't trade it for anything on the market right now. However I don't think i will trade it (I want to experiment with it when I have enough skills to ), I will get a new phone however later this year.