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htc hd2 trade with htc desire?

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..??

malias4 said:
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.

b12rtc said:
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

Alkali said:
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

Alkali said:
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.

malias4 said:
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

The reason I like my HTC HD 2

Thanks to the wonderful work of XDA developers
And the people who participate
I have a new phone every day

TRUE!! Iphone is for suckers!!

rongaster said:
Thanks to the wonderful work of XDA developers
And the people who participate
I have a new phone every day
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I 2nd that emotion.

Iphone 4 is a great phone, but HD2 is way better!!!
XDA developers are the best, they really excel in their work making all of us happy with our phones!!

HD2 Rules my 4 year old son can use my wifes iphone he can't get any where near my HD2 to even try lol

kevmass said:
HD2 Rules my 4 year old son can use my wifes iphone he can't get any where near my HD2 to even try lol
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my 4 year old son has recently discovered need for speed shift on my hd2...........

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I had an Iphone 4 last week for the week to try it as a replacement as i am due an upgrade.
I really didn't like it that much compared to my HD2 i really didn't like how little i could do with it and i also didn't like the total lack of widgets and general info on the homescreen etc, so it went back and i'm keeping my HD2 for now until the HD desire comes out and the only reason i want a change is texting no matter what i've tried with my HD2 rom wise, with and without HTC messaging client i cannot text properly its simply far too laggy, the iphone was miles better for texting just pants for everything else...
If someone could sort out the texting on the HD2 i wouldnt bother changing as it is the iphone has simply reminded me how i should be able to text...
I do echo the sentiments above though i love how much you can alter the HD2 i've had a new Android phone the last few weekd literally everyday bizarrly the texting is better with android less laggy

Android on the HD2 is what it's at,it takes a while to get used to it but once you do you never look back, i rarely use WINMO anymore about 2% of the time compared to 98% Android

jonny68 said:
Android on the HD2 is what it's at,it takes a while to get used to it but once you do you never look back, i rarely use WINMO anymore about 2% of the time compared to 98% Android
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Today lol, somebody called my HD2 an EVO xD
he was like wow, where can I get that? is it an EVO? (It's not for sale in my country)
Lol, he must have been thinking that it was an EVO because I'm running a sense based android build. I told what was really going on and he couldn't believe his eyes LOL.
Wonderful day my device once more has made impression once again

You know what? I agree with the OP. I had the choice to buy any phone out there recently. You know what I got? The HD2. Why? The iPhone 4 and it's 3 inch screen and locked down operating system can go suck donkey balls. I didn't want a native Android device, because I grew up using Windowss Mobile. So I look at all the WinMo phones. Dissapointing specs, until I saw this amazing device. So I got it. This was one of my best purchases ever.

What phone will you take after your HD2?

Hi there,
I was wondering what phone you would get, after your hd2...
Still love this phone and don't know wich phone to take... i'm start looking for a phone on wich i can just as hd2 can tweak alot
On hd2 i can use WP7 + alot of different android roms.... and (still using) windows mobile... For example i havn't find a gps nav software like igo 8 for android or wp7
What phone will you get after your hd2? And why?
Just wondering
Bye

Another HD2 ?
I looked into this but seriously there isn't one that i would like it to be the replacement for my HD2, i had a desire (great AMOLED screen but meh), a Desire HD (very nice phone, no extended battery but meh, just android?)..and so on.

uhm...i'd pick any phone that's prettier than my hd2..and a phone that won't freeze on me after every text or so..also..i have a thing for slide phones..i'm sorry i cant deal with full touch screens...>__<..i'm considering the myTouch (violet) phone...but i don't like the tiny screen... =[ *sniffles* if only my hd2 could have all the cute lil android stuff...

Just bought another hd2...
It will run wp 7 and Android.. .
This phone is da bomb!

can anyone help me
i think of getting a used htc hd2 am really amazed by the multi os system am getting it at resonable price of around 13000 INR its 6 months old and is in good condition
if i get it now wont it be like am missing out any thing that present has to offer????
so what do guys suggest this phone or any other???

buying used HD2 is some kind of risk. Everybody knows about it`s issues with CPU heating and damaging digitizer with constant pressing red/cancel button.
But this phone is definitely unique, especially at nowadays price. Not the most powerful but the most customizable

vandal_ said:
buying used HD2 is some kind of risk. Everybody knows about it`s issues with CPU heating and damaging digitizer with constant pressing red/cancel button.
But this phone is definitely unique, especially at nowadays price. Not the most powerful but the most customizable
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so is there anyway to determine the digitizer and stuff are in good shape?
Phone i saw looks gud atlst otsde is gud
n ya nt mst powrfull device bt stil a 1ghz processor is stil gud aint it?

I'm thinking of buying the Galaxy Nexus because it seems to be a really great phone.
But the fact is that the HD2 is the best phone if you want to change roms, try windows, meego, ubuntu, android.
So I'm still hesitating.
The best thing would be to find a ne phone (faster one) with the same dev community

I'm trying to hold out until the HTC EDGE is out about March next year according to a HTC rep I was speaking to.
Unfortunately for me my back button on the HD2 has just stopped working today
Hoping I can find a way to fix it.

I'm also asking myself the question about what next after HD2 because mine just have this damned digitizer problem : no way to unlock the screen !!!
I've tried 3 Android ROMs , 1 WM ROM and even the Orange stock ROM : same problem everytime so it's definitely a hardware problem...
The Samsung Galaxy S2 looks nice, but I wonder about its quality and ability to be customized.

The best thing to do is figure out what you want it for. I'd probably go with a sensation or Droid RAZR depending on what has more activity on XDA. Honestly that's the only real way to go forward IMO. Track new phone progress on XDA and see which ones have a lot of progress and supoort in CM and other devs. Then get that used on Craigslist or eBay before it becomes super popular. I got the HD2 when Android still didn't work on it, and that let me pick it up for $115 then second one I got was 2 months later and it was already $150. Now, almost 2 years later it's $250. That's just amazing. The same thing might happen to other phones once they get good dev support on XDA and you have a bunch of code heads trying to pick them up used.
Sensation, RAZR, Thunderbolt, MyTouch 4g is okay. I'd just stick with good companies with good support. HTC IMO is the best there is for smartphones.

Many phones are good for customisation. The only problem is the dev community.
We should all choose the same new phone so that we can have a great community.
So, go galaxy nexus^^
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

Samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket.
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galaxy note
I'll be getting galaxy note. Once you get used to a big screen, you'll never be satisfied with smaller one.

I am thinking SGS2, looks like there will soon be some good DEV's shifting to it.

sociojeje said:
I'll be getting galaxy note. Once you get used to a big screen, you'll never be satisfied with smaller one.
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Ye, that was I thought too. I've cheked some tests, benchmarks etc and Galazy note is the best phone on the marked. I've played with Galaxy S II and it's fastest device i saw. All the test says that Galaxy Note is even faster and better.

Should i come back...?

Hey guys..
For my job im working with a lot of different phones and operating systems.. Im confident with android, i know ios and im ok with Blackberry. Ive been considering picking up a lumia this week for around £400 but then i thought, what if i come back to the hd2?
I wanna be able to use mango for a while and simply learn everything about it that i can, maybe the hd2 would be the perfect device because it supports so many different things?
What does everyone think?

If the price is ok with you then go for it!

Would not be a bad choice if you can get your hands on a good one for sensible money.
If you want a true WP7 experience you are probably better off buying a WP7 handset but that all comes down to your budget & what HD2 bargains are about to tempt you away from spending bigger money.

What would i be lacking from the wm7 experience on the hd2? I was just thinking with its expandable memory, amount of hackability etc. It might keep me interested for longer.

Not much missing, just a few bugs in the porting/drivers, read up on some WP7 ROMs you would be interested in using to get a full idea.

Would you believe today a customer at work said she had an hd2 gathering dust because she hates winmo 6.5. She said she will bring it me tomorrow
Would be an amazing coincidence if she does
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Guitarfreak26 said:
Would you believe today a customer at work said she had an hd2 gathering dust because she hates winmo 6.5. She said she will bring it me tomorrow
Would be an amazing coincidence if she does
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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So what will you do? Install WP7.5 on it for her? Go on

Just buy a hd2
sent from my HD2 using XDA App

If she comes in i will give her £40 but she said she doesnt want anything. Just hope she comes in now!
I could then go spending on batteries and cases etc! Will just have to wait and see

Good luck Hd2 is really cool phone after 2 years its still awsome and of course thats because of great devs :]

Guitarfreak26 said:
If she comes in i will give her £40 but she said she doesnt want anything. Just hope she comes in now!
I could then go spending on batteries and cases etc! Will just have to wait and see
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Lucky guy haha

Couple of things to remember,
the HD2 has some issues, first and formost is the SD card issue, it might take a bit of trial and error to find one that works, this alone turns people away from WP7 on the HD2, BUT thats a HD2 problem, not a WP issue
The second biggest issue is the battery, followed by the multi-touch, an finally the camera.
These are all driver related, doubtful anything can be done about it, but none of those are deal breakers an all can be overcome with a bit of learning, all except multi touch games that is! Sooo in my opinion you need to think, do you want to try something new that may requirer a fair amount of work, or do you want to try WP7, if its the latter then buy a native device, the HD2 with WP7 is more than capable as an everyday device but you might need to put a bit of effort in to get it there.

HD2 Successor (longevity&versatility-wise)

Hello fellow HD2 owners,
I'm still amazed how much support it gets and how its hardware can keep with even new versions of ICS (especially with HWA).
But in the near future I would like to upgrade.
Do you have any tips for a successor of HD2 which should I go for and which could same support in the future like HD2 does?
Thank you for nay suggestions!

kerosin said:
Hello fellow HD2 owners,
I'm still amazed how much support it gets and how its hardware can keep with even new versions of ICS (especially with HWA).
But in the near future I would like to upgrade.
Do you have any tips for a successor of HD2 which should I go for and which could same support in the future like HD2 does?
Thank you for nay suggestions!
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Unfortunately, nothing will be as versatile and long-living as the HD2 as far as I'm concerned. Sure, phones like the SGS3 are great and will probably have development for a fair amount of time, but there won't be anything which will be able to run so many OSes and do so much.

I think the next 'HD2' will be a phone which will have a high hardware spec, and be running an OS at the end of its life. (As was the HD2) and I reckon Android still has a long way to go before it runs out of steam. IMHO ICS may be the highest we can go on the HD2. But I would love to be proved wrong
from my Android Nexus HD2

lexx-luthor said:
I think the next 'HD2' will be a phone which will have a high hardware spec, and be running an OS at the end of its life. (As was the HD2) and I reckon Android still has a long way to go before it runs out of steam. IMHO ICS may be the highest we can go on the HD2. But I would love to be proved wrong
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I agree with this for the most part but I just don't know what OS will be at the end of its life in the near future since Android and iOS seem to be the most viable choices from here out. I know a lot of people still love WinMo and by no means do I want any angry WM guys after my head lol, I'm just thinking out loud that with the way the major manufacturers are heading ie. Samsung, HTC, LG and so on, will any of them bother making a beefy winmo phone that the great xda devs can convert to Android?
Sent from my NexusHD2 using XDA

illgodson said:
I agree with this for the most part but I just don't know what OS will be at the end of its life in the near future since Android and iOS seem to be the most viable choices from here out. I know a lot of people still love WinMo and by no means do I want any angry WM guys after my head lol, I'm just thinking out loud that with the way the major manufacturers are heading ie. Samsung, HTC, LG and so on, will any of them bother making a beefy winmo phone that the great xda devs can convert to Android?
Sent from my NexusHD2 using XDA
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I think eventually their will be a successor to the hd2 however it will be quite some time for multiple reasons.. hd2 was launch right when win mobile ran out of steam then came along windows phone 7 also Android also picked up so their were lots of things people wanted in a phone all of a sudden and the hd2 was the device to have.
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I don't think there will be a phone coming anytime soon that can handle all the mobile OSes and have so many ports like the HD2. I personally like the HTC One X. Planning on getting one