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I haven't been a big member here, but I've contributed here and there. I had a great run with the Nexus One; it's easily the best phone I've ever owned to date. However, it's time to move on up (feature-wise), so I traded it for a Samsung Vibrant. I'm expecting it to be more "locked down" and such, but after I got my Dad one for Christmas (in place of the Nexus S he really wanted; doesn't seem to care), I knew I had to have it.
Thanks for the awesome support and community!
Hope to see you round soon mate! And all the very best in life
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I haven't been a big member here, but I've contributed here and there. I had a great run with the Nexus One; it's easily the best phone I've ever owned to date. However, it's time to move on up (feature-wise), so I traded it for a Samsung Vibrant. I'm expecting it to be more "locked down" and such, but after I got my Dad one for Christmas (in place of the Nexus S he really wanted; doesn't seem to care), I knew I had to have it.
Thanks for the awesome support and community!
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Good luck with the Captivate, my friend has a Galaxy S i9000, and he loves it, so I'm sure you'll be fine!
I'm also thinking about leaving my Nexus as well, this battery life is seriously starting to get irritating. Trying to do anything to improve battery life becomes extremely repetitive really quickly..
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I'm also thinking about leaving my Nexus as well, this battery life is seriously starting to get irritating. Trying to do anything to improve battery life becomes extremely repetitive really quickly..
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LOL that's mostly an Android problem. Perhaps you should consider replacing it?
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It's time to move on up (feature-wise), so I traded it for a Samsung Vibrant.
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Could you please elaborate a bit, and tell us which features does the vibrant have that the N1 lacks that made you move?
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I'm also thinking about leaving my Nexus as well, this battery life is seriously starting to get irritating. Trying to do anything to improve battery life becomes extremely repetitive really quickly..
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Battery life concerns were easily fixed for me by getting a tiny spare for $5 and keeping it in your wallet / pocket.
I don't actually need it (N1 lasts all day and I'm a pretty heavy power user) but its nice to have the backup just in case
Why on earth would you get a Vibrant (complete with non-functional GPS) instead of a Nexus S?!
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Why on earth would you get a Vibrant (complete with non-functional GPS) instead of a Nexus S?!
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Because the Nexus S has a non-present SD card expansion slot and costs more?
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Could you please elaborate a bit, and tell us which features does the vibrant have that the N1 lacks that made you move?
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The screen and graphics processor are better, that's all.
The same or better than the nexus s?
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I'm thinking of doing the same then loading a custom rom on it. Really want front facing camera and s-amoled.
But not looking fwd to Nexus S prices when it hits Canada. Still want Gingerbread though, even in custom rom form.
With the Atrix [especially], Arc, Infuse and Inspire and the verge of being released, people are still going out and buying old sub-par Android devices? Makes no sense, if you waited this long, you could hold off for another couple of weeks.
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LOL that's mostly a smart phone problem. Perhaps you should consider replacing it?
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I like the Nexus S, but the lack of a SD card slot is a real deal-killer for me, even more so when you consider the fact that it's practically the same hardware as the other Galaxy S phones currently out. Gingerbread is nice, but not $500+ nice; plus, Wi-Fi calling doesn't work with it, which is a very useful feature for me.
I'd never go for Vibrant.
NS vs Vibrant
same screen
same CPU+GPU
NS has 16 GB of storage wich is more than enough I dunno what ppl have on their phones so that they need more storage...
NS has Ginger 2.3
NS is being adopted by custom firmware builders on a bigger scale than Vibrant specialy CyanogenMod 7
Wifi calling can be added in custom roms if you are on the right carrier ofcourse
probably more stuff but this comes to mind first.
I only upgrade when my phone (PC) stops doing what I want it to do.
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Wifi calling can be added in custom roms if you are on the right carrier ofcourse
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UMA/GAN hasn't been ported over to Gingerbread yet and probably won't be for a while. (It still hasn't been issued to T-Mobile devices other than the myTouch4G and G2.) Until the compatible libraries start floating around (i.e. when both of those phones get an update, or when T-Mobile chooses a new phone to include it with), Gingerbread users are left in the cold here. (Unless you're idea of wifi calling is getting a different number and a Gizmo5 account, with some backend work to blend it with GVoice).
Welcome to the Vibrant world, but if your into hacking and such, I would of went with the SNS (nexus S) there is a lot more development going on over there I remember when the Vibrant had that much Development.
Just ordered an Atrix yesterday.
It should arrive next tuesday.
I'm using a Samsung Captivate right now. Having an unlocked bootloader is great, but it seems if the phone is s*it, then It will remain s*it no matter what rom you flash to it. I can't understand why a phone with a 1ghz cpu needs a patch to avoid lags. GPS never worked well, and with latest roms it never worked. Last time I had good gps was with JI6, but for some reason, it doesn't work anymore, no matter what rom I flash to it.
Then we have the Inspire 4g. I had that phone in mind before ordering the Atrix, but seeing how s*itty the battery was I decided in favor of the Atrix. Why in the world they put a 1230 mAh battery in a device with a huge 4.3" screen?. What were they thinking?. Also, why only 4gb of internal storage?. These two points were the ones that made me decide against the Inspire. It may have lots of roms avalaible, but it doesn't have good autonomy. So I may have total control of my phone, but It won't stay alive a whole day.
Then we'll have the Galaxy S 2 in a few months. I will never buy a Samsung phone again. Samsung proved to be s*it with my Captivate and almost with all the SGS series.
So I ended buying an Atrix. I really hope it doesn't disapoint me like the Captivate did. I don't care if I can't flash a different rom every week. If everythings work fine out of the box, then I don't see the point to flash it everyday.
What do you guys think?. I've seen lots of threads hating this phone. Threads like "I returned my Atrix for an Inspire". Is the Atrix a good phone?.
I hope I have taken the right decision.
welcome i still have a captivate as backup but there is nothing to compere between these two phones....maybe amoled screen is lil better than atrix one but i got used to it already.
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welcome i still have a captivate as backup but there is nothing to compere between these two phones....maybe amoled screen is lil better than atrix one but i got used to it already.
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I see. I realized the Atrix should be a beast compared to the Captivate ^^.
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Just ordered an Atrix yesterday.
It should arrive next tuesday.
I'm using a Samsung Captivate right now. Having an unlocked bootloader is great, but it seems if the phone is ****, then It will remain **** no matter what rom you flash to it. I can't understand why a phone with a 1ghz cpu needs a patch to avoid lags. GPS never worked well, and with latest roms it never worked. Last time I had good gps was with JI6, but for some reason, it doesn't work anymore, no matter what rom I flash to it.
Then we have the Inspire 4g. I had that phone in mind before ordering the Atrix, but seeing how ****ty the battery was I decided in favor of the Atrix. Why in the world they put a 1230 mAh battery in a device with a huge 4.3" screen?. What were they thinking?. Also, why only 4gb of internal storage?. These two points were the ones that made me decide against the Inspire. It may have lots of roms avalaible, but it doesn't have good autonomy. So I may have total control of my phone, but It won't stay alive a whole day.
Then we'll have the Galaxy S 2 in a few months. I will never buy a Samsung phone again. Samsung proved to be **** with my Captivate and almost with all the SGS series.
So I ended buying an Atrix. I really hope it doesn't disapoint me like the Captivate did. I don't care if I can't flash a different rom every week. If everythings work fine out of the box, then I don't see the point to flash it everyday.
What do you guys think?. I've seen lots of threads hating this phone. Threads like "I returned my Atrix for an Inspire". Is the Atrix a good phone?.
I hope I have taken the right decision.
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I think you are right. Don't forget the Inspire is a full ounce heavier. I tried handling the Inspire and it was very uncomfortable. Not only that it looked like and felt like a clunker. I really did not like that silver thing at the top or the weight. Definitely not sleek and fashionable. One reason I left the iPhone was the big, square mini computer shape which is kind of like the Inspire. I had a Captivate and was flashing the roms to correct all the difficulties it had. Atrix works out of the box and works very well. It is fast and handles both phone calls and e mail well. It is light years ahead of where the Captivate is at even if you do use all the custom roms. No battery problems with the Atrix. No overheating. No lag. The only way I was able to even come close with the Captivate was when I used Cyanogen Mod 6.1 or Gingerbread. I have a Galaxy S II on order but I may cancel. Atrix is that good.
I would join you and almost did. But i hate locked down phones. Its kinda like leasing a car. But the atrix is still sick. And im sure its great... I do still want one lol.
And please watch the swearing.... We have alot of young users.
Atrix is very fast phone,but camera picture quality is suck
5 days into my switch from the iphone 4 and im still extremely satisfied. Welcome and good luck!!!
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I liked the atrix a lot but admit I sold it and am going to give the inspire a try. The battery on the atrix was great.
If you keep the atrix check my signature for a cheap hd entertainment kit. My buyer took just the phone.
Good luck with the atrix.
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Thanks a lot for the feedback guys. This is very encouraging . I'm not nervous anymore about having bought the phone.
killster said:
I liked the atrix a lot but admit I sold it and am going to give the inspire a try. The battery on the atrix was great.
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If you liked it, then, why you sold it?.
smokestack76 said:
I would join you and almost did. But i hate locked down phones. Its kinda like leasing a car. But the atrix is still sick. And im sure its great... I do still want one lol.
And please watch the swearing.... We have alot of young users.
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I'm sorry. Are you talking about the s*it word?. Couldn't help it.
Welcome! You may see some Atrix Hater Threads on here but believe me this phone is a beast.
Whipon said:
Just ordered an Atrix yesterday.
It should arrive next tuesday.
I'm using a Samsung Captivate right now. Having an unlocked bootloader is great, but it seems if the phone is ****, then It will remain **** no matter what rom you flash to it. I can't understand why a phone with a 1ghz cpu needs a patch to avoid lags. GPS never worked well, and with latest roms it never worked. Last time I had good gps was with JI6, but for some reason, it doesn't work anymore, no matter what rom I flash to it.
Then we have the Inspire 4g. I had that phone in mind before ordering the Atrix, but seeing how ****ty the battery was I decided in favor of the Atrix. Why in the world they put a 1230 mAh battery in a device with a huge 4.3" screen?. What were they thinking?. Also, why only 4gb of internal storage?. These two points were the ones that made me decide against the Inspire. It may have lots of roms avalaible, but it doesn't have good autonomy. So I may have total control of my phone, but It won't stay alive a whole day.
Then we'll have the Galaxy S 2 in a few months. I will never buy a Samsung phone again. Samsung proved to be **** with my Captivate and almost with all the SGS series.
So I ended buying an Atrix. I really hope it doesn't disapoint me like the Captivate did. I don't care if I can't flash a different rom every week. If everythings work fine out of the box, then I don't see the point to flash it everyday.
What do you guys think?. I've seen lots of threads hating this phone. Threads like "I returned my Atrix for an Inspire". Is the Atrix a good phone?.
I hope I have taken the right decision.
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I had mine since the first batch of pre-orders went out...at first I did not like the colors on the Atrix got use to the Captivate OLED..but then I started to really test the phone..movies, calls, web, texting,GPS with Copilot, voice commands..running apps in the background and foreground..I tried by best to find something wrong with the Atrix as it was out of the box..it never glitched..ever.... I was shocked..Captivate would have croaked...and rebooted itself.
Then I said man..the battery on this is runs out really quick..well there is a dual core processor in the thing running at 1Ghz..so I rooted it then applied SetCPU..under clocked...then tried to crash it again...I failed..yes I got some lag after trying to run 5-6 apps in the background and playing a movie with the CPU set to 600hz...but I can tell you it never crashed or rebooted on me...so I say..I can deal with the extra high res screen with natural skin colors and locked boot loader..now I enjoy an average of 80-90hrs on one charge..with normal phone use..and about 45-55 hrs under heavy use...and yes I turn off data mode when not used..now if someone can figure out to switch between 4G/3G down to Edge mode..I think I can increase battery life even more and still have very good performance..with the ability to go full throttle as needed.
One day one of our master developers on this forum or other..will find a way to unlock it..then it will be really game on..
That's my story on the Atrix vs Captivate..
Whipon said:
Just ordered an Atrix yesterday.
It should arrive next tuesday.
I'm using a Samsung Captivate right now. Having an unlocked bootloader is great, but it seems if the phone is ****, then It will remain **** no matter what rom you flash to it. I can't understand why a phone with a 1ghz cpu needs a patch to avoid lags. GPS never worked well, and with latest roms it never worked. Last time I had good gps was with JI6, but for some reason, it doesn't work anymore, no matter what rom I flash to it.
Then we have the Inspire 4g. I had that phone in mind before ordering the Atrix, but seeing how ****ty the battery was I decided in favor of the Atrix. Why in the world they put a 1230 mAh battery in a device with a huge 4.3" screen?. What were they thinking?. Also, why only 4gb of internal storage?. These two points were the ones that made me decide against the Inspire. It may have lots of roms avalaible, but it doesn't have good autonomy. So I may have total control of my phone, but It won't stay alive a whole day.
Then we'll have the Galaxy S 2 in a few months. I will never buy a Samsung phone again. Samsung proved to be **** with my Captivate and almost with all the SGS series.
So I ended buying an Atrix. I really hope it doesn't disapoint me like the Captivate did. I don't care if I can't flash a different rom every week. If everythings work fine out of the box, then I don't see the point to flash it everyday.
What do you guys think?. I've seen lots of threads hating this phone. Threads like "I returned my Atrix for an Inspire". Is the Atrix a good phone?.
I hope I have taken the right decision.
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I love the Atrix, u made a great decision
I moved from the Captivate to the Atrix too.
At first I was worried, reading about MotoBlur...screen...etc...
Of course the best way to evaluate a product is to daily-use, at least for me. There's only so much I can read without trying it out the way I would use it.
Got my Atrix on Monday lunch, and I'm getting used to the screen, the power/fingerprint location, MotoBlur stuff...
Wouldn't say it's a perfect phone, but it's enough for my needs
How about the dock kit?
How was the resolution of the atrix?. How was the entertaining kit? -useful or boring?. I have a Nexus one with Gingerbread, runs pretty fast, very good at calls and battery, internet is fast, it have tether. Soo i'm looking for the Atrix for the video out features, HDMI and it's "speed".
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.now if someone can figure out to switch between 4G/3G down to Edge mode..I think I can increase battery life even more and still have very good performance..with the ability to go full throttle as needed.
One day one of our master developers on this forum or other..will find a way to unlock it..then it will be really game on..
That's my story on the Atrix vs Captivate..
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bioert said:
How was the resolution of the atrix?. How was the entertaining kit? -useful or boring?. I have a Nexus one with Gingerbread, runs pretty fast, very good at calls and battery, internet is fast, it have tether. Soo i'm looking for the Atrix for the video out features, HDMI and it's "speed".
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I would think speed would be pretty much the same. Just replace Motoblur with a ASOP Gingerbread launcher and use SetCPU, then the Atrix will match the Nexus S for speed.
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Whipon said:
I'm sorry. Are you talking about the s*it word?. Couldn't help it.
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Yes i mean that. So please edit your post? Its not really bad. But bad enough...
Done
smokestack76 said:
Yes i mean that. So please edit your post? Its not really bad. But bad enough...
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Well, I did it. Censored the word.
But It seems its pointless, since lots of users quoted me.
I am currently due for an upgrade. I am curious from those who have owned or tried both which would be the better choice for me right now. I am interested in speed (don't need 4g yet though) and battery life mainly. I'm probably leaning more toward the inc2 but not sure it is really that much of an upgrade from my inc1 (which really still works perfectly for me if I can ever get it out of my little one's hands when i'm at home). Also, I really want a front facing camera to video chat with skype.
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I am currently due for an upgrade. I am curious from those who have owned or tried both which would be the better choice for me right now. I am interested in speed (don't need 4g yet though) and battery life mainly. I'm probably leaning more toward the inc2 but not sure it is really that much of an upgrade from my inc1 (which really still works perfectly for me if I can ever get it out of my little one's hands when i'm at home). Also, I really want a front facing camera to video chat with skype.
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Have you looked at the new 4G phones coming to Verizon soon? They cost quite a bit, even with the 2 year contract, rumors are at 300. If you don't mind the expense, I think you should look at the HTC Rezound when it comes out...from the looks of it, it seems like you're interested more in HTC phones. But other than that, the Thunderbolt has notoriously horrible battery life, and though I've only ever held it a few times, it's really bulky, and there's a lot of other flaws about it. The Incredible 2, I have experience with. Those phones are the perfect screen size, 4", and they have decent battery life. If you're willing to spend the money, HTC Rezound, if not, you should go with the Incredible 2.
I do plan on sticking with HTC. I currently have 2 old eris phones running gsb4.0 for my kids and a inc1 running stock plus. Probably going to go with the inc2. I would love the rezound but probably won't be able to afford at full price (3 little ones - 5,6,11 - 6 year old just got type 1 diabete$:O(
I have an upgrade currently, so I will probably get the inc2 right now and another in july so I will probably get whatever is essentially EOL at that point as my NEW phone.
Aww man, I'm sorry to hear that. Hope things go well with your family!
And smart thing with the HTC phones, they're the best but yeah. The Incredible 2 will do you good, even though people say it's not much of an improvement, I think it's still pretty nice. Bigger screen, front facing camera, little bit faster processor, and it just feels nicer in the hand.
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Aww man, I'm sorry to hear that. Hope things go well with your family!
And smart thing with the HTC phones, they're the best but yeah. The Incredible 2 will do you good, even though people say it's not much of an improvement, I think it's still pretty nice. Bigger screen, front facing camera, little bit faster processor, and it just feels nicer in the hand.
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The Incredible 2 is an awesome phone! I have several friends that have it. I believe the only thing that stopped it from being a flagship was its lack of LTE support.
The inc2
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If you want a solid phone I would probably get the Inc2, and though I am unsure how the Dev community is on the Inc2 I am guessing that the Thunderbolt has a larger one as it was once considered a flagship phone; saying that if you want some cool custom roms like the Inc has I would go with the Thunderbolt.
Hope this helps...
If I had to choose right it would be the TB because of the 4G and development. That bad boy would be rooted right away. However, being that you aren't concerned about the 4G..the Inc2 would be perfect. It has great battery life and as others have mentioned an ideal screen size.
I would sit tight on upgrading though because once these new phones come out, both the Inc2 & TB will plummet in price. Also, make sure you check out Amazon & Wirefly for deals.
I wish you and your family the best.
In my experience, the Thunderbolt's battery life is not that bad, at least, not as bad as I expected. From the way the blogosphere exaggerated how bad it was, extremely exaggerated. I expected like 2 hours with 4G on, but I get 4-5 horus with it on, have yet to try it with 4G off. But an issue I have which irks me terribly is if I lose the 4G signal, data disappears, so then I have to put it in airplane mode, turn airplane mode off, then turn mobile data off, and finally, turn mobile data on.
Then I tap back, back til I'm at the homescreen, still no data icon... Then menu, settings, wireless and all that, then tap mobile networks, and 4GLTE finally appears as soon as I tap "mobile networks". Very strange bug if you ask me...
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Oh, and if you go with the Thunderbolt, get it off-contract! I got mines for $250 off-contract. WELL worth it!
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If I had to choose right it would be the TB because of the 4G and development. That bad boy would be rooted right away. However, being that you aren't concerned about the 4G..the Inc2 would be perfect. It has great battery life and as others have mentioned an ideal screen size.
I would sit tight on upgrading though because once these new phones come out, both the Inc2 & TB will plummet in price. Also, make sure you check out Amazon & Wirefly for deals.
I wish you and your family the best.
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thanks everyone for all the feedback and all the kind words. I will probably be getting the inc2. I will be holding out for the holidays or whenever I find a free or close to free deal with my upgrade. Maybe I will give it to my wife to give to me as a gift from the kids.
if you really wanna do the research, go to to the t-bolt forum, and the inc2 forum, and read what they have to say. i know that the t-bolt had a tough time being rooted, with a high chance of brick. I know this because i followed it for awhile attempting to root my mother's phone. which I backed out of. not saying it can't be done, but read up on them there. my choice, inc2.
I would go with the TB, but like it was said before, there are some pretty sick phones coming out soon. I'm waiting for the galaxy nexus
I would say just wait 2 more weeks until the galaxy nexus gets here.
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After 3 years, I think I am going to renew my contract with Sprint and get the HTC Evo 4G LTE. According to a pole here, it looks like 8 others of us are as well. Who's going? If you can but aren't, why aren't you?
I'm going.
I just flashed nfinitefx's Sprint RUU on my Hero to get reacquainted with Sense hahaha.
Happy for you guys. Im going to the GS3 just seems all around better, HTC has been dropping the ball lately and sense gets boring fast time to try something new. EVO LTE is ok but battery life and no removable battery, no sd card slot, and HTC just kills the phone for me.
I'm going as well. Hopefully they ship the preorders today.
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EVO LTE is ok but battery life and no removable battery, no sd card slot, and HTC just kills the phone for me.
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The Evo LTE does have an sd card slot, and most of the (albeit early) reviews are reporting excellent battery life, in line with the other One X phones.
I was deciding between the GS3 and this phone.
I'm going to assume that the Sprint GS3 is gonna have the S4. If so, then the two things that the GS3 does better than the EVO LTE doesn't is the removable battery and a better camera.
The rest of the features of the S3 are gimmicky at most, smart stay is the only feature that I liked.
EVO LTE has better design, better screen, dedicated camera button (ME GUSTA), and a nicer UI.
But if Sprint gets the Quad-core version, then all bets are off D:
Interesting...first I considered the HTC EVO 3D, which many of us Hero's went to. Then I decided to wait for the HTC EVO 4G LTE, which I guess many of us are going to now too.
sorry to see you guys go, but hopefully if you still want to mess with your hero's from time to time there will be a group of us holdouts still working on things. i know ill be here until at least this coming fall when i get extra cash to buy a new phone.
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sorry to see you guys go, but hopefully if you still want to mess with your hero's from time to time there will be a group of us holdouts still working on things. i know ill be here until at least this coming fall when i get extra cash to buy a new phone.
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Yea, I'll probably flash ROMs here and there.
Still hoping for a stable ICS ROM for the Hero
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Happy for you guys. Im going to the GS3 just seems all around better, HTC has been dropping the ball lately and sense gets boring fast time to try something new. EVO LTE is ok but battery life and no removable battery, no sd card slot, and HTC just kills the phone for me.
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How has HTC been dropping the ball? I have a friend with the Galaxy I (epic I think) and was super disappointed in Samsung support, and only relatively recently got cyanogen. Plus, I was planning on the galaxy nexus, but by the time it came to sprint, it was already old. Wouldn't be surprised if the S3 is the same. And obviously this hero has done well for me, and my friend's evo 3D is like a tank. Furthermore, I like HTC's gesture of allowing bootloader unlocking (not that I will use their's).
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Im not defending the Galaxy 1 but your talking two years ago the S2 has ICS. EVO3D was just an Evo with updated camera i know people who have a GS2 and EVO 3D and the GS2 beats EVO hands down. As far as support i have a lot of samsung products and never had a problem in that department. Support for my phone doesnt matter since im on here if i needed help with anything. Lets be honest most people getting the LTE are going to flash a new rom without sense anyway so why get a sense phone. Its nice and all but I like the less intrusive touchwiz. Just a matter of opinion if the S3 isnt quadcore then i might have to look at the EVO LTE
I'm seriously considering the new EVO LTE as well. My only concern is 1) Going back to Sense after loving aosp on my hero for the last 1.5 year and 2) the size of the phone.
I'm not sure there's any getting away from the phone size, though. The only other viable option in my mind is the GNex and its almost as big. As far as going back to Sense and not being able to flash ROMs right away, i'll just have to deal with that until some awesome dev on here figures out how to crack it. That's the main reason i'm still considering the GNex. The ROM options are already pretty sweet for that. But, it seems clearly inferior in most of its specs to the LTE.
I'm going. Will still pop in here every so often, though.
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I'm seriously considering the new EVO LTE as well. My only concern is 1) Going back to Sense after loving aosp on my hero for the last 1.5 year and 2) the size of the phone.
I'm not sure there's any getting away from the phone size, though. The only other viable option in my mind is the GNex and its almost as big. As far as going back to Sense and not being able to flash ROMs right away, i'll just have to deal with that until some awesome dev on here figures out how to crack it. That's the main reason i'm still considering the GNex. The ROM options are already pretty sweet for that. But, it seems clearly inferior in most of its specs to the LTE.
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I woulnd't worry about the EVO LTE having a lack of developers. Most of the OG Evo devs (including some that used to be here) are definitely getting it.
Hell, regaw already posted a ROM for the phone, and it's not even out yet lol
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I'm seriously considering the new EVO LTE as well. My only concern is 1) Going back to Sense after loving aosp on my hero for the last 1.5 year
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I've heard sense 4 isn't as bad or intrusive. Not sure though.
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I've heard sense 4 isn't as bad or intrusive. Not sure though.
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Supposedly it isn't quite as bad - and from what I've seen, the UI is closer to stock than older versions of Sense, in a good way. On the other hand, there are still downsides to it, like the overaggressive memkill settings HTC put in, which make it tough to do true multitasking, along with the large - smaller, but still large - memory requirements. I've always liked Sense, though, and the memkill settings are easily fixed once root is attained.
I'm getting the EVO LTE, as long as Customs doesn't find heroin or anything in the shipment to further delay it. The Hero has been great. It was first Android phone so it will always hold a special place in my heart. But I've been ready for a "superphone" since a week after I bought my Hero. The EVO LTE is going to have top notch dev's, mod's, rom's and support. There is no question in my mind that EVO LTE community will out shine the GS3 community.
Yeah, I was anticipating the HTC EVO 4G LTE and I found out about the U.S. Customs delay. I was like oh no..., but now I find out that I have to wait longer because we're under some Sprint Wireless Advantage Club and it's essentially an employee account and they get phones a lot later to make way for customers...so I have to wait like a month or two. It depends. I can't wait until I can get the phone though.
I wish you all luck with the Evo LTE. One thing I noticed about people that buy HTC phones is that they seem to want to root and put AOSP on there HTC phones to replace sense . People do the same with samsung but not as much as large as HTC phone owners. Its as if you guys know sense is a memory hog and is pointless yet you'll still buy the phone.
I also am leaving the Hero but for the Galaxy S3, also the hero was my first android experience. Honestly sense has been around since windows mobile 6.1, but back then it was called touch flow. Not too much has changed just eats more memory now and looks a lot nicer. The battery life on these HTC phones is bad to simply put it and im not talking about people on these forums. I used an HTC sensation it went from 100% to about 30 in 4 hours. All im stating is a matter of opinion I could be wrong but thes are just my experiences with HTC.
shawn1482 said:
I wish you all luck with the Evo LTE. One thing I noticed about people that buy HTC phones is that they seem to want to root and put AOSP on there HTC phones to replace sense . People do the same with samsung but not as much as large as HTC phone owners. Its as if you guys know sense is a memory hog and is pointless yet you'll still buy the phone.
I also am leaving the Hero but for the Galaxy S3, also the hero was my first android experience. Honestly sense has been around since windows mobile 6.1, but back then it was called touch flow. Not too much has changed just eats more memory now and looks a lot nicer. The battery life on these HTC phones is bad to simply put it and im not talking about people on these forums. I used an HTC sensation it went from 100% to about 30 in 4 hours. All im stating is a matter of opinion I could be wrong but thes are just my experiences with HTC.
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Sense 4.0 is beautiful. I much prefer it over AOSP ICS IMHO. Even Sense 3.6 is aesthetically appealing. Not much of a lag due to the 1GB RAM in this phone. My battery life is wonderful and I spend all sending hundreds of texts a day, checking xda and constantly checking facebook.
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I agree with dastin. Sense has gone through a lot of changes but it gets better with each version. I've been running Sense 3.6(Mean ROM) too on my evo 3D and it runs great.
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Okay, so EVO 3D is expected to receive ICS update in June if I recall. I am assuming that this is the break we have all been waiting for, an updated kernel that supports Wimax for ICS. Will Devs be able to transfer this ICS goodness over to the OG phone? Does this mean that us OG EVO users will be able to have some new life breathed into our phones?
I really want the new EVO 4G LTE, but LTE is not coming to my area (Sacramento) for a while. I get great Wimax coverage and don't want to give that up. I listen to the radio on my phone all day at work and tether my tablet with streaming video. It's great. But did I mention I really want the new EVO 4G LTE? LOL. The camera looks awesome, and we are all due for some new hardware. That being said, I can probably wait a little while longer if it can get an ICS rom on my OG EVO if it supports Wimax.
What say you?
"What say you?"
That my 3devo is still faster than my Evo 4g.
iwalkthrowwalls said:
Okay, so EVO 3D is expected to receive ICS update in June if I recall. I am assuming that this is the break we have all been waiting for, an updated kernel that supports Wimax for ICS. Will Devs be able to transfer this ICS goodness over to the OG phone? Does this mean that us OG EVO users will be able to have some new life breathed into our phones?
I really want the new EVO 4G LTE, but LTE is not coming to my area (Sacramento) for a while. I get great Wimax coverage and don't want to give that up. I listen to the radio on my phone all day at work and tether my tablet with streaming video. It's great. But did I mention I really want the new EVO 4G LTE? LOL. The camera looks awesome, and we are all due for some new hardware. That being said, I can probably wait a little while longer if it can get an ICS rom on my OG EVO if it supports Wimax.
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I agree. The specs may be beefed up on the new EVO LTE but when it comes down to just pure functionality you would probably get more out of the OG EVO. Especially when it comes to 4G/Wimax and Dev support. I mean who knows when that beast will get unlocked and rooted. Also another thing that a user brought up what the fact that the battery is sealed in. Basically meaning NO BATTERY PULLS! So could this mean more pricked phones? I mean a battery pull can be your best friend and get you out of the screwed up state. What has HTC employeed that could replace that? Makes me very nervious about ROM swapping on the LTE
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Don't get me wrong, Wimax is not the greatest. I hate it when I have to turn it off just because a web page will not load. I read that that was a network problem. On the other hand, when it does work I get 5mbps. 3hG only get 800kbps. Big jump. Also, there is a benefit in having two networks. Sometimes I get Wimax when 3g is unavailable. I can also use Wimax and the phone at the same time... damn I want the new EVO though.
Yea I had to do a battery pull or two. Hopefully EVOLTE will be easily rooted.
Cross my fingers Devs can build an compatible ICS kernal with Wimax support when EVO 3D gets updated
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I agree. The specs may be beefed up on the new EVO LTE but when it comes down to just pure functionality you would probably get more out of the OG EVO. Especially when it comes to 4G/Wimax and Dev support. I mean who knows when that beast will get unlocked and rooted. Also another thing that a user brought up what the fact that the battery is sealed in. Basically meaning NO BATTERY PULLS! So could this mean more pricked phones? I mean a battery pull can be your best friend and get you out of the screwed up state. What has HTC employeed that could replace that? Makes me very nervious about ROM swapping on the LTE
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I think i read somewhere that there will be a button sequence that will accomplish the same thing as a battery pull, just as on the iphone and ipods.
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I think i read somewhere that there will be a button sequence that will accomplish the same thing as a battery pull, just as on the iphone and ipods.
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Hold the power button ~10sec.
Found on Pg13 of the leaked user manual.