Incredible S vs Nexus S - Nexus S General

Hello everyone. Im really in need of a update soon but can't decide between these 2 phones. Please can someone tell me which to get and why? I don't care for 720p.

sofia-captivate said:
I don't care for 720p.
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Nexus S...

Nexus S: GSM
Incredible S: CDMA

zephiK said:
Nexus S: GSM
Incredible S: CDMA
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There's a GSM variant for the incredible s also.

Mokurex said:
There's a GSM variant for the incredible s also.
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Oh.. right. Just "Incredible" made me think towards Droid Incredible.
I'm going to probably say, if you want to fully mod your phone get the Nexus S. Reports say that Incredible S
Developers with a slightly cheeky slant will be pretty disappointed to know that the new HTC Incredible S will ship with a failsafe system that is similar to that as the HTC Thunderbolt. Basically, by locking down the phone, developers are unable to change the device OS in any way. It is also interesting to note that the failsafe was installed by the good people at HTC instead of Verizon, where it will also include a check for the signature of the recovery image
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/03/htc-incredible-s-locked-down/
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Of course this can be all bypassed (unless its going to be extreme like Motorola). But Nexus S already has a modding community and its growing.

If you like the HD recording and pretty cool rotating capacitive buttons, then the Incredible S, otherwise, (I think) the Nexus S is a better phone.

Already decided to go for nexus s. Thanks to kenvan19
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[DISCUSSION] Desire Z development..who will be in??

I think i'm not the only one that hates senseUI so my following questions are:
1. what developers would put the effort to max this phone to it's best?
2. Will we have cyanogen?
3. will we have screen calibration?(i really god used with true color rather than "blue pushed" colors).
Please if any developer would love to put a bit of comfort to our hearts please post here that you would do the best for this phone
So looking forward for it!
Edit: posible to swich roms from G2 to z and other way? that would be nice,theoretically it's very posible same hardware!
looks like the G2 will have stock froyo(not sure) but i really hope we can cyanogen mod on this thing! still don't think desire z is going to replace n1 on the priority list.
mtl171 said:
looks like the G2 will have stock froyo(not sure) but i really hope we can cyanogen mod on this thing! still don't think desire z is going to replace n1 on the priority list.
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You are quite right,but alao g2 might take the place of n1,and g2=desire z,it'q all a matter of rooting i think.
Damn i will really miss the led flash from n1) really really usefull for me.
LED flash? G2 also has a flash with its camera, if thats what you mean..
Also, to your 3rd point, if you're talking about the blue tinge issues and such, these screens won't have those issues as they're not AMOLED's, but SLCD's.
Aaaa sry i mean trackball led flash.
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norocel said:
g2 might take the place of n1,and g2=desire z,it'q all a matter of rooting i think.
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but no led track ball though still wonder if it'll steal the crown from the n1. afterall desire z isn't a "google experience" phone.
Superfrag said:
these screens won't have those issues as they're not AMOLED's, but SLCD's.
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dang. i was hoping for super amoled display. well atleast with slcd we won't be getting anymore burnin. hopefully.
Unfortunately for now, Only Samsung has the rights to use S-AMOLED. Its their tech anyways. But I believe from next year fall onwards they will start selling S-AMOLED screens to other manufacturer's.
For me S-amoled is not that interesting anymore,really curios about this S-lcd and it's multitouch capabiliti really hope is better than n1 or desire.
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Cyanogen tweeted earlier this month saying that he's getting a G2, so I think it's safe to say that the G2/Desire Z will have lots of developer/hacker support. Honestly, that's part of the reason I'm so excited about the G2. I'll likely be keeping it for the full 2 year contract, so having a phone that's so supported by XDA is a huge advantage.
ryaninc said:
Cyanogen tweeted earlier this month saying that he's getting a G2, so I think it's safe to say that the G2/Desire Z will have lots of developer/hacker support. Honestly, that's part of the reason I'm so excited about the G2. I'll likely be keeping it for the full 2 year contract, so having a phone that's so supported by XDA is a huge advantage.
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You are perfectly right,xda really makes the touch on android,without it would be boring.I live in europe still not decided if i should take the Z or just buy the g2,really don't know if there would be a diffrence within them.Hope we can get them soon:x
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I will help if you want if i get this phone that is
I might be available for some playing, already ordered my Z
norocel said:
You are perfectly right,xda really makes the touch on android,without it would be boring.I live in europe still not decided if i should take the Z or just buy the g2,really don't know if there would be a diffrence within them.Hope we can get them soon:x
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Where are you in Europe? I know our European phones don't work over in the states on their 3G networks and pretty sure their phones don't work on ours....except for the Nexus one.
Id love to dev for it, just need a device. Just bought 2 new phones so I'm kinda broke
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norocel said:
You are perfectly right,xda really makes the touch on android,without it would be boring.I live in europe still not decided if i should take the Z or just buy the g2,really don't know if there would be a diffrence within them.Hope we can get them soon:x
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Totally agreed, I stuck with the G1 till now which definetly would not have been possible without everyone at XDA. You think that maybe Cyanogen might make a Non-Sense version and a Sense version of the ROM?
AndroidHAX said:
You think that maybe Cyanogen might make a Non-Sense version and a Sense version of the ROM?
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CM does not produce Sense ROMs.
daewond3r said:
CM does not produce Sense ROMs.
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dam, i was hoping for a miracle, oh well... thx
I've been done something useful on Motorola Milestone and I've ever been in HTC WiMo devices modding etc.
Selling Milestone, HTC Desire Z already ordered and waiting for its arrival. I'm in.
First of all, we have to see if it's unlocked, then we can play with the system: putting Sense on CyanogenMod maybe is possible, we'll see. I'll do better than I can.
-kholk.
I'm a little curious which one would work on at&t 3g. I prefer no sense and think cyanogen will support that before sense.
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@jakeneal22:
From what I know, Cyanogen doesn't make Sense ROMs, they're only modded AOSPs..
Anyway, this waiting is killin' me....

HTC Incredible S

Any one looking into getting this phone? Do you guys think this is a upgrade from nexus one? I currently have the ATT nexus one but want to upgrade to hspa+ phone. Spec wise doesn't seem to big of upgrade but hspa+ and new snapdragon processor pushing me over. You think its worth it or wait for something better. I am really wishing for a evo 3g gsm version but I doubt it will ever be repeated in NAM version. Maybe AWS but that won't do me any good since I am in ATT. What chat think.
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Bootloader is locked AFAIK. No flashing ROMs.
No way! What a shame. It's a nice phone. Will HTC lock all their bootloader on the new phones? I didn't know that. I guess I just wait.
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Although it is locked, there are people trying to get S-off with the incredible S right now. I'm watching very closely as getting the Incredible S to replace my N1 solely relies on if the bootloader will be unlocked and CM7 will be ported to it. I do hate HTC sense with a passion.
Haugrud said:
Although it is locked, there are people trying to get S-off with the incredible S right now. I'm watching very closely as getting the Incredible S to replace my N1 solely relies on if the bootloader will be unlocked and CM7 will be ported to it. I do hate HTC sense with a passion.
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Why not the Nexus S then?
sl8125 said:
Any one looking into getting this phone? Do you guys think this is a upgrade from nexus one? I currently have the ATT nexus one but want to upgrade to hspa+ phone. Spec wise doesn't seem to big of upgrade but hspa+ and new snapdragon processor pushing me over. You think its worth it or wait for something better. I am really wishing for a evo 3g gsm version but I doubt it will ever be repeated in NAM version. Maybe AWS but that won't do me any good since I am in ATT. What chat think.
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I went from the Nexus One to the HTC Incredible S. I was thinking about going to the Nexus S but I like the feel of the Incredible S over the Nexus S. The Incredible S has the same feel as the Nexus One....
I would think the new desire s has same feel as the nexus one since they literally look identical. But the incredible s looks very different to me...?
RogerPodacter said:
I would think the new desire s has same feel as the nexus one since they literally look identical. But the incredible s looks very different to me...?
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I haven't held a Desire S but it does look like just like the Nexus One. Probably feels the same.
The Htc Incredible S has a different design but the paint texture on the Incredible S feels similar to the paint texture one Nexus One. It's doesn't give it that cheap plastic feel like the Nexus S.
mr_raider said:
Why not the Nexus S then?
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No Hspa+ with nexus s. Incredible s is hspa+ with micro SD card.
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The Incredible "S" is now available in negrielectronics.com (in fact, two versions: S710A and S710E; A = UMTS 850/1900), and yes, it supports HSPA+ 14.4 and Front Facing Camera
iusauser said:
The Incredible "S" is now available in negrielectronics.com (in fact, two versions: S710A and S710E; A = UMTS 850/1900), and yes, it supports HSPA+ 14.4 and Front Facing Camera
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Wow I had no idea it was coming with ATT bands. Peaks my interest now...
RogerPodacter said:
Wow I had no idea it was coming with ATT bands. Peaks my interest now...
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The Incredible S has promise, but I'm not interested if I can't install Cyanogen.

[Q] So the Nexus S 4G comes out May 8th

How will this help us epic users on may 8th?
The answer is still: We will have to wait and see how the source code from the Nexus is useful, which depends on which hardware elements it shares with our Epics.
Uh, well is someone going to supply an epic dev with what they need?
wj0t said:
Uh, well is someone going to supply an epic dev with what they need?
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Yes.
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Source code is posted on the internet for everyone.
qbking77 said:
Yes.
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that should have been my first question, cause that's all i wanted to know, ha.
063_XOBX said:
Source code is posted on the internet for everyone.
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I kinda figured but I didn't want to assume, thanks for the info!
So will anyone be getting the nexus s
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raymond4 said:
So will anyone be getting the nexus s
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Nobody smart.
I would probably get one if someone bought one and wanted to trade it for an epic for what ever reason
063_XOBX said:
Nobody smart.
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Or someone who's happy with they'd phone but hates the bugs. Hardware wise both phones may share the same cpu and gpu but everything else is better in the nexus s. Like the gps chip for one. While I do prefer the epic 4Gs looks the nexus a is a better handset in the end. I'm tired of constantly searching for that "perfect" rom. A pure google experience is the closest thing I can think of.
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Don't think the Nexus is without its problems, from what I've read the screen seems to be very susceptible to cracks thanks to the curved shape and there is a bug with the messaging app that sends to thewrong recipient.
063_XOBX said:
Nobody smart.
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I don't see why you need to be insulting people who want to get a Nexus S 4G. It seems like a good phone for someone who wants to have the latest android releases immediately available to them. My wife is probably getting the Nexus S 4G as an upgrade from her HTC Hero. The main reason is that she loves CM7 on her Hero and I can't guarantee her CM7 (or future CM releases) on any other phone for sprint. You calling her stupid or in your words "nobody smart" is pretty ridiculous on multiple levels, but mostly because her reasons for getting the Nexus are sound.
063_XOBX said:
Don't think the Nexus is without its problems, from what I've read the screen seems to be very susceptible to cracks thanks to the curved shape and there is a bug with the messaging app that sends to thewrong recipient.
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That bug wasn't Nexus specific, it was common to android. One of the developers at Google made a blog post about it a while ago.
Yes, i see your point for CM7 on the Nexus...
Are you guys forgetting the Evo3D is right around the corner?
Along with its HUGE Dev community and CM7 pretty much already guaranteed for it....
Screw the GS2 b/c after overclocking the Evo3D i doubt ill need anymore speed...
Yes the 3D is a gimmick but the specs of the phone is so tempting.
GS2 will be out like 2-3 months after and i don't see them getting updated till next year by sammy because we all know how that goes....
richse said:
You calling her stupid or in your words "nobody smart" is pretty ridiculous on multiple levels, but mostly because her reasons for getting the Nexus are sound.
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I think he was referring to anyone who would be paying full price to go from our epics to its fraternal twin... now from a hero to a nexus, BRILLIANT! I would never be able to hang onto a phone that long though..
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When I get a new phone....hopefully...soon, I'm not real sure what it will be. The Nexus just feels AWESOME in your hand but I'm used to the slide out keyboard. The GSII sounds awesome as well but we saw how the support was on the Samsung side plus TW makes development SO much more difficult.
The Nexus S 4G isn't really a step forward like the GSII or the EVO 3D will be. It would also be hard to leave the SAMOLED screen for Super LCD/TFT. Decisions...Decisions...
Been using a 3 years old Palm Pre and have been amazed at how it just works. The specs of the HP Pre 3 look to be pretty solid. I love how emails works correctly on the Pre. I hate the unreliability of email polling on Android in general.
O o plus the Nexus S 4G doesn't have an XDA section.....
Ally
ptfdmedic said:
When I get a new phone....hopefully...soon, I'm not real sure what it will be. The Nexus just feels AWESOME in your hand but I'm used to the slide out keyboard. The GSII sounds awesome as well but we saw how the support was on the Samsung side plus TW makes development SO much more difficult.
The Nexus S 4G isn't really a step forward like the GSII or the EVO 3D will be. It would also be hard to leave the SAMOLED screen for Super LCD/TFT. Decisions...Decisions...
Been using a 3 years old Palm Pre and have been amazed at how it just works. The specs of the HP Pre 3 look to be pretty solid. I love how emails works correctly on the Pre. I hate the unreliability of email polling on Android in general.
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I really love WebOS but when the hell are they going to come out with a newly designed phone model for God's sake? I understand some people still like it but I don't see why they can't have a little variety.
063_XOBX said:
Don't think the Nexus is without its problems, from what I've read the screen seems to be very susceptible to cracks thanks to the curved shape and there is a bug with the messaging app that sends to thewrong recipient.
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wow thats all i can say...
iSaint said:
Yes, i see your point for CM7 on the Nexus...
Are you guys forgetting the Evo3D is right around the corner?
Along with its HUGE Dev community and CM7 pretty much already guaranteed for it....
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great cool teh evo 3d will have cm7. and when 2.4 comes out the nexus will be rocking that for a good while. and assuming that htc locked the bootloader like they did the thunderbolt then when it comes time for the evo3d to get it.. well it wont, not without an official 2.4 kernel and yes i mean that will include cm8
ptfdmedic said:
The Nexus S 4G isn't really a step forward like the GSII or the EVO 3D will be. It would also be hard to leave the SAMOLED screen for Super LCD/TFT. Decisions...Decisions...
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sorry to break it to ya but the only superlcd versions of the nexus are outside of america, everyone sold inside gets a samoled
i know i will have my nexus s 4g day one. ill be working with k0nane and the rest of ACS to see if we cant bring anything good over to there, and vice versa.
ptfdmedic said:
Been using a 3 years old Palm Pre and have been amazed at how it just works. The specs of the HP Pre 3 look to be pretty solid. I love how emails works correctly on the Pre. I hate the unreliability of email polling on Android in general.
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Ya, I loved the web os! just wish they had more apps and support!
shabbypenguin said:
wow thats all i can say...
great cool teh evo 3d will have cm7. and when 2.4 comes out the nexus will be rocking that for a good while. and assuming that htc locked the bootloader like they did the thunderbolt then when it comes time for the evo3d to get it.. well it wont, not without an official 2.4 kernel and yes i mean that will include cm8
sorry to break it to ya but the only superlcd versions of the nexus are outside of america, everyone sold inside gets a samoled
i know i will have my nexus s 4g day one. ill be working with k0nane and the rest of ACS to see if we cant bring anything good over to there, and vice versa.
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I think he meant the Evo 3D. Hes torn between choosing the SAMOLED Nexus S or the SLCD Evo 3D (which in reality is a qHD screen).

Tired of waiting need help please!

I have an OG EVO with sprint. had it for 2 years need a new one now I think. What phone can play games like GTA, bigger screen than 4.3", bigger battery, and ics/jb and good dev support and not eol'd. If such a phone exists.
Also I want off of sprint. I'm wanting to get an unlocked phone off eBay. One I can use on TMobile.
All answers appreciated.
Thanks for any and all help!
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polar2792 said:
I have an OG EVO with sprint. had it for 2 years need a new one now I think. What phone can play games like GTA, bigger screen than 4.3", bigger battery, and ics/jb and good dev support and not eol'd. If such a phone exists.
Also I want off of sprint. I'm wanting to get an unlocked phone off eBay. One I can use on TMobile.
All answers appreciated.
Thanks for any and all help!
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Nexus 4,s3,note2, just a few that come to mind
polar2792 said:
I have an OG EVO with sprint. had it for 2 years need a new one now I think. What phone can play games like GTA, bigger screen than 4.3", bigger battery, and ics/jb and good dev support and not eol'd. If such a phone exists.
Also I want off of sprint. I'm wanting to get an unlocked phone off eBay. One I can use on TMobile.
All answers appreciated.
Thanks for any and all help!
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In case you didn't yet realize, you posted this in the Nexus 4 Q&A forum
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Note II, S3, LG Optimus G, Nexus 4, One X+.
Sorry lol I didn't really mean 300+ dollar phones. I know I didn't specify my fault.
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gagdude said:
In case you didn't yet realize, you posted this in the Nexus 4 Q&A forum
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And yes I do realize. didn't know where else to post. maybe general if a mod would move it.
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Well, the 8GB N4 is your best cheapest option at $320ish after tax and shipping.
Otherwise, on T-Mobile I'd try to pick up a used T-Mobile Galaxy S2 or HTC One S. You should be able to get one for $200-250 and they should do what you want. The Galaxy Nexus could also be an option but it might be harder to get one for under $250. That said, it has a less capable CPU/GPU than the other two(the OneS has the best one), but a bigger and arguably better screen and obviously the best dev support and upgrade path. None of them will impress you with their batteries though. That's the price of these 4.3+ screens. You'll have to get a huge aftermarket battery to get around it.
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And yes I do realize. didn't know where else to post. maybe general if a mod would move it.
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Lol just though it was kinda funny and random.
Anyways I think a good phone would be the Motorola Atrix 2 (sells new at $250 now). Since you would be on tmobile it doesn't have access to their older 4G (1900 MHz band) networks but T-Mobile has rapidly refarmed their spectrum to allow for the 1700 MHz that the Atrix 2 is capable of
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Ok cool I like the one s I might try that. I've looked at the atrix 2 before. Might give it a try, idk weigh my options think a little.
Thanks tho
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New Device:Suggestions?

Hello all,
I'm planning to get a new device.
Is nexus 4 good on hardware given that it's made by lg?
Should I buy htc one x+ or galaxy s3 instead?
What are your recommendations?
I can afford upto 30k or 550_600$.
HTC One costs around 43k,if you can afford that much then I would really recommend it.Nexus 4 would be a good choice too.
Oops I meant to say htc one x+
http://www.flipkart.com/htc-s728e-one-x/p/itmdkaabrsfd7guz
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Oops I meant to say htc one x+
http://www.flipkart.com/htc-s728e-one-x/p/itmdkaabrsfd7guz
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It's a nice one but I think n4 is better,it doesn't have much memory though.
Wasimk32 said:
It's a nice one but I think n4 is better,it doesn't have much memory though.
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I had the same thing in mind.
But it has a better interface, processor and beats audio.
I don't care for most if these but has lg made a good hardware for the nexus 4???
Btw nexus 4 arriving here in a week
Agreed,sense will always have a better ui than anything in the world
Don't care about the beats audio,have seen ppl using other mods despite having beats audio.
Lg is a good company,we don't see it as a cell phone manufacturer,do we?
And you mean,you've ordered n4?
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Agreed,sense will always have a better ui than anything in the world
Don't care about the beats audio,have seen ppl using other mods despite having beats audio.
Lg is a good company,we don't see it as a cell phone manufacturer,do we?
And you mean,you've ordered n4?
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Nah not ordered yet. I mean it's coming officially in India in a week.
gobz said:
Nah not ordered yet. I mean it's coming officially in India in a week.
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And regarding lg, my brother had lg optimus black he said LG is s#!t on hardware, hence I was concerned.
gobz said:
And regarding lg, my brother had lg optimus black he said LG is s#!t on hardware, hence I was concerned.
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What you mean by hardware?
Build quality?
Yes
Then Slymobi must have something to say about it.Nexus 4 to me looks good,has a much better build quality than any of the Samsung devices.
I'd go for the N4. Purely because your getting a pure google handset, with new updates guaranteed (unlike HTC. Who sometimes cancel or don't even bother to update devices), you'll also get something that's easy to BL unlock, root and experiment with. And being a nexus device, I'm sure there would be a lot try out!
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gobz said:
Yes
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The build quality is just great! Just the speakers and the camera are not as good as the HTC one's. I had both phones One and Nexus and this glass look looks just so much better than the "plastic" from the HTC One X. And it's also easier to root than the HTC phone. It was a pain in the ass to root the One X and to flash ROMs on it. The Nexus is definitly the better choice also in relation to the money,
I'd get the nexus 4. I already have a nexus 4 and it is brilliant. It feels more premium than the galaxy s3 and the htc one x+. Plus it is easier to root and will have excellent developer support. You also get the newest updates from Google themselves.
I have the one x, great device, doesnt feel "cheap" at all, n4, while having more "premium" feeling also can break more easy so keep that in mind.
Also, hox is easy to root, dont know why is everyone saying its hard lol.
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Thanks for the feedback guys..
I came across this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163979
Also the latest Nokia lums is good and it doesn't cost a lot.
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Pator57 said:
Also the latest Nokia lums is good and it doesn't cost a lot.
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Ive seen it. Frankly Id prefer android!
The hardware of the N4 is amazing for the price. Fastest phone I've ever used for sure. For value/speed, nothing comes close.
The glass back is fragile so just make sure you purchase the right protection.
Jellybean 4.2 is so good you could use it without the need for rooting
gobz said:
Thanks for the feedback guys..
I came across this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163979
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Never happened to me...strange. I think the 4.2.2 update solved this issiue for the most people. I think that happens to maybe 1 of 1000 N4 devices. And if yours is affected you can send it back and order a new N4.
You can still choose the HOX its also a nice device and it has almost no bugs but its got that crappy Tegra processor which seems to be not very familiar with the android system itself and some Gameloft games.

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