Hello,
I'm thinking to change my cellphone. I'm find two goods alternative the HTC Incredible and the HTC Nexus One. Both have the same characteristics and I don't know which of them to choose.
What do you think about it? What would you recommend it?
One important issue for me is that both can be rooted and can install ROMs.
Thank you.
Hello cabrerachaparro,
Well IMO, being an Incredible owner, I say you can't go wrong with the Dinc. It is by far the first phone that has lived up to the hype and its name Incredible. I have yet to find one thing the phone can't do. It is not extremely difficult to root and flash ROM's as long as you read everything 3 times before doing anything. The list of ROM's out there by some amazing Dev's is huge. Some may bash the battery life but with proper adjustments I get great battery life for the most part. However I've only had the Dinc so I am biased but even with discount incentives to upgrade I find it hard to leave it until something leaps and bounds comes out.
They are essentially the same thing minus the droid incs 8gb emmc storage. Id pick the inc cause of the 8 free gb and its on verizon. And its a tough as$ phone. I've dropped mine at least 25 times, no case and not a scratch.
Youre looking at a crackflashing troll with ORD
They're more or less the same phone (A minor difference someone else mentioned is the 8GB internal memory) so it pretty much comes down to carrier:
If you're on Verizon, go with the Incredible
If you're not on Verizon and wan't to get on Verizon, go with the Incredible AND DO IT NOW! before unlimited data ends in 2 days.
If you're on some other carrier, go with the Nexus One.
(Sense is probably a consideration... but carrier is the most important)
The Nexus One also has a 5MP camera, vs. our 8MP camera. Just nit picking lol.
I was going to get the Nexus One when it was announced for VZW. I was completely sold on it, but then they said it wouldn't actually be going to go to VZW but, they suggested checking out the Droid Incredible and here I am today a year and 3 months later lol.
As other people said, it mostly depends on what carrier you want to stick with.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running a random CM7 nightly.
I didn't realize that the Incredible works with CDMA and in my country the carriers only work with GSM
So I think I will have to choose the Nexus One.
cabrerachaparro said:
I didn't realize that the Incredible works with CDMA and in my country the carriers only work with GSM
So I think I will have to choose the Nexus One.
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i'd wait for the next LG Nexus that will come out by the end of this year with quad core and 4g lte
I know your getting the nexus one as you stated it works where your at, but I owned a nexus one and I got say the incredible takes it out. The screen on my incredible is way better than my nexus one. The black on my N1 was faded and the white was a light brown. I don't know which screen it was as there are two different screens. Seems like the inc has more internal memory too. I haven't had to transfer apps to the sdcard.
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cvbcbcmv said:
when was that announced? Sounds cool. My contracts up in december, if I have an option of 4g, and a quad core processor, I will F*cking die!
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lol its going to AT&T and will most likely pack TEGRA 3 With AT&T 4G LTE Network
Those are just rumors about the new nexus, it hasn't been announced yet so no real details are known.
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I know your getting the nexus one as you stated it works where your at, but I owned a nexus one and I got say the incredible takes it out. The screen on my incredible is way better than my nexus one. The black on my N1 was faded and the white was a light brown. I don't know which screen it was as there are two different screens. Seems like the inc has more internal memory too. I haven't had to transfer apps to the sdcard.
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Both the N1 and Incredible use the same screens. They are either AMOLED or SLCD. I have 2 AMOLED N1s and the screen looks identical to my wife's AMOLED Inc. The Inc w/Hardware version 0002 is AMOLED, hardware version 0003 is SLCD. I have 2nd phone that is an SLCD Inc and its screen looks much better than AMOLED, IMO.
Yeah, the Inc has more internal memory, something like 1GB I think? N1 only has 512MB. Inc also has an additional 8GB emmc which can be reconfigured to work as SD for putting apps on it as well.
The 5MP camera on the N1 actually takes better looking pics than the Inc.
The Inc has a better touchscreen that actually registers multitouch correctly. N1 has the multitouch "bug".
The Inc is also sealed better, no dust gets in the screen like the N1.
IMO, the Inc also looks nicer.
N1 has better battery life and I also like the multicolor indicator ball.
Although I guess it's a moot comparison because OP can't use the Inc. If they made a GSM Inc, I would definitely choose it over the N1.
Yes, sadly the Inc only works for CDMA and my carrier works with GSM so it seems I will choose the N1. I don't if there is another GSM Android with the same specifications and of course similar price
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Inc also has an additional 8GB emmc which can be reconfigured to work as SD for putting apps on it as well.
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How do you do this??
bast525 said:
How do you do this??
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Follow post #5 by ardax:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12844337&postcount=5
You'll need to be rooted to change the file though.
My DInc didn't come with a MicroSD card and I didn't have any other use for the emmc so I was real happy I was able to get that to work. Your emmc will become /sdcard and the SD card will become /emmc.
Hmmm that is a bit of a compromise. I have a decent sized card but I would love to free up that space by moving apps back to emmc.
If your SD card is mapped to /emmc, I think the phone would still see any media you put on it. I think the main difference with mounting the SD card under /emmc and emmc under /sdcard is you can then install apps to the emmc. Oh, and I noticed the HTC Notes app won't recognize the switcheroo.
cabrerachaparro said:
Yes, sadly the Inc only works for CDMA and my carrier works with GSM so it seems I will choose the N1. I don't if there is another GSM Android with the same specifications and of course similar price
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You could go get the Droid Incredible and go to "Las Malvinas" by Breña in Peru and get the people there to unlock the phone for you for a very small fee lol. When my folks go there to see relatives, they bring their Verizon phones and they work. Also a cousin of mine was able to get an unlocked Verizon phone to work in Peru as well even-though Peru seems to only have a GSM cell structure (Claro and Movistar). The HTC Incredible has only dual bands for CDMA so it might be impossible to pull it off. Have you considered getting the HTC Incredible 2? It has GSM and CDMA combos for better World coverage. The N1 sounds good too.
Incredible the best
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Nexus One vs. z Mytouch 4g - is it worth it, real life experiences are much more appreciated, thx.
Nexus S - naw...
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If you like Swype and the Sense UI, or if you are going to Root the phone, I like the MT4G.
It has the updated snapdragon chip, Qualcomm MSM8255
It has 768MB internal vice the 512MB (weakness of Nexus IMO)
It has the FFC
It is also a HSPA+ (4G)
It has a bigger screen 3.8" I think vice 3.7"
My buddy has this phone and all in all I like the feel (HTC metal), if I was not stuck on AT&T (Nexus) I would jump at this one.
I just bought The Mt4g for my girl.. and i own the nexus one...
everything Lightning N1 listed are true... i hate the ui.. but if you plan on rootting it i would say get the mt4g...
very fast
nice size screen...
4g
fcc
And it has alot more internal memory as the nexus one only has 512 mb
It defenitly a phone what will last you a while...
cyanogenmod doesnt have a stable release out yet but progress is being made day by day...
would agree mytouch 4g is nice in person. I thought about it but found a $160 vibrant on craigslist. Traded my nexus one for an iphone 4, didnt like iphone and probably going to sell it for $500 and purchase a nexus s but vibrant is pretty much same feel to me.
baronsamedi said:
I just bought The Mt4g for my girl.. and i own the nexus one...
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Haha! I did the same!
Lightning N1 said:
It has 768MB internal vice the 512MB (weakness of Nexus IMO)
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Yes, this is amazing. I am ASTONISHED by the sheer amount of apps my gf can install and never getting the "low on space" message. I'm so jealous. (Definitely the weakness of the Nexus.)
As has been said already:
- HSPA+ 4G
- Bigger screen
- Front facing camera
- Dedicated camera button
- Much better CPU and GPU
- No touch panel recalibration / multitouch issues
AND, here's the kicker...
Nexus One: $529 (+$25 developer fee)
Nexus S: $529
MyTouch 4G: $450!
What the?? How in the heck is that possible?
The MT4G is definitely better in every way. Get it and you won't be missing much from the Nexus One.
The only thing would be custom ROMs and not being able to have future Android versions for a long time. HTC and T-Mobile might take months and months to update, or may never update the phone. But if you're reading these very forums, you probably already know / have the capacity to root and install your own ROM.
Bottom line: the MT4G is better, has more features, yet is somehow $80 cheaper.
also if you been with t-mobile for awhile they will give it to you for 400 dollars with free shipping... thats what i paid.. im in a no contract plan
baronsamedi said:
also if you been with t-mobile for awhile they will give it to you for 400 dollars with free shipping... thats what i paid.. im in a no contract plan
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How did you manage this? In-store? Called over the phone?
I would love to get the Mytouch 4g but it doesn't support t-zones. Therefore, I'll be sticking with my Nexus One... it stinks to be a poor prof. student!
I'm not looking right now. But if I was, then the MT4g would be my best choice! It's a favorate so far in the Tmonews vote:
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/12/your-vote-for-best-t-mobile-phone-of-2010/
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very fast
nice size screen...
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4g... what a marketing jargon...
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I've got a few feelers out on Craigslist to get a MyTouch 4G.
I think thats my next phone.
I picked up a G2 and it was ok but who needs a keyboard with Swype ?
So I sold that and bought a Nexus S last saturday.
I dont like the no track pad track ball thing.
Its excruciating that you have no way to move the curser.
Yeah the screen is snappier and its faster than the Nexux One
but I'm returning the Nexus S to Best Buy this morning and voiding
the two year contract since I'm still in the buyers remorse period.
Back to the Nexus One.
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How did you manage this? In-store? Called over the phone?
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called and asked for the loyalty department
My parents both bought MT4Gs over the holidays. Very nice hardware, I'm jealous of the bigger screen, camera button and the trackpad.
One big flaw though, the USB port is on the side, so no car mount. Rumor has it there's one that works in landscape, but it sure looks goofy.
N1 is smaller in the pocket though and getting GB quick will be nice. Wonder what the official build for the MT4G will be in 6 months?
Paul22000 said:
Haha! I did the same!
Yes, this is amazing. I am ASTONISHED by the sheer amount of apps my gf can install and never getting the "low on space" message. I'm so jealous. (Definitely the weakness of the Nexus.)
As has been said already:
- HSPA+ 4G
- Bigger screen
- Front facing camera
- Dedicated camera button
- Much better CPU and GPU
- No touch panel recalibration / multitouch issues
AND, here's the kicker...
Nexus One: $529 (+$25 developer fee)
Nexus S: $529
MyTouch 4G: $450!
What the?? How in the heck is that possible?
The MT4G is definitely better in every way. Get it and you won't be missing much from the Nexus One.
The only thing would be custom ROMs and not being able to have future Android versions for a long time. HTC and T-Mobile might take months and months to update, or may never update the phone. But if you're reading these very forums, you probably already know / have the capacity to root and install your own ROM.
Bottom line: the MT4G is better, has more features, yet is somehow $80 cheaper.
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I was under the impression the 768 RAM was the system memory... not storage...?
What are everyone's thoughts (if any) on the Genius button?
I plan to "upgrade" to mytouch 4g once it costs $0 for 2 year extension contract.
leo221 said:
I plan to "upgrade" to mytouch 4g once it costs $0 for 2 year extension contract.
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And when will that be?
Always go back to the nexus one! Lol. Yeah it's true that mytouch 4g is better in every way. But you have to miss that color track ball and the sexy looking that the nexus owns. Hint at the uni body vs plastic. I love the mytouch 4g specs tho.
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Having owned the Nexus One twice now, I can say that the MyTouch 4g hardware feels like the hardware that should have become the Next Nexus. The software has a lot of T-MOBILE in it but none of it bothers me. In fact, I really like it. I do not miss the Nexus One at all now that I own this.
Best and fastest phone out for TMO now.
I like it much better than the Nexus S I had for a week and returned.
Its faster than the G2 and Nexus One.
Downside is the bloatware that takes some getting used to
after using stock Android on the N1 for so long.
I got the Skyfire browser off the market and that helped,
as the stock browser made me go "huh ?" .
The MT4G is a great phone for now till the dual cores start showing up.
Before I start I want yo say that this is not solo for the AT&T version, but any version and I would like to hear it from you guys, opinions fears and hopes.
Leme be the first on this post that says I'm going to get this baby. why? I'm interested I'm the docks as its being a smartphone feature I've personally being expecting the most as I see a promising future. I know this may be the first but won't be the last and hopefully becomes a common feature with the time that will be considered rather useful with increasing smartphone technology.
What I fear is how thigh Motorola plans on closing the bootloader... only allowing little development for the phone.
My hopes are that Motorola in plans on cleaning their reputation will find (or has found) a way to get them both(security and openness) walking together down the same road
Just added a Poll for those who would better Like a vote ^^
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tegra 2 chip, 1GB ram, qHD display, finger print sensor, 1950 mHA battery, this is just a few down the list. I will buy this sucker, my first ever Android and Motorola experience
In my opinion, its the best Android to come out on AT&T which I am currently happy with. I bought just the phone and got a great price. Coming from an iPhone 4 and anxious to try out Android finally.
Aside from the obvious reasons to buy the Atrix, I am a Motorola two-way radio technician and I constantly get asked by my customers as to why I don't carry a "Droid". Well for one, I don't like the way CDMA sounds compared to GSM and two, I get a 15% discount with at&t that I can't get with any other carrier.
Since at&t works very well in the areas I need service, I've got no reason to switch.
I will be getting the Atrix.
Im living in Europe and for me its presently a decision between the LG Optimus 2X or the Motorola Atrix 4G.
And at the moment I am more or less solo considering the Atrix, but I will only get the Atrix provided:
1: It can get root (Done)
2: Its bootloader is not locked
2a: Or in the case that it is locked, that the lock is broken by the time I want to get it.
Thats really what it all comes down to for me at this point. I dont want to pay several 100 dollars for a damned phone that I am not "allowed" to mess with "for my own safety". What a load of crap really.
If those 2 things I listed get cleared up come April, then I am getting the Atrix . And if not then I am getting the LG instead. Its that simple really...
Why not buy it? The best phone in the market now, man!
tuantuti said:
tegra 2 chip, 1GB ram, qHD display, finger print sensor, 1950 mHA battery, this is just a few down the list. I will buy this sucker, my first ever Android and Motorola experience
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Same here, although I did own a razr back in the day. Great specs on this device.
This was a simple choice for me. Finally a good android phone on my carrier and I'm up for a equipment discount. I'm glad I waited the few extra months.
Does anyone know if the Nvidia app store will be on the Atrix? I know I saw a video on it but I have not seen it reviewed in any of the videos I've seen for the Atrix on youtube.
Yes I am getting it, and the efuse doesn't bother me at all. The specs of the phone are great and I really don't have a problem with stock.
It will make a nice upgrade from my Nexus One
I know people wish upon this few things that they can't have. But this will make a great phone until next year.
I have a nexus one, so this really is a resolution upgrade for me since my N1 is pentile as well.
The N1 has horrible battery life compared to the Atrix, and the touch sensor is garbage. So these two things alone will make make my usage of the phone better.
Non proprietary HDMI and USB ports are much nicer than the $50 cable Samsung wants to charge.
I despise AT&T for disabling HSUPA, and this really make it not a 4G phone, but T-Mobile sucks here and Sprint has nothing interesting. We're getting LTE this year so next year I may consider Verizon.
For now, this Atrix is a pretty good thing for me.
-James
for geadget lovers,
this is a stand out phone , because of the docks. maybe in the future more modal phones/comps will be on the market. So as the first (beside the foleo) the atrix has to be in the personal collection or history (similar to the Nokia 8110, Ericcson r520m, SE T68, Nokia N95, iPhone 2G and some others). I tell you, sometimes you will look back, and maybe the atrix will be one of your phones you will remember, the docks pricey or not will make the difference.
... my two cents, still remember my r520m (bluetooth gprs tether, year 2000)
... sorry about the double post, mixed the topics ...
Just ordered mine.....my birthday is the 23rd so my Awsome GF is buying it for me.
Yes. I was wary foe a while, jumping between this and the Galaxy S 2.
Dual core, 1 gig DDR 2 RAM, great battery, high resolution sscreen.
Mainly for.the speed. I also just picked up 250 so I might look into a dock as well for when im on the computer.
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Yes. I was wary for a while, jumping between this and the Galaxy S 2.
Dual core, 1 gig DDR 2 RAM, great battery, high resolution sscreen.
Mainly for.the speed. I also just picked up 250 so I might look into a dock as well for when im on the computer.
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If they crack the bootloader come April then I am getting the Atrix, otherwise I will be getting the LG.
Raspster said:
Does anyone know if the Nvidia app store will be on the Atrix? I know I saw a video on it but I have not seen it reviewed in any of the videos I've seen for the Atrix on youtube.
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I just did a google search for Tegra Zone and their site says it is coming soon.
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I'm thinking of getting the HTC One S when tmobile starts to sell it this month. It looks like a great phone and has all the features I want. Was wondering if anyone else is thinking of getting it.
Its nothing compared to the one s though. Better of waiting for the s3 since you'll be using it for two years.
There's nothing wrong with my vib oozing iced butter and bacon right now.I recommend waiting 4 more months and get the G3 or if tmo could get the htc one X that would be a consideration
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There's nothing wrong with my vib oozing iced butter and bacon right now.I recommend waiting 4 more months and get the G3 or if tmo could get the htc one X that would be a consideration
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I beleive that the X is going to at&t while tmobile gets the S...either way im getting one
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i'll probably get one. benchmarks show the S4 dualcore outdoes the T3 quadcore chip. no need to wait around for a One X. By that time, the SGS3 should be out.
I'm actually still waiting for a device for tmobile with a true hd display.. similar to that of the current galaxy nexus. From what I understand the oneX has one but I'm not aware of any plans for it coming over to tmobile. Also personally, I'm not a fan of how the camera protrudes out the back of many htc phones.
Even though I'm quite satisfied with my vibrant running ics passion (occasional gps issues aside).. I've started to notice the lack of power while browsing and the occasional lags more and more. I used my friends galaxyS2 (att) the other day and was blown away at the speed and was left wanting more out of my phone.
I get a sense that tmobile is really dragging their heels in getting better devices. If I didn't have a serious dislike of being on mobile contracts I probably would have jumped ship already. I can live without true 4g.. fake 4g (hspa+) seems plenty fast to me... even my 3g vibrant is probably good enough for what I use the phone for.
I don't know.. just babbling...
and hoping tmobile steps up their game and offers some nicer devices.
All I want is a phone with a 4.7 HD screen, removable batt and micro sd, seems to be hard to find...nothing around the corner, still on the vibrant, nothing in sight so far...Sprint's EVO One (ONE X sprint style) looks great, but it's sprint and their data speeds are crap and no one has them so you use up anytime minutes quick...
There's a few phones I keep seeing, like LG and couple of others, but for some reason the US can't get **** for phones, like the rest of the world does, or if they do it's on att or verizon, and no, I don't want to pay 150/month for my cell phone..
I want a phone with about a 4.3" screen, flash on the camera, removable battery, and Micro SD. Preferably with that new S4 snapdragon... that things appears to be a beast. But I'm looking for a phone that devs are going to get behind. After having been in the Vibrant community, it'd be really hard to live with a phone that didn't have good dev support. I would honestly be really happy with my wife's HTC Amaze 4g if the dev support was more like the Vibrant. That phone is a beast and I can only imagine how smooth it would run with a good rom like CM9 on it. (but it's my wife's so it's staying stock LOL)
The non-removable battery and no Micro SD is a deal breaker for me. I'm also surprised to see only 16Gb of internal storage in any new phone, especially this one.
I need a phone that blows my socks off the same way my Vibrant did after it was rooted and customized. If there are any regrets I'll be seriously disappointed.
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I just want a phone whose GPS works reliably and a good DAC. I mainly use my phone for those two things. I was hoping HTC would've nailed a good DAC (as I'm aware that HTC has the best GPS rigs), but it just wasn't meant to be.
I am going to wait for a better phone. The One S just doesn't do it for me. Sure its probably better than the vibrant but if I'm going to extend my contract, which has been up for about 8 months, I'm going to need a phone that I will be happy with for the next two years. When the next generation of phones which are almost here are offering far superior specs and capabilities, it makes no sense to upgrade to a mildly better phone. T-Mobile should see that and not insult us with "little brother" phones. If I'm paying for it, plus two years on contract, I want my moneys worth. I'm a big boy and I like big boy toys.
I would have loved to get the One S, but would never consider buying a phone with only 16GB and no microSD. I can't tell you how much I want to avoid buying anything from Samsung ever again due to anger over the Vibrant GPS problems and lack of update and other support.
So, I've been rocking the MT4G since Dec 2010. Great phone. I've also been out of the US since June 2011 (been in Nigeria). Now, I return somewhere between next week and June. When I get back, I want a new phone.
But, I'm confused. I've read several articles only to get confused. Right now, there's three phones that look good. HTC Amaze, HTC One X, HTC One S. Now, here's where I'm confused about:
1. With the One series, are both coming to T-Mo or just the S?
2. I read that the One series will only have Edge, but then I read they will have 42Mbps 4G - what will they one run at in the US? Seriously, one article literally said Edge and one paragraph later said HSPA+. (Maybe I'm just that sleepy and can't read right now)
3. Articles kept confusing me on radios and crap. T-Mo is GSM, so if I travel outside of the country again (I will), will I be able to use the One series phones like I did with the MT4G? The MT4G gave me 4G outside the country as well.
I'm extremely disappointed that they will not have microSD slots (seriously?)
Right now, assuming T-Mo is only getting the S, I see the Amaze as still the better bang for buck for two reasons: NFID and microSD.
Please help me out and your help is appreciated. If there's typos in this post, forgive me. I'm tired and hungry as hell.
1. From what I have read, T-Mobile will be receiving both phones. I am 100% sure that the One S is coming to T-Mobile. A quick google search gave me this: CLICK
2. Both phones shall have 4G; 100% guaranteed if you buy it from T-Mobile
3. I'm quite confident that it will be GSM. Just make sure that T-Mobile unlocks the phone so it can be used internationally.
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1. From what I have read, T-Mobile will be receiving both phones. I am 100% sure that the One S is coming to T-Mobile. A quick google search gave me this: CLICK
2. Both phones shall have 4G; 100% guaranteed if you buy it from T-Mobile
3. I'm quite confident that it will be GSM. Just make sure that T-Mobile unlocks the phone so it can be used internationally.
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I S-Off and Root, so no worry there. Its just that they're adding all of these radio frequencies and I want to make sure it works at least as well as the MT4G does abroad. And, that link is for people in the UK. I need to know about T-Mo USA.
What do you feel about the Amaze compared to these two?
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I S-Off and Root, so no worry there. Its just that they're adding all of these radio frequencies and I want to make sure it works at least as well as the MT4G does abroad. And, that link is for people in the UK. I need to know about T-Mo USA.
What do you feel about the Amaze compared to these two?
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If you're looking for ROMs and stuff, the Amaze IS NOT the way to go. They haven't even achieved S-OFF I believe. Go with the X or S
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Don_Perrignon said:
I S-Off and Root, so no worry there. Its just that they're adding all of these radio frequencies and I want to make sure it works at least as well as the MT4G does abroad. And, that link is for people in the UK. I need to know about T-Mo USA.
What do you feel about the Amaze compared to these two?
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check t-mobile's website. they have the HTC One S up there.
i personally don't think that the HTC One X will come to TMOUS, because AT&T has it... but hey it's all good. i heard AT&T thinks that data speed is more important than phone speed, so the American version of the One X will still be duo core like the One S... if i were going to get a HTC One X, i would get it from another country... IMHO
Want to relieve yourself from all the confusion? Go for the amaze. SD card slot, remove able battery, 8mp camera with dual led(awesome pics), 42mbps 4g( I've read some where HTC one series won't be 42mbps 4g speeds), dual core and will be getting official ics just like the one series devices.
By the way, T-Mobile will be getting the one s and att the one x. In my opinion, the one s barely has any improvements on the amaze if any besides ics which the amaze will be getting. The amaze is a beast out the box. I bought it for my girl. I love the damn thing. I for sure won't be considering the one series. Ill be purchasing the amaze soon.
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If you're looking for ROMs and stuff, the Amaze IS NOT the way to go. They haven't even achieved S-OFF I believe. Go with the X or S
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You're kidding me... I'm sure they'll get it though. I recall the MT4G being a pain for devs to figure out, but they got it.
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check t-mobile's website. they have the HTC One S up there.
i personally don't think that the HTC One X will come to TMOUS, because AT&T has it... but hey it's all good. i heard AT&T thinks that data speed is more important than phone speed, so the American version of the One X will still be duo core like the One S... if i were going to get a HTC One X, i would get it from another country... IMHO
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So... In that case... Should I get the phone from AT&T and use it on T-Mobile? But, again, this whole radio thing, there's a whole even more confusing thread about this issue. About the 1700 3G and Edge thing. Everyone in that thread is confused.
If I get either of these phones, be it the S or the X, I want 4G. When I got abroad again, I still want 4G.
I guess when I get back to the States, I'll be having a long talk with T-Mobile.
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Want to relieve yourself from all the confusion? Go for the amaze. SD card slot, remove able battery, 8mp camera with dual led(awesome pics), 42mbps 4g( I've read some where HTC one series won't be 42mbps 4g speeds), dual core and will be getting official ics just like the one series devices.
By the way, T-Mobile will be getting the one s and att the one x. In my opinion, the one s barely has any improvements on the amaze if any besides ics which the amaze will be getting. The amaze is a beast out the box. I bought it for my girl. I love the damn thing. I for sure won't be considering the one series. Ill be purchasing the amaze soon.
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Dangit man, then it makes me want to wait. I can't S-Off and root the Amaze at this point. I just realized after I made my last post how long the Amaze has been out and they've yet to S-Off and root the thing.
The S not having NFID and only 16GB pretty much breaks it. So, I was hoping the X would come as well. How sure are you that we're only getting the S?
Okay, seriously, I'm going to bed. I will check this in the morning.
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Dangit man, then it makes me want to wait. I can't S-Off and root the Amaze at this point. I just realized after I made my last post how long the Amaze has been out and they've yet to S-Off and root the thing.
The S not having NFID and only 16GB pretty much breaks it. So, I was hoping the X would come as well. How sure are you that we're only getting the S?
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yeah the Amaze is a nice phone, but still sad to see that it still hasnt been S=OFF. but concerning your 4G question...I think if you buy an unlocked phone from another carrier, youll only be able to use EDGE or 3G at the most because of the different radio bands used. my contract is up in October, so I still have some time to find some better phones coming out later this year
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Want to relieve yourself from all the confusion? Go for the amaze. SD card slot, remove able battery, 8mp camera with dual led(awesome pics), 42mbps 4g( I've read some where HTC one series won't be 42mbps 4g speeds), dual core and will be getting official ics just like the one series devices.
By the way, T-Mobile will be getting the one s and att the one x. In my opinion, the one s barely has any improvements on the amaze if any besides ics which the amaze will be getting. The amaze is a beast out the box. I bought it for my girl. I love the damn thing. I for sure won't be considering the one series. Ill be purchasing the amaze soon.
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I would personally disagree. Not only does the One Series have better hardware and software out of the box, but because of it's insane hype and the fact that it is international, it will have fast and great development for a long time (think HTC Sensation).
I thought tmobile only got the one s... I'm pretty sure about that
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Wow there is so much wrong info in this thread! 1. The T-mobile One S will have 42mps HSPA+ on the AWS 1700/2100 bands. If the country does not support those it will fall to 2g/Edge speeds. If your mytouch 4g had 4g signal where you was at then you will get 4G on the One S from T-mobile USA since they are on the same bands. 2. Rumors say that T-mobile is getting a One X variant called the G4X with the Tegra 3 running stock ICS a sequel to Lg's G2X with the Tegra 2.
P.S. To respond to another post the Dual Core Qualcomm S4 IS NOT A DOWNGRADE from the Tegra 3 they are both very powerful.
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Dangit man, then it makes me want to wait. I can't S-Off and root the Amaze at this point. I just realized after I made my last post how long the Amaze has been out and they've yet to S-Off and root the thing.
The S not having NFID and only 16GB pretty much breaks it. So, I was hoping the X would come as well. How sure are you that we're only getting the S?
Okay, seriously, I'm going to bed. I will check this in the morning.
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I have my girls amaze unlocked and rooted. Running a custom recovery, rom with faux amaze custom kernel. You don't need s-off to root the amaze or flash.
Also, in the topic of s-off, a few known devs already figures s-off for the amaze. They are just finishing test before posting the how to.
I'm not 100% sure of tmo just getting the one s but it is all over the net that tmo is getting only the one s and att the one x. No matter which, I still won't be getting one.
Just a random thought from an amaze owner, if you want an amazing phone that works then go with the amaze but there's not a big dev scene at all. If you want ROMs and development and all that, go with a One series phone - I agree with the analogy to the sensation and how the One series will have tons of development for being international. The amaze really is a fantastic phone that is barely beat by the One S, except in size cuz the One S is way thin! Other than thinness, development is the only reason I would consider getting a One S or X (the permanent battery and microsd are really annoying, too).
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Yeah, do I think the way to go its just to see what will happen when I get back. Maybe we'll get lucky and the rumors of us getting a variant of the X is true.
Since these come out in April, I might be waiting a while until the next Bugatti HTC comes out..
But, I do need both S-off and root.
How would a European X work on T-Mo's 4G?
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I have been looking around for a new phone too but I think I am just going to keep the MT4G. The ICS Roms for it are running great and the awesome virtuous sense 4 rom is almost ready for prime time. The international One X looks pretty nice. I am not completely sold on the One S.
I wish t-mo had an htc phone that was like the Galaxy Note. Hopefully soon.
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I have been looking around for a new phone too but I think I am just going to keep the MT4G. The ICS Roms for it are running great and the awesome virtuous sense 4 rom is almost ready for prime time. The international One X looks pretty nice. I am not completely sold on the One S.
I wish t-mo had an htc phone that was like the Galaxy Note. Hopefully soon.
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I'm not at all sold on the S. But, is the Virtuous Sense 4 Rom on ICS?
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But, I do need both S-off and root.
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1. With the Amaze, you get a cheaper (price-wise not quality) phone than the One S/X.
2. Barely any difference in the Amaze and the One S power-wise.
3. One S does not have an SD-card slot so you're stuck with 16 GB forever on that phone. Amaze has 16 GB internal memory AND has an SD card slot that will work with 64GB microSD.
4. One S/X do not have removeable batteries, so if they go bad, you have to send the whole phone back for repair/replacement. Also can't carry extra batteries with you to switch out during a long day.
5. I've read that the ceramic cases on the One series have been chipping (poor build quality?).
6. Amaze is supported by Madmaxx's 4EXT recovery, so it can flash kernels from recovery without S-OFF (S-OFF exploit has been discovered though and will probably be released soon).
7. One S/X will have Sense 4.0, while the Amaze should have 3.6 (if you like Sense).
8. One S/X will have ICS right out of the box. Amaze should be receiving it soon.
9. The Amaze's capacitive buttons cause a light bleed on the screen (these can be turned off with root access).
In the end though, the choice is yours. I personally feel like the One S is a downgrade from the Amaze without the microSD. Also (just a small correction to something you wrote) we do have root on this phone.
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1. With the Amaze, you get a cheaper (price-wise not quality) phone than the One S/X.
2. Barely any difference in the Amaze and the One S power-wise.
3. One S does not have an SD-card slot so you're stuck with 16 GB forever on that phone. Amaze has 16 GB internal memory AND has an SD card slot that will work with 64GB microSD.
4. One S/X do not have removeable batteries, so if they go bad, you have to send the whole phone back for repair/replacement. Also can't carry extra batteries with you to switch out during a long day.
5. I've read that the ceramic cases on the One series have been chipping (poor build quality?).
6. Amaze is supported by Madmaxx's 4EXT recovery, so it can flash kernels from recovery without S-OFF (S-OFF exploit has been discovered though and will probably be released soon).
7. One S/X will have Sense 4.0, while the Amaze should have 3.6 (if you like Sense).
8. One S/X will have ICS right out of the box. Amaze should be receiving it soon.
9. The Amaze's capacitive buttons cause a light bleed on the screen (these can be turned off with root access).
In the end though, the choice is yours. I personally feel like the One S is a downgrade from the Amaze without the microSD. Also (just a small correction to something you wrote) we do have root on this phone.
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Yeah, you're forgetting the fact that the One S won't have the NFID Chip. This is the whole thing I really want.
Yes, I LOVE Sense! But, really, I think I'll go with the Amaze. Unless there's speculation on the next Bugatti HTC coming to T-Mo after the One S. Because, the let's face it, when the MT4G came out, it was the Bugatti of phones at that time. The One S is more like the Lambo.
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1. With the Amaze, you get a cheaper (price-wise not quality) phone than the One S/X.
2. Barely any difference in the Amaze and the One S power-wise.
3. One S does not have an SD-card slot so you're stuck with 16 GB forever on that phone. Amaze has 16 GB internal memory AND has an SD card slot that will work with 64GB microSD.
4. One S/X do not have removeable batteries, so if they go bad, you have to send the whole phone back for repair/replacement. Also can't carry extra batteries with you to switch out during a long day.
5. I've read that the ceramic cases on the One series have been chipping (poor build quality?).
6. Amaze is supported by Madmaxx's 4EXT recovery, so it can flash kernels from recovery without S-OFF (S-OFF exploit has been discovered though and will probably be released soon).
7. One S/X will have Sense 4.0, while the Amaze should have 3.6 (if you like Sense).
8. One S/X will have ICS right out of the box. Amaze should be receiving it soon.
9. The Amaze's capacitive buttons cause a light bleed on the screen (these can be turned off with root access).
In the end though, the choice is yours. I personally feel like the One S is a downgrade from the Amaze without the microSD. Also (just a small correction to something you wrote) we do have root on this phone.
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Just to give a slight rebuttal to a couple of things. I do agree the Amaze is a very nice phone. The Amaze S3 soc is very nice but he S4 is more future proof it's arguably the fastest soc out now!
The T-mo USA is only getting the blur/silver version as of now, which does not have the coating issue.
And which has already been mentioned before the One S will have vastly more custom rom development then the Amaze.
I'm still on the fence on picking this or the HTC One. So what was the selling point of the S4 to you that made you leave your HTC device behind? I seem to change my mind once a day. I had both phones at one point in my cart ready to pull the trigger but just can't decide.
I had the HTC One, got it on release, I returned it and got the SGS4 and am sooooo glad I did. I don't know if I had a dud or what but I wasn't getting strong LTE Signals with the One that I had with my SGS3, got the 4 and I have ZERO issues! Also, the no removable battery and no sd slot really bothered me with The One.
I'm coming from the 3vo and after 4 HTC devices in a row, it was time to make the switch to a phone which will get timely OS and "fix" updates as well as immediate source code drops.....something HTC has never done. I also wanted removable storage and battery.
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I'm coming from the 3vo and after 4 HTC devices in a row, it was time to make the switch to a phone which will get timely OS and "fix" updates as well as immediate source code drops.....something HTC has never done. I also wanted removable storage and battery.
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Good to see you here.hopefully I'll have mine wensday
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shizkoff777 said:
Good to see you here.hopefully I'll have mine wensday
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You too man! I'll have mine shortly after you. I'm gonna hold off just a bit til a better price appears somewhere. Whether it be Best Buy, radio Shack, Amazon, or even Sprint itself.....someone will have will have it for $199 before June. Seeing some great devs posting in here. Thinking the dev community here as well as the phone itself will be phenomenal.
I was on the fence for a while as well. It seems like to me the most important difference is the speaker on the One. Either way both phones are amazing. I don't think there is a wrong choice.
I came from an EVO 4G LTE. I really wanted to get the One when it was first announced, but when I played with one in the store, it felt too similar to my EVO (size, screen size).
I've never had a non-HTC Android device and thought it would be refreshing to try Samsung out for the next year or so.
Lucr3tius said:
I was on the fence for a while as well. It seems like to me the most important difference is the speaker on the One. Either way both phones are amazing. I don't think there is a wrong choice.
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I don't think the HTC is amazing. Too many sacrifices made for the aluminum. Such as weight, size, slimness, and lack of 5" screen even though it's the larger phone. It might find a small niche group of fans but it's not as premium as the iphone so you're getting the best of nothing.
Been a long time HTC person (started with my mogul), but my EVO LTE wouldn't get 4G at my house while other phones did.
Got the S4 and now I have 4G at home.
As you can tell I have an HTC one. I have had all HTC phones for as long as I can remember, well except for the Palm Pre. I have a Samsung Note 10.1 that I would never give up, I say that because I am not brand loyal.
Here is my take original Evo great phone Samsung couldn't touch it. Evo 3d underwhelming to me probably could have gone with Samsung whatever it was that year and been happier. Evo LTE vs S3 chose the evo for no real reason other than well all my other phones were HTC.
Now HTC one vs S4. Screen size 4.7 vs 5 to me no real difference. OLED vs lcd to my eyes Lcd just looks more realistic. I am an avid photographer and I can't stand the OLED colors. I know this can be adjusted to some degree but I still prefer Lcd. Cameras as I said I am a photographer and if there is a chance I am going to take a picture I will have a real camera with me. For the occasional Facebook photo or kid photo either does fine. Build quality polycarbonate vs aluminum, I think the aluminum looks nicer. I don't put cases on my phones so the way it looks is the way it looks.
Functionally the s4 has a lot of cool gimmicks but none of which to me have practical application. Software I will be rooting and installing custom roms on either device so it is not that important.
I chose the one purely on look and feel in my hand. I think either one is really a great phone and you can't go wrong with either.
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As you can tell I have an HTC one. I have had all HTC phones for as long as I can remember, well except for the Palm Pre. I have a Samsung Note 10.1 that I would never give up, I say that because I am not brand loyal.
Here is my take original Evo great phone Samsung couldn't touch it. Evo 3d underwhelming to me probably could have gone with Samsung whatever it was that year and been happier. Evo LTE vs S3 chose the evo for no real reason other than well all my other phones were HTC.
Now HTC one vs S4. Screen size 4.7 vs 5 to me no real difference. OLED vs lcd to my eyes Lcd just looks more realistic. I am an avid photographer and I can't stand the OLED colors. I know this can be adjusted to some degree but I still prefer Lcd. Cameras as I said I am a photographer and if there is a chance I am going to take a picture I will have a real camera with me. For the occasional Facebook photo or kid photo either does fine. Build quality polycarbonate vs aluminum, I think the aluminum looks nicer. I don't put cases on my phones so the way it looks is the way it looks.
Functionally the s4 has a lot of cool gimmicks but none of which to me have practical application. Software I will be rooting and installing custom roms on either device so it is not that important.
I chose the one purely on look and feel in my hand. I think either one is really a great phone and you can't go wrong with either.
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I think this was said just about perfectly. I am in the same situation as you. I have been with HTC since the windows mobile vogue (touch) and have had all the evo's starting with the original. My only brief time without an htc android device was the samsung moment. That experience alone weighed heavily on whether I would ever buy another samsung product. It was complete garbage.
I debated hard on which to choose between the One and the S4. I currently use the evo 4g lte but decided to go with the s4 this time. I like how light the s3 is compared to the evo. I wear a suit to work most days and refuse to use a holster. The Evo lte seems a bit heavy. I love the look and feel of the One but will end up putting it in a case so that makes it almost moot.
A few other deciding factors were the sd card, removable battery and (believe it or not) the location of the power button. That always bothered me with htc phones. I'm still waiting for my costco preordered s4 to arrive. I'm expecting to thoroughly enjoy it but if I don't, I'll exchange it for the One.
We'll see.
I came from an htc evo and evo 3d. So I partially just wanted to try something new but here are the other reasons that I chose the S4:
Removable battery(I usually have a phone for 2 years and I had to replace the battery in my evo 3d after about a year and a half)
Fast wall charger
GG3(never use screen protectors and have never had a scratch on any of my phones)
Larger Battery
troyboytn said:
You too man! I'll have mine shortly after you. I'm gonna hold off just a bit til a better price appears somewhere. Whether it be Best Buy, radio Shack, Amazon, or even Sprint itself.....someone will have will have it for $199 before June. Seeing some great devs posting in here. Thinking the dev community here as well as the phone itself will be phenomenal.
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Yeah I know I'm excited the only thing I'm waiting for is sprint to have it in the store
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I currently have a EvoLTE but after playing with both the One and S4 I decided on the S4. Plus before the S4 even came out in the states it already had a great selection of cases which in my opinion the EvoLTE never had.
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I'm coming from the 3vo and after 4 HTC devices in a row, it was time to make the switch to a phone which will get timely OS and "fix" updates as well as immediate source code drops.....something HTC has never done. I also wanted removable storage and battery.
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I am also a deserter of HTC after 10 years if dedication and countless phones I am jumping ship due to the inability for HTC to ever release a single source code NOR ever a timely update. I am hoping my decision to switch will be concrete before the 14 day return period. Currently I am in a battle with sprint over their 90 day sim unlock policy that I feel is unfair to consumers. The biggest reason I left is due to the lack of a removable battery and no micro sd expansion on the one.
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Yeah I know I'm excited the only thing I'm waiting for is sprint to have it in the store
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I was in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area yesterday and picked mine up at the local store. When I called on a whim expecting them to say it was not available in the stores for another couple weeks boy was I surprised when they told me they had both the white and black in stock. Any who's that's how I got my black mist one.
Well, I decided to go with the HTC One. It came down to price ([email protected] plus $20 gift card) and a few other things but most importantly price. I won't wish this forum good bye yet since I have 14 days to see if I regret my decision, if not I wish you guys the best and although we're not phone brothers we an be Android cousins at the very least.
For those that have a problem with OLED colors being over saturated, you can set the screen to movie mode to dial it down a little. I forgot where I read the article, but if you Google it you might be able to find it. A display firm compared the S4 to the iPhone 5 and said that in movie mode, the color representation was on part with the iPhone.
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You too man! I'll have mine shortly after you. I'm gonna hold off just a bit til a better price appears somewhere. Whether it be Best Buy, radio Shack, Amazon, or even Sprint itself.....someone will have will have it for $199 before June. Seeing some great devs posting in here. Thinking the dev community here as well as the phone itself will be phenomenal.
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I went to my sprint store to get the phone. The sales rep apparently REALLY needed to sell some accessories so he dropped the price of the phone to $199 and sold me the charger and extra battery for my wife's note 2 for $50.
Apparently the reps at corporate stores have the ability to lower the price if they really want to.
I've been using HTC phones for almost 10 years, started with Windows Mobile phones. Sadly I think HTC has lost their way a little bit.
No removable battery, no SD card, and this version of Sense is a trainwreck. I loved my Evo LTE but the battery was a killer just couldn't make it work.
I'm adjusting to Samsung, so far I love the ability to easily root. The hardware is nice but not as polished as the HTC phones. Basically I chose the SUV over the sports car this time.
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I've been using HTC phones for almost 10 years, started with Windows Mobile phones. Sadly I think HTC has lost their way a little bit.
No removable battery, no SD card, and this version of Sense is a trainwreck. I loved my Evo LTE but the battery was a killer just couldn't make it work.
I'm adjusting to Samsung, so far I love the ability to easily root. The hardware is nice but not as polished as the HTC phones. Basically I chose the SUV over the sports car this time.
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+1. I chose the S4 because HTC is going the "IPhone" route as I call it with the non removable battery and no sd card. I am adjusting to the Samsung phone as well but so far so good and the battery is INSANE! I watched a 30 minute video on YouTube and lost 2% on the battery.