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I LOVE my Nexus S! Sure its not perfect....I would have gone for a Desire HD if I wanted the "best". I got the Nexus because I wanted to play...and play I have
Never flashed a rom till this phone. Now I am getting obsessed, clockwork makes it so easy! Tried most of them and I am currently on Cyanogen nightlies. I so look forward to seeing these rom's mature (they are so good after only a few weeks already) and I expect we will have our Nexi (plural of Nexus??) outperforming more modern devices.
So yes, I am very happy and massive respect to the clever people who "cook" roms and kernals for the likes of me, and xda for making it accessible
amazing it is just waiting for cyanogen 7 final version
Amritttt said:
amazing it is just waiting for cyanogen 7 final version
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the nightly is just as stable as a daily driver.. you should try it
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... and I expect we will have our Nexi (plural of Nexus??) outperforming more modern devices.
So yes, I am very happy and massive respect to the clever people who "cook" roms and kernals for the likes of me, and xda for making it accessible
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you can already out perform anything right now if you go for Bionix + Trinity ROM
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the nightly is just as stable as a daily driver.. you should try it
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Its the most stable I have used......its nice
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you can already out perform anything right now if you go for Bionix + Trinity ROM
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I was using that set-up....and it is awesome, powerful and a bit more edgy than cyanogen, however wifi/browser issues forced me to change for now. But I am obsessed now so changing back will be a pleasure when I can rely on wifi
But bionix is a perfect example of how our nexi will be beasts.....
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I was using that set-up....and it is awesome, powerful and a bit more edgy than cyanogen, however wifi/browser issues forced me to change for now. But I am obsessed now so changing back will be a pleasure when I can rely on wifi
But bionix is a perfect example of how our nexi will be beasts.....
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if 1400 is too much for your phone you can try 1300
or even lower 1200
1300 is stable for me, all features working
1400 is a bit too hot for comfort
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if 1400 is too much for your phone you can try 1300
or even lower 1200
1300 is stable for me, all features working
1400 is a bit too hot for comfort
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I tried every combo I could.....each gave me the browser trouble
Complete wipes and fresh flashes.....but no joy.
But it is awesome! The kernal boots in seconds. I am sure they will make a stable version for my delicate device.
If my nexus was a car, Cyanogen is leather seats, neon lights and a spoiler....Bionix/trinity is putting a supercharged V10 under the hood
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I LOVE my Nexus S! Sure its not perfect....I would have gone for a Desire HD if I wanted the "best". I got the Nexus because I wanted to play...and play I have
Never flashed a rom till this phone. Now I am getting obsessed, clockwork makes it so easy! Tried most of them and I am currently on Cyanogen nightlies. I so look forward to seeing these rom's mature (they are so good after only a few weeks already) and I expect we will have our Nexi (plural of Nexus??) outperforming more modern devices.
So yes, I am very happy and massive respect to the clever people who "cook" roms and kernals for the likes of me, and xda for making it accessible
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How refreshing to see a positive review from an NS owner. I also love my NS.
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How refreshing to see a positive review from an NS owner. I also love my NS.
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yeah the Nexus S has taken a lot of flack, sure it is not perfect and not the best ever phone feature wise.....but like you, I love it....It looks damn cool, stylish and it will always be more exotic than HTC etc.
How exactly would the 'best' be the desire hd
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How exactly would the 'best' be the desire hd
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Here in Britain its about as good as you will get spec wise no firebreathing evo's in our shops.
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Here in Britain its about as good as you will get spec wise no firebreathing evo's in our shops.
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Trust me, I've owned an EVO 4G...there's nothing fire-breathing about it, at least not on Sprint's network here in Los Angeles. LOL
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Trust me, I've owned an EVO 4G...there's nothing fire-breathing about it, at least not on Sprint's network here in Los Angeles. LOL
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Yeah but you got far more of a choice state side. I was so tempted by desire HD...that's what my head said....but my heart said nexus. Its like Droid x never made it here and nexus one is rare as hell...only one phone company stocked it
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Here in Britain its about as good as you will get spec wise no firebreathing evo's in our shops.
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It's a nice bit of kit as you'd expect from HTC, but for me, the screen is just that little bit too big. Plus we get AMOLED on the lovely Nexus.
And NFC. Not that it's any use at the moment, but better to have the hardware and wait for Google to find something awesome to do with it than to get 6 months down the line and miss it...
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Here in Britain its about as good as you will get spec wise no firebreathing evo's in our shops.
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the Nexus S has a better CPU/GPU and better screen.
The Evo... Is even worse than the DHD
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Yeah but you got far more of a choice state side. I was so tempted by desire HD...that's what my head said....but my heart said nexus. Its like Droid x never made it here and nexus one is rare as hell...only one phone company stocked it
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U don't want droid x crap...the rest yes cool phones. ..might own my first moto in 2 months. The atrix
I think the dhd is a nice device. I hate the entire sync ****. That phone spent the whole day syncing ...lol
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I LOVE my Nexus S! Sure its not perfect....I would have gone for a Desire HD if I wanted the "best".
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I handed my desire hd to the wife and got a nexus s. The nexus s is far better than the hd. You made the right choice.
-Joel
I love my Gf, daughter.... nexus S... ect
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I really love this phone and have had it since launch but I'm on number five. I just really have bad luck with these kinds of things or perhaps I'm just really ocd. I thought this last one would be perfect finally but I'm having really bad touch screen issues. The phone randomly goes unresponsive. The back button and pretty much the whole lower half of the phone or left side it you are not in landscape. Its starting and stopping even as I type. I love this phone when it works! I cringe every time I go to best buy because I feel like I'm some kind of hypochondriac but the problems are real! My first had a bad screen flaw and since then its been unresponsive back button like this one (minus the screen unresponsiveness), dim back button, dead pixel, and now this one. I have the black tie protection too. I'm not giving up on the phone but man its so frustrating. Just work without defect dang it!
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I just switched from a Vibrant to the G2X today. For those of you thinking of switching over you should know that it's buggier than a Tijuana whore house! It's so bad in fact that an entire thread has been started so people can list the myriad problems with it. Take a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053737
Hell, mine is perfect, no issues..
Remember all the vibrant threads on issues when it was first released? Gps, buttons, signal, cheap etc...
The phone is a beast just like the vibrant despite all the issues it was said to have....
Most of the lil bugs it has is software.. I love my g2x I recommend it to anyone..
I like mine too and have no doubt that the problems will be addressed, either by LG or by dev's making custom ROM's. A RC for Cyanogenmod should be out in a couple of weeks. However if you read some of the posts on that link you'll see that the issues are a little more serious than crappy GPS or slow updates.
no problems here. battery life sucked at first but a factory reset + deleting battery stats fixed that.
seems like besides the LCD bleeding most users are having a good experience with their phones.
Yup I looked at the 2gx but recognized alot of QC problems and just figured I ll wait for S2........... nice to know my gut was right .....
The only outstanding thing about the G2x seems to be its speed, I checked it out at a Tmo store and yeah it's fast but only because of its dual core CPU and stock-like Froyo. I am running Vibrant with Master's Axura ROM and it doesn't feel that much slower than the G2x when it comes to running apps but the webpages opened faster on the G2x (due to its 4G antenna).
The screen quality was very blah after I got spoiled by my Vibrant's Super AMOLED. I am holding out for the Galaxy-2. Even Engadget gave it a glowing review and you know that's something since Engadget's usually too busy sucking Apple's **** to write anything good about non-iCrap phones.
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The only outstanding thing about the G2x seems to be its speed, I checked it out at a Tmo store and yeah it's fast but only because of its dual core CPU and stock-like Froyo. I am running Vibrant with Master's Axura ROM and it doesn't feel that much slower than the G2x when it comes to running apps but the webpages opened faster on the G2x (due to its 4G antenna).
The screen quality was very blah after I got spoiled by my Vibrant's Super AMOLED. I am holding out for the Galaxy-2. Even Engadget gave it a glowing review and you know that's something since Engadget's usually too busy sucking Apple's **** to write anything good about non-iCrap phones.
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Too true about Engadget. I guess I just got a phone from a bad batch. This one has every bug in the book. Crazy battery drain, random reboots, freezes when it goes to sleep. I can't even return it because I got it on the sly from my buddy that works at T-Mo.
OP, you sound suprised... Why?
Not surprised, just disappointed.
What is G2x? :|
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What is G2x? :|
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Google LG G2X
Almost all phones comebout buggy and there is a quick OTA to fix, I wouldn't worry about it they will get it right.
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People said that about the Vibrant, and look where that got this phone
I only miss the vibrants screen. Thats it.
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When I update multiple apps on the Vibrant, while an app is installing, my phone is completely unusable. Neither the HTC G2 that I tried for a week or the G2X so much as breaks into a sweat. I don't know what it is about the Vibrant that causes this. Initially, I thought it was the RFS file system. But even with Bionix and the Voodoo fix, an app install renders the phone unusable until it's complete.
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When I update multiple apps on the Vibrant, while an app is installing, my phone is completely unusable. Neither the HTC G2 that I tried for a week or the G2X so much as breaks into a sweat. I don't know what it is about the Vibrant that causes this. Initially, I thought it was the RFS file system. But even with Bionix and the Voodoo fix, an app install renders the phone unusable until it's complete.
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Still choose my g2x over my vibrant any day, other then light bleed and minor software bugs that all phones have at first (update to gingerbread real soon) it will get fixed real soon... The screen is nice too..
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Still choose my g2x over my vibrant any day, other then light bleed and minor software bugs that all phones have at first (update to gingerbread real soon) it will get fixed real soon... The screen is nice too..
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And overall the phone feels wayyyyy better.
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you guys are kind of comparing g2x to vibrant -> which is not fair
It should be G2X vs SGS2
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you guys are kind of comparing g2x to vibrant -> which is not fair
It should be G2X vs SGS2
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Thats because we were all vibrant owners. Thats our last phone. Thats what we know, and this post is about the g2x.
Now owning the g2x and coming from a vibrant.
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Thats because we were all vibrant owners. Thats our last phone. Thats what we know, and this post is about the g2x.
Now owning the g2x and coming from a vibrant.
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It does not make sense. We all gonna get a new phone and Vibrant is the past (G2X is superior to the Vibrant in every aspect (THIS IS SO OBVIOUS) except for the Screen and ). Would you trade your G2X for a Vibrant ??? If you're kind enough to to that, then it is fine to compare G2X to our good old man Vibrant.
In my urge to find something "different" I'm considering purchasing an X10, but all the reviews say it's just terrible...
Honestly, how bad can it be? Is this just tainted blood from when it was first released on 1.6? Am I wrong in thinking that it's a very usable device, either with the latest updates, or on a rom from the dev section?
I'd say wait another month when it gets Gingerbread and look for reviews then.
Right now, I wouldn't recommend buying it, no matter what custom rom you put on it. There are better phones you can get with the same price.
Ofcourse, I love the design, camera, UI, etc but the screen is so unbelievably bad right now, it goes over anything else
What do you mean the screen is bad? Response or the image on the screen?
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I'd say wait another month when it gets Gingerbread and look for reviews then.
Right now, I wouldn't recommend buying it, no matter what custom rom you put on it. There are better phones you can get with the same price.
Ofcourse, I love the design, camera, UI, etc but the screen is so unbelievably bad right now, it goes over anything else
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The screen isnt that bad at all. And theres always gonna be better devices for the same price no matter what device you have. There are better devices, but how much are you willing to spend?
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Seems they're easily had in the 150 dollar range used...
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Seems they're easily had in the 150 dollar range used...
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Yes...but how much are you willing to spend on a phone? And what's the important features you want?
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Yes...but how much are you willing to spend on a phone? And what's the important features you want?
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I totally agree.
Most of the people that reviewed the x10 used it with Android 1.6.
IMHO, it's as bad as you think it is. But as Mr Patchy said what's the most important thing or feature do you want on a phone?
In my case, I just want a stylish, camera phone that has ANY Android OS in it be 1.6, 2.1 or 2.3, so with or without the GB update, I am quite satisfied.
Of course, any new features are welcome.
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I totally agree.
Most of the people that reviewed the x10 used it with Android 1.6.
IMHO, it's as bad as you think it is. But as Mr Patchy said what's the most important thing or feature do you want on a phone?
In my case, I just want a stylish, camera phone that has ANY Android OS in it be 1.6, 2.1 or 2.3, so with or without the GB update, I am quite satisfied.
Of course, any new features are welcome.
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Well yes....but not 1.6. If you can remember 1.6 the screen was terrible!!! But since 2.1 SE adjusted colors and made it a very nice display imho. But, yes I to find it important to have a quality camera on my phone....big big reason why I ditched my nexus one for my very first X10. Then everything else just fell in place. I loved the phone the day i got it and never looked back....and that was when it was on 1.6 lol.
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I need a quality cam, reliable signal, decent battery life, and a usable messaging system, with an accurate keyboard.
That's about it.
Camera, signal, and battery life are just fine. It's not the fastest phone. It's still pretty laggy even when optimized. Things should really improve with the 2.3 upgrade but even with that, there are faster, more powerful, and featured phones out there.
For the average smartphone user, the major downside to this phone is the low in call volume. I've had to purchase a bluetooth speakerphone for the car (which is great actually). Taking a call in a loud environment is awful.
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I need a quality cam, reliable signal, decent battery life, and a usable messaging system, with an accurate keyboard.
That's about it.
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Id say go for it. You dont sound to demanding, and you dont sound like you need the best of the best. The X10 is pretty pleasing in my experience.
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I've had my x10 since march. Ive had other droids before and an iphone as well but what i really needed was the great camera that the x10 does have. I've always read people having problems with low in call volume but I can say that i've never had that problem myself. I never used the phone with 1.6, when i got it the 2.1 update was already released, so i never experienced the dreadfulness (some say) that was the 1.6 rom.
The x10 is a very beautiful and stylish phone (specially the white one) with an outstanding camera, HD video and android. I can agree, that the rom (The SE one anyway) is not the fastest or more responsive thing on earth, but I don't find it too horrible either. now that it has the dual touch, the large display is a lot better to handle, even if not perfect.
I say go for it. try to find the one dubbed x10 HD (one that comes with 2.1 out of the box), because it is my understanding that it has a better display module that looks even better than the first x10s did.
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Well yes....but not 1.6. If you can remember 1.6 the screen was terrible!!! But since 2.1 SE adjusted colors and made it a very nice display imho. But, yes I to find it important to have a quality camera on my phone....big big reason why I ditched my nexus one for my very first X10. Then everything else just fell in place. I loved the phone the day i got it and never looked back....and that was when it was on 1.6 lol.
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Is it lol? I didn't know since I got the x10 HD.
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Is it lol? I didn't know since I got the x10 HD.
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It was bad on 1.6. I have to admit. Most of my widgets looked like ****. And certain wallpapers i used were not tolerable. Since 2.1 dropped i havent had a single problem. Everything is nice and crisp. Consider yourself lucky lol
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It was bad on 1.6. I have to admit. Most of my widgets looked like ****. And certain wallpapers i used were not tolerable. Since 2.1 dropped i havent had a single problem. Everything is nice and crisp. Consider yourself lucky lol
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What were the colors originally
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If you want to make calls with your phone DON'T buy a X10! The in-call volume still is the worst I ever experienced in my life. All those updates, hacks or custom kernels didn't change anything. When you aren't in a church or library understanding someone is a challenge.
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One thing to consider is how long you plan to use this phone. The X10 Is about to receive android 2.3. This however will be the last official android upgrade that it will receive. I'm close to the end of a 2 year contract so this is not such an issue for me. Granted if you are planning to use a custom roms it won't be a big issue for you either.
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If you want to make calls with your phone DON'T buy a X10! The in-call volume still is the worst I ever experienced in my life. All those updates, hacks or custom kernels didn't change anything. When you aren't in a church or library understanding someone is a challenge.
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get your carrier to repair it. I don't have this issue.
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It's stability ranges from no issue's at all to overheating, "usb & chipset" death.
Support from SE is very much lacking.
The x10 does not do well in low signal area's and will overheat and chew thru the battery on 3G.
The camera is nice but unfortunately lacks a flash.
The screen is great even with only 16Bit color.
It's upto you but i would suggest another handset.
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What were the colors originally
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Did you use the X10 on 1.6? There is a very big noticeable difference between 1.6 and 2.1. While they didnt give us 16m colors they did adjust the colors. Some of the same wallpapers and widgets i used then and now proove a massive difference. Not exactly sure how or what they did...but something was adjusted lol.
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It's stability ranges from no issue's at all to overheating, "usb & chipset" death.
Support from SE is very much lacking.
The x10 does not do well in low signal area's and will overheat and chew thru the battery on 3G.
The camera is nice but unfortunately lacks a flash.
The screen is great even with only 16Bit color.
It's upto you but i would suggest another handset.
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Ive noticed in bad areas it has its problems...sometimes even drops my call. But i most certainly remember my old nexus one had a very similiar issue where i live. When i had the galaxy s i didnt experience such issue...but that was only like a week...and my samsung focus has been by far the greatest. Not a single issue no matter where ive been.
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One of my friends offered me to trade phone I have the evo ****, but his evo4g is in perfect condition. I like the evo4g because of the bigger screen, FrontFacing Camera, and kickstand... but what does the EVO Shift beat it at it... devolpment looks great with EVO too.
Give me your opinions gonna think about trading it. Thanks for your time.
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One of my friends offered me to trade phone I have the evo ****, but his evo4g is in perfect condition. I like the evo4g because of the bigger screen, FrontFacing Camera, and kickstand... but what does the EVO Shift beat it at it... devolpment looks great with EVO too.
Give me your opinions gonna think about trading it. Thanks for your time.
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The evo is the the best phone ever... Ditch the shift and roll with the evo... Seriously? The evo is slower but has a few nicer options... It's all personal preference. My wife has an evo and she can keep it...
Edit: this post is sarcasm... Im trying really hard to not flame you... Did you ask the same question in the evo thread? Im willing to bet that almost all the evo users say evo and majority of shift users say shift... If we didnt like the device, we probably wouldnt have it...
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One of my friends offered me to trade phone I have the evo ****
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Ouch I don't think the EVO shift is **** lol but yeah ask notsointresting how he liked his... He couldn't oc over 1.2 GHz without it locking up
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No i just posted here, but i just wanted to get some opinions on it but most likely the roms over there make the phone run faster and maybe some ROMS faster or equal to the speed of this..
I meant evo shift not **** ahah. typo.
My wife has an OG EVO 4G, I have the Shift. Both rooted, running Mik Roms on both. Other than the Front Facing Camera, and the bigger screen. That's it. I like my Shift better in everyway. Can OC way higher, just as versatile as the OG EVO. IMO stick with the Shift.
the OG EVO is nice for the front cam and bigger screen but myself i prefer having a physical keyboard on the shift instead of wasting screen space typing on the screen.
i just think the shift is a good solid phone and mine has taken many beatings and met many walls and still runs like a german tank fueled on meth
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the OG EVO is nice for the front cam and bigger screen but myself i prefer having a physical keyboard on the shift instead of wasting screen space typing on the screen.
i just think the shift is a good solid phone and mine has taken many beatings and met many walls and still runs like a german tank fueled on meth
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Hahahahahahaha . Very true. That last comment is awesome .
I wouldn't trade it just yet, we have one more good set of roms coming to xda soon
umm
" but most likely the roms over there make the phone run faster and maybe some ROMS faster"
doubting that
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... but what does the EVO Shift beat [the EVO] at?
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Nothing, except the hardware keyboard (which I don't use anywhere near as much as I'd thought). I only have a Shift because the USB port on my EVO stopped working, and I'm glad I carry a tablet as I tend to really hate this phone- if it weren't for Go Launcher Ex (the original Sense Launcher would redraw everything nearly every time, making it really slow) I'd've chucked it out a LONG time ago.
I really should just root it and put AOSP on it, but as it's really just a phone now, haven't gotten around to it.
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Nothing, except the hardware keyboard (which I don't use anywhere near as much as I'd thought). I only have a Shift because the USB port on my EVO stopped working, and I'm glad I carry a tablet as I tend to really hate this phone- if it weren't for Go Launcher Ex (the original Sense Launcher would redraw everything nearly every time, making it really slow) I'd've chucked it out a LONG time ago.
I really should just root it and put AOSP on it, but as it's really just a phone now, haven't gotten around to it.
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The shift dominates the evo... My wife has an evo (rooted of course) that I maintain, it won't overclock over 1.2GHZ, it is much slower than the shift at any task, and is a big clunky phone if you put the otterbox defender on it, which she has because we have 2 kids. The evo is a nice device with a ton of development... if you like 10 of the same roms with different themes added... Also this has to be stated: The evo is old technology, the evo shift was the first of the newer emmc partitioned devices and although it only has an 800mhz processor, it kicks the evo's ass in all areas of performance. Not to mention the much more powerful adreno 205 gpu that comes in the shift. The keyboard is just an added bonus... Oh, we also dont have the dreaded busted charging port that the evo has... Shift all the way for me!
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The shift dominates the evo ...The evo is old technology, the evo shift was the first of the newer emmc partitioned devices and although it only has an 800mhz processor, it kicks the evo's ass in all areas of performance. Not to mention the much more powerful adreno 205 gpu that comes in the shift. The keyboard is just an added bonus
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Hrmph. My (stock 2.3.4) Shift compared to my EVO (which I still use a mini-tablet, I just swap batteries every couple of days and don't use it as a phone):
- is slow as hell for EVERYTHING
- will reload the Sense Launcher every time you go back to it (I had to switch Launchers)
- wlll lag for sometimes up to 30 seconds while using some apps (like Google Maps as one)
- I've stopped loading apps on it, 'cause I'm always getting the dreaded "Low on Space" notification at < 50MB left (and when it does, it stops synching).
I got it 'cause I like hardware keyboards, but the layout is so odd I'm a worse typist than if I use the on-screen keyboard.
It's just slow and laggy- and frankly I'm surprised to hear that people actually like it. Perhaps there's some variation in the hardware, but I only bought this thing in July so how back could it be?
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Hrmph. My (stock 2.3.4) Shift compared to my EVO (which I still use a mini-tablet, I just swap batteries every couple of days and don't use it as a phone):
- is slow as hell for EVERYTHING
- will reload the Sense Launcher every time you go back to it (I had to switch Launchers)
- wlll lag for sometimes up to 30 seconds while using some apps (like Google Maps as one)
- I've stopped loading apps on it, 'cause I'm always getting the dreaded "Low on Space" notification at < 50MB left (and when it does, it stops synching).
I got it 'cause I like hardware keyboards, but the layout is so odd I'm a worse typist than if I use the on-screen keyboard.
It's just slow and laggy- and frankly I'm surprised to hear that people actually like it. Perhaps there's some variation in the hardware, but I only bought this thing in July so how back could it be?
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You gotta root it. Then you unleash the power man
All aboard the Speedy Express
You gotta root it... Sense 2.1 is a beast for this little phone and htc/sprint did us no favors with the amount of bull**** bloat they put on the phones. Im running a stock sense 2.1 2.3.4 rooted rom based off the ruu, fully loaded with bloat and get 1 - 2 sense re-loads a week. Once I strip the bloat and odex it, it will decrease to 1 - 2 sense re-loads a month. Although I'm not currently using it, V6 supercharger is also great for memory management... But the first step is downgrading hboot and rooting that *****... You wont regret it, and aosp on the shift is smooth as a baby's ass...
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Root it. Flash just about any Rom on here, and it will be better than stock
TEAM MiK
MikROMs Since 3/13/11
Thanks everyone- all the rest of my devices are rooted but I was loath to do so with my "Phone" phone 'cause I do need that to Just Work.
I know this is gonna be like asking a crowd of folks "What's the best way to top a pizza" as everyone will answer differently , but does anyone recommend one ROM over another? (I'm a seasoned Android BSP/Kernel developer, BTW).
FWIW, I've taken the last FOTA (which brought me to 2.3.4/2.77.651.3) ; does that eliminate the HBOOT degrade security hole?
Any Mik Rom . MikShiftedG v2.0 , Supreme Sense v9.1 , MikRunny RC . All great roms .
TEAM MiK
MikROMs Since 3/13/11
kcrudup said:
Thanks everyone- all the rest of my devices are rooted but I was loath to do so with my "Phone" phone 'cause I do need that to Just Work.
I know this is gonna be like asking a crowd of folks "What's the best way to top a pizza" as everyone will answer differently , but does anyone recommend one ROM over another? (I'm a seasoned Android BSP/Kernel developer, BTW).
FWIW, I've taken the last FOTA (which brought me to 2.3.4/2.77.651.3) ; does that eliminate the HBOOT degrade security hole?
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if you dig sense id go with any of the mikmik roms prboy mentioned and if you prefer clean, modded, aosp id go with UKE. mikrunny is super nice for sense imo and uke is super nice for aosp
madplaya1 said:
One of my friends offered me to trade phone I have the evo ****, but his evo4g is in perfect condition. I like the evo4g because of the bigger screen, FrontFacing Camera, and kickstand... but what does the EVO Shift beat it at it... devolpment looks great with EVO too.
Give me your opinions gonna think about trading it. Thanks for your time.
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
Ouch I don't think the EVO shift is **** lol but yeah ask notsointresting how he liked his... He couldn't oc over 1.2 GHz without it locking up
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I didnt read all of this thread,but saw my name mentioned. I'm using the EVO 3D now, and i only bought it because i couldn't deal with the slow ass EVO anymore. I couldn't get that thing to 1.2 ghz for the life of me. The shift is way faster, and a more capable device (try playing shadowgun on both)
Who cares about extra development. For every 1 rom we have here they gave two roms that are exactly the same with a different theme.
I will say i love the big screen and kickstand , but if i had to choose between one...definitely the shift. Plus this community has less pricks too.
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notsointeresting said:
I didnt read all of this thread,but saw my name mentioned. I'm using the EVO 3D now, and i only bought it because i couldn't deal with the slow ass EVO anymore. I couldn't get that thing to 1.2 ghz for the life of me. Who cares about extra development. For every 1 rom we have here they gave two roms that are exactly the same with a different theme. The shift is way faster, and a more capable device (try playing shadowgun on both)
I will say i love the big screen and kickstand , but if i had to choose between one...definitely the shift. Plus this community has less pricks too.
The only reason i couldn't get another shift is because the screen size got to me
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Double post I'm a dumbass xD, i blame it all on the XDA app
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Everyone that's running GE, what are your 1st impressions of it?
I know it has some sense framework in it etc but overall I'm really digging it a lot..to me it feels a little faster...more clean obviously... I know some will hate but I am very pleased with the Google edition ROM on my T-Mobile m7 phone.
It's basically plain Android. What more could one say? Meh
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its stock android on a 1080p aluminum phone
the super nexus imo
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I have fallen in love with this phone all over again. This is exactly what I wanted. The camera quality hasn't suffered, and Beats is present.
I just switched from iPhone land and I loved the phone with Sense, but it's still awkward and clunky. Much less so than what I had remembered of Sense from years past. I kept hearing about how Jelly Bean was really a big leap for the platform and it really shows with the GPE ROM. I didn't realize how polished Jelly Bean was until tonight. I am now 100% team Google/Android.
I'll never get rid of my MacBook but it's going to take something extraordinary to pry the One out of my hand. These speakers have spoiled me, I don't think I can leave HTC now even though I want a true Nexus device next.
I like how it seems smoother and cleaner. My new daily driver!
Its amazing. Much better than I anticipated. Just make sure to download the aosp browser.
And I changed the minimum CPU to 1026mhz like the nexus 4
I'm a little annoyed by the fact that aptX is missing now. Other than that, it's much preferred over Sense.
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Its amazing. Much better than I anticipated. Just make sure to download the aosp browser.
And I changed the minimum CPU to 1026mhz like the nexus 4
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Minimum to 1026? Just curious, why did you do that? Don't you think your battery life will suffer?
henrybravo said:
Minimum to 1026? Just curious, why did you do that? Don't you think your battery life will suffer?
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I'm curious too, don't see the good in that.
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I love it, I have a nexus 4 and I hated the screen Cuz it has a yellow tint to it... This is just as clean as sense. I love cm 10 and once a fully working version come out I'll switch to that. I know that cm is working hard on it so I have no complaints, just waiting. I do love stock very very much. Plus I was using nova launch with my sense phone now I can have pure and be happy
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I love this ****, best ROM I've ever used, daily driver for SURE.
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I'm curious too, don't see the good in that.
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Its at 1026 because of mp decision or whatever crap for no lag.
Just set it to 300 or whatever. Use tbaldwin kernel for 100 mhz.
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Yeah I have to agree with everything that's been said before. This is what the Android experience should feel like and it will only get better. Having owned both iOS and Android devices since the dawn of both, this is as good as its ever been and am very very happy.
Does anyone know how to enable battery percentage on the status bar?
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for those on HTC__001 or a CID where google keyboard dont work, youll have to change the CID to GOOGL001
first impressions? good, feels good to be back on a stock device that feels nicer than my old Nexus 4
is wifi hotspot broken? or is it just me? error
IINexusII said:
for those on HTC__001 or a CID where google keyboard dont work, youll have to change the CID to GOOGL001
first impressions? good, feels good to be back on a stock device that feels nicer than my old Nexus 4
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Thanks.. didn't know.
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m0nz said:
Yeah I have to agree with everything that's been said before. This is what the Android experience should feel like and it will only get better. Having owned both iOS and Android devices since the dawn of both, this is as good as its ever been and am very very happy.
Does anyone know how to enable battery percentage on the status bar?
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There isn't an option for this on aosp 4.2.2.
You'll have to install a de-odexed version and I am sure there will be plenty of % battery mods to flash very soon if not already.
devinthomas said:
I have fallen in love with this phone all over again. This is exactly what I wanted. The camera quality hasn't suffered, and Beats is present.
I just switched from iPhone land and I loved the phone with Sense, but it's still awkward and clunky. Much less so than what I had remembered of Sense from years past. I kept hearing about how Jelly Bean was really a big leap for the platform and it really shows with the GPE ROM. I didn't realize how polished Jelly Bean was until tonight. I am now 100% team Google/Android.
I'll never get rid of my MacBook but it's going to take something extraordinary to pry the One out of my hand. These speakers have spoiled me, I don't think I can leave HTC now even though I want a true Nexus device next.
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The camera quality has suffered!!! There is no way on Earth that the quality on the Trickdroid GE Rom is anywhere near as good as stock or ARHD 11.
It made me like my one twice as much
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Stock android lovers will obviously love this, whereas I personally miss some sense stuff. For the starters the audio quality is worse, not just in headphones but the loudspeaker is definitely quieter than on sense. I miss the camera interface and Zoe as well as things like focusing on a bright area so it dims the picture and vice versa.
Can't judge battery life since I didn't use it long enough. It's smooth but my One running Viper Rom is really smooth and personally won't trade off some really good features to gain a 0.05 speed increase. It's good that the option is there for stock android lovers though