Anyone see the new miui phone? Sounds like a beast. 1.5 ghz snapdragon, 4 gigs of rom and best part in my opinion is they said you can flash any rom you want. One down side for me is from the front it looks like a crappy iPhone.
it's not an Iphone and that is what matters to me.
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it's not an Iphone and that is what matters to me.
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Very true.
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Don't know why ppl always bashing the iPhone...for what it is it does it well..solid construction, great battery life, very good camera, tons more apps and games than android, sharp screen, and the best support (connectivity and accessories). Only downside to me is the small screen. If the iPhone 5 comes to sprint and with at least a 4 inch screen, I would trade my evo in a heartbeat. For a multimedia phone, it practically does everything well.
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Don't know why ppl always bashing the iPhone...for what it is it does it well..solid construction, great battery life, very good camera, tons more apps and games than android, sharp screen, and the best support (connectivity and accessories). Only downside to me is the small screen. If the iPhone 5 comes to sprint and with at least a 4 inch screen, I would trade my evo in a heartbeat. For a multimedia phone, it practically does everything well.
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Sorry man but a phone that needs a rubber band around it or a special grip to get a signal doesn't fall under good construction to me. And I also hate how Jobs uses old technology and claims its revolutionary with each build. I think I hate Jobs and all his douch fallowers more than the iPhone itself. Just my 2 cents though. To each his own
Edit: and you can't really say multimedia without flash player.....
IPhone is great but you can't do much with it unless jailbroken n even then apple continues to close all exploits soon after the devs jailbreak them,
Android Is way more superiour especially with all the wonderful devs we have here!!
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I did see the MIUI phone and I gotta say, it looks real intriguing.
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IPhone is great but you can't do much with it unless jailbroken n even then apple continues to close all exploits soon after the devs jailbreak them,
Android Is way more superiour especially with all the wonderful devs we have here!!
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now this is what we call a fanboy....what are things you can't do when it's not jailbroken? it's no difference than saying you can't do much on android unless it's rooted. I have owned many different phones and brands through-out the 11 years I've owned a cell phone and am not biased towards any OS or manufacturer. I give props where props are due and even though I hate the people that use Apple products and worship the ground steve jobs walk on, I'd admit their iphone in many aspects are better than my evo. I already stated the positives earlier in this thread so I'm not going to repeat it again.
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now this is what we call a fanboy....what are things you can't do when it's not jailbroken? it's no difference than saying you can't do much on android unless it's rooted. I have owned many different phones and brands through-out the 11 years I've owned a cell phone and am not biased towards any OS or manufacturer. I give props where props are due and even though I hate the people that use Apple products and worship the ground steve jobs walk on, I'd admit their iphone in many aspects are better than my evo. I already stated the positives earlier in this thread so I'm not going to repeat it again.
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The problem with iPhone is iOS. Even after a JB the possibilites are far less than a stock unrooted Android. The reason most people root Android is not to enable certain things they were locked out of, but to run (and experiment with) custom roms.
Out of the box you can do tons with Android, like changing keyboards, launchers, photo galleries, handlers for sending files, widgets and tons more, that would never be possible on iOS.
iPhone + iOS is a synergistic combo that's very well designed, great usability, battery life and exceptional support from app developers and 3rd party accesories. But it is not a platform for people who like to customize their devices or need more control, and those limitations are not going away anytime soon.
Does every topic on these forums have to turn into flame fests about the iPhone or Sprints network or just general trolling?
Damn dude.
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The problem with iPhone is iOS. Even after a JB the possibilites are far less than a stock unrooted Android. The reason most people root Android is not to enable certain things they were locked out of, but to run (and experiment with) custom roms.
Out of the box you can do tons with Android, like changing keyboards, launchers, photo galleries, handlers for sending files, widgets and tons more, that would never be possible on iOS.
iPhone + iOS is a synergistic combo that's very well designed, great usability, battery life and exceptional support from app developers and 3rd party accesories. But it is not a platform for people who like to customize their devices or need more control, and those limitations are not going away anytime soon.
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And another thing too is the companies that have Iphone, I was a former T Mobile customer, started with them with my first Android phone and as soon as they posted that AT&T was taking control I switched to Sprint.
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Does every topic on these forums have to turn into flame fests about the iPhone or Sprints network or just general trolling?
Damn dude.
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Innndeeeeed
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Crazy how I stopped to read this thread about the miui phone as stated in the title and only 3 posts are about it and the rest being about the iPhone lol
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So where is the info? Is this going to be on Chinese carriers only? Links? Release date?
Xiaomi M1
here's the link from official page:
www . xiaomi . com / features . html
if you're using Chrome, you're able to translate to English (or your default language).
the phone will be on pre-sales end of August, with delivery in October.
the only thing I wonder, if its going to have a front camera?! if yes, M1 is definitely my next phone!
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here's the link from official page:
www . xiaomi . com / features . html
if you're using Chrome, you're able to translate to English (or your default language).
the phone will be on pre-sales end of August, with delivery in October.
the only thing I wonder, if its going to have a front camera?! if yes, M1 is definitely my next phone!
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were to buy
anybody know were/how to buy this phone?
anybody own one?
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Frustrating that Case-Mate doesn't have any cases for the Evo yet but they have a whole bunch for the new iPhone 4 and it's not even out yet. (Although some people have it already). Sucks because I have one I bought from Sprint but it doesn't look like it was made properly. The lines are all crooked and looks cheap.
I know that the iPhone will sell like crazy and they just want to make money but they are forgetting about us. Their 4 different options are "coming soon".
Yeah it is frustrating but its all about sales. Even though many of us know how much better the Evo is then the iPhone 4; the iPhone will sell many times more then the Evo will probably will ever be able to. Its just how it works
They don't bend over backwards for Apple, they're catering to a greater market share. They are a company, and a company only exists to make a profit.
If you owned a company that makes an add-on for a widget, would you not make the add-on that would potentially sell the most?
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Yeah it is frustrating but its all about sales. Even though many of us know how much better the Evo is then the iPhone 4; the iPhone will sell many times more then the Evo will probably will ever be able to. Its just how it works
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
Its a good idea to wait a month or 2 before buying accessories. The better ones are not always released at the same time as the device. Assuming you are not the type of person who is prone to accidents/drops.
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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You must be lost...
I do understand but if they actually had plenty of case options for the Evo they would make an even bigger profit.
Regardless of which device sells more you would think that by offering options for more devices it would increase website traffic, sales, etc.
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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Frustrating that Case-Mate doesn't have any cases for the Evo yet but they have a whole bunch for the new iPhone 4 and it's not even out yet. (Although some people have it already). Sucks because I have one I bought from Sprint but it doesn't look like it was made properly. The lines are all crooked and looks cheap.
I know that the iPhone will sell like crazy and they just want to make money but they are forgetting about us. Their 4 different options are "coming soon".
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Yea and how mad do you think some of the companies were when they found out that the new iPhone was going to have a different shape then the 3G and 3GS?
Like someone said earlier, they are selling to the market that they know will make lots of money. Look at Speck, Ivyskin and ifrogz. About 99% of their products are aimed at Apple/Iphone products. Why?...because they know what sells. Now I am not advocating the iPhone (I had both 3G and 3GS) and while it does have it use...not everyone likes them.
It is simple economics. Research the product...watch what sells the most...and then start rolling out accessories for it
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I do understand but if they actually had plenty of case options for the Evo they would make an even bigger profit.
Regardless of which device sells more you would think that by offering options for more devices it would increase website traffic, sales, etc.
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You would think, but that's not the case. You're not taking in to account manufacturing, packaging, and distribution costs.
Trust me, this isn't about whether you hate Apple or Android, or who's a fanboy of who. It's business. Somewhere down the line, a pencil-pusher ran the numbers and decided the return on investment (ROI) wasn't high enough to bother with it, at least until they sat back and saw how Evo sales went initially.
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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Hmmm... what about SCREEN SIZE, camera, video conferencing FREEDOM, 4G, cheaper and better service, widgets, freedom to switch devices/carriers and keep your purchased apps, live wallpapers, originality, and a less douchy community following you?!
Still sucks because I liked their products.
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I think that many companies get a placebo effect from Apple, the truth is there are thousands of companies making Apple products, there is more then an over saturation of accessories for the iPhone(s) so it is going out on a limb to say that you may be able to make as much, if not more money by developing a case for a phone like the EVO, or N1...
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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Oh wait I don't have those issues.......are u a unhappy troll now
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Hmmm... what about SCREEN SIZE, camera, video conferencing FREEDOM, 4G, cheaper and better service, widgets, freedom to switch devices/carriers and keep your purchased apps, live wallpapers, originality, and a less douchy community following you?!
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+1. Haha U forgot to add TRUE multitasking.
i wondered the same thing just earlier today. I so badly want the hybrid tough case and it makes me mad that it isn't available yet.
I understand making iphone accessories because of the huge amount of people that use iphone but i also agree that the market is so saturated with iphone cases and accessories...if they had this case ready for Evo, i bet they would make good money on it because there isn't anything else the same.
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+1. Haha U forgot to add TRUE multitasking.
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+1 Open source FTW?
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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woah woah..better battery life, screen resolution, quality, and overal hardware yes..but the evos dialer, messaging app and basically everything software wise besides copy and paste is better
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Yeah man the evo is so much better. Better battery life, screen resolution and quality, UI responsiveness, keyboard, dialer app, messaging app.....
OH WAIT.
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Is it possible to put iOS4 on the evo and have a dualboot one for Android and the other for iOS4
No iOS is not open source
Thanks anyways
now why would you want to kill a perfectly good phone?
really.. spend the money and get an iPhone if that's what u want to do
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I wonder if the Evo would still be able to make calls if you put iOS4 on it
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really.. spend the money and get an iPhone if that's what u want to do
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The iphone is one cheap silicone case away from being very very good hardware. Just buy an iphone (and a cheap case) if you want ios.
why would anyone in their right mind want to poison their evo with apple's software???
No is just good to have different things on a phone
What is it about iOS4 that you can't get on the EVO/Android? My brother has the iPhone4, & there is nothing he has that i couldn't find in the Marketplace.
If you're looking for something specific, i'm sure you can find an Android version of it.
Don't kill the OP
Come on guys, it's a legit question (even if it might seem pretty blasphemous to us). As for the original question, if you want to dual boot, there's potential to put any Open Source OS on just about any hardware. If you want to have a closed source OS (like iOS, WinMo, WebOS, Blackberry OS [oh dear God WHY?!], Mac OSX Leopard, etc...) on your hardware, you'll pretty much have that pre-installed on the device. That's why you can put Android onto the HTC HD2, but you can't put WinMo 6.5 on the EVO 4G.
Bottom line, if you want iOS4 + Android, you'll have to buy an iPhone if you even want a chance. I don't think they have it working yet, but I know they've ported Froyo to the older hardware, so it might just be a matter of time.
Forum reeks of fanboyism. Simple question required a simple answer. The evo is far from a perfect phone... If that was the case.. I wouldn't have to root it and play tricks on my battery just to make it last longer than 5 hours. Android wouldn't be where it is today if it wasn't how iOS changed the way we look at smart phones. And apps that aren't on the android? bejeweled 2, angry birds, words with friends, a half decent facebook app, espn score center is terrible on the droid as well... I could go on... Both phones have their flaws.but I can see why the interest in wanting a dual boot phone. more than likely not happening anytime soon if not at all.
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Forum reeks of fanboyism. Simple question required a simple answer. The evo is far from a perfect phone... If that was the case.. I wouldn't have to root it and play tricks on my battery just to make it last longer than 5 hours. Android wouldn't be where it is today if it wasn't how iOS changed the way we look at smart phones. And apps that aren't on the android? bejeweled 2, angry birds, words with friends, a half decent facebook app, espn score center is terrible on the droid as well... I could go on... Both phones have their flaws.but I can see why the interest in wanting a dual boot phone. more than likely not happening anytime soon if not at all.
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Exactly there is no good apps in the market place iPhone appstore has better plus it was just a freaking question not so you guys could bash on me wtf what kind of community is this ?? Have respect
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Exactly there is no good apps in the market place iPhone appstore has better plus it was just a freaking question not so you guys could bash on me wtf what kind of community is this ?? Have respect
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right, out of the 85k apps in the market place, absolutely none of them are good for anybody whatsoever, which explains why no one downloads anything from the market anymore, and also explains why android is definitely not catching up to iOS.
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Is it possible to put iOS4 on the evo and have a dualboot one for Android and the other for iOS4
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Exactly there is no good apps in the market place iPhone appstore has better plus it was just a freaking question not so you guys could bash on me wtf what kind of community is this ?? Have respect
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You know, you don't have to be an Apple fanboy (or girl) to want to see if this can be done. It's like trying to solve a puzzle. I really wouldn't want an iphone, but hacking iOS4 onto an Android phone would be fun. And, there are some apps for the iphone that don't exist in the Android Market.
BTW, I have a Dell Mini 9 that runs Snow Leopard just fine. Am I in love with Apple? Not really, though I have an iMac, as well as Windoze boxes and Linux, too. I'm posting from Linux on my dual boot Aspire One, wirelessly tethered to my Evo. I think I'm gonna try the Ubuntu hack for my Evo next. It's all about choices.
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The iphone is one cheap silicone case away from being very very good hardware. Just buy an iphone (and a cheap case) if you want ios.
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I wonder if the Evo would still be able to make calls if you put iOS4 on it
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only if held in the left hand.
I wonder if the cameras would still work if you upgraded the Evo to anything other than 2.1, lol.
I want to hear to people opinions about the "new" iphone? Anyone making the switch since its on sprint now?
Me , no I never liked iOS. Making the switch to android is the best thing ever.
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Only if I can put Android on it.
nope. If it were something crazy revolutionary, maybe, but it's exactly the same as the iPhone 4. Granted, I would love to have a retina display on my Shift (let alone my iPad lol)
Everyone I know that uses android says they hate iPhone, but every time I think they just are biased. I moved from iPhone because I loved customizability, but you can't deny iPhone has it strengths. And when you hold that device, you just can't not love how it feels, and how italways is fast and works. Not to mention when HTC rocked the 5 MP camera, apple had a 3.2 that would blow it out of the water. Just because we love android guys, you can't deny apple can make a device.
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iPhone5 will look like an Evo Shift.
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iPhone5 will look like an Evo Shift.
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F*ck yeah, we get Android on that thing and we'll be good to go!
I'm sticking to my shift its a epic phone once rooted and overclocked.the only thing I like about the new iphone is the retina display if I could get that on my shift that would be badddda$$ lol but other then that nah I could care less about apple products I just don't see the purpose when if u break it down to actual cpu specs then there products aren't too impressive considering all the cpu chips we have on android based phones/tablets.its just like pc's you can get a intel quad core desktop for around 800 but if u want that as a mac its 3k.its all about preference though that's just my thought on apple products it just seems like a marketing gimmick to me.
1 word: Disappointed
i thought about it then realized i'm not retarded and love the open source of android and like what it has to offer. plus Miui looks and runs better than IOS so i'm good
RIP STEVE JOBS...
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RIP STEVE JOBS...
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the fail of the iphone 4s killed him since android has all the features it has... jk on the reals that sucks
YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
the fail of the iphone 4s killed him since android has all the features it has... jk on the reals that sucks
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shouldn't kid like that man.
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shouldn't kid like that man.
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Eh gotta learn not to take things serious. The jokes WILL come in like a week or two. I just jumped the gun
Hmmm an IPhone or the same meal Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for the next two years . Well at least I know what's on the menu .
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from what ive read every new app theyve tried to implement on the "new" iphone has been on android for a long while now
love him or hate him, you can't deny that he built a big empire of that brand. personally, I'm not drinking the kool aid.. don't care too, but sucks to see the man cut short in life.
Steve jobs was a great man, too bad he died young. He was my idol .
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Back to the topic at hand even though I don't like the iPhone I can say, however, from a consumer's standpoint the iPhone 4S is a major disappointment. Everyone was hoping for something new and innovative that would have put Android on edge under the banner iPhone 5 and instead what we got was basically a marginal upgrade to the iPhone 4. There's no WiMAX or LTE 4G setup because they moved to the "World Phone" design probably to reduce manufacturing costs and instead gave their 3G radio a minor update that ups its speed from 7mbps to 14mbps which is also disappointing since its competition has been pushing 21+mbps HSPA+ 3G all this year. Other then that it got a new iOS upgrade which comes as no surprise and a dual core version of the iPhone 4's CPU. Beyond that there's no change which makes it seem like under Apple's new leadership this past year (remember Jobs left someone else in charge while he focused on his health this past year) has shifted most of the R&D's funding to the Legal department to promote their current anti-competitive legal campaign.
It's not much better than the iPhone 4, it only has a different proccesor, better camera, and siri. Apple, in my opinion, has failed. But there will always be a part of Steve Jobs in Apple. For Apple/ phone/ everyone who's heard of Apple and Steve Jobs, he will be dearly missed.
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Anyone considering to migrate over to Win8? I've always been a heavy Windows user, owned a android phone since the HTC Hero on sprint. But something about this phone really attracts me to it. Could be the best camera on a smartphone, the screen, battery, design, battery life, and the simpleness of Win8. I hope the Windows market catches up to android like android caught up to iOS.
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Hell no. Ever.
Doubly so just after WP8 initial release. In the preview videos the phone lags quite a bit, despite the fact that it has a decent processor in it now. Even if you were going to get it I'd say wait for 8.1 or whatever.
Never ever. Android forever. Hey I just made a rhyme!
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I was really interested in the 920 cause the hardware looks awesome, but after hearing that windows phone lacks really basic apps like youtube I don't think the os is ready for primetime.
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I saw a stabilization of video recording of this phone against the SGS 3 on a rc car, and it was smoother. Very nice cam.
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Never ever. Android forever. Hey I just made a rhyme!
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You rhymed ever with ever...
Back on topic. I would NEVER get windows phone. Unless my only options were that or ios. Even then i might choose a dumb phone.
I am definetly interested simply due to the cam. but I doubt I'll actually get it since I am a stickler for a keyboard.
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You rhymed ever with ever...
Back on topic. I would NEVER get windows phone. Unless my only options were that or ios. Even then i might choose a dumb phone.
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My poetry isn't up to date =P
I'm intrigued. My wife has the HTC Arrive and it's not a great sampling of the Windows Phone, but it is smooth and very intuitive. The only thing REALLY holding back from a windows phone was mentioned earlier and that is lack of apps. There are too many apps that I consider to be central to any smartphone experience and my wife has none of them. A really simple example is that our bank doesn't even make an app for the platform.
My next phone will still be Android (whatever the next Nexus turns out to be, very likely) but the phone after may see a change of platform, if of course WP8 survives that long.
I was definitely intrigued...if they would've kept the winmo ecosystem (was more power-user friendly than android!!) I think I would've...wp7-8 is too simplistic...well they haven't announced full feature list yet so hopefully they announce at least the start menu functionality and options from winmo6.5 with the beauty that is wp8 in HD!!
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I don't know about the Lumia specifically, but my next phone will be running a Windows 8 kernel, yeah.
Android is feeling too iterative lately. People gush over specs that are meaningless as if these were desktops in the 90s and nobody figured out the megahertz myth yet. It's boring. I want to tinker with a platform that is more about integration than effort.
I'm interested in putting some apps together as a developer, and while the Google ecosystem is predictable, the upcoming cross-form-factor metro ecosystem is compelling in a way I'm excited about, and Google just doesn't care enough about Android to go down that path with it as passionately.
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I'm interested in putting some apps together as a developer, and while the Google ecosystem is predictable, the upcoming cross-form-factor metro ecosystem is compelling in a way I'm excited about, and Google just doesn't care enough about Android to go down that path with it as passionately.
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Google went off the wrong foot with GoogleTV which was surprising given the resources that they have. I have it and like it, but if I spent more time watching TV, I'd want a lot of improvements. The Chrome laptops and platform are not getting as much mainstream acceptance that they imagined they would get, though the Chrome browser is getting a wider audience (some gov agencies make it their standard browsers).
MS has quite some ways to catch up on the mobile market, not to mention the lack of interest in their platform from the open source community. Their most powerful leverage to the cross form-factor ecosystem is the foothold of the MS Office products. I think 2013 would see Windows 8 tablets/laptops gaining and making up considerable ground.
Heck no. Galaxy Note II is currently at the top of my list then possibly one of the new Nexus phones. Although I like Nokia, I could care less about Microsoft, had horrible experience with Windows Mobile and Windows Phone app availability is poor.
mi7chy said:
Heck no. Galaxy Note II is currently at the top of my list then possibly one of the new Nexus phones. Although I like Nokia, I could care less about Microsoft, had horrible experience with Windows Mobile and Windows Phone app availability is poor.
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Uh, anyone who's ever spent even 30 seconds with a WP7 device will know WM6 has nothing in common with it whatsoever.
There are plenty of perfectly legitimate reasons to prefer Android, so it's kind of strange to pick such poor ones. I thought the open source community would've outgrown the 90s by now.
Ya know, the design and camera alone is something I don't see in any Android phone yet.
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It is a nice looking phone but I am a dedicated Android fan. Plus I am currently digging on Samsung devices.
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I might take a look at it to see what it offers ...
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I was very much planning on it, before it came out as a 6 month AT&T exclusive, and I'm planning on moving to Verizon.
I'm a major windows ecosystem user/admin/programmer, and I think there's a really neat vision for integrating across the whole Microsoft ecosystem that'll be pretty cool if they can pull it off.
Android is just a little too much on the computer end, and not enough on the phone side. I've said that since my G1.
Here's something to further boost our kiddie egos and bragging rights :victory: - It comes as no surprise to me really that the exquisite Sony XTZ is EISA's pick for the European Tablet of the Year 2013 - 2014. So happy I went with Sony on this one
Hit the link for the short run down: http://www.eisa.eu/award/31/european-tablet-2013-2014.html:cool:
Tell me this doesn't make you that much prouder to be an SXTZ owner :highfive:
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Its a good Android tablet. For a time at least, lol.
I do agree that given the weight and size its a marvel of technology considering the performance and quality of construction.
Sony appear to be moving in the right direction, lets hope this trend continues.
Even if it is the winner, i don't see any real developer here, the development section is dead, i mean like dead in dead. Nothing new is happening there. I don't know why.... God dammit developers build some kernels, roms
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Even if it is the winner, i don't see any real developer here, the development section is dead, i mean like dead in dead. Nothing new is happening there. I don't know why.... God dammit developers build some kernels, roms
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Have to agree about it being dead around here. There was some activity at first when there a was a prize on offer...but since then, dead
I must admit I knew that if I wanted loads of development I should have bought the Nexus 10. Buying the SXTZ came with the risk of little or no development...and that risk has turned into reality.
On the other hand, the stock ROM is pretty good and at the moment going to a custom ROM means you'll lose more useful features than you gain.
All I really want on top of stock is Nova launcher and PIE/LTA so I can lose all the navigation/notification/status bars. That's why I've gone to PAC.
But I've lost my warranty, GPS, DRM keys, HDMI out, being able to charge with tablet off, and a few other things.
I sometimes wish I'd bought the Nexus 10...but I'm telling myself I've got to kick the ROM-flashing habit.
Oh well, at least I've got my Nexus 4 to keep me occupied
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Have to agree about it being dead around here. There was some activity at first when there a was a prize on offer...but since then, dead
I must admit I knew that if I wanted loads of development I should have bought the Nexus 10. Buying the SXTZ came with the risk of little or no development...and that risk has turned into reality.
On the other hand, the stock ROM is pretty good and at the moment going to a custom ROM means you'll lose more useful features than you gain.
All I really want on top of stock is Nova launcher and PIE/LTA so I can lose all the navigation/notification/status bars. That's why I've gone to PAC.
But I've lost my warranty, GPS, DRM keys, HDMI out, being able to charge with tablet off, and a few other things.
I sometimes wish I'd bought the Nexus 10...but I'm telling myself I've got to kick the ROM-flashing habit.
Oh well, at least I've got my Nexus 4 to keep me occupied
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Well, i know Sony products are not so popular among the developers, but than again this one in my opinion is among the best tablets, so it should have been better. Oh well maybe it is due to something like price, or something else.
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Well, i know Sony products are not so popular among the developers, but than again this one in my opinion is among the best tablets, so it should have been better. Oh well maybe it is due to something like price, or something else.
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Don't look now, but TechRadar seems to share the same views as us. They also gave the SXTZ top honors as 2013's tablet: http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/10-best-tablet-pcs-in-the-world-today-1079603
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Well, i know Sony products are not so popular among the developers, but than again this one in my opinion is among the best tablets, so it should have been better. Oh well maybe it is due to something like price, or something else.
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I just don't comprehend why Sony products are favored by developers.... Sony offers so very much better support than other OEMs, like Samsung and HTC, and send updates ,such faster than other OEMs as well. It seems like Sony would/should be a developer favorite, the only thing I can think of is that no major Sony flagship smartphones are carried by the major US carriers, AT&T and T-Mobile have carried 1 or 2 but Verizon hasn't had one since the Play, but there should still be more development.
The price tag is another thing hindering development but not much, the other tablets I was looking at before I purchased the XTZ offered much less for the same amount or more, really the price is not too bad when you think about it. The LTE model is overpriced, $900 in the US when I bout my WiFi model, but I would guess the reason for that would be to deter people from buying it off contract. If money is the issue there have still been major amounts of development on phones and tablets with the same, or higher, price tag, I paid less for my XTZ than my Note 2 or any other phone I've bought in the past few years, so there has to be something I am missing.
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I just don't comprehend why Sony products are favored by developers....
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I think you mean " I just don't comprehend why Sony products are not favored by developers...."