Hi everyone.
Im upgrading my tmobile contract next week. And since I cannot wait for personal reasons.. and there arent any better phones out for tmobile, my choices came down to Sensation or G2X... Now i read some reviews on both.
Htc sensation now has gorilla glass which is what i loved about my vibrant. Supposedly they fixed the power on and off issue with the firmware update on g2x.
I read that sensation even tho has a bigger screen has a better pixel density... but has poor standards "4g"... this is what pc mag wrote about sensation: "T-Mobile advertises this as a "4G" phone, but it isn't, even by T-Mobile's standards. This is an HSPA 14.4 phone. That's fast, to be sure, but not the HSPA+ 42 that's T-Mobile's fastest network, or even the HSPA+ 21 used by the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G and Galaxy S 4G."
and it says exactly the same for g2x 's "4g modem" ... the funny thing that here in New York City where I live I get 5m data speed on a regular with my vibrant! and these "4g" phones pretty much equal my vibrant data speeds..
So overall please help me make a decision.. But please be as knowledgeable as you can. Since whenever i chose a phone I tend to use it for at least a year or more.
Thank You all!!!!
Also correction: I just ran a speedtest app from the first very run i scored 6110kbps download speed on my 3g vibrant .... and 1698kbps upload speed.
Sensation is definitely more appealing and are from HTC. But the g2x is very slimmed down and does not have some crazy memory sucking ui on top. Plus it now runs gb stock. G2x is my vote
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Sensation much more stable speed around same put z rom on sensation an you good
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I have a Sensation, but I had a G2x for about a week before I sold it to get another Vibrant. The G2x was very problematic, it kept randomly rebooting and the screen bleed drove me insane. Sensation is way more stable and IMO looks better, sure G2x comes with AOSP GB but we'll have AOSP ROMs on S4G soon. If you decide Sensation isn't for you, then maybe look at the upcoming Samsung Hurcules.
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Sensation! That's my opinion. Good luck with your choice.
I'd pick the sensation, the devs that have that phone are really great.
Neither I'd wait for another, but Sensation > g2x
People who have both would also agree there.
Would I be better off getting a vibrant 4g for now... since it has a good quality front facing cam and fast "4g" ?
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I have a g2x. I love it. Slim, blazing fast, stripped down to stock gb. Love it
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AlexSochi8 said:
Would I be better off getting a vibrant 4g for now... since it has a good quality front facing cam and fast "4g" ?
Dam dude u really can't wait to drop this phone
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I'd wait... But if not and you don't mind a little hassle i'd get the sensation and trade it for a g2x plus cash might be able to still pocket a little over $50... If you want the custom ui they have ported touchwiz 4 to the g2x i've had them both... Sensation has a better feel and the ui looks beautiful... But i think the g2x is just as good
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Guys 2 final questions...
Im probably leaning more towards sensation rather than g2x due to screen bleeds and weird 800x400 resolution on g2x...
heres my question.. how does sensations GPU compare to vibrants? is sensations graphic chip better than our vibrant or on par or vibrant is better?
and Q #2 : Pretty much sensation "4g" is not even slightly faster than vibrants 3g+? or w.e. its called... I remember when tmobile updated its network they said a few new phones at that time like our vibrant would benefit from it... and that probably explains why i get 5mpbs - 6 on my 3g vibrant... So are the data speeds the same or sensation is still slightly faster?
and if you want to add any additional information to why or why I shouldnt get that phone please do so, I want to be as knowledgeable as possible about a phone before I buy it
Thanx again
Always go HTC over "most" brands.
Ur choice in the end but I have a correction to make, g2x has gorilla glass. Both great phones. G2x has faster 4g speeds. Screen goes to sensation bur not really by much. Sensation has more devs working on it now so go with the sensation. If g2x gets more devs def get it. Not a lot of devs out there for this phone but I aprecciate all devs
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Why not just wait for the galaxy s 2 for T-Mobile that coming out like next month
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Vibrant has better gpu then g2x its not really an upgrade but I did play with sensation an its quite nice but then that much of a step up
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Vibrant has better gpu then g2x its not really an upgrade but I did play with sensation an its quite nice but then that much of a step up
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Huh? Vibrant has a better gpu than G2X? Are u aware that G2X has an nvidia tetra chip.. and is considered the best Gpu that's out for a phone now?..... u just confused me because in all reviews they say sensation doesn't have a good gaming chip like tegra... but I just wanted to know if sensations gpu is better than vibrants
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If u could what phone would u choose thats currently out?
nexus s ? or vib 4g or iphony or amybe htc
I wish the tilts would come back, but with android and a better processor.
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xriderx66 said:
If u could what phone would u choose thats currently out?
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I would love to try the Droid X if they had a GSM version for T-Mobile.
Sony "Zues 1"
Definitely Evo.I know it's on the lowerside when compared to the hardware and amoled screen of our vibrants,but still it's a gorgeous phone.
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Probably the evo.
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Probably the nexus s. Strictly for the sole reason that the nexus s will have the best support from google and will always be one of the top/first phones to get an update. Upcoming phone would either be the Atrix or the Lg optimus 2x.
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Probably the nexus s. Strictly for the sole reason that the nexus s will have the best support from google and will always be one of the top/first phones to get an update. Upcoming phone would either be the Atrix or the Lg optimus 2x.
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I think I would rather have a phone that's been out a little longer due to rom support. Plus I am still waiting for the official froyo upgrade for my nexus one thats been sitting in my closet since mid last year.
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toss up between ns and vibrant. i don't care about sd (i have 5+Gb free on my vibrant with the stock sd card so space doesn't matter to me), but 720p video recording is nice, and i don't really care about strict vanilla android, but i would prefer to have gb and know i will be getting 2.4 or 3.0, whichever is honeycomb for phones.
otherwise, i don't think another phone thats out compares as a complete package. sure they may linpack higher, or the iphone 4 has a better screen (debatable?), but the vibrant can oc well, has the samoled, has good sound, good dev support, etc. though hspa+ would be a benefit, it's not something i care about right now cause tmob hasn't even launched hspa+ in my area, yet.
upcoming phones i'd be interested in are the lg x2, atrix, and vibrant+. i won't get any of them, i'll wait for the next round, but those are probably the front runners coming soon. and the atrix won't be tmob, which is a downside cause tmob is cheap and even regular hspa in my area is widespread and very fast.
nexus s.
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MyTouch 4G
Moto Atrix!
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I am considering the LG Optimus 2X or the LG Black. Seems as if they are the only two phones other than Vibrant + and Nexus S that will possibly be coming to T Mobile that I have any interest in.
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MyTouch 4G
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The mytouch 4g won't any more updates than the vibrant probably. Remember the slide, came out earlier than the vibrant and still no froyo.
Thinking about selling my vibrant to get a blackberry curve 2. (Just for the bbm)
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The galaxy s 2has been announced and I'm sure it has the super amoled 2 and the samsung orion chip= ps3 graphics on the best screen in the world.
The phone that started it all...
http://www.google.com/m/search?site...oid-hms-tmobile-us&q=zachary morris phone#i=0
Def.. take the Motorola attic any day!!!! I like the nexus one b/c that's old school fashion android but the attic looks very sexy!
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Attrix* stupid auto correction.. lol
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Which one would you choose? The 3.0 sense on the sensation looks so nice, if you have not seen videos of it you should definitely see it. The g2x is stock vanilla froyo, but it will gb soon after launch, also it has the tegra 2 processor and the sensation has tge quallcomm processor. Its very hard for me to choose.
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I wouldn't get either. 1gb of internal memory... no thanks HTC.
Once the Evo 3D is available, I'm getting that.
T-Mobiles reception sucks where I moved to, but sprint has 4g available
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G2X bootloader is wide open (Cyanogen's next device!), Sensation is locked. So choice is pretty obvious.
I haven't decided yet. I need to see some reviews and "usability benchmarks" (ie: how well the devices respond in general usage). The Vibrant puts down good benchmarks, but fails in everyday usability (it's laggy to respond, even with bionix, voodoo kernels, overclock). I think Samsung's source is to blame; they just can't write good code.
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G2X bootloader is wide open (Cyanogen's next device!), Sensation is locked. So choice is pretty obvious.
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This is a non-issue for me. I'm getting fairly well tired of constantly flashing devices, downtime, **** being broken, waiting for code, etc. I just want a device that works.
Definitely the sensation. Better screen more ram, gingerbread and its one sexy beast of a phone. Since its an htc device then it'll definitely get cyanogenmod
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Im want the gs2 if it comes to tmobile
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Im want the gs2 if it comes to tmobile
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+1 that will be my next one hopefully soooon!
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Im want the gs2 if it comes to tmobile
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The reason I wont get that because of samsung. Also not a big fan touchwiz, either stock or sense for me.
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Wait for the optimus 3d!
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Wait for the optimus 3d!
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Im not really big on 3d phones, just fast, stable phones with a lot dev scene.
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In that case, if you want big, fast, and strongly supported phones, by a Nexus. Sure，the G2x and Sensation are both good, but Nexus phones will always be the ones to last the longest and be supported.
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In that case, if you want big, fast, and strongly supported phones, by a Nexus. Sure，the G2x and Sensation are both good, but Nexus phones will always be the ones to last the longest and be supported.
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The g2x is pretty much a stock and it has a dual core processor. Also the sensation is a htc phone so that phone will get supported by cyanogen and other devs as well.
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Don't get the G2x stock android messed up with Google's stock Android. The only true stock android imo is one in which Google controls updates, otherwise you are at the mercy of your carrier and manufacturer. The G2 has "stock android" and has yet to receive gingerbread.
G2x. For me due to it being stock. Well its either g2x or gs2, more than likely they both wont have locked bootloaders
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This is a non-issue for me. I'm getting fairly well tired of constantly flashing devices, downtime, **** being broken, waiting for code, etc. I just want a device that works.
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Yeah but that's why we flash in the first place, to get our phones working the way they should have shipped. Though I understand, I'm slowing down a bit on the constant flashing. I just wouldn't expect a phone that works just the way you want out of the box. Though to answer your question, the G2x seems to have the lasting power, with vanilla Android, Tegra 2, a swift 2.3 update planned, and an unlocked bootloader if/when support is dropped and you decide to flash it to extend its life. However, I've heard some QC issues, bugs with it, not that HTC doesn't have its own problems with that.
Does the g2x have its own forum now? I saw the optimus 2x forums, but I dont know if its for the g2x. I wonder if its already out in europe because there are roms for the phone.
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Sensation it is!
G2X Dual Core 1GHZ processor
The mytouch has more ram. I noticed the next awesome htc device/s will all be locked bootloaders, do I stick with my G2 cm7.03 and mytouch4g royal2.0
Looks like yes I do..
What would you get if you upgraded and why?
Why will you keep your mt4g or not?
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I'm keeping my mytouch for now.. ill wait and see if the sensations bootloader is unlocked.. and as soon as it is.. I will be getting the sensation.. other then that.. I don't see a reason to get rid of the mytouch
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I'm keeping my mytouch 4G until the sensation.
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Im also waiting for the sensation. I brought the G2 when it was released before it got rooted knowing that it'll rooted in just a matter of time. A month later, S-off!
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lol i actually traded my g2x for a mytouch
mytouch is way better imo
the only thing i miss is the 8mp camera but it dont make much difference lol
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lol i actually traded my g2x for a mytouch
mytouch is way better imo
the only thing i miss is the 8mp camera but it dont make much difference lol
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A straight trade? Isn't the G2x worth like double the MT4G?
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A straight trade? Isn't the G2x worth like double the MT4G?
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Not worth double...MT4G is abt 450 and G2X 500 i think at tmo and 180 for MT4G contract and G2X 200 on . I mean the G2X has the Tegra dualcore so it's faster but 2 cores dont really work good on 2.2 software, it needs ginger to fully function(read somewhere). The 2nd Gen Dragon isn't as powerful as a dualcore 1GHz...Maybe if we get that 2.0GHz kernel we were discussing before then maybe it may stand a slight chance. This phone has a serious I/O issue that's noticeable on quadrant, its beat by the thunderbolt, desire hd, desire s, etc...It looses to the other phones with same internals which is odd. Try quadrant and phone struggles on I/O part, who knows why.
Ah, well, G2x's without contracts are still up around $500 right? I just bought a MT4G for $275 here on XDA and am sending my G2x back to T-Mo.
Hey all, I have a brand new Mytoich 4g that I just got from a warranty exchange. It is currently rooted with cm on it. I was looking to trade someone for a nexus that's in good condition. The trade would have to be straight across the line no money involved. Hit me up if you are interested.
Not a fair trade. You will have to offer cash along with your mytouch 4g.
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Not a fair trade. You will have to other cash along with your mytouch 4g.
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How so my phone is far more powerful. The only thing the nexus has on me is nfc with no real world application for it yet and the samoled screen
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Actually the Hummingbird processor is vastly superior to the Snapdragon found in the MyTouch 4G. It has better I/O processing speeds and a much stronger graphics rendering ability. Overall the Nexus has better specs, and the battery life will be superior due to the absence of T-Mobile's gimped HTC Sense.
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Not true whatsoever ill out benchmark you on any test you would like to take. Also since you didn't read I'm not using the stock nor would anybody on this site. As for the battery life on a miui rom, the phone can go almost 2 days with the right kernel and moderate use.
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You can stop trying to defend your phone dude. I saw your note on CM7 but the fact is not everyone would want to use CM7. As far as benchmarks, those can be inflated easily. The proof is right there when you place the two side by side in a 3D game to see the MT4G choking at about 20-25 FPS while the Nexus S will glide along at 40+ FPS.
Point we're trying to get across to you is that no one is going to do an even trade for it.
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Well you don't speak for everybody and and the mytouch does the same 45 fps as the nexus. However, your running a first gen processor and mine is a second gen
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Ive ran both phones side by side and the mytouch is superior in every way except screen. It eats the Nexus for breakfast in linpack, not to mention it will run aosp and sense. If it were me, and I had a GSM nexus, Id trade ya in a heartbeat man. My little sisters Mytouch 4g is my favorite phone ive never owned lol.
For those of you reading this and that may be listening to the misinformed, the mytouch has a dual processor which basically means a dedicated gpu. The screen shots I'm posting below are...
First set - the worst and best performances of the gpu
Second set - stock setting and overclocking of the cpu
Third set- what 4g gets you
All of these are done without cheating. If someone is serious about a trade I'd be more than happy to upload a you tube video for proof
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Ive ran both phones side by side and the mytouch is superior in every way except screen. It eats the Nexus for breakfast in linpack, not to mention it will run aosp and sense. If it were me, and I had a GSM nexus, Id trade ya in a heartbeat man. My little sisters Mytouch 4g is my favorite phone ive never owned lol.
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I feel ya, just want a change tho
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My wife had a mytouch 4g before we switched to sprint I was less than impressed with it.
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My wife had a mytouch 4g before we switched to sprint I was less than impressed with it.
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Could be wrong but smells like a cheater
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That's using cm7 and netarchys kernel, fresh rom install. Don't get butthurt because I can get a higher score than your mt4 there are plenty of other nexus owners with higher scores than mine.
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I ran a 4999 quad on my nexus. But never got more than 21mflops in linpack. The mytouch beats it in every benchmark but quadrant.
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That's using cm7 and netarchys kernel, fresh rom install. Don't get butthurt because I can get a higher score than your mt4 there are plenty of other nexus owners with higher scores than mine.
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I can't get linpack to run for crap but I do good in most other benchmarks.
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Ok..enough of this bull**** topic. Fact is no one in their right mind will offer a straight trade for an inferior mytouch AND this is not the Marketplace. Post this in the proper place and you just might get some interest among the laughter.
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I can't get linpack to run for crap but I do good in most other benchmarks.
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Run neocore
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The guy wants to trade and this turned into a pissing match. Geez. I think the market will decide if he needs to trade cash with his phone or not.
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At first I thought this was a joke topic, but this guy actually believes his mt4g is better than a NS
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At first I thought this was a joke topic, but this guy actually believes his mt4g is better than a NS
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No not better comparable
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I'm with the OP.
The myTouch 4G is a vastly superior device. This is coming from a Nexus S user (previous myTouch 4G user).
I got a superior deal for it (my mint sidekick 4g straight trade for the Nexus S
But I have to say first off that the mytouch gets higher Quadrant scores stock and then obviously devours the nexus s in everything except graphics performance.
In all honesty a straight trade would be a good deal. You'd be gaining a nice device and dev community with a larger variety of ROMs. Also the battery life of the myTouch so far seems to be better than this phone stock.
If I was the OP, post the phone on Craigslist and see what you get. Or if your lucky like me go from mytouch to sidekick 4g then nexus s all straight trades haha.. (don't take your chances. Analyze how the sidekick is doing in your area. It seems to have leverage in mine (Minneapolis) even though its a sucky device. There was a guy doing a straight trade g2x for sidekick. It was crazy.)
Just my 2 cents.
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I'm not going to say the nexus is better than the mytouch but I believe they are very similar
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So my aunt offered me a mytouch 4g for a vibrant. Should I do it? And if not what phone should I try to trade for. I love my vibrant but I kinda want a new phone. I switch phones like once every 3 months
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Screw that phone. I wouldn't do it.
If she's willing to propose that trade, that proves she doesn't love you. Lol
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Mt4g=180 on craigslist
Vibrant=150(that's being generous)
So if you really switch every three months, the mt4g is worth more to you. Also they're not as bad as people make them out to be.
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My sister has a MT4G running CM7, they're nice.. I love my Vibrant, though.
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If she's willing to propose that trade, that proves she doesn't love you. Lol
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Lmfao that made me laugh and to everyone else yea I love my vibrant I think ill keep It Im also thinking of sony vaios for verizon as soon as im 18, since ill need a contract my dad wont do it plus im 18 in 3 days so... Is that worth it?
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I'm thinking about doing the same thing sense is just so beautiful and it might have a chance if getting cm9.
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I had a myTouch 4G before and its a great phone
myTouch 4G has more development plus you have the CHOICE of running Sense which is a really good UI on a well built ROM. That being said, you should read a bit about the good screen / bad screen issue on the myTouch as well as the good EMMC chip / bad chip as well to make sure you get a good model.
What i see Vibrant over it is the super AMOLED, better GPU, and ICS Passion ROM, and myTouch has 4G, camera flash, FFC, and better build quality.
Both phones are good, just determining what trade offs are best for you. good luck
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Wow thanks for the insight mike helps alot im gonna research and see what im gonna do.
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sneakysnake16 said:
So my aunt offered me a mytouch 4g for a vibrant. Should I do it? And if not what phone should I try to trade for. I love my vibrant but I kinda want a new phone. I switch phones like once every 3 months
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IMHO, if you are going to trade, make sure you are getting something that really will be different. Does it have features you want, what are the differences? Is it an upgrade, or is it just a different phone?
For me I have waited a LONG time since the vibrant came out before I really found a phone worth upgrading to. I want the HTC amaze 4g. Many more features, dual core, ffc, better camera, dedicated camera/video buttons, NFC.. the list goes on. For me it is a phone that will take better advantage of ICS, and should get an official ICS update. The downside is that there isn't a whole lot of development.. yet. But it is a new phone, so that will come in time(and I even hope to make some development offerings once I get one)
So what are you looking for in a new phone, because unless the mytouch 4g has some feature you want that the vibrant doesn't have, you are trading a very solid phone for.. just another phone.