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[Q] front camera?

Hey guys I'm hearing a lot about the new HTC evo slide 4g phone that's gonna come out in January. All the specs are in but supposedly there is no front facing camera which sucks. I wanted to know if you have an android phone that's doesn't have a front facing camera could you install one yourself?

I guess back to taking pictures in the bathroom mirror.

It's a safe bet that if there is truly no front facing camera on this model then no, you could not install one.
Several reasons, coming from someone who has seen the inside of all HTC phones on Sprint.
No already ready circuit board connection for it to be added. It's not exactly even easy to resolder charging ports on these boards but soldering in a connection and then harvesting even say an EVO 1.3 mp camera would not be easy/wise specially since the board would have to already have circuitry and chips already onboard to support it in order to solder a connection for the ribbon to slide into. Even my mad scientist self of a repair tech wouldn't alter my circuit board in this fashion.
No drivers to load the camera(although someone smarter than myself could say that something could be built into a rom or kernel for this) but assuming you printed or had access to print the camera circuitry and solder points onto the board to solder the ribbon connector for the Evo front camera just like a circuit board manufacturer does when designing a board there's no gaurantee that it will 100% work properly not to even mention if the original board design does not have room or a large enough area to put all the supporting circuitry.
3rdly, the front bezel/faceplate would need modifications to let the camera view outside the housing. It would more than likely damage the digitizer creating a hole to support the camera infrastructure.
There are many variables here that really don't make sense in trying to add this modification yourself.
Best to wait for the full specs to see if they will be supporting one from the get go. Our 4g phones kind of demand this sort of thing anyway so I'm sure that whatever early schematics we see that HTC designs Sprint Execs who work with the vendors to create a product can easily ask that it be added to the manufacturing process beforehand so its highly probable it will already come with one.
It seems to be on designers minds these days going forward as something the 4G phones easily can support since the network can easily support the function of video conferencing.
Sorry if I got long winded or too technical, I tend to get that way with my customers too.

It's possible
http://phandroid.com/2010/10/01/do-...cing-camera-on-your-samsung-galaxy-s-vibrant/
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Only because the Galaxy S boards are pretty much the same in each version for each different carrier minus the addition of the slider on the Epic.
There's no telling whether or not the EVO shift is going to have the same circuit board as the EVO 4G.
And if it does, Sprint and HTC would more than likely make the decision to go ahead and put that camera in there.
So, it's only possible if they decided to use the same board, and not go with ffc and leave the connector on the board open.

vibrant vs g2

is it me or is the vibrant better than the g2 by like a lot? i mean yeah the g2 has official froyo and all but i think that its pretty complicated on flashing stuff to the g2. i recently got it and on the first day i had it on a boot loop and it took me like 6 hours just to fix it and the funny thing is that after all the work fixing my semi brick i messed it up again trying to flash a gingervillian rom and i had to call tmobile for a replacement but then i fixed it so now im paying 20 bucks for expedited shipping and a replacement g2. anyways what im trying to say is that i think the vibrant is way better to do stuff with it like flashing roms and mods and all that. maybe its just me because ive had the vibrant for longer than the g2, where the g2 ive only had it for like two days already and i already managed to get traumatized by semi bricking it. and also i think the vibrant is way better because the 720p recording is better, the samoled screeen and awesome speaker and just more amazing. yeah i know i might sound like a vibrant fan boy but i honestly like my vibrant better the only reason i still have my g2 is because its keyboard but im sure im going to trade it for like a mytouch4g or something oh and may i add that the damn g2 is heavy. ugh. so thats just my opinion on that. no offence to the g2 owners, and im also not a noob to this stuff.

You probably won't find too many people who disagree with you in the Vibrant forum.
If you're gonna sell the G2, just keep the cash. You really don't need two phones. If you must have two phones, I'd wait to buy a dual core.

I sold my g2 for my Vibrant. And I have to say out of the box the g2 was better because everything worked. (mainly gps) but with the fixes and custom roms I am much happier with my vibrant as ccompared to the g2. Better display and wayyy lighter phone. And most reviews between the 2 will crown the vibrant ad the victor.
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I would trade my Vibrant for a G2 in a second. I want a hardware keyboard, better screen be damned.

Dougefresh91 said:
I would trade my Vibrant for a G2 in a second. I want a hardware keyboard, better screen be damned.
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I wouldn't do this, but I would trade it for a myTouch 4G. Hardware keyboards bother me, and it would suck to downgrade on screen quality, but I'd love to have CyanogenMod again...

synaesthetic said:
I wouldn't do this, but I would trade it for a myTouch 4G. Hardware keyboards bother me, and it would suck to downgrade on screen quality, but I'd love to have CyanogenMod again...
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Lol I went from vibrant to g2 and g2 to mytouxh 4g if you want deal with htc qc issue then ok. I sold my myotuch 4g and came back to vibrant.
G2-loose hinge(the phone wobbles even with keyboard closed),no glass its plastic screen, loose battery cover on some of em,dead pixel
Mytouch 4g replaced it 5 times due to qc issue examples? Washed out screen (1/2 is washed out screen and other half is not. It has batter contrast and all that)
Front facing off centered. You have to tilt your phone to get your face in the centered
Loose battery cover. Battery cover just moves like hell
Dead pixel on some of em
Dust under the glass
Squeaky button.(kinda annoying)
Light leaks
Yup htc have good phones but too much qc issue.
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Once we get AOSP gingerbread we should be getting cm 7, no?

eunkipark92 said:
Lol I went from vibrant to g2 and g2 to mytouxh 4g if you want deal with htc qc issue then ok. I sold my myotuch 4g and came back to vibrant.
G2-loose hinge(the phone wobbles even with keyboard closed),no glass its plastic screen, loose battery cover on some of em,dead pixel
Mytouch 4g replaced it 5 times due to qc issue examples? Washed out screen (1/2 is washed out screen and other half is not. It has batter contrast and all that)
Front facing off centered. You have to tilt your phone to get your face in the centered
Loose battery cover. Battery cover just moves like hell
Dead pixel on some of em
Dust under the glass
Squeaky button.(kinda annoying)
Light leaks
Yup htc have good phones but too much qc issue.
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Let me guess, your vibrant works perfectly?
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Perfect vibrant for me!

Lol i`ve been wanting to get a G2 For a while i got the Vibrant right now but its a big mess and...it feels cheap...if you dont want it you can always work out a deal with me =D

It feels cheap? Would you want a dent or a lowed price battery replacement. And some guys are making aluminum backcovers in the general section I think.

The phone doesn't feel cheap. The mentality of "heavy = well built" has got to go. Yeah, the phone's light and mostly plastic. Most vehicles on the road now are 75% plastic as well. The difference is cars go 100+ mph and endure harsh conditions, while my phone sits in my pocket, desk or hand. I'd say plastic is sufficient for a phone.
Neither mine nor my wifes vibrant creak, squeak, feel loose, or have any other physical or mechanical flaws. We've both dropped ours multiple times on the pavement, both survived with minor scuffs each time. From what I understand though, the g2 has a loose hinge issue, and the mytouch has squeaky buttons. My wife is completely content with her stock 2.2 vibrant. She is the average consumer. I'm not. Mine is modified, and much more responsive than the stock g2 I owned for a short time, droid x I had for a day, and evo I play with everyday. Gps on the latest bionix is working as intended.
I don't think the vibrant is better than any of them (g2 in particular), but it isn't worse. It's personal opinion, they're both fast. If you prefer the features of one, or how one feels over the other, that's the one that's better for you. I prefer the vibrant.
Sent from my <tw> powered vibrant.

right on @allthrottle i agree and i like the g2 now that i have a sense rom and i got a case for it so im not scared to have it around anymore and i got it cheap too, 10 bucks at tmo store, pretty weird accounting that tmo sells cases for like a lot like a gel skin case for the vibrant is like 20 i think. but yeah i got both phones and i like to play with the g2 more and i kind of use the vibrant as a music source i mean come on 16 gb is good for some music. the only thing i wish is that the g2 would of had a bigger screen i mean yeah i know that either you have the big display and no keyboard or the small display and a keyboard. honestly i dont use the keyboard as much on the g2. swype does its good on the phone and also i hate that the g2 isnt as bright as the vibrant. oh well i wonder if anyone else is like me with a vibrant and a g2...

My wife wanted my Vibrant. So, I read everything I could find about all the new phones. I ended up getting another Vibrant. With a custom ROM I have no complaints about my Vibrant.

[Q] qHD upgrade for HD2?

Can we grab a screen from the HTC Sensation, with the newer qHD screen, still same 4.2" form factor?
I know there's probably an issue with drivers, but didn't the HD2 get built up from the ground, with drivers hacked/built/programmed/modified from other devices?
It's not possible?
I just got my HD2 back from HTC warrenty repair, they replaced a faulty touch screen, and it looks even brighter/more vivid than before! I'm wondering if it's the same screen, then wondering if it can be replaced even better!
Just curious.....

Wouldn't it be cool to spend $40 to upgrade the screen?
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This would be brilliant!
But I personaly don't know if it's possible.

dudes, we aren't talking about "standardized" computer components here...which are DESIGNED to be interchangeable.
these are mass produced components certainly...but such components are usually tailor made for particular devices and/or "series" of devices.
so i strongly believe that the HD2's motherboard cannot output the same kind of signal/connector/whathaveyou as expected by the qHD screen you want to slap into the HD2...simple as that!
sorry to burst your bubble

[Q] Will case for the HTC Inspire fit the HTC HD2

Hi,
I was looking for a case for my HD2 but most of the cases i like they don't make for our phone. With that said I came across a case for the HTC Inspire 4G that I like. The measurments for the both phones are really close to one another. The HD2 measures at 4.8" x 2.64" x 0.43" and the measurments for the Inspire 4G are 4.8" x 2.68" x 0.46" so one would think it might fit. I seen someone ask this question about the Otterbox case but this case looks a lot more giving in its design that makes me think that it might. If you take a look at the pictures below you will notice a wide camera cut out as well as the vol keys on the left side of the phone, both being in the same general location as the other phone. I know that doesn't mean it will definitely fit but i want to try to get an idea if it will before i spend all that money on a case. Has anyone tried a case for the Inspire 4G on a HD2? Thanks in advance for any help.

I went to Walmart which had the HTC Inspire on display and I put my soft gel case on it to see if it would fit. It was very hard to tell much a difference between the two but i would say with it on the Inspire it was slightly less snug, all things considering though it fit pretty much perfect. When i say slightly less i really mean is was very minor and i only noticed a difference after taking it off and putting it back on several times between the two phones. My problem though is I'm unsure if it will fit a hard case and I don't wish to spend $20-$30 on a case that wont work and i wont be able to return. I am looking at two cases, one from Seidio and the other from Case-mate. Im just going to cave and buy one of the cases, which ever has a better return policy i guess will be best and i'll report back on my findings.

thanks for the info on the post about this as i broke my screen thru not haveing a case and you are right there is not a lot off choices left for hd2 ,i tht that there were no other mobiles close to its size thanks i just bought the otter case any ways still cheaper than a screen lol

the seidio cases for the inspire4g or desire hd fit very good . just got the covert case today great deal.

HTC One First Impression

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYo7ztJgWv0
Oh boy great phone but they really missed the wireless charging
Do you guys think it will be possible with a little hardware hack?

Wireless charging is expensive and slow
And nearly impossible with that aluminum body
So unless you want to pry that baby apart, drill holes for the wires and wire a inductive coil to the back of the phone. You're sol
Slithered from my HTC One X+

superchilpil said:
Wireless charging is expensive and slow
And nearly impossible with that aluminum body
So unless you want to pry that baby apart, drill holes for the wires and wire a inductive coil to the back of the phone. You're sol
Slithered from my HTC One X+
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And it's still only a bog slow 500mA charge rate which means ~5 hours to charge with the phone powered off, even longer if on!
M.

IMHO, wireless charging is pointless cuss from looking at most wireless charging fones, it has to be on at a certain way. If its not, it won't charge!. Not only that but it doesn't give a fast enough charge & if say I wanted to use my fone as well as charge it... You can't!. Your paying for the novelty imho..

Hmm now I can't rlly decide it. I wanna get a new phone in the summer I had the evo 3d n i have the one X now and really the only problem I have is the slow updates n s-on n multitasking. Hope they done a better job at sense 5 n with the 2gb ram cuz that constant reloading, even the Web pages is annoying. I have cm10.1 now and I open 10-15 pages so I can read some stuff on the subway. Overall it's a gorgeous phone.
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Honestly if you have the one x, just move on and get the one. And I say this as an owner of the one x. HTC I believe wants to try and forget about the hox and all its red headed step children with their naming conventions and move on to the one. The hox will be a thing of the past soon. They want a single, unifying phone across all carriers. Not this x, s, v, + crap like before.
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Ddot196 said:
Honestly if you have the one x, just move on and get the one. And I say this as an owner of the one x. HTC I believe wants to try and forget about the hox and all its red headed step children with their naming conventions and move on to the one. The hox will be a thing of the past soon. They want a single, unifying phone across all carriers. Not this x, s, v, + crap like before.
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Except they still caved for the US carriers and did 4g-gimped versions for each one. But yeah, i know where you're coming from. Have the HOX now and will almost certainly be making the leap.
M.

S-OFF should be doable. Snapdragon phones are miles easier to S-OFF. If they didn't fix the S-OFF exploit from the Droid DNA/One XL, we can expect to have S-OFF at launch. Otherwise, it might take a while.

Hunt3r.j2 said:
S-OFF should be doable. Snapdragon phones are miles easier to S-OFF. If they didn't fix the S-OFF exploit from the Droid DNA/One XL, we can expect to have S-OFF at launch. Otherwise, it might take a while.
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Yep look at the DNA and Butterfly...:good:

Possible
superchilpil said:
Wireless charging is expensive and slow
And nearly impossible with that aluminum body
I'm not convinced this is correct.
If an electric field would normally induce current flow in the charging coil, then why wouldn't it induce current flow in the coil on the battery and produce eddy currents in the Alumnium body that in turn would also induce currents in the charging coil?
just my 2c.
D.
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