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Whose considering a Synapse Phone

With all N1 alternative threads, I'm surprised I haven't seen the synapse phone mentioned more, so I thought I would start a thread
I am quite heavily considering it. Tho I think I wanna wait for series 2, just to make sure custom rom community is there. Being rooted and unlocked bootloader from factory. But I think I should buy one to ensure there is a series 2
So who else is considering one of these synapse phones? To maybe replace their N1
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I heard that was too good to be true, and is a scam.
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Seriously interested but this idea must cost a fortune
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msavic6 said:
I heard that was too good to be true, and is a scam.
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I hope not, I love the idea
Rellikzephyr
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wtf how cheap is this phone to start with? They're charging you extra for the most basic smartphone features...like a 3.5 mm jack!
*edit*
just modified my phone to personal liking, almost $900!

Read the remarks for a good analysis:
http://phandroid.com/2010/10/19/ger...g-custom-built-android-2-2-handsets-possibly/
Not going to happen.

So not a scam, but prob not gonna happen considering company resources
Damn
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Man that seems like such a good idea....
The first day someone posted about it on gizmodo or something, I went and looked at the prices. I "built" a phone using all of components that would put it above similar phones spec wise, it was going to cost about $900 USD.
Considering I spent my entire summer savings on my Nexus One ($580 + ~$20 for screen protectors, case, etc = $600) It's not necessarily a good or bad value. If I had that type of expendable income, I would totally go for it!
The concept is cool though - make a phone that caters to your needs. I wish an American company would try this! Maybe Google? "Nexus 2 - Have It YOUR WAY!"

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"Nexus 2 - Have It YOUR WAY!"
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hahahahahaa. Somehow, equating a $500+ phone to fast food just doesn't leave a good taste in my mouth. lol

It's an interesting idea - I won't be in the market for a new phone until September 2011 so will keep an eye on them until then. That should be enough time for them to succeed / fail.
I like the idea of a 3 year warranty..

sounds like a good idea, but they are being jackasses, 256mb of ram as the basic mode want more ram? well pay up, which is just plain 2008 or wifi, 3.5mm as options when these are basic necessities for a smartphone.

Seems more like a dream idea than an actual production device

wdfowty said:
hahahahahaa. Somehow, equating a $500+ phone to fast food just doesn't leave a good taste in my mouth. lol
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hhmm ...
Sounds like the makings of a tasty burger!
Hold the lettuce, gimme 512RAM.
86 the onions and gimme titanium back plate.
And please add bacon and the infinite touch capacitive touch screen. EXTRA? Yeah, I know, that's ok! I like bacon!

Alright I'm bumping this thread up just to show everyone there's a better alternative to the Nexus S.
And the website is pretty much working for me now. Though there's no option for me to preorder yet, but I'm more excited about this than the other phone.
Synapse-Phone.

If this true I will buy one for sure...just wanna see some in the wild and read some reviews...I will most def pass on the Nexus S
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Prices are not that awful for what I need, I end up at 500 or so USD
Obviously, I didn't put 4G and hdmi, radio, etc. since I don't use them and 4G won't be appearing in Canada for a while ^^
I'll see how it gets when they start actually selling the phones...it's an awesome idea honestly, I just hope they succeed! Go germans go

3 years warranty? Amazing if true. That alone is worth it! And finally a xenon flash for an android phone.

Custom spec phone?
I would say you're on your own as far as custom ROMs go...?
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Problem with Synapse phones... They advert DVB/T for US, but US uses ATSC!

musashiken said:
Alright I'm bumping this thread up just to show everyone there's a better alternative to the Nexus S.
And the website is pretty much working for me now. Though there's no option for me to preorder yet, but I'm more excited about this than the other phone.
Synapse-Phone.
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Oh, great. Bumping a fake phone as a better alternative to another, rumor-based phone. Excellent idea.

G2 overclock competition

As of late I haven't really heard any more news of significant clock speed gains from other higher end phones such as the Droid X/2 or the SGS phones.
From what ive read the X/2 overclocks were overinflated fibs and the OC method used in the SGS phones overstated their true clock speeds. Anything that I have missed?

I watched a competition like this once...
It was done at a dyno shop amongst members from a Nissan car club.
It was all fun and games until someone exploded their 1000hp Skyline engine.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA....

holy ****! as long as its not my car thats exploding i think its still all fun and games

carlsbad0331 said:
I watched a competition like this once...
It was done at a dyno shop amongst members from a Nissan car club.
It was all fun and games until someone exploded their 1000hp Skyline engine.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA....
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Ahhh, the beauty of trying to sound witty on a forum.
One would never assume the OP graduated with an associate degree in automotive technology in early 09'. Now that I've stepped out of my realm of expertise into this forum and asked a simple question (at least it's not in the dev forum) I would like some serious input if that's alright. Just proud of my phone that's all.
BTW, the correct terminology is detonated, not exploded and it can be caused by any number of issues...my money is on either a boost spike or lifted head.
Seriously not trying to be an ass here, the g2 has gotten some press over this issue lately and its legit unlike the other phones.
Thanks dude.
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The guys down in the DesireHD thread are talking some mad trash about G2 o/c.
They jelly.

Rofl, ill check it out after chemistry
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not that i am against overclocking(this is the first phone i overclocked and i set it to 1 gig) but other than "because i can" why do we need it faster than 1.9? sometimes i like to put my phone to my face to talk on it and i would like to keep from needing skin grafts. do any of our apps really NEED anything more than maybe 1.2?

psx4droid runs great at the higher speeds as long as you keep an eye on the cpu and battery temps. I have the 1800mhz Zimage on my phone right now but I keep it restricted to 1000mhz via setcpu.
Really I see it as about pushing the boundaries for the sake of knowledge, if I could compile my own personal kernel I would but being on the verge of going to pharmacy school and work both keep me too busy to learn how.
This thread isn't really about why one would do it, it was just simply asking how the g2 is fairing against other higher end phones.

I'd love to see something like this as well. Sooner or later, we're going have to start installing heatsinks on to our phones.

carlsbad0331 said:
I watched a competition like this once...
It was done at a dyno shop amongst members from a Nissan car club.
It was all fun and games until someone exploded their 1000hp Skyline engine.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA....
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Just read this. Dude you're still a ****tard in my book. Running your mouth about dumb ****.
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Wow way to revive a two year old thread
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stevencpoynter said:
Just read this. Dude you're still a ****tard in my book. Running your mouth about dumb ****.
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... After a year and a half you decide to reply to this? Were you just mulling over the words?

xdviper said:
I'd love to see something like this as well. Sooner or later, we're going have to start installing heatsinks on to our phones.
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I have two g2's, one runs perfectly @1.9ghz.
I picked them appart sometimes and there's a metal plate over the chips, the another plate under the keyboard, will it go higher you think if i put thermalpaste in between?
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xdviper said:
I'd love to see something like this as well. Sooner or later, we're going have to start installing heatsinks on to our phones.
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stevencpoynter said:
Just read this. Dude you're still a ****tard in my book. Running your mouth about dumb ****.
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1) You bump a year and a half old post.
2) You already replied to that user's post right after he first made it.
3) You post to bash on a user that hasn't had any activity on their account in 50 weeks.
Cry more. Your tears nourish me.

kbeezie said:
... After a year and a half you decide to reply to this? Were you just mulling over the words?
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lolz

agazza said:
I have two g2's, one runs perfectly @1.9ghz.
I picked them appart sometimes and there's a metal plate over the chips, the another plate under the keyboard, will it go higher you think if i put thermalpaste in between?
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man, i like your style!
this is a great idea.. but: plates must be very close to eachother, and it's unuseful if the plates are close to other parts themeselves; don't exceed with the paste: it must be a small quantity that, pressed, it expands itself close the the edges of the component
if it doesn't work, you can clean the paste with some alcool, using a cotton-fioc ( you know, these little cotton-sticks you can use to clean your ears )

skui said:
man, i like your style!
this is a great idea.. but: plates must be very close to eachother, and it's unuseful if the plates are close to other parts themeselves; don't exceed with the paste: it must be a small quantity that, pressed, it expands itself close the the edges of the component
if it doesn't work, you can clean the paste with some alcool, using a cotton-fioc ( you know, these little cotton-sticks you can use to clean your ears )
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They are. When winter comes I will update. Just remind me. And find me a kernel wich allows me to go past 1,9
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agazza said:
They are. When winter comes I will update. Just remind me. And find me a kernel wich allows me to go past 1,9
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..how about looking for some plates of different materials that dissipate better? of course, i don't know where to look and how much can it costs! just letting my mind go
i don't know what's the shape of those plates yet, but i saw a 3d with some videos about changing the springs of the dz, so i can learn it from there i think!
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[Q] Silly Doubt Regarding Back

Hey guys,
Got my wifi xoom a couple of days back from Best Buy and noticed that the rubber part is level on the left but protrudes out very slightly in the right and levels up again. The tab works fine though. Should I return it and get a new one or is it fine? I think its just the new gadget paranoia

Doesn't affect functionality then don't return it. Who knows its probably new gadget paranoia

I have that too on my 3G version. It works perfect so I am not worried. Some early pics I seen on the net looked like they had the same. I was worried for a day or two myself.
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okay. Thanks I just dont want it to come off 6 months later...lol..

iswapnil90 said:
okay. Thanks I just dont want it to come off 6 months later...lol..
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Nah this thing is solid as hell. Look at the tear down its ball in built lol.

znfrazier said:
Nah this thing is solid as hell. Look at the tear down its ball in built lol.
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Yeah looks and feels solid...ill stick to this one...thanks guys!

Should I get one?

Hi, I'm looking for a new phone (coming from a gs2 skyrocket) and I was wondering if I should get a nexus 4. Could someone give me some pros and cons to this phone please?
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spitfire2425 said:
Hi, I'm looking for a new phone (coming from a gs2 skyrocket) and I was wondering if I should get a nexus 4. Could someone give me some pros and cons to this phone please?
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it is excellent phone superfast and super reliable
bloddddy sexy tooo
using it is a joy coming from galaxy s2, xperia s and iphone 4s
only problem is it doesnt have physical home button like galaxy s2 or 3

I suggest you use the search function. There are hundreds of threads about the pros and cons. There are also multiple reviews to be found on the web.
Pros
- Cheap
- Vanilla Android
- Updates for at least 18 months)
- Great developer community
- Cheap
- Really cheap
- Nice screen, fast, whatever
- Great design
Cons:
- Only 8GB/16GB storage, no SD card, no USB OTG support (all storage related)
- Fragile design (just don't drop it on concrete. or bite on it)
- no LTE
- no way to actually buy it
We need more information. If you want to know about specific things, just ask. But we can't really do anything with "give me the pros and cons" other than to say what has been said a million of times.

Sorry, didn't mean to be a noob. I shoulda known better.
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I own a Skyrocket also the N4 blows the skyrocket away. Get the Nexus4 you will not be disappointed at all trust me.
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spitfire2425 said:
Sorry, didn't mean to be a noob. I shoulda known better.
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Nah, it's alright. Forgive me if I sounded harsh. It's just that I think us listing some pros and cons won't really help you. I suggest you read an extensive review from gsmarena or android police. What's also great is to just look through thread here at XDA. Just read. Go look in the development section, see what they're up to. Go to the Q&A section to see what the common problems are. Go to the general section for opinion or maybe to see how the battery life is. If you do these things, you really get to know the pros and cons, and you can make a good decision.

Androyed said:
I suggest you use the search function.
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Search function has not worked all day.

grubbster said:
Search function has not worked all day.
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You're right. But still. Just go to the general section or scroll through this section and you can find tons of pros and cons.

zabihjan said:
only problem is it doesnt have physical home button like galaxy s2 or 3
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I think the biggest issue I have in general with the N4. I came from a Galaxy Note and I miss those buttons (back/home/search) on the bottom of the screen and not part of the display. It isn't a deal breaker by any means, but if given the choice I would prefer a setup more like the SGS3.
Would I trade out for an SGS3 for that reason? Nope.
IMHO:
Pros:
No extra Samsung, HTC or whoever software. No carrier crapware.
Quad-Core / 2GB RAM
Wonderful screen, Feels nice in the hand.
FAST.
Updates when Google finishes them.
Qi charging (if you can find it)
Cons:
No removable battery.
No SD Card slot.
Speaker slot on back is flush with the screen. Lay the phone down flat and sound is nearly muted.

I love the whole no hardware buttons on the phone. So thats a plus for me. I'm thinkin' as soon as I get the money together I'm gonna buy one.
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[Q] I'm a jerk, and broke my new camera!

Seriously just bummed myself out pretty hard with this one. #1 reason for getting an S4 was the potential of the 13 megapixel camera. The one I just broke!
S4 in my pocket, leaned against something just right I guess, and BOOM! Not really a boom more of a sad sad whimper when I first saw my cracked lens.
I've searched this already, and there is hardly even a mention of this happening on google.
Hoping that someone has good news for me, or hopefully some helpful suggestions!
Ghost Glass on the front, Machined aluminium bumper, and not a thing to protect that stupid little piece of glass (why glass?) over the camera.:crying:

http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-back-camera.html
Is this my best option?

sputnik378 said:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-back-camera.html
Is this my best option?
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i would buy one for the i9505; i9500 might be different somehow. best safe than out $28

Slade8525 said:
i would buy one for the i9505; i9500 might be different somehow. best safe than out $28
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mine is a SGH-I337 AT&T model
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-back-camera.html
so dat's my jam.. Right?

sputnik378 said:
mine is a SGH-I337 AT&T model
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-back-camera.html
so dat's my jam.. Right?
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Yes that one is the right one. Really bad luck you have though!
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sorry to hear that. But $28 not bad!
and here is a video shows how to replace it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4f2XjQLAM

def sucks for sure, but trust me when i say you picked the most easily replaced part to break LMFAO. that or the speaker. rofl good luck friend!!!

Slade8525 said:
i would buy one for the i9505; i9500 might be different somehow. best safe than out $28
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hapticxchaos said:
def sucks for sure, but trust me when i say you picked the most easily replaced part to break LMFAO. that or the speaker. rofl good luck friend!!!
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I like this forum, it's neat!
Thanks for the info, ordering now, and hopefully it will be here when I get off the river next week.
If anybody on XDA is in Colorado and wants to go get wet/weird in a raft, kayak, SUP, mountian bike, or whatever... Hit me up, nerd friends are my friends. My family owns the 1st Outfitter in Colorado (since 1969) and we are really good at what we do. Not selling, just sayin.

sputnik378 said:
I like this forum, it's neat!
Thanks for the info, ordering now, and hopefully it will be here when I get off the river next week.
If anybody on XDA is in Colorado and wants to go get wet/weird in a raft, kayak, SUP, mountian bike, or whatever... Hit me up, I'll hook you up. My family owns the 1st Outfitter in Colorado (since 1969) and we are really good at what we do. www.dvorakexpeditions.com
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Advertising! It's a nada here
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Taylor_Swift said:
Advertising! It's a nada here
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i cant take any mod with a name like that seriously
im just kidding lmfao.

joelvn said:
Really bad luck you have though!
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It's a relative thing, I should probably fish more this week and play with my phone less anyway. Thanks for the sentiments.

sputnik378 said:
It's a relative thing, I should probably fish more this week and play with my phone less anyway. Thanks for the sentiments.
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Hope it gets fixed though. What's that case like? Worth getting? Looks neat
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Taylor_Swift said:
Hope it gets fixed though. What's that case like? Worth getting? Looks neat
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I finally received my camera from China... Quite an interesting trip it must have been for this little thing. About to replace the broken one, wish me luck.
the case is sweet.. I really like that it protects the outside of the phone as that is usually the part to hit the ground first on a drop. I also really like the Ghost glass that I've put on the screen. It feels just like the naked screen and doesn't inhibit the feel of the phone at all. The only thing that seems to not be protected by this setup is the camera... However at $28 a pop, I could think of worse things to happen. I'll be sure to do a quick write up when I'm finished in a few minutes.

Damn this phone is easy to fix. Took me five minutes total to fix.
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