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Cheap knock-off phones?

Hello members, so i was reading about the GooPhone that is supposedly patented with the Iphone 5 design in China. They are apparently ready to sue apple once the phone is released.
Anyway it led me to a site that has android/windows/blackberry devices.
Now they seem legit, have looked around and seen that there are some reviews, only negative comments are about the long shipping.
My question is, has anyone here ever ordered from this site.
http://www.fastcardtech.com/
I was interested in maybe ordering a device playing with it for a while, then maybe sending to a dev to see if the components would match that of its US counterpart to see if custom ROMS would be able to be installed.
So please read, look, get interested, and chat about the site!!!!
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Wondering myself if could get the knock off galaxy s 3 and put gs3 ROM on it or brick it
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Chinese knock-offs
Here's a few more to add to the list:
http://www.hdc.cn/
http://www.lovebargaining.com/
http://android-sale.com/

leezrd said:
Wondering myself if could get the knock off galaxy s 3 and put gs3 ROM on it or brick it
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I posted a question to a couple of devices, they claim that they have official
google play app. Wondering the same. I have an upgrade available but nothing catching my eye to use it.
Apaca1ypse said:
Here's a few more to add to the list:
http://www.hdc.cn/
http://www.lovebargaining.com/
http://android-sale.com/
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Awesome. That's nice im really thinking of ordering one this weekend.
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If you want something cheap, look into Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel or Lenovo Phones, most models have decent development and they have great specs for the price.

hmm what should i get? Help me out here guys
Option 1. Legit Galaxy S3
Option 2. http://android-sale.com/oppo-finder.html
Option 3. 5.3" Galaxy S3 instead of the 4.8" http://android-sale.com/hdc-galaxy-...-1ghz-dual-core-8mp-camera-android-phone.html
sooo which one!?!?

PantechBurstOwner said:
hmm what should i get? Help me out here guys
Option 1. Legit Galaxy S3
Option 2. http://android-sale.com/oppo-finder.html
Option 3. 5.3" Galaxy S3 instead of the 4.8"
sooo which one!?!?
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Me personally I want a big screen. I'm thinking of getting the Star galaxy note with 5.3 screen. And was told that it does come with Google play
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primus123 said:
Me personally I want a big screen. I'm thinking of getting the Star galaxy note with 5.3 screen. And was told that it does come with Google play
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I really like the OPPO one gonna watch a review or two on it if i can find one in english lmao but the 5.3in galaxy s3 is very cool so i guess ill try to find a review for both

PantechBurstOwner said:
I really like the OPPO one gonna watch a review or two on it if i can find one in english lmao but the 5.3in galaxy s3 is very cool so i guess ill try to find a review for both
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Yeah. I've been looking. I think its a good deal. If phone works pretty well may get more like them.
Like I stated. I have an upgrade,I'm with TMOUS so right now not sure. Hoping the Note2 makes its way over. Soon
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primus123 said:
Yeah. I've been looking. I think its a good deal. If phone works pretty well may get more like them.
Like I stated. I have an upgrade,I'm with TMOUS so right now not sure. Hoping the Note2 makes its way over. Soon
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Dafauq? http://android-sale.com/viewsonic-n9880-6-inch-screen-3g-gps-5mp-camera-android-phone.html
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a 6" phone... holy crap... are these any good? My mother has been wanting a Galaxy note for the screen size but she uses none of the features of a smart phone other than basic calendar and to do tasks. This would be great....

Element515 said:
a 6" phone... holy crap... are these any good? My mother has been wanting a Galaxy note for the screen size but she uses none of the features of a smart phone other than basic calendar and to do tasks. This would be great....
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If she really doesn't do anything on it then I would get out for her because 512mb of ram is the same a an IPhone which has fast enough speed for every day tasks not sure if she will need more than 4GB of space but there is a microsd slot up to 32GB so that might help 1GHz processor is beyond overkill for what you said she does so sure why not!
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After some careful research, and some digging into chinese forums. These phones are complete fakes.
It seems that they may not ever make it stateside. They also have IMEI problems, so they may work for a week, but after that they seem to start having disconnect problems. Also looks like the GPS will not work, being that it is based in China satelittes will not transmit here.
I almost bought one today, like 3 times, but after more and more digging, I have decided not too.
This seems to be a complete scam. There are a bunch of sites claiming fraudulent accounts among the site as well.
What seemed so nice quickly slips away.

primus123 said:
After some careful research, and some digging into chinese forums. These phones are complete fakes.
It seems that they may not ever make it stateside. They also have IMEI problems, so they may work for a week, but after that they seem to start having disconnect problems. Also looks like the GPS will not work, being that it is based in China satelittes will not transmit here.
I almost bought one today, like 3 times, but after more and more digging, I have decided not too.
This seems to be a complete scam. There are a bunch of sites claiming fraudulent accounts among the site as well.
What seemed so nice quickly slips away.
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Ouch... Buzzkill... Guess I should've done a little more digging before posting those sites. BTW, do you have any reference links?

I first went on www.fastcardtech.com/forums and was reading the results of users. Alot sounded pretty upset. Although there are not very many replies, there are some feedback.
I asked a question about a device, and then asked the same question again 2days later, and got a different answer. I will do it again, and get a screen shot so that I can show you all. There was another forum in XDA about the site, there are some saying its legit, others not so much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=561534
Will post back with more.
I am still considering ordering one, just havent decided yet. I know as soon as I do that they will announce the Note 2 for Tmobile.

I have found a few more credible sites, there is,
www.koobay.com
www.exportandgo.com
Upon searching the fastcardtech site brands devices to companies that dont actually have these devices. For instance, I have found the HDC (china phone maker) and they list their products, then you reference the FTC site and there are thousand of HDC branded devices that are not actually HDC brand!

I've seen an apple S4 by them. The screen res is terrible.it had virtually no memory. Build was terrible. Do not waste your money. I'm sure no rom with work on them.
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They are only cosmetic copies, and thats vague to say the least. They are not worth $20
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I think I'm going to go with the 6inch view sonic N9880. Its a nice phone. Google certified with Play store.
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Tell us how it goes!
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any of these knockoffs will not work with any of the regular roms, you would have to make a rom for that knock off device model.. as you can imagine without a lot of people owning them your chances of getting a good rom is slim.

Got my new Note 2 today, one word....

"BUZZING!"

Congratz bro
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Good for you ! :fingers-crossed:

Getting mine tomorrow

DubelBoom said:
Getting mine tomorrow
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Getting mine Monday :laugh:

Thanks all! and you really won't be disappointed, this meets all expectations and EVERYTHING!

indigotheory said:
"BUZZING!"
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Are you talking about the charger?

Welcome to the family/clan
Has anyone seen or read any sales figures for this beast of a phone lately. A week or so ago I read that sales were over 5 million! It seems like come christmas it may be 10 million. Everyones talking about this phone.

Dmwitz said:
Welcome to the family/clan
Has anyone seen or read any sales figures for this beast of a phone lately. A week or so ago I read that sales were over 5 million! It seems like come christmas it may be 10 million. Everyones talking about this phone.
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Although possible, I doubt that by Christmas it will be 10 million. A good portion of the 5 million sales figure probably incorporates Samsung's distributors, carriers, and retailers. Nonetheless, this does project likely high sales, but again, I doubt 10 million. Regardless, I love this phone and I should be getting mine Monday! I'm extremely excited.

The Note 2 is without a doubt the best phone i ever had (and had a lot ). It`s fast, rockstable and can do about anything, allready out of the box.

Got my new Note yesterday, haven't been able to put it down since turning it on. A very impressive piece of technology. Have finally found a phone with a decent loudspeaker on it, which makes it worthy of watching movies on...just got to try and sell my SIII now
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Congratz man! Got mine 2 days ago!

Can't put it down
It's been more distracting than my new computer. My school work is suffering. I love this phone... Good riddance iPhone.

kersey said:
Got my new Note yesterday, haven't been able to put it down since turning it on. A very impressive piece of technology. Have finally found a phone with a decent loudspeaker on it, which makes it worthy of watching movies on...just got to try and sell my SIII now
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Thanks to Samsung going back to using the wolfson dac
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indigotheory said:
Thanks to Samsung going back to using the wolfson dac
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+10000000 on this. More OEM's should focus on features like this on their flagships. Cough HTC cough cough lg cough Microsoft cough cough apple. Just kidding about apple. But between apple and Samsung maybe other OEMS will figure it out before they lose more face. SMDH high end phones would still have sub par sound when at the very least loudspeaker could benefit from it, not to mention the audio codecs supported natively and then output in general. Did you all also know that noise cancelation benefits battery savings also? Thank Samsung for the high end noise canceling, audience chip, which makes for higher quality calls and doesn't have to transmit extraneous noise from the background so the person you're talking to enjoys a nice clear audio quality.
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Got mine a month back amazing phone! the display size is perfect for me (my hands are a little big) and its consistently fast! im not going to root it at all cause it's awesome just the way it is! can't wait for the official android 4.2 update! and as for battery life..7h48m at 20% aint such a bad thing right?

its a beast no doubt abt that coming from a iphone 5 was waste of resources !!!!

This great phone for everyone... The beast of beast
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deemee1988
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I just got mine last week after years of iphone. I was waiting for iphone 5 i then igot disappointed. So i start looking for another choice. I never liked android. But i give a try to the note 2 and meeeennnn this is from another league.
I love it.
Just as it is. I think im not going to root it.
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Got my Note the 3rd day now.
Tapatalked mit meinem Galaxy Note 2

Need a detail review

i want a users review about the device, most tech sites are being paid to show manipulated results. the only feedback that is worthy enough is the direct user review.
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qazibasit said:
most tech sites are being paid to show manipulated results. the only feedback that is worthy enough is the direct user review.
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I've been watching Technobuffalo's reviews on products for years, he always gives his honest opinion and isn't afraid to tell everyone if a product sucks.
Unfortionately I'm still waiting on mine It'll be here Friday!
Video Link>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUOS2ILXD-0

Anandtech gave the most through analysis ever with no pay offs guaranteed. Check it out. It's a bloody good read.
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qazibasit said:
i want a users review about the device, most tech sites are being paid to show manipulated results. the only feedback that is worthy enough is the direct user review.
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Ouch... are you sure? I mean about the fraud? Where do you base this on? I love to see some manipulated results.

OP, clearly you didn't look very well otherwise you'd have found my review along with a load of others in that thread.

KidCarter93 said:
OP, clearly you didn't look very well otherwise you'd have found my review along with a load of others in that thread.
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+1000

I've had the phone for 2 weeks here's my review
It's dam fast dam sexy and a dam good screen hope that helps

appelflap said:
Ouch... are you sure? I mean about the fraud? Where do you base this on? I love to see some manipulated results.
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Not sure if it's paid. But I "WTF"ed when I saw S3 camera got 7 and Lumia 920 got 6.
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/C...one-5-Nokia-Lumia-920-and-Galaxy-S-III_id3285

Yeah, with all the controversy coming out about Samsung's paid 'user reviews', I would say definitely check out Anandtech's review - amazingly thorough and very hones. Covers casual and hardcore phone nerd interests very well.

Here's my review of the phone, trust me I got no extra money from HTC
http://droidhorizon.com/htc-one-first-impression/

Hey folks, planing to say good bye to my S2 to HTC One, but the questions i have are that the call quality, wifi reception, signal reception, battery and ear phone experience, any goods in HTC One?

patato2 said:
Not sure if it's paid. But I "WTF"ed when I saw S3 camera got 7 and Lumia 920 got 6.
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/C...one-5-Nokia-Lumia-920-and-Galaxy-S-III_id3285
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Oh wow, the 9 for the S4 is weird. He/she is definitely a big fan of the S4 camera. The discrepancy between the rates are too high to be taken seriously.

kobellza said:
Hey folks, planing to say good bye to my S2 to HTC One, but the questions i have are that the call quality, wifi reception, signal reception, battery and ear phone experience, any goods in HTC One?
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I have also switched from s2 to one.
Call quality - very clear and loud. Perfect.
Wifi - i have recorded speeds of 25mb download
Battery - solely depends on case by case basis i have not used it to play games or watch videos yet and lasts me days and a half before it dies.
Ear phone - its ok for free ear phone. Other members in this forum rate these better.
Hope it helps.
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I don't have the device but I went in to carphone warehouse today and they had a working demo unit and all I can say is WOW.This thing is so fast and slick,the sound is amazing and holding it in the hand it just screams quality
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New Device:Suggestions?

Hello all,
I'm planning to get a new device.
Is nexus 4 good on hardware given that it's made by lg?
Should I buy htc one x+ or galaxy s3 instead?
What are your recommendations?
I can afford upto 30k or 550_600$.

HTC One costs around 43k,if you can afford that much then I would really recommend it.Nexus 4 would be a good choice too.

Oops I meant to say htc one x+
http://www.flipkart.com/htc-s728e-one-x/p/itmdkaabrsfd7guz

gobz said:
Oops I meant to say htc one x+
http://www.flipkart.com/htc-s728e-one-x/p/itmdkaabrsfd7guz
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It's a nice one but I think n4 is better,it doesn't have much memory though.

Wasimk32 said:
It's a nice one but I think n4 is better,it doesn't have much memory though.
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I had the same thing in mind.
But it has a better interface, processor and beats audio.
I don't care for most if these but has lg made a good hardware for the nexus 4???
Btw nexus 4 arriving here in a week

Agreed,sense will always have a better ui than anything in the world
Don't care about the beats audio,have seen ppl using other mods despite having beats audio.
Lg is a good company,we don't see it as a cell phone manufacturer,do we?
And you mean,you've ordered n4?

Wasimk32 said:
Agreed,sense will always have a better ui than anything in the world
Don't care about the beats audio,have seen ppl using other mods despite having beats audio.
Lg is a good company,we don't see it as a cell phone manufacturer,do we?
And you mean,you've ordered n4?
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Nah not ordered yet. I mean it's coming officially in India in a week.

gobz said:
Nah not ordered yet. I mean it's coming officially in India in a week.
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And regarding lg, my brother had lg optimus black he said LG is s#!t on hardware, hence I was concerned.

gobz said:
And regarding lg, my brother had lg optimus black he said LG is s#!t on hardware, hence I was concerned.
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What you mean by hardware?
Build quality?

Yes

Then Slymobi must have something to say about it.Nexus 4 to me looks good,has a much better build quality than any of the Samsung devices.

I'd go for the N4. Purely because your getting a pure google handset, with new updates guaranteed (unlike HTC. Who sometimes cancel or don't even bother to update devices), you'll also get something that's easy to BL unlock, root and experiment with. And being a nexus device, I'm sure there would be a lot try out!
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gobz said:
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The build quality is just great! Just the speakers and the camera are not as good as the HTC one's. I had both phones One and Nexus and this glass look looks just so much better than the "plastic" from the HTC One X. And it's also easier to root than the HTC phone. It was a pain in the ass to root the One X and to flash ROMs on it. The Nexus is definitly the better choice also in relation to the money,

I'd get the nexus 4. I already have a nexus 4 and it is brilliant. It feels more premium than the galaxy s3 and the htc one x+. Plus it is easier to root and will have excellent developer support. You also get the newest updates from Google themselves.

I have the one x, great device, doesnt feel "cheap" at all, n4, while having more "premium" feeling also can break more easy so keep that in mind.
Also, hox is easy to root, dont know why is everyone saying its hard lol.
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Thanks for the feedback guys..
I came across this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163979

Also the latest Nokia lums is good and it doesn't cost a lot.
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Pator57 said:
Also the latest Nokia lums is good and it doesn't cost a lot.
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Ive seen it. Frankly Id prefer android!

The hardware of the N4 is amazing for the price. Fastest phone I've ever used for sure. For value/speed, nothing comes close.
The glass back is fragile so just make sure you purchase the right protection.
Jellybean 4.2 is so good you could use it without the need for rooting

gobz said:
Thanks for the feedback guys..
I came across this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2163979
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Never happened to me...strange. I think the 4.2.2 update solved this issiue for the most people. I think that happens to maybe 1 of 1000 N4 devices. And if yours is affected you can send it back and order a new N4.
You can still choose the HOX its also a nice device and it has almost no bugs but its got that crappy Tegra processor which seems to be not very familiar with the android system itself and some Gameloft games.

Bought an HTC one today, against the shops advice

Decided to go with the HTC one today, even though the phone shop guy, insisted the s4 was the better phone, hope I've made the right decision, he must of been a fan of Samsung.
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Unless you love photography, the One beats the S4.

Good job, you did make the right decision. I wish I could've seen the guy's face when you decided to get HTC One instead of the s4 though.
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Don't worry mate, you definitely walked out with the right phone.
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Theshawty said:
Unless you love photography, the One beats the S4.
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Outdoor photography to be precise. Because anything low light and indoor, HTC One is a king!
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don't worry, the phone is the best!

Theshawty said:
Unless you love photography, the One beats the S4.
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I take it you believe ALL HTC ones have the low light tint problems... Hate to break it to you but they don't. Maybe he got one of the good ones? Not everyone shares your pain.

If you know how retail works you would know why he was pushing one product more than the other. He gets a bonus when he sells the S4. Samsung can give a S4 for free to the employee that sells the most S4s that month.
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I went with a friend of mine to look at phones this summer, he was hemming and hawing between the S4 and the HTC One. All three clerks very strongly suggested the S4, which I figured was just those employees opinions. Feel like I might have been a bit naive on that one.

THUDUK said:
Decided to go with the HTC one today, even though the phone shop guy, insisted the s4 was the better phone, hope I've made the right decision, he must of been a fan of Samsung.
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Cotulla is here, so you can guarantee this phone will live for a few more years. You made the right choice.

THUDUK said:
Decided to go with the HTC one today, even though the phone shop guy, insisted the s4 was the better phone, hope I've made the right decision, he must of been a fan of Samsung.
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You made the right choice, I always find no matter how nice a samsung may feel at first it eventually gets boring and you want to move on.
I find with the HTC One it has such a premium feel it feels fresh A rooted HTC one with Viper ROM is even better.
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mohsinraza said:
Outdoor photography to be precise. Because anything low light and indoor, HTC One is a king!
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I take it you believe ALL HTC ones have the low light tint problems... Hate to break it to you but they don't. Maybe he got one of the good ones? Not everyone shares your pain.
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I wasn't referring to the tint issues. I know there are flawless HTC Ones out there. I meant outside photographing. It takes good enough photos for me (and many others), but some outdoor images taken with higher MP cameras seem to be sharper and more detailed.
Again, it's good enough for my needs, though. I only upload photos on social sites like FB and Instagram. I don't exactly print pictures and paste my wall with them.

I went from an S4 to the One. It is a better phone in every way.

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I went from an S4 to the One. It is a better phone in every way.
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Agreed. The speakers are in the right place, it doesn't lag, it's beautiful. Pretty much everything the S4 isn't!

If you only had a choice between the S4 and One you made the right choice. I bought both of them and returned both of them. Always pick LG over either of them.
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Post the same question in the S4 forum and they will tell you you made an mistake buying the H1 you are singing to the choir post that question here. :laugh:
John.

Coming to the One from the S3 is like night and day in terms of build quality. The One feels far better in the hand. Also, If you're inclined to stick with the manufacturers ROM, I would take Sense over Touchwiz any day!

Theshawty said:
I wasn't referring to the tint issues. I know there are flawless HTC Ones out there. I meant outside photographing. It takes good enough photos for me (and many others), but some outdoor images taken with higher MP cameras seem to be sharper and more detailed.
Again, it's good enough for my needs, though. I only upload photos on social sites like FB and Instagram. I don't exactly print pictures and paste my wall with them.
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EXACTLY my views. EXACTLY. To me, it takes good enough photos outside because I just post it to facebook and instagram but I pointed out outdoor cos TONS of people say the picture is blurred and grainy when zoomed in and not sharper in even zoomed out photos etc. To me, the camera is fine as it suits my needs. But just to make sure you know it I wrote it
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