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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
Rellikzephyr
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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!
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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
Rellikzephyr
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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

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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.

I need 2 ask ur experience.

If i buy nexus 7, will it make me regret it?

swahmad76 said:
If i buy nexus 7, will it make me regret it?
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Id personally say you wont. I really enjoy my Nexus 7 its nice and small, fast gaming decent on it pretty good with some games.

swahmad76 said:
If i buy nexus 7, will it make me regret it?
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Only you will know that after you have brought it, bit of a silly question really!
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I love my N7. No regrets at all.

swahmad76 said:
If i buy nexus 7, will it make me regret it?
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Only if you let yourself regret it
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Why you want it? All depends on what you gonna do with it,
if it is just for the "cool" of it, then you will regret, if its for anything else, you wont:laugh:

swahmad76 said:
If i buy nexus 7, will it make me regret it?
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If you expect an ipad then yes. If you expect the best android tablet around then no.
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But i saw loads of threads here wid problems regarding nexus 7. And one problem which is the most highlighted one is the screen is lift up a bit at left side. And some having problem of touch not working oftenly.

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If i buy nexus 7, will it make me regret it?
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Yes. You will go to bed every single night with tears streaming down your face. The tears will then run all over your Nexus 7, which happens to not be waterproof (or tearproof) and it will get ruined. And Google won't give you a new one. Then you will go "****, I just wasted $200" so it's best if you don't buy it.

veeman said:
Yes. You will go to bed every single night with tears streaming down your face. The tears will then run all over your Nexus 7, which happens to not be waterproof (or tearproof) and it will get ruined. And Google won't give you a new one. Then you will go "****, I just wasted $200" so it's best if you don't buy it.
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But others are praising it lol

2 month I got it and use it everyday.
Really love it...

[Q] Information about buying a UK Nexus 10

Hi all, I just wanted to know if I buy the 32gb nexus from google play store it is the full uk version becuase the price is way higher on ebay-amazon etc for a uk version, is there a reason why google play is so much cheaper? Also i just came from a Onda v972 which suffered from bad firmware and lag/force closes, is the nexus nice and smooth and reasonably error free most of the time and fast? Thanks for the possible help guys

GizzmanSL2 said:
Hi all, I just wanted to know if I buy the 32gb nexus from google play store it is the full uk version becuase the price is way higher on ebay-amazon etc for a uk version, is there a reason why google play is so much cheaper? Also i just came from a Onda v972 which suffered from bad firmware and lag/force closes, is the nexus nice and smooth and reasonably error free most of the time and fast? Thanks for the possible help guys
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No. Google are selling faulty products hence why they are so cheap. And again, no, google are not choosing to update their own tablets. It's about as smooth as sand paper.
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Google Play store prices are almost always the cheapest for Nexus devices. Amazon and the like are using the fact that the 32gb model is always out of stock to push up the prices.
It's a pretty stable product - I've kept away from modding mine (yet!) and have had only one time when I had to reboot it -got stuck trying to change a lockscreen widget. Worked on the second attempt.

vizzy said:
No. Google are selling faulty products hence why they are so cheap. And again, no, google are not choosing to update their own tablets. It's about as smooth as sand paper.
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Sarcasm will get you no where my friend lol
GrenW said:
Google Play store prices are almost always the cheapest for Nexus devices. Amazon and the like are using the fact that the 32gb model is always out of stock to push up the prices.
It's a pretty stable product - I've kept away from modding mine (yet!) and have had only one time when I had to reboot it -got stuck trying to change a lockscreen widget. Worked on the second attempt.
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Thanks a lot for the reply, i was just wondering why amazon and ebay still sell them so high when stocks are building up in google play. I have seen some great benchmark videos but had soooo much trouble with the so called "powerfull" onda that I wondered if any tab is quick enough.

Can't compare it to other tabs but it makes my Galaxy Nexus look really slow and that's overclocked with custom rom and kernel.

GrenW said:
Can't compare it to other tabs but it makes my Galaxy Nexus look really slow and that's overclocked with custom rom and kernel.
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Haha thats all I need to know now, cheers

Just received mine today. Delivery was super quick (2 days). I don't know why anyone would buy one from elsewhere except if they get some kind of discount. Great piece of kit. Rooted it and installed Paranoid Android on it already. Works great! Enjoy your new purchase!
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GizzmanSL2 said:
Sarcasm will get you no where my friend lol
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You're asking if its worth buying an n10, in an n10 forum ? What did you expect.
Also, I beg to differ. It got me two thanks. Therefore my e-penis is now bigger.
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vizzy said:
You're asking if its worth buying an n10, in an n10 forum ? What did you expect.
Also, I beg to differ. It got me two thanks. Therefore my e-penis is now bigger.
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I didnt ask if its worth buying one i asked how the performance actually is and why its cheaper on g play so before you spit out sarcastic smart ass comments get them 2 guys off your e-penis and read the screen

Should I Puchase a nexus 7 2013 edition?

Very tempted to sell my HTC one x and purchase a nexus 7. What's the battery like for a full days use moderate to / high end use, and does the tablet have any drawbacks. Is development for roms busy, many thanks

MRobbo80 said:
Very tempted to sell my HTC one x and purchase a nexus 7. What's the battery like for a full days use moderate to / high end use, and does the tablet have any drawbacks. Is development for roms busy, many thanks
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For ROMs - go to development section and that will answer that. There are 5+ battery life threads as well as endless amounts of reviews with pros cons. Not trying to be a prick, but good Lord there are pages and pages of threads on these forums to look through that have all of your answers.

Read the forums fully and make your decision.
There are/have been Multitouch issues (resolved for some, not for all) , gps issues (resolved for most), random restart/reboot issues (not resolved). There are other ones that I have likley missed but these are the ones that seem to consume most discussions still.
I want to love the N7 but the random restart issue is a pain for me.
The HW specs are awesome, the price is great but there are still bugs. This fall there seem to be many many good devices coming out but this is the best price point.
If I hadnt purchased it I would personally consider the LG 8.3 Tablet at a higher cost.

RyanTX said:
For ROMs - go to development section and that will answer that. There are 5+ battery life threads as well as endless amounts of reviews with pros cons. Not trying to be a prick, but good Lord there are pages and pages of threads on these forums to look through that have all of your answers.
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Your snotty attitude stinks m8 I was out shopping at the time and had a good idea what the nexus was like, And did not have an hour or so to do my research. I was looking for a quick educated answer so I could purchase whilst at high street. Tell me if you just joined XDA with low or little post count would your reply to my post be the same? Look m8 just because your post count is quite high don't make you a hard man or think you can talk down to others! Blokes like you m8 I would love to meet in a pub, not trying to be a prick (TWAT)
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MRobbo80 said:
Your snotty attitude stinks m8 I was out shopping at the time and had a good idea what the nexus was like, And did not have an hour or so to do my research. I was looking for a quick educated answer so I could purchase whilst at high street. Tell me if you just joined XDA with low or little post count would your reply to my post be the same? Look m8 just because your post count is quite high don't make you a hard man or think you can talk down to others! Blokes like you m8 I would love to meet in a pub, not trying to be a prick (TWAT)
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I fail to see how your sexual preferences in meeting guys at the pub remotely relates to being called out for a clearly entitled and lazy attitude toward doing a very basic search that anyone with half a brain could perform in thirty seconds.
Buy one. Don't buy one. Nobody cares. Do you also need to be told when to change your underwear, mate?

What a nob grow up. Can't stand **** heads behind a screen that think there hard, what I meant by the pub was comments like that would of ernt you a smack in the gob
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My advice? Buy one!!!
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This was a simple question. I know no one wants my opinion, but everyone needs to calm down and keep it light in here. We read these topics in the forums here to relax and learn more about our techie toys - not to get all stressed out regarding comments and whatnot. Just my 2 cents.
I bought the N7 myself and I never had ANY issue with it that some users have described. It's super fast, the screen is beautiful, fits nicely in my hand (unlike some others like the note series), plays games nicely, movies look great on it, etc. I could go on, but suffice to say, I'm pretty happy. I bought some cases, accessories on eBay and am a happy camper. Let us know what you decided.

I haven't had any of the common problems yet, not even the random reboots, but I only bought mine last week in a Curry's in the UK so perhaps it's a newer hardware revision than the ones with multi-touch problems and the like, I don't know enough about the cause of the multi-touch problems to say that for sure.
The only real gripe I have is with YouTube - fullscreen quality is atrocious, nowhere near 1080p, and on such a high resolution device it just looks rubbish.

Thanks for replying, the 16GB version I was reading upon says there suffering slow downs on only 3gb left in storage is this a common problem, and is it a small bug that is likely to get ironed out thanks.
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MRobbo80 said:
Thanks for replying, the 16GB version I was reading upon says there suffering slow downs on only 3gb left in storage is this a common problem, and is it a small bug that is likely to get ironed out thanks.
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I had three highend games installed, 5 magazines, 6 books from play store downloaded, loads of music and still had 6 gig left. I also run All In One toolbox too to keep the garbage down.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=imoblife.toolbox.full

Anyone here upgrade from the OG N7?
With the current bugs, do you still think it was worth upgrading?
I'm currently on the fence myself right now...
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I wanted to buy a N7 (2012) first, changed my mind though after having read the news about the latest modell and waited instead This device sure has some bugs but in my opinion it´s worth the price. Though you may see some weird multitouch behaviour while using test tools ( and eg. more than 5 fingers ), you can still use it without noticing any problems.
I did not experience any random reboots ( I´ve debloatet the Stock ROM and removed Chrome and everything I don´t need ), the battery life is ok too ( depending on how you use your device, 7h screen on without any problems ).
Sure this device has some flaws you may have to live with but considering the price you had to pay for it, it´s still worth the money and hopefully Google will provide us with some bugfixes...sooner or later.
The main reason I bought this device was the fantastic display ( 1920x1200 on a 7" display... you will have a very hard time if you even try to spot a pixel.. )
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Anyone here upgrade from the OG N7?
With the current bugs, do you still think it was worth upgrading?
I'm currently on the fence myself right now...
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I have just brought my twin boys aged 11 a nexus 4 and a 2012 nexus 7, thanks for all your reply's Have decided to purchase myself the new 2013 n7 32gb. This tread may help others make up there mind. Once again thank you for all your helpful comments.
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hey guys
i want to ask a opinion...
it is a good choice the new nexus 7 16gb of storage?

manfio said:
hey guys
i want to ask a opinion...
it is a good choice the new nexus 7 16gb of storage?
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Well it depends if you need more storage or not.
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Muikkuman said:
Well it depends if you need more storage or not.
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well
im coming from a galaxy tab2 3110
and in my contry, dont sell yet the nexus 7
i buy it from another contry ( france )
to navigate in the net, playing games, facebooks, twitters, i think 16gb its ok
i have lots of clouds ( lie everyone ) dropbox, mega, copy, etc etc etc

manfio said:
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im coming from a galaxy tab2 3110
and in my contry, dont sell yet the nexus 7
i buy it from another contry ( france )
to navigate in the net, playing games, facebooks, twitters, i think 16gb its ok
i have lots of clouds ( lie everyone ) dropbox, mega, copy, etc etc etc
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Well then I think 16GB should be enough.
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Muikkuman said:
Well then I think 16GB should be enough.
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U should know that 16gb doesn't actually offer u full 16gb. Actual storage will be around 13ish gb.
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tonylee83 said:
U should know that 16gb doesn't actually offer u full 16gb. Actual storage will be around 13ish gb.
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Ah yes this is true.
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This phone is WAYY better than my nexus 5.

Absolutely loved my nexus 5. Was a great phone but I wanted a bigger screen. I really thought about the OPO for a while and finally pulled the trigger. Two days in and in couldn't be happier. Battery life is insane, camera is so much better, feels way lighter, double the storage, and I got it for the same price I sold my nexus for.
Only cons I see so far is 3rd party accessories are lacking big time and doesn't seem to be as many ROMs but stock rooted is working great for me anyways. So glad I went this route.
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Probably didn't need to create a thread just for that, lol.
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Exactly. We already have a thread for this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685348

brockkk said:
Only cons I see so far is 3rd party accessories are lacking big time and doesn't seem to be as many ROMs but stock rooted is working great for me anyways. So glad I went this route.
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Just be patient. Due to the whole invite system, these phones are not that popular at the moment. Once they will become easily available for everyone, I'm sure the accessories market will explode.
As to the "slim offer" of ROMS you're refering to... You should have another look really, as there are quite allot of them.

i hope so, cause the nexus 5 is couple years old.

chailee said:
i hope so, cause the nexus 5 is couple years old.
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dude its coming up on its first birthday at the end of the month. a couple of years is definitely exaggerating

aeppacher said:
dude its coming up on its first birthday at the end of the month. a couple of years is definitely exaggerating
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it is almost one year only, sorry. seems a lot longer for some reason.

I cant wait
I cant wait to get mine in the mail. I am currently using a Nexus 5 so this is great to hear.

Feels way lighter though its 30grams heavier? Wow... that's a huge difference for a phone.

Ya feels lighter to me at least. Maybe because its not so compact.. I don't know. Don't care if there's already a thread either. Lol. My voice must be heard.
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Don't care if there's already a thread either. Lol. My voice must be heard.
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So much arrogance and self entitlement.

but I'm so important. Lol
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Came from a Nexus 5 myself which is in my opinion one of the greatest smartphones ever made, so I had high hopes for this and it hasn't let me down. Although I did love the feel and size of the N5, the OPO simply outclasses it in every category. I may even keep this phone as my backup when the Nexus 6 drops instead of selling it towards the purchase cost. Although I love my OPO I'm definitely getting that ish, I've been dreaming of a Moto-made Nexus for years. And if I don't I still have the next best thing