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[Q] Nexus S or HTC HD2 ?

Hy all !
i would like to know who is the best smartphone , because i'm gonna change it !
Thx for answer

Nexus S allthe way . F*ck HTC , SAMSUNG FTW!!!!
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well um the nexus, the hd2 may have alot of different OS's to boot to, but that snapdragon processor is not going to perform well in the future

+1 to Nexus S!!! Hands down on this one

Another nexus vote here...
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A HD what?
Really?.....
.....really?
And you have to install android on it?
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Nexus s have better results on benchmarks (antutu)
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I vote for the good and trusty... Samsung Moment
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The HD2 is good as a plaything, if you want to try out different OS, but it doesn't match the function and usability of Nexus S.
The battery life is horrible, if you intend to use a HD2 at all then you'd better be resigned to spare or extended batteries. The processor isn't too bad, but still won't match the NS
All in all, it depends on your personal preference, whether you'd rather functionality or simply options.

I had a Hero and I bought a HD2 last summer and put android on it. The HD2 really lowered my respect for HTC. The devices screen was awful - it was really washed out compared to my Hero. Also, the digitizer was not accurate even after calibration within android. You could also see the digitizer touch sensors under the screen in normal daylight. The touch screen would also miss presses, like one press in ten wouldn't be registered by the device - extremely annoying when you are txting. Luckily I kept my Hero and got shut of the HD2, but it left me disappointed.
Anyway I saw the Nexus S deal over on hotukdeals and thought I'd give it a shot as £200 was the max I wanted to spend. Anyway I can safely say that I am a Sammy man from now on. The phone has really exceeded my expectations, especially running ICS.
It's a shame as I always had a soft spot for HTC with the Hero being my first smartphone. But it's sad to say that the nexus one/desire was probably the last great phone HTC have made for the Uk market.
Cheers.

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I am a Sammy man from now on.
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Glad you picked the right phone. i never got in to the HTC trend..tried a few of them; but never got hooked. My mate was hardcore HTC fan..after i got my S2 he got his..now he is glad he moved away from HTC. still trying get my girlfriend to move away from HTC..but she is a lost cause and nos nothing about phones
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Nexus s rules!!! :thumbup:
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Nexus s all the way buddy, you won't be disappointed!
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Nexus S 2 infinity and beyond
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Nexus s by far for the development and community.
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Nexus, hands down!
p.s.
What answers did you expect posting this question in the Nexus forum?

Should I buy one?

I am thinking about buying the n4. I love my n7 but reading some of these forum's it seems quite a few people are unhappy with it. Oh what to do?
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joeZONE82 said:
I am thinking about buying the n4. I love my n7 but reading some of these forum's it seems quite a few people are unhappy with it. Oh what to do?
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Buy one.. This phone blows the n7 away
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I think people only post if there is a problem with the phone...
That why you only see post about people being unhappy with it..
Most of the time, people wouldn't post anything about the phone if it's working fine/happy with it..
But then you do get the occasionally positive/*this phone rocks* reviews :victory:
I end up selling my N7 after awhile I got my Nexus 4... cause is such pain getting game saves around.. !

Getting mine today :good: First things to do: unlock it, flash recovery and SU and off course Franco kernel. Had it before and liked the phone, the only bad thing about this phone is the camera quality and the washed out colors out of the box.

capcanuck said:
Buy one.. This phone blows the n7 away
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No it doesnt. Lol
I have both and I love them!
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Right on, I need a phone and not just any phone..had the s3 unlocked rooted, loved it. Sold it lol. Was thinking about note 2 but don't really care for the gimmicks and the price! Kinda new at whats what for tech but refuse Togo back to ifoam or bb. Android rules. Caught wind of the n4 on n7 forums n dig the specs, just need to make sure ppl that have it love it. Reading a few negative threads I had to ask cuz it looks like a badass phone.
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joeZONE82 said:
Right on, I need a phone and not just any phone..had the s3 unlocked rooted, loved it. Sold it lol. Was thinking about note 2 but don't really care for the gimmicks and the price! Kinda new at whats what for tech but refuse Togo back to ifoam or bb. Android rules. Caught wind of the n4 on n7 forums n dig the specs, just need to make sure ppl that have it love it. Reading a few negative threads I had to ask cuz it looks like a badass phone.
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You will not regret buying this phone, and a custom kernel should increase batterylife quite a lot. And you can set the colors to your own liking

As far as reports of problems go, there are just as many in the Nexus 7 forums. People with issues are simply more vocal.
I for one am finding this phone to be a perfect companion to my Nexus 7 and it's also as near to a flawless specimen as I could have hoped.
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Okay I been reading up more on this phone and I can't find a good reason not to get it. Price is great specs are solid and the support and development are going to be off the charts. I'd like to know what case to get, I have been using otter box on past phones but wanna try something different.
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joeZONE82 said:
Okay I been reading up more on this phone and I can't find a good reason not to get it. Price is great specs are solid and the support and development are going to be off the charts. I'd like to know what case to get, I have been using otter box on past phones but wanna try something different.
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To be fair, most of the people in this forum are nexus 4 fanatics, so our opinions may be a bit biased
That being said, this phone is AWESOME.
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joeZONE82 said:
Okay I been reading up more on this phone and I can't find a good reason not to get it. Price is great specs are solid and the support and development are going to be off the charts. I'd like to know what case to get, I have been using otter box on past phones but wanna try something different.
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I would honestly suggest a soft gel/rubber case.. Hard cases ruined my hox, too much pressure to get them on, ended up breaking some ribbon on the board, so the screen won't turn on unless the housing is partially removed.. Which is how I have to use this phone until I fix it or order a nexus 4 if its not fixable for free/really cheap.
The only thing I'm losing is LTE. Which I don't use/rarely use as it is

You should if you can get it for $350 at Play Store. I'm happy with it, very good price for a good phone. If you can live with no LTE, non removable battery, no external SD card, somewhat low/tinny speaker output volume and just average camera quality you'll be happy with it.

I would buy it again. The price is unbeatable. If you can live with the lack of OTG (Which may be fixed eventually) and camera quality then you'll love it. I think the washed out colours thing is due to peoples love for very saturated screens. As I said in another thread, take a photo of something, look at it on the screen, if it's brightly covered in bloom, then it's over saturated. Just because the Nexus 4 is less saturated doesn't mean it's washed out.

All right just ordered it from Google. Can't wait! 388.00 total but that's cheap compared to the other ones I've had bought. Not to worried about the camera I have a camera for that. I'm still not sure on what case but thinking gel case something that won't scratch it n can clean up n not bulky. I don't know what plan to go with being in northern Mn there's not too many options.
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I have been driving myself nuts with this question. I have a note 2 now that I love but I am also thinking about getting a nexus so I can have something to play around with mods and getting into developing. I have At&t so swapping the simple won't be a problem.
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Well I got mine about a month ago and I love it. Even more so than my s3. Not worried about lte cuz it's not around here anyway and it does lack storage but I been using drop box. I haven't rooted it yet tho I am fine with it the way it is. No issues with it at all. Beautiful phone with great features and price. They got it right with this one. Love it.
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joeZONE82 said:
Well I got mine about a month ago and I love it. Even more so than my s3. Not worried about lte cuz it's not around here anyway and it does lack storage but I been using drop box. I haven't rooted it yet tho I am fine with it the way it is. No issues with it at all. Beautiful phone with great features and price. They got it right with this one. Love it.
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You can still have LTE just flash older radio when or if it comes to your area.
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Noooooooo
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If you can live with a phone that has 3 hours of screen time, meaning that you don´t go from 8am to 8pm, meaning that you have to do 2 full charges every day, go for it
i´m returning mine

I recently got it and I absolutely love it.
Things to consider though:
1. no SD CARD, got the 16GB version and im still struggling with space.
2. battery life is below average, I'm coming from a Motorola defy which had much better battery life.

From HTC One S to Oppo Find 5

heyhey community,
i was never really much interested in no-name smartphone producer, but i think i just got in love with the oppo find 5.. i'm using a HOS at the moment and i am thinking of switching to the find 5. could you guys tell me your experiences with the find 5, if you regret buying this phone and which phone you were using before?
thanks in advance
rob
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i personally love the phone. im currently on CM10 and i have been getting great battery life out of the phone. im constantly streaming music with it and getting 13+ hours out of it.
i havent been running a case on it and have dropped it a few times with no damage at all.
im coming from a Galaxy note and Nexus 4 and ive been using less and less of those devices lately. i say go for it!

thanks for your answer!
i was first thinking about waiting for the soon releasing nexus 4 in white or the nexus 5, but i think i should try something different i also like robust smartphones, not like these polycarbonat or glass ones..
i think i am going to get the find 5 soon
rob
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robin216 said:
thanks for your answer!
i was first thinking about waiting for the soon releasing nexus 4 in white or the nexus 5, but i think i should try something different i also like robust smartphones, not like these polycarbonat or glass ones..
i think i am going to get the find 5 soon
rob
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Until OppO get their Find 5 ROM sorted I would put my money elsewhere. Having to reboot 4-5 times a day due to various instabilities. It doesnt like using other chargers, data connection is shoddy. OppO inform that they will release stable ROMs every 2-3 months. I can't use my phone for 2-3 months like this.
For another 100 bucks I could have got a Sony Xperia Z however I'm now stuck with a under performing 500 dollar phone. It would have been easier to throw it in the river if it was 200-300 dollars.
Hardware good.

stevefwt said:
Until OppO get their Find 5 ROM sorted I would put my money elsewhere. Having to reboot 4-5 times a day due to various instabilities. It doesnt like using other chargers, data connection is shoddy. OppO inform that they will release stable ROMs every 2-3 months. I can't use my phone for 2-3 months like this.
For another 100 bucks I could have got a Sony Xperia Z however I'm now stuck with a under performing 500 dollar phone. It would have been easier to throw it in the river if it was 200-300 dollars.
Hardware good.
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oh, that does not really sounds good indeed.. i guess i have to overthink my decision.. thanks for your statement!
rob
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robin216 said:
oh, that does not really sounds good indeed.. i guess i have to overthink my decision.. thanks for your statement!
rob
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From everything I have read they have a few bugs, but they are working on them. This is why they update bi weekly. I have a couple friends with this phone that love it. They moved from the note 2 to the oppo...which is what I'm doing next week.
All the positive reviews outweigh the negative ones about this device. Plus, the dev community is making the phone even better. I hear GREAT THINGS about CM on this device.
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The oppo is a great phone. Specs are great as well as build quality. Yes....the software needs some work, but they're constantly pushing out updates and firefly is hopefully right around the corner. That being said, I'm running CM right now and the phone is butter....no issues whatsoever and even though I still have my Note 2, this has become my daily driver. I'm really happy with my purchase

the bad thing is that noone of my friends has this phone and that you can only buy it from the official homepage.. i would really like to test it somehow..
could you guys tell me how the mobile data connection is? i am really scared of the steal structure :/
if only the software is bad (and only at the moment) but the hardware is powerfull, i dont really care. software can be fixed :thumbup:
rob
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I think Oppo is very great phone. And specification hardware is high end but not very expensive. You must try it to use from you friend which using this Oppo Find 5. And you can find the different from other phone.
And you right about software. As long as the developer want make great phone, they must repair the software and also make something different application to support the phone
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The Find 5 is a nice phone. I came from the Xperia T, which I loved as well. You're really okay with either, since they are both very development friendly.
If you do pick the find, expect to use 3rd party apps for some things, the stock ROM is a bit green on functionality. If you like CM, it runs well on the Find for sure.
If you are impatient and can't stand some minor bugs, then go for the Sony (which probably has its own bugs).
I am a heavy business user, and have had a few issues, but nothing that ruins the experience. The camera is bad all around ATM, but I don't use that much.
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i really think software is not a point to matter about this phone unless the hardware can handle everything.. the only think i gonna miss is the awesome sense-camera, but clean android like in cm is awesome too.. thanks guys for your statements
rob
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oh yeah! next monday will be opened an european store! cant wait to order the find 5
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robin216 said:
oh yeah! next monday will be opened an european store! cant wait to order the find 5
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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My girl loves me.

Came home from work and was surprised with one of these lol. Awesome.
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How many hints did you have to drop.
I'm just lucky that my wife let me keep mine. Once I should her I made her own profile she was OK with the purchase.
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Why do you need your wife's approval?
I can assure you that she spends more money on bags, make up, shoes, getting her hair done etc etc than your Nexus 7
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Lol I made sure to buy two, ah but loves this stuff too.
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Hana yeah I bought two as well.
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MISSDIVA said:
Why do you need your wife's approval?
I can assure you that she spends more money on bags, make up, shoes, getting her hair done etc etc than your Nexus 7
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Well when I told her she said "I thought we were getting an ipad"
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She knew I wanted one, since our 3 year old just broke my old nexus 7 about two weeks ago lol, Shes not into any of this stuff, she loves her iPhone, which is fine by me, works for her. But she knows I love all these things lol, She saw the google io/brunch with me, so she knew i was going to get one eventually. She beat me to it and im happy.

my gf works for the Samsung booth at best buy. brought home chromecast drive for me. she's like I his one cause people are going nuts for them. I told her you don't buy Google stuff just for what it does out of the box but what it does after a trip to the xda forums lol

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Well when I told her she said "I thought we were getting an ipad"
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oh god.

My wife is pi$$ed at me. Not sure why, I've been saying I'm going to buy a Nexus 7 once the new ones came out. I even told her when I left Saturday night that I was going to Best Buy to get the Nexus. I think I may have even arranged the sale of my ipad mini. Maybe she's just j-ing.

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Came home from work and was surprised with one of these lol. Awesome.
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She got me one too.. This is awkward.

She's a great woman.
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My wife got me a n7 to! It's sticking out of my forehead!

My wife would probably mistaken the mini for the new nexus 7. Good thing I dont inform her about my technology wants. If I did, we would have a home full of icraps
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I don't know why girls always like the i-stuff lol

Awesome. What's her name?
...and number?
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macaumen said:
I don't know why girls always like the i-stuff lol
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Because its more simple for them
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Damn. This is what I would have ended up with if my wife went to get a nexus for me

I already ended up with one of those.
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Well what's almost as good is when your wife is supportive of you taking a 50 mile drive to pick up one of the only 32gb models available in my area at best buy. Before we got married, like a month into the relationship, my wife bought me an Xbox 360 with second controller and a couple of games. This was years ago but I still get surprised with nice beer purchases and a couple of instances of her "peer pressuring" me into buying various guns for myself because "you deserve it."
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[Q] Any devices you are going to trade for in the next couple months?

I have been thinking about getting the G2 for a little while. I'm with Tmobile and they have it for $500 but I'm wondering if there are any phones coming out in the next couple of months that would be worth waiting for. I have a Nexus 4 and it's been good but I like the G2 because of it's screen size and battery life. The updates on the Nexus are great to have but I think battery life might be more important to me.
Is there a phone coming out soon that you will be getting?

No. Not even s5, g3 or iPhone 6.this phone suits my needs and more
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If you're going to upgrade, sign up for jump and you get a phone every 6 months. Always new better phones coming out.

If you want the latest and greatest then waiting for the s5 or the g3 will be better for you.
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sddale2001 said:
I have been thinking about getting the G2 for a little while. I'm with Tmobile and they have it for $500 but I'm wondering if there are any phones coming out in the next couple of months that would be worth waiting for. I have a Nexus 4 and it's been good but I like the G2 because of it's screen size and battery life. The updates on the Nexus are great to have but I think battery life might be more important to me.
Is there a phone coming out soon that you will be getting?
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i am going to stick to g2 for a year maybe more.this phone is great.the minor thing that i hate is the phone speaker.(coming from xperia play great stereo sound that i miss).
but the headset is great.and battery life and speed is awesome.this phone flys,and no need for custom roms.
the s5 and g3 is going to be awesome but i dont want a bigger phone.its just a phone and g2 is big already.
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vPro97 said:
If you want the latest and greatest then waiting for the s5 or the g3 will be better for you.
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I was thinking about these but the S5 might not be at T mobile till June and the G3 after that. I thought the Z1s would be nice but I like the G2 over it.

sddale2001 said:
I was thinking about these but the S5 might not be at T mobile till June and the G3 after that. I thought the Z1s would be nice but I like the G2 over it.
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I agree that the g2 is better. It just doesn't feel as premium
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vPro97 said:
I agree that the g2 is better. It just doesn't feel as premium
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That is True My Trusted Razr M Felt More Premium LOL
But the Gigantic Screen makes me look away on the Premium Back. The front is so more Premium than the Galaxy Fronts xD.
And the screen size just Blows the Nexus 5 Display out the water.
The only Device I was kind of wanting to get was the HTC One... It felt nice but LCD was smaller and them HUGE black Borders !!!

If I jump it will be Iphone 6 because this phone honestly feels very good already, its going to be tough to beat this phone. I want to give Apple the Benefit of a doubt that their **** doesnt suck and they actually done something useful.