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I'm thinking of upgrading my daughter's phone to Android. I have a Verizon Droid X and my wife has a Samsung Vibrant.
I was looking at the G2X and the Galaxy S 4G, but really would rather not spend $200 for a new phone.
T-Mobile has the MyTouch4G for free at the moment.
So, how does it compare to the Droid X and Vibrant? Looks like it's at least on par with both of those spec wise. She'll like the front facing camera.
Is it pretty easy to root?
I'm only looking to do stock ROMs. What's the current stock ROM version? Froyo? What's the word on Gingerbread or beyond making it onto this phone?
How's the build quality in comparison to the G2x and Galaxy S 4G?
How's the battery life?
How much internal memory for programs is there?
Anything else I should know in comparison with those 2 phones?
With a 2 year contract, I'd just want to be sure I get something that will survive for 2 years.
I understand that, coming to this forum, I'll probably mostly hear from people happy with their device, but please do share any negatives as well.
Let me know anything else I should be considering here.
A little search and reading will answer most of these questions, but IMO there's nothing those 2 phones have that makes them worth spending the extra $200. The MT4G is at the top of the current available phones spec-wise, looks and feels good in the hand, and should be powerful enough to remain relevant for the next 1-2 years. If money is a consideration, I'd get the MT4G 100%. I wish I could've gotten mine for free!
That's pretty much what I thought. I mean, I don't really see getting tired of my Droid X anytime soon and this is pretty much on par, if not better, spec wise and my daughter isn't nearly as much of a power user as I am.
She had a broken ipod that I was going to replace for $200. I was adding a 3rd line shortly anyhow, so I figure might as well just pay $0 and $20/mo (loyalty data plan) and get the phone rather than deal with 2 devices. Makes a lot more sense.
I think you're making the right choice. If money wasn't a factor, the MT4G would still be a great choice, but considering the price points, it's a no brainer. And that's my reasoning too: I now just use my phone for media/music as well, haven't even used my ipod in like 2 months. Lol I don't even use my dedicated digital camera anymore, I just use my phone for everything. Lightweight FTW.
I have been an owner of every iphone (2,3g,3gs,4) and went to the mt4g, and I find it very nice in comparison to those. I know you didn't want those compared, but I can't compare if I've never owned a vibrant or a g2x
The battery life on the mt4g is really bad until you learn to manage it well. Mine lasts really long now, even longer than my dad's 2g iphone. GPS is the big drain. Even if programs say "use only when needed" it will use it much more than it should, that was the problem I had.
I did ask vibrant vs mt4g, and the general consensus was mt4g > vibrant. It will last 2 years assuming it's not abused and used as a sports toy or something.
danyune said:
I have been an owner of every iphone (2,3g,3gs,4) and went to the mt4g, and I find it very nice in comparison to those. I know you didn't want those compared, but I can't compare if I've never owned a vibrant or a g2x
The battery life on the mt4g is really bad until you learn to manage it well. Mine lasts really long now, even longer than my dad's 2g iphone. GPS is the big drain. Even if programs say "use only when needed" it will use it much more than it should, that was the problem I had.
I did ask vibrant vs mt4g, and the general consensus was mt4g > vibrant. It will last 2 years assuming it's not abused and used as a sports toy or something.
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I'm just curious, but what made you switch from the iphone? Also - having used both, does music through headphones sound better on the iphone, or about the same? Which overall experience do you prefer? Lol I'm just curious, as I'm a mac guy when it comes to computers, but have never owned an iphone.
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I'm thinking of upgrading my daughter's phone to Android. I have a Verizon Droid X and my wife has a Samsung Vibrant.
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Let me know anything else I should be considering here.
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I'm pretty much in agreement with previous posters. The specs are still top-notch for the moment and will hold up well for the next year or two. To answer some of your other questions . . .
Yes, it is pretty easy to root, but that's coming from someone who is technically-inclined. If you can work a terminal/console window and understand some basic commands, you should be able to follow the guides. Use the gfree method, it does more than the root.sh script does.
At the moment, MT4G runs Android 2.2.1 (Froyo). I expect there to be a Gingerbread update from HTC at some point, but I'm already running a Gingerbread ROM. Just a heads up, some knowledgeable people have suggested that the stock ROM doesn't play well with root.
Build quality is really nice in my opinion. It has some heft to it, feels pretty solid and not plastic-y like many Samsungs do.
Battery life is dependent on a number of factors as well as your usage pattern. The biggest battery savings for me came from installing a custom ROM without all the HTC Sense overhead and installing a custom kernel, which underclocks the CPU and uses lower voltage settings. Aside from that, it's a matter of being conscious and selective about what connections (GPS, bluetooth, WiFi, accounts sync) you leave open and what apps you let run in the background. Don't use Taskillers.
sunsean said:
I'm just curious, but what made you switch from the iphone? Also - having used both, does music through headphones sound better on the iphone, or about the same? Which overall experience do you prefer? Lol I'm just curious, as I'm a mac guy when it comes to computers, but have never owned an iphone.
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well mainly the fact that I had EDGE speed on every iphone, including the 4, just didn't feel right you know?
I do however prefer the iphone interface, just much smoother to me. I'm also not a person that is into customizing much. My mt4g pretty much looks stock, just removed some stuff like yahoo mail etc.
I do like androids market system better, not having to type a pw everytime. I always hated having to put a CC into my iphone app store just to download free apps.
If the iphone 4 had HSPA speed on t-mobile (which we may see!) then I would use that. I feel that music sounds better on the iphone when I'm walking to places, but maybe that's just bias since I've always owned an ipod or iphone for music.
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well mainly the fact that I had EDGE speed on every iphone, including the 4, just didn't feel right you know?
I do however prefer the iphone interface, just much smoother to me. I'm also not a person that is into customizing much. My mt4g pretty much looks stock, just removed some stuff like yahoo mail etc.
I do like androids market system better, not having to type a pw everytime. I always hated having to put a CC into my iphone app store just to download free apps.
If the iphone 4 had HSPA speed on t-mobile (which we may see!) then I would use that. I feel that music sounds better on the iphone when I'm walking to places, but maybe that's just bias since I've always owned an ipod or iphone for music.
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you can download PlayerPro from the market and also the DSP pack for it; lets you change your sound preferences for headset, phone speaker, and bluetooth, like an equalizer. you can also run a different ROM (CM7 has the DSP installed already, DSP Manager i think) and it integrates it with the included music player. the mt4g is awesome! only other phone I would consider is the HTC Sensation, eagerly waiting for it. but the mt4g will last for 2+ years, no worries on that one. rooting the phone is fairly easy, took me a total of 15-20 minutes to flash everything and I was good to go(using rooted stock ROM, never had any problems). battery life on sense is 'fair'...but once you uninstall the bloatware and mess with the settings, I can go 14+ hrs on a full charge. I tried out CM7 and wow...32+ hrs on a full charge, so it depends on the ROM also. the build quality is very good, not plasticy feeling like some other phones, descent weight to it, and has a nice design.
con(s): only issue I have is that the buttons tend to squeak from time to time, but it doesnt really bother me. there is also a good display and bad display version, luckily I got the good display on my first try. the bad version doesnt look much different, but the colors look washed out and a bit blurry at an angle. other than that, the mt4g is a beast
The MT4G is the Best Hands Down
I'm another past owner of the Iphone, 2g, 3g, 3gs and 4G.
Mytouch blows those iphones away, especially when you have rooted the the phone and dropped RoyalGinger 1.6 rom on there.
Sweeeeeet!
renjohn78 said:
I'm another past owner of the Iphone, 2g, 3g, 3gs and 4G.
Mytouch blows those iphones away, especially when you have rooted the the phone and dropped RoyalGinger 1.6 rom on there.
Sweeeeeet!
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the last few days have changed for me
i finally did the gfree method of rooting, installed CM7 7.0.2 and man it is nice
feels better than the iphone 4 did
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In my opinion its a great choice. But if its for your daughter then that might change things a bit. I love myTouch 4G, and so does everyone in this forum, but we're all geeks to our own respect and we all like this phone for mainly the same reasons. But if its for your daughter to replace her mp3 player then you might want to take a look at the Galaxy S 4G, as long as she doesn't care about not having aa flash on her camera. IMO it's a better media phone than the myTouch 4G. Of course it has a bigger screen with the SAMOLED screen and the music app has a nice equalizer and music sounds awesome. Also the myTouch 4G's sspeaker pales in comparison to the SGS2's. And the SGS2 plays divx videos out of the box which is nice if she likes to watch videos on her phone.
Of course I would still hands down pick the myTouch since it would be free for you and its the best all around phone, but if she doesn't care about updates and a camera flash then I would consider the Galaxy S 2.
Hope this helps!
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Awesome! Glad you're coming to like the phone more. Yeah, rooting and flashing a new rom can do WONDERS for your phone! It literally turns it into a whole new experience. I'm on cm7 too, and it rocks, the DSP manager has been a HUGE improvement in listening to music, I can now use the stock player instead of mixzing/poweramp. I was using those just for the eq, but I prefer the simplicity of the stock music app...and re: the statement about stock rom not working well with root, I think it's true. When I first rooted, I stayed on stock for a week or two, and it wasn't terrible, but something felt off, a little sluggish and bad battery life. Flashing to cyanogen seemed to fix everything.
Don't hate me.
TMo now has a promo for the Galaxy S 4G for free with an add a line.
I'm thinking of swapping.
It's for my daughter. I think the size/weight might be a factor. The Samsung is really a lot lighter. I was surprised how heavy the mytouch4g was.
lexluthor said:
Don't hate me.
TMo now has a promo for the Galaxy S 4G for free with an add a line.
I'm thinking of swapping.
It's for my daughter. I think the size/weight might be a factor. The Samsung is really a lot lighter. I was surprised how heavy the mytouch4g was.
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Lol well considering it's for your daughter, that might not be a bad choice. As someone else said, the Galaxy might be better for that particular user, it's lighter and has better stock media capabilities. Overall, the MT4G is the superior phone, but the Galaxy should be fine for her, especially if you can now get it for free.
A few points about Samsung though: they're generally considered to have inferior builds, break easily, have been reported to have GPS problems, and while the AMOLED screen looks great, it's a huge battery drainer, and from what I hear Samsungs are harder to root and don't offer as many rom/customization options.
All that said, I'm sure it's still a solid phone and your daughter would love it!
I have the origipnal vibrant, so I'm aware. Samsung also terrible wth updates.
Tmo makes the swap easy
Guess we'll visit a store tonight to look.
Well, the most important thing is to get a phone she will like, no matter what brand it is. Hope it works out either way!
Well what can I say, I bought the Vibrant last year in June, and it has been the worst phone I have ever owned......... After four replacements and constant lags, freezes, reboots, battery pulls, GPS working only 20% of the time, poor updates, sucky support from samsung (who I will never buy a product from again) I am finally moving on. I picked up a Sensation yesterday.
Not one lag or freeze and the gps works every time......whoooohoooooo
since I got it......this thing is fast and the signal strength is unbelievable. At my home I had to go outside to get 3G with the vibrant and this one gets 4G everywhere.
The rest will have to be determined.
It is my firm belief and opinion that Samsung built a dud with the galaxy class phones because of all the mods they did for the companies involved; Tmobile, Sprint, Verizon, etc. and stopped supporting these phones to cut their losses that they would incur if they kept supporting them.
I am off to the Sensation board and I bid you fair well.
Lol seems like your the only one with these problems only thing i can agree about is the GPS. I was going to get a sensation but I like having 16gb internal memory. And a 8GB SD that's just me though. Good luck on the sensation if your selling your vibrant ill buy it for 100
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Well what can I say, I bought the Vibrant last year in June, and it has been the worst phone I have ever owned......... After four replacements and constant lags, freezes, reboots, battery pulls, GPS working only 20% of the time, poor updates, sucky support from samsung (who I will never buy a product from again) I am finally moving on. I picked up a Sensation yesterday.
Not one lag or freeze and the gps works every time......whoooohoooooo
since I got it......this thing is fast and the signal strength is unbelievable. At my home I had to go outside to get 3G with the vibrant and this one gets 4G everywhere.
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4 replacements?! most times you get a replacement you only need one, i have never needed any replacing of any of my phones unless you count physically twisting the piece of **** in half. 4 replacements is out of this world, YOU are doing something wrong and bricking your phone. Learn how to read better, and you wont have that problem. You bought it last year in June so it's already a year old, Ofcourse your new phone is going to have better reception and technology, your phone was ancient the day you bought it.
It is my firm belief and opinion that Samsung built a dud with the galaxy class phones because of all the mods they did for the companies involved; Tmobile, Sprint, Verizon, etc. and stopped supporting these phones to cut their losses that they would incur if they kept supporting them.
I am off to the Sensation board and I bid you fair well.
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It is my firm belief you have no idea what you are talking about.
out the possible 100% you could have, 75% are totally happy with the SGS and have no issues. 20% are just absoloute morons who have no idea what they are doing and bricking there phones from rushing through or not reading. and there is 5% that are just unlucky and receive a phone that was destined for failure right from the factory.
Now we could count you in the 5% but seeing as youve broken 4 of your phones then your out of that category. Samsung has built an AMAZING phone with an AMAZING community behind it backing it up. Just because your another one of the clowns who cant pay attention to what your doing doesn't mean you need to make a thread starting s**t. Good, leave, dont let the door hit your ass on the way out. But a new phone isn't gonna help if your braindead, you'll just brick that one too.
I am fairly sure that a very few amount of people actually have your problems, and most are content with the Vibrant. So you basically created this thread to rub it in our faces that you got a better phone? Great, but you'll be regretting it when the Hercules kicks the Sensation's ass. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Oh, and enjoy your Sensation once it bites the dust due to HTC's terrible quality control.
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Lol seems like your the only one with these problems only thing i can agree about is the GPS. I was going to get a sensation but I like having 16gb internal memory. And a 8GB SD that's just me though. Good luck on the sensation if your selling your vibrant ill buy it for 100
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i wouldnt touch anything he's owned
I don't know what you are talking either...im pretty happy with my phone.
I just got an HTC Sensation yesterday, but I do miss my Vibrant. I think the Vibrant screen is superior. Sense is cool but it's overhyped. Give me Trigger any day Also, I hate that my bootloader is locked. The Vibrant is very easy to modify. I might keep my Vibrant as my backup until the SGS2 comes out in the States. That's the phone I want!
This thread was unnecessary.
On a serious note, OP is a ___.
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OP - you should post this in the Sensation forums.
That place is flooded with people *****ing about the Sensation.
Dust under screen, Data issues, lag, sound issues, death grip, and the currently locked bootloader...
And over here we have the GPS which can be fixed (extremely well, mind you) for $5 and a tweezer.
Thanks for the thread though. Good times.
You, my dear sir, just have a **** luck.
I've had my Vibrant for plenty of time and never got a single thing you mentioned, except GPS.
But I do not use GPS so I couldn't give two ****s.
Um.. Huh? Worst phone you ever owned? Really..? So you went to a phone that has many of the same issues the Vibrant had when it came out (things all new phone suffer from at first.. lets be honest) But its a dud in its self.. Only 1 gb of user space.. Less than a Gig of ram, and thats going to be a must soon.. watch.. Don't get me wrong its a nice device.. My wife has a G2 and i have sense 3.0 Gingerbread on it and its cool.. But the Sensation is anything but Sensational...
And every one *****es and moans about updates.. guys i hate to tell ya this but it didn't take any longer for the SGS phones to get froyo than other devices.. and now GB is leaking for the US phones.. so that really needs to be put to bed..
don't let the door hit you in your
Why do people make this type of post?
I'm fairly certain you won't be missed. Have you contributed anything to the community? Not that I have, but then again, I'm not going to make a childish farewell bragging on my new purchase.
It's not that the sensation is out of any of our reach, most of us could buy one right now. We CHOOSE not to.
Telling a bunch of people you don't know about what a great gadget you purchased.... Good for you buddy. Go call your mother and tell her how excited you are.
Had to post this xD
You must've had an extra early model since the Vibrant came out in July...if I remember correctly.
LoL learn to use your phone.
another case of user error :/...the vibrant is a phone for smart people, people who want to learn and read, this thing is almost unbrickable!! amazing screen, best single core GPU, 16gb of memory, I can keep going but I dont have enough time
Sense sucks and the screen (you know, that thing you stare at constantly) on the Vibrant is wayyyy better in a side-by-side comparison.
What if people like OP (four phone returns, really?) are the reason we don't have GB yet....
I own both and screen in sensation sucks it is washed out bleak, poor angles you cant see anything when outside
the size of the phones is same but sensation feels heavy in my pocket and vibrant is like piece of paper. 4" and 4.3" are almost same. I love vibrant
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OP sounds fat.
Hey all
So the latest Nexus smartphone has gone big! Not only in size, but expected retail price. How do other members feel this stacks up with other devices? Say the Samsung Note 4 or Huawei mate 7? Is sticking to a Quad-core processor a wise choice, as so many flagships are touting an Octa-Core?
As with Nexus devices, this latest model also does not feature a micro SD card slot, for me a big omission and one reason i myself have avoided the nexus series, is this a big deal for others?
We also see a move towards AMOLED screen technology, personally i really like the vibrant colors and bright display AMOLED brings, but how do others feel about this change?
Who will be grabbing a Nexus 6 and why take this over the competition? Would also like to hear comments from those coming from the Nexus 5, is the screen size just to big a jump?
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I am getting 64gb because,
It is motorola made
It is google device
It is premium
It is top end specced
It is future proof with developer support.
I'll Eventually get one Because :
Nexus 5 is cracking up around the body.
Nexus 6 will have a metal body and wont crack up.
I can trim off an Inch of the screen to make it a better nexus 5
Nexus, that is all.
I'm thinking about upgrading my Nexus 5, but the screen size may have me back off.
I would love it but the screen is too big... I'll proally buy it tho, just cause its a nexus
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I would love it but the screen is too big... I'll proally buy it tho, just cause its a nexus
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It's water resistant, if you think it's too big - use it as your umbrella as well!
I'm an Android Nut. So obv I love the Nexus Line for all of the right reasons...
But this one has my heart for Few reasons...
Phablet
QHD Screen
Snapdragon 805
3gb RAM (with stock Android... Wow)
Moto Made
SO MANY LTE bands (even band 12 on T-Mobile)
Obv great & long lasting development support
I recently ditched VZW for T-Mobile. Loving it. Have the G3, which is awesome. BUT, wet all know pure Android is where is at. SO, hard to pass this up. Plus I can use my JUMP program to get it, so as long as I put some money down up front, the larger price tag doesn't really affect me (all at once). I love phablets, went from Note 3 on VZW, to this G3. So the size isn't necessarily a hurdle for me.
Mostly tho, it's Lollipop. Biggest & best update to Android yet. And T-Mobile won't mess with the update process. So that's honestly why. Because there's absolutely nothing wrong with my G3. But I'ma nerd, and I want A nexus! Haha
My reason is that I want to move to a bigger form factor and also have the ability to have stock, vanilla Android without bloat. The funny thing is that all those that complain about the price never seem to bring up the expense of the Note 3 or other phones. With those you have serious bloat and no ability outside of root to weed it out. Don't forget you don't have to wait 3 to 6 months to get the latest Android update. Those things taken into account and the Nexus 6 looks like a pretty good deal.
Samsung kept delaying the note 4 in the UK so that it would arrive next Saturday when im leaving to Florida for a week.
So i though F**k it when the N6 was announced as it is cheaper and my warranty will not be void day 1
Although the N6 may be behind on some things, battery life, micro sd card slot and camera.
I love Nexus and have always been disappointed in the cheap feel of the N5. With the spec of the N6, its my total fantasy of an awesome phone.
Upgrading from my GNex, first time I felt it was worthy, second I'm still on VZ.
Will pull trigger after handling one in store though.
As to size, unsure yet, but anythign out there now is a bit bigger than what I came from, however I fall in line with most of the other answers:
future dev support
larger
nexus
Pure Android bliss.
While I hated moto under the JhaTool for how they locked everything down, one really cant argue - moto makes terrific HW, radios specifically.
It's likely going to happen foe me.
Because it's the next nexus...
Great phone and this community can not be beat!!
Getting Blue 64gb:
It is motorolo (I had a StarTac )
It is google 2014
It is premium
It is highend specs
It has XDA developer support!
I was going to get a phone and a tablet but why now when I can saving money and only need one device with an unmatched development community?
I've had two notes. Never removed the battery once, but I did use the SD card. With 64 gigs though, I won't need a card. I also used the MultiWindows and pen windows a lot but now I can get those features from Xposed with TouchWiz bloat and ugliness. There's nothing else the Note offers me. Maybe a slightly better camera (we'll see), but that's not a priority of mine.
The Mate 7 looked awesome, and I considered it over the Nexus, but it will have little to no development, and is only a little cheaper.
To utilize my jump. Might as well jump every six months since I'm paying for it.
And it's a nice device. I miss Motorola from three flip phone days. They always had good hardware.
G3
I haven't had a Motorola phone since the Bionic. Since then I've had the Note 2 and Note 3. I love them, but now that Moto has made a big phone, I'm really excited. Even though it's not really a productivity one.
And I've never had a Nexus, so this is perfect. Big screen like I like, quality Moto, and I can get it through a carrier.
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I was thinking about buying a Note 4 or the Note Edge, but this phone just looks amazing. I also want the biggest phone I can fit in my pocket and the fact that it will be unlocked or unlockable on Verizon also got me. The fact that it already will ship with Lollipop is better yet and will get the latest updates is another reason. I can't stand being locked down as I would be with the Samsung devices on Verizon and I can't switch to Tmobile because they have NO service in my area. This phone is gorgeous and has every specification I could ever ask for. I never used the stupid pen on my Note 2 and I never used the split screen either. I also think the price is fantastic all things considered, even though for some reason so many people are complaining about it. Nexus 6, 64gb, probably white, here I come. I never thought I would say this. Nexus got me with this phone.
My Nexus 5 got jacked few months back!! and I loved it. I was going to buy another but I held back and so I thought, I'd wait for the N6 to release before making my next purchase, I'm still reluctant though due to no known UK price but I had budgeted £450 for the release. But even this is looking unlikely with conversion from USD with VAT. So if I'm going to have to spend more, I really need to see reviews and maybe it in real life
Welcome to 2015 Droid Incredible! This thing will be 5 years old soon, crazy! For some of us, this was our first smartphone, or our first foray into the world of Android.
I got mine on launch day April 29, 2010. Stood outside of Verizon in a line waiting to get my hands on it.
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Anyone else out there still hanging on to theirs? I've got mine and while it's taken quite a beating over time it still functions 100%. I've been through seven other phones since, and the Incredible holds the crown of longest continuous usage of two and a half years before upgrading (held out for the GS III when it launched). I've kept it because A. It was my first smartphone, and B. It isn't worth enough to sell
It still makes a great secondary device. MP3 player, camera, IP camera, WiFi browser, messaging device, game device for the kids, and others. Still running CM7.2 with an ICS theme. I've found it to be the most stable over the last 3 years and it doesn't miss a beat.
2015 folks!
I know not many still come to this ancient section of the forums, but I still see a few of you from the Incredible's hay day around here. I remember Tiny, Pons, Jermaine, ihtfp69 (skyraider), Chad, WildStang, Vernox, HeyItsLou, Chingy, cmlusco, incubus26jc, Invisiblek, Newt, wdfowty, 00McD00, and many more who made this device what it was.
This phone is full of memories and how I got interested in Android in the first place.
Nice to see an old time Incredible user post here again.
I still have mine lying around somewhere. I think I only picked it up once after I moved to the Note 2 and thought, how did I ever use such a small screen lol. Now I'm on a OnePlus One and off of Verizon.
The Incredible was my first smart phone and I'm glad it was.
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I still use mine as a great Blu Tooth MP3 player... I even just purchased a bigger extended battery for next to nothing and a 64 gb sd card to hold more music! I still love this phone.. and I could use it as a backup if my current one ever dies (Droid Turbo)
I just stopped by to see if people were still using this phone. I sold my back to Verizon for 200 bucks when they were doing a Trade In special when I got my Note 4.
I still have fond memories of it, but boy could I never go back to such a tiny screen.
i used mine as a backup 3 weeks ago. before that I was using it as an mp3 player.
i just bought another one form my daughter to use asn a mp3 palyer.
Old Inc for mp3 player
Hi this was my first android phone and haven't switched back since. I was wondering if anyone still has any old rom's laying around. I know I have a couple recent ones but I want one that is stable to run google play music as an mp3 player.
i have been using evervolv kitkat. it lets me install all the regular modern apps. I use poweramp and tasker to make it start and stop when it gets power in the car.. 64 gb sd card works fine as well.
i dont care if it gets mms or video recording.
My Turbo Broke
But this still works and I am using it today! It's actually why I am on these threads at the moment, looking for a simple solid ROM to load up into it. The last time I played with my Incredible was for the sake of booting Windows 95 on it for laughs. I need to make phone calls and not play solitaire though!
So yay Incredible, it's like the "Nokia" of androids from my personal experience (( I"m SURE other folks have had different experiences, thoughts, opinions. That's just my own lol ))
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But this still works and I am using it today! It's actually why I am on these threads at the moment, looking for a simple solid ROM to load up into it. The last time I played with my Incredible was for the sake of booting Windows 95 on it for laughs. I need to make phone calls and not play solitaire though!
So yay Incredible, it's like the "Nokia" of androids from my personal experience (( I"m SURE other folks have had different experiences, thoughts, opinions. That's just my own lol ))
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the only thing that did not work with evervolve was mms and video recording.
added a program to display the on screen nav buttons and one to dim the capacitive buttons and its a nice little kitkat phone if a bit slow.
Still going strong
I knew someone would have a thread like this going! :highfive: I was curious how many of these things are left on the planet haha
The Droid Incredible was my first smartphone. I'm even kept my Verizon unlimited data plan! I've been buying my phones off contract since the dinc - went to the Galaxy Nexus, and now the Moto X 2014. I'm most likely going to buy the Nexus 6P within the next few months.
Anyway, the incredible is rocking almost as good as the day I bought it. The battery drains pretty quick, but that's to be expected. I'm running Cyanogen 7.2.0 and it's super snappy. App updates still roll through every once in awhile, but I run Airplane Mode WiFi to keep the radio off. I recently bought a house and, to cut costs, I figured out how to USB tether my Moto X to my laptop and then broadcast WiFi to the dinc. It's a pretty ridiculous setup, but I'm going through over 100GB of data for $86/month and no home cable/internet bill *suck it Verizon*
The dinc was such an awesome first smartphone. I learned how to root/rom with it and the knowledge about Android I gained has always earned me guru status with everyone I meet that asks about smartphones. Keep on keepin' on everybody. I'll be stopping in these forums for a while, I'm sure.
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I knew someone would have a thread like this going! :highfive: I was curious how many of these things are left on the planet haha
The Droid Incredible was my first smartphone. I'm even kept my Verizon unlimited data plan! I've been buying my phones off contract since the dinc - went to the Galaxy Nexus, and now the Moto X 2014. I'm most likely going to buy the Nexus 6P within the next few months.
Anyway, the incredible is rocking almost as good as the day I bought it. The battery drains pretty quick, but that's to be expected. I'm running Cyanogen 7.2.0 and it's super snappy. App updates still roll through every once in awhile, but I run Airplane Mode WiFi to keep the radio off. I recently bought a house and, to cut costs, I figured out how to USB tether my Moto X to my laptop and then broadcast WiFi to the dinc. It's a pretty ridiculous setup, but I'm going through over 100GB of data for $86/month and no home cable/internet bill *suck it Verizon*
The dinc was such an awesome first smartphone. I learned how to root/rom with it and the knowledge about Android I gained has always earned me guru status with everyone I meet that asks about smartphones. Keep on keepin' on everybody. I'll be stopping in these forums for a while, I'm sure.
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Probably not many at this point, though I still find people using iPhone 3GS/4 every once in a while. Not so much with older Android devices.
The 6P is a beast and would be a good upgrade to the Moto X (I had a '14 for a decent bit of time). Last Android phone I had was the 5X last month but I sent it back because of battery life and random sluggishness getting in the way of using it. Probably software related but I'm very happy with my iPhone 6s at the moment. If I had gone with the 6P I'll bet I'd still be using it.
Yeah, my battery is pretty much shot but it's a 1300 MAh cell from 2010 so that's expected. I don't care enough to get a new one either, but they're on Amazon still. CM 7.2 is the sweet spot IMO for this phone, 2.3 was still pretty light on resources and anything after it is going to feel sluggish. There are a few browsers that cater to low end devices that work well too, like Opera or even Dolphin Zero amongst others.
I certainly learned a lot about Android and how it works with this device, and it has carried over to many others like the Evo, GS III, HTC M8, Moto X, LG G3, and plenty others I've helped friends with. I'm not quite sure why I still come over here, but I do nonetheless. That's where most of my nearly 1k posts have come from though, right here in the DINC section.
Anyway, here's to 2016!
I haven't had my Droid Incredible as long as some of you, as I received mine as a refurbed model (I am cheap!) in Feburary of 2011; however, I am still using it on Verizon's network, running Cyanogenmod 7. It's been a pretty robust phone and I didn't expect it to last 5+ years.
I wonder how many other people still have active Droid Incredibles? Mine is likely going to be replaced soon--it hasn't been very stable the last few months. Extended use causes it to get hot and it locks up, requiring the battery to be pulled. Oftentimes when this happens, it will hang on the boot screen, too. I'm not a heavy user of my phone, but it's starting to get rather annoying, so it's time to put the Incredible out to pasture.
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I haven't had my Droid Incredible as long as some of you, as I received mine as a refurbed model (I am cheap!) in Feburary of 2011; however, I am still using it on Verizon's network, running Cyanogenmod 7. It's been a pretty robust phone and I didn't expect it to last 5+ years.
I wonder how many other people still have active Droid Incredibles? Mine is likely going to be replaced soon--it hasn't been very stable the last few months. Extended use causes it to get hot and it locks up, requiring the battery to be pulled. Oftentimes when this happens, it will hang on the boot screen, too. I'm not a heavy user of my phone, but it's starting to get rather annoying, so it's time to put the Incredible out to pasture.
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I use mine everyday as a media player in my car. I am running evervolved ( kitkat) but no phone service
new batteries are cheap on amazon i have used this as a backup. evevolved has mms issues but if you use the verizon messaging app its all good. I hear that there are video camera issues, but i have taken less than 10 vidies on ALL my phones.
Hello guys, 2021 it's approaching and I still own my Incredible. Who else?
It's still working but it's a CDMA and have no plan with it. Not interested in aquiring one either.
So, thinking in bringing it back to a useful life found this thread.
Is anyone still around that can share some ideas on how can I make my Droid useful??, i guess it would all begin with a ROM, right?
I still have mine running tiny's version of CM10. It runs well enough, but I don't use it for much. Occasionally as a sound machine or a baby monitor for the little one in a pinch. The battery (3rd battery I think?) is starting to expand again though. And, since I also have a Galaxy S4, Nexus 5X, and Google Pixel leftover as old phones I'm finding less use for it.
The Galaxy S4 has had the most longevity for me. It's a Verizon model that I rooted very shortly after I got it (still has the original and only exploitable bootloader on it). That thing's running the latest Android 11 on it even though it's like 7 years old now.
I think the Incredible would have lastest longer with developer focus on updates if there weren't such complications with storage space (actual usable fast storage is small). I still like the form factor. I wish there were more small phones.
So, a bit of a backstory: I am still on an AT&T GS4. It is obviously years old, but still chugs along. More hangups now than earlier, but restarting fixes it. My phone is rooted, but no custom ROMs or anything, because locked boot loaders are great like that.
I use Tasker for enough things, AdAway, ClockSync (because I am anal and like "perfect" time), ES File Explorer, Light Flow, TB, and I do have some Xposed modules. Some of my Tasker profiles use Secure Settings. I really did like custom ROMs on my international GS2, and was pretty bummed that this did not have them. I also simply like having full control over my phone. It's my hardware, I want to use it how I please.
I have not purchased a Nexus 6p because it is mostly just too large for me. The S7E might be the biggest I would be comfortable with. At this point, I am looking for opinions on whether I should wait for a possibly new Nexus phone, or pick up this one. I would likely grab the 935F, and not the AT&T variant. Another thing that scares me is warranty, or lack thereof, since I would be buying it from an ebay seller. I've never had a phone with a manufacturer defect or something worth warrantying, but it would suck to have a dead phone and be out ~$700.
Any thoughts/opinions/similar conundrums?
If your really into flashing Roms then yea wait becuase the g4 is still a great phone, but if your like me, I wanted to get away from flashing Roms because it consumes too much of my life the s7e is an awesome phone, I took the plunge with no regrets but if u do buy international spend 80$ more and buy from Amazon or b&h they provide you with 1 yr warranty directly from them so if u do have issues u won't have to try to deal with Samsung
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If your really into flashing Roms then yea wait becuase the g4 is still a great phone, but if your like me, I wanted to get away from flashing Roms because it consumes too much of my life the s7e is an awesome phone, I took the plunge with no regrets but if u do buy international spend 80$ more and buy from Amazon or b&h they provide you with 1 yr warranty directly from them so if u do have issues u won't have to try to deal with Samsung
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It's a GS4, as in Galaxy S4. Or was "g4" just a typo? Either way, it still does fine. Did you happen to buy a carrier branded one or the international?
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It's a GS4, as in Galaxy S4. Or was "g4" just a typo? Either way, it still does fine. Did you happen to buy a carrier branded one or the international?
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Lol my mistake the g7e is such a vast improvement over the gs4 I personally would definitely take the plunge. I did go with the art varient as I like how cool the sd820 runs it barely even gets warm as well as I wanted volte, wifi calling, and Samsung pay, as the international ones doesn't , but im sure the exynos has a bit better battery life but my sd820 averages 7 sot so I'm not craving more battery
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Lol my mistake the g7e is such a vast improvement over the gs4 I personally would definitely take the plunge. I did go with the art varient as I like how cool the sd820 runs it barely even gets warm as well as I wanted volte, wifi calling, and Samsung pay, as the international ones doesn't , but im sure the exynos has a bit better battery life but my sd820 averages 7 sot so I'm not craving more battery
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Haha, yeah. I figured that is what you meant. I assume you don't care about root much then?
Yea surprisingly I don't care about root anymore, every Android I've owned was rooted but I'm just sick of cat and mouse with rooting flashing Roms I just want to enjoy the phone and i feel Android is finally to a point where I don't need root anymore
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Yea surprisingly I don't care about root anymore, every Android I've owned was rooted but I'm just sick of cat and mouse with rooting flashing Roms I just want to enjoy the phone and i feel Android is finally to a point where I don't need root anymore
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Hmm, interesting. Thanks for your input!
No prob best of luck on your decision
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Yea surprisingly I don't care about root anymore, every Android I've owned was rooted but I'm just sick of cat and mouse with rooting flashing Roms I just want to enjoy the phone and i feel Android is finally to a point where I don't need root anymore
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This is pretty much where I'm at. I mean, I would probably root if it were an option for adblock without a VPN, but it's not a deal breaker. OEM's have pretty much taken every cool feature that you could only get through a ROM and baked it in their own, so I have no interest in flashing ROM's anymore.
Wait for an unannounced potentially non existent phone (which is rumored to be by HTC), or get a solid option that you can touch, feel, see.
I think it's personal opinion, as far as warranty, you can get square trade warranty I believe it's called. And if it was never registered you could register it via samsung.
Lastly, depends what you want. I want best screen possible and amazing camera. That's s7 edge for me.
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With a theme and a launcher, I'm running like I'm stock. Best of both worlds.
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I am on the same boat. I am currently watching 2 auctions for the nexus 6p. Don't know if I should pull the trigger or not. My current phone is a iPhone 6 but I wanna get back into the android world as my first smartphone was a nexus. The edge looks awesome but my upgrade ain't ready till October.
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I say get the GS7E. I've been running Nexus phones side-by-side with my Galaxy phones since 2013 and the Galaxies are better for everything except timely software updates.
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I picked up the s7 edge about a week ago, the international 935f. I like the size and weight of the phone. I'm not sure if it's the exynos processor, but it's not as smooth as my Nexus 6p. The camera and battery life are better than the Nexus, not by much. I love my Nexus though and will keep it.
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Yeah, I am not sure what to do. I am sure the S7E is a badass phone, but I really want to be able to root it and screw around, if only just because I want the ability to do so.
I went from HTC One m8 (Sense rom, and also used GPE Rom for a while) + user of a Nexus 9, over to the S7 Edge.
Honestly, you can like Stock android as much as you want.. But stuff like Touchwiz (or other versions like sense, LG ui etc) have the one or other really awesome feature, that just simply don't exist on Android.
One of my Favourite features on TouchWiz right now:
Screenshot.
Honestly. After i do a Screenshot of a Screen, that is Scrollable (like Internet browser, Facebook posts, Whatsapp chatlog, etc), theres a "+" beside "share" and "delete". If i press the "+", the screenshot-function automatically scrolls down, and does another screenshot. If press + again, it does it a third time.
And it stitches them Together into a sort of "Panorama" screenshot.
In Whatsapp, you have your status bar at the Top, then 2345634 Kilometers Chatlog, and THEN just at the bottom your Text field. The Chat itself is stitched together jsut perfectly.
And if i say perfectly, i literaly mean Pixel-accuracy stitched Together.
my Whatsapp screens only look strange, because of my Background Wallpaper in Whatsapp, that will be "cut". If it were a one-color background, it would be absolutely Perfect.
Cant praise this feature enough, as someone who takes Screenshots here and there.
Stuff like this show me, that it was a right decision to NOT take a nexus. (because, i HAVE experience with Vanilla Android, and i miss NOTHING on Touchwiz. Literaly, Nothing. Not even performance. )
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Stuff like this show me, that it was a right decision to NOT take a nexus. (because, i HAVE experience with Vanilla Android, and i miss NOTHING on Touchwiz. Literaly, Nothing. Not even performance. )
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Hmm, interesting. I don't know that it is super important to me to be able to take extremely long screenshots. I only ever take screenshots of the thing I am looking at directly.
True, but sometimes, it's quite handy Like for some conversations, that are 1,5 - 2 screens deep
But that's just one of many...
There is an option, to reset all Settings back, without having to do "Factory Reset" (which will delete all your data). That was handy for me once, while stock android doesnt have that.
The Camera App from Touchwiz is pretty good, and the Pro mode is nice (you can save pictures as RAW while in PRO Mode, or turn the shutter speed up to whole 10 Seconds which is useable because of the very good OIS).
Well, in the End, my Preferences won't be an Argument for YOUR preferences. If you love stock android, then waiting for the next Nexus might be worth for you.
But i think, the S7 is a damn good piece of hardware, with a really really not bad Software. You could still use Nova Launcher or something, and maybe a Material Theme, and you'll be noit that far away from a stock android experience. But still have some nice features (+ the awesome hardware)
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Well, in the End, my Preferences won't be an Argument for YOUR preferences. If you love stock android, then waiting for the next Nexus might be worth for you.
But i think, the S7 is a damn good piece of hardware, with a really really not bad Software. You could still use Nova Launcher or something, and maybe a Material Theme, and you'll be noit that far away from a stock android experience. But still have some nice features (+ the awesome hardware)
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I've never even used pure, stock Android before. Never had a Nexus. I don't have an issue with Touchwiz either, as I would already use Apex/Nova as my launcher anyway. The phone/software itself is great, I am positive. My issue is the locked down environment of it. I want to be able to tinker, and Samsung does not want that.
In a geeks opinion, if you're really into exploring and having fun with that device, I would suggest a Nexus device,it'd be first one to receive updates, Samsung series are good and eye candy, but what they lack is update, late updates and sometimes no update at all. Any ways if brand really matters I suggest go for Samsung, otherwise for full potential use Nexus
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In a geeks opinion, if you're really into exploring and having fun with that device, I would suggest a Nexus device,it'd be first one to receive updates, Samsung series are good and eye candy, but what they lack is update, late updates and sometimes no update at all. Any ways if brand really matters I suggest go for Samsung, otherwise for full potential use Nexus
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I certainly do like the idea, and would have purchased a 6p when it came out, but it is just too damned big for my hands, unfortunately. I essentially have to decide if I want to wait until November or not.