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Happy to inform the X1 community my wife's X1 celebrates its first year.
The case is 99% intact after three 1m falls to concrete floor. Electronics, touch screen, radio module etc. are all working as in the first day.
The battery is holding charge as new.
Recently we upgraded to 3G network, also no problems encountered.
Still the latest WM 6.1 stock ROM with some XDA forum addons.
My fem is happy with SEX1 and I'm happy with my fem. I could not afford another WM machine so just bought Nokia 5800. Ir's crap I may say vs X1.
No way. It didn't crack and have a broken keyboard or kill your cat?!?!?!
I'm sorry I couldn't help myself. After reading all of those people saying how their phones broke I had to try to "crack" a joke.
Great news, its always good to hear something positive
I have my x1 for nearly a year too.. No cracks on the case nor at the battery on the back of the phone.. Also the H/W keyboard works flawlessly although I have to say that since I read that after moderate use it starts to break down, I started using the touch-screen for typing more
I bought for her a cheap case from eBay. In few weeks she again dropped X1 to ceramic floor in bathroom. The case had been lost in action for good, no harm to X1.
So I just ordered three more cases "just in case". One is still intact, others in reserve.
The screen protector is also almost a full year in service. Time to change soon...
My year with the X1 was up last month. A small crack did appear after 9 months and there are a few scratches on my unit, but all in all I've been happy with my device. I haven't used a screen protector for the last 4 months and the screen still looks great. Everything still works well and it still looks sexy by today's standards (imo). Since my warranty is over, I've entered into the realm of flashing and got the latest Energy Rom. Feels like a new phone all over again. I love how we can customize our phones at will! Best phone I've ever had, hopefully it lasts another few years.
My galaxy s2 has just arrived in the post. It's charging. At the moment i'm too afraid to touch it in case i get a smudge on the screen or something My screen protector/case is arriving tomorrow.
I had the galaxy s1 last year but was so disappointed with it, I ended up selling it and buying an iphone 4. I like the feel of the S2, i was worried about it feeling cheap like the last one but i actually really like the plastic back this time. Feels nice.
So once it's charged I shall have a play and then be back on here to work out how to root it and then decide which ROM to put on.
Rooting is easy if you read the whole topic f you have never under gone rooting before. Good luck with your fone dont drop it LOL
Rooting threads are posted in forums..
Me and my i9000 parted 2 years ago, I got a brand new hTC Raider (S3 now) and gave the trusty i9000 to my sister. At times I would see it on the table when she came over and i would hold it, touch it's AMOLED screen and remember the good times we had. I have seen it get mishandled, dropped, and kicked, and all sorts of other things only a 3 year old would do. My 3 year old nephew and i think he loved it more then i did but never appreciated like i did.
It was time for my sister to part ways and so I upgraded her to a GNex and got the i9000 back so i can flash it and give it to someone else to use. It came back all covered with smudges and and sticky fingers, the aluminium around the sides coming off and I was a bit disappointed how badly it was used, but what are you gonna do with a 3 year old. I was hopping for the worst and thought if my S3 has a few hairline scratches and I take very good care of my phone (goes in the left pocket with nothing else and no one is allowed to touch it), then surely this phone will be scratched to bits being all bare.
After cleaning the screen and inspecting the glass, to my surprise it actually has no visible scratches, it has some hairline ones but you really have to look for them.
Battery still holds a charge, speaker and ear peace still work, I'm actually really surprised how well this phone is built and i mean REALLY surprised, Just going to take the aluminum finish off the housing and it will look new again. Also the development for this phone is still strong, like WOW.
I was gong to sell it but now i may keep this as a backup phone.
Cuddle it the right way and the I9000 will still give you head several times each day, 3 years after its coming of age.
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The Samsung Galaxy S i9000 is pretty much bulletproof. A very well made phone, that is still going strong for many.
And considering how old is it already, it is a really big step for Samsung 3 years ago, as its hardware lets you use video on Skype without any problems, it works smooth, it is fast, it is resistant and so on.. Its a really good device.
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oracle01642 said:
The Samsung Galaxy S i9000 is pretty much bulletproof. A very well made phone, that is still going strong for many.
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Agreed, mine has been all over the world to include Iraq and Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa and takes some serious abuse but still going strong !!
that's what i mean, it's built solid and i can see it lasting another 3 years if not more.
Nothing is to stop it from doing so, so long as the battery is swapped and it's not OCed to much...
Keep up with and run latest android releases is quite another thing though.
I have a feeling Key Lime Pie will be quite too much
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I love my phone, the otter box is starting to fall apart now after two years of abuse, cracks and missing pieces in the hard shell. It's initial save for me was I used it to break my fall going over some handle bars of a bicycle I own, to my amazement afterwards the phone and otter box didn't have any damage from the harsh impact to the pavement. It's been sturdy, never a problem with root or flashing any rom/kernel.
Battery life is great and so is performance. I'll agree on one solid phone.
DD I9000M
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Semaphore 2.9.0s
OC 114%, Smartass V2
Running
SlimBean 4.2.1 Beta 1
And still popular.
15% of my December app sales are on GT-I9000. Second only to GT-I9100 at 22%.
And this despite the unfortunate speaker risk issue with the app on I9000.
The WM8994 audio chip is pretty much as good as the similar WM1811 chip in the GT-I9300 and GT-N7100.
IMO, the I9000 is pretty much responsible for starting the major Android success of Samsung, and each subsequent generation: GS2, GS3 just grows & cements that.
My similar era/power Desire HD and Z seem to be showing their age with the lastest JB ROMs more than the I9000, both physically and in terms of my perception of UI latency.
3 year old "Ferrari" is still "Ferrari"
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The battery life is kinda bad, phone just sitting idle with nothing on it and down to 54% after 12 hours of not doing anything with just wifi on. If i enable gps phone does not last more then 13 hours just sitting idle.
I remember when i used to use it I could get almost a full day with moderate usage. Not complaining but I think i may need to get me a new battery.
Your battery is either dead or your phone is being kept awake by something. Since you say you have Wi-Fi running I'm going to guess you have a messenger app or something with Wi-Fi lock enabled...
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I love my galaxy s. Soon mine phone has birthday :d . I throw it 2 times to the wall but I still love my galaxy s. I have the latest version of android . Weekly update for miui . Changed many phones . Many ppl asked me to trade my galaxy s but I always say that my phone is the original limited edition and I won't trade or sell ;p . I will run to this mobile even Android Z Saiyan Saga
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i using it for a more than 2 years. and its best phone i had. 1 year i use at workshop ( im carpenter) screws, dust, drops did some damage. screen is scratched in many places, dust (and hoovering dust out of phone) f.. ed speaker, but loud speaker works fine. now then i make a call i using it. then ppl around i put my finger on loudspeaker it work just fine. camera is still working, but pics a blurry and i think dust get on lens. but pics still looks better then friend hts (bought at same time, same prise. model "desire" i thing). gt-i9000 is like 'walker texas ranger'
Still super awesome phone yes, still use it to date. My aluminium housing on the edges is also coming loose since today but still a rock solid phone so far!
mumaster20 said:
Still super awesome phone yes, still use it to date. My aluminium housing on the edges is also coming loose since today but still a rock solid phone so far!
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Me too
I dropped my phone about 15 times while i was running outside. the display has some scratched, the aluminium housing is damaged as well. But! its still working I guess the sgs3 would have died every single time.
I totally agreed, I threw the phone to concrete tens of times during the 2.5 years I have had it. Perfect conditions till.
1. Turbo charger is insane
2. The screen is gorgeous
3. The battery will make a full day of work with heavy duty usage
4. Love the Moto voice
5. No Verizon logos
6. Love the looks, and the nylon back is awesome
7. I do believe the size is the sweet spot, my note's great for use, but not do much carrying it around, this beast is big enough even for my old eyes and disappears in your pocket
What else do you like about this phone?
It's very early in the turbo's life, yes I think a few things needs fixed, and I believe they will in time, reading these threads make it seem like a disaster of a phone, I'm saying there's more to love then hate.
I really don't have a problem with the phone. I'm still learning what it does. Like it telling me good afternoon and reading my text message to me today..lol
I use the phone for work and as a personal phone. The biggest thing for me getting the phone was the battery. I bought it yesterday so, I have only charged it once. When I snagged it at 7am this morning, I played Clash of Clans, checked my email, the weather ans played Spades. Bout 30 minutes. I then talked throughout the day for around 5 hours of talk time. Played COC a few more times for a couple minutes, checked emails, had google find me a FedEx box and navigate me to it and a few other random things. As I am right now, the battery is at 53%. THAT IS EFFING RETARDED!! I came from an S3. I had to charge it twice daily just to be able to make it home from work without it dying. I felt like that commercial against Apple where everyones at the airport hugging a wall. I was that guy..lol Ever gone to a college basketball game and found yourself next to the mens room charging your phone so you have enough juice to make a call on the way home in case of emergency?
I can hammer this phone with everything I got and it's going to make it through the day. I could ask for nothing more. Add in a 15 minute charge can get me 8 hours... wow.
Screen size is perfect, fabric back is cool and in a month or two I will have Lollipop and my Data and Voice at the same time back with VoLTE. I'm good to go.
Its basically the sexiest phone ever.
I was in the elevator, a lady wanted to have my babies because of the Turbo.
If thats not a job well done by Motorola, I dont knwo what is
This phone pretty much changed my life! Once I left the Verizon store and waddled over to Walmart, the chicks took notice immediately! The chicks noticed the tier 1 Kevlar on this phone so they immediately assumed I was a millionaire and asked to borrow money for something called meth?!? No way was I gonna give them money for whatever that stuff is cause they clearly needed soap way more. Once I gave them girls some soap money they drove off in their rascals into the night and that's when it happened, I caught a whiff of pall malls and mountain dew and from out of nowhere comes my dreamgirl! The sweatpants and flip flops she was wearing were just like the ones she was wearing in my dreams! Once we finished up our mickey D $1 doubles we shared a smoke and went back to my trailer and made sweet love. Thank you droid turbo!
What I like
No Verizon logos anywhere. Welcome change from my DROID DNA
Went from 2020 mAh to 3900 mAh. Battery is insane from what I'm used to
Build quality is great. My DNA creaked and flexed. The Turbo is rock solid
Moto Display is pretty cool and useful
Nearly stock Android is a huge plus
Much faster than my DNA. No stutters or lag
Charging is extremely fast and not needed often
There's plenty more but these are the most important to me.
The complaints I see, seem like they are coming from people who did not do their research, or otherwise cannot appreciate how awesome simple, stock Android is. But I agree with all of the above. Its a great phone.
I like that my wife doesn't complain about her phone anymore and tells me she's happy instead!
Just got mine at 4 this afternoon and setting up. Was really scared when I started reading all the posts about problems from Saturday to today, but coming from a DNA to this I can't seem to wipe the smile from my face.
All I can say is thank you Motorola for this great device.
My only complaint is the usb cable that came with it is too short.. But I like how it's got an indent so you can feel if you're plugging it in correctly in dark.
Coming from Samsung. I've got used to the left side back button. Wish I had a close all apps option.. Otherwise I love this effin phone....
Was a Motorola fan for years then switched to Samsung. There is something about Motorola that I love and the turbo is a wet dream come true!!!
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My only complaint is the usb cable that came with it is too short.. But I like how it's got an indent so you can feel if you're plugging it in correctly in dark.
Coming from Samsung. I've got used to the left side back button. Wish I had a close all apps option.. Otherwise I love this effin phone....
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that reverse back button will bite you in the ass..lol Im trying to get used to it. 3 years give or take with an S3 and my finger just goes there with my brain letting it happen. (to the wrong side)
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that reverse back button will bite you in the ass..lol Im trying to get used to it. 3 years give or take with an S3 and my finger just goes there with my brain letting it happen.
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Haha.. I'm adapting quick.. I was unrooting my s3 and kept hitting the menu button..
Well its good to see this thread. I was going to not buy this phone because of all the complaints. And I was going to get the nexus 6. But I have no clue when the nexus is coming out. Maybe I'll give this a try and if I don't like with within the 14 days I'll get the nexus if it's available or the note 4.
So I hit a little buyers remorse over the past day or two. I even tried to switch out for the Note 4, but it would cost me around $100 extra due to restocking fees and activation fees and blah blah. Maybe this will help.
The battery has been good. One charge a day keeps it going, and the turbo charge is spectacular. I'm coming from a SGS3 with a ZeroLemon 7000mAh battery, so I have to keep reminding myself that the battery life just wont compare.
The screen is beautiful, even if it is over saturated.
Ballistic Nylon FTW. Never had a phone where I don't immediately want to slap a case on it, although in my profession, it really really needs one.
Replacement screen is something every company should offer at least one time. I still hate microscratches, but it definitely gives me piece of mind that I don't have to run out and get a screen protector.
The camera is at least an upgrade.
Capacative buttons aren't really all that bad.
I made-do with a 32 gig micro sd card in my S3 for two years, so I guess I don't need expandable storage.
It really likes to go fast.
Lolz. Every forum on XDA fills up with complaints. The people who are enjoying their phones, which are usually the majority, are out doing other things. This is normal - I've been on here since 2006 and its always been like that. Squeaky wheel...
Likes:
Battery life (even though I'm still tweaking it)
Nearly vanilla android
great screen
no hard home button
super fast and smooth
size is good
Coming from a GS4 which I never really liked. I was missing my Galaxy Nexus goodness! I think the Turbo will serve me for quite a while as long as we get the bootloader unlocked.
I love this phone. I have had zero issues with it so far. Coming from an S4 this thing is amazing. Still learning stuff about it
Hopefully hibiese more forums to help us repair certain errors
xkape said:
that reverse back button will bite you in the ass..lol Im trying to get used to it. 3 years give or take with an S3 and my finger just goes there with my brain letting it happen. (to the wrong side)
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I was so happy when Cyanogenmod made on screen navigation buttons with the correct android layout an option. I can't stand that Samsung has switched them around from what Google intended. So in all, this has been an easier transition for me than most Samsung owners.
Here's a picture of my S4 with correct navigation buttons, taken with my Turbo.
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Lolz. Every forum on XDA fills up with complaints. The people who are enjoying their phones, which are usually the majority, are out doing other things. This is normal - I've been on here since 2006 and its always been like that. Squeaky wheel...
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This is so true..
Hey there,
I met up with OnePlus at the 2014 Web Summit and secured an invitation to purchase the OnePlus One and I did. It took nearly a year to break the screen. I'm Not known for being easy on my phones, having played hackey sack quite a bit I'm more likely to boot my phone across the street than I am to try and catch it.
8 replacement screens, 2 earpiece speakers, 2 phone housings, & 3 batteries in total, none were purchased from and installed by OnePlus. Always a gamble (and wait) when purchasing parts from eBay or aliexpress. Anyhow, that wasn't it.
I tinker.. I think that's more or less why we're all here. So the phone was oc'd as far as I could push it, 2.88GHz, SD card buffer changed to something or other (this was 2015), and I moved to Acapulco for half a year which meant a lot of humidity and heat, by god it was hot. The bacon overheated more than once I can assure you of while in Mexico. When my friend got his Nexus 6, I had to try and beat his Antutu score, so I did, but it required putting the phone in the freezer for a bit. I forgot it in the freezer overnight a handful of times and usually was top impatient to wait for it to heat up on its own to room temperature and just fired it up in 5 minutes anyway.
Jump to 2017, When it came to the 8th screen, the quality was absolutely horrible. I couldn't wait for a replacement screen so I purchased a Nexus 4 for 35 Canadian (it's real money I swear) and waited for about 5 days before I smashed the screen on that one falling out of my lap as I got out of the car.
Luckily for me, some gentleman was selling his used OnePlus One for $100 and I scooped it up before even asking if it was 16GB or 64GB. Luckily it was the latter.
This phone has been protected by a case from day one, not a scratch, ding, no dead pixels, no yellow tint at the bottom of the screen, just flawless. I've protected this phone much more than the first one (pun intended)
Running AospExtended, stock clocks, and it's not showing any signs of being less than fantastic. Battery life is great for 3 years old.
What's your story?
...dude I can't beat your score.
bazu said:
...dude I can't beat your score.
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I now see my maths score,and man,I feel ashamed.
bazu said:
...dude I can't beat your score.
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Haha yeah I never set out to set a high score, but I guess I was chosen. Luckily though, should my second slice of bacon have any serious hardware trouble I do have a bunch of spare parts.. Screens that partially work, one extra of each pcb and tiny components. I plan on using one of my two old batteries in a Bluetooth speaker project I'm working on.
When I got my Samsung galaxy vibrant back in the day I killed the internal sd card within thirty minutes, and about the same time for the replacement. Samsung didn't want to replace the replacement so I began phone surgery. My Samsung jack met its demise in new Jersey when I dropped it at a McDonalds, but at that point it was still holding on to its life, so I promptly stabbed it in the face with a screwdriver and upgraded to my Nokia E71 on Symbian OS and had some really interesting and legally questionable fun. Windows Mobile 6-7 was, for a tinkerer like me, Friggin fun.
I rant, but I guess what I'm saying is we all have a story about a phone that we abused, neglected, or treated with so much care it brought upon the very thing you were trying to protect it from. You don't need to feel bad, we can all share our stories here and have even more fun, in the memories of phones that once we're.