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which phone should i get?

my work gave me a iphone 3gs for free for use...but i dont need it as i have my touch pro2...so i decided to trade it for a htc device...which device should i get among android....any suggestions? looking for gsm devices

Nexus One
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HTC Desire

jaszek said:
Nexus One
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isnt the nexus one getting older tho with new devices coming?

Diamond_dawg said:
isnt the nexus one getting older tho with new devices coming?
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But it's still awesome. lol. I would wait (if I could) a few weeks and wait for something new to come out.

jaszek said:
But it's still awesome. lol. I would wait (if I could) a few weeks and wait for something new to come out.
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yeah i have time...no hurries...i was thinkin of the desire or waiting for the gsm version of droid x

nexus one is supposedly a sweet phone...my friend had one.
iphone 4 is pretty popular...although it isn't really a phone for me.

If I was you I'd wait a few weeks too

Desire is good for sure but the hd2 is able to dual boot android and windows
sent from my HTC HD2 running chuckydroidXrom and shubcraft 1.3 cm6

galaxy s ... most powerful hw of all
or as a matter of fact , all theese sammies come with
Samsung S5PC110 (Hummingbird)—SGX540 + Cortex-A8
Samsung Captivate
Samsung Epic 4G
Samsung Fascinate
Samsung Galaxy S (US)
Samsung i9000 Galaxy S
Samsung S8500 Wave
Samsung Vibrant
60fps limited in kwaak3 , highest score of all phones out on quadrant on 2.1(! while others run 2.2) etc

mastercool09 said:
nexus one is supposedly a sweet phone...my friend had one.
iphone 4 is pretty popular...although it isn't really a phone for me.
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Iphone 4 is popular agreed...but if i have to buy the iphone4 i'd rather keep my 3gs as they are almost the same...only faster processor and some improved features

souljaboy said:
galaxy s ... most powerful hw of all
or as a matter of fact , all theese sammies come with
Samsung S5PC110 (Hummingbird)—SGX540 + Cortex-A8
Samsung Captivate
Samsung Epic 4G
Samsung Fascinate
Samsung Galaxy S (US)
Samsung i9000 Galaxy S
Samsung S8500 Wave
Samsung Vibrant
60fps limited in kwaak3 , highest score of all phones out on quadrant on 2.1(! while others run 2.2) etc
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I'm not much into samsung devices as i dont like their build and quality...tho i was thinkin of the captivate...but lets see...and thanx
sherlockpwnz said:
Desire is good for sure but the hd2 is able to dual boot android and windows
sent from my HTC HD2 running chuckydroidXrom and shubcraft 1.3 cm6
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I know Hd-2 has it...i had the phone in april and may so i dont want to go for a repeat...and my touch pro2 does the same things also...
lonelykatana said:
If I was you I'd wait a few weeks too
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i'm going to wait...

same with me the motorola phones look the most badass , but im a hardcore hw guy

souljaboy said:
same with me the motorola phones look the most badass , but im a hardcore hw guy
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yeah i'm just waiting to see how the droid 2 and droid x in gsm do?

Not always the newest is the best
I would recommend an HTC Leo capable of run 2 OS: Stable, trustable business oriented WM and also young, funny Android
You can have the best of both platforms on the same device
With same or even better specs than newer devices

orb3000 said:
I would recommend an HTC Leo capable of run 2 OS: Stable, trustable business oriented WM and also young, funny Android
You can have the best of both platforms on the same device
With same or even better specs than newer devices
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Ya but i already owned that device. Looking for something new

Good luck then, when you find something better than Leo not only because it´s newer please let me know

orb3000 said:
Good luck then, when you find something better than Leo not only because it´s newer please let me know
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There are so many devices better than the Leo.

Diamond_dawg said:
There are so many devices better than the Leo.
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Such as...?
Until the dual core Qualcoms come out the Snapdragon is top dog. The Leo also has 1024 mb of ROM and 576 mb of RAM in the T-Mous version, and it can dual boot WinMo and Android.

freeincolorado said:
Such as...?
Until the dual core Qualcoms come out the Snapdragon is top dog. The Leo also has 1024 mb of ROM and 576 mb of RAM in the T-Mous version, and it can dual boot WinMo and Android.
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the evo and droid x are way better than the leo...if only they were in gsm =(
leo had a faster processor but i prefer complete android as windows is a lil out dated now....untill the windows 7 phones come out....

Upgrading

Hi guys! I would like to ask you something about upgrading from S1 to S2. What do you think? Does it worth it? I mean what would the advantages and disadvantages of each other? I assume that it's faster due to the processor and graphics but I'm not a "gamer" so... What do you guys think?
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Hi guys! I would like to ask you something about upgrading from S1 to S2. What do you think? Does it worth it? I mean what would the advantages and disadvantages of each other? I assume that it's faster due to the processor and graphics but I'm not a "gamer" so... What do you guys think?
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Performance wise, yes you would greatly benefit from the S2. Playing videos and multitasking will be super smooth, although our sgs 1 can do that too.
But if you are contented with your current phone, I suggest you wait for the next installment that is Galaxy S3 due out this year if rumors are true.
S1 is a great phone, it still has years before it gets really outdated. IF money is not an issue then definitely get S2 or wait for the S3.
Just my 2 cents.

well the fact is i won't afford an SIII when it will come out so for the upgrade to SII i need about 100€... so in fact is the SII worth 100€ over SI?

gigeaky said:
well the fact is i won't afford an SIII when it will come out so for the upgrade to SII i need about 100€... so in fact is the SII worth 100€ over SI?
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Consider this, Sammy has stopped support for S1 and continues to roll out updates for the S2. If you are content with flashing the latest roms to get your S1 updated then it would be advisable you stick with what you currently have.
Since you said you were a non-gamer, I reckon S1 would suit your needs just fine.
I'd rather save up that extra 100 for another more awesome phone in the future.

i need an advice :)

planed for september but what should i buy : s3 or one x ???? thanks

If you look at the specs, the htc one x has a nvidia processor, wich seems better than the quallcom, but I should go for the s3, easier with rooting and flashing !
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amosolidu said:
planed for september but what should i buy : s3 or one x ???? thanks
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I've seen the S3 in action and you'll love the thiness of the best device around!!!
Touchwiz looks awesome (yes better than usual) but sense still destroys it.
Also the features on the s3 like s-voice, s-suggest and the feature to take a screenshot by swiping your hand across the screen, etc are pretty amazing.It also has so many people dedicated to supporting it (rooting,flashing, etc). And gaming is great due to the quad-core mali-400 gpu.
Also the phone is smooth even with a low amount of RAM available.
SO theres my opinions hope you dont regret the choice you make.
-Regards Famzz

Thanks ... now I have a i9000 and I think I'll get my s3 because it is easier to root and setup as you said !!! thanks again

Yeah, as a wanna be dev, I will never support HTC until they stop locking boot loaders and locking nand. Stick with sammy, they like their dev community
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go for s3 it is likely to get custom roms more than one x

timmy-kidd said:
If you look at the specs, the htc one x has a nvidia processor, wich seems better than the quallcom, but I should go for the s3, easier with rooting and flashing !
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I agreed,I like to flash different Rom to find out different.
So I prefer Samsung,for me maybe I will buy SGS2 32g this year.

Id say S3 because easier to root and i think mor devs will be working on it compared to HTC

I've had both. S3. I sold my One X for the S3.

[Q] S3 Mini vs. S3

Hi there!
I'm looking for a new phone to buy around februari 2013. I'm torn between the S3 and the S3 Mini. I listed up my Pro's and Con's beneath. Will there be as much xda software development for the S3 Mini as for the S3? I mean roms cyanogenmod, MIUI,.. All that cool stuff? I'm a huge android fan and love to root my android phones and customize them with custom roms
GALAXY S III MINI
Pro: Super comfortable size
Con: No LED-notification light, battery life, memory, no auto-brightness + how about android development?
GALAXY S III
Pro: everything is awesome + huge android development
Con: size
PS: I bought a Galaxy Note 7 months ago and it was way to big for me to handle, even when I used it for months.. It wasn't all that comfortable, so that's why i'm seriously considering a MINI over an S3... But I love the S3 in all other ways more (more features etc.).
Can you help me with my questions?
thanks!

sdequant said:
Hi there!
I'm looking for a new phone to buy around februari 2013. I'm torn between the S3 and the S3 Mini. I listed up my Pro's and Con's beneath. Will there be as much xda software development for the S3 Mini as for the S3? I mean roms cyanogenmod, MIUI,.. All that cool stuff? I'm a huge android fan and love to root my android phones and customize them with custom roms
GALAXY S III MINI
Pro: Super comfortable size
Con: No LED-notification light, battery life, memory, no auto-brightness + how about android development?
GALAXY S III
Pro: everything is awesome + huge android development
Con: size
PS: I bought a Galaxy Note 7 months ago and it was way to big for me to handle, even when I used it for months.. It wasn't all that comfortable, so that's why i'm seriously considering a MINI over an S3... But I love the S3 in all other ways more (more features etc.).
Can you help me with my questions?
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about s3 mini hope with new update software 4.1.2 the notification led solve. if about software .

S III Mini
Honestly, the S III Mini is still a bit overpriced (at least in my country), tho I got it a few days ago and I really like it. Was a HTC Desire user, and was looking for a same size phone. This one has all the Desire lacked in terms of hardware, but the development is not that shiny because of the chipset. If you can find, S II would probably be a good choice.

I've been using the S3 Mini for about a month, and I'm quite satisfied with it! The thing is, the 4.1.2 Update was extremely disappointing, and there are very few devs out there supporting it! I've been thinking of taking up ROM porting, just because of that :silly: Anyway, I don't expect much from my effort...
Besides that, you have summarized pretty much everything considering these two devices. I would highly recommend that you buy the normal S3 if you want to install custom ROMs, and generally mess around with it.

i think s 3 mini will be great 4-6 month later , since we have not much hh owner+developer , and its diff version on each region..
i just hope there will be offcial CM.10.1 for this phone.. hope not too long
well ofc ill go s 3 if i want to choose which one the best... but i just cant afford the price lol

For me, I went out on a mission to buy a new phone, as my wildfire buzz' battery died and repair wanted £15 for a new batt'. Considering the buzz wouldn't even sell for that amount, new phone it is.
So I was going to get the S3 knowing about cm (but hating the size), and i saw the S3 mini. Looked up the hardware specs and bought it straight away.
Shame about the lack of updates and cm though
I wish I knew more about porting too.
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I have an s3 mini and my father has an s3, imagine the old man trying to use it, he is about to sell it and buy an iphone. Anyway, the no led thing was the thing that bugged me the most, i solved it with bln mod from the xda forum, that makes the lights of the buttons to blink on new messages, but of course i had to pay.
On my overall experience (software, hardware, apps, size, etc) i will always choose the s3 over the s3 mini, the size is not that much of a problem considering that it almost doubles the mini in specs, mods and developing
I hope it helps you, my advice, don't buy an s3 mini
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nanogi said:
I have an s3 mini and my father has an s3, imagine the old man trying to use it, he is about to sell it and buy an iphone. Anyway, the no led thing was the thing that bugged me the most, i solved it with bln mod from the xda forum, that makes the lights of the buttons to blink on new messages, but of course i had to pay.
On my overall experience (software, hardware, apps, size, etc) i will always choose the s3 over the s3 mini, the size is not that much of a problem considering that it almost doubles the mini in specs, mods and developing
I hope it helps you, my advice, don't buy an s3 mini
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What you mean you have to pay? Bln kernel is free to use..
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Why revive such an old thread
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vonuzu said:
What you mean you have to pay? Bln kernel is free to use..
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to make lights blink i use bln control pro, i could not do it with free version
AssToast said:
Why revive such an old thread
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because I can

nanogi said:
to make lights blink i use bln control pro, i could not do it with free version
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Use NoLED. It's free, and since our screens are AMOLED, it won't use a lot of battery.

Is it worth swapping my S3 for an xperia Z

Hi guys
I'm currently a owner if an S3 and slightly peed off with the lack of sources, battery life on AOSP and etc.... So is it worth swapping my non dev friendly S3 for the dev friendly Xperia Z?
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elspanish88 said:
Hi guys
I'm currently a owner if an S3 and slightly peed off with the lack of sources, battery life on AOSP and etc.... So is it worth swapping my non dev friendly S3 for the dev friendly Xperia Z?
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Just went from S3 LTE to an Xperia Z and couldn't be happier!

WHAT....... are you crazy. S3 has some of the best development. I don't know what ur talking bout. And if u like the xperia try jovy23's xtremeperia ROM. Its flawless and is as close to xperia as u can get on an S3. Also good on battery.
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Its the i9300 just to be clear... To be fair there is a lot if development but I've tried all the ROMs on the s3 stock and AOSP and stock is well terrible and AOSP isn't great for battery life and still has other issues due to Samsung being tight with their sources
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Cant speak for international S3 but from US S3 to XZ is not a big upgrade if any...

See this is the thing the US S3 is better (development wise) than the international.
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See this is the thing the US S3 is better (development wise) than the international.
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if you looking for developement the XZ is not the place to go...there is like 5 stock rom, 1 kernel, and 5-6 AOSP, AOKP CM10.1 rom...

Get the Xperia Z!
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Upgraded from an S3 to the XZ, only because I managed to drop the S3 and cracked its front glass.
Otherwise, I'd still be happy to stay with the S3.
User experience wise, it's not much different with the XZ, the S3 was fast and quick as well. The increased ppi, you can tell if you look for it..but in reality, it doesn't affect your overall experience very much at all.

The Xperia Z is supposed to be getting stock Android and will be sold in the Google Play Store. That I presume will lead to better development of this phone. :good:
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-edition-sony-xperia-z-coming-soon

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The Xperia Z is supposed to be getting stock Android and will be sold in the Google Play Store. That I presume will lead to better development of this phone. :good:
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anyone pay for that will be a fool, i'm sure sony will charge ridiculous price for it...the Dev can copy the system and post it on here.

That's pretty much what I meant. Our phone will benefit from this...if it happens.

G1_enthusiast said:
if you looking for developement the XZ is not the place to go...there is like 5 stock rom, 1 kernel, and 5-6 AOSP, AOKP CM10.1 rom...
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As long as there is stable AOSP I am a happy chappy, and this is something that just isn't available for the Galaxy S3, neither I9300 nor I9305, and it literally never will be either. Mark my words. S4? Sure. S3? No. Don't buy an S3 if you are interested in ROM development... unless you are talking about ROM cooking I guess, but that isn't really "development".
Also there are like 2 usable custom kernels for I9300/I9305, neither of which run on AOSP.
While we're on the subject, you'll notice -if you look- that the actual developers that own an Exynos-based S3 all seriously hate it and have vowed not to buy any more pure-Samsung devices because of it. Speak to codeworkx on IRC about it if you're interested in hearing more about why the S3 sucks. Suffice to say that I am certainly not purchasing any more Samsung products without first seeing some sources for the device.

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As long as there is stable AOSP I am a happy chappy, and this is something that just isn't available for the Galaxy S3, neither I9300 nor I9305, and it literally never will be either. Mark my words. S4? Sure. S3? No. Don't buy an S3 if you are interested in ROM development... unless you are talking about ROM cooking I guess, but that isn't really "development".
Also there are like 2 usable custom kernels for I9300/I9305, neither of which run on AOSP.
While we're on the subject, you'll notice -if you look- that the actual developers that own an Exynos-based S3 all seriously hate it and have vowed not to buy any more pure-Samsung devices because of it. Speak to codeworkx on IRC about it if you're interested in hearing more about why the S3 sucks. Suffice to say that I am certainly not purchasing any more Samsung products without first seeing some sources for the device.
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Agree with you. Owner of a exynos s3 and the major problem is they lie to costumers telling that s3 will be upgraded and are delaying this not to damage s4 sales. S3 is a unfinished phone. Samsung never get this beast to fully working. Lags overall do bad memory management. Even s2 sometimes works better. And if you have the chanxe buy instead a n4.
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I'd love the N4 and I completely understand why the S3 sucks due to sources not being released properly, I've already spoke to codeworx and his answer was "every Sony runs AOSP better"
So I'm going for it!! Good bye S3 and hello XZ
Thanks for your input guys!
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elspanish88 said:
I'd love the N4 and I completely understand why the S3 sucks due to sources not being released properly, I've already spoke to codeworx and his answer was "every Sony runs AOSP better"
So I'm going for it!! Good bye S3 and hello XZ
Thanks for your input guys!
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No worries mate, and welcome to the family! :good:

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As long as there is stable AOSP I am a happy chappy, and this is something that just isn't available for the Galaxy S3, neither I9300 nor I9305, and it literally never will be either. Mark my words. S4? Sure. S3? No. Don't buy an S3 if you are interested in ROM development... unless you are talking about ROM cooking I guess, but that isn't really "development".
Also there are like 2 usable custom kernels for I9300/I9305, neither of which run on AOSP.
While we're on the subject, you'll notice -if you look- that the actual developers that own an Exynos-based S3 all seriously hate it and have vowed not to buy any more pure-Samsung devices because of it. Speak to codeworkx on IRC about it if you're interested in hearing more about why the S3 sucks. Suffice to say that I am certainly not purchasing any more Samsung products without first seeing some sources for the device.
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S3 international version may suck but U.S version is hard to beat...its what reviewer classify as an Iphone De-throner... and I was using AOKP on my S3...I still missed my S3. My main developer that I like are Faux and Task 650, any other Developer I am grateful for their work but I wont choose them over the two i have. Simply put they are the best at what they do and they are currently rocking Samsung and Nexus device.
THe only reason I am not using AOKP or CM10.1 on this device because A2DP sounds sucks (little bass or detail in sound, it sound like there is too much mid or treble)...I had to switch back to stock rom, not everything on CM10.1 here is fixed, but I imagine it would be soon, hopefully. again I would not advise anyone to buy this phone again, I gave it a try and I dint like it, never again. I remember using the Sony K850i and that was awesome quality stuff from Sony, I missed that phone too.

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S3 international version may suck but U.S version is hard to beat...its what reviewer classify as an Iphone De-throner... and I was using AOKP on my S3...I still missed my S3. My main developer that I like are Faux and Task 650, any other Developer I am grateful for their work but I wont choose them over the two i have. Simply put they are the best at what they do and they are currently rocking Samsung and Nexus device.
THe only reason I am not using AOKP or CM10.1 on this device because A2DP sounds sucks (little bass or detail in sound, it sound like there is too much mid or treble)...I had to switch back to stock rom, not everything on CM10.1 here is fixed, but I imagine it would be soon, hopefully. again I would not advise anyone to buy this phone again, I gave it a try and I dint like it, never again. I remember using the Sony K850i and that was awesome quality stuff from Sony, I missed that phone too.
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Well, we were specifically discussing the international version so I don't really see how a comparison to the US version (which is a completely different device) is useful.
Also K850i was a SonyEricsson device! (very important because Ericsson <3)

G1_enthusiast said:
S3 international version may suck but U.S version is hard to beat...its what reviewer classify as an Iphone De-throner... and I was using AOKP on my S3...I still missed my S3. My main developer that I like are Faux and Task 650, any other Developer I am grateful for their work but I wont choose them over the two i have. Simply put they are the best at what they do and they are currently rocking Samsung and Nexus device.
THe only reason I am not using AOKP or CM10.1 on this device because A2DP sounds sucks (little bass or detail in sound, it sound like there is too much mid or treble)...I had to switch back to stock rom, not everything on CM10.1 here is fixed, but I imagine it would be soon, hopefully. again I would not advise anyone to buy this phone again, I gave it a try and I dint like it, never again. I remember using the Sony K850i and that was awesome quality stuff from Sony, I missed that phone too.
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US galaxy s3 is dual core. It never get further oficial 4.2.2. And its slower then exynos.
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testadeferro said:
US galaxy s3 is dual core. It never get further oficial 4.2.2. And its slower then exynos.
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Krait dual-core, big difference. And yes, it is roughly on par with Exynos S3.