Hello,
I currently have an Nexus 4 with RootBox. I have been thinking about buying the HTC One GE because of the speakers and other things. However, I am wandering if any one out there moved from a Nexus 4 to an HTC One. What's your experience? What do you miss? Or what advise would you have for someone like me? I am happy with my Nexus 4 but the HTC One looks and feels awesome!
i strangely miss the onscreen buttons.... but love everything else
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rdxhd said:
Hello,
I currently have an Nexus 4 with RootBox. I have been thinking about buying the HTC One GE because of the speakers and other things. However, I am wandering if any one out there moved from a Nexus 4 to an HTC One. What's your experience? What do you miss? Or what advise would you have for someone like me? I am happy with my Nexus 4 but the HTC One looks and feels awesome!
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It has been a while since I had the Nexus 4, I had a Note 2 between it and my HTC One. Here is what I miss:
Software buttons.
(Generally) more stable custom ROMs
That's all. I really liked the extra flexibility over hardware buttons, and I'm not a fan of HTC's button layout for the One
When I used my Nexus 4, I actually used CM 10.1 nightlies, but on the One I'm running the 4.3 GE ROM with no complaints. I have no reason to move to CM (but I keep manually adding the CM messaging app).
I wasn't a fan of the Note 2 so we'll just ignore it. These are the things I LOVE about the One coming from the N4.
32 GB Storage
USB OTG (without requiring special kernel or Y cable)
Front speakers
OPTION of running the Sense ROM
MyronJ906 said:
It has been a while since I had the Nexus 4, I had a Note 2 between it and my HTC One. Here is what I miss:
Software buttons.
(Generally) more stable custom ROMs
That's all. I really liked the extra flexibility over hardware buttons, and I'm not a fan of HTC's button layout for the One
When I used my Nexus 4, I actually used CM 10.1 nightlies, but on the One I'm running the 4.3 GE ROM with no complaints. I have no reason to move to CM (but I keep manually adding the CM messaging app).
I wasn't a fan of the Note 2 so we'll just ignore it. These are the things I LOVE about the One coming from the N4.
32 GB Storage
USB OTG (without requiring special kernel or Y cable)
Front speakers
OPTION of running the Sense ROM
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Thanks! I like the design of the HTC One. I am a little concerned about the buttons lay out. I have the menu button permanently in my nexus 4. But I have heard that you get the menu bar of death on the HTC one. Is this an issue in the HTC one with 4.3? Can I remap the buttons in the stock ROM?
rdxhd said:
Thanks! I like the design of the HTC One. I am a little concerned about the buttons lay out. I have the menu button permanently in my nexus 4. But I have heard that you get the menu bar of death on the HTC one. Is this an issue in the HTC one with 4.3? Can I remap the buttons in the stock ROM?
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How did I forget LTE as a plus?
Anyways, YES you can get rid of the black menu bar on the One thank goodness. I'm running the stock GE ROM with Faux kernel 005 (haven't had the chance to upgrade to 006 yet). I just use Logo to Menu (pressing slightly above the HTC logo acts as a menu button press) and then use a buildprop edit (qemu.hardwarekeys=1 or something similar, acting from memory right now). to disable the black bar.
That one change made the HTC layout bearable but still not my favorite. If you like the One's design and are coming from a Nexus 4, there are few reasons you should have any complaints as long as you're content with Google's stock ROM. CyanogenMod is far from bad, but still has more bugs on the One than the Nexus 4. The Google Edition ROM does a GREAT job of alleviating the annoyances of ROM flashing for those who just want Sense gone and a reasonably stock Android with speedy updates
MyronJ906 said:
How did I forget LTE as a plus?
Anyways, YES you can get rid of the black menu bar on the One thank goodness. I'm running the stock GE ROM with Faux kernel 005 (haven't had the chance to upgrade to 006 yet). I just use Logo to Menu (pressing slightly above the HTC logo acts as a menu button press) and then use a buildprop edit (qemu.hardwarekeys=1 or something similar, acting from memory right now). to disable the black bar.
That one change made the HTC layout bearable but still not my favorite. If you like the One's design and are coming from a Nexus 4, there are few reasons you should have any complaints as long as you're content with Google's stock ROM. CyanogenMod is far from bad, but still has more bugs on the One than the Nexus 4. The Google Edition ROM does a GREAT job of alleviating the annoyances of ROM flashing for those who just want Sense gone and a reasonably stock Android with speedy updates
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Thanks dude. You are being very helpful. A couple of more things, how is Faux's kernell? Also, where is the info for rooting and recovery? You are convincing me to just go ahead and order it.
Hi,
I have both devices and I'm not disapointed with the One: sound (realy awesome compared to the Nexus 4 for both volume and quality), screen (brighter and "cleaner"), apn (ok it's not perfect but compared to the Nexus 4, the One is better) are better. HTC did an awesome work with Sense 5 (fast and smooth) but if you prefer an HTC One Google edition you have almost the look of the Nexus 4 software plus the pros as I mentionned above.
The two hardware buttons are an error in my opinion and when we're used to the back/home/multitasking buttons... it's a little hard at the beginning with the One. But with some rom's you can have them like with the Nexus...
Just two things is for the Nexus 4 (like the other Nexus), it have a better development support, and about the updates (Maybe the One Google Edition will receive the update faster than the "classic" One).
And a Nexus is... a Nexus... simply a different device
But for me it is worth...
About root, etc... All is in the dev sections.
I do not own a Nexus 4 (but a friend of mine does). And i would definitely recommend you to buy a One ge (speakers, screen, performance, metall).
I LOVE my HTC One
rdxhd said:
Thanks dude. You are being very helpful. A couple of more things, how is Faux's kernell? Also, where is the info for rooting and recovery? You are convincing me to just go ahead and order it.
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I have absolutely no complaints with Faux's kernel, in fact I've just about ALWAYS used his kernels on my devices since the Atrix 4G, as long as he had one available. Mine is ridiculously stable and my battery lasts all day. I was overclocking to 1.9 GHz but decided to drop back to stock 1.7 just because OC was unnecessary.
I'm pretty sure this should still work for rooting, recovery etc. If not, there's an All-In-One somewhere around here. Shouldn't be too hard to find http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2273376
I miss the N4 but the battery was just not good. I also had the Note 2 in between.
To be honest, the One is probably my stepping stone until the N5 comes out, assuming the battery is decently sized.
-Sent from Marino's One-
MyronJ906 said:
How did I forget LTE as a plus?
Anyways, YES you can get rid of the black menu bar on the One thank goodness. I'm running the stock GE ROM with Faux kernel 005 (haven't had the chance to upgrade to 006 yet). I just use Logo to Menu (pressing slightly above the HTC logo acts as a menu button press) and then use a buildprop edit (qemu.hardwarekeys=1 or something similar, acting from memory right now). to disable the black bar.
That one change made the HTC layout bearable but still not my favorite. If you like the One's design and are coming from a Nexus 4, there are few reasons you should have any complaints as long as you're content with Google's stock ROM. CyanogenMod is far from bad, but still has more bugs on the One than the Nexus 4. The Google Edition ROM does a GREAT job of alleviating the annoyances of ROM flashing for those who just want Sense gone and a reasonably stock Android with speedy updates
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I just oder it!! Where can I find more info on setting up the menu button and removing the menu bar? Thanks!
Logo to Menu information will be within the kernel threads, I just use the Fauxclock app since I already owned it from N4. TricksterMOD has the same option.
Some kernels use aroma and let you choose to get rid of the black bar during installation. I'll post my exact buildprop edit in this thread so you already have it
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rdxhd said:
I just oder it!! Where can I find more info on setting up the menu button and removing the menu bar? Thanks!
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Congrats on ordering it! I'm not going to go into too much detail on the two devices since you have already ordered it. The only thing I miss about the N4 is the onscreen buttons as previously mentioned. The ONE's button layout doesn't bother me much at all though and after a couple of days it becomes second nature. The black menu bar really isn't bad since you are used to sacrificing that screen real estate with Nexus onscreen buttons anyway. The bar only appears on a few apps (depending on the ones you use) but if you absolutely hate it then a custom kernel is your solution. Other than that the ONE is an upgrade to the N4 in almost every way especially with sound quality and music. Let us know how you like your new device!
capathy21 said:
Congrats on ordering it! I'm not going to go into too much detail on the two devices since you have already ordered it. The only thing I miss about the N4 is the onscreen buttons as previously mentioned. The ONE's button layout doesn't bother me much at all though and after a couple of days it becomes second nature. The black menu bar really isn't bad since you are used to sacrificing that screen real estate with Nexus onscreen buttons anyway. The bar only appears on a few apps (depending on the ones you use) but if you absolutely hate it then a custom kernel is your solution. Other than that the ONE is an upgrade to the N4 in almost every way especially with sound quality and music. Let us know how you like your new device!
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Thanks! I have been reading up on how to unlock the bootloader, set the custom recovery and root it. I can't wait for it to get here!
rdxhd said:
Thanks! I have been reading up on how to unlock the bootloader, set the custom recovery and root it. I can't wait for it to get here!
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It's not hard at all. It's basically just like a Nexus. When I got it I told myself I was going to sell it when the N5 comes out but I listen to a ton of music and I am so spoiled by the amazing sound quality both through the speakers and headphones that I don't think I am going to make the change. Not to mention it is the best display ever made on a device. You made a good choice
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It's not hard at all. It's basically just like a Nexus. When I got it I told myself I was going to sell it when the N5 comes out but I listen to a ton of music and I am so spoiled by the amazing sound quality both through the speakers and headphones that I don't think I am going to make the change. Not to mention it is the best display ever made on a device. You made a good choice
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I was waiting for the N5 but the One looks so beautiful. I am also concerned that we may end up with the same thing as last year with the N4 and the supply.
rdxhd said:
I was waiting for the N5 but the One looks so beautiful. I am also concerned that we may end up with the same thing as last year with the N4 and the supply.
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Right. I also think the bump in specs from the N4 to N5 won't be that great especially if they plan on selling it at similar price points. My only concern with the ONE GPE was how quick the updates would come and now that I know they are just a few days after the Nexus devices I can rest easy knowing it will be supported for some time to come.
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Right. I also think the bump in specs from the N4 to N5 won't be that great especially if they plan on selling it at similar price points. My only concern with the ONE GPE was how quick the updates would come and now that I know they are just a few days after the Nexus devices I can rest easy knowing it will be supported for some time to come.
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Yeah, that was the other thing that convinced me. The update came fast and the kernel came even faster. It will be interesting to see. My guess is that the price will go up by $30 to cover the LTE license since most surely the nexus has to come with LTE.
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Yeah, that was the other thing that convinced me. The update came fast and the kernel came even faster. It will be interesting to see. My guess is that the price will go up by $30 to cover the LTE license since most surely the nexus has to come with LTE.
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You are probably right. Are you going to be selling your N4 or keeping it for a backup/alternate?
i dont miss anything from the nexus 4
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So I am a G2 owner, and I've been thinking about getting a Nexus One for a long time. But I am curious as to why people have held onto their Nexus for so long. Can it access the HSPA+ network (t-mobile 4G) would it be worth owning the phone? I am not trying to get rid of my G2 but I would love to own the equivalent to the G2
It's a developer device No HSPA+, but it can do about everything else. Plus it get the latest OTA's first, and the best chefs have cooked up some awesome Roms!!
galaxys said:
It's a developer device No HSPA+, but it can do about everything else. Plus it get the latest OTA's first, and the best chefs have cooked up some awesome Roms!!
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Since this gets OTA's first does this make the G2 the second device to get the OTA's since it runs vanilla 2.2 out the box?
its just awesome. no 4g, but as was said before me gets the OTAs first, many apps are developed on the N1 so compatability isn't really an issue (like skype and fennec). its easy to root with or without voiding your warranty, and it just works
IMHO Nexus One is one of if not the best android device out
Its the daddy of android phones thats why its by google not with google
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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Since this gets OTA's first does this make the G2 the second device to get the OTA's since it runs vanilla 2.2 out the box?
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Unlikely and the G2 doesn't run vanilla 2.2.
you won't understand until you have one
that's what happened to me
OS Updates, and in some cases apps
RGB trackball
though I'm not sure which order
It's the feel of it in your hand really.
There's only three other things that feels better in my hand.
It's a very fast phone and it can run anything the way it's supposed to be run and it is always very responsive. It's really thin, mostly because of no physical keyboard but that's why I don't like the keyboards. I have it exactly the way I want it with CyanogenMod and HTC_IME soft keyboard, why would I want to get anything new? It has a lot of practical features, like an ambient light sensor for auto backlight adjustment, a SUPER bright LED, 720p video recording, wifi hotspot and a real headphone output.
The nexus one is an awesome phone and really the only way I think it could be improved is with more internal storage for apps. Although, I usually keep the larger apps like games on my SD card anyway.
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Unlikely and the G2 doesn't run vanilla 2.2.
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what do you mean it doesn't run vanilla 2.2 ?
prettyboy85712 said:
Unlikely and the G2 doesn't run vanilla 2.2.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/10/09/t-mobile-g2-review-roundup-vanilla-android-is-the-way-to-go/
I don't own a g2 as I am an n1 owner but from what I can tell, the g2 is very much stock/vanilla 2.2.
...unless you are referring to the fact that tethering is not part of the "stock" build shipping on the phone
Thanks to the help of you guys I decided to toss my G2 and get a Nexus One.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
Cogratz! Wise move...see you around here!
galaxys said:
Cogratz! Wise move...see you around here!
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Thank you, I've been moving around from G1 to MT3G now G2 to HD2 to Nexus One
creepinm3 said:
Thank you, I've been moving around from G1 to MT3G now G2 to HD2 to Nexus One
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Your good now till the dual-core wave starts.....Lots of interesting things on the horizon..
I did the same...went from G2 to my Nexus. I dont regret it at all.
It feels more solid...takes heavy mods and keeps flying.
Im very happy with my choice.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
i am wondering if anyone else has had a nexus s or has one and which is better in your opinion, i have had the nexus s since the uk release date but am tempted by this too.... any help would be appreciated
if you are a power user, its not the time since you have no root, no gingerbread (yet), high powerusage. Short to say: great phone, but could be better
Dont think a switch would be something i should have done...
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i am wondering if anyone else has had a nexus s or has one and which is better in your opinion, i have had the nexus s since the uk release date but am tempted by this too.... any help would be appreciated
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I swapped Incredible s for nexus s. I owned two nexus s but i was disappointed by its performance, my nexus s was not updating itself, and lack of average user freindly features on vanilla android, now i agree people wont like this as many love vanilla experience, but i like htc's sense the most useful application of android, I also owned galaxy s but i hate samsung they have resources, but i suspect they are just cutting corners
I went with the Incredible S as I preferred the HTC keyboard layout (the arrow keys are a buffer from the capacitive buttons). Not having to put up with a PenTile screen was also a big factor.
I'm finding that I don't love my HTC One. (I LOVED my Samsung Galaxy SII once I discovered rooting and flashing.) I did not go with the SG4 due to the locked bootloader but now I'm wondering if I made a mistake. I've read that a lot of ROMs can be flashed (using Loki exploit if you're not on newest bootloader). I'm still anxious about getting stuck with AT&T bloatware and touchwiz but I'm leaning towards sending the One back. I need reassured that I won't grow to hate the HTC One.
Issues:
Not loving the camera.
HATE lack of menu button (using TeaMSeven kernel to get logo to menu but this option seems to be generally missing. How can that be? Why have a nonfunctional button?!!!)
HATE no SD card. Phone is already full.
Not a big fan of the slippery aluminum case. Currently have an otterbox but find it bulky (will be for sale cheap if I send the One back!)
Phone seems a little tall and narrow due to screen size + speakers. (LOVE the sound!!!)
Otherwise seems ok. I loved my HTC Aria (until it crapped out) so I think if I was stuck with stock if rather have htc. Still, it sounds like I can get the sg4 and have hopes of custom roms.
What do you think? Anyone know both phones and have advice? Anyone think I've missed some great features of the htc one?
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sharonbw said:
I'm finding that I don't love my HTC One. (I LOVED my Samsung Galaxy SII once I discovered rooting and flashing.) I did not go with the SG4 due to the locked bootloader but now I'm wondering if I made a mistake. I've read that a lot of ROMs can be flashed (using Loki exploit if you're not on newest bootloader). I'm still anxious about getting stuck with AT&T bloatware and touchwiz but I'm leaning towards sending the One back. I need reassured that I won't grow to hate the HTC One.
Issues:
Not loving the camera.
HATE lack of menu button (using TeaMSeven kernel to get logo to menu but this option seems to be generally missing. How can that be? Why have a nonfunctional button?!!!)
HATE no SD card. Phone is already full.
Not a big fan of the slippery aluminum case. Currently have an otterbox but find it bulky (will be for sale cheap if I send the One back!)
Phone seems a little tall and narrow due to screen size + speakers. (LOVE the sound!!!)
Otherwise seems ok. I loved my HTC Aria (until it crapped out) so I think if I was stuck with stock if rather have htc. Still, it sounds like I can get the sg4 and have hopes of custom roms.
What do you think? Anyone know both phones and have advice? Anyone think I've missed some great features of the htc one?
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I have used the SG4 and had no problems with it (stock)
Their is also the LG G2 and Moto X or a Nexus 5 to choose from The One is not for everyone, but it's the best phone I have ever owned for Rom development and all around variety (Sense - CM11 - AOSP - Miui - GPE ) good luck finding anything like that on another device.
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I have used the SG4 and had no problems with it (stock)
Their is also the LG G2 and Moto X or a Nexus 5 to choose from The One is not for everyone, but it's the best phone I have ever owned for Rom development and all around variety (Sense - CM11 - AOSP - Miui - GPE ) good luck finding anything like that on another device.
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I found the S4 to be cheap, unreliable and ugly. I'd rather wait for the S5, HTC one 2, or an iPhone (uhg). Tho I feel the nexus is a very good alternative to the HTC One, having a decently OK camera and having a very nice price point. If you'd take a look at the HTC One and any other device, stock, you'd find that sense UI looks so much better, more professional than mostly any other phone on the market. Build quality is some what like an iPhone or even better and you can't go wrong with the fact that HTC actually updates its devices quite fast comparing to the other OEMs (apart from nexus). HTC also optimizes the software for the phone, unlike the S4 where touchwiz is basically ploped on and forgotten about or if Samsung really cared they'd at least make it a little more professional-looking. Samsung has an octa core 1.9 GHz processor (quad for us) yet the HTC One only has 1.7 GHz quad, tho the htc one still mostly beats the S4 by a ton in real world applications. Heck I've got mine down to 1.1 GHz and its still flying. So I would say keep the htc one and just do some minor mods than wasting your money buying a S4
Happy Flashing from the proud owner of a HTC One.
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sharonbw said:
I'm finding that I don't love my HTC One. (I LOVED my Samsung Galaxy SII once I discovered rooting and flashing.) I did not go with the SG4 due to the locked bootloader but now I'm wondering if I made a mistake. I've read that a lot of ROMs can be flashed (using Loki exploit if you're not on newest bootloader). I'm still anxious about getting stuck with AT&T bloatware and touchwiz but I'm leaning towards sending the One back. I need reassured that I won't grow to hate the HTC One.
Issues:
Not loving the camera.
HATE lack of menu button (using TeaMSeven kernel to get logo to menu but this option seems to be generally missing. How can that be? Why have a nonfunctional button?!!!)
HATE no SD card. Phone is already full.
Not a big fan of the slippery aluminum case. Currently have an otterbox but find it bulky (will be for sale cheap if I send the One back!)
Phone seems a little tall and narrow due to screen size + speakers. (LOVE the sound!!!)
Otherwise seems ok. I loved my HTC Aria (until it crapped out) so I think if I was stuck with stock if rather have htc. Still, it sounds like I can get the sg4 and have hopes of custom roms.
What do you think? Anyone know both phones and have advice? Anyone think I've missed some great features of the htc one?
Sent from my GT-p511x
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And for the case of custom roms... You will never find a more extensive and wide range of Roms that can even come close to comparing what the HTC One forum has, HTC one has the best developers working on making great Roms and mods and etc here and I think that our development is probably almost as good as the hammerhead's. Best part of xda is the HTC One forum to me
Happy Flashing from the proud owner of a HTC One.
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sharonbw said:
I'm finding that I don't love my HTC One. (I LOVED my Samsung Galaxy SII once I discovered rooting and flashing.) I did not go with the SG4 due to the locked bootloader but now I'm wondering if I made a mistake. I've read that a lot of ROMs can be flashed (using Loki exploit if you're not on newest bootloader). I'm still anxious about getting stuck with AT&T bloatware and touchwiz but I'm leaning towards sending the One back. I need reassured that I won't grow to hate the HTC One.
Issues:
Not loving the camera.
HATE lack of menu button (using TeaMSeven kernel to get logo to menu but this option seems to be generally missing. How can that be? Why have a nonfunctional button?!!!)
HATE no SD card. Phone is already full.
Not a big fan of the slippery aluminum case. Currently have an otterbox but find it bulky (will be for sale cheap if I send the One back!)
Phone seems a little tall and narrow due to screen size + speakers. (LOVE the sound!!!)
Otherwise seems ok. I loved my HTC Aria (until it crapped out) so I think if I was stuck with stock if rather have htc. Still, it sounds like I can get the sg4 and have hopes of custom roms.
What do you think? Anyone know both phones and have advice? Anyone think I've missed some great features of the htc one?
Sent from my GT-p511x
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Just download Trickster mod from play store and enable it there.
Happy Flashing from the proud owner of a HTC One.
Hi all!
I have a Nexus 5, and I really like it, but it seems like it is almost time to upgrade.
A few questions for you owners and to-be owners:
Is it worth waiting for phones like the One M9, etc,. in your opinion?
Are the black levels really that noticably different on the Nexus 6 when compared to the Nexus 5?
Is it worth waiting for 64-bit and Snapdragon 810 processors?
Is it worth upgrading from the Nexus 5?
Considering Mobile World Congress is under 2 months away, I'm not sure if I should wait. The only other phone I'd likely buy is a One M9 (as the One M8 was the only non-Nexus phone last year with a sizable custom ROM / development community).
That said, HTC's One M9:
Never uses OLED/AMOLED displays
Probably won't use Quantum Dot (which is inferior to OLED)
Might or might not have a better development community than the Nexus 6
Is likely to have a better build quality than the 5
But probably won't have a large display or wireless charging
Might have a Snapdragon 810 octa-core / 64 bit
So - I'm not sure if it's worth waiting the ~1.5 months (1.5 months that I could be using the Nexus 6) to see what might or might not be better than the Nexus 6 based off of speculation for what the One M9 might be like.
Up to you mostly, but apparently, the One M9 will have a Snapdragon 810 (octa core)
Yeah.
I noticed that, but it likely won't have as nice of a screen as the Nexus 6 , which is already plenty fast :-/
But it will probably have nicer build quality and better speakers.
And who knows what it's development community will be like?
Decisions, decisions.
Wait. Either android or the nexus 6 is buggy. Performance isn't great. By the time the m9 is released either android will be fixed or the nexus 6 well be abandoned.
The m8 was a beautiful device. Sense is also very close to stock android and pretty damn snappy. I was on the same boat when my upgrade came in December. I honestly just didn't want to wait u until March for unveiling then maybe april/may for purchase. Newer, better phones will always be released so you would have been asking yourself the same question when the m9 came out (should I wait another 5-6 months for the new nexus).
The m9 will most likely be gorgeous, if they base it on the m8. I've just gotten used to larger displays. A sub 5.5 inch display just isn't cutting it for me. The biggest pro is the 810 chip and whatever power saving abilities it will have. Performance wise, it might clock higher but even the n5 can handle everything you throw at it (app wise).
Definitely buy a nexus 6...nothing better than to have an untouched Google edition android phone..totally ideal for rooting and modifying highly.. Unlike the htc one..it has sense ui..and lots of security.. It wud give u a hard time... They both also have great specs no lag
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It is a tough decision. If the nexus 6 had micro SD slot I'd drop the note4. But alas, it does not, but the note4 has many advantages over the nexus6. And of disadvantages. I wish Samsung would drop the physical buttons in favor of software navigation already. I hate touchwiz but it is tameable and the note4 is just about perfect minus the home and physical buttons. I longingly look at the nexus 6 and wait for the next manufacturer to mish mash the best of both the note4 an nexus 6. If the m9 or hima has a 5.5" screen like rumors say I would probably go for that. The m8 and sense were much more tolerable than touchwiz. I am gonna keep my m8 and it's status as my everything goto media player unless the hima blows it out of the water.
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Definitely buy a nexus 6...nothing better than to have an untouched Google edition android phone..totally ideal for rooting and modifying highly.. Unlike the htc one..it has sense ui..and lots of security.. It wud give u a hard time... They both also have great specs no lag
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Thanks for the replies so far.
The thing is, the One M8 does have an admirably large development community - the Android Development subforum has ~80,000 replies! Almost matching the growth of the Nexus 5 development community over time. Since I use custom ROMs anyways, having a pure Google experience shouldn't be a problem with such a huge community (that, again, will likely have many custom ROMs based off of pure Android). I believe the developer versions HTC sells come with the bootloader unlocked, so security shouldn't be an issue.
That said, you do make good points!
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It is a tough decision. If the nexus 6 had micro SD slot I'd drop the note4. But alas, it does not, but the note4 has many advantages over the nexus6. And of disadvantages. I wish Samsung would drop the physical buttons in favor of software navigation already. I hate touchwiz but it is tameable and the note4 is just about perfect minus the home and physical buttons. I longingly look at the nexus 6 and wait for the next manufacturer to mish mash the best of both the note4 an nexus 6. If the m9 or hima has a 5.5" screen like rumors say I would probably go for that. The m8 and sense were much more tolerable than touchwiz. I am gonna keep my m8 and it's status as my everything goto media player unless the hima blows it out of the water.
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Thanks for the input.
How are you liking your M8? How is your battery life? How do you think the screen compares to the Note's AMOLED?
One thing to keep in mond about the M9 is that there very possibly won't be a Google Play Edition of it since all signs are pointing to the GPE arrangement being ended.
The M8 has good developer support but as of late we have seen HTC really crack down on development. They have blocked S-Off on most 4.4.4 models and CM has a hard time especially with audio. It looks like the M8 will be the last of the great developement period for HTC unless they pull a fast one for us.
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One thing to keep in mond about the M9 is that there very possibly won't be a Google Play Edition of it since all signs are pointing to the GPE arrangement being ended.
The M8 has good developer support but as of late we have seen HTC really crack down on development. They have blocked S-Off on most 4.4.4 models and CM has a hard time especially with audio. It looks like the M8 will be the last of the great developement period for HTC unless they pull a fast one for us.
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Could you elaborate on this? What is the implication of this on using custom ROMs? Does it mean that if HTC finds a way to permanently block S-Off in future versions we won't be able to use custom non-Sense ROMs?
Agree, best advice if possible.
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Wait. Either android or the nexus 6 is buggy. Performance isn't great. By the time the m9 is released either android will be fixed or the nexus 6 well be abandoned.
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Riktar said:
The m8 was a beautiful device. Sense is also very close to stock android and pretty damn snappy. I was on the same boat when my upgrade came in December. I honestly just didn't want to wait u until March for unveiling then maybe april/may for purchase. Newer, better phones will always be released so you would have been asking yourself the same question when the m9 came out (should I wait another 5-6 months for the new nexus).
The m9 will most likely be gorgeous, if they base it on the m8. I've just gotten used to larger displays. A sub 5.5 inch display just isn't cutting it for me. The biggest pro is the 810 chip and whatever power saving abilities it will have. Performance wise, it might clock higher but even the n5 can handle everything you throw at it (app wise).
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Yes, I've always been a phablet user, older eyes need bigger displays, I started on the HTC HD2, then HTC Sensation, followed by AMaze, Followed by Samsung G4 then G5 then note 3, to LGG3 to Nexus 6 and Note 4. AS you can see, I like Phablets which to me seem small in my hands. As the previous poster said, The Nexus 6 with Lollipop is incomplete and has it share of bugs and imperfection, especially in options and settings. So many things you may take for granted on other devices turn out to be features of said device and not standard usability. I am waiting for the big update later this month or next to see what is added or addressed and what is considered a feature. A lot of press as claimed not much in the way of features or settings, or usability is going to be addressed because it is the way google as chosen to go. Unreal that they think the ambient notification helps deaf people more than a blinking LED, but that is their position. I disagree with their thought process and find it hard to believe that somehow the new notification system makes it easier to tell what you have received. To me it makes little sense but I am used to the old fashion LED system and may be biased in my thinking.
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BenDroid1 said:
Definitely buy a nexus 6...nothing better than to have an untouched Google edition android phone..totally ideal for rooting and modifying highly.. Unlike the htc one..it has sense ui..and lots of security.. It wud give u a hard time... They both also have great specs no lag
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I have yet to get a phone that was unrootable if you needed to have root for some reason. In fact, now that I have the nexus six, it's the first phone that I have not rooted yet, only because I feel the phone should do most of the things I like without rooting and at that point root it to use titanium back up.
Most ROM's solve the performance issues by disabling decryption, right?
That said if HTC will actually stunt ROMing on the One M9, I might simply just get the Nexus 6. Nothing annoys me more than having to wait months upon months because a company decided that developers shouldn't develop.
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Most ROM's solve the performance issues by disabling decryption, right?
That said if HTC will actually stunt ROMing on the One M9, I might simply just get the Nexus 6. Nothing annoys me more than having to wait months upon months because a company decided that developers shouldn't develop.
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That was the first thing I did was disable the encryption. Ive had absolutely no issues with performance whatsoever. This is the fastest phone I've ever owned. I came for the HTC m8. I don't know what's your carrier is but I'm verizon and I know things are getting tougher and tougher to unlock as far as bootloaders and even root. Just look at the Samsung devices on Verizon they are so locked down and i may be wrong but I'd be surprised if the new HTC m9 achieves s off for Verizon. I'm at the point now where if I can't have an unlocked bootloader and an easily rootable device I'm going to go ahead and switch to an AT&T SIM on straight talk and continue to buy devices at full retail as I have been doing. . The only reason I've stuck with Verizon is because I work in a steel building in the only reason I get signal is because there is a Verizon tower on the company property in the back and I still hardly get any signal inside.
Great topic
This is same question I've been considering for a while too. I actually like HTC's skin (not nearly as much as Stock Android but still) and I'm sure it'll get plenty of development. But Stock Android is too good to resist.. and so are timely updates.
There's also the chance that future non-Nexus Android phones will be more locked down.
All in all, I want to see what the M9 brings to the table.
am a little bit of a htc fan boy as you can see in my signature i have the nexus 6 at the moment and i love it if you look around online the note about the snap 810 being serious throttled and having way bad over heating issues and the rumours that its going to be delayed just wont go away as the snap 810 is in the lg flex 2 and even our nexus 6 beats it in antutu and i was planing on getting the m9 instead but went with the nexus 6 as i dont really want to be the beta testers for qualicom and pay £550 for the privilege lol
If me I will wait for m9 or z4
It truly depends on what you want from a software perspective. No non-nexus devices development community ever compares in size to a Nexus Development community. OEM devices are notoriously difficult to get AOSP working well on, so if you want AOSP, Nexus devices are best for that.
I Currently have the htc one m8 for almost a year and I love it but it starting to give me problems and the att next program is up should I go with the nexus 6 or wait the m9? What thing you love about the nexus 6? I had a nexus 4 back a few years and i love the nexus platform for the devs putting a lot of functions of other oems but i don't know hows that working now. Please help.
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We won't and can't tell you what to do. You know what a nexus is about. Weigh up your pros and cons, read reviews but make your own decisions. If you have specific questions, ask but don't expect to be able for us to answer which one you should get.
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We won't and can't tell you what to do. You know what a nexus is about. Weigh up your pros and cons, read reviews but make your own decisions. If you have specific questions, ask but don't expect to be able for us to answer which one you should get.
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Yeah I know just would like to ask what things make you love the phone and what you would change? Is better to ask people that has the phone than reviewers.
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Yeah I know just would like to ask what things make you love the phone and what you would change? Is better to ask people that has the phone than reviewers.
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All the reasons I chose it, I love. Amoled screen, 6"... Nice looking. Front facing speakers.
What would I change? I'd like volume and power buttons on different sides if the screen.
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All the reasons I chose it, I love. Amoled screen, 6"... Nice looking. Front facing speakers.
What would I change? I'd like volume and power buttons on different sides if the screen.
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thanks a lot ! i will think about it
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All the reasons I chose it, I love. Amoled screen, 6"... Nice looking. Front facing speakers.
What would I change? I'd like volume and power buttons on different sides if the screen.
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And LED notifications working out of the box on stock ROM. I personally prefer a IPS screen.
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And LED notifications working out of the box on stock ROM. I personally prefer a IPS screen.
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Haha exact opposite to me.
The only thing I don't like is the noise that comes from the phone in vibrate mode. I can literally hear the motor from the other side of the room. Other than that I am happy with it. I came from a lg g3 and am still in unrooted.
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I'd like an IPS screen myself. Or at least SUPER amoled and not regular amoled.
What I think that might be a game changer is getting use to just taking calls with the phone.
My hand size is average. Holding it up to my ear for extended time can be exhausting.
For most other activities like data consumption, it's great.
I would say the dev section is still getting warmed up for custom roms and features.
I think mostly because people are waiting for 5.1 to drop and rebase before digging back into it again.
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I Currently have the htc one m8 for almost a year and I love it but it starting to give me problems and the att next program is up should I go with the nexus 6 or wait the m9? What thing you love about the nexus 6? I had a nexus 4 back a few years and i love the nexus platform for the devs putting a lot of functions of other oems but i don't know hows that working now. Please help.
Thanks
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M9 will be a great device if they don't continue the tradition of UP Nexus 6 has its own advantage. I had picked up Nexus 6 instead of Note 4 because of the stock android experience and also Nexus 6 is the first premium-looking Nexus which also help me to push towards Nexus 6. HTC is famous for their premium build-quality. I would have chosen HTC flagship only for their build-quality
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M9 will be a great device if they don't continue the tradition of UP Nexus 6 has its own advantage. I had picked up Nexus 6 instead of Note 4 because of the stock android experience and also Nexus 6 is the first premium-looking Nexus which also help me to push towards Nexus 6. HTC is famous for their premium build-quality. I would have chosen HTC flagship only for their build-quality
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I disagree that the 6 is the first premium looking nexus. Nexus one, Nexus S and Galaxy nexus were all premium looking relative to competition at the time. The LG nexus devices were budget devices and I think that showed.
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I disagree that the 6 is the first premium looking nexus. Nexus one, Nexus S and Galaxy nexus were all premium looking relative to competition at the time. The LG nexus devices were budget devices and I think that showed.
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I used to have a Galaxy Nexus but I never felt it much premium though. Yeah, at that time it was much premium device I was actually mentioning build material to define the "premium" nexus
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All the reasons I chose it, I love. Amoled screen, 6"... Nice looking. Front facing speakers.
What would I change? I'd like volume and power buttons on different sides if the screen.
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A phone this size and they put the volume and power buttons that close together. Make the notification LED work natively and at least space the buttons further apart are all I'd change. Oh and an SD card slot.