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To be fair that's the other extreme - I wouldn't mind if a company left a 4 year old product that is certainly outdated alone since upgrading it costs a lot of additional resources, though for a customer it's cool.
But it's certainly much cooler than getting a brand new device and being told a year later that you're not getting the newest update and as a matter of fact any updates anymore.
Or getting a brand new 800$ phone and waiting 10 months to get your second software update, feeling lucky and fortunate that it's coming at all.
On one hand you could defent Google saying that Android updates change much more than iOS updates. GB to ICS changes really a lot and was much heavier to run. Also, there are so many devices that their manufacturers and Google would go bust trying to update them all. Going through the process needed to update a single device is a huge hassle and the laws are ridiculous (updating a device is almost like releasing a new one) and manufacturers release at least a few models every year.
On another hand the Nexus One is only like.. 2 years old? And it's not getting updates it's capable of running, which sucks, since it's Google's flagship "Google Experience" device.
But it's certainly much cooler than getting a brand new device and being told a year later that you're not getting the newest update and as a matter of fact any updates anymore.
Or getting a brand new 800$ phone and waiting 10 months to get your second software update, feeling lucky and fortunate that it's coming at all.
On one hand you could defent Google saying that Android updates change much more than iOS updates. GB to ICS changes really a lot and was much heavier to run. Also, there are so many devices that their manufacturers and Google would go bust trying to update them all. Going through the process needed to update a single device is a huge hassle and the laws are ridiculous (updating a device is almost like releasing a new one) and manufacturers release at least a few models every year.
On another hand the Nexus One is only like.. 2 years old? And it's not getting updates it's capable of running, which sucks, since it's Google's flagship "Google Experience" device.
The G1 was one of the best phones ever, if not the best for the mods. They gave this phone longevity in a time when more powerful phones were coming out.
I mean, in the Android 1.5/Android 1.6 days on the G1, you could use your SD card as RAM, repartition it, use an ext2 partition to do App2SD before it was officially available, tethering, copy apps to your SD through terminal, multitouch was brought to the phone using CM (I think), Android 2.2 ran quite well on the phone though it was only supposed up to 1.6 officially. There were so many more mods that worked that I can't even think of right now; and they were cooler back then because they made a real difference in times where the phone was towards the end of it's life cycle. These days phones are much better all round, faster, more ram etc.
I will forever love that phone and it will always be one of my favourite's of all time. I learned so much from having that phone. I was clueless about Android when I was considering getting the iPhone 3GS, and less than a year in I was being called Sandroid.
The slide mechanism on it was sturdy. I'm more worried with the mechanism on my G2, I feel that it's far more delicate than the G1.
Do you remember any other mods Casey. I think SOFI and someone else had this phone.
I mean, in the Android 1.5/Android 1.6 days on the G1, you could use your SD card as RAM, repartition it, use an ext2 partition to do App2SD before it was officially available, tethering, copy apps to your SD through terminal, multitouch was brought to the phone using CM (I think), Android 2.2 ran quite well on the phone though it was only supposed up to 1.6 officially. There were so many more mods that worked that I can't even think of right now; and they were cooler back then because they made a real difference in times where the phone was towards the end of it's life cycle. These days phones are much better all round, faster, more ram etc.
I will forever love that phone and it will always be one of my favourite's of all time. I learned so much from having that phone. I was clueless about Android when I was considering getting the iPhone 3GS, and less than a year in I was being called Sandroid.
The slide mechanism on it was sturdy. I'm more worried with the mechanism on my G2, I feel that it's far more delicate than the G1.
Do you remember any other mods Casey. I think SOFI and someone else had this phone.
I don't know why we always compare Apple and Google. Because in all honesty their direction is completely different. I will never buy an iphone, just borrowed my friends Sensation and although not a HTC fan, prefer it to the iphone. And I had it all setup with my apps and contacts etc on it in 10 minutes.
My mom had been having complaints with her Nexus saying that she would not receive notifications of missed calls, texts, etc. So last night I just happened to ask her to check her Android version number and it turns out she's been on 4.0.4 since day-one and had not upgraded it. There was an upgrade just sitting there, waiting to be installed.
So she plugged it to the charger and started the update, so I'm anxious to see what she thinks of Jelly Bean and if she has any more issues. Apparently, the missed calls issue was kinda common back in April. I'm surprised my mom lived with it for three months. I guess I lived with the Eris and its silent earpiece problem too.
If this doesn't fix her issues, guess I'm gonna have to take it from her when I get back and let her get the iPhone 5 so she's on the same page as the rest of the family if she has issues.
I haven't used Android in nearly a year, at least not on a phone, so I'm curious about a few things.
Has the phone/messenger app been changed so that when you get a text from a contact, regardless of number, it all shows up under one thread?
For example, I have a friend with a carrier number and a Google Voice number. When he's at work, he texts from GV using his computer, and when he's off work, he uses his carrier number. To avoid having two separate threads and a break in the syntax of the overall conversation, will it all show up under one thread on my phone? If not, is there a way I can do this?
Also, does anyone know if there are any ICS or JB ROMs for the OG Droid?
So she plugged it to the charger and started the update, so I'm anxious to see what she thinks of Jelly Bean and if she has any more issues. Apparently, the missed calls issue was kinda common back in April. I'm surprised my mom lived with it for three months. I guess I lived with the Eris and its silent earpiece problem too.
If this doesn't fix her issues, guess I'm gonna have to take it from her when I get back and let her get the iPhone 5 so she's on the same page as the rest of the family if she has issues.
I haven't used Android in nearly a year, at least not on a phone, so I'm curious about a few things.
Has the phone/messenger app been changed so that when you get a text from a contact, regardless of number, it all shows up under one thread?
For example, I have a friend with a carrier number and a Google Voice number. When he's at work, he texts from GV using his computer, and when he's off work, he uses his carrier number. To avoid having two separate threads and a break in the syntax of the overall conversation, will it all show up under one thread on my phone? If not, is there a way I can do this?
Also, does anyone know if there are any ICS or JB ROMs for the OG Droid?
Apparently it wasn't the update to JB. Just looked online to find out that Sprint isn't giving out the 4.1 to the Galaxy Nexus. Fucking shit. Fuck Google Experience phones. I'm getting the S3 and modding the fuck out of it. And when I get home I'm gonna get CM on my mom's phone too. Fuck a warranty. Fuck Sprint. Fucking coon fucks.
That's how I really feel.
That's how I really feel.
Talking to myself here, but I got Jellybean on my TouchPad. I thought ICS was fast on this thing; JB is just something else. I find no change in functionality from ICS, even though this was supposed to be an alpha-like build. It's so fast. Just flashed it right over CM9 after clearing the cache. Didn't have to connect to my computer and execute commands to flash it or anything.
So I've been looking at hardware comparisons between the GS3 and the HTC One X/HTC EVO 4G and I'm a bit torn between the two. Sprint has the EVO 4G, which is more or less the AT&T One X. They also have the S3, obviously. The benchmarks almost always have the HTC coming out ahead in browser tests, and linpack tests. This is according to Anandtech's comparisons, so it's from a reputable source.
The only thing I worry about is Sense on the HTC and which of the two phones (SG3 or HTC) will have the better dev support. I'm hearing the form factor of the One X is much better, but I don't care too much for that. Especially considering I've lived with the OG Droid for over two years now and it was the least ergonomic phone in the world, imo. The camera for the HTC is better, which isn't a deal breaker, especially since the SG3 was said to have a decent one as well.
And all the while I'm pouring over stats and numbers for these phones, I fear that a new flagship phone for Sprint will come out in October, or just months after I get the phone in September, leaving me pissed off. Like I was when I got the Droid Eris and the Nexus One came out not two months later.
The only thing I worry about is Sense on the HTC and which of the two phones (SG3 or HTC) will have the better dev support. I'm hearing the form factor of the One X is much better, but I don't care too much for that. Especially considering I've lived with the OG Droid for over two years now and it was the least ergonomic phone in the world, imo. The camera for the HTC is better, which isn't a deal breaker, especially since the SG3 was said to have a decent one as well.
And all the while I'm pouring over stats and numbers for these phones, I fear that a new flagship phone for Sprint will come out in October, or just months after I get the phone in September, leaving me pissed off. Like I was when I got the Droid Eris and the Nexus One came out not two months later.
Isn't it that in the US both the HTC one X and SGS3 are running the same dual core Snapdragon S4?
SGS3 has a better camera and audio capabilities, not the One X. As a matter of fact the One X has a rather crappy camera.
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=4238&idPhone2=4320
Also battery life, dev support (popularity) and weight are in Samsung's favor.
HTC One X feels sturdier and has a great LCD instead of a great Super Amoled and I think I remember you saying that you prefer LCDs over AMOLEDs.
There you go, I have something perfect for you:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_vs_htc_one_x-review-759.php
SGS3 has a better camera and audio capabilities, not the One X. As a matter of fact the One X has a rather crappy camera.
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=4238&idPhone2=4320
Also battery life, dev support (popularity) and weight are in Samsung's favor.
HTC One X feels sturdier and has a great LCD instead of a great Super Amoled and I think I remember you saying that you prefer LCDs over AMOLEDs.
There you go, I have something perfect for you:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_vs_htc_one_x-review-759.php
HTC said to be readying 5-inch device with 1080p screen, will be announced in September
By Daniel Bader on August 6, 2012 at 2:09pm in Mobile News
This year’s back-to-school season is going to be pretty busy if these persistent rumours turn out to be true. Along with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II, Nokia’s rumoured Windows Phone 8 device and, of course, the 6th-generation iPhone, HTC is said to be preparing a mammoth smartphone for power users.
According to reports, which have been partially corroborated by a GLBenchmark entry, HTC is preparing to launch a 5-inch device with a 1080p screen — or rather, a 1794 x 1080 screen with virtual navigation buttons taken into account. While not quite in the realm of the “phablet,” HTC’s device could be compatible with a stylus (remember the pressurized pen bundled with the Flyer and the Jetstream?) though we wouldn’t assume a straight-out clone of the Note. The company’s flagship One X is slightly larger than the Galaxy S III despite a 4.7-inch screen, so it’s possible they’ve managed to increase the screen size to 5-inches without significantly boosting the overall size of the product.
The rumoured device may also be the first phone to market with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, which pairs dual-core Krait CPUs with a giant Adreno 320 GPU. As we showed you recently, the results from that graphics chip are out of this world.
Considering HTC hasn’t had any major product announcements since February, it would make sense for them to launch a new flagship for the coming holiday season. Even if their financials aren’t in good shape, the company has a lot of cache with consumers, especially since the release of its best trifecta ever in the One X, One S and One V.
Source: GLBenchmark, DigiTimes
Via: The Verge
By Daniel Bader on August 6, 2012 at 2:09pm in Mobile News
This year’s back-to-school season is going to be pretty busy if these persistent rumours turn out to be true. Along with Samsung’s Galaxy Note II, Nokia’s rumoured Windows Phone 8 device and, of course, the 6th-generation iPhone, HTC is said to be preparing a mammoth smartphone for power users.
According to reports, which have been partially corroborated by a GLBenchmark entry, HTC is preparing to launch a 5-inch device with a 1080p screen — or rather, a 1794 x 1080 screen with virtual navigation buttons taken into account. While not quite in the realm of the “phablet,” HTC’s device could be compatible with a stylus (remember the pressurized pen bundled with the Flyer and the Jetstream?) though we wouldn’t assume a straight-out clone of the Note. The company’s flagship One X is slightly larger than the Galaxy S III despite a 4.7-inch screen, so it’s possible they’ve managed to increase the screen size to 5-inches without significantly boosting the overall size of the product.
The rumoured device may also be the first phone to market with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, which pairs dual-core Krait CPUs with a giant Adreno 320 GPU. As we showed you recently, the results from that graphics chip are out of this world.
Considering HTC hasn’t had any major product announcements since February, it would make sense for them to launch a new flagship for the coming holiday season. Even if their financials aren’t in good shape, the company has a lot of cache with consumers, especially since the release of its best trifecta ever in the One X, One S and One V.
Source: GLBenchmark, DigiTimes
Via: The Verge
Thanks.
These are the benchmarks I was looking at earlier. http://www.anandtech.com/show/6022/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-att-and-tmobile-usa-variants/4
It appears as though the EVO 4G and the One X are close together, but still ahead of the S3. In some of the benchmarks, the S2 beats the S3! The fuck is up with that?
But you're right, in the US, there appears to be no quad-core device between the S3 and the HTCs. They are all on the S4 Snapdragon. Even with the extra RAM on the S3, there's no significant performance boost. I guess I'll just have to see the phones in person, hold them, and see which I like better.
Anyone got any updates on newer phones in the future from Sprint that I might be interested in?
Also, just saw that the One X has Beats Audio. Not the same for the EVO LTE, right? But is it all just a gimmick then, when it comes to listening to music?
Also, does anything change when considering the EVO and SG3 are on Sprint, which is CDMA, but the reviews are all using the GSM version with the quad-core?
Fuck this phone market. I'm trying real hard to find the difference between the One S and One X and which of the two is most like the EVO. On benchmarks, they flip flop in getting the better scores which makes it tough to keep track of one or the other.
These are the benchmarks I was looking at earlier. http://www.anandtech.com/show/6022/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-att-and-tmobile-usa-variants/4
It appears as though the EVO 4G and the One X are close together, but still ahead of the S3. In some of the benchmarks, the S2 beats the S3! The fuck is up with that?
But you're right, in the US, there appears to be no quad-core device between the S3 and the HTCs. They are all on the S4 Snapdragon. Even with the extra RAM on the S3, there's no significant performance boost. I guess I'll just have to see the phones in person, hold them, and see which I like better.
Anyone got any updates on newer phones in the future from Sprint that I might be interested in?
Also, just saw that the One X has Beats Audio. Not the same for the EVO LTE, right? But is it all just a gimmick then, when it comes to listening to music?
Also, does anything change when considering the EVO and SG3 are on Sprint, which is CDMA, but the reviews are all using the GSM version with the quad-core?
Fuck this phone market. I'm trying real hard to find the difference between the One S and One X and which of the two is most like the EVO. On benchmarks, they flip flop in getting the better scores which makes it tough to keep track of one or the other.
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