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Anyone here pick up the new sprint evo? Loving it so far. I was tempted to wait for the Galaxy S3 but went ahead with the evo.
Really impressed with the overall build quality. First android device for me so I'm still learning the platform. Massive upgrade from my old touch pro 2 running win mo 6.5.
Really impressed with the overall build quality. First android device for me so I'm still learning the platform. Massive upgrade from my old touch pro 2 running win mo 6.5.
The EVO 4G LTE right? Yeah man good choice on your first Android phone there. Amazing device.
Yeah the 4g lte. Everything is really nice so far. The camera continues to impress me. Very capable of taking good pictures with the software to back it up.
I can see that Sense 4.0 needs improvement. The occasional hiccups in speed could be cleaned up. I also feel like it uses more ram than it should.
Great phone overall though. Highly recommend it. Now part of AndroidGAF.
I put Diztronic TPU case on mine.
BootlegSnackz
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Welcome to the fold.
Thanks. I'll discuss with the wife and see if we should do it.
The Faceless Master
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This is why everyone should go with a pentile display phone. You're using 2/3rd amount of pixels, which as WSJ has noted, will carry less bandwidth to the device.
Welcome, Good phone choice. The best way for HTC to fix Sense is to take it out back light it on fire and then piss on the ashes.
Complete idiocy.
In an unrelated note, I overclocked my transformer today to 1.4ghz. Seems to run a fair bit smoother, but still locks up occasionally for 10s or so. Really annoying! I think I've given up on Tegra2 ever performing decently.
zomgbbqftw
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Fucking this. Fuck Sense, fuck HTC and fuck Sense.
Unknown Soldier
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Alternatively, Galaxy Nexus is available on Sprint now.
Yea but when he gets the itch in a year to screw around with the phone he has much better hardware.
After my evo 3d I will never buy another HTC phone. While the modders do the best they can, the rim choices suck compared to the nexus and other phones.
Dude, when was the last time the Music App got a hefty update?
I'm hoping I/O will bring some new features to some of the Google Apps on Android - Updates have seem to have slow down in terms of features.
I really want an update for music manager to add 2-way sync. I'm holding out on formatting my computer so I don't have to delete all my music and reupload it.
My Google TV just got alerted me to an update for an old version of Music, does that count?
oh yeah I posted this in the mini/micro pc thread earlier, that cheaper tv stick has the market on it.
http://liliputing.com/2012/06/74-mk802-android-4-0-mini-pc-first-impressions-video.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/100...ternet-TV-Smart-Android-Box-DDR3-1GB-RAM.html
1GB RAM? Should we kick out the kickstarted one?
Yup! It also needs refinement (better tagging, actual MP3 file names). I don't care what the RIAA says/wants...restricting this service/app will not make people NOT download and then upload illegal MP3s to it. At least for the sake of people that buy music through Google Play and the Amazon MP3 store, they should make the experience better.
I almost ordered one this morning, until I saw that it's an A8 core vs A9, and some AMD gpu vs Mali 400. So I'm holding out for a little bit longer.
Definitely. I don't get why they've ignored those issues for so long. There are options like winamp, but it can't access your cloud music.
zomgbbqftw
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Rumour is bullshit. No OLED from Sony until Q1 2013 when JDI are producing them in enough quantity. Until JDI get stripe RGB OLED up and running with decent pixel density (the reason that Sony have not gone for OLED is that they think Pentile is a bunch of bollocks) Sony won't have an OLED screen.
Other than that, where have Sony sourced all of these MSM8960/8260A SoCs from?!? Other companies have all been struggling to get Krait supply in enough quantity and Sony are going to release four high end phones with Krait that would do gangbusters over Q4. No, this is just a BS rumour feeding on fanboy clicks.
I don't think Sony plans on big quantities anymore.
zomgbbqftw
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Maybe, but a 4.6" HD RGB OLED with dual core Krait and Sony's build quality would do gangbusters. Even the Hayabusa will sell pretty well despite the lack of OLED...
titiklabingapat
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I'm in the market for phones on both Sprint and T-mobile. I'm switching my iPhone 4S with Sprint, and replacing an aging G2 on Tmobile. I want to know if the current superphone's (HTC EVO 4G and HTC One S) available on both networks have decent battery life.
Or since the Maxx is selling so well, if other manufacturers have phones with awesome battery life in the pipeline?
I was disappointed with Apple's showing with iOS 6, but I do give them the great battery life of the iPhone compared to most Android phones.
Or since the Maxx is selling so well, if other manufacturers have phones with awesome battery life in the pipeline?
I was disappointed with Apple's showing with iOS 6, but I do give them the great battery life of the iPhone compared to most Android phones.
Both of those phones should have very good battery life. At the least you should be able to make it through a work day with ease.
I think the phone with the second biggest battery after the Maxx is going to be the Galaxy S3. Plus the Galaxy S3 has a removable battery so you can buy a second one if you fear you'll run out in a place with no charger.
what phone? HTC One and the galaxy S3 have aggressive talk killing on by default
I heard that HTC One X have like a legacy on-screen menu button (the 3 dot thingy)
Is it a HTC thing or is it because of ICS ?
One X doesn't have a menu button. All Samsung ones have. Having actual menu button is clearly a superior implementation.
It's an ICS thing. ICS puts that there if an app isn't designed for ICS.
I think you meant to say on screen keys.
I think when I inevitably root/install custom ROMs on my Galaxy S3, I will be pretty tempted to make it have on screen keys like the Galaxy Nexus and only use the physical home button when needed. The menu and back key seem really low so I don't know if I want to reach for it.
really thinking about getting a one x, but i'm a bit confused by the locked bootloader thing.
you can clearly install custom roms on it because xda has like 4 different versions of cm9 for it.
so what is it thats locked and why is it a problem? does it mean you can't change the kernel?
and does it mean that when jelly bean comes out you might not be able to get roms for it until HTC releases a new bootloader that works with jelly bean or something?
you can clearly install custom roms on it because xda has like 4 different versions of cm9 for it.
so what is it thats locked and why is it a problem? does it mean you can't change the kernel?
and does it mean that when jelly bean comes out you might not be able to get roms for it until HTC releases a new bootloader that works with jelly bean or something?
That's correct. No installing CM9, MIUI or any of that stuff. I think XDA has a bunch of different versions of CM9 for it because those are probably for the International and Canadian versions of the One X.
There is a method to unlock the AT&T One X bootloader though so that really shouldn't be a problem.
The phone would be a ripoff at $199 considering it's still using the Snapdragon S3 and it's coming with Gingerbread.
I find that most apps have updated by now, so a hardware menu key is pretty useless (except for hiding functionality). Hence on my galaxys2 I've remapped it to open the app switcher.
Edit: Oh, and the on-screen bar with just a menu button is HTC exclusive content. I don't have that.
The problem is its not consistent. Sometimes it at the top, sometimes its at the bottom. Ill take the hardware button. Unless its stock ics which is fairly consitent.
wait so the international one x doesnt have a locked bootloader? i'm in the uk...
Only the AT&T One X has a locked bootloader. The international one can be unlocked through HTC's site.
This argument is ridiculous. Do you get confused that there's an app which has a 'take picture' button in the place where a different app has a 'dial number' button?
This is an ergonomic argument. IMO menu button is used much much more frequently than the app button. Therefore it should be much bigger and more accessible than the app buttons. I rather have two menu button, one capacity one virtual on top, than one app button and one random menu button on the top.
I can do without the app button on my daily usage and it wouldn't bother me. Plus HTC's half ass implementaton of virtual menu button is clearly wrong.
The Faceless Master
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i swear taht the only reason they have an app switcher button instead of a menu button is to make people learn that the function exists. if, someday, i got a phone with the app switcher button, the first thing i'd do is apply a hack to make it function as a menu button instead.
What was their reasoning for getting rid of the menu button anyways? It just seems infinitely more useful to press one button at any time to see what actions you can take.
The appswitcher is the quickest way to force stop all my janky apps!
I use the task switcher more than I do the home or back to be honest.
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-goodbye-to-menu-button.html
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