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Bruiserk

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Toki767 said:
You could make a case for newer hardware that has a better camera, screen, CPU, etc...

The important question to ask is will you be rooting and flashing a custom rom or just going stock?

I don't believe the ban applies to Canada by the way, just the US.
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I've been looking at the whole rooting/flashing scenario for the passed couple of days. I would definitely give it a go but I'm still a bit confused by the whole process. What would you say if I was going to go for that route?
 
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Toki767

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Bruiserk said:
I've been looking at the whole rooting/flashing scenario for the passed couple of days. I would definitely give it a go but I'm still a bit confused by the whole process. What would you say if I was going to go for that route?
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If you're going to flash custom roms anyways, I'd go with the Galaxy S III. You can fix crappy software by flashing a rom but you can't fix old hardware down the line.
 
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XMonkey

lacks enthusiasm.
It's very nicely shaped, but I do think the buttons are placed too low on the front of the device. This is part of the reason I like the on-screen buttons on the Nexus. They're very well-placed for comfortable one hand use.
 
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Toki767

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XMonkey said:
It's very nicely shaped, but I do think the buttons are placed too low on the front of the device. This is part of the reason I like the on-screen buttons on the Nexus. They're very well-placed for comfortable one hand use.
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Maybe my thumb is just big but I pretty much press above where the capacitive keys are for Menu and Back and they still register as having been pressed so I don't have to reach for near the bottom. The Home button is a different matter since it's physical though.
 
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ThatObviousUser

ὁ αἴσχιστος παῖς εἶ
>"Buy and sell gently used Android devices with Swappa"
>HP TouchPad

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I get why it's there though. Damn, $130 is tempting... even over a Nexus 7...
 
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Unknown Soldier

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I love my Touchpad. It's got a crufty old Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 inside it but the 9.7" 4:3 aspect IPS screen on it is beautiful. Since I don't use it for watching videos, dual-core vs. quad-core is pretty irrelevant to me.
 
Nicktendo86

Nicktendo86

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XMonkey said:
It's very nicely shaped, but I do think the buttons are placed too low on the front of the device. This is part of the reason I like the on-screen buttons on the Nexus. They're very well-placed for comfortable one hand use.
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I love the rounded shape if it but it feels a little too long for me, I know the screen isn't much bigger than the GNexus but it feels a little too big for me. Don't like the colours either.
 
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mescalineeyes

Banned
I hereby officially announce that I will design a Twitter client for Android because I hate all of them.
If anyone has coding experience hit me up.
 
Bboy AJ

Bboy AJ

My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Plume is my favorite. Boid is also a favorite. All clients, however, are not that great.
 
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Ollie Pooch

In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
I like Plume - the click-for-options and hold for links is kinda cool. I switch between that and Echofon on the iPad and haven't had any big issues - though I do miss how the scrolling speeds up the more times you flick the screen up or down.
 
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Pachimari

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Wait, can anybody explain to me, why I am not presented with pictures when I use Google Now?

Like, when I ask: "How much is Angelina Jolie worth?", it comes up with the information but not the picture. Why is that?

Is it because I have it set to use Google.dk instead of Google.com for it's searching?

EDIT:
That seems to have solved it. But how can I use Google.com instead of Google.dk on my computer then?

By the way, can't one translate actual words or sentences with Google Now or how does that work?
 
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ThatObviousUser

ὁ αἴσχιστος παῖς εἶ
With the battles of Brettison and brotwurst won, Android has taken the definitive lead in the Smartphone Wars™...
 
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Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Andrex said:
With the battles of Brettison and brotwurst won, Android has taken the definitive lead in the Smartphone Wars™...
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You lucked out. I wouldn't have actually pulled the trigger if my Focus didn't decide to just go all totally FUBAR on me last weekend.
 
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Parfait

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Toki767 said:
If you're going to flash custom roms anyways, I'd go with the Galaxy S III. You can fix crappy software by flashing a rom but you can't fix old hardware down the line.
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Like is there any actual news about flashing this with JB? Im at a crossroads between buying the S3 or a Nexus and the Nexus is winning out because of all the love for JB. It will be my first smartphone.

I hear the camera is much better on the S3, though.
 
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Divvy

Canadians burned my passport
Yeah I don't know why you wouldn't upgrade to 8 from 7 if money isn't an issue. It's better in every way except for the start menu (which I think it's better, but I can see the objections).
 
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tino

Banned
Android is a (barely functional) mob-rule democrecy, it welcomes residents from other walled-garden totalitarian ecosystems with open arms.
 
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