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[Focus General] foxbat121:
I have to agree. The only thing you pick HD7s over Focus is the better chance to get updates. S-LCD makes it better than T-Mo HD7 screen but still not up to par with S AMOLED. Otherwise, both phones are about equal with the exception of storage (8GB on Focus vs 16 GB on HD7s). Given the multitude of problems with SD cards on Focus, you should just forget the expandability of storage on Focus.
[Focus General] swtrader:
My bluetooth goes in and out as well. Is this a known Samsung problem, I thought it was my headset but $50 later and I still have the problem.

I bought the samsung and haven't been happy with it, can find a working MicroSD for it. The Gorilla Glass is very scratchable (what gives). And now stories of the phone catching on fire. Let alone Samsung single handed derailing the whole phone update process.

I don't think I would recommend Samsung, go with the HTC you will get alot more dev resources over there as well.
[Focus General] UzEE:
Super LCD screens are comparable to AMOLED screens. The Super AMOLED technology is still superior to the S-LCD. You get deeper blacks and a much better contrast ratio on the Super AMOLED, but then again, the colors aren't as much over saturated on the S-LCD screen.

Windows Phone 7 (and the Metro UI) was clearly designed with Super AMOLED tech in mind, so I'd still favor that.

With that said, I must admit that my Samsung Focus did die on me, and now I'm just stuck with a brick because there isn't any community development going on the Focus (hence no ROMs) like there is for the HTC devicse.

I really loved my Focus, but I think I've had enough with Samsung devices for a while and HTC seems to be the better choice now.
[Focus General] kitsVA:
I and eagerly looking forward to see how good the screen looks on HD7s. While I was happy with WP7 even though I miss Swype and GoogleTalk (multi-tasking) I just couldn't hold on to Focus for more than 2-3 weeks mainly because of the missing LED notification. I am so used to it on my X10.

It's strange that Samsung doesn't have LED notification on most of their phones. Also, Focus was my first Samsung phone and I couldn't stand that UGLY huge SAMSUNG label on the front of the phone.
[Focus General] TestTest69:
Well this bluetooth issue with my phone going in and out, is really annoying and its unbearable to have a conversation on.

I believe it to be an issue with the phone, as all the other phones I had paired with my car, worked flawlessly.

I made up my mind to return the phone and exchange it for the Htc Hd7s, if its available in the next 30 days, if not then I will purchase it when it becomes available.

I also agree with there not being alot of support for this phone. There are soo many users and developers for HTC.

Thanks for the help guys :)
[Focus General] foxbat121:
The bluetooth issue is a known issue for the phone, not your BT headset, although I'm not sure if it is Samsung specific or WP7 in general.

BTW, according to the spec sheet I found from AT&T site, HD7s only supports 850 and 1900 3G bands while Focus supports additional 2100 Mhz 3G band. This means you will not get 3G in Europe and most other countries and no signal what so ever in Jappen using HD7S. This is a bummer but not supprising beause the last HTC phone I owned (HTC Pure) also lacks 2100 band.
[Focus General] Miwa:
I have a Focus and a T9193 HD2 running WP7. I far prefer using the HD2, and I will be selling the Focus and getting the HD7S.

The build quality of the Focus is atrocious. It's a cheap piece of plastic, and I'm afraid it's going to break every time I need to swap SIMs. The HD2 is a far better built phone. The screen brightness of the Focus is nice, but it is noticeably smaller.

I hope the HD7S is at least close to the HD2 in build quality. I'm actually tempted to get a HD7 from Telstra to avoid whatever shenanigans AT&T is going to do with updates for the HD7S.

I also have a lot more faith in HTC hackers than Samsung hackers for getting things on the phone.
[Focus General] ktdan1:
Has to also include a 4" screen or no thank you.
[Focus General] worker_x:
Which WP7 is the best?

Hi guys, I want to ask for opinions which WP7 is the best. I was considering as the best the Focus model of Samsung mostly because of the S-AMOLED display, the MicroSD expansion slot, and the 1500mAh battery. But we dont have that phone in Europe, so if I want to get one I should buy it from USA. Here, in my country, on the market we have HTC Mozart, HTC HD7, and LG Optimus 7, so if someone can tell me which of these models is the "best" (I know that the word "best" is relative, but still :D), or maybe it is worth to purchase Samsung Omnia 7 or Samsung Focus from abroad.

Tnx in advance :).
[Focus General] foxbat121:
The advantage of Focus is just a microSD slot. Given that it doesn work for majority of microSD cards out there, do you still think it is an advantage?

Otherwise, Omnia 7 is quite similar to Focus. They both share the same screen and fast NAND storage. Unfortunately also the same crappy Samsung firmware that gave Mircosoft so much trouble to push the updates out (Samsung almost single handedly stop all MS WP7 updates).

So, if you like the screen and speed of Samsung phones, just pick up a Omnia 7 with 16GB of storage. Getting a Focus from US has following issues as well:

1. It is locked to AT&T and only a few places have unlock code for it.

2. Even if you get it unlocked, you still need to manually switch/re-configure the internet connections and MMS is a big headache to change.

3. It only supports one band of 3G for Europe (2100MHz). If your carrier of choice is not using 2100Mhz for 3G, your phone will only be running at much slower EDGE speed.
[Focus General] worker_x:
Any idea about the battery life of...

Thank you very much foxbat121.Do you have any idea about the battery life of the Mozart and the HD7? I want to know how is the battery life of Mozart compared to HD7, whether the difference is big? If the difference is not so big, I will rather buy HD7 because of the larger screen (the camera is not so important to me :D).
[Focus General] MartyLK:
I had the T-Mobile HD7 and loved it....hardware-wise, I mean. The AT&T HD7 will be even better with the S-LCD. My Inspire has that S_LCD and it's gorgeous. But I now have a Focus and really am appreciated the style of it. I'm a bit concerned about the SD card and camera, but am hoping, when the NoDo update gets here, they will be resolved.

50/50 on which ever way to go. I don't see any harm in either decision. The Focus screen is plenty large enough to be just as usable as the HD7 screen.
[Focus General] foxbat121:
Sorry I have no experience with those two. Currently, Samsung WP7 phones (Focus and Ominia 7) are top notch compared to HTC and LGs in following areas:

1. Speed. Samsung uses high speed NAND chip on the mother board for storage while others use cheap class 2 microSD cards (not user accessible without break the seal). As a result benchmarks consistently show two Samsung phones are faster than others when loading games and apps. Not sure what's the impact of NoDo on this.

2. AMOLED screen. Simply the best screen out there. The original HD7 comes with cheap low quality LCD and LG is similar. The new HD7s with SLCD is better but still not up to par with AMOLED screen, IMO.

3. Size, I've tried phones with different size screens. 4.3" is simply too big. 4" AMOLED screen is a perfect size balancing between screen size and portability.

The downside of Samsung is poor quality control and buggy firmware.
[Focus General] MartyLK:
You have any idea what class sd card would equal the Sammy NAND speed?
[Focus General] foxbat121:
I have not done any speed test on the Focus NAND storage because there is no easy to do so. However, if my Samsung Captivate's built-in 16GB NAND storage is any indication of Focus' speed, it is easily class 6 or better. I've reached 8 to 9 MBps real world file writing speed when using it as a USB mass storage on a PC, on par with most class 6 SD cards. My class 2 16GB Micro Center branded microSD card is around 3 to 4 MBps.
[Focus General] MartyLK:
I never saw a class 6 Sandisk card in that compatible list. I might try one some time in the future but for now, the class 4 should be much better than the HD7's class 2 card. It should allow the Focus to run at least faster than the HD7.
[Focus General] foxbat121:
If I were you, I won't use any microSD card in Focus for now. Those with NoDo updated didn't seem to improve this much. So, it remains to be seen that the microSD card issue can be fixed by a firmware update or not.

On my son's launch day Focus, my 16GB microSD card lasted about two months without problem. Then one day he reboots the phone and lost access to entire storage system. It's really a pain to re-configure your phone after two months of usage.

Just got a Focus a few days ago for my wife. It comes with newer firmware but I decided not to take the risk with microSD card again.
[Focus General] MartyLK:
What is the latest firmware version? I want to see if mine has it. Plus the hardware revision number...

This is mine:

OS Version: 7.0.7004.0

Firmware revision number: 2103.10.10.1

Hardware revision number: 3.1.0.7

Radio software version: 2103.10.10.1

Radio hardware version: 0.0.0.3

Bootloader version: 4.10.0.1

Chip SOC version: 0.36.2.0
[Focus General] foxbat121:
The new Focus I got have firmware and radio versions ends at 11.2. The rest are same.

I believe Rogers version of Focus gets even newer firmware that ends with 12.2 post NoDo.
[Focus General] MartyLK:
Ah well...If mine screws up, I'll just leave the card out and cut my music in half.
[Focus General] MartyLK:
One thing I appreciate about the Focus is the styling. Love the shape of it. Samsung really hit the bull's eye when they styled the Focus. It may be cheap feeling...not really...just that it's made of plastic rather than metal and is very light...but it certainly makes up for it with style.

I can't say I love the SAMOLED screen, though. I've never been much of a fan of OLED screens. The colors are nice and all. But on this Focus, the tint at most viewing angles with the light theme is blue'ish. I keep the dark theme in use, though. And the pixel'ation is much more visible on this screen than the HD7's. But I can live with it.

I guess, every two months or so...lol...I'll buy a new SD card to put in it when the previous one junks out. But this is definitely a keeper. My Inspire is filling my love of a 4.3" metal-bodied, HTC phone. I don't miss my HD7, though it was perfect.
[Focus General] legbuh:
Old post, but I thought I'd give my .2 on these two phones.

I had the focus for a few months and I liked it. I was switching between my Nexus One and Focus. Once I found the apps I needed on the focus I switched to it "for good" and kept my Nexus one as a backup phone (if I drop my focus in the toilet or something). The more I used WP7, the more I liked it.

A few days ago I sat down and the focus fell out of my pocket. I looked at it and it seemed fine. But later say that the screen had cracked in the corner. The touch screen became unresponsive from time to time, so I knew it was a matter of time before it went kaput.

I went to the AT&T store and picked up the HD7s. It feels much more solidly built and heavier. The screen is a little bigger.

When scrolling on the HD7s the text "blurs" and when you stop it then seems to regain focus. The focus never did this.

The USB and Headphone jacks on the HD7s are on the bottom. The usb I like there, not sure about the headphone jack.

The sound on the HD7s is not as good as the Focus. Ringtones sound tinny. Also, before Nodo my focus would play ringtones weird from time to time. Nodo seemed to fix that. But, the HD7s also has this problem now, even worse. It's like it's "skipping" when it's playing the ringtone.

I guess if I had to pick one or the other I still wouldn't know which one I'd want. IF the gorilla glass can crack from one fall from a couple feet, I don't want that. But the HD7s feels heavier and bulkier and seems to suffer from the weird sound bugs the focus had before as well.

I'm going to give the HD7s a couple weeks. IF I really am not happy I'll return it and possibly get another focus. I would get another android device but I'm over that OS now and can live without it now that the apps I like are on WP7 (except swype, which should be coming with Mango).
[Focus General] legbuh:
One more thing. After a day of using it as a phone I think I'm going to return it. The aweful hiss you get from the phone's speaker is annoying. It works great with headphones (plugged in, not BT) but for everyday talking the hiss is terrible.

So, I will be taking it back, but I haven't decided if I will just wait for Magno phones or get something else (like a new focus or a different android phone).
[Focus General] OperaHawk:
Got the Focus about two weeks ago. So far, no problems, even with the SanDisk 8GB card from my old Tilt. My Firmware/Radio software version is 2103.11.3.3.

Chose it over the HD7S because:

1) It was FREE.

2) Call quality was not good according to cNet

3) It's just a bit too big - I'm getting a NC for more of a tablet experience.

Now there are things I'd quibble about, but it's mostly WP7 and stuff I know will be fixed (fingers crossed) with Mango. Anyway, YMMV...

SBJ
[Focus General] legbuh:
I ended up going back to Android. Traded the HD7s in for the Atrix after hours of scouring the net. Seems all phones these days have problems, but the worst I found from the Atrix was the motorola blurr software. Easily forgotten about. So far loving it. my contract will be up in a year or so and Mango should be out, and if it's got all I Want I can always switch back.
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Fair enouth, just don't say you have experience with WP7.

Just out of curiosity, what features are you looking for in Mango (and are/aren't currently in Atrix)? (quote: "if it's got all I Want I can always switch back")
[Focus General] legbuh:
Why not? I used the Focus since the day it came out. Loved it.

Better google integration (email, voice, maps/navigation... I would even have liked Bing for this though)

Apps (that's getting better every day)

Flash content

Tethering and wifi hotspot

Sideloading apps easily

Creating your own apps with their App Inventor

What I don't like, but I can live with, is having to use the Zune software. I had a zune years ago. Loved it until the unit stopped working after a year. I threw it away and got an ipod classic which has worked flawlessly for years now (and I am not an Apple fan at all)

But I still used the focus daily and used my N1 as a backup phone and when travelling (for the navigation features and shoutcast apps). Until the day a couple weeks ago where the screen cracked. So that's why I got the HD7S.. to try different hardware. It was garbage compared to the Focus.

The UI is brilliant and I love it. But the HD7S experience really turned me off and so I tried the Atrix and love it. Like my N1 but on steroids.

Like I said, I liked the focus since day 1 and loved WP7 interface. I also happen to like Android and it does more of what I need for a business phone. But I will keep my eye on WP7 and since my focus is still functional (for now... screen goes unresponsive from time to time) I'll be able to try it out as updates come along.

Also, with the way Google copies everyone, maybe they'll come out with a WP7 like interface. :)
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Thanks for clarifying and detailing your answer. I agree with you for most of it and let's hope Mango will bring eveything we need in it. Initially got a wrong impression that you've briefly used Windows Phone.
[Focus General] TIGGAH:
I almost traded my Focus for an HD7s. I'm glad I didn't! Really I love my focus. The SD card "issue" is really no longer an issue. Most cards work just fine now. I was worried about the "cheap" feel at first too but that was just because I came from a brick of a phone (the HD2). The phone is very durable as far as I can tell.

In my entire phone owning history I have only dropped my cell phone twice. Both times was my Focus. It survived just fine both times. Maybe I am lucky or my case is really good. I dunno but it seems solid to me.

I can never go back to Android after using WP7. Android just seems like a mess..

I picked up a used Focus on ebay for $150.00 for my GF. She loves it and will NEVER get off her phone now..

I am excited to see the new samsung phone that was briefly shown by MS and also the 4.7" HTC monster phone. Depending on which I like better I'll probably get one of them by xmas time (assuming they are available then).
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
90% my story :) I had an Omnia 7 in between and got the Focus after it.

I'm saying wait for the new phones as these will be Mango build, with front facing cameras and most likely better hardware. Hopefully, better card support and software too :D
[Focus General] kms108:
i'm just wondering, the focus is the only wp7 with end user removable memory card, will any of the future wp7 have this, as MS doesn't really approval of this.

I plan to stick with my focus, just got it yesterday, and i'm loving it, features like front facing camera is useless to me, so what will the future of wp7 hold, will there be dual core or quad core, will they follow what apple and android are doing.
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Don't bash around before verifying the facts: MS actually approves of removable SD cards but not swappable. And considering the SD becomes part of the OS that is sound to me.

Afaik there are 2 released phones that feature user add-on of cards: Focus and DVP (Dell Venue Pro). And again, every producer of phones is following the market and the technological advances. Otherwise, everyone is copying Motorola who invented the cell phone... :):cool:
[Focus General] cihanleanne:
i disagree withyou none of them are good
[Optimus One, P500, V General] guru_urug:
I flashed andy's gb rom rc1 and was happy with the rom, only thing I missed was overclocking...so I flashed mik's v1.1 kernel.

Will this harm the phone in any way? Pls tell me, else I'll reflash the rom...

Instead is the kernel .zip available? so I wont have to reflash the rom. I am aware tht andy will be releasing a modified kernel soon with miks oc features.

But in the meanwhile I dont want my phone to have any adverse effects.

Thanks :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Zerobarat1:
You should notice a lot of bugs now that yo uflashed mik_os 1.1 ancient kernel :) . Like black screen bug , reduced performance , probabily no 3d/2d , freezes ....
[Optimus One, P500, V General] guru_urug:
Thanks @zerobarat1 for the quick reply.. :)

Actually the performance isnt much diff, running it at 729 makes it faster actually. But yes the black screen is bugging :mad:

So,

How do I go back to original kernel without reflashing the rom....I hadnt created a nandroid :D Is there a zip? I read the whole gb thread and have been following them for a while...afaik I couldnt find such a zip

Anyway Im waiting to see if andy releases his updated oc kernel today, it will save me the trouble of reflashing whole rom as opposed to just flashing new kernel over current one :p
[Optimus One, P500, V General] bioan:
Reflash the ROM without wiping.
[Touch GSM Accessories] metalshade:
I have checked the threads, cant seem to find any that fit my problem.

So I have now bought 2 different cards, an 8gb and a 4 gb, neither register in the phone as even being installed. Turn the phone off, plug the card in, turn the phone on, check file explorer, no memory card, check memory allocation thing in settings, it says no memory card installed, what exactly am I doing wrong? Please help as this is supposed to be a present for someone, but its useless if I cant get storage on the device. If anyone has a suggestion, or knows where to buy an official or decent card guaranteed to work, please tell me and link it or something. Thankyou all.
[Touch GSM Accessories] nightly_shadow:
maybe u got HW issues?

mine has 8 gigs. bought on local store for about 13$, absolutely cheap and works really great! no issues at all.

internet shopping is 2nd choice for me, better lookin around at electronic store.

u can get cheaper, and better quality too.

have you tried the free sandisk 1GB?

my MicroSD is VGEN or something, can't remember.
[Droid 2 Global General] kew1701:
Does anybody know if droid2 a955 digitizer would fit on D2G a956?I need firm answer,thanks.
[Droid 2 Global General] boomertwo:
This wont really answer your question but if you want to be 100% sure then just get the part for the D2G instead of trying to mate a D2 screen to a D2G.
[Droid 2 Global General] kew1701:
Well,after month i decided to buy d2g digitizer which is expencive 3 times more than d2 digi because of connector,hmmm....i'm asking if anyone knows which torx screwdriver i must use for lcd dismantle(those 5 screws on the rear side of display)?
[Droid 2 Global General] spencettu:
You need a T4. There are actually 10 screws not 5. You will see the other screws after you push the slider up. Be careful you don't rip the flex cable.
[Droid 2 Global General] kew1701:
Thanks,i ordered set t3-t6,cause dealer only ships t6...have changed few htc hd2 digitizer's in past,so i have little knowledge...
[Droid 2 Global General] mayflower:
they are not compatible with each other.