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[HD2 General] ymmp:
What makes the HD2 so good?

Bought my HD2 (TMO) about 5 months ago and after phones with great sound and cameras (Tilt2 (not the camera) N900 and N8), I was pretty dissapointed. I also didn't like the WM6.5 experience on it (capacitive screen not well suited, couldn't find input method I liked, etc) or the form factor that much.

A week and a half ago, I loaded Android (Energy 3.5) and was blown away!

So smooth and snappy, great apps (and I picked a good time with the 10 cents giveaway now!), better camera interface and sound seems improved too!

It has whetted my appetite for a more powerful phone though to really get the most out of Android. I was thinking about the MyTouch 4g slide (I miss having a hard qwerty) with more RAM, ROM, Faster processor and much better camera (and I think better sound from the speaker).

I do wonder though, the glass of the HD2 seems really smooth - is that a plus side of not using Gorilla glass?

It seems like there are really a lot of Custom ROM choices for the HD2, certainly a lot more then the MT4GS.

How does it feel to go from a 4.3" to 3.7 in Android - it seems like Android is designed for bigger screens.

Does anyone have experience with both phones?

Thanks!
[HD2 General] 11PCX:
I posted this in another section and did not get an answer so I will ask again here... Does anyone know if you can swap the red/green hard tmous hard buttons for the the white EU buttons? Thanks.
[HD2 General] jonas2295:
As far as I know yes BUT you will have to remove the digitizer. This possibly destroys the display.

So you could but you shouldn't do this.
[HD2 General] i360*:
This is in the wrong section lol and I have the HTC Sensation XL and its dual core with a front camera. I love my HTC Sensation XL and Samsung Galaxy SII :D
[HD2 General] 11PCX:
Edit: Found the buttons on ebay and watched a You Tube video and it does look like one would have to remove the digitizer to replace the buttons. So...
[HD2 General] retsam88:
Guys, if you do love your HD2 and you wait for worthy successor, just go to HTC.COM and write that you are awaiting for a worthy successor. It's just a sec, but helps overall.
[HD2 General] JohnKoffee:
The HD2 is the Prodigal Sun !

I love my phone !!!
[HD2 General] aaki_rocker:
♠♠ THE KING ♠♠ :cool:

i was first gonna buy a samsung galaxy s !!!

but after reading all the posts and development about multibooting, i took the "LEGENDARY HD2" !!!

king of all devices !!

:D :D !! ;) !!

i never regret buying this device !! :D
[HD2 General] mastawindu:
I agree, best phone ever.

I'm thinking of switching to the Galaxy S II but what will I gain ?

- GSII seems to have battery life problems whereas HD2 with MIUI rom has an excellent battery life.

- GSII is dual core but I don't use any app that needs that resources.

- GSII sure is thiner but the HD2 has a buit-in shock protection kidda tape around it so no need for a phone protector.

- Thanks to the developers' hard work, HD2 gets almost all the OS available on the market plus ubuntu and win98.

- I don't need a font facing camera since I know my own face and I'm not too narcissistic

Even today HD2 is a high-end competitive phone with its 4.3 inches screen and 1Ghz+ processor.
[HD2 General] i360*:
I disagree. I have an SGSII with WajkIUI with void.echo kernel, Got SetCPU with minimum 100MHz. I get exellent battery and the dual core is not going to be used all the time. SGSII is so much better than HD2. If youre thinking of getting it, trust me, get it. Its worth it!
[HD2 General] Bohrer:
I bought a Galaxy Nexus and my wife took my HD2. Im not able to decide whitch is the better phone. Perhaps i buy her a Sensation or SGS2 to play again with the HD2......
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
my sis lastly got a galaxy nexus. i thought much about changing from my hd2 to the new nexus.. well, im not sure now.

its true that the nexus looks so much cooler, and is much faster. but in the end.. the hd2 still can compete it, and no other phone is STILL not worth an upgrade...

my hd2 is able to do everything the new phones can. and ill stay with it till a really successor gets released.
[HD2 General] wisenada:
This phone is a legend, must has a new version of it.

Regards
[HD2 General] freionluc:
i have my phone phone for 3 weeks and i am defenetly in love whit it.
[HD2 General] Sqash:
Best phone. But an larger display like Samsung Note. Oh yeah.
[HD2 General] vasil.domuschiev:
I agree whit you.

If HTC releases some HTC HD2.2 whit SLCD screen and dual core CPU and little bit more ram I think that HTC will make another BEST SELLER and Legend!

Long Live HD2 :D
[HD2 General] retsam88:
The HD2 is already legendary, no other phone have outlived modern HTC models.

But HTC as for now is very blind, and doesn't listen to customers at all. They will regret this very, very hard. Samsung is very strong atm, in my opinion SGSII is uber phone, and with upcoming SGSIII, HTC will be a goner. Shame on them though.
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
another update from me: i got the HD2 26months now!

still i don't see a point in upgrading!!

what's up with htc and the others. i want a nobrainer again!
[HD2 General] wearefree:
No other phone is as versatile as HD2. Even the hardware specs are from over 2 years ago, it's not any slower than most phones on the market now. Also the accessories are so cheap now, a replacement generic battery costs less than $5 on Amazon.

The only thing I may upgrade to is Samsung note, just for the bigger screen.
[HD2 General] nazif mehmed:
Year and a half I have my HD2.

Initially approached with fear when I decided to go from wm6.5 to Android, but then I was a happy man. Thanks to the developers for the good opportunities that provide us with your work.

HD2 is a great model, really a big surprise if there is development.
[HD2 General] victoriosub:
The HTC HD2 will remain the most versatile phone ever. I am really surprised by what this phone can do. I have it now for over 2 years, started with windows mobile ended up flashing with nand android. Tested a lots of roms out there and the phone acts like it's new. It can not be compared to HTC Desire HD, i played with one and still with my HD2 ;)
[HD2 General] x911:
That's it. I LOVE my HD2 for its versatility!
[HD2 General] tarekkkkk:
if htc releases an htc hd3 that would brilliant to start competing with the upcoming sgsiii

HTC HD3 must be announced :P
[HD2 General] jonas2295:
HTC hd3 = HTC edge for me if it comes out like the rumors tell :)
[HD2 General] mr_gem:
This phone will long last at least for next 2 years I guess :)

Anyway battery life and hard buttons are some little disadvantages of this phone, I wonder if someone could modify those hard buttons to touch type like the Sensation :D
[HD2 General] wearefree:
I recently bought a generic battery on Amazon for less than $5. For my experience of using those generic batteries (the one I just bought was the third one) for more than a year, they perform OK, not as good as the original but certainly good enough for day to day use especially with a external charger.

As for hardware buttons, I have been using software buttons since day 1 with android. Button Savior is my favorite, even though currently I'm on typhoon CM7 with tablet tweaks so soft buttons are built in.
[HD2 General] RoboDroid13:
If htc makes a successor this is what I would want: touch buttons like the htc evo but in the shape of the current phone. Same material at the back top and bottom but darker in color, with bright aluminum in the middle. Finally dual core with better back camera and a front facing camera. I will throw money at htc for this lmao.
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
no, no soft buttons, no!

the exact same design like the HD2!

dual / quadcore and 1gb RAM

4gb internal memory would be enough!

but the most important thing.. THE DISPLAY, i hate that digitizer!

this is the only thing why i'll buy a new phone soon
[HD2 General] black_listed:
Hey guys got my htc hd2 few days ago.. it was with win mo.. with the help of a friend on internet i installed sd version of american android.. its good but i want sone new sd version on which all things should work like it e.g camera wifi etc.. thanx in advance
[HD2 General] jonas2295:
Go to sd section :)
[HD2 General] thedrmonkey:
All of you asking for this phone to be revamped with dual core, front camera, etc. Y'all have failed to notice that HTC DID release a phone with all these features...it's called the HTC Sensation.

I moved on from the HD2 to a Samsung Galaxy S2 and comparing these two phones is the epitome of ignorance. There's no way the HD2 can compare with the SGS2 in any way...ever. Don't get me wrong, I loved my HD2 the whole time I had it as my main phone, but the Samsung blows it out of the water; what with battery life, speed, storage, screen (size, space, resolution).

Yeah the phone is capable of running all kinds of operating systems, but when it comes down to it, what is everyone antsy about running on their phone and getting the latest version of on their phone? Android. No other operating system is sought after so much. So who cares about running different OS's when 95% of the time people just want Android.

I didn't know having a front facing camera was narcissistic, considering it's used for video calling, not looking at yourself. Seems pretty narcissistic to be using that as an excuse.

I've never heard of this "built in shock protection." I think you're a little delirious on that one; my HD2 has nicks and scratches from being dropped. If you're talking about the rubberized texture, then that is NOT "built in shock protection." It's a texture.

Now that my HD2 is sitting on the sidelines, I've decided to turn it into a remote for my HTPC, receiver, etc.
[HD2 General] leo_ng:
Hd2 is the best one~

i can change all the screen i like.

i mean the 4 start and boot screen~^^haha~

i use my photo~
[HD2 General] oberbayer:
I love my HD2 it is extremely flexible because of software on SD card
[HD2 General] homanhhung87:
i think hd2 is ancestor of htc smartfone, i love it :)
[HD2 General] Cryzer91:
Of cause HD2 is the best smartphone ever!!!!
[HD2 General] Ruudfood:
I'd love to know how you go about doing that. Care to share?
[HD2 General] Blacklabel84:
I am going to miss my HD2. It was such an awesome gaming phone.
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
agreed.

i'll definitely miss the HD2, it was the last real HTC phone, and the best

after the HD2, only the Nexus One, and the Desire were able to show HTC's quality, but i didn't like those small screens.
[HD2 General] Blacklabel84:
I didnt have sex with my gf the first week I got my HD2 =-O
[HD2 General] geo0889:
Lol... I think every hd2 owner has experienced this
[HD2 General] Blacklabel84:
Lmao I got gf aggro hardcore worse than during 25 man ice crown raids, but it was well worth it. Got to take special pics of my gf with my awesum 5mp camera back in 09 oh the memories.
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
+1

+1!!!!!

just that it wasn't WoW for me anymore x)
[HD2 General] Arryyoo87:
Great phone i ever had, thx HTC :)
[HD2 General] xmedo1970:
you are 100% right htc hd2 is the lion
[HD2 General] derschnelle:
+1
[HD2 General] cd78:
Best phone I ever had. Have a Galaxy Nexus now and the dev scene doesn't come close...yet.
[HD2 General] woozie91:
HD2 is the best phone. Now Steve saw that even God uses it :D
[HD2 General] Mappazza:
... Elegy ...

.... I am convinced, of course: HD2 is not currently the most powerful handheld of the hyperuranium ...

... it hasn't 20,000 cores, it hasn't a camera of 50,000 pixels, it hasn't 20 terabytes of storage, it hasn't a battery of 200.000 mAh ...

... but ...

... I never had so much fun as with my beloved Leo ... powerful enough and versatile enough .... I can change its face as much as I want ... I can put all the roms I want (and I did it ... :D ) ... I can put (almost) all apk's I want ...

... study, browse, drive, read, watch, listen ... All I can do ... and all at his best ...

... My Leo is really a mutant ... a laboratory experiment out of control ...

... Thanks to XDA and all its fantastic developers for all those years of fun ...

... really thank you ... :)
[HD2 General] vjovanovic1:
The best phone I've ever used. I'm not sure whether HTC (or anyone else for that matter) will EVER make a phone so versatile as the HD2 is. It's hardware is not top-notch anymore, but it compensates everything with versatility and pleasure of day-to-day use.

Much of the HD2's versatility (and fun) comes from the XDA community, where a lot of very smart and hard-working people are making HD2 users' dreams come true.

Thanks to those people, HD2's lifespan has been extended far beyond anything HTC has ever imagined for this device.

A big thank you for the devs on the XDA :)
[HD2 General] maddoc1007:
hwa

the hd2 is akin to an old boxer when u think its down and out it arises and takes the heavyweight world championship.

thanks now to xylograph, securecrt, Rick_1995, Dorimanx hwa finally is working on hd2. it wont be long now before roms with hwa start rolling out.

i think every hd2 owner should thank these guys.

xylograph, securecrt, Rick_1995, Dorimanx the champions of the hd2.
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
please, don't forget cotulla xP
[HD2 General] woooson:
I've been onto this site since I got my hd2 (just coming to end of 2 year contract )! Prolly a week after!! I'm dosed with ORD! I've not stopped since! ALL YOU DEVS ARE AMAZING, the site is well through I've always found 99.9 % of what I needed! Now with HWA for hd2 very close I think our devices are close to perfect. : -)
[HD2 General] Kameirus:
HWA is availabe on a hd2 ics cm9 rom right now

just a few bugs to work out
[HD2 General] iNonymous:
The best phone HTC gave birth to is One X and maybe the other phones in the One series. And after that, only Desire HD can be compared to One X. One X is the best one out there but ofc if you want to keep your HD2s I understand, my love to my Desire HD is priceless. I wouldn't sell it even if I bought One X.
[HD2 General] taospirit:
i have it since 2 years now and running under ICS and all is right , i just take an eye on the One X... may be
[HD2 General] OTMOPO3OK:
i think you don't see the point. Or you are trolling :D Epicness of HD2 is not in the specs (though hd2s specs were epic at the release date). HTC One X may have the best hardware

today

, it may show 100500 points in benchmarks, yeah thats cool. But what about tomorrow? I doubt that someone will remember about One X after release of HTC One X2, with double quad-core cpu, over 9000 RAM et cetera. One X will fade away at the day of the new flagships birth - sad but true. Thats how marketing works... It doesn't mean that One X isn't good, but it does mean that One X isn't exceptional.

On the other hand - HD2. This device is exception, total rulebreaker, it left its footprints in the history of mobile world and in the history of xda-developers in particular (somewhere here on xda was an article about this). There's still major development going on after all this time. Everything what is possible to port was ported. Hell, people are still willing to buy it and to use it. HD2 is a great example on how to fight that annoying marketing crap.

There is much much more to write about this device, but again , there are many articles about this around the internets, so i won't bother you with my writings.
[HD2 General] Ruijc:
I just recently bought my HD2. This is only my second HTC. I still have my first one... a touch HD.

The HD2 is by far the best model i ever had ( not only HTC ).

Tested other HTC models but i prefered to buy this one instead and i dont regret it.

Still checking some android roms, but untill i find a good one that i like i still keep my dual boot WM6.5 OS.
[HD2 General] Mark--:
I think the samsung galaxy SII comes really close to HD2. But the One X is defenitely on my wishlist
[HD2 General] kinsago:
True. I've recently thought about updating my phone. I got my HD2 3 weeks after UK release so it's certainly starting to show it's age and I've damaged the charging port now. I considered the HTC One X but I hate the lack of MicroSD (I have 32Gb already :) ) So I've decided to stick with my faithful companion.

However I am slightly jealous of my wife's Sensation XE...
[HD2 General] retsam88:
Whats more to share, this HD2 is damn durable.

Not that I'm throwing it all the time, of course.

I have dropped it accidentally few times in a very bad manner, which normally would destroy LCD/glass, and nope. Phone is fine. Just a few minor scratches but all working perfectly. For 4.2" smartphone, damn, it's like a tank :)
[HD2 General] rashidkn:
and tytung ... one of the best developers...:D
[HD2 General] mainweb:
Yes, I agree with you guys

newly I have read an article about HD2

title = HD2, the legend of smartphones arises =

because Hd2 can run most of OS
[HD2 General] pereira6david:
I've changed my broken HD2 by a samsung galaxy s2g but decided to repair my HD2!!!

Love this phone, my SG2 sucks, no ICS, no sense, bad touch screen, bad music player (freezes...)

The HD2 just miss a dual core and more ROM space.

Maybe the one X will be the next... but never samsung again!!!

Love HTC, love HD2

And ho, I missed one thing.

The HD2 dev are really impressives!!!! Really good devs, thank you guys!!!!
[HD2 General] michuss:
HD2 is the best phone EVER! Even running ICS at the moment! And I also tried WM6.5, WP7, other Android ROMs... It's just AMAZING! The only thing it lacks is a bigger battery and, then, maybe a double core:) Otherwise it's simply awesome!
[HD2 General] dzatara:
wow you are so wrong about it.

HD2 is not great phone as you guys think just developers like cotulla, bepe, tytung and many more are the people that make it look like
[HD2 General] Kameirus:
if its not a great phone why do you still own one

so move along
[HD2 General] Nigeldg:
Are you aware that this is XDA-Developers? A community based around hacking phones? If you talk about how great a phone is here, you have to take into account the development. Hence, one can easily say that the HD2 is the best phone HTC has ever made, since there are so many things one can do with it. It's certainly one of the most diverse (if not the most diverse) smartphones ever made.
[HD2 General] cd78:
Have moved on to a galaxy nexus but I'm still looking back at the development forum here and feeling like getting the old buddy out of the draw! Such an amazing device.
[HD2 General] wearefree:
I thought about upgrading to Galaxy Nexus but frankly speaking, the only thing that doesn't work on HD2 ICS is Netflix, which I can live with.

And if I do upgrade, I have to ditch all my extra batteries and charger, my otterbox case, etc. With the specs of HD2 still capable of running most of the up to date apps, I really can't see the point other moving on to another device, Nexus or not.
[HD2 General] smb282:
I am currently doing just that...already running a custom ROM on my One S, but I still use my HD2 running NexusHD2 ICS pretty much every day. It runs smooth as butter with HWA now...I can't put it away for good, still too much fun!
[HD2 General] HeinBloed5259:
I`ve actually ordered the Samsung S3 (...and at first, before i start it, i`ll root it :-) ), but i`ll never sell my HD2! It was (IS) the best phone, i`ve ever had -...legendary like the C64 in the Computer-Scene! ...and i own my first C64 `til now... :-)
[HD2 General] Bldzr:
HD2 will never die guys =] i have it from 2.5 years and im still having phone with big screen and last android in my pocket =] may be need some upgrades like you sayy... 2ghz quad core :P 2gb ram HDMI, amolet and 5~6 inche's screen will be cool. I STILL LOVE MY HD2 !!! <3
[HD2 General] sinedoOo:
HD2 still rocks!

After 2 years HD2 still rocks! It's the only phone that allows running Windows Phone 7.5 and Android 4.0.4. I have no arguments to change it to new model - it has got all I need. It's definately the best phone ever!
[HD2 General] Zonnekap:
I don't think it a very good phone. There are a lot of devices out there that are way better.

What I think is true is that used HD2's are easy and cheap to get. I paid 50 Euro (about 60 USD?) for my HD2 in mint condition.

For very little money I have a phone with a big screen for which many devs make beautiful ROM's. It's lots of fun to play around with.

That makes it a desirable phone.
[HD2 General] API182:
I've had my HD2 for about 9 months now, it certainly wasn't the financial aspect of my Mint Condition fresh from eBay £150 little beauty that pulled me toward it, I feel it became quite common knowledge through the xda forums that the HD2 is pretty much 'The Phone to Have!' as far as development went.

I've had quite a few phones of the modding nature maybe starting with my old SPV e200, then SPV M1000, m500, Moto mpx200, mpx220, HTC TyTn2, qtek 8500, HTC G1, Dell Streak 5, Motorola Dext, Cliq2 blah blah blah... basically, I'm trying to say that throughout all my modding of my previous phones (All of which I still own... (I'm a bit of a collector... can't sell them...)) In pretty much each one of the forums I always heard something about the HD2, especially the fact that it runs the latest Android, and the latest WP7.5, a bit of Ubuntu... 4.3" Screen (Which I prefer to be honest than holding my Streak...) and its really quite a snappy phone once the right amount of development has gone into it... But the thing I like most about it I think is just how massive and active the community is here on xdadevelopers, any question to ask seems to have already been asked, all ground covered, soo much help is offered should a problem ever arise and constant development and updates makes this device absolutely fantastic for me! :)

*And regarding the above post saying it's not a very good phone, fine as far as specs go and comparing these days to all the dual core stuff with loads more internal memory and more than double the ram, correct, it's not a good phone, but in my opinion, if that 'fantastic' on paper phone has a 1.5ghz dual core cpu, 32gb memory and a silly big screen but has crap developed software then it will perform like it's worse than our hd2s all day long, thats what makes our phones soo special is the fact that all the roms worth developing are done to such a high standard and optimized soo much around our hardware that truth be told, they probably under-go more development than the leading manufactureres programmers put into the latest phones...

Cheers, Adam.

p.s. Sorry if I waffled on a bit there about previous phones, but they are all my little babies :)
[Streak 5 General] Deleted member 3105162:
Saw this today http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1111145 ... I wonder if we could put that script into the install-recovery.sh file (remove the recovery stuff) and have that kicked off every boot? Any thoughts or anyone want to test? I'm at work currently so I wont be able to try till later.
[Streak 5 General] TheManii:
I'm a bit leery about the actual script itself, but you can prob just download the cwm installer and flash it.

or

You can also toss it in /system/etc/init.d and set permissions to 777 (rwxrwxrwx)

this is true for most scripts that run at startup
[Streak 5 General] Deleted member 3105162:
Do the stock kernels support init.d?
[Streak 5 General] TheManii:
I dont know offhand but i would assume it does.

Streakdroid definitely does as it bundles a script in init.d
[Streak 5 General] jitin02:
Well......

I tried this .... choosed the cwm flsdhable zip version.

5 minutes back i flashed it , no change till now (but feeling lil slow ).

will keep posting if something increased or decrease.........

may this thing can b helpfull for our streak dev's
[Streak 5 General] jitin02:
Smooth but battery lol fast drain
[General Questions and Answers] pimp100500:
how can i flash an htc evo 4g to boost i really need it for my moms birthday cuz she wants this phone.....no legal BS thanks

EDIT: Ive searched all over but between all the legal bs, people saying its not possible, and all the trolling i get lost so i want this thread to b straight up. theres so many people that may want to do this because of the new phones coming out so just a heads up you can earn a lot of thanks and maybe even donations and stuff.