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[Samsung Infuse 4G] Misterjunky:
re: Getting an Infuse is it worth it

It all depends, if the main thing you do with the phone is talk and play a couple songs then its not worth it.

But if you do a lot of other stuff with the phone and have an extra $200 bucks to shell out like I did, you can buy a new or near new one on eBay for under $450 and you can sell your captivate for at least $225 if its in good shape and complete. So its not as if you were to shell out $450.

I sold my Captivate for $250 on eBay in less than 2 days about 3 weeks ago.

There is a big difference between Captivate and Infuse.

Since I take a lot of pictures the main thing which comes to mind is the fact that the Infuse has a LED flash, the flash is nothing like a professional strobe BUT without the LED flash, as I am certain you know by now that you can forget about taking decent pictures indoors or outdoors at night.

With the LED flash I get very decent pictures anywhere and anytime as long as the subject(s) is not much further than 7 feet or so from where I stand.

Plus the Infuse also has a front facing camera which is great for video chat using wifi and or 3G. Not to forget that the camera is much better being its 8Megapixels.

And yes the Infuse is not double the speed of the Captivate, but the 20% increase which it does have is nothing to sneeze at either. It is noticably faster. The speed difference is most noticable when playing action games and when you surf the web.

Perhaps 4G is in your future? if it is, the Infuse has that too.

Plus you can record and watch 720p videos then connect the phone to big screen tv using the mini hdmi adaptor which comes with the phone.

All in all its well worth the couple hundred bucks difference.

If you do plan to buy one, I would suggest you do it as soon as you can because the longer you wait the less money you will be able to sell the Captivate for on eBay or anywhere else.

I wanted to write about the big 4.5 inch SCREEN last, that in my mind is such a huge difference that if everything else was the same on both phones and the only difference was the screen size I would have still purchased the Infuse..

A half inch does not sound like much at all, but when you consider something so small to start with as a 4 inch screen and then you add a half inch to that, it makes the Infuse screen approx 20% larger.

Not only is the screen larger, but it uses a much newer Super Amoled Plus screen technology which really rivals the iPhone screen as far as resolution goes, its way better than the Captivate. Infuse is much better on the eyes for people who spend a lot of time using all the features of the phone.

Well thats about it........... That's my review and comparison between Captivate and the Infuse phones.

Good luck! :o
[Samsung Infuse 4G] TheJareBear:
Infuse it is :)

Thank you guys for your opinions! Putting up the Cappy up for sale now. And if you know anyone who wants to buy one, well you know I'm selling! :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Carlrobling:
Go to target ($50 with upgrade) if there sold out take the ad or pull it up online and go to bestbuy. Show them they will price match.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] supercharged5:
Best Buy will not price match. I tried yesterday
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ZeroIsntTheHero:
Walmart price matches. If they say that they can't, then they are lying or don't know anything.

Sent from my Infuse using my fingers.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tsuprajoker:
I also upgraded from the Cappy, And I'm completely lovin' the Infuse. Even tho the SGSII is releasing, I'm probably gonna stick to this bad boy. (Maybe). But still Cappy or Infuse both are great phones, Infuse just knocks the captivate out with more upgraded features. Its like BumbleBee in transformers, The old Camaro, the to the new camaro. :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] lstrike:
BestBuy definately matches. Just bought one a few hours ago. Had them price check on the web and even told them Target wasnt getting them until tomorrow. All depends on the rep. Manager signed off on the 50 Target price match no problem.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Carlrobling:
They price matched for me too. Go back get a different rep and adk for a.price match. Stop by target and pick up there ad. That should seal the deal.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Batman_777:
I have had or used several phones lately:

BlackBerry (Sets the Standard, but I don't see BB keeping up with the trend)

HTC Tilt 2 (The best speakers),

Moto Razor (Still going strong after 5 years) Wife loves it

Samsung Blackjack 3 (wore the paint off the keyboard)

Moto Atrix (Fast phone and very nice)

HTC Inspire (just keeps getting better)

Infuse (The best screen out there)

My favorite of all is the Infuse, except it doesn't make Chai Latte' with a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg.

There are hundreds of phones out there to choose from for hundreds of different needs, likes and dislikes.

There are a lot of critics over cell phones, but any of the top brands and top models are going to be just right for someone. Manufactures are cranking out new models faster than the first recharge. The Infuse I have is an engineering marvel. You just can't beat Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Palm, BB, LG, Nokia, Apple, etc.

I still have an old Qualcomm from around 1995. I keep it as a reminder of how far phones have come in just a few years.

The Infuse is a top-of-the-line SmartPhone. The only complaint I have about it is: No External LED notification lights.

The hottest phone I'm hearing about and reading about is the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
nothing wrong with the ol cappy, nor the infuse. hell verizon customers need to make a choice, tegra2 or lte. all the lte phones have single core 1ghz processors. all the dual core phones are 3g. they had to either drop or delay the bionic due to heat issues. instead they released a 3g droid x2 with the tegra chipset.

id rather have a nice thin samsung than all that stuff they have on verizon, and i can do without the sgs2 for now. ill get next years varient though im sure. i cant keep a phone for 2 years anymore. i have an obsession.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ap3604:
At least I know I'm not alone anymore :p

For some reason I always feel the need to upgrade my phone every 6mo or so. Right now have the iPhone so it makes it easier to stay with 1 phone for a full year. Android moves so quick that I'm always trying to find that perfect phone that does everything imaginable for me.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Bronk93:
I sell mobile phones for a living and every time I unbox an Infuse and fire it up I'm blown away. I prefer Samsung phones, had the Vibrant and Nexus S. Currently I have a G2x and I couldn't be more disappointed. I'm so close to switching over to the Infuse....
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DangKid:
The Infuse is my first Android. I switched over from an iPhone 3G. And oh my goodness what an upgrade it was. I can never go back to an iPhone with it's baby-sized screen. The Infuse is one of my best purchases ever and I have not looked back since. I thought I could never live without my iPhone. Then came my Infuse and 2 days later, I sold my iPhone with no regrets at all. Go with the Infuse. It is amazing. And Netflix just released for it, making it even sweeter.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Carlrobling:
Yes they will try a different rep or ask to see a manager. Dont tell them that target is sold out(they normally wont price match then they did for me though) I know for a fact they will. Ill post a pic of my receipt if I have to.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Eddie Bombay:
Got this phone after my atrix and other then this nice ass screen which I'm in love with but as far as performance goes I kinda miss my atrix. Also miss the battery life but can deal but what I really miss is being able to go into my shared files from my pc via wifi right out of the my files folder.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
if you have linux/mac or a terminal emulator of some kind on the pc you can ssh into the phone and have access to the system files as well all over wifi with a secured connection. if you know the external ip (it changes) you can ssh over the internet as well.

there is also ftp and webdav sharing apps that let you mount the phone as a network drive but only the ssh apps have /system access as far as i can tell.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Eddie Bombay:
Thanks for the info but after much looking around I ran into a app called es file explorer which lets me go straight to my pc via lan to move stuff from pc to cell our vis versa.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
i think that works over ftp or web dav. not really sure the advantages to each but they both can make the phone look like a network drive or give access through a web browser. does that app give /system access?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackTavern:
Ok, so here is my problem... my transformer is bricked. I had recently performed an nvflash recovery to get back to prime 1.4, however, i made the mistake of performing this without any .img files in my nvflash folder. My transformer now will not turn on at all. But - heres the trick... my power button is broken (yes, it is physically broken).

Here are my discovered options:

1. Replace my transformer (i understand rooting voids the warranty, but its worth a try)

2. Self Repair (i understand that the module that the power button is on is a small pcb board with the volume buttons, but i cant find a replacement anywhere)

3. Re-nvflash? (i now have the prime 1.4 files and realize what i did wrong)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Do #3. And that can't be good if your power button is physically broken. You should really download the stock 3.1 .tar.bz2 files and put them in the root of /nvflash/ and try and get it exchanged.

Use the search feature to find the stock 3.1 .tar.bz2
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackTavern:
i cannot get into apx or recovery mode to reflash
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
then return it. you doing any kind of mod when your power button was broken in the first place was a bad idea.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wallybarto:
Alot of negativity going around. I'll try to lighten things up with a conversation I just had with the GF
[T-Mobile LG G2x] J360:
lol, sounds like conversations i've had with the wife
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TurboTsi:
Lol, yea I get the "but you don't leave it alone " conversation when something goes wrong
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sandiegopaneraiguy:
Were you some how listening in on the conversation at my dinner table tonight???

I had almost the identical conversation with my better/other half.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] malibu_23:
I think every1 one with a gf on xda has had this convo. Lol
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wallybarto:
It continued ...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jonyolea:
lol ... I haven't had any issues or talks with my GF like this, actually she love it that Im a geek lol ... well for now, I dont know what;s gonna happen in the future when we are married :O
[T-Mobile LG G2x] newnoobkid:
This may very well be the first time I have ever actually LOL. Really LOL. That may not have deserved a hit on the thank you Hutton but I can help acknowledging a laugh. :D. Have had conversations like this but its goes more like

Me: Let me mod that Evo 4g for you

Her: OK

Me: Really

Her: Got the 600 for a new one

Me: Forget your phone you got how many updates to get a still crappy UN rooted phone

Her: I don't care geek. I have a headache now I'm going to sleep

Me: OK in going to the bathroom with my G2x. :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr mystery:
I always the get this

Me: I love this phone

Her: ya, ya

Me: What?

Her: So you will keep this one more than 2 months?

Me: Absolutely!

Her: Pure lies!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tight686:
+ 1000.

My gf no longer believes anything I say concerning phones.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
Lol yea they make fun of us but its only because they love us.

My wife rolls her eyes at me all the time when i talk about my phone but who do you think she asks for help when her gadgets are acting up?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] vapor311:
Mines fairly consistant....

Me: oooh that new phone I want is coming out...

Her: how much is it..

Me: 500...just like this one

Her: didn't you just buy that one?

Me: ummm no! That was totally three months ago!

Her: you spend to much money on phones then spend to much time playing with them..

Me: yea well you spend to much on purses then to much time stuffing them with crap! No more phones? OK no more coach purses!

Her:..........

Me: that's what I thought!

Her: *denies me access to the garage for 3 days*

I still think it's worth it lol three days isn't that bad. I've been married 10 years I go longer some times :p

Sent from my minor screen bleeding,random rebooting lg made g2x.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sabo2000:
Seriously have had that exact same convo! :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nuBex86:
Lmmfao!!! Its like as if I wrote this myself the same exact story for me. Been with my gf for 12 years in August. I showed her the post on my g2x and she chuckled. Fricking funny bro.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BobbyDukes707:
And I thought I was the only one having these types if conversations!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pettigrew95:
Wow haha so funny...my gf constantly tells me to put my phone down and pay attention to her lol...she actually gets legitimately aggravated sometimes aha!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr mystery:
We are all the same! Lol

Sent from somewhere with something using tapatalk
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sryan1983:
My wife is always worried I will screw something up...ever since I bricked her G1 (stupid HardSPL). I had literally rooted 6 G1's before that and just one litttttle mistake of not updating the radio first - killed it.

Now she has a HD2 and everytime I load a new rom on it she reassures me that she will take my phone if I brick it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aowendoff:
+1

Sounds like the same conversation I had with my girlfriend. They just don't understand.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
My GF is coming around. She always complains, "Get off your damn phone", and says, "your phone sucks" to me all the time.

She has an HTC Aria, stock, and I just keep my mouth shut. She does want me to flash some custom love on it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Final View:
Hahaha. Do more
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kawarazu:
GF: "You really should stop messing with your phone"

Me: "Why?"

GF: "Because every time you do, it takes you an hour to fix."

Me: "But eventually I'll have a combination that will provide me with decent battery life!"

GF: "Yeah, but you're also making your phone unusable for half the day."

Me: "... Shut up. You use a dumbphone."
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tgerbracht:
Hilarious!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] serialtoon:
So far this is my list, although i know im missing a few here and there...

Samsung Nexus S x3

HTC Nexus One x2

Droid

Samsung Captivate x2

T-Mobile G1

myTouch

myTouch Slide

myTouch 3.5mm Headset (Version 2)

HTC Inspire 4G (Desire HD,Ace)

HTC Sensation 4G x2

T-Mobile G2X x2
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Just something to try if you're using the perma-temp root. Grab Autokiller and set it to ultimate (and just for ****s and gigggles, I did the UI optimization that increases homescreen events to 60), and you'll immediately notice less RAM usage and further battery life.

It's pretty awesome :)

And no, Autokiller is not a task manager (although it can be used as one).

Findings:

250,275,300 Seems to be the most stable if you multitask a lot.

300,325,350 is for those of you who are like me and don't need to multitask (single app at a single time kind of user).

You can go higher, but be careful. For a test, I like to set it higher, turn off the screen, wait a bit for the minfree settings to close off apps, and then text yourself from another phone or from GVoice. If you recieve it, those values are good (depending on your phone usage). For me, as long as the messaging app can stay open and not get killed off, I'm perfectly happy.

Also, at the second set of values (the higher ones), I'm noticing a distinct speed and smoothenss increase in the Rosie carousel as well as the notifications pulldown.
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Oh snap! When did you get here? :D
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Aha! A familiar face, always welcome to see you here :)

I decided screw it, got a good deal on a 3D with my early upgrade (wasn't due till June of next year) and honestly, I'm pretty damn happy with this out of the box.
[HTC EVO 3D] Khayos:
Thanks, will give it a try.
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
I'm experimenting now with higher settings. I'm currently trying out 250,275,300.
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Welcome aboard brother! I can't wait to ticker with this device too. This weekend I'll be able to get away from work and try this out.

How much decrease in RAM usage did you notice with your finding?
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Bumped it up to 275,300,325, still not stability issues yet.
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Well, right now, I have about 320 MB of free RAM. I get that "free RAM" is a performance myth, and that unused RAM is useless. But the benefit for me is less battery is being used.
[HTC EVO 3D] NewZJ:
this is good info, thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Keep in mind that the higher you go, the less stable multitasking will be. I'm kind of a "single app at a single time" kind of user, so I can afford to go quite high. For instance, if you set it really high, and start listening to music, and then go into your Gmail app, there's a chance that the music app might automatically be killed off.
[HTC EVO 3D] felacio:
Homescreen Optimization setting? That's not in this all is it? So how does that go. I'd like to try that one too.
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
That's in the "Adanced Settings" section of Autokiller. TO find out what they all do, go here: http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller/kernel. Keep in mind, not all of them may make a difference on your phone.

The specific one I'm talking about is this:

I haven't looked at the build.prop at all, so I don't know if this was already set or not.
[HTC EVO 3D] felacio:
Oh duh. Didn't even notice the advanced spot in settings? Thanks. And I'll press thanks as soon as I get on my computer lol
[HTC EVO 3D] ickwonder:
I can't believe I forgot this app this was this was a must on my hero....
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidSolstice:
Just a heads up, sometimes the perma-temp root doesn't always hold after a reboot. If it doesn't, your autokiller settings won't work until you re-root.

Can't wait till this temp-root dance is over :(
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
That's why in the advanced section, you make it apply the tweaks after 2 minutes, which should be enough time to get it all temp-rooted again :)
[HTC EVO 3D] el poblano:
Good call on this liquid! Thanks for the heads up. Phone is running great!
[HTC EVO 3D] felacio:
Had to push mine from Ultimate to the next step down. Sense was having to reload into memory sometimes.

we'll see how that works. it was nice seeing 250mb free though. lol not sure how much battery it actually saved. have to test that tomorrow.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitmanr2003:
I have followed all the guides to unroot my nook. I was on cm7. I get to cwm. And format everything the guides say but when I format data. I get error. I then install the nook restore file and all is fine till it gets to nook screen animation then it keeps looping. Maybe thus is normal. Please help
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Chris:
Good luck with the unroor. I've even searched for that and came up with nothing.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pitmanr2003:
I meant unroot
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] votinh:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15811191#post15811191

Read my #3 post
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdaters:
I'm wondering if you are running into partition issues...?

I had originally installed CM7 on my NC using eyeballer's guide here, [GUIDE] Install CM7, OC kernel + Clockworkmod to EMMC - ALL NOOKS! (Updated:7/14/11).

It was about this time that I had seen reference to nooks with different partition schemes. I had one of the newer NCs where they (B&N) allocated 5GB of the EMMC to books and apps, etc. and 1GB available to us the users to put music, etc. on.

Previous NC's had the partitions reversed. 1GB available for books, apps, etc. and 5GB available to the users to load their own music, etc.

The second post of eyeballer's guide contains more information regarding the partitions issue.

I had decided that I wanted to go dual boot, leaving my stock B&N ROM on the NC and CM7 on the uSD. So I used eyeballer's guide above to load the stock ROM back onto the NC without issue. I just substituted the stock ROM in place of the CM7 and GAPPS files.

I then used verygreen's guide, [ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards. to set up my dual boot environment.

It was all very straight forward with no issues. In fact, I just upgraded from a uSD of 8GB to 16GB using verygreen's guide once again and using the latest nightly (138). The first time from a new install and was amazed that Google re-sync'd everything! I only had to install a few apps as opposed to all of them! The sync even restored my wallpapers, etc... all automatic! :D

NOTE: If you decide to use eyeballer's guide AND you choose to use any of the newer nightlies of CM7, Dalingrin's OC utility has been incorporated into the newer nightly builds of CM7 so you do not have to install this separately anymore.

If you choose to use verygreen's guide to opt for a dual boot scenario, you can hold down the "n" button when you first see the green banner/splash-screen (before you see the blue "Loading..." message) to enter an interactive screen to choose whether you want to boot from the device or the uSD.

This interactive boot process exists in the newer CM7 builds independently of which guide you use, so you should be able to achieve a dual boot environment easily... You could leave CM7 on your NC and put the stock B&N ROM on the uSD
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patruns:
First a little clarification. You have not "rooted" the Nook, you replaced the ROM with a custom ROM (CM7). Rooting is simply opening up the stock system without replacing the ROM. So if you followed instructions for un-rooting that was the problem. Unless you have a real need to go back to stock, I would make sure you have the latest version of CWR (v. 3.2.0.1) first and then reinstall CM7. The new version of CWR will prevent that error message you originally got as well as any freezing when trying to wipe the Davlik cache. Once installed, if you still do not want to keep CM7 follow the instruction for restoring the stock ROM, not for "un-rooting".
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pranav5860:
i did the same as pitmanr2003, but after i encountered this problem i di the 8x reboot, and it proceeded to "installing update", im guessing that worked. Now it says "Read Forever" when i boot up, but i get stuck into a loop at the same stage. Im having a little trouble trying to do what u said to do in post #3 though.
[EVO 4G General] jasonb1108:
or until the EVO 3D is unlocked. Anyone gonna stay with the EVO until their.phone dies a developmental death
[EVO 4G General] Callie_evo:
Gonna keep my evo til it dies.
[EVO 4G General] kf2m:
I usually drive my phones until they die. Well the exception was the Samsung Instinct that I had for 27 months. Piece of crap.. Right now I'm pretty much locked into a Kingdom ROM. As long as it works, or I can fix it I'll keep it. I still own my first Ham Radio setup(1975). A used Hallicrafters S-38A Receiver(post WWII), and a Heathkit AT-10 transmitter(1950's). I have a stack of tubes, and other parts to keep them running for years to come along with all the other old electronics that I have hanging around. My kids are gonna hate me when I kick.
[EVO 4G General] :
I'm rolling my Evo until the wheels fall off.

It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.
[EVO 4G General] detcup4evr:
I plan on keeping my EVO until it breaks, or Sprint covers my house in LTE, and there is a hackable replacement option for my evo

Sent from my Misfit Speedy Evo using the XDA app