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[HTC Sensation] _kansei_:
"tad" is putting it lightly, IMO (as someone who owned a SGS2 for several hours today before deciding that I would return it before it got scratched and otherwise damaged. Samsung is all about the numbers game, rather than the overall user experience. They don't care if the phone feels fragile if they can claim it is the lightest. They don't care if it is uncomfortable to hold if they can say it's thinner than an iPhone 4 (they do this with the Tab 10.1 as well but it's not uncomfortable thankfully).

While the SGS2 screen is stunning to behold (even in strong sunlight) coming from someone who has hated all previous AMOLED screens because of how terrible the pentile grid arrangement made them look, It's a cheap, poorly designed phone. Great specs, very fast, etc

On the other hand, you have the Sensation which isn't perfect, but feels smaller in the hand, due to the curved back and the fact that it has a narrower but taller display, has a great looking, higher res screen, and has build quality that leaves one not wanting or needing a case for the phone.

If you have the SGS2 right now and are considering the Sensation, some of the stuff I mentioned is probably bothering you like it did me. I know how it feels to have people look at you like you're crazy for wanting to swap the SGS2 for the Sensation, since that's what I tried doing at Bell Canada today :P
[HTC Sensation] Bsketball:
If you plan on using and relying on WiFi, it's a terrible idea. The Sensation has the worst WiFi of any android phone I've used.
[HTC Sensation] _archaniel:
I think you will find out that it's the same experience in the end. There is a number of problems on Sensation aswell ...
[HTC Sensation] manish2039:
thanks for the replies appreciated :)

i think i'll give this phone another week and then see if it has changed my mind or not.
[HTC Sensation] tfn:
How can you blame the SGS2 for poor network,dosen't make sense to me but I honestly think SGS2 is the better option to sensation with regards to two things

1) Countless custom Roms already which solve a lot of problems

2) Easily flashing of the latest Firmwares via ODIN regardless of whether you want to root or not

I am already using the 2.3.4 although its not official released and its great :D

At the end of the day its our choice Both phones have their pros and cons but for me the (easy firmware upgrade) was the DEAL BReAKEr
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
I would put a facepalm pic but thats no help.

Just stay with gs2, best phone eva. Sure it has better build quality but that always hidden with the case you put on it. In fact, putting a beautiful case on the sgs2 will not add much bulk at all and still have the best hardware.
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
YMMV. I ran Speedtest on my Sensation with wifi this morning and got over 26Mb down. I get better signal strength around my place than I did with my Vibrant. Some people report bad wifi on the SGS2. Just saying don't take every post as the last word.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Just because the Galaxy S line is made of super light plastic, doesn't mean its fragile and breaks easily. Samsung uses the material on purpose to make the phone light. They are probably just assuming that just because phones are getting bigger doesn't mean they need to get heavier. I actually know for a fact that Samsung puts a lot of research into the plastic material they use on there Galaxy S line. Weather its made of aluminum, plastic or rubber, its still feels solid while feeling light. I haven't seen anyone with a GSII complaining of a creaky battery cover like they are on the Sensation. I can't vouch for the GSII when it comes to holding up to damage over time but what I can vouch for is the Vibrant. That thing felt cheaply built as well since it was so damn light but I can assure you. It was probably the toughest Android device I've ever owned. I dropped it multiple times and the most it ever got was scratches to the chrome bezel that went around the phone. I took house keys to its display to show off its Gorilla glass to friends and the display remained in mint condition. Finally, that phone made it through over 50 house fires in which it got wet and was banged around. In case you don't know, you usually come out of a fire dripping from head to toe with water since there is thousands of gallons of it being thrown around. I always kept the phone my work shirt pocket so it was never in a case. That phone withstood water damage and "gravity" damage and still kept on ticking. That's more than I can sat about my Nexus One which only lasted through 2 or 3 fires. It ended up getting water underneath its display.

What I'm trying to get at is just because a phone is light and made of plastic, doesn't mean its cheaply made.
[HTC Sensation] vitusdoom:
ditch that and get a nokia 5110. :) its way better :D
[HTC Sensation] _kansei_:
But it does mean that the vast majority of people will be using a case to prevent scratches/damage, negating a lot of their time and energy spent making it thin/light.

It just kills me there's so many "phone X is better than phone Y" threads on me, and they actually think that it's black and white like that.

I hate cases. I want to see beautiful design, not beautiful design wrapped in some silicon skin. Personal opinion of course. I also like docks (blame Palm's amazing touchstone for that). Blame the Atrix for turning me on to good vehicle docks (not that I ever drive, but when I do). I also like high res screens a lot. Oh and soft touch and metal. And silky smooth, curved glass.

Plenty of people don't care. They want the fastest processor, the most ram, a big battery, and a big screen, and nothing else matters. They'll slap it in a case anyway, so build quality doesn't matter a ton. Maybe they don't even care about scratches. The SGS2 is very, very nice. Millions of people are currently loving theirs. I tried. It's not for me. Damn that screen is so beautiful though, I miss it.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
I don't like cases or screen protectors and I rarely ever use them. That's the thing. My Vibrant did not scratch as easy as one might think. I don't think if someone adds a case to a phone that's thin and light negates the time and energy it took to get there. Its comment sense. The light the phone is, the lighter its going to be with a case on it. Just because you add a case, doesn't mean it becomes as heavy as every other phone with a case on it. Or does it? Samsung uses plastic because a WiFi frequency and cell signal can pass through it easier than aluminum or metal. We have seen deathgrip issues time and time again with phones that are built with metals.

Lastly, if you like soft touch and silky smooth curved glass then the G2X impliments those two things perfectly. The rubbery back plate and the beveled glass that curves down feels awesome. The glass us also smoother than what the Sensation has. I also like how LG beveled the G2X glass. It goes down instead of up so your fingers just glide right off the display when swiping. Its a much better implimentation than HTC's beveled glass which curves up. To bad the G2X can't run a full day without rebooting though.
[General Topics] Oomike:
Optimus g slate forum. Where u at?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Infinityyy:
Hello. :) I recently found an app, that can change your LCD density on the fly. The only problem that I have found, quite large actually, is that the dialer and phone are not working. I cannot place any calls whatsoever.

Now I really want this to work properly, because Ace looks just amazing at a density of 145. So I'm wondering, is there any fix available? ;)

Edit: I have added a few screens, so that you can see the difference. :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Danggelo:
i dont quite understand

can you upload screenshort?

thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] consegregate:
Changing the density may cause some market apps too to not work. Mostly your dialer will look screwed/don't work. Can you post a screenshot (back button + home button) for the 145? How does it look?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Maryushi3:
It looks like this: black screen when launching phone/dialer app or when someone is calling and then Force Close.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Infinityyy:
Oh, and the problems I mentioned. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] delroekid:
Dialer force close

Changing the LCD density below 160 will cause your dialer tab to FC or to the extent that it wont show up. So i never recommend.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AkshayHegde:
Change the dailer :D

Yea i had the same prob but it looks so much better that i wanted to continue with it :) solution use another dailer (many available on the markey ) :) hope that helps :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Infinityyy:
I have changed the dialer, but the phone service is not working. :D When I try to call someone it just gives me a FC of the phone app.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] delroekid:
what other dialer you've use?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Infinityyy:
Dialer 1, GO Dialer... It doesn't matter, the phone service still won't work and I can't receive or make calls. :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AkshayHegde:
Yea my bad :(

Did test it fully so didnt see the prob till later...sorry abt that

Managed to get to the dailer the the phone app crashes as said above :(

Have been looking around but no solution as yet
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Artood2s:
I finally decided to get a dock for my transformer, so I went to Best Buy and they did not have any in stock. Turns out it was for the better! I went to HHGregg which just so happened to be 2 stores away. The sales rep told me they were $149.99 (regular retail price), but when the cashier rang it up, the total was $106-something. Who was I to question her, lol. So I paid for it and made out like a bat out of hell, but sure enough, the receipt said "Dock w/keyboard Asus Transformer" for $99.99. Don't know if it was a fluke to this particular store, but it won't hurt for someone else to give it a try. The store I visited is in South Miami.

So far I find it pretty awesome, but I notice some of the Android shortcuts are not working; primarily the wifi, Bluetooth and brightness. I am running Prime 1.6 w/ the Netfomer 1.5 kernel. Is this a known issue with the custom rom and/or kernel? Is it present in the stock rom/kernel?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tkascak:
That is a great deal. I just came from an HHGreg store and found a full price B50 that was an obvious return that they were trying to resell as new. Before I returned my dock, the shortcuts all see.med to work for me. I used the wifi one all the time since it fails to reconnect to my WPA2 network at home for some reason.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zephiK:
You must of got lucky or something, shows ~$143 on their site

http://www.hhgregg.com/ProductDetail.asp?SID=n&ProductID=73892
[Eee Pad Transformer General] al2x:
Alas I have the exact same problem with 1.6 prime, shortcuts don't work. I believe they're only supported in stock firmware.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] drevnykocur:
i have just came back from Best Buy in Dublin, CA where i bought my B60 dock for $150 (they still have some more). I also had problem with functional keys (wifi, bluetooth, mute, brightness) but luckily tablet's reset helped.

Greetings
[Eee Pad Transformer General] niruzz:
this excel file make my polaris office to force close everytimes you try to edit it.

its only 60kb.

http://www.4shared.com/document/6O2Ic1eg/era_EXCEL.html
[Eee Pad Transformer General] themassofthesun:
Just gave it a shot. Was able to edit just fine.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Cerfer5:
Worked for me as well.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] niruzz:
thx a lot

problem still persist ! even after i reinstall honeycomb

(restore to factory default)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] niruzz:
do you think i can reinstall polaris?? how
[Eee Pad Transformer General] themassofthesun:
Mik G rom for the og evo 4g has it... You may be able to strip apk form that or another rom
[Eee Pad Transformer General] niruzz:
thx for your help. It is strange--when it works, it works all day. When it doesn't work, it won't work even though I reboot my tablet many of times.
[Atrix 4G General] powerlifter450:
I didn't think that I'd ever brick my phone and NOT be able to recover it. I've got a real brick now. I don't have a dev cable another battery or an external charger. I wanted to unlock the bootloader. I made some kind of error and now I have SVF:105:1:2

Failed to boot 0x1000

no OS detected, going to RSD mode.

Battery too low to flash.

If i try for android recovery I get Magic Value mismatch in red letters followed by

Reading ODM fuse: 1

any way around this until I can figure out how to get the battery charged up?
[Atrix 4G General] jruweaver:
How did you get this error?
[Atrix 4G General] Javi97100:
Did you get it flashing pudding? If so all you need to to is type the fastboot commands and then fastboot reboot
[Atrix 4G General] powerlifter450:
flashing zomgunlock-lite sbf. I just now have the unlocked bl 4.5.91 sbf that was posted in the forums. I have the full screen menu. I tried to use fastboot oem unlock but, it was not unlocking. will the phone charge without being turned on? I normally always use a wall usb charger or usb cable to computer to charge the phone turned on. I have rsd lite 5.3.1
[Atrix 4G General] Viamonte:
As far as i know, thats the code or hard bricking. Meaning "kaput"
[Atrix 4G General] narezese:
I just unlock my bootloader with my battery at 30%. N now i have Ninja!!
[Atrix 4G General] jruweaver:
If you got it while flashing "pudding" and can still get into fastboot, then the fastboot OEM unlock should fix it.
[Atrix 4G General] powerlifter450:
I got the SBF and now I'm waiting on an external battery charger to arrive. once thats here I'll be able to RSD the sbf. At least I haven't tried to downgrade the system. I'm seeing threads everywhere of hard bricks. This same error but without any of the options to fix anything, no menu options.
[Atrix 4G General] defnow:
This happened to me. Borrow a charged battery..and choose option 2 for fastboot and type in the fastboot commands.
[Atrix 4G General] powerlifter450:
which fastboot commands? the fastboot oem unlock? was it that or something else?
[Atrix 4G General] mramirezusa:
1. Charge the battery to full with an external charger

2. Turn off phone (of course is off ;))

3. Press vol down while you turn on

4. Wait until "fastboot" tag show up

5. Press vol up to select fastboot

6. Now you phone is in fastboot mode

7. Connect USB to pc

8. Now run fastboot commands as follow:

fastboot OEM unlock

It will show up your unique id #

re type

fastboot OEM unlock "your unique id#"

And then

fastboot reboot

By the way you must have fastboot command files

Easy way download my script AUTOMATIC_UNLOCKV3.3 and unzip to your hard disk and just run the file "fix.bat"

I hope it help
[Acer Iconia A500] MCBuot1977:
Hey all, got a little problem here. I rooted my Iconia just fine but when I tried to install a custom ROM, the tablet got stuck at the "Acer" splash screen. Nothing I do helps, not factory resetting, not hardware resetting, nothing. With Volume Up + Power, I can get into Clockwork Recovery just fine but that's about it! Help me!
[Acer Iconia A500] entropyiv:
If you can get into clockwork, you should be able to restore the backup you made of your existing install.

You did make a backup, right?

If not, you should be able to find a full download of the stock rom in here somewhere and flash that.
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
good advice

As long as you can still get into cwm you should be fine.

Did you remember to clear cache/battery/davak before flashing? I personally do the clear before and after. Could always try reflashing the rom if you did not do this.

Failing that, restore your backup.
[Acer Iconia A500] MCBuot1977:
Regretfully, I was not able to restore my backup. Don't know what happened to it. :( Even if I do find a copy of the stock ROM, how can I download it to my tablet if I can't get past that screen?

EDIT: Never mind, I think I know what to do. I just need to get my hands on a card reader.
[Acer Iconia A500] goodintentions:
I dont get it. Why would someone be messing around with rooting and cwm if one doesnt even know cwm has usb mount option?
[Acer Iconia A500] entropyiv:
Everyone starts somewhere. Flashing a custom ROM was maybe a strange place to start, but at least they tried to make a backup first.

I see lots of others on here that don't even bother to do that.
[Acer Iconia A500] MCBuot1977:
Thanks everyone for their assistance. I was able to borrow my co-workers USB card reader and downloaded Virtuous Xoom onto my microSD. Flashed the ROM and now all is well.
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
Sweet! Glad you are back up and running again!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wu_wei_lion:
Anyone working on an OC kernel that is compatible with the ota gingerbread?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
I'm sure they are.

LG G2x - Miui

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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 123go!:
Hey. So I am not sure if my battery is dying too fast or not. I am on stock nexus s. According to the battery graph, it has been 2.5 hours and I am down to 83%. I have had wifi and sync off for that whole time and used runkeeper for 20min and ubermusic player for 20 minutes as well. This is my first Android phones. So I am not sure what is normal or not... will update later as the night goes on. Any insight would be helpful :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NYYFan325:
When you go to settings / about phone

What does it say is using the highest percent?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 123go!:
It says display 43%, with runkeeper second with 13%. I am now down to 67% did some surfing awhile ago ...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rentaric:
Post the time how long the display was active total so far (also in battery stats).

A general rule of thumb is that your device will last 3.5-4.5h if your display is active all the time (using gps at the same time will drain faster).

13% in 2.5h with 20mins gps active and screen off seems a bit high.

Also, your websurfing is taking bites from the battery as display is active. What does "some" mean, 10mins, 30mins, 1h?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 123go!:
okay, I am back from work now, the battery is sitting at 22%. I just runkeeper on for another 20 min (display off both times), ubermusic 20 mins (display off both times), I just turned on sync and wifi when I got home.

it says the display was on for 2hr 38min. for the browser, for the usage details, it says around 13 minutes total (5%). Oh, and I have auto brightness on.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rentaric:
If my math isn't failing me that'd be a total up time of 14h and 22% left with 2.5h display on. I think that is ok.

In case you think an app is nuts in the background you can try Watchdog Lite (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zomut.watchdoglite&feature=search_result) to have it monitor cpu usage.
[HD2 General] jm5503:
I'm thinking about trading my Nexus One for the HD2....is it worth it??? Is the development on the decline?? Is the hd2 still suffering from freezing issues??? Does android run good enough to be used as my daily os? ??
[HD2 General] jm5503:
Anyone???
[HD2 General] GeoMil:
Depends on price.

Dev is slow because its pretty much perfect now.

Camera isnt great
[HD2 General] jm5503:
What's wrong with the camera? ??
[HD2 General] k8108:
I don't think I'm alone when I say I would trade for the HD2. What a powerhorse of a phone! I have been running sd android for as long as I can remember now. There are still good android developers working on roms. If my HD2 died tomorrow, I would move he** and highwater to get me another one.
[HD2 General] jm5503:
Thx for the comments guys....also I'm a huge Android fan but I love the form factor and screen size on the hd2.....do you guys think it'll run Ice Cream Sandwich a.k.a. Android 4.0???
[HD2 General] DPMAce:
If you're going under contract for 2 years for it, then HD2 is not a good buy.

But if you buy it from amazon for 300 or get it used for less than 200 (must be good quality), then yes, it's a great buy.

Probably 6 different good roms you can change it to. Perfect for someone that doesn't need top of the line or can wait for things to get cheaper.

Keep in mind quad core is coming out just around the corner
[HD2 General] vm54:
Don't think our beautifull HD2 will support Android 4.

It now arrives to the limits of his technology.

But right now, it remains a marvellous toy if you want to test Android (of all kind), WP7 and so on...
[HD2 General] backlashsid:
with newer devices...more like HD2 Good Bye !!!:D:D
[HD2 General] turphed:
If you're good with on-screen keyboards and know your way around NAND android installation and rom loading, then yes its amazing, I just traded mine for a G2 cuz I wanted a keyboard

Being Cool from my HTC G2 running CM7
[HD2 General] mohammedhameed:
Android runs awesome on HD2 (select a stable 2.3.4)
[HD2 General] floating_point_unit:
Let me answer, as someone who just recently bought HD2 (after a lot of choosing).

-Android runs PERFECTLY, just like it was meant to be. Everything is supported and I've experienced no bugs or freezes so far, at all.

-Despite age, hardware on this device is still good. 576MB ram is more than in some new high-end devices (Droid 3 anyone?). 1Ghz Snapdragon makes everything snappy (like, real fast!). Connectivity options are stellar (bluetooth, wifi, A-GPS, HSDPA - everything) and 4.3" screen is HEAVEN.

So overall it's still very good buy. I dare to say that it's the BEST buy today, second-hand and in this price range (htc desire hd is comparable, perhaps a bit better, but also somewhat more expensive).

Now, comparing it to Nexus One:

-Both phones have the same SoC and almost identical performance

-Both have very big development community working - don't worry about getting new versions of Android

-4.3" screen of HD2 IS worth it. I've used these two in comparison and boy, difference is big. You'll never want to use smaller screen again.

-I like hardware buttons of HD2 much more than capacitive ones on N1

Summing it up I say go for it.
[HD2 General] Alaa_Salah:
i second that
[HD2 General] vm54:
I agree with floating_point_unit,

Furthermore, we can easilly extend the RAM memory with EXT partition on the SD card.

No more problems of memory limit! :)
[HD2 General] sike222:
well let me chuck in my tuppence.

I had my hd2, my first ever phone, for over a year. i then managed to crack the screen. so i needed a replacement phone. I looked around did some research and in the end i bought.......

yup you guessed it a second hand hd2. I was torn though because i wanted a tmous one. It cost me £130 i sold my cracked phone for £100 it was the second best phone purchase i made. The best being the first hd2.

i have been running android 2.3.4 for a couple of months and it does white screen me once every couple of weeks and i get a force close every week or so. I think this is more due to launcher pro than the phone.
[HD2 General] zawoogle:
I personally love my hd2 and the development for it is still pretty much alive.
[HD2 General] raiden9250:
i love my hd2 the size of the screen compaired to the nexus is amazing . . . im running TyphooN CyanogenMod and recieve regular updates and a very stable rom
[HD2 General] rlee008:
there's not many phones out there that are as capable and versatile as he HD2, talk about having choices of operating systems and performance. i think it can keep up with pretty much anything out there at this point.

it can run, windows 6 (6.5), windows 7, android, ubuntu, meego, windows 95, windows 98 etc.... u can install from NAND or run off the SD. choices are endless and at this point if my HD2 was to die, i'd go get another HD2 asap.

but there are some nice new phones coming out now, just nothing to go crazy over... not for yet anyways

rlee
[HD2 General] punsking:
nay thi 10 bai viet
[HD2 General] TheATHEiST:
What are you talking about?

sd-ext extends ROM memory not RAM lol
[HD2 General] elliottg61:
Go for the HD2! You'll never look back ;)