yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] withbloodskies:
From what I've heard Rezound "in my own words" is difficult to port aosp. This might not be the exact case but I do know they recently just started getting aosp "ICS/Cm9" weather or not its the device itself I dunno.

I think everyone is going for aosp anyway, HTC seems to be moving along in this too from my perspective. Sense looks like a mash of aosp and a light sense, its hard to tell because I don't know much about the newer sense and don't dev. Some of these are my opinions.

I'd suggest Nexus, Sgs3, Rezound*

You could go for the 4g DInc, I haven't checked on the community for a long time so it might have gotten somewhere.

At least it has sense 4 specs similar to the nexus.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CapnDap:
Back up

I have a Galaxy Nexus, but use my Droid Inc off network. It's running the ROM from this xda thread. Jelly Bean breathed new life into my old Droid.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1778190
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ms372591:
I guess it's time for the Galaxy S3.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblack55:
Well I went with the GS3. Amazing so far. Although the guy at best buy was more than IMPRESSED with the version of JB I was running on my INC. Took him quite by surprise when he needed it to look up the ID for the black tie service.

Thank you guys so much for all your help and support over the past life of my INC. I will still be around as my wife has one and now my kid is using mine, but it will not be a daily obsession and daily flashing as it was when it was my phone. :victory:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lap823:
I just got the iPhone 5 and it's amazing.. lol. J/k. I would probably upgrade to gs3 and put miui on it. Still rocking my dinc with miui. Not enough money to upgrade because I would like to go unlocked. Still debating.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icomrade:
The only way they would get me to forfeit my unlimited data plan is to hold me at gun point. I won't be using the subsidized "upgrade" that I've been eligible for to get a new phone. That said I probably will eventually try and buy a used (ugh) SGS3 or something similar, I can't afford to buy a new one off contract. :(
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
Sgs3 from an env touch cause the Inc is a rom toy.. I can't get it on a line it was my moms
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gts24:
switched to an s3
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinyhead:
Switched to gnex! Best move ever since my dinc had problems all the time :confused:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] modawg:
I would definitely go with the Samsung. The front facing camera on it is better than my back facing mega-camera!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spectre559:
Going to wait for the "next" incredible. The OG dinc I have now works fine and has plenty of life after 2 years+. Even the battery is holding up just fine...no hurry to change. The Di4G would be perfect right now if it wasn't so ugly and the processor was upped to match the One X.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NebraskaGator:
I'm retiring my DInc for a Galaxy Note 2. That thing is a beautiful beast and I'm going to need to measure all my front pockets to make sure it can accommodate that 5.5" screen. I would love a Nexus device but I think this device fits a niche that I would use a lot.

As much as I would love a Nexus device, if they really do bring up a Nexus "program" and other OEMs bring up their "Nexus" phones then I might wait for the Droid Incredible X if that is indeed HTC's Nexus.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WeThePeople13:
I had a Since and still love it to death but now have a Resound. Aosp is solid now for the a Resound and the only thing I did not like was the entire S-off procedure was a pain in the balls but there are great development on here and other than a few people its a great community
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
Switched to a d4 love the phone... I had to switch as it kept rebooting every night at 2 nothing I did stopped it...

Sent from my DROID4
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixel8or:
Got a cheap used gnex. So THAT'S what butter is supposed to be like...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hey fellow gnex user, check out psycho cm10 if you truly want the butter to ooze out :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GBerg2119:
I'm so torn on what to get. I really like the build of the new razrs but I'm not sure if I should wait for the next nexus phone. I like the razr because the os is pretty close to stock but I know once I get it I'm going to have to root it to get rid of all that bloatware. And who knows when motorola will update them. I know the next nexus is quad core and everything but I'm not sure about LG. Should I grab a new razr or wait for the nexus 4??? Decisions decisions...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
From what I have read, don't expect a verizon nexus any time soon or ever.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/19/droid-life-qa-sessions-volume-6-answers/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GBerg2119:
Well that sucks. What else is coming out for Verizon then besides the rumored HTC to compete with the galaxy note?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
Coming from a Motorola dx, this is heaven. We couldn't get kernels or even boot into recovery from a powered off state. They lock their stuff down. The bootloader has yet to be cracked. Now, for the newer moto phones, I don't know know. But I would assume the same. Moto and to a lesser extent, verizon lockec their stuff down. You can root and flash roms but nothing after that. And after the 605 update to the dx, that would break root, I will never but a moto phone. They since got root but it left a few vocal few with bricks, down grading from 605 bricked them.

Just my two cents. Moto locks hard core and that is it. You have to live with it. Awesome build quality and great radios but you have to understand that moto is in control.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GBerg2119:
I remember reading a while ago that moto was going to stop locking their bootloaders. I guess they lied. So I guess I'm stuck between razr and gs3. I absolutely hate touchwiz though and would have to root it and change roms almost immediately. I like the razr because its pretty close to stock android.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
New htc phone coming. The galaxy note II looks pretty slick too.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/22/htc-dlx-for-verizon-revealed-in-first-photos/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GBerg2119:
Eeh they just seem too big. The galaxy note definitely is. Don't really want an oversized phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] withbloodskies:
Dlx looks fantastic.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icomrade:
Will probably upgrade to the galaxy note II (if it has the exynos 4 core), but renew a contract by doing so. Unless I can scrounge up ~700 dollars to drop on a phone that will most likely be locked by VZW...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
Exynos has bad rep right now for horrible compatibility with aosp as nothing is really documented.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omniatic:
Came within minutes of buying a Nexus today. The VZW salesperson tried to steer me toward the SGSIII. I liked both, but still don't want to drop my unlimited plan. The price was good on the Nexus, but I'd be happier with a SD slot and an 8mp camera. Guess I'll wait and see if the prices drop when the new models come out.

...sorry...I was on the phone...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] withbloodskies:
Wonder how long people with unlimited will have before Verizon banishes it.

I'm just waiting to hear about, have a feeling an uproar will be in waves.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
The hct dlx or dna has popped up some more today.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/24/htc-dlx-to-launch-as-the-htc-droid-dna-for-199-in-mid-november/

And the note II is too damn high.

Well, thus fun, maybe a moto nexus?

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/2...-moto-nexus-and-key-lime-pie-update-schedule/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icomrade:
True, hopefully Sammy stays good to its word.

Also, I hope it looses the branding on the home button!!!!

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/24/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-verizon-hands-on/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nxxx:
Hey guys. I got my GNex (it was rooted and running JB) stolen a couple weeks ago and have been using my DInc as a replacement.

It's running 2.3.4 right now, does anyone know how to root it or roll it back to older software?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pharpe:
According to this article the next Nexus will be manufactured by Motorola and be Verizon exclusive...

http://www.examiner.com/article/report-motorola-will-make-next-google-nexus-smartphone
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zimeron:
The next nexus is pretty much 99.9% confirmed to be a LG Nexus, not to say they're not also making a Motorola one for Verizon though.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
Because of Verizon's stupid branding crap I wouldn't be to surprised ... I mean google said that and I wanted the note 2 until I saw Verizon put their logo on the home button it's just ugly
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
Haha, it is bad. Not deal breaker,the price is though for me.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
Posted a lot in this thread back in the day. Even successfully predicted the "Incredible 3" to a "T" about 6 months before it was even leaked. Got flamed for it and ended up being right. But, I never did post what I retired my Dinc for.

I was going back and forth between staying with the Incredible for a bit longer, or going with what eventually became the Galaxy Nexus. In the end, I decided to leave Verizon for unlocked GSM phones. On that path I was choosing between the Galaxy Nexus and the SGS2. I went with the international SGS2. Been using it on AT&T's Medianet ever since. My family plan includes my SGS2, my wife's iPhone 4s, 550 minutes, unlimited text, grandfathered unlimited data for her iPhone, and Medianet on my SGS2. Total bill after taxes is $125.20/month and I've already used 16GB halfway through this billing cycle.

I'm happy with my choice. Our contract officially "ends" next November when we shed the ETF from her 4s upgrade. At that point, we'll likely move to T-mobile's bring your own device plans, if they still exist. Currently we can get that with 1000 minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data throttled after 2GB per line for $79.98/month. We'd just take our current phones and upgrade if/when we feel like it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] el6006:
I may have posted this before I don't remember but I like the overall size of the Razr M. I'm still waiting for announcements on the next Nexus devices but I may end up with a Razr M if the new devices are too big. I would love it if Motorola announced an updated Razr M with HD screen at the same size and Maxx battery. That would be the perfect killer device for me. :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N-Forced:
Sadly giving up my Incredible for a Galaxy S3 on Thursday, ditching Verizon in the process, I will miss my Incredible, it was the best phone I've ever owned besides my Razr. R.I.P. old friend.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
I retired my Incredible for a Galaxy Nexus and am thinking about the Nexus 4 (no sdcard and 16gb max from what I see - boo, but awesome specs, the best I've ever seen in an Nexus device).
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerocool79346:
Mind if I ask why you're going S3 over the contract-less and nearly as cheap Nexus 4? Since you're getting off Verizon anyway.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrankStealth:
I'm gonna wait for a good Ubuntu for Android phone. It'll be awsome. A phone that when connected to a monitor becomes a PC. Until then i'll stick to my galaxy S2. It's a good phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N-Forced:
Cause after the problems I've had with lG phones in the past I will never own another one ever again.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerocool79346:
Fair enough for sure.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viper909:
Man would I love an N4, but that's not gonna happen on VZW.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j42766:
The LG Nexus is a 3g only phone. No thanks. I spend that kind of money on something I want it to be up to date with technology. I'm deciding between the Razr M, the Rezound, or the Samsung Nexus. The rezound is the only one of the 3 that has everything I want.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zimeron:
So HSPA+ doesn't count? It may not be as good as LTE, but it's close and the battery life trade off makes it worth it to a lot of people.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
In agreement there. HSPA+ is a lot faster than verizon 3g and even HSDPA is faster than verizon 3g.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PA212:
my Inc is finally starting to feel very old. retirement is nearby
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyle1087:
If u retire go to the sgs3. that's what I changed to and I love it!

Devices:

Samsung Galaxy S3 - stock JB leak

HTC Incredible - JB Inc RC3
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
$.96 on black Friday at Sam's club. I am making the jump. I have been watching my data for the last three months and haven't cracked 2 gb. Too good of deal to pass up.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stratman14:
Droid DNA

My contract is up on the 29th and I'll probably go with the new HTC Droid DNA that was announced today. I hate the name but the specs are amazing!:D What's HTC's policy on locking bootloaders nowadays?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
Verizon dosent even let them put up the tool for the new ones now... I think the inc lte has to use an exploit to get soff because of it

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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saltcreep1:
It's hard to drop the money on a new phone when my inc has been so good to me.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerocool79346:
As of now it's on the HTCDev site.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
The inclte the DNA or both because I remember for months Verizon wouldn't let htc release the unlock tool
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
The DNA is on they for now. Who knows come launch day.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/11/14/htc-droid-dna-bootloader-can-be-unlocked-through-htcdev/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
Yeah cause we all know Verizon if u wanna hack ur stuff you gotta go through 5x more add steps than global and sprint

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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DustinBooyah:
Just got a free Nokia 822 from Walmart Wireless. My Inc is on its way out!

Windows Phone might not be the popular choice, but IMO that hardware and low-res screen is a recipe for so much potential. The lack of apps might be a turn off but honestly I don't use many apps in the first place. Not to mention the fact that my Incs AMOLED screen was the envy of so many SLCD phone owners.

I'll let ya'll know how WP8 is.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
Not surprising.

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/11/20/droid-dna-reportedly-no-longer-unlockable-through-htcdev/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] withbloodskies:
Wonder what is going through Verizon's mind.. Oh well I guess, I am not getting the phone but it would be nice for people who do to be able to root and unlock for its full potential. Its almost a common practice now for average tech junkies.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pons:
I agree. As soon as I can find a good unlimited data plan with good coverage and good, unlocked phones, I'm ditching and boycotting VZW. Provided of course I can convince the wife. She loves VZW's coverage.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
Try sprint honestly they are the next best thing over vzw it hey might not have much lte but they don't lock down their phones and they have unlimited that's what I would like to switch to at some point
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 7he Messiah:
That's what I've done. I'm on StraightTalk (AT&T) with the Nexus 4 now, and I'm loving both the phone and the service. $45/mo unlimited everything (~2GB functional cap on data, but I'm the kind of guy with WiFi everywhere so I don't care) and one of the best phones on the market sounded like a great idea, and I'm very glad that I did it. The goal is to port my Verizon number to Google Voice and continue to use it so I don't have to deal with a number change.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zimeron:
Straight Talk didn't allow you to port the number? I thought you could. I know at&t themselves gave me the option.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
I think that I'm getting the nexus 4 soon unlocked so its not on contract but $300 unlocked is amazing price

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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
How is the Nexus 4? People were raving about the Galaxy Nexus but I'm actually growing sick of it and I'm starting to get major lags and i still have data drops and occasional network drops and horrible battery life. Basically I'm about done once my contract ends and I don't mind giving up unlimited at ~$90 a month for talk, text, data for joining an AT&T family plan and paying about 50-60 a month for 3gig data and the option of unlocked phones and bettery battery life by not having LTE.

The only real reservation is the somewhat subpar hardware on the Nexus 4. I mean it's got a great CPU chipset and a high res screen but the sound chip is ok. The GPU is good. I hate that it only has 16gb of storage without an expansion sdcard slot and no higher storage options. I may have not even gotten the Galaxy Nexus if there were no 32gb option.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] withbloodskies:
I'd say t mobile and sprint. I've had issues with at&t ever since my parents had it too. Verizons coverage is no doubt great, but it doesn't make up for what they are doing to these beautiful devices. I soon will probably leave them for another company.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 7he Messiah:
They would, but I've heard horror stories about transferring out if you ever decided to switch carriers again, as well as issues with them terminating your number if you don't renew your service promptly each month, which I very much intend to do, but having that looming over my head makes me uneasy. The loss of MMS and a slight drop in call clarity is worth it to me in the interest of keeping my old number.

In my opinion, it's an excellent choice if you can afford the upfront commitment. The phone itself is stellar so far, but it does have a few small issues.. just go browse the N4 Q&A section if you want an idea of what people are seeing with it. Me, all I see is the yellowish screen tint at certain angles, but I'm about convinced that that is just LCD polarization. No biggie. Besides, saving ~$40 a month on my cell bill will be great!

Personally, I love it, but that's coming from the Incredible which was my first smartphone. I have seen some odd network behavior with it, but for the most part, as I stated, I'm on WiFi, so as long as it works for the rare times that I need to use Maps or something, then I'm fine with it. As far as battery, I am seeing about 50% left at the end of the day, which for me is about 15 hours. With that, I'm seeing screen on time of ~2 hours. Also, I just found today that apparently Google Location Services beats the hell out of the battery, so since I don't use Now I turned it off; maybe that'll improve it even more. But given that once we get kernels and such, I can over/underclock and undervolt, I'm sure that the battery life will be even better.

Yes, the CPU and GPU are very good and yield excellent results. In all honesty, I know I shouldn't have been surprised, but I really was when I saw the difference in responsiveness between the Inc and the N4. Don't get me wrong, you guys have done absolutely amazing work with this phone, but I still was surprised to actually hold an Android phone that responded and performed like an iPhone.

I'm not a huge critic of the sound quality of a smartphone, but the most I ever do is listen to some music here and there, so I can't really comment on that. Let me say this, the call quality is phenomenal; it sounds like I'm making a call from a land line, which is a vast improvement over the Inc (and this may very well pertain to the network as well, but I'm in the middle of nowhere and I can't imagine AT&T's service is that good.

I was all up in arms about the max of 16GB too, but really, I figure that I should be able to make that work. Out of the box, it has roughly 13 available, and that should be more than enough if I refine my data management techniques. If that's not enough for your needs, then you could always stick with your GNex and see if they drop a 32GB N4 like they did with the N7. Who knows, you could pay the same as me and get double storage.

tl;dr: Awesome phone. Not perfect, of course, but a no brainer when coming from something like the Incredible (which really is as its name suggests, but very long in the tooth these days).
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zachf714:
Yeah see its great for me because I can't afford the smartphone plans my inc is my mother's old phone so $300 for an unlocked phone is amazing especially seeming some unlocked ones go up to $1000 and the note 2 on contract is $300

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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zimeron:
Thanks. I had heard that as well, but with auto renewal, I'm not to worried about it.

I realized how tiny the screen was when I was setting up the girl's S3 and could see the entire login screen and keyboard at one time. Then when her tab got the JB upgrade I saw the real butter that Google intended and it truly sunk in on what I'm missing out on. I'll be happy to leave this phone behind once they stock more N4s.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 7he Messiah:
Yeah, I know what you mean. I've hated my Verizon bill for the last 3.5 years or so.. upward of $100 a month until I got a discount through my employer, and even that only brought it down to the $85 neighborhood. At the prices they're selling the N4, it's a steal!

Yeah, no problem. I'm not getting on StraightTalk's auto renewal, because I've read a couple of people saying that they have been know to double charge and not refund and other stupid crap like that. Considering I can buy service cards via WalMart's website with my PayPal account, I'm thinking I'll just do it that way. Once a month inconvenience is worth the peace of mind.

It'll be great to see you on the other side; you've helped our Dinc last longer than it was expected, and we're all appreciative of that!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobAbooE:
I got the galaxy S3 Friday for $.96. Had to give up unlimited but I rarely used over 1GB. My wife's phone is still showing unlimited though.

It's been fun guys, see you on the flip side.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riko540:
I ordered a Nexus 4 and plan on going with Straight Talk. I planned on getting an Incredible 4G but I'm tired with Verizon severely butchering their phones to the point you can't do anything with it.

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