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[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
I´m asking myself if I need a new WP in general...

My OMNIA 7 has all features I use daily (less DLNA and skype support).

So today I took a look at the new HTC devices:

1. HTC Omega is too small.

2. HTC Titan is too big for my taste.

The display is much better than the HD7 display but not even better than the OMNIA 7 display. Also the general quality of the phone is very good: less plastic parts and good working hardware buttons (compared with the HD7).

Do I need a HTC Titan 4.7" notebook in my pocket ? I don´t think so.

The upcoming OMNIA W will only have 8 GB, maybe 16GB... is this what I need ? I don´t think so either.

A general question is: Do I really need a FF cam ? How many videocalls I made in the past ? I only made normal voip calls...

I would say the only hope is that the NOKIA Empire strikes back... and I don´t think that the new devices will have more than 16 GB.

I hope that I´m wrong, but I think it´s better to wait 3 or 4 month before buying a new WP.

Regards

contable
[Windows Phone 7 General] drokkon:
I never thought I'd say this, but camera is my #1. Since everyone seems to be pinching pennies these days and both of my old 5MP point-and-shoots are just crappy, my phone has become my #1 camera for both stills and video. I remember when cameras first came out on cell phones and I was thinking, "why?" All that, and baby is now 12 weeks old, so I'm taking pictures like crazy!

Screen size is a close second. I doubt I could ever go smaller than my 4" Focus screen at this point.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Alcoholic:
CPU/GPU

Battery size

are my primary concern.
[Windows Phone 7 General] agp64:
I am hopping the Nokia Ace turns out to be true, With 4.3-inches Clear-Black Display, 1.4GHz processor, 1,800mAh battery, 8-megapixel camera using

Carl Zeiss optics.

Also there is Nokia maps that will benefit those of us in Asia.

And Nokia's tough standard for testing for there phone's.

After watching the min tour,{link below} I understand why my old Nokia just would not die even after my 4 year old put it through hell.:)

http://wmpoweruser.com/a-20-min-tour-of-nokias-windows-phone-testing-facilities
[Windows Phone 7 General] ruscik:
Only HTC for me but sadly it will be Android.

3D camera/screen or beats tech is first two for me.

Then storage and it has to be removable, external storage options and good size screen. Nothing in WP7 range will have that for ages, that includes other manufacturers.
[Windows Phone 7 General] arturobandini:
I absolutely need 32gb

If manufacturers are really unable to propose wp7 phones with 32Gb, I will have no other choice than switching to Android. Sad but true.

I like the OS but storage is even more important to me. And no more than 16Gb is not acceptable anymore.

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Regarding manufacturers, I have very limited trust in Nokia actually (I had several Nokia phones in the past and was always disappointed. Quality is average/mediocre). Nokia is not famous for smartphones and has zero experience with WP7. People expect too much from Nokia. The fact that they only announced lesss than 16Gb storage devices is a very bad sign to me.

Contrary to Nokia, HTC has the knowledge. I have 3 wp7 phones, and among them the HTC is the better, by far. It is something you cannot explain, but it's true. HTC know how to build a phone! Their devices are full of details that make them nicer than the others.

If only the Titan came with 32Gb I would have bought immediately. Unfortunately, with 16Gb only it's a no go.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andrewkeith5:
The SINGLE most important feature for me is a hardware keyboard. I'm sorry but not a single OSK has ever worked effectively, let alone quickly for me.

I do NOT want a screen >4" because frankly it's too big to be useful, I have a 10" tablet if I want to watch videos.

8GB storage is perfectly fine for me - I have a smart playlist that keeps 100 of my favourite tracks on my phone and that's all I need, and with podcasts updating directly on the phone that's even better.

I don't care about the display type, or the resolution - what matters is that I can see my content and get at it ASAP.

Couldn't care less about a FFC, I'm not an iSheep

OEM Extras do nothing but create problems, so as few of those as possible please.

As a result? Whatever the HTC successor to the 7 Pro happens to be, hopefully in about 7/8 months time.
[Windows Phone 7 General] magicsquid:
In order of priority:

1) Very good hardware keyboard.

2) Good screen. Ideally around 4".

3) Storage. Ideally 32GB or above.
[Windows Phone 7 General] slimshady322:
This is what is important to me:

1. Beats Audio (so that means HTC) in a Windows Phone

2. Storage: Either 16GB+ or expandable.

3. Screen Size: I want something around 4 inches, not much smaller but also not much bigger, the Titan is too big for my taste.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Beats Audio is an equalizer preset.
[Windows Phone 7 General] UnnDunn:
My absolute, number-one priority is big storage, whether onboard or through SD-card expansion. I have 40GB of storage in my Samsung Focus (8GB + 32GB SD) and there is absolutely no way I am settling for anything less.

Beyond that, I'm looking for a good screen (the sAMOLED in the Focus has spoiled me) and a front-facing camera.
[Windows Phone 7 General] guyver76:
1. Keyboard

2. SD Card slot
[Windows Phone 7 General] Red Grenadine:
Build Quality

Storage Size

Screen Quality

Screen Size
[Windows Phone 7 General] mike21pr:
Screen type and tech is my main focus IMO because i have no issues with my HD7 besides the fact that the screen is abolute crap. Its big just how i like it but the color saturation, black levels, and viewing anngles are very bad.

Better CPU, and FFC are next in line but since they are coming standard i dont need to worry about that
[Windows Phone 7 General] Illicit Hero:
Screen 4" no bigger than 4.3"

Storage

Build quality

Hoping on Nokia Ace
[Windows Phone 7 General] slimshady322:
Yeah I know but the preset is made specifically to that headphone. So the phone knows which headphones you connected and selects a preset that makes sure you get the right frequencies.

I would have prefered if they had actually upgraded the audio hardware (like HP did), but once HTC releases their first Beats Audio Windows Phone I am pretty sure it will sound better than other phones.

I mean an equalizer preset custom fitted to headphones is pretty good and currently that is no way anybody could copy it, is there?
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Maybe, but a pair of better headphones will beat that combo hands down.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Nokia had a deal with Monsters. Aren't the Beats just Monsters with a brand?
[Windows Phone 7 General] 937dytboi:
Front facing cam just to have it. At least a 4.1" screen. At least amoled screen or HD screen. Nokia type speakers. So my next device might Bea Nokia. Has to be 4g capable, faster processor would be nice also
[Windows Phone 7 General] shinygerbil:
Screen size - like a nice big screen

Camera - my HD7 takes photos of poorer quality than my Sony Ericsson w800i. My biggest disappointment with the phone.

Storage - 8GB would be just too small

Secondary concern: battery - but this is pretty much a moot point as all smartphone batteries are doomed to be short-lived until companies really start to focus on major improvements. My HD7's battery life is tolerable.
[Windows Phone 7 General] slimshady322:
Well I doubt that.

Beats are pretty decent headphones but I do not say that they are the best headphones.

However, for their price I think they deliver a good sound, build quality and a great design. I have actually listend to several beats models using several phones, PCs, home stereo systems and an iPod so I know what I am talking about.

There might be Bose headphones or others around for a similar price and some might find the other headphones better in terms of audio quality, but then again beats has the design.

Anyway, beside decent headphones you also need a good source (MP3 320kbps or some Lossless file) and you need phone's internals to be good.

And this is mostly the problem, because most manufacturs spend little money on the audio quality. So no matter how good the headphones are, the music quality from a phone will not live up to the quality of a good home stereo system with the same headphones.

Now to conclude my point, consider this:

With a HTC Beats WP device + Beats headphones, the output will be changed to fit your headphones. For example, the phone will turn the bass up more if you have Pros connected than if you only have the iBeats.

With another headphones, the bass (or other frequencies) will not be changed at all and on Windows Phone, you don't have the option to use your own AMP.

As such, a HTC Beats WP will probably have better audio quality with Beats headphones than with any other headphones.

Don't know about that Nokia + Monster deal, never heard about it. I only know that HTC has invested 300 million US$ in Beats.

The Beats headphones are produced by monster and they incorporate some monster technologies, but they are not just rebranded or so.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
The deal is that Nokia will be selling headsets for their phones manufactured by Monster. And since Nokia installs far better audio chips in their phones, this may be a much better deal than this bogus stuff from HTC.
[Windows Phone 7 General] slimshady322:
Yeah just read about it.

However, you still don't have an option to use an equalizer or so.

Anyway, Beats WP devices are still some time ahead (otherwise they would have been announced). Since I don't plan to buy a new smartphone before the end of 2012, I will have plenty of time to make my decision and compare the audio quality of devices.

If HTC does not release a Beats WP7 device I will probably chose a Nokia because of the Carl Zeiss camera and its awesome quality.
[Windows Phone 7 General] bobzero:
-AMOLED screen

-Slide out QWERTY keyboard
[Windows Phone 7 General] mmian:
4-4.5 inches, 1.5ghz, 8mp+ camera, and an amoled please and not a samsung :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] brummiesteven:
I have Beats Solos and they're awesoeme.

Have a Beats Envy 14 (only because it was only £600 refurb instead of £1200 from the US and I prefer the black and red on the beats edition to the greys of the normal edition) and paired together the sound is just awesome.

I have actually considered jumping to Android, I favour WP7 highly over Android but I really want a Phone with Beats (Which would be the Sensation XE :P). But then I figure the new nokias will come with good audio (or at least better than the crappy omnia 7).
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Maps on par with google maps (factor in places, navigation, latitude, street view, etc.).

Notification system on par with Android and iOS.

There needs to be at least one decent WebKit browser on the platform. Mobile IE9 is nice but to many web sites feed it WAP pages and desktop browsing on a phone is counter-productive.

Other than that, most of what I'd expect are bug fixes and minor things compared to those.

Oh, and better battery life in addition to voice command at least on par with Vlingo.

Sent from my HD7 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Also I want a better copy and paste implementation. As well as improved cursor control in text fields. The icon to copy is disruptive and making corrections within words is way harder than it ever should be.

Sent from my HD7 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
Valid complaints but not the topic (maybe because you can't see the poll from the app) :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] ziko:
Other ====> Samsung Galaxy Nexus
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
I voted for Screen Size and Screen Type. I think that's pretty much it.

The Quantum is nice, but my next one I would love to have a higher resolution, at least 4.3", and an AMOLED at least.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gd761:
My choices would be and are; Full Size Physical QWERTY Keyboard, Screen Size, Processor Speed, RAM & ROM, Windows Phone 7 & up, WiFi Specs, Bluetooth Specs, Storage Card Slot Availability & Specs, Battery Type - Size & Life, Sound Quality for Both Calls & Apps, and the Reliability of the Manufacture's Products.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
So... Basically everything?

Sent from my HD7 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] gd761:
Sort of. I like to do as much research into things that I either want or need. The amount of research that goes into me upgrading my Phones is more than just a Fair amount. When I build my Computers, I research EVERYTHING! Every Part & Component that's inside the tower to Exactly what Software I want & or Need to do what I use them for. To build a Computer for me takes about 1 Month of Constant Research. I Just Wish that I could Custom Build my own Cell Phone like I have done to a few of my Computers.
[Windows Phone 7 General] PoisonWolf:
The problem with building computers is.....it's never finished. ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] gd761:
In my Case, it is. To build more, I need to buy another Tower & Motherboard and go from there. My Motherboard is Maxed out & I don't have enough room for another Hard Drive in the current tower. I think that 9 Hard Drives is kind of a lot to put into a Tower with Everything else. I have more than sufficient cooling in my tower.
[Windows Phone 7 General] blackie333:
I'm waiting for new device, capable of install WP7/Android (like HTC HD2/Leo).

As soon as device with this possibility appears, I'll buy it. I prefer versatility.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gd761:
For me, I WANT & NEED a Full Physical QWERTY Keyboard. Anything else just won't do.
[Windows Phone 7 General] UnnDunn:
Beats was an independent company (now it's majority-owned by HTC). Monster licensed the Beats brand.
[Windows Phone 7 General] iamhiguma:
Other

I use my smartphone for:

- telephone

- alarm clock

- weather forecasts

- off line navigator (in Europe, this is a must if you do not want to spend a fortune roaming)

- cable sync, as I cannot use the cloud (my company will not allow to send contacts calendar and work files over the net, and also I do not like the idea of my personal files to be somewhere in the net)

- sync of contacts and agenda between two PCs (office with MS Office Exchange and home with MS Office no Exchage) and the smartphone, so that I always have up to date info available.

- file sync and portability, from the two PCs and the SD card of the smartphone, so my important information are always up to date and available where and when I need them.

- editing word, excel, power point files, even password protected ones, from the smartphone. Read pdf files.

- a little browsing, but quite rare as I normally browse with the PCs

This is why I am still happy using my WM6.1 phone and not thinking to change it for iOS / Droid / WP7.
[Windows Phone 7 General] blanket:
i need a KEYBOARD
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Junior-J:
I've been searching the forums and I've seen people replace their respective stock mms.apk. I just got my 4g slide, coming from the g2 and im not used to this sense mms stuff. I liked the stock mms in the g2 way better. I tried handcent/chomp/go sms...neither was my thing. I'm rooted so if I had to mod anything, thats good...I just need instructions. I just want the regular android 2.3 stock mms i was using in my g2. Is there anyway to accomplish this? Really appreciate it
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
If you post up the .apk you want to use in this thread, i'll take a look at flashing it to my phone when I get home from work this afternoon. I'm going to run through all the ROMs I have in sequence testing the custom kernel in the dev section, but right now at this moment my phone has it's stock ROM running.

I can write the update and flash it to see if it works before I go about erasing everything on the phone - just an fyi though, i've never actually done any text messaging on the phone so I can't tell you how well it will work, just if it installs and opens fine.

If it does, i'll post the flashable update i'll end up making so you can run with it...unless someone else gets to it before I get back here today.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Junior-J:
Good stuff, I found this here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1203665

as well as :http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1253108

...but they report problems with mms not working. maybe u can download either mms.apk package and see what u come up with?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cphillipsdanelik:
Long story short. Evo stopped working, went to sprint, they sent me a new one on October 17th. It has 2.3.3 with the S-ON. Used revoked to try to root. Installed HBoot Drivers, Unistalled HTC Sync. Today i did a factory reset and cleared everything after doing research that sometimes the apps effect the root. Ran unrEVOked again but and still getting the "Error, firmware to new?" Any suggestions or anyone have any thoughts as to what I might be doing wrong?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Concordium:
You didn't do any research. If you had you would've seen the large and ornately designed sticky entitled "READ FIRST! - Rooting, Solutions to Problems, the Answer to Life (Updated:8/14/11) ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)" that is a mere inch and a half below the button you pushed to create this thread. That sticky shows you, step by step, how to root your phone and solutions to common problems encountered during the rooting process. Please go take a look at it. If you run into any complications that aren't covered in that thread, or the other stickies for that matter, then come and ask a question and we'll be more than happy to help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryan prevatt:
rotflmao,not much more than that can be said
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cphillipsdanelik:
ok. i read a several threads through it, question tho. there was a post back in august that said updates with 4.2.4...+ coundnt be rooted. Is that 4.2.4 the software number? and it says revolutionary can do this, but read all the common problems with that and it still failed. it said i had an invalid beta key.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Concordium:
The only post I saw, from August, regarding not being able to root 4.24.651.1 was http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16619646&postcount=456

If you read the post carefully you will see that the poster mentions that it cannot be rooted with the unrEVOked method. Which is true. However, that method is no longer employed for newer phones which use the Revolutionary method. This is all explained in the first two posts at the beginning of the thread. Revolutionary, the current method and the one you will need to use, is based on what HBoot version you have. Turn your phone completely off. Then press and hold the down volume button while pressing the power button on your phone. This will bring up your phone's HBoot. Look at the top and check to see what HBoot version you have (either 2.15.0001 or 2.16.0001).

As far as the beta key issue you are having.....if it says you have an invalid beta key then you're inputting the wrong key.

1. Open Revolutionary

2. When the command prompt pops up it will look for your device and then prompt you to enter your beta key.

3. Take the serial number displayed in the command prompt and go to Revolutionary.io

4. Select your operating system (Windows/Linux)

5. Since youve already downloaded the program you can just cancel the download window that pops up. What's important is the "Beta Key" box that displays on the page.

6. From the dropdown box select the proper operating system you are running, the device that you have, your HBoot version, and your serial number. (You get a different key based on your HBoot version so make sure you know which version you actually have).

7. Press "Generate Key" and it will give a bunch of random letters and numbers.

8. Go back to the Revolutionary Command window and type in your beta key. It's case sensitive so make sure you type it in exactly as it's displayed.

9. Hit enter and let Revolutionary do it's thing.

The whole point of Revolutionary is to remove the security (S-on/S-off)from your HBoot. Once you have S-off then you can flash either a stock rooted ROM or a custom ROM of your choice.

Let me know if you are having any other issues trying to achieve root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cphillipsdanelik:
Correct and i did see that. But when i clicked on one of the links it said i could use it for the new updated 2.3.3. So thats where i didnt know if that was my update or not. And with the invalid key i did it atleast 4 times, quadrouple checked it, had friends check it, and put it in notepad or whatever to cross reference like the note says in the instructions. And those were the instructions i followed as well.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] {ParanoiA}:
Delete the revolutionary downloads and start internet browser over again

Sent From My Pocket
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Concordium:
Did you check the Hboot version on your phone? You most likely have a different version on this phone than you did on the one you had before.

+1 to this if Hboot information is correct.
[HTC Sensation] dreko2000:
Hİ frİends,

i rooted my phone and deleted some unnecessary app lİke stocks, 360 music and etc..via root explorer by deleting app in system/app (but still on stock rom, never flashed custom rom or kernel or cid)

for installing the latest ota i turned to stock recovery but during installation gave status 7 error which i think because of deleted apps.

Now i will try to install them through clockwork rm, but if i restore system do i loose the new data (new contacts and apps) loaded after the clockwork backup?

Thanks
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sexxmax:
Hi Guys

After a restored backup with titanium my homebutton doesn´t work anymore. I had to find a workaroud to get to the Homescreen. But still i like it to work again. Can you help me plz.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] windingblue:
after root my skype got no video at all. please help!! only one software i install is http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311373 the battery mod. is there anyone can help me on that couse i really need it a lot.... thanks all !!!!:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] abi575:
I'd wait a day or 2 for a new rom.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] blastingproton:
Hi people!

I was using my phone but suddenly the backlight changed to highest brightness level and my phone hanged up.

I tryed to reeboot with/no sim, sdcard but nothing...

It freezes at unlock screen. I can see the clock on the upper bar working regularly but the touch screen doesn't work, like all the buttons.

Any idea to resolve this problem?

I was thinking to wipe cache? What do you think about? [note: just wiped cache and dalvik cache too. Still hanged up]

Tnx in Advance

P.S.

I use LoL rom, obviously with a recovery menu.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] samrox144:
Reflash the rom....
[Optimus One, P500, V General] blastingproton:
eh.... I'm already doing it.... :(

tnx