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[General Questions and Answers] __redfox__:
Hello all,

I will keep this short. I'm looking for a new phone. Please, make recommendations based on the requirements.

Current phone: iPhone4 32GB Black (Which I will also be looking to sell or trade.)

New phone requirements:

Android 2.3 or newer

AT&T or unlockable with 850/1900MHz 3G support

Expandable external memory up to 64GB (would accept memory 32 external with 16 internal if 64 isn't possible, but I don't really want to go down that road.)

Good development/customization support (Nothing with a locked bootloader or something similar)

Good screen resolution or dpi

Good performance and battery life

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] myrddral:
if you're ok with the android line, i would suggest the Samsung Galaxy S2 (voted best phone of the year on XDA). If you're lucky, you can get your hands on a 32GB version and throw a 32GB microSD at it.

the phone has everything (huge storage, thin as hell, hdmi out, usb host mode, beautiful screen, snappy processor) and it will definitely get the latest android soon.
[General Questions and Answers] Monzer_:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Highly Recommended , HTC Sensation XL , Motorola RAZR XT910 SUPER SLIM
[General Questions and Answers] Portal_OS:
Samsung galaxy S2, I just got mine about 3 days ago and I am LOVING it.

Rooted, flashed, ready to go :D
[General Questions and Answers] __redfox__:
I'm afraid to go with Motorola again since they screwed everyone around with a locked bootloader on the Atrix. I've never been a fan of HTC's UI, but if they are good phones I will keep them in consideration. Galaxy S II looks like a solid phone. What's the diff between the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Nexus? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] thiencao:
Yea I'd vouch for Samsung Galaxy S2 (International version) for it's sleekness unless you like one of the variants available here in the states. I have like 2 batteries from Anker and 1 from the original packaging. Back to back batteries quite handy on trips.

I used to be own the iPhone 4 and still work with them now and then for friends and families. You'll be totally spoiled by the usage of Adobe Flash and screen size. I held an iPhone 4S recently and I actually can't STAND the small screen >.> SGS2 screen isn't overwhelmingly big and it's great to watch HD videos.

Hmmm I could go on and on. Oh one more thing, you'll love the wide selection of roms and customization that comes along with the Android family. I'm personally just waiting for Samsung to give us Android Ice Cream as they had mentioned fairly recently early November I believe.

That's it unless you have questions :)

-Full spec review between Galaxy Nexus and SGS2: http://10division.com/samsung-galax...xy-s2-the-complete-ultimate-comparison-guide/
[General Questions and Answers] ajeya:
galaxy nexus !
[General Questions and Answers] mightyiam:
One important difference between the sgs2 and the g nexus is that the sgs2 has the same resolution as the first generation of 1ghz phones life the nexus one and funny enough the galaxy s. It is 480x800 iirc. the newer phones have more! It looks bad seeing the same resolution in bigger screen.
[General Questions and Answers] Killer-B:
Galaxy S2 is best one so far. if you want to wait a little, android phones with ICS will be coming out soon, but the Galaxy S2 is up-gradable to the ICS as well. so your choice.

Good Luck!
[General Questions and Answers] nano_9219:
Samsung galaxy S II, of course
[General Questions and Answers] __redfox__:
Thanks for all of the replies! I read the comparison article, and I was almost sold on the Nexus until I got to #8. No expandable memory? Wtf? That's one of the main reasons I am getting rid of my iCrap4. I have the 32G and it's completely full. I can't even fit my entire library on it anymore. Looks like I can get up to 64G on the S2 though.
[General Questions and Answers] waylz3344:
i think 16G is enough，most files can keep in PC
[General Questions and Answers] ~SilverLad~:
Seen what you are looking for, I concur: Samsung Galaxy S II is what you "want"...

...and yes 16GB is plenty.
[General Questions and Answers] __redfox__:
You failed math class. 32>16
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
I think Galaxy S2 won, but how do you use 32GB? I mean, how many musics, movies and photos do you keep on your phone? If lots of photos and videos, why you can't keep the older photos you took in the PC? Or the videos, do you really watch them at least once a week? Or musics, you really listen to all of them, or you jump to the next half of them? Apps, I know, iApps are so big.

Musics, I have 100 music on my 4 Gb SD Card, some videos, some backups and one ext2 lost partitions, with 2.1 Gb left. My device is low end, so low memory and small screen. I will buy the rumored Xperia Nozomi. I made one big mistake buying this Xperia X10 Mini Pro.

Sent using Mini CM7 Pro by Paul
[General Questions and Answers] GuestK0045:
Well my 1.2k trakcs equal about 9gb of music soo
[General Questions and Answers] Veight:
I'm currently on the captivate (galaxy s1) and I love it. I've only spent about 30 seconds on the s2 and it feels even better than the first. Definitally gonna be sticking with samsung on phones in the future.
[General Questions and Answers] CdTDroiD:
+1 for SGS2, I have one and HTC Sensation and, Samsung Nexus (new one) And i still prefer the SGS2 and i would rather have the SGS2 than the Nexus when i get ICS running properly on it.
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
And you listen to all of them?
[General Questions and Answers] GuestK0045:
Yup i listen to all around 1.5 times awrrk
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
Ops, clicked thanks by mistake. No, you can't listen to all of them on one day, even if you keep the music player the whole day playing. If all the music have 4 minutes, most of musics have that duration, and if you would listen to ALL of those song, you would need 80 hours. So, your argument is invalid. You must jump at least 3/4 of the musics to listen to ''all'' of them, and would be 4 hours of the day left. I don't think a phone's baterry would last for 20 hours of continuous playing.

Based on that, tell me the true, you REALLY listen to all of those musics?

Sent using Mini CM7 Pro by Paul
[General Questions and Answers] Macbook86000:
Samsung galaxy nexus,Samsung galaxy note,Xperia Arc S
[General Questions and Answers] chilwil322:
LOL:D Thats a very good point. I hav 26GB of music on my Gnex and i probably only listen to 4gb of it on a regular basis. I was trippin on the 32 gb limit on it but i just need to move some of the stuff that i dont listen to to a pc and stom hoarding music!!
[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
I have 93 musics on my phone, I think it uses 800 Mb from my 4 Gb SD Card. My cousin have a notebook with 320 Gb of HDD, with 7 Gb left. He have LOTS of games, 2/5 of them, he already finished. I keep saying to him to make a backup of the games on one of my two 1 Gb HDs (one in the desktop, one external HD that my mom bought). He don't do that.

I don't get. People are always complaining of low space on their devices (phone, tablet, notebook, desktop PC, etc) and don't erase what they don't use. If you can't or don't want to deleted, use WinRAR (or any other compressor program, let the pc compressing the files on the best mode for the night, and delete the original, simple.

Sent using Mini CM7 Pro by Paul
[General Questions and Answers] Jrico2:
Galaxy S2 ................
[General Questions and Answers] bluntman420:
Galaxy s2 skyrocket ftw!
[General Questions and Answers] bigdipper:
Samsung Galaxy S2 first in mind.

Start a Vote to see more clearly.

---------- Post added at 05:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:53 AM ----------

Well, it seems no need for voting. It is very obvious thing.
[General Questions and Answers] __redfox__:
I don't have any movies or pictures on my phone. I actually deleted many of my apps just so I could fit more music on it, and all songs still won't fit. Let's just say, I really love music. I listen to music every chance I get.
[General Questions and Answers] Vindicate:
Samsung Galaxy SII is the best probably. But I'd root if I got it. Good luck! Havefun!
[General Questions and Answers] netwarri0r:
if i only have money i would go for Samsung galaxy S II
[General Questions and Answers] yann1949:
the best is......

Samsung Galaxy II GT9100

:D:D:D:D:D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] emplox:
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE and cannot get Odin to recognize the device while in download mode on two different computers. I have the drivers installed directly from the Samsung website (VZW_SCH-i905_USB_Driver_v1_3_2360_0). I get an error in device manager that says "Unidentified Device" and i haven't been able to find anything that fixes it. Does anyone have any recommendations or solutions to fix this?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] binaryhat:
Did you follow ROOTING YOUR TAB section on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1171089? Is it 4g? If it's 4g, you don't use Odin. Odin is for the wifi version.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] emplox:
I am not trying to root my device, as it's already rooted and working fine. I'm trying to install the latest TW leak that came out yesterday and the only way to do it is via Odin.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] binaryhat:
I'm not clear on the TW leak applied via Odin method that you are using. More info/links would be helpful.

Are you trying to flash a ROM?

Update:

Are you talking about this leak-->http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1364222?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] emplox:
Yes, that is the leak i am trying to flash.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] emplox:
I think i just figured it out. Finally found a different driver which seems to have worked. The file name is below.

20070813082717640_Samsung_USB_Driver_Installer.exe
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] emplox:
I guess not...it hangs while it installs the 2nd driver. I've let it sit for almost two hours now and it's just sitting there doing nothing. Odin detects the device now, but it doesn't get past the SetupConnection part and eventually says it cannot connect using the COM port.

Also...i've now tried three different computers with the same result.
[Droid Incredible General] snapper915:
Does anybody have the link to miui 9. 30. Everytime I find it ,it re directs me to 11. 18. Thanks
[Droid Incredible General] N-Forced:
Why do you want to go back that far? Anyways here's a link to all the previous releases. http://goo-inside.me/miui/inc
[General Topics] GSLEON3:
Firstly, let me say that this is not a class action type petition.

This is a discussion and petition asking the Manufacturer HTC to honor it's advertised position, made by CEO Peter Chou on May 26th, promising to ship all future devices with unlocked bootloaders.

AND

You can see the statement yourself at: http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084

I don't want to add to the legal troubles of my favorite manufacturer, I just want them to correct their mistake, unlock the bootloaders as promised & apologize for what I am sure was an inadvertent oversight that will be corrected in a few hours or a day or two.

You simply can't make advertisement directed toward increasing sales off new devices to developers & power users (the folks that review and fix bugs for you freely in many cases) and then break that bond, that trust built over the last decade.

Also, don't even try to say that you aren't using these social media outlets to market and advertise. I have been getting your posts and tweets, advertising your devices all week.

While your actions are certainly in violation of numerous trade regulations and laws, I don't care at this point. I don't want to make a name litigating over these issues, I just want the manufacturer that I support, to keep their word and market/advertise their devices in a fair and ethical manner. I am not participating in the boycott thread & I'm not asking people to stop buying HTC products. Just the opposite in fact. I want you to be successful. But I also want you to honor our relationship and keep your promises.

Please, take notice and make this right.

I ask all XDA members to support HTC in doing the right thing & pledge your support by joining this discussion and adding your name to this petition.

We, the members engaged in discussion in this forum thread ask HTC to comply with their advertised & promised claim of May 26th, that all future devices would have unlocked bootloaders.

We appreciate your timely rectification of this issue HTC.

Sincerely,

The above & below named participants.

EDIT:

Please also sign the petition here: http://www.groubal.com/htc-vivid-has-locked-bootloader-contrary-to-statements-by-the-company/
[General Topics] slapshot30:
I agree with all the above. Tired of this crap, didn't expect it from HTC. HTC phones have always had the greatest development, but that won't carry on if they continue to lie and do this.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
+1

10char
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Lying about S-LCD displays is another reason I avoid HTC phones. HTC used to be acceptably decent. Now they seem to lie their rears off.
[General Topics] adelmundo:
Although I am a die hard Samsung user, I do support your cause for HTC to have unlocked bootloaders now and in the future. What they do could affect how other manufacturers treat their devices. I wouldn't want to see the same thing happen to Samsung phones either. Plus this also stifles development by the independent community as well.
[General Topics] Infinimint:
+1

I would like my bootloader unlocked plus an ice cream sandwich for the wait. Thanks.
[General Topics] Pirateghost:
HTC, please stop lying to us
[General Topics] Dark lord me:
I'm not an HTC guy but i agree this is damaging for the entire community and i'm sure there are HTC guys on here so they can't play dumb
[General Topics] NewZJ:
i am a HTC fan.

i agree with OP

LYING MAKE ME MAD, HULK SMASH!
[General Topics] ahm12:
Agree with OP..

Thats the only reason why i never bought VIVID...
[General Topics] Nerz:
+ 1

Wouldn't mind getting htc products. This I why I don't.
[General Topics] Youssarian:
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[General Topics] dusty2422:
+1

I posted on Twitter and Facebook. Returning my Vivid and never buying HTC ever again if unlock doesn't come this week :-(
[General Topics] Tx Redneck:
Add me to the ranks who support this. I also posted this to a thread I started 2wks ago on the htc forums.

http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/182/t/14430.aspx

Posted to FB and G+ as well as Public w/ request to reshare!
[General Topics] 3f62011:
I fully support that HTC should honor their promise, and unlock HTC bootloader. See my posts on the HTC Vivid forums.
[General Topics] mkropf:
I fully support this petition.
[General Topics] baltimorelizard:
+ 1

I've always went with HTC phones, and I was considering going with another manufacturer until HTC made the bootloader statement. Now that I see they are not true to their own words, and I can't even trust a statement made by the CEO, how can I continue to trust your devices or quality.

I personally make decisions in my company regarding the devices we use in the field, and have mostly chosen HTC phones to meet our needs. If you continue this line of blame-shifting back and forth between it's AT&T's fault and AT&T says it's your problem, (we all know better considering other devices from other manufacturers are unlocked or unlockable on AT&T) you are going to loose a large contract, as I will have to find another manufacturer, and possibly another service provider.
[General Topics] appdroid:
Hav to agree with you htc shouldn't be lying cauz i don't want them to be an example for Samsung.
[General Topics] silver03wrx:
+100 im shocked the evo 3d owners got them to unlock the bootloader. And they posted that statement when we all told them how angry we were they locked our bootloader. I cant believe tuey flat out lied about unlocking future devices tisk tisk.
[General Topics] disconnecktie:
It is not HTC that is locking the bootloaders. It is the carriers. They lock them because people brick their phone and claim them under warranty which costs the carrier a fortune. There is a legal battle over this currently.
[General Topics] Karakoram2:
I agree with op and fully support the petition.
[General Topics] ToyTank:
I fully agree.

This is unacceptable. My contract expires 12-6 and I love my HTC Dinc. If there is not "web based unlocking" by then I may have to get a samsung or motorolla. Even if they are locked they made no claim to unlock them.
[General Topics] shadow3352:
+1

10 char
[General Topics] someyungguy:
+1

Have not bought my Vivid because of this issue. Come on Htc i have 5 of your other phones show some love?
[General Topics] DUTCH Van Atlanta:
I, also, agree.

My Vivid goes back to ATT on 12/13 if HTC has not honored their word by that time.
[General Topics] pside15:
Then why is the Samsung Skyrocket, that came out the exact same day as the Vivid, not locked? None of the Samsung phones on AT&T have locked bootloaders. So it definitely seems like a HTC issue to me.
[General Topics] Chr0nicDreamz:
I support the OP in this. HTC is profiting off of false advertising
[General Topics] theworm20uk:
Feels like when i was told santa wasn't real...please stop the lies and give us what was promised ,ive been an htc user for years and i work for at&t and pushed your phones ...now i may have to sell more samsungs (yuck)
[General Topics] phel21:
That's only true in markets where the carriers have managed to monopolise handsets. It's many places where it's easy to buy handsets which are not tied to an operator, but the software is still locked. Worries about warranty and/or bricking the phone is ridiculous. Consumers should demand phones that are designed so that the hardware can not be destroyed by unauthorised and/or misbehaving software. In that case all that's needed to handle warranty is a mechanism to load the manufacturers own certified software on the device prior to diagnosing it. If that isn't possible, then the hardware is broken.
[General Topics] vrgelinas:
I support unlocking boot loaders for ALL devices, not just HTC. On another note, did anyone see the rootzwiki article about locked bootloaders violating google's/verizon's EULA?
[General Topics] Tx Redneck:
Saved and Texan by the grace of God, Redneck by choice.
[General Topics] slapshot30:
^ Interesting... so it is pretty much on AT&T at this point. Either way, HTC is still not following their promise.
[General Topics] Chr0nicDreamz:
You forgot that one haha..
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Hmmm...I had a Skyrocket for about a week. I could never get into the recovery manager, though.
[General Topics] AllGamer:
LMAO! i like this one :D

way to get the message across ;)
[General Topics] :
Samsung devices don't have lock boot loaders. Why can't htc follow the same path.

Obviously carriers don't matter in samsung galaxy s2 ship open. Complaining to your carrier won't do anything at all.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
It's all part of HTC's deceptive practices. They know the locked or unlocked nature of their bootloaders is up to them, but want to avoid the issue by blaming the carrier. They must figure the common user isn't knowledgeable enough about it to make a heated debate over it.
[General Topics] slapshot30:
But we've been doing a decent job of spamming the facebook/twitter pages. :p It's only just begun.
[General Topics] Dubsylva:
Would be easier for those who tweak their phones, please be honnest
[General Topics] Infinimint:
The htcdev website is a genius idea... That way only people who usually know what they are doing unlock their bootloaders. But the website is a failed idea when they don't support all of their devices.

Sent from my HTC Vivid.
[General Topics] saratoga2:
I think samsung is big enough to tell the carriers to stuff it. Not like they're going to not carry the GS2 or Nexus Prime in retaliation. They're too big to pass up. But HTC phones? Not like the average consumer is going to switch carriers if they can't get the rezound or sensation. Compared to samsung, htc phones are practically generic.
[General Topics] PharmCAT:
I think all the HTC phones are starting to look exactly alike. The OS, obviously, but also the general design. Seems like a copy of Sensation/Incredible/Thunderbolt, which ever they started with, lately.

I don't know, I kind of started preferring the simpler AOSP look ever since rooting. Sense, especially the 3.0/3.5 just feels like way too much. Even ICS seems more tame in terms of eyecandy than Sense 3.x's
[General Topics] :
+1 I completely agree

They have only *partially* (if you can even consider it that way) fulfilled their promises. Let's continue spamming their faceboook page haha~ :D
[General Topics] memekmek:
Agree with OP, still love my evo 4g
[General Topics] pcwolff:
Also agree with OP. Love my incredible and had always hoped to stick with HTC phones in the future.
[General Topics] Chr0nicDreamz:
To be honest, I think we may need to form an OccupyHTC type thing lol
[General Topics] amusedkid:
Didn't they just allow design 4G to be unlocked? There's no benefit to them from locking bootloaders. I believe the carriers are the buggers in this instance.
[General Topics] ph00ny:
I don't know what happened to HTC but they used to be very dev friendly and that's how they became techies favorite brand back in the winmo days
[General Topics] Chr0nicDreamz:
This is both sad and Laughable
[General Topics] pside15:
It's not like HTC is some tiny smartphone manufacturer. They're one of the biggest manufacturers in the world.

What exactly makes Samsung phones less generic than HTC phones? If anything I think Samsung phones are more generic. Everyone loves all the Galaxy phones but they are basically the same phone on all the different carriers. How is that not generic?
[General Topics] Vivid525:
+1 Agree with OP

HTC Please stop lying ....
[General Topics] mingolianbeef:
dude I Freaking died laughing at your LOTR pic in ur sig, priceless lmmfao.! I'll hit the thanks button for giving me a good laugh.!
[General Topics] lovehoshi:
I'm a Samsung Fan but I do agree with OP.

Companies lying to their consumers and getting away with it should not be allowed. If HTC continues in the path they are going, they will soon be a failed company.
[General Topics] ClippinWings:
Please see my signature... we've started a petition...
[General Topics] ClippinWings:
Just wanted to make sure everyone saw that

WE HAVE AN ACTUAL PETITION TO SIGN

Even if you don't have a Vivid, please support those of us who want open devices and the choice to remove CarrierIQ
[General Topics] Longcat14:
Yes, please sign, if we can get more and more signatures, maybe we can pressure HTC into unlocking ALL their phones. :)
[General Topics] F2504x4:
signed, everyone need to leave a comment like mine.
[General Topics] Aoler:
i like htc

i am a htc fan +1
[General Topics] SparkyDCG:
it is a shame I love the HTC Range of phones, though wasn't impressed with the wildfire it was still my first Smartphone, if anything HTC should know never lie to your customer it's the quickest way to lose 'em lol maybe the CEO geezer needs to be replaced with a a HTC wizard maybe then we would get our promises :D
[General Topics] Crippius:
I agree and support the petition
[General Topics] pragmatous:
Seeing how HTC is about to be banned in the US I think HTC has higher priorities right now. Cut them some slack.

Google should be concerned as well as all the other Android carriers.
[General Topics] parudthz:
I'm not an HTC guy but i agree this is damaging for the entire community and i'm sure there are HTC guys on here so they can't play dumb
[General Topics] Korntoff:
If I've observed anything about the open source community, it's that it thrives on open-ness and freedom, and spits at those who lock hardware. The community will obviously move where the greener pastures are; if HTC decides to screw itself in the eye of the community, they will continue to lock bootloaders, and devs will move on to Samsung, who seem to be everyone's favorite OEM right now. I remember when the top devices list was

1. HTC Desire

2. Samsung Galaxy S

3. HTC Desire HD

4. HTC Evo 4g

5. HTC HD2

And now it's overflowing with plastic.