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[Off-topic] magus57:
Looking to upgrade my HTC G2, since I'm kinda bored of it and dealing with custom ROMs and whatnot - I want something simple/fluid out of the box with official updates in the future for a little bit. Basically limited my phone search to two in particular - the Nokia N8 and the Galaxy Nexus.

The N8 draws me primarily for the camera (great quality + xenon flash), but also the plethora of other features compared to my G2 (AMOLED screen, HDMI out, front-facing camera, Bluetooth 3.0, USB OTG, lighter/smaller, pentaband, battery life). That, and the price - ~$350 for one in good condition and then $30/month for my current T-Mobile plan (best plan for my needs and cheapest price I've seen).

As for the Galaxy Nexus, it's most of the above plus a bigger screen/resolution (both a positive and a negative for me) and NFC (though I probably won't use it for a while as I have neither Mastercard nor Citibank). But...$650+ is a lot when that's about how much I paid for my M11x R1 laptop, especially since it's be more prone to accidents/loss/theft.

Don't really care for app selection (like 90% of my use will be calls/texts/email/web) - the $300+ difference between the two would probably be used for a 7" Android tablet, mostly for watching videos on something more portable than my laptop, which I know I wouldn't buy if I bought the Nexus (had two Android devcies at the same time once and found it too redundant).

Basically not interested in any non-pentaband phone at this point, and no other Nokia phone really grabs me like the N8 (the N9 is nice, but IMO a step back compared to the N8 in features/ports). PLEASE don't just go and say something like "Nokia is old/out" or "Galaxy Nexus, I have it and it's great" - I'd like actual answers, particularly people who have used Symbian Anna (not necessarily the N8 though).

Only other phone I'd sorta consider is the Optimus from Republic Wireless for the cheaper plan price, but I'm waiting for the service to improve (and allow on-the-fly Wifi/CDMA switching) before I truly consider it.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Galaxy Nexus. End of discussion!
[Off-topic] magus57:
This is what I mean...I'm assuming it's just a joke post, and it doesn't really help my decision >.>
[Off-topic] trell959:
Galaxy Nexus. Nuff said
[Off-topic] magus57:
*sigh* is there a better forum I can ask this question?
[Off-topic] :
They're just screwing with you. Honestly I'm going to give you the same answer though but I'll explain why:

Your reasoning for liking the n8 for the features it has are all in the gn. But the gn has a a better resolution, a super amoled screen (trust me, there is a HUGE difference), a better processor and a better os in the sense of more applications and overall customization. If you're willing to go for the gn* then go for it.

*galaxy nexus

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] trell959:
Seriously? If you aren't going to take our advice, why post this? You could of taken the the time to search and read about the Nexus and Nokia than open a thread..... The obvious answer is going to be the Nexus. And you're going to get the same answer in any other forum.
[Off-topic] magus57:
Well, the N8's camera is quite a bit better, if only for xenon flash, and from what I've read the recent Anne update has improved the speed/quality of it...not ever really having to carry a point-and-shoot is a big plus for me.

And yeah, better processor and OS - but for a phone, I could honestly live without it. There's maybe one app I even use out of the house that's dependent on a wireless connection, and if it comes to it I can just bring the 7" tablet with (exactly why I want a 7" one - still portable enough to stick in my pocket). As I said, 90% of my phone use is basically just that, with email and web browsing on the side when I have the time for it.

Honestly, the biggest thing is the price - I can't exactly afford to replace it quickly if it were to break or get lost/stolen, and considering how much Android phones - Nexus or not - depreciate...then there's the screen size. Too small to comfortably watch a movie on, and too big to warrant a 7" tablet for me (and I'm just not interested in anything beyond 7") - especially when it'd be an extra $200+ for basically the same thing I have, an android device, in a bigger size.

I'm not trying to make it seem like I'm set on the N8 or something, I just don't want to get a Galaxy Nexus simply because it's "better" when I don't even really need all that "better-ness"
[Off-topic] magus57:
It's not about not taking advice, but I'm looking for advice that consists of more than picking one phone basically because it's the popular phone to recommend. I get this is a tech/phone forum, but that shouldn't mean that everybody only focuses on what's new or "the best" and disregard valid reasons to consider other stuff.

As I mentioned - take into account the fact that I'm going to be getting a 7" Android tablet (likely some Honeycomb/Tegra 2 device) along with said Nokia device, which I absolutely would not get with the Nexus (due to the combined cost, smaller screen size difference, and redundancy of two Android devices - meaning one or the other will be highly underutilized as an Android device).
[Off-topic] iynfynity:
When you don't need a better phone, why buy a new phone? What's wrong with your G2?
[Off-topic] magus57:
I want either phone for the better camera (plus secondary) and HDMI-output primarily, but also having better features in general.
[Off-topic] synaesthetic:
The GN's camera is pretty weak, honestly. The SGS2's camera stomps all over it... and it's not even in the same league as the N8's camera.
[Off-topic] magus57:
Yeah, I'd definitely use the camera - I don't really use my current camera just because of the mediocre quality, but I know that would change with a better quality one.

I guess the GSII is an option, although the T-Mobile version doesn't have Exynos and that's the best version I can afford in terms of monthly plan price...plus, if T-Mobile goes under and the 1700/2100 band isn't taken by anybody (like AT&T) then the phone will be kinda useless, only being able to get 2G/EDGE. And if I was going to consider a phone like that, I'd probably just get the G2x then, which still has basically all features I'd want and a decent amount cheaper than the GSII.

And I had a Streak 7 (both with Gingerbread and Honeycomb)...and found myself using my G2 most of the time, forcing myself to use the Streak 7 instead when possible. Maybe I didn't give it a chance, or I might just not use enough decent Android apps, I dunno.

Anyway, Polaroid recently announced an interesting camera/Android phone combo that includes optical zoom...but phone specs don't seem too spectacular, and it seems to be only available to AT&T. Not sure if it even has HDMI-out, which would be kinda pointless to have such a nice camera and no video-out capabilities...

True, but I'm pretty sure it's better than the G2's, especially for being really quick.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
It seems like you made your decision long before you made this thread. Get the N8. Voila. Done. Enjoy.
[Off-topic] cabessius:
There´s no way I could separate my life from Android, so you know my answer.
[Off-topic] magus57:
Wow, I feel dumb now. I just remembered I'll be getting a Fuji W3 soon, which I'm pretty sure will take decent 2D pictures in addition to 3D. Might as well not bother with the N8 then, might actually consider the Galaxy Nexus then.
[Off-topic] shockedz:
In my humble opinion, once you use android as the OS, you'll start to like your phone more than phone/sms, thats why its called smartphone
[Off-topic] Athavan:
noooo... dont buy a n8.. u will surely regret...

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[Off-topic] kevin2516:
You don't want more betterness? Get the N8 then, simple. Seems like you are criticizing the nexus more anyway.
[Off-topic] larut:
Galaxy nexus

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[Off-topic] Perastis:
galaxy nexus
[Off-topic] ChpStcksRlz:
Well I'll say Galaxy Nexus

But since this forum is more of an Android Oriented forum, I'd say go ask in some iPhone forum, since that'll be more neutral for the Nexus vs. N8. BUT prepare to be flamed or given the wrong advise of jumping into the Apple bandwagon. Reading from the past posts, it seems that the Galaxy Nexus is a clear win over the N8, other than for the camera. But it's really up to you, I vote the Nexus for all of it's superior tech specs in other areas and community support here at XDA. But then again if you're on a budget, then just go for the N8 so you don't have to sign with Verizon (or Sprint later on).
[Off-topic] puujalka:
nexus :cool:
[Off-topic] Prodigy:
Okay I see what you mean. The Samsung galaxy note. Combines goodies of both galaxy nexus resolution, a bit of Nokia camera tech, and most eye catching 5 inch super AMOLED plus ever, that a bit of tablet quality as well. But guessing u already hv a 7"..

On my phone right now, can't say much, but I agree with you, once u got a tablet, ur phone is merely a phone, not a playing device. Thats why the iPad's a game changer xD
[Off-topic] Adde79:
My wife got the N8 and if you like taking pictures with your phone, I would say that N8 is for you! Havent heard her complain about the phone even ones. Personaly I feel its a bit slow tho but I guess that depends how stressed you are ;)

If it was up to me I would choose the Galaxy Nexus :D What Ive seen of it in reviews seems nice and it has something I require of a phone :) - its fast
[Off-topic] umaranjum:
go for the galaxy nexus,its a good phone,due to it having ICS (which is awesome imo) a 4.65" super AMOLED screen, also has a 1.2 GHZ dual core processor so its quite fast, and lots of other awesome features
[Off-topic] pa1nk1ller:
Nexus man
[Off-topic] DrMadman:
Galaxy Nexus is by far the better of the two in everything except the camera. Of course it costs more but I think you'd keep it longer than you would keep the N8 so you get more value for the high price.

Nexus also gets new android versions in the future, while N8's symbian is a dying platform anyway, both in terms of OS updates and apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jaison92:
Flashed this kernel :[Kernel]Skyrocket[2.6.35.14](v0.0.8)OC~1.73GHz/GPU OC/OTG/UV/SLQB/BLN[Jan-08]

Its a great kernel and thanks so much to whoever delvelpoed it but i am having a problem when trying to shutoff the phone. When i press the Power button and slect to Power off. The phone goes black, vibrates, and then restarts. Is there a fix for this? Anything would help because this is a great kernel. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
I m guessing this is faux123's kernel and if it is what version are you running.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jaison92:
Running kernel version: 2.6.35.14 on Android : 2.3.5

I'm really only looking for a kernel that let's me use bln control on the skyrocket, is there a better kernel that you know of?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
Yes use romracer's kernel its good stock with bln and boothanimation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jaison92:
I just flashed romracer's kernel, and it seems to be very stable but i am still having the reboot problem. When i press the power button and hit power off the phone looks as if its shutting down, goes black, vibrates and restarts. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] appdroid:
What rom r u using?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fukenbiker:
You need to unplug the power cord before selecting "power off", is a work around fix for the CM7 w/Da_G's kernel, and I bet it works for your trouble as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nkostaki:
To add my experience:

My SGS2 runs Android 2.3.4, kernel 2.6.35.7, GINGERBREAD XWKI4). I've had it for just under a year and it has always run the stock Samsung ROM. My phone's not rooted. I've never had any trouble of the kind I'm about to discuss so far.

Today my phone has begun to restart when I power if off. Googled around, saw some people had such problems because of SD card problems. I unmounted the card, removed it, put the battery back in (yes the phone boot up on its own when I inserted the battery). Same problem with no SD in.

I then saw a thread that some people had the phone on the charger when trying to power off (or the phone showed being on the charger when it wasn't - thunder on battery level); my phone shows no thunder and it's not on the charger.

My 8-year old son has taken the phone for a spin today (which means he fires off about a dozen apps aftes he tires of taking pictures and Cutting the Rope).

Any thoughts about how I might go about diagnosing this? Besides rooting my phone, taking a Titaium backup and hard resetting?

Thanks

Nikolas
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
In the future Nickolas please refrain from resurrecting an old thread and post a new one. Also u are in the wrong section, u want the original Samsung Galaxy S2, not the skyrocket (this forum), or the T-Mobile T989, but the i9100
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] nkostaki:
Yes, I realize I posted in the wrong place; I'll post it on the i9100 forum. Thanks for the heads up.
[Motorola Photon 4G] spleef:
can anyone upload their build prop from their Photon thats on 198_6 stock ROM locked bootloader. going to get one of the Dev in x2 forum to do a build prop mash up for us mine in tweaked out and don't know how to find or recreate the original untouched prop thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] bradleyw801:
Is this what you are looking for? I am completely stock, never been unlocked, but I am rooted, and the only hack I have applied is the webtop over HDMI hack. Let me know if you need something different.

And the .txt file extension is just so I can upload it here. You can drop that.
[Motorola Photon 4G] spleef:
yeah buddy thus is it. ill mention that it has the webtop over HDMI hack not sure if that will matter or not. going to pass it on will post the mash up in development when he gives it back. thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] spleef:
just got the mashed up prop to test flashed perfectly everything is in working order can see all the edits in the build prop. turned in my results to tongue should have something to be releases whenever he finishes.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] jsox79:
somehow my wife managed to delete the android market off the tablet,

no biggie ill just reinstall it

opened up adb installed it from my gapps folder. success! opens and asks to add account, as soon as i click yes. BAM! forceclose, any ideas?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ShinnAsuka:
Clear data, try again.. If that doesn't work, and try reinstalling the market apk which I believe is called vending.apk. Try again, and if it still doesn't work double check to see if vending.apk is in system/app.

Report back with your results...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lavero.burgos:
If you used adb install command then vending.apk (market) will install in /data partition,instead use adb push vending.apk /system/app/ ,it should be pushed with the right permissions 644 double check just in case.

Veronica

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[7 Mozart General] gino09:
Still use official rom, battery life is sucks...

can anybody give me suggestions which rom is good for Mozart better battery life?

Thanks
[7 Mozart General] gracemillian:
Well I would suggest trying the basics first and seeing if it made a difference:

1. Turn on Battery Saver when you're low on power.

2. Change your synchronisation settings from - as items arrive to hourly or if possible 2 hrs.

3. Lessening the number of apps that display live tile info via some form of connection to the internet. For eg - Some Twitter apps do this.
[7 Mozart General] gino09:
Thanks Grace

I did this settings before for battery life, still not well enough to me.

Will try to flash to 8107 free rom or DFT rom, and upgrade radio to 5.71, I heard it would take a better battery life.
[7 Mozart General] artgon:
In my opinion this ROM is very good for you - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334076
[7 Mozart General] cloudy.s:
well， i think it's not a problem of rom...you can turn off the feedback and data connect.etc...may be dft v2 rom is better, i think
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
By now I've tried just about every Sense 3.5 rom there is, and despite wiping left, right and center, and trying both CWM recovery and 4EXT, my phone goes into a boot loop very soon after flashing.

I can run Skyraider Zeus, CM7, and Newt's older roms just fine.

Can anyone think of a reason why Sense 3.5 doesn't work on my phone, and maybe suggest a solution?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
Are you flashing a different kernel than the one that came with it? Also are you OV/UV at all?

Sent from my Mikrunny'd Vivo_w
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] zax10:
I second the kernel question.. on a side note it is a well known fact that some Inc2 have problems with different roms.

On 4ext recovery have you tried the superwipe method ? That has fixed a few problems for me when basic wiping didn't work.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
Another question: did you unlock via HTCdev or did you use revolutionary?? If you unlocked, you have to manually flash the kernel.

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
Not flashing a different kernel, no OV/UV, though I've done so successfully on older roms,

have tried superwipe, and unlocked via revolutionary.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
Is your battery plugged in? I seriously don't know.. hrmm.. have you tried installing a 3.5 and throwing drellis's kernel on top? Or a different one in general?

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
I've flashed with battery plugged in and not plugged in. Seems to make no difference.

I haven't tried it with another kernel, so will see if it works over the next few days.

Thanks for the suggestion.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
The battery statement was more of a smartass one. Lol sorry, I had a flashback on the crappy India tech support that you get with HP. But hopefully the kernel works

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
This is another case that's really weirding me out. Can't figure out why it won't work at all for you. Most people experience minor bugs if its not working right, but obviously your case is a lot different.

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
And here I took you totally seriously and thought you meant whether the phone was connected to power while flashing or not! :D

I've looked around a little and there are other people who can't run sense 3.5 on their phones. No solutions that I can find, though, and I so want to run something new! Should have never started with the flashing! It's so easy to become addicted to trying out something different every week.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jrizk07:
Are you restoring any data to your phone after you flash 3.5??
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
I usually don't get the chance, but I do restore some apps with data.

And I'm not sure what gets synched automatically by google.

This weekend, when I don't need the phone to be functional, I'll try running a 3.5 sense rom without restoring anything, and see what happens.

And then I guess it's re-downloading apps one by one.

I just wonder why some phones have no problems, with no particular precautions taken, and with others you have to jump through hoops.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sjpritch25:
Certainly, I think your one of the few with that issue. Restoring apps with data can cause fc's going from AOSP to Sense, but i've never seen it cause reboots. Are you checking the md5sum.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
Yep, religiously.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
I've got Mikrunny *kind of* working.

Still get reboots, but they stop after a while.

I tried flashing a different kernel, but that seemed to make things worse.

If Skyraider Zeus had better battery life on my phone, and didn't have the annoying dimming of the screen every few seconds, I'd happily stay with it.

Does anyone have some sense rom recs that aren't 3.5?

I can't run Newt's HD 1.1 RLS either. Get reboots with that, too.

And while I love a lot about AOSP roms, I can't stand the camera quality. I take quite a lot of pictures for work with my phone.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
Hey try checking partition alignment. You may need to realign them. A good sense Rom otherwise is either gingerbangsense or tsm trinity. It's 3.0 but still great. Both by nitsuj

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
Thanks for the advice!

I'm still a bit of a noob. Would you tell me how to go about the partitions and how to realign them, please?

P.S. Found how to check it, and 4EXT claims my Fat32 partition is perfectly aligned.

There may have been an error in the file system, and I repaired it. Also found the thread about people having problems with AOSP roms, and mine seems to be the exact opposite.

Maybe I should try and run one, and see if Sense 3.5 works for me then...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
First thing is backup all of your sd card just incase.. there is a chance you will do a full wipe. in the 4ext recovery under I believe its advanced. There is a thing that says check partition alignment. And then realign partitions as well. I had quite a bit of lag going to miui and that was the issue for me.. I realigned my sd card and poof, it worked. you need to be sure to backup your sd card.. I didn't lose anything, but if the partitions are really bad it may reformat everything

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
Did the check (and I already backed up my sd yesterday, just in case), but nothing wrong there. Did a file system check and it repaired a "possible" error.

Would it be worth it formatting the sd card, just in case, and starting fresh?

I already tried my phone with a different sd card, but had the same problems there.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
If you have the time and energy, it might be worth a shot. hopefully it works for ya man. I really am racking my brain on how to get this to work for ya, but i'm running out. If it doesnt work, like i said, try either Gingerbangsense or Trinity by Nitsuj, great sense 3.0 roms (gingerbang is actually a 2.1, but it has a 3.0 patch, tis amazing) and trinity is a port of Desire.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
Thanks for all your help! It's much appreciated!

What happens, exactly, if I choose "Format all partitions" in 4EXT?

Does that apply to the phone, or the sd card, or both?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ericsignals:
Try magnolia 2.0.....its a sense 3.5 Rom that I've been running recently with no issues...all the others would give me random reboots (mik Roma especially).

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
Sdcard

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
Wrong. It should say "except SD card" in it too.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
I got distracted... I meant to write Sdcard is exempt.. baby screamed and I hit submit real quick

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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] siskiou:
Tried Magnolia last night, but had reboots with that, too. Seems that I really can't run sense 3.5. Mikrunny is actually the one that had the least reboots, but I still get them. I'm so annoyed! Phone is still under warranty, but I shelled out to get the sim unlocked, so would really like to not have to do that again.

Thanks!

And thanks again.

I wonder if there is a rom that will fix this problem, as there seems to be when you can't run ASOP roms. Maybe some day I will find a fix! Sense 4.0, maybe? ;)

Edited to ask: are any of the sense 3.5 roms overclocked to begin with? Because my phone can't seem to handle that, from previous trials, and maybe that's why I have to reboot problems?