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[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yeah, saw that link you posted, but personally, I feel 16GB is sufficient.

I have a 32GB ipod touch for most of my music, tablet with 24GB for media content (only used half) and on my S2 now, i have 32GB in total and have only used up about 8GB. (including pointless video clips etc)

With the N4, i wont need to root it either, so space won be used up for nandroids (although it may still be too early to tell how a Google experience is compared to CM etc.)

Is this the most you've been tempted yet to leave? ;)
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Maybe in the UK. but the prices are higher here. I know a guy from school who sold his S2 about a month ago for about 300 pounds and got a One S. Probably because the fall in currency is causing the retail prices to stay steady and not fall like they should.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Wow, so so glad i didn't take up a contract with a One S or Galaxy Nexus in August...!!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Lol, yeah, just luck I guess :) Seriously, if anyone wants to upgrade, this is the device. Granted, Nexus devices don't sell as good as OEM devices, but here at XDA, they're THE BEST as far as development and ROMs are concerned. Also, look at the Nexus S, it launched 3 months before the Desire S with GB, and now it gets Android 4.2, so Google won't discontinue support till the device literally handle take it. I'm still gonna stick to the DS though, can't upgrade for another year and a half :( But for this price, this device is too good to resist, especially if you're a flashaholic.

EDIT: Just a confirmation on why Nexus devices will never have SD Cards - http://www.droid-life.com/2012/10/3...-bean-lack-of-sd-card-slots-in-nexus-devices/

One more thing - NFS Most Wanted out for Android - http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ts-android-available-in-the-play-store-for-7/ Seems great, Hot Pursuit was one of the best games I ever played on my phone :)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Exactly! Even if LG are crap, it won't matter as Google are in charge of updates. S4 pro must be....... Wow.

2GB RAM.... HD IPS+ display... I seriously wonder how other manufactures are impacted by this.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Not much, I'm sure. I would never recommend this to someone new to Android. Even the G-Nex was dropped to this price, but it was never a success. Android still needs an OEM skin to appeal to the masses, because frankly, the people who prefer stock Android are a minority by a HUGE margin. Also, the killer prices are only present in places where the devices are sold directly through the play store. In other countries, it will be much costlier, though still way lesser than the SGSIII or HOX.

BTW, LG did a good job on this one, the specs of course are amazing, but I like the design too (at least from what I saw in the Verge's video. Plus, the NEXUS branding is much for evident than LG :p
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Really? Never saw a GN at this price, even today! Last week was still going for £265...

True, but the only device with pure stock, are the Nexus devices which as you say don't sell well :P

Personally, i think its gonna be a hit. But time will tell! All i can see, this LG Nexus 4 community will be x4 One X/SGS3 here! Almost everyone can afford one.

Even guys at the One X forum are looking forward to an empty forum with the noobs gone :p
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
personally I've between tempted by both the i9305 and HOX+ although frightened by their prices.

But the fact that this device appears to have certain momentum and support from us lot 'my DS family' is the persuading factor, the non premium price and Google factor certainly adds weight as does the fact that we might even bring my/our favorite ROM developer along with us.

All we need to do now is persuade both Tectas and enigmaamit to move from the sgs3 and we can start all over again. ;) :D

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
Now THAT would be the kicker. And det66. Wonder if he got tired of the HOX.
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
Exactly! Couldn't have said it better myself :p

We need to get a list of ds/ex ds users who are making the jump!

I'm in! :D
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I think I saw det66 over at the Nexus 7 forums a few days ago :p But I don't think anyone with a HOX or SGS3 would feel necessary to switch, it wouldn't be much of an upgrade. I'm sure quiet a few existing DS users would follow you if you upgraded ;)
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
If they are true android freaks they'd be stupid not to owning a HOX or s3. You will actually make money by selling your device and buying nexus 4.
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
I'm honored if that would happen...

But maybe I've not been perfectly clear:

- I'm in. Providing that I can get my hands on one, I'll buy it.

Cheers
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
I'm sure if nothing else me or others from ds community in UK or other country where they are on the play store, would happily purchase one on your behalf and send it on to you in Portugal ;)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Lowveld, so you would enjoy being the user and not the provider after moving to N4 :)

Oly, FedEx SGS2 and Saga to Shrome, he will surely arrange a great deal for you :p :D

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[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'm also in and so is my wife.....(so that you sorted @Lowveld ;) - purchase date on line in UK is the 13th November from play)
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Am I the only one here who's 100% happy with my Desire S and not gonna switch over to Nexus-family smartphones?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Me :p I've been keeping track and AFAIK djpbx and amiddabuddha aren't upgrading either.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
I am happy with DS but would be even happier to switch to N4.:D

Money money where the hell are you

I am staying in N5 maybe

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[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
I'm keeping the ds, first android phone and I've become attached to it. If I wait a short time I should get the nexus on upgrade and be able to keep my nice red ds

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[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Even if we move on, we will all still be subscribed to this forum :)
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
I'm definitely not ditching the DS. And I'm not giving it to the wife or whatever. It's mine. My preciouzzzzz...
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
My missus has the sensation that's driving her nuts.it's still stock and keeps freezing, and the lag...... well.

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[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Personally, I'd either stick with Desire S OR maybe upgrade to Desire X, just because of the 4" screen, because Incredible S (which I targeted at first) is 100% same specs-wise

Other than that, I wouldn't even switch over to Sensation - I can barely operate it with its 4,3" screen (my co-ed has one, and she's absolutely fine with it :eek:), let alone 4,7" that Nexus 4 has... plus it's LG -_-
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
If I get the nexus, my DS is going straight away :p. Lol, not that I don't like you guys :D But I have to pay off my contract since I still have a few months left and also need the funds to buy the N4.
[HTC Desire S] akshatir:
Woooow.... This is interesting... All i can say any device lowveld is moving to... Ill b moving tooo... And wud b jus so happy to c enigmaamit back .... N4 should jus hv 32 gb version with Lte... And it wud b kickass
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
My wife still has a DS and she's not allowed <looks over his shoulder to check she's not watching/listening> a new device as she hasn't had her DS more than a year and still doesn't utilize it to half of its true potential.

I can't imagine that I'd sell the DS either as its its my first Android (and I'm still very fond of it) it's also the standard issued phone in the office, so its very useful to have to test/play on at times.

I'm also not yet ready to leave the DS forum and won't be until its feels like a ghost town or you've all joined us over in the N4 land.

Now I'm also feeling slightly guilty:(, as we appear to group like rats leaving a sinking ship. :eek: looks like a mutiny may have started.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I'm always around man...:o
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Unfortunately, even if all of us moved, we'd hardly see each other :( The forum would be absolutely packed. Look how cluttered is been already with the forum open for 24 hours...

Even if another thread llike this was created, it will be ran over by noobs :eek:

What are your thoughts on the N4? How the general feel from people from the S3 place? They saying or going? :p
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Howdy! thoughts on the N4?

Unfortunately that will always be the problem at any Premium phone forum. But Oly, if you joined us, you could always create a new "EX-Desire S Users Lounge" where we could all hang out to reminisce, in fact that's a great idea....will be the first thread that I create on getting the device...:laugh:

Will be curious as to @simonTS and @Jack_R1 plans for the future?:confused:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Haha, that would be a fantastic idea :p You sure seem really keen on this one! :)

Who would have thought LG would be the next big thing? Wonder what happened to the Sony leak... :rolleyes:

Simon moved on just last week to a LG 4X. Wonder if he has second thoughts now ;)

He will be needed to bash the wave of new noobs! :D
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Doh! of course he did....

Keen? you're right, I am, but I've also been on holiday this week, so am quite chilled and have had the time to take it all in!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
No wonder you are in a great mood :p Should be on half term as well, but I have work experience :( Missed the Nexus launch yesterday, caught up later at home!

Interesting read...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1736726

Eclipse_Droid, take note ;)

Won't apply for DS, as the Nexus is a giant leap forward, but for the S2 with similar specs to the GNex, its worth reconsidering. Of course however, we will still lose out in manufacturer support, as JB is likely our last update, but we can rely on CM team :D
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
That's why I have the week off, as my wife's a teacher (as I'm sure that I've mentioned before).

Where are you working? what type of company? any good? useful?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ah, yes biology, right? :)

Just some work experience at a dental surgery :) Will be potentially very useful if I decide to apply for dentistry, as they require work experience for uni applications.

Actually been very interesting, I'm just observing the dentist(s) throughout the day. Unfortunately due to strict regulations, I'm not allowed to interact at all, so I stand around looking like a right idiot! :D
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Thats right, although she can do all the sciences.

Pay no attention to them, bleeding health and safety! I'm sure that you could have a go, when they're old cold - gassed out! :D:laugh::) :silly:
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
And that's different, how?:p

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[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Haha :p

On another note, beyond all the hype with the N4, what are your thoughts with the N10? Obviously price is a large difference, but how do the specs live up?
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
I've been watching this thread, but swamped at work and unable to join in. I am actually really pleased with my 4X HD as I don't get the time to keep flashing and reflecting ROMs, plus I need my phone working reliably.

I wouldn't go for the Nexus anyway as I fixed on the idea of removable storage and battery. The Nexus 7 with 3G might just be getting my money though.

If the original rumours are true then this will only be the first of several Nexi by different manufacturers anyway, so it will be interesting to see what comes next.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
personally my household also needs a tablet so watching with great interest as we also need a Christmas purchase so could well be up for both nexus devices. as would rather not buy an iPad (even though I annoyingly appreciate how great they are), as the nexus 10 shows such great promise.....

So only time will tell. Feedback seriously required, loving the look of the Swype style input on the N4...and the look of both devices.

If I sound drunk it's because I am, it's not often you get to tell your Mum she may well be a Grandmother for the first time in six months time :D :D :D :D

Shhhhhhhhhh.....I trust you lot, don't tell anyone.....

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
Congratulations mate!!! I see you managed to wait out the 12 weeks without blurting it out to everyone and their dogs. That was the hardest part for me...

You're about to begin a all new chapter, and it's the best one yet.

Cheers!
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Congratulations :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Get as much sleep as you can you'll need it. You'll have to give us updates close to the time. When do you find out the sex?

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[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
hopefully/possibly in less than a fortnight. (fingers seriously crossed)

And appreciate the obvious reality based advice....:D:beer::beer::beer::beer::D:beer::D:beer::D:D:D:confused::D:beer::confused::D

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
What are you hoping for, or don't you care.

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[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
to show how serious I actually am, I've started the thread already, probably should have waited until the sober light of day, but too late late now........

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1965060

Christ, but I see what you say about crazy forum, there has been more posts in the last few minutes than we get each day.....wow...different world.....get used to it, lets hope we can cope.

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
I like the new keyboard. Its fast

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Congratulations Ben! That's terrific news. Take lots of care of the missus now... she just got a while lot more precious. Trust me, you'll start feeling the implications of that statement pretty soon...:D

Happy fatherhood to you!

Tapatalked from my SIII
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Congratulations mate. It was a long time ago that I got to deliver that news, but I remember it like it was yesterday.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Hey Ben congrats, I am in the same boat as you. Expecting to be a father by mid December :D:D:D:D:D

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Congratulations to you as well:beer:

What you having , boy or girl?

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[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
@oly - The Sony Nexus was a pretty good fake that someone posted online and later confessed :p:p:p

@ben - Heartiest congratulations :D

I read that you're interested in a tab, I think you should go for the iPad 4 not the Nexus 10, since it offers a lot of extra apps. Google still needs to catch up with Apple in this aspect, though I'm sure the sales of the Nexus 10 would help them. The Nexus 7 is very popular, and many developers are optimizing their apps just for the Nexus 7's"phablet" UI. I'm sure the same will happen with the Nexus 10, and by the time we see the next generation of tabs, Android should be as good as Apple. Till then, if you're willing to spend, iPad 4 is clearly the best.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Sex determination is banned in India.

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Congratulations to you too suku :) And yeah, it's because of the silly practice of female feticide that the government had to ban sex determination in India.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Fair enough, what are you hoping for then, or don't you care as long as it's healthy. Btw boys are much easier.

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[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
congratz!!
[HTC Desire S] rain987:
It also used to be in a chinese culture, even if they were not aborted they were deprive of proper education and privilege.

But hey Congrats to the soon to be fathers. I watch television and how they depict the misery and deficulties of parenthood, but a friend of mine had a child of his own and he kept telling me about the joy of caring for a child and all his needs. It is his first and u could just see it in his face how much joy that little one has brought into his life.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Fatherhood changes your whole outlook on life. There's something you can't explain when you see your child for the first time and they smile at you (granted its probably wind) but still....

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[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
All I want is a healthy baby

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Sorry for being late, but congrats to both Ben and Suku!

Wish you all the best! I bet you both will probably be cutting down on the XDA-ing once they are here! :p

Congrats!
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
congratulations to you, mate...fingers crossed for a wonderful Christmas for you both.

my exact thoughts, although I'd obviously prefer if 'it' had a penis! :D But trying not to jinx it!

I suspect that I'll end up doing just that, as I completely agree with you, the iPad is literally a breath taking device and it will unfortunately probably take a couple of generations of nexus tablet before (if ever) they catch up. We also have a fully airplay enabled Pioneer AV amplifier and both have always had iPods and therefore have an iTunes based NAS music library so it works and just make sense on several levels.
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
Sorry for my late arrival but congratulations to both Ben and Suku. :beer:
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
At a time I was "secretly" (although my wife was perfectly aware of my desires) awaiting the same.

But a most beautiful and lively girl came out and now 5 years later (she has a birthday tomorrow) I will never "trade" her for a male equivalent (do not want to sound rough but my English is limited to these words :) ).

Congratulations to you future fathers and wish you wonderful time with this small part of yourselves!
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Congratulations to you as well mate. Enjoy the time you get with them - it is the most valuable time in the world.
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
On Parenthood...

Ok, feeling a bit nostalgic and mellow, so I'll share my thoughts about the first child.

Simply put, it's when all comes together. If you think about it, anything you ever did, lead to that exact moment. Not to say you wouldn't have a child, it just wouldn't be THAT child.

Any microsecond delay on the conception time would mean a different gene set. Anything bad, good, neutral, pointless, important or meaningless that you ever done lead to that exact moment. Breaking your arm when you were ten lead to that moment. The extra beer you had on the way home that night lead to that moment.

The moment my son was born and put on my arms was the only single moment of my life when I had absolutely no regrets. I wouldn't change anything on my past life up to then. No regrets. None. Perfection.

Cheers
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Blimey, it's clearly a dog eat dog world out there..my (slightly premature) N4 ex DS OT thread got closed by a mod.

Feels like I've been *****ed slapped. :mad::eek:

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Well it was a little premature, not enough to support the thread so it works have been a little dead for a bit. Maybe try again when enough migrate over, we could maybe put up a solid argument for it to remain open.

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[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I think this means you'll have to stick to a regular off topic thread. It may be for the best, you'll probably get to meet new people this way :)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Suppose we could always still post here :p otherwise some of us who aren't upgrading will be left behind :p

But as juggles says, best to wait till the forum matures a bit :)

On lunch break, hunting round town now looking for Nexus 4 news/deals but doubt stores know much about it yet!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Exactly ;)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Just spoke to a Carphone Warehouse guy, asked about the N4. I asked if it will be the same price from Google, 239. He said to me 'you're wrong, you read the price wrong, can't be that cheap.' i was like, no check the website.

Then he said, 'can't be, must be a misprint, can't be so cheap'.

Then he said they will be selling it for 385£ for 16gb, way more than the 16gb from Google at 279. absolute joke.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
That's how Google manages to sell them so cheap, they cut out the middleman. Of course retailers sell them at this price, they have to make some profit themselves, don't they? I'm also pretty sure Google is not making much of a profit, they may even end up losing money after the R&D and advertising costs.

You guys are lucky, most of the countries don't even have direct access to the play store, so this will be the only price they get.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ah, I suppose your logic makes sense. However, what about the case with the N7? Still sold at the same price as Google directly...

If they do so, it should be £100+ more than what Google is selling... Should be more reasonable....
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
@Ben, your thread is back?! :eek:
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Yep, I questioned the closing and got it re-opened the Mod was suffering under the chaos that currently surrounds the N4 forum feeding frenzy! and didn't quite understand the intended specific purpose of the thread.

I've also chosen to remove OT from the thread title. Its now just Ex- HTC Desire S Users Lounge - General topic thread

I also noticed that @Nexx has joined the queue for the N4 so that's one more ex-DS developers moving over.

I just hope that Google/LG make enough devices!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ah, I see :p

I suppose Off-topic in the title does make the thread seem a bit more inappropriate to that relation. I expect other forum members will steal your idea and soon there will be ex-owners everywhere!

It kind of makes it like the general discussion thread the S2 and S3 have for the country.

Nice to see Nexx is moving too :)

I've been having second thoughts about the N4 myself. Is it something I need? Or just something I want? (based on my usage of a phone)

I mean going from a DS to N4 is a huge upgrade, with DS it was frustrating with not being able to run the latest games, apps, screen being too small, slow performance etc.

But from the S2 to N4, not sure if there will be a huge improvement. I can do all I want a phone to do now. I suppose I will lose it on the latest updates etc, but I will probably be on CM by then, and the S2 has official support, and a fairly huge de community (still after 18 months).

Although I suppose my opinion may well easily change, just as it always does (like when i said I'd keep the DS for another whole year in August :p)

Posted a poll here, interested in seeing the results.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1966417
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I'm still having a hard time convincing my dad. As if the price wasn't enough :rolleyes:

Looks like I'll have to get it the old fashioned way. A job :(

Now if I could just get one...
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Do phone stores employ people our age? I suppose that will be the ideal thing, you get to play around with the latest stuff and use your tech knowledge, and get paid! ;)

I do volunteering at a care-home and soon to be working at a charity shop, but no job where I get paid yet. What about doing the paper round? You get like £7 a day!

@Ben, predictions for tonight rematch? I have a bad feeling about this Match...