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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MultiLockOn:
I honestly don't think the HTC phones in general look that cool. Maybe it's just me, but none of them really stand out to me, they all seem weird :/ I think people just think they're nice looking, because that's what they're told and that's what everyone's lead to believe by the company. If you've never seen a smartphone in your life and someone handed you the one X and the S3, I think people would probably think the S3 is a nicer looking phone. I mean, everyone seems to think the iPhone 4s is the nicest looking thing out there, but it's not. My initial reaction when I very first saw it was 'That thing is ugly'. It's going backwards, phones should be getting softer corners, everything lately has been rounded. The 4S has some weird boxy shape to it, yet after a week or so the general consensus is that it's the best looking phone out there. Why? Because it's an iPhone. I think the same goes for HTC, I've seen their production video for the HOX, I'm aware of the work they put into designing it, and I appreciate that. But personally, I really don't think it's a great looking phone, it's weird. Especially when phones have a white back and a black front, it doesn't look professional to me. It looks as if the company got cheap and decided to switch out the plastic on the back instead of making an entirely new phone; again, my reaction when I saw the dnifferent Razr color variants that all still had a black front, I was like 'That looks stupid?'. I really just think that the S3 is a better looking phone. And in general HTC has too many bugs with their products on ship, both hardware and software wise, I think everyone can agree on that. But even disregarding that, I really don't like Sense either. it's snazzy looking sure, but it's a memory hog and HTC phones are notoriously slow because of it. Not to mention development is difficult. I've never understood the hate for TouchWiz, it might not look as nice as some other launchers and Android UI variations out there, but it sure as hell offers the best performance. I've never used a phone as smooth as the S1 and the S2, ever. In fact they run smoother than the Galaxy does ICS, and I'm speaking from experience and many other sources. That's what rooting is for though, just install a theme and keep the speed plus that comes with TW.

Maybe other people agree with me, maybe they don't. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, and that's fine. And someone might get really worked up over this post because they disagree with everything I'm saying. But that's my opinion, feel free to discuss :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iSaint:
Galaxy nexus ;)

Haha
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ben's:
Motorola MicroTAC 9800X
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Pheno.menon:
At first I was drooling over the evo lte, and was pretty set on buying it.

But the more I read, and the more comparisons I watch, it's slowly becoming clear to me Samsung has the better phone overall, from both hardware and software standpoints. The looks are definitely in the Evo's favor so hopefully Sprint's version of the SIII looks a little better.

Sent from my slim n trim Galaxy S II.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
I agree. I actually peeordered the evo and will be getting it this week. I'm going to play with it for a few days before i activate it. If it doesn't live up to the hype, i'm returning it and waiting for the gs3
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rob4828:
Htc one x has no sd slot and no removable battery so i would have to go with the s3.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jazzneel:
Review of SGIII & HTC One X

Edit: oops somebody already posted the link for this, please disregard!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Nexus for long term os updates
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DevilStrider:
Saw a hands on for the EVO 4G LTE and the camera did poor in low light.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bondosho:
The SGS3 has a better camera for stills, and the video quality is also extremely good. So far from the prototype tests, the audio quality for the videos has been poor (think old HTC type sound quality). I hope this is fixed before release.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I forgot to mention one major drawback. You know you can't fully root those things. That is something you should consider when purchasing. If your reading this on XDA you will know the issues behind this. You will not be able to flash kernels easily. You will also not be using odin for obvious reasons.

Plus, HTC watermarks any phone that goes through there goofy root process.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
I personally would get the galaxy siii but that's because I favor Samsung products. Have had a few Samsung phones and never had a issue with one. Also seems like Samsung is a little more custom OS friendly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smark72:
This is about the Verizon model, but may be more info confirming that sprints version will get the s4 as well.

http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/05/14/...ual-core-processor-for-verizons-galaxy-s-iii/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
Rumor has it that Verizon is getting exclusive access for a bit. The sad part is we probably won't see the S3 for a few months. Personally, I wouldn't count on a June launch. It might be closer to September or August. Sorry guys. Sprint test these for about 6 weeks before launch and guess what. They don't got it yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ascertion:
I thought Samsung is giving all us carriers until June to get it or they don't get it at all?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
Either you or the reviewer probably had it backwards. The evo beats the gs3 in low light as it should since it has a faster lens. The gs3 seems to take better photos in good light due to more accurate image processing
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
"faster lense" is not a thing. Both phones have zero shutter lag. The Evo has a lower aperture (lets more light in).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] babsjr77:
The battery comparison is not relevant. The HTC One X uses a different chip than the Evo LTE. One X uses a Tegra3, Evo LTE uses a S4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
let me educate you here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_speed

faster lens = higher maximum aperture = smaller f-stop number

I'm a semi-professional photographer, btw
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ilostmypistons:
If you know what your talking about just tell us which is better or if its so close it doesn't matter
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
Not exactly. The AT&T One X uses the same S4 as the Evo. I believe that's what ppl were using for comparison

---------- Post added at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:32 PM ----------

I can't say for sure since I don't have either phone in my hand, but I will say this--there is no way the GS3 should have better low light performance than the Evo, unless HTC has royally f'd up something. Early reviews show that the Evo does perform better in low light but the GS3 seems to be a better all around performer in normal situations:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_vs_htc_one_x-review-759p5.php

I'm getting an Evo this week. I'll report back what I think of the photos once I take some test shots
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
I'd never seen that really mentioned in phone camera comparisons. They mostly just mention the f-stop numbers (which works like I said).

Your link is just a sub-link from (get ready for it) the page about Aperture here http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture

So while I was not familiar with the term, the way you used it seemed to suggest that it had anything to do with the speed in which pictures are captured. In the case of these two phones, if that term as explained on wiki was correct, then the Evo would take faster pictures... But it doesn't.

So... I guess I sort of learned something, but it seems to apply more to full sized camera hardware than phones where there's also a lot more software involved.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
Lens speed is very common terminology in photography. If you weren't familiar with the term, thanks for admitting that, but you shouldn't go assuming I meant something that I clearly didn't. Nowhere in my post did I implied I was referring to shutter lag.

The overall point is that the evo has superior optics to the gs3 in terms of lens speed/aperture/f-stop. Choose whichever term you prefer, they all mean the same thing. A lens is a lens... On a phone, a point and shoot and a DSLR. The same principles and terminology all apply.

The evo is likely to be significantly better than the gs3 in low light as a result of the difference in aperture. The evo theoretically should be just as good or better than the gs3 in normal light but so far early reviews don't show that. This speaks to htc being more inexperienced than samsung when it comes to cameras. Many reviews have said that the evo over processes images similar to the iPhone. If they don't fix this, I'm likely to keep my Gs2 until the gs3 is released on sprint
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beserker15:
Full camera hardware and phone cameras doesn't differ in the way the lens work. The way limeaid said that the new Evo has a "faster lens" is how photographers would describe it since it can achieve a faster shutter speed under the same condition so the picture will have less motion blur. A picture taken with the S3 at a shutter of 1/20 second, can be taken at 1/35 second while still being just as bright. So, it's not any faster for the camera to produce the picture, which is more dependent on the camera hardware, the lens itself is faster and most noticeable during low light conditions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blackte4:
Im going with the GS3.....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
Gotcha, so aside from my misunderstanding of Fast Lens (not a photographer), my rudimentary understanding of f-stop was more or less correct. So Evo likely better under low light, but HTC has always had overly aggressive photo processing so overall image quality results could still swing either way.

Sounds good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] limeaid:
Exactly:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
Pocketnow just posted pics (the usual crappy kind) of pictures taken from all 4 us varients of the GS3.

So if those are legit, someone at Sprint has one.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
Ya, those aren't being tested by Sprint..yet.. The other thing I noticed is the stuff in the pictures other is all written on Korean(other than the numbers, they use Arabic numbers just like us though). Another thing is the box says Digital City which is in Suwon Korea. That is their version of Silicon Valley and Samsung's headquarters is located there.

We also know now that the L710 is the S3. So, it has already had FCC approval.

One of the Post It notes says T669 which is a feature phone T-Mobile use to carry. It is still sold in foreign markets.

Even if Verizon doesn't have some exclusive deal like was reported on BGR I bet we are all waiting at least a month(probably longer).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
BGR is posts the thinnest rumors around. I never read anything of theirs without figuring that there's a 90% chance it's flat out wrong.

Which, come to think of it, is why I never go there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shu8i:
it looks like the Evo isn't an option any more :rolleyes:

HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE indefinitely delayed
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
I just read that too. Crazy. It probably won't last though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
I think I will be getting one x tomorrow with a new line on att, can't take sprint data anymore. That's off topic though, my two cents on the two.

If you watch phone arena galaxy nexus vs one x comparison video, they mention several times that the display on the evo is much more natural looking. I went to play with one today, and it is a really nice device and display indeed.

Gs3 supposed to be using similar display to what is on the galaxy nexus, it will not be as vibrant as what we have on gs2, just much better Res. That being said, why wait longer when you can have a nice device in couple of days with a display that's going to be nicer? Sprint is also cdma, I'm going to go on a limb here and guess that gs3 won't be on sprint this summer, maybe fall, at best.

Evo 3d was a piece, ton of bugs. Og evo was nice for its time, but had its issues. Sense devices on sprint are notorious for retarded software glitches for some reason. One x is said to be more stable, if you take the word of people who already have one into account. Will sprint version be as stable? Knowing their event history with devices, not just HTC ones, unlikely.

Remember, most sprint Samsung phones have problems with either delays updates, or buggy ones. Yes, rooting helps, but there's usually a much bigger following for HTC devices anyway.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BrandoKC:
I've owned HTC devices since smart phones popped up. When the white E4GT came out I jumped ship.

I love Sense and TW can't hold a candle, but I love Samsung hardware.

My next upgrade is in November, and unless something earth shattering comes out in the meantime my answer is neither.

Just my two cents.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
This might help your decision....

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...toms-provides-pre-order-cancellation-options/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mrej201:
i agree with u i just cant stand ppl say apple is better im like u cant even customized that **** im like if u buy something shouldn't u do wat u pleased with it...

its like u say everyone has they own preference when i bought my Galaxy i had the option to buy the iphone4s or evo3d but i choose the Galaxy i have not regret it not to mention i also bought the Galaxy player 5
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] quick99si:
Requesting source or info on VZW exclusive deal. Also hoping you're wrong!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kc_exactly:
http://www.mobilenapps.com/articles/1881/20120427/samsung-galaxy-s3-verizon-exynos-4-quad.htm

http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/samsung-galaxy-s3-verizon-called-dibs-release-date-june-20204/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] yourbrotherrex:
Personally, after seeing the S3 unboxing video, I was like: "This looks exactly like the S2 with rounded corners."

HOW INNOVATIVE.

Seriously, do they spend like 10 minutes on aesthetics for their new phones?

edit: "more" rounded corners.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tragicallyhip:
I've always had the impression that (over the past couple years) Samsung has tried to make their smartphones fit an aesthetic of feeling comfortable in your hand and in your pocket: The phones tend to (as far as 4"+ screen sizes go) be relatively unnoticeable to me compared to other brands. The iPhone and HTC EVO OG and 3D I carried were all more noticeable than the OG Epic and ET4G I have.

I am intrigued by the new HTC though. I really wanted to get one in my hand, but Sprint delayed the launch date from tomorrow/today/the 18th. New date is TBD...
[LG Optimus 2x] Beplexor:
Just out of curiosity, because the game looks exceptionally fun. I know it can run First Wave, but it does feel better if I'm kept up to date.

I've heard that it can be buggy/laggy on other dual core smartphones like Galaxy S2 as well, so I'd just like to check and confirm before downloading the huge file. On that note could anyone please tell me what the finished file size of Second Wave is? It looks like it could easily pack up to 1GB.

Thanks!
[LG Optimus 2x] mind_challenge:
Works fine for me. I'm using Temasek's kang and Vadonka's kernel.
[LG Optimus 2x] Gjot:
Yes, it works :D I use the same rom with the same kernel
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Abhiheart:
Hello :) I am using Neov ..i hv updated my phone to ICS ..this might be a senseless and silly question to ask but

After my ICS update i really dont like the way it previews my contacts ..the contacts preview in Gingerbread awesome ..any idea if i can get the contact look back of gingerbread and still use ICS ..or i hv to install a custom ROM ??

and sorry if it is a stupid question :)

Any suggestions will be helpful :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tinyXperia:
Try a third party contacts app like exdialer. maybe some of them suits your wishes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] _Sparks:
You need to change Infinieview.apk in system/app, i'm not sure if the gb apk willl work with ics though, i dont have the apk.

Sorry.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] AntwnhsAnt:
I highly doubt that the GB infinieview will work on ICS!

I don't like it either but in AOKP and in CM9 it's really great!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] broky:
try this mate,might help you
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] BitEE:
I had the same problem, so i reapplied my contacts photos because the quality drops after importing them..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Abhiheart:
What will happen if i reapply my contact photos ?? how will the quality drop
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
you didn't understood reply before your post.

if you reapply photos for your contacts, then quality will be better :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BOOGEY MAN:
ROM:[ICS][4.0.4] Doc's Master ICS V11

when I play 720p vidoes with MX player like a movie or TV show It plays suing S/W decoder not H/W decoder .I have tried other roms with patches but it didnt work.

Another point:

[ICS][4.0.4] Doc's Master ICS V11 changelog:

720p Patched for BigMem Kernels

should i install BigMem kernel to activate the patch or not?

IF the kernel is available Iwill be pleased to have the link

or IF there is another ICS ROM solve the problem Please tell me

Thanks every one:)
[General Questions and Answers] ceyrekoto:
Hello everyone

I'm new in this forum and I want to help Turkish friends

I'm sorry for my language...

I was trouble with iscep app..

The problem is when I change my Rom (android revelation hd 6.3.2 ) I was always get force closed msg but if you get that msg please clear app data from settings/apps/ app manager/iscep and please re update iscep app with isbankasi internet subesi it will be resolved

I'm sorry again for my language...
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
Hello!

I want to know in which folder Google Play saves the apps and games (the FREE ones) in the HOX?

I used to share my FREE downloaded apps and games on BT going into /data/apps but I can't find Nyan space cat in there :eek:
[HTC One X] ckpv5:
Go to settings --> apps --> On Phone storage

If there is a tick for the app/game, means it is on /mnt/asec

So move to to internal storage, you will see the apk in data/app.

Or you can copy the apk from /mnt/asec to your sdcard.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eduncan911:
So I am back to Android rooting after a few years hiatus. All done, got CM9 nightly build loaded up, etc.

First thing I did was to go setup my Accounts for Google (email, calendar, contacts, etc). Noticed right away that the setup wizard is completely different than the Sprint version it came with (4.0.4, Galaxy Nexus).

Went ahead and set it up, there was no "Sync OPtions" screen to pick from Calendar, Contacts, etc.

The entire app is different. There is no push notifications either (asked me for interval).

Please note that I did load up this [HACK] for exchange. But it only patches, not replace the APK so the application is the same.

How would one go about restoring the Email application back to what came with the original Sprint Galaxy Nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
Did u flash gapps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eduncan911:
+1 Thanks!

Where would I find that? :) I ask because, while I tinker a bit with this stuff, the last ROM I fracked with was Android 2.1.

Can I download the original stock ROM from Sprint, and just copy the APK for Google Apps (what is the exact name of the APK, if you know it?) into the /system/app/ folder of the ROM image? Is it really that simple?

I plan on doing near-nightly builds, so I'll be doing this a lot. I'll batch it all up into a cmd scripts, which i can take care of. I just need to know what files to copy from where to where, and their names. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Email.apk is not found in gapps, it is part of AOSP i believe.

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EarthTec:
Hello,

The first thing I want to apologize for my bad English.

So and now to the topic. I have my Samsung Galaxy S Plus flashed with [ROM] [KQB] [CWM] All In One Rome | 9MAY12 | v0.5.2 / Gigabread +.

I know the CPU speed is 1400MHz normally. But since the Fash he shows me to 1804MHZ. Is this normal or a display bug?

Many thanks for your help and nice greetings from Germany

EarthTec
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr33styl3r7:
You can use an app like CPU spy https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5idmFsb3Nlay5jcHVzcHkiXQ..

and see which frequencies are being used.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] texten:
the reason for that is the skyhigh kernel ;)

just read here

but since v0.5.3 i have added a cpu control app
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4925735:
that depends on your kernel...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sweetpiggy:
Hi boys, hi girls :)

i'm not a themers, i'm not a dev...

i'm just an user that LOVE the new awesome and innovative Rom by molesarecoming:

Official Thread

WHAT!!?!?!?!? don't you know ParanoidAndroid!?!??! Are you serious!?!? don't cry, you are just in time to take a look into the FUTURE!!!

See this VIDEO and go to the official thread for download! ;)

in this thread i will try to collect all graphics stuff and mods for the rom.

Molesarecoming have a nice 'artist' sister.... Tina (her site http://krebsmilk.de/), she made some nice wallpaper:

https://plus.google.com/photos/101418095050341561803/albums/5740135686198351697

the green/pink are from Tina, other color are made by me (with very easy photoshop skill XD).

In the folder you can find some signature banners too... and i will put in this folder all wallpaper/icons i can find :)

Wallpapers by Mahaco - NEW WALLS

DaXmax Wall

Wallpapers by mcinty25

Signature Banner by Nordpolecamper

SIgnature by Areg8_6

Wallpapers by wad3g

AOSPA 3+ WALLPAPER - BOOTANIMATION LIKE

Paranoid Darkness by Nordpolcamper

MNML Statusbar by SrTapir

Deus ex Android by Ramazor (WIP)

Softkey mod by Thyrus for PA 1.9.4

Softkey mod by Thyrus for PA 1.9.5+FIX

Softkey mod by Thyrus for PA 1.9.6a

Softkey mod by Thyrus for PA 1.9.8a

Softkey by Meannekes - His thread for request

Keyboardfix_for_v0.9b by molesarecoming

SwiftKey 'tweaked' for paranoidandroid rom by dima_sk8er

GS3 Stuff

Bootanimation by TheHawk002

Bootanimation by AFAinHD

Bootanimation by MaLiXs

Bootanimation by AlphaKoi

Hacked stock launcher by m.is.for.michael(6x7 icons on screen and 7 across the dock. I run it at 240 dpi)

Hacked wallpaper.apk including paranoidandroidwallpaper by csking33

DSP Manager by MaLiXs (second link in his post)

READ HERE to know what App can change his layout, and how it change (WIP)

How to change individual app DPI (0.4pv rom version)

Almost perfect tablet mode Apex Launcher

Apex Setting by Brunoisa10

Apex Setting by dingokevin

Apex Setting by me :) (app drawer and search icon in tab mode) - it not fit good in landscape

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