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[General Topics] DD-Ripper:
Buy Samsung Galaxy S2. It will be the best choice for gaming as mostly all games support it. Modern Combat 3 runs like a beast on it.

Dont buy Xperia Play...! It only has 512MB Ram, 1.2Ghz single core cpu and an old Gpu which is not good to run latest games like Nova 3, etc...

And btw game developers have stopped optimising games for XperiaPlay.

So S2 is the best choice for your budget.

And 1 top reason for buying Galaxy S2 : Galaxy S3 has the same Mali-400 GPU which means all games in the future which will support S3 will also support S2...!!! :D :D

Sent from my GT-i9100 equipped with Grenade Launcher and ZN6 Prototype :D :D
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
the galaxy s2 is a really good phone but its not in my bugdet and im in germany now and here you can only buy the g-version which has an old cpu and gpu.:(:(:mad:

whats with galaxy s advanced i heard that it has also a mali 400 gpu.:o
[General Topics] DD-Ripper:
Yes..galaxy S Advance is also a good choice but its price is only around 50$ less than S2. S2 comes with a 8mp cam while as S Advance has 5.0mp...and S2 scores more in benchmark results...GPU only plays a small role in running games..CPU and RAM does the trick..So i think u should wait a little bit and save some enough money to buy S2. You will never reget the wait once you get it. :) :)

Sent from my GT-i9100 equipped with Grenade Launcher and ZN6 Prototype :D :D
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
As i said i cant go with the original s2 because its not available here.

Now i have a galaxy ace which has an armv6 proc. and its no more supported not in games or any other app. Now the main problem is i can live very well with my galaxy ace if i have to wait for a new generation of proc. Aka cortex-a15 or something like that.:eek:
[General Topics] ArmorD:
I bought my S2 from Germany too, and it's not G. You just have to look for one.

Maybe you should look for one used?

Sensation is a little bit cheaper, but its GPU is nothing compared to S2's.

Sent from my wallet
[General Topics] DD-Ripper:
Then maybe you should buy Sony Xperia Arc S. Price is too less for its features which the phone has.

It costs 200$ less than Galaxy S2. So it will be a good choice. It scores nearly the same in benchmark results like S2. Morever Many games are also supported. :) :)

Sent from my GT-i9100 equipped with Grenade Launcher and ZN6 Prototype :D :D
[General Topics] gagdude:
Huawei is set to release a "gamer phone" next week. I have no idea how its going to be, but you might want to look into that.
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Can you maybe give me a link where an article or something like that is.
[General Topics] gagdude:
Ok sorry really dumb mistake, its actually ZTE! ( :banghead: the chinese companies are getting me mixed up!)

There's absolutely no info on what its going to be like, ZTE just said "we willz release a gaming phone!"

Here's the link http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/ZTE+news/news.asp?c=43049

EDIT: also found an engadget link http://m.engadget.com/2012/07/12/zte-teases-advanced-gaming-smartphone/

I originally found out about this phone throught androidcentral, but whatever there are no details so who knows...
[General Topics] _Variable:
The LG Optimus 4X HD is interesting, The specs are ah-may-zingg!
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Yeaah cool phone man BUT it costs over 400EURO almost 500:crying:.

I want a phone around 250-300 Euro:eek:
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
A phone with an adreno 320 would be very good but i think it will cost surely more than 400 €:banghead::(
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
A phone with adreno 320 would be very good but it will surely cost over 400€:banghead::(
[General Topics] Guru Zeb:
Ok am not gonna pimp you my current phone or pimp you the fantasy phone i would like to buy if i could myself.

What am gonna suggest is the criteria for your choice of phone, and one other utterly vital issue if your main concern is gaming.

1:

Get a phone that is know to work with sixaxis

If your unaware what it is it is a completely awesome app that allows dualshock PS3 sticks to be used as controllers for Android devices via bluetooth, its well developed and ultra stable, best updated regularly (but not recently).Has many features that make it THE BEST choice for a decent controller for Android gaming.

These include full button config, touch control emulation, apparently Earl the dev is working on accelerometer emulation too. Nothing else on the market or that is proposed yet covers the options list of sixaxis.

It completely TRANSFORMS the experience of playing games like MC3, or ShadowGun, N.O.V.A., etc. But it is just as awesome for racing games, arcade games, emulators, etc, any gaming (that's until its implemented) that's not accelerometer dependent.

Oh yeah it easily works out as the cheapest Android controller solution too :D

2:

Gaming will HAMMER your battery, it will beat it down like a red headed step child, then beat it to a pulp as it lays on the ground, then round it off by violating any moist orifices your battery may have. Gaming will keep doing this to your battery without any shred of empathy, guilt, or remorse.

So make sure that the phone you get either has a good battery life or one with plenty of high capacity 3rd party batteries to choose from.

The ideal would be a phone with both characteristics. Buy a few spare batteries 3+ unless you don't mind being caught short of battery when out and about.

Also remember the faster the CPU and the more cores the faster your battery will get flensed down to low power warning. Not encouraging you to get a low end CPU just reminding you.

Everyone gets all school girl excited about quads, but the current generation of duals are more than enough to run current games with ease.

I own an old HTC Desire Z 800mhz stock CPU i usually OC it to 1.1 -1.3GHz when gaming but many games don't even need this boost.

As i stated am not suggesting a low end CPU but guys get over focused on the fastest they can get ........ often its an exercise in Geek willy waving ...... and is often just as purposeful :rolleyes:

3:

Screen size, obviously you do not want a 3" screen to play games, my approach is biggest you can get when taking all other features into account.

4:

Roms choice many custom Roms usually the more stripped and optimised ones like CM, AOKP, or Miui often give better gaming performance than a whole slew of other Roms.

5:

Maybe with your budget you should consider going 2nd hand. If done carefully its nowhere near as fraught with risk and danger as many seem

to think. Its probably THE best way to guarantee HUGE bang for the bucks spent.

Hope this helps bruv

Zeb
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
First thanks for your detailed post:D.

Second i dont want a 2nd hand phone (bad experiences) and maybe im going to sell my ace so i can maybe buy a s2:victory:

the ace costs now around 160Euro (new), what do you think i will get for it if im going to sell it. It has no scratches only some micro at the chrome case and the chrome is at the bottom a little bit decomposed:(. but thats not a big thing. AND i have rest warranty.
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Bad news for me.

I searched for the original s2 here in germany but the only thing i found was that there is no s2s whitout the g anymore:(:screwy:

I also checked for the adreno 320 aka s4 pro. Its very fast i surely very good for gaming but the first devices will be released to the end of this year:(
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
What do you guys think about the galaxy ace2 or s advanced both have the mali 400 gpu (the same like s2????) both would be in my budget and have a dual core proc.
[General Topics] Gorjess:
Should be good, but are you bothered with the screen size?

Anything with dual core and decent graphic are still up to par with today's modern games such as nova 3, but if you really into gaming i suggest you to get a phone with bigger screen size because it's what matters they most.. e.g galaxy nexus?

Swyped from my GT-i9100
[General Topics] MauroBif:
wait for xperia play 2 or search for the zte's new gaming phone
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Even the arc s with adreno 205 and singlecore of my uncle can unrooted play easily high end games. That means a dual core phone would be enough for me????
[General Topics] - Swift -:
Haha!

That's BS!
[General Topics] UndisputedGuy:
The. Xperia play is quite good. Great for emulation and far superior to touchscreen gaming
[General Topics] Mbah Oz:
SE will release xperia play 2 ? its great for my boy:D
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Lol there will be no xplay 2

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony-Xperia-Play-2-rumors-squashed-launch-looks-unlikely_id30725
[General Topics] Mbah Oz:
Ouggh... : D
[General Topics] - Swift -:
C'mon guys!

We don't need 4 damn cores just to run a game. The XPERIA™ PLAY is single core, 512MB RAM ,1GHz (clockable to 2GHz) and it runs games without lag. I got mine in April and it's an amazing phone.

Yeah, Sony may have dropped support for it but hey!, games are still being optimized and physical gaming controls are FAR SUPERIOR to touch-screen controls. (Don't deny it, because its just the truth, pretty much).

So just saying, don't go doubting the XPlay or any other "old single core phone" just because it doesn't have 2 or 4 cores or 1GB RAM!

Plus, if you do get the XPlay, you'll be greeted with a lightning fast XPERIA™ look :)
[General Topics] UndisputedGuy:
The man speaks the truth!

Although I do get some lag and the Xperia play does seem like it may become a bit out dated soon
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Believe me every phone gets after almost after 1 year outdated (highend phones maybe a bit later) its a marketing strategie of companies. For example samsung has a very bad update politic ,only their high high end phones get

Updates:mad:
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Sorry
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Sorry double post
[General Topics] ArmorD:
No! I had Arc S,.and it wasn't nearly as good as S2! It got about half the score in benchmarks, and it was slow(for me anyway)!

Sent from my Volvo
[General Topics] ArmorD:
Not in XDA :D

But really, I don't recommend getting a single core phone with low memory and outdated GPU. It may run some HD games, but ironically it will be laggy on other games(trust me, I had Arc).

Sent from my Volvo
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
What do you guys think about the moto razr. Is it good enough for games???
[General Topics] insane1990:
Moto's display and processor is not meant for games.. samsung is the best after apple..
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Oh ok

I read that the gs advanced has the mali 400 but only the single core version btw gs2 has the quad core version.

First is that really the truth

Second would that be a big disadvantages for gaming performance
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Important

HEY PEOPLE I THINK THE GALAXY S ADVANCE IS TOO UGLY

SOOO MY QUESTION WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE XPERIA P IT HAS

-DUAL CORE 1GHZ

-MALI 400 (BUT ONLY SINGLECORE)

-1GB RAM

-BRILLIANT DISPLAY WITH qHD RESOLUTIN

-PERFECT SIZE FOR ME

DO YOU GUYS THINK THE COMMUNITY WILL BECOME BIG.
[General Topics] Efe64:
Oh really?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDnWxkj_Q1o

Make a research before talk.
[General Topics] Slap-Yourself :):
Does it need to be a phone?

If not why not look into the Nexus 7 tablet? I'm not sure if it's available for purchase in certain parts of Europe yet, but in due time I'm sure it will be. USD$200 for 8GB or $250USD for 16GB
[General Topics] DD-Ripper:
Yes ofcourse. Optimisation of games has drastically decreased for Xperia Play these days since the arrival of new more powerful phones. Earlier every game used to be Xperia Play optimised with all the splendid graphics and effects. But now, it rarely happens.

The N.O.V.A 3 video which you showed didnot have the same graphics which you can find on Galaxy S2 and many more....so S2 is a good choice for him.

Games like The Amazing Spiderman neither Supports Play.
[General Topics] Gorjess:
Meh, even the 2 years old original galaxy s can play N.O.V.A 3 just fine..

Let me give a suggestion, why not buy a midrange phone that is still capable such as galaxy s and use the other $20-$40 to buy a PS3 sixaxis controller? You can then pair it with the phone and use it to play games.. it's far far better than touch controls..

Swyped from my GT-i9100
[General Topics] Product F(RED):
Galaxy Nexus is noticeably slower than the S2 for heavy games, having owned both. It'll run Max Payne, Shadowgun, etc with minimal lag. But I know that once you put Nova 3 on there it'll lag like no tomorrow. Plus, unless you're on Verizon or Sprint, you have 16GB of non-expandable storage. Games these days take up a lot of space. I suggest:

- HTC One X (Tegra 3)

- Samsung Galaxy S III (International)

- Meizu MX Dual / Quad

- Samsung Galaxy S II (Exynos versions only)
[General Topics] tessut:
You should buy a HTC One S ^^
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Yes you all are right but all this phones are over my budget.

Do you think the Sony xperia p with its novaThor u8500 dual core pro and 1 GB ram and Mali 400 singlecore is good enough to play those games. But the main problem is that I saw videos of laggy faceplate. I can't understand that because even singlecore phones with 512 mb and adreno 205 like the Sony neo can handle with heavy games like modern combat 3.

Sent from my xda premium app
[General Topics] niknDE:
You wont get a very good low budget phone for gaming.

The Xperia p should can handle games like MC3, but only with low FPS.

You should ask in the Xperia p Forum if its possible (i think there will be someone who already tested it).
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Yeah but the problem is that there isnt a xp forum yet
[General Topics] niknDE:
I found that: http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1733236.html

Hope it helps you :)
[General Topics] xiche:
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play though I am not sure about the price.
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
its too outdated to run future games lagfree. actually its a good phone but the hardware is too old.singlecore and adreno 205 arent the best specs for a current GAMING PHONE.:rolleyes:
[General Topics] mv1luv:
Get the note you won't regret it.
[General Topics] ACE_forever:
Sorry but its too big and its over my bugdet:(
[General Topics] Product F(RED):
Go ask your girl if there's such a thing as too big, then come back here.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Excelsior1:
Is DLNA working on the Nexus 7?

Do you need additional software to use it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neok44:
i haven't seen DLNA mentioned anywhere in official specs or reviews so i don't think it has it.

as far as adding it, no idea, don't think it can be done.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fall Guy:
All you should need is an DLNA enabled media player from the app store and access to/from network. DLNA is software certification not hardware. Or do you want to stream from the Nexus rather than to it. Try Bubble UPnP or there's Mediahouse and others.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Excelsior1:
What would be an example of a good DLNA enabled media player to access media files from the network?

The 2 files Bubble UPnP and Mediahouse would then only send my media from this tablet to a DLNA enabled device?

(I have a WD Live Plus DLNA device).

I assume until someone tests these software on the Nexus 7, there might me initial computability issues?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fall Guy:
I would wait until you have your device in hand then try the free versions of them to see which is best suited to your needs. As I haven't received mine yet I can't say what works with it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dijonemon:
Install Skifta, that'll do DNLA Server or Client. Combined with MX Player I've never had a problem with using it on any of my Android devices.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExploreMN:
Trying to find the same answer. I was pairing a bluetooth headset with my tablet and noticed my TV showed up...but when I click on it, it says something about an incorrect PIN even though there was no prompting for a PIN. Would love to stream to the TV...not sure why I see it under bluetooth either because I'm pretty sure bluetooth can't handle that much data.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cookie666:
DLNA works fine, I use the Plex DLNA server on my HTPC and BubbleUPNP client on my N7. Great combo.
[Nexus 7 General] Phandroid1:
I'm one of the folks who ordered the N7 during the $234 sale they had a week ago. I've been wondering if our orders would be on the same schedule as Staples/PlayStore/etc. but I'm not so sure. Yesterday, I received this email.

"We are sorry to inform you that the following item(s) you ordered

are currently not in stock. We have these on order with the manufacturer,

and hope to have them available shortly. We sincerely apologize for any

inconvenience this may cause you. Please be assured that we are doing our

best to obtain these for you as quickly as possible. If this is a "special

order" or a "pre-order" item, please be aware that this email is

automatically sent on all orders that are waiting for stock to arrive.

There is no need to contact us for a substitution on pre-orders or special

orders. If you would like to contact us, please use the information below."

Anybody else get this? Has anyone heard anything else from J&R?
[Nexus 7 General] AtropineNa:
Read the Slickdeals thread it was a standard email for preorders
[Nexus 7 General] Censura_Umbra:
Same with me. Though I bet J&R will get them from Google when Google ships theirs to consumers. So say next week. Then there will be waves because of the ridiculous amount of people that used that option. Then it will talk 1-2 weeks to reach your door.

Basically, expect it next month. Although you could buy some cheap iPod touches locally on Craig's list and trade them in to gamestop for a profit. Then you can get the nexus next week for about $150 total
[Nexus 7 General] Censura_Umbra:
By the way. Mods are going to close this thread. We are using the original thread found in the member found deals section for updates.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
Is it possible to modify the Stock FTF (like to remove the ATT junk) without root? I mean before installation of the FTF. and is it possible to make a updated sin file, after the sin file had been extracted, to add to the FTF?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yes and no. Right now we are having issues mounting the converted system.sin file image which prevents us from removing or adding files to the system partition. The goal was to edit the system.img to add the required root files and allow you to just flash it (unlocked bootloader only) but thus far no luck. Sony seems to have changed something with the firmware for the ion and ICS for the Xperia S that is causing us problems.

As far as editing the system file then putting it back into an FTF I haven't tried that before, always just flashed the image instead. Once we get past the mounting of the image issue we can move forward. If you really want the bloatware gone I suggest flashing the Generic International ftf and unchecking wipe data.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quatzar:
My phone bricked and took it to a samsung warrenty repair place.

4 weeks later i get it back.

Skimming through i notice that the 16gb chip now has a total size of 11gb!!!!!! Wtf

So they're using the method posted here that juggles the partitions and hoses 4gb.

Can someone else confirm this?

In which case there is no point sending it off and waiting weeks do it yourself.

**** service
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] summer_love:
No, that's the right amount for that partition.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MetinKale38:
hi,

i have calibrated my desire with the battery calibration app (my battery aging is 82%) and know the empty voltage is 3.201 instead of 3.401 is that normal?

Metin
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tajimura:
Completely normal, mate. It is just as it should be.

Sent from out of nowhere
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MetinKale38:
Ok thank you

Gesendet von meinem HTC Desire mit Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 7 General] tomh1979:
They are not releasing today, just got my parade rained on. Stop is this google attempt to get theirs delivered first.
[Nexus 7 General] blaine.hale:
Day old news that didn't require its own thread and is also localized.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Comet1966:
So yeah I just got my GNex last night and got it rooted and all that stuff, so I am running AOKP milestone 6 and I've had my phone on for 1 hour and 4 minutes and the battery was fully charged and is now at 66%. WHY???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeoXCodeX:
So the main point of this post thread?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
questions... he has none.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bjrosen:
Get a big battery

The stock battery isn't adequate, get a 3800 ma battery. I have the Trexcell 3800ma battery which I bought from Amazon for $20, I also got the Trexcell skin which accommodates the hump added by the big battery. Batteries need to be conditioned, the instructions for the Trexcell are to let it discharge completely when you first get it then to go through several charge then complete discharge cycles. After it's been conditioned you can keep it charged.

I've been using the Vicious V5 Jelly Bean ROM for a couple of days. The battery life seems a little worse than for stock 4.0.4 but it's hard to say.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trilogee:
Saw this infographic this morning by http://www.firmex.com on the future of RIM and found it to be pretty interesting/relevant to this forum. Any opinions on who you might think acquire them (if anyone at all)? It would be pretty awesome to get enterprise security added to Sammy phones (however unlikely that may be).

http://www.firmex.com/blog/who-will-acquire-rim/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Looking for the relevance part....maybe in the general Android forum?

I think RIM will probably move to a services oriented company.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trilogee:
Lol it's relevant in the sense that if Sammy picks up RIM it would impact the nature of Samsung devices. This applies to all the manufacturers but I personally own a GNEx so this is where i posted it:p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozmikeli:
Hey guys

Got this random icon today on the top left in my notification bar, i have no idea what it is and how to get rid of it. Anyone know what it is?

i50.tinypic.com/2yx3tq0.png
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spoOx786:
I had that icon come up when I was roaming. sorry can't remember exactly what I did to get rid of it...

**EDIT***

just remembered! It was when I turned notifications off. Try switching Notifications back on. should fix it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nokia7Vista:
From the Drop Down, Choose Notification
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mopral:
-slide down the status bar

-find the notification toggle

-be sure it is activated (toggle should be green)

-done!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -josh-:
I too had your problem, I thought I could upgrade my phone lol sadly I was mistaken.

I do think that the icon could have been of a better design and as such more understandable.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Ha. Every day this thread comes back.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] rbrugman:
I was looking at my battery use stats for the past couple days, and I noticed that Maps is the #1 user of battery on my phone. Funny part is that I never launched maps, and haven't used anything with a map since I last rebooted my phone. Is it possible that Maps is in reference to the GPS being used, or is there a way for another application to be using the Maps frameworks, thus causing it to show up under battery usage?

It's not necessarily causing terrible battery life, but I find it hard to believe that an app I haven't used is using more battery than the screen.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] erwaso:
I'll keep an eye on that. Speed test had been number one on mine lol
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dragunbayne:
I think it's in reference to the GPS. I have mine on so my weather is as accurate as possible and maps is a big user on my phone.