yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] walter79:
Why not use Samsung S2 or S3 battery. I have two HD2 covers i will check if it is possible to use S2 battery. Maybe we can make new wood cover.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
if it is compatible I will gladly use it. if it does work than we will have 2100 mah minimum with a 2300 mah maximum without gaining thickness

btw. I previously heard that the titan battery works as well, but there is a down side as it is 4 pin.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23515486&postcount=6
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
quick question. solar panel/charger. useful or useless?

it can be added on the phone itself or the external dock in the future. it seems much more suitable for the dock instead of a normal external battery.
[HD2 General] d3adbroke:
Use it!!!
[HD2 General] Robbie P:
ephestione had a setup here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804643 panels should be cheaper now;)
[HD2 General] djfatti:
I think you should put a super amoled screen! it would be amazing :D
[HD2 General] rbheromax:
Cool!!!!

I would totally buy if it was availiable
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
bad news guys. no more front camera. due to needing to charge the phone my setup won't work, but i did end up adding a second headphone jack. hehe whoops. i'll keep it non the less though

btw i ordered a test galaxy s3 battery so we'll see if it works
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
i found the keyboard. now i just need to order one.

http://www.cartft.com/catalog/il/478
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
great news guys!!!! the new 2300 battery is a go!!!!!! it's totally working. pics later today. bad news. i need to rewire it. plus need a new lcd and camera flex, but you'll see what i mean.
[HD2 General] ares93:
Jesus! If this is legit, you're insane, mate. The good kind of insane, but insane nonetheless.
[HD2 General] rikusuicide:
pics:)?

do you need some spare parts? got an broken hd2 mainboard is broken.. pn me ;)
[HD2 General] lijingg:
good idea. Maybe it will become HD3
[HD2 General] backlashsid:
and it seems this idea and thread is dead !
[HD2 General] keller112:
Wait, what, a 2300 mAh battery? Are you screwing with me? :p
[HD2 General] backlashsid:
I am curious to see the pics of what have been already achieved !!! or as usual...didn't happen ! :P
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
sorry about the long wait everyone. i've been very busy with college application stuff. i'll be busy for quite some time too, unfortunately. but there is some good news. i will be able to post some pics this weekend. this is still in extreme alpha and can't even be considered a phone right now. the 2300 mah battery is working but not attached. i am still in need of some wiring and i am working to the best of my ability. i hope to be able to show the new unmodified housing, wp7 and two android builds running from the battery. thank you all for your patience.
[HD2 General] Turbotab:
Looking forward to the pics, I thought I was brave in changing the CPU on an old laptop, this is crazy..
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
Hey guys. Pics and videos are finally here. I will upload more soon and try to keep you all posted.

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[HD2 General] nikolas60:
is the front face camera wiil work?
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
unfortunately no. there will be no more front camera. unless there is a mini webcam that is compatible with android and wp7 then that plan is scrapped. you see the original plan was for the camera to swivel but the flex cable is far to fragile and due to how it will fit in the housing it is not possible.

now in other news... i would like to have a bit more flare to our hd2's so i would like to add a color to the housing. so i am open to suggestions to complement the red and silver highlights
[HD2 General] MAMeingast:
You've been featured on the main page: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/project-evolution-giving-the-htc-hd2-a-makeover/

:D
[HD2 General] sabianadmin:
Are you using the Evo's digitizer instead of the HD2's?
[HD2 General] suicidal.banana:
Hats off to you sir, mad props!

Dont hesitate to post 'beta guides' once you get to that point, i have a hd2 thats (sadly) unused atm, and id be more then happy to test your hardware tweaks.
[HD2 General] ayyu3m:
this is AWESOME. hatz off to you sir.
[HD2 General] jcsawyer:
This looks amazing!

Do you think it would be possible to upgrade the screen from LCD to something newer too?
[HD2 General] soterman:
Isaiah, great project you have going there.

On the 'what color' subject, take a look of my HD2, I sprayed the rear housing red (I mean fire engine red) sometime ago...

Unfortunately I did not take another photo, masking the thing was painful, especially the rear camera window. Light sanding, priming, spraying and clear varnish.

The HD2 looked awesome!
[HD2 General] Spl4tt:
Amazing idea, but i hoped that it would go a different dirrection.

I totaly love the design of the HD2, i don't see a point in changing this.

In the times i had my HD2, the only things that needed to get better were the digitizer and the battery (though i always had two batteries with me).

And today, we rly need a new cpu, but that's not possible i guess, because of the drivers and such things..
[HD2 General] sabianadmin:
Clearly you have no idea what would be involved in uprating the CPU.... For WP7 - 7.8 our Qualcomm CPU is just fine and that is running slightly below the 1GHz threshold..

A newer battery and the clock speed of our device raised would give us a significant increase in speed most lightly without making the device unusable day to day.

Im more curious as to which digitizer is being used here. Also what would been really cool would have been to used the Evo's chassis and formed a custom fibre glass shell on top. Coupled with a nice big 32gb Xclass SD you could essentially have a new device with the support and legacy of the HD2, that would be deadly... In fact i might do that!
[HD2 General] ayyu3m:
you ma man have given me an idea. i have an extra housing and back cover laying around.
[HD2 General] mstdzw:
Maybe You can use Dell Streak body and LCD.
[HD2 General] jackrabbit72380:
i bought a 2600 mah battery made for the hd2 that came with kick stand and extended batery door cover and my batery works fine i dont see the point in useing a sasung galixsy s3 battery that is 2300 mah when htc makes a 2300 mah battery for the hd2?

i honistly feal like the only thang inportent is the front faceing camira,

replaceing the curent speeker with a better quality one might be a god thang but moving it to the front from the back dosent seem like tha big of a deal

i get 4 days battery life with my 2600 mah battery in stand buy running pdaimagejam rom wp7.8.

im also useing a class 10 32 gb sandisk sd card the card had the wp7 logo on it and sayed heat and water resistant,

if you could desin a clip on front faceing cam or maby a case with keybord and front faceing cam that would be sweet.:good:
[HD2 General] AidenM:
Wow! I don't even own or want and HD2 but this is being bookmarked!

You guys just refuse to let this guy die, dont you?
[HD2 General] miltos996:
Wowwww! Streak housing and LCD would be awesome, I'd love a bigger screen. Keep up the amazing work!
[HD2 General] Nightwolf117:
Anyone who doesn't own a HD2 or know what power the phone has will be amazed once they see this. I mean, sure we've seen custom battery plates, recolored housings, chrome housing (I can't remember where I saw it but it was amazing)... but this is unique. I still think the HD2 is THE king of smartphones, and this, alongside the dedicated HD2 forums here prove my statement.

If you're in need of T-Mobile HD2 parts, send me a message and I'll ship them to you. Consider it a donation for such a wonderful project.

Now back to finding a new screen for my Euro one ;)
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
Ok guys I have two things for you today. First it's a concept of what the final product might look like. Let me know what you think.

Front Facing Speaker

Notification Light

Phone Speaker

Proximity and Light Sensors

Mic

Micro USB

3.5mm Headphone Jack

5mp camera

Dual LED Flash

Volume Rocker

Second is a quick question on speaker quality. I am aware that the hd2 doesn't have the best sound quality so i was looking to change it. I was thinking of using the one x, one x+, or htc surround speaker. Out of the three which do you believe is the best? Also if you have any other suggestions don't hesitate to tell me.
[HD2 General] Nightwolf117:
Holy. Fahk.
[HD2 General] aditya_r12:
spare hd2

I've got an old HTC HD2 (T-mobile) that I can spare if you need parts and live in US. The charging point on that one got screwed and it wouldn't charge so I bought a used Telstra version. PM if you need it.
[HD2 General] Marek989:
AMAZING!!!!!! SIMPLY.... AMAZING! :eek:
[HD2 General] IAMLEGENDZ:
reply

This is Awesome, but the name of new phone (HTC HD3) is wrong because HTC HD7 also known as HTC HD3.
[HD2 General] walter79:
Maybe HD2 plus.

Pictures look great.
[HD2 General] Robbie P:
Looking at the surround speaker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIVlgdeRkoU i'm not sure how easy it would be to put this on our hd2, especially with the effects button.

But I noticed the speaker grille on the back cover (just above the CE mark;)) and thought that the phone would then have proper stereo. Knowing that there is not much room at that point, might it not be better to have an extension at the bottom of the phone for a second (third in fact :))speaker, of equal dimension to the top extension. If the case stays the same length, then the top extension dimension would be halved.

Does that make sense? (Not as good as you at photoshop)

Keep up the good work on HTC HD?
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
I have no intention of taking the effects button as that has proprietary ports for that phone itself within the motherboard. i just want the speaker itself for its quality. which btw looks like this:

its going to be integrated without use of the flex cable. I suppose i could use two or three. Btw i only keep the display so low due to the mic, headphone jack, and micro usb port. They cannot be moved. The mic is easy to deal with, but the real problem is the headphone jack. If its extended we lose the speaker all together, unless it is forced somehow.
[HD2 General] Robbie P:
Is it necessary to extend the jack and usb sockets? Can't you just make the holes in the casing bigger to accept the body of the jack and usb plugs. Then the speaker could possibly fit to one or other side (possibly on left to allow room for mic on right).
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
thats a wonderful idea. it just might work. thanks for your input. i'll revise the concept asap and keep you all posted.
[HD2 General] antonizoon:
Now I'm just wondering, for the concept design, where are you cannibalizing the case from,and how would it fit? An HTC Windows Phone?
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
it's a combination of the hd2 housing, either an evo 4g lte kickstand from a display case or an original evo 4g kickstand, plus an htc 8x housing (once they become available), but in the mean time i might just get a display for that too.
[HD2 General] [DarkGUNMAN]:
Hello, this is my first post in this forum.

I'm a long-term owner of a Nokia N900 and have been an active member of the community at talk.maemo.org for just as long, unfortunately my phone's cellular capability has given up the ghost and I find myself looking for a new phone..

I was thrilled to see the capabilities and modding community not jys regarding xda-developers in general, but the active group supporting the HD2 and continuing to mod and update this device - I was also glad to see that it can run MeeGo, hopefully the current image of Nemo can be adapted to run on this, as it is getting close to what I have come to love about the original Maemo.

Anyway, the fact that this phone is getting a major revamp by yourself is an impressive achievement, and one that I'm following with interest. However since I come form a hardware keyboard phone i have found the use of on-screen keyboards difficult, and not all thre functionality I need when on the command line or writing in code can be easily found there.

A member of the talk.maemo.org community found a good way to add a bluetooth keyboard to his N9 in a slider form similar to the N900 - talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=84025

In your experience are there any good hardshell cases we could adapt for this and implement the same solution? Or are there any good similar/better bluetooth keyboards that could be adapted the same way?

Thank you and good luck with this excellent project!
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
There are excellent keyboard available. for the hd2 i would recommend this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERIZON-AT-...496938?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c2cc9a5aa

This one has a backlight and iphone 5 dimensions
[HD2 General] gargdada:
amazing creativity.. would like to see it to the end.. HD3 design is just awesome...
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
Here are the new concepts.

Dual Stereo Front Facing Speakers

Phone Speaker

Notification LED

Proximity and Light Sensor

5mp Camera

Dual LED Flash

Kickstand

Removable Door for Access to Sim and Micro SD

Removable Battery Door

3.5mm Headphone Jack

Micro USB Port

Mic

There are only minor changes and i decided on the surround speakers. The second one is with the evo 4g lte parts that requires a 2nd display phone. The first only requires the original evo kickstand.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
hey guys. a quick thought just crossed my mind. if i integrate the powermat door into the housing we can get wireless charging :D
[HD2 General] cajunflavoredbob:
You can't integrate the wireless charging unless the part which the charging coil is affixed is plastic, or some other non-metallic material. Also, there's roughly a 25% chance that the transistor is not attached for the OEM internal charge port.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
I am fully aware of that, but the new housing is indeed plastic. Also, the transistor is connected to the battery pins themselves, as you can see here. Thus it still leaves us with a free usb port.
[HD2 General] cajunflavoredbob:
Yes, I actually have a powermat and two HD2s missing the fuse. I mistakenly said transistor previously. Some HD2s do not work because of a missing fuse. Not all HD2s are affected, but it seems to be most common on the T-Mobile version.

See this post for more information.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
i see what you mean now
[HD2 General] rlydiard:
I am wondering if anyone has actually tried this wireless keyboard with the T-Mobile HD2 and if the HD2 fits the case. I ask because the HD2 width and depth dimensions are a few millimeters larger than the iPhone dimensions. If the HD2 does fit in the case I wojuld buy it.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
here is a comparison of both of the phone sizes exactly.

http://www.esato.com/phones/compare.php?phone=955&cp=533
[HD2 General] cajunflavoredbob:
Doesn't look like it's going to fit. My main concern, seeing as the borders of the case could be expanded, would be that the camera on the HD2 juts out the back of it. The iPhone 5 has a solid flat back.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
try this one for the iphone 4 & 4s. It has a backlight, its smaller, and it tilts.

white

http://www.ebay.com/itm/90-Tiltable...211725?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43afbd0ecd

black w/out backlight

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Slidi...214778?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item519fbb79fa

size comparison:

http://www.esato.com/phones/compare.php?phone=533&cp=866

will that due?
[HD2 General] cajunflavoredbob:
The HD2 is larger than the iPhones. Only the i5 is similar in height. The main issue on using those is the camera on the HD2. The HD2 does not have a flat back like the iPhones. The camera on the HD2 sticks out a good bit. Modding one of those cases to fit would be tough, but not impossible.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
If anyone is interested in helping to support this project please feel free to make a donation.
[HD2 General] Useless guy:
And how are you going to implement this? :D

Looks like just a dirty form of begging.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
No begging at all just have a vision that I would to like to transpire into reality. Unfortunately, I do not have the full funds at this time and if I acquire this through donations then it would help make this a reality. To answer your question I will give weekly updates on the implementations, but as of right now the most important step is getting the housing.
[HD2 General] HypoTurtle:
Housing-wise have you considered 3D printing one? I haven't got round to looking the different materials that can be used to the printing so can't say if there's something strong/versatile enough but if there is ...
[HD2 General] live2die:
what the f are your hd2 people doing?:D finally you guys begin to put you hands on hardware! its so f ing wonderful community here at xda.
[HD2 General] ali2k4:
ok so i was wondering if you can add extra ram as in take the same 512 from another hd2 insert it into the one you're working on ..would that work ? same thing goes for the processor; in theory we would have a dualcore hd2 with 1 gb of ram just slap on a bigger battery? i am a newb i know but was just wondering if that is possible or not.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
no that is not possible
[HD2 General] 063_XOBX:
In theory you could duct tape 2 hd2 together to have a dual core processor with 1GB of ram AND a combined 8.6 inch of display at 1600x960.
[HD2 General] Robbie P:
Assuming isaiah12345 has tmous hd2, he already has 2 out of three;)
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
As a matter of fact I do :)
[HD2 General] shahrukhraza:
Its there... You just gotta keep on looking :eek::eek:
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
alright guys. here's your update. I now have the new housing, but unfortunately my hd2 is in quite a state of disrepair. Here's some pics.
[HD2 General] Suhaib10:
:( BYE BYE 8X

HD2 for the win :)

P.s. Are the size the same because I thought HD2 was wider than 8X
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
The hd2 is only slightly wider and its only due to its bulky housing. It should fit nicely in its new home. :D

My nice combination of colors to work with this weekend
[HD2 General] kanishkapd:
i ve been following this thread for a while. appreciate what you are trying to achieve. so what is the latest state?

also do you think it would be successful unless you can improve the RAM or the processor? because there are lots of androids with much better hardware for not so bad prices either.
[HD2 General] Philipp_94:
AW: [Hardware] HTC HD2: Project Evolution

News?
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
Yes! Finally there is news. But before I get to that it dawned on me that the htc one is exactly what I wanted the hd2 to be minus a micro sd card slot, dual boot, removable battery, and kickstand. Due to those facts I will definitely be continuing this project to completion. Plus I just love my hd2. :D

the camera actually fits perfectly with the new housing

I still need to cut out the area for the flash

I have now stripped everything down to its bare minimums

What now?

get the new speakers

input kickstand

make battery packs

make battery door removable

cut holes for headphone and micro usb

get wireless charging

Complications

*this list is continuously shrinking

the 2300 mah battery, even though it works, won't fit, so I either have to deal with the terrible battery, get a mugen 1500mah battery (very likely), or make a battery pack that traverses the inside of the device

p.s.

I apologize for the long wait but as you can see my hd2 has seen better days. Plus I have finally got a replacement phone so I can work on it as much as I please. :laugh: Things will finally get done now.
[HD2 General] FCORivers:
And there were items that were empty on the hd2 side that were close to that of the iPhones numbers like camera and video recording, not that far behind from a $600 newish phone which can only run one OS. Lol!

ram and display are quite better on the iPhone side, but CPU not that much either.

HTC was losing market with the hd2 As everyone that bought one was going to think a million times before buying anything else, I sure did, ended with the free upgrade to my hd2 as you can see, but still rock my HD2 almost daily.

Now on topic, nice imagination and a good hands on attitude can change the world, don't know if that works on phones though,lol, but I sure pay for this to be done to my hd2.
[HD2 General] trytogetme:
Anything new here?
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
I'm sorry for the long delay but I'm quite busy with my AP exams. As soon as I have some spare time I will work on it. Please be patient and thanks for your interest :D
[HD2 General] Skochko:
I am also waiting for an update here. Don't think we've lost interest. I'm glad the project is not dead :D

Give us a teaser!
[HD2 General] trytogetme:
So sad, this project is dead
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
It is not dead. I am currently on vacation with my family. I'll update when I get back.
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
I've been doing some research and I think this might actually be possible. Not only does both the HD2 and Streak use the same architecture, but their connectors are nearly identical. Take a look:

here are their specs:

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 clocked at 1 GHz Scorpion QSD8250 with 65nm semiconductor and ARMv7

Full HD2 specs here:

http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_hd2-3228.php

Full Streak specs here:

http://www.gsmarena.com/dell_streak-3353.php

They should be quite compatible, however if they are it won't quite fit with the HD2's small camera ribbon cable. It justable to fit it's actual parts, so fitting in the much larger parts will require both a custom housing and a ribbon cable extension for the battery compartment and phone speaker.
[HD2 General] mstdzw:
Yep,

Dell Streak was cool, but not so developer friendly like HD2. I don't know why? Maybe if Cotulla had a streak ;)

In those days Sterak was a giant. Now HD2 is a mini and 5" is a normal size :D

This mod will be awesome, Android, WP and Ubuntu on 5".
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
Problem!!!

notice how the hd2 digitizer is attached to the lcd, while the streak is attached to the mothherboard. there is no way so connect the streak digitizer to the hd2
[HD2 General] Philipp_94:
Everything is dead now, or is someone ongoing?
[HD2 General] isaiah12345:
Once again I apologize for the delay. I never said this project would be easy and I appreciate everyone's patience. Everything is not dead, actually I'm almost done. I am just in need of a way to transfer the electrical currents from the back of the phone to the front for the speakers. I have already tested the one x speakers in the hd2 and they are indeed functional. Also, I'm having difficulty finding a battery that can fit in the relatively thin new housing. Also, the design has changed slightly, due to some difficulties with the aforementioned battery. New pics within the week. Thank you all for waiting. Also, I'm open to some suggestions for batteries that would fit. Maybe the one s, that would be a lot of work though. hehe :)
[HD2 General] Philipp_94:
For now i think the project is closed isn't it?

sent from my HTC one.
[HD2 General] Neurom707:
Pics?
[HD2 General] Philipp_94:
A last update for closing or finishing please? I wait since a year for that.
[HD2 General] surya467:
So finally project is dead :(

im still holding on to my hd2
[HD2 General] kanishkapd:
No reply from OP for one & half years. I moved forward long time back. Anyway. ..It would be nice if the OP can declare it is closed.
[HD2 General] efebe:
Did u manage to finish this project?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTzTrevor:
Hey guys I have my nexus 7 OC to 1.6ghz? MIN and MAX. It runs on 60C is that too hot? I'm using motley's kernel 520mhz GPU ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
its a little warm, but normal for 1.6ghz if youre using the device.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iTzTrevor:
What is considered too hot? 70C ? I do have a gaming PC and do the same rules apply to what is considered too hot? For me 80C is too hot for my GPU on my PC. Is it fine to have the same mindset when it comes to my N7?