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[General Questions and Answers] Tigergirl_NL:
Thanks, but I don't know about Sony, there's just something about it. :rolleyes:

At the moment I'm looking at the HTC Desire X. Anyone any comments at that one?

Or the Samsung Galaxy S2 plus, though it is a bit more expensive.
[General Questions and Answers] keller112:
erm, bump.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
excellent ideaaaaaa - planning to cross the first 10 post barrier like this huh ????
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Most of these devices break GPL laws so in such will not be given a forum here. If kernel sources are posted and there is active development then it may but until the GPL rules are followed I would not count on it.
[General Questions and Answers] -DarkKnight-:
Some mainstream manufacturers like HTC or LG don't follow GPL rules either for some of their devices
[General Questions and Answers] keller112:
From what i managed to gather, so do the majority of htc phones and even some of samsung's flagships. ( i.e. No source or drivers)

Since most of them come rooted(read:pre-loaded superuser) you'd imagine they give you the source aswell.
[General Questions and Answers] Phenziox:
I wouldn't buy HTC if I were you, their customer support is just plain bad and they tend to keep source codes away from public. The s2 plus should be a good choice, but development on that might be lacking in comparison with the regular s2. S2 plus is better specced though.

Sent from my HTC Desire C
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
They follow the gpl which requires the kernel source being posted. Which they do. They may push the time limit but in the end they release it. Most China based OEM don't ever post the source.

Wayne Tech Nexus
[General Questions and Answers] keller112:
Alright. I'll try to fetch you that source and ask again :p
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Once that is done we need to see active development as well. Custom roms, kernels, recoveries and things like that.
[General Questions and Answers] KS Lin:
The prices of Xperia Z and Galaxy S4 are almost the same in my country. (Xperia Z a bit cheaper by about 50$.)

So, which one should I choose with this price tag? I'm a Sony fan and a bargain hunter, but is this price difference worth it to buy GS4?

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] i9100g user:
I would like to say some things about xperia Z

1. Display sucks , colours are completely washed out,and brightness is almost same as S4.(display of hox and S3>XZ)

2.Phone overheats too much.

3.Sony supports CM in every way possible.

4.Feels good in hand, and great to show off.

If you ask me HTC one and S4 are miles ahead of XZ, because of first two points, especially first one, also it has older soc, which may fall short for FHD display.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
^^^^id like to chip in a noteworthy info about xperia Z too - the display did suck especially poor viewing angles mainly due to scarcity of sharp panels and as a result all demo units (and hence bad reviews) and some retail units did have sub par display. But now all units manufactured have sharp panels and provides one of the best contrast ratio in industry

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[General Questions and Answers] Felimenta97:
Indeed. But still not one of the best in viewing angles, but it beats S4 straight viewing.

About the other guy regarding the overheat, it is because it is water proof, which means every single place that it could be open, isn't.

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[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Hi guys.

My sister wants a phone now.

She uses it mainly for just messaging apps and the camera.

Not a gamer or a multi tasker.

She has already ruled out the xperia range and any LG product (bad history :p)

So it's mainly between HTC One X, S3 and S2.

One X lacks expandable memory so most probably it'll be out too.

so among the s2 and 3, shouldn't I get her a 2?

Same cameras, same amount of RAM?

Any inputs?
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Yup s2 will suit her requirements but if you can get get s3 why bother buying an old device at least s3 will be good for show off and official support won't die out soon

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By the way i have a similar dilemma my cousin needs a droid primarily for texting, calls and light gaming and we're getting an xperia SP but since you've ruled out Sony range :rolleyes:

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[General Questions and Answers] i9100g user:
I don't know mate take a look at this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2108274(read op)

, one of my friends and one of relative brought xperia Z and both of them have cheap E-ips display, colours are awful, not only viewing angles except for sharpness of display, it is very bad.

Imo I won't consider XZ unless I get one with the good display, but I am yet to see one.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Tell them to get it replaced they'll do it for free, ive heard of numerous instances from other forums where people were able to switch poor displays with newer ones

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[General Questions and Answers] i9100g user:
Ok, I will try that and report back.
[General Questions and Answers] Shadowmaniac:
Can someone help me ?

Alcatel 997 vs Sgs2 vs Lg L9
[General Questions and Answers] Lt.Win:
Person suggesting a suggesting person. Now this is fun. :D

IMO get her a 2 if not having an S3 doesn't matter. (STATUS Symbol) I think the Quad Core of the S3 will be a complete waste if she doesn't play games.

Bro Tip: Get her white, whichever she chooses. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
She does play, but just games like 4 pictures 1 word, or other simple brain teasers.. :p

She's getting a new one just because the old Optimus One I gave her is lagging a lot & the internal 200mb is a frustration.

So I highly doubt she bothers about the phone being a status symbol.

And she ABSOLUTELY WON'T LET ME EVEN TOUCH IT!! :laugh:

She saw what I did with the O1, flashing this and that every now and then, and she just tells me to quit it :p

So I guess since she won't go the custom way, S3 will guarantee at least 1-2 future updates.

I guess it'll boil down to the pricing.

So is S2 & 3 the only viable options?

(The only reason she s considering S3 is because of the Samsung 0% interest EMI's, so she wouldn't have to shell out a lot at a time, if S2 was in that scheme this confusion would never have happened) :/
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Lg optimus G, One x+, xperias were all viable options but since she doesn't like any of em better go with s3
[General Questions and Answers] Miniricho:
new phone

Hi there, I was thinking about getting the Mototola Razr V. (XT885) And i was wondering if there's anything better than it around that price? ($230 Australian) I've been hearing some bad reviews and so forth. Any input is appreciated, thanks. :)
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
Hey bro's :)

I have an Xperia U, and as much as I like the design, I find the screen feels constantly small. So I want to get another Xperia, preferably in the NXT line, under £150. Any ideas on models, or places, it is much appreciated ;D

Faithfully

-Riku
[General Questions and Answers] :
Xperia J or sola could be good??
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
Thanks bro :) out of the two I would go for J as it has Jelly Bean, but I a lot of people say it lags and has a cr*ppy camera...

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] azzzam_kaz:
Xperia Z ! ! :D
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Go for sola J does have jelly bean btw the specs aren't that cool moreover with sola you'd get some floating touch goodness ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
Thanks bro, but I probably won't use Floating Touch. Is it water proof then?

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
^^^nope it ain't waterproof afaik if you want a rugged droid have a look at xperia Go :thumbup:
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
Thanks guys :) Going to go for J. :P Where should I buy from?

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
^^where do you live?
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Xperia U to J is really not an upgrade, a downgrade to say the least :/

How much is Xperia L available for in your area?
[General Questions and Answers] robertkjr3d:
dumb-ish phone for wife

no one paid attention to this post... this needed to be separate topic
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
UK :)

£250 :L

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Well that converts to 21000 INR.

So Xperia L is available for 19000 INR.

Check if that is available in your area.

It has a bigger screen, damn Better chipset and 1gig of RAM.
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
If I had my choice I would go for the SP. Rs.19000 is still £225. I can only get £150.

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] nicb1:
Hey guys. Over the last few weeks i've been debating over whether i should buy myself a Samsung S4 or HTC One.

They're both awesome phones, which is making it all the harder for me to decide which one to get.

I will mainly use the phone for heavy internet browsing and listening to music.

Also I will most likely put a custom rom on the phone so I don't really care about what software features it has.

Over here in Australia the HTC One costs $750 whereas the octa core galaxy S4 costs $699.

If you suggest a phone make sure to let me know why it's better than the other one.

(If there are any overheating issues with any of these phones please let me know as the screen on the phone i have now tends to heat up a lot while browsing and I don't want another phone that'll do that as well)
[General Questions and Answers] bob13bob:
Can u get n4 from us eBay seller for what it's supposed to cost, $300ish? If not, get s4 or HTC one, newer phone and it costs less no brainer
[General Questions and Answers] nicb1:
eBay is not an option for me, since its so hard to claim warranty if something goes wrong. I considered the nexus 4 but the glass back really puts me off.
[General Questions and Answers] daniel98:
Hello. I have a tight budget of $200 and i'd like to buy an Android smartphone. Can anyone suggest a good smartphone from the mid-range class with this price ( except MTK devices ) ?
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
^^^pantech burst

Xperia E

Galaxy s advance
[General Questions and Answers] kreatonn:
I would prefer arc s
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Oh, my bad. I assumed the 250 to be the budget instead of Xperia L's Price. Sorry.

Well for 150 pounds, you can go for the Galaxy S Advance.

It has a dual core, 768MB RAM, Jelly Bean updated firmware.

A bit higher than Xperia U, definitely higher than Xperia J.

But if you wish to stick to Sony, then for a larger screen at this price, you are left with Xperia J only.

(Sola won't even get a JB update, so not really an upgrade over U).

At least in Xperia J, you'll taste the project butter :p

You should consider the Note 2.

Since your main requirement is internet browsing & music, the large battery tank would be of great use to you.

As for the specs it's quad core and is more than enough to handle anything.

But if you wish to go for only the latest, go with the One S.

Beats support, better build quality. You'd be holding a device that shows it's worth.. :good:

Galaxy S Advance tops the chart in that area.

You can consider Xperia go as well.
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
I would like to stick to Sony, but I would change of it was a good price. What I want in the phone is:

Dev Support for at least another year.

A 3.5+ inch screen (preferably bigger)

Stable Jelly Bean

Under £150 new or used from a trusted place.

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] Dsteppa:
BumP^
[General Questions and Answers] daniel98:
Thx for that ^_^ . The pantech burst looks amazing and i found an offer of just $176 on ebay and the shipping includes my country too :)
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
[MENTION=3282149]vj_dustin[/MENTION] any other ideas :P

Faithfully,

-Riku

Snapsynos Dev Team.
[General Questions and Answers] AzureV:
Quick question:

LG Optimus G E975 or Sony Xperia Z?

The Xperia Z costs $100 and it's already my budget limit. I want good battery life most of all. Not sure if gsmarena.com shows correct information or not, but I believe Optimus G has a memory expansion slot, right?
[General Questions and Answers] OverkillSD:
Goodbi-onic

My Bionic is starting to go; microphone is dying, Bluetooth radio isn't nearly as strong as it was, it's always running out of RAM, and other little annoyances.

I like the removable battery on my phone, and I *HATE* the Razr Maxx HD for not having one; otherwise I wouldn't even be asking =/ So here's my list of what's important to me :) Oh, and if you haven't caught on by now, I'm with Verizon.

I have unlimited data, and have been told that to cheat the system the workaround is to upgrade another line w/o it (IE my brother's line), put their old phone back on the line, then swap the new phone for my Bionic...confirmation on this would be nice.

Removable battery w/ a good extended option; the Bionic had great manufacturer support

Root please; I like my SQL hack for free hotspot, although I hear there are new alternatives...but I also use some root only apps like TB Pro, Widgetsoid, Root Explorer...

MicroSDXC support

I'm starting to think Samsung, on account of my Smart TV ^_^

Thanks in advance <3
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Well, s Advance is all that comes to mind. It has a 4' screen. And even a separate XDA forum :eek: (it wasn't there before)

And since it just got JB, there'll be support for at least a year.

It had some network issues but after JB it all seems to have wiped out.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Go with optimus G its a VFM and AFAIK it has no sd card slot you could also look into xperia ZL if its available
[General Questions and Answers] :
J with jelly bean has NO LAGS. Trust me. My friend has one. Xperia J's performance with JB is almost similar to the P's JB performance. But, yeah, the camera is crappy.Still it's a great phone.
[General Questions and Answers] AzureV:
I don't think it's available in my area yet. And I also wonder, is there any crucial difference between Optimus G E975 and E973 variants? The latter is more expensive here, and it is really weird.

Also, I am currently using SGN2. Would it be a downgrade to go for either Optimus G or Xperia Z? They are cheaper here, and that confuses me. I have heard that Snapdragon CPUs are awesome.
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
I don't know how both OG versions differ btw xz or og won't be a downgrade over n2 in terms of specs as they house newer gen socs however lack of s pen and screen size, if that matters, can be thought of as a downgrade!
[General Questions and Answers] Razvan03Andrei:
Looking for a tablet to have good graphics and great performances in games.

Asus Transformer Prime TF700T

Samsung Note 10.1

Samsung Note 8

Nexus 10

In terms of performance (in games, graphics) that you choose it?

I was thinking to get my Nexus 10. Why? Resolution, high performance (hopefully) affordable price.

Samsung Note 10.1 or 8 have a lower resolution, but I think the performance is about the same.

Asus Transformer is very good. Tegra 3 does its job very well, especially the graphics are very good.

Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] Strike_Riku:
Well I have talked myself out of a new phone. With my U having a nearly stable JB I want to get a N7. Do you know where I can pick up the 16gb one for under £150?
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Go for nex 10 it'll suffice alll your needs plus brilliant screen - a great VFM IMO however you can't go wrong even if you choose the transformer
[General Questions and Answers] xXmahriXx:
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

hello people

Im curently the owner of a galaxy gio running the enhanced236 room (which I found very freaking awesome & fast)

I wanna upgrade to something with like 1.2+ ghz dual/quad core & at least 1 gb ram

if it doesnt have a sd card slot then it should have 16 gb (even 32 if the price wont go up too much)

I was thinking at the xiomi mi2 but thats kinda difficult to find at a price between 200 to 250 euro

waiting for suggestions & thank you
[General Questions and Answers] masterfaster:
Hi !

I have two simple question, what did you think guys about HTC ONE SV ? Jelly Bean 4.1.2 version have all features like a one x ? I mean, for example, the beautiful animated weather on the lock screen like as ONE X ? In Poland cost 253.09 USD - 284.73 USD .

Thanks you for your answer and sorry for English :angel:
[General Questions and Answers] agottschling:
Looking for a cheap HTC phone

I'm looking for a cheap HTC phone and I don't want a carrier contract. Basically I want a phone that isn't activated but i can use as a development phone eg. nexus 4 but with a lower price.

Thanks

AGottschling
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
^^^desire c/x
[General Questions and Answers] snake96:
My contract expires Dec or I can upgrade OCT with tmo.

I mostly read stuff: pages on dolphin browser and textbooks in pdf. email, calling and texting. typing things to-do and small notes and scheduling my day. I also use it as my main camera. I sometimes play games, movies rarely.

What should I get? I want something new-ish like S3. Should i upgrade or wait?
[General Questions and Answers] sheikh boy:
gaming laptop under 35k

anyone pls suggest me a gaming laptop under 35000 plss...
[General Questions and Answers] OverkillSD:
Any of them? No but seriously, even under $3500, just about anything. This is not the place to ask this, but PM me and I'll help you out.

Also, shameless "bump":
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Look for AMD trinity ones (the ones with a10 and that support assymmetric cross firing.
[General Questions and Answers] masterfaster:
Someone knows something about HTC ONE SV and jelly bean 4.1.2 ? Please reply

I greet...
[General Questions and Answers] AzureV:
I haven't used the S Pen much and its screen size is slightly too slim for me. I saw my friend's Nexus 4 having a wider feel of screen despite its shorter diagonal. The first version of SGN seems to have wider screen too, and I kinda like that.

However, the battery life is a great concern to me. I dearly enjoy the 3100 mAh battery of SGN2. But if the OG or XZ's Snapdragon is more energy efficient, I will likely move to either one.

One more point though, which between the 3 has the best camera?
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
Between OG and XZ - XZ anyday btw dont know how XZ fares up against note 2
[General Questions and Answers] griffsterb:
My first and only smartphone has been an iPhone 4. I wanted to try Android so I pre-ordered the galaxy s4 from Verizon. However I am not sure that is what I want. I have been doing a lot of research and have concerns about the bloatware on this device... I do plan to flash a custom ROM given that this option becomes available with the locked bootloader...

The google nexus and HTC One also appeal to me but neither are available from Verizon. I have heard that verizon 'sh*t on' the nexus 4 and it is unlikely they will carry any newer versions. And there is only speculation about the HTC one coming to verizon. I also don't know how I feel about no microSD or removable battery on the One, although that has not been an issue for me with my iphone before.

I am not on contract and can afford full price on the s4/one/any other phone. The problem is I currently have unlimited data on Verizon and only pay about $55/month. I've considered switching to t-mobile because they carry more phones and don't seem to be as douchey as verizon but I would be looking at $80/mo for unlimited with slightly worse coverage in my area and no LTE.

So basically, I am completely lost. It would be nice to stick it to verizon and at the same time get access to more phones on t-mobile. However the easiest option is to stick with my pre-order and pray that I can get CM on my gs4 within a reasonable amount of time. The stock android and unlocked bootloader on the nexus appeal to me as well, but that's on another carrier. The One seems to be more sleek with a better UI than the gs4, but that is not on verizon either and will be locked as well.

Help?
[General Questions and Answers] Phenziox:
HTC desire c, it's about to have a fully functional cm10

And there's some really nice people In the forums of the c :D

Sent from my HTC Desire C
[General Questions and Answers] Jeckel:
The N2 is a great choice as it is but if you don't like the bloatware there are alot of custom ROMs available to choose from right here on XDA.
[General Questions and Answers] AzureV:
Well, I have no problem with the bloatware as I can easily freeze them via Titanium Backup. My wife has been saying she doesn't like the colors of the pictures taken from N2, but loves those taken from my O4X (which she now uses), and I'm also in a tight budget situation, which has made me consider "downgrading" to cheaper Android phone but preferably similarly well spec-ed one. OG and XZ came to my mind as I found a good promotion for both of them. Just not sure about their battery life and camera.
[General Questions and Answers] Ronny927:
Phone to buy

The Galaxy S2.

Has many ROMS to choose from, more durable compared to the S IV and S III, and Note series, and also dual core 1.2 GHz.
[General Questions and Answers] adwitmishra17@gmail.com:
Hi mate.

I agree on you for the behaviour of htc regarding source code release but can you tell me how galaxy s2 plus is better specced?:confused::confused:
[General Questions and Answers] vj_dustin:
Benchmarks say so. That's it!

No other reason. Which is why one should get the s2 over s2+
[General Questions and Answers] adwitmishra17@gmail.com:
I know that S2 is more powerful than the S2+ but the other member pointed at the S2+ being better specced than the S2.

U can read the post above:):)
[General Questions and Answers] hadiss4418:
I wanna optimus g pro at&t
[General Questions and Answers] nikufellow:
One cannot say s2 is better spec'd than s2+ or vice versa even o if you see benchmarks the only significant difference is when it comes to gpu intensive tests because vediocore gpu can't match Mali400mp otherwise its more or less a tie so you can't be wrong if s2+ is your choice. If you don't plan on using custom roms you'll be better off with s2+ as official support for s2 has almost died out but if you do plan on switching roms and trying out aosp nightly builds as they come s2 should be the obvious choice IMO
[General Questions and Answers] i9100g user:
This seems to be a good 380$ phone :D

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-l/specifications/

With adreno 305 and snapdragon 400 dual clocked at 1ghz(better than S2)