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[One (M7) General] godutch:
I always thought you buy HTC for the software and Samsung for hardware. I still have an sgs2 with jb touchwiz (almost the same as the sgs3 ) but I believe Samsung is still lightyears behind HTC software wise. When I got the sgs2 I went for its specs but in the end it's software that gives you a pleasant experience and that pleasant sense experience turned to be very hard to port to Samsung devices.
[One (M7) General] earlyberd:
I previously had a Galaxy Nexus with a port of TouchWiz on it, does that count? :eek:

I've actually owned both HTC and Samsung phones, and to this day I still prefer HTC. I started with the Nexus One, and really loved the build quality. I remember disliking the Nexus S when it came out because of its really cheap plastic construction. Samsung did finally win me over with the Galaxy Nexus because of the 720p screen, but it didn't take long to start getting some AMOLED burn on the top and bottom of the screen, and that really annoyed me. Plus the blacks on the N1 and GN weren't really true black anyway, as you can see the "black" pixels are actually still dimly lit when viewing the phones in complete darkness. It's a moot point compared to the display quality of the new Super LCD3, which is pretty acceptably "black" for me in low light.

By going back to the HTC One, I don't have to worry about screen burn, and I get the awesome HTC build quality. Most of my friends that still prefer Samsung are rocking a Note instead, because the S-Pen is really the only unique feature that they need. All the other TouchWiz specific apps are just rehashes of existing Google and other third party apps, so there's no point in spending extra to get the Samsung experience. There's also much less bloat in Sense 5, and I actually love using the IR blaster, and I think BlinkFeed is a pretty decent alternative to Flipboard and Google Currents, at least when I don't want to spend a lot of time configuring my news feeds.

For me, Sense 5 pretty much hits the sweet spot in terms of additional functionality versus bloat. I'm still accustomed to having huge developer support on Nexus devices, but I'm more comfortable running stock Sense than I was with stock Android, and may just keep the stock ROM for a few more months, or even indefinitely.
[One (M7) General] xdracco:
true. very true. the software, in the end, is what end users will adapt to. personally, i don't care about the stock software as I end up customizing it anyways. however, i cannot agree that Samsung is for hardware unless you mean bleeding edge hardware and not so much the plastic. Even then, I could care less if a CPU is 200MHz faster than X as memory is a better determining factor, for me anyways.
[One (M7) General] h.han:
I came from gs3 lte with 2GB of ram and I still have it. I use gs3 from time to time because I have some game on it with my data.

I have to say, WOW! The One is just so much better in every aspect, I mean every, I cannot think a single thing which it lacks of.

The screen is much clearer, sharper, lighter, it does not have the over saturated colour but still provide deep black.

The smoothness of the os is just so much better on One, even they both have 2 GB ram, s3 just lags here and there, even the basic things. When I did not get the One, I never realised the lag, but now I really can't go back to s3.

The sound, the build quality, the specs, and the camera, do I need to mention again?
[One (M7) General] MojoPin:
I personally came from an HTC Desire HD, but my girlfriend has an S3 and for a while I thought I was going to go with one. Great phone and very slick. The plastic construction didn't even bother me as much as I thought it would. I really loved my DHD in the beginning but the newer Sense updates made the phone feel more sluggish IMO, so I was pretty much decided on either an S3 or Nexus 4. The way I saw it, I wasn't going to get an S4 because the improvements were pretty incremental, with a huge amount of bloatware and gimmicky features that I wasn't interested in. Considering I could get an S3 for free on a cheaper, better contract, it just didn't seem worth it.

Anyways, once I saw the phone I was tempted to go back to HTC, and trying it out in person totally cemented it. The screen, speakers and camera are fantastic, and Sense actually provides useful, and completely unique features that really appealed to me. It obliterates Touchwiz in speed and minimalism, whilst improving on the stock Android look and feel. HTC Zoe, lowlight photography and HDR microphone are killer features that I would really miss now if I was to switch to any other phone. It's the best bit of tech I've ever used, and has completely restored my faith in HTC.

To top it all off it's also cheaper than an S4, meaning I'm finally on an unlimited data plan for an extra £12 per year compared to what I was paying before. So with cloud storage I don't even need expandable memory. HTC has done so much right with this phone, and while I can see it's not perfect for everyone, it comes as close as humanly possible for my needs.
[One (M7) General] BlAcKbEttY420:
I came from S3 having owned S2 before that. Waited till S4 was released to have play with it not impressed soon as held one knew I had to get it. The speakers are awsome so is camera and features everything about it really lol
[One (M7) General] DimonVideo:
I came from s3 and I'm happy :) s3 is laggy, and TouchWiz is evil :)

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[One (M7) General] rotchcrocket04:
Didn't come from a GS3 but I do respect that phone alot. Fantastic device.

However, I was heavily debating between the GS4 and the One. I must say, the One takes the cake, hands down.

Sense 5 is beautiful, fast, and functional - not nearly as bad as it used to be. I (truly) have not noticed any lag at all yet.

In my personal opinion, I don't care for the GS4 based off the design and TouchWiz.

After you hear the speakers, use the camera, and hold the One... I think you'll be sold, I was.

Just my 2 cents, friend. Let us know what you decide!
[One (M7) General] Goozy:
I went from a HTC Desire Z --> S3 --> One.

In fact the only reason I chose S3 over the One X last year was because I needed AWS (was on Wind mobile for a while). I actually would have bought the One X if I had the choice.

To me, the S3 is kind of ugly. The plastic (especially the flimsy battery door) really made the phone feel cheap. It's not to say that all plastic phones are cheap, only the way samsung makes them. I had a Nokia N9 for a couple of months and loved the build quality.

The screen on the One is definitely nicer. I prefer the bright, crisp look of LCD vs the pentile screen of the S3.

And the thing that really sucks on samsung devices is the touchwiz. It doesn't matter if you are running gingerbread or jellybean, it pretty much looks the same.

And coming from an desireZ I was surprised that the roms were not compatible even with the identical hardware (ie Wind S3 vs T-mobile S3). With my DZ i used to flash G2 roms all the time even though they had different hw. It seems to be the same case for the One.

The things that bug me about the One are the missing menu button (I know there are some hacks available) and the fact that NAND is write protected (until we figure out S-OFF). I also miss the quick notification menu settings but I'm sure there are apps/hacks that can add this functionality (haven't bothered looking yet).
[One (M7) General] schrickm5:
I also came from a GS3. Its an underwhelming experience on many aspects in comparison to the One. Hated the lag when opening contacts and the dialer, evil Touchwiz. Very uninspiring.

Having said that it was an older device.

The One is just mesmerising....in all the right areas.
[One (M7) General] EclipzeRemix:
Came from the S3 and it was a great upgrade
[One (M7) General] jbarrack:
I came from the S3. I love the One. To me Sense 5 is less "cartoonish" than touchwiz.

The cool Touchwiz features like smart stay and such were cool at first but after a while a never used them. To me the incredible sound on this device trumps everything else for me. I watch YouTube and use speaker phone all the time. It makes such a different to use those things on a phone like this.
[One (M7) General] rschauby:
I still love my S3. It was my first truly fast phone and was the largest upgrade in speed, features, and screen. It always worked perfectly and I really didn't "need" an upgrade, but my wife did so I got the One and gave her my S3 :D

The One seems nice so far. There are a few qwirks I'm hoping HTC can address soon, but I expect to like this phone just as much.
[One (M7) General] yannerd:
I'm coming from an S3 as well. I'm far happier with the One than I ever was with the S3. I always found that Samsung gave their phones a ton of features that never really seemed to work. Like using the accelerometer to flip between pages and using the front facing camera to see my face so that if I'm lying down it doesn't auto rotate. These are great features on paper but in practice they never worked or didn't work very well. The HTC One is pretty much a no frills handset (compared to the S4 in terms of features) that's beautifully designed. Honestly, I hope HTC does well with this phone, it's finally an android experience that I've been happy with.
[One (M7) General] Magic Oreo:
Came from the GS3. I wasn't sure I wanted the gs4 because it was so similar to the gs3. Once i held the htc one, it was over.
[One (M7) General] borretje:
s4

I came from a S4,I didn't like the plastic and now with my One I'm so happy!!

I love sense,build ,sound,display etc etc..........

byebye Samsung!:fingers-crossed:
[One (M7) General] crzykiller:
I came from the Canadian dual core galaxy s3 and I have to say that the One is at least 1000 times better. Sense isn't filled with a bunch of useless software things that clutter up your phone and the battery life is incredible. Not to mention that in games it's much quicker and have yet to experience any lag at all in any games including modern combat 4 which lagged like hell on my SGS3
[One (M7) General] jay slasher:
Went from iPhone 5 to GS3 to Note 2 to HTC One. Very happy with the one right now.
[One (M7) General] dtblair24:
Came from the S3. Was an HTC man in the early Android days, then I became a Samsung fan with the Galaxy phones. I still have lots of love for Samsung though. It was a hard decision, but like many have said, the S4 was just to similar to the S3. I will miss some of those 'conversation piece' features from touchwiz. They are cool to show off, but not worth sticking with the S4 since I end up rooting and using different ROMs anyway.

The HTCs sexiness won me over. It interesting too because I ALMOST became a sheep. When the HTC One was announced and built up some hype I pretty much ignored it. I did not bother opening up many articles on the subject. I was so focused on waiting for the S4 because I almost wrote HTC off after the EVO 3D and EVO LTE. But when I started paying attention I was pleased with HTCs offering. The cameras low light performance, and those front speakers are absolutely amazing. Oh and did I mention how sexy this thing is? I could not justify paying for another creaky plastic device.
[One (M7) General] oilers2010:
I did a few days ago. Was getting horrible network reception (1 bar) with Rogers (max lte speed I would get is about 10mbps. Called them up and even retention wouldn't do anything for me (been there for 5 - 6 years). So, I bit the bullet and moved over to Telus. They accepted my trade in of my GS3 and I picked up the HTC one. I love this phone, I get 40mbps in LTE, full bars (reception). Love sense UI and the phone in whole.

On my first full charge (charged it yesterday) and currently at 42% left, 1d 5h 31m 23s on battery. Highest usage is HTC Sense at 22%.

In Summary, I love this phone and and glad I'm out of crappy touchwiz world.
[One (M7) General] ursophone:
Actually liked the S3 as such, but lackning developer support from Samsung made me decide against S4 when my S3 began behaving erratically (random freezes 20+ times/day.) The jury is still out on Sense 5. Apex saves it for now, but I'm closely monitoring the CM progress.
[One (M7) General] eXecuter.bin:
Came from the SGS3 as well and I don't regret a thing. The only thing I do miss is the battery life though, htc one's battery life seems to be a lot shorter
[One (M7) General] AndroidDude11:
I'm one of them and of course, HTC One is much better than the Galaxy S3!! :D
[One (M7) General] anilkuj:
I was in the exact same boat i was all HTC ( windows phone 6.5 ) then briefly had a 3GS since then its been all Galaxy series . for the first time i skipped to get the HTC one and its been my best decision . totally loving this HTC phone was never impressed by any other previous HTC android phones .
[One (M7) General] phewBAR:
Came from a Nokia Lumia 920. Not a day without 4-5 completely random reboots on that device. Iphone 4 before that. This is actually my first Android device
[One (M7) General] PapaRhino:
I've had a GS3 and a iPhone 5 in the past month, this phone tops them both easily, battery is great, speed is the best, build quality is amazing, best phone I've ever seen.
[One (M7) General] jdh10475:
Not sure whats going on there the consensus is that HTC One gets much better battery life than the Galaxy line. My GS3 had horrible battery life and my One it's great.
[One (M7) General] luke104:
I came from a galaxy S4, I didn't like the plastic housing and touch wiz was just over crammed with useless features that made it slow compared to the HTC one, I regret nothing!
[One (M7) General] lukesjeans:
Came from the canadian s3 ...I wouldnt say it was terrible but it was laggy and touchwiz was designed by 6 year olds....the HTC one is amazing in every way; design and software. Love it. I'm kinda happy my s3 power button grew a mind of it's own and decided to stop working or else I would never got this phone.
[One (M7) General] aspot72:
Have mixed feelings,but no regrets. Was spoiled with Samsung's "added" features,but at the end the plastic finish didn't justified overall impression...

UPDATE: I think I will go back to S3. Somehow just feel, that it's better for me, despite all its cons...
[One (M7) General] angehorus:
HTC One is better
[One (M7) General] jebise101:
I have always like HTC and Sense better than Sammy cheap plastic and ugly Touchwiz. But HTC always cheaped out somewhere and Sammy took the WIN for me. I started my Android journey with the original galaxy (when HTC was KING), when the GS2 came out I tried that and quickly returned it for the HTC Raider then GS3 and stuck with that until the HTC One.

S4 has some gimmicky features that i can do without and the features i do like can be downloaded from the play store.
[One (M7) General] gemini002:
What features can be downloaded?
[One (M7) General] dakaringer:
Came from the international i9300... which was my first "flagship" smartphone. (I had 1st gen iPhone used by my dad before but let's not talk about that....)

Flashed cm10.1 soon after I bought it to get rid of touchwiz but due to lack of development support from Samsung the experience was not that great...

But what really made me jump ship to HTC was the build quality... that plastic.. It's ergonomic and comfortable to hold but felt really greasy.

It's super ugly too. Especially that back.... Tried to cover it up with a case but still ugly...

Jumping to the One was like a breath of fresh air. It taught me how a real flagship is supposed to be! :D

Hardware is top notch and Sense 5 is elegant and minimal. Not cartoony touchwiz.

Never buying glossy fingerprint magnet ugly plastic ever again....
[One (M7) General] aspot72:
Well... it was though, but decision made... I am back to GS3 from today. And when GS4 Google Edition hit the store will deffo get it...
[One (M7) General] jason27131:
Can I inquire why? I had the s3, and frankly, it sucks compared to the One. Battery life is worse, screen is worse (white isn't even white), it lags, can't play games at all.
[One (M7) General] bgaccord:
came from galaxy s4 , i didnt care about plastic but it lags so bad, htc one is just so smooth and fast
[One (M7) General] CandyAndy:
Wow that is quite interesting decision, may I ask why? I was a bit wild with mobile phones last year since I had 4 different phones in use. Sgs2,sgs3, note 2 and nexus 4 and I must say that sgs3 was a huge disappointment when updated from sgs2. Also it is the only phone I have managed to crack the screen after once accidentally dropping it. Even Nexus survived longer :P (yet I was always very nervous with it)

From Note I miss the battery life and sometimes the S-pen, from Nexus I miss the vanilla droid and maybe also that backside which made the ladies go wild, lol. But sgs3 I really don't miss at all. I think that sgs4 is what sgs3 should have been, so Samsung is just being apple now.
[One (M7) General] Theshawty:
I came from the S3 and I love the One!
[One (M7) General] aspot72:
Tbh S3 somehow better tick the boxes for me. And I didn't noticed lags. I have disabled all unused "services" ( being it Samsung or HTC) and phone running smoothly. Also Samsung is much easier to "manage"-all you need is Odin and the ROM file. No stress what CID , bootloader you have etc...

And main reason is the restrictions :

1) that bloody BlinkFeed! It should be a application with option to turn off/Delete.

2) if using other than Sense launcher the useful HTC widgets aren't available

3) better marketing ( more accessories and availability of them)

4) I'm not saying that HTC One is bad. No, it's perfect device, it's the Ferrari Enzo. But I will rather drive Audi A8 (the Samsung S3) loaded with "extras"..

Sent from my GT-I9300

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I agree with you that Samsung and crApple are the same crap, but Samsung does better of them. Little innovation (S3/S4 = iphone 5/iphone 5S), but I think it's hard to make best better. I mean the S3 was so good (technically) that S4 couldn't beat it, so it's just "beefed up " S3.

And you can see other phones are in the same situation. The "new" models getting bigger screen and more RAM with some small added tweaks,but no real novelty...
[One (M7) General] SimonCraddock:
I switched from the GS3 to the One this past week as I was looking for a well constructed phone and the new GS4 didn't fit that bill. Apple was never on my shopping list as I love Android and the freedom to customise. The construction of the One is fabulous however my only niggle is the volume button isn't easy to locate and for most folks I'm guessing its is on the wrong side.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pmt223:
Hi all -

Yes I am new here, but I have used this site for quite some time and haven't really been able to figure out the answer so here goes. I have a T-Mobile T889 Note 2 but I have ATT service. While I get service here at my house with the MB4 baseband, as soon as I leave and go anywhere, I lose signal where I would have it if I had an ATT version of this phone. In short, my actual signal stinks. My phone is unlocked, rooted, and I have run many different roms and tried modem zip files to no avail, only getting boot loops. I have tried the *#197328640# as well.

My question is: Is it possible to turn this T889 into a i317 ATT version so I can get better signal? Or am I just up a creek? There has to be a way to get a ATT modem to actually work.

Please, any help would be great, and thanks so much for all the input all of you have.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pmt223:
Update!

Hope this helps anyone with issues on their phone...Contacted Samsung Support about my terrible radio/signal issues (going through T-Mobile was ridiculous, as I could not find the receipt, but the phone is still within its warranty period anyway). Samsung sent me a UPS label to ship the phone back. Flashed the phone back to stock and rolled the counter back to 0 using the tuts on here. Took about a week or so, but looks like they replaced two components on the phone after finding the following: NO PCS SERVICE - WILL NOT CHARGE - SIM ELECTRICAL FAILURE. Two components were replaced (not detailed as to what though). Samsung is sending the phone back to me now, no cost to me and no need for receipt either (since the phone hasnt even been on the market for a year, so it is def within warranty). So while many of us might find some issue with our phone and we continuously looks for different ways of tweaking or whatever, sometimes it's actual issues with the hardware that may need replacing.

Thanks all!
[General Questions and Answers] hamza ahmed:
Hey,

Is there any that i can free some internal space without rooting.

I already moved all the movable apps to SD card, I'm using Samsung Galaxy Y
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
Try deleting app caches (not a permanent solution).

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[General Questions and Answers] CCVader13:
Apart from deleting stuff you don't need anymore (music, videos, pictures, apps etc.)? Nope.
[General Questions and Answers] retslagoon:
If you wanna get permanent solution, root your device is the only answer.

I don't think root could risk your device at all, my friend ;)
[General Questions and Answers] holdie:
A good start is to find a disk usage visualization tool so that you can figure out what exactly is taking up the space...I think there's an app called "DiskUsage" that does the trick.
[General Questions and Answers] hamza ahmed:
Yeah, i know that, and i did the root before.

But when i move app i don't get full features, like widgets, push notification..etc. And i really hate that.

But i wonder if i can use a custom rom without root?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perceptic:
I've never dual-booted before so I was just wondering if you need to do a 'wipe data/factory reset' before installing a second rom?

It says differently everywhere I look :confused:

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Ur talking about dual booting using Siyah right?

U don't need to wipe ur primary rom. Just wipe ur secondary rom. :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perceptic:
Thanks :) Yeh Siyah, I don't have a 2nd ROM at the moment so should I just wipe the 2nd ROM data/cache and dalvik cache anyway?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Yup. :)

Read this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1680851

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perceptic:
Yeh I read that before but other places said do a factory reset :s

Anyway, thanks man, you've reassured me :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Ur welcome! I have used Dual booting for a long time. So am sure of what I am saying. :)

If u don't have a second rom, doing a 2nd rom wipe will create it. If u already have a 2nd rom, it will get wiped.

Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post.

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] streamck:
Hi!

I'm an unhappy owner of HTC Legend with Android 2.2 and HBoot 1.01.0000. I tried to root and S-OFF my device, but I can't do that. I spent a lot of time to find a solution of my problem.

How to root and S-OFF HTC Legend with HBoot 1.01.0000?

My English is not very good, but I understand everything I see.

Greetings.
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger4740:
1st you can't s-off hboot 1.01

Just goto htcdev website, register, and carefully follow ALL directions to unlock your bootloader for HTC legend, this is all you really need.

You will also need to read up about how to flash custom recovery and flash custom Rom.