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[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
I faced the same decision. I code the captivate. I thought the evo was very un-smooth. Everything seemed jerky. I've read numerous reviews saying the battery will die in less than a day, even if you never turn the screen on. I thought the screen looked very dull, even by lcd standards. I don't know if htc sorted it out yet, but the screen was separating from the body of the phone for just about everyone. If you play games that require quick dragging, the phone has enough touch lag to be very irritating. The phone has dust-under-the screen issues and it's not even from the corner that separates from the body.

The captivate has problems too, but as long as the gps is fixed, I'll be happy with my decision.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
Hmmmm on the Captivate forum, you think anyone will recommend the Evo?

Also there is no CM6 for the Captivate right now - someone is working on a Vanilla port, but it is not finished.

Then there is the issue of network coverage - Sprint vs. AT&T and just try taking your Evo outside North America - it won't make phone calls.

HTC doesn't have a great track record for rock solid hardware either.
[Captivate General] ozy944:
I wonder if the Galaxy S phones wouldve been more popular (and better for the android brand) if Sammy hadnt actually bothered with touch wiz?

Hmmm...point to ponder
[Captivate General] micro2112:
I figured in this forum there might be some ppl who switched and they could tell me why.

I think im going to go buy the captivate today.. i just wish the usb port were on the bottom so it could have a normal dock...
[Captivate General] bluetoothless:
EVO with everything turned off: 4G, GPS, WiFi, email and other automatic updates,etc. I still got maybe 9 hours before having to recharge. When you work a 12 hour shift as ER Nurse one doesn't have opportunity to be without their drug and medical reference source while it's recharging. I don't sit down much!

Have owned a new HTC WinMo device each of the last five years, but despite quality issues they were the only real game in town. Now they aren't, and like Steve Jobs they better wake their arrogant arses up!

EVO has too many issues: screen delaminates(fixed), LED light bleeding everywhere, bright/hot spots, power buttons commonly crack as well as the protruding camera lens cracks since it takes impacts everytime one places it down on flat surface, etc. and depending on who you speak to at Sprint most consider these abuses and won't warranty them.

I don't want to jinx it, but my 3 week old Captivate's battery life kicks a** and can go 36 hours before absolutely having to recharge, plus main reason why I haven't taken final step to try JH3.

I plug it in everynight though, but aside from the hopefully repairable GPS issue it's awesome.

Updated EVO to Froyo 2.2 and noticed improvements immediately soo I can't wait. I'll miss animated Sense widget cause app version just isn't same though.
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
I like everything about touch wiz that can't be replaced by launcher pro. I like all the small stuff peppered throughout the os.
[Captivate General] pewpewbangbang:
touch wiz flat out sucks.........i don't know what gave samsung the idea that it was good.

At least for HTC Sense, it's pretty, good looking, and includes things like the weather clock widget plus full weather animations that stock doesn't have, plus the Sense keyboard is good from what i've heard.

I would take Sense over touch wiz.........but yea anyways, vanilla is still better than any.

As for Cyanogenmod.....it's coming. They said there will be CM on the Galaxy S phone, you can go check out who was put on that job.

Edit: i forgot to answer the thread.........i would get the Captivate. Superior performance, better screen, slim, but less screen real estate. 4 inches IMO is just about the sweetspot for a phone. Hummingbird and PowerVR SGX540 are beast though, they will last you until your upgrade if not longer, Captivate has the best GPU in a mobile phone right now and no other phone has it yet. OMAP doesn't plan on putting it in their phones until their multi-core cpu's come out which is like the end of 2011 from what i've heard.

Go for the Captivate....snapdragon is also slow in 3D apps which means the Evo will be
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
I actually like the Touchwiz features - the slide to call on the contacts screen, the app drawer, widgets....

The top USB port is so your phone can lay sideways and dock - it slides into a samsung dock with plug on the side.

Some of the down sides are Samsungs email and calendar apps - but this is not really touchwiz fault - but samsung app fault. The lag issues are also not touchwiz, but Samsungs other decisions.

But you are correct in the notion that all can be fixed by a 3rd party or vanilla rom.
[Captivate General] brandonb81:
If you have that option, why not wait for the Epic?

4G, front facing camera, flash, slide out keyboard, SuperAMOLED screen. I wish I had Sprint. I am very happy with my Captivate though, overall.

Definitely the Galaxy S over the EVO. The EVO screen looks incredibly washed out to me now.

Plus if you're into customizing your phone at all the HTC Sense crap is very unfriendly.
[Captivate General] hkk:
EVO to Captivate

I did. Had the EVO for a month, and returned it. Primary issues

- horrible battery life, even with 4g, wifi etc turned off when not used. Couldn't get past 5PM.

- 4G connectivity is spotty at best. Doesn't work while indoors. Plus, when you have 1 bar of 4G, the phone tries to get the data thru 4G waits for a min or two, before giving up and reconnecting to 3G. All this time, I was waiting for an app to get data.

- Build quality - Light leakage at the bottom of the screen, battery door doesn't line up with the rest of the body, recessed ear piece would collect dust and so on. Expected more from a seasoned player like htc.

I didn't really mind the $10 fee for 4G, because overall Sprint's plan is cheaper than VZ's or ATT's anyway. But, the phone isn't good enough. Of course, people in EVO forums wouldn't agree :)
[Captivate General] snarkq:
They are both great phones. Galaxy is a more powerful phone, so I think it will stay relevant longer. I have a friend with droid x and a acquaintance with evo and both screens just don't compare. Especially the droid, its just, really washed out. I am really happy with the phone, and touchwiz, but this is my first android phone. But I think samsung did an excellent job adding contrast throughout the interface to take advantage of the amoled screen. Like messaging for example. I have excellent battery life and no lag complaints, so I've never bothered with lag fix (and as an adderall fueled college student I think any lag would annoy the hell out of me)

Gps very broken though
[Captivate General] shep211:
I have a evo and captivate. I have had a really hard time deciding what to keep. If you are a gamer I would say captivate but if gaming on your phone is not a big deal to you then I would go with the evo. They perform pretty close in all aspects but gaming is 2x to 3x better on the captivate. The captivate screen has better colors but has blue tint in whites. You cant tell unless you compare to evo side by side on Google's home page. The Sense vs touchwiz is personal preference. I like touchwiz app menu better then my evo's but sense has better UI and widgets.

Some videos I made evo vs captiavte with and without lag fix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKsAUR61ByM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji49qFNxC4c
[Captivate General] stihl29:
If you turn auto sync off and gps off when your not using it, with moderate web use and a god bit of texting I got two days before battery went to red. Very happy.
[Captivate General] micro2112:
took the plunge. came home with the captivate today.. THANKS everybody for your opinions and info.. this screen is super sexy
[Captivate General] boborone:
Ha ha told my wife the same thing, never said an electronic device was sexy before I got this thing. You'll be happy.

Sent from my captivate
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] se1zure31:
I just replaced the digitizer on my T-mobile HD2 myself. I would HIGHLY recommend that if you can pay someone to do it its worth it. Anyway I now only have 3 working buttons across the bottom row: Home, Back, and Call End. My question is is it possible to customize my Android build so I only need the 3 buttons or am I just screwed?

Also thanks to all the devs for their work on the Android HD2 development. I know I dont need those keys in win mobile but I prefer Android. And taking the phone apart again or ordering new parts is a risk I dont really want to take.

Feel free to ask questions about taking the screen apart as well.

Oops! I think I posted this in the wrong area! My bad!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] area5x1:
Why do you need to replace the digitizer if it's not broken?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hebbe:
sorry, i'm curious: what's the 'digitizer' and what is it good for?:o
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] se1zure31:
The digitizer is the screen in between your fingers and the lcd. It detects your finger movements. Its usually what breaks when you drop your phone. On my phone I broke the digitizer and ordered a replacement digitizer on ebay and replaced it myself. Not an easy process or pretty but I can say that I did it. However in the process I did break 2 buttons and my wifi signal strength sux now and I get some flash type thing on my screen occasionally. I also almost broke my volume control putting it all back together. Its not a fun process. I am just going to look on ebay and try to get lucky through it for a slightly used phone. :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hebbe:
ah ok, thanks mate :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dee-vious_dee:
I am wondering if ANYONE that is using Froyo has found a way to get the NexusMod 2.0 wallpaper to work? I purchased it a few months back and the developer announce on July 2nd he was working on an update for Froyo and he hasn't done anything about it.

So if anyone has it or has fixed it to work on Froyo PLEASE help me out to get it!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
It's not working for froyo and the dev has all but given up on it apparently
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dee-vious_dee:
BUMP!!!! Come on someone must have an answer to this!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
Like I said the Dev has pretty much given up on it, if its important to you try contacting him
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saf100792:
buy nexus revamped pro. Much better than nexusmod and works on 2.2 plus it gets regular updates
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBiles:
You could always spam the dev's Twitter.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bisby:
could anyone clarify how this is different than the "nexus" live wallpaper that comes stock on the phone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farrisizdaman:
Can anyone give me a good step by step guide on how to get this to work? I have the app but dont know how to set everything up. Any help appreciated.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaspaniQ:
just download the gba bios and put it into a folder made specifically for your gba roms, I used gameboid but any name will work. In the gameboid, look for the BIOS you downloaded and click GBA BIOS file from the menu settings. Hope this helps!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokrisgo:
If you're using Rom Buddy then it sets up your rom folders for you and the gba bios is the first download in the gba section.

-download Astro or any app you like that unzips things.

-unzip the GBA bios within that folder which should be Roms/gba/ if you're using Rom buddy

That's it. the games dont have to be unziped to play, they will work. ;)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ng1111:
Im not tech savy

I really have no idea what everyones talking about with the bin's and bios files. But i have the htc evo and installed gameboid last night. i fugred id be able to look up how to get it running to specify the bios file easily on the computer but obviously i was wrong lol i cant figure it out to save my life. could someone just post a step by step guide, starting with when you select gameboid and the message must select BIOS file comes up.. and end it with literally clicking the game to start playing. including downloading the roms, the best sites for them, and creating files. not even sure if i have to hook it up to the computer and do it that way. HELP!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ld006:
1. Download the GBA Bios (can't upload it for you :/, just google "gba_bios.bin")

2. Open up gameboid and when it asks you for the bios file, just browse for it on your sd card

3. look for roms to download and play, google for "rom freaks" and it should be the 1st result that comes up, best site for gameboy advanced roms, leave the roms in zip format, dont extract them. Just download them and put them on your sd card, then open up gameboid and browse for the roms

that's as simple as it gets, if you can't do it by following those instructions, then maybe you shouldn't be trying to play roms on your phone :/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acid_Wir3:
get a bios make a bios folder on ur sd card put the bios there (must be extracted if its compressed)

select the gba bios youve put on your sd card (on gameboid)

look for roms you want to play wont tell you where to find it since its warezing

make a gba games folder on your sd card

put the roms there

go to gameboid look for the gba games folder

select the rom you want to play

and tADA!

hope that helps

btw if its not working then u my friend arent using the free version

or the paid version

u are using something thats really bad :D
[Desire General] Chad_Petree:
Im planning on getting the desire, and im REALLY interested in the 720p recording, but from the videos ive seen in youtube they look like like upscaled videos whats the bitrate ? 19-20 fps? also the audio sounds awful, kinda like the omnia hd back in the day

What about the pictures? i HATE the pics taken by my milestone, are the desire pics any better?
[Desire General] eXDee:
For video, the new radio has improved it. Its still not a strong point though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0NlnGUQah4&hd=1

The guy taking this one was trying to put it in some bad shooting situations (direct light, fast movement etc), so you can see what its like when not in ideal conditions.

For pictures, check out the awesome pics thread, it has some really nice ones.
[Desire General] ohyeahar:
720p video capture is unimpressive on the Desire. You need to be in a very well lit area for the videos to be barely passable. With inadequate light, frame rates plummet. This is a glaring weakness of the device. But fortunately, it isn't a primary concern for me and most other users.

Still captures are average at best. HTC was never known for superb cameras...
[Desire General] Lennyuk:
The camera itself in the phone is not too bad, its the android camera software that drags it down.
[Desire General] Chad_Petree:
they better step it up, i find it funny that we used to mock the iphone's camera , and now its probablyh the best cameraphone available out there aside from the n8 :confused:
[Desire General] dgattenb:
What happens if you turn on the LED in dark settings and try 720p ??? does that work ?
[Desire General] le3ky:
this is my test 720p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1moRohDoEg&hd=1

good enough for mobile imo
[Desire General] andycted:
Yep, in good lighting 720p recording isn't bad at all, as you rightly say, for mobile.

My only complain is that they could have optimized a bit the codec datarate, especially since they provide you the phone with a class 2 sd card. However I must admit that I've tried to remove A2SD+ and my class 6 transcend turned out to be enough for avoiding stuttering, which occasionally happened before.

The complain mainly stems from the fact that AOSP roms don't have this problem.
[Desire General] milkpowder:
Still pictures quality is adequate. If you're into editing your photos then they're quite amenable to post-processing. Videos, on the other hand... well you've heard it from the others already.
[Desire General] oursoul:
here's my first 720 test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7_DlJ53NI

I hate the camera, on such an expensive phone why did they **** up the camera?
[Desire General] garese:
Why do my 720p videos keep freezing for a second, every 4-5 seconds? :confused:
[Desire General] blunted09:
i have actually never had any issues with 720p recording on leodroid's rom. Frame rate is more than just good. As for the camera, its ten time better than droids.
[Desire General] andycted:
Have you got A2SD or even worse, A2SD+ (dalvik cache to sd) ?

That can explain it, I think, along with some or a few background applications doing stuff while you record.

And, obviously, a slow sd card.
[Desire General] lhoang8500:
Not worth, I confirm that 720p is worthless on HTC Desire. Apparently the upgrade is software upscale. There is NOTHING difference in picture quality in video capture between 720p and 800X480 resolution. It's hardware suck and can't bring you any improvement in software. What a shame with "HD" recording in Desire.
[Desire General] huwwatkins:
Any proof?
[Desire General] andycted:
There is another thread lying around where some tests indicate that, while 720p isn't HD for sure (nor is the ifonz one), there is a higher level of detail compared to 480.

There might be some upscaling or not, you might find it useful or not, but there is definitely some more quality in the image.
[Desire General] Chad_Petree:
the problem seems to be the framerate and the SOUND, how can they screw it so bad? awful sound.

whats the problem with the sd card ? if i have a class 2 card for example ( 2 mbps) and the video is supossed to use 3 mbps what happens?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pbrussell:
I know tethering you can either pay for or root your phone, but I just bought a laptop and broke the external wireless card, are there any 3rd party apps available so that I can connect my evo to my pc via usb and use my evos wifi too connect my laptop to the internet through my wireless router at home? Any feedback Is appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trevor4g:
you can use pdanet its free on the market. you just install it on your phone and then on your computer. it works on windows and mac.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pbrussell:
running from the pc now...thank you boss
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superlinkx:
I just use the built in usb tethering. It supports connecting to wifi. My school's network is acting up and my laptop wouldn't register properly. Using my Froyo Evo, I just turned on USB tethering while connected to wifi and got great wireless speeds. Best option in my opinion.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pbrussell:
Didn't work without pdanet.....pc would recognize phone but not its ability to use it for its wifi connection. Elaborate?
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
Hi guys,

i am playing with the idea to buy the droid x. i will get it with a verizon contract but can i use the device, if i travel to europe, like germany, swiss, austria...

or does it only work in the states?

any ideas?
[Droid X General] meshdub:
Unfortunately no. Droid X is a CDMA phone, and most of Europe uses GSM technology, where you can swap SIM cards. There are no SIMs for CDMA.

If you have time and don't mind waiting, there is some info going around about Droid Pro, which is a global version of Droid 2. You'll be able to use that baby in Europe.

http://www.androidcentral.com/search/"droid pro"
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
but the droid pro comes with the keyboard or? i would like to get something without keyboard. droid x looks great.

but how does it work out?

because right now i have a blackberry from vzw and this one workes in europe. i was thinking vzw uses only cdma technology?
[Droid X General] Enndr:
Typically Verizon does only use CDMA.

The upcoming Droid Pro is said to have capabilities to do either CDMA or GSM. All of the hardware will be in each phone. Verizon supposedly is going to start using SIM cards around the time of the LTE rollout which could be around the same

time the Pro is introduced.
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
but the question is, why does my verizon blackberry work in europe, if the only use cdma.

for me cdma sucks, first you can have either data or voice and next thing is i hate to be dictated by the providers which phones i can use or if i want a specific phone i have to change to a diffrent provider. for example the HTC EVO, good device but crappy provider...doesnt make any sense have a high-tech device on a almost no coverage provider.

but you say verizion is switching over to sim? completely or do the use both then?

what is LTE?
[Droid X General] meshdub:
You have a global BB model. It has both CDMA and GSM capabilities. it uses cdma while you're here on Verizon and your sim card in europe. There is not that many phones like that though...
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
hmm and thats f... up... we are living in the jet-age, everything is glocal. within one day you can be every where around the world. and we are not able to fix this problem? and its only because everybody wants to push his standard. thats a nightmare....but well maybe it will be fixed one century...
[Droid X General] mcwoods:
I thought the phone had to be a quad band phone... or are GSM the only ones that can be?
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
i called verizon and they say i cant use it overseas, because they mainly use sim technology and it is a cdma phone... :(

another question.

is it possibly to keep my blackberry and if i go overseas to activate the blackberry (best would be if i can do it by myself, i think there was in one of there brochures a how-to) and in the states use the droid x?

or is it hard to get it activated or maybe vzw doesnt even want that?
[Droid X General] meshdub:
@Snake-Plissken

Basically your blackberry has to be unlocked. That is it needs to be able to use sims other than default carrier. If it is or if you can get it unlocked, then all you do is buy a sim card from a local operator in europe (should be cheap), put it in your phone, and that gets you on a local network.

@mcwoods

Usually a "global phone" does mean it's quad band.
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
@meshdub

i think there is a missunderstanding.

how should i explain it: right now i have the blackberry storm 2 but i want to get a droid phone, either droid x or incredible. I am traveling a lot. My plan is to use with vzw my droid phone and when i go on a trip to europe, i will use my blackberry with vzw but on roaming in the country.

the question is, does vzw allow the switch of my phone like that. the best would be if i can activate the desired phone by myself. i think its only a bunch of numbers which have to be dialed.

i want to use both phones with vzw but be able to switch between them.

is this possible?
[Droid X General] meshdub:
Oooh I see now, sorry. I didn't realize you wanna stay on vzw in Europe. That I'm not sure, you'll have to talk to them. But usually it's pretty easy to activate new phone. You just dial verizon's activation number and go through automated prompts. I'm not sure if it's any different when dialing from overseas though.

And I have no clue how verizon operates in Europe btw, you'll need to talk to them. They might give you their sim card, or you might have to get one from local operator that's contracted with verizon. I doubt there is a lot of cdma coverage there.
[Droid X General] Snake-Plissken:
i think the blackberry has already a sim-card in it, it looks like one...and i am able to use it in europe.

my plan is. using droid x in the states and before i leave i will activate my blackberry to have coverage there...

or is there any droid coming up as global phone, except this droid pro or something.... i am looking for something like the x or incredible...