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[Desire General] joebongo:
The SGS GPS doesn't work properly and you can't use it for driving. Lags out, jumps around and is frankly pathetic.

No, it really is properly ****ed.
[Desire General] kulek:
Two words - "XDA developers". Long ago i had HTC Tytn, great XDA roms and support. After some time I bought samsung i8000 and it was wrong. Samsung forget about this phone almost instantly - no video driver "we don't have time so FU".

This time I even don't consider - HTC phone, nothing else.
[Desire General] FaithCry:
SGS has that lag, which has been fixed, but my cousin still complains that its slow sometimes.

My desire can last me up to 3 days on average days use, 100 texts a day, a couple calls here and there, using a custom rom mind you.

Touchwiz isnt all that great, and the build feels way too cheap...

oh and it looks like an iphone... wouldnt want to be mistaken for one of those things now would we. :P
[Desire General] Pl4ub:
1. Why jump from x10 to SGS or Desire when x10 is good enough after it got 2.1 update aaand you don't get much new stuff...

2. SGS looks better on paper, but it is nowadays all about software and SGS sucks on that, laggy, all appz don't work on it etc.

My 2 friends have SGS and have read others problems on my local forums...
[Desire General] Keithod:
Just got my Desire today. Previously had x10. I'm really impressed with it. I was also considering the galaxy but desire was cheaper and to be honest I think it is a better phone when it comes to specs and build quality overall. I think galaxy may look prettier though and has the Iphone look which attracts people. You should be happy with whichever you choose though, both great phones but desire was for me...

Oh just bear in mind that galaxy does video calling. So even though it lacks a notification led it does have front camera...
[Desire General] Dragooon123:
I have had experiences with both, SGS has a flawless multi-touch screen and an extremely powerful GPU as well as looks much modern. So gaming on it would be quite better than Desire, but it has a crap GPS, no LED notification, Samsung's over-bloated crapware(God please burn Kies in the hell), lag problems which require fixing, chances of getting a phone with the 3 button mode disabled(I'm not sure if they fixed it yet), comparatively worse developer community. I owned the SGS for 3 days, got another SGS in replacement due to me having problems, the replacement had even more problems so I got the Desire.

Desire has a far superior developer community especially since hardware wise it is very similar to Nexus One and we can have updates even before HTC announces them officially(If HTC ever does), its build quality is better, has a flash which is a very good torch and much more customization possibilities(MIUI, Sense, AOSP, Sense HD etc).

As far as battery life goes, I got my phone on a single charge for 1 day 4 hours and still got about 40% battery left.
[Desire General] arrtoo:
Because my X10i is in for repair for the third time for 2 failure, and they can't seem to fix these 2 failures (sparkling in-ear speaker, and burned smell on the back of the battery which causes instant restarts)

The only thing they to at repair is to reinstall SW, which is very strange, since i had reinstalled 1 day before i send it in for repair, i also updated to 2.1 and they updated my X10i to 2.1 a day after...... Not very happy whit that.

It seems like i'm gonna get the Desire, because i need good calendar, notes(so therefore the Sense UI is very good) and i don't play games(not a big deal for me).

Is Iphone 4 something to consider(or is Desire a phone with less problems(or/and better platform))???

The most important part for me is a phone with "No" problems", good in-ear speaker and good calendar(and ofcourse apps, for internet radio, maps, GPS, and XDA:))

Tnx for helping me with my phone choice:)
[Desire General] arrtoo:
I forgot something.

Do Desire have a Multitouch Bug? and is it noticeable, i think multitouch is only gonna be used by me while browsing or watching pictures, and if the bug is small, it's no problem.

Is there any other known bugs? and is The 3.5 mm jack sound quality good, and can it support MW600 from SE X10i?
[Desire General] Zhypr:
It does have a hardware "bug" because of how it's made, but you will never notice it unless you really try to do it. The 3.5mm jack sound quality is pretty good with my AKG518s, and I also have an MW600. It works great with the MW600. In your position my choice would be between the Desire, because the Galaxy S is just a poor quality model, and the iPhone 4. If you have the money and you don't like tweaking, go for the iPhone 4. If you are a tweak freak like most guys here then certainly pick the Desire.
[Desire General] jodeltje:
I've had all three phones, though I've sold my X10 way before the 2.1 update which should've made things better.

Rant:

I have just about the same problems with the X10 as with the SGS, both have excellent hardware... but fail to deliver.

- The X10 and the SGS both have a bigger (1500mah) battery than my desire, so why don't they last as long as the Desire?

- They all have a 1ghz processor, than why do the SGS and the X10 lag like hell, and the Desire never...ever...? (btw, the SGS lag is way worse than the X10, samsung keeps saying they'll fix it but they don't).

- The X10 is made by SE which make the walkman-phones, then why does playing music (through good headphones) sound so horrible? Even worse, the SGS has a super-duper capable audio chip, an equalizer, and dolby digital; why can't I get a decent sound out of this thing? I have fiddled with the settings for ages, but it's just not going to give decent audio output.

- If you ever use GPS, the SGS is out of the question, it just doesn't work. It locks quickly, but then starts jumping all over the map, it's useless.

- I like the screen of both the SGS and the X10 better than the one on the Desire; the SGS's samoled is truly gorgeous, and the LCD of the X10 is MAD-bright! (always readable in bright sunlight). While the Desire has a pinkish, not to bright amoled.

Conclusion:

I always wanted to stay way from the desire because I use it outside all the time because I travel allot, so I wanted good audio (an equalizer) for listening to music. I also wanted to be able to see what's on the screen however bright the sun is. And I wanted the battery to last a day, and the Desire has a relatively small one.

But being frustrated like hell by the X10 and the SGS, due to the lag/audio/battery life I have gotten an HTC Desire, and what a wonderfull device it is! no more lags...the battery outlasts the other two easlily... and the sound quality (playing music) is better out of the box without fiddling endlessly with the settings. Even the screen visibility outside is better than I expected! This phone is SO much better than the X10 and SGS, it's amazing!

Advice:

buy the desire!
[Desire General] mayad79:
My experience as a AT&T rep allowed me to play with both the iPhone 4 and the Samsung galaxy s, captivate.

The iPhone is ok for the simpleton, non technical, non customizable, 2 year from retirement folks. No offense to anyone.

The sgs, captivate, is much nicer than the iPhone, but many folks don't know they have had a silent recall due to gps and data connect problems. I have not seen too many come in but its there. Most of these folks are non iPhone previous owners, or just despise Apple from their experience.

The sgs still does not have froyo, and the interface is an iPhone wanna be. But a much better choice than the iPhone. As for Rom support from what I have heard is minimul, but folks here do their best as always.

So I own a desire I do have it on the ATT network via Telstra branding. The southeast market is currently migrating to sole 850 mhz 3g, so currently on edge, but its still worth the wait till 2011.

Also since upgrading, and rooting my phone its worth about 150 more than what I paid via eBay. Never expected it to increase in value so I am pleased.

I would base my decision on carrier network support, xda support, and devices material and construction. As a bonus, if you are on ATT you can have unlimited data for 15 dollars, since the imei is not registered with the company. So 15 bucks a month savings makes the difference over the length of a contract wich you should not need by supplying your own equipment.

Advice: buy an HTC Desire with AMBLED if available still.
[Desire General] hamdir:
the multitouch is never noticeable in the interface so pinch to zoom works perfect only with some games where u keep one finger still and move the opposite you notice some isusses. I play games a lot and never even felt it except with one particular FPS game

SLCD version has a better quality screen from the old amoled desire

like everyone said I managed to get more value with rooting which allowed me to fix internal storage issue, tremendously boost the SD card speed even in a class 2 card and improve the GPU gaming performance.
[Desire General] dawo5010:
Get the desire hd if you're so concerned about multimedia.

Samsung support and software is crap. Their software updates are like " in just gonna fix the bugs, who cares about new features.
[Desire General] :
If you are looking for a smooth UI, longest battery life, best allround performance then you need to get Iphone 4. I own a desire but it doesnt even come close. In everything. You can say what you want about certain iphone users, but the handset is the best out there. And I dont mean spec-wise. Dunno about SGS but i hear the performance is better with the lag fix.
[Desire General] sudkcoce:
My friend has an iphone 4 and he is about to sell it and buy desire. Iphone is far from bad, but desire is just much better... I would not trade mine for nothing currently in the market, and I am sure the majority of people that own one think the same...
[Desire General] p3eps:
I've been running an HTC HD2 since the day it came out - which must be about a year now.

When the iPhone4 came out I pre-ordered 2 - one for me and one for my fiancee. She decided to wait for a white one (maybe one day!!) so hers went straight on ebay for a £400 profit!

I used mine for a week - and ended up selling my third one (2 replacements in 5 days) for a big profit too.

I get 3 or 4 bars 3G signal at my work with my HD2. I got 2 bars of 'O' with the iPhone4 - which is like the most pathetic data connection you can get. Whether I hold it or have it sitting on my desk is the same outcome.

The iPhone4 is a nice piece of hardware, and the software all works straight out of the box. The poor signal made it useless for me though. Back to the HD2!

I got a Galaxy S after that, and the lag, lack of flash, naff interface and crappy plastic meant I only kept it for 4 days. Once again back to the HD2.

About 10 days ago I got a Desire Z - which I used for about 36 hours. The size and weight put me off, and the keyboard is too loose. I found I used the on screen keyboard rather than the harware one as it was easier to type. Whats the point in having a stupidly heavy phone with a hardware keyboard if I'm not going to use it?!

I'm still trying to use Android on my HD2 which isn't 100% perfect, so I decieded my only other choice is a Desire or Desire HD. The HD is bigger than my HD2, and I already feel the HD2 is too big. Also complaints of poor battery life and poor speaker put me off.

A Desire it is then! I wasn't keen on paying over £300 for a phone thats been around for 6 months already - so I ordered a white one since its a bit newer! Hopefully it will turn up on Monday or Tuesday for me to play with.

If I'm not happy I've always got my trusty HD2 to fall back on!!
[Desire General] arrtoo:
Tnx for all help.

I really think it stands between Desire and Iphone 4 for me now:)

I'm kind of a tech freak so i like to play around a bit, but i'm also interested in a phone that's realiable.

I'm not in to multimedia or games, just music, gps, calendar, and the usual features:)

I will try them both in a shop and finally consider(i should really find an outdoor store to check desire in sunlight:P
[Desire General] wocko1:
Go for the Desire, brilliant phone, highly customisable, and the GPS is fantastic on it. You'll love it!

When you do get one, be sure to root and S-OFF the thing too!
[Desire General] arrtoo:
:) it really looks like i'm going to get one. S-OFF ? what is that?:)
[Desire General] bilboa1:
had sgs and dhd now... and i post from the sgs:

sgs screen is much better

sgs bln notification is ok for me

sgs is lighter and its strong. the build quality is not poor at all. its plastic but plastic doesnt mean bad.

the gps is average.

cyanogen already works nicely on the sgs but its not yet released and finished.

the camera is better on the sgs

gaming is better

phone is faster if lagfixed by kernel

it doesnt need a flash except in complete darkness.

multitouch is flawless.

now the dhd.

it has a lag bug too and need also a fix. but diff one.

the aluminum is nice but the build quality is disappointing. talk about irony.

the browser is actually faster than the sgs.

sense is nice. nicer than touchwizz for sure.

fast startup is buggy.

the gps is decent

no cyanogen yet

battery life is kinda bad

bottom line the dhd aint bad but i prefer the sgs by far. had to fix the software thx to xda on both to get good performance.

i returned the dhd.
[Desire General] wocko1:
S-OFF removes all the locks HTC put on the phone. It allows full access to the whole phone. You can even write to /system while Android is running. Plus you can customise the first boot screen (the green HTC logo) when you just turned it on.

And I'm talking about the NORMAL Desire, not the Z or the HD.
[Desire General] sakai4eva:
Yes, vanilla Desire is best. I considered both phones (including the iPhone 4) before buying. The short of it is that Desire is much better. Note that the following arguments are based on the vanilla Desire (aka Bravo).

1. Support. Both official support and unofficial support here. The dedicated forum for the Desire and the support from XDA is superb. Also, HTC does tend to show a lot of love for the Desire, what with releasing the latest kernels and having the shortest update cycle for customized OS.

2. Build. Really, can you tell the difference between 20g? But what about the solidity of the build and the finish? Trust me, the matt finish on the Desire is a lifesaver if you are even slightly OCD about fingerprints (the screen is unavoidable). The overall build is also more solid. Try slapping the phone on your palm and feel the "tchunk" when it lands. Solid phones will sound lower (more bass) and rebound higher. Also, flick the phone with your fingernails. You'll also get the same results. The heft of the Desire is also very comfortable and you really should touch, hold and feel the phone before you buy it.

3. UI. Sense UI is the best UI other than AOSP. Try it. You'll love it.

4. OS version. Still running 2.1? Desire is on FroYo since August 2010. Guess who'll get a taste of Gingerbread first. Right.
[Desire General] saluki1:
HTC has much polished interface and under the hood development. I have compared desire and SGS for days, got the desire and never regret

But if you are into a bitter screen consider DHD also. It has everything orijinal desire has and much more.
[Desire General] ste1164:
Ask the network provider too see if they will unlock it.if not there are online sites that will do it.
[Desire General] arrtoo:
i have checked with some iphone fan boys, and they where unsure, and said that i maybe should get HTC Desire, some that Iphone where better. but i'm convinced to get the HTC Desire now:)

Is it easy to unlock it from network provider? i live in norway and have telenor as provider..
[Desire General] masterg0g0:
SGS GPS

Is the GPS on the SGS really bad ?? i am an owner of Galaxy 3 and i know what it really feels like to have a bad GPS :(

But will all the GPS fixes around is it still really bad? I am going to pick up the SGS soon. Confused now, help needed
[Desire General] Lothaen:
everyone I know (in person) with a SGS has rooted and re-flashed it with a different ROM. (3/3)

everyone I know (in person) with a Desire has actually left it stock apart from myself. (3/4)
[Desire General] reaper7881:
I would get the sgs2 as I have a desire and I am sick of the crappy screen which I can't use wen its abit sunny (slcd)
[Desire General] stats101:
I have a desire, but I'd opt for a SGS because of large memory capacity, great screen, and tough glass.
[Desire General] madd0g:
My intention aswell. Uses SGS is at a good price now and its perfect (beside no camera flash). Just hoping to sell my Desire :D
[Desire General] zippyioa:
I would personally say the Desire is the better phone. I preferred the Desire out of these two (I have used both) and I felt the Desire offered more (Galaxy has no camera flash / led notifications etc)

The Desire has been my phone of choice for the last year. I am selling it on eBay as I now have an LG Optimus 2x - it will be sorely missed :(
[Desire General] wska:
I would take galaxy S, as it has a better GPU.... From my opinion.
[Desire General] Seronez:
i think sense alone is a very good reason for desire touchwiz or how it's called is just not as good as sense it's just a copy of iphone in my opinion and a bad one too sense is very good with many good widgets which are very useful and the developer scene is also very good with desire i use a sense 2.1/3.0 rom now (insertcoin) and it's so amazing maybe the sgs has beter gpu but i don't play so much graphic intensive games i found sense to be the best android launcher so far but decide yourself just try the phones :)
[Desire General] erklat:
This post is so full of fail. Google direct sunlight comparison in order not to post erroneous info anymore.
[Desire General] Greegan:
I personally prefer Desire, couple of my mates have the galaxy s and I don't like it at all.
[Desire General] feralicious:
http://gizmodo.com/5568760/screen-comparison-shows-lcd-still-beats-super-amoled-in-sunlight

The article says LCD beats it but I think the Galaxy and x10 look the best. The HTC has more reflection, almost looks like it has a mirror screen on it.

What I really want to know is why the guy put the phones down on sand?
[Desire General] aaa:
Desire S is a big failure for my point of view.

It is just an expensive Desire with a front camera (there are other differences too, but not significant)

I say get Desire for the strong comunity or Galaxy S for the hardware, they should be on the same price level.

Note:

My personal opinion, strong comunity with many very outstanding devs are the most importang things before buying a smartphone.

This was not in my mind as I bought my Desire but I have just realized how important that is after having the Desire for about a year now.

:)

Conclution:

I would get the Desire if I were you :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sunshine4u:
hi every one after a hard work of 3 days i have successfully flashed Ra-Hero-V1.7.01 in my hero now i have to take the backup before rom changing there are following options which should i take and which restore my official hero ROM back when i required

1-Nand backup

2-Nand + ext backup

3-BART backup

4-back google files

kindly guide me which backup i should take to save my current official ROM ..and what are the functions of these different backups i m new to android phone
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
If you have App2sd than Choose Nandroid backup + EXT Back up Otherwise just Choose Nandroid back up 1st option Hope it helps
[Hero, G2 Touch General] erasmux:
If its your still with the official ROM, I assume you didn't even create an ext partition yet.

Therefore, at this point you need the "Nand backup" option.

Assuming, you want to install a custom ROM with app2sd support (most custom ROMs), you will need to:

- backup the entire contents of your SD card to the computer (all data on card is lost in the next step!)

- repartition it through recovery, say to: 0 swap (unused), 512M ext2 (not ext3/4), and the rest for fat32.

- restore all files you backed up.

After you have made an ext partition and install a custom ROM, use "Nand + ext backup" to back it up.

Finally, restoring is always using the "Nand restore" option, regardless of which type of backup you made.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] sunshine4u:
thanks a lot...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Tozzy2:
Hi,

I'm having trouble getting Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 detecting "Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Developer Tool Kit (USA)" (presumably still SDK right and not something different lol?)

So I've installed it multiple times to no success. Just won't show up in the devices list in Visual Studio. I have Net Compact Framework 3.5 installed.

Any suggestions? It's driving me mad lol.

Cheers.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Tozzy2:
No wonder it doesn't work, it's not the SDK and has been pulled from the internet.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] brandi:
SDK can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3a-a651-4745-88ef-3d48091a390b&displaylang=en
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagrantman:
I want to edit my waiting cursor,using Resco,I tried several times to

copy shellres.192.dll from HD2\Windows\ to stoeage card,but all my

efforts was in vain, system deniede me.Can anyone help me? By the way,

I can use Resco to copy another shellres.192.dll to overwrite the

original one! Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p107r0:
you could try ROM Extractor, maybe it'll work
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagrantman:
Thank you a lot! Using ROMExtractor, I have another "shellres.192.dll" on my

storage card!

But another question:My purpose is to use ResourceHacker to chang BMP for

waiting cursor which is hidden in "shellres.192.dll". But when I Extract

"shellres.192.dll" from \windows\ to \Storage Card\, then I just copy it back to

windows,(didn't do anything else),I find the "Setting" panel has been

changed,the three sub-panels: Personal,system,connections, missed!

I don't know why. Please help me,if can. Thanks!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
rather than just copy it back into windows, make the file into a cab that installs it to windows. just copying files over rom files doesn't usually work.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagrantman:
Thanks for the instruction! I use WinCE CAB Manager3.0 to make a cab named VagrantMan Wait Cursor.cab.

It shows the same result: the Wait Cursor works well, but I find the "Setting" panel has been

changed,the three sub-panels: Personal,system,connections, missed!

Are you kind enough to check my cab? Is there anything wrong?
[Windows Phone 7 General] datawired:
I have not found a way to turn off replies to read receipt requests. Has this feature been removed? It was an option on 6.5.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mullsiep:
Hello, can someone help me to root this device?

I´m not a "android-profi" and all on-click-root apps i´ve tried

didn´t work ...

thanx mullsiep
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mullsiep:
HEUREKA !!!!

Hello again - after almost 5 days of seeking i´ve got the answer:

YOU CAN ROOT THE HIPAD G10 PAD VERY EASY (for dummies like me ;-)

with following application:

"z4root.1.2.0.apk"

Thanx to RyanZA - you´ve done me a great favour ...

Now my little, slow chinese-pad even has a cool desktop ;-) ;-) ;-)
[G2 and Desire Z General] burtcom:
Hmm -- there doesn't seem to be a widget for showing that you have voicemail. Likewise one for showing missed calls :confused: