Android Thread V4 - Got money? Samsung Galaxy S II. No money? ZTE Blade.

[PyroCF]

[QUOTE=leach139;32687022]Considering how long it took the N1 to get 2.3 after the NS came out, I'm not holding my hopes up.[/QUOTE]
It was like a month

[editline]8th October 2011[/editline]

fucking flags broken again

[JimJam707]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/a1jvA.png[/IMG]
My comic on why the Blade will get ICS.

[長門有希]

Every phone will get the ICS anyway, maybe not officially, but they will.

[Flaming Spaz]

[QUOTE=PyroCF;32687154]It was like a month

[editline]8th October 2011[/editline]

fucking flags broken again[/QUOTE]

You sure you're not actually using a Mac? :v:

[Stylee32]

Just tried CM7 on my sgs2, it's awesome. The devs fixed bluetooth fully now

[Hunt3r.j2]

[QUOTE=Wolfyhound;32689108]Just tried CM7 on my sgs2, it's awesome. The devs fixed bluetooth fully now[/QUOTE]
Still missing the deliciously GPU accelerated browser.

[garychencool]

[QUOTE=superstepa;32675083]I mean for android
I didn't mean that it is useless by itself, it is the best "Network testing" OS out there[/QUOTE]
Doesn't android shutdown nd run bt5? I though it words that way without android getting in the way...

[Hunt3r.j2]

Either way, with a big enough SD card you can run multi-boot installs.

[Ins4ne]

What's the real difference from 4g and 3g?

At&t has the gsII but its 3g compared to alot of the other android devices which are 4g.

Should I just go with the gsII or wait till a better 4g comes out?

[Hunt3r.j2]

[QUOTE=Ins4ne;32692690]What's the real difference from 4g and 3g?

At&t has the gsII but its 3g compared to alot of the other android devices which are 4g.

Should I just go with the gsII or wait till a better 4g comes out?[/QUOTE]
AT&T's GSII only supports HSPA+ 21 Mbps, which was originally "4G" but since they rolled out LTE HSPA+ is no longer "4G". It depends upon how long you want to wait to get a new phone. If you can wait a few months, I'd suggest seeing the HTC Holiday and then reweighing your options.

[psychomidget]

[QUOTE=leach139;32687022]Considering how long it took the N1 to get 2.3 after the NS came out, I'm not holding my hopes up.[/QUOTE]

The N1 was pretty quick to get it once 2.3.3 was released

[editline]9th October 2011[/editline]

and got 2.3.6 a day earlier than the NS, so I think it was probably just that it wasn't ready until 2.3.3

[dai]

is there anywhere with kinda-sorta official guesses as to when which device gets updated? I hope with the bionic being new it'll be swift to the update

[PyroCF]

[QUOTE=daijitsu;32694099]is there anywhere with kinda-sorta official guesses as to when which device gets updated? I hope with the bionic being new it'll be swift to the update[/QUOTE]
Motorola :-\
I think when I changed my tab's browser settings to desktop it shows up as mac. How ironic.

[hoot37]

So, uh yeah. Where can I buy a 5" Dell Streak?
Or is there a better phone I can get for £150-£200?

[長門有希]

Do you really need a 5 inch screen? Do you want a phone out of contract?

[hoot37]

Ive been thinking of the Xperia Play, its been around £150 PAYG in a lot of places but is now out of stock. So would it be a good upgrade from my Desire?
It has a bigger screen
Newer version of android
I think it can be rooted unlike my Desire
The gamepad will be good for emulators

Is this a good idea?

[長門有希]

Desire can be rooted easily.
Xperia Play is alright, but it's pretty outdated, and apparently the screen is pretty bad. What other options do you have?

[hoot37]

The newer version of the Desire cannot be rooted.
It pretty much has the same specs as my desire. I can't really think of any other phones that are better than the Desire for the £200 mark, maybe one of you guys can help me?

[長門有希]

Oh, you mean the Desire S?
Just give me the list of phones you can get, are you looking for a contract?

[editline]9th October 2011[/editline]

From the good cheap ones, I can recommend Nexus S. Although I would wait for new Ice Cream Sandwich phones, so the older ones will get a price drop.

[hoot37]

Sorry I didnt explain it well, I have the original HTC Desire, but I have a newer version of it without the AMOLED Screen, and this version cannot be rooted.
I will be happy with any phone with higher specs than the normal Desire,
The maximum I will spend is £250 but I cant find a phone I like for that price yet.
When will the new icecream sandwich phones be out? If its pretty soon then I can wait.

[長門有希]

Um... I have a normal HTC Desire, not AMOLED either, I easily rooted it with Unrevoked tool and then did S-OFF using AlphaRev.

[PyroCF]

[QUOTE=hoot37;32696471]Sorry I didnt explain it well, I have the original HTC Desire, but I have a newer version of it without the AMOLED Screen, and this version cannot be rooted.
I will be happy with any phone with higher specs than the normal Desire,
The maximum I will spend is £250 but I cant find a phone I like for that price yet.
When will the new icecream sandwich phones be out? If its pretty soon then I can wait.[/QUOTE]
Get a Nexus S for that price then, on amazon or ebay.

[Elexar]

Damnit, ordered the Nexus S for 320€ and now i found a new place to order it from for 270€ :(

[editline]9th October 2011[/editline]

cancelled the order and grabbed the cheaper one, still takes 2 weeks to deliver fuK

[hoot37]

[QUOTE=Ezhik;32696725]Um... I have a normal HTC Desire, not AMOLED either, I easily rooted it with Unrevoked tool and then did S-OFF using AlphaRev.[/QUOTE]

I have whats known as the "PVT4" version, as far as I can tell I can't root it, thanks for your help anyway mate.

[長門有希]

Latest [URL="http://unrevoked.com/"]Unrevoked[/URL] and [URL="http://alpharev.nl"]AlphaRev[/URL] should work on PVT-4 devices.

[hoot37]

Thanks a lot!
Have a heart.

[turke]

Can anyone recommend a good Roms for the Desire S? mines getting delivered tomorrow :dance:

[長門有希]

MIUI ROMs is pretty nice, especially if you like iOS. CyanogenMod 7 is great, has a lot of customization and is based on clean (AOSP) Android.
Sense ROMs are pretty much hit and miss, on my original Desire I used Leedroid HD, it worked great. Don't know if it's available on the Desire S.

[editline]9th October 2011[/editline]

There's also an official Sense 3.0 ROM for the Desire S.

[Hunt3r.j2]

LeeDroid is a solid ROM cooker, I'd recommend him as I used his ROM for a looong time on my Desire HD before I went with Android Revolution HD for the updated Sense 3.0 leak.

Now I'm just waiting until I see Sense 3.5 official for the Desire HD...

[turke]

[QUOTE=Ezhik;32699553]MIUI ROMs is pretty nice, especially if you like iOS. CyanogenMod 7 is great, has a lot of customization and is based on clean (AOSP) Android.
Sense ROMs are pretty much hit and miss, on my original Desire I used Leedroid HD, it worked great. Don't know if it's available on the Desire S.

[editline]9th October 2011[/editline]

There's also an official Sense 3.0 ROM for the Desire S.[/QUOTE]

I know there isnt a stable release for CyanogenMod 7 on the Desire S yet. I just want a rom which isnt bloated.