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

[QUOTE=Hunt3r.j2;33062080]There is a AT&T GSII with only HSPA+, but there's a new one with LTE and a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S3. The HTC Vivid is a Snapdragon S3 @ 1.2 GHz, but better camera, higher res screen, and HTC Sense. The original GSII with HSPA+ isn't sold in AT&T retail stores in my area for some strange reason, so it'll take a bit of screwing around to get it.[/QUOTE] Hnnnng keep your posts bloody simple man :v: You're now limited to 2 acronyms per post! But get the SGSII because, yeah.

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[QUOTE=Robber;33061725]I guess I should have mentioned that it requires a gyroscope.[/QUOTE] Too bad my phone only has a accelerometer and 2 small gravity actuated switches to detect it's orientation.

[QUOTE=punkrjp;33061878]I wish they'd finish the SGSII ICS rom now... [B]Wow, we really use many [B]acronyms[/B] here [/B]:v:[/QUOTE] Name them all: SGSII GN GB SGSIIE4T DHD N1 GT10.1 NS ICS DZ

[QUOTE=Robber;33061725]I guess I should have mentioned that it requires a gyroscope.[/QUOTE] D: I need a new phone

[QUOTE=PyroCF;33062152]Hnnnng keep your posts bloody simple man :v: You're now limited to 2 acronyms per post! But get the SGSII because, yeah.[/QUOTE] But the only reason for the SGSII is because of 'dat Exynos, as far as I'm concerned. No Exynos on the SGSII=no sell for me. The IPS panel of the HTC Vivid/HTC Raider is fine with me because I don't put great emphasis on SAMOLED+. If there isn't a pattern of "THE PANEL SUCKS DICK" then I'll gladly take the HTC Vivid's better camera, HTC Sense, and the nicer design. If either phone was 720p this wouldn't be such a hard decision to make. [editline]31st October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Ezhik;33062646]Name them all: SGSII GN GB SGSII Epic 4G Touch (Fucking Sprint, WHY?!) DHD N1 GT10.1 NS ICS DZ[/QUOTE] Samsung Galaxy SII Galaxy Nexus Gingerbread Samsung Galaxy SII E4T(wat) Desire HD Nexus 1 Galaxy Tab 10.1 Nexus S Ice Cream Sandvich is deleecious Desire Z

[QUOTE=Robber;33061094]Bam: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2euzBxcW-bk&feature=player_detailpage[/media] [url]https://market.android.com/details?id=at.robbert.deepand[/url][/QUOTE] Incompatible with my Blade :saddowns: [editline]1st November 2011[/editline] Wait, my phone does have a gyroscope...

Oh wow, both the Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE and the Galaxy S2 HD LTE variant use a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S3 chip. So basically, AT&T got the Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE and the HTC Raider 4G. WHY NO 720p GODDAMMIT WHY IS THE REZOUND A VERIZON EXCLUSIVE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU- Well, possibly on the bright side, qHD means the GPU isn't as overworked as it would be on 720p.

Why are american phones so cheap, everytime I go some tech sites best buy have like $0 phone offers

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33064083]Why are american phones so cheap, everytime I go some tech sites best buy have like $0 phone offers[/QUOTE]The customers buy them subsidized and pay them off on three year contracts.

[QUOTE=Wolfmatyr;33064255]The customers buy them subsidized and pay them off on three year contracts.[/QUOTE] Usually 2 year actually [editline]31st October 2011[/editline] plans are expensive as fuck though

[QUOTE=Wolfmatyr;33064255]The customers buy them subsidized and pay them off on three year contracts.[/QUOTE]1 or 2 year contracts, but yeah, they're subsidized. Carriers lose money on them initially, but make it back over the contract period. That's why you sign contracts, and have early termination fees.

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33064083]Why are american phones so cheap, everytime I go some tech sites best buy have like $0 phone offers[/QUOTE] We pay around 80-100 USD a month for minutes, SMS/MMS, and data in reasonable allocation.

i got my phone for $0, with a 3 year plan, it woulda been better with a better, higer end phone, i.e. evo 3D but my parents we're cheap. plus, it woulda been 149 dollars on top of the 50 dollar a month service

I pay 28€/month for SGS + 350min/txt /month + 512kb/s unlimited data on 2 year contract.

[QUOTE=The Tiger;33065707]I pay 28€/month for SGS + 350min/txt /month + 512kb/s unlimited data on 2 year contract.[/QUOTE] Why can't prices be lower here :suicide:

My family pays about $200 a month for an unilimted talk/text for all 4 phones, unlimited data for the iphone and 150mb/month for an android. Two year contract is up next month. this is including the monthly tax.

I love my new ROM tun.ko is set up and everything else too, so when I went to go set up my school VPN, it was easy as shit

Finally watching the official ICS presentation video So amazing, can't wait

My phone was $448 with a 30 dollars monthly plan. Is it reasonable?

Depends on where you're living.

New HTC phone. Looks sexy. [IMG]http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/imagecache/w550h500/postimages/684/htc-vivid.png[/IMG] [editline]1st November 2011[/editline] And for proof: [url]http://www.xda-developers.com/developments/ice-cream-sandwich-ported-to-the-samsung-galaxy-s/[/url]

[QUOTE=Robber;33061094]Bam: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2euzBxcW-bk&feature=player_detailpage[/media] [url]https://market.android.com/details?id=at.robbert.deepand[/url][/QUOTE] Robber, you are a star. Now take my money.

also, support for widescreen wallpapers that would move with the homescreens (like when using a static wallpaper) would be epic. edit: oh what, no automerge? throw boxes at me.

[QUOTE=iCole;33069612]also, support for widescreen wallpapers that would move with the homescreens (like when using a static wallpaper) would be epic. edit: oh what, no automerge? throw boxes at me.[/QUOTE] That's planned for the first update. But I'm not sure when I'll get it done. I'm too tired to do anything today and tomorrow I have to go to work again. [QUOTE=Inplabth;33069739]Aww damn. It says it's not compatible with my phone.[/QUOTE] It needs a gyroscope.

[QUOTE=Robber;33070460]That's planned for the first update. But I'm not sure when I'll get it done. I'm too tired to do anything today and tomorrow I have to go to work again.[/QUOTE] I screamed with excitement a little.

Ahhh fack, trust my HTC desire Z to not have a gyroscope Right, on the top of desire Z, I plan on rooting and installing cyanogen, is there any way I can back up my phone exactly so that if I fuck up, I can just restore it with no hassle?

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;33074171]Ahhh fack, trust my HTC desire Z to not have a gyroscope Right, on the top of desire Z, I plan on rooting and installing cyanogen, is there any way I can back up my phone exactly so that if I fuck up, I can just restore it with no hassle?[/QUOTE] Nandroid backup, from ROM Manager

[URL]http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/31/att-announces-its-first-lte-smartphones-the-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-and-htc-vivid/[/URL] AT&T why must you do this to me you announce it the day after my 30 day return warranty

So I picked up a lightly used Nexus S (some scratches on the back, two light, small scratches on the screen) for $150 + my ulgy, gold Zelda DS Lite. Gotta love Kijiji! I installed CyanogenMod the night I got it and have been enjoying it compared to my shitty Spica. The battery life is a little meh compared to my old phone (Which I was able to get 2 days out of without issues), despite being the same capacity. I might look into extended batteries or undervolted kernels. However, it's very fast, has a great camera, responsive touchscreen and looks beautiful. It's nice not having my phone get in the way of what I'm trying to get done. The only things I don't like about the phone is the lack of a hardware camera button (Solved somewhat by making it a lockscreen shortcut) and the battery life, which can probably be fixed in software.