Android thread V-garychencool finally rooted his phone and got ICS edition - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=SlashSpeed;38421105]I just might get it to sell it on then..since I got the Optimus for 80€ and the cheapest Xperia Play in my area is 150€. But honestly, the screen is really that bad? Internals don't really bother me that much since the Optimus is almost identical.[/QUOTE] I'll let Engadget sum it up. [quote]It's very dim. We're not talking about it being mediocre or some way short of the best, it's so lacking in brightness that it's borderline dysfunctional. Taking the phone out for an afternoon outside, we couldn't play Crash Bandicoot even on the bus, never mind out in the direct glare of the sun. It's not an unqualified disaster, as viewing angles are pretty wide, the 854 x 480 resolution is decent, and under the right circumstances you can obtain some pleasantly vibrant images from it, but [b]it's still one the worst screens we've seen on a review phone -- hell, review hardware of any kind.[/b][/quote] I disagree with the viewing angles part, but it might be that I thought they were worse than they are because the color is so awful I wanted to tell myself it was just the angle it was at.

[QUOTE=garychencool;38420882]Keyboard = BlackBerry = Business Sony logic[/QUOTE] More like every companies logic the Desire Z is a "business phone" purely because it has a keyboard are businessmen unable to operate a touchscreen or something?

[QUOTE=Van-man;38413104]So ADB is turned on? If so it might be possible to backup the contacts, call history, text messages and calendar from it. [url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969650[/url] One example of many, with a Google search using the following keywords: [I]adb backup contacts text messages[/I][/QUOTE] Thanks, but finally got it working with Moborobo. Great program, easy to use and fast :v:

Going to Carphone Warehouse tomorrow to pick up a Nexus 4 16gb (if they've got them sim free / PAYG), because fuck waiting a day for shipping, I need it [B]NOW[/B]

get one for me and send it to sweden pls

My father just bought another Galaxy Ace. Oh god, he must love Ace-s. He had one, broke down. Mother got one, He got a new one because he is really dependent on his phone, gets a lot of calls and needs to save the people etc. The old one will be mine soon! (After the new glass comes)

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38421559]More like every companies logic the Desire Z is a "business phone" purely because it has a keyboard are businessmen unable to operate a touchscreen or something?[/QUOTE] Because, BlackBerry. Business phones for years.

Getting the nexus 7 32gb , worth it?

Shifted my battlestation (desk) around Got rid of my TV and finally made space for my graphics tablet, so now my desk feels all spacious and nice finally.

[QUOTE=Siemz;38422436]Getting the nexus 7 32gb , worth it?[/QUOTE] Lucky

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;38422461]Shifted my battlestation (desk) around Got rid of my TV and finally made space for my graphics tablet, so now my desk feels all spacious and nice finally.[/QUOTE] That's nice but... Android? [editline]12th November 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Siemz;38422436]Getting the nexus 7 32gb , worth it?[/QUOTE] Fuck yes it's worth it. Best 7" tablet on the market.

I have never actually seen a Nexus 7 in any store I've been to. Back when it was announced, I went to a Best Buy and asked one of the employees there if the store would sell Nexus 7's. He had no idea what it was... I'm probably going to order one from Google or something to replace my rooted Nook Tablet.

The screen on the Note 2 is amazing, so much better than my old Desire HD.

why does fp say i'm using safari when i'm using silk on my kindle fire lol

The useragent is likely set to tell websites you're on an iPad so it'll serve you tablet (or mobile) website versions.

[QUOTE=iCole;38422596]That's nice but... Android? [editline]12th November 2012[/editline] Fuck yes it's worth it. Best 7" tablet on the market.[/QUOTE] I forgot to add I was going to buy a phone dock lmao I got lost in the thoughts about how my phone has the power thing on the side and therefore all the docks look stupid

I've noticed that whenever I turn up the screen brightness, the color of the screen looks washed out. Uh...

[QUOTE=iCole;38423470]The useragent is likely set to tell websites you're on an iPad so it'll serve you tablet (or mobile) website versions.[/QUOTE] That's odd because on Facepunch there's an iPad icon.

I tried google play magazines and it is pretty good The image quality is good, the zoom in works nicely, the text mode works and 20$ a year is a steal

[QUOTE=Kaabii;38424519]That's odd because on Facepunch there's an iPad icon.[/QUOTE] True, didn't think of that. So maybe the browser is just reporting as Safari, but what advantage would that give?

[QUOTE=iCole;38424745]True, didn't think of that. So maybe the browser is just reporting as Safari, but what advantage would that give?[/QUOTE] Googling it, it looks something like this Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10_6_3; en-us; Silk/1.1.0-80) AppleWebKit/533.16 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0 Safari/533.16 Silk-Accelerated=true That might be why :v:

Lol my useragent is unknown

Rang up CPW to check if they're selling the N4 sim free tomorrow as [URL="http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/LG_NEXUS_4"]their website doesn't list it[/URL], after the girl at the other end asked "is that a laptop?" (and after me pulling out my eyebrows to get over the dumb levels), she said "sorry I don't know, doesn't look like it". Gee, that was a good use of 10 minutes of listening to [URL="http://open.spotify.com/track/6nek1Nin9q48AVZcWs9e9D"]coldplay[/URL] on hold. Anyways, going to try ringing up the Bournemouth store tomorrow morning to see if they'll let me give them my money, otherwise it looks like gPlay (1 day wait makes me sad)

[QUOTE=Hunt3r.j2;38417716]Sure, why not? [editline]11th November 2012[/editline] Goddamn, I hate how I seem to always post at the bottom instead of pageking.[/QUOTE] Seeing as the Nexus 4 is slated to be released tomorrow, how would this compare to that? The extra space is a big plus, but are there any big features I will miss out? The smaller screen is a downside, but that's not a big deal (I'm used to a ipod touch 2nd gen). Is the higher res really worth it?

[QUOTE=WTF Nuke;38425247]Seeing as the Nexus 4 is slated to be released tomorrow, how would this compare to that? The extra space is a big plus, but are there any big features I will miss out? The smaller screen is a downside, but that's not a big deal (I'm used to a ipod touch 2nd gen). Is the higher res really worth it?[/QUOTE] Nexus 4 is pretty much better in everyway against the One S, bar storage as you said.

[QUOTE=PyroCF;38425258]Nexus 4 is pretty much better in everyway against the One S, bar storage as you said.[/QUOTE] But is it worth the extra 100? This is for the 8GB version, because taxes.

[QUOTE=WTF Nuke;38425386]But is it worth the extra 100? This is for the 8GB version, because taxes.[/QUOTE] That's a question only you can answer, can you live easily with 8GB?

[QUOTE=leach139;38425125]Rang up CPW to check if they're selling the N4 sim free tomorrow as [URL="http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/mobile-phones/LG_NEXUS_4"]their website doesn't list it[/URL], after the girl at the other end asked "is that a laptop?" (and after me pulling out my eyebrows to get over the dumb levels), she said "sorry I don't know, doesn't look like it". Gee, that was a good use of 10 minutes of listening to [URL="http://open.spotify.com/track/6nek1Nin9q48AVZcWs9e9D"]coldplay[/URL] on hold. Anyways, going to try ringing up the Bournemouth store tomorrow morning to see if they'll let me give them my money, otherwise it looks like gPlay (1 day wait makes me sad)[/QUOTE] I'm not looking forward to Google's delivery process. :(

[QUOTE=PyroCF;38425415]That's a question only you can answer, can you live easily with 8GB?[/QUOTE] No, what I meant is I would save 100 if I bought the HTC one. Are the upgrades of the Nexus enough to warrant spending that much more?

I'm not looking forward to waiting several more weeks before I can actually get a Nexus 4 in here. :(