Android Phone Thread

[Xelios]

The Nexus Prime is cool and all, but I'm sure as hell not buying it. Looks too delicate, and looks ugly. Fucking Motorola, why can't they just unlock their bootloaders? I'd jump on the Droid RAZR instantly

[F34R]

wait...what?? Nexus Prime ugly.. then saying you'd get the RAZR? lol. mmmkay.

[Xelios]

I love the look of the RAZR. And it looks durable too. Gorilla glass screen, kevlar backing, and general Motorola build quality. I think the NP looks ugly as fuck. It's too plain. The shape is like the reverse Droid RAZR/X. With the hump on the bottom, which IMO, is the wrong place to put it.

I'll hold till the next Nexus phone. Hopefully the Motorola Mobility deal will go through and they can ditch Samsung.

[faaeng]

I like the look of the GN..
I agree, the hump on the bottom does seem to have a rather awkward placement tho imo. Should be at the top you'd think, but thats the exact same design Sammy used for the Infuse and Galaxy S2s. And the plastic.... I wish they'd stop with the cheap plastics. Especially on the Nexus......... =(
I wish they'dve used some different designs for the Nexus rather then having it essentually the same as there previous devices.

Love the RAZRs a55 tho. =P

[Xelios]

I dunno, it just looks so unspectacular. I'm all for not overdoing the looks, but it could really use some flair. You can tell they really based it a lot off the Nexus S.

We'll see whats up with the HTC Vigor though. I just REALLY hate that Motorola locks their bootloaders. Back end does look pretty sweet though haha.

[AsuraOkami]

Has anyone rooted there phone

Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk

[Noxia]

I did but my mms stopped working although I expect the cfw did that. Since an update on the sensation it takes pictures when I press home button. Very annoying but I've got an iPhone that will be my primary soon as my whole android experience has been second rate as I was warned.

[Firefox]

The RAZR might have the Galaxy Nexus beat in looks but I couldn't care less about that, where the Galaxy Nexus shines is the software.

Right now I am more than happy with my Nexus S (since it is getting Ice Cream Sandwich ) and will probably wait till the next Nexus phone to buy my next phone.

[jj03]

Has anyone rooted there phone

Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk

yep. rooted a while ago. running 2.3.5 ki3.

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[AsuraOkami]

yep. rooted a while ago. running 2.3.5 ki3.

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How has it been so far

[jj03]

for me, it's VERY smooth. . everything is instant...battery appears to be good. two days with moderate use...quite happy with that. Also noticed that sound has improved somewhat. . i use neutron player instead of stock and its worth the money...

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[.RAID3N.]

I've got the HTC incredible. For the past few months now, I get an error message about storage space being low on my phone. I select it and it brings me to my list of apps to delete something. Well I've got every app I can on my SD card and my internal space is this: 194mb used 554mb free. So I come to find out that clearing data on applications will make the notification go away. Unfortunately, it also erases certain settings in the app itself.

Anyone know why I would get this with all the available space on my phone? I wouldn't care much, but I also just realized that when the notification is there, Gmail will not sync and I won't get email. Anyone know of a fix?

[Firefox]

GetJar is amazing! All the android users should get it..Tapatalk is free ONLY this week! (I recently heard this on an episode of All about Android)

Go to Getjar.com on your android phone and click on the apps tab and this week only Tapatalk is free.. GetJar offers select premium apps for free everyweek. (They pay the app publishers)

http://www.getjar.com/

Credits to All about Android for the suggestion of this great site for android phones.

[Dennis Dyack]

I've got the HTC incredible. For the past few months now, I get an error message about storage space being low on my phone. I select it and it brings me to my list of apps to delete something. Well I've got every app I can on my SD card and my internal space is this: 194mb used 554mb free. So I come to find out that clearing data on applications will make the notification go away. Unfortunately, it also erases certain settings in the app itself.

Anyone know why I would get this with all the available space on my phone? I wouldn't care much, but I also just realized that when the notification is there, Gmail will not sync and I won't get email. Anyone know of a fix?

I have the same phone and had the same problem. You don't need to delete the data, just clear the cache of the individual apps. Maps, Facebook and a couple of others seem to be the biggest culprits. Also, delete any photos sent to you via MMS as this takes up space as well.

As for my next phone, It's down the HTC Rezound, Galaxy Nexus and Razr. I've pretty much ruled out the Rezound since I am not a big Sense fan anymore. From all of the forums I have been reading Samsung phones have sub-par radios. Also, the lack of an SD card slot is a major deterrent.

The built in battery is somewhat of an issue for the Razr but I'm reading that it's not as big of a deal as it appears to be. Motorola phones seem to have the best build quality of the three. NFC isn't an issue and think Bluetooth 4.0 is more important than NFC. Plus, the Razr is getting ICS in early '12.

On the flipside, the GN is made for ICS with it's lack of hardware buttons so the Motorola will have to remove the software buttons when they port ICS to the Razr. The bigger screen isn't important to me nor is 720p. The bigger issue IMO is the SAMOLED Advance in the Razr. They both use Pentile displays but I have read from people who have handed both, that the Razr screen is actually better looking.

In the end, I'm going to compare both phones side-by-side but right now I'm leaning towards the Razr.

[Firefox]

^ I personally would get the Galaxy Nexus because I value getting updates straight from Google and the pure Vanilla Android experience, it's pretty much guaranteed to get the newest OS first straight from Google. Just like my Nexus S will get the ICS update before any other phone.

The screen for the GN is really good and I think there isn't much need to compare imo.

Overview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZPO01JKjU

[Dennis Dyack]

^ I personally would get the Galaxy Nexus because I value getting updates straight from Google and the pure Vanilla Android experience, it's pretty much guaranteed to get the newest OS first straight from Google. Just like my Nexus S will get the ICS update before any other phone.

The screen for the GN is really good and I think there isn't much need to compare imo.

That's one of the benefits of the GN. Either way it's a compromise. As for the screens, I agree that the GN is good as is the Razr. But I have to compare to decide so I will be comparing many features of both phones, no matter how slight the differences.

[.RAID3N.]

I've been trying to delete a thread of texts for quite a while now. I've managed a thread of over 3000 texts and every time I try to delete it, it hangs forever and usually ends up stopping the service. Is there a way to get to it on a pc and delete it? Or any other options?

[Dennis Dyack]

I've been trying to delete a thread of texts for quite a while now. I've managed a thread of over 3000 texts and every time I try to delete it, it hangs forever and usually ends up stopping the service. Is there a way to get to it on a pc and delete it? Or any other options?

Not that I am aware of. The problem is that you're just trying to delete too many as once. You're going to have to whittle them down. It's going to take some time but I think you're pretty much stuck doing it that way. Going forward, just don't let them get that big.

On another note, I've decided on the Razr. The radio and SD card are just too important to me. I'll get ICS when it's released in early '12. I can wait that long for some of the bugs to get ironed out.

[Firefox]

AMAZING review! The best phone on the market right now. Also The Verge is awesome as a tech site!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZ8sfJjoRI

[jj03]

holy fckn shit!!. just been playing shadowgun on my gs2... AMAZING graphics...seriously..very close to ps3 quality...riptide is also beautiful...the water effects are incredible.

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[Mainspring]

nothing wrong with the look of the GN.
don't much like the plastic though... Samsung needs to step it up.

with ICS update coming up, think I'll skip the GN and wait for a Tegra 3 processor phone.

quad core + 1 companion core + 12 core gpu... yeah baby!

integration of use of game console controller was a great idea(Tegra 3 and ICS both allow this) without having to root from what I've been reading.

love the look of the Droid Razr but I think Moto messed up by not allowing user changeable battery, plus locked bootloader, ofcourse.

with the Google/Moto mobile deal, can't wait to see what comes out of it in the form of the next Nexus phone.

[jj03]

Guys..don't forget the 10p sale on android market...10 apps, for 10 days at 10p each...this promotion is because android has reached 10 billion downloads. some good bargains on there....i've spent 70p already lol.

[Pez_555]

anyone here have a galaxy s2? i am due an upgrade and after having bought the 4S outright i wouldnt mind an android to play with....

[jj03]

i have a gs2...well worth the money imo...best smartphone i've ever had, and since 2001 i've had approx 20 - 25 smartphones...so thats saying somethin.

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[Nitey]

I got one in white yesterday as an upgrade, moving on from a blackberry. I love it so far! I'm impressed at how much it's capable of, and at the same time too. I'm not very tech savvy with regards to phones so I can't offer that kind of advice, but if you can get the handset for cheap/free on a decent monthly plan I'd say go for it

The screen is just siiiiick.

Edit: Also, a friend told me that android 4.0 will be available for the S2 in January? o_O I know people have flashed the s2 to ics but it's not fully functional from what I know. I'd love ics on the s2 come January time, if true

Ooh

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/sams...rmed-50006122/

(yes i'm old on this news lol)