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The G2 seems promising, 800mhz ofcourse seem slow but ofcouurse any tech geeks will be over clocking. No stupid HTC Sense and ships with froyo. Its like the half-brother Nexus One with a keyboard.
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The G2 seems promising, 800mhz ofcourse seem slow but ofcouurse any tech geeks will be over clocking. No stupid HTC Sense and ships with froyo. Its like the half-brother Nexus One with a keyboard.
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a lot of people are complaining about the mhz
but this is a new version supposedly, the previous 1ghz snapdragon is not present in the phone, its been updated to scorpion so its supposedly better
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a lot of people are complaining about the mhz
but this is a new version supposedly, the previous 1ghz snapdragon is not present in the phone, its been updated to scorpion so its supposedly better
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I heard the iPhone 4 has a great camera but the Galaxy S might be giving it a run for its money.
Outdoor pics are stunning.. taken from the Virbant no editing.
Outdoor pics are stunning.. taken from the Virbant no editing.
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I heard the iPhone 4 has a great camera but the Galaxy S might be giving it a run for its money.
Outdoor pics are stunning.. taken from the Virbant no editing.
Outdoor pics are stunning.. taken from the Virbant no editing.
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that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
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that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
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It's not that ppl don't like sense. It just depends on the version ran on their phone and the complications it gives the person when rooting or flashing their device. For example, I have a Touch Pro 2 and the sense that comes on it (2.1) is not upgradable to the better 2.5 w/o flashing it to a larger ROM. I would assume the same goes for Android devices.Originally Posted by NCTwin
^that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
And as far as the G2 goes. the GPU in the Scorpion chipsets is a lot better than the GPU in the Snapdragons. It takes a lot of burden off of the CPU which allows for a faster more effective phone. ALSO, the 800Mhz is UNDERCLOCKED to preserve the battery. It can be overclocked to 1Ghz but it might not even be needed
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It's not that ppl don't like sense. It just depends on the version ran on their phone and the complications it gives the person when rooting or flashing their device. For example, I have a Touch Pro 2 and the sense that comes on it (2.1) is not upgradable to the better 2.5 w/o flashing it to a larger ROM. I would assume the same goes for Android devices.Originally Posted by NCTwin
^that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
And as far as the G2 goes. the GPU in the Scorpion chipsets is a lot better than the GPU in the Snapdragons. It takes a lot of burden off of the CPU which allows for a faster more effective phone. ALSO, the 800Mhz is UNDERCLOCKED to preserve the battery. It can be overclocked to 1Ghz but it might not even be needed
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Originally Posted by NCTwin
^that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
HTC Sense is hit or miss for some people.. its a good UI but it slows down the phone tremendously being that its a UI ontop of a stock android UI so it tends to slow down performance a bit and murders your battery life. With the G2 there's only the Froyo 2.2 OS running on it no secondary user interface.
T-Mobile G2 should have similar performance to Samsung Galaxy S
Some readers were concerned when they learned the T-Mobile G2 would have a CPU running at only 800 MHz, but some leaked graphics benchmarks indicate it should have roughly the same performance as the Samsung Galaxy S and the Motorola Droid X/2.
HTC held the performance crown for a short while when the Nexus One was released in early January, but newer phones from Motorola and Samsung have since passed it up with their more efficient 45nm processors and faster GPUs.
The T-Mobile G2 will be the first Android phone in the U.S. to sport the new 45nm 800 MHz MSM7230 processor from Qualcomm. One of the major additions is that Qualcomm has finally included a graphics processor, the Adreno 205, that is on par with what we have seen from the PowerVR GPUs found in Samsung and Texas Instrument’s SoCs.
Qualcomm claims the new Adreno 205 offers about 4x the graphics performance of the previous Adreno 200 (used in the original Snapdragon). We are finally able to back up those numbers with some results uploaded at GLBenchmark.com of the HTC Vision (aka G2).
As you can see the G2 (HTC Vision) is in the neighborhood of other top Android phones. I wouldn’t put too much into this since it’s only a single benchmark result, but you can clearly see the difference from previous HTC+Qualcomm offerings like the Nexus One and Droid Incredible. Note the EVO scores low in this benchmark because of its 30 fps cap.
So now we know that when the G2 lands later this month (or early next) it should offer top-level performance, the fastest data connection (HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps), and the joys of stock Android 2.2.
The G2 is a very tempting upgrade to T-Mobile customers (unless you already own the Vibrant), but we also know dual-core phones are right around the corner. After nine months with the Nexus One I have learned that up-to-date Android often beats out faster hardware, so it is a very tough call for sure.
Are you ready to upgrade that aging G1? Or will you wait for dual-core?
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/news...sung-galaxy-s/
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/new...have-similar-performance-to-samsung-galaxy-s/Told yall don't be mislead by #'s
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Originally Posted by NCTwin
^that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
HTC Sense is hit or miss for some people.. its a good UI but it slows down the phone tremendously being that its a UI ontop of a stock android UI so it tends to slow down performance a bit and murders your battery life. With the G2 there's only the Froyo 2.2 OS running on it no secondary user interface.
T-Mobile G2 should have similar performance to Samsung Galaxy S
Some readers were concerned when they learned the T-Mobile G2 would have a CPU running at only 800 MHz, but some leaked graphics benchmarks indicate it should have roughly the same performance as the Samsung Galaxy S and the Motorola Droid X/2.
HTC held the performance crown for a short while when the Nexus One was released in early January, but newer phones from Motorola and Samsung have since passed it up with their more efficient 45nm processors and faster GPUs.
The T-Mobile G2 will be the first Android phone in the U.S. to sport the new 45nm 800 MHz MSM7230 processor from Qualcomm. One of the major additions is that Qualcomm has finally included a graphics processor, the Adreno 205, that is on par with what we have seen from the PowerVR GPUs found in Samsung and Texas Instrument’s SoCs.
Qualcomm claims the new Adreno 205 offers about 4x the graphics performance of the previous Adreno 200 (used in the original Snapdragon). We are finally able to back up those numbers with some results uploaded at GLBenchmark.com of the HTC Vision (aka G2).
As you can see the G2 (HTC Vision) is in the neighborhood of other top Android phones. I wouldn’t put too much into this since it’s only a single benchmark result, but you can clearly see the difference from previous HTC+Qualcomm offerings like the Nexus One and Droid Incredible. Note the EVO scores low in this benchmark because of its 30 fps cap.
So now we know that when the G2 lands later this month (or early next) it should offer top-level performance, the fastest data connection (HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps), and the joys of stock Android 2.2.
The G2 is a very tempting upgrade to T-Mobile customers (unless you already own the Vibrant), but we also know dual-core phones are right around the corner. After nine months with the Nexus One I have learned that up-to-date Android often beats out faster hardware, so it is a very tough call for sure.
Are you ready to upgrade that aging G1? Or will you wait for dual-core?
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/news...sung-galaxy-s/
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/new...have-similar-performance-to-samsung-galaxy-s/Told yall don't be mislead by #'s
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[h4]Google Walking Navigation beta and Street View now available for Android[/h4]
By Darren Murph
posted Sep 9th 2010 4:31PM
Man, we're starting to think Google should just host an I/O event every month. As the search giant continues to roll out new innovations, today's introduction involves none other than Android. Starting today, folks with Android phones using version 1.6 or greater have a pair of must-downloads to tackle: Walking Navigation (Beta) and Street View smart navigation. The former is bundled into Google Maps for Mobile 4.5, offering pedestrians a more robust routing option when using their own two feet to maneuver from place to place. It's still in beta, obviously, but we're definitely digging the "vibrate to turn" alert and the map's ability to rotate with you as you turn the phone. Street View smart navigation is the same stuff you're used to seeing on a bona fide desktop browser, but tailor made for operation on your smartphone. Finally, the new Google Maps search bar will make it even easier to find places you're in need of finding, and if you need some visual stimulation while your downloads progress, hop on past the break and mash play.
By Darren Murph
posted Sep 9th 2010 4:31PM
Man, we're starting to think Google should just host an I/O event every month. As the search giant continues to roll out new innovations, today's introduction involves none other than Android. Starting today, folks with Android phones using version 1.6 or greater have a pair of must-downloads to tackle: Walking Navigation (Beta) and Street View smart navigation. The former is bundled into Google Maps for Mobile 4.5, offering pedestrians a more robust routing option when using their own two feet to maneuver from place to place. It's still in beta, obviously, but we're definitely digging the "vibrate to turn" alert and the map's ability to rotate with you as you turn the phone. Street View smart navigation is the same stuff you're used to seeing on a bona fide desktop browser, but tailor made for operation on your smartphone. Finally, the new Google Maps search bar will make it even easier to find places you're in need of finding, and if you need some visual stimulation while your downloads progress, hop on past the break and mash play.
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[h4]Google Walking Navigation beta and Street View now available for Android[/h4]
By Darren Murph posted Sep 9th 2010 4:31PM
Man, we're starting to think Google should just host an I/O event every month. As the search giant continues to roll out new innovations, today's introduction involves none other than Android. Starting today, folks with Android phones using version 1.6 or greater have a pair of must-downloads to tackle: Walking Navigation (Beta) and Street View smart navigation. The former is bundled into Google Maps for Mobile 4.5, offering pedestrians a more robust routing option when using their own two feet to maneuver from place to place. It's still in beta, obviously, but we're definitely digging the "vibrate to turn" alert and the map's ability to rotate with you as you turn the phone. Street View smart navigation is the same stuff you're used to seeing on a bona fide desktop browser, but tailor made for operation on your smartphone. Finally, the new Google Maps search bar will make it even easier to find places you're in need of finding, and if you need some visual stimulation while your downloads progress, hop on past the break and mash play.
By Darren Murph
posted Sep 9th 2010 4:31PM
Man, we're starting to think Google should just host an I/O event every month. As the search giant continues to roll out new innovations, today's introduction involves none other than Android. Starting today, folks with Android phones using version 1.6 or greater have a pair of must-downloads to tackle: Walking Navigation (Beta) and Street View smart navigation. The former is bundled into Google Maps for Mobile 4.5, offering pedestrians a more robust routing option when using their own two feet to maneuver from place to place. It's still in beta, obviously, but we're definitely digging the "vibrate to turn" alert and the map's ability to rotate with you as you turn the phone. Street View smart navigation is the same stuff you're used to seeing on a bona fide desktop browser, but tailor made for operation on your smartphone. Finally, the new Google Maps search bar will make it even easier to find places you're in need of finding, and if you need some visual stimulation while your downloads progress, hop on past the break and mash play.
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So I shouldn't have any problems rooting or flashing with the G2?? I should be able to do all the cool things that everyone else is doing with their Android devices?
Could I put Sense on my phone if I wanted to??
Could I put Sense on my phone if I wanted to??
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So I shouldn't have any problems rooting or flashing with the G2?? I should be able to do all the cool things that everyone else is doing with their Android devices?
Could I put Sense on my phone if I wanted to??
Could I put Sense on my phone if I wanted to??
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good info in here
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good info in here
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http://androidandme.com/2010/09/new...have-similar-performance-to-samsung-galaxy-s/Told yall don't be mislead by #'sOriginally Posted by NostrandAve68
Originally Posted by NCTwin
^that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
HTC Sense is hit or miss for some people.. its a good UI but it slows down the phone tremendously being that its a UI ontop of a stock android UI so it tends to slow down performance a bit and murders your battery life. With the G2 there's only the Froyo 2.2 OS running on it no secondary user interface.
T-Mobile G2 should have similar performance to Samsung Galaxy S
Some readers were concerned when they learned the T-Mobile G2 would have a CPU running at only 800 MHz, but some leaked graphics benchmarks indicate it should have roughly the same performance as the Samsung Galaxy S and the Motorola Droid X/2.
HTC held the performance crown for a short while when the Nexus One was released in early January, but newer phones from Motorola and Samsung have since passed it up with their more efficient 45nm processors and faster GPUs.
The T-Mobile G2 will be the first Android phone in the U.S. to sport the new 45nm 800 MHz MSM7230 processor from Qualcomm. One of the major additions is that Qualcomm has finally included a graphics processor, the Adreno 205, that is on par with what we have seen from the PowerVR GPUs found in Samsung and Texas Instrument’s SoCs.
Qualcomm claims the new Adreno 205 offers about 4x the graphics performance of the previous Adreno 200 (used in the original Snapdragon). We are finally able to back up those numbers with some results uploaded at GLBenchmark.com of the HTC Vision (aka G2).
As you can see the G2 (HTC Vision) is in the neighborhood of other top Android phones. I wouldn’t put too much into this since it’s only a single benchmark result, but you can clearly see the difference from previous HTC+Qualcomm offerings like the Nexus One and Droid Incredible. Note the EVO scores low in this benchmark because of its 30 fps cap.
So now we know that when the G2 lands later this month (or early next) it should offer top-level performance, the fastest data connection (HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps), and the joys of stock Android 2.2.
The G2 is a very tempting upgrade to T-Mobile customers (unless you already own the Vibrant), but we also know dual-core phones are right around the corner. After nine months with the Nexus One I have learned that up-to-date Android often beats out faster hardware, so it is a very tough call for sure.
Are you ready to upgrade that aging G1? Or will you wait for dual-core?
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/news...sung-galaxy-s/
What i meant by that is if its the first HSPA+ phone.....why no front facing camera?? Same knock on the vibrant(And why didnt they make that an hspa+ phone if they already had it available when plans for the phone were revealed?)
And you can take sense off the phone.....its not rocket science.
You can underclock with root also (Which again, isnt rocket science)
.i unlocked my FPS with a new kernel on the evo..battery is allot better and the camera and camcorder.....so yea. (regular people probably dont care....tech heads know a way around it )
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http://androidandme.com/2010/09/new...have-similar-performance-to-samsung-galaxy-s/Told yall don't be mislead by #'sOriginally Posted by NostrandAve68
Originally Posted by NCTwin
^that's really nice!
Excuse my lack of HTC knowledge again, but what's wrong with HTC Sense?? I thought you guys liked it. What exactly is it anyway??
HTC Sense is hit or miss for some people.. its a good UI but it slows down the phone tremendously being that its a UI ontop of a stock android UI so it tends to slow down performance a bit and murders your battery life. With the G2 there's only the Froyo 2.2 OS running on it no secondary user interface.
T-Mobile G2 should have similar performance to Samsung Galaxy S
Some readers were concerned when they learned the T-Mobile G2 would have a CPU running at only 800 MHz, but some leaked graphics benchmarks indicate it should have roughly the same performance as the Samsung Galaxy S and the Motorola Droid X/2.
HTC held the performance crown for a short while when the Nexus One was released in early January, but newer phones from Motorola and Samsung have since passed it up with their more efficient 45nm processors and faster GPUs.
The T-Mobile G2 will be the first Android phone in the U.S. to sport the new 45nm 800 MHz MSM7230 processor from Qualcomm. One of the major additions is that Qualcomm has finally included a graphics processor, the Adreno 205, that is on par with what we have seen from the PowerVR GPUs found in Samsung and Texas Instrument’s SoCs.
Qualcomm claims the new Adreno 205 offers about 4x the graphics performance of the previous Adreno 200 (used in the original Snapdragon). We are finally able to back up those numbers with some results uploaded at GLBenchmark.com of the HTC Vision (aka G2).
As you can see the G2 (HTC Vision) is in the neighborhood of other top Android phones. I wouldn’t put too much into this since it’s only a single benchmark result, but you can clearly see the difference from previous HTC+Qualcomm offerings like the Nexus One and Droid Incredible. Note the EVO scores low in this benchmark because of its 30 fps cap.
So now we know that when the G2 lands later this month (or early next) it should offer top-level performance, the fastest data connection (HSPA+ 14.4 Mbps), and the joys of stock Android 2.2.
The G2 is a very tempting upgrade to T-Mobile customers (unless you already own the Vibrant), but we also know dual-core phones are right around the corner. After nine months with the Nexus One I have learned that up-to-date Android often beats out faster hardware, so it is a very tough call for sure.
Are you ready to upgrade that aging G1? Or will you wait for dual-core?
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/news...sung-galaxy-s/
What i meant by that is if its the first HSPA+ phone.....why no front facing camera?? Same knock on the vibrant(And why didnt they make that an hspa+ phone if they already had it available when plans for the phone were revealed?)
And you can take sense off the phone.....its not rocket science.
You can underclock with root also (Which again, isnt rocket science)
.i unlocked my FPS with a new kernel on the evo..battery is allot better and the camera and camcorder.....so yea. (regular people probably dont care....tech heads know a way around it )
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I will never understand the hype around front-facing cameras. There have been phones with them in the past and it was no big deal then....so why now?
The bottom line is that the iPhone 4 has one, so people follow the trend. When it comes to the ffc, nobody was screaming for one like they are now prior to the iPhone. The reality is that most people will never use them past the initial gimmicky stage, hence why most devices still do not have them. Remember how cool those video home phones were? Where are those now? In my opinion, there's a reason they're pretty much extinct. For the general masses, they're useless and once the "cool" factor wears off, there isn't much practical use for them.
That said, give it a few years and I think we'll see a lot more uses for them, at which point the ffc will be standard on most phones. But now? Definitely not a make-it-or-break-it addition, IMO.
The bottom line is that the iPhone 4 has one, so people follow the trend. When it comes to the ffc, nobody was screaming for one like they are now prior to the iPhone. The reality is that most people will never use them past the initial gimmicky stage, hence why most devices still do not have them. Remember how cool those video home phones were? Where are those now? In my opinion, there's a reason they're pretty much extinct. For the general masses, they're useless and once the "cool" factor wears off, there isn't much practical use for them.
That said, give it a few years and I think we'll see a lot more uses for them, at which point the ffc will be standard on most phones. But now? Definitely not a make-it-or-break-it addition, IMO.
superblytrife
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- Mar 20, 2002
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I will never understand the hype around front-facing cameras. There have been phones with them in the past and it was no big deal then....so why now?
The bottom line is that the iPhone 4 has one, so people follow the trend. When it comes to the ffc, nobody was screaming for one like they are now prior to the iPhone. The reality is that most people will never use them past the initial gimmicky stage, hence why most devices still do not have them. Remember how cool those video home phones were? Where are those now? In my opinion, there's a reason they're pretty much extinct. For the general masses, they're useless and once the "cool" factor wears off, there isn't much practical use for them.
That said, give it a few years and I think we'll see a lot more uses for them, at which point the ffc will be standard on most phones. But now? Definitely not a make-it-or-break-it addition, IMO.
The bottom line is that the iPhone 4 has one, so people follow the trend. When it comes to the ffc, nobody was screaming for one like they are now prior to the iPhone. The reality is that most people will never use them past the initial gimmicky stage, hence why most devices still do not have them. Remember how cool those video home phones were? Where are those now? In my opinion, there's a reason they're pretty much extinct. For the general masses, they're useless and once the "cool" factor wears off, there isn't much practical use for them.
That said, give it a few years and I think we'll see a lot more uses for them, at which point the ffc will be standard on most phones. But now? Definitely not a make-it-or-break-it addition, IMO.
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apple has such a strong influence on what customers want and what other companies try to do. if htc introduced a front-facing camera before the iphone did, no one would feel it was a feature they needed. that's just the way it is. read any cellphone review now, a front-facing camera is always on the pro or cons list.
apple has such a strong influence on what customers want and what other companies try to do. if htc introduced a front-facing camera before the iphone did, no one would feel it was a feature they needed. that's just the way it is. read any cellphone review now, a front-facing camera is always on the pro or cons list.
