Essential Official Android Thread

[TheGregReaper]

I've only had one experience with HTC and it was fukking horrible

The HTC One X is the most overrated piece of shyt I've ever owned. It constantly dropped signal altogether and forced me to either restart the phone or put it in airplane mode to get it to come back to life. It would also randomly crash and restart for no reason and that battery on LTE wouldn't even get me through half a day
@GoldenGlove you have the same phone just in a different shell. That thing is a piece of shyt and there's no fixing it. They use piss poor radios and there's not enough ram to support bloated ass Sense. I suggest you get rid of that thing as fast as you can. I switched to the GS3 and now just recently got the Note II. I hope Samsung puts the nail in HTC's coffin over the next couple years and just run them out the fukkin game

 

[aXiom]

A lot of people bought the Evo 4g LTE off the strength of the OG EVO and a lot of contracts were set to expire around the time the EVO LTE launched. So for most it seemed like a no brainier, as the OG EVO in its day was THE android phone. A lot changed in those 2 years. HTC started fukking up and Samsung ate their lunch.

 

[SubLyminalz]

anybody know how to get new poweramp skins without paying for them?

 

[HARLEM AL]

Spoiler

blakpmarket.com

anybody know how to get new poweramp skins without paying for them?

 

[head shots101]

I don't care if they come out with a platinum plated 5G phone, fukk HTC. Never buying a phone from them again.

after the thuderbolt I will never ever cop a phone from htc...lol that phone is still stuck on gingerbread also

 

[HARLEM AL]

I haven't met a nikka yet who didn't throw their HTC in the bushes.

 

[SubLyminalz]

Spoiler

blakpmarket.com

 

[CTech83]

Now that I got a couple of hours in with this Nexus 4, I thought I'd drop a few first impressions.

Phone

The phone itself feels like a premium handset, unlike the Galaxy Nexus. I especially love the way they designed the screen. It's kind of hard to explain, but swiping your finger from one end of the screen to the other just flows so smoothly.

This shyt definitely feels fragile like the iPhone 4-4S. I'm afraid one good drop might actually shatter either side of the phone, no matter how durable gorilla glass is. The rubber sides provide a decent amount of grip, but the front and back of the phone are definitely slippery enough for the phone to slip out of yours hand if you're not careful. Get a case ASAP.

That matrix like design on the back is a pretty nice touch, and not overwhelming like the photos of it made it out to be. You can't really see it unless light is hitting it while viewing it from a certain angle.


The only thing I'm not feeling about the design was the choice to put the 3.5mm port on the top instead of the bottom, but that's just nit picking. This thing is also a finger print magnet, but that's to be expected considering the phone material.

Camera

The camera takes decent photos, but I definitely need to test it out some more in different lighting situations. The new camera app is nice, but you already knew that if you've loaded up 4.2 on your Gnex or grabbed the leaked app.

Battery

I'll have to get back to you on the battery in a few days since I haven't had a chance to fully charge it yet.

Screen

The screen is crispy. I gotta admit, I kinda miss the deep blacks that the super AMOLED on my Gnex is capable of, but the Nexus 4 is definitely a huge step up from it in general. I wanted to compare it to the S3 and One X, but my two co-workers weren't in the office for me to check. I'll check on Monday.


Performance


This bytch flies . Scrolling and opening apps is damn there instantaneous. 4.2 was built for this phone and it shows. It was decent on my Gnex, but running them side by side definitely shows that the Gnex is compared to it. Google Now always seemed to have a little lag to it on my Gnex, even after disabling the hot word detection option that @Rohiggidy suggested, but it runs smooth on the 4 even with that on. The quadrant score is kind of disappointing considering what's under the hood of this thing, but these scores really don't mean shyt when it comes to real world performance. This thing is smooth and that's all that matters to me.

HSPA+

I know a lot of people were heated that they didn't drop this with LTE, but it is what it is. I only got to run two speed tests before I headed home. My coverage in that area varies, so I'll see what I get once I step out tomorrow.

@ that upload speed, but I'll chalk that up to the area I was in.

From a real world stand point, web browsing was quick and YouTube videos loaded up about a second after I opened them. I'm not trying to download torrents from my phone like some nikkas, so LTE isn't necessary at this point for me.


Conclusion

I haven't enjoyed a Nexus device this much since the original Nexus One. Is the phone perfect? Nope, but it's perfect for my needs. I'm a dude that's heavy in the cloud, that's surrounded by WiFi, and only two steps away from a charger most of the time. If that sounds like you, grab this phone. The price alone makes it a no brainer.

 

[Rich Spirit]

Only a couple more weeks

 

[Demonic Jenkins]

Now that I got a couple of hours in with this Nexus 4, I thought I'd drop a few first impressions.

Phone

The phone itself feels like a premium handset, unlike the Galaxy Nexus. I especially love the way they designed the screen. It's kind of hard to explain, but swiping your finger from one end of the screen to the other just flows so smoothly.

This shyt definitely feels fragile like the iPhone 4-4S. I'm afraid one good drop might actually shatter either side of the phone, no matter how durable gorilla glass is. The rubber sides provide a decent amount of grip, but the front and back of the phone are definitely slippery enough for the phone to slip out of yours hand if you're not careful. Get a case ASAP.

That matrix like design on the back is a pretty nice touch, and not overwhelming like the photos of it made it out to be. You can't really see it unless light is hitting it while viewing it from a certain angle.


The only thing I'm not feeling about the design was the choice to put the 3.5mm port on the top instead of the bottom, but that's just nit picking. This thing is also a finger print magnet, but that's to be expected considering the phone material.

Camera

The camera takes decent photos, but I definitely need to test it out some more in different lighting situations. The new camera app is nice, but you already knew that if you've loaded up 4.2 on your Gnex or grabbed the leaked app.

Battery

I'll have to get back to you on the battery in a few days since I haven't had a chance to fully charge it yet.

Screen

The screen is crispy. I gotta admit, I kinda miss the deep blacks that the super AMOLED on my Gnex is capable of, but the Nexus 4 is definitely a huge step up from it in general. I wanted to compare it to the S3 and One X, but my two co-workers weren't in the office for me to check. I'll check on Monday.


Performance


This bytch flies . Scrolling and opening apps is damn there instantaneous. 4.2 was built for this phone and it shows. It was decent on my Gnex, but running them side by side definitely shows that the Gnex is compared to it. Google Now always seemed to have a little lag to it on my Gnex, even after disabling the hot word detection option that @Rohiggidy suggested, but it runs smooth on the 4 even with that on. The quadrant score is kind of disappointing considering what's under the hood of this thing, but these scores really don't mean shyt when it comes to real world performance. This thing is smooth and that's all that matters to me.

HSPA+

I know a lot of people were heated that they didn't drop this with LTE, but it is what it is. I only got to run two speed tests before I headed home. My coverage in that area varies, so I'll see what I get once I step out tomorrow.

@ that upload speed, but I'll chalk that up to the area I was in.

From a real world stand point, web browsing was quick and YouTube videos loaded up about a second after I opened them. I'm not trying to download torrents from my phone like some nikkas, so LTE isn't necessary at this point for me.


Conclusion

I haven't enjoyed a Nexus device this much since the original Nexus One. Is the phone perfect? Nope, but it's perfect for my needs. I'm a dude that's heavy in the cloud, that's surrounded by WiFi, and only two steps away from a charger most of the time. If that sounds like you, grab this phone. The price alone makes it a no brainer.

Thanks for the quick review breh.

Whenever mine comes ill do a video comparison to my gs3

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

 

[GoldenGlove]

you gonna try take it to Sprint to get a GS3? lemme know how that works out, I may try the same thing.

I went to a retail store just now and this guy was just giving me the policy bullshyt.



"If it's after the 14 days you can't return it", "if it's defective they'll just send you another LTE"...

I'm like it won't matter since the issue is with the phone.

Then I took it to a tech store and had them look at it. I wasn't able to get a diagnostic test ran on it, but it won't matter. They're not gonna admit to shyt with this phone. I paid 110 for this on Wirefly. Sprint will give me 180 back for it. I have to see what Best Buy gives for it, and I'll see what it's going for on clist in my area and make a decision. I still have the OG EVO, and if push comes to shove I might just reactivate that and just say fukk it.

At least I'll get WiMax and won't have to deal with a faulty radio on an already bullshyt network.

It's ridiculous too, because this is the speed you get on Sprint's shyt when you have a great signal.

That's what I pulled at the stop light that's right by the Sprint store

 

[GoldenGlove]

A lot of people bought the Evo 4g LTE off the strength of the OG EVO and a lot of contracts were set to expire around the time the EVO LTE launched. So for most it seemed like a no brainier, as the OG EVO in its day was THE android phone. A lot changed in those 2 years. HTC started fukking up and Samsung ate their lunch.

Build quality is great, battery is great, but the LTE radio not connecting is what I can't stand for.

Had so much potential

 

[Yayo Toure]

I went to a retail store just now and this guy was just giving me the policy bullshyt.



"If it's after the 14 days you can't return it", "if it's defective they'll just send you another LTE"...

I'm like it won't matter since the issue is with the phone.

Then I took it to a tech store and had them look at it. I wasn't able to get a diagnostic test ran on it, but it won't matter. They're not gonna admit to shyt with this phone. I paid 110 for this on Wirefly. Sprint will give me 180 back for it. I have to see what Best Buy gives for it, and I'll see what it's going for on clist in my area and make a decision. I still have the OG EVO, and if push comes to shove I might just reactivate that and just say fukk it.

At least I'll get WiMax and won't have to deal with a faulty radio on an already bullshyt network.

It's ridiculous too, because this is the speed you get on Sprint's shyt when you have a great signal.

That's what I pulled at the stop light that's right by the Sprint store

I got mine off wirefly too..isn't there a penalty for getting rid of the phone within a year of purchase?

 

[GoldenGlove]

I got mine off wirefly too..isn't there a penalty for getting rid of the phone within a year of purchase?

A penalty like what?

 

[Yayo Toure]

A penalty like what?

I think $400