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[TriniXaeno]

lol, well said arc. Well said.

It is a real shame that almost a decade later, we are still struggling with battery life.

I have read good things about the talk time and standby time on the galaxy nexus.

17hrs talk time, 290hrs standby.

That talk time is almost three times higher than my current BlackBerry (which is rated at 6 hrs)

So maybe it would be a step up.

Already in the habit of a nightly recharge. Shouldn't require more than that right?

[Preston786]

Battery problems solved with these little devices (see below) , I find this is a better solution than carrying around an extra battery you don't need to turn off your phone

and it doesn't add any extra weight or size to the device itself and on an unrelated note if I had to buy an android handset it would def be the one X

trust me with my HD 2 fell a few times not even a dent or scratch on concrete no skins or otterbox nonsense and these new bicarbonate metal bodies are even tougher

are alot more durable so I would assume it would be even better and as well who is really going to use more than 32GB on their device just my 2c

I know at the end of the day its up to preference anyhow but I hope this helped at least one person at some point also these device are a MUST for android users

currently looking at getting the anker for my needs but I included another for users that would want more juice

http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-IMP1000-Thunderbolt-Blackberry/dp/B003ZBZ64Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1336320823&sr=1-1


http://www.amazon.com/Anker-5600mAh-External-Flashlight-Motorola/dp/B005K7192G/ref=sr_1_11?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1336320717&sr=1-11

[TriniXaeno]

beautiful find preston. just beautiful

can't argue with those options and the prices aint half bad either.

If power drain becomes an issue, that's the solution for me right there.

+1

[woodyear99]

Yeah I have one of those external battery packs, it really does come in handy.

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[Arcmanov]

I use this Anker model myself, but I only really need it in a pinch.  It takes about 2 minutes tops to change battery and reboot.  How hard is that?  :/
It's a great accessory to have, but not always convenient to have it tethered to your phone, especially when you're actively using it. (yes, that's experience talking )

...and 'skins or otterbox nonsense' are essential if you intend to resell the device eh.
Those who have purchased phones from me can attest to the condition they received them in. 
Is it really that smart these days to use a high-end device like this without some sort of protection?

No matter what the manufacturers say, your phone WILL dent/scratch if it falls on concrete, or god forbid, asphalt.

You really want to take HTC's claims that it won't scratch...even though HTC themselves will be marketing their own cases?



...and that convex screen WILL need an Invisible Shield, unless your pockets are made of velvet, and hold nothing else
at ANY time but your phone.  Good luck with that. 


I think too much faith is being placed in this 'polycarbonate propaganda'.

[woodyear99]

Heh I remember reading about this case debate on Lifehacker recently, for me a case is a necessity....

http://lifehacker.com/5903080/should-i-use-a-case-on-my-phone

[Preston786]

@arc I'm not taking manufacturers claims dude I just telling u from my own experience the Las time I bought a zagg was for the touch HD and it worked well but with this phone that fell a few times on concrete and there are no dents or scrathes on it proves to me my point next time read plz... and doh pull me in that "discussion" u guys were having I just read what was said an felt something needed to be added

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[MessiaaH]

We HTC users are talking from experience, not reading some article.
And i've own both htc and samsung, i could say with some authority, samsung build quality (compared to htc) is shit, even cased.
I personally dont like d charging kits, becuase it so combersome, and u always have to study to plug in ur phone. VS ah extra battery in your pocket u could swap out now for now. My windows phone boots in like 20 seconds, doh know how fast android is, but at that speed, a battery swap is ah no brainer.

I used to have all those things, battery chargers, pluggin in phone in car whiles driving, etc etc etc.
Since i get this HTC Titan, i doh plug in my phone anywhere atal, except for 1am in d morning when i going and sleep.
Thing does be rocking out hard all day no problem, my car charger all but useless now.
Having extra battery in my pocket does still come in handy, if i really hada buckle down and work over-time. But its not a major concern for me anymore. And i rocking 16gb right now, 32gb and i doh need nothing else.

Wyatt, your blackberry will last ALOT longer than the nexus, dont let them talk time paper results fool u. When u start to fling apps on that droid, battery life is going to shit. D BB will outlast it easily. BBs does outlast windows phone, much less android. I recommend getting an extra battery now, ull need it lol.

And Arc, the last time i checked, these "premium materials" eh make d phone sell for any more money than a plastic samsung eh. So as far as consumers go, they paying d same price. And lighter is not always better in phones, as i've come to learn after using a samsung focus for 1 year. My HD2 on the other hand, went scating on pitch already, roll down concrete step, uncased, and not ah scratch. Like preston, i have that experience. When u busy and moving briss, or around plenty kids and people, these kinda things tend to happen.

D Bottom line is, samsung can easily make a non plastic phone, and juss gg d market, but unfortunately this little thing called greed wont allow for that. Its why apple is the richest company in america, their markup on a phone is like tripple the competition. They doh have to buss carriers and consumers head so, but they do it cause they can. Which is what samsung doing with their line.

Let HTC take d marketshare throne from them, and u go see HOW FASS samsung go switch to polycarbo.
Necessity is the mother of all invention.

[Arcmanov]

Well, if it ain't broke, don't 'fix' it right?  Call Of Duty has demonstrated that model time and again. 

That HD2 made of some special stuff, because if I'm not mistaken, Awesome had a HTC phone that took ONE fall, and mash up 'briss', as you say. 
All the 'premium materials' and 'superior build quality' couldn't save that phone from the scrap heap.  I think some major parts needed replacing (Awesome, correct me if I'm wrong).

Don't you think, if it was in a case that maybe... just MAYBE... it might have survived?  'Build quality' is a tief-head HTC fans trumpeting for years now,
but to each his own I say.  If you think it offers you more protection then by all means, have at it.

Like everything else ymmv.  I certainly haven't read of the millions of SGS1/2 owners complain about 'build quality'.  Only reviewers.
That should say something.  Might that 'something' be that Samsung makes/made phones with the 'build quality' and features that people want?  Maybe so.

[Preston786]

I forget about awesome and he inspire but they had sit down on it or something ? not so ?

I really can't remember all I remember it had some to do with him some horseplay on he bed with somebody 

[woodyear99]

I think it comes down to preference but after spending so much on a high end phone I would always get some kind of case as an insurance policy. An invisible shield for the very least, though it won't save you from drops.

As for better build quality I'll take your word for it but would not want to put it to the test hehe.

As for apple products I wouldn't say they really that much better...

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=elKxgsrJFhw

http://www.androidauthority.com/iphone-4s-gets-demolished-in-drop-test-samsung-galaxy-s2-lives-to-android-another-day-27453/

 Apple sells a lot of devices – and a lot of them break. Ask anyone that’s owned a smartphone, tablet, or anything portable, beautiful and expensive what happens over time – they drop it. I’ve already dropped my Galaxy S II half a dozen times, and I’ve only had it two weeks. Should have got a screen protector, sure. Easy to say now, right? Thankfully, the damage appears to be non-existent, and I thank the Gods of tech for gracing me with such good fortune.Either way, enough of my bantering.  Apple’s decision to design the iPhone 4, and 4S with “glass backs” sure looks pretty, but make for a tough handset it does not.As you will see in the video below, which is painful to watch, the Samsung Galaxy S II holds up to abuse like a champ. Check out the destruction so you don’t have to  do it yourself.

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[Preston786]

I think it comes down to preference but after spending so much on a high end phone I would always get some kind of case as an insurance policy.

An invisible shield for the very least, though it won't save you from drops.

Yup it all boils down to preference, one other thing is that smartphone manufacturers namely sony ericsson and HTC used to supply a pouch

"back in the day" for their flagship or High end models i.e. up to two years ago and now no one supplies one in box I think they should def restart this

[woodyear99]

Good idea though I would never use it.

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[MessiaaH]

Arc doh get me wrong eh.

It have 3 things does accompany every single handset purchase.

Boxwave Screen Protector, Boxwave TPU Case, and Generic Leather Holster.

I try not to use a phone unless i have all 3. So time i ready to sell m phones they brand new.
And as good as build quality is, for 15-25$ for ah nice skin tight case, that gives better grip and bounce protection, is a no brainer, why take d risk?

But what im saying is, samsung build quality is shit lolol. Thats all.
And a case doesnt solve ALL d problems accompanied by its shitty plasticy feather weight design.
All of which i've mentioned previously but we keep boiling it back down to just scratch proofing.
That is not all.

And if yuh samsung for what ever reason, happens to be outside a case and fall, is gg. D gs2 i borrow form digicel, that thing fall once, and d back cover was never d same again, thing doh even close properly, 1!!!! fall. After that i had to rel baby sit that phone.
Utter rubbish. And i know how flimsy samsung phones are, cause i owned one for a year. Case is a muss have with that. and if u only take it out d case to swap battery, and d phone fall, yuh go cry. if i paying 800$ on ah smartphone, id like to feel a bit safer, and like to feel like im holding something that costs 800$.

And all gs2 owners over here who hold my htc, was ready to fling way they gs2, solely because of its cheap weight and feel.
Anyway, to each his own, just dont dismiss HTC, their is no arguing they use better materials, and better build quality than samsung.
Some ppl mite not care for that, but for 800$ i sure as hell do.

[woodyear99]

Yeah I hear yuh in terms of feel, but at the end of the day it doesn't necessarily translate to durability. See the video I just posted with regards to SGS2/Iphone drop tests....

[MessiaaH]

why u calling iphone here boy, that is cuss word to me lol. iphone is rubbish, 1 fall without case and that thing gone through.

we talking HTC here, not apple, i not even bothering to watch that vid, because i know as iphone fall screen crack, gg.

We talking HTC, and from my personal experience, HTC's build quality does translate to durability.
Ah time my samsung focus fell uncased. D phone went 1 way, d battery went another, and the back cover went a third direction.
Everybody eye pop so :| , and d look on their faces were: "that is not ur phone juss fall they".

I tell u i own d thing over a year. HTC on d other hand, pick that beast up, dust it off, good to go.

And if we directly comparing HTC One X vs GS3, d htc has another advantage that i definitely want.
LCD screen whites are leaps and bounds over amoled. and i do alot of reading on my phone. But amoled jus look so colorful and sexy i say i woulda try d focus. S-LCD screens make d amoled blacks and contrast a moot point. Because i get okish blacks, much more realistic contrast, and kickass whites. Compared to d super amoled screen, id choose my Titan screen every day of d week and twice on sundays. D HTC One X rocking S-LCD 2, which all but match d blacks of amoled. So i have better whites for reading text (i use a dark phone theme with white text), Similar blacks, More realistic contrast, non-pentile (moot to some), and better build quality.
GS3 have removable battery, and sd card. Both phones have they pros and cons. imo htc pros are much more beneficial to me.
Samsung could keep they GS3, ill be rocking ah Lumia wp8 or ah HTC One X8

[woodyear99]

Yeah seems to be strong

[TriniXaeno]

interesting, I think we may be confusing build quality and durability.

For reviewers, it seems less about taking a fall and more about the feel in your hand.

Cheap and plastic-ee vs expensive and solid

Taking a fall is a whole other matter....but an important one as Woody demonstrated, lol

[MessiaaH]

I doh know what them men do, and posting a million videos eh going to change my mind, because from personal experience having owned about 8 different htc devices.

My screen has never cracked, my phone has never spoiled. and all my phone over the years take REL licks. From my own personal experience, htc is rock solid. I eh trusting no videos, i trusting d 8 htc devices i own

And the broken gs2 fell from desk high on carpet, lol

My htc went through worse thing than that video, and normal still lol. I call bullshit.

And like wyatt said, durability is one aspect of build quality. So is looks, so is weight, so is balance in hand, plenty things combined.

D fact that my focus fedup fall, and my titan has never fall. Is plenty for me.

[TriniXaeno]

The Eagle Has Landed

Got the Galaxy Nexus as a birthday present.

Ditched the BlackBerry (hopefully for good) and placed my bmobile sim into the device.

Fired up the Nexus, entered my google account info and wireless network key, and we were up and running. Less than 3 minutes. That is faster than my BB would have taken to boot up, honestly.

First impressions...very slick. Very responsive.

The web browsing experience alone is  a definite quantum leap over the BlackBerry. I could see why RIM's shares are tumbling.

Device is light and comfortable to hold despite its considerable size over the BB Bold.

Typing on the keyboard is going to take some getting used to, appreciate the haptic feedback but still no where near as competent as I was on the physical qwerty. Will give it some time. Hopefully my fingers will acclimatize.

After a few minutes, was prompted to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.2. An 8mb download. Clicked OK and a few minutes later was greeted with the updated OS and another prompt to upgrade to 4.0.4 This time, a meatier 32mb download.

Luckily I was on the wireless connection so that also only took a few minutes to install.

Updates aside, not a hitch yet. Granted, it is only the first day, so a lot of time to discover quirks and gotchas but so far so good.

Just used Google Sync to move my 3000+ contacts from the Berry across to the Android OTA (over the air for the uninitiated). Worked like a charm and only took about 20 minutes.

Had originally thought to use Outlook to sync the contacts but read tons of horror stories about that online. Was happy to see this task handled so seamlessly.

Noted one omission from the stock apps on the device. No task manager. I live on task manager. Found a freeone that syncs with google tasks and also provided a note pad on the Google Play Store. Set it up to sync automatically (hopefully that won't shred the battery life) and haven't looked back since.

gg google, gg