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[Fake Melo]

I just wish it wasn't so big. Otherwise it's great.

You think the S3 is big? Wait till you see the Note II!

 

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[JCK]

Having used both, I feel the One X screen is superior to the Gnex. But the M7 that's gonna be announced soon had a MUCH lighter version of Sense compared to any phones before. Plus, with a quad core CPU, you shouldn't notice a difference.

One annoyance about the Nexus 4 I've read is that it's not fully optimised for a quad core CPU. Hopefully the community roms are optimised for it.

I like the colours the Gnex displays ten times more than the HTC.

 

[Fint]

I would go for Dropbox or similar.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I like the colours the Gnex displays ten times more than the HTC.

I disagree. Colour reproduction is pretty bad in low brightness. It's fine when the brightness is more than 30%, but anything below that and it starts to deteriorate. Blacks and greys looking purpleish is a widely reported problem with it. Gradients are poor too, and there's lots of underlying streaks in low brightness. Display calibration is the main culprit, but it still affects the quality. I've not seen such issues with the One X.

 

[Klovn]

It's a great phone. But it depends upon whether you like the UI and the general personality of the phone. You should definitely check out the HTC One X+ and the Sony Xperia Z. You could also wait for HTC to announce their new flagship phone: the HTC M7.

I already have an HTC, I'm really tired of them. But thanks Sony Xperia Z looks great too.

HTC is utter shite.

Agreed.

Xperia Z looks great too.

Also stay as far as possible from iPhone 5 (and this comes from an iPhone 4 user )

Yeah, that's what i'm doing.

Got one, it's awesome. One of the best phones i've had in a while.

I just wish it wasn't so big. Otherwise it's great.

Good to hear, most likely i'll get that one.

 

[piotrr]

Was testing 'Cerberus' app that @Fake Melo mentioned some days ago, works really great I've managed to give superuser permissions to the app so i can hide it from the app list.
Sms commands seems working perfectly, just like remote control ones from the web dashboard.
Will definitely pay this 3euro for lifetime licence, especially that you can link your account to the 5 devicees for that price.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I already have an HTC, I'm really tired of them. But thanks Sony Xperia Z looks great too.



Agreed.



Yeah, that's what i'm doing.





Good to hear, most likely i'll get that one.

In read a review(one of the first) of the Sony Xperia Z last night, and it was hailed to be better than the S3. I certainly Xperia phones more appealing than the Galaxy S phones.

 

[Zlatan]

Having used both, I feel the One X screen is superior to the Gnex. But the M7 that's gonna be announced soon had a MUCH lighter version of Sense compared to any phones before. Plus, with a quad core CPU, you shouldn't notice a difference.

One annoyance about the Nexus 4 I've read is that it's not fully optimised for a quad core CPU. Hopefully the community roms are optimised for it.

What? Why wouldn't it be optimized? The android version is the same as on other quad core phones and the hardware is basically a LG optimus g.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

What? Why wouldn't it be optimized? The android version is the same as on other quad core phones and the hardware is basically a LG optimus g.

In some of the reviews I read, it was pointed out that games and heavy-duty applications aren't fully optimised from a quad-core perspective. I'm sure of the exact details though, so I admit I need to see it for myself.

 

[Hambon]

Nexus 4 arrived today. This is my first android. Any mods, or must have app suggestions ?

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Noob question but should I root the nexus 4 from the get go? What's the pros and cons?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Nexus 4 arrived today. This is my first android. Any mods, or must have app suggestions ?

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Noob question but should I root the nexus 4 from the get go? What's the pros and cons?

It's better if you root it from the start. Rooting wipes all the data on the device. So it's preferable to do it in the beginning when you got very little to lose. Do it a month down the line and you'll need to worry about backing up a LOT of stuff.
Rooting will help you block ads, run special backup applications and install custom, modified ROMs tall add more functionality.

 

[gray]

It's better if you root it from the start. Rooting wipes all the data on the device. So it's preferable to do it in the beginning when you got very little to lose. Do it a month down the line and you'll need to worry about backing up a LOT of stuff.
Rooting will help you block ads, run special backup applications and install custom, modified ROMs tall add more functionality.

This. Root and install CM10

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

This. Root and install CM10

Gray, what recovery are you using? I heard TWPR is better for 4.2 ROMs instead of CWM because of how it treats the /0 folder.

Btw, I should be getting my Nexus next week.

 

[Zlatan]

This. Root and install CM10

Any bugs on cm10 for the nexus?

I think I might root mine bye I don't think I'll install a custom Rom, I've had to do that a lot on my 2X and I don't have the time nor the patience for it any more. I just want something that works out of the box.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Any bugs on cm10 for the nexus?

I think I might root mine bye I don't think I'll install a custom Rom, I've had to do that a lot on my 2X and I don't have the time nor the patience for it any more. I just want something that works out of the box.

I urge you to consider AOKP too. Just as good as Cyanogenmod.

 

[Zlatan]

I urge you to consider AOKP too. Just as good as Cyanogenmod.

I think I'll just stick to the stock android

 

[Hambon]

It's better if you root it from the start. Rooting wipes all the data on the device. So it's preferable to do it in the beginning when you got very little to lose. Do it a month down the line and you'll need to worry about backing up a LOT of stuff.
Rooting will help you block ads, run special backup applications and install custom, modified ROMs tall add more functionality.

This. Root and install CM10

Thanks for the tips fellas. Im going to follow mskips instructions over at xda then go over this guys tutorial for initial setup (apps / settings)

QUICK question. Is it worth donating to http://goo.im/sponsor-info for the toolkit?

 

[enzo]

In some of the reviews I read, it was pointed out that games and heavy-duty applications aren't fully optimised from a quad-core perspective. I'm sure of the exact details though, so I admit I need to see it for myself.

So you still use a single core desktop cpu?
Seriously, even if an app isn't exploiting all the four cores, it won't run any slower because of additional cores. Besides that, android definitely can deal with four cores, so you will recognize the difference.

 

[gray]

Gray, what recovery are you using? I heard TWPR is better for 4.2 ROMs instead of CWM because of how it treats the /0 folder.

Btw, I should be getting my Nexus next week.

I just use CWM because it's what I'm used to. Willing to give TWPR a go later on if i Can be bothered.

Thanks for the tips fellas. Im going to follow mskips instructions over at xda then go over this guys tutorial for initial setup (apps / settings)

QUICK question. Is it worth donating to http://goo.im/sponsor-info for the toolkit?

I haven't used the toolkit and for most people it's not essential, but it's always nice to donate to support devs

 

[Zlatan]

Just got mine yesterday. It's gorgeous, looks absolutely stunning, altho I dont realy have the fel of a brand new phone since I had cm10 on my O2X so it looks kinda the same


BTW, gray, when you shage your phone do you hear anything moving inside? WHen I shake mine I can defo hear something moving inside as I shake it, a very quiet sound but its there. Is that normal?