THE SMARTPHONE THREAD

[Kurtis]

just 2 at the moment, but im selling the 4s to my boy

 

i just switch phones alot, trying not to hoard a whole load of them anymore

[Lenny]

Need the TV catch up and 4od applications, someone upload them plz

[Kurtis]

 

 

ZTE's 5-inch 1080p Grand S leaked, teased and confirmed for CES debut

 

Earlier today a kind anonymous tipster shared the above product shot of a ZTE Z753, which is allegedly the Chinese manufacturer's contribution to the ever-growing list of five-inch 1080p devices -- including those from HTC, Sharp, Oppoand eventually Nubia, Huawei, Lenovo plus Sony. Conveniently, ZTE's also been teasing its upcoming Grand S flagship on Sina Weibo ahead of its CES debut, and we've been able to confirm that this is indeed the aforementioned Z753 -- not that we don't already know the Grand S' main selling points thanks to a brief description on CES' website: "the world's thinnest for 5 inch FHD smartphones." There isn't much information about the guts at this point, but we do know that the phone will feature a unibody design, along with a slight bump around the off-center camera on the back. Until we make it to CES next month, you can see more in the official sketches after the break, courtesy of ZTE's Sina Weibo account.

 

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/22/zte-grand-s-ces/

[Seydou]

All my tech dons, help a brother out.

I lost my iphone 4s twice now, and I want to try Android out. I don't want s3 because I find it too big.

I just want quick Internet, very nice camera, obviously an Android and a size similar to the 4s.

What should I get?

[Lenny]

HTC One S. Even that's quite bigger than the 4S

Everything coming out now on Android is massive (well the top spec devices anyway)

[Greens]

After 2 days of using an s3 or similar you will think an iPhone is too small

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After 2 days of using an s3 or similar you will think an iPhone is too small

This, but One S is a good phone if you want something smaller

[Haze-e]

After 2 days of using an s3 or similar you will think an iPhone is too small

This, but One S is a good phone if you want something smaller

[Supermalt]

isn't the One X a better sub for the S3

 

\ whats the most powerful android phone out now

[Mic Man]

Note 2

[Lenny]

Nexus 4

[Yoshie]

S3 is a good size, doesn't feel too big after using

[Skola]

oh yeah I was talking to the guy in the EE shop about phones and what not.

 

he said if I took out the contract for my S3 within the last 6 months, I can buy out for £99, give them the phone, and get a new contract with an S3 LTE to enjoy 4G ("22.2meg a second") in Glasgow.

 

thing is depending on the tariff there might be a handset cost, again. 

 

plus, starting a new 24 month contract where Im about 5 months into mine and phones4u will buy me out and into a new handset after 12 months, therefore next summer il effectively be able to upgrade to a newer handset anyway...

 

im not gonna bother but thought some people might be interested

[Supermalt]

hows tethering on 3 or tmobile

 

heard they've changed it up

[Kurtis]

Dunno, I'm on a one month sim only ting on three and wifi hotspot works fine

[Mic Man]

oh yeah I was talking to the guy in the EE shop about phones and what not.

he said if I took out the contract for my S3 within the last 6 months, I can buy out for £99, give them the phone, and get a new contract with an S3 LTE to enjoy 4G ("22.2meg a second") in Glasgow.

thing is depending on the tariff there might be a handset cost, again.

plus, starting a new 24 month contract where Im about 5 months into mine and phones4u will buy me out and into a new handset after 12 months, therefore next summer il effectively be able to upgrade to a newer handset anyway...

im not gonna bother but thought some people might be interested

The EE tariffs at the mo are a joke ting so dont bother

[Black Ant]

if you don't have the tethering plan on 3 they will lock it off

 

thats what they did to me anyways

[Kurtis]

 

 

Huawei executive teases massive 6.1-inch phone on video ahead of CES

 

A rumored 6.1-inch Huawei phone seems to have been caught on video in the hands of executive Richard Yu. In a video uploaded yesterday, a man identified by Engadget'sRichard Lai as Yu showed off a huge hybrid phone/tablet that's apparently the Huawei "Ascend Mate" we've seen in past leaks. The video doesn't tell us much about the phone — except that it's in working condition and very large — but it's been said earlier to come with a 6.1-inch 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, and a 1.8GHz quad-core processor made by Huawei's HiSilicon company. This could be accurate, but Yu himself has taken to Sina Weibo to say that the final specs may be different, and that fans will have wait until CES for more information.

The Ascend Mate isn't the only giant phone said to be coming. We've heard thatSamsung is prepping a successor to the (already pretty big) Galaxy Note II with a 6.3-inch screen, filling in the gap between the Note and its 7-inch tablets. While the Ascend Mate doesn't look quite as big, it's still stretching the outer limits of what can be reasonably called a phone.

 

 

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/23/3798130/huawei-richard-yu-teases-ascend-mate-phone-on-video

[Skola]

oh yeah I was talking to the guy in the EE shop about phones and what not.

he said if I took out the contract for my S3 within the last 6 months, I can buy out for £99, give them the phone, and get a new contract with an S3 LTE to enjoy 4G ("22.2meg a second") in Glasgow.

thing is depending on the tariff there might be a handset cost, again.

plus, starting a new 24 month contract where Im about 5 months into mine and phones4u will buy me out and into a new handset after 12 months, therefore next summer il effectively be able to upgrade to a newer handset anyway...

im not gonna bother but thought some people might be interested

The EE tariffs at the mo are a joke ting so dont bother

Oh yeah good shout.

 

Tbh H+ speed is generally fast enough.  Just need better coverage. 

[The King]

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[Yoshie]

Just set up the S3 at work for a couple hours

Main

Left

Right

Top right has a space for the emulators.

[Kurtis]

different ROM?

[Greens]

What widgets you using for those icons and the mail notifications etc?

 

I'm new to android, don't really know shit.

[Yoshie]

Rom is Cyanogenmod, Apex Launcher.

@Greens, the icon is just an icon pack, Simple White from the play store.

Mail notifications is in Apex Launcher Pro settings.

[Kurtis]

ahh, thought Cyanogen was unstable on the S3

 

Im using Vanilla Rootbox, just wanted a pure android look, really basic, i just like the naked stripped down android look these days

 

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1898798