Cellphone Discussion Thread

[DrRubber]

Battery usage not there but i did find in running services i was running a lot of programs i cant have shut down properly. I never exit applications properly.

Advance task killer /problems.

Mine wouldnt last a day before I installed it (free) and now its waaaay better.
As for phones for your Mrs Mr Shine, Everyone will cry/wank because i said it but huawei make badass phones for good price.

I use an older version which has given me no greif and Zombine has just got the new one with the extra bits mine does not have (plus bigger screen) and its awesome....hopefully he'll pipe up with a review.

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Heres one however

http://www.ben.geek.nz/2011/02/2degr...eos-x5-review/

I think Zombine paid under 300 for his though...

[nykon]

There is no need for advanced task killer, applications should automatically close themselves off after being idle for a certain time - unless they are a background app. It's how Android is designed to operate... you know, proper multi-tasking, not some iOS piss-poor excuse for it. If you have to stop it then just browse to the application details (settings > applications > view all) and use 'force stop'. If an app automatically stops itself, then you shoudl leave it to gracefully stop. Facebook doesn't automatically kill itself off for me, and it chews through battery even without sync, so once I am done with it I have to manually kill it.

[GecKo]

4gb no .. your thinking of Sensation XE
the XL has 16gb, the XE has 4gb .. the Sensation has 1gb

HTC Sensation - Full phone specifications
HTC Sensation XL - Full phone specifications
HTC Sensation XE - Full phone specifications

Regardless, the issues with space running out in the Desire are not an issue on the Sensation for the reason I mentioned... The Desire just didn't have enough internal space for the OS plus apps.

[Trivium]

Even 1gb of internal is OK. Biggest problem on my Desire is that I've only got around 30meg of internal memory spare (often less if I'm storing MMS or large text threads). When you DL apps, they have to save first on the phone before being able to xfer to SD card. So if the phone's internal memory is full, you can't download the app

[DrRubber]

All I know is I had shit battery life and then I installed ATK and it was sweet.

100 x easier than manually shutting down as well.

[nykon]

Finally bit the bullet and rooted (lol) my Galaxy S with the SpeedMod kernel and Cyanogenmod 7.1 ROM. Thoroughly glad I did, it's like a whole new phone. Would definitely recommend it to anyone with a SGS.

[davidktk]

I'm looking to buy this phone http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=450256122 can someone tell me if it will work overseas? Thanks.

[joff_nz]

firstly im sure theyre jot much more than that brand new, secondly the fact that it doesnt work on vodafone makes me think it has been blacklisted (stolen) as it works on other providers.

as for the 3gs working overseas, as long as it is unlocked then it should be fine for 2g pretty much anywhere but may not get very good 3g in a lot of places. i recommend if you must have an iphone then try to get a 4, but i thought you had a high end android phone anyway?

[davidktk]

I'm heading home and want to get an iPhone for the auld doll. HTC Amaze is amazing! Ha!

[joff_nz]

Yeah even telecom only charges 589 for a brand new one, and they aren't well known for being the cheapest so would shop around.

[HeyCharlie]

Spend a bit more and get the newer iPhone 4s or 4 if your dead set on an iPhone that is. I paid around $400 for my 2nd hand (although, it was only used for a month then kept in the box) 3gs 32gig

[KLRVTC]

What do you guys think of motorola defy?
On special at the warehouse for $299.
I know you can only upgrade upto 2.2 but is this rootable or whatever it is you guys do to phones lol.

[nykon]

Motorola Defy | CyanogenMod

Instructions to root/flash here: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Mot...l_Update_Guide

Note: when they say 'terminal', they mean a command prompt (start > run > cmd.exe).

[joff_nz]

screen is pretty average but otherwise is good. toughness is fantastic, we had a store one which was really put through its paces.

i would be inclined to root it and remove a lot of the factory apps.

[KLRVTC]

Sweet cheers for the replie. Btw this will work on vodafone too right?
Always seen it sold as a telecom phone.

[Cheeky Kiwi]

Anyone for a 41MP camera phone?
Phone stats Interesting choice for an OS and pity the screen resolution sucks!

[SiRBB8]

Some cool stuff coming out of MWC 2012.

I think this is my favorite so far:
MWC: Asus Padfone hands on review - The Inquirer

[nykon]

That Padfone is... a really, ODD concept.

[SiRBB8]

It's an interesting idea, nice to see a change from the usual phones or tablets. It's pretty cool that you can use the stylus as a wireless headset when getting a call with the phone in the tab.

[Trivium]

New Galaxy SIII looks

[SiRBB8]

Didn't think there were any official images of the S III yet? Kind of disappointed they'll most likely be running with the quad-core 4212 chipset when the dual-core 5250 chipset is miles better. But I guess time constraints are working against them to get the 5250 into the phones in time for a Q1 reveal.

[SiRBB8]

Mozilla jumping into the smartphone OS game.
Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko Running on a Samsung Galaxy SII | xda-developers

[Simon K]

Well my Desire S keeps shutting down when trying to do pretty much anything tonight...new phones are looking better and better!

[GecKo]

Surprised no one has posted this up yet: http://www.htc.com/nz/smartphones/?i...|mwc|learnmore

Pretty standard HTC look, pretty standard hardware upgrade, however, I'm going slightly sour on HTC. It's not because of their devices being shit, it's because I want them to be more open with the dev community so we can get better firmware quicker. I don't understand their logic, bigger dev community = sell more devices, but meh. I'll be purchasing pure Google for my next device...

[BUMP]

Nexus?