What phone to get?

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get the razr, htc sense sucks, so unless you plan on rooting it dont get it.
Razrs battery life is fucking awesome. All around a good phone.

Galaxy nexus rocks too, just not the best battery life. i have 2 spares though so i dont really care

Jun 30 2012 11:36PM

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ryano

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just get the samsung S3

Jun 30 2012 11:37PM

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Olimar

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what do you mean by rooting it? is it the same as jailbreaking basically?

Jun 30 2012 11:43PM

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Loner

I was just about to ask about the battery, how good is it?

Jun 30 2012 11:44PM

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Basically. It unlocks the phone to its true potential.

Jun 30 2012 11:45PM

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Rafiki

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you say that like motoblur is better...

op go with galaxy nexus

Jun 30 2012 11:46PM

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No. jailbreaking only allows you to get 3rd party apps.

Android market allows 3rd party aps from the beginning.

When you root it you take off the OS and put a new one on.

So on an htc phone, youre taking off htc sense and puting on a new OS like ICS 4 for example. Its still android, just not the same OS.

Jun 30 2012 11:47PM

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Just get this

Jun 30 2012 11:48PM

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Olimar

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that's sick. sense is starting to piss me off, i might have to do this. Or at least attempt it.

Jun 30 2012 11:49PM

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best phones right now

htc one x

galaxy nexus

galaxy s3

razr

left is razr maxx with long ass battery life

Jun 30 2012 11:50PM

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http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/04/15/rooting-explained-top-5-benefits-of-rooting-your-android-phone/

Jun 30 2012 11:52PM

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explains rooting your phone and the benefits

Jun 30 2012 11:52PM

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When rooting isn't there a greater chance of screwing up your phone than jailbreaking?

Jun 30 2012 11:52PM

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you make a backup in case it messes up so you can restore. if you follow instructions you should be fine

Jun 30 2012 11:54PM

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no, just back it up properly, take your time and follow instructions. Guides everywhere. and most companies and phone stores dont give a shit if you root your phone in the event of something breaking.

Jun 30 2012 11:55PM

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Loner

How many people in here have successfully rooted?

And yipee!!

Jul 1 2012 12:31AM

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Chubz.

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if you wanted to could root a phone and put ios 5 on it? (just out of curiosity i'm not an apple fanboy and theres really no point to it...)

Jul 1 2012 12:37AM

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Meeeeee! I update my ROM every week or so to keep things interesting. never had any problems

Jul 1 2012 12:40AM

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I dont think there is any IOS 5 roms.

Jul 1 2012 12:41AM

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Chubz.

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Also..could i root this phone??

It's not a smartphone but it has htc sense. If i wanted to, could i put an android OS on it?

Jul 1 2012 12:42AM

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How many different ROMs are there?

Jul 1 2012 12:46AM

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depends on the phone.
i.e
older more popular phones: hundreds with a larger amount of very stable roms since they have been around longer

Newer phones: Not very many, unless theyre supper popular. Also arnet the most stable usually

Jul 1 2012 1:00AM

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ShredTheGnarnia

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>2012

>not getting god-tier iPhone

Jul 1 2012 1:05AM

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crieschl

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I have AT&T and really like the Razr, if I buy an unlocked one on ebay, can I use it with AT&T, or does it not work like that?

Jul 1 2012 1:18AM

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get the iphone. i love it

Jul 1 2012 1:20AM

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MIUI ROM is an ios lookalike.

Jul 1 2012 2:15AM

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I have! I put ics on my old ass milestone and it worked

Jul 1 2012 12:18PM

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GavinW

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Get an iPhone and you will never want any other kind of phone IMO

Jul 1 2012 12:20PM

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I already have an ipod touch for all of my apple needs

Jul 1 2012 12:32PM

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BootySpunk.

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Get a Galaxy Nexus and root that shit. I have the new Android 4.1 already running on my phone. Shit is insanely smooth and the voice commands are amazing.

Jul 1 2012 12:33PM

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How do you update the rom without loosing all your apps and contacts and stuff? When I went from froyo to ics, I lost everything

Jul 1 2012 4:03PM

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ti backup pro nigz

of course i went from stock jelly bean rooted to miui, updated miui once or twice then switched to ICS.
Never going back to miui haha

Jul 1 2012 4:07PM

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Anybody have the samsung galaxy sIII? I'm thinking about getting it.

Jul 1 2012 5:11PM

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Rafiki

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i have. AOKP ICS ROM on droid incredible 2. smooth af

Jul 1 2012 5:26PM

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wintersway

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rooted and running cm7 on my htc aria. thinking about cm9 but it isn't completely stable on my device yet and i have an upgrade in a couple months

Jul 1 2012 6:13PM

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Phil-X-

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S3 forsureeee

Jul 1 2012 6:24PM

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so i've decided to get the droid razr!!

Jul 1 2012 9:15PM

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Rafiki

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Jul 1 2012 9:30PM

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i was all like

Jul 1 2012 9:33PM

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cornholio

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I just got upgraded my work phone from HTC 4g shitphone to razr maxx and I fucking love the new battery life

Jul 1 2012 9:33PM

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Barefootin_Fiend

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i have. i rooted my evo and have been flashing roms for a year and a half now.

Jul 1 2012 9:34PM

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Wompuscat

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Ive got the S3 coming in next week. Im pretty psyched.

Jul 1 2012 10:04PM

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I've still got my OG Razr from way back when. Gets the job done. So many kids (Literally kids, like 6-7th grade) in my town have these fancy-ass smartphones and I don't really understand why. You don't really need to spend $200 on a phone like that unless you really need it (i.e. work and constant travel).

Jul 1 2012 10:17PM

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