Originally Posted by clevermax (Post 2608681)

Anyone tried their hands on removing a network lock? I have an Xperia X8 with me which is locked to some network in the UK. Any recommended methods, tools?

Originally Posted by chennai-indian (Post 2608310)

Everything depends on what your budget is my friend. So let us know what your budget is and am sure guys in this forum can help you.

Originally Posted by joshguy (Post 2608283)

Hi all i am looking to buy a android phone and i am a nokia user from 2000.i dont have any idea on which phone is good in the market,but i know which brand is doing good.

please suggest a phone for me,my priorities are GOOD battery life and easy to use interface
I went to few shops and reviewed gsmarena but couldn come to a conclusion. some say htc wildfire/desire is best,some xperia arc and some say samsung galaxys/s2/plus and one said LG Optimus 2x has best battery backup.

Am totally confused but i am clear that i will not buy LG.

i do lots of calls , sms'es ,browse (including wifi)and need twitter and FB applications (guess they are available by default?)

to give an idea in 2.5 years my 5800 has been used for 700 hours.

Originally Posted by sajo (Post 2608600)

What problems does Neo V have ? I was eyeing it too, but now have decided to hold off. Nokia Lumia 710 is expected to be in the same price range though.

Originally Posted by S_U_N (Post 2608271)

All, in all, you won't lose anything (you can reload your stock ROM and reclaim your warranty if need be) by switching to custom roms.

Originally Posted by phamilyman (Post 2608464)

Please dig up wherever you read that. again.
There are two things -
a. stable custom ROMs
b. nightly (test) builds. If you use the latter, then occasionally you may have issues. with CM7 defy there was rarely such an issue (only wifi was unstable in some builds).
if u install the stable builds, there's no such issue. if u read what everyone's said - reinstalling OEM software = 10min job. Bang - there's your warranty.
:D

Originally Posted by karty_83 (Post 2608764)

1. Automatically reboots every now and then.
2. Unstable wifi, disconnects every 2 mins.
3. Low internal memory which leads to lag.
4. Phone gets heated up.

These were the issues that i learnt while researching. 50% of the users have faced probs while others have been lucky. If wifi is not important you can still take a chance. For me it is, so dropped it.
Guess this is the only phone < 20k which comes with HDMI mirroring, an awesome feature to stream youtube and alike videos on a large screen.



Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware about getting it back to stock. This is very encouraging. Is it just with Defy or for that matter any phone can be reloaded to stock ROM if custom ROM's fail ?


That would be really hard, have no idea where i read that. My google searches back then were more like 'Cons of Custom roms' rather than Pros :D
Btw, is Defy the most 'mod friendly' ? If i go the custom roms way, will it hold good with whatever versions android dishes out ?

OT: Does CM7 support Tv out feature ?

Originally Posted by karty_83 (Post 2608764)

Btw, is Defy the most 'mod friendly' ? If i go the custom roms way, will it hold good with whatever versions android dishes out ?

OT: Does CM7 support Tv out feature ?

Originally Posted by mayankk (Post 2608787)

The 4 points against SE, custom would fix all.
But, out of the box, the heating and lag are something all SEs have.

As for going back to stock, it can be done with any brand.

Originally Posted by phamilyman (Post 2608744)

buy a blackberry. any blackberry :)

seriously - your usage may only fit the likes of samsung galaxy R (S2's poor cousin). androids rock on UI and games/interface etc but battery life ... forget it.

or buy any phone and get a beluga battery :D

Originally Posted by joshguy (Post 2609021)

Which is good galaxy s or s plus? what is the difference?

Originally Posted by karty_83 (Post 2609050)

Galaxy s plus - 1.4GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T chipset

Galaxy s - 1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset

Everything else is the same.

Originally Posted by joshguy (Post 2609107)

Thanks karthik,but which one is good? i believe there is a difference in screen too,some amoled and lcd kinds?

Originally Posted by karty_83 (Post 2609134)

No both of them come with a super amoled screen.
Well can't really comment on which one being good for i am in the market myself for my first droid. S plus is faster while S has a better hardware(as per gsmarena). Let me leave it to the guru's to comment on that.
I am not sure if S is availabe anymore, do cross check. If you decide on S plus then you ll have to consider Galaxy R as well for both are closely priced.

Originally Posted by codelust (Post 2609404)

My phone is well over a year old now and the image below brought a big smile on my face.

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