Comprehensive Android Phone/MODs/ROMs Thread

[DAKPluto]

Sammy needs to release freaking ICS sources for Galaxy SIIs already. Going into non-OC/undervolt withdrawl here.....

[Celeras]

Sammy needs to release freaking ICS sources for Galaxy SIIs already. Going into non-OC/undervolt withdrawl here.....

Can be done pretty easily, just not officially.

[DAKPluto]

Can be done pretty easily, just not officially.

Not really, they can't create the kernels for OC/UV until they have a source code to compile the new kernels. Right now, without source, the kernels are limited to d.init, bootanimation, deoxed, etc.

You can do stuff like SetCPU without the source, but not overclocking and undervolting.

[dejet]

Depending on some roots used you can oc a kernel. Most don't allow easy ocing. Terminal edits on each start.

[Ragnell]

welp, I bought a Rezound off ebay for under 300(barely) with 3 extended batteries and case. I'm done with this Droid 3

[dejet]

droid 3 was not a bad phone, just sucked that it did not have 4g.

[Ragnell]

And No unlocked Bootloader, else I'd like it alot more

[jmc]

And No unlocked Bootloader, else I'd like it alot more

Had the droid 4 for 2 days.... realized how locked down it still was, and got rid of it. lol

[dejet]

Eh. You could still oc the droid3 so did not mind so much. But that's all moto phones.

[Ragnell]

Eh. You could still oc the droid3 so did not mind so much. But that's all moto phones.

I saw no such thing about OC'ing the D3, I figured since the bootloader is locked so were the kernals. hell I used Setcpu and underclocked the phone sometimes and it froze multiple times on me

[Cayos]

Live Wallpaper from Skyward Sword

[Omniyoji]

I'll admit, that's badass. Tip the programmer!

[jmc]

Im confused with the galaxy s3 announcement.

HSPA+ coming.next month and lte coming.eventually.

Would the lte be Verizon? Or just generic att 4g?

[Ragnell]

No idea, But thats great news if It does come to Big Red, I doubt it though

[rezn0r]

no clue if he is 100% correct, but a friend who usually knows his phones said this:

too bad if you want the S3 on verizon, it's dual core since nvidia hasn't made a tegra3 that works with lte

[jmc]

no clue if he is 100% correct, but a friend who usually knows his phones said this:

Wish they would just flat out say it.... I have a razr maxx coming in tomorrow, that i'll cancel and use a old droid 2 until it comes out.

[dejet]

That's just A rumor.

[jmc]

That's just A rumor.

A pretty good one though, that does make sense....

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/05...sor-in-the-us/

If you've been following the Galaxy S III news today, you know it has a banging new Exynos 4 quad-core processor that absolutely obliterates benchmarks. The problem is that the Exynos 4 platform is quite old at this point (for a mobile chipset), and was never designed to support LTE. That's why devices like the Galaxy S II Skyrocket don't use an Exynos chip. Devices with Exynos 4 chips that do, like the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE, use an external one - adding thickness and increasing power consumption.

While Samsung has hinted at times that the Exynos 4412 chip could, in theory, support LTE with an external (read: adding thickness, weight, decreasing battery life) modem, nothing concrete has come of those rumblings. It also seems fairly unlikely that Samsung would design an entirely different version of the 4412 chip just for US phones.
Given that the global versions of the Galaxy S III will not support LTE, and that the global version will have Exynos 4 Quad, it's pretty easy to pick apart why Samsung is trying so hard to obfuscate exactly what chip will be powering handsets in individual regions. In fact, Samsung says in their press release that regional versions of the Galaxy S III "could" be using alternatives to the quad-core chipset, and when a company admits something like that "could happen," we all know it really means "will happen."

This has one of two outcomes. Either Samsung is planning on introducing its Exynos 5 dual-core platform in the US, which is based on ARM15 architecture - this is the more unlikely option, since it's not scheduled for production until Q2 2012, aka right now (usually there's a delay from production to introduction in hardware) - or we'll see Snapdragon S4-powered Galaxy S IIIs here in the states. The Snapdragon S4 is more likely for two reasons: first, it's already in production and been proven in practice to work with LTE in HTC's One XL (aka the AT&T One X), and second, the LTE chip is integrated on the main board, meaning no compromises on thickness or weight, and much less so on battery life.

One exclusion to this "rule" may be T-Mobile, who have yet to set out a timeline for their LTE network rollout. It seems exceptionally unlikely they'll have one rolled out in time to make launching the Galaxy S III with LTE a remotely feasible (or intelligent) option, and so they may instead opt for the 21mbps HSPA+ Exynos Quad version of the device, making them the sole carrier of the "true" Galaxy S III in the US.

It's all speculation at this point, but it's grounded in pretty solid evidence, and for the aforementioned reasons, we're pretty confident Exynos Quad won't be showing up on at least three of the "Big Four."

[dejet]

Samsung claimed to have a working lte with the quad core. I see no reason for Verizon to get a dual core(not that I would care I need to upgrade and it still kick ass at 1.5 dual)

we can make an argument for both sides so Im just putting it out there that there is a decent shot both ways. We have the spces from that *leaked* screenshot that claims dual core and dual cores working with LTE already V.S. Samsung telling us there is a working lte quad core chip.

So only time will tell what one they get.

[Cantide~]

Am I the only one that was really looking forward to the galaxy S3 only to hear about the physical button and be turned off? Was hoping it was a rumor or something but then I see the phone and am rather sad. Will stick with my galaxy nexus :S

Now if only we could get some fkn accessories. lol