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[RELEASED] The 4.3 inch "Thunderbolt" aka "Mecha" aka "Incredible HD" from HTC...beyond coming soon!

jfoey22 said:
Ok, then lets compare to the EVO. Fairly similar specs w/ a FFC.
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It could be said the Thunderbolt is an Evo in Verizon clothing. Very similar form, just a few internal and software tweaks.

A few key differences: new SenseUI, new CPU, LTE.

I think a lot of people are buying into HTC's hype on this phone and the rumored (all be it wrong) specs. Does that mean it's a crap device, no. Just not the God device some are hoping for. It's the Incredible all over again...
 
NKT said:
It could be said the Thunderbolt is an Evo in Verizon clothing. Very similar form, just a few internal and software tweaks.

A few key differences: new SenseUI, new CPU, LTE.

I think a lot of people are buying into HTC's hype on this phone and the rumored (all be it wrong) specs. Does that mean it's a crap device, no. Just not the God device some are hoping for. It's the Incredible all over again...
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Alright, thanks for setting better expectations. Now, do you know if the either of the camera's will be upgraded over the EVO? I am guessing 8mp RC is not going to change just wondering if the FFC will be upgraded.
 
jfoey22 said:
Alright, thanks for setting better expectations. Now, do you know if the either of the camera's will be upgraded over the EVO? I am guessing 8mp RC is not going to change just wondering if the FFC will be upgraded.
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Nope. Same cams. That's why I laughed at that post from the German forum. 5mp FFC?!?!?! :rolleyes:
 
NKT said:
People would probably choose this over the dualies because of the UI. As for the Evo, not everyone wants Sprint and LTE will have faster speeds. I don't know how battery life will compare to the Evo.
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I assume you are talking about the new "Sense"? If so, I am guessing the EVO will receive the updated sense w/ Gingerbread update? If not, are you telling us that either VZW or HTC has something new in the software that we are not aware of?
 
jfoey22 said:
I assume you are talking about the new "Sense"? If so, I am guessing the EVO will receive the updated sense w/ Gingerbread update? If not, are you telling us that either VZW or HTC has something new in the software that we are not aware of?
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No, same Froyo 2.2.1 with the new SenseUI. I'm sure the Evo will get the same stuff.

So the differences in the end will be LTE vs. WiMax. I'll take LTE ;)
 
i hate to say it but it seems like htc is now the the Bose of phone manufacturers. inferior product, superior marketing. LG, Samsung, and Motorola have all announced upcoming Dual Core devices. then HTC comes along with an EVO with slightly updated processor and LTE and comes up with a really cool marketing scheme. i have to admit i love the phone after that marketing. when i first saw it i was excited. i took them for their word. i know im jumping the gun and we only have 2 days left to find out, but all signs are pointing to slightly updated EVO.

edit* inferior not literally, just for lack of better terms outdated.
 
double said:
i hate to say it but it seems like htc is now the the Bose of phone manufacturers. inferior product, superior marketing. LG, Samsung, and Motorola have all announced upcoming Dual Core devices. then HTC comes along with an EVO with slightly updated processor and LTE and comes up with a really cool marketing scheme. i have to admit i love the phone after that marketing. when i first saw it i was excited. i took them for their word. i know im jumping the gun and we only have 2 days left to find out, but all signs are pointing to slightly updated EVO.
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i'll have to disagree with inferior product. but i see what you're getting at. maybe we'll all be pleasantly surprised;)
 
For those of you that are jumping on the Moto or LG bandwagon, I would have to guess we are talking about two different time frames for release. I would seriously doubt VZW would launch this HTC device at or near the same time as a device that is hardware wise far superior. I am guessing as other have stated, the Thunderbolt will be released early Feb and the Moto and LG devices not till June or later.
 
jfoey22 said:
For those of you that are jumping on the Moto or LG bandwagon, I would have to guess we are talking about two different time frames for release. I would seriously doubt VZW would launch this HTC device at or near the same time as a device that is hardware wise far superior. I am guessing as other have stated, the Thunderbolt will be released early Feb and the Moto and LG devices not till June or later.
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your giving vzw alot more credit for having good logic than they deserve! look at their track record for weird release dates and odd phone selections.
 
hopefuilly the huge letdown specs don't become a reality and there's specs that can actually be competitive for longer than the gap between the announcement and the announcement of all the other phones that will be talked about this week.

new sense UI is easily the most insignificant thing I can think of and if it INDEED turns out to be one of a small number of differences between it and the evo this is pretty sad. Same goes for the "new" processor.

Hopefully this device doesnt turn out to be as pathetic as its been sounding the last few pages in here
 
double said:
your giving vzw alot more credit for having good logic than they deserve! look at their track record for weird release dates and odd phone selections.
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True but I really don't see these phones competing w/ each other.
 
jfoey22 said:
For those of you that are jumping on the Moto or LG bandwagon, I would have to guess we are talking about two different time frames for release. I would seriously doubt VZW would launch this HTC device at or near the same time as a device that is hardware wise far superior. I am guessing as other have stated, the Thunderbolt will be released early Feb and the Moto and LG devices not till June or later.
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I agree that hardware is definitely NOT HTC's forte'... don't much care for the creakiness of my Incredible's plastic back. But what they lack in hardware, they make up for in performance and customization. If the Thunderbolt is as rootable and customizable as the OG. Motor Droid - like my Incredible is - then in my opinion HTC will trump and thump everyone else.
 
djkeller3 said:
I agree that hardware is definitely NOT HTC's forte'... don't much care for the creakiness of my Incredible's plastic back. But what they lack in hardware, they make up for in performance and customization. If the Thunderbolt is as rootable and customizable as the OG. Motor Droid - like my Incredible is - then in my opinion HTC will trump and thump everyone else.
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All you have to do is root your phone and you can put the HTC software on it.
 
jfoey22 said:
For those of you that are jumping on the Moto or LG bandwagon, I would have to guess we are talking about two different time frames for release. I would seriously doubt VZW would launch this HTC device at or near the same time as a device that is hardware wise far superior. I am guessing as other have stated, the Thunderbolt will be released early Feb and the Moto and LG devices not till June or later.
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But Bose does it all the time ;)
 
gobluejd said:
He has superpowers :D No one knows, but know this.....he was pretty good at the Incredible "rumors".
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I can vouch for that. I doubted his info and he was correct about the Inc.

Most of you folks here appear to be geeks like me. If you are happy with your current device, hold on to it and wait for a dual core. If Tegra 2 or if we assume a Quallcom or TI chip with similar performance- you will be veddy' veddy' happy :)

Going from my Inc's Snapdragon to the gTablets's Tegra 2 is like VHS to DVD in level of improvement.
 
rushmore said:
I can vouch for that. I doubted his info and he was correct about the Inc.

Most of you folks here appear to be geeks like me. If you are happy with your current device, hold on to it and wait for a dual core. If Tegra 2 or if we assume a Quallcom or TI chip with similar performance- you will be veddy' veddy' happy :)

Going from my Inc's Snapdragon to the gTablets's Tegra 2 is like VHS to DVD in level of improvement.
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going from the gtablets tegra2 to the archos' 1ghz cpu is like going from cd back to cassette
 
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