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ThePaladinTech

ThePaladinTech

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I'm with AT&T and my current phone is a BlackJack II ... So yeah, I've had it for a while :)

I've looked at the android phones and it sure seems that I like the HTC build quality the best (and have had an HTC phone in the past) But I really seem to like the Samsung TouchFlo over the HTC Sense.

-but-

My main reason for this is my eyesight, Contacts on the Samsung are bigger font. Text Messages on the Samsung can be tapped on and then they come up in white on black (again in a larger font)

So my first noob question is- Can the font size be customized for SMS and Contacts on the HTC Inspire? Or is there an app that will replace SMS and Contacts with one more like the Samsung?

I'm really between the Samsung Captivate, HTC Inspire, and the Samsung Infuse. $50, $100, & $200 phones. Due to the stock UI and price I am really leaning towards the Captivate.

Oh Second noob question... The Inspire and Infuse are "4g", but they are really 3.5g :mad: ... When LTE comes out will these phones work with LTE or not? if not that further pushes me towards the Samsung Captivate.

I've had a few Samsung Phones and have liked them as well. So any thoughts on this are appreciated.

-Jeff
 
Welcome to the Android Forums.

The font size can be changed with an app called Spare Parts, so you can change the fonts with any of the phones you listed. So you should really choose what you think will work best for you.

And to answer your second question you the Inspire and the Infuse will not work on LTE when AT&T switches over to it. Just because they don't have the correct radio to take advantage of that network. Those are all pretty great phones, but it comes down to what you like the most out of the devices, they are all pretty much comparable in terms of screen size and processor.

Also just an FYI none of those are stock phones, both the Captivate and Infuse run Touchwiz, and the inspire runs HTC sense.
 
Well the confusion for me deepens .. now looking at the Atrix as well.

Regarding 'spare parts' and increasing the font size, will that increase the font size for everything? ok maybe a little more specific. right now I am wondering about the text under icons on the launcher screens and text inside of emails. At this moment I am between the Atrix and the Captivate.

I lean towards the captivate so much, but the posts about the GPS being worthless, and random reboots / shutdowns bother me. The Atrix seems like the power house model - but love the Samsung screen.

I also like the touchwiz interface, I saw in the Atrix forum that there is a touch wiz 'launcher' that I could install on non samsung phones. Would the launcher include the things I like about the Samsung Contacts and SMS messaging? or is it simply a launcher? (I asked this in the Atrix thread as well but maybe here is a better place to ask)

Thanks for the help!
 
ThePaladinTech said:
Well the confusion for me deepens .. now looking at the Atrix as well.

Regarding 'spare parts' and increasing the font size, will that increase the font size for everything? ok maybe a little more specific. right now I am wondering about the text under icons on the launcher screens and text inside of emails. At this moment I am between the Atrix and the Captivate.

I lean towards the captivate so much, but the posts about the GPS being worthless, and random reboots / shutdowns bother me. The Atrix seems like the power house model - but love the Samsung screen.

I also like the touchwiz interface, I saw in the Atrix forum that there is a touch wiz 'launcher' that I could install on non samsung phones. Would the launcher include the things I like about the Samsung Contacts and SMS messaging? or is it simply a launcher? (I asked this in the Atrix thread as well but maybe here is a better place to ask)

Thanks for the help!
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Spare Parts will change the font size for everything. Also if you installed the Touchwiz launcher it will only change the launcher, you won't get all of the things like contacts and SMS with it.

They are both great devices, but both have problems as well. I have heard that motoblur really slows down the Atrix, even though it has a dual core processor some people are having lag issues. I would definitely do some research in both the Atrix, and Captivate forums for problems before making a final decision.
 
I just got the HTC inspire after having the iPhone 3g for over 2 years. I really like it so far for the most part. And just a little tid bit of info. Cosco has the Inspire for $50 and if you don't have a membership there Best Buy mobile will match that price. Save yourself $50.
 
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