[Q] buy Incredible 2 or keep my fascinate?

[mvmacd]

I have a fascinate, but I've been thinking about buying an incredible 2, and give my fascinate to my brother..
but I have a few questions:

how well does the incredible 2 support custom roms [cyanogenmod]? Does it have stable CM10? and will it get cm11? I'm guessing it has an unlocked bootloader, right?

The second, what is faster, the Hummingbird [fascinate] or the Snapdragon [Inc 2]?


third would be any other advice about this phone, anything I might want to know before getting it.

Thanks!

 

[zax10]

Are we talking upgrading or just buying?


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[mvmacd]

Are we talking upgrading or just buying?


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Buying off craigslist.

 

[JehC]

It handles roms pretty well. I haven't had any problems, it has a few cm10 ROMs and on not sure about 11 due to the lack of kernel source but if its a good deal of would take it.

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[mvmacd]

It handles roms pretty well. I haven't had any problems, it has a few cm10 ROMs and on not sure about 11 due to the lack of kernel source but if its a good deal of would take it.

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lack of kernel support? you mean because 4.2 source code hasn't been released?
and ok. I'll keep an eye out on craigslist.

 

[brokenchains]

lack of kernel support? you mean because 4.2 source code hasn't been released?
and ok. I'll keep an eye out on craigslist.

The Inc 2 hasn't received the update to ics, which is supposedly just sitting at Verizon. Therefore there is no source for kernels/roms in order to build 100% stable 4.0+ ROMs.

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[mvmacd]

The Inc 2 hasn't received the update to ics, which is supposedly just sitting at Verizon. Therefore there is no source for kernels/roms in order to build 100% stable 4.0+ ROMs.

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my fascinate [latest stock 2.3.x] has fairly stable cm10 roms... though it seems to use up the battery faster [either that or my battery is just getting old]

 

[msolaw]

my fascinate [latest stock 2.3.x] has fairly stable cm10 roms... though it seems to use up the battery faster [either that or my battery is just getting old]

Same story over here. The cm10 rom by Aero is pretty good. Good enough for me as a daily. But then I never use ffc or camcorder. I'm using mrom tho... gb. Best gb rom out IMO. Smooth like silk and sweet battery life.

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[mvmacd]

Same story over here. The cm10 rom by Aero is pretty good. Good enough for me as a daily. But then I never use ffc or camcorder. I'm using mrom tho... gb. Best gb rom out IMO. Smooth like silk and sweet battery life.

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well I am on ParanoidAndroid..
Anyway looks like perhaps I might be getting a rezound instead.. assuming this guy on craigslist isn't just playing around.

 

[JehC]

I'm on paranoid android as well. It works like a charm for me

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[undeadfrog1]

kepp the fascinate. i hate the dinc2. try to steer clear of htc in general.

 

[mvmacd]

kepp the fascinate. i hate the dinc2. try to steer clear of htc in general.

because of the locked bootloaders?

 

[nitsuj17]

honestly they are very similar phones

if you prefer aosp, the fascinate is a better choice than the inc2 though, simply because of teamhacksung's porting of kernel 3.xx

if you want something different while you wait for a newer phone to come out, you might like the switch

 

[10sEn]

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I have a fascinate, but I've been thinking about buying an incredible 2, and give my fascinate to my brother..
but I have a few questions:

how well does the incredible 2 support custom roms [cyanogenmod]? Does it have stable CM10? and will it get cm11? I'm guessing it has an unlocked bootloader, right?

The second, what is faster, the Hummingbird [fascinate] or the Snapdragon [Inc 2]?


third would be any other advice about this phone, anything I might want to know before getting it.

Thanks!

I can't really address the first part of the question, but my Fascinate was replaced with the Droid Incredible 2 when I had problems with my replacement Fascinate.

The Inc 2 has a front-facing camera and an 8MP rear camera (Fascinate had 5MP) but only 1GB of internal storage (Fascinate had 2GBs). The display also isn't as clear in sunlight, even with brightness up, on the Inc 2. Also, it takes about 5 minutes to get beyond the bootloader screen on the Inc 2. But the HTC apps/widgets are better than some of the Fascinate apps. Also, if you love Swype, you'll have to find an alternative.

In terms of the speed of the phone, they're very similar (and you really won't be able to discern a difference), but the Inc 2 clocks slightly faster on benchmark tests at this site. androidbenchmark.net/passmark_chart.html

And you've already mentioned the locked bootloader issue if you want to root without letting them know you're doing that.

All in all though, they're very comparable. The only reasons I could see for someone wanting an Inc 2 over a Fascinate would be for the front-facing camera or for the global ready feature. If neither are a major perk for you, then you might be better off saving your money and upgrading your phone to something like a Galaxy Nexus phone or better. But that's just my opinion. I'm sure others might disagree.

 

[mvmacd]

I can't really address the first part of the question, but my Fascinate was replaced with the Droid Incredible 2 when I had problems with my replacement Fascinate.

The Inc 2 has a front-facing camera and an 8MP rear camera (Fascinate had 5MP) but only 1GB of internal storage (Fascinate had 2GBs). The display also isn't as clear in sunlight, even with brightness up, on the Inc 2. Also, it takes about 5 minutes to get beyond the bootloader screen on the Inc 2. But the HTC apps/widgets are better than some of the Fascinate apps. Also, if you love Swype, you'll have to find an alternative.

In terms of the speed of the phone, they're very similar (and you really won't be able to discern a difference), but the Inc 2 clocks slightly faster on benchmark tests at this site. androidbenchmark.net/passmark_chart.html

And you've already mentioned the locked bootloader issue if you want to root without letting them know you're doing that.

All in all though, they're very comparable. The only reasons I could see for someone wanting an Inc 2 over a Fascinate would be for the front-facing camera or for the global ready feature. If neither are a major perk for you, then you might be better off saving your money and upgrading your phone to something like a Galaxy Nexus phone or better. But that's just my opinion. I'm sure others might disagree.

First off, I ended up getting a rezound, because a guy was selling both, and I asked if he had the inc 2, he said no just the rezound. Got it for $120, good condition.

So anyway I wanted to point out, the main reason I considered the incredible 2 was because I hate PenTile pixel arrangement.

I took a look at the 800*480 LCD display of the original incredible, and was like "wow,I really hate pentile, because this screen is so UN-pixelated!"

Anyway, the rezound has an amazing screen, so I'm happy with it (besides the seemingly short battery life)

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[nitsua98]

Wait wait wait... You LIKE seeing pixels?

I'm so fresh you can suck my nits...

 

[mvmacd]

Wait wait wait... You LIKE seeing pixels?

I'm so fresh you can suck my nits...

no, when I saw the Inc. screen, I couldn't believe how un-pixelated it was, being the same resolution [800x480]. And then I looked at my fascinate again, and it was way more pixelated.

 

[nitsua98]

no, when I saw the Inc. screen, I couldn't believe how un-pixelated it was, being the same resolution [800x480]. And then I looked at my fascinate again, and it was way more pixelated.

Well, anyway you are right about the rezounds epic screen. 1280x720 is almost the same as my laptops res lol.

I'm so fresh you can suck my nits...

 

[amandez]

How much are you getting one for?

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[mvmacd]

How much are you getting one for?

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I said I ended up getting a rezound instead (even though 4g phones on my network PagePlus are not /supposed/ to work, had to flash it myself), and I paid $120 for the rezound. But I was looking to get a inc 2 for around $50, I found 2 at that price, one was 2 hrs each way (to far) and the other was sold. The one that was sold also had a rezound, so that's why I got it--wasn't looking for it.

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