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What is the difference between these phone apart from one being locked to t-mobile it is confusing me Thanks
no difference except for one runs sense while the other runs stock android. desire z might have some extra bands but internally and cosmetically nothing different
Confused me too cause im the mod for the G2 when they announced it i was a little lost
mtl171 said:
no difference except for one runs sense while the other runs stock android. desire z might have some extra bands but internally and cosmetically nothing different
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Anybody found what bands the DesireZ run on?
eXase said:
Anybody found what bands the DesireZ run on?
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Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, dual-band HSPA/WCDMA
I hope that root and a sense rom dont take long for the g2!!!!
The two forums should probably be merged :\ Besides the fact that one comes loaded with Sense and the other not, they're identical.
Devs are dealing with the same hardware.
Edit: Oh wait, that's right. The G2 would be AWS-band for T-Mobile. Scrap what I said above.
Nobody noticed the ROM difference?
Desire Z has 1.5GB while G2 has 4GB.
Besides that, there are some difference in the Keyboard keys. For one, where the Tab key would be on the Desire Z, it'll be the www / com key on the G2.
Also, GSM arena lists the wifi for G2 as b/g only while for the Desire Z is b/g/n. Specs on HTC's website does not mention what wifi G2 has. Can anyone confirm whether G2 has b/g/n?
Internal Storage
G2 - 4GB
Z - 1.5GB
OS
G2 - Stock Android 2.2
Z - Android 2.2 with Sense
3G Compatibility
G2 - Band IV only. Works in USA(T-Mobile, etc) and Canada(Mobilicity, WIND wireless, etc.)
Z - Bands I and VIII works in Europe, Asia, Africa and Brazil and a few other places
These are the ones I have noticed.
Is there any difference in RAM?
I'm just thinking back to my google branded Vodafone HTC Magic having less than the non-google version :-(
I think its unfair G2 has 4GB
Anomaly said:
Internal Storage
G2 - 4GB
Z - 1.5GB
OS
G2 - Stock Android 2.2
Z - Android 2.2 with Sense
3G Compatibility
G2 - Band IV only. Works in USA(T-Mobile, etc) and Canada(Mobilicity, WIND wireless, etc.)
Z - Bands I and VIII works in Europe, Asia, Africa and Brazil and a few other places
These are the ones I have noticed.
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wait a sec. i thought g2 only had 1.5gb like the Z. though at least this way won't run out of space for apps. sucks how g2 only has band IV. don't think it'll work in asia or europe.
Oh my god you serious? So I can't buy an unlocked G2 and use 3G here in Italy?
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I was planning on getting the UK stock Desire Z. While I doubt I'll want to 3G roam via my home account (too darned expensive) it might be nice to get a US SIM card for while I'm over in the USA. How compatible (or not) will it be for data use between Europe and the USA?
Andre
Thought I was the only guy noticing the differences..
daijoubu said:
Nobody noticed the ROM difference?
Desire Z has 1.5GB while G2 has 4GB.
Besides that, there are some difference in the Keyboard keys. For one, where the Tab key would be on the Desire Z, it'll be the www / com key on the G2.
Also, GSM arena lists the wifi for G2 as b/g only while for the Desire Z is b/g/n. Specs on HTC's website does not mention what wifi G2 has. Can anyone confirm whether G2 has b/g/n?
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I wish the Z had 4gb as well but still cant wait..
Both the Z and the G2 have 512 MB RAM.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=T-Mobile-G2-with-Google
In specs:
Band (frequency): 850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz;UMTS: Band IV (1700/2100)
"850 MHz;900 MHz;1800" - Isn't it for 2g? and UMTS for 3g?
No 850/1900 MHz 3G for the Desire Z
No 4 GB for the Desire Z
That's why I'm looking at the Motorola Droid 2 WE (world edition) too
Droid 2/Milestone 2 Cons:
It's a Moto, No Sense, Not HTC, just some blur
Droid 2/Milestone 2 Pros:
More RAM - 8MB
Faster chip - 1GHz
Slightly smaller and lighter
Dual LED flash
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gtrab said:
No 850/1900 MHz 3G for the Desire Z
No 4 GB for the Desire Z
That's why I'm looking at the Motorola Droid 2 WE (world edition) too
Droid 2/Milestone 2 Cons:
It's a Moto, No Sense, Not HTC, just some blur
Droid 2/Milestone 2 Pros:
More RAM - 8MB
Faster chip - 1GHz
Slightly smaller and lighter
Dual LED flash
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Fair point changeed my mind going for DHD gotta love that screen
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G2 - 4GB
Z - 1.5GB
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Wow. I wonder why there's such a difference there?
Despite lacking the latest 1GHz or 1.3GHz chips & bigger 4.3" screen seen on other soon-to-be-released devices, the Desire Z turned into my attention because I've been eagerly waiting for the next HTC phone with keyboard *and* decent screen/chip
But as expected, the Desire Z, is being launched with 900/2100 MHz 3G bands only, as near every new HTC phone does
Q:
Any news or rumours of an american bands (850/1900) users friendly version soon ??
May Telstra or AT&T could be carrying it too ??
Colateral Q:
Why is HTC always "avoiding" those bands when launching a new phone ??
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Despite lacking the latest 1GHz or 1.3GHz chips & bigger 4.3" screen seen on other soon-to-be-released devices, the Desire Z turned into my attention because I've been eagerly waiting for the next HTC phone with keyboard *and* decent screen/chip
But as expected, the Desire Z, is being launched with 900/2100 MHz 3G bands only, as near every new HTC phone does
Q:
Any news or rumours of an american bands (850/1900) users friendly version soon ??
May Telstra or AT&T could be carrying it too ??
Colateral Q:
Why is HTC always "avoiding" those bands when launching a new phone ??
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A1: No, the Desire Z is a Europe and Asia only phone. The G2 is the American version and is for T-Mobile. And I highly doubt that they will be making a Desire Z version for the states like they did with Cellular South which came about 6 months after the initial European launch.
A2: Haha, HTC are not 'always avoiding' those bands when launching, it comes down to your carriers over in the states always demanding exclusivity for devices so that's why they are not coming out with those bands.
My tip, move to Europe where the carrier doesn't dictate what phones you can get
So I haven't ran across much talk on the cellular south desire. I'm thinking about a upgrade next month from my hero. Just wondering is it worth it?
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I read recently (probably on the Whirlpool forums) that the Desire HD has been picked up by Vodafone and Three, and that we might be able to infer that the Desire Z will go to Telstra and Optus.
During a support call with Telstra (regarding their stubborn refusal to start offering OTA updates, or even acknowledge that it's both technically feasible and being used overseas), I asked them about the Desire Z and all they would say is that they don't have a department that responds to questions about future devices. /shrug
Guess we'll find out when everyone else does.
I too have been waiting impatiently for HTC's next NAM 3G qwerty, I'm still holding on with my HTC Dream lol
This is the only lead we have so far on a HTC Desire Z with NAM 3G:
Not much to go by but it's a bit of hope.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/09/18/htc-desire-z-leather-case-pops-up-in-best-buy-canada-inventory/
HTC said it will be arriving in "North America" later this year, whatever that means, we can only speculate, but it would make sense if they made a 850/1900 3G version would it with one of Canada's big 3 (Bell, Telus, Rogers - all operating on 3G 850/1900)?
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But as expected, the Desire Z, is being launched with 900/2100 MHz 3G bands only, as near every new HTC phone does
Q:
Any news or rumours of an american bands (850/1900) users friendly version soon ??
May Telstra or AT&T could be carrying it too ??
Colateral Q:
Why is HTC always "avoiding" those bands when launching a new phone ??
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Nearly every phone? I'm sorry, under which rock in America have you just emerged from? The MT Slide isn't even released outside of America. The Hero is 3 different flavours depending on your carrier. You have the HTC Evo which is the version before the Desire HD with extremely similar specs, the Droid incredible that can only be had through Verizon and now the Desire plus the G2 which is the T-Mobile version of the Desire Z not to mention America had exclusive rights to the Nexus One for months.
It wouldn't make much financial sense for HTC to make a NextG specific version just for Telstra because the market isn't big enough here. An American carrier (AT&T) would have to pick it up as well but then they are going to insist on exclusive rights and blah blah blah and at the end of it it would just end up with Bing or Yahoo on it anyway.
Avoiding bands..... um look at my first response, oh and the Legend is making its way to America as well.
Let me disagree
Your statement is valid for USA only, not for America
Those phones you mention are T-Mobile or Verizon only
Those are USA operators running over very particular bands (1700 MHz and CDMA)
The UMTS (WCDMA) 850/1900 MHz bands are what I am talking about
These bands are widely used from canada to central/south america and the caribbean, plus australia
You will rarely see a 3G-quadband (or at least 3G 850/1900MHz) new phone coming out from HTC, no, they all come with 3G 900/2100
Then, some months after, they *may* release an american/australian version of *that* new phone
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I didn't realise this, but we have a new iPhone4 in the office for testing, and the version sold here in Australia has support for all the 3G bands used here. That means this single device can have a Telstra NextG SIM, and then be swapped for an Optus SIM and still get full 3G speeds.
Makes me wish Android manufacturers would go the extra mile and make more devices like this. It definitely makes life easy for the consumer, although does strip carriers of some of their lock-in powers (so I can see why they wouldn't like it).
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Any news or rumours of an american bands (850/1900) users friendly version soon ??
May Telstra or AT&T could be carrying it too ??
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You probably know already, but...:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2597&view=1&c=htc_desire_z_us_htc_vision
Thanks, yeah, pdadb is my primary source
Lets hope to see some news from att, rogers, telus, telstra or HTC themselves soon
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According to a couple of people here the DHD can work for tmo ON 3G in the states if you unlock the sim apparently how much of this is true?
Dhd works on gsm. Any septic supplier on gsm will provide service. Just like any other gsm phone. I sent ny dhd to canada and it worked great with Rogers and telus.
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Did 3g work? Or edge?
It never ceases to amaze me how many people ask this question when the information is so easily obtained. In the spirit of you asking a question which has been addressed countless times on XDA forums in general, I will not provide you with an answer but the tools to find them.
Go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands
...and match with what you find here:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2598&c=htc_desire_hd_a9191_htc_ace
Hint: btw "UMTS" means 3g freq.
Ya. It worked in Mexico, L.A., and Vancouver. I didn't use it much ad T-Mobile U.K. charges £7.50 per mb downloaded when you're roaming. I used a Mexican sim and a Canadian sim and it all worked. Gsm is normal in Europe. Cmda only seems to be in the states from what I've seen. Sorry sprint hero and evo users, I'de never heard of a phone without a sim abd that's coming from a Canadian across the Atlantic living in London.
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Anybody in Canada have the Xperia Z yet?
If you have the 6603 model (LTE capable) can you post how good the connection is?
Apparently 6603 will have problems with LTE and 3G networks here, hence why the Z is not coming to Canada.
ssj_jaypee said:
Anybody in Canada have the Xperia Z yet?
If you have the 6603 model (LTE capable) can you post how good the connection is?
Apparently 6603 will have problems with LTE and 3G networks here, hence why the Z is not coming to Canada.
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I do hope it works well on only band 7 on fido's network..as advertised.
Will let you know once I get it, hopefully in 2 weeks or so..
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Thanks.
I'm on Rogers currently, but will be switching to Telus next month.
Hopefully they work well too.
I am considering the 6602 model if that works flawlessly here as I do not care about LTE that much, though would prefer 6603 if it actually works well.
Hspa+ should work fine on Telus on 850 MHz but lte not.
Related to 02 version, imo, it's not worthwhile, I'd wait for the rumored 6606 supporting aws.
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millicent said:
Hspa+ should work fine on Telus on 850 MHz but lte not.
Related to 02 version, imo, it's not worthwhile, I'd wait for the rumored 6606 supporting aws.
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any rumored dates for the 6606?
I don't want to wait forever.... might as well get the HTC One or Galaxy S4 instead if we have to wait until April or longer.....
I just ordered the 6603 from Handtec UK.
Once it arrives I will also post results on LTE and 3G performance.
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I just ordered the 6603 from Handtec UK.
Once it arrives I will also post results on LTE and 3G performance.
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Why would you buy the 6603?
I am pretty sure won't work in Telus lte network.
I am quite at peace with the lack of Canadian lte bands but I am ok with fido myself..
As rumors go, the 6606 will be here in march.
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millicent said:
Why would you buy the 6603?
I am pretty sure won't work in Telus lte network.
I am quite at peace with the lack of Canadian lte bands but I am ok with fido myself..
As rumors go, the 6606 will be here in march.
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Couldn't find the 6602 anywhere to purchase and not enough info on the 6606.
I'll be furious if Sony actually release the 6606 next month.
They are really doing a poor job handling the information and distribution of this phone.
Is the 6606 even official?
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Is the 6606 even official?
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It's on the list of PS certified devices in the US along all other Z models. And some insider info confirmed it's coming to the US (most likely ATT) and thus Rogers will have it too, as usual.
Patience is virtue.
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It's on the list of PS certified devices in the US along all other Z models. And some insider info confirmed it's coming to the US (most likely ATT) and thus Rogers will have it too, as usual.
Patience is virtue.
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Ok. I did hear about the 6066 as being PS certified, but never heard anything official. Then what will happen to the ZL, which is coming to a good handful of our carriers?
I'm hoping the aws version comes to canada..or if wind mobile gets it
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ChrisMCP said:
It's on the list of PS certified devices in the US along all other Z models. And some insider info confirmed it's coming to the US (most likely ATT) and thus Rogers will have it too, as usual.
Patience is virtue.
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Lol patience.
HTC and Samsung will have their flagship phones out before Sony get their **** together.
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Lol patience.
HTC and Samsung will have their flagship phones out before Sony get their **** together.
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I think iphone 5s will be just around the corner when sony gets its **** together... in canada
The new HTC One is on sale now in Taiwan but with no 4G or LTE option. They really screwed their own people over by being so stingy and just offering a 3G Model only here in Taiwan. Currently I also only see a 16GB or 32GB Version with no 64GB Version. Imagine Apple modifying their iPhone 5 and sending Taiwan consumers the iPhone 5 with just 3G and 4G option inside their top of the line smartphone. HTC CEO should resign and HTC needs someone with a better brain to take over his position.
desiregeek said:
The new HTC One is on sale now in Taiwan but with no 4G or LTE option. They really screwed their own people over by being so stingy and just offering a 3G Model only here in Taiwan. Currently I also only see a 16GB or 32GB Version with no 64GB Version. Imagine Apple modifying their iPhone 5 and sending Taiwan consumers the iPhone 5 with just 3G and 4G option inside their top of the line smartphone. HTC CEO should resign and HTC needs someone with a better brain to take over his position.
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How sure are you there? Does the sim inserted in that handset do really have LTE coverage? I saw one post on the UK thread talking about the LTE option not showing up when the sim/network that the phone is using doesn't have LTE support.
One user there tried swapping a non LTE network sim & a LTE network sim then the LTE option shows up and dissappears when he used the non LTE network sim.
Riyal said:
How sure are you there? Does the sim inserted in that handset do really have LTE coverage? I saw one post on the UK thread talking about the LTE option not showing up when the sim/network that the phone is using doesn't have LTE support.
One user there tried swapping a non LTE network sim & a LTE network sim then the LTE option shows up and dissappears when he used the non LTE network sim.
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That is how it is on the iPhone 5 because with the iPhone 5 it comes with 4G/LTE Chipset where here they apparently took that option out and only supplied thier smartphones with a 3G chipset.
Check this link out and scroll down to see specs. list.
http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/AEAADF-A74276057
How's the 4G/LTE coverage in Taiwan?
Riyal said:
How sure are you there? Does the sim inserted in that handset do really have LTE coverage? I saw one post on the UK thread talking about the LTE option not showing up when the sim/network that the phone is using doesn't have LTE support.
One user there tried swapping a non LTE network sim & a LTE network sim then the LTE option shows up and dissappears when he used the non LTE network sim.
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I was the poster who has no LTE options in my menus (on Three UK). I couldn't see any post from another user who tried swapping SIMs and the options show/disappear. Do you have a link? I hope I haven't been given a non-LTE handset!
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How's the 4G/LTE coverage in Taiwan?
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None. basically it's the government screwed ourselves and all our ISP feel like earning more bucks by merely 3G.
BTW, hTC one 16G is only released in Taiwan.
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None. basically it's the government screwed ourselves and all our ISP feel like earning more bucks by merely 3G.
BTW, hTC one 16G is only released in Taiwan.
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BTW, hTC one 64G is available in retail channel in Taiwan but not pre-order from carriers.
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None. basically it's the government screwed ourselves and all our ISP feel like earning more bucks by merely 3G.
BTW, hTC one 16G is only released in Taiwan.
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I see.. then there's no point to get LTE version now. The LTE version is more future proof but new flagship come out every year. LTE version might also consume more battery and reserve more RAM for the network.
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The new HTC One is on sale now in Taiwan but with no 4G or LTE option. They really screwed their own people over by being so stingy and just offering a 3G Model only here in Taiwan. Currently I also only see a 16GB or 32GB Version with no 64GB Version. Imagine Apple modifying their iPhone 5 and sending Taiwan consumers the iPhone 5 with just 3G and 4G option inside their top of the line smartphone. HTC CEO should resign and HTC needs someone with a better brain to take over his position.
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in a second, I found myself just can't disagree with THIS part. HTC got great designers/engineer but they got a xxxx CEO. Chow said he would step down if new ONE fails. That's so appealing that I almost want to NOT buy this phone. Well, almost.
jonstatt said:
I was the poster who has no LTE options in my menus (on Three UK). I couldn't see any post from another user who tried swapping SIMs and the options show/disappear. Do you have a link? I hope I haven't been given a non-LTE handset!
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I remember you but i was talking about another user. He was using the phone with his old sim that has no lte but when he inserted his not yet activated 3sim the option showed up.
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How sure are you there? Does the sim inserted in that handset do really have LTE coverage? I saw one post on the UK thread talking about the LTE option not showing up when the sim/network that the phone is using doesn't have LTE support.
One user there tried swapping a non LTE network sim & a LTE network sim then the LTE option shows up and disappears when he used the non LTE network sim.
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How's the 4G/LTE coverage in Taiwan?
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They still only have 3G here because they are so freakin stingy and cheap. When Nokia and Sony/Ericsson offered to help Taiwan install their new 4G/LTE network Taiwan refused to save money and wanted to give their people the old system reserved currently for their military/army. No wonder Taiwan is lagging in Asia these days because many of these locals are so stingy to spend and look for more ways to save and cut and instead of spending and improving. Taiwan should have had 4G/LTE service long ago but "No,because no one wanted to spend and waste money on faster speeds"
The Koreans (South Korea) that is and Japanese always make the best and release the best in their markets first where Taiwan is probably the last to sell the best to their own people.
I mean what is the actual difference in cost between then 3G and 4G chipset?? They got a whole production line running here in manufacturing.
Originally Posted by Riyal
How sure are you there? Does the sim inserted in that handset do really have LTE coverage? I saw one post on the UK thread talking about the LTE option not showing up when the sim/network that the phone is using doesn't have LTE support.
One user there tried swapping a non LTE network sim & a LTE network sim then the LTE option shows up and disappears when he used the non LTE network sim.
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Originally Posted by x92
How's the 4G/LTE coverage in Taiwan?
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They still only have 3G here because they are so freakin stingy and cheap. When Nokia and Sony/Ericsson offered to help Taiwan install their new 4G/LTE network Taiwan refused to save money and wanted to give their people the old system reserved currently for their military/army. No wonder Taiwan is lagging in Asia these days because many of these locals are so stingy to spend and look for more ways to save and cut and instead of spending and improving. Taiwan should have had 4G/LTE service long ago but "No,because no one wanted to spend and waste money on faster speeds"
The Koreans (South Korea) that is and Japanese always make the best and release the best in their markets first where Taiwan is probably the last to sell the best to their own people.
I mean what is the actual difference in cost between then 3G and 4G chipset?? They got a whole production line running here in manufacturing.
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Im not sure but here in our country we get like everything thats available we have gsm, edge, cdma, wimax, hspa, hspa+, lte so I don't think its too expensive to think that your country is alot more progressive than ours.
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desiregeek said:
They still only have 3G here because they are so freakin stingy and cheap. When Nokia and Sony/Ericsson offered to help Taiwan install their new 4G/LTE network Taiwan refused to save money and wanted to give their people the old system reserved currently for their military/army. No wonder Taiwan is lagging in Asia these days because many of these locals are so stingy to spend and look for more ways to save and cut and instead of spending and improving. Taiwan should have had 4G/LTE service long ago but "No,because no one wanted to spend and waste money on faster speeds"
The Koreans (South Korea) that is and Japanese always make the best and release the best in their markets first where Taiwan is probably the last to sell the best to their own people.
I mean what is the actual difference in cost between then 3G and 4G chipset?? They got a whole production line running here in manufacturing.
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I think 4G might be more expensive, here in Australia, 4G models are slightly more expensive compared to 3G.
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desiregeek said:
The new HTC One is on sale now in Taiwan but with no 4G or LTE option. They really screwed their own people over by being so stingy and just offering a 3G Model only here in Taiwan. Currently I also only see a 16GB or 32GB Version with no 64GB Version. Imagine Apple modifying their iPhone 5 and sending Taiwan consumers the iPhone 5 with just 3G and 4G option inside their top of the line smartphone. HTC CEO should resign and HTC needs someone with a better brain to take over his position.
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Taiwan does not have 4g/lte network afaik.
There is a 64g version, only from vibo Telco
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taiwan have wimax, lte are expected after 2015 (info from the news).
Relax!
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taiwan have wimax, lte are expected after 2015 (info from the news).
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For those who care, this is worth repeating.
There were originally two competing 4G standards: LTE and WiMax. The Taiwanese government worked with Intel on WiMax (which has been rolled out in certain areas), but eventually LTE become more widely adopted in the global marketplace. Now Taiwan is catching up a little, but aims to auction off its 4G LTE licenses this year, with services eventually coming a year or two later.
As for the HTC One, there are already several variants for different markets (i.e. with different LTE bands). If a market doesn't have LTE, then it might make sense to choose a cheaper 3.5G baseband chip instead (although I don't know if this is the case with Taiwan's model; after all the Nexus 4 had some form of hidden LTE support).
Anyway, it's clearly stated on HTC's Taiwan website, so no-one's being deceptive. If LTE is important (i.e. if you want to roam when traveling abroad), then buy from somewhere like Clove or Handtec that ship to Taiwan (it actually works out slightly cheaper than buying locally).
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For those who care, this is worth repeating.
There were originally two competing 4G standards: LTE and WiMax. The Taiwanese government worked with Intel on WiMax (which has been rolled out in certain areas), but eventually LTE become more widely adopted in the global marketplace. Now Taiwan is catching up a little, but aims to auction off its 4G LTE licenses this year, with services eventually coming a year or two later.
As for the HTC One, there are already several variants for different markets (i.e. with different LTE bands). If a market doesn't have LTE, then it might make sense to choose a cheaper 3.5G baseband chip instead (although I don't know if this is the case with Taiwan's model; after all the Nexus 4 had some form of hidden LTE support).
Anyway, it's clearly stated on HTC's Taiwan website, so no-one's being deceptive. If LTE is important (i.e. if you want to roam when traveling abroad), then buy from somewhere like Clove or Handtec that ship to Taiwan (it actually works out slightly cheaper than buying locally).
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One of the more reasons people go to Hong Kong to shop instead of Taiwan. For every minus that their smartphones have in Taiwan it gives their competitor an edge in sales. Taiwan does get some tourists from China and other countries. In Korea and Japan they offer the best of the products in their own countries to their own people. HTC exports the better items and offers the smartphones with less features to their own people in their own country so they lose out to to their own customers from their own country and from tourist or visitors from abroad as well because instead of buying smartphones in Taiwan they will buy them in Hong Kong or Singapore where they do come with 4G or LTE.
I do like the HTC ONE but this was a very stupid marketing mistake on behalf of HTC Taiwan to sell the local version without 4G/LTE in their high end smartphone model.
I'd be really if it is not LTE capable as this is an innate part of the Quellcom chipset. Without an LTE sim, you simply don't get the menu option but it is still possible with the right sim card.
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drspikes said:
I'd be really if it is not LTE capable as this is an innate part of the Quellcom chipset. Without an LTE sim, you simply don't get the menu option but it is still possible with the right sim card.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 doesn't have network modem integrated to it so HTC One is using a different chipset for networking radios.
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I'd be really if it is not LTE capable as this is an innate part of the Quellcom chipset. Without an LTE sim, you simply don't get the menu option but it is still possible with the right sim card.
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Either that or one got one that just comes with 3G and no 4G or LTE like the ones being sold in Taiwan.