You got to love walls of text!
Currently typing a nice long reply to stoosh now as well lol
Jesus there's some long posts on this page
Haha it's all healthy discussion!
I'm looking forward to your reply Nexus18
*** The official HTC One S thread ***
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Haha it's all healthy discussion!
I'm looking forward to your reply Nexus18
There was also the wifi battery drain issue that was being reported but again I didn't experience that problem too! I must have been lucky!
Yeah, read about that as well, didn't seem to be as widespread as the other 2 issues though (thankfully
) and likewise, didn't have that problem either, although with best performance mode enabled, the wifi does seem to drain it a bit quicker I find.I didn't own either, but the nexus one is probably my favourite phone to date, just looking at all the videos/pics of it, I was in love! lol
Best looking phone as well IMO.My brother has the desire (contract up soon though) and it is a superb phone although quite dated looking now for the screen, size, design and actual usage. Also doesn't help that it is still on stock sense on froyo!
Indeed!
Although all companies are going to have to step it up next year and do something completely different/unique as simply increasing hardware specs to a 12MP camera, more FPS for 1080P recording possibly, better screen, better processor, GPU, more RAM etc. is not going to be enough to make anyone jump over, even the people that are still on last years phones such as the GS 2 IMO
We have got plenty of power in all these current phones, now we need something to actually make use of it
Web browsing is a pretty important task for me, use my phone a lot for browsing so it is good to hear that the S holds up pretty well to the GS 3 in this area for speed then
The text reflow is pretty nice and a useful feature to have, I personally don't use it too much as I just double tap to zoom.
I love the sense browser as the font looks better and is easier to read than all the 3rd party browsers that I have tried, however, the ICS browser + app is a bit quicker overall at rendering so I use it now.
GSMarena were practically glowing about the One S even more so than the One X, up until the S3 review I've never read such a positive review from them
Yup, I was very surprised by their review as well, I honestly wasn't expecting them to like it and to absolutely slash the screen.
Especially as in some of their reviews they can really rip into a mobile if it isn't classed as the "top end flagship" device.
Unfortunately marketing purposes to the "average joes", quad core therefore "OMG awesome, must buy"
As well as shortages for the S4 and just being cheaper in the end.
Also much prefer the UI of MX and that is a pretty handy feature of BS
This is my biggest complaint with the S!
It is just incredibly tacky the way HTC implemented it, and certainly not something that you would expect from them!
As you said, I have to actually stare at the mobile speaker area for a few seconds to see if I have a missed call etc. as the time in between blinks takes forever!!!!! and also have to stare pretty much straight onwards or from the left side as at an extreme angle or just slightly from the right you don't notice it at all.
Hard to see it in sunshine as well even when looking straight at it.
And then to make matters worse, it stops blinking after a certain time so you won't know that you have a missed call etc. anyway unless you wake the screen........
It is so bad that I am considering just turning it off completely for notifications
If they even just adjusted it so that the green LED stayed on constantly until the screen is woken then I wouldn't mind as much.
Very surprised that review sites didn't really mention that tbh.
The damn light's in your face and in a darkened room it illuminates the room just to let you know that you missed something!
haha
That is what I want!
I do miss having loads of internal storage, but it really isn't a problem for me as I am not a huge music person, only have about 5GB of music on my PC and a couple of albums are FLAC and a couple of other albums are about 800MB and 900MB in size.
Hmm, forgot about that!
Hopefully won't be too big. The ROMs for N64 are pretty big, I only have like 6 though, but for sega etc. iirc there only like 3 MB in size.
I think they released a statement saying that they were going to be cutting back on the amount of versions of phones that they bring out as they had far too many phones with the desire name.
Highly doubt it especially at this stage now since Samsung will be getting the S4 chips now. Won't be expecting to see anything from them for quite a while, well nothing ground breaking anyway.
How are you finding the battery? I think it's superb with mid - heavy use I'm getting 17 hours use from it!
Awesome!
Usage: few texts, few phone calls, a lot of web browsing, installing/uninstalling apps, about 10-15 min of youtube videos, about 5 photos taken, about 10-15 min of games, about 15 minutes of TV catchup, a bit of GPS, mostly wifi connection and H/3G connection for a bit, snowstorm syncing every 2 hours and sense weather refreshing every 6 hours, general messing around in apps etc. some whatsapp use, gmail push and automatic brightness etc.
Usage: few texts, few phone calls, a lot of web browsing, installing/uninstalling apps, about 10-15 min of youtube videos, about 10-15 photos taken, about 10-15 min of games, about 15 minutes of TV catchup, a lot of speed tests (both wifi and 3G/H), mostly wifi connection and H/3G connection for a bit, snowstorm syncing every 2 hours and sense weather refreshing every 6 hours, general messing around in apps, gmail push and automatic brightness etc.
I am now using qbright though and am adjusting the screen brightness when necessary especially at night as I always just left it at 40% (for indoor use as well) and ramped it to about 70% when outside, so I should get better on screen time now as I put it to 0% at night (use my phone a fair bit at that time and in the morning) and 30% throughout the day whilst indoors and then 50% outside and 70% for sunshine. Auto makes the screen too bright in every condition
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PS sorry for late reply, was typing another wall of text in another thread at the same time...........
Surpised the keys on my keyboard haven't worn out completely after todays typing marathon!
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No need to apologise Mate it's good to have a healthy and actually helpful discussion on here so it's all good. Your fingers must be tired from all the typing! LOL!!
Thanks for the screen shots re battery usage, they're very impressive stats especially the screen on time, those stats show a great deal of varied usage which would've easily killed most smartphones within 8 hours or so. It just goes to show you that the S4 chip with its architecture has been optimised well, I bet your One S doesn't even heat up much. Kudos to HTC for going with the S4 chip in the One S, that's why is such a formidable phone.
I had the extended battery (Official Samsung) and that was quite a few mAh more powerful than the battery in the One S, however the main difference and advantage that the HTC One S has is that the battery used is Li-Po which is supposed to be more efficient than the Li-Ion batteries.
Going back to the Nexus One, I've owned most of the high end Android phones and I have to say other than the S2 the Nexus One was easily the best phone I've ever owned. It was well constructed and looked gorgeous and it was a trend setter in the tech states and TBH all the subsequent Nexus phones have failed to ignite me the way that the Nexus One did. I've purchased the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus but they didn't have that something special that the Nexus One did.
Going back to the notification light on the One S I read somewhere that there's a bug that stops the light from constantly staying on and it switches itself off after 5 mins of blinking so that's why you and I miss the notification light as it's switched itself off.
I don't know why HTC placed such a small light in the speaker grill at the top of the phone as it's hard to see in the first place! You're right it is tacky the way HTC have implemented the feature, it's like it was an afterthought on their behalf!
You've jogged my memory I remember reading somewhere that HTC will put out fewer phones this year as they saturated the market the last couple of years with various models and that contributed to consumers getting very confused and it pushed sales down.
Granted that is true however HTC also need to concentrate on QC which has plagued the HTC One X and S to differing degrees and they need to put together a superior phone that ticks all the boxes. Granted that there's no such thing as a perfect smart phone and there never will be however omitting things like a sd card slot and removable battery does actually matter to the consumer who is in the know.
Maybe HTC will be using the S4 Pro chips when Qualcomm gets around to releasing it towards the end of the year the pro chip is supposed to be "the" chip and has the new Adreno 320 graphics chip which is reported to be powerful and very efficient. Maybe HTC will use the S4 Pro chips in future releases. Rumour has it that Sony has dibs on the chip and will be releasing a flagship Android phone in Q3 that will utilise the power in the S4 chip... We'll wait and see what happens eh?
Like you said we have powerful phones right here..right now all we need is something to make use of the power!
How's your fingers Mate? I have writers cramp and I guess others reading this thread have eye ache!!! LOL!!!
Thanks for the screen shots re battery usage, they're very impressive stats especially the screen on time, those stats show a great deal of varied usage which would've easily killed most smartphones within 8 hours or so. It just goes to show you that the S4 chip with its architecture has been optimised well, I bet your One S doesn't even heat up much. Kudos to HTC for going with the S4 chip in the One S, that's why is such a formidable phone.
I had the extended battery (Official Samsung) and that was quite a few mAh more powerful than the battery in the One S, however the main difference and advantage that the HTC One S has is that the battery used is Li-Po which is supposed to be more efficient than the Li-Ion batteries.
Going back to the Nexus One, I've owned most of the high end Android phones and I have to say other than the S2 the Nexus One was easily the best phone I've ever owned. It was well constructed and looked gorgeous and it was a trend setter in the tech states and TBH all the subsequent Nexus phones have failed to ignite me the way that the Nexus One did. I've purchased the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus but they didn't have that something special that the Nexus One did.
Going back to the notification light on the One S I read somewhere that there's a bug that stops the light from constantly staying on and it switches itself off after 5 mins of blinking so that's why you and I miss the notification light as it's switched itself off.
I don't know why HTC placed such a small light in the speaker grill at the top of the phone as it's hard to see in the first place! You're right it is tacky the way HTC have implemented the feature, it's like it was an afterthought on their behalf!
You've jogged my memory I remember reading somewhere that HTC will put out fewer phones this year as they saturated the market the last couple of years with various models and that contributed to consumers getting very confused and it pushed sales down.
Granted that is true however HTC also need to concentrate on QC which has plagued the HTC One X and S to differing degrees and they need to put together a superior phone that ticks all the boxes. Granted that there's no such thing as a perfect smart phone and there never will be however omitting things like a sd card slot and removable battery does actually matter to the consumer who is in the know.
Maybe HTC will be using the S4 Pro chips when Qualcomm gets around to releasing it towards the end of the year the pro chip is supposed to be "the" chip and has the new Adreno 320 graphics chip which is reported to be powerful and very efficient. Maybe HTC will use the S4 Pro chips in future releases. Rumour has it that Sony has dibs on the chip and will be releasing a flagship Android phone in Q3 that will utilise the power in the S4 chip... We'll wait and see what happens eh?
Like you said we have powerful phones right here..right now all we need is something to make use of the power!
How's your fingers Mate? I have writers cramp and I guess others reading this thread have eye ache!!! LOL!!!
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Browsing on a phone is great until you come across a wall of text like this Page
Browsing on a phone is great until you come across a wall of text like this Page
Maybe some of us like to write more than a sentence!
LOL!!
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Hah I would happily join in but I only have like 1 phone every 3 years so can't say much about similar phones
Browsing on a phone is great until you come across a wall of text like this Page
LOL
Nearly done with my next wall of text now as well
Hah I would happily join in but I only have like 1 phone every 3 years so can't say much about similar phones
What the hell...just join in! Didnt you just buy a S3?
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One s
Indeed! Have to actually say this is probably the best discussion I have had in this sub-forum!
Lol, not too bad! I am a master for walls of text!
Indeed! I have also just disabled some more apps as well today, so will see how things get on now. I can't wait to see what the battery life will be like on a stock ICS ROM, as I imagine that sense does still take a fair bit of battery life. Someone on XDA using trickdroid ROM (tweaked sense ROM) is apparently getting 8 hours on screen time lol, no idea if that is true though:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22064906&postcount=601
My phone does run pretty cool when playing games so far. Obviously it heats up a fair bit when on the charger though.
Yeah if the one S didn't have the S4, I don't know if I would still have gone with it in the end.........
Wait, I thought the GS 3 was the best phone followed by the S then the GS 2 for you?!?!?!
Yeah, it is a shame that google didn't market the phone a lot better and sell it over here as well (iirc could only buy it from ebay here), I think they were only advertising it on the internet and that was it lol. Only place it was being sold officially was the USA iirc.
Likewise, especially the nexus S. I really liked the GN though, although it was more so for the screen and android 4 and nothing else really, the camera seemed good for low light shots as well.
Oh, that is good news in some ways then! Hopefully HTC will fix it soon....
Indeed, especially when most of their other smartphones had a great notification LED.
In some ways I hope they do release something as well but I just can't see them releasing anything especially a phone that is a lot better than the X/S, plus a lot of people would be ****ed in some ways (including me
) if they do go and release a better phone after only a few months of the one series mobiles being out. Plus most people will have made their minds up now as to which phone they want, the X, GS 3, S etc. and I imagine wouldn't jump from the X/GS 3.That is another thing I don't like about the S, the non removable battery. Was worried about battery life and would have liked to have got an extended battery at some point but then I am always near a PC, wall socket etc. anyway so it wasn't much of an issue and then when I got my S and seeing what sort of usage I was getting from one charge, I no longer cared lol.
Although, it still would have been nice to be able to remove it just in case the battery gets worn out or breaks or something and just solve it by buying a replacement myself instead of having to send away to HTC or whoever to fix it. And then rooting and flashing custom ROMs and encountering freezes and bootloops could be a problem, however, thankfully it seems that the hold the power button down for 10 secs or/and along with the volume button down resets the mobile just fine.
Yeah, looking forward to seeing SE phones too, never been a fan of them though, no idea why though
as the hardware is great, great support for software and there skin isn't too bad. Not keen on the design/looks/build of them though.Still going strong!
But I have eye ache lol
and I think the keys on my keyboard are starting to loosen up a bit now lol.EDIT:
MY GOD! This page is sooooooo long, LOL
@Skillmister Good choice! I'm sure you've got something to say about the One S? How does it compare to the last phone you had?
@Nexus18 It's a highly enjoyable discussion! Even though it is a wall of text!! So what!! LOL!
Did you disable the apps via the inbuilt way or have you rooted your One S and frozen apps via Titanium? Granted with HTC there's some bloatware but not as much as there is on Touchwiz. Seriously some user is reporting 8 hours on screen time on another ROM? That's absolutely insane!! Thanks for the link I'll check it out after I'm done contributing to this wall of text HAHA!
If the One S didn't have the S4 I would've waited for the S3, my hand was forced as I prematurely sold my S2 to get the One X which as you know I found highly disappointing then I got stuck with an old Nokia E51 whilst I got the mess with the defective One S's sorted out but once I did I was so glad I made the right choice. I had a massive debate with my friend who bought a One X and he swears blind that its the better phone and in many ways it is but it's hampered by an ageing SoC in Tegra 3 and the battery life is seriously flawed.
You jogged my memory about the Nexus One, from a nostalgic point of view it would be the Nexus One followed by the One S then the S2 and finally the S3 (because it's so new) but from the best Android point of view it would be the S3, One S, then S2!! LOL!!
In terms of the Nexus One, Google seriously bombed out when it came to marketing it, that's why the Google store flopped, Google seriously thought that their name alone would sell millions but it backfired on them. It was rather simple to buy it online via Google however the lack of advertisements and the like meant that the Nexus One was a niche phone.
Google have now taken to selling the Galaxy Nexus on Play, apparently those in USA have the option of buying it via their Play account and if rumours are true there will be 5 Nexus phones available to buy in November all through our Play accounts across the world. If this rumour is true it'll be awesome!!!
The Galaxy Nexus was a good phone but being at the time the battery life was dire, not as bad as the One X and ICS was extremely buggy but I guess that's the price you pay being an early adopter. I couldn't deal with the buggy software and apart from ICS and HD screen the Galaxy Nexus didn't really offer very much over the S2 at the time.
I heard that there was another software update over in USA a few days ago, it may have been to address specific T Mobile issues, but normally HTC are spot on when releasing firmware updates after all the One X has had three updates in since it was released. You can look at this in two ways either HTC released a very buggy phone or their support is superb!!! Either way there will be another firmware update in the near future for the One S.
Maybe HTC won't release updated versions of the One X / S, you're right that they will alienate a lot of consumers, unlike SE who released the updated version of the Arc and even Samsung who released many variants of the S2...who knows what plans HTC have as they have been quite on the new phone front and seem very keen on pushing the One series phones which can be seen as a positive thing.
I was also worried about the non removable battery but having called HTC UK customer services a few times because of the issues I faced with the One X, they were extremely helpful and my fears were allayed so sending the phone back under warranty to get the battery changed won't be a problem.
I'm not to keen on SE (Sony) phones for some reason, they seem bland to my eye, they're trying to make an effort in regards to firmware updates and have improved considerably and their skinning of Android is rather less intrusive than the likes of HTC and Samsung, but there's something about their phones I just don't like...
If you've rooted your phone how long did it take Mate? Was it a chore to unlock the bootloader?
Haha.......this page is getting longer!!!
@Nexus18 It's a highly enjoyable discussion! Even though it is a wall of text!! So what!! LOL!
Did you disable the apps via the inbuilt way or have you rooted your One S and frozen apps via Titanium? Granted with HTC there's some bloatware but not as much as there is on Touchwiz. Seriously some user is reporting 8 hours on screen time on another ROM? That's absolutely insane!! Thanks for the link I'll check it out after I'm done contributing to this wall of text HAHA!
If the One S didn't have the S4 I would've waited for the S3, my hand was forced as I prematurely sold my S2 to get the One X which as you know I found highly disappointing then I got stuck with an old Nokia E51 whilst I got the mess with the defective One S's sorted out but once I did I was so glad I made the right choice. I had a massive debate with my friend who bought a One X and he swears blind that its the better phone and in many ways it is but it's hampered by an ageing SoC in Tegra 3 and the battery life is seriously flawed.
You jogged my memory about the Nexus One, from a nostalgic point of view it would be the Nexus One followed by the One S then the S2 and finally the S3 (because it's so new) but from the best Android point of view it would be the S3, One S, then S2!! LOL!!
In terms of the Nexus One, Google seriously bombed out when it came to marketing it, that's why the Google store flopped, Google seriously thought that their name alone would sell millions but it backfired on them. It was rather simple to buy it online via Google however the lack of advertisements and the like meant that the Nexus One was a niche phone.
Google have now taken to selling the Galaxy Nexus on Play, apparently those in USA have the option of buying it via their Play account and if rumours are true there will be 5 Nexus phones available to buy in November all through our Play accounts across the world. If this rumour is true it'll be awesome!!!
The Galaxy Nexus was a good phone but being at the time the battery life was dire, not as bad as the One X and ICS was extremely buggy but I guess that's the price you pay being an early adopter. I couldn't deal with the buggy software and apart from ICS and HD screen the Galaxy Nexus didn't really offer very much over the S2 at the time.
I heard that there was another software update over in USA a few days ago, it may have been to address specific T Mobile issues, but normally HTC are spot on when releasing firmware updates after all the One X has had three updates in since it was released. You can look at this in two ways either HTC released a very buggy phone or their support is superb!!! Either way there will be another firmware update in the near future for the One S.
Maybe HTC won't release updated versions of the One X / S, you're right that they will alienate a lot of consumers, unlike SE who released the updated version of the Arc and even Samsung who released many variants of the S2...who knows what plans HTC have as they have been quite on the new phone front and seem very keen on pushing the One series phones which can be seen as a positive thing.
I was also worried about the non removable battery but having called HTC UK customer services a few times because of the issues I faced with the One X, they were extremely helpful and my fears were allayed so sending the phone back under warranty to get the battery changed won't be a problem.
I'm not to keen on SE (Sony) phones for some reason, they seem bland to my eye, they're trying to make an effort in regards to firmware updates and have improved considerably and their skinning of Android is rather less intrusive than the likes of HTC and Samsung, but there's something about their phones I just don't like...
If you've rooted your phone how long did it take Mate? Was it a chore to unlock the bootloader?
Haha.......this page is getting longer!!!
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My thoughts are scattered amongst this thread but basically it's ****ing awesome. Considering this was my previous phone i'm sure you can imagine
I was choosing between the S2 and OneS and after recommendations from here i was expecting to get the OneS just due to how i was likely to use it but in the end i just thought it looked so much nicer, very little difference in usability when i played around in the shop.
First impressions were fast, smooth, screen that will actually be big enough for more than awkward texting, etc etc
So yeah i'm loving it, bar replacing my first one after a week because of chippping and this one having a few marks, but i'm not too bothered as it's not getting any worse. I seem to be getting pretty awesome battery life, 5 hours screen time with 24 hours use and 4h 56 with 4h 59 use (i was pushing it
) amongst others. Just need to have a day out somewhere nice and really test the camera as after all that was one of the main things i expect to use once i move out and start getting out of the house again Haha indeed!
Another wall of text incoming now!
Haven't rooted, so just via the built in way
Unfortunately can't disable some apps though such as HTC's location maps and sense launcher
Wow really?! I thought touchwiz wasn't too bad for bloatware especially compared to sense....
According to him, yup! Have also seen some people posting on screen times hitting to 6 hours on stock ROM and custom ROMs, but they don't post any useful info like screen brightness, their usage etc.
Yeah, not sure what I would have done, would have probably gone with the GS 2 (extended battery) and rooted it and flashed a custom ROM straight away or the GN and just left it as stock. GS 3 too expensive for me and I wouldn't be able to wait for prices to drop let alone the actual release as I needed a phone there and then at the time really (end of April).
Ah right!
Indeed! Such a shame cause it really was a brilliant device and also such a shame that they didn't officially update it to ICS due to reasons that hardware didn't support it but as you and I as well as most others here are fully aware, the hardware is perfectly fine lol, maybe too little RAM, but it is plenty to run ICS smoothly enough.
Yeah I can't wait to see the next nexus devices especially the flagship device. Although I am a wee bit worried that Samsung are going to do the same as they did with the GN and gimp the hardware down a wee bit compared to the GS 3.
Yeah, same for most brand new tech. unfortunately, the early adopters are the ones that are punished in some ways
I didn't think that the battery life was too bad considering the screen size. I was a wee bit put of getting the GN (when I was considering the S and GS 2 as well) due to all the signal issues that were being reported on the thread here, but thankfully they seem to have been solved now with new SIMs and a couple of recent updates.
Although for the first time, I have to say I am pretty disappointed with Google and their service for getting those updates out and the fiasco with the NS and ICS, which put me off the GN/stock android google phones in the end as well.
Yeah seen that as well, haven't seen many people commenting on the actual update itself though, just more about it affecting their root status etc............
Hopefully we will get that update soon.
The only things that I really want to be fixed/tweaked is the 3 dot menu button, better multi-tasking (not that it is an issue at the minute really though) along with the notification LED being fixed/improved, oh and one problem, which I seem to still have is that emails are not coming through instantly via gmail, a bit odd this, some come straight away, other times they take about 2-10 minutes to come through, however, not everyone is having these issues, only a handful of people
Some are complaining about the notifications being delayed when the device is a sleep, but I only have the problem with gmail as far as I can tell and it isn't when the device is just sleeping......The X does seem to be there main concern though as we have only had the 1 update as opposed to the 3 (or 4?) that the X has had but then I suppose it is the more important device as it is their flagship device and does appear to have a few more problems than the S overall.
Or both!!!
Buggy phones but superb service fixing them! Indeed! HTC are pretty damn good with the amount of phones they have compared to Samsung, when you go and look at gsmarena, Samsung has a xxxx load since the GS where as HTC have got no where as many since the desire/nexus one. Suppose Samsung have more OS to cover though (bada etc.)
Think HTC should just concentrate on improving the one series and fixing the bugs as best as they can rather than releasing a new phone personally.
Great news then!
Yup that sums it up perfectly, no idea what it is that is missing from them though?!?!
As said previously haven't rooted so no idea how easy/hard it is. Apparently it is suppose to be pretty easy though. I think Samsung are easier devices to root and flash custom ROMs though, very quick process using odin and only a few clicks involved.
Indeed! I think this is probably the longest page on OCUK tbh
Had a wee break there so my eyes and fingers are fully refreshed and ready to go for another 2 or so pages of walls of text!
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This is a good Page to test Web scrolling and flicking smoothness
haha, it most certainly is!
Apologies for the short post
pfffffft! No style!
Damn, unlucky
At least on the bright side, you will be more likely to get the newer batch that have the new design, therefore hopefully guaranteed to NOT have chipping issues
I imagine that they must be selling like hotcakes with that deal! Or just very limited stock!
At least on the bright side, you will be more likely to get the newer batch that have the new design, therefore hopefully guaranteed to NOT have chipping issues
I imagine that they must be selling like hotcakes with that deal! Or just very limited stock!
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Damn, unlucky
At least on the bright side, you will be more likely to get the newer batch that have the new design, therefore hopefully guaranteed to have chipping issues
I imagine that they must be selling like hotcakes with that deal! Or just very limited stock!
Yeah was looking forward to having a play 2moro.
Witch! When exactly did you order?
Nice!
Yeah was looking forward to having a play 2moro.
Woops, I meant to say "hopefully guaranteed to NOT have chipping issues"