touch pro official rom update plus gps fix

stevedusa · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by scrosler

Well then it would stand to reason that we on the XV6850 dont have the FM CHIP at all I was told... Then we must have a differnt GPS too then? Differnt rev of the chip.

Maybe thats why I see no lag? Possibility here? This is got me thiking....

One person said he saw lag on his 6850 but... Welll... I dont.

Thing is, nobody can confirm if the VZW's TP has a different gut than the rest of the CDMA world (except RAM size and keyboard).

I remember there was a post about those three things are in the same physical chip. Then again, if VZW decided to order something without FM, just like the rest of the CDMA world, HTC has to get a different chip, if not, a different design and that involves a lot of redesigning, this and that, which can be costly.

From a business stand point, minimum modification (GSM radio replaced by CDMA counter-parts) and left the rest core hardware in uniform, and leave the customization in the software part makes more sense than go with the hardware route.

My theory was, by disabling the FM radio, which is part of the GPS and BT chip, it somehow affected the performance. However it is possible that HTC know this issue, and quietly and secretly worked out with the manufacturer with that chip, with minimum change and quietly replaced them in the newer batch of phones.

**scrosler** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by stevedusa

Thing is, nobody can confirm if the VZW's TP has a different gut than the rest of the CDMA world (except RAM size and keyboard).

Untill now... I tore my spare one down and have posted pics. Have not had time to compare them with the others but plan too soon. Not tonight though...

Check out the thread here:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=54819

I dont have all the hi res up yet. Taken with 7 meg camera and at full res you can see the model numbers very clearly.

I will post the hi res one soon.... They are freakin huge though!

stevedusa · #3 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by scrosler

Untill now... I tore my spare one down and have posted pics. Have not had time to compare them with the others but plan too soon. Not tonight though...

Check out the thread here:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=54819

I dont have all the hi res up yet. Taken with 7 meg camera and at full res you can see the model numbers very clearly.

I will post the hi res one soon.... They are freakin huge though!

Well i never took my phone apart really, so I can't tell.

I guess it's just a mystery to be solved...

**scrosler** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by stevedusa

Well i never took my phone apart really, so I can't tell.

I guess it's just a mystery to be solved...

No, I am saying that others have tore apart the Sprint Pro... We need to just compare the pics and the chips now to find out.

No more sure than you so dont get me wrong at all. Thats why I tore it down. Sick and tired of specualting......

stevedusa · #5 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by scrosler

No, I am saying that others have tore apart the Sprint Pro... We need to just compare the pics and the chips now to find out.

I think all the goodies are in the touch scresn portion though and that will be tommorow.....

No more sure than you so dont get me wrong at all. Thats why I tore it down. Sick and tired of specualting......

Got cha... well let's see whomever has opened their Sprint TP come and take a look, because if we can prove that it was the hardware change that caused this, and they didn't notify us...

**scrosler** · #6 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by stevedusa

Got cha... well let's see whomever has opened their Sprint TP come and take a look, because if we can prove that it was the hardware change that caused this, and they didn't notify us...

I even got the links to the Sprint Pro teardown in the thread. Making this real easy for us ;c)

If I dont I will copy them over. May be in another therad... Hold on.... Let me see.

I also got the 7 meg pics ready for upping. They are nice! The 6 meg pics where a little dark before we realzied that if took a desk lamp and used it we could get much better pics...... DOOUUUHHHH!!!! How did I miss that one. No biggies the 6 meg pics are just the case and housing removed the important ones of the chip are very good!

**scrosler** · #7 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by scrosler

I even got the links to the Sprint Pro teardown in the thread. Making this real easy for us ;c)

If I dont I will copy them over. May be in another therad... Hold on.... Let me see.

I also got the 7 meg pics ready for upping. They are nice! The 6 meg pics where a little dark before we realzied that if took a desk lamp and used it we could get much better pics...... DOOUUUHHHH!!!! How did I miss that one. No biggies the 6 meg pics are just the case and housing removed the important ones of the chip are very good!

Ok chip is the RAM!!!

GPS seems to be on process like I thought! Well per teh breakdwon diagram here : http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...down+touch+pro

The diagram shows GPS is on processor... Not stand alone. Am I looking at it wrong. Please look and tell mw what you think.

Diffierent chip, diffent GPS?
So if you think you see lag on a VZW pro post your a response please. If you dont see lag also let us know!

Also, no one yet complained of lag on our device. Well exceopt the post that said they saw lag... ahahahah But you kno what I mean.

bored therad would be rife with complaints of lag but none there....

Hence, I am pretty sure the lag does not exist. Except for maybe a few cases over all I woudl say no.

I am just going off what I observer and have no way to quantify this.