so after a call with some complaints on my service, i ended up getting an upgrade a month early, the A2 for $24.99 and $20 off of my bills, lol.
anyhow, i went with the atrix 2 because it seemed like a great phone at a great price. however, i was kind of pushed into the atrix 2 because i did not have time to really research the purchase.
after reading some reviews now, i see that some are complaining about call volume. i had this problem with my x10 and i hated the x10 because of the in call volume. how is the income volume on the atrix 2? is it as bad as what i'm reading? has a recent update fixed it?
also, how is the camera? shutter speed? clarity? etc?
i have a nexus s now, recently sold my x10.
I havent noticed the call volume being quiet? Just as loud as my Atrix 1 / BB Torch.
Camera is good, opens quick and my pictures have been clear. Only issue is that the first picture is mostly corrupt. Supposedly there will be a firmware update to fix this.
Loving mine as well... only one complaint is the first pic not saving
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Loving mine as well... only one complaint is the first pic not saving
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is it the very first pic?
or the first pic you take after every time you open the camera app up?
No problems here at all, loving mine! I think some of the issues they're having are related to their microSD card
I have had my A2 now for two weeks, no complaints with call volume at all and I too came from an X10. The only issue I've had so far is with my sdcard becoming read only (causing pics not to save, cant use zedge, cant take screenshots, cant save any media to it) intermittently. It seems the cause of that was the class 10 sdcard I had in it, apparently this phone doesnt play well with class 10 cards so I picked up a 16gb class 4 card last night and so far so good.
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I have had my A2 now for two weeks, no complaints with call volume at all and I too came from an X10. The only issue I've had so far is with my sdcard becoming read only (causing pics not to save, cant use zedge, cant take screenshots, cant save any media to it) intermittently. It seems the cause of that was the class 10 sdcard I had in it, apparently this phone doesnt play well with class 10 cards so I picked up a 16gb class 4 card last night and so far so good.
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Interesting, but im using a Class 6 16gb so i should be okay? Ill probably grab a Class 4 or 6 32gb
I have had no issues with call volume on my A2 and pics are way better than the OG. You were pushed into a good choice my friend.
Im using a class 6 16G card also and have had zero problems or ill effects from it
So far so good only one question.First pic cant be saved?
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So far so good only one question.First pic cant be saved?
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I think it was mentioned that it has to do with the class 10 SD cards. my class 4 8gb hasn't had any problems whatsoever with saving or corrupting pictures.
b520iverson said:
So far so good only one question.First pic cant be saved?
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Try hooking your phone up to a computer and making a backup up your microSD card. Then erase all the contents on your card. Remove the card and then reinsert it and let your phone format the card. After its done transfer your backup back to your card. This has been helping with some peoples problems. As stated earlier though our phones aren't playing well with clads 10 microSD cards. Hopefully this will help you.
My experience has been just the opposite. I originally purchased a 16gb class 4 PNY card and I had the aforementioned read only issues. I then exchanged it for a 16gb class 10 PNY and all has been good since. and that has been about 3 weeks ago. Go figure?
Mytwuk said:
My experience has been just the opposite. I originally purchased a 16gb class 4 PNY card and I had the aforementioned read only issues. I then exchanged it for a 16gb class 10 PNY and all has been good since. and that has been about 3 weeks ago. Go figure?
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Consider yourself lucky.
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Picked up mine this morning and absolutely love it. took some pictures with it, video called via google talk, used the GPS navigation,
so happy I bought it!
No regrets, one day of heavy use and I'm in love LOL
Battery life is incredible as well. I only need to charge it when I go to bed and that's it. Lasts from 7:30 am to midnight for me.
cool, mine should be here when i get home from work.
i will however, severely miss my nexus s...
the atrix 2 has some big shoes to fill if it wants to replace my vanilla rom nexus s!
svtfmook said:
cool, mine should be here when i get home from work.
i will however, severely miss my nexus s...
the atrix 2 has some big shoes to fill if it wants to replace my vanilla rom nexus s!
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If that nexus was treated right you can sell it on amazon or to best buy. Plenty of love out there for the nexus s still
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If that nexus was treated right you can sell it on amazon or to best buy. Plenty of love out there for the nexus s still
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my wife is going to use it for now. it has some blemishes, but nothing major. it's only about 6 months old to begin with.
another question, did att cripple unknown sources on the atrix 2 as well? if so, is there a way around it?
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my wife is going to use it for now. it has some blemishes, but nothing major. it's only about 6 months old to begin with.
another question, did att cripple unknown sources on the atrix 2 as well? if so, is there a way around it?
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Nope, they have allowed unknown sources since GB came out.
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Related
I was thinking of picking up this epic thing but wanted to know first if it would work or if anyone has tried it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...145&cm_re=class_10_16g-_-20-139-145-_-Product
hey matey, i just brought one its been working for over a day now there isnt much difference in speed but hey.. its future proof i get 20mb per sec when copying data across and the gallery photos load instantly
go for it
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I was thinking of picking up this epic thing but wanted to know first if it would work or if anyone has tried it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...145&cm_re=class_10_16g-_-20-139-145-_-Product
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That is not a micro, so how are you using this with your G2?
omg.. i didnt even spot that lol
i meant a class 10 in general, im using this one...
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/195140
the title for the products are almost the same lol
sorry dude
Some apps that I've pushed to my external SD card suddenly show up as not installed and I then have to reinstall from the market. Any ideas what's wrong?
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Right now the phone is having problems when you store any apps on the SD card. Make sure they are all stored internally and that should solve your problems.
you have 4gb of app storage, there's no need for apps2sd especially since it breaks the apps, sd card and everything else.
But for me such as with evernote the data is stored on the SD card and the app fails when the SD card unmount itself and I have to resync it.
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Some apps that I've pushed to my external SD card suddenly show up as not installed and I then have to reinstall from the market. Any ideas what's wrong?
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Yes, theres a bug in the software causing this to happen when apps are installed on the sdcard. Just make sure all ur apps are in internal storage and you should be fine, or is 4gb not enough?
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No I have a lot of games and such and to use the SD card option would be nice. It's made for a reason you know lol
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Well until Moto provides a update you WILL continue to have the problems having the apps on your sd card. There is no way around it right now.
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No I have a lot of games and such and to use the SD card option would be nice. It's made for a reason you know lol
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I agree it would be nice, but then again there are alot of things that would be nice, doesnt make them happen any sooner. You've been made aware of what the issue is, how to avoid it, and now can decide how you want to proceed from here on out.
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well until moto provides a update you will continue to have the problems having the apps on your sd card. There is no way around it right now.
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never use the atrix 2 to format your card, do it with a card reader in windows
I'm on my 2nd Atrix 2. The first one had trouble with the sdcard as most of the people are writing about on XDA so I got a replacement. The 2nd one works perfectly with the same sdcard installed. In addition to fixing the sdcard issues, wireless works more reliably and call quality is better indicating they may have had some hardware quality control issues vs. software issues. If you're within your 30 days return period I would suggest getting a replacement.
Returned for a skyrocket
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JRW 28 said:
Well until Moto provides a update you WILL continue to have the problems having the apps on your sd card. There is no way around it right now.
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I've been monitoring this and moved many of my non essential apps to my SD card for testing purposes. Then I set my phone so any updates to apps has to be approved, none of my apps nor is the phone auto update.
Worked fine for two weeks until I finally updated three apps. Then I lost 7 apps on the SD card
Clovett said:
Worked fine for two weeks until I finally updated three apps. Then I lost 7 apps on the SD card
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I've been doing some testing of my own and get the same results everytime as you. Motorola def has some bugs here and seems like the RZR might be having them as well. Hopefully this update will cure them.
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Hopefully this update will cure them.
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What update is this?
They are fixing to start testing on a new build
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20340416&postcount=1
I'm trying to be patient for that update. But, it's a tough bone to swallow spending $65 for an SD card just to store MP3s on. It would be nice to have some sort of rough ETA from Moto on the update (i.e., before my 30 days is up). I'd try a Samsung Infuse, but that would be taking a step backward in video and processor.
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I'm trying to be patient for that update. But, it's a tough bone to swallow spending $65 for an SD card just to store MP3s on. It would be nice to have some sort of rough ETA from Moto on the update (i.e., before my 30 days is up). I'd try a Samsung Infuse, but that would be taking a step backward in video and processor.
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I hope you aren't holding your breath
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I hope you aren't holding your breath
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Nope. I'm guessing that when Moto pushes out the update ATT will have to put their blessing on it and we all know how quick that will happen.
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Nope. I'm guessing that when Moto pushes out the update ATT will have to put their blessing on it and we all know how quick that will happen.
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yup just spoke to a att rep and they have no idea when there will be a update. was gonna exchange my phone but today was my 30 days. im using the stock microSD card and apps are still disappearing but i just dont lose my contacts. im at a loss as to what to do now. i suppose my only option is to wait and see what the devs cook up or that dreaded att update.
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yup just spoke to a att rep and they have no idea when there will be a update. was gonna exchange my phone but today was my 30 days. im using the stock microSD card and apps are still disappearing but i just dont lose my contacts. im at a loss as to what to do now. i suppose my only option is to wait and see what the devs cook up or that dreaded att update.
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Try a warranty exchange. I promise the issues you have seen tylercarter, is not exactly what everyone else has, especially with google contacts disapperaing. If you bought it at ATT they are decent if you go into a store. If you bought it at best buy forget it, even 1 day past 30 day they will tell you too bad so sad. ATT took care of me three times even at 40 days, they let me switch to a different phone each time. That was back in march so.... give it a try.
I hate to say it, but fixes for this issues with the SDcard most likely will never come. Now if we can get the source code for this phone, then WE can fix the issue much like cyanogen did those type of things for many phones. I will definitely do the fix for it once we get that.
Jim
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I searched but didn't find any general discussion threads. Pardon me if you find one.
Personally, I have been waiting my Fonepad this since it was announced in February, ever since I got my Note II last year I have wanted something bigger lol. I never geek out over phones the way I have been jacked up over this device. I bought it after pocket-testing a Nexus 7, I always carry my phone in my back pocket, and its a snug fit. I am 5' 7" 145lbs so I can sit on my phone you fat-asses. In order of importance, making
calls is fourth or fifth on my list of things my phone must do, so I think having a jumbo phone wont bother me (too much). I am headed out of town for the weekend and will post more if I think its relevant.
I GOT AT LEAST $50 TOWARDS THE COST OF A DEVICE FOR A DEVELOPER.
Pic is Fonepad v Note II v GS3. I would put an iphone if I had one lol.
Well i too ha e just bought the fonepad, such a great device for the price. I bought it for RM699. About $230 i think.
There's lots of 7" tablet with phone capability here in asia, so its not weird at all taking call from it. I guess. I mean even cute girls does it.
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Also got mine weeks ago. Good build and battery life.
but some cons:
1. not an outdoor type tablet especially under direct sun, brightness not enough.
2. asus bundled keyboard are a joke, switch to android keyboard.
3. no root (yet) and seems a bit challenging to hack since its x86 cpu.
other than that its a great everyday phablet. Asians value practical than style. But using big phone can be hip too if more people doing it. :good:
its just great
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Also got mine weeks ago. Good build and battery life.
but some cons:
1. not an outdoor type tablet especially under direct sun, brightness not enough.
2. asus bundled keyboard are a joke, switch to android keyboard.
3. no root (yet) and seems a bit challenging to hack since its x86 cpu.
other than that its a great everyday phablet. Asians value practical than style. But using big phone can be hip too if more people doing it. :good:
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its the best device ever....
I also just got my Fonepad, its only been a couple days and I love it, most of the bloatware can be disabled and so far it does everything I could want, and then some. A root would just be the cherry on top. Im also willing to buy future devs for this phablet some dinners as well.
I'm surprised it's not much more expensive than the Nexus 7 with mobile data, which some have used for phone calls:
androidpolice.com/2013/01/05/an-experiment-my-life-with-a-nexus-7-as-my-phone/
I've had my fonepad for about a fortnight now and I'm still loving it. It replaced my viewsonic viewpad 7 FroYo phone/tablet which was starting to show its age.
I use my fonepad as my primary phone via Bluetooth and despite a few niggles I'm very pleased with it. Most of my issues may be caused by my launcher (Apex) and are as follows:
1) minor crackling noises when browsing etcetera, whilst in a call (using Bluetooth)
2) The unlock screen shows upside-down (ie right to left rather than left to right when I turn on my screen) for a second or so - I should point out that I'm in permanent landscape mode.
3) The lack of root! (Mainly for clockwork mod, titanium, tasker, cryptonite)
4) Lack of rear camera (yeah, I'm using a UK model)
5) Lack of a case! Fortunately there's one due for release on the 30th.
Those niggles aside, my advice to anyone considering this tablet/phone (I refuse to use the word "Phablet") is to grab it quick, at the price it's unbeatable!
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Hi Guys,
I got my fonepad 5 days ago and pretty happy with it.
I push 8 gb sd card into device and in the beginning all working ok. Then I (maybe) change something in settings that Asus don't recognize SD Card anymore. I can just hear music from SD card but files for UCCW or wallpapers could not be read.
I tried about all but cannot see any progress. Do someone know how to get it work again?
Thank you
speaker volume?
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
DaveinAsia said:
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
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Very good. I have tested it and it's OK.
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Z0R said:
Hi Guys,
I got my fonepad 5 days ago and pretty happy with it.
I push 8 gb sd card into device and in the beginning all working ok. Then I (maybe) change something in settings that Asus don't recognize SD Card anymore. I can just hear music from SD card but files for UCCW or wallpapers could not be read.
I tried about all but cannot see any progress. Do someone know how to get it work again?
Thank you
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I have the same problem 32 gb micro sd with videos, works fine at first playong in mx player, but after some time my card is no longer shown all the videos are not listed and sd card not available in file manager...
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MobiMikes said:
5) Lack of a case! Fortunately there's one due for release on the 30th.
Those niggles aside, my advice to anyone considering this tablet/phone (I refuse to use the word "Phablet") is to grab it quick, at the price it's unbeatable!
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What case is coming out on the 30th? Do you have a link to the info.
I have had mine nearly 2 weeks and I like it much more than my old galaxy note, though the screen is really a smudge magnet.
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DaveinAsia said:
How is the loudspeaker volume? A couple of reviews said that it was satisfactory for voice calls and another said that it was rather muted, especially when playing music.
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It was a problem.
But the updated software solved it.
Currently I think it quite loud as far as single back mounted speaker go
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Today I got a next update from Asus. I tried flashplayer video and all working well. Very happy with pad. No problems with apps or slaggy reaction.
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Z0R said:
Today I got a next update from Asus. I tried flashplayer video and all working well. Very happy with pad. No problems with apps or slaggy reaction.
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I got the update today as well and glad to see usb otg enabled now, how do you get Flashplayer working?
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Darius said:
I got the update today as well and glad to see usb otg enabled now, how do you get Flashplayer working?
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Regretfully I was to quick. Flashplayer still doesn't work.
Don't know why Asus make it not workable for all.
Here is a Petition for Asus to unlock the bootloader for our device like they did with some other android tablets they made.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/asus-issue-a-bootloader-unlocker-for-the-asus-fonepad-me371mg
skalagix said:
Here is a Petition for Asus to unlock the bootloader for our device like they did with some other android tablets they made.
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/asus-issue-a-bootloader-unlocker-for-the-asus-fonepad-me371mg
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Signed. Hopefully others will make the effort also.
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Someone made a separate benchmark ARM vs x86.
Made a post about his method here.
fieznur.blogspot.com/2013/05/asus-fonepad-tested-in-both-arm-vs-x86.html
Just copy and paste, I cannot add link, newbie here.
(Admin, if above link can't be add, please remove it, thanks in advance! )
Correct me if im wrong but..
I first was really interested in the device but when i heard about you cant use the tablet without your phone in it, i wasnt very interested in it anymore.
tgoods24 said:
Correct me if im wrong but..
I first was really interested in the device but when i heard about you cant use the tablet without your phone in it, i wasnt very interested in it anymore.
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Thats the padfone, this is the fonepad
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Do you think Google will add SD Slot on the new nexus line or will they keep it without it so people can use more "cloud" ????
Trying to think if I should wait or not to buy a new phone
BruKnowsBest said:
Do you think Google will add SD Slot on the new nexus line or will they keep it without it so people can use more "cloud" ????
Trying to think if I should wait or not to buy a new phone
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Not adding a SD card slot is part of Google's policy for many years.
BruKnowsBest said:
Do you think Google will add SD Slot on the new nexus line or will they keep it without it so people can use more "cloud" ????
Trying to think if I should wait or not to buy a new phone
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SD card or not? I don't think is a problem, with a 32GB phone you have plenty of space. Now, if you like having a lot of music, photos, videos and movies it might not be enough. The SD card option is always welcome, after reading all of google reasons not to include a SD card on the nexus line up, I still don't get it. Is always nice to have some extra space.
zcucurullo said:
SD card or not? I don't think is a problem, with a 32GB phone you have plenty of space. Now, if you like having a lot of music, photos, videos and movies it might not be enough. The SD card option is always welcome, after reading all of google reasons not to include a SD card on the nexus line up, I still don't get it. Is always nice to have some extra space.
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Primokorn said:
Not adding a SD card slot is part of Google's policy for many years.
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That sucks
A nexus device with a SD Slot would be perfect
BruKnowsBest said:
That sucks
A nexus device with a SD Slot would be perfect
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I had a Galaxy S II and a Note II and I'm now more than happy to not have sd card issues or difficulties to reverse internal/external memory and so on...
32GB is enough on my end even if we can expect a 64GB model.
Primokorn said:
I had a Galaxy S II and a Note II and I'm now more than happy to not have sd card issues or difficulties to reverse internal/external memory and so on...
32GB is enough on my end even if we can expect a 64GB model.
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I had an S3. I didn't have too many issues with /extSdCard. It was nice having the extra memory but in this day and age, I no longer see the need for one as long as I have sufficient onboard space. That said, I bought the 16 GB N5 and it turned out it was not enough for me.
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I had an S3. I didn't have too many issues with /extSdCard. It was nice having the extra memory but in this day and age, I no longer see the need for one as long as I have sufficient onboard space. That said, I bought the 16 GB N5 and it turned out it was not enough for me.
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Actually I didn't have any issue with my Note II but I saw a LOT of users who were complaining about this or were wondering about how to apply such mod or how to return to a regular setup... It was a pain. We do not have this on the N5 and that's a good thing.
Primokorn said:
Actually I didn't have any issue with my Note II but I saw a LOT of users who were complaining about this or were wondering about how to apply such mod or how to return to a regular setup... It was a pain. We do not have this on the N5 and that's a good thing.
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Yep I agree.
Primokorn said:
Actually I didn't have any issue with my Note II but I saw a LOT of users who were complaining about this or were wondering about how to apply such mod or how to return to a regular setup... It was a pain. We do not have this on the N5 and that's a good thing.
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Yep I agree.
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I had an S4 and it was great having extra space and never had problems, the reason why I would like to have one is because last week I had a situation with my nexus 5, I tried to install the SNAPSHOT M10 (CM11) OTA and I had a Nightly version installed so it messed up my phone and I had to push another ROM thru ADB .... if I had the SD slot I could've just plugged in an SD card on the computer and copied to the card
yea, and I got the 16GB N5 too, doesn't seem to be enough
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I had an S4 and it was great having extra space and never had problems, the reason why I would like to have one is because last week I had a situation with my nexus 5, I tried to install the SNAPSHOT M10 (CM11) OTA and I had a Nightly version installed so it messed up my phone and I had to push another ROM thru ADB .... if I had the SD slot I could've just plugged in an SD card on the computer and copied to the card
yea, and I got the 16GB N5 too, doesn't seem to be enough
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You wouldn't have had to remove the sdcard. Just mount USB mass storage from recovery
adb push is only a minor inconvenience. You should be able to do it in your sleep.
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None of my phones have had one, so while I may not know what I'm missing it seems I'm fine without it. Last phone was 16GB and currently at 32GB. I only ever keep a few albums of music on at one time, and I delete most videos or games when I'm done with them.
If I did use one I would make sure to buy the fastest SD card avaiable that cost 3x as much, as I would not want it to become a bottleneck.
rootSU said:
You wouldn't have had to remove the sdcard. Just mount USB mass storage from recovery
adb push is only a minor inconvenience. You should be able to do it in your sleep.
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I just recently learned ADB and stuff ....I'm a noob when it comes to things like this, but that's why I love nexus devices so much, it's easier to learn, I almost bricked my Galaxy S4 trying to root it
BruKnowsBest said:
I just recently learned ADB and stuff ....I'm a noob when it comes to things like this, but that's why I love nexus devices so much, it's easier to learn, I almost bricked my Galaxy S4 trying to root it
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I'll never own a sammy again. Such a volatile device
Did you read my adb and fastboot thread?
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rootSU said:
I'll never own a sammy again. Such a volatile device
Did you read my adb and fastboot thread?
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Você tem o link da thread?
Oh damn my bad I wrote that in portuguese...
Do you have the link to the thread?
BruKnowsBest said:
Você tem o link da thread?
Oh damn my bad I wrote that in portuguese...
Do you have the link to the thread?
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You can get it from my signature
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rootSU said:
You can get it from my signature
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Cool, I'll check once I am back at the office, tapatalk doesn't show signatures
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Cool, I'll check once I am back at the office, tapatalk doesn't show signatures
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Nope it doesn't.
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zcucurullo said:
SD card or not? I don't think is a problem, with a 32GB phone you have plenty of space. Now, if you like having a lot of music, photos, videos and movies it might not be enough. The SD card option is always welcome, after reading all of google reasons not to include a SD card on the nexus line up, I still don't get it. Is always nice to have some extra space.
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32gb is definitely not enough. I need that amount of space just for my apps, and AT LEAST another 32gb for my music. That's one of the main reasons why I always have an iPhone as well- more storage space. I had the 64gb iPhone 5s and it was maxed. My 32gb N5 is maxed, and I don't have a single song on it. I can't stand streaming music.
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32gb is definitely not enough. I need that amount of space just for my apps, and AT LEAST another 32gb for my music. That's one of the main reasons why I always have an iPhone as well- more storage space. I had the 64gb iPhone 5s and it was maxed. My 32gb N5 is maxed, and I don't have a single song on it. I can't stand streaming music.
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I hear you, but Google Play Music is not bad, the problem is that you need to have internet to listen to your songs... but i wanted more space for my music, I have over 80gb of music on my PC and I wanna be able to play them on my phone without having to stream it thru Play Music
I have an old iPod Video (1st gen) that I se for my music, it has 120GB and it's almost maxed with videos and music
For me, Play music just doesn't cut it. Every file I've ever listened to from Play has had horrible compression artifacts. Spotify extreme quality is passable in a pinch, but I like my lossless files. ALAC on iPod/iPhone, FLAC on everything else.
Hey all. I'm considering switching to a Note 5. I currently have a Note 3. I switched to t mobile from att last week and picked up a LG V10 which I am supposed to start using tomorrow. I'm now considering this phone. I had a concern about battery life but from what I see here after rooting and running a custom ROM battery life seems great. I'm concerned about the storage with no sd card. If I got this phone, I'd get the 64 gb version. I'm wondering if samsung has any solution to uploading your photos/videos while on the go. I'm going on vacation for 10 days next month and I know this limited amount of storage wouldn't be enough unless I uploading my photos and videos somewhere each night. I won't have my pc with me. Does samsung have a place to upload? If not where do you upload? Thanks
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Hey all. I'm considering switching to a Note 5. I currently have a Note 3. I switched to t mobile from att last week and picked up a LG V10 which I am supposed to start using tomorrow. I'm now considering this phone. I had a concern about battery life but from what I see here after rooting and running a custom ROM battery life seems great. I'm concerned about the storage with no sd card. If I got this phone, I'd get the 64 gb version. I'm wondering if samsung has any solution to uploading your photos/videos while on the go. I'm going on vacation for 10 days next month and I know this limited amount of storage wouldn't be enough unless I uploading my photos and videos somewhere each night. I won't have my pc with me. Does samsung have a place to upload? If not where do you upload? Thanks
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I use Google photos. It auto uploads pictures and videos too.
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Hey all. I'm considering switching to a Note 5. I currently have a Note 3. I switched to t mobile from att last week and picked up a LG V10 which I am supposed to start using tomorrow. I'm now considering this phone. I had a concern about battery life but from what I see here after rooting and running a custom ROM battery life seems great. I'm concerned about the storage with no sd card. If I got this phone, I'd get the 64 gb version. I'm wondering if samsung has any solution to uploading your photos/videos while on the go. I'm going on vacation for 10 days next month and I know this limited amount of storage wouldn't be enough unless I uploading my photos and videos somewhere each night. I won't have my pc with me. Does samsung have a place to upload? If not where do you upload? Thanks
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I use Google photos as well it's imo the nicest and most user friendly cloud upload for photos. However you could auto upload to dropbox, or onedrive. If you have a Microsoft 365 account you get 1 TB of onedrive space included with your account plus you get an additional 100 GB via a Samsung offer when you buy the Note 5. I use Google photos as my primary and onedrive as a redundancy backup.
I thought I was going to miss the sd card slot as well but I don't. I got the 64 and I also carry a 64 GB sandisk otg/usb combo drive which you get usually find on sale at reasonable prices on amazon.
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Having had both, the note 3 and the 5 honestly, I think I should have went with the 4. I like the 5 and all but I do miss the SD card, I use Google photos as has been mentioned but having to delete photos and videos is aggravating to me. Between photos, videos, music and apps I am out of space, granted, I have the 32gb but the 64gb would be the same in time.
I have not rooted this phone, been holding out for Samsung pay and my bank to work together, says coming soon. Regardless tho, that's something else I am tired of...I should have stayed with nexus devices in regard to root the more I think about it lol. Anyways, getting off topic now.
I got the 5 because costco had a $250 rebate, Samsung had the holiday promotion and Samsung pay had a $100 credit for purchasing from samsung.com if you sign up for and activate a card. When I added all that up it was just to good of a deal to pass up on.
Just get one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00R0...ard+reader&dpPl=1&dpID=41dF3fqC1OL&ref=plSrch
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andROIDS said:
Just get one of these.
This looks interesting. I worry if I have the phone in my pocket with this in it it might break.
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thegameksk said:
andROIDS said:
Just get one of these.
This looks interesting. I worry if I have the phone in my pocket with this in it it might break.
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You only have it in when you need it, otherwise you put it back in its little holder and keep it on your keys.
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The Note 5 is so much better than the 4. I think the 3 was better than the 4 but the 5 is a great device as long as you can get over the storage. I think a Keychain OTG thumb drive is a good compromise for those with additional storage needs.
Yes please dont fall into the trap of so many being dependent on an sd card. There are so many choices to use and honestly 50 gb of data on your phone just because is a lil crazy. You have as mentioned above plenty of storage alternatives and videos I simply upload to Youtube and privately share or watch.
People seem to forget that sometimes phones take a dump, get lost, stolen or break. Now with your whole life on the phone what next?
Great phone, first time not rooting in 6 years or so and with package disabler and a conscious effort to effectively keep my phone from being bogged with crap things are working out lovely.... Plus I use and love Samsung pay
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Yes please dont fall into the trap of so many being dependent on an sd card. There are so many choices to use and honestly 50 gb of data on your phone just because is a lil crazy. You have as mentioned above plenty of storage alternatives and videos I simply upload to Youtube and privately share or watch.
People seem to forget that sometimes phones take a dump, get lost, stolen or break. Now with your whole life on the phone what next?
Great phone, first time not rooting in 6 years or so and with package disabler and a conscious effort to effectively keep my phone from being bogged with crap things are working out lovely.... Plus I use and love Samsung pay
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I have a thought......
Because of Qi charging. The Micro SD will be seldom used. The Note 5 is slick so most people will end up using a case....so..... I am waiting for someone to build a case that has a microsd built in that connects to the usb port and it does not interfere with Wireless qi & NFC use. If someone builds it... I want my 10%! I thought of it first :silly:
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I have a thought......
Because of Qi charging. The Micro SD will be seldom used. The Note 5 is slick so most people will end up using a case....so..... I am waiting for someone to build a case that has a microsd built in that connects to the usb port and it does not interfere with Wireless qi & NFC use. If someone builds it... I want my 10%! I thought of it first :silly:
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Great thought I can't be mad at that just don't see why we need to have terabyte worth of data on our phones. But hey again patent that thought
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Great thought I can't be mad at that just don't see why we need to have terabyte worth of data on our phones. But hey again patent that thought
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Couldn't agree more. People also seem to be forgetting or just not reading the reason behind getting rid of the External SDCard.
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Couldn't agree more. People also seem to be forgetting or just not reading the reason behind getting rid of the External SDCard.
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Whaaaaaat There is a reason for it who would of thought. LOL
People just hate change that's all I swapped a S2 for a Nexus and didn't not sweating the 16gb hard drive just did what I had to do. We are just a bunch of complainers and entitled people that's all.... Lol
I guess the future will be personal cloud ?.. people will have their own wireless storage as a wearable device and it can be accessed without any wires or case and it can be used with laptop, phone and may also be encrypted from others stealing it ?
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My Note 4 is my go to device but I also have a Note 5. I thought about getting a V10 but I need the SPen so I had no other choice if I wanted something new.
Somebody mentioned how SD cards are not reliable and can mess up resulting in lost data. Frankly, that hardly ever happens. In years of SD card use I've never had that happen to me but I did have my Note 5 become completely unresponsive. It would not turn on at all and I had to get a replacement from TMobile. Guess what? I lost all the pics I had taken that day because even though I use Google photos, I only sync the pics when charging and on WiFi to avoid using too much cellular data. If I had an SD card I would have been able to pull the pics off the card even though the phone wouldn't turn on.
Some people say there is a good reason for the SD card feature being removed. The only reason is profit. Why could they not have made it work? Some people say it's because the memory isn't compatible with the new memory being used on these phones but I don't believe that. Why is it that OTG works? Couldn't they have just made an SD card slot that worked the same way as OTG?
I like the Note series but I sure hope we get back expandable storage.
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My Note 4 is my go to device but I also have a Note 5. I thought about getting a V10 but I need the SPen so I had no other choice if I wanted something new.
Somebody mentioned how SD cards are not reliable and can mess up resulting in lost data. Frankly, that hardly ever happens. In years of SD card use I've never had that happen to me but I did have my Note 5 become completely unresponsive. It would not turn on at all and I had to get a replacement from TMobile. Guess what? I lost all the pics I had taken that day because even though I use Google photos, I only sync the pics when charging and on WiFi to avoid using too much cellular data. If I had an SD card I would have been able to pull the pics off the card even though the phone wouldn't turn on.
Some people say there is a good reason for the SD card feature being removed. The only reason is profit. Why could they not have made it work? Some people say it's because the memory isn't compatible with the new memory being used on these phones but I don't believe that. Why is it that OTG works? Couldn't they have just made an SD card slot that worked the same way as OTG?
I like the Note series but I sure hope we get back expandable storage.
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Expandable sd slot is built into the chpset. USB otg is not. Think of it as a truck. The bed is built into the body, but to get more room you get a trailer hitch and trailor.
Now we have an suv instead of a truck. That's why swapping primary storage drives was a thing on some older phones. Instead of using a actual nand flash, some phones used a micro SD card for internal and a second for expandable.
On some devices you could actually change to the Expandable storage being the "internal" storage via bootloader.
The type of chip being used in the note 5 is not capable of running a micro SD card and maintain high speed for the onboard. The how to just isn't there yet.
Regardless of that being bs. The other thing about designs, the shells are made first, then the rest of the product. Outside in.
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