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Best bang for the buck smartphone?

hi all , i am tight on my budget but i am looking for a decent android that is priced just right(buying one late this year ) ...i am looking for a sony phone , htc ..not samsung since their phone are a little ugly in my book ...i am eyeing on arc S ..are there better alternatives ? i dont really know much about htc ...
my priorities are
1.price - have to be decently priced ..but not high enders like s2 ..xperia s etc ..i cant afford
1.5 display- a good display is real important in my book
2. speed - decent speed should be great! single core or dual core ain't important
as long as it is snappy
3.camera - a decent camera is great ..not needing a front facing one since i am only 17
4.storage - minimal is enough since there is link2sd
i am eyeing on 2010 / early 2011 high enders like arc / arc s / htc incredible ...so what phone is in my reach ? i am buying them late this year thou ...

What is your budget? & Where are you?

i am a malaysian and my budget is about hmm...RM 100 ( USD333 ) but can fork out a little more ...

tohno said:
i am a malaysian and my budget is about hmm...RM 100 ( USD333 ) but can fork out a little more ...
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I don't know if it available for you but that's great. Just screen is small a bit. Same as iphone.
http://technorumor.blogspot.com/2012/03/zte-fury-cheapest-android-phone-on-sale.html

omg thats an amazing little phone you have there!.
I mean, darn.. i have a defy and i cannot film in 720 :S
mine cost 250 dlls with a 18 month contract :S
-.-!

omg...zte fury ?? for 20$?? u kidding man! the specs are even better than my ace! and my ace cost USD 250!

I recommend lg 2x. Really cheap (i bought one 300 euros 5 months ago) , its dual core with tegra 2, 8mp camera and the screen is nice. The only problems are
1)the stock firmware is bad but you can flash cm7
2)ram is only 512mb

i cant decide between 2x or arc s ...
2x have dual core , more ram and more internal
arc has better design , better screen ,better camera and bigger screen so in a sense arc is better as a media phone?

If you know anyone in China or an exporter then get a Xiaomi Mi One. Kills both The LG 2X and Xperia Arc on processing power, battery and ram with 1.5Ghz Dual core and 1GB Ram. You also get the amazing MIUI. Camera and screen on Sony probably better but the UI, extra power and large battery on the Xiaomi make up for it. $315 retail in China but in limited supply.
The ARC Vs LG 2X is tough. The Arc has better screen and camera and probably better battery too and will get android 4.0 officially very soon. The LG though is obviously dual core, but stuck on 2.3, so custom Roms will be the way to go.

yea..hm ...

heyyy bro
zomg!!!
get the htc EVO 3D bro! only 150$ off ebay!
specs: msm 8660 (dual core 1200mhz, adreno220 gpu, 1gb ram!, 720p, 3D video filming and watching, 3d screen, hdmi mini)

yeah, the EVO3D is verry good...
i like htc, it has a good case...good cpu...
and it is verry cheap...better than lg
greetz EMIL

evo 3d, the rom development is unreal, they have ics already too

tohno said:
3.camera - a decent camera is great ..not needing a front facing one since i am only 17
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What has being 17 and having a front facing camera got to do with anything?

Samsung Infuse on straight talk..

Xperia ray or HTC Sensation?

Hey all,
I'm looking for a smartphone for my dad. It will be his first smartphone so it doesn't have to be a new flashy top model.
I was thinking about a SE Xperia Ray or an HTC Sensation.
The sensation looks promising to me, but it's almost 200 euro's more expensive... The question is: is it worth it?
Maybe I haven't searched enough and you know a better phone for him?
We are looking for something with these specs:
- At least 5 MP camera
- GPS
- 1 ghz cpu (at least)
- 768 MB RAM
- 8 GB storage
It would be nice if we can keep the costs around €25,- per month.
If you have any ideas, please let me know
Greetings,
Marcoevich

Marcoevich said:
Hey all,
I'm looking for a smartphone for my dad. It will be his first smartphone so it doesn't have to be a new flashy top model.
I was thinking about a SE Xperia Ray or an HTC Sensation.
The sensation looks promising to me, but it's almost 200 euro's more expensive... The question is: is it worth it?
Maybe I haven't searched enough and you know a better phone for him?
We are looking for something with these specs:
- At least 5 MP camera
- GPS
- 1 ghz cpu (at least)
- 768 MB RAM
- 8 GB storage
It would be nice if we can keep the costs around €25,- per month.
If you have any ideas, please let me know
Greetings,
Marcoevich
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I am xperia ray user. keep in mind that xperia ray has a small and narrower display (3.3 inch, 53mm width)
people with big fingers may have a bit difficulty to type in the portrait mode.
htc sensation has a dual core processor compare to single core of xperia ray. that's why the price differs so much.
you can consider other options:
- xperia sola (dual core, 3.7 inch display, 8GB storage, 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, but no front camera)
- samsung galaxy ace 2 (dual core, 3.8 inch display, 4GB storage, 768MB RAM, with front camera)
- nexus s
- galaxy nexus
you can compare the full specs at gsmarena.com

Thx for your explanation man!
We really like the xperia sola. Except for the battery... It's a shame imo that sone put such a bad battery in a such a great phone...
Do you know perhaps, a smartphone with the same specifications as the xperia sola, but with a better bettery?
Thank you very much
Marcoevich

I am the owner of a Xperia ray. HDMI isn't present...

Did I ask if HDMI was present? I only want a phone with the same specs but a better battery as the ray or the sola
Verstuurd van mijn HTC Desire S met Tapatalk

Marcoevich said:
Did I ask if HDMI was present? I only want a phone with the same specs but a better battery as the ray or the sola
Verstuurd van mijn HTC Desire S met Tapatalk
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I would recommend something along the lines of a Desire Z or iPhone 4

Marcoevich said:
Hey all,
I'm looking for a smartphone for my dad. It will be his first smartphone so it doesn't have to be a new flashy top model.
I was thinking about a SE Xperia Ray or an HTC Sensation.
The sensation looks promising to me, but it's almost 200 euro's more expensive... The question is: is it worth it?
Maybe I haven't searched enough and you know a better phone for him?
We are looking for something with these specs:
- At least 5 MP camera
- GPS
- 1 ghz cpu (at least)
- 768 MB RAM
- 8 GB storage
It would be nice if we can keep the costs around €25,- per month.
If you have any ideas, please let me know
Greetings,
Marcoevich
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for me,I'm going with ray :laugh:

Most Android phones don‘t have cutting edge battery life. They vary mostly with usage.
Most phones easily run out of juice by the end of a work day.
Seeing the budget issue(200 euros is something which I recommend rather saving) get the Xperia.
You should try out the phones at a local shop though before buying.

[Q] Xperia GO or One V

I need to replace ma aged Milestone (OG Droid) and basically this two are the only choice I have (contract, gift etc)
I like the IP67 cert. on the GO and love the idea of dual core cpu, however I am worried about the screen res HVGA on 3.5", will I go blind from the pixel size? 165 ppi
I like the screen size on One V, the ICS and the unibody, but I am worried that it won't be much of an upgrade from my old phone (running at 1 Ghz on CM7). I was looking at some quadrant benchmarks and while it is faster, its not by much. However the 512mb ram would be a huge upgrade to me (milestone locked BL, no swap apps shutdown).
As far as I can tell, they both have decent 5mp cameras and shoot nice 720p videos.
Need advice.

CeBits said:
I need to replace ma aged Milestone (OG Droid) and basically this two are the only choice I have (contract, gift etc)
I like the IP67 cert. on the GO and love the idea of dual core cpu, however I am worried about the screen res HVGA on 3.5", will I go blind from the pixel size? 165 ppi
I like the screen size on One V, the ICS and the unibody, but I am worried that it won't be much of an upgrade from my old phone (running at 1 Ghz on CM7). I was looking at some quadrant benchmarks and while it is faster, its not by much. However the 512mb ram would be a huge upgrade to me (milestone locked BL, no swap apps shutdown).
As far as I can tell, they both have decent 5mp cameras and shoot nice 720p videos.
Need advice.
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hi i give u a cross tabulation table wish this will be helpful for u
Dual Core CPU
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Sony Xperia Go Dual Core
HTC One V (Primo)Single Core
More cores result in better parallelism, meaning more tasks can be processed in parallel without slowing down the User Interface.
More Storage Capacity
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Sony Xperia Go 8 GB
HTC One V (Primo) 3.90625 GB
Around 104% more inbuilt memory than HTC One V (Primo). More memory allows you to store more songs, videos, photos and install more applications.
Supports DLNA
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Sony Xperia Go yes
HTC One V (Primo) no
DLNA standard enables easy sharing of music, photos, and videos over wifi. You can stream video from your DLNA phone to your DLNA TV via WiFi.
Screen
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Sony Xperia Go 3.5 inches
HTC One V (Primo) 3.7 inches
Around 5% bigger screen than Sony Xperia Go. Reading, browsing internet and watching movies is more pleasing experience on a bigger screen
Slimmer
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Sony Xperia Go 9.8 mm
HTC One V (Primo) 9.19 mm
Around 6% slimmer than Sony Xperia Go. Slimmer mobiles are easier to carry in pocket and look more fashionable
t hink htc v

Please see the sticky at the top of this section for such questions.
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sony xperia 2013 with 3.5 and 3.7 inch display

hello anyone knows, will sony bring again midrange smartphone with 3.5 or 3.7 inch display on january next year 2013?

Remove Thread Mod. Pointless.
You can just google the next lineup of Sony Ericsson Devices.
Simple.
Faster & Easier
Sent from Galaxy Nexus - Codename Rom
MyEbayStore_Phone Modding and Unbricking
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/more4sell4u/?_trksid=p4340.l2559

Agree with above, except for two points:
First, there isn't Sony Ericsson anymore. Second, he probably wouldn't find anything. This kind of info only stays at some "darker" forums.
But here is what is known for now:
C660X Yuga - 2GB RAM, APQ8064, 5 inch 1080p, 2800mAh battery, water/dust resistant.32GB ROM
C650X Odin - Same as Yuga but no water resistance, smaller battery
C550X Dogo- APQ8064, water/dust resistant,720p display
C360X - MSM8960/8260A S4 krait, 1 GB RAM, 720p Display
C210X - S4 Krait Dual MSM8227/8627, 1GB RAM, 720p Display
C160X - Xperia E Dual - MSM7227A 1 ghz, 480x320 res, 512MB RAM, Dual Sim
C150X - Xperia E - Same as E Dual, single sim variant
Xperia E/E Dual will ship with ICS 4.0.4, all others will ship with Android 4.1/4.2

MattyOnXperiaX10 said:
Remove Thread Mod. Pointless.
You can just google the next lineup of Sony Ericsson Devices.
Simple.
Faster & Easier
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i can't find even leak info on google about 3.5 / 3.7 inch dispaly sony xperia lineup 2013..there it's all about bigger screen 4.5 inch above..i'm not a big fan on it.
i opened this thread because wonder if sony will bring a new imitating device for sony xperia sx (which is 3.7 inch) that for japanese market only
same goes to
xperia gx(4.6 inch) for japanese market only and then sony unveil xperia tx(look like gx) for international market.
i just look for 3.5/3.7 inch display no need bigger than that
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Felimenta97 said:
Agree with above, except for two points:
First, there isn't Sony Ericsson anymore. Second, he probably wouldn't find anything. This kind of info only stays at some "darker" forums.
But here is what is known for now:
C660X Yuga - 2GB RAM, APQ8064, 5 inch 1080p, 2800mAh battery, water/dust resistant.32GB ROM
C650X Odin - Same as Yuga but no water resistance, smaller battery
C550X Dogo- APQ8064, water/dust resistant,720p display
C360X - MSM8960/8260A S4 krait, 1 GB RAM, 720p Display
C210X - S4 Krait Dual MSM8227/8627, 1GB RAM, 720p Display
C160X - Xperia E Dual - MSM7227A 1 ghz, 480x320 res, 512MB RAM, Dual Sim
C150X - Xperia E - Same as E Dual, single sim variant
Xperia E/E Dual will ship with ICS 4.0.4, all others will ship with Android 4.1/4.2
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no need to mentioned everything, just 3.5/3.7 inch display only as title thread..btw which one 3.5/3.7 inch dispaly

spectrun00 said:
i can't find even leak info on google about 3.5 / 3.7 inch dispaly sony xperia lineup 2013..there it's all about bigger screen 4.5 inch above..i'm not a big fan on it.
i opened this thread because wonder if sony will bring a new imitating device for sony xperia sx (which is 3.7 inch) that for japanese market only
same goes to
xperia gx(4.6 inch) for japanese market only and then sony unveil xperia tx(look like gx) for international market.
i just look for 3.5/3.7 inch display no need bigger than that
.
no need to mentioned everything, just 3.5/3.7 inch display only as title thread..btw which one 3.5/3.7 inch dispaly
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I know. I just pasted everything As screen size for majority, not known. Only know the flagship (Yuga and Odin) which is 5 inches and a Phablet not mentioned with 6 inches.
"What really matters in this world, anyway?"

[C][Info] Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. Sony Xperia Z2

Sony Xperia Z2 Review vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Review
We cannot ignore this; Samsung always has Special thing! (Edit: nothing special for this time! except true OctaCore)
almost all things about Xperia Z2 was not surprise But special.
pnt) please go to source posts to see more info...
Specifications​
​ Galaxy S5; Price
5.1" FHD Display (SuperSensitive TouchPanel) /Super AMOLED (same as S4 & Note3)
2.5GHz QuadCore Snpadragon 801-8974AC & 2.1GHz Exynos (true) OctaCore
2GB RAM
16/32GB Internal (+microSDcard for Media & Apps) ** 16GB >> ~10GB available
16MP rear (1/2.6 lens size ISOCELL + 1.12 µm pixel size + 4K)/2MP front
IP67 (Water-Dust resistant)
2800mAh (+ UltraPowerSaving Mod >> turn phone to black-white!)
Speaker; One Mono speaker
Android KK 4.4
Sensors;
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture, heart rate
Final Specs
MicroSite
>Early Performance Report, Benchmarks
.vs​
Xperia Z2; Price
5.2" FHD Display (SuperSensitive TouchPanel) /IPS + X-Reality + LiveColour LED (Triluminos)
2.3GHz QuadCore (Snapdragon-801/8974AB)
16GB Internal (+microSDcard for Media) ** 16GB >> ~12GB available
3GB RAM
20.7 rear(f/2. lens-1/2.3 size + 4K)/2.1MP front >> ExmorRS + G-Lens + BIONZ img process
3200mAh battery (+ new Stamina Mod >> Control Background processes & kill apps during standby)
(Speakers Stereo /2speakers)
Water-Proof/Dust-Resistant IP58
Android KK 4.4.2​>> Screen-Shots & Features Source1 Source2
Sensors;
Accelerometer, Barometer, Geomagnetic rotation vector, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Step counter, Step detector, Significant motion detector, Proximity
Final Spec
White-Paper
Display Viewing Angle on Xperia Z2 (nothing to say about S5 cause Super AMOLED is awesome enough )
>Early Performance Report, Benchmarks
Sony tried to reduce bezels size and improve their OmniBalance design. It means even if Xperia Z2 is tall But bigger display & Battery. also durability for IP58.
Samsung has great design on Galaxy S4. round phone is always expected from samsung. but Round phone with more bezel than previous flagship is not that cool! It s exactly unlike what Sony done.
For both phone; Durability of Phone force them to design.
In this side Sony did smarter job cause it uses metallic frame and thinner bezel.
BUT first you have to check performance of phone.
This time Sony have better plan for availability.
Xperia Z2 will come in Mid-March But Galaxy S5 in early April.
x102x96x said:
However on Xperia Z, ZL, Z1 & etc we saw lots of new and report about BAD display (Viewing Angle) But this time we can see lots of report about GOOD display.
Now It s about Large Color Gamut.
& maybe it s widest color range support for smartphones.
This Color Gamut is even more than Super-AMOLED displays.
Source
Xperia Z2 vs Z1s; Compare Colors on Display
Xperia Z2 vs Z1 vs Z1c Viewing-Angle
Display On Xperia Z2 is combination of IPS + Triluminos + Live Colour LED + (In Media: X-Reality engine)
Display Source Post
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x102x96x said:
nothing to say about Galaxy S5 sound cause it s not something special it has mono-speakers(Like S4 & Note3)
But 2 Stereo Speaker on Xperia Z2 is very good.
Xperia Z2 VS htc ONE [Sound]
/htc ONE has Dual Speaker-Beats Audio sound enhancement
Xperia Z2 is Louder but still htc one is more clear.
But thr s awesome speakers on XZ2 so they can improve quality by Software update.
Great Improvement from Z1;
Xperia Z1 vs Xperia Z2 [Sound Comparison]
Sound Source Post
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Note On Flagships Support
x102x96x said:
Previous phones cannot compete with Xperia Z2
Only we can expect that Galaxy S5 with ISOCELL camera and bigger pixel size become real competitor.
More On Galaxy S5 ISOCELL powered Camera
Low-Light Camera test Xperia Z2
Camera Test Tokyo-Night
Outdoor + HDR On/Off Camera test Galaxy S5
Camera Source Post
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x102x96x said:
Snapdragon 801 8974-AB vs Snapdragon 801 8974-AC
Galaxy S5
CPU; 2.5GHz*
GPU; 578MHz
Xperia Z2
CPU; 2.3GHz
GPU; 550MHz**
AnTuTu v4
Galaxy S5: 35145
Xperia Z2: 34986
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex
Xperia Z2: 27.7
Galaxy S5: 27.5
*CPU on Galaxy S5 clocked 0.2GHz higher than Xperia Z2. and there s just 159points more for Galaxy S5.
**GPU on Galaxy S5 clocked 28MHz higher than Xperia Z2 But in GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex Xperia Z2 got 0.2points more than Galaxy S5
>>These scores are from Demo units. SO we cannot judge according to them.
Final Units with Final Optimization are important.
Source
>> Here u can see 0.2GHz different between Xperia and Galaxy CPU. But Xperia has 1GB more in RAM.
Performance Source Post
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./updating...
please write your opinion about these two flagships...
:good:

S5 just have FHD display with Snap S800 and 2Gig of RAM
May be souce is wrong,

Samsung Galaxy S5 will be using Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset in MSM8974-AC variant, clocked at 2.5 GHz. Sony D6503 will be also using Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset in MSM8974-AB variant, clocked at 2.3 GHz.

El.Guaje said:
S5 just have FHD display with Snap S800 and 2Gig of RAM
May be souce is wrong,
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yes the source is wrong, the screen is not 1080p its at least 2k
anyone own a Sony will regret it...Sony will be bankrupt in the next 3 years guarantee it, crappy phones, crappy tv, crappy headphone. Its hard to believe Sony is a Japanese company.

There's multiple versions of S5, Exynos and Snapdragon, FullHD and QHD, I guess only the exynos version will have QHD, or it might be a mix... Samsung doesn't have LTE modem compatible with everywhere that's why they're using Qualcomm in some cases ( S4 LTE used Qualcomm, while S4 3G used Exynos ).. the reason of why there's two screen resolution I guess is duo to low QHD production, Samsung can't sustain the required demand for these so they're going after FHD as a backup...
In most cases, we might get Exynos with QHD and Qualcomm with FullHD...
Sony's flagship will have 3300mAh according to latest rumor, it also has stereo speakers

8974AC
rency_0722 said:
Samsung Galaxy S5 will be using Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset in MSM8974-AC variant, clocked at 2.5 GHz. Sony D6503 will be also using Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset in MSM8974-AB variant, clocked at 2.3 GHz.
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SD-800
according to wikipedia and sources below wiki page SD800-8974AC max speed is 2.4GHz
however they can modify it for 2.5GHz but that s wht we know.
:good:

Galaxy S5 might be water-dust resistant
According to O2 Germany via AndroidAuthority
Sent via Nexus7 | WiFi.32GB

Or we could see an GS5 Active or O2 could be using "water" to hide the GS5 since they have no clue what it looks like.

RaptorMD said:
Or we could see an GS5 Active or O2 could be using "water" to hide the GS5 since they have no clue what it looks like.
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it s ur opinion But when they mentions sentences like samsung even can do more and etc it can have another meaning!
:good:

NOW Sony have too difficult battle.
cause S5 probably support IP67
and 16MP camera with bigger sensor with aqua mod
Source

If only the Sony would be widespread in the US like the S5.

x102x96x said:
it s ur opinion But when they mentions sentences like samsung even can do more and etc it can have another meaning!
:good:
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You're right it's my opinion and so is everything else on the net regarding the GS5. No one knows for sure until next Monday. That is FACT.

Something Extraordinary vs. Life-5
Samsung released Galaxy Unpacked 5 trailer
everything marked 5 include Wet 5 (that can prove this galaxy is water proof)
Source
Sony mentioned Something Extraordinary is coming
Source

Xperia Z2
We saw Xperia Z2 and now waiting for Galaxy S5
Samsung doesn't have difficult way to win battle !
:good:

Xperia Z2 Display powered by both Live Color algorithm & X-Reality engine
IPS /TRILUMINOS FullHD
It can be positive point for new Xperia...

Galaxy S5
NOW I have to say Samsung had so difficult battle!
and i my opinion Samsung cannot win!
after successful S4 & Note3
this S5 is not that impressive!
everything about it
Xperia Z2 is winner of MWC14

The ugliest device of 2014: Samsung galaxy S5!

Xperia Z2 aperature is 2.0 not 2.3

The Sony is too tall. The GS4 is already tall enough. I don't want a taller phone with a lot of bezel.

x102x96x said:
Hi
pnt.) We cannot ignore this; Samsung always has Special thing! (Edit: nothing special for this time!)
First Different:
We know exact name of this flagship from Samsung and little bit about its feature (thats because XDA made GS5 forums so soon)
But we know almost spec & feature of new Xperia But don't know what will be its name!
Expected Specifications
Galaxy S5;
5.25" FHD Display (SuperSensitive TouchPanel)
2.5GHz
2GB RAM
16/32GB Internal
16MP rear (that might be f/2.2 lens + 4K)/2MP front More on Camera
IP67
2800mAh
Android KK 4.4
Source
Final Specs
Xperia Flagship (D6503);
5.2" FHD Display (SuperSensitive TouchPanel)
2.3GHz QuadCore (SD-800/8974AB)
16GB Internal
3GB RAM
20.7 rear(that might be f/2. lens-1/2.3 size + 4K)/2.1MP front
3200mAh battery + new Stamina Mod)
(Speakers Stereo /2speakers)
Water-Proof/Dust-Resistance IP58
Android KK 4.4.2​Look almost Screen-Shots & Features Source1 Source2
Final Spec
(but there might be Exynos version of Galaxy S5.
the most thing I love to see is new innovations of Samsung in chipsets.: edited>> NOTHING about Exynos!)
pnt.) idk! in my opinion S5 design is not like premium phone at all and so not like Flagship!
please write your opinion about these two flagships...
:good:
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Dont ever doubt.. Xperia is winner!