I can get a 16gb nexus 5 and LG G2 base model for around the same price (give or take 20 dollars) Which one would you choose? My concern about the nexus 5 is its battery life, which the G2 is great at.
Thanks for the input!
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Between the two at this exact moment, I'd take the LG G2 personally because battery life is quite important to me in a portable device of most any kind. Reviews show it has fantastic battery life (meaning the G2) and I doubt seriously - considering the size of the battery in the Nexus 5 - that the Nexus 5 will get anywhere near what the G2 is proving quite capable of.
So, for me the LG G2 would be a no-brainer since we know KitKat will be showing up quite soon since the source is available - we just had a 4.4 build created by houstonn for the LGOG which I happen to have, it's mostly functional but I'm sure soon enough it will be 100% to go.
br0adband said:
Between the two at this exact moment, I'd take the LG G2 personally because battery life is quite important to me in a portable device of most any kind. Reviews show it has fantastic battery life (meaning the G2) and I doubt seriously - considering the size of the battery in the Nexus 5 - that the Nexus 5 will get anywhere near what the G2 is proving quite capable of.
So, for me the LG G2 would be a no-brainer since we know KitKat will be showing up quite soon since the source is available - we just had a 4.4 build created by houstonn for the LGOG which I happen to have, it's mostly functional but I'm sure soon enough it will be 100% to go.
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That was a quick response. Thanks man!
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Agreed. If battery is your main concern and the price is similar, I would choose the G2. Battery isn't that important to me though. All I really need from a phone is a full average day on a single charge and I think I will get that from the N5. I get a full day with my N4 on most days, but I run it conservatively.
I have a G2 now, and I get 2-3 days with the G2 and I get 1-2 days with the Note 3.
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Another possible benefit to the G2 is that has Audience's Earsmart noise cancellation chip. It remains to be seen if the Nexus 5 will have it, but since it would impose extra licensing fees, I'm guessing it's more likely than not that the Nexus 5 won't have it (Google has to cut corners somewhere, to sell the Nexus 5 for a low price).
Audience's noise cancellation chip is by far the best noise cancellation out there. Much better than Qualcomm's native solution Fluence (which the Nexus 4 uses). The Nexus One had the Audience chip and was one of the first phones to use it. I really miss that. I could be in super loud environments and people thought I was at home. The Nexus 4 has been a huge step down in this respect. After the Nexus One, the iPhone 4 used the Audience chip (and of course everyone acted like Apple invented noise cancellation, even though they were late comers to the game). In any case, it got much praise on the iPhone 4. But it has been dropped from the iPhone 5 for Apple's own in house solution and the (very few) critics how pay attention to this have pointed out that it's much worse. These days for the most part it's only Samsung that consistently uses the Audience chip in its top tier phones.
Anyway, I care a lot about call quality, so I'd really like the have the Audience chip again. I'm still waiting to see if it's in the Nexus 5. But if I had to decide now, without knowing, that would definitely be a feature pulling me toward the G2 instead.
I would take the G2 because of the battery life and camera performance ... and I'm saying this while I bought the nexus 5
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
I had both and I'd recommend the Nexus 5 any second. KitKat runs super smooth and I love the looks! I hate the glossy plastic on the G2 and I totally love the soft silky back of the N5. I have been touching it nonstop for the last hour. I might need professional help.
DJ-Tumor said:
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
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+1 in a couple weeks, there'll be some announcement where this cpu is better than etc etc. Hardware gets better all the time but software more or less stays the same and that's what we as users can compete on. Not on the hardware because something will be better in a matter of weeks / months etc.
If having a good community in terms of rom and kernels as well as receiving the newest and latest android on a stock android experience matters to you then a nexus phone is a no Brainer.
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DJ-Tumor said:
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
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I'm still disappointed with the 2300 mah battery, I would have been totally satisfied with a 2600 mah battery...
Better accu? :silly: this forum is filled with Germans , I love when i realize that I'm not the only one who keeps mixing the languages :laugh:
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I'm still disappointed with the 2300 mah battery, I would have been totally satisfied with a 2600 mah battery...
Better accu? :silly: this forum is filled with Germans , I love when i realize that I'm not the only one who keeps mixing the languages :laugh:
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We say Akku in German though
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I'm still disappointed with the 2300 mah battery, I would have been totally satisfied with a 2600 mah battery...
Better accu? :silly: this forum is filled with Germans , I love when i realize that I'm not the only one who keeps mixing the languages :laugh:
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yeah happens.. *smile*
but accumulator is Not wrong either in english i guess....but yeah native english speakers Do say battery All the time.
/edit: but it seems BATTERY seems ok from One can read from others. but be careful with that Information! people are still hyped to the Max with the new device the may get too euphoric about it.
Hard decision but honestly I got burned hard by the Optimus 2X and anyone else who owned that phone would likely agree with me, it was a solid phone but the software support was horrendous (not helped by Nvidia...). The only reason I got the Nexus 4 was the fact it was made by LG which make QUALITY hardware but lack a large software dev team so as the Nexus is done by Google it was a very easy decision . I wouldnt leave the Nexus series so long as it stays at the price point of £300 as the developer community alone is amazing, so many talented developers working on one device we would never get left in the dark.
The G2 is a better device interms of battery life but for me the device size definitely goes past the perfect spot which is the N4 and N5 (width is important!). Would I have paid extra if the N5 had a stepped battery in it, of course I would as I do want longer battery life but I think the N5 will meet my requirement now as its better than the N4! I think the decider for me if they were the same price would be the developer community as I would go for the one with the biggest following, if the G2 can keep up with the N5 in terms of custom rom android versions then it would be fine and I would be tempted but still would need to hold it in the hand as I think its too wide.
Tough call! Would wait till Jan before deciding on the community personally.
I would get Nexus 5. I don't use my phone 8 hours a day and I don't live in the woods so I have access to the charger most of the time.
DJ-Tumor said:
im lucky that the price is so different!
it would be horribly tough to work it out.
g2 is clearly the better phone. better accu, bigger screen, better camera.
but hell man...nexus5 will have 18 month of Top noth Updates PLUS the Community will blow minds becwuse it will be THE device they All have and develope for. with the g2 you wont have that.
i keep telling people that Not the Hardware is the big Star of the cellphone but the Software is.
So choice is as the Situation is thaaaaat easy for me.
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Do you assume that after 18 months Google will no longer update the N5?
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Do you assume that after 18 months Google will no longer update the N5?
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Honestly, after Google said they stopped supporting the Galaxy Nexus I'm not that optimistic either. But it doesn't matter to me since this is a Nexus.
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Do you assume that after 18 months Google will no longer update the N5?
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that is what Google says and seems to be the reason why the samsun nexus does Not get updates any more.
possibly because of Qualcomm being the cpu we may get Lucky to get One Last Update after that 18 month.
only time will tell.
As of what we Do Know now...we should shot expect Updates after the 18 month.
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Honestly, after Google said they stopped supporting the Galaxy Nexus I'm not that optimistic either. But it doesn't matter to me since this is a Nexus.
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DJ-Tumor said:
that is what Google says and seems to be the reason why the samsun nexus does Not get updates any more.
possibly because of Qualcomm being the cpu we may get Lucky to get One Last Update after that 18 month.
only time will tell.
As of what we Do Know now...we should shot expect Updates after the 18 month.
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Google did say the reason that the Gnex will no longer get updates... Im not a fortune teller but I think Qualcomm will survive more than 18 months.
Either way, once I see that the N5 will stop getting updates, that will be the moment when I root my phone.
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Google did say the reason that the Gnex will no longer get updates... Im not a fortune teller but I think Qualcomm will survive more than 18 months.
Either way, once I see that the N5 will stop getting updates, that will be the moment when I root my phone.
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What reasons, this is all I see so far: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3468085?hl=en
And if its because TI is no longer making the chips, that's not convincing, while I'm no developer, TI OMAP chips are much more open than Qualcomm (which is why they are found in a lot of other opensource linux devices) so even if Google receives no help from TI it should still be easier to release KitKat for it than with a Qualcomm device having to deal with more proprietary codes (one of the reason a Nexus 7 factory image was temporary pulled).
Anyway, what ever the reason its unfounded and here is why: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/development
Exactly - the reason for the lack of a 4.4 update for the Galaxy Nexus is because TI basically pulled out of ARM chip making and they won't provide support to Google so Google has no choice but to pull out of any potential updates for that particular device.
In time I'm sure you'll see a 4.4+ ROM appear soon enough for the Galaxy Nexus. Hell, if old devices like the Galaxy S can run 4.3 (and it does, surprisingly well, probably will run 4.4 too without a problem) you can be positive that 4.4 will make it's way to the Galaxy Nexus soon enough.
But it's not Google that pulled the plug for that update, it was Texas Instruments...
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Hey, my family is insisting they buy me an smart phone for my 21st Birthday.
So they're asking me which one do I want. I'd rather have something like a Router, or NAS, but they are insisting on getting me a phone or a camera. Since my Current phone is a pretty old Nokia phone. I have a desktop which i use most of the day.
I think the budget would be close to 400$. We will not be using a contract phone. They are considering the
iPhone4(S) [Used] (I was thinking of stepping out of iOS and using An Android Phone since most of the users are iOS in my house),
Sony Ericsson Xperia S (I heard the battery timing is low) (not much of resale value here)
Galaxy S2 (A bit of an older series)
Galaxy Note ( A bit more expensive)
Wont be using 3G / 4G much except for when travelling. Need good battery timing, even with WLAN enabled. Something with a good camera, touch focus, flash etc.
I am a heavy Computer user, texter, browse a lot of forums, like linux, WEP cracking etc.
Any suggestions? Most of these models are at least 8 Months old. The S3 is a bit overpriced and not as good as the HTC One X
xperia arc s
Get the Galaxy Note, its the best dam phone out there! (ok so yes its the phone i have but still )
And if you love linux even better, it works very well with my linuxonandroid project
But if the huge screen frightens you get for the love of god get anything other than a iphone
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xperia arc s
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Better than a S2? battery timing?
zacthespack said:
Get the Galaxy Note, its the best dam phone out there! (ok so yes its the phone i have but still )
And if you love linux even better, it works very well with my linuxonandroid project
But if the huge screen frightens you get for the love of god get anything other than a iphone
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Is the note faster than the S2? And I like huge screens, wont be carrying it around much maybe. Will use it as a secondary phone. Does the S2 work with the linuxandroid project?
ryandigweed said:
Better than a S2? battery timing?
Is the note faster than the S2? And I like huge screens, wont be carrying it around much maybe. Will use it as a secondary phone. Does the S2 work with the linuxandroid project?
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Yes the S2 works well to, between the two devices the hardware is pretty much the same.
The differences are, Galaxy Note has the 5.2 inch screen and a bigger battery to make sure that beast of screen has enough power. Oh and the spen which is pretty call but I dont use it much.
It depends on which price you would let them extend too~ Huawei have great spec devices for a lot lower prices, worth a look.
zacthespack said:
Yes the S2 works well to, between the two devices the hardware is pretty much the same.
The differences are, Galaxy Note has the 5.2 inch screen and a bigger battery to make sure that beast of screen has enough power. Oh and the spen which is pretty call but I dont use it much.
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Thanks for all that info, you're making me think of getting the note
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It depends on which price you would let them extend too~ Huawei have great spec devices for a lot lower prices, worth a look.
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Any good models that come to mind? I thought Huawei is poor quality. Can extend the budget , and there are used mobiles that would come in that much.
I would look for something from HTC.
Dont scream at me - samsung is very slippery (both galaxy s and s2) and doesn't appeal to me with build quality. I know, they are quite sturdy, just they look plastic.
renw0rp said:
I would look for something from HTC.
Dont scream at me - samsung is very slippery (both galaxy s and s2) and doesn't appeal to me with build quality. I know, they are quite sturdy, just they look plastic.
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I like HTC as well, but which model? They're slightly more expensive as compared to samsung, with lower specs and great build quality.
Yeah their Cases got that plastic-y look to them. Especially the behind cover.
I will be using a a case on whatever phone im using. my hands get sweatyy
Also, i would like to say, this phone is going to be with me long longggg longgg time 5 years? (if it lasts hopefully) and so i want a phone with gorilla glass, or a strong front panel ..
Might want to consider the galaxy nexus. Pure vanilla and timely updates, as well as a large hacking community.
5mp camera is its specs, but I heard its quite good. Remember, no matter how many mp a camera is, it all comes down to the lenses
All for $350 new unlocked off google play
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gagdude said:
Might want to consider the galaxy nexus. Pure vanilla and timely updates, as well as a large hacking community.
5mp camera is its specs, but I heard its quite good. Remember, no matter how many mp a camera is, it all comes down to the lenses
All for $350 new unlocked off google play
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Thanks for the info, yeah it depends on the lens and the sensor, i've been a major fan of the nexus, since the start. Some say there's a noticeable performance of the galaxy s2 over the galaxy nexus.
Almost double the battery and a bit bigger screen with higher ppi Faster than the S2 according to this:
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According to this, the camera is better too! ..
http://hemorrdroids.net/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-samsung-galaxy-sii-s2-camera-test/
Omg, Thanks a lot for reminding me of the nexus, is the battery removable? Im just kinda bummed about the lack of additional storage..
THe screen drop test scares the **** out of me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyMBC5R_oEU
I recently got a Galaxy S3 with ATT. It's been pretty solid so far, especially after rooting and some tweaking. A large phablet like the Note would be nice, but the Snapdragon S3 it uses turns me off.
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ryandigweed said:
Thanks for the info, yeah it depends on the lens and the sensor, i've been a major fan of the nexus, since the start. Some say there's a noticeable performance of the galaxy s2 over the galaxy nexus.
Almost double the battery and a bit bigger screen with higher ppi Faster than the S2 according to this:
According to this, the camera is better too! ..
http://hemorrdroids.net/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-samsung-galaxy-sii-s2-camera-test/
Omg, Thanks a lot for reminding me of the nexus, is the battery removable? Im just kinda bummed about the lack of additional storage..
THe screen drop test scares the **** out of me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyMBC5R_oEU
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Battery is removable but yeah, no SD. Bugs me too. I haven't checked to drop tests, ill edit my post in a few min when I do.
Also, I never knew the camera is actually better than the S2's thanks for that link!
EDIT: like they said, its only gonna break if its facedown. But its completely destroyed when it is. Lcd and digitizer but I think a high quality screen protector will solve the problem, if u don't mind having screen protectors that is
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ryandigweed said:
Hey, my family is insisting they buy me an smart phone for my 21st Birthday.
So they're asking me which one do I want. I'd rather have something like a Router, or NAS, but they are insisting on getting me a phone or a camera. Since my Current phone is a pretty old Nokia phone. I have a desktop which i use most of the day.
I think the budget would be close to 400$. We will not be using a contract phone. They are considering the
iPhone4(S) [Used] (I was thinking of stepping out of iOS and using An Android Phone since most of the users are iOS in my house),
Sony Ericsson Xperia S (I heard the battery timing is low) (not much of resale value here)
Galaxy S2 (A bit of an older series)
Galaxy Note ( A bit more expensive)
Wont be using 3G / 4G much except for when travelling. Need good battery timing, even with WLAN enabled. Something with a good camera, touch focus, flash etc.
I am a heavy Computer user, texter, browse a lot of forums, like linux, WEP cracking etc.
Any suggestions? Most of these models are at least 8 Months old. The S3 is a bit overpriced and not as good as the HTC One X
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i suggest you get the Galaxy Nexus if you like to have updated OS all the time....
from that list i would go with the galaxy note
I disliked the part of the 16GB limited storage on the nexus, so i went with the note !.. anyone got a tut to install ICS or JB? ? Im on GB dont know if its rooted or not.. :S
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Checked it with root checker. its Still not rooted.. And i've got no memory card, any pointers to how im supposed to Root it with ICS?
ryandigweed said:
I disliked the part of the 16GB limited storage on the nexus, so i went with the note !.. anyone got a tut to install ICS or JB? ? Im on GB dont know if its rooted or not.. :S
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Checked it with root checker. its Still not rooted.. And i've got no memory card, any pointers to how im supposed to Root it with ICS?
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The note sub forum is your friend, plenty of guides to do everything under the sun http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1346
I would say either go for something like the HTC One S or the Galaxy Nexus GSM
I'm in a similar situation. I'm between the Nexus and Note- made this thread about the topic. Most are suggesting the Nexus. IMO, I think the Note is the best in your list and the Nexus, if you can afford it, should be considered. The problem is that you may have a different opinion than the guys on here so I would suggest trying the phones out in a local shop before you buy them.
My next phone will be a Galaxy SIII, really loved this phone and all its properties!
Which one should I get? My friend is recommending me Samsung S3 because of brand & cheaper. But Nexus 5 has superior specs and faster & latest android. Please help me decide
First, it would prolly be best to go post in one of the device comparison threads in the General section of the forum. Too many of these threads get made and some don't end well lol
Secondly. Since u already posted. Coming from someone who has used both. Nexus 5 all the way. But that's my opinion and it depends on ur preference ur guess. I feel the nexus 5 is a significant boost in performance, and quality over the S III.
If you want something closer to a touchwiz experience but want an alternative to Samsung. The LG G2 Has the same specs as the Nexus 5 and a UI similar to TouchWiz. As I said tho. Its a matter of personal preference and this is just my opinion. In the end I would research and try em out if you know anyone who has em and go from there ....
and post in the other section I mentioned earlier. Its a sticky in the general section.
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You are asking ferrari or kia...
^ what he said. I just didn't want to put the S3 down but its true haha
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Which one should I get? My friend is recommending me Samsung S3 because of brand & cheaper. But Nexus 5 has superior specs and faster & latest android. Please help me decide
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ive come from a S3 to a Nexus 5 , I think il be going back to a S3 , the S3 is a quality phone, its built better, SD slot, different batteries, better quality screen.
Yes the Nexus is fast, do we really need a fast phone, the screen on the N5 is nice and crisp, but 1080p on a 5 inch device? come on.
The S3 on jelly bean was laggy, im hoping it will run better on kit kat in Feb.
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Not even a worthy comparison...
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Lol s3. It would not be laughable if it was note 3. But s3?? Come on.
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Well...what answer do you expect posting this question in our holy Nexus 5 forum?
I would go for the nexus. I had the S3 when it first came out but after a day with it i returned it to T-Mobile and got the One s. TouchWiz is horrible in my opinion, Sense is the way to go if your not going with stock. And idk if a had a bad phone but my screen had hella lot of those big black dots when the screen was all black. But if u want save money go with the S3.
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ive come from a S3 to a Nexus 5 , I think il be going back to a S3 , the S3 is a quality phone, its built better, SD slot, different batteries, better quality screen.
Yes the Nexus is fast, do we really need a fast phone, the screen on the N5 is nice and crisp, but 1080p on a 5 inch device? come on.
The S3 on jelly bean was laggy, im hoping it will run better on kit kat in Feb.
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That's what my grandfather told me_ "do we really need a fast phone"?!! But no seriously I hope you were more drunk than me when you wrote that comment
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That's what my grandfather told me_ "do we really need a fast phone"?!! But no seriously I hope you were more drunk than me when you wrote that comment
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Haha QFT !
Seriously, that's like saying do we really need more bullets in our guns. The answer is yes. I rather have the speed and not need it then not have it and need it. Apps/Games on the mobile market are starting to become pretty demanding. Tho I do think we are at a point right now where we need to focus more on battery research and overall reception. It seems like the older "Feature" phones get better service then a lot of the smart phones. My friends old LG Envy 3 gets service at her place but my Nexus 5 doesn't. Nor did my Note 3 or S4 when I was still on Verizon.....
Which that lil tid bit, is another point for the nexus 5. Around WA state, Verizon is hands down the best and most reliable service, but I gave that up just so I could get a nexus 5 lol (also cause Verizon are the Nazis of the cellphone world and android is being suffocated on their service. T-Mobile may not be as good but at least they let android do its thing)
EDIT - that was kind of a weird analogy but I was in the military and its the only thing I could think of. Its better then the guitar one I had tho haha
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S3 has much much better headphones sound quality.
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That's what my grandfather told me_ "do we really need a fast phone"?!! But no seriously I hope you were more drunk than me when you wrote that comment
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Grandfather speak sense unless you game on it or benchmark, there is no point.
I have a high end pc 4.7ghz , sli gtx 670 etc, loads of ram, i see a point in that, for video encoding, editing etc.
The N5 does feel cheap, it is cheap, the money has gone on the cpu , screen, graphics , the S3 and N4 feel better made to me.
What i want is a phone like the S1 was build quality wise and thickness, with modern screen and decent battery life.
Also the camera on the N5 is poor, it can take a good shot, but quick it isn't.
I am a nexus 4 user. Shifted from galaxy S3. I still miss my GS3.. Because of Amoled screen and battery backup and camera. These things sucks on Nexus 4. Same applies to N5 also. So if you are not a crack flasher then go for S3.
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N5 all the way. I switched from an S3 to a Nexus 5 and the only things I miss are the slightly louder speaker and louder earphone volume (that's stock of course. Using fauxsound fixes the earphone volume at least). The Nexus feels so much better to hold since it doesn't feel like it'll slip out of your hand and the battery lasts longer. With my S3 running cm10.2 and a 4200mah extended battery, I would get about 6 hours screen on time. I get about the same with the 2300mah battery in the Nexus and I don't have to carry a brick in my pocket. Screen is also much better. I can actually see what's on it outdoors.
If speed is your only requirement along with fast updates, go the Nexus 5.
If you need a good phone, camera, media player and mp3 player, go the gs3.
Nexus 5 is the one to Get you get the latest OS version when released cross ship defective replacements if ordered from the play store if needed. I had a Samsung S3 last year it was a nice phone but to wait a year for software updates if they decide to release it.
And at the price point for a fully unlocked phone it can not be beat, if you buy out right its an average $100 more then the Nexus 5 from the Play store for a locked phone add the $50 the carriers usually charge to unlock it so now you ar $150 more for. A year old tech phone.
Take the $150 you saved put it aside then next year you can upgrade to the nexus 6 or what ever it's called for only $200 more then you would spend on the S3 now.
And you could sell the nexus 5 next year and repeat the following year and you will be upgrading every year for next to nothing price wise,
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Grandfather speak sense unless you game on it or benchmark, there is no point.
I have a high end pc 4.7ghz , sli gtx 670 etc, loads of ram, i see a point in that, for video encoding, editing etc.
The N5 does feel cheap, it is cheap, the money has gone on the cpu , screen, graphics , the S3 and N4 feel better made to me.
What i want is a phone like the S1 was build quality wise and thickness, with modern screen and decent battery life.
Also the camera on the N5 is poor, it can take a good shot, but quick it isn't.
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What are you still doing here then? The thread itself is ridiculous because okay one can say nexus 5 or galaxy s4 but if you say nexus 5 or galaxy s3 and tell me s3 is better cuz it has sd card camera and blabla then I can tell you fine then even an htc sensation works for you
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What are you still doing here then? The thread itself is ridiculous because okay one can say nexus 5 or galaxy s4 but if you say nexus 5 or galaxy s3 and tell me s3 is better cuz it has sd card camera and blabla then I can tell you fine then even an htc sensation works for you
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Because the orignal poster of the thread said N5 or S3 you muppet.
I replied on here as i came from a S3 to a N5 , and i think the S3 is better built, better camera, better screen although lower res.
I went from an S3 to a Nexus 4, and found the N4 much nicer, the N5 is a considerable further improvement over the N4. Those people saying the S3 has a better screen, I guess is just a preference for the amoled screen types, personally I find the terrible oversaturation to be really annoying, but its just a preference thing I guess.
Anyway, another vote here for the N5 over the S3, by a long way.
As the time comes that most of us who did a 2 yr upgrade are coming up on picking up a new device what is everyone gravitating to?
The waterproofing of the S5 is nice but inability to root is disheartening, the M8 is nice but I'm not sure about it.
USFguy said:
As the time comes that most of us who did a 2 yr upgrade are coming up on picking up a new device what is everyone gravitating to?
The waterproofing of the S5 is nice but inability to root is disheartening, the M8 is nice but I'm not sure about it.
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I am moving to Sony Z2 for waterproof and style. Its slick lines just make it look like art.
I find the M8 good looking from the front but ugly from the side and back. Something about its big sloppy curved back doesnt sit right with me. The phone just looks fat and bulky.
S5 really does seem like the standout device this year. But I have never wanted what everyone else has. Plus I find it bland looking.
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I am moving to Sony Z2 for waterproof and style. Its slick lines just make it look like art.
I find the M8 good looking from the front but ugly from the side and back. Something about its big sloppy curved back doesnt sit right with me. The phone just looks fat and bulky.
S5 really does seem like the standout device this year. But I have never wanted what everyone else has. Plus I find it bland looking.
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Z2 is on ATT?
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Z2 is on ATT?
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No idea. I think I read somewhere the other week that no usa carriers will have the z2.
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No idea. I think I read somewhere the other week that no usa carriers will have the z2.
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Well the big red will (ew) but other than that, Sony Store only I think
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USFguy said:
The waterproofing of the S5 is nice but inability to root is disheartening, the M8 is nice but I'm not sure about it.
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What about the M8 aren't you sure about? Its what I picked up last week, and its a fabulous phone.
I've summed up my feeling between the two devices (GS5 vs. M8) pretty well over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52651026&postcount=14
The build quality of the M8 simply blows the GS5 out of the water.
The only "pros" I see on the GS5 side are:
- the waterproofing (M8 is still water resistant, just not meant to be completely submerged)
- better photos in good lighting (mainly outdoors, and how much this matter is going to depend on how you use your phone most often)
- much bigger market share and therefore larger community (but with the bootloader so locked down, how much does this matter?)
Side note: I haven't been keeping up with the GS5 root status, so I decided to hop over there and just take a peek before harping on the issue too much (to avoid spreading any possible misinformation). And the situation is bleak, to say the least. I don't think I've ever seen a Development forum section this empty. Even the EVITA (with a locked down bootloader) had some development threads before the phone was even released:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/orig-development
I mean, I'm sure the talented devs here figure something out eventually. But this was just pretty striking to see.
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Side note: I haven't been keeping up with the GS5 root status, so I decided to hop over there and just take a peek before harping on the issue too much (to avoid spreading any possible misinformation). And the situation is bleak, to say the least. I don't think I've ever seen a Development forum section this empty. Even devices like my old HTC EVITA (with a locked down bootloader) had some development threads before the phone was even released:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/orig-development
I mean, I'm sure the talented devs here figure something out eventually. But this was just pretty striking to see.
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That's just sad!
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What about LG G2... or upcoming G3?
If my Evita dies on me. I still want an M7 or Nexus 5. Still great phones. The dev section for M7 is loaded.
No idea... Probably an M8. Depends what is out there around Christmas
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I changed my contract to the no-contract plan AT&T has now and save a lot of money on our bill. On the other hand, I'm stuck with this phone until something worth buying off-contract comes along. Not that it's a bad phone. I just installed a new battery and brand new white housing I got off ebay for under $25 bucks total and it looks and works like new! (better than new with CM11 and some overclocking) Every new phone coming out lately is too big. All 5+ inch screens and I can barely hold this phone with one hand as it is. Oh well, maybe the new Nexus will be reasonably sized.
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I changed my contract to the no-contract plan AT&T has now and save a lot of money on our bill. On the other hand, I'm stuck with this phone until something worth buying off-contract comes along. Not that it's a bad phone. I just installed a new battery and brand new white housing I got off ebay for under $25 bucks total and it looks and works like new! (better than new with CM11 and some overclocking) Every new phone coming out lately is too big. All 5+ inch screens and I can barely hold this phone with one hand as it is. Oh well, maybe the new Nexus will be reasonably sized.
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I had my HOXL for just over a year, thinking of installing the HOX+ 2100mAh I grabbed a while ago.
I still believe the HOXL is a beautiful and capable device (for my needs anyways). Agree that nothing is very convincing at the moment
Could've gone for One (M7) when I got my Evita, many things I didn't like, and definitely the gap increased with M8, it seems after many years with hTC I am going to try something else, maybe until they come back to their senses
As for the size, was in shop the other day and compared my Evita to LG G2, the later is barley taller by 2 mm and wider by 1 mm, 14 g heavier but same thickness, it packs a 5.2" screen with thin bezel, just this is amazing, faster CPU 2. 2 and double ram, whooping 3000 mAh battery, There is the matter of back volume rocker and power button, which I was kinda sceptical to, but wen I tried the phone in my hand I was actually surprised it might be more ergonomical and less finger stretchy than Evita.
Not in a rush, wil wait and see what the rest of year 2014 has to offer.
LG G3
Just following up....
Not bad at all if the new G3 really looks like this!
Some of course like the brushed metal thingy
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I changed my contract to the no-contract plan AT&T has now and save a lot of money on our bill. On the other hand, I'm stuck with this phone until something worth buying off-contract comes along. Not that it's a bad phone. I just installed a new battery and brand new white housing I got off ebay for under $25 bucks total and it looks and works like new! (better than new with CM11 and some overclocking) Every new phone coming out lately is too big. All 5+ inch screens and I can barely hold this phone with one hand as it is. Oh well, maybe the new Nexus will be reasonably sized.
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How hard was it to replace the battery?
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Just following up....
Not bad at all if the new G3 really looks like this!
Some of course like the brushed metal thingy
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Wow, just read this ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/05/16/lg-g3-leaks-continue-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ ) and the G3 is now my go to device! But the scary thing is...will the devs be able to unlock the bootloader or are the days of seeing talented devs rolling out amazing ROMs and kernals coming to an end?
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Wow, just read this ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/05/16/lg-g3-leaks-continue-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ ) and the G3 is now my go to device! But the scary thing is...will the devs be able to unlock the bootloader or are the days of seeing talented devs rolling out amazing ROMs and kernals coming to an end?
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Personally If I go for it I'll be satisfied with possibility to root and flash custom recovery, both of which didn't seem to be an issue with G2. This should be sufficient for flashing custom roms and kernels. There is good activity in G2 forums though.
I got my Evita last year, March 2013. It's still working ok, no real problems. I'm bothered that basically it's been abandoned by HTC though. I'd really like Kitkat, to use 4.4 only stuff like Google Camera etc.
I'd consider buying something else, but I've found the Evita too large and now all new phones are pretty much larger. I'm checking out buying the Moto G but sadly it's very hard to find the 16gb variant in Canada. I'm also interested in what the Moto X+1 turns out to be...
I'm hoping to get an invite for the oneplus one phone. If I get that, I will surely be purchasing it. if I dont get one before the next nexus (if there is one,) I will be purchasing a nexus. I'm also thinking about going to t-mob no contract. If I happen to renew my att contract, which I am unsure if I want to do, I will be jumping for the g3.
My earspeaker pretty much went out and gf dropped phone a few too many times so I took advantage of the $0.00 total for the LG G2 online at www.att.com the HTC One m7 is also $0.00 at Best Buy but I really wanted the updated processor. I really wanted the m8 or OnePlus One or maybe even the G3 when it arrives but Im too low on income.
Today I rooted it and was about to flash recovery but power went out. Made me super pissed. I was also low level formatting a hard drive at the same time so now I have to start that process over again.
I'd really like to play around with a Sony phone.
I see so many mixed reviews on Sony phones. On the surface they're incredible, the Z2 has amazing hardware, but I've seen heaps of reports of them heating up so much that the screen cracks. Among other faults. And Sony blames the consumer instantly when there's physical damage, no matter what the cause, which I guess I can understand because there's just no way to prove what caused it. But, you'd think after so many reports they might click.
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Well, I picked up an M8 and while I'm blown away at how incredible it is, I'm sorely going to miss tinkering on the Evita. I have no intention of getting rid of it though. The Evita was my first smart phone to really get the most out of. I think I flashed and tried pretty much every Rom and Mod worth using in this forum. I'll still hang out occasionally. Thanks for the good times and making the phone 10 times better.
Serious, explain your motivations for deciding to purchase the Note 5. Currently, i have the Tmobile note 4. i want to buy a note 5 but no removable battery, no SD card slot, no Samsung pay if you are rooted, who here is not gonna root their phone? to me this is just an iphone with a better everything, tell me how you think. am i the only one who thinks this is the one of the worse Samsung phone releases?
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Serious, explain your motivations for deciding to purchase the Note 5. Currently, i have the Tmobile note 4. i want to buy a note 5 but no removable battery, no SD card slot, no Samsung pay if you are rooted, who here is not gonna root their phone? to me this is just an iphone with a better everything, tell me how you think. am i the only one who thinks this is the one of the worse Samsung phone releases?
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Your opinion of it being "worse" is subjective, more in favor of it being not true for most users. This is not like a better iPhone, rather an iPhone is trying to be like it. Don't forget who created / invented the phablet category. It's Samsung, not Apple.
Regardless, the Note 5 is from a hardware stand point an upgrade. That's not a perception nor is it minor. You can't argue the CPU. The SnapDragon 805 in the Note 4 isn't a slouch, but it is at the same time no where in the same league as the Exynos Octa Core. Not even in the same conversation. 1GB of extra RAM may not seem like much, but it's still an upgrade. The Note 3 had 3GB and guess what so does the Note 4. Overall build quality is undeniably better. The Note 5 has better hardware period. = It's an upgrade.
There is no need to justify anything hardware wise by choosing to think that they're minor upgrades when they are not. The Exynos Octa Core CPU alone is worthy of praise to call the Note 5 an upgrade just from that alone. Even if it only came with 3GB and same "everything" else. The issue here is obviously the software and for most on here the inability to remove the battery or having a SD card slot is the culprit. Not the core hardware.
The price tag is also subjective, because for some ~$1000 or not, it's not an issue. Most people pay monthly with a JUMP upgrade from TM, not all up front. Zero down. Zero Interest.
What kills the Note 5 for me is purely the software as LP is becoming more and more locked down with each version.
Storage Solution?
128GB would be plenty + Unlimited Cloud. Airplane? Boonies? Micro USB to USB 3.0 OTG cable for about $1.50 with my 256GB Flash stick. I can't justify the idea of not being able to fit all the movies that I could possibly watch on the 128GB for my usual 5.5-6 hour flight? Even if you were flying from L.A. to London, you'd be able to watch only 6-8 movies and I don't think 128GB (less what the system eats up) is too small for that. That goes for music too....ACC, FLAC or not....if it can go on a microSD it can fit on a regular USB. 3.0 Flash Stick. The point is I think we're making it out to be a bigger issue than it really is. Plugging in an OTG adapter is much faster and easier than taking a case off (for those with cases), popping off the cover, and replacing a microSD. For the nit pickers, yes, wear and tear too. (Which I don't even think about....)
Battery?
My 12,000mAh portable battery bank. Although it's 3000mAh, you also have to factor in efficiency. Bigger is not always better. But then again, this all depends on the software.... The whole time I've had my Note 4, I've never had to swap batteries...it's not really an issue, especially if the software allows for it to be more efficient.
Software?
You're SOL. Sorry. You can thank google for that one. The builds are getting worse and worse.
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Your opinion of it being "worse" is subjective, more in favor of it being not true for most users. This is not like a better iPhone, rather an iPhone is trying to be like it. Don't forget who created / invented the phablet category. It's Samsung, not Apple.
Regardless, the Note 5 is from a hardware stand point an upgrade. That's not a perception nor is it minor. You can't argue the CPU. The SnapDragon 805 in the Note 4 isn't a slouch, but it is at the same time no where in the same league as the Exynos Octa Core. Not even in the same conversation. 1GB of extra RAM may not seem like much, but it's still an upgrade. The Note 3 had 3GB and guess what so does the Note 4. Overall build quality is undeniably better. The Note 5 has better hardware period. = It's an upgrade.
There is no need to justify anything hardware wise by choosing to think that they're minor upgrades when they are not. The Exynos Octa Core CPU alone is worthy of praise to call the Note 5 an upgrade just from that alone. Even if it only came with 3GB and same "everything" else. The issue here is obviously the software and for most on here the inability to remove the battery or having a SD card slot is the culprit. Not the core hardware.
The price tag is also subjective, because for some ~$1000 or not, it's not an issue. Most people pay monthly with a JUMP upgrade from TM, not all up front. Zero down. Zero Interest.
What kills the Note 5 for me is purely the software as LP is becoming more and more locked down with each version.
Storage Solution?
128GB would be plenty + Unlimited Cloud. Airplane? Boonies? Micro USB to USB 3.0 OTG cable for about $1.50 with my 256GB Flash stick. I can't justify the idea of not being able to fit all the movies that I could possibly watch on the 128GB for my usual 5.5-6 hour flight? Even if you were flying from L.A. to London, you'd be able to watch only 6-8 movies and I don't think 128GB (less what the system eats up) is too small for that. That goes for music too....ACC, FLAC or not....if it can go on a microSD it can fit on a regular USB. 3.0 Flash Stick. The point is I think we're making it out to be a bigger issue than it really is. Plugging in an OTG adapter is much faster and easier than taking a case off (for those with cases), popping off the cover, and replacing a microSD. For the nit pickers, yes, wear and tear too. (Which I don't even think about....)
Battery?
My 12,000mAh portable battery bank. Although it's 3000mAh, you also have to factor in efficiency. Bigger is not always better. But then again, this all depends on the software.... The whole time I've had my Note 4, I've never had to swap batteries...it's not really an issue, especially if the software allows for it to be more efficient.
Software?
You're SOL. Sorry. You can thank google for that one. The builds are getting worse and worse.
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great points, i am not saying that the note 4 is better than the note 5. in my opinion i think the note 4 is better for me, ill wait until i test the note 5 maybe i will change my mind, but to be honest right now from what i seen of the note 5 will not work for me. the battery life is a big problem with my note 4, most people will just look at the smaller battery and say the battery life is worse than the note 4, but thats false because of the new CPU.
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great points, i am not saying that the note 4 is better than the note 5. in my opinion i think the note 4 is better for me, ill wait until i test the note 5 maybe i will change my mind, but to be honest right now from what i seen of the note 5 will not work for me. the battery life is a big problem with my note 4, most people will just look at the smaller battery and say the battery life is worse than the note 4, but thats false because of the new CPU.
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Indeed. The Note 5 feels very premium and it is noticeably lighter in the hands. I personally like the ergonomics of it much better with the curved glass back. Some of the things that I've noticed right away from an outside perspective is that the speaker is much better too. It has much more integrity than the Note 4 and seems to be able to handle higher volumes without sounding tinny or metallic.
The screen, although the same resolution as our Note 4, is much crisper and brighter. It has more of a cool tone (kelvin temp) whereas our Note 4 is a lot warmer and is more yellowish. I prefer the Note 5 screen for sure.
We'll have to wait and see for how well the battery holds up! But then again...it's all in the software so LP just might ruin it for what it could due with a much better custom ROM.
Tried to order the 64gb version but T-Mobile somehow screwed up my account. The only thing I could jump to are some cheesy tablets! Hope they fix this soon!
Here are some pics that I've taken with my Note 4 of the Note 5. Notice how strongly they are pushing the hardware LOL.....which is undeniably better, but lets just hope Lollipop doesn't screw it up.
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jutaejrtouch said:
Tried to order the 64gb version but T-Mobile somehow screwed up my account. The only thing I could jump to are some cheesy tablets! Hope they fix this soon!
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Strange...I've noticed that too...hmmm...
jutaejrtouch said:
Tried to order the 64gb version but T-Mobile somehow screwed up my account. The only thing I could jump to are some cheesy tablets! Hope they fix this soon!
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I thought that I was the only one with that problem. I click upgrade device I get taken to page with tablets, wifi hotspots and the
Gear S (which I already have ironically). Sometimes the upgrade option takes me to a page with phones but if I try to add one the page errors out with "our systems are currently unavailable please try again".
Strange...I've noticed that too...hmmm...[/QUOTE]
nice, lets hope Android M is better. i dont really know much about but seems like that lollipop was all for looks
I agree. M is our only hope. If Google doesn't get their act together, a lot of the phone companies might go elsewhere. Samsung's own OS (Tizen) looks promising. Open source too.
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Indeed. The Note 5 feels very premium and it is noticeably lighter in the hands. I personally like the ergonomics of it much better with the curved glass back. Some of the things that I've noticed right away from an outside perspective is that the speaker is much better too. It has much more integrity than the Note 4 and seems to be able to handle higher volumes without sounding tinny or metallic.
The screen, although the same resolution as our Note 4, is much crisper and brighter. It has more of a cool tone (kelvin temp) whereas our Note 4 is a lot warmer and is more yellowish. I prefer the Note 5 screen for sure.
We'll have to wait and see for how well the battery holds up! But then again...it's all in the software so LP just might ruin it for what it could due with a much better custom ROM.
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i cant really use anything but touchwiz because i bought the Gear 2
P.S. not a very good idea. its an amazing watch but i cant use it with CM witch is way better than touchwiz.
P.P.S my S4 has better battery life with the more usage and screen on time. my note 4 doesnt even last till 1 pm, i go to work at 7 am. thats really sad, but you know note 4 has a bigger screen and other stuff that will use more battery but it also has a bigger battery so there is not excuse.
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I agree. M is our only hope. If Google doesn't get their act together, a lot of the phone companies might go elsewhere. Samsung's own OS (Tizen) looks promising. Open source too.
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Tizen is open source? huh i didnt know that, that makes it 10x better in my eyes. i will have to do more research on M but google is very secretive of everything they do
I get 5 hours of screen time on average with my Note 4. It's your software buddy. You should look into the ROM I'm using. PM me if you need help. (See my signature for some info.)
But I hear ya. ..I personally like TW and it works as well if not better than CM with the ROM I'm on.
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I get 5 hours of screen time on average with my Note 4. It's your software buddy. You should look into the ROM I'm using. PM me if you need help. (See my signature for some info.)
But I hear ya. ..I personally like TW and it works as well if not better than CM with the ROM I'm on.
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i'll happily try it because with the battery life im getting right now (like 2-3 hours screen on time) i dont mind going back to kitkat for better battery life.
im having problems with random reboots and bootloops for awhile, even though it worked perfectly fine
i think its the battery, im gonna order a battery from amazon and see ill just use my S4 for now
I have been playing with android M, even though smoother, it is nothing to do jumping jacks for...Android Marshmellow is what Lollipop should have been and should have been the final milestone for lollipop. Lollipop 5.2 maybe?
You will sadly...be disappointed if you are hoping for a big kapow to blow lollipop out of the water.
speedy1979 said:
I thought that I was the only one with that problem. I click upgrade device I get taken to page with tablets, wifi hotspots and the
Gear S (which I already have ironically). Sometimes the upgrade option takes me to a page with phones but if I try to add one the page errors out with "our systems are currently unavailable please try again".
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Dude my coworkers are mad at me because they had to deal with my disappointment lol. Glad to know it wasn't just me.....hang in there I talked to like 3 T-Mobile supervisors and they are working on it. One asked how can we make you a happy T-Mobile customer? My reply, "give it to me free"! Hahahaha!
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Tizen is open source? huh i didnt know that, that makes it 10x better in my eyes. i will have to do more research on M but google is very secretive of everything they do
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Yup. There is a very bright future for Tizen. We shall see soon as it might show up as early as next year in selected devices.
I bought it because I'm attracted to shiny objects. I'm pretty happy with my year-old LG G3, but when I saw the Note 5 in the store, the display simply dazzled me! Also wanted a phone with a great fingerprint sensor, because I'm sick of my phone waking up in my pocket and doing sh!t by itself, but I hate having to do some kind of unlock dance.
I'm a bit irked by not being able to replace the battery, but honestly haven't had to use a second battery since my Galaxy Nexus, several phones ago.
I'm getting it because it feels so much better in the hand than the Note 4, and the performance improvements in hardware are nothing to ignore. I've never really cared all that much about a replaceable battery. The MicroSD situation does irk me a bit, but you have to adapt to the times. I think someday there will be no phones with the slot, and I think I'm OK with that. Between the available storage on board (I'm getting 64GB) and the cloud, it's not really as much of an issue as it used to be.
Also, as I age, I find I'm caring less about root. I do less and less with it every year, and now that I don't even really use TiBu anymore, there's really no point. I just want a fast phone that works with my apps. Note5 fits the bill, and it's sexier than my Note4.
Simple Answers ......... I have had Every Samsung Galaxy and Note devices. The Note 4 is a very nice device.
The Note 5 is 20% faster CPU
Better Software
Better Battery life
Better Camera, Same as the S6 .... The S6 Camera is the 1st decent performing camera on a Samsung devices. So, Those are the Plus's
....... I do not use Pay on my phone so I really do not care about that
The "no sd card" is a bit of a drag but I have a external Memory mini flash that I can use so not such an issue
The Closed battery........ Yeah that bothers me more, but the worst is the glass back.......... looks awesome but is way more vulnerable to breaking, that concerns me
Should have released with 64 gig standard and 128 option, then it would be more palatable...... definitely worth getting
But, either way, Getting mine tomorrow night..........
Im a hard user of phablet, been since note 3, now using note 4. To be honest, all the "issues" pointed here are not such a big deal, a friend of mine, who's Apple hard core user, says that Samsung at last are doing what Apple been doing for years, having one memory internally will make the data transfer faster instead of trying to find it on both, internal and external, it will make the phone faster and finally the OS will work with no lag.
Design on note 5 is beautiful, very premium, internal hardware is a big plus with octacore and 4gb of ram, awesome camera, better software.
Since I have been using smart phones, I have never ever replaced the battery, never care, didn't actually thought about it, I have always had the access to charge it and carry my charges wherever I go, now, the note 5 with fast wireless charger, is a big plus, I was in new york a week ago and I saw in all the Starbucks the wireless charger on the tables, I hope they can have it all over the place, Im pretty sure soon all Starbucks will have it.
Honestly, external memory and battery are not big issues for me, I record bunch of videos and I use the phone for tethering, games, videos more than a regular person and note 5 will be a great upgrade. I have a 32gb note 4 and 16gb external, my internal memory is not even half full, external have a couple of movies.
By the way, sorry for english!
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Okay, so my G3 was my first LG Android device. That phone was great. Life WAS good until the screen started fading to black. I tried everything except replace the motherboard. I figured it's just time to upgrade instead.
Which brings my to my V10. I just got this phone on February 8, 2016 and already have a hardware failure. The freaking right mic (the mic you speak into during a call with the device up to your ear) is dead.
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There have been no major drops. The worst being a fall from my bed to a carpeted floor. All while wrapped inside an Otterbox Defender.
I know I know, any given day with the right circumstances and a minor drop could cause such an issue as this. But c'mon! My Motorola Droid X still works flawlessly after all the years.
I think I'll go back to Samsung depending on the developer support.
✌? LG. Life hasn't been all that good using your devices. Thanks to all the V10 devs and all XDA devs for your awesomeness. I solute you.
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i agree with you on the side that there is like a small developement for lg v10 so after a while we will not get the latest android versions
and on my old s4 i had the latest version
v10 is a great phone but need developement community
vip57 said:
i agree with you on the side that there is like a small developement for lg v10 so after a while we will not get the latest android versions
and on my old s4 i had the latest version
v10 is a great phone but need developement community
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Looks like they'll be sending me another V10. Since this one is going back I decided to upgrade to MM and it seems like a big improvement for this device. I did the LGBridge method and boy do I miss root already.
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Finally got my warranty replacement. I'm rooted and booted again. Let's see how long it takes before another LG hardware failure.
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Finally got my warranty replacement. I'm rooted and booted again. Let's see how long it takes before another LG hardware failure.
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Show me another phone that does everything the V10 does
melorib said:
Show me another phone that does everything the V10 does
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I hope no phones act like my last two LG devices. In my experience, I've owned Moto, Sammy and LG phones. Lg is the only brand that I've had hardware failures with. Don't get me wrong, I like my V10. It's just hard for me to call it great once the hardware takes a dump on me. Cheers.
OnMy2ndGP said:
I hope no phones act like my last two LG devices. In my experience, I've owned Moto, Sammy and LG phones. Lg is the only brand that I've had hardware failures with. Don't get me wrong, I like my V10. It's just hard for me to call it great once the hardware takes a dump on me. Cheers.
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How many complaints do you see, they sell millions...
melorib said:
How many complaints do you see, they sell millions...
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I'm not going to go back and forth with you. I've said what I feel about my experience. What part don't you get about that (rhetorical question)?
Have a great weekend. [emoji41]
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OnMy2ndGP said:
I'm not going to go back and forth with you. I've said what I feel about my experience. What part don't you get about that (rhetorical question)?
Have a great weekend. [emoji41]
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I wasn't going to reply since you have made up your mind, but then I realized the dates. I just got this phone, as well. I will be looking around for more complaints, because I still have a window to return it. I love the phone, and how has your experience been since the replacement? Hopefully it was just one isolated incident with the speaker.
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I wasn't going to reply since you have made up your mind, but then I realized the dates. I just got this phone, as well. I will be looking around for more complaints, because I still have a window to return it. I love the phone, and how has your experience been since the replacement? Hopefully it was just one isolated incident with the speaker.
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No worries. I hope I didn't come off sounding like a jerk.
Anyway, well so far so good with the replacement V10. It came with Marshmallow already installed. I'm so glad that there's a root method for us V10 Marshmallow folks here on XDA.
I'd say keep your V10. I could have made a big fuss to T-Mobile that I didn't want another V10. They would have gave me an option for a different device or I could have just used my Jump upgrade. I really like the V10 and so many people like it too after playing with mine. Hey even high-end exotic cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Bugatti, etc have issues but they are great machines
So......
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Show me another phone that does everything the V10 does
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I will recant my statement. The V10 is a great device which is why I decided to replace the faulty one with another V10. Hopefully, my previous issue was isolated.
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Hello all, I had a G2 that gave me touch screen problems and was too disappointing by it to try the G3 after those hardware issues. I have been HTC all the way with no Issues.
Tried giving LG another chance with this G4 and this phone has the worst battery life and heating/lag i have ever had on a phone. With CM13, the camera takes a dice but at least it is not as laggy but battery is horrible. Having to spend the whole day chasing portable chargers and power outlets is no fun.
Thinking about the V10 since it seems to be everything the G4 should have been . I am not sure, LG has had too many hardware issues with my devices and horrible battery life on recent generations.
Would you recommend it today?
Thanks All,
luisitox22 said:
Hello all, I had a G2 that gave me touch screen problems and was too disappointing by it to try the G3 after those hardware issues. I have been HTC all the way with no Issues.
Tried giving LG another chance with this G4 and this phone has the worst battery life and heating/lag i have ever had on a phone. With CM13, the camera takes a dice but at least it is not as laggy but battery is horrible. Having to spend the whole day chasing portable chargers and power outlets is no fun.
Thinking about the V10 since it seems to be everything the G4 should have been . I am not sure, LG has had too many hardware issues with my devices and horrible battery life on recent generations.
Would you recommend it today?
Thanks All,
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Still the best phone around if you dont need latest processor for any special apps :good:
luisitox22 said:
Hello all, I had a G2 that gave me touch screen problems and was too disappointing by it to try the G3 after those hardware issues. I have been HTC all the way with no Issues.
Tried giving LG another chance with this G4 and this phone has the worst battery life and heating/lag i have ever had on a phone. With CM13, the camera takes a dice but at least it is not as laggy but battery is horrible. Having to spend the whole day chasing portable chargers and power outlets is no fun.
Thinking about the V10 since it seems to be everything the G4 should have been . I am not sure, LG has had too many hardware issues with my devices and horrible battery life on recent generations.
Would you recommend it today?
Thanks All,
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Personally love the phone, but don't expect extreme battery life, if you were disappointed with the g4 you will have the same woes here
Also note that not many variants can be rooted, read up and make sure the one you get can be if this is important
Other than that expect a lot of similarities to the g4
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demkantor said:
Personally love the phone, but don't expect extreme battery life, if you were disappointed with the g4 you will have the same woes here
Also note that not many variants can be rooted, read up and make sure the one you get can be if this is important
Other than that expect a lot of similarities to the g4
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thanks for the tip! I thought i had made up my mind on what could be my next daily driver phone yesterday, but i just stumbled upon a vid made with the V0 and craved it all over again. This H811 (tmobile) G4 heats up and lags with bad battery life on Stock Rom. Cm seems to help a bit but the camera is no where close to stock.
Will have to make a choice. I would be happy with at leats stable 4-5hrs SOT for photography, music and texting.
Another Question, will the G4 battery work on this device?
Thanks!
luisitox22 said:
thanks for the tip! I thought i had made up my mind on what could be my next daily driver phone yesterday, but i just stumbled upon a vid made with the V0 and craved it all over again. This H811 (tmobile) G4 heats up and lags with bad battery life on Stock Rom. Cm seems to help a bit but the camera is no where close to stock.
Will have to make a choice. I would be happy with at leats stable 4-5hrs SOT for photography, music and texting.
Another Question, will the G4 battery work on this device?
Thanks!
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T-Mobile variant is the way to go
G4 and v10 share the same capacity but unfortunately my wife's battery her her G4 won't fit in mine... So no luck there
But there are others mentioning some good luck with aftermarket extended batteries if you don't mind the extra bulk
If you plan on 4-5hrs sot with lots of photography than you will probably need one, if you run pure stock than 2-3 is what you should expect (custom Roms don't have camera)
But there are a few tweaks out there that can get you closer to that 4-5 with stock battery but of course you'll need to be rooted
So long answer is expect 2hrs sot if stock and 4 rooted/mods
And yeah, this phone rocks, fully recommend it, but battery life is terrible enough i have a spare battery (which beats any quick charge i may add)
demkantor said:
T-Mobile variant is the way to go
G4 and v10 share the same capacity but unfortunately my wife's battery her her G4 won't fit in mine... So no luck there
But there are others mentioning some good luck with aftermarket extended batteries if you don't mind the extra bulk
If you plan on 4-5hrs sot with lots of photography than you will probably need one, if you run pure stock than 2-3 is what you should expect (custom Roms don't have camera)
But there are a few tweaks out there that can get you closer to that 4-5 with stock battery but of course you'll need to be rooted
So long answer is expect 2hrs sot if stock and 4 rooted/mods
And yeah, this phone rocks, fully recommend it, but battery life is terrible enough i have a spare battery (which beats any quick charge i may add)
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Thanks for the reply. Was thinking of the Tmobile Variant. Seems that the Tmobile LG's of late for the get the support for US variants.
I am really fearing a lot of heating and lag like with this G4 that only seems to be controlled with CM roms. I will definable consider. Last question, this device is somewhat big. Is it biiger than a Sony Z3 o Nexus 6P? is it too big?
Thanks!
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Thanks for the reply. Was thinking of the Tmobile Variant. Seems that the Tmobile LG's of late for the get the support for US variants.
I am really fearing a lot of heating and lag like with this G4 that only seems to be controlled with CM roms. I will definable consider. Last question, this device is somewhat big. Is it biiger than a Sony Z3 o Nexus 6P? is it too big?
Thanks!
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With the various mods available you will get no lag or overheating problems, at least i don't
But my wife has no issues with her g4 either (other than battery life of course - we both had OnePlus one before these phones and we easily made full days with those)
Size wise... Yeah it's big, biggest I've used, never held a z3 but it does feel bigger (just a tad) to the 6p
Truthfully i don't like that it is this big, but not really a huge deal to me, the screen is excellent and the phone is pretty but i would be fine with a slightly smaller screen (like the G4 is for me about perfect) it really should be fatter though, this i would take, so long as a fatter phone meant a bigger battery anyway
This phone has one of the best cameras you can get still and i love the manual video control too ( i have an active 2 year old so the camera is about the most important thing on a phone i look for)
So for my personal use this is a damn near perfect phone so i still recommend it, just keep a spare battery and expect to get used to the size (you will)
Well, my warranty replacement V10 didn't make it 4 months before complete death! I was talking on the phone when all of a sudden it started making a steady soft beep. I removed the device from my belt clip ad the screen was frozen on the in-call timer. Then it went black and never powered back on. It won't charge. The PC won't recognize it. NOTHING!
TMO wants to give me a 3rd V10. F*ck no! F*ck LG! I've had a G3 with the screen flicker. The upgraded to the V10. My first V10 had a mic failure. Now the 2nd V10 just flat out died all together. F*ck you LG! Never ever again will I knowingly and willingly give you anymore of my hard earned money.
i was a BIG samsung fan until the s5/note 5 game out with completely locked bootloaders - even on tmobile. so i tried out the lg v10. i LOVE the hardware and the software works great with it. but just like older htc phones, we have no source to work with. so we're screwed on asop based roms. i absolutely cannot stand being limited with global dpi and other settings that i have to use through 3rd party apps like g4 tweaksbox (love what the app is good for though, thanks dev) or use other "hacks" to get what i want. not being able to go in and quickly flash new roms to try really killed it for me on the v10 and v20 (along with samsungs). recently i made a move to motorola devices (against my gut feeling but i got a good deal) with the nexus 6 and moto pure. i freaking love it. unlocked bootloaders on all varients AND the hardware is great. i even have an amoled screen on the nexus. there's every rom option you could think of. and almost every rom i've tried is complete. plus moto puts out new android updates quickly unlike lg. i can even compare the camera quality on the newer motorolas to the v10 and v20. they're right on par. then again the new pixel also out shoots pics on the v10. i do miss how fluid and sturdy my v10 was but i don't look back since motorola came back into my life.
As much as I like the V10, I will probably sell it soon. The reason is, I got the bootloop issue 9 months after I bought it. It's now under warranty repair, but I fear that after it's repaired, the phone will get into bootloop again after a few months of usage, and by then my warranty will have expired already. And I doubt that LG has fixed anything to prevent future bootloops.
Next mission is to find another good dual sim phone with a dedicated SD card slot. Any recommendations?