Speaker MOD - or new Speaker module? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everyone,
I did the speaker mod to my nexus 5 (hardware mod) but to be honest i'm not satisfied about the quality of the audio.
I saw a video on youtube, this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLbXtMKnXys&noredirect=1 and he says that a new module sounds better that even the modded one.
Does anyone has tried it?
Thanks

Interesting. Does this means those new batches should assembled with the new speaker..?
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ZhenMing said:
Interesting. Does this means those new batches should assembled with the new speaker..?
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well really don't know... and it's the thing I also would discover. If new devices are equipped with a better speaker module it could have sense to buy it and replace.
Thanks

did anyone tried the new module?

quick, to the RMA thread!!

meangreenie said:
quick, to the RMA thread!!
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well i tried the hardware MOD so i don't think i can ask a return to google....

gerazzo said:
well i tried the hardware MOD so i don't think i can ask a return to google....
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hopefully they become available for cheap

gerazzo said:
Hi everyone,
I did the speaker mod to my nexus 5 (hardware mod) but to be honest i'm not satisfied about the quality of the audio.
I saw a video on youtube, this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLbXtMKnXys&noredirect=1 and he says that a new module sounds better that even the modded one.
Does anyone has tried it?
Thanks
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HardWare mod didn´t work for me. 4.4.1 improves volume substantialy but not quality.
Waiting for a new speaker already ordered in eBay. Seller told me that batch >1024 sounds better than my 0906. In few days I can tell for sure.

On an italian blog, as a comment in the news regarding differents dimensions speakers holes ( http://www.tuttoandroid.net/news/nexus-5-novita-hardware-161927/ ), an user posted this:
Well, since when He treated the larger holes , the difference in sound would not have been so varied between the two versions. But the problem is that the form was also changed internal speaker , I have both versions forward since the first one I bought at launch had the problem of the display to yellow and then to me this morning are to be replaced and I own the copyright got the new in which are present the larger holes such as in the article. Taken from the curiosity to understand why in the audio playback is a huge difference between the two and not believing that the improvement was due to the larger holes , I removed the battery cover and surprise ! ! The speaker module is not equal , has been replaced with a different one. My advice to all those who received less than 30 days from the phone : fatevelo replace contacting customer service google , because you have 30 days to get refund or replace your phone. So now the old revision have withdrawn and will come to you the new one.
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What I ordered is output Rev 11, instead what I got as a replacement is Rev 12. Please contact support and tell them that google finds the low audio problem that they already know, or that you have your phone with the display to yellow, you replace it with no problems if you are still within 30 days of receipt of the phone.
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[Google-translated]
I'm trying to contact the user to get more infos.
aavvaallooss said:
HardWare mod didn´t work for me. 4.4.1 improves volume substantialy but not quality.
Waiting for a new speaker already ordered in eBay. Seller told me that batch >1024 sounds better than my 0906. In few days I can tell for sure.
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Where can I read the batch number?

rev 12 exist?

I don't know... currently there aren't pics of fastboot screens that testify the existence of a Rev.12 version, no there on XDA and seems not in other parts of the world...
But the first zip file of OTA 4.4.1 was received from a guy in Italy that posted here the URL... the first Nexus 5 with bigger speaker holes was received from another guy here in Italy (that says it's still Rev.11, and audio is almost identical to his another Nexus 5 with smaller speakers holes)... you see that also the first Rev.12 Nexus 5 has been shipped to Italy lol
I'm going to investigate :fingers-crossed:

Thanks for letting us know a new module is available. I almost bought an older one.
Just picked up one from ebay for $14 shipped: HH_SKU_2_1113 (the one in the video is HH_SKU_2_1024)

Related

[APP] Spirit FM Radio

For those who's crying about FM radio missing on their NOTE
[APP] Spirit FM Radio: For Broadcom,Texas Instruments & Samsung Silicon Labs FM chips
OP HERE
wow...works like a charm on CM9...as real FM Radio, NO streaming! Great!
The question is: can you record radio with it as well as that works great with Samsung original?
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Moved To Themes And Apps​
As this is a application, it belongs in the themes and Apps section​
Great app. Thanks. Sounds a bit chunky..
Ive heard it's dangerous to use spirit fm! It can damage your speaker!!
david.huwyler said:
Ive heard it's dangerous to use spirit fm! It can damage your speaker!!
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False. Seems to have been fixed.
The thing is:
What offer this over the original samsung app?
kersh said:
The thing is:
What offer this over the original samsung app?
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Not too much but when using custom roms people use spirit because original fm app is samsung proprietary
Note_E said:
False. Seems to have been fixed.
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Sorry to say but this problems is not solved. I have just ”test” this crap of software and destroyed the speaker. The owner (Mike Reid) of this sw not even alert me about the known problem with burning the speakers in the past. I did not know them only AFTER it happened to me. May 29 was a black day for me. The main problem was that this guy not even try to compensate me even it was 100% his fault. He did not warn me about the problem. I found later (to late) about this problem it happend to others also. I have ordered the speaker from Ebay (it was 3,5 usd and the transport was free of charge) so he could easily ”clean” his fault.
So guys, take care about the risks with this sw.
amedesign said:
Sorry to say but this problems is not solved. I have just ”test” this crap of software and destroyed the speaker. The owner (Mike Reid) of this sw not even alert me about the known problem with burning the speakers in the past. I did not know them only AFTER it happened to me. May 29 was a black day for me. The main problem was that this guy not even try to compensate me even it was 100% his fault. He did not warn me about the problem. I found later (to late) about this problem it happend to others also. I have ordered the speaker from Ebay (it was 3,5 usd and the transport was free of charge) so he could easily ”clean” his fault.
So guys, take care about the risks with this sw.
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That's weird. I've been using it an hour a day for the past month with no issues. Mike did report in his thread that the issue was fixed long ago.
recording
its a crap in terms of recording........stock samsung fm is the best....
It's not working on Asylum ROM w/ Thor kernel.
ghost.bhoot2k said:
its a crap in terms of recording........stock samsung fm is the best....
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It's not meant for Samsung ROMS. Samsung fm app is their own and cannot be used in custom ROMS.
andreww88 said:
It's not working on Asylum ROM w/ Thor kernel.
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Report your log to Mike in his thread, I bet he can help you.
NotablyNice said:
It's not meant for Samsung ROMS. Samsung fm app is their own and cannot be used in custom ROMS.
Report your log to Mike in his thread, I bet he can help you.
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I did. Well, I emailed it to him. He said it was probably the kernel. Not much I can do. I got a refund. I'll keep trying the free one after updates just to see. Oh well.
Fix speaker Spirit FM
amedesign said:
Sorry to say but this problems is not solved. I have just ”test” this crap of software and destroyed the speaker. The owner (Mike Reid) of this sw not even alert me about the known problem with burning the speakers in the past. I did not know them only AFTER it happened to me. May 29 was a black day for me. The main problem was that this guy not even try to compensate me even it was 100% his fault. He did not warn me about the problem. I found later (to late) about this problem it happend to others also. I have ordered the speaker from Ebay (it was 3,5 usd and the transport was free of charge) so he could easily ”clean” his fault.
So guys, take care about the risks with this sw.
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Hey. I have just repaired my speaker, only installing again the kernel. Try it, maybe is the solution.
dkg4ever said:
Hey. I have just repaired my speaker, only installing again the kernel. Try it, maybe is the solution.
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Happy for you that you have no damage. Sorry to say but a physically damaged (as was mine) is not repaired by reinstalling the kernel or even the whole rom. Anyway I will try no more on any other phone and advice all my friends for that, because of the risky you can have. More than that, even if there will be no risky in the future for this software, the guy who made it worth no cent because of his behavior. Such persons who don't care about what happened to others (and I repet, it was 100% his fault because he didn't warn me) worth only loathing from me.
Still using it fine here...
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Still using it fine here...
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Once again. I am not telling you all not to use it. I was told my experience just to warn you that you could have this situation. As I told before, if Mike warn me about this possibility I, and not him, should be blamed for my try. But more he has a strange behavior after I acuse him that he is quilty for that. My background teaching stops me not to show our correspondence to a public view to see the real man behind this software. Piece of crap. For me, a human been is more important than a couple of bucks spend to repair something...
amedesign said:
Once again. I am not telling you all not to use it. I was told my experience just to warn you that you could have this situation. As I told before, if Mike warn me about this possibility I, and not him, should be blamed for my try. But more he has a strange behavior after I acuse him that he is quilty for that. My background teaching stops me not to show our correspondence to a public view to see the real man behind this software. Piece of crap. For me, a human been is more important than a couple of bucks spend to repair something...
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Not right for you to call another human being a piece of crap though. Mike does a lot of hard work and I don't think its fair for you to throw him under the bus like that. Be the bigger man over a $3.50 speaker..... You've been bitter for EXACTLY 6 months to the day in this thread. Get over it

Anyone know or replaced the dire speaker ?

Guys, loving the N5 but HATE the speaker, i have run custom roms, tweaks but frankly - my opinion, dire !
Has anyone though about a replacement, better alternative ?
As gonna dive in and possibly take a look ?
Thanks
When have you EVER heard of replacing a proprietary speaker in a cell phone with an "alternative" or "upgraded" speaker? Let alone there even being one available?
rrat said:
Guys, loving the N5 but HATE the speaker, i have run custom roms, tweaks but frankly - my opinion, dire !
Has anyone though about a replacement, better alternative ?
As gonna dive in and possibly take a look ?
Thanks
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Why don`t you try that and let us know?
rrat said:
Guys, loving the N5 but HATE the speaker, i have run custom roms, tweaks but frankly - my opinion, dire !
Has anyone though about a replacement, better alternative ?
As gonna dive in and possibly take a look ?
Thanks
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This post is no different than the other 50 post complaining about the speaker in various ways. There are zip files to flash, kernels with sound management, and so on. I don't think anyone has attempted to replace the speaker, although they have stuck a hot needle into the holes to make them bigger Some guy has attempted to put the g2 battery into his nexus. You can be that guy attempting to put a new speaker in his nexus 5.
Good luck
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When have you EVER heard of replacing a proprietary speaker in a cell phone with an "alternative" or "upgraded" speaker? Let alone there even being one available?
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Your obviously NOT an engineer and i would also guess, have not alot of foresight either, it's called lateral thinking, out of the box.
Kind regards
(I was just asking!)
Dam bruh might as well add a subwoofer and a amp and stereo speakers man.
Anyways try viper4android
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+1 for trying viper before hard-mod
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Your obviously NOT an engineer and i would also guess, have not alot of foresight either, it's called lateral thinking, out of the box.
Kind regards
(I was just asking!)
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Yes, obviously I'm not an engineer; I'm just going by the years of experience with phones and NEVER seeing a "upgraded replacement" speaker available for a phone...ever. :good:
Couldn't you just plug in whatever external speaker system you desire? Coupled with V4A you'd have a nice music setup.
Just don't use the top 3 volume levels when using a 3.5mm accessory as it has serious cross talk issues.
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Speaker replacement?

Just wondering but since I got my N5 and GF got Moto X on Monday, I can really tell the difference in speaker quality between the two and I use my phone to play music quite a bit. Has anyone just replaced the speaker in the phone? Is it even possible to purchase the tiny phone speakers separately?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2652024
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OK, so you point me to an old thread that has no real information besides a few people saying they haven't tried it. Thanks.:good:
Your best bet is a pair of external speakers IMO. Otherwise software mods can push the built-in a bit further.
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bblzd said:
Your best bet is a pair of external speakers IMO. Otherwise software mods can push the built-in a bit further.
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Thanks
I was afraid of that. After watching a few teardown videos, it doesn't look like just any other cell phone speaker would fit. Seems like a proprietary setup.
ohiojosh78 said:
Just wondering but since I got my N5 and GF got Moto X on Monday, I can really tell the difference in speaker quality between the two and I use my phone to play music quite a bit. Has anyone just replaced the speaker in the phone? Is it even possible to purchase the tiny phone speakers separately?
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If your willing to root your phone then install Viper4Android. No need for any other change. Check out the dedicated N5 and Viper4Android thread in this forums themes and apps section. The difference will be stunning for speakers, earplugs and bluetooth.
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ohiojosh78 said:
OK, so you point me to an old thread that has no real information besides a few people saying they haven't tried it. Thanks.:good:
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1) It's not really old.
2) It shows what the search function exists for
3) It gives you the same answers you would get if you asked (as this thread proves!)

Galaxy S7 Touchscreen Problem

Galaxy S7 screen not responding to touch sometimes. The bottom portion of the display is affected. I tried 6 different S7 and all of them have the same problem, test yours like this and tap gently not hard, when you press hard you press 3mm on the screen and that is a lot ! The problem is worse when the phone is cold (20C) This is annoying because the place where its not working is the same place where the space bar is and the "." Does anyone else have that exact problem? Here is a video of the problem : https://youtu.be/OW_FQBMcuOE
IMPORTANT !
Install Phone INFO app (green adroid logo) see when the phone is manufactured, mine is 2016.02.18 ! maybe the first batch of the production have that problem! We might be on something here!!!
There are two threads already open with this situation.
I have this problem at the same location you demonstrate. The right side has this problem too. From bottom right to the top 1 cm and 2 or 3 cm up you are going to reproduce the same thing.
I get used to it but it is very annoying. Never liked Samsung because of this things. They use low quality material all around. I will never trust them.
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goTouch said:
There are two threads already open with this situation.
I have this problem at the same location you demonstrate. The right side has this problem too. From bottom right to the top 1 cm and 2 or 3 cm up you are going to reproduce the same thing.
I get used to it but it is very annoying. Never liked Samsung because of this things. They use low quality material all around. I will never trust them.
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I cant seem to find the other threads will you be nice enough to paste a link. btw should i ask for a replacement ? or all of them are like this because ive tested 10 phones by now but all 930X showroom phones and all are the same...i dont have much days left for my replacement deal so i dont know what to do, everything else is perfect only the front camera i feel like its not focusing good enough compared to the s6..
brane871 said:
I cant seem to find the other threads will you be nice enough to paste a link. btw should i ask for a replacement ? or all of them are like this because ive tested 10 phones by now but all 930X showroom phones and all are the same...i dont have much days left for my replacement deal so i dont know what to do, everything else is perfect only the front camera i feel like its not focusing good enough compared to the s6..
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Found one, some post an answer recently:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3343175
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IMPORTANT !
Install Phone INFO app (green adroid logo) see when the phone is manufactured, mine is 2016.02.18 ! maybe the first batch of the production have that problem! We might be on something here!!!
brane871 said:
IMPORTANT !
Install Phone INFO app (green adroid logo) see when the phone is manufactured, mine is 2016.02.18 ! maybe the first batch of the production have that problem! We might be on something here!!!
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Mine was manufactured 2016.03.04 (yyyy.mm.dd)
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Mine was 2016/04/08
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go to samsung store
Just received H9 update and the release notes did not mention anything about LCD, touch screen or anything related to it.
But since the update, I've been trying to reproduce the problem trying to find the blind spots and for my surprise I did not find anything. The touchscreen is perfect and I can feel it is more sensitive.
Before the update I could reproduce the problem very easy! Now it is perfect.
The update here in my region (Brazil - ZTO) was about 170MB. Samsung Cloud was introduced.
Wow, mine was manufactured 2 weeks ago (2016.08.16) and I've owned it since about the 24th too, so it was 8 days old when I received it

Android 9/PIE update on S9+

I have successfully updated my S9+ to android 9 using Odin.I have used it for over a week now and the ONLY MAJOR issue is the inability to pair with my Samsung Galaxy S3 Frontier. I have several pictures of what Pie looks like on the s9+.
Oh and what about share some download link
Epic htc 1 said:
I have successfully updated my S9+ to android 9 using Odin.I have used it for over a week now and the ONLY MAJOR issue is the inability to pair with my Samsung Galaxy S3 Frontier. I have several pictures of what Pie looks like on the s9+.
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Only this soft is available on the American version of the G965U - Snapdragon Samsung Galaxy S9
MTAVALI said:
Oh and what about share some download link
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https://www.xda-developers.com/install-android-pie-beta-snapdragon-samsung-galaxy-s9/
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Oh and what about share some download link
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If you have never had any experience with ODIN or are afraid of turning your phone into a $1,000 paperweight then i strongly suggest leaving this to the pros.I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURS OR ANYONE ELSE NEGLIGENCE.
Tell me about it. I introduced my younger brother to xda and he just got an s9. It's already worthless.
aaronisham95 said:
Tell me about it. I introduced my younger brother to xda and he just got an s9. It's already worthless.
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Yikes!!!!
Wonder when we will get these leak builds for the exynos
aaronisham95 said:
Tell me about it. I introduced my younger brother to xda and he just got an s9. It's already worthless.
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Even since I started playing around with smart phones, I have never managed to completely brick a phone, especially new phones, how on earth do you fully brick one now days lol.
Is it have navigation gesture?
Fixxcr said:
Is it have navigation gesture?
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Yes it has but currently not working with the current builds
This is for snapdragon, correct?
fit333 said:
This is for snapdragon, correct?
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Yes, it is not suitable for European versions.
Can confirm working on s9+
Only problems I've had is Bluetooth car phone calls apparently sound like garbage to the other person and when the phone call ends it doesn't tell my car it's ended and when it resumes music it sounds like someone putting sound dampening material on my speakers. I have to turn my Bluetooth off and on again and it's fixed.
Also popup view isn't working correctly. The X at the top where you can drag the popup to dismiss it won't leave until you stop the process which is just a quick restart for me.
The original post says dual cameras isn't working yet but it does for me. I have normal and telephoto buttons in the camera app.
WiFi calling also doesn't work. Nor does device care.
I also feel like my Sprint LTE slowed quite a bit. Nothing loads nearly as fast on data.
Zoruda said:
Can confirm working on s9+
Only problems I've had is Bluetooth car phone calls apparently sound like garbage to the other person and when the phone call ends it doesn't tell my car it's ended and when it resumes music it sounds like someone putting sound dampening material on my speakers. I have to turn my Bluetooth off and on again and it's fixed.
Also popup view isn't working correctly. The X at the top where you can drag the popup to dismiss it won't leave until you stop the process which is just a quick restart for me.
The original post says dual cameras isn't working yet but it does for me. I have normal and telephoto buttons in the camera app.
WiFi calling also doesn't work. Nor does device care.
I also feel like my Sprint LTE slowed quite a bit. Nothing loads nearly as fast on data.
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This also just showed up today on my device, also I factory reset my device and my catche in recovery and everything works now,except the bluetooth issue that I'm also having in my car. I did see that there is a beta 3 out now to download. I will upload the file in about 3 hrs
Epic htc 1 said:
I will upload the file in about 3 hrs
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Please do!
does it work in the Brazilian version sm-g9560 with snapdragon 128gb / 6gb? thank you
Epic htc 1 said:
If you have never had any experience with ODIN or are afraid of turning your phone into a $1,000 paperweight then i strongly suggest leaving this to the pros.I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURS OR ANYONE ELSE NEGLIGENCE.
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Well it's not really sold for 1000 ... It's about 700 on Amazon. I bought mine for 600... In a year's time it will go for 500...refurbished 400 yet I don't think any X's will sell under a 1000....
still s9+ is not to be played with unstable Android from xda... It never will work as factory intended...
Anyone wanna play with Android's, buy xiaomi or oppo...
Anyhow, if u hold s9+ in hand vs xs, iPhone easily satisfy double the worth....
As I mentioned I feel hugely let down by Samsung's camera no matter what anyone reviewer say... Android is for geeks, iPhone is for people who want a dependable credible high a quality phone that no Android touches.... End of story
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Well it's not really sold for 1000 ... It's about 700 on Amazon. I bought mine for 600... In a year's time it will go for 500...refurbished 400 yet I don't think any X's will sell under a 1000....
still s9+ is not to be played with unstable Android from xda... It never will work as factory intended...
Anyone wanna play with Android's, buy xiaomi or oppo...
Anyhow, if u hold s9+ in hand vs xs, iPhone easily satisfy double the worth....
As I mentioned I feel hugely let down by Samsung's camera no matter what anyone reviewer say... Android is for geeks, iPhone is for people who want a dependable credible high a quality phone that no Android touches.... End of story
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Does that mean you will never post in these forums again?
Is it known when it will come out on the s9 + exynos version

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