Anyone working on a sense port for the n5 ?
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raymond4 said:
Anyone working on a sense port for the n5 ?
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no.
its more than just porting. you need the framework for sense to work on the n5, and a kernel to support it. right now you have neither. its not a little work, its so much work that nobody in their right mind would spend the time on it, and for free!
trust me. the only people on this planet that want sense on their devices have already purchased a phone from HTC...the same company who lost 3 billion dollars last quarter.
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no.
its more than just porting. you need the framework for sense to work on the n5, and a kernel to support it. right now you have neither. its not a little work, its so much work that nobody in their right mind would spend the time on it, and for free!
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I know but the n4 very close to having sense 5 working. I just thought if the n4 could probably run it then it'll be a lot easier for the n5 because it's more newer then it.
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raymond4 said:
I know but the n4 very close to having sense 5 working
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you're still talking about a completely different device though. the N4 is not the N5.
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I know but the n4 very close to having sense 5 working. I just thought if the n4 could probably run it then it'll be a lot easier for the n5 because it's more newer then it.
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theyve been working on sense for the n4 since december of last year..
the thing is, many people who buy nexus devices want to stay far away from sense(or the other oem ui's).
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you're still talking about a completely different device though. the N4 is not the N5.
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Alright well I understand it's a completely different device. I just thought it'll be easier for us n5 users to get it running on our device. I just always found it would be nice to brag about running other android software on our n5.
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I don't understand the point of putting Sense on a Nexus phone. It seems counterintuitive. You can probably get a One on eBay for the same price or even cheaper.
sense is nothing to brag about.
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theyve been working on sense for the n4 since december of last year..
the thing is, many people who buy nexus devices want to stay far away from sense(or the other oem ui's).
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I know and that's true but isn't the n5 a dev phone ? That's what I thought. I'm just saying it's always good to have variety of different Roms.
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I just don't understand why users on here gets so uptight when these things get brought up. if u want sense go buy a HTC phone.
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I know and that's true but isn't the n5 a dev phone ? That's what I thought. I'm just saying it's always good to have variety of different Roms.
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it is, and a variety of roms is good too. problem is is sense itself, it uses up your phones resources and will slow it down. you want a slow nexus?
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it is, and a variety of roms is good too. problem is is sense itself, it uses up your phones resources and will slow it down. you want a slow nexus?
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I understand that but when I used the newer sense it wasn't as slow like the other versions of sense. So to me sense 5 wouldn't be as slow on our n5. Plus if it was then we could remove the bloatware to make it less heavy on our n5.
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raymond4 said:
I understand that but when I used the newer sense it wasn't as slow like the other versions of sense. So to me sense 5 wouldn't be as slow on our n5. Plus if it was then we could remove the bloatware to make it less heavy on our n5.
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go ahead. make sure that you get the framework working on a nexus 5 first, then develop a kernel to support sense. really, it would be cool if you do. i wouldnt use it, but some would. the issue is that it would take a mass amount of time and effort to do so, and not many are willing to be so dedicated to it.
I came from having had 3 HTC phones in the past. Evo 4g, evo 3d, and evo 4g LTE. All good phones. Sense wasn't terrible.
I can say though the only thing I miss was linked contacts. That rocked. Otherwise I'm totally happy with stock android and getting updates when they come out, not a year later or never.
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Do you think that Sense will ever be able to be ported to the Nexus S when it releases its Gingerbread update?
I know that the Galaxy S never managed to see Sense on it, but it would be sure nice to have that option I also know this would be a difficult port as it would involve an inter manufacturer jump. I think it was easier to put sense on the n1 due to it being an HTC phone I dont think i will feel the same need for TouchWiz on the Nexus S somehow
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No idea. Just out of curiosity, WHY???
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>I dont think i will feel the same need for TouchWiz on the Nexus S somehow
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HAH! My thoughts exactly ;-)
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OMG WHY!?!?!?! D:
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OMG WHY!?!?!?! D:
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OMG WHY NOT!?!?!?!
I for one would love to see SENSE on the NS ans SGS phones.
Sense is closed-source, meaning it would be illegal to port it. And because we're on the Internet, it will be done anyway.
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Sense is closed-source, meaning it would be illegal to port it. And because we're on the Internet, it will be done anyway.
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Because something is closed source doesn't make it illegal to port. The problem is that Sense is a copyright work of HTC and therefore it's up to HTC whether or not third-parties are allowed to redistribute it, at present no.
However that still doesn't mean porting Sense is illegal. If you own a HTC Desire HD, dump the firmware, modify it to run on another device you own then that's perfectly legal. However, I'm not sure about the actual legalities of duplicating the firmware. You may be forced to remove the firmware from your HTC device so that you haven't created two copies. It really depends on what HTC's license says, assuming they even thought to include one.
Can anybody make a sense rom?
To work on nexus S....Pls just for kicks
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I'm sure one will be released at some point. Sense has an aesthetically pleasing UI that a lot of android users find attractive. Seeing as the Nexus S was just released, however, just have to wait and be patient. I think that the openness of this device, coupled with it's "pure google" experience, will attract a lot of devs and a lot of customization options.
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To work on nexus S....Pls just for kicks
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why don't u go and buy a mt4g? its 10x better than this boring nexus anyway?
I like the phone but in its stock form its slower than my old captivate. (Running touchwiz and 2.1)
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I like the phone but in its stock form its slower than my old captivate. (Running touchwiz and 2.1)
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Yeeah. Sure.
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I was taking about the mytouch. It's lag central.
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Yeeah. Sure.
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I think the N1 got the Sense ROMs only because it was easy to port it from the nearly identical HTC Desire device.
I'm not sure it will be that easy to do on the Samsung HW.
Does the SGS have such ROM? If so, then surly we'll be seeing one for NS soon.
It doesn't make Sense
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Don't want a mytouch 4g. I like the nexus screen better...
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I have both the mt4g and the nexus s and I prefer the mt4g especially now since they're working on cm6 for it. My nexus s only frustrates me...no video chat app? Ugh and gingerbread is OVERRATED
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I have both the mt4g and the nexus s and I prefer the mt4g especially now since they're working on cm6 for it. My nexus s only frustrates me...no video chat app? Ugh and gingerbread is OVERRATED
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Tango was updated today to support the Nexus S
And I only looked at this thread thinking it was a joke. You mean someone would seriously want to take a great phone and crap it up with Sense???? I don't understand that at all!
I though people stopped making sense ROMs because HTC didnt quite like that copyright infringment.
thats why the CM rom on the Evo doesnt have it
Well, have you? I have. I know I can get at least $325 for it if not the full $350.
I feel like it's a bit of a downgrade but I'd like other opinions. (vanilla is looking pretty nice with JB so distant still)
OK. What's the major difference, honestly?
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OK. What's the major difference, honestly?
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Vanilla android. Which is a big difference over stock. I have a Nexus 7 and I love the UI.
More battery and more RAM.
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Cm10 is pretty close to vanilla. If that's your only reason for switching then so be it. I have one reason why I won't switch. And once that is remedied I'm going to nexus permanently.
4G LTE.
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absolutelygrim said:
Cm10 is pretty close to vanilla. If that's your only reason for switching then so be it. I have one reason why I won't switch. And once that is remedied I'm going to nexus permanently.
4G LTE.
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I'm not comfortable using CM10 unless by now it's finished or much more stable. Do you recommend it?
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I'm not comfortable using CM10 unless by now it's finished or much more stable. Do you recommend it?
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I haven't used cm10 yet. But aokp is extremely stable and has a lot of customization.
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I haven't used cm10 yet. But aokp is extremely stable and has a lot of customization.
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Mind sending me a link to the ROM you're talking about?
I was considering trying this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33583071
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Not that performance is not already enough on the ONE X but doesn't the Nexus 4 have a quad core S4 and a significantly more powerful GPU. This makes it about twice as fast as the HOX already and it has a bigger battery and vanilla android and will get the newest Android OS'.
My biggest concern is storage size at 8GB or 16GB isn't much and it just doesn't look as nice as the white HOX.
The fact that it's made by LG turns me off. The HOX is awesome in its own right and I think Sense is great in terms of usability. HTC has come a very long way with refining Sense into what it is now (remember Sense 2.0 and 2.1? *shudder*).
I've had the Tegra 3 version of the HOX, sure the 'benchmarks' said it was better, but in actual usage, the dual-core S3 spanked it. On top of that, LTE! Only time I will ever get a Nexus device is if it is from HTC though.
I'm buying one, but I'm not selling my HOX.
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I'm not comfortable using CM10 unless by now it's finished or much more stable. Do you recommend it?
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I can recommend it. Been runny nightly builds for about 2 months now, never had any major problems (the occasional reboot or something) but everything works great.
I considered switching, but like the verge review pointed out, the lack of LTE is a hard thing to drop. Stock 4.2 would be really nice, but I bet it'll be available soon (either AOKP or CM10) and I'll just keep my superfast LTE.
No.
Please stop these alternate phone threads.
WR
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The fact that it's made by LG turns me off.
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Me too. LG phones feel and look cheap. They've gotten better recently, but still not up to par with HTC or even Samsung. I'd be interested in a new Nexus phone, but not from LG.
Weren't they talking at one point about 4 or more Nexus devices coming out by years end?
now that i have had a chance to red some reviews i think im going to pass on this
but im going to stick with my HOX and see what comes out in the new year
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Well, have you? I have. I know I can get at least $325 for it if not the full $350.
I feel like it's a bit of a downgrade but I'd like other opinions. (vanilla is looking pretty nice with JB so distant still)
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Thought about it, but I couldn't live without LTE. HSPA+ in San Diego is a laughable joke. A lot of times I can't even stream music when I am driving.
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now that i have had a chance to red some reviews i think im going to pass on this
but im going to stick with my HOX and see what comes out in the new year
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which reviews dissuaded you? they all seem to only harp on the lack of LTE but to be honest, I don't get LTE where I live anyway.
I know these threads drive people nuts. I'm a phone junky. Over the last 2 years I've had at least 4 phones. Although i've had my HTC One since launch day - coming up on one year.
I hate skins on android. That's why I root and install an AOSP based ROM on my devices. I also like battery life and A2DP Bluetooth streaming.
So...anyone out there think the nexus is a worthwhile upgrade?. I'm already running KitKat. Software is no advantage the Nexus has. However... Is the Nexus a worthy upgrade? I have read that battery life was disappointing at launch. Is it still bad? What does the N5 offer over my One?
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You're comparing a 350-400 dollar phone I suggest keeping g that 500-600$ MSRP phone you have..
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I had the One before the N5. Nothing wrong with the One, but honestly the only thing I miss is the speakers. I personally like the bigger screen, and I'm getting better battery life now. Overall better experience, imo.
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bbabiuk said:
I know these threads drive people nuts. I'm a phone junky. Over the last 2 years I've had at least 4 phones. Although i've had my HTC One since launch day - coming up on one year.
I hate skins on android. That's why I root and install an AOSP based ROM on my devices. I also like battery life and A2DP Bluetooth streaming.
So...anyone out there think the nexus is a worthwhile upgrade?. I'm already running KitKat. Software is no advantage the Nexus has. However... Is the Nexus a worthy upgrade? I have read that battery life was disappointing at launch. Is it still bad? What does the N5 offer over my One?
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My 2 cents give the nexus the skip.
i had the htc one and the gs4.. sold my htc one to get the gs4.. then sold my gs4 to get the nexus 5.. i think the n5 is way better the both the gs4 and one.. thats just me.. this is my first nexus phone i love it.. i been threw like 6 top of the line phone in the past 3 yaers.. htc evo 4g.. htc evo 3d.. htc evo 4g LTE.. GS3. HTC ONE.. GS4... Nexus 5 is my fev phone out of all of them
I went from the GS4 to the N5 and haven't regretted it for a second. Out of 12 phones that I've owned over the last 3-4 years, this is easily the best one.
Get the N5 and keep the One.
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I had the One before the N5. Nothing wrong with the One, but honestly the only thing I miss is the speakers. I personally like the bigger screen, and I'm getting better battery life now. Overall better experience, imo.
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So comparatively...battery life is on par?
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Let me tell you a story:
Once upon a time, there was a guy who wanted an awesome new android phone. He decided to buy an HTC amaze as that was probably the best phone on the market at the time. He got it 1 month after the phone came out on the market and it was awesome. He enjoyed using it for 9 mos. before HTC decided to stop supporting their FLAGSHIP phone! Alas that phone was relegated to ICS forever.
Then, his girlfriend wanted a new phone and he thought, well, maybe it was just my bad luck to buy the HTC amaze right before HTC decided to realign their phone offerings. The HTC One S looks very good and it has the latest snapdragon S4 chip in it. So he bought her that phone and 9 mos later, HTC announces no more updates after android 4.1.2!
Moral of the story: stick with HTC one if you want an obsolete android OS in 1 year.
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So comparatively...battery life is on par?
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I'm getting an extra 2 hours of SOT
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one phone i'd trade for is the samsung note 3! give me that anyday over the nex5
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Battery life is as good or better. I still have my One and mainly use it to play music, but the Nexus outperforms it in every way and also seems to have a better antenna than the One. Plus, the Nexus has ART which I know is not supported on the HTC One because of Sense.
It's a very worthy upgrade. I do miss the speakers, Aux Sound Output, and sometimes a few 'Sense' things like BlinkFeed and the features in the stock messaging app.
I was in the same Situation like you and i dont regret getting the n5 at all. I had the GpE of the one and still the n5 beats it by a longshot. Speakers and build quality aside the n5 wins everything
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I was in the same Situation like you and i dont regret getting the n5 at all. I had the GpE of the one and still the n5 beats it by a longshot. Speakers and build quality aside the n5 wins everything
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Thanks. I have been teetering. I likely will order an N5. I'm going to wait another couple weeks first as a sanity check. But I seriously an leaning towards buying it.
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GGWC808 said:
Let me tell you a story:
Once upon a time, there was a guy who wanted an awesome new android phone. He decided to buy an HTC amaze as that was probably the best phone on the market at the time. He got it 1 month after the phone came out on the market and it was awesome. He enjoyed using it for 9 mos. before HTC decided to stop supporting their FLAGSHIP phone! Alas that phone was relegated to ICS forever.
Then, his girlfriend wanted a new phone and he thought, well, maybe it was just my bad luck to buy the HTC amaze right before HTC decided to realign their phone offerings. The HTC One S looks very good and it has the latest snapdragon S4 chip in it. So he bought her that phone and 9 mos later, HTC announces no more updates after android 4.1.2!
Moral of the story: stick with HTC one if you want an obsolete android OS in 1 year.
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Software doesn't concern me. I hate running skinned android. I root and flash custom ROMs. I mainly want to know if the new device will yield a better experience...
Battery life
Performance
I get the sound will not be on par with my One...the boom speakers are great.
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I had the HTC One before the Nexus 5 as well,and I love the Nexus. The One is a great phone, but the One has 1) A faster chipset 2) bigger screen 3) STOCK Android (yay!!!)
However, if you're satisfied with your One.. just keep it. Unless you're dead set on having stock Android. The One does have some nice features, like the speakers (yes, stereo speakers) and very good build quality, compared to the Nexus 5 at least, which doesn't seem to fit together perfectly like the One.
As for battery life, I would say it's about equal. They both have the same size battery.
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Thanks. I have been teetering. I likely will order an N5. I'm going to wait another couple weeks first as a sanity check. But I seriously an leaning towards buying it.
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Good luck getting a 90% working ROM for the phone once htc stops supporting it. The Amaze and One S ROMs all have major things broken on it, whether it is Bluetooth or camera or something else not working or not working correctly. So I would say software for HTC phones are important.
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Good luck getting a 90% working ROM for the phone once htc stops supporting it. The Amaze and One S ROMs all have major things broken on it, whether it is Bluetooth or camera or something else not working or not working correctly. So I would say software for HTC phones are important.
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The HTC One does have the benefit of being a GE supported device. Can't predict how that'll play out yet. Besides that, you statement is accurate. I came from ATT with and Atrix4g... the hardware is still great. But zero software support from the OEM and all the ROMs available aren't DD material for someone that uses their phone as part of business.
Hence the move to my HTC One on Sprint/Ting... Just to find out that I should have bought a cheap used nexus s and waited for a N5. :/
The way that I understand the GPE phones work is that Google releases the operating system to HTC and then they optimize it to work with their phone before they push out an update. So updates still have to pass through HTC. If they decide to end support for the one, I doubt they'll continue supporting the GPE phone.
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The way that I understand the GPE phones work is that Google releases the operating system to HTC and then they optimize it to work with their phone before they push out an update. So updates still have to pass through HTC. If they decide to end support for the one, I doubt they'll continue supporting the GPE phone.
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That's just it. Even though the UI of the GPE One is all Google, it actually uses the stock Sense kernel. Once HTC stops updating the phone, it stops for the Google Edition as well.
Last time I used Android was when I owned the HTC Desire and it was fresh. Then I went for the iPhone 4, Lumia 920 and now the Nexus 5. I'm amazed how smooth and responsive Android has become, everything is so fluid and the screen response time (screen ms?) is almost on par with the iPhones now.
Really happy I came back to Android finally, I couldnt be happier!
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Last time I used Android was when I owned the HTC Desire and it was fresh. Then I went for the iPhone 4, Lumia 920 and now the Nexus 5. I'm amazed how smooth and responsive Android has become, everything is so fluid and the screen response time (screen ms?) is almost on par with the iPhones now.
Really happy I came back to Android finally, I couldnt be happier!
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Yup.
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ArtieQ said:
Last time I used Android was when I owned the HTC Desire and it was fresh. Then I went for the iPhone 4, Lumia 920 and now the Nexus 5. I'm amazed how smooth and responsive Android has become, everything is so fluid and the screen response time (screen ms?) is almost on par with the iPhones now.
Really happy I came back to Android finally, I couldnt be happier!
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The final coup is ART..native apps par and exceed iPhones with this new runtime, but I detest the comparisons regardless. Enjoy!
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Once Android, always Android, they all come back
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Couldn't even consider leaving personally. Loved android since 1.5
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Couldn't even consider leaving personally. Loved android since 1.5
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I got that already!
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I like both I have an iphone 5c and nexus 5 both are great I'm just used to quick updates and a fast response by Apple when a bug arrives such as on 4.4.2 there's many bugs with the noise cancelation mic. And the lux meter sensor reads off scale being that is my third RMA 2 from google and 1 from LG it seems it's software and I'm going to have to wait till android 4.5 till who knows when?
say what you will about apple they support their devices better than oems with android
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say what you will about apple
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Okay, I will: http://www.zdnet.com/apples-goto-fail-needs-a-massive-culture-change-to-fix-7000026783/
they support their devices better than oems with android
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I would hope so, since it's the only phone Apple makes. It comes down to a matter of choice, versus settling.
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Okay, I will: http://www.zdnet.com/apples-goto-fail-needs-a-massive-culture-change-to-fix-7000026783/
I would hope so, since it's the only phone Apple makes. It comes down to a matter of choice, versus settling.
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So? They fixed it swiftly..?
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So? They fixed it swiftly..?
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Yeah..that makes it okay, that you were vulnerable all along. (hint: It should not have existed in the first place.) It's called Blind Loyalty: dismissive of (major!) flaws simply to be associated with branding.
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Couldn't even consider leaving personally. Loved android since 1.5
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Android had me at Google + Linux. Not a fan of apple, I give them credit where its due but if you like to have total control, android is the only choice.
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Ive started off with g2 and now have a Nexus 5 in my family. It's lovely the complete life cycle of Android.
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Couldn't even consider leaving personally. Loved android since 1.5
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I may not have been a user from the beginning like you, but I've been on Android since 2.3 Gingerbread. At the time, I was using webOS (which is a sad story). But they discontinued and I came to Android. I really didnt care for Gingerbread but when Ice Cream Sandwich came out, I started getting interested. The same person responsible for webOS was responsible for ICS so that helped. Since then, Android has grown into a beautiful and smooth OS. I dont get why people like iOS so much. Give it a year or two and Android will be dominating the mobile market.
Imagine if Android was in the hands of capable coders instead of Google. Apple would of been dead years ago.
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Imagine if Android was in the hands of capable coders, Apple would of been dead years ago.
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Lame. (and it's 'would have been').
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Lame. (and it's 'would have been').
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could of, should of, would of
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could of, should of, would of
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Proper contractions: could've, should've, would've. Bit OT though..let's get back to slogging or loving on Nexus.
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I was an 100% android fanboy but after using iPhone forcible for 30days I can see iOS has simplicity and design. UI is just awesome even google apps looks better on ios compared to android though i still hate ios for its inherent inability to do basic actions like transferring files to friend, crappy itunes, no widgets, no pattern unlock lol and inability to select default browsers
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What do you think about Galaxy S5 ?
Is it worth alternative for a future upgrade ?
No
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It's a downgrade in my opinion. Touchwiz is really, really bad.
It depends what you want to do with the phone.. Are you trying to run custom Roms. Root has been achieved, but not sure if Knox will be cracked to get to the bootloader.. I would wait and see how it goes. The new HTC one may be a better route. I know you can use bootstrap to run customs Roms. I just don't think they run as good as when you have an unlocked bootloader.
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I played with an S5 in Best Buy yesterday. Definitely a downgrade. It's still stuttery like other galaxy phones, the new touch wiz leaves a lot to be desired. The only thing in my opinion that the s5 does better than the nexus is the camera. The only thing I personally would upgrade to would be the new HTC one at this point. I played with one of those too, very nice.
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jodvova said:
What do you think about Galaxy S5 ?
Is it worth alternative for a future upgrade ?
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do you really want to change your $350 phone for a $600+ phone with nearly the same specs, some more gimmicks and a fugly UI? what will you use the extra 200MHz for? you wont feel the difference between the N5 and S5. well, maybe the N5 will feel smoother, since the new samsung crap UI appears to be choppy at some points. Quite honestly, after all the issues I had with samsung, I'd never consider going back to their devices. nuh uh.
If I got an S5 for free, I'd sell it then buy the Nexus 5.
you'll get better response if you ask in G5 forum
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If I got an S5 for free, I'd sell it then buy the Nexus 5.
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Seriously. The spec upgrade is so minor and touchwiz sucks. Why not get 300+ dollars in the bank and still stay top of the line?
spunkfaucet666 said:
I played with an S5 in Best Buy yesterday. Definitely a downgrade. It's still stuttery like other galaxy phones, the new touch wiz leaves a lot to be desired. The only thing in my opinion that the s5 does better than the nexus is the camera. The only thing I personally would upgrade to would be the new HTC one at this point. I played with one of those too, very nice.
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Is it so much sluttery ? Which model did you try ? SM-G900H ?
I tried M8 the other day (hasn't played with S5 yet), it was as fast as Nexus 5 while navigating through the menus and etc.
Get HTC One M8 GPE
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im done with htc and samsung is out of my league..i dislike sense and a GE rom is not a true nexus experience so nexus for me all the way
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hello00 said:
im done with htc and samsung is out of my league..i dislike sense and a GE rom is not a true nexus experience so nexus for me all the way
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Samsung can cripple any device`s speed with TW, i like Sense 100 times better tbh.
i have both a n5 and a s4. sure, by specs, the s4 holds its own, and appears to be better than the n5. but in reality, even with the s4 optimized and all the crap disabled, the s4 tends to lag and stutter. it feels like a phone from a few years ago, by the amount it tends to stutter. it doesnt feel like a phone with the specs it has. the n5 truly blows it away with real time use.
hello00 said:
im done with htc and samsung is out of my league..i dislike sense and a GE rom is not a true nexus experience so nexus for me all the way
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I had S4 GE in past and now on Nexus 5. They are exactly the same in terms of software.
The only downside, a new version of Android comes earlier to Nexus than to GE device.
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i have both a n5 and a s4. sure, by specs, the s4 holds its own, and appears to be better than the n5. but in reality, even with the s4 optimized and all the crap disabled, the s4 tends to lag and stutter. it feels like a phone from a few years ago, by the amount it tends to stutter. it doesnt feel like a phone with the specs it has. the n5 truly blows it away with real time use.
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How a snapdragon 600 can be better than snapdragon 800 ???
First, do what you want....we can't decide for you. ?
Second , it seems its getting harder and harder to play with new phones....some may never see root, or there will be complicated hack ways to root. Yes, many have dev type editions....but development for them is slow and limited. (Like moto x say)
So, if you like flashing and playing, the only sure bet now days is a nexus. If you can live with a quiet or non existant development community..... Then there's lots of great phones on the way or out. ?
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And personally.... If there's a chance I'd be stuck on touchwiz.......no way would I touch any samsung again. Lol
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Get this crap out of n5 general
Nexus5 forever
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I had S4 GE in past and now on Nexus 5. They are exactly the same in terms of software.
The only downside, a new version of Android comes earlier to Nexus than to GE device.
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they are the same but it does not have the same performance as if u were using a device with true aosp preinstalled..i had the GE htc one before and it is far behind as performance wise and sluggish
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