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OK all, I'm ready to upgrade but, I'm stuck on what to have. I have been using the amazingly versatile Galaxy SII for just over two years. I love the flexibility of Android and the quality of Samsung so that is where I plan on staying. My options are excessive, which one of the following devices shop you recommend. I have decided it will be one of these because of the screen size.
Galaxy S4
Galaxy Mega
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy 8
Alternatively, I am intrigued by the S4 zoom, I take a lot of pics. But, I am not convinced the lack of screen size is made up for with a better zoom.
And go........
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s4 zoom the best for picturing but personally I prefer s4 LTE
Come on people I need more than one response
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I'd definitely go with the S4. My coworker has the note 2 and i have the s4 and i like mine a lot more than hers. with the note 2 they only advantage is the screen size, the s4 has the air gestures, remote capability, quad core, etc. i love it, the best phone ive ever had, i got it almost 2 weeks ago and im still learning from it.
Samsung Galaxy S4 ! You will not regret...!
Yeah the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be a good buy from the list you gave.
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Do you care about the price?
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Apologies for not responding earlier, I don't care about cost, and to make it worse I've decided to go for the Sony Ericsson Z1 haha, I have decided it tackles all my needs. Screen size, quality, and with the new interchangeable lenses it's all good
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Thanks for all the responses though
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I know most of you won't care, but I want to say goodbye to my S4, all of you on the AT&T Galaxy S4 forum and Samsung in general.
I won't be buying another Samsung phone until they finally realize that they need to badly optimize their software. I am finally sick and tired of the lag and slowdowns on this phone regardless of rom and kernel combination. And the Note 3 videos show the signature Touchwiz ui lag once again, snapdragon 800, 3gb of ram and all.
I will be getting my LG G2 on Tuesday and will be selling my S4. Good luck to you all it has been real and there are a lot of great people here! Hope to see you all again one day.
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Hate to see you go but its understandable. We'll see you in the g2 threads
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Hate to see you go but its understandable. We'll see you in the g2 threads
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Thanks man, I really didn't want to leave and I love this S4 forum. But gotta do what I gotta do. Take care and hopefully see you soon!
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I know most of you won't care, but I want to say goodbye to my S4, all of you on the AT&T Galaxy S4 forum and Samsung in general.
I won't be buying another Samsung phone until they finally realize that they need to badly optimize their software. I am finally sick and tired of the lag and slowdowns on this phone regardless of rom and kernel combination. And the Note 3 videos show the signature Touchwiz ui lag once again, snapdragon 800, 3gb of ram and all.
I will be getting my LG G2 on Tuesday and will be selling my S4. Good luck to you all it has been real and there are a lot of great people here! Hope to see you all again one day.
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They listened!
Later...
Yea stuff...
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They listened!
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How so? The note 3 videos that I've watched show lots of lag.
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Hopefully you don't get stuck with a locked boot loader with the G2. I personally dislike the software overlay the s4 comes with but that's why I run aosp style Roms. Good luck with the G2
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I know most of you won't care, but I want to say goodbye to my S4, all of you on the AT&T Galaxy S4 forum and Samsung in general.
I won't be buying another Samsung phone until they finally realize that they need to badly optimize their software. I am finally sick and tired of the lag and slowdowns on this phone regardless of rom and kernel combination. And the Note 3 videos show the signature Touchwiz ui lag once again, snapdragon 800, 3gb of ram and all.
I will be getting my LG G2 on Tuesday and will be selling my S4. Good luck to you all it has been real and there are a lot of great people here! Hope to see you all again one day.
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Let us know how that works out for you
Wait so you are moving from Samsung to the G2 because of lag?! Hate to break it to you, LG is even worse.
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Wait so you are moving from Samsung to the G2 because of lag?! Hate to break it to you, LG is even worse.
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Umm, are you serious? You base your statement on what? I bought a LG Optimus G Pro for extremely cheap to check out the LG software and ui and then I flipped it for a profit.
There was zero lag. As in none that I could find. And look at the videos of the G2. The thing looks screaming fast and can only be faster than he Optimus G Pro with the Snapdragon 800. That is scary to think about because the Optimus G Pro is scary fast.
Compare that to the Note 3 videos and you can see lag all over the ui which is standard for Samsung lately.
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I ran an LG OGP numerous times before getting the S4. No lag--I just didn't like the 5 inch size. Good Luck--
Still say the s4 is better and nicer. The screen is outstanding and mine with the mf3 update works great. Every android phone lags a little. Also 4.3 is coming to the s4 in October because they need to update it for it to work with the new smartwatch.
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To each their own. Before owning the S4 and note 2 I had the optimus G and with the S4 pro CPU and andreno 320 GPU the phone was very fast and fluid. LG has been stepping their game up IMO.
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The lg is a really nice device no doubt but the lack of an sd card slot is a deal breaker for alot of us....I def need the extra storage!
Enjoy your new device though :thumbup:
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The lg is a really nice device no doubt but the lack of an sd card slot is a deal breaker for alot of us....I def need the extra storage!
Enjoy your new device though :thumbup:
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Thanks bro, but 32gb is plenty for me. I put several albums on locally that I really want on my phone and then use Google Music for the rest of my collection. And I don't put or watch movies on my phone.
But as you know, everyone has different needs. I can't wait for this phone, I think I will enjoy it based on early reviews and videos.
Enjoy your S4 bro!
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Damnit..you got me reading up on the g2 lol..there is a korean model with an sd card slot....not 100% if it will support LTE in us or canada though (99% sure it wont out of the box) or if it will be possible to mod it to do so. I would prolly pick one up if so just for something different since ive been all sammy the last 3 devices.
Time will tell I guess
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Damnit..you got me reading up on the g2 lol..there is a korean model with an sd card slot....not 100% if it will support LTE in us or canada though (99% sure it wont out of the box) or if it will be possible to mod it to do so. I would prolly pick one up if so just for something different since ive been all sammy the last 3 devices.
Time will tell I guess
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Bro, do it! Haha. The phone is gonna be an absolute monster. I picked up a cheap LG Optimus G Pro to see if I would like he LG UI and all of that and it was wicked fast man. So I can only imagine how fast the G2 is gonna be with the Snapdragon 800 and Adreno 330.
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Sorry, didn't mean to double post. Meant to add this:
On the videos I've watched it looks mind numbingly fast.
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Its always been known that touchjizz is an awful, memory hog of an overlay. That's why we have aosp based ROMs...to each their own, though.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Umm, are you serious? You base your statement on what? I bought a LG Optimus G Pro for extremely cheap to check out the LG software and ui and then I flipped it for a profit.
There was zero lag. As in none that I could find. And look at the videos of the G2. The thing looks screaming fast and can only be faster than he Optimus G Pro with the Snapdragon 800. That is scary to think about because the Optimus G Pro is scary fast.
Compare that to the Note 3 videos and you can see lag all over the ui which is standard for Samsung lately.
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Hmm that's funny because my touchwiz rom doesn't lag after some simple optimization and my cpu even goes down to 81mhz, in fact its snappy as hell.
P.S. Have fun with LG, the worst quality electronics company ever. With a list of horrible products in recent and past history I could make a whole forum about.
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What the title says.
For me personally the killer features were the spen,the display and the multiwindow. The main problem that I found is probably the speaker(and also disappointed by the camera)
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For me it's the display and removable battery & sdcard
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Display resolution/size
3GB of Ram
SnapDragon
S-Pen
everything
not joking, huge improvement from Galaxy Note 1 / Galaxy S2
CAT-4 LTE, the removable battery and expandable storage (though the battery life on this thing is so much better than my GNexus that I doubt I'll ever need a second battery) all played a big part.
However if I'm honest, I'd figured I was getting a phablet way back in may but I was torn between the Note 3 or the One Max - I loved the design of the One and yes, the non-removable battery and non-expandable storage were sucky but I figured if they released a bigger version of it, I'd be sold.
Then IFA came and went and HTC announced nothing. Then rumours circulated that it would have a downgraded processor and after seeing the Note 3, I decided I'd waited long enough.
I'm pretty sure the exact moment I made my mind up (And this will sound stupid) was when I seen that it had a USB3 port instead.
I'd planned not to get it but it's just so damn gorgeous looking I couldn't resist. Display, s-pen and battery life are all an improvement over the Note 2 and I have 32gb internal storage now so all good.
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The s-pen!
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For me it's the display and removable battery & sdcard
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+1, only Samsung still has these, HTC Sony Nexus don't have .
Display Amoled
Screen Size
S Pen feature
Battery life
Brand
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Multiwindow. To me there is no other reason to run anything other than stock android. Touchwiz is disgusting, but at least Samsung added some cool functionality for power users.
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full HD large screen.
S pen.
32 gb memory.
3 gb ram.
The large display
The battery life (it has the most amazing battery life compared to my previous android phones)
The spen (still couldnt get to scrapbook a youtube video though..does anyone know how?)
The 32gb internal storage and last but not least the one handed operation..though its a big phone but feels compact for daily use. Just my 2 cent
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FullHD, and killer screen size 5,7"
Super fast phone, no lagging what so ever.
Cat. 4 LTE connectivity.
Must say I'm very pleased so far, this is so much faster than my SGS3 was.
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What the title says.
For me personally the killer features were the spen,the display and the multiwindow. The main problem that I found is probably the speaker(and also disappointed by the camera)
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What's wrong with the camera? I think it's one of the best in any smart phone in terms of clarity
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It's my addiction with upgrading phones ;p
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better battery life
external sd
note function
coming from htc one x+, honestly, i'm impressed with the note functionality. no need notebook and pen anymore.
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+1, only Samsung still has these, HTC Sony Nexus don't have .
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yup htc one would be my baby if it had those two options
yuu.hack said:
better battery life
external sd
note function
coming from htc one x+, honestly, i'm impressed with the note functionality. no need notebook and pen anymore.
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Yeah, touch wiz is a very refined skin with tons of well done feature, but god, it's so ugly and heavy(it uses too much ram and stutters sometimes,)
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oneandroidnut said:
For me it's the display and removable battery & sdcard
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Looks like you used to have an iphone
my opinion
Samsung galaxy note 3 is an all rounder device..has almost everything..
sony z1 and lg 2 are also very good but lacks some important features..like lg g2 doesn't have external sd and sony z1 display is not as good as Samsung(personal opinion so pls don't start an argument)..and i watched many reviews where they claimed the sony z1 camera is not as good as what sony is claiming..
on the other hand, Samsung has s-pen and unique multitasking features..
in my country lg g2 and sony z1 both are cheaper than gn3..but i still bought gn3 as it has everything i want..and lacks nothing (although ois in camera wud have been a nice addition)
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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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?
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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Just wanted to get you guys opinions on which phone to get. I know that new phones come out all the time but I want to know which is the best phone for now. Thanks
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Just wanted to get you guys opinions on which phone to get. I know that new phones come out all the time but I want to know which is the best phone for now. Thanks
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m8 is more premium looking ,has great speakers n has lag free UI, camera is good only in night conditions n just ok in daylight conditions.
note3 has good camera,bigger battery ,screen. but comes with lots of bloatware and may lag at times while doing heavy multitasking. in gaming both phones perform similar.
I would go for m8 because of the design,front speakers,better UI,camera for taking better pictures at night (in day conditions it doesn't perform as well as note 3 but its not totally crap).
Thanks for the reply! How much better is the note 3's battery ? I'm a very heavy user
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Note 3 <3
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Thanks for the reply! How much better is the note 3's battery ? I'm a very heavy user
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you'll get continues 9hrs of web browsing with note 3 n m8 . note 3's battery will last little more than m8 ,this is what I think. I read many m8 users writing m8 gives amazing battery with 7hr of screen time which is pretty good considering they used on 3g network & its only 2600mah.. both phone performs well in battery test but I would say note 3 would perform better.
take a look at this-
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-battery-life-test/
http://blog.gsmarena.com/htc-one-m8-battery-test/
I had One M7 and upgraded to M8. I am having amazing battery life (ARHD ROM) and love premium feel of HTC.
I was thinking about buying Note or S but I personally don't like that plasticky feel of Samsung. (no offense)
On the other hand camera on HTC is a bit crippled but irrelevant to me since I take pictures with camera not phone. For quick snapshots it works for me but might not work for others.
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I had One M7 and upgraded to M8. I am having amazing battery life (ARHD ROM) and love premium feel of HTC.
I was thinking about buying Note or S but I personally don't like that plasticky feel of Samsung. (no offense)
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exactly. I'm using m7 & getting approx 6hrs of screen time so I was sure m8 will perform better with that amazing power saving mode .
Thanks guys. Going with the m8
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One M8, but if you use phone for working, i think is better the note.
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One M8, but if you use phone for working, i think is better the note.
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Totally agree with you
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i have the Note 3 sm-n900 and have good battery life and im a heavy user too... but i dont if the M8 battery is interchangable like the Note 3 is... being that the Note 3 comes with a 3200mAh battery, i have a backup battery i bought thru ebay that is a 4700mAh battery that is the same size as the OEM one that comes with it. so having a replacement battery (specially a bigger one) is a nice plus... Not even sure if you can even replace the M8 battery, but if so i hope you make a purchase that you can enjoy for a while xD