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Is the moto g good enough for my needs?

I currently have a galaxy note 2 and i can't say i dont like it but it's just not for me.. Even though i got a large hand (still can't reach the end of the phone using one hand though). I usually go out riding my bicycle quite often and the note 2 feels too heavy in my pockets, i can't even sit without taking the phone out of my pocket which gets very annoying. I really liked watching movies and all on my note 2 but i probably don't feel like getting a Samsung phone again because of the Hardware home buttons.
Anyway the moto g is getting sold for 245$ here, and it looks nice and light so i wonder if it's worth the price here? Or are there any phones that are going to meet my needs? (lasts a day of light or medium use and is easy to carry)
Thanks in advance.

Buy it
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I can surely recommend this phone.
Only drawback can be the fixed memory.
For me this is not an issue. But it might be an issue for others.
Although I am not a movie watcher on phones, the MotoG is pretty good at it.

I find the scrolling in app like Facebook is even better than note 3. But the camera is really lousy even comparing to iPhone 4. So think twice if you take a lot of photos with your phone.
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I take pictures of essays and other school related things, and that's pretty much it. Are words clear if you zoom after taking the pictures?
And also is the 245$ price reasonable? Because its cheaper in other countries

Absolutely clear for photos of notes. That's what I use it for precisely. Otherwise the camera is decent at best. 245 bucks is still very much worth. In India it's about 220$ or so for 16 gigs. And I'd say that's a crazy deal. Coming from a 600$ One X, all the more sweeter.
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Oh thanks! The moto g the best option i have right?
I'm getting this one
axiomtelecom.com/motorola/motorola-moto-g-16gb/p-8687242-42484930167-cat.html#variant_id=8687242-10104202096

Absolutely a very good price compared to the Netherlands.There a 16Gb is around 1060 AED.

Peanutfarm said:
Oh thanks! The moto g the best option i have right?
I'm getting this one
axiomtelecom.com/motorola/motorola-moto-g-16gb/p-8687242-42484930167-cat.html#variant_id=8687242-10104202096
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Nope, there's virtually no competition at that price point. You could find a Nexus 4 somewhere but that would be at least 100$ costlier.
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I have been using the moto g for almost a month and while it does and will consistently meet your requirement of 'a day of moderate usage', it's weight is slightly on the bulkier side. That said, once you get used to its weight, it is a pure steal at the price points it is being sold at.
PS: psst, update to kitkat, enable developer options, toggle to Art and also try the Google now launcher in it. May have to download the package from external sources. Epic
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The Note 2 is better.. but if it's too big then get the Moto G i guess.
Have you tried getting used to the Note 2 size anyways? I had a 3.5" phone to a 4.5" phone and the 4.5" felt too big.
A few weeks passed and now i'm used to it, in fact i'm never going to go under 4.5" in my next purchase.

I switched from a Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Moto G is better for my needs, smaller, actually snappier in general, better battery life, feels like much better build quality for a much cheaper phone, and the only thing I missed from the S4 is OTG USB but update fixed that! So even if you are needed space for films ect, wack them on a USB and buy a cheap small cable and you've got more storage when needed!
You won't be disappointed!
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@SamsungAdmire it was never about getting used to the size, i do find anything smaller than the note 2 small but the note 2 doesn't fit me even though i really want to use it.. It's just too heavy and hard to carry around while cycling. The moto g seems like the phone for me.
Thanks everyone! I guess I'll just get it

Peanutfarm said:
I take pictures of essays and other school related things, and that's pretty much it. Are words clear if you zoom after taking the pictures?
And also is the 245$ price reasonable? Because its cheaper in other countries
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Me too....the camera is good enough for that......
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jaspreet997 said:
Me too....the camera is good enough for that......
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Sorry for OT!
But, that's exactly the subject that I'm studying right now. Computer graphics xD
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Sorry guys but now I'm also considering the nexus 5, i know if bigger than the moto g but is it also easier to carry?
Thanks

If you are spoiled by the battery life of the note, then you will love the Moto G. Just as smooth (maybe smoother) and great screen quality. biggest sacrifice is the camera so that part is up to you.
I came from a Note 3 and haven't missed it since (ok maybe just multi window lol)
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imo
I think you need to sell your Note II and buy Moto G together with a tablet (nexus 7 maybe?) so you can enjoy also watching movies

OK i know I'm getting really annoying but how is the moto g for people with large hands? I have a really large hand, and the mobile store is like an hour away and I'm tacky busy atm
Thanks! Abs dirty fit the inconvenience

Peanutfarm said:
OK i know I'm getting really annoying but how is the moto g for people with large hands? I have a really large hand, and the mobile store is like an hour away and I'm tacky busy atm
Thanks! Abs dirty fit the inconvenience
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There was a time where 4.5 inch screen was considered too big for a lot of people. I adapted really quickly from my old Note 3 and currently am comfortable with a compact phone. But your milage will vary
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[Q] Is battery life good?

Hi guys,
I currently own an S3 and I'm hoping to upgrade to a Nexus 5! I am currently getting 2hours of screen on time, 2 hours and 30 minutes if I am lucky! As you can see, thats really really bad.. I want to upgrade so I've got two options buy a brand new Nexus 5 or a used Z1. Both are the same price. But I really really want to try out the google experience. I've been using AOSP roms on my S3 but I'm really hoping to get a Nexus 5.. However, I've heard the battery life is not so great in reviews. How much screen on time do you guys roughly get on average or heavy use?? I know it varies from phone to phone, but I'd really appreciate it if you guys could post your screenshots or tell me how much screen on time you get

Nexus 5 Battery Results

Battery life has been great for me since the Nexus5 launch!

I came here to ask the same thing, i have a toss up between the Nexus 5 and the LG G2, i like the look and design of the nexus, but im worried about the battery and some people say the colour looks washed out.

Vivasanti said:
I came here to ask the same thing, i have a toss up between the Nexus 5 and the LG G2, i like the look and design of the nexus, but im worried about the battery and some people say the colour looks washed out.
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Battery is fine. Not great, not poor. G2 may have better life, particularly if you want to use the double tap to wake / knock on features.
Screen is pretty good actually. It may looked washed out compared to an SAMOLED screen but stands up well against other LCD's

Hukanawa said:
Hi guys,
I currently own an S3 and I'm hoping to upgrade to a Nexus 5! I am currently getting 2hours of screen on time, 2 hours and 30 minutes if I am lucky! As you can see, thats really really bad.. I want to upgrade so I've got two options buy a brand new Nexus 5 or a used Z1. Both are the same price. But I really really want to try out the google experience. I've been using AOSP roms on my S3 but I'm really hoping to get a Nexus 5.. However, I've heard the battery life is not so great in reviews. How much screen on time do you guys roughly get on average or heavy use?? I know it varies from phone to phone, but I'd really appreciate it if you guys could post your screenshots or tell me how much screen on time you get
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Hey I just moved from an S3 to a Nexus 5 this past Friday. I feel like battery life is much better, and I haven't even flashed any custom software on the device yet. I got 4h of on screen time yesterday, and the phone still had 5% battery left. Total up time was about 19 hours.
It's also much smoother performance than touchwiz, and it's smoother than a custom romed S3 too. Just don't expect the same level of customization as a rom like carbon, liquidsmooth or whatever on vanilla Android. It's pretty barebones OS. It's still waaay better than touchwiz though
Trust me: you will not regret the move

nubreed000 said:
Hey I just moved from an S3 to a Nexus 5 this past Friday. I feel like battery life is much better, and I haven't even flashed any custom software on the device yet. It's also much smoother performance.
I got 4h of on screen time yesterday, and the phone still had 5% battery left. Total up time was about 19 hours.
Trust me: you will not regret the move
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Yep, its much better than the S3. I came from the Quad core version GT-i9300

I'm quite happy with mine and I'd say it actually performs a bit better than most other smartphone batteries I've had. I'm not a very battery-heavy user except on rare occasions. I keep my screen on the dim side and always kill apps when I can. Always connecting to wifi and rarely use it for long periods of time except when I'm GPS-ing somewhere complicated or am bored in a doctors waiting room.

At this rate you might as well wait for the nexus 6. Also not to mention that when android L is released, optimizations on the battery department are expected to be made as it was a highlight of the Android L announcement
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S3 is actually on this list as well as S4. This isn't typical battery life you should expect, just the best way to compare devices under the same conditions.
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Here's a good thread that will give you insight on what kind of battery performance people are getting with their nexus 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-battery-results-t2509132/page360

There's a better thread in my signature. ?
Not to see other people's results, but to maximize your life.

nubreed000 said:
Here's a good thread that will give you insight on what kind of battery performance people are getting with their nexus 5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-battery-results-t2509132/page360
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I already linked that, it was the first reply lol

Im still leaning towards this phone guys cause to me it just looks "classier" where the G2 looks like a shiny plastic bar of soap, the developer community seems mammoth for this phone also.
I hope i dont regret my decision

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I already linked that, it was the first reply lol
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Doh! Sorry about that. Lol. I just found that thread myself and thought I should share it here.

Battery will last you a day no problem on N5 normal usage. G2 will last about a day longer, the idle drain is low.
I would wait for the nexus 6 at this point tho.

It could be better, since the nexus was built after the G2, and cant live more than 5 hours of screen time. But isnt something that Will make you regret.

I run just stock now with custom kernels. Battery life has a noticeable difference with improvement with custom kernels. I have had better battery life with this than custom Roms with custom kernels. And yes the nexus 5 battery is great.

Thanks for all your input guys I've seen a few screenshots from people with around 5 hours of SOT. Mighty impressive if you ask me The thought of pure AOSP is also exciting! Can't wait to get my Nexus 5 next month Or I might as well wait for the 6 :s

Owners would you buy the S6 again

I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
Tia
Luke
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LBTaylor1984 said:
I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
Tia
Luke
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if you wanna change the iphone to galaxy S6 then i would say go for it....but from NOTE 4 to S6 is different....if you want more battery and bigger screen stick to the NOTE 4, if you want a bit smaller phone, with better camera, better build quality, and faster then the S6....but it's a bit hard to justify the cost of the S6 if you a NOTE 4....i have a galaxy S6 and i am very happy with it, i have some minor issues with the chamfered edges color peeling, wobbly home button....but again nothing is perfect....

Thanks for the input. Be interesting to see what the overall opinion is of the forum

I would not. I would go with LG g4, which was my second option.
Here are the reasons:
- battery life far bellow average, a little bit more than 3 hours SOT. I was used to more than 5 with the Lenovo z2 pro I had before,
- horrible multitasking, apps reloading all the time
- the front facing camera has a noticeable fisheye effected, which is not really great for selfies
I would recommend your to wait for the Note 5.

Better have diversity of OS! I find having an iPhone 6 and Note 4 a perfect combination! Having 2 'phones' running TouchWiz would be pretty boring.
Great combinations: An iPod and an Android phone, an android phone and iPad, iPhone and Android tablet or both Android phone and tablet

monocay said:
I would not. I would go with LG g4, which was my second option.
Here are the reasons:
- battery life far bellow average, a little bit more than 3 hours SOT. I was used to more than 5 with the Lenovo z2 pro I had before,
- horrible multitasking, apps reloading all the time
- the front facing camera has a noticeable fisheye effected, which is not really great for selfies
I would recommend your to wait for the Note 5.
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yeah i would say if you can wait then wait for the NOTE5...

I would have a note 4 for work, and an S6 for personal. The S6 and Note 4 have equal battery life despite those arguing to the contrary, I have 5.5 hours SOT now, and had the same on the note 4. The S6 and iphone are very similar, except the S6 has better battery.
Multitasking is absolutely fine on the S6.

S6 is for persons who prefer one hand operation most of the time. Note 4 is for those who prefer to have more work done with the help of the S-pen and bigger screen. Since you already have a Note 4 and an iPhone 6 (best of both worlds) the Galaxy S6 may be a demotion on your part. Best to wait for the upcoming Note or S6 Plus.

LBTaylor1984 said:
I'm looking to buy a S6 but I already have a Note 4 do you believe as a current owner that the S6 is worthy of a purchase if you already had the Note 4? I currently have a iPhone 6 for work and a Note 4 for personal and I'm thinking of changing the iPhone, your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?
Tia
Luke
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I have no experience with the Note 4 but I would buy an S6 again without hesitation. Unlike many posts from these S6 forums I have not experienced the problems that others mention. The battery easily lasts a day. With a 32GB model I'm at about 50% on storage. The processor is much faster than my S3. The display has to be seen to be believed. I have a SM-G920I. As always, YMMV!

Jonathan-H said:
I would have a note 4 for work, and an S6 for personal. The S6 and Note 4 have equal battery life despite those arguing to the contrary, I have 5.5 hours SOT now, and had the same on the note 4. The S6 and iphone are very similar, except the S6 has better battery.
Multitasking is absolutely fine on the S6.
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Hm. More than 5 hours SOT? I guess this is with a lot of stuff disabled / custom ROM / brightness manually all the way down?
I regards to multitasking, in comparison to other phones with 3gb ram, it is abysmal, I thought this is a common understanding (and also my personal experience).

I would not.
I love this camera but i can't leave with this memory ram management, multitasking is horrible, hope next update solve all the problems or i will change.
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monocay said:
Hm. More than 5 hours SOT? I guess this is with a lot of stuff disabled / custom ROM / brightness manually all the way down?
I regards to multitasking, in comparison to other phones with 3gb ram, it is abysmal, I thought this is a common understanding (and also my personal experience).
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NFC, location, HD calling, gmail and outlook syncing plus some other apps syncing automatically, Web browsing, YouTube and Play Music streaming, on complete stock, unrooted. I average about 24-35+ hours with 4.5 - 5+ hours SOT of battery life, depending on how long I play games. Phone also loses about 1-2% while sleeping over 5 or so hours while on WiFi. Multitasking is just fine too. Not everyone gets bad battery life on this phone and has to resort to flashing custom roms and kernels. Stock is just fine.
Edit: brightness stays on auto and ranges from 20% to 80% throughout the day.
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Not for all the tea in china. The signal strength of this phone is atrocious. Lucky to get 1 bar of 4g where all my other phones get full reception.

A very varied response, now i'm more confused than ever.

I would buy it again because I came from an s4 and his thing blows it out of the water. I've heard S6 edge has a better build, but I prefer the regular S6. Also, careful when purchasing an S6 cuz you might have hardware issues like the wobbly home button, camera is blurry on startup (sometimes) and flash stays on (very small and not noticeable in the day). I say this because I had a defectve S6 before. My new S6 is perfect except my home is a tiny bit crooked but you won't notice it unless you scrutinize it. I'm you pretty sure you will miss the big screen on your note 4 if you're moving from that size. The only major flaw in the S6 is the memoruy managent when switching apps but everything else is on point.

So here I am

Bought myself a shiny new Nexus 5X a week ago, it didn't have the magic of the older Nexus 5 so I took it back and got myself a moto x style/pure, very happy with it.
Marshmallow should help with the battery drain
Other than that I love it
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It is a great phone! Although I'm thinking about getting a nexus 5x as a backup in case this ever gets broken or I just want a break from such a large size phone. Lol
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iamsloany said:
Bought myself a shiny new Nexus 5X a week ago, it didn't have the magic of the older Nexus 5 so I took it back and got myself a moto x style/pure, very happy with it.
Marshmallow should help with the battery drain
Other than that I love it
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Just curious what you don't like about the 5X?

namartlu said:
Just curious what you don't like about the 5X?
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My own spoilt fault really, had the Nexus 5 a year ago, traded for Nexus 6 then my upgrade was due so I opted for a Galaxy S6, sold that and had an m8 in return, then swapped that for the dreaded iPhone 6plus then bought the 5X.
I basically spoilt myself for choice over the past year and haven't really settled on a phone I could depend on and have a play with, I knew straight away if I was going to keep it or not, I was a bit hesitant with the 5X but I was more certain I'd return it on my 3rd of owning it so I opted for the pure and I'm very happy with it,
Even rooted it this evening something I haven't done since my original Nexus 5
Not to mention all these so called flagships and their build qualities are awesome but they are too fragile and expensive to fix to walk around naked without a case.
The 5X was very light and almost slipped out of my hand a few times as I couldn't get a proper grip on it, otherwise a good handset just not for me. Fingerprint scanner was phenomenally fast and accurate, I don't use NFC much so can't comment on that, USB C was a bit of a pain as I spend on new adaptors and leads when I bought it, I don't think USB C will be mainstream for a good 18-24 months just yet, maybe ahead of its time we'll see, quick charge was really good and battery drain was typical but doze mode was very efficient hence the quick charge implementation.
Anyone on here that has bought a Nexus 5X looking for a case and an Orzly USB C to USB A lead I can send them to you free of charge I have no need for them can have them sent within the next few days.
For anyone outside of the UK curious how i can move from one phone to another, Here in the UK we can buy and sell handsets as much as we like as long as we pay our carriers their monthly charge then its no problem, we aren't locked to carrier specific phones and the network bands like in the US.
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The biggest negative for me about the nexus is the lack of an sd card slot, as well as disappointing sound quality.
I love my moto x style, the sound is great, it's loud, two front facing speakers, with a fairly good base response, and I've got a 200gb memory card in it as well. It's also almost completely vanilla, apps load quickly, the phone does not crash, hang etc. The front facing flash is an superb feature too.
I debated over the nexus and moto for a while, I decided I'd only be buying a nexus for marshmallow out of the box and a finger print scanner... For me the features missed out weighed the positives.
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Holy **** are we related? I have a Nexus 6, bought the N5x (cause like you I missed the great Nexus 5 from the past) and was throughly disappointed. The screen quality and speakers alone couldn't match the N6. Battery was fine and the fingerprint sensor and camera were nothing short of awesome, but that screen and speakers just was too much for me. So I placed an order today for a moto x pure, hoping its better all around. I wanted a smaller phone since the N6 is so damn big, and I hear the moto x feels smaller so I hoping it will satisfy. Can't be any worse than the N6.

iamsloany said:
Bought myself a shiny new Nexus 5X a week ago, it didn't have the magic of the older Nexus 5 so I took it back and got myself a moto x style/pure, very happy with it.
Marshmallow should help with the battery drain
Other than that I love it
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Well, hey baby, how's it going ? :silly:

mattisfaction said:
The biggest negative for me about the nexus is the lack of an sd card slot, as well as disappointing sound quality.
I love my moto x style, the sound is great, it's loud, two front facing speakers, with a fairly good base response, and I've got a 200gb memory card in it as well. It's also almost completely vanilla, apps load quickly, the phone does not crash, hang etc. The front facing flash is an superb feature too.
I debated over the nexus and moto for a while, I decided I'd only be buying a nexus for marshmallow out of the box and a finger print scanner... For me the features missed out weighed the positives.
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Does it supports 200 GB ? I thought it only supported upto 128Gb

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Does it supports 200 GB ? I thought it only supported upto 128Gb
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It supports it smoothly and brilliantly. Money well spent on the card and phone.
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200GB card works fine with MXPE Mine is formatted exFAT and handles all media well. Got one for $150 at Amazon.

At this present time, this is the greatest smartphone of all time IMO

I don't know where to start really. But the Samsung Galaxy S7, to me at least, is the best smartphone I have ever used and I know it is saying a lot, especially for me that have used SO MANY smartphones these past few years. But I have to give credit where it's due.
I have had the Nexus 6P, IPhone 6s and 6s Plus, LG V10 and G4, Note 5, Moto X, some windows phones, HTC one M8 (one of my favorite phone ever) etc....but the S7 is pretty much the phone that seals the deal for me. It checks every box.
I know Samsung gets a lot of hate for some of their decisions in the past with their plasticky build quality and touchwiz being laggy and cartoony and all but they have turned things around big time. They started with the S6, then went on to the note 5 which was already incredible. But this S7 is just on another level, again in my personal opinion. When you consider that the S7 has arguably the best display, best camera, is water resistant, fast charger and wireless charger, great battery life, performance is absolutely STELLAR, the black Onyx is gorgeous, the size is perfect......what phone out there offers you all this package? Seriously I'd like to know.
Of course nothing in life is absolutely perfect. Like the fact that it's a fingerprint magnet and that the Snapdragon versions are having Android system battery drain issues (using the Exynos here) and some having issues here and there. Everyone's experience is going to be different. But from my perspective, this is the phone to beat. There's a lot of rant threads when a phone comes out but not much love. I truly genuinely believe that the S7 is the greatest smartphone of all time right now. Just see what it offers and and compare it to the competition, this is the total package! Freaking love this phone!
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I agree. I am picky myself, besides the side facing speaker it is perfect.

Best display if your lucky
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I have to agree. It's not perfect, but neither is any other phone. But for me this is the best set of compromises available today (I have the Edge, but the S7 is pretty much the same phone other than screen and battery size). No battery drain issues here on the Qualcomm version, btw. From the forums, I would say it's a small minority of users who have significant battery issues.

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I have to agree. It's not perfect, but neither is any other phone. But for me this is the best set of compromises available today (I have the Edge, but the S7 is pretty much the same phone other than screen and battery size). No battery drain issues here on the Qualcomm version, btw. From the forums, I would say it's a small minority of users who have significant battery issues.
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It seems that battery life is settling in after a few days for those who have that issue.
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I have the SD820 variant and battery life has been a little bit disappointing (only getting around 4-5 hrs SOT), but definitely a great phone. For me the biggest downside is not having the ability to bootloader unlock and root, but hopefully an exploit can be figured out.
Honestly, if this phone had stock android, bootloader unlock/root, and boomsound speakers it would be a perfect smartphone. But as it is, its pretty damn good. The S7 and the 6P are honestly the best android phones of all time.

gleggie said:
I have the SD820 variant and battery life has been a little bit disappointing (only getting around 4-5 hrs SOT), but definitely a great phone. For me the biggest downside is not having the ability to bootloader unlock and root, but hopefully an exploit can be figured out.
Honestly, if this phone had stock android, bootloader unlock/root, and boomsound speakers it would be a perfect smartphone. But as it is, its pretty damn good. The S7 and the 6P are honestly the best android phones of all time.
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Have you previously had a phone that gave you more than 5 hours sot?

jarayn said:
Have you previously had a phone that gave you more than 5 hours sot?
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My 5X could hit 5 hrs SOT mostly because of the tweaks and optimizations I had with root + Xposed. Don't get me wrong, I'd say 5 hrs SOT is pretty good, (like an A- if we were giving grades), it's just that I've heard people easily getting 6+ hrs SOT, so i guess I had high expectations.
Before today, i was barely getting 4 hrs SOT, but then Verizon pushed out an OTA that fixed "connectivity issues" which seemed to improve battery life. I also uninstalled the facebook and messenger app and now use a third party app called Toffeed.

I'm all stock and this is me right now. Still got 30% left and I used it heavily since I'm off today. What a freaking beast. Samsung should have made all the S7 Exynos.
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barondebxl said:
I'm all stock and this is me right now. Still got 30% left and I used it heavily since I'm off today. What a freaking beast. Samsung should have made all the S7 Exynos.
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Agree. Don't know why they made that choice.
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gleggie said:
My 5X could hit 5 hrs SOT mostly because of the tweaks and optimizations I had with root + Xposed. Don't get me wrong, I'd say 5 hrs SOT is pretty good, (like an A- if we were giving grades), it's just that I've heard people easily getting 6+ hrs SOT, so i guess I had high expectations.
Before today, i was barely getting 4 hrs SOT, but then Verizon pushed out an OTA that fixed "connectivity issues" which seemed to improve battery life. I also uninstalled the facebook and messenger app and now use a third party app called Toffeed.
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What's that application? Can't find it in Play Store

barondebxl said:
I'm all stock and this is me right now. Still got 30% left and I used it heavily since I'm off today. What a freaking beast. Samsung should have made all the S7 Exynos.
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That's insane, I wish all variants had the Exynos. I'm pretty sure the Exynos is Samsung's own SOC, I'm pretty sure it's better optimized for the device. Overall the Exynos has better battery life and performance than the SD820

KoRoZIV said:
Best display if your lucky
Otherwise the phone is great. Hoping for a better replacement.
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Which version of S7? Some Vietnam mades are having touch sensitivity issues.

gleggie said:
That's insane, I wish all variants had the Exynos. I'm pretty sure the Exynos is Samsung's own SOC, I'm pretty sure it's better optimized for the device. Overall the Exynos has better battery life and performance than the SD820
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Yeah. And it has the unlocked bootloader. That's why I'm so happy with this S7, it just has zero compromises for me. Even the speaker being bad is blown out of proportion to me. It's definitely not the best but it surely suits my needs.
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dbux said:
Which version of S7? Some Vietnam mades are having touch sensitivity issues.
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Exynos S7 Made in Vietnam
Touch is very sensitive but no issues whit it.
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I must admit. Having been a htc fan for the last 5 flagships at least the s7 is a refreshing change. However there's one thing and for me it's a very big thing.
Thanks to Samsung going against the openness of android etc and making some s7's completely unroot able. And there being no custom Roms out to try despite the phone being out for a couple of weeks. Development is nil.
I'm on xda for a reason and that's to mod my device and improve it by flashing the work of some of the great devs here. Yes my variant has root now but if I wanted this amount of anti modding security etc I would have bought an iPhone.
Now I know I'm new to Samsung but I have been told the s6 development was quiet. I in all honesty can see me selling up for the htc ten or another device made by a oem who at least allows developm3nt. So on one hand I have a stunning device. On the other it's not worth me keeping as I cant do anything near I used to on my m9. I shall keep my eye on the s7 forums over the next two weeks

Have just about every new phone to date including the iPhone 6S. The S7 IMO is the very best. I put the IQ Shield, I think that is what it's called, goes on wet and when dries it is invisible. Have it on front and back. Eliminates fingerprints, when I go out I put it in a case. The S7 is the perfect size, lightning fast and beautiful design. One thing I find is the LTE radio is very strong, great reception, GPS is very fast, couldn't be happier.
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