Guys gonna buy this for at least 1 year. Please tell me honestly have you ever regretted your purchase. All posts will be appreciated.
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Not once has it even crossed my mind, love the phone. Development isn't as popular as the One, but its better than it was last year. Great phone IMO
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In the beginning I had some reservations, but with all phones there are downsides and problems. The phone is quite solid, though my micro usb port has come loose and doesn't work with my computer but still charges fine. This is because I have been quite rough with my cables though, so my fault. I used to be a Samsung fan, but have come to love my HTC phone. If you do decide to get this phone, maybe avoid the white/silver model as there are a few complaints about the plastics on this model. Maybe the issue has been resolved but you don't know if you get old stock from your supplier.
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RuffBuster said:
In the beginning I had some reservations, but with all phones there are downsides and problems. The phone is quite solid, though my micro usb port has come loose and doesn't work with my computer but still charges fine. This is because I have been quite rough with my cables though, so my fault. I used to be a Samsung fan, but have come to love my HTC phone. If you do decide to get this phone, maybe avoid the white/silver model as there are a few complaints about the plastics on this model. Maybe the issue has been resolved but you don't know if you get old stock from your supplier.
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+1 Very true, get the black model or any besides the white/silver one because there are some hairline crack problem. I have at&t so there were no choices between colors so I had to get the white/silver one and I had a replacement for the hairline cracks. Then after like 5 months of the replacement phone that I'm using right now has 2 hairline cracks. If I spot 1 more or before the 1 year warranty ends, I will ask for a replacement.
Means except manufacturer defects you don't have any probs. What a contrast. Same question was asked in xperia z1 compact forum and people had lots of complaints. Well in the end it proves specs don't matter, user experience does.
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i just got mine a few months ago. I was an iphone guy since the first one... tried to go android with the galaxy s4, but ended up taking it back because it was too inconvienent using it with one hand. Considering I was running an alpha of cm11, which just finally went to beta, I'd say it's a great phone, considering I'm not even running stable hardware. battery life is at least on par with my iphone (as long as i'm careful with what's running). So for me.. it's the best adroid fit for myself i've found.
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Guys gonna buy this for at least 1 year. Please tell me honestly have you ever regretted your purchase. All posts will be appreciated.
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At the moment everything is perfect to me with my little baby ( i have it since it was relased in Italy, from september)
I like it but man there is some isssues with the 4.4.2 update, like no notification previews on the lockscreen. is anyonw eles getting this problem or is it just me?
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At the moment everything is perfect to me with my little baby ( i have it since it was relased in Italy, from september)
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Yeah its a hell of a beautiful smartphone. In India only HTC one dual sim is there which is thicker than the original and does not have unibody. So that makes the mini one of the most beautiful smart phones and the most beautiful in HTC's portfolio.
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With Jelly Bean, I wasn't impressed with the battery life. Now that I have KitKat, it seems to be far more acceptable. It's still not as good as the old One S (man, that phone was ahead of its time)!
The only other regret is the camera. It works beautifully in low light situations (like dimly lit restaurants), but during all other occasions, the photos have such low resolution that they only look good while viewed on the phone. Viewing them on a computer screen reveals a lack of sharpness and detail in the photos.
Other than that, this phone is sexy and meets all my daily performance needs.
It's a sexy phone, but the battery is crap. Hopefully this will get better with CM 11.
BTW, the CM11 that is being worked on is for the AT&T version, will that work with international phones? I'm in sweden and not on at&t.
So. There are probably no performance issues. And do you have any probs in running high end apps.
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So. There are probably no performance issues. And do you have any probs in running high end apps.
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The only app i noticed lag was GTA San Andreas
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Only regret is... that in december i swaped first Silver mini... for cracks...obviously.... and on the swap phone cracks appeared second day of owning it ). I didnt want to stay 2 weeks without it... so i kept it like that until yesterday(many cracks appeared meantime)
So... waiting for replacement...back to my trusty Desire S .
But i love the phone... the shape... the design, good speed.. no freezes, briliant camera in night conditions...superb screen, and good battery comparing to desire s
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The only app i noticed lag was GTA San Andreas
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Heavy lag or minor. By the way does FIFA 14, real racing 3 and NFS mW work.
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Heavy lag or minor. By the way does FIFA 14, real racing 3 and NFS mW work.
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Pretty heavy, but i tried it on sense 4.3 so maybe there is less lagg on 4.4.2. I cant confirm that nfsmw looks beautiful on this device and has zero lagg!
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Pretty heavy, but i tried it on sense 4.3 so maybe there is less lagg on 4.4.2. I cant confirm that nfsmw looks beautiful on this device and has zero lagg!
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Pretty heavy, but i tried it on sense 4.3 so maybe there is less lagg on 4.4.2. I cant confirm that nfsmw looks beautiful on this device and has zero lagg!
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Thanks. So as far as I can see nothing is wrong about this device. Um how's the camera. And are there any bugs in the software like in Sony. Disappointed with z1c looks beautiful has top class specs but the software is so buggy that probably it will be a nightmare using it.
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The HTC one mini is, hands down, the best phone I ever owned. By far.
love this phone, especially the size, compared to my former N4 and N5.
My only complaint: no factory image availaible, as on the nexus.
HTC service in Austria told me, when flashing an RUU, they MUST replace the Motherboard as well!,
So no way back to stock for me, as in the nandroid there is Stock recovery, as far as i know.
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Only regret is... that in december i swaped first Silver mini... for cracks...obviously.... and on the swap phone cracks appeared second day of owning it ). I didnt want to stay 2 weeks without it... so i kept it like that until yesterday(many cracks appeared meantime)
So... waiting for replacement...back to my trusty Desire S .
But i love the phone... the shape... the design, good speed.. no freezes, briliant camera in night conditions...superb screen, and good battery comparing to desire s
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I just got this phone and there are 3 cracks already on it from 4 days of light use.
Anyone use a case to prevent or hide the cracks? If so, which one?
FYI, I just got this case in the mail today : http://www.ebay.com/itm/331168743655
It's super thin, fits like a glove and makes the phone feel a lot better (more grippy). It kept slipping out of my hand caseless.
I'm not sure how long it will last but I'm going to order a few more anyway.
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Finally, i've decided to sell this phone. It was all good on V20F and promethius rom but yesterday the fking wifi bug occurred again. THe battery was drained quickly by one process ti_wlan taking constant 48% cpu and no wifi.
As i was browsing about found the cheapest offer yet including delivery for SIII and ordered it. Cost about 446 british pounds including Fedex delivery.
Now i just hope i can sell o3d quickly.
Wish i coul'd buy an sgsIII :-( But unfortunetely i don't have enough money atm... well,i guess have to be satisfied with my o3d for now.
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I'm going to sell my O3D too, but for a galaxy nexus..
Never again LG!
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I'm going to sell my O3D too, but for a galaxy nexus..
Never again LG!
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Right I've been looking at either the O2x or galaxy nexus
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You can better wait
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Same here, but I'm not sure to sell it... I like this handset despite it's disgraceful support.
By the way, it is the better build smartphone I had...
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I had SGs, xperia arc... its all plastic. Horrible feeling when u hold it in your hand I prefere LG wit its weight and that 'phone' not toy feeling.
And can't understand people waiting for Ics. Had it on Sgs and its nothing new nothing revoutionary.Apart from few less important features ist basically same as GB
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I had SGs, xperia arc... its all plastic. Horrible feeling when u hold it in your hand I prefere LG wit its weight and that 'phone' not toy feeling.
And can't understand people waiting for Ics. Had it on Sgs and its nothing new nothing revoutionary.Apart from few less important features ist basically same as GB
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It's nothing new we get the idea but this phone might feel good certainly look good. But it has done my head in with ghost calls... And we all thought 21E was a fix but the other day it was an emergency and i called my brother 20 times in a row. He never answered went home and shouted my head off at him then he goes it never rang. I looked into his call history it didn't even show that i called him. And yes he was on stock V21E...
So guess what i did i took the phone placed it on the floor and got a hammer, blow touch and some petrol and a lighter..
and you can guess where the phone is now in LG HELL!!!
So maybe when they release ICS they can fix the GH problem...
Now my brother well i bought an S3 out right for him which should arrive on the 30th...
And my S3 is on contract with Vodafone win for me..
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I had SGs, xperia arc... its all plastic. Horrible feeling when u hold it in your hand I prefere LG wit its weight and that 'phone' not toy feeling.
And can't understand people waiting for Ics. Had it on Sgs and its nothing new nothing revoutionary.Apart from few less important features ist basically same as GB
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Man been using s3 for last 2 days and using o3d feels like using a phone from 10years back. S3 is plasticky but light as feather and the HD screen is amazing. Looking at lg after it feels like looking at a crt monitor after watching 1080p movie. It has 5 or 6 led lights which u can use an app like light flow to customize to reflect different events like set red for missed call green for charge complete white for chsrging blue for no signal u still hv orange and purple. Benched it and its fastest stock phone beating transformer prime by huge margin. Tons of other stuff and rooting is 1 min job and alresdy installed cmw and one beta rom by devs who dont even hv phone yet. They asking me to join them in help test more roms. So great community already working on this beast
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Man been using s3 for last 2 days and using o3d feels like using a phone from 10years back. S3 is plasticky but light as feather and the HD screen is amazing. Looking at lg after it feels like looking at a crt monitor after watching 1080p movie. It has 5 or 6 led lights which u can use an app like light flow to customize to reflect different events like set red for missed call green for charge complete white for chsrging blue for no signal u still hv orange and purple. Benched it and its fastest stock phone beating transformer prime by huge margin. Tons of other stuff and rooting is 1 min job and alresdy installed cmw and one beta rom by devs who dont even hv phone yet. They asking me to join them in help test more roms. So great community already working on this beast
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Well good for u Still i would say that spending so much money just to have a better screen and few other improvements is just pointless. But im using my phone to work. I use mostly business apps and never even played the game or watched movie I use Slr camera to make picutres and I mostly read emails, send about 100-200 msgs a day and call a lot. I might want to have a bigger screen but apart from that im happy with LG. Most of the features SG s3 has is pointles for what I do. Im thinking to change for Google Galaxy S in near future jus for bigger screen.
I agree that the comunity for Samsung is huge and the best. Had SGs was very happy with it
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I dont consider the screen to be really superior, different that is. Better definition but visible pentile and bad color fidelity ... you choose what's better for you
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There are allot of reasons I love my phone, but just yesterday I dropped mine in the fish tank! WoW I was worried about it not working anymore. Did the normal steps to dry it out. To my surprise it is fine.
Thanks to all of you on xda for keeping old phones working better then factory.
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In the fish tank? Jesus. You must have been quick about taking that battery out. That or REALLY lucky.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on Nov. 13th. Still waiting.
Speaking of fish tanks, I went to sea world this last summer and sat in the splash zone for the killer whales and got drenched with my phone in my pocket. I wiped it off and kept using it afterwards like nothing happened. I was expecting at least my mic or headset to screw up but its been fine since.
Not even a whale...
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Speaking of fish tanks, I went to sea world this last summer and sat in the splash zone for the killer whales and got drenched with my phone in my pocket. I wiped it off and kept using it afterwards like nothing happened. I was expecting at least my mic or headset to screw up but its been fine since.
Not even a whale...
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I work outside and there have been many times I got caught in the rain. I'm not talking a drizzle, here. I'm talkin' Noah all over again. Never had an issue with water damage.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on Nov. 13th. Still waiting.
I've had this phone for 2 years, and it still works well....there are better phones out there now, but none are impressive enough to make me drop $300. Recently rooted it and installed ICS, and at this rate who knows when I'll get sick of it....
I had this kind of accident too. The phone works well after that. This is really a good phone.
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lol ... I was shouldering a call while taking a leak (while drunk) and um went down to flush and there it went. *splash*
Washed it off lol and sanitized it multiple times and it still works.
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lol ... I was shouldering a call while taking a leak (while drunk) and um went down to flush and there it went. *splash*
Washed it off lol and sanitized it multiple times and it still works.
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Naaaaasty
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It was 1/2 flushed! Sort of.
I've had this phone since before there was a root method for it. It's not my daily driver anymore, but I love the form factor and weight, and I love perfectly stable cm7 on it.
I feel like this is the last of the purist Android devices.
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love it because its two yrs old and still running strong
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Because I slammed it in the back hatch of my car at the E. R. The 2nd day I had it. Right on the latch and screen and I only needed a new screen protector.
because i recently purchase my first android smart phone having good hardware configuration and custom rom support that's why i really love mt4g...
Its getting old but still kicking. I'm sure the battery will be the first to give up the ghost.
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Its getting old but still kicking. I'm sure the battery will be the first to give up the ghost.
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I'm on my 3rd one.
Developers are loving it even today
I love my mytouch-4g because the developers are still showing love for it. I am running CM10.1 on mine, updates more frequently available than the other most high octane phones.
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I love my mytouch-4g because the developers are still showing love for it. I am running CM10.1 on mine, updates more frequently available than the other most high octane phones.
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This is true, cm10.1 is only in pre-alpha stages for both sgs2 and sensation. I keep my mt4g on cm7 though because I love "traditional android."
It'll be a sad day when we upgrade... Wonder how long we can hold out...
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The reason I like htc glacer because it better than iphone 4. Plus I like andriod UI and tweaks.
Cuz my buddy who writes games for android and owns an siii is still in awe at the crazy new rom I have on my phone practically every week.
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Well today is the last day that I will be a GS3 owner. My DNA is getting here tomorrow and god knows how many times I tried to stay with this phone. The radio issues makes my phone experience terrible.
I really love this phone though but all I can say is farewell GS3.
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Have fun with that DNA....
I'll be happy with my superior device. Have fun with:
11gb memory
Incompatible apps
Giant menu button
Very little support
Heavy Sense
Awkward power button
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Have fun with that DNA....
I'll be happy with my superior device. Have fun with:
11gb memory
Incompatible apps
Giant menu button
Very little support
Heavy Sense
Awkward power button
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lol. I hate the top power button on big phones like these. I cant even tell you how many times I've almost dropped my One X because of that.
Lol really now....Ill slap on a new launcher...and enjoy my quad core processor and 1080p screen hehehehe...
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Lol really now....Ill slap on a new launcher...and enjoy my quad core processor and 1080p screen hehehehe...
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Don't forget an extended battery to go with those...
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I had the DNA, I like the s3 better tbh, but to each their own.
I'll just go into the future and get my s4 and both of you will be crying
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with the M7 coming soon, the DNA is a lost cause,
I had one, and quickly dumped it..
the first HTC I've ever dumped.
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Eris
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Inc2
Rezound
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GNEX
DNA
SG3
very happy with my sg3
Well after these comments I actually went in to the Verizon store and played with it. I like it sense seems a bit different but easy to use. I don't use my phone 24/7 because I work 10hr shifts,...but it should last me a day or two on moderate use. I also played with the RAZR Max HD and it was great..defenetly a phone to look into.
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Well after these comments I actually went in to the Verizon store and played with it. I like it sense seems a bit different but easy to use. I don't use my phone 24/7 because I work 10hr shifts,...but it should last me a day or two on moderate use. I also played with the RAZR Max HD and it was great..defenetly a phone to look into.
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Good luck on the 2 days of use....to achieve that, put your screen at the dimmest setting and put airplane mode on.
Honestly man, I'm trying to help you. Everyone wants the new toy. You will not feel any difference from your S3 except the screen. Sense bogs that phone down so hard that the home screen actually has lag.
Top-tier device with lag? No thanks. I played with one last night. My s3 is smoother. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be in here...
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Don't forget an extended battery to go with those...
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Won't forget it just can't do anything with it.
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Good luck on the 2 days of use....to achieve that, put your screen at the dimmest setting and put airplane mode on.
Honestly man, I'm trying to help you. Everyone wants the new toy. You will not feel any difference from your S3 except the screen. Sense bogs that phone down so hard that the home screen actually has lag.
Top-tier device with lag? No thanks. I played with one last night. My s3 is smoother. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be in here...
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See, I disagree because I played with it today for at least 30 minutes. The Verizon rep kept coming to me asking me if I needed an upgrade lol...and I did not notice any lag. I opened Facebook and played a few games that were installed on the phone. I noticed that the phone needs a bit of tweaking with notifications and everything but other than that it was faster than the S3. I like the S3 because of the buttery scrolling but that is due to the scrolling affects. If I do not like sense I will just slap Nova Prime on it and be done with it
I dont know how to live with only 11gb of memory.... 3 nandroid backups... 2 rom zips, some music, some naked pics (of my girl of course) and i would be getting that annoying "insufficient memory" crap..
No thanks. I will stick with my Clean-S3 and 48 gb of memory.
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NOOO! Not the DNA!!!
In all seriousness, get the Note2. Very nice step up from the S3. IMHO a 1080 screen is nice, but not worth all the other drawbacks.
You may not see lag at first but once you get all you apps and background services you'll see it lag. Htcs overlay really slows down phones. My s3 on the other hand hasn't slowed down yet even with a ton of apps and services running in the background. Also the s3 will most likely see more updates than the DNA.
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NOOO! Not the DNA!!!
In all seriousness, get the Note2. Very nice step up from the S3. IMHO a 1080 screen is nice, but not worth all the other drawbacks.
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Endorsed. The Note 2 is the phone to have right now...
Look at the Dev support for both phones. Nuff said....
Get WHATEVER you like. No card slot would be a dealbreaker for me, but who knows what other people's needs are. I have a 64gb card in my S III and it's almost full... but I also have a Nexus 7 with only 16gb and I deal with the limitations. Cloud storage is the next big thing for mobile devices, and if you're in a solid 4G area and don't have limited data, why not give it a shot.
Sidenote- I finally got to check out a friends Note 2 yesterday. WAY too big of a phone... for me at least... but it's a great device.
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Get WHATEVER you like. No card slot would be a dealbreaker for me, but who knows what other people's needs are. I have a 64gb card in my S III and it's almost full... but I also have a Nexus 7 with only 16gb and I deal with the limitations. Cloud storage is the next big thing for mobile devices, and if you're in a solid 4G area and don't have limited data, why not give it a shot.
Sidenote- I finally got to check out a friends Note 2 yesterday. WAY too big of a phone... for me at least... but it's a great device.
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I agree, My dad has the note II and its huge....and he has it in an defender otter-box lol every time he bends down to do something his phone falls out of the clip.
I do not need a massive storage because I don't listen to music on my phone..I have a 32g I pod for that. I do take a lot of pictures though so I guess that I would have to transfer them to my PC every once in a while. The phone has more goods than bad but I will look into the lag and if unbearable then I will return it.
Thanks for the replies guys.
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I agree, My dad has the note II and its huge....and he has it in an defender otter-box lol every time he bends down to do something his phone falls out of the clip.
I do not need a massive storage because I don't listen to music on my phone..I have a 32g I pod for that. I do take a lot of pictures though so I guess that I would have to transfer them to my PC every once in a while. The phone has more goods than bad but I will look into the lag and if unbearable then I will return it.
Thanks for the replies guys.
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fyi - You could use "Sweet Home!" application to automatically send your pics in your gallery to your computer when you get to your HOME network and then you could auto delete it as well, if you want. Super neat app.
If you can get two days out of the DNA then you don't even need a cell phone, lol. If you left it sitting on your desk with no use it wouldn't last 2 days. The screen is nice but personally no SD card, hardly any dev support and a locked boot loader are deal breakers.
Spending 30 minutes in a Verizon store is irrelevant when they're making sure you get a sick WiFi and 4g signal!!
I will make a prediction of your actual usage - 24 hours on battery, 5 minutes of screen time!!
I have a friend who works for HTC and have played with every device they have. Personally I think the battery life on their phones make them useless.
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Hello I just got my gs4 on Saturday and I have to say that im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
The phone gets quite hot during almost anything. Also is no where near as snappy as my rooted inspire (1.0 ghz single core with less than 1 gb ram). This phone is awesome as far as opening more draining apps like facebook.
I wouldn't think that rooting is needed to be quicker than a 2.5 year old phone...
At this point im considering trading it in for a gs3 or htc one....
And mine is definitely laggy
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Hello I just got my gs4 on Saturday and I have to say that im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
The phone gets quite hot during almost anything. Also is no where near as snappy as my rooted inspire (1.0 ghz single core with less than 1 gb ram). This phone is awesome as far as opening more draining apps like facebook.
I wouldn't think that rooting is needed to be quicker than a 2.5 year old phone...
At this point im considering trading it in for a gs3 or htc one....
And mine is definitely laggy
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If it's getting very hot with little usage then I'd exchange it for another.
Also, an update was released today that pretty much solved the lag issues..
Mine got pretty warm last night while playing a simple solitaire game...
It was also eating battery pretty fast.
I rebooted it and it seemed to go away.
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Hello I just got my gs4 on Saturday and I have to say that im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
The phone gets quite hot during almost anything. Also is no where near as snappy as my rooted inspire (1.0 ghz single core with less than 1 gb ram). This phone is awesome as far as opening more draining apps like facebook.
I wouldn't think that rooting is needed to be quicker than a 2.5 year old phone...
At this point im considering trading it in for a gs3 or htc one....
And mine is definitely laggy
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Are there any services or apps that is causing the CPU/Stay Awake to drain your battery?
My first G4 was horrible laggy as well, but my new one is a dream. See this thread.
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Thanks for the input guys Ive got a few more days so ill continue to run it. I just got the update so ill let you know if things change.
It does seem better as of right now but ill try it for a while.
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Well the update seems to have helped greatly...or im starting to get used to the heat. I haven't really used a smartphone with out a case really.
Is there anyways to get auto correct working with this keyboard?
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Well the update seems to have helped greatly...or im starting to get used to the heat. I haven't really used a smartphone with out a case really.
Is there anyways to get auto correct working with this keyboard?
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Go to the play store - download the stock jelly bean keyboard - it's awesome. EFF samsung.
Mine gets hot a lot too. . I'm going to keep my eye on this even after update.
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akira02rex said:
Go to the play store - download the stock jelly bean keyboard - it's awesome. EFF samsung.
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Which one there are a ton and none of them seem to be legit.
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schinner16 said:
Which one there are a ton and none of them seem to be legit.
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Just search for jelly bean keyboard and it should be the first one.
mine gets stupid hot for the smallest things I surf the web for about five mins and you cant even put up to your ear to make a call TO HOT.. I returned it and got it exchanged and that device is also getting way to hot. I might just return the GS4 seems like a big issue out there I googled the problem and see that most people are having the issue. IDK 7 more days and I.m stuck with it... any other phone would be a downgrade.
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mine gets stupid hot for the smallest things I surf the web for about five mins and you cant even put up to your ear to make a call TO HOT.. I returned it and got it exchanged and that device is also getting way to hot. I might just return the GS4 seems like a big issue out there I googled the problem and see that most people are having the issue. IDK 7 more days and I.m stuck with it... any other phone would be a downgrade.
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There is probably something wrong with your phone and the next one. Bad luck I guess. It never gets hot on normal use for me. The only time it gets hot for me is when playing high end games.
bori1030 said:
mine gets stupid hot for the smallest things I surf the web for about five mins and you cant even put up to your ear to make a call TO HOT.. I returned it and got it exchanged and that device is also getting way to hot. I might just return the GS4 seems like a big issue out there I googled the problem and see that most people are having the issue. IDK 7 more days and I.m stuck with it... any other phone would be a downgrade.
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Just get a note 2 trust me it will be an upgrade over this phone.
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Please post the CPU/Stay Awake statistics for some of your higher battery drain apps at the end of the day
sabre31 said:
Just get a note 2 trust me it will be an upgrade over this phone.
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Unless you dont mind being mocked for talking on a tablet I would avoid any phone larger than the s4. The note two has its place and it to me is only worthwhile if you carry a purse.... it's a great device but not practical in my opinion, I mean how do you carry that thing?
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In my pocket never had an issue fits perfectly. As far as what others think about it don't matter to me.
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sabre31 said:
In my pocket never had an issue fits perfectly. As far as what others think about it don't matter to me.
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I wish I wasnt as affected but I hate when ppl comment on how large my phone is...and I think its because I agree and wish it was smaller. A 4.5 or so with the the same build as this s4 would be mich nicer. And by that I mean a screen that efficiently uses the face of the phone.
Its really tough to determine what is the he perfect size screen and I think over time we will become more tolerant of the pocket consumption. I mean look at the inspire or other older 4.2...it was huge for its time but now its really not considered that anymore.
With that said for the time being I think 4.5 with the smallest possible chassis would be the best.
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all recent device getting hot quickly in 3G network
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all recent device getting hot quickly in 3G network
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Not mine. I am in LTE or 3G all day and my phone does not get hot in the least.
Curious what everyone thinks about the new LG G3 and whether or not you'd trade your M8 in for it if you were within the 14 Day Return Window.
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Sense is too awesome to pass on.
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Breezer23 said:
Curious what everyone thinks about the new LG G3 and whether or not you'd trade your M8 in for it if you were within the 14 Day Return Window.
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G3 is cool, but it won't have the same feel, definitely not as smooth as the m8.
Pros:
Better screen
Less bezel
Lighter
Better rear camera
Cons:
Worse battery life
Phone gets too hot faster
Stupid rear buttons
Worse front facing camera
Not as fast as sense
That's at least what I've been reading, I wouldn't switch. And who knows if it'll have an unlocked bootloader.
I agree!!
If the G3 were to get rooted and bootloader unlocked, I might consider it. Otherwise, no chance.
BadUsername said:
G3 is cool, but it won't have the same feel, definitely not as smooth as the m8.
Pros:
Better screen
Less bezel
Lighter
Better rear camera
Cons:
Worse battery life
Phone gets too hot faster
Stupid rear buttons
Worse front facing camera
Not as fast as sense
That's at least what I've been reading, I wouldn't switch. And who knows if it'll have an unlocked bootloader.
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That "better" screen on the G3 is actually the cause of most of the cons you listed. It kills the battery and causes the phone to lag from the extra work it has to do to render it. The general consensus seems to be that the screen is actually the biggest fault in the phone, and a good 1080p screen could have made it perfect.
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Yeah. Not sure what the need is for such a high res screen on a cell phone.
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Yeah. Not sure what the need is for such a high res screen on a cell phone.
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I said the same about the 1080 screen, here I am now . The G3 screen is absolutely gorgeous.
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That "better" screen on the G3 is actually the cause of most of the cons you listed. It kills the battery and causes the phone to lag from the extra work it has to do to render it. The general consensus seems to be that the screen is actually the biggest fault in the phone, and a good 1080p screen could have made it perfect.
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That was something I was aware of, power hungry screen = hot phone, less battery. Definitely not needed, but the resolution is a huge selling point for them. They wouldn't be able to get as many sales with the same quality screen as the S5 or M8. Samsung would wipe them clear off the map.
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That was something I was aware of, power hungry screen = hot phone, less battery. Definitely not needed, but the resolution is a huge selling point for them. They wouldn't be able to get as many sales with the same quality screen as the S5 or M8. Samsung would wipe them clear off the map.
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That's pretty bad if you get wiped off the map by samsung. Haha. Only thing good at Samsung r there TV's. ?
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Sorry to go off topic. But I seen that Sony has unlockable bootloaders rt thru there own site...I wonder if VZW has enough pull with Sony like HTC to force sony to not allow VZW Sony devices to be unlocked ...as I seen that new Sony pad coming to VZW an I must say Sony ui is very nice an real fast an smooth. Does anyone know?
Also because you can Now as of yesterday use the edge to get pads from VZW..
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Tigerstown said:
That's pretty bad if you get wiped off the map by samsung. Haha. Only thing good at Samsung r there TV's.
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You do realize Samsung Android devices account for the majority of all Android devices? Which is unfortunate, because they suck, but saying "You suck if you got beat by Samsung" is pretty inane.
A buddy just got the T-Mobile LG3 and we ran some benchmarks. Granted, this phone is 100% stock and I'm running GPE (not OC'd) on the M8 but he scored 22100 in Quad and I scored 24500. He scored 32000 in Antu and I scored 34000.
The LG3 is just a little too big for my taste. I have never owned an LG phone but my M7 was my first HTC. Was all Samsung before that. I'm sticking with my M8 until the M9 comes out and has S-Off.
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You do realize Samsung Android devices account for the majority of all Android devices? Which is unfortunate, because they suck, but saying "You suck if you got beat by Samsung" is pretty inane.
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Walk into a bs phone company pre paid. The shelves r full of low end Samsung devices that r a joke for only 50bucks or less. Makes sense they have majority off andriod devices.
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Tigerstown said:
Walk into a bs phone company pre paid. The shelves r full of low end Samsung devices that r a joke for only 50bucks or less. Makes sense they have majority off andriod devices.
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Some people can't afford high end smart phones
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Yeah well, Samsung sells millions and millions of those cheap, crappy phones per year.
Clearly there is a market for them.
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Walk into a bs phone company pre paid. The shelves r full of low end Samsung devices that r a joke for only 50bucks or less. Makes sense they have majority off andriod devices.
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A lot of the phones you can buy from the pre-paid carriers are cheap...what's your point? Not everyone can shell out $300 for a brand new phone. My cousin just bought a S3 because that's all he could afford (free being what he could afford).
BadUsername said:
G3 is cool, but it won't have the same feel, definitely not as smooth as the m8.
Pros:
Better screen
Less bezel
Lighter
Better rear camera
Cons:
Worse battery life
Phone gets too hot faster
Stupid rear buttons
Worse front facing camera
Not as fast as sense
That's at least what I've been reading, I wouldn't switch. And who knows if it'll have an unlocked bootloader.
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Exactly, also the enhanced screen has not been taken advantage of.
I've had the m8 since launch and while I think its the smoothest phone ever made and is unlocked the wasted realestate just kills me. I can't wait to get the g3 on Thursday
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sfreemanoh said:
A lot of the phones you can buy from the pre-paid carriers are cheap...what's your point? Not everyone can shell out $300 for a brand new phone. My cousin just bought a S3 because that's all he could afford (free being what he could afford).
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My point is if u flood the market with tons of devices for free of course your going to have the most out there active in the market..as most people can't afford a high end phone an the government isn't buying them one of those.
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My point is if u flood the market with tons of devices for free of course your going to have the most out there active in the market..as most people can't afford a high end phone an the government isn't buying them one of those.
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I'm pretty sure he was talking about how people bash Samsung for making "cheap low cost" phones when there's a market for them as not everyone has the resources to shell out hundreds of dollars on a phone.
I applaud Samsung for reaching out to all types of consumers.
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