Hey everyone. I want to keep this thread strictly to case reviews for the Note 4. I'll update this post with new videos as I make them or as other members make them. The idea isn't so much to get people's opinions on cases as much as it is to be a resource for anyone looking to buy a case for their Note 4. Also, if you have a question about a specific case check to see if that question is answered in one of the videos for that case before asking the question. If you don't see it in the case reviews then ask away
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/04/28/in-depth-review-googles-nexus-one-car-dock-with-video/
A bit delayed due to some family issues, but I've got a detail write up and video review for any one still on the fence. Any questions that aren't answered, let me know, and I'll get you an answer.
Hi everyone,
After my Samsung S2 suffered water damage, I now need to buy a new smartphone, and I had almost decided for the S3, which now costs only GBP40 less than the S2. Until I stumbled upon this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/S7189-MTK6589-Android-Smartphone-UNLOCKED/dp/B00BG8F9G0
I have no problem with the idea of owning an "unbranded" phone, but I'm just worried that it might later turn out to be of substantially lower quality than the original. A colleague of mine owns a previous model of this Star phone (N7100), and he's been happy with it for the past year or so. After playing around with his phone a bit, it seemed fine to me, however I didn't get to test it in more detail (e.g. compare image quality of camera output with that from the S2, or see how stable the GPS fix is).
I'd have really liked to read a proper review for it (with benchmarks etc), or at least see a believable amount of user ratings. The Amazon product page has some good user reviews, but only 22 of them, and you can't really find much information about this model (or about the Star make in general) on the Internet.
What do you guys think? Is there reason to believe this phone would perform (visibly/audibly) worse than its closest Samsung equivalent, or that its life expectency would be shorter? Many thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it!
longtalker said:
Hi everyone,
After my Samsung S2 suffered water damage, I now need to buy a new smartphone, and I had almost decided for the S3, which now costs only GBP40 less than the S2. Until I stumbled upon this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/S7189-MTK6589-Android-Smartphone-UNLOCKED/dp/B00BG8F9G0
I have no problem with the idea of owning an "unbranded" phone, but I'm just worried that it might later turn out to be of substantially lower quality than the original. A colleague of mine owns a previous model of this Star phone (N7100), and he's been happy with it for the past year or so. After playing around with his phone a bit, it seemed fine to me, however I didn't get to test it in more detail (e.g. compare image quality of camera output with that from the S2, or see how stable the GPS fix is).
I'd have really liked to read a proper review for it (with benchmarks etc), or at least see a believable amount of user ratings. The Amazon product page has some good user reviews, but only 22 of them, and you can't really find much information about this model (or about the Star make in general) on the Internet.
What do you guys think? Is there reason to believe this phone would perform (visibly/audibly) worse than its closest Samsung equivalent, or that its life expectency would be shorter? Many thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it!
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Please use this thread
[Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy
or this
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!
immortalneo said:
Please use this thread
[Discussion] What's your next smartphone / What should I buy
or this
**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!
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Please use one of ^^^^^these^^^^^^ threads. Otherwise the General forum would be full of these kinds of threads. One important difference that is independent of build quality is that branded phones have better OEM support and there is likely to be a lot more development on a branded device.
Thread closed.
Jackpot for anyone who has been comparing cases for these devices.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjTest9ApDY&ab_channel=zedomax
Also, I suppose this thread may as well serve as a sort of review thread as well. So post up your experiences folks?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvhljsZY88
looks like it makes the phone about 1000x stronger…!
fanny，happy father's day!
Why are you guys so bad at promoting your product? Stop pretending not to work for Rhino Guard. Are there rules against posting something like: "Are you looking for a case? Check out this video review of our product, the Rhino Guard S6 Bumper"?
I have this case and I really like it, but your marketing on XDA is just weird. Also - I bought it because of some Yahoo review of the iPhone 5 version, not because of your strange XDA marketing tactics.
Edit: and now that I look at OP's post history, maybe he/she doesn't work for Rhino Guard. If so, my bad. It was just a weird post and weird reply.
KWoods41 said:
Why are you guys so bad at promoting your product? Stop pretending not to work for Rhino Guard. Are there rules against posting something like: "Are you looking for a case? Check out this video review of our product, the Rhino Guard S6 Bumper"?
I have this case and I really like it, but your marketing on XDA is just weird. Also - I bought it because of some Yahoo review of the iPhone 5 version, not because of your strange XDA marketing tactics.
Edit: and now that I look at OP's post history, maybe he/she doesn't work for Rhino Guard. If so, my bad. It was just a weird post and weird reply.
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As far as I can tell they've done almost no marketing for the s6. I was almost going to write them for a review sample as I'm interested in this bumper, but the limited reviews and pictures was definitely holding me back. The video was a very good and needed demonstration
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As far as I can tell they've done almost no marketing for the s6. I was almost going to write them for a review sample as I'm interested in this bumper, but the limited reviews and pictures was definitely holding me back. The video was a very good and needed demonstration
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Right. That's what has me kind of put off by them. If you want to promote your product, you should be sending out review units and getting stories out there - not posting negative comments in threads about other products (which is their typical move here on XDA).
I should point out that Android Central did a review on them a little while ago, if you're still looking for one.
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Right. That's what has me kind of put off by them. If you want to promote your product, you should be sending out review units and getting stories out there - not posting negative comments in threads about other products (which is their typical move here on XDA).
I should point out that Android Central did a review on them a little while ago, if you're still looking for one.
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I'm not sure I would call what Android Central posted a review Regardless, I just took the jump -- the promo code from the video didn't hurt
This video looks great, how much is the case?
tomatoguy said:
This video looks great, how much is the case?
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Link is with the video.
Wrong topic
Thanks.
Hi guys, even though I'm the biggest android nerd, and knows pretty much everything about what phones available and stuff like that, I'm still wondering what phone I should buy. All the new releases, week after week, and specs flowing around, is really confusing. My beloved LG G2 is getting pretty old, so I'm looking for: Preferably 6" (5, 7" is also tolerable), good camera, large battery, a snappy processor, preferably aluminum body, and a price around 400-500$ (350-450€, 280-350£),And a availability in Europe. I know it could sound like a Nexus or a Mate 8, but I'm looking for something a little different. If you can think of something similar to above, then hit me!
We have a dedicated thread for such questions here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
Many opinions to be offered there, so I'll close this thread. :good:
Thanks,
Darth
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