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Don't misunderstand. I like this phone very very much.
I have Note 2, and except the pen and battery, S4 is way better. However, these are too important for me to change to S4. Besides, I bought the S4 with 30% sale off, so I can have some profit from selling it. After using the phone for a week, here is my mini-review
Feel: A little bit angular, but still much better than S3 and Note 2. Feel quite gorgeous. However the side is a little bit iPhone-alike.
Screen:
- Brightness: Oh well, the maximum manual brightness is not as bright as my Note 2 (A Brighter Note app activated), but outdoor visibility is way better. Under sun light with auto brightness, white is much whiter (brighter), black under s much less blueish - mean darker. I can feel a little better in reflective level. I think most reviewers forget to turn automatic brightness on.
- Color: colors with Standard mode or Professional mode (AdobeRGB mode) are great, sometimes I prefer the formal, sometimes I prefer the latter (actually it's still a little bit over saturated compared to Note 2 - master sequence Perseus kernel, but I feel more pleasant with it. Black is, true black. Every AMOLED screen I had before is still bright in dark room, but not S4. Don't worry about ink spots or black spots, even there are some you cannot recognize, believe me,
- Viewing angle: better than Note 2, truely
Best screen I have ever had so far.
Heat and Battery: Oh well. It's quite hot with 3G browsing or benchmarking, but still bearable. Battery is quite good, at the middle between S3 and Note 2 (both with mature kernels, so battery of S4 will be greater later)
Camera Compared to Note 2: better white balance (a bit), similar color reproduction and saturation, much sharper (I like zooming and cropping, but for most it's not very easy to recognize), better in shooting moving objects (not as good as One). Night photos is much similar to Note 2 (brightness, color) but much less noise.
But I could not find outdoor visibility mode like Note 2, a minus point.
User experience: benchmark king in almost any area: 630 ms in Sunspider, 13k Quadrant, 28k Antutu, 40fps GLBenchmark, 2600 Browsermark, 3630 Geekbench 2,... (I recorded the best scores). It's quick like Usain Bolt, shooting a low-light photo 2-3 times faster than Note 2.
However, there are still a few strange hipcups in browsing (when zooming maximum and then scrolling) but I'm sure that it's software problem. But the browser is bad, really bad. No quick control and flash support (or I didn't find out how), tab-switching is a pain in the ass. No direct bookmark syncing from desktop chrome. I used Ocean Browser, much much much better (I recommend everyone uses this app)
Sound: The same speaker as Note 2, but better with amplifier.
I don't want to spend a lot for phones, so I decided to wait for Note 3, which is surely better than S4 in important areas (screen, camera, speed) or at least on par.
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Don't misunderstand. I like this phone very very much.
I have Note 2, and except the pen and battery, S4 is way better. However, these are too important for me to change to S4. Besides, I bought the S4 with 30% sale off, so I can have some profit from selling it. After using the phone for a week, here is my mini-review
Feel: A little bit angular, but still much better than S3 and Note 2. Feel quite gorgeous. However the side is a little bit iPhone-alike.
Screen:
- Brightness: Oh well, the maximum manual brightness is not as bright as my Note 2 (A Brighter Note app activated), but outdoor visibility is way better. Under sun light with auto brightness, white is much whiter (brighter), black under s much less blueish - mean darker. I can feel a little better in reflective level. I think most reviewers forget to turn automatic brightness on.
- Color: colors with Standard mode or Professional mode (AdobeRGB mode) are great, sometimes I prefer the formal, sometimes I prefer the latter (actually it's still a little bit over saturated compared to Note 2 - master sequence Perseus kernel, but I feel more pleasant with it. Black is, true black. Every AMOLED screen I had before is still bright in dark room, but not S4. Don't worry about ink spots or black spots, even there are some you cannot recognize, believe me,
- Viewing angle: better than Note 2, truely
Best screen I have ever had so far.
Heat and Battery: Oh well. It's quite hot with 3G browsing or benchmarking, but still bearable. Battery is quite good, at the middle between S3 and Note 2 (both with mature kernels, so battery of S4 will be greater later)
Camera Compared to Note 2: better white balance (a bit), similar color reproduction and saturation, much sharper (I like zooming and cropping, but for most it's not very easy to recognize), better in shooting moving objects (not as good as One). Night photos is much similar to Note 2 (brightness, color) but much less noise.
But I could not find outdoor visibility mode like Note 2, a minus point.
User experience: benchmark king in almost any area: 630 ms in Sunspider, 13k Quadrant, 28k Antutu, 40fps GLBenchmark, 2600 Browsermark, 3630 Geekbench 2,... (I recorded the best scores). It's quick like Usain Bolt, shooting a low-light photo 2-3 times faster than Note 2.
However, there are still a few strange hipcups in browsing (when zooming maximum and then scrolling) but I'm sure that it's software problem. But the browser is bad, really bad. No quick control and flash support (or I didn't find out how), tab-switching is a pain in the ass. No direct bookmark syncing from desktop chrome. I used Ocean Browser, much much much better (I recommend everyone uses this app)
Sound: The same speaker as Note 2, but better with amplifier.
I don't want to spend a lot for phones, so I decided to wait for Note 3, which is surely better than S4 in important areas (screen, camera, speed) or at least on par.
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Thank you for the review. Apart from benchmarking, does the phone tend to heat up a lot in normal use? Also, which variant of the S4 did you have, the snapdragon one or exynos?
How did you get 30% off?
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Thank you for the review. Apart from benchmarking, does the phone tend to heat up a lot in normal use? Also, which variant of the S4 did you have, the snapdragon one or exynos?
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I9500 octa.
It's hotter than S3 and Note 2 in almost any case, but not much
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How did you get 30% off?
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Special sale event in Vietnam where first 100 get 30%, second 100 get 20% and last 100 get 10% off
Yeah, I think if you're a Note user who enjoys the S Pen features and huge display as well as the incredible batt life then the GS4 isn't for you.
Your benchmarks are pretty much the same as mine, I also got the Octa beast
Quick question but now that there's Air View does the S-Pen still have any advantages over just using your fingers? Besides some people finding it easier to draw with the pen then by hand.
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Quick question but now that there's Air View does the S-Pen still have any advantages over just using your fingers? Besides some people finding it easier to draw with the pen then by hand.
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Yes. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB7ydrYmOmc
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Yes. Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB7ydrYmOmc
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Ah so if I'm understanding correctly the S-Pen still works on other browsers and things that aren't supported by the normal air view with Samsung on stock browser?
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Ah so if I'm understanding correctly the S-Pen still works on other browsers and things that aren't supported by the normal air view with Samsung on stock browser?
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There is no "dot" presenting the location of your finger, I think SS will update this feature soon.
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I9500 octa.
It's hotter than S3 and Note 2 in almost any case, but not much
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This just makes me sad hope it doesn't get noticebly hot while using on wifi atleast......Was hoping they wouldve improved this by now.
I've been using mine on WiFi non stop with no major heating up for 5h32mins now, still got 55% batt.
POLO_i780 said:
I've been using mine on WiFi non stop with no major heating up for 5h32mins now, still got 55% batt.
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Is that the screen on time or the general use time?
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I also got the Octa beast
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Snap bro, picked my 32gb Black Frost Octa from Vodacom in Durban :good:
hung2900 said:
I9500 octa.
It's hotter than S3 and Note 2 in almost any case, but not much
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They say the octa gets warmer then the snapdragon version
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They say the octa gets warmer then the snapdragon version
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Maybe thats the issue samsung was having with the octa, overheating. I doubt you could overclock the octa much without it overheating.
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Snap bro, picked my 32gb Black Frost Octa from Vodacom in Durban :good:
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How awesome is it??? Must say, Samsung spoilt us, most other regions got 16GB S600.
By the way, its Tsepz_011 from MyBB.
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... outdoor visibility is way better. Under sun light with auto brightness, white is much whiter (brighter), black under s much less blueish - mean darker. I can feel a little better in reflective level. I think most reviewers forget to turn automatic brightness on...
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Glad to hear about this directly from users :victory:
The poor outdoor visibility and ultra-slow charging were the main problems that Samsung needed to fix before I switched from my iPhone.
day 2 of using it... trade in my s3... love it so much.. definitely not selling (i said the same thg for my s3 )
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Is that the screen on time or the general use time?
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probably general use time. I think that 5 and half hours of screen on time would be more than a dream for a smartphone.
I received my Note 3 N9005 (LTE Qualcomm version) this morning and so far it's blown me away. I had an S4 (also Qualcomm LTE quad core) for a few weeks before ditching it and going back to my Note 2 due to the lag and various performance and heat issues, but I'm glad to say they're gone completely on the new Note 3. Under heavy load the back does get warm obviously, it's a fast processor and high-end GPU after all, but it stays cooler than the S4 and takes longer to heat up in general. Everything in the UI is utterly smooth and lag free, launching the camera app and taking a snap is near instant compared to the ~2 second lag on the S4 between pressing the shutter button and an image being captured. [email protected] videos look stunning, I was seriously impressed at the phone's ability to keep up and maintain the frame rate, and when in this mode the screen updates at 60fps as well so you get a good preview. [email protected] is likewise excellent, although just be sure to select 1/4 speed rather than the default 1/8 speed, as this still captures at 120fps (1/4 speed), but encodes and plays it back at 15fps (1/8 speed) which is not smooth at all. The display is absolutely beautiful, coming from the Note 2 the step up in resolution and colour presentation are immediately obvious, and even outdoors it still looks great. This is the nicest phone display I've ever laid eyes upon, and I've had a good look at most of 'em. Gone is the black crush effect, the purple redraw artefacts and the grittiness of the S4's panel, and being sAMOLED contrast is exceptional. In the hand it feels light compared to the Note 2, but at the same time sturdier, better built and there is zero flex or creaking unlike it's predecessor. USB 3.0 file transfers are noticeably quicker than USB 2, except of course if you're writing to the external MicroSD card as it's write speed is the bottleneck there. The faux-leather effect back still feels like plastic, but there's better grip and being matte, no fingerprints.
So far it feels like it justifies the high price (£604.96 from www.unlocked-mobiles.com including shipping), and time will tell on the battery life. Despite the bump in resolution I'm expecting good things there, the more efficient SOC and slightly larger capacity cell should hopefully offset the draw of running all 2,073,600 of those tiny little LEDs. So yeah, so far I love it and can easily recommend the upgrade from the Note 2, and especially the S4. If anyone wants more details, just ask
Nice little review.. what you think about the speakers? any better than the note 2? the note 2 speakers were better than s4 or any other samsung phone previously so maybe this one is a tad bit better? coming from the htc one, I know im going to miss those speakers but hopefully i dont cringe in pain from the experience on the note 3 (speaker wise) lol ..no one seems to do a review of the speakers on youtube and when i get the phone, thats the first thing i will do for people
As far as the speakers are concerned I just want them to be louder. I hate it when it is so quiet you can barely hear anything.
So can you give us an update on the loudness for the speakers please.
Don't worry about the battery life, it's pretty decent. I have posted detailed battery usage on my thread if you're interested. And the charging speed is around 48%/hour so you can topple it up pretty quickly compared to other phones.
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Nice little review.. what you think about the speakers? any better than the note 2? the note 2 speakers were better than s4 or any other samsung phone previously so maybe this one is a tad bit better? coming from the htc one, I know im going to miss those speakers but hopefully i dont cringe in pain from the experience on the note 3 (speaker wise) lol ..no one seems to do a review of the speakers on youtube and when i get the phone, thats the first thing i will do for people
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The sound is louder than Note2's I think. I sold my note2 already so can't compare them side by side.
This video shows the audio compared to the new Sony Z1 ... hope it helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP5Ov4zcJE0
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Nice little review.. what you think about the speakers? any better than the note 2? the note 2 speakers were better than s4 or any other samsung phone previously so maybe this one is a tad bit better? coming from the htc one, I know im going to miss those speakers but hopefully i dont cringe in pain from the experience on the note 3 (speaker wise) lol ..no one seems to do a review of the speakers on youtube and when i get the phone, thats the first thing i will do for people
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The loud speaker is definitely an improvement on the Note 2, and being positioned on the bottom edge doesn't get obscured merely by putting the phone down on a soft surface such as the arm of my sofa. In terms of volume it's clearly louder and has less distortion than the Note 2 and S4, but it won't match the experience of the HTC One with it's dual front-facing speakers. Quality wise, it's still a tiny phone speaker so you won't be doing any serious listening with it, but it's loud and clear enough to be heard in noisy environments within limits, not in a club or near a runway obviously, but it's acceptable in the car and walking around the city. The headphone output however is I think my favourite improvement. Audio output via a decent set of headphones is simply incredible. Not just incredible for a phone, but bona fide excellent. I'm not claiming it'll best a Linn reference set up, but I've heard poorer audio from home setups and dedicated headphone amps costing many times the price of this phone. PowerAmp seems to downsample anything above 48khz, but the stock player renders 192KHz 24-bit flac files beautifully.
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Don't worry about the battery life, it's pretty decent. I have posted detailed battery usage on my thread if you're interested. And the charging speed is around 48%/hour so you can topple it up pretty quickly compared to other phones.
The sound is louder than Note2's I think. I sold my note2 already so can't compare them side by side.
This video shows the audio compared to the new Sony Z1 ... hope it helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP5Ov4zcJE0
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can you type the name of the video here? I'm unable to click the link at work lol... but i can search the video via youtube..
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Don't worry about the battery life, it's pretty decent. I have posted detailed battery usage on my thread if you're interested. And the charging speed is around 48%/hour so you can topple it up pretty quickly compared to other phones.
The sound is louder than Note2's I think. I sold my note2 already so can't compare them side by side.
This video shows the audio compared to the new Sony Z1 ... hope it helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP5Ov4zcJE0
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vanButton said:
The loud speaker is definitely an improvement on the Note 2, and being positioned on the bottom edge doesn't get obscured merely by putting the phone down on a soft surface such as the arm of my sofa. In terms of volume it's clearly louder and has less distortion than the Note 2 and S4, but it won't match the experience of the HTC One with it's dual front-facing speakers. Quality wise, it's still a tiny phone speaker so you won't be doing any serious listening with it, but it's loud and clear enough to be heard in noisy environments within limits, not in a club or near a runway obviously, but it's acceptable in the car and walking around the city. The headphone output however is I think my favourite improvement. Audio output via a decent set of headphones is simply incredible. Not just incredible for a phone, but bona fide excellent. I'm not claiming it'll best a Linn reference set up, but I've heard poorer audio from home setups and dedicated headphone amps costing many times the price of this phone. PowerAmp seems to downsample anything above 48khz, but the stock player renders 192KHz 24-bit flac files beautifully.
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well that sounds promising... from the tones of the notifications, it sounds strong
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can you type the name of the video here? I'm unable to click the link at work lol... but i can search the video via youtube..
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ePrice - Xperia Z1 與 Note 3 |擴音喇叭表現比較
It's in chinese The channel name is ePrice HK
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ePrice - Xperia Z1 與 Note 3 |擴音喇叭表現比較
It's in chinese The channel name is ePrice HK
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o wow! i like how much louder it is than the z1 i hear a tiny bit of base coming through the note 3 lollll
thanks a lot for posting the video name
How does the screen look under direct sun light? Thanks.
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Got mine today loving it what a nice phone
testrider said:
How does the screen look under direct sun light? Thanks.
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I live in Scotland, I don't know what anything looks like under direct sunlight :laugh: It's fairly bright outside just now but overcast, and the screen remains clearly legible and bright. Indoors under LED bulbs it looks great too, and reflection is not as much of an issue as it was on the Note 2.
Thanks! I'm in SoCal and it's sunny almost everyday of the year so that's a concern
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How come my screen gets very warm quite quickly?
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Quick/stupid question. The sticker on the site of the box that states what region sim you can use. Does it state North America and the Caribbean?
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Quick/stupid question. The sticker on the site of the box that states what region sim you can use. Does it state North America and the Caribbean?
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Mine's the European version, so it doesn't mention either of them.
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... slightly larger capacity cell should hopefully offset the draw of running all 2,073,600 of those tiny little LEDs.
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Shouldn't that be 4,147,200 LEDs?
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Shouldn't that be 4,147,200 LEDs?
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Indeed it should :silly: I realised my mistake after posting. 4,147,204 if you wanna count the notification RGB and the IR blaster
Is there any difference hardware wise between this model and the AT&T version?
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Is there any difference hardware wise between this model and the AT&T version?
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The only difference I can see is the ATT version comes with a slightly different back cover, which features a rather tacky (in my opinion) stylised "Galaxy Note 3" in silver near the bottom.
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The only difference I can see is the ATT version comes with a slightly different back cover, which features a rather tacky (in my opinion) stylised "Galaxy Note 3" in silver near the bottom.
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And AT&T version comes with the bands to support their LTE.
I currently have a m7 and I'm looking for my next new phone. I want to know anyone's cons against the s6 that they're using now. Especially anyone who came from m7/m8 etc. I want to know about camera, battery, performance, any lag with touchwiz, etc. I'm finding it a hard decision between nexus 6, S6, (and i would say m9...but the camera looks pretty awful). I need as much feedback as possible. I just want to know any cons before buying this phone that a rep (Verizon) isn't going to tell me.
I came from a launch day m7 myself, and I've had the s6 for about 2 weeks now. I think it was a solid upgrade, and I have no regrets. My only problems with it are the little annoyances, like the volume warning, and the things that I used to use xposed for, since there's no exposed for the s6 yet (and probably won't be for a while, if at all).
But the screen and camera are amazing. The battery and memory issues haven't bothered me because I haven't noticed them - all I know is that they're better than the m7.
One thing though - for the first time ever I'm using a third party launcher (Nova Prime). I don't really have any issues with touchwiz, and I've actually grown to like it a lot once I threw the flat candy theme on top of it, but the touchwiz launcher is a mess.
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I came from a launch day m7 myself, and I've had the s6 for about 2 weeks now. I think it was a solid upgrade, and I have no regrets. My only problems with it are the little annoyances, like the volume warning, and the things that I used to use xposed for, since there's no exposed for the s6 yet (and probably won't be for a while, if at all).
But the screen and camera are amazing. The battery and memory issues haven't bothered me because I haven't noticed them - all I know is that they're better than the m7.
One thing though - for the first time ever I'm using a third party launcher (Nova Prime). I don't really have any issues with touchwiz, and I've actually grown to like it a lot once I threw the flat candy theme on top of it, but the touchwiz launcher is a mess.
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This will probably never ever happen... but a sense 7 port, maybe just launcher.... well that would be pretty sweet.
Do you use any 3rd party camera apps such as camera fv-5 ? or do you really like stock app?
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This will probably never ever happen... but a sense 7 port, maybe just launcher.... well that would be pretty sweet.
Do you use any 3rd party camera apps such as camera fv-5 ? or do you really like stock app?
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Actually, check out this thread and do a search for s6 - I think people have gotten it to work. I haven't tested it - I've been pretty happy with touchwiz (surprisingly).
Same with the camera - haven't found any reason to try another, stock works great and the photos are awesome.
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Actually, check out this thread and do a search for s6 - I think people have gotten it to work. I haven't tested it - I've been pretty happy with touchwiz (surprisingly).
Same with the camera - haven't found any reason to try another, stock works great and the photos are awesome.
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What about video? I was semi ok with the m9 pics but the video is horrid without OIS.
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What about video? I was semi ok with the m9 pics but the video is horrid without OIS.
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I haven't had any issues with it, but I don't shoot much video. The still pics from the camera blow the htc out of the water though.
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What about video? I was semi ok with the m9 pics but the video is horrid without OIS.
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samsung started the 4K video in smartphones....and it's the best video out there...the stabilization is very good.....it's miles better than the M9...
Is video stereo mic or mono? Not a deal breaker, but something I like.
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What about video? I was semi ok with the m9 pics but the video is horrid without OIS.
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I didn't believe you... so I put it on my nexus 7... wow it actually works... the pictures for blinkfeed didn't scale well... but still.... wow... even themes
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Is video stereo mic or mono? Not a deal breaker, but something I like.
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if you mean recording videos audio is in mono or stereo...it's in stereo....
So I played with this phone yesterday at Verizon.... I'm sold. What is battery life compared to m7? I know the battery is slightly larger, but this is samsung and it also has QHD display and super amoled vs m7's htc and lcd 1080p display.
The battery life is my main gripe about the S6.. I bought and returned my LG G4 for the S6 and the Samsung is built much better yet the G4 got full day battery life. I charge my S6 about twice a day.
Also, the camera is definitely subpar on the S6 in comparison to the LG G4, especially in low lighting. The iPhone performs much better in low light compared to the S6 also. Day time pics are better than iPhone but nowhere near the G4 quality.
Once someone releases a higher capacity battery for the S6, I'd gladly tear mine apart to replace it.
Keep in mind I work for AT&T and I use my phone a LOT throughout the day.. Roughly 20gb /month data usage on my line alone and I don't tether.
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The battery life is my main gripe about the S6.. I bought and returned my LG G4 for the S6 and the Samsung is built much better yet the G4 got full day battery life. I charge my S6 about twice a day.
Also, the camera is definitely subpar on the S6 in comparison to the LG G4, especially in low lighting. The iPhone performs much better in low light compared to the S6 also. Day time pics are better than iPhone but nowhere near the G4 quality.
Once someone releases a higher capacity battery for the S6, I'd gladly tear mine apart to replace it.
Keep in mind I work for AT&T and I use my phone a LOT throughout the day.. Roughly 20gb /month data usage on my line alone and I don't tether.
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What about video? And since you use your phone so much, what is your battery life?
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What about video? And since you use your phone so much, what is your battery life?
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My iPhone 6 records 60fps 1080p much smoother than the GS6. But I don't record much video anyways.
Off the charger at 7am and I get the battery 15% warning around noon. Quick charge to 45% during lunch then get the warning again around 5pm.
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The battery life is my main gripe about the S6.. I bought and returned my LG G4 for the S6 and the Samsung is built much better yet the G4 got full day battery life. I charge my S6 about twice a day.
Also, the camera is definitely subpar on the S6 in comparison to the LG G4, especially in low lighting. The iPhone performs much better in low light compared to the S6 also. Day time pics are better than iPhone but nowhere near the G4 quality.
Once someone releases a higher capacity battery for the S6, I'd gladly tear mine apart to replace it.
Keep in mind I work for AT&T and I use my phone a LOT throughout the day.. Roughly 20gb /month data usage on my line alone and I don't tether.
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in low light the G4 is a bit better but other than that the S6 is better....in daylight and video it's better....and the s6 is better in every way than the iphone 6...maybe the 6 plus is a bit better in low light but not the 6....
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My iPhone 6 records 60fps 1080p much smoother than the GS6. But I don't record much video anyways.
Off the charger at 7am and I get the battery 15% warning around noon. Quick charge to 45% during lunch then get the warning again around 5pm.
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how is it smoother?? it's 60 fps on both phones so it should be the same....and it's known that samsung phones takes the best videos in all smartphones....
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in low light the G4 is a bit better but other than that the S6 is better....in daylight and video it's better....and the s6 is better in every way than the iphone 6...maybe the 6 plus is a bit better in low light but not the 6....
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I own a GS6 after returning my G4. My iPhone 6 is my secondary device and its sitting next to me. I'm giving a legitimate comparison with no bias. You saying the GS6 is better than iPhone in "every way" is ignorance at its best. I'm not a fan boy of either. There are strengths and weaknesses to both. The GS6 camera doesn't come anywhere near the quality of the G4 photos when you put them side by side and view them on the same calibrated monitor. The GS6 struggles with iso levels in low light. The iPhone is better at iso adjustment in low light. That is absolute in my real world usage.
Day light photos on the GS6 are leaps and bounds over the iPhone, however.
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I own a GS6 after returning my G4. My iPhone 6 is my secondary device and its sitting next to me. I'm giving a legitimate comparison with no bias. You saying the GS6 is better than iPhone in "every way" is ignorance at its best. I'm not a fan boy of either. There are strengths and weaknesses to both. The GS6 camera doesn't come anywhere near the quality of the G4 photos when you put them side by side and view them on the same calibrated monitor. The GS6 struggles with iso levels in low light. The iPhone is better at iso adjustment in low light. That is absolute in my real world usage.
Day light photos on the GS6 are leaps and bounds over the iPhone, however.
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i don't know if you are a fan of either but i own the S6 and its photos are great...i don't own the G4...but ....in all comparisons the S6 was better or on par with the G4 in daylight....in low light the G4 is better.......so saying it's nowhere as the G4 is not right at all...
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i don't know if you are a fan of either but i own the S6 and its photos are great...i don't own the G4...but ....in all comparisons the S6 was better or on par with the G4 in daylight....in low light the G4 is better.......so saying it's nowhere as the G4 is not right at all...
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Buy a G4 and compare them in real world photos yourself and you'll see what I'm talking about. Photo clarity and color accuracy is noticeably better with the G4.
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Buy a G4 and compare them in real world photos yourself and you'll see what I'm talking about. Photo clarity and color accuracy is noticeably better with the G4.
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every one has an opinion.....it seems all the reviewers has the same opinion and you have another....it's an opinion.....and i can't afford as many phones as you i guess....if you had a G4 now an S6 and iphone 6....
My mother has a 6+ and the pictures are still better on my S6, lowlights and video recording. 60fps is smooth on both so I don't know what the guy above is talking about.
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Can those who have come from a note 8,please share your thoughts and views, on what you miss, performance wise etc, now that you are using the pixel 2 thanks.
Miss the ability to use themes and select a different font. And nothing can beat the Samsung OLED panels! I don't miss the S-Pen that much though!
In short, the Note 8 is crammed with features and sometimes can come in the way of your working. I find the Pixels smoother to work with and just allow me to get what I need done. I probably wasn't the right demographic for the Note 8 anyway!
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Miss the ability to use themes and select a different font. And nothing can beat the Samsung OLED panels! I don't miss the S-Pen that much though!
In short, the Note 8 is crammed with features and sometimes can come in the way of your working. I find the Pixels smoother to work with and just allow me to get what I need done. I probably wasn't the right demographic for the Note 8 anyway!
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I have to agree here. I have a Note 8 review unit currently, and I haven't been able to put my Pixel 2 down since getting it. The camera is much better, and aside from a few nuances, I'm overall very happy with my choice.
I'm almost ready to upgrade and currently using an S7 edge. I torn between the Note 8 and either of the Pixel's did dropping in screen size take time to adjust?
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I'm almost ready to upgrade and currently using an S7 edge. I torn between the Note 8 and either of the Pixel's did dropping in screen size take time to adjust?
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I was honestly torn between the S8, Note 8, and Pixel 2. I think they're all great devices with pros and cons, and a great deal just depends upon personal taste. I'd highly recommend walking into a Best Buy or other store with these models on display, and take some time to play around with them.
One thing I will admit regarding the Note 8 is how surprised I was with its size. The Note 8 certainly has a large display, but I didn't find the device to be as unwieldy as I had expected. I also found the fingerprint reader to be far easier to use than I had assumed (I'm right-handed, and hold the devices with my left hand).
My only concern is how the Note 8 would feel in a pocket all day. I already have a great tablet that I use all the time (Kindle Fire HDX), so my phone is simply my "Go everywhere with me at all times device". I'd certainly be interested to hear from others how it feels with constant carry in pants or coat pockets, but IMHO I imagine the Pixel 2 being far easier to have on oneself 24/7 as opposed to a Note 8.
Substratum themes work on Pixel 2
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For me personally the note 8,has been the fastest phone I have ever used. I know others don't have much care about the headphone jack, but for me it's just convinient to have. I listen to a lot of music, play games and watch movies on my phone so not having the headphone jack is a deal breaker for me.
I have been torn as well.
I wanted Pixel XL but it's screen issues put me off. Pixel 2 small big bezels, wasn't sure coming from 6p.
Ordered S8...
Stunned with the display but that's about it... Camera - front crap so much worse than 6p, rear - could capture nice pic but 6p was much more reliable in this matter.
Overall smoothness wasn't somehow great, still full of Samsung crap,. Fingerprint scanner is a joke, location, accuracy and speed.
After one day of owning it I have sent it back
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And bought Pixel 2!
What an amazing experience. Super smooth, amazing camera, great display but tad small although appreciate one handed use so much!
Speakers could have some more bass.
You can't go wrong with Pixel. Great phone;
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I have been torn as well.
I wanted Pixel XL but it's screen issues put me off. Pixel 2 small big bezels, wasn't sure coming from 6p.
Ordered S8...
Stunned with the display but that's about it... Camera - front crap so much worse than 6p, rear - could capture nice pic but 6p was much more reliable in this matter.
Overall smoothness wasn't somehow great, still full of Samsung crap,. Fingerprint scanner is a joke, location, accuracy and speed.
After one day of owning it I have sent it back
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And bought Pixel 2!
What an amazing experience. Super smooth, amazing camera, great display but tad small although appreciate one handed use so much!
Speakers could have some more bass.
You can't go wrong with Pixel. Great phone;
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Hmm if the pixel is much smoother then it's definitely out of this world. I have found my note 8,to be very smooth as for the first time ever I have not bothered installing a custom kernel or any kernel tweaking app. I am using it stock , just rooted but it's been great. Maybe one more point is the fact that mine is the Exynos version so it might help explain why it's been performing great. I am however always on the lookout for a fast phone so might just try the pixels.
I was just wondering if anyone of you guys used to have a Samsung phone from the S series or the Note one.
I am thinking of changing my Note 8 with this one, I just want a larger, NON-curved screen...
Any shortcomings I should know about besides the obvious ones ( lack of pen, wireless charging , IP68 waterproofing etc ) ?
Are you overall happy with it ?
Cheers~
I come from Note 8 ..and never come back..
Hello!!
I have a note 8 and I have extensively compared it to the NEX. Here are my observations.
According to me the best thing on the note 8 is it's display and it still holds true. Though the NEX has super amoled screen, it can't compete with the Note 8. Note simply has better and more saturated colours and screen is much sharper.
The second best thing on the note is it's camera, which again is better than the One on the NEX. NEXs front camera sort of fares with the note, but when it comes to rear camera, note 8 is definitely better. Note's camera has better colour accuracy,its sharper and more reliable compared to NEX.
Apart from these 2 things, I feel the NEX sort of does better in all other areas. Battery is way better on the NEX compared to the Note, I feel the OS is more custamisable and smoother than the Samsung's and fast charging is superb too.
I am super sensitive to colours and sharpness,so sometimes I miss the Note's display and also like I said, camera on the NEX is not as reliable as the Note's.
Over all I am really happy with the NEX and I think I am going to keep it. I still have my note 8 which I am planning to eventually sell in a week or 2. Let me know if you want to know anything specific apart from what I have shared
tossero said:
I was just wondering if anyone of you guys used to have a Samsung phone from the S series or the Note one.
I am thinking of changing my Note 8 with this one, I just want a larger, NON-curved screen...
Any shortcomings I should know about besides the obvious ones ( lack of pen, wireless charging , IP68 waterproofing etc ) ?
Are you overall happy with it ?
Cheers~
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shri080 said:
Hello!!
I have a note 8 and I have extensively compared it to the NEX. Here are my observations.
According to me the best thing on the note 8 is it's display and it still holds true. Though the NEX has super amoled screen, it can't compete with the Note 8. Note simply has better and more saturated colours and screen is much sharper.
The second best thing on the note is it's camera, which again is better than the One on the NEX. NEXs front camera sort of fares with the note, but when it comes to rear camera, note 8 is definitely better. Note's camera has better colour accuracy,its sharper and more reliable compared to NEX.
Apart from these 2 things, I feel the NEX sort of does better in all other areas. Battery is way better on the NEX compared to the Note, I feel the OS is more custamisable and smoother than the Samsung's and fast charging is superb too.
I am super sensitive to colours and sharpness,so sometimes I miss the Note's display and also like I said, camera on the NEX is not as reliable as the Note's.
Over all I am really happy with the NEX and I think I am going to keep it. I still have my note 8 which I am planning to eventually sell in a week or 2. Let me know if you want to know anything specific apart from what I have shared
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Hey,
Thank you for your answer, appreciated!
What version do you have, the chinese one or the indian(international) one ? From where did you buy it?
Do you find the quality difference between the two screens significant ? Can you live with it? Do you have the impression that the screen is much larger on the Nex?
How does the Nex under direct sunlight? Is it readable?
Is the incall sound good enough?
Did you experienced any bluetooth problems?
Is there a easy way to transfer all of your applications from the Note 8?
The FUN OS is usable or really horrible as the reviewers are saying ?
Thaaaank you !
Hello!!
I have the Indian version and I bought from amazon India.
The quality difference is definitely significant, but I am slowly getting used to the NEX display. Like I said, the colours and sharpness on the Note 8 is significantly better. But you can live with the NEX display.
Screen feels a little bigger on the NEX but that's not too significant. The hand feel is pretty good on the NEX. I like the heaft of the phone and the screen to body ratio is the best part on the NEX.
It is quite readable under direct sunlight, but again it's not as bright as the Note.
I have had no issues with the Bluetooth so far.
In call sound is pretty decent and quite usable. So no complaints there.
I don't know about transferring data from the Note as I did not do it. I just set it up as a fresh device and downloaded only the whatsapp back up from my Google account.
The fun touch OS is been good so far. I find it perfectly usable. The only thing I don't like about it is it's IOS lookalike icons and setting menu. I would have preferred more muted and simple icons. But the OS is pretty decent otherwise.
And I forgot to mention one more thing, the FP scanner is a hit or miss. Works most of the times, but sometimes there is a bit delay. I definitely like it more than the Note's FP scanner as it buddy never worked for me properly. I was using the retina scanner on Note which was again okay. So, I personally like the FP scanner on the NEX, thougg I would have preferred a faster face unlock.
Also, the call quality and network reception is much better on the NEX. Especially with the given earphones, the call quality is so much better on the NEX which I am super happy about.
tossero said:
Hey,
Thank you for your answer, appreciated!
What version do you have, the chinese one or the indian(international) one ? From where did you buy it?
Do you find the quality difference between the two screens significant ? Can you live with it? Do you have the impression that the screen is much larger on the Nex?
How does the Nex under direct sunlight? Is it readable?
Is the incall sound good enough?
Did you experienced any bluetooth problems?
Is there a easy way to transfer all of your applications from the Note 8?
The FUN OS is usable or really horrible as the reviewers are saying ?
Thaaaank you !
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shri080 said:
Hello!!
I have the Indian version and I bought from amazon India.
The quality difference is definitely significant, but I am slowly getting used to the NEX display. Like I said, the colours and sharpness on the Note 8 is significantly better. But you can live with the NEX display.
Screen feels a little bigger on the NEX but that's not too significant. The hand feel is pretty good on the NEX. I like the heaft of the phone and the screen to body ratio is the best part on the NEX.
It is quite readable under direct sunlight, but again it's not as bright as the Note.
I have had no issues with the Bluetooth so far.
In call sound is pretty decent and quite usable. So no complaints there.
I don't know about transferring data from the Note as I did not do it. I just set it up as a fresh device and downloaded only the whatsapp back up from my Google account.
The fun touch OS is been good so far. I find it perfectly usable. The only thing I don't like about it is it's IOS lookalike icons and setting menu. I would have preferred more muted and simple icons. But the OS is pretty decent otherwise.
And I forgot to mention one more thing, the FP scanner is a hit or miss. Works most of the times, but sometimes there is a bit delay. I definitely like it more than the Note's FP scanner as it buddy never worked for me properly. I was using the retina scanner on Note which was again okay. So, I personally like the FP scanner on the NEX, thougg I would have preferred a faster face unlock.
Also, the call quality and network reception is much better on the NEX. Especially with the given earphones, the call quality is so much better on the NEX which I am super happy about.
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One more thing, would you post a photo of the two phones, side by side so I can get an idea of their screen sizes ? I am not able to find it anywhere on the web...
PS: can you recommend an online electronics store with international shipping from India, amazon.in is not shipping to my country
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I think the nex screen is great
But Samsung always keeps the best one for sam phoned
Here is the picture. And I doubt if you will find any online portal in India that can ship the phone out of India. You will have to ask someone coming from India to your country. BTW, which country are you from?
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Here is the picture. And I doubt if you will find any online portal in India that can ship the phone out of India. You will have to ask someone coming from India to your country. BTW, which country are you from?
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Martinique/France. Thank you !
One other thing to add a bout the NEX is you can remove the bottom three capacitive buttons and have the screen all to yourself.
I've just ordered it, can't wait to get it !
Thank you all for your help, appreciated !
Cheers~
tossero said:
I've just ordered it, can't wait to get it !
Thank you all for your help, appreciated !
Cheers~
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Great!! Congrats on the awesome purchase So, how do you like it compared to the Note 8? And where did you buy it from? And I discovered something about the NEX display and I have shared it in a thread under guides and news. Do check that out as it will make your NEX's displays as good as the Note 8
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Great!! Congrats on the awesome purchase So, how do you like it compared to the Note 8? And where did you buy it from? And I discovered something about the NEX display and I have shared it in a thread under guides and news. Do check that out as it will make your NEX's displays as good as the Note 8
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Hi ! I am aware of your thread, I am watching it closely, thank you !
I bought it from Ebay and I got the indian version. Still waiting for it , it feels like an eternity !
Cheers