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I have sold my s3 and got a note 2 since december from last year.
The reason i bought such a huge phone was for the s pen. It helped me in college for taking notes, but then ive bought an ipad which can work for the same purpose, except without the s pen.
Nowadays im just not finding the note 2 practical for everyday usage. Its just too big.
So now im Thinking of selling it and either buying either an s4, htc one or xperia z.
Can someone give me feedback on those phones?
I love the design of sony phones, but i also cant live without the features of samsung phones
alundra212 said:
I have sold my s3 and got a note 2 since december from last year.
The reason i bought such a huge phone was for the s pen. It helped me in college for taking notes, but then ive bought an ipad which can work for the same purpose, except without the s pen.
Nowadays im just not finding the note 2 practical for everyday usage. Its just too big.
So now im Thinking of selling it and either buying either an s4, htc one or xperia z.
Can someone give me feedback on those phones?
I love the design of sony phones, but i also cant live without the features of samsung phones
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if ill be you ill buy the s4 it has a tecnology good for what your looking for
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joyce moralezz said:
if ill be you ill buy the s4 it has a tecnology good for what your looking for
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I can't think of any reason the s4 wouldn't be a good choice.
I would recommend the HTC one. Reason why is because you're coming from a note 2 which is pretty much the same as an S4 minus a couple of features and the 1080p display. The Xperia Z would be a very bad choice as it has sub par battery life, lags and the display is really a letdown. The HTC one stands out with is fantastic display, it's flawless performance, the amazing boomsound, the phone looks beautiful and dev support is excellent.
At the end of the day everything is a matter of preference but do yourself a favor, whatever phone you choose make sure it's between the S4 or HTC one, the XZ is really not that good. I wanted to also recommend the optimus G pro but you said you want something smaller. Cheers.
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Neither the HTC One or S4. If you are thinking of getting a phone for long term, you would be better of waiting for a Snapdragon 800 CPU phone to be released soon instead of getting a Snapdragon 600 S4 or One.
i'll earn money to buy it
Do you require the use of a MicroSD? If the answer is yes, then you can forget about the HTC One. (Say all you want about how it has 64GB internal storage. MTP is so horrendously slow and unstable that copying a 3GB Bluray file simply doesn't work.)
If you can, wait for September. The IFA will be hosted early september, and many will be announing their new phones there. Most are switching to an S800, which is more powerful.
If you can't wait, I'd suggest going with the S4.
Im not really in a big hurry, but what new flag ships are rumored to be shown?
Since you really like S Pen feature. Galaxy S4 should be your choice.
felixlong said:
Since you really like S Pen feature. Galaxy S4 should be your choice.
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The S4 does not use the S Pen, unless you are talking about something else, because I have an original Note and my wife has the S4, my pen does not work on hers. Just saying.
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beastlykings said:
The S4 does not use the S Pen, unless you are talking about something else, because I have an original Note and my wife has the S4, my pen does not work on hers. Just saying.
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I have a galaxy and it has tecnology that he might likee
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this is what i think
alundra212 said:
I have sold my s3 and got a note 2 since december from last year.
The reason i bought such a huge phone was for the s pen. It helped me in college for taking notes, but then ive bought an ipad which can work for the same purpose, except without the s pen.
Nowadays im just not finding the note 2 practical for everyday usage. Its just too big.
So now im Thinking of selling it and either buying either an s4, htc one or xperia z.
Can someone give me feedback on those phones?
I love the design of sony phones, but i also cant live without the features of samsung phones
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if you are talking about the air play the multi window and stuff there are apps for rooted phones and Sony would be your best choice as it's water proof and dust proof i personally hate samsung phones as they have a lot of crapware & bloat wear to fill our flash memory so your best bet will be sony or maybe HTC still i love sony
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Neither the HTC One or S4. If you are thinking of getting a phone for long term, you would be better of waiting for a Snapdragon 800 CPU phone to be released soon instead of getting a Snapdragon 600 S4 or One.
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Agreed. Lg g2 will be announced tomorrow
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lg g2 looks promising
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I would also pick the lg g2
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Ooor you could wait for the rest of the next gen phones like Oppo 7. Nexus 5. One + and Max. S5. Note 3. Moto X.
The list goes on. Don't jump the gun.
note 2 still the best
maby wait for note 3? since you're used to the spen
Ok I had a look at the sony z ultra today the 6.4" screen one and it looked amazing, the picture whilst watching a movie was better than my tv!
However I have a Samsung galaxy note, im not getting the note 3 as its to small, I prefer samsungs BUT the current galaxy mega 6.3" specs arnt that good compared to the sony.
I have heard that they should be bringing out a galaxy mega with S4 specs or something like that so my questions are -
Does anyone know if they are actually bringing a better mega out?
and
Anyone got any personal reviews on the Z ultra? looked online at reviews but would rather ask someone who has one
Im in the UK so needs to be a UK phone
Thanks
Yes, I am using the Xperia Z Ultra and it is phenomenal
I don't see why anyone would get a Galaxy Mega over this.
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Yes, I am using the Xperia Z Ultra and it is phenomenal
I don't see why anyone would get a Galaxy Mega over this.
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really can I ask you a few questions please, I WONT be getting the current mega but like I said I spoke to a Samsung rep she mentioned a newer one may be coming out this year with better specs so I am tempted to wait for that if its true?
So yeh -
How long have you had it, just as if you have installed all your stuff do you ever find it running slow or laggy at all?
Whats the battery like on it, will it last a day if you use it for the odd texts and phone calls etc?
Do you ever find applications/games that are unable to play as it may not support the phone at all?
Think that's it for now ill let you know if I have any more.
Could you also let me know if there are any problems or any good things you can share at all with it please?
Thanks
Battery easily lasts a day. Would require recharge at night though. No, this thing doesn't slow down at all. It does have the faste. processor available. And 2 gb of ram is plenty enough to multitask without the any app foreclosing.
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Battery easily lasts a day. Would require recharge at night though. No, this thing doesn't slow down at all. It does have the faste. processor available. And 2 gb of ram is plenty enough to multitask without the any app foreclosing.
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great, yeh I charge my note 1 daily anyway so wouldn't bother me. and that's good to hear!
Couple of others, you know it has the silver thing on the side is that for a dock and a charge>? or how does it get charged is it a micro usb?
The left thing is for magneted charging by the dock and it also has micro use.
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The left thing is for magneted charging by the dock and it also has micro use.
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Nice! I am going into town tomorrow to Phones4u to see what they can do as my contract doesn't run out for a few months just yet that's why I am sort of thinking should I wait incase Samsung release something
Not being funny but holding this up to your head you are going to look like a right tit! Lol... You don't need a massive phone like this... A tablet will do!
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junglebungle said:
Not being funny but holding this up to your head you are going to look like a right tit! Lol... You don't need a massive phone like this... A tablet will do!
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haa dont care though, I have a 10" tablet but that's for fun this is my phone I sue for everything but couldn't care less about looking like an idiot lol!
It comnes with some sort of microphone thing not sure how it works though, going to google it now haha!
I've come to notice that girls like a man with a big phone. Gives them a little comfort. So no, you don't look foolish holding such a big phone.
Fuzalert2k said:
I've come to notice that girls like a man with a big phone. Gives them a little comfort. So no, you don't look foolish holding such a big phone.
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haha thing is when you get one after a while you get used to it and it doesn't seem big at all!
Xperia Z Ultra
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[Discussion] Compare Any and All Devices Here!!
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I'm still using my good old galaxy s3 right now and I'm asking myself why I can't find a replacement phone that suits my needs.. Every phone out there I have some sort of issue with. I like the LG g2, but I hate the buttons on the back. I like the nexus 5 but I hate that there isn't an SD card slot. Some of the newer samsung phones come close, but I don't want Knox or any of that garbage bs or a locked bootloader.
I guess my perfect phone would be a nexus 5 with an SD card slot and a slightly better camera. Or an LG g2 with buttons on the side instead of back. Sony makes some nice phones hardware wise but I hate the look of them. When will someone release a phone with
5-5.2 inch screen
SD card slot
13+ mp camera
Buttons on the side instead of the back
Unlocked bootloader
This is where that Lego concept of building phones would be nice. Hopefully Google stays on top of that and moves forward with it.
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There is no such thing, that's why there are so much options in market.
Nothing is perfect , every phone has upside and downside aspect
no one can in this world can earn the title of "Perfect" or a thing (except game with says "perfect" sentence)
every technology in this world always have progression that human being invented (not sure if alien exist)
there is no))) as many people as many minds
bdithug said:
ISony makes some nice phones hardware wise but I hate the look of them. When will someone release a phone with
5-5.2 inch screen
SD card slot
13+ mp camera
Buttons on the side instead of the back
Unlocked bootloader
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I mean, I know you said you had the look of the Sony phones, but take the Xperia ZL:
5-5.2 inch screen? :good:
SD Card slot? :good:
13+ mp camera? :good:
Buttons on side instead of back? :good:
Unlocked bootloader? :good:
All of the features you want are there in a phone like the Xperia ZL, and it doesn't look that bad. The phone you want has been released. Perhaps you should re-consider?
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I mean, I know you said you had the look of the Sony phones, but take the Xperia ZL:
5-5.2 inch screen? :good:
SD Card slot? :good:
13+ mp camera? :good:
Buttons on side instead of back? :good:
Unlocked bootloader? :good:
All of the features you want are there in a phone like the Xperia ZL, and it doesn't look that bad. The phone you want has been released. Perhaps you should re-consider?
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Lol I remember trying the demo of the zl when it was first released. It is a very nice phone and I think the only thing that held me back was the look of it and the price (at the time it was 750$ outright). I'll take a look again to see how much a used one goes for. Thanks
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I was able to get a used one for about $285 on swappa. You can get it for $500 new straight from Sony. Good luck in your search!
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I mean, I know you said you had the look of the Sony phones, but take the Xperia ZL:
5-5.2 inch screen? :good:
SD Card slot? :good:
13+ mp camera? :good:
Buttons on side instead of back? :good:
Unlocked bootloader? :good:
All of the features you want are there in a phone like the Xperia ZL, and it doesn't look that bad. The phone you want has been released. Perhaps you should re-consider?
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The Z1 mini is actually more perfect in my opinion. Smaller size, but still has high-end specifications. The larger screen just makes it unhandy. It shouldn't replace the tablets.
Steffe89 said:
The Z1 mini is actually more perfect in my opinion. Smaller size, but still has high-end specifications. The larger screen just makes it unhandy. It shouldn't replace the tablets.
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Meh, it's a matter of preference and hand-size really. For what the OP listed as the "perfect phone", the ZL is a great match.
Personally, I'm a big fan of the Z Ultra as a tablet replacement. If only it were an inch larger, it would be the perfect 7in tablet.
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Meh, it's a matter of preference and hand-size really. For what the OP listed as the "perfect phone", the ZL is a great match.
Personally, I'm a big fan of the Z Ultra as a tablet replacement. If only it were an inch larger, it would be the perfect 7in tablet.
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You're right. Perhaps SG5 / HTC one 2 / LG3 might be an option for him as well. I guess that's the four mobiles he should be consindering and then walk into a store and make his choice.
bdithug said:
I'm still using my good old galaxy s3 right now and I'm asking myself why I can't find a replacement phone that suits my needs.. Every phone out there I have some sort of issue with. I like the LG g2, but I hate the buttons on the back. I like the nexus 5 but I hate that there isn't an SD card slot. Some of the newer samsung phones come close, but I don't want Knox or any of that garbage bs or a locked bootloader.
I guess my perfect phone would be a nexus 5 with an SD card slot and a slightly better camera. Or an LG g2 with buttons on the side instead of back. Sony makes some nice phones hardware wise but I hate the look of them. When will someone release a phone with
5-5.2 inch screen
SD card slot
13+ mp camera
Buttons on the side instead of the back
Unlocked bootloader
This is where that Lego concept of building phones would be nice. Hopefully Google stays on top of that and moves forward with it.
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Nothing perfect
MarkBVS said:
Galaxy S4 and iphone 5s are the perfect smart phones i have ever used. Features are just excellent.
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Based on the op and what I stated I was looking for, neither of those phones are close to perfection, especially any iPhone
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Wait for the new Htc One,now that will be inovation !
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Well, even Galaxy S3 which is currently owned by you is such a good phone. It can be replaced with Galaxy S4. It's the only phone which suits you needs.
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My LG G2 is almost perfect. Almost because LG could have used better materials. Except for that, it's excellent.
Knox isn't a locked boot loader and your free to flash whatever you want with knox as long as you don't flash another boot loader.
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Knox isn't a locked boot loader and your free to flash whatever you want with knox as long as you don't flash another boot loader.
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Not technically. But it does limit the device.
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Hi i am new in this forum, i have one question any one online......
My htc j butterfly with cm11 aospa paranoid android still the best for me
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after everyone saw galaxy s5. all people are disappointed for it.
and they say it will let Samsung.
So, do you think people (especially developers) will leave s4 to get htc m8 and lg g3 and others?.
is it the end of Sammy?
Thanks in advance.
Regards.
I use long time Galaxy phones 2/3/4 and nexus phones 1/2/3/4/5 but I stop now with Samsung devices , the S5 is a joke. We are for sure support S5 in the future but I am will not work on it. Nexus is and will be the best
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I'd love to get the S5 for it's camera
too bad , there are no snapdragon in my area
and knox will be another reason not to buy
a have use s1-s2-note1-s3-s4 and now am done with samsung the s5 is not a a premium for my personal view s5 is suck for now i will skip the s5 but a will not bay a another phone(sony-because the support for all sony ar so bad, lg a dont know a have use lg l7,lg nexus optimus g pro etc a can say the ar a toy for me, htc - ist good phone but battery its suck, apple no comment ist for id..ot).
I believe there will be two versions of this phone. The one announced, and then a metal one further down the road with a new snapdragon processor...
i agree. guys the s5 is joke it is sucks. but i think the people will stay developing on s series and other Galaxys that so good news thanks for all developers on Samsung devices, for that i will skip htc one and just get the s4.
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I believe there will be two versions of this phone. The one announced, and then a metal one further down the road with a new snapdragon processor...
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we believe that will be more version but only with other processor (exynos or snapdragon ect.)
but the device will stay the same. and that sad for Samsung lovers coz we expected more from Sammy.
but no problem as there are always s4 note 3 and others.
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No S5 for me. I don't like the size of the S4 but I have to live with it it's a great phone otherwise. S5 looks even bigger than S4 so no way. May as well just have a tablet with phone facilities.
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ypikayey sammy
never again knox
never again bloatware
never again plastic-fantastic
never again delay the issue of software
never again all Samsung restictions
S5??? welcome LG, Meizu etc.
Not to S5
No longer for samsung
Xperia Z2
robix1999 said:
ypikayey sammy
never again knox
never again bloatware
never again plastic-fantastic
never again delay the issue of software
never again all Samsung restictions
S5??? welcome LG, Meizu etc.
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yes another problems. knox but not big one.
the blotware!!!!
for user can only use 7.5 gb of memory!!!!! thats sucks.
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I really thought they would get rid of plastic on this one... im keeping my s4... and in the even there is nothing else good on the market by the time my GS4 dies, I would go for nexus... cheaper, better, no bloat GOOD
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No S5 for me. I don't like the size of the S4 but I have to live with it it's a great phone otherwise. S5 looks even bigger than S4 so no way. May as well just have a tablet with phone facilities.
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yes all peole love the s4 more.
and dont forgot the new ui!!! it is kk ok. but the ui is sucks nothing good.
the only good thing is finger print and heart thing. thats all!!! it will not get many support from people unlike monster s4!!!!
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Let's see what the Nexus 6 brings us.. as know will be taking over your phone and Samsung will be trying to eliminate every way to mod your device a little, I'm out
Me Gusta!
Here is another reason. 661 Euro. Ready to spend this amount of money?
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S4 was basically the S3 with a few tweaks and upgrades.
S5 is basically the S4 with a few tweaks and upgrades.
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Actually, I dont care about the S5.
After I had 2 LG-devices, I thought I go the mainstream and follow Samsung.
I actually can not complain about my S4. It is working.
But the implemented Samsung features like airview, airfart and air-whatever are poorly implemented and useless for me.
I am disappointed by Samsung doesn't care of the Exynos-version (which I have) and I understand that the devs dont care either Samsung continues their developer hostile strategy.
Not sure what comes next.
Due to lack of financial resources, I will stick with my phone... but as soon as I have more money left over again, I might switch to Sony or Huawei or Oppo (I guess).
After the show off S5 at MWC 2014, It's the same. I don know since Galaxy S4, all Galaxy series is almost same.
Why I need to go to S5?
Just only for fingerprint scanner or heart beat scanner?
Just icon changed and extra hardware with boring and 18th century look :3
M happy with my s4 + I will think to other manufacturer if I got bored from s4.
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I am a sony fan for long years... Have owned z,z1,z2, and z3 for continuous years.
Now i want to buy z5 or z5 premium. The only thing that back me of from already buying one is the root status. I dont wanna loose the bionz and xreality from my sony phone. Also since the seller is offering 2 years warranty, unlocking it for root is just a bad idea.
But the sad fact is... I have been using android devices since 6 years, and using an android device with out root feels like using crappy "iphone" to me. Infact the second thing i do after buying any android phone is rooting it even before using it... Thats how much i want rooted status.
Sony just played a nasty trick on 2015 series as you all know.. No root with out unlock..?.
Still i hope we can achieve root some how, with out unlock, some day. But i was so tepmpted with z5 camera for now, that i cant resist myself in buying one, even if rooting it is still in baby phase.
So i want to ask the current owners of z5, or z5 premium, if you are loosing your picture clarity and xreality after rooting, also what about heat issue?
My other choices ( far away choices) are one two, and note 4.
So please give ur user experiences.
I would wait, Chainfire has rooted phones without triggering the kernel safe **** - which should allow us to backup our DRM keys, we just need an exploit to root with.
I've currently used 3 android phones with root and I nearly didn't buy the Z5 because of no LB root. However most functionality I am used to is already included in the stock ROM. Yes root (and xposed) would be nice but it isn't absolutely essential like I brought myself to believe.
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I've currently used 3 android phones with root and I nearly didn't buy the Z5 because of no LB root. However most functionality I am used to is already included in the stock ROM. Yes root (and xposed) would be nice but it isn't absolutely essential like I brought myself to believe.
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+1, I felt and feel exactly the same way
Lol.. I cant imagin an android device with out root, no matter how good it is... I am even willing ti void the warranty for it, but this bionz is all i cant miss... Even xreality is not that big deal... But what good is it, for buying a phone for its camera, and then loosing its camera quality by half!!
Why not try some extra like the nexus 5x?
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As i use mobile camera a lot.. I like good camera phones.. But i will still wait for android 6, to see if sony is willing to provide raw support. If not, then i will choose something else this time...
Bye for sony devices, got s6 edge plus . For that i have reasons
sony have played a dirty game with 2015 devices. With the new protection they introduced. I was willing to loose warranty and unlock the bootloader if i buy an z5, and i want z5 premium so badly.. but since unlocking bootloader will decrease the camera quality ,stops xreality, and stops the working of noise cancellation headphone, what good is z5 any more.
Ya i know samsung sucks.. still i dont have any choice. And this crappy phone is loaded with so many junks. I hate their os.
Sorry sony.. u just lost a loyal customer who loved you for 5 years..
showlyshah said:
I am a sony fan for long years... Have owned z,z1,z2, and z3 for continuous years.
Now i want to buy z5 or z5 premium. The only thing that back me of from already buying one is the root status. I dont wanna loose the bionz and xreality from my sony phone. Also since the seller is offering 2 years warranty, unlocking it for root is just a bad idea.
But the sad fact is... I have been using android devices since 6 years, and using an android device with out root feels like using crappy "iphone" to me. Infact the second thing i do after buying any android phone is rooting it even before using it... Thats how much i want rooted status.
Sony just played a nasty trick on 2015 series as you all know.. No root with out unlock...
Still i hope we can achieve root some how, with out unlock, some day. But i was so tepmpted with z5 camera for now, that i cant resist myself in buying one, even if rooting it is still in baby phase.
So i want to ask the current owners of z5, or z5 premium, if you are loosing your picture clarity and xreality after rooting, also what about heat issue?
My other choices ( far away choices) are one two, and note 4.
So please give ur user experiences.
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Not sure what you are asking here, because from what I read you have already answered you own question. Root is such a big thing for you then right now don't buy the phone.
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showlyshah said:
Bye for sony devices, got s6 edge plus . For that i have reasons
sony have played a dirty game with 2015 devices. With the new protection they introduced. I was willing to loose warranty and unlock the bootloader if i buy an z5, and i want z5 premium so badly.. but since unlocking bootloader will decrease the camera quality ,stops xreality, and stops the working of noise cancellation headphone, what good is z5 any more.
Ya i know samsung sucks.. still i dont have any choice. And this crappy phone is loaded with so many junks. I hate their os.
Sorry sony.. u just lost a loyal customer who loved you for 5 years..
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Was going to buy this phone too, except no micro SD, big mistake IMO Samsung, so Z5 it ended up for me