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i9500 Vs. i9505

Hi all ,
I know that question maybe already posted many times here in the forums but still can't find an answer
I might give my little brother the Galaxy Note II i have now - which is the best device i ever used BTW - and start searching for a new device to get ,,, although i like HTC ONE and Xperia Z but Samsung devices has another taste with the ton of features they put into the phone
as the Note 3 expected to be around 1000USD which is a very high price and won't get a better price soon so i have to stick with Galaxy S4
The question is , Which one shall i get ? 9500 or 9505
4G isn't available yet at my country and don't care about it that much ,,, most reviews said that the 9500 Octa is slightly better than SD600 one , also found that camera in 9500 is better than 9505 but i guess that this is all software issues
Which one gets official updates from Samsung 1st ??!! which one is supported more from developers here in XDA ??!!
Please help me with your experience with both devices
Thanks

MohamedYousri said:
Hi all ,
I know that question maybe already posted many times here in the forums but still can't find an answer
I might give my little brother the Galaxy Note II i have now - which is the best device i ever used BTW - and start searching for a new device to get ,,, although i like HTC ONE and Xperia Z but Samsung devices has another taste with the ton of features they put into the phone
as the Note 3 expected to be around 1000USD which is a very high price and won't get a better price soon so i have to stick with Galaxy S4
The question is , Which one shall i get ? 9500 or 9505
4G isn't available yet at my country and don't care about it that much ,,, most reviews said that the 9500 Octa is slightly better than SD600 one , also found that camera in 9500 is better than 9505 but i guess that this is all software issues
Which one gets official updates from Samsung 1st ??!! which one is supported more from developers here in XDA ??!!
Please help me with your experience with both devices
Thanks
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It really depends on how you plan to use the device, but if you plan on running CM or AOSP ROMs the choice is clear: 9505 all the way. The Exynos Octa is a bad joke at this point (no flames please) because of the problems inherent in the hardware that cannot and will not be fixed. I will never touch another Exynos based device with a ten foot pole.

I already have the new Nexus 7 , so i can taste the pure JB & Kitkat at it
I like the features that Samsung added in top of Android and TouchWiz UI
I remeber that i tried CM at S3 and Note II for a few days and i was back to the stock ROM so i guess that i will note use the CM or AOSP that much
Is this the only problem with 9500 and Exynos or do you recommend 9505 in general for other reasons

MohamedYousri said:
I already have the new Nexus 7 , so i can taste the pure JB & Kitkat at it
I like the features that Samsung added in top of Android and TouchWiz UI
I remeber that i tried CM at S3 and Note II for a few days and i was back to the stock ROM so i guess that i will note use the CM or AOSP that much
Is this the only problem with 9500 and Exynos or do you recommend 9505 in general for other reasons
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That's it, the hardware problem he mentioned is the cpu's inability to use all 8 cores at the same time, only 4 at once, but the performance is still super fast and it has better gaming performance than the 9505(that's what i've heard at least)
But the 9505 always gets updates before the 9500 as far as i know
But if i were you i would be saving for the note 3, its the best option for you, i know it might be too expensive but if you find any other way to get it cheaper then dont hesitate, i dont think you will be comfortable going from a galaxy note 2 to an s4
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negrobembon said:
That's it, the hardware problem he mentioned is the cpu's inability to use all 8 cores at the same time, only 4 at once, but the performance is still super fast and it has better gaming performance than the 9505(that's what i've heard at least)
But the 9505 always gets updates before the 9500 as far as i know
But if i were you i would be saving for the note 3, its the best option for you, i know it might be too expensive but if you find any other way to get it cheaper then dont hesitate, i dont think you will be comfortable going from a galaxy note 2 to an s4
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i already feel that moving from Note 2 to S4 isn't a good decision ,,, although the 1080p Screen and faster performance in general but there is something strange about Note that u can't imagine yourself using other device :good: but right know it's the only option for me
i will have to wait at least 3~4 months to get the Note 3 in a reasonable price ,, if i can live with the Xperia Mini and New Nexus 7 i will till i can get the Note 3
9505 is getting the official updates before 9500 ??!! interesting , i thought that Samsung keep both updated at the same schedule or with month or month and half max or 9500 is updated first as it's the international version
still can't decide which one shall i get
i hate Samsung for this kind of thing

MohamedYousri said:
i already feel that moving from Note 2 to S4 isn't a good decision ,,, although the 1080p Screen and faster performance in general but there is something strange about Note that u can't imagine yourself using other device :good: but right know it's the only option for me
i will have to wait at least 3~4 months to get the Note 3 in a reasonable price ,, if i can live with the Xperia Mini and New Nexus 7 i will till i can get the Note 3
9505 is getting the official updates before 9500 ??!! interesting , i thought that Samsung keep both updated at the same schedule or with month or month and half max or 9500 is updated first as it's the international version
still can't decide which one shall i get
i hate Samsung for this kind of thing
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No, the difference in updates its like a week or two, and youre right there is something about using notes that makes it hard to use smaller devices
Its definitely the screen size, i personally wont buy a phone with a screen size smaller than 4.7, ive been spoiled lol
And the performance difference between the note 2 and the s4 wont be that big
Now the performance difference between the note 2 and the note 3 will be enormous, if youre going to upgrade then that's an upgrade
I would keep the note 2 until the 3 gets cheaper or sell the 2 to buy the 3
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negrobembon said:
No, the difference in updates its like a week or two, and youre right there is something about using notes that makes it hard to use smaller devices
Its definitely the screen size, i personally wont buy a phone with a screen size smaller than 4.7, ive been spoiled lol
And the performance difference between the note 2 and the s4 wont be that big
Now the performance difference between the note 2 and the note 3 will be enormous, if youre going to upgrade then that's an upgrade
I would keep the note 2 until the 3 gets cheaper or sell the 2 to buy the 3
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i am forced to leave the Note 2 to my brother as he needs a new device and mine still as new and i found that it's a chance to get a new phone ,, he will pay me of-course for the Note 2 and don't like that we both have the same device if i or him got another Note 2
but still the Note 3 is double the price as Note 2 and it will be a waste for money to get it while it's launch and watching it's price drops in front of my eyes
i was thinking that i can get S4 for now and after while when Note 3 price is good enough i sell the S4 for Note 3 but i found myself can't choose between 9500 and 9505

If you use touchwiz then buy the i9500, if you use any other rom then the 9505
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negrobembon said:
If you use touchwiz then buy the i9500, if you use any other rom then the 9505
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Used SIII for 6 months and now Note II for 5 months all with Stock ROM , Just Root

negrobembon said:
That's it, the hardware problem he mentioned is the cpu's inability to use all 8 cores at the same time, only 4 at once, but the performance is still super fast and it has better gaming performance than the 9505(that's what i've heard at least)
But the 9505 always gets updates before the 9500 as far as i know
But if i were you i would be saving for the note 3, its the best option for you, i know it might be too expensive but if you find any other way to get it cheaper then dont hesitate, i dont think you will be comfortable going from a galaxy note 2 to an s4
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The hardware problem (CCI-400 issue) is what the SoC runs on cluster migration and not on core migration.
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i9505 has LTE & a lot custom ROM see the forums

MohamedYousri said:
Used SIII for 6 months and now Note II for 5 months all with Stock ROM , Just Root
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You'll be very happy with the I9500 then. Thoroughly enjoying mine, not bothered about custom ROMs and all that personally, ran stock with no issue on both my GS2 and GS3, doing the same with the GS4, although I did experiment with the GS2 a bit, but went back to stock.
The benefits of I9500:
Sony Exmor RS camera sensor with [email protected] slo-mo vid
HEVC H.265 codec support
Wolfson DAC audio chip
Very powerful
Great batt life

will it's still confusing , some reviews says that the SD600 is better others says that the Octa is better
almost all reviews agrees that the Octa is better in Camera , Sound and overall performance , after Samsung software updates the heat was gone from the Octa version and device performance is more better now
Battery is better at the 9505 but i guess it's OK with me ,, moving from Note 2 3100 to S4 2600 battery is a disaster any way so it's not a big deal the difference between 2 devices
still can't find info about software updates , Which device receives updates first ??! 9500 or 9505 ?!
the difference in price isn't that much it's around 50~60USD so it's not a big deal
Confused
Update :
Found articles stating that Exynos 5 Octa uses an Imagination PowerVR GPU and this GPU doesn't support OpenGL ES 3.0 which is supported in Android 4.3 but the SD600 Adreno 320 is fully OpenGL 3.0 compatible and i guess that this will have a differance in games that needs OpenGL ES 3.0 and overall graphic performance

I had white 9500 from june, two days ago i decided to take the balck colour, soo this time i went with 9505, all i can say they are almost the same on daily use, didnt try hard games on 9505 yet, 9500 was great device, i havent any issue with that, reason why i took 9505: open gl 3.0 support, more devs, open source SOC, but i can never say 9500 is bad, both are awesome
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xhaniGS2 said:
I had white 9500 from june, two days ago i decided to take the balck colour, soo this time i went with 9505, all i can say they are almost the same on daily use, didnt try hard games on 9505 yet, 9500 was great device, i havent any issue with that, reason why i took 9505: open gl 3.0 support, more devs, open source SOC, but i can never say 9500 is bad, both are awesome
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What about camera performance ??!! is it the same after software updates , or as most reviews says that the Octa is better than the SD600 ?!

I really dont know, i used 9500 a lot, awesome camera, i took some with 9505, for me its the same, but im not a profesional photografer to see diferences between those two. For me they are the same.
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xhaniGS2 said:
I really dont know, i used 9500 a lot, awesome camera, i took some with 9505, for me its the same, but im not a profesional photografer to see diferences between those two. For me they are the same.
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may you please upload a photo from each device to compare the quality
it's really annoying choosing from both versions , it seems like choosing from a two difference devices !!

MohamedYousri said:
may you please upload a photo from each device to compare the quality
it's really annoying choosing from both versions , it seems like choosing from a two difference devices !!
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Actually these are completely different devices
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Grarak said:
Actually these are completely different devices
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Yes, they are not the same devices, their look is same and perform almost the same, maybe im wrong.
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i9500
*Better Camera
*Better Performance
-No OpenGL ES 3.0 Support
-Battery consumption higher than 9505
i9505
*Better Battery Life
*OpenGL ES 3.0 Supported
*Better Dev. Support
*Easy to be modified to 9505G Google Edition
*4G Support
-Lower performance than 9500
-Camera is not as good as 9500

Note 3 to a S5 who plans on changing?

Well with the Galaxy S5 only a few months away now, as i don't believe it launch in January more like late March early April, who plans on changing from the Note 3 to the S5?
Rumors so far for the S5 are
5.25" QHD 2K screen with over 500ppi
3GB of Ram
Snapdragon 805 chipset
32GB as standard
16mp camera with OIS maybe
4K video without any limits
Premium body instead of plastic
If these specs turn out to be true, would you be tempted or will you hang on for the Note 4 in September?

ixon2001 said:
Well with the Galaxy S5 only a few months away now, as i don't believe it launch in January more like late March early April, who plans on changing from the Note 3 to the S5?
Rumors so far for the S5 are
5.25" QHD 2K screen with over 500ppi
3GB of Ram
Snapdragon 805 chipset
32GB as standard
16mp camera with OIS maybe
4K video without any limits
Premium body instead of plastic
If these specs turn out to be true, would you be tempted or will you hang on for the Note 4 in September?
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if samdung's knox horsecrap is still there....NO!
no more samdung phone thanks to their knox crap.and i will also advise others of the same.

Note 4 maybe
sent from my Note 3 or Galaxy Gear

For me to switch the S5 has to be different in a lot of ways. Preferably better looking, and now after having a 5.7inch screen... going back to something smaller won't cut it for me right now.
I went from S3 > HTC One and avoided the S4 because it wasn't much different to the S3 looks wise

No way..never going bk to a smaller screen
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All hailed Samsung. Yea hail ed.. f$#@k Samsung from now on
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After using 5.7 screen difficult to go back
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Definitely not. This phone is super nice.
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Its would take a lot to get me to switch to another phone now. Not a lot of flagships offer a dual sim version.

After many years I playing around some Android & iPhone
I would be stick with Note Family ( Note 2 / Note 3 / Note 4 ).
S Family ( S2 / S3 / S4) did not suit me enough.

ixon2001 said:
Well with the Galaxy S5 only a few months away now, as i don't believe it launch in January more like late March early April, who plans on changing from the Note 3 to the S5?
Rumors so far for the S5 are
5.25" QHD 2K screen with over 500ppi
3GB of Ram
Snapdragon 805 chipset
32GB as standard
16mp camera with OIS maybe
4K video without any limits
Premium body instead of plastic
If these specs turn out to be true, would you be tempted or will you hang on for the Note 4 in September?
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You forgot it will do the coffee, it could recharge car's batteries, it will have flexible screen, it will have a toggle witch can chose the night/day over there, and sure, the most usefull, kitty (pu**y) magnet!!!

iba21 said:
... and sure, the most usefull, kitty (pu**y) magnet!!!
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Hmm, I guess the Samsung marketing dept. must have heard you:
http://youtu.be/T8nJKWJTsUg

xclub_101 said:
Hmm, I guess the Samsung marketing dept. must have heard you:
http://youtu.be/T8nJKWJTsUg
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Ahaaa yep i saw it last day..
Well the "competitor" is a dumb! a homosex should have more possibilities than him!! Ahaha
Anyway she is so "beatch"!
Merry christmas

I could not go back to a smaller screen. Nor will I give up my Spen.
- The metal casing rumour has already been killed by Sammobile&DigiTimes: Nobody is producing them. And it would make no marketing sense to heed the wishes of a few over the purchases of millions. Wishful thinking, the Note 3 was also 'certain' to have a metal case. Mine doesn't, does yours?
- It's just going to be an 2.5Ghz S800, not an S805.
- No curved display either.
Other than the screen, battery and spen, the specs are identical to the Note 3. As much as I would like 2K on my phone, imagine the battery drain on the by default much smaller battery, and lag. The Galaxy S lineup has always lagged. Adding 2K will only make matters worse...

Now i have mini 2 for almost one year and really i like it it have NFC but i wish Samsung release ics or jb for it so i can use NFC for beam beam and now i'm on cm10.1 kitkat soon but i'll gonna buy Nexus 6 i think when it released really i love nexus family
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ShadowLea said:
I could not go back to a smaller screen. Nor will I give up my Spen.
- The metal casing rumour has already been killed by Sammobile&DigiTimes: Nobody is producing them. And it would make no marketing sense to heed the wishes of a few over the purchases of millions. Wishful thinking, the Note 3 was also 'certain' to have a metal case. Mine doesn't, does yours?
- It's just going to be an 2.5Ghz S800, not an S805.
- No curved display either.
Other than the screen, battery and spen, the specs are identical to the Note 3. As much as I would like 2K on my phone, imagine the battery drain on the by default much smaller battery, and lag. The Galaxy S lineup has always lagged. Adding 2K will only make matters worse...
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I agree that increasing the resolution and ppi could cause lags. IMO it is not productive at all. We already cannot see pixels, and my Note 3 screen shows exactly same area, if I open an excel sheet, or a map, or a book, as my i9305 S3 with 1280x720 screen.
I do not agree that Galaxy S lineup laggs. That's maybe true, but the reason is Touchwiz. Your own fault if you stick to it. I am running CM on my S3, and it flies. With CM 11 I don't think there is any difference compared to iPhone. Well maybe just sometimes .
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UAE_400 said:
After using 5.7 screen difficult to go back
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Haha same here, I will never use a smaller phone again.
My colleague bought a S4, I thought it was a S4 mini.
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I could not go back to a small screen size!

Anything below 5.7 inch can go **** itself.
Now, give me a galaxy mega with note 3 specs and you have yourself a very happy customer.

No way!
Note 3 with S Pen, the best of the best.
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akdenizx said:
I could not go back to a small screen size!
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Me too!
No way back to anything less than a 5.7" .
I just wonder how big the screen will be for next year's Note 4.....
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[Q] iphone 5s or Which phone in this Budget? Share your Views..

i am confused, i am android user, recently used S5 and sold because of lagging,
which other phone i should buy?
iphone 5s or which smartphone is high end in this budget, and have better market value?
please Share your Opinion,
thanks in advance.
Edit. I dont want to buy LG G3 because the 2k display on LCD(IPS) not mature,results Stuck pixel issue, and sony is not my favourite, they make 2 flagship phone in 1 year lol..

Mandeep148 said:
i am confused, i am android user, recently used S5 and sold because of lagging,
which other phone i should buy?
iphone 5s or which smartphone is high end in this budget, and have better market value?
please Share your Opinion,
thanks in advance.
Edit. I dont want to buy LG G3 because the 2k display on LCD(IPS) not mature,results Stuck pixel issue, and sony is not my favourite, they make 2 flagship phone in 1 year lol..
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Its diffrent for all people are you more of themer guy? Get a nexus 5 as the most roms , xposed works with it.
If you just look for a good quality go for HTC One M8
If you love taking pictures go with the Note 4.
etc.....

Yes, really strange to hear the s5 was lagging for you enough to get rid of it. As for the iphone 5s, what price are you referring to? The 6's are coming out in two days so the price is very fluid right now. Are we talking $200, $400? Since Samsung and LG are out for you, how do you feel about Google, HTC?

Always attempt to avoid Apple, their products are expensive and overrated for their performance and their iOS system is so extremely closed-source that you can't really do much effective tweaking at all.
Just my 2¢.

xasteras said:
But I don't get how the s5 is lagging... did you try to start over?
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bentleyboy said:
Yes, really strange to hear the s5 was lagging for you enough to get rid of it. As for the iphone 5s, what price are you referring to? The 6's are coming out in two days so the price is very fluid right now. Are we talking $200, $400? Since Samsung and LG are out for you, how do you feel about Google, HTC?
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the s5 you speaking, is snapdragon version, and its even available in india, snapdragon s5 doesnt lag, i used it.. actually exynos version is fully crap, 90% apps are not optimized for crap exynos, those are using exynos(if they are not able to upgrade smartphone)then probably they will always say exynos better, but i bet you, if marquies brownlee do review on s5 exynos variant, he will say 1 good point and 90% bad points...
+ still not 4.4 and no performance improvment update,
i am not saying samsung is crap, but tradition to india is so bad,
who cars about exynos, today world of snapdragon.. even developers phone are snapdragon may be nexus 5..
samsung need to change..
CustomGames said:
Its diffrent for all people are you more of themer guy? Get a nexus 5 as the most roms , xposed works with it.
If you just look for a good quality go for HTC One M8
If you love taking pictures go with the Note 4.
etc.....
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no i dont like taking picture, i like joy in OS, without lagging, i like touchwiz but indian samsung phone with exynos not fully optimized cause lag, some people notice and some not( i am heavy user so...)
i like sense too, very smoother response..
thenookieforlife3 said:
Always attempt to avoid Apple, their products are expensive and overrated for their performance and their iOS system is so extremely closed-source that you can't really do much effective tweaking at all.
Just my 2¢.
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i agree with that
the only thing i like in iphone is smoothness, never hangs or never cheat
i think m8 would be cool, how about stuck pixel in htc m8 , should i aware from it, actually i had these issues in lcd/ips displays

Mandeep148 said:
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i agree with that
the only thing i like in iphone is smoothness, never hangs or never cheat
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That's somewhat true, but not entirely. The worst thing about Apple devices for me is that they don't have problems too often, but when they do, they have no recovery mode or anything to fix the problem yourself. You absolutely always have to go to an Apple store to get a so-called "tech wizard" to help you out or to give you a new device.
Not so good.

thenookieforlife3 said:
That's somewhat true, but not entirely. The worst thing about Apple devices for me is that they don't have problems too often, but when they do, they have no recovery mode or anything to fix the problem yourself. You absolutely always have to go to an Apple store to get a so-called "tech wizard" to help you out or to give you a new device.
Not so good.
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Yea true.
hows the market resale value of htc one m8 ?

Mandeep148 said:
Yea true.
hows the market resale value of htc one m8 ?
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Dunno, I'll check it out.

Mandeep148 said:
Yea true.
hows the market resale value of htc one m8 ?
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Try nexus 5

Try sony xperia z3

jampy10 said:
Try sony xperia z3
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Honestly Good phone but bad service,
I mean suppose today I buy z3 after 4 months they make new smart phone, they forget previous smartphone like they never made, just look at their Advt and social media, when they launch new then forget previous model like that is manufactured by other company,
And if we buy z3 their price in our country fall quickly and resale value is like no value.. It's good phone but there are many things company needs to do than manufacturing
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CustomGames said:
Try nexus 5
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Yea it's really really good phone I used ever for 2 months(with stuck pixel).
I got cheque refund 2 times still stuck pixel, but I didn't wasted my time, I used this amazing phone for 2 months, was smoother and quick responsive like iPhone.
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[Q] Need help finding new phone!

I want a new device
i do gaming
bigger screen = better
i want high quality display
i play game's, i want fast SoC and good graphics !
i wan't the device to have a wide range of CustomRoms and other stuff
good battery life :| but if it doesn't have it i can deal with it, just not less than my nexus 4 ! (around 4 hours :S with lowest brightness)
also, i had 2 Samsung phones, first one was note, it had LOTS and LOTS of scratches,i send it to warranty for motherboard problems one time, after i sold it, the guy told me it won't turn on again, after that i didn't have phone for a while and i got s4 instead of nexus 4 (long story why,) it sucked and it was laggy (at touchwis only + gallery) so i sold it ! and bought nexus 4
i don't feel like trusting samsung again, should i ?
price is also important, i have money. but i will pay if its worth it ! i mean... i want to save it for future!
currently im thinking of waiting for nexus 6, but it doesn't have snap 810
i also wanted to see what else is coming or what i can buy right now :|
and also i was thinking of getting an tegra k1 tablet !
++ i like the device to get dangerously easily rooted :|
sorry i already posted this on the wrong forums :S

i thought i would get like 1000x replies by now

kamranhaghighi said:
i thought i would get like 1000x replies by now
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Haha
I like the xperia z ultra

ishaang said:
Haha
I like the xperia z ultra
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i don't like it's screen its low res !+ its kinda old, anyother devices ? with atleast 400ppi?! but still i will take a look at it, im not sure how i feel about it being old, + its 800, + maybe i should wait for an 64_bit one? what are 64-bit ones coming??!!

i guess i have to give up this thread :| lt me just see when nexus 6 comes or at least more leaks come !

try experia z3 or Galaxy s5
or iphone is even better than nexus

Just wait for Nexus X.

Lenovo P780
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•axe• said:
try experia z3 or Galaxy s5
or iphone is even better than nexus
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talking about iphone in xda ? saying thats better than iphone ?? lol (Jk)

trbvm said:
Just wait for Nexus X.
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nexus x_x?! what is that !?
+ first nexus 6 came in my country, its 1000$ ! , im not gonna buy it unless some cheaper one somehow comes in im waiting for snapdragon 810 or something now :| im forced to + snap 810 has some awesome features including tessellation battery life pen ect !
if nexus 9 gets available here i will buy it ! or maybe just keep my nexus 4 and buy a windows laptop/tablet

Lg flex 2 or OnePlus X?? Also are there any good phones for 200?

i sent my lg flex 2 back to currys and pc world for a full refund as i was getting really bad overheating problems unless i was rooted so i can eaither rebuy a flex 2 and hope that this one wont overheat as someone else did that on this forum and it didnt overheat or i could just get my refund and buy a whole new phone altogether, i am think the oneplus X but if there are any better phones then that could you please leave it in the comment down below as i dont know what to chose from
(Budget is 220)

Check out Xiaomi Mi4c, u can get 3/32GB version for about $220.
It's Snapdragon 808 so performance very close to Flex 2 and it doesn't overheat.
No SD slot but 3GB RAM and 32GB storage is plenty imo.
I had mi4c and kinda regret i sold it and got Flex 2...
Oneplus X is much slower but has very nice build quality, also plenty of development on xda (custom roms).
Flex 2 will overheat no matter what because it's older Snapdragon 810 revision.

got my missus a redmi note 3 pro, which has the SD650 chipset and is very fast, @80,000 for antutu. It seems very good so far and has really good battery life, 10-11 hours screen on time here, and is very cheap. Only thing I've had to do to it is turn off memory optimisation in developer settings because it was killing apps in the background at an insane rate, making downloads fail, home screen redraws etc.. the other thing is it might not support 4g on certain networks, you'll have to check
best bit is if you drop it, you don't care

k3lcior said:
Check out Xiaomi Mi4c, u can get 3/32GB version for about $220.
It's Snapdragon 808 so performance very close to Flex 2 and it doesn't overheat.
No SD slot but 3GB RAM and 32GB storage is plenty imo.
I had mi4c and kinda regret i sold it and got Flex 2...
Oneplus X is much slower but has very nice build quality, also plenty of development on xda (custom roms).
Flex 2 will overheat no matter what because it's older Snapdragon 810 revision.
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Is the one plus customer service good i heard that it isnt but this was a long time ago?

I dont know about one plus.

get the OnePlus 3 in 2 weeks it will be announced it will be probably 300eur with snapdragon, 820,4gb ram, 16mpx camera

General Tips for Buying Used Phones.
Don't have any tips on a specific replacement phone, but when shopping in general Swappa is a good place to find cheap phones (and is the official marketplace for XDA.) This is where I'd look first thanks to the support and generally good community.
I actually picked my G Flex 2 off of a Craigslist ad for $130 USD and saw several other 2015 phones under $200 in my area; excellent prices can be had but no buyer protection this way. If you take this route, make sure to get pics of any damage if not listed, ask if anything is wrong/everything works, and recheck everything in person before the purchase. Request phone to be charged so you can use the phone hands-on and make sure the OS is functional; check the software version in system settings and look for signs of root apps (mine was rooted by the previous person so I immediately reflashed stock ROM and rooted myself once home, just to be sure nothing nasty like spyware or a device recovery app was left behind on there.) Bring small accessories too that you want to make sure will work like USB cord with charger, headphones, NFC tag, etc. Most importantly, arrange to make the phone purchase at the phone's carrier store. I scheduled the purchase to be at a Sprint store for my LS996 so I could verify with them if the ESN was blacklisted or clean, or if there was anybody else who had the phone on their account (active or inactive.) I could've asked for the MSL code and official Unlock to GSM Domestic once confirmed clean by Sprint but I've made the phone work on AT&T GoPhone LTE without it using the guide here.
Regardless of you go through, make sure to take all reasonable precautions to make sure the phone works and will suit you. Pay attention to the seller's attitude too: typically honest sellers will accommodate most requests and dishonest ones may question you or refuse your requests. You may also get a dishonest seller that is eager to rush the sale if they sense you aren't catching something wrong with the purchase - honest sellers will generally be patient if you show genuine interest in buying.

You made a mistake to give it back .for the price flex 2 is the best out there. As for oneplus x it has the 801 snapdragon that means an older processor like the original oneplus.
And one advice from a fellow "performance freak" . dont rely on benchmarks only they are a useful tool to check performance but everyday use is a better factor.For example:
One of the fastest phones out there is samsung s7 exynos version.
But it has a slower gpu than the snapdragon820 version.
In Geekbench for example the exynos version gets far better scores. In every day use the single core performance matters at most. Multicore is for gaming mostly.
In antutu the snapdragon version gets better scores because of the better gpu.

kutulu32 said:
You made a mistake to give it back .for the price flex 2 is the best out there. As for oneplus x it has the 801 snapdragon that means an older processor like the original oneplus.
And one advice from a fellow "performance freak" . dont rely on benchmarks only they are a useful tool to check performance but everyday use is a better factor.For example:
One of the fastest phones out there is samsung s7 exynos version.
But it has a slower gpu than the snapdragon820 version.
In Geekbench for example the exynos version gets far better scores. In every day use the single core performance matters at most. Multicore is for gaming mostly.
In antutu the snapdragon version gets better scores because of the better gpu.
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I still have an option to buy the flex 2 or one plus x
I would get one plus 2 but it's lcd not oled
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kutulu32 said:
You made a mistake to give it back .for the price flex 2 is the best out there. As for oneplus x it has the 801 snapdragon that means an older processor like the original oneplus.
And one advice from a fellow "performance freak" . dont rely on benchmarks only they are a useful tool to check performance but everyday use is a better factor.For example:
One of the fastest phones out there is samsung s7 exynos version.
But it has a slower gpu than the snapdragon820 version.
In Geekbench for example the exynos version gets far better scores. In every day use the single core performance matters at most. Multicore is for gaming mostly.
In antutu the snapdragon version gets better scores because of the better gpu.
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At least I can say I had the flex
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CoolCid said:
I still have an option to buy the flex 2 or one plus x
I would get one plus 2 but it's lcd not oled
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Mi4c is better.

The screen is terrible on the g flex 2. But it has a far better camera then the OnePlus x.
Also i'd pick Snapdragon 801 over 810 anyday. The battery drain is ridiculous with the 810.
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I think the opo x have better updates, but if that is not important for you... take a flex2.
Any way take a look at findyourperfectphone.com, have a chart with phones filtered for price/value, and one expert mode to see all phone with the aspects that you want...

Thanks for all your help but I bought a HTC One a9
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So u have chosen the worst phone out of all recommended phones here, why even make such thread?
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k3lcior said:
So u have chosen the worst phone out of all recommended phones here, why even make such thread?
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Your saying that a Chinese phone is better than HTC
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k3lcior said:
So u have chosen the worst phone out of all recommended phones here, why even make such thread?
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HTC has well more features and I got it brand new unlocked for 209 the one plus X is crap
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good choice

CoolCid said:
Your saying that a Chinese phone is better than HTC
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FYI HTC is originating from Taiwan which is Chinese province, it's never too late for education.

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FYI HTC is originating from Taiwan which is Chinese province, it's never too late for education.
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True but atleast HTC is based in UK aswell
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