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Nexus 5 or ... ???

Coming from an iPhone 5S, I'm searching for an Android device, which is:
<= 5"
- fast enough
- good screen
- good camera
- good battery
- well built
The N5 is currently on top of my list - follwed by the Galaxy S4 i9506 (with Qualcomm 800) and dthe Galaxy S5.
Which one would you recommend? Or a totally different one?
Someone able to tell sth. about the battery from the N5 compared to an S4 or S5?

fattymcdirty said:
Coming from an iPhone 5S, I'm searching for an Android device, which is:
<= 5"
- fast enough
- good screen
- good camera
- good battery
- well built
The N5 is currently on top of my list - follwed by the Galaxy S4 i9506 (with Qualcomm 800) and dthe Galaxy S5.
Which one would you recommend? Or a totally different one?
Someone able to tell sth. about the battery from the N5 compared to an S4 or S5?
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IMO you should consider the S5 OR Nexus 5. The S4 is getting a bit too old.
From friends who have similar phone usage (screen on time, etc.) The S5 battery last significantly longer compared to the Nexus 5. I usually get 2-3 Hrs of SOT(Screen on time) and the S5 of my friends are usually about 3-4 Hrs with ease.

The i9506 is comparable to the Nexus 5, as it has the same CPU / RAM / etc... so why not consider this one? It even has a slightly bigger battery and a better camera... but as I said...I really don't know if it makes the difference? My SOT is at about 2.5 hours currently.

Nexus 5 or... NEXUS 5!!!! But if the ~4 hours of screen on time bothers you then it is look for an other device.

bitdomo said:
Nexus 5 or... NEXUS 5!!!!
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Nothing more to say !

battery is just the same as iphone 5s and the camera of n5 is cooler while the camera of 5s is warmer. trust me, i've been comparing my sister's 5s and my n5

For the money either a Nexus 5 or OnePlus One. Wouldn't touch a Samsung after putting up with my S3 previously. Poor build quality, Touchwiz ground the phone to a halt and Samsung dropped support pretty quickly to move onto their next phone. Also custom roms were limited because of their restrictions with drivers (camera constantly crashed for me). Seems as though you're just paying for a lot of marketing.

The OnePlus One is just WAY too large

Nexus 5 battery is too small

note 5 gunna be sexy

after seeing the s6 edge I've got to say it is a sexy looking phone very very stylish. i now can't wait for the note 5 hope it keeps the double curve and has sd card slot as i have a 128gb sd dont spoil it for us samung as we need it .anyone else seen the edge in oerson and looking forward for the note 5 ...i still got the note 3 as didn't like the single edge dispay on the note 4 as it looked odd to me ..note 3 has been great but looking forward to the 5?

stesteste said:
after seeing the s6 edge I've got to say it is a sexy looking phone very very stylish. i now can't wait for the note 5 hope it keeps the double curve and has sd card slot as i have a 128gb sd dont spoil it for us samung as we need it .anyone else seen the edge in oerson and looking forward for the note 5 ...i still got the note 3 as didn't like the single edge dispay on the note 4 as it looked odd to me ..note 3 has been great but looking forward to the 5
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All of us who didn't get the 4 hope that the 5 will be worth upgrading to. But except for the camera, the user experience is largely the same between the 3 and the 4. Okay, and the build materials.
Unfortunately, the 5 probably still won't use new battery technology, and we've seen that a 3200 mAh Li-Ion on a 2K screen simply isn't enough. And if the rumors are true and they put a goddamn 4k screen on the thing, I'll be really doubtful about the usability of the thing.

S7 vs NOTE 5??

My nexus 5 just broke and I need a new phone asap.
Was contemplating b/w NOTE 5 and S7.
I realize that the S7 is superior in almost every way, including performance and battery life, but I personally like the bigger screen of the note 5, the s-pen and the overall aesthetics of it much better than the s7. Now, I don't know if I'll be using the pen very much, but it's one of those things that I might start doing if I have it. I definitely like styluses and personally use a windows surface myself. However, the NOTE 5 is a year old and the S7 just feels like the smarter/logical choice.
I was wondering if anyone who has upgraded from NOTE5 to s7 or has used both could provide some insight?
I personally don't care much for the expandable storage on the S7; I know some people are religious about removable battery and extra storage. So, this is not a big enough difference to decipher the two. I need to make a decision by the end of the day, so I'd appreciate some input.
Whatever I do buy, I plan to stick it for the next 3 years. My most important priorities are: battery life, multi-tasking capacity, and overall functionality/productivyt. Right now, both of these phones are so comparable, I simply can't make a decision. Note 5 is more attractive to me, but the S7 is functionally superior.
FYI...I need to get a phone ASAP, so I can't wait for the NOTE 6.
Thoughts?

for productivity i believe Note 5 Definitely has the big advantages for you, S7 superior in term of hardware specs, but that doesnt mean Note 5 rendered useless, i still thought that Note 5 still good to go for another 3 years, I'm still using my Note 3 and it still able to fullfill my productivity needs
hope that helps
Cheers~

cop3rth said:
for productivity i believe Note 5 Definitely has the big advantages for you, S7 superior in term of hardware specs, but that doesnt mean Note 5 rendered useless, i still thought that Note 5 still good to go for another 3 years, I'm still using my Note 3 and it still able to fullfill my productivity needs
hope that helps
Cheers~
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This exactly.
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Coming from the note 3 I had to make the same decision. Went with the S7 edge. The edge was annoying to me so I returned it for the regular s7. I was really concerned that the S7 smaller screen would bother me, I was wrong. I now feel like the S7 screen size is perfect. When I pickup my wife's note 3 I feel like I'm holding a piece of toast haha.
I don't miss the stylus at all and the s7 is lightning fast. It would be a dream phone if it was possible to root the Verizon variants. The only downside to me is that it's way easier to type on the note.
S7 gets my vote
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Video of Rom that turns your Note 5 into a fully-functional S7 Edge

I put this here as a conversation piece, and because I thought some of you T-mobile folk might either be waiting to buy an Edge 7, and use a Note 5 as your DD, or have an old one after you upgraded to an S7 Edge itself.
Either way, you probably would want to see this:
https://youtu.be/bu6Bvr1WxeE

Making me hate my purchase even more
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We had that on the Note 4 and Note 5. Nothing new. On the Note it's harder to slide the edge panels out, especially whrn you have the case on.

You can't actually turn a note 5 into an s7 edge, hate these type of videos
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donharden2002 said:
You can't actually turn a note 5 into an s7 edge, hate these type of videos
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They DO convert your Note 5 software to the S7 Edge's software, tho. Just not the hardware itself.

These roms have their place. I used lots of them converted to work on my old Note 3 (Note 4, Galaxy S6, Note 5 etc). However, underneath it's obviously limited by the hardware of the older device. In particular the camera. Some features won't be supported, simply because the hardware is different. For example, I have read Always On Display on any device prior to the S7 can't be activated and the device be in deep sleep, which means the feature will have a far bigger battery hit. Not sure how accurate that is.

Note 7 to Note 5 after recall

This is my personal observation. I have owned every Note since the 2. I had the Note 5 for almost a year prior to upgrading to the Note 7. While the Note 7 was really a nice device (I have returned it and repurchased a Note 5 64GB Tmobile Version), I did notice the following differences:
1. The Note 7 I/O speed was much slower than the Note 5. I restored my device using SmartSwitch, so both devices had the same exact software installed.
2. The Note 7 had horrible lag using the Gear VR 2016 version, most apparent when streaming videos or graphic intensive games. I would always have to optimize memory before using the Gear VR, or the lag would be severe. The Note 5, is rock solid using Gear VR, with little to no lag(I am running stock Tmobile 6.01 ROM.)
3. While I do miss the curved screen on the Note 7, I couldn't find a screen protector that wouldn't stop peeling within two weeks after installing(The S7 Edge and previous edge devices were easier to apply screen protectors due to the larger radius of the edge). I couldn't find a glass screen protector that wasn't attached by just the edges(this is a horrible design that allows dust to get between the protector and the screen.) The Note 5 has many awesome Glass Screen Protectors.
4. I do miss the always on display on the Note 7, but I never used the Edge Display Stuff, just seemed like fluff that would take up valuable system memory. The curve did make the phone easier to hold without a case, but who does that?
5. I also miss the Grace UX, but not the combining notifications of the last Note 7 update(they should have included the option to turn off.)
6. Due Note(pun intended) that the Note 7 never really got the chance to run with a fully optimized ROM due to the obvious recall, but I felt like the Note 7 was hindered by the GPU/CPU, it should have been buttery smooth like the Note 5 when it was first launched, it felt more like the disaster that was the Note 4 when the 5.0.1 ROM was released(later corrected with 5.1.1 ROM.)
I am ultimately happy with the Note 5 for the next year, until they release the Note/Pro 8. I really don't feel the Curved Screen adds any value to the power user, and makes it more difficult to use the pen, and provides a difficult surface for screen protectors.

Hopefully with the note 7 recall we will begin to see some more development here on the note 5 again! It has been getting pretty quiet in here and im sure there is a lot more that can be done with this amazing device that we currently have!

docangle said:
This is my personal observation. I have owned every Note since the 2. I had the Note 5 for almost a year prior to upgrading to the Note 7. While the Note 7 was really a nice device (I have returned it and repurchased a Note 5 64GB Tmobile Version), I did notice the following differences:
1. The Note 7 I/O speed was much slower than the Note 5. I restored my device using SmartSwitch, so both devices had the same exact software installed.
2. The Note 7 had horrible lag using the Gear VR 2016 version, most apparent when streaming videos or graphic intensive games. I would always have to optimize memory before using the Gear VR, or the lag would be severe. The Note 5, is rock solid using Gear VR, with little to no lag(I am running stock Tmobile 6.01 ROM.)
3. While I do miss the curved screen on the Note 7, I couldn't find a screen protector that wouldn't stop peeling within two weeks after installing(The S7 Edge and previous edge devices were easier to apply screen protectors due to the larger radius of the edge). I couldn't find a glass screen protector that wasn't attached by just the edges(this is a horrible design that allows dust to get between the protector and the screen.) The Note 5 has many awesome Glass Screen Protectors.
4. I do miss the always on display on the Note 7, but I never used the Edge Display Stuff, just seemed like fluff that would take up valuable system memory. The curve did make the phone easier to hold without a case, but who does that?
5. I also miss the Grace UX, but not the combining notifications of the last Note 7 update(they should have included the option to turn off.)
6. Due Note(pun intended) that the Note 7 never really got the chance to run with a fully optimized ROM due to the obvious recall, but I felt like the Note 7 was hindered by the GPU/CPU, it should have been buttery smooth like the Note 5 when it was first launched, it felt more like the disaster that was the Note 4 when the 5.0.1 ROM was released(later corrected with 5.1.1 ROM.)
I am ultimately happy with the Note 5 for the next year, until they release the Note/Pro 8. I really don't feel the Curved Screen adds any value to the power user, and makes it more difficult to use the pen, and provides a difficult surface for screen protectors.
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slayer21011 said:
Hopefully with the note 7 recall we will begin to see some more development here on the note 5 again! It has been getting pretty quiet in here and im sure there is a lot more that can be done with this amazing device that we currently have!
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Flash the RiverRom and skyhigh kernel and your all set. I have been using this combo for months and its solid as a rock
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clsA said:
Flash the RiverRom and skyhigh kernel and your all set. I have been using this combo for months and its solid as a rock
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Im willing to check this combo out. Do you have a link to the thread? Is it a TMO or INT ROM? Didnt see it in the development section when I checked. Let me know Id appreciate it.

@slayer21011 Their you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3327198
you can find all the files I used here > https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=123723
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I purchased the TMO by pre-order and received it day one. I agree that there were memory problems with the Gear VR. My bigger problem was how fast the Note 7 heated up. This in turn caused calls to drop. 5 or 6 times a day. I returned it for a Note 5 the first day returns were allowed with TMO.
On the other hand, I loved the secure folder and being able to put apps, not just files or photos, into the folder. I hope someone comes out with a substitute for the Secure Folder using fingerprint. Perhaps Samsung will add it to the upcoming Nougat update for the TMO Note 5.