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Compare GS4 to Nexus 5?

I am on sprint and have a galaxy s4. I am happy enough with it.
I want the ability to leave sprint and be off contract with either att or tmobile.
I am worried about what I reading with battery life on the Nexus 5.
Can anyone comment on their experience with both he 4 and the 5? Pros/cons etc.

One thing I can tell you from my experiences is that N5 battery is way better than S4. S4 is a powerful device but battery was one of my reason to stay away from it.

My N5 blows my S3 away non battery life.

I had a s4 and i was disappointed with the battery life, the galaxy series never exceeded my expectations especially when they inside touchwiz it reminded me when i had the s2 and the complaints people had,
With amoled displays its ment to be more efficient but it drained so fast when in use, so i swapped for a n5 and even though the battery is smaller i don't need to charge it twice a day.
The n5 is a nice solid device to hold,no bugs to mention, just nice smooth vanilla android
My s4 could not connect to camera often, wakelock bug,reboot required, standby drain,no knox security or deterrents for unlocking boot loader.
Bugs varied from device you may not experienced these.

Thanks for the response.
I was going to get the 6, but that is just too big for me. 5 will be a keeper for a while and it can be used on Sprint ATT and TMobile.

Battery!!!
Bielinsk said:
Thanks for the response.
I was going to get the 6, but that is just too big for me. 5 will be a keeper for a while and it can be used on Sprint ATT and TMobile.
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If you only listen to music, use social media and make calls, the battery will last a day. Now, if you start playing games and watching videos all the time on youtube the nexus 5 you will run out of power at the end of the day. I'm very pleased with my battery life, and with Android Lollipop promising better performance, you can't go wrong getting a nexus.

Funny, when I owned a s4, the best part of the device was the stellar battery life. My only gripe with it was the amoled screen (looked fake to me).

dicecuber said:
Funny, when I owned a s4, the best part of the device was the stellar battery life. My only gripe with it was the amoled screen (looked fake to me).
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Battery didn't improve much from the S3 before it. AMOLED needs a lot of juice to get the brightness level usable though that has been somewhat resolved in the latest generation panels found only in the S5 and Note4. Hopefully the Nexus 6 was able to procure them and not stuck with last year's tech as the Moto X 2014 was forced to do.

The Nexus 5 blows away the S4 in everything. I set it to ART and it is much faster.
Spark on Sprint is 22mb down.
Very happy I made the switch. What a great phone this 5 is, kicking myself for not getting it a year ago.

S7 Edge Exploding

Looks like there's new stories and a lawsuit over S7e's exploding from battery issues. Maybe a recall will be coming.

Netconn said:
Looks like there's new stories and a lawsuit over S7e's exploding from battery issues. Maybe a recall will be coming.
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I don't know if that's really what happen. These phones been out 6 months with not one exploding battery. All until the Note 7 battery recall and now somebody claims that their s7 edge blew up. My gut tells me that guy was just trying to cash out.
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These kinds of threads keep popping up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/s7-edge-battery-defect-note-7-t3460963
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s7/how-to/disassembled-s7-t3456551
The Note 7 has a large amount of devices catching fire/exploding (~90 in just the US alone) over a very short period of time, and they found a clear, traceable defect in batteries coming from one supplier. The situation with the S7E is nothing like that after several months on the market and millions more sold. Seriously, there is nothing noteworthy here.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...-may-have-galaxy-7-edge-problem-too/90375218/
Oh, I think something is noteworthy here. My GF's friend is getting a new S7e from Sammy for a battery recall.

Maybe they will learn that it's a good idea to have a removable battery.
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Judging by the amount of S7 devices and iphones being sold, I'm pretty sure nobody cares about a removable battery.

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Judging by the amount of S7 devices and iphones being sold, I'm pretty sure nobody cares about a removable battery.
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When those are the two best phones on the market (The third being the Nexus/Pixel line)...there really isn't a choice.
I wouldn't say that no one cares about the removable battery, I'd say the manufacturers have made it so that we just don't have the option and have to make our decisions based on other factors.

chiikko561 said:
I don't know if that's really what happen. These phones been out 6 months with not one exploding battery. All until the Note 7 battery recall and now somebody claims that their s7 edge blew up. My gut tells me that guy was just trying to cash out.
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You're right...I was thinking the same thing...people are doing some janky **** to get refund

Not even two months after i received my S7 edge, my screen developed a green line on the right side of the screen. And the battery was heating up, and the phone was getting really hot. I took it to a Samsung service center, and they replaced the screen, and battery.
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Samsung s7 edge burning issue

Another case of samsung s7 edge burning issue.this time in the philippines. Heres a facebook post from weng briones
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seriously wtf???
phone is been out for more than 6 months but until a FEW note 7 deviced burned it's aaaaaallll start burning s7. note2. grand prime
oh my Cupcake today exploded.... it was a faulty battery from samsung
- tapatalked - from my VANTABLACK S7 EDGE

There was also a burning iPhone, and some other phones. It happens from time to time.

Yup.i think its just an isolated case. my father has an s7 edge he bought it from time that is released from pre order but no issues at all everything is flawless.. and mine is s6 edge im using it for a year now and still works great.i hope samsung will double their effort on batteries or for the safety of their customers.
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Did it burned while charging?

According to the post.it is not connected to the charger. it just emit a smoke while in use of her daughter then burned.
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Mine got up to 44 degrees celcius.. didnt get hotter than that.

alehawk said:
Mine got up to 44 degrees celcius.. didnt get hotter than that.
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Should I be worried? The first couple of days of ownership were the worst for getting hot. I rebooted when it felt hot and it behaved itself for a while. I've not been able to identify if it's an individual app causing the heat build up. It does seem to run cooler after a reboot. It gets warm when fast charging via usb or wirelessly but nothing too worrying now.
Al
From my S7 edge

pufnasti said:
There was also a burning iPhone, and some other phones. It happens from time to time.
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But no one cares.They are not Samsung
Waiting for my S7 edge

Smith 001 said:
But no one cares.They are not Samsung
Waiting for my S7 edge
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Hehehe... Yeah, that's maybe thru. My sister's iPhone 5s was overheating, so she sent in for repair. After a few days they called her to pick up the phone. She went to the shop and the service guy gave her the phone with a new battery and showed her the old battery.
The old battery was like a balloon and it exploded on her open hand, in the shop.
Sometimes it happens, Samsung is unlucky because it starts to happen to brand new phones with a few days usage.
You will be happy with the phone. I had never a better one. And I've used every brand and OS.

pufnasti said:
Hehehe... Yeah, that's maybe thru. My sister's iPhone 5s was overheating, so she sent in for repair. After a few days they called her to pick up the phone. She went to the shop and the service guy gave her the phone with a new battery and showed her the old battery.
The old battery was like a balloon and it exploded on her open hand, in the shop.
Sometimes it happens, Samsung is unlucky because it starts to happen to brand new phones with a few days usage.
You will be happy with the phone. I had never a better one. And I've used every brand and OS.
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Thanks,did she hurt?sorry to hear that.I think your sister should change another brand phone.

Smith 001 said:
Thanks,did she hurt?sorry to hear that.I think your sister should change another brand phone.
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No she didn't hurt. The battery was not hot anymore, and her hand was opened. The explosion just scared her.
She is an Apple fanatic, she will never use an other brand.
I was also using iPhone from 2G-4S but after Steve dies, they are building bullshi..

Thank God!I have heard enough about people got hurt by the phone explosion.I'm really sorry for the victims,I'm also tired of being threat by a phone. what really disgusting is some conspirators trying to make profit from these incident.

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/10/galaxy-s7-edge-apparently-catches-fire-canada.html
If this ends up being a big issue with the GS7E too (unlikely at this precise moment but who knows) I can't even imagine how Samsung is going to handle this situation anymore.

br0adband said:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/10/galaxy-s7-edge-apparently-catches-fire-canada.html
If this ends up being a big issue with the GS7E too (unlikely at this precise moment but who knows) I can't even imagine how Samsung is going to handle this situation anymore.
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It happens. Do a search for iphone fire and you'll get quite a few results as well.
Who knows what's happened to the phone leading up to the alleged fire. The thing has been out for 7 months so the timing of this is very suspicious.

Galaxy S5 Extended Battery | HETP [6800 mah]

Hi Guys! I was looking around on Amazon for a extended battery coz my stock battery is draining so fast. When the battery percentage is between 18% or 15% sometimes it turns off immediately (without the samsung poweroff log). So I found this battery in Amazon (sorry the pic is from ebay) and I'm thinking of buying it. What do you think? Is it worth to buy or not?
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Heck... I did not think it was really possible! 1 thing I would want to really know, is what kind on "Protection" is out for something like this? Knowing, that "IF" the battery is larger, you need a new back side (Battery Cover)! OK, Now, needing a new Battery cover, also means that any sort of Case will not work at all !!!! So, what is really out there for protection of the S5?
I will be checking into this! Yes, already have been looking into a newer battery. SO, guess I might as well look into this sort of thing.
Only concern, is Protection of the phone, after a new, larger , battery cover!!

Sounds like your battery is pretty old. What is it that you actually do with your phone? I would suggest just purchasing a new battery instead.. I just bought 2 new batteries on Ebay for under $17. You can also get a wall charge to keep them charged, and change out at least once a month..

doubledragon5 said:
Sounds like your battery is pretty old. What is it that you actually do with your phone? I would suggest just purchasing a new battery instead.. I just bought 2 new batteries on Ebay for under $17. You can also get a wall charge to keep them charged, and change out at least once a month..
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Im use my phone for heavy usage and I always play games. I even always use it when the phones charging lol so thats why my battery is screwed up. Thanks for the suggestion. ?

godofsalt said:
Heck... I did not think it was really possible! 1 thing I would want to really know, is what kind on "Protection" is out for something like this? Knowing, that "IF" the battery is larger, you need a new back side (Battery Cover)! OK, Now, needing a new Battery cover, also means that any sort of Case will not work at all !!!! So, what is really out there for protection of the S5?
I will be checking into this! Yes, already have been looking into a newer battery. SO, guess I might as well look into this sort of thing.
Only concern, is Protection of the phone, after a new, larger , battery cover!!
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Yes it comes with a new back cover and a phone case which is bulky. The only downside I think is it has no waterproof protection.

Nardskie1999 said:
Yes it comes with a new back cover and a phone case which is bulky. The only downside I think is it has no waterproof protection.
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Personally I do not trust the so called waterproof protection.

Ok and Thanks for the info.
Really dont want the S5 any more bulky, but still going to look at them...
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I was gonna get a similar case. My S5 battery is literally from day one release lol its not bloated or anything since I use Device Control to down tune the CPU and GPU (Kinda like apple does with iphones) but I don't mind more bulk for better battery. Easier to hold in my opinion

Где купить?

I have a 6600 mAh battery made by Tothl Technology, model EXTS5 that I have used in an S5 for a couple of years. It has worked pretty well. Due to its thickness, it came with a replacement back cover, and it does bulk the phone up a bit.

I've a power bear battery/case 6800mah or 7200mah. I works more like à 5500mah battery but It works like a charm .
The 4 or 5 first charges are a bit long. but really do the job.

HTC U Ultra Android 8.0 Oreo update

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That looks nice.
How does it feel?
Do you encountered any bugs ?

Smooth same to android 7.0, better battery and less of heat
So far got no bug as well

What about the camera? Did you notice any improvements? Should have now the same great auto-hdr algorithm as the u11 (+) I guess.

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Smooth same to android 7.0, better battery and less of heat
So far got no bug as well
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I'm really hoping there's an improvement in the battery life because my U Ultra barely lasts a full day!

My phone doesn't last for a 12 hour working day after the Oreo update. I am going to hate my phone.

vinczetibor said:
My phone doesn't last for a 12 hour working day after the Oreo update. I am going to hate my phone.
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It's typical for HTC... I've got A9 and after update 2 nougat got hugh battery drain - no fix. Htc10 updated to Oreo = worst battery life. And now UUltra.. I'ts time to say goodbye HTC...

vinczetibor said:
My phone doesn't last for a 12 hour working day after the Oreo update. I am going to hate my phone.
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Well I have same problem, but still on 7.0

I had about 4 hours SOT with android 7 and now only 2 hours with android 8.

No update ota Oreo for me
Nothing in France, European firmware, no news for me?

I'm very surprised that everyone is getting bad battery life and many are complaining about ram management. Take into consideration that this phone has a small battery for its display, not that it has bad battery life. -- I just recently purchased u ultra sapphire glass edition, which I believe has the same specs except for the sapphire display and 128gb hdd... For me it has been working very well indeed. No issues to report as of yet, battery life is not great but most certainly does the job given that it only has 3k mah.... Granted I have to charge my phone 2-3 times a day, but that's because I'm a very heavy heavy user. For me it has given easily between 4-5 hours of SOT... I use a lot of apps and most of the time you'll find my screen to be on... I send emails a lot, watch Netflix during my spare time in the office and play a bunch of games. Yes, I literally use my phone a lot... Specially for emails and Netflix. I think the phone is doing pretty good considering the battery size. Also, as far as ram management goes it's been doing very well for me and I'm surprised by the performance of this device. Overall, it's a very good device and the secondary display is awesome. I don't really need this phone but I was interested in the display and that is exactly why I purchased it to see how the sapphire really is comparing to regular displays, but this phone does keep up with some of the other flagships of 2016/2017 phones.
I'm currently on Nougat and do not plan on updating to Oreo. Why? Because I know the specs of this phone will probably not be able to handle Oreo really well comparing to nougat. I'm sticking to nougat where I know it's running well and smoothly, without any issues...

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Wonders_Never_Cease said:
US Unlocked/Developer edition update is being pushed now... 2.21.617.1
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No need to spam just post it once we all can see it

No worries... Gone... Better? Have a great day...:good::good:

Hmm
US got the oreo ?

EU gets it last, great..and i bet DSim are 1st

Great news!

My HK model with Dual SIM got it yesterday.

DSim?
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DSim?
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Dual SIM