The Essential Unboxing - Quick Look At The Essential Phone PH-1 - Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion

Finally got the Essential Phone PH-1 in house! Almost for got how good this felt in hand. Review and accessory videos coming soon!
Its hard not to fall in love with this hardware but the software holds it back... more to come.

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Anybody tried the spigen flip ultra view case yet?

Desperately trying to find some reviews on this bad boy as an alternative to the official s view case which is a bit lacking imo, but I'm totally coming up short
http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s4-cases/galaxy-s4-case-ultra-flip-view.html
I love the s view window feature, but the official one is just too poorly fitted and is not worth the price at all.
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cheesebanana said:
Desperately trying to find some reviews on this bad boy as an alternative to the official s view case which is a bit lacking imo, but I'm totally coming up short
http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s4-cases/galaxy-s4-case-ultra-flip-view.html
I love the s view window feature, but the official one is just too poorly fitted and is not worth the price at all.
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nobody so far, but some info about it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300453
I should be getting mine in a couple days. I'll report back.
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Does the time display stay lit all the time on the "S-View" cases or does it go out the same as if there was no flip case attached?
17.99 right now on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/SPIGEN-SGP-Samsung-Crystal-Protector/dp/B00CB51D44/ref=pd_sim_cps_1
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http://www.amazon.com/SPIGEN-SGP-Samsung-Crystal-Protector/dp/B00CB51D44/ref=pd_sim_cps_1
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That's not the product OP is talking about.
It's this one.
http://www.amazon.com/SPIGEN-SGP-Sa...248054&sr=8-2&keywords=spigen+ultra+flip+view
any news chaps?
really want the s view feature
I have it. It's fantastic and actually stays shut.
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any pictures would be super appreciated. wanting to see how much bulk it adds, what sort of quality materials its made out of
does the s-view cutout fold around and play nice the with the position of the camera lens?

Who's left?

So who's still rocking the G2X?
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hippiesky said:
So who's still rocking the G2X?
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Me because my Galaxy S4 screen broke.
Will be rocking this until my S4 gets fixed.
Although I bought a note 3 few months ago I keep coming back here hoping for some kind of miraculous break through.
You'll may think that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Lol
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I'm still here... running dual boot CM10.1 with CM7 as my daily runner.
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Me...with the stock Gingerbread. LOL.
Got myself a Nexus 5 a couple days ago but still have my G2X. My son is using it now so I still keep an eye out for any new developments
Have 2 g2x. Are my kids. Keep looking tho
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Rocking one in the drawer and one loaned to a friend... The amaze is treating me well so I will be looking for a buyer soon.
On this forum the miracle is when someone has enough money to buy another phone... lol.
noobish comments:
-- As the story says, a kiss turned my G2X into an HTC Ruby!
I just got my Nexus 5 today. I'm going to be giving my G2x to my little brother. Hopefully he can enjoy it as much as I did.
Yup. Still rockin it fly like a G2X running skyrom and the wife rockin it with stock GB rooted... and the fact I can't afford a new phone since we got these both for free from a coworker who upgraded to iPhones...
Sent from my 32 Gb Nexus 5... ahhhh who am I kidding.........
I'm still dreaming of a stable JB at least. :banghead:
Still love this phone. I can easily get another one but I'm too busy to start over. I'm sure my next phone would be xda friendly.
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I still have my g2x in case anything new happens with development although I don't know how many devs are really left lol. The nexus 5 is an amazing device.....it would have to be something really crazy in terms of development for the g2x to make me get the dust off mine and boot it up.
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It stood well the test of time. I've reclaimed the very first Android phone, myTouch 4G from my cousin. I gave him my Nexus 4.
Anyway, I compare the G2X, still solid and smooth. The myTouch is just slow painful to use. How times have changed.
The other day used G2X on skype and had multiple crashes and phone has become very sluggish at running more than 2 apps. This is on CM7. The display and colors are bright and deep black colors. In my opinion, its a great display.
My main is Nexus 5. Still my favorite phone.
Jumping ship and getting the nexus 5 as soon as I get a job.
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- 50% of paint on metal stripe around phone is gone
- the back plastic plate that says "8M" fell off, I superglued it
- microUSB port looks scratched around the perimeter
- slot of the backplate looks uneven from billions of removals
will be 3 years this summer, still refusing to get rid of it. I will use till it vomits in my face.
Nice! Almost 3 years for me also. Don't feel the need to spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone when this does what I need it to do. When it dies is when I get a new one lok
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- 50% of paint on metal stripe around phone is gone
- the back plastic plate that says "8M" fell off, I superglued it
- microUSB port looks scratched around the perimeter
- slot of the backplate looks uneven from billions of removals
will be 3 years this summer, still refusing to get rid of it. I will use till it vomits in my face.
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You can always spend $10+ on eBay for backplate and case replacements
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jpyumul said:
You can always spend $10+ on eBay for backplate and case replacements
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naah. I love this feeling - at school, I've always had the crappiest calculator, the cheapest books in terrible condition I can find with human genitals drawn on them, and getting all the scholarships and research grants. I love this way of being. I love how everyone gets their new and shiny nexus and apple, and thinking now they are ready to make some good in their lives. Your belongings have nothing to do with it.
aplsux said:
naah. I love this feeling - at school, I've always had the crappiest calculator, the cheapest books in terrible condition I can find with human genitals drawn on them, and getting all the scholarships and research grants. I love this way of being. I love how everyone gets their new and shiny nexus and apple, and thinking now they are ready to make some good in their lives. Your belongings have nothing to do with it.
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+1. Absolutely right!
noobish comments:
-- As the story says, a kiss turned my G2X into an HTC Ruby!
aplsux said:
naah. I love this feeling - at school, I've always had the crappiest calculator, the cheapest books in terrible condition I can find with human genitals drawn on them, and getting all the scholarships and research grants. I love this way of being. I love how everyone gets their new and shiny nexus and apple, and thinking now they are ready to make some good in their lives. Your belongings have nothing to do with it.
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Agreed, belongings have nothing to do with the person you are, but that doesn't mean you should limit yourself to your material belongings when it truly serves no benefit upon doing so. With that said, I f***ing love my brand new Nexus 5 =)

R-just case

I just found pretty sick, hard industrial looking case , maybe you like it too ,when it arive i'll post some pics
here is link :
http://www.amazon.com/R-JUST-Oxidat...&qid=1419543928&sr=1-3&keywords=R-JUST+Note+4
mortusqz said:
I just found pretty sick, hard industrial looking case , maybe you like it too ,when it arive i'll post some pics
here is link :
http://www.amazon.com/R-JUST-Oxidat...&qid=1419543928&sr=1-3&keywords=R-JUST+Note+4
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I actually stumbled upon this sexy case by accident the other night haha unfortunately, I've read that the case disrupts wifi/data/etc :T
looks exactly like the case i ordered off ebay for 16$. i will post up some pics when it comes in. should be here soon. i ordered the green one for my white note 4
i will do some speed tests when i get it in
sand1303 said:
looks exactly like the case i ordered off ebay for 16$. i will post up some pics when it comes in. should be here soon. i ordered the green one for my white note 4
i will do some speed tests when i get it in
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Will be greatly appreciated :good: The only other issue apparently had to do with the screws becoming loose randomly? I believe it's just one person saying that, but who knows :shrugs:
Does look kinda nice I'll wait for some pics to be posted
smooth703 said:
Does look kinda nice I'll wait for some pics to be posted
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Not really my style. I will rock it over the weekend and see how i like using it. Speed tests - Ran 3 with 3 without. The 3 without were all 18, 19, 21. The 3 with it on were 10, 12, and 18
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sand1303 said:
Not really my style. I will rock it over the weekend and see how i like using it. Speed tests - Ran 3 with 3 without. The 3 without were all 18, 19, 21. The 3 with it on were 10, 12, and 18
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I think that would look great with a black N4 *-* That seems like a significant drop in speed though Looks nice though :conflicted:
Did a speed test while i was out running around today with the case on the phone
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R-JUST CNC Aluminum Metal Frame Case Cover: http://youtu.be/2YcponmoqjE
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sand1303 said:
Did a speed test while i was out running around today with the case on the phone
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sand1303 said:
R-JUST CNC Aluminum Metal Frame Case Cover: http://youtu.be/2YcponmoqjE
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The video is not playing for me... it keeps showing "Error".
clicked on it just now and it worked for me on the pc
I like this case, I wish it was in red!
Nice review mate. Is that true if the screws becoming loose randomly ?
yes,R-JUST case is impressive and I got their Al version, which is powerful on all protection such as shock,impact as well as waterproof,said it meet the IP68 standard with performance 2-meter diving to 30 minutes,nice solution for outdoor sports like me.
Please note R-Just Gundam of two version and you have to choose the Al version for water-proof and the common GUNDAM support water-resistant which only support unexpected water splashing such as rainwater and you will ruin your device if dive it into water.
Al version: http://bit.ly/1IqoWGQ

Love the MXPE but....

I love the MXPE! It's a great phone. With that being said, I'm returning it. I got a Nexus 6 at an incredible deal. I had planned on reselling it but after opening the box and trying it out, I just like it better. I'm coming from a Droid Turbo and I loved Qi charging as well as the AMOLED display. I've previously had all the Samsung Galaxy S series phones along with a Nexus S. I'm spoiled to the AMOLED displays. The MXPE is easier to handle and the screen is plenty big. It's just nice to have the ability to sit my phone down on the TYLT charger at night rather than look for the dang cord that always seems to fall between the night stand and the bed. Plus, I'm on call. When the phone rings at 3am, I feel like I'm going to rip the cord out of the phone when I answer. If this phone had wireless charging and an amoled display it would definitely be a keeper for me. I got the Nexus 6 when the deal was running on ebay for $299(new). It was hard to pass up that deal
Zero point to this, mod will close this in 3 2 1....
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We will miss you(
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We will miss you(
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We will? Contributors are missed, users are forgotten. This guy is a user.
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PiousInquisitor said:
We will? Contributors are missed, users are forgotten. This guy is a user.
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Wasn't being serious.. -_- like seriously who cares what phone he switches to lol
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Cool story bro
Nice try lol
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To each his own man, glad you at least tried it. On the other hand, the Nexus 6 is still a beast of a phone, and that deal is sweet too
Thread closed, similar type thread already exists in same forum.

Will you be getting a Live Case?

Looks like a nice idea, but too expensive for the quality case you'll be getting.
Will you be getting one? Also, share cool pics below that you will be using if you decide to get one.
https://store.google.com/category/nexus_live_case
I already have too many cases, and not my style.
Already ordered one for my wife's Nexus 6. Pretty cool.
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I would if I could ?
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If it comes to the UK, probably.
Duplicate of Google Live Cases
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