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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62933436&postcount=2372
Link to NK3 newest firmware on sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/39984/G386TUVU1ANK3_G386TTMB1ANK3_TMB.zip
best practices for flashing this rom: give thanks to: @cragains (post #666)
please do a back up in twrp no matter what. Since there isn't a 100% stock rom that has wifi calling working. If you don't do a back up and want to have a 100% stock rom again you'll have to to flash the firmware to do so.
1.Factory reset (you dont have to but I always do)
2.Put in Download Mode
3.Flash ANK3 firmware via Odin
4.DL Mode again
5.Flash Root via Odin
6.DL Mode once more
7.Flash TWRP via Odin
8.Boot into TWRP factory reset (no need to wipe internal storage)
12/13/2014 UPDATE: We have a TWRP recovery!! follow this link: http://androidforums.com/threads/twrp-2-8-1-0-afyonltetmo.887861/ and please thank shabbypenguin.
10/28 UPDATE: We have Root !!!
Please if you just joined the thread be polite and read through the pages before asking questions that have been asked and answered several times in the thread, this is good forum manners.
Instructions:
1. Go to website: autoroot.chainfire.eu
2. Download package for SM-G386T (donate to be a community member)
3. Unzip it.
4. Open Odin3-v.07 on computer
5. Turn off phone.
6. Hold Down Vol, Home, and Power, simultaneously.
7. Press Up Vol to accept
8. Connect phone to computer via USB
9. Confirm that the message in Odin says "Added"
10. Check box for PDA and click on PDA, to select the file "CF-Auto-Root...." that is in the unzipped folder
11. Click Start
12. It'll restart the phone on its own. Odin should say "Pass!" on the upper left.
13. When phone on, download Root Check and run it to confirm that its been rooted.
Thank you all for keeping the thread going and being perseverant at getting a root solution, a custom recovery and a custom Rom. I will keep an eye on the thread and put updates here on the begining to make it easier for everyone. :good::good:
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I got the galaxy Avant two days ago from Tmobile.So far I am very happy and impressed, I compared the screen with the S5 side by side, the Z1s, the HTC one M8, the I phone 5s and the LG G2 and I must say that for not being HD it is impressive. at full brightness both the s5 and the Avant with the exact same web page open both screens displayed the exact same content even though the Avant fonts were a bit smaller, however the background white was whiter on the Avant and a bit more yellowish on the S5, then all other phones I compared had whiter whites in the background but the content was very different some showing more and some showing less content ( I can recall which is which.. sorry).
Please share your reviews on the new phone, I think it has impressive specs for a mid range at such a low price. I got mine from T carrier at only $120 with their summer special. With 1.5 Ram, 1.2 quad-core snapdragon 400, 16 GB internal memory plus external micro Sd for up to 64 additional Gb, kit kat 4.4.2 right off the bat plus an unlock app,and full 4G LTE capability this phone has potential for some major development. the camera even only a 5 megapixel takes very decent photos and has nice features like panoramic, shot and sound, sport mode, and a couple more..
By the way... Does anyone know how to root the new Galaxy Avant?
So.. let's talk about this phone and see how good it is and how much better it can become. Thanks.
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It's not user error.. it's not willing to be patient.. or just ****ty programming.. "whathaveyou?"
Anyway since my phone came back from the "no phone calls" dead.. I'll just wait it out... or play with the settings until it's fixed..
i just checked.. I still can't dial out.. so now I'm gonna play with wcdma/gsm.. because it did seem to start working after I did that...
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Total user error just call them and tell them you were playing with network setting because you have no clue what you're doing and they will walk you through it to fix it. Easy is that. You're phone isn't bricked because you messed with network settings
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I picked one up for my daughter without much thought. I can't imagine buying a phone that doesn't have expandable storage or replacabe battery. She's really happy with it, coming from a hand-me-down iPhone 4and has already had fun laughing at small iPhone screens with me.
It's got a good enough proc and memory to run touchwiz I guess, but I'd LOVE to run some AOSP on the for her so she can see what android is really about.
So far I'm excited and happy I bought her this phone and would love to see it get some attention on xda.
Just ordered a few mins ago, I'm on tmo prepaid so no discount.. How ever ordered it threw best buy for 200 and tax, compared to prepaid site which is 256 not including tax.., I'm coming from a lg optimus l9 (which I'm gonna sell and recoup some of the cost)
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I don't have this phone, but I am interested in it. If we can get a small developer community around this, that would be even better... at least get us root (I wonder if it's too new/been patched for TowelRoot to work?)
I posted a request for a forum to be created here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54777893&postcount=15177
I ordered one today and I'm also interested in a developer community around this device.
I'm a Linux user/coder myself, but still a little behind the curve on Android. I'll certainly be trying the known root hacks for similar Samsung devices as soon as I get mine.
So glad this phone is finally getting some attention. I switched from my galaxy s2 skyrocket to this one. Although it runs touchwiz its pretty stable with rare hiccups. Its a speedy slick phone. The only drawbacks so far for me have been the camera, 5mp is too low for a new phone. Skyrocket had 8mp. And the screen. Coming from a super amoled to this one the colors are kinda washed out and the white looks kind of blueish. Aside from that root on this phone will get rid of all the bloat and samsung crap and speed it up nicely. So far so good. Must note that this phone is lacking some pretty basic stuff like auto brightness, a dedicated button to turn off data on notification bar, multi window support, the volume is low. On the other hand the minimized call screen widget that appears when pressing home button during a call is a jice addition, along with the ability to quick reply messages similar to how AOSP does it. Hope we get root soon!
allroy1975 said:
I picked one up for my daughter without much thought. I can't imagine buying a phone that doesn't have expandable storage or replacabe battery. She's really happy with it, coming from a hand-me-down iPhone 4and has already had fun laughing at small iPhone screens with me.
It's got a good enough proc and memory to run touchwiz I guess, but I'd LOVE to run some AOSP on the for her so she can see what android is really about.
So far I'm excited and happy I bought her this phone and would love to see it get some attention on xda.
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I did the same. I bought it for my son he loves it i had bought the Galaxy Light for him unfortunately 4gb of internal storage is not enough. The problem he had was even with an external 32gb not all the apps can be moved but with the Galaxy Avant has enought space and is big enough for him to enjoy so he is happy so am i. btw you can install the Google launcher from the store makes it alittle better with Google now everywhere.
hiryusama said:
So glad this phone is finally getting some attention. I switched from my galaxy s2 skyrocket to this one. Although it runs touchwiz its pretty stable with rare hiccups. Its a speedy slick phone. The only drawbacks so far for me have been the camera, 5mp is too low for a new phone. Skyrocket had 8mp. And the screen. Coming from a super amoled to this one the colors are kinda washed out and the white looks kind of blueish. Aside from that root on this phone will get rid of all the bloat and samsung crap and speed it up nicely. So far so good. Must note that this phone is lacking some pretty basic stuff like auto brightness, a dedicated button to turn off data on notification bar, multi window support, the volume is low. On the other hand the minimized call screen widget that appears when pressing home button during a call is a jice addition, along with the ability to quick reply messages similar to how AOSP does it. Hope we get root soon!
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I am also a big fan of the Galaxy S2 from T mobile, awesome custom Roms I have enjoyed that phone until the sim card reader gave up, but I felt it needed a bit more Ram...
About the camera on the Avant, we cannot expect a top end camera in a super budget phone that already has other great specs and quite honestly, after I took a few pics with the camera already and I have nothing to complain; sure not as great as the higher end phones but the pics I took today at a restaurant of my girlfriend with the beauty face mode came out perfect!! I got tons of likes in Facebook.
The screen... it is not as bright and over exposed as the AMOLED ones but... I put it side by side with the galaxy S5 at T-mobile store, opened the exact same web page.. and it blew my mind the fact that the background on this phone's screen had a nicer white/ blue tone rather than the yellowish tone of the S5 and there was a difference in detail but not that huge...
Today I have been all day under the sun in Houston and I was amazed that I had no problem seeing the screen when set at almost full brightness and... the battery... after 22 hours with still 34% left... not bad at all.
So... back to the topic, for me this is like a Galaxy S2 minus camera and screen but with more Ram (1.5 Gb) and more processor Power (quadcore 400 snapdragon 1.2 Ghz), 16 Gb internal memory and up to 64 gb with micro SD, Kit Kat 4.4.2, great size for one hand use, super light; once they get some great roms for this phone optimizing battery, processor and Ram, this phone will be a beast and at the best price in the market!! $216 dollars it is a steal. So this should be candy for the developers to create all kinds of awesome Roms.
I don't think you can expect more for the money... the perfect back up phone if you have a higher end phone as well... Let's hope more people get excited about The Avant...
I just got mine for $120 in the summer special as well. I almost got the LG L90 for $48!!! but its screen has poor viewing angles though it can be rooted now. The Avant is mostly equal to the L90 except a slight smaller screen(4.5 vs 4.7) but the same resolution and the Avant has more memory, internal storage and not only supports LTE but it appears the new 700Mhz LTE spectrum which means even more coverage than most other T-Mobile phones.
I only tested it out in store but plan to open it up tonight and give it a go...
I too want to see this thing at least rooted in the near future.
Anyone unlocked this phone yet without using the unlock app?
I'm looking to buy those phone for my 13 year old brother .. He currently has an iphone 5c but wants an android phone when I switch him to tmobile
anybody try towl root?, what happened if ya did?, I would try but my phone is about to die and im trying to charge it right lol, also anyone know what the software update includes.. Im not gonna apply it till I know
If you are still paying for the phone via extended payments t he only option to unlock is temporary. I believe once you paid off t he phone you may have permanent unlocking.
Towelroot V3: " This device isn't currently supported"
PS. Even then phone is payed off, only temporary unlock is possible (30 days) ?
newappz said:
Towelroot V3: " This device isn't currently supported"
PS. Even then phone is payed off, only temporary unlock is possible (30 days) ?
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dang.. go figure, might be able to reconfigure it though... ill have to look into it..
The Avant is the replacement for the Galaxy Light T399. I got the Light shortly after switching to T-Mobile from Verizon and needed something cheap but decent to tide me over until I could get a "real" phone (which, at that time, was going to be a OnePlus One, but not anymore). My feelings on the Light are very mixed. In some ways it performs very well. I get a screaming LTE signal at home (not as good at work, but far better than I did with VZW). I like the small size in the pocket but hate the small screen when using it. It does well on benchmarks, but in real use feels like it's just a bit underpowered, and has some severe lag at times.
The Avant seems to address most ofl the qualms I have with the Light. Bigger screen (but not a huge phone), more internal storage, FM radio. I always felt like the Light could use just a wee bit more RAM to run TouchWiz, and the Avant has that extra RAM. Almost everything about the Avant makes me wish it was available in March when I switched. Then again, I only paid $120 for my Light.
The rear camera on these 2 phones is the same, and I think the 5mp camera takes pretty decent pictures for what it is. Up close it takes great pictures. But farther away, it sufferers simply because of the lack of pixels. Perfectly useable for pics of friends or things to upload to Facebook, but obviously not great for scenic vistas or stuff in the distance. The 2mp front facing camera is obviously an upgrade over the .3mp of the Light, but I never cared about the FF camera.
I do find it curious that it not only supports T-Mobile's band 4 (which AT&T also uses), but also AT&T's bands 1, 2, and 5. Probably the same reason they released that unlocker app, but what that reason actually is, I have no idea.
Although I'm not in the market for this phone (I have a Nexus 4 now), I'm still very interested in it, at the least for recommending to others. On a payment plan, it's the best budget choice phone T-Mobile has. The Galaxy Light and the LG L90 can be had for $100 right now. The Light has LTE, but it's dinky. The L90 is bigger, but limited to HSPA+ 21.1Mb/s speeds. There's the Alcatel Onetouch Fierce, but you don't want that POS. Above that, you're looking at flagships or refurbs for a few hundred bucks more. The only thing in between that's new is the Avant or the Lumia 521 or 635, but who the hell wants a Windows Phone?
Off contract, the obvious alternate choices are the Moto G LTE from wherever or a Nexus 4 off eBay. The Nexus 4 is without a doubt the best spec'd hardware-wise, especially if you're willing to hack it for LTE and play around with custom ROMs and kernels, and can live with 8/16gb storage. Between the Avant and the Moto G LTE, it's a complete toss-up for me. The Moto G has the better screen, but the Avant has a removable battery. I don't consider the extra .5gb RAM an advantage for the Avant since TouchWiz needs it to compete with the minimal needs of the nearly-stock Android on the Moto G. The Avant can support a 64gb microSD card, whereas the Moto G can only take a 32gb (unless you format it to FAT32 and are OK with not having files over 4gb).
BTW, where are people seeing that this phone has a Snapdragon 400? I can't find actual confirmation of the processor anywhere. Both T-Mobile and Samsungs pages on this phone simply list it as a quad-core 1.2GHz. CPU-Z only lists it as quad core ARM Cortex-A7 at 300MHz - 1.19GHz (link).
Hopefully, especially being usable on AT&T's network, this'll become a popular low-mid end phone and will receive more development attention that the Galaxy Light has.
Planterz said:
The Avant is the replacement for the Galaxy Light T399. I got the Light shortly after switching to T-Mobile from Verizon and needed something cheap but decent to tide me over until I could get a "real" phone (which, at that time, was going to be a OnePlus One, but not anymore). My feelings on the Light are very mixed. In some ways it performs very well. I get a screaming LTE signal at home (not as good at work, but far better than I did with VZW). I like the small size in the pocket but hate the small screen when using it. It does well on benchmarks, but in real use feels like it's just a bit underpowered, and has some severe lag at times.
The Avant seems to address most ofl the qualms I have with the Light. Bigger screen (but not a huge phone), more internal storage, FM radio. I always felt like the Light could use just a wee bit more RAM to run TouchWiz, and the Avant has that extra RAM. Almost everything about the Avant makes me wish it was available in March when I switched. Then again, I only paid $120 for my Light.
The rear camera on these 2 phones is the same, and I think the 5mp camera takes pretty decent pictures for what it is. Up close it takes great pictures. But farther away, it sufferers simply because of the lack of pixels. Perfectly useable for pics of friends or things to upload to Facebook, but obviously not great for scenic vistas or stuff in the distance. The 2mp front facing camera is obviously an upgrade over the .3mp of the Light, but I never cared about the FF camera.
I do find it curious that it not only supports T-Mobile's band 4 (which AT&T also uses), but also AT&T's bands 1, 2, and 5. Probably the same reason they released that unlocker app, but what that reason actually is, I have no idea.
Although I'm not in the market for this phone (I have a Nexus 4 now), I'm still very interested in it, at the least for recommending to others. On a payment plan, it's the best budget choice phone T-Mobile has. The Galaxy Light and the LG L90 can be had for $100 right now. The Light has LTE, but it's dinky. The L90 is bigger, but limited to HSPA+ 21.1Mb/s speeds. There's the Alcatel Onetouch Fierce, but you don't want that POS. Above that, you're looking at flagships or refurbs for a few hundred bucks more. The only thing in between that's new is the Avant or the Lumia 521 or 635, but who the hell wants a Windows Phone?
Off contract, the obvious alternate choices are the Moto G LTE from wherever or a Nexus 4 off eBay. The Nexus 4 is without a doubt the best spec'd hardware-wise, especially if you're willing to hack it for LTE and play around with custom ROMs and kernels, and can live with 8/16gb storage. Between the Avant and the Moto G LTE, it's a complete toss-up for me. The Moto G has the better screen, but the Avant has a removable battery. I don't consider the extra .5gb RAM an advantage for the Avant since TouchWiz needs it to compete with the minimal needs of the nearly-stock Android on the Moto G. The Avant can support a 64gb microSD card, whereas the Moto G can only take a 32gb (unless you format it to FAT32 and are OK with not having files over 4gb).
BTW, where are people seeing that this phone has a Snapdragon 400? I can't find actual confirmation of the processor anywhere. Both T-Mobile and Samsungs pages on this phone simply list it as a quad-core 1.2GHz. CPU-Z only lists it as quad core ARM Cortex-A7 at 300MHz - 1.19GHz (link).
Hopefully, especially being usable on AT&T's network, this'll become a popular low-mid end phone and will receive more development attention that the Galaxy Light has.
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the samsung avant doesnt have FM radio do not go by the sites.. I have it right now and there is no FM radio app.., this phone also supports the upcoming band 12.. , this phone is fast ive had it for 3 days now and it runs everything like butter even touchwiz, under system on cpu-z the app is saying its system board is a msm8226 which is qualcomm snapdragon 400
ill post a pic here in a min
Here we go
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Cobra11Murderer said:
the samsung avant doesnt have FM radio do not go by the sites.. I have it right now and there is no FM radio app.., this phone also supports the upcoming band 12.. , this phone is fast ive had it for 3 days now and it runs everything like butter even touchwiz, under system on cpu-z the app is saying its system board is a msm8226 which is qualcomm snapdragon 400
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Awesome, thanks. I've been wondering this since it came out. It strikes me as odd that they wouldn't advertize that it sports the SD400/Adreno 305. Bummer about the FM radio though.
How about an Antutu score?
Planterz said:
Cobra11Murderer said:
the samsung avant doesnt have FM radio do not go by the sites.. I have it right now and there is no FM radio app.., this phone also supports the upcoming band 12.. , this phone is fast ive had it for 3 days now and it runs everything like butter even touchwiz, under system on cpu-z the app is saying its system board is a msm8226 which is qualcomm snapdragon 400/QUOTE]
Awesome, thanks. I've been wondering this since it came out. It strikes me as odd that they wouldn't advertize that it sports the SD400/Adreno 305. Bummer about the FM radio though.
How about an Antutu score?
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antutu score was 17000 something, ill do it again real quick and post for ya
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Hello,
I have recently ordered 2x TIMMY E86 . I have read only positive reviews on couple sites. I bought in November last year for my mother a Axgio WING W2 which has similar specs for 85$ and it has been working ever since perfectly. She plays daily her Candy crush-like games and has no problems. Battery lasts a day which is fine.
I got an email with this offer for TIMMY E86 and I checked it out. Generally, I don't even look at a phone/tablet unless it has at least HD screen. This has one, an IPS HD and it is a 5.5" screen. That is amazing. I pay more for less. The price is 74.99$ from Everbuying after using TME86 coupon and 500 EB points which I believe I received them free when I made my account. Beautiful, right? The internals are pretty much like WING's: Android 4.4, MTK6582 1.3gHz Quadcore Cortex A7, Mali400 GPU,1GB RAM, 16GB Internal memory(!!!), the camera is 5MP but after reading reviews it performs quite good, excellent Wi-Fi signal and sound, good phone signal. ~17500 AnTuTu score
This phone is sold everywhere and the price is around 90$ I think. I can't believe how it can be so cheap and deliver so much. If you are looking to buy it don't miss the limited offer from Everbuying. I don't know where you find any cheaper.
http://www.everbuying.com/product808509.html
I made this thread for potential buyers, owners and further owners (like me) for troubleshooting, questions, tweaks etc.
I ordered 2 of these actually myself and they really are nice phones for the price. I had no problems using it in the US with cricket although I had to make sure to set up the apn. I get HSPA+ speeds I believe too, although lte would be nice. It's really easy to root it too, I used iroot without a hitch. Be careful if you have it in your pocket with something else. I had a pencil in mine that left a weird rainbow pressure mark in the middle of the screen, but it's only visible at certain angles.
The speakers definitely sound a bit tinny though and I believe mine is actually 8gb. One gripe about the storage though is that there's 1gb for the system/main apps and there's the phone storage (not sure if this is 2 different things of memory or just the way it's partitioned) which causes the play store to claim it's out of space. However this isn't a big deal with the phone storage and sd card slot. The last part is the battery doesn't last too long and I wish it was easier to upgrade. I'm thinking of trying to find a similar phone with a higher mah battery at the same voltage, but I'll see how that pans out. That said this phone is awesome at around $80, I would definitely suggest it. Oh and if the price isn't too different on shipping, make sure to use DHL global express. I used it and it got to me in like 3 business days from China.
timmy e86
Hello, can you post some pictures from both cameras ?
GPS is working ?
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hribovc88 said:
Hello, can you post some pictures from both cameras ?
GPS is working ?
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It's takes okay pictures although the flash isn't too good. I'll see if I can post some pictures later (might be a while if I can). The gps works perfectly as well, actually better then my old phone (alctatel fierce 2).
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Hi, can you confirm it has gyroscope of 3 axis (simply, install any app for google cardboard and check if the camera moves as you turn the phone in any direction) also, do you know if there is any rom of lollipop for it or if timmy is gonna upgrade it?
Cody92 said:
I ordered 2 of these actually myself and they really are nice phones for the price. I had no problems using it in the US with cricket although I had to make sure to set up the apn. I get HSPA+ speeds I believe too, although lte would be nice. It's really easy to root it too, I used iroot without a hitch. Be careful if you have it in your pocket with something else. I had a pencil in mine that left a weird rainbow pressure mark in the middle of the screen, but it's only visible at certain angles.
The speakers definitely sound a bit tinny though and I believe mine is actually 8gb. One gripe about the storage though is that there's 1gb for the system/main apps and there's the phone storage (not sure if this is 2 different things of memory or just the way it's partitioned) which causes the play store to claim it's out of space. However this isn't a big deal with the phone storage and sd card slot. The last part is the battery doesn't last too long and I wish it was easier to upgrade. I'm thinking of trying to find a similar phone with a higher mah battery at the same voltage, but I'll see how that pans out. That said this phone is awesome at around $80, I would definitely suggest it. Oh and if the price isn't too different on shipping, make sure to use DHL global express. I used it and it got to me in like 3 business days from China.
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hi.
there is 16gb internal memory or 8gb?....the memory is partitioned?....if so the space for apps is 1 or 2 or 3gb?....
it's important to me if memory is all free for apps or not.if it's not can we repartitioning the memory?
thanks for your time.
I need a ROM!
Hi, i purchased on too! but i need Timmy E86 ROM anyone can backup his ROM device and give it to me ?
Thanks!
zikomoh said:
Hi, i purchased on too! but i need Timmy E86 ROM anyone can backup his ROM device and give it to me ?
Thanks!
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here is the firmware you are looking for http://www.needrom.com/download/timmy-e82/http://
create an account and login then you can download the firmware
Hi!
aloukay said:
here is the firmware you are looking for http://www.needrom.com/download/timmy-e82/http://
create an account and login then you can download the firmware
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That's for 82!
Or they are the same ?
Is it safe to flash wit with that ROM ?
Timmy E86 Backup
I've uploaded a E86 Backup over at needrom, Its pre-rooted and you will need to re-establish your own IMEI Numbers, I use MTK Droid Tools)
Hi I have a timmy m7 amd bought a memory sd card. How do you transfer data as you can't do this in apps or setting or storage. Plz help.
Hi, I know some people will not like this post, especially if their Timmy is working fine... but I have the Timmy E86 and its really bad, the battery lasts 2 seconds, the phone heats up too quickly (as in you put it on charge and two seconds later if boiling hot), it wont let me access any of the apps I downloaded except for facebook and facebook messanger, which at first I thought the apps were just being updated so I borrowed my partners phone as he has the same apps as me (but on an IPhone 4S) and they were working so I thought I would download them again and see if they work but after I uninstalled them I found out that I had no access to the play store even though I was on the Wifi (I live in Britian btw and I'm on Tesco Mobile) if you are considering this phone please way out all your options, there might be a better phone (personally for myself I love my Samsung Galaxy S7 but unfortunately that's had to go in for repairs due to me falling down the stairs and smashing the back on my phone and bending the left side of it, but surprisingly the front was fine xD)
I've always had an android phone. My love relationship with them started with Verizon and the Moto Droid. Needless to say flashing roms and rooting phones is part of the reason I but phones.
I'm not a big fan of the progressive size increase in cell phones, but I owned a fee large phones. My wife got and iphone 6 dividing our house a few months ago and while I would not get an iPhone, I marvelled at how is was small and manageable. Yet able to perform any task and take great pictures.
So I sold MY white LG g3 to get a blue 64gb S6. I rooted it immediately and it was quite impressive. It offered all of the things I like about the iPhone 6 and a great fingerprint scanner. I have two young boys and a selfish obsessed wife and the cameras on this phone are great. So great my wife takes pictures with my phone when we are out.
One day I decide I want a white S6. So I purchased one on Swappa.com and sold mine there as well. I confirmed that it still had a root able version of lollipop, but when I get the phone the seller upgraded the phone the day he shipped it. So I tried to rock with the unrootable S6 checking everyday to see if OF1 version of lollipop had been rooted. I hated the phone. For anyone that is stuck with a S6 on stock OF1, I understand your pain. In my opinion Samsung is losing money because of restrictions on the stock version of this phone. So I'm currently selling that phone on Swappa.com for reasonable price.
I went and purchased a gold 64gb S6 and it came rooted and the feel if the phone is night and day. The speed it just how I remember the phone a drunken my battery life is sick. With stock OF1 I would only average 11-14 hours with maybe 2-3 hours of screen time. This is my first day with the rooted s6 and I'm currently at 11 hours and 2 hours of screen time with a few restarts to flash different themed items and I still have over 40% of battery life left.
My recommendation is that of you love the form factor of this phone and everything else it has to offer and you are stuck on OF1 version of lollipop, sell your phone to get a root able version of the s6. You will practically break even with the swap.
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Bxrider117 said:
I've always had an android phone. My love relationship with them started with Verizon and the Moto Droid. Needless to say flashing roms and rooting phones is part of the reason I but phones.
I'm not a big fan of the progressive size increase in cell phones, but I owned a fee large phones. My wife got and iphone 6 dividing our house a few months ago and while I would not get an iPhone, I marvelled at how is was small and manageable. Yet able to perform any task and take great pictures.
So I sold MY white LG g3 to get a blue 64gb S6. I rooted it immediately and it was quite impressive. It offered all of the things I like about the iPhone 6 and a great fingerprint scanner. I have two young boys and a selfish obsessed wife and the cameras on this phone are great. So great my wife takes pictures with my phone when we are out.
One day I decide I want a white S6. So I purchased one on Swappa.com and sold mine there as well. I confirmed that it still had a root able version of lollipop, but when I get the phone the seller upgraded the phone the day he shipped it. So I tried to rock with the unrootable S6 checking everyday to see if OF1 version of lollipop had been rooted. I hated the phone. For anyone that is stuck with a S6 on stock OF1, I understand your pain. In my opinion Samsung is losing money because of restrictions on the stock version of this phone. So I'm currently selling that phone on Swappa.com for reasonable price.
I went and purchased a gold 64gb S6 and it came rooted and the feel if the phone is night and day. The speed it just how I remember the phone a drunken my battery life is sick. With stock OF1 I would only average 11-14 hours with maybe 2-3 hours of screen time. This is my first day with the rooted s6 and I'm currently at 11 hours and 2 hours of screen time with a few restarts to flash different themed items and I still have over 40% of battery life left.
My recommendation is that of you love the form factor of this phone and everything else it has to offer and you are stuck on OF1 version of lollipop, sell your phone to get a root able version of the s6. You will practically break even with the swap.
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I've been thinking of selling my rooted S6 so I can leave Verizon. I didn't see any other White 64GB S6s that were rooted on Swappa so I wonder if there's a decent demand.
I love almost e everything about the phone and it is rooted the biggest main issue i have is it lags alot for me. Yes i have a decent amount of apps but my m8 is set up exactly the same and it doesn't lag at all even with just 2 gigs of ram. And my other issues which this is mainly because of verizon is development is almost not there. I am grateful for the roms we do have but it still takes away from the phone for me somewhat.
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I HATE my s6. The cell reception is fine, I'm lucky enough to be rooted as well, but this thing is junk IMO. Don't get me wrong, the camera is ok and it was the primary reason to get this phone. I use it daily for pictures and it performs pretty well actually. The fingerprint reader works pretty fast most of the time as well, but I would absolutely 100% not buy this phone again or recommend it to anyone else. Even during pictures this thing is hot and battery life is unimpressive. Yes wireless charging is included, but once again super hot while charging as well.
Battery life got much better after root and the screen is amazing, but I'm jumping ship here in a few months, I actually consider it a downgrade from my LG G2 except for the camera
I miss my HTC ONE M8. Totally rootable, totally customizable. Love the specs on the S6, but Verizon is making a huge mistake locking their phones down. It's the antithesis of Android, Linux, and open source in general.
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I HATE my s6. The cell reception is fine, I'm lucky enough to be rooted as well, but this thing is junk IMO. Don't get me wrong, the camera is ok and it was the primary reason to get this phone. I use it daily for pictures and it performs pretty well actually. The fingerprint reader works pretty fast most of the time as well, but I would absolutely 100% not buy this phone again or recommend it to anyone else. Even during pictures this thing is hot and battery life is unimpressive. Yes wireless charging is included, but once again super hot while charging as well.
Battery life got much better after root and the screen is amazing, but I'm jumping ship here in a few months, I actually consider it a downgrade from my LG G2 except for the camera
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Lol wat? You absolutely hate the phone because it gets hot? That's like the only negative thing you said
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Lol wat? You absolutely hate the phone because it gets hot? That's like the only negative thing you said
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Yea I guess I should of clarified on that one, it was a long day
-The lack of a removable battery is a killer. My battery drain is pretty serious and needs charging throughout the day. Eventually I will need to swap that battery....
-My two S6s have both lagged from day 1. Removing bloatware helped but still laggy. Have to clear our app caches once a week or so.
-The camera lens is elevated from the back of the phone and makes it not lay flat well. Not a biggie, but annoying.
-Touchwiz.... I hoped we would have CM by now or something close but its a big setback.
Most of the other issues I have are software related and would be fine when/if we can unlock the bootloader. I've come to learn over the years that a waterproof phone is a big advantage here in Florida too, my gf's old S5 was actually just used during the last flood we had and was great. I guess I agree with the OP, it is a love/hate, just mine is more hate than love.
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Yea I guess I should of clarified on that one, it was a long day
-The lack of a removable battery is a killer. My battery drain is pretty serious and needs charging throughout the day. Eventually I will need to swap that battery....
-My two S6s have both lagged from day 1. Removing bloatware helped but still laggy. Have to clear our app caches once a week or so.
-The camera lens is elevated from the back of the phone and makes it not lay flat well. Not a biggie, but annoying.
-Touchwiz.... I hoped we would have CM by now or something close but its a big setback.
Most of the other issues I have are software related and would be fine when/if we can unlock the bootloader. I've come to learn over the years that a waterproof phone is a big advantage here in Florida too, my gf's old S5 was actually just used during the last flood we had and was great. I guess I agree with the OP, it is a love/hate, just mine is more hate than love.
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I agree with the camera lens. I like cases but hate that I need a case to protect that.
My battery gets me through and average day. But that is always a user experience. I can see how it wouldn't be enough for many users.
I've never hated it but there are days where I am less impressed than others. Where TouchWiz shows its ugly side. Hopefully whenever you get next works out better for you
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Yea I guess I should of clarified on that one, it was a long day
-The lack of a removable battery is a killer. My battery drain is pretty serious and needs charging throughout the day. Eventually I will need to swap that battery....
-My two S6s have both lagged from day 1. Removing bloatware helped but still laggy. Have to clear our app caches once a week or so.
-The camera lens is elevated from the back of the phone and makes it not lay flat well. Not a biggie, but annoying.
-Touchwiz.... I hoped we would have CM by now or something close but its a big setback.
Most of the other issues I have are software related and would be fine when/if we can unlock the bootloader. I've come to learn over the years that a waterproof phone is a big advantage here in Florida too, my gf's old S5 was actually just used during the last flood we had and was great. I guess I agree with the OP, it is a love/hate, just mine is more hate than love.
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Get a battery case. It's the only way.
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Yea it seems so I'm only stuck with it for a few more months and the gf and I are both bailing. Its a shame too because these phones are damn sexy too lol. Right now I'm stocked up on wireless chargers and have them strategically placed around work and home and it seems to be working out ok. Its not too terrible since there are no plugs to charge.
Came from a rooted s4 with xposed to the g6 and I feel lost. The g6 gets good battery life and works just fine but I am having major Bluetooth issues between that and sync for my car that I never had with the s4. I will do better research before making my next purchase. I don't care how good the camera is etc... If the boot loader is locked down I will purchase a different phone. Not everyone wants to use samsungs bloat ware. Also if I want to turn the volume up and blow my ear drums out I don't need a visible warning to appear telling me I might do that....I can hear just fine Samsung....
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Get a battery case. It's the only way.
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Came from a rooted s4 with xposed to the g6 and I feel lost. The g6 gets good battery life and works just fine but I am having major Bluetooth issues between that and sync for my car that I never had with the s4. I will do better research before making my next purchase. I don't care how good the camera is etc... If the boot loader is locked down I will purchase a different phone. Not everyone wants to use samsungs bloat ware. Also if I want to turn the volume up and blow my ear drums out I don't need a visible warning to appear telling me I might do that....I can hear just fine Samsung....
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I'm pretty sure the BT is a known issue. Does anyone know if the update fixes that? I know I cant get more than 5m or so from my phone before it cuts out. I used to get almost double that with my G2. I agree with you on the headphones warning too lol. Almost as bad is the Verizon crap it tries to install each time you hook it up to a computer. I flashed the fix but it sure was annoying waiting on root first. Guess we can blame V for the bloatware too.
Hi,
I have an Galaxy S7, ich find it not okay because we don't get much updates and get them also late. We shouldnt install custom rom or we lose our warranty. I think I cannot take it anymore.
I want to sell my S7 and buy Pixel or Pixel XL. I think Pixel 2 is very expensive for me. Do you think guys it is still a good phone in 2018?
I need 3-3.5 SOT and 12 hours standby in low signal. I don't use many social apps or play games. Camera is also very important for me. A new Google Pixel XL in 128 GB costs hier 370€.
Or do you guys have another suggestions for me?
Thank you very much.
It's not a huge upgrade. imo. Same ram, processor(exynos) might be better or similar. Similar camera results depending on the shot. Lastly, I liked expandable storage on my Samsung and AL the extra features. Wait until the 3 comes out and hen get the pixel 2 for a true upgrade experience.
I made this exact change and it's more of a side grade to be honest. Hardware wise the phones are very similar, though the Pixel is snappier. I really, really like the software experience on a Pixel however so for me it was a great choice. Bought the 32GB model in december for €330 and the S7 transfered to my wife
I think the Google Pixel is a good phone, as long as it works (which is applied to anything). Not sure if you're planning on buying a new or used one, either way be aware of the motherboard issue that MANY people are experiencing. Checkout this thread to learn more about it. There's also a link in my signature that takes you to Google Forums where a lot of people are complaining about the same issue.
From what I gathered the first gen Pixel that came out seems to be having those problems. The batch that came out later on in March of 2017 and later seems to be doing just fine. Needless to say, do some research and read up about it and more importantly try to find out, and if you decide to buy a Pixel find out when that phone was manufactured. Good luck!
I just did the same thing a week ago. My S7 was slow, hot, rebooting all the time, I could watch the battery percent count down. It was 14 months old and I had purchased it brand new. It also never gets updates because Samsung would rather release 15 phones a year then worry about software.
I picked up a Pixel and am absolutely loving it. I don't have 2 apps for everything (Samsung/Google). Everything works great, smooth, snappy. Yesterday i did a true SOT test with adaptive brightness turned on and i got 3h45m before it hit 5%. I use a lot of fitness apps and have Bluetooth on all day paired to my Wear OS watch. I absolutely love this phone but wouldn't mind a bigger screen. I will be getting a 2XL or 3 when my contract is up at the end of this year.
Let me preface this with, I know having only 2/3 of the max ram you could potentially have on the Ultra 22 would be noticeable in performance, but i had no idea it would be that dramatic and debilitating.
I purchased the 128 because all they had available at my stores were this one and the 512, thinking i could save a few hundred dollars and still be upgrading, this was a complete downgrade. As always i load phone with no accounts to upgrade it, then factory reset it to start fresh.
First Red Flag, even while booting up for the first time, the phone got very very hot and slowed down to a crawl. This was something i had never experienced with the years of samsung phones ive purchased.
Opening just as much as 3 applications would cause stuttering to a point where it would be 2 second before a touch is registered.
Memory allocation was so bad that even with 3 applications open, if i returned to the first application it would refresh. Even if all the apps are still running in memory the app will refresh.
Disabling all the built in facebook (meta) services and applications, helped a lot but it couldn't fix the overall issue.
If you use secure folder at all, just put the phone down because now we are talking several seconds between every thing you do in the app.
This phone runs hot, ALL THE TIME, as soon as you're in more than 1 app.
Increasing virtual ram did nothing for me.
Battery life was below my Z-Fold 3, it wouldn't last even close to a whole day with heavy use.
I say all this to say., in my opinion, Don't skimp, either wait for a 256GB to be available if nothing but the 128 is around or dont get it at all if all you want is the 128. The 512 runs like a dream, like i expect a flagship to run.
Why samsung decided to make this crap is beyond my comprehension, 8GB apparently can't even run their OS properly or with the latest updates, it wasn't optimized.
Pretty much the reason Samsung was giving "free" upgrades to the 12/ 256 version during launch here in the U.S. You couldn't even choose the 8/128 even if you wanted to almost everywhere which I guess in retrospect was a clue all by itself..
It's fairly obvious Samsung is maximizing profits over performance. The S22 Ultra is the biggest debacle since the Note 7, maybe bigger!
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It's fairly obvious Samsung is maximizing profits over performance. The S22 Ultra is the biggest debacle since the Note 7, maybe bigger!
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Uh...how so? I mean, it hasn't blown up yet, and it seems to be a great device.
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It's fairly obvious Samsung is maximizing profits over performance. The S22 Ultra is the biggest debacle since the Note 7, maybe bigger!
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Not even close
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Uh...how so? I mean, it hasn't blown up yet, and it seems to be a great device.
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In case you haven't noticed 128GB of internal memory, which is actually 106GB after system memory is accounted for is ridiculous. That's all you'll have no matter how long you keep the device. The OP has made a clear case for why it's insufficient, especially on a flagship device. Another question, why did Samsung eliminate MicroSD on the S21 when almost all the rest of there mid and low price devices include it? To copy iPhone? Nope, they choose to do it for PROFITS! The cost to upgrade from 128GB to 512GB on the S21 Ultra is $400 USD, what a scam! Who will be surprised when the S23 rolls out with 64GB?
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In case you haven't noticed 128GB of internal memory, which is actually 106GB after system memory is accounted for is ridiculous. That's all you'll have no matter how long you keep the device. The OP has made a clear case for why it's insufficient, especially on a flagship device. Another question, why did Samsung eliminate MicroSD on the S21 when almost all the rest of there mid and low price devices include it? To copy iPhone? Nope, they choose to do it for PROFITS! The cost to upgrade from 128GB to 512GB on the S21 Ultra is $400 USD, what a scam! Who will be surprised when the S23 rolls out with 64GB?
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In case you hadn't noticed, I have a 512GB
In case you hadn't noticed, ALL devices have a lower usable storage than advertised. The advertised storage is the TOTAL storage. The OS and stock apps take up some space. So that's 100% normal.
You go off the rails here a bit talking about the S21. This is the S22 forum, and that's the decide we are discussing. The upgrade on the S22 from 128 to 512 wasn't $400. Matter of fact it was a $100 during preorder.
Can't argue about the microSD. THAT is all about profits. Of course the whole phone is all about profits.
All of that amounts to features/choices you don't like. It's doesn't put it on the debacle level anywhere near the Note 7. What you're saying is you'd rather have an exploding phone, since this is a BIGGER debacle.
I think more than just the RAM, the higher storage is likely improving performance. In the Note20 Ultra days, Samsung had a disclaimer that 512 GB models would have significantly faster read and write speeds than the 128 GB models.
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In case you hadn't noticed, I have a 512GB
In case you hadn't noticed, ALL devices have a lower usable storage than advertised. The advertised storage is the TOTAL storage. The OS and stock apps take up some space. So that's 100% normal.
You go off the rails here a bit talking about the S21. This is the S22 forum, and that's the decide we are discussing. The upgrade on the S22 from 128 to 512 wasn't $400. Matter of fact it was a $100 during preorder.
Can't argue about the microSD. THAT is all about profits. Of course the whole phone is all about profits.
All of that amounts to features/choices you don't like. It's doesn't put it on the debacle level anywhere near the Note 7. What you're saying is you'd rather have an exploding phone, since this is a BIGGER debacle.
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"It's doesn't put it on the debacle level anywhere near the Note 7"
Really? Browse these posts then comment on how the S22 Ultra isn't a disaster.
S22 Ultra Very Laggy and slow
I got my new S22 Ultra this monday and I have been having quite a lot of problems with it. The battery life is terrible, only around 2-3 hours of lite use. Snapchat is near unusable because it is terribly slow and laggy to use and the viewport...
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Samsung S22 Ultra the phone that disappointed me the most.
Hi All Two years ago I bought a phone, from a slightly lower end than Samsung - that's what I thought at the time, until I started using the Samsung S22 Ultra 512GB a month ago. That phone was the Oppo Find X2 Pro 512GB. In two years I never...
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Class Action Lawsuit on the Note 7 and now the S22 Ultra.
Samsung Phone Lagging? Class Action Alleges the Company Misled Consumers on Speed and Performance
A proposed class action alleges Samsung Electronics America has misled both reviewers and the general public with regard to the speed, battery life and overall performance of certain Galaxy smartphones.
www.classaction.org
At least with the Note 7 Samsung knew what the problem was about and how to fix it. Refund the customers and ditch the model. Samsung is chasing their tail with the S22 Ultra, they have made multiple attempts and the device is still an absolute mess! It is what it is!
knuschit said:
Let me preface this with, I know having only 2/3 of the max ram you could potentially have on the Ultra 22 would be noticeable in performance, but i had no idea it would be that dramatic and debilitating.
I purchased the 128 because all they had available at my stores were this one and the 512, thinking i could save a few hundred dollars and still be upgrading, this was a complete downgrade. As always i load phone with no accounts to upgrade it, then factory reset it to start fresh.
First Red Flag, even while booting up for the first time, the phone got very very hot and slowed down to a crawl. This was something i had never experienced with the years of samsung phones ive purchased.
Opening just as much as 3 applications would cause stuttering to a point where it would be 2 second before a touch is registered.
Memory allocation was so bad that even with 3 applications open, if i returned to the first application it would refresh. Even if all the apps are still running in memory the app will refresh.
Disabling all the built in facebook (meta) services and applications, helped a lot but it couldn't fix the overall issue.
If you use secure folder at all, just put the phone down because now we are talking several seconds between every thing you do in the app.
This phone runs hot, ALL THE TIME, as soon as you're in more than 1 app.
Increasing virtual ram did nothing for me.
Battery life was below my Z-Fold 3, it wouldn't last even close to a whole day with heavy use.
I say all this to say., in my opinion, Don't skimp, either wait for a 256GB to be available if nothing but the 128 is around or dont get it at all if all you want is the 128. The 512 runs like a dream, like i expect a flagship to run.
Why samsung decided to make this crap is beyond my comprehension, 8GB apparently can't even run their OS properly or with the latest updates, it wasn't optimized.
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sorry to hear that. I have the SD 128Gb version and I have none of the problems you posted - luckily.
varcor said:
"It's doesn't put it on the debacle level anywhere near the Note 7"
Really? Browse these posts then comment on how the S22 Ultra isn't a disaster.
S22 Ultra Very Laggy and slow
I got my new S22 Ultra this monday and I have been having quite a lot of problems with it. The battery life is terrible, only around 2-3 hours of lite use. Snapchat is near unusable because it is terribly slow and laggy to use and the viewport...
forum.xda-developers.com
Samsung S22 Ultra the phone that disappointed me the most.
Hi All Two years ago I bought a phone, from a slightly lower end than Samsung - that's what I thought at the time, until I started using the Samsung S22 Ultra 512GB a month ago. That phone was the Oppo Find X2 Pro 512GB. In two years I never...
forum.xda-developers.com
Class Action Lawsuit on the Note 7 and now the S22 Ultra.
Samsung Phone Lagging? Class Action Alleges the Company Misled Consumers on Speed and Performance
A proposed class action alleges Samsung Electronics America has misled both reviewers and the general public with regard to the speed, battery life and overall performance of certain Galaxy smartphones.
www.classaction.org
At least with the Note 7 Samsung knew what the problem was about and how to fix it. Refund the customers and ditch the model. Samsung is chasing their tail with the S22 Ultra, they have made multiple attempts and the device is still an absolute mess! It is what it is!
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You're hilarious, dude. My S22 is great, but yeah. I'm glad the Note 7 only exploded. At least it didn't lag sometimes. That's so much worse.
And Samsung never fixed the Note 7. They recalled it. With the S22, the issues with the 128GB model were preempted with free upgrades ro the 256 with more RAM.
I had a… similar ish experience. It lead me to believe that it isn’t actually the 8gb RAM variant that is the problem.
I have had two 256/12gb now. The first was atrocious and was getting roasting hot just starting up, as you described, and the battery life was horrendous.
The new one is a little warm sometimes, but the battery is superb. Like iPhone 13 Pro superb.
No idea what’s happening at Samsung but they can’t seem to get consistent 5nm SoC?
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You're hilarious, dude. My S22 is great, but yeah. I'm glad the Note 7 only exploded. At least it didn't lag sometimes. That's so much worse.
And Samsung never fixed the Note 7. They recalled it. With the S22, the issues with the 128GB model were preempted with free upgrades ro the 256 with more RAM.
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The Note7 battery issue was WAY overblown. I had 2, traded one for the S22U, and i still have a 2nd one. The keyboard and UI lag was HORRIBLE, and neither of mine nor any other people with Note7's i knew blew up.
knuschit said:
Let me preface this with, I know having only 2/3 of the max ram you could potentially have on the Ultra 22 would be noticeable in performance, but i had no idea it would be that dramatic and debilitating.
I purchased the 128 because all they had available at my stores were this one and the 512, thinking i could save a few hundred dollars and still be upgrading, this was a complete downgrade. As always i load phone with no accounts to upgrade it, then factory reset it to start fresh.
First Red Flag, even while booting up for the first time, the phone got very very hot and slowed down to a crawl. This was something i had never experienced with the years of samsung phones ive purchased.
Opening just as much as 3 applications would cause stuttering to a point where it would be 2 second before a touch is registered.
Memory allocation was so bad that even with 3 applications open, if i returned to the first application it would refresh. Even if all the apps are still running in memory the app will refresh.
Disabling all the built in facebook (meta) services and applications, helped a lot but it couldn't fix the overall issue.
If you use secure folder at all, just put the phone down because now we are talking several seconds between every thing you do in the app.
This phone runs hot, ALL THE TIME, as soon as you're in more than 1 app.
Increasing virtual ram did nothing for me.
Battery life was below my Z-Fold 3, it wouldn't last even close to a whole day with heavy use.
I say all this to say., in my opinion, Don't skimp, either wait for a 256GB to be available if nothing but the 128 is around or dont get it at all if all you want is the 128. The 512 runs like a dream, like i expect a flagship to run.
Why samsung decided to make this crap is beyond my comprehension, 8GB apparently can't even run their OS properly or with the latest updates, it wasn't optimized.
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Maybe your 128GB was defective?
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In case you haven't noticed 128GB of internal memory, which is actually 106GB after system memory is accounted for is ridiculous. That's all you'll have no matter how long you keep the device. The OP has made a clear case for why it's insufficient, especially on a flagship device. Another question, why did Samsung eliminate MicroSD on the S21 when almost all the rest of there mid and low price devices include it? To copy iPhone? Nope, they choose to do it for PROFITS! The cost to upgrade from 128GB to 512GB on the S21 Ultra is $400 USD, what a scam! Who will be surprised when the S23 rolls out with 64GB?
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I will only discuss the SD card part.
One of the reasons OEMs ditched it is performance, especially video cam. Flagships can record at very high framerates which needs a very fast read/write storage and counting on SD cards, even the best of them, will be highly problematic. That's also the reason why they keep offering SD cards slots in their midrange or budget phones, as it will never deteriorate their modest performance.
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The Note7 battery issue was WAY overblown. I had 2, traded one for the S22U, and i still have a 2nd one. The keyboard and UI lag was HORRIBLE, and neither of mine nor any other people with Note7's i knew blew up.
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Damn!
I thought I was the only one holding on to a N930FD.
Hope it's running well!
My battery is kinda weak, and the charge doesnt hold much longer.
Cant blame.. It's been a long time.
Like you said .. Yeah, None I knew blew up.
I owned around 5 of them at different times.
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Maybe your 128GB was defective?
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Possibly but seeing all the other reports on here now that say the same thing, im thinking it wasn't.
I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy the 128GB.. that's just nucking futs
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I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy the 128GB.. that's just nucking futs
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the SD 128GB is perfectly fine for me. I am using the camera for a decent amount and I have a DJI Mini 2 and I have not run out of space yet. Currently 60Gb still available. I have not seen RAM go above 6Gb use yet either.
Sure, I would have loved to get my pre-ordered 256Gb model, but I probably would still be waiting.
cheers
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The Note7 battery issue was WAY overblown. I had 2, traded one for the S22U, and i still have a 2nd one. The keyboard and UI lag was HORRIBLE, and neither of mine nor any other people with Note7's i knew blew up.
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Not as overblown as the S22 problems.
Besides I think you missed the point of my post.