galaxy note 5 confirmed to be announcing in 13 august this year and it will sure having a new interface touchwiz skin of course it will be much better than the s6 many features it will add like
1-enhanced pen applications
2-updated camera application
and many things enhanced but with removing deal breaker features like sd card and also a fixed battery
q1- will u upgrade to note 5 all the way without caring about removing features ?
q2-or you will just find xda note 5 roms and flashed and staying in note 3 ?
i will not update simply because the newer phones dont give me more usability than my note 3. i dont need more power since my note 3 runs pretty fluently with costum rom/kernel and the only things thats get better are the cameras buuuuuuut not as much as they have to make me changing my current phone.
for the rom ports. lets wait and see. devs doing a really awesome job so far porting newer touchwiz versions
Even if i would buy a note 5 i would flash an aosp rom ? So i gonna stick another year with my note 3. Android M will come for sure (cm13)
The deciding factor for me at least will be which battery rumor turns out correct. We still don't know if it's a 3000 mAh or a 4100 mAh unit (we ALL hope it's the latter, I guess ).
If it's a 4100 mAh, with the Exynos 7420 inside the thing will be able to last two days and I'll really consider it.
If the 3000 mAh rumor turns out to be true, well, I'll keep my Note 3 till the Nexus 5 (2015) comes out. There was a leaked AnTuTu bench result which downright smashed everything else on the table which suggests the Snapdragon 820 inside.
So, if I have to have a crappy battery life, I prefer it in pure AOSP package.
Wether I upgrade or not depends on three things:
MicroSD slot
CPU/GPU combo
mAh.
If it comes without a MicroSD, everything else is irrelevant. I will not buy it. I have a 128GB MicroSD that's completely full with films and series.
Spare me the mentions of the cloud, try living next to the border for a while, or use public transport in a mobile deadzone for 6 hours a day, see if you still think the cloud is an option.
And anyone who mentions that the MicroSD is slow, and how 'amazingly fast' internal memory is: It's not meant for apps, you muppet.
If it does come with a MicroSD slot, then an Exynos is still a no-go for me. Ditto for any mAh rating below or on par with the 3200mAh of my Note 3.
sirobelec said:
There was a leaked AnTuTu bench result which downright smashed everything else on the table which suggests the Snapdragon 820 inside.
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God I hope so... Exynos is pure crap wrapped up in a layer of sheer rubbish. Especially the Mali GPU that comes with it.... I will never buy an Exynos device again.
An S820 would be perfect.
But then there's this.... IF this is true, then anyone buying the Note 5 is an idiot, when the Note 4 is a far superior device that is far less expensive.
ShadowLea said:
Wether I upgrade or not depends on three things:
MicroSD slot
CPU/GPU combo
mAh.
If it comes without a MicroSD, everything else is irrelevant. I will not buy it. I have a 128GB MicroSD that's completely full with films and series.
Spare me the mentions of the cloud, try living next to the border for a while, or use public transport in a mobile deadzone for 6 hours a day, see if you still think the cloud is an option.
And anyone who mentions that the MicroSD is slow, and how 'amazingly fast' internal memory is: It's not meant for apps, you muppet.
If it does come with a MicroSD slot, then an Exynos is still a no-go for me. Ditto for any mAh rating below or on par with the 3200mAh of my Note 3.
God I hope so... Exynos is pure crap wrapped up in a layer of sheer rubbish. Especially the Mali GPU that comes with it.... I will never buy an Exynos device again.
An S820 would be perfect.
But then there's this.... IF this is true, then anyone buying the Note 5 is an idiot, when the Note 4 is a far superior device that is far less expensive.
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My bad, I didn't complete my sentences.
The Note 5 will have Exynos only, the monstrous AnTuTu bench had the name Nexus 5 (2015) in it.
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My bad, I didn't complete my sentences.
The Note 5 will have Exynos only, the monstrous AnTuTu bench had the name Nexus 5 (2015) in it.
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Bummer.
I did spot a report on the S820 being tested, though. Note 6, anyone?
It's bad note 5 doesnt had sd card slot and removeable battery :/
I would rather buy saygus v2.... Then note 5 or s6 edge +...... Samsung going down in mobile....
Its either note 6, or no note user further... Looks like samsung took note users for granted.... Let samsung face it.. Bye bye samsung...
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Aparently they're also releasing a dualSIM Note 5 where the second SIMslot doubles as a MicroSD slot. (According to Sammobile). And that's just for China.
I'll keep saying it, chances are we'll see a Note5+ with a Snapdragon 820 and MicroSD slot for Europe once the S820 becomes available.
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My Galaxy S6 edge is an absolutely terrible phone. The battery is shot because I use it all the time doing Android game development, constantly stressing the GPU, and now I can't replace it! I couldn't install custom ROMs on it either. The "edge" did nothing but distort the screen display.
I'm looking for a plus-sized (should have gotten the larger S6 edge plus to begin with) Android phone with a removable battery and an SD slot. I'm open to older phones. It also HAS to be capable of running custom ROMs (I plan on using Cyanogenmod ROM).
Do you have any suggestions? It's like they don't make good phones anymore -- just like how you can't get a laptop anymore without crappy chiclet keys. Even the Nexus 7 (a bit on the larger side though) doesn't have the SD card slot. Does any good Android phone exist?
Maybe I'm willing to compromise on one or two things and look at the Pixel XL or the Nexus 6P?
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My Galaxy S6 edge is an absolutely terrible phone. The battery is shot because I use it all the time doing Android game development, constantly stressing the GPU, and now I can't replace it! I couldn't install custom ROMs on it either. The "edge" did nothing but distort the screen display.
I'm looking for a plus-sized (should have gotten the larger S6 edge plus to begin with) Android phone with a removable battery and an SD slot. I'm open to older phones. It also HAS to be capable of running custom ROMs (I plan on using Cyanogenmod ROM).
Do you have any suggestions? It's like they don't make good phones anymore -- just like how you can't get a laptop anymore without crappy chiclet keys. Even the Nexus 7 (a bit on the larger side though) doesn't have the SD card slot. Does any good Android phone exist?
Maybe I'm willing to compromise on one or two things and look at the Pixel XL or the Nexus 6P?
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Try Lenovo K3 note, it's pretty fast and got lots and lots of custom ROMs to choose from. The Needrom and 4PDA community is pretty active for a 2-year-old mid-range phone. Nougat got successfully ported to this ROM and this is one of the few devices to get that much of active support.
The device has support for micro sd card slot up to 32 gigs and has a removable and replaceable 2900 maH battery.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
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Dear Community,
I have been using a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge for the past two years without any significant issues, apart from a defective screen which got replaced and is now pink-ish near the bottom, and a noisy camera when focusing. Generally I like the device quite a bit, despite it being not officially supported under Android 8 Oreo. The only relatively significant drawback for me is the lack of a microSD card slot - my version is the 32GB one and is almost always out of enough (3-5GB) free space (this, of course, is largely my fault ).
I got a new Huawei Mate 10 lite as a present past week. The 64GB version with 4GB of RAM.
I am now in doubt whether I should upgrade to the newer (but cheaper and bigger) phone or stick with the SGS6 Edge I already like and feel as enough for my current and future (1-3 year) needs. Unfortunately I am afraid that I would have to choose only one of those devices, so any opinions, questions and advice are welcome.
This is the GSMarena comparison of the phones, and the photo quality comparison.
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Nikolay
This question has been asked here before, but apparently not recently. With the upcoming demise of 3G CDMA on Verizon, it's time for me to start looking for a replacement for my old reliable Samsung Note 3. AFAICT, there are currently a few choices for stylus phones (as of 5/3/20):
Samsung Note 10
Huawei Mate 20 X
Motorola Moto G Stylus
LG Stylo 5
Infinix Note 6
(Did I miss any?)
I'm looking for the one that best matches the features the Note 3 gave me: super bright screen, fast, external SD card, 3.5 mm. audio jack, USB MHA, wireless charging, replaceable battery, and most importantly, it must be reliably rootable and have decent support on XDA.
I figure I won't be able to get all of these, but the stylus and root are a must. I'm willing to ditch Verizon (after 20 years of their BS) if that helps rooting.
Any recommendations?
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OK so I guess there's not much interest in stylus phones but for the record this is what I ended up doing. It might be useful to someone.
The Infinix Note 6 had the best overall specs and features but is apparently only available in some third world countries. The Note 10 lacks an audio jack, external SD, and removable battery and it's crazy expensive. The LG Stylo 5 has the same RAM/mem as the Note 3 (3/32) but only an 8x1.8 GHz. processor. All of them have IPS screens, not OLED. In short, none of them had everything I have in the Note 3.
So I ended up getting a super-cheap ($80) Motorola Moto e6 from Consumer Cellular to use just as a phone and I'll keep the Note 3 to use for everything else.
But then I was pleasantly surprised to find that the screen of the e6 is just as bright as the Note 3, it has an audio jack, external SD up to 256 GB, and a removable battery. Its GPS locks in much faster than the Note 3. And the UI feels just as snappy as the Note 3 despite a slower (8x1.4 GHz) processor. So maybe it's good for more than just a phone. Go figure.
WHello colleagues I am thinking of changing my phone I want to buy a note 20 ultra or S21 Ultra I do not know which one to choose on the one hand as a note appeals to me by the SD card reader S21 Ultra Unfortunately there is no Sd reader But it has a newer processor than Note I don't know which one to choose Maybe you can help me
The process speeds will have minimal difference that you'll notice. It's more about how and what you want to use your phone. If you use the SD card, that could be important. The Note 20 Ultra is the last phone to have the MST (magnetic secure transmission) which allows one to use the phone with card readers that do not NFC. It simulates the magnetic swipe. It works pretty well. Obviously, the S21 will have an extra year of updates. The MST isn't talked about much because most people are either using NFC--phone or smartwatch--or the actual cards.
The new chips could be considered since in theory, they should be more power-efficient. Then again, they also have displays with high refresh rates.
Personally, I'm holding off on upgrading. I don't like the removal of the SD card. I want the MST back. The camera and software upgrades are not enough. The Note 20 Ultra does more than I need it to. I wish I had the version with the larger storage. I wish I could transfer more apps to the SD card, but Google screw that when they changed the Andriod structure changed about five or so years ago. It would be nice to bring back the IR blaster, but that was probably very limited in use. The few things the newer phones have is very minimal and not a must-have for me.