Like many I am waffling between the Hercules and the Amaze. I really like the Amaze. It is a great looking phone and I like Sense 3.0 (looking forward to 3.5). The biggest thing holding me back from pulling the trigger on the Amaze (besides the fact that it isn't actually out yet on Telus) is the seemingly widespread reports of poor battery life.
First question: Is the poor battery life universal or is it only some people who are experiencing it while others are getting good battery life?
Second question-kind of a strange one. I mount my phone in my car with a holder which squeezes the phone from the sides to hold it. My concern is that with the usb on the side it cannot be plugged in while in the holder. Also, I am concerned that the holder will squeeze against the camera buttons and activate the camera. Does anyone have one of these types of phone mounts and does it work ok with this phone?
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Nobody has on opinon?
I've had mine for 5 days now, so I'll help out.
- Battery life is horrible. If you text a lot, your battery will drain faster than I've ever seen in my long life of Android phones. Not to mention taking pics, streaming stuff, checking email, etc... It's awful.
- Camera is good, but not amazing as people would have us believe. It's definitely better than anything out at the moment, but I have a feeling the Galaxy Nexus camera is superior to this one, even at 5mp.
- Having issues with my soft buttons. They don't light up when they should (touch the screen). They only stay on occassionally when unlocking the phone, but it's random, doesn't always work. Hard to navigate in the dark when they don't light up.
- Laggy. Like, really laggy. The Sense is nice, but it is 3.0 with no guarantees of getting 3.5 The cosmetics of Sense really bog this down, even with the dual core processor. I get irritated with lag on these Android phones, and this is no different than the others.
My advice, wait. The Galaxy Nexus is coming to T-Mobile according to my source at Samsung, who just happens to be very high up in corporate in regards to the Samsung/T-Mobile relationship. Be patient and don't waste money/extend the contract when the best phone to date is coming out very soon. I'm returning my Amaze in a couple days.
Battery life - Use juice defender Ultimate + SetCPU. Get HTC Evo 3D or HTC Sensation 1900mAH battery
Camera - Arguably the best on android
Soft Buttons - Works just fine here. Light up in the dark. Stays off in bright environment
Lag - Absolutely no lag. Dual core processor + 1GB RAM. This is not HTC Hero, It's the Amaze
Galaxy nexus - Hmmmm, a great device. Should you wait? that's up to you mate.
I'll just comment on battery life, mine hasn't been that bad at all, I routinely get through a full day without needing a charge. I use JuiceDefender, but other than that I don't change too much.
Thanks for your replies. As for battery, I'd like to get a full day (charge overnight, not have to recharge til next night) out of my phone without having to jump through hoops to make it possible.
As for Nexus, who knows if Telus will ever get it. The haven't exactly been leading the pack with getting the latest phones.
Any issue with accidentally triggering the camera with the side buttons?
It does not matter which you get, dual core devices eats battery.
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My advice, wait. The Galaxy Nexus is coming to T-Mobile according to my source at Samsung, who just happens to be very high up in corporate in regards to the Samsung/T-Mobile relationship. Be patient and don't waste money/extend the contract when the best phone to date is coming out very soon. I'm returning my Amaze in a couple days.
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It's because you don't have a source at HTC. That's what makes you a fan boy. Battery is about the same as long as it runs the same course of use. Really. Then again, that rumor is coming from a unreliable source. You! Let me hear your long Android history. I bet I got you beat hands down.
Sense 3.0 is much more responsive than Touch Wiz 4.0. How do I know this? I spend about 30+ hours in a T-Mobile show room a week. That's weird. Do I randomly through out the day try to load the same webpages on both phones? Yes. Does the HTC load full sites faster than the SGSII consistently? Yes. Have I carefully watched the battery and repeated the exact same tasks on both devices? Yes. Is the battery that much far off? No.
So is the battery life going to be that much better? Is it going to be significant enough to wait and get the Samsung Nexus? Probably not.
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Any issue with accidentally triggering the camera with the side buttons?
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Haven't had it happen so far, and doubt it will with the way the buttons are made.
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Haven't had it happen so far, and doubt it will with the way the buttons are made.
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I hold my phone with my right hand so the buttons are kind of awkward, where my thumb would normally go but I've adapted. They have to be held for a bit before they are triggered so I've never accidentally triggered it.
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I hold my phone with my right hand so the buttons are kind of awkward, where my thumb would normally go but I've adapted. They have to be held for a bit before they are triggered so I've never accidentally triggered it.
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As I stated in my first post, I'm more concerned with the car phone holder pressing against the buttons. I guess nobody else uses one of those. I'll have to bring the holder in with me and try it I guess.
Thanks for everyone's replies.
I have one of those types of car holders and don't have an issue with triggering the camera or charging the phone.
Can't comment on battery life yet, just got it Friday.
Do you happen to have a pic of your holder or the make/model? I don't know anyone who's used a side grip-style for a long time so I can't picture it.
I'm planning on getting an Arkon Slim Grip eventually and with the adjustable feet, it should work fine for any phone.
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I've had mine for 5 days now, so I'll help out.
- Battery life is horrible. If you text a lot, your battery will drain faster than I've ever seen in my long life of Android phones. Not to mention taking pics, streaming stuff, checking email, etc... It's awful.
- Camera is good, but not amazing as people would have us believe. It's definitely better than anything out at the moment, but I have a feeling the Galaxy Nexus camera is superior to this one, even at 5mp.
- Having issues with my soft buttons. They don't light up when they should (touch the screen). They only stay on occassionally when unlocking the phone, but it's random, doesn't always work. Hard to navigate in the dark when they don't light up.
- Laggy. Like, really laggy. The Sense is nice, but it is 3.0 with no guarantees of getting 3.5 The cosmetics of Sense really bog this down, even with the dual core processor. I get irritated with lag on these Android phones, and this is no different than the others.
My advice, wait. The Galaxy Nexus is coming to T-Mobile according to my source at Samsung, who just happens to be very high up in corporate in regards to the Samsung/T-Mobile relationship. Be patient and don't waste money/extend the contract when the best phone to date is coming out very soon. I'm returning my Amaze in a couple days.
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You got a lemon. My experience since launch day has been the EXACT opposite of what you just posted.
Battery=good
Camera=awesome (look into your settings)
Soft buttons=awesome. BEtter than my old Vibrant
Lag=none, not even when stock un-rooted
Your "source" means nothing.
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Do you happen to have a pic of your holder or the make/model? I don't know anyone who's used a side grip-style for a long time so I can't picture it.
I'm planning on getting an Arkon Slim Grip eventually and with the adjustable feet, it should work fine for any phone.
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This is the one I have - arkon(com)/megagrip/megagrip-windshield-car-mount.html
Liking that slim grip you posted though. Might replace mine with that.
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Why are you happy and from which phone did you use prior to the SGS2?
Finally a phone I dont need to flash on a daily basis. Im one of the few lucky(according to xda) that have no issues or defects with my sgs2. My last couple devices were orginal sgs(vibrant) dell streak, Desire hd, Hd2, Moto atrix(poor excuse) and Lg G2x.
This device is the best ive ever owned and see no need to buy another device until the sgs3 comes out. Everything works out of the box and never any lag. It outperforms every device Ive tested it against including sensation.
Switched fr N1 for almost a mth, I've experienced an improvement under most of the aspects, the only thing I'm not satisfy w/ is the battery, the different to other GS2 owner is huge, I can hardly stand for 12 hrs and trying to use under voltage to solve it, hope it helps
Anyways, this is a very good smartphone and I like it much
I use an SGS2 now and then and it is a good unit. What the SGS1 should have been.
Before that I had teh SGS1 (a piece of #$t I was lucky to be able to return) that was laggy, buggy, lacking basic features (like a LED) and had major hardware design flaws (GPS was a joke). It was so crippled it could not be used out of the box, but would become decent after tuning (if you were willing to spend time with it).
I also have a Nokia E72, with the famous Symbian zombie-deathland OS. Ugly, unstylish but very reliable. In several ways, it is still great. Probably will keep it along with an SGS2... just in case.
Only problem with the SGS2 so far is the nasty pink hue in all photos and videos, but I have not updated above KE5 yet. And a pity it doesn't sound as good as the SGS1 on the 3.5mm jack with good audiophile gear.
Previous phones: HTC Touch Dual, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro2, HTC Desire.
It's hard to argue that any other phone on the market is better than the SGS2 right now. I mean, who's the competition?
Motorola Atrix
HTC Sensation
HTC Evo 3D
LG Optimus 2X
Seems to me the SGS2 has them all beat when it comes to specs, performance, formfactor, and display quality.
Battery life does appear to be sub-par but it's a compromise I'm more than willing to accept.
Previous Phones: HTC Touch Pro 2, Sony-Ericsson P990i
Well, I think I do not have to say anything about the previous phones compared to the S2 - it beats them all with ease.
The only two things Samsung should have made better/in another way:
Battery and heat dissipation. I would not had any problems if the phone would be some mm thicker and a little bit heavier for a more powerful battery and no (or even less) heat problems.
Well, but this is just my opinion...
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I just vannot put this phone down. : D
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I've come from a HTC wildfire and before that a T-mobile pulse and I love this phone. Everything about it is better than my last two phones.
The only problems are the battery life (which im hoping to fix by flashing KF2) and the fact I physicaly cannot use any other device now because they're all too small compared to this (seriously try picking up a 3.5inch device and it just looks small)
i came from an iphone 4 and am a real phone geek where i swap my phone regularly but i have to say im gonna stick with the s2 its easy, beautiful , certainly has the wow factor and its not locked down like ios ..... out of ten the s2 gets 11 just hope Samsung don't let us down by not updating the firmware regulary
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I came from an original Galaxy S which was the best phone in the world at the time. I love the SGS2. It's so much better in every way. Everything flies with the dual core processor. The screen size is great and there are subtle changes in the software which make a big difference such as the ability to assign your contacts to groups on the phone with out having to sign in to gmail via a browser.
I have SGS2 for about one month and it is the best phone I ever had. Not a single problem so far, everything works fast and perfect, battery life is great - battery lasts one day and a half on a heavy usage, which is better than 1 day with my previous HTC Desire. It is big step forward compared to my previous phone. I didn't root it yet, because everything is perfect out of a box.
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I have been a long time user of smart phones since the days of palm smart phones than to O2 devices than to Dopod and HTC..even tried a toshiba and acer phones..my last device was HTC Desire HD..
This is my first samsung phone..and i am really glad i made this switch..phone is simply amazing..does what ever i tell it to do and it does it perfectly..and now my wife is complaining becoz i often fall asleep with the phone in the hands.
About battery life..i know lots of people are complaining..but on my DHD..the way i trash the phone..battery will last 5 hours max..on this phone..still same trashing..i get about 11 to 12 hours..so for me no complains there.
Note: i never used apple products becoz i simply hate a device that tries to control me on how i can use the device.
Back to the topic..Hell yess i am absolutely satisfied
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Do we have BLN working on the SGS2 yet? Which kernel has it?
Do the custom roms take out the annoying fully charge sound notification?
Do custom roms make touchwiz reload faster? What about the unlock screen lag?
How many units (percent/batches??) are affected by the screen defect of the sgs2 wherein the left side is darker?
Why am I getting a lot of "battery issue" complaints whenever I google for problems on this phone? Is really serious or is that the fault of the user??
About the wake up and homescreen refresh lag, do you guys really believe that it's a problem on all phones or just how you set up the phone? Or rom or stock rom or kernel ???
I am still undecided if I am going to get this phone or the Nexus 3 which will probably have the same hardware as the SGS2 but better software.
I'm not entirely satisfied yet. I have some problems with the GPS. Searched the forums for some info regarding the GPS and found that most people are happy with it. Sure, if I stand under a clear sky, it finds almost instantly, 10-12 satellites and also locks them up. The problem is the ACCURACY and SPEED.
Accuracy (testing with GPS test):
I sometimes get down to 6 meters. But most of the time it's 10+ and up to 20, and sometimes jumps alot higher than that for no particular reason even when standing still. Yesterday I had my phone next to a HTC wildfire. My phone had 10 satellites and about 10-12 meters accuracy. The HTC had around 6 satellites only, with less signal (I had a few green, the HTC had only orange/yellow sats) but the HTC NEVER goes below 5 meters in accuracy. Most of the time it has 3 or 4 meters, values I never see even with less satellites. I've had a HTC Legend myself and I could have it in my pocket without it going over 5 meters in accuracy in the middle of the forest, which is needed when I'm running...
Speed:
Possible problem with GPS outsignal maybe? When I'm using ANY app for walking for example, the GPS with always show 3,6 km/h. Always a fixed value. When I use Copilot, the same version as i did with my old SGS, the speed will jump 3 km steps for example: 80 km/h, 83, 86 etc.
I guess I'm abit more picky with the GPS than most people. Specially since everyone seems to be so happy with it when it works pretty bad in my opinion.
Oh well it's alot better than SGS atleast.
I'm now using a sgs-II for two weeks and am happy with it.
My previous phones were the nexus one, motorola milestone. The milestone was buggy and big, not to mention locked down my Motorola. The nexus one was generally good except the buggy touch pannel, and during it was running 2.3.3 it was draining the battery very fast.
I had some problems with sgs-II and its gps (it saw satellites but did not lock even after 20 minutes) after changing the ntp server setting in gps.conf it locks in under 10 seconds. I believe that the reported accuracy is more true than other phones. My nexus one typically reported better accuracy but the position was jumping the same as the Sgs-II
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dropped it on concrete (car park) and watched it bounced on its sides and then finally slide some 1 metre flat on its screen...
All I had on it was a gs1 screen protector so the screen had some exposed areas but amazingly... no scratch on the screen or even on the metal rims around it. So I'm pretty happy with this phone =D
Also, the drop was so hard that the back plate came off but another thing I'm impressed with it is that the battery stayed in it. If this was my nokia, heck, battery, simcard, micro sd and just about any movable internals would've sprayed out.
The first time I got this phone I thought the thing is so light and thin, I would have to take care of it like a baby. But man the incident made my day. (I bought proper screen protector and case the day before it though... just waiting on shipping, not gonna risk it =P)
Damn I sound like a promoter.
Back to the topic, I was kinda hoping that this phone would future proof me for a while... so not having NFC is a bit of a drawback in that department if that takes off. -1
+1 for replaceable battery =P I'm keeping an extra one around just in case (coming from an iphone 3gs)
+1 for dual core! being my first android phone it seems like I have been spared from the general laggy and buggyness of previous gen androids
At the moment I'm trying to make an app to globally control music via the volume rocker which is the only thing I missed from iphone (eg hold the volume down to get to next track) playerpro can do this but only from the lockscreen.
Other than that... I'm a very satisfied owner indeed.
Yes. M8800 pixon
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I simply love mine eheh
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All you say is pure bull$hit.This phone is a piece of crap.Yesterday I opened voice commands and told it to make me coffee.The coffee was BLACK while I want milk in it!And it was much sweeter than I want!I am really considering taking the phone back and buying that Buondi coffee machine.
Anyway,joking aside,it's one step forward than a device that would already be many steps forward than what is available today(other than the GS2 of course! ).Lagginess?Gone.Slow reactions?Gone.Bad performance?Gone.Battery issues?Gone if you take precautions(Simple as updating to KE7 and later with a wipe-factory reset).Incompatibility?Well,this one goes to Chainfire but gone too.Even with CF3D my Desire HD can't always keep up.
Am I satisfied?Hell yeah I am!
Oh,and about the coffee part,it's awesome there too.How?Overclock it,set it to performance governor and make a stress test.Flip the phone while the stress test is going and you can keep your coffee hot at all times!
Howdy, guys. Been sort of lurking here thinking about upgrading to the 1X+ when it becomes available. I'm presently an Inspire owner (previously owned an HD2 and before that a TyTNII) and prefer HTC's build quality, but the Galaxy IIIs is very tempting. What troubles me about the 1X+ is that it does not have any other battery options, an aspect where I felt the Inspire was flawed, and this is even worse. As we know, even the best quality batteries start to go bad after a time (which is happening to my Inspire now...), and that time is long after the warranty expires. So what worries me is that HTC has designed what stacks up to be a disposable phone.
Wondering if any of you guys can comment on HTC's new 'closed architecture' approach in general, and what options you'd suggest for me looking down the road - not just HTC but other vendors also. I'm not in a rush, but I do have the option to upgrade now, so I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts since I don't keep up on the latest-and-greatest phone tech.
Thanks in advance!
What's wrong with having the battery replaced even after the warranty period? I'm sure it won't cost a lot.
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What's wrong with having the battery replaced even after the warranty period? I'm sure it won't cost a lot.
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Unless you're an HTC technician, you have no basis for this statement. How can you have any idea at all what it costs to open and replace components in a phone that we haven't even seen yet? How do you even know if the battery is replaceable at all? Please don't speculate without hard facts.
Opening a unibody is going to be hard work and tricky, battery replacement should be possible, not impossible. I would wait just to see if the bootloader becomes unlocked and development gets rolling. I would like to stick with htc because i like sense, if i was into ASOP look, htc would have been never on my list. currently the way HTC is going, their phones is getting harder and harder to develop. and we wonder why samsung is selling like hotcakes. i say wait and see
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Opening a unibody is going to be hard work and tricky.... I would wait just to see if the bootloader becomes unlocked... I would like to stick with htc because i like sense...
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My point exactly. Another term for 'hard work and tricky' is 'expensive'. I also like Sense and found that I spent more time trying to get an AOSP ROM to behave like it, that it just wasn't worth it and went back to Virtuous Infinity. I don't necessarily need a 'custom' ROM, only one that enables me to remove CIQ and I can then go about freezing the apps I don't want or need. But if it turns out that the bootloader can't be unlocked, then the G3S looks pretty good, unless there are any other suggestions out there or if anyone has "insider information" about upcoming HTC phones that return to their original open architecture.
either get the nexus 4 or just wait..personally i would wait..i currently own an hox 32gb
Unless you intend to keep your phone for an extensive amount of time, the battery should not be an issue. These batteries are tested for hundreds of thousand of charges before the performance starts to degrade. Thats like charging your phone 10 times a day for 3 years
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Unless you're an HTC technician, you have no basis for this statement. How can you have any idea at all what it costs to open and replace components in a phone that we haven't even seen yet? How do you even know if the battery is replaceable at all? Please don't speculate without hard facts.
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Here's a hard fact: Original HTC One X's battery is replaceable and it costs roughly $80 to have it professionally replaced as per HTC's official service center from my area. You can also look up Youtube videos on replacing HOX's battery.
Given that HOX and HOX+'s external design looks almost identical and both don't have exterior screws in them, one can conclude that the only way the HOX+ can be pried open is the exact same way it is done on the HOX.
You're right, I don't know for sure if the HOX+'s battery is replaceable unless I'm a HTC technician, but based on the above hard fact and the reasonably logical analysis, I think it's safe enough to speculate that the battery of the basically souped-up version of the HOX can actually be replaced.
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You're right, I don't know for sure if the HOX+'s battery is replaceable unless I'm a HTC technician, but based on the above hard fact and the reasonably logical analysis, I think it's safe enough to speculate that the battery of the basically souped-up version of the HOX can actually be replaced.
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Your 'hard facts' and 'logical analysis' + 'speculation' = sheer conjecture. I'll wait it out to see for myself. Granted, it would make sense for HTC to leverage their existing production design, but I've lived long enough to know not to make such assumptions.
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Opening a unibody is going to be hard work and tricky, battery replacement should be possible, not impossible. I would wait just to see if the bootloader becomes unlocked and development gets rolling. I would like to stick with htc because i like sense, if i was into ASOP look, htc would have been never on my list. currently the way HTC is going, their phones is getting harder and harder to develop. and we wonder why samsung is selling like hotcakes. i say wait and see
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The HOX was a doddle to open when I boosted the WiFi antenna by adding some tin (aluminium) foil to it. I didn't touch the battery but all it had on it was a head shield. I should think a spare should be very easy to replace.
I have the HOX+ and am delighted with it. Two days in a row I've had it on Power Save mode and not noticed any lag, both days have had 12+ hours of regular email + FB with roughly 33% left
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The HOX was a doddle to open when I boosted the WiFi antenna by adding some tin (aluminium) foil to it. I didn't touch the battery but all it had on it was a head shield. I should think a spare should be very easy to replace.
I have the HOX+ and am delighted with it. Two days in a row I've had it on Power Save mode and not noticed any lag, both days have had 12+ hours of regular email + FB with roughly 33% left
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What exactly does the "Power Save" mode do? Thanks
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Anyone hear yet on when this device will be out on ATT for USA? Can't find anything online, no leaks anywhere from my research. Trying to see if it will arrive here before the year is over :fingers-crossed:
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What exactly does the "Power Save" mode do? Thanks
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Power Save Mode is really settings HTC profiled to save power, just like Beats for audio.
No word from AT&T, its like they are planning for a Thanksgiving Holiday release or later. There might be AT&T internal testing to install more bloatware, and certain upgrades to make the phone less developer friendly.
Came from Inspire as well, have the ATT One X currently and it is an awesome device. Batteries are replaceable, phone is really not too difficult to open if you wanted to do it yourself. Otherwise it is around $80 to have it serviced. I was concerned with the battery limitations initially as well, but it gets almost 2x the battery life as my Inspire with the slightly larger DHD battery in it. Never really worry about my battery life now. Bigger issue is the no sd card slot
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What exactly does the "Power Save" mode do? Thanks
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Not exactly sure other than what has been said about an HTC profile but the way I see it - if HTC boast a 60% boost in power, and lets say power save halves the power usage maybe by limiting CPU speed, that's still 80% power of the original HOX. And with Buttery Smooth JB I really don't notice any lag so I leave it on the whole time.
On the very rare occasion I use a graphics heavy game, I'd disable Power Save to be safe but using games like Stickman Cliff diving and Bike Race it's fine.
This is just speculation without research, based simply on a few days use but thought I'd share...either way, Power Save makes the battery life EPIC!!
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Not exactly sure other than what has been said about an HTC profile but the way I see it - if HTC boast a 60% boost in power, and lets say power save halves the power usage maybe by limiting CPU speed, that's still 80% power of the original HOX. And with Buttery Smooth JB I really don't notice any lag so I leave it on the whole time.
On the very rare occasion I use a graphics heavy game, I'd disable Power Save to be safe but using games like Stickman Cliff diving and Bike Race it's fine.
This is just speculation without research, based simply on a few days use but thought I'd share...either way, Power Save makes the battery life EPIC!!
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as far as i know you can leave the powersave on all the time. i played some nfs most wanted and fifa and didn't notice any lags (at least if you don't have a ton of apps open. "cheaper" games won't even lag if you have a bunch of apps open in the background.
in my experience it does give more cpu power if it's really needed...what it does that you will notice is: it keeps the screen slightly dimmer then in normal-mode (if you have auto brightness acivated).
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Not exactly sure other than what has been said about an HTC profile but the way I see it - if HTC boast a 60% boost in power, and lets say power save halves the power usage maybe by limiting CPU speed, that's still 80% power of the original HOX. And with Buttery Smooth JB I really don't notice any lag so I leave it on the whole time.
On the very rare occasion I use a graphics heavy game, I'd disable Power Save to be safe but using games like Stickman Cliff diving and Bike Race it's fine.
This is just speculation without research, based simply on a few days use but thought I'd share...either way, Power Save makes the battery life EPIC!!
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Since i don't have an HOX+ yet i thought maybe in the manual or when you tap the button to enable powersave it would give you a message saying exactly what it does? If not then why even have it as an option? Why wouldn't it ALWAYS just be turned on to save power? Just curious on what restrictions it puts in place to "save power" and figured it would explain this in the manual or somewhere?
I want to take advantage of being able to upgrade my DNA at no cost to me, so I need to do that by the end of this year. The company is switching to employee purchase of phones starting next year. I'm on Verizon. Looking for recommendations from those that have switched, or are contemplating a switch soon. I've primarily been looking at the Turbo, LG G3, and One M8. I've been on HTC devices, so am comfortable/familiar with Sense, and currently running a One based ROM on my DNA. I'm also fond of the wireless charging options, but don't know if a lack of it is enough to rule a particular phone out. Being able to root is a plus. Also leaning to a replaceable battery being a plus as well. Wife recently picked up a Note 4. I'll look at it some more, but that seems almost too big.
Is anyone aware of any new devices due out this month? If not, what is your favorite option today and why?
Thanks!
I just got the Note 4 and love it!!
Also came from the DNA and I can tell you, you'll be very pleased with the battery life!!
I was also considering the new Nexus device but since it isn't on VZW yet and I didn't want to wait with my DNA screen shattered I went with the Note 4 and I'm definitely not disappointed.
The Droid Turbo was released not too long ago, and I'm really leaning towards it for my contract upgrade in a couple of weeks. It's still an internal battery unfortunately, but what caught my attention was it having nearly twice the capacity of the DNA. Since I have to charge my DNA halfway through the day, I'd be more than satisfied with the Turbo's battery life. Plus, it has some beefy specs as well. Camera has been reported to have some trouble with delay, but that might be corrected in a software update.
I did a little more reading last night and am starting to lean towards the LG G3. A little smaller than the Note 4 which is a good thing. Replaceable battery, rootable, and with a $10 hack can be changed to Qi wireless charging. I need to go spend some hands on time with it in the store. I've considered the Turbo as well, but with the reported camera issues, and some reporting earpiece volume issues, I just find myself questioning Motorola's product testing if they send these issues out with a hope to fix them later in a software update.
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I just got the Note 4 and love it!!
Also came from the DNA and I can tell you, you'll be very pleased with the battery life!!
I was also considering the new Nexus device but since it isn't on VZW yet and I didn't want to wait with my DNA screen shattered I went with the Note 4 and I'm definitely not disappointed.
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Hmm, I'm now thinking about the Note 4 as well due to its camera features and the S-pen. So, when you say pleased with the battery life...how pleased are we talking? I guess getting through the day wouldn't be nearly as much a problem as it is sometimes with the DNA?
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Hmm, I'm now thinking about the Note 4 as well due to its camera features and the S-pen. So, when you say pleased with the battery life...how pleased are we talking? I guess getting through the day wouldn't be nearly as much a problem as it is sometimes with the DNA?
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I don't know about you but toward the end of my 2 years on the DNA I'd have to plug my phone in after about 5-6hrs of moderate use or it was flat dead!
So far with the Note 4 I've actually managed 2 full days on one charge a couple times.. Keeping in mind it's a new phone so I'm playing on it a lot!
Also the fast charge is awesome! I have had it go from 50% to a full charge in about 15 minutes on the charger! (that's only using the included "adaptive fast charger" from Samsung)
The S-pen is cool! I felt like it might be one of those things that lost its "cool factor" once I played with it enough but I keep finding new useful reasons pull it out.. Easily screenshoting and cropping an Instagram post using the Screen Write function for example.
Or more obvious things like quickly jotting down a number or reminder. Which are a lot more useful and easy than I had though they would be.
The chances of getting a fully functional ROOT seem far out if it ever happens.. So that's a bit of a downside. But I can say this is the first phone I've had that I wasn't just dying to root. I honestly have very little reason to root it other than getting Lollipop before VZW and Samsung get it on the update manager.
The phone is big! I will say that.. Probably one of the only things I've had issues with is one handed typing. But I'm getting use to it. It can be very difficult stretching that thumb up to reach things with one hand but I guess that's the price we pay for a large screen. Which is a beautiful display by the way... Both cameras rock too! It's packed with fx, filters and neat camera features that are a lot of fun.
Anyway I hope you are happy with whatever you get! I did talk to a guy over the weekend who has LG G3 and he told me he "hates it" although he couldn't really tell me why.. Haha I haven't played with one but they seem pretty comparable
By the way I thought I'd share that when I got home and started typing this my battery was at 56% (after a full day of pretty heavy use) and in the time it's taken me to type this up (on the phone via tapatalk) while plugged into the fast charger I'm up to 72%
Just thought I'd share an update, in case the op might be still deciding.
I opted for the Note 4. Got it in the mail yesterday, and so far I'm very impressed! It's not as hard to handle as I thought it'd be due to its size. I have yet to give the battery a good test, gotta break it in and actually do a near full run-down, since I had it plugged in most of the day yesterday. But this display is absolutely gorgeous! Don't think I'll be using the s-pen much, but who knows, maybe I'll find more use for it further down the road. I also enjoy using the finger print scanner; I find it quicker to unlock. At times it's frustrating that it doesn't work, but that's because I'm not being precise enough.
Thought I'd share my first impressions. Thanks for the input starscream!
Guess I should've come back to update this. I wound up getting the LG G3 a week ago. Already rooted and installed Skydragon ROM and love it. I also purchased the sticker for the battery door that changes it from NFC only to NFC plus wireless charging. Battery life has been great, and I like the knock knock option for turning on the screen. Transition from my DNA to the G3 has been easy.
Appreciate the suggestions and feedback from everyone!
Hello all,
I am considering doing a phone swap with a friend where I would get an LG G3 in place of my HTC One M8. I went with the M8 because it could be rooted and custom rom'ed. I am a VZW unlimited account, using hotspot.
While I like the M8 well enough, I really wish it had a removable battery, the camera isn't great, and the phone is a little too tall for my taste. The speakers are pretty nice though.
I am looking for opinions about the G3, looks like now I can get root and install custom roms, so hotspot should be do able. Sizewise I know these two phones are very close.
1. How is battery life?
2. How do you like the camera?
3. How is the speaker? I use it some for watching slingbox
4. How is bluetooth? I do a ton of bluetooth headphone use, phone and music/podcast. I run it connected all day
5. I have a job where I have to run a case on the phone, how hard are the buttons to use if you have a case on? I guess this does the knocking on the screen, I don't really adjust headphone volume with buttons on the phone anyway.
6. If you happen to be rooted/rom'ed how is the performance/battery life.
7. After a little time how do you like the screen? What I hear is that these QHD's do drain the battery
Thanks so much for your opinions!
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Hello all,
I am considering doing a phone swap with a friend where I would get an LG G3 in place of my HTC One M8. I went with the M8 because it could be rooted and custom rom'ed. I am a VZW unlimited account, using hotspot.
While I like the M8 well enough, I really wish it had a removable battery, the camera isn't great, and the phone is a little too tall for my taste. The speakers are pretty nice though.
I am looking for opinions about the G3, looks like now I can get root and install custom roms, so hotspot should be do able. Sizewise I know these two phones are very close.
1. How is battery life?
2. How do you like the camera?
3. How is the speaker? I use it some for watching slingbox
4. How is bluetooth? I do a ton of bluetooth headphone use, phone and music/podcast. I run it connected all day
5. I have a job where I have to run a case on the phone, how hard are the buttons to use if you have a case on? I guess this does the knocking on the screen, I don't really adjust headphone volume with buttons on the phone anyway.
6. If you happen to be rooted/rom'ed how is the performance/battery life.
7. After a little time how do you like the screen? What I hear is that these QHD's do drain the battery
Thanks so much for your opinions!
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1. Battery life is good. I have no problem making it through the day.
2. Camera is excellent. It's one of the reasons I got rid of my M8.
3. Speaker is okay, but not as good as the M8.
4. Bluetooth is fine.
5. Buttons are easy enough to get to, with a case.
6. Running Lollipop, and performance is excellent.
7. Absolutely love this screen.
This phone is an absolute beast, now that it's unlocked. I like it way better than the M8.
Thank you spotmark for a great reply!
I assume you are running a CM based 5.0 rom? Flashing it to my Nexus 10 as we type...
I had the M8 and couldn't wait to get rid of it. I've never hated a phone so much. It was much bigger than needed, I didn't use the speakers enough to warrant the huge size and the rest of the h/w was mediocre at best.
Love everything about the G3. I don't use it much so can easily go 3-4 days on a charge. If you're on it all day long, then you may finish the day on a charge.
Thanks Colchiro, I don't mind the M8 a bunch, but the G3 seems to have more going for it, reading specs online now, looks like they are exactly the same height, with the G3 being wider, with much more screen real estate.
The speakers are good, and I use them about 15 minutes a day, but that's not a great enough reason to keep it.
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Thank you spotmark for a great reply!
I assume you are running a CM based 5.0 rom? Flashing it to my Nexus 10 as we type...
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Yeah, I'm running Validus, great ROM. Lollipop is so sweet, that I don't mind being without my Xposed mods.
Sorry, I was mistaken, it was the 6" One Max that I owned. I returned it within 10 days of receiving it.
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Yeah, I'm running Validus, great ROM. Lollipop is so sweet, that I don't mind being without my Xposed mods.
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Camera and everything works pretty close to stock? Quality of the camera go down any without the stock OS?
Where does the speaker come from on the phone? Is it out of the top where ear piece is? Or is it on the back?
wonderrx said:
Camera and everything works pretty close to stock? Quality of the camera go down any without the stock OS?
Where does the speaker come from on the phone? Is it out of the top where ear piece is? Or is it on the back?
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I use camera FV-5, I think it looks just as good. The speaker is on the back. If I were you, I'd make the trade with your buddy, before he changes his mind.
I don't know what software version the G3 will be on. Am I going to have any difficulty to get it rooted and then push the custom recovery to it depending on which software version it is?
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1. Battery life is good. I have no problem making it through the day.
2. Camera is excellent. It's one of the reasons I got rid of my M8.
3. Speaker is okay, but not as good as the M8.
4. Bluetooth is fine.
5. Buttons are easy enough to get to, with a case.
6. Running Lollipop, and performance is excellent.
7. Absolutely love this screen.
This phone is an absolute beast, now that it's unlocked. I like it way better than the M8.
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I agree with everything said here but battery life I could get much more from both the gs5 and the HTC m8.
The screen doesn't get as bright as others but personally I never run over 75% brightness.
kameleongt said:
I agree with everything said here but battery life I could get much more from both the gs5 and the HTC m8.
The screen doesn't get as bright as others but personally I never run over 75% brightness.
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Thanks for the feedback, not so worried about battery if I can switch the batteries at will.
Looking for more feedback about the screen, brightness, quality, I use it a little in the sun, how the screen has aged. Thanks!
I used lux and it made a huge difference in my screen brightness. Looked way better than using the stock auto brightness setting!!
Stepdaughter has the m8, tmobile one, so she has removable battery. Both phones are good. Let's be honest, nowadays it's hard to put one phone over another as they are so close in specs/year.
I honestly can't see a huge difference in screen from my QHD screen to the htc. Both look phenomenal.
Battery life isn't all that good on the m8, but my stepdaughter has a lot of useless bloat crap on her phone and Facebook messages everyone and I swear it kills her battery life. I get close to 4 hours sot and about 18 hours before plugging in.
Have no issues with a case. I generally use the Unicorn Bettle Supacase which has total coverage and everything works fine.
Sound is okay on g3, but m8 trumps it.
Bluetooth works fine on both.
In the end, it's preference. Both good phones, with this better than the other and vice versa, but small victories really.
Oh, big one for me is the screen size to bezel ratio much better on g3. M8 is a big phone due to speakers.
Good luck
wonderrx said:
Hello all,
I am considering doing a phone swap with a friend where I would get an LG G3 in place of my HTC One M8. I went with the M8 because it could be rooted and custom rom'ed. I am a VZW unlimited account, using hotspot.
While I like the M8 well enough, I really wish it had a removable battery, the camera isn't great, and the phone is a little too tall for my taste. The speakers are pretty nice though.
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Well, I'd say the M8 is taller than the g3, but not by much.
From what I can tell, the G3 looks wider than the M8, but to me, it doesn't feel so wide. The curved back I think helps with giving that feeling that the phone is not too big in your hands.
I've never owned the M8, but I've seen it in stores and just didn't like the looks of it aesthetically. It just looked too industrial for me and almost iPhonish in it's shape.
I fell in love with the G3 as soon as I turned it on at the store and started playing with it. When I got home, I immediately came here to do research on it: can it be rooted, can I flash custom ROMs with custom kernels (not just stock kernels), what is the dev support like, etc.
Once I came into these forums and read, within an hour I was hooked and upgraded to get it. Not sad at all that I moved away from my unlocked RAZR HD (XT926). Yeah, it had an unlocked bootloader, but I also wanted a phone that was slated to get Lollipop, and since this phone just came out in July, 2014, I knew it would be slated for Lollipop and hopefully, by the time it came out, LP would be stable for it.
Also, with this phone being relatively new and seeing the amount of dev support it already has, I knew this was a phone to keep for a long time.
Definitely worth getting if you can. Hopefully, it's the 32gb version so that you have 3gb of memory. The 16gb version only gives you 2gb of memory for running your apps.
Thanks for the latest replies and opinions!
What has everyone's experience been with Verizon reception with the phone? I don't think the M8 is a great antenna phone, seems like my wife always has better reception and LTE when I don't on her iphone 5s.
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Thanks for the latest replies and opinions!
What has everyone's experience been with Verizon reception with the phone? I don't think the M8 is a great antenna phone, seems like my wife always has better reception and LTE when I don't on her iphone 5s.
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I came from a Verizon G2 and have found the G3s radios to be in general superior to it. Insufficient data on the M8 as I've never owned one of those. I have issues with my device, solely based on where I work (interior of a structure with large quantities of rebar, concrete, and steel) so I get mixed 3G/LTE coverage all day. Even having said that, I generally leave the job site with about 60% of my battery left with moderate usage (and BT connection with my Moto 360 on all day)
The G3 is a great phone...I'd have no hesitation in suggesting its superior in most ways that matter to the common user than the M8. Just having the option to hot swap a battery on the fly makes the G3 in my book the clear winner. Plus the white with black screen is dead sexay.
Except, you cannot really hot swap a battery on the fly with an LG G3. If you plug in a charger then remove the low battery to replace it with a fully charged one, the phone immediately alerts that the battery is missing and shuts down.
My old VGNexus phones would work fine while plugged in with no battery, so I could hot-swap, but not the G3.
trent999 said:
Except, you cannot really hot swap a battery on the fly with an LG G3. If you plug in a charger then remove the low battery to replace it with a fully charged one, the phone immediately alerts that the battery is missing and shuts down.
My old VGNexus phones would work fine while plugged in with no battery, so I could hot-swap, but not the G3.
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it takes only like 5 seconds to boot up ...
i swapped a note 3 fo rthis g3
not looking back
I've had my fair share of smartphones, all with ups and downs, but I'd like to think that the 10 is pretty close to being the perfect phone. I want to know what you guys think, as fellow owners. I'll give you a rundown of my most recent phones that I'm comparing to.
Nexus 6p
Nexus 5x
Galaxy s7
Moto X Pure
Droid Turbo 2
Droid Turbo
Thanks for your input!! [emoji16]
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I should also mention that I've got mine rooted, (thanks @jcase!) along with my unlimited data.
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charklos said:
I should also mention that I've got mine rooted, (thanks @jcase!) along with my unlimited data.
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I enjoy the phone, dev scene should go up soon with our next. Sunshine release
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I enjoy the phone, dev scene should go up soon with our next. Sunshine release
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Sounds promising!! I can't wait to free my phone!!
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Being away from the android market for some time now the m9 be my return phone and 10 my current I'd say it's pretty solid. Androids come a long way since the early days.
In case you can't see below signature, I've had a handful of HTC handsets since the Incredible and tested still more. The 10 is the best they've ever put out. I'm finding it snappy; love the sound with headphones and don't mind the loss of stereo via the speaker. I don't know how I lived without a fingerprint scanner and I have always been partial to hardware buttons. I've never tried a Nexus both because they aren't always available for Verizon and they never take removable storage which is a deal breaker for me.
My first smartphone was the droid eris and i only purchased it because it was able to be s-off'ed. Then i upgraded to htc incredible 2 which was quite an upgrade, then i jumped to the SGS III. Then i bought the M8 which was a good phone, but had such a horrible camera. I think HTC nailed this phone and i never thought how much i love the fingerprint scanner. Never been a fan of encrypting a phone, but how its default now. I have to say its going pretty well. Now that sunshine has been updated to allow unlocking without mail in, I think the development will get even better. I can't wait to flash a AOSP ROM.
I'm loving it. It's definitely a step up from the m9 in my opinion. Better battery life, screen and camera. My only complaints are about the keyboard (screw TouchPal) and the audio isn't quite as loud as the m9.
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Edit: Never mind.
Best phone I've ever owned. Best unlocked bootloader currently available. With expandable storage, it's even preferable to the new HTC Nexus Marlin, in my opinion.
Major cons: screen is C-grade. Maybe C+. It's not very bright, and mine has a reddish tint. Also the phone isn't as loud as I'd wish.
Major pros: best unlocked phone available. Expandable storage. Great metal unibody. Great design all around. Great sound quality.
Truly, truly the best phone I've owned in my personal opinion. I thought the Nexus 6P was fantastic until I got the HTC 10; and although the Nexus 6P is obviously cheaper, the difference in quality had me quite in shock. Only complaint is the abysmal speaker volume, miss the boomsound from the M8.
simoninseattle said:
Best phone I've ever owned. Best unlocked bootloader currently available. With expandable storage, it's even preferable to the new HTC Nexus Marlin, in my opinion.
Major cons: screen is C-grade. Maybe C+. It's not very bright, and mine has a reddish tint. Also the phone isn't as loud as I'd wish.
Major pros: best unlocked phone available. Expandable storage. Great metal unibody. Great design all around. Great sound quality.
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You can manually change the screen temperature settings.
Settings>Display, gestures & buttons>Color Profile.
I agree with you on the volume level though.
I started out as one of the biggest defenders of this phone but I've slowly been disappointed due to a few quirks listed below. However, it still stands as a fantastic phone. It's proven to me that Android has matured to the point I don't need root and custom ROMS.
- Polarized LCD Panel: Sharp but still washed out next to AMOLED. Also can't see it with my polarized shades on.
- SD Card Mount Issues: I have a 200gb microSD. I've replaced both the phone and the SD card. Still get unmount need to reformat errors which are incredibly annoying to deal with when I have 140gb of music locally.
- Random slowdowns: Happening more and more frequently where I have to start going in and force stopping apps and rebooting the entire phone.
- Screen Randomly Waking: I've had so many butt dials and funky texts sent out to people because this will wake up in my pocket even after I've completely disabled touch to wake.
- Dropped Signal: I'll have to randomly switch off both Cell and WiFi to get signal sometimes
- Android Auto: It just won't work some days. Works just fine with other USB C phones.
- Sexiness: Yeah, maybe I'm shallow but I don't think this is nearly as clean as the M7 was. It's still a great looking phone but after putting it in a very thin, clear TPU case it really lost its value. Coming from a Droid Turbo that never needed a case this was a big thing. My work iPhone 6S in the identical case still maintains a great look.
- AOSP Support: This will come, however, I'd like to have it be more supported. For this reason alone I think I'll hold off on BL unlock and sell the device for the new Pixel phone.
Battery: Not awful by any means but also not great. QC, though, is a god send.
I have not BL unlocked the device but I'm simply waiting only due to the new Pixel phones releasing next month as I may just sell and upgrade to one of those. It's kind of unfair to compare this unrooted device to my BL unlocked Droid Turbo but with custom software that SD805 phone was about 90% as fast as this device while feeling better in the hand and better battery life to boot. In hindsight, I should have held on to that longer and waited for the Pixel to upgrade.
I sound like I'm really dragging the phone down but I'm still a, mostly, happy user
What do you mean that QC is a godsend. Would love to improve my phone's battery life.
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What do you mean that QC is a godsend. Would love to improve my phone's battery life.
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I think he is referring to the QC quick charge 3.0
pjd2011 said:
I started out as one of the biggest defenders of this phone but I've slowly been disappointed due to a few quirks listed below. However, it still stands as a fantastic phone. It's proven to me that Android has matured to the point I don't need root and custom ROMS.
- Polarized LCD Panel: Sharp but still washed out next to AMOLED. Also can't see it with my polarized shades on.
- SD Card Mount Issues: I have a 200gb microSD. I've replaced both the phone and the SD card. Still get unmount need to reformat errors which are incredibly annoying to deal with when I have 140gb of music locally.
- Random slowdowns: Happening more and more frequently where I have to start going in and force stopping apps and rebooting the entire phone.
- Screen Randomly Waking: I've had so many butt dials and funky texts sent out to people because this will wake up in my pocket even after I've completely disabled touch to wake.
- Dropped Signal: I'll have to randomly switch off both Cell and WiFi to get signal sometimes
- Android Auto: It just won't work some days. Works just fine with other USB C phones.
- Sexiness: Yeah, maybe I'm shallow but I don't think this is nearly as clean as the M7 was. It's still a great looking phone but after putting it in a very thin, clear TPU case it really lost its value. Coming from a Droid Turbo that never needed a case this was a big thing. My work iPhone 6S in the identical case still maintains a great look.
- AOSP Support: This will come, however, I'd like to have it be more supported. For this reason alone I think I'll hold off on BL unlock and sell the device for the new Pixel phone.
Battery: Not awful by any means but also not great. QC, though, is a god send.
I have not BL unlocked the device but I'm simply waiting only due to the new Pixel phones releasing next month as I may just sell and upgrade to one of those. It's kind of unfair to compare this unrooted device to my BL unlocked Droid Turbo but with custom software that SD805 phone was about 90% as fast as this device while feeling better in the hand and better battery life to boot. In hindsight, I should have held on to that longer and waited for the Pixel to upgrade.
I sound like I'm really dragging the phone down but I'm still a, mostly, happy user
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- Polarized LCD Panel: it's part of the LCD tech. Only alternative would be to AMOLED but LCD has natural/neutral colors and "smooth" pixels versus AMOLED in which you can see individual LEDs/pixels and purple smears on black/gray colors. It's a matter of preference really.
- SD Card Mount Issues: not sure why you're having so many SD card errors. Perhaps it's formatted as internal or something else? No SD card issues with the majority of us.
- Random slowdowns: Definitely a rogue app! Haven't had slowdowns like that since 2011 flagships.
- Screen Randomly Waking: Strange as the phone will never wake unless you hit the power button (with DT2W disabled in your case)
- Dropped Signal: have you tried formatting? Doesn't sound normal for a phone to behave like that.
- Android Auto: I don't use it so I wouldn't know, as I just use Maps.
- Sexiness: Again, preferences.
- AOSP Support: Thankfully, Sense is now closer to AOSP than ever, without the boringness/plainness of AOSP that nexuses have. It actually has some neat additional features that lack in AOSP.
Battery: I find battery to be great given it's only a 3000 mAh. It's not as good as my previous Droid Turbo(3900 mAh) but the QC 3.0 make up for it.
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richii0207 said:
- Polarized LCD Panel: it's part of the LCD tech. Only alternative would be to AMOLED but LCD has natural/neutral colors and "smooth" pixels versus AMOLED in which you can see individual LEDs/pixels and purple smears on black/gray colors. It's a matter of preference really.
- SD Card Mount Issues: not sure why you're having so many SD card errors. Perhaps it's formatted as internal or something else? No SD card issues with the majority of us.
- Random slowdowns: Definitely a rogue app! Haven't had slowdowns like that since 2011 flagships.
- Screen Randomly Waking: Strange as the phone will never wake unless you hit the power button (with DT2W disabled in your case)
- Dropped Signal: have you tried formatting? Doesn't sound normal for a phone to behave like that.
- AOSP Support: Thankfully, Sense is now closer to AOSP than ever, without the boringness/plainness of AOSP that nexuses have. It actually has some neat additional features that lack in AOSP.
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Yeah, Quick Charge definitely makes up for any difference in battery compared to the Turbo.
As for the signal, it's definitely a rogue issue but I find myself having to enter and exit airplane mode more and more frequently to gain 4G. Usually I'd only have this problem on AOSP Roms on non-Nexus devices.
The screen randomly waking is just flat out annoying. Especially on runs. Accidentally called my CIO the other day when my phone was locked and in my pocket....Not good.
The SD card issue truly is my biggest complaints as I wanted to have this device for my music. I left on a week long vacation and just before boarding my flight I lost all my music. Incredibly annoying and it's always been set as external storage. When attempting to use internal I get the same issue (when testing).
As for the LCD I understand it's complete preference but other LCD panels I've used did not have this issue. When you're out on a boat and in the sun as much as I am you're always wearing polarized glasses. This thing is unreadable out in the daylight.
I don't have issues with signal, or really anything. I would say main grip (minimal) is Wi-Fi does drain battery more than LTE. I will say it's a lot better with custom sense Tom though.
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I'm going on my 2nd day with the HTC 10 and I can say I'm pleasantly surprised. After being a Samsung junky coming from a S7 Edge and then the Note 7 I can honestly say I am very pleased with my switch to HTC. I've owned nearly every Samsung flagship since the Note 3. Everything has been working great for me and the near AOSP compared to TouchWiz is great. The camera isn't much of a downgrade from Samsung at all and that really makes me happy. I've been using the phone caseless until mine comes in the mail tomorrow so I've really gotten a good feel for the phone. It handles well and is built nice. I S-Offed and rooted shortly after I got the phone and have zero regrets on the switch. I just wish I did it sooner and I would have saved a bunch of cash from phone switching. Nice job HTC with the build and @jcase and the team for root.
Horrible device, would definitely not recommend this to anyone. Uses a crazy amount of data that the phone doesn't seem to be registering (according to my cell phone I went through 1.2GB of data, the phone is showing 133MB). Battery life is beyond horrible (yes everything possible is disabled -- not syncing, not using photo sync, not using backup, disabled all gestures, turned off all google now/google anything services, screen is set to dim just enough to barely see it). Just using KIK for 20 minutes yesterday I lost 10% battery (no joke). Wifi is still buggy, even after the 186 firmware update. Can't tell if its Marshmallow in general or HTC's garbage services that is causing all these problems. There are so many little annoying things with the Verizon build too -- default email app doesn't resize HTML messages so everything is HUGE, the power toggle widget sucks -- you click wifi which normally turns it on/off but it instead brings you to the wifi settings where you then have to manually turn it on/off, things like this that I have to deal with daily is slowly driving me crazy. Going back to my old device until my data gets the monthly reset, then I'll try some custom ROMs to see if it helps with these issues.
Honestly, the only good feature on this phone is the fingerprint scanner. It did make me realize how much I love my little Razr M which I would go through a full day of use and still only be at 90-85% battery.