As the tiltle says How many of you disappoint with your SGS3 after purchased
What features you want to add in your s3
No disappointment here, pleasantly suprised actually.
It's my dream phone so far.
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As the tiltle says How many of you disappoint with your SGS3 after purchased
What features you want to add in your s3
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As OP, why dont you "break the ice"?
I got one disappointment - why Samsung didn't launch this awesome phone earlier.
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As OP, why dont you "break the ice"?
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because it seems MR op doesn't have the phone yet He is looking out for potential sellers (who are dissappointed with their phone - at least thats what is happening in the Indian thread for SGS3)
only disappointment was the price...khe khe.
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Coming from galany note I'm disappointed that the s3 didn't come with the social and readers hub.
Social hub being the more important app.
I was originally a HTC user and loved the friendstream widget..so I welcomed the social hub app on my note as they similar.
Seems the s3 gave replaced it with flipboard WTF
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I do wish people didn't start these kind of threads, either research the phone properly before buying or if you think the problem can be resolved then log it in the QA section.
Not any regrations yet ..coming from sg
s2 missing some apps like Solaris office but it's okkk
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Coming from galany note I'm disappointed that the s3 didn't come with the social and readers hub.
Social hub being the more important app.
I was originally a HTC user and loved the friendstream widget..so I welcomed the social hub app on my note as they similar.
Seems the s3 gave replaced it with flipboard WTF
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Coming from a Desire/One X, I missed the Friendstream widget. Flipboard is not as good. However, I saw the Android Pro Widget recommended which I download from the Play Store. It is excellent - much more like Friendstream, the only downside being that you need to run separate widgets for Facebook and Twitter feeds.
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only disappointment was the price...khe khe.
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Price was fair, I mean thats what you expect for flagship range...Some NZ retailers ran a limited time price of approximately $650USD...ordered my 32GB for approximately $700USD
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because it seems MR op doesn't have the phone yet He is looking out for potential sellers (who are dissappointed with their phone - at least thats what is happening in the Indian thread for SGS3)
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Smart...Cunning...haha. I dont expect many to let go and sell so quickly...and for those who do...it wont be too little anyways with a relatively shortage on the market? hows the stock availability in India? not much in NZ...waiting 3 days and counting for mine...
Just got mine yesterday. Feels really good so far.
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Price was fair, I mean thats what you expect for flagship range...Some NZ retailers ran a limited time price of approximately $650USD...ordered my 32GB for approximately $700USD
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Smart...Cunning...haha. I dont expect many to let go and sell so quickly...and for those who do...it wont be too little anyways with a relatively shortage on the market? hows the stock availability in India? not much in NZ...waiting 3 days and counting for mine...
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stock is close to nil here. 7 days and counting for me (waiting for blue). even the white one is hard to find
Not much that can't be fixed with custom roms/mods/etc, and most of them will probably be fixed with official samsung updates too, but anyways:
- Smoother scrolling in messages (fixed by using Go SMS)
- Customizable settings widget in the dropdown menu
- Better optimized "deep sleep" to reduce the unlock lag
- Better optimized Wifi (many reports of "sudden stop" while still connected)
Other then that, I couldn't be happier with it. Such an amazing phone.
Nothing to complain about if you ask me, came from an crappy iphone
so this is like being in heaven
Well i'll bring the niceness down a little
I'm disopointed with gestures, swipe to take snapshot, hold palm to pause.
they are hit and miss for me, in fact i've not been able to pause it yet, and yes the funtion is turned on.
After a while the phone isn't super smooth, i mean dont get me wrong its silky smooth, but sometimes to maybe the untrained eye the phone takes that plit second to actually move (swiping pages on homescreen)
Gaming, is the smoothest i've played on a phone however stutters are visible on nova 3 (literally only for a split second) but i didn't expect this! (and yeah its not a S3 edition as its not out yet, so here hoping they optimize it better!
And the wake up lag was annoying, luckily got rid of that by turning s voice off!
But i believe as ICS is newish and the phone is brand new, these annoying things will be fixed in future updates.
I'm pleased with the phone but it doesn't have a gamepad like my xperia play does, lol
Superb, but the audio. Expecting Voodoo shall fix that hopefully. Sounds like my SG1 pre voodoo. Any sound playing that is quiet, you can hear static. Sounds like bad audio filtering etc.
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I love my phone, but my only disappointment (as of now) is that there is hardly any development (ROM, Kernel) for this phone yet, compared to Galaxy S2, new ROM's and Kernel was coming out a lot faster at launch. Hopefully it start's to increase after the blue peddle version of S3 starts delivering.
Very disappoint !
The phone is too fast ! Now I do not need my PC ! Outrage !
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Ok I got my Gnote yesterday at BestBuy(upgraded from my skyrocket). When I got home to play with it it seemed to drag a$$ and was pretty choppy, almost like it was pushing it limits on memory or something. I restarted the phone but no help. Next I downloaded golauncher thinking it would help but no luck.
I’ve also noticed that whenever I select wallpaper it zooms all the way in on the pic (which looks like crap) and it doesn’t scroll. I’ve tried everything. Help me XDA
I hope there’s a simple fix for all these issues my phone is having. My skyrocket was flawless. Hell my infuse don’t seem too bad now.
Video quality isn’t that great either. What gives Samsung?????
I was able to get better wallpaper using zedge on the market. It doesnt zoom in like selecting from folder.
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Actually read other reviews before inferring that all notes have performance comparable to yours - mine is hardcore fast. No lag, no stutters, no nothing but performance. Download some appstore apps to monitor background processes and see if there is a rogue something running. That, or you may have a faulty device.
Coming from an Atrix, SGS2, Skyrocket, Droid Razr, and International Galaxy Note this is the smoothest phone I've ever owned. Only issue I have is getting calendar to sync with Google calendars.
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Ok I got my Gnote yesterday at BestBuy(upgraded from my skyrocket). When I got home to play with it it seemed to drag a$$ and was pretty choppy, almost like it was pushing it limits on memory or something. I restarted the phone but no help. Next I downloaded golauncher thinking it would help but no luck.
I’ve also noticed that whenever I select wallpaper it zooms all the way in on the pic (which looks like crap) and it doesn’t scroll. I’ve tried everything. Help me XDA
I hope there’s a simple fix for all these issues my phone is having. My skyrocket was flawless. Hell my infuse don’t seem too bad now.
Video quality isn’t that great either. What gives Samsung?????
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Mine is running the same way. Checking memory usage it is definitely pushing its limits. I'm at 557mb right now. Hoping it's just this rom and when we have development it'll improve.
Either way, I love this phone. I've had no issues with camera or video quality.
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Actually read other reviews before inferring that all notes have performance comparable to yours - mine is hardcore fast. No lag, no stutters, no nothing but performance. Download some appstore apps to monitor background processes and see if there is a rogue something running. That, or you may have a faulty device.
Coming from an Atrix, SGS2, Skyrocket, Droid Razr, and International Galaxy Note this is the smoothest phone I've ever owned. Only issue I have is getting calendar to sync with Google calendars.
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Well ACTUALLY I was only speaking of my note... If you took the time to read my post before rudley trying to correct me!!!
Also thank you for your help in this matter...
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Mine is running the same way. Checking memory usage it is definitely pushing its limits. I'm at 557mb right now. Hoping it's just this rom and when we have development it'll improve.
Either way, I love this phone. I've had no issues with camera or video quality.
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But how is it that we're the only 2 ppl with lag out of all the new notes that came out???
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Mine was lagging really bad as well... at least with the tw launcher. I dl go launcher with the ICS theme and its slightly faster but still lagging
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Are all of you closing down your background apps and/or running on power saver mode?
There is no reason you should be that laggy.
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I have not Seen any Lag Unless I Use a Launcher. othcr than that Seems to Be just as Smooth as my Skyrocket.
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Factory reset if laggy. There really should be no lag, go try another note and trade in. When i get mine next week, ill be sitting there all day making sure it responds well, if not ill argue. Edit: ok there may be a little but it can not be worse then my infuse lol.
Actually my note is kinda "laggy, sluggish, choppy" as well. I'm kind of a sad man right now, I still LOVE this thing but it's performance is not all that great at the moment for me.
Not entirely sure why either...I tried a few launcher none make it better and some make it worse.
grrr...
what kind of Lag. I have only Seen It while Using a Launcher. It actually Is JUST as Smooth as my Skyrocket when right next to it .
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Same here. very dissapointed. Its slower than my infuse, but then my infuse is running a custom rom.
Worst example by far is the market. load it up and scroll up and down, soooo choppy and laggy. starting to think I might have made a mistake not getting the international. I'm really surprized.
I'm sure once I overclock it and toss launcher pro on it I will be happier, I'm just really surprized that I have to do that.
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Same here. very dissapointed. Its slower than my infuse, but then my infuse is running a custom rom.
Worst example by far is the market. load it up and scroll up and down, soooo choppy and laggy. starting to think I might have made a mistake not getting the international. I'm really surprized.
I'm sure once I overclock it and toss launcher pro on it I will be happier, I'm just really surprized that I have to do that.
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Really strange. I am completely stock right now with all the bloat still installed, microbes live wallpaper, and I just tried this in the market and get no lag whatsoever.
I went to the AT&T store and the Note was laggy. I killed background tasks, eliminated widgets, removed bloatware... nothing
I really like the screen size + google maps navigation but I'm not good at rooting so I've gotta see if this lag stuff continues on stock before taking the plunge.
Hmm :/ I'll take a video of it tomorrow. All power saving options are off, nothing much running in the background. Maybe I should take it into an ATT store and compare it side by side to the ones on display.
I'm glad most others aren't having this problem, that means its something that can get fixed or replaced rather than just being an underpowered processor for the resolution of the screen.
Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
Oh and have a nice day
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Factory reset if laggy. There really should be no lag, go try another note and trade in. When i get mine next week, ill be sitting there all day making sure it responds well, if not ill argue. Edit: ok there may be a little but it can not be worse then my infuse lol.
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I've just spent the last 24 hours trying to customize my gnote. now u say hard reset may fix my problem... has anyone tried this yet?
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Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
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^Somebody needs to get laid STAT!
I'm absolutely willing to do all of that, and I will, but going from a captivate, to an infuse, to this, and having it be the slowest out of the box when the other two were single core just strikes me as not right. And with others stating that they don't have this issue, makes me think there must be something going on here. Before I mask the problem with the OC kernel and a new launcher I'd rather know that there isn't something wrong with my specific note.
Glad the lag doesn't bother you
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Its a new device with a new processor... Its funny to me how much people are seriously complaining and stressing about "lag". You guys do know the international one had a bunch of "lag" when it came out right? Its a new device that will see updates to its system that help improve UI. **** if you arent willing to get your hands dirty and root/freeze apps/rom the thing, what are you doing on a developers site?? Its not the phones problem, its your unreasonable expectations. Ask international note owners from day 1 if they had "lag". How many *****y My PHONE IS LAGGING threads do we need? If you hate it and arent willing to go through the process of improving it yourself, return it and wait a few months.
Oh and have a nice day
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Hi there. I am looking at upgrading my Google Nexus one. I have been looking at the XPS and also the SGS3. I dont want a comparision of the 2, but does anybody regret buying their SGS3? I want to buy one, but I am not a fan of Samsungs UI for one, but then again I am basing that from pictures/videos I have seen of Samsung phones.
Thanks for all the info you can give
regret ?
not even close
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I did at first cause I upgraded from the SGS2 and coming from something with loads of great roms to something where there was nothing was kind of disappointing but at the start the SGS2 had no roms.
But in each and every way this phone is better after looking back at my old phone.
So its well worth it.
Definitely Not. This phone is a beast.
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I did at first cause I upgraded from the SGS2 and coming from something with loads of great roms to something where there was nothing was kind of disappointing but at the start the SGS2 had no roms.
But in each and every way this phone is better after looking back at my old phone.
So its well worth it.
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Coming from sgs, upgrade was worth EACH and EVERY cent
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I think a lot of people don't realise the full potential of the S3 I'm learning something new everyday about it. No regrets at all.
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Hi there. I am looking at upgrading my Google Nexus one. I have been looking at the XPS and also the SGS3. I dont want a comparision of the 2, but does anybody regret buying their SGS3? I want to buy one, but I am not a fan of Samsungs UI for one, but then again I am basing that from pictures/videos I have seen of Samsung phones.
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Not at all. Loving it.
Everyone keeps talking about how ugly the UI is but it's actually really functional and has a lot of features that I am not willing to lose by using another UI!
But you are coming from stock ICS so you may find the transition harder..
As my last phone was an HTC Desire which I was more than happy with (the only real reason why I bought a new phone was because I had broken the screen, though it is still usable), and as the S III addresses everything that displeased me about that phone, plus having a lot of new interesting features like NFC and USB OTG, I do not regret buying it for a second. As with any phone there are a few things that I dislike, but none of them are deal breakers. At first I didn't like the UI as much as I liked stock ICS, but it's easy to get used to and it actually has a lot of handy features that you won't find in stock ICS.
its the best phone ever really a beast i am loving using it every sec the phone has too much to explore... its fun
I had to get a second contract to get one and I do not regret it.
The one thing that worried me was battery life and I am surprised by how good it is.
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Best phone I've ever purchased.
No choice, No regret,
I might regret if you could show me a phone with same features and performance...for the time being the SGS3 is the king in the phone world.
lol this phone is the ultimate phone. just waiting for the north American galaxy s3 sim unlock app or tool. carrying s2 for calling around and the s3 for everything else
the question insults the phone. just buy it :good:
Yes, a bit. It does really do anything new that my s2 couldn't - not that great a step up, plus I find it a bit more buggy e.g. redraws, browser quits.
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Yes, a bit. It does really do anything new that my s2 couldn't - not that great a step up, plus I find it a bit more buggy e.g. redraws, browser quits.
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I'm sorry, but buggy???no. Redraws yes, but upgrading to LFB firmware and it's gone and browser experience is great.the camera has some issues taking pics in low light without flash(depends on camera hardware. There is Sony& Samsung) and it's not as durable as gs1-2,because the edges of the gorilla glass is a bit thin(nothing a case wouldn't solve, if dropped)
This phone is a monster beast and great update from gs2(yeah got 1 of those to)
Do u even own this phone, doesn't sound like it.
Nope, just do away with Touchwiz and use Nova launcher and all is good.
My only gripe is no physical keyboard, I was a big fan of slide out keyboards, then the missus moved in and suddenly there's no reason to send loadsa texts etc so I went to on screen keyboard.
I have to say the huge screen makes the keyboard usable but still doesnt compare to the keyboard of my HTC Desire Z.
No not at all, well it was a present from my brother...
Never had such a sharp display, as im coming from Galaxy3 GT I5800.
So i played around the first days and what I mentioned, the phone definately has some bugs. The SMS/MMS app is very buggy by closing it with the homebutton, so it often blacks out for 3 secs. Running CM7 on my old phone i never had something like that and oh it didnt have a quadcore... so i was a bit disappointed. Well this is the only thing i noticed... hope CM9/10 will fix that.
nevertheless, the phone is brilliant! definately the best phone for now!
Nope very happy with my phone
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Coming from an HTC Desire, the S3 is really a beast. I can't find any default, it's the best phone I ever bought and used.
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Must point out is strange that nobody complains about ...
Slow
lags and stuck when return to launcher - each time coming out of something heavy ,everything in SLOW MOTION ..i can see the icons and WIDGETS back one by one....(even with omega 5,6,7,8)
Sudden departures from heavy games
Where are the 4 cores??
its not bother anyone that we bought the BEST SMART STRONG phone .. IPHONE BREAKER ...
and its working like "unfinished product"...
maybe its all abouy the launcher??? i dont know..im worked with servel launchers...everything seems to be that same...
maybe tommorow i'll find ROM that will fix all of it....for now...I'm really disappointed...
Take it back you have a defective phone!
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Must point out is strange that nobody complains about ...
Slow
lags and stuck when return to launcher - each time coming out of something heavy ,everything in SLOW MOTION ..i can see the icons and WIDGETS back one by one....(even with omega 5,6,7,8)
Sudden departures from heavy games
Where are the 4 cores??
its not bother anyone that we bought the BEST SMART STRONG phone .. IPHONE BREAKER ...
and its working like "unfinished product"...
maybe its all abouy the launcher??? i dont know..im worked with servel launchers...everything seems to be that same...
maybe tommorow i'll find ROM that will fix all of it....for now...I'm really disappointed...
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Alot ALOT of people will atest that this phone is not the lagging mess you make it out to be. i see NO lag at all. even out of the box when using certain launchers. TSF shell is a ZERO lag launcher no matter what. but its 15 bucks
other than that other roms may help your issue, but it is not a dissapointing phone at all in my OP
Agree one or the other is defective .
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Take it back you have a defective phone!
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sorry but those felling are after i saw the same problems in couple of friends phones...
came from all over the world...
I'm silent about all these problems because I don't have any. Phone is like butter, it's a wonderful user experience and the best phone I've ever had. A real keeper, might even keep a phone for a year this time.
I'm not disputing your issues but you chose a terrible thread title. 99% of owners are happy just like me that's why we are "silent".
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It might be any hardware or software issues .. take it to the service center asap
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I know you're exaggerating the problems a bit, but I can see some of the problems you experience. There are instances where it does lag on touch response and I don't see it too often, but it does happen.
Redraw is an issue that's for sure. I've updated to LFB and I still see the redraw but not as often.
I'm running stock on the current LFB firmware and I haven't rooted the phone. I don't install alot of crap on my phone either.
I love the phone regardless; the few minor problems don't deter from the overall experience. It's generally smooth I have to say.
Also, the issues probably have to do with software optimization both with Samsung's firmware and apps from the Play Store. I'm sure as Samsung pushes more updates out, the phone will get smoother and most of the initial problems people experience will be ironed out. This goes the same for Apps in the Play Store. S3 will be the most supported phone so developers will optimize all their apps to run smoother with the S3.
Patience.
There are some problems as the launcher redraws and some lag from time to time, but I'm coming from the HTC Desire. To get the experience you get on the S3 on the Desire you have to tweak the crap out of it and it won't even get close to the S3. It's a wonderful phone, you are either overreacting or your phone is defect.
There are rare Launcher redraws (and it is happening less on LFB). I don't know how this can be "full of problems". It happens very ocasionally and the redraw is very fast and then the phone is buttery smooth again.
Im having a slight lag sometimes after leaving shadowgun or a different heavy game such as nova 3 but after few seconds, everything goes back to normal. Nothing major to complain about.
I guess you might have a faulty phone so take it back for inspection and best of luck.
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Must point out is strange that nobody complains about ...
Slow
lags and stuck when return to launcher - each time coming out of something heavy ,everything in SLOW MOTION ..i can see the icons and WIDGETS back one by one....(even with omega 5,6,7,8)
Sudden departures from heavy games
Where are the 4 cores??
its not bother anyone that we bought the BEST SMART STRONG phone .. IPHONE BREAKER ...
and its working like "unfinished product"...
maybe its all abouy the launcher??? i dont know..im worked with servel launchers...everything seems to be that same...
maybe tommorow i'll find ROM that will fix all of it....for now...I'm really disappointed...
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I think you're overreacting. Lag? No .Maybe stutter but I don't experience that at all unless I have a bunch of apps install while i m using the phone Plus being on checkrom I have yet to have the redraw issue. You need to compare your S3 to the competition to see how butterry smooth that phone is. As far as home button lag, just disable s voice and it will be gone.
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sorry but those felling are after i saw the same problems in couple of friends phones...
came from all over the world...
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Not from Brazil, I guarantee.
As far as the hardware goes, my phone is flawless, like a top grade diamond!
Perhaps you have some buggy widget on your home screen, that is making the home screen app misbehave, and - not being a developer thus not knowing how everything interconnects - starts blaming the device.
You sound like those car owners that blame the manufacturer because the car run out of fuel or because they simply can't drive.
If you think the device is such a mess (that you apparently caused, because you already tried non-stock ROMs on it), just return it.
Maybe Android is not for you... try an iPhone instead.
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sorry but those felling are after i saw the same problems in couple of friends phones...
came from all over the world...
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I'm sorry also but my friends have the same phone and no lag
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He maybe got a bad app and got some kind of virus? I'm sorry but I can't see this phone lagging? And maybe if there was more complaints about it I would say something wrong?
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He maybe got a bad app and got some kind of virus? I'm sorry but I can't see this phone lagging? And maybe if there was more complaints about it I would say something wrong?
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I can certainly see the bad app/rouge widget messing with your screens.
i had a battery widget on my galaxy Note right before i got the S3 and it would make EVERY Launcher Lag when i had it sitting on my home screen.
was just by chance that i forgot to add it back after installing a new Rom and noticed all the lag/stutter was Gone. so it happens man just check it out, i hope its something as simple as just a bad app/widget.
Buy iPhone and no problems for you if you dhont like Sgs3.
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I am the pickiest guy in the world. I went from GS2(perfect except battery life), iPhone 4s(Bluetooth, wifi, had to reset, everybody and their grandma has the same phone as me), Xperia S(too thick for pockets, old CPU, yellow screen, USB port flap and placement), and HTC One X(stutter and just about everything).
No problems. This phone is amazing. Believe me, I am super vocal about any little problem myself.
IThe S3 was the best compromise for me.
The One X hasnt got SdCard, One S the same + unswapable batteries.
Galaxy nexus also hasnt got SdCard so i went to the S3
I dont like Touchwiz and Samsung Crap, this is the reason I run a custom firmware.
The Phone is blazingly fast.
Regards.
maybe im overreacting ....BUT...on iphone i'd never had those lag problems..never got kicked in the middle of a game or application...
i can't fell the monster CPU it had...
just formatted the phone and installed PARANOID rom...i will try to work few days without installing alot of applications....
Well, guys and girls I want to hear from you why to get (or not) HTC One M8 over SGS5 as owners of that first phone. I have two weeks to decide, but at that point I'm not sure which one to pick.
Currently I have SGS3, stock rooted, unlocked + Xposed tweaks, running TSF Launcher.
What I'm looking for? Ability to root, unlock and customize little bit stock ROM using Xposed. Launcher, probably, I will replace with TSF anyway.
Thanks for any feedback
Well I'll tell you.. Having come from two galaxy phones this phone is a welcome treat. Fast and flawless. Without question the best smart phone I have ever owned.. You can't trip up the phone. After about a week of getting used to it you will never look back.
Good luck
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Had the sGS3 and sGS4 in the past. Got the m8 and nothing compares to it. Just an awesome phone. Only thing I miss from my Galaxy is the Omoled screen. Black colors were black. More vibrant the colors too. But this screen is great too. The built quality is amazing. And I pretty much had enough with the Galaxys home button. Tap to wake in the HTC One m8 works great. Only wish the power button was on the right side below the volume rocker. Would be easier to press to lock the phone. But hey, at least they moved from the top left side to the top right. Easier to rich then before (if you are a righty of course). GO WITH THE HTC ONE m8. No regrets.
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One M8 is the best period
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Scyzor said:
What I'm looking for? Ability to root, unlock and customize little bit stock ROM using Xposed. Launcher, probably, I will replace with TSF anyway.
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From what I hear, the AT&T GS5 has root now, so the rest will follow (if not possible already). So this shouldn't be much of a factor in your decision.
Posting in the M8 forum, you likely won't get a very objective result.
Also, there is a related thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780334
Of course, the mention of lack of root for the GS5 is not longer relevant. But you will see various opinions comparing the 2 phones, reasons (aside from root) why we picked the M8, etc.
Personally, the M8 just looks and feels much better designed and built. The GS5 isn't "bad". If HTC didn't exist, I'd probably think the GS5 was pretty nice. But of course, that isn't the case, and HTC simply has higher end physical design. I also love the front facing speakers and the audio quality you get from them. Maybe not relevant for everyone. But its one of the reasons I picked the M8, and quite happy I made that decision.
Few more questions related to M8:
- What about not removable battery - is an issue there? I have often removed battery in my SGS3 do too boot issues after flashing or just freezes.
- Does Xposed framework works properly on M8? For an example GravityBox has big incompatibility with SGS3 stock ROM.
Thanks
redpoint73 said:
From what I hear, the AT&T GS5 has root now, so the rest will follow (if not possible already). So this shouldn't be much of a factor in your decision.
Posting in the M8 forum, you likely won't get a very objective result.
Also, there is a related thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780334
Of course, the mention of lack of root for the GS5 is not longer relevant. But you will see various opinions comparing the 2 phones, reasons (aside from root) why we picked the M8, etc.
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What I have heard that is not "real" root. Some files are still in read mode only.
Scyzor said:
What I have heard that is not "real" root. Some files are still in read mode only.
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Can't comment on that, as I haven't been following closely. If that is the case, then it may still be a consideration in your purchase choice.
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Scyzor said:
Few more questions related to M8:
- What about not removable battery - is an issue there? I have often removed battery in my SGS3 do too boot issues after flashing or just freezes.
- Does Xposed framework works properly on M8? For an example GravityBox has big incompatibility with SGS3 stock ROM.
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1) No, lack of removable battery (for sake of doing a "battery pull") is not an issue. Every device without a user accessible battery has some button combo hardwired to reboot the phone, same as a battery pull. On the M8, you hold power and vol up buttons until the phone restarts.
2) Can't say about GravityBox in particular. But I've used other Xposed modules, and everything works fine AFAIK.
I am telling you why you should buy the Galaxy S5.
First of all, it isn't true that the HTC One M8 has a much better build quality. It is very slippery and you will find yourself dropping it a lot if you don't put a case on. But if you buy a case, what's the point of having a aluminum phone?
I have the gold variant of the Galaxy S5 and I think it is the best color for this phone. It doesn't look like a band aid or whatever they call it. Actuall, it is actually like a light gold color and when you put the phone in direct sunlight it looks more like Silver, which looks beautiful.
Also, the battery is noticeably better on the Galaxy S5, especially with Ultra Power Saving Mode where the display turns black and white. Also, you can replace the batteries if you want.
Also, water resitant capabilities. I'm coming from a Galaxy S3 and I never thought water resistant capabilities would be useful but now that I am on vacation, it is very useful. I've taken the phone inside the pool many times and also those water splashes from people jumping into the pool won't be a problem for your phone.
Root? My phone is already rooted and I have already all the apps I need. I don't plan on switching to a custom ROM because the performance is just amazing. There is no lag whatsoever and this comes from someone who hated the Galaxy S3 awful performance.
The camera, there is no comparison. 16 MP vs dual 4 MP? Pixels are not everything, but the detail you will get with the Galaxy S5 camera is unparalleled.
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Can't comment on that, as I haven't been following closely. If that is the case, then it may still be a consideration in your purchase choice.
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So how it looks that in a M8 case? Does root and SIM unlock is not complicated/time consuming? Long time ago my wife had HTC Aria and to root it and SIM unlock was a pain
Thin_Bezel said:
I am telling you why you should buy the Galaxy S5.
Root? My phone is already rooted and I have already all the apps I need. I don't plan on switching to a custom ROM because the performance is just amazing. There is no lag whatsoever and this comes from someone who hated the Galaxy S3 awful performance.
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I have heard that root is a partial root. Two persons confirmed. They are lurkers here in XDA forums, but know the stuff. Also have heard it works only on kernel builds before June. No clue if new phones have another kernel build.
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The camera, there is no comparison. 16 MP vs dual 4 MP? Pixels are not everything, but the detail you will get with the Galaxy S5 camera is unparalleled.
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Fair points. However, M8 camera wins in low light (as its intended). Low light being just about anything but outdoors in daytime. Depends on how you personally use your camera. But many (probably most) my pics are indoors.
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So how it looks that in a M8 case? Does root and SIM unlock is not complicated/time consuming? Long time ago my wife had HTC Aria and to root it and SIM unlock was a pain
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I personally thought it was easy. Many coming from Samsung devices will complain its "more complicated".
With any new device and new manufacturer, things will be different and there will be a learning curve.
I'm guessing it might take you an hour or 2 to unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery, s-off and SIM unlock. I am the father of a 3 year old child, not much free time, and still got it all done 1 day after I bought the phone.
In order to keep the thread count down, especially on something that is not specifically about the M8 (this thread is just as much about the S5, which you have an identical thread in that forum), I am closing this.
You can continue the discussion here though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229761
And get lots more opinions on the matter.
Good luck with your purchase! :good:
Hi, looking to buy a P9000 from honorbuy with the accessories to go with it but would appreciate a couple of pointers first. I'm in the UK and was concerned about which Rom will come on the phone (read a little about bloatware and malware) and if so would I need to flash it and what with. I need to be able to use certain banking apps and such so wouldn't want to buy it only to discover it doesn't do what I need. Any help its greatly appreciated.
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When I got the phone the stock ROM was fine so I think you don't have to do anything.
Thanks for the reply, how have you found yours? are you in the UK, if so which provider do you use?
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I live in The Netherlands and I use T-Mobile.
I bought mine via Aliexpress which I don't recommend doing.
I'm in the UK and on a giffgaff (O2 network) 4G £10/month SIM only goodybag. I bought my phone from Coolicool with DHL delivery. Arrived quickly (3 working days), packaged well, though had to pay nearly £20 customs (Coolicool offer 'insurance' for this for around £12 which I didn't take).
Phone comes with a a version of Marshmallow close to 'pure' Android. Not much bloatware at all so I wouldn't worry about that. I find Elephone's additions useful though YMMV. It isn't a problem to root the phone and customise it even more although nobody seems to have been able to get Xposed working on it yet.
If you are on the latest ROM and read my post about avoiding standby battery drain (an Android rather than Elephone issue) I think you'll be very pleased with the phone. It looks nice, has a great screen, is fast, is reliable, and showcases how far Android has come well.
I am in the UK and have one and it is great. Hardly any apps come preinstalled so it was quick to set up and lightning fast. I would not hesitate getting another one if I needed.
I have it on tesco and that works fine with some 4g coverage up in the hills. I bought it through gearbest via hong kong and I am sure I never had to pay any customs (HK trade agreement I think)
Sounds like it should be right up my street, just a little cocerned as its not easy to return if there are problems but other than the obvious it sounds like my cup of tea.Thanks again for replies, knew i could count on the XDA forum members for good advice.
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Hi, looking to buy a P9000 from honorbuy with the accessories to go with it but would appreciate a couple of pointers first. I'm in the UK and was concerned about which Rom will come on the phone (read a little about bloatware and malware) and if so would I need to flash it and what with. I need to be able to use certain banking apps and such so wouldn't want to buy it only to discover it doesn't do what I need. Any help its greatly appreciated.
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If you're coming from the G3 (which I did), you'll be disappointed with the camera. A lot.
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I live in The Netherlands and I use T-Mobile.
I bought mine via Aliexpress which I don't recommend doing.
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I'm on Vodafone NL and the 4G works fine.
How are your other experiences with the phone like camera, battery, fingerprint scanner etc.
I'm fairly disappointed with my P9000, to be honest.
wrighty1973 said:
If you're coming from the G3 (which I did), you'll be disappointed with the camera. A lot.
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I'm on Vodafone NL and the 4G works fine.
How are your other experiences with the phone like camera, battery, fingerprint scanner etc.
I'm fairly disappointed with my P9000, to be honest.
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It is good, I can call, send messages and use Internet just fine.
wrighty1973 said:
If you're coming from the G3 (which I did), you'll be disappointed with the camera. A lot.
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I'm on Vodafone NL and the 4G works fine.
How are your other experiences with the phone like camera, battery, fingerprint scanner etc.
I'm fairly disappointed with my P9000, to be honest.
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-Camera is improvable
-Battery is one of the best I ever had (especially with mod tweaks)
-fingerprint scanner is working pretty good (would rate 8/10)
-Build quality is charming
-I receive internet and 4g in university where I couldn't before with my old phone (obviously good)
In a nutshell I am very happy with it, regarding this price class I would buy it again ))
Only negative point is camera and that's not a secret,but I can't understand other negative points.
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-Camera is improvable
-Battery is one of the best I ever had (especially with mod tweaks)
-fingerprint scanner is working pretty good (would rate 8/10)
-Build quality is charming
-I receive internet and 4g in university where I couldn't before with my old phone (obviously good)
In a nutshell I am very happy with it, regarding this price class I would buy it again ))
Only negative point is camera and that's not a secret,but I can't understand other negative points.
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How did you get better battery life?
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How did you get better battery life?
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As I mentioned, best I ever had. I literally surf hours via wifi and lose 5-10% with 20-30% brightness.
I disabled all energy saver options(battery settings), afterwards i activated WiFi (always on) and flashed mod from Rodriguez's (sorry if I call him wrong )
You find his mod in "kernel, mod"-section.
Be sure to be rooted and have installed recovery (preferable SU with TWRP)
wasjapupkin said:
As I mentioned, best I ever had. I literally surf hours via wifi and lose 5-10% with 20-30% brightness.
I disabled all energy saver options(battery settings), afterwards i activated WiFi (always on) and flashed mod from Rodriguez's (sorry if I call him wrong )
You find his mod in "kernel, mod"-section.
Be sure to be rooted and have installed recovery (preferable SU with TWRP)
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Can you link me the post?
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Can you link me the post?
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ofc http://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p9000/development/mod-rodriguezstyle-modpack-v1-p9000-t3369277
Here you go ))
Still sounds pretty promising considering the price point. Trying to get a good all rounder without the inflated price tag, had enough of paying £500 plus for a handset worth bothering with. What would you compare the camera with?.
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stigslim said:
Still sounds pretty promising considering the price point. Trying to get a good all rounder without the inflated price tag, had enough of paying £500 plus for a handset worth bothering with. What would you compare the camera with?.
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Camera isnt that bad, especially with mods, but there is still enough room for optimizations.
I would rate it 7/10, some pictures are very good, some aren't. Let's wait for better optimizations ))
Thats just the answer i was looking for. Cheers
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And I still think it is not the camera hardware itself, it is the camera firmware in Kernel which isn´t good enough. Using e.g. the original Google AOSP Camera App makes no difference in quality.
But: Already saw an improvement with latest Stock Firmware and expect more to come!
I am from the UK and I purchased mine through Amazon.co.uk (Hifone) it took about 15 days to arrive. I got the phone, USB C cable, transparent cover, a normal slow charger and kickstand for £199 delivered! I am using the phone on the three network both 3G and 4G without any issue what so ever. The phone has had an OTA 09042016 build and has solved a lot off issues. Overall I am very pleased with the phone. I have also bought a couple of generic wireless chargers of Amazon and work very well too.
The elephone P9000 is a bargain and the spec and price prove that!
Just bought my p9000 on ebay UK for £179.00 should be here on Friday 6th may on free delivery. Will keep you all informed if all OK. :good: