Hello!
I wanna know, what you - S3 users, think about this phone.
I wanna buy my GF new phone, which is gonna best 1st "smart phone" for her, and with S4 comming out, S3 prices are gonna drop.
So what is overall expierence with this phone?
Battery life?
Screen brightness?
Any problems?
Version differences? What should I look for, and which should I avoid? (For example, HTC One S comes with Snapdragon4, and also with Snapdragon 3)
P.S. Probably staying on stock rom
Stiflerlv said:
Hello!
I wanna know, what you - S3 users, think about this phone.
I wanna buy my GF new phone, which is gonna best 1st "smart phone" for her, and with S4 comming out, S3 prices are gonna drop.
So what is overall expierence with this phone?
Battery life?
Screen brightness?
Any problems?
Version differences? What should I look for, and which should I avoid? (For example, HTC One S comes with Snapdragon4, and also with Snapdragon 3)
P.S. Probably staying on stock rom
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Search this question is asked multiple time from day one .
jje
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Search this question is asked multiple time from day one .
jje
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U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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search, the answers are the same
Stiflerlv said:
U got the point... From day 1
Now its been some time now, and things have changed, I wanna know "fresh" answers.
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The multiple times includes this month ..
Its crap buy an Apple post in Apple .
jje
S3 is amazing. Battery is excellent, screen brightness is more than average. Brilliant phone. I would buy it! I have had mine for 4 months and I love it
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I dont really recommend you this phone Yes is has a good screen and quad core processor etc. , but it has the Sudden Death Syndrome which got fixed with an update , but the fix makes your phone freeze depending on the use , i use my phone for whatsapp and fun run and maybe dead trigger or Vice City and i get 1-2 freezes a day ... Thanks to samsung's kernels They are ... what to say xD The best xD? lol
I have this phone for more than a month, and I can say that it's a great phone! It's performance is fast (especially when you can find some tips online how to make it faster and to use different launchers,'cause Touchwiz is really boring)
If abotu battery life, on my phone it's quite poor,when I use it all day, on the evening usually I have around 30-40% left (but you can buy some extended batteries and you will see a difference)
GREAT PHONE....
if u root and install ROM
its like butter smooth and great batttery life
it was the best phone of 2012
Best phone I have ever owned.
And it keeps getting better with the custom rom updates
Probably, an quad core would be no use for girls..
Better buy an sexy phone with average features..
I would suggest you to go for galaxy s2.. Or HTC Mozart(windows = colourful and that phone is an eye candy)
Seriously, SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME is no more bothering galaxy SIII
I love the S3, it's lightweight with a big screen, great battery life and it will run just about every app perfectly. 2D or 3D!
Related
Hello.
I am about to buy the SGS2 and have a couple of questions before I go ahead with my purchase. Currently I have a HTC Desire, and need to know how much I need to change. Here we go:
1) Battery life: I know that it very much varies depending on the usage, but given on average how many hours/days do you actually get out of that battery. With Desire, I am getting 1.5days on medium/low usage.
2) USB: I have a few usb's that were bought for my Desire, and was wondering if I could use them with SGS2? I am specially concerned about the mini-usb ending and its shape. Could anyone confirm whether it looks similar to this or not:
http://www.universalgadgets.co.uk/images/products/Big11_e947682u6x5it.jpg
3) In terms of recoveries and etc, does such thing exist with SGS1/2? Can I use the ClockWorkMod recovery with this?
4) Is the panel full-true multi-touch? Not emulated, since I 'heard' that SGS1 was emulated, and you could only use two fingers in specific motion. This was not the case with HTC Desire, and definitely not the case with iPhone. (please don't bite me for using the 'i' word here ;P )
5) Also, any issues that you (personally) have had with SGS1/2?
I appreciate your help, since I am going to pay £500, thought I should ask my questions first.
Thank you,
Mo.
nothing against u but how can u compare skoda with latest mercedes? are u mad? if u have enough money to buy sgs2 why would u use outdated acesories?
and your questions can be answered...look futher this web site... HTC battery life sux btw...and its well known information...
regards
Hunteres said:
nothing against u but how can u compare skoda with latest mercedes? are u mad? if u have enough money to buy sgs2 why would u use outdated acesories?
and your questions can be answered...look futher this web site... HTC battery life sux btw...and its well known information...
regards
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Thanks! I had already done a google search, XDA search and youtube search, nothing that could be found (which was proven useful for me).
Don't get me wrong, I am not comparing HTC Desire with SGS2. That would be stupid. Hence why I am buying SGS2.
About accessories: The question is, why would I need to buy more accessories - If I can use the one that I already have?! Also, since when, USB2's can get outdated??!
Battery life: On HTC website, it says that it has up to 340hrs of standby time. That's a lie. Also, the battery is only 100mA less than SGS2 battery (yes I know dual core and etc etc). So, again, how many days you are 'actually' getting from this?
Thank you,
Mo.
But the question that remains is, how much battery do you actually get?
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Hello.
I am about to buy the SGS2 and have a couple of questions before I go ahead with my purchase. Currently I have a HTC Desire, and need to know how much I need to change. Here we go:
1) Battery life: I know that it very much varies depending on the usage, but given on average how many hours/days do you actually get out of that battery. With Desire, I am getting 1.5days on medium/low usage.
2) USB: I have a few usb's that were bought for my Desire, and was wondering if I could use them with SGS2? I am specially concerned about the mini-usb ending and its shape. Could anyone confirm whether it looks similar to this or not:
http://www.universalgadgets.co.uk/images/products/Big11_e947682u6x5it.jpg
3) In terms of recoveries and etc, does such thing exist with SGS1/2? Can I use the ClockWorkMod recovery with this?
4) Is the panel full-true multi-touch? Not emulated, since I 'heard' that SGS1 was emulated, and you could only use two fingers in specific motion. This was not the case with HTC Desire, and definitely not the case with iPhone. (please don't bite me for using the 'i' word here ;P )
5) Also, any issues that you (personally) have had with SGS1/2?
I appreciate your help, since I am going to pay £500, thought I should ask my questions first.
Thank you,
Mo.
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1) My battery life has been able to last me through a full day of use. It doesn't have amazing battery life but, it doesnt have terrible battery life. I usually go through around 15-18 hours of use on it. Texts, some games, internet browsing, and a lot of music use and I still haven't had the battery die on me before the day is over.
2) That USB cord should work fine with the SGS II
3) As of right now, there isn't a CWM recovery for the SGS II but, Samsung uses a program called Odin where you can flash different things.
4) As far as I know, the SGS II supports full multi-touch. I remember seeing a video of them testing it can't find the link tho :/
5) The only issue I have with it so far is once its fully charged a notification appears. It might not seem like a problem but, it has woken me up once or twice which is annoying.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks! I had already done a google search, XDA search and youtube search, nothing that could be found (which was proven useful for me).
Don't get me wrong, I am not comparing HTC Desire with SGS2. That would be stupid. Hence why I am buying SGS2.
About accessories: The question is, why would I need to buy more accessories - If I can use the one that I already have?! Also, since when, USB2's can get outdated??!
Battery life: On HTC website, it says that it has up to 340hrs of standby time. That's a lie. Also, the battery is only 100mA less than SGS2 battery (yes I know dual core and etc etc). So, again, how many days you are 'actually' getting from this?
Thank you,
Mo.
But the question that remains is, how much battery do you actually get?
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mate u didnt do a research...if u did u will find out that SGS2 has far better battery performance then any HTC..thats mean heavy ussage - very heavy + gaming etc is around 12-16 hours - medium use is more then 24h and soft usage with 3g on and sync on + phone calls and some wifi is about 1,5-2 days..i hope thats enough ..about battery..
Super Amoled plus - latest technology display - full multi touch ..extremly well responsive - once again..latest technology!...
and if u wanna know more about battery performance there is already topic about it...but i believe u saw it..right?
regards
I have just moved from the HD2 (on Gingerbread) so a close match for your Desire. I was getting battery down to an average of 60% after 24hrs SGS2 is about 70% on the same useage. My car charger works just the same . No clockwork yet, but most devs have only just managed to get their hands on one this week and there is already one rom available. Multi touch works. I loved my HD2 (still do) but this is better.
ok, cool. Thank you guys. Answered my questions
In terms of battery life, I put a lot of effort into tweaking the crap out of my Desire. Using VillianROM and an undervolted+underclocked cpu I tended to sit around 70% after a regular workday, which was probably twice what I had on stock.
My SGS2 is completely unmodified or rooted, running stock KE2. The same usage patterns yield me around 85% battery after a full workday, and under heavy web browsing the battery life difference seems even more pronounced.
Factoring in the fact that I'm experiencing the documented battery drain bug causing aroung 50% of my battery usage to be taken up by "Android OS" and "WiFi Sharing", I would expect this battery life to improve quite significantly beyond this point once this bug is fixed.
tl;dr Battery life is acceptable, and much better than Desire. Expect it to be extremely good once a few software bugs are fixed.
Q: I WAS told this phone won't work on t-mobile. Only at&t.
Any 1 running it on tm? Advice plz
Vibrant
Hi Guys,
I have vibrant and use cm7 rom. I wanted to get your opinion on what you think about SGS2. Is it worth to spend the money and upgrade?
How is GPS? In vibrant we have lots of problems with GPS. Also how is battery life?
Thanks in advance
I'm having no issues with battery at all, im easily getting a day out of it and not needing to charge until the following day! it takes a couple of charges to settle and once tweaked a little battery life is wicked!
I think this phone is well worth it, easily best phone I've ever owned.
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I'm having no issues with battery at all, im easily getting a day out of it and not needing to charge until the following day! it takes a couple of charges to settle and once tweaked a little battery life is wicked!
I think this phone is well worth it, easily best phone I've ever owned.
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What did you have before this? Because I have Vibrant and wanted to know if it's worth it to pay the money and upgrade.
Android wise,took a chance on an orange san francisco which i drowned and its the one phone i really miss!
As the insurance couldnt replace it they gave me a wildfire in return! Awful awful phone....would have rooted and installed New Rom if I could!
Definitely a major upgrade compared to both handsets and certainly won't look back.
I have to admit tho if this phone went (.)(.) up I would probably go back to OSFrancisco to get by!
I had a Galaxy S Captivate before my brand new Galaxy 2. My only complaint about the Captivate was the battery life and freezing. Losing it was the best excuse I had to upgrade. My G2 battery life is awesome and launches on SPB Shell 3D and never freezes. The best Smartphone I ever had.
Great! Thanks for your response.
I realized that right now I don't have that much money to buy G2. Maybe a little later or Maybe G3
HI ,
I'm willing to buy S II , but i heard there are some issues regarding the battery life is that true ? and if that is true any solutions for the short battery life , what are the most useful applications i must install after buying it ?
Thanks
Sherif
Buy an iPhone.
Why iPhone ?
MistahBungle said:
Buy an iPhone.
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Lool! All smartphones have a decent battery life, nothing amazing. Not really an issue but you do have to tweak your phone a bit to get the best out of it. Like kernels and freezing and removing something useless things . Hope i helped.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
androidkid311 said:
Lool! All smartphones have a decent battery life, nothing amazing. Not really an issue but you do have to tweak your phone a bit to get the best out of it. Like kernels and freezing and removing something useless things . Hope i helped.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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you crack me up you do...you always so jolly
anyway to OP. Like jollyman said you need to tweak about with the phone with kernels and modems and try different roms to get the best out of the phone...i was like you in the start and was questioning if i made the right choice or not. heck i even send it back and got a sensation.....but realized my mistake and got me baby back and could not be happier..so go with the s2 and read read read on how to get the best out of your phone
do you think better idea to stick to the official updates only? because i'll be new user and i dont wanna screw up my new phone..
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do you think better idea to stick to the official updates only? because i'll be new user and i dont wanna screw up my new phone..
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for the time being yes. stick with official updates. then while you stick with official updates do your reading. take your time and read through out the threads. and when you feel confident enough to root then go ahead. but for now i suggest you stay stock.
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you crack me up you do...you always so jolly
anyway to OP. Like jollyman said you need to tweak about with the phone with kernels and modems and try different roms to get the best out of the phone...i was like you in the start and was questioning if i made the right choice or not. heck i even send it back and got a sensation.....but realized my mistake and got me baby back and could not be happier..so go with the s2 and read read read on how to get the best out of your phone
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Lol. Suarez. Im just a cool guy lol. To op suarez has got u from here, he knows more than me .
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
androidkid311 said:
Lol. Suarez. Im just a cool guy lol. To op suarez has got u from here, he knows more than me .
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
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i am coooollllll but anywhooooo i am just a noobie buddy....just common sense really kicks in when needed
i dont quite understand the ppl who buys android phones and doesnt modify it... i mean the only TRUE difference between iphone and sgs2 is powered by iphone iOS and Android.. which is open source... the other difference doesnt really matter much.. processor ( yea its more powerful but duuh.. there isnt much things to do that really require that much power) or the screen (duuh iphone has abit better screen so what? if u dont look closely u wont even see difference(atleast not me)) so yea if you gona buy sgs2 i RECOMMEND you to do alot of flashing and rooting and play with it around
WITH BACKUP of course... especially the EFS backup
It all depend how you use your phone. Sometimes I it for hours on end and go through 2-3 batteries a day (I have 3 spares).
Today I used it very little. About 7 phone calls, 2 messages and only about half an hour browsing / xda etc. Currently on 85% after 18 hours.
So usage makes a massive difference.
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It all depend how you use your phone. Sometimes I it for hours on end and go through 2-3 batteries a day (I have 3 spares).
Today I used it very little. About 7 phone calls, 2 messages and only about half an hour browsing / xda etc. Currently on 85% after 18 hours.
So usage makes a massive difference.
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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With that usage aslong as you charge each night you should be fine, my usage is similar and i go to bed with 20%
Ricey
do you think is there a need to change the Kernel version ? or just do the official update and it will be fine ?
Definitely stick to official updates. Regardless of what anyone might tell you, it's a fantastic phone running stock firmware. And if you're not confident about flashing custom roms/kernels (there's a small risk everytime you do it that things might go wrong/you might brick your phone), definitely stick to official firmware.
At the very least until you've done a lot of reading on here and are confident to try different roms/kernels. If things do go wrong, it might take you a few days of research on here to work out how to fix your phone (which means you won't have your phone working for that time), and at worst you'll have to return it to Samsung for repair. Which you'll probably end up paying for as running custom roms/kernels voids your warranty.
So slow and steady, stick with stock for a while and read. Then read some more. And when you're done doing that, read for another couple of months.
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Definitely stick to official updates. Regardless of what anyone might tell you, it's a fantastic phone running stock firmware. And if you're not confident about flashing custom roms/kernels (there's a small risk everytime you do it that things might go wrong/you might brick your phone), definitely stick to official firmware.
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Sorry but got to disagree, yes its a great phone as stock but with custom ROM and kernels its an amazing phone. The devs here have done some amazing work. BUT (and its a big one) dont do a thing till you've researched your arse off, and you understand all the risks of what your doing.
Ricey
(woohoo 400th post)
Latest stocks have been fine, even stock kernels have shown improved battery life. But with a custom rom/kernel combination your setting up a phone the way you like it with many ways of tweaking it.
If you do buy one, update to latest stock, try it out, if your not happy then root and enjoy.
My post was an attempt to persuade the OP to stick to stock should he purchase an SGS2. The last thing we need on here is yet another " Hlap mai fone broked !" post :-/ (and everything that goes with it).
ricey1986 said:
Sorry but got to disagree, yes its a great phone as stock but with custom ROM and kernels its an amazing phone. The devs here have done some amazing work. BUT (and its a big one) dont do a thing till you've researched your arse off, and you understand all the risks of what your doing.
Ricey
(woohoo 400th post)
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Actually , few phone calls may be total 15 min per day , but i will there will be a fair using for the WIFI may be 4-6 hrs per day , do you think this will effect much the battery performance?
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My wifi and GPS are on 100% of the time. I never turn them off. Today, 23 hours since charge and about 2 hours screen time and battery on 69%. But 3g is off (2g only) and no email sync.
Yesterday, heavy usage and went through at least 2 batteries.
BTW, since I got the s2 I've only ever used cf root kernals. Nice and stable for me and the closest thing to stock. Others claim increased performance or have over clocking etc don't interest me. I believe the phone doesn't need them. Also using Checkrom. On the S1, well that was different.
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Hi all,
I have my Galaxy S3 now for a few days and i like it a lot.
My previous phone was a HTC Sensation XE and the last few months i had CM10 running on it.
Since my galaxy S3 should be way faster than my Sensation im not sure if i already should switch to a custom rom.
I did root it already but the rom and kernel im using are still stock.
I have almost no problems with my galaxy S3 the way it is in stock, only things i can complain about are the following:
1. battery life doesnt seem that great, i only last a day to a day and a half on imo very mediocre usage. My old sensation could easily last 2 days and im not doing anything special
2. some apps or functions dont open as fast as im used to. eg when i open my contacts or phone when i want to call i experience a lag of 1 sec. I never had this on my HTC
To improve battery life and for a smoother experience do you guys reccomend going custom rom ? only switch kernel ? or ....
I dont really wanna check forums every 1-2 days to see if bugs are fixed im custom roms, i just want my phone to work.
I really am not a heavy phone user, i just want my battery to last as long as it can and if i do use my phone for other stuff i want it to be fast.
Any imput is appreciated.
Cheers !
martyzzz said:
Hi all,
1. battery life doesnt seem that great, i only last a day to a day and a half on imo very mediocre usage. My old sensation could easily last 2 days and im not doing anything special
Run Better Battery Stats and look for wakelocks .
Two have a look at this new battery app .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901526
jje
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JJEgan said:
martyzzz said:
Hi all,
1. battery life doesnt seem that great, i only last a day to a day and a half on imo very mediocre usage. My old sensation could easily last 2 days and im not doing anything special
Run Better Battery Stats and look for wakelocks .
Two have a look at this new battery app .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901526
jje
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Thanks for the reply but the app you suggested doesnt have many positive feedback.
I've researched a bit into wakelocks and it seems that the stock FM of the S3 has quite a lot of "stuff" that runs in the background so a custom rom might be a better idea for me.
All i use the phone for is calling, texting, whatsapp, exchange mail and some games.
All the social network apps, weather updates and such i dont really care about.
Only thing is i don't wanna lose the samsung keyboard (and trained dictionary) functionality
I've been looking through the available roms and i cant decide between Omega V31 / ARHD 14 based on JB 4.1.1 or something stripped to the bone like Omega AOKP 4.1.2 or some other.
Will do some more research.
Cheers ~!
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JJEgan said:
Thanks for the reply but the app you suggested doesnt have many positive feedback.
But it has billions of recommendations from XDA Gurus your choice .
jje
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Since im still on stock kernell and ROM i was thinking the possible.
Is it possible to just install a dual boot kernell (like SiyahKernel S3-v1.7rc1) and have the original samsung rom still working as my 1st rom and via the kernell try different custom roms?
Cheers
Well thats a question i asked myself. If anyone can answer it, i'd appreciate it.
Hi everyone!!
To anyone that owns the K900; can you, please, encourage or discourage me about getting it? What do you guys say? I love its design and size, and I like it's Intel's chip in it. I've had a Razr i and was great!
I've followed this forum months ago, but have missed most news about this device. Can you tell me if this device will get any update like 4.3 or 4.4? Any good changes in the last months with software updates? I've heard it heated a lot at first. :/
I'm most interested in using it like if it was the Xperia Z Ultra ha; media and games! Will it do fine? What about battery life?
Is it easy to root?
Anything you could tell me about how this device is doing nowadays could help me!
Thank you in advance!
- Leonardo
Compare to it price.. It is worth to buy. Almost same as note 2.
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Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Hi everyone!!
To anyone that owns the K900; can you, please, encourage or discourage me about getting it? What do you guys say? I love its design and size, and I like it's Intel's chip in it. I've had a Razr i and was great!
I've followed this forum months ago, but have missed most news about this device. Can you tell me if this device will get any update like 4.3 or 4.4? Any good changes in the last months with software updates? I've heard it heated a lot at first. :/
I'm most interested in using it like if it was the Xperia Z Ultra ha; media and games! Will it do fine? What about battery life?
Is it easy to root?
Anything you could tell me about how this device is doing nowadays could help me!
Thank you in advance!
- Leonardo
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- I'm using K900 and i would like to say: buy Samsung S4 or Note 3 or Nokia 1520, it's much better
- 4.3 will be updated this month; no confirmation for 4.4 (seem like we don't get this for k900)
- Battery life: it's ok, not so good but can last for more than one day with low using
- There's no root method at this moment;but the custom rom already included but you have to wait a little longer (maybe a week after new Rom announce)
I was a previous S3 user with "The Galaxy Project" ROM.
I love this phone. For me the battery life is great lasting over a day. Lenovo's battery power management tool works well.
You quickly become use to the size and work out how to navigate around it. The Lenovo Theme is great.
Cons.
- Occasionaly I get a slight screen flicker on the sides of the phone. Simply turning the screen on and off rids this.
- The phones speaker is very low compared to other phones I have used in the past.
Yes I would recomend one.
Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Hi everyone!!
To anyone that owns the K900; can you, please, encourage or discourage me about getting it? What do you guys say? I love its design and size, and I like it's Intel's chip in it. I've had a Razr i and was great!
I've followed this forum months ago, but have missed most news about this device. Can you tell me if this device will get any update like 4.3 or 4.4? Any good changes in the last months with software updates? I've heard it heated a lot at first. :/
I'm most interested in using it like if it was the Xperia Z Ultra ha; media and games! Will it do fine? What about battery life?
Is it easy to root?
Anything you could tell me about how this device is doing nowadays could help me!
Thank you in advance!
- Leonardo
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Well I got this phone a week ago, and so far Im loving it, I hv had iPhone and HTC Onex+ but this one is making a real difference, performance compared to batter life is great.
Do hv a small issue with screen brightness as it keeps varying by itself though Auto Brightness is turned off specially on dark colors, also screen kinda brighten up/flickers while putting in PIN code on lock screen, that could be a Setting or software issue but thats not major issue and that could be only me having it and I will check with my warranty if it gets worse.
Overall I would advice it to every friend around me to hv it over Samsung, Sony and HTC.
rshahzad17 said:
Well I got this phone a week ago, and so far Im loving it, I hv had iPhone and HTC Onex+ but this one is making a real difference, performance compared to batter life is great.
Do hv a small issue with screen brightness as it keeps varying by itself though Auto Brightness is turned off specially on dark colors, also screen kinda brighten up/flickers while putting in PIN code on lock screen, that could be a Setting or software issue but thats not major issue and that could be only me having it and I will check with my warranty if it gets worse.
Overall I would advice it to every friend around me to hv it over Samsung, Sony and HTC.
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I know what you are saying...Especially the last page of the app drawer and the notification pull down screen.
I had the issue/behavior and for a second thought I have a faulty piece..but turns out, the ROM is configured in a way that the brightness flickers. It is perfectly normal and goes away with a new launcher/ROM.
Dont worry and you have made a good choice..I am super proud of the K900...
X0LARIUM said:
I know what you are saying...Especially the last page of the app drawer and the notification pull down screen.
I had the issue/behavior and for a second thought I have a faulty piece..but turns out, the ROM is configured in a way that the brightness flickers. It is perfectly normal and goes away with a new launcher/ROM.
Dont worry and you have made a good choice..I am super proud of the K900...
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Thanks man for the reply, yes I thought so that its some settings stuff. For lock screen brightness issue I used KitKat locker from Play store and I had no issue, also disabling the Auto brightness helps.
For ROM I will try Vibe V7 here on xda.
And yes Im proud to hv K900 too
Does this K900 last at least 18 months?
Thank you for all your valuable answers!
The question now is: Does this K900 last at least 18 months without problems?
I have read too many comments at GSMarena that this device starts to give problems in less than 6 months...
Please, tell me if it lasts and if it's a good buy, I know it's powerful enough, and it's so pretty in design.
Thank you so much!
- Leonardo.
Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Thank you for all your valuable answers!
The question now is: Does this K900 last at least 18 months without problems?
I have read too many comments at GSMarena that this device starts to give problems in less than 6 months...
Please, tell me if it lasts and if it's a good buy, I know it's powerful enough, and it's so pretty in design.
Thank you so much!
- Leonardo.
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I used it for a year and sold it because of disappointing software, there are no updates available for it after 4.2.2, but I didn't have any issues regarding hardware, battery etc. It's a pretty device, feels good in band, screen and performance is great, but software side no Android updates and not much of development, if you aren't concerned about software side than its not a bad device else you can get a lot of better options in lenovo other than this k900.
Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Thank you for all your valuable answers!
The question now is: Does this K900 last at least 18 months without problems?
I have read too many comments at GSMarena that this device starts to give problems in less than 6 months...
Please, tell me if it lasts and if it's a good buy, I know it's powerful enough, and it's so pretty in design.
Thank you so much!
- Leonardo.
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I have two K900's - one's mine and second one is my girlfriends. I crashed lcd screen (my fault, I dropped it) and replaced it with the new one. The second phone got usb problem - I had to buy usb port from china and replace it. The cost was around 8$ so it was nothing. Now everything is working fine. We have our phones for more than 1 year and we're still content.
I suggest to install custom ROM with Android 4.3 - it's way better witout Lenovo Launcher. Clean android works faster, it has longer battery life and more free RAM space.