I currently have a Verizon Note 2, but am looking at getting the S4 instead. The Note 2 is just too large for me, it's difficult to use one handed. For those that had a Note 2 before and upgraded to the S4, are you glad you made the switch? What do you like better? What do you miss?
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screen size, every time i use a bigger screen looking back at the old one feels awkward for a few days but after that it's all fine
i came from a galaxy nexus so i dont even notice a slight size difference. i have a few friends at work who got rid of their i****s and got the S4 and they are having a fun time adjusting to the bigger screen but love it. I have used my friends note 2 and I honestly dont think i can get use to it, just way too big for my tastes. plus now the S4 has all those hover and airview, gesture features and even more than the note 2 so if u dont like the note 2 size, i'd say grab the S4
I'm coming from a Note2. Just received my S4 via Fedex this afternoon so haven't had enough time to gauge my thoughts on stepping down a bit in screen real estate. But my initial impulse now that I have it and can compare side by side is that I am good with it. I'll miss some things about my Note 2 however at times it was just a little too large.
budwizer said:
I'm coming from a Note2. Just received my S4 via Fedex this afternoon so haven't had enough time to gauge my thoughts on stepping down a bit in screen real estate. But my initial impulse now that I have it and can compare side by side is that I am good with it. I'll miss some things about my Note 2 however at times it was just a little too large.
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I'm also curious how the radios compare between the two. Since you have both, could you put them side by side and go to settings > about phone > status and look at the dBm level of both?
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I'm also curious how the radios compare between the two. Since you have both, could you put them side by side and go to settings > about phone > status and look at the dBm level of both?
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Had to swap out the SIM doing this but here you go...
Note 2: -96dBm 44asu
S4: -98dBm 42asu
Did both on the same spot at my desk in my home office
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Had to swap out the SIM doing this but here you go...
Note 2: -96dBm 44asu
S4: -98dBm 42asu
Did both on the same spot at my desk in my home office
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Thanks! I will probably be picking up the S4 myself so I can do another test with the S4, Note 2, and Thunderbolt. Looks to be roughly the same, but the S4 has a slightly weaker signal.
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I love my Note 2. This thing honestly feels small compared to it. The S4 is so much skinnier that IDK if I'll be able to adjust to it. I guess only time will tell.
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I got the S4 today. I came from the note as well. I dont notice a difference at all. This thing is much easier to hold and use.
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I'm loving the ability to use my phone with one hand again, coming from the Note 2. I do appreciate the larger size, but that's just a short adjustment period. I've only had the phone since noon yesterday so I haven't gotten a good gauge for battery life, but I got about 2 hours of screen time while setting it up and playing around, benchmarking and whatnot and that dropped me from 100 (charged it when i got home) to 74% so with relatively heavy use that would get you roughly 8 hours of screentime? That's pretty remarkable for the power and screen this things has!
A co-worker of mine just picked up an S4, so I put my Note 2 and the S4 side by side and the S4 was getting 2dBm better than my Note 2.
oC|-TiTaN said:
I'm loving the ability to use my phone with one hand again, coming from the Note 2. I do appreciate the larger size, but that's just a short adjustment period. I've only had the phone since noon yesterday so I haven't gotten a good gauge for battery life, but I got about 2 hours of screen time while setting it up and playing around, benchmarking and whatnot and that dropped me from 100 (charged it when i got home) to 74% so with relatively heavy use that would get you roughly 8 hours of screentime? That's pretty remarkable for the power and screen this things has!
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I'm at almost 4 hours screen time now. Not too shabby. 100% 4G, no wifi.
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geoff5093 said:
I currently have a Verizon Note 2, but am looking at getting the S4 instead. The Note 2 is just too large for me, it's difficult to use one handed. For those that had a Note 2 before and upgraded to the S4, are you glad you made the switch? What do you like better? What do you miss?
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I have a Note 2, just picked up an S4 this morning.
The screen is amazing! The size is all wrong, this feels tiny and way too thin. Oh wait, that's good thing
Also it appears to charge faster than the Note 2. I left the N2 at home, so I'll probably have some shock again about it's size after work. The S4 almost needs a case so I can transition into it's tiny size!
My wife has a Note 2. She loves it because she is an artist and she can draw on it. I think the GS4 is the perfect balance between size and functionality.
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I have a Note 2, just picked up an S4 this morning.
The screen is amazing! The size is all wrong, this feels tiny and way too thin. Oh wait, that's good thing
Also it appears to charge faster than the Note 2. I left the N2 at home, so I'll probably have some shock again about it's size after work. The S4 almost needs a case so I can transition into it's tiny size!
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Me too! I just got home with my S4 and have them both side by side. At first I picked up the S4 and couldn't believe how light it was, then I realized the battery wasn't in
Even with the battery I'm loving the smaller phone. I had it in my pocket while driving and thought I lost it since I couldn't feel it digging into my leg! The screen on the S4 is definitely better, it's brighter, whiter, and you can't see and jagged edges on text.
Excellent!
BTW, the stuff I used to do with the S-Pen on the Note 2, I can do with my finger on this baby!
Usually download a pic that someone posted, and then put some text on it and then upload to an app This works very well on the S4! It's not "let's photoshop" but it meets my needs! I was surprised the stock photo editor had a brush/pen option!
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Excellent!
BTW, the stuff I used to do with the S-Pen on the Note 2, I can do with my finger on this baby!
Usually download a pic that someone posted, and then put some text on it and then upload to an app This works very well on the S4! It's not "let's photoshop" but it meets my needs! I was surprised the stock photo editor had a brush/pen option!
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What do you use to draw on pics? App?
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I love Note 2,and waiting Note 3
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What do you use to draw on pics? App?
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Built in app.
Open a pic, menu, edit. Swipe lower bar to the left. Second to last icon..... "Drawing".
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Note 2 is nice phone i dnt think you need to change now it's best in smartphone market now
but yes if you want to change you will miss some features like S pen this is the coolest features of Note 2 and after sometime you may miss that big screen also.
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I wrote this for a friend last night while I was drunk and figured you guys might appreciate it as well.
early thoughts of DNA:
I love holding this phone, even at its size. With a case its about as big as I'd go, and the case makes the volume rockers more accessible and tthe power button easier to find.
The port cover is a *****. Im contemplating pulling it out, i noticed that after pulling on it almost to the point of pulling it out has made it easier to close. Inductive charging is nice but I use my phone allot while it's plugged in so its tough.
Screen is beautiful, 5 inch is a sweet spot for me. Any bigger is too big, and while I can deal with smaller, I like this size. I threw a 1080p movie clip on it, and while it looks amazing, the difference between it and 720 on a screen of this size isn't exactly noticeable. The only sore spot with the screen is that since many widets are a lower res, they look extremely tiny on the DNA screen, though I've only seen this with Beautiful Widgets and photo previews within some 3rd party apps. (see screenshots).
I don't mind the physical buttons, though I'd rather have all 4 in lieu of three, the extra space the menu button takes up on screen in some apps is annoying. Holding down the home key brings up Google Search/Google Now which is a nice feature. The biggest drawback of android recently has been not having a fixed search button, I use it ALL the time especially with now with google now (no pun intended)
I've noticed for some reason it has trouble staying connected to my WiFi at home, but at work its fine. I read one other complaint about this. Also, a few times this morning, I got a PUK locked - contact your carrier message. a reboot fixed it and it hasn't happened since this morning. I blame it on network issues.
I can't comment much on battery life because I've been really using the phone, setting it up to my liking, but I at least haven't been disappointing. I think this will last. I previously used an S3 and a rezound w/xt battery. Im thinking this lies somewhere in the middle.
Having only 16gb of storage was a bit of a toughie for me as I tend to download allot of random crap. But I'm hoping now that I've embraced the cloud, that between Dropbox for large files, Google music for music, and g+ for photo storage, I'll be OK. I just wont be able to have all the huge games I had installed before.
Overall, although not enough time to post a proper review, I'm happy with this phone. I've always applauded HTC's design and build quality. Simple yet solid and this phone is the same. Great stuff.
Feel free to post any Q's.
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obligatory benchmarks and LTE speeds for you stat and speed junkies
Previously I have owned a SG3, a Rezound, Droid X and X2, Droid Incredible, the original droid and a G1. This phone is right up there with the Galaxy and definitely a step in the right direction.
What Calendar widget is that?
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What Calendar widget is that?
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stock! im using it on my gnex XD
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What Calendar widget is that?
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Looks like the standard stock Google Calendar widget, just re-sized. You can now download the original Google Calender App in the play store.
Which weather widget is that?
Thanks for the review, echoes a lot of my feelings since picking up a DNA to test versus my Razr HD Maxx last week.
Mike
dosmoney said:
Also, a few times this morning, I got a PUK locked - contact your carrier message. a reboot fixed it and it hasn't happened since this morning. I blame it on network issues.
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I had this issue Thursday and yesterday about 8 times. Took it back to VZW and they replaced the device after replacing the SIM didn't fix the problem. Just keep an eye on it. Haven't had any issues since they replaced the phone.
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First few days
I have to agree, so far I have no complaints on this phone. I have a problem with the gel case I bought from Verizon because of the power button hole at the top. It doesn't make much sense to me why they would cover up the volume rocker and not the power button. It just seems awkward to push into a hole to hit the power button. "that's what she said"... :laugh:
Not to get off the subject but...
Where did you find that battery left widget in the photo that you posted? I NEED one of those. :angel: Sorry...
I have the same complaint about the gel case I bought from Verizon , so I took a wood nail file to the top part surrounding the power button and made it more flush ... Save for a minor discoloration it works swell now
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taimtaylor said:
Where did you find that battery left widget in the photo that you posted? I NEED one of those. :angel: Sorry...
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JuicePlotter. It does alright, and works in conjuction with juicedefender (battery saver app).
themikeyan said:
Which weather widget is that?
Thanks for the review, echoes a lot of my feelings since picking up a DNA to test versus my Razr HD Maxx last week.
Mike
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Beautiful Widgets weather widget w/ICS skin
I've also found it to be a pretty good phone. I came from a dinosaur Droid X and I'm pleased overall.
My main issues:
1. Like the OP, I hate the microUSB cover, but I realize that it's there to seal the device, so I can deal with it. Also, the port itself in reversed from what I'm used to (DNA pins face the front of the device, rather than the back).
2. I did the standard Netflix test by watching Hugo last night. It looked amazing. However, the Beats audio must have a noise gate enabled, so portions of the film where the background noise fell below a threshold became completely silent. It was really annoying, so I turned Beats off. On another positive note, the phone never got hot in 2 hours of near-continuous watching.
3. The volume buttons are very easy to inadvertently hit while holding the phone for video viewing.
4. Bloatware. This is by far the worst I've ever seen. I had 3 pages of apps before I even downloaded a single one of my own. Won't be a problem when we have custom roms, but WOW. And on a 16 GB non-expandable device, too.
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I've also found it to be a pretty good phone. I came from a dinosaur Droid X and I'm pleased overall.
My main issues:
1. Like the OP, I hate the microUSB cover, but I realize that it's there to seal the device, so I can deal with it. Also, the port itself in reversed from what I'm used to (DNA pins face the front of the device, rather than the back).
2. I did the standard Netflix test by watching Hugo last night. It looked amazing. However, the Beats audio must have a noise gate enabled, so portions of the film where the background noise fell below a threshold became completely silent. It was really annoying, so I turned Beats off. On another positive note, the phone never got hot in 2 hours of near-continuous watching.
3. The volume buttons are very easy to inadvertently hit while holding the phone for video viewing.
4. Bloatware. This is by far the worst I've ever seen. I had 3 pages of apps before I even downloaded a single one of my own. Won't be a problem when we have custom roms, but WOW. And on a 16 GB non-expandable device, too.
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You can disable the bloat, one great thing that was added in ics
Love this phone so far. If I had any beef at all, it'd be that the vibration motor isn't very strong. But that's a very minor beef. Also the center power button has taken some getting used to. Love the speed of this thing, especially the LTE here in Houston which is amazing! (hit 42 Mbps earlier!).
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You can disable the bloat, one great thing that was added in ics
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That's nice and all, but I really just want to get rid of it. With only 16 GB, I need all the space I can get. I saw some de-bloat scripts on other sites that I might try, but I wish they'd let us just uninstall the stuff and be done with it.
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That's nice and all, but I really just want to get rid of it. With only 16 GB, I need all the space I can get. I saw some de-bloat scripts on other sites that I might try, but I wish they'd let us just uninstall the stuff and be done with it.
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I haven;'t rooted yet to test it, but I have a feeling that clearing things out of system/app will not increase your /sdcard storage at all.
seedy oak said:
That's nice and all, but I really just want to get rid of it. With only 16 GB, I need all the space I can get. I saw some de-bloat scripts on other sites that I might try, but I wish they'd let us just uninstall the stuff and be done with it.
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Problem is, when you remove that bloat, you are removing it from /system, freeing up space there, that you can't touch. I'm all for removing bloat, but you won't gain usable space.
dosmoney, what skin or theme are you running? I love the stock android with a hint of HTC look you have going on!
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dosmoney, what skin or theme are you running? I love the stock android with a hint of HTC look you have going on!
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apex launcher, with beautiful widgets .
OK, I think a lot of you are here from a note or note 2, am I wrong?
I came from a Tmobile note 2. When i saw the original note 2, i was hooked on the big screen phones. People don't seem to understand the no bezel thing. A 7 inch phone and 7 inch tablet are two completely different sizes, all because of the lack of bezel. And I will keep buying bigger phones until they don't fit in my pocket anymore.
Now, onto the specifics of the phone. Yes, I think it is a tiny bit slower that the note 2, but still, in some benchmarks it did even better than the note 2. And my test is, can i download using torrents (which suck the processor and ram) and still listen to skip free music, browse the web and navigate the phone. This champ can.
The screen is awesome. it just hits you its so bright. I would have loved a 1080 but hey...
Battery life is great. Ive got a few extra off brands until the oem's come out (if they ever do) but Ive said this before, If i have a 3,200 and a smaller phone has a 2,000-2,500. When the screens are on, we are evenly matched. But the screen is not always on. So when its off, we are both running the same radios and processors, but i have a bigger battery. People don't realize this.
I don't know about you early adopters, but i just paid 515 US, no tax for mine. I think that's pretty good.
Oh, the stares. I was one of the Note 1 early adopters. I loved all the attention and envy that poured in on all sides, call me shallow, but i loved it. Its been diminishing for a long time now, becayse the note 2 was basically around the same size and it came to all the carriers. The feeling is back in full force now. That's what you get for going up an inch.
The functionality of having a pocket-able big screen phone is amazing. It's a small pocket-able tablet, that also handles my calls and texts. You basically give up one handed use at this point, even though i have big hands, but you gain in every area; typing, watching videos, gaming, surfing, any app....
I'm curious how unpopular this phone actually is.... There is basically zero devs here. And correct me if I'm wrong, but it's been out for a month...
On a similar note, the lack of the Samsung battery/charger anywhere on the web is pissing me off. I like having the ability to keep batteries charges externally so my phone doesn't have to be tethered to an outlet. You just swap out the batteries and your back at 100%.
Discuss.
mottyengel said:
OK, I think a lot of you are here from a note or note 2, am I wrong?
I came from a Tmobile note 2. When i saw the original note 2, i was hooked on the big screen phones. People don't seem to understand the no bezel thing. A 7 inch phone and 7 inch tablet are two completely different sizes, all because of the lack of bezel. And I will keep buying bigger phones until they don't fit in my pocket anymore.
Now, onto the specifics of the phone. Yes, I think it is a tiny bit slower that the note 2, but still, in some benchmarks it did even better than the note 2. And my test is, can i download using torrents (which suck the processor and ram) and still listen to skip free music, browse the web and navigate the phone. This champ can.
The screen is awesome. it just hits you its so bright. I would have loved a 1080 but hey...
Battery life is great. Ive got a few extra off brands until the oem's come out (if they ever do) but Ive said this before, If i have a 3,200 and a smaller phone has a 2,000-2,500. When the screens are on, we are evenly matched. But the screen is not always on. So when its off, we are both running the same radios and processors, but i have a bigger battery. People don't realize this.
I don't know about you early adopters, but i just paid 515 US, no tax for mine. I think that's pretty good.
Oh, the stares. I was one of the Note 1 early adopters. I loved all the attention and envy that poured in on all sides, call me shallow, but i loved it. Its been diminishing for a long time now, becayse the note 2 was basically around the same size and it came to all the carriers. The feeling is back in full force now. That's what you get for going up an inch.
The functionality of having a pocket-able big screen phone is amazing. It's a small pocket-able tablet, that also handles my calls and texts. You basically give up one handed use at this point, even though i have big hands, but you gain in every area; typing, watching videos, gaming, surfing, any app....
I'm curious how unpopular this phone actually is.... There is basically zero devs here. And correct me if I'm wrong, but it's been out for a month...
On a similar note, the lack of the Samsung battery/charger anywhere on the web is pissing me off. I like having the ability to keep batteries charges externally so my phone doesn't have to be tethered to an outlet. You just swap out the batteries and your back at 100%.
Discuss.
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I came from the original Note so I can see and feel a big leap in performance. I guess if you came from a Note 2 then you might not notice any difference or maybe expect so much improvement that you think it's slower. Size wise I am very happy with it, friends and family actually didn't even notice that I'm using a Mega. You can only see the big difference if you set them next to each other, most of the time they see my phone from afar and think it's the Note. If strangers ask, I'll just tell them it's a mini tablet that can make calls rather than a huge smartphone.
Development is slow because they are waiting for a kernel to be developed by Philz and/or Chainfire. It's just been 2 weeks since its been available so I won't worry much about developer support. Right now I've just got root and deleted/uninstalled a lot of bloatware and disabled almost all features so my phone runs very fast. Also, using Foldermount I am able to install apps exceeding the internal storage capacity.
I got 2 extra batteries from eBay which are 3500 mah and I'm okay with the battery life so I'm just using one. As for popularity, I think it will be like the original Note where people started to like it when they saw it being used by others since just looking at the specs of it on paper is not as appealing as holding it in your hand and seeing that huge display for videos and games. Lots of other manufacturers are releasing phones over 6 inches and I'm sure it will be the norm next year.
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I came from the original Note so I can see and feel a big leap in performance. I guess if you came from a Note 2 then you might not notice any difference or maybe expect so much improvement that you think it's slower. Size wise I am very happy with it, friends and family actually didn't even notice that I'm using a Mega. You can only see the big difference if you set them next to each other, most of the time they see my phone from afar and think it's the Note. If strangers ask, I'll just tell them it's a mini tablet that can make calls rather than a huge smartphone.
Development is slow because they are waiting for a kernel to be developed by Philz and/or Chainfire. It's just been 2 weeks since its been available so I won't worry much about developer support. Right now I've just got root and deleted/uninstalled a lot of bloatware and disabled almost all features so my phone runs very fast. Also, using Foldermount I am able to install apps exceeding the internal storage capacity.
I got 2 extra batteries from eBay which are 3500 mah and I'm okay with the battery life so I'm just using one. As for popularity, I think it will be like the original Note where people started to like it when they saw it being used by others since just looking at the specs of it on paper is not as appealing as holding it in your hand and seeing that huge display for videos and games. Lots of other manufacturers are releasing phones over 6 inches and I'm sure it will be the norm next year.
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I didn't realize it had only been two weeks. But yeah, same with me i guess. Rooted, got rid of the bloatware, uninstalled some apps. And now i can use the multi wondow manager.
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People don't seem to understand the no bezel thing. A 7 inch phone and 7 inch tablet are two completely different sizes, all because of the lack of bezel. And I will keep buying bigger phones until they don't fit in my pocket anymore.
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I'm absolutely with you on that one mate. I'm actually hoping the go for the full 7" screen at some point.
I'm currently rocking the Note 2... I have bought a Mega 6.3" for the mrs and I'm waiting to see what the Note 3 will bring. However I think the Note 3 will be around 6" so the largest top spec device is going to be the Xperia X Ultra for some time, so thats what Im planning on going for (despite the limitations of non removable battery an no flash)... I'd love a 6.5 or 7" Note with small bezels, removable battery etc but I just cant see it being an option this year..
I do predict though that next year we will see some genuine top notch 7" convergence devices. Even with the new Xperia X Ultra if they had trimmed the top and bottom bezels they could have almost fitted a 7" screen into the same footprint. It would have to be "marginally" wider of course. Exciting times ahead I think. I know the tech industry moves fast, but its not moving fast enough for me lol
Bold move by Sony though. At least they are genuinely trying, even if they haven't quite hit it on the head yet.
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I'm absolutely with you on that one mate. I'm actually hoping the go for the full 7" screen at some point.
I'm currently rocking the Note 2... I have bought a Mega 6.3" for the mrs and I'm waiting to see what the Note 3 will bring. However I think the Note 3 will be around 6" so the largest top spec device is going to be the Xperia X Ultra for some time, so thats what Im planning on going for (despite the limitations of non removable battery an no flash)... I'd love a 6.5 or 7" Note with small bezels, removable battery etc but I just cant see it being an option this year..
I do predict though that next year we will see some genuine top notch 7" convergence devices. Even with the new Xperia X Ultra if they had trimmed the top and bottom bezels they could have almost fitted a 7" screen into the same footprint. It would have to be "marginally" wider of course. Exciting times ahead I think. I know the tech industry moves fast, but its not moving fast enough for me lol
Bold move by Sony though. At least they are genuinely trying, even if they haven't quite hit it on the head yet.
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I hear what you're saying, and I love the large screens, but that Xperia Ultra looks TOO damn big. I think they crossed the line with that one. I think that 6" is perfect for me, but i'm willing to do the Mega 6.3 because Samsung made it so thin and it looks stylish. But the Xperia Ultra kinda looks like a small brick. lol
This would be an ideal device for me if it only had apt-x support. Samsung build quality, large battery, great display, no Exynos(!!).
I have wireless speaker system at home and I use HS3000 headset a lot when I am commuting.
The difference in sound compared to standard Bluetooth A2DP is noticeable.
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This would be an ideal device for me if it only had apt-x support. Samsung build quality, large battery, great display, no Exynos(!!).
I have wireless speaker system at home and I use HS3000 headset a lot when I am commuting.
The difference in sound compared to standard Bluetooth A2DP is noticeable.
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I thought it has apt X support as mentioned in the Engadget review
Anyway, we use Sonos so it's not a requirement for us.
Techngro said:
I hear what you're saying, and I love the large screens, but that Xperia Ultra looks TOO damn big. I think they crossed the line with that one. I think that 6" is perfect for me, but i'm willing to do the Mega 6.3 because Samsung made it so thin and it looks stylish. But the Xperia Ultra kinda looks like a small brick. lol
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I agree and I'd have been happier with the mega form factor. Lets hope they see fit to outfit it with top specs at a later point.
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I agree and I'd have been happier with the mega form factor. Lets hope they see fit to outfit it with top specs at a later point.
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Here is a video of the Xperia ZU pocket test. I don't think you can walk comfortably with that in your pocket let alone sit or put it in your shirt pocket unlike the Mega. Even the ads for it never show it being put in the pocket, just in bags. The difference in screen size is just 0.1 inch (2.54 mm) which is almost negligible and for that small increase you get a phone that is 2.78 square inches bigger than the Mega plus onscreen buttons that take up to 10 mm of the screen. Also, on screen buttons can be a hassle specially when playing games because they are more prone to tapping.
Xperia Z
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Off screen buttons + bigger actual usable screen = better gaming experience
The price of the Xperia ZU is also questionable at the moment.
You can buy 2 Galaxy Mega 6.3s with over £110 left over with the pre-order price tag.
So how's the Mega like in low light? If you're using it in the bedroom at night with lamps turned off? Is it as bad as the Note 10.1 where light bleeds from the edges and blacks are grey?
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The pocket size is not really an issue for me. I wear loose bottoms most of the time at home/gym and don't even put my current phone (note 2) in my pocket while in the car or at work.
I admit the ultra certainly has its shortcomings, and without dismissing the mega 6.3 (I bought one for the mrs and she loves it), there really is noting else with real top end specs with the same real estate.
Give me a mega 6.3 with a 1080p screen and a snapgragon 800 and I'd be all over it. It just doesn't exist yet. While nobody can really say they really "need" all that extra horsepower I "want" it and thats enough for me to pay a premium. The device itself will only cost me £49 upfront on my current contract which is up for renewal.
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So how's the Mega like in low light? If you're using it in the bedroom at night with lamps turned off? Is it as bad as the Note 10.1 where light bleeds from the edges and blacks are grey?
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I'm using it right now in bed with the lights off and I can't see any light bleed on the screen. The blacks will not be as deep as AMOLED but it's very good. I actually like the fact that it's brighter than my original Note under sunlight and darker at night time which is great for the eyes.
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The pocket size is not really an issue for me. I wear loose bottoms most of the time at home/gym and don't even put my current phone (note 2) in my pocket while in the car or at work.
I admit the ultra certainly has its shortcomings, and without dismissing the mega 6.3 (I bought one for the mrs and she loves it), there really is noting else with real top end specs with the same real estate.
Give me a mega 6.3 with a 1080p screen and a snapgragon 800 and I'd be all over it. It just doesn't exist yet. While nobody can really say they really "need" all that extra horsepower I "want" it and thats enough for me to pay a premium.
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I'm sure the Mega you wish for will be available next year. As for now, I'll enjoy the first gen Mega since I usually change my phone every year. Paying over double the price of the Mega for something which is not over double the advantage is not for me.
^^^^^^^^^ Logically your right of course, but been as my contract is up and its a case of having the mega 6.3 free of charge or paying £49 upfront for the Ultra Im not going to sweat it.. If i had to double down in cold hard cash and buy outright it would be a completely different senario.
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^^^^^^^^^ Logically your right of course, but been as my contract is up and its a case of having the mega 6.3 free of charge or paying £49 upfront for the Ultra Im not going to sweat it.. If i had to double down in cold hard cash and buy outright it would be a completely different senario.
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How much do you pay each month and how long is the contact? Are they already offering the Xperia Z Ultra? What network is this?
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I'm using it right now in bed with the lights off and I can't see any light bleed on the screen. The blacks will not be as deep as AMOLED but it's very good. I actually like the fact that it's brighter than my original Note under sunlight and darker at night time which is great for the eyes.
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Thanks... so what you're saying is that at night in bed you can actually make the Mega less bright than the Note2? If that's the case then it's great.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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How much do you pay each month and how long is the contact? Are they already offering the Xperia Z Ultra? What network is this?
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Im with 3 mobile uk. I pay £36 a month for 2000min 5000texts and unlimited data including teathering. Its a 2 year contract. Its been announced they will carry it in Sept. Upfront prices have been rumoured but not confirmed yet. The plan price will stay the same it always does its just the upfront cost that will vary. The £49 upfront sounds about right.
At the end of my contract I usually cancel and take another contract out with the same carrier through quidco the cash back site and get about 100 cash back
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Thanks... so what you're saying is that at night in bed you can actually make the Mega less bright than the Note2? If that's the case then it's great.
Brgds... /Tubgirl
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Yes. I need an app to get the original Note's brightness down to acceptable levels at night which I don't need with the Mega.
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Im with 3 mobile uk. I pay £36 a month for 2000min 5000texts and unlimited data including teathering. Its a 2 year contract. Its been announced they will carry it in Sept. Upfront prices have been rumoured but not confirmed yet. The plan price will stay the same it always does its just the upfront cost that will vary. The £49 upfront sounds about right.
At the end of my contract I usually cancel and take another contract out with the same carrier through quidco the cash back site and get about 100 cash back
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I see. So the £49 up front is not official, being the most expensive phablet/smartphone at the moment I expect the upfront cost to be higher.
£36 x 24 months + £49 upfront = £913 is not bad if you use most of the included minutes, texts, and data.
I just use an Ovivo SIM which give me 150 minutes, 250 texts, and 500MB data every month for FREE so I just look at the actual cost of the phone.
^^^^^^^^^ The upfront cost is going to be same as a 32gb or 64gb iphone 5.
The ebay link posted on the previous page is inflated. You can order for Expansys for £639 http://www.androidorigin.com/sony-x...se-date-set-to-september-13-priced-at-639-99/
By comparison the 32gig iphone 5 is £599 and the 64gb is £699. But yeah using that rational the xperia Z Ultra upfront cost should be about £150... Three charge £129 upfront for the 32gig iphone.
Theres not that much difference in their price plans...The basic ones (with devices) start about £30, and the unlimited one is £36. I have been known to download torrents and teather my laptop to the phone so its nice just not to have to worry about worrying out of date etc
How's the loudspeaker compared to the Note2? Let's say if you're showing a YouTube clip to someone... which one is louder?
Brgds...
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How's the loudspeaker compared to the Note2? Let's say if you're showing a YouTube clip to someone... which one is louder?
Brgds...
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I don't have a Note 2 to compare it with but I don't have to put the volume to max when showing youtube videos to others with my Mega 6.3.
I was a Note 3 preorder guy. I had the phone for 3 weeks....
AND. I sold it to pick up the new white Verizon G2.
The Note 3 was a HUGE disappointment!
The device feels terrible in the hand, with its sharp edges.
Using it outside when the wind blows it wants to fly out of your hands like a sail,
One handed operation, when your sitting down on the crapper is impossible, you cant make that thumb stretch without dropping it.
Touchwiz is really annoying with all kinds of crap constantly popping up in your face. my magazine, searches, bla bla bla.
The Note 3 is overly bloated and feels slow.
The Spen, its cool for about a week, then the Novelty wears off. and you never use it again. (the Spen DOES make 100% sense on the 10.1 2014 tablet which we have however, just need to ditch the TW.)
The external speaker AND the phone speaker are TERRIBLE on the Note 3. No good volume or clarity, a tinny sound and phone call volume never high enough if you cant hear the other party. Even with all the mods out bump the volume it makes it sound worse.
The USB 3 connecter is huge and ugly and I never noticed any difference.
Samsungs continued KNOX and other locking shenanigans. this should be the #1 reason to stay away.. lol
DEVELOPMENT! Development on the Note 3 due to Samsungs Garbage software is a complete hilarious JOKE.
The VZW section for instance has 3 lousy threads! No LOKI. etc. so no kernels. and the Devs who were working on those 3 threads were just doing it for the Bounty money or as a favor.
I could go on and on with my experience about the Note 3. It was a huge letdown.
After I got the Note 3, I started to see the G2 development community really start heating up, and caught my eye.
I come from an Old Galaxy Nexus, and used PGM/touch control for a knock on type wake and I loved it, once I saw "knock on"
on the G2 as a native feature it really piqued my interest.
I got my white vzw G2 on wednesday and I adore it, everything makes sense!
LG did a wonderful job with the stock rom. (there are a few small tweaks I would like such as better looking folders) but for the most part its
amazing.
The LG optimus UI has most of the features you see on custom roms.
it "feels" extremely light, not bloated or resource killing whatsoever.
**PERFORMANCE!
My G2 boots in 23seconds according to start up manager.
The device overall just feels so much more powerful and snappy.
Disk/File IO KILLS the Note 3, pulling up huge app lists, or in app manager, etc.. is instant.
The Note 3 stuttered and got stupid and would FC its own garbage apps, freeze up, etc.. Where the G2 is soo rock solid.
While, Granted the G2 has the shiny back it feels like a much more "premium" device, than the tacky East Asian style of the fake stitched back cover on the Note 3. The Note 3 fake leather back reminds me of those cheap fixtures in Chinese buffets that try to look "expensive"
Display: G2 hands down. I brought my Note 3 into the verizon store, and put both devices side by side both at 100% brightness in an extremely bright room. G2 colors look better, is clearer and more vibrant without the oversaturation. I swear the lcd panel draws faster than amoled, but idk..
Audio! - The phone speaker sounds great, first call I made I was like WOW! it can get extremely LOUD, but not in a screetchy ear bleeding way, in a full clear juicy big kind of way. External speaker sounds full and crystal clear, while the Note 3 speaker sounds very very tinny..
Audio over Bluetooth sounds much better in the car than the Note 3, again much more clearer and open.
Sorry: I prefer onscreen buttons. arrange the buttons in any configuration that tickles my fancy, I can also shrink down that Nav bar with g2 xposed to 60% from its original size while losing 0 of the functionality. With the Note 3 I was constantly bumping the capacitive buttons. and
the Home button is so heavy you have to slam your thumb on that button like a goon, its silly.
Development: Development on the G2 is smokin'! At this point Why buy a Nexus 5?
The G2 has got to be the easiest phone to root and install recovery on, you get more diverse variety of roms, utilizing LG UI and or hybrids of or straight up AOSP. but all on BETTER hardware and can be had for around the same price.
I can go on and on, But I'm loving the G2, and even the stock rom with tweaks.
The LG G2 This Is The Best Android Handset You Can Buy Right Now.
I know that many of my points could be argued otherwise, but as the dude says.
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I had the Note 3 for a full 30 days before I returned it to Verizon and got the G2 (when VZW was selling it for $450 off-contract). A lot of your opinions on the Note 3 mirror my own; mostly, I was just shocked that a phone with such god-tier specs felt so slow sometimes. And it wasn't slooooow, but it didn't have the instantaneous response in many areas that I would have expected with its hardware. The G2 is smoother, faster, and more responsive. My only disappointment has been in the G2 camera being worse than that of the Note 3, but I don't take a ton of pictures and it's not a huge difference. For hardware that was $250 cheaper, I'd pick the G2 every time.
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I had the Note 3 for a full 30 days before I returned it to Verizon and got the G2 (when VZW was selling it for $450 off-contract). A lot of your opinions on the Note 3 mirror my own; mostly, I was just shocked that a phone with such god-tier specs felt so slow sometimes. And it wasn't slooooow, but it didn't have the instantaneous response in many areas that I would have expected with its hardware. The G2 is smoother, faster, and more responsive. My only disappointment has been in the G2 camera being worse than that of the Note 3, but I don't take a ton of pictures and it's not a huge difference. For hardware that was $250 cheaper, I'd pick the G2 every time.
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Right on, I havent had much time with the G2 Camera yet, Perhaps this weekend I can put it through its paces. I wasnt too impressed with the N3 camera. so we shall see.
Well, I didn't have the 3, but I did have the Note 2. I also had an S4 for a little while but traded back to the Note 2. I got REALLY tired of waiting for Verizon to release the 4.3 upgrade so I put my Note 2 up for trade on Craigslist. (I'm a bit of a CL junkie). I had offers of the HTC One and the new Droid Maxx. I was considering both, but then a guy sent me a text yesterday morning offering a mint LG G2. I jumped all over it. I had read the specs about the speed so I wanted to see for myself. I have to say, this is the baddest smartphone I've ever owned. It is soo fast and responsive. I absolutely love LG's UI. I think it takes the best of all of the other companies UI's and blends them together for the perfect experience. I haven't found a fault about this yet. I haven't used the camera much but from what I read it is awesome. I lost out on a ton of accessories I had for the Note and only got a case in return, but I guess I probably wouldn't have gotten the offer had I not had them... BTW, knock knock is simple, but is the coolest feature ever and I actually like the buttons on the back. I'm so glad I made this trade.
I also had the Note 3 and also sold, got mine on release day, many problems, mainly software, reboots, now I have the LG G2, no probs so far and it feels faster than my Note 3 ever did. My daughter has similar probs but decided to keep hers.
LOL too funny
deathshead said:
I was a Note 3 preorder guy. I had the phone for 3 weeks....
AND. I sold it to pick up the new white Verizon G2.
The Note 3 was a HUGE disappointment!
"One handed operation, when your sitting down on the crapper is impossible, you cant make that thumb stretch without dropping it."
So tell me...does your other hand get paralyzed when your sitting on the crapper?
I'm not saying anything more....
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These threads make me even more happy being a G2 owner!
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These threads make me even more happy being a G2 owner!
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Happy me too
I am amazed how LG is overtaking Sammy. Bearing in mind how much money sammy has and what a big company they are. Recent years, LG is doing a great job with their mobile device, i dont know why more people arent buying their products. Yeah one of the points maybe are the updates, but come on, Optimus UI is a good enough, what else you may need. Lg is incorporating more useful features than the needless one on Samsung devices, isnt that right ?
Maybe you can also look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2556652
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I love the g2. Fast and not laggy. The speaker is loud enough and the music sounds awrsome. I love how customizable it is...very happy with this phone
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Actually is not like that, I read somewhere that Sammy and LG has a 3-rd party company which is making their software ( at least the time when the whole skin build was created) now they maybe separated.
Im with ya on being the best phone right now.
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I had the Note 3 for a full 30 days before I returned it to Verizon and got the G2 (when VZW was selling it for $450 off-contract). A lot of your opinions on the Note 3 mirror my own; mostly, I was just shocked that a phone with such god-tier specs felt so slow sometimes. And it wasn't slooooow, but it didn't have the instantaneous response in many areas that I would have expected with its hardware. The G2 is smoother, faster, and more responsive. My only disappointment has been in the G2 camera being worse than that of the Note 3, but I don't take a ton of pictures and it's not a huge difference. For hardware that was $250 cheaper, I'd pick the G2 every time.
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Flash the updated camera from xdabebb 1.2.0 and you won't be disappointed in the camera anymore. Seriously, it's a huge improvement.
bluntman420 said:
Flash the updated camera from xdabebb 1.2.0 and you won't be disappointed in the camera anymore. Seriously, it's a huge improvement.
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Can you point me there please?
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Can you point me there please?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548974
I had G2 and now got Note 3. I agree with the post, LG has done fantastic job and I seriously miss the UI and size of G2.
The only reason I have to part with G2 was the voice quality. The voice quality is acceptable if I hold the phone properly, but the slightest change in the direction would make my voice appears as I speaking way far from the phone, for example holding phone between my ear & shoulder. After so many complaints from friends and family about the voice quality, I decided to try another G2 and to my surprise, it also had the same problem. Shown it to LG service centre but they were not ready to accept the problem, instead they were trying to convince me how to hold this phone and I not suppose to keep my phone between my ears and shoulder. I asked them to try Blackberry the same way which they were not even ready to try and hence I gave up.
Hence, unfortunately I had no option but to move to Samsung, Having bitten once, this time I wanted to test call quality before finalizing the purchase so I placed my sim in note 3 and called my brother to check for the sound quality, and he instantly said, "have you changed your phone?", says a lot about the voice quality difference.
In fact, I heard so many complaints in this forum about G2 voice quality which is unfortunate for an excellent phone otherwise. In one of the discussion, someone mentioning an issue with Snapdragon 800 for which Samsung released a patch, was hoping for LG to do the same.
Anyway, I am back to Note 3, not so happy with the size, UI, big icons and stupid SMS logs in call logs (which you can change but it wont remember, fortunately there is an app to fix that), however the sound quality is way much better.
Just wanted to stop in and thank all of you for all the amazing support given by you guys in this forum. This isn't a bashing forum to say "I'm going to a different phone because this phone now sucks" or anything like that. This is still an amazing phone, I just decided that I wanted to upgrade for more features and a better (faster) camera since I have a 2 year old brother who I am constantly taking photos of. Again, thanks for all the amazing developers and other users who have answered my questions without hesitation, I wish the best for you all! On to the Galaxy S5 thread it is for me!
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I just left the s5 for the lg g2 and i am loving it ...
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I just left the s5 for the lg g2 and i am loving it ...
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That's interesting, could you please explain why did you make the switch?
Touchwiz was enough reason for me. I even returned the the tab pro 8.4 cause of it.
Edit: sorry cause that doesn't really tell you much. I'm just not big fan of tw. Just my opinion and experience.
Generally when I leave forums, I just move to the new forum lol, but definitely enjoy the phone!
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Enjoy your new toy man.
I will stay here for a while, I am enough of a touchwizz, not that I love lg UI, i it is realy ugly but somehow it is more stock android whe you debloat it than tw. by the way the s2 for me looking better than s5
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I thought I would be moving from the G2 to the St, until they announced it. I was convinced it was going to blow me away, but for me it failed.
I have, however moved (when it's delivered tonorow) to the Z2. I don't know why I have fallen in love with it, but I have.
On the other side, the Z2 is going to have to be an amazing phone to live up to the G2. Never ever ever ever, would I have thought I would own an LG phone, but wow, it is truly amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Best phone I have ever owned!!!!
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Xstop said:
Touchwiz was enough reason for me. I even returned the the tab pro 8.4 cause of it.
Edit: sorry cause that doesn't really tell you much. I'm just not big fan of tw. Just my opinion and experience.
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I had the GS3 (best phone I had before the G2) and TouchWiz never bothered me since I immediately installed Nova Launcher. In fact I had the original Galaxy, the G2 and the G3. And I had custom launchers on all of them. I don't think TouchWiz is either a make or break decision.
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That's interesting, could you please explain why did you make the switch?
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Yes, please, could topic starter please compare G2 to his new S5? What's better, which is faster, which camera better shoot in low lights?
Really though... Our camera is better. Especially on xdabbebs 24a. Holy wow.
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Yes, please, could topic starter please compare G2 to his new S5? What's better, which is faster, which camera better shoot in low lights?
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While all the comparisons I've seen were somewhat unfair, a rooted tweaked g2 vs a stock s5...but in those comparisons, the g2 comes out on top. Be interesting to see a vs between the two phones when they're both at there best
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Yes, please, could topic starter please compare G2 to his new S5? What's better, which is faster, which camera better shoot in low lights?
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Alright, quick review now that I've been using it for 2 days.
*please note this is purely out of the box experience on both phones, just to keep it fair.*
Camera: holy hell. The s5 camera is amazing. To me it just blows the G2 camera out of the water. So much faster auto focus, brighter & more accurate colors, instant shutter instead of having to hold the phone still for a second or two every time you slightly move the phone. Plus, all the camera features are amazing. Especially the selective focus shots. Looks extremely professional.
Responsiveness: once again, this is going to the galaxy. Everything seems to snap more in this phone, as if every app were made for it. Even using chrome browser feels like a day and night difference. The zoom is the smoothest that I have seen on any phone. This holds true with everything from gesture typing to just scrolling the home screen. That snapdragon 801 is a beast.
Battery: of course the G2 kills the S5 in this field. The 2800 mAh battery just doesn't stand a chance. Especially with the brightness of the superAmoled+ screen. I have yet to be able to get a whole day of heavy use out of it like I was the G2, but I expected this going in. The phone does a really good job of putting itself into deep sleep though. I am doing nothing to conserve battery (as usual), I have twitter, Facebook, Instagram, vine, ifunny, etc installed, so I was surprised when I realized that the phone was only dropping around 1%/hr with the screen off. But, I have also only had the phone 2 days, things are still breaking in. If anything changes I will come back and edit this.
Display: the display on the S5 is amazing. Holding the G2 side by side the resolution itself looks almost identical, however, the G2 does appear to show whites more accurate while the S5 displays black more accurate due to the magic going on in the amoLED display.
Gimmicks:
-fingerprint scanner: this one was by far the most frustrating to me. The fingerprint scanner was one thing that really caught my attention about this phone. Since it's Samsung making it I figured it would be as good or better than my old 5s. Unfortunately, I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, it isn't terrible, it works, it really does; there is just a technique to it that you have to teach yourself in order to do it one handed (the scanner is designed to be used two handed, one hand holding the phone with the finger on the other hand being scanned.) Now that I have figured out how to do it, I am proud to say that I can successfully use the scanner 95% of the time.
-IP67:I have not got to test this thing out against dirt yet (waiting until I go dirt bike riding again) but you best believe that within 4 hours of the beauty coming in the mail I was texting people in the shower. It really works! I was worried because the aux port is left open, but somehow they have managed to make it work! I have run it under a stream of water from the sink to wash the screen off (which, by the way, works wonders!) And I believe I got some water in the aux jack or something because the auxiliary did go a little faulty for about 30 minutes, but it seemed to fix itself!
Touchwiz:my only gripe about touchwiz this time around is that it looks cartoony to me, almost like a child's toy. The DPI definitely needs to be dropped a bit, that would make this display amazing. Everything else is fine. I love the Samsung "Gimmicks". The multi window, gestures, etc. work great as usual.
Final: The S5 is a great phone, it's lighter, it's faster (just enough to be noticeable), the camera is about as good as it gets on a smartphone, and it can read fingerprints and take a dive. If none of this matters to you, there is no logic in you purchasing the S5. But, if you are in need of a better camera or a dust and waterproof phone, you can't go wrong with the S5!
Wow, thats weird because GSMarena said the GS5 was one of their longest lasting phones yet in battery tests. Should be pretty close to the G2.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-battery-test/ (S5)
http://blog.gsmarena.com/lg-g2-battery-tests-are-done-here-are-the-results/ (G2)
Maybe check settings, apps, sync, location settings.
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Wow, thats weird because GSMarena said the GS5 was one of their longest lasting phones yet in battery tests. Should be pretty close to the G2.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-battery-test/ (S5)
http://blog.gsmarena.com/lg-g2-battery-tests-are-done-here-are-the-results/ (G2)
Maybe check settings, apps, sync, location settings.
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It does seem like my battery is beginning to break in a little more each charge I put it through. Here is what I'm working with currently:
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It isn't bad by any means, I'm just hoping for more and more each time I'm reaching for the charger. If I were someone who used my phone ~3 hours a day I would be absolutely in love with this battery. Unfortunately I'm not. I'm on mine usually 5 hours or so a day.
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abhinav.tella said:
Wow, thats weird because GSMarena said the GS5 was one of their longest lasting phones yet in battery tests. Should be pretty close to the G2.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-battery-test/ (S5)
http://blog.gsmarena.com/lg-g2-battery-tests-are-done-here-are-the-results/ (G2)
Maybe check settings, apps, sync, location settings.
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You have to know that these tests are done with pre-release firmware often, and G2 at least were suffering a bit from wakelocks at start. If they did a test now with KitKat it would blow the old value away, especially enduring.
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You have to know that these tests are done with pre-release firmware often, and G2 at least were suffering a bit from wakelocks at start. If they did a test now with KitKat it would blow the old value away, especially enduring.
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The G2 already did very well, the tests attest to that. Just saying that the GS5 was supposed to be close to it.
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The G2 already did very well, the tests attest to that. Just saying that the GS5 was supposed to be close to it.
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I have never once in my life gotten as good battery life from Samsung phones, that are reported in tests. They always have some software crap that eats battery on the background and you can't get rid of it without rooting and that in turn flags Knox. Some friends who bought the S5 are saying the same - they have issues with the battery.
This is why I absolutely never trust battery tests unless they are done be real users and in real life for an extended period of time.
akselic said:
I have never once in my life gotten as good battery life from Samsung phones, that are reported in tests. They always have some software crap that eats battery on the background and you can't get rid of it without rooting and that in turn flags Knox. Some friends who bought the S5 are saying the same - they have issues with the battery.
This is why I absolutely never trust battery tests unless they are done be real users and in real life for an extended period of time.
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Lol, thats understandable. They do it in ideal conditions, ie excellent signal, 50% Brightness, no draining apps etc. Also AMOLED kills battery on web due to all white background as all sub pixels are needed for white. AMOLED uses more battery than LCD in such conditions by +100% or more. Not to mention at full brighness, and the screen burn to top it off after a few months which I have seen.
The power button stopped working, completely.
Should I get another one of these guys or say **** it and get a Note 4?
Any advice would be great.
lchupacabras said:
The power button stopped working, completely.
Should I get another one of these guys or say **** it and get a Note 4?
Any advice would be great.
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Depends...did you buy it out right? Still in exchange period?
If bought outright, try to fix it...can't fix it...than get a note 4 I guess lol
If in exchange window....exchange it
mgbotoe said:
Depends...did you buy it out right? Still in exchange period?
If bought outright, try to fix it...can't fix it...than get a note 4 I guess lol
If in exchange window....exchange it
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Just came out on the 31st so yeah definitely within my return/exchange period.
I want to get another one but f'crying out loud, it's a 4 day old phone and already has a broken part!
Well...it is the first batch of production...lol, I never hold my breath for those. It is not an LG v10 issue...seems more device specific or we will have a whole lot of broken power buttons by now. So just exchange it...if your return is too close and you hate it, can still move to note 4. Great news is even if it breaks later, assuming you got jump...tmobile will replace it.
No issues with power button for me, lol. Sure it's an isolated issue. i would exchange it
Was your power button mushy or wiggly to begin with?
lchupacabras said:
The power button stopped working, completely.
Should I get another one of these guys or say **** it and get a Note 4?
Any advice would be great.
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I came from the Note 4, get another V10. I'm really enjoying this phone... Alot
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What benefits do you see over it? The button was never mushy and even now it feels fine just doesn't work.
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Was your power button mushy or wiggly to begin with?
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My V10 power button feels wiggly/mushy. It also sucks at reading fingerprints. Only 1 out of 5 attempts go through. Imagine how long it takes me to train a fingerprint.
I also have an iPhone 6S+. The finger print reader on that is flawless.
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My V10 power button feels wiggly/mushy. It also sucks at reading fingerprints. Only 1 out of 5 attempts go through. Imagine how long it takes me to train a fingerprint.
I also have an iPhone 6S+. The finger print reader on that is flawless.
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It takes a bit to set it up. Works perfectly once your fingerprint is fully scanned
lchupacabras said:
The power button stopped working, completely.
Should I get another one of these guys or say **** it and get a Note 4?
Any advice would be great.
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This can be interesting you don't really power button except you have to turn off or restart the phone, or use the fingerprint sensor.
mingkee said:
This can be interesting you don't really power button except you have to turn off or restart the phone, or use the fingerprint sensor.
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Lol.
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It takes a bit to set it up. Works perfectly once your fingerprint is fully scanned
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Nah. I probably just have a faulty unit. When I initially set up my fingeprint at the store it worked decently. Two hours later I was having trouble unlocking my phone. I confirmed it by trying to train another finger. It seems to only work reliably with my finger TIP. It's not a big enough issue for me to swap units. Atleast not until I get my 200GB memory card from LG!
It keeps telling me to cover the power button with my finger during setup.
I hardly ever press the power button except to turn the phone on/off. I double tap the screen to wake and just slightly place my finger over the scanner to unlock it..
Just as an update, exchanged it for another V10. We shall see how it goes.
For those saying "I don't even use the power button." You are what's wrong with the consumer marketplace.
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For those saying "I don't even use the power button." You are what's wrong with the consumer marketplace.
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Whooa bro, that's a tad harsh. These phones are made in labs with people making very little under conditions most would not even consider.
Just cause you paid a lot, doesn't mean all of the devices shipped will be perfect. Be happy you can replace it, enjoy the new one, if it breaks spend you money with another manufacturer.
It's not harsh towards anyone here really. What's the point of having a brand new device with a broken anything on it? Regardless of how little one uses it, no reason not to exchange it. Why settle for broken? Regardless of price, it's brand new and under warranty.
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Had written a stupid long rant on consumerism. Decided against it; the thread has fulfilled it's purpose can a mod close it, please?
To the question about the note 4 instead of the V10, I'll post my experience. I lost my note 4 when switching from Sprint to T-Mobile. Sprint couldn't undo the lock they put on the sum card slot. Yes I know a very trusted developer on this site had a solution and I would have probably gone that way if the phone would have been compatible with T-Mobiles 4g network. That being said, I feel like I'm enjoying this phone a little more than the note 4. Partly because I'm not a fan of touchwiz or Knox. (also the reason I didn't get another note 4). In synthetics this phone performs a little slower, by only a few points. However in actual use it feels snappier and more comfortable to hold. But that last one could simple be attributed to the case. The camera was what ultimately drew me to this phone. While the output is roughly the same as my note 4, the note 4 lacks manual controls and raw output. As I use my phone to supplement my dlsr in 90% of my life, I really wanted those features. Double tap to wake is also an improvement over the note 4 As well as the buttons on the back and the finger print sensor. With the note 4 you have to swipe and it was horribly innacurate. Or maybe too accurate, either way I would have to swipe multiple times quite frequently. There are really only 2 things I miss from the note 4, the pen and the ability to use the Gear VR. I looked like a cool and my wife didn't want to sit next to me, but your own personal movie theater on plane trips is beyond convenient. I can do without the pen, I mostly used it for partial screen captures or the OCR text reading function for converting recipes to digital files. But As this is Android I'm sure when the time comes I can find equivalent software (Microsoft lens comes to mind. ) overall I will buy another note 4, probably used once the prices come down for the express purpose of watching movies. But for my daily Phone and pocket camera, I can't really beat the V10. Also V10 is 64bit. Hopefully that means something down the road, but note 4 is 64but running as 32bit. Lol another thought, I was also disappointed with Samsung when they released their note 5, and then updated the software on the note 4 for 5.1.1. The display of the note 5 is only different in software. I even had the note 5 tom running on my note 4 for a time and it looked identical. So Samsung has purposely left the note 4 With a higher DPI and old touchwiz to increase sales for their new flagship, I can't blame them, if the note 4 came with the note 5 software, I'm sure a lot of people would opt for the better looking touchwiz with sd card and removable battery and it would have cut into sales of the note 5.