iOS 7 - HTC Droid DNA

Since this is general, discuss.
I noticed a lot of things that are very similar to what android had 6+ months ago. Sbeam or their new "airdrop" being one of them. And I'm pretty sure their animated weather was taken from Sense.
Either way. Good refresh. iOS7=ICS/jellybean.
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Wow, I didn't even know it was out. Dammit, I just updated my iPad which is a pita on a jail broken device.
Anyway, I'm not really a huge fan of iOS, in fact I kind of hate it. But the pictures look really nice. I definitely am seeing the android references. Particularly some sense 5 influence.
But yeah the camera looks just like the jb camera, multitasking is obviously android inspired, so is the keyboard, "control center," the new safari is also a direct rip off of chrome, etc.
Still no gesture typing.
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Almost every single "new" feature in iOS 7, Android has had for a while. Also they managed to make an uglier UI than Touchwiz, bravo Apple.

I need to watch some videos on it but judging by the stills I've seen I'm not impressed. I despise iphones and can't really stand my fiances ipad 2. It just feels clunky next to my nexus 7 and all the various android phones I've had. I might enjoy an iPhone if they'd make them wider.
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I like the looks. I can't lie apple makes beauty. But it's simple and dumbed down. I can't stand owning one and all features are stolen
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Feature by feature comparison http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/10/ios7-vs-android-a-quick-comparison-after-the-wwdc-keynote/
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I have only looked at some of the pictures that have been posted on facebook, but thus far most of it looks like stuff I had on my RAZR a year and a half ago.

Looks interesting. Not an iFan at all, but like was posted above; Apple does make a pretty, albeit feature-lacking interface, and it does it well for the masses who don't want to be burdened down with silly things like choice. I work as a sysadmin/support desk person and have to support a lot of BYOD stuff, so I picked up an iPhone 4 for a ridiculously low price (guy wanted a 750gb data drive and so I traded straight up the other day.) Will be interested to see if iOS7 will be supported on the iPhone 4.
As much as I love my newly S-OFFed DNA, the screen on the iPhone is much more crisp and well-defined. Wish HTC would have made a slightly better display, but i can say that it's nice to have 1080 support!

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Looks interesting. Not an iFan at all, but like was posted above; Apple does make a pretty, albeit feature-lacking interface, and it does it well for the masses who don't want to be burdened down with silly things like choice. I work as a sysadmin/support desk person and have to support a lot of BYOD stuff, so I picked up an iPhone 4 for a ridiculously low price (guy wanted a 750gb data drive and so I traded straight up the other day.) Will be interested to see if iOS7 will be supported on the iPhone 4.
As much as I love my newly S-OFFed DNA, the screen on the iPhone is much more crisp and well-defined. Wish HTC would have made a slightly better display, but i can say that it's nice to have 1080 support!
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Actually the dna screen is rated and tested higher than any idevice. And real life I've observed that to hold true.. Oh and your in luck, apple will support iphone 4 tell me how you lije it
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Dri94 said:
Actually the dna screen is rated and tested higher than any idevice. And real life I've observed that to hold true.. Oh and your in luck, apple will support iphone 4 tell me how you lije it
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I ended up with a couple iPhone 4s also, neither screen comes close to the DNA. I even prefer my gnex screen over them. Oddly they don't even match each other, I'm thinking one was a replacement at some point, its a little cooler then the other iPhone is. There's an app I use to watch movies and its really crappy on the iPhone screen, blacks blur together, brightness and contrast is lackluster, resolution isn't that great. To the point I use airpin to watch them on...my DNA or gnex.
Either we have very different tastes in screens, I have two crappy screens, or I'm spoiled by android screens, the DNA in particular.
It'll be fun to see how iOS 7 plays out, though I won't do it until at least a tether jailbreak.
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From what i've seen on videos of iOS 7 , it's a win. I've been knocking the iphone/ipad since i jumped to Android for the Galaxy Fascinate. This update will resolve the main problem areas i've seen.
1) Crappy notifications, that can't be accessed from the lock screen. - FIXED.
2) powertools or some way to quickly get access to common settings. - FIXED.
3) Task manager that shows pics (like Android or WebOS) - FIXED.
4) Back button or swipe back(Windows) - FIXED.
5) Widgets - NO
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There is still a long way to go for iOS, but this is a big step in the right direction;

It finally has android beam!!!!!
Its a major update for the people who use amd like it. My brother has a iphone4 and seems to like it.........I cant stand them.
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Anyone see the new Mac pro? They didn't listen to the pro users at all. The specs are nice but there's no expandability... No pro tools HD cards, no cuda, no multiple hard drives, etc unless you want to plug in a bunch of different adapters and stuff to the thunderbolt ports. I guess I'll be sticking with hackintoshes for a while... On the other hand, osx 10.9 actually has some useful features, without adding any useless features.
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They patented the NFC transfers which android has had forever.
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They patented the NFC transfers which android has had forever.
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Yeah I think the reason they were able to patent it is because i think it still transfers over WiFi, even though NFC initiates it. Still though, nothing new there... Wireless file transfers are old news. Is there even a current Apple device with NFC?
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Yeah I think the reason they were able to patent it is because i think it still transfers over WiFi, even though NFC initiates it. Still though, nothing new there... Wireless file transfers are old news. Is there even a current Apple device with NFC?
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Not without an attachment.
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Yeah, I think it might be perception. I don't know how to describe it - side by side, the iPhone's display seems to have deeper blacks, and seems to have a sharper contrast. I agree the overall the DNA is a much better screen, but there's something that has a vaguely superior look to the iPhone's screen. Could just be the carefully designed graphics engineered by Apple to give the impression of a display better than it actually is, for all I know.

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Yeah, I think it might be perception. I don't know how to describe it - side by side, the iPhone's display seems to have deeper blacks, and seems to have a sharper contrast. I agree the overall the DNA is a much better screen, but there's something that has a vaguely superior look to the iPhone's screen. Could just be the carefully designed graphics engineered by Apple to give the impression of a display better than it actually is, for all I know.
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I don't know. It really is a personal issue. I don't like smaller screens to begin with but even back when it first came out the contrast seemed way out of whack for me and looked washed out to a point. Then again though color wise I am also in the minority that dislikes the super amoleds due to over saturation. Although the HTC Thunderbolt had its flaws I liked its screen for the time.

There is no doubt that the iPhone screen is nice. I love the way my DNA screen is but the iPhone screen is good too, just too small for my liking.
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cstrife999 said:
I don't know. It really is a personal issue. I don't like smaller screens to begin with but even back when it first came out the contrast seemed way out of whack for me and looked washed out to a point. Then again though color wise I am also in the minority that dislikes the super amoleds due to over saturation. Although the HTC Thunderbolt had its flaws I liked its screen for the time.
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Yeah, I get that. I was always wowed by the Super AMOLEDs for exactly the reason that you don't like them, but I suppose if you're going for true color precision, Super AMOLED is probably not a very accurate means of display. Either way, no complaints here about my DNA's screen - I love it, just noticed a big difference between the two when I picked up that iPhone 4, and it kind of surprised me.
Dri94 - Cool. Looking forward to giving it a test drive when it becomes available.
Pio, I'll be looking forward to the untethered jailbreak as well. From what I understand, it very well could be pretty soon after iOS 7 is released, as long as at least one of the many recent exploits the devs have been hoarding will be applicable. I'd be really surprised if iOS7 turns out being a total rewrite. Keeping fingers crossed that they will still be building upon at least some of the iOS 6 framework.

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Photon display stinks.

I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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To save battery and for display purposes, stock setting for brightness is 1/2 way, go into settings and turn it up. looks great!
Not sure what phone you looked at but my photon display is on par with my old samsung epic (and vibrant when I was with T-Mobile)..this screen is brighter, clear, and not heavily contrasted like my samsung phones although it looks to have a slight blue tint?...the colors are pretty realistic and it is definitely not pixelated and blocky. Maybe you looked at the cheap Moto phone?
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To save battery and for display purposes, stock setting for brightness is 1/2 way, go into settings and turn it up. looks great!
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I keep mine turned all the way down. I don't understand the complaints about the screen. But maybe I should have my glasses updated. Lol
Matter of opinion. I checked the Photon and 3d out and thought the photon was much better. As far as blur vs sense I would and did replace then both with a custom launcher because they both suck. Vanilla is the only way to go and moto is closer to that than htc.
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Matter of opinion. I checked the Photon and 3d out and thought the photon was much better. As far as blur vs sense I would and did replace then both with a custom launcher because they both suck. Vanilla is the only way to go and moto is closer to that than htc.
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I love the display as well, and dont understand peoples complaints about it. What launcher do you use? I prefer sense, especially 3.0 over motoblur. Im currently trying launcher pro but not sure about it yet...
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Just came over from an NS4G (30 day exchange), and for me the NS4G was easier on the eyes with better colors and clarity but the Photons added .3 screen makes up for it and its brightness makes it far easier to see in sunlight than anything else I've tried. Always a trade off and there's no question that the Pentile screen improves battery life.
I'm fairy new to android but found goLauncher has everything I need for the NS4G and the Photon.
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I love the display as well, and dont understand peoples complaints about it. What launcher do you use? I prefer sense, especially 3.0 over motoblur. Im currently trying launcher pro but not sure about it yet...
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If you like sense 3.0 look in the market for sbp shell. It's expensive, but similar to sense 3.0
I use adw ex, but I'm also a cm fan.
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I'm in love with the display. I barely noticed the pixelization. Screen is way brighter than any other qhd I've seen. I came from a vibrant then to epic and now to photon and I would have to say this phone is as close to brightness and color display to samoled than any other sprint device. I love it and have no regrets. Also on the upside I could never root this phone or flash roms and I would still be satisfied.
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Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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I'd say: absolutely. If you're looking for a new phone, do NOT take what you read in the forums to heart. The Photon screen does use a different technology, PenTile, that some very vocal people tend to dislike while many others either don't see the difference or don't care about it, and that at the same time offers significant advantages in power utilization, brightness, and outdoor visibility.
So, yes, go check the screen out for yourself before discounting this phone. My guess is that the vast majority of people will like it for its brightness, power efficiency, outstanding colors, and visibility in direct sunlight, and won't notice the pixelation at all.
after having a evo 4g (12 months) then a evo 3D (30 days of use) i see NO big difference, and really think some people have really nothing better to do with thier time other then critize something they don't own (like the OP), or people who want to make sure they pick on "what ever" about a new phone so they can say to THEMSELVES the phone they had purchased earlier is better.
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I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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to each his own i guess...i came from a evo to a evo 3d then to this and i must admit that the evo 4g screen was slightly sharper, the photon screen is far from blocky...unless ur like 3 inches away from the screen, u can't notice.
i find it funny so may people are bashing this screen but praising the super amoled screens which in the most part, use the same sub pixel design. every amoled screen ive seen looks exactly identical to the photon pentile screen.
all it took was one person to say something negative for everyone to jump on the bandwagon of hate.
i like the photon screen, looks good to me. yea little pixelated here and there but its a phone....
They screen looks decent not up to Samsung standards I compared with my vibrant an it was ok a little pixelated I think others notice it more then average user
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I finally saw the "screen door" effect yesterday that I've heard people talk about and it was when I was watching a YouTube video for Party Rock Anthem but when I messed with the screen brightness I was able to pretty much make it go away. I've compared the screen side by side with my Epic and with the brightness set high on both of them I really didn't see much of an issue with the Photon. I'm blown away with the performance and versatility of the Photon otherwise. I've got the car dock and the desktop dock and both make the features of the phone outstanding. I will probably be picking up another dock so I can have one at home and one at the office.
I do love amoled displays myself. So i could understand not likeing the photons display. Having a 4.3inch screen isnt enough anymore.
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Horace said:
I went to the sprint store all psyched to finally make the jump to android and pick up a Photon. I went over to take a look at it and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only was the UI god awful (I was willing to overlook this in expectation of new roms), but the display is simply the worst i've ever seen on a phone. It pixelizes everything. Everything looks annoyingly blocky.
Just a word of caution to those who are planning on buying the thing mail order. Do yourself a favor and find some way to see it person before you fork over your cash.
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Beknatok said:
To all those experiencing issues with the PenTile display, what is your display brightness set to?
While toying with a display model, the screendoor effect was extremely obvious to me. The brightness setting was 100%. I changed it to auto-adjust and that reduced the screendoor effect greatly. At that point, it was barely noticeable and only if I really searched for it.
Making that change made the Pentile display usable for me. To those seeing similar issues, try that out and report back if it does or does not work for you.
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The pentile display is awful. Any colored straight line like the battery display will show noticeable pixels.
There is a reason samsung left pentile and samoled+ is an actual selling point.
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There is a reason samsung left pentile and samoled+ is an actual selling point.
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You know the funny thing about your comment... is that did you know that Samsung OWNS Pentile? They bought them and their tech back in 2007.
Yeah, I think Samsung really hates them a lot too... uh huh...
My brother has the photon and I think the display is pretty decent. I'm not going to say it's amazing or better then my old epic but it is not as bad as people here are saying. I think some folks jumped in expecting a galaxy type display and were disappointed when it wasn't. That's my opinion anyways.
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From a Rezound to a Galaxy S III

Before I begin please let me say that his is not meant in an way to bash HTC, the Rezound, nor this community in any way. This is simply a review, if you will, comparing the two. I loved the Rezound so I wanted to give my $.02
Let's start with the physical appearance. (I'll including screen review with hardware) There are two things that are quite obvious: The GSIII is, of course, a larger screen at 4.8" with the Rez at a 4.3". The S3 seems to have a smaller bezel in comparison which is certainly made possible due to one thing I've always wanted to have: No Verizon branding on the front. The Galaxy S III simply has "SAMSUNG" resting below the main ear piece and between the LED and the sensors/camera. While the HTC Rezound has four red soft keys at the bottom, the GSIII as an oval home button and that is all you see. When the phone is on, you are greeted with a menu key on the left and back on the right, both giving a soft white glow. I've sat there for about twenty minutes trying to see any kind of outline for the keys and found none. I have to tip my hat to Samsung for making them "discrete."
The Rezound has the power button on the right corner of the top of the phone, making it very easily accessible with it's 4.3" display. The GSIII has the power button on the right side of the phone closer to the top, making it easy to hold your phone and keep your thumb either on or around the button. (The home key is a hard key, not soft, so it can be used to turn your screen on.) The volume rocker is a single piece that can be easily pushed in either direction. While the rocker on the Rezound seemed a bit low profile, the GSIII's sticks out nicely and doesn't give me an trouble.
The back of the GSIII is made of polycarbonate, giving it a nice "firm" feeling instead of the traditional cheap plastic feel. Since you hold the phone more towards the bottom, Samsung has put the speaker next to the camera, whereas the Rezound had it at the bottom. This was never a problem for me with the Rezound due to how I held it, but I no some people aren't a fan, saying it's placement was awkward. I will say that it provides a lot of noise that's clear and doesn't sound too distorted, as opposed to the Rezound where I felt like it was somewhat muted and crackly. The Rez sports a dual-LED flash while the GSIII has a single. Now, while it seems that the flash on the GSIII is brighter, I've noticed a big issue: It sits kind of "low." Because of that, when I have my flash turned on I have light spilling out at the top through the gap between the battery door and the phone. While this isn't bothersome since you can't see it from the front of the phone, it is annoying because it doesn't flow with the polished design that Samsung tried to give.
Now, hardware!
The Galaxy S III has a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 CPU that clocks in at 1.4GHz, while the Rezound uses a Snapdragon S3 clocked in at 1.5GHz. For those that aren't too familiar with CPUs: Even though the Rez is clocked in a .1 higher, the S4 is newer and has the upper hand. The GSIII has 2GB of RAM (while the international version just has 1GB but a quad-core over dual) and the Rezound has 1GB. I've come to quickly realize it's because of how much memory Touchwiz uses. At the moment of me typing this, I have every app closed on my GSIII (minus the launcher) and I have 803MB of my RAM used. That being said, I never run into an issue of almost running out of RAM (I'll get into management later when I review software.)
Both phones use 8MP camera on the rear capable of recording in HD. However, as known, a higher MP count does not automatically mean a better camera. No matter what ROM I use, I seem to have issues getting my GSIII to focus from time to time. Even when I can get it to focus, it just seems that the Rezound takes a slightly better picture. I would post comparison shots but I no longer have my Rezound.
Now, for the screens. The Rez uses a 720p SuperLCD IPS display and packs a whopping 342DPI, making it one of the best displays out. The GSIII uses an HD Super AMOLED with a 720p resolution. While it has a smaller DPI count (320) it provides very crisp (but not as sharp compared to the Rez) images with "true" colors. I did a side-by-side comparison of a few images at full brightness and the GSIII was superior. Now, as I said though, it isn't as "crisp" as the rezound. However, unless you have the phone an inch from your eyes, you can't really tell.
On a side note, I would like to point out that the radio isn't as bad as everyone was saying it is. I've honestly noticed no difference in signal strength from my Rezound to my GSIII.
EDIT: Forgot to talk about battery life. The Rezound has a 1,620mAh battery while the GSIII has a whopping 2,100mAh. The difference is understandable given the screen size. However, I've noticed that with LTE on, screen at max brightness, and all of the motion controls and "Smart" actions, I'll get around 12 hours with a screen on of about 3 1/2 hours and be at about 25-30%. And AOSP battery life just isn't fair lol.
Software! When it boils down to it, we mainly care about our user experience and how quickly we can get things done. Since the GSIII is using newer hardware, I'll just point out features (With Sense 4, to make it fair.)
Sense 4 out of the box is customizable compared to other OEM skins. Being able to swap skins on the fly is very handy. The only issue I ever had was not being able to swap individual components (Navbars, clocks, lock rings, etc.) but still loved the fact that I could. My biggest pet peeve with Sense 4 relates to animations and the fact that they only really happen when you're using Rosie. If you use Rosie and open Messages, you get something along the lines of a flying out animation. A simple animation that's nice, but I don't know why HTC restricted it to Rosie. Stock TouchWiz implements the AOSP ICS animations that are very fluid, giving the UI a nice snappy-feel while keeping it smooth. When it comes to sharing in Sense 4, you have a lot of standard options. An example being Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Email, Picasa...but I always hated that it missed a simple one system-wide: Texting. I wasn't a fan of how it was selective about what you could share via text (such as facebook photos and photos from different websites) so I have to give this one to TouchWiz seeing as it gives you every option you can think of at all times.
While Sense 4 does provide a nice user experience with the apps included and how you can stream (just as on previous iterations), Samsung upped the ante for all other OEMs with a flood of amazing user-friendly features (possibly in response to Apple saying "You don't innovate.") Your GSIII is sitting in another room and you get a text? As soon as you come back and pick up your phone, it will vibrate to let you know you have a notification then flash a blue LED to let you know it's a text. Get a text that says "Call me?" you just swing your phone up to your ear and the phone will automatically call that person (can also be done while just viewing the contact.) You have the ability to be playing a video on your phone and just have it "popped up" in the corner of your screen so you can watch it while, say, typing an e-mail. The limitation I've noticed is it has to be a video saved on your phone. Another interesting thing I've found is being able to set the vibration pattern for a single contact or groups. You have a few stock patterns but have the option to make your own very easily. The way the S3's task manager handles things seems to be a bit more solid than others. I never notice an choking of my system. Doesn't matter much, seeing as a fresh application still loads like it had been quietly running the entire time.
In short, Sense 4 is a great UI experience compared to earlier versions of Blur, Touchwiz, and Sense itself. But Samsung really went the extra step with "Nature UX" to blow the competition out of the water. While I do understand that many don't like the color scheme of Touchwiz/Nature UX (whatever you want to call it.) but it is by far the best UI I've ever dealt with. It's smooth, VERY smooth and provides features that simply make you and your phone feel more connected.
This all being said and done, I love this phone. How it feels in my hand, the styling of it, the hardware. I haven't had a Samsung since the first Omnia running WM 6.1 and I have to say I'm more than impressed and very happy.
Thank you for this, make me more jelly lmao
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Funny thing is i went to nexus after having the rezound. Nexus was great but random service drops got me sooo annoyed. So i bought a gs3 yesterday. Little do you know a jb leak with radios comes out and i havent dropped service yet. Now my nexus is a great phone. But i might return my gs3 maybe not i like newer toys. But great review. The rez screen beats both imo tho
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Thadrow said:
Funny thing is i went to nexus after having the rezound. Nexus was great but random service drops got me sooo annoyed. So i bought a gs3 yesterday. Little do you know a jb leak with radios comes out and i havent dropped service yet. Now my nexus is a great phone. But i might return my gs3 maybe not i like newer toys. But great review. The rez screen beats both imo tho
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Yeah, that's one of the reasons why I turned down the Nexus and went for a GSIII. That and I heard the III had better battery life so I figured "why not?" I don't think a leak has come out for the GS3 for Jellybean. Well, one has for the T-Mobile version but not Verizon's. Glad to hear it helped you out, though. And thanks! Yeah. The viewing angle and sharpness are better, but I love color depth, so I'm sold. First time I pulled up Power Amp on my GSIII my eyes were in love haha. The main theme is black with blue trim so it looks stunning.
I think this would be more appropriate in the SIII forum possibly, if people wanted to find out more about the SIII i don't think they would go here.
edit: well at least now i know what to tell people when they ask me what's a new good phone.
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I think this would be more appropriate in the SIII forum possibly, if people wanted to find out more about the SIII i don't think they would go here.
edit: well at least know i know what to tell people when asking me for what new phone's are good.
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Maybe, but I think it goes here too. Many people are talking about the GS3, so it is good to hear what a Rezound owner thinks.
RoryHe said:
I think this would be more appropriate in the SIII forum possibly, if people wanted to find out more about the SIII i don't think they would go here.
edit: well at least know i know what to tell people when asking me for what new phone's are good.
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Did you see the are you switching to the gs3 thread? This could of went there but pointing out that it's relevant.
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Did you see the are you switching to the gs3 thread? This could of went there but pointing out that it's relevant.
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It might be me but I don't understand what you just said.
When I get mine ill post a review in here.
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It might be me but I don't understand what you just said.
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There's a popular thread talking about moving to the gs3. This thread could of just been added in that thread. I'm pointing this out to show you that the thread is relevant and people do care, even though it's the rezound forum.
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There's a popular thread talking about moving to the gs3. This thread could of just been added in that thread. I'm pointing this out to show you that the thread is relevant and people do care, even though it's the rezound forum.
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Some people just automatically think that because a thread is about a different phone that it's the worst thing in the world, even if it is to inform people. You're probably right, though. Can a mod just move the OP into that thread or should I just flag this one to be deleted and post the review in that thread?
Love the hardware... hate the software... miss my sense 4 roms.... but one glaring issue that has me contemplating selling and going bk to using my rezound as my dd is the radios are horrid.... constant data drops and slow speeds are killer on this phone... and yespecially I've tested in about 4 huge markets across t he us.... so def miss my rezound in certain aspects
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Love the hardware... hate the software... miss my sense 4 roms.... but one glaring issue that has me contemplating selling and going bk to using my rezound as my dd is the radios are horrid.... constant data drops and slow speeds are killer on this phone... and yespecially I've tested in about 4 huge markets across t he us.... so def miss my rezound in certain aspects
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I just love the simplicity of TouchWiz, really lol. I can understand different tastes. Just send your S3 in to Samsung (if you have warranty.) I have great service with mine. I found out I'm pulling faster speeds, actually. I managed to hit 39.6/14.1
Glad the OP likes his new phone but I always get the feeling when I read things like this whether the person is trying to convince him or herself rather than us that they made a good purchase. Don't get me wrong, I think we all have that need especially when it comes to electronics. It's funny to see how the GNote2 blows the GS3 out of the water already so shortly after the latter's release and if the rumors are true about LG's next superphone it seems like we will only have to wait a short while before the latest Galaxies are a distant memory again. If only I was a celebrity..I'd show my face on each and every one of these new device announcements just to get the freebies.
@ all: I would just remind you a couple of things:
1st Do not try to make Mod job, if you don't like a thread just refrain yourself to post no sense words.
2nd Moderate your language, words like dbag or fag are not tollerated against another user.
Thank you.
I see ive been moderated.......oops!
Anyway, thanks for posting the review. Ive been looking at the gs3 too.
I think we all knew how this story, ahem review was going to turn out. I doubt a flagship device such as the SG3 was going to lose out in this comparison. Just the fact that its a shiny new toy wins it a few brownie points. That being said I think the rezound still holds up well after almost a year since release, and now that we have kernel source and fully functional AOSP on the near horizon our little device has never looked better
You're in denial. Switched myself and 100x faster, cool as all get out and oh the screen.: ) and stable cm 10. The rezzy was great but I must say you can't say the s3 isn't baller
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The galaxy nexus is also a good option to switch to. The new jellybean radios are nothing short of a miracle. No data drops, crazy speeds, and great reception now. Its smoother than touchwiz especially on jellybean. New radios also improved battery a ton. They are also much more likely to exchange a defective rezound for the nexus as well.
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The galaxy nexus is also a good option to switch to. The new jellybean radios are nothing short of a miracle. No data drops, crazy speeds, and great reception now. Its smoother than touchwiz especially on jellybean. New radios also improved battery a ton.
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I gotta agree here. With the radio kinks worked out, I'm tempted to find the nearest nexus on craigslist. No way am I paying retail price.

[Q] To those who have moved onto the Note 2

Hey all,
Since it seems there are a decent amount of users who have moved onto the Note 2 as their next device from the Rezound I had a few questions as I am looking to obtain one as well.
First, how do the Radios in the Note 2 compare to the Rezound? I'm currently on a AOSP 4.2.2 based ROM so I'm able to see a more accurate representation of reception compared to Sense and Touchwiz which both over exaggerate signal strength.
Second, I have small hands (I'm 5'4) and I was wondering what your thoughts were on the size differences and how long it took you to get used to the Note 2. I have primarily been able to use the Rezound with one hand but I realize that probably won't be the case with the Note 2.
Third, how spoiled did you feel you were by the Rezound's screen or is the Note 2 up to the task?
Anything else to take note of?
Note: I did use the search feature because I felt like there was a somewhat recent thread about this but I came up empty.
Thanks,
Chris
Radios seem about the same to me. Wifi may be a bit better. As for the size, I was worried it was going to be too big for me, but, as it's said occasionally on the N2 forums, it gets small fast. I really couldn't imagine going to a smaller device now, and it has somewhat quelled my lust for a tablet as well.
As for the screen...I'm an AMOLED hater. The screen on the Note does look good, is easy on power, and there is plenty of resolution (it's full 16:9 720p), but it's severely oversaturated to my eyes. The colors are unnaturally bright to the point that they don't really look like the colors they're supposed to. Most people like that about it...I don't. Luckily, you can change the display mode through the settings, and you can also install a kernel with display tuning capabilities, so if you don't like that aspect, you can control it. The other aspect of AMOLED that I don't like is that OLED technologies in general have questionable longevity, and AMOLED is not immune. Unlike LCD, OLED pixel slowly dim with use. That can lead to a burn-in type effect. Give me SLCD over AMOLED any day.
I can't say anything bad about any aspect of the phone other than the screen, and even then, the screen isn't bad per se, it just has some caveats that are worth knowing about going in.
Good to know that it has quenched your interest in a tablet, I'm now afraid that my Nexus 7 will get even less use than it has been getting recently. I will definitely check out the screen, I read Anandtech's review of the Note 2 on my commute home and will probably take another look later too.
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small girls does not seem to have no problem using note 2 so it should be ok for you.
nexus 7 and note 2 is close in size. maybe you won't feel the need to carry a 7 inch tablet? you should have bought 10 inch tablet.
I honestly bought the Nexus 7 because I didn't think I'd get a phone that was that much larger than the Rezound. I guess I should have thought more about it, I'm sure I'll find more of a use for it though. I use the Nexus as my primary entertainment device when I get back from work and now that I got like 300 free comics from Marvel last week I'll be using it even more.
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Note 3 go go go go.
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I honestly bought the Nexus 7 because I didn't think I'd get a phone that was that much larger than the Rezound. I guess I should have thought more about it, I'm sure I'll find more of a use for it though. I use the Nexus as my primary entertainment device when I get back from work and now that I got like 300 free comics from Marvel last week I'll be using it even more.
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thats ok, I kinda want a nexus 7 too
So I got a Note 2 from Swappa and it is awesome. Definitely not too big for my hands.
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I have large hands and the note 2 is perfect for me. I will never own a small phone. Also my nexus 7 is mostly neglected as it is not needed. The note 2 for the win!
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One more thing. The battery life is amazing. Coming from the rezound, it is amazing. 14 hours usage, with 6 hours screen time with 20% left at the end of the day.
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So I've noticed that the battery life is kind of amazing on the Note 2. After switching from GB firmware on the Rezound I just never have been able to accept the ICS firmware battery life on the Rezound on Sense 4 and AOSP.
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Will Your Next Phone Be Another HTC?

Gotta say...I'm pretty torn on whether I'll get another HTC. I love the screen of the DNA. I love the build quality (it feels high end). But the audio quality of phone calls on Bluetooth is the worst I've ever heard on any phone. Also, Qi wireless charging clearly has major issues for many of us. And once again, they're terrible with updates. Oh...and battery is horrible. Camera is fine, but not great.
I came from The Thunderbolt and at the time I swore I'd never get another HTC, but I caved and gave them another shot, because they promised they were turning themselves around. Now, while I love my DNA in some ways, I hate it in others.
So, here we go again. I'm seeing these leaked pics of the HTC M8, and it seems like a dream phone. I want it. But I'll feel like a fool if I get burned again. There's also of course the S5 that we still have to see and a successor to the G2. Both of those historically have awful build quality (cheap cases), but great everywhere else. It'll be a tough call, but I might have to take lower build quality for a more reliable phone.
Anyone agree, disagree? I imagine if your DNA has been rock solid for you, you'll disagree. But others...
They are no longer horrible with updates. I don't think your assessment is fair.
The HTC One is already getting KitKat. That is staggering!
You may not think the DNA is getting the love it deserves, but give credit where it's due. They didn't have to give the DNA Sense 5, but they did.
I would buy another HTC phone in a heartbeat.
Build quality on Samsung phones is getting better, but they still feel like cheap toys compared to HTC phones.
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They are no longer horrible with updates. I don't think your assessment is fair.
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Guess we just disagree there. It's good on The One, but that's just a single phone. The DNA was still being sold just this past fall and as far as I can tell they are doing the bare minimum for it. My gripes more come from the Bluetooth phone call quality, horrible battery life, and Qi wireless charging issues anyway though. I love the phone in every other aspect though. I mean...it's gorgeous.
I'm with you on the battery life, but my Bluetooth sound quality has been fine. It varies slightly depending on which ROM I'm on, but it's never been what I would consider 'bad'.
Maybe your vehicle's stereo system needs a firmware update? Just putting that out there because I have a Clarion NX501 Multimedia head unit with Nav/DVD/etc... and they have put out a few firmware updates that have fixed/improved things like that.
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I'm with you on the battery life, but my Bluetooth sound quality has been fine. It varies slightly depending on which ROM I'm on, but it's never been what I would consider 'bad'.
Maybe your vehicle's stereo system needs a firmware update? Just putting that out there because I have a Clarion NX501 Multimedia head unit with Nav/DVD/etc... and they have put out a few firmware updates that have fixed/improved things like that.
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Interesting. I almost wonder if maybe my phone is just broken. I went from an aftermarket Pioneer AVIC headunit, to a Nissan factory and it was bad in both. Like so bad I'll often have to put headphones on so that the other person can understand me. Other phones sound good on those stereos. I switch roms a lot too, but the issue remains. Definitely possible my phone is just defective.
Again though...I do love the DNA...but I'm getting a new phone because I need these other features to work better, so I'm just concerned about getting the M8, even though it too looks gorgeous. I think it depends on what the S5 looks like. I won't tolerate a physical home button
I'm getting a m8
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I'm getting a m8
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Well, if there's developer support, that definitely plays a huge roll. Honestly, I could care less if there's official updates. I just want Stock Android with Gapps and GravityBox anyway.
Well, all these updates for the One have provided great bases for all the new DNA ROMs, so updates are definitely important.
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Well, all these updates for the One have provided great bases for all the new DNA ROMs, so updates are definitely important.
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I've been wondering that actually. Obviously the official updates affect the Sense Roms and the GPE roms. Does it affect AOSP or Cyanogen based roms though? What about kernel development...are updates important to that?
Yup hate apple hate Samsung don't really care for moto, lg is too new for me to consider. I don't plan on leaving HTC anytime soon
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Yup hate apple hate Samsung don't really care for moto, lg is too new for me to consider. I don't plan on leaving HTC anytime soon
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Yeah...truth be told, Samsung isn't even a consideration unless they go with on-screen buttons or go with 3 capacitive that includes a recent apps button (like the DNA). Otherwise, it's out. I'm hesitant with LG because I fear a lack of developer support. But I think the G2 community is pretty active, so it gives me hope. The G2 feels so cheap though, even though it's high end.
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Yeah...truth be told, Samsung isn't even a consideration unless they go with on-screen buttons or go with 3 capacitive that includes a recent apps button (like the DNA). Otherwise, it's out. I'm hesitant with LG because I fear a lack of developer support. But I think the G2 community is pretty active, so it gives me hope. The G2 feels so cheap though, even though it's high end.
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I can't stand cheap plastic and physical buttons my GF has a G2 and I didn't care for it and also OS has a lot to do with my choice I love sense compared to others
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I can't stand cheap plastic and physical buttons my GF has a G2 and I didn't care for it and also OS has a lot to do with my choice I love sense compared to others
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My wife has one of the new Droid Maxx's. I hate to say it, but I feel like there would be marital issues if she was an Apple hipster
Sense has developed into a really clean and intuitive environment. I just love it!
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I just can't stand apple and samsung because they have so many fan boys who think their products are superior to everything else when they clearly aren't. I had samsung for 2 years and I hated it. I've had my dna for more than a year and I still feel the same about it since the first day I used it. I love the dna so much. When I upgrade I will be staying on board with HTC for sure.
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I hope the next generation of the HTC One has a 5-5.5" display, better battery, and a radio that can pick up Verizon's newer frequency band.
Probably not my build quality hasn't been great. Almost on cue right after the warranty goes the usb jack fails, and it's a hardware issue I tried everything. Also one of those thin red aluminum strips on the side just fell off. Occasionally says "new sim" but that has been mostly corrected and not a big deal. The phone functions great but probably won't buy HTC again, and if I do I'll insure it.
The droid X I had before looks like it's been through a war and has never had a single issue.
Droid X was a great phone.
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Yeah just seems like a dinosaur now. Lol. Of my small circle it seems Apple (Lol) and Motorola are solid. Don't like IOS, Android much superior, although I was given a Ipad 4 retina as a birthday gift and for reading books and surfing its nice I must admit. I wish Android would come out with a large tablet on that level, heres to crossing my fingers that the HTC NExus tablet will be that. Not to get off track though, if I was gonna buy today I'd get a Nexus 5.
Nope because I just switched to a Moto X. Didn't really have any major issues with the DNA (wireless charging always worked fine for me) but I always thought it was awkward to hold. A little too big for me and the power button on top was a pain to reach. I've also always liked Moto devices. Like someone mentioned above, my Droid X was a tank and is still going strong to this day (as an alarm clock). The Moto X is very similar in size and feel.

iPhone 5s to M8

Anyone else jumping ship? Very attached to my iPhone and it's extremely fluid simplicity.
I can't deal with the battery life anymore, drives me up a wall so I have been looking around.
I worry about the new camera technology featured here where as I am a proud father and rare urban explorer and enjoy snapping and editing in my downtime.
Any advice or suggestions?
I'm not new to Android in any sense, typically favor the Galaxy series and CM nighties for that Vanilla fix but I haven't been around lately to be in the loop with development.
Thanks guys. - Harry
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I just got the M8...came from an iphone 5. Been using iphones since 3g. I got tired of itunes dictating everything I could do with my phone. I like the freedom of plugging my phone into any pc and adding pics...and music. That wasn't a luxury with the iphone. I also like the fact that you don't have to restore your phone whenever your storage space gets to low, because the mysterious "other" is taking up the extra space.
I also felt like the iphone's are being left behind. If you look at the 3g to the 5s...there isn't a whole lot of difference with the features they have. I will admit that it's going to take some getting used to the M8 coming from the iphone...mainly the touchscreen...I like the Samsung touchscreen a lot better. But I still feel good about my decision to switch phones.
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Anyone else jumping ship? Very attached to my iPhone and it's extremely fluid simplicity.
I can't deal with the battery life anymore, drives me up a wall so I have been looking around.
I worry about the new camera technology featured here where as I am a proud father and rare urban explorer and enjoy snapping and editing in my downtime.
Any advice or suggestions?
I'm not new to Android in any sense, typically favor the Galaxy series and CM nighties for that Vanilla fix but I haven't been around lately to be in the loop with development.
Thanks guys. - Harry
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Battery life was great until 7.1, things went down hill really fast after that.
I might be jumping ship, still deciding.
I jumped ship from iPhone 4 to the HTC One X back about a year and a half ago. Was an excellent decision for me. If you like tinkering and more freedom with customizing your phone AND you want a quality built device I think the M8 would be a great choice. I have had the HTC One (M7) and Galaxy s4 and HTC is superior.
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Battery life was great until 7.1, things went down hill really fast after that.
I might be jumping ship, still deciding.
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Cheers old friend! Now I will have to see what you decide on!
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I jumped ship from iPhone 4 to the HTC One X back about a year and a half ago. Was an excellent decision for me. If you like tinkering and more freedom with customizing your phone AND you want a quality built device I think the M8 would be a great choice. I have had the HTC One (M7) and Galaxy s4 and HTC is superior.
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I did own the S3 for a while then upgraded to the S4 and paid cash and was simply disappointed.I didn't feel it was a true upgrade and returned it within 24 hours. The Note 3 seems more appealing then the S5 at this point due to it's larger battery size but I read reports they last about just the same.
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Came from using a 5S as my daily driver. The hardware and even software polish on this device does rival Apple. I don't feel bad about using this Android phone at all.
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I did own the S3 for a while then upgraded to the S4 and paid cash and was simply disappointed.I didn't feel it was a true upgrade and returned it within 24 hours. The Note 3 seems more appealing then the S5 at this point due to it's larger battery size but I read reports they last about just the same.
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I think a lot of it is also personal preference. I know plenty of people who love Samsung TouchWiz and people that hate HTC sense. I just happen to dislike TouchWiz quite a bit and found that I enjoyed Sense especially after switching away from it. Likewise some people enjoy the simplicity of iOS. Ultimately just depends what kind of user you are. But I do think that the hardware is comparing apples to apples at this point. Just depends what you like! But I suggest taking the jump from iOS to android and trying it. I don't think I'll be getting an iPhone again any time soon!
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I think a lot of it is also personal preference. I know plenty of people who love Samsung TouchWiz and people that hate HTC sense. I just happen to dislike TouchWiz quite a bit and found that I enjoyed Sense especially after switching away from it. Likewise some people enjoy the simplicity of iOS. Ultimately just depends what kind of user you are. But I do think that the hardware is comparing apples to apples at this point. Just depends what you like! But I suggest taking the jump from iOS to android and trying it. I don't think I'll be getting an iPhone again any time soon!
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I'll get another iPhone when apple makes one with a larger screen and better battery life.
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I'll get another iPhone when apple makes one with a larger screen and better battery life.
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How do you like the m8 so far?
Honestly it's pretty much the only option they have left at this point. That and a trimming iOS 8 or how ever they decide to phase out their old products to force feed their loyal sheep. Lol
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How do you like the m8 so far?
Honestly it's pretty much the only option they have left at this point. That and a trimming iOS 8 or how ever they decide to phase out their old products to force feed their loyal sheep. Lol
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I really like the m8. I was using a note 3 a good bit, but kept on falling back to the iPhone even though the two phones couldn't be any more different.
I liked the screen and great battery life on the samsung, but the device on a whole user experience level never hit that high note of polished software and polished hardware. Don't get me wrong, spec wise the note is great. But like apple has been saying for a long time, the marriage between hardware and software is really important and it matters to me. Samsung software works, but it's ugly to look at. Combine that with a plastic phone and there leaves a lot to be desired.
Which brings me to the m8, which to me, is really the only phone I have used that can be directly compared to and compete with the iPhone. I happen to like htc's sense because it is flat, consistent and useful without trying to simply pack in useless features. This combined with the design of the phone make it truly enjoyable to use. The things that raise the m8 above the latest iPhone for me are the screen quality and size, and the battery life. So far I have had battery life comparable to the note 3. My standard for assessing battery life are simple: if I need to, or want to use the phone heavily throughout the day - does it last? Or do I need to plug in at some point during the day? The note 3 and the m8 pass this test. I can use the phone as much as I want at work and after work and will only need to plug in at night. The iPhone can not do this. It needs to be plugged in during my commute to make it through the evening. To be fair, it does charge quickly and it is usually not an issue, but I would prefer to be completely untethered throughout the day because everyone knows there are days that take you away from chargers completely.
Anyway that's my long rant of why I like the m8 more than my beloved iPhone. If apple puts out a bigger screen around 5 inches and increases the battery life to match other flagship like the m8 and note 3, I might buy another iPhone. Until September or so when they do their next reveal, I'm set on the m8.
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I too am considering a jump again. I was on an S3 for a while then went back to a 5s
Honetly, Im considering a switch again Im just bored (again) with Apple. I jailbreak everything but its still the same boring IOS. I will miss imessage though.
Im on the fence between the M8 Nexus 5 or the SG5. I just dont know which way to go
Same here, I'll honestly just miss iMessage, but iOS is just boring.
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Same here, I'll honestly just miss iMessage, but iOS is just boring.
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iMessage makes it really hard for me to get off the apple ecosystem. There's no way I could ever convince my buddies to use whatsapp or hangouts etc. I'm really loving this M8 though lol.
same here. I remember it taking a few days for my number to switch from IOS to android
I'm leaving the iPhone 5 for the M8. Had a couple droids before; the most recent being the galaxy 1. It left a bad taste in my mouth with it's toyish feel, and the back button that liked to activate all by itself. I switched from it to a 4s and really liked it for a while. Jailbroke both the 4s and the 5, but it still didn't really feel the same as a rooted droid. That and always having to wait for jailbreak to come out for various IOS versions.
Now I gotta get back up to speed on what all is involved in rooting this thing. Back on the galaxy it was super 1 click, clockwork, don't remember if there was anything else; been a while!
I came from so many androids from droid x to bionic galaxy s4 to htc one I switched to iPhone an not looking back yeah you can root android and customize them but development is old nothing really fresh same stuff with different tweaks ..not going back I seen the htc M8 hands on yes it's good but everyone has there opinions
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I switched from a 4s to the One m7, and just upgraded to the m8. Best decision for me. As said before, even jailbroken, iOS just got boring to me. I tried a few ROMS on for size on the m7, before settling on the ViperONE, which added a bunch of new functionality to a Sense based ROM. Made the phone great in my opinion, and I eagerly await to see what the Viper Team comes up with for the m8.
If you like to tweak and play around with new ROMS, then android is where you want to be. If that is not a big deal for you then iOS will probably suit you well.
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I still have my iPhone 5s, but I can tell you that every time I try to use it for any length of time, the small screen makes me want to ragequit life. The phone is nice overall and the camera is a benchmark for quality and speed, but I just can't stand using a phone screen that small anymore. It's literally my only real beef besides the lack of customizability.
I have an M8 now and I have 5 other Android phones and I can tell you that the M8 is a very nice device. The speed and fluidity are unparalleled and the camera is just as fast. I like all the camera features. It may not take pictures that look as good as the iPhone, but at least I can set a different SMS app as default or the look of my launcher, etc. I also actually like Blinkfeed. I use it to keep up with Twitter/Facebook, etc. Great overall device. It's too bad that it will be overshadowed by the GS5 when it launches.
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I still have my iPhone 5s, but I can tell you that every time I try to use it for any length of time, the small screen makes me want to ragequit life. The phone is nice overall and the camera is a benchmark for quality and speed, but I just can't stand using a phone screen that small anymore. It's literally my only real beef besides the lack of customizability.
I have an M8 now and I have 5 other Android phones and I can tell you that the M8 is a very nice device. The speed and fluidity are unparalleled and the camera is just as fast. I like all the camera features. It may not take pictures that look as good as the iPhone, but at least I can set a different SMS app as default or the look of my launcher, etc. I also actually like Blinkfeed. I use it to keep up with Twitter/Facebook, etc. Great overall device. It's too bad that it will be overshadowed by the GS5 when it launches.
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Agreed I have an iPhone 5s and boot it up from time to time and I simply cannot use it for more then 5 minutes. The screen is so tiny I wondered how I used iPhone in the first place. It really feels like a toy. The only thing I could do with an iPhone is make calls due to screen size. No way you can use it for browsing, games or even typing it feels so cramped.
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