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I am switching form note 3 to z ultra. But I have only one problem. I would like to keep my galaxy gear.
So is anyone find way how to conect gear and zu? I look every way but I didn't find any information. So guy's you are my last chance.
No way to connect those devices. The Galaxy Gear is a very specific gadget made to work only on a Samsung environment. Furthermore, it just work with the Note 3 and S4 at the moment, until Samsung figures it out and makes S3, and Note 2 compatible.
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I've got my ultra since it came out and I wish to have the g. Gears too but no one has ever make the gear to work with any other phone besides samsung devises. I don't know but some one needs to work on this.
The gear drivers are Samsung owned and they don't release them to devs or the community, and on the first gen at least, I very much doubt they will. This is one further step closer to their proprietary ecosystem they've been planning for so long. They need to be baked into the rom, hence why there's a rom update to the phone when they make it compatible.
Sorry dude, unless your on a new high end Samsung device the gear is useless.
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Needs touchwiz framework.. Someone may hack it like they did with other touchwiz framework apps (like they did with svoice) but doubt it will be for niche device like zu.
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It is unfortunate that Samsung would do that. I like the watch and I think that they could sale more watches if it was compatible with any bluetooth phones with the gears app. Shame on you samsung.........
Mike021 said:
I am switching form note 3 to z ultra. But I have only one problem. I would like to keep my galaxy gear.
So is anyone find way how to conect gear and zu? I look every way but I didn't find any information. So guy's you are my last chance.
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Yeah I'm sure that all the g.Gear requries is a touchWiz base... I'll ask if Zoosh is keen to port touchwiz for the Ultra... as he ported the Sony base for the Galaxy Note...
However... its touchWiz, and I for one am happy I've moved on... anyway... i'll ask. He may have a spare few months! LOL
Let's hope someone manages to reverse engineer the drivers/framework and bundles it up as an Xposed module. That would be the best IMO.
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Try this
:http://www.amazon.com/Qualcomm-Toq-...8&qid=1389149092&sr=8-1&keywords=qualcomm+toq
Mike021 said:
I am switching form note 3 to z ultra. But I have only one problem. I would like to keep my galaxy gear.
So is anyone find way how to conect gear and zu? I look every way but I didn't find any information. So guy's you are my last chance.
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You can root the Galaxy Gear and use it with the ZU, that's what I've done. You won't have the same native app support but there are many third party apps that provide similar functionality. If you share your internet connection via bluetooth you can just setup your email accounts and weather app on the Gear and Tablet Talk gives SMS notification/reply. It will still work as a bluetooth headset without any additional apps.
even better try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575556
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even better try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575556
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even better try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575556
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How is it better for him to buy something else that has basically the same specs and the exact same capability as the device he already owns?
Pretty sure when I was browsing the HTC one forums someone managed to get some galaxy gear functions working with HTC one
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539082
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How is it better for him to buy something else that has basically the same specs and the exact same capability as the device he already owns?
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Cheaper and not device specific?
In any case I do have the ZGPAX with my Ultra and it is sweet and powerful but guess this is OT.
shaolin95 said:
Cheaper and not device specific?
In any case I do have the ZGPAX with my Ultra and it is sweet and powerful but guess this is OT.
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But he already has the Gear, so the cost is $0. And once it has been rooted the Gear works with every device just like the ZGPAX.
Does not negate the fact that it is cheaper. Sell the Gear, the the ZGPAX and have a nice chunk of $$$ left.
In any case, I think he just wants his Gear to work so this is not really on topic I guess.
Nothing comes close to Gear Watch..
I have owned Zpax, U Watch, Gear Neo, Gear 2, LG G Watch R, Asus Zen Watch (current). Nothing ccomes close to Gear 2. Don't trust the other sellers pointing you to non branded crap like Zpax or Azz watches. I tried them all and I settled on Asus even though I like gear 2 it doesn't work on my Z ultra. I used to get so many compliments when I had that watch. My two cents and my opinion, no need to bash or critic. Take it or leave it. Thank you.
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Does not negate the fact that it is cheaper. Sell the Gear, the the ZGPAX and have a nice chunk of $$$ left.
In any case, I think he just wants his Gear to work so this is not really on topic I guess.
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Hello people , I just got my M4 Aqua (what piece of crap) and pictures and video recording aren't so good. Pictures are not so details , colors are bad etc. On video recording situation is similar but microphone is so noisy and quiet , do I need to scream to microphone record something? I not sure that is for all m4 devices or problem is only on my side, you tell me?
Also gaming performance is low ,lag even on not so high temps?!
Sorry for my english
well, my M4 Aqua definitely is not crap. perhaps you should smell next time before you buy something?
M4 Aqua is a phone that is meant for being used as a phone mostly with some light applications. If you made a mistake and bought it for games then it is your mistake.
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well, my M4 Aqua definitely is not crap. perhaps you should smell next time before you buy something?
M4 Aqua is a phone that is meant for being used as a phone mostly with some light applications. If you made a mistake and bought it for games then it is your mistake.
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I sorry, but I asking on first place about microphone quality while video recording!? I not buy expensive Sony smartphone only to play 1997 Snake game. On paper phone must have be able to handle nevest apps.
7564321 said:
I sorry, but I asking on first place about microphone quality while video recording!? I not buy expensive Sony smartphone only to play 1997 Snake game. On paper phone must have be able to handle nevest apps.
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You had to read some opinions on the phone, check in XDA and then buy the phone. It maybe has kind of good hardware, but the software's not good so it's not very usable phone.
Also it is not an expensive phone. Just a midranger. By expensive phone I understand the Z series, S6 and all that high end devices. Why do you buy a phone by just looking at its specifications ?
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You had to read some opinions on the phone, check in XDA and then buy the phone. It maybe has kind of good hardware, but the software's not good so it's not very usable phone.
Also it is not an expensive phone. Just a midranger. By expensive phone I understand the Z series, S6 and all that high end devices. Why do you buy a phone by just looking at its specifications ?
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I hope really somebody give me the answer of the question - What about microphone quality?
Hey Hitman not blame me about my choice ,because- Телефон ми е подарък, от моя страна винаги бих проучил нещата.
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I hope really somebody give me the answer of the question - What about microphone quality?
Hey Hitman not blame me about my choice ,because- Телефон ми е подарък, от моя страна винаги бих проучил нещата.
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I sent you PM
7564321 said:
I sorry, but I asking on first place about microphone quality while video recording!? I not buy expensive Sony smartphone only to play 1997 Snake game. On paper phone must have be able to handle nevest apps.
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I really recommend you to sell it and buy more expensive phone, with insurance and you will be happy.
People have different needs and these needs do not make phone crap. I for example use phone for mail, some light browsing AND e-book reading - no games, no social networking, no Google Now (all these programs uninstalled or disabled) - and I am happy with it. Definitely more worth to me than €700 phones like Z5, etc. But then again, there are people who need the processing power of high end phones (even if it is just for showing off) and they really would feel miserable with M4 Aqua.
For example, compared to AMOLED screens I find M4 Aqua screen very good for reading (some people find AMOLED irritating for the eyes, I am one of these people).
I have 2.4 GB free space in 8 GB M4 Aqua, encrypted memory card to carry around sensitive information (not porn), the battery lasts 2 days, the 4G works perfect when I need it - it is a tool that works well for my needs.
So once again, you bought a phone that is not perfect for you, it was your mistake - but you can go on with your life and get better phone for YOUR needs.
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7564321 said:
I hope really somebody give me the answer of the question - What about microphone quality?
Hey Hitman not blame me about my choice ,because- Телефон ми е подарък, от моя страна винаги бих проучил нещата.
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Try different camera software. If the problem persists, go to Sony support and let them change the device (assuming it is under warranty).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en
bookworth said:
I really recommend you to sell it and buy more expensive phone, with insurance and you will be happy.
People have different needs and these needs do not make phone crap. I for example use phone for mail, some light browsing AND e-book reading - no games, no social networking, no Google Now (all these programs uninstalled or disabled) - and I am happy with it. Definitely more worth to me than €700 phones like Z5, etc. But then again, there are people who need the processing power of high end phones (even if it is just for showing off) and they really would feel miserable with M4 Aqua.
For example, compared to AMOLED screens I find M4 Aqua screen very good for reading (some people find AMOLED irritating for the eyes, I am one of these people).
I have 2.4 GB free space in 8 GB M4 Aqua, encrypted memory card to carry around sensitive information (not porn), the battery lasts 2 days, the 4G works perfect when I need it - it is a tool that works well for my needs.
So once again, you bought a phone that is not perfect for you, it was your mistake - but you can go on with your life and get better phone for YOUR needs.
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Try different camera software. If the problem persists, go to Sony support and let them change the device (assuming it is under warranty).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera&hl=en
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He said in bulgarian that his phone is a present, so it's not his fault that he has this phone.
HI guys, so im thinking to buy Oneplus X, but i dont know if im geting the right version for europe, i cant buy from offical oneplus webiste , because they dont ship to my country, but i will buy from other websites like Aliexpress, somewhere near that price, i read that they say soemthing about google play sservices ! Are google play services installed on internactional veersion, or that version which am getting is Asian Version ?
Indian and international version has Google services China one does not have Google services
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Indian and international version has Google services China one does not have Google services
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any other diference or just that ?
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any other diference or just that ?
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Also, I think the Chinese OPX comes with HydrogenOS instead of OxygenOS.
Just my 2 cents, I'm stationed in Italy and I get H+, LTE, and H
So yes, it works great in Europe on vodafone
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Just my 2 cents, I'm stationed in Italy and I get H+, LTE, and H
So yes, it works great in Europe on vodafone
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well thanks, so what do you think about camiera , is it good ? im reading online people say that its worst , especialy in low light ! what do you think ?
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well thanks, so what do you think about camiera , is it good ? im reading online people say that its worst , especialy in low light ! what do you think ?
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To say I'm beyond happy with this device would be an understatement. I'm seriously considering selling my Nexus 6P. They're very comparable, and I know how crazy that sounds. They have a ton of similarities, fast camera, good battery life, stock experience.
The battery life on the 6p wins JUST due to standby time. If I use the OPX all day I'll get 4-5 SOT, where the 6P gets 3-4 SOT. But that standby time of the 6p is what makes it a winner.
When OPX gets 6.0, that doze feature will really kick it over the edge.
The only thing that holds me wanting the 6p still is the fingerprint reader and the front facing speakers... before the 6p I had the OP2, that device was horrible (TO ME AT LEAST) Fingerprint reader was crap, and the shape of the device was not comfortable to hold for a while
If you're considering getting the OPX, get it. It's a fantastic device that doesn't feel cheap in the slightest bit. It performs better than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015)
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Xhemal1325 said:
well thanks, so what do you think about camiera , is it good ? im reading online people say that its worst , especialy in low light ! what do you think ?
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One major negative however is how slippery the OPX is, as I sat there typing that is slid off the couch (which I though was level)
It's like ice slippery. GRIPPY to hold though... while holding you'll never worry about it slipping out of your hands, the glass is way grippier than the iPhone 4/4s
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To say I'm beyond happy with this device would be an understatement. I'm seriously considering selling my Nexus 6P. They're very comparable, and I know how crazy that sounds. They have a ton of similarities, fast camera, good battery life, stock experience.
The battery life on the 6p wins JUST due to standby time. If I use the OPX all day I'll get 4-5 SOT, where the 6P gets 3-4 SOT. But that standby time of the 6p is what makes it a winner.
When OPX gets 6.0, that doze feature will really kick it over the edge.
The only thing that holds me wanting the 6p still is the fingerprint reader and the front facing speakers... before the 6p I had the OP2, that device was horrible (TO ME AT LEAST) Fingerprint reader was crap, and the shape of the device was not comfortable to hold for a while
If you're considering getting the OPX, get it. It's a fantastic device that doesn't feel cheap in the slightest bit. It performs better than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015)
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One major negative however is how slippery the OPX is, as I sat there typing that is slid off the couch (which I though was level)
It's like ice slippery. GRIPPY to hold though... while holding you'll never worry about it slipping out of your hands, the glass is way grippier than the iPhone 4/4s
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well it seems great from you review, even people say camera is bad on low light, i still dont know, im considering to buy htc one m8 (refurbished ) or this, the only this which is keeping me away from buying OPX is about that camera !! However i cant buy it from OnePLus web, because they dont ship to Albania (where i live ), i need try AliExpress, or something else ....
The camera on the m8 is the worst camera out there. I haven't tried the oneplusx low light.. I'll try it out tonight and post some samples
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The camera on the m8 is the worst camera out there. I haven't tried the oneplusx low light.. I'll try it out tonight and post some samples
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well i use much front camera, and m8 seems to have a good one, idk about oneplus x , but compared to nexus 5x (from review from android authority ) nexus x was way more better
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The camera on the m8 is the worst camera out there. I haven't tried the oneplusx low light.. I'll try it out tonight and post some samples
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^^This is TOTALLY UNTRUE. The M8 has an excellent camera. The ONLY downside is the pics are only 4MP. So Zoom/Crop totally destroys the image. Low light pics are pretty great too. Better than this camera for sure.
Also, just the M8. The M8 Eye camera sucks.
The M8 also is optimized better than this phone. It just flies.
That being said, I would never buy a used or refurbished phone.
The M8 also has a better front camera. Better lighting and so on. Only 5MP though.
Can someone tell me whats the diference betwen a china version vs internacional version ? since opeplus does not ship to my country, i need to buy it from AliExpress and they wil sell me a china version ?
nachiketa.ramesh said:
^^This is TOTALLY UNTRUE. The M8 has an excellent camera. The ONLY downside is the pics are only 4MP. So Zoom/Crop totally destroys the image. Low light pics are pretty great too. Better than this camera for sure.
Also, just the M8. The M8 Eye camera sucks.
The M8 also is optimized better than this phone. It just flies.
That being said, I would never buy a used or refurbished phone.
The M8 also has a better front camera. Better lighting and so on. Only 5MP though.
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http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/HTC-One-M8-4.1Mp-sensor-ranks-outside-the-DxOMark-top-10
Dxomark begs to differ... And that's when the phone was NEW.
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Xhemal1325 said:
Can someone tell me whats the diference betwen a china version vs internacional version ? since opeplus does not ship to my country, i need to buy it from AliExpress and they wil sell me a china version ?
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Id check on the onplus forums in their website.. I'm sure people have asked the identical questions with shipping solutions
Worst case I can think of is you'll find it has hydrogen os which you can just easily just root and toss oxygen os on
YoungSkeezy said:
http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/HTC-One-M8-4.1Mp-sensor-ranks-outside-the-DxOMark-top-10
Dxomark begs to differ... And that's when the phone was NEW.
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Id check on the onplus forums in their website.. I'm sure people have asked the identical questions with shipping solutions
Worst case I can think of is you'll find it has hydrogen os which you can just easily just root and toss oxygen os on
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Read the article yourself. The One M8s weaknesses are noise under low light, where and stabilisation of videos, not colors and detail, both of which come out quite well, even if you lose some accuracy. You have to remember this is a 4MP sensor. It may not compete with the Z2, but its damn good for a 4 MP sensor. Sure, 4MP is not very sharp, but plenty good for social media, as long as you don't crop. The X on the other hand will do nothing in low light. Forget noise, you'll get nothing. Colors on the X are pleasing, though less accurate than the M8. The M8 overall takes better pictures, as long as you don't mind the loss of detail in the smaller sensor.
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you can contact the seller and ask them help you install the OS Which you want then will be ok
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Get the 1+X 1003-version, it works flawlessly in Europe.
About the camera, i can understand why YoungSkeezy hasn't posted any low light pictures yet because they don't really turn out that good tbh. If you want to get a good camera, buy a Galaxy S6... on the other hand, that's almost the only thing that stands out with the S6
I can just repeat what all the serious reviewers tell you, the 1+X is a great phone for its price. There are better phones out there but not by far.
If you ask me, for the reasonable price the pros are:
- Good looks, slim and build quality
- Decent APU for the phone size, two years old but copes with most tasks
- 3Gig RAM helps quite a lot
- Excellent screen
- Dual SIM or SD-slot
- Close to stock android experiance out of the box
- 3-way notification slider
...and the cons are:
- No fingerprint reader
- No NFC
- Mediocre camera
- Only about 12 or the 16GB of storage is available if you use 2 SIMs
I know the release date is some day April 2016, but which price tag do you guys think is most likely for this phone?
I think I was settled on the S7 but since it's retail price will most likely be $699 I might consider the G5 if it's around $599, sure the S7 looks way better but I can hide the G5s ugliness with a case lol and I get almost the same powerhouse.
It's already up for preoder in Switzerland for 599 CHF (~600$, ~550Euro) Release date 4-6 weeks.
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I know the release date is some day April 2016, but which price tag do you guys think is most likely for this phone?
I think I was settled on the S7 but since it's retail price will most likely be $699 I might consider the G5 if it's around $599, sure the S7 looks way better but I can hide the G5s ugliness with a case lol and I get almost the same powerhouse.
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are you sure about the release date? I can't wait to buy it
liwangzhuo said:
are you sure about the release date? I can't wait to buy it
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Yeah, I don't know about Europe but down here in the States we're supposed to get April 1st, 2016 according to Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-cell...g5/pcmcat748301770556.c?id=pcmcat748301770556 says PRE-orders start March 18... Not sure where you saw April 1 release but that seems about right. Meanwhile my G4 bit the dust (v1.0 bootloop issue) and I'm stuck on my old S3. I don't know if I can wait that long!! I'd get another G4 if they dropped the price (they didn't have replacement stock so I got a $550 BestBuy gift card!).
i cant wait to get my hands on this phone dont know when we will get it in canada
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i cant wait to get my hands on this phone dont know when we will get it in canada
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I'm with Wind and I think they're notorious for being late to the party. I just want a new phone in April.
What will push me in getting the S7 is the free VR glasses (I'll probably overlook the Bluish hue that AMOLED screens have). I think it's a great deal. I hope LG does some type of a give away for early adopters (would love to have that camera attachment). Still, I'm sticking to my guns here. It'll be my 3rd LG phone (N4 and G3) and what gets me is the IPS. I could care less for Qi charging.
...and I hope we also don't have to suffer due to our failing dollar. I'm already expecting this to be $799 at the minimum.
Too late. They will loose many people that do not want to wait and they will buy other Phone
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The removable battery module excites me most, can't wait to get one too.
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Too late. They will loose many people that do not want to wait and they will buy other Phone
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Yeah, cause 'one extra month wait is almost like waiting a whole year'.
Hey, I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place but I just wanted to get some advice on what phone to get. I've been using a nexus 6p but I stupidly left it on the train the other day and its not been handed in by anyone and I don't know if it ever will. In the mean time I've gone back to using an old iPhone lying around the house but I can't stand it. I've decided if the nexus turns up and I've got a new phone then ill sell one. In the mean time I'm torn between the LG G5 and S7. I like the look of the s7 more than the G5 but I love love love the idea of more convenient battery options. If it wasn't for the battery I'd just go for the s7 as its out much sooner. Any advice? It would be much appreciated
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Hey, I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place but I just wanted to get some advice on what phone to get. I've been using a nexus 6p but I stupidly left it on the train the other day and its not been handed in by anyone and I don't know if it ever will. In the mean time I've gone back to using an old iPhone lying around the house but I can't stand it. I've decided if the nexus turns up and I've got a new phone then ill sell one. In the mean time I'm torn between the LG G5 and S7. I like the look of the s7 more than the G5 but I love love love the idea of more convenient battery options. If it wasn't for the battery I'd just go for the s7 as its out much sooner. Any advice? It would be much appreciated
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Imo the G5 only looks ugly on the front, ain't pretty from the back but it's not horrible. There's no question whatsoever about the S7 being better looking but if the looks aren't that big of a deal to you I'm sure a case will make up for it. I'm sure we'll see plenty of S7s with all them ugly rugged case which sure provide plenty of protection but make the phones look damn awful. S7 has 200mAh higher capacity on its battery, but I don't believe it will be that huge of a difference on battery performance besides just like you said, you have the option of swapping in a 2nd one and I'm certain either LG or a 3rd Party will come up with a higher capacity battery. I'm still undecided on both as well, I'll probably just get the S7 if I can find it unlocked next month, if not I'll just go for the G5.
Any rumors on promotion items from LG for pre-orders? Kind of hard to say no to a free year of Netflix, Samsung VR and app package for S7.
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Any rumors on promotion items from LG for pre-orders? Kind of hard to say no to a free year of Netflix, Samsung VR and app package for S7.
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I think last year they gave a spare battery? Thats what im hoping for
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I think last year they gave a spare battery? Thats what im hoping for
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They gave free battery with charger and 200gb microsd for V10.
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Any rumors on promotion items from LG for pre-orders? Kind of hard to say no to a free year of Netflix, Samsung VR and app package for S7.
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I can't link you to source so this might not be accurate but I recently read they might throw in the LG Cam module or something like that, I'm also hoping for at least a free 'LG Friend'.
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Imo the G5 only looks ugly on the front, ain't pretty from the back but it's not horrible. There's no question whatsoever about the S7 being better looking but if the looks aren't that big of a deal to you I'm sure a case will make up for it. I'm sure we'll see plenty of S7s with all them ugly rugged case which sure provide plenty of protection but make the phones look damn awful. S7 has 200mAh higher capacity on its battery, but I don't believe it will be that huge of a difference on battery performance besides just like you said, you have the option of swapping in a 2nd one and I'm certain either LG or a 3rd Party will come up with a higher capacity battery. I'm still undecided on both as well, I'll probably just get the S7 if I can find it unlocked next month, if not I'll just go for the G5.
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Ha! The rugged cases, as my partner always says it reminds him of his gran who bought new sofas and then put crinkly plastic sheets over them to preserve them. So every time you fidgeted no one could hear the tv! :laugh:
Speaking of cases, how do you suppose it will work with the G5? If you want to change battery, you'll need to remove the case right? In which case an easy peel off case or snap off shell might be more convenient.
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Ha! The rugged cases, as my partner always says it reminds him of his gran who bought new sofas and then put crinkly plastic sheets over them to preserve them. So every time you fidgeted no one could hear the tv! :laugh:
Speaking of cases, how do you suppose it will work with the G5? If you want to change battery, you'll need to remove the case right? In which case an easy peel off case or snap off shell might be more convenient.
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Lmao way to put it but yeah that's exactly it.
Yeah I think removing the case will be a must in order to remove the battery, I want a simple slimfit case with maybe some bump protection so if my phone drops it won't land on the screen and get f'd up.
Very excited for this phone. Love the modules, especially the hi-fi one. I bought my first lg device in October, V10. Been a Sammy fanboy for years, so it was an adjustment. I miss my Note 4 a bit, but there are many positives to lg. I don't think I'll get the S7, if anything I'd go back to the Note series. Being with tmobile and jump, the G5 makes the most sense, then switch to the Note 6 if I choose. Really looking forward to this phone, first time in years, probably since the Note 3. Note 4 didn't really excite me much. G5 does.
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daLareid said:
Imo the G5 only looks ugly on the front, ain't pretty from the back but it's not horrible. There's no question whatsoever about the S7 being better looking but if the looks aren't that big of a deal to you I'm sure a case will make up for it. I'm sure we'll see plenty of S7s with all them ugly rugged case which sure provide plenty of protection but make the phones look damn awful. S7 has 200mAh higher capacity on its battery, but I don't believe it will be that huge of a difference on battery performance besides just like you said, you have the option of swapping in a 2nd one and I'm certain either LG or a 3rd Party will come up with a higher capacity battery. I'm still undecided on both as well, I'll probably just get the S7 if I can find it unlocked next month, if not I'll just go for the G5.
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To each their own. I personally think that the G5 looks better than the S7 and even more so the S7 edge from any angle. By quite a bit in fact.
I am willing to bet that the more efficient IPS on the LG more than makes up for a measly 200 mah. We shall see when reviews come out.
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Semantics said:
They gave free battery with charger and 200gb microsd for V10.
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On what carrier and what country? I read about a free charger and free battery but that was all I heard. Nothing about a free SD card that wouldn't be 200gb any way since they don't come in that size, it was a free 256 gb? Pretty generous deal if so.
Title pretty much says it; I'm thinking about getting the next iteration of the Fold. I was going to buy this one but I ended up with a P4 and a laptop and a few other toys instead because they took too long. In any event the next go around sounds like it's gaining some useful durability which is a plus and I'm eager to try the folding paradigm.
What say you? Glad you bought the Fold? Think round 2 might still be a little early to buy in? Feel free to call em as you see em, I'm not looking for someone to agree with me, I'm trying to figure out if it might be better to sit out for another round or not.
Iv jad the first fold on 4th Feb and I love the phone its totally up to you if you wait or jump in with the fold i love mine
krabman said:
Title pretty much says it; I'm thinking about getting the next iteration of the Fold. I was going to buy this one but I ended up with a P4 and a laptop and a few other toys instead because they took too long. In any event the next go around sounds like it's gaining some useful durability which is a plus and I'm eager to try the folding paradigm.
What say you? Glad you bought the Fold? Think round 2 might still be a little early to buy in? Feel free to call em as you see em, I'm not looking for someone to agree with me, I'm trying to figure out if it might be better to sit out for another round or not.
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i've had the fold since Dec. 7, and still no hardware issues.
my device has gotten the android 10 update: my only complaints are: i wish it kept just 1 or 2 things from android 9, and i don't like 1 or 2 things from android 10
consider how you type on a daily basis. do you use 2 hands, or swype?, i swype, so the front display is still useful. most people say the front display is useless to them.
consider app development. the most annoying app for me so far, is youtube. even with the "fullscreen" button at the bottom right, i still get black bars, with no option to "fill screen" to get rid of them.
i use the phone naked, with a carrying pouch, the ever popular shocksock. i say hello no to those stupid chunky cases. if you are prepared to take a few extra changes and precautions with how you handle a phone, go for the fold.
don't be scared by peoples issues with the device. think about what their complaints are. usually it is user implemented, like the main screen being worn out, with the oleophobic coating rubbing off.
to answer your questions:
I am absolutely glad i bought this phone. there is nothing like it.
if you cannot adapt in any way to use a new style of phone, don'y buy it. many ppl use the phone for a few days then return it because "they didn't like it".
if money is an issue, don't buy it.
if you have some money, look at these Fold Special Edition rumors that are going around. assume it is a Fold 1.5
early to buy into the Fold 2? hard to tell. the patent pictures showed the same notch inside the device, with the front display larger, going edge to edge. for a Fold 1 owner, the Fold 2 might have too little changes to warrant paying the huge price again.
good luck with your purchase
I'm old, money isn't an issue. Also relatively technical so new things are not an impediment either. It's things like annoyances that make you want to throw it out the window, having to be absurdly careful, etc. Those are the type things I'd rather do without.
Pluses and minuses in the latest rumors: Probably no S-Pen but 120 HZ seems likely. UTG, possibly the new 5NM chipset which would be a big plus to people like me who wont own a phone that cant be rooted. No deal-breakers yet and you owners aren't doing anything to sway me one way or the other. I SAID YOU OWNERS AREN"T DOING ANYTHING TO SWAY ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER! Oops, did I type that or was I just thinking it?
Just to add my 2 scents, I bought the fold last week as needed a new toy. Coming from a Note 10 5G, the only reason I didn't adopt to it earlier was the reviews, and even samsung themselves to some extent, regarding the durability/fragility of it. However I am pleasantly surprised. The build quality is excellent. Features are what I expect but the added screen real estate is there when I want it! Although I can easily get by with using the external smaller screen for messages etc. Its not that small. Yes the unnecessary size of the notch is annoying but so was the punch hole camera in the Note 10 but you learn to ignore after a while.
Even the crease in the screen i can't see when you are using it directly in front of your face. Only noticeable when you swipe across it or tilt the device so that the light bounces of it.
Other than that, loving the phone/tablet.
Had mine for 7 months, love it, absolutely no defects, screen is still perfect, phone when i need a phone tablet when I need a tablet - will defo go for the fold 2 when it is eventually released,
How is Samsung Fold? i dont hear good reviews about this phone.
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adesonic said:
Had mine for 7 months, love it, absolutely no defects, screen is still perfect, phone when i need a phone tablet when I need a tablet - will defo go for the fold 2 when it is eventually released,
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Do you still have the Fold? i have heard that the phone screen is easily scratch able.
From what I can tell it should be fine as long as you don't scuff the main screen with finger nails or keep it open in pockets where keys and coins could damage it.
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From what I can tell it should be fine as long as you don't scuff the main screen with finger nails or keep it open in pockets where keys and coins could damage it.
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Alright, Thank you for the feedback, agree with you
ron0071 said:
How is Samsung Fold? i dont hear good reviews about this phone.
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Do you still have the Fold? i have heard that the phone screen is easily scratch able.
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Still have it and I use it every day. Screen is still perfect!
Thanks guys, that's one of my main concerns, I take car of my phones because they're not cheap anymore but I am not stupidly careful and I don't want to have to be stupid careful. Ordinary care I can handle.
I deffo recommend getting a shocksock pocket fluff becomes like belly button fluff lol
krabman said:
Thanks guys, that's one of my main concerns, I take car of my phones because they're not cheap anymore but I am not stupidly careful and I don't want to have to be stupid careful. Ordinary care I can handle.
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I'm looking at the Fold 2 as well. I've read many posts & watched videos on the Z Flip mainly to see reviews on that screen since the Fold 2 is supposed to have a similar (& hopefully an even better) version. Different than the original Fold screen type/material. I wanted that first Fold so badly. Been waiting for years for something like it. I ordered it but when it was canceled "for me" (after the debacle) I never re-ordered. Got the Note 10+ now & longing for a Note Fold but maybe that will arrive next year. Still, very interested in the Fold 2.
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Same, I cancelled after the delays became longer than my patience but I'm still quite interested.
There are not alternatives! LG is a joke, Huawei far away from to be a trusted partner for Android based devices and what the ****, the display is one the outside!
So, the Fold is the only one. Available today! With 5G connectivity! With Wave 6 WLAN!! 12G RAM, 512GB Storage.
A phone, a tablet to go and a Desktop PC. I use this features all the day. Money doesn't matter, just my user experience!
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Pluses and minuses in the latest rumors: Probably no S-Pen but 120 HZ seems likely. UTG, possibly the new 5NM chipset which would be a big plus to people like me who wont own a phone that cant be rooted. No deal-breakers yet and you owners aren't doing anything to sway me one way or the other. I SAID YOU OWNERS AREN"T DOING ANYTHING TO SWAY ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER! Oops, did I type that or was I just thinking it?
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Sorry man, are you saying that if the new fold 2 has the new 5Nm chip that it won't be rootable?
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chris_morcos said:
Sorry man, are you saying that if the new fold 2 has the new 5Nm chip that it won't be rootable?
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Will that also apply to the Note 20?
No, the 5nm chip was going to b the exynos which can usually be rooted. The current situation isn't quite clear on whether there will be the 990 in the European and Indian phones or if everyone is going to get the Snapdragon. Hope seems to be fading on the 992 at any rate. We'll have to wait and see what shakes out in the next few weeks but the primary concept is that not being able to root is a hard pass deal breaker for me and the rumor that the 992 would be in there on some variants was probably going to be good news in that regard. The 990 would be much less so since it's going to be significantly slower that the new plus which is said to be clocked at over 3 gigaherts in the NA and other variants. In this case you probably gain root but at a performance penalty that might be more of a sphincter stretcher than I want to take.
Ok, I'll wait for the announcement. Thanks bro.
All released Fold versions (Gen1, Gen1+) shipped globally with Snapdragon Socs. The heat of current Exynos SoCs makes too much trouble with throtteling in too small cases.
All you need to take care of the current Fold version is to find the case that will protect your camera glas on the back. The fibercase shipped by Samsung with the Fold 5G case isn't.