Just wondering is it worth the extra dough to get the edge plus or just get the edge? In the market for a new phone and I am stuck on the two and the nexus 6 is catching my eye as I need to tether and I do have foxfi but more and more phones are not working on it. Please give me some info to help me choose. I was a die hard HTC fan but the past few phones has left a kinda sour taste in my mouth and need something new.
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Its definitely worth the extra money for the plus. The only thing is if you are wondering if you can root it, the phone bricks itself and says you have rooted it. I think it forces you to do a factory reset to use the phone again. If you aren't a person who roots their devices, or you can live without rooting it, this is the perfect phone for you. I absolutely love this phone except for the whole root situation...
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I got the plus in the end. I have rooted my phone in the past but as long as foxfi works I have no need for root. I am enjoying this phone more than I thought I would
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I was a rooter all the way but then realized I did it mostly to squeeze out every drop off performance. Edge+ is so fast that I don't miss rooting. And we can disable apps on this phone which does allow for even more performance. Octa-core rocks!
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Yeah this phone blows my old M7 away in performance and battery life. Plus the fast charge is unreal
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Dark Jedi said:
Yeah this phone blows my old M7 away in performance and battery life. Plus the fast charge is unreal
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What did you expect? It's been over 3 years since the M7 came out. But yeah I have the Edge Plus and it rocks.
Is foxfi working?
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Is foxfi working?
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Yes
FoxiFi works great for me. Download speeds between 12 to 25 Mbps.
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Had the edge and battery wasn't going well and ram was getting too full. Went to the edge+
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I was a rooter all the way but then realized I did it mostly to squeeze out every drop off performance. Edge+ is so fast that I don't miss rooting. And we can disable apps on this phone which does allow for even more performance. Octa-core rocks!
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I need it, more performance is needed for me, it doesn't transition as smoothly as i thought it would, i still see stutters here and there, though the ram management is somewhat better than my previous phone, though it's still disappointing that even with 4gb of ram it doesn't hold apps in the background as well as the htc m9, battery life is somewhat a letdown as it's near the same or worse than my previous phone, though it could just be my phone probably has a defective battery. Just glad this thing has fast charge or else i would've thrown it away with frustration or returned it.
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Just curious what everyone thinks about their galaxy note 2? Anything you really like about it, really don't like about it? I just got it && i love it! Touchwiz isnt that bad to me. May try aosp but i dont know yet.
I'll never go aosp on this phone due to the superior features of touchwiz. Multi Window alone is worth keeping touchwiz for.
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I agree with Mac. There are too many features in touch wiz that I wouldn't want to loss by going to AOSP. multiwindow and s note are things I have integrated into my normal day.
That said, I still think this phone on touch wiz is better than my old galaxy S3 on AOSP. The battery life alone was worth the upgrade.
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Hate it. Worst phone I have ever owned.
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This phone is the baby jesus of phones... For the time being.
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Hate it. Worst phone I have ever owned.
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Second this! I almost traded it for a iphone 4 yeste....I can't even type it with a straight face.
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I love it, I still can't believe I have it
Came from droid x, droid charge, galaxy nexus,s3. Battery life itself makes it the top smartphone at the moment imo
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I absolutely love this phone. I came from the droid x2 so any current phone would be a large upgrade but to come to this phone is mind blowing. It's like I went from a dumb phone to a smart phone. The only thing that I found that's an issue is the heat sometimes.
I came from the Droid Charge...the difference is almost indescribable. I have pretty much stopped looking at battery life. I get a day and a half regardless of how much I use it. In a word..fantastic.
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I love *almost* everything about it, I just wish it was LCD. I hate AMOLED, and that fact alone almost made me get a DNA. I'm glad I got this one instead, and the screen tuning in Perseus makes the screen look much better, but I admit that I still have some concerns over the longevity of RGB-stripe AMOLED. We'll see in time. I don't usually keep a phone more than a year anyway, so I'll probably have a new phone before any long term problems crop up.
I'm happy with the note 2 (with cleanrom); I woudln't mind it being a bit narrower and thinner and having an external sd slot (like the razr) and hdmi out (I know it has mhl) but otherwise it is fine and dandy. I would not have purchased it if the bootloader had not been broken as I really dislike verizon 'enhancements' to the device (if you call breaking things an enhancement).
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Kind of wish the blue one was available when I made the purchase but otherwise white is fine and dandy.
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I absolutely love this phone. I came from the droid x2 so any current phone would be a large upgrade but to come to this phone is mind blowing. It's like I went from a dumb phone to a smart phone. The only thing that I found that's an issue is the heat sometimes.
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Heat? What heat? Coming from a rezound that simmered around 120 while on 4g,this phone barely hits 100. Might have a hardware defect if its getting too hot.
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First phone that I have owned since the OG droid that I am perfectly happy with. I have owned-OG droid, droid eris, droid incredible, droid charge, rezound and this. I have found that root is all that is necessary (for me) and I am now a recovering flash a holic. Thank you Samsung!
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I just got mine yesterday, came from a Galaxy Nexus. I absolutely love it. The bigger screen is awesome. And the battery life is SO SO SO much better. The GNex would drop 70% in my pocket while at school, and I could never get more than 2 hours of screen on time. Whereas with this, on one charge, I'm at 4 hours of screen on time, I've flashed 3 ROMs, and did an hour and a half of driving with bluetooth audio playing music, and my phone just hit 5%. Plus, the GNex was starting to feel slow and choppy, and this is the exact opposite.
Only thing it is missing is the blacked out screen and on screen buttons from the galaxy nexus. Great phone!
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The blutooth in call volume is too low on my Galaxy note 2, I wish Beans create a fix for this in Beans Room 11.
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Came from the hd2....I love the battery life, speed and etc
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F$cking love it!!!
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My 5th android device (3rd phone) and the best yet. The larger size means I can leave my N7 at home more often AND I carry the N2 more often since it is more capable. I love the pull out the pen and a pop-up note appears feature.
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F$cking love it!!!
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THIS!
Running my mind ragged whether I should get the S4, the HTC One or the Moto X (or Droid Maxxx) (I know I know, camera. I know.)
What I was wondering was, since the S4 is Super AMOLED, does it have the ability to incorporate the active display that the Moto X has or is Super AMOLED a totally different beast?
Ehh it can.. But it doesn't have the Motos low power chip to handle the notifications and pulse the screen, so any 3rd party app you install to do it, will kill your battery.
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Ehh it can.. But it doesn't have the Motos low power chip to handle the notifications and pulse the screen, so any 3rd party app you install to do it, will kill your battery.
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Now that you mentioned that, I remembered reading that somewhere else.
It's crazy that in this day and age we haven't yet a phone that can provide 3 things: 1)amazing build quality with loud calls 2) a great camera 3)extremely long battery life/battery saving processing
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Now that you mentioned that, I remembered reading that somewhere else.
It's crazy that in this day and age we haven't yet a phone that can provide 3 things: 1)amazing build quality with loud calls 2) a great camera 3)extremely long battery life/battery saving processing
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Agreed, I do like the s4 more than I figured I would tho, signal reception is just as good as the razr hd it replaced, (was worried as every sammy I had before had horrible reception), Battery life really isnt bad and I regularly get 24 hrs with normal use, the screen is absolutely beautiful, performance is great, and the camera just blows the razr hd's away. I miss being unlocked sometimes, but I thought id be returning this and ended up keeping it.
I live in a rear apartment. Reception I believe will always btw horrible bit o believe that build can decrease reception, rendering awful reception non-existent, so I think that may be my number one priority. I have two kids and I love the S3 camera... maybe I'll get the S4 and put a GE Rom on.
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I live in a rear apartment. Reception I believe will always btw horrible bit o believe that build can decrease reception, rendering awful reception non-existent, so I think that may be my number one priority. I have two kids and I love the S3 camera... maybe I'll get the S4 and put a GE Rom on.
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Check to make sure you get a non updated phone if you wanna do that, mine came pre updated so I couldn't do roms.
Good tip
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Good tip
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It hasn't mattered to me that much since usually when I get to flashing roms on a phone it's because the stock rom is god awful slow, but this phone is so fast it doesn't bother me. I can imagine a nice rom on this runs pretty sweet though.
I just hate hate hate touchwiz. Also.I can do without the gazillion extras they added.... I really don't need so many tricks for the camera. Just hood hardware and snapseed
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I just hate hate hate touchwiz. Also.I can do without the gazillion extras they added.... I really don't need so many tricks for the camera. Just hood hardware and snapseed
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I hear you, I dont use any of the extras with this phone, and nova went on before the end of the first day, already froze most of the TW stuff, I do like all the stuff the camera can do, but as long as the AOSP cam can take good pics Id be ok with that too, the TW cam does take some pretty nice pictures though Been quite impressed actually.
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I hear you, I dont use any of the extras with this phone, and nova went on before the end of the first day, already froze most of the TW stuff, I do like all the stuff the camera can do, but as long as the AOSP cam can take good pics Id be ok with that too, the TW cam does take some pretty nice pictures though Been quite impressed actually.
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I think the hardware is solid... so any software lumped on to pilot it will do well. I tend to like the uncluttered look and feel of the stock camera. I am going by today to check out the s4 again. If the X is really out one the 29th, it would give me one day to make a decision in order to take advantage of the $50 + $10 off coupons.
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I think the hardware is solid... so any software lumped on to pilot it will do well. I tend to like the uncluttered look and feel of the stock camera. I am going by today to check out the s4 again. If the X is really out one the 29th, it would give me one day to make a decision in order to take advantage of the $50 + $10 off coupons.
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Really don't think you can go wrong between the two, I had actually picked this up because I sold my Razr HD, and could not stand using the LG Ally backup phone I had any longer, knowing I had 14 days to decide I grabbed the S4, and its what im gonna keep. Good luck with whatever you choose!
The Note 3 was launched today,
and confirmed 4.3 on it.
4.3 will come to other devices this October.
Hopefully this helps with the bootlader exploit.
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Hopefully this helps with the bootlader exploit.
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Probably the opposite - it'll be locked down tighter.
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Probably the opposite - it'll be locked down tighter.
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Well i hear it's kinda different with 4.3. Like rooting and stuff. So hopefully, stuff changes
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Fat chance of any opportunities to unlock. We can always hope.
Cant wait for the note 3, the hands one video looks killer.
I just worried the battery life might be worse than the note 2. Bigger screen higher resolution but almost the same battery..
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Maybe we'll get a Verizon pre-release leak of it which will also have an unlocked bootloader...
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Did anyone see a Dev edition note 3 announcement yet? Needs it & Wants it.
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Dubbsy said:
Did anyone see a Dev edition note 3 announcement yet? Needs it & Wants it.
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Something new to dream for.
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Well i hear it's kinda different with 4.3. Like rooting and stuff. So hopefully, stuff changes
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i'm on the s3 and running slimbean which is on android 4.3. you have to go to the developer option then enable ADB + ROOT APPS, or something of that nature, to install supersu. just fyi
speaking of 4.3, what do you guys think is meant by "lower latancy in input for gamepad buttons and joysticks" means?
It is mentioned in this droid life article.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/24/a-look-at-whats-new-in-android-4-3/
It also has other 4.3 features to (hopefully) look forward to
I will stay on ME7 and have update apks frozen with TB. I like using Flash and 4.3 is not too Flash friendly. 4.2 is better with Flash. ME7 works great, good battery life and amazing low battery bleed in sleep mode. This may have more to do with resource hungry stock apps being frozen, but still completely happy with ME7. No desire to rock an already fine boat, IMO.
Most likely to the international version in October. And months later in the US.
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I just worried the battery life might be worse than the note 2. Bigger screen higher resolution but almost the same battery..
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I'm not clear on what you mean by this. Are you saying the Note 2 had bad battery life to begin with or that a similar size with higher specs all around might make it less enduring? I'm assuming you mean the latter since in my experience the N2 had the best battery life out of any phone I've had.
In any event I think that even though battery tech isn't advancing at near the rate that the other hardware is (meaning typically bigger batteries, not better), I believe that it is advancing to some degree and that the software itself is being tailored towards improved longevity. Each iteration of Android has yielded improved battery life and I've read here and there that 4.3 has some optimization software-wise that improves on battery life.
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I'm not clear on what you mean by this. Are you saying the Note 2 had bad battery life to begin with or that a similar size with higher specs all around might make it less enduring? I'm assuming you mean the latter since in my experience the N2 had the best battery life out of any phone I've had.
In any event I think that even though battery tech isn't advancing at near the rate that the other hardware is (meaning typically bigger batteries, not better), I believe that it is advancing to some degree and that the software itself is being tailored towards improved longevity. Each iteration of Android has yielded improved battery life and I've read here and there that 4.3 has some optimization software-wise that improves on battery life.
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I think hes worried going from 720p to 1080p without much of change to the battery
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I think hes worried going from 720p to 1080p without much of change to the battery
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yea, i know note 2 had a great battery life, and im just afraid that with only a 100 mah boost, it might be slightly worse with the bumped up resolution and specs
Be aware, typically the Verizon release will trail 3-6 months of the international release. Not always, but almost always...
Why would they even bother getting 4.3 on it? Why not put any and all resources to getting 4.4 on the S4 since it is the flagship right now?
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Why would they even bother getting 4.3 on it? Why not put any and all resources to getting 4.4 on the S4 since it is the flagship right now?
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Uh because 4.4 hasn't come out yet. The only thing we know is the name. There's no release date or anything else. That's why.
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everyone seems a bit on edge about the whole unlocking thing so i figured i would have a little fun with the battery stats. i have had an htc incredible, incredible 2, the S3 , my wife has the S4 and now i have the note 3. i have rooted all of the devices and placed setcpu on them, typically with custom operating systems....clean rom mostly...i like it =) i recently found the qualcomm batteryguru software and paired it with a minimum 760mhz on setcpu...we were out of town and i forgot my charger...not like the wife didnt have one but i wanted to have a bit of fun so i never charged it. sure, i didnt use it much, i think there was about 2 hours of total actual screen time. but we sent some txts, emails, checked maps and chrome a bit...i was extremely impressed with the battery life!!!
about the unlocking....it will come, just be patient. some phones take a while if i remember correctly. others are nailed in a few hours.
That's baller. Glad to know it's capable of that if I ever need it
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What settings did you use here?
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All, any chance we could take this here ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2479355
Can't say that I love to many things aside from family, my girl, and my corvette..... Today I got my Zu and I can add it to the list. This phablet is phenomenal. There really isn't a better word to describe it. I've had all the best phones ever made and this one puts all of them to shame. Sure the camera and speaker aren't anything special but this screen and smooth performance helps you forgive that very quickly. Anyone on the fence about getting one get off that fence and scoop one up. You won't regret it.
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Can't say that I love to many things aside from family, my girl, and my corvette..... Today I got my Zu and I can add it to the list. This phablet is phenomenal. There really isn't a better word to describe it. I've had all the best phones ever made and this one puts all of them to shame. Sure the camera and speaker aren't anything special but this screen and smooth performance helps you forgive that very quickly. Anyone on the fence about getting one get off that fence and scoop one up. You won't regret it.
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Welcome to the our exclusive club
It's is a great bit of kit
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You can take away my nexus 5 or my iPhone 5s but you can't take away my z ultra oh no.
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Can't say that I love to many things aside from family, my girl, and my corvette..... Today I got my Zu and I can add it to the list. This phablet is phenomenal. There really isn't a better word to describe it. I've had all the best phones ever made and this one puts all of them to shame. Sure the camera and speaker aren't anything special but this screen and smooth performance helps you forgive that very quickly. Anyone on the fence about getting one get off that fence and scoop one up. You won't regret it.
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It's indeed amazing :good:
Yeah, I usually take my Nexus 4 to work with me, since I'm too busy to actually use my phone at work and so it would be pointless to carry around the XZU, so I frequently have 3-4 day stretches in which I don't use the XZU. Whenever I switch back for school or off days, it's kind of like turning it on for the first time again. The change is so nice.
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Can't say that I love to many things aside from family, my girl, and my corvette..... Today I got my Zu and I can add it to the list. This phablet is phenomenal. There really isn't a better word to describe it. I've had all the best phones ever made and this one puts all of them to shame. Sure the camera and speaker aren't anything special but this screen and smooth performance helps you forgive that very quickly. Anyone on the fence about getting one get off that fence and scoop one up. You won't regret it.
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Welcome dude, that's pretty much exactly how I feel about this phone, it ticks all the boxes for me, camera and speaker mean sod all to me, everything else is top notch and unlike any other.
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Congrats. I plan on getting the Z Ultra later this month along with the Sony power case. It'll be replacing my ancient Xperia x10a, and while it will be monsterous in my shirt pocket, it will be glorious to use.
I'll also be picking up a new VAIO Flip 13" model to replace my old Sony Tablet S. Between that and the Z Ultra, my mobile experience should be amazing!
The Z1 got the "Smartphone of the year" award and the Tablet Z got "Tablet of the year" award in Norway yesterday, so Sony is doing something right!
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After using it for 3 days, i can say that i have my money well spent.
Pros:
1. Dat screeeeeenn..
2. Wifi range is superb, can go to second floor (where the wifi is on the first) whereas with my previous devices they can't detect it.
3. With its large body, surprising that it still fits into my chest pocket
4. Battery Life is good, even though not as strong as my previous razr maxx but that is expected
5. Can't wait to take a break with KitKat!
Cons:
1. Camera overprocessing.
2. No easy root method for now.. but i have migrated from Titanium Backup into Helium app so no biggie.. Only no mod for me now
O yeah i have some tips for battery life:
1. Don't install google aosp camera with gallery. It will take media scanning twice and preventing Stamina Mode to work
2. Turn off Google+ auto backup, or only allow it to upload while charging
3. Better to full drain the phone once and then charge it while it's off. But after that, please trickle charge it before it reach 50%
4. Don't use the phone while charging. Better to disconnect and then continue after you're done.
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This phone is amazing. Just like many of you, I have used a lot of flagship androids - but this baby is special. Phenomenal display, smooth performance, no more messing around with pinch zoom and much less scrolling. Camera could have been better, but you'll get over it in no time. I'll eat my pride and share my darkest secret - I don't finally miss my 'buttery smooth' iphone 3G from 2008
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4. Don't use the phone while charging. Better to disconnect and then continue after you're done.
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Guilty!
using it while charging is bad?
velvetmxo said:
using it while charging is bad?
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No.
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velvetmxo said:
using it while charging is bad?
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It's not as bad as you think but it is better to not do so. Because if you use it while charging, the high temperature will degrade battery faster. So unless you know that your usage is low and not heavy, better to disconnect it and charge again after the device is cool again.
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No.
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BatteryUniversity says so. It's like running while eating, or fueling your car while you're racing. Not applicable for jet fighter unfortunately lol but you got the idea.. but to some extent, i agree that light usage will not cause harm into your battery (much).
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BatteryUniversity says so. It's like running while eating, or fueling your car while you're racing. Not applicable for jet fighter unfortunately lol but you got the idea.. but to some extent, i agree that light usage will not cause harm into your battery (much).
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He asked if it's BAD to use the phone when it's charging, and let's be honest, it's not like you'll kill your battery within a week if you do it. Are you playing Vice City for 5 hours while charging? THAT might be bad in the long run. Checking the weather and FB a couple of times every hour? Not gonna matter.
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He asked if it's BAD to use the phone when it's charging, and let's be honest, it's not like you'll kill your battery within a week if you do it. Are you playing Vice City for 5 hours while charging? THAT might be bad in the long run. Checking the weather and FB a couple of times every hour? Not gonna matter.
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Yeah that's what i meant
jutley said:
You can take away my nexus 5 or my iPhone 5s but you can't take away my z ultra oh no.
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how the hell do you have a need for 3 cell phones?
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Sure the camera and speaker aren't anything special but this screen and smooth performance helps you forgive that very quickly. Sent from my C6806 using xda app-developers app
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Actually, there is a simple fix to improve and increase speaker volume.
I use the XZ1 Volume boost, it works wonders.
- Increased internal - external speaker
- Increased headphone volume
- Increased volume call speaker
Link - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476498
Ps. You need to be rooted. Simply use CWM to flash the mod. Simple.