I've been switching back/forth between iOS and Android but I've been mostly an iPhone user because of the camera quality but now that there is a Nexus available with a good (great even) camera, I've gone ahead and purchased a 6P.
Is anybody else switching from an iPhone 6S?
Mine 6P is going to arrive tomorrow, and I'm not going to sell my 6S Plus yet, but it will be interesting to compare the two phones and see if Android can lure me back...
I will not be switching, because my work related emails etc will be on iOS, but I will be using the 6P as my personal device along with the iPhone 6 as my official device. So every moment the comparisons will be obvious to me.
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I wouldn't consider switching from a 6s crazy.
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I was back and forth between my iPhone 6 (not S), Galaxy S6 Edge, and now my Nexus 6P. Only had the Nexus a day before I knew what I liked the most. Probably the more personal choice you need to make is Android or iOS. If you've never used Android ever before, you may be shocked how things work differently.
Actually its a very wise move!
Just keep both.
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6...
I came from a 6s.
I love how smooth iOS is but the 6s wasn't a HUGE upgrade from the iPhone 6 so I was like meh.
I wanted something different. Something new. Something cool.
This nexus is buttery smooth.
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I came from a 6s.
I love how smooth iOS is but the 6s wasn't a HUGE upgrade from the iPhone 6 so I was like meh.
I wanted something different. Something new. Something cool.
This nexus is buttery smooth.
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Wait till the crappy 3rd party apps make it crawl which will eventually happen!
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LNJ said:
Wait till the crappy 3rd party apps make it crawl which will eventually happen!
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I've been with Android longer than iOS. I know how it works.
That's not exactly what happens, but sure.
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Wait till the crappy 3rd party apps make it crawl which will eventually happen!
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You must be one of those samsung users.
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You must be one of those samsung users.
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You assume too much. The lack of stringent standards for Android apps is the major Achilles Heel at the moment compared to iOS that does a better job demanding apps devs to meet very specific criteria!
Being a Nexus device doesn't give it supernatural abilities to overcome crappily coded resources hogging apps!
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LNJ said:
You assume too much. The lack of stringent standards for Android apps is the major Achilles Heel at the moment compared to iOS that does a better job demanding apps devs to meet very specific criteria!
Being a Nexus device doesn't give it supernatural abilities to overcome crappily coded resources hogging apps!
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Plethora of Sammy user complaints common to your testimonial. More than just that, inherent flaws with their distributed versions of android.
WOAH, I just googled your sent from, Sammy indeed.
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Plethora of Sammy user complaints common to your testimonial. More than just that, inherent flaws with their distributed versions of android.
WOAH, I just googled your sent from, Sammy indeed.
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I've owned a GNEX, Nexus 5, M8 GPE so it has nothing to do with Samsung!
You Nexus sheep are just as bad as iSheep for being deniers!
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I've been with both iOS and Android for years with both and never heard anything about the number of apps ever slowing down my phones. At one point I had over 300 on one phone and reducing it to nothing changed nothing. What "slows" Android are overlays like Touchwiz. Hence why most of us are here with Nexuses
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I've been with both iOS and Android for years with both and never heard anything about the number of apps ever slowing down my phones. At one point I had over 300 on one phone and reducing it to nothing changed nothing. What "slows" Android are overlays like Touchwiz. Hence why most of us are here with Nexuses
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Did I ever mention the number of apps anywhere?
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LNJ said:
Did I ever mention the number of apps anywhere?
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Wait till the crappy 3rd party apps make it crawl which will eventually happen!
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I guess I got lucky and none of the 300+ apps were coded poorly then. I'm still waiting to find this mysterious problem.
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I guess I got lucky and none of the 300+ apps were coded poorly then. I'm still waiting to find this mysterious problem.
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Good one!
Unfortunately I can't argue with delusion!
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Dude/Dudette, be crazy. Keep both for a while. If you have to choose, and you have to ask opinions, you evidently like both and it's going to be a pain either way!
Maybe mediation will help.
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Dude/Dudette, be crazy. Keep both for a while. If you have to choose, and you have to ask opinions, you evidently like both and it's going to be a pain either way!
Maybe mediation will help.
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I heard alot that the 6P has difficulty issues to take marco shots from closeup.. Can anyone confirm this ?
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You assume too much. The lack of stringent standards for Android apps is the major Achilles Heel at the moment compared to iOS that does a better job demanding apps devs to meet very specific criteria!
Being a Nexus device doesn't give it supernatural abilities to overcome crappily coded resources hogging apps!
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I don't think he was making an assumption, if you look at your tapatalk sig it says what device you're using...
Also I've never had any slow downs from a device over time except for the original Nexus 7, but that was due to some sort of poor quality flash memory or something, nothing to due with the apps.
My phone history looks like this:
AT&T Galaxy S2 i777
--Back when each carrier got it's own different Galaxy variant...jeez that's crazy to think about now, not only were the designs different, they even included different CPU's! AT&T and International had the Exynos chip, all others had the snapdragon I think.
International & AT&T Galaxy S3
--AT&T was just rolling out LTE and it wasn't in my area yet so I wanted the International variant which had more custom ROM choices & a quad core processor. Once I had LTE in my area I got the AT&T version because...LTE! Turns out the Snapdragon S4 Pro was faster than the Exynos Quad Core that was in the international version. Also this is when I started running Task650's AOKP ROM and fell in love with AOSP. Once I started using AOSP ROM's I could never go back to TouchWiz or any skin.
AT&T Galaxy Note 2
--Got it just for fun, to see what all the hype was about. Had to keep TouchWiz to use the S-Pen and keep it from being just a Galaxy S3 with a big ass screen.
AT&T Galaxy S4
--I got lucky and got it right around release. This was the last Galaxy device that was released on AT&T that had a workaround to get the bootloader unlocked, and that was only for the first few months. The LokiDoki exploit as it was called was patched very quickly by AT&T and/or Samsung. So only Galaxy S4's that came out of the box with one of the earlier builds could work around the bootloader. Also there were a ton more ROM's available because Google also introduced the Google Play Edition so we finally had official Android without TouchWiz on a Samsung device!
LG Nexus 5
--My first non-Samsung Android...Also the last time I ever switch to a Nexus from anything BUT a Nexus. This phone is magical. Almost 2 years old and this thing gets faster with every update! Haha that's actually a lie, Lollipop was not good to my Nexus 5, however I'll call that growing pains as Marshmallow runs smoother than any other device I've ever used including iPhones, iPad's. I think Marshmallow(pure Marshmallow, I can't speak for TouchWiz Marshmallow, or Sense Marshmallow, etc) is finally on iOS's level in terms of polish, smoothness, and aesthetics. Marshmallow and Material Design in my opinion actually look a lot more professional than iOS does. Material Design is also more than just being pretty, it is incredibly easy to use, and most apps are updating their UI to follow suit. Another thing to note with Marshmallow is I have yet to have an app Force Close in the month or so I've been using it, compared to it happening somewhat often in Lollipop. Kit-kat 4.4.4 was also very smooth and fast, but I was never a big fan of Holo, except for when ICS came out because anything woulda been better than the UI in Froyo & Gingerbread..
Okay, so I don't know why I just wrote all that, I started typing and couldn't stop, I was having fun remembering my Android career haha. I think the point I was trying to make was that in none of those devices did any of my phones start slowing down after any amount of time. With the exception of my Nexus 7(2012) because of the flash memory or whatever I said earlier.
I am debating getting a 6p...I've been saying no this whole time as my Nexus 5 is running better than ever, but I would like something with a bigger battery and bigger screen I think.
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These dang phones are churning out by the minute.... "Will start out with ICS"
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2012/02/panasonic-introduces-waterproof-smartphones/1
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I'll stick with the Note, but glad to see more big-ass phones!
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I'll stick with the Note, but glad to see more big-ass phones!
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Most definitely
As interesting that phone is. I'm sticking with Samsung since as far as all the other mobile developers and maker out there, they're leading. Panasonic still needs a lot of work. It'd be nice to see what they'd come up with in the next few years.
Even though I'm completely loyal to Samsung and will only replace my Note with a Note 2 or 3 in the future, phones like this and the LG Vu (as well as the Dell Streak of the past) provide me with security that this new trend in 5"+ devices will be sticking around far into the future, which makes me happy. I will never use a device that doesn't have a better screen technology than Samsung's Super Amoled panels. I don't see any device topping them with the way things are going, and I also don't mind touchwiz and the openness that Samsung has towards 3rd party development through unlocked bootloaders and whatnot. My Note will most likely be the first device that I will actually be happy with for more than a year, as I have been using my Family's upgrades to get a new phone every year.
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Even though I'm completely loyal to Samsung and will only replace my Note with a Note 2 or 3 in the future, phones like this and the LG Vu (as well as the Dell Streak of the past) provide me with security that this new trend in 5"+ devices will be sticking around far into the future, which makes me happy. I will never use a device that doesn't have a better screen technology than Samsung's Super Amoled panels. I don't see any device topping them with the way things are going, and I also don't mind touchwiz and the openness that Samsung has towards 3rd party development through unlocked bootloaders and whatnot. My Note will most likely be the first device that I will actually be happy with for more than a year, as I have been using my Family's upgrades to get a new phone every year.
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Shame that this model didn get to be available here in Europe...
RaceJay said:
Shame that this model didn get to be available here in Europe...
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REALLY? 254 days since last reply you have to dig this one up from the grave?
There ****ing ****e!
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they may not have the best hardware.......but to be simple
the Simplicity of the I-phone is unmatched and there for super EASY to use.
my family are i-phone users, when i hand them my phone......they have problems even navigating the pages and widgets. the I-Phone is a Toy refference could not be anymore true, there just simple devices for simple people ( not calling people simpletons ) just saying.
I couldnt agree more. For people who want a Easy to use phone that is not too ****.
Apple are just not for the most clever people. There very unsociable. I mean no sdcard? U have to buy a new phone to get more memory. No flash player? Glad I've never had one. Good for casual users of jus texting and facebook. What's the iphone's capabilities when jail broken?
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Mostly status related, it looks premium and it feels premium and it `s expensive. The hardware though isn`t premium (anymore).
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they may not have the best hardware.......but to be simple
the Simplicity of the I-phone is unmatched and there for super EASY to use.
my family are i-phone users, when i hand them my phone......they have problems even navigating the pages and widgets. the I-Phone is a Toy refference could not be anymore true, there just simple devices for simple people ( not calling people simpletons ) just saying.
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Download Kytephone from market. Then they'll like it. Hahahaha.....
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As said, simplicity is the key to success for apple. They LIVE the KISS principle of engineering (keep it simple, Sidney)
However simplicity has the drawback of not allowing you to customize your phone or do anything that the designers didn't include.
Apple: You don't like their keyboard? Too bad....
Android: You don't like their keyboard? Well go to the freakin' Play Store and pick the one you prefer
However....
Android: A new version has been released? Too bad, buy a new device which comes with it. No official upgrade
Appe: You still have that old 3GS? No problem, here's the update.
(I'm not including CM9/AOSP/AOKP/... since most people are still running stock)
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However....
Android: A new version has been released? Too bad, buy a new device which comes with it. No official upgrade
Appe: You still have that old 3GS? No problem, here's the update.
(I'm not including CM9/AOSP/AOKP/... since most people are still running stock)
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Anyone running stock GB or now even ICS may as well have a iPhone. Jb is just awesome! Well the preview anyway..
Are iOS updates even significantly updated. I mean.. my missus has a 4s. I update for her and don't seem to change much.. although I very rarely use it. And she very rarely pays attention hah
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Anyone running stock GB or now even ICS may as well have a iPhone.
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OK I take that back lol but android is truly groundbreaking stuff. Big thanks to Google.
Anyone running stock GB or now even ICS may as well have a iPhone.
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Gingerbread is a halfway decent Rom, so lower-powered devices can use it without problems.
The issue is that a lot of devices (newer than the iPhone 3GS!) are around and still running on Android 1.5 or 1.6
Even if they got updated to 2.1 it still sucks...
The manufacturers simply have no incentive to upgrade their devices since they don't control the Play Store as Apple does with the Market.
So can we expect only one or two updates per model? Excluding Google handsets?
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Because IOS is simple and people pay extra to be lazy, and owning an Apple product is kinda like owning a supercar because you like to show people that you got money to burn.
what apple do is design some fantastic products and get there brand up there with the likes of prada and ferrar,making it desirable to own....
then they control everything you do with there devices...my son has a ipad looks fantastic and made to the best standards but apple own there product not the person who bought it...i would never buy a apple product...
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... What's the iphone's capabilities when jail broken?
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I used to have the iPhone and only recently switched to the GS3 as my first ever android device :good:
The iphones capabilities when jailbroken are not too bad, but nowhere near as good as what a stock android can do. Only downside is that you have to jailbreak first, which means waiting for the dev teams to exploit the firmware and release a packaged tool for each new firmware update.
So can we expect only one or two updates per model? Excluding Google handsets?
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Samsung releases 2 upgrades if the next firmware is around the corner when the device is released (as was the case with the S1 and now the S3)
Otherwise you're stuck with 1 upgrade.
Of course that's only the official ROM's. Many people here don't stick around very long on Original ROM's unless it's for warranty claims.
The S1 -despite claims by Samsung that it's hardware is not powerful enough- has an excellent flawless CM9 support and has the first Preview-version of Jellybean released. That will give it inofficial upgrades from the original 2.1 (Eclair) it shipped with over 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (ICS) up to 4.1 (Jelly bean) and possibly counting.
And guess what... despite manufacturer's claims that Wifi Direct needed special hardware the S1 got it too in a CM9 update.
There's also a very functional inofficial CM9-build for low-powered devices such as Galaxy Ace, Gio, Mini, ... which only feature 256MB Ram. And that despite claims by (some) hardware manufacturers that ICS would under no conditions be able to run on anything below 1GB Ram.
In other words; you're stuck with old releases only if you don't know about Cyanogenmod or simply don't care.
(Of course there are other builds such as "real" AOSP, the AOKP, ... but CM9 gives the most bang for your device with all the nifty features they added.
Michael_P said:
Because IOS is simple and people pay extra to be lazy, and owning an Apple product is kinda like owning a supercar because you like to show people that you got money to burn.
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supercar with cheap parts ?
supercar with cheap parts ?
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It's like the Farradi Farfall. Looks nice from the outside, but once you're actually inside it's meh...
http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/Gallery-Fahrradi-Farfall-FFX-2012-05-09?imageNo=2
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supercar with cheap parts ?
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I guess that makes iPhone the Corvette of the phone world.
The same reason why people don't know what building 7 was. Sheep....
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Don't get me wrong I love android but the iPhone built quality is top, my son has the iPhone 4 never a problem with lag, screen issues, camera, it's very smooth, now the other hand,I like to custom my phone that's why I think android is top, but a lot of people don't care about that and that's why people choose the iPhone, and the reason I'm saying quality is every android phone I ever had after 4 months I had to send it in for some kind of problems every iPhone user that I know I just know 10 never compliant,except for battery life, but do far my gs3 is holding out great!I have had no problems at all
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My personal opinion is that, while both Iphones and Droids are perfectly able to be used straight out of the box, Iphones require the least setting up out of the two. If users who have/had Iphones wanted to set up their phones exactly how they want it, android provides more room to do so.
Simply put, if you just want a phone that is "Good" and requires little to no setup, Iphone is for you. If you like the thought of almost fully customizing your experience on your handset, then android is for you.
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Poker gypsy said:
Don't get me wrong I love android but the iPhone built quality is top, my son has the iPhone 4 never a problem with lag, screen issues, camera, it's very smooth, now the other hand,I like to custom my phone that's why I think android is top, but a lot of people don't care about that and that's why people choose the iPhone, and the reason I'm saying quality is every android phone I ever had after 4 months I had to send it in for some kind of problems every iPhone user that I know I just know 10 never compliant,except for battery life, but do far my gs3 is holding out great!I have had no problems at all
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I agree that the iphone looks and feels very smooth, but you have to remember that there is only one hardware set for the iphone(insert model here) and that their OS is built and tuned towards that hardware alone, whereas there are how many different android devices with different hardware specs currently running stock ICS out of the box?
A simple way to look at it is this. Look at how many cases there are for the Iphone, and then look at how many there are for a specific android device.
Hey guys, my contract expires in a month and I am looking at a couple of new phones to buy. I currently own a Droid Incredible, and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has poor battery life, and it's kind of slow. Things that I do like about it are that I have a plethora of roms to choose from and it has great development support. Some phones that I am looking to buy are the Droid Razr Maxx HD, Samsung Galaxy S3, and the Google Nexus. Can you tell me about the pros and cons of the S3? How is the developer support for this phone? I appreciate any help!
Developer support isn't the worst but it isn't the best, the Exynos 4412 is Faster than it needs to be, don't go for a Snapdragon S4 Quad just because its faster... the differences are minimal.
If I was you I would get the Nexus 4 over the Galaxy Nexus if you were to get a Nexus device.
Cons:
Not much.
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Hey guys, my contract expires in a month and I am looking at a couple of new phones to buy. I currently own a Droid Incredible, and I absolutely love it. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it has poor battery life, and it's kind of slow. Things that I do like about it are that I have a plethora of roms to choose from and it has great development support. Some phones that I am looking to buy are the Droid Razr Maxx HD, Samsung Galaxy S3, and the Google Nexus. Can you tell me about the pros and cons of the S3? How is the developer support for this phone? I appreciate any help!
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CUSTOM ROMS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1566
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1685
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everything is great with this phone, developer community, xda support community is good, frequency of software updates from samsung is also good compared to other OEMs at the moment...overall phone experience is excellent and you will not be disappointed...however, sgs3 suffers from two issues...
1) stock Contacts & Phone App lags, takes 3-4 seconds to open for the first time and will not stay in memory for a long time for fast opening..this sucks...work around is avaliable like Exdialer app from play store or Jkay mod for SGS3 to keep contacts and dialer app in memory always.
2) heavy apps installed from market cannot be moved into external memory (memory stick)...work around available though I guess..!
If you are comfortable flashing a custom rom, kernel or mods, then it's a wonderful phone.
Stock experience is good but has some shortcomings like mentioned before.
Overall, I think it's the most balanced device right now. Removable battery and micro sd slot surely give it an edge and it's not as large as a Note.
Xperia Z would be also a great choice if you decide to wait. Seems that it would be a better choice IF you can wait a month or two.
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@TheCraig: what do you mean it isn't the best? Like, the dev support for the droid incredible is great. The phone is 3 years old but we still have about 5 jelly bean roms, and 2 4.2 unofficial nightly roms which is great!
@gchindi: well, i am not too worried about the contacts and phone apks taking a while to load. and how big apk files are we talking about?
@drakester09: yeah, i am addicted to flashing. I have a gtab 2 so i'm familiar with the rooting process for samsung devices as well. i don't like the stock interface too much. i can't stand touchwiz for some reason lol.
thanks for your help guys. can one of you upload a screenshot of your battery usage graphs too? just for comparison with my battery life. i'd greatly appreciate that.
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@TheCraig: what do you mean it isn't the best? Like, the dev support for the droid incredible is great. The phone is 3 years old but we still have about 5 jelly bean roms, and 2 4.2 unofficial nightly roms which is great!
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he was talking about the SGS3, I thought you were too
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he was talking about the SGS3, I thought you were too
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haha let me clarify. i was telling him what the dev support is like on the dinc so that he could compare it to the dev support on the gs3.
oh, I got you.
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@TheCraig: what do you mean it isn't the best? Like, the dev support for the droid incredible is great. The phone is 3 years old but we still have about 5 jelly bean roms, and 2 4.2 unofficial nightly roms which is great!
@gchindi: well, i am not too worried about the contacts and phone apks taking a while to load. and how big apk files are we talking about?
@drakester09: yeah, i am addicted to flashing. I have a gtab 2 so i'm familiar with the rooting process for samsung devices as well. i don't like the stock interface too much. i can't stand touchwiz for some reason lol.
thanks for your help guys. can one of you upload a screenshot of your battery usage graphs too? just for comparison with my battery life. i'd greatly appreciate that.
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I meant to say the dev support for the Galaxy S3, which isn't massively impressive compared to the Nexus, but that's expected as AOSP is made for Nexus.
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I meant to say the dev support for the Galaxy S3, which isn't massively impressive compared to the Nexus, but that's expected as AOSP is made for Nexus.
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Ohh OK. I was going threw the development forum and it looks pretty good.
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It's has great hardware but horrible software specially Ram Management.
For example, you wanna enjoy some tracks while browsing web ?
Forget it, the songs start to shutter .
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It's has great hardware but horrible software specially Ram Management.
For example, you wanna enjoy some tracks while browsing web ?
Forget it, the songs start to shutter .
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Easily fixed with a new kernel or ROM.
Worst thing about Samsung bloatware, but that isn't as bad with the I9305 and its 2G ram.
I'd wait for the SGS4!
LG, Lucky Goldstar anything but...
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Yeah, I'd hold off for a few months if you can - get a discount off your monthly bill from your service provider, save that money, then pull the trigger on a brand new S4 when that comes out. S3 is a great phone, and there's nothing else I'd rather have at the moment (except maybe the i9305 with more RAM, although a much weaker dev scene). But with the S4 release within spitting distance now, you'd be mad not to wait. Unless cost is an issue, in which case I'd still say wait, cos the S3 will drop in price quite a bit when the S4 is released. Might as well get yourself synced up with the Galaxy S release cycle now, cos once you have one you're unlikely to want to go elsewhere. I did buy myself a Nexus 4 when that came out, but the only benefits that had was the software (if you're into vanilla Android) and two gigs of RAM. EVERYTHING else was inferior to my S3, so I ended up sending the N4 back.
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Yeah, I'd hold off for a few months if you can - get a discount off your monthly bill from your service provider, save that money, then pull the trigger on a brand new S4 when that comes out. S3 is a great phone, and there's nothing else I'd rather have at the moment (except maybe the i9305 with more RAM, although a much weaker dev scene). But with the S4 release within spitting distance now, you'd be mad not to wait. Unless cost is an issue, in which case I'd still say wait, cos the S3 will drop in price quite a bit when the S4 is released. Might as well get yourself synced up with the Galaxy S release cycle now, cos once you have one you're unlikely to want to go elsewhere. I did buy myself a Nexus 4 when that came out, but the only benefits that had was the software (if you're into vanilla Android) and two gigs of RAM. EVERYTHING else was inferior to my S3, so I ended up sending the N4 back.
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i was thinking about waiting for the s4 but i don't know when exactly it will come out. regardless, i probably won't buy it since i personally think that it might be too over powered and the battery life will take a hit, but hey, you never know. you're right about the S3's cost dropping though. i was looking at the nexus 4, but the no microSD card
(at least that's what i've read) was a complete turn off for me.
40 million S3 units sold, having come from HTC I can see why just on the quality of components Samsung uses in it's phones. I had a choice between the new nexus and the S3, the removable battery and sd card sold it for me but I'm very impressed by how well the software works. All my phones up to now had AOSP, this is the first that has ( albeit a stripped down version) a stock ROM onboard after three months use.
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40 million S3 units sold, having come from HTC I can see why just on the quality of components Samsung uses in it's phones. I had a choice between the new nexus and the S3, the removable battery and sd card sold it for me but I'm very impressed by how well the software works. All my phones up to now had AOSP, this is the first that has ( albeit a stripped down version) a stock ROM onboard after three months use.
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Yeah the s3 is pretty great. I've played around with it and I really like it. Is the battery life good with touchwiz or is it better with cm10.1?
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Its all about choice. I have a nexus 7 which is a bigger version of the Google nexus in theory. Do you mean Google nexus or the nexus 4? I have to say that I love the jelly bean on the nexus and especially the user interface which I think is very simple to use on my nexus7. The RAZR maxx has the best battery life out of any phone I have seen on the market. My friend has one and funnily enough I have a s3. The s3 is brilliant you can really feel and see the quality Samsung put into making their phones. I came from HTC myself after having alot of issues with the one x . I would recommend either the nexus 4, simply because of the software and easy access and the s3 because of the removable battery and SD card which is what made me go for the s3 rather than the nexus
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i was thinking about waiting for the s4 but i don't know when exactly it will come out. regardless, i probably won't buy it since i personally think that it might be too over powered and the battery life will take a hit, but hey, you never know. you're right about the S3's cost dropping though. i was looking at the nexus 4, but the no microSD card
(at least that's what i've read) was a complete turn off for me.
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I highly doubt this will be the case - the battery life will be no worse than the S3 (most likely better). Chances are it will have a bigger battery as well as a better CPU (which will have better power management). The possibly larger screen and 1080P will obviously have a negative effect. This is obviously basing off rumour specs (and no one will really know until the phone is released), though point is, just because the phone is more powerful doesn't mean the battery life will be worse. The S3 is more powerful than the S2, though has better battery life (for me anyways).
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Its all about choice. I have a nexus 7 which is a bigger version of the Google nexus in theory. Do you mean Google nexus or the nexus 4? I have to say that I love the jelly bean on the nexus and especially the user interface which I think is very simple to use on my nexus7. The RAZR maxx has the best battery life out of any phone I have seen on the market. My friend has one and funnily enough I have a s3. The s3 is brilliant you can really feel and see the quality Samsung put into making their phones. I came from HTC myself after having alot of issues with the one x . I would recommend either the nexus 4, simply because of the software and easy access and the s3 because of the removable battery and SD card which is what made me go for the s3 rather than the nexus
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Yeah, the Nexus 4. What was wrong with your One X? But yeah, I think I'm going to go with the S3. It has a lot of roms (so that beats out the raxr) and it has a micro SD(beating put the Nexus). Having a rooted droid incredible has kind of made those two things a necessity for me.
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If they release this in the Nexus variant I found my next device. First phone besides the S4 to catch my attention all year. Hoping Motorola makes an announcement soon so I can really weigh my options.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/03/htc-one-on-verizon-is-official-coming-later-this-summer/
Woooo! Waiting on full details on this and Moto X phone for my decision!
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If they release this in the Nexus variant I found my next device. First phone besides the S4 to catch my attention all year. Hoping Motorola makes an announcement soon so I can really weigh my options.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/06/03/htc-one-on-verizon-is-official-coming-later-this-summer/
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Glad to hear it's coming to Verizon, why would they release it as a Nexus variant though?
I'm getting this the moment it comes out.
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I'm getting this the moment it comes out.
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Oh yea!! Awesome!! I have $400 saved up on amazon specifically for this phone ha
That thing doesn't have an SD card right?
So my decision kinda goes down to front facing speakers, or an SD card.
Let the Exodus begin! I am so stoked about this. I have an upgrade available in August, but I will pay full price and save my unlimited data. Wahoo!
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Because they are releasing on on AT&T and the S4 will have one... Also, some folks love that...
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This upsets me. I just ordered an Samsung galaxy 4. But then again my last 2 HTC phones was the "best of the best and will be kept up with updates." And that never happened either :thumbdown:
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http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_might_release_aosp_rom_for_current_htc_one_owners-news-6132.php
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http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_might_release_aosp_rom_for_current_htc_one_owners-news-6132.php
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This might be enough to sway me back to htc...hmm balls in your court Motorola just plz have a 3300mah battery!
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Nice, if they do a Verizon version, should be plenty of AOSP to pick from I'd hope
So I guess this won't be a true Google nexus phone but just a phone to run aosp? It is nice they are looking in to the option of giving owners a choice of os. Might be the first steps in allowing us to flash what we want in the future. Might get this phone when released.
My question is why is it Google owns moto but they still haven't released a nexus phone?
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Glad to hear it's coming to Verizon, why would they release it as a Nexus variant though?
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Here is how I am looking at the Nexus program. I think that people are starting to buy Nexus phones like the Iphone. A single experience across a single platform. Jelly Bean finally made Android beautiful to look at and use and now people are catching on. Samsung was part of the Nexus experience for a long time, and they made a decent market out of it. With this in mind people are seeing the Nexus verisons advertised and the skins OEM use are cartoony, bulky, and don't carry 1 or 2 of Androids core features well after release. With the Nexus program more OEM's are seeing profitability probability from having these stock phones. It also will help them develop a more precise skin in using stock they will see what people like and build features off it while maintaining stock characteristics. Skins can be good Sense started off on the right foot, but has gotten farther and farther away from adding any new functions (Cough) Iphone (Cough) it used to be the best clock, weather, and calendar but as of JB stock is just as good and with Google unifying to the Card UI its feels so consistent across the phone, and skins just subtract from that when they aren't offering anything else that isn't better than or as good as stock.
Now for us, this is great news for the dev community if it means that the Nexus Updates are indeed coming from google. As we have come to terms with HTC just doesn't release source timely and with that in mind slows us down considerably. Now if Google is handling the updates they don't need to listen to HTC they can just post the source for the Nexus variant and we can build off that (not me I mean you) . This in theory should make getting AOSP roms built much faster and much stabler overall. because Even though our devs are great and our community is great JB will never exactly be 100% there. With this though we should see quicker builds, more stable builds, and increased longevity of our device.
I am excited, this looks good for us, and HTC. I know many of us came from the DINC and we all basically had the same idea about the Rez. I love this phone, but during the time I have had it HTC just seemed to be getting worse(along with verizon) but as of late I have been impressed. They seem to be really trying and the one is a combo of great design and great hardware as they always do. So I think this may be enough to keep my HTC loyalty from straying to a galaxy far far away.
Google never had to listen to the phone makers. The problem they had was with Verizon when they told Google CDMA was closed sourced and all updates had to go through them first. Anyone who owns a Verizon galaxy nexus knows how slow updates came when compared to their gsm counterpart. Any Google phone has nothing to do with the makers of the phone when it comes to the software.
Don't even try to compare the nexus line with the iPhone. Most people buys a nexus phone because you can root and customize the phone to their liking. Also to have updates to come quickly. People buys I phones for the name and that's it. Don't compare apples to oranges.
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Only so many users are looking to root the average end user is not looking for hacking capabilities. They are looking for an experience that is taken care of for them. Thats what the Iphone used to be, and that's what Android with Jelly Bean has become. People are moving to android for more reasons than hacking. They may be two different OS's, and two different Manufacturers but Google's nexus line is becoming mainstream now. There is no denying that. I know tons of people with Iphones that have bought a nexus 7 and really "enjoyed the interface" meaning Android is now as and more polished than the previous smartphone overlords at apple. Android is becoming a more powerful OS on its own premise than manufacturers and OEM skins.
Thats just my take though
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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