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Hello guys a question about the performance of the phone
Is there any FRAMEDROP or STUTTERING when moving around the UI especialliy when OPENING and CLOSING APPS if you could can, can you close and open google maps and tell me if it lag or fps drop?
Being extremely OCD about android lag as i have return and sold various device such as the tab 10.1, NOTE 1, and the nexus 10 because the lagginess and stuttering when opening apps drove me CRAZY.
Now pardon me if i sound rude but can your eyes notice the difference between 30 fps and 60fps? I think a lot of people claiming that their device has no LAG simply cannot TELL what LAG even is and their eyes are untrained therefore wrongfully stating that their device is “smooth” all the time.
I do see lag in maps. No device is perfect, even my iphone 5 chugged sometimes.
NCRoadster said:
I do see lag in maps. No device is perfect, even my iphone 5 chugged sometimes.
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Oh yea INSIDE of maps is fine idc about that im talking about when OPENING and CLOSING the map app.
There is pretty significant lag throughout the UI. The Nexus 4 w/ the same specs, minus Sense UI and the 1080p screen, is much smoother. The biggest issue for me in day to day use is scrolling left and right through GTalk sessions. It lags BAD. But that's the only thing that really bothers me at this point in my day to day use.
But the screen makes up for it.
Opening and closing apps is pretty darn smooth, especially once the apps are cached in the ram.
I dont notice any lag. But I use Nova Launcher prime and not Sense.
Very fast launcher.
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There is pretty significant lag throughout the UI. The Nexus 4 w/ the same specs, minus Sense UI and the 1080p screen, is much smoother. The biggest issue for me in day to day use is scrolling left and right through GTalk sessions. It lags BAD. But that's the only thing that really bothers me at this point in my day to day use.
But the screen makes up for it.
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Honestly I haven't seen this at all. Might be a device per device issue. I have no lag that I can tell. It's really smooth and responsive. Then again I've never used a Nexus 4 so maybe it's smoother. I still wouldn't use the word lag.
This topic would be again subjective just like "Hows the battery"
However, I have been an owner of these devices in past 3 months -
iPhone 5, iPad Mini, Xperia V, One X+, Galaxy S3, Note 2, Butterfly
A lag will almost always be present in all devices at some time or the other. However, I see where you are coming from. So to answer your question, NO, there is no lag.
I am using Virtuous ROM (even Stock ROM for the matter) with Power Saving On (for CPU) and the only times I have seen lag -
1. After reboot when you go one homescreen to another the widget needs to reload data atleast once.
2. When entering app tray after reboot or app install, it refreshes the app list.
In normal use and opening/closing apps, there is no lag and YES, I can differentiate between 30/60 fps. Example at hand, try scrolling contacts/tones in Whatsapp on a S3 and Butterfly/DNA
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This topic would be again subjective just like "Hows the battery"
However, I have been an owner of these devices in past 3 months -
iPhone 5, iPad Mini, Xperia V, One X+, Galaxy S3, Note 2, Butterfly
A lag will almost always be present in all devices at some time or the other. However, I see where you are coming from. So to answer your question, NO, there is no lag.
I am using Virtuous ROM (even Stock ROM for the matter) with Power Saving On (for CPU) and the only times I have seen lag -
1. After reboot when you go one homescreen to another the widget needs to reload data atleast once.
2. When entering app tray after reboot or app install, it refreshes the app list.
In normal use and opening/closing apps, there is no lag and YES, I can differentiate between 30/60 fps. Example at hand, try scrolling contacts/tones in Whatsapp on a S3 and Butterfly/DNA
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Thank you for this man really appreciate it, People on the nexus 10 forum was like NO NO LAG AT ALL!!! Lo and behold i bought it and about to return it after a week So you think the xperia z would be a pretty good bet for a lagless experience? Considering the hardware is similar.
Sense 4+ does have lag regardless what people say. It is there throughout phone UI. Be it settings, desktop or whatever.
However there is no unusual delay in opening or closing apps. And general performance is great in apps.
But if you are coming from Nexus 4, or Note 2, yeah this phone lacks that buttery smooth feel by default.
However with De-sensed Viper with LK kernel and Nova Launcher prime with fast animation = as close as it gets to Nexus 4 UI experience. It is significantly smoother to use. AOSP contacts is blazing fast as it should be.
Note 2 is buttery smooth ? ... Simple test ... Scroll a long list of items like ringtones on both Samsung phones and HTC side by side ... Let me know how it goes (actually don't since I have already played with them and know the answer)
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Not on my end. Once again its probably a perception thing. Speaking for everyone isn't a good idea
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Nope .. not perception ... Samsung has there own interpretation of project butter since there exynos code is not open source which is no where near what it should be ... I am not saying HTC is perfect, but its better butter .. lol
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Woops... I meant to respond to a different post. I meant no lag on the DNA lol
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You can take my opinion with a grain of salt if you want to, but I am probably in the top tier of ocd people when it comes to ui lag or slowness. I simply won't put up with it.
I owned the DNA and now the Note 2. Don't let anyone here fool you, the DNA is quite sluggish in homescreen scrolling. To the point that it was one of the main reasons that I got rid of the phone.
There isn't really a ton of lag, although there is a little bit. But HTC for some reason chose to slow down the animations so the scrolling feels heavy. I absolutely hated it.
My personal opinion and conclusion is that they did it to mask how heavy Sense is. Because I had a Rezound and the animations on that phone were much faster but it was a complete lag and stutter fest.
And I always laugh at the people who brush it under the rug and just say to run Nova and you will be fine. If you are going to do that, why not buy a phone with better battery life and expandable storage? Because Nova will make any current gen android device run like butter. I personally buy a phone for the stock launcher and software that it has.
Either way, good luck with your decision!
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For some reason unknown to me and I think many devs Samsung doesnt utilize hardware rendering to the fullest and ends up with jerkiness in all apps ... Htc does and its very much apparent when scrolling in even 3rd party apps ... I think in the end you need to play with both phones for few minutes to see the difference and make a decision
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croppz said:
I dont notice any lag. But I use Nova Launcher prime and not Sense.
Very fast launcher.
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Ditto...
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Ditto...
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Ditto for any Android device of the current gen or even last gen for that matter. What does Nova have to do with this phone specifically or the question that the OP is asking??
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Ditto for any Android device of the current gen or even last gen for that matter. What does Nova have to do with this phone specifically or the question that the OP is asking??
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Once a hater always a hater.
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Ditto for any Android device of the current gen or even last gen for that matter. What does Nova have to do with this phone specifically or the question that the OP is asking??
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Sigh.
Came across the other day. Seems to work, but might be placebo. Sorry if it's already been posted.
How to Speed Up Your LG G3 in 10 Seconds Flat http://drippler.com/updates/share/how-speed-your-lg-g3-10-seconds-flat Via j.mp/drippler_app
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Came across the other day. Seems to work, but might be placebo. Sorry if it's already been posted.
How to Speed Up Your LG G3 in 10 Seconds Flat http://drippler.com/updates/share/how-speed-your-lg-g3-10-seconds-flat Via j.mp/drippler_app
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I done this as well a bit ago, but it's all just creating the illusion of being "faster". It really doesn't do anything to eliminate the lag and stutters.
Kinda what I thought, just thought I'd throw it out their for anyone to try
I turn off animations on all my devices.
Funny thing is, I've not noticed any lag or stuttering on my 2 week old G3. Wonder what you lag folks installed that makes it noticeable.
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I turn off animations on all my devices.
Funny thing is, I've not noticed any lag or stuttering on my 2 week old G3. Wonder what you lag folks installed that makes it noticeable.
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
The lag on mine is predominantly when I open the app drawer and swipe. Other than that it's not bad imo. I came from the m8 and it is more fluid and polished, but I didn't care for sense or the phone in general
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
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Droid Maxx has been my daily driver the past 11 months. I've also been using a Nexus 5, HTC One M7, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 (cyanogenmod) routinely.
I just don't see the stutters and lags so many complain about. Okay, maybe in one area... opening the task switcher, if there's a bunch of stuff running might be called laggy, but apps open fine and run fine.
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Droid Maxx has been my daily driver the past 11 months. I've also been using a Nexus 5, HTC One M7, Nexus 7, Galaxy S3 (cyanogenmod) routinely.
I just don't see the stutters and lags so many complain about. Okay, maybe in one area... opening the task switcher, if there's a bunch of stuff running might be called laggy, but apps open fine and run fine.
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Agree with this, coming from the Note 3. Everything seems smoother except the recent apps/task switcher. I like the layout of it.. but it's just a bit slow. But even that is me nitpicking.
I've got a Note 3 and S4. I don't get any lag or stutter whatsoever on my G3. Loving the G3, selling the Note 3.
The UI stutter seems to be isolated to different devices. Mine is when I open the app drawer and swipe initially. Other than that I have zero lag or stutter. Also, switching the above to .5 does make your device a bit more speedy.
Coming from Z2 I find this device to be much more snappier......
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The UI stutter seems to be isolated to different devices. Mine is when I open the app drawer and swipe initially. Other than that I have zero lag or stutter. Also, switching the above to .5 does make your device a bit more speedy.
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I use Nova Launcher (and have on all my devices since it was first in beta). Absolutely no lag in app drawer, or anywhere else. Fast and smooth. Never used the stock launcher, so perhaps there is some with that app.
Same. I really like stock LG but Im sure I'll switch to nova before long like always
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Same. I really like stock LG but Im sure I'll switch to nova before long like always
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Out of curiosity, I switched to the stock launcher, and when I first opened the app drawer, there was like a one second delay before the app icons appeared. Same when going to widgets. A bit of stutter when flipping thru the drawer, as well. Interesting. Back to Nova, fast, smooth, zero lag / hesitation.
I came from an S4 running a SaberMod ROM and to me my G3 is snappy as hell. Took me a couple weeks to remove all the bloat and get it set up to my liking and now it's even snappier and Battery life is awesome too.
It's a great phone
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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I can't speak to the S5 or the M8, but I've run the G3 side-by-side with my Note 3 and S4, and it is considerably quicker than the S4 (not surprisingly), and marginally quicker than the Note 3. And, zero lag, hesitation, or stutter with any app, any drawer--none anywhere. Not sayin' some don't experience these issues, but I do not.
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There is lag in the messaging app, keyboard. Random delays opening and closing apps, home screen redraws, stutters when closing/switching apps. App drawer takes a second to open and another second to populate.
It's like that for a lot of people, fresh out the box. I understand a lot of people love the g3 and maybe you guys really don't see it, but it's there for most. There are a lot of people who are gonna just argue because they don't want to admit it, but maybe some phones are just better. It isn't as snappy as the s5 or m8 tho
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And it's not like that out of the box for many people...
I've got no axe to grind one way or the other, and I'm not in denial. You don't know what lag is unless you had a Samsung device a few years ago when they are still using RFS file system. I remember having to use symlink hacks pointing system files to the sdcard to prevent it.
I just quick searched YouTube and didn't see any standout videos that actually demonstrate this awful lag. It would be interesting to view a few.
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And it's not like that out of the box for many people...
I've got no axe to grind one way or the other, and I'm not in denial. You don't know what lag is unless you had a Samsung device a few years ago when they are still using RFS file system. I remember having to use symlink hacks pointing system files to the sdcard to prevent it.
I just quick searched YouTube and didn't see any standout videos that actually demonstrate this awful lag. It would be interesting to view a few.
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Well, it's gonna be hard to capture lag on a youtube video, but there are some. I simply googled LG G3 Lag and had pages of reviews and switched to video and had pages of videos. Granted, some of them say things like "what lag", but there are enough there. As I said, maybe some of you guys don't see it, but more people would just rather not admit it. This phone is nice, but it's not polished. It's gonna happen when you do things first like QHD screens.
Trust me, I know exactly what lag is. I've been with Android a long time and have tried more than a few phones. I still have an old Hero here I like to fire up every so often just to remember what it was like to have bootloader freedom.
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What phone did you come from previously?
Most people that don't notice the stutters haven't had a recent device. A flaw of always changing phones. Compared to the HTC One M8 and the Galaxy S5, the G3 lags, stutters and is just sluggish feeling overall. Doesn't mean it's a bad phone by any means, just isn't all the polished compared to the other phones released this year.
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I change devices every 6 months or less. I had an s5 on launch day (which I returned in my 14 day window because I couldn't take the lag and egonomics), have used my wife's note 3 quite a bit, and had a g2 just before updating to the g3. I don't see the lag. It's not as smooth as an HTC device I will give you that (had the m7 as well) but it's SO much better than any samsung out right now. The lag on the s5 is ridiculous honestly. The note 3 really isn't any better.
I have no blinders on either. Because of how often I can change devices I am honestly looking for a reason. I didn't get lag on the stock launcher, but I have switched to Nova and find it to feel just a bit quicker.
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I`ve owned the Mate 9 for over 2 weeks now and i can honestly say that in user experience this is the most reponsive phone ever. Apps, widgets, games it doesn`t matter, everything opens quick and snappy and operates without any lag. I`ve also had the Galaxy S7 Edge but the Mate 9 is much more resposive imo, has a lot less bloatware (wich can also be uninstalled) and after the latest update it is working even better.
As said opening apps , gaming and multi-tasking is a joy to use on this phone so far and it doesn`t slow down a bit.
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I`ve owned the Mate 9 for over 2 weeks now and i can honestly say that in user experience this is the most reponsive phone ever. Apps, widgets, games it doesn`t matter, everything opens quick and snappy and operates without any lag. I`ve also had the Galaxy S7 Edge but the Mate 9 is much more resposive imo, has a lot less bloatware (wich can also be uninstalled) and after the latest update it is working even better.
As said opening apps , gaming and multi-tasking is a joy to use on this phone so far and it doesn`t slow down a bit.
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You do not own it anymore? Changed to which phone?
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You do not own it anymore? Changed to which phone?
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No no, i haven`t sold it. Heaven forbid to depart from this device I like it much to much.
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I`ve owned the Mate 9 for over 2 weeks now and i can honestly say that in user experience this is the most reponsive phone ever. Apps, widgets, games it doesn`t matter, everything opens quick and snappy and operates without any lag. I`ve also had the Galaxy S7 Edge but the Mate 9 is much more resposive imo, has a lot less bloatware (wich can also be uninstalled) and after the latest update it is working even better.
As said opening apps , gaming and multi-tasking is a joy to use on this phone so far and it doesn`t slow down a bit.
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How can you remove the bloatware? (without root)
MarcelMAH said:
How can you remove the bloatware? (without root)
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You can remove most of the extra pre-installed apps in /settings/settings/ without any issue.
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You can remove most of the extra pre-installed apps in /settings/settings/ without any issue.
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I get this All the time...
MarcelMAH said:
I get this All the time...
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Just press OK and the app (and others too) and it will dissapear from your applist and from the menu.
It's VERY fast at launching apps. I ran it side by side to an iPhone 7 plus and it consistently wins
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More responsive phone I've had ever used. Even than an iPhone 7, s7 edge an op3.
Just picked up a 9, to replace my 8, which replaced my 2.
Guess you could say I'm kind of hooked on the Huawei phones like I was the HTC phones in the pre smartphone era.
Other than slow to get official updates, which really doesn't bother me, because the OS, for what I use it for has been
so dang blame stable, I don't really care.
I went from a Mate2, which I loved, to a Mate8, which I loved, to a Mate9, which is amazing.
I don't know how they keep increasing the response, and snappy feel, but they do.
LOL, I've still got the 2, and "in the day" it felt snappy, now it feels a bit slow.
Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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No lag here
No lag on mine. Works the same as my S8+.
It works better than s8 with filled ram. It is almost as fluid and fast as pixel 2 and U11 plus.
I had the S7 Edge and even after 2 years I never had lag. The only difference I noticed was the battery wasn't lasting as long, but that's expected.
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I had the S7 Edge and even after 2 years I never had lag. The only difference I noticed was the battery wasn't lasting as long, but that's expected.
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Is that because of the Exynos processor and how Samsung optimizes their devices better to deal with their own proprietary SoC? I had issues with the S7 lagging with the Snapdragon model. I sold my old one off to my friend and he had to put nova launcher to get rid of the main lag.
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Is that because of the Exynos processor and how Samsung optimizes their devices better to deal with their own proprietary SoC? I had issues with the S7 lagging with the Snapdragon model. I sold my old one off to my friend and he had to put nova launcher to get rid of the main lag.
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It's Exynos yes. Also, I always use Nova so if the lag is with Touchwiz, I wouldn't know.
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It's Exynos yes. Also, I always use Nova so if the lag is with Touchwiz, I wouldn't know.
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Ah, that explains why because many probably do that to avoid possible lag with Touchwiz/Samsung Experience. I am contemplating going with a Pixel 2 now vs waiting for the S9+ Snapdragon model to drop in price. If I get the Pixel 2, I am looking to get the Pixel 3 later on too.
No lag here butter smooth on my exynos version,coming from s8+,one plus 5/5t, Huawei mate 10 pro.
Feels really nice and snappy
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Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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My S9 plus is running smoothly.
I have had the S9+ for a couple of days and unfortunately, I am experiencing the classic Samsung Lag (TM). One the first day, the phone was smooth as butter but as days went by, I started to experience UI jitters and micro-stutters everywhere. I uninstalled a few apps here and there, removed Samsung Pay from the home screen, deleted bxActions which might be causing the issue, etc., but nothing seems to help. Others report that their phone is lag free which confuses me to no end.
I was burned by Samsung with the S3 and swore to myself to never return. But i decided to give the S9+ a try because of the hardware, and I am super disappointed by this. I might try and reset the phone but I doubt it will help.
no issues with mine, butter smooth. running for a week, with all my software installed. bloatware uninstalled/ disabled.
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I have had the S9+ for a couple of days and unfortunately, I am experiencing the classic Samsung Lag (TM). One the first day, the phone was smooth as butter but as days went by, I started to experience UI jitters and micro-stutters everywhere. I uninstalled a few apps here and there, removed Samsung Pay from the home screen, deleted bxActions which might be causing the issue, etc., but nothing seems to help. Others report that their phone is lag free which confuses me to no end.
I was burned by Samsung with the S3 and swore to myself to never return. But i decided to give the S9+ a try because of the hardware, and I am super disappointed by this. I might try and reset the phone but I doubt it will help.
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I've read other forums to do a factory reset. disable the Samsung apps you don't use. try that. it might help.
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I've read other forums to do a factory reset. disable the Samsung apps you don't use. try that. it might help.
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I did a factory reset before setting up the device, and transferred SMS'es, photos and call history from my old phone (OnePlus5). I even performed the 'wipe cache partition' which seemed to have helped but there is still a persistent micro-stutter almost everywhere. I am contemplating a factory reset but i am not sure if it will help.
Would it be too much to ask u to record a video of you going through normal apps on your phone, just to judge the smoothness on your end?
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I did a factory reset before setting up the device, and transferred SMS'es, photos and call history from my old phone (OnePlus5). I even performed the 'wipe cache partition' which seemed to have helped but there is still a persistent micro-stutter almost everywhere. I am contemplating a factory reset but i am not sure if it will help.
Would it be too much to ask u to record a video of you going through normal apps on your phone, just to judge the smoothness on your end?
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Unlock developer options and change these three things to .5 instead of 1
I'm with some on here with the scare of lag down the road. I have jump on demand so I'm not too worried about it. My s8+ lasted about a month before it started lagging and my note 8 which I still have has lag which started about a month after purchase.
But so far this phone is so fluid and fast I haven't even thought about my oneplus 5t at all and currently thinking about selling it. If this phone keeps this up I might finally be a happy Samsung fan since the note 2.
I know I'm extremely happy with night photos too.
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nviz22 said:
Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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Software doesn't "degenerate," neither does the hardware. It either works or it doesn't. No in between with computers.
If it slows down, that's your fault, not Samsung. The reason why it may "slow down over time" is because of you playing around with settings, messing around with package disablers (pro tip: this does absolutely nothing to help the battery/performance, it makes it worse), or you download ****ty apps over time.
AP actually mentioned this in the S9/S9+. It looks like with Samsung Experience 9, Samsung has sort of neutered the lag beast -- it started with the Note 8 which, apparently, is still snappy months later. So they're saying there's hope that the improved performance should persist through the S9 series. Here's what they said exactly:
"The Galaxy S9 is the first phone on sale to use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 845 chipset, and as such, all eyes will be on it to see how the new silicon fares. (As a side note, we don’t have the international Exynos variant, and while that new chip does benchmark insanely well, there remain major questions about its real-world performance chops.)
My experience with the Galaxy S9 in the first week of use has been quite good in regard to performance. Of course, anyone who’s used a Samsung phone in recent years might tell you that while the phones are fast out of the box, that feeling tends to fade considerably with time - and I still found that true of the Galaxy S8. But it seems Samsung may be turning over a new leaf, according to our senior editor Ryan Whitwam, starting with the Note8: that phone has remained fast in the months since he started using it, and I’ve seen few long-term performance complaints on the web.
The S9 is already noticeably snappier than even a brand-new Galaxy S8 or Note8, and so I’m hoping that Samsung’s reputation for slowdown over time is one that we can finally get past. I’ll continue using the S9+ for a while after this review just to see how it ages."
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Does anyone expect the S9/S9+ to go through a honeymoon phase and become standard Samsung: lag and micro-stutters? I am not sure if I can trust Samsung's software, but damn that hardware is amazing.
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The game changer here aside from a slightly more efficient CPU, is the fact that the s9+ has 6GB of RAM. That's gonna be the difference over all on performance. Right now I haven't messed with transitions (in developer options) or done any of the "Optimizations" normally recommended for a Samsung phone and it is lightning fast. I have the Snapdragon version too, not the Exynos. But it's definitely noticeably faster and I had the S8+.
Coming from note 8 this phone is running even more smoothly than my note 8. It's like butter!
I'm strongly leaning on getting the s9+ from At&t. The only problem is that it has a locked bootloader. I've been on the flashaholic routine ever since my first android phone (htc OneX). Should I just purchase the At&t version and probably never get root/custom ROM ever? Purchasing the unlocked version would still be affected since it's the snapdragon version. Would that version (SM-G965U) have s better chance of getting root etc in the future, or is the snapdragon s9+ just locked down?
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Best Phone Samsung has ever made
i owned a note 4, for about 4 years until it died on me (dropped it, the screen popped out and that's it). since i owned a few Chinese brands (mid tier phones).
now after getting the note 9 i remembered why i loved my note 4 so much.
its a complete package, it checks all the boxes and overall an amazing device that gives me the proper value for the money. yes its expensive but its also the best of the best.
Overall I love it.
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My first note device and first samsung device. I've used many other android devices over the years. I know the number one complaint above this device is probably the price. It's certainly the most expensive phone I've bought to date but ... It's worth every penny! I love it!!!
Can't fault it... Got to be the best all round device... If it had an ir blaster for my TV it would have an the bases covered
My preeeeeciouuuuussssssssss.
Coming from an S7 to a NOTE9, Wooooo what a nice change! Enjoying it so far, and am loving the S-Pen.
Cheers,
M.
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:good::good::good: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a fabulously tremendous phone that everyone loves. even Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is the best deal in 2018
Everything is perfect, loving it so much more than the Note8! Only gripe would be Bixby... it seems like they threw out some things Bixby 1.0 could do in 2.0 which makes it feel even more inconsistent now... It does seem to have better voice recognition though. For the time being, I remapped Bixby to Google Assistant (something I never did with Bixby 1.0!!!) until they fix Bixby 2 with some updates.
I would share my experience with my Note 9 (Exy)
I trink it is the better Note 8, wich i had before. Overall Speed, Accu & Devicequality is in my opinion so much better. The Display is one of the best i See so far, beside other Devices. I said this about my Note 8 Top, but with my Note 9, i can truely say it is the best Device i owned yet.
Experience from Samsung is absolue lag free. Atm i have the first Time no reason to root my Device.
I think that i will run this great Phone a few years
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Coming from an S9+. I dig the Note design.
I love it but needs a little update regarding battery. Exynos version drain 1 percent an hour..
illetyus said:
I love it but needs a little update regarding battery. Exynos version drain 1 percent an hour..
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100 hours from a phone sounds reasonable to me.
I would probably rate this the best android phone i have ever bought if not for the crap battery life on the exynos version.
Best phone ever was still the HTC One m7 imho
Notes 9 is the best phone Notes so far.?
Just got the phone. Came from LG v20. Definitely a huge improvement. Also like it better than my S7 edge. Edge was my favorite phone to date until I broke the screen and grabbed up the V20 to hold me over. Got the note 9 buy one get one free so me and my wife can enjoy
Upgraded from my 2.5 year old S7E to N9 512GB. Loving it absolutely. Great battery life too, getting around 40% left at the end of the day.
xMadMike said:
Everything is perfect, loving it so much more than the Note8! Only gripe would be Bixby... it seems like they threw out some things Bixby 1.0 could do in 2.0 which makes it feel even more inconsistent now... It does seem to have better voice recognition though. For the time being, I remapped Bixby to Google Assistant (something I never did with Bixby 1.0!!!) until they fix Bixby 2 with some updates.
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I agree, I was excited to use Bixby but I cant find any of the features many people praised about!
i am pleasantly surprised. not many despised TW UI like i did. i actually liked the refresh on the s8, but the lag was still there.
i can confidently say they have finally fixed the lagging issue, albeit with raw power rather than more clever methods.
this is the best phone available right now. i've been flying through phones like crazy for the past 2 years, almost settled on my mate 10, then this came along. very happy.
After some teething problems I'm completely in love with mine. Finally something that's big enough for my hands! (with a case) I'm on Verizon-only one with decent coverage here. (Central Pa.) Can't get over how nice the display is and the sound is great on internal speakers. Using Nova launcher. Caveat: I was using ADW 2 and it wouldn't let me make URL shortcuts to the homescreen with Chrome. Nova works fine. FYI because I was pulling my hair out for awhile.
I use Package Disabler pro plus to freeze nuisance apps and stop Bixby, which I can't care less about. Adguard for other nuisances. Root doesn't matter with this one since it's so damn fast anyway!
I came from a V10 which was starting to not wake up and had totally abysmal battery life, couldn't get through a day without it dying. Note 9 has been going for two days straight... the bigger battery is what really sold me.
Others said it... best Samsung yet!