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Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060), to be announced at MWC

Yes, folks, you read that right. There’s the original Galaxy Grand, the just announced Galaxy Grand 2, and in a couple of months, there will be another Galaxy Grand sandwiched in between, dubbed the Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060), according to one of our insiders. The device will be showcased at the MWC in late February, and is*something of a cross Grand and Grand 2 – it will have a 5-inch WVGA screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal storage with microSD slot, and a 2,100mAh battery.
Where it differs is the camera and Android version. The camera is expected to be a 5-megapixel unit on the rear and a very standard VGA camera on the front; our insider says the phone will run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean – that’s probably just temporary, and the final product should have at least Android 4.3 out of the box. Dual SIM support is pretty much a given as well, as the Galaxy Grand has been a success in markets where phones with two SIM slots are quite popular (such as India and China), though that’s something we can’t confirm at this point.
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The Galaxy Grand Lite will be available in white, “Midnight Black”, “Lime Green”, and orange, from somewhere around the fifth week of 2014 (a couple of weeks before the MWC showcase). Why is Samsung making a Galaxy Grand Lite? Well, that’s a tough question to answer – it looks like the Korean company is taking things a step further when it comes to having multiple variants of their devices, this time extending the tradition to a device that comes somewhere in the lower mid-range spectrum of the market. It’s not a move that makes any sense to us, but hey, we aren’t making the decisions over at Samsung HQ.
SOURCE : sammobile.com

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LOL.......ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER SAMAUNG PRODUCT

shahidskt said:
LOL.......ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER SAMAUNG PRODUCT
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Yep,Samsung Style
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They release soo much phones and update only a few of them..

naufalhadyan said:
They release soo much phones and update only a few of them..
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yes you are right. that's Samsung strategy :I

Nokia at its height did the same... they diversified their products and tried to satisfy all kinds of consumer... let's just hope Samsung's fate will be different from Nokia now...
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Lol.....there was a time when NOKIA was at its highest peak. But in the course of time,it starting descending very poorly. You know why,because of their poor software. Symbian was good at initial stage but afterwards it couldn't stand firm in the growing android and ios competition. I had Nokia n8 and its OS was more than crap and slow. There was lack of development for it and most importantly less number of apps. In addition to these reosons there were also many flaws in It which lead SYMBIAN to its DEATH. While if we move to SAMSUNG,I don't think so same thing will happen with it. Because Samsung phones run ANDROID which is one of the best OSes in today's market. And hopefully it will grow more and more rapidly with the course of time. The prime reoson which can cause SAMSUNG to its death is its softare optimization. The Ui and physical condition. But Samsung Is keeping its place by doing well with its UI. Well let's hope for better for both
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Moto G 4G LTE is slower than 3G 8GB version?

Hi All,
Yesterday I bought myself 4G LTE version from Tesco UK. I immediately noticed it is slower and less responsive than my dads 3g version bought from Vodafone. When you try to flip LTE device it takes nearly twice the time of 3G version. Although video won`t show it it kind of stutter when flipping as well.
From what I know brand new device should be quicker and snappier then 6 months used build, but it is not!
Has anyone got any ideas how to fix it? I do not think it is one off bad example. But it may have something to do with kernel and rom. 3G is still on stock Vodafone 4.4.2 while new LTE on 4.4.3 of Tesco.
Any advice? If not I will ask for a refund...
Here is the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7vGfR6Cvik

Probably the additional gyroscope sensor in the 4G version. Have you run any actual benchmarks on both?

michalpo said:
Hi All,
Yesterday I bought myself 4G LTE version from Tesco UK. I immediately noticed it is slower and less responsive than my dads 3g version bought from Vodafone. When you try to flip LTE device it takes nearly twice the time of 3G version. Although video won`t show it it kind of stutter when flipping as well.
From what I know brand new device should be quicker and snappier then 6 months used build, but it is not!
Has anyone got any ideas how to fix it? I do not think it is one off bad example. But it may have something to do with kernel and rom. 3G is still on stock Vodafone 4.4.2 while new LTE on 4.4.3 of Tesco.
Any advice? If not I will ask for a refund...
Here is the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7vGfR6Cvik
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Try doing a Antutu Benchmark test..my XT1028 and XT1045 comparison..
Yes..as an earlier post..probably the gyro has alot to do with the difference..and other supported features..I done your same test..and my results where the same as yours..but..apples to apples we should compare..lol
Here is my benchmark tests..XT1028 (then) XT1045
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I did antutu benchmark test:
3G 8GB old version:
4G LTE 8GB new version:
I am not happy about flipping being slower in new device... I will be going back to tesco and I will ask for a full refund. In my eyes I do not need really gyroscope, but I flip my mobile mutliple times a day and waiting for it to flip 1 extra second is so annoying! I would take my back 2 years in technology and that was not what I wanted buying new mobile....
It is a shame that a new version is slightly slower than old one. I do not think sd card is going to convince me to keep it... I will get 16gb old version and use OTG cable or wait for LG G3 to become available in decent price range 300-400 pounds.

Well it seems to me that your testing has a few flaws...
First, you are comparing two completely different roms and most important you are comparing two roms that are not even on the same firmware version. And as it has been noted elsewhere version 4.4.3 is slower than 4.4.2
But this is Just my opinion
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@michalpo, What's the case you are using on your old Moto G? It looks good and protective without ruining the look of the device.

nirmalbalaji said:
@michalpo, What's the case you are using on your old Moto G? It looks good and protective without ruining the look of the device.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GY6X9RK/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_dp_1
It is decent I must say. I even ordered myself a new one for the 4G version. Shame I returned it this afternoon because that sluggish flipping screen was driving me crazy!!
What I also noticed was the shut down time was different. Old one was just a second or two faster again! When it comes to booting time, new one won it obviously, but that may be cause by many apps installed on old one, while new one was just clean.
I will look for used Moto G 16gb without 4g now or wait for Lg G3 prices to drop.

Haha what a rage quite that was....

T-Mobile update page

FYI here is a link to the T-mobile update page. Just click your device of interest! Unfortunately, at the time of this post, it does not appear the lollipop release is imminent for the Tm Edge...
https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle

This page is utter garbage.. lol the s5 has it. The note 3 is ahead of the latest phones. Thats preposterous reguardless of sales numbers
.. my opinion of course

jdidtht said:
This page is utter garbage.. lol the s5 has it. The note 3 is ahead of the latest phones. Thats preposterous reguardless of sales numbers
.. my opinion of course
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I feel it had great info this is were we stand.
Manufacturer Development
Software Version:*Android 5.0 "Lollipop"T-Mobile and the device manufacturer have agreed to support software version Android 5.0 “Lollipop”. The software update will include new features, functionality and improvements to give a better user experience.
I think the garbage part is that it's not out yet

rmsmerd said:
I feel it had great info this is were we stand.
Manufacturer Development
Software Version:*Android 5.0 "Lollipop"T-Mobile and the device manufacturer have agreed to support software version Android 5.0 “Lollipop”. The software update will include new features, functionality and improvements to give a better user experience.
I think the garbage part is that it's not out yet
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The garbage part is that its not even being tested yet.
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deeznutz1977 said:
The garbage part is that its not even being tested yet.
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Exactly. it's a bull that they are withholding the update for the note4 until after the s6 is released. wanna know why? So you buy the s6 cause it has lolli already, it's ridiculous the way carriers dictate the duration of the update process. They get the rom from Samsung, then they do their bloat thing, test it in crappy small markets, then release they've been sitting on it for over a month now just waiting for the s6 to drop. They've had so many people call and complain that they started a Web page.. lol that's pretty bad.. Don't blame Samsung for lack of the update, blame your favorite carrier. it them. That's why the g3 got it, the s5, the note3 is in testing in diff markets.. Why would one do that? because they want you to buy the latest greatest hit. Not because the s5 is of more importance due to the numbers sold.. so in conclusion, time for a new s6. Lol

Just noticed that the note 4 is now at tmoble testing phase... my guess is we're 2 weeks behind it.

dont know what is the freaking hold up !
i heard ATT note edge got the lick candy today !

I see that tmobile is testing the lollipop on the note 4, I think after they roll out the upate for the note 4 they would start foucusing on the note edge.

The excuse i got was: Since N4 and Edge are the only 2 phones compatable with Samsung VR1 they were waiting on the manufacturer of the vr to finish so they can begin coding in the VR part to LP. They didnt want to telease LP without the VR stuff teady to go. Aftet seeing all the complaints about battery drain and so on with 5.0 on the N4s that received it, i cant wait to see what happens when you hook up VR to your N4/Edge with 5.0...probably a nice little explosion...lol

Lollipop getting closer! Now at T-Mobile testing phase!
https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle

I. Can't. Wait. I've been checking it every day since they released that Web page
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The Note Edge is now in the testing phase for lollipop testing!

It days completed

razielpr said:
It days completed
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Note 4 testing is completed. Took about 3 weeks. So chances are Note Edge will be out in more or less 2 weeks as Note Edge started testing phase last week..

Apparently lollipop is out for Tmobile Edge but as of this morning the T-mobile update page says still testing! lol

Yea i got this too...u gotta dl it from sammmobile site....
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Mine is an OTA, but sadly, no wifi at the moment. Later today, I can download it.

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Yea i got this too...u gotta dl it from sammmobile site...
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Ha! You have to look in the right places I guess. Problem for me is that I've got things running so sweetly with hyperdrive, foerverlocos theme and some xposed modules I'm a bit reluctant to take the plunge for now. I checked out lollipop on my Note 3 and having ART is a nice improvement but I missed Xposed and even more so, Tweaked! Indeed I put Tweaked back on. Looking forward to hear about folks experience with Lollipop on T-mobile Edge.

Downloading it now.
Huge file coming in at over 1gb
There is a warning before you install saying your ram will decrease by a minimum of 950mb after update.

Did anyone else's apps that were installed on an SD card no longer work after installing the update?

LG G4 Launches April 28th - Official LG Press Conference

As seen in the links below, LG's official press event which will unveil the highly anticipated LG G4 smartphone is finally set for the 28th of April. I for one shall be watching the livestream of the event, I can't wait to see what LG has put into the G4!
Mark the date on your calendar LG fans, it's going to be a very interesting day
Articles:
CNET: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/lg-g4-likely-to-be-unveiled-april-28/
PC Authority AU: http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/402312,lg-g4-launch-event-set-for-28-april.aspx
TechnoBuffalo: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/03/31/lg-g4-in-leather-expected-at-april-28-press-event/
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If the shooter truly is any good, there's my new daily.
And with leather too. Nice.

any time info?
When it will be live?

Today is the day! Grab some snacks, it's going to be an interesting event.

I am pumped. I was considering the M9, then the S6 and while in the Verizon store to buy an S6 I was testing chrome and I saw (and took screenshots) of the leaked G4 Microsite that was quickly pulled. At that moment, from what I saw then, I knew the G4 was for me. I set down the S6 and walked out.

With the press event tomorrow that probably means the phone will be on US carriers at the end of may and Verizon probably in June...

This article has the most information: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lg-g4-how-watch-launch-livestream-online-everything-we-know-so-far-1498503
"LG is expected to live stream the G4 announcement, which kicks off at 16:00 BST, to its YouTube channel here. We'll embed the video into this article when it goes live.
Here is a list of local times for the start of the event:
San Francisco - 8am
New York - 11am
London - 4pm
Amsterdam - 5pm
Johannesburg - 6pm
Bangkok - 11pm
Hong Kong - midnight (Wednesday)
Seoul - 1am (Wednesday)
Sydney - 3am (Wednesday)"

I've been holding off on buying the S6 to see what the what the G4 is like.
It's as simple as this: if the G4 has a better camera, then I'll get it.
I had the G2 though and I wasn't impressed at all by LG's processing algorithms - hoping LG have really upped their game for the G4.

le_lutin said:
I've been holding off on buying the S6 to see what the what the G4 is like.
It's as simple as this: if the G4 has a better camera, then I'll get it.
I had the G2 though and I wasn't impressed at all by LG's processing algorithms - hoping LG have really upped their game for the G4.
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I'm on the same boat as you. I'm hoping LG are bringing their A game or I'll jump to the Samsung ship. I'm hoping the US carrier date isn't going to be far away like it was with the G3. I think the G3 was released mid July last year.

So what will be the big news?

For the Germans and may similar for all other.
The LG G4 will be more expensive than all hoped. They expected ~599€ and hoped LG will get the price like G3 on Release and not like sony and others more and more expensive.
Now for the plastic 32GB 679€-689€
for the leather 32GB 729€-739€
http://www.androidpit.de/lg-g4-preis-release-technische-daten-geruechte

Official countdown - less than 3 hours away!! http://m.lg.com/uk/mobile-phones/g4/index.html
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So most of that was already known. And the one thing that I really care about at this point wasn't addressed. When can I get it? They didn't even say when the 30 preview program is going to start...

So will see the news.. Will LG G4 create more buzz than the current S6 Edge I have now.. that's something I'm so eager to find out..

I rate that unveiling 3/10. It was lame.

metteduch said:
I rate that unveiling 3/10. It was lame.
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yeah I thought the same, I tuned in to watch and see when it would be released in the States, and there was nothing

When we get it..? waiting for it.:good:

Tomorrow. ..next Galaxy..no Note 5...

I have the impression that tomorrow will not be the day of Note 5 release. My feelings are that we could see S6 edge+ and maybe a smart watch ( or three ) but not the Note 5. What do think?

I'm hoping to see it. I have my upgrade due and it's between note 5 and s6 edge+ I really hope tomorrow answers all of my questions and helps me choose lol
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You have a really bad impression, or you don't know how to use the Internet

YOYO41 said:
You have a really bad impression, or you don't know how to use the Internet
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Lol. That had me laughing thanks.
But to respond to the op, tomorrow should be the announcement of the note 5 and the next edge device(which should be the s6 edge plus) that doesn't necessarily mean release. Prob start taking pre orders though. Im picking up another note edge tomorrow to replace the hole in my heart so i am gunna take a good look at both of them and will prob be ditching my s6 for one or the other. Guessing the note 5 since i should have a note edge already. Unless the s6 plus blows me away which i dont see happening.
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Will see. All the offocial invitation are for one device not two. Leaked prices and Pre-orders are for edge + only. So we will see.
BTW I am expecting lessons from you to help me learn how to use Internet. Your comments are the proof of your good education.

It seems like the rumors about a regional launch for Note 5 are true. In Romania the pen is missing from the advertising, the rest is the same

I hope the n5 will have an ir blaster, rumours say it hasn't

There is Note 5:

calinormy said:
I have the impression that tomorrow will not be the day of Note 5 release. My feelings are that we could see S6 edge+ and maybe a smart watch ( or three ) but not the Note 5. What do think?
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The Samsung teaser said it is a Galaxy Event, not Note Event though Note5 will also announce together you clearly see Note5 with SPen in the picture. The big question is an unknown third device there with 6.5~7" size, I'll call it as S6 Ultra(much like the Sony Z1 Ultra 6.44").

I owned Z Ultra from Sony. It was the best device ( first in the world with sd800) except Note series at the moment. The only negative was his camera and the lack of led light. Otherwise awesome. Maybe it's Samsung time now...

calinormy said:
I owned Z Ultra from Sony. It was the best device ( first in the world with sd800) except Note series at the moment. The only negative was his camera and the lack of led light. Otherwise awesome. Maybe it's Samsung time now...
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Wait a bit more ... I beat we'll see S6 Edge Active Ultra Extreme Ultimate Edition later.

TheEndHK said:
Wait a bit more ... I beat we'll see S6 Edge Active Ultra Extreme Ultimate Edition later.
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You forgot the Super Duper part?
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Only Note5 and S6 Edge Plus...
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note5-vs-Galaxy-S6-first-look_id72405
We are yet to draw more detailed conclusions about the Galaxy Note5’s camera performance, but the initial impressions are for a snappy camera that captures great images. We also noticed that the double-click quick activation shortcut is present here as well, and Samsung has added the option to control shutter speed in the Pro camera mode.
But still a good news there, I think we'll have manual shutter speed in Pro mode soon.

No Galaxy Note 5 for Europe.

borimol said:
No Galaxy Note 5 for Europe.
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What?
Nevermind. Oh well maybe we will get the improved version. One with better battery and extra storage. They have done stuff like that. Remember the s5 lta