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Who has an S5 and is getting a Note 4?

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Don't know for you guys, but the Note 4 is probably the phone i've been waiting for for years. If these picture turn out to be true, i'm pulling the trigger on that one. Metal frame, 2K display, 4K recording, IOS, 3GB RAM, 32GB of storage minimum...yup, that most likely is my dream phone. I know this phone looks like a giant S2, but the S2 is the galaxy phone i liked the design the most.
Because of my carriers flexible upgrade policies, i've been upgrading phone every 6 months for the S and note line respectively, but after seeing this Note, I'm almost certain I will keep it until the next Note comes out, unless the S6 will be ever more beastly of course!!:fingers-crossed:
There are a few features I hope this phone will have, most of all, stereo speakers. I can see one speaker grill on the bottom, i hope there is another one on top. Besides that, i would not spit on integrated wireless charging. I mean waiting a few months and paying an additional 70$ for a wireless charging back and pad is a bit ridiculous. I also hope they make a few features better, such as fingerprint sensor, which i dont use because i think it's such a drag to swipe your finger on the button, i honestly hope they go for the same idea apple did with their 5S

polish_pat said:
Don't know for you guys, but the Note 4 is probably the phone i've been waiting for for years. If these picture turn out to be true, i'm pulling the trigger on that one. Metal frame, 2K display, 4K recording, IOS, 3GB RAM, 32GB of storage minimum...yup, that most likely is my dream phone. I know this phone looks like a giant S2, but the S2 is the galaxy phone i liked the design the most.
Because of my carriers flexible upgrade policies, i've been upgrading phone every 6 months for the S and note line respectively, but after seeing this Note, I'm almost certain I will keep it until the next Note comes out, unless the S6 will be ever more beastly of course!!:fingers-crossed:
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The Note line have always been the real Samsug flasgships since release. Don`t know if i`ll get it though, i`ll wait for the Nexus 6 probably

ill be getting a note 4. i had a note 3 before i got the s5 and gave the n3 to my brother.
very often do i almost feel like trading him phones but the better camera and added water and dust resistance keep me from doing it. the note 4 is supposed to offer water and dust resistance, a better screen, and a better camera. (among other great things like more ram than the s5 and a better processor)
i miss stable asop roms, the s-pen, and the size of the screen of the note3. but i hope dev support for the note 4 will be just as strong as the note 3 and s5 has been.

I think I will buy. But will wait some time to see if there be any bugs. I'll let people to test it for me )). And then i'll decide what to do. But I agree that Note line is true flagship phone.

Yep, just got the S5 as a temporary phone, sold my Note 2 and will go for the Note 4 as soon it's released, actually, the Battery of my 2 year old Note 2 lasted longer then the S5 (8+ hours actual screen on time) and I really miss the bigger display. So yes I will go for the Note4 for sure

S5 is Really bad for aosp, i think never buy Samsung anymore.

Most def getting the note 4!!

OnePlus One Review: 5 months later

I know there has been a lot of these but maybe I can help with someone's decision, so here we go.
The OPO has served me great for the past couple months and it's almost a perfect phone. :fingers-crossed:
Background:
One of the things I liked most about this phone was the unboxing experience. It was just simply amazing, amazing quality. As soon as I unboxed it, I installed adb drivers and unlocked the bootloader. I flashed twrp and rooted. Then I installed some of my favorite root apps such as greenify, AdBlockPlus, xposed framework (Boot-manager, App Settings, YouTube AdAway etc.), Avast (Firewall Features), Orbot (For using the TOR network), and SuperSU, and ADBD Insecure. I also made a custom boot animation and changed it, as well as the boot logo. I made a few changes to the file system and installed a few binaries.
My device has about 6 pages of apps from over the months. I use a lot of them and some of them I just have because "it might be helpful". One more thing to mention, I also installed the Amazon App store so I can get some apps from there. Now lets talk about themes: I have about 6 different themes each applied to a certain part of the ui and honestly it looks amazing. I'm spending too much time at the intro so lets cut to the chase...
Performance:
The snapdragon 801 makes everything liquid smooth and I have had no issues with performance what so ever. One thing I should mention is that my AnTuTu benchmark score dropped from when I first got it to now, this was expected as I am running a couple heavy apps in the background (ex. Xposed, Avast, Greenify, 5 messaging apps, Sync, Smart news etc.). The performance dropped a little over the months but the UI is still liquid smooth.
Screenshots:
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Battery:
The battery performance is very, very good and I have had no issues with it. I usually get about 2-3 days on a single charge with medium to heavy use. That being said, I turn off my phone at night... which probably has a major impact on screen-on time. Charging takes about 1-2 hours for me using the stock cable and power brick which is pretty average for any smartphone. The device battery is good and it is enough to power the beast inside.
Display and Touch:
The OPO display is good but nowhere as amazing as OLED. The 401 PPI makes everything look really sharp and I have had no issues with clarity. Also to mention, my device does not have the yellow tint problem although the colors look a bit warm. This is expected of course as it is an IPS LCD screen. The viewing angles are amazing and the ability to change between software and hardware keys is great. The touch is probably one of the most disappointing parts of this phone. Sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. The screen is over sensitive and it leaves ghost touches behind making it very hard to type fast. But the auto-correct works like a charm and balances out the effects. Hopefully in CM12 this will be improved.
Software:
Just the plain ol' cyanogenmod experience which is one of the main reasons I bought this phone. I'm just hoping I can get the CM12 ota before the partnership completely fades away. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
Camera:
It sucks. Just really really bad. Now that said, I believe it is a software fault rather than a hardware one. The Color OS camera app is much much better and that might solve the issues for some of you. Granted I have been able to get some amazing shots when I applied medium-heavy post processing they turned out just like one from a DSLR. (Will be uploading examples soon)
Design:
The design is nice especially the sandstone textured back, It provides a lot of grip as well as "looks". The metal ring around the display gives it a more premium feel, but I would not have minded paying more for an all metal phone. The bamboo back cover looks promising and I am looking into getting one.
Will be adding more in the near future... Ran out of ideas

I have been using it for a month now. Its an amazing phone considering the price. No lags or anything. Additionally the camera is quite good and very fast. The build quality is also very good. One thing I particularly like - how short the charging time is (less than 2 hours from empty to full).
The only thing that I am worried about the future of official software support. I certainly hope that the OxygenOS from OnePlus will be a clean iteration (like AOSP), not something like FlymeOS or MIUI; and that OnePlus will continue to provide essential updates till the end of 2015 (assuming that CM will stop supporting it after CM12s).

I agree!

i just ordered one 64gb for my wife, her Galaxy S2 just died (almost died, i must find her efs backup, then repair it), can't wait to receive and play with it
i hope the +1 will be too big for her little hands, so i can give her my Nexus 5
many thanks for the review

My Nexus 6 Review + Sample photos taken

Moto Nexus 6 Review
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Phone Design - I never like curve back as it is unbalance when put at desk. But no denied this Nexus 6 is awesome pretty! I really love the way Moto design the back and the way Moto pick on the white color. It is not pure white but something look flashing and premium even though it just simply a poly carbonate. The side is well done Aluminium finish, this is far ahead than Note 4 which after a while only showing scratch here and there. The designer is a real genius to trick human eye feel the phone is real slim, it do is 3.5mm in lower part but the center actually is 10.1mm which is kind of thick but due to the genius design, the phone just look as slim as it is like 3.5mm only.
Camera - If I said it is better than Note 4, I am cheating myself and to everyone. It is not, the Nexus 6 camera is on below quality of Note 4 camera but it is not the worst, it still far superior than a lot phone camera in market include Sony Xperia Z3. I rate Nexus 6 camera the second best I ever use, it just slightly below what Note 4 camera capable.
AMOLED Screen Quality - again't it is not the best, Note 4 still the best for the moment and superior than what Nexus 6 AMOLED screen given, as every site mention, they is some pink tint if the screen put on lower brightness, I not sure why this is happening, I hope it just a software bugs implement by Google. By putting on right brightness, this phone screen quality still awesome! Beside this, Sunlight legitimate also not as great as Note 4. Again't I rate the second best AMOLED screen I ever use after Note 4.
Reception Quality - I don't have any reception issue at all in Nexus 6, unlike Note 4 where people keep complaining me can't hear me, the reception in Nexus 6 is awesome with clear clarity.
Loud Speaker - 2nd best loud speaker after HTC One M8, YES! It is stereo and it sound awesome! Just tiny hissing sound appear when you over volume to maximum.
DAC sound output - after putting my Mi Earpiece, I am mind blowing! OMG! The output quality confirm superior than what Note 4 capable off.
Bundle Earpiece - this is the worst earpiece I ever receive, probably the world worst earpiece ever release! Come on Moto! What are you thinking off, if you want to bundle with such superb extreme low quality earpiece, you better don't bundle with it, just like USA edition they is no earpiece bundle with.
Android 5.0 Lollipop OS & Performance - the best ever OS design by Google! This is the best UI design in Android where I encourage every manufacture shall use this pure material design UI rather than skin it. Also this is the most smoother animation I ever get in Android with tones of cool animation here and there, it is anytime surpass iOS. Off course Lollipop is not perfect yet, for example removing the Silent mode toggle is not a right choice, currently only can make the phone in vibrate mode with extra step, also the None, Priority and Full on notification setting is kind of dumb and useless, please bring back Silent toggle. Another issue is the quick toggle which auto set base on user usage, please implement custom choice by user instead of auto, this auto is not real smart where example people already headache how to bring back the Flashlight if it is gone due to no usage on it. Lastly I notice some apps actually open much faster in Note 4 than Nexus 6, the most obvious is the Phone Dialer. Also they is well known memory leak issue in Lollipop 5.0.1 where lead to force auto restart, ya, I do face it. Google you gonna ASAP release patch to fix this issue, I know root user can use custom kernel where already fix this issue which means it is just a software bugs.
Overall Rating
Phone Design - 9/10
Camera - 8/10
AMOLED Screen Quality - 9/10
Reception Quality - 10/10
Loud Speaker - 9/10
DAC Sound Output - 10/10
Bundle Earpiece - 0/10
Android 5.0 Lollipop OS & Performance - 9/10
Final Talk - Do I regret ditch Note 4 and getting this Nexus 6. Answer is definitely no regret, the only I miss in Note 4 is actually the awesome LED flip case, so hope they is one for Nexus 6.

Sample photos taken using Nexus 6
Stock Camera
Stock Camera
Stock Camera - HDR+
Stock Camera - Lens Blur
Manual Camera App
Stock Camera - HDR+
Stock Camera
Stock Camera
Stock Camera

My current Nexus 6 Back Case
Ringke Fusion - Crystal Clear
Spigen - Ultra Hybrid Metal Slate

Planning to upgrade to Note 4? Here's my experience after 3 weeks.

I've been user of the first generation of Galaxy Note franchise: the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, since 3 years. The phone that back in 2011 was ridiculously big and most of the people said that nobody would use a phone bigger than a 4.5 inch device. The phone that started a new era that now any brand has his own phablet (Xperia ZL, LG G3, HTC One Max, Nokia Lumia 1320 etc). After three years, I've decided to go for the next big phablet, the Note 4.
This is not a review. My english is not so good to elaborate a proper review of every feature of this phone. You can see amazing reviews at Engadget, Android Police, Youtube or even here in XDA)
Size Comparasion:
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If you thought that your N7000 was reeeeaally big, then get prepared for the Note 4. It's taller than his grandfather, but also is less wide so it's nice in hands.
The N7000 is 78,6 x 153,5 mm while the N910C is 82,95 x 146,85 mm. The weight is almost the same, just 4 grams less than the Note 1.
Build Quality:
I think this is the most important difference between both phones. We all know that Samsung ditched polycarbonate in favor to metal. The ORIGINAL (later I will explain why I call it original) Note 4 comes with a brand new metallic frame with chamfered edges and a soft matte strip with the same color of the phone (cold white, pearl black, pink). Personally I don't know why they're still using polished metal for phones, did they not learn the lesson with the iPod touch? The HTC One? The iPhone 4, 5, 5S? Two days after using my Note 4, I saw a lot of scratches on on them, and after a week, it started to oxydize due to hands sweat. I was so angry that I've took metal polisher and started to polish it. The scratches disappeared, but then I polished the matte white strip.. HOLY DIFFERENCE! The phone now have a glossy finish and, due to this, a better grip. Take a look:
Screen
I never saw a better screen than the one in my N7000, until now. The Note 4 comes with a incredibly sharp 2K Amoled screen clocked at 60Hz. It's fast and inmerssive, and the best? There's no input lag. View angles are nice in both phones, the colors are morea accurate, the brightness is nice at direct sunlight and in dark enviorments.
Battery and OS:
I never thought that a phone could run out of battery after 2 days of heavy use. AMAZING BATTERY USAGE. My Note 1 can't stay turned on more than 6 hours. Also, Ultra Power Saving mode does his job pretty well. About the OS, it comes with Kitkat 4.4.4. If you're using AryaMod in the GT-N7000 and switch to the Note 4, you will not notice too much difference. And that's due to Samsung's Touchwiz. Belive or not, Touchwiz is getting better. Almost lag free and very, VERY smooth than before. The only lag issue I found is trying to open the recent apps menu for first time, but that's something that Lollipop claims to fix so I'm not too worried.
So that's it. Belive me, the 700USD that this phone costs are totally worth. If you can afford it, go and get one. You will never regret. Thanks to everyone in this community, it's time to turn off my N7000, pull out the battery and save it in my desktop's drawer. Good luck!

Good luck with your new Phablet buddy.
Cheers!

No more good thing for N7000!To bed!!!

Thank you.
I am with a N7000 as well (bought at launch, and still in perfect condition!) but was thinking of upgrading to the Note4 because the Note1 is getting too slow even with custom roms.
As soon as the Note4 drops under 500€ I'll get one!

M also dying for note 4, but waiting for a good price drop. My note 1 also lags like hell even on custom roms.
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My note is getting too slow .. I think I will upgrade but waiting for a good price drop.

Nice thread. Enjoy your phone

@galaxynote2 : could you please share the weather widget of your N7000 ?

Got it a few days ago. The upgrade from 1 to 4 was impressive, especially on the pen.
[email protected] BOC5 stock, for now.

I have the note 1 and I would like to buy the note 4 but I'd like to know if the 720p videos look pixelated in the note 4 because most of my music videos are in 720p and they look superb in the note 1, but the 480p videos look pixelated, i believe that because of the high resolution of the galaxy note 4 ( 1440 x 2560 pixels "2K") my 720p videos will look pixelated .

I upgraded from the Note 1 to Note 4 a few months back and yes it was quite stunning right from the beginning with that unlock animation which shows off the amazing screen. I knew I had made the right choice when I took my first photo outdoors and compared it with the Note 1; of course the latter was no match either in terms of the photo itself or the screen to watch it on. The Note 1 was amazing back in the day and we should be glad how much progress was made in just three years. I rather suspect that this will slow down and and I doubt the gap between the Note 7 and Note 4 will be nearly as large.

TouchWiz is crappy, you can not look [emoji16]
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I was planning to upgrade to the note 4 asswell but decided to wait for the xiaomi mi5 plus.
The difference in processing power is waaay too big and xiaomi doesn't have a problem with people rooting their phones
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I think I will wait for Note 6

Overall love

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 Vivo Nex, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Vivo Nex is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Had it a day but not really had a lot of time to play with it that much. Have managed to get a Vivo account to unlock some of the restricted features (don't ask how as I don't want the guy who helped me swamped with requests - sorry).
Overall, and coming from an iPhone, I quite like it. Not a huge fan of Android overall but so bored with phones at the moment I couldn't resist something that actually bushed the boundaries a bit and wanted to innovate.
Couple of things that do annoy me (maybe just Android and not this phone though) - no real autofill for 1Password or Dashlane - the options are there but it doesn't work - think an issue with the fingerprint process.
The in screen fingerprint reader is OK, quite hit and miss. Had loads of misses with a screen protector on (factory one) but when took this off it was much better.
Sadly no NFC - does anyone know if I could use an Android Wear watch for payments if it has NFC but the phone doesn't ???
No split screen action - again option seems to be there but always says "app does not support this feature"
Overall phone seems snappy, screen is amazing, camera is good - need to spend some more time with it.
So far I've been able to install pretty much anything so no complaints there.
Quite like the look of the interface but then I am coming from the restrictions of iOS !!

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No split screen action - again option seems to be there but always says "app does not support this feature"
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Hey. Before considering this device; I was surfing on the Nex threads to see if BL unlocking and root is available etc. Seen your post and wanted to input, no idea if this option is available on your device. The one under Settings » Developer options(Might be in different menu) » Force activities to be resizable. Using this option to get split screen support for all apps on Miui and Aosp based roms. Hopefully you've got it there too.
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After two days I can write. The best hardware I have ever had and the worst software I have ever seen.

Lol. Straight to the case

which Network are you all running this phone?

My 2 cents (Black 256G):
Hardware : Good overall, 845, UFS, lots of RAM, nice 1080p screen that's quite readable under sunlight ( I think my S9+ is slightly better), good camera (although the selfies look like I had plastic surgery and loads of makeup in the default setting). Sound output is actually quite good with the DAC activated - I think its comparable to an old $150 Fiio external DAC that I had. Under screen finger print sensor is good. I think its about 80% for me. Signal strength is good, WiFi range is good (about 95% of the S9+ in terms of throughput). The in screen earpiece is OK in terms of loudness and clarity, but sometimes people voices sounded a bit funny. Its a shame that a top of the line model does not have NFC, wireless charge nor SD card support. It isn't waterproof but there is rubber seal on the SIM tray so I think water resistance would be reasonably good.
Software : Its .... well, it takes some time for me to adjust. I think you'll feel more at home if you had switched from an iPhone. (OK, I admit it, software is dreadful. It'll be better after you install your favorite launcher, change the navigation bars back to navigation keys, uninstall useless apps, etc) At least installing Google apps is easy. You can actually just add an Gmail account and it will install the necessary GAPPs.
Despite all these bad things I still love my Nex - just the selfie cam and under glass finger print scanner will make of for all its shortcomings..

Super smartphone sauf le launcher

Goodbye Vivo Nex S, have sold and moved on. exactly 2 years since january 2019 i had now.
Things i regret and think:
Shouldn't have removed the screen protector from back and front, back was broken because glass and replace before selling, and a tiny scratch in front screen that look like a scorpion xD.
Battery was at 3200mah of the 4000mah estimate according to an app i installed but good standby and screen time.
Had to disable alot of apps that vivo runs in background through adb.
Was hopping for root since the beginning for some kind of stereo speaker mod using the call speaker, only manage to get it working with only either one or the other producing sound.
Still very fast, played Genshin impact very nicely.
no issues whatsoever with the pop camera, even pressed down around 10 times in 2 years with finger to show friends that it work as a fail safe.
Still no full black dark mode, only grey.
Very good main camera, no complains for what was expected back then, the second camera barelly used with the depth sensor
Lack of L1 Certification for Netflix.
The Amoled screen is very good but if its very sunny i can't read anything.
Not going back to Vivo again due to lack of information and community for software, everything in china basically.
And i think thats all i remember.
Have a nice life vivo users