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Guys I had note for one year and liked it a lot but I just got my nexus 4 and sold my note. They have somehow almost the same price but guys I gotta tell you nexus 4 is a wonderful device and I just love it.
I really advice you to sell your note and buy this thing.
By the way smaller screen is even better and surprisingly somehow a relief, seriously !
Battery life is great great great ! I just felt to share my experience with you
Kudos
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I envy you however I am just a teenager and I'm stuck with this crappy note luckily XDA helped a biit but I am still having dreams of the lg nexus Hopefully when the next nexus phone comes out I will get it
AW: Sell your note and buy a nexus 4
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Guys I had note for one year and liked it a lot but I just got my nexus 4 and sold my note. They have somehow almost the same price but guys I gotta tell you nexus 4 is a wonderful device and I just love it.
I really advice you to sell your note and buy this thing.
By the way smaller screen is even better and surprisingly somehow a relief, seriously !
Battery life is great great great ! I just felt to share my experience with you
Kudos
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Oh god, please tell me why? I don't see any reasons now: my note is still snappy (thanks to jb leaks), there are no games, that aren't playable (my main concern for every phone is shadowgun dead zone and it runs smoothly).
BUT with note I still have a monster battery, monster display and monster storage.
Really, nexus 4 is a nice phone. But I can't find any reasons to change galaxy note, HTC one x, s3 or even galaxy nexus to nexus 4. I mean, if you are looking for a new phone, go and grab it, if you already have one, just pass it
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Ok here are my reasons:
1) nexus 4 uses gorilla glass 2. Search a bit about it. It is actually thinner and when you swipe your finger on screen, because of the elimination of the extra layer, you feel so nice and it is like touching the icon by your finger. You should try to find out what I mean.
2) 2 GB ram and quad core cpu is great. You think your note is monster now but after working with nexus 4 you will change your opinion. Just i.e. I feel flying when I use chrome compared to note.
3) battery is great here. Near 6 hr screen on time under super heavy use. Wifi on all the time, music, surfing, game etc.
4) Most recent upgrades of android. This one worth much more than anything. Imagine that in May we are gonna get key lime pie 5.0 and you are still on 4.1
How much more do you need?
By the way ips is much better than amoled. With amoled and the over saturation your eyes get tired after a while but with ips no !
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Can you tell us the reason why you're coming in the Galaxy Note section to tell to Note users (ie peoples who choosed to buy a Note) to buy another mobile ?
Seriously, go touch yourself in the N4 section, if Note users want to trade their mobile for a N4 or anything elses, i guess they'll be smart enough to go in the right section.
And my 2 cents, N4 sucks for me, no need of the hardware and i prefer a bigger screen + Spen.
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Ok here are my reasons:
1) nexus 4 uses gorilla glass 2. Search a bit about it. It is actually thinner and when you swipe your finger on screen, because of the elimination of the extra layer, you feel so nice and it is like touching the icon by your finger. You should try to find out what I mean.
2) 2 GB ram and quad core cpu is great. You think your note is monster now but after working with nexus 4 you will change your opinion. Just i.e. I feel flying when I use chrome compared to note.
3) battery is great here. Near 6 hr screen on time under super heavy use. Wifi on all the time, music, surfing, game etc.
4) Most recent upgrades of android. This one worth much more than anything. Imagine that in May we are gonna get key lime pie 5.0 and you are still on 4.1
How much more do you need?
By the way ips is much better than amoled. With amoled and the over saturation your eyes get tired after a while but with ips no !
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Nexus 4 is a great phone. No one will deny that, but there is something many of the users here would agree with me on. And to let you see why, then i'm gonna answer all of your points here.
1. Samsung Galaxy Note II also use Gorilla Glass 2.
2. Samsung Galaxy Note II also have 2 GB RAM and a good Quad-core CPU.
3. The battery is much better on the Galaxy Note II.
4. Samsung Galaxy Note II also gets the latest releases thanks to XDA-Developers.
So, my question is then, why should anyone go from a Galaxy Note to a Nexus 4 instead of a Galaxy Note II?
And don't get me started on the multiview windows functionality that is actually a reason alone on why we Note users choose a phone like a Note over anything else.
Because if you sell your note and add 30 $ or euro more you can get a perfect phone but for note 2 you should pay around 150 euro more.
Besides, lets face it, google support is better or xda? Xda without source code can not do anything ! And samsung sucks at releasing source codes !
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I am not forcing here I had note 3 days ago. I simply express some facts !
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i'm playing a lot ingress lately and i tell you my note performance way better then nexus 4 .
but the nexus 4 is a beautiful device - but i would not trade
Something all these Galaxy Note wanabe's seem blind to is the s-pen ; it's not just about a larger than usual phone screen, but you can write on it...properly..with a pen...detailed stuff, useful stuff. If all you want is bigger Angry Birds then I'm sure one of the other 5" + screens are great but the Note is successful because it serves all the creatives out here who are not happy drawing with a fat finger. Maybe it's just me :cyclops:
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I am not forcing here I had note 3 days ago. I simply express some facts !
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He is sharing his experience and views. He may be right or wrong. I like my note. But I am not loyal to note. I will buy a better one as per requirements and budget. Views help as hints.
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What a wasted on good specs phone but with small screen? I will stick n happy with what I have
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Sony phone and Motorola phone is good designed or of u dont mind Nokia Lumia series is the best designed there. And I not much know about Bb10 lol
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Non removable battery is a deal breaker. Can you replace the battery without breaking something ?
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Guys I had note for one year and liked it a lot but I just got my nexus 4 and sold my note. They have somehow almost the same price but guys I gotta tell you nexus 4 is a wonderful device and I just love it.
I really advice you to sell your note and buy this thing.
By the way smaller screen is even better and surprisingly somehow a relief, seriously !
Battery life is great great great ! I just felt to share my experience with you
Kudos
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I had my Note for 15 months and LOVED it, best smartphone in the world BY FAR. Actually, I would say the ONLY REAL smartphone in the world as it was the only one actually USABLE.
I just upgraded to a Note II which is improved in literally *everything* but in the most important spec (display dimensions) and the least important one (looks. I liked much better the Note I).
The Note II has a smaller display in its shorter side and that's my ONLY gripe with it, I hate the fact that they went with the 16:9 aspect ratio and the fact that 5.5" 16:9 means a NARROWER display and that's why I initially hold off upgrading but after seeing IRL what 2GB of RAM really mean I instantly bought the Note II and sold the Note. BEST UPGRADE EVER (save for the stupid display aspect ratio...).
The Nexus 4? It's an Apple-like P.O.S. which with its MORONIC non-removable battery, ridicolously insufficient non-expandable internal memory and small display is totally *useless* and *worthless* to me.
a device with at least large screen (>5inch), s-pen, tablet rom (with all features Notes is offering), nice design (quare, not s3-like) would get my consideration, a bit, otherwise none will be comparable with the incredble Note
the sucking hardware does not matter, at least IMO, even a Nexus 40 will be said like this OP when the Nexus 41 comes, you should know how to use your device, or you will sell your Nexus 40 soon for a Nexus 41
it is crazily rediculous for these words in Note area
there is no way on this earth you could convince me to buy LG hardware.
Also No micro SD = deal breaker.
Thanks for your expression but No thanks.
Nexus 4 is not 5.3 inch. It does not have SPen. No multi-windows. The display does not show true black. Blurry scroll--Amoled screen refreshes so much faster than lcd. Those are the reasons I stick to my beloved Note until Note 3.
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Non removable battery is a deal breaker. Can you replace the battery without breaking something ?
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Not a big deal at all, 5 minutes.
As a current Note I owner I've tested N4 for 2 full days. I can only say 2 good things about it: the uber sexy body and smoothness. Apart from it - no SD card and a worse camera are a no-go. Before testing it, I used CM10.1 on my Note but after a month or so I decided I was missing Samsung's touch too much (I like the additions and a bit nicer GUI). So I installed RR ICS V12 and completely happy now.
I also realized that Note is too big for me - the one-handed operations feel like on the edge of dropping it all the time! So I skipped Note2 and waiting for S4 now.
I totally get what you all are saying. I was very doubtful too, especially about screen size but now I am sure that for a phone it should definitely be below 5 inch. Now I am sure that the concept of phablet is crazy.
I will get a tablet soon and I think this is right. Big size of note 1 was really annoying for me.
About note 2, I agree that it is way better than note 1 and the reduce in its width was a clever action. But guys! Direct update from google is something that no one can overlook it.
S pen had no use for me at all and I am sure if someone really use s pen he or she should get note 10.1 or note 8 not this because it is way too small for using a pen on
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Is anyone here upgrading their nexus 4 to a nexus 5? Why or why not?
NOOOO..
1- nexus 4 , still has the top tier hardware , only smapdrgon 800 , Apple A7(gpu is stronger , cpu is weaker) and tegra 4 chipset are above it , s600 is slightly faster with same gpu..
2- nexus 4 hardware to software compatibility is really good , qualcomm wont abandon s4pro like, TI did for omap ..so software isnt a problem ..
3- personal reason , bought nexus 4 just a few months back , so i still love it , really like the glass , however n5 desing is also good , but if you try to sell n4 and n5 to some person without telling the hw specs , hell definately pick n4
... but still most people want top most hardware .. its ur choice
No, phone is buttery smooth, blazing fast, has a great community, always latest android version, still one of the best phones so no reason to upgrade for me.
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i traditionally always purchase the newest nexus phone to be released... however, i feel that this time the upgrades are only marginal. sticking with my nexus 4.
I am keeping the N4 but I get my N5 Tuesday, so I will have and use both.
Using the N4 for GSM and the N5 for CDMA.
Gsm costs me $5 a month
CDMA $0 a month
I will be upgrading, as the camera is very important to me. The N4's camera while better than any previous phone I had, is pretty bad compared compared to the N5 from the samples I've seen. 1080p video was also horrible, especially the sound! If it weren't for the camera, I would probably keep the N4 as performance is great (unless you like games).
Got my nexus 4 2 weeks ago and is the best phone I've owned.. No reason to get the 5
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No, I'll certainly wait until the next nexus (nextus? ). The difference between the 4 and the 5 just isn't big enough for me. And the 4 is still more than good enough because of the reasons stated above (also, I think the camera of the nexus4 is good if you know how to use it, xda has lots of examples).
Its just that the past generations were really leaps apart, the n5 and the n4 aren't.
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Im sticking with my n4. Reason is I bought it with 2 years contract (couldnt and still cant make purchases in playstore in my country), so im waiting for the next nexus n4 will get more updates from Google so i have nothing to complain about
Sexy Nexy, marclandis AOKP + franco
Ordered my N5 a few minutes ago
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upgrading
well from the nexus 4 and 5 theirs not much new the newest thing is the android 4.4 which will be coming for the nexus 4 im going to wait .
Earlier post of me playing devil's advocate:
" This is absolutely the worst purchase a man can make.
Fellowmen, we are nearing the 3 score mark on the age of mobile phones. Is it too much to ask for basic things like week 2 day battery, or signal in buildings? How many lives must the farmer slain before the suits comprehend my pain? How elementary is it that demand is there for quality, but yet no one steps up to the plate?
This wreck of a device is exhausted with thermal issues, rinky dink speakers, and a camera worse than my ancestor's Polaroid. What is the world coming to when 4 cores lag?
Why, why is my agony ignored and embellished in the bliss of the sheep? O, I ask thy name be reverberated to clicks of fine course treats."
Hopefully this post will convince everyone to be innate with haste for the time being, for we know not the status of the supply chain.
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I don't think im getting the Nexus 5, I bought the 16 gig Nexus 4 in mint condition off Kijiji for $180 just back in June, and its still a beast and I like the glass design. Looks more premium compared to the matte finish on the Nexus 5.
Nope.
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Biggest reason in for me to upgrade is LTE ! (at&t)
Secondary reason would be a camera upgrade. Comparing pics of the two devices, the bezel looks so similar. Once 4.4 hits, the translucent notification bar and menu bar will make the screen real estate look HUGE on the Nexus 4.
Honestly the nexus 4 is still a sweet device, just wish it had LTE.
I suppose I would enjoy the better camera, but I have had my Nexus 4 for almost a year and have had little to complain about the camera, or just about anything else for that matter.
My only real beef is the cell reception... I get better with my old RAZR, especially when holding it. I ordered a Nexus 5 with the thought of trying Sprint via Ting to see if I get better service than T-Mobile, but I have seen remarks that Ting won't be able to activate it. I am rarely in an LTE service area so no benefit there.
So here I sit, on the fence so to speak... wondering if I should open the box when it arrives. Wondering if I'll be able to activate it on Ting... or if the radios will be any better on my existing T-Mobile service, and just how much better the camera and speakers are, and of course how many new device/OS glitches there may be to put up with.
Starting with the Nexus 4. I just don't see a reason for upgrading. It's been a great phone and it's getting updated. With no new innovations coming down the line (from anyone) I think I'm going to stick around for a while.
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I'm thinking of pulling the trigger for the N5 because of the 1080p screen and LTE.
I'm absolutely getting the nexus 5. I've had my nexus 4 from day one, and I've lived every minute of having it (still do). But in my opinion, the nexus 5 is leaps and bounds better. It's an all around upgrade. I purchased 2 of them
Got shipping notification early this morning so hopefully they'll be here on Monday or Tuesday.
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I have the four and also bought the 5 - although some say the hardware updates are marginal, having LTE without modding or hybrid radios will be nice.
will be keeping both N4 and N5 in my daily use rotation since they are both awesome phones.
Considering a switch with my buddy not sure i want to do it. What do you guys honestly think I know most of you are avid s5 users any qwerks or annoyances etc? Good or bad opinions thanks
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I would not do that, unless you are planning to do drawings on it or you are big fan of larger screen.
I'm sorry might have misconstrued the post I have a note 3 considering the s5
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I'm sorry might have misconstrued the post I have a note 3 considering the s5
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Then why not. S5 is a really good phone.
Afraid of change I assume. He's offering me a mint s5 and 40 bucks for my note 3. Both white. I have tons of extras s view case otterbox a few spare batteries. Just debating the trade. Dunno why
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LOL. I would say your friend is clever.
What do you think the S5 has which Note 3 doesn't?
Not exactly sure except a more managable screen. Finger print scanner. More updated firmware that's about it
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Yeah exactly. Unless you need a more manageable phone there's no point in trading a Note 3 for an S5, at least that's what I think. From my personal experience I have seen the TouchWiz on Note 2 was better optimized than the TW on my S4, now unless Samsung has changed entirely I am confident that same case retains for Note 3 and S5.
I am getting one within next week too, and going for Note 3.
Again, this is my opinion, yours might differ.
The S5 has better specs including the better camera and overall hardware. If that matters to you then its worth the upgrade, I personally bought the LTE-A which has the same specs as the note 4 but in a more manageable/compact size.
Just curious I'm currently just getting back into android. Have been with ios for yearsssss now. What phone is lte-a? I obviously know what lte is. Just not up to speed on all the models yet thanks for your input dude much appreciated
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S5, better phone all round. The note 4 would be a more worthy choice over the s5 but not the note 3. Besides the pen and the screen size, the extra memory, both ram and storage. Other than that its behind in terms of specs. The s5 for me Is the best phone you can buy right now. Samsung's done it again, if only they hadn't made the s4, because the s2 and s3 were amazing devices for their time. The s5 is in line with them, nothing wrong with the note 3, just don't think its better..
Made the trade absolutely love the s5. Buttery smooth and just a beautiful device
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just traded my note 3 for s5 and i don't regret at all. note have a fabulous battery in standby (less then 1% per hour drain), but as soon as your screen is lit, it will drain like there's no tomorrow. On S5 it is quite the opposite: stand-by battery is nothing spectacular (2-3% per hour), but screen on consumption is absolutely brilliant: seldom it gets past 6% per hour while reading and no more de 10% per hour when wathing HD movies (full .mkv files). not sure about the camera differencies, only spent little time doing photos on note. overall, it's a wothy switch, I wouldn't look back.
I have to day I agree made the switch and absolutely love the s5. No comparison really. Hands down a better device. The note 3 is no slouch but man this s5 rocks
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Came across this comparison, Nexus 6 is superior in every way except the camera.
Nexus 6 was found to have superior:
Display (qHD)
Battery (3220mAh)
RAM (3GB)
OS (Stock Lollipop, the best!)
Price,
Other features (water resistant, wireless charging, dual speakers)
I really think Nexus 6 will sell better than previous nexus devices. While the camera is still not as good as Note 4 or iPhone 6 Plus, it is still better than most of the devices out there.
Check it out.
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They stated the Note 4 and Nexus 6 are a tie when it comes to the display and battery life.
Nexus 6! Game over!!
yeah im not sure about the display..in other comparisons they have stated that the note 4 panel is subtly better, with slightly crisper text and sharper image quality and i even tried to do the comparison myself and the note 4 indeed has a better display
Well I got bored waiting for my December 2 delivery so I got a note 4 to try out. I came from a note 3. It's. Nice ut frankly not that different...
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ekerbuddyeker said:
Well I got bored waiting for my December 2 delivery so I got a note 4 to try out. I came from a note 3. It's. Nice ut frankly not that different...
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How is TW? Is it really laggy and buggy or is it a bit improved?
Day 2 and I have to say that it's really not that different to the 3. The home key has real lag. I set up both devices exactly the same and ran side by side comparisons of app running time... And most times the Note 3 was faster. Weird. Will keep it for 13 days then return it and wait a week for my nexus 64gb to arrive!
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^^The home key has real lag?
I don't have any lag with the home key. Have you turned off Svoice double tap to activate feature?
These 3 phone plus the note edge are my choices for January when I get my upgrade. I have the note 3 now and I don't feel like the note 4 is worthy of the upgrade. I finally got my hands on the edge at the at&t store. I was so excited to check it out. I left the store thinking it was pretty cool but I was still underwhelmed. So now I am down to the nexus 6 and iPhone 6 plus. At this point I'm really leaning towards the 6 plus (please don't hate). It's a personal preference type of thing.
I used to love the iPhone up to the 4s. Then I couldn't stand small screen size anymore. Fortunately for me they fixed that problem now.
I can't take touchwiz any longer and all the crap Samsung has added into the phones. That's sad to say because I have had the galaxy s, s2, s3, s4 and now the note 3.
I can't wait to check out a nexus 6 to make my final decision. I feel like it is going to be a tough one
Display is a tie? What a great joke. There is a thick chance the author doesn't even own a nexus 6. I wanted to like nexus 6 sooo much, it could've been my dream phone but unfortunately, the screen can only go as bright as 278 nits vs note 4 400+ nits and upto 700 nits in extreme bright light.
So far, note 4 NAND performance is faster. Eg better read and writes. Note 4 battery lasts longer. I think we all should be realistic. How can you call it superior ?
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Came across this comparison, Nexus 6 is superior in every way except the camera.
Nexus 6 was found to have superior:
Display (qHD)
Battery (3220mAh)
RAM (3GB)
OS (Stock Lollipop, the best!)
Price,
Other features (water resistant, wireless charging, dual speakers)
I really think Nexus 6 will sell better than previous nexus devices. While the camera is still not as good as Note 4 or iPhone 6 Plus, it is still better than most of the devices out there.
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Note 4 display is better.
Battery is the same.
RAM is the same.
OS is irrelevant.
Price is also too close to call.
Front speakers and water resistance is it. Wireless charging is possible on the Note 4.
Do some research before spreading crap.
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Display is a tie? What a great joke. There is a thick chance the author doesn't even own a nexus 6. I wanted to like nexus 6 sooo much, it could've been my dream phone but unfortunately, the screen can only go as bright as 278 nits vs note 4 400+ nits and upto 700 nits in extreme bright light.
So far, note 4 NAND performance is faster. Eg better read and writes. Note 4 battery lasts longer. I think we all should be realistic. How can you call it superior ?
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That's on manual brightness nits don't mean everything there are other factors. All the reviewers say the screen is excellent and easy to read in day light. Gsm arena review display
The note only has faster read times because it is not fully encrypted on Lollipop. Just wait until it gets it. Also the nexus 6 is smoother than the note all around through the operating system and within apps. The battery life is similar.
dont be saying around that the nexus 6 has a very display because thats not true
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Well I got bored waiting for my December 2 delivery so I got a note 4 to try out. I came from a note 3. It's. Nice ut frankly not that different...
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Really curious about how you went about "trying out the note 4". Because I am really wanting to do this exact thing with both the iPhone 6 Plus and the Note 4 to decide if I'd want to switch to iOS or continue my crapwiz adventure, or try out the N6. I am on verizon and I see they have a $35 restocking fee if you return a product within 14 days. Is their a way around this? How'd you do it? What's your carrier?
From AnandTech who does very thorough objective testing. Traditionally they're pretty rough in their Samsung reviews and fairly "pro" Nexus with value taken in to account in their findings. With pricing similar to other high-end devices the Nexus 6 and 9 can't play the value card anymore.
Battery
The first test is our WiFi web browsing test which loads a set of web pages in a loop with pauses to avoid penalizing phones with faster SoCs than others. In this test we see that the Nexus 6 does perform somewhat poorly. Compared to Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 which has essentially the same specifications on paper, the Nexus 6 lasts 4.27 hours shorter. It is likely that this can be attributed to the display, which may not be as efficient as the latest and greatest AMOLED panel used in the Note 4.
Display
Overall, the Nexus 6 display is quite poor relative to the displays on other smartphones like the Galaxy Note 4, iPhone 6, and HTC One (M7). It's also a definite regression from the display on the Nexus 5, which is concerning given the fact that the Nexus 6 is $300 more expensive. It has been speculated that Motorola is unable to source the latest generation of panels from Samsung Display, which would explain why many of the panel characteristics are similar to previous generation AMOLED panels in the Note 3 and Galaxy S4. Although the efficiency of AMOLED displays when displaying black helps to reduce power usage with features like Ambient Display which wakes up the phone when notifications arrive or it is picked up, I don't believe it's worth the trade-off if it involves such heavy sacrifices in color accuracy and brightness.
Camera
I'm very happy with the improvements Google has made to their camera on the Nexus 6. I no longer feel like Nexus devices will always be a generation behind the competition when it comes to camera quality. Google and Motorola should also congratulate themselves on their white balance algorithm which helped the Nexus 6 to take photos that better reflected how the scenes actually looked in real life. I hope Google will continue to improve their camera software to make the user interface less menu driven, and to improve capture times for photos which is the one area that the Nexus 6 really falls behind its competition.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8687/the-nexus-6-review
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Really curious about how you went about "trying out the note 4". Because I am really wanting to do this exact thing with both the iPhone 6 Plus and the Note 4 to decide if I'd want to switch to iOS or continue my crapwiz adventure, or try out the N6. I am on verizon and I see they have a $35 restocking fee if you return a product within 14 days. Is their a way around this? How'd you do it? What's your carrier?
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I went from the 6 Plus to the Note 4 then back to the 6 Plus. Bought the 6 Plus at the Apple Store and the Note 4 at Best Buy. Neither have restocking fees. Even got to keep my $200 Best Buy gift card when I returned the Note. I also have the Nexus on preorder through Motorola with a December 2nd delivery date. This is the first iPhone I've had since the 4. I'm really liking it, but also excited to try the Nexus. [emoji2]
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I currently have the 6 Plus. Not bad but Apple was not ready for the big screen. So many apps are big and clunky. I've had a lot of random reboots and the screen isn't all that special.
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How is TW? Is it really laggy and buggy or is it a bit improved?
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I went from Note 3 to 4 and the lag and fluidity improvements are quite noticeable. Here's why...
AndreiLux said:
Qualcomm ROMs also have major issues mostly regarding camera - I'm not up to date with it.
They have fixed any discernible delay and lag as far as I can see in the Note 4 (and Alpha). The lag in previous versions were due to the userspace DVFS hooks, and that got totally rewritten in the Alpha and Note 4.
And btw you can just turn off those services and replace the stock keyguard - there goes your lag.
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Before anyone goes banshee, @AndreiLux is one of if not the most prominent kernel developers on XDA.
americasteam said:
I went from the 6 Plus to the Note 4 then back to the 6 Plus. Bought the 6 Plus at the Apple Store and the Note 4 at Best Buy. Neither have restocking fees. Even got to keep my $200 Best Buy gift card when I returned the Note. I also have the Nexus on preorder through Motorola with a December 2nd delivery date. This is the first iPhone I've had since the 4. I'm really liking it, but also excited to try the Nexus. [emoji2]
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So you're recommending me I go through a retailer to try out these phones, and then just return before the typical 14 day policy? Did you bring it to your carrier to use it? Or did you just use it with wifi? I feel like if you went through your carrier for the service it'd cause more problems.
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So you're recommending me I go through a retailer to try out these phones, and then just return before the typical 14 day policy? Did you bring it to your carrier to use it? Or did you just use it with wifi? I feel like if you went through your carrier for the service it'd cause more problems.
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I was on the Next program with the first iPhone and a 2 year contract with the Note. Both signed through AT&T. Yes, neither retailer have restocking fees. If I would have went through AT&T they would have charged me $35 for the first one and blocked me from returning the Note. I would have been stuck. Went back to the Apple Store for my current 6 Plus.
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Well, I am literally just sharing that I am so happy with my purchase of the N6.
I came from the note 3 and before that all my phones were Samsung's. I ALWAYS rooted, and then installed an AOSP ROM. I have always LOVED straight android without all the crap. So I decided since the N6 had a big enough screen I would make the switch. I thought I would lose the better picture quality, but I was wrong.
I love that I get straight updates from google, I love the battery life, I love that I don't even need to flash a new ROM everyday. I have rooted my phone running 5.1(e) build, and installed the mod pack in the themes and apps forum so that I can switch the nav bar layout, enable battery percentage, and enable double tap to wake. I literally have nothing else I need to do to get this phone to where I want it.
Kinda sad that I don't have to flash new Roms all the time because I get bored...but that is not really a complaint.
All in all, best phone I have EVER owned....and I have owned a LOT.
Sorry for a boring post, but thought I would share my feelings.
Exactly same feel here. Very impressed with Nexus 6.
Though I've not rooted my device yet, but I heard Franco kernel is really impressive. Did you tried that?
I haven't tried Franco kernel, thought about leankernel, but trying to see how battery is with my newly installed 5.1e build. When I do, I will update this
Give Franco a try. You will not be disappointed. His kernel and the 5.1 update are killer together.
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Same here! Amazing piece of hardware, solid in the hand and beautiful to look at :victory::good:
i agree awesome phone
I really like this phone so much so I am selling my note 4 and buying another nexus 6 as a back up to my back up xperia ultra lol
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golfinggino said:
I really like this phone so much so I am selling my note 4 and buying another nexus 6 as a back up to my back up xperia ultra lol
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Do you really prefer it that much more than the note 4? any particular reasons?
Well i just got the nexus 6 and first expression was the speakers like OMG the sound is amazing now i see why you guys like the front face speaker lol. Well i have had this phone for about 3 hours lol haven't even activated it but I'm loving it so far.
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Do you really prefer it that much more than the note 4? any particular reasons?
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again this is just my opinion. both are great phones if you will use the touchpen and the other Samsung features then you will be better off with the note 4. I like pure android ( which you can also get on the note 4 with root and custom rom ) the nexus 6 has about the same footprint as the note 4 it has a bigger screen which I really like. I still have many Samsung products - 7.7 / 12.2 / note 3, and the note 4 which I am selling now - but if I had to choose between the note 4 and the nexus 6 it would be no question for me nexus 6 all the way
Coming from note 3 & found nexus 6 good but not best. I still love Samsung. Samsung do smooth out any bugs stock nexus leave.
For example lots of people complain about nexus 6 battery life, cracking noise in google voice search & ringtones, high intensity vibrations, pink screens etc. My note 3 also running Android L with 7 hours screen on time compared to just 3-4 hours on nexus 6.
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I am getting 6 hours sot with my nexus 6 and note 4 you shouldn't compare it to the note 3 which has much lower spec's
You cannot compare a note 3 to a nexus 6 at least have a note 4 to compare
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6 hours SOT not bad
Can you pls share ROM, kernel etc you are using
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Awesome. I'm on a note 3 now wanting to make the jump. Been waiting since the phone came out.
Might sound like a dumb question, but are all the Roms universal? I'm on sprint, so would I need sprint only Roms? I don't see seperwte sections like other phones have.
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Awesome. I'm on a note 3 now wanting to make the jump. Been waiting since the phone came out.
Might sound like a dumb question, but are all the Roms universal? I'm on sprint, so would I need sprint only Roms? I don't see seperwte sections like other phones have.
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All Roms are universal, as long as your are running the correct boot loader. But even that hasn't kept us from running anything. Great phone. Gonna try Franco kernel cause right now I am only getting 4 hours screen on...stock rooted, stock kernel.
Off to download Franco. Thanks everyone for participating!
My last 3 devices have all been nexus devices. Nexus 6, Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus. Did consider the Note 4 but to be honest have never been disappointed with Googles Vision. Its like my cars! Last few have all been jaguars. If it ticks your boxes, why take the chance for disappointment!
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Galaxy nexus.....horrible
To those of you that have had / have both a note 4 (preferably exynos for this comparrison) and a nexus 6, how do you find they compare on signal strength, particularly in areas where coverage is not all that good?
I have a note 4, and I find it slightly worse than my nexus 5 for signal strength. .. this is making me think of selling it for a n6
Chalk up another one in the "loving this phone" category. I was still on S4 and waiting for the S6, but when I realized Verizon was about to release the Nexus I had to give it a try. I was concerned about the size a little at first but once I started using it, it's a good thing. I find it much easier to type on, and just use in general. It's beautiful, snappy, and smooth as silk.
Same here, long time Samsung user that switched to the nexus side of things.
Had the s1/s3/s4/note2/note3 and when the new nexus was announced to be a 6 inch beast I couldn't resist either.
Love the dual speaker setup, the screen itself and the fact that instead of 258 apps installed on device it's 128 now (yay for bloat free awesomeness) battery life is pretty good for me and if all fails just hook it up to that big turbocharger for some quick charge juice.
This phone makes me feel the same as when I had my note 2 (note 2 is my fav note in the series imo)
I can safely say I don't miss my note 3 which was my daily phone before this one.