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I've had my N1 (Rogers capable version) since May. I've had the Desire HD (Telus, using on Rogers) since Thursday, and have since rooted, unlocked, etc...
Both are running CM7 RC1 with custom kernals (pershoot for N1, and hrkfdn's for the Desire HD). They are setup identically, aside from CPU speed (1.1 vs 1.2 GHz) and governors.
A lot of these are personal preference and/or things that need getting used too. I love the N1 though... If it matters, I have "normal"/slightly larger size male hands.
Build/Design - The Desire HD is gorgeous. Love the clean slate with minimal bezel. It is noticeably heavier though and obviously larger. To be honest, it will take some getting used to the size and not using trackball to wake. The power button can be a little awkward (for now) to reach. You also will need a case for this phone. Besides protection, it is thin, big, and a little slippery.
Screen - Beside the obvious size difference, I think I like SLCD a bit better than regular AMOLED. No capacitive button issues (I have to remember I don't have to press toward the top on the DHD), no screen wonkiness, and super responsive (perhaps a bit too much).
Responsiveness/Speed - Now, the DHD is clocked 100MHz faster. Beyond that, it is noticeably more fluid and responsive. I don't game on my phone, so I can't comment on that. Overall however, it is faster. Quadrant scores are around 1900-2000 (vs 1500 or so on the N1).
Battery - I'm currently fully discharging my DHD for the third time, and then I'll start charging it "normally". I also haven't been using it as my day to day because I still don't have a case. After next week I'll be able to get a better impression. Thus far it seems decent. The N1 seems to have better battery life as it stands, but we'll see after a week or 2 of breaking it in. It is nice to see the battery going all the way down to 1% though on the DHD (N1 dies at 15% or so and yes I know I should calibrate).
Misc - I'm going to miss the trackball. Trackball wake and especially notifications. I loved the multi-colour alerts with succession. Looking across the room (literally and seeing everything I missed is great). This will be tough to lose. Also there are currently sound issues with the DHD when using custom (I think just non-sense) ROM's. It does sound "tinny", but it's certainly tolerable, and no doubt there will be a fix sometime soon.
Overall, I'm happy with my purchase and just need to get used to some new things after using something so frequently for that length of time.
My 2 cents for anyone that might be considering the DHD.
Great opinion! I'm also a N1 user who was thinking of the DHD. I didn't get it afterall.
navlem said:
Great opinion! I'm also a N1 user who was thinking of the DHD. I didn't get it afterall.
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Haha, same.
Was considering one as I reckon I could sell the N1 for what a DHD costs.
I think Incredible S is worth the wait, all the advantages of the DHD + better battery and newer Sense,the screen is smaller by 0.3'' but larger than N1 by 0.3'' too
I'm just wondering, is htcsense.com working for you? My friend got a DHD but htcsense.com will not load the tabs at the top.
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vegetaleb said:
I think Incredible S is worth the wait, all the advantages of the DHD + better battery and newer Sense,the screen is smaller by 0.3'' but larger than N1 by 0.3'' too
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Incredible S has SLCD screen and Desire HD has LCD.
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Incredible S has SLCD screen and Desire HD has LCD.
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the Desire HD(Canadian Version)/Inspire 4G both have Super LCD
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It is nice to see the battery going all the way down to 1% though on the DHD (N1 dies at 15% or so and yes I know I should calibrate).
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So! Does it mean that it's pretty normal that N1's are dying at 5-15% of battery? Does calibration (root needed?) would really help in this case?
I appreciate your opinion and comparison It may be helpful
TIA
I was going to get a DHD, but have the DHD software running on my N1 anyway now.
If I were to get any phone now, it would be the Galaxy S II or the Atrix.
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So! Does it mean that it's pretty normal that N1's are dying at 5-15% of battery? Does calibration (root needed?) would really help in this case?
I appreciate your opinion and comparison It may be helpful
TIA
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yes you need to calibrate to fix this on your n1. the link in my sig is an app I/we created. it goes into your battery, and there are a bunch of memory addresses in each battery chip. one of them is the "age" register, you need to adjust yours accordingly to allow the full range of percentage to be used. that's why it dies at 15% right now.
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yes you need to calibrate to fix this on your n1. the link in my sig is an app I/we created. it goes into your battery, and there are a bunch of memory addresses in each battery chip. one of them is the "age" register, you need to adjust yours accordingly to allow the full range of percentage to be used. that's why it dies at 15% right now.
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Thank you I saw that thread, but couldn't make my lazy ass to do it, when I was rooted on 2.2.1 Maybe it's time to use unlocked bootloader once again I'd like to ask you about one little thing: Does it matter (for calibrating) how old is the battery or how many charging cycles it has?
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Thank you I saw that thread, but couldn't make my lazy ass to do it, when I was rooted on 2.2.1 Maybe it's time to use unlocked bootloader once again I'd like to ask you about one little thing: Does it matter (for calibrating) how old is the battery or how many charging cycles it has?
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prob should read that thread (though i know its super long now). the short answer is the older your battery, the lower your age will be because the cells have lost charging capacity. do a learn cycle to determine the exact decrease in age. but if you wanted to guess, i'd install the app, manually set age to 85% and that would get you pretty close to what i'd guess your actual age is now.
Hey all, I hate the Atrix's power button position.
Now, I love android, ever since I started with it a year and a half ago with the locked up Motorola Milestone that eventually gor ROMs.
Compared to my very modded and optimized Milestone, my new Atrix totally blows it out of the water, its much snappier and more responsive out of the box than my 1-month-to-optimize Milestone. I have no cope about it at all android-wise. I gotta say I did NOT like the default launcher, so I installed ADW (I wanted easy theming) but I had some problems not being able to move widgets, so I installed Launcher Pro Plus (which I paid for) and it works like a charm specially cool with the cube looped transition!
I even use motoBLUR widgets, I think that the speed dial ones are much more handsome than the default shortcuts and that also goes for the new calendar widget!
But hardware wise... well, first of all its all plasticy, so that's a minus for many persons, but that is fixable with a rubberized cover to change the feel of it. Even though I get a somewhat solid feel from it, I do not feel like I will break it all that easy, even though it's plastic. The screen is quite good, a big improvement from the Droid-Milestone's. It is even comparable to the Samsung Galaxy S IMO!! And a thing I truly miss is the dedicated camera button the Milestone has.
The only real cope that I have that I think may not be all that personal and could apply to more persons is the position of the unlock-power button. Now its a great position for swiping your fingerprints, but its a sort of hard to reach button and its not so easy to press it. It should've been placed on a side of the phone or they could've left that as a fingerprint reader AND put a proper power button.
All in all, compared to my previous iPhone 3G, Motorola Milestone and the Samsung Galaxy S and iPhone 4 that roam my house, I gotta say this Motorola Atrix is probably the BEST cellphone I have ever had and seen, and it will probably be that way for some time.
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Gustavo
I'm glad you're happy with it. I used to have a Galaxy S which I hard bricked and I really feel it was faster on day to day use and had a much better screen. Anyway, just opinions, right
rawfa said:
I'm glad you're happy with it. I used to have a Galaxy S which I hard bricked and I really feel it was faster on day to day use and had a much better screen. Anyway, just opinions, right
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Your saying the galaxy s screen is better than the atrix? In what way? The atrix has higher resolutions
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Your saying the galaxy s screen is better than the atrix? In what way? The atrix has higher resolutions
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Far more vivid colors and true blacks, possibly? Not to mention it does a better job of actually displaying yellow...
But personally, I prefer the Atrix's resolution over the Captivate's colors.
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Your saying the galaxy s screen is better than the atrix? In what way? The atrix has higher resolutions
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I'll take the Atrix TFT screen for the battery life, but I'll easily take the SGS for the bigger desktop icons. Currently I'm messing around with the density settings to make them larger using RE, but can't find the right number that suits me yet...
Hey, I also came from a moddem Milestone (which I still have) to the Atrix.
I like the dedicated camera button as well.
As far as the screen goes, I like the size more but the Atrix has some serious gradient banding issues. Even on the Android Market - the Download or Install button. It is a gradient of light and dark grey , you can see the bands where the greys change shades.
The Milestone didn't have this kind of banding at all.
Using the GoChat app for facebook chat; the ,main screen goes from light blue to dark blue at the bottom and the banding there is very visible.
I didnt see any banding on my Milestone, just a smooth gradient
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I'll take the Atrix TFT screen for the battery life, but I'll easily take the SGS for the bigger desktop icons. Currently I'm messing around with the density settings to make them larger using RE, but can't find the right number that suits me yet...
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I found 260 or higher gives bigger icons
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:highfive: congrats to those who have it early.
so tell us what you think about it, the feel on the hand, how fragile does it look and feel (is it slippery like the sony phones with glass, grippy?) , hows the performance of the camera, screen, battery, etc.
It's only been half a day but my early impressions are as follows,
-Fingerprint scanner is wicked fast.
-Screen is beautiful
-It is fast fast fast. I love Samsung devices and I admit that lag was always an issue. I have not been able to slow it down yet. Really I havent. Lol. Even the recent app switcher is fast.
-Like the themeing a lot. I can't wait for more themes.
-Feels good on the hand. The edge does make it a bit different to hold but I love the curved screen. Makes using the phone a pleasure.
-I have only taken a couple pictures but they turned out great. More on that later.
I'm sure I'll have more as the days pass..
I played with the phone in a T mobile store. For about 20 minutes battery was down to 93% from 100%.,Power hungry. Could you guys confirm?
Also I found the browser cannot hide the status bar hence no full screen browsing. Please also confirm this?
S6 edge in the bestbuy which is unbranded has no ability to sort the menu alphabetically. But T mobile edge has an option to sort.
You're correct on the status bar. Too early to know on the battery. The option to sort might have come in the software update that dropped today. Not sure though.
does this look like the edge to u? i think phonearena made a mistake
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...r-but-survives-this-violent-drop-test_id67696
It looks like the edge
The regular s6 has very recognizable edge as well and that is not it
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avenging said:
does this look like the edge to u? i think phonearena made a mistake
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...r-but-survives-this-violent-drop-test_id67696
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Yup, that an Edge, and damn did she slam that hard! Good to know it can survive what she just did, lol.
From a performance point of view there is no doubt in my mind the Edge is going to be great, the only doubt is battery life... I realise its a bit early for conclusions yet but once people have used their phones for a week or so, its the questions that everyone wants answering. Everyone's use patterns are different but as long as I can make it through a heavyish day ok, I'll be happy with that.
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From a performance point of view there is no doubt in my mind the Edge is going to be great, the only doubt is battery life... I realise its a bit early for conclusions yet but once people have used their phones for a week or so, its the questions that everyone wants answering. Everyone's use patterns are different but as long as I can make it through a heavyish day ok, I'll be happy with that.
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It's battery is only 7% less in capacity than S5, so I see no reason why battery life would be extremely different. The screen has higher res, but CPU is much more power efficient.
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It's battery is only 7% less in capacity than S5, so I see no reason why battery life would be extremely different. The screen has higher res, but CPU is much more power efficient.
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Yes...still, I'd rather yes some real numbers from someone who actually has the phone. We know very little about its battery performance yet, and I have seen mixed reviews with some saying its good and others poor.
I should just say that I have the phone pre ordered and I'm looking forward to getting it, battery is the only doubt I have...I'd just like to see some numbers and I think most other people would too.
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Yes...still, I'd rather yes some real numbers from someone who actually has the phone. We know very little about its battery performance yet, and I have seen mixed reviews with some saying its good and others poor.
I should just say that I have the phone pre ordered and I'm looking forward to getting it, battery is the only doubt I have...I'd just like to see some numbers and I think most other people would too.
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I have pre-ordered it as well, but it is still 2 weeks before shipping. We will all see in due time. People in the US are already getting theirs, so we should have some info within a week as batteries start working normally after a few charges.
Also could you guys confirm available free memory?
I went to Best Buy yesterday to get a look at the S6 edge. Needless to say, I was very impressed. Touchwiz seems lightning fast compared to 4.3 on my S4. The shortcuts and ease of access really convinced me to buy this (when green comes along). The edge display looks absolutely amazing and does, in fact, feel more immersive. I love the metal frame and the new headphone jack location. Basically, this thing looks and feels all-around perfect. The black looks BLACK in person, whereas online it gave me the belief that it was a deep-blue. Don't know if I want to settle for the white 32GB or wait a month or two in hopes of the green appearing.
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Also could you guys confirm available free memory?
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I forgot to look. With all my apps and a couple hundred pix loaded on have 107 gigs available.
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Also could you guys confirm available free memory?
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the 32GB should have around 22-25GB available
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the 64GB should have around 53-56GB available
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It's battery is only 7% less in capacity than S5, so I see no reason why battery life would be extremely different. The screen has higher res, but CPU is much more power efficient.
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Eh, you forgot to mention that the screen was actually more efficient, too. Not only is it 14nm, the screen is like 23% more efficient than the screen on the Note 4, iirc.
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Eh, you forgot to mention that the screen was actually more efficient, too. Not only is it 14nm, the screen is like 23% more efficient than the screen on the Note 4, iirc.
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I was not aware the screen would be more efficient with that much higher resolution, but that is a good thing to know as well. Might mean all this whining about smaller battery size is just for the sake of whining.
Thanks for your answers guys. Today again I walked into Best buy and T mobile stores to do my research more. What I found,
Battery: Yesterday when I played with the phone I suspected it to be Power hungry. But I think I should take it back. Battery is ok not bad after all. I am comparing with my LG G2(has a good battery, 3000mah) and I measured the time it takes to drop every %. S6 takes a little more time than the G2 to drop which tells me the battery is good. Also the picture below. I don't have an S5 so I can't really compare with that. I played a couple of games that were installed on the phone and the battery is still ok. This is by no means a scientific way of measuring, neverthless I wanted to share this with you guys.
Although I have chargers at home, car and work still a good battery(if not the best) gives a sense of confidence. and satisfaction that I have the best phone irrespective of all the breath taking features. Don't you agree?? S6 may not disappoint I believe.
Browser/Browsing: Browsing is a breeze. No sense of lag anywhere. But the status bar doesn't hide which I assume is a part of Lollipop. I would be curious to see if a dev can come up with a mod. A full screen immersive browsing on the S6 's beautiful screen would be super cool.
Youtube/Video: Flawless like its predecessors. Nothing special to mention.
Music: Flawless sound like its predecessors. No distortion. Sound is very clean with the headphones. I listen to a lot of Music and sound quality is very important for me. When I played the music on speaker I felt some vibration I wonder what that is??? I wonder if it is the speaker giving the vibration.
Menu:Arrangement of the apps in the menu is nice and simple although I would prefer the icons to be a little smaller. T mobile phones come with an option to sort alphabetically. AT&T don't have the phone for display yet(Slackers:crying so can't tell. All in all I like this new menu. No complaints.
GPS: I didn't spend a lot of time here but I thought it locked quick enough. Nothing special and no complaints.
Screen Quality : I thought the screen is much better than S5 (in the store) and on par with the note 4. But my G2 has a different color temperature which I believe make whites look a little bluish where as S6 whites are yellowish. To me both are ok. But I really have to admit the additional pixels on S6 make no difference in picture quality (S6 vs G2). Really a 1080p screen would have been enough. To clarify I am not complaining, just my opinion. Viewing angles are good unlike G2 (LG's for that matter).
I have to tell you, normal people passing by with no phone knowledge would stop by and take a glimpse at the edge screen, They all seem to like it. Seems like edge is getting all the attention it deserves.
Build/Design: This is where S6 edge outshines every other phone in the market. In my opinion, till date this the best design ever period. I have seen some complaints about finger prints. It is not bad after all. Looks like white takes less finger prints than others. Excellent build quality and feels solid in hands. Thums up.
Single handed use: It can be used single handed with no issues. Menu is set up for single hand use which I really like. Although my hand is not very big it fit nicely in my hand. Not sure about the non-edge S6. Should be the same.
Speed This is one thing that is very crucial. All android phones I used so far tend to be fast initially but as I go adding/deleting apps and other files phone tends to get laggy. It really gets on my nerves. But even as a brand new phone they stutter at times. But with S6 it is blazing fast. No lag anywhere (at least I did not see). App drawer is a little slow to open. Samsung probably configured it to be slower on purpose. Some might misunderstand it to be a lag, just a heads up. Speed speed speed is what it is.
Camera: I need not specially tell you about the camera. There are expert reviews which claim this to be the best camera. Flawless. Double press on the menu opens the camera in split seconds which is very impressive.
I care less about the heart rate sensor so did not test it. Although I care about finger print scanner I could not test it because it is not my phone.
This is a big leap forward not just for Samsung but for android as a whole.
I was disappointed about the battery yesterday but liked it today and took some time to test all the features. I like the phone, will get one. White Color 32gb. AT&T.
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the 32GB should have around 22-25GB available
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the 64GB should have around 53-56GB available
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I think he meant the true amount of RAM available. (Should be less than 3 GB)
Status bar maybe due to Lollipop. Its present on my Pure Edition Moto X and my Atrix HD running CM12.
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I am really like this phone, but coming from an HTC One m8 the battery life is terrible, like I went back to the m7.
I would like to see this exact same phone with something closer to a 3000mAh battery with a ~5.5 inch screen and dual front speakers.
That would have made the decision for me a lot easier between the s6 and m9. The camera is what cinched it for me.
What do you guys think?
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I am really like this phone, but coming from an HTC One m8 the battery life is terrible, like I went back to the m7.
I would like to see this exact same phone with something closer to a 3000mAh battery with a ~5.5 inch screen and dual front speakers.
That would have made the decision for me a lot easier between the s6 and m9. The camera is what cinched it for me.
What do you guys think?
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The only hardware change I would want is a 3000mAh battery. I really like having the capacitive and home button on the front so putting two speakers on the front would make the bezel too thick. On the software side it would be nice to not have so much bloat from Samsung or an easy way to remove them permanently.
The S6 is one hell of a phone. My personal preferences are:
- On-screen button to replace the physical one
- Front-facing speakers and a better amplifier (although the current one is very good)
- Better quality charging port and jack
- GPE!
Just add a couple mm to the battery/phone - battery life is far worse than expected so far
I would describe the battery as more disappointing than bad. There's this understandable expectation that the newest generation of things will improve on things over the previous, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. To be fair, I remember similar discussions around the initial launch of the M8 and how its battery performance was questionable, so perhaps we'll see improvements over time here?
As far what I would do to improve the phone, there really isn't much. The only part of TouchWiz that feels intrusive is their modification to the notification panel, so I would start there. I really don't need or want the shortcuts it offers and have always wondered why Samsung won't allow me the ability to hide them. I would have also done a better job at the "rounding" of the device. The edges feel sharper and more obvious than on the iPhone 6 and to me, it feels like a distraction from the otherwise great design. That's hair-splitting for sure, but its enough that it still comes across as a lesser build in my opinion.
-another speaker at the top would have been welcome next to IR blaster.
-that new high speed reversible usb port.
-water resistant (why not, with sealed back?) Like S5.
-add back a millimeter and increase battery to 3100.
-bezels and/or back should be like solar panels for charging (like the old Texas instruments calculators) but disguised of course. Slow but a little charge just sitting on desk or table, under natural, or lamp light.
-if not the above solar charging, then how about kinetic charging. I mean 10k steps should get you something back right.
-OPTION TO UNINSTALL bloat if they don't want us to root.
Ya these will be in the S9!
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-OPTION TO UNINSTALL bloat if they don't want us to root.
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It's been said many times already but needs to be said again: Uninstalling the apps you don't want to use won't gain back any usable storage space because they reside in the system partition which the user can't access.
*Metal back
*3000mah battery
*micro sd slot
*caller notification readout (as on GS5 & Note 4) under language and input settings.
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It's been said many times already but needs to be said again: Uninstalling the apps you don't want to use won't gain back any usable storage space because they reside in the system partition which the user can't access.
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That is a fact, but terrible reasoning. Nothing against you. No point in debating it.
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*Metal back
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The metal back would effect wireless charging. And I love me some wireless charging.
The read out option might be in accessibility. Not sure
Larger battery.
Un-crackable glass.
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The metal back would effect wireless charging. And I love me some wireless charging.
The read out option might be in accessibility. Not sure
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Scrap the metal back then lol.
I didn't check accessibility, just thought it would be in language and input.
I also notice theres no option for increased touch sensitivity (Glove mode) like on the S4-Note 4
I read everywhere about the poor batterylife, but so far mine has treated me very well. It feels about the same as my OnePlus One. I can easily make it through the day.
I'm not a hardcore user any way you slice it though, a lot of Whatsapp, some pictures, some Youtube, quite a lot of browsing. That's about it, but still I'm not dissapointed.
What I did when I got it was install the latest update, then do a factory reset. Maybe that helped?
My biggest issue is the poor reception. I live in the middle of Amsterdam, with every phone before this one I would get full 4G everywhere, but with the S6 I get only the far left milimeter of the signalbar filled. Often even less.
So far it doesn't seem to influence speed much, but I'm a little anxious what happens when I go out of the city or even into my parking garage.
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I read everywhere about the poor batterylife, but so far mine has treated me very well. It feels about the same as my OnePlus One. I can easily make it through the day.
I'm not a hardcore user any way you slice it though, a lot of Whatsapp, some pictures, some Youtube, quite a lot of browsing. That's about it, but still I'm not dissapointed.
What I did when I got it was install the latest update, then do a factory reset. Maybe that helped?
My biggest issue is the poor reception. I live in the middle of Amsterdam, with every phone before this one I would get full 4G everywhere, but with the S6 I get only the far left milimeter of the signalbar filled. Often even less.
So far it doesn't seem to influence speed much, but I'm a little anxious what happens when I go out of the city or even into my parking garage.
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You should check what the signal strength is in dB. You can find it in Phone Status and it is a more accurate measure than the signal strength indicator.
Thanks. I'm now in the office in Amsterdam. Sitting next to a big window on the 5th floor and it's far from densily built here. My reception is -113 dBm. Seems pretty poor to me. I'll check what I have when I get home.
Been checking for a couple of days and it's always -113. Wherever I am, it never changes. Don't really know what to think of it.
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Been checking for a couple of days and it's always -113. Wherever I am, it never changes. Don't really know what to think of it.
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I actually noticed the same thing and posted about it in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/lte-signal-indicator-issues-t3083001
Would appreciate it if you could add your experience as well. Was beginning to think I was the only one. To get an *accurate* reading of your dBm, go into your phone dialer and hit *#0011# and look for RSRP. That should be the correct dBm strength.
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I actually noticed the same thing and posted about it in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/lte-signal-indicator-issues-t3083001
Would appreciate it if you could add your experience as well. Was beginning to think I was the only one. To get an *accurate* reading of your dBm, go into your phone dialer and hit *#0011# and look for RSRP. That should be the correct dBm strength.
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Done! Thanks for opening the topic. I also thought I was the only one. Glad you're seeing the same behaviour
- Waterproofing/dustproofing, IP67/68
- Dual front-facing speakers
- 4000mAh battery (using SolidEnergy tech)
- Biometric display (fingerprint sensor under screen, on-screen buttons)
- USB Type-C connector
i would've come up with similar force touch tech (like what Apple used in their new laptop) for the home button, making it no longer a physical button and putting it under the glass.
Hello there , right now I have 6s Plus, before that I had s7 edge so I know there was some bugs related with Samsung.. I wanna the truth from you tell me if there is any bug , any , and the minimal.. I heard something about the red color on the screen and Sam released an updated to fix that, is it true ? Does it fixed ? Any other bugs ? Please tell me the truth because I am gonna spend a lot of money
It's a great device. There is a red heavy color scheme by default but you can adjust colors manually if you want in the display setting ...I use basic profile. Perfect for me.
I had the s7 edge and this one had much smoother sides/ corners and no home button which is where mys7edge decided to crack the screen.
Battery is really good for me on latest oreo... maybe just a little worse than s7edge but its 500mah less so the is that
Otherwise youwill have to decide...lol
Opinions are like assholes.... everyone has one....
Good luck
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It's a great device. There is a red heavy color scheme by default but you can adjust colors manually if you want in the display setting ...I use basic profile. Perfect for me.
I had the s7 edge and this one had much smoother sides/ corners and no home button which is where mys7edge decided to crack the screen.
Battery is really good for me on latest oreo... maybe just a little worse than s7edge but its 500mah less so the is that
Otherwise youwill have to decide...lol
Opinions are like assholes.... everyone has one....
Good luck
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I just fell anxious because of the bugs I heard .. are you sure the red screen bug can be fixed from the settings ?
StonebridgeGr said:
I just fell anxious because of the bugs I heard .. are you sure the red screen bug can be fixed from the settings ?
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Yeah for sure. Flesh tones are perfect now etc. You can even adjust the manual red yellow blue colors tho..
I don't know of any "bugs" really.
There is even an equalizer...although I do miss viper.
I don't want to root yet.....
So you have noticed the red color on your screen too ?
I got mine and no red is seeping in so it looks like that issue was fixed in software rather then being a hardware.
Seems their adaptive display software wasn't taking into account just how good the amoled displays where and this has since been fixed.
Otherwise a very solid device although if you get one also get a case with it as the glass can be rather slick on these big screen devices.
Battery great which i had the unfortunate job of testing at the hospital (never needs to charge it after 7 hours).
The US models like the 950U of course do have a locked bootloader which is annoying but not the end of the world.
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Battery great which i had the unfortunate job of testing at the hospital (never needs to charge it after 7 hours).
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Can you explain further that to me please ?
StonebridgeGr said:
Can you explain further that to me please ?
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I have MS and was exposed to the flu at some point during the weekend.
Although i never actually got the flu my MS went nuts and started messing with my left lung.
It filled with crap and i started having a very hard time breathing.
Once ambulance ride later and i found out my resting heart rate was over 120 and my oxygen levels were in the 80's.
Of course one tends to use their phone a lot during these times and i only got to 69% after heave texting and phone calls.
The s8 are very good phones and though not perfect as none are it comes close to being the best you can get .
I baught it , i dont see any bugs yet but its too small lol .. compared with s7 edge i fell it on my hand very small, but its lighter
Does give the appearance of being small since its so slim but that a lot of screen.
The s7 edge was only 5.5 inches in terms of display yet the s8 is 5.8 and you swear its thinner but its actually 3 mm thicker
It is 3mm less wide though since they effectively did away with the the basel.
So you got more screen at a lighter weight.
There is also the 8+ which is just bigger period but at 6.2 inches it feels more like a phablet to me.
Its weird how we gotten use to that basel and having it gone makes things seem smaller when they are not lol.
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Does give the appearance of being small since its so slim but that a lot of screen.
The s7 edge was only 5.5 inches in terms of display yet the s8 is 5.8 and you swear its thinner but its actually 3 mm thicker
It is 3mm less wide though since they effectively did away with the the basel.
So you got more screen at a lighter weight.
There is also the 8+ which is just bigger period but at 6.2 inches it feels more like a phablet to me.
Its weird how we gotten use to that basel and having it gone makes things seem smaller when they are not lol.
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Yea all of them are true .. i thought the 5"8 inch was much bigger.. also did you recieve the 8.0 oreo ? Where are you from ?
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Yea all of them are true .. i thought the 5"8 inch was much bigger.. also did you recieve the 8.0 oreo ? Where are you from ?
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It all depends on where you are since oero only started rolling out again last week .
Depending on the model its available here https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development
Given you area you likely got one of the international models so the official update in the forums is likely the same as your model type.
I just wonder which programmer thought it was funny to give the update the last four letter spelling crap. lol.
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It all depends on where you are since oero only started rolling out again last week .
Depending on the model its available here https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development
Given you area you likely got one of the international models so the official update in the forums is likely the same as your model type.
I just wonder which programmer thought it was funny to give the update the last four letter spelling crap. lol.
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I am from greece some people say the recieve all the update but nothing for my device.. its the g9350
Looks like that model not got the update yet although it likely shall in very short order since the new update seems perfectly stable .