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Note 2 to S5

Today from work i got the s5 very cheap that i couldnt pass on the deal and currently own the note 2 which i love. Question is s5 worth the upgrade from note 2? i havent opened my s5 yet its still sealed. hows the battery? camera? compare to note 2 ? i heard there is a option you can make your phone black and white so it could last very long? True? Thanks

Of cours its worth the upgrade.
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sofia-captivate said:
Today from work i got the s5 very cheap that i couldnt pass on the deal and currently own the note 2 which i love. Question is s5 worth the upgrade from note 2? i havent opened my s5 yet its still sealed. hows the battery? camera? compare to note 2 ? i heard there is a option you can make your phone black and white so it could last very long? True? Thanks
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Have you even bothered to look at any reviews of the phone before making this pointless post? It really depends on what features in a phone you are looking for. e.g. smaller screen, style, hardware specs, etc. Supposedly there's another S5 version coming out (launching in Korea first) that has 2560 × 1440 resolution, compared to the current S5 at 1920 x 1080 res. Meaning that will match the LG G3 in terms of resolution currently available in the market which means higher PPI, but on a 5.1" device you're not going to really notice a difference. Also the LTE hardware in the phone is upgraded capable of reach 225Mb/s. The new S5 LTE-A will have the new Snapdragon 805 processor.
Here's a link for those interested

savoritz said:
Have you even bothered to look at any reviews of the phone before making this pointless post? It really depends on what features in a phone you are looking for. e.g. smaller screen, style, hardware specs, etc. Supposedly there's another S5 version coming out (launching in Korea first) that has 2560 × 1440 resolution, compared to the current S5 at 1920 x 1080 res. Meaning that will match the LG G3 in terms of resolution currently available in the market which means higher PPI, but on a 5.1" device you're not going to really notice a difference. Also the LTE hardware in the phone is upgraded capable of reach 225Mb/s. The new S5 LTE-A will have the new Snapdragon 805 processor.
Here's a link for those interested
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Never used a spen on my note. Only thing I care about is the camera. That's all and speed.
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savoritz said:
Have you even bothered to look at any reviews of the phone before making this pointless post? It really depends on what features in a phone you are looking for. e.g. smaller screen, style, hardware specs, etc. Supposedly there's another S5 version coming out (launching in Korea first) that has 2560 × 1440 resolution, compared to the current S5 at 1920 x 1080 res. Meaning that will match the LG G3 in terms of resolution currently available in the market which means higher PPI, but on a 5.1" device you're not going to really notice a difference. Also the LTE hardware in the phone is upgraded capable of reach 225Mb/s. The new S5 LTE-A will have the new Snapdragon 805 processor.
Here's a link for those interested
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also ram upgrade to 3gb
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f0xy said:
also ram upgrade to 3gb
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savoritz said:
Have you even bothered to look at any reviews of the phone before making this pointless post? It really depends on what features in a phone you are looking for. e.g. smaller screen, style, hardware specs, etc. Supposedly there's another S5 version coming out (launching in Korea first) that has 2560 × 1440 resolution, compared to the current S5 at 1920 x 1080 res. Meaning that will match the LG G3 in terms of resolution currently available in the market which means higher PPI, but on a 5.1" device you're not going to really notice a difference. Also the LTE hardware in the phone is upgraded capable of reach 225Mb/s. The new S5 LTE-A will have the new Snapdragon 805 processor.
Here's a link for those interested
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but only in s.korea
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U.S. or International ?

who has the brightcell sensor , the us or the inter. galaxy s7 ?
is-it best than imx 260 ?

the us or the inter. galaxy s7 ?

The camera sensor is a crap shoot. I'm in Australia, my Edge has the Samsung sensor, my mother's S7 has the Sony, both made in Vietnam.

I have the Samsung ISOCELL (brightcell is incorrect) on the international model, it's like Genebaby said, it is totally random which phone get what sensor. I think they just threw all sensors in 1 bin before they assembled the phones.
Several tests have proven both sensors are equally good.

US or International Version has only SoC differences.
Camera is NOT Region specific. Just the CPU is.

Juuls said:
I have the Samsung ISOCELL (brightcell is incorrect) on the international model, it's like Genebaby said, it is totally random which phone get what sensor. I think they just threw all sensors in 1 bin before they assembled the phones.
Several tests have proven both sensors are equally good.
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Okay, so I have the SLSI_S5K2L1_FIMC_IS sensor, which is.... which one? I'm using AIDA64 to check.

J.Biden said:
Okay, so I have the SLSI_S5K2L1_FIMC_IS sensor, which is.... which one? I'm using AIDA64 to check.
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That's the Samsung one.

Would you change the G6 for an S8+?

Well my questions is that, now that you know how G6 works and performs would you change it for an S8+
Why yes why not?:good:

No way. The s8's fingerprint reader and curved screen are deal breakers even independent of each other.
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urbanra5cal said:
No way. The s8's fingerprint reader and curved screen are deal breakers even independently of each other.
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danieldp1990 said:
Well my questions is that, now that you know how G6 works and performs would you change it for an S8+
Why yes why not?:good:
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Never!
The G6 has a lot of more durability than the S8+, a better camera (dual camera), a better camera app (manual video mode) and a better performance (yes, LG UX is better than Samsung's "new" Grace UX). The only thing is the design, but that's just only reason for spending lots of money...
And ... the G6 is a lot cheaper than the S8+.
I hope I helped you and sorry for my bad English.
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I changed my G6 for S8. But I cannot say that S8 is better. It is just a different.
LG G6:
+ It looks more like a real phone not like a toy. You don't have the feeling that it can be easily damaged.
+ Better grip.
+ Colors are looking natural on LCD than AMOLED.
+ Lower night battery drain.
+ Wide angle lens is an useful feature.
+ Price is lower
+ Fingerprint much more comfortable.
- Battery slightly worst than on S8 on my regular usage. On LG G6 - 5h SOT, S8 - about 6.
- Inconsistent results on the main camera. Sometimes the pictures are oversharpened and don't look real. Especially when you have some contrast scene e.g. trees and the sky. Trees will look like a 'copy paste'. Everything is to sharp. Undesirable when you make a photos of people. In general the pictures are too processed.
Example from Forbes :
S8, G6 , but note that this is a cropped photo.
Don't take the speed into consideration because you will not see the difference between these phones. Both are super fast.
S8+ is too big and too expensive. I would consider the choice between G6 and S8.

Not for anything else than curiosity. But you know what they say about that..
Both are pretty similar though. More a matter of personal taste. I like the more subtle design of the G6 over the S8 which took it too far in my opinion.

picia89 said:
I changed my G6 for S8. But I cannot say that S8 is better. It is just a different.
LG G6:
+ It looks more like a real phone not like a toy. You don't have the feeling that it can be easily damaged.
+ Better grip.
+ Colors are looking natural on LCD than AMOLED.
+ Lower night battery drain.
+ Wide angle lens is an useful feature.
+ Price is lower
+ Fingerprint much more comfortable.
- Battery slightly worst than on S8 on my regular usage. On LG G6 - 5h SOT, S8 - about 6.
- Inconsistent results on the main camera. Sometimes the pictures are oversharpened and don't look real. Especially when you have some contrast scene e.g. trees and the sky. Trees will look like a 'copy paste'. Everything is to sharp. Undesirable when you make a photos of people. In general the pictures are too processed.
Example from Forbes :
S8, G6 , but note that this is a cropped photo.
Don't take the speed into consideration because you will not see the difference between these phones. Both are super fast.
S8+ is too big and too expensive. I would consider the choice between G6 and S8.
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The camera part is what make me think of changing it or not, sometimes photos are good and some other not so good. plus the camera glass lens scratch so easy, and autofocus is slower...
Now that you have the S8, is it worth the change?

dannejanne said:
Not for anything else than curiosity. But you know what they say about that..
Both are pretty similar though. More a matter of personal taste. I like the more subtle design of the G6 over the S8 which took it too far in my opinion.
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but just for design?
what about performance in general?

danieldp1990 said:
The camera part is what make me think of changing it or not, sometimes photos are good and some other not so good. plus the camera glass lens scratch so easy, and autofocus is slower...
Now that you have the S8, is it worth the change?
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I changed because of the camera. Autofocus is not a problem. It was a lot faster than on my old galaxy s6. Only the quality of photos. In fact, this is only the software issue because you will have a great results with G6 camera making photo in RAW and editing on the computer. In my case, I just want to have a satisfied photos on auto mode.
For me it was worth to change. Everything depends also on your budget. If the difference in price is acceptable for you, go for S8. You will be satisfied with both phones but if there are some doubts that will be allways in your head - maybe it is better to change...

If the S8 is rootable...yes. My LG G6 can't be rooted and thats my only big issue with it.

I've considered trading my G6 for a S8+, mainly to get a larger screen. But I prefer the more robust construction on the G6, and the wide angle lens is a huge plus.
Paying so much more for the S8+ just ain't worth it, and I'm honestly surprised it's such a big seller compared to the G6. I guess it's probably because the Galaxy series is like the iPhone of the Android world.

Negative. Traded my S7 for the G6. Handled the S8 in store, nice form factor but the finger print sensor location and the curved screen just aren't for me. And after having the S7 for a couple months totally turned me off to Samsung phones in general. I actually hated that phone.

Why not? S8 plus has bigger screen, reliable camera, better processor (huge plus) and great display all in all with amazing screen to body ratio.
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ibila said:
If the S8 is rootable...yes. My LG G6 can't be rooted and thats my only big issue with it.
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Should get single sim international version any flagships of LG! They have more community development and root. Like LG G6 H870.
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Honest9 said:
Why not? S8 plus has bigger screen, reliable camera, better processor (huge plus) and great display all in all with amazing screen to body ratio.
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LG G6 is slightly better than Samsung despite 200 dollars cheaper! LG wins on better optimization that LG UX 6.0 is smoother than TouchWiz!

Ali Mirza said:
Should get single sim international version any flagships of LG! They have more community development and root. Like LG G6 H870.
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LG G6 is slightly better than Samsung despite 200 dollars cheaper! LG wins on better optimization that LG UX 6.0 is smoother than TouchWiz!
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I didn't take price into consideration. I just think it is better than G6. If you buy phone based on pricing only then you would say oneplus and Axon phone are good. Here I am talking about the best phone in market. It has to be Samsung S8 plus. It is just my opinion. Price is different story all together. If something is cheap then there must be some compromises for sure. It is a fact.
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I have G6 and S8 both (at the moment)
G6:
More realistic colors on an IPS panel
Knock on
Better place for FP sensor
Flat screen and more classic body design
S8:
Notification LED
Better camera (yes G6 has a good one too. But you get less processing specially on the edge of contrasting colors on S8)
Better front camera (Much better)
Samsung UX has a more modern look (compared to those outdated colors and icons on LG), more features (floating windows, continuous screenshots, etc) and a little less lags after a few months.
All of these are based on my opinions and experience. At the end of the day, It's more of a personal choice.

If you don't care about photo, flat screen with glass protection possibilities for little money and fluidity… yes

Very important news about this phone!

Please don’t delete this topic it’s fair warning!
I hate to be right sometimes but as I told long ago after years of testing it turns out that the best camera of Samsung was in S6 / S6Edge+. Test it yourself. Hold S6 in one hand and for example S8 in the other and take a photo in good light. Then zoom it on the phone and you will see that S6 has better details, no artificial brightener while for example S8 has it.
S6 has 16 Mpix and all flagships that came after had 12 Mpix rear camera.
I’ve tested S6 Edge Plus vs. S7 / S8 / S8+, Note8, S9, S9+ and…
only S9+ finally beat S6. (look how Samsung did bad for us from Sep2015 till March2018)
I wish I had NOT sale my S6 and bought a newer one
If You don't believe me? Ask XDA members who has S6 and a later Galaxy S model (but not S9+)
This is a Warning for You don't sell your S6!!!! or sell only if you can afford to buy S9+.
I did the wrong thing so I Warn you no to make the same mistake that I did

So, you say s6 is better than s8 (in camera) because resolution?
Then my xperia S (12 mpx) has the same camera quality like s8, right?
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panchuckles said:
So, you say s6 is better than s8 (in camera) because resolution?
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I didnt say that. I know that res/Mpix is not the final thing in judgeing the cam quality.
The purpose of this post was to warn all of ppl that DO want to use only smartfion to take pics.
I have no agenda against S8+. I just know that a lot of ppl are massivly abandoning S6 cause they think that cam will be significntly better on a newer Galaxy. Out of my good heart I want to spare them the dissapointment.
Like I said if a person wants to change S6 only for pics quality reason they should buy nothing less than S9+ otherwise they will be sadly dissapointed.

I disagree. My s8 takes much better photos than my s6.

andy_n_ said:
I disagree. My s8 takes much better photos than my s6.
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With all respect to You.
Why is that my S6E+ made 1000 photos of comparing (in bright light of course) since the lanuch of S7 till the launch of S9/S9+
And...
There's a post on XDA where expert members of XDA (high lever, maybe dev even) do agree with me.

androidbadboy said:
With all respect to You.
Why is that my S6E+ made 1000 photos of comparing (in bright light of course) since the lanuch of S7 till the launch of S9/S9+
And...
There's a post on XDA where expert members of XDA (high lever, maybe dev even) do agree with me.
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Google Camera 6.1 for GS7?

Still, no working modded apk for the new Google Camera 6.1? I was just curious why, the photo quality would be vastly better on the new version of the app, awaiting reply guys, TIA.

aditya214 said:
Still, no working modded apk for the new Google Camera 6.1? I was just curious why, the photo quality would be vastly better on the new version of the app, awaiting reply guys, TIA.
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Wrong thread dude

I just bought a samsung galaxy s7 edge model SM-G935T honestly I'm disappointed at the photo level. I was expecting a lot better especially on this model I have a sony imx 260 sensor, which is weird with the Chinese smartphone leeco pro 3 which a sensor sony imx 298 of lower quality. I can produce better shots on leeco X722 thanks to the Google camera. Is there a way to install the gcam on samsung so you can get the most out of it?
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNwEVDBueDHV0JINHqdoKWIIxdPbihOOz3DwoSbztu_Hn5s0KxCCKI7Jb8sf_YTIg?key=dklud2xhd09oRHlHWnY5NE43S1Z3VVVyMFNqVXpn

Btsinfo3 said:
I just bought a samsung galaxy s7 edge model SM-G935T honestly I'm disappointed at the photo level. I was expecting a lot better especially on this model I have a sony imx 260 sensor, which is weird with the Chinese smartphone leeco pro 3 which a sensor sony imx 298 of lower quality. I can produce better shots on leeco X722 thanks to the Google camera. Is there a way to install the gcam on samsung so you can get the most out of it?
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=dklud2xhd09oRHlHWnY5NE43S1Z3VVVyMFNqVXpn
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Search is your friend, there are working gcam ports for this phone, albeit it can't store pics to external storage without jumping through a couple of hoops.

BurnedDrake said:
Search is your friend, there are working gcam ports for this phone, albeit it can't store pics to external storage without jumping through a couple of hoops.
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Yes, I am aware that there are certainly some versions of gcam function for the Samsung SM-G935T especially that I am very connected in this area with leeco pro 3 which accepts almost all versions of this list thank you for having me answered.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/

It's good, I found version 6.1021 works best on the Samsung SM-G935T under oreo and bug least compared to others. Exactly it is the one I use with my leeco pro 3 but against the battery it is empty at a speed unbelievable. On leeco the application is better optimized, it consumes less battery. As you can see I took some pictures with the application.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNwEVDBueDHV0JINHqdoKWIIxdPbihOOz3DwoSbztu_Hn5s0KxCCKI7Jb8sf_YTIg?key=dklud2xhd09oRHlHWnY5NE43S1Z3VVVyMFNqVXpn
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d_fu24-01g.apk

There is another version that works very well on my samsung SM-G935T snapdragon 820 without crash compared to others is this version or there is precisely Yuv_420_888 which must be selected in the settings for no bug.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_Potter_v6slidertest-san1ty.apk
On this version the viewfinder and much faster.

I have two versions that works well on our smartphone under snapdragon 820 with the rom oreo even without being rooted.
There are several, but I chose the most recent one.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a+.apk
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1a_xcam_0.apk
Do the tests and look at the one that brings you the most satisfaction.

This is a new version of gcam that is rich in option and works well under oreo but it does not crash.
install this one first
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1a_xcam_0.apk
and over install this new version and create a gcam folder with the file config.xml
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gca...ova-based_v.1.3c_fix_TlnNeun_xcam_5_beta6.apk

Anything available for exynos?

ZionMainframe said:
Anything available for exynos?
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for the Exynos processor I do not think it's compatible with me running under a snapdragon 820 processor with the official Oreo Rom without root.
For exynos under the rom oreo test rather those of this list
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-arnova8G2/

Btsinfo3 said:
This is a new version of gcam that is rich in option and works well under oreo but it does not crash.
install this one first
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1a_xcam_0.apk
and over install this new version and create a gcam folder with the file config.xml
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gca...ova-based_v.1.3c_fix_TlnNeun_xcam_5_beta6.apk
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Didn't understand your instructions clearly. Exactly what to do after installing the first apk?

abdullah162 said:
Didn't understand your instructions clearly. Exactly what to do after installing the first apk?
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I explained in my previous comment to be able to install the second application without crash and that it is very rich in option, it must first install the first application is configure it by activating the hdr +
and after finishing the installation of the first, especially do not uninstall it that is the same developer of the second, and install the second that will take over the first.
the goal is that the second application installs without any crash.

I am getting the same green tint all over the picture specialy front cam.
Please help me

For selfies install this app in addition
do not uninstall the other.
because I tried all the parameters, but unfortunately, the green tint remains present.
it works best for selfies without the drawbacks of red or green hue.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1d_fu24-01f.apk

Btsinfo3 said:
This is a new version of gcam that is rich in option and works well under oreo but it does not crash.
install this one first
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1a_xcam_0.apk
and over install this new version and create a gcam folder with the file config.xml
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gca...ova-based_v.1.3c_fix_TlnNeun_xcam_5_beta6.apk
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Funny you came to find installing these two on one after the other would give something.. You try each randomly, isn't it?
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GoJo ^^ said:
Funny you came to find installing these two on one after the other would give something.. You try each randomly, isn't it?
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sorry, but you have a serious problem, I notice that you do not read enough previous messages that I posted or explain that these versions are compatible only for the Samsung Galaxy S7 under the Snapdragon 820 processor, and I do not do that at chance, at first I try first on my smartphone Leeco pro 3 because with this phone all versions are compatible, but the objective is to compare the quality of the images, if it is of good quality I made the try on my Samsung smartphone and if it works, I share it with others in the community who have the same processor as mine because most have tested and posted versions it works on their smartphone, but the problem is that you rush without reading what I posted before, if you resume all my previous messages that I put online or I answer a person who asks me if it works under the Exynos processor? I answer that it does not work because it is not the same processor.

Funny people go crazy for no reason.. For your record, I have spent lot of time searching and trying. And. By the way, the mentioned comboo WORK on my Exynos S7.

GoJo ^^ said:
Funny people go crazy for no reason.. For your record, I have spent lot of time searching and trying. And. By the way, the mentioned comboo WORK on my Exynos S7.
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Please forgive me for my previous message that I misinterpreted but soon I intend to get the same phone as the samsung SM-G930F is I will do google camera tests thank you

Listen, I'll give you an example on this version
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog324/
which is in my opinion the best GCAM of all the cameras that I tested on my Leeco pro 3, but unfortunately, does not work on the Samsung Galaxy S7 under Oreo because for me, it's the best version of all GCAM that I tested is particularly the most complete in the viewfinder attaches to perfection and works perfectly on my Leeco pro 3 that it is for selfies or tip top of the rear camera, I wanted to run it on the Samsung but alas the crash of the device.