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[General Topics] Planterz:
I feel silly mentioning this, but you know you won't be "stuck" with OxygenOS. Or are you just finding the 5.5" screen too big and prefer the 5.1" of your old namesake and/or the sexy AMOLED screen? I'm not sold on this "Edge" thing myself.

These are 2 very different phones. The Note gives you microSD storage and a removable battery. It's also huge. The S6 doesn't have the SD card slot and the battery is sealed. And it's rather svelte. What's important to you? Are you OK with a brick in your pocket, or do you want something more manageable?

TouchWiz is pretty awful. I'm using Hyperdrive on my newly acquired S4, and although it's definitely better than stock, the UI is still awful. I'd say the awfulness peaked with the S5 and Note 4, but now they're reigning things in with the S6 and LP updates. Still too many useless features and redundancies though.

Google won't (can't) lock down Android. It's open-source. You do understand what that means (and the reason for it), right? I mean, even the Android robot guy is uncopyrighted.

Fair point, but maybe he wants that big of a phone. Myself, I want something huge for my next phone. My OnePlus One is nice and big, but I want something HUGE. 6"+. Either a Nexus 6 or the rumored Sony Xperia Z4 Ultra (or old Z Ultra) or something else that might be released before next year when I'll be able to afford one. Basically I want something that's as big as possible but still fits in my cargo shorts. More than a bit ironic, since I can remember seeing Palm Pre's, iPhones, and BlackBerrys and thinking that I'd never want a phone that big (I had an LG Chocolate 2 at the time). Of course, these days, the thing I do the least frequently with my "phone" is actually make calls with it, and it's basically a portable computer (and more powerful than the computer I owned back then). Still, it makes me chuckle.
[General Topics] s8freak:
Yes I know I wouldn't be stuck with Oxygen but I've been playing with my friends S6 edge and it's an awesome device. Now with Root and Flash fire it's not a dead end device. I love my OPO but I do miss some features from the Galaxy. I'll keep my OPO and I've got my S5 sold this week. I'll have 14 days on the Edge to see I'll keep it. Man its just a sexy phone LOL
[General Topics] Planterz:
I hear ya. Milk Music is $@#%ing awesome, and I find myself wishing there was a worthwhile 3rd party alternative to Smart Stay. And Samsung definitely has good camera software; even my crummy 5mp Galaxy Light takes pretty dang good pictures (way better than my 8mp Nexus 4). I just wish TouchWiz wasn't so bloated with redundant features, and wasn't so convoluted and unintuitive with the settings menus. Like S Voice. The device lags because S Voice is waiting for a 2nd Home button press to see if needs to activate. Yet the most instinctive human response some something that is lagging is to press the button again (and again and again). But how do you turn off this function? It's nowhere in the settings menus, you have to load S Voice (which you don't want to effing use) and turn it off in the app's settings. How are you to know this? Probably by googling it, and not figuring out yourself no matter how tech-savvy you are. I mean, everything else under the goddamned planet in TouchWiz seems to have a toggle in Settings, so why wouldn't this, right?

But Milk is awesome. So are replaceable batteries and microSD slots (which the S6/Edge doesn't have...). Honestly, Milk alone makes me glad I have a Samsung or two. The Alice Cooper show used to be the only thing that could keep me sane at work, but Milk gets the job done as good or better (since there's no commercials).
[General Topics] s8freak:
I like S voice actually but with root there's several apps that will Uninstall system apps. I love my OPO, however, I miss the TV remote which I used all the time on my s4 and s5. The S6 is supposed to have less bloat the it's predecessors but bloat is easy to get rid of. And of course there is the camera and I think it's better than my wife's Note4 camera. We'll see as I said I have 14 days to get the gist of it and if it doesn't exceed expectations BOOM back it goes. Ex SD is good but I haven't needed it on my OPO plus I ordered the 128g thats plenty of space. I guess I'm just a phone wh&$re I gotta have em LOL
[General Topics] force70:
Note 4, bigger screen, ext SD support and removable battery.

Easy choice

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+

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Its perfect, I love the size.I'm an average sized guy...5 ft 10 200lbs and no issues handling it, I can see if your female or a little fella maybe then its too big but for the average guy shouldn't be a big deal

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[General Topics] rypemaster:
What phones are good for regret-free custom ROMing? ie simple roots, bootloader unlocks, easy warranty recovery etc.

I've got a Nexus 5(which I think is a perfect example of what I want), but I need another(different) phone. I've looked at most flagships and the sheer hoops they make you jump through is ridiculous.

eg. samsung - knox

sony - drm loss

htc - s-on s-off thing
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
I'd recommend a nexus 5 ;)

Idk maybe a one plus one if you don't mind that big?

I'm not sure how easy it is with LG phones like g2 and newer. I just bought a g2 used and the screen died the day after I got it just from booting into recovery and making a backup. It was rooted and rommed already when I got it and auto rotate didn't work so I was going to try other Roms to see if it was a hardware problem or not. Well I got auto rotate working but now there are vertical lines up and down the right side of the screen. Apparently its pretty common and it's permanent damage. Now its sitting in s drawer until I can afford to have it fixed.
[General Topics] s8freak:
OnePlusOne hands down
[General Topics] past_pluto:
Will the new Nexus 5 be on Verizon? I'd have bought a nexus 4 or 5 if I could use it on big red. I still have unlimited data and no way I'm getting rid of that.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
I have the possibility to trade my 32GB LG G2 and get the Nexus 5 (Red by the way ) and with 16GB..

I really want to try a Nexus device but afraid to miss LG camera and battery life..

What to do ?
[General Topics] MrTooPhone:
So what phone under 5" meets every other OPO spec/feature including cost.
[General Topics] papa_Lutz:
you can get a z3 compact for roughly 350€. Apart from warranty issue with rooting it should fit
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
Probably nothing lol
[General Topics] force70:
I've had both of those and the G2 was a better device overall, I'd still have it if not for the limited internal storage.

Better camera by far

Better battery by light years

Bigger screen

Better build quality.

It was/is a really nice device.

That said I'm sure the nexus still has tons of development, not sure if LP killed that on the G2 or not.

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[General Topics] ubigred:
What's so special about Milk Music? I much prefer Pandora.
[General Topics] s8freak:
Then use Pandora
[General Topics] GiantJay:
Nexus 2
[General Topics] Joe333x:
Galaxy S Relay, now that the S4 chip has been confirmed

http://www.tmonews.com/2012/09/t-mobile-confirms-snapdragon-s4-chip-inside-galaxy-s-relay-4g/
[General Topics] mike21pr:
After seeing all the announcements I was waiting for, I think im gonna go with the Lumia 920. Unless a new Nexus announcements take my breath away before I purchase it
[General Topics] cammbot:
Waiting for the next nexus, hopefully soon...
[General Topics] MissionImprobable:
I'm more conflicted that previously. Top pick for now is the LG Optimus G, but I still want to see the full specs when the new Sonys and the Note II release stateside and I also want to see what Nexus devices drop.

Most likely the LG Optimus G though as the Note II will probably lose most of the great S Pen functionality once I flash a Rom and there's little chance I'm keeping that puppy stock, though with all the status bar mods, MIUI Home, etc, perhaps I could survive.
[General Topics] lokenok:
xperia v
[General Topics] lnfound:
Getting an iPhone on contract, to resell, to fund the next nexus device!
[General Topics] Domingoknows:
Thumbs up to infound for that one. Anyways, the Oppo Finder looks interesting, as does the Razr M, but only when the international variant is released. Honestly though, so long as the next Nexus is made of something other than plastic (yeah, I'm looking at YOU Samsung), then that'll be where the party is at.
[General Topics] LooieENG:
Just got a HTC One S

Will be keeping it for a long long time I think, it's perfect (except for lack of Flash support)
[General Topics] cmdrdredd:
No idea, whatever comes to Verizon this holiday I guess. Might not even upgrade from my Gs3 (have a G Nexus that qualifies for upgrade). Android of course though. I was looking at windows phone but there just aren't enough apps for me.
[General Topics] The Genuine:
My next phone

The next phone i will buy will be the nexus one x.

I dont really like samsung because it feels cheap.

I do not hate samsung.:cyclops:
[General Topics] Skellig86:
I own a S3 so my next phone might be the 2013 Nexus. However, I might also be tempted to grab a 2014 Galaxy Note (or another Phablet).

I'm going to happy with this phone for a while I reckon but damn there's been some great competition.

However, if there is a phone that does [now] 6 of the below:

LTE

Screen size at least 4.3" with 720p resolution

High end CPU performance comparable to any of the top 3 smartphones of the time

MicroSD slot or a minimum 64GB memory built in

Removable battery or a minimum 2600 mAh battery (give me at least 6 hours on screen time with my 'heavy' usage - Data, GPS, Video Playback etc.)

A solid QWERTY slide keyboard (ala Droid 4)

I'll buy that regardless of who makes it including Apple.

I miss my QWERTY and if a phone that's basically a S3 with a QWERTY slapped on comes out right now, I'm buying it day one. Sadly it looks like I'll need to get use to not having a physical QWERTY... :crying:
[General Topics] josephnero:
Xperia V is looking awesome.can't decide if I want V or T lol
[General Topics] FEXTEZI:
In the future i want to buy the SONY brand ONLY! Because i have Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and this phone is ROCKs! I am ussing it for 2 year! I want to buy new SONY go ( nice camera, defence phone, quickly)
[General Topics] Mat1987:
I want the new HTC, the HTC One X!
[General Topics] AbleAmazing:
LG Optimus G

Next Galaxy Nexus device

Nokia Lumia 920

And, forgive me, but I am considering the iPhone 5 as well. I thought of exiting Apple's ecosystem, but that is an exceedingly expensive proposition. So, we'll see. I have nothing but Apple products and a Motorola Atrix 4G - which I love. I've grown tired of buying my favorite apps and digital content on both platforms.
[General Topics] Steffenstr:
I have no idea what my new one will be, really. I have the HTC Sensation and when that one dies I will probably get whichever is their flagship. I'm happy with my Sensation.
[General Topics] jufegoco:
My dreamed cell phone today . . . . SGSIII of course but I would be happy with a Samsung Galaxy Note for example!! . . . .
[General Topics] Gekonix:
I alredy have Samsung galaxy S3, so atm there are no better smartphones on market. Looks like a lot of ppl are aiming for Galaxy S3, good choice!
[General Topics] charlatan01:
Xperia T looks like it might be the winner. I am not sure if the V is pentaband, and I want the flexibility.
[General Topics] Planterz:
No idea, but the fact that Verizon has the Nexus 6 makes the likelihood promising. The LG G2 has a lot of development, as does the Moto X 2013. You could always try one of them if you're fine with the older - yet still capable - hardware.

Don't do it. You can get close enough to a Nexus experience on the G2 by flashing TWRP and any number of the custom ROMs available for it like CyanogenMod, Paranoid Android, or LiquidSmooth.

Milk uses Slacker Audio, which isn't special, but I've found that it has great selection and a good algorithm for playing similar music. I can't really compare it to Pandora as I haven't really used it, but it's far better than Rhapsody. With Rhapsody, I'd try to get it to play 60's soul music (Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, etc), and it'd start playing Beyonce and R. Kelly because it thinks "R&B" from the 60's is the same genre as the crap they call R&B today. Similarly, I ask it to play Dio and it gives me Slipknot and Korn because it can't differentiate between kinds of metal.

What makes Milk special, apart from good selections, is that it's free for Samsungs and doesn't have ads. I think there's a premium version that gives you unlimited skips, but that's not really an issue for me. I'm not adverse to paying for a premium music streaming service, but with Milk I don't need to.
[General Topics] ubigred:
I simply asked him a question. Keep your silly posts to yourself.

Thx
[General Topics] s8freak:
It's a public forum I'll post what I want
[General Topics] ubigred:
Apparently.
[General Topics] obscuresword:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-KZS1dDyw

<____<
[General Topics] 350Rocket:
I disagree on the build quality part. I used to own the nexus 5 and liked it a lot. I bought a used g2 a couple weeks ago and it's sitting in a drawer with a fried display. The plastic and entire build feels creaky compared to the nexus 5 and nexus 4.

It was just my luck that the display decided to fry when I made a backup in recovery to try a different rom. I've never had anything like that happen on any of my phones but it happens enough on the g2 apparently.

I won't argue any of your other points though. I was hoping it would replace my nexus 4.
[General Topics] sims.ns88:
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

I just bought HTC One M9+ and my next smartphone would be Galaxy S6 Active . I'm not quite impressed with the S6 and S6 Edge.
[General Topics] MrTooPhone:
I have been watching the z3 compact, a little above my budget, hoping the cost comes down soon.

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Except for cost, z3 compact comes close. I see a few Chinese phones that come close, except they do not have the required frequencies to use on AT&T.

It seems phones are getting bigger. I don't know if that is what the users want or if the size is needed to house the additional hardware such as RAM?
[General Topics] simonbigwave:
any feedback pros and cons of M9+?
[General Topics] Kriss ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°):
Not sure what to buy next actually. There havent been a phone out yet that has really wowed me
[General Topics] Penguinman87:
Are LG phones popular with the developers community? Looking at the G4
[General Topics] force70:
Yes and no.

LG likes to lock their Bootloaders, the G2 was locked but eventually an exploit was developed and then the ROMs came. The G3 was locked and it took quite a while for it to be bypassed (best way I can word it) and there was a decent amount of development after that... Then came LP for botj devices and I'm not sure what happened after that. Best bet cruise around those forums and see what's popping.

I personally will not spend my money on any device that has a locked bootloader which cannot be easily unlocked (like the nexus line) or that the manufacturer will not provide an unlock for (like Sony and HTC).

I buy all my devices outright and expect to be able to do what I want with them.

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[General Topics] s8freak:
[MENTION=4463570]force70[/MENTION] well I did it I pulled the trigger on the S6 edge 128g now that there's root and Flash Fire I was swayed on how sexy that device is. I got the gold one cuz you know how flashy I am
[General Topics] 1iam5mith:
I am stuck between Galaxy S6, LG G4, and Huawei Mate 7.

The camera on the G4, and the fingerprint scanner of the other two. Plus the S6 has out of the box wireless charging without an extra case required.
[General Topics] teonagode:
The G4 definitively as it is the latest phone that will get good support by LG.
[General Topics] youngchaos:
Moving from Z3C , love the Battery , design and camera but too small. I feel like 5" is my size.

What should i buy? S5 or G3 ? Or? I don't wanna lose the battery and camera features..
[General Topics] Planterz:
Well, the full-sized Z3 would be the obvious choice....
[General Topics] youngchaos:
Yeah but cant find a good price on SecondHand Market in EU.. :( My Z3C is valued for like 280€.. Z3 full size is sold at least at 360€.. don't have the money :( that's why was aiming for S5 or G3.. or should i consider Z2?
[General Topics] force70:
I saw at least one ROM avail for it here...give us some feedback once you play around with it.curious about battery life reviews have been mostly negative but I trust your feedback a lot more of course

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[General Topics] Planterz:
Sure, if that's more in your price range. The Z3 was an incremental (6 month, rather than 12 month like most flagships) upgrade over the Z2. Slightly higher clock speed, but same GPU, same 3GB RAM, same storage, same waterproofness, same screen resolution, etc. Battery on the Z2 isn't as good as the Z3, but is still excellent, and the Z2 is slightly bulkier, but that's the tradeoff for being cheaper. Still an excellent device in any regard, especially if you want to stick with Sony.
[General Topics] MrTooPhone:
So your new handle is "S6Efreak"?
[General Topics] s8freak:
Hasn't shipped yet [MENTION=4463570]force70[/MENTION] but I'll let you know. You know as well as I do battery life depends an a myriad of factors but I read something about turning off the Google now Sync and battery life increased dramatically. I'm not to concerned with Rom development yet but with root I can tweak a few things to my liking considering there's quite a few themes available through Sammy theme engine.

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I've changed my handle so many times already I might as well OPOfreak wouldn't work so well if I'm running the S6 edge would it. I might find one that fits I don't know maybe phone2many
[General Topics] Snipars:
I was getting the s6, but the g4 looks really good
[General Topics] force70:
How about "device freak" or my personal favorite. " skinny jeans freak" hahha.

current devices: Nexus 6, Note 4, 3, 2, S3, OneX+
[General Topics] s8freak:
SJfreak I like it LOL
[General Topics] sims.ns88:
Camera is not up to the mark

5.1 Inch QHD display and as usual Boom Sound speakers with Dolby audio surround sound are the strongest features of M9+. I didn't like the camera much. I don't think there is any drastic improvement in camera department over HTCs last year flagship; HTC One M8.
[General Topics] Yin Simons:
Got my Note 4 a couple of weeks ago. Really like this phone. I like the ability to pin the action notes to my home page. I have two home screens that I only use for pinned notes. Really handy for notes on multiple subjects or lists. Easy to open and modify and save to s-note.
[General Topics] olet_man:
Note 5 with 4k screen amoled in this year
[General Topics] ironia.:
hi guys, i need a suggestion...

I have to buy a new phone... budget 180-200 eur

display max 4,5

ram min. 1 gb

micro sd slot

lollipop

a good camera, min. 8 mp.

i see...s4 mini (but no lollipop..)...moto g 4.5 (mmm camera..)....

or.....??

tnx
[General Topics] Lourde:
I'm trying to decide what to get next... currently have a Samsung Galaxy SII (T-Mobile). SGH-T989 "hercules". I've had it for two years give-or-take, and it's developing charging issues that cleaning the port and buying a new, OEM battery and playing musical charger-cords have not resolved. The computer doesn't recognize it via USB no matter what drivers are being used. I think there may internal corrosion or damage to either the microUSB port or its connections, but I'm not confident enough in my technical abilities to crack it open or repair it myself. Local repair techs want $85 to replace the microUSB port, but considering that it's like a $10 part on a four-year-old model I'm thinking they're high-balling just to say "Screw you, it won't make us enough money to waste time on." Don't have a lot of money, and unless I get some good news from a job interview that's not likely to change in the immediate future; I'm limiting myself to $100-$150 because I can't afford to go nuts with the latest and shiniest. It's not an emergency yet, I'm just scoping out some options and seeing what's available that will be comparable or better than my Galaxy SII.

Wishlist:

Price: $100-$150

Carrier: Unlocked or T-Mobile

Rootable; something that a stable Lollipop has been ported to would be awesome, but I recognize that I may need to settle for Kitkat.

MicroSD expansion; I hate not having a removable memory card.

Camera: Do not care!

So far the HTC Amaze 4G is looking like a front-runner; I really enjoyed my HTC Droid Incredible 2 and might still be using it if I hadn't switched from Verizon to T-Mobile.
[General Topics] obscuresword:
You can try looking at the Moto E (2nd gen), Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE500CL) or the Sony Xperia E4g. Yeah you are right about not wanting to pay 85 dollars to fix this phone lol.
[General Topics] s8freak:
[MENTION=4463570]force70[/MENTION] well the warehouse was out of 128g devices all colors so I picked up a 64g at local store. Already rooted took 5 seconds and Flash Fire installed man I love this phone already. I traded my OPO for my buddies Galaxy Gear 2 and wow I'm just a giddy as a school girl LOL I love it man
[General Topics] Planterz:
Samsungs are typically pretty easy to repair - as far as repairing cell phones go. Screws and modular components rather than glue and hardwiring. But I can understand the trepidation, plus it's always fun to have a new (to you) phone.

The Amaze 4G is ancient though. You can do much better yet stay within budget.

If you asked a couple days ago, I would have said to get the Galaxy Avant, as it was on sale (for just 2 days) for a mere $100. You can, however, get them used or even new for $150 or less. There are 2 listed on Swappa right now brand new for $145. Cheaper for "mint" used ones. It's a decent device, same size as your old Hercules, and there's root. It's on KK still.

There's the newly released LG Leon LTE, which T-Mobile is selling brand new for $150. IMO, the Avant is a better device. The LG does have a 64bit Snapdragon 410, better than the SD400 the Avant has, and it's running Lollipop out of the box, but the Avant has 1.5gb RAM vs 1gb, 16gb built-in storage vs 8gb, 64gb microSD compatibility vs 32gb, and a higher resolution screen. Both support band 12 LTE (older T-Mobile phones don't), so if/when it comes to your area, you'll already be set for the better data signal. No idea about root for the Leon, but LGs on T-Mobile typically aren't a problem to root.

As mentioned by obscuresword, the Moto E LTE (2015) isn't a bad choice. Lollipop out of the box, SD410, 8gb + 32gb SD card. Only 1gb RAM, but the Motos run nearly stock Android, so it should perform as well as or better than the 2 phones above (whereas LGs and Samsungs run heavily customized UIs that bog things down). It also supports Band 12. Battery isn't removable though, so that might be a problem for you. It does have excellent battery life, but in a couple years, it'll require the phone being taken apart and the battery replaced.

The Galaxy Light is very cheap, especially used, so you could save some cash going with one of these. The T-Mobile one is stuck on 4.2 Jellybean though (the MetroPCS one runs KK). It has LTE, but that's really the only thing that's fast about the Light. CM12 (Lollipop) is in development. Current build is semi-stable (useable, but not ideal, as a daily driver), and the guy building it has lent his to someone, so it's currently not being worked on. It's a small phone too - compared to your Herc, it's tiny and will feel cramped. But it's cheap.