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[General Topics] Soufiansky:
It lags while multitasking and leaving bunch of apps oppened in background but nothing serious. It handles games very well , never had any lags or problem with any game. You may think of a custom rom if you get it , aosp roms made my S5 super fast and smooth as butter.
[General Topics] Planterz:
The Verizon S5 and Note 3 don't have much going in the way of custom ROMs. A handful of customized TouchWiz ROMS, and maybe CM and a couple others with Safestrap. Updates are at the mercy of Verizon (and likely currently as updated as they'll ever be).

If he needs the device to last another 2 or 3 years, the Note is the better choice, I think because of the RAM. Both will have enough processing power for whatever unless he expects to play the Square Enix port of Skyrim in 2019, but the extra RAM of the Note will help out when normal programs like Facebook or whatever get heavier, use more resources (because budget phones will have better specs in the coming years) and will start to accumulate on his phone like they tend to do for most people. Waterproofness is nice, but not essential. As for the camera, I guess that depends on how big a priority it is.
[General Topics] Trilback:
my old used phones I gotten lasted about 1 year and half to 2 years because the phone got slower(maybe cuz of app updates?) So I am trying to find a good buy. My friend has a note 2 and now a note 4 but she always been a note phone person.

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Was thinking of just leaving the stock rom if I want to keep the s5. if you could would you switch your s5 to a note 3?
[General Topics] zelendel:
Every time I see people talking about a device getting slow I can't help but wonder how much is due to mental manipulation. Most devices released in the last few years are still as fast as the day they were released, but we are manipulated into thinking new devices will be so much faster.

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[General Topics] Trilback:
True but what happens if you try and open google maps and it takes 1 min or longer?
[General Topics] force70:
Note 3 all the way.

Bigger screen

WAY better battery life

More ram

S pen

That said both the S5 and Note 3 are both versions behind current so as far as lasting a few years I think you would be happier with something a little newer.

Sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Note 4 or Nexus 6
[General Topics] imarq24:
OK here's the deal in looking at getting a Nexus 6 ..I'm currently rocking a G2 rooted with Blissmallow. But wanted some input is it still worth it to get a Nexus 6 being 2yrs old or should I go for a 6p
[General Topics] zelendel:
I went from the g2 to the nexus 6 and am very pleased with it. Prefer the 6 over the 6p for a few reasons. Mostly due to the oem

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[General Topics] imarq24:
Thanks looks like that's the direction I'm going with is the n6 but how do the cameras compare
[General Topics] Planterz:
It's not 2 years old; it's not even a year and half old (16 months). And yes, it's worth it, IMO, if you can get a good price on it. I just bought one myself; it arrives tomorrow. The 6P is significantly more expensive (although still a good value), and I don't feel the performance difference is worth the extra cost. Coming from a G2 however, especially one running AOSP/CM ROMs, you probably won't notice much performance improvement between that and either of the Nexus 6's, given that the G2 still has very competent hardware and only needs to push a 1080p screen instead of QHD. The 6P in this case might be the better option, if only for future-proofing (the 6P will officially receive Android O, whereas the 6 might only get support through N). However, at this point, it might behoove you to simply wait until the 2016 Nexus model(s) come out, and/or maybe pick up a OnePlus One for cheap in the meantime if all you want is something bigger.
[General Topics] SirVer:
6P would definitely be more futureproof, and I've also heard that it's easier to handle than the 6. Also, the camera may or may not be worse than what you're used to; reports seem to vary on the matter. Apart from that, the 6 is a good enough upgrade that you probably won't feel disappointed. Still, if you can spare the cash, 6P is probably a better option.
[General Topics] force70:
I have both but was also really skeptical about the 6P and who makes it.

Surprisingly the build quality turned out to be super impressive and Im really happy i bought it.

Miss the 6" screen though, they messed up there.

Sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Note 4 or Nexus 6

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The 6 is still fantastic, one of my all time favorite devices.

If money isnt an issue of course go for the newer more powerful version but absolutely nothing wrong with nabbing a 6. There will still be lots of development for it for quite some time I would imagine also.

For me the extra storage on the 6P is great (have the 128gb model) and the 6P camera just kills the 6 camera.the fingerprint sensor on the 6p is flawless also and i actually use it..far better than my note 5 fingerprint scanner in fact

Short of storage and camera both nexus devices are pretty close IMO

Sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Note 4 or Nexus 6
[General Topics] s8freak:
I wasn't impressed by the build quality nor the camera. 5 days and I sent it back
[General Topics] Akatosh:
I'm a two year phone Guy so octacore Samsung here I come.
[General Topics] ta2dwez:
I currently have the HTC Wildfire but my contract is ending in a couple months so im hoping to get the Sony Xperia S.
[General Topics] tado888:
Sgs3!!!!!:d:d:d:d:d:d
[General Topics] Eun-Hjzjined:
Dumped both my droid razrs for a note for me and one x for her.

No clue after this. Maybe note 2 or a new nexus in a year or two.
[General Topics] iok1:
HTC sensation

Sent from my GT-S5660
[General Topics] TheKennard:
of course sgs3 :D
[General Topics] mosquito0031:
Asus padfone

Phone+tablet+netbook
[General Topics] paulnsx:
Sticking with my gnex for now... but I am tempted to get something with 8960...
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probably the next HTC phone on Verizon.... whatever is rumored sounds nice, just need more details to know for sure, only other option seems to be the SGS3, unless VZW doesn't order it
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
Depends what Nokia's next big offering is.
[General Topics] pshadoww:
HTC one s
[General Topics] Rachel wang:
iphone

I like iphones for new
[General Topics] Joy`:
Samsung Galaxy SIII
[General Topics] maslafonjr:
In this moment, I have a Galaxy R i9103, but when it break,

I think that I will buy a Google Nexus, i'm bored of producer's customizations.
[General Topics] dickturpin1976:
am really diggin the galaxy note but i`m on contract till next year so there`l no doubt be something better by then... (do not get a 24 month contract!):mad:
[General Topics] superage:
Optimus 4X. :)
[General Topics] hanhha:
Galaxy S3 +1
[General Topics] steez003:
Galaxy s3!!!
[General Topics] ivan.schneider:
S3 or Xperia S
[General Topics] DirtyTooth:
I've been pretty happy the the quality of HTC so I'm thinking the rezound. But the huge following that the nexus has is making the decision difficult. I got a few months till an upgrade though, so I'm in no rush to choose.
[General Topics] DraeHD:
EVO 4G

Really looking forward to getting either the EVO 4G or the next 1ghz+ (hopefully dual core) phone that gets on the virgin mobile market.:good:
[General Topics] VictoriaSeniuk:
HTC Wildfire S!!! Small and good for me :good:
[General Topics] gabriel2anjos:
iGalaxy 3S lol

Sent from the future with my holographic phone
[General Topics] Babydollll:
Either the Note II or the next Nexus. Most likely the Note, though.....

Sent from somewhere....if I could only remember where....
[General Topics] raShMan777:
the nexus

'cause i'm kind of a flash-a-holic i will most likely buy the current nexus as my next phone. love the idea of having a lot of roms and mods available to try. :)
[General Topics] creative_md:
Sgs9 when it'll arrive!!!! :cool:
[General Topics] lfwxb:
It's must be Android based phone.
[General Topics] Kiyuubi:
I've changed my mind to the LG Optimus G. It looks rather amazing.
[General Topics] mrc77:
Android

Android and a phone that allows me to add a cdcard and change battery :good: Like my new SGS3
[General Topics] johhu12:
Not sure but probably Goophone I5
[General Topics] daBayrus:
im waiting for the next nexus smartphone..
[General Topics] dman22:
idk... either IPHONE 5 or SGS3...
[General Topics] itsme.stefan:
I am looking all the time for a new phone with a hardware keyboard. Thats really difficult, but I like it very much.

So, hopfully there is a "HTC Desire Z v2" or something like that... :D
[General Topics] Fly-n-High:
I agree LG has it

Yea it does look good. I like the 13mp camera. I don't know why Samsung didn't put something larger that a 8mp?? Anyone who has kids loves having a quality camera/video on hand. If the sgs 3 just zoomed in more and took better pix.
[General Topics] denysw0w:
Thinking of a S2 :) beautiful or not ?
[General Topics] GuyInTheCorner:
Yeah, they're awesome phones :)

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[General Topics] mmicoo:
definetly some of the sony's phone :cyclops:
[General Topics] Kiyuubi:
I was surprised at the camera too, but mostly the video feature where you can keep watching the video as you do other things like text. That's just plain awesome.
[General Topics] beogaard:
Sombody had a look at the new xiamoi mi-2

Comming this month.

Qualcomm Snapdragon “S4 Pro” APQ8064 Quad-Core CPU

2 GB RAM

sounds great.:D
[General Topics] bigjoexxl:
I've been eyeing the LG Optimist G for a while now. Also been doing a lot of reading up and for those who concerned with the 13mp camera. From what I was reading they said the camera was under underperforming.
[General Topics] Planterz:
Most reviews I've read about the 6P said the build quality was amazing. And that's why I'm not very interested. Devices described as such typically mean that they're impossible to repair (ie: replace a fried battery) by the end users and cost way too much for replacement of a $20 part. Nevermind the time it takes to send it back to China or whereverthef$#%. If/when I need to fix my incoming Motorola Nexus 6, I know that I can do it myself.
[General Topics] IAmLucky:
1st thing guy who has 'slow phobe' must do completely factory data reset to wipe phone.

2nd if factory data will not fix lag, root device and flash custom ROM. This is how to make device last one more year. But if possible for sure. Factory reset must be enough imo

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CPU can be overclocked. On my ace 2 stock dual core CPU speed is at 800mhz. And it feels so damn huge difference when I set it at 1245 MHz!

Even though my phone is old already. Maybe even too old for some people but display is very good

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and then freezes for 5 mins and fixes after waiting 1 hour or by rebooting. (my galaxy ace 2 =] )
[General Topics] zelendel:
If it takes that long to load then you have something bogging down the system, Even my GF 4 year old device still loads just as fast as my n6.

There are a few things you can do to keep it running smoothly.

Like one of the biggest that most people over look is that the more storage you eat up on a device the slower it will go. So say my old 16gb nexus 4. Once I used around 10gb on the device it would slow down. It would speed right back up once i cleaned it up some.
[General Topics] IAmLucky:
Build quality is not very perfect as a lot of people complaining about alluminium frame bent at volume buttons. In example, keeping in one of these transparent cases (by huawei I believe) but it is an issue and you can return phone for that issue.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Look mate i know what i'm talking about as i have the device :p , and yes this is exactly what i said look closely at my post , i already mentionned the custom rom option. And believe me , the S5 "lags" , there is other devices as old as my S5 or older and still faster like the nexus 5 or the LG G2 ( which i had too ) but this one struggle sometimes.

I'm not a noob or an ignorant guy who cry "My sammy is slow i want an iphone" , i just say facts :) [MENTION=1140856]zelendel[/MENTION]

I think you misunderstood , i'm not saying the S5 is a slow or bad device. For exemple look at the One M8 , it was released nearly at the same time with the S5 , and it is smooth as butter even if you have a lot of apps installed or multitasking..etc , why ? The trick is the skin , sense Ui is very optimised and bug free , touchwiz in the other hand is heavier which slows down the phone. The Lg g2 is 6 months older and is "blazing" fast , because it's all optimization ;)

Now new touchwiz is miles better , they removed a lot of bloat and it is much better optimised , which gives us a great experience on the last sammy devices ( S6 and up ).
[General Topics] Trilback:
This is one of my old phones that I had to use for a day and I had factory reset it and it's on a custom rom.
[General Topics] zelendel:
Did you really just say that Sense was bug free? Not even close. It is right up there with TW as one of the more hated Distros of android. To be honest all the OEM distros are lousy. I can take the same device, remove the OEM distro, toss a pure android build on it and it will be twice as fast.

This is part of the reason most developers have ditched the these devices and now only buy nexus devices. It really is night and day.

Dont get me wrong. You do get many "cough" cough" "features" from OEM devices that alot of normal people will find handy I guess.
[General Topics] SirVer:
Sense is hated? Where are you getting this? I personally don't like it (though I don't hate it nearly as much as TW), but almost everyone I talk to loves it. Why? I have no idea. However, it's certainly better than LG's, and some others I can think of. If I absolutely had to stick with a skin, I'd go with Sony's or Sense, because they mess the least with Material Design.
[General Topics] zelendel:
Just look in the HTC forums. There are hundreds of scripts made to remove Sense. Even HTC sees this when a few years ago at the MWC they asked people on XDA to give Sense a chance.

As for MD many dont see that as a good thing. It is common that MD is considered to look like it was made by fisher price in a pre-school class. To the point that alot of developer laugh when they see new themes using it. Dont get me wrong I am sure alot of people like it, but then alot of people like IOS looks as well.

If you look in the market some of the most bought themes are the ones that remove the MD completely from the system.
[General Topics] SirVer:
I don't get why some people hate MD so much. To me, it looks leagues better than Holo ever did. I understand that that's subjective, but it's not just the looks; I find it much more intuitive and effortless. It's the little things, like the share menu and open with menus coming up from the bottom, making it easier to reach with my thumb, or the floating action button (LOVE that thing). I don't know if it's objectively a good UX, since I know nothing about design, but I do know that it's much better for me than any other skin, and that most of the people I know have a much easier time using it than Holo.
[General Topics] zelendel:
You know it wouldnt be as bad if they didnt use such a bad color pallet (which maybe changing soon due to the uproar all over the google groups)

Most people just think it looks childish.

Also they messed it up badly. Using 5 images and 3 xmls to do the same thing that a single png would have done. which bloats the frameworks even more then it already is due to all the images and code still being left in back from GB and before. If you rip it apart you will see thousands of images and xmls that have not been used in more then 4 years.
[General Topics] SirVer:
I see. No wonder MD apps are heavier. Ah well, as an end user, I still prefer it over its predecessors. Subjectivity rears its head once again.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
You will always find people complaining about the skin in every forum. Samsung users will say touchwiz is laggy , sony users will say it have some missing features , htc users will say it's bloated , even nexus users complain sometimes :rolleyes:
[General Topics] IAmLucky:
Exactly. Stock android downside is doesn't have as many features as android skins.
[General Topics] force70:
They cant idiot proof everything lol.

I have zero issues with mine, people who mistreat their device and then complain its faulty...well see my first comment.

Sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Note 4 or Nexus 6
[General Topics] sharpeyedman:
Perhaps my next cellphone would be HTC Shadow 2.
[General Topics] IAmLucky:
I'm just saying that it has that common issue. If you don't believe, you can read a lot of examples in nexus 6p thread. I didn't say that this happens in all devices but in a huge part and it is weird that frame bents
[General Topics] s8freak:
Mine is the S7 Edge coming next week
[General Topics] IAmLucky:
well, new phone, but not your new nick... you will need to make new acc for s7freak

kappa
[General Topics] s8freak:
Nah don't need new account just ask for name change
[General Topics] DarkCobraSK:
Honestly, right now the S7 Edge is the one I want. LG didn't really impress me and it looks like Samsung has worked well to improve.
[General Topics] dredq:
After thinking long and hard and getting everyone's thoughts here I pre ordered the S7 edge. I just want to say thank you to everyone that helped me in this discission. This an awesome site with great people. Thank you.
[General Topics] IAmLucky:
s7 is better than g5 if looking at price to quality ratio.
[General Topics] Planterz:
I've had my Nexus 6 for about a day now, and I'm about ready to murder children, stomp on puppies and kittens, drown fish in Everclear, and watch a Will Ferrel movie marathon. And WHY F@#$ can't I do a simple Titanium backup of even a single godammned motherf$@#%ing app on my OPO with 36.19GB of space without getting an "insufficient space" error?

@#$%^#%$A@&^#^#$%&^$%A$*^*@!&)$*#@#$%*)(@$&Y(@*#%U*\
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Would like to help you but can't understand.
[General Topics] Planterz:
Neither can I.

I don't know what when wrong, but trying to root/TWRP with Wugfresh's toolkit didn't quite work right. TWRP 3.0 got installed, but everything else got effed up. Whatever, I tried flashing a ROM and Gapps, and all I got was force-closes from Google crap. Tried using the Wugfresh tool to restore to stock. 4 times, didn't restore to stock. TWRP isn't stock, and no OS installed isn't stock. USB still works, so I managed to flash Bliss 6.0 and Gapps. It works. I don't like it, but it works. But for some completely unrelated****ingreason, now I can't do a Titanium backup of apps on my OnePlus One. It worked fine last time I did it. I've got plenty of space (36 frigging gb), yet even a single app gives me an "insufficient storage" error. I don't know what or why the @%#! is going on, but I'm at the very least I'm glad thick, full hair is in my genes, because at this point I'm about to rip every one of those bastards out by the root..
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Calm down my friend we'll find a solution even if i'm not familiar with the OPO or Nexus devices. So as i understand , you have an issue with restoring apps on your oneplus one running blisspop rom right now ?
[General Topics] Badre88:
If you have "insufisant free space..." message when you want to backup/restore via titanium app, go to supersu > settings > security and uncheck "mount namespace seperation" reboot the device, try again titanium and see if it helps.

PS: Sorry for off topic
[General Topics] SirVer:
What [MENTION=5289717]Badre88[/MENTION] said. If that doesn't work, take a nandroid backup, and use Titanium to restore from it on the target device. It'll be slow, and may not work for some apps, but it's better than nothing.
[General Topics] BORIStheBLADE1:
Looking for a new phone guys and girls.. Right now I have a LG G3 and like the phone buy I keep scratching the plastic lens over the camera lens. I've replaced it 3 times already. They are cheap but I'm just tired of it.

What I'm looking for is something I can root easily because I like to run Adaway and has a good camera. I'm on T-mobile right now and looking to spend $400.00 ish... What do you suggest to look at?

Thanks
[General Topics] the-spea76:
Someone knews something about the HUAWEI mate 8?

I personally don't know this brand, but listening to people talk, they say that is pretty good.

I will be interested about the mate 8 but it depends of the details.
[General Topics] obscuresword:
Huawei is the number 1 phone manufacturer in China (I believe). They made the Nexus 6p. I heard that the Mate 8 is a great phone. One of the guys I watch had a small problem with it though: https://youtu.be/HwfvidkLPoc.

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LG G4 lol

You can also go with the Moto X 2015 too.
[General Topics] SirVer:
I looked into one of those for my dad. It's a pretty beastly phone, among the top 5 in power before the MWC devices came along. Has everything you'd expect from a flagship, except for a 2K display (it has FHD), which might be seen as an advantage, anyway. The only downside is the skin: it has lots of useful features, but it goes for a glassy iOS-like look, which doesn't go well with any Material Design apps. Across the system stuff though, the look is pretty consistent. Also, I think it's a dual sim active, though I'm not sure about that.
[General Topics] the-spea76:
Thank you SirVer. I will thinking about all of that and with others brands. But when we had Samsung it's not easy to change :rolleyes:
[General Topics] SirVer:
Amen to that. [emoji23]

Why don't you tell us your budget and what you're looking for? You might get some options you hadn't considered before.
[General Topics] the-spea76:
My budget is very poor.... A family with 3 children's here in Portugal is stuff. I inform me before and then I will thinking about all of that.

Thanks
[General Topics] Planterz:
You sir have saved my sanity. I'm new to this whole Marshmallow thing (I skipped Lollipop entirely), so I'm uninitiated with some of these new quirks.

Games (now that I can play them) are so much better on this bigger screen and stereo speakers. And this AMOLED screen is beautiful. I was worried about it being dim, as reviews I've read have bashed its brightness (270 nits is rather low), but it's plenty bright. I keep my OPO at about 40% brightness, and it looks about the same at 40% on my Nexus 6. I never would have expected that. And whereas at 100% on my OPO it's ugly and overblown, it's absolutely gorgeous on my N6. I'm really liking this thing so far, now that it's working properly.

[MENTION=4463570]force70[/MENTION] Out of curiosity, what ROM/kernel are you running on yours?
[General Topics] JihadJohn:
Just got the blackberry priv
[General Topics] force70:
Dude of courseI know that, ive read about it, seen the videos....before i even bought mine...yes it made me skeptical.

But mines fine and if it did bend no doubt it would be my fault for doing something stupid. Dont beleive everything you read :D

This device is rock solid as far as i am concerned.

Sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Note 4 or Nexus 6

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Pure nexus! I flash alot but always come back to pure

As fas as kernels go ive tried pretty much all the kernels but tend to stick with what the dev provides with the rom.

Chroma is really great also and flashing cataclysm mod over top of a stock based rom is pretty cool. Stock stability with most the AOSP features.

Sent from my Nexus 6P, Note 5, Note 4 or Nexus 6
[General Topics] ithehappy:
Yeah, that's what you get for buying LG or HTC! Jeez! I have never noticed a single dot even on my any Galaxy phones (no I keep'em naked and don't care too), or the Moto X! Just buy anything which is not an LG or HTC.
[General Topics] Soufiansky:
Be aware of your ignorance ?