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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toadsurfer:
Battery life is awesome. Regularly getting 7-8 hrs screen on time.

And the screen is beautiful. Much better than the s4. Makes videos and games look spectacular.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester09:
Totally agree.

My stats with the G900H (with around 30min of voice calling) with 59% battery remaining.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koragg97:
Wow that's awesome. Think I'm getting a S5 :D. you know, if S5 Prime doesn't come out until July so that it's price would go down until Christmas :)
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koragg97:
ok, sorry for all the questions, but which S5 version is better for heavy usage and better battery life - Qualcomm 4 core or Exynos 8 core variant?

I read that with the S4 the 4 core version had better performace, but the case with the S5 is completely opposite, because it can run all 8 cores at the same time (the S4 apparently couldn't do that).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester09:
Correct. The Exynos has theoretically the edge in performance thanks to being able to use all cores. It's large step up from the Exynos S4 because of that and the better GPU.

In practice however, the GPU of the 801 in the Snapdragon is better at the newer games that use OpenGL ES 3.0.

Gameplay is still very smooth but the framerate is lower in the Exynos in a 1:1 comparison. This should not matter in most games available now but might be more significant in the future as newer games use ES 3.0

As a reference, in my G900H Unreal Citadel gets 46 FPS in ultra high quality and Antutu gets 38421. These are consistent results.

Battery life is very similar in both variants, I'm able to get 7+ hrs of screen on time.

Your biggest criteria should be whether you will need LTE or not and if you really need custom roms as the G900H has none yet.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koragg97:
now I understand, thank you. I definitely don't need LTE as my plan is with unlimited 3G, and I don't need custom ROMs, but I'd prefer if they were available just in case I get bored and wanna flash something other than stock :D so yeah, Custom ROMs = YES ; LTE=NO I guess I'd go with the one which can last longer performance wise with little to no lags (i mean gaming lag) in the upcoming few years (guess it's the Qualcomm one) :) + Exynos variant is kinda hard to find in my country (if it's even gonna be available)!

Please tell me that the Qualcomm International version has FM Radio just like my S3 Mini. I really, really love that feature!!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester09:
Both Qualcomm and Exynos don't have FM radio.

I think most of the Samsung flagships no longer have it since S4.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
In my opinion, definitely S5.

I have had the Note 3 for a while and now the S5. The S5 has better battery life, is more manageable one handed, is water resistant, has a better camera and a better display. Plus the new touchwiz is so much better and better looking. But to each his own. I personally don't use the S pen.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slim_guy:
I recommend z2 best camera on android,more ram, more battery easy
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mediumsteak:
Listen to what the majority of the users here say, and stick with the Note 3.

After an owner of both devices since launch, my experience with the Note 3 and the Galaxy S5 produced a mixture of feelings which lean dramatically more towards the Note 3.

Lets break it down and quickly summarize each device.

Galaxy S5

Pros:

-Better camera with improved low light performance

-Unique hardware features including the fingerprint scanner and the heartbeat sensor

Cons:

-Battery drain issues from various sources including Google Play Services

-Strange sounding muffled speaker caused by the IP67 protection

-10 GB usable storage space. I had to spend an extra 46$ to purchase a 64 GB micro SD card on Amazon. This could be well considered as a hidden cost to own which you may not realize upon purchase.

Note 3

Pros:

-Longer battery life. I came to this conclusion after questioning 2 other colleagues that work at a Canadian Carrier (Rogers) who also have made the switch from Note 3 to S5. We agreed unanimously that the though the battery life on the S5 is stellar, the Note 3 is still the undisputed king.

-S Pen. Quite useful for those who prefer to hand write instead of type.

-Larger screen. The capability to fit more content on the screen generates more productivity.

-3 GB ram! This is one of the most important differences you will notice when using both devices. On the Note 3 you will never have to reload an application that you opened from the "recent apps" list. The performance boost that the 3 GB ram provides you outweighs the faster Snapdragon 805 dramatically.

-32 GB memory leaves you approximately 24 GB of usable space. This is 240% of the 10 GB available on the S5!

Cons:

-Often requires 2-handed usage due to the massive screen.

As you can see, on behalf of my colleagues and I, it is strongly suggested that you pick the Note 3 over the S5.

Regardless of which device you pick, I hope you enjoy it. They are both great phones!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mandeep148:
I agree with you. I like note 3 but will not buy just because of new touchwize in s5,which I can't enjoy in note 3. Only because of that I am sad about note 3 its mostly same os as old s4 with spen software
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crohit911:
Wait for n4
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeep20064096:
Did you enable Power saving mode?

The screen shots are with power saving mode or without power saving mode and can you please let me know how much time your phone is taking to fully charge.How is the battery life with Ultra power saving mode

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester09:
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I don't use power saving mode of any kind.

I leave charging overnight but I think it doesn't takes too long to charge.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
i strongly recommend note 3 if you want iphone like smoothness screen at s5 may be brighter but it is a) so slower note3 has 67 ms latency while s5 has 110 ms ao if you want smoothneas but mote 3 but since you wrote low light performance too i recommend htc one m8 since it has 47 ms latency and awesome camera for low light =)

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oh and heart sensor is inaccurate at s5 you can look it up on Internet
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester09:
You can tell the delta of 43ms and even 20ms in day to day usage? Just wondering.

There are a million other things that make these phones seem smoother or more responsive than others, that 43 or 20 ms difference that you mention is not at the top of the list,
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
buy m8 or note 3 you won't regret it

yes it is top of the list considering todays processers all can handle all games etc but when it comes to smoothness most important thing is responsiveness and no i didn't test it but they did

here you go http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2706200
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drakester09:
No, it isn't.

Software is by large the top differentiator.

A 50ms lag is the least of your concerns when you have deadlocks or synchronous tasks, calls that are poorly optimized. Or 50 extra processes and layers on top of the platform.

Because a blog says so doesn't makes it so.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
my opinion is also a fact. yours is not so please don't make this go any longer..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] THE-COPS:
I noticed while using the camera that there are no controls for contrast, sharpness ..saturation etc. So I decided to download other camera apps and use those functions in them. The only problem is, those controls have no effect on the image. I can adjust them ...say...in Camera360 or lgcamera but nothing happens. I can tell they are not preset values in the apps because say for Contrast, in all apps the contrast shows a value of 5. It can be changed but nothing ever happens. Is there a way to unlock these settings in the kernel maybe? Has anyone messed with this? Im just so used to always having control over these functions on my HTC phones. It seem kind of silly to lock them out on an amazing phone like the GS4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] THE-COPS:
Bumpity....

Nobody knows anything huh? :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] klabit87:
I don't know about the third party apps but I know different options are available when you set the camera to different modes. Like in the beauty face mode the you can change iso
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] THE-COPS:
ISO is normally available in Auto mode as well as Exposure adjustments. But even in the Auto mode, there are none of the adjustments mentioned at the top of this thread. The only thing im really looking to control is contrast.....otherwise I have to edit most of my photos. The images are really good but because of the ultra high contrast preset in the camera, the whites/highlights get easily blown out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] THE-COPS:
Ahh.. guess not :p

No biggie I guess. Im not complaining about this phone or camera. Just kinda wish it had access to those controls.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] THE-COPS:
So I just tried some settings in Snap Camera. Brightness, Contrast and Saturation have NO effect on the image at all. And also the Scene modes do absolutely nothing either. Is this some kind of bug with the GS4's camera software? Ive never used a phone and not had half the stuff working in the camera that typically works on other phones.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
i've recently been encountering random reboots on my Galaxy Note 3 (N9005), on stock 4.4.2 ROM.

The reboot occurs regardless of time, foreground/background running apps, battery level and anything else i can think of. for instance, it can just instantly hang+auto-reboot while i'm browsing facebook, surfing on chrome, switching tracks on poweramp, or even when the screen is off doing nothing (deep sleep)!

I've tried to uninstall some of the recent installed apps, but still unable to find any culprit. is there any way i can identify the culprit, without resorting to factory-reset for my device? i spent a lot of time doing the configuration for each app that i use, and wouldn't want to repeat the whole process..

Thanks in advance for your help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
could anyone help please? :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Only way to know would be to get a logcat or last_kmesg. You might try something like this since it is so random:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogrec
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
i downloaded aLogRec as requested and recorded the log for the entire day.

this is the log for the first 16hours - i opened it with notepad++ and the log was super short - is it normal?

Link 1

this is the log for the next few hours, where the random reboot occurred halfway - seems that it's empty. does that mean there's no way for me to know how the reboot came about? :(

Link 2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Yea, that app definitely didn't work. Not really sure why. But other than catching it in the act using the logcat, whether it is another automatic one or just the manual way via the phone or computer, there's no other way to tell. You do know that you can backup most of your apps and settings with a variety of tools? It won't make everything perfect, but cuts the time of restoring your phone after a factory reset way down. I literally wipe my entire phone and reset it up like 3 times a week on average. It usually takes me about 20 minutes to an hour depending on if I just need it usable or exactly the way I like it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
thanks for the reply. got a few questions:

1. other than aLogCat, any other app i can try to catch the random reboot in the act?

2. yes, i could backup all my apps+settings using TB, but would i also be restoring the 'random reboot' in this case as well?

3. another symptom just occurred and i'm not sure whether it's relevant to the random reboot. after the random reboot (or so it seems), all my saved WIFI passwords get forgotten, and i need to re-enter the passwords for it to auto-login to my home/office network. i also realize it loses one of the settings i previously adjusted in Developer Options - the transition animation scale was set to 0x last time and set back to 1x.. but when it random reboots nowadays, it will just default back to 0x (which isn't the correct default).

i'm so frustrated at the number of problems my phone is facing right now.. :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=scd.lcex - looks pretty solid and more updated than the other one.

Possibly, but since we don't know what caused it, no way to know. What you do is backup everything, reset, then test, then start to add apps back in and test. Sucks, but just one of those things. Software issues can be tricky because there are so many different factors in play.

But it seems like this might be an issue with certain Samsung phones with batteries that are not performing as they should:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2567941&page=3
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
alright, will try the Extreme version and hopefully it catches the culprit.

As for the battery problem, it doesn't seem like the same case as mentioned in the other thread - he had a reboot loop and crazy drain, both of which are not existent (luckily) symptoms on my end.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Your issues could definitely be explained by battery issues though. Have seen stuff like this before at my shop. Batteries are less than $10 typically and worst case, you have a spare battery so if you go out and about and the phone dies, you don't have to run to a charger / outlet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
hmm, pretty sure it's not a battery issue then. just bought a new battery and the same problem exists.

my logcat files appended as follows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yjtio2je6h71mre/LogCat.zip

would appreciate everyone's help!

thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
I was experiencing random reboots on the stock ROM for my KFHD when I was running stock. Turns out it was caused by me adjusting the DPI to a custom value.

>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.4... or maybe it's a Kindle Fire HD running Cyanogenmod 11<<<
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
that could be one possible cause as I have certain preset dpi's for apps using Xposed.

any other possibilities and any other way to avoid it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
The only thing I can suggest is resting the DPI to stock, unfortunetly. Or a DPI that is known to work well with your device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dylansmith:
just curious - did anyone look through my logcat to see if there are other causes? i already restored to default DPI but still experiencing the same issues.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] glaukos:
does a decent registry monitor for ppc exist? i saw one for 40 bux and apparently theres some bootleg way to monitor changes via activesync, but seems a pain in the arse.

will i need to port the rom to pc to monitor registry changes?
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
[MENTION=352440]today[/MENTION] my daughter sport day I m use the z2 for photo shot n video record, what the stupit sony xperia z2 camera not use more than half an hour already overheat and the camera app stop working an force close it self. I lost my daughter beautiful moments!!! Sony what you do the detail make the different?!!! Can I wait the stupit device cool down or I told them to stop the event first until my stupit device cool down and keep on shoting n record !!!!???? No more sony Device. Back to samsung!!!!!!! This is serious problem when u had someting important to record n you stupit sony Z2 told you I overheat hot hot hot I need to cool down first, What the Sony your answer??!! Please share.
[Xperia Z2 General] timberwolf60:
I have to postpone my z2 purchase. Thank for sharing.

Send from my C6903 using TapatalkPro

my SG device: Z1 rooted 136 ROM by NUT with 2.7.123 xzdualrecovery, mod by GavityBox 3.1.0 [JB]

Samsung S2 in sleeping mode.
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
Yes this make me soooooooo madddddd!!!!!!!!!

At least let more people know in the market not only sony device, we have more choices!

I miss my daughter sport day beautiful movement n memory!!!!! This memory can't use money buy it.

Sony said :Details make the different

I said: details make sony stupit.

I also report to sony about this happen.

This is call Sony Smartphone!!!!! Who agree that? We paid the high price n get this kind the stupitphone funtion (overheat n force close)!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sony do you know what is mean of smart.

If you don't know use google translate to find out.

Sony shame of you.
[Xperia Z2 General] HeartUnderBlade:
Were you recording in 4k? To be honest, I've never heard of anybody using their phone to record a 30 minute video. Even my Canon DSLR will have to take time to cool down when recording videos for long periods of time.

Also, I understand you're mad but is it really necessary to copy and paste the same comment on every thread? I may be a lurker but I still want to see actual discussions. I don't want to see your spamming.
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
To prevent Overheat in camera. Go to setting > apps > all and delete all social app and unnecessary apps
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
I just record use for superior auto. And you no need record to 30 min,

5 to 8 min record 5 to 10 pictures shooting after that post on Facebook. Later second event start keep shooting n video recording and your smartphone suddenly close down!!!!!!

Bro I think we had responsibility to share what problem we face it and find out some solution. You think this is my first sony device? I m sony fans. Scene on Sony Ericsson T10.

Not only this problem.

I brought smartwatch n smartband together pair with my z2 when I use my smartwatch media player my device will restart. I try to reset my smartwatch n reinstall update of my device problem still not solve. Hello!!! It this I paid for and get this kind the service from sony?

Battery drain I can accept it because in the same time I use bluetooh to connected two smart wear.

Device get it hot I also can accept it, because this z2 is waterproof n dustproof.

But this camera close down I can't accept it!!!!!!!

My BMW won't told me need for cool down temporary because of overheat.

If I make you uncomfortable at xda forum, please forgive me. I just want to share what problem I face, and also report this problem at xperia care department. Hope sony can give us fully support and solution.

I told you a secret last year My Z ultra also like this problem. After 1 week I traded in.
[Xperia Z2 General] alchopop:
The phone is water proof so I'd recommend having a bucket of iced water to dump it in for a couple of minutes to cool it down. Should then be good for another half hours 4k recording session. Just kidding mate. Maybe you could take the phone back and get a refund or replacement. It is a known issue after all
[Xperia Z2 General] randomuseresato:
Were you recording in 1080p or 4K ?
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
Yes, bro thanks for you suggestions, just now I also received one msg said convert those video n pictures in the internal storage don't use sd card to save it.

You know what, For Example I buy a 4 wheels drive but you cannot drive at extreme way only at highway. You get what i mean.

Or I buy the smartphone and the smartphone told me when I hot may not funtional and will be close down. (WHAT IS MEAN OF SMARTPHONE)

Or I buy the beer and without the alcohol.

(WHY I NEED TO DRINK BEER)

Why sony camera app can let us save our pictures n video at sd card? Because sony camera app setting got this features! But sony said will make your device unstable except you use class 10 sd card (yes my it class 10 32g sd card).

Do you think really stable when I use class 10????
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
Hahaha! Good idea but no more next time to use this device.

sent from my sm-n9005 samsung
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
I m use superior auto setting.

sent from my sm-n9005 samsung
[Xperia Z2 General] SexyIceCream:
maybe they made the phone waterproof just so you can dunk it into water to cool it down :eek:
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
sent from my sm-n9005 samsung
[Xperia Z2 General] fkofilee:
I will make this very reasonable for you... The camera is processing a large amount of Data... Whether it was 4k or not, 1080p... thats enough to make it very hot indeed. The large amount of data is enough to crash the phone if its being stored in the RAM.

I agree it shouldnt close and that its quite bad but I would say Sony will fix this in a ROM shortly :)
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
Thanks you so much your reply. Now I cool down like z2 camera. Not mad no force close!!! ;) I M use back my Samsung Note 3 for 4k recording. My Note 3 even don't give me any problem.

I believe we buy the smartphone is for convenience and fun, if the smartphone don't give us what we need what for I buy it.

We're consumer

we buy the features

we buy the brand

we buy the trust

we buy the support,

and I reward come back it the litter camera force close bug. Do you believe it??

sent from my sm-n9005 samsung
[Xperia Z2 General] fkofilee:
Hey Fella

I also had the Note 3 with 4K vid and it got stupidly hot... I do believe.... but every product has its bad starts!... IE Camera FC, Memory leakage etc. But you have every right to Rant :)
[Xperia Z2 General] kkkok8051:
Yes, bro you right every product has its bad starts. We can't use it to compare each other.

Yeah, my note 3 also get hot but the camera app won't force close. By the way this sony mistakes I can't accept it. My note 3 rooted use omega rom stable and battery last.

Z2 original no root. I can said Sony disappointed me.

I really support Sony:

Smartwatch

Smartband

Sony Srb speaker

SONY HEADPHONE

Smartphone

Ps3/4

Sony vaio multi flip

Sony TV

sent from my sm-n9005 samsung
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
Z2 suffers overheat... S5 suffers from camera failure... but hey, overheat can be fixed by software update where S5 camera failure fixed only by replacing the device.
[Xperia Z2 General] randomuseresato:
That isn't a good idea. Doing so might result in the back glass getting cracked. So Do NOT try this :p
[Xperia Z2 General] ksekhar:
Don't try to p** on it. Xperia is natural water resistant but not for salt water :)
[Xperia Z2 General] SexyIceCream:
oh, i do hope it is fixable in a software update...i don't see why samsung can do 4k without overheating but not sony. i've seen a review on youtube whereby you can zoom in on 4k video and still retain good quality; im counting on this feature for an upcoming concert(i would bring my dslr and 70-200..but the bouncer will probably throw me out lol):p