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[AT&T HTC One (M8)] BrianBaker:
My wife had the GS5 and I had the M8 as new customers to AT&T and my wife did everything in her power to rid herself of the GS5 and pleaded I exchange it for the(in her words) phone with the speakers in the front,this phone has such a shi**y speaker and I can't stand to use it..It's been 3 weeks since the switch and I have yet to hear her say one bad thing about the M8..That means a lot to me because my wife doesn't really give 2 s**** about the best phone technology.All she knew was her phone sounded like crap and she didn't want to deal with it anymore.She's even using pie controls now(mind blown) Can't get her into BlinkFeed though,such a shame.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] sameer1807:
I'm considering trading for a local galaxy s5 for my m8.. The camera is just not cutting it..I thought It would be good enough but it isn't..I will miss the build quality and speakers but I'm pretty fixed on going ahead
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] chizler:
touchwiz for me was the best reason to stay away, and the lockdown bootloader was another deal breaker for me.

as far as the M8 goes i havent found anything wrong with it, people complain about the camera but for me it does the job, if i want better pics ill buy a camera and not a phone.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] BrianBaker:
yeah the camera is just fine for me as well..Sure it's not as good as others but the difference between the 2 is pretty minimal when compared to just using a half decent camera to begin with...Selfies though on the M8 will pretty much destroy anything the GS5 can do.But for regular photo's it gets the job done
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Android The Greek:
There is two fundamentally different strategies with cameras here. Samsung can afford to invest in camera because that's all it has to offer besides the same hardware speeds and Android skinned experience. HTC gave people what the need in everyday life (plus a 5mp selfie cam), with some new tech to improve the pixels. It comes down to they both gotta make money also. HTC went the high build quality with r&d in cam and less features (gimmicks) and Samsung has high features and high camera and lacks in build on purpose.

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Also add marketing in the Samsung bucket
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] tee00max:
I was just actually considering it myself but to tell you the truth, there is nothing Negative I can actually say about the M8. Maybe it's just the phone junkie in me wanting to try it out but I have been in love with how smooth Sense is. I usually can't stand TouchWiz but then I install Nova Launcher and my experience is right back positive with the Samsung interface. With the M8 it's so smooth out the box, this is the only device that I haven't I installed Nova Launcher on and I'm very impressed. Might calm my phone tech ways down and stick with the M8.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] hack14u:
If you are buying a phone for the camera, either go Nokia (sure it's WP, but no one can touch their cams), or LG. I had the G2, and the cam was amazing, and I can only imagine what the G3 brings. I have had every phone released in the past 4 years, and by far the G2 blew every other away. Samsung has gotten fat and lazy and better watch what's coming from behind.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] androidbuff123:
Yea I think the HTC camera is truly unappreciated. It truly is pretty decent now that I'm testing it under low light condition. It is kinda heavy though especially with a skinny TPU case even though the case is pretty light. 160 grams is already on the high side.

I'm also not liking the fact that though HTC says the screen is 5 inches, it is only so when viewing media in full screen.

The screen measures about 4.5 inches without considering the black band for the on screen buttons. Oh why did HTC do that!
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] shaqqq:
I had the Galaxy S5 before I had this M8 and I didn't like it at all and I usually like Samsung phones but this one I did not like at all. To laggy, felt slow, glitches, and not much changes from the S4. I'm happy with my M8 it's way better than the S5 in my opinion. And my dad had the Galaxy S4 and wanted to get the S5 but after he saw it's not much changes he got the M8 also and he loves it.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] redpoint73:
Troll thread smells like a troll.

Seriously though, its silly to ask such a question in the M8 forum. Obviously, most of us here bought the M8 because we prefer the M8; and you aren't going to get too many responses to the contrary in this forum. Ask the same question in the GS5 forums, and you will get a lot of the opposite responses.

As to how I came to decide: I was highly interested in the M8, but decided to wait and see what the GS5 would bring. Also, since I wasn't up for a subsidized device upgrade until May anyway, it was not an issue waiting for the GS5 release. I soundly decided on the M8 for the following reasons:

M8:

- Much better speakers, and front facing

- Much better body design

- Bootloader unlockable

- Camera is better in low light, where I take most of my photos

GS5:

- Bootloader locked down

- Cheap plastic body. I don't hate it as much as others. I actually prefer the "dimpled" texture to the previous smooth plastic, which looked super cheesy. But it simply is not even on the same playing field as the M8's gorgeous metal unibody

- Some might say the body finish on the M8 is too easily scratched. And the GS5 is to some extent waterproof. So the GS5 may have a slight advantage in the durability department

- I don't despise TouchWiz as much as others. Its actually come a long way, and I haven't actually minded it too much on my Tab Pro 8.4. But Sense is simply a cut above in both looks and functionality

- Camera is better in well lit situations

- Has the heart beat sensor and fingerprint reader. But I don't think I would use these much, and they seem gimmicky, and also reportedly are finicky to use based on reviews.

While I was mostly decided when going to the AT&T store, I did try to give the GS5 a fair look and one last chance. It just felt super cheap and crappy compared to the M8, laggy in comparison, and TouchWiz was annoying alongside Sense. It was never much of a contest to begin with. But holding them both in hand closed the deal.

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AnandTech has the best (objective, detailed, and most technical) smartphone camera analyses I've read. Most review websites will just say "we like the camera better", or "the pics look better" without giving much, if any, technical explanation or objective reasoning.

My takeaway from AnandTech's review of the GS5 is that its better in well lit situations, while clearly loses out in low light. GS5 is more MP, which is of course an advantage if you will be blowing up or cropping the images. So a lot of it comes down to how you use the camera. But I would not say the GS5 camera is superior across the board.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7903/samsung-galaxy-s-5-review/2

As far as the weight, the difference is only 0.53 ounces or 15 grams. I don't see why this would matter in any way. In your pocket, you will not even feel the difference. If you think this will fatigue you more to hold up an extra half ounce, you probably need to exercise more (do a bunch of 12-ounce curls!).
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] androidbuff123:
Your post is insulting, informative and helpful all at the same time ?

Thanks.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] adocorp:
I went from the Galaxy S2, S3, S4 then to the S5. I did not mind the plastic feel of the Galaxies. I actually prefer it for the weight. I never had a problem damaging my phone since I always had a case on it. Anyways, I bought the S5 and returned it in a week. Let me tell you why..

1. Locked boot loader and no root.. This was a VERY big deal and was the main reason why switching to the M8

> Cannot remove bloatware. I tried disabling and hiding some of the apps but it still bothered me.

> Got sick of checking the forums every hour in hope for someone unlocking the boot loader or getting root

2. Finger print unlocking sucks.. Most of the time I had to enter in my PIN after so many failures when I actually needed the phone. If I concentrated, it would work half the time.

> Heart rate monitor is useless.

3. A little too wide for me and it did not feel comfortable holding with one hand. Holding the M8 feels great and I like the feel of the curve :)

4. Laggy as hell.. Even with a higher cpu clockrate than the M8, it felt laggy even switching from one window to another!

5. Last but not least.. Same sh*t like all the other Galaxies. I felt I was in 2009 with the S5 with looks and appeal.

my 2 cents.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] androidbuff123:
Wow. I just read Anandtech's review of both the M8 and the Galaxy S5. Holy cow! The M8 beats the S5 in pretty much all tests. (barring daylight camera tests of course)

It's amazing to learn really how REFINED HTC's design is overall.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] chrispyutec:
I just jumped ship from the S5 to the M8 last night. This was a hard choice to make and I'm still not sure I made the right one yet. First off, I think I could have got a bad device because of touch sounds not working...and yes the volume is up and the proper boxes are ticked. I am trying so hard to like this phone and I think my main problem is being used to touchwiz.

Don't get me wrong, there is a ton to like about the M8, but there is also a ton to dislike. My reason for jumping ship is because of no root and locked bootloader.

No bashing me please lol!
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Melamunna:
Samsung could easily do something similar to HTCDev but they have proven time and time again (by action) that they don't care about developers (unless you buy a GPE or developer edition, but why should you have to?)

And build quality. It makes me wonder why the Galaxy Series is where it is instead of HTC being in that spot.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] barondebxl:
I actually prefer the S5. I had it but wanted to try the M8 do I traded it but I prefer the S5. It really is a matter of opinion.

I prefer the S5 because it's grippier, the M8 is kinda slippery. I also prefer the UI believe it or not, sense is kinda boring but it performs flawlessly.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] LightningKitsune:
I can beat that, mine cracked from my wrist to the table from a simple slip. Drop was 3 inches, crack from top to bottom. Sent it in for a repair and it came back refusing to turn on and got hot after putting it on the charger.

Bad phone, bad quality, bad service, bad repairs. Just nope all around.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Blueoval24:
Yeah I was in the same boat until I held the s5. Felt like something I would give my teenage daughter (although she's only 2 right now hehe). I wouldn't want to go into a business meeting with that piece of plastic. Plus the m8 takes decent pictures and has a better camera interface. Now if I want professional ones, then I'll use my Nikon. Everyone has there own personal preference, this is just mine.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] slapdaddy:
The back cover of the S5 ruined it for me. There is no way I can stand feeling that cheap crap every time I pick up the phone - I mean, who's idea was it to use that kind of plastic???? The back cover of the S4 is infinitely better and yet it's still plastic. The M8 just blows them both away in that regard. TouchWiz also feels like it's some "happy-go-lucky cartoon life-health Disney-adventure companion where nothing ever goes wrong ever!!!" ...... Just no. The saving grace with my S4 was the fact that I got it on launch day and therefore, was able to bypass the bootloader with loki and install AOKP. If I wasn't able to do that, like with the S5, I would have stayed away from the phone entirely.

Apparently Samsung is making an "S5 Prime" though, all metal. If true, and if that phone's bootloader is unlocked, they could have a serious winner on their hands.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Lostatsea23:
Sense becomes kind of boring ill admit. But I had the s5 for a week and the lag just drove me crazy. The camera on this is perfectly fine. I'm a photographer so I'm not a noob when it comes to cameras. Anyways, there so many more roms on this phone and it just works. It's simple but beautiful and fast. Touchwiz is more fun so to speak but I never could stay on it because it would lag... And if I wanna run cm on this I can. Or paranoid android.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] ZehelSitchel:
I had the S3 since launch and hated TW out of the box. Rooted and installed CM as fast as I could. My dad got the S4 after it came out and thought he was getting stock Android because he had played with my phone and was sadly disappointed. So I rooted his and got him running CM. After playing with the M8 and S5 in store the M8 was a no brainer.

I might be slightly bias though because I was so ready to get a new phone and not have to deal with TW...

ZS
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] Z51:
samsung has been faithful to me, but I got sooooo tired of touchwiz. it was all the same.

I bought my HTC like 1 or 2 weeks before it came out. loved it from day 1

I also bought a GS5, sold it the next day. battery sucked and it felt cluttered (OS)

I'm happy with this HTC til the LG G3 drops. ha
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] androidbuff123:
Okay.. so I succumbed to temptation and traded in my old iphone 5s to get the GS5. Here is what i found.

Pros:

1. Nice display.. I like the way Samsung made full use of the face of the phone to give us maximum real estate for the size. Even the bottom bezel seems OK because of the capacitive buttons. That's my one gripe with the M8. Should have moved to capacitive buttons on the black bottom band rather than make them on-screen. (it's funny because people after the Galaxy Nexus were thinking on-screen buttons were cool.. it's NOT. it's a waste of space).

2. Lightness. Love that the phone feels feather light. Even with a good strong case, it is still lighter than the M8.

3. Very good Stock keyboard. I would say almost equivalent to SwiftKey. Nice Keypress sound. (I think Samsung tried to copy the apple keyboard here)

4. Good camera in daylight conditions.

5. Speaker is decent (no comparison to the M8 obviously). Call quality is superb.

Cons:

1. CHEEEAPPPP!!.. How the heck is this a "flagship"device with such cheap feeling to it? Even the "metal" trim around the phone is made of plastic! (I'll admit.. I didn't know that before.. thought it was some light weight metal).. I mean really!.. the phone feels extremely cheap in the hand...especially after having used an M8.

2. LAG FEST: WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH SAMSUNG!!. How the heck does a "flagship" phone have this kind of lag?? :eek::eek:

Obviously the ATT version still has no root or exploits.. and I'm running bone stock with no "questionable" apps (well, that is up for debate considering the amount of stock bloatware already baked in").. But I've tried disabling the bloat and it STILL is laggy. Found some tricks online where you can disable transition effects etc.. the lag reduced, but it's STILL LAGGY when switching apps!.... but it is a shame having to "tone down" effects just to make the phone work (somewhat) the way it should.

3. Do not like the fact that the back button is on the right of the home button. HTC has got it right (to the left) of the home button.

4. Bad Camera in low light and even medium light conditions. I mean seriously.. cannot even hold a candle to M8 in similar low light conditions. HTC blows it out of the water!

5. I have not done any scientific tests to corroborate this.. but I think the battery life on the GS5 is worse even though it has a bigger battery.

6. Do not like the fact that the volume button is the left. When viewing in landscape mode.. I turn the phone anti-clockwise (I think most of us do the same).. and the volume buttons end up down instead of up.

7. The less said about the chaotic garish convoluted and unnecessarily over-the-top Touchwiz.. the better I guess. but Samsung should be embarrassed to put out an android skin like that.

I still cannot believe the now-and-then lag.. and I'm convinced people are really sheep to make Samsung such a successful android vendor when HTC has a much better and complete product.

So basically, I think I've satisfied my itch.. This phone will go on Craigslist over the weekend.
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] WhiteSRT69:
i work for Verizon

personally i have had good hands on with the GS5, and i personally don't like the phone, feels cheap, and more silly useless things added to the phone
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] androidbuff123:
The glass of HTC one m8 also feels pretty good though. Its weird. They both use the same glass. But I think Samsung has an oleophobic coating on it.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
First, thanks to AsGF2MX and his topic here

This tweak is not new, im just bringing it to the attention of those who only read the prophet forums.

It would appear the high and low CPU version of skype are most likely the same, the only difference being which codec it uses to compress the audio (high uses a smarter and higher quality codec resulting in high voice quality).

While low has a lower voice codec it is possible to make it even lower. The actually call quality is fine, the only difference is IT WORKS!

Heres what to do:

1) Install Skype for Low CPU's from http://www.skype.com

2) Run the attached CAB or modify the registry yourself (HKLM\Software\Skype\Phone\Audio\DisableCodecs and set it to read ILBC G729 EG711U)

Thats it, no need to overclock. You cant call the skype echo123 or Linux users as they dont support this codec but everyone else should work fine on WiFi.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
Now even easier. Below is an install which will install skype that will work on the Prophet/JAMin/M600/S200.

What is it?

Its just the bog standard Skype 2.0.0.51 from skype.com but I added the registry keys required to acutally get it working on this device. I also added the Today plugin from the new Skype 2.1 beta.

How?

1. Remove any existing Skype install

2. Click here to Download Skype for Prophet and run the CAB file on your device

3. Launch skype and logon

Also attached is a seperate download to add the today plugin found in the 2.1 Beta for those that dont want to fully re-install.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] kevin_paul:
Wizard?

Any idea if this will work with a Wizard?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
Yes, the original thread I took the tip from was for teh wizard. Same processor, same outcome.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] cidriver:
Work fine, at least in my device, thanks a lot!
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] ctmagnus:
As for me. :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] tjohnso1:
Seems to work fine for me too! Thanks a bunch :D
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] PhoenixAG:
This is great. Thanks a ton! I finally am looking forward to installing Skype on my prophet without any hassle :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] andyfield:
works great here too on the wizard :)
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] lidholm:
I installed the CAB file that dannyoneill posted. When trying call skype's test number I get "no common codec" and skype hangs up. Does anyone know what to do about it?

// lidholm
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
You cannot use skype once you have applied this fix to call users running skype on Linux. Which is what the test server runs.

Linux only supports the one codec and it happens to be the one thats causing trouble for us.

For most they dont actually know anyone who runs Linux so its not a problem, and even if they did they have a choice. Not working at all or working for windows users.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] lidholm:
Thanks for the reply.

Am I able to use SkypeOut ?

// lidholm
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
you can, as far as I know its just skype on linux that has issues, skype out, in , chat, it all works.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] arg0:
What about calling users that have Skype for Mac OS X? do their skype support this codec?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] dannyoneill:
i believe so, yes
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] JuxTuSiVo:
codec issues

This version works great with my xv6700, howeverm I replaced skype 2.2 with this. Problem is, when I reinstall skype 2.2 after uninstalling this modified 2.0 version, I cannot call with skype 2.2! It would seem all the codecs are disabled. No skypeout, no windows users, no nothing. I have checked the registry and there is nothing listed under the disabled codecs. Skype 2.2 worked OK (but slowly) before I installed this package. Any suggestions?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] umesh:
Does Skype work on GPRS

Hi,

Unable to download the cab file off the ftp server and also there's no Low CPU version available on www.skype.com mentioned as such. Can you please upload the file as an attachment with your message.

Also, I have an unlimited data plan through GPRS with my service provider. I have read, not clearly though, that Skype would work only through a Wi-Fi connection. My questions are -

1. Is it true, that Skype works only with Wi-Fi Net connectivity

2. If yes, is there any tweak/modification to use it through GPRS connection

3. If no, is there any other VoIP software available for WM5 that connects through GPRS.

Thanks,

Umesh

O2 Neo, WM5
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] DonDieselkopf:
Hi there,

I had the same problem with disabling the codecs. I installed the 2.2 and after setting DisableCodecs, any call would fail with an error message "Audio I/O error" (SkypeOut, too). Then I removed this registry setting, rebooted and the error persisted. It seems that skype stores this setting at a different position and doesn't change it back.

The solution to the problem is to manually navigate to the Skype folder, open config.xml and remove the codecs which should still be inside the <DisableCodecs>...</DisableCodes> tags.

However, I still haven't figured out what the problem with disabling the codecs is in the first place. I'm running WM5 on an O2 Neo. Any ideas greatly appreciated!

Chris
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] jiucenglou:
Thanks for your sharing!

I am going to give it a try!

:)
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whiteice217:
Long story short. I broke my kindle... Go figure right. Well anyways I had cyanogenmod on it with twrp. It wasn't working very well so I downloaded the stock amazon rom and used twrp to wipe everything then install it. Since then I'm stuck on the default kindle fire boot screen. I can see it with adb. Whenever I try to do anything I get

-exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory

I don't know if its due to a issue with permissions or the file is missing since I wiped it. The only thing I have come to conclude is I may need to get a fast-boot cable. I really do not want to do that but I'm stuck

Any suggestions I've been at this for 6+ hours sifting through forms looking for assistance.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
What have tried?

Can't restore stock with newer than twrp 2.2.2.1
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] isko95:
since my xperia doesnt start up and cant handle to flash a stock firmware (because it is bricked) i decided to buy a new original battery on ebay for it. but when i receive the battery, WILL THEY PROVIDE ME THE TOOLS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY? pls reply so i can buy it as soon as possible thanks :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
I think you should ask the seller mate.

Also are you sure it's a battery problem? Maybe the sony service center is the best solution if you are not sure what caused it.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] isko95:
because when i push power button, the led always blink red 3 times. (this means the battery is dead, like i always known) what do you think?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
I think that the best solution is the sony service center. I can't tell you if it's related to the battery or something else since i am not an expert.

I am just telling you what i would do if i had a similar issue just to be sure.

In any case you need to ask the ebay seller if he is gonna provide you the tools.