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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JawjaBill:
I upgraded to the Note 5. I had to make some changes in execution and mindset to enjoy the phone but I do like it. I especially like the addition of the fingerprint scanner and wireless charging. My battery lasts all day despite being in prison. This is also the 1st android phone I have not rooted because there is no question as to whether I will move on from it. The next big thing for me may or may not be from Samsung but it is safe to say the SD card is back! ...and larger battery capacities.

Now, where is Marshmallow?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Pat.:
Samsung have woken up & SD cards are back. .. so I might go back to buying their phones again.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Woke up or switched to a SoC that support SDcards.. ಠ_ಠ
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Pat.:
It's not my problem "why".

As a customer I wasn't being offered what I wanted & now I am again... woken up ; )
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
I guess knowing why something happened is overrated.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JawjaBill:
The prominent question is "Does knowing why outrank what is wanted."
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
What does one really have to do with the other? This isnt a philosophy class. You can want an SD card and also know why they didnt have them for this past release.. The two are very independent of one another..

If knowing why out ranked wanting it, does that mean now you must stop wanting it?

If wanting it out ranked knowing why does that mean it would magically appear?

The difference is that a person knowing why, will be like oh that sucks.. A person not knowing will be like "OMG Samsung wants to be Apple soo bad, I'm getting a v10/Nexus P/iPhone"..

More understanding never hurt anyone. Regardless of what is wanted..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JawjaBill:
Why is the SD card back? They switched or ditched for a reason. They last time is unknown but this time was because the consumer "whyed" it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
SoC they used prevented them from using external memory. The chip they are using this year allows it. It's not exactly a mystery.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JawjaBill:
You seem to be stuck in the why which is not justification for truncating capability imo. Who railroaded Samsung into using the SoC that they chose? They have an IC Division for crying out loud. Do something else that keeps and/or enhances capability. It's called Research & Development. Honor and Blu don't seem to have this "issue" with their sub $200 phones. You and I both know that Samsung's removal of the SD card last year was not because of that gutted chip and/or instruction set on it that they chose. Samsung had to have some other vision or motivation for this move. I personally don't think it simply boils down to SoC choice. They put their market share up for grabs with this move.

Welcome back Samsung. maybe.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jazzmachine:
I'm thinking that the way that LG designed the removable battery on the G5 is pretty slick. IMO the modular nature of what they're doing is legit "innovation". For those who haven't heard, the battery is mounted on a board that you can slide out through the bottom. They're also going to be releasing some attachments that connect to the part that slides out. The one that piqued my interest the most was an external DAC with an extra 3.5mm jack that would be on the bottom. I don't recall the other ones that I read about... there was something involving a camera but I don't remember what. Here's a good article that talks about all that:

"LG G5 hands-on—LG may have made the most innovative phone of MWC"

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...y-have-made-the-most-innovative-phone-of-mwc/

Also since the importance/value of removable batteries has been a semi-contentious topic in this thread, here's a link to a post I wrote on the topic yesterday:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65450607&postcount=17992
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] GF Geek:
F I N A L L Y ! A NEW RELEASE THAT IS A STEP FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARD (WHAT A NOVEL IDEA IN CELL PHONE DEVELOPMENT!!!)

:cool:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jazzmachine:
If you checked out that article on Ars Technica, you might want to read what they have to say about the S7 as well... I wasn't aware that it was waterproof/IP68 certified until just now. Inability to really "do anything" if your phone gets wet is one of my biggest concerns/complaints when it comes to sealed batteries (as I wrote about in that linked post). I honestly had zero interest in that phone until I read that... gives me some hope that the N6 won't be such a disappointment ;)

I'm still super happy with my N4 and have no plans to look at upgrades until around N6 time anyway but it's definitely really nice to see companies getting some things right! Given the choice between multiple appealing options vs. settling for whatever sucks the least... I suppose I'd tend to prefer the former :p

I wonder (but kind of doubt) if my local T-mo store will have any of the attachable accessories for the G5 once they're out; that really just sounds fun to mess around with!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] freakboy13:
I'm huge on camera quality functionality Love the modular idea! I'd like to see a swapable camera on top as well. Perhaps one day we will see actual zoom function instead of just digital. Imagine swapping out you camera or rather the lenses and sensors for better pics etc...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jazzmachine:
The modularity looks freaking awesome! I was just looking up some more info on the attachments, that is, the "LG Friends" as they're calling them, and the camera module definitely looks interesting. It even does more than tweak the camera; it adds 1200 mA to the phone's battery capacity! Here's a summary from this page: http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-g5-modular-accessories-peripherals-674957/

"The LG CAM Plus adds an extra 1,200 mAh to the G5’s 2,800 mAh battery for a total capacity of 4,000 mAh. There’s also a dedicated shutter button, which can be half-pressed for focus lock, a zoom dial, video record button, LED and power switch. LG is claiming an additional 15% usage time and “real camera UX with one hand”."

There's also a "360 cam" which has some cool additional features beyond what you'd expect from the name. It looks like there are 5 "friends" currently announced, which are listed/explained on that link above. I'm pretty interested to see how much they cost... "not cheap" would be my guess, but I hope they do well sales-wise so that LG will continue down this path.

Oh, two other G5 tidbits: it has an IR blaster which the S7 does NOT. Also the display is IPS LCD (meh) but it does reportedly have some improved/battery-friendly "always on" tech. If only it were about half an inch bigger I think I'd be pretty tempted... :)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] icugotit2:
Just played with the s7 edge. Its a beautiful phone camera seems nice. really looking forward to the n6.

The ir blaster is a bummer . . . . but I can live without it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] d12unk13astard:
Excuses excuses Samsung, another year I won't be considering Samesung and be perfectly content on my note 4 especially when marshmallow comes to our phones.

In the words of S N Double O P

Samsung can eat a big fat d***!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] KingBeef:
The adoptable storage feature of Marshmallow is a bit of a conundrum for the OEMs in my opinion. Using the sd card in that manner is not reversible from what I have read about the feature so that presents an issue. Let us go back but a couple of months in time and recall the "outrage" so many expressed at the damage caused by placing the SPen into the Note 5 backwards created. The blame that was laid on Samsung for something it clearly warned customers of, and frankly, as a user of the Note series since the 3rd edition, struck me more as user error than poor design, was ridiculous . Now, imagine the outcry that would occur when many new owners of the S7 and S7 Edge pop cards in from other devices, see that shiny new feature, press ok, and watch 128 gigs of photos, music, documents, movies, etc get wiped from the card as it is formatted to be used as such in the phone. Further, imagine what would happen when those same individuals attempt to remove their card to transfer data or to use it solely in a different device (as they could in the past) and they cannot. This, in my opinion, is why it is not available. It is a half baked feature, as so many of Google's ideas are of late, and it would cause a bit more headache than it is worth. Sadly, a large number of people do not take the time to read user manuals and familiarize themselves with these expensive pocket computers that just happen to be able to make phone calls these days.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Eric214:
Well first I want to say that i LOVE the SD card period. My biggest reason is to be able to download ROMs and mods and be able to flash them on the fly when I'm out and about. Without an SD card I have to use my PC to flash anything. With that said, I have been using them for over 15 years in my cameras phones, tablets but overall they are a risk of losing data and just plain going bad. I don't think the battery thing is really an issue but for a very small number of people overall. I mean I get roughly 7-9 hours of SOT depending on what I am doing with my Note 4. With all of that said, I'm on the fence about upgrading to the Note 5. I really don't think I need anything stronger then the Note 4 at this point, it would only be a want and I'm good with where the Note 4 is currently.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Why do you need a desktop to flash your ROMs without an SDcard?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] WingedCow:
Just protest with your pocket. We got 4 Note 4 in the family, if there's no removable battery, I'm getting them phones from a different company that do, simple as that. Not that the trollish 12 year old pouring gas on the fire is helping any.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ubigred:
You've never used a Samsung Pro card.

Sent from my SM-N910T
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] seh6183:
Nor will I ever now that Samsung made them obsolete. Note 5 ftw.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ubigred:
J.K. Shin, is that you?

Sent from my SM-N910T
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] kabuk1:
I wonder if they'll make one of these for the note 5. Not an ideal solution, but might make it bearable.

http://www.incipio.com/chargers/off...-extended-battery-case-samsung-galaxy-s6.html

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It's possible with internal memory. If I take my card out, the internal storage shows up as another sd card and the data survives a wipe because it's partitioned separately from the rom. It works just like an external sd in regards to backups & flashing.

Internal storage was one of my biggest pains in the butt when I was a phone tech. When refurbishing the phones, I had to make sure to wipe both app data and the internal sd, and if the internal memory had gone bad and couldn't be wiped(a common occurrence), I had to scrap the whole phone cause it's illegal to resell a device with even a trace of customer data on it. I actually really miss the days of no onboard memory & sd-only for data storage. Much more secure that way. Most users don't know they have to factory reset AND wipe internal to destroy all their data.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
Same thing i did when HTC started doing that, they forced me into sammy devices, if they do this, the will force me into another device, maybe LG.. hmm
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] WingedCow:
That's pretty much what I'll be looking at, the new LG devices are looking pretty good so far.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Now you just need root..

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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tommason1968:
Laughter

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All very good points here. I think I'll get the Note 5 AND start the jump on demand program, if I don't like it I can go back to HTC, or try the new LG. Platinum problems are nice to have.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
I am about to give up hope on my N4. The GPS receiver is just so bad. It is super weak. You need a clear sky to get the signal. And I dont like the N5 too. I dont know what to do. I will never get a iphone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3158946

Apparently a really reliable/unexpected fix to GPS woes found on Reddit...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] YarsRevenge78:
I think I can live without an SD card. I use dropbox for just about everything. Backups could always be transferred over to my computer via USB if need be as well.

I don't think I have needed a spare battery for a phone for a while now, but I feel like every phone just needs to have that as an option. Some people need to swap a spare, but mainly I like the idea of being able to pull the battery (just in case).

Everything CAN be replaced, it is just a matter of how hard you want to work at it.

I have bad memories of having to take apart my old Palm Treo to change a bad battery back in the day. I just kind of winged it instead of finding a tear down guide. I ended up accidently putting a screw driver right thru the ribbon cable for the keyboard when i was replacing the battery. I ended up having to buy a broken phone on ebay to canabalize parts from. Fun times...

I have never taken apart a Note, but my old Galaxy S2 came apart and went back together rather easily. I am sure Samsung has put some thought into repairability. Someone has to take these things apart when they break, I am undecided if I want to take apart a phone with a sealed battery however. I guess the jury is still out for me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] GMAN1722:
I know that I'm not a marketing genius but if the mock ups are correct I don't understand the logic of making the only main difference between the S6 plus and note line is one has the edge and the other has the S-Pen. Therefore I'm leaning towards that the mock ups and rumors aren't entirely correct (at least I'm hoping that this is the case)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] GermanGuy:
Looks like Note 5 will have SD card slot

http://pocketnow.com/2015/07/22/galaxy-note-5-specs-uaprof
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aznmode:
I really hope this is true. Need to be able to reuse my 128gb card thats about 90% full.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] ShrekOpher:
Might have an EXSD after All

Check it out Samsung might have been listening.

http://phandroid.com/2015/07/22/galaxy-note-5-microsd/
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JodyBreeze901:
I hope so.....because if it does not have an Micro SD card, then that LG G4 Pro will probably be my next phone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
It say to squeeze the side of the phone? I did that and nothing happens. Did it work for you?

I might need to get a N5 bc of this!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
The one day I was having an issue I squeezed above the power and volume and also pinched from back to front and it kicked in. May be a coincidence since I haven't had many issues to begin with but there are people saying it worked for them. Get one of those GPS apps and see if you satellite situation changes
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
I have the N4 and Samsung Alpha. I use "GPS Test" app. So I sit in the office far away from the windows/outdoors. My Samsung Alpha got 3D lock while the N4 see nothing.

N4 suck!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] sino8r:
LOL! Try GPS Status app and download the GPS assistance data via app. Also you could try this as well... http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/general/faster-gps-lock-root-users-t3131564
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] neofreek01:
Just read that on sammobile they reportedly said that there nay very well be a micro sdcard on the note 5...."GOOD NEWS, GOOD NEWS"!!!!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] SamuelBegui:
I may go ahead and get the Note 5 but I'm a bit skeptical about it simply because I won't have the additional storage space. I would really hate to be filled with storage and not have a way to expand it. Reasonably speaking I have about 10gbs left of storage on my internal storage. I suppose I can store whatever I have on my external SD Card on my computer and use an OTG cable when necessary on the go. This might be inconvenient for photos and apps on your phone but great for storing your ROMS and other mods. It does not seem great but it'll do now that I'm seeing more companies transition this way.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] nick2k:
so it MIGHT have an external memory slot. so that's one of two big things... the other being the removable battery. in my line of work, i'm out on the field A LOT and don't have access to reliable power sources.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] MajorTom_:
That's how I feel about it the "usefulness" of fast charging.

What good is it if you don't have a power source available?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] madchainsawer:
Im done with samsung my note 4 is great and all but the battery cant last ten hours and touchwiz is the worst thing on earth i wanna see the one plus 2
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dvanzutphenkann:
If you're running xposed that's the culprit of the battery drain. Do a full wipe and reinstall the rom you're running without xposed and test it out for 3 days and watch that battery last and last
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] nano303:
Yea new leaks seem to point out at a NO SD card or removable battery device. I do have a laptop and OTG cables laying around so who knows. Only space I need is for ROMS. I never download more than 10 apps. I currently have 13GB left and I have a couple games on here. 32GB. 64GB should be more than enough
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] GermanGuy:
No infrared port either. Might have to go back to HTC.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] kabuk1:
No card & a sealed battery is bad enough, but no IR port either? At this point I'm starting to think they're trying to alienate existing note owners. On the plus side, this saves me some money cause I am definitely not upgrading my phone anytime soon now. I have a feeling my N4 is going be like my HD2, a phone I hung onto for dear life cause nothing better came out for years afterward.

What a disappointment, I really don't know what the hell sammy is thinking anymore. Boo, you whore.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] _-..zKiLLA..-_:
Im right there with you. I think i may pay off my note 4 with tmobile and hang on to it till something really grabs my eye.

I couldnt help but laugh about the HD2 cause i did the same thing. Flashed anything and everything on that thing and then fixed it like 3 times. (Broken screen, broken buttons, broken vibration). Good times :):highfive:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Amd4life:
this cant be true, samsung can be that ignorant. they are about to **** around and get outsold by the oneplue2
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] kabuk1:
Yup, thats my plan.

I still have my HD2 & it still works perfectly. To this day it's the phone I've had the most fun with & it's what actually got me into the modding scene, there was just so much stuff you could do to it. Fun times :)

I hope I'm wrong, but I can't see an IR port anywhere on it :(

http://bgr.com/2015/07/28/galaxy-note-5-photos-leak/
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] seh6183:
Lol yea I bet. The one plus 2 doesn't have NFC, wireless charging, quick charging, or an s pen. What a joke lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jyan_osu:
I'm disappointed that it doesn't have usb-c among other disappointments. Will definitely just hang on to my note 4 and ride it out.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] seh6183:
The Note 4 with the upcoming 5.1.1 update will be a solid phone for a loooooong time. Long as in 2 more years until the amoled screen burns out lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Given the track record of performance in relation to updates on Samsung's this seems like wishful thinking.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dvanzutphenkann:
Idk about the no SD card, phone arena usually passes rumored where GSM arena gibe solid info. From what I've heard it will indeed have a expandable SD storage just no removable battery ?. We shall see on the 13 of August
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] kabuk1:
I'm just going by the leaked pictures, which show a sim slot only. Maybe they combined the sd and sim slot into one port, I've seen that on other phones. Doubt it though. The sim tray doesn't look big enough for more than just the sim.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] seh6183:
Given the fact that 5.1.1 has already been released in certain parts of Russia and been proven to eliminate almost all lag on the phone, I would say otherwise....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] pcriz:
Two things.. 1. Early reports also stated that 5.0.1 removed most of the lag.. 2. Lag hasn't be the only issue with 5.0.1 which has caused many in the community to stay on or go back to 4.1.1..

Not to mention dealing with international builds (which have less bloat and tinkering) and carrier branded builds are two different beasts.

Heck even look at the bugs from the last updates to the s6. I've been doing this android thing a bit too long to assume any one update will be the holy grail..

The phone worked awesome on KitKat..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] seh6183:
I've seen it with my own eyes, its fixed and is amazing. Believe me or wait to see for yourself.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JawjaBill:
... plus the development section is on life support. General bug fixes are not even being released anymore. Same situation with my Note 10.1 2014 (the one with the stylus). I need a SD card slot. Doesn't matter why. I do. If you don't, cool beans! Don't beat me up because I do. Maybe I should get rid of everything with a stylus or maybe even Samsung.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] v2.2v:
damn! They went all the way back to 4.1.1 lol!! Lol I know I know. Still funny
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] tsdsbrk:
I agree I don't understand when others get mad when we say we want an SD card. Here might be an alternative...No stylus but hundreds cheaper.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/motorola-motox-style-android-hands-on,29697.html

"It is also good to see that Motorola hasn't ignored the needs of many Android phone users by including a microSD slot."

Even that article acknowledges there are many users who want the SD card.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JawjaBill:
The X is already on the list.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Amd4life:
This is basically a Note4, with a somewhat better camera. Once the note5 comes out, the "old" note 4 will be about the same price. So I am not sure where the real value comes into play

I do LOVE the front facing speakers so I might get one, if the note4 never gets an official 5.1.1.

I do wish it had the upgraded Cport and the larger battery of the lower specd version.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DPMAce:
I just bought a new oem battery for my note 4. Feels like new again, previous battery that came with the phone has lost so much capacity.

Now I hear that the s6 and now the note 5 won't have a removable battery or SD card slot?

If so then I will look elsewhere when it's time to upgrade.

And gone with me will be my whole family, about 10 - 15 people. Because I handle all the IT for my relatives.

Samsung is displaying pure greediness. They used to be a company that made feature packed phones with no compromises. I left HTC after the mighty HD2 because Samsung was giving what the public wanted.

Now it looks like we will go to LG.