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Aug 16, 2015 18:58
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My only complaint with the S6 is how often it kicks games out of memory for a 3GB device. Split screen is very useful, the fingerprint sensor just works, beautiful display and fast processor... It may in fact be a Good Phone.
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vyst posted:I've used every galaxy device since s3 and touchwiz is a shell of what it used to be. The only thing they have that you can't get rid of now via apps, themes, or customization is the lock screen Not that I care much either way, but notification pane? Settings? Performance and update issues related to Touchwiz not being stock? Also hardware buttons, though that isn't a Touchwiz issue per se  E: I agree in general, anyway, that replacing the launcher and keyboard and stock apps with the Google equivalent makes Samsung stuff a lot more tolerable. The same is true of LG. Not great, but a lot better than when you first turn the phone on. sourdough fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Aug 16, 2015 |
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RVProfootballer posted:Not that I care much either way, but notification pane? Settings? Performance and update issues related to Touchwiz not being stock? Also hardware buttons, though that isn't a Touchwiz issue per se Those first two are addressed with the theme store, you can even go straight Material design.
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Aug 16, 2015 19:06
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:My only complaint with the S6 is how often it kicks games out of memory for a 3GB device. Split screen is very useful, the fingerprint sensor just works, beautiful display and fast processor... It may in fact be a Good Phone. Ehhh... My wife's s6 won't alert on new hangout messages unless the app is open when on cellular, and only fires alerts for all the ones sent when she was out when she comes back home and hits WiFi. I don't think that is Sprint fuckery, rather us getting samsunged. Also when wireless charging it beeps each time it hits full, so it starts pinging again and again at night as it tops up. No option to shut that poo poo off. It is a nice piece of technology, but still very much a Samsung. If apple wasn't so hateful with the Google apps in ios I would be pitching her to iPhone but she won't have it.
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E.T. NO HOMO posted:So I killed my Turbo today at work. Dropped it on some jagged steel screen down and shattered it good. It's stuck in a boot loop now with no picture at all. Took it to Verizon on my lunch break and luckily a couple reps there had heard about the free one time replacement Moto offers us special snowflakes, and got the ball rolling on that for me. Being that I have insurance also, they overnighted me a "certified like new" replacement but I may not have it until Monday what with the weekend. What exactly is this snowflake insurance thing you're talking about?
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Aug 16, 2015 19:14
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Turnquiet posted:Ehhh... My wife's s6 won't alert on new hangout messages unless the app is open when on cellular, and only fires alerts for all the ones sent when she was out when she comes back home and hits WiFi. I don't think that is Sprint fuckery, rather us getting samsunged. Also when wireless charging it beeps each time it hits full, so it starts pinging again and again at night as it tops up. No option to shut that poo poo off. Or you could just not buy a Samsung.
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Aug 16, 2015 19:15
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Logikv9 posted:This current generation of phones is just awful because it's either a consistent poo poo sandwich (Samsung), a laughable hype-train device that is impossible to actually obtain (Oneplus), not out yet (Nexus), somehow worse than touchwiz (LG), a portable stove for emergency situations (HTC), or gutted and soon to be replaced with literal malware okay device (Motorola). Phones are better than they've ever been lmfao
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vyst posted:I'm intrigued on how the Samsung is a poo poo sandwich It's a buggy compilation of good hardware and awful software. I've been using the S4 and then the Note 4 afterwards, and the best thing I can call them is a half-hearted attempt. The look of Touchwiz is meh, but that's purely aesthetics and I've learned to live with it. What suffers is the massive amount of pre-installed Samsung apps that always find a way to keep running in the background, or override any other app (I'm looking at you, Music app). It's badly optimized for the fast hardware it's built upon, and my Note 4 stutters all the time on the stupidest things. Clicking multi-tasking lags for 2-3 seconds before anything shows up. Gallery takes forever to load. I'm drowning in a list of problems that I have with it. What it boils down to is that the phone can't keep up a consistent user experience and I want a change. I've heard that the newer devices (S6 and newer) are better, mostly because Exynos doesn't throttle constantly. I've played with a few, and that poo poo is buttery smooth. But it still exists on top of the badly optimized mess of software that Samsung has cooked up, and it's likely just using its hardware to brute-force performance into acceptable ranges. You also just know that updates will get slower and rarer as soon as the next cycle comes up. My S4/Note 4 were also amazing pieces of technology when I first bought them, but somewhere down the line something always just breaks.
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Logikv9 posted:My S4/Note 4 were also amazing pieces of technology when I first bought them, but somewhere down the line something always just breaks. This is true of almost every piece of technology.
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Super Dude posted:This is true of almost every piece of technology. But its Samsung so it falls apart faster and is much more noticeable.
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Aug 16, 2015 20:06
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Looks like the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ will only run you $800 when it's released.
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ThermoPhysical posted:So what's the consensus on Ambient Display on the Nexus 6? I looked back at the beginning of the thread just to check and didn't find much talk about it. It's useful for just glancing over to see what the notification is (especially if you're using something like a Tylt). It auto turns the screen on when it thinks it's being picked up but it isn't foolproof. Haven't seen any hit to battery.
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Aug 16, 2015 22:05
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Those first two are addressed with the theme store, you can even go straight Material design. Ah OK, that's cool then. I didn't realize they went that full on with themes.
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Aug 16, 2015 22:08
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Maker Of Shoes posted:It's useful for just glancing over to see what the notification is (especially if you're using something like a Tylt). It auto turns the screen on when it thinks it's being picked up but it isn't foolproof. Haven't seen any hit to battery. Awesome, thanks. Just trying to see what I can do with this thing. The standby time is absolutely amazing.
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I don't know who cares but I'm getting all day [9 AM to 11 PM or so] and 6-7 hours SOT on my Note 5 for the last week. I like this thing.
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Aug 16, 2015 23:23
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Godinster posted:I don't know who cares but I'm getting all day [9 AM to 11 PM or so] and 6-7 hours SOT on my Note 5 for the last week. I like this thing. You notice any issues with the GPS? That seems to keep popping up when I've researched the Note 5.
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When it comes to wireless charging is it any difference to order Anker http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y839YMU?psc=1 or Official Samsung http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Wireless-Charging-Wall-Charger/dp/B00UCZGS6S/
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mastershakeman posted:What exactly is this snowflake insurance thing you're talking about? http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/droid-turbo-screen-assurance-faqs/ There is a promo with the Droid Turbo, wherein you get one free replacement due to broken screen, provided it happens within 2 years of purchase.
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kitten smoothie posted:http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/droid-turbo-screen-assurance-faqs/ Dude, thats awesome.
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Hughmoris posted:You notice any issues with the GPS? That seems to keep popping up when I've researched the Note 5. I've used it a few times in town with no issue. Can't say I've tried it extensively.
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Bob A Feet posted:Dude, thats awesome. Yeah, just make sure you're well versed in it if you need to use it because I was halfway out the door on my way to pursue other options before they stopped me and said "oh hey you're right about that thing"
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My replacement Anker battery for my LG G3 apparently just poo poo the bed after 10 days. Today I tried taking a picture with flash and the phone shutdown immediately after firing the flash. It's now throwing the "Invalid Battery" message and shutting down upon boot. I've googled and this seems to be a common issue with the LG G3 and aftermarket batteries. I already emailed Anker however I'm SOL without a working phone till they send me a warranty replacement battery. (Original battery is unavailable, neither is my back up Maxx) Are there any other solutions out there? I tried clearing cache, deleting battery stats, and inspecting the battery pins to no avail. Obviously this is a sign I need to pick up a Nexus 6  Edit: What brick and mortar stores might possibly carry a LG G3 battery? JayKay fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Aug 17, 2015 |
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JayKay posted:Edit: What brick and mortar stores might possibly carry a LG G3 battery? Your wireless provider.
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JayKay posted:My replacement Anker battery for my LG G3 apparently just poo poo the bed after 10 days. Today I tried taking a picture with flash and the phone shutdown immediately after firing the flash. It's now throwing the "Invalid Battery" message and shutting down upon boot. Did LG seriously DRM its batteries? 
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Any advice for a really durable USB cable? Googling finds me a lot of suggestions for cables with durable cords, but what I'm really after is durable, um, heads? My daughter LOVES to break the tip of her chargers and I'm pretty sure she's going to ruin her Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (I know, big loss, right? What a piece of poo poo). The best cord I've found just randomly happens to be a usb transfer cable I got with a Harmony remote. It sort of "clicks" in and doesn't wiggle around much. As a side note, that cable charges my phone fast as poo poo. Any suggestions?
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1337kutkufan6969 posted:Any suggestions? Teach your children to stop breaking poo poo.
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1337kutkufan6969 posted:Any advice for a really durable USB cable? Googling finds me a lot of suggestions for cables with durable cords, but what I'm really after is durable, um, heads? My daughter LOVES to break the tip of her chargers and I'm pretty sure she's going to ruin her Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (I know, big loss, right? What a piece of poo poo). The best cord I've found just randomly happens to be a usb transfer cable I got with a Harmony remote. It sort of "clicks" in and doesn't wiggle around much. As a side note, that cable charges my phone fast as poo poo. Check out Anker cables. I got one of the 10 ft ones and it has that snug feeling your'e looking for. Of course, this may vary cable to cable... YMMV
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Did LG seriously DRM its batteries? Sounds more like it was a lovely battery and something broke internally causing the phone to not be able to "talk" to it properly (like maybe getting voltage or temperature readings, which are moderately important).
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Dunno if anyone still gives a poo poo but the Moto G3 camera continues to be adequate:      (zoom's not so great)
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LastInLine posted:Or you could just not buy a Samsung. ...because we should have reasonably expected this wacky poo poo with Samsung versus another android phone on loving sprint (she won't leave her 35 dollar plan to go to a real carrier)? I don't get the buyer beware bullshit when it is literally the only noniphone no allegedly poo poo android device. She wanted dat camera. She got it. We were so wrong though.
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1337kutkufan6969 posted:Any advice for a really durable USB cable? Googling finds me a lot of suggestions for cables with durable cords, but what I'm really after is durable, um, heads? My daughter LOVES to break the tip of her chargers and I'm pretty sure she's going to ruin her Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (I know, big loss, right? What a piece of poo poo). The best cord I've found just randomly happens to be a usb transfer cable I got with a Harmony remote. It sort of "clicks" in and doesn't wiggle around much. As a side note, that cable charges my phone fast as poo poo. The cables are supposed to be weaker than the connector on the device - the theory being that it's easier to replace a cable than the port.
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Daily Forecast posted:(zoom's not so great) I doubt the phone has been made that does optical zoom. Digital zoom is always terrible.
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pun pundit posted:I doubt the phone has been made that does optical zoom. Digital zoom is always terrible. How so very wrong you are: http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/galaxy-s/SM-C1010ZWABTU and http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n93i-1823.php
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Turnquiet posted:...because we should have reasonably expected this wacky poo poo with Samsung versus another android phone on loving sprint (she won't leave her 35 dollar plan to go to a real carrier)? I don't get the buyer beware bullshit when it is literally the only noniphone no allegedly poo poo android device. Sprint is terrible, and T-Mobile has a $30/month prepaid plan.
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1337kutkufan6969 posted:Any suggestions? Just get one of these.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Did LG seriously DRM its batteries? To be fair, everyone should do that for exactly the reasons you'd think. It forces the consumer to use an OEM battery which they can sure meets the proper specifications because when phones do explode all over a person's genitals, it's the battery which was the cause. You'd think they'd DRM them just to reduce lawsuits (although IANAL so maybe the increased liability that comes with being sure all the components for every device which does explode are all definitely yours isn't worth the tradeoff of fewer exploding devices overall due to people swapping the battery.  )1337kutkufan6969 posted:The best cord I've found just randomly happens to be a usb transfer cable I got with a Harmony remote. It sort of "clicks" in and doesn't wiggle around much. As a side note, that cable charges my phone fast as poo poo. I don't have any suggestions but I do agree with you, the Harmony USB cable is the best. It clicks firmly in every jack, it has a velcro wrap, and it has a little handle for gripping the small end. It's been my go-to cable since I got it. Turnquiet posted:...because we should have reasonably expected this wacky poo poo with Samsung versus another android phone on loving sprint (she won't leave her 35 dollar plan to go to a real carrier)? I don't get the buyer beware bullshit when it is literally the only noniphone no allegedly poo poo android device. I'm seriously not trying to come off as blaming the victim here but it's tough. You're certainly right, you shouldn't have to know that Samsung makes garbage, you should be able to assume that everything the carrier sells, or at least recommends, is going to be fine. However you "don't get the buyer beware bullshit"? Um, the carrier has no incentive to point you to anything but the device which gives the salesperson the biggest kickback. Samsung is the only Android OEM which markets its devices and it's only going to say how great they are. If the buyer isn't going to be beware and is going to choose to listen to sources which have only incentives to lie to you, what result would you expect? Bearing in mind that Samsung not making poo poo devices is not an option. If you care about the camera and you're locked into Sprint, buy an iPhone. If that doesn't appeal to you then you really don't have a good option as you've discovered. nocal posted:Sprint is terrible, and T-Mobile has a $30/month prepaid plan. Even if nocal's suggestion of T-Mobile doesn't work, surely Cricket's (and thus AT&T's network) plan at $45 does. The speed is capped but it what with it being on a real network it's slow for AT&T but like twice as fast as the theoretical maximum which you never get on Sprint and the coverage is good. ClassActionFursuit fucked around with this message at 10:56 on Aug 17, 2015 |
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If I wanted to buy a replacement Galaxy S6 fast charge cable where could I get one on the cheap? I assume Monoprice would be good, but what's the proper cable that would work?
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Logikv9 posted:I don't know what to get because everything is bad and if I wasn't sticking with GV for my old number I would be strongly considering an iphone.
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