-Pyromaniac-
Member
nah man I prefer sealed batteries. Gives me better designz. Then again I've never felt the need to have an extra battery. Now with the turbo chargers and shit and battery packs. Who neeeeeeds em brah.
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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WhiskerFrisker
Member
That's what happens when you're a second class citizen in Smart phone land
Am I missing something? Why do streaming services have the live version of a song but not the regular studio version.
Haha, I still haven't updated to 5.0.1.
My moto g is still on 4.4.4, :S
The giant glass element around the small camera is so stupid.
The Faceless Master
Member
i upgrade every 2 years, it's nice to be able to drop in a fresh battery and have that 100% brand new life instead of 85-90% down the road. and i actually have one of those portable chargers. i use it to charge my bluetooth headphones more often than my phone. in fact, i swear other people use it to charge their phones more than i ever have.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
The only phone I had for 2 years was my 4s and it stayed mostly the same battery life the whole time. Just like my nexus 5 battery was bad the whole year+ I had it. Hopefully Samsung puts a good battery in there. 2 years should last fine.
I guess iut depends on usage and lots of other things but I always felt like two years is good for a battery.
Baroquemantic
Member
I have to agree with Faceless too. I bought a pack with two Zerolemon batteries (3000mAh each and an included charger) for my GS4 some months ago and it's been great. I used to say I didn't give a single fuck about removable batteries (but now I've seen the light), and while my next phone doesn't need to have the capability (though I'd prefer it did), it needs to have banging battery life.
I'm still good with no expandable storage, but I need 32GB minimum, internal.
So basically, I'll probably never get my dream phone.
I'm still good with no expandable storage, but I need 32GB minimum, internal.
So basically, I'll probably never get my dream phone.
outunderthestars
Banned
Honest question: What is the difference between having two batteries and a charger and just getting a super small external battery charger that could be used to charge anything?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I agree on both points. I see why some like it but honestly I'd rather a very premium phone build/materials but obviously like you said that means my standards are higher for battery life and storage. I'm done with bad or average battery life. Only considering those that deliver.
Baroquemantic
Member
The extra bulk if you're using one of those battery cases like mophie makes, and having to carry around an external charger compared to a very slim extra battery. That said, I could live with using an external charger, but I'd just rather have a second battery.
I'd rather have a premium/well-built phone as well. Plastic is fine with me though, as long as it's not glossy and doesn't feel like crap. I've played around with so many other phones since getting my S4, and they feel so much better naked. I use a case to mask the gloss, but would prefer not to.
Also, I'd rather not have an all metal phone. They are too smooth and slippery. Matte and textured plastic is the best in my opinion.
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And didn't HTC make an aluminum phone in the past that had a small plastic(?) section on the bottom/back that could be flipped open and the battery could be slid out? I think that could be a great way to have metal/premium construction while keeping the removable battery and/or storage.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Plastic is hard to make feel good IMO. I looked the nexus 5 soft touch feel but shit was the gross kind of moisture magnet. Metal can be slippery I guess. Never bugged me.
Only time will tell. My interest is actually piqued for a Samsung event lol. Just to see what they do when they are more desperate.
The Faceless Master
Member
the difference is you can do *both* if your phone has a removable battery.
Marion Cobretti
Member
I love the added screen real estate you get with lollipop. Love the os period.
osiris3355
Banned
Bring on that 5.1 and it will be a pretty nice OS
But then a high % of people use cases. What is the point of design then?
Right now i am using my note 4 without a case. It's fake leather back is awesome looing and has great grip. It's removable battery will allow to use it for more than two years with a simple replacement (will give it to my mother or other relative).
And design wise it is great: still a samsung device, but not stall as Galaxy S design, that has become boring because it can be found in most of samsung devices, there are alot of the,
Samsung, as sony or htc, should only copy Apple in one way: less devices every year, so confusing. A flaship, a phablet, a mid range and a low cost device. They should also be called differently enough, otherways people associate xperia or galaxy with cheap devices instead of high end ones.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
i love lollipop. personally have no issues with it but damn do i love updates. hurry up 5.1!
i have a nexus 5 at the moment. i bought it the day the nexus 6 was announced! yeah i knew it was coming out but i really hated that it was gonna be based on the moto x. i think the nexus 6 is horrible looking.
i'm hoping to keep the nexus 5 until the next nexus phone or maybe long after that. will just need to wait and see what it's like. not sure if i could go back to a phone that isn't stock android and takes forever to get any updates IF it gets them at all.
i have a nexus 5 at the moment. i bought it the day the nexus 6 was announced! yeah i knew it was coming out but i really hated that it was gonna be based on the moto x. i think the nexus 6 is horrible looking.
i'm hoping to keep the nexus 5 until the next nexus phone or maybe long after that. will just need to wait and see what it's like. not sure if i could go back to a phone that isn't stock android and takes forever to get any updates IF it gets them at all.
Baroquemantic
Member
So I've had the material design Google search results for a while now, but now all of the gorgeous animations are working. It looks so, so damn good. I'm not sure if it's yesterday's update to chrome beta that did it, or something else, as the animations were non existent a day ago.
HTC internet browser had an update yesterday which brought back the quick controls (which were buried under the "lab" settings). They vanished with the last update which i instantly noticed since i use it all the time.
Changelog said it's back because of the high demand.
Changelog said it's back because of the high demand.
Not for me?!.
brotkasten
Member
I just realized once again that by the time the OEMs release their Lollipop phones, our Nexus devices will already have 5.1.
Sweet.
Sweet.
Why not just buy an AndroidONE if you care that much? They're clearly winning here.
The Z4 delay rumours appear to be getting stronger. I may just walk into town and buy a Nexus 6 tomorrow.
soundahfekz
Member
that thing is ugly as shit
brotkasten
Member
I already have a Nexus 5. Isn't that pretty much the same as those AndroidOne phones?
A Nexus 5 with faster updates!
I was only kidding though. Just finding it funny that some other phone is getting it now.
Jazzy Network
Member
Sprint S5 and One M7 models supposed to get 5.0 today.
I will look at the wife's S5's 5.0 and weep, for it will be 99% the same as the Note 4 update.
Marion Cobretti
Member
I need help.
My nexus 7 is on 4.4.2.
I have twrp on it. How, if it's even possible, do I install the ota updates?
Keep in mind the USB port on my nexus 7 doesn't work anymore beyond charging, so I can't do it via computer.
What are my options?
My nexus 7 is on 4.4.2.
I have twrp on it. How, if it's even possible, do I install the ota updates?
Keep in mind the USB port on my nexus 7 doesn't work anymore beyond charging, so I can't do it via computer.
What are my options?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Phonearena via Weibo just posted new pics of the HTC M9 including some of the HTC M9 in the new Dot View case.
Marion Cobretti
Member
One last question. Can I jump straight to 5.0.2, or do I have to work my way up one by one?
brotkasten
Member
"Mockup V2"
noticed that too but it's probably right on the money
outunderthestars
Banned
Phonearena via Weibo just posted new pics of the HTC M9 including some of the HTC M9 in the new Dot View case.
Thank god they finally reduced the top and bottom bezels.
What device are you using? 5.0 made the stupid decision of dropping a true silent mode - it's rumored to return in 5.1. If you have a nexus 6, you can root and enable the led which is in the ear part of the phone, if you wish.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
you just got googled. Luckily for them only 1.5% of users are affected by this terrible decision so they'll get to it when they do!
Hopefully 5.1 but I wouldn't be surprised if not.
Galaxy S5. Just got it the other day, so much of it has been tinkering and trying to figure things out.
It's Android 5.0 flat.
giancarlo123x
Banned
One day my t-mobile note 3 will get lollipop, and that day will be a good day.