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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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I use an S7 Edge with Google Now Launcher and I got good lock off galaxy apps. It gives it much more of an AOSP look and feel. I have no complaints. I've been using it since Tuesday and I think the screen and camera are amazing. Battery life is really good and I play a lot of games on my phone. VR battery life is solid as well.
Jazzy Network
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G5 so dissapointing. Still picking it up. Ill try to verify all the gossip this weekend.
Junior Mint
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I'm surprised anyone even gets hyped for LG phones. Their UI is the worst of the major manufacturers and their phone designs are hideous.
Still rocking a G2 and was hoping the G5 is on the same level of epicness. But it seems they took a lot of shortcuts. Light bleed and imperfect finish is a dealbreaker to me, so now I am on the fence about upgrading.
And whoever said CM13 flies above, it really does.
I got a G2 shortly after launch and it was a fantastic device. I had very high hopes for the G3, but it disappointed. Then I had slightly-lower-but-still-high hopes for the G4 and was still disappointed. I was still very interested in the G5, but... at this point I think I can safely write the line off.
Don't need a source to describe it. Just look at the video.
Doesn't seem too much different from the Nexus 6P, so I don't know why you people are debbie downing about.
There should be more anger regarding locked bootloaders. With Android never receiving a timeline on getting updates you guys should be concerned if you buy non-Nexus phones. At least the Motorola X Pure allows people to unlock by voiding warranty. After one year, why does that matter?
Doesn't seem too much different from the Nexus 6P, so I don't know why you people are debbie downing about.
There should be more anger regarding locked bootloaders. With Android never receiving a timeline on getting updates you guys should be concerned if you buy non-Nexus phones. At least the Motorola X Pure allows people to unlock by voiding warranty. After one year, why does that matter?
The 6P is plastic too?
Jazzy Network
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I think its more about the dishonesty. I personally am not that miffed about it but alot of people are and should be.
If they were up front about it, it wouldn't' be as big a deal. Lying is the issue.
Didn't everyone feel this phone at MWC? What did the tech blogs say?
If those bloggers said it was metal, then blame them. They have responsibility, too.
What's with the sudden outrage? Another one of those tricks that people do to get the blood going since sitting at the computer slows down blood pressure and trigger conversation engagement?
If those bloggers said it was metal, then blame them. They have responsibility, too.
What's with the sudden outrage? Another one of those tricks that people do to get the blood going since sitting at the computer slows down blood pressure and trigger conversation engagement?
The Faceless Master
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the last thing we need is MORE COMPANIES interfering with the transmission of SMS/MMS
if Apple still can't fix iMessage, how well do you think Google would do?
ok, MS could probably ace it...
No hyperbole: Carriers are ruining Android
Slowing down updates, bloating the phone up with branding and 100% useless apps. The average person might not even know how to disable apps, and get constantly annoyed by all the prompts and notifications they get from services they don't want. Then they get fed up and switch to the iPhone.
The Faceless Master
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this can't be legal, can it?
i mean, nothing wrong with plastic, i'm not against it... but lying? that's not cool.
Baroquemantic
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Jazzy Network
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Picked up the G5 just an hour ago at a T-Mo store. They had 2 only lol and in gold. I don't have any of the visible issues that Erica Griffin did. I haven't tested the light bleeding yet though. I'll post more as I use it.
Battery Life. I would like to know battery life when you get more time to play around with it.
Take some pics!
The Faceless Master
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scratch it somewhere that the video didn't and see if its real metal under some parts and that part in the video was just an antenna line.
Jazzy Network
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I will if you promise to buy me a new one.
Vinterbird
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Where can you get it that cheap?
https://youtu.be/SyP_cEpp2Zo
Looks like LG G5 is relatively easy to repair minus prying out the screen.
Looks like LG G5 is relatively easy to repair minus prying out the screen.
Psychological Intellect
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My LG G3 went from being a European nobody to prime Usain Bolt after CM13. Its crazy.
Do skins really drag performance that much?
Battery life is better too.
Do skins really drag performance that much?
Battery life is better too.
Jazzy Network
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It's probably more the bloat than anything.
Partially attributed to proprietary skins but mostly due to better code and newer kernels.
This is how Android is supposed to be.
My sister had an LG G3 and it was the worse performing phone I've ever seen in my life. Even reboots it didn't help. I'm still convinced there was was some sort of hardware issues. Otherwise Verizon is the worst ever if it was really the bloat that was dragging performance down the whole time.
Also, technically I have some bloat on my S7 and it's while not the zippiest device I've used before, it's definitely the smoothest phone I've used. I'm running Nova launcher and I've disabled most of the bloat that I'm able to.
Jazzy Network
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The screen is bright as hell. I have very small light bleed around the screen but not noticeable at all unless it's cranked up super high while black. All in all though the screen for an LCD is very good. A lot better than the G3.
Love how LG was bragging about having a metal phone with no antenna lines, when in reality they're just hiding the antenna lines (and the metal itself) under a thick layer of plastic.
Oh LG. This could turn into an HTC One M9 style bomb for them.
Yeah, I think the LCD is what killed the G4 and G5 for me. I hate the black levels on my LG G4 LCD... and Samsung's AMOLED uses a LOT less juice AND looks way better? Done.
Now that I think LG has lost it's touched with this module crap the only other phone I'm looking forward to is Huawei's P9. I like everything about it so far and can only hope it comes state side. If that falls through then I'll have to hold my breath until Moto's new line up comes along.
osiris3355
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I seriously don't see how this is legal to treat all companies but one this way. Obviosly it's just business but still...
You would think Google is talking to the government about this. It's bad.
I have an LG G3 and I would like better battery and performance.. What's all this about?
I recently grabbed Nova launcher and basically copied someone's set up from Reddit. Loving the look of this
I am pretty pissed about the sneaky locked bootloaders. It's stupid and pointless to lock them. Carriers need to knock that shit off.
osiris3355
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If you live in the US buy only non carrier phones. End of story. The only acception should be subsidized business plans etc.
You miss out on Samsung this year but you still should get to choose from every other flagship phone.
The customers are the only ones that can stop this garbage.
You miss out on Samsung this year but you still should get to choose from every other flagship phone.
The customers are the only ones that can stop this garbage.
What's worse is the problem is exclusive to NA. Other countries have consumer protection laws against those practices.
-Pyromaniac-
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It's mindblowing how cheap phones are in the usa. No wonder subsidies are dead there.
Prototype Viktor
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Because people worry so much about what Google might do and not realize those things are usually already being done by Apple or facebook I.e. facebooks attempts in India to honeypot people into loyalty
Mm. That depends on how you look at it.
People often mock the iPhone (non-SE) is expensive and not worth it, but at least here in the US, it's sold with all the LTE bands. You can take the phone to any country as long as it's unlocked.
Now with the introduction with the iPhone SE, Apple copied the cheap model and only included bands exclusive to carriers + some.
If you buy a cheap Android phone like BLU, you can use the phone here but not elsewhere.
The main problem is flagship phones are visibly approved through the FCC that have missing bands.
Even the Nexus phones have variants with some missing important bands used in those countries.
I will when I get my fucking 5 inch screen, compact phones. If manufacturers want to carry on making phones that I'm uncomfortable with holding, then they can fuck off. Even the Nexus 5x was bigger than I desired.
It's sad that I had to import an Xperia just to get the phone size I wanted. Would have gladly kept that as my phone too if it had 12 band LTE. At least I have an amazing back up phone..
DirecTV bloatware...... telling you to go to the "Android Market"...... in a Gingerbread popup.
Sweet jesus I'm glad I'm unlocked, and not on ATT or Verishit.
I recently grabbed Nova launcher and basically copied someone's set up from Reddit. Loving the look of this
Wallpaper?
AyaisMUsikWhore
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I have an LG G3 and I would like better battery and performance.. What's all this about?
I recently grabbed Nova launcher and basically copied someone's set up from Reddit. Loving the look of this
Beautiful. Was going to ask if you had the 6P judging by the Wallpaper but it still looks good.
But the carriers are the manufacturer's customers. It sucks for us the consumer.
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