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Hi, I would like to buy an Incredible S, but one thing I am thinking is battery life. Is it worth it to change it for an HD2 ? I'm quite satisfied with it but I don't like the battery life wich is bad because of the Display 4,3 inch TFT and battery capacity of 1230mAh. I also would like some smaller device like IS.
So my question is. How long last the phone with brightness set to 50% in standby ? Has anybody tried it ? My HD2 last about 3 hours until it dies what is incredibly low.
thanks for answers
so you mean with screen on for 3 hours? being idle?
i wouldnt even try that... because of the risk of burning in the screen...
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so you mean with screen on for 3 hours? being idle?
i wouldnt even try that... because of the risk of burning in the screen...
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yes exactly so. What? Burning in the screen ? Something like that is possible? Can't be. How would it differ to a screen on being not idle ? I mean when somebody use his phone whole 3 hours and do something like surfing etc then what would be the difference between his screen on and mine ?
I don't need to know exactly the time what it will last but around what would be my battery life when I would change from HD2 to IS. Because of that I am asking about the screen consumption because it sucks most of the battery...
diwad said:
yes exactly so. What? Burning in the screen ? Something like that is possible? Can't be. How would it differ to a screen on being not idle ? I mean when somebody use his phone whole 3 hours and do something like surfing etc then what would be the difference between his screen on and mine ?
I don't need to know exactly the time what it will last but around what would be my battery life when I would change from HD2 to IS. Because of that I am asking about the screen consumption because it sucks most of the battery...
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There's a huge difference between leaving the screen on idle for several hours and using the phone for several hours. Although "Burn ins" doesn't happen on LCD displays (I don't recall), it is possible to get an "image persistance" which kind of creates a ghost image on the display. It's only a temporary problem but why take the risk? The Incredible S has a 1450 mAh battery, so theoretically it should be better than the HD2.
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There's a huge difference between leaving the screen on idle for several hours and using the phone for several hours. Although "Burn ins" doesn't happen on LCD displays (I don't recall), it is possible to get an "image persistance" which kind of creates a ghost image on the display. It's only a temporary problem but why take the risk? The Incredible S has a 1450 mAh battery, so theoretically it should be better than the HD2.
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Yes I know that, but was just wondering how long would it last compare to my HD2 so another question wich you could know from every day use.
QUESTION : For how long is the display on when you put your phone on charger ? I mean from 100% to (0-20)%, with medium usage without navigating, or 3G.
With use of wifi, some browsing, listening to music, maybe playing a few minutes some game. How long from that time was your screen on ?
Could you or someone else tell me ?
diwad heavily usage wifi, bluetooth, gaming etc.etc. around 18hours
The programs that are running in the background are sometimes more battery draining than the display.
From Nameit's HTC Incredible s using XDA app!
Display usually accounts for around 70% on my 'what's been using the battery'
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I normally get about 4 to 5 hours of display time out of my phone over the course of a day. I have brightness set to about 25%.
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Hello,
Googled for it few times but still no luck. I have Incredible S Red. HTC specified that it has Super LCD but why do the colors look like Incredible S has AMOLED screen? I noticed the same issue with older Desire devices which surely had AMOLEDs - reddish tint, not very vivid colors.
PhoenixRS said:
Hello,
Googled for it few times but still no luck. I have Incredible S Red. HTC specified that it has Super LCD but why do the colors look like Incredible S has AMOLED screen? I noticed the same issue with older Desire devices which surely had AMOLEDs - reddish tint, not very vivid colors.
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I don't find this at all..
I find the colors very vivid.
In fact, if you read reviews that is one of the most talked about things on the inc s.
Most reviews say Incredible S and Desire S has the best screens so far from HTC and I have used almost all major HTC phones including HD2 and DHD and in my opinion its screen is by far the best of the lot.
About battery life... I have my phone online all the time either on WiFi or phone data and a couple of email accounts on push mail. I surf and use social networking frequently and with custom Rom from Mike and Virtuous Unity and my CPU OC to 1.3GHz I get around 36-48 hours out of one full charge with moderate callings.
It's far better then HD2 in my experience
Regards.
Ehsan
Oh, ok, then I guess I have to send my Incredible S to HTC so they can fix the screen issue.
BTW, is there a 100% certain way to determine the screen type of the device by some version number, software, etc.?
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Oh, ok, then I guess I have to send my Incredible S to HTC so they can fix the screen issue.
BTW, is there a 100% certain way to determine the screen type of the device by some version number, software, etc.?
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It's normally written on the box.
My box says 4.0" S-LCD.
I don't think IncS came with any other type of screen. Never heard this.
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It's normally written on the box.
My box says 4.0" S-LCD.
I don't think IncS came with any other type of screen. Never heard this.
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They're all slcd...
They have one of the best screens around imo.
Reddish tint? Dude must have a defective one
It all depends on what you keep on...
I do not have 3G on all the time in order to save battery and using it normally and playing a couple games and apps per day. I would say a normal day's usage with 20% remaining around night time. If I cut the wifi when i sleep it lasts me till midday of the next day.. Its pretty decent without it being spectacular..
Eh!
I'm considering buying this phone (uh...tablet?) but there are somethings that kinda get me besides the price.
The first thing that I want to know from the owners of a SGNote, how long does the battery life last for you. I'm a heavy user on my smartphones (My Samsung Focus can't keep up.) and most of the times I'm no where near an outlet. Also, External batteries any good?
Second thing, Do most ROMs support the S-Pen? I was thinking of rooting it and putting ICS on the beast, but I'm scared that the S-Pen won't function correctly after.
Lastly, Heavy Duty Cases? I'm rough on my phones.
Hi there!!
Would not be able to answer all of your questions, however will pitch in for few.
Battery backup?
As you already know it basically depends on the usage of the phone, wifi/3g always on with bluetooth and other connections heavy screen on time 3d games will dry out the juice quicker,
My experience
Bluetooth on for 5 to 6 hrs 3g full day, good screen on time... Lasts me a day and a half!!
This is with franco kernel.
Hard case availability??
Right place to look at is the accessory thread for note... Loads of reviews for the cases and screenguards out there... And it seems otterbox will be comming out with a cover for note soon... Some petitions as well going out there!!
S pen support??
All the roms support s pen and as you want to install ics, lemme tell you that its even better on ics rom,. When i say better I mean more responsive! Soon in the official launch of the ics by samsung we are promised premium suite ie a bunch of applications developed by samsung keeping s pen in mind!!
In my opinion its a great device and you should definitely go for it!!
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SHOT from my LOADED GT-N7000!!
S-pen is functional in the ICS ROM I'm using (Stunner). Samsung's apps don't work but there are plenty of apps that support the pen. Quill even supports the pressure sensitivity.
With heavy usage I get about 6 hours out of a battery. Normal usage, wouldn't know, it hasn't run out yet in that case. I would estimate 15 hours. The screen is a huge power hog
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The screen is a huge power hog
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That's odd. On my Note it's the applications consuming much more power than the screen, the screen is actually the least of my worries there. I do use automatic brightness, though, perhaps that's the thing.
WereCatf said:
That's odd. On my Note it's the applications consuming much more power than the screen, the screen is actually the least of my worries there.
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I strongly second this.
WereCatf said:
That's odd. On my Note it's the applications consuming much more power than the screen, the screen is actually the least of my worries there. I do use automatic brightness, though, perhaps that's the thing.
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It's on top of my battery stats list with 41% of sucked power. That's with a lot of screen time though.
I think Note is a great deal for any one who wants a phone to be more than just a phone !!!!
Note is defintely one of the best phone made.
Battery last for very long, 10 hours of heavy usage with 3.5 hours screen time on.
Size? Definately not a problem, will be big at first, and u will get used to it very fast, because its amazing experince browsing, watching vids, playing games on the phone. other phones will look like a toy to u soon.
So far most of the rom maintain s pen functionality. There are so many rom to choose from, just look for the one with the s pen support.
Why would the dev create a rom for gnote that dont support s pen in the first place when the s pen is one of the best things on note.
Good luck mate.
wait.... and buy galaxy s III
no wait and buy the Galaxy S IV...no wait and get the Note 3
my SGN runs slightly more than 12hrs...
minimun running services, all black non live wallpaper and 0% screen brightness.
and i always have the usb cable with me just in case my SNG needs an urgent charge along the way in the office.
MrDSL said:
no wait and buy the Galaxy S IV...no wait and get the Note 3
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I dont know about you my man. Im ready to sell it my note...to get SIII On the first day of realize
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I dont know about you my man. Im ready to sell it my note...to get SIII On the first day of realize
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yeah its crossed my mind but im confident that a couple days later i would want my big ass screen back..
whatever the sgs3 has a lot will probably go into the next note so i may just wait till then.
I have been using the Note for four months now and it is easily the best device I have used over the years. Here's what I think you should consider.
You shouldn't buy the note:
1. If you have really small hands, I mean REALLY small!
2. You hate using your phone with both hands (you need to most of the time)
3. If you hate the weight (but frankly, its light for it's size)
Why you should buy the note:
1. Brilliant display
I have seen people complain about the Pentile Matrix but you can't spot any differences. The display is brilliant. If you notch up the brightness to full and play a 1080p video, you will know what I mean. The big size also means that the Note is a better. Reading is amazing on it, literally. You can zoom in and the text is still super clear. There are a lot more stuff to it too. You will see when you buy it.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K353JnA5QKg&list=UUFYR86TpcLB6aEag-oofN6A&index=10&feature=plcp
2. Battery
The 2500 mAH battery is kickass. It last thourgh a full day of heavy use or two days of low to moderate use. If one 2500mAh battery aint enough, you can get more from eBay. I bought a three battery pack with an external charger for $14 and they are doing pretty well.
Listing link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-x-2500mAh...100845?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item256f009bed
It is a bit disappointing when you use your data plan a lot. But hey, you cannot have everything.
3. XDA Support
I have seen highly active forums before when I was using the HTC HD2 and the Desire HD. I must say that the Note devs and forums are brilliant. People like Chainfire, Chris X and eybee1970 are all coming up with new stuff. There are at least 5 stable ICS ROMs now. This is something you cannot get with any other phone.
4. Games
I have tried playing big and small games on the Note and they all look great. Fun games like Cut the Rope, Angry Birds etc are brilliant as usual and the bigger display just makes it better. HD games like Modern Combat 3, Shadowgun and Dead Space are in a league of their own. But somehow, I never really ended up playing big size games much.
5. GPS
Take my word. GPS is Amazing. I get locked on to 5m within a minute sometimes and the chip is so fast. It can be your ideal navigator.
GPS Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arOYNNux_mg&list=UUFYR86TpcLB6aEag-oofN6A&index=7&feature=plcp
6. Connectivity
If you have been around the Note threads for a while now, you would have seen a guy named NZTechFreak post a connectivity demo of the Note. If the above features didn't seal it for you, that should. It describes how you can put the different connectivity features of the Note and make it function like other devices.
Here's the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEb-DICYCgg&list=UUFYR86TpcLB6aEag-oofN6A&index=11&feature=plcp
For what I know, the Note is the best of the following:
1. A high-end Android phone with all features
2. A very good camera
3. A tablet like device that fits into your pocket and weighs reasonably less.
4. A gaming console wherein you can emulate all classic games, connect to a HDTV via MHL, use a bluetooth joystick and play.
5. A HD Media Play, wherein you use your USB OTG to connect to a 1TB HDD or a 2GB pendrive to see content on the go. You can switch with MHL and use with your TV.
6. A portable gaming console, which lets you play some of the best games out there on the go.
7. A great eBook Reader, that will easily last for several hours even if you continuously. The Super AMOLED makes the experience super cool.
8. A Internet device, using which you can view webpages the way they are meant to be.
9. Run Ubuntu on it and use it as a PC, with all features.
There are probably more cool stuff I can say, but you get the point
I hope I was convincing enough
Credit to NZTechFreak for making so many cool and useful videos about the Note
MrDSL said:
yeah its crossed my mind but im confident that a couple days later i would want my big ass screen back..
whatever the sgs3 has a lot will probably go into the next note so i may just wait till then.
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True !! this is only 1 thing I will miss !
Hi all,
I'm interested in what people think of their phone? I'm an interested buyer and know that talking to people here can be very useful before a purchase!
I bought a cool phone a few months ago but it has one terrible point - the battery is crap (1320mha). The S3 Mini has 'only' 1500mha but I notice in reviews it ranks really well for battery, more like a 1800-2000mha battery. I'm also very interested in AMOLED which doesn't use an LCD backlight. (more vivid colours, black uses tiny battery, white uses a lot).
Why I like this phone and might buy it:
- battery performs very well in online reviews, especially for web browsing which I need
- the latest Android, good specs for future upgrades
- AMOLED screen doesn't use battery-killing LCD backlight
- Good size for one hand, I'm a grown man but not a bear, my hands are not huge
Anything anyone would like to say about their phone?? Anything annoy you about your phone?
GSM Arena S3 Mini Battery Test:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-ga...hes-our-battery-tests-the-results-are-inside/
GSM Arena S3 Mini Specifications:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i8190_galaxy_s_iii_mini-5033.php
I love this phone! Was after a decent upgrade for my Desire S and this is perfect!
My only real gripe is the power button...stupid place to put them on the side, as I sometimes turn it off when it's in my pocket! Never happened when it was on the top with my DS.
Also got over the low PPI which isn't actually THAT bad.
It's fast and is perfect size IMO.
My only real problem with this phone (coming from a Dream, a Cliq, a Vision, and a Doubleshot) is the lack of a hardware keyboard. Other than that, this device is great. Cyanogen just needs to leak us the recovery source code.
Would I recommend this phone to a new user? YES
Good Points
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Great Battery (with moderate usage I can get a day and a half out of it)
Front and Back cameras (Excellent for video calling)
Jellybean
Quick and responsive
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No notifications LED
Poor positioning of power button
Low internal storage (but fixable)
No flash (but fixable)
Poorish screen resolution (but not a big issue)
Awful email client
Bugs in jellybean
Lots of Samsung bloatware
Although there seems more bad than good with this phone once you root the phone you can sort out a lot of them. You can use bloatware remover to delete samsung's bloat. The internal storage limit can be fixed so instead of your apps being installed to the internal sdcard they get installed to the external sdcard. You can download flash for ICS from adobes archives. The main gripe I had was the lack of a notifications LED meaning you don't know if you've had a missed call if the screen is off. There is an app called NOLED which addresses this and other apps that flash your cameras LED. There are quite a few things I had to sort out before I was happy like getting a 3rd party keyboard as the inbuilt dictionary was rubbish and an installed widget called zoom messaging kept on crashing.
One problem the S3 Mini has is people will compare it to its big brother the S3. This is Samsung's fault for trying to pass this phone as a smaller version of the S3 when it is not. However it is still a very good phone in its own right.
You don't need to install additional apps to get flash light. There is widget called "assistive light" for it.
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My old Nokia N8, also amoled, had the screen 'always-on', but almost black and with the clock shown in dark grey so it used very little battery. This was a great idea imho, considering doing a mod to do the same on the S3 mini. This could integrate well with 4.2 and the lock-screen widgets.
xd.bx said:
My old Nokia N8, also amoled, had the screen 'always-on', but almost black and with the clock shown in dark grey so it used very little battery. This was a great idea imho, considering doing a mod to do the same on the S3 mini. This could integrate well with 4.2 and the lock-screen widgets.
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Hey buddy. Yeah, that fits in very well with what I read about AMOLED, I read up on it recently as I because semi-convinced that the backlight in LCD screens are evil An organisation of companies involved in AMOLED production and development have a free PDF online which explains the technology simply and why it's better than LCD in their opinion. They did say that black on the screen uses very, very little energy but white uses a LOT of energy. So we would properly feel the benefits of the darker UI on Android with an AMOLED screen, whereas LCD would use the same amount of power regardless of the screen, so they claim.
I will definitely take your handy tip on the black screen and simple, grey clock...wish I could do that to my mobile broswer!
Does anyone use this phone as their main music player? How do you like it? My current phone has a music player that sounds much better than my iPod but the phone battery is terrible.
Also, would I be right in saying most people get about 1 day and a half out of the battery? I would like to use the phone for about 1hour-90 minutes of news reading, a couple of emails, 1 hour of music with earphones, 5 minutes of calls per day. With that my current phone cries like torture.
yes this are mid range phone and will update in lime pie someday
good battery bcoz of the novathor chipset.
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So got my Nexus 4 16GB during the week, its my first ever Nexus phone however have had a variety of Android phones from the HTC Desire right up to Galaxy S2, have to say I am not 100% sold on the Nexus.
I used to think skins where unnecessary but since getting the Nexus I have come to realise how much more user friendly they make things, simple things like pulling down the notification bar to put in aeroplane mode, orientation screen lock etc, or perhaps battery percentage up beside the battery?
My battery also seems to drain very fast, and I am not using the phone any differently than I did my galaxy S2, auto sync turned of and all the rest.
The camera while being 8mp acts like 5mp at best for some reason, Its not a patch on my SGS2, Ok I only take photos for instagram etc and its fine for that.
When you got your N4 did you instantly fall in love or did it take a while to grow on you? I'm not convinced yet.
But skins are so incredibly ugly and IMO they don't make the phone that much more user friendly (definitely not enough to justify their appearance and sluggishness). TouchWiz on the GS4 still looks like it's meant to run on Gingerbread and it causes random lag where no modern phone should have any trouble.
The quick settings in the notification bar are there, and I think it's just as good an implementation on stock because you can see more of your notifications at any one time. In TouchWiz they take up about half of the notification tray with quick settings, in stock a two fingered swipe or a tap in the top right corner will take you to them. You can edit them and make them easier to get to using a custom ROM, and while you may argue that you shouldn't have to do that it's ludicrously straightforward on a Nexus device.
A custom kernel should also fix your battery drain. I'm getting through a day without any issues and I'm perfectly happy with that. Currently my phone has had 1 day 1 hour of usage with 1 hr 30 minutes screen on time and 45% battery left. Note that the screen was on full brightness during this and Wifi and auto sync were left on.
When you say it acts like 5MP do you mean that the quality is crap or that it's literally taking photos at a 5MP size? If it's the first then that's true and there's really nothing that can be done. If it's the latter then open the camera, press anywhere on the screen to bring up the circle control, go to the settings option (the one that looks like a bunch of sliders) and change the picture size to 8MP.
Personally, I loved my N4 from the moment I got it. After calibration the screen was just about the best I'd seen (and I flashed it straight away, only used stock for a minute or two), it was the smoothest Android experience I had ever had and (unlike my HD2) everything just worked flawlessly for me.
Best phone I ever owned.
Flash a rom + kernel to get the features you're missing. If no likey, return and purchase other phone.
Tip: don't continue with praising skins of HTC or Samsung instead of aosp. Will only get you flamed..
Sounds about right. The best feature is being bland and featureless with the greatest potential to be customized. You are just at the most basic, boring, least impressive starting point. The rest is kind of up to you. Just my opinion.
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Sounds about right. The best feature is being bland and featureless with the greatest potential to be customized. You are just at the most basic, boring, least impressive starting point. The rest is kind of up to you. Just my opinion.
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I'd take this supposed 'blandness' any day over slow, sluggish and ugly OEM skins.
There are many things on this phone that make it great, such as the screen, silky smoothness and more. But first thing out of the box I was a bit disappointed as well because it has no battery percentage. It annoyed me because I can't tell how much battery life I have left unless I download a widget or pull down the bar. But, I ended up flashing the percentage mod, then flashing kernel, then a rom. Now I can't look back. Battery life got better, colors on my screen got even better and best of all I got a percentage on my battery.
If you compare the battery to something like GS3, this is better, so you might just have to let the phone settle in.
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So got my Nexus 4 16GB during the week, its my first ever Nexus phone however have had a variety of Android phones from the HTC Desire right up to Galaxy S2, have to say I am not 100% sold on the Nexus.
I used to think skins where unnecessary but since getting the Nexus I have come to realise how much more user friendly they make things, simple things like pulling down the notification bar to put in aeroplane mode, orientation screen lock etc, or perhaps battery percentage up beside the battery?
My battery also seems to drain very fast, and I am not using the phone any differently than I did my galaxy S2, auto sync turned of and all the rest.
The camera while being 8mp acts like 5mp at best for some reason, Its not a patch on my SGS2, Ok I only take photos for instagram etc and its fine for that.
When you got your N4 did you instantly fall in love or did it take a while to grow on you? I'm not convinced yet.
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Skins like Sense and TW only bloat the system. You will get use to the pure experience pretty quick and then you will grow to hate skins
I have always carried my devices naked (the device not me) and don't have any issues with the Nexus naked. It's a bit slippery but you will adjust to that quickly and hold the device a bit tighter.
The battery starts off horrid! It really takes several drain and recharge cycles for the battery to get up to par. Mine makes it through the day just fine now.
Mega pixels don't really mean much if you are not developing poster sized photos. Try using HDR mode and see if you like the photos better.
My .02
Did you not even do any research before getting this phone?? This is vanilla android and most people get this phone for that reason. If you are used to some added skins like Thouchwhiz, Sense, or Motoblur and like that, you should have stuck with one of those phones. Otherwise, root the phone and get to modding and theming or install a cost rom that is feature rich.
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So got my Nexus 4 16GB during the week, its my first ever Nexus phone however have had a variety of Android phones from the HTC Desire right up to Galaxy S2, have to say I am not 100% sold on the Nexus.
I used to think skins where unnecessary but since getting the Nexus I have come to realise how much more user friendly they make things, simple things like pulling down the notification bar to put in aeroplane mode, orientation screen lock etc, or perhaps battery percentage up beside the battery?
My battery also seems to drain very fast, and I am not using the phone any differently than I did my galaxy S2, auto sync turned of and all the rest.
The camera while being 8mp acts like 5mp at best for some reason, Its not a patch on my SGS2, Ok I only take photos for instagram etc and its fine for that.
When you got your N4 did you instantly fall in love or did it take a while to grow on you? I'm not convinced yet.
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Hi!
1. The airplane mode is there. Just swipe down the notification bar with TWO fingers. Then you get lots of toggle-settings including the airplane mode. The orientation screen lock is not there though. HOWEVER; installing custom ROMs will most likely ADD many more features in the toggles area (like orientation) and so forth.
2. For battery drain, try flashing a custom kernel, such as Franco.Kernel. Not only does it improve battery, but you may calibrate your screen (his app includes a preset for lovely colors + deep blacks), and much more. If you want you can undervolt/overclock as well. Note that you can have a custom kernel while still keeping the STOCK rom installed (default andoird 4.2.2 for example).
I personally enjoy stock android (so I haven't installed a ROM), but i felt francos kernel REALLY improved the device. The battery is improved (doesnt drain as much, nor does the phone heat up as much as before). Also the colors of the screen turned really wonderful aftering being calibrated to 2.2gamma.
Basicly, if you are unhappy, look into some ROMs and kernels. You can find almost anything you want :good:
Different strokes, different folks.. OP gave it a shot and gave an honest, un-smug opinion... It is what it is. Some people just like the gloss on top.. Nothing wrong with that.
slugger09 said:
So got my Nexus 4 16GB during the week, its my first ever Nexus phone however have had a variety of Android phones from the HTC Desire right up to Galaxy S2, have to say I am not 100% sold on the Nexus.
I used to think skins where unnecessary but since getting the Nexus I have come to realise how much more user friendly they make things, simple things like pulling down the notification bar to put in aeroplane mode, orientation screen lock etc, or perhaps battery percentage up beside the battery?
My battery also seems to drain very fast, and I am not using the phone any differently than I did my galaxy S2, auto sync turned of and all the rest.
The camera while being 8mp acts like 5mp at best for some reason, Its not a patch on my SGS2, Ok I only take photos for instagram etc and its fine for that.
When you got your N4 did you instantly fall in love or did it take a while to grow on you? I'm not convinced yet.
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Instant love with the N4. Sold it away after a couple of months, went around owning other phones like the iPhone 5, Note 2, GS3, Xperia ZL. Have now come back to the N4. But then again, I knew what I was getting into coz I had the GNex before this.
The point of stock android, is not that it offers features other skins dont. What makes it attractive is that it offers a solid, no BS foundation to which you can add tweaks and functionality suited individually to YOU. You say you want Airplane mode in quick settings, maybe battery percentage next to the battery? Guess what there is a tweak for that and much more. But what happens when you are on TW and you dont want to look like an idiot waving you hands all over the screen in public? Sure you can disable that, but it doesnt mean its gone. Still cramping the software and taking up space. Again, this is just an example. As for battery drain, try kernels like Franco or Trinity. Install BBS and cull out the rogue apps.
You said its your first nexus. Stick around, read and you'll find out what a great piece of hardware this is in perfect sync with the software.
Definitely the best android phone I've owned, coming from a one x and one s and those were great devices as well. Only problem I see is the battery..I leave school with about 10-30% usually around 3 but other than that I love this phone
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styckx said:
Different strokes, different folks.. OP gave it a shot and gave an honest, un-smug opinion... It is what it is. Some people just like the gloss on top.. Nothing wrong with that.
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Agreed. Btw if anyone thought my posts were meant to be insulting or rude they weren't, they're just my opinions on OEM skins.
OP should check out the Power Toggles app on the Play Store for notification bar toggles, works just like Sense type toggles with customizability.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc&hl=en
Yes I think it just needs a few tweaks here and there, not going to the extent of a custom ROM just a kernel etc, first need to work out how to unlock the bootloader and root
Nigeldg said:
Agreed. Btw if anyone thought my posts were meant to be insulting or rude they weren't, they're just my opinions on OEM skins.
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Nah not at all. I posted my thoughts without even reading the rest of the replies. I'm just so used to people taking a licking for daring to not like a Nexus I just assumed maybe OP got a little heat. Apparently it was rather civil.. :good: :laugh::victory:
I love mine, came from a phone with htc sense, and sense was one of the things that killed "skins" for me. That being said yeah there's pluses and minuses to both. Stock Android is just as capable but your going to have to dig and get some apps from the market to get all the features oems put in their skins. I prefer it that way, I can pretty much make my phone perfect to me. I really feel like with an oem skin you don't get the full customizing experience, and that's why I like raw android. However it's not for everyone. Different strokes for different folks
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Phones should come with a 24 hour buyers remorse warranty. Just return it if you're not satisfied. Though, if you're willing to follow the rabbit down the rabbit hole, I'm sure you'll be in awe on how much you can do with Android, let alone the Nexus 4.
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Yes I think it just needs a few tweaks here and there, not going to the extent of a custom ROM just a kernel etc, first need to work out how to unlock the bootloader and root
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if u really want to unlock the bootloader, you should do it right away, and before actually using the phone, because unlocking it would erase all your personal data (like a phone reset). or you can back up ur phone.
rooting is super easy. 1st, install custom recovery, 2nd, flash supersu zip, and done.
I really love mine, picked it up over a month ago. I thought LTE would be my major gripe but my carrier supports the N4's DC-HSPA radio so in most areas I can get up to 22-23 mbps download speeds where the S3 was getting around 30 on LTE in the same areas (although much better upload speeds). I'm pretty happy with that considering my older HSPA phone was only getting 6-7 max.
I was strongly considering also owning an LTE phone too since I still haven't used my upgrade yet, but I've played with both the One and the S4 and I simply disliked the button layouts of both phones. I'm going to hold off until one of the OEM's releases a flagship that stays closer to the standard layout. The new Xperia phones do, but they're using basically the same hardware as the Nexus 4 anyway which would basically be a sidegrade+LTE and not a significant upgrade. Looks like my final hopes for owning two phones is going to rest with Motorola or Nexus 5 now. I'm very satisfied with this for now though.
I am due a phone upgrade back in the UK when i get back from the states next month and similar to almost everyone in recent months after a pretty substantial amount of research i am torn between the One and the S4.
I am upgrading from a very well used S2 that has been very good to me, in fact it is the first phone that i have had on a 2 year contract that has not seemed woefully inadequate towards the end of its life
I am learning more towards the One due to the glass screen cracking issues on the S4, i believe that no phone should break the internal screen with any damage to the external glass, that to me screams poor manufacture/design. Also i have this odd feeling that Samsung have not tried as well as they could this year!
So a few things that concern me about the One before i sign on the dotted line...
1. Battery life, my S2 rarely made it through the day so i carried a spare with me, has battery technology moved on enough that this is no longer a problem? I have looked at plenty of battery tests but i prefer to hear real world usage, i am no power user!
2. Slow charging, it is my understanding that HTC did not use Qualcomms quick charging wizardry to speed up charging, while this is irrelevant for the standard overnight charge does it mean that if i use my phone as a GPS sat nav with a car charger, will the battery drain faster than it charges?
3. 4mp camera, I get what HTC are doing with this, it makes sense as looking through my gallery many of my photos are in low light/portraits. However, it seems to rely on some clever software and as a guy who will probably put stock android on to his phone with 6 months, will this ever work properly with AOSP, or will you have to stick to a HTC rom to keep an acceptable camera?
4. This is a bit of an odd one... having had an Android phone since the HTC Hero, I must have had to pull the battery out a million times to get out of a freeze, how the hell do you do that with this? Also how is everyone finding the lack of removable storage? In the past it has been a life saver being able to load a new ROM to a card, pop it in and rescue a phone that refuses to boot.
5. Has anyone used this with HTC Connect? I have recently bought a Pioneer A4 speaker which is compatible with the standard, so if it is a better system than DLNA it might swing it for me!
Thank you in advance, all opinions welcome!
1. For me it has been really good. It usually lasts me the whole day and I'm a heavy user (4-5H screen on, facebook messenger + whatsapp + Skype + tapatalk 4 + few games and lots of YouTube). When I pushed my battery to the limit to test it I got 10H screen on time.
2. Yes, the fast charging is indeed disabled as it can also harm the battery, and this battery can't be swapped. It won't drain faster than charge though
3. I don't use aosp, but it'll work just fine afaik
4. Holding the powerbutton for 10 sec will simulate battery pull. It has this bug though that it'll work only when it's in bright light (very weird).
Lack of storage expansion is not as bad as I thought it'd be. Just remember to ALWAYS have a Rom copy on it just in case
5. Sorry can't answer this one...
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