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After owning the galaxy there's no question in my mind most of us will remain with Samsung and android especially people who use custom Roms. But what's next after having this amazing phone?
It has been a year now since I've had mine, and obviously its soon time to upgrade.
For me I think ill skip the galaxy S 2... I don't think its worth the upgrade just yet.
I am waiting to see if Samsung will release a phone with 2gigs of ram and maybe a quadcore? 2ghz CPU?
That's my dream within the next year but that's unlikely so ill likely settle for 1.5 gig in each and dual core CPU.
I wonder what area will get more attention in the near future.
Galaxy S III but its not out till later next year or the Nexus Prime
Possibly a Nexus 3 or a Galaxy S III. I really wanted a Nexus One but the GS is my first Android phone and the Nexus s wasn't all that appealing to me. I don't plan on buying a new phone until early next year so right now I would say it could be either of those two.
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I'll skip the SGS2 also and wait for number three, right now with all the custom roms I am very pleased with my SGS
What do you guys believe should be the focus of future upgrades?
Battery life?
More features? 4g etc nfc .. better front facing camera?
Or performance improvement?
We know they will attempt to do it all but the likelihood of pulling off everything is very low.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5,3 Zoll
SGS II .
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Sidneymac said:
What do you guys believe should be the focus of future upgrades?
Battery life?
More features? 4g etc nfc .. better front facing camera?
Or performance improvement?
We know they will attempt to do it all but the likelihood of pulling off everything is very low.
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I think that they must give us a battery which can last for days otherwise, why do I need the phone which is on the power almost every night? What if I want to take it to the hiking or camping? Or, they can make solar cells in the back. There is nothing else that they can add to this phones , maybe altimeter, barometer. But I think they will go the pc way, programs and games will get bigger and needy, so performances will follow..
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defenderko said:
I think that they must give us a battery which can last for days otherwise, why do I need the phone which is on the power almost every night? What if I want to take it to the hiking or camping? Or, they can make solar cells in the back. There is nothing else that they can add to this phones , maybe altimeter, barometer. But I think they will go the pc way, programs and games will get bigger and needy, so performances will follow..
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There was a rumor going around that Amazon was making a Mobile Phone. The battery cover had solar cells on the back.
I have a G2x right now, and I'm in no rush to upgrade. My phone is up to par with most devices out right now.
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I would expect when they get the 2012 quad-core
I'll wait a couple of years, when there will be a 16-core which can do me a coffee, teleport me and make me travel in time
Xiaomi M1!
Most probably the Galaxy prime, looks sexy to me. My galaxy s now feels slow after I tried a dual core.phone.
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The i9250
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Definitely not a phone bigger than the SGS.
I want a phone, not a tablet. The Prime and the SGSII are automatically eliminated.
Fortunately my SGS and Atrix will buy me time, until the right form factor comes along with the extra muscle under the hood...
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I hate my Galaxy. Most unreliable phone I have ever had: Terrible battery life, hickups and random slowdowns, poor GPS and modem, poor wifi and (happened again yesterday) random resets. I'm done with anything Samsung makes - you just never know about their products.
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Iphone 4s....... Jk something with ics gs3??
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Probably SGS III. The Galaxy S lineup is too awesome.
ckjeldmann said:
I hate my Galaxy. Most unreliable phone I have ever had: Terrible battery life, hickups and random slowdowns, poor GPS and modem, poor wifi and (happened again yesterday) random resets. I'm done with anything Samsung makes - you just never know about their products.
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Are you still running éclair 2.1 version??
Btw, I love my galaxy s, tried out a couple of dual cores but in day to day tasks my galaxy s runs perfect!! I'll wait a little too
ckjeldmann said:
I hate my Galaxy. Most unreliable phone I have ever had: Terrible battery life, hickups and random slowdowns, poor GPS and modem, poor wifi and (happened again yesterday) random resets. I'm done with anything Samsung makes - you just never know about their products.
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For anyone else not happy about battery life on the SGS, get yourself a Samsung Armani 1650Mah battery. (Same physical size as stock!)
I get a day to day and a half with no problems, and I abuse my battery. (especially with the display and browsing)
I can easily make it through the day on a full charge...
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This phone is awesome but as many will agree the ICS update has many flaws. And I do not feel it is right to leave the HTC vivid in this condition. Here's why:
1) ICS has been officially updated since our 4.3 release, fixing many bugs.
2) Many games as well as other things lag a great deal and being this a high end device we should not be experiencing lag on games like gun bros, MC3 among many other games where rapid fire guns lag the device to were the game becomes unplayable.
3) All of the other bugs mentioned on other threads.
Yes I am happy we got ICS but it was a quick patched release, and the phone deserves a better more complete Rom release for those that don't root.
Please sign this petition stating any issues you are expreicing with ICS sandwhich for the HTC Vivid, so I can then send it over to A&TT and HTC tech department. Because if nothing is said the phone will be left in its current condition.
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1. One I attach exchange to the phone I can no longer install APK files, rendering humble bundles or app development ruined for me
2. Graphics are lousy for how much hardware is inside this handset, I suspect the drivers are to blame.
Now that the HTC One devices are out, I don't think that they will care, they have already moved on from the vivid.
Thankfully we have XDA
I haven't had any problems with lag. My phone is actually pretty fast thanks to WCX Rom. I haven't gotten into a lot of games, but my GTA III would slightly lag when I was on GB. Now that my phone is on ICS I can play the game with all the settings up without any lag. I might understand if you're not rooted and well, that would actually be more helpful than waiting for a petition to be approved. That is if it ever does..
I'd like to see the voice dialer replaced, the wifi bug gone, an lte toggle, crt and overscroll animations, and the sense 4 launcher. I doubt we'll ever see that from at&t or HTC but hopefully a developer on here can make that happen.
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I can't root or anything because all of the methods here require a computer which I don't have. I'm sorry but I'm really pissed because I'm on stock ics and a lot of my payed apps now lag as well as free ones. My wife's pantect burst puts my phone to shame with no lags ever. On stock my phone is crap.
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Have you tried a factory reset and reinstalling? Only thing I'm experiencing lag with is several third party keyboards and that's an ics issue. All apps run fine on my phone and its fast. Overall if we just had an lte toggle I'd be happy
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dfella30 said:
I can't root or anything because all of the methods here require a computer which I don't have. I'm sorry but I'm really pissed because I'm on stock ics and a lot of my payed apps now lag as well as free ones. My wife's pantect burst puts my phone to shame with no lags ever. On stock my phone is crap.
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You can root without a computer. Just need a microSD.
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Cor-master said:
Have you tried a factory reset and reinstalling? Only thing I'm experiencing lag with is several third party keyboards and that's an ics issue. All apps run fine on my phone and its fast. Overall if we just had an lte toggle I'd be happy
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You haven't run into the issue yet because I thought everything was fine to, until I reached a new level in a game or so. Everything was ok until I brought a machine gun in contract killer zombies.
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Really? My Vivid runs so well stock that I havent bothered even to root it
I agree with MC3 lagging. Prolly Gamelofts fault since it chokes on my buddies ATT Note and Skyrocket (same SoC) but all the rest run flawlessly like Dead Space, Riptide, Nba Jam, Shadowgun, Sonic Episode 4, GTA3 etc.
Otherwise, im really happy
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mike21pr said:
Really? My Vivid runs so well stock that I havent bothered even to root it
I agree with MC3 lagging. Prolly Gamelofts fault since it chokes on my buddies ATT Note and Skyrocket (same SoC) but all the rest run flawlessly like Dead Space, Riptide, Nba Jam, Shadowgun, Sonic Episode 4, GTA3 etc.
Otherwise, im really happy
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No its a 2D issue in the stock Rom, just install Restaurant Story. Unplayable, but on my wife's burst again smooth as butter. See all the thing I do on my suck
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Well I got an HTC flyer tablet that I play games on. I limit my phone to casual time killers
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Well I got an HTC flyer tablet that I play games on. I limit my phone to casual time killers
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Restaurant Story is as casual as it gets for me
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You can always ask some one who is trustworthy to do it for you like maybe a dev. Or a friend mate. Just a suggestion to root.
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Try to factory reset, and reinstall u'r apk / rooting and used script like supercharger. Root doesnt need a computer, u can used zip file and place it on sd. Attempt to bootloader and it will automatically rooting yours.
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Getting a new one in the mail and I'm not upgrading it until it gets fixed. Gingerbread is a more stable all around release. Just noticed as well HTC custom swype is not on ICS. Since ill have both versions ill post a review of both.
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All I can say is gingerbread is better in so many ways. Here's my list:
1. Battery is 50% better meaning I get twice as many hours on one charge.
2. Keybroad vibration doesn't glitch out. Meaning it vibrates on every keystroke.
3.All menus are the same color, green making the phone look better.
4.Apps load and respond a lot faster.
5. I have way more ram available almost a half a gig free
6. I have a lot more system settings available.
7. Sense is better, like the news app has a lot more options.
My list can go on, the only cons are the new features ICS has but I can use third party apps for some. ICS is slower and HTC released a poor update, I over the "i got ICS hype". It sucks, I have both systems side by side and tested them all day long. Sony was right gingerbread wins hands down. Now I'm happy with my phone.
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Yeah but the gingerbread launcher blows. You can't customize the dock, folder support is intact but not as refined and your forced to have 7 home screens whether or not you want them or not. Course you could always just use adw
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I love that my phone never reboots or force closes apps, however my infuse 4g was faster in terms of touch response and battery life. Sometimes I feel like ics on the.vivid is a little slow
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ICS was fast as hell when I first upgraded now it's gotten noticeably more laggy which is a bit odd. Maybe not laggy so much just losses smoothness at times.
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Gingerbread to ICS felt like windows xp to vista.
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Please do not download this app..... look at that awake time.....
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Ik it sucks complete ass
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I don't know what u guys r talking about.... I think it's amazing
My personal and school email are set to push through settings, constant whatsapp and text messaging, some phone calls, little bit of gaming here and there and one Google search for today
Idk how it actually manages the push syncing but this is the most battery I have seen on my device
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Same here after 2 days it really seems to be getting better now
I swear if you are talking about the first time you use It i'm going to hurt someone... It stays awake till a certain percentage then it will say its complete and it wont stay awake much after that.
If you want the same functionality... but actually know what its doing and not have it be magic... I'd recommend tasker or llama
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It's not all negative let's start positive the screen is incredible just like my nexus 10. Feels uber premium. The i.r blaster is fantastic so is the camera. But my god it certainty is not fast ,internet and Google play store load with snails pace. Only have the phone 1day and very few apps are installed. Big change from my nexus 4 In this regard. Any ideas ?
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It's lighting fast for me, all the reviews said the only faster phone for browsing is iPhone.
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I have 135 apps, about 25 of these are games, about 10 real gpu and cpu intensified. . .cant say its slow for me. Its alot smoother than my Tegra 3 One X, and thats no joke. . .
I have had no lags at all with this, not even once! Have had our for a month and a bit now
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Mine is very fast turn your wifi of on your phone and turn it back on if not remove your wifi network and put it on again
As other owners have said the phone is quite fast, however browsing the internet and Google play both rely on phone network or wifi, so I would suggest you check network or wifi signal strength and speed.
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My HTC One is so fast it makes my Nexus 7 seem sluggish.
Hopefully the new Nexus 7 will be even quicker.
Please tell me how. I can only get 4 hours out of mine.
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Dont know what you do?
This was mostly WiFi calling from home. YouTube
Facebook
Auto-Sync Off
Internet
Power Saver Mode On
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You shut your phone radio off as well that's a big reason man
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People get 5+ hours of screen time by having odd configurations that would diminish the purpose of even having a phone.
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Yes thank you I was freaked out untill I actually looked people cripple there phones to get this achieved most of the time lol I have seen a few freaks that get great life and are stock and I just dont get it
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stevenm9 said:
Please tell me how. I can only get 4 hours out of mine.
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I'm curious, are you finding yourself in a situation where you're needing over 4hrs of screen on time?
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I'm curious, are you finding yourself in a situation where you're needing over 4hrs of screen on time?
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Good point and I'm not being rude but to much high standards lately ! As long as it lasts you the day with your normal use then thats all that should matter ! I still tweak out on my battery life but am learnin to let it be it's just a phone
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tyshemi said:
Good point and I'm not being rude but to much high standards lately ! As long as it lasts you the day with your normal use then thats all that should matter ! I still tweak out on my battery life but am learnin to let it be it's just a phone
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I mean I get it! I'm not trying to poke fun at him or anyone trying to get as much battery life of their phones as possible. I'm just curious as to why the obsession if you don't need it.
Hell, I'm guilty of something similiar... every HTC One I get my hands on, I go to MYHOIAN's ebay site and try to get it SIM unlocked. Why? I'm not travelling overseas any time soon or jumping GSM carriers here in the States. ... I just want it unlocked! And... $3.50, really, can't beat that price.
Yea me to buddy wish we didn't have to worry about unlocking and batteryife that be a perfect world
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I have a T-Mobile phone so it does have a Wi-fi calling for home.
If I do use the phone it is with the WCDMA only... This was with heavy internet usage for work purposes with email sending. Also taking an average of 150+ Photos.
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I got out of school a few weeks ago, so I'm at home during the day. Plus my laptop broke so I use my phone to get on the internet a lot more now.
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I got my phone on the weekend, and finally hit 5 hours for the first time yesterday. I was playing music, browsing the internet, using WiFi and mobile data, and played a game for a little while. I almost didn't believe it when I saw it. I am very satisfied.
I think the app that got me there was Lux. It's a smart-dimming app that adjusts your screen brightness. You can also set what % you want your screen at for certain background light levels. I really like it.
Anyway, can't think of anything else I did to get that result. Much much much better than the One X.
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Like the other user said, people do crazy things to keep their phone alive but rendering a smartphone useless.
Makes no sense to disabled data, sync, and other features of a smartphone
When you stop worrying about your battery life that's when your battery last you the most
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Like the other user said, people do crazy things to keep their phone alive but rendering a smartphone useless.
Makes no sense to disabled data, sync, and other features of a smartphone
When you stop worrying about your battery life that's when your battery last you the most
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Exactly buddy well put and to the people that post the 5+ hours of sot good for you and hope that's what you want but I leave all my stuff running as this is what smartphones are supposed to do
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Set brightness to 50% and hibernate google maps with greenify. It really is that simple. 5 hours.
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Set brightness to 50% and hibernate google maps with greenify. It really is that simple. 5 hours.
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This is true I have done this and I get 5 hours screen time after surfing the net and streaming music using mp3 player half day wifi other lte...I am on the latest release .16r also turn of location in google now ...hibernation of maps is key and location in now...now request location from map=drain...only use maps when u need it..the location off in google now does not affect weather btw
Edit I also have power saver on but disabled the powersave for the screen(hate a dim screen) like I said 50% brightness
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I have a question about Wi-Fi calling too. Does it save battery compared to not using it?
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I don't know how you're not getting such screen on time, to be honest. It's obviously dependant on what your usage is like while using your phone.
With me on stock kernel, if I'm just browsing around XDA or the internet I'll get around 8 hours screen on time (at least from how long it seems. I haven't confirmed and actual length of time so it could be less or more). Whereas if I'm playing Shadowgun Deadzone constantly, I can still get around 5 hours screen on time with 4 hours constant play of it.
If I remember, I'll get some actual proof of my stats over the next few days.
Dont worry about it. Even I get about 4 hours only. This is with 25% backlight indoors and 75% outdoors and heavy regular use. We dont have wifi calling or anything like that here. It is on 3G HSPA+ network and I get just above 4 hours of on screen time till battery goes below 10%. Lot of people disable lots of stuff like automatic syncing and turn the brightness all the way down. I dont do any of that. My gmail, twitter, drive, G+, Pulse, Hangout are all running in background syncing and doing their stuff (the only thing I have done is to tell G+ to upload only on wifi ).
7hrs screen time is easily achievable on this phone with 12hrs + uptime.
Theres a dedicated thread on this already if u wanna go read how guys are setting their phones for this.
My use is as follows to get 7hrs...
*Wifi only browsing (no mobile data)
*Auto brightness during the day and low at night.
*Eliminate as much wakelocks as possible by not using auto syncs in apps etc.
*I'm rooted so i use "Greenify" to make sure apps go into hibernation after I close them.
*I use Titanium backup to freeze bloat ware I don't use.
Apps such as Skype, Facebook, Viber etc etc are Known drainers so keep an eye on them if u use them.
There prob more that I can't think if right now but with the above set up, you will easily get between 5-8 hours screen on time.
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