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Too good to resist. April Fools!
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um, actually, yes.
Heck no. Less customization, more bezel..garbage pail kid camera. Naw
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Not a chance. Love the aluminum body and that's about it
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um, actually, yes.
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Really heff? Have you had a chance to check it out in person? The rep at the vzw store had just gotten his the morning I was in and when I looked at it it already had scuffs on the back and the ir remote lens from being in his pocket. Better get a case
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Thought about it, in a perfect world where I am a billionaire then yes (I'd have every phone so it prob wouldn't matter) but unfortunately that is not a reality and going from S800 to S800 doesn't make sense when I would prob have to pay about $150-200 difference or use an upgrade.
It does look hot and mSD slot would be nice
Dear God I would have so many phones if I was rich lol
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Really heff? Have you had a chance to check it out in person? The rep at the vzw store had just gotten his the morning I was in and when I looked at it it already had scuffs on the back and the ir remote lens from being in his pocket. Better get a case
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Yeah, i've checked it out. My buddy has one. I love the G2 but i can't get over the God awful call quality for people on the other end, no one can hear me. Our local Verizon store actually doesn't carry the G2 anymore because of so many complaints/returns(yes, I've returned mine). The SD slot is also a huge plus for me, and i have to have a case, my 2 year old that thinks my phone is a football
and I never said I was getting rid of the G2
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Yeah, i've checked it out. My buddy has one. I love the G2 but i can't get over the God awful call quality for people on the other end, no one can hear me. Our local Verizon store actually doesn't carry the G2 anymore because of so many complaints/returns(yes, I've returned mine). The SD slot is also a huge plus for me, and i have to have a case, my 2 year old that thinks my phone is a football
and I never said I was getting rid of the G2
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I hear ya, call quality seems fine for me and coming from the og razr the battery life is stellar. That's a big deal for me. But I gotta say, I was considering burning an update for the m8 after seeing it. Especially with the digital dots flip case and kitkat out of the chute. There's even a root exploit now and a bounty for s-off. Performance-wise though it seems like a lateral move.
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I hear ya, call quality seems fine for me and coming from the og razr the battery life is stellar. That's a big deal for me. But I gotta say, I was considering burning an update for the m8 after seeing it. Especially with the digital dots flip case and kitkat out of the chute. There's even a root exploit now and a bounty for s-off. Performance-wise though it seems like a lateral move.
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Yeah, it'll be a minor bump if any performance wise. Root is all I need, if that (you can tell I'm gettin old), build quality, battery, and storage are what have me interested. Plus it seems as if HTC is really stepping up their game on keeping devices updated. I'll pm you my thoughts after I have it a day or two.
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I'm either going M8 or S5. Need to hold the S5 first.
Nothing against the G2, I'm just a phone whore.
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I'll stay with the G2 until something with a huge bump comes along.
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I love the G2, but the fact that is is the best kept secret phone makes me think that the phone will receive updates infrequently, especially on Verizon. I do not think that there will be any huge bump in what a phone can do for 2013. It looks like the only think that will separate phones are the chip and the camera. The M8 has the best chip in the the Snapdragon 801. It also offers the knock on from the Lg G2. That is a feature that I have grown to love. I burned an update to replace my wife's m7.
I can not wait for it to come tomorrow in the mail. I hope the official kit kat version will be released by Verizon. I want to try the manual update but I do not want to damage my phone.
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I love the G2, but the fact that is is the best kept secret phone makes me think that the phone will receive updates infrequently, especially on Verizon. I do not think that there will be any huge bump in what a phone can do for 2013. It looks like the only think that will separate phones are the chip and the camera. The M8 has the best chip in the the Snapdragon 801. It also offers the knock on from the Lg G2. That is a feature that I have grown to love. I burned an update to replace my wife's m7.
I can not wait for it to come tomorrow in the mail. I hope the official kit kat version will be released by Verizon. I want to try the manual update but I do not want to damage my phone.
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Meh, the 801 is the same exact chip as the 800 just a little more refined. The S5 and Z2 also have 801s. On paper they're a smidge faster but not worth the smaller screen and smaller battery and worse camera.
Plus the metal body sounds and feels good but my Leveno has an aluminum body and whenever it hits something, it's permanent.
Even the S5 has a smaller screen and larger housing. Tap on isn't new, but LG was the first to implement it as a stock feature.
Even Paul O'Brien says he misses his G2 compared to the M8. There are also some serious issues with the phone too if you research it. They're trying to fix the bugs but your mileage may vary on a carrier locked model. Plus with kit Kat out of the box, you'll not have Root. They haven't been able to root Kit Kat yet from my understanding.
I'm not saying the M8 or S5 is a bad phone, just a downgrade from the G2.
LG has shown us some pretty speedy updates. Even on Verizon we've ready gotten 10A, 11B, 12A, and 24A since November. LG is really pushing updates. Plus the dev community is crazy on the G2.
I'm stopping but you get my point.
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I'd have to agree the only thing I'd take to replace my vs980 would be a new not refurbed vs980. Do I wish the g2 had better speakers and aluminum sure but honestly I love the quick case so it wouldn't really matter I wouldn't carry it naked anyway.
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Will wait and compare the M8 with the LG G3. One or the other, probably. Definitely NOT the GS5.
I've been so impressed with the G2, think I'll be staying with LG unless they somehow screw up the next iteration.
The battery alone is worth me staying with the G2. I go the whole day and conserving battery or plugging in never crosses my mind. Once 4.4 is OTA and source is released, there will be a bunch of stable KK ROMS that will receive support for some time. This will carry me at least until the next gen flagships, which the S5 and M8 are not.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/03/31/one-click-root-method-released-for-htc-one-m8-on-verizon/
As you can see the m8 can be rooted and is running 4.4.2.
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http://www.droid-life.com/2014/03/31/one-click-root-method-released-for-htc-one-m8-on-verizon/
As you can see the m8 can be rooted and is running 4.4.2.
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Yea looks like the M8 is rootable now with HTC Weak sauce. Looks like HTC is unlocking the bootloaders per request and allowing TWRP custom recoveries too. Carriers who have locked the bootloaders will be unable to flash recoveries at this time.
Good news for M8 users.
Hardware is still too much of a downgrade for me though.
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Just left Verizon... without the m8. I wasn't impressed. I wanted to be, but it's not a big enough upgrade. I'll just deal with the call quality issues on the g2. (our great dev community may have played a role in me not picking up the m8 also)
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New Nexus phones looking pretty good and packed with a lot of goodies for the price. If anyone grabs when they release. Please post up.
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I already pre-ordered mine. Main reason is I don't think I can stand the S6 lag anymore. Latest OTA "fixed" it but not completely. Samsung, you were so close to making the perfect phone. So close....
I'm seriously considering getting one too, I'm tired of the ****ty battery life, will try getting an exchange from T-mobile and if the new S6 (probably refurb) still has battery issues I'll get a 5X. My main concern is that I have a 64gb S6.
Battery life will be better but not great and that's coming from the lead designer of the new nexus phones. I still enjoy my s6 even though it's stock. Maybe next year I'll switch to a nexus phone
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Battery life will be better but not great and that's coming from the lead designer of the new nexus phones. I still enjoy my s6 even though it's stock. Maybe next year I'll switch to a nexus phone
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Where did you see that? I'd like to get some context cause it would really surprise me if that big battery and Android M doze feature doesn't make it a battery beast.
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Where did you see that? I'd like to get some context cause it would really surprise me if that big battery and Android M doze feature doesn't make it a battery beast.
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One of the tech blogs. It's a big battery, but these devices are power hungry
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The Snapdragon 810 in the Nexus 6p SOC is not a good alternative. Slower, hotter and I guess therefor eating up more battery.
Camera wise, LG G4 and S6 are still king imo. (here are some shots - best case scenario-: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9417599/nexus-5x-6p-camera-photos-images)
While I would love to buy another nexus, I have to pass this one and wait for next year, as it is way too expensive imo.
Be warned! No band 12 support (at least initially) with the new nexus phones. T-mobile won't let unlocked phones use band 12 unless they become VoLTE certified.
This is a galaxy s6 thread not a nexus thread.
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This is a galaxy s6 thread not a nexus thread.
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And your point being? We are having a discussion about the nexus phone. No need for the negative attitude or comment.
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The Snapdragon 810 in the Nexus 6p SOC is not a good alternative. Slower, hotter and I guess therefor eating up more battery.
Camera wise, LG G4 and S6 are still king imo. (here are some shots - best case scenario-: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/29/9417599/nexus-5x-6p-camera-photos-images)
While I would love to buy another nexus, I have to pass this one and wait for next year, as it is way too expensive imo.
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A couple things I'm hopeful for. 1, the 810 is ver 2.1 so it should fix those issues. 2, the camera has been rated and did extremely well. http://www.androidauthority.com/nexus-6p-second-best-mobile-camera-645771/
Back to the Snapdragon 810 vs our phones. I'm so disappointed with what Samsung has done to this fantastic hardware with their crappy software. My phone lags, stutters. My old HTC M8 is lightning fast compared. So specs are great and all...(dont misinterpret my frustration, its solely towards Samsung)
Just wish we could get a vanilla based rom for the s6. :/ lol
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I had lag issues on my S6, but since the last bigger update (not the little one we just got) my phone has been flying and working great. Are you on the most recent update?
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Be warned! No band 12 support (at least initially) with the new nexus phones. T-mobile won't let unlocked phones use band 12 unless they become VoLTE certified.
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I've been trying to figure this out... I chatted with T-Mobile but still don't really have a clear answer. I currently run on Band 4 on my Nexus 6 (which I love BTW) and my S6. Where I'm at, Columbus, Ohio, there is not support for Band 12. If/when Band 12 is activated here, will I then lose the ability to access LTE via Band 4? Or would Band 12 just simply be added in addition to Band 4?
This is the only reason I am debating on canceling my pre-order for the Nexus 6P... For those wanting a direct comparison of an N6 vs S6... I'll keep it short and sweet, the N6 blows away the S6 in every aspect except camera and fingerprint reader... The fact that the 6P has a significantly improved camera, and a fingerprint reader, it was a no brainer for me. The N6 has SOOO much support on XDA, endless options, constantly getting updates, doesn't have the super annoying poor ram management of the Galaxy lineup, I could go on and on. I'm still going to hold onto my S6 and sell my N6 and OPO for the 6P. I think once Chase is added to Samsung Pay that may drive me back to the S6... but as I flip back and forth between my N6 and S6, I find myself constantly going back to the N6 for longer periods of time.
I'd have a 6 already if not for the size. I can't wait to actually sacrifice this 6S to a hammer and get something else. The holy grail would be the Sony Z5, but it's unlikely to make it here. I'm very disappointed the 6P/5X don't have wireless charging though. Push comes to shove though, the 5X might be the way to go.
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I've been trying to figure this out... I chatted with T-Mobile but still don't really have a clear answer. I currently run on Band 4 on my Nexus 6 (which I love BTW) and my S6. Where I'm at, Columbus, Ohio, there is not support for Band 12. If/when Band 12 is activated here, will I then lose the ability to access LTE via Band 4? Or would Band 12 just simply be added in addition to Band 4?
This is the only reason I am debating on canceling my pre-order for the Nexus 6P... For those wanting a direct comparison of an N6 vs S6... I'll keep it short and sweet, the N6 blows away the S6 in every aspect except camera and fingerprint reader... The fact that the 6P has a significantly improved camera, and a fingerprint reader, it was a no brainer for me. The N6 has SOOO much support on XDA, endless options, constantly getting updates, doesn't have the super annoying poor ram management of the Galaxy lineup, I could go on and on. I'm still going to hold onto my S6 and sell my N6 and OPO for the 6P. I think once Chase is added to Samsung Pay that may drive me back to the S6... but as I flip back and forth between my N6 and S6, I find myself constantly going back to the N6 for longer periods of time.
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It would be added in addition to band 4. The only issue I have is in my house band 12 is always a stronger signal but it doesn't have the fastest bandwith. So I might get a faster download speed with band 4 even though it has a week er signal. I can manually change to band 4 with my s6 by using the code *#2263#
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It would be added in addition to band 4. The only issue I have is in my house band 12 is always a stronger signal but it doesn't have the fastest bandwith. So I might get a faster download speed with band 4 even though it has a week er signal. I can manually change to band 4 with my s6 by using the code *#2263#
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It's odd because I get usually full LTE signal inside my home, but my speeds are usually unbearable. I've chatted with t force on this too.. They've done some things that occasionally make it better, like 5mbps, but its usually .5 mbps or less.
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It's odd because I get usually full LTE signal inside my home, but my speeds are usually unbearable. I've chatted with t force on this too.. They've done some things that occasionally make it better, like 5mbps, but its usually .5 mbps or less.
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I had issues with my data being slow but I was on a custom rom. Then I went back to stock and it's all good.
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I had issues with my data being slow but I was on a custom rom. Then I went back to stock and it's all good.
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That's def not the case for me. It happens on my N6, S6, and wife's iPhone.
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I had lag issues on my S6, but since the last bigger update (not the little one we just got) my phone has been flying and working great. Are you on the most recent update?
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Have you tried using the Play Store to browse anything whatsoever? Holy s**t is it laggy and jittery. I'm on the latest version, and it's still a jittery mess. Also selecting a text from the notification shade takes 5-10 seconds to open Hangouts. Those are the two big ones for me. That and the constantly restarting apps even when they've been hanging out in RAM draining battery. WTF? One example: Chrome can hangout running in the background draining my battery like a champ, but if I switch back to it, it reloads...every...single...tab. Grrrr!
I am switching from Verizon to AT&T so I need to get a new phone. Since AT&T doesn't offer Motorola smartphones, I have narrowed my choices down to the S7 and S5 (or maybe the S5 active). I have looked at the specs for both and they seem pretty close. I am not a heavy phone user, mostly just Facebook, email, Pandora, and a few games here and there. Also need a decent camera. Trying to decide if the S7 is worth the extra money over the S5. What is everyone's thoughts? Thank you.
P.S. I am not looking at the S6 due to lack of a SD card slot.
Well the S5 is 2 years old, going on 3. When I updated my wife's phone, they didn't offer the S5. I love my S5 Active, however, there will be more support for the S7, while the S5 is nearing its end of life. Also, I heard a S7 Active was right around the corner.
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My first smartphone was Samsung Galaxy S (captivate), then got S3, and now I am on S5. This probably will be my last Samsung phone combined with AT&T service.
If you have an individual plan, instead of moving to AT&T with S5 or S7, I would recommend just going to Project Fi with Nexus. When I did the math, I realized that I would actually end up saving even though my current monthly AT&T plan includes a 22% corporate discount. At the end of the day at a lower price point you will get refund on unused data, free tethering, more frequent software updates, free international service (with limits), and overall the service tends to use much less data since it better auto connects to free wifi hotspots that Google knows about. You can go with the Nexus 6P or go with the $200 Nexus 5 and do an upgrade when Nexus 7 or whatever comes out since you can pay off the phone sooner with the savings benefits.
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I am switching from Verizon to AT&T so I need to get a new phone. Since AT&T doesn't offer Motorola smartphones, I have narrowed my choices down to the S7 and S5 (or maybe the S5 active). I have looked at the specs for both and they seem pretty close. I am not a heavy phone user, mostly just Facebook, email, Pandora, and a few games here and there. Also need a decent camera. Trying to decide if the S7 is worth the extra money over the S5. What is everyone's thoughts? Thank you.
P.S. I am not looking at the S6 due to lack of a SD card slot.
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the s5 active has a 16mp camera, sdcard and can be had new for 185 from amazon. I love mine and will keep it until at least s9 are out and I can get an s7 edge for cheap
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the s5 active has a 16mp camera, sdcard and can be had new for 185 from amazon. I love mine and will keep it until at least s9 are out and I can get an s7 edge for cheap
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I too love my active, however, no root means lack of roms. So marshmallow will most likely be the last update we get, unless att decides to unlock our bootloader. A better option would be to get an international s5 or s7 to unlock. I do believe they even have the active as an international model.
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When I did the math, I realized that I would actually end up saving even though my current monthly AT&T plan includes a 22% corporate discount.
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That is the biggest reason I am switching. It costs me over $100 on Verizon per month. That is even with line splitting with one other person. AT&T will cost me roughly $30 per month due to line splitting with two other people.
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the s5 active has a 16mp camera, sdcard and can be had new for 185 from amazon. I love mine and will keep it until at least s9 are out and I can get an s7 edge for cheap
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Are there any major differences in the S5 vs. S5 active?
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I too love my active, however, no root means lack of roms. So marshmallow will most likely be the last update we get, unless att decides to unlock our bootloader. A better option would be to get an international s5 or s7 to unlock. I do believe they even have the active as an international model.
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I have never rooted a phone. Not even sure what that means. I am on my second smart phone now. I started with Android 2.2 and currently using 5.1
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Are there any major differences in the S5 vs. S5 active?
I have never rooted a phone. Not even sure what that means. I am on my second smart phone now. I started with Android 2.2 and currently using 5.1
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The s5 and s5 active have identical specs. The only difference is the active is a little more rugged. As for rooting, it's the same thing as jailbreaking an iPhone. It gives you administrative access to all parts of your phone, not just limited access. It's mainly for power users.
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That is the biggest reason I am switching. It costs me over $100 on Verizon per month. That is even with line splitting with one other person. AT&T will cost me roughly $30 per month due to line splitting with two other people.
Are there any major differences in the S5 vs. S5 active?
I have never rooted a phone. Not even sure what that means. I am on my second smart phone now. I started with Android 2.2 and currently using 5.1
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If you're into Health the active has a heartbeat monitor. And it's a little more rugged. And it has a dedicated camera key
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I'm a huge Samsung fan. All of my consumer products have become Samsung as all of my hosting / webTech is HP.
As I do wish they would quit dropping the ball and put out that 1 "here's for you world" dev phone with it all, i dont honeatly foresee it. (S5 lacks sufficient ram, S6 not even gonna start, S7 locked bootloader, seemingly salvation S7 international dropped NFC).
Now onto the discussion, of all of the options available, i see no question. Forward moving with forward support points to the S7 Edge. Personally, im grabbing the international exynos version as my NFC only gets used to tinker with tags here and there. I have to play with and mod everything. Example: today i bought a 5 Bay Sata NAS enclosure. First things first, all screws out. Nice heatsink, hmm, no chipset fan.....this simply will not do. 45 minutes later and she's purring cool awaiting my infinite search requests for classic endless terms like root, rom, hashcode and it's favorite ".zip".
I'm curious if my S7 will overtake my collection of warranty voided and in some cases paperweightes S5's. All in all, if you're a remotely busy person on your phone, the S7 ram is more than worth it. But......if you watch a lot of TV, go S5 - Samsung felt the IR blaster was too passe for a flagship device.
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I hadn't noticed this rom has my T-Mo S5 Device ID as a,.... is that Note5? Ha, love it.
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Thank you for all the input. I am going to try to go and check out phones after work today. Now I know what to look at.
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I too love my active, however, no root means lack of roms. So marshmallow will most likely be the last update we get, unless att decides to unlock our bootloader. A better option would be to get an international s5 or s7 to unlock. I do believe they even have the active as an international model.
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But then all the wallet app"s will not work
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But then all the wallet app"s will not work
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Well, yes, that's a trade-off. I would rather have root over NFC.
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But then all the wallet app"s will not work
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Well, yes, that's a trade-off. I would rather have root over NFC.
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I agree. I dont need the wallet as in my small town in rural Tennessee, there are only 3 retailers that take it. everything else is swipe and go. I am about due for an upgrade. 2 years on my s5 and it is well.. old. been a great device. I personally will be very hesitant to grab the S7. Since work pays for it, I may look at a non samsung device. maybe even HTC or a Nexus. Root to me is essential because of the ability to truly customize and debloat.
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I agree. I dont need the wallet as in my small town in rural Tennessee, there are only 3 retailers that take it. everything else is swipe and go. I am about due for an upgrade. 2 years on my s5 and it is well.. old. been a great device. I personally will be very hesitant to grab the S7. Since work pays for it, I may look at a non samsung device. maybe even HTC or a Nexus. Root to me is essential because of the ability to truly customize and debloat.
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In rural Oklahoma it's the same. In the city I work 30 minutes away takes more NFC. Even then I still find myself using my card. Man you're lucky with work paying for the phone. My job gets me 22% of my AT&T bill.
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I think on S7, the Samsung Pay feature is different than the NFC wallet and works with any point of sale credit card reader even in small towns. From my understanding S7 has some specialty hardware that mimics electromagnetic signature of credit card's magnetic strip when held next to ordinary traditional credit card swipe readers. http://www.samsung.com/us/samsung-pay The specialty hardware was as result of acqusition of LoopPay by Samsung. http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-techn...samsungs-looppay-mobile-payment-system-works/
Just wanted to say I am so happy with this phone. I did have to make some sacrifices leaving the s7 but based on my needs it was worth it.
Cons vs s7 duos:
The 1080 screen isn't as sharp, but for everyday use its actually pretty nice even in outdoor use.
The camera is a couple notches lower than s7 but still very good. Samsung cameras focus faster and look a lot crisper. I am sure people will debate that but Samsung has camera down.
No Samsung pay but still have Android pay thanks to NFC this year!!
No expandable memory card but I'm on with 64gb for the most part.
PROS:
Really good finger print reader. It is faster than s7 for sure. Reminds me of the Nexus 6P fast.
Most important for me is software is near stock Google experience with multi user. I use my business and my personal on separate accounts it's super convenient.
Att on one sim and T-Mobile on other. It's not like the s7 duos where we had issues with data connectivity from one sim to other. No issues with this so far!!
Dash or quick charge is real nice!!
Very good overall phone for the price by far!!!!
I think this will be good backup until the Lenovo Motoforce Z ultra with Nexus software and 2k screen comes out later this fall.
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i got a s7 duos also, considering the jump, only thing holding me back is the lack of 4g lte support for australian networks (where i live)
still love my new s7 duos
I had the S7 edge T-Mobile version and sold it once I received my OnePlus. Faster, snappier and battery has lasted longer for me. Love the dash charger as well. Overall I'm very pleased with it.
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i got a s7 duos also, considering the jump, only thing holding me back is the lack of 4g lte support for australian networks (where i live)
still love my new s7 duos
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I would have kept it but I was dealing with data issues when signal was low and it would switch Sims but data would freeze. Got way too annoying and updates came and gone but no fix. This has been a champ for me.
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I had the S7 edge T-Mobile version and sold it once I received my OnePlus. Faster, snappier and battery has lasted longer for me. Love the dash charger as well. Overall I'm very pleased with it.
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The battery on s7 lasted longer for me. I find I need to do a quick dash charge once a day to get me all the way through.
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mikereyes01 said:
The battery on s7 lasted longer for me. I find I need to do a quick dash charge once a day to get me all the way through.
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really? mine lasts about a day and a half with regular to moderate usage.
the S7 lasted a full day
mikereyes01 said:
I would have kept it but I was dealing with data issues when signal was low and it would switch Sims but data would freeze. Got way too annoying and updates came and gone but no fix. This has been a champ for me.
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strange as the s7 has more 4g & 3g frequencies then the oneplus3....
Same boat.
Even with the custom ROMS, Touchwiz is just too 'heavy' for me.
I was also tired of the palm thumb rejection issues on the sides of my S7 edge duos screen.
That phone is now back in it's box.
I've been happily rocking the Oneplus 3 from day one.
I heard the duos 7 was better but my T-Mobile variant of the s7 edge was significantly worse on battery. Between that, bloatware, and performance, this OnePlus 3 seems to be blowing it out of the water. I'm not having much stutter and wifi and LTE is really strong for me!
Z51 said:
I had the S7 edge T-Mobile version and sold it once I received my OnePlus. Faster, snappier and battery has lasted longer for me. Love the dash charger as well. Overall I'm very pleased with it.
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Glad to see this post as I ordered my OP3 on Friday and I too have a T-Mobile variant of the S7e. I'm hoping I'll love this phone enough to keep mine in the box as well at least till I turn it in after my lease.
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bkeaver said:
Glad to see this post as I ordered my OP3 on Friday and I too have a T-Mobile variant of the S7e. I'm hoping I'll love this phone enough to keep mine in the box as well at least till I turn it in after my lease.
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Nice. Dont get me wrong, the S7 edge is a greay phone. I got a killer deal on another one and im switching between devices haha. Best of both worlds.
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3Plus said:
i got a s7 duos also, considering the jump, only thing holding me back is the lack of 4g lte support for australian networks (where i live)
still love my new s7 duos
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If you're going to get one, depending on your carrier your better off getting the Europe or China model, for Optus the China Model has the best network support, and Telstra/Vodafone works best on the Europe model, however Telstra still has decent support with the China model. The China model can be bought through Oppomart I believe and I don't know about the European model. The North America model has the worst support for Australia on any carrier.
So the s8 active goes on sale this coming Friday. Anyone going with this. I know it's not as aesthetically pleasing but 4000mah battery and 600mhz band 71 support has me seriously thinking.
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Count me in. Would love root!
bkeaver said:
So the s8 active goes on sale this coming Friday. Anyone going with this. I know it's not as aesthetically pleasing but 4000mah battery and 600mhz band 71 support has me seriously thinking.
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Just got it yesterday, it's awesome. Needs root but so far so good.
I agree. Just got mine as well. Sapped on a glass screen protector just to prevent scratches and installed substratium dark theme to black out all my apps. Happy
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Just got mine last night from S7 Active. Everything is awesome but the position of FPS is hard to locate!
I'm super happy with mine aswell! Hopefully the install base can eclipse the regular s8 on T-Mobile and we get some great roms cause the signal where I work is amazing now.
metalb00 said:
I'm super happy with mine aswell! Hopefully the install base can eclipse the regular s8 on T-Mobile and we get some great roms cause the signal where I work is amazing now.
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also received mine few days ago and my friend got it sim-unlocked. What a great device!!!!
I purchased one for my wife who abuses phones (she previously broke 2 phones in a matter of 3 weeks) and so far so good. I would like to root it. I found this link in a different forum but I am not sure how reliable it is...
https://mobilestrongreset.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s8-active-how-fast-root-quick-root-root-android/
Has anyone rooted their phone?
I wonder how many people will get this phone and hopefully we will have some love from developers! ?
My cousin got it and I was able to check it out in person. I wouldn't mind switching my S8 for an Active. Seeing it and using it made me start thinking about it. Hope to hear about everyone's experiences with the phone!
I have one and love it
Got it first week of December. GREAT phone. Battery life is incredible (coming from S6 Edge) and screen is amazing. No root, and I always root my phones, but I haven't had many issues or circumstances where I miss root.
rip2632 said:
Got it first week of December. GREAT phone. Battery life is incredible (coming from S6 Edge) and screen is amazing. No root, and I always root my phones, but I haven't had many issues or circumstances where I miss root.
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Root works fine on the s8 active.
Purest said:
Root works fine on the s8 active.
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Which root method did you use?
pwoolston said:
Which root method did you use?
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Yes what root? and can this phone's bootloader be unlocked? NO right?
pkogrt said:
Yes what root? and can this phone's bootloader be unlocked? NO right?
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I am not sure I understand what you are saying please elaborate. Are you asking a question? or making a statement?