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Some Issues

Running all stock
1. Battery life HORRIBLE!!! 7 hours and 30min uptime 45min of use total during that time and it was on 4% left (this was ALL on EDGE)
2. CAMERA SLOWNESS and pics look crappy Went to Disney for 2 days. Missed LOADS Of things cause I would select Camera and it would take several seconds to load up. Then pictures look worse than a very old VX5600 with a VGA camera (Yes the settings are set to full) 1080p Videos look better than the pics
Is these two gonna get fixed with Gingerbread? and has anyone heard when it will come?

From what I have heard LG rushed this device out to be the first dual core 3d phone. So that's why they went with froyo. There is suppose to be a ton of fixes in gingerbread like 3d camera fixes and performance fixes. I would just wait for a custom rom or if your impatient get a different device
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Wow you have quite a lot of issues there which oddly enough I don't suffer from at all. Yes I am still running stock and no I have nothing special installed but than again I don't have a lot of apps installed either. My suggestion to you would be to check and see what programs you have constantly running because that can cause a Lot of the sluggishness as well as the battery drain. I mean I ran 19 hrs. with light use and the battery on mine was still sitting at 25%.

malickie said:
Wow you have quite a lot of issues there which oddly enough I don't suffer from at all. Yes I am still running stock and no I have nothing special installed but than again I don't have a lot of apps installed either. My suggestion to you would be to check and see what programs you have constantly running because that can cause a Lot of the sluggishness as well as the battery drain. I mean I ran 19 hrs. with light use and the battery on mine was still sitting at 25%.
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This can be laggy after a reset

Would it be worth to take it back and wait for the iPhone 5 or Samsung galaxy ii
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hyelton said:
Would it be worth to take it back and wait for the iPhone 5 or Samsung galaxy ii
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In my opinion? No. But you have to choose the device that's right for you.
I charge my battery when needed as I am almost always near an outlet.
I use widget locker to have a direct to camera unlock slider and I can pull up the camera in about 3-5 seconds. I use the camera strictly for 3D pictures - I bought a point and shoot that is light years beyond *any* phone camera for real pictures when I am going somewhere special. It's a Panasonic I believe, and from power on to picture ready is about 1 second, if anyone's interested. And it fits in my pocket.
Personally, I feel that cameras in phones are there just to take a quick photo of something when you don't have a dedicated device handy or don't need super photo frame quality.
The 3D pictures I take look great, and my only gripe is the long delay between the time you press the button and time the picture is actually snapped. I'm hoping LG's GB update will fix all of that, but it's not a deal breaker for me.
I wouldn't go to a non-3D camera phone now, so I'll probably upgrade when better phones with 3D capabilities come out.

Well my mesmerize galaxy s I had OMG itbtook better pics than thisthing. And even video. Its pics was amazing And I'm use to my phone as soon as I hit camera the camera comes up and I don't have to wait for it to come up. And battery life is a problem cause I travel a lot. I thought my cdma device had bad battery. This is worse. Even though GSM tends to have better battery life
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Think about exchanging it for another device, if it bothers you that much.
I travel constantly for work and so far have not had a problem with the battery - it seems to me it lasts much longer when it's nearly drained. I left my hotel not realizing my battery was down to 6% - I used GPS and maps for about 30 minutes (albeit not CONSTANT use) and I was able to reach my destination, and find my way back to the hotel with 4% left.
YMMV.

seems like alot of people are complaining about this device having a sucky battery. It's an android phone. Charge, EVO 3D, Revolution and Bionic have the same issue. It's not this phone alone.

BigCiX said:
seems like alot of people are complaining about this device having a sucky battery. It's an android phone. Charge, EVO 3D, Revolution and Bionic have the same issue. It's not this phone alone.
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Well I knowits not this phone alone. Buts its been worse than my Acclaim,Mesmerizse,Desire, Merge, X10,and atrix 4g lol. Its been worse than my CDMA phones that should be saying something cause usually gsm has better battery life

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Well I knowits not this phone alone. Buts its been worse than my Acclaim,Mesmerizse,Desire, Merge, X10,and atrix 4g lol. Its been worse than my CDMA phones that should be saying something cause usually gsm has better battery life
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besides the atrix everything you mentioned has a single processor. Thrill has a bigger screen, outdated OS and 3D effects that would make battery life less then an atrix.

Unfortunately I returned my Thrill. I loved the phone but reminds me too much of the LG G2X problems, which I once had. I attempted to record a non-3d video 4 times in a row. Everytime the phone rebooted 10-12 sec into the recording. I even attempted to take a 3d photo of the misses a day later and the phone locked up . This all on a stock Thrill, 3 days old. Maybe I'll wait untill the bugs are worked out. Back to my Infuse.

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Unfortunately I returned my Thrill. I loved the phone but reminds me too much of the LG G2X problems, which I once had. I attempted to record a non-3d video 4 times in a row. Everytime the phone rebooted 10-12 sec into the recording. I even attempted to take a 3d photo of the misses a day later and the phone locked up . This all on a stock Thrill, 3 days old. Maybe I'll wait untill the bugs are worked out. Back to my Infuse.
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Sounds like a bad phone. I've been doing a rediculous amount of recording and picture taking (to show off the 3D ) without any issues. Camera is a little on the slow side compared to my HTC but nothing too bad. These things aren't all created equal. One phone can have an issue that the next one doesn't, even if it is the same make/model.
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You know what fixes the reboot problem? Don't use ur SD card use internal storage
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Major crossroad with Nexus 6

Hey guys, looking for some input here.
Im coming up on the 14 day return policy for the nexus 6, but im really thinking of returning it and going with the note 4.
The only issue i have with the phone is battery life. My phone seems to gulp it down. Now i do have many battery draining features turned off and standby time is excellent. Its when i actually use the phone i get massive drain, whether it be facebooking, web browsing, or playing games, the phone loses a lot of life! My wife used the camera this past weekend for 20 minutes according to the stats and my percentage dropped 25%from 80% to 55% within 1/2 hour!
My brightness is also on adaptive at 35-40%. For the life of me, it just seems i cant stop the battery drain.
I know going to the stock note 4 battery is about the same, but Zerolemon is releasing the note 4 10000 mah battery later this month. I had the same battery on my note 3 and loved it, ive never killed that battery. Yes, itll be a brick, yes but im thinking id prefer battery over function.
I do love the nexus, especially the screen size and the front facing speakers, and i will lose those with the note, but having a dead phone by 6pm makes those features useless. Yes, i could charge the phone halfway through the day, but i was spoiled with the note 3 extended battery.
SO my question is, should i chance the nexus 6 and hope upcoming updates solve the drain, or should i dump it and go with the note 4 and extended battery.
Frank
TL;DR NExus 6 battery dies too quick, return and get note 4 with zero lemon.

I went from the Note 4 to the Nexus 6 and battery life is about the same. I was actually pretty disappointed with the battery life of the Note 4 considering i had a Note 2 where the battery lasted FOREVER! I had originally decided that i would bypass the Nexus 6 and get the Note 4 instead, and at first i loved it but after having to deal with constant lag and dealing with samsung's crappy radios i'm glad i picked up the Nexus 6 (Note 4 is my new alarm clock at home)

It seems that your mind is already made up.. just get the Note 4

ultravorx said:
Hey guys, looking for some input here.
Im coming up on the 14 day return policy for the nexus 6, but im really thinking of returning it and going with the note 4.
The only issue i have with the phone is battery life. My phone seems to gulp it down. Now i do have many battery draining features turned off and standby time is excellent. Its when i actually use the phone i get massive drain, whether it be facebooking, web browsing, or playing games, the phone loses a lot of life! My wife used the camera this past weekend for 20 minutes according to the stats and my percentage dropped 25%from 80% to 55% within 1/2 hour!
My brightness is also on adaptive at 35-40%. For the life of me, it just seems i cant stop the battery drain.
I know going to the stock note 4 battery is about the same, but Zerolemon is releasing the note 4 10000 mah battery later this month. I had the same battery on my note 3 and loved it, ive never killed that battery. Yes, itll be a brick, yes but im thinking id prefer battery over function.
I do love the nexus, especially the screen size and the front facing speakers, and i will lose those with the note, but having a dead phone by 6pm makes those features useless. Yes, i could charge the phone halfway through the day, but i was spoiled with the note 3 extended battery.
SO my question is, should i chance the nexus 6 and hope upcoming updates solve the drain, or should i dump it and go with the note 4 and extended battery.
Frank
TL;DR NExus 6 battery dies too quick, return and get note 4 with zero lemon.
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Are you using stock ROM or rooted and/or flashed? Sounds unusual for stock. I'd check your network settings and make sure your preferred network type and access point name are correct for your carrier but if standby time is good that probably isn't it anyway. I'd look for an app which gives more detailed battery usage information and go from there.

after going through an S4 and Note 3.. Im glad to be away from samsung. They have amazing hardware specs but drag it down with their crappy touchwiz. It's really unfortunate, the s-pen is pretty great.

toyfreak said:
Are you using stock ROM or rooted and/or flashed? Sounds unusual for stock. I'd check your network settings and make sure your preferred network type and access point name are correct for your carrier but if standby time is good that probably isn't it anyway. I'd look for an app which gives more detailed battery usage information and go from there.
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im actually fully stock, with just a few apps. I have checked for wake locks and draining apps and down have any. Actually all the apps i had are the same as the note 3 i had. Nothing new.
Im on att and my prefered network is LTE, changed it from global a few days ago.
It seems the biggest drain is during use, not standby!
Frank

tsy87 said:
after going through an S4 and Note 3.. Im glad to be away from samsung. They have amazing hardware specs but drag it down with their crappy touchwiz. It's really unfortunate, the s-pen is pretty great.
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I'm in the same boat you are. I'd get a samsung device today if they just got rid of TouchWiz and just went stock AOSP.

ultravorx said:
It seems the biggest drain is during use, not standby!
Frank
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That is normal on any device. That battery for me is decent. However don't forget that you just got a new device. People always use new devices more initially before they settle into a normal use rhythm. Also I wouldn't worry much about the return date because this device is so hard to get that if you sold it yourself you would probably make money on it. Just give it time.
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It's possible that something is wrong with YOUR nexus. I get 5 hours of sot with a stock rooted rom and greenify. Once I decrypt, ROM and kernel I'd expect 6 to 8 easy.

shook187 said:
It seems that your mind is already made up.. just get the Note 4
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This
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Could it be related to this?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/11/05/google-confirms-android-5-0-lollipop-delay/
edit: nm i see you already mentioned it in the original post, and were just looking for opinions.
The battery life is obviously important, so it is certainly a dice roll on your part.
For me, I have a Note 2 and waiting for N6 to be available for me. I am so sick of Samsung forced apps and touchwiz. It's not rooted, but I don't feel like I should have to root it in order to get a basic OS without the addons being forced on me by the manufacturer, and then have the warranty voided because of it.

ninja6o4 said:
Could it be related to this?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/11/05/google-confirms-android-5-0-lollipop-delay/
edit: nm i see you already mentioned it in the original post, and were just looking for opinions.
The battery life is obviously important, so it is certainly a dice roll on your part.
For me, I have a Note 2 and waiting for N6 to be available for me. I am so sick of Samsung forced apps and touchwiz. It's not rooted, but I don't feel like I should have to root it in order to get a basic OS without the addons being forced on me by the manufacturer, and then have the warranty voided because of it.
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My top hitter has never been misc, its usually android os or google play services.
Frank

So here's some usage pics from today. Does this seem typical?
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ultravorx said:
So here's some usage pics from today. Does this seem typical?
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theres no such thing as "typical". we all use our devices differently, and have differing signal quality. you can really ever compare battery stats with another person because of that. only you know how you use your device. so the question is going to get changed.. by how you use your device, and your local signal quality, are you happy with your battery life?

ultravorx said:
im actually fully stock, with just a few apps. I have checked for wake locks and draining apps and down have any. Actually all the apps i had are the same as the note 3 i had. Nothing new.
Im on att and my prefered network is LTE, changed it from global a few days ago.
It seems the biggest drain is during use, not standby!
Frank
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Did you allow google to auto restore settings, apps, data at first boot up? Coming from a different device and OS version could have synced something funky that is causing this. I have noticed this before. Consequentially I never use this feature. I always set every device up fresh (same if switching Roms too in my book). I would try a factory reset at the very least. I have been trying hard to kill my n6 today with no luck, already 12 up time 22% battery left with 4½ hours SOT. Battery stats say I have 3 hours of life left.
Have google now on and going, 2 email clients syncing, g+ syncing, Tapatalk syncing, roughtly 4 active hangouts going, and updated 8+ apps from play store.
Been actively trying to duplicate a power day on this thing. With you experience, something is off with your description and worth experimenting some.

I did do the wireless sync due to some apps needing to recover data.
Maybe I'll try a reset and manually download the apps.
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Ive had my phone for a couple weeks now. The first week I had it obviously I was playing around with it a ton and trying different Qi chargers to see how they work. My battery life was unimpressive at 8-10 hours. I was hoping to have at least a full days worth of time based on everything this is supposed to have.
Then I tried a couple things. I turned off the stupid fit application. I ran the battery all the way down until the phone literally turned off. Then I used only wall USB chargers to charge it up.
Now with the same type of usage 3-4 hours of screen time, Im typically getting at least 18-24 hours of battery life. I even managed 30 hours once. Anyway, Im extremely happy with the way this phone is holding up now. Obviously YMMV but I think if you find the right tweaks for the way you use it, it should last longer than you expect.

ultravorx said:
So here's some usage pics from today. Does this seem typical?
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So Far Today by your stats i will give you mine.
@ 27% Battery Left after flashing Stock a 1.5 days ago rooted/decrypted
Screen is at 4:30:09 @ 42% Usage
Phone Radio 15:30:41 @ 4% usage
Wifi Active 3:24:12 1% usage
Held Awake 2:23:26 0% usage
App Usage 53%
I also have a persistent System (ADSPD) drain that while i don't know how much its draining app sucker puts it at 13.8% vs the next drainer of Android System at 7.3%
Just guessing maybe you are in a poorer signal area than I? Basing that on your phone radio using much more of the percentage?
For what its worth you saw my screen on time. GSAM is predicting 6h 58m total for the day if i run it to 0.

[Q] Should I return my N6?

I got my nexus 6 from CPW on monday, ever since ive been reading every single post on xda about battery, ive flashed and used 4 different roms, different kernals, all the usual apps like greenify. But no matter what i do i cant get more than 3-4 hours of screen time. Ive heard lots of people are getting over 6, while im still in my return stage should i just return and exchange for a new one when they get stock on 19th decemeber? I love this device but want that 6+ hours of screen time lol

mikeyy109 said:
I got my nexus 6 from CPW on monday, ever since ive been reading every single post on xda about battery, ive flashed and used 4 different roms, different kernals, all the usual apps like greenify. But no matter what i do i cant get more than 3-4 hours of screen time. Ive heard lots of people are getting over 6, while im still in my return stage should i just return and exchange for a new one when they get stock on 19th decemeber? I love this device but want that 6+ hours of screen time lol
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battery life has everything to do with how you personally use the device, how you set up your device, what apps you install, and very much the quality of your phone/data connection. everything else plays very little into battery life. no, roms and kernels dont decide how your battery life is going to be. its up to you to figure out how you use your device, and set it up most efficiently for your use.

Agreed with what simms said. A easy example of this would be someone on wifi with excellent signal all day can get as many hours as they like compared to someone who will be playing games or watching videos which will obviously get less amount of screen on time.
In my opinion, if the phone last all day then it's a success. If anything you can charge for fifteen minutes and your phone will be back up to 60 percent or so.
Check for wakelocks, disable permission for keep awake on Google play services (drains battery, no side effects from what I can tell of doing this for months on prior devices), underclocking the cpu and gpu can help as well.
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Post-purchase: would you buy UMI ZERO?

Hi guys, I am interested in UMI ZERO but wondering if it lives up to the hype. I would like to know from those who purchased and been using it, would you buy it given your experience with it? Just want to confirm that the hardware and ROM that comes with it are both good. Thank you for your help.

Just want to say thank you for those who have participated in the poll.
For those who voted NO, would you care to share your main issues with the device? Thank you.

There are 2 important issues: WIFI bug and unexpected reboots, not solved yet in the v09 update.
Definitely , I would not buy it again.

For me the device works perfect with Arcatarc's eumi rom. I also experienced reboots with the original Umi rom. But since I changed to Arcatarc's rom the device is reliable, with no reboot in the last month. Also batery life is good with 2 to 3 days standby and 3 to 4 hour display on-time. Wifi works with most routers perfect, but with my older Netgear with alternative FW the wifi was very buggy. With the router at work I have perfect wifi speeds (on 2.4 and 5 GHz), altough the signal is a bit weaker as my nexus tablet.
So I would recommend this device if you are willing to change the rom.

I would recommend you NOT to buy the UMI Zero
xdadevr said:
Hi guys, I am interested in UMI ZERO but wondering if it lives up to the hype. I would like to know from those who purchased and been using it, would you buy it given your experience with it? Just want to confirm that the hardware and ROM that comes with it are both good. Thank you for your help.
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I have had multiple problems with UMI Zero within a month of using it. Am listing them below:
Randomly reboots - Have tried many ROMs, all have this problem but in different frequencies
Microphone has failed - Yes! I am using only the headset now for calls
Capicitive keys have become laggy and unresponsive - Sometimes they work, sometimes they do not
Support from UMI is not good. Sellers aren't good either - UMI asks you to contact seller, seller asks you to ship back at own cost, wait for more than a month as they verify and ship you a new one (hopefully) over mail (Geekbuying)
GPS - seldom locks
WiFI has issues
Battery Drain happens faster than you would think it should (And it is not the screen, I guess it has to do with the Kernels)
ROMs are all low maturity and no sight of Lolipop due to Mediatek issues

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For me the device works perfect with Arcatarc's eumi rom. I also experienced reboots with the original Umi rom. But since I changed to Arcatarc's rom the device is reliable, with no reboot in the last month. Also batery life is good with 2 to 3 days standby and 3 to 4 hour display on-time. Wifi works with most routers perfect, but with my older Netgear with alternative FW the wifi was very buggy. With the router at work I have perfect wifi speeds (on 2.4 and 5 GHz), altough the signal is a bit weaker as my nexus tablet.
So I would recommend this device if you are willing to change the rom.
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Emui or superleggera?
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Emui or superleggera?
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I would reccomend complete Emui and as said before I think its the best rom I have used so far and would be reluctant to try Mui 6 as it very similar and has it own problems

I'm done with mine. Had it for around 2 months and it's just not usable as an everyday phone.
The biggest problem I have is with the battery. I get at the very most 1 hour of web browsing before the phone shuts down. That simply isn't good enough. The other day I went to an exhibition and started the day fully charged. I took about 15 photos there and was on whatsapp for about 10 minutes before it shutdown. I can't live with that. I got rid of my last phone (HTC One X) because it was 2 years old and the battery had got to the point where it wasn't lasting me long enough. Despite how poor it had got, it still lasted twice as long as the Umi!
Even more annoying is I just don't know when it's going to shutdown. Sometimes it does it at 30%, other times at 50%. The few times it's actually got below 30% it is losing about 1% for every 5s the screen is turned on once it's past 30%. I've tried several battery calibration apps but none of them have resolved the problem.
My battery has swollen now and there is a gap between the frame and the back cover. It's only a matter of time before it forces the screen off. With all the other problems the phone has, it's just wont be worth replacing the battery or cover.
I've come to the conclusion that UMI have honest intentions but they just don't know what they're doing. They've released so many stock ROMs and it doesn't feel like they have any idea whatsoever how to resolve their issues (reboots, battery, poor signal, MAC issues etc...).
They've now got 2 new phones coming out (Hammer and Zero 2) and I very much doubt we'll see any new ROMs. Perhaps a few more customisations (there must be some they've missed!) but none that actually fix the major issues with the phone.

I bought this phone a couple of years ago because I thought the design was gorgeous. I never really used it as a regular phone. After a while it quit receiving a phone signal. After research I found out that many people have the same issue. Apparently there is a defect in the design that makes the antenna connector come loosen from the motherboard. Probably got melted off because the phone literally got so hot that I could not hold it.
I even bought a second one off of E-bay and it had the exact same issue. The seller actually tried to pawn off this defective piece of trash. When I told him I knew what the problem was he didn't contest it. I did get my money back, but what an exasperating ordeal. So now I have a very nice glass & metal 5 inch tablet.

Buyers remorse

I love this phone, but the up and down issues are disappointing. One day I have really good battery life and the next day the opposite. Apps unfortunately like Pandora are still closing in the background. I am now debating if rooting and throwing a rom is worth breaking the warranty. Anyone else in the same boat?
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NYLUVBUG said:
I love this phone, but the up and down issues are disappointing. One day I have really good battery life and the next day the opposite. Apps unfortunately like Pandora are still closing in the background. I am now debating if rooting and throwing a rom is worth breaking the warranty. Anyone else in the same boat?
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I'm also considering rooting. I always used to with previous phones, but this time around I just haven't felt like it. I was hoping the latest OTA would improve the battery life...nah. Maybe a debloated rom like Xtrestolite would do the trick.
I feel very strongly that I shouldn't have to install a different rom or turn off certain features in order to have good battery life. Samsung should have made the phone thicker (bigger battery). I'm also shocked at the ram management of this phone.

Dr. Fed said:
I'm also considering rooting. I always used to with previous phones, but this time around I just haven't felt like it. I was hoping the latest OTA would improve the battery life...nah. Maybe a debloated rom like Xtrestolite would do the trick.
I feel very strongly that I shouldn't have to install a different rom or turn off certain features in order to have good battery life. Samsung should have made the phone thicker (bigger battery). I'm also shocked at the ram management of this phone.
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You really shouldn't have to flash a ROM just to get what you paid for but unfortunately that's the case with the S6 and even then it isn't the phone it should be.
So flashing a ROM will help improve battery life, RAM management (biggest issue imo), and performance. When I ran stock experienced lag when I connected to WiFi, the phone will just slow to a crawl on top of that there were lag issues I was having when typing, switching apps (on top of apps having to reload!), and even just unlocking/locking the screen.
I emphasized improve because it's still nowhere near it should be, like at all. I still occasionally experience outbursts of lag that requires me to restart but it's better than before. I'm having serious buyers remorse with this phone and already made up my mind to jumping to another phone (eyeing the new Moto X Pure and Nexus 5) and ditching Samsung phones for the rest of forever.

I agree. I don't want to have to root in order to be plagued with the same problems.
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Rooting this phone saved it for me, before I had to recharge twice a day and was lucky if I even got 1-2 hours of SOT. Now I get 16-18 hours with 4-5 hours SOT consistently. Root it and you won't regret it!

ipaq_101 said:
Rooting this phone saved it for me, before I had to recharge twice a day and was lucky if I even got 1-2 hours of SOT. Now I get 16-18 hours with 4-5 hours SOT consistently. Root it and you won't regret it!
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Which rom did you go with?
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Can anyone suggest a good Rom that handles ram better? Thanks
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NYLUVBUG said:
Which rom did you go with?
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I did the Rapture 2.1 rom with unikernel v6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...pment/romrapture-v1-0uvu2cof67-22-15-t3162603
Make sure to upgrade your baseband and bootloader, this instructions are in the file. Best rom I have used to date.

Thinking of jumping over to a Nexus in 5 months =/

As I came from a Nexus 5 and was already accustomed to having to charge frequently, the battery life has been fine, perhaps even 10-20% better than my old N5. I can't stand music apps shutting down and my LTE connection is wonky. If I go into an elevator and lose signal, I have about a 10% chance it won't reconnect to LTE after exiting until I reboot. My camera makes weird noises and has the ripple effect when launching. I also still haven't figured out why it vibrates every once in awhile with no apparent corresponding notification. After paying half what I paid for the S6 for my previous 2 phones, the Nexus 4 & 5, I had very high expectations for the S6. I think photo quality is about the only category where it has met or exceeded my expectations. My nexus devices also held their resale value very well while the S6 is tanking fast.

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As I came from a Nexus 5 and was already accustomed to having to charge frequently, the battery life has been fine, perhaps even 10-20% better than my old N5. I can't stand music apps shutting down and my LTE connection is wonky. If I go into an elevator and lose signal, I have about a 10% chance it won't reconnect to LTE after exiting until I reboot. My camera makes weird noises and has the ripple effect when launching. I also still haven't figured out why it vibrates every once in awhile with no apparent corresponding notification. After paying half what I paid for the S6 for my previous 2 phones, the Nexus 4 & 5, I had very high expectations for the S6. I think photo quality is about the only category where it has met or exceeded my expectations. My nexus devices also held their resale value very well while the S6 is tanking fast.
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The camera noise is the camera senor optimizing.
You can change the ripple effect under lock screen> unlock effects.
The random vibrations is a new feature Samsung added in 5.1.1. It is actually an indicator that an app has crashed and most of the time you don't know what even crashes.
Doing a factory reset would help you if the LTE issue. Even I dont get LTE in an elevator, but it always comes back.

Yeah can't knock the photo quailty. Really hope samsung fixes the current issues before they release the note 5 and edge.
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this is my first samsung product since i had the note 2. i gave up on them for years. i love the s6, great design, premium feel, good sound and much better battery life than my nexus 5 had. no remorse here at all. it really is like having a iphone made for android. its also refreshing to not have to have cm nightlies to flash daily, frees up more of my time. although aosp would be a beast on this device.

fix-this! said:
this is my first samsung product since i had the note 2. i gave up on them for years. i love the s6, great design, premium feel, good sound and much better battery life than my nexus 5 had. no remorse here at all. it really is like having a iphone made for android. its also refreshing to not have to have cm nightlies to flash daily, frees up more of my time. although aosp would be a beast on this device.
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but your Nexus is smoother, the S6 simply lags over time. Nothinng can be done to fix Touchwiz.

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but your Nexus is smoother, the S6 simply lags over time. Nothinng can be done to fix Touchwiz.
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true to an extent but ive had my s6 for 3 weeks and i see no lag.

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true to an extent but I've had my S6 for 3 weeks and i see no lag.
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You will, trust me. Used a S6 for a week, ditched it already for a 3rd Gen Moto G, and that has 1GB of ram. It still multitasks better and runs smoother. I am waiting for the new Nexus. Take a look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQR5B-KuQ1M
While the Moto G cannot touch the S6 in terms of camera, display, and gaming performance, general tasks are much more smoother. I think Samsung git it out of the park with design, but not in software.

As others have said, the camera is fantastic, but there RAM management is absurdly bad. My device lags badly every day, despite resetting the device and clearing system cache. I get a weird vibration when taking pictures if I accidentally tap the side of the phone. Tasker cannot effectively work because it keeps getting killed (RAM management), Pandora rarely works correctly (RAM management), and apps constantly reload (RAM man- you know). I love the design and the camera, but holy cow it isn't worth it. I'm waiting until the next set of phones are out in the fall, then I'm switching (probably to the new Moto X).
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I am coming from a s5 and had a m9 for a few weeks that I loved but needed to return due to cracked camera lens so I gave the s6 a try had the s6 for a little over a month and I was feeling the same way about a week or so ago don't know why it took so long to sink in just seems like the os started to get worse over time lag battery life etc, I came close to buying a g4 and thought about selling my s6 online. So I caved in, broke knox, installed rapture rom and now I have been getting around two days on a full charge, I haven't had much time for heavy use this week but its a lot better than having 50% by lunch. I feel that this should hold me off till the sd820 hits the market. I don't think I'll return to samsung anytime after this device. It's just sad that they have teams of people to make a device and a few people on xda can make it run so much better. It almost seems like they are being held back on purpose I guess to get people ready for the s7 next year. Either way if you are stuck with the device then ask yourself if knox is really a big deal, if you are within return policy then send it back! you should be happy with what you pay for.

I know I will root at some point. I'm just holding off for the time being. BTW camera is awesome lol
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I'm considering rooting and trying Rapture 2.1. After 3 months with this phone, I was hoping that the stock ROM would be fine as is. In the past with other ROMs, I've noticed that the stock ROM is decent and the constant flashing of ROMs may not be worth it for me. The laggy experience and the terrible battery life with the current T-Mobile ROM makes me want to root and flash a better ROM.
Any downsides of flashing another ROM besides the following:
1. Losing warranty if you trip KNOX
2. No Samsung Pay functionality when it is released?