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Found this on a korean web
http://sayanogen.tistory.com/entry/Note4-Firmware-on-Galaxy-S5-광대역-LTEA-SMG906S
Seems like he is using Note 4 from China with TD-LTE
Is there a real difference between S5 and note 4?. Does it worth the change?
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Found this on a korean web
http://sayanogen.tistory.com/entry/Note4-Firmware-on-Galaxy-S5-광대역-LTEA-SMG906S
Seems like he is using Note 4 from China with TD-LTE
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This is actually pretty cool, since both share nearly identical specs. Anyone dare to try it?
Ofcource Note3 and S5+ gets the ported rom, -.-' devs have no love for this device...
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Is there a real difference between S5 and note 4?. Does it worth the change?
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not much diff except OIS on camera and note 4 is running on 2.7ghz
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not much diff except OIS on camera and note 4 is running on 2.7ghz
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The build quality of note 4 alone is worth upgrading.. It is indeed the best looking Samsung ever.. I have both s5 and note 4 performance wise I would say my rooted s5 with Alliance rom and custom kernel runs way better than note but that should change in the coming months as note 4 gets better rooms and kernel and touch wiz is finally bearable with a few ui tweaks..
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Note 4, not 3. The S5 has a different processor.
And in any event (sadly) more people like huge phones. C'est la vie.
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Snapdragon 801 for S5 and Snapdragon 805 for Note4, should be possible to port it.
Toobad no ones has the power to do so.
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Snapdragon 801 for S5 and Snapdragon 805 for Note4, should be possible to port it.
Toobad no ones has the power to do so.
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The G906s and G901 have snapdragon 805, the same one in the Note 4. The G906S/K are almost identical in hardware to a Note 4 so should it not be easier to port the ROM?
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Snapdragon 801 for S5 and Snapdragon 805 for Note4, should be possible to port it.
Toobad no ones has the power to do so.
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Actually, SD801(which is simply overclocked SD800) is VERY different from SD805 when you come to porting. Especially when you look at modems. While SD801/800 is All-In-One SoC MSM8974 which has integrated modem (and leaves no room in customization by OEM), SD805 is application SoC APQ8084 and uses external modem chip which can be different and gives a lot of customization possibilities (and makes porting task very difficult). Even for different markets, different modems can be used in Note 4. And by itself APQ8084 has a lot of differences comparing to MSM8974.
Lucky G906 users, they have almost the same hardware as Note 4, even screen resolution.
Thnx for explaining guys
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Does this mean no Snapdragon in Note 5?
http://m.androidcentral.com/report-says-samsung-wont-use-snapdragon-810-upcoming-galaxy-s6
Report says that Samsung won't use Snapdragon 810 in Galaxy S6, overheating issues to blame
By Harish Jonnalagadda | Jan 21 2015 | 4:25 am | 12 Comments
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Over the last few years, Samsung has stuck to a release model for its flagships that sees the inclusion of Qualcomm chips for LTE markets, and Exynos-based variants in South Korea and emerging markets. That may change with the Galaxy S6, as a report out of Bloomberg states that Samsung won't offer a Snapdragon 810 variant of the Galaxy S6 on grounds of overheating issues.
Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg says that Qualcomm's eight-core Snapdragon 810 "overheated during the Korean company's testing," with Samsung finally deciding not to use it altogether. Samsung will instead launch the Galaxy S6 with an in-house Exynos SoC. The South Korean manufacturer has been making huge strides in the field of application processors, with the latest version featuring an integrated LTE modem.
Samsung isn't far off in terms of processing power when seen against Qualcomm's offerings, but the vendor, along with everyone else in the segment including MediaTek, Intel and Nvidia, are miles behind Qualcomm when it comes to LTE modems. For instance, Qualcomm announced that it will offer the Snapdragon 810 with an LTE Category 9 modem that can attain download speeds of up to 450 Mbit/sec.
If Samsung is indeed looking to boycott the Snapdragon 810, it may be in the minority, as LG's G Flex 2 has Qualcomm's eight-core SoC, and HTC's upcoming One M9 is also expected to feature Qualcomm's latest.
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Tswfootball
If Samsung skips it due to overheating issues should we be concerned about flagship devices using it?
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arutemauepon
We don't know if it's real or they just made it up so they can opt for exynos
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rd_nest
Why should they do that when they have been using Qualcomm for past many years? It's a business, not fight among kids where you need to give a useless logic. If Samsung just wanted to use Exynos, they would simply do so without even talking about Qualcomm. There is no logic to giving any sort of explanation.
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Benjamin_NYC
Right. It's a business. And using their own in house chip is cheaper. This is a smoke screen.
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9ersfan3
The Exynos 7 is so powerful it may have the 810 trumped. I wish the SD 805 had issues that forced Samsung to go with only the Exynos 5433 on the note 4, lol. Exynos is now top of the line. The days of the octa 5420 (which is still very powerful) are over. The cat 9 of the 810 is impressive though
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Well it's all rumours until the phone actually shows up, personally don't mind either one, as both the Snapdragon and Exynos (which one though?) seem to be beasts.
But some modders might not like the Exynos
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zizu101
At the HTC event, I would like if AC could ask about this issue. I don't want to get an overheating mess on the m9.
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Benjamin_NYC
LOL AC "editors" don't ask any "questions" that might prove difficult for manufacturers or Google. They simply report the fluff presented to them.
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rd_nest
@harish Jonnalagadda, why are you mentioning Cat 9 modem as it is of much importance here? Samsung already is planning for in-house Cat 10 modem, so why suddenly Cat 9 be of any importance. Forget Cat 9/10, how many regions can actually exceed Cat 6??
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-exynos-cat10-lte-450mbps,28177....
http://www.gsmarena.com/next_samsung_exynos_soc_rumored_to_feature_cat10...
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Peter Burkes
I have a Samsung Galaxy s5 & its over heating as well. Never had this problem before with any Galaxy phones.
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Bit of a worry really, as if it is a problem with the 810 chip itself, the other vendors will have issues. On the other hand, if it is simply the design of the S6 that is to blame for the issues then Sammy are not doing such a great job.
Either way, I'm glad I'll be skipping this years offerings, hopefully 2016 will have stable CPU choices, 2K with no lag and type C USB
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What are you talking about? There are no 2015 flagships even out yet...
How about waiting for facts before making absurd comments...
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If the overheating issues are a fact, then Samsung would have an edge if they designed a mean SoC. Especially if their competitors are going for the 810.
I've also been missing the Wolfson DAC, since the Exynos version is impossible to find unless I'm looking abroad. Would be nice to have that opportunity.
With all the reported issues in the 810, I'd avoid any phone based on it, and wait for one based on the 820.
It would be better if Samsung stuck to one CPU per Galaxy model though, IMO, I remember the Note 2 being Exynos globally, if I'm not mistaken?
POLO_i780 said:
With all the reported issues in the 810, I'd avoid any phone based on it, and wait for one based on the 820.
It would be better if Samsung stuck to one CPU per Galaxy model though, IMO, I remember the Note 2 being Exynos globally, if I'm not mistaken?
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Yep, same as the S3.
S3 had snapdragon s4 in north america i think
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S3 had snapdragon s4 in north america i think
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That's correct, the Note 2 was quite strange in that it was only Exynos which I was sure was an error since most other Samsung devices used Qualcomm in the US and some other territories but it does seem to be the case.
Johnmcl7 said:
That's correct, the Note 2 was quite strange in that it was only Exynos which I was sure was an error since most other Samsung devices used Qualcomm in the US and some other territories but it does seem to be the case.
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My understanding was that it used separate lte radio. Now days they go for integrated solution
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Glad they are dumping crapdragon (as I call) in favor of exynos, the should have done it long back
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With all the reported issues in the 810, I'd avoid any phone based on it, and wait for one based on the 820.
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Agree.
As I've said before, the 810 turns out to be a bad chip.
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That's correct, the Note 2 was quite strange in that it was only Exynos which I was sure was an error since most other Samsung devices used Qualcomm in the US and some other territories but it does seem to be the case.
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Wait, there was no SD Note 2?
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Wait, there was no SD Note 2?
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That's correct, there were variants with different radio support but they all used the Samsung Exynos platform rather than Snapdragon. I initially assumed a friend in the US was wrong when he said his US Note 2 was Exynos but when I read up on it I couldn't find any variants using a Snapdragon platform.
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That's correct, there were variants with different radio support but they all used the Samsung Exynos platform rather than Snapdragon. I initially assumed a friend in the US was wrong when he said his US Note 2 was Exynos but when I read up on it I couldn't find any variants using a Snapdragon platform.
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Hm, I didn't know! Usually, we get the SD where I live. Our S3 was Exynos. I stand corrected.
snapdragons this generation and the next suck so im happy they decided to ditch it for the s6. maybe we will get a 64 bit kernel for our note 4s finally if they go all in on exy 7s for the s6.
They should put a heatsink fan on s805
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Personally, i give a damn on what processor the Note 5 will use (as that will be my next phone or maybe the Note 6). Because what matters to me is that the CPU and ofc the GPU gives me good performance and as long as i can root and install a good custom ROM on the Note without any hassles or problems, then i will be all happy.
I know there are more support for the Snapdragon CPU's when it comes to custom ROM's, but i do believe it's alright for the Exynos version to if i'm not wrong here?
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Wait, there was no SD Note 2?
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Nope. This is why "Exynos abuse" was easiest way to root Note 2.
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zurkx said:
snapdragons this generation and the next suck so im happy they decided to ditch it for the s6. maybe we will get a 64 bit kernel for our note 4s finally if they go all in on exy 7s for the s6.
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Agree. I tried out Note 4 with SD at Best Buy and decided to go with Exynos version. The lags and stutters on SD version are too obvious. Also not happy with audio/music quality on SD DAC.
Tom-Helge said:
Personally, i give a damn on what processor the Note 5 will use (as that will be my next phone or maybe the Note 6). Because what matters to me is that the CPU and ofc the GPU gives me good performance and as long as i can root and install a good custom on the Note without any hassles or problems, then i will be all happy.
I know there are more support for the Snapdragon CPU's when it comes to custom ROM's, but i do believe it's alright for the Exynos version to if i'm not wrong here?
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You mean you don't give a damn? Anyway, CPU performance is hardly a problem these days. A lot more of it is in software optimization. The support for the SD SoCs is a lot bigger, since it's everywhere. More closed source SoCs, like the Exynos, are only to be found in Samsung's phones. It's harder to develop a proper CM for it due to closed source libs, but some of the most skilled developers in here are still doing some amazing work.
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Nope. This is why "Exynos abuse" was easiest way to root Note 2.
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I see, thanks
Personally, I think Samsung should go for the Exynos, as Qualcomm has hardly any competition. With Samsung being one of the biggest manufacturers, I think it can make a huge difference. If Samsung is just consistent, using only the Exynoses in their flagships at least.
Exynos Note 4 users can expect a increase in Android development if the chip used in the S6 is similar enough =)
Qualcomm to provide Samsung with a modified Snapdragon 810:
http://www.gsmarena.com/qualcomm_to_provide_samsung_with_a_modified_snapdragon_810-news-10895.php
Hi all,
Just wanted to start some discussion here on the new variant of the Note 4.
Supposed to be coming with the Exynos 5433 and South Korea release only.
Personally I've got the S5 and have been very tempted by the Note 4 but 64 bit support and much faster/better battery life sounds like the one.
The S6 might be pretty great too though. We'll see what the exporters are offing this for soon enough I guess (supposed to launch this week).
What are your thoughts?
It's been out at Korean carriers for a bit now.
Comes in some new colours.
Some online resellers are starting to carry it.
28mobile for one has it now at about 1k usd. Their prices are a bit high I find.
welectronics has it for $849 usd. Confirms it's running 5.0.1
Looks like xtmobile has it for about $700 usd.
Think it's running 5.0.1. Bit of conflicting info around.
Yes it's available at some stores like 28mobile however that benchmark was done Dec 10 when they were testing it with the Snapdragon 810, at 64-bit from what it seems.
It is released with Exynos 5433 and 3-band CA CAT 9 Support as you can also see on the pictures of the packaging on 28mobile.
Also Samsung site confirms it is the 1.3 1.9 octacore CPU:
http://www.samsung.com/sec/consumer/mobile-phone/mobile-phone/skt/SM-N916SZRESKO
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JNetwork said:
Yes it's available at some stores like 28mobile however that benchmark was done Dec 10 when they were testing it with the Snapdragon 810, at 64-bit from what it seems.
It is released with Exynos 5433 and 3-band CA CAT 9 Support as you can also see on the pictures of the packaging on 28mobile.
Also Samsung site confirms it is the 1.3 1.9 octacore CPU:
http://www.samsung.com/sec/consumer/mobile-phone/mobile-phone/skt/SM-N916SZRESKO
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https://translate.googleusercontent...ZRESKO&usg=ALkJrhhODbIyZAjzJv3BWoig5g2YFVYdBw
If you don't know korean.
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Yeah. I questioned that benchmark. Multicore seemed a little slow and 5.0 is listed which isn't right.
I was aware it's the 5433 and not 810 but this updated version is supposed to be 64 bit.
Yeah, the most recent benchmark of SM-N916S:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/1883762
shows it runs 32-bit Android 5.0.1.
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Yeah, the most recent benchmark of SM-N916S:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/1883762
shows it runs 32-bit Android 5.0.1.
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Thanks. Not sure how I didn't see that before..
Dammit.. No 64 bit. That's dissapointing.
has anyone purchased this phone? i got mine a few days ago and didn't even notice it was not the general note 4 (SM-N910S) in korea.
I got the N916S the other day. Apart from some SKT bloatwares (which I have disabled or hidden) and some issue with the 70 characters maximum in messages, there are no issue using it.
This is probably the rarest variant of the note 4 so atm I haven't found any rom cooks or how-to-root for it yet
N916 is rootable. I have the kt variant and as long as you can follow a tutorial written in Korean you're good.
As far as ROMs go, I am wondering if the exynos based ROMs for the N910 will work. The hardware should be identical aside from the radios.
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N916 is rootable. I have the kt variant and as long as you can follow a tutorial written in Korean you're good.
As far as ROMs go, I am wondering if the exynos based ROMs for the N910 will work. The hardware should be identical aside from the radios.
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Anyway you could translate those instructions for those of us who don't read korean?
I just got mine yesterday. I'm getting a hard time looking for custom ROMs and rooting instructions
Hi I have this version of Note 4 (N916S) and I want to root it but I dont know which tutorial should I read. I don't know which version of Note 4 should I follow. is it N910C or N910H. Do you guys have any recommendation thread about this? already asked in Q&A Thread but no response
Installed 5.1.1 on my 910C thinking It will fix everything at least not asking for extra features but I was so appointed. The phone STILL vulnerable to "Stagefright" I don't know what does this update include but it seems like everything is same as before. Picture takes 3-4 sec to show after shooting, performance is sh!t compare to my Tab S2 which has the same processor but the note 4 lags like hell. Its great to note that its a fresh installation not just an upgrade over odin and root doesn't work anymore. Guess have to wait!
Thought I will share what I found so far. Will update after all apps done installation to see if anything changes.
Update:
Recent app very fast
Antutu score 46k
Ram used 1.4GB
Root doesn't work
Regards
Yathani
Yathani said:
Installed 5.1.1 on my 910C thinking It will fix everything at least not asking for extra features but I was so appointed. The phone STILL vulnerable to "Stagefright" I don't know what does this update include but it seems like everything is same as before. Picture takes 3-4 sec to show after shooting, performance is sh!t compare to my Tab S2 which has the same processor but the note 4 lags like hell. Its great to note that its a fresh installation not just an upgrade over odin and root doesn't work anymore. Guess have to wait!
Thought I will share what I found so far. Will update after all apps done installation to see if anything changes.
Regards
Yathani
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thats what i hate about samsung.
late update.
no new features
no 64bit support
treating s6 and s6 edge like they are only flagships. :/
Im very satisfied with the update for now. Performance is excellent. I prefer this update rather than a fail software like they give for s6.
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Im very satisfied with the update for now. Performance is excellent. I prefer this update rather than a fail software like they give for s6.
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I would love to show you the performance of the Tab S2 which has the same internal. I'm pretty sure you will change your opinion after that.
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I would love to show you the performance of the Tab S2 which has the same internal. I'm pretty sure you will change your opinion after that.
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my s6 edge sucks with better hardware no thanks. according to an app from playstore stagefright fix is included in 5.1.1. it said not vulnerable
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my s6 edge sucks with better hardware no thanks.
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S6 scores 70k on Antutu and its launcher fly compare the note 4. I used to have the S6 and its much much faster than note 4
i believe s6 will get marshmallow in 3 months of 6.0 release so maybe they can solve issues plaguing s6 and s6 edge like lags and battery.
while note 4 was always maybe most hated device from them since its launch.
imagine 5.1.1 a small update from 5.0.1 took 4 months :/
marshmallow is just dream to get before march 2016.
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S6 scores 70k on Antutu and its launcher fly compare the note 4. I used to have the S6 and its much much faster than note 4
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nope. and im sure antutu score is totaly wrong 10k cpu score is just joke and no other cpu benchmark supports it. and i have s6 edge atm and note 4 exynos both are almost same for me on everything app opening browsing etc. and s6 edge has has worst multitasking experience ever. i still think note 4 software is way better.
ps:i use nova launcher on both
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nope. and im sure antutu score is totaly wrong 10k cpu score is just joke and no other cpu benchmark supports it. and i have s6 edge atm and note 4 exynos both are almost same for me on everything app opening browsing etc. and s6 edge has has worst multitasking experience ever. i still think note 4 software is way better.
ps:i use nova launcher on both
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You have defective unit then. My wife has S6 edge and its fast compare to my note 4.
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You have defective unit then. My wife has S6 edge and its fast compare to my note 4.
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maybe you have defective note 4 then? its my 2nd s6 edge its replaced by samsung before.
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maybe you have defective note 4 then? its my 2nd s6 edge its replaced by samsung before.
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The galaxy s 6 is way way way faster than the note 4 stop making up bull****. My friend has it on 5.1.1 and I and a number of friends have note 4 the s6 absolutely destroys the note in every single category his s6 has never even lagged once
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Drizzy xS said:
The galaxy s 6 is way way way faster than the note 4 stop making up bull****. My friend has it on 5.1.1 and I and a number of friends have note 4 the s6 absolutely destroys the note in every single category his s6 has never even lagged once
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well I have had the S6 ans S6 Edge before and it had times where it would lag once in great while, I wasn`t even a power user, even though it does smoke everything bench marks,:good:
Drizzy xS said:
The galaxy s 6 is way way way faster than the note 4 stop making up bull****. My friend has it on 5.1.1 and I and a number of friends have note 4 the s6 absolutely destroys the note in every single category his s6 has never even lagged once
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I have been using both of them for 4 months and you probably never used it for a long period. While you are defending a device that you dont even use its making me headaches with its bull**** multitasking everyday.
@Yathani: Your Tab S2, does it run 64 bit Android?
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@Yathani: Your Tab S2, does it run 64 bit Android?
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Surprisingly no. This is the first thing i checked after I saw that the Tabs S2 is very very smooth compare to my note 4. I had a high hope that they figured out how to optimize the internal and will see the same on the note 4 soon, but that wasn't the case. I think note 4 need its software to be recreated or Android M will fix it.
At least you guys have 5.1.1 lol all of the N910F users (like me) are just going to sit and cry haha
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At least you guys have 5.1.1 lol all of the N910F users (like me) are just going to sit and cry haha
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nothing changed .. same phone nothing added nothing gained. only number looks cooler 5.0.1 vs 5.1.1
Drizzy xS said:
The galaxy s 6 is way way way faster than the note 4 stop making up bull****. My friend has it on 5.1.1 and I and a number of friends have note 4 the s6 absolutely destroys the note in every single category his s6 has never even lagged once
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All I gotta say is the note4 multitasks better, rather switches apps faster and better. The ram management on the s6/edge/nope5/edge can suck it.
Drizzy xS said:
The galaxy s 6 is way way way faster than the note 4 stop making up bull****. My friend has it on 5.1.1 and I and a number of friends have note 4 the s6 absolutely destroys the note in every single category his s6 has never even lagged once
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Compared to a SD810 Note 4 you might be right. Exynos 5433 and 7420 are very close in terms of CPU, the real difference between the two is the GPU power.
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All I gotta say is the note4 multitasks better, rather switches apps faster and better. The ram management on the s6/edge/nope5/edge can suck it.
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The Note series has a different developer team than the S-series, and they're way better. You can expect the Note 5 FW to be better than the S6's.
Artoriuz said:
Compared to a SD810 Note 4 you might be right. Exynos 5433 and 7420 are very close in terms of CPU, the real difference between the two is the GPU power.
The Note series has a different developer team than the S-series, and they're way better. You can expect the Note 5 FW to be better than the S6's.
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People are comlaining about the Nope5 ram management also. So now what?
Hi all, I'm planning to buy note 9 dual sim but I'm in confusion to buy snapdragon model or Exynos model. I have searched a lot & found that snapdragon version in much faster than exynos. I also noted that rooting & customization stuff is mostly available for Exynos model.
So, which one to buy? I want to root it & flash custom rom in it. Please help.
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Just want to give you a warning not do this if you want to use Samsung pay and Samsung pass. So unlocking bootloader will trigger the safety thing in the knox chip which permanently breaks the Knox chip so apps like Samsung pay, Samsung pass secret folder wont function anymore since they need working Knox chip to work. Also encryption may break aswell since Knox stores the encryption keys I think.
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Just want to give you a warning not do this if you want to use Samsung pay and Samsung pass. So unlocking bootloader will trigger the safety thing in the knox chip which permanently breaks the Knox chip so apps like Samsung pay, Samsung pass secret folder wont function anymore since they need working Knox chip to work. Also encryption may break aswell since Knox stores the encryption keys I think.
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Yes i know that. Samsung pay is not useful for me as i use other payment methods. So which model should i buy?
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You pretty much answered your own question. Most of the community development happens on Exynos, so if you want to flash anything, get an Exynos variant.
If you live in the US then you would need to purchase the SnapDragon variant to get LTE/4G reception. As the Exynos variant isn't support for use in the US.
JimzFreebies said:
Yes i know that. Samsung pay is not useful for me as i use other payment methods. So which model should i buy?
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It's your choice really. Keep in mind that there are not a lot of ROM/kernels (currently 1 kernel )/specific modifications for the exynos note 9. You won't get a lot out of it, imagine after a year - it will be totally dead in development. What you will get is vastly inferior phone with 30% slower GPU, worse battery life, slower apps loading, slower multitasking, UI frame drops. The sd845 is not somewhat better, it runs circles around the exynos 9810. Yep, I have the exynos note 9. So if you want 3-4 ROMS and 1 kernel currently that will be gone when s10/note 10 comes out - go for the SOC that is more a midrange category for the price of the highend variant.
Will just say that few XDA fellow members got their hands over the both variants, all of them coming prepared for a difference. All of them said the difference is a lot bigger than what they expected, kept the snapdragon and returned the exynos.
high_voltage said:
It's your choice really. Keep in mind that there are not a lot of ROM/kernels (currently 1 kernel )/specific modifications for the exynos note 9. You won't get a lot out of it, imagine after a year - it will be totally dead in development. What you will get is vastly inferior phone with 30% slower GPU, worse battery life, slower apps loading, slower multitasking, UI frame drops. The sd845 is not somewhat better, it runs circles around the exynos 9810. Yep, I have the exynos note 9. So if you want 3-4 ROMS and 1 kernel currently that will be gone when s10/note 10 comes out - go for the SOC that is more a midrange category for the price of the highend variant.
Will just say that few XDA fellow members got their hands over the both variants, all of them coming prepared for a difference. All of them said the difference is a lot bigger than what they expected, kept the snapdragon and returned the exynos.
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Actually i like customizations & i use many apps which require root. I don't really use Custom Kernels. Only custom roms are my requirement & i modify other stuff in it myself for my personal use[emoji38]
So which one variant u recommend me? And what about s9+ snapdragon?
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JimzFreebies said:
Actually i like customizations & i use many apps which require root. I don't really use Custom Kernels. Only custom roms are my requirement & i modify other stuff in it myself for my personal use[emoji38]
So which one variant u recommend me? And what about s9+ snapdragon?
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I think it's obvious which one I recommend - the snapdragon 945 note 9. For me it's: midrange phone with root or highend phone without root. It's not equal category that I decide between. Go at anandtech and search for Andrei's articles on 9810 and also there is one from December that directly put exynos note 9 vs sd note 9.
Between s9+ snapdragon and note 9 snapdragon - the note 9, it got a lot bigger battery, a lot better SOC cooling (important for the sd845 especially), s-pen, lower angle on the edges, bigger screen (albeit slightly).
Edit: you would be surprised how good is the spen for diablo 2 when the phone is on the table.
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I think it's obvious which one I recommend - the snapdragon 945 note 9. For me it's: midrange phone with root or highend phone without root. It's not equal category that I decide between. Go at anandtech and search for Andrei's articles on 9810 and also there is one from December that directly put exynos note 9 vs sd note 9.
Between s9+ snapdragon and note 9 snapdragon - the note 9, it got a lot bigger battery life, a lot better SOC cooling (important for the sd845 especially), s-pen, lower angle on the edges, bigger screen (albeit slightly).
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Thanks for ur recommendation. One last question. I have checked note 9 forum here and found that snapdragon variant doesn't have any custom rom with it. But exynos has couple of custom roms that are active.
I know snapdragon is faster n better than exunos but it has no custom rom as compared to exynos variant. So much confusion in buying[emoji26]
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iceepyon said:
If you live in the US then you would need to purchase the SnapDragon variant to get LTE/4G reception. As the Exynos variant isn't support for use in the US.
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I live in India
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JimzFreebies said:
I live in India
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You are better off getting the Note 8 from your local retailer to ensure that you get the correct model for your country.