Got a nexus 5, had the nexus 4 before that.
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The New Phone Thread
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Got a nexus 5, had the nexus 4 before that.
Cheers Gally! One place I've read says October 8th announcement so I'm going to wait until then before upgrading.. I hate this waiting game!
Cheers mate, seems most in here had a Nexus!
Was that what she was after? She prefer a smaller phone?
Ay Ay Ron
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Yeah. She had a play with the z2 and it was a bit too big. Also played with the g3 and the m8 and thought the same. She wants to use it with one hand and the z3 compact seems perfect.
Unlike the Samsung models (mini) it's just as powerful as the full size (I think).
It feels nice too, almost iPhone like quality in the hand. Decent weight to it and doesn't feel cheap.
I think the full size model is plastic) glass, where this is metal/glass.
_Tom
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Sadly I think the Z3 will go back. Phones awesome but carphone warehouse have pissed me off majorly already. I've taken it on contract but had to go back to store twice already. Today will be the second time and I've not got to use the phone properly yet! So as I'm in my 14 days, f**k em.
I'll either go direct with EE or buy one outright.
I'll either go direct with EE or buy one outright.
Not bad considering I'm not trying!
_Tom
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Might do tbh. I do love the Z3 but not loving this experience. Their customer service is dire. First sim wasn't registered to me so had to go back to store. Now it's registered to me with no date allowance so i'm getting texts saying im being charged for data. EE cant sort it as it was bought from carphone warehouse..so need to go in store. Safely say its being returned.
Lol the Z3 is saying I have 10 days battery on standby!
Lol the Z3 is saying I have 10 days battery on standby!
_Tom
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That's what I'm planning to do. Annoyingly my number has just transferred however a phone call to EE and they are reverting it back. Will take up to 5 days though so might be off the radar for a while! lol
Yeah, should get better as I had loads of s**t running, so gonna do a full charge again and see where I go from there!
5.5" 1080p :]
It's nice not having to charge it every night tbh even when I use it!
It's nice not having to charge it every night tbh even when I use it!
It's an automatic thing for me to charge each night, it's long days and nights out that I like a decent battery for. Outside in Paris with brightness set to 100% on the 5 (couldn't see otherwise) and taking pics every 2 minutes sucked the life from it!
I can't wait to get a gander at the Note 4 screen.
I can't wait to get a gander at the Note 4 screen.
_Tom
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Well just taken it back. They tried it on that EE don't accept returns within 14 days like the other companies? Oh really..My reply was shall I call trading standards now or later? To which the manager came out and disconnected it all immediately.
Now in limbo whilst my number goes back to my Giffgaff sim which can apparently take up to 5 days. Although my number is no longer showing on EE or the carphone warehouse record.
Now in limbo whilst my number goes back to my Giffgaff sim which can apparently take up to 5 days. Although my number is no longer showing on EE or the carphone warehouse record.
LOL c***s!
I'm glad I left EE, took ages on the phone when I was ending my contract, literally 45mins waiting, and then about 10-15mins of her trying to persuade me not to leave, where I kept repeating that I already had a new deal, and was not interested in any offers they can offer.
Mine you that was CPW for you, but I sadly have a small hate for all of them
@gally http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-battery-dual-front-facing-speakers-and-more/
edit: re-read, still doesn't really "confirm" it. =[
edit: re-read, still doesn't really "confirm" it. =[
_Tom
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LOL c**ts!
I'm glad I left EE, took ages on the phone when I was ending my contract, literally 45mins waiting, and then about 10-15mins of her trying to persuade me not to leave, where I kept repeating that I already had a new deal, and was not interested in any offers they can offer.
Mine you that was CPW for you, but I sadly have a small hate for all of them
Def reminded me why I left them. Plus 4g didn't seem as quick as 3g on giffgaff. Only bad thing is EE have the best signal by me.
I'm going to just buy a phone outright tbh.
Exactly the same as me - had 4g on EE and it was utterly crap - my 3g on giffgaff is always way faster!
Exactly as I did, can't be arsed with the hassle of s**t companies, if giffgaff go crap, at least I'm stuck for a maximum of 30 days :].
Noooooooo be a Note fweeeend!
It's pretty much a stick on. Seems like the 6 it'll be tall rather than wide hence the 5.9" screen.
_Tom
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I can still buy one outright..
I'm all a bit worried I've lost my number. Reading the Giffgaff community is says once a PAC has been processed it cancels the sim card. EE said they can redirect it back but the way it reads is that is cannot be reinstated on my giffgaff sim? EE did say as it wasn't fully processes they couldn't give me a PAC themselves. Hope it's not lost in the ether.
Looking forward to the Nexus 6 - very tempted by one! Although I would like a Note 4 I don't think I fancy using touchwiz again. Slow bloatware that's difficult to root and keep a warranty. Hmm.
I'll see what its like then as I'm still using an S3. Massive difference in performance (albeit old hardware) going from touchwiz to aosp kit kat). Plus ROMs are now 200mb vs 1gb. That's a serious software difference even with the Samsung apps trimmed.
Tbh, you'd get used to the screen size even if it is 5.9", as the bezel will be tiny!
I'm used to mine now, went to tidy up the S4 before selling it earlier on, and it felt absolutely tiny!
I'm used to mine now, went to tidy up the S4 before selling it earlier on, and it felt absolutely tiny!
I want as big a screen as possible tbh so it sounds pretty good. Only issue I can foresee is that it won't support SD cards, will just have to get the largest version available...
It's not as bad as it was but it's still definitely there. I used my sister's S5 the other day and it was no way as fluid as my Nexus 5, annoyed me within seconds! They should just BIN touchwiz completely, at least Sense (HTC's skin) is lightweight and doesn't affect performance while still adding some cool features.
_Tom
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I must admit. The Z3 isn't as quick as the nexus 5. Only marginal but definitely noticeable. Especially loading web pages.
_Tom
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Exactly. It's me just being picky. It personally wouldn't bother me it was so marginal. Z3's great. Just wish carphone warehouse didn't f**k up. Plus now I can gander at the note 4.
You can get rid of touchwiz though - plenty of "normal" ROMs out there if you that would take your fancy - even just the basic Cyanogenmod is decent (there's a stable version which I think is updated monthly - and that's also easy to update)
Sorry to spam again - thought I'd update since doing a full charge of battery yesterday:
Granted, it hasn't been used as much as previously, but even so, damn!
Not sure actually, I'd imagine you can add those functions back in - as they're kinda key if you have a stylus (I think Note does iirc?).
In that case, probably much easier keeping stock, though I'm sure some ROMs would have retained the essential stuff
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