Still waiting on pics :tiphat:

I guess, is it worth it to buy one? Any real big negatives about it? I have been an Iphone user for a long time.

I am still using my 3 year old Galaxy S3 -- it has been bulletproof.

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i went from android to iphone back to android and back to iphone... i won't be switching back to android. i like the iphone better. it crashes far less and is faster. android puts a bunch of unwanted apps on your phone that slow it down. to get rid of them you got to jail break the phone and then you lose the warranty on it.

My iphone 4s has been great for a long time. I am hesitant to go android to try something new but I do like the Android Auto features for using it with Pioneer headunit I am looking at. The Apple car play seems kinda clunky and requires all kinds of cables and crap.

On contract, it's decent for the price. Snapdragon 80x processor so it'll handle literally anything you throw at it. the one in my HTC is currently playing PSP games emulated to it without a single hiccup. The galaxy line is always solid construction even though it uses a lot of plastic.

Cons are that you can't replace the battery and will most likely drain a little quicker than you iPhone. And no expandable storage via MicroSD. Both of these are nothing new to you since you're coming from an iPhone.

Samsung has reallt decreased the amount of crapware on the phone, and rooting it will allow for far greater customization.

If you want something bigger, I'd hold out for the Galaxy Note Edge which should be out in Sept. Smaller, i'd go with the Galaxy Edge.

Other phones to consider are the HTC One M9 (phenominal camera) and the LG G4. I personally HATE LG, but I've been hearing insanly good things about it.

Also, check this site out. Compares everything on the market.
Samsung Galaxy S6 specs

This is why I have an iPhone for my phone. I don't ask much of my phone. So when Android crashes like I've hacked it to hell and I haven't done anything except use my phone and message apps, I get a little frustrated. My parents pretty much have to turn off their brand new Samsung Galaxy 6 phones weekly to reset them or else they run like garbage or just freeze up altogether. It's actually quite terrible IMO.

But I have a Nexus 7 tablet that does far more than my work iPad.

:tup: Good info. The M9 was also on my radar too.

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Look at it this way. I have both a 5s (work) and a One M8 (personal). I can't stand the crap apple puts on the phones. I have yet to touch the apple watch app, the stocks apps, or the bookstand app. And it won't let me delete them either. Even jailbreaking requires some decent effort to wipe those apps.

iPhone is better in terms of simplicity and straight forwardness. Android is better at customization and tweaking the little aspects. iPhones generally have better battery management, but that's negligible on some phones. Todays screens are damn near identical. Gorilla Glass 3 on almost all Android phones now. Camera on the S6 is just a slight step below the iPhone 6, but miles ahead of the 4s's.

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yup when i had a s4 galaxy when it came out i had to restart it every other day.

Morning :hello:

Da fuq do your parents do to their phones? haha. Most Android devices barring LG are insanly stable. My M8 never has to be restarted. Especially since Lollipop was loaded so it converts all apps to a more manageable code. My iPhone would crash randomly when I jailbroke it and would lag at times under stock applications at times during heavy graphical use. My 5s now is rock solid, but I keep minimal applications on it.

I have the m8 and love the thing. Only down side I've had is it heats up to 122 degrees making the aluminium case a little hot to hold at times. Normal for the phone itself though. The m9 has a far greater camera. But hold the phone first before buying. I know some people don't like the "lip" it has around the screen on the front.

you need to do some reading then, what's wrong with you?? lol jk i don't use that either. however, i use the market one daily. apple watch app, go buy an apple watch. :p

Hat?

I might be the only one not restarting his phone every day hahahahahaha

I'll buy a pebble first. The apple watch is far to gimmicky still. Solid construction, but horrible implementation. But to push the app straight to everyones iPhone is just a bad thing to do. Another useless app sitting on my non-customizable homescreen.

Yes.

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I rarely touch any apps that the phone manufacturer or carrier put on there except the phone and message apps. I put all the other garbage into a folder called Useless $hit on the next home page lol

I stopped jailbreaking my phones a few years ago. Not worth the hassle now since I hardly use my phone. The only thing is I wish my 4S had a better camera. But I only need it for work, and the photos get resized to 800x600 for my reports. If it had a nicer camera, I might take more photos in general, but I just don't care enough to bother upgrading. A bigger screen would be nice, too, but the compromise of carrying it around a huge screen isn't worth it to me. The Nexus and iPads I have do much better for me.

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I've got the ipad air 2, its tight!

I should also mention, I rarely bother to upgrade my phone OS. Usually it just causes more problems than it solves. So a lot of those apps aren't even on my phone (like the apple watch app).

General rule of thumb. Buy an android phone today and it'll be outdated tomorrow. Buy an iPhone today and it'll be outdated 6 months from now, plus you'll be laughed at for not owning the newest apple thingie.

Tech rule of thumb: Android kills iOS in terms of customization and usability. iOS kills Android in terms of stability and simplicity. Although that's starting to change

Shiny new thing rule of thumb: iPhone is sleek and shiny. Android (minus M9) is all plastic and can feel chincy at times.

Verdict from the guy who owns and uses both daily: Android keyboard is better and I never notice the difference in screen resolution. Battery life is better on iPhone. Camera is slightly better on iphone. Get iPhone if you want battery life and ease of access. Buy Android if you want custom homescreens and user level access to everything.

mr. onze can confirm that, being that I brought it with me to our dinner.

Mine is water-tight. I take it swimming with me. Life proof case :tup:

apple fan boy here :hello:

nice! now that is badass.

i love all my apple gadgets.

Yes. It is true.

A better camera is always nice. And with how flat phones are nowadays, I don't notice a difference between my 4.5inch iPhone and 5.5in M8. Question though. What year Nexus 7 do you have? I have the 2013 edition. Stupid thing can't hold a charge past a day and will randomly restart at times. It's a known tragic flaw of the device itself. But it's hit or miss for some people.

I will give Apple credit with keeping iPhones up to date for years to come. Android can be tooth pulling excruciating at times.

With all this phone talk

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Apple has been in the fuckin dark ages since the beginning of phones when it comes to damn keyboards. They steal every other design cue from Android, why not the keyboard? :shakes head:

My battery never goes down because I plug it in the car pretty much every time I drive. I set it right next to my e-brake, and the plug sticking out of the center console pocket keeps it from sliding forward off the console :tup:

My take on the camera is that you'll always be behind the technology curve, and you shouldn't be looking to your phone for high quality portraits anyway (at least yet - the technology just isn't there despite the advances and quality of some like the G4). If you need a camera, get a real one. Hell, a decent quality 30 year old used film camera for $250 off craigslist can still create much higher resolution prints than $5000 worth of digital camera equipment can. And if you're one of those that takes selfies with everything from your food to your driver seat to the ant you found crawling on the ground, please stop :tiphat:

Interesting. My Nexus 7 is first generation (2012 I think?). The only problem I ever encountered was the battery connection. After about a year it got to where you could just barely shake the device and the plug would disconnect. So I got in there with some electrical tape and made sure that never happened again. The battery life is definitely weaker than it was, but I don't use it for hours at a time and have never encountered any problems. I try to turn it off whenever I'm not using it, so maybe that helped? I will say the hardware is showing it's age. Thankfully, I don't tax it too much.

lol yeah my wife has a Galaxy S5 and is getting pretty frustrated with updates that break her phone. She did one update right after she got it and the phone app broke until they issued a new update. AT&T just said tough luck once they figured out the problem when I brought into them

I'll leave mine on the table in standby mode for a day. I'll come home at night and it'll be dead. It drains way to quick. i'm assuming I either have a defective battery, or some stock meaningless app is draining it uncontrollably. I've basically given up on it.

I do give credit to HTC. They vowed to push updates for 2 years past it's origination date. I'm currently on lollipop which isn't on 99% of Verizon phones still.

Decent car camera on sale via Amazon today for $40. Just not sure if the cable is long enough to be fed through the roof liner and into a usb/power adapter.

general rule of thumb... get big and strong, learn karate. anyone who makes fun or laughs at you, beat them up. problem solved.

5 yrs of kickboxing. I still can't stretch correctly haha