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Hello all,
I'd like to start but discussing how I ended up getting this amazing phone. My LG G2, after screwing me over multiple times in the past, has finally decided to come to an abrupt end. Don't get me wrong G2 users, it's a beautiful device, but under the hood it can be a major pain in the butt to deal with. So my G2 failed around 3 weeks ago, and I found myself without a spare smartphone and decided to finally take the plunge for something new. After countless evenings of reading and debating, I decided to go with the HTC One M8, being the favorite smartphone of many critics. The 4MP camera put me off at first, and I would not buy it because of its "low end camera". Then I stumbled upon the Pictures taken with the M8 thread. What I learned was that with the right settings and a bit of patience, this 4 MP camera could easily outperform my LG G2 's camera. Resolution isn't everything folks. So at last I decided to buy this gorgeous looking device. Not being a fan of paying almost double for your device via AT&T Next, I began to hunt unlocked versions of it online, and rejoiced when I saw it being sold by HTC for as little as $500!
I instantly ordered the unlocked variation. Had I had the choice now, I would have taken the developer edition, but, oh well. I can easily unlock the bootloader myself. So the phone arrived a little over 2 weeks ago and I have loved it ever since receiving it! The build quality is simply stunning, and Sence is probablythe smoothest OEM developed launcher I have ever used. My only gripe so far is the battery life due to a bit of heating, but this seems to be a general Lollipop bug. I'll either wait for Android 5.1 or till Sunshine S-OFF is updated to work with ART runtime to see how it performs on Kit-Kat (I upgraded to Lollipop soon as I received it, followed by a Factory Reset for good measure.)
Overall, I love this phone! It's nothing short of amazing. The one thing troubling me now is the M9. It's been released and is being sold for $660 if I remember correctly. I can still technically find a good reason to send this one back, put $160-200 on top for the M9, and take that instead. But is it worth doing that? As of the moment it seems that the M9 is just slightly faster and has a better camera. I myself am actually not to much of a fan of the sticking out camera though. I love the uniform round back of the M8. Also, I should add, that extra money would probably be better spent elsewhere, like going towards a new monitor, which I actually NEED.
So what do you all think? Am I going to regret not having spent the extra money for an M9? The M8 seems perfect for me as is. I'm not really sure what I should do at the moment...
Thank you all for the read!!!
EDIT: It seems sunshine has now been updated to work with 5.0.1. Awesome!
Everyone knew the M9 was coming, so I don't know why that debate didn't occur to you before buying the M8.
The M9 having a "better" camera may be debatable. Reviews on the camera are pretty disappointing so far. Don't fall back into the trap of megapixel chasing. Just because the M9 has a 20 MP camara, doesn't make it "better".
And in fact Anandtech (which has more technical and objective reviews than most other websites) while they don't have a full review up yet, upon initial review goes as far as to suggest the M8 may actually be better than the M9!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9102/the-htc-one-m9-review-part-1
With the M9, you have an incremental increase in chipset specs, a "different" camera (while not necessarily better, at least not a slam-dunk), and otherwise almost identical to the M8. So identical, HTC's own marketing folks can't tell the two apart!
http://phandroid.com/2015/03/26/htc-one-m9-m8-flub
With the M8, you have s-off, a strong existing XDA community, and a nice selection of ROMs. Might be worthwhile to save your money for the next flagship.
On the other hand, a lot of folks (devs included) will probably be jumping ship to go to the M9 in the coming weeks/months.
I'm not sure if you made the wrong move or not, but one of my work colleagues got the M9 today and we were playing around with it. We both thought that the camera isn't a major improvement. That would of been my only reason to upgrade... Speed-wise, i'm using a custom GPE rom and that almost holds up to stock on the M9. The M9 is a amazing phone, but this is the first time in 6 years that i'm not disappointed to be on a 2 year contract. I'll happily go another year using my M8.
Hope that helps.
I was literally in the same boat. I knew that M9 was coming but you gotta think about the price too. You would have paid more for a M9 right now and I don't think those extra money is actually worth it. Is it a bad phone? No, but I think last years flagships are good enough right now to last you a few years more without hiccups. I also find that if you have the M8 already there is no need to upgrade to the M9. Simply not a big difference to warrant the upgrade
Thank you all for your input! Yes, I was aware that the M9 was coming, but I was in need of a smartphone, and did not expect the M9 to come out soon as it did. I'll probably stick with the M8 then. Can't wait to root this thing and flash away!
I too am almost in a similar boat. I currently own an LG G3 and am currently relatively unsatisfied with it. Battery life is pretty poor, it is warm a lot of the time and the UI is horrible. I personally want something that screams quality and the One M8 seems like my best bet for around £300, provided I sell my G3. Personally I'm not feeling all too fussed by the M9 as most of the software features will likely be portable to the M8. All that I am worried for is the update support. Realistically the M8 should only be getting updates for one more year, which to me does not sound great. But given the GPE, does anybody reckon this phone has a couple more years of life?
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I too am almost in a similar boat. I currently own an LG G3 and am currently relatively unsatisfied with it. Battery life is pretty poor, it is warm a lot of the time and the UI is horrible. I personally want something that screams quality and the One M8 seems like my best bet for around £300, provided I sell my G3. Personally I'm not feeling all too fussed by the M9 as most of the software features will likely be portable to the M8. All that I am worried for is the update support. Realistically the M8 should only be getting updates for one more year, which to me does not sound great. But given the GPE, does anybody reckon this phone has a couple more years of life?
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It should be around another year or so but if I'm you, getting the M8 would be well worth as compared to the M9
hcdav said:
I too am almost in a similar boat. I currently own an LG G3 and am currently relatively unsatisfied with it. Battery life is pretty poor, it is warm a lot of the time and the UI is horrible. I personally want something that screams quality and the One M8 seems like my best bet for around £300, provided I sell my G3. Personally I'm not feeling all too fussed by the M9 as most of the software features will likely be portable to the M8. All that I am worried for is the update support. Realistically the M8 should only be getting updates for one more year, which to me does not sound great. But given the GPE, does anybody reckon this phone has a couple more years of life?
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Ouch dude that sucks. My friend got himself the G3 a few months ago and sold it instantly. It was plagued with all sorts of issues. After the G2, I'll never buy an LG phone again.
so i brok my note 4 screen ytd, and it cost me too much to repair it again (i already broke once). I decided to switch from samsung as its built quality is terrible (also, i hate the ugly home button). i m actually looking forward to get this phone. is it still worth to get it now? as i am quite busy lately, i dont plan to root it anymore.. can i still freeze some built in apps i dont need?
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Hey, man. I'm having the same dilemma. I'm looking for a 300-350 $ smartphone and I think this is the best available, but don't know if this phone is worth it after a year from it's release. Can anybody advice us?
I got the phone less than a month ago. As far as I'm concerned, it's still right up their with the top of the line phones spec wise. Nothing wrong with getting this phone now. 3GB of RAM, a fast processor, updated to Lollipop. Not sure what else anyone needs in a smartphone. Plus a 5.5" screen with a great display and LG's UX is much better than Samsung's TW if you ask me.
To the OP, you won't be able to freeze apps without root, but you can uninstall updates/disable any app that you don't want to use or see anymore. You can't completely uninstall them, but they won't be running or seen. Any Lollipop phone can do this.
omnia1994 said:
so i brok my note 4 screen ytd, and it cost me too much to repair it again (i already broke once). I decided to switch from samsung as its built quality is terrible (also, i hate the ugly home button). i m actually looking forward to get this phone. is it still worth to get it now? as i am quite busy lately, i dont plan to root it anymore.. can i still freeze some built in apps i dont need?
thanks
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germanguaimare said:
Hey, man. I'm having the same dilemma. I'm looking for a 300-350 $ smartphone and I think this is the best available, but don't know if this phone is worth it after a year from it's release. Can anybody advice us?
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Ive just done exactly what you folks are asking today. Returnred my Note 4 as I really hate TW with a passion and that horrible screen touch "pop pop" everytime you press something. I bought the N4 a few days ago, hoping that Sammy had done something with TW in 501 update, albeit they havent.. and I found I had no use for the S-Pen, but I do think the N4 QHD screen is stunning. I returned the N4 and bought a G3 and got money back... .. amazing phone, loving it so far.. and the audio is awesome, with the QuadBeat Headphones and 1Amp speaker.
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I got the phone less than a month ago. As far as I'm concerned, it's still right up their with the top of the line phones spec wise. Nothing wrong with getting this phone now. 3GB of RAM, a fast processor, updated to Lollipop. Not sure what else anyone needs in a smartphone. Plus a 5.5" screen with a great display and LG's UX is much better than Samsung's TW if you ask me.
To the OP, you won't be able to freeze apps without root, but you can uninstall updates/disable any app that you don't want to use or see anymore. You can't completely uninstall them, but they won't be running or seen. Any Lollipop phone can do this.
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I agree ... The G3 is a great phone and apart from the G4, theres nothing on the market that touches it.. the S6 still has TW, The One M9 is just an M8 with a new camera. theres no new Nokia/MS flagships yet, the NExus 6 is an alternative if you want pure Android, so ATM... the G3 is one of the best phones out there until the G4 comes down in price (which I cant wait for), but at the moment the G4 is too pricey.
Go for it, buy the G3, you can pick up a Brand New unlocked/Unbranded G3 for about £350/$400 .. so yeah... I recommend it
Good luck
Thank you guys, I'll follow your advices and my gut. Soon I'll be part of the G3 family.
I got mine from amazon Wednesday to replace my z2. The phone is amazing. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00...ords=lg+g3&dpPl=1&dpID=41uvCd6+PVL&ref=plSrch this is where i got mine
I'm a phone-a-holic lol and rarely keep one for more than 6 months before moving onto something else newer and better. Over the years this is by far the best phone I've owned. It almost seems impossible to brick. It can be but simple to get out of a soft brick. Go for the g3 you won't be disappointed.
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Thanks for your answers, guys. I have a nother question: can the new or recent owners clarify if the few issues reported (lag related to the cpu governor, overheating, etc.) have been fixed recently with OTA updates? Thanks.
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Thanks for your answers, guys. I have a nother question: can the new or recent owners clarify if the few issues reported (lag related to the cpu governor, overheating, etc.) have been fixed recently with OTA updates? Thanks.
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I bought mine about 2 months ago and have no lag and it always runs cool. It did have KK when I got it but running LP now.
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I see post about laggy and blah blah I mean this phone isn't perfect but with some adjustments it's a bad ass phone I love it I mean I would love root but it's not a reason to return the phone or anything.. Just saying this phone is really good imho
I agree. It's just that the shortcomings are detrimental for the user experience depending on the issue.
I can see battery life being one if you're a busy person.
Touch screen will drive anyone absolutely bananas
All depends on the batch I guess
Im loving the phone, prob best I've had. Not having root is a small problem but I'll live with that. I've not had touch screen issues or over heating problems.
Its not you, people who are happy dont *****. You only hear the complainers, and there are always going to be people who expect manufactured products to be flawless with no exception or fail rate. Just not realistic. The phone is really nice, has great picture and a great camera.. I have owned several different brands and recently an S6. THere is nothing wrong with this phone. I do feel that at this current rate we may never see root, but i also find this being the first phone that would not be and end all problem for me. If you are happy with the phone, what else matters?
I love it. I do wish tap to wake and the knock code worked better, but they'll be fixed someday. They do seem to work better after rebooting, so I reboot occasionally throughout the day when I'm putting my phone away.
Once we get root and custom roms this phone will be awesome.
Be sure to block the OTA updates so the carriers can't prevent you from getting root!
The G4 is a very well balanced product. Like anything though it has its flaws and it won't please everyone, namely as we all have different likes but most important expectations.
I never expect for my phone's purchased to act like a time travelling device (although beam me up scotty that would be cool ?).
What i do expect is functionality and the G4 meets that for me. Just one thing that Google needs desperately is better optimisation between software & hardware.
Android M who knows may be the answer to our prayers.
But overall hell yeah the G4 is good ?
I think the phone is perfect in most all ways. Software can be buggy and lag at times but that will all get cleared up soon enough!
I upgraded from a Galaxy S5 and even though it isn't a huge leap in terms of performance and battery life (battery life quite the opposite, unfortunately) I enjoy my phone very much.
And as I have an international H815 I rooted it the first day I could unlock the BL. 10A was silky smooth and my only "regret" is that I actually flashed 10C. It's a bit less smooth, a bit laggier now and then. Could be an app too, though. So. all things considered I'm very happy. I don't understand why the leather back doesn't have Qi but that's a different beef ..
Great phone, great UI (though I hate having to use an app like ROM Toolbox to change font and the korean crap themes from LG are absolutely horrible).
Regarding all the threads about problems and issues .. Well, that's what XDA is mostly about. You don't need to discuss how great a phone works, you need to discuss and solve problems..
And since no one's, as far as I can understand it, developing custom roms/CM-builds for it yet all you could discuss are problems.
Does it seem like G4s have lots of issues? Not really. Considering the volumes of manufactured phones you will always have broken phones that slipped through quality control. Firmwares are tested but it's impossible to soak test/lab test a phone's software with every app in the App Store..
Not to mention issues with carriers like the retarded US carriers that disable features and sideload their own generic crapware apps and push updates like there's no tomorrow...
All the forums of all the phones I've had since I started reading XDA have looked exactly the same: Early adopters with, sometimes, premature software/firmware ***** and moan, after a while custom roms/root happen and people cheer like madmen, then ***** and moan about premature custom roms.
And the circlejerk is complete.
phineous said:
I love it. I do wish tap to wake and the knock code worked better, but they'll be fixed someday.
Once we get root and custom roms this phone will be awesome.
Be sure to block the OTA updates so the carriers can't prevent you from getting root!
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Do you know how to find out if you have a 1 or 0 bootloader
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Do you know how to find out if you have a 1 or 0 bootloader
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Autoprime discusses it here and seems to be updating the post as new information comes out.
I have the H815 rooted with TWRP and I couldn't be happier with this phone. I don't have touch screen issues, or lag issues, or camera issues, etc. Coupled with the battery and sdcard promos, it was a win/win/win for me when I bought this phone.
i love the responses why do you say we may never see root i love this device lol i need adaway!
OP: is this your first smartphone? Did you have a flip phone before?
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I love my phone and have had absolutely zero issues with it
People who enjoy the phone tend to stay quiet. People who have problems post comments wondering others are experiencing the same. Its pretty much for all phones and gadgets.
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I have actually been LOVING my G4. My old daily driver was the Galaxy Note Edge but then I stumbled on this fella (my first in the G-Series and second LG device) and kind of fell in love with it right off the bat.
So I ended up picking up one for a new daily driver. Right after that though I found out about the no-root issue so then I went out and picked up a couple more of them (I figure I might as well do my part as far as root goes and that will probably end with me bricking one or two of them, so better safe than sorry).
TL;DR -- Yes, I love the hell out of this phone.
bambam126 said:
I see post about laggy and blah blah I mean this phone isn't perfect but with some adjustments it's a bad ass phone I love it I mean I would love root but it's not a reason to return the phone or anything.. Just saying this phone is really good imho
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I love it
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I gave up my S6 Edge for this phone. Best move I have ever made on a cell phone. Absolutely love it. I had one in a good batch though. Sort of sucks that you have to get lucky to like a phone.
Same with me
Z3ldaFan88 said:
I have actually been LOVING my G4. My old daily driver was the Galaxy Note Edge but then I stumbled on this fella (my first in the G-Series and second LG device) and kind of fell in love with it right off the bat.
So I ended up picking up one for a new daily driver. Right after that though I found out about the no-root issue so then I went out and picked up a couple more of them (I figure I might as well do my part as far as root goes and that will probably end with me bricking one or two of them, so better safe than sorry).
TL;DR -- Yes, I love the hell out of this phone.
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What I came from a note edge as well at first I was worried I made a mistake but his phone is better I just missing having the edge but not a reason to go back
I love my G4! The only annoyance is the slow charging when the screen is on..
Hello guys,
I am thinking of purchasing a One M9 but not really sure yet. I need you guys, owners of this beauty, to convince me why I should or why I should not get it. I have had a M8 before it got stolen from me and I absolutely loved it, it was the best device I owned and I still miss it after a year. I now have a OnePlus One but the M9 is so tempting..please share all your thoughts/experiences with the M9 and help me decide! I've read a lot of reviews and threads here on XDA but some were really old and most of the issues in there that disturbed me got fixed, such as overheating etc (I believe).
Thank you in advance!
1337jay said:
Hello guys,
I am thinking of purchasing a One M9 but not really sure yet. I need you guys, owners of this beauty, to convince me why I should or why I should not get it. I have had a M8 before it got stolen from me and I absolutely loved it, it was the best device I owned and I still miss it after a year. I now have a OnePlus One but the M9 is so tempting..please share all your thoughts/experiences with the M9 and help me decide! I've read a lot of reviews and threads here on XDA but some were really old and most of the issues in there that disturbed me got fixed, such as overheating etc (I believe).
Thank you in advance!
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I wrote this last week.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61835361&postcount=6
I still think it holds true today. If you loved the M8 and aren't expecting the M9 to be vastly different, you'll really love the M9. I'd occasionally get lag with the M8 and the camera was not great. M9 fixed those issues for me. Battery life on M9 might not (PROBABLY ISN'T) as good, but it's good enough for me.
jollywhitefoot said:
I wrote this last week.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61835361&postcount=6
I still think it holds true today. If you loved the M8 and aren't expecting the M9 to be vastly different, you'll really love the M9. I'd occasionally get lag with the M8 and the camera was not great. M9 fixed those issues for me. Battery life on M9 might not (PROBABLY ISN'T) as good, but it's good enough for me.
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Thank you sir, waiting for more replies!
EDIT: Is there a full guide for rooting, getting S-Off, updating firmware and such things? I know it's kinda tricky with the CIDs and all those things..kinda out of the loop after a year of not owning a HTC device.
EDIT2: Will I be able to relock & regain warranty if I unlock the device with Sunshine rather than HTCDev? Or is there another way to do this?
1337jay said:
Thank you sir, waiting for more replies!
EDIT: Is there a full guide for rooting, getting S-Off, updating firmware and such things? I know it's kinda tricky with the CIDs and all those things..kinda out of the loop after a year of not owning a HTC device.
EDIT2: Will I be able to relock & regain warranty if I unlock the device with Sunshine rather than HTCDev? Or is there another way to do this?
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Yeah, there are a few guides floating around in the general section. It's not hard, especially if you're planning to S-off. Right now, you have to unlock through HTC dev, then root, then S-off with sunshine. It's no longer possible for sunshine to temp root so you can S-off before you unlock the boot loader.
I went from the M7 to the M9 and couldn't love this phone any more. If you liked the M8, you should like the M9 as long as you're not expecting a big jump in performance. I looked at the M8 and it left me cold, but the tweaks on this version convinced me.
I looked at the OPO and concluded I didn't want such a big phone. I'm not sure you'll notice a difference in performance as the specs are pretty similar.
If you get it, it's worth going s-off and updating to the latest firmware, which fixes the problems people have complained about. There are charging and throttling issues on earlier firmware.
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I went from the M7 to the M9 and couldn't love this phone any more. If you liked the M8, you should like the M9 as long as you're not expecting a big jump in performance. I looked at the M8 and it left me cold, but the tweaks on this version convinced me.
I looked at the OPO and concluded I didn't want such a big phone. I'm not sure you'll notice a difference in performance as the specs are pretty similar.
If you get it, it's worth going s-off and updating to the latest firmware, which fixes the problems people have complained about. There are charging and throttling issues on earlier firmware.
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+1 the M9 is a fantastic replacement for the M7, and if you loved the M8 then its a no brainer
coming from OPO to M9, at first M9 felt so small(I hated big phones before OPO). But actually 5 inch is the best size..one hand operation is possible again.
m9 feels absolutely premium compared to OPO.
m9 had many many issues when it was launched. but after firmware updates, they all are fixed.
battery wise i can say it is at par with OPO now with custom ROM installed. i get a very decent SOT.
camera has potential to get very good clicks.
audio quality through headphones is also good compared to OPO output.
go for m9 if you like its premium looks, a smaller and perfect screen size, far better customer service.
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coming from OPO to M9, at first M9 felt so small(I hated big phones before OPO). But actually 5 inch is the best size..one hand operation is possible again.
m9 feels absolutely premium compared to OPO.
m9 had many many issues when it was launched. but after firmware updates, they all are fixed.
battery wise i can say it is at par with OPO now with custom ROM installed. i get a very decent SOT.
camera has potential to get very good clicks.
audio quality through headphones is also good compared to OPO output.
go for m9 if you like its premium looks, a smaller and perfect screen size, far better customer service.
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Thanks, I was looking forward to a review from a OPO owner. I am waiting for another week to see what the OP2 has to offer but mostly likely I'm going for the M9, we will see soon enough!
Thanks to everyone who replied.
I think the question to be asked is "why not?".
Having owned HTC devices starting with the TyTNII to HD2, Inspire, M7 and now M9, I have become very comfortable with Sense. That, along with HTC's superior build quality make me very reluctant to jump ship. I found the GS6 to feel less than robust, despite their dramatic leap in construction quality - it still just didn't feel like a premium phone, and their interface is still obtuse. Also, if you plan on running Xposed for mods such as Xprivacy, the M9 definitely makes that easier.
I know that HTC is the phone company that phone fanboys love to hate. It seems they've become the industry's whipping horse and focus of a lot of criticism, some of which is well deserved, such as the camera lacking OIS and perhaps not having the software ready for release. Other criticism is not well deserved, and I wonder if those same people who comment about the "recycled design" would say the same thing about a Porsche 911 which hasn't changed much in terms of general styling for decades. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Anyway, I'm thrilled with this phone now with the latest firmware and LP5.1 and I'm sure you'd be very happy with it based on your previous experience.
Hope this helps.
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I think the question to be asked is "why not?".
Having owned HTC devices starting with the TyTNII to HD2, Inspire, M7 and now M9, I have become very comfortable with Sense. That, along with HTC's superior build quality make me very reluctant to jump ship. I found the GS6 to feel less than robust, despite their dramatic leap in construction quality - it still just didn't feel like a premium phone, and their interface is still obtuse. Also, if you plan on running Xposed for mods such as Xprivacy, the M9 definitely makes that easier.
I know that HTC is the phone company that phone fanboys love to hate. It seems they've become the industry's whipping horse and focus of a lot of criticism, some of which is well deserved, such as the camera lacking OIS and perhaps not having the software ready for release. Other criticism is not well deserved, and I wonder if those same people who comment about the "recycled design" would say the same thing about a Porsche 911 which hasn't changed much in terms of general styling for decades. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Anyway, I'm thrilled with this phone now with the latest firmware and LP5.1 and I'm sure you'd be very happy with it based on your previous experience.
Hope this helps.
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I agree with everything Mr. Cat just said, but will add that for the price the M9 is selling for on Swappa should make it extra enticing. New - resale AT&T model for $445. sheesh.
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I agree with everything Mr. Cat just said, but will add that for the price the M9 is selling for on Swappa should make it extra enticing. New - resale AT&T model for $445. sheesh.
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Poor first impressions have really hurt it.
If you still had an m8 id say keep it and wait for the m9 to drop in price but seeing as it got swiped by some sticky fingered turd the m9 is a good fast device but the screen is crap, the camera is mediocre and the heat issues are serious.
I use waze while driving and the phone bakes to the point where its difficult to keep hold of it for more than a minute or two (when the journey has finished!).
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arpith.fbi said:
coming from OPO to M9, at first M9 felt so small(I hated big phones before OPO). But actually 5 inch is the best size..one hand operation is possible again.
m9 feels absolutely premium compared to OPO.
m9 had many many issues when it was launched. but after firmware updates, they all are fixed.
battery wise i can say it is at par with OPO now with custom ROM installed. i get a very decent SOT.
camera has potential to get very good clicks.
audio quality through headphones is also good compared to OPO output.
go for m9 if you like its premium looks, a smaller and perfect screen size, far better customer service.
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I come from the OPO and I have never loved a device so much... (im talking about the opo). Only reason I switched was cuz I randomly started getting touchscreen issues with my OPO, I'm a fast typer so I couldn't deal with it anymore and nothing got it fixed. Sold it and got this phone, the M9. I did have my OPO for about six months so I can actually talk about it.
Battery is not nearly as good as the OPO in my opinion. I always had 5-7 on screen time, I now barely get 3.5... Aside from that I can't complain about performance, but development here is not as big as the OPO, there were some big things on that forum boy let me tell you. I'm not as happy as I was with the OPO, but this is not a bad phone, don't get me wrong.
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I come from the OPO and I have never loved a device so much... (im talking about the opo). Only reason I switched was cuz I randomly started getting touchscreen issues with my OPO, I'm a fast typer so I couldn't deal with it anymore and nothing got it fixed. Sold it and got this phone, the M9. I did have my OPO for about six months so I can actually talk about it.
Battery is not nearly as good as the OPO in my opinion. I always had 5-7 on screen time, I now barely get 3.5... Aside from that I can't complain about performance, but development here is not as big as the OPO, there were some big things on that forum boy let me tell you. I'm not as happy as I was with the OPO, but this is not a bad phone, don't get me wrong.
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Development here will pick up if/when the CM team gets the camera and a few of the other kinks worked out. Most of the main sense developers are already here, but AOSP was always going to be a slow process.
PaoloMix09 said:
development here is not as big as the OPO, there were some big things on that forum boy let me tell you.
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A completely open environment like Nexus or OPO, especially one that launches with CM, is always going to have more development going on than a proprietary one. Development for the M9 could be better, but it's comparable to other flagship phones right now.
Now with the OnePlus 2 being launched I'm even more confused. I don't mind the "slow" development as I will be using ARHD if I get the M9..or maybe a new ROM when CM comes for the M9. Gonna wait a little more and see what convinces me more but I find the M9 more attractive
Hi guys, want to buy new phone and looking to get the best for my money, so Its up to M8, G3 and S5. I like M8 and G3 more than S5 but I put it here because they were flagships and it has the best camera and good battery. So would you buy M8 again if you need to buy a phone now, rather than this two, and do you regret buying it? I need to pay about 50e more for M8 from G3, or 30e more from S5, is it worth it? Its important foe me to get stock android M on it, I guess M8 will get it? Thank you.
That's a tricky question to ask on the M8 forum. Obviously, pretty much everyone here owns the M8, and bought it for a reason. You probably won't get many responses in this device forum to the effect of the G3 or S5 being better!
I compared the M8 and S5 side by side before buying (way back in May 2014) and if you haven't done so already, I highly recommend it. The M8 is simply a beautiful piece of industrial engineering, which looks and feels high end in every way. In comparison (of even on its own, for that matter), the S5 is a cheap feeling, plasticky piece of junk. Any notion that the M8 and S5 were at all comparable on paper; quickly dissolved once I compared both devices in person. It simply became no contest.
And while on paper, the chipset specs should be identical, the TouchWiz interface makes the S5 a laggy mess compared to the M8 (and most of Samsung's devices for last year's "generation" suffer for this). You can just Google the S5 lag, and find all sorts of complaints. This was when I compared back on KitKat, so I'm not sure if the S5's lag is any better on Lollipop. But it was outright noticeable and embarrassing when I compared the 2 side by side.
I never checked out the G3 in person. I have never been a fan of the industrial design of the LG phones (just seemed cheap to me), and the reviews led me to conclude the G3 was not worth my consideration. "Better" than past Lg devices, but still just plastic, and to me no comparison to the M8. I've seen a few folks on here that have switched from the G3 to the M8, and would never go back.
NestorC said:
I like M8 and G3 more than S5 but I put it here because they were flagships and it has the best camera and good battery.
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I'm not sure where you are getting the notion that S5 has the "best" camera. That is somewhat subjective. Most folks just look at the paper specs (MP mostly) and say the M8 has a bad camera, without understanding how cameras work.
Anandtech has some really objective and technical phone reviews. Their conclusion was that the S5 has better resolution (obviously) and detail in daylight, but clearly inferior to the M8 in low light (to the point that the S5 pics look just miserable). So its impossible to say the S5 camera is "best" all around, and somewhat depends on how/when you use your camera phone, also.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7903/samsung-galaxy-s-5-review/2
As for Android M, it looks like HTC "confirmed" it via Twitter for the M8 (as reliable as that may be).
Samsung has yet to confirm M for the S5, as far as I can see from Googling. Nothing seems confirmed for the G3, either.
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That's a tricky question to ask on the M8 forum. Obviously, pretty much everyone here owns the M8, and bought it for a reason. You probably won't get many responses in this device forum to the effect of the G3 or S5 being better!
I compared the M8 and S5 side by side before buying (way back in May 2014) and if you haven't done so already, I highly recommend it. The M8 is simply a beautiful piece of industrial engineering, which looks and feels high end in every way. In comparison (of even on its own, for that matter), the S5 is a cheap feeling, plasticky piece of junk. Any notion that the M8 and S5 were at all comparable on paper; quickly dissolved once I compared both devices in person. It simply became no contest.
And while on paper, the chipset specs should be identical, the TouchWiz interface makes the S5 a laggy mess compared to the M8 (and most of Samsung's devices for last year's "generation" suffer for this). You can just Google the S5 lag, and find all sorts of complaints. This was when I compared back on KitKat, so I'm not sure if the S5's lag is any better on Lollipop. But it was outright noticeable and embarrassing when I compared the 2 side by side.
I never checked out the G3 in person. I have never been a fan of the industrial design of the LG phones (just seemed cheap to me), and the reviews led me to conclude the G3 was not worth my consideration. "Better" than past Lg devices, but still just plastic, and to me no comparison to the M8. I've seen a few folks on here that have switched from the G3 to the M8, and would never go back.
I'm not sure where you are getting the notion that S5 has the "best" camera. That is somewhat subjective. Most folks just look at the paper specs (MP mostly) and say the M8 has a bad camera, without understanding how cameras work.
Anandtech has some really objective and technical phone reviews. Their conclusion was that the S5 has better resolution (obviously) and detail in daylight, but clearly inferior to the M8 in low light (to the point that the S5 pics look just miserable). So its impossible to say the S5 camera is "best" all around, and somewhat depends on how/when you use your camera phone, also.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7903/samsung-galaxy-s-5-review/2
As for Android M, it looks like HTC "confirmed" it via Twitter for the M8 (as reliable as that may be).
Samsung has yet to confirm M for the S5, as far as I can see from Googling. Nothing seems confirmed for the G3, either.
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I know that, just wanted to hear from the people who own it, use it for some time, thats the real review. I guess no one regret buying it.
Well I like G3 because its affordable (330e) and I get 32GB with 3gb of RAM but as I have seen M8 is still faster. That big screen looks nice in that compact body(same size as M8) like LG UI which is highly customizable. But M8 have that speakers which are something best on Android and I guess little better battery. Metal unibody doesnt mean a lot if I put it in a tpu case, but looks sexy. Is it hard to use power button on the top?
As the best, I was thinking best out of these 3, but M8 dont have that bad camera, watched some reviews and samples, but still in daylight S5 makes better pictures. Still S5 is no more interesting for me, its too ugly and everyone has it, G3 wins it so now its G3 vs M8.
Thanks for response.
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You know what??? When someone takes the time to type several paragraphs to answer your (rather vague) question (plus inaccurate statement of "best camera") and you type a vague response of "I know that", it sounds somewhat insulting.
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That big screen looks nice in that compact body(same size as M8) like LG UI which is highly customizable. But M8 have that speakers which are something best on Android and I guess little better battery. Metal unibody doesnt mean a lot if I put it in a tpu case, but looks sexy. Is it hard to use power button on the top?
As the best, I was thinking best out of these 3, but M8 dont have that bad camera, watched some reviews and samples, but still in daylight S5 makes better pictures. Still S5 is no more interesting for me, its too ugly and everyone has it, G3 wins it so now its G3 vs M8.
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Top power button is fine. I don't actually understand folks that find its an issue. Power button on the back (G3) seems awkward to me, if not outright strange. Maybe its something you get used to, if you own it. But I also think that friends and family members not used to your phone will be puzzled by the power button location.
The screen on the G3 is supposed to be nice. But yes, the stereo front spacing speakers on the M8 are just wonderful. Its something that should have been on smartphones for years. In my opinion, a back speaker is simply horrible design. They are just trying t save space on the front (not that great a reason) while putting the speaker in the worst possible location.
A lot of what you are talking about at this point (screen size, using a TPU case) is personal preference and individual usage patterns. So I mostly think you just need to decide for yourself.
As far as regrets, as I mentioned, I've seen some folks on here that regretted the G3, and moved on to the M8. Maybe if you look in the G3 forum, you can find some folks that did the opposite. But I somewhat doubt it. Personally, I feel the M8 is the best phone of its generation (2014). If I broke or lost mine even now, there is a good chance I would just replace it with another M8.
Not sure if modding is a concern of yours. But this is XDA after all, and the M8 has a great community. A bit more quiet as folks have moved to the M9. But still pretty robust.
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You know what??? When someone takes the time to type several paragraphs to answer your (rather vague) question (plus inaccurate statement of "best camera") and you type a vague response of "I know that", it sounds somewhat insulting.
Top power button is fine. I don't actually understand folks that find its an issue. Power button on the back (G3) seems awkward to me, if not outright strange. Maybe its something you get used to, if you own it. But I also think that friends and family members not used to your phone will be puzzled by the power button location.
The screen on the G3 is supposed to be nice. But yes, the stereo front spacing speakers on the M8 are just wonderful. Its something that should have been on smartphones for years. In my opinion, a back speaker is simply horrible design. They are just trying t save space on the front (not that great a reason) while putting the speaker in the worst possible location.
A lot of what you are talking about at this point (screen size, using a TPU case) is personal preference and individual usage patterns. So I mostly think you just need to decide for yourself.
As far as regrets, as I mentioned, I've seen some folks on here that regretted the G3, and moved on to the M8. Maybe if you look in the G3 forum, you can find some folks that did the opposite. But I somewhat doubt it. Personally, I feel the M8 is the best phone of its generation (2014). If I broke or lost mine even now, there is a good chance I would just replace it with another M8.
Not sure if modding is a concern of yours. But this is XDA after all, and the M8 has a great community. A bit more quiet as folks have moved to the M9. But still pretty robust.
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Sorry, not so good with english, I meant I know about this you said "That's a tricky question to ask on the M8 forum. Obviously, pretty much everyone here owns the M8, and bought it for a reason. You probably won't get many responses in this device forum to the effect of the G3 or S5 being better!"
Still, thank you for your time and help, dont be angry on me, I didnt want to hurt your feelings
It looks like M8 is better buy, will see to get one if I can find it, its little harder here, now is M8s popular.
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Sorry, not so good with english
Still, thank you for your time and help, dont be angry on me, I didnt want to hurt your feelings
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No worries. I'll let it go this time.