When looking for a new phone or a new ROM, there are a couple of things that I consider the most important things. I am really interested in hearing about what you consider the key features.
Some of the basic features is:
- The phone should not randomly crash
- It should be compatible with all the apps that I use. For me that will be news apps, browsers, facebook, whatsapp, skype, a few simple games and a number of streaming apps.
- The graphics should be OK, but I am really happy, if I get HD in a decent quality on a phone. Playing video should be nice and smooth.
- Sound should be good using decent head phones. I play different kind of music.
So what are the key features that really make a phone stand out for me:
1) Battery life is really important. If a phone should only be charge once a week like my good old Nokia, it would be great. But for smartphones, the realistic goal must be no more than once a day.
2) A decent camera. For really good pictures, I use an SLR camera, but for the here and now pictures, the phone should be able to handle it.
So far I have not been happy with the battery life on my E975, but I have been using the AOSP_r18 Pure from DevSwift1 for a while, and this is by far the most battery friendly rom I have tried on E975.
The camera on my E975 is OK in outdoors conditions, but pretty bad in indoor conditions.
So back to my question, what are the most important features for you and why?
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Rate the phone 1-5 on-
Battery Life
Speed
Performence
Build quality
Overall
And tell pros and cons
Battery Life - 4
Speed -5
Performance - 4.5
Build quality - 6
Overall - 4.5
jallenashley: Same here. Ditto
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Battery Life 4
Speed 5
Performence 5
Build quality 4
Overall 4.5
Battery Life - I gave this a four even though the phone is perfect for my needs and it does something I couldn't get out of any android phone, battery life that is proportionate to my usage... e.g. light usage = long life vs heavy usage = short life - this operation makes sense to me yet any android phone I had seemed to start like this but shortly afterward (even after a reset and removal of "unneeded" apps) it would never be the same. So I gave it a four because it could always be better .
Speed - this is a five for me but it's all relative to the OS, much why I think it's pointless to compare hardware specs of WP to Android/iOS, this same phone with Android on it would suck.
Build Quality - Overall I'm satisfied with the build quality, there are little tiny things that are way to small to pick on especially when you factor in the price, can't be beat.
Overall - if you aren't someone to get caught up in raw numbers but instead actual functionality and it's reaction to real world usage you can't go wrong with the Lumia 900. I will say, however, that I think in order to fully appreciate what Microsoft is attempting with their OS you really need to give yourself over to their ecosystem.
I have long been riding the Google train and the only thing I didn't give up was the mail mainly because I have wayyy wayyy way to much connected to it, but I did move to Live services where I could to get the most seamless experience.
A lot of people will be unwilling to give a seamless Microsoft ecosystem experience a chance but it's a very nice, the calendar, twitter/facebook integration, unified mailbox & contacts, local scout, skydrive, office, games, music (Zune Pass ftw) and one of my favorite unhyped aspects... Podcasts!!
As an HTC&Android pair fanboy, (I'll admit it), I always loved the functionality of Sense but I hated the space it used up on my brand new hardware and I hated how it slowed down the phone after I've added my own personal app collection into the mix... with WP Microsoft has somehow managed to add in all of my favorite HTC Sense functionality and absolutely zero of the slowness.
Ok enough praise and onto my cons list...
1) I love and hate it, single volume control for the whole phone. The funniest part about this is I hated volume control on Android... too many options and half the time when listening music with headphones and I'd get a call, unplug my phones, talk and then hang up and then BOOM music on full blast through the speakphone ... not the best thing a the work environment.
2) No Pure silent mode, not vibrate only... nothing... no noise (I need this Microsoft!)
3) Calender functionality is lacking, I don't like having to resort to using live.calendar.com on my home pc to input a tricking re-occuring scheduled item on my calendar... the one on my phone should have all the pulldown options for re-occuring schedules. Although I will mention that this is the only thing I've found I have to use a home pc for.
4) No custom wallpaper (non-lockscreen), this isn't a biggie for me but would be nice to have the option, I know that black is better for AMOLED screens but that should be a choice I can make (they do allow pure white afterall).
Sorry for the long post, hope this was an entertaining/good read for some/all... I know some of this blurs the line of actual phone and the OS on the phone, but I think some of the things Nokia could've helped with.
xyexz said:
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2) No Pure silent mode, not vibrate only... nothing... no noise (I need this Microsoft!)
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If you turn off Vibrate in teh settings, the option will not be available when touch the Volume button then touch ring. Instead of Vibrate, it will say, Silent.
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Good to know, thanks!
EclipzeRemix said:
Rate the phone 1-5 on-
Battery Life
Speed
Performence
Build quality
Overall
And tell pros and cons
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Battery Life - 4/5
Speed - 4/5
Performance - 5/5
Build quality -4.5/5
Overall - 4.5/5
Good overall phone. Can tell its single core once in a while (came from a Tegra2 device), but overall very responsive, GREAT GREAT GREAT camera & screen, great OS, a few bugs here & there. Oh and the battery life was much better than my Atrix 4G.
All the Members, and XDA members,
I am new on this forum.
I am willing to buy Canvas A1.
Canvas A1 users please tell me how is this phone?
How is the sound quality, batery performed & camera quality?
Thx in advance.
kunalwap said:
All the Members, and XDA members,
I am new on this forum.
I am willing to buy Canvas A1.
Canvas A1 users please tell me how is this phone?
How is the sound quality, batery performed & camera quality?
Thx in advance.
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I have been using this device for almost more than a month now, and I am very much satisfied.
The phone performs smooth, with almost no lag at all. Runs on completely stock android and will get guaranteed updates from Google for 2 years. Like we are supposed to get the Lollipop starting by mid-December. But yes, Google is not so energetic with Android One, so don't expect the device to be all sparkling at the top of the devices charts with other nexus and flagships in any news. We had to wait for a lot of time just to get a news of Lollipop for our device. But nevertheless we will get it for sure so no worry there.
Sound quality on loudspeakers is just fine, not great but still satisfactory, on the other hand, sound quality in headphones is pretty good. In-call volume and clarity could have been better, it's a tad bit on the lower side, however, it doesn't bother much.
Camera is strictly "Satisfactory". You can click decent pictures with the rear camera during daytime, however, during night just don't depend on it for any important events. Front camera is okayish too. Does the work, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Battery is a mixed bag. For me it's perfectly fine. I use my device in 2 ways, when I am out (completely on 2G/3G the whole day) and when I am at home (completely on WiFi).
I get an average of 18 hours or so in the first case, with mild-medium usage, i.e continuous shuffling between 2G/3G, 10-15 mins of browsing, half n hour of songs, half n hour of calls, about an hour of whatsapp, 10-15 mins of gaming. Definitely lasts me from morning to evening till I get home.
In the second case, I easily get over a day of battery life (and yes, by day I mean 24 hours) with almost the same usage (perhaps a bit more that the former, with more chatting on whatsapp) as above except for that its connected to WiFi all the time. The longest I was able to run it till date was about for 51 hours I guess on WiFi with minimal use.
Ultimately it all depends on user to user for battery life, some people find it too less, some find it just sufficient, I personally fall somewhere in between those 2 categories. Battery capacity should have been a bit more, I would have used a few extra mins in gaming.
So to get it straight, if you are going to using it for heavy use, like gaming and continuous 3G then you are going to be terribly disappointed with the battery life.
Another thing is that please remember that price point at which we are viewing this, at this price point you can't really complain.
Xadus said:
I have been using this device for almost more than a month now, and I am very much satisfied.
The phone performs smooth, with almost no lag at all. Runs on completely stock android and will get guaranteed updates from Google for 2 years. Like we are supposed to get the Lollipop starting by mid-December. But yes, Google is not so energetic with Android One, so don't expect the device to be all sparkling at the top of the devices charts with other nexus and flagships in any news. We had to wait for a lot of time just to get a news of Lollipop for our device. But nevertheless we will get it for sure so no worry there.
Sound quality on loudspeakers is just fine, not great but still satisfactory, on the other hand, sound quality in headphones is pretty good. In-call volume and clarity could have been better, it's a tad bit on the lower side, however, it doesn't bother much.
Camera is strictly "Satisfactory". You can click decent pictures with the rear camera during daytime, however, during night just don't depend on it for any important events. Front camera is okayish too. Does the work, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Battery is a mixed bag. For me it's perfectly fine. I use my device in 2 ways, when I am out (completely on 2G/3G the whole day) and when I am at home (completely on WiFi).
I get an average of 18 hours or so in the first case, with mild-medium usage, i.e continuous shuffling between 2G/3G, 10-15 mins of browsing, half n hour of songs, half n hour of calls, about an hour of whatsapp, 10-15 mins of gaming. Definitely lasts me from morning to evening till I get home.
In the second case, I easily get over a day of battery life (and yes, by day I mean 24 hours) with almost the same usage (perhaps a bit more that the former, with more chatting on whatsapp) as above except for that its connected to WiFi all the time. The longest I was able to run it till date was about for 51 hours I guess on WiFi with minimal use.
Ultimately it all depends on user to user for battery life, some people find it too less, some find it just sufficient, I personally fall somewhere in between those 2 categories. Battery capacity should have been a bit more, I would have used a few extra mins in gaming.
So to get it straight, if you are going to using it for heavy use, like gaming and continuous 3G then you are going to be terribly disappointed with the battery life.
Another thing is that please remember that price point at which we are viewing this, at this price point you can't really complain.
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thx so much...
Hello everyone, for about 2 years I was on iPhone, now I'm going back to Android. I'm seriously considering buying LG G4, but I'm not completely sure that it is right choice, so I would like to have feedback from real users, as I believe they're much more accurate than reviews on portals, magazines etc. So here is what I'm looking for ordered by importance:
1. Most important thing for me is that mobile is reliable, that it doesn't crash often, doesn't heat much in normal usage (I don't plan to play HC games on mobile, but I might form time to time), etc.
2. Battery life - I'd like to squeeze out 24hrs of usage, or at least 16hrs. By that I mean I'd like to while going to work listen to music surf on 3g, or watch youtube video, and when I'm returning from work I'd like to do those same things without fearing that battery will die. (during work I don't use mobile that much)
3. I'd like my mobile to be good enough 1.5/2 years from now. I don't expect it to be excellent or anything like that, but I'd like to have mobile which in 2 years from now will be ok for let's say baisc day to day usage (by basic I mean listening to music, reading emails, browsing the net, watching youtube etc.)
4. Screen quality
My biggest concerns with G4 are battery life and screen size (which is too big for me, but this one is personal, I can live with it). Also while browsing XDA I found this tread with many users complianing about boot loops, what's with that ? As I understood first versions of LG have this problem (the ones with 505-509 in their SN).
So based on my needs / preferences do you think I'll be satisfied with G4 ? Also what are your general thoughts about this mobile phone after using it for a while, do you like it ?
No reboots or bootloops here. I've not experienced any drastic heat. My last check of battery stats showed 38hrs with 5 and a half hrs screen SOT. It has quick charge as well in case you do drain the battery quickly so doesn't take long at all to get back to fully charged
Thanks for your answer In the end I'm probably gonna go with Samsung S6 Edge
whats the best rom for the phone?
has best batt life, works with project fi, gets updated fairly regularly
if the bootloader is unlocked does the fingerprint lock still work?
any thing i should know about the phone?
issues and things like that
pbanj said:
whats the best rom for the phone?
has best batt life, works with project fi, gets updated fairly regularly
if the bootloader is unlocked does the fingerprint lock still work?
any thing i should know about the phone?
issues and things like that
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The best ROM is the one that suits your needs, everyone has different choices. Don't know about Fi, but Pure Nexus does support it. Fingerprint works regardless of unlocking the bootloader or not, it also works on every custom rom provided for the phone. There is no issues with the phone. And battery life is depending on your usage, i'm getting around 4h SOT every day. (More or less). That should be everything.
pbanj said:
whats the best rom for the phone?
has best batt life, works with project fi, gets updated fairly regularly
if the bootloader is unlocked does the fingerprint lock still work?
any thing i should know about the phone?
issues and things like that
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Best rom is subjective, the fingerprint scanner works fine even when you've rooted/modified the rom.
Anything you need to know? Well, I was surprised by the capabilities and quality of the phone considering the price.
The battery is what it is, with heavy usage I've got 12h battery life with ~3h sot, I'll need to do some more testing and optimizing though. Another weak point is the speaker, it does its job but gets distorted on the last 3 volume levels and it doesn't get that loud.
I have never had a mid range phone like this before though, so I can't really compare the speakers fairly.
Other than that nothing had really bothered me, and considering the price it can be easily forgiven.
If you have any specific questions go ahead and ask.
Shebee said:
Best rom is subjective, the fingerprint scanner works fine even when you've rooted/modified the rom.
Anything you need to know? Well, I was surprised by the capabilities and quality of the phone considering the price.
The battery is what it is, with heavy usage I've got 12h battery life with ~3h sot, I'll need to do some more testing and optimizing though. Another weak point is the speaker, it does its job but gets distorted on the last 3 volume levels and it doesn't get that loud.
I have never had a mid range phone like this before though, so I can't really compare the speakers fairly.
Other than that nothing had really bothered me, and considering the price it can be easily forgiven.
If you have any specific questions go ahead and ask.
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Perfect, thanks. I don't use the speaker on my phones anyways so that shouldn't be an issue.
pbanj said:
Perfect, thanks. I don't use the speaker on my phones anyways so that shouldn't be an issue.
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That is one of the dissadvantage i see of this phone.
The only 2 cons :
The phone (can) heat up a lot if you play highly graphical games..
The speaker is horrible when it's on full volume. but it's allright when the volume is low.
The pros:
Android stock OS feels much stabler then any other androidphone.
battery life average 3.5-5h screen on time. 3.5h is the avarage if you are a heavy user. (social,gaming,internet browsing) and sometimes i can get up to 5h.
Build quality is actually ok. the polycarbonate material feels very premium.
The price is definitly worth it.
Everything else, camera, screen, fingerprintscanner nothing to complain about.
Thanks guys.
The wife has one but asking her about anything is useless as all she does is play candy crush and go on social media.
Hi guys,
I am still running android 8.0 and I was wondering those of you who have upgraded, would you recommend it?
Mostly interested in speed and battery if anybody can provide based on their own experience
14eduardo144 said:
Hi guys,
I am still running android 8.0 and I was wondering those of you who have upgraded, would you recommend it?
Mostly interested in speed and battery if anybody can provide based on their own experience
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Out of 10, I would give it a 9.
If you're concerned with speed, now don't. Overall UI is fluid especially with new animations. The opening of third party apps (such as opening an external link from app) feels really smooth now. The only hiccup I see in UI is within the recents view, sometimes I can see the frame drops while opening recent key, it's not the smoothest.
Battery, Im not sure if there were massive improvements, but I consistently get around 4hrs SOT. Though, Im not quite sure in the future, maybe it'll improve due to Adaptive battery found in pie.
For me, camera is also a factor to consider when upgrading. I was surprised by how much improvement was made particularly in low light hdr shots. Low light shots involving many lights in oreo tend to be a little overexposed, blowing out the highlights, but in pie, they were all balanced. HDR became aggressive, and trust me, I've taken so much pictures already. Though Im not sure about whether its the scene optimizer or it's another improvement.
The thing with pie camera is that I cant enable Video Stabilization even with 4k30 res and tracking AF turned off.
kyooohei08 said:
Out of 10, I would give it a 9.
If you're concerned with speed, now don't. Overall UI is fluid especially with new animations. The opening of third party apps (such as opening an external link from app) feels really smooth now. The only hiccup I see in UI is within the recents view, sometimes I can see the frame drops while opening recent key, it's not the smoothest.
Battery, Im not sure if there were massive improvements, but I consistently get around 4hes SOT. Though, Im not quite sure in the future, maybe it'll improve due to Adaptive battery found in pie.
For me, camera is also a factor to consider when upgrading. I was surprised by how much improvement was made particularly in low light hdr shots. Low light shots involving many lights in pie tend to be a little overexposed, blowing out the highlights, but in pie, they were all balanced. HDR became aggressive, and trust me, I've taken so much pictures already. Though Im not sure about whether its the scene optimizer or it's another improvement.
The thing with pie camera is that I cant enable Video Stabilization even with 4k30 res and tracking AF turned off.
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Hmm really good reply, I'll just go ahead and upgrade