The New Phone Thread

[Keydogg]

Tbh, get the phone you want, then flash a stock rom over.

I know there's a fear over flashing, but it really is straight forward. Once you've done that, you have the phone you want with the OS you want, what more could you want? :smiley:

Bugs. I've flashed a load of phones (Sensation, GS3, One S, One X+, Nexus 7) and not one of them has been without the odd bug. Sometimes there are very few bugs admittedly, but the best bit about my Nexus 5 was that I didn't want to flash anything onto it, because the OS was perfect. I want the same from my next phone, but I don't want a 6 inch screen/£500+ price tag.

So tempted with the OnePlus One!

 

[Cookie]

Bugs. I've flashed a load of phones (Sensation, GS3, One S, One X+, Nexus 7) and not one of them has been without the odd bug. Sometimes there are very few bugs admittedly, but the best bit about my Nexus 5 was that I didn't want to flash anything onto it, because the OS was perfect. I want the same from my next phone, but I don't want a 6 inch screen/£500+ price tag.

So tempted with the OnePlus One!

+1
If the price point on this Nexus 6 is too high I'll hunt around for an invite for a OnePlus One instead

 

[welshname]

You won't need one soon.

Just had a look at them. They look smart, price is stupid cheap and specs are awesome. But I don't like CM and can't be arsed flashing.

 

[sn00p]

You won't need one soon.

Just had a look at them. They look smart, price is stupid cheap and specs are awesome. But I don't like CM and can't be arsed flashing.

Out of interest, what's not to like about CM11, it's stock but with a few extra configuration options?

I mistakenly thought it was full of crap so never bothered, but I installed it on my N4 and wish I'd had done it ages ago.

 

[welshname]

Out of interest, what's not to like about CM11, it's stock but with a few extra configuration options?

I mistakenly thought it was full of crap so never bothered, but I installed it on my N4 and wish I'd had done it ages ago.

Last version I used was 10 and I just couldn't get on with it. I don't know what it was either

 

[Addicted]

Time to try again then

What about doing a full backup of your current phone, and then flashing CM11 for a day or so, and see how you get on? If you hate it just flash back what you had.

If you like CM11, then you can pick a phone even easier (as you're not tied to stock). I must admit, it's come a long way ( I didn't used to like it either, I'd always go for a random AOSP rom than use CM).

 

[sn00p]

I'd definitely give it a whirl, it's pretty darned good. It takes quite a lot to impress me and I was impressed.

 

[Cookie]

I wonder if it'd make me hate my S3 less whilst I wait for a new phone

 

[Gally]

I didn't think the OPO spec was that great? Camera etc and the review didn't say it was as slick as people hoped!

How much is the Moto X compared with the Nexus?

 

[welshname]

I didn't think the OPO spec was that great? Camera etc and the review didn't say it was as slick as people hoped!

How much is the Moto X compared with the Nexus?

£459.99 for 32GB. So similar price.

 

[Addicted]

I didn't think the OPO spec was that great? Camera etc and the review didn't say it was as slick as people hoped!

In what way?
It's one of the best specs out there!

Snapdragon 801 (2.5Ghz Quad), 3gb DDR3 ram, Adreno 330, 13mp Sony camera with f/2.0 (really really good imo). 5mp front camera (isn't this the same as the M8 rear? xD). I think it's a 3200mAh battery.

Maybe it's just me (I feel like I'm just praising the OPO all the time, as I probably am, but it's justified imo), but I found the camera to be excellent. Sadly a lot of it also depends on the app you use for the Camera - I've just moved to the one I said the last page, and now I can get fantastic photos just because I can set everything like I do with the DSLR.

 

[_Tom]

f**k. I just don't know what to do..

 

[welshname]

It does look lovely and the specs are great. If only the nexus was good so I didn't have to bother looking elsewhere.

 

[Gally]

OPO definitely sounds proper spec. I'm impressed. Add in that decent OS then no wonder it's so popular.

 

[sn00p]

Maybe it's just me (I feel like I'm just praising the OPO all the time, as I probably am, but it's justified imo), but I found the camera to be excellent. Sadly a lot of it also depends on the app you use for the Camera - I've just moved to the one I said the last page, and now I can get fantastic photos just because I can set everything like I do with the DSLR.

Which App, I think I'm going blind and can't see where you mentioned it!

 

[Addicted]

Which App, I think I'm going blind and can't see where you mentioned it!

Camera FV-5 .

 

[sn00p]

Camera FV-5 :smile:.

Cheers dude. Muchos Appreciated.

 

[_Tom]

I need to see a ONO and note 4.
Tempted just to stick with the Z3 and get another now though.

 

[sn00p]

For those interested photos from the OPO using the app addicted mentioned. (Bearing in mind that this guy is a professional photographer so he's always going to get the absolute best out)

http://robinwong.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/oneplus-one-camera-review.html

 

[Addicted]

Nice one @sn00p - that's where I found the app .

 

[Gally]

I need to see a ONO and note 4.
Tempted just to stick with the Z3 and get another now though.

I thought you got rid of it? It doesn't hold a candle to the N4 bad boi!

 

[_Tom]

I thought you got rid of it? It doesn't hold a candle to the N4 bad boi! :blush:

Hence, "and get another". :wink:
I do agree the Note has the best spec without a doubt. Just not sure I need it or a screen so big. Hmm what to do.

 

[welshname]

What other options are there at the minute (without buying old tech)

Moto X
OnePlus One
HTC One M8
Note 4 (bit big though)

Anything else? Also any new releases due.

 

[Addicted]

I think that's pretty much it, can't think of any others!

Tempted by a Moto 360, but I think it'll be a bit of a gimmick.

 

[_Tom]

Whats the deal with the moto x? Is it out now or coming soon?

 

[Gally]

Indeed, size is the crux, and TW. Moto X?

 

[welshname]

Whats the deal with the moto x? Is it out now or coming soon?

Out now as far as I can see. Stupidly tempted. Designed one in the most boring of colours online ready to order.

5.0 Lollipop is out on Friday so within a few days we should hopefully see it on the Moto X too.

 

[Amos91]

I wonder if it'd make me hate my S3 less whilst I wait for a new phone :tongueout:

Try Slimkat or Temasek based on CM11. Completely transforms the S3 to a phone that is a lot more usable.

 

[Cookie]

Try Slimkat or Temasek based on CM11. Completely transforms the S3 to a phone that is a lot more usable.

I'm utterly baffled by all the directions on how to install stuff, and this is coming from someone who has to fix software fuckups for a living
Got an idiots guide as I think at the moment I could land a plane with less difficulty than trying to flash a ROM

 

[Gally]

Why not just leave the stock Rom? The S3 is so far behind in design etc rooting it isn't going to transform it.

 

[Cookie]

Why not just leave the stock Rom? The S3 is so far behind in design etc rooting it isn't going to transform it.

Think I might!
Still need a usable phone until I replace it, even if this one is a slow POS

 

[welshname]

So I've been looking at the OnePlus One. It looks amazing and the specs are pretty cool too.

It also appears that they have an AOPS official build too that they are releasing but does requite you to flash it.

Very intrigued, especially for the price.

 

[_Tom]

So I've been looking at the OnePlus One. It looks amazing and the specs are pretty cool too.

It also appears that they have an AOPS official build too that they are releasing but does requite you to flash it.

Very intrigued, especially for the price.

If you want a phone that big it's a no brainer tbh. Especially now the N6 has been announced.

 

[Amos91]

Why not just leave the stock Rom? The S3 is so far behind in design etc rooting it isn't going to transform it.

How do you know this then?

Myself and my gf have S3's, after various android updates etc they both became particularly slow and 'laggy'. Simply switching to CM11 and temasek and a tweaked boeffla kernel has made the device dramatically quicker. In simple terms, a standard Samsung touchwiz rom on the S3 is roughly 1.2gb. An equivalent CM11 rom is 220mb. Imagine the amount of bloat and pointless s**t that has removed!?

Think I might!
Still need a usable phone until I replace it, even if this one is a slow POS

I'll try and compile some info mate when I have a chance. Are you currently rooted running a custom recovery?

 

[Gally]

It's an S3! It's about a hundred years old now in design! Why am I even arguing about that.

Isn't it like having a 3gs running 8.0 successfully not laggy?

It's still a 3gs with old hardware and camera etc.

 

[Addicted]

Unlike Apple though, a new OS update doesn't completely ruin older hardware

 

[Amos91]

It's an S3! It's about a hundred years old now in design! Why am I even arguing about that.

Isn't it like having a 3gs running 8.0 successfully not laggy?

It's still a 3gs with old hardware and camera etc.

I wasn't arguing about design, rather your misunderstanding about the potential of different ROMs. Its fairly simple mate, an old phone has worse hardware yes, so various official android and Touchwiz updates result in the system requiring more ram and CPU power for background tasks, especially with new apps requiring increased power to boot. Now unlike your iphone, there are a lot of third party roms extensively optimised for a specific phones. Switching to stock android with one of these ROMs significantly reduces the background mem/CPU usage thus freeing up resources to use on a day to day basis. Whilst I am not saying the s3 hardware is good, a change in rom can have a vast difference. That's without me going into advanced kernel tweaks such as using different governors etc.

Its a bit like an average computer running windows vista with 2gb of ram. It was pretty crap and most went back to XP. However windows 7 was much more optimised and a system with 2gb of ram ran much smoother.

 

[Craig]

Is the note 4 out today? Vodafones website doesn't list it yet

 

[Gally]

Is the note 4 out today? Vodafones website doesn't list it yet

Yes because they're f**king c***s! Whta kind of pony show are they running? Seriously!!!! It's one of the biggest phone releases this year!

It lists it on the Euro website! Cutnnuggets utter cnutnuggets!!!!

Can @Tom shed any light?

 

[Craig]

Arseholes exactly mate I will take a trip to the shop after work and see if can pick one up