The New Phone Thread

[Starlet_gt]

I ended up going for the note in the end. Love it so far

 

[_Tom]

Boom -

Screenshot_2015-02-02-22-36-27 by tomwh1te, on Flickr
Loving the note.

 

[Gally]

Is that running stock stuff Tom or Nova etc? Mine from the weekend of decent use...

 

[Starlet_gt]

That's bloody impressive!

 

[welshname]

Been using the nexus 6 today but no more than I did with the 4. Down to 50%. Not impressed tbh.

 

[_Tom]

That using the stock launcher at the moment. I wasn't using it much over the weekend to be fair but still it's ridiculous to what I am used to.

 

[Cookie]

Been using the nexus 6 today but no more than I did with the 4. Down to 50%. Not impressed tbh.

Did you buy a OPO before that?

 

[welshname]

Did you buy a OPO before that?

Nope. Was thinking about it but didn't in the end. Apparently after a few charge cycles it gets better.

 

[Cookie]

Nope. Was thinking about it but didn't in the end. Apparently after a few charge cycles it gets better.

How about knowing you've paid like a million pounds for a phone? Does that get better?

 

[CrippsCorner]

Any news on Lollipop for Z3? A bit annoying it's still not out considering 5.1 is out soon 😧

 

[ForceIndia]

Any news on Lollipop for Z3? A bit annoying it's still not out considering 5.1 is out soon 😧

March.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Okay, cool. I remember reading in December, that it was coming in January lol... lets hope it does come on time this time.

 

[Amos91]

Anyone see the Galaxy S6 announcement? Glass back which means no removable battery or SD card. Always thought that was a key difference for Samsung!
Going to be lots of annoyed people...

 

[treemanx]

Doesn't bother me, I've coped with the HTC one for 2 years. Will be getting the S6 as my contract is up end of March.

 

[_Tom]

It's all about the note 4. Absolutely love mine.

 

[rctempire]

Anyone see the Galaxy S6 announcement? Glass back which means no removable battery or SD card. Always thought that was a key difference for Samsung!
Going to be lots of annoyed people...

Most phones are now none removable back.

Kind of Saves them hassle of 3rd party batteries flooding the market. Plus limits what can and cannot be done to the phone (within warranty). If its been opened they would know straight away etc.

 

[Gally]

I think the S6 is 64gb as standard.

 

[treemanx]

Think you've got 3 choices 32/64/128

 

[James172Cup]

https://i.imgur.com/GM3t259.gifv
The way the edge flashes when the phone rings, I think I'm sold on an S6 edge when they're released!

 

[_Tom]

https://i.imgur.com/GM3t259.gifv
The way the edge flashes when the phone rings, I think I'm sold on an S6 edge when they're released!

I'd hold one first. I held a note 4 edge and didn't like it.

 

[daydotz]

HTC for me [emoji7] [emoji41]

 

[JJ!]

My nexus 5 has been dire since lollipop.. Tried reset and full boot reset etc etc, but crashes lots and its so frustrating!!

So, whats about? Note 4 looks good... but the size I'm not sure about and the price might be a bit high too!

Is the S5 still worth a look with the S6 coming out? Pretty sure it will drop in price.

Anything else worth looking at for a low budget? maybe £300ish?

 

[MarkCup]

My nexus 5 has been dire since lollipop.. Tried reset and full boot reset etc etc, but crashes lots and its so frustrating!!

So, whats about? Note 4 looks good... but the size I'm not sure about and the price might be a bit high too!

Is the S5 still worth a look with the S6 coming out? Pretty sure it will drop in price.

Anything else worth looking at for a low budget? maybe £300ish?

Odd! Mine's been same as it was before; no noticeable change in battery life, no crashes, no change at all.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

Is it flashed JJ? Might be worth (if it is) at looking at another rom?

Mines still on factory settings and I've had a fair few issues. I'm hoping that the release of 5.1 will sort those issues out.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

My nexus 5 has been dire since lollipop.. Tried reset and full boot reset etc etc, but crashes lots and its so frustrating!!

So, whats about? Note 4 looks good... but the size I'm not sure about and the price might be a bit high too!

Is the S5 still worth a look with the S6 coming out? Pretty sure it will drop in price.

Anything else worth looking at for a low budget? maybe £300ish?

Mine has been awful aswell!

Coupled with my w**k quiet speaker, and people keep complaining that I sound really muffled on the phone, I'm starting to hate the thing lol

 

[JJ!]

Glad its not just me! Trouble is, there does not seem to be much about that can rival it cost wise!

 

[JJ!]

Oh, and apart from apps keep crashing, it usually stutters getting back to home screen and not very responsive. Phone is standard ROM etc. Did a complete reboot from boot loader menu which seemed OK for a bit. But then back to its bad self. Maybe its some of my apps causing issues?

 

[MarkCup]

Oh, and apart from apps keep crashing, it usually stutters getting back to home screen and not very responsive. Phone is standard ROM etc. Did a complete reboot from boot loader menu which seemed OK for a bit. But then back to its bad self. Maybe its some of my apps causing issues?

Could be. For info mine is as standard as it comes and I'm not an ultra heavy user of all sorts of exotic apps.

 

[JJ!]

Just looking at guides on how to flash back to stock ROM, so might give that a go and start over rather than just refreshing current ROM.

 

[_Tom]

Mine was awful after the update too. It did drive me to get the note 4 which I love though.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I had issues with some apps so I reset the phone and only installed a few apps and then went through one by one to find out which were causing issues.
Some of the camera apps caused the most issues and a few games.
It's been better but not brilliant.

I'll never buy a Samsung though. As much as people rave about the note 4, its still running Samsung software which is f**king terrible.

 

[_Tom]

I'll never buy a Samsung though. As much as people rave about the note 4, its still running Samsung software which is f**king terrible.

How? I've read this and not had one single issue. I'm even still using the stock launcher.

 

[JJ!]

Touch wiz is a lot better than it used to be that's for sure. I love my nexus so will try a complete ROM flash and see if it gets better.

I do like my friends galaxy S5, which is probably going to drop in price anytime soon. But not sure.

 

[Gally]

TW on the Note 4 was the start of the strip back. S6 will be even more stripped back.

The N4 has shocked a few people. Look at the new HTC M9, it still can't touch the N4. My one is rapid. The battery continues to amaze.

 

[Geddes]

Has any one got any info regarding the HTC M9? on EE by the way

 

[daydotz]

Brought my Self a Z3C the screen isn't a patch on the nexus 5 but I'm quite pleased with it [emoji2]

They currently £249 on o2 easy to debrand & unlock if your already with them [emoji6]

 

[JJ!]

Waiting for the S6 and M9 to appear in the shops and have a loot at both of them.

Note and Nexus 6 are a little too big for my liking.

 

[_Tom]

Waiting for the S6 and M9 to appear in the shops and have a loot at both of them.

Note and Nexus 6 are a little too big for my liking.

Nexus is huge but between the N4, S6 and M9 there's not much in it size wise.

 

[Geddes]

http://www.htc.com/uk/smartphones/h...QKfWdFNNc5imsRZHQ-MDNnpcWG_JLXEoIoaAtyG8P8HAQ

from what i gather EE are getting all three colours, Silver, Gunmetal Grey and Gold. I can only see one price plan on their website and still only 1GB of data which is s**t in my opinion

The Grey and Gold look really nice like. I'm on the Friends and Family on EE and just been told that soon i'll be getting 30% discount if New Contract think i'm on 40 or 45% discount, When i was T-Mobile i had 50% discount. At this rate few years down the line i'll have 0% discount. Looks like EE are slowly getting rid of the friends and family.

 

[Gally]

Waiting for the S6 and M9 to appear in the shops and have a loot at both of them.

Note and Nexus 6 are a little too big for my liking.

The M9 is way behind in specs. Plenty of reviews or initial impressions already.

The Note 4 is still king of the specs!

The S6 will be good and TW is reduced even more. I predict a good phone.