Those are not cpu oriented. I will stick with Anandtech and my undergrad in computer electronics
I think performance and battery life will be almost exactly the same as the Note 3 and would not even think about upgrading at full price if had the Note 3.
I think performance and battery life will be almost exactly the same as the Note 3 and would not even think about upgrading at full price if had the Note 3.
You may be right about the battery life but the 805 will kill the 800 even with more pix to push.
Whenever I read someone state that this or any other upgrade isn't worth it I think "yeah, they just don't have the cash to get the latest gear so they're convincing themselves it's not worth it". I'm probably right most of the time.
You may be right about the battery life but the 805 will kill the 800 even with more pix to push.
Whenever I read someone state that this or any other upgrade isn't worth it I think "yeah, they just don't have the cash to get the latest gear so they're convincing themselves it's not worth it". I'm probably right most of the time.
Not right in my case... Lol... I have the cash to upgrade anytime I want, but not this time around, cuz there really isn't much need considering how good the Note 3 still is.
Your theory might hold water in some circumstances, but not every reason comes down to cost.
I agree with everything you said, but for Sprint customers there will be one major difference, and that is Spark. The Note 3 doesn't have it, but the Note 4 will have it. This to me would be worth the money. Of course if you don't live in a Spark area it might not matter much. But for me they are testing LTE here, so I'm hoping that Spark will be here soon.
Sporadic is right. Lol. But I'm thinking in terms of future proofing. I look at a device and ask myself, do I see myself with this phone for two years? With Sprint coming out with Spark, I could not see myself with a device that didn't have it for two years. This is why I waited for the Note 4. My other line had an upgrade I could have used, but I didn't think it was worth it. If the Note 3 had Spark, I definitely would have gotten it.
So which reflects reality more: benchmarks or actual apps? Benchmark algorithms and parameters are SYNTHETIC.That particular test is CPU orientated, if you want to continue reading results from benchmarks that have nothing to do real world performance then please continue reading Anandtech.
Real applications do NOT behave like synthetic benchmarks.
It's highly likely you have network issues or a bad phone.I am going to wait to hear how the phone works. If it drops calls like my Note 3 I will find a different phone.
It's highly likely you have network issues or a bad phone.
Of the approx forty flagship smartphones I've had over the years, my Note 3 gets the best clearest connectivity, and produces clear warm voice quality.
Plenty of volume and clarity that in some cases has caused those I've called to ask if I was on a land line. The next best model I have when it comes to calls is my Nexus 5.
It's highly likely you have network issues or a bad phone.
Of the approx forty flagship smartphones I've had over the years, my Note 3 gets the best clearest connectivity, and produces clear warm voice quality.
Plenty of volume and clarity that in some cases has caused those I've called to ask if I was on a land line. The next best model I have when it comes to calls is my Nexus 5.
Donkey Kong runs exactly the same on every smart-phone I've ever had.
It's highly likely you have network issues or a bad phone.
Of the approx forty flagship smartphones I've had over the years, my Note 3 gets the best clearest connectivity, and produces clear warm voice quality.
Plenty of volume and clarity that in some cases has caused those I've called to ask if I was on a land line. The next best model I have when it comes to calls is my Nexus 5.
I think that's because you are on at&t. Most folks complaining about reception on samsung phones are on verizon. S5 on at&t has great reception even rivaling Moto X.
Not sure why, but samsung often seems to do poor radio engineering on CDMA phones like Verizon though it's good to decent on GSM phones. Note 2 was very good reception phone on verizon but Note 3 got worse.
The Verizon Galaxy Note 3 is a GSM Device. It's an Unlocked Global CDMA+GSM+LTE device.
It is possible that Samsung tunes the Radios down in their Verizon Phones to maximize battery life. Since, unlike an AT&T or T-Mobile device, the phone requires two radios for Simultaneous Voice & Data.
If they do that, than that can explain the disparity in signal quality and/or strength.
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