So if not Note 5. What phone?

jejb · Dec 10, 2015

Rajbir Lorriet said:
What's your budget? If you have big budget then you should try iPhone 6.

I just did that. I have an iPhone 6S+ sitting beside me right now. I'm returning it today after having it for a few days. First Apple anything we've ever owned, and it's just not for me. The straw that broke the camel's back is the inability of ios to handle folder/files type structure. I carry around 1000's of files in dozens of directories, all different file formats, on my phone so I can access them anytime I want. Cloud does not work for me. You can't do that with IOS. You have to load pdf files through one app, .doc files through another, .txt through another, etc, etc. So it's like taking a file cabinet and separating the files based on the color of the paper instead of how they are related to each other. It's a limitation I can't live with.

Loading non-Itunes songs and movies is a pain, too. I had to convert many of them first, so now I have to keep 2 versions around, Windoze/Android and iPhone. And the Apple app store is horrendously dis-organized compared to the Play Store. I had an Apple rep tell me to use Google first to figure out which app I wanted and then go to their store, since you can't get the store to tell you what the highest rated or most downloaded app is. Can't turn off the notification sound when it sends a text message, either. Settings for apps are not in the apps, but in the main IOS Settings icon, which I find weird. The only keyboard that lets you directly access the microphone to do speech to text, which I use all the time, is the stock keyboard. Apple says it's a "security" thing to not let Swiftkey, etc use that particular function. And the stock keyboard does not allow swiping, which is what I use. So I had to switch back and forth between keyboards.

I tried hard to get happy with the phone, but it's just not going to happen. Just to inflexible a platform for me. A comment I heard sums it up pretty well. An iPhone is just a smartphone. An Android is like having a real computer in your pocket.

mak916 · Dec 11, 2015

I'll be waiting for this and see how it comes out.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lg-g5-rumors-news-164006626.html

ScandaLeX · Dec 11, 2015

jejb said:
I just did that. I have an iPhone 6S+ sitting beside me right now. I'm returning it today after having it for a few days. First Apple anything we've ever owned, and it's just not for me. The straw that broke the camel's back is the inability of ios to handle folder/files type structure. I carry around 1000's of files in dozens of directories, all different file formats, on my phone so I can access them anytime I want. Cloud does not work for me. You can't do that with IOS. You have to load pdf files through one app, .doc files through another, .txt through another, etc, etc. So it's like taking a file cabinet and separating the files based on the color of the paper instead of how they are related to each other. It's a limitation I can't live with.

Loading non-Itunes songs and movies is a pain, too. I had to convert many of them first, so now I have to keep 2 versions around, Windoze/Android and iPhone. And the Apple app store is horrendously dis-organized compared to the Play Store. I had an Apple rep tell me to use Google first to figure out which app I wanted and then go to their store, since you can't get the store to tell you what the highest rated or most downloaded app is. Can't turn off the notification sound when it sends a text message, either. Settings for apps are not in the apps, but in the main IOS Settings icon, which I find weird. The only keyboard that lets you directly access the microphone to do speech to text, which I use all the time, is the stock keyboard. Apple says it's a "security" thing to not let Swiftkey, etc use that particular function. And the stock keyboard does not allow swiping, which is what I use. So I had to switch back and forth between keyboards.

I tried hard to get happy with the phone, but it's just not going to happen. Just to inflexible a platform for me. A comment I heard sums it up pretty well. An iPhone is just a smartphone. An Android is like having a real computer in your pocket.

I have the iPhone 6S+ (128GB) & the Note 5 (64GB). I find myself more times than not using my Note 5 for practically everything. Every time I pick up my iPhone for something & find it's integration not seemless I look at it & ask myself why I even got this expensive toy.

Recently something as simple as uploading pics to PhotoBucket via iOS's share...Nope...Not happening. PhotoBucket doesn't even appear as an option like it does in Android.

Apple can claim all they want these limitations are for security purpose- I call BS!

drexappeal · Dec 11, 2015

ScandaLeX said:
I have the iPhone 6S+ (128GB) & the Note 5 (64GB). I find myself more times than not using my Note 5 for practically everything. Every time I pick up my iPhone for something & find it's integration not seemless I look at it & ask myself why I even got this expensive toy.

Recently something as simple as uploading pics to PhotoBucket via iOS's share...Nope...Not happening. PhotoBucket doesn't even appear as an option like it does in Android.

Apple can claim all they want these limitations are for security purpose- I call BS!

Look who it is! My sista from anotha mista! Good to see you in one of the threads I'm still participating in (even though I've held true to my mention that the switch away from VBulletin is going to lessen the amount of posts for me).

The fact that you mentioned owning an iPhone is still something I'm trying to wrap my head around...Couldn't believe seeing that!

drexappeal · Dec 11, 2015

Well, now that the pricing was revealed for the Mate 8, I can't wait until it's available for sale Internationally. It sold out in China, on day 1. I contacted my relative in the Philippines and they've got a Huawei store that said they'll have it in January, so I'm just waiting it out.

If I can pick up a 128gb version of the Mate 8 and use that as my test device for T-Mobile, I'll be very happy. 128gb + 200gb microSD (picked up 3 of them, when they were on special price over Thanksgiving...99. So happy I jumped on price match with Best Buy, as well as picking up form Amazon...part of the reason I love the points banking system for Best Buy Rewards). And I don't even care that the battery isn't removable, since it's a 4000mah!

Just for comparison, the unlocked Blackberry Priv is $699. 32gb w/ microSD slot and 3000mah battery. Mate 8 128gb is $690 w/ microSD and 4000mah battery.

And the physical dimensions of the Mate 8...It's right around the same size as the Nexus 6p, Iphone 6s+, LG V10...I'm extremely happy about that. The only thing I have yet to do is try out T-mobile's network at my house. What I might do is buy a Blackberry Priv, to test out the network on a trial basis...I just don't know if I want to buy that device anymore.

ScandaLeX · Dec 14, 2015

drexappeal said:
Look who it is! My sista from anotha mista! Good to see you in one of the threads I'm still participating in (even though I've held true to my mention that the switch away from VBulletin is going to lessen the amount of posts for me).

The fact that you mentioned owning an iPhone is still something I'm trying to wrap my head around...Couldn't believe seeing that!

Heyyyyy big brother!!!!

I shocked myself too getting the iPhone. Amongst most of my family that's what they use & I was still the lone holdout rocking Android. I finally said what the hell & picked one up but as yet can't make it my primary phone due to so many limitations & the extra steps it takes to do some of the most basic things.

drexappeal · Dec 15, 2015

ScandaLeX said:
Heyyyyy big brother!!!!

I shocked myself too getting the iPhone. Amongst most of my family that's what they use & I was still the lone holdout rocking Android. I finally said what the hell & picked one up but as yet can't make it my primary phone due to so many limitations & the extra steps it takes to do some of the most basic things.

Couldn't do like me and convince most of the fam to convert to Android?... lol.

Only a few holdouts left, but Skype took care of any limitations we had communicating cross country/state.

Although, if the Surface phone gets built and can run PC apps/software, I might go back to the true roots. Only thing I would miss is Poweramp, which I could probably use the new Bluestacks to run.

drexappeal · Dec 18, 2015

FCC certified the Mate 8!

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate...s_announcement_expected_at_ces-news-15611.php

So it's just a matter of when, not if, it will be selling in the US. I'll have to do more searches on the model number NXT-L09 now.

drexappeal · Dec 18, 2015

https://apps.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=2846026

Looks like FCC can't release any formal images and/or manual information until after 3/30/16. I just hope that doesn't mean the phone won't be releasing until around that time. Hopefully, that's just to secure leaks from potentially happening, for US release.

mak916 · Dec 20, 2015

I found this today.

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/ch...e-market-1450294200-lMyQjAxMTI1MjE0NjUxMjY2Wj

schimm01 · Dec 21, 2015

The very best thing about the iPhones.... trade in value

I owned a 6 plus for several months until I tired of its limitations and Craigslisted it for $520.

drexappeal · Dec 21, 2015

So, after stopping by a T-Mobile store over the weekend, now I'm even more hesitant to make the jump over to them. They calculated the potential amount I'd be paying, at it would end up costing me around $40 more, after taxes, to get the same type of plan I currently have on Sprint.

That said, I still have major interest in picking up a Huawei Mate 8 or possibly even a P9 Max, if that ends up being similar to the Mate 8 in specs (even though they're claiming it's mid-range).
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/12/galaxy-s7-huawei-p9-to-arrive-in-march-p9-specs-surface.html

Garishma · Dec 22, 2015

If it’s not Samsung note then you should choose for any galaxy handset device as Samsung is the only brand which serves the quality product to their users. Device camera quality and features and designed with embedding latest techniques and tools in it. Samsung offers featured phone in limited cost and budget.

EarlyMon · Dec 22, 2015

Garishma said:
If it’s not Samsung note then you should choose for any galaxy handset device as Samsung is the only brand which serves the quality product to their users.

Please. No. Just no.

drexappeal · Dec 29, 2015

Wow, looking at this size comparison between the Note 3 and the Mate 8, I'm convinced that the Mate 8 has the overall form factor that I'd be comfortable switching phones too.

http://dl-1.va.us.xda-developers.co....jpg?key=RAp0taJZpTjqkxcCgIN4Xg&ts=1451442396

XDA is the only forum that seems to be really active with people that have purchased already and are using the phone outside of China
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/huawei-mate-8-t3038543/page20

jack58 · Dec 30, 2015

Pep said:
So I'm not very happy with the Not 5 specs.
No SD. Non removable Battery and smaller than my Note 3. An NO 128gig available??? 64 will not do.

So what other phone would you guys recommend?

Pep

The new LG v10 should do the trick!
http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/v10#amazing-display-of-innovation

drexappeal · Jan 4, 2016

All the early rumors about CES announcements really have my interests up. Looking to see what variants Samsung is planning with the S7 series now and paying even closer attention to Huawei with either the Mate 8 or the P9 Max. P9 Max might be a little overboard on overall size, but I'd have to see the physical dimensions to know if I'd be willing to take the risk. Asus Zenfone Zoom specs look really good, but the overall device seems humongous, based on the posted dimensions.

drexappeal · Jan 6, 2016

Hmmm...LeTV Le Max Pro is looking kinda intriguing, although I don't think it has microSD slot

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/06/snapdragon-820-le-max-pro/

KOLIO · Jan 6, 2016

drexappeal said:
Hmmm...LeTV Le Max Pro is looking kinda intriguing, although I don't think it has microSD slot

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/06/snapdragon-820-le-max-pro/

Yeah,I looked around & ATM, have seen nothing posted regarding an SD Card slot,but,it does have a 128GB option.
I'd get this vs the Huawei Mate8,even w/o the card slot & smaller battery,with the Qualcomm processor & presumably sharper display trumpimg those advantages.

drexappeal · Jan 6, 2016

KOLIO said:
Yeah,I looked around & ATM, have seen nothing posted regarding an SD Card slot,but,it does have a 128GB option.
I'd get this vs the Huawei Mate8,even w/o the card slot & smaller battery,with the Qualcomm processor & presumably sharper display trumpimg those advantages.

It is slightly bigger than the iPhone 6plus, so just on border of largest phone I would own. Then again, I might also wait for the Huawei p9 max, which will have 6gb ram and supposedly much higher resolution than mate 8,while sporting a 6.8 inch screen. Same ROM situation, which will make me happy, especially with a microSD slot. 6.8 inch screen might make the phone crazy huge, but I'm at a point that, as long as the screen to body ratio is great, I'd make compromises on it.

drexappeal · Jan 7, 2016

I didn't even realize that the Letv Le Max Pro has capacitive buttons, not on screen, so there's that extra big of screen real estate navigating through the home screens. Just wish they popped in the microSD using a dual sim slot. It would've been another contender for me, for sure, and likely taken top seed from the Mate 8 (on potential phone for me, in the future).

http://phandroid.com/2016/01/07/hands-on-letv-le-max-pro-with-snapdragon-820-video/

recDNA · Jan 8, 2016

Note 6

drexappeal · Jan 9, 2016

recDNA said:
Note 6

Hopefully, with this variant and a microSD http://phandroid.com/2016/01/08/sam...able-smartphone-this-year-according-analysts/

In the meantime, I just took a chance on a huawei mate 8 128gb

recDNA · Jan 9, 2016

Call me a xenophobe but I do not trust them.

EarlyMon · Jan 9, 2016

drexappeal said:
In the meantime, I just took a chance on a huawei mate 8 128gb

Bet you're going to like it. Congrats!

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