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[micropage7]

Nova Launcher is just a launcher too, so I find it weird you consider it complicated. It even has to use a third-party plugin for the Unread count. lol

not old players, newer launcher offer too much until i think its like utilities with launcher as add on
sometimes i try the other but back again

 

[ShiBDiB]

I like CM it's simple, clean, and easy on the eyes.

 

[digibucc]

so i shattered my nexus 5 a couple of weeks ago. oops. this was about 2 weeks after receiving the replacement from google as they were nice enough to replace ME breaking the screen, one time (about 6 months ago), as i had bought it directly from them. this time there was no such luck, and it got shut in a trunk so it was actually shattered no worky, not just screen replaceable. adb/fastboot saw it with a generic id (1234abcd or something)

So, after weighing my options with no phone for a WEEK!!, I put an LG G3 on my ATT plan and will pay $30/mo for 18 months. Also, it has insurance )

what gets me, is I had 3 smartphones and a blackberry, with multiple tablets and ipods over 8~ yrs, and I never broke their screens. the nexus 5 breaks twice in less than half a year. This time there was no saving it but I still think the first time it should not have broken. oh well. glorious lg g3 now. no roms yet(at&t version) but it just got unlocked so those should come soon. I do have it unlocked and rooted + twrp, waiting for roms.

tl;dr: broke my nexus 5 AGAIN, switched to LG G3. loving this phone bery powerful and stylish, and the screen is awesome.

 

[entropy13]

Rank for me these relatively cheap phones...

Spoiler

1. MyPhone Rio (5" 1280x720)
   1.3GHz MediaTek MT6582M Quad-Core
   Mali-400
   1GB RAM
   4GB Storage
   Up to 32GB microSD
   8MP back, 2MP front
   ===
2. Star Mobile Turbo (5" 1280x720)
   1.3GHz MediaTek MT6582M Quad-Core
   Mali-400
   1GB RAM
   4GB Storage
   Up to 32GB microSD
   12MP back, 5 MP front
   ===
3. MyPhone Infinity Lite (4.7" 1280x720)
   1.4GHz MediaTek MT6592M Octa-Core
   Mali-450
   1GB RAM
   8GB Storage
   Up to 32GB microSD
   8MP back, 5MP front
   ===
4. Cherry Mobile Excalibur (5" 1280x720)
   1.4GHz MediaTek MT6592M Octa-Core
   Mali-450
   1GB RAM
   8GB Storage
   Up to 32GB microSD
   8MP back, 5MP front
   ===
5. Cherry Mobile Pulse (5" 1280x720)
   1.4GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core
   Mali-450
   1GB RAM
   8GB Storage
   Up to 64GB microSD
   13MP back, 5MP front
   ===
6. Cherry Mobile Ultra (5" 1280x720) - with LTE
   1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) Quad-Core
   Adreno 305
   1GB RAM
   8GB Storage
   Up to 64GB microSD
   13MP back, 5MP front
   ===
7. Cherry Mobile Omega Spectrum (5" 1280x720)
   1.2GHz Broadcom BCM 23550 Quad-Core
   VideoCore IV
   1GB RAM
   4GB Storage
   Up to 32GB microSD
   8MP back, 2MP front
   ===
8. Cherry Mobile Apollo X (5.5" 1280x720)
   1.3GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core
   Mali-450
   1GB RAM
   8GB Storage
   Up to 32GB microSD
   13MP back, 8MP front
   ===
9. SKK Mobile Phoenix X1 (5" 1280x720)
   1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core
   Mali-450
   1GB RAM
   8GB Storage
   Up to 64GB microSD
   13MP back, 5MP front
   ===
10. SKK Mobile Marian S1 (5" 1280x720)
    1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core
    Mali-450
    1GB RAM
    4GB Storage
    Up to 32GB microSD
    13MP back, 5MP front
    ===
11. Cloudfone Thrill 501q (5" 1280x720)
    1.2GHz MediaTek MT6582 Quad-Core
    Mali-400
    1GB RAM
    4GB Storage
    Up to 32GB microSD
    13MP back, 5MP front
    ===
12. Asus Zenfone 5 (5" 1280x720)
    2.0 GHz Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-Core
    PowerVR SGX544MP2
    2GB RAM
    16GB Storage
    Up to 64GB microSD
    8MP back, 2MP front
    ===
    
13. Xiaomi Redmi 1S (4.7" 1280x720)
    1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) Quad-Core
    Adreno 305
    1GB RAM
    8GB Storage
    Up to 32GB microSD
    8MP back, 1.6MP front

All of them are less than $200 (when converted).

 

[twilyth]

I decided on the LG Volt. Specs say it can handle a 32 gig SD card. Would have preferred 64, but oh well. It also has a removable battery. It's only slightly heavier than the Reverb and only about a half inch wider. Resolution is slightly better. Hopefully reception is better too.

Anyone have any suggestions for transferring content like call logs, content, apps, etc. Thanks.

 

[manofthem]

Yesterday, I did notice a little faint yellowing on the bottom of the lcd (apparently this is fairly common, some sort of issue with the glue curing), but uv light is supposed to fix this. I'll be confirming this tomorrow with my phone and will report back.

Just wanted to post back about this yellowing issue on my OPO.

It was said to leave your phone under UV light for a few minutes, and it will take away the yellowing by curing the adhesive which is supposed to be the issue. Well, I left my phone under my UV light for about 20 minutes, and it didn't seem to make any difference. Perhaps I didn't leave it long enough, even though I read about 5 minutes should do it under the light. I'll try to leave it in sunlight this week and see if it make any difference.

Also, the camera was slightly slow in taking pics, as in a 1 second delay from when you tapped the button. That was fixed by setting the focus mode to continuous, takes pics nice and quickly now


However, the phone is still fantastic, love it all; everything else works very well

 

[Frick]

I truly, truly hate my phone. Now it doesn't install updates, or apps. They stay at the download stage forever (but it doesn't download anything). Fixes suggest I clear the cache, but the storage and by extension the cache never calculates so I can't. The PC connection is unstable. When it switches between networks it sometimes takes minutes to register on the new network.

 

[micropage7]

I truly, truly hate my phone. Now it doesn't install updates, or apps. They stay at the download stage forever (but it doesn't download anything). Fixes suggest I clear the cache, but the storage and by extension the cache never calculates so I can't. The PC connection is unstable. When it switches between networks it sometimes takes minutes to register on the new network.

if looks too bad, the bad thing is trying reset it and if the err still exist maybe it related to hardware, dont forget to backup and activate sync before reset it

 

[micropage7]

I decided on the LG Volt. Specs say it can handle a 32 gig SD card. Would have preferred 64, but oh well. It also has a removable battery. It's only slightly heavier than the Reverb and only about a half inch wider. Resolution is slightly better. Hopefully reception is better too.

Anyone have any suggestions for transferring content like call logs, content, apps, etc. Thanks.

App Backup & Restore for backup your app to apk and you can transfer it to your new phone
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.appbackup&hl=en
try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idea.backup.smscontacts

 

[micropage7]

installing telegram as secondary messaging app, first impression: its nice, close to whatsapp's interface
and i like how we can send document not just pic or video

and when every one want a high end phone, i dunno im interested on low end phone, maybe for my second phone

 

[GreiverBlade]

weelll ... N9 got 5.0 1st (edit ... was stock on 5.0 but the idea is the same ) but ... who's second! weehee ok Antutu gain "only" ~200pts but seeing only 4 N9 above my score, oh well who care, also worth mentioning in GB3 the Shield 5.0 is a bit closer to the N9 score than when it was under 4.4.2 (multicore)

everything is soooo smooth (user experience general use of the tablet not benchies )

still need to find a replacement for my UMI X1, even if the Shield Tablet do everything i need, and i still have a UAG Scout Black hardcase for a SIII ... maybe i will try to find a cheap SIII if i don't jump on a Xiaomi HongMi 1S or something else (under 5" tho)

edit ... well Antutu was run in Optimized instead of Max ... that explain why


edit... bad memory ...

just griding (i don't have a 5ghz router yet Darksiders and SSFIV no sweat) plus ... now i know what's inside a nvidia Grid Server (free until 30 june 2015 for Shield owner ahahah)


my UMI X1 finally failed me, yesterday around 4pm i was loading the battery and just after 100% when i unplugged it : in less than 15minutes it goes down to 1% so i went on Digitec.ch and noticed they had a promo: Nokia X for 66chf ... weeelll if ordered before 5pm : next day delivery.

so here i am playing with a Nokia X since Nokia X system is a fork of Android (and run apps without any problems) it belong to Android, i have to say the heavily modded interface is quite refreshing, WP8 tile layout, no google, Here map hum not bad for a device with only a Snapdragon S4 Play (Cortex A7 dual), a Adreno 203 and a 4" IPS WVGA display, feels snappy (nokia did a good optimization) altho being under 4.1 and not 4.4 who would be more comfortable with only 512mb ram, tho the XDA community about it is quite active

 

[micropage7]

weelll ... N9 got 5.0 1st (edit ... was stock on 5.0 but the idea is the same ) but ... who's second! weehee ok Antutu gain "only" ~200pts but seeing only 4 N9 above my score, oh well who care, also worth mentioning in GB3 the Shield 5.0 is a bit closer to the N9 score than when it was under 4.4.2 (multicore)
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everything is soooo smooth (user experience general use of the tablet not benchies )

still need to find a replacement for my UMI X1, even if the Shield Tablet do everything i need, and i still have a UAG Scout Black hardcase for a SIII ... maybe i will try to find a cheap SIII if i don't jump on a Xiaomi HongMi 1S or something else (under 5" tho)

edit ... well Antutu was run in Optimized instead of Max ... that explain why
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edit... bad memory ...

just griding (i don't have a 5ghz router yet Darksiders and SSFIV no sweat) plus ... now i know what's inside a nvidia Grid Server (free until 30 june 2015 for Shield owner ahahah)
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my UMI X1 finally failed me, yesterday around 4pm i was loading the battery and just after 100% when i unplugged it : in less than 15minutes it goes down to 1% so i went on Digitec.ch and noticed they had a promo: Nokia X for 66chf ... weeelll if ordered before 5pm : next day delivery.

so here i am playing with a Nokia X since Nokia X system is a fork of Android (and run apps without any problems) it belong to Android, i have to say the heavily modded interface is quite refreshing, WP8 tile layout, no google, Here map hum not bad for a device with only a Snapdragon S4 Play (Cortex A7 dual), a Adreno 203 and a 4" IPS WVGA display, feels snappy (nokia did a good optimization) altho being under 4.1 and not 4.4 who would be more comfortable with only 512mb ram, tho the XDA community about it is quite active

you need to keep the Nokia since Microsoft will ditch the brand, replaced by Microsoft brand

 

[digibucc]

i have had some horrible luck. in the last 6 months broke 2x nexus 5s and 1x lg g3. shattered screens. I've gone through 4 smartphones before these ones, no broken screens. hopefully it's done now. I bought a freakin otterbox where i never used a case before. I don't like the bulkiness but I feel safer

running an at&t lg g3 with cyanogen 12 lollipop

 

[GreiverBlade]

i have had some horrible luck. in the last 6 months broke 2x nexus 5s and 1x lg g3. shattered screens. I've gone through 4 smartphones before these ones, no broken screens. hopefully it's done now. I bought a freakin otterbox where i never used a case before. I don't like the bulkiness but I feel safer

running an at&t lg g3 with cyanogen 12 lollipop

i know the feeling tho my only cracked screens where a Toshiba Folio 100 (still perfectly usable) a HTC One X and a iPhone 3G, for my S3 i had a hardcase from UAG he dropped 2 meters on concrete : no damages, my Shield is in a trust bubble neopren pouch and my NX is ... hum bare naked atm but it feels sturdy has hell

 

[twilyth]

So far, I like the LG Volt. Going from a single to quad processor made a very noticeable difference in response time. Memory is 4gb on both this and the old Reverb and the old phone was actually 200mhz faster than the 1.2ghz of the Volt. So the difference seems to be exclusively due to multiprocessing.

I haven't rooted the phone yet since I never bothered getting updates for the Reverb when I did that. I can just hide the crapware that I can't delete I guess.

BTW, when I get the Amazon FireStick in a couple weeks, I want to do a review. Not an honest to god review mind you, but something focusing mainly on the Miracast feature. Where should I put that? It really belongs in a mobile computing subforum but the closest to that I guess would general hardware? Or should I put it in AV?

 

[GreiverBlade]

you need to keep the Nokia since Microsoft will ditch the brand, replaced by Microsoft brand

well tell that to the soon to be released Nokia N1 who will be under Android 5.0
http://n1.nokia.com/en
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n1-6814.php
i think Microsoft did buy the smartphones section and some leftover from Nokia will do something else under the brand... (pretty sure i am totally wrong but i can't see Nokia disappear just because of Microsoft )

also the X is quite fun : downloaded all the toolkit needed, downloaded a stock 1.2.41 for safety, flashed MIUI Recovery, flashed CM11 4.4.4 + minimal GAPS
non working stuff : camera colors wrong, and proximity+light sensor but i can do with it
process was even easier than with my Galaxy S and SIII (or any other android device i had)

 

[micropage7]

well tell that to the soon to be released Nokia N1 who will be under Android 5.0
http://n1.nokia.com/en
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n1-6814.php
i think Microsoft did buy the smartphones section and some leftover from Nokia will do something else under the brand... (pretty sure i am totally wrong but i can't see Nokia disappear just because of Microsoft )

also the X is quite fun : downloaded all the toolkit needed, downloaded a stock 1.2.41 for safety, flashed MIUI Recovery, flashed CM11 4.4.4 + minimal GAPS
non working stuff : camera colors wrong, and proximity+light sensor but i can do with it
process was even easier than with my Galaxy S and SIII (or any other android device i had)

yeah, i read that maybe in the future we have another nokia (made by other manufacture and brand it as nokia)

btw custom rom is great but sometimes you do trial and error, some works good on this and bad on that

 

[GreiverBlade]

yeah, i read that maybe in the future we have another nokia (made by other manufacture and brand it as nokia)

btw custom rom is great but sometimes you do trial and error, some works good on this and bad on that

Testing LeWA OS 5 atm i've always been a serial flasher with my android devices ... except for the Shield Tablet : you don't make the perfection more perfect ... you just root it!

 

[micropage7]

Testing LeWA OS 5 atm i've always been a serial flasher with my android devices ... except for the Shield Tablet : you don't make the perfection more perfect ... you just root it!

personally i prefer stock rom with minimal apps, btw just bough galaxy young 2
http://www.samsung.com/ae/consumer/mobile-phones/smart-phone/android/SM-G130HZADXSG

yeah, its entry phone with kitkat, although the hardware is pretty limited. what can you ask for more for entry phone

 

[GreiverBlade]

personally i prefer stock rom with minimal apps, btw just bough galaxy young 2
http://www.samsung.com/ae/consumer/mobile-phones/smart-phone/android/SM-G130HZADXSG

yeah, its entry phone with kitkat, although the hardware is pretty limited. what can you ask for more for entry phone

well a better manufactured Nokia X (well i got it for 66 CHF/825,000.00 IDR) i grew to hate samsung ... always overpriced cheap plastic ... and even the latest who are less cheapish plastic or metal are still overpriced, they still think of them as the APPLE of android but they are sooo wrong... Xiaomi offer way better for lower price (with a issue on availability i reckon but for example: a S5 where i am a Mi3 is 299chf/499chf and a S5 is 579chf/797chf promo price/normal price)
as for the young 2 duos i personally laugh hard at the "solid design" ok it has a single A7 (opposed to the dual A5 from the X ) and a weaker battery but since the screen is 0.5" less it should last enough on a daily normal utilization

not a bad phone for a regular use ofc

i still fail to comprehend the enthusiasm over Samsung when the competition offer more for less (and i had a Galaxy S, SII and S3)edit: where i am the Young (not 2 ) is 99chf hurghhh i rather take a Wiko GOA instead

talk about minimal
CM11

LEWA

 

[FreedomEclipse]

If you dont want to spend the world then a Moto G would probably be perfect for you - My dad has one and its a decent peice of kit.

I recommend looking for a secondhand Nexus 5 if your budget can stretch a little further.

 

[micropage7]

actually its for my spare phone, i know there so many alternative.
motorola is nice but in here kinda hard to find. oppo offers nice phone but since in here its a brand new i dont too interested. local brands is good but they are shitty at warranty and parts so local brands is big no for now

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Huawei Honor 3C?? imo oppo should be good. They are a major brand in China.

 

[entropy13]

Just to show how I have set-up Nova Launcher (the screenshots were taken last month):

 

[Doc41]

Got 4.4.4 for my Z2 around last week, been great so far but one thing i hate is they enlarged the icons with no options to adjust the size (they look much larger in person ;P)

They say Sony promised 5.0 for its Z devices early next year so maybe i'll do before/after benchmarks then......

dunno i feel like i want an asus fone just to play with an intel atom, might get one when i get bored from the Z2