Hello,
so I need to ask: is there any good replacement for the P9000 at the moment? No one should know better than people on this forum I think
I was never that disappointed about the phone, sure GPS can be useless sometimes and the camera is not that great but that's not always the case and the rest is working fine.
It seems to me that there is no similar phone with the same specs at least in the same or similar price range (up to 400 €).
The reason why I'm asking is the issue that the P9000 is not able to dial emergency numbers with an SD card in use. It just ends the calls.
So when you need it the most it is of no help by not being able to perform the most simple task for a mobile phone.
I still like the phone. It has the right size (don't want a smaller - can't have a bigger one) and weight with great features (LTE bands, USB-C fast charge / Qi, NFT etc.).
Looking for alternatives there were always missing features or not the most trustworthy brands - just like Elephone lol.
For my own safety I will need a new phone soon if there is no other solution. So what's on the market right now that I should look for?
redmi note 4
Fran Montero said:
redmi note 4
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Like you, I moved from the P9000 too, similar reasons, great little phone with too many niggles - give to my son in the end and he dont mind it, he likes fiddling with rooting, custom roms n alike
I bought my mates 6 month old OnePlus 3T, (which I realize is a bit of a price jump if you bought new) which again I will give my son when my upgrade is due in around 3 months. (altho this is a great buy for the price I think atm brand new, after all its only kinda 7 months since it was released)
The problem is (or probably a bonus) there are so many "mid range" phones out there and dependent whether you looking at Chinese brands or more mainstream. If Chinese, maybe look at the Xiaomi mid-range, they seem to get pretty good reviews generally. Thing with Chinese brands some are rubbish and some really great (like Meizu, Huawei etc) and pretty hard to choose which to go for.
Although my next upgrade will be more kinda mainstream (prob Samsung, Huawei or maybe new OP5) I usually note down what I'm after on the smart phone and then check whats available at the price point I'm working on, then I usually check as many unbiased reviews I can and also scan the XDA user forums to see what actual user feedback is like.
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I would have nothing against going mainstream with a phone.
The Oneplus 3T seems to be nice but is limited to 64GB and is a little bit too pricy, also no wireless charging.
A little research got me to the Aquarius X Pro. Also no wireless charging (I could live with) and has a smaller screen but overall it is bigger in size and heavier than the
Elephone!
Seems like the P9000 is a rare species with no evolution. Great size for a 5.5"
The Aquarius X Pro looks a nice looking phone, nice price too. btw, I know Geekbuying have a kinda flash 75 hour sale (got email this morning with few mobiles listed) maybe check em out
I was also starting to look around, still unsure. I like the look of the Huawei Mate 9 but the overall size puts me off a little ( I done have large hands) so it will look stupidly large when I good it.
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BTW I dropped my P9000 and it is now useless what a coincidence.
I log into Amazon and see, that I bought this phone exactly on the 26th of June. And that is the day I broke the screen in half
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I wouldn't hesitate a second and buy another one for now 200€. But the dialer thing is a no go and GPS reception often depends on luck.
I'm thinking about Honor 8 now but the glass backside is made for a disaster and I don't know about the EMUI thing.
The BQ seems to be too new to get a price drop. Bad luck with my timing I think
The two features of the P9000 that you will find hard to match are wireless charging and overall size. I haven't come across another reasonably priced 5.5" phone that's as small overall as the P9000 and wireless charging is rare in budget phones. But if these features aren't too important to you then there a dozens of phones to chose from.
A good place to start is kimovil.com - you can select the features that you want and get a list of available devices and prices.
I just bought a Redmi 4X for my son - only 5" and 720p, but an absolute bargain at $125 (now).
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The two features of the P9000 that you will find hard to match are wireless charging and overall size. I haven't come across another reasonably priced 5.5" phone that's as small overall as the P9000 and wireless charging is rare in budget phones. But if these features aren't too important to you then there a dozens of phones to chose from.
A good place to start is kimovil.com - you can select the features that you want and get a list of available devices and prices.
I just bought a Redmi 4X for my son - only 5" and 720p, but an absolute bargain at $125 (now).
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Yes, I can live without wireless charging although I got all the hardware and new cars are coming out with this function so I don't see why they can't implement that into more phones.
Size is a bigger problem. Seems like I have to go with 5.2 or less to match the overall size of the P9000. Too bad Elephone is a ****ty company that doesn't seem to care about a phone once it is released.
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I just switched from P9000 to Redmi Note 4, WITH LTE Band 20, this week. Main reason: small Screen crack. So far everything fine, I just miss wireless charging.
Good luck, Redmi should be a good choice.
I am going to get a BQ phone, giving a non-chinese brand a shot.
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Hi guys, one of my android cell phone sucks, it runs out of the battery every one hour, so I want to buy a new smartphone, one of my friends recommends me Ulephone phone, I havent heard of it before, have you ? I have searched it a lot on the internet and it seems to be a new brand Android phone? er, I am not good at tech stuff, I just hope my new phone could possesses the same function as my tablet does maybe?
Here is the phone I just found from coolicool, and I completely don't understand its specs, can anybody here give me a help?
Key Features:
◇6 inch 16M-color PLS display at FHD resolution (1920X1080 pixels)
◇Weighs 172g, 83.2*166*7.6mm in size.
◇Rockchip RK3188 SoC., 1.6GHZ quad core Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP4 GPU, 2GB DDR3 RAM
◇Android 4.2.1
◇32GB of built-in-storage
◇5MP front facing camera; 13MP rear-facing camera
◇Stereo speakers
◇GPS
◇Bluetooth V4.0
◇MicroSD card slot
◇Standard 3.5mm audio jack
◇1080p video playback
◇2800mAh Li-Po rechargeable battery, 8-10 hours battery life
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This is a Huawei P6 design? Huawei P6 heat dissipation is not good.
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This is a Huawei P6 design? Huawei P6 heat dissipation is not good.
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yes,it look like Huawei P6,but i do not know if it has the same problem.
thankyou
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yes,it look like Huawei P6,but i do not know if it has the same problem.
thankyou
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Generally very thin mobile phone, its heat dissipation is not very good.
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Generally very thin mobile phone, its heat dissipation is not very good.
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how about the battery and screen of this android phone?
have anyone bought it already?
I use Huawei P6, I do not play games, so the battery can use more than one day, but sometimes the screen unresponsive. One time I play games, three minutes later, the phone began to heat, heat dissipation is not very good, so now I don't play games.
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I use Huawei P6, I do not play games, so the battery can use more than one day, but sometimes the screen unresponsive. One time I play games, three minutes later, the phone began to heat, heat dissipation is not very good, so now I don't play games.
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are you from shenzhen? nice to meet you.
and do you have any other idea about buying this android phone?
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are you from shenzhen? nice to meet you.
and do you have any other idea about buying this android phone?
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Giving me a choice, I would not buy Huawei P6.
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Giving me a choice, I would not buy Huawei P6.
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this one?
how do you feel about the price?
thanks and again
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this one?
how do you feel about the price?
thanks and again
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The system is Android 4.3?
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The system is Android 4.3?
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yes,it is shown in specification.
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The system is Android 4.3?
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yes,i saw it in the specifiations.
Yeah, i just bought this phone one week ago and already got it yesterday (living in germany). I was not sure if it is a good idea to order a smartphone from china but i gave it a try because of the comments here. In addition to that, a friend of mine recommended this site to me. The phone looks nearly exact like the samsung galaxy s4 and its performance is amazing. The hardware is a bit slower than the s4 but it's still pretty fast.All i had to do was changing the language to german now i can use it as i did with my last smartphone.The only negative point so far is that on one side of the frame around the display, there's some space which should not be like that. I think im goin to put some glue there, then it'll be fine.I don't regret having bought this phone and can both recommend the store and the phone.
Ulefone P6+
I'm in the UK and have one too, got it just before new year (delivered within 4 days of ordering) as a replacement for Zopo ZP980 that smashed (rather easily I might add). P6+ is a much better fone albeit a lot bigger, 2 batteries supplied (2800mah) and 1 easily lasts me an entire day with light to moderate use including phone calls, messaging and some Appy Geek app surfing. Note style flip case with window that was also supplied is pretty good, it has hard plastic back, sides and corners that protect it to a degree although I have tested how much for obvious reasons. The fone gets a little warm when used for a while but nowhere near as hot as the ZP980 which felt like it was going to melt so heat dissipation is pretty good . Doesn't seem to have any updater software on it though so doubt if any firmware will be released for it. I haven't rooted it, primarily as there are no discussion threads other than this one so no development work done that I am aware of. I installed Apex launcher and the KitKat theme which looks and works pretty well but I'm sure a proper KitKat port would be better. If you want a big screen fone for less than £200 off contract, you cant go far wrong with this one, just wish someone would write a Rom for it. Hope this post helps anyone undecided about this particular dual sim Chinese fone.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/08/hisense-x1-smartphone/
Who in their right mind would buy a phone over about 5.5 in, any bigger and you look like a twat with it to tour ear
You know, I'd love the bigger screen, and those specs make it rival the Z Ultra. It's appearance also seems nice, though I've never heard of Hisense, so I have no clue about their build quality.
But... It's coming out in the Summer with those specs. What would roughly be a full year after the Z Ultra. By that point I'm hoping we either have or are hearing about (Depending on if we have a new chipset out that makes it worth the upgrade) a Z Ultra Refresh. Plus, the bezels on that thing look worse than the Z Ultra's- If people are complaining about those bezels now, this won't be drawing any support.
All that, and we haven't been told how big the screen is, which is arguably the sole draw of the Z Ultra.
Basically, unless it's hella cheap or is basically a nerd phone's dream (Something like 64GB internal storage AND an micro SD card slot) with a couple of other bells and whistles, I don't see this being a competition for the Z Ultra when it gets released.
Looked quite nice until I saw some of the images showing quite a gap between the plastic top (looks like aluminium) and the glass.
Then continuing to view the other images it looks like an old phone. Not that its worn, but that its dated. Like it should have been released last year.
Im still banking on the Z2 Ultra. Hoping it will have the issues ironed out. Namely the build, and components improved.
DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
Hisense is just one of dump Chinese phone producers in China. Their phones have bad quality and services. The phone comes with Android 4.2, maybe you won't get update to 4.4 for rest of your life. Since the user group is small, there is rarely custom roms and do not even think of CM.
Who? Those that want screens bigger than 5.5 and are secure enough not to give a f**k what other people think when talking on them.
QUOTE=blueether;50253083]Who in their right mind would buy a phone over about 5.5 in, any bigger and you looked like a twat with it to tour ear [/QUOTE]
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Who? Those that want screens bigger than 5.5 and are secure enough not to give a f**k if other people think they're a twat when talking on them.
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Considering the board, he might just be saying that in jest.
Edited....lol. How in the world does keyboard correction end up with that?
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Considering the board, he might just be saying that in jest.
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Wasn't aware of that if it's truly the Hisense product history.
The device will be released by Sliver in the US and with 4.4 according to reps at CES.
Hardest thing would be leaving this hardware...which is the classiest thing in the industry.
And I agree...banking on the Ultra2 can't be a bad strategy. Wonder about overall sales tho, given the small niche this size device serves, and if it'd prompt Sony to even release an Ultra2.
QUOTE=jackie099;50254211]DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
Hisense is just one of dump Chinese phone producers in China. Their phones have bad quality and services. The phone comes with Android 4.2, maybe you won't get update to 4.4 for rest of your life. Since the user group is small, there is rarely custom roms and do not even think of CM.[/QUOTE]
I really don't mind big phones that's why I bought the ultra. but if this phone do not offers nothing better then the ultra but a bigger screen.... no I don't think so. but if it offers good specs then i'll see.
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I'm deciding between these 2 tablets at the moment and that display on the Galaxy is really attracting but I can't stand exynos SOCs, I had a note 3 with one and it was horrible. And even if I bought the snapdragon version it's still an ancient 800.
How is this tablet? Any flaws? Can it really handle water? I've heard a lot of bad stories with the z3 phone dieing after going underwater.
And most importantly, can you flash cm on it?
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I'm deciding between these 2 tablets at the moment and that display on the Galaxy is really attracting but I can't stand exynos SOCs, I had a note 3 with one and it was horrible. And even if I bought the snapdragon version it's still an ancient 800.
How is this tablet? Any flaws? Can it really handle water? I've heard a lot of bad stories with the z3 phone dieing after going underwater.
And most importantly, can you flash cm on it?
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i had tab s and this tablet. and i love this this tablet more than tab s.and is the longest i have gone without root or cm.
its lighter,faster and more responsive on stock rom compared the tab s.
more importantly,root for this baby was recently acheived without losing warranty,that keans cm goodness and all.
samdung's tab s 8inch is using exynos with another chip for lte.lack of cm roms as well as losing warranty thanks to knox.
i recomend getting this baby as the only thing u miss will be the screen but the rest of the goodies more than makes up for it!
I had the same shortlist - but my main priority was battery life and much googling suggested that whilst the TabS has good battery life, the Z3 is much better. This appears to be true - I finally charged my Z3 today - 11 days after the last charge!
After handling both Z3 and Tab S instore, I decided to go with the Z3.
I did prefer the screen on the Tab S - much more vibrant colours etc - but the Z3 screen is plenty good in itself.
Also, I preferred the look of the Black Z3 over the white and bronze Tab S.
Finally, I have the Z1 Compact phone and like the magnetic charge port etc.
So, mostly the battery life - but the above points made the Z3 my 1st choice.
Hello,
I had the galaxy tab S 8.4 for around 2 months, then mooved to the Xperia. Some elements to consider:
- The S 8.4 has a slighty bigger screen and also... physical back and home button (thus no need for virtual buttons taking screen place)
- The S 8.4 has better accessories in my opinion (the physical keyboard / case which is fantastic, I would love to see one like that for the Z3 compact)
- The S 8.4 has thinner screen border
Also:
- I had some problems with the 4G/LTE with my tab S... Now everything is ok with my Xperia (that's the main reason why I changed device)
For me battery life is great on both devices (maybe better on the Z3).
So I bought the tab s and tested it for 1 week, the performance is a joke. I wasn't aware that its using the same CPU as the exynos galaxy note 3. I have the note with snapdragon 800 and its flying, I can't believe they put such weak hardware in such a "high end" device. The screen was indeed very nice, but that huge resolution needs better hardware to handle it. Running GTA San Andreas at max settings was a pain, while my note 3 does pretty well at it.
I ordered this tablet and its arriving tomorrow. Will come back with impressions. But so far, I really think this will be better then the galaxy.
I used Tab S for a week or so, before I detected a hardware issue. I immediately returned it. But in that one week, I made up my mind to never ever buy a Samsung device. I purchased the xperia z3tc last week and have been aggresively using it since.
I am completely amazed by the lack of bloatware in this device. It has just the right amount Sony added features and apps which you can find useful or completely ignore. There are no unnecessary modifications to the Android as a platform which you can find annoying. The performance is very consistent. I have a Nexus 4 as my primary phone and enjoy the stock android experience. Although there is a Sony skin on xperia it does a good job of being non-interruptive. I just dont feel the compulsive need to root this device, because it fulfills my needs the way it is.
In short, Samsung's modification to Android make it unusable; stay away from it!
Is your Z3 much easier to read in the sunlight than your Tab S's were? I can use the Tab S in the direct sunlight but it is not really a comfortable experience. Some reviews say the Z3 is better. Have you found that to be true? Thanks!
This tablet is way better then the tab s, way better. Display is probably the only thing better on the galaxy, but the sony one is very good too. Build quality, battery life and especially performance, is miles ahead on the xperia.
The only problem with this device is that it's very confusing to root. I still haven't found a tutorial to backup the drm keys to be able to unlock the bootloader and flash twrp.
Its very annoying.
I rooted the tab s in 10 minutes, and already was running cm12 after an hour I owned it. The community on those forums is much larger and its a shame people dont realize how much better the sony product is.
A small demonstration of the battery performance:
http://i.imgur.com/PW7jBlj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NPDEC8B.jpg
Almost 4 hours of screen on time and still half of battery left. Considering that the capacity isn't very big I think this is pretty good. The tab s barely made it through 5h screen time on my usage. And I still haven't hactivated stamina mode yet.
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A small demonstration of the battery performance:
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Almost 4 hours of screen on time and still half of battery left. Considering that the capacity isn't very big I think this is pretty good. The tab s barely made it through 5h screen time on my usage. And I still haven't hactivated stamina mode yet.
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Do you game a lot? In my case the battery last for ever [emoji50]
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Almost 4 hours of screen on time and still half of battery left. Considering that the capacity isn't very big I think this is pretty good. The tab s barely made it through 5h screen time on my usage. And I still haven't hactivated stamina mode yet.
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Can I ask what version of Z3 tablet you are using? My battery life is far less stellar than this, without any games or other demanding usage. I'm on the SGP611 (16gb, no LTE ).
Thanks in advance
Seriously, How Much Would It Cost me to Assemble a Galaxy S6 Edge myself?
The prices are way too much for this year's models, and I'm pretty darn sure I can save a lot if I attempt to build my own S6 Edge, lol.
The prices are way too much for this year's models
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- Marketing
- Packaging and Distribution
- Research & Development
- Margin profits (yeah, every company tries to make profit, who would have guessed...)
Are you serious? You think by buying components in drops of one. Then the Fw and sw to do everything the phone does will be cheap per than Samsung. Good luck with that one.
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Seriously, How Much Would It Cost me to Assemble a Galaxy S6 Edge myself?
The prices are way too much for this year's models, and I'm pretty darn sure I can save a lot if I attempt to build my own S6 Edge, lol.
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Seriously, How Much Would It Cost me to Assemble a Galaxy S6 Edge myself?
The prices are way too much for this year's models, and I'm pretty darn sure I can save a lot if I attempt to build my own S6 Edge, lol.
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Good luck with that, the components alone will probably cost 50-100% more to buy without placing an order for several hundred thousand of each. It may only cost Samsung a fraction of the sales cost to build the phone but the spares market never reflects those lower costs. Then you have to assemble it, which according to the iFixit tear down / repairability score (3 out of 10) is not straightforward or easy.
I think the OP is thinking more of buying the motherboard, screen, battery and so in rather than purchasing individual diodes and capacitors.
Interesting idea? I may apply the same thinking to providing myself with a new Audi!
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I think the OP is thinking more of buying the motherboard, screen, battery and so in rather than purchasing individual diodes and capacitors.
Interesting idea? I may apply the same thinking to providing myself with a new Audi!
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Let us know how that works out for you.
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Op may I suggest something easier? Buy an s4. Paint it and make it look metallic, slap an apple logo at the back, delete the Samsung logo, and you have the iPhone 7 you will earn millions
Here we go.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/14/samsung-galaxy-s6-edge-cost-breakdown/
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considering you want to "build your own" s6 edge.
...
2 options
From scratch:
1 billion dollars to open a semiconductor foundry to produce the chips and electronics.
You can also use the foundry to make the screen so lets just lump it in there.
Another 1 billion dollars for R&D to remake/reverse engineer processor design.
Ordering parts:
The problem here is buying parts and miniaturizing so that it would fit in the same form factor. For example you might be able to buy a 16 MP sensor, but you will pay a premium cause your buying 1 instead of a costco-lot. Next you have to find a 16 MP that has OIS or integrate it yourself. Eventually after buying and integrating and manufacturing what you can, it will probably be still too big to most people's standards. Cost: 1000$ estimate at best.
Your friendly neighborhood, Electrical Engineer. (while these aren't concrete numbers, final story is it cost a lot more than the sum of its parts)
I mean to source parts such as the PCB. Digitizer, display, Battery, Chassis, Camera Modules, etc, etc. No way was I referring to the internal circuitry, lol. Radioshack is long gone now. Haha
TADA
EXACTLY :good:
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Interesting idea? I may apply the same thinking to providing myself with a new Audi!
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Yikes 3/10? I'll Pass and wait for component prices to fall.
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Good luck with that, the components alone will probably cost 50-100% more to buy without placing an order for several hundred thousand of each. It may only cost Samsung a fraction of the sales cost to build the phone but the spares market never reflects those lower costs. Then you have to assemble it, which according to the iFixit tear down / repairability score (3 out of 10) is not straightforward or easy.
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how is this thread still open!?!??
Hello folks, just after some advice.
The stunning 2inch screen, the functionalities & versality has drawn my attention to the samsung gear s, but i am just apprehensive how this device is holding up in 2017 with only a 512mb RAM given the requirements of today to run various apps etc
Would you still recommend it today, or does it suffer from lag/ crashing/sluggishness? Is it past it now? Would love to know tour thoughts. There are many on ebay for sale ranging from £100-£150.
Many thanks-
If you like square screen yes.
Gear S has more apps than all the news S2, S3. Almost all the good first apps wich works well on the first Gear 1/2/S are not ported to the new Gear. So old Tizen are better than the new.
Just one good point for the New Gear, no app but many many many ..... basic watch faces (but with no smart features like phone batt or weather or calendar events...)
Your stil good to go with this one of the best and beautiful watch.
Remember that you need a samsung phone for full functionality.
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I got it few months back and i am really happy.
Great screen
Good battery
Comfortable to wear
Speaker and mic are really handy
Good amount of apps
I got for $100 as I believe this is how much a smartwatch deserves. I will never spend $300 $400 on a smartwatch.
Just bought it yesterday, to use it with my S6. .Its used, but in great condition . .still didnt catch all " tips and tricks ", but Im more than satisfied with it. . Screen, size and shape made mu buy it . .
Get a band with metal links... I'm not a fan of the stock band.
Constantly get compliments on it and as the other poster stated, the mic/speaker is very handy....being able to take a call on the watch (bluetooth) comes in handy when working with your hands.
Moschino02 said:
Hello folks, just after some advice.
The stunning 2inch screen, the functionalities & versality has drawn my attention to the samsung gear s, but i am just apprehensive how this device is holding up in 2017 with only a 512mb RAM given the requirements of today to run various apps etc
Would you still recommend it today, or does it suffer from lag/ crashing/sluggishness? Is it past it now? Would love to know tour thoughts. There are many on ebay for sale ranging from £100-£150.
Many thanks-
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There are no alternatives for sci-fi lovers. As well as for those who want to use stand alone handset. It still rocks!
Actually just got mine the other day second-hand from a jeweler on ebay. Original cradle, band and the battery still seems to hold a charge. Screen has a small scuff, but isn't noticeable unless in direct sunlight. I'm happy with it so far. The cradle is annoying and not nearly as nice as a Qi wireless charge pad, but the cradle acting as a backup battery is a nice touch. the screen on this little thing is beautiful though and easily beats out any over smartwatch I've used or tested in store. I'm really liking it.
Using with a Galaxy S8+ with no issue or hiccups yet.
If it weren't for the poor charging design, I would say that it is still worth the look. The charging. The piece on the watch that holds the cradle will snap at some point.
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Some of the app is not working anymore on gear s. Gear Tweet and geargram is no more working ?
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felacio said:
Actually just got mine the other day second-hand from a jeweler on ebay. Original cradle, band and the battery still seems to hold a charge. Screen has a small scuff, but isn't noticeable unless in direct sunlight. I'm happy with it so far. The cradle is annoying and not nearly as nice as a Qi wireless charge pad, but the cradle acting as a backup battery is a nice touch. the screen on this little thing is beautiful though and easily beats out any over smartwatch I've used or tested in store. I'm really liking it.
Using with a Galaxy S8+ with no issue or hiccups yet.
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Have you customized it, installed android wear or anything? I really need a replacement for my motoactv for on the go ebook reading.
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Have you customized it, installed android wear or anything? I really need a replacement for my motoactv for on the go ebook reading.
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Sorry for the delay. No, I haven't installed Android Wear. Apparently there are still issues and some features that still aren't working so I haven't bothered.
I did check the Galaxy App store and it looks like there is an ereader like app available that can read several formats including off and epub called "Docs Reader"
I actually might pick it up myself.
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I just picked up a mint condition AT&T Gear S at a local pawn shop for $60. I had one of these when they first released and have gone through various Android Wear watches and had a Gear S2 also since then. Was looking for a cheap smartwatch and have been pleasantly surprised. I've been getting about 2 days battery life paired to my S8+. The interface is a little slower so I have to be deliberate in my gestures but it's not annoying. Love the bigger screen. Notifications all work for me. I can reply on the watch to my Hangout conversations, very cool for an older watch.
Huawei Mate 8
Can I ask if Gear S works with OS Android 7(Huawei Mate 8)?
Thank you for your answer.
it works only with Samsung phones
Refael said:
Can I ask if Gear S works with OS Android 7(Huawei Mate 8)?
Thank you for your answer.
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From my understanding there is very limited functionality on non-Sansung devices, but it is technically possible unless I'm thinking or something else. Don't quote me in this.
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felacio said:
Sorry for the delay. No, I haven't installed Android Wear. Apparently there are still issues and some features that still aren't working so I haven't bothered.
I did check the Galaxy App store and it looks like there is an ereader like app available that can read several formats including off and epub called "Docs Reader"
I actually might pick it up myself.
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I just bought a used Gear S for 50 euros. perfect condition but one question. I have a T-Mobile Sim card in my tablet and a Vodafone SIM in my S8. Can I use the phone in total standalone mode using any SIM card? I mean can I leave my phone at home and make calls and receive calls on the watch??
thanks in advance.
Depending on the model you bought, yes. The watch is basically a fully featured phone that can do calls, texts, mms, and will have both a cellular signal and data. You can leave your phone at home, I've done it a couple times while skating and didn't want to risk breaking my S8+
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gear s, oh yeah
fits great, famous screen and up to date, or why are the fit fit2 cash ows?
same design.
only the two year support is the botte neck... iˋm only missing a working whatsapp app and watchmaker, and upgraded app, like s3, automatic sleep detection aso...
or that i could use the same apps on s and s3, like chat hub, listonic aso...
i love my s... more then my s3.
Just bought one today used 150$
Prestine with screen protector on it!
This device is fabulous, love the big screen on it 3G connection is awesome!
Can’t believe this came out in 2014
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