The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[S_2NR]

Carbon12 I was in Miami over the easter weekend. Ordered via amazon and shipped to my house. Paid 199usd + price of case + price of blue shell.

[RASC]

Phone looking slick.
I might take it up a notch and opt for the red

[searchingone]

Any of you guys have a problem where your phone would just go to vibrate on it's own? (Galaxy s4)

[S_2NR]

Phone looking slick.
I might take it up a notch and opt for the red

I was actually torn between this and the red but blue is my fav color.
Another thing to note: i despise big phones and while this phone is bigger than the s2, the design makes up for it. the slightly curved back fits great in your hand and i can reach all corners of the screen one handed.
im secretly hoping this phone doesnt catch on in trini and the masses stick to their galaxy and iphone for pips.

[bassotronics]

Tuner real slow these days...have my phone up for piper price LOL

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[rodfarva]

New flagship killer for < the price of a Nexus 5?
5.5 1080p
snapdragon 801
a330
3 gb ram
up to 64 gb
cyanogenmod
3100 mah battery & Moto G-like swappable back covers
all for US $299. (16GB)

[Kronik]

^^^Have my eyes on this one. May just take this over the note 3

[ismithx]

idk.... I'm honestly considering buying it. the only thing I sticking on is the size. not ready for something that big. other than that i would absolutely buy it

[S_2NR]

[Trini Hookah]

^^^Have my eyes on this one. May just take this over the note 3

Was eyeing a Lumia as my next phone but this certainly has me intrigued.

[rsxpert]

this looks like a oneplus considering how much power Is packed and its gonna have the 4.4 KitKat-based CyanogenMod 11S which has been tailor-made for the phone

[Steven Ramadar]

New flagship killer for < the price of a Nexus 5?
5.5 1080p
snapdragon 801
a330
3 gb ram
up to 64 gb
cyanogenmod
3100 mah battery & Moto G-like swappable back covers
all for US $299. (16GB)

Been eyeing this since I heard about it (late 2013) definitely takes win but really curious to know why its so cheap.

[rsxpert]

New flagship killer for < the price of a Nexus 5?
5.5 1080p
snapdragon 801
a330
3 gb ram
up to 64 gb
cyanogenmod
3100 mah battery & Moto G-like swappable back covers
all for US $299. (16GB)

Been eyeing this since I heard about it (late 2013) definitely takes win but really curious to know why its so cheap.

maybe its cause of its OS? its not pure google

[S_2NR]

New flagship killer for < the price of a Nexus 5?
5.5 1080p
snapdragon 801
a330
3 gb ram
up to 64 gb
cyanogenmod
3100 mah battery & Moto G-like swappable back covers
all for US $299. (16GB)

Been eyeing this since I heard about it (late 2013) definitely takes win but really curious to know why its so cheap.

maybe its cause of its OS? its not pure google

Nope.
Its because its a company nobody heard of so they have to make it very attractive. Samsung, apple etc spend a lot on marketing and this translates to a higher price.

[Steven Ramadar]

New flagship killer for < the price of a Nexus 5?
5.5 1080p
snapdragon 801
a330
3 gb ram
up to 64 gb
cyanogenmod
3100 mah battery & Moto G-like swappable back covers
all for US $299. (16GB)

Been eyeing this since I heard about it (late 2013) definitely takes win but really curious to know why its so cheap.

maybe its cause of its OS? its not pure google

Google sells nexus 5 for 350 and its official os

[rsxpert]

New flagship killer for < the price of a Nexus 5?
5.5 1080p
snapdragon 801
a330
3 gb ram
up to 64 gb
cyanogenmod
3100 mah battery & Moto G-like swappable back covers
all for US $299. (16GB)

Been eyeing this since I heard about it (late 2013) definitely takes win but really curious to know why its so cheap.

maybe its cause of its OS? its not pure google

Nope.
Its because its a company nobody heard of so they have to make it very attractive. Samsung, apple etc spend a lot on marketing and this translates to a higher price.

and this ^^

[M_2NR]

Ulyuh rel late eh. Ah well pos it before ollur.

Ulyuh see d battery?! A 3100mah. Da go last a week! SOT of 11hrs

But seriously note d camera too eh. Not any fly by night. Can't wait to see a verge review

[speedist]

Watch the review yesterday. It baddup. Would have taken the HTC ONE M8 if battery could swap out. Sadments.

[Trini Hookah]

Ulyuh rel late eh. Ah well pos it before ollur.

Ulyuh see d battery?! A 3100mah. Da go last a week! SOT of 11hrs

But seriously note d camera too eh. Not any fly by night. Can't wait to see a verge review

11 hours dan?!?!

so much candy crush

#icant

[Steven Ramadar]

Anyone have a good Note 3 N900 ROM?

[godson692]

For some reason I dont like the OnePlusOne. Cyanogenmod, imo, has become a bit stale and lacks the innovation it had once but everyone flocks to it just because :/ kinda like the Samsung of the rom world. Its specs are quite impressive but I'd rather go with a Note 3 anyday. Why buy the One+ when I could play with touchwiz for a while and then root and get the same thing. Price is good but they gonna get hell with that 'cus they not ready for the marketing and distribution power of Samsung and Google. And this invite to buy one thing is mess.Just my $0.02

[Steven Ramadar]

For some reason I dont like the OnePlusOne. Cyanogenmod, imo, has become a bit stale and lacks the innovation it had once but everyone flocks to it just because :/ kinda like the Samsung of the rom world. Its specs are quite impressive but I'd rather go with a Note 3 anyday. Why buy the One+ when I could play with touchwiz for a while and then root and get the same thing. Price is good but they gonna get hell with that 'cus they not ready for the marketing and distribution power of Samsung and Google. And this invite to buy one thing is mess.Just my $0.02

Cm is a like android...open source to allow developers to add their own features and tweaks. Since this is not cm11 but cm11s this would have more features for customization, performance tweaks, etc. And the second part about marketing and distribution is bs (IMO) because when Xiamo(not sure if spelt correctly) released the M5 they weren't even prepared to ship to the US and now they can. that's my $0.02

[jhonnieblue]

Y would anyone want to play with touchwiz???? Seriously ...if u getting hardware that has same specs for a fraction if the cost and u want to run vanilla android or a version close to it won't it be more logical to buy the cheaper phone?
All components on the inside are made by the same manufacturers...u just paying an extra arm and leg for a brand name that worth exactly nil if u rooting anyway...just my 2c
Kinda like women...u could get a high maintainence Bess thing that will brokers your @55, or get a humble Bess thing....gonna end up doing the same thing with both anyways

[Trini Hookah]

Y would anyone want to play with touchwiz???? Seriously ...if u getting hardware that has same specs for a fraction if the cost and u want to run vanilla android or a version close to it won't it be more logical to buy the cheaper phone?
All components on the inside are made by the same manufacturers...u just paying an extra arm and leg for a brand name that worth exactly nil if u rooting anyway...just my 2c
Kinda like women...u could get a high maintainence Bess thing that will brokers your @55, or get a humble Bess thing....gonna end up doing the same thing with both anyways

2wat

[godson692]

For some reason I dont like the OnePlusOne. Cyanogenmod, imo, has become a bit stale and lacks the innovation it had once but everyone flocks to it just because :/ kinda like the Samsung of the rom world. Its specs are quite impressive but I'd rather go with a Note 3 anyday. Why buy the One+ when I could play with touchwiz for a while and then root and get the same thing. Price is good but they gonna get hell with that 'cus they not ready for the marketing and distribution power of Samsung and Google. And this invite to buy one thing is mess.Just my $0.02

Cm is a like android...open source to allow developers to add their own features and tweaks. Since this is not cm11 but cm11s this would have more features for customization, performance tweaks, etc. And the second part about marketing and distribution is bs (IMO) because when Xiamo(not sure if spelt correctly) released the M5 they weren't even prepared to ship to the US and now they can. that's my $0.02

I unders what you saying but its not like they doing a big launch for the phone. If you don't get an invite you not getting your hands on one anytime soon. Idu that marketing if the plan is to sell a cheap phone with premium specs and go head to head with the N5. Plus w/ CM11s, they not really bringing anything new to the table. For the average consumer, why am I picking the One+ over a Note3? The new TW vs CM11s ?The N line and GPe edition phones already have that market for people who want stock android. Put that side by side with the S5 and see how much avg people choose the S5 over it. I'm just confused with what exactly they're trying to do with that phone. I dont see it becoming more than a nerd device. Its not even gonna come close to doing numbers.

[speedist]

If only u could root your girlfriend if you don't like her attitude.......
Anyway, any of you guys think it worth it to buy an s5 if you got an s4 already? It's possible I could get a relative to bring it down. Much cheaper but still, thinking the note 3 or active is a better bet.

[Steven Ramadar]

If only u could root your girlfriend if you don't like her attitude.......
Anyway, any of you guys think it worth it to buy an s5 if you got an s4 already? It's possible I could get a relative to bring it down. Much cheaper but still, thinking the note 3 or active is a better bet.

s4 Active is chit. Note 3 ftw

[godson692]

If only u could root your girlfriend if you don't like her attitude.......
Anyway, any of you guys think it worth it to buy an s5 if you got an s4 already? It's possible I could get a relative to bring it down. Much cheaper but still, thinking the note 3 or active is a better bet.

hahaha. i want a keke palmer custom rom if that ever comes to light

[bassotronics]

In terms of memory(3gb) , storage(32gb) and overall performance(Qualcomm snapdragon 800), the note 3 wins, the s5 and d note 3 has the same adreno gpu as well.

[speedist]

If only u could root your girlfriend if you don't like her attitude.......
Anyway, any of you guys think it worth it to buy an s5 if you got an s4 already? It's possible I could get a relative to bring it down. Much cheaper but still, thinking the note 3 or active is a better bet.

s4 Active is chit. Note 3 ftw

Yup. I still like the note 3 over the s5 and the s4, a close second. Friend of mine want the active but I trying to convince him otherwise.