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2015 Smart Phones

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  1. OmegaSupreme

    OmegaSupreme Contributing Member

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    you're gonna love the heck out of it.

    will review at some point. having issue with 3rd party unlock code atm.
     
  2. geeimsobored

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    Just got my S6 delivered to my house. Touchwiz is a lot better this time around. This is definitely the snappiest performance on a Samsung phone that I've seen. The build quality is also very solid and worthy of a flagship. I'm glad I skipped the phones from the last generation of releases.

    Overall, I think Samsung knocked this one out of the park.
     
  3. Falcons Talon

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    I almost never jump on a new release of phones. Last time I preordered was the original G1 and G2. I still miss qwerty keyboards, but the Edge just seemed to call me. I ordered this case until Lifeproof comes out with a waterproof.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/191529828290
     
  4. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    gotta be coming soon...lets hope. my nexus 4 is starting to crap out on me i think...random reboots and such.
     
  5. calurker

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    I give up. There just doesn't seem to be a phone that does both China Mobile 4G and Verizon 4G (much less dual sims with both slots being 4G).

    Help?
     
  6. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    For you guys that have problem with lag, try greenify. My note 2 almost never lags.
     
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  7. geeimsobored

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    The iPhone 6 and nexus 6 will do both. As for dual sims, those are just really hard to find in the US.

    Verizon's LTE is on bands 13, 4, and 2. China mobile is on Band 41. Find an unlocked phone with those bands

    Sprint uses band 41 as well but they refused to unlock phones until this year so any new phone that was released after February can theoretically be unlocked.
     
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  8. Two Sandwiches

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    I ended up buying my wife a Oneplus One.

    Should be here Monday.

    They just released their Oxygen OS for the phone, but it's basically stock. I'll wait for the new Cyanogen to be OTA'd. Should be very soon.
     
  9. geeimsobored

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    One correction. It looks like China Mobile also has some LTE on bands 38 and 40. I believe a majority of their LTE is on band 41 but if you want 100% coverage the iPhone 6 is your only option. The nexus 6 only has band 41. Just make sure you buy the right iPhone model. You want to buy model a1586. That gives you all of the Chinese and Verizon bands as well as a CDMA radio which you'll need as well. The Nexus 6 also has a CDMA radio but will only have band 41
     
  10. ubigred

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    Never understood the fascination with that phone. Suspect support and silly invite is not my cup of tea.
     
  11. tws011

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    Looking forward to getting another phone later this year. Galaxy S4 right now which is pretty good.
     
  12. Two Sandwiches

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    Don't need invites anymore (not in Tuesdays at least. Other days they are easy to find...). The support is getting better but I haven't needed it. The specs are still right up there with the top phones out there and the price is still great. I know, me personally, I've saved a couple hundred dollars by switching to the phone. On top of that, it's a top of the line phone.

    As much as I hated the invite situation, what the company has done, in just over a year since it's inception, is nothing short of amazing. Over a million units sold (or so I've heard). I'll give them a pass on their support for now seeing as what they've delivered, and how young they are.
     
  13. RedRedemption

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    Oxygen OS should be out for the Oneplus One now.
     
  14. Two Sandwiches

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    Yeah. Apparently, its basically stock, which we pretty much knew. I'm debating on rooting and unlocking the bootloader to play around. I probably won't though, as I suspect the CM12 OTA will be out within the next few days. It should be here before next Friday.
     
  15. Astrosfan183

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    got a galaxy note 4 today. Old phone had broke and really needed a new one, really thought about the S6 but I really like the size of the note and the non-removable battery and no SD card slot on the S6 bothers me.

    this phone seems like it runs much much faster then both the Note 2 and S4 I had before.

    i like it
     
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    Disable S Voice in your settings to get rid of the home button lag.
    The recents button lag will be fixed with lollipop update.
     
  17. Bandwagoner

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    What is the best android phone for 2015?

    Obligitory
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    Only reason I am in this thread was to post this image
     
    #197 Bandwagoner, Apr 4, 2015
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  18. ChankMcStank

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    From the reviews of the S6, it's still evident in Lollipop. Hell, the Nexus 6 had lag in recent apps screen... So far on 5.1 on my OPO, the lag isn't that bad or sometimes unnoticeable unlike on 5.0.2.
     
  19. ubigred

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    Good recommendations.

    Love my Note
     
  20. ubigred

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    Root and install Hyperdrive Rom.
    You're welcome.
     

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