Thanks. What about the Droid Turbo? Any experience with that one?Based on your list, Moto X or the LG G4
Thanks. What about the Droid Turbo? Any experience with that one?Based on your list, Moto X or the LG G4
Well, I try to keep away as much as I can from Apple ecosystem. I don't want to be locked in Apple's world, even though I have an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. I don't buy songs from iTunes nor ebooks from Apple. I use apps that I can use in every platform such as Kindle and Spotify.Do you use apple ecosystem already? Do you buy songs from iTunes or ebook? Did you use iCloud extensively already? If so, better buy the cheapest iPhone you can afford (i.e. iPhone 5/5s). I had been back and forth from androids to iPhone and found it was very hassle to switch & moved the data.
There are two different options on my Xperia Z Ultra:
1. Stamina Mode
In this mode, you can pretty much do everything, however, it won't give you as much battery life (around 8 hours and approx. 24 hours in standby-mode)
2. Ultra Stamina Mode
This mode is extremely powerful. It disables most functionalities except the basic ones like making and receiving phonecalls, messaging, etc. The advantage is that you have around 4 days of battery life and 14 days in standby-mode.
It works by adjusting things like cpu speed, brightness, and turns off certain elements whilst screen is not working.
Most phones have some for of battery saving.
Haven't found any on the app store but yeah Sony's is indeed excellent.Thanks. I read somewhere that Sony's power management is the best out there. Are there any good alternatives, say, on the app store?
None whatsoeverThanks. What about the Droid Turbo? Any experience with that one?
Thanks. I read it really has a not-so-good battery life.As a Nexus 5 user, I would advise against it, because you value battery life and that isn't one of the Nexus 5 strong points I'm afraid.
Plus the new Nexus, possibly a 5 replacement, will be out in September / October. I would wait to see what Motorola launch.
As I keep researching my options, I keep getting confused, perhaps because I know so little of the Android environment.
I have just come accross this:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/08/06/stock-android-on-every-device/
http://www.techradar.com/news/softw...ncher-explained-what-you-need-to-know-1231503
What does this mean? Can I just install stock Android on any Android smartphone, leaving the customized interface and all the bloat behind? How does this work exactly? I thought the customization involved more than just the launcher, but I may be wrong.
Can someone help me here?
Thanks, this was very helpful. It is how I imagined.The article refers to the Google Now Launcher which is a way to change up how the phone looks. Every OEM has their own way of adding their own "skin" to Android. Samsung has Touchwiz, HTC has Sense, so on and so forth. The beauty of a launcher is the ability to change the grid size of the home screen, change the icons and the size of them, how the animations are displayed and other options. There are many different launchers to choose from, the most popular being Nova Prime, but there is also ADW, Action Launcher, Go, and others. However, it is still is not stock Android even though it may look like. The manufacturers processes are still running in the background. Launchers can speed up some processes but there will be times you see some hangs and glitches. Ever heard the phrase 'you can put lipstick on a hog, but under neath it's still a hog'? That is a launcher, not dissing them because I use both Nova and Action Launcher, but they are simply covering up what the manufacturer has put on top of stock Android.
Hopefully this helps out.
I had a previous iPhone that went completely underwater. I shut it off immediately and left it off for two days to dry out and then it worked flawlessly, which apparently is quite common if you shut it off right away. If this was not the case for you, sorry for your loss. Apple has a replacement program and the cost depends whether you have AppleCare or not. In either case it should be (a lot) less than buying a MotoX. There may also be cheaper third party repair options.
For instance, in the U.S.:
"AppleCare+ covers two incidents of accidental damage each with a $79 service fee."
"Out-of-warranty cost...iPhone 6: $299"
https://www.apple.com/support/iphone/repair/other/
Apparently a MotoX in Brazil would run you $670...
http://www.gsmarena.com/brazilian_prices_for_motorola_moto_x1_and_moto_g2_leak-news-9513.php
It sounds like you also had a defective battery. I like Nexus and have a Nexus 7 tablet but overall compared to iOS & Apple hardware, the Nexus stutters and is laggy on Android 5.1.1, there are 1/2 baked features & it feels a lot cheaper.
Bigger screen, bigger battery, same 720p screen, quad core, same MP on camera.. Not a million miles away, just a polycarbonate body.. And kool aid not needed....Stop with the silliness, it's getting very repetitive.
Bigger screen, bigger battery, same 720p screen, quad core, same MP on camera.. Not a million miles away, just a polycarbonate body.. And kool aid not needed....
Quick internet search shows Moto G is roughly $100 to $200 off contract. Iphone 6 is around $600 to $800. The numbers and quality may not compare vs. an Iph6, but given what you're paying, one may not care.So we forget about speed / quality of the various components do we ?
The Moto G is a great phone but
1. its screen is still not of the same quality panel as the iPhone 6
2. It has a plastic build compared to the all aluminium of the iPhone 6
3. The camera may have similar MP but the sensor itself and the quality / makeup of the components is poles apart.
4. Processor wise the G uses dated processor whereas the the iPhone 6 uses a processor that benchmarks with the top Android flagships.
Then there are the many other things like Touch ID etc..
The G is a great phone - but to compare it to an iPhone 6 is just people being silly and not comparing component quality - just spec numbers which give only a tiny part of the true picture. Arguing it doesn't is morose.
Quick internet search shows Moto G is roughly $100 to $200 off contract. Iphone 6 is around $600 to $800. The numbers and quality may not compare vs. an Iph6, but given what you're paying, one may not care.
And I've always been bugged by the metal/aluminum argument of Iphones... nearly everyone I've met who's had an issue with plastic builds on phones who use an iPhone puts their iPhone in a protective case. Either a PLASTIC case, or RUBBER one! When you do that, you're touching THAT material instead.