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BlueGoldAce

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Jamezr.

You have a slickwraps. Do you worry about the camera cut, which cover the camera glass partially, would effect the pictures taken?
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Jmacman78

Jmacman78

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I just got myself a Note 5. I've had a Note 1 and 2 in the past and touchwiz was what killed those devices for me however this one is so much better. I can't believe how small the phone feels compared to my 6+.

I'm pretty happy with it so far. My only issue with using android is my wife and I use iCloud to share photos and now we cant do that easily and I haven't found a solution since she refuses to use anything else.
 
Fernandez21

Fernandez21

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Jmacman78 said:
I just got myself a Note 5. I've had a Note 1 and 2 in the past and touchwiz was what killed those devices for me however this one is so much better. I can't believe how small the phone feels compared to my 6+.

I'm pretty happy with it so far. My only issue with using android is my wife and I use iCloud to share photos and now we cant do that easily and I haven't found a solution since she refuses to use anything else.
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You can use Google photos.
 
MRU

MRU

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Aug 23, 2005
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Will22 said:
I'm looking for another 2014 Moto X in black with either natural or red leather back and preferably silver accents. Don't suppose your one fits the bill.

Worst decision I made was selling mine a few weeks ago.
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Mine is the 32gb Developer edition - so black front and bamboo back, however I have a dBrand skin on the back current for protection. Silver accents.

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Dmaynard83

Dmaynard83

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Ended up returning my note 5. It's great hardware but can't stand the random stutters from such an expensive device. I pre-ordered the moto x pure and am using a 2014 moto x until that comes in.

I do want to say coming from an iPhone I can really tell the difference in smoothness, the iPhone being much smoother I suspect because of touchwiz. Even the 2014 moto x im using is smoother than the note 5.

I should also note I even used package disabler to disable most of the bloat.
 
Will22

Will22

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MRU said:
Mine is the 32gb Developer edition - so black front and bamboo back, however I have a dBrand skin on the back current for protection. Silver accents.

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What is the difference between the developer edition and say the one I had that was bought direct from Motorola which was also 32gb? I thought the developer edition was 64gb as in the pure edition in the U.S.

How much are going to be selling it for?
 
jamezr

jamezr

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Oohara said:
Thank you kindly for this, sir! :) Are you sure that the order you list is correct, the pic appears upside down?
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LOL....you are correct sir! The pic was somehow turned upside down. So the phone order would be reversed! :)
 
Oohara

Oohara

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jamezr said:
LOL....you are correct sir! The pic was somehow turned upside down. So the phone order would be reversed! :)
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Hehe, I thought maybe thats what happened :p

So the N4 does look the most yellow then, with the N5 slightly different and a bit more towards a red tone in the white. Hoping to have a look in person soon enough to see what difference that makes in practice...
 
MRU

MRU

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Aug 23, 2005
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Will22 said:
What is the difference between the developer edition and say the one I had that was bought direct from Motorola which was also 32gb? I thought the developer edition was 64gb as in the pure edition in the U.S.

How much are going to be selling it for?
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Only difference is it tends to get the updates a little sooner than the other Moto x's.

I'd be selling it for about €220. Basically selling for the price of a 16gb Moto G 2015.
 
Will22

Will22

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MRU said:
Only difference is it tends to get the updates a little sooner than the other Moto x's.

I'd be selling it for about €220. Basically selling for the price of a 16gb Moto G 2015.
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Six8

Six8

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New tmo update did nothing. My cell standby is currently at 10%. Back to no VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling.
 
M5RahuL

M5RahuL

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Six8 said:
New tmo update did nothing. My cell standby is currently at 10%. Back to no VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling.
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I don't know why but since this update, both my Note 5s batteries have gone to ****!!

I've wiped the cache, and even resorted to a full factory restore on one device.

My cell standby jumped from 1 - 2 % to nearly 10% in the 24 hr duration!!

SOT went from ~ 5 hrs to ~ 3 hrs now, with everything else the same as was prior to the update!!

Today, I've removed 'Package Disabler Pro', and re-enabled everything (only using Smart Manager) with a full recharge. VoLTE is enabled, and WiFi Calling disabled ( I never use WiFi calling )

So far, unplugged since 11 am (Mountain Time) it's at 97% (3:02 pm now) with only 15 mins SOT and a 10 min phone call.
 
MRU

MRU

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M5RahuL said:
I don't know why but since this update, both my Note 5s batteries have gone to ****!!

I've wiped the cache, and even resorted to a full factory restore on one device.

My cell standby jumped from 1 - 2 % to nearly 10% in the 24 hr duration!!

SOT went from ~ 5 hrs to ~ 3 hrs now, with everything else the same as was prior to the update!!

Today, I've removed 'Package Disabler Pro', and re-enabled everything (only using Smart Manager) with a full recharge. VoLTE is enabled, and WiFi Calling disabled ( I never use WiFi calling )

So far, unplugged since 11 am (Mountain Time) it's at 97% (3:02 pm now) with only 15 mins SOT and a 10 min phone call.
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Yeah I found package disabled and new updates sometimes don't play well. I'd enable all, reboot and wipe cache partition in recovery and see if things improve and then begin disabling once it's settled.

Doh !!! See you've already done that :( :(


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Question. Does anyone know how to get just the wallpapers from a theme (in this case the mexico theme) from the theme store.
 
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Tig Bitties

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Sep 6, 2012
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Wow, can't believe this, but I did it.

Switched to T-Mobile, got $300 trade-in for my used Nexus 6, and got on T-Mobile, picked up a Note 5. The monthly bill is $50 / month cheaper, and have twice the Data now, was 10GB on ATT, now 20GB on T-Mo. Let's test this Samsung beast out, I hope I like it.

Off to root it right now, first :)
 
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AppleRobert

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Nov 12, 2012
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Congrats to new owners, hope you like it and keep it.

As far as the 6s Plus coming out, my Plus is fine with the ram the way I use it. It is not upgrade worthy to me to consider the 6s Plus with the cost of extra storage above 16gb which would be the cheapest but too limited AND I like the ergonomics of the Note 5 better.
 
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Robstevo

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Just got this yestersay after owning the 6plus (which bent) also owned the note 4 previously.

Its amazing! Build quality wise it feels better than even the iphone. Bigger screen in a smaller package. The finger print scanner works faster. Screen is by far the best i have seen.

I have applied the materal design theme and visually the software looks beautiful now. Also applied nova launched and i have switched most apps to stock so everything just looks pure.

Love the quick douple tap to open up the camera app.
 
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