Yeah it'll definitely help. Just back up to Google or Samsung in the Backup & Reset menu and you won't lose WiFi passwords, etc.Originally Posted by Boydy
First off though try a cache partition wipe. It's like a mini reset without resetting anything on the phone but can clear glitches built up over time.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-clear-galaxy-s5-cache
Worth doing and giving a couple of days before doing a full reset.
I had the G5 for a week and then took it back for an S7 Edge.
S8 Edge should come out in March, right? I think I'll grab that.
Check it doesn't explode first.
I think that might sell it more to me.
I can bomb the infidels.
It's probably the one phone you can guarantee won't explode.
What about iphones? The 7's too expensive but what about the 6? Or that new SE? I'd quite like to try one to see if they're as good as people make out.
I did it with the S3. Got another year out of it but the moaning wasn't worth it. Just get a newer phone, chances are the specs on the lower to mid range phones now are better than the S5.
That's something I was wondering about - would a mid-range phone now be much better than this one? Is there any where you can compare them to see? I suppose I could just look up specs but that sounds like too much work.
You can use something like this http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3...&idPhone2=7995
Most Android mid rangers now will have as good or better chip than the S5, with a better graphics chip, more RAM, and a bigger battery, and Marshmallow upwards is significantly better than Lollipop (presumably the S5 still runs that) in performance and power usage. But for what you need it could be worth getting another year from the S5 with a reset.
The iPhone is also worth a look if you can get an SE or 6 upwards at a decent price. Again, from what you've said you want then iOS will be perfectly fine.
Yeah GSM arena. Here's the G4+ vs the S5
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/com...nes/10053,8202
EDIT: Beaten
I got a new 6s for £499. Never been on a contract but I think I prefer owning something outright. I could sell this in a year for a slightly smaller price and upgrade myself.
SE is very good value, in my opinion. My wife got one recently on contract with EE for like £21 a month. It's basically a big phone in a small body. Not having 3D Touch is the biggest downside in comparison to the 6S / 7, although others might not agree.
Can't speak for coming to iOS from Android - is it a difficult process?
My S5 is running Marshmallow.
Is the SE any good? I saw something saying that the insides of it were a bit dated now. The wider availability of apps and shit would be nice on iOS though.
Ah, useful. Cheers.
@Magic, I'd be wary of anything with a SD617 in it as it's a bit of an off-day for Qualcomm (like the 810 was in the upper scale). The newer 625 is a big upgrade on it for power usage and performance.
@CJay Moving from one to the other these days is much easier than it ever was. Apple actually have a 'Move to iOS' app in the Play Store for making it painless.
It was just an example, mate.
The more apps thing on iOS is a bit 2011 in that there's very little you'll actually use that isn't on the other platform, or at the very least an equally good equivalent. I'd still look at iPhones though as most likely anyone you know will have one so it gives you the advantage of iMessage. The SE stands up well against a 6 though I'd still get the latter of the two as 4" is ridiculously small a screen size, especially when iPhone screen to body ratios are so bad across all the devices.
EDIT: also, did the S5 recently update to Marshmallow? Most definitely reset it then.
Yeah, just looked at some reviews and the SE looks far too small. Some of my friends have the 5C or 5S. I don't know how they put up with such small phones.
Speaking of using 625's over 617's, this Moto M should be a serious mid-ranger if it comes out around the £300/€400 mark. Especially if it can outlast the the Z Play for battery, I was easily getting 2 days from that.
SD625, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, 5.5 inch screen, 5100mAh battery and the G4 Plus camera.
I did the cache partition wipe earlier today. It does seem a bit more slick and responsive now. Cheers.
Another handy trick on any android phone to make it a tiny bit more nippy all round is to go into Developer Options and scroll down to the Drawing section. Change the 3 animation scale settings to 0.5x. Speeds up all the transition animations.
(If you haven't developer options enabled go to Settings > About Phone > Software, and keep tapping the build number until it tells you it's enabled. It'll show right over the About Phone option in the settings menu.)
I enabled developer settings a while back for something that I can't even remember now.
What are the animation scale settings anyway?
Probably for USB connecting.
They're just the length of the transition of things like opening an app, pulling up.a menu, etc. Shorter the scale the quicker it happens. I nearly always set them to the lowest on all my devices but they're handy for messing about testing stuff.
My LG G3 has finally packed it in. Looking to buy a cheap replacement. I can get a Moto G 3rd gen (16gb) for £150. Anything better in that price range atm? Dont want to spend more
Erm yeah the Moto G4+ for a start...
Yeah thats the one I meant. Anything else worth looking at at that price?
Not really. Think for anything better you're looking at £200+. Giggs?
The Huawei P8 Lite is decent at that money too but personally I'd go for the Moto too.
EDIT: The Honor 5X is probably hard to get at £150 but it'd be worth a search. Wouldn't be much more anyway.
Cheers chaps, just after something cheap for now and fogured that would be my best shot at the price, sounds like it is.
My phone has been pissing battery life down the drain in the last month or so.
It was a real fucking trooper before lasting for a day or two depending on usage. Now I've had to turn off the GPS and even if the display is off it can barely do 10 hours before conking out. Should I actually want to use it that number reduces dranatically.
It was fully charged when I left my car at 8:30 this morning (had it on charge), I played a game for about 10 minutes on the bus to Uni and another 20 minutes or so during my lunch break. I've had to break my charger out just now at 60% or so.
40% loss with 20 minutes usage in 7 hours, ugh.
Do you still have the LG @Mahow?
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact.
Ah right, forgot that. Constant GPS polling is an LG speciality.
What does your battery usage page say? Any obvious apps near top of the list or just the regular Android System or Play Services?
A piece of shit app that I forgot I had had used up 16% which has now been deleted.
Nothing else really stands out.
livecamgirls app? Real battery killer.
Ordered the exact same phone again on another 2 year contract.
The 5s really is a great size/shape/weight.
Something using 16% now deleted should make a good difference.
Why did you not go for the SE? There wasn't much price difference between the two.
Having a 4in and 4.7in phone in our home, it's actually hard for me to say which I prefer. The bigger screen of the 6s is amazing and it's not difficult to hold, but the SE fits so perfectly in your hand, which is definitely an overlooked feature nowadays. It'll be interesting to see whether these near bezel-less displays being touted (and made real in Xiaomi's case) ever hit the small form phones.
Hopefully not. While they'll look nice, they'd be near impossible to use.
No idea what the SE is. I ended up getting the 5s for about £26/month with 6GB of data so it's actually going to be cheaper for me going forward, despite getting more. I don't really use the function of the phone to any real great capacity anyway, but having an exact replica spare is appealing.
For me 5.2" is the absolute perfect sized screen. I thought my HTC One M7 was, but the extra .4" really makes the difference. Also I'm a big fan of screen to the edges. Keeps it compact with minimal waste.
The SE looks identical to the 5/5S but with specs more like the 6/6S. If you're happy with the 5S, I'd have done the same as you.No point paying more for something you don't get any benefit from.
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Jailbreak imminent so those of you who want to use it, go back to 10.1.1 while you can.
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Has anyone got the google pixel XL? Looking to make a change from iPhone and it seems to have decent reviews online.
I had one for a month. It's very nice but not worth the cost.
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What's the price I should expect to pay monthly for an iPhone these days?
Depends what model/tariff etc. you want, and whether you want to pay more up-front or spread it over the cost of the contract. Around £30-50 or so.
Motorola G4 v Galaxy J5 2016?
To replace a J5 original, which is a great phone but stuck on 5.1 and only has 8GB of ROM.
The Moto.
J5 has half the screen resolution and a worse processor. The Moto will probably get Android 7.0 too.
Went for the G4, got them to knock it down to £5.50 a month for the phone meaning it's £20 less than buying it in the shops outright.
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