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Maxvla

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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #80 on: April 14, 2015, 04:39:45 AM »
And no SD card on the OPO. Or wireless charging. I guess you have to settle sometimes.
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #81 on: April 14, 2015, 04:44:14 AM »
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #82 on: April 14, 2015, 05:01:32 AM »
Found some more Asus info. There is an event scheduled for April 28th in NYC that will probably include the release of the ZF2 for America. Expect availability to follow soon after.

Also found a comment on a thread that the user found the audio from headphone jack to be surprisingly good. Who knows what his experience level is though.

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The US spec one per Asus is going to support band 17/700mhz.

That means it will support all TMO bands.
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #83 on: April 14, 2015, 12:18:48 PM »
Thanks for all the responses guys. I was shying away from zf2 since I had no idea when it would be actually released, and legitimately put through paces by reliable review sites, but a few weeks for US release isn't bad. The specs are incredible for the price, and it appears to run on stock Android yes? A big question will be battery life...

One thing I am concerned with is the switch up to 64 bit processors, namely, I know Android L supports 64 bit yes? Is M going to require it? The oneplus's (et al) snapdragon 801 is still 32 bit, but I have no idea how long before that significantly impacts performance. Can anyone weigh in?
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #84 on: April 15, 2015, 11:08:33 PM »
Alrighty. Cleared my app and system cache from the Moto4G. Give me 5.1 already! Gimme, gimme, gimme... :)p3

If anyone wants insight to the process:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-g-2013/388151-cache-clear-moto-g.html

App cache can be managed individually or altogether in storage settings.
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #85 on: April 16, 2015, 05:31:00 AM »
Quickly: Camera on the new S6 edge is a pleasure to use. Great subjective performance as I've taken it around campus to test shots.

Another interesting tidbit: If you're on a budget, the moto G 2nd gen is awesome and supports the Geek Out line natively. I'm using a moto g > geek out 450 > HD600 quite a bit and I am liking the combo.
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #86 on: April 21, 2015, 05:00:47 AM »
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #87 on: April 28, 2015, 06:37:36 PM »
So, today was the rumored Zenfone 2 US launch date. Turns out, today was just a developers conference. Frustrating...

I don't think I can wait much if any longer. I've already been toting around my current phone (phone/web duties) and my old phone (audio duties) since the middle of December and it's getting extremely old.

Zenfone 2 has almost everything I want at a great price, but they just won't sell it here for some reason, and I'm not paying $400 on Amazon (w/no warranty) for a phone that will be under $300 (w/ warranty) when it finally releases.

Going to see what deals are out there, maybe a G4, or OPO.

Edit - nevermind about the G4, they won't have phones in south Korea until end of May, much less the states.
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #88 on: April 28, 2015, 11:03:13 PM »
So here's where I stand...

My family plan with Verizon is not a More Anything plan, so Edge does not make financial sense (no monthly discount) and all the new promotions (for S6 and M9) rely on Edge contracts, so that makes the interesting phones $150-200 on 2 year contracts. My portion of the family plan is $50 and gives me 2GB of data.

I found (via Slickdeals) Harbor Mobile, who does T-Mobile business lines for individuals at a good price. $30 for 2.5GB, $40 for 4.5GB, $50 for unlimited, same actual plans as T-Mobile just cheaper. So I'd go with the $30 plan since 2GB has been enough on Verizon. An acceptable phone I can get now would be the OPO 64GB @ $350.

So it sounds like the TMO/OPO plan is a clear winner, right?

There's a hitch. Verizon has the Sony Z3v (normally $150) on sale for Mother's day for $0.99. This phone is one I've looked at and found to be solid. The interesting thing about these phones is they both use the Snapdragon 801/Adreno 330. So technically they are on par, even the batteries are both good at 3200/3100mah. A few differences - 32GB (Sony) vs 64GB (OPO), up to 128GB SD (Sony) no SD (OPO), wireless charging (Sony) none (OPO), 5.2" 1080p (Sony) 5.5" 1080p (OPO), and front facing speakers (Sony) vs bottom facing (OPO) which will probably be a worse setup.

So for two years I'd be looking at $1200 on Verizon with the Sony, with easy transition (already on Verizon), better coverage, and a phone with expanding storage and wireless charging. Two years on the TMO/OPO option is $1070.
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Re: The all purpose smartphone advice thread - regular folks welcome
« Reply #89 on: April 28, 2015, 11:10:26 PM »
I love my Tmobile plan but get the Sony deal. Better phone it seems to me for my needs. If you travel abroad a lot, you need Tmobile. Verizon is useless for intl travel.
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