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I have an S5 G900f, and I bought it for 95k. 45K is a mite too low even for a used one, unless you're selling a clone. My opinion though.

I noticed that your S5 doesn't have a led notification light at the top left corner, why??

donhils:
What about s5 duos?

S5 duos model is pretty much your typical s5 snapdragon variant but with 2 micro sim slots, that's all.

donhils:
And it's like the s6 doesn't have Snapdragon version?

Samsung went fully native on the S6. Everything, right down to the chipsets were Samsung made. They were trying to prove something to Apple, I guess. The Exynos chipsets they used is top notch and can only be compared to the latest snapdragon chip model, S810. However, from what I was able to glean from the leaked specs of Note 5, Samsung's romance with snapdragon just got better.

donhils:
One good thing about what people read online is that you can read any nonsense because nonsense people can write online too.

I don't think it's nonsense though. Lots of people using G3 wants out, and I don't think it's only because of the crappy battery life.

Darkseid:
Please help me guys.My younger brother bought a UK used at&t G3 today.The phone works very fine but the only problem is that it only detects 2g network.When I switch it to WCDMA only,the signal goes off completely.Any guide to fix this will be greatly appreciated.

That's what you get when you buy all this used phone bullcrap. Your brother should have tried it out with his sim before acquiring it, since it's at&t locked.

donhils:
So in the end, the S5 lags? U see?

Every smartphone lags in some capacity, some slightly more noticeable than others.

To enjoy your S5, it's highly recommended that you seek out the snapdragon variant, and upon acquisition, proceed to upgrade it to the latest available lollipop firmware, prompto. This should address any lingering software/hardware discrepancies like lag and overheating issues.

On G3, I read somewhere that it tends to freeze up sometimes, and the UI can get jerky when it overheats. The S5 of any model don't do this, even on their worst days.

Samwell247:
Sir these phones are affordable... Imagine if Samsung or lg produces a phone with infinix hot note pro specs.... Can you guess which he price.... These people bring the best to us at affordable prices....what do you expect... Something like s6 abi.... Where is the money

Dude, what you get from infinix is not even close to be called the best, thus, the affordable price tags. Infinix hot note pro specs ain't impressive at all. How can you call a phone that has a resolution of 720x1080 on a 5.5 inch screen (190ppi) the best?? How can you hype a phone that masquarades as a mid ranger and yet has an outdated and weak 32 bit mediatek chipsets as cpu, when other chinese mid-rangers like Umi iron and P7000 have 64 bit and slightly current mediatek chipsets? How dare you hype a phone has an outdated Mali 450 as a gpu? How can you hype a phone that doesn't have a notification light??

Dude, what you get from infinix is a watered down devices at affordable prices, so watered down that they should be compared with the likes of Innjoo fire, alright?

Samsung have a lot of budget phones as well like Galaxy Grande prime, Quantro, and Mega, which btw are way more durable and dependable than any of this Infinix range of phones from Infinix hot to Zero 2.

donhils:
How is the Snapdragon version better than Exynos? Any particular thing it does better?

All in all, they are pretty much identical on stock Kitkat, if you don't put the differing chipsets and rom space into account, until you upgrade to lollipop, then you would start noticing the difference.

S801 variants have better battery backup, doesn't lag, doesn't heat up on heavy use which can be attributed to it's more efficient cpu optimization (inspite of having 4 powerful cores, only 2 get used for most tasks), slightly faster processing speed, download boosting (combination of LTE or 3g network with wlan simultaneously), fast charging (mine goes from 25% to 70% in 25 mins), smart transfer (you can transfer files from your computer to phone without the use of a USB cable: a lollipop feature only exclusive to S801 variants), and smart call (calling someone simply by placing your device to your ears: another feature only exclusive to S801 variants on lollipop).

Do people still use Lumia??

donhils:
How come you got the Snapdragon version? Everywhere I've seen is the Exynos version.

Yep, Exynos variant is common in the African market. Doesn't support LTE network(not that it matters in Africa), unlike the Snapdragon variants. Mine is the European model G900f, which currently holds the reputation of being the best of all the GS5 models.

The reason people usually go for the Exynos variant can be split into 2: it's more readily available to customers and it's more affordable than the Snapdragon variants. Snapdragon variants usually ship with 32gb rom BTW, in direct contrast to Exynos' 16gb rom.

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donhils:
What version of s5 do u have? The Snapdragon or Exynos version?

Snapdragon. Better than Exynos models.

Lots of kids on Nairaland nowadays.

@Op, rooting enables you to have total control (privilege) of your device. You can uninstall unwanted system apps, and install apps that require root privilege among other things.

From personal experience, S5's battery on heavy usage usually depletes after 6 hours. What I love most about the phone is it's ability to fast charge. The 3.0 micro usb port is nothing like I have ever seen before.

Double post.

What's your budget like?

donhils:
I want a new phone but just don't like S5, can't afford s6 and LG G4, xperia z2 screen and back scratches easily cos it doesn't have gorilla glass and charges very slowly, G3 is scarce. Don't know what to do again.

You can always go for one of those Chinese brands like Huawei, Umi and Elephone.

donhils:
I want a new phone but just don't like S5, can't afford s6 and LG G4, xperia z2 screen and back scratches easily cos it doesn't have gorilla glass and charges very slowly, G3 is scarce. Don't know what to do again.

Lolz. Quite a situation you got yourself in here, bro.

donhils:
But it's scarce tho.

Yeah, it's not common.

donhils:
Kafanchan is in Kaduna state I suppose. I heard that A7 doesn't have notification light, has network issues and very low volume.

It doesn't have a led notification light at the front like the S5 but you can use the primary led flash at the back as a notification light. As for network and volume issues, it's all a myth. The phone is one of the best looking android smartphones out there, makes mine look ugly in comparison.

donhils:
Oh pls where did your bro buy the A7? That's galaxy A7 right?

Yep, I think he bought it at Kanfanshan (I hope I got the spelling right) when he was serving at Plateaux State.

donhils:
Overtly exaggerated.

I don't think so.

donhils:
Story . That was Steve Jobs hypothesis that died with him. Get a phone with 441 ppi and compare it with that of 401ppi you'll even notice the difference when reading webpages or texts, not to talk of 330ppi.

So Steve Jobs was a bullshiter, then? I mean, the man that single handedly revolutionarized apple didn't knew what he was on about?? Okay oh, no comment.

My brother's A7 has 401ppi on a 5.5 inch screen, according to CPU-Z, but to be honest, there is no telling them apart when placed side by side with my S5's 431ppi on a 5.1 inch screen. Theories and reality ain't the same, bro.

donhils:
How can you differentiate HD, qHD ,FHD and QHD screens?

I read somewhere that the human eyes ceases to differentiate the difference in colour density at normal viewing distance, when pixel per inch exceeds 330. So I don't think anyone can really notice any difference between a typical QHD screen and a typical FHD screen that falls within the 330 spectrum. HD display, however, can easily be told apart from the duo because it falls outside the 330.

donhils:
I don't also beliv the G3 lags. (I later went to that Guaranty shop at Temp site Unizik and they said they no longer have G3 ) so ever since then I haven't seen another place to buy yet. The phone seems to be very scarce and that sucks. But my experience with galaxy s4 and LG optimus G pro makes me have more confidence in LG phones. My S4 started lagging heavily after about 5 to 6 months and I didn't install much apps...just the necessary things. To launch phone, text msg, calculator, contacts and other phone apps took at least 4 to 5 seconds and I found that very disgusting. On the other hand my G pro was opening everything with lightning speed . S5 however, is not excluded from this Samsung bloated touchwiz_ though I haven't used the s5 for like hours (to actually notice how slow it is) I'm almost 98% sure it would lag; at least some reviews mentioned it.
Plus I forgot to mention, my s4 started peeling those silver coating round the phone(even though it never fell down for one day cos I was very careful with it) after some time...within 5 months. Am also sure the s5 would peel with time if u don't use those awkward looking pouches.

Many of what you said ain't true. The G3 is scarce because the demand is negligible. Shops don't like to place an order for what they can't sell in time. Ever wondered why the S5 and Z2 are almost always available? Their demands are high.

I had an option of buying a cheaper G3, but I chose the S5 instead. Why? It's more durable, more accessible, more feature rich. Better UI integration. S5 on Lollipop 5.0.2 comes with toned down touchwiz bloatwares, that doesn't affect the ram in any way, giving the user a seamless performance. The S5 is also easy to root, I rooted mine with Kingroot 4.5 that can also root S6 and Z3. LG G3, however, is unsupported. Good luck rooting your G3 if you ever buy one, lolz.

For your S5 to lag, then it's either you have too much bloatwares that haven't been removed or disabled, or, your os is buggy. Your phone is as good as the Os powering it. Mine doesn't lag at all, but then I run mine on beast mode, which can be tweaked from the developers option.

Finally, according to several YouTube videos, G3 lags a lot, and it's all because of it's ineffectual QHD display. It can be addressed however by a visit to the developers option. The screen looks dull when placed side by side with the S5. It's all on YouTube, check it out.

BedLam:
That is why it's called "power saving". Its not dull. It just reduces the brightness to the barest minimum. And it does happen when phone is 15percent.

My S5 even when on Power saving mode is bright enough, especially on dynamic display mode. The same can't be said of G3 where it becomes so dark that you can barely see anything even when you're indoor.

donhils:
Is your 5.1 the official one ? But how could the G3 with its QHD screen be dull? That's weird.

I have handled the G3 personally, and I know for a fact that it's so called QHD resolution is not sharp enough. It gets very dull indeed when you activate the power saving mode, or reduce the brightness manually.

From what I heard, the battery life is deplorable, and the UI lags a lot.

donhils:
About 3 weeks now that you started using your S5, this is the right time to come back and give us your real user experience. I'm waiting for that.

My S5 has been great so far. It's particularly very good at watching movies because of it's super amoled high definition display. The phone comes with 3.0 micro usb port that facilitates fast charging even with the run-of-the-mill blackberry usb cable that one can buy for N250. The battery life itself can last for 6 hours of heavy usage on full charge (not bad). On greyscale mode, it can last for an extra 6 give or take. Handles HD gaming like a champ. It used to overheat on heavy usage. but after upgrading to a lollipop 5.0.2 firmware last week, it became a thing of the past. Finger print sensor responds better too.

I did notice one thing though. When I was running the stock kitkat, my ram memory was 1.8gb, then I did my first lollipop upgrade, checked the ram, and it was still 1.8gb. But after I did my 2nd lollipop update a week ago, my ram reduced to 1.7gb. The current OS needs more juice, I guess.

Downloading on the phone is a blast. The device comes with an inbuilt download booster that was originally meant to boost your download speed when you're on 4g network but works with 3g as well.

The device also comes with Multi-window feature that allows you to be doing 2 things simultaneously, but it tasks on the battery heavily, thus, not adviceable if you're trying to economize on the battery life. All in all, it's a great phone, a real high end premium product.

My only con with the device is the location of the speaker and the fact that it's mono instead of stereo in nature. It doesn't matter really when you're holding it in your hands or placing it face down, but when it's lying on it's back and the music is playing, the muted sound becomes a downer.

rapthugx:
Good morning people, pls I want to buy a fairly used samsung galaxy note 2 or 3. At d market here in Owerri. A phone repair warned me against it saying most of them are china cloned or refurbished, n tht d only way he can find out is by opening d phone whch ofcourse non of d sellers will allow. So good people my question is this, is there any code I can use to find out if d phone is original or is there anythng I shld look out for in d phone? Thanks good ppl.

Install CPU-Z from playstore to ascertain whether the phone is fake or real.

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