Cell Phones Dedicated Discussion (Market Prices/ Troubleshooting/ Advice/ Recommendations)

[Sha2eb]

To be honest almost all phones nowadays can handle the workload you've mentioned.
The ones you've mentioned are at the top of the food chain so anyone will suit you fine! It all comes down to personal preference when deciding to go for anyone out of these.

I would pick the G4 (I like the leather back).
Though the S6 has better battery life, slightly better camera, better chipset etc.
The edge on the S6 edge looks nice but not something i'd pay about 10000 more for. Its not that functional for me.
Lastly, the Mate S feels a bit too big for comfortable handling. Sure, you'll get used to it but do you want such a big handset? (might not fit into your jeans etc etc)

You cant go wrong with any one of these though tbh. So totally up to your preferences!

Yup size is huge, then you are left with s6 edge small size, awesome camera and battery backup is good

Thanks for the prompt and detailed response brother

Though i have heard from a few that the s6 and s6 edge start to lag a bit

[hussey08]

Thanks for the prompt and detailed response brother

Though i have heard from a few that the s6 and s6 edge start to lag a bit

A few of my friends have the edge variant and seems pretty snappy to me. Sometimes such issues go away with a factory reset. Plus it has the best mobile chipset right now on the market so i dont think it should be a permanent issue.

[Sha2eb]

A few of my friends have the edge variant and seems pretty snappy to me. Sometimes such issues go away with a factory reset. Plus it has the best mobile chipset right now on the market so i dont think it should be a permanent issue.

Sure hope so

Waiting on some more reviews

[s15]

Thanks for the prompt and detailed response brother

Though i have heard from a few that the s6 and s6 edge start to lag a bit

If there is any lag, boot into 'safe mode' right away. If phone gets speedy and lag is gone, the lag is 'solely' due to some 3rd party app and unrelated to phone or its software. Its that simple!

Why Galaxy S6 and other flagships have very less free ram most of the time. Its worth reading in this Samsung official link.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/1084600

Now people install battery savers, task killers, ram cleaners on phones to free ram, which disrupts the whole ram management system, degrading the performance and battery timings significantly.

This is the truth about lags and S6.

[ihpwf12]

Spot on ^ @s15

Apps like Clean Master and Battery Saver are absolute BS. They don't work, at all. They do more harm than good. They may free up RAM, but that kills some important processes and background apps, so when WhatsApp takes a little longer than usual to open, it's because Clean Master killed it to free RAM. Same for your homescreen, if it stutters or lags a bit, its because Clean Master keeps free-ing up RAM.

IMO, the only app that should be used to improve performance is the built-in Smart Manager app on S6, S6 Edge and new Samsung devices. It works great and S6 doesn't lag at all.
Makes a big improvement on my Note Edge too.

Don't ever install, apps that say they can do the following
-Make your phone faster
-Improve battery life
-Kill background apps
-Memory Booster
-Clean Master

They're all BS. The reason they have hundreds of thousands of downloads, is because people fall for the stuff they say and download them thinking it's making the phone faster.

If your phone is slow, there could be 2 reasons:

1. You have one of the apps mentioned above installed.

2. Your phone sucks and/or is old.

Sent from my SM-N915FY

[Sha2eb]

If there is any lag, boot into 'safe mode' right away. If phone gets speedy and lag is gone, the lag is 'solely' due to some 3rd party app and unrelated to phone or its software. Its that simple!

Why Galaxy S6 and other flagships have very less free ram most of the time. Its worth reading in this Samsung official link.

http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/1084600

Now people install battery savers, task killers, ram cleaners on phones to free ram, which disrupts the whole ram management system, degrading the performance and battery timings significantly.

This is the truth about lags and S6.

I'll check with the few people who have complained about lagging issues on the s6.

I understand that the lag is die to third party apps. As mentioned in my early post i do not install unwanted/unrequired apps. So hopefully should not have a problem.

[Sha2eb]

Spot on ^ @s15

Apps like Clean Master and Battery Saver are absolute BS. They don't work, at all. They do more harm than good. They may free up RAM, but that kills some important processes and background apps, so when WhatsApp takes a little longer than usual to open, it's because Clean Master killed it to free RAM. Same for your homescreen, if it stutters or lags a bit, its because Clean Master keeps free-ing up RAM.

IMO, the only app that should be used to improve performance is the built-in Smart Manager app on S6, S6 Edge and new Samsung devices. It works great and S6 doesn't lag at all.
Makes a big improvement on my Note Edge too.

Don't ever install, apps that say they can do the following
-Make your phone faster
-Improve battery life
-Kill background apps
-Memory Booster
-Clean Master

They're all BS. The reason they have hundreds of thousands of downloads, is because people fall for the stuff they say and download them thinking it's making the phone faster.

If your phone is slow, there could be 2 reasons:

1. You have one of the apps mentioned above installed.

2. Your phone sucks and/or is old.

Sent from my SM-N915FY

Agreed 100%.

Have never installed such apps and do not see myself installing such apps either.

[nabeelkhan]

Salam brothers,

Thinking of moving on from my HTC One M8.

I have shortlisted the following:

1. Samsung Galaxy S6
2. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
3. LG G4
4. Huawei Mate S

My usage is as follows:
Emails (about 6 accounts need to be synced)
Documents and pdf viewing and editing
Facebook
Whatsapp
Pakwheels forums
Skype
Camera and games usage is moderate
Calls of about 2 hours a day
Approximately 50 to 100 sms

I have used the One M8 for about 10 months now and have not had any lagging issues. Battery back up has also been pretty good. Can go for a full day (7an till 11pm) on a full charge easily with data on. So ideally i want a succcessor that does not lag and gives me decent battery backup.

I feel that 32gb memory should suffice for my usage.

Need some first hand reviews on the above handsets so that i can finalize a worthy succesor to my One M8.

Please keep in mind that iPhone is not an option for me.

Thanks in advance

Karachi main reh kar itne mehnge sets !!!!!!!!
daad deni pare gi bhai aap ki

[civic7]

Salam brothers,

Thinking of moving on from my HTC One M8.

I have shortlisted the following:

1. Samsung Galaxy S6
2. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
3. LG G4
4. Huawei Mate S

My usage is as follows:
Emails (about 6 accounts need to be synced)
Documents and pdf viewing and editing
Facebook
Whatsapp
Pakwheels forums
Skype
Camera and games usage is moderate
Calls of about 2 hours a day
Approximately 50 to 100 sms

I have used the One M8 for about 10 months now and have not had any lagging issues. Battery back up has also been pretty good. Can go for a full day (7an till 11pm) on a full charge easily with data on. So ideally i want a succcessor that does not lag and gives me decent battery backup.

I feel that 32gb memory should suffice for my usage.

Need some first hand reviews on the above handsets so that i can finalize a worthy succesor to my One M8.

Please keep in mind that iPhone is not an option for me.

Thanks in advance

Being a HTC user, it's hard to satisfy with Samsung or Huawei. Better to consider Oneplus Two, the best possible specs available at the moment. You can get it from All my tech, zamzama. Price also reasonable around 50k, However available around 1500AED in Dubai.

[Sha2eb]

Being a HTC user, it's hard to satisfy with Samsung or Huawei. Better to consider Oneplus Two, the best possible specs available at the moment. You can get it from All my tech, zamzama. Price also reasonable around 50k, However available around 1500AED in Dubai.

The main concern was the plastic builds that samsung and huawei were continuously putting forward. But that has now changed.

Also the HTC One M9 is only slightly better than the M8, not a major upgrade.

The oneplus2 is a good phone no doubt, but it still needs work. No nfc, no quickcharge, no wireless charging, 16gb (without micro sd card - i have not found the 64gb version here) are just somethings that come as a bother.

The oxygen OS also has a few bugs which need to be sorted out. Overall oneplus needs a bit more time to come up with a proper flagship destroyer

[civic7]

The main concern was the plastic builds that samsung and huawei were continuously putting forward. But that has now changed.

Also the HTC One M9 is only slightly better than the M8, not a major upgrade.

The oneplus2 is a good phone no doubt, but it still needs work. No nfc, no quickcharge, no wireless charging, 16gb (without micro sd card - i have not found the 64gb version here) are just somethings that come as a bother.

The oxygen OS also has a few bugs which need to be sorted out. Overall oneplus needs a bit more time to come up with a proper flagship destroyer

I was thinking same before using it.I was using Samsung S3, when I first met with HTC One (M7) and being a HTC user u may imagine the difference, then I moved to M8, then E8 (just coz of dual sim) then E9 Plus (also dual sim) besides I got Oneplus One from US, believe me it was twice the difference which I feel while moving from S3 to M7. Now got Oneplus Two and using it alongwith E9 Plus, believe me it's a superb superb fone. If you can live without NFC,and wireless charging (these are mostly useless for a business concerned person). It have 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor 1.8GHz Octa-core with 4 GB LPDDR4 Ram and 64GB eMMC and latest TYPE C USB port for fast charging and fast data transfer, beautiful display with 4K resolution and also it have dual microphone. Camera is 16mp but its enough for normal use. No software bugs till now, I am using it for the last one month. These are just blogs reports nothing more. Try to find a person around you who is using this phone and try ur self.
64GB version is best and available at the shop which I mentioned earlier. Further u can also ask them for a demo.

It's all my personal experience, I was also afraid of software bugs this time but believe me it's nothing. Oneplus Two is way ahead from Samsung Huawei and even HTC now.

[biloo]

I was thinking same before using it.I was using Samsung S3, when I first met with HTC One (M7) and being a HTC user u may imagine the difference, then I moved to M8, then E8 (just coz of dual sim) then E9 Plus (also dual sim) besides I got Oneplus One from US, believe me it was twice the difference which I feel while moving from S3 to M7. Now got Oneplus Two and using it alongwith E9 Plus, believe me it's a superb superb fone. If you can live without NFC,and wireless charging (these are mostly useless for a business concerned person). It have 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor 1.8GHz Octa-core with 4 GB LPDDR4 Ram and 64GB eMMC and latest TYPE C USB port for fast charging and fast data transfer, beautiful display with 4K resolution and also it have dual microphone. Camera is 16mp but its enough for normal use. No software bugs till now, I am using it for the last one month. These are just blogs reports nothing more. Try to find a person around you who is using this phone and try ur self.
64GB version is best and available at the shop which I mentioned earlier. Further u can also ask them for a demo.

It's all my personal experience, I was also afraid of software bugs this time but believe me it's nothing. Oneplus Two is way ahead from Samsung Huawei and even HTC now.

4K resolution?

[civic7]

4K resolution?

My bad, sorry, I was willing to write 4K video quality. (see ref/comparison below)

https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-vs-oneplus-two-4k-video-comparison.333929/

[biloo]

[QUOTE=civic7;4938923]My bad, sorry, I was willing to write 4K video quality. (see ref/comparison below)

https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-vs-oneplus-two-4k-video-comparison.333929/[/QUOTE

its arite mate, i just thought for a sec that Sony's z5 premium might not be the worlds first 4k smartphone:P

[Sha2eb]

I was thinking same before using it.I was using Samsung S3, when I first met with HTC One (M7) and being a HTC user u may imagine the difference, then I moved to M8, then E8 (just coz of dual sim) then E9 Plus (also dual sim) besides I got Oneplus One from US, believe me it was twice the difference which I feel while moving from S3 to M7. Now got Oneplus Two and using it alongwith E9 Plus, believe me it's a superb superb fone. If you can live without NFC,and wireless charging (these are mostly useless for a business concerned person). It have 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor 1.8GHz Octa-core with 4 GB LPDDR4 Ram and 64GB eMMC and latest TYPE C USB port for fast charging and fast data transfer, beautiful display with 4K resolution and also it have dual microphone. Camera is 16mp but its enough for normal use. No software bugs till now, I am using it for the last one month. These are just blogs reports nothing more. Try to find a person around you who is using this phone and try ur self.
64GB version is best and available at the shop which I mentioned earlier. Further u can also ask them for a demo.

It's all my personal experience, I was also afraid of software bugs this time but believe me it's nothing. Oneplus Two is way ahead from Samsung Huawei and even HTC now.

Thanks for the detailed review bro.

I will try to get a hands on review.

But nfc has become a part of everyday life for me. Wireless charging is something that i can live without, but not nfc. So i guess the oneplus 2 is out for me

[s15]

Spot on ^ @s15

Apps like Clean Master and Battery Saver are absolute BS. They don't work, at all. They do more harm than good. They may free up RAM, but that kills some important processes and background apps, so when WhatsApp takes a little longer than usual to open, it's because Clean Master killed it to free RAM. Same for your homescreen, if it stutters or lags a bit, its because Clean Master keeps free-ing up RAM.

IMO, the only app that should be used to improve performance is the built-in Smart Manager app on S6, S6 Edge and new Samsung devices. It works great and S6 doesn't lag at all.
Makes a big improvement on my Note Edge too.

Don't ever install, apps that say they can do the following
-Make your phone faster
-Improve battery life
-Kill background apps
-Memory Booster
-Clean Master

They're all BS. The reason they have hundreds of thousands of downloads, is because people fall for the stuff they say and download them thinking it's making the phone faster.

If your phone is slow, there could be 2 reasons:

1. You have one of the apps mentioned above installed.

2. Your phone sucks and/or is old.

Sent from my SM-N915FY

You earned yourself a Gold Medal for this million dollar piece of advice, which most people neglect and then pay for it.

OS is built and programmed by professionals, so it knows best about when to close app, when to leave it running and how to manage them, so there is absolutely no need for any such third party garbage (developed by clowns rather than Developers) to teach OS what to do!

Smart Manager for latest Samsung phones is best and more than sufficient to keep phone in healthy state. Infact most phones have their own bulit in optimizers these days.

Note for other readers,
Whatever is being discussed is applicable to ALL smartphones, Android, iOS or even Windows Phones.

[Dragoon]

Good news everyone! Another Android One smartphone is ready to launch in Pakistan. I just saw this post on Facebook by Infinix hinting at another phone release.

For those who don't know Android One is an initiative by Google last year to introduce low-cost Android phones to third world countries with stick Android and guaranteed updates for upto 2 years. QMobile A1 was the first Android One phone in Pakistan.

We'll see what Infinix offers in the coming weeks
But the question is, will it be good enough to replace my Honor 4C? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

And I know it's late, but a detailed Honor 4C review exclusively for PakWheels will be hitting the forums shortly!

[Sha2eb]

Need a price check on a black samsung galaxy s6 32gb. Used about 10 days. More than 11 months warranty left.

I am hearing quotes of about 48k to 50k.

Is that right?

[Salman922]

Spot on ^ @s15

Apps like Clean Master and Battery Saver are absolute BS. They don't work, at all. They do more harm than good. They may free up RAM, but that kills some important processes and background apps, so when WhatsApp takes a little longer than usual to open, it's because Clean Master killed it to free RAM. Same for your homescreen, if it stutters or lags a bit, its because Clean Master keeps free-ing up RAM.

IMO, the only app that should be used to improve performance is the built-in Smart Manager app on S6, S6 Edge and new Samsung devices. It works great and S6 doesn't lag at all.
Makes a big improvement on my Note Edge too.

Don't ever install, apps that say they can do the following
-Make your phone faster
-Improve battery life
-Kill background apps
-Memory Booster
-Clean Master

They're all BS. The reason they have hundreds of thousands of downloads, is because people fall for the stuff they say and download them thinking it's making the phone faster.

If your phone is slow, there could be 2 reasons:

1. You have one of the apps mentioned above installed.

2. Your phone sucks and/or is old.

Sent from my SM-N915FY

U r so right janab ! After going through ur this post I uninstalled clean master and now phone is lag free with much more battery timing. Thanks for the tip

[512a]

Guys need advice, I wanna change my grand prime , I am considering to go for either hot note pro or zero 2, which one is best or mm should I stick with grand prime ,, actually grand prime has some sort of lag issues even on lollipop so that's why dump it, beside that please tell me how is the camera quality of infinix phones?