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[altisdualvvti]

Guys please need! Infinix X600 - Note 2, anyone using it? I need some solid reviews about this phone! My current fones screen is broken now for the third time and I wanna change it, any suggestions and reviews of this fone will be helpful! Thanks

I don't have any experience of note 2 but I m using infinix hot note pro and its a excellent phone in every aspect expect its camera. U can check few pages back for my review.

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[ihpwf12]

You mean to say greenify is useless???

Absolutely not!

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[ihpwf12]

This is my i9500 s4 ram usage with 5 apps opened. It peaks at 1.2-1.3gb when its used a lot and there is barely any lag. My phone is 1.5 years old, bought brand new, running 4.4.2 with bloatware disabled. i suggest you clear cache partition and do a reset.

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I9500 is perfectly usable on 4.4.2
The 5.0.1 update screwed everything up.

The ram management is terrible. The phone without any app opened is using 1.1 gb ram. And if 2-3 apps are opened, the phone starts to stutter and when pressing the home button the launcher crashes and reopens again. Moreover if 2-3 apps are opened, the recent apps menu opens after a decade long wait after pressing the button.
Previously I had Note 4, it was a much better phone and newer samsung flagships are even better.
Even HTC One M8 is zillion times faster and stable than S5.
My phone is stock and running 5.0 lollipop.

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Disable bloatware.
Alter the animation settings.
Wipe cache.
Reboot.

This is the first time I'm hearing a snapdragon S5 is laggy.

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[s15]

You mean to say greenify is useless???

Most latest phones, even budget ones have built-in Greenify like system (app optimisation or background app management), even the latest Samsungs, that hibernate the app in non root mode, so Greenify is useless for them.

This is the built-in app optimisation feature of Galaxy J5, that works exactly like Greenify.

But i hardly use that, as J5 is already very fast and have no freezing issues at all.

[512a]

I9500 is perfectly usable on 4.4.2
The 5.0.1 update screwed everything up.

Disable bloatware.
Alter the animation settings.
Wipe cache.
Reboot.

This is the first time I'm hearing a snapdragon S5 is laggy.

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Well I don't agree with you upon i9500 review on Android lollipop , coz I have one in home and it's running lollipop and believe me it's as smooth as it should be , running very well

[s15]

Factory resetting and wiping cache after Lollipop update fixes most of the issues. Without factory reset and cache wipe, lollipop update may have issues.

[Nabeel_Ali]

I guess the phone in your use is having some fault, either hardware or software.
I'm user of s5. Using my phone extensively, heavy Web surfing, online videos, news applications, etc including a lot of applications installed. Much of the applications are active.

I never felt my phone is underperforming.

No offence please, just my personal experience.

No offense taken bro.
My phone is absolutely fine. It's not like it's unusable, it's fine for day to day usage but as a former flagship the phone shouldn't lag at all. Use note 4 or S6 then you will realise what I am talking about. And I have g900F and it's a shame that I barely receive any updates plus it's rival HTC One M8 is already on marshmallow.

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[Nabeel_Ali]

You have defective a Galaxy S5, get it checked by some professional. This is nothing related to Samsung Galaxy S5 in general. Galaxy S5 is a lag free high performance phone with a great camera overall.

One bad experience with S5 does not make the whole S5 worst. S5 is a bit outdated, but still one of the best flagships.

A small minority of defective products is normal and is present in every brand, even the top ones and those minority of defective products do not make the majority of the product line worst.

However, the camera limitations mentioned by @ihpwf12 about overexposure and macro focus struggling are legit under certain conditions sometimes, but can be controlled significantly by using camera features correctly.

My phone is absolutely fine. I have used my cousins S5 g900F it also has the same terrible camera. Just for once test the camera of Note 4, One M8 and iPhone 5s only then you will realise how awful the camera of S5 is.

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[s15]

You mean to say greenify is useless???

These app closing systems have some pros and cons, depending on the scenario and device you have.

Greenify or app optimisation is very useful in 1GB or less RAM smartphones, but if its 1.5 GB or more RAM, then its not required in most cases. However, there are some exceptions where they are very useful, like when the app running in background is not functioning well.

These systems close the apps, and when you open it next time, app has to open from the beginning which stresses CPU, takes more time to open app and impact battery timings. So it decreases responsiveness and battery timings of smartphone in most cases.

[Nabeel_Ali]

People who are saying that I should de bloat my phone. I know I can. But I expect great performance out of the box, then why did I pay samsung??
I have S5's rivals in home, iPhone 5S and One M8, they hands down amazing, lag free and no stutter at all, heck I have to wait for ages when I need to open recent apps menu.
Samsung has learnt their lesson in their newer phones like S6 and Note 5, they have awesome fast and fluid software experience. In fact on 12th Jan my Note 5 64 GB is coming IA can't wait to get my hands on the beast

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[zia1288]

Marshmallow rolled out for Infinix Hot2 Android One version. Must admit infinix is quite active in updates.

[zia1288]

[Fahad.Ayub]

G900H is Exynos with 3G only.

G900F is Snapdragon with LTE.

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mate need your help with one last thing
how much would my iphone 5 go for
16 gb factory unlock it needs a new battery
the current one works fine but discharges fast and dies suddenly and the phone is jailbreaked (could going bone stock help ?)

[altisdualvvti]

Marshmallow rolled out for Infinix Hot2 Android One version. Must admit infinix is quite active in updates.

Wow pretty quick for the hot 2. Now waiting for android m update for my hot note pro.

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[curiousdevil]

@s15 yaar ye J5 kay custom roms ka koi scene nhi hai abhi tak

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[512a]

@s15 yaar ye J5 kay custom roms ka koi scene nhi hai abhi tak

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That's because samsung has released different variants , and developers usually don't give support to such devices , grand prime is also one of those,

[ihpwf12]

mate need your help with one last thing
how much would my iphone 5 go for
16 gb factory unlock it needs a new battery
the current one works fine but discharges fast and dies suddenly and the phone is jailbreaked (could going bone stock help ?)

Firstly, revert to stock iOS 9.2
Do a factory reset.
Make sure find my iPhone is turned off.
It'll sell for about 16-18k depending on condition.

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[aston999]

Any experience with bytes.pk

[ihpwf12]

Any experience with bytes.pk

Its mostly 50/50 since some people had great experiences, but there are some complaints as well.
They also take longer than usual to dispatch products if you're not in Karachi.

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[v9sDEF]

mate need your help with one last thing
how much would my iphone 5 go for
16 gb factory unlock it needs a new battery
the current one works fine but discharges fast and dies suddenly and the phone is jailbreaked (could going bone stock help ?)

The iPhone 5 has a well know battery fault. Apple has a free replacement program for it too. I sold mine for 17k in July. It had its battery replaced and overall body was 6/10, but it had a box and cable too.