smooth4lyfe
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1) Size, for me, it's just a little bit too large for me to manage single handed while walking. Yes, I can do it, but barely, not comfortably, and always feeling like the phone can be dropped.
2) Skype does not work on the phone. There are alternatives, but my company, and family all are on Skype so I really need it
3) No Compass feature in CityMaps2Go. I travel a lot and usually to places where I don't have internet access. I use this app to get around. The Android version does not have the compass feature like the iOS version so you can't see the direction you are walking on the map.
4) Various transportation/ticketing apps don't work reliably. Example; the NY Waterways app will not reliably let you buy or show your tickets.
5) Battery life, it just does not get me through a day. While most days I can recharge during the day, that is not always the case. I have tried everything I read on posts, but to get me through, I need the phone to last longer. Sure I can use an external battery or larger battery, but I don't want the extra size/weight.
The last item is that the phone does wierd things from time to time. For example, switching from speakerphone to handheld does not always work. I use this a lot when I call places, and leave it on speaker until someone answers and then switch to the handset.
1. Lol well you there is always the Galaxy S3 Mini
2. What's wrong with your Skype? I use Skype well on my phone...what is the exact problem your facing? I may be able to help
3. You can use the Stock android maps which has a compass (and pretty accurate). You can also download areas for offline use just in case you do not have any internet access
4. Hmmm never tried any of those..what do you use those for?
5. Most reasons batteries die fast is because the mobile data is constantly on, brightness is too high, and things are constantly syncing, and these will all use up battery, you can try:
- Juice Defender Balanced: Make sure when ur screen is off, it turns off your mobile data otherwise it won't work, you can set up data enabling times every 15 min so it checks for new notifications
- Don't have anything sync every 15 min and also don't download apps that run in the background too much, or make sure u fully exit out of the apps (Ex. Skype)
- I would not use auto brighness, that uses battery a lot....try and keep brightness under 30% (its still visible), and just increase with the brightness bar when ur outside
As for the speakerphone thing....not sure why it's doing that, but limiting the amount of apps running in the background could possible prevent this, because Android automatically cleans memory when it gets full or too high, and that will temporarily slow down the phone, but if you don't have too many background apps running, it should be smooth.
Android takes more managing because its mroe open ended, like a PC, but once you know what your doing and get used to it...its pretty flawless