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advantage of iPhones in hearing aid compatibility Just to be clear, I dislike the Apple ecosystem and would prefer to not invest in it even minimally, as I find iTunes clunky and Apple laptops and tablets ridiculously overpriced. That said, my wife is getting sick of my "I didn't hear you"...

I should know more by this weekend. I was considering the silly expensive Spigen version ($38!) but instead ordered the slightly thicker Luvvitt version. It, my new S5, and my Spigen case should all be here tomorrow. :)

The S5 is IP67, which means "dust tight" or complete protection against dust (it will not enter phone), and also immersion in water up to 1m (at the bottom of the phone, 15 cm at the top) for up to 30 minutes. Personally, I wouldn't be opposed to taking it in the pool, but immersion should be...

Because it's in (distant) second to the Xperia Z2? Honestly, I'm going to wait a couple more weeks to see if anything new is learned of the Z2 coming to Verizon. Bigger battery, forward facing speakers, better screen, better camera, 50% more RAM, and completely waterproof...that seems worth...

Of course ecosystem is also a consideration. Compare Android phone + Chromebook + Chromecast to iPhone + Macbook Air + Apple TV and you find a laughable difference.

The S5 looks like a better device overall than the M8. I was thinking about grabbing an M8 today because the screen on my S3 is cracked, the phone is acting pretty long in the tooth, and nobody knows when Verizon will put out the S5, but the M8 camera is seriously sucking hard enough to give me...

Re: Z2 exclusive on verizon? According to PDA, it has CDMA radios! :-)

Re: Galaxy S3 dying, tough choice on new device I have a good friend who also speaks very highly of the Droid Maxx. My only problem with it is locking into a 2 year contract with a phone that's already 9 months old. Also, apparently Sony is telling me to wait just a minute. The Z2 has a...

I recently cracked the screen on my S3, plus its battery life seems very short of late (even with a new battery), the processor seems to hang up a lot more often than it used to, and I'm not due for an upgrade till July. The phone IS insured, so I could theoretically pay the $100 deductible and...

I cracked the screen of my S3 a couple weeks ago and have been experiencing increasinly worse battery life. I was looking forward to the S5 announcement, but was a bit underwhelmed. I'm considering going with the Z2 instead, or waiting for details on the One-2. An additional concern is I'm...

Stock launcher. In settings>applications, both are listed as enabled. Is there some different way I could have have hidden them? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Android Central Forums

Verizon GS3 here, had it since July and am generally happy with it. I'm headed overseas soon, and annoyed that I can't download rental movies (or purchased TV shows) from the Play store to my external SD card, but I'll live. I also bought and downloaded a book for the trip. When trying to...

Traveling to Japan and Taiwan next week and Verizon's global data roaming is absurd (20 cents per meg prepaid, 20 dollars per meg if you exceed). So, I want to download maps in advance that will track my progress via gps (turn by turn nice but not a must have). Google maps is deeply flawed at...

Yes, finally! Sent from my SCH-I535 using Android Central Forums

I can get it to automatically connect to my 2012 camaro as a phone, but as a "headset" for audio streaming is a whole nother story. Also on Verizon, and this is one of my bigger complaints. Also the Audible app hangs and times out, panoramic app spends an inordinate amount of time buffering...