Galaxy S5 or HTC One (M8) - Which are you more likely to buy?

[Haalcyon]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

@Supreme. I think for some all that may be applicable. For others, they just want a nice dependable device that they can enjoy and use. These handheld computers that we call phones mean different things to different people. To be honest, right now, I have no desire for the rooting, ROMing, and tinkering that I needed to do to make the plethora of android devices I've had enjoyable. I do, however, want a device that really feels high quality to me. My criteria may be different than hers. Different strokes for different strokes, to simplify it.


{iRiidium} Technophile. 4 of 4 

 

[supreme83]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

@Haalycon. I know what you mean and totally do know that ultimately it's "different strokes for different folks"....thats why i'm saying they are both great devices. Any flagship android device is a great device and will be the longer developers have it in there hands. I'm not a fan of that oblivious to the details of tech and follow whatever logic makes a phone "feel high quality" logic that people have taken on and really think it's irresponsible and unrealistic to think of tech in that IF you want to make truly wise choices in selection. But honestly take a look at this video. This is a good summation of what i think. I say all this because i came to this thread expecting(not sure why) to find guys giving sharing rumor of features and links to actual data, not ragging on devices that honestly are awesome and that these guys are lucky to have to complain about. I'm just wondering what people want..
time machines that last forever?(@3:35)

Your lying to yourself as others may be if youre thinking a car looking fast makes it any faster and people can debate all they want but your fast looking v6 mustang is not going to be faster than some guys supercharged F150....and plastic shiny new hummers are not the car-tanks that old school hummers were no matter how you want to believe it or feel it "applies".......Fact is the things i mentioned are applicable for ALL and are the criteria you should judge by, not the phones color selection or how it "feels"....how it performs, durability, design, and how those really test, not how they "feel" to you. I work on people brand new computers as well and basically nothing is ever fast or powerful enough for your kittens surfing videos, nothing has enough space for your 6 milion pictures of little baby [deleted by moderator], nothing will protect you from viruses if you keep surfing [certain] sites..... but people will delude themselves into looking at information that doesnt matter and determining "quality"...the uneducated would look at classical great paintings and say they were junk but probably love a star wars poster on the wall ...but which is real value....or is it just a matter of opinion..(it is only to the guy with the star wars poster who doesn't know the difference)

so as not to further hijack the thread
Let's Chat: Samsung Galaxy S5 vs HTC One M8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yfi8zLbOqU

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[achacon77]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

HTC M8 GPE if released (fingers crossed)

Nexus 7 2013

 

[lanzfernandez]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I'm not sure with Sense but TouchWiz is just a disappointment. Something is wrong with samsung TouchWiz team.

So HTC for me.

 

[Haalcyon]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I'm not sure with Sense but TouchWiz is just a disappointment. Something is wrong with samsung TouchWiz team.

So HTC for me.

Nothing is wrong with the TouchWiz team. They're just not trying to provide yet another stock android experience as there are other devices that provide that already.


{iRiidium} Technophile. 4 of 4 

 

[rob damiani]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

Don't feed the troll.

OK I'll bite, how exactly is the S4 a POS? Do you have durability stats to support your claim? Of course not. Exactly where did you acquire this "true knowledge" of smartphones and where has it been shown that those with such "true knowledge" by HTC Ones? Seems to me to be a matter of personal preference with each phone having its own pluses and minuses but I guess I'm wrong based on this "true knowledge".

 

[rob damiani]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

This >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

neither, the Z2 crushes them both.

 

[dkhmwilliams]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I have to say that I am really liking the look of the M8 if the leaked photos are accurate. Also, if they have on screen buttons, I'm definitely getting this over the S5. Otherwise, I think that the two devices are going to be similar.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

@Haalycon. I know what you mean and totally do know that ultimately it's "different strokes for different folks"....thats why i'm saying they are both great devices. Any flagship android device is a great device and will be the longer developers have it in there hands. I'm not a fan of that oblivious to the details of tech and follow whatever logic makes a phone "feel high quality" logic that people have taken on and really think it's irresponsible and unrealistic to think of tech in that IF you want to make truly wise choices in selection. But honestly take a look at this video. This is a good summation of what i think. I say all this because i came to this thread expecting(not sure why) to find guys giving sharing rumor of features and links to actual data, not ragging on devices that honestly are awesome and that these guys are lucky to have to complain about. I'm just wondering what people want..
time machines that last forever?(@3:35)

Your lying to yourself as others may be if youre thinking a car looking fast makes it any faster and people can debate all they want but your fast looking v6 mustang is not going to be faster than some guys supercharged F150....and plastic shiny new hummers are not the car-tanks that old school hummers were no matter how you want to believe it or feel it "applies".......Fact is the things i mentioned are applicable for ALL and are the criteria you should judge by, not the phones color selection or how it "feels"....how it performs, durability, design, and how those really test, not how they "feel" to you. I work on people brand new computers as well and basically nothing is ever fast or powerful enough for your kittens surfing videos, nothing has enough space for your 6 milion pictures of little baby SOB jr, nothing will protect you from viruses if you keep surfing [certain] sites..... but people will delude themselves into looking at information that doesnt matter and determining "quality"...the uneducated would look at classical great paintings and say they were junk but probably love a star wars poster on the wall ...but which is real value....or is it just a matter of opinion..(it is only to the guy with the star wars poster who doesn't know the difference)

so as not to further hijack the thread
Let's Chat: Samsung Galaxy S5 vs HTC One M8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yfi8zLbOqU

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What if for some people "fast enough" is good enough for them and "looks fastest" is more important? You seem to be dead set on everybody using your method of device selection as the only method that matters. Generally people don't care about IOPS that NAND can do, or PPI of the display, or ghz of the SoC.

"My" V6 Mustang might not be faster than "your" supercharged F150 but guess what? It looks better than your F150. You state things as fact that are clearly not facts.

You also say "any flagship android device is a great device" so then how would you choose between one or the other? What if all the performance metrics that can be quantified are within the margin of error. From what you've said you'd be stuck with no way to decide which device to get.

 

[Paul627g]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

Don't feed the troll.

If there is something you feel needs moderator attention then please report the post and refrain from making public comment which will only invite more trouble.

Thanks.

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I'm going to hold a round-robin style contest and find the Internet fanboy who can write the most drawn-out, pompous post on a forum.

Then I'll buy neither, keep my Moto X and use the money to buy an authentic Ninja sword from that guy on late-night TV.

 

[supreme83]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

"this is what my post said "Your lying to yourself as others may be if youre thinking a car looking fast makes it any faster and people can debate all they want but your fast looking v6 mustang is not going to be faster than some guys supercharged F150....and plastic shiny new hummers are not the car-tanks that old school hummers were no matter how you want to believe it or feel it "applies"" .

is what i said and you prove my point by saying ""My" V6 Mustang might not be faster than "your" supercharged F150 but guess what? It looks better than your F150. You state things as fact that are clearly not facts." ...so we live in a world where someone suggesting to look at real data and not the opinions of the uninformed is the guy trying to force everyone or being "dead set" on forcing an opinion. youre missing the point and how it relates to these devices. Your misquoting and creating a conclusion to suit your needs

again...."Fact is the things i mentioned are applicable for ALL and are the criteria you should judge by, not the phones color selection or how it "feels"....how it performs, durability, design, and how those really test, not how they "feel" to you. I work on people brand new computers as well and basically nothing is ever fast or powerful enough for your kittens surfing videos, nothing has enough space for your 6 milion pictures of little baby SOB jr, nothing will protect you from viruses if you keep surfing [certain] sites..... but people will delude themselves into looking at information that doesnt matter and determining "quality"...the uneducated would look at classical great paintings and say they were junk but probably love a star wars poster on the wall ...but which is real value....or is it just a matter of opinion..(it is only to the guy with the star wars poster who doesn't know the difference)"

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[Kevin OQuinn]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

"this is what my post said "Your lying to yourself as others may be if youre thinking a car looking fast makes it any faster and people can debate all they want but your fast looking v6 mustang is not going to be faster than some guys supercharged F150....and plastic shiny new hummers are not the car-tanks that old school hummers were no matter how you want to believe it or feel it "applies"" .

is what i said and you prove my point by saying ""My" V6 Mustang might not be faster than "your" supercharged F150 but guess what? It looks better than your F150. You state things as fact that are clearly not facts." ...so we live in a world where someone suggesting to look at real data and not the opinions of the uninformed is the guy trying to force everyone or being "dead set" on forcing an opinion. youre missing the point and how it relates to these devices. Your misquoting and creating a conclusion to suit your needs

again...."Fact is the things i mentioned are applicable for ALL and are the criteria you should judge by, not the phones color selection or how it "feels"....how it performs, durability, design, and how those really test, not how they "feel" to you. I work on people brand new computers as well and basically nothing is ever fast or powerful enough for your kittens surfing videos, nothing has enough space for your 6 milion pictures of little baby SOB jr, nothing will protect you from viruses if you keep surfing [certain] sites..... but people will delude themselves into looking at information that doesnt matter and determining "quality"...the uneducated would look at classical great paintings and say they were junk but probably love a star wars poster on the wall ...but which is real value....or is it just a matter of opinion..(it is only to the guy with the star wars poster who doesn't know the difference)"

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I proved your point, and you missed mine entirely. I don't care if your F150 is faster because I don't like how it looks, and that doesn't make my V6 Mustang slow.

Sheer speed and raw power are not the most important thing to everyone, and whether you work on PC's or not is irrelevant to the conversation. Your attempt and thinly veiled insults towards those of us that don't share your opinion just because you think we should isn't cool, either.

You also failed to answer my question at the end of my post. When speed is the same how do you decide which device to get?

 

[HushH]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

Overall, I've been very happy with my One, but I was leaning toward giving the S5 a shot in hopes of getting better camera performance. However, I was completely underwhelmed at the launch of the S5, particularly by the design. The rumors of a premium version may have given me unrealistic expectations - at least for initial launch.

As far as the M8, I was really hoping the bezel issue would be a non-issue and that we'd see at least an 8MP camera. At this point, I'll probably wait to see both devices in person and take a closer look at the G3 (depending on release date) and Z2 as well. The M8 may very well still win out, but I'll have to spend some time with it in-hand before making that decision.

 

[AlphaVictor87]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

Well I currently have the S4. I thought the S5 was going to be a no brainer, but there just wasn't enough change in my mind to warrant the upgrade. So I figured I'd go for something completely different. I'm interested in the concept of the two cameras. I like the fully metal body this time (including the sides) I think that will do loads for how much better it feels while holding it. I like that in the pictures i've seen the volume buttons actually stick out from the phone a little bit as does the power button. Every HTC One i held its damn near impossible to find the buttons right away which is one reason why i really didn't want it, don't want to be searching for buttons. Everyone i know that has an HTC One says it can be a little hard to get the buttons on the first try.

Right now i'm leaning towards the HTC One pretty hard. I think sense would be interesting to try out and i've finally got the option to basically try any phone i want since i'm due for an upgrade. (Except the Xperia Z2 which i really wanted to try but no dice for us here in the US)

 

[anon(27512)]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I guess given those choices I'd go with the m8 but it's not here yet so hard to say. I'll probably just hang on to my nexus 5 unless I really am impressed by the htc one two.

 

[xchange]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I'm going to hold a round-robin style contest and find the Internet fanboy who can write the most drawn-out, pompous post on a forum.

Then I'll buy neither, keep my Moto X and use the money to buy an authentic Ninja sword from that guy on late-night TV.

Don't bother, I'd win

 

[xxx420]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

Probably neither, looking at note 4 at this point.

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[supreme83]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I proved your point, and you missed mine entirely. I don't care if your F150 is faster because I don't like how it looks, and that doesn't make my V6 Mustang slow.

Sheer speed and raw power are not the most important thing to everyone, and whether you work on PC's or not is irrelevant to the conversation. Your attempt and thinly veiled insults towards those of us that don't share your opinion just because you think we should isn't cool, either.

You also failed to answer my question at the end of my post. When speed is the same how do you decide which device to get?

Well being that the Samsung S5 is the same piece of 5h1t as the S4, I can't really see anyone with any true knowledge of smartphones choosing it over the M8. That being said, they'll still sell millions to unintelligent buyers on the shoulders of Samsung's marketing budget.

OK I'll bite, how exactly is the S4 a POS? Do you have durability stats to support your claim? Of course not. Exactly where did you acquire this "true knowledge" of smartphones and where has it been shown that those with such "true knowledge" by HTC Ones? Seems to me to be a matter of personal preference with each phone having its own pluses and minuses but I guess I'm wrong based on this "true knowledge".

Madlaw said the same thing i am saying and you people have done nothing but continually attacked my post without ever acknowledging the truth in any of what I said. Which is true for every user of any kind of tech at all. unless you just buy things to have the latest number or brand name edition. In that case quality, build, software, protection, investing time in your device mean nothing to you and you are right. I expected better, as I said, I was in this thread to discuss the S5 and M8 and their specs and features and software and android builds to be released on them.....not to hear guys rag on one company or the other and certainly not to be flamed for speaking truth. There were no veiled insults. If the dunce hat, fits wear it and dont get mad at me

As i've continually said you have to look at real data about ALL of the above criteria and then make an informed decision, i never said it was just about speed, i never said any of those assertions you seem to draw a defense about. Fact is you, Haalycon, and whoever is taking that position is being defensive, i never said a particular device was best but said to look at real data and whats available from developers , quality etc. just read my post without the stick up arse. again...."so we live in a world where someone suggesting to look at real data and not the opinions of the uninformed is the guy trying to force everyone or being "dead set" on forcing an opinion. youre missing the point and how it relates to these devices. Your misquoting and creating a conclusion to suit your needs"

YOU feel insulted for whatever reason and i cant effect that. The video posted before as I said shared my opinion about the question of "what do people really want". I dont even get what youre trying to defend. People shouldnt pick phones based on real stats about quality,? design,? lifespan? and build, ?real world tested applications,? people dont need cases? what have i said that is really so insulting unless something i said rings true to your mindset. What do you want? You've done nothing but attack my post..and my post have dont nothing but ask for people to use reason and logic in discussing and sharing information about devices.

 

[supreme83]

Re: Galaxy S5 or M8 - Which are you more likely to buy?

I wasnt saying they skipped on build and aesthetic just went with less is more in my opinion. I read an article about the plastic housing of it once that made sense that -in house- it probably saves on cost and is a smart business move since most high end phone users use cases now days

Well I dont really care if its beats audio or any other factor creating the premium sound. The Htc One sounds very good for a cell phone period. Also I never use a case so in your theory of OEM's designing phone's with the idea that the build material and aesthetics are not important??? I think thats the farthest thing from the truth and think Sammy would argue the same. Just look at the Note 3 and this new S5. I think they're paying a lot of attention to look and feel and doing a nice job of it.

The htc One is an aluminum unibody design so where you're getting a few ounces of metal from is beyond me.

The only fact is that many people have totally different ideas of what a phone should or should not have.