Galaxy S5 VS Note 3 VS HTC One M8

Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

I had the s4 and the note 3 and i have to say the note 3 is a great phone but i ended up returning it for the m8 as the note size was way to big for me.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Note 3 by far, better screen, s pen, etc. However it is idiotic for anyone to purchase a note 3 at this point when the 4 will be out by October

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

I had the s4 and the note 3 and i have to say the note 3 is a great phone but i ended up returning it for the m8 as the note size was way to big for me.

Since the HTC one is so tall, aren't the sizes of the device, not the screens, comparable?

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Note 3 by far, better screen, s pen, etc. However it is idiotic for anyone to purchase a note 3 at this point when the 4 will be out by October

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Not unless you are on JUMP. Getting the Note 3 now would be perfect. You could use it for 6 months andthen trade it in when the new one hits.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Not unless you are on JUMP. Getting the Note 3 now would be perfect. You could use it for 6 months andthen trade it in when the new one hits.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.

U may get about $300-350 by then and would have to put in another 200 or so to purchase the phone since it's off contract, correct?

If that's the case then it's a waste of time to do this, because you are essentially paying a few hundred to rent a phone for a few months then trade it in along with more money for the note 4

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

U may get about $300-350 by then and would have to put in another 200 or so to purchase the phone since it's off contract, correct?

If that's the case then it's a waste of time to do this, because you are essentially paying a few hundred to rent a phone for a few months then trade it in along with more money for the note 4

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Not a waste of time if you really want to use the Note 3 for the next 6 months. There realk t isn't anything quite comparable to it, so I could see wanting to get it now and then trade it in for the newer version later.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Since the HTC one is so tall, aren't the sizes of the device, not the screens, comparable?

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The M8 is almost as tall as the Note 3 (the Note is about 1/4" taller), but is narrower. Note 3 is just about impossible to operate one-handed, M8 is fairly easy.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Not a waste of time if you really want to use the Note 3 for the next 6 months. There realk t isn't anything quite comparable to it, so I could see wanting to get it now and then trade it in for the newer version later.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.

To each his own I guess, but to pay to rent a phone for six months, trade it in and then pay another 200 to get the new version, instead of waiting the six months and paying once, doesn't make much sense to me

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

To each his own I guess, but to pay to rent a phone for six months, trade it in and then pay another 200 to get the new version, instead of waiting the six months and paying once, doesn't make much sense to me

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It doesn't, unless you really wanted the Note 3 now.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

It doesn't, unless you really wanted the Note 3 now.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.

If you think about it, if you really wanted the note 3,you would have had it already and not waited so long to purchase it.

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

If you think about it, if you really wanted the note 3,you would have had it already and not waited so long to purchase it.

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Maybe. Never know what a person's situation is.

Sent from thr Note 3...and yeah, its spectacular.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Sorry but your original post did not lay out any specific guidelines.

Ok sorry that I didn't clarify that. I currently own a Note 3 and the reason I wanted opinions from people who own one of these devices so I could get accurate opinions of each device from different people.

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

I never used the spen when I had the Note2 - well apart from playing around with it so I really appreciate the narrower M8.
Fits in the pocket easier and easier to use one handed (apart from the slipperiness.)

I do miss the huge screen on the Note though, the M8 screen still feels tiny even after three weeks of use.

The S Pen on the Note 2 isn't even comparable to the Note 3 in terms of response (how well it's tracked by the device software) and usefulness (how much more integrated it is into the experience on the Note 3).

When the Note 3 was out I kind of laughed at it when I tried it in the AT&T with a friend, because the pen was laggy. The Note 3 completely changed that.

That's not to mention the other improvements in the software and user experience.

I'd say the S5 is the best all-around device when factoring everything in. The Note 3 is better if you can deal with the larger display and somewhat worse camera, though.

The M8... uses better build materials.
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

The M8 is almost as tall as the Note 3 (the Note is about 1/4" taller), but is narrower. Note 3 is just about impossible to operate one-handed, M8 is fairly easy.

For Lebron or Shaq, maybe...
 
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No worries, thanks for the clarification.

Ok sorry that I didn't clarify that. I currently own a Note 3 and the reason I wanted opinions from people who own one of these devices so I could get accurate opinions of each device from different people.

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

For Lebron or Shaq, maybe...

Nope, works just fine for me one handed. You can't honestly tell me that your hatred for the m8 would mean everyone hates it? I think everyone on the ac forums knows, without a doubt, that you don't like the m8. So instead of regurgitating your opinion over and over and over, in a lot of the m8 threads, could you please just keep it to yourself? Nobody in the m8 section wants to hear it, seriously, NOBODY. We like this device, you can not like it and we can still all get along, can't we?

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

Nope, works just fine for me one handed. You can't honestly tell me that your hatred for the m8 would mean everyone hates it? I think everyone on the ac forums knows, without a doubt, that you don't like the m8. So instead of regurgitating your opinion over and over and over, in a lot of the m8 threads, could you please just keep it to yourself? Nobody in the m8 section wants to hear it, seriously, NOBODY. We like this device, you can not like it and we can still all get along, can't we?

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And it would work fine for Shaq and Lebron. I think you missed my point.

Most of the Android flagships are terrible for one handed use. Being able to type on a keyboard at the bottom of a screen one handed is one thing. Things are different when you have UI elements on the top right corner of the screen and you're using the phone one handed in your left hand. I don't have the biggest hands, and the fact that this phone has a 5" screen - which is already pushing the limits of one handed use - coupled with a pretty pronounced bezel under it makes it nearly impossible to use the phone with a comfortable/steady/secure grip one handed unless you have some pretty large hands. On top of that, the phone has a slippery finish on it. Adding a case may add some grip-ability, but it actually decreases one handed usage by making the phone fatter, which means you need even more reach to get across the screen while gripping the phone.

Has nothing to do with whether or not I hate the phone. The phone is big and the Bezel size and placement makes it impossible for me to use it one handed.

Like I said, I can't even comfortably use a Galaxy S4 one handed, due to the screen size. There is just too much reach to get to places where things are on the screen that you need to tap without shuffling the phone around in your hand a lot.

This is why Samsung has kept the menu button in their phones so long (even on the GS5, long pressing the App Switch capacitive button = menu button).

Calm down.

I mean, I never said the phone wasn't one hand usable for you. You can have Lebron sized hands for all I know. I don't know you. I just reject the fact that the M8 is "easy" to use one handed, because its size and the way it's laid out states otherwise. There are smaller phones that reviewers and people complained about one handed usage on, than the M8.

I will keep my opinions to yourself when you start keeping your opinions to yourself, fair enough?
 
Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

And it would work fine for Shaq and Lebron. I think you missed my point.

Most of the Android flagships are terrible for one handed use. Being able to type on a keyboard at the bottom of a screen one handed is one thing. Things are different when you have UI elements on the top right corner of the screen and you're using the phone one handed in your left hand. I don't have the biggest hands, and the fact that this phone has a 5" screen - which is already pushing the limits of one handed use - coupled with a pretty pronounced bezel under it makes it nearly impossible to use the phone with a comfortable/steady/secure grip one handed unless you have some pretty large hands. On top of that, the phone has a slippery finish on it. Adding a case may add some grip-ability, but it actually decreases one handed usage by making the phone fatter, which means you need even more reach to get across the screen while gripping the phone.

Has nothing to do with whether or not I hate the phone. The phone is big and the Bezel size and placement makes it impossible for me to use it one handed.

Like I said, I can't even comfortably use a Galaxy S4 one handed, due to the screen size. There is just too much reach to get to places where things are on the screen that you need to tap without shuffling the phone around in your hand a lot.

This is why Samsung has kept the menu button in their phones so long (even on the GS5, long pressing the App Switch capacitive button = menu button).

Calm down.

I mean, I never said the phone wasn't one hand usable for you. You can have Lebron sized hands for all I know. I don't know you. I just reject the fact that the M8 is "easy" to use one handed, because its size and the way it's laid out states otherwise. There are smaller phones that reviewers and people complained about one handed usage on, than the M8.

I will keep my opinions to yourself when you start keeping your opinions to yourself, fair enough?

You missed my point as well. My opinions don't constantly criticize one device. I don't post in a section of a phone that I don't like, putting down the device with almost every post like you. I'm not going to argue with you, I just wanted you to know that I, and a lot of others, don't want to hear opinions from people like you.

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Re: HTC One M8 VS Note 3 VS Galaxy S5

I had the M8 and and exchanged for the s5. M8 felt like a cheap iPhone knockoff and felt incompetant to survive an accidental drop. Also felt awkward to me. Both great phones buy I like the feel if the s5 better. Try both out before you buy

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