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Maybe the best Android phone yet!

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1xsculler

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I've loved every Note but none more than the 7 even though I hate the Edge, i.e. rounded edges as, like the S7 Edge and the iPhone 6s and 7s, I find them very difficult to keep a good grip on them and I hate cases on these big phones..

I tried the Pixel XL for two weeks and liked it pretty well but could not get excited about it.

After two days with my V 20 I'm very impressed with it overall. I like the keyboard better than any previous Android phone, the N operating system is fast as was the Pixel. I like the fact that I can carry a spare battery and that I can use my Micro SD card. I do wish it had a stylus but I'll wait for the next Samsung, or whatever, for that. The squared off edges make it pretty easy to hang on to, too.
 
lvt said:
Yes spare battery is a luxury nowadays, go for it [emoji106]
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The spare battery + charger costs $57. You could get a great external battery for any other phone and not have to take the phone out of its case, pop off the back insert the new battery, put the case back on and reboot. If you are buying it JUST for the removable battery, it is a waste.
 
mlknez1 said:
The spare battery + charger costs $57. You could get a great external battery for any other phone and not have to take the phone out of its case, pop off the back insert the new battery, put the case back on and reboot. If you are buying it JUST for the removable battery, it is a waste.
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You are right about the external power pack, but sometimes I just want a small spare battery in the bag in case I go home late and the main battery goes low, not willing to carry a heavy rechargeable battery pack all day long.

Battery charger is optional, I don't mind using the phone itself to charge the other battery once a month or so.
 
lvt said:
You are right about the external power pack, but sometimes I just want a small spare battery in the bag in case I go home late and the main battery goes low, not willing to carry a heavy rechargeable battery pack all day long.

Battery charger is optional, I don't mind using the phone itself to charge the other battery once a month or so.
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Not sure if it's like the G5, but the battery charging case on the G5 can be used like a USB power pack. If you were with a friend and they needed to top off, they could plug into the G5 battery case and top off from the battery inside. It's a pretty neat feature that adds some additional functionality to something that would normally only be able to charge one particular type of battery.
 
pequeajim said:
What happens when the battery starts to fail. You have to send it back for repair and hope that it is covered under warranty....
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Batteries generally last a bit longer than the phone's warranty, it's called hi-tech.
 
Perfect example of why I want a removable/user replaceable battery is my current (no pun) situation. Fully encased battery inside my HTC m8 is losing its life, but it's coffin is still functioning fine. The inconvenience to get a new battery installed is piled on top of trusting an installer to do a good and proper install.

Maybe it's just time for a new phone. The m8 has been and still is great. The lack of a replaceable battery is frustrating.
 
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prezackly. I use the snot out of my devices and after that first year I often start to see the beginnings of the battery degredation such that now I have to charge it during the day at my desk or it's dead by 8pm. or I have to make sure I have a car charger if I listen to it in the car or whatever. Let alone making long phone calls - which I also do.

so a simple battery swap is a good thing for me and something I look for. ONly device I didn't have to do that with - and couldn't was my Moto Razr Maxx - but I bought the Maxx version on purpose.

with my note 3 I bought another battery for it. and like someone said - sure external battery packs - but I'm still eating charge cycles of the pack in the phone. I'm not talking about trading out batteries every day, or even weeks but the ability to get a new battery tomorrow and use it without potentially damaging the phone is a key thing to me.

3rd over all. 1 - expandable memory, 2 - Quality product, 3 - removeable battery.

it's also nice to know if I did get it wet I could take the battery out let it fully dry and I might have a chance of reviving it.
 
today said:
Perfect example of why I want a removable/user replaceable is my current (no pun) situation. Fully encased battery inside my HTC m8 is losing its life, but it's coffin is still functioning fine. The inconvenience to get a new battery installed is piled on top of trusting an installer to do a good and proper install.

Maybe it's just time for a new phone. The m8 has been and still is great. The lack of a replaceable battery is frustrating.
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The M8 is a nice phone, fortunately I didn't suffer the battery failure on it because I lost my M8 within the first year during a trip abroad.
 
There is no doubt it the V20 IS superior to the Note 5, 7 and Pixel in many ways most noteably the speed and user friendlyness of the keyboard. I can't speak for the S7 as i haven't used it but it must be much like the Note 7 and the V20 is clearly better.
I do wish it was more water resistent and that it wasn't the same large size as the 7 Plus. No headphone jack and an antiquated keyboard eliminates the 7 Pluse for me.
The V20 is pretty darn awesome!
 
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