Samsung Galaxy S5

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    I've been really unimpressed with samsung since the S3 now. The S2 was a good phone but they haven't really done nyhting cool since then
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    The battery life on my S3 went downhill fast. It won't last a day any more and that's without a lot of apps installed.
     
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    I'll probably get the S5, I have the S3 now and I absolutely love it.
     
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    I am having the same issue. Battery life was great at first. Now, not so much.
     
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    I don't know if they actually work, but have you guys tried any battery power optimizing apps?
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I haven't. Do you have one you recommend?
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Why don't you buy a new battery? Super cheap

    hoop fam
     
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    I have extra batteries if I need to swap them out

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    I use Battery Doctor, it hasn't given me any problems and my battery seems to last longer, but I never had any problems with it so I'm not sure.

    My favorite thing about it is that it gives you an estimate of how much time you have left before the battery dies, and the estimate changes based on what settings you have it on.
     
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    Waterproof?

    [video=youtube;dLuwkrbhmYU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLuwkrbhmYU[/video]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLuwkrbhmYU

    If it still worked after turning off then maybe not that bad of a feature but still...
     
  13. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Ok let me try that out for a while.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    If the power saver doesn't help this might be the option.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    just get the knockoff ones. they work decently and are like 5 bucks.
     
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