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New Nexus 4 Benchmarks from Anandtech show huge improvement!

ohsocreamy said:
As we know Anandtech published Nexus 4 benchmarks which show the phone underperforming significantly compared to its sister Optimus G. It appears they have since re-run the GLBenchmark tests and achieved much higher scores (in-line with the Optimus G) which they have not yet published.
You can analyse the full results here:
http://www.glbenchmark.com/phonedetails.jsp?benchmark=glpro25&D=Google+Nexus+4&testgroup=overall
Here is a brief summary of the main differences. They are very significant and the phone appears to perform as expected.
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Result will be likely hitting screen cap of ~60fps.
With these new results here is how the phone would stack up against their published results for other models for the common Egypt HD Offscreen test:
Discuss.
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Source (Reddit) , GLBench.

Mother of God.

Maybe now you benchmark lovers can finally stop *****ing? Please?

Someone explain this to me. lol

I'm much more interested in the battery life tests. Hopefully those have gotten better.

Slap-Yourself :) said:
Someone explain this to me. lol
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Essentially new benchmarks show the Nexus 4 performing much better than previous ones.
rumthin said:
I'm much more interested in the battery life tests. Hopefully those have gotten better.
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I agree, hopefully whatever changed to get these better results also will result in better battery life too.

Can't wait to hear what went wrong with the original results, and if the thermal throttling is going to become an issue.
Come on anandtech release an explanation already!!!

rumthin said:
I'm much more interested in the battery life tests. Hopefully those have gotten better.
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+1
Although the new test suggests that the thermal throttling issues have ceased - meaning the CPU usage is more efficient and this should translate into big gains for battery life - I would like to see this confirmed.
Would shut a number of people up.

This is some really good news... Now I REALLY can't wait 'til the 13th.
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Source? Don't see this posted anywhere on anandtech.

red12355 said:
Source? Don't see this posted anywhere on anandtech.
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They posted the new results on GLBenchmark's site, assumedly they will be included in the full review of the Nexus 4.
EDIT: http://www.glbenchmark.com/resultsoflogin.jsp?login=anandtech&benchmark=glpro25
There you can see that Anandtech posted it, and the date.

red12355 said:
Source? Don't see this posted anywhere on anandtech.
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Learn how to read!!!
It appears they have since re-run the GLBenchmark tests and achieved much higher scores (in-line with the Optimus G) which they have not yet published.
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So as i said, something was indeed fishy with their preview.
Good to see it's solved though.

FISKER_Q said:
So as i said, something was indeed fishy with their preview.
Good to see it's solved though.
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omg AS YOU SAID.
.... or as aaand and 200000 other people figured a copy paste phone should provide copy paste result.

MatAuc12 said:
omg AS YOU SAID.
.... or as aaand and 200000 other people figured a copy paste phone should provide copy paste result.
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That assumption could've been incorrect though as they are not a copy paste phone, definitely copy/paste hardware, but in theory the design could've been altered enough to be fatal for the thermals.
I was more going after the way they actually failed to properly document it.

For those of you who like me were wondering why these results were attributed to anand :
Click on the blue link for the test in question and it will bring up a list of logged tests. If you look on the right some are linked to anandtech's own GLBenchmark account.
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Assuming he didn't run those benchmarks with the Nexus 4 stuck in a freezer, that's really good news indeed. Hope the battery life will also see an improvement to get on par with Optimus G.

asasione said:
Learn how to read!!!
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Wasn't there before the edit.
Anyway, thanks OP. Good to know that the n4 is performing up to spec.

just wow!

What is interesting are Benchmarks Anandtech released were done on November first, a day before this preview they released on the second, and some numbers match and others are vastly different. I am curious as to why this review was posted when it would seem obvious that something else was at issue and numbers from their own run the day before are skewed.

Where are all of the trolls now?
Tail between their legs?
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My Google Play Edition s4 is SOOO much better than my N5

I have had my N5 for a week now and its back in the box and the Play S4 takes its place, nothing about the N5 is any better than the S4 in fact its worse in available screen size, notification lights don't work and its so slippery I already dropped it twice, and the camera sucks asss, is this really the Google Flagship, I think not!!!!!!!! Not to mention the fact that the S4 has removable battery and SDcard

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My notification lights don't work either
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jojoluton said:
I have had my N5 for a week now and its back in the box and the Play S4 takes its place, nothing about the N5 is any better than the S4 in fact its worse in available screen size, notification lights don't work and its so slippery I already dropped it twice, and the camera sucks asss, is this really the Google Flagship, I think not!!!!!!!!
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Wow I never would have thought a 5 inch phone with onscreen buttons has less available space than a 5 inch phone with Hardware buttons, thanks for explaining this to me.

Cool story, bro!
Sent from my Nexus 4

wurzelsepp3 said:
Wow I never would have thought a 5 inch phone with onscreen buttons has less available space than a 5 inch phone with Hardware buttons, thanks for explaining this to me.
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I had to pee today after I drank coffee, and then I had some toast. Today is a good day.

heres your answer
The screen sizes are identical but Google uses the bottom portion for its on screen controls so the screen area ends up being about 3/8" shorter than the S4, just saying that's all, maybe not everyone realises

So you think a $600 is better than a $300 phone? okay...

Is this thread one of the Samsung's marketing strategy?

jackpf said:
so you think a $600 is better than a $300 phone? Okay...
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absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thread locked in 3...2...1...

jojoluton said:
its so slippery I already dropped it twice
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This line alone discredits anything you have to say but if posting like a tard is your thing then you have accomplished what you set out to do.

Please ELABORATE
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This line alone discredits anything you have to say but if posting like a tard is your thing then you have accomplished what you set out to do.
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I would like to know your thoughts LOL

Seems like you guys don't want to hear the truth and seems also like you will all be buying the MOTO G because it only costs $199

jojoluton said:
Seems like you guys don't want to hear the truth and seems also like you will all be buying the MOTO G because it only costs $199
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Why are you still here if you are getting rid your slippery N5?
Oh, and in case you weren't aware the S4 is worse in screen size then the G2 and Note 3. Just wanted to put that out there for you.

I've owned 5 different phones in the last 3 years and I haven't dropped any of them once, yet you dropped yours twice in a day. Maybe you just have sweaty hands?

but they are not Google phones the last time I checked ROFLMAO
[email protected] said:
Why are you still here if you are getting rid your slippery N5?
Oh, and in case you weren't aware the S4 is worse in screen size then the G2 and Note 3. Just wanted to put that out there for you.
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Pathetic response buddy

OP you are a little whiny kid.

who said anything about a day,
mjs2011 said:
I've owned 5 different phones in the last 3 years and I haven't dropped any of them once, yet you dropped yours twice in a day. Maybe you just have sweaty hands?
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if you read my OP its been in my sweaty hands for a week now ROFLMAO, obviously you didn't even read the OP.

[MOD] Easy fix for muffled speaker in landscape orientation

Are you one of the 50% of users experiencing problems with muffled speaker sound while using the Nexus 5 in landscape mode? I've been working on a fix and think I've finally perfected it.
Rotate the device 180 degrees! The speaker ends up fitting in between your fingers instead of up against your palm, resulting in zero muffling. Added bonus: the volume buttons are at the top, easily accessible with your right index finger.
For the other 50% of users who are not experiencing this problem, do NOT (I can't stress this enough) rotate the device 180 degrees. I am not responsible for decreased speaker volume for any users who fail to use this mod properly.

Will this void my warranty?

Gaffadin said:
Will this void my warranty?
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Possibly. See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053287
Warning, NSFW.

b..b...but after rotating it for 180° I'm facing the back of my Nexus... :silly:

Mine won't turn. RMA?

oifi said:
b..b...but after rotating it for 180° I'm facing the back of my Nexus... :silly:
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Hmmm, what color is your Nexus 5? I only tested this on the black model.

Is root required?

jwsg said:
Is root required?
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Root is not required, but it helps.

Rotate 180 degrees along the Z axis.
When facing your screen, left-right is X axis, up-down is Y axis, Z axis protrudes from the screen.
I should make my own guide with this info and ask for it to be stickied.
Excreted from my Nexus 5
[Guide] Headphone/Earphone Buying

Can someone post a battery runtime comparison?

Can I use a toolkit to do this mod? Also does it work on ART?
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not sure the replies are trolling or serious...

Is this mod backwards compatible? Say on android 2.2
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Can you please post a video???
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jwsg said:
Mine won't turn. RMA?
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You can also try rotating yourself 180 degrees.
jwsg said:
Can someone post a battery runtime comparison?
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No.
Tom540 said:
Can I use a toolkit to do this mod? Also does it work on ART?
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Toolkit is on it's way. ART is subjective, so your mileage may vary.
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not sure the replies are trolling or serious...
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CRIME INC. said:
Is this mod backwards compatible? Say on android 2.2
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Backwards compatibility guaranteed with all versions of Android, iOS, Ubuntu and anything else you can flash your toaster with.

I would expect a 3dB improvement to volume toggle rattle but need to see 3 pages of test shots and a video in someone's back garden to be sure about any benefit to the camera

What kind of benchmark scores does this produce in antutu or quadrant?

One would expect a similar improvement to microphone sensitivity.
However in this inverted configuration the N5 now responds only to commands ending in elgooG KO

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jwsg said:
One would expect a similar improvement to microphone sensitivity.
However in this inverted configuration the N5 now responds only to commands ending in elgooG KO
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Initial tests suggest that mic sensitivity suffers on the rotated N5, due to the mic now being covered. Unfortunately, reverting the mod is not trivial. If anyone knows how to convert degrees to radians please PM me. Once I figure it out, I'll issue a hotfix.
The rest of your post is pure lies and disinformation.

Review of Note 4 (N910C) - photo comparison with iPhone 6 plus

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Performance - the best QHD resolution phone I tested so far. Smoothness 95% as they is still slightly 3 seconds delay opening recent apps, the briefing add on is not well done especially the open effect, it is not pull out but jump out. Hmm... sometimes they is still slightly jittering when minimise apps and also during scrolling 2nd apps under multi window.
Real Camera - extremely awesome, I believe the best so far in day light, night shoot wise second best. Today later will do some comparison with iPhone 6 plus. The taken time is extremely fast, no single delay event at night.
Front camera - great for selfie, bright and clear. The wide selfie wise is not as easier to use as promote.
Screen quality - I give 95% as well. If you dimmer down the screen then you will notice they is slightly color shift at bottom part at white background. It is more easier to see the wave on bottom end when you put the phone horizontally and look closer to eye. I check others demo set at Samsung store and all same. Please don't purposely check it if you never seen it. But this is by far much much better than my previous Note 3 AMOLED screen. Beside this, the screen is absolutely awesome! The best AMOLED screen I ever seen and use.
QHD resolution - is this gimmick? Hardly to said, seriously I can't spot any differences compare with FHD. Oops! It is not like HD to FHD that kind of big differences wow!
Battery Life - surprisingly great! At least the SOT is better than Note 3.
Touchwiz UI - the best ever by Samsung. Flat nice design and finally can put folder inside apps drawer everywhere back not like initial release in S5 UI which can't. They is two draw back compare with S5. Why Samsung remove the color selection for folder! Also the new briefing is badly implement compare with S5 one. Beside this please implement way for disable or moving to bottom the S Finder and Quick Connect at notification, it is annoying as sometimes I do accidentally click it when clicking the clear button.
Samsung widget - I love all the Samsung widget, this time all well done with flat look semi transparency especially the main clock weather widget.
Bloatware - I don't find any extra Bloatware this time. Those keep complaining Samsung is bloat shall really go check it out before judge. Also if you use China phone especially Xiaomi then you will know what is really call bloat.
Loud Speaker - far louder and better than Note 3 but put back at real is really a big wrong decision. Why oh why you move from previous great bottom location to real. Now I truly miss my HTC One M8 awesome stereo loud speaker.
IN OVERALL I GIVE SCORES OF 95%.

Some random shoot.
Here some night shoot. All auto mode. I am impress with the result.

More photos coming soon.

Note 4 (wide) vs iPhone 6+ (square) Part 01
- all auto mode with HDR Off.

Note 4 (wide) vs iPhone 6+ (square) Part 02
- all auto mode with HDR Off.

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Thanks for the review. I'm also getting N910C. :good:

From those photos the Note 4 is better in low light. The 6+ pictures are too dark something I have noticed in other comparisons also.

Strategist said:
From those photos the Note 4 is better in low light. The 6+ pictures are too dark something I have noticed in other comparisons also.
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Agree.

Just wondering where you can purchase the SM-n910C Andrewtst, trying to find someone that will ship to canada.

Great review, great camera samples, thank you.
That cover looks amazing, how much you paid for it??

You deserve thank(s) for this wonderful comparison.

*Emix* said:
Great review, great camera samples, thank you.
That cover looks amazing, how much you paid for it??
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I buy RM 189 = USD $ 55

cillerbee said:
Just wondering where you can purchase the SM-n910C Andrewtst, trying to find someone that will ship to canada.
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I from Malaysia. N910C is Malaysia official model this time.

Andrewtst said:
I from Malaysia. N910C is Malaysia official model this time.
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I heard the exynos model overheating .is that trure ?
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Andrewtst said:
I from Malaysia. N910C is Malaysia official model this time.
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Those are some really compelling shots for the note 4, quite surprised thanks for the comparison.
I was also wondering if you could list the lte bands your specific model supports. Id really appreciate it. Thank you

ghawyhob said:
I heard the exynos model overheating .is that trure ?
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It's been in s4 exynos. Note 3 improved but have some lag but in note 4, it's only stay warm (cooler than my iPhone 6 when playing game). Only lag i can find is recent app - take 0.5 to 3s to open.
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daerien said:
Those are some really compelling shots for the note 4, quite surprised thanks for the comparison.
I was also wondering if you could list the lte bands your specific model supports. Id really appreciate it. Thank you
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May i know how to check?

ghawyhob said:
I heard the exynos model overheating .is that trure ?
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So far i didn't face it in this new Exynos 7.

Great photos, did you post-process the photos by anyway though?

an_xda said:
Great photos, did you post-process the photos by anyway though?
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All 100% without any extra post processing. I won't do that for photo comparison.

Question GW5 temperature app

Is there a third party app to read the temperature?
Knowing that typing in dialer:
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There is certainly a measured skin temperature

Seems we are all waiting for this:
Samsung Health and Galaxy Watch 5 get Natural Cycles integration
Natural Cycle's ground-breaking algorithm is coming to a smartwatch for the first time, and it's none other than Samsung's Galaxy ...
www.sammobile.com
This is then reason for me to buy GW5...
Best Regards

leking said:
Is there a third party app to read the temperature?
Knowing that typing in dialer:
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There is certainly a measured skin temperature
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How do I get out of this screen?
Edit: Nevermind, just swipe from left.

pbogdanovic said:
How do I get out of this screen?
Edit: Nevermind, just swipe from left.
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Press on Home key + Back key at the same time

adfree said:
Seems we are all waiting for this:
Samsung Health and Galaxy Watch 5 get Natural Cycles integration
Natural Cycle's ground-breaking algorithm is coming to a smartwatch for the first time, and it's none other than Samsung's Galaxy ...
www.sammobile.com
This is then reason for me to buy GW5...
Best Regards
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So you have to be a woman to use the GW5's temperature sensor?

Sometimes.
This is similar s h it like they did with BP ECG feature...
First sell the Watch... then long long nothing...
I mean with your Screenshot we can see this Temp Sensor exists and seems working...
Then why the hell GW5 users have to wait so long...
I mean as man Temp is also usefull IMHO...
I don't need such app... only body temp...
Best Regards

leking said:
So you have to be a woman to use the GW5's temperature sensor?
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Gender is fluid in 2023

adfree said:
Sometimes.
This is similar s h it like they did with BP ECG feature...
First sell the Watch... then long long nothing...
I mean with your Screenshot we can see this Temp Sensor exists and seems working...
Then why the hell GW5 users have to wait so long...
I mean as man Temp is also usefull IMHO...
I don't need such app... only body temp...
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But you can actually workaround both ECG and blood pressure obstacles even without buying extra stuff.
It is stupid, however, that semi-pro people, who use it, do it in most cases before official manufacturer. Stupid for manufacturer, to be exact.
I'll actually try to make that sensor to work with being man, but register myself as a woman (mine watch is gonna have new motherboard anyway, so any settings went to trash).

leking said:
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This is NOT it. This isn't skin temperature sensor, but an ordinary temperature sensor behind the battery that is in all watches and android phones to keep batteries from overheating. Galaxy Watch 4 has that info also. Device Info 360 on watch:
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lists that as Samsung Thermistor Sensor ID 69656. But you want Samsung Skin Temp Sensor ID 69686 at least that's what my GW5Pro is showing.
Samsung recently published info on the infared skin sensor: https://www.melexis.com/en/news/202...mperature-sensor-for-menstrual-cycle-tracking
Miniature digital infrared thermometer IC in surface-mount technology
Miniature infrared (IR) thermometer IC in surface mount technology with a small 3x3mm footprint for accurate non-contact temperature measurement.
www.melexis.com
Pretty damn capable skin temperature if you ask me, probs more accurate than any other temperature sensors that are available on Apple Watch Ultra but waiting for Samsung to make use of it is useless especially in countries like Canada.
Their github site lists example code and drivers for this ir skin sensor: https://www.melexis.com/en/documents/documentation/datasheets/datasheet-mlx90632
Unfortunately I'm not a developer, here hoping somebody else could look into this. Actual temperature measurements can be very useful with Galaxy Watch 5.