You need to get a Qi receiver. Any Qi charging pad can be used once you have the receiver.

If you are planning to get one, I would too. I have Qi receivers for my S3 and Note3, and it is convenient for overnight charging. Haven't gotten one for Note 4 yet.

Most of these "extended warranties" from sellers are not worth it, you had better read the fine print.

MHL 2 (or 3 I forget) is the one that supports up to 4K output. You need the white cable.

AFAIK, this new standard was only released sometime this year, products are still hard to find.

I have been following up on this MHL and large-screen casting abit, and I believe the best solution is this:


https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3624375

Universal USB dock for any device (excepting that other closed platform I expect).

I am waiting for the day when every device gets an active digitizer.

I would dearly love the Huawei P8 Max with an S-Pen. 5.7" doesn't cut it at all anymore for me

How much are you getting it for?

According to some googling, it *should*,and I almost bought one last year but didn't.

MHL should not matter on your TV, since the MHL is being output from the phone.

In fact I have no idea how a TV can be "MHL-enabled" since it is purely receiving a HDMI input, which is irrelevant since the signal is coming from the phone. Probably just marketing bs.

What you need is an MHL cable which is microusb for the phone end and HDMI for the TV end.

Charging can probably be better if you got an MHL 2.0 cable since it is supposed to output without the need for separate power. Separate power should allow faster charging with MHL 2.0.

There is an outlet in LYP that has the dock going for RM297 I think. It's at the rear beside the luggage store.

If you like it big take the Huawei P8 Max. Or a Nexus 6 for the pure stock experience.

Caveat: Huawei sux at updates, so you might only get a viable update 1 year down the road.

I see now...an MHL enabled TV allows the TV to *CHARGE* your device while it is connected.

A non-MHL TV needs a separate power supply to keep your device charged.

Well, it doesn't change the fact that MHL output goes to your TV's HDMI input, so not having an MHL TV doesn't really matter.

Well well....5.1.1 for the Note 4 !!!!!

Sprint only for now:

http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-note-...ing-android-511


If the N910C gets 5.1.1 it would go a long way to solving the niggling issues that 5.0.2 has.

Yes.

As I said, now with MHL enabled TVs or monitors, the TV itself can charge your device without needing a separate power input.

No idea.

The CPU speed bump won't be noticeable if Samedung drapes it with Touchwiz, although I personally find nothing wrong with Touchwiz after using Note 1 to Note 4.

Lag isn't going to kill you, it's just annoying like a mosquito that's hard to kill.

Mobile device processing power has reached the same plateau point like the PC, maybe only 15% increase in real power every year.

Is SME getting the dual SIM Note 5 ?

Note4 is still a highly capable device.

About this time last year, I did state that I wouldn't get a Note 4, but I ended up with one because I was given an offer I couldn't refuse. Free Gear S for getting a Note 4...

Anyway, after using the Gear S, I have found 2 design issues with the device, and until such time that manufacturers improve it, I will not get any wearable device, but that's another story.

For those thinking of getting the Note 5, my opinion is that if you have the money and like getting the latest shiny, then go for it. Otherwise, the smartphone market is very much like the PC market now, only incremental improvement, and each year's flagship is just a speed bump. My PC is now 4 years old, and I still get good utility out of it.

The current "trend" of increased lockdown, loss of choice and reduced planned obsolescence cycles are simply ways to rape customers more.


I leave you with a quote attributed to Carl Sagan:

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

This post has been edited by joytest: Aug 10 2015, 09:14 AM

I too have been a Note user since the Note 1, and I still have the Note 3 and Note 4 with me.

S-Pen FTW but after the Note 3, feature bumps are only marginal, although I agree that the camera is better on the Note 4, and the fingerprint sensor is a real convenience. I honestly find it hard to tell the difference in display between the 2 though, and I don't use fast charging.

However as I wrote yesterday, and per OwlsHeart, everything is now good enough for the majority of use cases for any 6" or smaller screened device.

No point spending so much for something marginally better, or in the case of the Note 5, seems to be marginally (or more) worse.

Speaking for myself, if I do want to spend, Huawei P8 Max is looking mighty attractive for something without the S-Pen.

I do not really consider "looks" in a device as long as the specs fit my requirements. All my devices go in a case and I'm only going to look at the screen. Screw any fancy designs at the back, I'll never see nor feel it until I take it out for cleaning.

Yes to all.

Slowpoke

Xiaomi and Lenovo seem to favor no sd slots.

Wahahahahahaha


Android 5.1.1 !!!!

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/08/26/intern...date-in-poland/