Linked by Alexey Eromenko on Fri 1st Feb 2013 21:52 UTC
Many people think that all Androids are equal and it's a race to the bottom where the cheapest vendor wins. This could not be farther from the truth. For me, it all began half-a-year ago, when I bought the Samsung Galaxy S III and was absolutely stunned by it, then exploring and comparing it with other Androids. Now that Google has fired a shot across the bow with its low pricing for the unlocked Nexus 4, where does that leave Samsung and its flagship handset?
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RE[3]: I'm selling my S3 for a N4
by Soulbender on Tue 5th Feb 2013 08:45
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Member since:2005-08-18
Well, CM generally gets rid of the carrier-applied crap and the crap the manufacturer has added.
Ah well, it's not a carrier phone so it came with blissfully little crap. Maybe there's one or two apps I can see getting rid off but not enough to bother with the process of rooting and installing CM.
CM is often faster and more stable than official ROMs and gets security-updates faster.
I do't think Gingerbread gets any more updates
You obviously don't do anything with it that'd require rooting, then
Yes, I guess not. I read somewhere that you needed root for BT tethering, wifi hotspot and stuff like that but I have that without being root. Maybe that's the bliss of non-carrier, cheapo phones.
Edited 2013-02-05 08:47 UTC
RE[4]: I'm selling my S3 for a N4
by WereCatf on Tue 5th Feb 2013 09:03
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Member since:2006-02-15
Yes, I guess not. I read somewhere that you needed root for BT tethering, wifi hotspot and stuff like that but I have that without being root. Maybe that's the bliss of non-carrier, cheapo phones.
AFAIK it's a standard feature of Android atleast ever since ICS came around. I haven't been paying much attention so I am not certain, but it probably wasn't a standard feature on earlier versions.
RE[3]: I'm selling my S3 for a N4
by Soulbender on Tue 5th Feb 2013 09:59
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RE[4]: I'm selling my S3 for a N4
by cdude on Tue 5th Feb 2013 13:35
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Member since:2008-09-21
StickyMount and any app transparently mounting stuff into the filesystem. Uninstaller that allows to uninstall all apps including pre-installed ones. Autostart-Manager to edit app-events. User-manager to share/deshare apps between users. 3th party device-encryption. Update the device to latest CM nighly requiring open bootloader via shutdown-dialog with one click. Extend device administration and a dozend others manipulating the system in more or lesser offensive ways.
Point is you can do everything. No limits. Just like with my PC. Its finally my device.
Edited 2013-02-05 13:42 UTC
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Well, CM generally gets rid of the carrier-applied crap and the crap the manufacturer has added. In case of Samsung's TouchWiz getting rid of that is already enough of a reason to go for CM. Aside from that, well, the answer depends. CM is often faster and more stable than official ROMs and gets security-updates faster.
You obviously don't do anything with it that'd require rooting, then. And if you don't do anything like that then why do you care? It's not like you're expected to root your device even if you have no use for that.
I, personally, use several apps that require rooting, and originally my phone came with Gingerbread -- it was buggy, slow and outdated -- so I rooted my phone and installed a leaked ICS ROM on it to get better battery-life, speed and stability. That's a useful use of the root - capabilities. On the other hand, if I didn't have any apps that require root or didn't need the ability to use custom ROMs then I wouldn't bother rooting, either.