Buying an HTC One (M9)

Hey guys, I've ordered a gunmetal gray HTC One (M9) for myself and it should arrive in 4 working days! Really excited!

Needed to ask you guys a few questions about it.

How hot does it get with casual usage, as in a bit of WhatsApp, or Facebook?
Many videos on YouTube complaining about the phone getting hot, wanted to know how exaggerated or not those videos are.


Second question, I can't seem to find a clear answer anywhere.
What's the latest version of Android currently available on the M9? Is it 5.0.2 or 5.1 or 5.1.1?
Is there a 5.1.1 ROM available for the Europe/UK unlocked version of the M9?
Talking about a pure stock ROM, not rooted, not custom, nothing like that.

Third question, I rarely drop my phone, but in the past whenever I have, it doesn't end well.
Do I NEED to get a case or can this thing take care of itself?

Past incidents:
Dropped Xperia Z2, back cover smashed to bits.... twice
Dropped Galaxy S4 from 3 feet high, the glass shattered.
Dropped Xperia Z from same height as S4, the screen stopped working.

Hope nothing like that happens with the M9.
I watched everything Apple Pro's drop test on YouTube, and other than the dents and scuffs (which happen with every drop), the screen of the M9 remained scratchless and INTACT! Not a single crack!

Any answers will be appreciated.

Thinking of buying this phone

I have the letv x600 now, it is a great phone exept for the rubbish wifi signal( it is amazingly poor)
Could you tell me if i should buy this phone, what are the main problems?

Buying HTC One M8 from Aliexpress, question about model.

Hey guys,

Has anyone here bought or had anything to do with Aliexpress? I want to buy an HTC One M8 my self, but I come across different models, which are usually 16/32GB EU and 16/32GB US version. for example: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Unloc...993568822.html

Does anyone know what is the difference between them? Could I still use the US version in Europe? US version is cheaper and has more space (16GBvs32GB).

And if anybody bought from there, what is your experience, was everything okay?

Thanks in advance :)

Buying used Galaxy S4. Which softwares are "rootable"?

I was about to start a new thread asking my question, but don't like to do that until I check to see if it's been answered already. The problem with this is I'm not even confident I know the correct terms to perform a valid search.
So, here is my question: I'm planning to buy a used Samsung Galaxy S4 (AT&T) and I want to root it. Are there "versions" on this phone that are "rootable" and "non-rootable"? Which versions are which and what do I ask the seller to identify the version- the baseband version?
Can anyone tell me if this question has been answered already and if not, where should I post the above questions?
Thanks!

Buying advice- consumer cellular version

I have seen a lot of oder threads and posts about the Consumer Cellular version of the Ham2 but have not found exactly what I'm looking for... A little advice on this version.
First of all the price is right for me out his phone because I can pay the 5 in installments. The problem I'm having is :
1. I know I've seen that it is possible to upgrade the firmware and update to Lollipop but have seen varying degrees of success. This is a must for me since I'm running cm11 on my end of life Samsung and really don't want to run jellybean. Is this fairly full proof to upgrade now?
2. Is it really worth it to have this phone now that it is nearly 2 years old? I like the bigger screen in theory compared to my smaller one now. Any experiences with that aspect? Should I keep looking?
Thanks for any advice you have.

one question away from buying . . .

Hey Guys,
i`ve checked the web and didn`t come up with an answer yet. What are the SAR numbers ( a.k.a.:Specific Absorption Rate) for this device.
I use my phone a lot and i`m a little bit concernd because in the past xiaomi devices had pretty high numbers.
Can anyone help me out please!
Thx a lot!

Why is everyone buying a cable?

According to Google, we will be getting these in the box:
USB Type-C 15W (5V/3A) charger
USB Type-C to Type-C cable

So I was wondering why is everybody ordering USB C to USB A cables. Doesn't the MicroUSB cable I already have support data transfer?
Thanks.

G2 Buying a New Battery

The G2 is over 2 years old now and still kicking for a lot of us, but the battery life has gotten pretty poor. I think a lot of us would be interested in buying a new OEM battery (seems like it is the same for all models) but there's a lot of fakes out there.

If you know where to buy an OEM battery for a reasonable price please post here, maybe with price+shipping.

Looking at Buying G Flex 2 is there still Lag?

Hey guys I'm looking at buying a G Flex 2 and just wondering if there are still Massive Lags and Homescreen Re-Draws? As a lot of reviews say that this was a problem and I'm a bit off put by that as I'd like it to be a smooth device.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated :)