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Last week we asked about who went out and bought one of Samsung's new Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 edge+ phones, and which one they picked up. As expected, the Note 5 wins this one. The Galaxy Note 5 received more than double the amount of votes in our unscientific poll compared to the S6 edge+. Everyone saw this coming. Even with availability in Europe a puzzling unknown (they gotta eventually sell it to the EU's millions and millions of Android consumers, right?) Samsung and seemingly everyone else has pushed the Note 5 as the premier Galaxy phone of 2015. Insert anecdotes about backwards pens, removable batteries and SD cards here. Of course, the requisite "No. Not buying" column gathered the most votes of any single choice with 42 percent. I have to include an option for the people not interested to have a voice, too. But still — this means 58 percent of the people voting grabbed one or the other. Naturally, this doesn't count the hundreds of millions of Android users who didn't vote at all. Slackers, each and every one of them. I kid. Maybe. What I really wanna know is who the 253 people who got both are. Holler in the comments if you're one of them.

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Since carriers started selling the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+, they have pretty much been the talk of the Android world. At least the Internet part of it. Lots of good things have been said — once again Samsung's screen is found to be the best in the business (no surprises there) — and of course there are some folks with issues. Memory management and S Pen insertion come to mind. But for the most part, I see a lot of happy people who bought a big fancy new phone. I like happy people. We all like happy people. Now we're curious about how many people out there got a new Note 5 or S6 edge+ and are quietly being happy. Take a minute and answer the poll to let everyone know if you grabbed a new Galaxy last week.

From time to time we ask which feature is the most important to everyone when it comes to buying a new Android phone. We did it again last week, and the results are in. The most important feature, as in the one that got the most votes, was a great camera.

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We've seen the 2015 lineup from just about everyone now (hurry, Google), and there are some really nice phones out there waiting for us to trade money for them. From excellent mid-range models with an easy price tag, to the highest of the high end for those who want to go premium, chances are everyone will find one they like. And because we're Android junkies, we will all probably buy one. Or two. But the question of features, and which ones are the most important, always arises. We all want different things, and the most important thing is going to be different from person to person. Here's where you tell everyone what's most important to you. The poll is below. Do your thing, then get in the comments and let's talk. survey software JavaScript is disabled!

Straw, which specializes in mobile polling, has extended its efforts to the web. With Straw Web Polling, users can create polls in most modern browsers, including [ Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft's new Edge browser.

In last week's poll, we asked if anyone picked up the new Moto G 2015. The results are about what anyone who's been paying attention would expect — split pretty evenly. We tried to include enough options to keep everyone happy, even including the "shut up about the Moto G 2015" option so you could tell us you're not interested. I'm happy that only 25 percent of the people who clicked on a post about the Moto G 2015 did so, then told us they don't want to know more about the Moto G. I'm also going to count those as "No" votes.

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Historically, the Moto G has been the best selling Motorola smartphone of all time. It's the greatest. It floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. Or something like that, at least according to Motorola. In reality, the latest incarnation — the Moto G 2015 — a darn good, cheap Android phone. It's built well, performs well, and this year has a decent camera. There's no wonder the initial run of the 16GB memory model (the one you should probably buy) sold out.

Our last weekly poll asked everyone about what method they use when they need to move a file from their phone or tablet to a computer, or vice-versa. For some of us, it's something we never have to do, but the majority of us still do it the old-fashioned way — with a USB cable. That's not surprising, and there is nothing wrong with doing it over a wire. Often times (and this is one of those times) the "old" way is still the best way. For about half of us, this is how we do it. The most interesting thing here is that 5-percent of us (212 out of exactly 4,000) have no need to ever copy files to and from a computer. I've a feeling that many of the people who voted that way are truly in a "post-pc" world and don't have a traditional computer. And I envy each and every one of them. The majority of folks who aren't using a USB cable for file transfer are doing it exactly how you would expect — through the cloud or with a wireless transfer app of one sort or another. That's where I fall in, because I can never find a USB cable on my desk when I need one. Look for a new poll on Tuesday, and in the meantime tell everyone how you voted in the comments below.

Some of us will eventually need (or want) to copy a file from our phone to our computer, or from our computer to our phone. Pictures, videos, work documents — there are plenty of things we want access to from both the desktop (or laptop) and on our phone while on the go. The good part is that there are several easy ways to move those files across, and that's what we're going to talk about in the poll this week. As usual, I like to start telling how I do it, when I need to do it. I mostly live in the cloud, so my documents and photos and things I want to look at from more than one place are usually available. When I do need to move some files around, I'll use my old favorite — Wifi File Explorer Pro. There may be a better app to do this, but I'm extremely satisfied with this one, know exactly how to use it, and already spent the buck on the Pro upgrade. I like familiarity. I also hate digging out a USB cable. How do you do it? Or do you even need to do it at all? Vote in the poll and be sure to expand on things in the comments. survey hosting JavaScript is disabled!

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Last week we asked what people thought about the two "big" events in the Android world of the week — the OnePlus 2 announcement, and Motorola showing us the Moto X Style (or Pure, or something) and the Moto X Play. Most of us paid close attention to both, and while there were some surprises, in the end we are left with what each manufacturer thinks is a natural successor to last year's product. That's how it goes, but that won't stop us from debating things over and over. And over.