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I have been on the LG waggon sense the G2 so on day one I went out and got the G5 and was very disappointed with the quality of the device screen quality isn't bad but has terrible light bleed and I also have a ripple in my screen when I press on the center of it this is my second G5 I wanted to like it but it's back to HTC for me my last HTC phone was that M8 sense was always my favorite Android skin I'm hoping this phone lives up to the potential hype so my question is are there anyone out there who will be returning there G5 S7 or S7 Edge to get a HTC 10
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I have been on the LG waggon sense the G2 so on day one I went out and got the G5 and was very disappointed with the quality of the device screen quality isn't bad but has terrible light bleed and I also have a ripple in my screen when I press on the center of it this is my second G5 I wanted to like it but it's back to HTC for me my last HTC phone was that M8 sense was always my favorite Android skin I'm hoping this phone lives up to the potential hype so my question is are there anyone out there who will be returning there G5 S7 or S7 Edge to get a HTC 10
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Maybe a lot of G5 maybe returned but I doubt the S7/Edge as they have a lot more advantage over the HTC 10 such like water/dust proofing, fast wireless charging, much better re-sale value, screen quality, potentially a faster and reliable camera to name but a few. The G5 was just a rushed prototype, perhaps they'll get it right next flagship as I like the modular concept.
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I have been on the LG waggon sense the G2 so on day one I went out and got the G5 and was very disappointed with the quality of the device screen quality isn't bad but has terrible light bleed and I also have a ripple in my screen when I press on the center of it this is my second G5 I wanted to like it but it's back to HTC for me my last HTC phone was that M8 sense was always my favorite Android skin I'm hoping this phone lives up to the potential hype so my question is are there anyone out there who will be returning there G5 S7 or S7 Edge to get a HTC 10
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I used jump on demand for lg g5 from s7 edge and now i think i will jump again to htc 10. Only reason i jumped from s7 edge was hifi plus module but it looks like it will take a long time to come to us. In the meantime, the idea of buying module kinda died on me and now i am thinking why should i spend extra 200 bucks for module if htc 10 comes with a great audio? So yes as soon as htc 10 becomes available i am jumping again. I have to say if i have to choose between s7 edge and g5, i will pick s7 edge fast. I regretted jumpimg to g5 and that was the first time i felt regretted while in jump on demand program lol. S7 edge is that good, it has most of things right and i only wished they had an extra good audio. Only the idea of getting module resisted my thought of returning.
Sorry you wasted a Jump from the S7E to that poor excuse for a Flagship named the G5.
I actually still have 1 more Jump on Demand left to use before it resets in June. I have the S7E right now bit I've been debating on jumping to the HTC 10. The only reason I'm debating it is because I've always been an HTC fan and i prefer a better audio experience.
What I'm worried about though is the following when compared to my S7E.
1. Inferior display
2. Inferior storage speeds
3. Inferior main camera
4. Smaller battery
5. Smaller display
Why I'm thinking about jumping to the HTC 10:
1. Better audio through speakers and 3.5mm jack.
2. HTC Sense is much better and less bloated than TouchWiz
3. Lower display response time and less input lag
In regards to design/look and feel. I think they are both nice looking phones. The S7E might get the edge due to the curved display. I also like the way the HTC 10 looks. It's a very simple machinist look if that makes any sense.
At the end of the day I am happy with my S7 Edge but am thinking about using a jump on demand for the HTC 10. Please give me some reasons why is should just hold on to the S7E or jump to the HTC 10.
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Sorry you wasted a Jump from the S7E to that poor excuse for a Flagship named the G5.
I actually still have 1 more Jump on Demand left to use before it resets in June. I have the S7E right now bit I've been debating on jumping to the HTC 10. The only reason I'm debating it is because I've always been an HTC fan and i prefer a better audio experience.
What I'm worried about though is the following when compared to my S7E.
1. Inferior display
2. Inferior storage speeds
3. Inferior main camera
4. Smaller battery
5. Smaller display
Why I'm thinking about jumping to the HTC 10:
1. Better audio through speakers and 3.5mm jack.
2. HTC Sense is much better and less bloated than TouchWiz
3. Lower display response time and less input lag
In regards to design/look and feel. I think they are both nice looking phones. The S7E might get the edge due to the curved display. I also like the way the HTC 10 looks. It's a very simple machinist look if that makes any sense.
At the end of the day I am happy with my S7 Edge but am thinking about using a jump on demand for the HTC 10. Please give me some reasons why is should just hold on to the S7E or jump to the HTC 10.
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You are like me lol. I liked the s7 edge probably the best phone i ever used but i want better audio experience too among other things. Also i am addicted to phones that are somewhat unique and i believe htc 10 is one of them haha. Just jump to htc 10, that is what i will do.
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You are like me lol. I liked the s7 edge probably the best phone i ever used but i want better audio experience too among other things. Also i am addicted to phones that are somewhat unique and i believe htc 10 is one of them haha. Just jump to htc 10, that is what i will do.
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Yea. I figure if I jump to the 10 and don't like it that much I could always jump to the Note 6 and then the next Nexus being how my jump on demand restarts in June. Then I get 3 more upgrades.
I love Jump on demand. I feel bad for those who couldnt get it in time.
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Sorry you wasted a Jump from the S7E to that poor excuse for a Flagship named the G5.
I actually still have 1 more Jump on Demand left to use before it resets in June. I have the S7E right now bit I've been debating on jumping to the HTC 10. The only reason I'm debating it is because I've always been an HTC fan and i prefer a better audio experience.
What I'm worried about though is the following when compared to my S7E.
1. Inferior display
2. Inferior storage speeds
3. Inferior main camera
4. Smaller battery
5. Smaller display
Why I'm thinking about jumping to the HTC 10:
1. Better audio through speakers and 3.5mm jack.
2. HTC Sense is much better and less bloated than TouchWiz
3. Lower display response time and less input lag
In regards to design/look and feel. I think they are both nice looking phones. The S7E might get the edge due to the curved display. I also like the way the HTC 10 looks. It's a very simple machinist look if that makes any sense.
At the end of the day I am happy with my S7 Edge but am thinking about using a jump on demand for the HTC 10. Please give me some reasons why is should just hold on to the S7E or jump to the HTC 10.
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1. Don't be so quick to judge, I'd wait for Anandtech's full review. So far Joshua hasn't said anything majorly negative about it[1][2]. All I've heard is that it has a reddish tint if you look at it from non-realistic angles. Same applies to AMOLED displays. I'd personally be more concerned about getting a bad AMOLED with blotchy, uneven colors or green tint with the shades of grey..
2. Again, don't be so quick to judge.
Just saying "inferior storage speed" doesn't accurately describe the storage speed differences.They're whole different beasts.
And if you're complaining about the storage speed, then you MUST be talking about it in context of file transfers because I cannot imagine what you could possibly be doing on your phone that would need faster sequential read speed, because that's where the S7/S7E is faster where as the HTC 10 has faster sequential write speeds thanks to the SLC write cache.
Here's Anandtech's storage speed numbers from the HTC 10 battery life/storage speed article[2].
Of course this is just sequential reads and writes, what's important are the random 4K numbers because that's what using the phone is.
Unfortunately AndroBench 3.6 is borked on Android 6 and AndroBench 4 is just not consistent enough. So only sequential numbers for now..
But what we can do is look at previous random 4K read/write speeds.
And then we can guesstimate the random 4K speeds of the iNAND 7232 inside the HTC 10.
The previous version, iNAND 7132 boasted 2800/3300 IOPS for random 4K read/write respectively according to specs. But again, not sure in what circumstances you can get these numbers.
That's MBps = (IOPS * KB IO size) / 1024
(2800*4) / 1024 = 10.9MBps (plausible)
(3300*4) / 1024 = 12.8MBps (uhm, this seems a bit inflated)
iNAND 7132 was eMMC 5.0 where as iNAND 7232 is eMMC 5.1, the reason I mention that is because
This new solution also supports eMMC 5.1 with a command queue to improve random IO read speeds.
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So in theory we should have higher random 4K read speeds on the iNAND 7232 IF your workload has an I/O queue higher than 1. Multitasking would be one of those scenarios.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9019/sandisk-announces-inand-7132-slctlc-hybrid-emmc
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9432/sandisk-announces-inand-7232-emmc-51-128gb-and-slctlc
Actually the LG V10 uses the iNAND 7232, notebookcheck.net has random 4K numbers for it. 30/16MB/s read/write respectively, but I'm not sure of the settings they used with AndroBench 3. So take those numbers with a grain of salt.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/LG-V10-Smartphone-Review.158944.0.html
Also if you find any random 4K read/write speed results of the HTC 10 on internet, like ArsTechnica's, I'd take them with a HUGE grain of salt.
Hunt3rj2 on Reddit a.k.a Joshua Ho from Anandtech said:
I don't enjoy calling out other sites for poor testing methodology but I can at least explain how Ars Technica arrived at those results.
In short, they're using AndroBench's default settings other than changing sequential to 256KB. The default settings are designed to give a huge advantage to UFS in ways that real apps generally do not.
By default, AndroBench uses 8 IO threads for all of its tests. This behavior showed up with AndroBench 4 and continues in AndroBench 4.1.
eMMC is half-duplex, and designed for single-threaded IO tasks. It's not the greatest system, but it is the most common storage in use in Android phones, so applications are going to be designed for eMMC storage instead of the 5 or so phones that are shipping with UFS storage. Multi-threaded IO actually can negatively affect storage performance with eMMC because of resource contention issues, so in general it's rare to see multi-threaded IO in real apps.
This leads to the results that Ars Technica is seeing. There's also an element of variability with AndroBench out of the box because the file size is 64MB. I've found that in the move from AndroBench 3.6 to 4.1 that the test has become far less stable and results can vary significantly from run to run, so I usually take the mode of multiple runs to get a result to report.
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Although one argued that
I can confidently say that almost no app developer designs their app based on eMMC or UFS storage. No one cares what kind of storage is in a phone.
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That's fair, but generally speaking it's more difficult to implement multithreading than not. Using 8 threads for IO is going to be a rare situation at best.
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To which I completely agree.
On top of that, your S7 Edge has USB 2.0 which in real life tops around at 40-45MB/s while the HTC 10 has USB 3.1 Gen 1 (=USB 3.0) interface. Which is mind bogglingly fast compared to USB 2.0.
Which means that with the HTC 10 you'll be able to read/write to the phone at pretty much as fast as the storage allows, where as with the S7 Edge you're limited by the USB 2.0 transfer speed.
Aaaaaand inb4 someone mentions "but with 2x2 802.11ac you're going to have 867Mbps...". No. Just no.
You're going to be looking at ~600Mbps of real bandwidth in the best possible scenario with an excellent WiFi implementation (like iPad Pro) which is without anyone else sharing airtime with your device and standing right next to the access point. Add another device or more to the scenario or increase the distance between you and the AP > and you've dropped below USB 2.0 speeds.
Let's also throw in there the fact that HTC is going to allow us to use the Adoptable Storage feature of Android 6 > we can have truck loads of fast storage on the phone, assuming you buy a fast microSD card that is
We don't have confirmation yet but I'm hoping that the HTC 10 would have UHS-II bus interface. The A9 has UHS-I U3 so that's what we'll have at minimum (95/90MB/s cards) but it would be really nice if it would be UHS-II U3.
3. In what ways? Dxomark ranked the camera quite high. Of course it's not perfect but I wouldn't call it "inferior". It's certainly on par from what I've seen and heard.
S7/S7E auto focus speed is of course miles better and ridiculously fast thanks to PDAF but how often will you be shooting photos in perfectly lit conditions where PDAF reigns supreme?
In photos the two are very evenly matched but if video recording is more important to you, that is where the S7 is better, stabilization and noise wise.
Although the audio portion does make the 10 a bit more appealing in the video recording side of things. Stereo recording with noise cancellation is pretty freaking nice, wouldn't you agree?
Of course I would like PDAF for video recording on the HTC 10 because PDAF is freaking awesome but you can't have everything.
4. Pretty much inline with it's size. Sure I would've liked a, say 3200mAh capacity but they would've had to make the device slightly thicker, which I wouldn't mind of course, but in this day and age thinness has been
5. Um. Ok.
[1] http://anandtech.com/show/10238/hands-on-with-the-htc-10
[2] http://anandtech.com/show/10252/htc-10-battery-storage-results
Damn dude. Quite the long response. I didn't say any of these things were definitely going to be worse on the HTC. I just said I was worried about these areas.
Am I not thinking correctly when I say I'm worried the HTC display won't be as good as the S7? The S7 only has the highest rated mobile display.
Am I not thinking correctly when I say I'm worried the camera won't be as good? The S7 only has the highest rated camera.
Am I not thinking correctly when I say I'm worried that I won't get as good of battery life out of the HTC? I'm only getting 8 hours of SOT with over 30 hours on a single charge.
Good point on the NAND argument by the way.
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Damn dude. Quite the long response. I didn't say any of these things were definitely going to be worse on the HTC. I just said I was worried about these areas.
Am I not thinking correctly when I say I'm worried the HTC display won't be as good as the S7? The S7 only has the highest rated mobile display.
Am I not thinking correctly when I say I'm worried the camera won't be as good? The S7 only has the highest rated camera.
Am I not thinking correctly when I say I'm worried that I won't get as good of battery life out of the HTC? I'm only getting 8 hours of SOT with over 30 hours on a single charge.
Good point on the NAND argument by the way.
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That NAND argument is only viable in file transfers, specifically from computer to the phone. I personally dont transfer filesvia wired connection, i just use airdroid and give it time to transfer. But in real world performance, The S7 has much better read speed which equates to better day to day use (app opening times etc...)
I am thinking...unlocked boot loader? If the s7 had unlocked boot loader I would have kept it. But I simply want custom roms and can't have it with the s7. The main feature of the s7 that hooked me was ip68. I mean i can just toss any phone in a zip lock baggie and use it but Still. G5 is out. I am still curious the next nexus devices and the note 6 but honestly I am tired of wielding such large phone single handedly it's getting old. I was smaller phone with huge battery, ip68, stellar audio and decent camera and display. I would choose the 10 over the s7 at this point because of boot loader. If that doesn't matter then s7.
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Battery Life Gets Rave Review
This reviewer says battery life could be as high as two days with normal use. He said he got more than a day with heavy use and testing.
http://bgr.com/2016/04/14/htc-10-review/
The screen isn't going to be on par with the S7, but it sounds like the 10 might be the phone many of us were hoping the S7 would be.
I'm on Verizon, and I'll probably jump on this phone if Big Red doesn't screw up the bootloader options.
Screen vs S7 is subjective.
For me the S7 is AMOLED, so is automatically pants, lol.
Having seen the HTC 10, I'd have definitely returned the G5 I had on order, if it had turned up, but the order was delayed to 22nd April - clearly meant to be.
You guys get a bit to technical for me (no offense whatsoever meant), but am I missing something with the screen? Sure, AMOLED is amazing in bright light situations, however I can't bear the over saturation in colors on AMOLED screens. I also read that AMOLED has a much shorter lifespan in comparison. Maybe I've been away from AMOLED too long, but I never liked them.
With regard to cameras, I shoot a vast majority in low light situations, so Ultrapixel wins all day in that respect.
I'll admit I'm a HTC fan boy, but with the M9 I was so disappointed I went to a LG V10. The sound (phones, not speaker) are very good and the camera IMHO is the best all around on a smartphone. The 10 has me itching to make the jump back to HTC. My only disappointment thus far is that they moved a speaker to the bottom. Everything else seems like a major step forward.
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This reviewer says battery life could be as high as two days with normal use. He said he got more than a day with heavy use and testing.
http://bgr.com/2016/04/14/htc-10-review/
The screen isn't going to be on par with the S7, but it sounds like the 10 might be the phone many of us were hoping the S7 would be.
I'm on Verizon, and I'll probably jump on this phone if Big Red doesn't screw up the bootloader options.
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There has not been a phone were verizon left the bootloader unlocked. You'll have better luck buying the unlocked version and hoping it works on verizon.
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You guys get a bit to technical for me (no offense whatsoever meant), but am I missing something with the screen? Sure, AMOLED is amazing in bright light situations, however I can't bear the over saturation in colors on AMOLED screens. I also read that AMOLED has a much shorter lifespan in comparison. Maybe I've been away from AMOLED too long, but I never liked them.
With regard to cameras, I shoot a vast majority in low light situations, so Ultrapixel wins all day in that respect.
I'll admit I'm a HTC fan boy, but with the M9 I was so disappointed I went to a LG V10. The sound (phones, not speaker) are very good and the camera IMHO is the best all around on a smartphone. The 10 has me itching to make the jump back to HTC. My only disappointment thus far is that they moved a speaker to the bottom. Everything else seems like a major step forward.
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Damn where do you ppl get these infos from, i have friends using the S1 and it still works with no burning what so ever. That is 7yrs.
I bet I could spot burn in on a 7 year old AMOLED phone, unless it's never been turned on.
It's just the display tech, the notification bar will almost certainly be ghosting on a phone that old.
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Damn where do you ppl get these infos from, i have friends using the S1 and it still works with no burning what so ever. That is 7yrs.
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Burn in is one thing, but degradation is a different animal. Here's one example: http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/20372_Do_AMOLED_phone_screens_degrad.php
Again, everything is subjective, but for me most important is color reproduction and saturation, which AMOLED quite frankly sucks at. I remember on my older Notes and S phones, half the pictures I took of family, skin displayed as orange on the phone, but accurate tones on my laptop or LCD/LED displays.
Add me to the club of G5 owners who ditched it. Battery life wasnt good for me. I could never get higher than 4hr sot. I never had bt running or gps either and brightness on 35-40% because auto was always too dim. Device was very fast though. Didnt have build issues but didnt feel like a $600+ phone. Preorded HTC 10 in glacier wooot wooot
Here's one review comparing the 4 major flagships. HTC 10 is #2 and the G5 is last (pretty significantly so).
http://www.stuff.tv/features/smartp...s-vs-htc-10/and-winner-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge
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Burn in is one thing, but degradation is a different animal. Here's one example: http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/20372_Do_AMOLED_phone_screens_degrad.php
Again, everything is subjective, but for me most important is color reproduction and saturation, which AMOLED quite frankly sucks at. I remember on my older Notes and S phones, half the pictures I took of family, skin displayed as orange on the phone, but accurate tones on my laptop or LCD/LED displays.
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Well even that is no problem, they stil look pretty good, no problems whatsoever. AMOLED is the most color acxcurate display on the market if you use Photo mode in the settings
I'm looking to get a tablet, and so far the Pixel C is definitely at the top of my list. As eager as I am to order one, I think I'm going to hold off since Google I/O is just around the corner. The rumors I've seen regarding tablets at I/O have all been centered around a new Nexus 7, but I'm waiting to see if there is an update to the Pixel C, or introduction of a new larger Nexus tablet. Along those lines, what hardware updates or changes would people like to see in a Pixel C 2? Personally, I'd like to see an active stylus, and the addition of an SD card slot.
I'd rather they just fix the build/quality control issues with current the Pixel C so it's worth the high price tag. That combined with Android N and I'd be happy. Maybe a folio without a keyboard? Not much really.
1 - Front facing speakers. The speaker placement on the Pixel C sucks and it is hard for me to not cover the speakers with my hands when watching content in landscape orientation.
2 - Fingerprint reader. I don't use encryption or a pattern lock on my tablet because I find anything more than a fingerprint reader to be an annoyance.
3 - No magnets. The keyboard is cool, but I would rather have had a Pixel C without the heavy magnets inside. I understand that it would not be economical to offer it both ways, but I have no interest at all in a keyboard, so it's just an annoyance for me.
4 - OLED display. The display on the Pixel C is pretty much flawless and among the best IPS displays I have ever seen. It is definitely on par with the QHD+ Sharp IGZO display on my XPS 13 9350 and the LG panel in my Dell Ultrasharp U3014 monitor. That being said, I still think OLED looks better. The way vibrant colors pop and the contrast ratio makes me not want anything else, save for something like a quantum dot display.
5 - Anti Reflective Coating. This one is a no brainer and there is no excuse for not having one at this point. Apple does it and it makes a significant difference when using a tablet in a bright environment.
6 - 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Using 1:√1 for the display was innovative and it makes sense in some scenarios, but nobody else is using it and it's just going to be something that people are not going to design apps for. I would much prefer a 4:3 aspect ratio display, which I personally think is perfect for tablets.
7 - Android Bootloader. If they are going to continue to use Android in the Pixel line, rather than ChromeOS, use an Android bootloader. Also, quit punishing me with a 30 second wait every time I boot up with an unlocked bootloader. I feel like the lack of ROMs for the Pixel C is mostly due to this ridiculous ChromeOS bootloader making everything exceptionally difficult.
8 - Faster Storage. Google has historically had abysmally slow storage on Nexus devices and the Pixel C is no exception. Utilizing a faster interface like UFS 2.0, or better yet, PCIe NVME like Apple would make the device feel a lot quicker. It has been shown on devices like the Galaxy S7 and any recent Apple tablet/phone that having fast storage makes programs load faster, install faster, and boot faster. There's no excuse for Google using EMMC 5.0 in a flagship, top shelf product like the Pixel C.
9 - OpenGL 4.5 Support. I have no idea why Google does not enable support for OpenGL 4.5, seeing as how the Tegra X1 and even the Tegra K1 support it. Unless they have a damn good reason not to, they need to turn this on.
Couldn't agree more, but just want to add a number 10. A USB-C CABLE !!! One not connected to a charger please...
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1 - Front facing speakers. The speaker placement on the Pixel C sucks and it is hard for me to not cover the speakers with my hands when watching content in landscape orientation.
2 - Fingerprint reader. I don't use encryption or a pattern lock on my tablet because I find anything more than a fingerprint reader to be an annoyance.
3 - No magnets. The keyboard is cool, but I would rather have had a Pixel C without the heavy magnets inside. I understand that it would not be economical to offer it both ways, but I have no interest at all in a keyboard, so it's just an annoyance for me.
4 - OLED display. The display on the Pixel C is pretty much flawless and among the best IPS displays I have ever seen. It is definitely on par with the QHD+ Sharp IGZO display on my XPS 13 9350 and the LG panel in my Dell Ultrasharp U3014 monitor. That being said, I still think OLED looks better. The way vibrant colors pop and the contrast ratio makes me not want anything else, save for something like a quantum dot display.
5 - Anti Reflective Coating. This one is a no brainer and there is no excuse for not having one at this point. Apple does it and it makes a significant difference when using a tablet in a bright environment.
6 - 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Using 1:√1 for the display was innovative and it makes sense in some scenarios, but nobody else is using it and it's just going to be something that people are not going to design apps for. I would much prefer a 4:3 aspect ratio display, which I personally think is perfect for tablets.
7 - Android Bootloader. If they are going to continue to use Android in the Pixel line, rather than ChromeOS, use an Android bootloader. Also, quit punishing me with a 30 second wait every time I boot up with an unlocked bootloader. I feel like the lack of ROMs for the Pixel C is mostly due to this ridiculous ChromeOS bootloader making everything exceptionally difficult.
8 - Faster Storage. Google has historically had abysmally slow storage on Nexus devices and the Pixel C is no exception. Utilizing a faster interface like UFS 2.0, or better yet, PCIe NVME like Apple would make the device feel a lot quicker. It has been shown on devices like the Galaxy S7 and any recent Apple tablet/phone that having fast storage makes programs load faster, install faster, and boot faster. There's no excuse for Google using EMMC 5.0 in a flagship, top shelf product like the Pixel C.
9 - OpenGL 4.5 Support. I have no idea why Google does not enable support for OpenGL 4.5, seeing as how the Tegra X1 and even the Tegra K1 support it. Unless they have a damn good reason not to, they need to turn this on.
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Front facing speakers would be nice. ABSOLUTELY agree on the android bootloader, but with this being a "Pixel" device, I don't know that it'll happen. Is there a reason for the 30 second delay with the unlocked bootloader, or is it really just to deter people from doing it? As far as the screen goes, I though IPS generally had better color reproduction than oled, with the advantage to oled being power consumption. I'm with you on faster storage too. I've never understood why a manufacturer would cut corners like this on such a premium device.
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Front facing speakers would be nice. ABSOLUTELY agree on the android bootloader, but with this being a "Pixel" device, I don't know that it'll happen. Is there a reason for the 30 second delay with the unlocked bootloader, or is it really just to deter people from doing it? As far as the screen goes, I though IPS generally had better color reproduction than oled, with the advantage to oled being power consumption. I'm with you on faster storage too. I've never understood why a manufacturer would cut corners like this on such a premium device.
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According to Anandtech (who actually use display testing equipment to measure contrast, grayscale accuracy, color accuracy, etc,), AMOLED's are as good as IPS at this point. Here is a quote from their Galaxy Note 5 / Galaxy S6 Edge+ review:
With this generation of AMOLED, Samsung has definitely equaled the best LCDs on the market. I suspect within the next year or two it will be inevitable that Samsung AMOLED will be clearly superior to even the best LCDs.
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And from the Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge review:
With this generation I suspect Samsung is either meeting or exceeding the best LCDs in quality, and with the next generation of AMOLED it’s likely that high end smartphones will have to migrate to AMOLED to remain competitive.
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1 - Front facing speakers. The speaker placement on the Pixel C sucks and it is hard for me to not cover the speakers with my hands when watching content in landscape orientation.
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Agreed.
2 - Fingerprint reader. I don't use encryption or a pattern lock on my tablet because I find anything more than a fingerprint reader to be an annoyance.
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Gimmick
3 - No magnets. The keyboard is cool, but I would rather have had a Pixel C without the heavy magnets inside. I understand that it would not be economical to offer it both ways, but I have no interest at all in a keyboard, so it's just an annoyance for me.
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Dont agree, its useful to have keyboard, it is one of thr reasons I bought the Pixel C. Makes a smaller laptop, complentary smaller than a Chromebook.
4 - OLED display. The display on the Pixel C is pretty much flawless and among the best IPS displays I have ever seen. It is definitely on par with the QHD+ Sharp IGZO display on my XPS 13 9350 and the LG panel in my Dell Ultrasharp U3014 monitor. That being said, I still think OLED looks better. The way vibrant colors pop and the contrast ratio makes me not want anything else, save for something like a quantum dot display.
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Neutral, screen looks fine to me.
5 - Anti Reflective Coating. This one is a no brainer and there is no excuse for not having one at this point. Apple does it and it makes a significant difference when using a tablet in a bright environment.
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Agreed.
6 - 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Using 1:√1 for the display was innovative and it makes sense in some scenarios, but nobody else is using it and it's just going to be something that people are not going to design apps for. I would much prefer a 4:3 aspect ratio display, which I personally think is perfect for tablets.
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Dont agree, the nearer to 16:9 the better. 4:3 just wastes more screen.
7 - Android Bootloader. If they are going to continue to use Android in the Pixel line, rather than ChromeOS, use an Android bootloader. Also, quit punishing me with a 30 second wait every time I boot up with an unlocked bootloader. I feel like the lack of ROMs for the Pixel C is mostly due to this ridiculous ChromeOS bootloader making everything exceptionally difficult.
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Strongly agree. It is a frankenstein creation as is, halfway between Chromebook and Nexus.
8 - Faster Storage. Google has historically had abysmally slow storage on Nexus devices and the Pixel C is no exception. Utilizing a faster interface like UFS 2.0, or better yet, PCIe NVME like Apple would make the device feel a lot quicker. It has been shown on devices like the Galaxy S7 and any recent Apple tablet/phone that having fast storage makes programs load faster, install faster, and boot faster. There's no excuse for Google using EMMC 5.0 in a flagship, top shelf product like the Pixel C.
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I find it fast enough?
9 - OpenGL 4.5 Support. I have no idea why Google does not enable support for OpenGL 4.5, seeing as how the Tegra X1 and even the Tegra K1 support it. Unless they have a damn good reason not to, they need to turn this on.
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I dont know what that is, but all my apps work and perform well.
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1 - Front facing speakers. The speaker placement on the Pixel C sucks and it is hard for me to not cover the speakers with my hands when watching content in landscape orientation.
2 - Fingerprint reader. I don't use encryption or a pattern lock on my tablet because I find anything more than a fingerprint reader to be an annoyance.
3 - No magnets. The keyboard is cool, but I would rather have had a Pixel C without the heavy magnets inside. I understand that it would not be economical to offer it both ways, but I have no interest at all in a keyboard, so it's just an annoyance for me.
4 - OLED display. The display on the Pixel C is pretty much flawless and among the best IPS displays I have ever seen. It is definitely on par with the QHD+ Sharp IGZO display on my XPS 13 9350 and the LG panel in my Dell Ultrasharp U3014 monitor. That being said, I still think OLED looks better. The way vibrant colors pop and the contrast ratio makes me not want anything else, save for something like a quantum dot display.
5 - Anti Reflective Coating. This one is a no brainer and there is no excuse for not having one at this point. Apple does it and it makes a significant difference when using a tablet in a bright environment.
6 - 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Using 1:√1 for the display was innovative and it makes sense in some scenarios, but nobody else is using it and it's just going to be something that people are not going to design apps for. I would much prefer a 4:3 aspect ratio display, which I personally think is perfect for tablets.
7 - Android Bootloader. If they are going to continue to use Android in the Pixel line, rather than ChromeOS, use an Android bootloader. Also, quit punishing me with a 30 second wait every time I boot up with an unlocked bootloader. I feel like the lack of ROMs for the Pixel C is mostly due to this ridiculous ChromeOS bootloader making everything exceptionally difficult.
8 - Faster Storage. Google has historically had abysmally slow storage on Nexus devices and the Pixel C is no exception. Utilizing a faster interface like UFS 2.0, or better yet, PCIe NVME like Apple would make the device feel a lot quicker. It has been shown on devices like the Galaxy S7 and any recent Apple tablet/phone that having fast storage makes programs load faster, install faster, and boot faster. There's no excuse for Google using EMMC 5.0 in a flagship, top shelf product like the Pixel C.
9 - OpenGL 4.5 Support. I have no idea why Google does not enable support for OpenGL 4.5, seeing as how the Tegra X1 and even the Tegra K1 support it. Unless they have a damn good reason not to, they need to turn this on.
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1. Neutral, I don't really use speakers at all on my pixel
2. Neutral, on phone, yes it is important on tablets? In just matter of convenience.
3. No magnets are good, keyboard are nice, I don't have to Coupe with shifty 3.rd party keyboards
4. No OLED are really shifty with burn ins. I'm happy with the screen.
5 agreed
6. Absolutely not, just buy ipad if you want 4:3 or nexus 9. The ratio is really good less water space while watching films but nice to use in portrait orientation. The screen ratio is the reason I bought the damn thing. As for 16:9,it is the reason im not buying Z4 tablet being the Sony fan I am.
7.agreed
8.would be nice, but the one we are having is fine really.
9. Waiting for vulkan
My only desire is for Google to make up their mind about the kind of device they want to release. Make a decision and stick to it. This hybrid nonsense is going to be the death of this device due to the ChromeOS bootloader.
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My only desire is for Google to make up their mind about the kind of device they want to release. Make a decision and stick to it. This hybrid nonsense is going to be the death of this device due to the ChromeOS bootloader.
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So then you'd have preferred the Pixel C delayed? You can always not buy it and wait for what meets your goal?
I agree, its not one thing or another, and is basically a well spec'd high cost Android tablet neither Chromebook or Nexus.
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So then you'd have preferred the Pixel C delayed? You can always not buy it and wait for what meets your goal?
I agree, its not one thing or another, and is basically a well spec'd high cost Android tablet neither Chromebook or Nexus.
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I already own one. I love the design and the hardware. What I'm not fond of is the ridiculous ChromeOS bootloader and kernel requiring a signed boot.img via verity and vboot in order to post boot into system.
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I already own one. I love the design and the hardware. What I'm not fond of is the ridiculous ChromeOS bootloader and kernel requiring a signed boot.img via verity and vboot in order to post boot into system.
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I feel exactly the same. At least you have the experience and knowledge to be able to repack the modified boot.img properly. I've been modding kernels using Android Kitchen on my Nexus 6 & 6P for two years now to remove forced encryption. It's ridiculously simple. But for this device, I definitely do not possess the knowledge to repack an image with vboot (although I have been successful in unpacking it thanks to @cheep5k8). I just wish somebody could write up a tutorial or something in order to modify the stock boot image on this device to make it rootable. That way, I wouldn't have to wait or bug any devs when a new factory image comes out, as I'd be able to do it myself.
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I feel exactly the same. At least you have the experience and knowledge to be able to repack the modified boot.img properly. I've been modding kernels using Android Kitchen on my Nexus 6 & 6P for two years now to remove forced encryption. It's ridiculously simple. But for this device, I definitely do not possess the knowledge to repack an image with vboot (although I have been successful in unpacking it thanks to @cheep5k8). I just wish somebody could write up a tutorial or something in order to modify the stock boot image on this device to make it rootable. That way, I wouldn't have to wait or bug any devs when a new factory image comes out, as I'd be able to do it myself.
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Yeah, unpacking is an option, but it isn't ideal. Especially when I have to consider the fact that our Jenkins server isn't going to do any of this. Our official builds all get pumped out via this server together. Plus, we flash SU inline in our script. It's just incredibly inconvenient.
1. AMOLED display, because of the contrast, black level and angles of view,
2. Much better keyboard (something like LG K380 would be perfect, it's the only mobile keyboard that I can write as fast as on normal keyboard - I currently use it with Pixel C because I could really write fast on the dock keyboard),
3. Ability to dock in portrait (important for writing).
I actually quite like the aspect ratio. I would buy it if it was 4:3.
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I kinda agree. I am not sure that the confusion is helpful for anyone.
However, I'd rather this was dual boot from the start instead of a one/other binary. I accept that ChromeOS isn't exactly suited to touch input (although the Chromebook Pixel(s) made a more convincing case than one would expect, as has the well regarded and remarkably long lasting C720P), and I get that Android isn't overly comfortable with mouse/trackpad/physical keyboard interventions (although, the Pixel C is making that case). What I find interesting is that the Pixel C kb that this is typed on is remarkably close to the Chromebook/box kb (I have both/all three).
Out of all this, I want a properly dual boot device. One that has the option without any dismantling. ChromeOS devices have the ability to dual boot, as do Nexus and/or any Android device that's bootloader unlocked. There's no reason that the 'Frankenboard' Pixel C should be different, particularly as it is a reference/developer/niche device (in the sense that it's not promoted beyond the very interested--ie like most Nexus devices before, say, the N7 or N5).
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Hi,
Im thinking of buying this phone, what are the ups/downs ? strengths weaknesses you have encountered.
Do you hate it/love it ? I need to know, i've read too many articles but some seem biased imho.
Thanks alot.
Perhaps not the best phone at everything but the best at its price point at the moment imho.
Depends really what is important to you.
I was trying to decide between this and S7 edge. The latter is a slightly better phone (smaller footprint, better screen and camera, bigger battery, higher cool factor, wireless charging, waterproofness...) and if it was £50 more than Op3 I would have gone for it. But I could not justify the £200 difference and went for the Op3.
And I have no regrets whatsoever. The phone feels a lot more premium that I had expected, it is blazing fast, the batter is also quite good and I have no issues with the screen at all. It is by far the best phone I have ever owned and I generally switch phones every six to eight months so have tried a few.
There is a 15 day money back guarantee so I recommend that you go for it and if you don't like it you can always return it. I suspect that will not be the case though...
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Hi,
Im thinking of buying this phone, what are the ups/downs ? strengths weaknesses you have encountered.
Do you hate it/love it ? I need to know, i've read too many articles but some seem biased imho.
Thanks alot.
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Can't speak for anyone else but my favorite things about this phone are:
1) Quick charging. With the Dash charger is very quick, inline with what's advertised. I've charged the phone on a plane using a DC charger and it was fast as well.
2) The finger print reader is super fast.
3) Overall the phone feels fast, much faster than my old Moto X Pure.
Things I don't like:
1) Screen is too dim using adaptive brightness.
2) Sound is weak compared to the Moto X Pure.
the samsung S7/e definitely has better specs, but even if it had a clean stock version of Android (which it definitely does not, TouchWiz sucks), the OP3 is a far more cost effective phone.
A better comparison since now it's almost the same price is the Nexus 6P ($404 on Amazon Prime Day (64GB) for example, and 32GB model has been $380 several times now).
Main differences between these two is:
- QHD vs 1080p (you won't notice unless you do VR)
- OP3 has an alert slider (and disables Automatic DND rules) vs N6P has normal DND mode w/ automatic rules etc
- Camera is better on Nexus 6P (unnoticeable during the day, but during low light photos you can tell)
- Camera App is MUCH faster on OP3 - both at launch and taking photos
- OP3 is smoother/faster & keeps more apps in RAM
- Fingerprint Sensor on front vs on back (both incredibly fast, location is a preference)
- OP3 has optional Capacitive buttons vs N6P has only software buttons
- N6P has Slightly bigger screen (5.7" vs 5.5") and is slightly (20g) heavier - but both are equally thin
- Stock Android M (gets faster updates) vs Oxygen OS (slightly slower updates but has more customization features)
i enjoyed this phone, wanted to keep it, but my 6P takes slightly better pictures. I have kids which i like to photograph whenever i get a chance and it's really important they look best. Its not like the camera is bad or anything, i loved it, in fact. Just think i would stick to my Nexus for now. I also want to try the Axon 7 and need to make the $ back for it lol. However, it was tough to make that decision yesterday
The cons for me;
- no Do not Disturb software. Have to use the slider button. It tends to override 3rd party apps too. May have found one working, but reliability is questionable
- no automated night mode, weak screen dimming software. Again have to use 3rd party, Lux, but having some problem with that app (slows down notification panel)
- I was on a cheap chinese phone last year, but it had a 4000mah battery. Kind of hard to get back to a flimsy 3000mah. Had to install xposed, greenify, Forcedoze, Amplify, trying to boost it to have a decent battery. I couldn't care less about Dash Charge. I charge my phone once a day, and that's while I sleep. I don't carry the Dash charger with me. That is not practical and I hope the people at 1+ and other companies stop ****ing around with the battery size. Device is really light. Really could have used better battery.
- what a poor support. Still couldn't get a refund on the case and tempered glass they had to cancel due to out-of-stock (but still charged me). Ticket is still open going back and forth. Just because of that I will think twice before ordering directly from them.
- I am not a fan of sound coming out from the bottom of the phone. I like ZTE Axon 7 take on stereo sound.
pros
- dev friendly, so roms will most likely fix most software issues
- seems pretty solid. No freeze/crash/random reboots so far, and the only slow downs I experienced in the UI are caused by some compatibility issue I have with Lux permanent notification.
- I like that the home button is capacitive. Won't break due to over use (happened on my last phone)
- providing I find a stable and bug-limited rom, best android phone I owned
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the samsung S7/e definitely has better specs, but even if it had a clean stock version of Android (which it definitely does not, TouchWiz sucks), the OP3 is a far more cost effective phone.
A better comparison since now it's almost the same price is the Nexus 6P ($404 on Amazon Prime Day (64GB) for example, and 32GB model has been $380 several times now).
Main differences between these two is:
- QHD vs 1080p (you won't notice unless you do VR)
- OP3 has an alert slider (and disables Automatic DND rules) vs N6P has normal DND mode w/ automatic rules etc
- Camera is better on Nexus 6P (unnoticeable during the day, but during low light photos you can tell)
- Camera App is MUCH faster on OP3 - both at launch and taking photos
- OP3 is smoother/faster & keeps more apps in RAM
- Fingerprint Sensor on front vs on back (both incredibly fast, location is a preference)
- OP3 has optional Capacitive buttons vs N6P has only software buttons
- N6P has Slightly bigger screen (5.7" vs 5.5") and is slightly (20g) heavier - but both are equally thin
- Stock Android M (gets faster updates) vs Oxygen OS (slightly slower updates but has more customization features)
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You certainly will notice the difference of the Op3's Pen Tile 1080p Amoled display compared with a QuadHD Amoled, even in normal use. That's in direct comparison. Use the Op3 for a while and you likely forget.
As to value, the OP3 is clearly better value than £600 flagships but for me, the benefits the S7(E) has are worth the extra. (I cycle a lot and the water resistance is incredibly useful as is the bright screen).
If the above is not too important I'd thoroughly recommend the OnePlus.
(Still, mine is provisionally sold and soon on its way to its new and probably happy owner).
The previous comments all pretty much sum up what I would have to add. Highly recommend the phone...it's worth every penny of the $399 and then some. Very satisfied with my purchase.
I'm going to make one observation about the screen though. 95% of the time, I can't discern a difference between the OP3's 1080p screen and my old Nexus 6 1440p screen. That 5% kicks in when I want to view photos that I've snapped on the phone. Zooming in to those photos creates a considerable loss in detail. This was not the case with my Nexus 6. Zooming into photos retained so much detail and clarity, even though the N6 camera is not as good as the OP3 camera.
My two cents!
Op3 have some flaws,but not everyone experiencing,which are mostly software related which can be fixed with updates ... But it doesn't mean a flawed phone, rather it is best phone on which money can be spent without too much thinking.
By the way every phone whether it cost some penny or our whole arm and leg, has some flaws , that doesn't mean phone is not good.
Therefore you have read several review blog,device specific sections here on xda which will help you to know what are most common problems with particular phone.If these problems are to severe that software update or dev community can't fix then you have to make careful decision before purchase.
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About One plus 3 - It is very strong device,its perfomance is strong in every department,and is above the money you pay .
and that Dash Charge its awesome, ridiculously fast ,70 minutes and is goes from zero to hero
For me it's all about development. This device is more stable, faster and nicer than my previous g3. S7 is fine phone and even tw improve a lot, but on open phone, there are unlimited possibilities, on s7 you have just one.
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You certainly will notice the difference of the Op3's Pen Tile 1080p Amoled display compared with a QuadHD Amoled, even in normal use. That's in direct comparison. Use the Op3 for a while and you likely forget.
As to value, the OP3 is clearly better value than £600 flagships but for me, the benefits the S7(E) has are worth the extra. (I cycle a lot and the water resistance is incredibly useful as is the bright screen).
If the above is not too important I'd thoroughly recommend the OnePlus.
(Still, mine is provisionally sold and soon on its way to its new and probably happy owner).
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I would agree that side-by-side you can tell a difference, but it's irrelevant for day to day use.
Also, far more noticeable is the difference in both DPI, and in colors (unless you enable sRGB mode on both phones).
No dash charging on custom ROMs sucks, but OP should be releasing source code for this later this month right?
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I can't speak for other countries, I live in The Netherlands for the record.
Now, the big plus for me is the price.
The oneplus 3 only costed me € 399,-
If I were to look for other flagships, I would look at these prices
Galaxy S7 : € 650,- on average
Nexus 6P : € 530,- on average
LG G5 : € 550,- on average
Now my last phone was a 2013 Nexus 5 and honestly I didn't feel that upgrading to a 5X was worth it.
But then if i look at other flagships, prices around here seem to rise exponentially.
Yes, ofc I think that an S7 is a great phone, but € 250,- better on average? (Considering all the bloatware you get with it, Its really not worth that much more. Also no support for development really with locked bootloaders.)
Pro's
- Clean version of android with more features
- No bloatware
- 6GB of RAM (For people who say RAM doesn't matter, try using a Nexus 9 Tablet with its 2GB of memory with a 64-bit OS. You will want to throw the thing out of your window before the end of the day.)
- price to value
- great fingerprint scanner
Cons
- only 1 place where you can buy it (online)
- doesn't have all the features like an S7 has (water resistant etc. )
- Slower updates compared to a Nexus device
- No option to use a schedule for "Do Not Disturb", instead you have a slider. (I like the slider but why the **** did they take out the damn scheduler. I like my downtime every night from 23:00 till around 07:00, Now I have to do it manually.)
Let me just add bad camera quality on custom ROMs.
Hopefully Oneplus will release the camera apk
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Does the 1080p resolution result in visible pixels? How well will the phone do with a VR headset due to the low resoution for a 5.5 inch display?
Battery life of my N5 never was good, after 3 years of use it's really bad. How much of an improvement can I expect?
How much more power in real life experience can I expect from the Snapdragon 820 compared to the N5's 800?
Do you think the switch is generally worth it? I was thinking about waiting for the new Nexus devices, but the pricing of the N6P makes me think I won't get as much bang for the buck as I do when buying the Oneplus 3.
It's a great phone if you plan to run stock BUT there's no dash charging for custom ROMs AND there is no good camera on custom ROMs.
Oneplus hasn't released the source for dash charging and camera apk.
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1. cannot see any visible pixels. I don't use VR, so I can't comment on that.
2. Battery life will be a generous increase, at least for me and my usage it was. And I came from a 5X. It last me a full day and then some.
3. Compared to a N5, day to day usage you should see a noticeable increase in speed, especially if you decrease animations to .5. where you will see the most benefits will be multi tasking, gaming and tab intensive browsing.
4. I've had both the 5x and 6p, the former being my favorite. Unless your a huge Nexus fan, in my opinion i would get the OP3. It is just as easy to unlock the bootloader and run custom Roms. At the moment custom is kind of limited because the kernel source not being released, no dash charge. But all the Roms are here, including AOSP. (Slim 6) I'm using stock oxygen rooted, fits my bill. The only other thing would be the 2016 Nexus' but I'm not a big fan of HTC, the RAM will be less and I'm not sure they will be able to beat the OP3 all around.. Check my Sig, I've had a few devices and this is by far my favorite.
Again, these are just my experiences/opinions.
both the 2016 Nexus 5" and the OP3 will likely be amazing and powerful. Camera on the OP3 is not as good as N6P though, FYI. performance is much better than any other phone though. minor customizations are nice too
The only thing i'd recommend is avoiding the 2015 Nexus 5X.
Lownita said:
Does the 1080p resolution result in visible pixels? How well will the phone do with a VR headset due to the low resoution for a 5.5 inch display?
Battery life of my N5 never was good, after 3 years of use it's really bad. How much of an improvement can I expect?
How much more power in real life experience can I expect from the Snapdragon 820 compared to the N5's 800?
Do you think the switch is generally worth it? I was thinking about waiting for the new Nexus devices, but the pricing of the N6P makes me think I won't get as much bang for the buck as I do when buying the Oneplus 3.
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1. Personally I use VR alot and I don't see any noticeable problem ....it performs like any other 1080 device (comparing with my 5inch 1080p s4) ...even though it's 5.5 inch it still looks good in Vr...coming to those heating ....even one plus 3 gets heated up after using VR for a long time and reaches to 40-45° Celsius or even more sometimes
2.It gives more than 5hours of screen on time to me ....and since warranty isn't void when rooting you can use a custom kernel or lower the clock speed to improve battery life even more
3.personally I never used N5 and coming to performance of AOSP or close to AOSP Roms they perform well even in a snapdragon 400...but snap820 gives a boost in gaming ...games run smoothly and the device can even have another game in its memory and you can keep switching without any lags and there is negligible heating while gaming
4.i'm sure the new Nexus will be costlier ...but if you are a VR fan you might be expecting alot from Google's upcoming daydream and I don't really know what exact hardware it actually needs and Google said that no current device will fully support daydream ...and it's just axon 7 which is said to be daydream ready for now ....you can buy one plus right now or wait for Nexus to come and decide between the 2 ....it will be your final decision ....personally I think you must go for one plus 3 because it's really a "value for money " type of device
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Thanks everyone, sounds really good! The bug where the phone didn't use the ram to its full extend has been fixed, is that right?
I switched from the Nexus 5 as well and I do not regret it. The device is amazing and you will not get anything better for 400€/$ (IMHO).
The battery life is good so far, but I cannot give you any numbers since I have only used it for about a week and tinkered a lot with it. This makes any estimation for battery life unrealistic. So far I would say it is better than the Nexus 5 but that is all I want to say about this topic .
The larger display, larger storage, better camera and larger RAM are definitely worth an upgrade in my opinion!
That said, my Nexus 5 still works fine with a new battery and cm13 (caf-version (!)) and there are also a few things it does better than the OP3:
* Stronger vibration motor (IMHO) which is useful if you use the device in silent mode most of the time...
* Far more accurate display. I was surprised by the strange colors of the amoled display. I enabled the sRGB mode which mostly fixed this but I did not remember the colors being so different after switching from the Galaxy S1 to Nexus 4 and Nexus 5...
Altogether a very good phone, definitely worth the money and a good upgrade. Make sure to also buy the sandstone-cover if you decide to buy the OP3. The aluminium body makes this thing extremely slippery. And honestly it is still a thin device, even with the cover included.
Best Regards
Michael
P.s.: I have no idea about VR, sry.
Lownita said:
Thanks everyone, sounds really good! The bug where the phone didn't use the ram to its full extend has been fixed, is that right?
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They did do a fix, but I still dont think it would use all 6 gigs. I see it as more than future proof
If this is asked, I didn't see it but I wanted to ask the guys using the P6P before I decide which way I'm going, are you happy with the 6P or would trade down for the P6 Pro? And I ask this as someone who always goes with the bigger version (P4 XL, currently for example).
I'm guessing there are some of yo have test-driven both.
And if so, I'm curious about why or why not?? The extra $300 is a little harder to swallow 2 months after buying a house in an inflating economy...
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If this is asked, I didn't see it but I wanted to ask the guys using the P6P before I decide which way I'm going, are you happy with the 6P or would trade down for the P6 Pro? And I ask this as someone who always goes with the bigger version (P4 XL, currently for example).
I'm guessing there are some of yo have test-driven both.
And if so, I'm curious about why or why not?? The extra $300 is a little harder to swallow 2 months after buying a house in an inflating economy...
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I decided on the pro for the LTPO display and the 48 telephoto. I learned quickly that 120hz eats the battery so I keep it at 60 which helps a LOT.
Other than that if I had a choice to go back and save the 300 I probably would. It's not that much better. And the stereo speakers are not balanced AT all.
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I decided on the pro for the LTPO display and the 48 telephoto. I learned quickly that 120hz eats the battery so I keep it at 60 which helps a LOT.
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That's actually - at the moment - not true. There seems to be a strange bug.
Pixel 6 Pro Consuming More Power In 60Hz Mode Than In 120Hz One
The Google Pixel 6 Pro seems to be consuming more power in 60Hz mode, than it does in 120Hz mode. Needless to say, this is not normal, as higher refresh
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Gytole said:
I decided on the pro for the LTPO display and the 48 telephoto. I learned quickly that 120hz eats the battery so I keep it at 60 which helps a LOT.
Other than that if I had a choice to go back and save the 300 I probably would. It's not that much better. And the stereo speakers are not balanced AT all.
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I appreciate that. It's one of the reasons that I not sure which way to go, in that I don't need the enhanced resolution because I don't watch video on my phone or play games. It's just a nice feature to have it I guess but it's not a deal-breaker. The extra size is nice but mostly it's performance that I look for and from what I've read it's not a huge difference between devices.
Thanks for the input!
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If this is asked, I didn't see it but I wanted to ask the guys using the P6P before I decide which way I'm going, are you happy with the 6P or would trade down for the P6 Pro? And I ask this as someone who always goes with the bigger version (P4 XL, currently for example).
I'm guessing there are some of yo have test-driven both.
And if so, I'm curious about why or why not?? The extra $300 is a little harder to swallow 2 months after buying a house in an inflating economy...
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I'm very happy with the P6 Pro and don't want to miss it. I come from the Pixel 4 XL, so the new wide cam is a nice addition. Considering that the P6 Pro has a magnificent Tele zoom (better than the new IPhones), there is no way that I would go to the Pixel 6 non pro, certainly not for "just" 300 bucks. There are just too many arguments - that matter to me - that make the Pixel 6 Pro the better value for my money.
If we would live in a better world, the Pixel 6 would have the same size than the older "non" xl/pro versions - so in that case, if the Pixel 6 would be a small phone, I would maybe consider it. But since the Pixel 6 is as big as the P6 Pro...
Jea, nah. No.
My main reason for buying the Pro was because of the 512 GB storage model available only on the Pro. Bought one for both my wife and me.
If there was a 512 GB model available for the P6, I would've seriously considered it. I have no regrets buying the P6P, though.
welcome to the indecisiveness club. The pro has that curve which Im not sure about but on the regular 6 you loose that QHD display(my 2 XL has it) and loose telephoto. Hell I can't even decide if want either new device with the fingerprint complaints LOL.
I tried out both the 6 and the Pro over the weekend. Colour temperature of the screen was a bit different, but I couldn't see a difference in clarity (resolution) at arm's length. Small difference in phone size. The telephoto on the Pro was super nice, but the curved screen was awful - hit edge of screen when holding phone. I'm going to put on a case, which should help, but the feel in the hand and curved screen were enough to push me to save the $.
I'm on T-mobile, who theoretically have some mmwave coverage, but at least today I don't think I am going to miss those bands in real-time use (heck, the LTE bands barely penetrate my building).
If you like bigger, more development, and price point, then try the Pro...
I do have both phones. Wife murdering me ugh.
Ordered the Cloudy White Pixel 6 Pro originally, and had it delivered, and upon opening the box and looking over this super cool new phone, the curved edge display jumped out at me, not in a good way. The screen edges looked like an old Samsung Galaxy phone from years ago, just a dated look, and they add absolutely nothing useful to the phone. Feels more like a Samsung phone, not a Google Pixel.
Plus tapping on the phone or using the keyboard, there's this strange hollow feel behind the 6 Pro, hard to describe until you have it in your hands, but it feels sort of cheap.
I then went to T-Mobile, picked up a Seamfoam green Pixel 6, and my goodness, night and day better. Just feels rock solid, the FLAT screen a dream. This Pixel 6 feels more Google type, and just a nicer phone to hold and use.
But I will admit, the 6 Pro does feel slightly faster and smoother than the 6.
If you have to question if the extra $300 is worth it for the 6 Pro, just go for the 6. The 6 is the Pixel for most people anyway. I went with the 6 Pro because I want the best Google has to offer and the 6 isn't it. I'm a previous 2 XL and 4 XL owner.
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If you have to question if the extra $300 is worth it for the 6 Pro, just go for the 6. The 6 is the Pixel for most people anyway. I went with the 6 Pro because I want the best Google has to offer and the 6 isn't it. I'm a previous 2 XL and 4 XL owner.
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And that's just it. I always go for the bigger model, but times are a little tough right now, which is the only reason I'm even debating one or the other
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I'm very happy with the P6 Pro and don't want to miss it. I come from the Pixel 4 XL, so the new wide cam is a nice addition. Considering that the P6 Pro has a magnificent Tele zoom (better than the new IPhones), there is no way that I would go to the Pixel 6 non pro, certainly not for "just" 300 bucks. There are just too many arguments - that matter to me - that make the Pixel 6 Pro the better value for my money.
If we would live in a better world, the Pixel 6 would have the same size than the older "non" xl/pro versions - so in that case, if the Pixel 6 would be a small phone, I would maybe consider it. But since the Pixel 6 is as big as the P6 Pro...
Jea, nah. No.
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Lol this guy knows what he's talking about. I love the pixel 6 pro. When i walked into best buy 2 weeks ago, i instantly noticed a stark difference between it and the normal 6. The resolution difference is immediately noticeable. The smoothness, also instantly noticable. People that say they don't notice a difference between 90 and 120hz, well, all i can say is these people need their eyes checked. It's as obvious as night and day.
The biggest thing that left an unfavorable taste in my mouth, was how much the normal pixel 6 looks like a phone that was released in early 2018. Those. Massive. Antiquated. Bezels. Those bezels are simply to huge and gross. Also nobody seems to be pointing out the obvious. The build quality on the 6 looks very lackluster, and way less premium than the 6 pro . Just my two cents.
Do i wish the pixel 6 pro had a less curved screen? Sure, of course. After using the phone though, the curves are so appealing to the design asthetic, and it rests so ergonomically and beautifully in the hand. Google was also careful to design the curves to not refract light to much, or cause app padding/distortion. I love this device.
Many people or complaining about the fingerprint sensor and saying it's bad. It's not quite fast as OP9 Pro, but it's simply excellent. I have four prints for each thumb, screen sensitivity is set to to on and it's blazing fast and works every time.
Now, with that said, there most definitely are some legitimate complaints about this device, in my opinion. That unequivocally would be the charging speed, and the color reproduction. Thanks to some awesome third party apps, this problem is completely fixed. My device charges at more than acceptable speed, and the colors have a vibrant, slightly cooler whitepoint. No more beyond fugly piss colored screen. I'm on cloud 9.
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I decided on the pro for the LTPO display and the 48 telephoto. I learned quickly that 120hz eats the battery so I keep it at 60 which helps a LOT.
Other than that if I had a choice to go back and save the 300 I probably would. It's not that much better. And the stereo speakers are not balanced AT all.
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Bro do what you want, but 60 hz should be banned and retired. Without exaggeration, it really is that bad. Stuttery, janky, and looks horrible. Not only that, but the battery savings are not profound. To make matters even worse, it's been reported by Ars Technica, that 60 hz on the pro is currently inexplicably worse battery life than 120hz. I know, i know, that makes zero sense.
Bottom line is 60 hz should be removed completely from 2021 devices for scrolling in my opinion. 60 hz was decent a few years ago, because we simply didn't know any better. We don't know what we don't know. The experience with it is horrible. The screen LTPO should only fluctuate between 90 and 120, for movement IMHO. Of course once the screen goes static, i don't care if the hz stops down to 30, as long as it's hidden well, once you touch the screen again.
According to reviews the P6 struggles to keep thermals in check and gets hot. While the P6P remains cooler, according to comparisons.
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Burt Squirtz said:
Lol this guy knows what he's talking about. I love the pixel 6 pro. When i walked into best buy 2 weeks ago, i instantly noticed a stark difference between it and the normal 6. The resolution difference is immediately noticeable. The smoothness, also instantly noticable. People that say they don't notice a difference between 90 and 120hz, well, all i can say is these people need their eyes checked. It's as obvious as night and day.
The biggest thing that left an unfavorable taste in my mouth, was how much the normal pixel 6 looks like a phone that was released in early 2018. Those. Massive. Antiquated. Bezels. Those bezels are simply to huge and gross. Also nobody seems to be pointing out the obvious. The build quality on the 6 looks very lackluster, and way less premium than the 6 pro . Just my two cents.
Do i wish the pixel 6 pro had a less curved screen? Sure, of course. After using the phone though, the curves are so appealing to the design asthetic, and it rests so ergonomically and beautifully in the hand. Google was also careful to design the curves to not refract light to much, or cause app padding/distortion. I love this device.
Many people or complaining about the fingerprint sensor and saying it's bad. It's not quite fast as OP9 Pro, but it's simply excellent. I have four prints for each thumb, screen sensitivity is set to to on and it's blazing fast and works every time.
Now, with that said, there most definitely are some legitimate complaints about this device, in my opinion. That unequivocally would be the charging speed, and the color reproduction. Thanks to some awesome third party apps, this problem is completely fixed. My device charges at more than acceptable speed, and the colors have a vibrant, slightly cooler whitepoint. No more beyond fugly piss colored screen. I'm on cloud 9.
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Can I ask you what third party app you used to change color reproduction ?
The thick bezels on the regular 6 are a turn off for me, so the P6P it is despite the LTPO display being limited by the SOC's lack of Auto-VRR switching
Not even a $300 tag would justify those bezels which look more like a ploy to upsell you to the (arguably) more aesthetically pleasing P6P
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The thick bezels on the regular 6 are a turn off for me, so the P6P it is despite the LTPO display being limited by the SOC's lack of Auto-VRR switching
Not even a $300 tag would justify those bezels which look more like a ploy to upsell you to the (arguably) more aesthetically pleasing P6P
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I couldn't agree with this more. I'm surprised that the masses don't see this. There's tons of dumb posts of people thinking the P6 is a better choice, on Reddit and this forum. Scratching my head.
People are bound to justify their purchase decisions despite contrary facts presented. Case in point, people accepting the Notch, first brought to market by Essential and made popular by Apple
I like how every new product release brings to light the previous version's shortcomings but people are too eager to justify their next new purchase, time and time again, with Capitalism ensuring that each version of product has at least one deliberate flaw introduced that is conveniently fixed with a brand new purchase of the next iteration. Never Settle
I'm sure the P6 is exactly what some folks need, and hard to justify a 50% ($300) price difference for P6P. If they had a 512 GB model of the P6, I would've considered it, and it's at least slightly smaller - some folks don't want a bigger phone, and having a flat-screen is at least some advantage.