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Hi all, I pre-ordered my M9 last night and have been very excited. Unfortunately I came home to see a lot of reports regarding the phones issues.
Overheating, battery life, and saying the phone isn't overheating but it scores like 10K less in benchmarks doesn't really
seem like a 'fix' to me.
Can anyone rekindle my love for this phone before I cancel my order, I really don't want to have to buy an S6 instead.
Benchmarks are just numbers. What difference would it make if the phone scored 100k? As long as the UI is fluid and provides a great experience. With my HTC One M8 I underclocked my CPU from 2.3GHz to 1.7GHz. And guess what? No difference in fluidity in everyday use but a bit of extra battery life.
Remember, numbers are not everything.
Overheating has been solved with a firmware update. This should also solve the battery life a bit, but I don't know how much.
Jonnyn93 said:
Hi all, I pre-ordered my M9 last night and have been very excited. Unfortunately I came home to see a lot of reports regarding the phones issues.
Overheating, battery life, and saying the phone isn't overheating but it scores like 10K less in benchmarks doesn't really
seem like a 'fix' to me.
Can anyone rekindle my love for this phone before I cancel my order, I really don't want to have to buy an S6 instead.
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Don't worry about the overheating. Problem solved there. Only overheating I experienced was during cache rebuilt after FOTA Update. Even that's addressed now. Benchmarks do not mirror real-world use. You will not be sorry. I will be, when I have to give my test device back to HTC.
hgoldner said:
Don't worry about the overheating. Problem solved there. Only overheating I experienced was during cache rebuilt after FOTA Update. Even that's addressed now. Benchmarks do not mirror real-world use. You will not be sorry. I will be, when I have to give my test device back to HTC.
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I just received a text from O2, my M9 is arriving tomorrow morning, like almost a week before release date, I'm a little excited now!!
After using it for a week, I'll tell you, you're mistaken if you are excited just LITTLE.. You have all rights and ground to become VERY MUCH EXCITED as you're going to acquire an outstanding and gorgeous - cutting edge technology handheld !
Jonnyn93 said:
I just received a text from O2, my M9 is arriving tomorrow morning, like almost a week before release date, I'm a little excited now!!
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Are you in the UK?
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Are you in the UK?
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What an absolute F**K UP!, I was receiving delivery notes all morning regarding the delivery of the phone, turns out im not getting it till the 31st now
Honestly the last time I order from them. I've wasted a whole day waiting.
Refusing the order once it arrives, absolutely fuming.
To answer your question, Yes I am in the UK
Jonnyn93 said:
What an absolute F**K UP!, I was receiving delivery notes all morning regarding the delivery of the phone, turns out im not getting it till the 31st now
Honestly the last time I order from them. I've wasted a whole day waiting.
Refusing the order once it arrives, absolutely fuming.
To answer your question, Yes I am in the UK
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I got mine yesterday from o2 germany. So brilliant this Device. The best piece of Hardware i've ever had in my hands
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I received an email saying phone is ready for collection from my chosen O2 store.
Then in store I got told there was an error and they will not release it until 31st.
Not happy with O2 UK....
shino82 said:
I got mine yesterday from o2 germany. So brilliant this Device. The best piece of Hardware i've ever had in my hands
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Congratulations to your new phone! Can you please do some testing (taking pictures) and tell us / me, what you think of the camera! Please!
Same here but feeling better now the reports are better since the OTA update.
Mine arrives tomorrow thanks to CPW UK pre-order
Kukubski said:
I received an email saying phone is ready for collection from my chosen O2 store.
Then in store I got told there was an error and they will not release it until 31st.
Not happy with O2 UK....
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I got an email the same as you, waited all day for delivery, no show, contacted O2 they told me to drive to the depot and collect it. I drove for 45 mins there and back in the dark. Turns out it wasn't even there.
Really angry about it. Some people actually got theirs though, some woman from O2 rang the courier and told them to send my phone back to their warehouse. It will be resent on the 31st. BS
so the m9 is really better the the lagy lg g flex 2???
what about the speaker sound is it better than old m8??
I would say no comparison between new Dolby Audio soft with new hardware and ordinary BoomSound..
got my m9 yesterday, and I must say it's amazing. You must know, I'm comming from S3 and never used an HTC device before. It's so smooth and lag free, so far. And that hardware feeling so luxury. Great device.
But still I'm somehow angry, cos they underclocked the CPU to 1.56Ghz
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got my m9 yesterday, and I must say it's amazing. You must know, I'm comming from S3 and never used an HTC device before. It's so smooth and lag free, so far. And that hardware feeling so luxury. Great device.
But still I'm somehow angry, cos they underclocked the CPU to 1.56Ghz
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I wouldn't worry about that, I'd say its temporary until they get their heads around the new soc, I cant wait to get mine.
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got my m9 yesterday, and I must say it's amazing. You must know, I'm comming from S3 and never used an HTC device before. It's so smooth and lag free, so far. And that hardware feeling so luxury. Great device.
But still I'm somehow angry, cos they underclocked the CPU to 1.56Ghz
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All the underclock is doing to mine is making games slow and the phone cool, and general use, the phone is hot lol.
So whats your initial thoughts? Now that you have it in hand.
I've got to wait till the 2nd September boooooooo
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So far so good. Great improvement over my iPhone 6 Plus. Iris scanner works flawlessly for me and I have glasses. Overall I'm in love. Just sensuous using it as my case and screen protector won't be here until tomorrow. I'm on AT&T btw.
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nolimit06 said:
So far so good. Great improvement over my iPhone 6 Plus. Iris scanner spells flawlessly for me and I have glasses. Overall I'm in love. Just sensuous using it as my case and screen protector won't be here until tomorrow. I'm on AT&T btw.
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I'm on sprint so hopefully tomorrow.
Who did you order from, I ordered from Samsung, and it seems I won't be receiving mines anytime soon.
The phone is absolutely gorgeous! I came from the iphone 6s+, the fit and finish is phenomenal. My case and screen protectors will be here tonight from Amazon Prime (same day delivery totally worth it), the only thing I dislike now about the samsung phones would be the "ok google" is not longer available for always on, and yes I know how to set it up I wish Samsung would have kept that feature like "Hey Siri" on the iphone 6s+.
It is going to take some getting used to as I have been away from Android for about 8 months rocking my iphone, but I have always tried out the new Samsung phones S6 edge plus S7 edge plus but I have always returned them and went back to the iphone so we will see with this phone if I keep it past the 14 days , but so far so good!!!
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The phone is absolutely gorgeous! I came from the iphone 6s+, the fit and finish is phenomenal. My case and screen protectors will be here tonight from Amazon Prime (same day delivery totally worth it), the only thing I dislike now about the samsung phones would be the "ok google" is not longer available for always on, and yes I know how to set it up I wish Samsung would have kept that feature like "Hey Siri" on the iphone 6s+.
It is going to take some getting used to as I have been away from Android for about 8 months rocking my iphone, but I have always tried out the new Samsung phones S6 edge plus S7 edge plus but I have always returned them and went back to the iphone so we will see with this phone if I keep it past the 14 days , but so far so good!!!
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This exactly. Had the 6S and then went to an SE haha. When the Note arrives, it'll be twice the size. I've promised myself to at least keep the Note until the release of the iPhone 8, as it's supposed to be edge to edge display and ultra HD.. We'll see
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This exactly. Had the 6S and then went to an SE haha. When the Note arrives, it'll be twice the size. I've promised myself to at least keep the Note until the release of the iPhone 8, as it's supposed to be edge to edge display and ultra HD.. We'll see
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LOL at least I am not by myself when it comes to trying out the latest and greatest! Thats so funny what you said about the iPhone8 .....I said the exact same thing LOL!!!!
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Indescribable upgrade from my S4 lol
Coming from an iPhone 6+, I'm very happy with it
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nolimit06 said:
So far so good. Great improvement over my iPhone 6 Plus. Iris scanner works flawlessly for me and I have glasses. Overall I'm in love. Just sensuous using it as my case and screen protector won't be here until tomorrow. I'm on AT&T btw.
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Lmao I wouldn't even pick it up until I get a case and screen protector on it. I would just let it sit in the box and carry it around like that.
PearsonDKA said:
Lmao I wouldn't even pick it up until I get a case and screen protector on it. I would just let it sit in the box and carry it around like that.
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Haha I'm actually using it without a case but i left the stock "protector" on it. I am still waiting for the otterbox defender to be released so i don't have any plans on buying a case soon, i am temporarily using my mumu PS Vita pouch as a "case" to keep it in when I'm not using it as it has a very food material inside the prevents the device from getting scratched
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Haha I'm actually using it without a case but i left the stock "protector" on it. I am still waiting for the otterbox defender to be released so i don't have any plans on buying a case soon, i am temporarily using my mumu PS Vita pouch as a "case" to keep it in when I'm not using it as it has a very food material inside the prevents the device from getting scratched
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Same here. Well the front film anyway. In so tempted to remove it but I'm getting my screen protector in about 12 hours.
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aznmode said:
Same here. Well the front film anyway. In so tempted to remove it but I'm getting my screen protector in about 12 hours.
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That's awesome, i will go to the mall tomorrow to get a screen protector. Hopefully there will be some available locally (Philippines). At first i wss fixed on getting a TGSP for my note7 but after reading a lot of things about TGSP on "edge phones" i think I'll stick with the "plastic" ones for now.
Hopefully the defender will be released soon, i am honestly not that comfrotable using the phone without any protection as from the videos on YouTube, it can get scratched easily.
Actually pretty jealous of you all. I had mine preordered but accidentally hit the cancel button instead of save one day and had to start over. I was 55th yesterday, and 54th today/tonight, guessing I won't be getting it anytime soon haha.
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That sucks, that happend to me once before. So i know the feeling haha
Coming from an HTC M9, love it.. I thought it was only going to be a small upgrade but it's a large step..
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Actually pretty jealous of you all. I had mine preordered but accidentally hit the cancel button instead of save one day and had to start over. I was 55th yesterday, and 54th today/tonight, guessing I won't be getting it anytime soon haha.
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Don't feel too bad for yourself lol. You could be in my position:
I ordered the Black Onyx 2 minutes after midnight with a Sprint invite code that was given to me by Sprint. Was supposed to get the phone over a week ago. But they screwed up my order. Instead of Black Onyx they are sending me the Titanium... Which I dont want. They refused to cancel my order or to even change the order to the proper one. Stating that they were 'still trying to find my device in the warehouse'... I'm sitting here like "well good, then you can tell them to STOP trying to find it" but they wouldn't. Then when I was told it would ship by a specific day, it didn't. I paid an extra 50 dollars for next day shipping as well, but guess what? It JUST shipped yesterday at 8pm! And wont be here until tomorrow while I'm at work. So I basically paid 50 bucks to have my phone shipped the same day as what it would have been with free shipping... Ontop of that, Sprint put a restriction on my package! So I can't have UPS hold the package at their sorting facility for me to just come pick up like I always have to do. My 'UPS Driver' is cruel and won't take the time to go down my drive way to deliver packages. Sure the drive way is around a quarter mile long, but his excuse every time is "I can't find the house"... When the house is two stores, the ONLY two story house in the area, and can be seen over the tops of the trees from the road... But nope, he just won't come down the drive way to deliver. So since I have that restriction, I can't pick up my package like I normally have to do. So, I now have to call off from work so I can sit at the end of the drive way to wait for the UPS guy to show up... Then I have to take the phone into a Sprint Store to have them exchange it for the Black Onyx one... IF they even have it in stock... Because apparently the stores haven't even gotten their devices in yet. I talked to them yesterday when I tried to see if they could just hand over the proper phone and then I'd drop off my current phone and the incorrect Note 7 back to them. They said they would, but they don't have any devices in the store. So I really need to hope and pray they have a Black Onyx version that hasn't been purchased yet...
Getting this phone has been the worst experience of my life in regards to trying to buy a smartphone... My Note 5 was a breeze, and my S4 was as well. I just walked into the store 4 days before launch and was like "hey, I wanna buy the S4" and the sales guy walked outa the stock room with an S4 and sold it to me. I pre-ordered the Note 5 within minutes of them opening up pre-orders, and got the phone 3 days later, weeks before you could even buy them in a store. And now, they ask me if I want this phone weeks early, and I take them up on the offer, and presto... worst experience ever.
HikariNoKitsune said:
Don't feel too bad for yourself lol. You could be in my position:
I ordered the Black Onyx 2 minutes after midnight with a Sprint invite code that was given to me by Sprint. Was supposed to get the phone over a week ago. But they screwed up my order. Instead of Black Onyx they are sending me the Titanium... Which I dont want. They refused to cancel my order or to even change the order to the proper one. Stating that they were 'still trying to find my device in the warehouse'... I'm sitting here like "well good, then you can tell them to STOP trying to find it" but they wouldn't. Then when I was told it would ship by a specific day, it didn't. I paid an extra 50 dollars for next day shipping as well, but guess what? It JUST shipped yesterday at 8pm! And wont be here until tomorrow while I'm at work. So I basically paid 50 bucks to have my phone shipped the same day as what it would have been with free shipping... Ontop of that, Sprint put a restriction on my package! So I can't have UPS hold the package at their sorting facility for me to just come pick up like I always have to do. My 'UPS Driver' is cruel and won't take the time to go down my drive way to deliver packages. Sure the drive way is around a quarter mile long, but his excuse every time is "I can't find the house"... When the house is two stores, the ONLY two story house in the area, and can be seen over the tops of the trees from the road... But nope, he just won't come down the drive way to deliver. So since I have that restriction, I can't pick up my package like I normally have to do. So, I now have to call off from work so I can sit at the end of the drive way to wait for the UPS guy to show up... Then I have to take the phone into a Sprint Store to have them exchange it for the Black Onyx one... IF they even have it in stock... Because apparently the stores haven't even gotten their devices in yet. I talked to them yesterday when I tried to see if they could just hand over the proper phone and then I'd drop off my current phone and the incorrect Note 7 back to them. They said they would, but they don't have any devices in the store. So I really need to hope and pray they have a Black Onyx version that hasn't been purchased yet...
Getting this phone has been the worst experience of my life in regards to trying to buy a smartphone... My Note 5 was a breeze, and my S4 was as well. I just walked into the store 4 days before launch and was like "hey, I wanna buy the S4" and the sales guy walked outa the stock room with an S4 and sold it to me. I pre-ordered the Note 5 within minutes of them opening up pre-orders, and got the phone 3 days later, weeks before you could even buy them in a store. And now, they ask me if I want this phone weeks early, and I take them up on the offer, and presto... worst experience ever.
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Holy hell that's terrible. Hopefully it all gets sorted out.
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PearsonDKA said:
Holy hell that's terrible. Hopefully it all gets sorted out.
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Hoping as well haha. I wasn't even planning on getting the phone until they said they'd give it early and at a discount. But guess that was just too good to be true D=
Just unboxed OnePlus 5T and was greeted by defective screen. First I thought it to be the screen guard, peeled it off. Still the same. Reset the phone, still same. Updated OTA, still the same. Finally registered for a return.
What the **** is wrong with quality teams these days !!
These vertical lines are not so visible in full white bright background, but annoyingly visible in dark colored background or just by reducing brightness. I never thought even OnePlus will go this low with quality check.
RIP. And now you can talk with them for maybe a Christmas gift.
what the hell.... hope i don't get that.
return it
Has anyone else got the above issue.
How did you notice it first?
adamo86 said:
Has anyone else got the above issue.
How did you notice it first?
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I just turned the phone on and saw it immediately. I was confused for a while, since I always had high ideas about OnePlus. This is my 3rd OnePlus device. But guess what, this one is assembled in India - surprise surprise.
WOW that blows !!!. I get mine tomorrow and i hope mine isnt like that as i already sold and shipped out my 5.
If its a standalone case, its not bad. Hope this isnt a general thing will receive mone tomorrow morning and report here
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If its a standalone case, its not bad. Hope this isnt a general thing will receive mone tomorrow morning and report here
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I don't think its a general thing. This is my third OP device and I never had bad experience with OP except this time.
It seems to be a **** on the part of quality check.
We complained to Amazon yesterday night and this morning they sent a technician to inspect it. He registered a case for return in 5 minutes. But the problem is, the seller in Amazon saying they don't have stock so can't replace. So my wife had to argue with Amazon folks since we have prime membership and we bought with early access, spoke with higher management from customer care side, and "maybe" they will replace it. We made it clear that we don't want refund but a replacement.
The phone is brilliant by the way, the face unlock is SO FAST that for a moment I thought there is no lock on the screen !!
Plus the anodized aluminium build is so damn premium that I could actually lick the phone !! :silly:
benny3 said:
WOW that blows !!!. I get mine tomorrow and i hope mine isnt like that as i already sold and shipped out my 5.
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Same here only just sold my 5 and shipped it today. Waiting for mine and my girlfriends 5T's tomorrow.
devlamania said:
I don't think its a general thing. This is my third OP device and I never had bad experience with OP except this time.
It seems to be a **** on the part of quality check.
We complained to Amazon yesterday night and this morning they sent a technician to inspect it. He registered a case for return in 5 minutes. But the problem is, the seller in Amazon saying they don't have stock so can't replace. So my wife had to argue with Amazon folks since we have prime membership and we bought with early access, spoke with higher management from customer care side, and "maybe" they will replace it. We made it clear that we don't want refund but a replacement.
The phone is brilliant by the way, the face unlock is SO FAST that for a moment I thought there is no lock on the screen !!
Plus the anodized aluminium build is so damn premium that I could actually lick the phone !! :silly:
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That sucks. Hopefully you'll get it straightened out. I waited till they opened the sale via they're website and hit buy. Lol. I don't buy **** on Amazon anymore.
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That sucks. Hopefully you'll get it straightened out. I waited till they opened the sale via they're website and hit buy. Lol. I don't buy **** on Amazon anymore.
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Amazon has extremely good customer support in India to be very honest. They are always fearful about loosing market share over here and they do everything they can to keep it fluid. I'm getting a replacement on Monday BTW.
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Amazon has extremely good customer support in India to be very honest. They are always fearful about loosing market share over here and they do everything they can to keep it fluid. I'm getting a replacement on Monday BTW.
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Amazon has great customer service in the USA also. I’ve only had 1 very smalll problem in 5 years. I ordered a “Used Like New” Pebble Time Watch from a third party seller, for $.01. I never received the watch. I contacted Amazon and they said that there was nothing they could do. I didn’t care, it was only a penny, and I would have been more surprised if I would have received it. I have never had a problem with customer service when ordering electronics that are sold and shipped from Amazon.
I got my 5T yesterday and everything is perfect..
Wow that's unlucky I hope there's no many been sent out like that!
I've sold my op5 today and nipped to my o2 store and grabbed a 5t so far so good much quicker than ordering from oneplus I had a crap experience last year from oneplus in buying it early and receiving it ate.
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I got my 5T yesterday and everything is perfect..
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Me too. I haven't found one thing wrong with mine. The screen is great, no blue color shift like on the Pixel 2 XL.
It doesn't seem to be a problem across buyers.
Seems to be an isolated issue.
I'm getting a replacement tomorrow
Mine isn't quite like yours, but I've got some strange brightness "bands" on my display mostly visible on grey screens.
It won't let me upload a photo...
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Lol every launch has issues. It's early adopter price. IPhone x had the same issues with amoled but they had worse issues. On a phone that costs twice as much. We have to remember it's half the price with most of the features in a package that looks of say way better. Do an rma and get a new one, hopefully get a fixed phone
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Lol every launch has issues. It's early adopter price. IPhone x had the same issues with amoled but they had worse issues. On a phone that costs twice as much. We have to remember it's half the price with most of the features in a package that looks of say way better. Do an rma and get a new one, hopefully get a fixed phone
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Yeah I submitted a replacement request. Waiting to hear back from them.
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Hey guys just came across someone selling a brand new sealed clean IMEI number pixle 2 XL 128GB version for $700. I heard so much negativity about the screen burn in issues or blue tint on the screen but besides that nothing else so is a brand new sealed pixle 2 XL 128GB be worth buying? I need some options would any of you guys pull the trigger since you guys had lots of time with y'all pixle. Thanks in advance.
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Hey guys just came across someone selling a brand new sealed clean IMEI number pixle 2 XL 128GB version for $700. I heard so much negativity about the screen burn in issues or blue tint on the screen but besides that nothing else so is a brand new sealed pixle 2 XL 128GB be worth buying? I need some options would any of you guys pull the trigger since you guys had lots of time with y'all pixle. Thanks in advance.
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That's not a bad deal, if it were 600, I'd go for it if it's a Google version. I haven't had any of the issues you've read about, not that their not true, I just haven't had them, and I ordered it on release day. I'm enjoying the heck outa mine, fast, smooth, unlocked, rooted, themed, and romed up. Having said all that, it's mid March, and the P3 will probably come out in October. So unless your in dire need of a phone, I'd hold off until then. But that's just me :good:
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Hey guys just came across someone selling a brand new sealed clean IMEI number pixle 2 XL 128GB version for $700. I heard so much negativity about the screen burn in issues or blue tint on the screen but besides that nothing else so is a brand new sealed pixle 2 XL 128GB be worth buying? I need some options would any of you guys pull the trigger since you guys had lots of time with y'all pixle. Thanks in advance.
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Brand new!? That's a great deal! I would get it for that price. Maybe it "fell off the truck"? LOL.
Sounds to good to be true...but if legit, then go for it!
Just bought mine! it will be here tomorrow
I'd still recommend the Pixel 2 XL over any other smartphone right now in March 2018. It's not that old, it got released in mass to the public in November last year, and stock Android is so smooth and just a pleasure to use. I wouldn't take a Galaxy S9+ for free nor an iPhone X over my 2 XL.
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Hey guys just came across someone selling a brand new sealed clean IMEI number pixle 2 XL 128GB version for $700. I heard so much negativity about the screen burn in issues or blue tint on the screen but besides that nothing else so is a brand new sealed pixle 2 XL 128GB be worth buying? I need some options would any of you guys pull the trigger since you guys had lots of time with y'all pixle. Thanks in advance.
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I don't recommend a used/sealed resell pixel 2 xl. The warranty is only for the original owner. If the person bought the preferred that can be transferred but not the original. So if you need that phone replaced then the original owner would need to contact Google. Buy directly from Verizon or Google imo.
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I don't recommend a used/sealed resell pixel 2 xl. The warranty is only for the original owner. If the person bought the preferred that can be transferred but not the original. So if you need that phone replaced then the original owner would need to contact Google. Buy directly from Verizon or Google imo.
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I bought my phone second hand and I called Google and provided them the IMEI number. The rep told me it's a clean 2XL and the standard 2 year warranty was transferred over to me :/
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I bought my phone second hand and I called Google and provided them the IMEI number. The rep told me it's a clean 2XL and the standard 2 year warranty was transferred over to me :/
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I truly hope so cause they've been denying people hard who bought 2xls second hand from what I've seen. And it's not supposed to transfer from owner to owner.
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Same here. I bought it sealed in ukraine, that was shipped from USA but i am living in Greece i contact Google about my device that was with issues, Just to check my warranty and from my IMEI they cover everything! Even if its second or third hand resseler i dont know
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Hey guys just came across someone selling a brand new sealed clean IMEI number pixle 2 XL 128GB version for $700. I heard so much negativity about the screen burn in issues or blue tint on the screen but besides that nothing else so is a brand new sealed pixle 2 XL 128GB be worth buying? I need some options would any of you guys pull the trigger since you guys had lots of time with y'all pixle. Thanks in advance.
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Mate for that price definitely buy it. If you can confirm it is sealed and under warranty it would be crazy not to buy it. The battery life and smoothness on this device is great. I got the note 8 thinking it would be smooth with 6GB ram and have good battery life. I returned the device in 2 days couldn't stand it. Got the pixel 2 XL and loving it.
I won't buy another samsung device for years to come. I had the S4, Note 5, S7 Edge and Note 8. All of them had lag and battery life issues.
However i had a sony xz premium for 8 months that always ran smooth with great battery life. Samsung in my opinion is not worth it. It looks beautiful wirh amazing display but performance is not there. The Google Pixel is a much better device overall.
I would happily recommend the Pixel 2 XL over any phone out there today.
The best screen I have ever seen on a phone is the sony xz premium. It was out of this world. Much better than samsung in my opinion.
However as a daily driver my Pixel is just king. From now.on I'm a Pixel user as I will upgrade to next pixel handset
Damn thanks for all you guys opinions seems like it's really worth buying then. I'll be meeting up with the seller later on today.
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Damn thanks for all you guys opinions seems like it's really worth buying then. I'll be meeting up with the seller later on today.
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Let us know how it goes and hope it's legit.
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Damn thanks for all you guys opinions seems like it's really worth buying then. I'll be meeting up with the seller later on today.
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You will see the difference as soon as you start using it. No competition here
dieselhazza said:
You will see the difference as soon as you start using it. No competition here
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Yea I really noticed the difference I had finally got it and have it all set up. This phone is really a beast of a phone I don't regret getting it.
yellowman82 said:
Yea I really noticed the difference I had finally got it and have it all set up. This phone is really a beast of a phone I don't regret getting it.
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So was actually brand new and sealed? You got an amazing deal. I still think it "fell off the truck". LOL
EeZeEpEe said:
So was actually brand new and sealed? You got an amazing deal. I still think it "fell off the truck". LOL
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Yup it was sealed up brand new. Idk what happened I didn't even asked I just made sure to check the IMEI number and made sure that it was still under warranty with Google and yea it still is :good: :laugh:
Bought mine second hand locked to EE with audio issue and Google replaced it for unlocked one due to issue.
yellowman82 said:
Yea I really noticed the difference I had finally got it and have it all set up. This phone is really a beast of a phone I don't regret getting it.
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The more time you spend with it the more you are going to love it. It just grows on you
I found a deal on a Pixel XL for $110 and am thinking about buying it. I'm wondering if it's still worth it or should I wait and save up for another phone?
I'm currently using a LG Stylo 4 on boost Mobile and I hate the phone and the service. I only got it because I needed a new phone in a pinch.
I used to have the redmi note 4 on metro pcs and I loved the phone and the service. I've been looking at the Mi 9T but it will take me awhile to get the $300-$400 to buy it and I'm really sick of my LG and boost.
Just trying to get some opinions.
get it won't be disappointed
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I'm about to get a used pixel as well. Either a Pixel XL or a Pixel 2 XL. I've seen the Pixel 2XL in good condition on swappa for $150-165 every now and then... Currently over on swappa all the 2XLs they have currently listed are $200+ but the last one that sold was $157. I may end up getting a XL instead. The XL is the way to go on the og Pixel and the pixel 2. I owned every Nexus ever made and haven't owned a Pixel device yet but definitely look forward to it. Good luck on getting a great deal. They're out there just gotta look around. I've seen people drop a price -$100 on swappa more than once just because someone makes an offer in the comments. That's what I'm doing. Making offers and waiting for "the one." Haha.
My GPXL gets super hot and battery drain fast after updating to Android 10 ?
ANTICHRISTJC said:
My GPXL gets super hot and battery drain fast after updating to Android 10 ?
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Are you sure you don't have a virus? I'd factory reset it and format data and wipe internal storage if I were you and restore my backup afterwards or maybe ever start from scratch. Phones being hot can mean a few things. It could be some sort of virus, it could be a not so good signal or if you used an aftermarket charger it could mess up the battery because they aren't rated same as the ones that come with our devices. I'd wipe it clean and start over and see if it still gets hot and battery dies quickly. If so I'd get another oem battery off eBay and see if that solves it. Battery dying quick and heat point to virus....
Then again if others are having same issues then may be a 10 thing and will get worked out soon I'm sure.
flash713 said:
Are you sure you don't have a virus? I'd factory reset it and format data and wipe internal storage if I were you and restore my backup afterwards or maybe ever start from scratch. Phones being hot can mean a few things. It could be some sort of virus, it could be a not so good signal or if you used an aftermarket charger it could mess up the battery because they aren't rated same as the ones that come with our devices. I'd wipe it clean and start over and see if it still gets hot and battery dies quickly. If so I'd get another oem battery off eBay and see if that solves it. Battery dying quick and heat point to virus....
Then again if others are having same issues then may be a 10 thing and will get worked out soon I'm sure.
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You get a thumbs up.
I've had mine for about two weeks and I absolutely love it. If you want root, make ABSOLUTE sure you get a Google version and not a Verizon version. I made that mistake and had to get another one for $150. The trick posted here no longer works, so don't think you can get away with cheaping out on a Verizon.
ANTICHRISTJC said:
My GPXL gets super hot and battery drain fast after updating to Android 10 ?
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The batteries on original Pixels are 3 years old now, maybe it's the battery getting warm and needs to be replaced???
I replaced my battery for different reasons and don't have heat issues with my Pixel XL.
-Maverick- said:
The batteries on original Pixels are 3 years old now, maybe it's the battery getting warm and need to be replaced???
I replaced my battery for different reasons and don't have heat issues with the phone.
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That's what I thought... I waiting for my battery kit I ordered from ifixit.. hope this can fix my problem. ?
Well I ended up getting a NEW Pixel XL for $135. Every time I wrote in response to an ad on Pixel 2 & 2XL to confirm they were not refurbished units or not Verizon units I either never received a reply or whoever it was wasn't 100% sure they didn't fall into the encrypted bootloader category which refurbished 2 & 2XLs have the encrypted bootloader as well or the write up said nothing about being a Verizon unlocked device and it was which gave me anxiety about ordering at all and all the 2 & 2XLs on Swappa had scratches on the screen or looked like someone tossed em down the hallway or something so I guess it just wasn't meant to be, not for now anyway... But I'm happy with my XL! I'll use my it and save up for a new Pixel on down the road in some months. Sure is great to be back onboard! I had every Nexus there ever was starting with the G1 but I stopped with the 6p and the 5x. Can't believe I've been using non Nexus/Pixel devices since 2016!! I hated every one of em too. ??? I think maybe every year when the new Pixels come out im going to purchase last year's XL model and every year sell em and throw a lil money in with whatever I get for my phone and get another year old model...
My Pixel XL should be here Monday. It's an Amazon renewed phone so hopefully it's not on ****ty condition or I will be sending it back. I'm excited to have a phone I can root again and I'm excited to get back on metro pcs again.
I'm also pretty excited to have an AMOLED screen, 4gb of ram, and a good camera. None of the phones I've had in the past could take good pictures. My wife uses an iPhone 7 and it takes pretty damn good pictures. It was the only thing her phone(s) ever had on mine, lol.
Boost has been terrible. I'm an Uber driver so having a good connection and fast phone is essential. This LG Stylo 4 has potential but with a locked bootloader and so full of bloatware, is just been hard to use. Especially on boost's network.
Thanks for the input everyone. Love this site and what everyone contributes!
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My Pixel XL should be here Monday. It's an Amazon renewed phone so hopefully it's not on ****ty condition or I will be sending it back. I'm excited to have a phone I can root again and I'm excited to get back on metro pcs again.
I'm also pretty excited to have an AMOLED screen, 4gb of ram, and a good camera. None of the phones I've had in the past could take good pictures. My wife uses an iPhone 7 and it takes pretty damn good pictures. It was the only thing her phone(s) ever had on mine, lol.
Boost has been terrible. I'm an Uber driver so having a good connection and fast phone is essential. This LG Stylo 4 has potential but with a locked bootloader and so full of bloatware, is just been hard to use. Especially on boost's network.
Thanks for the input everyone. Love this site and what everyone contributes!
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You're going to LOVE it!!!!!! I was away from Nexus since they started making Pixel's and now that I'm back onboard I feel dumb for staying out of the loop for so long. I honesty did not know just how much a phone from 2016 was going to impress me and getting my XL I was blown away! This is what I refer to as the real Android experience. I just installed Lineage 17 last night and although it has no features yet from Lineage 16 and is pretty much a base I'm good man and its great! Pixel will be all I use from now on. Saving for a new 4XL now. You will be one happy camper soon.
ANTICHRISTJC said:
My GPXL gets super hot and battery drain fast after updating to Android 10 ?
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I haven't had that problem on mine after the update.
NewbRooter89 said:
My Pixel XL should be here Monday. It's an Amazon renewed phone so hopefully it's not on ****ty condition or I will be sending it back. I'm excited to have a phone I can root again and I'm excited to get back on metro pcs again.
I'm also pretty excited to have an AMOLED screen, 4gb of ram, and a good camera. None of the phones I've had in the past could take good pictures. My wife uses an iPhone 7 and it takes pretty damn good pictures. It was the only thing her phone(s) ever had on mine, lol.
Boost has been terrible. I'm an Uber driver so having a good connection and fast phone is essential. This LG Stylo 4 has potential but with a locked bootloader and so full of bloatware, is just been hard to use. Especially on boost's network.
Thanks for the input everyone. Love this site and what everyone contributes!
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I bet you will get a Verizon model. Check if OEM Unlock is grayed out in Developer Options as soon as you get it. But if you don't care about Root/ROM, then it doesn't matter. It's a great phone and you will be very happy.
I got 2 verizon pixels a year ago, so android 8.1, and the phone trick worked to unlock them then. I would guess if either of you get a verizon one you could fastboot back to 8.1, unlock it then re-upgrade it
I got my pixel today and it was not a Verizon one. I already rooted it too! So far I love it. Since it was a Amazon renewed phone it did have some small scratches on the screen but when the screen is turned on, you can't even notice them.
I can already tell how much faster this phone is though. It's so snappy and smooth. Now I just need to get actual service for it lol.
It came with 3 free months of Mint Mobile and from what I've researched they use T-Mobile towers and I think I'm going to try it out. I was going to go with metro pcs which also runs on T-Mobile towers but I mind as well try Mint considering it's free.
New or used
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New or used
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Get a new XL. I got mine off eBay for $135 brand new in original box just like it was purchased on day 1 when they came out. Great device imo!!
I looked around for about a month before finding the deal I found. It was worth it imo.
flash713 said:
Get a new XL. I got mine off eBay for $135 brand new in original box just like it was purchased on day 1 when they came out. Great device imo!!
I looked around for about a month before finding the deal I found. It was worth it imo.
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How can one telling they are truly new unused etc?
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cobrajet7 said:
How can one telling they are truly new unused etc?
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I'm not ? sure but if it's not a new one then the guy sure fooled me. ? The way it came was exactly as a device would ship new from Google. That is a good question. Person I purchased from had like the most perfect rating I'd ever seen on eBay. I always ask questions when I buy something regardless of what the item info reads on whatever it is .. My XL had Android 8.10 on it when I received it. ? Do you know the answer to the question or were you asking? I'll see what I can find searching the subject. I'm sure there are ways and info on this.