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What is your next phone?

Very frustrated with the all-too-frequent need to go into Android Auto and reset everything just to get mapping to work, and not having the phone dialer integration working, and so on... Not to mention this monitoring program running in the background that nobody seems to know for sure what it is doing, what it is sending and to where it might be sending things....
So, after initially being happy with the phone, it has turned sour, and I'm looking to move to something lese, but not ready to pay a small fortune for it. What are you all considering for your next phone purchase? Probably not Huawei/Honor....

I loved the 6X, but my relationship with the 7X was sour out of the box. Maybe I was being too harsh but it really should have launched with oreo and came with USB type C. Aside from a hardware issue I had with my particular device, all the issues I had with the software have supposedly been fixed with the oreo beta. So I ordered it again and will have to definitely give it another shot because I did like the phone, it's hard to beat especially for $200. I know a lot of others will say the MI A1 is better, but not having a US based service center sucks. And I couldn't wait for Motorola to announce the G6 series. After my tenure with the 7X though, I plan to spend a little more and see what else Honor/Huawei has to offer. As long as they continue to sell the devices in the US on Amazon. With Best Buy dropping Huawei, who knows if they'll continue to make phones for the US market.

The Good..The Bad..The Ugly
Quite The Polarizing Device.. This 7x..
It looks so cool..
It was thought to be the "Next Big Thing" here at XDA.
But.. It never panned out that way.
It's compelled it's owners to throw caution to the wind.. root and brick there devices like there's no tomorrow..
with no clear cut way to recover it.
Quality Control is not the best.. either you get one that works perfectly (yeay! I did) or you get one with dimming
issues.. lagging issues.. touch registration issues.. heat issues etc.
But.. for a Stock device that had none of the issues mentioned, it's without question.. the best $199.00 your cellular
dollar can buy.
That is.. IF YOU DON'T MIND BEING MONITORED BY PARENT COMPANY HUAWEI.. (see pic)
Glad I Don't Bank On My Device.
The International Samsung Galaxy S10 will be my next device April of 2019
Until then my completely stock perfectly working Honor 7x will do just fine.

I'm brand new (just a few days) to the Mate SE. Love the phone... so far (will be checking for monitor app running soon). But would Huawei be that stupid? to be under suspicion by the authorities, and then have a snooping app obviously running and call it 'monitor'?
Possible I guess, but wow, hard to imagine. Was disappointed to read today that BB will no longer be carrying Huawei phones. I'm hoping to get the M5 tablet, maybe Amazon or last resort their usa website.
They sell phones all around the world, they are very popular. Is there ** any ** factual evidence of nefarious behavior?

Returned mine. Imonitor spyware ran continuously.
Also their support app requires access to your contacts and phone.
Don't think so Huawei.

First time experience with honor it's not so good as I'm expected. My next mob will be form one plus... ?

Huawei Won't Hurt You...
AsItLies said:
I'm brand new... Huawei under suspicion by the authorities, and have a snooping app running and call it 'monitor'? wow, BB will no longer be carrying Huawei phones.
Is there ** any ** factual evidence of nefarious behavior?
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Yes.
Settings > Developer Options > Running Services
Congratulations!
You've just stumbled upon your own personnal Spyware!
Ain't Life In 2018 Just Grand!
And... NO! of course Huawei is not doing any Nefarious with your personal info.. They just want to....eh.. well..?
Monitor your device's Tempeture !

Oh if only I was as smart as you!
Of course *monitor* means it's monitoring you! Of course!
I'm going to create an app to steal your personal data, and call it *steal-your-personal-data*!
Who would possibly guess?
Run this app: (specifically for data loss to China)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trustlook.antivirus
RaiderWill said:
Yes.
Settings > Developer Options > Running Services
Congratulations!
You've just stumbled upon your own personnal Spyware!
Ain't Life In 2018 Just Grand!
And... NO! of course Huawei is not doing any Nefarious with your personal info.. They just want to....eh.. well..?
Monitor your device's Tempeture !
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It's Not Your Fault...
AsItLies said:
Oh if only I was as smart as you!
I'm going to steal your personal data specifically for China
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Of Course You're Not As Smart As Me...
But That's Ok.
I'll help you just like I've helped so many others.

RaiderWill said:
Of Course You're Not As Smart As Me...
But That's Ok.
I'll help you just like I've helped so many others.
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Oh and yer so nice too! Wow, people must hang on your every word! Or maybe they just laugh and think 'loser'... I don't know...

Hang In There...
AsItLies said:
Oh and yer so nice too! Wow, people must hang on your every word!...
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Why Yes...... They Do.
THANK YOU... For your Acknowledgement of that Fact.
I offer an Informative and Insightful view of all things Honor 7X.
Glad I've Captured your attention now as well !
Welcome To My World. :angel:

RaiderWill said:
Why Yes...... They Do.
THANK YOU... For your Acknowledgement of that Fact.
I offer an Informative and Insightful view of all things Honor 7X.
Glad I've Captured your attention now as well !
Welcome To My World. :angel:
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Oh you're very welcome! and yer about to capture my ignore button too! but I'm sure with your attitude, you've done that before also

I'll Monitor Your Progress...
It's Ok... I'm Respected Here...
And when you get more than 79 post... maybe a little closer to 790 posts.. and learn the ability to help people.. Instead Of Attack People...
And start to get Thanks for your support here on XDA...
Like I Have In More Than Half Of Every Post I've Written In The Last 5 Years... :angel:
Maybe just maybe.. we can continue this conversation that you want to have with "Me" Raiderwill.
I'll determine if you worthy of the privilege of continuing dialog from Raiderwill..
Nope..
I've already determined you'll NEVER be worthy of my Wisdom.. You will have to mature first...

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see ya!

Weighing in with my opinion of this device after almost a month of use...
I absolutely have no problem with it, honestly.
Do I have a bit of a buyer remorse? Somehow, after I bought the phone the note 5 pro was announced, the chipset in it definitely make me jealous. It doesn't help also there is currently some crazy development with the device from the get go.
But honestly, with the horrible availability of xiaomi devices, why should I bother really? The 5 pro probably will never make it to Egypt or an Arab country (I bought the honor from Saudi Arabia), we only have redmi 5 plus and the 64 giga version had a flash sale for an hour and then disappeared without a trace, **** this kind of crap really I'd rather pay a little more and not play any kind of one plus old days crappy games, life is too short.
Back to the honor, I picked it over the redmi 5 plus for 2 reasons other than the availability too, the fact that it's a real metal unibody not half and half and I'd take emui over miui any time of the day (just look at the horrendous bastardization of the recents screen), emui with a theme and a new launcher is almost stock to me, I'm not honestly bothered by anything in the software (I actually like the aggressive battery settings) except for the clear of notifications after unlocking, which is kinda really stupid.
Having project treble almost guaranteed also was a buying reason, it was obvious that honor was committed to bring treble to all their updated devices, I didn't know what is going to happen with xiaomi (back then nobody has seen community treble porting yet), it doesn't help also that the 625 is getting older and older (support wise this means it will get easier to be left in the dust)
I had no issues with the touch, it just seems that Huawei has some kind of different scrolling behavior, the battery has been nice, not legendary, just Nice, the performance has been fantastic so far, honestly I never feel like I'm performing something faster than the device can catch up except in the horrific camera app, which is definitely a software issue that I hope will be fixed in oreo. (That app is a pain to use). Captured photos are nice, a bit on the colder side but manual mode works well for me.
The biggest issue people witness with the phone is the potatoish gpu, I'm not that bothered because the games I have thrown at it worked well (if the slower ones were playable), emulation worked really well especially as I completed prince of persia rival swords completely on the phone, I couldn't ask for more.
If anybody reading this, looking to buy a new phone and has no access to the note 5 pro honestly get the honor 7x, there is currently no better choice I can think of, everybody is praising the Nokia 7 plus as the new budget King and it's almost ****ing 350 euro, I think people's view on what budget means became skewed with how we have 1000 USD phones in the market, 350 USD to 500 USD are NOT budget phones for God sake.
What I would wish for my next phone? Better gpu just for the sake for more future proofing (I plan to stick with a phone for 4 years) and USB C, everything else currently technology wise is not a big deal and nothing in flagships currently is making me jealous, the honor looks fantastically modern (I was a Moto g fanboy but man these leaks of Moto g6 look incredibly ugly with the 18:9 ratio plus a chin, the **** Motorola?). Last thing would be an AMOLED screen, these beautiful true deep blacks must come to budget devices one day.
My 2 cents.

What features are you going to miss, love or are concerned with when buying the Fold?

Without ever seeing the Fold in person and actually handling it I going to miss a few features based on the Specs I've read and videos I've watched. Here's my list.
Features I might miss:
1. Larger front facing screen...my caveat here is if the screen was larger it would probably be way too skinny anyway and would look really weird because of the dimensions..
2. Iris Scanner - love this feature on my N9. I know it's already gone on the S10's but it just works so well.
3. Update :MST for Samsung Pay is Probable for all phones. From what I've read, we're only getting NFC at least on AT&T but their website could be wrong since Samsung says it will have MST & AND NFC. That is always the beauty of Samsung Pay over various other Pay technologies. Worked just about everywhere for me.
4. MicroSD slot. OK, I might not use up the 512GB but do love the MicroSSD option which is great to easily move files and backups around., etc.
5. Waterproofing. I'm guessing that the Hinge is the problem and it would be difficult to waterproof the phone because of it.
6. The Fold would have been perfect if it had an S-Pen...with a selfie camera in the S-Pen (LOL!).
Features I'm not happy with (but I'll still live with):
1. That damn notch with a bezel on the big/inside screen. Almost made me bypass the pre-order. If that screen wasn't so large, I definitely would not have bought the phone. I swore I'd never buy a phone with a notch...Oh well.
2. (I know that this should probably be number one) The Crease! It remains to be seen but every video displays the crease in some manner. I find it funny that any article that I've read where Samsung has replied states that the crease is only seen in these **pre-production** models and the crease will not be seen on the final Fold versions. I'm not holding my breath on this one! So many reviewers stated that looking at the screen straight on and/or with a different wallpaper that the crease is barely visible or not visible at all. Now looking at the screen off to the side, the crease can be seen.
3. The batteries. They should have installed greater mAh capacity batteries. C'mon Samsung! You're using 2 separate batteries, give us more juice. You know we'll be on the 7.3" screen constantly!
4. I'm not really mad that they removed the headphone jack. I love options but 99% of the time I'm using BT headphones anyway.
5. The cameras. OK, we have LOTS of them! But for almost $2000.00 these cameras should have been even better than the S10/S10+'s cams. This Fold phone is Super Special and should have had a little bit more (can you say 10 X optical zoom? Might not have fit though).
6. I am still not fond of the Bixby functionality in comparison to Google Assistant. The Bixby routines are probably the best part of Bixby. I'll probably bypass Bixby.
7. Bixby button also being the fingerprint scanner. I'll lose my mind if I continually activate the Bixby button instead of unlocking my phone. That would make me crazy so I would use other software to disable Bixby altogether.
8. Many early articles on the Fold stated that Samsung would give us a free year of Samsung Premium Care+. I'm hoping that when I receive the Fold, I'll be surprised and find documentation to sign up for our free year. I'm probably dreaming...
9. They should have offered more for Trade-ins. Only up to $300.00 where it was $550.00 for the S10 possible trade-in values. (I'm kind of glad though since I may just need to keep my Note 9 around for awhile).
Unknowns:
1. It remains to be seen if the developers will build apps to work with continuity and sizing, etc. If that isn't done then we might own a $2000.00 boring paperweight. I need my Kustom suite of Apps and if they don't work, the Fold will be almost useless to me).
2. Will the Fold just be too long to easily fit in my pocket. I never put any phones in a back pocket but occasionally put in front pocket. Most of the time it's in a zippered pocket in a jacket or purse or backpack or small waist pack. I'm really not too worried..yet! Hahaha!
3. We definitely need a variety of cases. I'm sure they'll come. The interest in the Fold has seemingly surpassed Samsung's expectations. Samsung kept the final Fold design under wraps so long that I think that's one of the reasons the case makers haven't delivered yet (or they thought that the Fold wouldn't have much interest). I need a super protective Clear Case. I want to show off that Martian green with Gold Hinge!! (and I want to look at it too).
Final observations:
With all of the unknowns and possible negatives, don't get me wrong. I want the Fold!
I love being an early adopter and have saved up for this thing. I've been following Samsung over the years and drooling at all of their foldable prototypes.
With Samsung's track record on gorgeous displays, I know I'll love the tablet screen. I think that the small front screen is not a deal breaker because I liken it to my Lock/AOD screen where I glance at information then move on to the larger screen. It will be just one more step to fully open the Fold. Not inconvenient when you know what's coming! A huge, beautiful screen.
The COOL factor for the Fold is priceless! I am so anxious to get it and I know the feeling will continue as others spot the phone and want to check it out.
If the Fold ends up being a fantastic phone for me, then I'll be selling off a few other Tablets I have as well as my N9.
This is going to be Big! Cannot wait to play!
What do you guys think?

I'm just hoping root comes easy and comes quickly. Do you guys think it will be rootable?

A.Priori said:
I'm just hoping root comes easy and comes quickly. Do you guys think it will be rootable?
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Based off of the limited amount of people that will buy and have this device probably not, but I could be wrong ?

I'll miss the spen even though I don't use it that often, but the main thing I'll miss about that functionality is being able to capture video as an animated gif (I don't know if this exists on the S series as I've only used Notes as far as Samsung's go). I'll probably use my old Wacom dumb capacitive stylus that's been sitting a drawer for a few years for the simple diagrams I draw in meetings using One note. It did the trick when I used to use an iPad all of the time.
The small screen might get irritating if I want to tap out a message as I already find it difficult using something as small as an iPhone SE. Although with keyboard customisation maybe bigger keys can make that easier.
The notch doesn't really bother me. A hole punch would be equally as distracting as a notch to me on a regular phone, but in a screen that big I can't see it being a problem.
I'm definitely changing the scaling and fitting more on that display. Apparently that's how you get many apps to use tablet mode rather than a big phone layout, so I'll be really happy if that's actually true. But I'd set my mind on getting one even before I heard about that so I won't mind if it doesn't work on everything.
I haven't seen whether Dex is available in tablet mode as it is on the larger Samsung tablets. That would be a killer app for me. I know we can use up to 3 apps, but it's not the same as having a few windows layered and tapping between them, especially if you're copying and pasting between a few documents and you want that bigger layout on each to see text placement properly. Maybe someone will manage to extract and develop an apk that doesn't require root for that.
With regards to the above, I used to have a Toshiba PDA that ran Windows Mobile and with it's 800x600 display you could change the screen scaling and achieve a similar effect. It was pretty great.
The thing I'm mainly looking forward to is reducing my travel kit from a phone, tablet, and kindle to just one device. Ok maybe not just one device, I'll have room for my Switch more often now. Airport security love giving my bags an extra search due to all of the gadgets I end up carrying, and hopefully this will mean I just sail through like most other people.
And while it may be an elitist prick move, I want people to notice it. Most friends and colleagues know I'm a tech geek, but nobody notices the tech anymore, as all of the phones and tablets look so similar. They don't realise it's something new or cool and don't ask. Plus, nowadays all it involves is showing off something a bit faster with more storage and a better camera. Nothing has done anything new for years now. This brings back that wow factor when new phones had something brand new and sparks conversation about the future again.

The US devices will have locked bootloaders just like the other US Samsung devices. Unless I've missed it there is no word on international devices yet. If you're like me and root is a necessity you might want to consider waiting until the situation is sorted out.
Edit... One other thing I ran into today in regards to a potential S-pen is that a reviewer was opining the screen was too soft to support writing. That was a stated opinion not a fact from Samsung. So a guess but not an unreasonable one; It isn't hard to imagine the screen not being able to hold up to a pen.

Here’s an important notice for current and future Galaxy Fold owners
https://www.sammobile.com/2019/04/1...portant-notice/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD ??????

Where did you see the info regarding Samsung pay? Can't find any info about that

nique0201 said:
Where did you see the info regarding Samsung pay? Can't find any info about that
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The specs on Samsung.com for the Fold only show NFC for Samsung Pay. They did the same thing on the Galaxy Watches.
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A.Priori said:
I'm just hoping root comes easy and comes quickly. Do you guys think it will be rootable?
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Doubtful on AT&T or T-MO devices... You know it's always that locked bootloader thing in US phones.
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AlanJC said:
I'll miss the spen even though I don't use it that often, but the main thing I'll miss about that functionality is being able to capture video as an animated gif (I don't know if this exists on the S series as I've only used Notes as far as Samsung's go). I'll probably use my old Wacom dumb capacitive stylus that's been sitting a drawer for a few years for the simple diagrams I draw in meetings using One note. It did the trick when I used to use an iPad all of the time.
The small screen might get irritating if I want to tap out a message as I already find it difficult using something as small as an iPhone SE. Although with keyboard customisation maybe bigger keys can make that easier.
The notch doesn't really bother me. A hole punch would be equally as distracting as a notch to me on a regular phone, but in a screen that big I can't see it being a problem.
I'm definitely changing the scaling and fitting more on that display. Apparently that's how you get many apps to use tablet mode rather than a big phone layout, so I'll be really happy if that's actually true. But I'd set my mind on getting one even before I heard about that so I won't mind if it doesn't work on everything.
I haven't seen whether Dex is available in tablet mode
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Looks like we'll still be able to create a gif from a video (you could still have done it on the S9's too). Here's a tutorial for the S10's so I'm sure the Fold will be able to make one too:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/How...or-S10e-without-downloading-any-apps_id115228
Also, it is Dex ready/capable.
Great points you've made in your response! Thx!
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burrzoo said:
The specs on Samsung.com for the Fold only show NFC for Samsung Pay. They did the same thing on the Galaxy Watches.
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It has MST, confirmed.
"Credit & debit cards: supports MST and/or NFC"
Source: https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-fold/specs/

Bjray said:
It has MST, confirmed.
"Credit & debit cards: supports MST and/or NFC"
Source: https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-fold/specs/
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This would be great! I'm wondering if it's for Non US Folds. I'm hoping it's for everyone. I wish I had the eSim/nano sim option but not with my carrier (AT&T).
MST not listed in their specs but hopefully it's just incorrect. Thank you for the clarification.
https://www.att.com/buy/phones/samsung-galaxy-fold-512gb-space-silver.html
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good that was almost a dealbreaker!!! no MST , because NFC hasnt really caught on the way they promised 6 years ago... at least not in places i frequent.

A.Priori said:
I'm just hoping root comes easy and comes quickly. Do you guys think it will be rootable?
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You're kidding, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxkAVnl6RVw&list=PLLjWNJiWtHZV-rqGklsgrjoK1ssOJfvrE&index=6

I'm out of here. I'm a rooter and right now I'm now feeling the love with dropping 2k on this device and then killing the warranty. This isn't a complaint per se, it's just not the right tree to be sniffing around for those like me that will most def flog the thing. I do hope all who buy in enjoy the bejesus out of themselves. Good luck gents.

nique0201 said:
good that was almost a dealbreaker!!! no MST , because NFC hasnt really caught on the way they promised 6 years ago... at least not in places i frequent.
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I was just reading AT&T version of the manual & no mention of MST, only NFC. THAT would be stupid to me & I'd really miss it.
http://downloadcenter.samsung....d_EN_UM_P_9.0_040919_FINAL.pdf
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OnePlus too close to Youtubers

Doesn't it seem a bit sketchy to anyone that OnePlus is so close to all tech reviewer, none of the reviews mentioned display issue(might be clean units)! People count on tech reviewers before buying a cellphone in terms of pros and cons and having them by your side with some smart trick (which even reviewers might unaware of) is good business case I believe

I don't trust OP any more. Remember they did a display mate test done which shows highest brightness and perfect display etc.
Soon after the release they lower maximum and minimum brightness of op8 pro which is a form of cheating.
Wait for few days and get actual hands reviews and then buy phones especially OnePlus
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sandeshdj said:
Doesn't it seem a bit sketchy to anyone that OnePlus is so close to all tech reviewer, none of the reviews mentioned display issue(might be clean units)! People count on tech reviewers before buying a cellphone in terms of pros and cons and having them by your side with some smart trick (which even reviewers might unaware of) is good business case I believe
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Not sketchy at all, it's a common practice in promotion of new gadgets. All the reviewers I've seen (big and small) receive phones from many different brands. Are the reviewers close to all the brand's, most reviews of the Samsung S20 didn't mention the different chipsets are they all in bed with Samsung??

Not to mention took money for a 4 camera setup.. and then disabled one of them.. liars and cheaters

yodasmaster said:
Not sketchy at all, it's a common practice in promotion of new gadgets. All the reviewers I've seen (big and small) receive phones from many different brands. Are the reviewers close to all the brand's, most reviews of the Samsung S20 didn't mention the different chipsets are they all in bed with Samsung??
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Havent seen MrWhoseTheBoss for snapdragon vs Exynos?

sandeshdj said:
Havent seen MrWhoseTheBoss for snapdragon vs Exynos?
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Didn't you read "most"

yodasmaster said:
Not sketchy at all, it's a common practice in promotion of new gadgets. All the reviewers I've seen (big and small) receive phones from many different brands. Are the reviewers close to all the brand's, most reviews of the Samsung S20 didn't mention the different chipsets are they all in bed with Samsung??
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Also it doesn't necessarily point out to reviewers being in bed with brands, I was indicating about review models and retail models might be differently built, just a possibility..

sandeshdj said:
Doesn't it seem a bit sketchy to anyone that OnePlus is so close to all tech reviewer, none of the reviews mentioned display issue(might be clean units)! People count on tech reviewers before buying a cellphone in terms of pros and cons and having them by your side with some smart trick (which even reviewers might unaware of) is good business case I believe
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piyush7243 said:
I don't trust OP any more. Remember they did a display mate test done which shows highest brightness and perfect display etc.
Soon after the release they lower maximum and minimum brightness of op8 pro which is a form of cheating.
Wait for few days and get actual hands reviews and then buy phones especially OnePlus
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I agree they are very close to youtubers, but on the contrary, that's how I discovered the Oneplus One. Today's videos were first impressions only videos, I believe MKBHD said that. They arnt allowed to post full reviews, positive or otherwise for a while.

manor7777 said:
I agree they are very close to youtubers, but on the contrary, that's how I discovered the Oneplus One. Today's videos were first impressions only videos, I believe MKBHD said that. They arnt allowed to post full reviews, positive or otherwise for a while.
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Yes saw mkbhd, but atleast after couple of weeks they should have discovered and made a video about it.. it seems they all hid it saying their unit didn't have an issue (which is highly unlikely) or else as I pointed out earlier, they were given better version than retail unit..
People trust the tech reviewers, they encourage or discourage the purchase decisions so taking proper care of them by any means seem to be a viable option than mainstream marketing..

sandeshdj said:
Yes saw mkbhd, but atleast after couple of weeks they should have discovered and made a video about it.. it seems they all hid it saying their unit didn't have an issue (which is highly unlikely) or else as I pointed out earlier, they were given better version than retail unit..
People trust the tech reviewers, they encourage or discourage the purchase decisions so taking proper care of them by any means seem to be a viable option than mainstream marketing..
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I work on IT, so I don't "trust" anyone specifically, I always do more research, but I would be lying if some of the tech you tubers hadn't influenced my decision. Unbox therapy did a speaker video, and after some research I picked one up. Been running for over 5 years now, no issues. My OP8 Pro has no issues, that I can see, but I have a friend with one that's had constant issues. Only difference. Is, I ordered through my carrier, my friend did direct from OnePlus
The full reviews will be out soon, I'm sure those that arnt just in for the money will share issues, linus tech tips is one I know. Will do that.

The display-issue that I've seen so many rant about; is that on the Exynos version?
I have the Snapdragon-version (EU, IN2023), and I have no issues with display-tint of any kind.

dmbardal said:
The display-issue that I've seen so many rant about; is that on the Snapdragon version?
I have the Exynos (EU), and I have no issues with display-tint of any kind.
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The OnePlus 8 Pro is only made with Snapdragon. Samsung devices have either Exynos or Snapdragon.

sandeshdj said:
Yes saw mkbhd, but atleast after couple of weeks they should have discovered and made a video about it.. it seems they all hid it saying their unit didn't have an issue (which is highly unlikely) or else as I pointed out earlier, they were given better version than retail unit..
People trust the tech reviewers, they encourage or discourage the purchase decisions so taking proper care of them by any means seem to be a viable option than mainstream marketing..
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Why is it highly unlikely? Plenty of people have no issues. My screen is perfect, as are many others here.
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galaxys said:
The OnePlus 8 Pro is only Snapdragon.
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My bad.
I have an S10e for work that I've messed around with this past few days as well,
and that's the device that has Snapdragon in the EU and Exynos in US.

crzycrkr said:
Why is it highly unlikely? Plenty of people have no issues. My screen is perfect, as are many others here.
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Glad to hear that your screen is perfect,out of curiousity just follow these steps and let us know the result at dark environment :
1. Turn on night mode
2. Turn on power saving mode
3. Install darker app from store and set the brightness to 50%
After doing this try accessing this xda app or else see the windowless grey screen on chrome..
Many people dont realize whether they have issue or not since they use the device at optimal setting in which case lowest brightness is bumped up so OnePlus tried well to cover up a hardware issue by doing so.
By the way, I noticed these issue on first day itself still kept the device, rest features are overwhelming as opposed to this issue..
The only area of concern is that whether it will get worse as the device age

My main concern is image retention, my device has it , have replace 3 units (indian) but I still have image retention, I am tierd of replacing and decided to keep it ,
I am afraid I will have burn in in a month

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Glad to hear that your screen is perfect,out of curiousity just follow these steps and let us know the result at dark environment :
1. Turn on night mode
2. Turn on power saving mode
3. Install darker app from store and set the brightness to 50%
After doing this try accessing this xda app or else see the windowless grey screen on chrome..
Many people dont realize whether they have issue or not since they use the device at optimal setting in which case lowest brightness is bumped up so OnePlus tried well to cover up a hardware issue by doing so.
By the way, I noticed these issue on first day itself still kept the device, rest features are overwhelming as opposed to this issue..
The only area of concern is that whether it will get worse as the device age
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Done this a few times in the last few months with no issues. My blacks are good, no retention, etc. Others have as well. If you check some of the other screen threads you'll come across them
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crzycrkr said:
Done this a few times in the last few months with no issues. My blacks are good, no retention, etc. Others have as well. If you check some of the other screen threads you'll come across them
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Are you using black theme all time to save battery ?

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Doesn't it seem a bit sketchy to anyone that OnePlus is so close to all tech reviewer, none of the reviews mentioned display issue(might be clean units)! People count on tech reviewers before buying a cellphone in terms of pros and cons and having them by your side with some smart trick (which even reviewers might unaware of) is good business case I believe
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Because it isn't as widespread as people are making out.
There's always issues on all phones, vast majority of people don't have them.
I've not had a single one of the reported issues anyone's complained about.
Not to say that they don't exist but they affect such a small number.
If a reviewer received a study unit do you not think they'd mention it? Theitr hits would go through the roof which at the end of the day is all they care about.
More to that point. If you were OnePlus aware of potential screen issues, don't you think you'd check the unit before sending it? I dunno.
I know several of the main reviewers use the 8pro as their daily phone and nothing has been said about screen issues or anything else anyone has complained about here.
Personally I think it's simply due to the fact that it affects a very small number of phones and on average of you order a phone, chances are you will not have the aforementioned issues.

This has been a thing for a long time where OnePlus receives universal praise from reviewers. Downplay the shortcomings and cost cutting, and justify the elements that ARE in the phone. Making excuses for the lack off water resistance rating, among other things.
I think Marques does a great job on his channel and I watch all of this videos. But the fact that he had Pete Lau on to talk about the inner workings of the company, and then had a glowing "impressions" video soon after, doesn't look good, EVEN IF it was his honest assessment. They need to maintain the good graces of OnePlus by either staying neutral on their review or being positive about it to continue to get access.
Linus is another who does this. He went on that factory tour of the assembly of the...6t? 6 maybe? And then soon after came out with a great review of that unit. Bad look overall, regardless of whether it was truthful. He has a greater propensity to tell you the nitpicky things about the phone though at least.
We all like OnePlus phones or we wouldn't be on here, but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't get impartial reviews from people we have grown to trust. It's a slippery slope, and some YouTubers have been slipping real bad lately.

Question Anyone else have Green Bar down their dispaly?

I was a work with my phone on my desk and when I went to pick it up there a green bar down the right side of the screen. this phone is only 1 week old. i cropped the picture due to not wanting to have faces on the internet lol, but its the whole side.

Looks like the display is broken. Those kinds of lines appear when there's a fault.

That definitely looks like your display has gone bye-bye. I mean you could always try a factory reset, but I highly doubt it will help in any way.
Might be hardware fault, might be drop damage, or something else.
In any case, you need a replacement.

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That definitely looks like your display has gone bye-bye. I mean you could always try a factory reset, but I highly doubt it will help in any way.
Might be hardware fault, might be drop damage, or something else.
In any case, you need a replacement.
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I contacted the google insurance company and they are sending me a new one.

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I contacted the google insurance company and they are sending me a new one.
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That's good to hear. Nice that it worked out so quickly for you.
I am a bit surprised. Usually Googles support is mediocre and a joke, but I have not yet a single story about the P6 support that was terrible.

Morgrain said:
That's good to hear. Nice that it worked out so quickly for you.
I am a bit surprised. Usually Googles support is mediocre and a joke, but I have not yet a single story about the P6 support that was terrible.
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Im guessing since this is a company they contract with it may be a little easier. my first 6pro slipped while putting a case on it and it cracked. so this a replacement for that one. i didn't have to go through google for this process. they do have lackluster customer service.

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I contacted the google insurance company and they are sending me a new one.
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If the 2nd one's a dud get a full refund... if purchased with a MC or Visa inform the bank of the issue... document.

blackhawk said:
If the 2nd one's a dud get a full refund... if purchased with a MC or Visa inform the bank of the issue... document.
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wil do. thank you

make sure it is not a refurbished phone too

The green line thing seems to be a "common" defect on OLED screens. I've seen posts of it happened to Samsung, OnePlus, Apple, and Google devices. It's reported to be an electrical fault so I'd definitely get it replaced.

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The green line thing seems to be a "common" defect on OLED screens. I've seen posts of it happened to Samsung, OnePlus, Apple, and Google devices. It's reported to be an electrical fault so I'd definitely get it replaced.
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There are more problems with the variable frequency refresh rate displays in general.
Color rendering/calibration suffers as well. This model though just seems to have display issues a plenty.
Yours was a defective unit that never should've passed QC. WTF?
I recently went with a second new N10+ because the issues with the variable rate displays; poor color rendering is very noticeable to me and for other reasons. Both displays are dead on perfect.
After 2 years of heavy usage I can find no signs of screen degradation on the oldest one. These are solid work horses that look and run great.
The newest isn't necessarily the best candidate...

blackhawk said:
There are more problems with the variable frequency refresh rate displays in general.
Color rendering/calibration suffers as well. This model though just seems to have display issues a plenty.
Yours was a defective unit that never should've passed QC. WTF?
I recently went with a second new N10+ because the issues with the variable rate displays; poor color rendering is very noticeable to me and for other reasons. Both displays are dead on perfect.
After 2 years of heavy usage I can find no signs of screen degradation on the oldest one. These are solid work horses that look and run great.
The newest isn't necessarily the best candidate...
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I def understand that. just though they would have figured alot of the kinks out. I am using my oneplus 9 pro until they figure it out. having to argue with them that 1:30pm is before 2:30pm...ugh

speakeasy2 said:
I def understand that. just though they would have figured alot of the kinks out. I am using my oneplus 9 pro until they figure it out. having to argue with them that 1:30pm is before 2:30pm...ugh
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Get a refund and chill until something good comes along.
The only manufacturer I really hawk is Samsung and this year has been a disaster. It seems it's across the board with most of the manufacturers and not just the displays.
Trying to integrate a functional UI for Android 10, and especially 11 and 12 hasn't helped one bit. Even Google struggles with the mess they engineered.
Lol, how deep will this rabbit hole go?
Developers are estimating 2-3 years to straighten out scoped storage alone. Variable refresh rate has turned into a color calibration* nightmare. Add the mess of 5G implementation* to that mix. Issues aren't isolated but common on all the newer devices it seems. 2021 has sucked for Android, I think 2022 will be just as bad.
My confidence level isn't high... this fubar won't be cleaned up soon.
*Google Android should've put their energy and resources into properly implementing these critical features instead of scoped storage as even Android 9 is secure if used properly.

blackhawk said:
Get a refund and chill until something good comes along.
The only manufacturer I really hawk is Samsung and this year has been a disaster. It seems it's across the board with most of the manufacturers and not just the displays.
Trying to integrate a functional UI for Android 10, and especially 11 and 12 hasn't helped one bit. Even Google struggles with the mess they engineered.
Lol, how deep will this rabbit hole go?
Developers are estimating 2-3 years to straighten out scoped storage alone. Variable refresh rate has turned into a color calibration* nightmare. Add the mess of 5G implementation* to that mix. Issues aren't isolated but common on all the newer devices it seems. 2021 has sucked for Android, I think 2022 will be just as bad.
My confidence level isn't high... this fubar won't be cleaned up soon.
*Google Android should've put their energy and resources into properly implementing these critical features instead of scoped storage as even Android 9 is secure if used properly.
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I know who your allegiance is with now. My Pixel so far has been rock solid,as was my V40 and 60 before it.

prohibido_por_la_ley said:
I know who your allegiance is with now. My Pixel so far has been rock solid,as was my V40 and 60 before it.
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I use whatever comes in handy... and looks/works well.
The Pixel UI is barren and dysfunction in my opinion. This what a stock N10+ UI homepage can look like.
I'm glad you're having a good experience...

Question Stand out feature

what is the new feature in this google pixel 6 pro that stand out in the market more then other smart phones

Unlockable bootloader if you purchase unlocked.
Magic eraser, but I honestly just see that as software that could be ported anywhere but right now googles implementation seem to work best (compared to Samsung).

pcriz said:
Unlockable bootloader if you purchase unlocked.
Magic eraser, but I honestly just see that as software that could be ported anywhere but right now googles implementation seem to work best (compared to Samsung).
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Eh, lots of other phones let you unlock the bootloader.
Magic Eraser is good, but it's just a gimmick. The effectiveness varies wildly with some results being genuinely impressive and others being truly awful.
Having owned a P6P since release day I can say the amount of bugs Google keep introducing is what makes this phone stand out. Everything else the phone does is mediocre at best.
Skip and wait for S22

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Eh, lots of other phones let you unlock the bootloader.
Magic Eraser is good, but it's just a gimmick. The effectiveness varies wildly with some results being genuinely impressive and others being truly awful.
Having owned a P6P since release day I can say the amount of bugs Google keep introducing is what makes this phone stand out. Everything else the phone does is mediocre at best.
Skip and wait for S22
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Ok, they asked for stand out features. You didn't offer a counter. So on this phone that's my opinion of what is offered.
And some regions don't have access to many phones with unlockable bootloaders.

See above

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A lot of phones in my market don't come with unlockable bootloaders
I'm also not here to defend against your opinion. If you wanted to complain about the phone you should've just led with that.
Plenty of people are willing to happily discuss all the phones short comings without coming off like a troll in hiding.
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It was absolutely not a troll post.
Those are my sentiments on those areas you pointed out as 'stand out' having dailied the phone since release day.
And the final line summarises what makes the phone stand out - bugs. Totally accurate and valid.
The genuine bugs are a real issue which are affecting usability for a great number of people. Disappointment in things like Magic Eraser were entirely Google's own doing. They massively overhyped the P6 / P6P with their aggressive ad campaigns and they were unable to deliver.

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It was absolutely not a troll post.
Those are my sentiments on those areas you pointed out as 'stand out' having dailied the phone since release day.
And the final line summarises what makes the phone stand out - bugs. Totally accurate and valid.
The genuine bugs are a real issue which are affecting usability for a great number of people. Disappointment in things like Magic Eraser were entirely Google's own doing. They massively overhyped the P6 / P6P with their aggressive ad campaigns and they were unable to deliver.
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I'm totally not interested in defending the phone. I offered my opinion to op whom I thought you initially were which is why I assumed you were so invested in my opinion. And thus I edited my post.
You don't care for the phone. Cool. Doesn't affect what's in my pocket. Have a great day friend.

skymera said:
Eh, lots of other phones let you unlock the bootloader.
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Yes they do, but in most cases comes with a penalty !
In general loss of warranty is an issue with many manufacturers as well as loss of functionality (Knox!)
This is where I feel the Pixel is indeed ahead, as unlocking comes without penalties and is easily (and without left-overs) revertable....
And to add on top: maybe because of this if feel the Pixel has very active community development happening in comparison to other devices.....
As to the OP question: I see pure Android as a benefit, plus I like the very well made live translate option !

The killer feature of the Pixel 6 for me is the call filtering feature.

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The killer feature of the Pixel 6 for me is the call filtering feature.
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Oh, yes! Good call. I start taking these features for granted, I forget about them.
The Hold for Me feature is great, too. No more MUZAK or annoying distorted sounds they pretend is music, repeating on end for 30 minutes while holding...as long as the business your dealing with is recognized by Google as having a supported hold function - either that or it just sometimes has been a "miss" in auto-detecting that I'm on hold, but that was over a month ago, so not on the January update, and I'm not on hold that often.

My vote for a single feature is the 4x zoom camera. I'm very impressed with the quality of shots and love being able to have zoom. There is quite a bit about this phone that I like a lot. I got the phone the same day that the Jan. update was released so for me I'm also impressed with how fast the phone is and how well the software works.

Maybe not really a "feature", but for me it's the Tensor chip for 2 main reasons.
1. Integration with AI (for whatever that's worth ), but more importantly,
2. 5 years of security updates (If it was still Qualcomm we would only be getting 3).
My favorite feature is the 20x zoom, but there are other phones out there with better zooms so I wouldn't say this is a standout feature that separates the Pixel 6 series from other phones.

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Maybe not really a "feature", but for me it's the Tensor chip for 2 main reasons.
1. Integration with AI (for whatever that's worth ), but more importantly,
2. 5 years of security updates (If it was still Qualcomm we would only be getting 3).
My favorite feature is the 20x zoom, but there are other phones out there with better zooms so I wouldn't say this is a standout feature that separates the Pixel 6 series from other phones.
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Samsungs also get five years of security updates.

pcriz said:
Samsungs also get five years of security updates.
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Yep, for some of their devices.

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Yep, for some of their devices.
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About 130 devices are planned to be supported for five years. Including any that would directly compete with the p6p. This includes phones that were released prior to the policy change.

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About 130 devices are planned to be supported for five years. Including any that would directly compete with the p6p. This includes phones that were released prior to the policy change.
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Yep, S21 series, S20 series, Note 20 series, etc...

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Yep, S21 series, S20 series, Note 20 series, etc...
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That math doesn't equal to 130 devices.
I mean the s8 was released 2017. It's been updated. How many phones is google currently supporting for 5 years.

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That math doesn't equal to 130 devices.
I mean the s8 was released 2017. It's been updated. How many phones is google currently supporting for 5 years.
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I wasn't doing the math, I said "etc..."

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I wasn't doing the math, I said "etc..."
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I guess I don't see a point and not using all the data present. It's great google started doing it but it isn't exactly ground breaking. And it isn't because of tensor.
Just providing data for clarity based on ops question.
I rarely keep a phone for two years so personally i don't care either way.

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I guess I don't see a point and not using all the data present. It's great google started doing it but it isn't exactly ground breaking. And it isn't because of tensor.
Just providing data for clarity based on ops question.
I rarely keep a phone for two years so personally i don't care either way.
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Yeah, I didn't say it was groundbreaking and I wasn't going to list every phone, hence "etc...". And I'm just going by what Google said that the 5 years of security updates is "...thanks to Tensor.".