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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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Saiyan-Rox
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Selling my OP2 will be near impossible (it's somehow self harming itself and got nicks in the metal and plastic) so i'm thinking of keeping it. it's completely fine for me but the nexus I can't help myself with. just seems like a waste of monies.
And so the unboxings begin.
Looks like the P is not much smaller than the Nexus 6.
Probably too big for me then, would have to be held and used with both hands at all times given how short my fingers are.
I cave.
No one is making smaller high end smartphones. Even the 5X is not as compact as the original 5.
Gonna have to get used it.
Vyse The Legend
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Looks like the P is not much smaller than the Nexus 6.
Width-wise, it is much smaller. Trust me, every mm counts when it comes to width, and the 6P destroys the N6 in this regard.
Height-wise, they are about the same.
It sucks.
The Nexus 5 and the iPhone 6S are about the same size and that's about as large as I want to go unless I resign myself to treating my phone as a two handed device at all times.
Saiyan-Rox
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Someone wasn't around for the N4
Vyse The Legend
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Not even close. At least, you could order the thing for days without it selling out or the site crashing constantly.
It looks like the estimates will be accurate, too.
-Pyromaniac-
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Android manufacturers haven't fully figured out how to launch phones (except samsung). It's so hard!
I think I'm going to get the Nexus 5X. The 6P body in the size of the 5X would have been ideal. The 6P also seems like there's a longer wait if you order from the Google Play store, and for some reason taxes are cheaper on Google Play than if I went directly through Huawei's online store (taxes on Huawei's store is what I expected, so Google's store is charging less tax than what I expect).
I guess I'm ready to settle. Of course if reviews are out before the phones ship then I may change my mind depending on the concensus.
I guess I'm ready to settle. Of course if reviews are out before the phones ship then I may change my mind depending on the concensus.
soundahfekz
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Man i just wish the 6P had OIS for video ;__;
Still copping that 128gb graphite tho
Still copping that 128gb graphite tho
-Pyromaniac-
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I wish all unboxings were this straight to the point.
Anyway looks good. Shame google skimped and the canadian dollar tanked. Oh well.
Saiyan-Rox
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Looks like the 6P has as good of a camera as the iPhone 6S (maybe slightly better if you are into semantics)
http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Apple-iPhone-6s-review-Solid-and-compelling-performance
http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Apple-iPhone-6s-review-Solid-and-compelling-performance
-Pyromaniac-
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Are we back to listening to Dxomark?
It's sold out... *sad face*
I was and got it ordered the first day.
Every time i go check my order status i see Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, Nexus 6 receipts. I always come back to Nexus good lord.
I saw a commercial for the Nexus 5X last night while watching the Dodgers get beat down.
Saiyan-Rox
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You got seriously lucky. that launch was a complete fail.
Not sure what that means.
Anyways...here is the 6P sitting on a tree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=41&v=0KV0YTEt9vw
No, really...the guy placed it on a tree.
-Pyromaniac-
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I thought we all agreed a little while ago that they aren't the best for smartphone camera reviews
soundahfekz
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I planned on waiting for reviews so its all good. I just need to see how this 810 holds up with an aluminum body.
I remember even my htc being too hot to use at times without case
The Faceless Master
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this has been the best launch for a Nexus phone.
by leaps and bounds.
it's not even close.
Just the fact that VZW is in the mix this time makes it win by default.
The Faceless Master
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DxOMark fell off after they fell off the iWay.
Looks like the P is not much smaller than the Nexus 6.
Yeah, from the earliest rumours, it had the dimensions similar to a Nexus 6 but with a smaller screen, the latter of which being the dealbreaker for me.
Galaxy Edge + already down to $600: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...928G-Gold-Black-White/371460422539?rmvSB=true
Both are sex.
Nexus 5 went incredibly smooth. It even had an actual date iirc.
OMG, do you know how much I would give for a rose gold charger?
Jzero
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It honestly didn't even work that well on my Nexus 6. It made video look super jumpy in videos when there was lots of movement.
and holy fuck that 5X charger is ugly as sin.
brotkasten
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Not to mention that some manufacturers still like to unveil their products (at a press event) and then don't mention a specific release date, or one that's over a month away. It's so infuriating.
Rodney McKay
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My AT&T Note 4 finally got 5.1.1 this morning (thought it already had, but apparently not).
No noticeable difference that I can see, which I'll definitely take over having negative changes like worse battery life or worse performance.
No noticeable difference that I can see, which I'll definitely take over having negative changes like worse battery life or worse performance.
If yours was on 5.0.2 you should feel no lag at all when hitting multitasking button, which was slow before. If it was a minor update to 5.1.1 it fixed a weird bug with lock screen when fingerprint security was enabled.
I agree, but the jump to 2k screens needed a spec bump and it is possible that moving those pixels fluently still need some work, to reach smoothness already found on 1080p devices.
So more power may be needed. I think, however , that efficiency and less power consumption may be the most important gain. That and cameras also improving, despite also seem to have reached almost as you can do with small sensors,and this year most flaships are in a similar high level. Custom dsps seem to be a place where there may be improvements too. But difficult to introduce due to android nature, unless google supports them in some form. Maybe they should work closer with qualcomm & mediatek. New nexus do have one to improve battery life when using sensors, don't they. Any chance to see them included in other oems devices?
-Pyromaniac-
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it's amateur hour
These are companies that don't seem to have any control over their supply chain or any relationship with carriers. They announce a phone and it'll get there when it gets there sometime soon. LG did it with the g4. It's sad because not even they know when their phone will launch so they don't provide any dates.
voodoojohn
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I suffered for hours after my 5x purchase thinking I had made a mistake in choosing white over blue...
Just use a TPU case IMO.
soundahfekz
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those verus cases are deceptive. They're thick as hell.
I'm hoping spigen changes their mind and releases a thin fit case for the 6p. It's either that or nothing
WhiskerFrisker
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The second case looks great. I wonder how much that is.
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