SolidSnakeUS
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Dem Nexus Updates...
Still waiting on my N7 OTA
Such fast very quick so first
Still waiting on my N7 OTA
Such fast very quick so first
BoboBrazil
Member
Still pending on my 6P order. I ordered before the page was even posted here..
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Flash the OTA you can.
People always complain about nexus and Google's updates and tbh while it is true and they roll out at a snails pace (which is BS) most Nexus users know what they're doing when it comes to fastboot etc.
lunchtoast
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Ok so I got my 5x last night, and still have no received an email for 50% off case or 50$ playstore credit. Don't like having a new phone and no case. I contacted Google Fi and they had no idea when we'll get it....
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
#NobodyReads
Saiyan-Rox
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Don't get what you mean but okay.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Saiyan-Rox
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lunchtoast
Member
Had a chat with play store help, they said it takes 96 hours after ship to get the email.
Saiyan-Rox
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That doesn't sound right to me.
If talking to customer service has ever taught me anything its never listen to a live chat rep as they haven't a clue.
Jazzy Network
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Guess I'll sell my One Minus 2 on Swappa.
What
Same here, Been pending for a week. Hopefully overnight it changes and ships tomorrow to arrive in November.
BoboBrazil
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If it ships tomorrow you would have it by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. They gave everyone 2 day shipping for the 5X.
Jzero
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I don't get people talking shit about their OP2. Didn't the same shit happen last year with the OPO? Hahaha your faults for buying a phone without NFC.
This ain't no Chomecast.
This ain't no Chomecast.
Tomorrow I will get mine. Never had a Samsung phone, hopefully I'll enjoy it a lot.
Jazzy Network
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People with Hangouts 5.0, how are you liking it? I feel it's a lot faster than 4.0. I stopped using 4.0, but 5.0 has made me come back.
Is the 50% off a case a Project Fi thing or a Play Store thing like the Play Credit?
Crap i was thinking it was already next week.
My Chromecast 2i ordered arrived next day on regular shipping because it came from a warehouse in Cali.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
It still lacks a shit ton compared to other chat programs. They fixed it being utter shit in 4.0 doe.
Just see the 6S battery stats.
Badum tish!
gotta admit it's a good looking phone.
-Pyromaniac-
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Other than the abomination that is the htc logo I like it. M10 should be the same with a bigger battery. But then they lose thinness. Can't have it all in the android game.Just see the 6S battery stats.
Badum tish!
gotta admit it's a good looking phone.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Using my nexus 5x and I love it. Still have to use the iPhone unfortunately until I get a case for this phone but so far so good.
Couple of disappointments though
Screen
Vibration feels hollow (Maybe because I got use to the force touch vibration with the iPhone)
I think thats it for now. But I love it and the Camera is great! Can't wait for the 6P still
Couple of disappointments though
Screen
Vibration feels hollow (Maybe because I got use to the force touch vibration with the iPhone)
I think thats it for now. But I love it and the Camera is great! Can't wait for the 6P still
Bloodember
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So today was the last straw with my OP2 I cant take the os issues any more. The main ones are eBay notifications have to be turned off or it'll crash and won't load again, 2nd my mobile banking app doesn't work right and lastly the small lag in typing sometimes. Oh right also the small lag in apps loading since the last update. I'm done. Looking at the Note 5, how's the battery in real world usage, bloatware how bad? And camera, is it really as good as the reviews say it is? I'm going to look at phones tomorrow. Any others I should look at? Must be sold through att, going through the carrier this time around, fuck it.
BoboBrazil
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Oxygen OS is horrible. Did you try the Cyanogen nightlies?
Saiyan-Rox
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There are no nightlies.
On another note I don't notice any lag in apps if i'm honest. can't comment on the apps as I just use the mobile site for banking.
Prototype Viktor
Member
With doze and the faster charging in 6P I don't see myself plugging in my phone at night ever once I have mine
BoboBrazil
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Unofficial ones. Everything seems to be working fine except the laser focus and fingerprint reader from what I read.
Saiyan-Rox
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Yeah but those aren't even "nightlies" more like "weeklies" atm
oh and the MAC address in the "weeklies" is all messed up.
N6 VS N6P Speed test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qmx5onZS8
N6 just wins it
Bloodember
Member
No, I'd loose figure print and laser focus.
BoboBrazil
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Yeah, I am glad I returned that OP2. They really failed this year, mostly due to their horrible software.
Nexus 6 winning just shows how much of a fail the 808 and 810 processor are.
Got eeeem
Some early impressions:
- The screen is actually a pleasant surprise. Seems like the Nexus 5 display, but with a bit more saturation and contrast. Not mindblowing or anything, but one of the better 1080p screens out there I think.
- Fingerprint sensor is stupid good. Crazy fast and crazy accurate.
- Performance is silky smooth. It's not as blazing fast as my Note 5 as a whole, but I've yet to see a single instance of lag or dropped frames, unlike the Note 5.
- The build is a bit disappointing. I don't mind plastic, hell I prefer it over slippery glass and metal that turn a 'premium' phone into a wet bar of soap. But the phone feels a bit...hollow. The OG Nexus 5 felt more solid, and had better buttons (ceramic vs plastic on the 5X).
- Multitasking hasn't been a problem at all, even with 2GB of RAM. Granted, I don't ever have more than 5-6 apps open at a time, but nothing has reloaded on me yet.
- I really like the new 5x5 layout on the home screens in the launcher. One of my biggest complaints about stock Android in the past were the huge, space wasting icons. That has been fixed.
- I guess I didn't realize it, but the Nexus logo is painted on rather than engraved like in the past. Then again, I remember complaints of the letters falling off of the Nexus 5 and 6, so that's probably to address that.
Some early impressions:
- The screen is actually a pleasant surprise. Seems like the Nexus 5 display, but with a bit more saturation and contrast. Not mindblowing or anything, but one of the better 1080p screens out there I think.
- Fingerprint sensor is stupid good. Crazy fast and crazy accurate.
- Performance is silky smooth. It's not as blazing fast as my Note 5 as a whole, but I've yet to see a single instance of lag or dropped frames, unlike the Note 5.
- The build is a bit disappointing. I don't mind plastic, hell I prefer it over slippery glass and metal that turn a 'premium' phone into a wet bar of soap. But the phone feels a bit...hollow. The OG Nexus 5 felt more solid, and had better buttons (ceramic vs plastic on the 5X).
- Multitasking hasn't been a problem at all, even with 2GB of RAM. Granted, I don't ever have more than 5-6 apps open at a time, but nothing has reloaded on me yet.
- I really like the new 5x5 layout on the home screens in the launcher. One of my biggest complaints about stock Android in the past were the huge, space wasting icons. That has been fixed.
- I guess I didn't realize it, but the Nexus logo is painted on rather than engraved like in the past. Then again, I remember complaints of the letters falling off of the Nexus 5 and 6, so that's probably to address that.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Ah all software has it's issues. the OP2 is a really decent device and well worth the money tbh.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
It isn't engraved in the 5X either? it really looks like it is too.
Guess Google took note of all the letters falling out stuff.
Ah ffs double post, I thought I hit edit.
despite the hate, they are usually very good. I am really happy with my note 4, and my wife's s4 works like a charm. I'd go note 5 but lack of IR blaster killed me.
These tests aren't very scientific. For one, the network is obviously playing a big part in randomly slowing things down.
FallingEdge
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I love my Note 5 and think it is a fantastic phone. Getting an N6P because I am a Nexus fanboy.
Gavin Robertson
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Anyone any real experience of Doogee? My kid came home last night and said he wants a Doogee F5 as we've said he can get a new phone for Xmas.He's upgrading from a first gen Moto G and we just assumed he would go for the new one. Instead he's picked this phone from China that almost looks too good to be true? High spec, low price. We've previously bought a couple of Onda Windows tablets from China, but we have no experience of what the ongoing support is like for Android. Also, what's their UI and bloatware like?
LTE bands are also going to be something to keep in mind, unless he good with 3G.
A lot of these phones from China don't have support for LTE bands for outside of China.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
How would anyone know
Jzero
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I wish i had that amount of patience. My 6P is going to be so exposed at the gym until SUPCASE releases their armband.
Because tempered glass screen protectors have existed in the past? Maybe someone here has bought one for their previous phones without cutouts and had problems because of it?
Oh and this review is dope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m4GqChBz4Q&feature=youtu.be
The Faceless Master
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-Pyromaniac-
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So there's a rumour that samsung will launch the S7 edge and S7 edge plus at the same time on release.
You know what we haven't really discussed. I wonder if with the S7, Samsung finally chooses a strategy/direction. Having a S7/S7 edge was always dumb. You either believe in the device or you don't. Investing so much in an experiment is weird. I wonder if they drop the regular S7 next year. It seems weird to have a regular S7/Edge/Edge Plus. I guess they didn't do it last year because the Edge was too expensive but maybe they got the costs under control.
Then again if stats show more people like the regular S7 I guess they need to release that one too. These rumours are starting to not add up. One of them is BS. So we have 3 versions of a phone launching at the same time. We have supposedly two screen sizes at 5.2 and 5.7. It all seems like a lot.
You know what we haven't really discussed. I wonder if with the S7, Samsung finally chooses a strategy/direction. Having a S7/S7 edge was always dumb. You either believe in the device or you don't. Investing so much in an experiment is weird. I wonder if they drop the regular S7 next year. It seems weird to have a regular S7/Edge/Edge Plus. I guess they didn't do it last year because the Edge was too expensive but maybe they got the costs under control.
Then again if stats show more people like the regular S7 I guess they need to release that one too. These rumours are starting to not add up. One of them is BS. So we have 3 versions of a phone launching at the same time. We have supposedly two screen sizes at 5.2 and 5.7. It all seems like a lot.
I wonder if they'll bother with the Note at all then. They seemed not to care that much this year since it was only a few countries that got it. Don't know why they wouldn't just go S7/Edge and Note 6/Note 6 Edge.
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