Went back to my Note 3.. Preordered a Moto Z Play from Best Buy. For what I do on my phone I don't really need a SD820. I would rather have the battery life.
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Went back to my Note 3.. Preordered a Moto Z Play from Best Buy. For what I do on my phone I don't really need a SD820. I would rather have the battery life.
Couldn't resist dat +10h of SOT? 😱
Yeah, really looking forward to it, along with the battery mod so I can get wireless charging again on my new phone. There were a few things that bothered me on the axon 7, nothing too major but just enough to push me for wanting a different phone. The cell signal was worse on t-mobile, the case situation was absolutely awful, and had a weird problem with the home button. It was totally my fault but the space bar was right above the home button and would constantly hit it without meaning to, exiting out of the app and sometimes losing what I wrote. It got annoying pretty fast.
bonchooski
Member
is that actually legit though? I swear reviewers barely use their phones in a day lol.
Like when i 'heavy use' my phones, I have to charge them by 2-3pm regardless of specs. Even for phones that are praised for battery like the 6 plus.
I'm guessing the Z play will last me to the end of the workday, maybe.
bonchooski
Member
It's legit dude, a 3510mah battery, a snapdragon 625 and a 1080p screen will give you a battery that is balls deep in screen on time.
well to be fair, I do game a bit at work which is probably the biggest battery drain, I doubt i'd do that on a SD625...
so it probably will last me all day!
I've read impressions everywhere on the web and its true. It's between 8 to 12 hrs of SOT. Some people are even fucking pissed because they've been trying to kill their phone's battery through a single day but couldn't!
Edit: correction, some people are hitting 14h of SOT
Yeah don't get me wrong, the axon 7 was a killer phone and had a ton of features that were great. Just the few small quirks was enough for me to pay the extra cash for the z play.
I have always gotten 3-4 hours of screen on time on all my phones that I can remember. I'm expecting between 7-9 for the z play... will see how it goes.
I have always gotten 3-4 hours of screen on time on all my phones that I can remember. I'm expecting between 7-9 for the z play... will see how it goes.
Stock plus Elementalx kernel is a solid combo.
So a phone without OIS can't take amazing pictures? Got it. I guess the pics in that album are just garbage huh?
Yes I know some have been touched up.
juliushandle
Member
Thanks, now who here has an Honor 8? Thoughts? Impressions?
bonchooski
Member
I had one.
fast as fuck with an old GPU that is only noticeable is you play graphic intensive games.
great battery life
nice screen
good form factor and build
good display
fingerprint scanner fast
one of my favorite phones of the year
if you want stock Android.. stay away
BoboBrazil
Member
Devs already have google assistant working on 6P lol
juliushandle
Member
Nice but they don't carry the blue
I need links!!!!!
Ah gotcha..sorry I missed that
Phones without OIS are worse than equivalent devices with OIS, yes.
Thanks! I'm trying to do it, since the guy said you can do it without root, but it keeps telling me
I'm stuck I haven't adb'd anything since the htc evo 3d days.
Gonna wait and see if Pixel feedback makes me want to spring for it, but I'm still leaning towards a OP3, but the Moto Z Play, with it's promised battery life, is really seeming interesting to me. I play absolutely no graphically intensive games on my phones and have no interest in mobile-based VR, so Daydream isn't a priority for me at all, but my nearly three year old N5's battery being on its last leg is really starting to annoy me. When I can't keep it plugged in I'm lucky to get like 2 hours of use out of the thing if I try do anything that involves SOT, so the seemingly amazing Z Play battery life seems great for my use case.
BoboBrazil
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I think you have to change file permissions o. That file ahead of time. There is feedback regarding it in the thread.
Lil'DigiOp
Member
I think my Moto G4 comes in tomm... Ill give y'all impressions!
Jazzy Network
Member
Damn legit dropped my OP3 today. So glad I had a case on it. I was so scared.
damn looks like I need to have twrp installed too... DAMNIT!!!!! lol
EDIT: Nvm the guy that figured it out is helping me on the forum! crossing my fingers, because I loved the integration of the assistant with allo
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Ofc
Cheaper to import from the UK ~$560
Jazzy Network
Member
It's Sony. What you expect?
Idk, sony phones are so forgettable that I'm surprised every time its mentioned.
would the warranty work in the US though.
Have to ship it back to the UK I believe, 2yr vs 1yr though
Xperia are the best looking phones imo
osiris3355
Banned
Cant wait for next week.
No one is going to give a shit about sd cards, wireless charging and water proofing when the Pixel reviews starting trickling in. Everyone is going to find out the Pixel phones offer a far smoother UI experience than any Android phone on the market.
Want iPhone level smoothness on Android then Pixel is your only option. Period
Don't forget to quote me if I'm wrong so I can eat crow.
No one is going to give a shit about sd cards, wireless charging and water proofing when the Pixel reviews starting trickling in. Everyone is going to find out the Pixel phones offer a far smoother UI experience than any Android phone on the market.
Want iPhone level smoothness on Android then Pixel is your only option. Period
Don't forget to quote me if I'm wrong so I can eat crow.
How much will it hurt knowing that Google will never surpass Android OEMs in popularity and mind share?
I'm quoting because I'm actually on your side. Google gone cook in that secret sauce and get the most bang for that buck.
CreepingFear
Member
I'm with you. A lot of haters will be silenced.
Hard to trust any reviews when $100 phones are often praised for having a 'smooth' ui.
everything is smooth!
I'm actually curious how the pixel will compare with the upcoming Mate 9.
huawei's been cooking their own magic recently with their kirin + custom android thing to the point that the honor 8 is beating pretty much every flagship phone in app load times and smoothness.
everything is smooth!
I'm actually curious how the pixel will compare with the upcoming Mate 9.
huawei's been cooking their own magic recently with their kirin + custom android thing to the point that the honor 8 is beating pretty much every flagship phone in app load times and smoothness.
Honor 8's performance looked surprisingly good- the TFT screen is upsetting though.
Curious. In Australia the XZ is a bit cheaper than the Pixel. Admittedly only 80$, but hey cheaper is cheaper.
Flying Toaster
Member
Nah, I would love to see this. No crow needs to be eaten. Android has so much potential and it is all the flavors running around that makes it loose its luster.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Every year we say Android is finally iOS smooth. Every year.
I hope we're right this time. It would be excellent. But I am unsure we will until Google really handles it all, hardware and software totally.
The Faceless Master
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when people say iOS smooth i wonder if they actually use iOS because i do at work and that shit is just as janky as everything else.
smoothness of the os is just one factor.
Android needs to solve the impossible problem of fragmentation aka app performance suffers in the mean time.
If pixel has the magic to get app load times to speed up without issues, and to get poorly optimized android games compare to their ios counterpart (cough, Final fantasy brave exvius) to run well without anything on the developers end....
fuck it, ill plop down $650 or w/e it costs to import from brexitville.
Android needs to solve the impossible problem of fragmentation aka app performance suffers in the mean time.
If pixel has the magic to get app load times to speed up without issues, and to get poorly optimized android games compare to their ios counterpart (cough, Final fantasy brave exvius) to run well without anything on the developers end....
fuck it, ill plop down $650 or w/e it costs to import from brexitville.
I do wonder what they mean too. Certainly I dont find my android phone any less smooth than my Ipad Air 2 in general use.