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[LostMyNarbles]

Gotta wonder if the Axon 7 has sold really well or if they just under supplied it. Amazon has shipping listed as 3-5 weeks, Newegg changed the preorder date to September which I assume means they do not have any in-stock, ZTE's page also says ships in September now, B&H doesn't have a date anymore and no estimate for delivery, and Best Buy pushed the date back to July 29th.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Gotta wonder if the Axon 7 has sold really well or if they just under supplied it. Amazon has shipping listed as 3-5 weeks, Newegg changed the preorder date to September which I assume means they do not have any in-stock, ZTE's page also says ships in September now, B&H doesn't have a date anymore and no estimate for delivery, and Best Buy pushed the date back to July 29th.

Last I checked, ZTE'S eBay channel had the Gray unit shipping early on August 3rd.

 

[Noema]

How are they with software updates? But yeah its the only interesting looking phone I've seen forcyears.

New phone from a new company so we have no idea.

But the bootloader is unlocked so it'll probably have decent community support for custom ROMS.

 

[Bboy AJ]

How are they with software updates? But yeah its the only interesting looking phone I've seen forcyears.

They've been speedy with updates. For example http://m.androidcentral.com/nextbit...ng-out-june-security-patch-speaker-volume-fix

 

[Professor Lich]

Not sure if this is a proper place to ask this, but here goes.

What is a Samsung Galaxy J3? Never heard about it before and I need a new phone. I like it because it seems like a basic smart phone and it's cheap too.

I'm just curious as to why I've never heard about it before.

 

[Noema]

Not sure if this is a proper place to ask this, but here goes.

What is a Samsung Galaxy J3?

It's a phone you should avoid. There are better cheap smartphones out there.

 

[Professor Lich]

It's a phone you should avoid. There are better cheap smartphones out there.

Ah, bummer, good to know beforehand though. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I'm thinking about trying to be funny and downloading some Chinese rock music to celebrate my new Axon 7. I'll play it at work most likely. Any suggestions? I'm definitely eating Chinese food.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

I'm thinking about trying to be funny and downloading some Chinese rock music to celebrate my new Axon 7. I'll play it at work most likely. Any suggestions? I'm definitely eating Chinese food.

Install MIUI!

 

[No Love]

Getting an Axon 7 on Friday at my local Best Buy. They had no idea WTF I was talking about. Really looking forward to trying it out.

 

[Mindwipe]

Hey, did you notice how the iPhone SE pulled Apple's ass out of the fire this quarter and maybe some Android OEMs should ship some small phones?

 

[KdMgMan]

Anybody know a good budget phone for around €200? I just need a phone that can handle skype and have decent battery life.

 

[Aiii]

Hey, did you notice how the iPhone SE pulled Apple's ass out of the fire this quarter and maybe some Android OEMs should ship some small phones?

"Cheap iPhone" sells, they could have packed it in manure and it still would have sold.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Hey, did you notice how the iPhone SE pulled Apple's ass out of the fire this quarter and maybe some Android OEMs should ship some small phones?

If that's how other manufacturers see it, guaranteed you'll find a ton of small phones. Monkey see, monkey do.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

This Axon came out of nowhere (for me anyway) and is now suddenly really popular :O

 

[Mindwipe]

"Cheap iPhone" sells, they could have packed it in manure and it still would have sold.

There was already a cheap iPhone, and the SE isn't that cheap. It's sold because it's small.

 

[Donos]

Anybody know a good budget phone for around €200? I just need a phone that can handle skype and have decent battery life.

200 € gives you rather powerfull smartphone nowadays. Like the Umi super.
If you don't mind china stuff then Xiaomi, Huawai and other manufactors have decent stuff.

or Samsung Galaxy A3 or Galaxy S5. Almost all big name manufactors have a good 200 € phone (LG, Sony, HTC Desire)

 

[THE Caffeinated]

I have a S7 Edge that I had to factory reset and re-download pretty much everything but now about half of my apps on my home screens are greyed out, they all work perfectly fine it's just very aesthetically unpleasing. How do I fix this? I've tried removing them and re-pinning them but that does nothing, I've noticed they changed to grey after updating them.

Edit: Nevermind! It was just my theme being weird, reapplied it and it's back to normal.

 

[wilflare]

what's with the buzz surrounding the Axon? :O
been wanting to grab a second phone and line for purely work

 

[Asgaro]

Hey, did you notice how the iPhone SE pulled Apple's ass out of the fire this quarter and maybe some Android OEMs should ship some small phones?

If this starts to happen I'll be all like...

 

[DrFunk]

I'm still collecting my thoughts about it, but the Axon 7 is a pretty good phone so far. It has some software quirks that just befuddle me though....

1. you have to press a notification 'bell' to see notifications on the lockscreen. I guess this is a privacy thing, but it's more of a hassle imo. YMMV

2. It has an option for a 'silent boot'. that's cute

3. my god the speakers are loud

4. the gold version isn't really gold at all. It's...a light very light bronze. I kinda dig it.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Hey, did you notice how the iPhone SE pulled Apple's ass out of the fire this quarter and maybe some Android OEMs should ship some small phones?

ask Sony how that went for them

Android OEMs seem to be having no problem with shipping phones with no headphone jack though

 

[Mindwipe]

ask Sony how that went for them

It kept them afloat and made them the second biggest Android OEM in the UK?

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Install MIUI!

What is that?

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I'm still collecting my thoughts about it, but the Axon 7 is a pretty good phone so far. It has some software quirks that just befuddle me though....

1. you have to press a notification 'bell' to see notifications on the lockscreen. I guess this is a privacy thing, but it's more of a hassle imo. YMMV

2. It has an option for a 'silent boot'. that's cute

3. my god the speakers are loud

4. the gold version isn't really gold at all. It's...a light very light bronze. I kinda dig it.

Can you toggle the bell off?

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Getting an Axon 7 on Friday at my local Best Buy. They had no idea WTF I was talking about. Really looking forward to trying it out.

How does it feel to be the cool guy buying the super phone only smart nerds know about?

It benchmarks higher performance than the Galaxy 7, has a screen on par with the Galaxy 7 only bigger, better battery life than the Galaxy 7, best in class audio, usb type c, and double the storage space. The camera isn't as good as the Galaxy 7 but many think it's better than the latest iphone which is good. It is half the price of the 5.5 inch Edge without the gimmick. What is not to like? Lol

 

[mackattk]

I'm still collecting my thoughts about it, but the Axon 7 is a pretty good phone so far. It has some software quirks that just befuddle me though....

1. you have to press a notification 'bell' to see notifications on the lockscreen. I guess this is a privacy thing, but it's more of a hassle imo. YMMV

2. It has an option for a 'silent boot'. that's cute

3. my god the speakers are loud

4. the gold version isn't really gold at all. It's...a light very light bronze. I kinda dig it.

Silent boot? Awesome! I hate booting sounds. I am going to guess that the notification bell is going to be given an option in a future update. That is one of the main complaints about the software, so I wouldn't be surprised if it gets patched soon.

what's with the buzz surrounding the Axon? :O
been wanting to grab a second phone and line for purely work

For me? I got in on the $75 BH Photo gift card/headphones deal... Even at full price it is an incredible deal, especially with all the accessories you get (USB-C cable, QC3.0 charger, TPU case, screen protector, and headphones). The case, probably won't keep too long but it is something that will be good enough to get me by until I find a case that I really do want. Basically is a $700 flagship at a $400 price point. Looks really solid and has gotten good feedback from users already. I am really looking forward to testing out the speakers/DAC headphone jack. The only qualm that I have seen is the camera isn't as good as the S7, but it seems to do pretty well. The warranty is really nice too.

 

[Jeffrey]

Axon 7 is the oneplus one of 2016.

Pretty much no compromises besides camera a little.

 

[reKon]

How does it feel to be the cool guy buying the super phone only smart nerds know about?

It benchmarks higher performance than the Galaxy 7, has a screen on par with the Galaxy 7 only bigger, better battery life than the Galaxy 7, best in class audio, usb type c, and double the storage space. The camera isn't as good as the Galaxy 7 but many think it's better than the latest iphone which is good. It is half the price of the 5.5 inch Edge without the gimmick. What is not to like? Lol

You're stretching a bunch of things in this post.

 

[Jigolo]

http://www.techdroider.com/2016/07/htc-nexus-marlin-render.html


lol we shall see

 

[DrFunk]

Yeah, I think (they'd better) they'll give the option for the notification bell.

 

[The Faceless Master]

0 1 2 3 4 5 ? No

 

[Hasney]

0 1 2 3 4 5 ? No

No Tournament Edition

 

[Talon]

Wait, 3450 mAH battery in a Nexus?

Samsung is never getting back to 30 trillion won with their mobile (IM) division (roughly $27 billion dollars).

 

[reKon]

Watched an Axon review. Damsn... This phone has to be the budget highend king right now. If the camera was better than the One Plus 3, then it wouldn't even be a question. They really killed it on the design.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

You're stretching a bunch of things in this post.

No I am not. This is pulled straight from PC MAG and Android Authority in the reviews. Only the camera comparison is pulled from word of mouth.


http://www.androidauthority.com/zte-axon-7-review-704039/


http://www.pcmag.com/review/346194/zte-axon-7

 

[mackattk]

Watched an Axon review. Damsn... This phone has to be the budget highend king right now. If the camera was better than the One Plus 3, then it wouldn't even be a question. They really killed it on the design.

Wanting to read some more reviews on the phone, especially with the camera... Mine got shipped yesterday and should be here tomorrow.

Going by the official ZTE forums, the guy with the wifi problems, ZTE reached out to him and are getting him fixed up. So that's good.

 

[mackattk]

No I am no. This is ppulled straight from PC MAG and Android Authority in the reviews. Only the camera ccomparison is pulled from word of mouth.


http://www.androidauthority.com/zte-axon-7-review-704039/

https://community.zteusa.com/thread/11243

Seems like you might be able to manually set the low-light functions to get a better picture. Still grainy, but at least it looks like with some software patching it could be improved significantly.

 

[DrFunk]

Just took this now:

You can see where the camera needs work - blurryness around edges, etc.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

What's the consensus best $400 phone right now? I'm on the fence between Axon 7, Nexus 6p and Oneplus 3.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

http://www.techdroider.com/2016/07/htc-nexus-marlin-render.html


lol we shall see

Another 2.5D screen? I hope not cause getting decent protectors for those screens is a pain in the ass (OP3 woes)

 

[reKon]

No I am not. This is pulled straight from PC MAG and Android Authority in the reviews. Only the camera comparison is pulled from word of mouth.


http://www.androidauthority.com/zte-axon-7-review-704039/


http://www.pcmag.com/review/346194/zte-axon-7

Not sure why you're comparing to a smaller phone. We need more benchmarks, but it's not likely to achieve better battery than the S7 Edge (US version). It definitely will not beat the S7 Edge (Int'version) as this is holy grail of Android battery life right now. Both versions of the Galaxy S7 not only have a great camera, but it's considered to be one of the world's best phone camaras (but you've already acknowledged that it's better).

The S7 Edge is waterproof, has wireless fast charging, and Samsung pay. Not everyone will use this things these, but they are definitely not gimmicks. Samsung Pay is arguably better than both Android and Apple pay...

The Int'l version of the Galaxy S7 Edge is the world's top performing Android phone right now as well.

There are certainly some pros to the Axon 7 over the Galaxy phones though with the superior audio, from facing speakers, and higher built in storage to name a few. I'm just saying that it's not accurate to state that it's better at doing at a bunch of things or saying it's an overall better phone when it's not.

Btw regarding pricing, the Int'l version (superior version), has been continuously dropping each month with various sales. I think it's been hitting that 600 USD mark so it's looking like 200 USD premium.

It looks like the Axon is definitely the best bang for buck, but I can't call it a better phone than the S7 Edge.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Not sure why you're comparing to a smaller phone. We need more benchmarks, but it's not likely to achieve better battery than the S7 Edge (US version). It definitely will not beat the S7 Edge (Int'version) as this is holy grail of Android battery life right now. Both versions of the Galaxy S7 not only have a great camera, but it's considered to be one of the world's best phone camaras (but you've already acknowledged that it's better).

The S7 Edge is waterproof, has wireless fast charging, and Samsung pay. Not everyone will use this things these, but they are definitely not gimmicks. Samsung Pay is arguably better than both Android and Apple pay...

The Int'l version of the Galaxy S7 Edge is the world's top performing Android phone right now as well.

There are certainly some pros to the Axon 7 over the Galaxy phones though with the superior audio, from facing speakers, and higher built in storage to name a few. I'm just saying that it's not accurate to state that it's better at doing at a bunch of things or saying it's an overall better phone when it's not.

Btw regarding pricing, the Int'l version (superior version), has been continuously dropping each month with various sales. I think it's been hitting that 600 USD mark so it's looking like 200 USD premium.

It looks like the Axon is definitely the best bang for buck, but I can't call it a better phone than the S7 Edge.

No one was comparing it to the Edge overall, except in an aside calling its screen a gimmick. It was a direct comparison to the galaxy 7 base model.

 

[Jigolo]

Another 2.5D screen? I hope not cause getting decent protectors for those screens is a pain in the ass (OP3 woes)

Well that's too bad. From here on out screens will be 2.5d since they are far more ergonomic than the sharp edges.

 

[Hasney]

Another 2.5D screen? I hope not cause getting decent protectors for those screens is a pain in the ass (OP3 woes)

Well that's too bad. From here on out screens will be 2.5d since they are far more ergonomic than the sharp edges.

they've literally shoved a fingerprint reader and logo on the back of an HTC10. I wouldn't take these shots for anything.

 

[Jeffrey]

Just took this now:



You can see where the camera needs work - blurryness around edges, etc.

How is the front capacitive buttons? They seem kinda small and cramped. Quick go get used to?

 

[LostMyNarbles]

http://www.techdroider.com/2016/07/htc-nexus-marlin-render.html


lol we shall see

Hasn't AndroidPolice's leaks shown us they might not be doing the Nexus name this year since the phones were instead branded with the familiar Google G on the back? I don't know, this looks like a crappy render they just threw up to get attention. They basically took an HTC 10 and moved a few things around then painted it blue.

 

[Jigolo]

they've literally shoved a fingerprint reader and logo on the back of an HTC10. I wouldn't take these shots for anything.

that's why I said lol we shall see. it just looks like shitty Photoshop

in terms of the phone having 2.5d glass, is all but guaranteed in my eyes. every single flagship has it

 

[DrFunk]

How is the front capacitive buttons? They seem kinda small and cramped. Quick go get used to?

They're cramped - I keep going back the 6P layout, since it's the phone I'm coming from. Getting used to it though

Can't believe I'm using a ZTE phone lol

 

[Jeffrey]

They're cramped - I keep going back the 6P layout, since it's the phone I'm coming from. Getting used to it though

Can't believe I'm using a ZTE phone lol

Would be nice if it had options for buttons on the display like one plus.

How's the included tpu case and headphones?