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[vdlow]

So I'm currently using Signal for my SMS and MMS purposes, however I've noticed since installing it has gotten consistently worse as the months pass. I don't know if it is entirely the program itself or my telecom to blame (Optus in Australia), what I do know is it is pissing me off. It'll double send or receive, refuse to send MMS at times or delay sending for up to a few hours to the recipient.

Any recommendations on a good text app? Or just push everything to Messenger and deal with that considering my use of it already when talking to friends.

Pulse is the one I use, but I rarely send sms so I can't say if it's good enough for a heavy user. It's free so worth a try at least.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.klinker.messenger

 

[Husker86]

S8+ coming. Replaced the screen on my Pixel XL and it kinda comes up in one corner...that has been bugging me so I've been itching for another phone.

Samsung had $100 off + $200 trade in for any smartphone. I have so many laying around so I figured this was as good of a chance as any to get some credit.

Total cost $524.

 

[Laekon]

S8+ coming. Replaced the screen on my Pixel XL and it kinda comes up in one corner...that has been bugging me so I've been itching for another phone.

Samsung had $100 off + $200 trade in for any smartphone. I have so many laying around so I figured this was as good of a chance as any to get some credit.

Total cost $524.

I've been thinking of this deal. I have a Nexus 5 floating around and keep holding off replacing my 5X as no phone $400 or less has yet to have a better camera.

 

[rc213]

S8+ coming. Replaced the screen on my Pixel XL and it kinda comes up in one corner...that has been bugging me so I've been itching for another phone.

Samsung had $100 off + $200 trade in for any smartphone. I have so many laying around so I figured this was as good of a chance as any to get some credit.

Total cost $524.

How do you get the extra $100 off?

 

[Laekon]

How do you get the extra $100 off?

The unlocked versions are an extra $100 off. So the S8 comes to $425 and the + is $525.

 

[BoboBrazil]

The unlocked versions are an extra $100 off. So the S8 comes to $425 and the + is $525.

If you have unidays it brings the total cost to $488+tax. Send them a cheap $10 walmart prepaid to maximize profit.

 

[Laekon]

If you have unidays it brings the total cost to $488+tax. Send them a cheap $10 walmart prepaid to maximize profit.

Never heard of Uniday before but I tried it and it doesn't work. Well it doesn't work on the regular S8 but does on the Plus.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Never heard of Uniday before but I tried it and it doesn't work. Well it doesn't work on the regular S8 but does on the Plus.

Yeah, it only works on the s8+ for now. They stopped it from working on the regular s8. That's how I got the s8+ for 488+tax.

 

[reKon]

I'm such a fucking idiot... Chrome cast audio has been the solution to what I've been wanting to set up the entire time, but I guess I didn't fully understand how it connected to everything. I'll probably grab a couple of these next time they're on sale again. My promedia 2.1 and the Bluetooth speakers I have coming in will be getting massive upgrades after they are linked up with the Chromecast.

Like holy shit - if people actually understood how useful these are, Sonos would be fucked because I guarantee that people don't fully utilize the advantages that the Sonos set up has. Multiroom audio and controlling music through WiFi on my Bluetooth bedroom speaker is going to be awesome.

If you all didn't talk about which phone you're going to get next all the time, maybe I would have learn how good of a product this is. Yall suck.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

Couldn't talk me into getting a Samsung phone again yet all these dam Galaxy ads on GAF are annoying the hell out of me

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

OP5 leaked prices?

http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_5_india_pricing_leaks-news-25681.php

The OnePlus 5 India pricing has leaked via a forum post on Weibo. According to the post, the 64GB model with 6GB RAM will be priced at INR 32,999 ($512) and the 128GB model with 8GB RAM will be priced at INR 37,999 ($589).The USD prices are, of course, for reference and the actual US pricing will be different, with $499 and $599 being the likely US equivalent.

 

[DrFunk]

🤔🤔🤔

 

[Vanillalite]

Not surprised, but a much harder sell.

 

[yagal]

OP5 leaked prices?

http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_5_india_pricing_leaks-news-25681.php

Too much for a 1080p pentile and a so so camera

 

[nature boy]

Guess they settled

 

[brotkasten]

OP5 leaked prices?

http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_5_india_pricing_leaks-news-25681.php

No one would've cared about the 1+1, if it had launched at those prices. What makes them think it's different now?

 

[Baroquemantic]

They better be bringing a great camera and display for those prices.

 

[Jeffrey]

Too much for a 1080p pentile and a so so camera

Will be the best camera ever though.

 

[this_guy]

So I'm currently using Signal for my SMS and MMS purposes, however I've noticed since installing it has gotten consistently worse as the months pass. I don't know if it is entirely the program itself or my telecom to blame (Optus in Australia), what I do know is it is pissing me off. It'll double send or receive, refuse to send MMS at times or delay sending for up to a few hours to the recipient.

Any recommendations on a good text app? Or just push everything to Messenger and deal with that considering my use of it already when talking to friends.

Textra is always solid for me. I like Google's Messenger but there will be times when mms gives me issues, but Textra always works.

Will be the highest dxO rated camera ever though.

Fixed.

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

In OP's defence, flagship prices have increased since the OP1 days. I guess it was natural their pricing would follow suit.

However, other manufacturers are bringing things to the table like waterproofing, hifi dac, curved screens, minimal bezels etc.... If OP think they can get away with selling 2017 specs in a 2015 body for £499/$499 they might be in for a shock. (especially given S8 and G6s of the world are already seeing reduction in their pricing)

 

[brotkasten]

In OP's defence, flagship prices have increased since the OP1 days. I guess it was natural their pricing would follow suit.

However, other manufacturers are bringing things to the table like waterproofing, hifi dac, curved screens, minimal bezels etc.... If OP think they can get away with selling 2017 specs in a 2015 body for £499/$499 they might be in for a shock. (especially given S8 and G6s of the world are already seeing reduction in their pricing)

Flagships might launch at a higher price point compared to their predecessors, but no one but Apple can hold those prices in retail over a longer period of time.

The Galaxy S8 launched for €100 more than the S7 last year (€799 instead of €699) and you can already get it for under €650, only a couple of months after launch. The LG G6 dropped even quicker, of course, from €769 to €499.

 

[NeOak]

Bobo, please fix your pic in the BST thread. Way too big.

 

[DrFunk]

HTC is also dropping the red U11 in the US on the same day (20th).

/Shrug

 

[nature boy]

This sounds like the OP2 flop all over again

 

[Jazzy Network]

HTC is also dropping the red U11 in the US on the same day (20th).

/Shrug

That red is pretty hot TBH.

 

[DrFunk]

The Verge has an exclusive on the 1+5 and it's camera :

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/19/...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

[Vanillalite]

Basically what we've been saying. Even beyond that the screen might a no go anyway.

Failing to deliver on the camera will mean that the OnePlus 5 can't be a truly viable alternative to those premium phones. That’s been fine in the past: aggressive pricing allowed OnePlus to get by with an average camera. But it won’t work forever, especially as it moves into higher-priced segments.

Perhaps even worse, if OnePlus’ fanbase isn’t impressed with the OnePlus 5’s new camera, they could look elsewhere for their next phone, by either paying a little more for a mainstream premium phone or paying a little less and getting most of the same experience from a midrange device.

 

[Jeffrey]

The end result is, well, familiar looking. The OnePlus 5 has its rear camera system in the same spot as the iPhone 7 Plus, but Liu contends this was an inevitability. “It’s a little difficult to make two cameras, two holes in the back not look ugly,” he says.



Or not make the phone so thin? Mate 9 looks nice with the cameras on the center.

 

[Jazzy Network]

The end result is, well, familiar looking. The OnePlus 5 has its rear camera system in the same spot as the iPhone 7 Plus, but Liu contends this was an inevitability. “It’s a little difficult to make two cameras, two holes in the back not look ugly,” he says.



Or not make the phone so thin? Mate 9 looks nice with the cameras on the center.

What a dumb excuse. They could put it in the same position without it looking 1:1.

 

[wilflare]

really hope the Pixel 2 delivers.
6P probably needs to be replaced by the end of this year... the battery life is ._.

still love the 6P camera though

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

really hope the Pixel 2 delivers.
6P probably needs to be replaced by the end of this year... the battery life is ._.

still love the 6P camera though

The 6P camera is still pretty damn good. But yeah, the battery is spotty at best. I still have it where it will turn off at 25%. I really, really hope the new Pixel and possibly the new Nexus delivers.

 

[Jeffrey]

Pixel 2 will be good. If they are able to be purchased and 'delivered' to your house is a separate question xD

 

[LeleSocho]

1+ didn't even need dual sensor... just a good single sensor and you are already in the upper echelon.
They complicated their life needlessly while they could have spent resources in either making the phone with minimal bezel (which is the hot stuff for everyone but me) or a design that wasn't so obviously a copy of the iPhone and the Oppo.

 

[longdi]

People hate on Apple but dang they are the first to introduce a 120hz screen, and without much fanfare or crazy markup.

It makes everything felt much snappier.

I bet a midrange SoC + 120hz screen > topend SoC + 60hz, in terms of UI fluidity.

 

[NeOak]

People hate on Apple but dang they are the first to introduce a 120hz screen, and without much fanfare or crazy markup.

It makes everything felt much snappier.

I bet a midrange SoC + 120hz screen > topend SoC + 60hz, in terms of UI fluidity.

They aren't the first.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

The Nexus look alike speaks to me.

 

[Jeffrey]

People hate on Apple but dang they are the first to introduce a 120hz screen, and without much fanfare or crazy markup.

It makes everything felt much snappier.

I bet a midrange SoC + 120hz screen > topend SoC + 60hz, in terms of UI fluidity.

Well there wasn't many years ago when iPad regular size started at $500 lol. Now it's $650!

 

[Vanillalite]

People hate on Apple but dang they are the first to introduce a 120hz screen, and without much fanfare or crazy markup.

It makes everything felt much snappier.

I bet a midrange SoC + 120hz screen > topend SoC + 60hz, in terms of UI fluidity.

You need a lot of power to constantly push 120hz.

I mean Apple is using their most powerful mobile chip ever to do this.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Sounds like OnePlus 5 will be $479. At that price I better see 1440p.

 

[Jeffrey]

Sounds like OnePlus 5 will be $479. At that price I better see 1440p.

As long as 8gb is less than $600 I'll... Bite maybe.

Hope there are other upgrades besides the camera though. Seems like all their marketing is on that, but op3t still felt cheap on some aspects like the Vibration motor, weak speaker, the screen. I also got worse cellular signal compare to flagships.

 

[DrFunk]

The 2 posters above me will be disappointed, I gather.

1440p is my deciding factor between the 1+5 and the red U11. Guess we'll see

 

[BoboBrazil]

As long as 8gb is less than $600 I'll... Bite maybe.

Hope there are other upgrades besides the camera though. Seems like all their marketing is on that, but op3t still felt cheap on some aspects like the Vibration motor, weak speaker, the screen. I also got worse cellular signal compare to flagships.

I thought the speaker was actually pretty good compared to other phones like the s8. The screen is supposed to be able to reproduce more of the color space so we will see, but I'm out if it's 1080 pentile.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I'm not feeling as bad when it comes to the OP5. Makes me more confident in a new Pixel .

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

As long as 8gb is less than $600 I'll... Bite maybe.

Hope there are other upgrades besides the camera though. Seems like all their marketing is on that, but op3t still felt cheap on some aspects like the Vibration motor, weak speaker, the screen. I also got worse cellular signal compare to flagships.

The 3T has the most limp dick vibration motors I've ever used. It sucks in hand and if it's in your pocket, you won't feel it. If they have the audacity to keep it as is in the 5...

I thought the speaker was actually pretty good compared to other phones like the s8. The screen is supposed to be able to reproduce more of the color space so we will see, but I'm out if it's 1080 pentile.

Speakers are trash. I actively avoid using the phone without headphones.

 

[Jazzy Network]

I thought the speaker was actually pretty good compared to other phones like the s8. The screen is supposed to be able to reproduce more of the color space so we will see, but I'm out if it's 1080 pentile.

The Speakers were loud but not good quality wise.

 

[Jeffrey]

The 3T has the most limp dick vibration motors I've ever used. It sucks in hand and if it's in your pocket, you won't feel it. If they have the audacity to keep it as is in the 5...


Speakers are trash. I actively avoid using the phone without headphones.

Vibration motor was so bad that I started using a smart watch again lol.

 

[BoboBrazil]

The 3T has the most limp dick vibration motors I've ever used. It sucks in hand and if it's in your pocket, you won't feel it. If they have the audacity to keep it as is in the 5...


Speakers are trash. I actively avoid using the phone without headphones.

The Speakers were loud but not good quality wise.

The speakers aren't good, but still better than Samsung. Samsung sounds really tinny and muffled probably due to water resistance. Samsung's vibration will vibrate your leg off though. OnePlus needs to go back to dual speakers like on the OnePlus one.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

I caved and ordered a replacement battery for my 6p instead of shipping my phone to huawei

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Sounds like OnePlus 5 will be $479. At that price I better see 1440p.

Pretty sure it's 1080p again although with the price you'd expect the screen to be a higher res.

The price increase is due to the camera which if i'm honest I couldn't give two shits about.

 

[Jeffrey]

From the interview seems like they aren't skimping on the battery. Hopefully as big or bigger than op5

Also looking at these closer shots, the camera looks better than iPhone 7 plus in which the aluminum frame mutates into the camera bump, like a wart. The phone looks fine.