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Android |OT8| ConFuchsia say beta is better
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ftfy
dbrand was so ancient history.
seems like casper mattresses is taking over the phone review crew.
Also, regardless of oneplus sucking as a company and all the dumb flaws and jelly belly.
op5 is basically pinnacle android in terms of performance and usability.
Basically super pixel turbo. wish I still had my pixel to compare, but at the very least compare to my at&t s8 plus, is like comparing an ultra book and a netbook.
heard sony android is blazing quick too, shame they don't care about the US.
seems like casper mattresses is taking over the phone review crew.
Also, regardless of oneplus sucking as a company and all the dumb flaws and jelly belly.
op5 is basically pinnacle android in terms of performance and usability.
Basically super pixel turbo. wish I still had my pixel to compare, but at the very least compare to my at&t s8 plus, is like comparing an ultra book and a netbook.
heard sony android is blazing quick too, shame they don't care about the US.
BoboBrazil
Member
OnePlus really is the best Android experience you can get next to Pixel, just at a lower cost. It's a shame they screwed up the display because I had been waiting to make this my long term phone for awhile, but now I can't.
Baroquemantic
Member
The sponsorships in the tech YouTube videos wouldn't be so bad if they switched it up sometimes. Get creative, incorporate that shit into the review.
"Whoops. The diabetes juice dripping off these delicious KFC Nashville Hot Tenders landed on the screen. And that brings me to the next thing I like about this phone. It's water resistant, so I can just rinse off the juice without any damage to the phone."
"Whoops. The diabetes juice dripping off these delicious KFC Nashville Hot Tenders landed on the screen. And that brings me to the next thing I like about this phone. It's water resistant, so I can just rinse off the juice without any damage to the phone."
picking up an essential? That could be the next thing... especially for folks that hate amoled.
And yeah internet advertising is like... dbrand, blue apron, casper, audible, harry's, tunnelbear... basically it.
BoboBrazil
Member
Essential is too expensive to be a realistic option for me. $700 is insane for a debut phone from a new company. Maybe price will fall fast. Been thinking of the u11. That seems like a solid phone and has a 1440p ips panel.
Please start a YouTube channel
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Yeah, my 3T just flys and that's with an 821 chip. I can only imagine how fast the One Plus 5 is. Too bad about the issues.
we still know barely anything about the phone that was suppose to come out in june, besides the hardware lol.
Theres gotta be SOME software tweaks... or otherwise get it certified as an android one device and put it on the nexus/pixel update cycle.
u11 looks good, but today's xda piece mentions that htc sense is still stuck in the 2010s in design and framerate lag... probably not at $600+.
im basically done paying money for laggy phones. S8+'s screen is novel, but that wore off.
smooth and speed is top priority for me. everything else is nice to have. i dont pretend to care about picture quality as long as I can tell the general shape and color of what I took.
BoboBrazil
Member
OnePlus 5 actually feels quite a bit faster than the 3T. Bootup time is much faster and the phone doesn't seem to really get hot at all compared to the 3T. I like the design more too in hand. I'd buy another if they fix the screen issue.
BoboBrazil
Member
The u11 doesn't seem that bad from what I've seen software wise. I'd probably throw Nova launcher on it anyway. Plus it seems to already have root and custom rooms which is good.
I still have this damn S8+ I'm stuck with no one will buy.
Really? I would think you'd find a buyer for it pretty easily.
Aarglefarg
Member
The emergency dialer comes up too often when the phone is locked in my pocket (current stock Android). In recent weeks it happens once a week with a heap of numbers put in, but twice in the past half hour.
BoboBrazil
Member
Trying to sell for $600 and it's brand new. Noone wants it.
Jeffrey said:
Yep stays so cool. S8 gets hot af
chicken_pasta
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GSM Arena have been my go-to for phone reviews since way back. At least 10 years now. They consistently put out great in-depth reviews.
wish they'd talk a bit more about usability experience than just dump some benchmarks and 'features blog'. Always feels like they hold back on actually giving too much 'opinion' into the review.
chicken_pasta
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See, I'm the complete opposite. I love how they provide real numbers on things such as battery life, audio and SQ in general, and how they compare the cameras under standard conditions and such. In my opinion, that's a big step-up from your usual "the battery lasts for a whole day, depending on how much Wi-Fi I use. But I tend to generally use my phone a lot and sometimes less, so who knows really" or "the sound is great" or "camera performs really well (though you can never compare it with other devices, since tests are not standardized)".
I really appreciate the effort they put in, and while benchmarks are not the best way to measure performance, they certainly provide you with a general idea. The less opinion a reviewer provides vs numbers, the less biased a review can be.
What do you consider to be substance?
wonder if there are any youtube reviewers that go indepth on 'ui performance'.
When every reviewer just calls every single phone 'fast and smooth' and show them scrolling down the multitasking carasole... that doesn't tell me shit lol.
Show me where the ui hangs, show me where the customizations over stock work and don't.
show not tell... that's the whole point of a video right? I can get artsy angles of the phone from the official website of the device, thanks.
What I can't get from a demo unit at best buy is the performance of a phone loaded up with apps.
Like here is something that no review mentioned about OP5, you know how the 'share menu' always hangs on android on load? near instant on OP5. Rotating from portrait to landscape? The delay is basically half of the s8.
It's these little things that actually impact your day to day usability for a power user which reviews and dumb speed tests don't tell ya.
I'm not saying every reviewer needs to go nerd out about this stuff, but it beats having everyone give the most basic of overviews of a phone, telling you absolutely nothing, that you couldn't figure out from a glance.
When every reviewer just calls every single phone 'fast and smooth' and show them scrolling down the multitasking carasole... that doesn't tell me shit lol.
Show me where the ui hangs, show me where the customizations over stock work and don't.
show not tell... that's the whole point of a video right? I can get artsy angles of the phone from the official website of the device, thanks.
What I can't get from a demo unit at best buy is the performance of a phone loaded up with apps.
Like here is something that no review mentioned about OP5, you know how the 'share menu' always hangs on android on load? near instant on OP5. Rotating from portrait to landscape? The delay is basically half of the s8.
It's these little things that actually impact your day to day usability for a power user which reviews and dumb speed tests don't tell ya.
I'm not saying every reviewer needs to go nerd out about this stuff, but it beats having everyone give the most basic of overviews of a phone, telling you absolutely nothing, that you couldn't figure out from a glance.
Anandtech. I'll glance at gsmarena for their battery numbers, and I generally like Arstechnica's written review.
For Youtube reviews I like Pocketnow's real camera reviews when they discuss smartphone cameras. I like Mr. Mobile over MBKKHD, but I haven't watched either of their reviews for months now. Erica Griffin has always bored me. Flossy probably does the best job of giving real impressions nowadays.
Quality over quantity
I've never actuallly watched a flossy review. As much as I love long-form videos, 30 min phnoe reviews are too long for me.
Give it a go some day, the only one who actually speaks for the general consumer
Jazzy Network
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WhiskerFrisker
Member
Floss's reviews are pretty funny.
They're very entertaining. I like to listen to them in the background almost like a podcast.
BoboBrazil
Member
I don't like how she made it seem like she ordered the mattress because she had a pinched nerve, and then after I started noticing Casper in other tech reviewer videos like Krystal Key. Just be honest and say you got a free mattress to advertise. I've noticed a drop off in quality of her videos around the time she got married. I don't think she really cares about doing phone reviews anymore other than for collecting a paycheck.
chicken_pasta
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I hate how YouTube reviewers pick up the phone and go "well it's nice but slippery, fortunately the guys at dbrand sent me this skin. great quality and you can personalize them. check them out, link in the description".
Honor 9 is better value. Little between it and the P10.
Did nobody answer this because there's no way to do it, or because it's such a dumb question?
NeOak
Member
No way to do it.
BoboBrazil
Member
Atleast this is a software issue. The screwed up screen is hardware and can't be fixed.
LostMyNarbles
Member
OnePlus Should just add that Alcatel feature where they let you flip the phone and the UI would readjust itself and call it a day.
I'm a fan of the Mate 9. If I ever saw a good deal on it I'd probably jump on it. Software is the only real knock some I think might have against it. Bar that it's a good device.
Not long since...
OnePlus is doing everything right lately
BoboBrazil
Member
It seems like every other generation they mess up. This will be another learning experience for them, and they will come back stronger next year I guess or if they do a 5T. Just give me a damn 1440p amoled or 1080p+ ips and I'll be good.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Weird my S8+ is fine.
BoboBrazil
Member
Using without case running intensive apps or during startup it gets pretty warm. If you have case on that helps. Also glass back phones suck. The S8+ i have is a fingerprint mess and looks disgusting unless you wipe it down every two seconds. We need to go back to metal backed phones.