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Vibrant super amoled display Vs Nexus S super amoled display

I have both the Nexus S and a Vibrant. I must say that the Nexus S super amoled display looks better then the Vibrant super amoled display and, it's not the brightness. I turned the Nexus S screen to the lowest setting and, I turned the Vibrant to the highest setting as a result the Nexus S screen looks alot better. What's you all thoughts on this?...please don't say that the vibrant is a defective product because, this will be my 4'th Vibrant do to this...thanks.
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Well the nexus s is newer. So. Some changes could have been done. But just enjoy your phones and don't let something like thT bug you.
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There's also a lot of variation from phone to phone even within a product line. It could be you got a crappy Vibrant and great Nexus. Or it could be the Nexus uses better, newer screens. I've not read of such though.

I think that a newer display should come with a change log...lol but, trust me the Nexus S display is indeed a different better screen. I thought that a LCD was a LCD Super Amoled was a Super Amoled, just a different resolution and, size. It would be nice to let a customer know what they are buying. Thanks guys.
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note vs onex vs s3

Hey guys i am in a big trouble of buying a new smartphone.
Among all the smartphones i narrowed down my choices to these three.
Here is what i like about each:-
galaxy note:-
1.biggest screen ever!I just fall in love with its 5.3 inch samoled screen.
2.very good battery life.
3.good performance
4.stylus
htc onex:-
1.Impressive screen,nearly everyone says that its the best screen ever on a mobile device,is this really true?
2.looks stunning
3.best performance with tegra 3
galaxy s3:-(as per expected)
1.will be a supreb rgb stripe samoled plus screen
2.will have best hardware
3.rest is unknown
For me,my 1st requirement is a samoled screen.So its obious for me to go with note or s3 but what i have heared the slcd 2 on the onex beats the note's samoled?
Honestly my heart is completely sold for the note's bigger screen,but if the screen on the onex is really better than i can look for that.
thankx in advance to all.......

For me, the screen size of Note is a reason enough not to look at any other phone. Before I got Note, I was really looking forward to One X and SG3 but now I have no interest in them and the only thing that I'm waiting for is Note 2

I believe in the States The One will have Snapdragon and no Tegra because of LTE issues. Same with the SG3. It's not really fair throwing the Note in the competition since it is last year's specs. It is essentially an SG2.
I will say the One is very tempting.

obviously galaxy note for me
Well its a nice question? My answer would be that it totally depends upon your need. About me I am a surgical resident and I was desperate to replace my laptop and tablet, for my presentation work, data collection and my books. Since I got my note gt n7000 life on floor and in OR has become easy. I have my book on it, which I can read easily because of its big screen. I use my references in rounds and its amazing camera which helps me in capturing all the clinical findings and procedures. It has fulfilled the needs beyond expectations. No need for another primary device. All ur intrnet , entertainment and study and work on a single device. Don't know abt one x and s3 is yet to come

yes i know that, but as per i have told my main requirement is the DISPLAY.
What i want to know is how is the contrst of note while compared with one x?Does the one x looks like washed when compared with note like all other ips?how is the colour saturation on both,does the note's colours pop out when compared to one x?

pikulu said:
Hey guys i am in a big trouble of buying a new smartphone.
Among all the smartphones i narrowed down my choices to these three.
Here is what i like about each:-
galaxy note:-
1.biggest screen ever!I just fall in love with its 5.3 inch samoled screen.
2.very good battery life.
3.good performance
4.stylus
htc onex:-
1.Impressive screen,nearly everyone says that its the best screen ever on a mobile device,is this really true?
2.looks stunning
3.best performance with tegra 3
galaxy s3:-(as per expected)
1.will be a supreb rgb stripe samoled plus screen
2.will have best hardware
3.rest is unknown
For me,my 1st requirement is a samoled screen.So its obious for me to go with note or s3 but what i have heared the slcd 2 on the onex beats the note's samoled?
Honestly my heart is completely sold for the note's bigger screen,but if the screen on the onex is really better than i can look for that.
thankx in advance to all.......
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wait for s3, if you wont be satisfied, take galaxy note. htc one x has these big disadvantages in my view:
4.7" lcd screen (consumes a lot of energy)
no micro sd card support
no removable battery
tegra 3 cpu uses 40nm technology which also consumes a lot of energy and isnt so fast as others thinks
and in the end only 1800mah battery ;D
atm i have galaxy note and it is enough. Dual core 1.4ghz cpu is more than enough (you can overclock to 1.7ghz), common it is just phone, whats the point having quad core atm? it has 2500 mah batter, superamoled screen (low consumption energy) and micro sd support, also nice feature "on the go" and a lot of more features, also remember about ics update + premium suite which will be kick ass ;D

Wait for s3. My dad has the one x and is not happy with the not so big screen or battery life. Since u want a big screen go for the note but check out the s3 before u make a decision.
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s3 i guess not many know mutch about, but i got the HoX and the Note and it is for sure always is the Note that follows me around.
HoX is still like other new phones fun to try and play around with but then you go back to the Note, not say HoX is bad tho..realy sweet phone.
Problem when you have use a Note is you get use to the Screen and most other feel small and also battery is Ace compare to many off my other devices.

gedster314 said:
I believe in the States The One will have Snapdragon and no Tegra because of LTE issues. Same with the SG3. It's not really fair throwing the Note in the competition since it is last year's specs. It is essentially an SG2.
I will say the One is very tempting.
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You are correct!
Also you know HTC and their tiny (and now unremovable) batteries!
Not good...
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gedster314 said:
I believe in the States The One will have Snapdragon and no Tegra because of LTE issues. Same with the SG3. It's not really fair throwing the Note in the competition since it is last year's specs. It is essentially an SG2.
I will say the One is very tempting.
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There are rumors that there will be two versions of SG3. The first one is for 3G modem using Exynos 4412 4 cores. The second one is LTE version that uses Samsung's own modem chip and possibly Exynos 5250 2 cores. I would say that Note is not essentially S2.
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zas311 said:
There are rumors that there will be two versions of SG3. The first one is for 3G modem using Exynos 4412 4 cores. The second one is LTE version that uses Samsung's own modem chip and possibly Exynos 5250 2 cores. I would say that Note is not essentially S2.
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I'd only switch for an a15 based dual core chip. Those things have great benches and good battery drain. I'm hoping that the note2 has that as I don't care about quad core.

N7000 RULESS!!!! no doubt about it!!!
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i tried both note and one x, i preferred the note for it's bigger and more touch responsive screen, the battery is better on the note, so i ends up with selling the one x after one week of using it and came back to my lovely note.
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I had seen some where in xda forum that the screen of onex looks better than the note,even better than all other phones.
My preference is not colour accuracy,what i want is the awesome contrast and the poping colours of amoled.
As i havent got addicted with the screen size of note yet,i think i can manage with the hox but the screen must have to be high on contrast and poping like note ! !
so does the hox's screen behave as my per my requirement?
heres the link bellow:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606636
After looking at those pic i am totaly confused that which screen look beter?All other screens look like washed out compared to samoled but i think the hox doesnt,isnt it?

I would still prefer Note among the rest as the screen is such killer. I don't think I am able to change into anything else smaller given the same spec. XD

ive had my note for 5 months or so now, and i've just tried a one X.
sooo, lets just remove all the fanboy-ism and analyse things with minimal bias.
contrary to popular belief, the difference in screen size isnt that big. its mainly that our display is a tad bit wider (our displays are 800x1280 vs the one x's 720x1280), not a big loss.
One X has a smoother UI and is much more responsive from what little time i've had with it, mainly in that its quick to load apps and quick to recover from dumping an app that used a lot of ram. so im guessing most of the people here who diss the one x probably either havent given it a fair go, havent set it up properly, or havent had much time to play with it.
and as for battery life, all i see is people complaining about paper stats saying that the one x will have worse battery life simply because its using an IPS LCD panel and has a smaller battery. thats just stats, but it doesnt mean it has worse battery life.
battery life will depend on how you use it. if you compare battery life with the way both phones are running now (not hacked, no custom ROMs), the one x surpasses our notes in browser battery life and in any app that uses bright colours. this is because we have amoled, and amoled uses more than twice as much power compared to LCD when it comes to rendering white, so our notes pretty much suck in this regard unless we browse pages that have black backgrounds, or at least until we get ICS browser, where we can invert the bg colour to black. the only advantage our notes have for battery life are in phone call (screen is off so this stops our amoled from being our disadvantage), standby times (screen is off here too), and only if we use dark backgrounds and apps with darker colours (amoled consumes no power when rendering black simply because the led/pixel is off).
IPS panels simply display colours closer to how they really are. i've been using a 37inch IPS panel as the display for my PC for 2 years now, and im quite happy with the colours. its not over-saturated like my note's amoled, and it doesnt have banding issues.
personally, i'd be happy if they made a fully backlit IPS panel with local dimming, then we'd have a display that can render colours accurately and display true black as well as have decent battery life in all conditions, but i doubt we'd see this anytime soon.
plus, those who are arguing that the one x's 40nm manufacturing process is a downside... last time i checked, our exynos 4210 chips in our notes were made on the inferior 45nm process which means that our temperatures and power consumption are higher if you analyse things on a per core basis. tegra3 can switch off cores when it doesnt need it, and also has a companion core to run mediocre tasks, so if you use an app that only uses one core on both phones (ignoring the whole amoled vs lcd) our CPU's technically consume more power.
the only things that peeve me about the htc one x are no microSD and microSIM. the microSD is easy enough to fix though, just get a usb on the go plug and hook up a usb thumb drive or a microSD card reader and problem is ghetto solved there.
the only thing holding me back from buying a htc one X is that i want to see the quad core competitors - meizu are releasing an MX with a larger screen and with a samsung quad core, LG and Fujitsu are releasing quad core phones soon as well. lets not forget the soon to be officially announced S3 as well. i'll see how all competitors perform before forking out the money for a new phone.

pikulu said:
yes i know that, but as per i have told my main requirement is the DISPLAY.
What i want to know is how is the contrst of note while compared with one x?Does the one x looks like washed when compared with note like all other ips?how is the colour saturation on both,does the note's colours pop out when compared to one x?
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so why not go into a shop and play with them both and compare?

Richy99 said:
so why not go into a shop and play with them both and compare?
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thats the reason why i post this on xda
I have no opportunity here to test them both
What i want to know is the contrast and saturation of onex compared to note,so plz someone having both help mee

pikulu said:
thats the reason why i post this on xda
I have no opportunity here to test them both
What i want to know is the contrast and saturation of onex compared to note,so plz someone having both help mee
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Having used both before buying the note I've got a good perspective. The one X screen is sharper, there's no doubt about that. However more important for me is that black looks black so the note wins for me. Stock vs stock the one X whoops the note, the software from Samsung is crap compared to stunner and other custom roms.
The main reasons I went for the note were the removable battery (one X is notorious for poor battery life, I'm talking a few hours on screen at best, anyone arguing this go to the one X section and see for yourself) and that I was bored of HTC. Give it a month or two and there will probably be some custom roms that really make the best of the battery and performance and then our notes will be left in the dust to some extent.
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My friend with a HTC OneX is getting 6Hours battery life. I mean come on non removable battery .... why do an APPLE in the Droid world.
A Smartphone using all the features it has should ideally pass through a day of usage, only phone as of now being able to do this is the Gnote.

Overall impressions, coming from a GS3

Many people considered me crazy for leaving my AT&T branded GS3 for the N4, many thought I was downgrading, dropping LTE in favor of the stock android experience.
After spending half the day with my phone I can honestly say this was the best decision I have made when it comes to technology.
The phone feels rock solid and high quality. The screen is a drastic improvement from the pentile AMOLED, the whites actually look white and the icons/text stands out a bit more and is more well defined.
TBH I don't really notice the benefits of the quad core over the dual core that the GS3 runs, it still feels just as snappy/responsive. I also don't miss the home button at all. I will have to get some kind of protection/grip though, which is fine because the back isn't as impressive as the pictures lead it to be, most people wont see the pixelation design unless they are under a light.
The battery/storage may be a problem but so far it isn't a dealbreaker.
This actually feels like a phone that I wouldn't/dont need to upgrade, it's that good.
So you can keep your LTE, home button, and pentile screen GS3, I think I'll be happy with the global development here and hope to contribute where I can

Size of screen
Hi, I m from (karachi) Pakistan,I have a question from you because you have come from Galaxy S3. Is Nexus 4 display is wider then Galaxy S3 and Optimus G ? currently i am using Htc One X its display is taller not wider, i need wider screen in just 4.7 inch space, plz suggest me which one has wider screen, because i have to make order via online thats why i cant check the screen size of Nexus 4 and Optimsu G and they are not available in Pakistan except Galaxy S3, Thankx

mastarifla said:
Many people considered me crazy for leaving my AT&T branded GS3 for the N4, many thought I was downgrading, dropping LTE in favor of the stock android experience.
After spending half the day with my phone I can honestly say this was the best decision I have made when it comes to technology.
The phone feels rock solid and high quality. The screen is a drastic improvement from the pentile AMOLED, the whites actually look white and the icons/text stands out a bit more and is more well defined.
TBH I don't really notice the benefits of the quad core over the dual core that the GS3 runs, it still feels just as snappy/responsive. I also don't miss the home button at all. I will have to get some kind of protection/grip though, which is fine because the back isn't as impressive as the pictures lead it to be, most people wont see the pixelation design unless they are under a light.
The battery/storage may be a problem but so far it isn't a dealbreaker.
This actually feels like a phone that I wouldn't/dont need to upgrade, it's that good.
So you can keep your LTE, home button, and pentile screen GS3, I think I'll be happy with the global development here and hope to contribute where I can
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Hi, I m from (karachi) Pakistan,I have a question from you because you have come from Galaxy S3. Is Nexus 4 display is wider then Galaxy S3 and Optimus G ? currently i am using Htc One X its display is taller not wider, i need wider screen in just 4.7 inch space, plz suggest me which one has wider screen, because i have to make order via online thats why i cant check the screen size of Nexus 4 and Optimsu G and they are not available in Pakistan except Galaxy S3, Thankx

NadeemMemon said:
Hi, I m from (karachi) Pakistan,I have a question from you because you have come from Galaxy S3. Is Nexus 4 display is wider then Galaxy S3 and Optimus G ? currently i am using Htc One X its display is taller not wider, i need wider screen in just 4.7 inch space, plz suggest me which one has wider screen, because i have to make order via online thats why i cant check the screen size of Nexus 4 and Optimsu G and they are not available in Pakistan except Galaxy S3, Thankx
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The n4 had a screen resolution of 1280x768. The galaxy s3 has a resolution on 1280x720. So width wise the n4 has almost 7% more pixels showing. Without know the screen measurements sans bezel I'm not sure how bog the difference in width is though.
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[Q] Just got a gently used Nexus 4 but now confused

Hey guys,
Am new to this forum. I was using the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and was pretty happy with the phone - the UI, battery life (2600 mAh), size etc. However I came across this guy who was selling a 2 month old Nexus 4 for a reasonable price and so picked it up - thought of giving my wife the Samsung.
Now, a couple of things I noticed abt Nexus 4 is that the screen and colors look pretty washed out compared to the Samsung, the stock Kitkat 4.4 UI and controls look very very bland compared to Samsung's TouchWiz. Am not confused whether to keep the Nexus or to sell it off.
I dont want to make a mistake in haste. What do you suggest?
Thanks.

What did you do before this happened?

The Samsung phones use OLED screens while the Nexus 4 has an IPS screen. The washed out colours is a common complaint and many Nexus 4 owners don't know why the LG-branded version has such good colours.
To help alleviate the problem, it would be best to install a custom kernel or ROM that gives you colour control.
I installed the Experience ROM with the iPhone5 colour profile and it looks much better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/nexus-4-color-settings-spreadsheet-t2039607

Which AMOLED Panel Being Used?

The comparison is obviously against the newest Samsung series of devices. The Nexus 6 has a horrid AMOLED screen; my wife's Galaxy S5 has a better screen in terms of vibrancy and overall colors.
I read somewhere that the Super AMOLED of Samsung is actually constructed differently that other manufacturers? Is that true?

Unsure on the exact panel , all i've heard from the videos is " gorgeous "and "bright " though

stevew84 said:
The comparison is obviously against the newest Samsung series of devices. The Nexus 6 has a horrid AMOLED screen; my wife's Galaxy S5 has a better screen in terms of vibrancy and overall colors.
I read somewhere that the Super AMOLED of Samsung is actually constructed differently that other manufacturers? Is that true?
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Check android authority video comparison of 6p vs old nexus 6. To me the amoled on the 6p seemed too yellowish and very similar to the nexus 6 screen. That makes me think amoled being used this year is again lower quality. On the s6 and note 5, the amoled whites are really white...while on the 6p video the whites seemed yellowish like nexus 6. That's a red flag.
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I'm holding off on the 6P because I might make the move over to the Edge 6+ or Note 5. I'm at the point where build quality and screen mean more to me than anything else.
The dev is getting "boring", since there isn't really much left to improve when it comes to stock android.

stevew84 said:
I'm holding off on the 6P because I might make the move over to the Edge 6+ or Note 5. I'm at the point where build quality and screen mean more to me than anything else.
The dev is getting "boring", since there isn't really much left to improve when it comes to stock android.
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I feel the same that's why I am using the note 5. I have had every nexus, but starting from nexus 5 development scene wasn't that great anymore. OS has reached a level where there isn't much improvement left for the developers to make.
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ambervals6 said:
I feel the same that's why I am using the note 5. I have had every nexus, but starting from nexus 5 development scene wasn't that great anymore. OS has reached a level where there isn't much improvement left for the developers to make.
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I wish Samsung put out a Google version (or whatever it was called), like they did with the Galaxy S4. If they did that for the Note 5 or any of the S6's, I'd be happy.
My wife wants the Edge+, and I will probably get the Note 5.

I really wish that more people with the hands on opportunity would talk more about the screen quality. It's really crazy that they are not.

jal3223 said:
I really wish that more people with the hands on opportunity would talk more about the screen quality. It's really crazy that they are not.
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All I want to see is someone with a damn S6 holding it up to the 6p with both devices full brightness.

stevew84 said:
All I want to see is someone with a damn S6 holding it up to the 6p with both devices full brightness.
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Lol have no doubt s6 screen kills 6p.
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ambervals6 said:
Lol have no doubt s6 screen kills 6p.
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Yea for sure, but I want to see it
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The Nexus team were doing a Q&A session on reddit so here's your answer
Jordydaman 56 points an hour ago
Any word on what panel is used for the screen in the Nexus 6P?
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SW: It has a Samsung WQHD AMOLED panel. We have spent a lot of time tuning the white-point and color gamut for these panels - hope you will enjoy the accuracy of the display.

krazyq said:
The Nexus team were doing a Q&A session on reddit so here's your answer
Jordydaman 56 points an hour ago
Any word on what panel is used for the screen in the Nexus 6P?
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[–]google_nexus_team 68 points an hour ago
SW: It has a Samsung WQHD AMOLED panel. We have spent a lot of time tuning the white-point and color gamut for these panels - hope you will enjoy the accuracy of the display.
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Well that's promising, without being asked, they specifically address the yellow/white issue.

Big Cam said:
Well that's promising, without being asked, they specifically address the yellow/white issue.
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Yup I noticed that which shows they were listening.

Big Cam said:
Well that's promising, without being asked, they specifically address the yellow/white issue.
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Doesn't the Nexus 6 also use a Samsung Amoled? I think the argument is that Samsung uses the "best" Amoleds for their devices and don't share.

krazyq said:
The Nexus team were doing a Q&A session on reddit so here's your answer
Jordydaman 56 points an hour ago
Any word on what panel is used for the screen in the Nexus 6P?
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[–]google_nexus_team 68 points an hour ago
SW: It has a Samsung WQHD AMOLED panel. We have spent a lot of time tuning the white-point and color gamut for these panels - hope you will enjoy the accuracy of the display.
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That 1000% confirms that screen will be crappy again. Sucks they stopped using ips from LG, like they did with nexus 5.
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ambervals6 said:
That 1000% confirms that screen will be crappy again. Sucks they stopped using ips from LG, like they did with nexus 5.
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Nothing is as bad as the Moto X 2014 screen. I have that and it's soooo yellow.
The Nexus 5 might be the perfect phone, at least to me.

krazyq said:
The Nexus team were doing a Q&A session on reddit so here's your answer
Jordydaman 56 points an hour ago
Any word on what panel is used for the screen in the Nexus 6P?
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[–]google_nexus_team 68 points an hour ago
SW: It has a Samsung WQHD AMOLED panel. We have spent a lot of time tuning the white-point and color gamut for these panels - hope you will enjoy the accuracy of the display.
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That's like the most genetic answer ever. They completely ignored the question about the panel. It must be the same as the Nexus 6.

jal3223 said:
That's like the most genetic answer ever. They completely ignored the question about the panel. It must be the same as the Nexus 6.
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Lol they don't give a single **** I think. Nexus has never been about premium hardware. Google guys are smart and they probably notice how blind their fanboys are. No matter what Google sells, or at what price, fanboys will buy it. That's what they are doing now. They sold the nexus 6 for 700+ last year, and in less than 11 months, that phone dropped to $300. That's 68% loss in less than 1 year. Speaks a lot of quality of hardware.
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It is the newest gen
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...hi_lockheimer_here_at_google_with_the/cvjjslg

None of the YouTube reviews said nothing bad, and im sure its a different display than the Nexus 6. I have the Samsung S6 now and the screen is amazing. I assure you the screen on the 6p will be just fine. I'm getting rid of the S6 is because the user experience suck balls thanks to AT&T. Even after the 5.1.1 update. I still think my Nexus 5 "rip" ran a lot smoother then the S6. just my personal option.