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stereo speakers ?!

I am planing on getting the Dell Venue Pro. But Dose it have stereo speakers ?!

According to all the video previews I have seen it does. They are doing a poor job of showing this phone off though. Losing potential buyers I think

Looked for any infos about the device but i could not find anything about it
that is really sad. I do not know why dell is not putting it in their website

ratchetjaw said:
According to all the video previews I have seen it does. They are doing a poor job of showing this phone off though. Losing potential buyers I think
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I think they are not yet ready with the device yet. If you watch all the hands-on videos, you will notice that they are all given by Dell PR people and repeating the same tape over and over again. Also, no one has yet published a proper review of the device. I think they haven't shipped out any review units either.

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I think they are not yet ready with the device yet. If you watch all the hands-on videos, you will notice that they are all given by Dell PR people and repeating the same tape over and over again. Also, no one has yet published a proper review of the device. I think they haven't shipped out any review units either.
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Yes I agree completely. That's why I worded preview and not review. Wish they would get with it. Wonder why they are lagging behind the other phones announced.

Also there late to the party makes me wonder about after sale support as far as updates and what not. I may just get the HTC Hd7 on the 8th and pick this one on down the road

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Also there late to the party makes me wonder about after sale support as far as updates and what not. I may just get the HTC Hd7 on the 8th and pick this one on down the road
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Dell has good customer support infrastructure and updates will be handled by Microsoft. So I think it will be alright.
HD7 viewing angle/color fading is just too disappointing. After using AMOLED screen on Nexus one, it is just too painful to go back to ordinary LCD screens.

Oh okay that's good to hear. I am concerned about the screen on the hd7 also. Some vids it looks nice though. Is it the same screen as the Evo? I know my Evo is really washed compared to my Vibrant and even the IP4 I had
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Last night I decided to look up reviews on Dell's past mobile devices. The Aero and the Streak. Both for Android.
A lot of people say the build quality is pretty bad for both devices. This has be a bit worried.

ericc191 said:
Last night I decided to look up reviews on Dell's past mobile devices. The Aero and the Streak. Both for Android.
A lot of people say the build quality is pretty bad for both devices. This has be a bit worried.
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I thought about that too. I mean I will put insurance on it regardless, but some of the lower series Dell computers are cheaply made.

ericc191 said:
Last night I decided to look up reviews on Dell's past mobile devices. The Aero and the Streak. Both for Android.
A lot of people say the build quality is pretty bad for both devices. This has be a bit worried.
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Yea, but the reviews also say this phone leaves them for dead, in build quality and other areas...it seems to be pretty solid form all the reviews I've read so far.

I'm pretty sure you will see a review of the phone on Engadget soon b/c on the Engadget show the MS director showed of all the WP7 phones and I'm more than likely sure that Engadget got a review unit.

zellbz said:
I'm pretty sure you will see a review of the phone on Engadget soon b/c on the Engadget show the MS director showed of all the WP7 phones and I'm more than likely sure that Engadget got a review unit.
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I'm sorry, but they honestly tend to be a bit biased. I plan to wait for a review from another site like CNET or AnandTech.

ericc191 said:
I'm sorry, but they honestly tend to be a bit biased. I plan to wait for a review from another site like CNET or AnandTech.
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there is a review from cnet. i already saw it youtube
they compare it with htc hd7
and yet the reviewer is pretty impressed with the dell venue pro and they're looking forward to it

DELL are changing tack from being a budget box-pusher to something more upmarket. The Venue Pro is one of the first products to reflect their new strategy, hence why the build quality is so good.

When will reviewers start receiving units?

At the moment there seems to be a serious lack of reviews. All of the available ones are usually short first impression videos from the unveiling. The only two actual video reviews (and they're honestly not that great) are from PhoneArena and GSMArena. Neither really go into depth, compare the S4 to competitors, or anything else that a potential buyer would want to see.
It's pretty clear that nobody has really received a review unit yet. Android Central would definitely be loud and proud if they had (and they'd also write a kick ass review on it). For some reason I thought I heard a March 29th date that reviewers would begin to receive them, but clearly that hasn't really happened. So does anyone have any idea when we can expect reviewers to receive these devices? My choice between the One and S4 essentially depend on them.
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Really not specific enough
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4-review-914.php
To me it seems lika a lot more then just first impressions, and it's been out for some time already as well. I'm quite certain, that they actually have the review unit, because of all the side-by-side photos taken in their office (matches their usual style), hands-on video that's not done ina a conference room, but in their own little studio and mostly because of the battery tests!! Almost 14h talk time + close to 9h browsing + over 10h video + the charging times in the meanwhile....doubt that they can do that during a short first encounter!!

alliktaavo said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4-review-914.php
To me it seems lika a lot more then just first impressions, and it's been out for some time already as well. I'm quite certain, that they actually have the review unit, because of all the side-by-side photos taken in their office (matches their usual style), hands-on video that's not done ina a conference room, but in their own little studio and mostly because of the battery tests!! Almost 14h talk time + close to 9h browsing + over 10h video + the charging times in the meanwhile....doubt that they can do that during a short first encounter!!
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In my OP I mentioned that it seemed like GSMArena had an S4 but then went on to say it didn't appear that anyone else does.
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jtc276 said:
In my OP I mentioned that it seemed like GSMArena had an S4 but then went on to say it didn't appear that anyone else does.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203620

jtc276 said:
In my OP I mentioned that it seemed like GSMArena had an S4 but then went on to say it didn't appear that anyone else does.
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Sry, couldn't read it out then. only thing about GSMArena what I saw was that their review was not that great...I would disagree with that personally and form the rest of the OP pretty much all I could read out is summed up by your sentence:
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It's pretty clear that nobody has really received a review unit yet.
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Anyways, sry, but I still can't read that from your OP, but the link provided has a bucket-load of reviews and info and I'm sure there willl be more as time progresses!

alliktaavo said:
Sry, couldn't read it out then. only thing about GSMArena what I saw was that their review was not that great...I would disagree with that personally and form the rest of the OP pretty much all I could read out is summed up by your sentence:
Anyways, sry, but I still can't read that from your OP, but the link provided has a bucket-load of reviews and info and I'm sure there willl be more as time progresses!
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I'm not entirely sure why you can't understand what I was asking from my OP. It wasn't for existing review, but for a date that reviewers such as Android Central, Cnet, etc, will begin receiving units to review. Anyway, thanks for the link and I actually did read some of the reviews inside of it.
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jtc276 said:
I'm not entirely sure why you can't understand what I was asking from my OP. It wasn't for existing review, but for a date that reviewers such as Android Central, Cnet, etc, will begin receiving units to review. Anyway, thanks for the link and I actually did read some of the reviews inside of it.
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That much I understood, I was just trying to point out, that they (GSMArena) can't do such a review without a review unit, the russian sites as well.
Anyways my guess is, that all the people who were supposed to get review units got them and who didn't are just waiting for the retail units to do their reviews.

alliktaavo said:
That much I understood, I was just trying to point out, that they (GSMArena) can't do such a review without a review unit, the russian sites as well.
Anyways my guess is, that all the people who were supposed to get review units got them and who didn't are just waiting for the retail units to do their reviews.
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GSMArena and PhoneArena are proven to have received their units. Nobody else has. Android Central has specifically made remarks about waiting to get the S4 (they recently said it should be pretty soon). Reviewers definitely won't have to wait until they retail. Samsung wants positive press from popular review sites for people like us and the general consumers who rely on reviews to convince them to get "Device A" over "Device B."

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GSMArena and PhoneArena are proven to have received their units. Nobody else has. Android Central has specifically made remarks about waiting to get the S4 (they recently said it should be pretty soon). Reviewers definitely won't have to wait until they retail. Samsung wants positive press from popular review sites for people like us and the general consumers who rely on reviews to convince them to get "Device A" over "Device B."
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Ain't argueing with that
I just thought that they'd send out the review unit at the same time, unless they favor some sites over the others. Only thing to do now is to wait for others to get their units as well, and to get enough money to get myself one of these as well

T-minus one week until pre-orders on AT&T. The reviews have to be rolling out any day now...no?

Disturbing

Based on my experience with this site I'd say they're spot-on with these measures.
Doing a little re-evaluation.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8687/the-nexus-6-review

Incredibly disturbing
" Overall, I think that Google and Motorola have built a solid device. It isn't without its issues, but there's a lot to like, even if you're someone who has never used a phablet before."

This has been covered plenty of times already in the official reviews thread.

Do you also believe that Nexus 5 can do 8 hours wifi browsing?
That's disturbing also, no?
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Incredibly disturbing
" Overall, I think that Google and Motorola have built a solid device. It isn't without its issues, but there's a lot to like, even if you're someone who has never used a phablet before."
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rockky said:
Based on my experience with this site I'd say they're spot-on with these measures.
Doing a little re-evaluation.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8687/the-nexus-6-review
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I'm not doubting the site, but I am highly doubting their review unit. This one as well as Arstechnica seems to have vastly different reviews than everyone else, especially on battery life, screen quality, speed, etc. I'd keep an eye out for updated reviews with the updated build and see what happens
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What's the most disturbing is that OP believes that a single mixed review warrants its own thread
Disturbing...

Considering that they likely used the pre-release OS to review on and not the one that was followed by an OTA update on the 12th its no surprise there are issues. Hell the WiFi drain issue was still prominent which is why Google delayed the release of 5.0 to other Nexus devices until it was patched proper.
The review is full of inconsistencies and a few errors as well (listing the screen as a SUPER AMOLED when it is clearly just an AMOLED) if anything is disturbing here is the fact that AnandTech seems to be dwindling in tech common sense and quality since Anand stepped away from the site earlier this year.

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Considering that they likely used the pre-release OS to review on and not the one that was followed by an OTA update on the 12th its no surprise there are issues. Hell the WiFi drain issue was still prominent which is why Google delayed the release of 5.0 to other Nexus devices until it was patched proper.
The review is full of inconsistencies and a few errors as well (listing the screen as a SUPER AMOLED when it is clearly just an AMOLED) if anything is disturbing here is the fact that AnandTech seems to be dwindling in tech common sense and quality since Anand stepped away from the site earlier this year.
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I would agree that Anandtech isn't worth going to anymore. They have slipped a lot over the years and I personally don't use them at all anymore for any review.

eskomo said:
I would agree that Anandtech isn't worth going to anymore. They have slipped a lot over the years and I personally don't use them at all anymore for any review.
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Agreed, the Android Authority review I found to be a good representation of what we can expect and unbiased to the device and OS.

Dr Faustus said:
if anything is disturbing here is the fact that AnandTech seems to be dwindling in tech common sense and quality since Anand stepped away from the site earlier this year.
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eskomo said:
I would agree that Anandtech isn't worth going to anymore. They have slipped a lot over the years and I personally don't use them at all anymore for any review.
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Yup Anand has been going downhill for a long while. Few on XDA probably remember Anand's screwup of 3dfx GPU reviews.
Of the Big 3 first independent tech review sites: Anand, Tom's, and [H]ardOCP...[H] is the only one left. All the others long since fell by the wayside.

Disturbing maybe, but I will leverage this review with a few facts:
a) this is just one review, the others have been pretty positive
b) this will be an unlocked Nexus phone on Verizon
c) these phones receive the most updates, it will be improved upon. My Nexus 10 is still an amazing tablet.
I will still be getting this device and throwing my Galaxy S5 in a very hot fire.

cbrehob said:
Disturbing maybe, but I will leverage this review with a few facts:
a) this is just one review, the others have been pretty positive
b) this will be an unlocked Nexus phone on Verizon
c) these phones receive the most updates, it will be improved upon. My Nexus 10 is still an amazing tablet.
I will still be getting this device and throwing my Galaxy S5 in a very hot fire.
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Be advised, Li batteries don't react well to fires.

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Nexus 6 Full Review Compilation
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Where are the reviews?

How soon until the major blogs/news outlets will start posting their reviews of these units? I can't wait to read all about the 6P, especially about the camera and battery.

The phone isn't available!
Most bloggers /reviewers don't get a review unit until it's available for sale, also most have to buy the phone themselves.
Also any good reviewer will use the phone for a week or two so they can actually give you a review, not just impressions, which we've seen a ton of.
Patience.

probably looking at another 10 days or so before we see them start pouring in.

Big Cam said:
The phone isn't available!
Most bloggers /reviewers don't get a review unit until it's available for sale, also most have to buy the phone themselves.
Also any good reviewer will use the phone for a week or two so they can actually give you a review, not just impressions, which we've seen a ton of.
Patience.
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Not true at all.... Maybe top ten or so get a free unit (can be 5, or 20 but several do) to test week before the event even started. That's how dxomark grade the camera. Was the same for moto xpe. I assume one week to see reviews.... When actual units start shipping, we will see plenty more "blogger" reviews who had to wait like anyone else
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Not true at all.... Maybe top ten or so get a free unit (can be 5, or 20 but several do) to test week before the event even started. That's how dxomark grade the camera. Was the same for moto xpe. I assume one week to see reviews.... When actual units start shipping, we will see plenty more "blogger" reviews who had to wait like anyone else
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I understand in some cases this is the case but with this reveal it was pretty clear that the popular bloggers/reviewers did not have advance notice or time with the phone, as they all live blogged it and told us as they found out about it, many of them were even surprised at certain features. I heard about 5 times how they found pout at the press event that the camera hump wasn't as big as the leaked pictures led them to believe.
Google really wanted to keep the wraps on this and the fact that there are no reviews out currently support this fully. I'm not saying you are wrong, but in this particular phone release, I'm pretty confident saying no one got early press review units.
Now I'm not saying that a handful didn't get one after the event, but we now need to give them time to actually use it, before they review it.
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probably looking at another 10 days or so before we see them start pouring in.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^Yes, this guy!!

I was super impatient waiting for the OPT and Moto X Pure reviews.
Most probably next week like everyone else has mentioned.
You would want them to use the phone for at least a week before they get a good review.

Big Cam said:
The phone isn't available!
Most bloggers /reviewers don't get a review unit until it's available for sale, also most have to buy the phone themselves.
Also any good reviewer will use the phone for a week or two so they can actually give you a review, not just impressions, which we've seen a ton of.
Patience.
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also - we'll likely see a flood of "unboxing" reviews/posts before anything substantial hits the streets. i've grown to hate the unboxing vids. takes the magic out of the whole process. plus teh "reviews" are garbage.

You just have to stick with the good reviews and kind of ignore the people that either crap on anything not X or glow over everything and anything that cross their desk. I wouldn't expect to see review for 2 more weeks at least.

can't wait for the reviews, i want to know about any overheating issues and probably battery. really hyped about the idle battery life.
Wish it will live up to expectations~

have all of the 810's overheating issues been strictly related to recording 4k video?

640k said:
also - we'll likely see a flood of "unboxing" reviews/posts before anything substantial hits the streets. i've grown to hate the unboxing vids. takes the magic out of the whole process. plus teh "reviews" are garbage.
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I agree unboxing's take the magic away, but I'm so impatient, I'll still watch it. It helps me get excited again, while I wait through the ridiculously long wait period Google has provided us.
The only reviewer I pretty much trust is MKBHD.

Big Cam said:
I agree unboxing's take the magic away, but I'm so impatient, I'll still watch it. It helps me get excited again, while I wait through the ridiculously long wait period Google has provided us.
The only reviewer I pretty much trust is MKBHD.
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1 month isn't long at all. That's actually a really quick turn around. It used to be 4-6 months.

Erica Griffin`s reviews are also very good and in-depth.

She's a bit too obsessed with displays though!

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She's a bit too obsessed with displays though!
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Isnt everyone lol.
But yeah I dont really like her reviews in general tbh.

check mobilesyrup
http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/10/08/nexus-6p-hands-on/
a recent hands on ---
He says look for full review in the coming days. So expect them to start pouring in soon. BTW this site does EXCELLENT reviews,

another decent hands on thats very recent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DYHdYMKIXI

Bigal77 said:
check mobilesyrup
http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/10/08/nexus-6p-hands-on/
a recent hands on ---
He says look for full review in the coming days. So expect them to start pouring in soon. BTW this site does EXCELLENT reviews,
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That's pretty cool review! I'm sure there's more to come...

Where are the "Real life review" forums?

Why is there no real life review forum for this phone?
Always interested to see battery comparison, photos taken by other users etc

Keep an eye out on the general section that's what the OPPO ambassadors will be doing when we all release are full reviews

mcall_r said:
Why is there no real life review forum for this phone?
Always interested to see battery comparison, photos taken by other users etc
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There is a good comparison image posted by @carburano here. I found the game to be quite interesting I was kind of hoping for more images! Check it out!
OPPO Ambassador from Italy! Let's rock the Find X5! UNBOXING LIVE! (REVIEW SOON)
Hi all! My name is Francesco, the only OPPO Ambassador from Italy :) As an ambassador I cannot wait to put my hands on OPPOFind X5. What do i expect? Well, certainly a confirmation of the excellent work already done by OPPO in the last years...
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Not really interested in comparisons by oppo embassadors, I was wondering about real owners of the phone and what they are getting day to day battery wise so I can compare it with my own, exchange tips to improve it,etc.
Has XDA stopped creating "real life review" subforums for new devices being added?

Se7enthSe7en said:
There is a good comparison image posted by @carburano here. I found the game to be quite interesting I was kind of hoping for more images! Check it out!
OPPO Ambassador from Italy! Let's rock the Find X5! UNBOXING LIVE! (REVIEW SOON)
Hi all! My name is Francesco, the only OPPO Ambassador from Italy :) As an ambassador I cannot wait to put my hands on OPPOFind X5. What do i expect? Well, certainly a confirmation of the excellent work already done by OPPO in the last years...
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i will post more images
mcall_r said:
Not really interested in comparisons by oppo embassadors, I was wondering about real owners of the phone and what they are getting day to day battery wise so I can compare it with my own, exchange tips to improve it,etc.
Has XDA stopped creating "real life review" subforums for new devices being added?
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You can be sure, my review will be honest. If you ask me i can assure that Color OS at the moment is not my favourite UI because it has Memory management limitations and some multitasking issues. Also notification menu is a little bugged. Also i have some critics about Find X5 price range.
Normally i use phones for 1 month before reviewing it. At the moment you can simply check my thread for photos against pixel 6 pro (same price range) and S22 Ultra (maybe a little unfair for Find X5 not pro)
BTW if you have questions please ask. We are simply lucky users and we are on your side

@carburano I am not doubting that you are going to review the phone and post your genuine findings, but as I mentioned, I am not really looking for one persons opinion. I am just confused as to why XDA stopped creating the Real Life Review subforums for new devices. That's all.
I guess I can still post a thread discussing battery life, and another one to compare images taken etc etc.
The bottom line is that I want input and opinions from real users who have paid their hard earned money for the phone.

mcall_r said:
Why is there no real life review forum for this phone?
Always interested to see battery comparison, photos taken by other users etc
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Videos too. I have been trying to understand what their highlighted features mean in terms of user experience and if this is what makes the phone more expensive.
I haven't seen an example of real life review forums. When/Where did you last see one?

Huawei P40 Pro
The Huawei P40 Pro is a 6.58" phone with a 2640x1200p resolution display. The HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. The main camera is 50+40+12MP and the selfie camera is 32MP. The battery has a 4,200mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com
OnePlus 7 Pro
The OnePlus 7 Pro is a 6.67" device with a 1440x3120p resolution display. The Snapdragon 855 chipset is paired with 6/8/12GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. The main camera is 48+16+8MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 4000mAh capacity.
forum.xda-developers.com
These are the last 2 devices I have owned and they both had real life review forums on XDA.

Interesting, but I guess the real-life user reviews is up to the Forum members to commence accordingly, and for XDA to professionally host.
But there are 20 OPPO Product Ambassadors (10 with the X5 Pro and 10 with the X5 (I'm one of the latter)) and we've been asked to use the devices as our daily drivers, and to conduct our own reviews.
Speaking for myself, I consider myself a real user, and will be using my experiences from the X3 Pro, as comparison from the last 12 months.
Yes, the X5 was provided to me by OPPO, but it was also a logical choice for me to have purchased, to update from the X3 Pro (yeah I know the X5 is not the Pro, but all will be revealed in my post), and I curious as to how it performs.
I'm not as technically precise or knowledgeable as a lot of others, and I'm not a professional photographer, just a curious person who works for a Not for Profit Organisation, who enjoys taking photos for posting on Instagram and posting tech stuff on twitter.
But there are twenty real world reviews about to hit XDA.
BTW, the #OPPOFindX5Series doesn't launch in Australia until April 19th.
Hope this helps.
Thomas #OPPOAmbassadors

mcall_r said:
Not really interested in comparisons by oppo embassadors, I was wondering about real owners of the phone and what they are getting day to day battery wise so I can compare it with my own, exchange tips to improve it,etc.
Has XDA stopped creating "real life review" subforums for new devices being added?
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The ambassadors are real owners of the phone - most were chosen for being people just like you, users of XDA - the fact someone has spent money on the device doesn't make their opinions any less relevant.
Are you going to start separating out those that get the phone 'free' on contract to those that buy it outright too?

Ok fair enough, will be interested to see the reviews. I have already bought the phone and was wondering if I should return it during the 14 day period because the battery isn't anywhere near my Huawei p40 pro.
But I guess that is just because the Huawei had hacked GMS and it had very aggressive battery management.
Your argument about getting a phone "free" on contract is invalid because I am still paying more than the RRP of the phone over the 2 year contract.

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Your argument about getting a phone "free" on contract is invalid because I am still paying more than the RRP of the phone over the 2 year contract
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well that depends on what sort of deal you get

mcall_r said:
Has XDA stopped creating "real life review" subforums for new devices being added?
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Sir, this is affirmative. All new device fora (i.e. since the website's transition to Xenforo) are "just" one forum with no sections/sub-fora but prefixes for thread titles and filtering.
This forum "OPPO Find X5 Pro" is the one and only exception from above policy.

Yes but you were comparing it to getting it free from oppo in exchange for a review.
Having not paid your own money I'd say you'd be inclined to let some things slide would you not (consciously or unconsciously).

mcall_r said:
Yes but you were comparing it to getting it free from oppo in exchange for a review.
Having not paid your own money I'd say you'd be inclined to let some things slide would you not (consciously or unconsciously).
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It can be also generalised that people who purchase a device will also subconsciously defend their purchase and therefore their review may not also be as "real" as it perhaps could have been.

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It can be also generalised that people who purchase a device will also subconsciously defend their purchase and therefore their review may not also be as "real" as it perhaps could have been.
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Ok fair point

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Ok fair point
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But I also appreciate your thoughts on how important real reviews are. Totally makes sense to me, and I look for the raw and real reviews all the time

mcall_r said:
Ok fair enough, will be interested to see the reviews. I have already bought the phone and was wondering if I should return it during the 14 day period because the battery isn't anywhere near my Huawei p40 pro.
But I guess that is just because the Huawei had hacked GMS and it had very aggressive battery management.
Your argument about getting a phone "free" on contract is invalid because I am still paying more than the RRP of the phone over the 2 year contract.
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Will you be sharing your real life review as well?

mcall_r said:
Ok fair enough, will be interested to see the reviews. I have already bought the phone and was wondering if I should return it during the 14 day period because the battery isn't anywhere near my Huawei p40 pro.
But I guess that is just because the Huawei had hacked GMS and it had very aggressive battery management.
Your argument about getting a phone "free" on contract is invalid because I am still paying more than the RRP of the phone over the 2 year contract.
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If the battery optimization is based on the learned events of your SOT and use, 2 weeks won't be enough time to establish a trend, though ideally it should capture your use over 4 charging cycles.
Battery reviews like this will highlight charging power because obviously it's coming with new technology. While Find X5 is not in this list yet, your best bet is reviewing it based on the features they're highlighting.

Roguejpl148260 said:
Will you be sharing your real life review as well?
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I've reposted my review here for dicussion:
Oppo Find X5 Pro "Real Life Review"
Here's my review after owning for 10 days. I am not an Oppo ambassador so therefore these thoughts are not biased in any way. I could have gotten a Samsung S22 Ultra for around the same monthly price (maybe it was £5 more) but the lack of charger...
forum.xda-developers.com