I'm looking to get an Android Wear device during the holidays, but I'm currently split between two. I can't seem to choose between the Sony Smartwatch 3, and the LG G Watch R. Both, for me, have Pros and Cons that basically cancel each other out. I really just can't choose.
Can any current owners of either of these devices (or another one, if there is a device that could be better that I'm just overlooking) voice their opinions between these two? I'm just trying to find some way to solve my indecision. Perhaps there's just something about one of these I'm not seeing that will make the decision unquestionable.
Thanks!
I have the Sony smartwatch 3 and it's great. Stand alone GPS. And as soon as google android wear supports it nfc and wifi! So the most future proof smartwatch.
However if you prefer looks you probably have to buy a circular watch or the asus zenwatch...
You say other.... you would get people telling you Digital Watches should be circular.
Sony Smartwatch3 is a great device.
Better battery life, visible outdoors, micro USB charger.
I would have to say LG G Watch R, Why? Because it looks like a watch first and foremost. A smart watch needs to look like a watch !! or it's treated as a gadget, I like my watch to be round, like 99% of watches.
Pro's
Battery life 18 - 24hrs always ON normal use (longer if not always ON, about 48hrs).
Display: P-OLED looks amazing, high ppi, full colour pallet, low power, bright 300 nits. 1.3" screen sounds smaller than others but it's as big as a Tissot T-Touch Expert.
Look: standard round display makes this look like a watch & not a geek gadget, it looks watch & then gadget.
Style: It looks great, lit & off, off it looks dark & monolithic, it's sheer black when off, lite it looks amazing, punchy OLED high brightness, high contrast.
Control:Crown button looks like a std, watch winder but is a control, touch screen is nice & responsive.
OS: standard Android wear, direct from Google.
Charging: from flat to full in an hour !
Now the CONS:
Watch strap is utter crap, leather of the lowest quality, replace it for a few $$, just remember 22mm width at the watch head and 3.0-3.5mm thickness max or it won't fit. there some nice black Kevlar & leather straps with PVD stainless buckles, just search google "22mm Kevlar leather strap".
Size: it ain't small, if you seen a std, divers watch or sports watch, you get the size, I have a Tissot T-Touch Expert Titanium, it's exactly the same size, many be a few mm thinner.
Male: it's all man, this is not a womans Smart watch, it's very masculine.
Charging connection: not standard micro USB on watch but a proprietary dock, so if your caught away you need a second dock.
Smart watch for me is a unit that works with your phone and with you, it relays call info, msg, data you want, to the watch display so the phone can stay in the pocket more, if you want a stand alone then better option are about, if you want a watch & extension of your phone then this in my option is currently the best, for the reasons above. It's not always about how many functions it has, but how it works with you & your world. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's perfect, it's not, it's no Ridley Scott of the watch world but it is on the right path.
Uploaded a piccy of my watch for you with the face I use 99% of the time, black back, it lasts 18-24hrs always ON and looks great (I think) it's in dim mode (level 4).
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I would say the cheapest one because they'll all be obsolete in a couple months when the next wave comes. I have a lg g watch, Samsung gear live and a gear 2. I think Android wear has the most potential but as of right now my gear 2 is probably the best I just don't use Galaxy's anymore so I gave it to my kid.
Check out a few reviews on youtube for all the Wear watches and you'll see enough to make a good decision.
I voted for Other because the Zenwatch is currently your best bet.
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This post is not to start a pointless "GNote is better than iPad" flame war. For what it intends to do, the iPad is an excellent product. Until I got my GNote, I was jealous of my wife's iPad 3 (maybe that's partially because I had a Thinkpad Tablet... fellow TPT owners will understand, ha ha).
I'm offering this against the myriad of scathingly bad reviews of the GNote, many of them from arguably pro-Apple sites. Consumer Reports prides itself on being an independent consumer research agency. As most of you probably know, they accept no promotional considerations for any product they test. Each review is based upon a unit/item which their staff bought 'off the shelf' at a local or online retailer, not a free unit from the vendor. And they do not sell ads, again to avoid any influence on their ratings.
So, if you want to reference a very good review for your GNote from an organization which has good credibility, here your are...
In their review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Consumer Reports scores the GNote as an overall 83 points out of 100, the same as the iPad 3. It is the first tablet to equal the iPad in their reports.
In the overall scoring categories of portability, ease of use, versatility, touch response, and size, the GNote and iPad were rated equivalently as 'excellent' or 'very good' in each case. Only in display rating did the iPad best the GNote, with a mark of 'excellent' to the GNote's 'very good.'
The only con ("Low") they noted was that at $500, it is at the more expensive end of the scale.
Here is the URL for the review, but you may need to login as a subscriber to access the full review. I've pasted the text from the review below the link. I've also attached a screenshot of their side-by-side scoring of the GNote vs. the iPad.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...ung-galaxy-note-10-1-wi-fi-16-gb-99046807.htm
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Reviews & Recommended - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Wi-Fi, 16 GB)
CR's Take
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is very innovative and fun to use. It comes with a stylus, recognizes handwriting, and can multitask, unlike other tablets. But because some of its most useful apps aren't very intuitive, expect to spend a good amount of time getting up to speed. Battery life was very long.
Highs
• 1.4 GHz 4-core processor
• Battery life longer than most
• Very good display quality
• Screen coating reduces fingerprints and makes cleaning easier.
• Voice-typing feature
• Keyboard can use "Swype" entry method
• Can be a remote control for TVs or other A-V devices
• GPS mapping
• 5-megapixel camera, higher resolution than most
• Screen uses high-durability "Gorilla glass"
• File manager preinstalled
• Full access to the Google app market
• Photos can fill entire screen height
Lows
• At $500, relatively expensive
Detailed test results
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Wi-Fi, 16 GB) was easy to use for a wide variety of functions. It was easy to move from screen to screen using finger swipes, and to move app icons among screens. Samsung includes an enhanced user-interface. Home screens have useful custom widgets. The on-screen keyboard may be used in "Swype" mode to type by sliding between letters.
Photos can be displayed full height without interference from the navigation bar. Turning from portrait to landscape while reading a book worked well. A voice-typing feature lets you dictate emails and text documents. You can sync and transfer files to and from a PC using USB. A built-in file manager app makes it easy to transfer files from a memory card.
The display quality was very good overall. Colors were accurately reproduced, realistic, and natural-looking because they were undersaturated. The screen was among the brightest we've measured and readability in sunlight was good. Viewing angle was quite wide in landscape orientation, making it easy to view photos or video with another person. Viewing angle was quite wide in portrait orientation, making it easy to share the screen with another person.
Touch response was excellent. The capacitive touchscreen responds to a light finger touch, and allows multiple fingers to perform gesture actions. Moving objects and using finger gestures is easy and precise. Icons were easy to move and place precisely. A special coating on the screen resists fingerprints and makes cleaning easier.
This tablet has a very good set of useful features that make it convenient and versatile to use - see the "About" section for more details. There is full access to the Google app market, with a large and varied selection of apps. There is also access to a large media market through Google, for downloading movies, music and books. The tablet can send pictures, video and music to another "DLNA" (Digital Living Network Alliance) capable home entertainment device, such as a TV. You can program the tablet to act as a remote control for home entertainment products like TVs and receivers.
There are a variety of sensors to provide positional and environmental info to apps and games. These include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver to locate the user geographically and allow the use of navigation apps, an accelerometer to give motion feedback to apps, a gyroscope to give rotational feedback to apps, a magnetic compass to give directional feedback, and an ambient light sensor to reduce the screen brightness to extend battery time. There's a stylus included to enable handwriting, precise drawing, or using the tablet with gloves.
This is among the most portable tablets in the 9- to 12-inch category. Its battery life of 11.1 hours lets you use it all day without recharging. It's very slim and compact for its screen size, and at 1.3 pounds, it's a very lightweight tablet for its size.
About - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Wi-Fi, 16 GB)
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Wi-Fi, 16 GB) is a larger tablet computer with a 10.1-inch screen. It has a screen resolution of 1280 x 800, which is typical for its size. The rectangular screen is a better shape for videos than for photos, and it utilizes toughened Gorilla Glass for durability.
The tablet has a 1.4 GHz Samsung Exynos processor with 4 cores. It runs on the Android 4 operating system. It has 2GB memory and is available with 16 or 32GB storage. You can add an Micro SD memory card for more storage.
There is a headphone jack with a volume control, a built-in microphone, and stereo speakers. Internet connectivity is via Wi-Fi. It has a 1.9-megapixel webcam, and a 5-megapixel camera with a flash.
The tablet measures 10.3 inches long by 7.1 inches wide by 0.37 inches thick, and weighs 1.3 pounds.
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jchammerpants said:
This post is not to start a pointless "GNote is better than iPad" flame war. For what it intends to do, the iPad is an excellent product. Until I got my GNote, I was jealous of my wife's iPad 3 (maybe that's partially because I had a Thinkpad Tablet... fellow TPT owners will understand, ha ha)....
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Yes my dear fellow, I do understand you very well, me too .
Actually Samy should pay to Lenovo for encouraging us TPT owners (by bad Android implementation) to buy GNote 10.1. Or at least to make some "switch" advertising, would be very funny.
I love the SGN10.1 from a hardware standpoint; however, much of their software (S-Note I am looking at you), doesn't seem well-thought through and half-done. Hopefully the JB OTA will improve upon this.
I suppose my biggest issue is that the things which would make S-Note truly amazing are not revolutionary or dramatic. They simply need to implement features already found in competing products as well as a few new ideas.
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I'm offering this against the myriad of scathingly bad reviews of the GNote, many of them from arguably pro-Apple sites.
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The difference is that CR views things from a populist perspective. The tech media are snobs and think the masses make decisions based on CPU, GPU, and benchmarks. You'll notice CR used adjectives rather than benchmarks to describe performance. The Note's an all-around great tablet and the S-features provide a lot of real-world benefits and improve usability. When talking to non-techie's about which tablet to buy I say many of the same things to them CR wrote. And while not FHD, the Note's display is the best I've ever seen on a 10' tablet when it comes to color reproduction and accuracy. And that includes the TF700's higher res display.
I'm really getting tired of the price/value double standard that gets used by reviewers.
The cheapest current generation iPad is 16GB for $499. You can get last year's model for $399 - but you can also get a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for $399...
The Note 10.1 is $549 ($499 in Canada) and has 32GB of storage, which would cost $599.
Yet, for some reason, if any tablet OTHER than the iPad comes in at $500... it's too expensive. You never hear anyone call the iPad 'too expensive'.
Retina display? Fair enough - Note has Wacom digitiser.
In every other way the Note meets or exceeds the iPad's specs.
Simply put, the Note 10.1 is a better VALUE at a comparablet price than the iPad.
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Yes my dear fellow, I do understand you very well, me too .
Actually Samy should pay to Lenovo for encouraging us TPT owners (by bad Android implementation) to buy GNote 10.1. Or at least to make some "switch" advertising, would be very funny.
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:laugh: So true.
Good Afternoon
I have been looking for a SmartWatch now for a few months but everytime i watch a video review or read a written review they seem to gloss over or only briefly talk about the watch faces that are available.
I understand that they have to talk about notifications and what the watch offers in terms of applications but i wish the above was covered a bit more.
Bearing this in mind, i am looking for a fully personalised Smartwatch. This means one where i can change the strap and have access to alternative watch faces instead of the stock ones that come with the watch.
I'm not a brand person either so i don't know how many of the Chinese smartwatches would have the ability to change faces or straps.
If people could give me their thoughts on this and which watches do this then that would be appreciated.
The only watch i have heard that may have access to other faces is the Atongm W008 but i don't know this to be true.
Many Thanks
chinese watches = 3, maybe 4 watchfaces.
NOT customizable
i very much doubt the atongm will be any different
SW2
-loads of watchfaces, customizable
-display always on
-readable in full sunlight
-battery life about 3 days
-good companion software and social media support
-interchangeable straps
my 2 cents
What's SW2?
Sony Smartwatch 2
I'm not a huge fan, I'm a bigger guy so would prefer a bigger watch
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I'm not a huge fan, I'm a bigger guy so would prefer a bigger watch
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What is your wrist size? I have a 7.5in wrist and the SW2 is very large on my wrist. It's even bigger than my vintage military mechanical diver's watches. It takes up even more wrist space than a Panerai Radiomir 1940 (PAM00512).
then get the Zenwatch, that thing is huge
If you love to read tech news then I am pretty sure that you have heard about Chinese company No.1 which has recently discovered
a new smartwatch called D2 which is primarily made for women or ladies.
If you take a closer look you will notice that almost all smartwatches are more or
less the same when we are talking about the design. Almost there is no difference between men's and ladies watches.
So in my personal opinion this smartwatch is completely different in positive way of course because it is purely beautiful
and I am sure that you will agree with me. It has luxury design thanks to rose gold body with 60 Czech diamonds. Every detail is exclusively made for ladies.
Also the watch strap is made from leather where you have ability to choose from three different colors which are: red, white and brown.
For me it is also interesting that this smartwatch has IP67 certification so in other words it is dust and water resistant.
The screen has 240 x 240 pixels resolution. No.1 D2 has built in low power consumption processor Mediatek MT2502.
While for connectivity it has Bluetooth 4.0. So with Bluetooth you can connect your smartwatch with almost any iOS and Android phone.
It has many useful features like heart rate monitor, UV monitor, temperature measurement but there are many other functions.
I have tested all functions and I can say that all functions are working as they should to work.
Thanks to very good optimization the 350mAh battery gives a long autonomy.
So you can see that this smartwatch in this price range is really good choice so for more information please
visit their official website. Also Christmas is coming and I think this could be a great gift .
Also for more info like photos and some other test please visit this: No.1 D2
No1 d2
Hi i have no1 d2 smartwatch and im very happy with it, but i have a problem, i cannot have a private conversation on my phone because all my calls go on my watch speaker even if i answer from my phone. Can you help me pls?
Kaija & A.J. said:
Hi i have no1 d2 smartwatch and im very happy with it, but i have a problem, i cannot have a private conversation on my phone because all my calls go on my watch speaker even if i answer from my phone. Can you help me pls?
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Hey,
if you want to have a private conversation then you need to disconect BT connection with watch.
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Sony XA2 Ultra, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Sony XA2 Ultra is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I've been using the XA2 for about 3 weeks now. I ore ordered it. Overall, this phone has great speed, battery life, a great selfie camera (in good lighting) ?, and the Sony BRAVIA display quality is excellent. True colors, blacks, etc.
However the development is weak 3 weeks in, rear facing 23MP camera is medicore, and performs poorly in dim lighting. The display lacks desired minimum and maximum brightnesses.
The design is nice, interface is easy to use. I like the curved gorilla glass, seems durable and doesn't keep fingerprints as some other phones I've used before.
verdict: it's definitely a nice mid range device for the everyday user.
Only 2 months into new Android phone. So far, so good. not great, but good. No issues
with phone, and Ilike the much bigger 6" screen for my older eyes. It works real well with a wireless Sony headphone (not the noise-cancelling ones, due to hi price but that would have been better) and a Marley Chant Mini-portable speaker. USB-C port is key, though I hate not being able to salvage my old cords. C CORDS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, SO KEEP THEM CLOSE AND BUY A SPARE, SHORT ONE FOR YOUR PORTABLE BATTERY.
New -C cords means more electro-junk to toss out. Minimalist packaging was nice touch.
I like voice control, but I hate saying "Hey Ggggggoogl". We should be able to customize calling to these personal support devices, like we do for my dog. I would call mine whatever version of Android is running the OS.
Bit overwhelmed by the shear volume of Android apps out there. At first, I figured it would take just few months to sort great apps from crap ones. Here it is, 2 Months in, and I'm about 1/2 done. being retired means not enough incentive to waste personal time staring at screens, when I did that hours upon hours each day for over 40 yrs.
Disappointed: I was excited about this phone initially because I love old school 16:9 displays. I still love my V20. But this phone is soooo sluggish. It takes so long to launch apps, to boot, to type...etc. Battery life was bad. I find that my old low end Moto E4 Plus is faster! Maybe when we get root and an assortment of roms this phone will be usable.
bricked
What can I say: tied to install lineageos according to instructions. Device now bricked, hard. Only reaction to power button pressing is one LED flash. No USB, so no fastboot, no flashing.
Sony customer "support" referred me to "developers", who did not even bother responding. Considering experience with other Sony phones: Never again any Sony device, thanks all the same.
So, i have a V10 since 2016, two years and i dont think i hold a phone for so long. I am used to have a phone for 8/10 months maximum but since i never see a real update to my V10 i keep it until now.
I am facing a "huge" problem: wich one should i buy, or if is better to keep my V10 in a hope to see a better phone to update this. Since last week i run everyday to websites i know with excelent prices and about to buy a G6 but...i think twice, in fact i think almost twenty.
My V10 have all i need: good camera, HiFi DAC, IR Blaster, removable battery, amazing screen, second screen, perfect buid quality.
Now, i am in love with G6 Astro Black and my main thing about is they dont have the features i love the most (IR Blaster and Audio DAC) but they have 2 i want now: more screen to body ratio and a wide angle camera because i take a lot of selfies with the main camera and the camera i have in V10 i need to put it a lot far away to fit 2 or 3 people in the photo.
IR blaster is not a huge deal since i pretend to keep my V10 to use for the week (work) and use the G6 in the weekends (fun and photos).
I have another player to the game: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 i can grab it for the same price as G6 and that came into my mind, i love the design, ok they dont have IR Blaster and even worse it dont have headphone jack or hifi DAC eighter, and i know with my eyes closed the G6 have a way way way better camera.
My main problems to buy a G6 is:
1st - The rear glass is easy scratchable?
2nd - Battery life, how many SoT are you having?
3rd - Audio quality, have EQ with how many frequency's to control?
4th - The metal around is easy scratchable if you dont have a case?
5th - the always on display make some kind of ghost image on the display when awake the phone from sleep?
6th - G6 is good for about 350$?
Thanks to all can help me.
1. No, actually it's very difficult to scratch.
2. Over 7 hours.
3. V4A + ARISE will give you amazing results when configured properly.
4. No but if you are concerned about this I recommend very thin and transparent case by Nillkin.
5. No.
6. Yes but you can get it cheaper, probably.
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1. No, actually it's very difficult to scratch.
2. Over 7 hours.
3. V4A + ARISE will give you amazing results when configured properly.
4. No but if you are concerned about this I recommend very thin and transparent case by Nillkin.
5. No.
6. Yes but you can get it cheaper, probably.
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thanks for reply.
Well, over 7 hours?! really? with brightness always below 10-20% i belive, because i only get 4-5 hours with my V10 when i put it bellow 20%.
Yeah i dont wanna put Viper4 in my device for now, is not very much convenient for me, and because i dont want to root a phone too fast, i may get it to the test for about 2 months and if everything is all right then i root it.
I see some Ringke cases or a skin for it and maybe thats what im going to get.
Cheaper?! well, in my currency (€) the lower and in my country they cost 349€ i think is a good price because i dont want to buy it outside and if so i probably buy in Spain not much far from it. Since the lowest i have seeing is in spain (339€) but the website i see change the price to 374€ next day i have see it, i dont know why.
I was getting over 7 hours with 30% of brightness. Of course I debloated my phone first. Even without V4A sound quality is good. I'm listening on Yamaha EPH-100.
yes the rear glass it's very difficult to scratch
but the camera glass it's very very easy to scratch
The quality of images decreases sharply after only one month
i found 3 scratchs after 1 hours after unboxing my g6
no problem with my v10 yet ! only for g6
this is big problem if you love camera
you need to buy new camera lens , but no waterproof after that ?
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yes the rear glass it's very difficult to scratch
but the camera glass it's very very easy to scratch
The quality of images decreases sharply after only one month
i found 3 scratchs after 1 hours after unboxing my g6
no problem with my v10 yet ! only for g6
this is big problem if you love camera
you need to buy new camera lens , but no waterproof after that
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Are you sure? I have no scratches at all after almost a year of "heavy" use.
sun_is_shinning said:
So, i have a V10 since 2016, two years and i dont think i hold a phone for so long. I am used to have a phone for 8/10 months maximum but since i never see a real update to my V10 i keep it until now.
I am facing a "huge" problem: wich one should i buy, or if is better to keep my V10 in a hope to see a better phone to update this. Since last week i run everyday to websites i know with excelent prices and about to buy a G6 but...i think twice, in fact i think almost twenty.
My V10 have all i need: good camera, HiFi DAC, IR Blaster, removable battery, amazing screen, second screen, perfect buid quality.
Now, i am in love with G6 Astro Black and my main thing about is they dont have the features i love the most (IR Blaster and Audio DAC) but they have 2 i want now: more screen to body ratio and a wide angle camera because i take a lot of selfies with the main camera and the camera i have in V10 i need to put it a lot far away to fit 2 or 3 people in the photo.
IR blaster is not a huge deal since i pretend to keep my V10 to use for the week (work) and use the G6 in the weekends (fun and photos).
I have another player to the game: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 i can grab it for the same price as G6 and that came into my mind, i love the design, ok they dont have IR Blaster and even worse it dont have headphone jack or hifi DAC eighter, and i know with my eyes closed the G6 have a way way way better camera.
My main problems to buy a G6 is:
1st - The rear glass is easy scratchable?
2nd - Battery life, how many SoT are you having?
3rd - Audio quality, have EQ with how many frequency's to control?
4th - The metal around is easy scratchable if you dont have a case?
5th - the always on display make some kind of ghost image on the display when awake the phone from sleep?
6th - G6 is good for about 350$?
Thanks to all can help me.
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1) Seems yes according to the net, mine is unscratched
2) 2-3 under mobile network, max 6 under wifi
3) if you don't root avarage according to my experience on H870 without QDAC
4) Never used without a case, sorry.
5) Yes and not, after 12 months of usage I sometimes see the AOD un grey background, but it's not so clear and with any other background it's not visibile
6) it depends on what altertives you have and what do you search, if updates and battery are important I would buy a Nokia 7 plus, but if the camera is the most important thing at this price G6 is a pretty good device
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6) it depends on what altertives you have and what do you search, if updates and battery are important I would buy a Nokia 7 plus, but if the camera is the most important thing at this price G6 is a pretty good device
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i love LG, my last 4 devices was LG so, nothing special for what make me chose LG G6 now, ok, the feature i need most is the camera wide angle and only G6 can offer it in a budget, i dont see better option for the same price.
In hope next year maybe G6 get Android P im happy with, since my V10 receive last update 1 year ago to Nougat 7.0.
alternatives is only 1, well put Nokia 7 Plus in game now is 2: Mi Mix 2 and Nokia 7 Plus, but none of the last offer wide angle even dont offer the things i will miss in V10 (IR Blaster, HiFI DAC).
Its seems a decision was made now, but i only will buy G6 from here to a month, in hopes the price lower a bit more.
Thank youuu
I love the g series, i love my g6 but xiaomi products are great and future prof, treble enable etc... So if I had to choose I'll go to the mi side..
My camera glass has multiple scratches in it and I always have the case on and dont put anything in the same pocket as my phone.
Always on display shouldnt cause any issues because it it isnt amoled. I use it and havent noticed any type of burn in.
I paid 295 for mine mint condition used and I'm very happy with it. If you do buy one, be careful what model you buy since some are not bootloader unlockable.