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[Q] How is the Phone? Please share some light here

Hello Guys,
I have GNex, and of course it is a beast nobody can deny that... But, I am lost in RAZR M/i's display design.... I am looking forward to pre-order RAZR i.... Would you please share your experiences with it?? How is the phone/performance? Any noticeable lagging? How is the display?? A bit disappointing it is not HD, but very much comfortable to hold, that is where it caught my attention... Looking forward to hear ur feedback on this phone....
Many Thanks

Amoled display qhd not bad but yes would have liked HD (although still records in 1080p HD) Runs at 1.5 GHz which is the fastest out. Super clean. 1gb ram. 8MP camera. Been browsing homework answers on the internet and heavily using apps since 1030am lol and I'm at 94% so battery aint terrible. Although some people swear its god awful. Main thing is charging it with the charger that it came with. But anyways I'm loving it for the money man.
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Charging it with the charged it came with??
Is the charger not the standard microUSB cable?

themogul said:
Charging it with the charged it came with??
Is the charger not the standard microUSB cable?
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100415165449AAH6boY
Yes its standard but I've always been told its the safest to use the one it came with because of the voltage variation
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This phone is just plain great. Screen could be better, but definitely adequate. Battery life better than i was getting with my extended battery in a galaxy nexus, so I'm happy.
Good enough that I'm getting rid of the galaxy nexus and Motorola defy and just keeping this one. Would've paid double or triple...

Observations after a couple of weeks

After using the Idol 3 for a couple of weeks, I have the following observations.
Pros:
1) It is a very nice phone, especially considering the price.
2) Battery life is on par with most flagship phones if not better. I can get 5 hours SOT without turning anything off or down. (Considering most people on other phones are complaining about battery drain on Android 5.01/2 and everyone is hoping that 5.1 will fix this, our battery life may only get better)
3) The camera is quick taking shots and straight forward to use. (quality not so much)
4) The OS is simple with very little bloat ware.
5) Very good sound with the front facing speakers.
6) The phone is thin and light for a having a 2910 mAh battery in it.
7) The screen is very bright in direct sunlight. I use it outside a lot and enjoy using it without trying to find some shade.
Cons:
1) The camera is fast but only takes decent pictures. Although for this price one can't complain to much as it is on par of flagship phones a couple years old.
2) Double tap to wake seems to be a constant issue for many (myself included).
3) Only 1 update in the last 14 days. I was hoping for Alcatel to push out some updates quicker but only time will tell how well they do.
4) The phone isn't blazing fast but doesn't lag too much either so this is kind of neutral. Clearly the recent apps is choppy and slow but most performance is decent.
5) Very little in the way of accessories. I bought an ipad screen protector and cut it down to fit.(I can get 3 out of 1).
6) Development isn't there. Not sure if it will be as maybe the phone isn't popular enough or the root/boatloader issue my be part of that as well.
I had the Zenfone 2 and LG G3 and sold them both in favour of this phone. I have had almost every flag phone out there and thought I would play around with some lower priced devices and have been pleasantly surprised with this phone so far. 3 things for me to keep the phone as a daily driver for a little would be, the DTTW issue resolved, some development so I can have some fun flashing some roms, and update to Android M (or at least to 5.1 for some software improvements and extra battery life, but 5 hours of OST is good for me. I most likely will be keeping this phone as my backup once I do move on and will certainly keep an eye on Alcatel for future phones.

I agree 100% with what you said. Just waiting for an update to 5.1 (with some bug fixing) and I'd be very happy.
As for the camera, I'm coming from a Nexus 4. So this is a huge upgrade. I actually find that it takes pretty decent pictures in sunlight.

bryanbreguet said:
I agree 100% with what you said. Just waiting for an update to 5.1 (with some bug fixing) and I'd be very happy.
As for the camera, I'm coming from a Nexus 4. So this is a huge upgrade. I actually find that it takes pretty decent pictures in sunlight.
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I watched a review that stated the Zenfone 2 camera blew the idol 3 away.
My personal experience is completely the opposite. The Zenfone 2 camera was slow at focusing and unless you picked a shooting mode the auto setting was the worse choice.
I was spoiled with the note 4 and G3 cameras.

maddog497 said:
I watched a review that stated the Zenfone 2 camera blew the idol 3 away.
My personal experience is completely the opposite. The Zenfone 2 camera was slow at focusing and unless you picked a shooting mode the auto setting was the worse choice.
I was spoiled with the note 4 and G3 cameras.
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Completely agree with all you have written on your posts[emoji2] . I have the phone and love it, double tap works very well, apex launcher + Deactivated animations in dev menu is a must!
And to screen off the device apex + screen off app is fantastic!
Oh and I have tried the laggy g3, its sad screen and its bad battery life [emoji6] ..
I own the m8 because the m9 hasn't convinced me, vs the m8..
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I like it too. if somehow development are started I don't really care if Alcatel updates. hardware wise I'm sure this phone can do better than it is now.
therefore I'm only praying for everything to come together for developments of custom roms before everyone got fed up of Alcatel and leave this boat.
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maddog497 said:
After using the Idol 3 for a couple of weeks, I have the following observations.
Cons:
5) Very little in the way of accessories. I bought an ipad screen protector and cut it down to fit.(I can get 3 out of 1).
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There is a 3-pack of Mr Shield screen protectors on Amazon that fit the phone perfectly. They aren't the best quality (shows scratches pretty easily) but they have the cutout for the camera/light sensor.

mswguitar said:
There is a 3-pack of Mr Shield screen protectors on Amazon that fit the phone perfectly. They aren't the best quality (shows scratches pretty easily) but they have the cutout for the camera/light sensor.
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I ordered a glass screen protector a few days ago. I was notified yesterday that they are out so they are sending me 2 cheap ones for now and when the glass one comes in they will send it.

maddog497 said:
I ordered a glass screen protector a few days ago. I was notified yesterday that they are out so they are sending me 2 cheap ones for now and when the glass one comes in they will send it.
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Which glass one did you pick and how much?

famewolf said:
Which glass one did you pick and how much?
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I'll look it up and get back to you.

famewolf said:
Which glass one did you pick and how much?
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this one here
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/151705198907...49&var=450907160802&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Maddog, tell us how it is when you get them.
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thanks for listing all the cons and pros.
I read lots of people are waiting for updates . Hope Alcatel reacts fast.

1 update in 14 days is actually really good
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barondebxl said:
1 update in 14 days is actually really good
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I don't disagree but the update was on start up. Nothing after that. This is a budget phone and a great one at that. If they address a could issue this good be a decent daily driver.
I lost patients and moved on but still check the forum as it was an underdog and I was mostly pleased with it.
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maddog497 said:
I don't disagree but the update was on start up. Nothing after that. This is a budget phone and a great one at that. If they address a could issue this good be a decent daily driver.
I lost patients and moved on but still check the forum as it was an underdog and I was mostly pleased with it.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/general/performance-update-t3154635

Ive had this since yesterday. Phone has great potential with custom roms. My biggest complaint is the serious lag issues. Id assume this is from 5.0.2 and the memory leak. The animations are choppy as hell. Otherwise great device.

fix-this! said:
Ive had this since yesterday. Phone has great potential with custom roms. My biggest complaint is the serious lag issues. Id assume this is from 5.0.2 and the memory leak. The animations are choppy as hell. Otherwise great device.
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5.0.2 is full of bugs, yeah. Not sure why phones would ship with that in the first place but meh. To have a smoother experience, enable dev options and set all animation scales to off or .5x.

In europe evertything runs just fine animations, app clearing, everything even in 5.0.2, what's your build number?

The design is what sold me. Super light weight and very good battery life. Speakers are very good and the lcd is better than my nexus 5 was. The only downside is the lag which im thinking is from the gpu drivers and 5.0.2. Custom roms could fix this.
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Enissay7 said:
In europe evertything runs just fine animations, app clearing, everything even in 5.0.2, what's your build number?
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Id say most users on here agree the animations lag like hell. You must be running some super seceret version of 5.0.2.

what is the phone charging time ? wonder if its Lion battery needs to be replaced faster than others' Lipo ?

Got a North American H915 V20, ask me anything

Hi all,
I am lucky enough to get a hold of a North American V20, H915 (Unlocked from local Carrier) locally through connections after seeing one on sale on ebay.
I also have a G5 as my daily driver prior to this and thought that it was the most underrated phone in 2016 (other than build quality). I have had every single mainstream phones out there since 2007, including the recently returned exploding Note 7
Ask if anything that you might have about it, and I will try my best to answer.
Cheers.

cy88 said:
Hi all,
I am lucky enough to get a hold of a North American V20, H915 (Unlocked from local Carrier) locally through connections after seeing one on sale on ebay.
I also have a G5 as my daily driver prior to this and thought that it was the most underrated phone in 2016 (other than build quality). I have had every single mainstream phones out there since 2007, including the recently returned exploding Note 7
Ask if anything that you might have about it, and I will try my best to answer.
Cheers.
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How's the battery life? I had a note 7 as well and now I'm checking this one out. I think I read it's a 3200m. I'm using a oneplus 3 and I'm honestly liking it. Haha
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The first day was stellar, had a full charge when I start the day and ended with 46% by the end of the day. It runs extremely cool and seem to manage the battery much better than the Note 7 and G5. The G5 does well most of the time but it's inconsistent, it could be due to the better Doze as well.
I will monitor it over the next few days and report back.

How's the camera? It seems from media they use the dual lenses in a less effective manner than the iPhone. The wide angle looks a bit weird. Can you give some overall impressions of video and stills?
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I too would like to know about the camera, as reviews have only been for the preproduction units. If you could, possibly upload a few of them. Thanks.

cy88 said:
The first day was stellar, had a full charge when I start the day and ended with 46% by the end of the day. It runs extremely cool and seem to manage the battery much better than the Note 7 and G5. The G5 does well most of the time but it's inconsistent, it could be due to the better Doze as well.
I will monitor it over the next few days and report back.
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Glad to hear that. I had the G5. It was horrible. Main reason I got rid of it. I liked the camera and features though.
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OK Google detection while screen is off. Coming from a note 7, where OK Google didn't work while screen was off unless plugged in or charging wirelessly.?
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Are you able to provide impressions of the phone playing high definition audio files through high impedance headphones? Thanks
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Any way to make a dump so we can start working on roms??
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Pixelation? buffer? during some mkv 1080p flac hi10 encoded video? =D

OP, what is reception strength like?
dc13 said:
Any way to make a dump so we can start working on roms??
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So. This.

How is the build quality? Sturdy? Slippery to hold? Awkwardly large?
How's the fluidity of the software? Is Nougat pretty awesome? LGs skin pretty minimal?
How's the fingerprint scanner? Fast? Accurate? Positioned well?
How slow is the camera in terms of opening?
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Whats the color temperature of the screen? Is it more on the cold side or warm?
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I think he's over whelmed lol
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We scared him off he was like hell ya I get to be famous and now o crap what do I do to many peeps.
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Of the reasons I'm interested in buying the V20, the audio quality and loudness is tops. Appreciate if you can give some feedback on your experience so far, thanks!

Speaker power compared with iphone 7 plus if you can?

Hurry back! How's the Speaker sound, Camera quality, UI Performance, etc.?

How does the v20 sound with wireless headphones vs wired headphones (same,better, worse)? Also how is overall sound vs note 7?

Please tell us the screen on time you get after you cycle through the battery a few times.

G6 users, are you satisfied with the phone? Is there a chronic problem?

I plan to buy G6. But do they have chronic problems like theG3, G4 and G5? I'm a bit worried about this. Do you like the phone? Would you suggest?

I only wish there were the option to dial down the resolution whenever possible, or some other gimmick, in order to extend battery life. Everything else is peachy.
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ByAdmin said:
I plan to buy G6. But do they have chronic problems like theG3, G4 and G5? I'm a bit worried about this. Do you like the phone? Would you suggest?
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For me it's the best phone I've ever seen.
The quality is a lot better than the one of the G5 and the manual video mode is [emoji108] .
But it's a pity, that not all features are avaible in every country.
And yes, the performance is very good, although it's a QSD 21.
I hope I was able to help you! (Sorry for my bad English.)
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Leonard J. said:
But it's a pity, that not all features are avaible in every country.
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Thanks, can you give an example.

Loving it just wish LG would open bootloader unlock for more variants.
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An example for the features, which are not available?

Leonard J. said:
An example for the features, which are not available?
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Quad-dac, Wireless charging, 64 Gb ROM

moulip said:
Quad-dac, Wireless charging, 64 Gb ROM
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Yes, that's what I meant. My H870 has no Quad-dac, no Inductive charging and "only" 32 GB ROM.

I wished the screen would have been little wider and I am trying to get used to this resolution, heat is another issue especially when I play those mind games for sometime it gets hot which worries me a little, I wished lg would have given an option to remove bloatware both from att and lg to save some space, overall when I compare it to the g2 that I have used the last time for android its not a huge change for me except the larger screen which doesn't look like it.

Get it. Best quality phone I've owned in a long time. No chronic issues at all. There are few issues here and there but none compared to most other phones.
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I was not that impressed with the G6 and sold it and am acually happier with my Lenovo P2 when using Android (albeit the camera totally sucks in comparison). 18:9 just doesn't do it for me as the screen feels like a 5,2" screen. Too narrow. Camera is good but image quality is bad when zooming in. This leaves little room for post processing when wanted. The UI stutters a fair bit and it does not feel very smooth. Definately not as smooth as my P2. The plastic back makes the phone feel cheap. Does not feel like glas. It is plastic?
Anywho I'm happier with my V10 and it will get just as awesome when it gets Nougat. Or even more awesome I would like to say.

dannejanne said:
I was not that impressed with the G6 and sold it and am acually happier with my Lenovo P2 when using Android (albeit the camera totally sucks in comparison). 18:9 just doesn't do it for me as the screen feels like a 5,2" screen. Too narrow. Camera is good but image quality is bad when zooming in. This leaves little room for post processing when wanted. The UI stutters a fair bit and it does not feel very smooth. Definately not as smooth as my P2. The plastic back makes the phone feel cheap. Does not feel like glas. It is plastic?
Anywho I'm happier with my V10 and it will get just as awesome when it gets Nougat. Or even more awesome I would like to say.
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No experience with the P2 by Lenovo, but also have a V10 and that is a good phone, too. The G6 is almost all glass, except for thin bezel and frame. Screen ratio is certainly personal preference, but when I look at other phones with the standard bezel, I really appreciate the nearly bezel free design. They just look cheap now! It also seems different variants have different oddities. My Tmo version has great, superb even, battery life and is very smooth. I think carrier software and poorly designed apps account for the lag.
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Very satisfied.
Camera (s) performance is outstanding and the device is quite elegant. For the price, nothing comes close.
Life's Great!

Mine G6 was superb until 2 days ago when it died (3 weeks after purchase!). It is going to LG for repair today. I'm furious!!!

misiu0000 said:
Mine G6 was superb until 2 days ago when it died (3 weeks after purchase!). It is going to LG for repair today. I'm furious!!!
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What happened to the phone?

What happened?
1. Put it in the pocket (more than 50% of battery at time)
2. Few minutes later it was off
3. Tried to reset it with keys, plugged in charger - nothing
4. Left it overnight and in the morning after plugging in charger it said battery is 0% and started to charge (yeah!)
5. Phone started fine, everything was working but ~1h later while charging it died again
6. Left it - entire day and night, tried today again and nothing....
Stock software, no new application, no idea...

For me, perfect one

I have 3hr 30 min 50% battery left SOT
Looks like I'll hit 6hrs sot.
Sweet jebus what a beauty ...

I'm going to change it for camera quality.
Wide camera is cool, white balance and colors are perfect, but when zoom in too many details are losts. Also with low light my 5X was far better.
Before buy I recommend to look at some photo samples (I didn't!), I'm not a big photo expert but seems that LG has a particolar way to elaborate images (with pro and cons).

Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the HTC U11+'s display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Interesting...
Do you know wich is the max nits ?
U11 was 528 nits I think

detritu5 said:
Interesting...
Do you know wich is the max nits ?
U11 was 528 nits I think
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No it was lees than 500.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/HTC-U11-Smartphone-Review.236922.0.html

441 I think...

How can this screen support HDR with less than 500 nits... lmao

The u11+ screen is different from the u11. We don't know how many nits it has.

It wont sell on this price tag

According to the GSMArena test (third page), the screen tops out at 300 nits...

johanruda said:
According to the GSMArena test (third page), the screen tops out at 300 nits...
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If the battery and display are as they say, the phone will be sent back lol.

This is disappointing and epic tragic result if that true to all htc u11 plus device when release.
I will return it immediately back to HTC.
I can’t imagine HTC made such epic fail flagships device ever.
Hope review unit of gsmarena was faulty.
And even battery life is completely disaster and totally unacceptable for almost 4000 battery capacity.
It’s lower than all device out there with 3000 it’s even worse than 2700 battery capacity of Sony XZ1.
Total unbelievable and frustrating.
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It´s imposible only 300 nits. So How this phone it´s going to support HDR video playback with this brightness?
I think is imposible

paatha13 said:
This is disappointing and epic tragic result if that true to all htc u11 plus device when release.
I will return it immediately back to HTC.
I can’t imagine HTC made such epic fail flagships device ever.
Hope review unit of gsmarena was faulty.
And even battery life is completely disaster and totally unacceptable for almost 4000 battery capacity.
It’s lower than all device out there with 3000 it’s even worse than 2700 battery capacity of Sony XZ1.
Total unbelievable and frustrating.
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Gsmarena has faulty device , dont worry New review will come sometime soon

Aftab_khatri said:
Gsmarena has faulty device , dont worry New review will come sometime soon
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That’s believed from beginning.
Total crap review from GSM with faulty device.
They didn’t even had retail box of the device instead he showed us from the regular HTC U11.
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paatha13 said:
That’s believed from beginning.
Total crap review from GSM with faulty device.
They didn’t even had retail box of the device instead he showed us from the regular HTC U11.
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GSM should have known it`s a defective unit& redo the test before posting the review. How come only they get subpar battery life results on U11+ while others report great battery life and a nice screen?
Personally, I think it`s important to get a review right the first time especially it is quite a reputable site.

paatha13 said:
That’s believed from beginning.
Total crap review from GSM with faulty device.
They didn’t even had retail box of the device instead he showed us from the regular HTC U11.
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I wouldn't be so sure, it could be that HTC are having trouble with the new LCD6 display.

Cherry_Blue said:
I wouldn't be so sure, it could be that HTC are having trouble with the new LCD6 display.
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Well until now only GSM is writing the worst things.
All the other reviewers like those Android central not mention such issues with both battery life and screen quality.
Also all user here at XDA having the device are very pleased with overall quality and performance on the U11 plus.
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paatha13 said:
Well until now only GSM is writing the worst things.
All the other reviewers like those Android central not mention such issues with both battery life and screen quality.
Also all user here at XDA having the device are very pleased with overall quality and performance on the U11 plus.
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Android central said that the battery life provided between 4 and 7 hours of screen on time which isn't very impressive.

4 to 7 hours SOT is very good battery life.
I imagine the 4 hours SOT is with LTE most of the case and high brightness level and 7 hours with most WiFi and lower brightness lever for example 40-50%
With my Galaxy S8 plus that’s the SOT I get so as I can see HTC has the same behavior and no problem.
Now I’m having one week now Huawei P10 and having 5 hours SOT per day mixed WiFi-LTE usage.
So judging from that the battery life for HTC is above average and on par with my previous S8 plus and current P10.
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4 and 7 hours of screen on time which isn't very impressive.
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Heh I've heard it all now

Galactus said:
Heh I've heard it all now
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My point with that statement is that a key feature of the phone is a HUGE battery which comes at the cost of weight. Now if this extra 30g of unwanted weight isn't able to provide more battery life than say the LG v30 then it seems really quite bad.