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What do you think now that we are somehow sure the Nexus 5 will share most same hardware as the G2,should I swap my One with G2 as soon as the international version is out here,or wait for Nexus 5?
One of the reason I want to swap is the bigger 5.2'' screen in not so big body,dunno if LG will retain the size for N5,but in another hand what I am afraid of with the G2 and could be corrected in N5 is the low volume of speaker.
Software wise if both phones have more than 90% same hardware it will mean we can port 4.4 easily on G2 and LG's UI on N5.
So what should I do?
I am a long time GN user and has been extremely happy with my old Galaxy Nexus phone. I was really looking forward to Nexus 5, and was planning to wait until it is release before making my decision.
I took the plunge with G2 recently and have been using it for awhile. The things that make me really happy is the battery life. Now my phone actually lasted me more than a day.
Another reason is the price of Nexus 5, which will be high in Thailand. Probably as much as G2. (My Galaxy Nexus costed me 600+usd a few years back).
One thing I will miss about Nexus devices is the development and support. Even now my GN is running 4.3 with latest patches and update. While my brand new G2 is running 4.2.2.
G2 Device is blazing fast, with battery life that last. It will keep me from tinkering with rom/kernel upgrades and just focus on using G2.
Personal choice, no one else can decide for you .
I couldn't wait, and I am happy I didn't because the G2 is amazing. Super super fast and awesome battery life.
I am not a real heavy user (I don't play games or watch movies, I mostly use it for texting/browsing/email/weather/NFL/etc.. and streaming music in my car through Gmusic) and right now I unplugged at 5am yesterday, it is now 7:10am the next day (26 hrs later) and I am at 83%.
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That said, I am fairly certain I will still buy a Nexus 5 when it comes out for immediate access to KitKat.
Only for now
Once the n5 is out and the g2 more readily available worldwide you can expect ROM's to be popping up left and right
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Only for now
Once the n5 is out and the g2 more readily available worldwide you can expect ROM's to be popping up left and right
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Plus if it really does pan out that the N5 is just a slight variant of the G2, the ROMs might share a lot of the same "stuff", meaning development for the N5 may be easily ported to the G2.
I enjoy my G2 and I'm sure the N5 well be fine since its a LG product. The major difference would be running vanilla android. I'm fine with the current UI for what I do.
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The more I use the LG UI, the more I start to worry about going back to stock AOSP... I don't precisely know where the VZW starts and the LG ends, but they sure have done a damn fine job of keeping this from being ****.
Although, I did find some Engrish in one screen: "QuickRemote does not support in landscape mode." Definitely showing Korean roots there, gents.
Still, AOSP/vanilla Android always seems sort of half-way there, like they keep missing little things that should be obvious. Apple is developing the same problem now that Cook is running the shop. iOS, until version 7, seemed to have someone in charge of UX who was a complete control freak over maintaining coherence. I don't mind iOS 7 and it's definitely an improved aesthetic, but it doesn't feel as polished as previous versions.
crawlgsx said:
Personal choice, no one else can decide for you .
I couldn't wait, and I am happy I didn't because the G2 is amazing. Super super fast and awesome battery life.
I am not a real heavy user (I don't play games or watch movies, I mostly use it for texting/browsing/email/weather/NFL/etc.. and streaming music in my car through Gmusic) and right now I unplugged at 5am yesterday, it is now 7:10am the next day (26 hrs later) and I am at 83%.
That said, I am fairly certain I will still buy a Nexus 5 when it comes out for immediate access to KitKat.
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I have a Nexus 7 for kitkat. I can't fathom carrying two 5" phones around. Lol.
I had this same problem!
I loved my nexus 4! ran flawless, not a terrible camera and decent battery life and I was waited for the 5 until I dropped my beloved nexus and cracked the whole screen :crying: so having to go back to my old GS3 was no fun. I hated touchwhiz more than anything.
What did push me to buy the G2 over the nexus was the fact that the trend with nexus phones is usually outdated (not by much, but still not top of the line) technology in order to keep the price lower. With the G2 you have top of the line everything as well as a amazing design! If money is not a issue go with the LG, if you want to save a little money but still have an awesome phone wait for the nexus. I really actually love what LG has added to the UI. It's not overwhelming and slow like touchwhiz.
I say get the LG G2 its worth it! Once you get used to the buttons in the back you'll never want to use another phone.
I came from the galaxy nexus, and had the nexus one before that. I just couldn't deal with a pure nexus device anymore. There's always something the nexus sacrifices like battery, camera, and or screen.
I went with the G2 this time around because android is pretty much matured imo. Plus you get an awesome camera, battery life, screen, and G ram, which is a cool thing to have to save more battery life. Oh and LG going with on screen buttons this time sold me.
It's safe to say that LG g2, is a great phone to buy over the nexus this time around, unless of course you're all about software updates. One down side though about the phone, Netflix will only stream 1080p on 4.3 surprised no one mentioned that anywhere
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There is an aspect ration fix.
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I came from the galaxy nexus, and had the nexus one before that. I just couldn't deal with a pure nexus device anymore. There's always something the nexus sacrifices like battery, camera, and or screen.
I went with the G2 this time around because android is pretty much matured imo. Plus you get an awesome camera, battery life, screen, and G ram, which is a cool thing to have to save more battery life. Oh and LG going with on screen buttons this time sold me.
It's safe to say that LG g2, is a great phone to buy over the nexus this time around, unless of course you're all about software updates. One down side though about the phone, Netflix will only stream 1080p on 4.3 surprised no one mentioned that anywhere
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I havnt tested it but at the bottom of the display window there is a aspect ratio force. Try it and report back I cant I am at work and well they hate fun.
akong702 said:
. One down side though about the phone, Netflix will only stream 1080p on 4.3 surprised no one mentioned that anywhere
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Yea that is pretty dumb lol
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I havnt tested it but at the bottom of the display window there is a aspect ratio force. Try it and report back I cant I am at work and well they hate fun.
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It's not there, or I just can't find it...
Biggest reason not to wait is the 2300mah battery vs 3000mah. That and a smaller screen.... Meh. The screen I could live with, but the reviews on battery life are what made me get the g2 over waiting for the n5.
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Biggest reason not to wait is the 2300mah battery vs 3000mah. That and a smaller screen.... Meh. The screen I could live with, but the reviews on battery life are what made me get the g2 over waiting for the n5.
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I was considering on waiting for the Nexus 5 but then I read it could only have a 2300mah battery and coming from the Maxx HD I can't do that. 3000mah sounds nice and everyone has been saying they've been getting great battery life.
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I was considering on waiting for the Nexus 5 but then I read it could only have a 2300mah battery and coming from the Maxx HD I can't do that. 3000mah sounds nice and everyone has been saying they've been getting great battery life.
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I have a Nexus 5 already look lol
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I just got this phone today because it is a screamer, even on the extremely heavy LG Software. I traded in my nexus 4, because I need wifi calling in my apartment :'[.
Like many on here I've enjoyed having my galaxy nexus and the dev support has been fantastic but I will be going G2 instead of nexus 5 mainly due to the battery. the GNEX is still a great phone (although I'd be the first to admit the screen is poor) and still holds its own (aside from intensive gaming) but its the battery life is getting annoying I'm lucky to get 3/4 of a day out of it.
Also banking on similar hardware to a nexus leading to good dev support. For all the merits of LG's software (I won't slate it but I'm not wiling to try it) I want this thing stock as soon as.. well ideally paranoid android
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Like many on here I've enjoyed having my galaxy nexus and the dev support has been fantastic but I will be going G2 instead of nexus 5 mainly due to the battery. the GNEX is still a great phone (although I'd be the first to admit the screen is poor) and still holds its own (aside from intensive gaming) but its the battery life is getting annoying I'm lucky to get 3/4 of a day out of it.
Also banking on similar hardware to a nexus leading to good dev support. For all the merits of LG's software (I won't slate it but I'm not wiling to try it) I want this thing stock as soon as.. well ideally paranoid android
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Agreed, I was debating on Nexus 5 but I'm pretty sure it won't have the battery of the G2. Plus, we already have root and custom recovery. All we need is for the roms to flood in. In the meantime, the LG UI is pretty damn good as is.
This is not a trolling topic. This came from a casual Z3 user.
I pre-ordered the Z3 on Sony store and got it. The phone was great, screen was pleasant to look at, no lags ever happened, but there were too many cons that took over the pros imo:
- The battery was not that great, I've installed GSAM App since day one, and now the average screen-on time is only 5 hours, maximum is 6h30m. I've tried resetting the phone via Pc Companion... no luck. I mainly use the phone for Facebook, Web browser, taking pictures, and music, no heavy games.
- I've dropped it several times due its f*cking slippery glass panels. So far there's no crack but the aluminum sides are slightly damaged.
- It's so uncomfortable to hold. Sony made premium phones for sure, but it's not practical... the Z3 is just a beautiful metal slab but not really a phone. In my opinion, the curved back is much much more comfortable to hold in hands.
- Wifi range is horrible. I've tried putting the Z3 next to the LG G3 and Moto G, the Z3 lost signal frequently, the other 2 were fine.
- Glass back panel = fingerprint magnet.
- Finally, the most disappointed feature - Camera. I don;t know what the heck Sony did to their Z3, but the camera is just average to me. Plus it does not focus well while recording videos, even with normal macro shots; Superior Auto sucks; too tiny flash; a lof of Noise; a lot of disappointments.
- Not to mention that it fails so badly on cosmetic look. Huge gaps; unsymmetrical panels; bulging nylon corners. They are not a big deal for me, but compared to other phones in terms of cosmetic build, Sony has to work harder.
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So if you want to change, what is the point of this thread?
My thoughts exactly
If you want even less screen time G3 is your phone. Congrats. I hope u will see thats a mistake I own both phones so..
Maybe you got a bad unit, mine has excellent signal I came from a G2 which I still love.
I remeber some HTC One Xs and Nexus 4s had an issue where the v shape pins on the casing weren't properly touching the pin on the motherboard causing very low WiFi signal. I had to use paper in between on my One X lol.
Anyway exchange it., if you are willing otherwise enjoy your new G3. But I and many here can attest that the Z3 gets excellent reception.
As @hzmenxd said, if you want much less screen on time, then go ahead for the G3. I used it for 3 months and nearly threw it out the window, battery life was horrible and lots of lag even after freezing and deleting apps and ROM improvements. Maximum screen on time I got was 4 hours and that with a 15 hour full charge, minimum brightness, conservative governor and other improvements. Just get a case for the Z3 and it'll fine.
OMG. If you are changing to G3 just for the casing form you have no idea what you are doing.I played with the G3 (the 2GB of ram version) and in terms of fluidity my old N4 beats him. Don't know what the hell LG did with the software but it sucks big time (lag, stutter, memory frees up by restarting the launcher and so on). Don't know about the 3GB version if it has the same problems. I almost got the G3 but I turned to the Z2 (Z3 to expensive in my country) and for 370 euro brand new with 2 year warranty it was a barging.
In conclusion it is your choice, but think twice.
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As @hzmenxd said, if you want much less screen on time, then go ahead for the G3. I used it for 3 months and nearly threw it out the window, battery life was horrible and lots of lag even after freezing and deleting apps and ROM improvements. Maximum screen on time I got was 4 hours and that with a 15 hour full charge, minimum brightness, conservative governor and other improvements. Just get a case for the Z3 and it'll fine.
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No no, this makes no sense. Obviously, going to a phone with a much shorter rated SOT is the answer. Getting a $10 case to solve at least 3 of the listed problems is crazy.
You could have caught 4 of these 7 gripes in the store. If you invest a pile of money in a personal gadget, do you research. You don't have to understand benchmarks and all the techno babble to go and test the keyboard and the camera and see how it feels in the hand. Shiny dark surfaces collect fingerprints. That is not Sony's fault. I got the white one for this reason.
In regards to the build quality, you could just have a bad unit. Perhaps you should have swapped it right away. If you drop it because of the slippery back, put a case or a sticker on it.
No offence, but I think this is kinda your own fault.
5-6HR SOT on a stock ROM is amazing. You can't even get that on the OPO.
I had the G3 and the average is around 4HR SOT, and that's with both debloated stock and super tweaked AOSP.
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No no, this makes no sense. Obviously, going to a phone with a much shorter rated SOT is the answer. Getting a $10 case to solve at least 3 of the listed problems is crazy.
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My bad, I should have made myself more clear:- my point about the case was simply for the "slippery" feel of the glass and aluminium body. In terms of camera, simple solution is use Google's Camera and/or use Perfectly Clear to fix any noise in the pictures. The WiFi signal is fine on mine and never had any issues but can be boosted with root or an app called WiFi Optimizer I think. As @abhinav.tella said, it might just be a bad unit.
atleast hold on to it incase u hate the g3 for whatever reason?
I jumped from a g2 to the z3 since it was the latest in the market... Took a long while for root but it finally got there.. I'm really hating the factory rom and still waiting on cm/aosp to be available as a bug free alternative..
I dunno how Sony likes having all those variants of the z3.. And the only one we have here is the dual sim version which really lacks behind in development since it's not the international version used everywhere...
Anyways from my experience with lg I'm most probably getting a g4 as soon as it's available (which should be sometime around Q3)
For the meantime I'll keep quiet and use the z3 all thanks to its 3100 mAh of power
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My bad, I should have made myself more clear:- my point about the case was simply for the "slippery" feel of the glass and aluminium body. In terms of camera, simple solution is use Google's Camera and/or use Perfectly Clear to fix any noise in the pictures. The WiFi signal is fine on mine and never had any issues but can be boosted with root or an app called WiFi Optimizer I think. As @abhinav.tella said, it might just be a bad unit.
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I agree with you, I was being very sarcastic in my previous post
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I agree with you, I was being very sarcastic in my previous post
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Oh right
Thanks guys for your honest opinions. I admit most of them were my faults. I think I'm gonna keep the Z3 to test it for some time before making a decision. But the SOT was really a rip off for such a hype on the Z3. I know the G3 has much less SOT for sure, that's a fact, but 5 hours on Z3 was just ridiculous. Everybody got at least 6 hours, but mine barely (or never) reached that level.
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Thanks guys for your honest opinions. I admit most of them were my faults. I think I'm gonna keep the Z3 to test it for some time before making a decision. But the SOT was really a rip off for such a hype on the Z3. I know the G3 has much less SOT for sure, that's a fact, but 5 hours on Z3 was just ridiculous. Everybody got at least 6 hours, but mine barely (or never) reached that level.
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So, in your screenshot the Z3 was at 22hrs and it still had plenty of juice left? Are you not getting through a day? What exactly are you looking for with 8hrs of SOT if at the end of the day you have battery left over and will plug the phone in?
There are a lot of factors that play into battery life, two big ones are power hungry apps, and signal strength.
I was always using Xperias, I even learned how to theme and dev on it...
But then I decided I had enough of Sony and solde my few months old Z2 to buy Note 4...
Believe me mate...grass isn't greener at neighbour yard...it's a same grass with a same bugs
You'll have exactly the same issues, questions and doubts with any brand.
I do have to say that while the phone works pretty well, it is uncomfortable to hold and the glass on the back pisses me off more and more every day. I still like the phone though.
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One thing that I do agree with OP is that if you are not used to the flat back glass construction, then you are just not used to it. I have been using a lot of Sony phones, so the flat back doesn't really piss me off. Instead of "palming" the back, I "grip" it with my index finger and my ring finger, which makes it very normal to hold.
Users who are more used to the curved back of the g3, motox and motog will feel that the flat back is not as ergonomic, and they are not wrong. The G3 feels more comfortable in the hand than the Z3, but it's not like the Z3 is a massive spike ball that you can't hold it for even 5 minutes.
Regarding the battery life, yeah, if you are not satisfied with the Z3 battery, then you are not going to be satisfied with the G3 battery. This is not an opinion, it's a FACT. G3 has a higher pixel count for its screen with a smaller battery. using LTE on it and it will die within 8-10 hours of heavy usage.
I can offer you some advice for your Z3 if you want to improve the battery life:
1. If you are not in a LTE plan, then use 3G only, that will help the battery by a ton.
2. Some small games (Free games) are quite suspicious, as they use location data all the time when possible. I was surprised when a prolific game such as Ridiculous Fishing was using the location service on my z3 and used up a lot of battery during idle periods. Uninstalling it helped to increase the battery by a few hours.
3. Google Now - this son of a ***** is a big battery killer. Turns it off if you don't use it.
4. Location services - this son of a ***** too.
The lag on the LG G3 is mind blowing! Besides.. All the apps look like a cheap and crappy version of Sony app, especially the G3 album app haha , and that back power off/on button? God. Lol.. But yes, is a sexy phone.. Good luck
I have the chance to exchange my iphone 6s plus for an S7 edge, should I do it? Anyone did the same thing here? Would you recommend? I like the S7 for its smaller size and weight but not sure because of the android experience vs polished iOS. Any comments welcome. Much appreciated.
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i think you should because it has wireless charging, SD slot, bigger battery, water resistance, support for VR, 2K screen, edge screen, best hardware, best camera, better looking, smaller bezels, quick charging 2.0, Always On Display lots of features
(multi window), support themes, so you can make the phone look like how you want.
TouchWiz UI is smooth and fast, I will go for exynos 8890 CPU for better speed and performance and better multitasking.
iphone 6S has its benefit for example single core is really fast in real life test in apps and games, More Durable, Thinner, lighter, fast updates, 3D touch display, reversible charging plug and more Internal Storage Options.
Battery life from gsmarena.com
iphone 6s PLus:- 85 Hour
Iphone 6s:- 62 Hour
Galaxy S7 Edge:- 98 hour
Galaxy S7:- 80 Hour
Performance and battery life are still superior on the 6S Plus. Not by a long shot in terms of performance, but batterylife on the 6S Plus is tremendously better. Every owner of a 6S Plus will agree with me on this one. I have one lying next to my S7 Edge and still like several aspects of it more.
Biggest advantange the S7 has is it's form factor. It's really small and easy to operate.
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Performance and battery life are still superior on the 6S Plus. Not by a long shot in terms of performance, but batterylife on the 6S Plus is tremendously better. Every owner of a 6S Plus will agree with me on this one. I have one lying next to my S7 Edge and still like several aspects of it more.
Biggest advantange the S7 has is it's form factor. It's really small and easy to operate.
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How much of an advantage does it have on battery life ?
Better camera, better battery, better looking and you can have microSD
I have both devices and they are both great. Best of their kinds. The question is do you want to use android or ios? Battery is better on ios but camera other features are better on s7. Ios is more optimized for the device and works better. S7 touchwiz has issues (little things) but it is way better than before. Anyway I do not suggest you to exchange any of these devices cause i love them both and they are my daily drivers.
I switched from iPhone 6S Plus to the S7 edge and love the S7,yes the battery is better on the iPhone but the S7ncharges so fast it doesn't really matter. The screen,VR,the hardware,the ability to use apps that have no restrictions like apple puts on iOS is great. I highly recommend the S7
I want change my iPhone 6S Plus to S7 Edge too Battery life is very important for me... How it compares to iP 6S Plus in daily usage ? Its huge/visible difference ?
I switched from an iphone 6s plus to s7 edge and prefer the s7 for its compact size and looks. I find the battery to actually be superior on the edge (active display off). Ive used the iphone with the apple watch and the s7 with moto 360, considering both phones with bluetooth on all day the s7 retains more of the battery.
Day to day use is pretty similiar in terms of speed and performance, but the iphone truly shines in its gaming capabilities with 0 lag and barely ever produced heat. The s7 does produce some lag and heat however you have to factor in the increased resolution of the screen which i prefer to iphone.
A final point i will add is that the camera on the edge is fantastic with crazy fast focus speed and great quality. If you do decide to switch I would personally advise to get the exynos version which has better ram mangement and superior battery life.
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Performance and battery life are still superior on the 6S Plus. Not by a long shot in terms of performance, but batterylife on the 6S Plus is tremendously better. Every owner of a 6S Plus will agree with me on this one. I have one lying next to my S7 Edge and still like several aspects of it more.
Biggest advantange the S7 has is it's form factor. It's really small and easy to operate.
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i love how the "i"sheep spew bs about their inferior products all the time. that is one of the reasons i switched to android. sick of the absolute bs that all iphone users spew, just to cultishly support a company who screws you over time and time again. in this case, like so many others, you are so wrong! the 6s plus does NOT have better performance, and has equal battery performance in only a few occurrences, at best. look at all the reviews. several of them pit them against each other, most of those are the sd820 and the s7 still fares better. the exynos will blow it out of the water.
i would definitely go with the s7e, and i did. i had a recent iphone 6, and i can tell you that the experience is soooooooo much better on the samsung. people act like i committed a sin when i tell them that i switched to samsung, most of these are my frriends and coworkers who still have iphones, but when i tell them to pull out their iphones, and lets look at what we can do side by side, the opinions change quickly. i don't really think it's that hard of a decision. i feel free!! being in iphone prison, where EVERYTHING has to go through itunes, is soooooo limiting. and everything also has to come from the app store, where with android, i can get apps from so many places, and they are so much more diverse, and useful. and i can put them anywhere i like on my s7 edge, where the iphone made me put all icons in militaristic rows. i really hated that. anyway life is a lot more free and customizable on the s7e.
I be going back to Apple come September..in the US you can't root the s7e. If I'm gonna have a locked phone, it sure as heck ain't gonna be a Sammy. Shame on you Samsung
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I was a Android user ever since the G1 but last year I wanted a switch so I got a 6+ and then 3 months later I upgraded to the (6S+)
I used an iPhone for almost a year but I missed Android too much. There are things I like better on the iPhone but the overall experience is better for me on Android.
That all being said, some games such as Hearthstone run better on the iPhone. In regards to battery, my 6S+ lasted a lot longer than my S7 Edge however after I fixed my battery drain issues my S7 Edge gets noticeably better battery life than my 6S+. There is no way I could have ever pulled out 8 hours of SOT with my iPhone. Some days my 6S+ would be nearly dead after getting home from work but my S7 Edge hasn't dipped below 30% in the same time frame with the same usage.
I'm happy to have Android back.
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I want change my iPhone 6S Plus to S7 Edge too Battery life is very important for me... How it compares to iP 6S Plus in daily usage ? Its huge/visible difference ?
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don't listen to the people telling you that the battery life is better on the ip 6s+, it's not. especially if you take the time to learn a little bit about the s7e. every review i have seen head to head, the s7 has better battery life. my sister has the 6s+, and my s7e outlasts hers every time. and i do more on mine than she does on hers. also, my phone can charge up ten times faster than her ip can. my screen looks better, the s7e's design is better and the s7 is faster at doing almost everything. of couse i got rid of touchwiz, which others are complaining about, and put nova launcher on mine, which is way faster than the stock touchwiz launcher. why those people complain about touchwiz, instead of just changing it, is so ridiculous. nova launcher is FREE!!! anyway, it's stuff just like that, that makes android better. you can't change your launcher on the iphone. but i can load hundreds of them on google, and decide for myself which one i want to use. iphone is like being in jail, where android gives you the freedom to do sooooo much more.
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ibcenu said:
I be going back to Apple come September..in the US you can't root the s7e. If I'm gonna have a locked phone, it sure as heck ain't gonna be a Sammy. Shame on you Samsung
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man, use your brain. go get the internaional version, which is unlocked, you can use it with most us carriers, and you can root it. plus, the exynos is faster and has better battery life than the snapdragon anyway. so it's a win/win situation. going back to ios is a lose/lose situation.
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don't listen to the people telling you that the battery life is better on the ip 6s+, it's not. especially if you take the time to learn a little bit about the s7e. every review i have seen head to head, the s7 has better battery life. my sister has the 6s+, and my s7e outlasts hers every time. and i do more on mine than she does on hers. also, my phone can charge up ten times faster than her ip can. my screen looks better, the s7e's design is better and the s7 is faster at doing almost everything. of couse i got rid of touchwiz, which others are complaining about, and put nova launcher on mine, which is way faster than the stock touchwiz launcher. why those people complain about touchwiz, instead of just changing it, is so ridiculous. nova launcher is FREE!!! anyway, it's stuff just like that, that makes android better. you can't change your launcher on the iphone. but i can load hundreds of them on google, and decide for myself which one i want to use. iphone is like being in jail, where android gives you the freedom to do sooooo much more.
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man, use your brain. go get the internaional version, which is unlocked, you can use it with most us carriers, and you can root it. plus, the exynos is faster and has better battery life than the snapdragon anyway. so it's a win/win situation. going back to ios is a lose/lose situation.
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I agree with you mate. Apple iPhone is over priced.
Thanks to all for responses, I'm an owner of the S7 edge now. Its a great device. Screen sensitivity is driving me mad though. Let's hope Samsung will fix it in an update.
Weird I don't have the sensitivity issue on my exynos. Also, those saying the 6s plus battery is better are either having defective devices or are having badly coded apps running. On my first charge I got 8.5 hrs sot with 1d2hrs uptime and using the phone without compromises. Now I'm using it exclusively on 4g (lte for US guys) and it's sitting at 3 hrs sot with 50% left and an uptime of 13 hours which is incredible
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Weird I don't have the sensitivity issue on my exynos. Also, those saying the 6s plus battery is better are either having defective devices or are having badly coded apps running. On my first charge I got 8.5 hrs sot with 1d2hrs uptime and using the phone without compromises. Now I'm using it exclusively on 4g (lte for US guys) and it's sitting at 3 hrs sot with 50% left and an uptime of 13 hours which is incredible
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Hey dude,
Just would like to ask where is your exynos made from?? should say on the back of the device either Korea Or Vietnam. thank you
I was thinking about going for IPhone 6 but I decided to stay with android (one of the reasons is smartwatch from sony). And I am really happy with S7 edge. Earlier I had Samsung S3 and it was not so good, so my opinion about Samsung was quite low.
By the way, comparing S7 edge to other phones, why nobody mentions curved screen? It's the best thing about the phone, to me. It creates kind of 3d effect. The screen is the major thing that outlines the phone among the others. And every time I look at other smartphone, for example my father's Note 4, it feels strange to look at simple, flat screen.
I just love curves.
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Hey dude,
Just would like to ask where is your exynos made from?? should say on the back of the device either Korea Or Vietnam. thank you
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On the back of the phone? I think I should use Samsung info.on the back it says Samsung yateley UK
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On the back of the phone? I think I should use Samsung info.on the back it says Samsung yateley UK
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like it would say "Manufactured in _________" in the back of the phone. I think its either korea or vietnam lol
Hey guys i hope i dont break a rule or smth posting this thread. So lemme explain the title
I own sony z5 like 3 months now... I had lg g3 and decided to move to a better phone...well lg g3 experience was pretty good except that it was heating.so i sold it to a good friend of mine and bought z5...before root and modifying system i had like 5hours ost.now after root and mods i get like 7 hours on my marsh os...well its good because i frozed messenger facebooj snapchat line and viber.Also i had some issues while taking pics some of them in the gallery was turning grey in part of the pics and thats so irritating for such a exp phone.phone is heating as well sometimes even when i browse...not that a superb phone at all camera lens are bad because they line up with the body and that makes it loving scratches....could anyone advice me about the s7 edge? Is it worth it to upgrade to that phone? Am lurking about this phone on youtube saw lot of videos about it and its pretty good as it seems. So what do u think s7 edge owners?
Ps sorry for the long and some pointless details but i wanted to be as clear as possible about my needs
In my opinion , if money is not a problem just do it. I think the S7 Edge is the best phone money can buy for now along with the 6S.
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i get 6 hours SOT with all features ON ,, actually everything is ON .., i have the international exynos version G935f
best phone money can buy .., no regrets except for the 4:3 Camera Sensor ratio hhhhhhh
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i get 6 hours SOT with all features ON ,, actually everything is ON .., i have the international exynos version G935f
best phone money can buy .., no regrets except for the 4:3 Camera Sensor ratio hhhhhhh
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All feautures on?wow thatts smth really good.
Ps forgot to mention if ill buy ill get exynos on cuz am on Europe. Greece to be exact
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All feautures on?wow thatts smth really good.
Ps forgot to mention if ill buy ill get exynos on cuz am on Europe. Greece to be exact
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yes the exynos got an amazing INSANE battery life ! hilarious battery ! am a very veeeery heavy user
everything is running never switched a feature off , and i always get from 5 to 6 SOT !
i dont know how samsung managed to do it .. this is INSANE !!!
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I totally agree with you , snapdragon era is over. Exynos is amazing these days , so fast and battery friendly , the device never overheat , thank you Samsung.
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yes the exynos got an amazing INSANE battery life ! hilarious battery ! am a very veeeery heavy user
everything is running never switched a feature off , and i always get from 5 to 6 SOT !
i dont know how samsung managed to do it .. this is INSANE !!!
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Wow...can u be more specific... Lets say about camera,heart rate monitor,heating issues?btw ur stock or rooted?
wifi 3G ( no 4g here yet) always ON
Always On display ON
Auto Brightness to 50% and is very bright by the way
lots of camera photos and some videos
All Applications running normally, facebook messanger viber whatsapp ..etc
4 email accounts running normally with push notifications
about 20minutes phone calls daily
Shealth ON
64GB class10 MemoryCard running with 30GB of movies
at the end of my day .. i go to bed with 22% remaining battery ,, from 7 am to 1am ! on a single charge
NEVER HEAT !
by the way those 22% battery could get me another 1:30Minutes of SOT !
what else i could dream of ?!
never mentioned that the fast charger get it to 70% in under 25minutes ! looll , what a beautifull device
Maybe this is a bit of topic but i have the A5 2016 exynos model and i get 5h to 7h SOT everyday.
Here is some screenshots of my battery life now that we are talking : ( with the 18 % left i can get almost an hour and half of SOT lol but i take care of my battery )
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Maybe this is a bit of topic but i have the A5 2016 exynos model and i get 5h to 7h SOT everyday.
Here is some screenshots of my battery life now that we are talking : ( with the 18 % left i can get almost an hour and half of SOT lol but i take care of my battery )
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Exynos are amazing these days , i pitty those with Snapdragons 820
My sd820 averages 6-7 sot with everything on except aod, I have no complaints, but this phone is a nice upgrade compared to the z5 the 810 is prob the worst processor QC every came out with, the s7 runs nice and cool rarely gets warm, never hot, and the camera I have to say is the best mobile camera out right now, the auto focus and shutter is amazingly fast which was one of my gripes about Android cameras, if I were you and money wasn't an issue I would make the switch, the Sony phones while good just has no flair and I hate the position of the buttons lol
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Maybe this is a bit of topic but i have the A5 2016 exynos model and i get 5h to 7h SOT everyday.
Here is some screenshots of my battery life now that we are talking : ( with the 18 % left i can get almost an hour and half of SOT lol but i take care of my battery )
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I unboxed that model like some days ago of my sisters bf and its a pretty good phone indeed design tho reminds me a lot of iphone.but it def worths its money in my aspect
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My sd820 averages 6-7 sot with everything on except aod, I have no complaints, but this phone is a nice upgrade compared to the z5 the 810 is prob the worst processor QC every came out with, the s7 runs nice and cool rarely gets warm, never hot, and the camera I have to say is the best mobile camera out right now, the auto focus and shutter is amazingly fast which was one of my gripes about Android cameras, if I were you and money wasn't an issue I would make the switch, the Sony phones while good just has no flair and I hate the position of the buttons lol
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And sony claimed it had the fastest focus on the z5...how ironic...and yea phone gets hot and makes me regretting buying it
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And sony claimed it had the fastest focus on the z5...how ironic...and yea phone gets hot and makes me regretting buying it
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If you can get a good price for your z5 jump on board the s7 train, I never tried the z5 camera but I had the z4 and while MP is high i just never felt it took better pics than my iPhone, but the s7 most definitely takes better pics
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If you can get a good price for your z5 jump on board the s7 train, I never tried the z5 camera but I had the z4 and while MP is high i just never felt it took better pics than my iPhone, but the s7 most definitely takes better pics
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U feel me bro 23 mp and wow u think its op
But not....s7 seems to own better camera than even lg g5 on review videos
Agreed, the g5 camera is basically like the g4 except with a second lower resolution wide angle, even though my s7e has a Sony sensor on it, I think it's Samsung's software optimization of the hardware that makes it superior
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Agreed, the g5 camera is basically like the g4 except with a second lower resolution wide angle, even though my s7e has a Sony sensor on it, I think it's Samsung's software optimization of the hardware that makes it superior
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How about night selfie mod.
And rear camera on low light conditions?
I had Sony Z5 international version. It is bad, the battery drain very quickly while using it and the phone gets hot. Also the camera is very slow compare to other major phone released in 2015.
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I had Sony Z5 international version. It is bad, the battery drain very quickly while using it and the phone gets hot. Also the camera is very slow compare to other major phone released in 2015.
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well i can get like 8 hours ost but its modified and rooted
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How about night selfie mod.
And rear camera on low light conditions?
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Night selfie not sure never tired, rear camera low light the s7 is king! A lot of shots are even brighter than you see with your eyes, sometimes it can have a lot of noise but thats expected to get some light in a low light shot, I'm able to capture alot of my kids moments in low light when an iPhone wouldmt of even had a chance
Hello.
I've had a LG G2 for 2.5 years and it's been a great phone. Unfortunately I'm starting to have issues with the microphone and the phone probably needs to be replaced in the not too distant future.
I am currently in a situation where I honestly am not in a rush to buy a new phone, I prefer to have the latest and greatest (because it generally holds up better over the years) and I want a phone that'll serve me for another 2-3 years.
The Nexus 6P has a lot going for it, the display, the stereo speakers, the buttery smooth UI, sleek design and fingerprint scanner.
On the flip side, I find it a bit too big (but I can manage it) and I'm worried about how well the phone will age. I don't have much faith in the Snapdragon 810. Is it still worth buying or am I better off waiting for the next generation?
The Nexus 6p costs $630 here. I've had a look at the newest 2016 flagships and only HTC 10 caught my attention, but the price of the phone is an outrageous $830 and I cannot justify spending so much.
So, should I hop on the Nexus 6P wagon or wait for the next generation?
I'd say for you to wait. But for what? I don't see any flagships phones to be announced. Don't know. Maybe the next Nexus? Surely will be a few months away.
The CPU is not that important. At least for me. If I'd buy the Nexus 6P at this time. Probably yes, for the price and updates.
I upgraded last month to a 6P but that's because my N5 was on it's last legs and there was a sale ($500 for a 64GB 6P and they throw in a $50 gift card so it's effectively $450).
I would have waited for a 820-based 6P but it's unclear if Google will really release such a beast. I wanted a Nexus device to ensure updates for a few years so I ended pulling the trigger on the 6P when the sale was announced.
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Hello.
I've had a LG G2 for 2.5 years and it's been a great phone. Unfortunately I'm starting to have issues with the microphone and the phone probably needs to be replaced in the not too distant future.
I am currently in a situation where I honestly am not in a rush to buy a new phone, I prefer to have the latest and greatest (because it generally holds up better over the years) and I want a phone that'll serve me for another 2-3 years.
The Nexus 6P has a lot going for it, the display, the stereo speakers, the buttery smooth UI, sleek design and fingerprint scanner.
On the flip side, I find it a bit too big (but I can manage it) and I'm worried about how well the phone will age. I don't have much faith in the Snapdragon 810. Is it still worth buying or am I better off waiting for the next generation?
The Nexus 6p costs $630 here. I've had a look at the newest 2016 flagships and only HTC 10 caught my attention, but the price of the phone is an outrageous $830 and I cannot justify spending so much.
So, should I hop on the Nexus 6P wagon or wait for the next generation?
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The other device to look at would be the Moto X Pure.
Processor is slower but here in the states a 64GB version for $399.
Another option came up, the Samsung Galaxy S7 for $680 - so $50 more.
The S7 has a lot going for it, like the more wieldy size, better display, good camera, waterproofing (which is more of a nice-to-have sort of thing). On the other hand I will be missing out on the quick Android updates and the stock android experience and I will get the TouchWiz UI, which I don't mind (I've been living with G2's UI for 2.5 years which isn't much better...) and I'll be missing out on the stereo speakers.
The Moto X Style is really nice, but if the SD 810 has me worried, how about the 808? I like the looks of the Moto X Style but the SD 808 and bad battery life is a deal breaker, even at the $420 price tag.
Had to get the 6P for Fi. Happy with it. I was holding out for I/O 2016 in hopes they would announce a mid year fresh with better CPU but no such thing happened. Oh well. This phone is pretty chill for me.
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Hello.
I've had a LG G2 for 2.5 years and it's been a great phone. Unfortunately I'm starting to have issues with the microphone and the phone probably needs to be replaced in the not too distant future.
I am currently in a situation where I honestly am not in a rush to buy a new phone, I prefer to have the latest and greatest (because it generally holds up better over the years) and I want a phone that'll serve me for another 2-3 years.
The Nexus 6P has a lot going for it, the display, the stereo speakers, the buttery smooth UI, sleek design and fingerprint scanner.
On the flip side, I find it a bit too big (but I can manage it) and I'm worried about how well the phone will age. I don't have much faith in the Snapdragon 810. Is it still worth buying or am I better off waiting for the next generation?
The Nexus 6p costs $630 here. I've had a look at the newest 2016 flagships and only HTC 10 caught my attention, but the price of the phone is an outrageous $830 and I cannot justify spending so much.
So, should I hop on the Nexus 6P wagon or wait for the next generation?
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oh man we are in the exact same situation here ! literally ! G2 802 owner here. i was running exodus 6.0.1. it will keep you going for a little while but with lack of good camera features. i will be pulling the trigger on the 6p soon. it costs 594$ here if bought from play devices (play store), but in third party e commerce sites its about 475.. the prices will drop soon. currently its at its lowest price here. once it hits the 400$ barrier im picking it up for sure ! guaranteed updates for next 2-3 years officially another thought is that . what if the next nexus is actually cheaper than the current 6p ? (in terms of initial pricing). itll be like we bought the old device for just 10-15$ more or something.. hence till my g2 is going good, i can keep it on hold. i suggest you do the same . head over to cheapass.in , here you can track prices of the links posted from e commerce sites and it will tell mail you to inform you the price drop ive been following the 6p for a while now.
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If I would to buy it now I would do it. I got mine in January and no had no problems with it at all. i get good battery life and with the improvements android N it will be better in my opinion. I been using a V10 a few weeks as I got it for my backup/media phone since it has a sd card and while i like it especially cause the camera will be great for the future...i returned back to the 6P yesterday and i forgot how much i love it. great screen and i forgot how awesome those speakers are. the moto x pure might be a little better but still the 6P speakers are great. my only gripe is that i wish google would be a damn sd card slot but i know it will never happen but i can dream.
I came over from a G2 and haven't regretted it for a minute.
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Just had to retire my G2 D800 due to screen ghost touches. Got the 6p. Bigger but loving it so far. Not really a phone gamer, just calls, texts, and read news articles. Battery is amazing. 6-7 hours SOT.
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Just had to retire my G2 D800 due to screen ghost touches. Got the 6p. Bigger but loving it so far. Not really a phone gamer, just calls, texts, and read news articles. Battery is amazing. 6-7 hours SOT.
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Would love to know how you're managing that... I'm lucky to get over 4 hours on anything from stock to custom ROMs and kernels with Greenify, Xposed, etc. Never play games, only browsing, texting, music, and small YouTube bits here and there. My battery life has never been that great on any device like some people claim.
Only rooted. Ad blocker installed. Disabled all non essential Google apps (Chrome, Drive, Movies and TV, Books, Games, and Photos). I use Tinfoil for Facebook instead of the stock app and Opera Mini. I don't need emails delivered immediately so all syncing is turned off. And turned off Googles 'Back up my data' in Backup and Reset since there seems to be a bug with it eating away battery in some of the other forums. I don't need Google Now and disabled the voice activation in Search. At this very moment, I've got 7.5 SOT with 12% battery left.
We are literaly in the same exact situation, I've had my G2 for about 2 years now and I recently rooted it and flashed Google Edition 1.5 ROM + Dorimanx kernel which kinda revived my phone and Its now way smoother with better battery life, that being said I cant see myself keeping this phone after the summer's done and I've been looking for a potential replacement. The HTC 10 looks perfect on paper: similar size, better specs, better build quality but since it just came out Its too expensive for me, looking at last year's flagships the nexus 6p seems the best of the lot but it's just so damn big and my hands are kinda small. At this point I really cant decide if I should get a 6P in like August or wait a year or so until I can afford the HTC 10.Btw if anybody knows some other reasonably priced 5.2-5.3 inch phone with atleast 3 gigs of ram and a cpu equivalent to a 810 please let me know.
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We are literaly in the same exact situation, I've had my G2 for about 2 years now and I recently rooted it and flashed Google Edition 1.5 ROM + Dorimanx kernel which kinda revived my phone and Its now way smoother with better battery life, that being said I cant see myself keeping this phone after the summer's done and I've been looking for a potential replacement. The HTC 10 looks perfect on paper: similar size, better specs, better build quality but since it just came out Its too expensive for me, looking at last year's flagships the nexus 6p seems the best of the lot but it's just so damn big and my hands are kinda small. At this point I really cant decide if I should get a 6P in like August or wait a year or so until I can afford the HTC 10.Btw if anybody knows some other reasonably priced 5.2-5.3 inch phone with atleast 3 gigs of ram and a cpu equivalent to a 810 please let me know.
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I had an HTC 10, 6P, and S7 Edge all at the same time. I currently only have the 6P and S7 Edge - trying to decide which to keep.
The 10 was a good phone. But here's what killed it for me... the LCD and the size, mostly. The LCD is great for an LCD. But it's still an LCD, and it's terrible compared to OLED. The 6P and S7E are just so much better to look at, even in sRGB modes where they aren't oversaturated. Having pure black is something most people don't appreciate until they see it on a 55"+ TV in front of them. I have a $4,000 4K OLED TV, and I can never go back. The same holds true with even a small smartphone display - you use the display more than anything. It better look damn good. Also, even if I could get past the contrast, there were 2 other major issues I had with it. Number 1, the motion blur was TERRIBLE! It might not actually be that bad in the LCD world, but OLED has practically instant pixel response. That in itself removes a LOT of motion blur until we get 120+Hz smartphone panels - it's coming, just you wait! Also, the 10's display had a pink/red tint to it, 24/7. Holding it next to the 6P or S7E, this was obvious. And after years of having large phablets, I really couldn't go back to using a 5.2" screen.
Everything else about the 10 is something to love. The design is incredible. The camera is great. The DAC/amp are great. The speakers were great. The speed of the device, the factory go-ahead to root/unlock, the fingerprint sensor, the feel in the hand... all awesome. But none of these good qualities could make up for its worst, and that was the display.
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Hello.
I've had a LG G2 for 2.5 years and it's been a great phone. Unfortunately I'm starting to have issues with the microphone and the phone probably needs to be replaced in the not too distant future.
I am currently in a situation where I honestly am not in a rush to buy a new phone, I prefer to have the latest and greatest (because it generally holds up better over the years) and I want a phone that'll serve me for another 2-3 years.
The Nexus 6P has a lot going for it, the display, the stereo speakers, the buttery smooth UI, sleek design and fingerprint scanner.
On the flip side, I find it a bit too big (but I can manage it) and I'm worried about how well the phone will age. I don't have much faith in the Snapdragon 810. Is it still worth buying or am I better off waiting for the next generation?
The Nexus 6p costs $630 here. I've had a look at the newest 2016 flagships and only HTC 10 caught my attention, but the price of the phone is an outrageous $830 and I cannot justify spending so much.
So, should I hop on the Nexus 6P wagon or wait for the next generation?
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Is stock Android a must for you? If the answer is no, then there are already better phones out and more on the way if you want to wait a bit longer.
Also, I know people here don't want to hear this again, but I have severe doubts that the 6P is a 2-3 year phone. It's just not built that way unfortunately to be completely honest. I would keep that in mind while you decide.
No phone is a 2-3 year phone. And if there's one it's the 6P because of the updates policy. Samsung is surely out of the equation in that matter.
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No phone is a 2-3 year phone. And if there's one it's the 6P because of the updates policy. Samsung is surely out of the equation in that matter.
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Tell Apple, Samsung, LG users, etc that. There are plenty of 2-3 year capable phones out there. How many 2-3 year users there are is an entirely different question.
I still know plenty of people out there with iPhone 4s, 5, Galaxy S4, S5, LG G2 & G3's out there. And not to leave Nexus users out, I still know people with Nexus 5's out there.
So I wouldn't say there isn't one out there. And in my opinion, the 6P won't be one of them. There are already too many threads with issues. Only time will tell on the 6P.
So you had severe doubts that the 6P was a 2-3 year phone, but now you're quoting a bunch of them. I think you're a bit confused.
Any phone can be a 2-3 year phone. Just depends how much the person is a tech fanatic and appreciates the latest and greatest. My buddy is using an S5 still... I couldn't do it, but he never complains.
I've had the 6P for about 6 months and have been very satisfied with it. Coming from the Nexus 5 I was also worried about the size but I got used to it quickly. I'm not sure I would want anything bigger though. If you're wanting a Nexus you could wait for the next one but you never know what they'll do next. I bought my Nexus 5 when I realized the then soon to be released Nexus 6 was going to be so huge.
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