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I'm about to put in an order for the Nexus 4. I've been totally committed to doing this for a month now (waiting for my current subscription to expire). Today I saw an article about Xperia Z and some comments on the upcoming Mobile World Congress and all the news that are expected.
I'm currently sunning a Samsung galaxy S2 with CM 10.1. I hate Touchwiz and really want to run android vanilla as far as I can. I enjoy having the latest version of Android and am a bit tired of the un-cooperative Samsung devs that makes the CM 10.1 ROM only run "OK-ish".
So my question to you that have the Nexus 4 today is:
What else (besides quick updates) makes the Nexus 4 beat the competition today and would you still buy a Nexus 4 if you could change your mind (had your money back) today?
There won't be anything at MWC that challenges Nexus4 on the value for money front. Sure the Xperia Z is a great phone, same specs as the N4, better camera, but it's double the price.
If you are looking to pay the N4 price, and nothing more, then MWC will have nothing for you. (Huawei Ascend P2 possibly, but it's still not a Nexus device).
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There won't be anything at MWC that challenges Nexus4 on the value for money front. Sure the Xperia Z is a great phone, same specs as the N4, better camera, but it's double the price.
If you are looking to pay the N4 price, and nothing more, then MWC will have nothing for you. (Huawei Ascend P2 possibly, but it's still not a Nexus device).
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Agreed.
@OP, it comes down to whether or not you would appreciate the new hardware or not. I personally couldn't care less about better processors, cameras and 1080p displays because from day to day usage I would never notice any difference. With the N4 you get brilliant hardware and software at an unbeatable price. Given the choice now I'd still get myself a N4.
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I'm about to put in an order for the Nexus 4. I've been totally committed to doing this for a month now (waiting for my current subscription to expire). Today I saw an article about Xperia Z and some comments on the upcoming Mobile World Congress and all the news that are expected.
I'm currently sunning a Samsung galaxy S2 with CM 10.1. I hate Touchwiz and really want to run android vanilla as far as I can. I enjoy having the latest version of Android and am a bit tired of the un-cooperative Samsung devs that makes the CM 10.1 ROM only run "OK-ish".
So my question to you that have the Nexus 4 today is:
What else (besides quick updates) makes the Nexus 4 beat the competition today and would you still buy a Nexus 4 if you could change your mind (had your money back) today?
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There might be some phones out at MWC that might challenge N4. The Optimus G Pro especially with a Snapdragon 600 chip. However no phone will be at the price to performance ratio of N4. Also none of those phones will have guaranteed upgrade to new android versions after first 6-10 months.
btw CM10.1 running badly on S2 is not a fault of un-cooperative Samsung CM devs, but Samsung Mobile itself.I owned one and moved to N4 just so I can run latest version of Android ASAP.
Thank you all for good answers and helping me decide. Yes, Nexus 4 is still the phone for me as I like to root and run the latest Android version and as you mentioned, I probably won't care much for that slightly faster CPU and so on, that's not the important parts for me.
atulalvenkar said:
btw CM10.1 running badly on S2 is not a fault of un-cooperative Samsung CM devs, but Samsung Mobile itself.I owned one and moved to N4 just so I can run latest version of Android ASAP.
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Sorry I was probably unclear in what I meant, I know it's not Team Hacksungs fault, it's that they don't get any cooperation from Samsung mobiles devs and that ***ing Exynos crap.
Aaahh, feels good. I'll just click on "Order" now and await my beautiful Nexus in the mail next week.
Thanks guys!
If you're lucky, it may arrive the next day like mine did
Who cares about value for money when in most countries phones are free with new contracts. The Nexus ISNT cheaper than any other phone even the iPhone in the UK when taken with a normal 24 month contract.
So basically you have to ask yourself do you want to compromise on everything just to get stock Android. Because this phone is full of compromises
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Who cares about value for money when in most countries phones are free with new contracts. The Nexus ISNT cheaper than any other phone even the iPhone in the UK when taken with a normal 24 month contract.
So basically you have to ask yourself do you want to compromise on everything just to get stock Android. Because this phone is full of compromises
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That depends;
More MP in camera and TouchWiz interface vs lesser MP in camera and updated stock Android UI? - Then definitely stock Android UI
There are countless of comparisons having to be made if I were to compare all models and I don't even know of all these "compromises" you're talking about. Some of them are more known than others and most come down to taste and preference which is why I created this thread. I want to know your opinions since you (probably) already own the N4.
So, we come back to my original question: What compromises are most significant for you and what would you choose today?
I would buy it again. Three things I love about the nexus 4
1) Stability. I have owned samsung phones and they really aren't as stable as the competition. I'm talking stock out of the box. 2) look and feel. The phone feels good and expensive. Samsung has always felt cheap
3) speed/ram. This device will easily last me two years. That's two years if no headaches with updates, lack of stability, apps being buggy on my device, etc.
I like to avoid downtime and for that reason like to avoid custom Roms.
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That depends;
More MP in camera and TouchWiz interface vs lesser MP in camera and updated stock Android UI? - Then definitely stock Android UI
There are countless of comparisons having to be made if I were to compare all models and I don't even know of all these "compromises" you're talking about. Some of them are more known than others and most come down to taste and preference which is why I created this thread. I want to know your opinions since you (probably) already own the N4.
So, we come back to my original question: What compromises are most significant for you and what would you choose today?
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i wouldnt choose today.
Id wait for the S4, the M7 and the X Phone all to show me what they have before i went with the nexus.
The nexus is based on last years specs. Poor battery dodgy camera and a washed out 720p screen. Build quality is so so also and android can be lacking in many areas that the skinned versions dont.
I wouldn't get the N4. I'd say the S3 I had before it was better, more stable and better features, but the 4G version is ever faster than the Nexus 4 and of course has a slightly better camera and better software.
The LTE S3 my GF has is running fast, smooth and stable from day one, with zero updates and no need for a custom rom and I am still having day to day crashes and wifi issues with my Nexus 4.
I love the N4 but have to say that HTC, Samsung and the rest do it better than google still.
For the record, custom roms like CM have always run the same for me regardless of platform, they're no more or less stable whether on HTC Desire, GS3, N4 or GSM galaxy nexus. All these fingers pointed at Samsung for exynos drivers etc is just sour grapes as out of all of the phones I listed, the GS3 runs just as well as the rest.
I'd get an Xperia Z or wait on samsung or HTC to release something new as however they are moaned at, they're stuff is still more stable than any google pure software or custom rom.
In defense of custom roms, they do have a few more customization options than the manufacturer overlays, but do lack some of the features in manufacturer skins.
Man, now I have to cancel my order... Way too many different thoughts.
Thank you, precisely what I needed, some food for thought to digest to make a better decision.
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Who cares about value for money when in most countries phones are free with new contracts. The Nexus ISNT cheaper than any other phone even the iPhone in the UK when taken with a normal 24 month contract.
So basically you have to ask yourself do you want to compromise on everything just to get stock Android. Because this phone is full of compromises
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You'd have to be a right twat to order a N4 on contract though wouldn't you? Ordering off contract with a giffgaff SIM comes to a saving of about £120 over the cheapest viable contract for both the GS3 and N4 (assuming you use the giffgaff SIM for 24 months and get cashback on the contract).
You should also expand on the compromises you're talking about. For a fair number of people (myself included) they don't really matter. I can completely understand why someone would want something else, but none of these compromises are a definite deal breaker in any way.
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The nexus is based on last years specs. Poor battery dodgy camera and a washed out 720p screen. Build quality is so so also and android can be lacking in many areas that the skinned versions dont.
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It is based on last years specs, but how bad is that? Find an app that the S4 Pro can't keep up with and I'll be amazed. I've had excellent battery life, the camera is sub par but not a deal breaker for me and the washed out screen is a myth. Unless you compare the screen directly to a competitor's, you'll think it's great. It has reasonable saturation as stock, and that can be greatly improved with a quick kernel flash. Build quality is excellent for me, I'd go so far as to say that the phone feels Apple-esque in that department. As for stock Android lacking in features, I'd agree but argue that skins are slow and ugly.
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I wouldn't get the N4. I'd say the S3 I had before it was better, more stable and better features, but the 4G version is ever faster than the Nexus 4 and of course has a slightly better camera and better software.
The LTE S3 my GF has is running fast, smooth and stable from day one, with zero updates and no need for a custom rom and I am still having day to day crashes and wifi issues with my Nexus 4.
I love the N4 but have to say that HTC, Samsung and the rest do it better than google still.
For the record, custom roms like CM have always run the same for me regardless of platform, they're no more or less stable whether on HTC Desire, GS3, N4 or GSM galaxy nexus. All these fingers pointed at Samsung for exynos drivers etc is just sour grapes as out of all of the phones I listed, the GS3 runs just as well as the rest.
I'd get an Xperia Z or wait on samsung or HTC to release something new as however they are moaned at, they're stuff is still more stable than any google pure software or custom rom.
In defense of custom roms, they do have a few more customization options than the manufacturer overlays, but do lack some of the features in manufacturer skins.
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You can't just say 'better' without justification. The SGS3 is definitely not more stable than the N4, since neither has ever crashed for me. I find TouchWiz to be far less consistent in terms of performance than AOSP, and never faster. Benchmarks and reviews quite conclusively prove that the Nexus performs better. The better camera part is true, the software is down to personal preference but I find TouchWiz to be incedibly ugly (but definitely more feature rich than AOSP).
You may need to expand on '...the rest do it better than Google still'.
Custom ROM's don't run the same on all phones at all. There are varying degrees of stability and speed. You're likely to get good performance on any flagship device, but the HD2 for example doesn't run CM10 nearly as well as the SGS3.
Other OEMs' devices aren't more stable than the N4, I don't know where you got that from.
I understand that there are plenty of arguments in favour of other devices over the N4, but neither of you have made valid points here.
As some of you guys know, OnePlus is having their pre-order event in les than a week. Granted, it's only going to last AN HOUR (LOL!) and it's pre-orders on a phone that's been out for several months. Anyways, as odd as this sounds, I feel like the OnePlus One is the Nexus 6's biggest competitor. Why? There are a few reasons that I have in mind:
- OPO has tried to compete with the Nexus 5 for the "cheap but amazing specs" department.
- OPO still offers great specs, that aren't too outdated, for a mind boggling price.
Some of the cons?
- OnePlus is still doing invites and their "pre-orders" only last for an hour on a specific day. Yeah..
- OnePlus still has horrible customer service and their phone (hardware and software) is riddled with problems and bugs.
- Did I mention you still can't buy the phone directly from OnePlus?
No need to go over the pros of the Nexus 6. Everyone here knows them at this point.
Which one are you guys leaning more towards? Why?
You're gonna get skewed results by posting in an N6 forum.
I bought a OPO immediately after hearing of the N6 price. I don't mind 6" screen and the band support is fantastic -- all in all it's a better phone, but is it worth $700 for 64GiB, twice the price of an OPO 64GiB?
For me, that's a no. I also really enjoy the look and feel of the OPO, and peeking at CM's code for it, they develop very, very actively - the phone so far has gotten more updates than the GN, N4, or N5 have, including new features like Partial Screen Update.
That said the OPO will definitely have more bugs than the N6, but I'm confident they will be resolved and I can deal with those that crop up.
If not, I'll sell it, hopefully at profit (an RMA device perhaps), and save for an N6.
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Sorry, is this a repost?
Device comparison threads are not allowed.
EternalAndroid said:
Device comparison threads are not allowed.
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There are several threads that are similar in this section, such as the Nexus 6 vs Galaxy Note 4 thread. I don't see the problem.
Also, I don't see where it states that in the forum rules?
Rules are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46847787&postcount=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=3707
We'll see what ghost says don't quote me.
It's possible to say that the OPO is the spiritual successor to the N5. High-end, but not the highest-end specs, at a very mainstream price, unlocked. With the new change of the direction of the Nexus program, I'm sure the OPO will gain more popularity than it would otherwise, especially for those were expecting an N6 in the vein of an N5. When the OPO was announced, I was greatly optimistic, being a serial phone jumper, and affordable unlocked devices were always welcomed.
Having said that, the OPO has been out for a while so their foibles are widely evident. Their marketing approach is often questionable, and it does appear that the OPO does suffer from a higher rate of faults than flagships do. Whether this is to be expected from the low price is another discussion altogether. Source: I had an OPO, which I used extensively for a month then returned for a refund for the infamous yellow tinge. During that time, apart from the yellowing, I found the device to be quite good, exceeding my expectations in just about every way. If it didn't have a OnePlus badge on the back, but a major OEM, I wouldn't have been surprised.
Would I still recommend it? Absolutely, especially for those who like to tweak, namely the same people who traditionally bought Nexuses. The battery life was incredible and a breath of fresh air from my N5. There were an abundance of ROMs and kernels available, and no issues with hardware compatibility. The 3rd-party community is bustling. You can see where my 'spiritual successor to the N5' comment comes from.
I'd go as far to say as saying that for most people, the OPO will do perfectly fine. They even share the same camera sensor. For many, the performance difference will be negligible, as will the pixel density. But the OPO is not readily accessible. The heavy carrier subsidies, the brand name, the larger scale production, the heavy marketing push are all reasons why the N6 will steamroll the OPO.
Which is a bit sad, because the OPO, even though it's a pricing anomaly in the market, an experiment on Oppo's part, may cease to exist at that price with the OnePlus Two. It does alot of things exceptionally well and for many, permanently changed expectations.
As for the N6, we'll have to wait and see what the reviews and early adopters say. I'm tentative because on paper it seems exceptional, but closer reading into the finer details, the company structure/takeover/manufacturing, the very early usage reports, point towards some glaring shortcomings being revealed.
No reason to get an opo unless you can't afford a Nexus 6. It's objectively inferior to the Nexus 6 in terms of specs and the rest is subjective your opinion vs mine.
I was never interested in the one+one. After years of crappy OEM Android phones, it Nexus or nothing for me from the N5 on.
You can't compare them. One is not out in the wild yet, both have a very awesome set of specs on paper, and when you see those specs, and the one plus's price, it would seem to be a no brainer.... Until you get the one plus and start using it. Its not daily driver ready.
Can't say whether the nexus 6 will be yet either, but I certainly have some high hopes for it
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You can't compare them. One is not out in the wild yet, both have a very awesome set of specs on paper, and when you see those specs, and the one plus's price, it would seem to be a no brainer.... Until you get the one plus and start using it. Its not daily driver ready.
Can't say whether the nexus 6 will be yet either, but I certainly have some high hopes for it
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Why wouldn't the Nexus 6 be daily driver ready? I have never purchased a phone, especially a Nexus, that has stock software that wasn't daily driver ready. Honestly, I find it sad that you can say that about the One+.
I own one and luckily it's been perfect without the yellow banding screen or the touchscreen bug. It stayed on for 21 straight days once without a single issue but I got antzy and rebooted it out of habit.
But in the looks departments, it definitely does not scream premium like the M8, or Z series. And I wish they would have sold the 64gb in white!
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I had the OPO and sold it after 3 days. The specs are nice and the battery life was phenomenal but that's about all it had going for it. The build quality was questionable at best, call quality was among the worst I've experienced in a long time, the screen is a crapshoot (good luck getting one without the yellow band), the software is incredibly buggy, it gets almost too hot to touch when gaming, their customer service is the absolute worst in the industry, and it just doesn't feel like the "flagship killer" they tout it to be. That last one is hard to explain because of how subjective it is, but when you hold it in your hand it doesn't feel like a flagship device, it feels like a cheap-o smartphone that is pretending to be high end. There's a lot more that goes into a smartphone than the SOC and RAM, and I imagine they cut as many corners as they could to get that price point. And I keep saying it and I'll say it again- the OPO is not worth a penny more than what they are charging for it. The N6 is going to be AMAZING, I mean nexus + motorola so there is no chance of it not being great, and it'll be worth every penny, regardless of all the babies whining about it being overpriced. There is no question in my mind- if you can afford it, the N6 is the clear winner here.
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If you can afford it, Nexus 6.
I wouldn't touch a OnePlus One for many reasons.
I have a OnePlus One and am extremely happy with it. The invite system was stupid but the phone is solid. I also have a Moto X 2013; great phone! I'll be getting a Nexus 6 as well. I think for the price the OPO is still the best phone to have IF you don't have to deal with any customer support and you want a off-contract phone.
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No reason to get an opo unless you can't afford a Nexus 6. It's objectively inferior to the Nexus 6 in terms of specs and the rest is subjective your opinion vs mine.
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And for all the people who can afford a Nexus 6 but feel it's not $350 better than a same-storage OPO?
There are just a lot of other things I'd rather spend $350 on, even if just more fun gadgets.
Considering I've had at least one hardware issue on each of my past nexus phones, I'd go with Nexus for the better customer support. Easy exchange. Too many horror stories on the oneplus one forums about claiming warranty issues.
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And for all the people who can afford a Nexus 6 but feel it's not $350 better than a same-storage OPO?
There are just a lot of other things I'd rather spend $350 on, even if just more fun gadgets.
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Whatever makes you happy.
With the release of the One plus 2 being anounced , it had me thinking if I would get one or not. I have/am been very happy with my OPO. I didn't have any yellowish banding or touch screen issues though that have been reported.
So.. If One plus offers the phone up for the same price as they did the ONE will you stay with OPO or jump off the wagon?
If their next device is 1. Solid Quality/Materials, 2. Cutting Edge at release/announce, 3. Sub 400 again. I'll get the next one.
I was backpacking when I got the call (invite) last august. Although their software leaves a bit to be desired, I'm running CM12 nightlies now and it's great.
I'll wait to see how well it's supported by CM nightlies. Since it won't have official CyanogenMod support and OnePlus hasn't proven its ability to make a decent stock ROM with its own resources, the 2 looks set to have great hardware & looks at a decent price but poor overall user experience.
It will come down to price for me. I was waiting for the news on the nexus 6 and was took back by the price and than came the oneplus! I will jump on OP2 if they offer solid specs at that price again. ROMs can be flashed..
Not a chance. I will gladly pay more for a well built, supported device.
I think that the One is a very good device. It's well supported by the community, we have some of the best kernel mantener. Also the device works nice, great battery, good camera, nice screen, and so..
I had nexus 4,g2 and g3 before this and I like the One more than this devices. Smoothness is better than nexus, battery is best than g2 and camera is at least on par with g3.The only thing I regret is that is huge compared to nexus 4. But we have to pay this for enjoying a 5.5" screen..
Definitely I would take mine for a year or so.
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I update my devices every 2 years, so if the follow-on to the OPO is out, of acceptable quality and customizable via CM then more than likely I will.
Possible. But probably not. I've been contemplating going back to my Nexus 5 for a little while now purely due to software.
Stories said:
Possible. But probably not. I've been contemplating going back to my Nexus 5 for a little while now purely due to software.
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I tried that once, and shortly after that sold my N5. The OnePlus One has too many pluses over the N5 for me.
I love my One!!! It's a great device for little money. If the Oneplus Two comes with the same price I will buy it!
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Not a chance. I will gladly pay more for a well built, supported device.
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What he said....
Great phone but no support. Good luck if you have a problem (we are still fighting with customer service because 1 out of the 4 devices is defective)
+20% score in a few benchmarks are nothing when you're living a busy life, no way.
I like my OnePlus One. No problems. Great user community, that provides amazing support. So far so good.
If OP 2 comes only with Color OS or the OP OS, I'd say no. If it has factory installed CM (unlikely), it's a huge probably. Of course, we'll need to see what the phone actually will be first...and price. I have a feeling it will launch with Color OS or the OP OS which will make it a no. In that case, I'll be looking at the Oppo Find 9 and wait for CM or Liquid Smooth support before buying.
Nah, piss effect on bottom of the display was way annoying for my taste. I gave it to my wife she is the one of many that don't notice this. I got myself LG G2 I'm cool with it
OPT...I don't think so...
For me it's all about community support. I've always flashed AOSP based roms, mostly CM, due to the fact that all phones come with too much bloatware. I like having control of my device and if there's a new version of Android, I want to try it. I needed to get a new phone for work (read: inexpensive), and was thinking about the P7. Since there are no custom roms for it, I went for the OPO. I hope the conflict between CM and India doesn't lead to an abandonment of the OPO and that the xda devs keep working on it for a long time. I have a galaxy tab 10.1, which in hardware terms is pretty ancient, but thanks to xda, it's running Lollipop and frankly ... it's never run better. I love my OPO. The design is beautiful, I have no issues with the screen or any other things so it's great.
sure I will! looking forward to the 1+2
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Hey folks,
what are the experiences with developing custom roms/kernels for ZTE?
Does ZTE release any helpfull sources, or are they as "closed sourced" as Samsung is?
Currenty OnePlus are releasing all sources they have and developers need, and as a result just 2 weeks after the launch there are already ALL imporant customs roms are available for the OP3. Can we expect any neraly simmilar from ZTE?
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They are not friendly at all. Some of the Axon series can't even be rooted so yea.
for the moment we're all waiting anxiously with the hope that ZTE releases unlocking bootloader and sources?
Sounds not very promising or motivating to buy the Axon 7. I really don't get it why companies are trying to prevent million of android enthusiast to buy their devices ...
they probably see stuff like sources as intellectual property which could be copied by their competitors or lead to more exploits.
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they probably see stuff like sources as intellectual property which could be copied by their competitors or lead to more exploits.
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Kernelsources fall under GPl though. So if they dont comply with the Licence you could just sue them for it.
I was thinking of things like drivers for proprietary stuff like the speakers, DAC, HDMI etc, anything that they've made themselves or licensed from a third party.
Axon 7 is from specs side way better than 1+3 in my opinion and it costs only €50 more...but...the thing about hard or impossible to root and lack of custom ROMs holds me from buying it.
I am unsure about ZTE to deliver long-term updates...usually....I can only rely on custom ROMs for updates.
At the moment, I still haven't decided which one to get. I am torn between community support (1+3) vs better balanced specs (Axon7).
I agree the ZTE Axon 7 looks really good. I am a bit concerned with its lack of root. Without root no Custom O/S or software will be developed. I have pre ordered the phone but may cancel due to lack of root. I will decide soon what to do.
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An Android smartphone without root possibility and custom ROMs, as long as the manufacturer keeps delivering updates...let say for at least 2 years... you do not have a huge problem.
The problem is...if you do not have root, do not have custom ROMs and the manufacturer does not deliver updates at all....the phone is so good as a piece of junk
Apparently some of the chinese ones are getting google play and other google apps on them, that isn't usually just as easy as installing the apk file so how are they getting these apps on?
Any chinese phone I've bought generally refuses to let you install google apps as they want system access.
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Axon 7 is from specs side way better than 1+3 in my opinion and it costs only €50 more...but...the thing about hard or impossible to root and lack of custom ROMs holds me from buying it.
I am unsure about ZTE to deliver long-term updates...usually....I can only rely on custom ROMs for updates.
At the moment, I still haven't decided which one to get. I am torn between community support (1+3) vs better balanced specs (Axon7).
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I completely agree on this. I'm split between those two and consider a third one which hasn't been released yet the Asus Zenfone 3 deluxe.
I guess we will wait somewhat longer for more information to come out.
@celoxocis
Zenfone 3 deluxe, the variant with Snap 821+6GB RAM+256GB memory is too expensive.
The 820, 4GB RAM and 64GB memory version is interesting too...but...nobody knows when this will come to Europe.
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Zenfone 3 deluxe, the variant with Snap 821+6GB RAM+256GB memory is too expensive.
The 820, 4GB RAM and 64GB memory version is interesting too...but...nobody knows when this will come to Europe.
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For Europe it will be launched after "IFA 2016" which is 04.-09. September 2016.
The good thing is the older Zenfone Series is already supported by CM.
And i know some CM devs are looking forward to add support for the Zenfone 3 deluxe once out.
I will definitely wait. For me it comes down which one of the three gets the best dev support.
For now:
1+3 is leading (except for their Dash(Vooc) Charger sources. which is why i still hold back)
ZTE Axon 7. Who knows if it ever be unlock-able. The forum post might just have been another PR gag.
Zenfone 3 deluxe. Waiting patiently...
Almost complete pre-order but decided against it due to its uncertain rootability. I still own Oneplus One and love it but want slight upgrade and thought Axon 7 would be the perfect upgrade progression. I will wait and see.
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Almost complete pre-order but decided against it due to its uncertain rootability. I still own Oneplus One and love it but want slight upgrade and thought Axon 7 would be the perfect upgrade progression. I will wait and see.
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I like how you said "slight upgrade"! I love my OPO too, it is as fast as ever and plenty powerful, but the front facing speakers of the Axon 7 are very intriguing and I'm also considering it unless ZTE is awful with pushing out updates and if the bootloader will stay locked with no root. Then the only option is OP3.
Another One owner here looking to "upgrade". The battery on my phone is getting bad. I'm sure a new battery would breath life into this phone but after my wife's new Moto G (125$) camera bested my One's, I knew it was time. Bring on the front face speakers and Daydream support, as long as the bootloader is unlocked! Better have double tap to wake!
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Another One owner here looking to "upgrade". The battery on my phone is getting bad. I'm sure a new battery would breath life into this phone but after my wife's new Moto G (125$) camera bested my One's, I knew it was time. Bring on the front face speakers and Daydream support, as long as the bootloader is unlocked! Better have double tap to wake!
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It has double tap to wake. Very useful.
Word going around is that ZTE said in a community webinar tonight that it's a matter of when NOT if the bootloader is going to be unlocked. Doesn't sound like it's launching with an unlocked bootloader but it will be unlocked "later". Kinda lame.
I can confirm that on the webinar it was stated its a matter of "when" not "if"
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Hi developers,
I wonder how to handle the new Pixel phones from a developer point of view.
The last couple of years, I always used at least one nexus device (starting with a Nexus S) with the latest Android version as a development device. I often used it as a kind of benchmark/ base line, like "if it is working on the stock nexus device, and not on your device with the same android version, your manufacturer firmware or custom rom has a bug". Sure this does not mean I would not test with the most popular devices/ roms or implement some extra workarounds for these devices, but with so many different devices and roms the nexus device with "stock/pure android" was always my reference how it should work.
I don´t care about the price, tech spec or the look of the Pixel device, but I wonder how to handle "pixel exclusive" features ...and also the pixel exclusive bugs.
From my point of view, Pixel devices will not be the "stock/pure Android" reference, like the nexus device. Ok, nexus devices also did not cover all stock android features (like the IR api or even the SD card feature) but, at least, they did not contain any extra non stock features .....
So to make it short: How would you, with the alleged end of the nexus devices in mind, handle the Pixel devices from your developer point of view ?
I'm mainly considering getting this because I'm hoping development for it will be well supported. Surely this will be the baseline android with a few extra apps?
I'm a bit pessimistic about the developer support this phone will end up receiving, in comparison with past Nexus devices. The reason for this is that top developers can't usually go buy every phone that comes out, in order to develop for them. So they often rely on donations for others to chip in to greatly offset the cost of purchasing the phones for development.
In this case, the price is much greater than it was with the Nexus phones so it will likely require greater donations to get the Pixel and Pixel XL into the hands of our favorite developers. This may be a limiting factor with how much development this phone actually sees. Of course, I hope I'm wrong. Hopefully some of the top developers will love the phone enough to jump on one or that they can get enough donations to pick one up.
Either way, time will tell.
I did think that. I'm still not sure what to do, pre order or wait and see. I've been looking at the oneplus3 but as I'm on a OnePlus 2 the support isn't huge for the development side of things compared to the old nexus devices which is what I always had
yep, I think I will have to wait and see ... if the Pixel becomes a top seller AND is the next best thing to a "pure android" device, I will surely use it as my new android development device .... otherwise I don´t know
The lack of traffic on XDA has me concerned. The xl has a lot more
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tacosrdelicioso said:
The lack of traffic on XDA has me concerned. The xl has a lot more
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I think the reason for that is most of the Android junkies (like us) tend to flock to the bigger devices since they spend so much time on them. Lately, I've found myself in the minority when I say that I sold my Nexus 6P simply because it was too big. I even find the OnePlus 3 to be slightly too big for me. And since the Pixel XL is just a smidge bigger than the OnePlus 3, I just can't go that route. But most others are going to go for the bigger device, I think.
The good news is that since the Pixel and Pixel XL are identical aside from the size, development for one should port to the regular Pixel (and vice versa) with relative ease.
I figured the best size phone I've had is the nexus 5, one of the better looking as well. Kinda bored of the big screen phones now. Getting fed up of stretching my thumb and nearly dropping it because of it.
Hardware wise it should be a decent phone. Stuff like water resistance doesn't bother me, I have a girlfriend so don't need shower videos
The one thing that had bugged me mid than anything is they've announced it but not released it. Not even test units to have some reviews prior to release
rosswaa said:
I figured the best size phone I've had is the nexus 5, one of the better looking as well. Kinda bored of the big screen phones now. Getting fed up of stretching my thumb and nearly dropping it because of it.
Hardware wise it should be a decent phone. Stuff like water resistance doesn't bother me, I have a girlfriend so don't need shower videos
The one thing that had bugged me mid than anything is they've announced it but not released it. Not even test units to have some reviews prior to release
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Lol, shower videos.
That is all.
Buy an unlockable model and it should be no different than any other model.
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