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Hi everybody!
I have a oneplus two invite which is about to expire in a couple of hours.
I havent realized till the end of payment process that Oneplus charges 45EU for shipping, which drives the price of OPT to 450 EUR which is over $500.
I found it brutal to charge so much for the shipping, and did not order the phone.
Do you think OPT worths $500?
Thanks a lot in advance
All the best
There has been another post about how the Nexus 6 and LG G4 came in cheaper for shoppers in Germany…
Anyway, that’s A LOT for shipping – think it was £7 for the slow delivery to me in the UK (which is part of the EU obviously).
At current exchange rates (E1.3 to £1) E450 seems like a bad deal for my continental brethren – it should be more like E410 delivered surely?
It’s a very nice phone, for the price I paid, but with Motorola’s 2015 flagships and the new Nexus phones on the horizon it perhaps doesn’t represent good value at the price you’ve been quoted. To be honest – whilst I love the fingerprint scanner, the OP2 isn’t that much better than the OP1, which for the money is possibly the best phone on the market right now.
Parkside said:
There has been another post about how the Nexus 6 and LG G4 came in cheaper for shoppers in Germany…
Anyway, that’s A LOT for shipping – think it was £7 for the slow delivery to me in the UK (which is part of the EU obviously).
At current exchange rates (E1.3 to £1) E450 seems like a bad deal for my continental brethren – it should be more like E410 delivered surely?
It’s a very nice phone, for the price I paid, but with Motorola’s 2015 flagships and the new Nexus phones on the horizon it perhaps doesn’t represent good value at the price you’ve been quoted. To be honest – whilst I love the fingerprint scanner, the OP2 isn’t that much better than the OP1, which for the money is possibly the best phone on the market right now.
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Thanks a lot!
Even though i was tempted I did not order the phone indeed.
They are very successful in marketing. I would never consider it for 450EUR if i knew it in the beginning, but i was almost ordering the phone.
Have a great day!
Shipping to Germany is 20€ without express. So altogether it costs 419€. That's fine for me. It arrived in around one week so I don't think express shipping is needed for German customers.
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Paraglider1982 said:
Shipping to Germany is 20€ without express. So altogether it costs 419€. That's fine for me. It arrived in around one week so I don't think express shipping is needed for German customers.
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For me there was only express shipping available.
I skipped OPT for the reason that you won't get any customer service even though you will be paying a flagship phone price of a well established company.
I would like to use a phone for at least 2 years. It just didnt seem reliable.
exact same in here shipped from China to Austria within one week, € 419,-- equals to US$ 470,--
my OpO shipped from UK to Austria within 2 days without express a few month ago!
hudriwudri said:
exact same in here shipped from China to Austria within one week, € 419,-- equals to US$ 470,--
my OpO shipped from UK to Austria within 2 days without express a few month ago!
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I live in a small island in Denmark and the only option for shipping was "express".
I tried different addresses of friends in the mainland and still the price of shipping did not change.
Are you happy with your phones?
Alright that's a pitty, but 45€ I also would not have paid for shipment.
I am satisfied with the phone.
It's working quite well and I also have the OnePlus One and never had any issues with it.
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Oh well, looks like no US release in the "first wave". Kind of disappointed. Maybe different processor to be used? Maybe waiting to fix camera? lol Interesting to see how plays out but March will be here in no time to see what Sammy offers...
The pricing is a bit more than was initially thought it would be. The model with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage costs €599, while the model with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage is priced at €699.
Which would be about $644 and $751 in U.S. dollars.
i actually expected a little higher price tag in euros, so thats totally fine by me
btw, isnt the GX8 the revamped mate 8 version for the US?
edit: oh nvm, its actually a revamped G8 midrange phone [emoji14]
in any case, happy to hear that germany is in the first wave, yehaw!
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Too expensive for my usage in the USA.
I'm still running my Mate2, and it is flawless. I don't do games, so that's not an issue.
It runs everything else, is solid as a rock, long battery life, smooth, no lag.
Best 300 dollar investment.
Was hoping Huawei would release an update to the Mate2 at the same price point,
but I think they want to go "all hollywood" (apple/samsung) with their pricing.
Faster & faster processors with more dense screens aren't the answer. I'd rather
have a big screen, mid spec processor that is solid.
Guess I'll keep the Mate2 for another year.
Mate 8 only 500ish on aliexpress.
in asia including china, consumers do pay above $1k cash for phone
i understand that in US, you need a low hp pricing with heavy subsidy from network operator
in that case, it will be more profitable for a company to focus on area like china, india and other parts of asia where consumers are willing to fork up cash and pay list price for their phones
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Mate 8 only 500ish on aliexpress.
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dont forget import taxes, shipping cost and warranty cost though...i just paid 740€ for my 4/64 mocha brown model on aliexpress incl import tax-free dhl shipping [emoji14]
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jbmc83 said:
dont forget import taxes, shipping cost and warranty cost though...i just paid 740€ for my 4/64 mocha brown model on aliexpress incl import tax-free dhl shipping [emoji14]
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What's the tax rate? Or the price b4 tax?
you can check for yourself: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...-950-Octa-Core-Android-6-0-6/32557813072.html
3/32 gb = 486€
4/64 gb = 636 / 664€ (gold / mocha)
4/128 gb = 729 / 748 € (gold / mocha)
1 yr replacement warranty = 35 - 53€ depending on model
shipping to Germany via EU Express = 30€
so in my case it was 664€ phone / 30€ shipping / 46€ warranty
in that price they include a case (in my case a transparent TPU soft case), a screen protector, a power adapter for your respective country and they also preflash google play store and a rom with international language packages
hy,
try this site http://www.vopmart.com/huawei/filter/cat/huawei-ascend-mate-8.html
if you are from EU choose Netherlands Post Registered Air Mail and don't pay import taxes or VAT, but time to delevery is almost 30days
wish the 4gb was in space gray would have bought already. Hate the color options for the 4gb versions.
mscion said:
Oh well, looks like no US release in the "first wave". Kind of disappointed. Maybe different processor to be used? Maybe waiting to fix camera? lol Interesting to see how plays out but March will be here in no time to see what Sammy offers...
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Given the slow down in China, it doesn't surprise me that Huawei hasn't set up a production line for the Mate NXT L09, the single SIM US/North American version, as quickly as the internatioinal dual SIM versions. However, the Wall Street Journal spoke to Huawei officials for the article they did in December and company officials acknowledged that the Chinese slow down means they need to develop a real market presence in North America. I expect the NXT L09 will launch in the US in Q2--it cleared the FCC in December. One thing Huawei needs to do if they want to develop a North American market to help provide additional revenue streams to offset their losses from the Chinese market slow down is to hire a few staff in North America and not rely solely on staff in China to interact with North American customers via their webpage. There are some language barriers in interacting with the company on their website. I'm looking forward to the NXT L09 lanch since it will have 4G FUD LTE band 17, which I need as an AT&T customer.
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Given the slow down in China, it doesn't surprise me that Huawei hasn't set up a production line for the Mate NXT L09, the single SIM US/North American version, as quickly as the internatioinal dual SIM versions. However, the Wall Street Journal spoke to Huawei officials for the article they did in December and company officials acknowledged that the Chinese slow down means they need to develop a real market presence in North America. I expect the NXT L09 will launch in the US in Q2--it cleared the FCC in December. One thing Huawei needs to do if they want to develop a North American market to help provide additional revenue streams to offset their losses from the Chinese market slow down is to hire a few staff in North America and not rely solely on staff in China to interact with North American customers via their webpage. There are some language barriers in interacting with the company on their website. I'm looking forward to the NXT L09 lanch since it will have 4G FUD LTE band 17, which I need as an AT&T customer.
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I thought the current models already offer band 17. Is that not the case?
kunalmalviya said:
I thought the current models already offer band 17. Is that not the case?
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Yes they do!
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Yes they do!
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Thanks. Been on the fence and confused between this and Nexus 6P which is on deal today. My only concern is the availability of AOSP and CM Rom in future. Not really against the EMUI but its nice to have an option.
I was surprised nobody has posted this yet... The new honor 8 was announced in Europe at a launch event in Paris today, for €399 (£369.99 in Britain - yes that's a rip off, approximately $490)
The first thing that shocked me was that its price exceeds that of the OnePlus 3 (£329) even though the OP3 boasts a better chipset, better UI and considerably more RAM, secondly Honor seems to fancy ripping us Brits off while in the US both devices are on sale for $399.
I have made my choice and already ordered my OP3
One of the biggest phone supplier here in Lithuania promised to sell starting from 270 euros. We'll see...
Shocked at the UK price, was hoping that the 64gb would be around that and the 32gb around £310, then we didn't even get the 64gb!
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£269 here http://www.oppomart.com/huawei-honor-8.html
£359 for 64gb
marky33 said:
Shocked at the UK price, was hoping that the 64gb would be around that and the 32gb around £310, then we didn't even get the 64gb!
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It's shocking, especially as the US gets it for £300... Estimates I saw suggested it would start at £225 long prior to its release, so much for that...
Anyway I've made me decision and ordered the OnePlus 3, their shipping times are atrocious but their phones are great so they're forgiven
mwatson said:
£269 here http://www.oppomart.com/huawei-honor-8.html
£359 for 64gb
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Would probably have crazy shipping prices coming from America though...
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Would probably have crazy shipping prices coming from America though...
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£15.43 shipping also worth noting:
EU Expedited Shipping (8 - 12 days Europe)
We can ship phones by Europe Expedited shipping: this special expedited shipping with tracking number, the shipping option is depending on your location, we recommend this shipping option for Europe buyers, it's a smooth shipping process, there is no customs tax and VAT fees.
* For Europe buyers, this is best shipping option to avoid customs importing tax and save VAT on the goods.
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I was surprised nobody has posted this yet... The new honor 8 was announced in Europe at a launch event in Paris today, for €399 (£369.99 in Britain - yes that's a rip off, approximately $490)
The first thing that shocked me was that its price exceeds that of the OnePlus 3 (£329) even though the OP3 boasts a better chipset, better UI and considerably more RAM, secondly Honor seems to fancy ripping us Brits off while in the US both devices are on sale for $399.
I have made my choice and already ordered my OP3
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It's obvious why, TAXES in Europe are higher than yh US
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marky33 said:
Shocked at the UK price, was hoping that the 64gb would be around that and the 32gb around £310, then we didn't even get the 64gb!
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Sometimes, OEMs do some mistakes, this one is an example and the note 5 is another one.
The US version is FDR-L06 and Europe version is FDR-L09.
I bought my in Sweden today from Tele2 with a super deal, only 250 usd
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Mostar088 said:
The US version is FDR-L06 and Europe version is FDR-L09.
I bought my on Sweden today from Tele2 with a super deal, only 250 usd
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Wuuuut, 250$..... you're so lucky enjoy it
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The US version is FDR-L06 and Europe version is FDR-L09.
I bought my in Sweden today from Tele2 with a super deal, only 250 usd
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PalakMi said:
Wuuuut, 250$..... you're so lucky enjoy it
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Me too, great deal from Tele2 :good: If you exchange an old phone, could be any phone in any condition, you get 200 dollars discount. I exchanged an old Samsung GT-S5570 with a cracked screen worth maybe 5 bucks if you are lucky, but got 200 dollars of on the Honor 8 at Tele2 My friend exchanged a old flip-phone from the 90s and got his discount.
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Me too, great deal from Tele2 :good: If you exchange an old phone, could be any phone in any condition, you get 200 dollars discount. I exchanged an old Samsung GT-S5570 with a cracked screen worth maybe 5 bucks if you are lucky, but got 200 dollars of on the Honor 8 at Tele2 My friend exchanged a old flip-phone from the 90s and got his discount.
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The most generous deal EVER
Blue 64gb limited edition version is 499€ here in finland. They also advertised that 64gb blue is only for finland buti doubt that...
Does it feature the same signal booster as Honor 7 had for the European Version?
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Does it feature the same signal booster as Honor 7 had for the European Version?
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I'll ask honor (on Facebook or Twitter)
zige said:
Blue 64gb limited edition version is 499€ here in finland. They also advertised that 64gb blue is only for finland buti doubt that...
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I saw blue 64gb in some russian eshop but I don`t know if it was official distributon. Here in czech rep. will be 64gb only gold for approx. 430€.
Vmall EU's customer service is almost as shocking as the price for the UK. I get that Honor is a rising brand but the justification to put up the price by £120 from the Honor 7 doesn't make sense.
I got fed up being messed around by VMall and cancelled my order and bought an OP3 just like the original poster.
I'm just wondering is there a way to get the phone from the likes of Oppomart and then flash a EU ROM? As the phone can be had for way less.
Got it for ~385€ in Czech Republic.
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Does it feature the same signal booster as Honor 7 had for the European Version?
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I'm getting stable 4G signal across my city with Vodafone (mostly band 20)
Was waiting for the pre order item and here it is; MDR-100ABN
It was already a fair price for what you get without the headset, but now I'm sold and pre ordered mine. Often the xperia's get an expensive pre order item but when the promotion is over they barely drop in price at all, so either pre order or wait up to 6 months before you are in the sweetspot again price wise.
What do you think of this promotion?
Pre order with Headset MDR-100ABN
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Was waiting for the pre order item and here it is; MDR-100ABN
It was already a fair price for what you get without the headset, but now I'm sold and pre ordered mine. Often the xperia's get an expensive pre order item but when the promotion is over they barely drop in price at all, so either pre order or wait up to 6 months before you are in the sweetspot again price wise.
What do you think of this promotion?
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Sounds like even a better deal. What company did you preorder with or did you go through Sony directly?
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Was waiting for the pre order item and here it is; MDR-100ABN
It was already a fair price for what you get without the headset, but now I'm sold and pre ordered mine. Often the xperia's get an expensive pre order item but when the promotion is over they barely drop in price at all, so either pre order or wait up to 6 months before you are in the sweetspot again price wise.
What do you think of this promotion?
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I went for the best service webshop in my country, because pre order prices are all the same while usually you pay a premium for their service so not a hard choice.
I have reached out to Unlocked-Mobiles to see if they are doing this promotion, will let you know when I receive a reply. I think Clove will be doing it from reading between the lines on another query they answered for me.
1&1 in Germany (and another company, think it was called OS?) have opened up preorders and say that all orders up to 31st May will get the headphones for free. They are giving a phone delivery date of June.
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1&1 in Germany (and another company, think it was called OS?) have opened up preorders and say that all orders up to 31st May will get the headphones for free. They are giving a phone delivery date of June.
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1&1, Vodafone, O2 - basically 3 of the 4 big Telecommunications companies in Germany offer this preorder deal. Also some shops and Sony Germany aswell.
In Poland the offer is limited by the number of sets.
Edit
After 2 days promotion is closed. Only in GSM networks like Orange is still active.
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Sony UK preorders have opened and they are throwing in the MDR-NC750 earphones as a promotional item.
Bit gutted by this, as the Bluetooth headset the Germans are getting are worth over 3 times as much - if you're going to over a promotion to various countries then you should really make it the same product, or you're just going to invite complaints!
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Sony UK preorders have opened and they are throwing in the MDR-NC750 earphones as a promotional item.
Bit gutted by this, as the Bluetooth headset the Germans are getting are worth over 3 times as much - if you're going to over a promotion to various countries then you should really make it the same product, or you're just going to invite complaints!
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Damn, feelsbadman.
I'm ordering mine in two days, when the pricecut kicks in for a certain carrier and I'll be able to get 10gigs/month for two years long for a total of 100 euro's, including the mdr-100abn with my phone.
I never thought I'd ever buy a subscription, but it's simply cheaper when I do the math...
749 xzp & 8 euro a month for 500mb pre-paid.
Or
409 xzs & 17 euro a month 10gb subscription. (2year)
Wonder where to spend all those gigabytes on, I could get half of them full maybe but all 10?
But who knows what the future brings.
I'm gutted the UK isnt getting the more expensive headphones
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I'm gutted the UK isnt getting the more expensive headphones
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Just to add it's put me off buying the handset as I feel this isn't right. Everyone should be equal.
figo_rulz11 said:
Just to add it's put me off buying the handset as I feel this isn't right. Everyone should be equal.
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Does anyone know if Sony Germany ships to the UK.
Im thinking of pre-ordering from Germany just to get the headphones.
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Does anyone know if Sony Germany ships to the UK.
Im thinking of pre-ordering from Germany just to get the headphones.
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Also would they honour the warranty in the UK? Plus you'd get a two pin charger not UK plug
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Also would they honour the warranty in the UK? Plus you'd get a two pin charger not UK plug
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The plug is not important as I already have one for my Z5 Premium.
Sony do a EU warranty so they should honour warranty in UK.
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Does anyone know if Sony Germany ships to the UK.
Im thinking of pre-ordering from Germany just to get the headphones.
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According to the terms and conditions the headphones are only for the residents of Germany, so even if you do get the phone shipped over, you won't be able to claim for the headphones (you have to send your receipt and claim separately, they won't come at the same time as the phone).
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According to the terms and conditions the headphones are only for the residents of Germany, so even if you do get the phone shipped over, you won't be able to claim for the headphones (you have to send your receipt and claim separately, they won't come at the same time as the phone).
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Count me out for the xz premium then, such a shame Sony! Now I shall wait until September/October.
Just to add you get a Bluetooth speaker (screenwriter) not sonys high end one unfortunately. But yes I still would of preferred the wireless headphones Germany are getting. .
In Norway we have two offers, XB30 Speaker or MDR-1000X Headphone.
Bought with the XB30, maybe sell it and buy a XB40 instead.
In Ireland carriers are giving a set of MDR 10RC headphones with pre order. No idea what kind of quality or tier they are. Ordered mine today.
We have the same offer in Romania, in the official Sony store, xzp + MDR-100ABN
So let's get a list started as for Europe it won't be avail until some point next month.
Ali Express https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000262049167.html?algo_pvid=fee740aa-f3cb-40ca-acbc-a81cc9562bcc&algo_expid=fee740aa-f3cb-40ca-acbc-a81cc9562bcc-0&btsid=2e20c8c8-5fac-4496-8e10-aaedef1c9c80&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0%2Csearchweb201602_10%2Csearchweb201603_55
Sorry for the ignorance, I'm new to purchasing foreign phones; is this something I could buy right now from aliexpress for use in the US or do I have to wait for a 'global version' to be released?
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Sorry for the ignorance, I'm new to purchasing foreign phones; is this something I could buy right now from aliexpress for use in the US or do I have to wait for a 'global version' to be released?
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this really depends on which network you are and what bands do they use, you could check the phones supported bands on gsmarena. also keep in mind any import tax and levy charges.
Wait for the EU/International release, because the Chinese one is lacking of proper DRM support, so forget about HD/Full HD Netflix content
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Wait for the EU/International release, because the Chinese one is lacking of proper DRM support, so forget about HD/Full HD Netflix content
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So it appears it doesn't have usb 3.1 right?
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So it appears it doesn't have usb 3.1 right?
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At that price is the least trade-off you could make, waiting a few more minutes to copy your files over usb.
Tell me another snapdragon phone with a headphone jack ?
And the biggest plus I see is the 50W charging, they claim 35 minutes from 0 to full but I saw reviews on youtube that timed it even less to 28 minutes.
If only someone could make a LineageOS 16 or 17 build for this phone I would be sold
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At that price is the least trade-off you could make, waiting a few more minutes to copy your files over usb.
Tell me another snapdragon phone with a headphone jack ?
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I'm not interested in the faster file transfer but usb 3.1 allows you to output video like the OnePlus 7 series.
Another Snapdragon 855 phone with headphone jack K20/Mi 9T Pro. 855+ Rog Phone 2
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I'm not interested in the faster file transfer but usb 3.1 allows you to output video like the OnePlus 7 series.
Another Snapdragon 855 phone with headphone jack K20/Mi 9T Pro. 855+ Rog Phone 2
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Asus Rog II is indeed a spectacular phone, it ticks almost all the boxes, perhaps only camera and dev community popularity. And it is still a bit more expensive the the X2 PRO.
For video out isn't it still cheaper to get the 450 euro X2Pro 128/8 + a 39 euro Chromecast as compare with a 7T which is 600 ?
I now have a OnePlus 6 myself but seriously considering buying the X2 pro since is 150 euro cheaper than 7T and I will probably be able to flash a LineageOS on it, if not right now then perhaps towards the end of year.
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Asus Rog II is indeed a spectacular phone, it ticks almost all the boxes, perhaps only camera and dev community popularity. And it is still a bit more expensive the the X2 PRO.
For video out isn't it still cheaper to get the 450 euro X2Pro 128/8 + a 39 euro Chromecast as compare with a 7T which is 600 ?
I now have a OnePlus 6 myself but seriously considering buying the X2 pro since is 150 euro cheaper than 7T and I will probably be able to flash a LineageOS on it, if not right now then perhaps towards the end of year.
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When outputting videos and playing emulators, Chromecast won't cut it.
Realme said that v7 will a close to stock Android experience. 7T prices will be lower on websites such as eglobal central in a month or so.
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When outputting videos and playing emulators, Chromecast won't cut it.
Realme said that v7 will a close to stock Android experience. 7T prices will be lower on websites such as eglobal central in a month or so.
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7t is already 420 euros on Aliexpress but shipping from China means import taxes plus there is the issue of warranty.
Preorders will be on 4th November
https://twitter.com/realmeeurope/status/1189467599878402049?s=09
if only i could get an Australian 50w vooc charger ie type 1 plug
Starting to come up on eBay https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163925187230
Seems decent price for 128gb model?
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if only i could get an Australian 50w vooc charger ie type 1 plug
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https://support.oppocare.com.au/productAccessoryDetail?id=26&productAccessoryTypeId=6
my understanding is its the same charger, with AU pins... charge tech is liscenced from oppo....
Missed my delivery today :/
out in EU
https://buy.realme.com/eu/goods/121
https://www.amazon.es/Realme-Pro-Smartphone-SuperAMOLED-procesador/dp/B07Z5F99XX/