I started using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 a few days ago,and I’d list all the things you need to know if you’re looking forward to buy this phone.
So, first things first, it was a very intricate job to buy this device majorly due to crappy attempt by amazon to sell it through flash sale. Even if you pre-registered, you’d still face many problems. Sometimes, the website crashes or sometimes it doesn’t let you checkout even if the item was in your cart and then says ‘you didn’t checkout on time’ and the item gets unavailable. I myself got this device after three weeks of trying. So, I’d suggest you buy it through mi.com/in rather than amazon.
The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels at a PPI of 403 pixels per inch. s powered by 1.4GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor and it comes in two variants- 2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage and the other one with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, both are priced at ₹9,999 and ₹11,999 respectively. It has expandable storage. It’s dual SIM. SIM 1 is micro SIM and you have a choice to put micro SIM or a microSD card. That means you cannot have both SIMs and a microSD card. You have to choose between the microSD card and the second SIM.
The phone has a massive 4050mAh battery due to which the phone may seem a little heavy, 165g to be precise but i don’t think that would be a problem since the phone is packed with features. This battery can give you 7+ hours of on-screen time. So you’ll need to charge it once a day if you’re a heavy user who plays games too much. I personally play alot of games and the phone’s battery has not been an issue for me. If you’re a light user you may get past two days with this battery. Xiaomi claims it has fast charging but practically it’s not that fast, it can take around 2.5 hours to get from 15% to 100%.
Xiaomi claims it has a 16MP rear camera, with f/2.0 aperture , phase detection autofocus and dual-LED (dual tone) flash, but let’s be realistic the camera is average. You won’t have any major complaints with the camera, but comparative to other phones, it’s not that good. But then again, it’s a very low price range. So if you’re someone who uses camera alot and it’s one of your major concerns, this might not be the phone for you. The front 5MP Camera is pretty impressive, but the pictures lack in saturation.
I’m personally not a big fan of Xiaomi’s User Interface, MIUI. So I’m not very satisfied with the UI and I’m using the Google Now Launcher. But it’s customizability might impress you. And one good thing about MIUI is that it’s clean and doesn’t not have many pre-installed apps that eat up the memory. So that’s a plus point.
One the best things about this phone is that it has a fingerprint sensor which is pretty fast, it unlocks your device in 0.3 seconds. I compared it to iPhone 6 and it’s almost as fast. But it doesn’t work about 5% of the times.
It’s powered by Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 and Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 CPU and Adreno 510 GPU and being a heavy gamer I’m quite satisfied with performance.
It offers other features too like IR Blaster and MI Drop(which is like Apple’s Air Drop).
this redmi note 3 does has fast charge but only quuck charge version 1.0 so its slow and your battery temp must remain low to keep the fast charging on.otherwise it will just charge normally.
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i am sure you all remember after the release of Samsung Galaxy S, a Russian site disclosed information about proposed Samsung Galaxy S2 with following specs.
4.3” 1280x720px Super AMOLED 2 display
2GHz CPU,
1GB RAM/4GB ROM
32GB of built-in flash memory, +32GB microSD card slot
8 megapixel camera with FullHD video recording
A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n
3.5 mm headset jack
Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and ambient light sensors
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Many thought that its fake or fan-boy gone crazy...well they must think again cuz samsung has announced some amazing news last day.
A "DUAL CORE A9 1ghz Processor"
The system-on-a-chip (SoC) is codenamed Orion, it is based on the dual-core Cortex-A9 architecture from ARM, and will have the cores running at 1GHz. Samsung claims it will be 5 times faster in graphics rendering than its current Hummingbird.
Full HD video recording and decoding at 30fps, support for cameras up to 18MP, and support for up to three displays simultaneously - two on the device itself, and one external HDTV, for example, via HDMI-out. The Cortex-A9 chipsets also should deliver 30% reduction in power consumption.
have a look at following sites:
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/09/0...-a9-1080p-encodedecode-triple-screen-support/
http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/...g-tegra-2-orion-dual-core-1ghz-cortex-a9-chip
http://newsblaze.com/story/2010090622341800001.bw/topstory.html
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-1g...lash-and-5mp14-6mp-cmos-chips-outed-07100868/
specs are just the max of what we could imagine. That's why I am skeptical. Talking about 3.0 when 2.2 is not final on the I9000 - that's a rather bad sign.
they will for sure give up on some specs when releasing the phone. and it will also depend on competitors product.
gingerbread is reality. android has already started spreading rumors abt Honeycomb (next version after gingerbread).
Whether the source is legit or not... I wouldn't be surprised if most of those specs are true.
We haven't heard of a "Super AMOLED 2" yet, but it would be a damn fine screen if it say, fixes the color banding on current pentile amoled (maybe use the RGBW I've heard about, that'd be awesome xD) and other issues (improve battery?)
Personally I think the current SGS size is perfect, so a 4.3" screen.. well they better have absolutely no wasted space around the screen lol.
It would also have to have hdmi out, either micro-hdmi or more likely the same connector as the galaxy tab.. and on that note, these specs sound very similar to the tab on steroids (tab already has confirmed gingerbread update + 1280x720 screen iirc).
If they release it (assuming it exists) in <6 months though, I think most of us would be a little mad though.. lol.
EDIT: OMG. maybe "Super AMOLED 2" could one of those foldable AMOLED screens... that would be pretty sweet haha!
dark_sith said:
specs are just the max of what we could imagine. That's why I am skeptical. Talking about 3.0 when 2.2 is not final on the I9000 - that's a rather bad sign.
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If they can achieve the screen then nothing else listed is really that mindblowing, particularly if OPs sources are accurate (OP, I didn't read them, too busy). @Froyo/gingerbread, Froyo is supposedly ready in a fashion that they can use it (and have put lots of work into getting apps to scale) for the tab. It's fairly apparent that the Galaxy Tab has been the focus of their software department for the better part of a month, but we will reap part of those rewards even if it has partially delayed our Froyo...it's definitely not too early to talk about Gingerbread, particularly if Samsung can work with Google (Google might be very interested if they like the Galaxy tab) to become the next Google-Experience Device.
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Personally I think the current SGS size is perfect, so a 4.3" screen.. well they better have absolutely no wasted space around the screen lol.
If they release it (assuming it exists) in <6 months though, I think most of us would be a little mad though.. lol.
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I agree on 4.0" being the sweet spot, then again, before big devices become in vogue I wanted the 5.0" Streak until SGS was announced.
In the other thread about this topic a user said, 4.3" makes the rumors less likely because why would Samsung switch sizes (I know that's not what you said but I'll paraphrase my reply to him anyways). ...'I completely disagree. First, perhaps it was too hard for them to fabricate 4.3" in a device that they expect to sell like the SGS. 2nd, what percentage of Samsung's customers will upgrade from a 4.0" to a 4.3" 6 months later, they are trying to hit a different niche that perhaps opted for the Evo or would prefer a 4.3" if they were out of contract.'
As far as the progression of smartphones go, the faster the better, make my device obsolete tomorrow and that means the newest ones are nearly literally mini-laptops...I wouldn't need one for the duration of my contract. I'd only be jealous of the screen, and that is a jealousy I can live with (and probably pay a premium to switch devices for). Everything else, I'd be able to live without, and I bought this device thinking "This is the one I won't worry about for a year." Shorten that to 6 months and touche Samsung, you've done your job and done it well. The way the smartphone market is these days if they don't do it someone else will (well, they prob cant do screens like these for at least 12 months).
wonder if sammy will have fixed the GPS on the current model by the time that S2 releases
Holly Crap!
What will the I10000 have?
5" 1080p Super Super AMOLED
5 Ghz quad-core CPU
4 GB Ram/32 GB ROM
128GB of flash
12 megapixel camera with 1080 recording
???????????????????????
If they can make a dock for it, there is no reason to have a PC or a laptop anymore!
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4.3” 1280x720px Super AMOLED 2 display
2GHz CPU,
1GB RAM/4GB ROM
32GB of built-in flash memory, +32GB microSD card slot
8 megapixel camera with FullHD video recording
A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n
3.5 mm headset jack
Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and ambient light sensors
OS GingerBread
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Even If it's true, you won't see it until q4 of 2011.
any update on this?
a samsung insider should be asked, anyone know such a person?
Looks pretty awesome to me. I absolutely agree, 4" screen is perfect. 4"3 is a bit too wide, not as easy to hold in one hand.
But i mean, let's be real, all of this depends on the software they'll put in it. Samsung is getting much better at supporting their smartphones but still...
If this thing gets a good OS / support then it will kick ass (look at the X10 still on 1.6...)
AND, who knows what competition will have out by then. Maybe a new iphone 6 with even less buttons
I9200 or I9020 ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=816893
necro a dead thread about a false rumor
good job
4.3” 1280x720px Super AMOLED 2 display
2GHz CPU,
1GB RAM/4GB ROM
32GB of built-in flash memory, +32GB microSD card slot
8 megapixel camera with FullHD video recording
A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n
3.5 mm headset jack
Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and ambient light sensors
OS GingerBread
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And battery on nucelar-polymer technology 10.000 mAh ,standby 2600 hours, talk time 1300 min....Will be ideal gadget
Dream, only dream...
The iPhone 5 really takes a good jab at the Galaxy S III so it teaches Samsung to stop being lazy with their hardware. They thought they could rest on their laurels and produce a so so product because they had a bit of hype under their sail.
I wanted them to go above and beyond the norm of the average when it comes to phones. Same GPU, RAM from last year? A modest clocked CPU? They clearly didn't go above and beyond like the last time. I don't see the improvement in the camera aside from snapping photos a bit faster; albeit its supposed to have zero shutter lag. They even cut the front facing camera back by .1 megapixels.
I hope they focus more on specs next time around since they honed in on software. With under 2 GB of ram, this phone isn't as future proof.
I also thought they would 'improve' the battery. At least 2,300 mAh would have been a more sufficient improvement.
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The iPhone 5 really takes a good jab at the Galaxy S III so it teaches Samsung to stop being lazy with their hardware. They thought they could rest on their laurels and produce a so so product because they had a bit of hype under their sail.
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iPhone will be an average phone when it comes as all iPhones are. Maybe good display and camera but thats it.
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I wanted them to go above and beyond the norm of the average when it comes to phones. Same GPU, RAM from last year? A modest clocked CPU? They clearly didn't go above and beyond like the last time. I don't see the improvement in the camera aside from snapping photos a bit faster; albeit its supposed to have zero shutter lag. They even cut the front facing camera back by .1 megapixels.
I hope they focus more on specs next time around since they honed in on software. With under 2 GB of ram, this phone isn't as future proof.
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GPU is not the same. Just because it states Mali 400 doesnt mean its the same. It's like saying corei7 are all the same while there are many versions. This Mali 400 is better than its predecessor.
RAM is not the same either, just the same amount.
The CPU is clocked at 1.4 for battery consumption purposes. It can certainly be pushed.
The Front Camera records 720p and its 1.9mpixels instead of 1.3 that HOX's is. Maybe the megapixels there had to do with the ability to record 720p? I don't really know but 0.1 mpixels doesnt mean worse
A phone doesn't practically need more than 1GB of RAM. Since you don't notice any lags, the games run smoothly and you don't get any memory full messages I see no reason why to whine about more RAM
Well... I understand that people want revolution but why would samsung raise the competition when they are still ahead with less?
Damn what are you running that makes you want 2GB of ram
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I bought the Idol 3 4.7" because I wanted the smaller form factor, but I returned it because the Snapdragon 410 is just not strong enough for me. Multi-tasking between even basic apps like email and calendar would stutter and drop framerate and that's kind of a dealbreaker for me.
I'm thinking about trying the 5.5" but I'm afraid the octo-core isn't isn't gonna be much faster since its clock speed is only 300mhz higher than the Snapdragon 410.
So Idol 3 5.5" owners, are you satisfied with the 8 core processor? Is there any noticeable framerate drop or stuttering switching between apps, and if so, which apps stutter the worst?
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I bought the Idol 3 4.7" because I wanted the smaller form factor, but I returned it because the Snapdragon 410 is just not strong enough for me. Multi-tasking between even basic apps like email and calendar would stutter and drop framerate and that's kind of a dealbreaker for me.
I'm thinking about trying the 5.5" but I'm afraid the octo-core isn't isn't gonna be much faster since its clock speed is only 300mhz higher than the Snapdragon 410.
So Idol 3 5.5" owners, are you satisfied with the 8 core processor? Is there any noticeable framerate drop or stuttering switching between apps, and if so, which apps stutter the worst?
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My experience (own 4 idol 3s - each given to different family members and I once in a while "test" them out) if you are going to have low/moderate apps and background noise then is fine and smooth. If your going to load that thing up (like me) you will see micro lags.
theHuntronTracker said:
I bought the Idol 3 4.7" because I wanted the smaller form factor, but I returned it because the Snapdragon 410 is just not strong enough for me. Multi-tasking between even basic apps like email and calendar would stutter and drop framerate and that's kind of a dealbreaker for me.
I'm thinking about trying the 5.5" but I'm afraid the octo-core isn't isn't gonna be much faster since its clock speed is only 300mhz higher than the Snapdragon 410.
So Idol 3 5.5" owners, are you satisfied with the 8 core processor? Is there any noticeable framerate drop or stuttering switching between apps, and if so, which apps stutter the worst?
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My experience (own 4 idol 3s - each given to different family members and I once in a while "test" them out) if you are going to have low/moderate apps and background noise then is fine and smooth. If your going to load that thing up (like me) you will see micro lags.
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Hopefully once we have some custom rom's or more importantly some custom kernels we will be able to adjust the speed up to the rated 1.7ghz and try some schedulers/io schedulers we don't have now so performance will pick up some.
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Hopefully once we have some custom rom's or more importantly some custom kernels we will be able to adjust the speed up to the rated 1.7ghz and try some schedulers/io schedulers we don't have now so performance will pick up some.
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After the last update I haven't anything but positive things about the 5.5's performance. So in total two updates now.
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After the last update I haven't anything but positive things about the 5.5's performance. So in total two updates now.
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Update UD71 10 06 fixed the sluggishness of the phone (before that I was on the brink of selling it)
It went from 5/10 to 8/10 in my personal rating and would suggest the phone.
I had a s6 edge and I'd say the speed difference between the two was negligible and the Samsung is 3x more expensive
The speed of the cores is not the issue, its the weak GPU that makes it lag. Navigation around the UI is tolerable but trying to game on anything but casual titles has frame drops. I kept my i3 over Zen 2 for the simple fact the speakers blow anything out of the water and it does everything else "competently".
I'm pretty much satisfied with the Snapdragon 615, coming from a chinese phone with 1 GB RAM and an MT6582 chip (also from a Nexus 7 2012). I find everything extremely smooth.
I haven't rooted it yet, No TWRP recovery, I just have whatsapp and telegram installed, for everything else I use Chrome. Games are pretty smooth to me, even the DS Emulator.
What I find lackluster is camera performance, too much noise even on good light conditions. Maybe it's the stock camera's fault.
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I'm pretty much satisfied with the Snapdragon 615, coming from a chinese phone with 1 GB RAM and an MT6582 chip (also from a Nexus 7 2012). I find everything extremely smooth.
I haven't rooted it yet, No TWRP recovery, I just have whatsapp and telegram installed, for everything else I use Chrome. Games are pretty smooth to me, even the DS Emulator.
What I find lackluster is camera performance, too much noise even on good light conditions. Maybe it's the stock camera's fault.
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What are your camera settings? Performance should be fine at ISO 100-200
Performance UPDATE 9/28/15
As of today, Alcatel has released a new performance update for the Idol 3. Overall performance has improved. More info here: http://www.androidcentral.com/alcatel-pushes-update-55-inch-idol-3-performance-fixes-and-more
As with when I was look for an android tv box, the market is flooded. I was fairly familar with the different chipsets on those and wanting 4K and other things, it limited with. With the watches though, I'm lost. lol.
1. Seems like 4GB isn't really enough after OS, so is a 8GB phone a must?
2. Does the 512mb vs 1gb RAM make a real difference considering how little multitasking, etc and not running games like GTA. lol. ?
3. the dual core vs quad core MTK chips? Again, does this make a big difference or is the dual core enough?
4. Round screen vs square. Round looks more like a watch to me and gives me that watch feel, but square looks a bit more practical for apps. Does the round really hinder apps that much?
5. I see some with 1 button, 2, none, the D6 has the capacativie buttons, do they all make navigation better, easier?
I'll never use it with a SIM, only WIFI in my house or hotspot from my phone in my pocket so I don't care about that.
Waterproof/resistant would be really nice. I am in contact with a bit of water spray now and again at work. A camera would be nice too, but it seems that any with cameras are the 512/4gb model.
I'd like to stay under $150 Canadian dollars.
Okay, I will try to answer within my limited knowledge,
1. better have 8GB, or one with TF card
2. 1GB is better, sometimes 512MB is lagging when comes to multitask, considering in my case opening quickoffice, message, phone (RIL) and using facebook, whatsapp, and BBM on background. I STRONGLY recommend 1GB, nobody knows when you need more, right?
3. dual core is enough, quad core can be power hungry, but hardly any noticeable differences since no one playing GTA or Max Payne on their watches, lol
4. Agree with you this point, personal matters here.
5. If possible, better find one with 2 physical buttons, like omate truesmart, because it will make more easier enter recovery and flashing ROMs
Anyone try the Ourtime X01S
1g/8g, dual core, water proof, 2 button, square face, waterproof, ips. seems to have it all.
It looks like x201 variants (omate truesmart, etc). just don't expect it really waterproof.
Would you say that the Nokia 7 Plus is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Nokia 7 Plus exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Yes.Would love to see some comparisons for this.I hear the sd 660 is as fast as the sd 820 from a few years ago.
Phones generally are too fast Nowadays anyway so Im fine with the speed of the sd 660 on paper.Should be fine for day to day tasks
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Yes.Would love to see some comparisons for this.I hear the sd 660 is as fast as the sd 820 from a few years ago.
Phones generally are too fast Nowadays anyway so Im fine with the speed of the sd 660 on paper.Should be fine for day to day tasks
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I'm thinking about swapping my op3 to Nokia 7plus. Do you think that performance will be at similar level?
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I'm thinking about swapping my op3 to Nokia 7plus. Do you think that performance will be at similar level?
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Im actually looking to swap my op3 too.I think performamce will be the same,but not much better. Im probably gonna keep an eye on the op6 to see what price that is before committing to anything.The main advantage to the 7+ is Android One and fast updates.I hear the camera is better than the 5t also.
One thing Im not quite happy with about the 7+ us its design .Its fairly beefy and the nokia branding looks tacky on the front.The op3 is definitely a cooler phone,though I do like the bigger batery on tbe 7+
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Im actually looking to swap my op3 too.I think performamce will be the same,but not much better. Im probably gonna keep an eye on the op6 to see what price that is before committing to anything.The main advantage to the 7+ is Android One and fast updates.I hear the camera is better than the 5t also.
One thing Im not quite happy with about the 7+ us its design .Its fairly beefy and the nokia branding looks tacky on the front.The op3 is definitely a cooler phone,though I do like the bigger batery on tbe 7+
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Actually you're both wrong in a good way
The CPU of the Snapdragon 660 SoC is within 5-10% of the Snapdragon 835 depending on the benchmark you run. This can be attributed to the 10% or so lower clockspeed of the big cores.
The GPU is a lot slower than the 835 monster of a chip but it's still the same as a 821 GPU. So yes, it is actually faster in the SoC department. The nand flash will probably be a little bit slower than that of the OP3 but that shouldn't affect you too much.
It's a very good phone and you'll enjoy the experience since the 8.1 firmware they have fixed all the little bugs.
The camera is also very good, especially in daylight. Please note that the OP3 has Optical image stabilization and that maybe you'll miss the AMOLED screen.
But it is a really good phone. And else the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is also the same size and a very good phone with an amazing battery life. The screens are comparable but the Nokia seems to have a little more staurated colours. Brightness is almost the same in auto mode.
The Xiaomi has a bigger battery and lasts much longer but is lighter and feels like a tank. If you're handy flash a stock ROM and it's almost the same experience as the Nokia.
N7+ speed
Antutu Benchmark gives 140000+ overall score, ranks 38 in all phones..
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The GPU is a lot slower than the 835 monster of a chip but it's still the same as a 821 GPU. So yes, it is actually faster in the SoC department. The nand flash will probably be a little bit slower than that of the OP3 but that shouldn't affect you too much.
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Snapdragon 660 has Adreno 512 GPU, while Snapdragon 821 has Adreno 530. 530 is almost twice as fast.
Coming from OnePlus One, the Nokia 7 Plus does feel a bit snappier. But sometimes I feel that the firmware is still not fully optimized, switching recent apps feels a bit slower and not fluid. However from what I saw in videos showing Android P on Nokia 7 Plus it does look smoother than current Oreo 8.1.
Tl;dr it is snappier than my OnePlus One but not really snappy. Might be fixed in future updates.
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Coming from OnePlus One, the Nokia 7 Plus does feel a bit snappier. But sometimes I feel that the firmware is still not fully optimized, switching recent apps feels a bit slower and not fluid. However from what I saw in videos showing Android P on Nokia 7 Plus it does look smoother than current Oreo 8.1.
Tl;dr it is snappier than my OnePlus One but not really snappy. Might be fixed in future updates.
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Thinking of getting it when it goes down to 300 euros
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Thinking of getting it when it goes down to 300 euros
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You may be able to grab a free google home mini (if it's available) until late June if you want to bite the bullet
Micro Bumping. I'm not noticing any lag on this phone (some games do but I blame the game). The phone is super snappy and fast, and is perhaps the fastest phone I've used. I put this down to the stock android as well, because other phones using "Custom Android" almost never run as good as Stock. The Antutu benchmarks mean nothing, it's a phone. As long as it works without lag, it works fine.
Day To Day use : Absolutely amazing. No lag with fingerprint, and the apps load without issues
I have purchased TA - 1062 variant and in terms of speed there is nothing I can be unhapy about. everything is smooth and fast. I have even compared 7+ with some SD835 devices and I was unable to notice any differences. Some sites were loaded faster with 7+ some with others and so were the apps.
This phone feels like Android Go brick. I expected far more for the price.
This device is amazing. It's fast, smooth and reliable.
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