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Right, I know it's early but.... Android 8...do you think we'll get it

Right people.
Just to start the discussion...do you think we'll get Android 8 Oreo on the AXON 7 Mini? I'd hope we will...it's a darn longshot...but who knows
Whats your thoughts people

I don't think so but I really hope Android O gets to the Axon 7 Mini.

djeniuss said:
I don't think so but I really hope Android O gets to the Axon 7 Mini.
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Don't expect a quick update, but I do believe the Axon 7 mini and Axon 7 will get an upgrade to Android 8 Oreo, as they are ZTE's flagship phones for now.
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Covlinuxguy said:
Right people.
Just to start the discussion...do you think we'll get Android 8 Oreo on the AXON 7 Mini? I'd hope we will...it's a darn longshot...but who knows
Whats your thoughts people
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It took us long enough to try and get Nougat! It would be nice, but don't hold your breath.

Dear ZTE customer,
Sorry, there would be no plan for new AXON phone lately. But, don't worry, I will send your wish to our engineer.
Thanks!

I haven't got Nougat yet, for god's sake! I tried manual update but it failed. I have to wait for OTA update, IF it ever arrives here in Finland :/

I personally don't think the mini will see 8.0 Oreo. The regular Axon 7 might. The mini just never sold well and I've yet to figure out why. I love nine. It's built extremely well and high premium. The speakers are amazing. To be honest I think it's priced so low that most people think it's garbage and therefore not worth it. That's the only reason this phone isn't flying off the shelf. There is no other reasonable explanation.

Dconn1975 said:
I personally don't think the mini will see 8.0 Oreo. The regular Axon 7 might. The mini just never sold well and I've yet to figure out why. I love nine. It's built extremely well and high premium. The speakers are amazing. To be honest I think it's priced so low that most people think it's garbage and therefore not worth it. That's the only reason this phone isn't flying off the shelf. There is no other reasonable explanation.
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I think the same too. I was amazed when I unboxed my mini. I love this phone. And as for an official release we may not see one. However I'd be happy to settle with a custom rom of oreo

MrWhite0429 said:
I think the same too. I was amazed when I unboxed my mini. I love this phone. And as for an official release we may not see one. However I'd be happy to settle with a custom rom of oreo
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The update for Oreo is already being worked on. Just like the Nougat update, there will be a closed beta. I don't have time frames available to me yet, but rest assured, it's coming. And no, I won't reveal my source(s), I'm bound by an NDA.
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The odds of that happening are extremely slim, as Android nougat came out more than a year after its initial release. Also most flagship phones are only supported for 2 years, let alone a mid-range phone.

Found this article.
I don't really know if it is true, but i still have hope.

What's replacing the Axon 7?

Amazon is showing that the Axon 7 has been discontinued. What new model is replacing it?

ZTE is still selling it on their website. It hasn't been discontinued yet.

The note 8 for me.

Newer phones with similar specs would be Xiaomi Mi6, HTC U11, Sony XZ Premium, Huawei P10 Plus.
But the Axon 7 doesn't lag much behind those, not enough reason to upgrade to either of these.
Reason I didn't include any samsung is the lack of stereo speakers which is a must in 2017 for me.

borijess said:
The note 8 for me.
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nfsmw_gr said:
Newer phones with similar specs would be Xiaomi Mi6, HTC U11, Sony XZ Premium, Huawei P10 Plus.
But the Axon 7 doesn't lag much behind those, not enough reason to upgrade to either of these.
Reason I didn't include any samsung is the lack of stereo speakers which is a must in 2017 for me.
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He's talking about what ZTE product has taken the Axon 7's place, not what phone competes with it lol

Choose an username... said:
He's talking about what ZTE product has taken the Axon 7's place, not what phone competes with it lol
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If that's the case my bad then, lol.

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The Axon Multy lol.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/zte-axon-multy-invite-dual-screen-3282051
It sounds like a heavily modified Axon 7.

ZTE Axon 9. To be announced in October. Yes, they are skipping over 8 and going straight to 9..
All my information is from an XDA member who participated in a focus group in Germany, and he relayed what ZTE managers told him.
See this page (page 13):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...s-to-replace-2014-quark-droid-t3597950/page13
Specifically this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73686747&postcount=121

ZTE Axon Multy. No Axon 9, its just a fake rumor, but Axon Multy was confirmed by Evan Blass, so... https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/905111416490909696

xzolteu said:
ZTE Axon Multy. No Axon 9, its just a fake rumor, but Axon Multy was confirmed by Evan Blass, so... https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/905111416490909696
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It's not October yet, is it? The person who told me the info participated in a focus group run by ZTE for the successor to the ZTE Axon 7 and he communicated directly with ZTE managers. The ZTE Axon 9 will likely be ANNOUNCED in October. Announced is not "released", don't confuse the two. Release could even be November. But "announced" would still be good.
The Multy is no replacement for the ZTE Axon 7. It's just another ZTE device with horrible specs. 2016 Snapdragon 820 with 6.8" 1080p? To be released towards the end of 2017 . Oh, come on. Please, never mention that name in this forum again. ZTE makes lots of devices, just like Samsung. Not every Samsung device is the next flagship phone. Samsung even makes mediocre "Galaxy" phones to trade on that name. So, looks like ZTE is selling out the Axon name... But it's not the ZTE Axon 7 successor.

ChazzMatt said:
It's not October yet, is it? The person who told me the info participated in a focus group run by ZTE and he communicated directly with ZTE managers. The ZTE Axon 9 will be ANNOUNCED in October. Announced is not "released", don't confuse the two.
The Multy is no replacement for the ZTE Axon 7. It's just another ZTE device with horrible specs. Snapdragon 820 with 6.8" 1080p? Never mention that name in this forum again.
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The Multy is supposed to be an AT&T exclusive. Of course it won't be the next A7.

awsomjgp said:
The Multy is supposed to be an AT&T exclusive. Of course it won't be the next A7.
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I'm not the one who said the Multy was the next Axon flagship phone. That was @xzolteu
Unless you are agreeing with me that it's silly to even mention that device in this forum.
ZTE won't release a phone with WORSE specs than the ZTE Axon 7 as the successor to the fabulous ZTE Axon 7. But they will take their time to get it right... Here's the exchange for those who didn't read it:
ZTE AXON 9
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I agree on the extra RAM, however there is a big trade off to build in a good stereo speaker set up.
ZTE have confirmed to me that their next smartphone will retain stereo speakers will going with the bezelless design, so that's the brand you should be looking towards if you want stereo speakers. That's also why their next flagship is delayed, they want to do it right. Stereo front facing speakers is their USP but of course it is not as easy to realize with an 18:9 display without the smartphone being big.
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ZTE are waiting for more OLED displays in18:9 to become available. Will likely be announced in October.
It is likely to be called Axon 9, though, better number of a Chinese company from what they told us.
Axon 9 should have glass design, wireless charging, larger battery around 3800mAh - 4000mAh (hence the need for a lighter material) and maintain the stereo speakers, the design is not yet known but front firing side speakers is indeed an option they are considering.
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ChazzMatt said:
Oh my goodness. How did you find all this information? I ALMOST bought the Axon 7, but it didn't have Qi wireless charging. Seriously, that is the only reason.
I like LG a lot, and the V30 will be my next phone, but you're suddenly making me do some more thinking...
Thank you for all the time and information. I'll be waiting for the carrier unlocked version of the V30 anyways, so I'm not in a hurry. I bought my last daily driver in 2014, so I tend to keep a good phone when I find it.
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paatha13 said:
Wow that's incredible news if come true.
I was thinking V30 but if ZTE released that phone i'm joying the party as stereo speakers is welcome feature that always appreciate at my Axon 7.:good:
But i want AOD feature too as is one of my favorite,hope ZTE bring that feature.
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puremind said:
Participated in several betas for several phones and they did request our feedback for future products as well. When I talked to them at IFA, they said they took that on board and confirmed the direction.
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It will have AoD, we gave that feedback during beta testing and they are working on it. The camera set up is likely to have 1 low light camera and 1 higher pixel one.
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ChazzMatt said:
I'm not the one who said the Multy was the next Axon flagship phone. That was @xzolteu
Unless you are agreeing with me that it's silly to even mention that device in this forum.
ZTE won't release a phone with WORSE specs than the ZTE Axon 7 as the successor to the fabulous ZTE Axon 7. But they will take their time to get it right... Here's the exchange for those who didn't read it:
ZTE AXON 9
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sorry

xzolteu said:
ZTE Axon Multy. No Axon 9, its just a fake rumor, but Axon Multy was confirmed by Evan Blass, so... https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/905111416490909696
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If this is true I'll be pretty dissapointed.
I really hope they make a device almost the same as the axon 7 design wise but with updated SoC, Camera, Ram, Battery and waterproofing.

Please a 6GB 128GB option on day 1.

Axon 7 Replacement
I'm curious about whether or not the Axon 7 replacement (Axon 9, whatever) will finally work on networks like Verizon. As I understand it, there are very few networks where the Axon 7 works well. Having a new car with Android Auto,
I'm also wanting a smartphone that not only has great audio, but also works with Android Auto and on a reliable network.
I'm also wanting to know if it will retain a headphone jack, and not follow the way of Apple in eliminating it.
I don't like wireless anything near my brain.
Call me paranoid...

This has been an awesome phone and will continue to be great with all the updates. Unfortunately I have purchased a Note 8 that will arrive on Friday. So keep up the great work devs and making this a great phone.

CDMA Radio
LTE Band 4/Band 13 Support
4 GB RAM (Min.)
MicroSD Card Slot
1440p (Min.)
5.5" Display Size (Min.)
OLED Display Technology
3.5mm Audio Jack
Front Facing Stereo Speakers
Fingerprint Scanner
NFC
3000 mAh Battery (Min.)
Currently, the only phone on the market that satisfies these specs is the Axon 7. I worry that this set of specs will be very difficult to come by in the future.

Mi A1 android 8.1?? May 5,2018

Why Xiaomi Mi A1 still not on android 8.1? Xiaomi should have a voice for Google to solve the user, or just a few should also be the direction of choice for users such as creating a MIUI version for Mi A1, because whether GG has the software development, But Xiaomi understands most of his products.

U bought mi a1 because of stock Android, if u want MIUI u should have bought a mi 5x

I was wrong to buy xiaomi mi a1. But xiaomi should also give the user the MIUI option on Mi A1. Google will abandon Mia1 ?

godinsideme said:
I was wrong to buy xiaomi mi a1. But xiaomi should also give the user the MIUI option on Mi A1. Google will abandon Mia1 ?
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You don't know what you are talking about.
Think before you write.
Think before you buy.
Think before opening redundant threads.
Take care!

This is the worst community I've stumbled across, and I've been long time xda member...Are you people real? Why do you want 8.1 update so bad, it's nothing major except few not so important features. There is a leaked 8.1 available at xda so we can expect 8.1 on our devices soon, maybe next month. That leaked version has some bugs, so when they fix them we will receive 8.1
You want fastest updates? Buy Pixel or use Custom ROMs and stop ruining community with same nonsense again and again.

If you want 8.1 so bad you can flash latest leaked version, I'm using it and have 0 problems with it, it's my daily driver untill official comes.
Sent from my Red Mi A1

marko.dnb said:
This is the worst community I've stumbled across, and I've been long time xda member...Are you people real? Why do you want 8.1 update so bad, it's nothing major except few not so important features. There is a leaked 8.1 available at xda so we can expect 8.1 on our devices soon, maybe next month. That leaked version has some bugs, so when they fix them we will receive 8.1
You want fastest updates? Buy Pixel or use Custom ROMs and stop ruining community with same nonsense again and again.
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I don't have bugs, i'm usin' it

Itemt said:
I don't have bugs, i'm usin' it
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Read somewhere like stock camera not working with some other small things that do not affect daily usage. Gcam works without a problem.

marko.dnb said:
Read somewhere like stock camera not working with some other small things that do not affect daily usage. Gcam works without a problem.
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Look

marko.dnb said:
Read somewhere like stock camera not working with some other small things that do not affect daily usage. Gcam works without a problem.
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Stock camera works perfectly on leaked 8.1 rom.
Sent from my Red Mi A1

Never really understood why its so important to have the latest software. You can run android 5.1 and still have support for basically all software. Anything after lollipop basically looks and works the same. And miui is being ported.

Me, for example, I would buy Mi5X, but it is not available in my country and doesnt have LTE freqs for me, so I bought MiA1, but I am sad about the device. I would love to have stable MIUI on this device.
I would love this device, but battery life is just sad, Google apps use so much battery, especially Photos, they used 15% in 30 mins (and I was just staring at one picture, it wasnt even syncing, it was just idle).

JakobSWE said:
Never really understood why its so important to have the latest software. You can run android 5.1 and still have support for basically all software. Anything after lollipop basically looks and works the same. And miui is being ported.
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You have right still use my mx4 pro(flyme 4.2 as alternative music player with android 4.4.4 with proper dirac support and maybe better sounding than most phones . Most applications of google playstore work.it got also android 5 (flyme 6 ) but audio decreases quality and no dirac

kutulu32 said:
You have right still use my mx4 pro(flyme 4.2 as alternative music player with android 4.4.4 with proper dirac support and maybe better sounding than most phones . Most applications of google playstore work.it got also android 5 (flyme 6 ) but audio decreases quality and no dirac
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Well, I suffer some bugs at the current state of our stock ROM. Camera has a lot of flickering, battery life not that good and I also got issues with deep sleep when device doesn't sleep at all when it is locked and I dont even have almost any app installed... not sure if Oreo 8.1 will fix it, but I hope that Android P will and will also bring bigger support for our dual camera setup.

Cheap phone means cheap people....
Many of those people complaining are just young baby crying for having things when they want
MiA1 is up to date looking other Android one phone
Xiaomi is working on it we have the may security patch and a 8.1 beta build !
Why those people are complaining ? The phone is working great it have a damn good battery, good camera, CPU, ram etc....
200€ for this is great deal and my previous phone was a 500€ Nexus 6
For the price I have nothing to complain about

Dead-neM said:
Cheap phone means cheap people....
Many of those people complaining are just young baby crying for having things when they want
MiA1 is up to date looking other Android one phone
Xiaomi is working on it we have the may security patch and a 8.1 beta build !
Why those people are complaining ? The phone is working great it have a damn good battery, good camera, CPU, ram etc....
200€ for this is great deal and my previous phone was a 500€ Nexus 6
For the price I have nothing to complain about
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And we've got a great and healthy development community, and that's awesome. If you want MIUI so badly, buy something else like the Redmi Note 4 or the Mi 5X.

Dead-neM said:
Cheap phone means cheap people....
Many of those people complaining are just young baby crying for having things when they want
MiA1 is up to date looking other Android one phone
Xiaomi is working on it we have the may security patch and a 8.1 beta build !
Why those people are complaining ? The phone is working great it have a damn good battery, good camera, CPU, ram etc....
200€ for this is great deal and my previous phone was a 500€ Nexus 6
For the price I have nothing to complain about
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Actually the thing is their is too much competition in Asian market, and particularly in India the price of the phone is about ₹15K, a price band where most of Indian buy phones, So competition is tough and we have good alternative available in market unlike Western Market. Maybe €200 is not big amt. In your country, but is is big amount in India. And no one had forced Xiaomi to price it lower, they were free to do that, they priced low its their problem now. Nokia 5 Runs 8.1( almost same price) and we also except same as we also Purchased Android One device. Anyways it coming next month anyways.:angel::angel:

Ritik99 said:
Actually the thing is their is too much competition in Asian market, and particularly in India the price of the phone is about ₹15K, a price band where most of Indian buy phones, So competition is tough and we have good alternative available in market unlike Western Market. Maybe €200 is not big amt. In your country, but is is big amount in India. And no one had forced Xiaomi to price it lower, they were free to do that, they priced low its their problem now. Nokia 5 Runs 8.1( almost same price) and we also except same as we also Purchased Android One device. Anyways it coming next month anyways.:angel::angel:
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Dude... Nokia 5 specs cannot be compared with mi a1. If they share the same price so mi a1 is way better in terms of value for money. Considering we have the latest OS from google (oreo), receive monthly security patches, have a beta build with 8.1 (which is not a big deal since we already have oreo and it's very stable with minimal bugs) and have these powerful specs and build quality then good job Xiaomi.
Stop crying about 8.1.. seriously this is getting ridiculous.

Ahmed Kassem said:
Dude... Nokia 5 specs cannot be compared with mi a1. If they share the same price so mi a1 is way better in terms of value for money. Considering we have the latest OS from google (oreo), receive monthly security patches, have a beta build with 8.1 (which is not a big deal since we already have oreo and it's very stable with minimal bugs) and have these powerful specs and build quality then good job Xiaomi.
Stop crying about 8.1.. seriously this is getting ridiculous.
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Don't make it what you want to make of it. People keep saying that you have to buy pixel for fast updates, or they give pricing a reason for this. I am just telling them that Nokia gives updates much faster to even the mid range phones. Just telling them that price excuse is lame
Their are bugs believe it or not, charging time has increased from April Patch, the phone becomes like a fireball in hand even when I play PUBG on minimum graphic within one round, And the biggest problem is that the Moderator of their Community, even doesn't reply to these if you post it their, communication is a big problem from Xiaomi's side from starting. People keep asking for 8.1, but AFAIK they give a expected release date, A expected release date will actually close mouth of all such people who keep spaming these threads.

Whats your next phone?

After 2 great years with my mate 9, I have to say it's been a good experience but it's time to move on. Because Huawei is locking up their bootloaders, restricting lots of stuff and the lack of custom roms, I'm think of going for the OnePlus 7, Mi Mix 3 855 snapdragon/ Mi 9, maybe for Sony's new flagship or something interesting coming out in Q1.
Do you have any suggestions?

One plus t6 mclaren
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Supracer said:
After 2 great years with my mate 9, I have to say it's been a good experience but it's time to move on. Because Huawei is locking up their bootloaders, restricting lots of stuff and the lack of custom roms, I'm think of going for the OnePlus 7, Mi Mix 3 855 snapdragon/ Mi 9, maybe for Sony's new flagship or something interesting coming out in Q1.
Do you have any suggestions?
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That's the fact I hate about huawei, my mate 9 was really good...
I'm thinking about taking Samsung galaxy note 9 when I get enough money to buy ?

I went with the OnePlus 6T for one reason. Lack of support for USA models without having to root/flash.
Understandable, considering how the U.S. government threw them out.
Had 3 mates, loved them, flawless, good value, but, with no security patches, or other updates, I went to the
OnePlus 6T.

Probably the latest Mate whenever I want to upgrade, most likely in 2020 or very late this year. This is a very good phone, also updated pretty well so I have no complaints about that.

No more bootloader unlock? Yeah, no more Huawei for me (or recommendations for others)...

That's the thing like I really miss having custom roms and now that Huawei is being more closed (they are even blockingg third party launchers) it's a real bummer that I can't be free with my own phone and can't get any support from the xda community. My wife has the mate 10 pro and loves it so much and I love the mate 20 pro too it's such an amazing phone but no bootloader unlock is a deal breaker for me

Next one for me I think is going to be a Oneplus (whatever number is out at the time). Samsung can go take a hike after all the crap I've dealt with, even my Work device (Samsung S8) doesn't get much use. I convinced the wife to get a OnePlus 6 and aside from some network issues (I think my carrier is the issue, not the phone), its been really great.

.....anything except huawei

There isn't any phone really appealing to me right now, and my Mate still works great.
I might change the battery at some point to keep it fresh, but I don't plan on changing it anytime soon.

Worth buying?

Hi, I would like to purchase a new phone soon or later and I still cannot decide whether OP6T is worth buying, I condider OP7 more expensive and OP6T is right in price where I would expect my future phone. Can it be my new daily driver for several years? Thank you

Had same dilemma 6t or 7! for me it wasn't really much of an improvement to justify the extra picked up a mint unlocked 6T for 249 still a grate phone and will be for a while yet plenty of development going on , unless willing to shell out for the pro then 6T is the one,
Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

I'm happy with my 6T and I haven't seen any compelling reason to upgrade to a 7 or 7 Pro. I'm running the beta, which gives me a peak at new additions before they are rolled out to the public release and my phone is running great.

The 6t is a excellent choice.

I'm loving my 6t, granted I stepped up from a Moto e4 plus.. so a big jump. I haven't really found anything that truly disappoints me to the point of wishing I had something different or newer.

Thank you so much for answers! And what about end of support, is there any year when the phone stops being supported with updates?

TrueMS said:
Thank you so much for answers! And what about end of support, is there any year when the phone stops being supported with updates?
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Considering that that OnePlus just rolled out security updates and feature updates for the OnePlus 3 thru 5 this week, I'd say you've got a few years of updates to go before EOL

I have had rooted phones since the LG g2. Stuck with LG up until I made the mistake of getting the k20 plus and, lastly the V20. LG broke too many promises. I and, others hung LG up. We were stuck with being able to trust another manufacturer and, hope that source codes, etc be released so that development could be active. I don't know if you plan to root or run mods or anything, if you do this device won't let you down. It is virtually unbrickable. Excellent daily driver that surpasses all of my previous devices.

I bought 6T and have no regrets

OnePlus 6T still rocken!

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OnePlus 6T still rocken!
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What about camera?

I too will be buying a 6T from a friend who keeps changing phones so I'm hopefully getting a good deal. Is the stock ROM great or is there some sweet custom ROMs that you think I should try? This probably the wrong thread to ask that.