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As the title says, what do you prefer? I've to buy a new device but I don't know what to choose
have you seen zen phone UI ???
before buying I was also wondering the same as its cheaper, one look at the UI and I ditched the idea. otherwise it has good specs for a mid ranger.
bablu048 said:
have you seen zen phone UI ???
before buying I was also wondering the same as its cheaper, one look at the UI and I ditched the idea. otherwise it has good specs.
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Yes, but I don't like it so much so i think that If I'll buy the zenfone2 I'll turn into cyanogenmod
Battery life not as good as the x play.
I hate power buttons put on the top edge of large phones. A major nusance with the current Zenfones. Also, does the Zenfone offer Bluetooth aptX like all Motos do? Because no Intel powerded device currently supports that, AFAIK.
Moto X have better camera yes? Its a huge diffrence?
I traded my play with zenfone 2, zf2 is way ahead. I would say the play is a Tercel while zf2 is a Supra
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As the title says, what do you prefer? I've to buy a new device but I don't know what to choose
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You can compare their reviews from gsmarena website and decide yourself. ☺
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K.khiladi said:
You can compare their reviews from gsmarena website and decide yourself.
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Yes I know, but I want to know from the user which have bought the two devices the pro and con for make my choise.
The opinions by the user are better then read two descriptions.
fingerprinted said:
I traded my play with zenfone 2, zf2 is way ahead. I would say the play is a Tercel while zf2 is a Supra
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why??
james202 said:
Yes I know, but I want to know from the user which have bought the two devices the pro and con for make my choise.
The opinions by the user are better then read two descriptions.
why??
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As a moto x play user, I can proudly say it's a great device. Every animation is smooth as it should be.
Yes on lollipop the performance wasn't smooth but after the major 6.0 update, everything is great.
Now don't expect it to be a powerhouse.?
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K.khiladi said:
As a moto x play user, I can proudly say it's a great device. Every animation is smooth as it should be.
Yes on lollipop the performance wasn't smooth but after the major 6.0 update, everything is great.
Now don't expect it to be a powerhouse.
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well I'm italian and I don't know when 6.0 comes here or in europe, is there a list for the countries and date for the update?
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well I'm italian and I don't know when 6.0 comes here or in europe, is there a list for the countries and date for the update?
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Maybe in next 1 or 2 months as it's still rolling for Brazil and India.
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Because the play has a weak engine
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but the zenfone2 will receive android 6.0? and other update in the future? How long will receive updates? and moto x play?
I'm thinking about buying moto x play, any suggestions guys?
Is it a good phone at this price or any other phone you suggest behalf it at its price range?
plzz help me to decide?
DurgeshPadha said:
I'm thinking about buying moto x play, any suggestions guys?
Is it a good phone at this price or any other phone you suggest behalf it at its price range?
plzz help me to decide?
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I am using Xplay for 2 months now and I am very happy with the performance, no other trusted OEM provides this much specs at this price range. Otherwise you could go for one plus one/two/X those are nice.
If there is any asus zenfone 2 user, please tell me about battery backup and performance of the phone. (I'm thinking about buying asus-zenfone 2.3ghz with 4gb ram). I'm worrying about battery backup.
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I am using Xplay for 2 months now and I am very happy with the performance, no other trusted OEM provides this much specs at this price range. Otherwise you could go for one plus one/two/X those are nice.
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But what about camera. I read many reviews about bad camera quality (specially at low light performance).
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If there is any asus zenfone 2 user, please tell me about battery backup and performance of the phone. (I'm thinking about buying asus-zenfone 2.3ghz with 4gb ram). I'm worrying about battery backup.
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But what about camera. I read many reviews about bad camera quality (specially at low light performance).
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well, every phone has its drawbacks. as someone said before me check the reviews of both the phones on gsmarena and flipkart[india] and decide for yourself. zenfone 2 headover there you'll find many users i hope.
bablu048 said:
well, every phone has its drawbacks. as someone said before me check the reviews of both the phones on gsmarena and flipkart[india] and decide for yourself. zenfone 2 headover there you'll find many users i hope.
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mannnn... [emoji32]
I'm fully confused after seeing reviews of both phones.
zenfone 2 have performance (2.3ghz, 4gb) but lack of battery and moto x play with superb battery but performance is
low(only 2 gb ram[emoji43] ).
but price of both approximately same.
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DurgeshPadha said:
mannnn... [emoji32]
I'm fully confused after seeing reviews of both phones.
zenfone 2 have performance (2.3ghz, 4gb) but lack of battery and moto x play with superb battery but performance is
low(only 2 gb ram[emoji43] ).
but price of both approximately same.
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If you don't play heavy games or do lots of multitasking then x play is good enough, I can assure you that the performance is not low. btw, how many phones out there already running on marshmallow?
If you want to see how moto x play performs on marshmallow check out : http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-play/help/moto-x-play-marshmallow-gaming-review-t3292841
Hi! I have absolutely NO technical knowledge, and am really, really lost. I'm currently deciding between the Axon 7 and the 6P for my next phone. I love the Axon, but my one requirement for my next phone is stock Nougat with Google Assistant. I read that it is possible on the Nexus 6P to unlock GA, but is it possible on the Axon to get stock N in the first place? From there, could I unlock GA? If nothing is available on the Axon, I'm buying in two weeks, so I can't wait long for it to come out. I couldn't seem to find anywhere that can help me, so I turned to XDA. Thank you in advance!
TLDR: Can the Axon 7 get stock Nougat with Google Assistant as of this moment? I'm okay with rooting or whatever is necessary.
I left the axon 7 to come back to the Nexus 6p ... The best choice and I have already install many mods and apk from pixel like Google assistant
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MTrxye said:
Hi! I have absolutely NO technical knowledge, and am really, really lost. I'm currently deciding between the Axon 7 and the 6P for my next phone. I love the Axon, but my one requirement for my next phone is stock Nougat with Google Assistant. I read that it is possible on the Nexus 6P to unlock GA, but is it possible on the Axon to get stock N in the first place? From there, could I unlock GA? If nothing is available on the Axon, I'm buying in two weeks, so I can't wait long for it to come out. I couldn't seem to find anywhere that can help me, so I turned to XDA. Thank you in advance!
TLDR: Can the Axon 7 get stock Nougat with Google Assistant as of this moment? I'm okay with rooting or whatever is necessary.
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No, Axon 7 will not get GA. Goggle already state that it's only for the Pixel for the time being.
In addition, I don't think we will be seeing Android N on this phone in the near future.
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No, Axon 7 will not get GA. Goggle already state that it's only for the Pixel for the time being.
In addition, I don't think we will be seeing Android N on this phone in the near future.
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It's definitely getting Nougat soon. ZTE is already teasing it, with screenshots
http://www.myzte.cn/thread-316781-1-1.html
Honestly, a two second Google search turns up an answer to the Nougat question.
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No, Axon 7 will not get GA. Goggle already state that it's only for the Pixel for the time being.
In addition, I don't think we will be seeing Android N on this phone in the near future.
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i don't know where you get the idea of A7 not getting Android N, but A7 WILL GET Android N, maybe not this month but , N is coming.
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i don't know where you get the idea of A7 not getting Android N, but A7 WILL GET Android N, maybe not this month but , N is coming.
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There's a bunch of Pixel fanboys hurt that the ZTE Axon 7 has better hardware than the XL, at half the cost.
When people ask how Google can justify the $870 for a Pixel XL when that buys two AXON 7 phones, they get mad. Over in their forum, they're spreading FUD that the Axon 7 won't get Nougat to make themselves feel better.
He probably got it from them.
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i don't know where you get the idea of A7 not getting Android N, but A7 WILL GET Android N, maybe not this month but , N is coming.
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READ what I wrote. I said it will not get Google Assistant because Google decided that that's Pixel phone exclusive for now. I also said it will not get Android N any time soon.
We probably see it toward the end of November if we are lucky. ZTE has to fix the HUGE PILE of bugs on the current roms before they even try to go with Android N. That's how software life cycle works.
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There's a bunch of Pixel fanboys hurt that the ZTE Axon 7 has better hardware than the XL, at half the cost.
When people ask how Google can justify the $870 for a Pixel XL when that buys two AXON 7 phones, they get mad. Over in their forum, they're spreading FUD that the Axon 7 won't get Nougat to make themselves feel better.
He probably got it from them.
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FFS, LEARN TO READ before you decided to be a douchbag.
I said A7 will not be getting Android N anytime in the near future. OP is asking if A7 will get Android N before 6p and we know that's not likely at all.
I had the A7 since launch. I am the guy that posted links on where to buy them on XDA when they launch.
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READ what I wrote. I said it will not get Google Assistant because Google decided that that's Pixel phone exclusive for now. I also said it will not get Android N any time soon.
We probably see it toward the end of November if we are lucky. ZTE has to fix the HUGE PILE of bugs on the current roms before they even try to go with Android N. That's how software life cycle works.
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FFS, LEARN TO READ before you decided to be a douchbag.
I said A7 will not be getting Android N anytime in the near future. OP is asking if A7 will get Android N before 6p and we know that's not likely at all.
I had the A7 since launch. I am the guy that posted links on where to buy them on XDA when they launch.
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I was asking if it were possible to install stock N by rooting(?) or some other method on the A7, as of this moment. If not, I'm buying the 6P, because it will receive stock N.
Hopefully we will get 7.1 instead of 7.0 :/
Stock N its already running on the 6p
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Stock N its already running on the 6p
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Obviously. The 5X/6P got stock N before Google offered up the final N code to other manufacturers.
ultramegax said:
It's definitely getting Nougat soon. ZTE is already teasing it, with screenshots
http://www.myzte.cn/thread-316781-1-1.html
Honestly, a two second Google search turns up an answer to the Nougat question.
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Also, ZTE Axon 7 is the first smartphone to be released that's Daydream VR compatible. Daydream VR REQUIRES Nougat.
So, of course Nougat is coming for this phone.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...android-vr-release-date-news-features-1321245
The ZTE Axon 7 is the first smartphone announced to be Google Daydream-compatible along with its very-own VR headset, the ZTE VR. It just needs Android Nougat and Google's necessary VR maintenance software update to pull it off, which will come in the Android Nougat 7.1 update.
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Straight from ZTE official (October 4, 2016 - two weeks ago):
https://community.zteusa.com/thread/1544
We are currently integrating the Daydream package into Axon 7 now. It requires an Android N upgrade and we need final certification from Google. So please note that Axon 7 is not Daydream-ready the day that Daydream launches from Google. We have said all along that we are working with Google on Daydream, which is true, and that we anticipate that it will receive the certification. We only recently received the final Daydream package so it will take some time to finish the integration on Axon 7 and then get certification. We will make a future announcement when it is Daydream ready.
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FFS, LEARN TO READ before you decided to be a douchbag.
I said A7 will not be getting Android N anytime in the near future. OP is asking if A7 will get Android N before 6p (false) and we know that's not likely at all.
I had the A7 since launch. I am the guy that posted links on where to buy them on XDA when they launch.
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Learn to read? You're the one who can't read. Plus you are giving out incorrect information. You also might want to chill with the name-calling.
You misquoted the op. He did NOT NOT NOT ask if Axon 7 was getting Nougat before the 6p.
He did imply in the "near future", but actually said he wanted to buy either phone in two weeks. He didn't say it needed Nougat before then, but wanted assurance it would get Nougat as that would shape his decision.
But more importantly... The answer is YES, the ZTE Axon 7 WILL get Nougat 7.1 in the near future. Because ZTE marketed the Daydream VR capability and that requires 7.1 Nougat.
However, there are no promises of "stock" Nougat 7.1 nor any promises of Google Assistant. That will require the magic of XDA devs. But it will have Nougat 7.1 in the near future from ZTE.
Here's the op for you to read again, since you didn't read it well the first time?
MTrxye said:
Hi! I have absolutely NO technical knowledge, and am really, really lost. I'm currently deciding between the Axon 7 and the 6P for my next phone. I love the Axon, but my one requirement for my next phone is stock Nougat with Google Assistant. I read that it is possible on the Nexus 6P to unlock GA, but is it possible on the Axon to get stock N in the first place? From there, could I unlock GA? If nothing is available on the Axon, I'm buying in two weeks, so I can't wait long for it to come out. I couldn't seem to find anywhere that can help me, so I turned to XDA. Thank you in advance!
TLDR: Can the Axon 7 get stock Nougat with Google Assistant as of this moment? I'm okay with rooting or whatever is necessary.
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Hopefully we will get 7.1 instead of 7.0 :/
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Better be 7.1 since it's gone late significantly time ZTE to deliver to us.
ZTE has plenty of time to prepare 7.1 and bring it to us(it's already ready by Google)
They would not having any excuse not giving us 7.1 from the beginning.
As I know 7.1 will support VR capability and not 7.0 and other bug fix and optimized tweaks of the OS.
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I was asking if it were possible to install stock N by rooting(?) or some other method on the A7, as of this moment. If not, I'm buying the 6P, because it will receive stock N.
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No, it doesn't work that way. We can't even get stock M at this point because ZTE isn't being very developer friendly at this time.
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ChazzMatt said:
Also, ZTE Axon 7 is the first smartphone to be released that's Daydream VR compatible. Daydream VR REQUIRES Nougat.
So, of course Nougat is coming for this phone.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...android-vr-release-date-news-features-1321245
Straight from ZTE official (October 4, 2016 - two weeks ago):
https://community.zteusa.com/thread/1544
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Learn to read? You're the one who can't read. Plus you are giving out incorrect information. You also might want to chill with the name-calling.
You misquoted the op. He did NOT NOT NOT ask if Axon 7 was getting Nougat before the 6p.
He did imply in the "near future", but actually said he wanted to buy either phone in two weeks. He didn't say it needed Nougat before then, but wanted assurance it would get Nougat as that would shape his decision.
But more importantly... The answer is YES, the ZTE Axon 7 WILL get Nougat 7.1 in the near future. Because ZTE marketed the Daydream VR capability and that requires 7.1 Nougat.
However, there are no promises of "stock" Nougat 7.1 nor any promises of Google Assistant. That will require the magic of XDA devs. But it will have Nougat 7.1 in the near future from ZTE.
Here's the op for you to read again, since you didn't read it well the first time?
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You are the one saying I am a "butthurt" Pixel fanboy saying Axon will not get Android N.
Where did i state such a thing?
Why not all just calm down now the miscommunication has been resolved and axon 7 users will get 7.1 as soon as it's developed.
After that we will surely start seeing more mods and development as well as i personally would not start developing for an operating system that's soon going to become obsolete and risk doing almost everything again... I'd just wait for the latest promised android version to be released and then start making modifications
Nice day and i can guarantee that a few weeks after the update development will have picked up. probably
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You are the one saying I am a "butthurt" Pixel fanboy saying Axon will not get Android N.
Where did i state such a thing?
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I really want to stop this, but I must point out again you apparently can't read. I did NOT say that. You can check my post -- which has not been edited. The word you have in quotes is only in your mind, not my post. I did say a lot of Pixel fanbois were "hurt" (feelings hurt, wounded?) the Axon 7 is equal to or better than the XL in many/most hardware specs, for half the price. I assumed you had listened to them, perhaps were one of them. One guy over there attacked me incessantly when I compared hardware specs and they started the false rumor (over there) the ZTE Axon 7 wouldn't get Nougat -- which is quite ignorant and silly if you know anything about the Axon 7.
You started with the name calling and said the ZTE was not getting Nougat in the near future. ZTE says otherwise, if you take them at their promise from two weeks ago. They are diligently working on their version of Nougat 7.1 at least -- since they heavily marketed this phone as being Daydream VR capable, which requires Nougat.
Thread closed - enough ding-dong stuff.
(Other similar threads exist too)
Is there any chance to get any official support from CM rom for Galaxy S7 edge exynos version.
Please really need to know.
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Don't think so...
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No chance. Closed source SOC. Small possibility of an unofficial one being released that will boot and be usable but you have two hopes of it ever being stable.
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Just to ask, why would you buy a Samsung phone based on an Exynos chip set if CM is important to you? Possibly the worst phone SOC you can buy under those circumstances.
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No chance. Closed source SOC. Small possibility of an unofficial one being released that will boot and be usable but you have two hopes of it ever being stable.
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Just to ask, why would you buy a Samsung phone based on an Exynos chip set if CM is important to you? Possibly the worst phone SOC you can buy under those circumstances.
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I strongly agree with your point but since the s7 edge has been sold in the 30 million mark i thought too myself there has to be a cm for this phone since its so freakin awesome! I traded my nexus 4 to the nexus 5 than moved to 1+1 then for the almighty nexus 6 (yes im a flashaholic) but eventually for some stupid reason i sold it and bought the s7 edge because of the better screen camera and popularity and now im thinking of selling because it has no aosp or cm roms..... i mean seriously this phone is a beast of a beast but slowly slowly im starting to realize maybe having so much custom roms is a better choice.... Thats my opinion tbh
Unfortunately only Exynos 4 family have true open libraries, also 5 series has some libraries but i've never heard about 7 and 8 series have any libraries, and without Samsung sources, it's somethink like impossible. Read further here:
http://www.xda-developers.com/the-r...ng-how-and-why-tinkerers-used-samsung-phones/
http://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-exynos-and-aosp-explained-a-story-of-betrayal/
Samsung or most oem's don't give a **** about open-source that why you get skins on phones and not stock they want you running their services etc if you care for development I suggest getting a Nexus/Pixel only
Thanks every one :'(
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But why samsung don't realease the source of exynos???
It's a problem for samsung?
I remember when i bought the Galaxy S3..OMG so many roms?
But now...When samsung want to abandon the S7..we don't have rom custom for solve the problem
We want it but seems impossible...
May be samsung wants their consumer to be stock or something. what ever it is, so disappointed :'-(
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Maybe we should make a HUGE petition to samsung to release more source code? 99.9% it won't work but well..
It's being worked on for the snapdragon variant of the S7E. Dont think anything is being done for the Enyxos version.
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It's being worked on for the snapdragon variant of the S7E. Dont think anything is being done for the Enyxos version.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/cyanogenmod-13-galaxy-s7-edge-t3414697
Wanted to see how CM would hold up on a Dual Boot now its possible on the S7
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Is there any chance to get any official support from CM rom for Galaxy S7 edge exynos version.
Please really need to know.
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Nope.
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Even if a usable CM build did appear, the use of it would take away a lot of the features that make this a premium phone in the first place. For a start I can guarantee you the camera quality will be dire in comparison. And on a phone with a camera this good, that would be ridiculous. Its one of the main reasons I bought it. Then you will lose the Edge features.
Nah, I'll stick with Touchwiz thanks. Besides, it's far better than it used to be, it's no longer a chore.
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Even if a usable CM build did appear, the use of it would take away a lot of the features that make this a premium phone in the first place. For a start I can guarantee you the camera quality will be dire in comparison. And on a phone with a camera this good, that would be ridiculous. Its one of the main reasons I bought it. Then you will lose the Edge features.
Nah, I'll stick with Touchwiz thanks. Besides, it's far better than it used to be, it's no longer a chore.
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You use the edge features!!?? I didn't know somebody used that, why will the camera quality will be compromised? is it the hardware? or you wanna say it's the software of S7E who deliver beautiful pictures. I believe a beautyful cool UI is a perfect match for this awesome device.[emoji56]
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/cyanogenmod-13-galaxy-s7-edge-t3414697
Wanted to see how CM would hold up on a Dual Boot now its possible on the S7
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Shame about the closed source for the samsung SOC. I think this is where the qualcomm soc variant lucked out a bit.
There is some work being done at the moment to get it to boot correctly on the qualcomm side, but everything else is pretty much there. Once that problem is solved, its pretty easy since a lot of qualcomm based devices can already run cm13/14 so porting it to the s7/s7e qualcomm would be relatively easy of a task.
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Shame about the closed source for the samsung SOC. I think this is where the qualcomm soc variant lucked out a bit.
There is some work being done at the moment to get it to boot correctly on the qualcomm side, but everything else is pretty much there. Once that problem is solved, its pretty easy since a lot of qualcomm based devices can already run cm13/14 so porting it to the s7/s7e qualcomm would be relatively easy of a task.
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But, I have a Exynos device
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You use the edge features!!?? I didn't know somebody used that, why will the camera quality will be compromised? is it the hardware? or you wanna say it's the software of S7E who deliver beautiful pictures. I believe a beautyful cool UI is a perfect match for this awesome device.[emoji56]
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Yes, I do. And the camera is compromised because Samsung's TW framework is required for it to work optimally. You will get basic image quality and features under CM but it won't be anything like approaching what you get under TW and the stock camera app. This was the case under older phones like the Note 3 (I used Temasek's CM builds on that) and it will be even more prevelant on superior camera hardware like this. The gains CM/AOSP offer simply don't outweigh the disadvantages for me.
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Shame about the closed source for the samsung SOC. I think this is where the qualcomm soc variant lucked out a bit.
There is some work being done at the moment to get it to boot correctly on the qualcomm side, but everything else is pretty much there. Once that problem is solved, its pretty easy since a lot of qualcomm based devices can already run cm13/14 so porting it to the s7/s7e qualcomm would be relatively easy of a task.
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It is, i have been waiting for Dual Patcher to bring S7 Edge support.
I was going to consider having a play with CM build as an additional ROM.
I enjoyed it on my Note 3 switching between the two, So i may have a dip in the source thats already been worked on next early next year
The Honor 8 has been out for about 10 months now and can now be purchased for $299 from the Honor website. So let's see how this phone holds up and if it's still worth the money.
Updates
The Honor 8 was early to the Nougat scene and has been updated regularly. The stock firmware is currently on Android 7.0 with EMUI 5.0. This has the Honor 8 easily keeping up with its competitors when it comes to updates.
Development
There are several regularly updated ROMs for the Honor 8 that will bring you up to Android 7.1.2. This phone can be rooted with SuperSU while running nougat, and the bootloader can be unlocked easily. So as far as development goes, the community has not let us down.
Specs
Seeing as how the Honor 8 is now a $300 phone, the specs hold up just fine and sometimes easily surpass other phones in this price range. The 4GB of RAM is what most flagship phones are launching with today. The 1080p screen is still plenty usable with no complaints from me. The camera has aged well, still being a lot of fun to use with all of the camera modes on this device. The Hisilicon Kirin 950 processor keeps this phone running plenty fast.
Durability
Who else cracked the back of their phone? Other than that, it's still in once piece. Parts are easy to find on ebay and they're very cheap. This is something that I usually look at when buying a new phone.
Accessories
There were never really a great selection of cases to choose from for the Honor 8. Seems there's still a very slim selection or low quality cases for this device.
Overall this phone holds up nicely. I'd say if it were $400 it would be too expensive. $299 seems like a really fair price for this phone to be going at right now. You can usually find it even lower than that on some other websites.
Just give us EMUI 5 KERNEL source code and we'll be happy customers
I'm afraid you'll find many that would argue that development has NOT been great with this device. Still a great phone though...
How much did Honor pay you for this post?
Look at all the threads saying "Huge battery drain after upgrading to EMUI 5." And you'll know where Huawei screw up.
@morpheus302 +1
everyone complain about bad battery life after upgrading to A7. Update policy I call it joke, there are a lot of users who still doesn't still received update to A7.
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How much did Honor pay you for this post?
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At the risk of piling on to an innocent person, I too thought the OP looked like a press release from Huawei. Interestingly enough, I made a similar post about how the Honor 8 needs a better reputation just a few hours earlier in this same forum. So maybe I'm getting what I asked for? :victory:
Imho the Honor 8 is not a bad phone hardware wise, It's just seems like they spend more on PR than actual development and updates. His statement about updates is laughable at best.
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@morpheus302 +1
everyone complain about bad battery life after upgrading to A7. Update policy I call it joke, there are a lot of users who still doesn't still received update to A7.
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You and others said for my posts that its spam
Well my friend
How often are you going to say the same in so many different threads
"Many users did not get update to noughat 7"
LoOoL
I said couse of some of you not to post again but this is just funny how often you said it
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Just give us EMUI 5 KERNEL source code and we'll be happy customers
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And then? Don't we need the Kirin Sources aswell for drivers and stuff?
No update to Android O for Honor 8 according to this: https://www.google.bg/amp/s/theleaker.com/android-o-8-0-update-smartphones-list/amp/
If this is true, i am pretty sure that Huawei are idiots!
See the link correctly https://theleaker.com/android-o-8-0-update-smartphones-list You will find out in comments that they have only included the devices which will get the update for sure, I also don't think that Honor 8 will get the update. But don;t know maybe they will seed an update.
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No update to Android O for Honor 8 according to this: https://www.google.bg/amp/s/theleaker.com/android-o-8-0-update-smartphones-list/amp/
If this is true, i am pretty sure that Huawei are idiots!
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That's someone's opinion but I doubt it's Huawei's official opinion. I'll wait till they announce their intentions.
That will blow if the honor 8 doesn't get Android O. I got another one on sale and have high hopes for this device
Okay, I broke the back glass. Paid $40 to get it repaired.
About the software updates, the US version is doing poorly. Security patches are not delivered monthly. We stayed at a very early patch for a very long time. About the O update, this device should get it. They should at least provide two major Android updates. One was Nougat and the next has to be O.
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Okay, I broke the back glass. Paid $40 to get it repaired.
About the software updates, the US version is doing poorly. Security patches are not delivered monthly. We stayed at a very early patch for a very long time. About the O update, this device should get it. They should at least provide two major Android updates. One was Nougat and the next has to be O.
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Only this community of phone nerds cares about monthly security patches. There isn't a company outside of Google that can realistically maintain that level of software support for their entire device portfolio. 2 major OS updates is the most we should realistically expect from Honor or any company. Anything else on top of that is just icing on the cake.
My girlfriend's Huwei P8 receives security patches every two months at least, one just received some days ago with July security patches. So i don't understand why we are not getting them...however, i agree with PuffDaddy_d. I would prefer to have Android O instead monthly security updates
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How I told before p8lite 2 days a go receive July security patches
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P8 have Nougat?
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I'm pretty sure you know it haven't it. Don't have to be ironic, just understand what i mean to say. Having Nougat doean't mean delay in security patch updatea, but if you're ok with this, perfect. However i told i don't care about them too much.
does anybody regret getting the honor 8? i'm debating between it and the pixel (for 2x the price).
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does anybody regret getting the honor 8? i'm debating between it and the pixel (for 2x the price).
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OP5 is currently the sweet spot.
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.
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The note 8 for me.
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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
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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
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If that's the case my bad then, lol.
OnePlus 5
Enviado desde mi ZTE A2017U mediante Tapatalk
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
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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.
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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 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.
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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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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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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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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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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.