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...is SLOWER than my 2 Years old Dell Axim!
I've been running my Update for CorePlayer to V1.2.2 without any problems. But - i've running the YouTube Function, connecting over WLAN 54 MBits to the YouTube Empire...
There i'll be searching for some videos, thinking that anything has chanced with this new version - tapped on a video - waiting - watching about five seconds - and? NOTHING! Its like before, laggy, struggleing and unwatchable...
why this damn devices is not optimized? why is this expensive thing hardware not able to do, what a two or three year old pocket pc is running without any problems? why we must hack this device to get a piece of performance?
This device is the best, the nicest and the fully featured piece of hardware that i've ever had. i've been a pda junkie since the beginning of this with the crappy WIN CE2.1.
Since Win CE is mutch time gone and the devices gone faster and faster. The good old casio em500 running a 150 MHz MIPS CPU was fast - the well known iPAQ3660 was faster and much better in playing videos or something. Every change of hardware was a change that was useful. After that a MDA2 with a 400 MHz x-scale cpu was mine and it was faster than everything before. MDA Compact was faster, The Dell AXIM Series was fast like a rocket - but then XDA Orbit brakes me like a train crashing in a wall of steel. I thought i've been running this device with a handbrake or something.
The Orbit 2 is a little bit faster - but if there is no video driver the videos are laggy - and that is what i don't understand. Why HTC?!
1. The youtube function is still new to the CorePlayer (I mean the direct youtube support whith available configuration)
2. The lag is mostly because of a small buffer and/or a crappy net connection
3. Unless CorePlayer doesn't suck whith normal (320x240 24~25 FPS) videos, don't complain.
Yes, we know that the drivers are missing, that's nothing new. If you wan't to know the cause check my signature. We heard enough people complaining, and most of us tried to do something instead of (in this case very detailed) whining.
If you knew what to expect, then don't complain, it you didn't... maybe next time you'll check forums/reviews/youtube for more info before buying.
http://www.computerbase.de/news/con...ikation/2008/april/quake_3_ipod_touch_iphone/
Apple iPhone running Quake 3 smooth like a piece of butter in the sun...
as far as i know iphone got a 600Mhz arm cpu
and a whole different os structure so you cant
really mix it into a compare of polaris and an older dell pda
OpenGL32 said:
The Orbit 2 is a little bit faster - but if there is no video driver the videos are laggy - and that is what i don't understand. Why HTC?!
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We feel your pain buddy...
Or should I say, we felt your pain. We've got past that stage already, and have kind of accepted this crappy fact of life - that we've been bent over with a smile. I personally chose this device because there is nothing else to choose from!
On the other hand, HTC makes me really want to get an iPhone, even with its lack of any modern features - it is a device that just works (well, after you've jail-broke it).
OpenGL32 said:
...is SLOWER than my 2 Years old Dell Axim!
I've been running my Update for CorePlayer to V1.2.2 without any problems. But - i've running the YouTube Function, connecting over WLAN 54 MBits to the YouTube Empire...
There i'll be searching for some videos, thinking that anything has chanced with this new version - tapped on a video - waiting - watching about five seconds - and? NOTHING! Its like before, laggy, struggleing and unwatchable...
why this damn devices is not optimized? why is this expensive thing hardware not able to do, what a two or three year old pocket pc is running without any problems? why we must hack this device to get a piece of performance?
This device is the best, the nicest and the fully featured piece of hardware that i've ever had. i've been a pda junkie since the beginning of this with the crappy WIN CE2.1.
Since Win CE is mutch time gone and the devices gone faster and faster. The good old casio em500 running a 150 MHz MIPS CPU was fast - the well known iPAQ3660 was faster and much better in playing videos or something. Every change of hardware was a change that was useful. After that a MDA2 with a 400 MHz x-scale cpu was mine and it was faster than everything before. MDA Compact was faster, The Dell AXIM Series was fast like a rocket - but then XDA Orbit brakes me like a train crashing in a wall of steel. I thought i've been running this device with a handbrake or something.
The Orbit 2 is a little bit faster - but if there is no video driver the videos are laggy - and that is what i don't understand. Why HTC?!
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I wonder why your facing this problem?!?! CorePlayer 1.2.2 gives smooth flawless video, I've tested in on every video format commonly used.
Have you installed it on your Storage card or Device memory?
Just out of curiosity, will it make any difference?
I have it installed on the device itself, will it get a boost if i install it on the memory card?
Kimma said:
Just out of curiosity, will it make any difference?
I have it installed on the device itself, will it get a boost if i install it on the memory card?
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Yes, the app performs faster if installed on the Device memory, hence the improved video speeds.
Jibreil said:
Yes, the app performs faster if installed on the Device memory, hence the improved video speeds.
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That was a kinda unclear response, i asked if i'll get a boost if i'll get a boost if i install on the MicroSD Memory card, and you reply with yes, you will get a boost from the Device Memory.
But i'm guessing i've done the right thing (installing it on the Built In memory)
Better to install on the device memory. As a rule of thumb install apps on device memory, especially if you have performance or incompatibility issues.
As for Coreplayer, I am using 1.2 with QTv. While it is a lot better with QTv and benchmark numbers are great, it's still not that fluid. When panning in scenes or fast motion, it's still not very smooth. When I check properties I might have 1 dropped frame out of several thousand so I know it's not dropped frames. I have encoded my movie (source is my DVD) at 320x240. It's at 24 fps. I can always try encoding at 30fps and see if that fixes it. But I don't believe fps to be the issue since playing the 24fps movie on my computer is smooth. Any ideas?
I've been reading up a little on this phone, and have noticed that some people have a complaints about the phone being slightly "laggy" in performance. How bad this actually is depends on the person, I guess. I've heard it not being much of an issue for some, and it being quite a major issue for others.
The best way for me to determine if this will be a problem for me is to be able to see/experience it myself. I wanted to see a good video that showed the phone in action that would give me a good idea on how quickly the phone boots up, how quickly it switches from vertical to horizontal mode, and how quickly it loads apps. I plan on optimizing it as much as I can using the great mods listed on this site, so a video showing a fully optimized Fuze would be ideal.
Thanks.
Don't know if this will help you, but its a pretty good video involving the basic workings of the fuze by wmexperts
http://www.wmexperts.com/reviews/smartphones/att_fuze_handson_video_and_gal.html
Hope that helps. Btw if you just want my opinion, the device lags fairly bad when you go to text or anything involving the keyboard. However, flashing a cooked ROM will definitely increase the speed and snappiness of the device.
Touch Pro boot in about 2min, 30sec (the slowest boot on a PPC). Using T.I.R. ROM.
By boot I mean the moment when you press the power button/reset until you can use the device (touch flo 3d included. by default I've observed that touch pro run 2 opera exe files). I don't see the point for recording the boot process.
- application execution time: I say OK. There are many factors (the aplication medium - pure C or C#/.NET CF, application size, etc etc)
- screen rotation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfBLsMl-yoI (sometimes it's ok, sometime you have to wait more.. even in the same circumstances)
- overall, I find touch pro performance poor (IMO), see my topic for more details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=449391
also check this videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_fbUfVRZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5nK4XcsBjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwCKeiQiZEk
Hope this helps.
Thanks so much for the information. I'm still unsure as to whether I should just go ahead and get the phone, or wait to see what's coming out in the near future. The Fuze has all the features I need, but the battery life and performance are slightly bothersome.
I really don't keep up with the cell phone scene, so I'm sure how long I would potentially have to wait for a phone similar to the Fuze to come along (with better performance and battery life). And, since I don't upgrade phones often, I feel like it would be a better investment to wait for something better, since I'll probably be stuck with it for a while.
No problem .
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The Fuze has all the features I need, but the battery life and performance are slightly bothersome.
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I agree. It has a lot of features but some issues are just killin' it.
Here are the touch pro issues (fuze too):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426585
Also, I've updated my topic about touch pro performance with some games comparison. If you are a console emulators fan you should check it.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2982243#post2982243
In conclusion, it's your choice. If you want performance stay away from Qualcomm CPU-enabled devices (diamond/touch pro/etc). If you think you can live with all the issues (some of them may be software, therefor can be resolved if htc care) and with the poor performance in general of the touch pro, go for it. It indeed does have some nice features but as I've already said, the issues are just killing it.
Despite all apps/menus being fast, the Sensation 4G still feels sluggish due to a significant touchscreen input lag, also known as "touch lag" or "touchscreen latency". I see the same amount of lag with clean installs of stock GB 2.3.4 and ICS ARHD 6.6.1 /w overclock to 1.6Ghz.
This video/article (of a Galaxy SII) illustrates the problem.
Here is another video showing the effect that I'm talking about.
I've tried increasing/decreasing the "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec" in build.props but that only affect smoothness, not overall lag or latency in following my finger. I've been using the free "Touch Test" app to compare different phones. The iPhone 4 and Galaxy S Blaze have MUCH less lag, and hence feel more responsive overall. The Blaze is an Android phone, so all of Android is not to blame (as the first video suggests).
Is there a hidden setting somewhere to help fix this or is the touch sensor in the Sensation just too slow? A fix for ARHD ICS would be ideal since I plan on running that.
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I am a programmer but new to Android and mobile platforms. Assuming the touch screen is implemented as a polling input device, is a kernel hack that increases the polling rate possible? I am looking at the Sensation ICS kernel driver code, but I have no idea what I'm doing... Not even sure which driver's are applicable to the touchscreen yet...
Nvm, we need to decrease the touchscreen latency, polling rate won't affect that...
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The following seem to have no effect on the touch lag:
Upgrading to ICS with ARHD 6.6.1 or Virtuos 4.0.1
Using Sebastian or faux123 kernels for ARHD
Overclocking up to 1.7Ghz
Using SuperCharger /w or w/o Nitro Lag Nullifier
Increasing/decreasing windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec in build.props
I have never experienced any lag at all with my phone running ARHD...
I cant recall seeing any threads regarding this either ??? Maybe its a hardware fault ?? If it is a really noticeable severe lag
azzledazzle said:
I cant recall seeing any threads regarding this either ???
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This (old) thread mentions the Sensation. There are a couple threads around in other phone forums (SGS2 and DROIDX)
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Maybe its a hardware fault ?? If it is a really noticeable severe lag
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It is not "severe". I have 2 Sensations and both behave similarly. I'm new to Android so maybe its just something I'm not used to, but seeing as how the Galaxy Blaze 4G hardly has any, the Sensation seems slow by comparison.
Really it seems like there should be a (hidden) setting somewhere because the CPU isn't struggling in the slightest. If the touch digitizer is just slow though, then there is no hope...
Well certain kernels and tweak apps have lots of hidden features. GPU rendering and such.... I dont really understand what they all are because i dont have any issues, so i dont bother to learn about things that dont affect me lol
maybe you could try a custom kernel and install leedroid tweaks. ??
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maybe you could try a custom kernel and install leedroid tweaks. ??
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Yeah, I'm in the process of just trying everything. I was hoping maybe someone knew something about it so that I could avoid the shotgun approach
Ideally the fix would be a setting at the firmware level. The lag is even apparent in 4EXT and CWM Touch for example. But I would gladly settle for a kernel level hack so I have fast touch when actually using my phone...
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Despite all apps/menus being fast, the Sensation 4G still feels sluggish due to a significant touchscreen input lag, also known as "touch lag" or "touchscreen latency". I see the same amount of lag with clean installs of stock GB 2.3.4 and ICS ARHD 6.6.1 /w overclock to 1.6Ghz.
This video/article (of a Galaxy SII) illustrates the problem.
I've tried increasing/decreasing the "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec" in build.props but that only affect smoothness, not overall lag or latency in following my finger. I've been using the free "Touch Test" app to compare different phones. The iPhone 4 and Galaxy S Blaze have MUCH less lag, and hence feel more responsive overall.
Is there a hidden setting somewhere to help fix this or is the touch sensor in the Sensation just too slow? A fix for ARHD ICS would be ideal since I plan on running that.
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i have the same lag i had the lag from gb rom and now on ics arhd i really hate it when you touch somewhere and it shows the touch later rather than picking it up straight away
Recommend v6 supercharger and nitro lag nullifier. Makes my 1.5GHz sensation feel like 1.8GHz!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
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The easiest way to see the lag if you have an ICS rom installed is enable Settings->Developer Options->Show touches. Move your finger around on the screen and see how far back the dot trails your finger.
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i have the same lag
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Good to know I'm not the only one. I think more people may have it, but they are used to it?!? If this could be fixed it would make the phone feel much faster. I actually played with a single-core lumia 710 windows phone and the touchscreen responds quite fast. Same thing with Iphone 4. This is part of how Microsoft/Nokia/Apple make their slow hardware feel fast.
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Recommend v6 supercharger and nitro lag nullifier.
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Tried these. Supercharger is also an option when installing ARHD, which I did choose. Nitro Lag Nullifier is a bunch of build.prop settings which didn't make a difference in the touch lag.
here watch this video
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=160670
and tell me in which latency htrc senastion falls
and also with you experience can you also tell which one iphhone 4 falls under
here what i think about all the andriod that they have latenc of 100 millisecond
and for iphone, ipad, and ipod have latency of 50 millisecond
and since i have used alot of andriod devices i think that some andriod devices have latency of 200 millisecond or more
but for iphone i think that there latency are 50millisecond
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here watch this video
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=160670
and tell me in which latency htrc senastion falls
and also with you experience can you also tell which one iphhone 4 falls under
here what i think about all the andriod that they have latenc of 100 millisecond
and for iphone, ipad, and ipod have latency of 50 millisecond
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Yeah I saw that video. Not sure how fast they are moving their finger, but if we are talking in relative terms, the Sensation is definitely in the 100ms range, the Windows phone is somewhere between 100ms and 50ms. The iPhone and the Galaxy Blaze are around 50ms. Again, these are relative comparisons, the numbers dont mean much unless we know how fast he is moving his finger in the video.
The limit is clearly not the entire Android platform as the Galaxy S Blaze responds quickly.
I am looking through the kernel driver code to see if anything makes sense. I am a programmer but I've never touched Android or mobile platforms before, so I have no idea what I'm doing...
Any DEVs with kernel and driver experience care to join the discussion? I'm guessing the touch screen is implemented as a polling input device. If we can increase the polling rate, it may go faster. Of course, the hardware may impose some limit on that...
UPDATE: I just realized polling rate has nothing to do with it. It is just input latency. Harder problem to fix...might just be hardware limitation.
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Yeah I saw that video. Not sure how fast they are moving their finger, but if we are talking in relative terms, the Sensation is definitely in the 100ms range, the Windows phone is somewhere between 100ms and 50ms. The iPhone and the Galaxy Blaze are around 50ms. Again, these are relative comparisons, the numbers dont mean much unless we know how fast he is moving his finger in the video.
The limit is clearly not the entire Android platform as the Galaxy S Blaze responds quickly.
I am looking through the kernel driver code to see if anything makes sense. I am a programmer but I've never touched Android or mobile platforms before, so I have no idea what I'm doing...
Any DEVs with kernel and driver experience care to join the discussion? I'm guessing the touch screen is implemented as a polling input device. If we can increase the polling rate, it may go faster. Of course, the hardware may impose some limit on that...
UPDATE: I just realized polling rate has nothing to do with it. It is just input latency. Harder problem to fix...might just be hardware limitation.
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I live in UK and I don't think we have galaxy blaze in UK but then again I can be wrong
But like I said I have used iPhones iPod and iPad and the experience I had from these devices made me think that the latency is around 50 and my phone like sensation have 100 and I'm not sure if galaxy s2 have 100 or 50 latency but one thing I can say is that s2 is much more responsive than any other android I have used. But compare to iPhone I would say it is a bit laggy and I would put it around 75 and even 75 latency touch experience is still better than 100 I would love it manufacturer stay making new devices with 1 latency. But even if they bring out 10 latency I wouldn't mind but to keep the devices with 100 latency I think is bull**** and as a customer I will love a device with good touch experience.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium
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Yeah I saw that video. Not sure how fast they are moving their finger, but if we are talking in relative terms, the Sensation is definitely in the 100ms range, the Windows phone is somewhere between 100ms and 50ms. The iPhone and the Galaxy Blaze are around 50ms. Again, these are relative comparisons, the numbers dont mean much unless we know how fast he is moving his finger in the video.
The limit is clearly not the entire Android platform as the Galaxy S Blaze responds quickly.
I am looking through the kernel driver code to see if anything makes sense. I am a programmer but I've never touched Android or mobile platforms before, so I have no idea what I'm doing...
Any DEVs with kernel and driver experience care to join the discussion? I'm guessing the touch screen is implemented as a polling input device. If we can increase the polling rate, it may go faster. Of course, the hardware may impose some limit on that...
UPDATE: I just realized polling rate has nothing to do with it. It is just input latency. Harder problem to fix...might just be hardware limitation.
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but there isn't much discussion on the internet going on regarding this issue. I used to own a HTC Desire (Oxygen Rom 2.3) and recently upgraded to a Galaxy S3 (LTE) and the input latency is no different. I have also tested using hardware controllers via bluetooth such as Wiimotes and PS3 gamepads, same results on 2 very different devices.
I was planning on using my device for some emulation (SNES, etc) but the input latency makes platforming games unplayable. I've read that AMOLED screens are supposed to be as responsive (in both pixel reponse and input delay) as plasma screens, so I'm pretty sure that the screen hardware isn't at fault here. From the little information I have scrounged together from the internet, it is the Android OS and the way it is written. All devices, all applications.
When my HDMI adapter for my S3 arrives, I'm going to test using both the touch screen and a hardware gamepad on a screen I know to have negligible input lag.
Some people aren't sensitive to noticing input latency, but its very frustrating for people like me that do. I have a quad core in my pocket with 2GB ram and I'm dealing with 100ms+ input latency in everything I do, despite getting awesome buttery smooth frame rates.
iOS has Android beat in this area, and I'm yet to use one yet, but the Microsoft Surface is said to boast a 1-2ms delay on their touch input.
Knowing that my hardware is more than capable of great response makes me sad. But I have a feeling that rom nor kernel alone can fix this issue.
Hey guys, I just received my Pipo M6 today so I thought I'd offer my experience so far. Keep in mind that I am coming from an iPad mini and my daily driver is a HTC One X running Cyanogenmod 10.1.
Build Quality:
TBH, I was hoping for something a little better after reading some user reviews. It's still quite good overall but there's just a few too many seams and the edges are a little rough at certain points. Nothing major but it just feels like a made and designed in China product. It doesn't bother me so much though since I won't notice it after putting it in a case.
I was glad to find that underneath the temporary screen protector which comes with all new products these days, there was another one underneath it which means you won't need to bother with putting on one yourself.
Screen:
VERY pretty. Viewing angles are good and colours really pop. Brightness level is amazing and will surely be sufficient even if you are in the dessert. In terms of resolution, you can set it to HD mode or Normal which requires a restart. I couldn't really notice any differences although I might if I had another one sitting side by side. Only thing is, I used both AnTuTu and Android System Info to find out the resolution and there seem to be some discrepancies.
Under HD Mode, both apps reported a resolution of 1536x1952 with 320dpi. Now that's still within Retina level territory but they were advertising 2048x1536. Not a huge difference I know but still a little annoying.
At Normal Mode, AnTuTu reported 1600x1128 and Android System info reported 1200x1528. Not sure why the two differed but the difference is negligible when you do the math.
User Interface:
As you may know, you have the choice of using the standard Jelly Bean interface or the special Pipo interface which makes everything look a bit like Windows 8. I chose to go with the latter. Everything is quite smooth although perhaps not quite as flawless as my iPad mini but with Android devices, I've come to accept that.
I really like where they're going with this interface although there are some definite rough edges. It comes preloaded with 5 home screens labeled: Home, Media, Apps, Office and Web. These can not be removed. Within each, there are some widgets which corresponds to their respective headings. These widgets cannot be changed or removed. The other objects that cannot be changed or removed are the boxes ala Windows 8 which are predetermined to be either editable shortcuts or folders. I find this a bit annoying because sometimes I don't need so many folders and would prefer to just launch an app immediately when I tap it. You can add more homescreens and name them how you like but you can't change their colour or the types of boxes they contain. Overall, it all looks very nice but needs to be more customisable.
Performance:
I haven't had a chance to install any games yet but so far the "feel" of the device seems very solid. I do have a problem when trying to install N.O.V.A. 3, i can't even find it in the Google Play Store. After finding it through Google, it says that my device cannot support it. I don't get it. My One X can install this game and it's far below the specs of the M6. If anyone can let me know why this is, I can install it and let you know how it performs.
Battery Life:
When I opened the box, it was already switched on and showed that it had been running on battery for about 28 hours (so it was probably opened by customs since it was posted out a week ago). Since then I've had the screen almost constantly on doing various things for the last 5 hours and it still has 40% juice left. Pretty good then!
Conclusion:
Overall, I'm quite happy. It has some small niggles but then it was pretty cheap. For the people who are worried that the RK3188 can't handle a retina display, I think you can relax. Everything runs smoothly enough. Plus, if you really prefer a lower resolution, you can change it in the settings to conserve battery life and increase performance. It beats having an M7, M8 or M9 purely because they have much smaller batteries. The 2x5000 mAh battery in the M6 was designed for the retina screen so if you use the normal resolution, it would wipe the competition clean.
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Only thing is, I used both AnTuTu and Android System Info to find out the resolution and there seem to be some discrepancies.
Under HD Mode, both apps reported a resolution of 1536x1952 with 320dpi. Now that's still within Retina level territory but they were advertising 2048x1536. Not a huge difference I know but still a little annoying.
At Normal Mode, AnTuTu reported 1600x1128 and Android System info reported 1200x1528. Not sure why the two differed but the difference is negligible when you do the math.
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This is normal. Physically, the screen resolution is 2048x1536. The bottom of the screen is allocated for soft buttons, hence you get smaller vertical resolution available to apps.
Do a test - change the tablet orientation, and check the resolution again.
Thank you for this comprehensive review. I myself also own a M6 3g and can mostly agree with your points. I myself think the build quality is quite good. No gaps or loose buttons.
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pulsar124 said:
This is normal. Physically, the screen resolution is 2048x1536. The bottom of the screen is allocated for soft buttons, hence you get smaller vertical resolution available to apps.
Do a test - change the tablet orientation, and check the resolution again.
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Ahh i see, that makes sense. I never owned a device without physical or capacitive buttons so it didn't occur to me.
andbroe said:
Thank you for this comprehensive review. I myself also own a M6 3g and can mostly agree with your points. I myself think the build quality is quite good. No gaps or loose buttons.
Sent from my JB 4.2.2 powered HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Yeah I think it's also not bad. I wouldn't really call them gaps, but the seam that runs around the edge of the device definitely doesn't look consistent on my machine; some parts look a tiny fraction wider than the rest. Maybe you had better luck. bBy the way, do you have any idea why the Google Play Store won't let me download N.O.V.A. 3? I'm sure the specs are enough since even my HTC One X running a Tegra 3 can download it. Only thing I can think off is that the internal storage doesn't have enough space but then shouldn't it download into the NAND Flash? I have plenty of space there.
UPDATE: Been spending some more time with it. I am liking it less now that it's frozen up twice (both times requiring a hard reset by sticking a little needle in the small hole next to the back camera - didn't lose anything though). Also, I have a few apps that force the tablet into a vertical orientation and every time, they would force it into an upside down position (where the power button would be on the bottom as well as the front camera). I guess this indicates that the tablet's natural position is contrary to its physical design. I find this quite annoying to be honest and should hopefully be easily fixable with a firmware update. I hope they get on it! God I wish I can install Cyanogenmod on this.
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God I wish I can install Cyanogenmod on this.
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About the freezing. It happened also to me. Once even during a cold boot! But I am confident it is only a software problem. Maybe one day, when some of the excellent developers of XDA - developer take care of this baby we will get Cyanogenmod.
For the meantime I run RileyROM 1.2 (rooted and cleaned up, based on latest ROM from Pipo) and that works quite good.
See you
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About the freezing. It happened also to me. Once even during a cold boot! But I am confident it is only a software problem. Maybe one day, when some of the excellent developers of XDA - developer take care of this baby we will get Cyanogenmod.
For the meantime I run RileyROM 1.2 (rooted and cleaned up, based on latest ROM from Pipo) and that works quite good.
See you
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Thanks for the tip! So you didn't encounter any more problems after installing this rom?
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Thanks for the tip! So you didn't encounter any more problems after installing this rom?
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Another m6 user here also with a one x...
I also had the few freezes but since stopping using chrome, which runs like a dog anyway on this, it hasn't done it. Mines rooted and using the late June firmware. Only issue I've had other than that is a battery hiccup where it went from 65% to 13% in minutes and then back to 65% when the charger was plugged in. I have since ran it dead charged to 100% and calibrated the battery. The battery also doesn't have the correct MV reported
Other than that fast smooth even in retina mode and decent build. Can't find a hw 4k player yet tho like the a31
Steve
5teve said:
Another m6 user here also with a one x...
I also had the few freezes but since stopping using chrome, which runs like a dog anyway on this, it hasn't done it. Mines rooted and using the late June firmware. Only issue I've had other than that is a battery hiccup where it went from 65% to 13% in minutes and then back to 65% when the charger was plugged in. I have since ran it dead charged to 100% and calibrated the battery. The battery also doesn't have the correct MV reported
Other than that fast smooth even in retina mode and decent build. Can't find a hw 4k player yet tho like the a31
Steve
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Yeah the first time it froze on me, I was also using Chrome. Can't remember what I was doing the second time. Anyways, I'm using the default browser now which suits me fine. Whats the difference between that and chrome anyway? i dont think ive had any issues with the battery although it did go from 14% to 4% awfully quick earlier. What do you mean the battery doesnt have the correct MV? Do you mean its not 10,000 mAh as advertised? How do you check that by the way?
I've been testing the more recent chinese builds (#17 is the latest one I've used) and have had no issues with Chrome or games. They apparently use the new Rockchip SDK 2.0, but I'm hoping we'll see these integrate the latest Mali drivers in the future. You can find the latest releases (currently #20) here http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=1946954351 and if you don't want it in chinese, you should use the Rockchipfirmware kitchen to debloat and modify it. There are no changelogs included with these ROMs though, so you'll be flying blind.
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Yeah the first time it froze on me, I was also using Chrome. Can't remember what I was doing the second time. Anyways, I'm using the default browser now which suits me fine. Whats the difference between that and chrome anyway? i dont think ive had any issues with the battery although it did go from 14% to 4% awfully quick earlier. What do you mean the battery doesnt have the correct MV? Do you mean its not 10,000 mAh as advertised? How do you check that by the way?
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On mine which is on the SDK2 firmware - there is a big difference with chrome and the stock browsers - chrome is massively laggy, freezes, stutters and is generally rubbish. Stock browser is fast and smooth. The only issue I have is not being able to scroll down on translated pages (htcmania) but change of orientation solves that..
regarding the mV issue, I am using GSam battery monitor and it reports the voltage as being 7mV
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I've been testing the more recent chinese builds (#17 is the latest one I've used) and have had no issues with Chrome or games. They apparently use the new Rockchip SDK 2.0, but I'm hoping we'll see these integrate the latest Mali drivers in the future. You can find the latest releases (currently #20) here http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=1946954351 and if you don't want it in chinese, you should use the Rockchipfirmware kitchen to debloat and modify it. There are no changelogs included with these ROMs though, so you'll be flying blind.
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Hmm that all sounds a bit too complicated for me. I went through quite a bit of trouble trying to put Cyanogenmod on my One X even with so many instructions available out there. Dont know if I can handle installing a ROM on a device that's not so commonly supported.
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regarding the mV issue, I am using GSam battery monitor and it reports the voltage as being 7mV
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Hmm well when I use Android System Info, it says my battery is 8mV. Does that mean its 8000mAh? If so then I'm gonna be a bitnpissed coz the whole reason chose the M6 over the M7 was because the battery. I actually prefer a slightly smaller tablet.
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Hmm that all sounds a bit too complicated for me. I went through quite a bit of trouble trying to put Cyanogenmod on my One X even with so many instructions available out there. Dont know if I can handle installing a ROM on a device that's not so commonly supported.
Hmm well when I use Android System Info, it says my battery is 8mV. Does that mean its 8000mAh? If so then I'm gonna be a bitnpissed coz the whole reason chose the M6 over the M7 was because the battery. I actually prefer a slightly smaller tablet.
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No voltage and current are different. eg a USB port outputs 5v (5000mV) at 500mA (or 0.5A)
Updating firmware on this is easy.. you use software on the PC to upload and flash.. the only panic I had was a very very long boot time the first time while it updates, I thought I had broken it. I was surprised how painless it was.
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No voltage and current are different. eg a USB port outputs 5v (5000mV) at 500mA (or 0.5A)
Updating firmware on this is easy.. you use software on the PC to upload and flash.. the only panic I had was a very very long boot time the first time while it updates, I thought I had broken it. I was surprised how painless it was.
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Well I think I can flash it since they provided the instructions themselves and I found some other instructions online but when matnl mentioned debloating and modifying the ROM to make it English, that worried me. Do you think it's really worth it? Did u notice a big performance increase?
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Well I think I can flash it since they provided the instructions themselves and I found some other instructions online but when matnl mentioned debloating and modifying the ROM to make it English, that worried me. Do you think it's really worth it? Did u notice a big performance increase?
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Mine was supplied with the pre SDK2 firmware, and it was a big difference going to the SDK2.0 firmware. I didnt debloat at all, I installed the one that said english, it booted in chinese, so i had to work my way through to changing the language to english. On first boot i opted for standard jellybean launcher and then installed apex for a bit of customisability. there didnt look like too much in the way of chinese apps and bloat?
Rooting was easy as there is a batch file on Htcmania that does it for you.
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Mine was supplied with the pre SDK2 firmware, and it was a big difference going to the SDK2.0 firmware. I didnt debloat at all, I installed the one that said english, it booted in chinese, so i had to work my way through to changing the language to english. On first boot i opted for standard jellybean launcher and then installed apex for a bit of customisability. there didnt look like too much in the way of chinese apps and bloat?
Rooting was easy as there is a batch file on Htcmania that does it for you.
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I just did the debloat bit because otherwise you're stuck with apps in chinese which are difficult to remove. But as Steve said, it's fairly simple to figure out how to switch the UI to english or anything you like once you've installed the ROM. Like Steve, I also use Apex Launcher rather than the Pipo one.
Another thing I did was use a different parameter file so that I have 4GB of user space rather than the standard 2GB. But this probably is beyond the scope of this thread.
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I just did the debloat bit because otherwise you're stuck with apps in chinese which are difficult to remove. But as Steve said, it's fairly simple to figure out how to switch the UI to english or anything you like once you've installed the ROM. Like Steve, I also use Apex Launcher rather than the Pipo one.
Another thing I did was use a different parameter file so that I have 4GB of user space rather than the standard 2GB. But this probably is beyond the scope of this thread.
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Alright, my M6 froze again today whilst using Pulse so I think I've had enough. I'm gonna try to flash it with a rom. A couple of questions first. How can I check which SDK I'm on? It says my Kernel version is 3.0.36+ from June 25th. Does that mean I'm on SDK2.0 already since it's the latest?
Anyways, I don't wanna bother anyone here with writing out a full instructional so can someone please just confirm that all I need to do is follow this guide: http://www.freak-tab.de/rrileypm/First Time User Guide_pr0_rev5.pdf Of course, instead of using the RileyROM 1.2, I will use the M6 4.2.2 #20 from http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=1946954351 . Also, why are there two files with the same name there? One uploaded on the 13th and one on the 15th of July? Thanks alot guys!
i already posted this to other threads
i bought my pipo m6 a week ago.. so far so bad!.. first off, i got a dirt INSIDE the screen, i was forced to remove the screen guard to see if its not a dirt in between the screen and the screen guard. unfortunately its inside the screen so there's no way of removing it without opening the whole system.. 2nd, im experiencing lags and forced close, QUAD CORE? 2GB RAM? what the!! my friends dual core phone is much better! mine doesnt even have to many apps yet. 3rd, i tried to play 1080 movies, mp4, it lags and crashes at me. aside from all this disappointing experience PIPO luncher form time to time force closes. another worse experience is that i experience FREEZE UP. the whole system froze while browsing facebook, for 20 minutes, all hardware buttons, touchscreen are not responding. i was forced to reset it via the little whole at the back of the device....i already updated to the 6/26 firmware release... but still getting the same issues. battery was good YES. but performance was disappointing. NOT TO MENTION the other users who comment about the SPEAKER! GOD! speaker sucks! based on a video i watched it was loud! but my SONY NEO V is way better! i hope that there is a FIRMWARE FIX to all this! except ofcourse about the screen dirt.. i was expecting to much about the new processor (QUAD CORE, better the DUAL CORE, RIGHT???), the ram but was getting to much frustration. the only GREAT thing about this device is the RETINA SCREEN, not including the DIRT of course, the the BATTERY!
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i already posted this to other threads
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I can understand your frustration. I've experienced everything you mentioned except for the dirt (although I do have a small black smudge underneath the glass near the right speaker). I'm really starting to regret getting this thing (especially with news of the Nexus 2 7" coming out soon at a possibly cheaper price point). I'm really hoping installing something like the RileyROM 1.2 will help fix these issues.
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I can understand your frustration. I've experienced everything you mentioned except for the dirt (although I do have a small black smudge underneath the glass near the right speaker). I'm really starting to regret getting this thing (especially with news of the Nexus 2 7" coming out soon at a possibly cheaper price point). I'm really hoping installing something like the RileyROM 1.2 will help fix these issues.
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i hope so too. thanks
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i hope so too. thanks
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I just flashed the RileyROM 1.2. They were right, it really was very easy. I'm in the process of restoring everything. I'll report back with my impressions on the performance later.
Hi guys.
I recently switched to OnePlus ( 7 pro specifically ) and out of all the phones I've used, XS max, note 10, S10 ECT it's by far the best phone I've used. Although 1 small problem is lately my phone has been feeling like it's getting slower and slower, more and more lags seems to be happening, and things are taking a lot longer to open. Is anyone else experiencing this, or have any ideas what I could do?
Thanks in advance.
I have never experienced this. Best I could think of is to factory reset, start completely from scratch. Maybe root and try a custom kernel.
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I have never experienced this. Best I could think of is to factory reset, start completely from scratch. Maybe root and try a custom kernel.
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Yeah I've thought of that. I've only used 50% of my storage so I don't think that would be the case. My last resort was a factory reset and custom kernels/Roms ECT. I'll see what other ideas people have first then see how we go from there I think
Okay so I installed Beta 7 and it seems to be a bit better, still not as good as it was when I first purchased it though
Are you running android 10 or 9? I'm sticking with 9 because i had issues with 10 (so do many others) No signs of slowdown here. Ive played with a note 10 and it doesnt compare to the op7 pro in terms of performance.
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Are you running android 10 or 9? I'm sticking with 9 because i had issues with 10 (so do many others) No signs of slowdown here. Ive played with a note 10 and it doesnt compare to the op7 pro in terms of performance.
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I'm on 10, have thought about changing back to 9 but there's quite a few things I enjoy about 10, except the slowness.
Don't get me wrong when I first opened my 7 pro, my other devices including my S10 didn't even feel like they were in the same ball park, but now it just feels like it's getting sluggish.
I've had freezing and its only 2 months old
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I've had freezing and its only 2 months old
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I've had a couple of things freeze for about 20 seconds then it comes good again.
Just a thought, based on something I've experienced... Are you using Magisk Hide by chance? I've noticed that some apps (Google for instance) react poorly to being targeted by Magisk Manager.
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Hi guys.
I recently switched to OnePlus ( 7 pro specifically ) and out of all the phones I've used, XS max, note 10, S10 ECT it's by far the best phone I've used. Although 1 small problem is lately my phone has been feeling like it's getting slower and slower, more and more lags seems to be happening, and things are taking a lot longer to open. Is anyone else experiencing this, or have any ideas what I could do?
Thanks in advance.
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get havoc rom, all that trash will disappear.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/development/rom-havoc-os-2-6-t3942337
also, sams has the worst software on android platforms.
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Just a thought, based on something I've experienced... Are you using Magisk Hide by chance? I've noticed that some apps (Google for instance) react poorly to being targeted by Magisk Manager.
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I'm not rooted, just stock Android 10.
It would really help by giving more info on what exactly you mean by "sluggishness". Are you saying general app opening speed/ sluggishness when typing emails/ slow bootup speeds? Where really is the problem...for all you know it could be a placebo effect or btw have you checked the screen refresh rate...is it 90hz or 60hz? Being on 90hz for so long, any other phone to me looks sluggish...
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It would really help by giving more info on what exactly you mean by "sluggishness". Are you saying general app opening speed/ sluggishness when typing emails/ slow bootup speeds? Where really is the problem...for all you know it could be a placebo effect or btw have you checked the screen refresh rate...is it 90hz or 60hz? Being on 90hz for so long, any other phone to me looks sluggish...
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The whole phone, everything I do, nothing is instant anymore. And yes it's on 90hz, I agree I used my S10 the other day and it looked terrible scrolling through stuff compared to 90hz
I second the OP. I have an OP 7 Pro, 12GB version. And after software updates etc, I have seen slowness on my phone. However, after root and running FDE.AI once, looks much better. I have no documentation to prove that actually is the case though, maybe a placebo effect.
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The whole phone, everything I do, nothing is instant anymore. And yes it's on 90hz, I agree I used my S10 the other day and it looked terrible scrolling through stuff compared to 90hz
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Funny, I can't see such sluggishness on my OP7Pro. It will be a joke to see sluggishness on these phones given that the phone specs are nothing short of desktop-level specs. I would highly recommend factory resetting your device or better yet starting right from scratch i.e. doing a fastboot stock rom flash using the latest update. This should (hopefully) iron out your issues. I'd also suggest being a bit careful on the apps that you install and rather not restore from google backups. It's best to start afresh (at least once in a while)
Just curious... Have you tried shutting off the animations or at sped them up?
I scaled mine down to 0 and my device is blazing fast now.
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Funny, I can't see such sluggishness on my OP7Pro. It will be a joke to see sluggishness on these phones given that the phone specs are nothing short of desktop-level specs. I would highly recommend factory resetting your device or better yet starting right from scratch i.e. doing a fastboot stock rom flash using the latest update. This should (hopefully) iron out your issues. I'd also suggest being a bit careful on the apps that you install and rather not restore from google backups. It's best to start afresh (at least once in a while)
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That is my plan providing I can't do anything without factoring resetting.
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Just curious... Have you tried shutting off the animations or at sped them up?
I scaled mine down to 0 and my device is blazing fast now.
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No I haven't actually, I'll give that a go and see how I go
If you've used up 50% of your storage then of course the phone will be processing things slower than a phone that had nothing stored in it. That effect occurs with every device that has memory.
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If you've used up 50% of your storage then of course the phone will be processing things slower than a phone that had nothing stored in it. That effect occurs with every device that has memory.
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Well I've been at over 70% storage used for the past few months and have seen zero drop in performance. My pixel 2 xl is 80% storage used and it to performs as if it was bone stock. I have over 100 apps on my OP7 pro and haven't lost anything that I didn't have in terms of battery and performance. I swear I don't know what some people do with there phones but issues like these and battery usually come from poorly coded apps. You also can't download PornHub mobile and expect it not to come with consequence of some sort.
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If you've used up 50% of your storage then of course the phone will be processing things slower than a phone that had nothing stored in it. That effect occurs with every device that has memory.
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I've had multiple devices where I've used well over 50% storage and never had any issues.
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Well I've been at over 70% storage used for the past few months and have seen zero drop in performance. My pixel 2 xl is 80% storage used and it to performs as if it was bone stock. I have over 100 apps on my OP7 pro and haven't lost anything that I didn't have in terms of battery and performance. I swear I don't know what some people do with there phones but issues like these and battery usually come from poorly coded apps. You also can't download PornHub mobile and expect it not to come with consequence of some sort.
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There's a pornhub mobile app? I didn't even know, cheers ???
Kidding, but serious. I am not sure what's happening, maybe I have some app that's causing stupid issues I am not sure, I think I'm gonna factory reset and go from there I think.