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Hi there guys. Im coming from the stupid Zenfone 2. That device was plagued with problems and mine is still working fine (except for the sim tray being shoddy and there being no technical assistance here in Brazil - at least not competent ones). I've read alot and decided for the Moto Maxx due to its battery autonomy and also because Motorola seems to keep supporting it (Marshmallow update and probably the next updated will also roll out, right?).
I am receiving it from the retailer tomorrow, and got some doubts: is the battery life and performance satisfactory even without rooting/xposed/amplify/greenify and stuff like this? Even if it is, have you guys done it just to improve it even further? I only use Whatsapp and occasionally a few games here and there, but the ****ing Zenfone 2 won't even last through 3 hours SOT.
Can you guys give me your personal opinions on the device? Given the price range, would you nowadays opt for another one or would keep it?
Thanks in advance!
Hawtpants said:
Can you guys give me your personal opinions on the device? Given the price range, would you nowadays opt for another one or would keep it?
Thanks in advance!
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I bought a 3rd one earlier this year -- new -- to keep as a backup since I like my first two so much (my wife and I use them daily). So, I own three, yeah.
Yes, Marshmallow can be rooted and Xposed installed. Is there a link yet to the OTA? Last I heard people were still installing all three stages of the recent Marshmallow soak test. Stage 3 became the final version, but I didn't know there was a download link yet.
One of the devs who maintains two custom ROMs, TWRP and a custom kernel for this phone (code name Quark), is in Brazil. @baybutcher27.
Of course, Brazil is a big country. I've been there half a dozen times, will be going back in a few months.
Yes the battery life is great, and with custom ROMs + kernel becomes even better. I play games on my Droid Turbo pretty frequently and they run great without a hitch. I love my phone
got mine last month
In my case it was a toss up between this and the HTC A9, a killer phone by all means, sure, it has a nice DAC but the puney 1900mah battery steered me towards the maxx,I use it for gaming ,etc overall medium usage and I never have to get ahold of my charger till night, on days when I don't use it that much it lasts for 1.5 , or even almost 2 days, this is all without greenifying or anything mind you, although the MM ROM I have might've played a good part in it
the audio IMO is a little lacking but overall I'm happy
Hope this helped
Thank you all you guys for your input! Have you tried any custom roms? If so which one is your favourite? Im putting my hands in it later today, cant wait to hammer down my Zenfone 2
Hello
I have UMI ROME MTK6753 Octa Core 64Bit 4G
From about 1 week, the phone turns off suddenly even if the battery level is above 90 % .
Even not hold a charge even if it is connected to the charger .
I bought the phone in January.
I Wind operator .
For six months there have been no problems .
Suggestions ?
Stefano
Same here.
Which firmware are you on? I have two Umi Rome phones, one on 3.03 and another on 3.04, and neither have this issue. I suggest you go to the umidigi forum to get the latest version (currently 3.05)
I ordered a new battery. Now it works fine...I hope for almost a year...
Hi.
Same here, bought a new one!!!
Firmware 3.01.
Now i have another UMI Rome problem!!!
Everything i touch on the display, do another process, menu or letter!!!
Made a factory reset and stays the same shi...
Thanks.
I had the same problem with my UMI Rome. Noticed the charge dropping very quickly, or the phone randomly shutting down and then after re-enabling the smartphone it was like 40%. Also, battery got a little swollen and I got a new one. It's working but the battery life / time on is not as good as was the stock one (even though it looks 1:1 the same).
I am on Firmware 3.04, updated via UMI software.
I also have a problem with the touchscreen, it's like its getting inaccurate, I have to press way lower than I actually need (like press below a big button to actually click on it). I have to look into recalibration.
On another note (sorry for a bit of an offtopic), anyone tried unrooting / magisk / phh's su to successfully play Pokemon GO? I haven't updated since their 0.35 version because I heard of the root checks and now that they enforced 0.39, I'm looking for a way to play it...
I am really unhappy with the UMI Rome, they promissed way more than they delivered. Battery life since the beginning wasn't satisfactory, now it's super bad. Screen isn't amoled, and there are multitouch and generally touch issues... the metal parts get scratched very easily, the plastic case I got is lowering my wifi reception really bad... Everything seems wrong.
So I recently got the new Xiaomi Mi6. The phone is great and all but mine seems to have a bad problem. It tends to heat up a lot! And sometimes I think it gets to around 40°. Imagine holding that! Anybody else out there encountering the same problem?
It's only been around a month and it seems to have affected the battery? Not pretty sure yet but I'm just concerned that it could have.
It could be either my phone that specifically have this problem alone wherein I could just easily ask for a replacement or it must be something I have done. Asking to find out if there are others encountering the same problem that has the same unit?
Hello guy,
First of all I'd like to say sorry for creating new thread because I want to ask all questions to the user here.
I try some deep research and see that only Sprints user didn't receive Marshmallow while other like H950, F510 are receiving it.
Anyway the main reason why I'm here is to ask more details about this device and its problem such as, Overheating, High Brightness, Boot loop, Battery. I'm going to buy this phone.
For the Overheating and High Brightness, I've just want to ask if update to Marshmallow will solve this problem or there's a way to fix it?
And how about boot loop? There's a way to fix it permanently or what? Or it only affects to some phone? I saw some thread burn the phone to make the phone come back to life, but I see in YouTube there's a guy who only replace his battery and the phone come back to life. So what the cause of boot loop for G Flex 2?
Also I want to know about the code name of G Flex 2 f510 battery. Before I bought the phone I want to make sure I can find the replacement for it, but I only see the battery for H950, Ls960 etc.... I know that the battery is BL T16, so the F510 also use that kind too or another? For this one I try to google as well but see nothing about it.
I hope all the owner of this phone could help me ??
It's a great phone, I like it very much ! Using with MarshMallow it's European version.
Never met with the problems what is discuss here!
Hi bro,
It's 3GB Ram? You're using H955?
The F510 also uses the BL-T16 battery.
About the bootloops: I've heard that the bootloops and the sudden deaths both come from the same issue: LG's bad soldering on
the motherboard. Both my G Flex 2's died this way not very long after I bought it.
I updated to Marshmallow and still had the overheating issue.
About the brightness: I've never thought it was an issue. I did notice, however, that the lowest brightness was still brighter than the LG G4's lowest brightness.
Overall, I'd say to stay away from this phone and get a Nexus 6P or Galaxy S7.
Haha, but I'm in love with this phone lol. Anyway, does f510 come with 3gb of ram?
There are 2 versions: one with 2GB and another with 3GB. The 2GB version is MUCH more common though; I have only seen 1 3GB. Hope this helps.
Thanks so much bro
Good phone overall, i loved it... Before it bootloped.. Been using it for 1.5years. Now i had to buy galaxy a5 2017,cause my flex is in the servis. If the flex is only viable option in your budget, buy it. Its still kinda a power house phone.
Do you know what the cause of boot loop?
2GB. H955. Never using to long period, never over heating it !
No game playing with it, only phone, navigation, web and mail.
So H959 is better than H950?
the cpu ...snapdragon 810 and & 808 are bad.. but its good...when they fix it
And do you know how to fix it?
it bootloop on me and lagged like hell 4 to 5 months after I got it. Snapchat was painful to use. Camera was decent. upgraded to an Samsung.a
Hello, I need a new phone and I'm looking at the Nokia 3 because it has an e-compass and gyroscope, sensors that are a must for me.
Sadly most brands are leaving e-compass behind. So I got really exited when I saw that all nokias have it.
So far the only thing that keeps me from buying it are the bugs I read about the phone in this forum and others: screen that doesn't turn on, battery drains, charging that stops at 80%, phone getting slow/choppy, phone that hangs after using the camera.
So I need to ask you this... how serious are those bugs? do you believe they're gonna fix them or they are not doing anything to improve it? is it worth it?
Thanks.
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Hello, I need a new phone and I'm looking at the Nokia 3 because it has an e-compass and gyroscope, sensors that are a must for me.
Sadly most brands are leaving e-compass behind. So I got really exited when I saw that all nokias have it.
So far the only thing that keeps me from buying it are the bugs I read about the phone in this forum and others: screen that doesn't turn on, battery drains, charging that stops at 80%, phone getting slow/choppy, phone that hangs after using the camera.
So I need to ask you this... how serious are those bugs? do you believe they're gonna fix them or they are not doing anything to improve it? is it worth it?
Thanks.
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Personally I haven't experienced any of those bugs, the only thing that once happened to me is that once the phone ran down and refused to charge or come on for a while. That said, I'm not sure other phones don't sometimes have similar or worse issues.
Might I ask, why do you need a phone with a compass sensor? Can't you just get a camera app from the play store, or wouldn't such an app work without the sensor?
Anyway bottom line is, the choice is up to you. I believe getting a phone without issues is sometimes a hit and miss situation. Ultimately you'll have to make the decision for yourself. I'm not really sure I can advise you on that. I got my Nokia 3 because I'd always liked the Nokia brand (but couldn't stand the WP os) so this was my way of declaring solidarity with Android on Nokia.
My biggest issue with the phone is the lack of backlight on the navigation buttons, which can be inconvenient in dark places. If that is not a deal breaker for you, you can go ahead and get it, but I'd recommend searching for info on people who have used the compass sensor first
XJeFX said:
Hello, I need a new phone and I'm looking at the Nokia 3 because it has an e-compass and gyroscope, sensors that are a must for me.
Sadly most brands are leaving e-compass behind. So I got really exited when I saw that all nokias have it.
So far the only thing that keeps me from buying it are the bugs I read about the phone in this forum and others: screen that doesn't turn on, battery drains, charging that stops at 80%, phone getting slow/choppy, phone that hangs after using the camera.
So I need to ask you this... how serious are those bugs? do you believe they're gonna fix them or they are not doing anything to improve it? is it worth it?
Thanks.
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Hi there !
First,I want to say Nokia 3 phone is for me a very good choice :
-have a clean pure android OS without bloats(thats why I am not sure it is a wise choice to root it or unlock boot)
-is a very fast phone if you disable apps you dont need(faster that a rooted debloated Xperia)
-I use MX or FV5 camera for taking very nice photos (at 8Mpx)
-Charging never stops if you know that Nokia 3 have a new protection system for battery-if phone is on charger and you use it a lot on 4g internet the temperature of battery is increasing over normal and automatically is trigged the protection suspending the charge until temperature drop to normal.
So is not a bug,is an enhancement for better battery life.
-If you search the guys who are over complaining you will see they work for competitors of Nokia.Dont forget is a tough competition and there are a lot of high end phones who are not on Oreo update program.Nokia until now keept their promise to deliver monthly updates and upgrades .
Also suspicious is the fact that MTK had double time to deliver drivers but is still delaying.
If you want the best budget phone Nokia 3 is by far the best choice !
All the best !
XJeFX said:
Hello, I need a new phone and I'm looking at the Nokia 3 because it has an e-compass and gyroscope, sensors that are a must for me.
Sadly most brands are leaving e-compass behind. So I got really exited when I saw that all nokias have it.
So far the only thing that keeps me from buying it are the bugs I read about the phone in this forum and others: screen that doesn't turn on, battery drains, charging that stops at 80%, phone getting slow/choppy, phone that hangs after using the camera.
So I need to ask you this... how serious are those bugs? do you believe they're gonna fix them or they are not doing anything to improve it? is it worth it?
Thanks.
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Hi, I'm using this phone about 2 months, and i had no bugs so far. I didn't tested compass so i can't really tell you about that function. I think that Nokia will fix those "bugs" that other users experienced because they release OTA updates often so you can be sure that you are on latest version. Design of this phone is nice, my friends like it too. Battery life is great for me, it lasts whole day without charging. Sound quality of speakers are ok, i would say average, sound quality through headphones is behind average, but that's my opinion. Customization of this phone is so far good. We have unlocked bootloader, TWRP, SuperSU root and Xposed. I hope that Nokia 3 can have some good Custom ROM. Performance in games are good. I play GTA:SA, Asphalt 8 without bugs in medium settings. Multitasking is ok, i can have 5 apps in background and no apps will be restarted.
I recommend you this phone, i think that it won't disappoint you.
Thanks for your replies!
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Might I ask, why do you need a phone with a compass sensor?
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I use a few astronomy apps regulary, those need e-compass/magnetometer to work. Also I'm a mapper and use a lot the GPS, GPS without compass is only half as useful. Being able to register where you were facing while taking a shot or registering a note is very useful in mapping, astronomy, hiking, etc.
XJeFX said:
Thanks for your replies!
I use a few astronomy apps regulary, those need e-compass/magnetometer to work. Also I'm a mapper and use a lot the GPS, GPS without compass is only half as useful. Being able to register where you were facing while taking a shot or registering a note is very useful in mapping, astronomy, hiking, etc.
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My advice is to buy TA-1032 variant which is European variant and have dual-sim because it have twrp and stock rom in case you bricked your phone.
Other variants are ok too, but only TA-1032 have twrp and stock rom at this moment. I hope that twrp and stock ROMs will be available for all variants.
I'm from argentina so I don't know wich variant i'm gonna find here... I know it is dual sim, but that's all i know about the nokia 3 they are selling here, EDIT: appearently the most common variant here is the TA-1028, very few sellers has it at this time that aren't even official stores and it's not that cheap, they are selling it here for USD 200-270. That's why i'm worried too because probably I can't get any local support.
XJeFX said:
I'm from argentina so I don't know wich variant i'm gonna find here... I know it is dual sim, but that's all i know about the nokia 3 they are selling here, EDIT: appearently the most common variant here is the TA-1028, very few sellers has it at this time that aren't even official stores and it's not that cheap, they are selling it here for USD 200-270. That's why i'm worried too because probably I can't get any local support.
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TA-1028 is single sim, TA-1038 will probably be the dual sim most common. I don't know if Amazon ships to Argentina, if they do and it doesn't cost too much, I think you can get the TA-1032 model there
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TA-1028 is single sim, TA-1038 will probably be the dual sim most common. I don't know if Amazon ships to Argentina, if they do and it doesn't cost too much, I think you can get the TA-1032 model there
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sellers says it has dual sim :/
Sadly I'm not willing to buy it outside my country because there are high chances that the postal office steal the package when it enters the country. Also import taxes adds up to 50-60% the price, so the risk is worthless. Easily I prefer to pay those USD 200-270 and be 100% sure I'm getting the phone. After all these troubles I need a really trustworthy phone.