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should i sell mate 8 and get a Xiaomi Mi Max?

Hello guys... since Huawei has a bad camera and bad notification time receive i am thinking of selling my mate 8 128 champagne gold and get a MI Max 4gb ram + 128 storage... what do you think guys?
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oh gawd no! hardware is waaay worse on the mi max... only upsides are larger display and larger battery, but tbh, 6 inches is more handy than 6.44
also, camera quality has been improved on the new B321 firmware according to user reports notifications can be handled by proper settings and conversion of user apps into system apps, no problem there!
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I did just that and I am happy with the switch. However as previous poster said the hardware is not quite as good but the software runs just as smooth and even smoother in Play Store for example. You can't really tell that much in everyday usage that the hardware inside is inferior. The build quality is not as good either but it's good enough.
All in all I'm more happy with the Mi Max. MIUI is much more polished than EMUI and looks much better and has way better theme support.
I have written a review about it. It's in Swedish but Google Translate should translate it good enough for you:
https://translate.google.se/transla...i-mi-max-recension-3gb-32gb.133656/&sandbox=1

Ali5592 said:
Hello guys... since Huawei has a bad camera and bad notification time receive i am thinking of selling my mate 8 128 champagne gold and get a MI Max 4gb ram + 128 storage... what do you think guys?
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yeah do that if you are insane............ i got the max it was nice sold on the second day nowhere near in quality to the mate 8 .....

Only pro would be maybe more mature os.
Mate 8 is currently the best phablet that doesn't do anything perfect but everything good or above average.
Snapdragon 650 would be major step down.
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Mi 5 max looks better
mathurmatt said:
yeah do that if you are insane............ i got the max it was nice sold on the second day nowhere near in quality to the mate 8 .....
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UFS Storage?

Does anyone know if the Honor 8 has UFS storage on board like the Galaxy S7 ?

djibril13 said:
Does anyone know if the Honor 8 has UFS storage on board like the Galaxy S7 ?
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No. As for now only the latest Samsung flagships has it.
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The One Plus 3 and Axon 7 have UFS 2.0 I'm pretty sure. The Honor 8 has some of the fastest App start up times and 4K random read & write speeds though which tend to be more important to the actual user experience (presumably due to larger/more aggressive file caching in RAM and firmware optimizations respectively). http://www.anandtech.com/show/10678/the-huawei-honor-8-review/7

evilpaul13 said:
The One Plus 3 and Axon 7 have UFS 2.0 I'm pretty sure. The Honor 8 has some of the fastest App start up times and 4K random read & write speeds though which tend to be more important to the actual user experience (presumably due to larger/more aggressive file caching in RAM and firmware optimizations respectively). http://www.anandtech.com/show/10678/the-huawei-honor-8-review/7
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As far as I rembember, OP3 and Axon 7 came out before UFS.
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The OP3 has it https://oneplus.net/3/specs

evilpaul13 said:
The OP3 has it https://oneplus.net/3/specs
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Just checked it. You were right. Thanks for the clarification buddy.
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MI5 also do have UFS support.
But Huawei P9 too lacks in UFS

I'm not sure about the P9, but in practice without a USB 3.0 data connection (the Honor 8 has USB 2 transfer speeds from its USB3 Type C connector), the only thing you would probably notice a difference on the H8 versus devices with UFS 2.0 would be copying (not moving) a file from internal storage to internal storage (i.e. making a duplicate). Even with 90-95MB/s rated SD cards sequential transfers shouldn't bottlenecked. The 64GB Samsung Pro+ card I'm using only hits 75MB/reads and 90MB/s writes (why are writes higher?) according to the few tests I've run.
That said, I'd still wish the Honor 8 had UFS anyway just because.

evilpaul13 said:
I'm not sure about the P9, but in practice without a USB 3.0 data connection (the Honor 8 has USB 2 transfer speeds from its USB3 Type C connector), the only thing you would probably notice a difference on the H8 versus devices with UFS 2.0 would be copying (not moving) a file from internal storage to internal storage (i.e. making a duplicate). Even with 90-95MB/s rated SD cards sequential transfers shouldn't bottlenecked. The 64GB Samsung Pro+ card I'm using only hits 75MB/reads and 90MB/s writes (why are writes higher?) according to the few tests I've run.
That said, I'd still wish the Honor 8 had UFS anyway just because.
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It snapped into me. I was talking about the UFS SD card slot earlier. Haha.
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Those I really am looking forward to. Adoptable Storage and Link2SD sort of stuff would be great with good transfer speeds.

evilpaul13 said:
Those I really am looking forward to. Adoptable Storage and Link2SD sort of stuff would be great with good transfer speeds.
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I agree. I am using Link2SD since it was around.
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MTK Sources

Hello comunity!
First: Sorry for my bad english.
2nd: I've had found the sources from the mt6797 which is build in the redmi note 4 MTK. Is this enought for building a AOSP rom ?
There's the link: https://github.com/MT6797?tab=repositories
venor sources: https://gitlab.com/mt6797/vendor

diedmaster said:
Hello comunity!
First: Sorry for my bad english.
2nd: I've had found the sources from the mt6797 which is build in the redmi note 4 MTK. Is this enought for building a AOSP rom ?
There's the link: https://github.com/MT6797?tab=repositories
venor sources: https://gitlab.com/mt6797/vendor
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No.
Mediatek + Xiaomi = No support, no kernel, nothing. Just deal with it. Trust me, I've been there. I had RN2. Ditched it after year.

gr4nis said:
No.
Mediatek + Xiaomi = No support, no kernel, nothing. Just deal with it. Trust me, I've been there. I had RN2. Ditched it after year.
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mhm thats a REAL shame :/ but thanks for answer

Don't you think the developers who know how to develop AOSP already know? They are WAY ahead of you. If you checked the dev forum instead of being lazy you would see that there is already an alpha of CyanogenMod 14.1 which is built from sourcecode.
The problem is not MTK sources, it's Redmi Note 4 sources. Drivers for the camera and the fingerprint reader and stuff like that.
Sorry if you think I'm being rude, but this is borderline a troll/spam thread. You get people half excited from the title then share a repo link that any child could find in Google.
Please leave the development to the developers.
gr4nis said:
No.
Mediatek + Xiaomi = No support, no kernel, nothing. Just deal with it. Trust me, I've been there. I had RN2. Ditched it after year.
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And yet you decided to try your luck and get another MTK device?
Most of us are aware that getting an MTK device means no AOSP. We get them because they have a high price-to-performance ratio.
Personally I am glad to move away from the Xperia series; it had every AOSP fork under the sun being made for it but they were ALL buggy. It's just torture. If you really want that kind of developer stuff, you should get a Google device.

CosmicDan said:
Don't you think the developers who know how to develop AOSP already know? They are WAY ahead of you. If you checked the dev forum instead of being lazy you would see that there is already an alpha of CyanogenMod 14.1 which is built from sourcecode.
The problem is not MTK sources, it's Redmi Note 4 sources. Drivers for the camera and the fingerprint reader and stuff like that.
Sorry if you think I'm being rude, but this is borderline a troll/spam thread. You get people half excited from the title then share a repo link that any child could find in Google.
Please leave the development to the developers.
And yet you decided to try your luck and get another MTK device?
Most of us are aware that getting an MTK device means no AOSP. We get them because they have a high price-to-performance ratio.
Personally I am glad to move away from the Xperia series; it had every AOSP fork under the sun being made for it but they were ALL buggy. It's just torture. If you really want that kind of developer stuff, you should get a Google device.
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thanks for you answer,
I really didnt know that .. I thought with the SoC sources the drivers are allready included .. but okey, thanks anyway

CosmicDan said:
And yet you decided to try your luck and get another MTK device?
Most of us are aware that getting an MTK device means no AOSP. We get them because they have a high price-to-performance ratio.
Personally I am glad to move away from the Xperia series; it had every AOSP fork under the sun being made for it but they were ALL buggy. It's just torture. If you really want that kind of developer stuff, you should get a Google device.
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Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.

gr4nis said:
Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.
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Actually you said "We"
1. nominative plural of*I.
2. (used to denote oneself and another or others):
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/we
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gr4nis said:
Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.
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I mean if anything the Qualcomm variant is the dissapointing one, why would you buy it over the Redmi note 3 with a much faster processor and more rom support is beyond me.

Wilderone said:
Actually you said "We"
1. nominative plural of*I.
2. (used to denote oneself and another or others):
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/we
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What?
I didn't use word "We" in any of my posts. Is this reply for @CosmicDan?
Nintonito said:
I mean if anything the Qualcomm variant is the dissapointing one, why would you buy it over the Redmi note 3 with a much faster processor and more rom support is beyond me.
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It may be faster, but it's not better overall. SD 625 is based on newer architecture (14nm) which makes it cooler in load and offer your phone much better battery life. If you don't do serious gaming, the difference in speed is not even noticable (Also SD 650 is gonna throttling much sooner because of higher temperatures, which is point where SD 625 can match it's performance). And about ROMs... You can't be serious! RN3 Pro is year older than RN4X, which is still new device. Of course more people have it therefore more people develop for it. Give it some time, and RN4X gonna excede RN3Pro (even now there is developement for all ROM's I'm interested in and a lot more). Also 625 is newer than 650 so it's gonna be supported longer.

gr4nis said:
Who said I did? I have Global version of RN4 (mido). I just replied to him, cause I know that feeling to be disappointed by MTK device. I had one and that is definitely gonna be my last.
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Oh sorry, I just assumed you had the MTK version because... well.. THIS IS THE MTK SUBFORUM.
You come in here and trash-talk a device/chipset you don't even have, and expect us to value your opinion? Please.
gr4nis said:
What?
I didn't use word "We" in any of my posts. Is this reply for @CosmicDan?
It may be faster, but it's not better overall. SD 625 is based on newer architecture (14nm) which makes it cooler in load and offer your phone much better battery life. If you don't do serious gaming, the difference in speed is not even noticable (Also SD 650 is gonna throttling much sooner because of higher temperatures, which is point where SD 625 can match it's performance). And about ROMs... You can't be serious! RN3 Pro is year older than RN4X, which is still new device. Of course more people have it therefore more people develop for it. Give it some time, and RN4X gonna excede RN3Pro (even now there is developement for all ROM's I'm interested in and a lot more). Also 625 is newer than 650 so it's gonna be supported longer.
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"Better" is subjective. For starters, my X20 Note 4 does not overheat (in fact this is the first I've ever heard about thermal issues on this thing). Secondly, battery life is a non-issue for me - I get ~5 hours SoT which is more than enough to last me a whole day, even two or three if I don't get to charge one night for whatever reason.
The SD is actually probably the same in gaming sine the MTK GPU is underpowered, but in the CPU department the Helio X20 beats the pants off of the SD. You say the speed is not noticeable yet you just admitted you don't even have a Note 4 MTK variant so how do you know? The numbers speak for themselves - the Geekbench score is just too big for it to not be noticeable when under load.
ROM's are a moot point, they don't interest me - only an idiot (or, I suppose, a former fan who regrets their purchase) buys a Xiaomi device and gets rid of MIUI. You can get a Nexus or last-gen Xperia device or whatever for cheaper if you want that crap.
Anyway, you said you don't even have an MTK device, yet you're in here criticizing it, that's like a perfect example of trolling. I'm unsubbing, not gonna waste my time on this anymore.
Personally, I got the Note 4 at the time (right near launch) because I needed a new phone RIGHT NOW, I wasn't going to wait ~6 months for a device that's the same price and only a little bit better - if I waited six months I could of saved more and gotten a high end device. But the SD variant only has two things going for it - better battery life, and support for non-MIUI ROM's - two things that I and many others don't need.

You Said it all Dan..but many users think they know better...
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CosmicDan said:
Oh sorry, I just assumed you had the MTK version because... well.. THIS IS THE MTK SUBFORUM.
You come in here and trash-talk a device/chipset you don't even have, and expect us to value your opinion? Please.
"Better" is subjective. For starters, my X20 Note 4 does not overheat (in fact this is the first I've ever heard about thermal issues on this thing). Secondly, battery life is a non-issue for me - I get ~5 hours SoT which is more than enough to last me a whole day, even two or three if I don't get to charge one night for whatever reason.
The SD is actually probably the same in gaming sine the MTK GPU is underpowered, but in the CPU department the Helio X20 beats the pants off of the SD. You say the speed is not noticeable yet you just admitted you don't even have a Note 4 MTK variant so how do you know? The numbers speak for themselves - the Geekbench score is just too big for it to not be noticeable when under load.
ROM's are a moot point, they don't interest me - only an idiot (or, I suppose, a former fan who regrets their purchase) buys a Xiaomi device and gets rid of MIUI. You can get a Nexus or last-gen Xperia device or whatever for cheaper if you want that crap.
Anyway, you said you don't even have an MTK device, yet you're in here criticizing it, that's like a perfect example of trolling. I'm unsubbing, not gonna waste my time on this anymore.
Personally, I got the Note 4 at the time (right near launch) because I needed a new phone RIGHT NOW, I wasn't going to wait ~6 months for a device that's the same price and only a little bit better - if I waited six months I could of saved more and gotten a high end device. But the SD variant only has two things going for it - better battery life, and support for non-MIUI ROM's - two things that I and many others don't need.
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You should read more and write less. I was comparing SD 650 and SD 625. Didn't even mention MTK or RN4 (nikel). So your whole post is actually pointless.

gr4nis said:
You should read more and write less. I was comparing SD 650 and SD 625. Didn't even mention MTK or RN4 (nikel). So your whole post is actually pointless.
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You were comparing SD chipset in the wrong thread. This is a Mediatek subforum. So actually, his post is not pointless.

ekin_strops said:
You were comparing SD chipset in the wrong thread. This is a Mediatek subforum. So actually, his post is not pointless.
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True. It was OT, but I just responded to someone else's comment. Didn't come with it on my own.

CosmicDan said:
Don't you think the developers who know how to develop AOSP already know? They are WAY ahead of you. If you checked the dev forum instead of being lazy you would see that there is already an alpha of CyanogenMod 14.1 which is built from sourcecode.
The problem is not MTK sources, it's Redmi Note 4 sources. Drivers for the camera and the fingerprint reader and stuff like that.
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OK let me get this straight. The culprit here is xiaomi and not mediatek for not releasing sources? Is there any chance xiaomi will release sources? How come snapdragon note 4 has so many roms? Does that mean xiaomi has released sources for it? Has mediatek released sources for this device? Sorry for asking

adrxano said:
OK let me get this straight. The culprit here is xiaomi and not mediatek for not releasing sources? Is there any chance xiaomi will release sources? How come snapdragon note 4 has so many roms? Does that mean xiaomi has released sources for it? Has mediatek released sources for this device? Sorry for asking
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Neither note 4 has official source from Xiaomi. Difference is that Snapdragon devices can be made to boot from CAF source from Qualcomm due to sheer experience, and the same has not been accomplished with Mediatek's Helio X20 source. That and xda has a massssssssuve preference towards Qualcomm anyways due to repeat positive experiences, so most developers spend the time on Qualcomm devices.

CosmicDan said:
Oh sorry, I just assumed you had the MTK version because... well.. THIS IS THE MTK SUBFORUM.
You come in here and trash-talk a device/chipset you don't even have, and expect us to value your opinion? Please.
"Better" is subjective. For starters, my X20 Note 4 does not overheat (in fact this is the first I've ever heard about thermal issues on this thing). Secondly, battery life is a non-issue for me - I get ~5 hours SoT which is more than enough to last me a whole day, even two or three if I don't get to charge one night for whatever reason.
The SD is actually probably the same in gaming sine the MTK GPU is underpowered, but in the CPU department the Helio X20 beats the pants off of the SD. You say the speed is not noticeable yet you just admitted you don't even have a Note 4 MTK variant so how do you know? The numbers speak for themselves - the Geekbench score is just too big for it to not be noticeable when under load.
ROM's are a moot point, they don't interest me - only an idiot (or, I suppose, a former fan who regrets their purchase) buys a Xiaomi device and gets rid of MIUI. You can get a Nexus or last-gen Xperia device or whatever for cheaper if you want that crap.
Anyway, you said you don't even have an MTK device, yet you're in here criticizing it, that's like a perfect example of trolling. I'm unsubbing, not gonna waste my time on this anymore.
Personally, I got the Note 4 at the time (right near launch) because I needed a new phone RIGHT NOW, I wasn't going to wait ~6 months for a device that's the same price and only a little bit better - if I waited six months I could of saved more and gotten a high end device. But the SD variant only has two things going for it - better battery life, and support for non-MIUI ROM's - two things that I and many others don't need.
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I Agree 100%, i have MTK and my girl SD, MTK RULES!!!

adrxano said:
OK let me get this straight. The culprit here is xiaomi and not mediatek for not releasing sources? Is there any chance xiaomi will release sources? How come snapdragon note 4 has so many roms? Does that mean xiaomi has released sources for it? Has mediatek released sources for this device? Sorry for asking
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Do you not know that the combo of cpu, camera, soc, on the redmi note 4 is simillar to a lot of other androids lol. And those other androids have their sources released. You know where jm going with this. Redmi note 4 snapdragon having a lot of custom roms is in no way a big thanks to the redmi note ⁴ community itself. Get real.

personally I dislike miui as it has no support for advanced USB OTG features such as gamepad compatibility or being used as a usb keyboard/touchpad mouse for your pc . though at least the MTK chipset on this phone supports 10bit h265 and vp9 which makes it good for long trips. provided most of your trip isn't in direct sunlight.

asdf2354 said:
personally I dislike miui as it has no support for advanced USB OTG features such as gamepad compatibility or being used as a usb keyboard/touchpad mouse for your pc . though at least the MTK chipset on this phone supports 10bit h265 and vp9 which makes it good for long trips. provided most of your trip isn't in direct sunlight.
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hmm MTK Note4 Support advanced OTG, eyboard, mouse and my soudcard (Soundbalster USB XiFi works fine)

Htc u11 performance

Hello to all owners of the new beloved device for all of us htc fans.
I have created a benchmarking app last year called UxBench that is available on playstore for free and with no ads. I was just curious about this types of applications and how they can be consistent and accurate in the results.
I wonder if someone of the owners of the 11 can run the program and post here a screenshot or post the results from inside the app.
I have found until now that performance has to do also with software oprimizations and it is not only depended on hardware.
Last week an s8 reached the top after some months where huaweis were in top. I wonder really how high the 11 can be in this list having in mind that the 11 already has a great score despite the older hardware.
The test is very quick about 1-2 minutes. No need to worry about getting hot.

rhohpex said:
Hello to all owners of the new beloved device for all of us htc fans.
I have created a benchmarking app last year called UxBench that is available on playstore for free and with no ads. I was just curious about this types of applications and how they can be consistent and accurate in the results.
I wonder if someone of the owners of the 11 can run the program and post here a screenshot or post the results from inside the app.
I have found until now that performance has to do also with software oprimizations and it is not only depended on hardware.
Last week an s8 reached the top after some months where huaweis were in top. I wonder really how high the 11 can be in this list having in mind that the 11 already has a great score despite the older hardware.
The test is very quick about 1-2 minutes. No need to worry about getting hot.
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Here you go

Easy first place. Im wondering why the s8 is so slow?
Run it again 200686

Sashtheflash said:
Easy first place. Im wondering why the s8 is so slow
Run it again 200686
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Thanks! I was sure the 11 is the fastest! I have seen videos in youtube showing a difference in app opening and multitasking with s8. Also my app shows clearly that software plays a great role in performance.
The storage reading is a little low. This is an unbuffered reading of text files. If that was a little higher the device could go about 220000.

My test...

here is mine, Sprint HTC U11.

Here's mine. UK model.

Here is mine. I was also playing Pandora at the same time.

It's a bit late now but here it goes. 64 gb French model.

I want to correct something the s8 and even the note 8 have an older chipset with less clock speed
not a year older but older

128GB Model
Viper rom with elementalx kernel

Nice. Stock, 1.27 single sim. 4gb/64gb.

Stock 1.27, Dual sim, 128Gb+6Gb

Here's mine. U11 stock 1.27 128 GB / 6 GB RAM from Hong Kong.

Sprint, bone stock
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Stock, 6/128gb

LEEDROID 6/128 211992
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipONR1JB1sOD7l0eYsDf6KPd-inKsl7UUy2mq9jz

i dont know why does name seem different 128/6

128gb/6gb

US unlocked with Venom and Elemental X http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59c3376444f04/Screenshot_20170920-203408.png?

12GB RAM ???

For my usage even 6GB ram in my S9+ is enough, so the 8GB version of OP7 Pro should be more than enough. The question is: is 12GB RAM going to be FASTER than the 8GB in any way when only using ONE app\benchmark\game at a time?? Cus I want the FASTEST.
As far as I know about how PCs work, more Ram only helps if you are using it... but then why did OP ''leak'' the cpu benchmark from the 12GB variant? https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/05/...isting-confirms-12-gb-ram-and-snapdragon-855/

sensationvsgalaxy said:
For my usage even 6GB ram in my S9+ is enough, so the 8GB version of OP7 Pro should be more than enough. The question is: is 12GB RAM going to be FASTER than the 8GB in any way when only using ONE app\benchmark\game at a time?? Cus I want the FASTEST.
As far as I know about how PCs work, more Ram only helps if you are using it... but then why did OP ''leak'' the cpu benchmark from the 12GB variant? https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/05/...isting-confirms-12-gb-ram-and-snapdragon-855/
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More RAM = More App memory

sensationvsgalaxy said:
For my usage even 6GB ram in my S9+ is enough, so the 8GB version of OP7 Pro should be more than enough. The question is: is 12GB RAM going to be FASTER than the 8GB in any way when only using ONE app\benchmark\game at a time?? Cus I want the FASTEST.
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You already know the answer.
By the time you need 12 gigs- you will probably become some 3 years older from now -- when a different SoC, GPU and the OS would actually want to make use of it on extremely intensive tasks.
sensationvsgalaxy said:
but then why did OP ''leak'' the cpu benchmark from the 12GB variant? https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/05/...isting-confirms-12-gb-ram-and-snapdragon-855/
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Don't know why "leaked" but all I can think of a phone having 12 gigs of RAM for now & also competitors following suit is all about BRAGGING RIGHTS.

Virgo_Guy said:
You already know the answer.
By the time you need 12 gigs- you will probably become some 3 years older from now -- when a different SoC, GPU and the OS would actually want to make use of it on extremely intensive tasks.
Don't know why "leaked" but all I can think of a phone having 12 gigs of RAM for now & also competitors following suit is all about BRAGGING RIGHTS.
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THANKS ..thats what I thought too..only that this video made me wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs_sCYQ8C3s& (starting 2:42..until then it's not interesting)

Virgo_Guy said:
You already know the answer.
By the time you need 12 gigs- you will probably become some 3 years older from now -- when a different SoC, GPU and the OS would actually want to make use of it on extremely intensive tasks.
Don't know why "leaked" but all I can think of a phone having 12 gigs of RAM for now & also competitors following suit is all about BRAGGING RIGHTS.
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Perhaps - but if you get 2-3 Andiiod upgrades and you pass your phone on to kids, grandma or someone who's less of a power user, having a phone that works can be better than buying them a new one.
Or if things keep going the way they're going, you keep the phone yourself because there's no significant upgrade that merits buying a whole new phone as long as the current one still works fine.

Superguy said:
Perhaps - but if you get 2-3 Andiiod upgrades and you pass your phone on to kids, grandma or someone who's less of a power user, having a phone that works can be better than buying them a new one.
Or if things keep going the way they're going, you keep the phone yourself because there's no significant upgrade that merits buying a whole new phone as long as the current one still works fine.
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In both cases I doubt how much of a role the 12 gigs would play(highly doubtful) at all in comparison to 8 gigs, as that "additional" 4 gigs will have little to do with the system but a newer redesigned SoC definitely WILL - which will be absent.
I mean just adding some "Access gigs Of RAM " will not make the phone futureproof.

How many nand chips make up the 8Gb and the 12 GB?
If there are more chips in the 12gb version then it will eat more battery.

Just ordered the blue 12 G version ?

Unfortunate that 12GB is only available in blue.

Im about to order the 12GB version just for bragging rights. Does the 12GB actually make a difference to the performance? Unlikely if say. I have a 6T Mclaren and the 10GB makes zero difference over the ordinary 6T but with the Snapdragon maybe the extra ram is utilised who knows. Anyway Im hesitant as I don't want what Happened to the 6 to happen again a special edition Red color soon after. That really makes me angry. I was lucky to get the McLaren when I did. Don't want to spend over €800 and see that happening all over again.
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