The Honor 9 comes with two different options for RAM. You can get either 4GB or 6GB. During the launch event, Honor showed a video speed test where the 6GB RAM Honor 9 smoked the Galaxy S8.
In this video, you can see it's about on par with the OnePlus 5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxDGpZhohrY
So which version will you be getting?
The 4GB one, it is already a bit expensive in Europe (at least in comparison to China) and I don't think I need the extra 2 GB anyway
I'd like to take the 6 GB version. But in Europe only the 4 GB version is available. And I don't think buying it in China just to get those 2 extra GB is worthy, since you'll have to pay more after customs and you're probably losing warranty.
Any thoughts about that? Are you buying official store EU or from China importers?
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Looking to upgrade from my OnePlus One. Currently considering the Note 8 or an S8+ (although wanting to wait and see what happens with the Pixel XL 2, Mi Mix 2, and maybe even the iPhone 8 (or X, whatever it'll be called)).
I played with the Note 8 in a shop and it was fine, but as I'd like to save some cash am considering the 128gb/6gb ram version of the S8+. Note 8 is about $1600 NZ (although most pre-orders come with an 128gb or 256gb microSD card, wireless charger and sometimes additional things like a speaker or powerbank) where as I can find an S8+ 128gb/6gb version for $1144. My understanding is that the G9550 is either a China or Hong Kong version. Does that mean any issues with using Google apps or getting Google Play going? Would that also mean any issues with future OS updates?
Or should I pay even less and just go for a regular S8+ for around $1000 NZ? I'm a pretty basic phone user nowadays. Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, Spotify , social apps and running the DJI Go 4 app for my Mavic.
Cheers for the feedback.
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Looking to upgrade from my OnePlus One. Currently considering the Note 8 or an S8+ (although wanting to wait and see what happens with the Pixel XL 2, Mi Mix 2, and maybe even the iPhone 8 (or X, whatever it'll be called)).
I played with the Note 8 in a shop and it was fine, but as I'd like to save some cash am considering the 128gb/6gb ram version of the S8+. Note 8 is about $1600 NZ (although most pre-orders come with an 128gb or 256gb microSD card, wireless charger and sometimes additional things like a speaker or powerbank) where as I can find an S8+ 128gb/6gb version for $1144. My understanding is that the G9550 is either a China or Hong Kong version. Does that mean any issues with using Google apps or getting Google Play going? Would that also mean any issues with future OS updates?
Or should I pay even less and just go for a regular S8+ for around $1000 NZ? I'm a pretty basic phone user nowadays. Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, Spotify , social apps and running the DJI Go 4 app for my Mavic.
Cheers for the feedback.
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I have zero complaints with my S8+ 4GB Snapdragon version. 4GB is enough to make the phone fast. The Note 8 being a grand is absurd to me.
6Gb is amazing when you use many apps simultaneously. It's smooth and quick.
Have used S8 and 4gb isn't bad but 6gb is amazing.
If your not going to root the phone, so far I think the G9550 is the best model. Dual Sim, 128gb storage, 6gb ram, more coverage on cell bands than all the others it seems. I have travelled all over US and EU and with my US T-Mobile account I have internet everywhere. Even in the US I have better coverage than I had with my US based Samsung S7 which I attribute to the large list of supported radio bands.
I am not a pro at this, so I am open to someone correcting any of my assumptions.
This question is being asked almost everywhere.
Will 6gb version of RN5pro be available during first sale?
Its not available on flipkart and mi website doesn't show products like flipkart.
Why its important?
Because if it won't be available for a few flash sale then i would settle for 4gb version. But if think that its might be available and keep looking for that during flash sale then there won't be enough time for me to buy even 4gb version.
So if any one of you find out any news about this then please share it here. And i will update the thread.
Also try asking about this on twitter and tag manu jain, jai mani, mi support, redmi india etc like i am doing.
Wait for a few flash sales if You need 6GB for sure... Anyway even getting 4GB variant in the first few sales will be difficult... But why would someone want a 6GB variant in which everything is the same as the 4GB one with only 2GB of RAM extra for a ₹3k hike in price??? 4GB will be more than enough for any heavy usage (unless You are the God and need all power to run this whole earth)... It would have been reasonable if They had given 128GB internal with that 6GB variant... I dont think that extra 2GB is worth the wait and money... Im using Redmi 3S Prime with 3GB RAM and I have had no issue with it yet... Think of it as its a matter of ₹3k, You can get a lot of extra useful stuffs for that (I'd recommend a fast charger and a Power bank for that money)...
The 6GB variant will not be sold in first flash sale!
6gb available in mi.com not in flip kart.
Forget 6gb variant you will be lucky enough if you get the 4gb variant in any flash sale before April/May or if xiaomi decide to go for pre booking as they did with redmi note 4.
3k more for 6gb doesn't make sense to me, yes if it has sd660 and quick charge 3.0 or 4.0 enabled with it, it would worth the price but it's not and i think because of less demand of that variant Xiaomi will manufacture less units of it so you have very low chance to get it if those bots and people will leave any for others. LoL ?
Hi there, i'm planning in buy the early bid of the poco x3 pro, but i can't decide what memory cut should i take. i plan to keep it with the stock firmware for at least a year, then jump on custom rom.
In your opinion wich version will have the higher support? should i really mind the 2gb of ram difference?
I think support will be the same, at least I never heard a ROM mentioning the RAM and memory size requirements for the same model (other specs). If you plan to create a lot of videos and edit them with Apps I would go for 8/256. The 256 Gb are UFS 3.1 which is a lot faster then 2.1 which other devices in this price range have and I have seen none with 8/256 so cheap as this device. Snapdragon 860 + 8/256 GB for me are the top specs at this price.
the 2gb of ram do really make some difference? i do not need the extra space, i just want a device "future proof", i have used my moto g5 plus for nearly 4 years, and i'm going to change it just because the battery and the usb plug are quite dead (changed already both)
I can tell you that no noticeable spee difference, but will prevent app reloading in the background. I went for the lower version and everything seems fine.
@surcof :
Save the few bucks for the 2 GB of RAM when you're not a heavy multitasker or use very memory intensive applications on your phone. 6 GB are pretty enough for Android in 2021 and surely for the 4 next years of use.
The 128 GB ROM are definately not worth the higher price because of the hybrid Slot of the device. For 50 € you can buy a fast highend SD-Card with more memory.
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Hi there, i'm planning in buy the early bid of the poco x3 pro, but i can't decide what memory cut should i take. i plan to keep it with the stock firmware for at least a year, then jump on custom rom.
In your opinion wich version will have the higher support? should i really mind the 2gb of ram difference?
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12/512 is better
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12/512 is better
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Where do you have the POCO X3 Pro with 12/512GB?
I can upgrade my phone really cheap through work. My current daily driver is an unlocked Galaxy S22 Ultra 256 GB. I like that phone a lot, but I want to try a Pixel 7 Pro (I used to have a Pixel 3 XL), particularly for the camera. Specifically, I can either get an AT&T 128 GB Pixel 7 Pro for a mere $99 or a 256 GB one for $289. So the difference between 128 GB and 256 GB is $190, which seems pretty steep to me. That's why I'm considering the 128 GB version, even though I'm currently using a 256 GB Galaxy S22 Ultra.
I'm currently using about 140 GB on my S22 Ultra, but that includes 46 GB of music (even though I actually listen to perhaps 10 GB worth and I had added all the rest mostly 'cos I could), about 42 GB of photos and videos (although I don't need to keep every photo and video I take on my phone), and about 28 GB worth of apps. I don't game at all.
Which one would you do? 128 or 256 GB? How much actual space do you have at your disposal on each of storage options? Is the $190 difference between 128 and 256 GB worth it? (I know, I know, very much a first-world "problem"...
Thanks!
--Ron
dutch_in_seattle said:
I can upgrade my phone really cheap through work. My current daily driver is an unlocked Galaxy S22 Ultra 256 GB. I like that phone a lot, but I want to try a Pixel 7 Pro (I used to have a Pixel 3 XL), particularly for the camera. Specifically, I can either get an AT&T 128 GB Pixel 7 Pro for a mere $99 or a 256 GB one for $289. So the difference between 128 GB and 256 GB is $190, which seems pretty steep to me. That's why I'm considering the 128 GB version, even though I'm currently using a 256 GB Galaxy S22 Ultra.
I'm currently using about 140 GB on my S22 Ultra, but that includes 46 GB of music (even though I actually listen to perhaps 10 GB worth and I had added all the rest mostly 'cos I could), about 42 GB of photos and videos (although I don't need to keep every photo and video I take on my phone), and about 28 GB worth of apps. I don't game at all.
Which one would you do? 128 or 256 GB? How much actual space do you have at your disposal on each of storage options? Is the $190 difference between 128 and 256 GB worth it? (I know, I know, very much a first-world "problem"...
Thanks!
--Ron
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Honestly, only you can decide whether it's worth it for you. For some it may be worth it because they need the space and the trade-in value will be greater, while others may not think it's worth it. And only you know what your financial situation is.
I know, not helpful, but hey, it's really a matter of how you feel about it. Either way, it's still a very good bargain you're getting.
I would use a storage analyzer app to see what is using up your storage and decide if you can cut down or not. Keep in mind you want to have at least 10% of the storage unused for best performance. 128GB formatted storage is about 118GB, system uses about 14GB, minus 10% buffer = roughly 93GB of usable storage give or take.
At this day and age I would NEVER buy any phone with less than 256GB because the camera photos/videos are very large to start off with.
What you can do though since you already have a good phone, get the 128GB since it's way cheaper, use a streaming service like Spotify for music and for your photos and whatnot, when you take a good collection of photos/videos either upload them to the cloud or remove them from the phone and store them safely on your computer.
I would naturally lean towards getting the 256 GB version, but that would just about *triple* the cost ($99 > $289), which just seems so stupid, just to double the storage. I'd pay almost twice as much for the option to go from 128 to 256 GB than for the entire 128 GB phone ($99 vs. $190)! Sure, either way is a lot cheaper than paying full price, but I'm thinking that this phone won't be my daily driver, although I might love it so much I'd ditch my S22 Ultra---who knows...
I continue to stew on this...
Went for the 128gb myself. Almost everything I do is streamed, and I regularly backup my photos to my NAS and Amazon photos, meaning I can delete what I have on the phone. Not much point in my spending an extra £100 for something I won't use.
However, each person is different. If you have 100gb of music and video files? Then it's a no brainer and the 256gb is the way to go.
My Pixel 6 Pro was a 256GB one but for me the extra space was right waste of extra money so i went for a 128GB Pixel 7 Pro.
However if you think you are going to use more space then buy a phone with more space because you will only end up kicking yourself if you fill it up.
dutch_in_seattle said:
I would naturally lean towards getting the 256 GB version, but that would just about *triple* the cost ($99 > $289), which just seems so stupid, just to double the storage. I'd pay almost twice as much for the option to go from 128 to 256 GB than for the entire 128 GB phone ($99 vs. $190)! Sure, either way is a lot cheaper than paying full price, but I'm thinking that this phone won't be my daily driver, although I might love it so much I'd ditch my S22 Ultra---who knows...
I continue to stew on this...
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The Pro version also comes with a extra 4gb of ram then the normal version and a bigger display which is why it's a extra $190
I'm talking about Pixel 7 Pro 128 GB vs. Pixel 7 Pro 256 GB, not Pixel 7 vs. Pixel 7 Pro.
Anyway, I've opted for the 256 GB version, even though it was $190 more than the 128 GB version. Even at $289, it's a steal. I'm excited to try it out and see if I like it so much that I'll sell my current S22 Ultra.
--Ron
My bad I'm just dumb and misread sorry
Basically you ask other people if you can use less storage.
I can only answer for myself. I use 40% of my 128GB storage on the Nothing Phone 1.
IDK how this should help you but there you go.
I have 256Gb variant and I'm using 61Gb of 246Gb storage. So 128Gb for isn't enought.
Another way to look at it is the extra 128GB of storage on the phone costs the same as 4 years worth of 200GB Google One storage (UK prices).
There's a 512Gb version too!
Shmackitup said:
There's a 512Gb version too!
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USA only I think.
I got the 512gb... I used almost all the 256... Next phone will be 1tb
Thanks to Google Photos, I don't feel the need for more than 128GB of memory at all.
256gb for me although so far, have only used about 35gb of it. It's a fear thing, fear of running out of space (which never happens) and fear of not being able to move it on at a later date, I always feel the bigger storage options go first and will get slightly more...
Google,
if there was 1Tb unlocked version,
I would paid more for it !!
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Google,
if there was 1Tb unlocked version,
I would paid more for it !!
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xactly this. Lol,
if i don't split phone between personal and business, i would already pick up Xperia phone instead of my current P7P.
am glad that i have my Aquos R6 on other side of my pockets. It has microSD slot and allow me to slot in my 1TB card there.
phone with larger storage tend to be usable for longer time as well, thus less upgrade / phone changes needed.
Hello!
I currently have a Galaxy A40 and I am considering getting a Galaxy S10e. The reasons are the slightly smaller size, better screen and specs, but mostly for custom ROM compatibility.
Since all phones since the S10e have gotten taller and been striped of the headset jack and memory card reader, I thought I should invest in an S10e.
My question is about RAM memory. I was thinking I should go for the 8GB version (Exynos) to stay more future proof, but it is quite expensive and only available refurbished.
Is the 8GB version a good idea for compatibility with future ports/ROMs, or is it unnecessary and might not get more custom ROM upgrades because of the 6GB limitation of the way more common version? I'm guessing speed would also increase with the 8GB version, but what would you recommend?
Hi, I have the a couple of Exynos version of the Galaxy S10e and all have 6 GB of RAM.
One runs LineageOS 20, the rest runs Samsung's stock ROM (Android 12)
I have not heard of Custom ROMs having a minimum RAM requirement so I doubt that 6 GB or 8 GB RAM would
hinder you now or in the future to run any ROM for the S10e.
Also performance wise, I would not expect much difference. In my experience 6 GB RAM is more than enough.
But of course it depends on how you use the phone. If you load (a couple of) RAM intensive applications and
constantly switch between them, then 8 GB might give a noticable performance boost in some circumstances.
Is that worth the money? In my opinion, only when the price difference is small. If the 6 GB is (much) cheaper
then by all means, go get one. I fully recommend the S10e, has not dissapointed me yet (had them for more than a year and I bought them used).
Get the european 6 GB version: G970F.
Unlocking the bootloader (for root and custom ROMs) is essential now that Samsung won't update the S10e anymore.
The 8 GB versions of the G970U and U1 won't let you unlock the bootloader (unless you pay someone to generate a custom unlock code for you, but even that doesn't work anymore if your phone has Samsung's latest security update).
So make sure to get the 6 GB G970F instead.
If you can find a non-american 8 GB version, please let me know
Thank you, @rimpelbekkie and @rogier666 for your replies. Since my A40 has 4GB of memory, I was thinking that I should go for a bigger upgrade than 6GB. It should make it more future proof and a nice comeback to anyone with a new phone asking me how much RAM my 4 year old phone has. It would also be nice to have a quite rare version of the S10e, the 8GB Exynos version. But I get your point, rimpelbekkie.
So as my first step, I will buy the $400 8GB S10e (refurbished to new condition). It is supposed to have an Exynos processor. If it turns out that it doesn't, then I will return it and get the $230-$360 6GB version (depending on color and warranty period). I'll let you know, ogier666.