Hi I just got my new Note 5 from T-mobile and I noticed main camera is not dead center unlike my note 3 or other phones I have I went back to the T-mobile store and guys there noticed the same thing and we checked the one on the display none of them were centered actually any body know about this issue store guys did not want to exchange it because they are all like that they said. any body know anything about this issue?
Mine is the same way, went to the store and we looked at the displays... All the same. =/ The guy suggested it might be because it's their first unibody design, which sounds plausible.
Camera lens of centered
Just confirmed with tmo tech that it should dead centered and mine sounds very loose clicking when moving phone around.
I think Samsung made some defective phones again lust like note 4 camera issues.
I believe it is due to the lens stabilization. If you turn the camera lens to face you, then open the camera app, the lens snaps to center, and visibly moves as the phone shakes.
MrCrash said:
I believe it is due to the lens stabilization. If you turn the camera lens to face you, then open the camera app, the lens snaps to center, and visibly moves as the phone shakes.
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You sir are absolutely correct! I found this out later last night as well.
Fwiw both mine and my wife's S6 have a lens that moves off center. It doesn't affect pictures or videos in the least.
Mine was recording clicking sound made by camera moving around as phone shake when recording video at tmobile store guys recorded video in storage room where it's very quiet I returned it I don't think I'll buy another note5 or any samsung phone untill they start to make good devices, my wife has the s6+ and does not any issues that I had with the note5.
senozlu1 said:
Mine was recording clicking sound made by camera moving around as phone shake when recording video at tmobile store guys recorded video in storage room where it's very quiet I returned it I don't think I'll buy another note5 or any samsung phone untill they start to make good devices, my wife has the s6+ and does not any issues that I had with the note5.
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this is ISO the kebs moves when taking pics and stays at its last position.. Go buy an iPhone. With out ios than
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What do you mean by this ISO?. I think you meant to say this is OIS which is moving camera lens assembly yes it should move and wiggle when not in use, when in use it should move to compansate motion and it shouldn't make clicking sound that records in to the video.
Foy your information if I was intrested to iphone I would buy one instead of an android device with or without OIS built-in $800.00 device premium price premium device I expected from samsun.
Don't forget this is a forum that people exchange information bounce ideas between each other.
Don't get nasty and mean.
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What do you mean by this ISO?. I think you meant to say this is OIS which is moving camera lens assembly yes it should move and wiggle when not in use, when in use it should move to compansate motion and it shouldn't make clicking sound that records in to the video.
Foy your information if I was intrested to iphone I would buy one instead of an android device with or without OIS built-in $800.00 device premium price premium device I expected from samsun.
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I don't understand how your camera lens is making such a clicking noise laud enough to be caught by your mic... If that's the case than that's really something wrong. And peopel are over reacting returning their phone for lensbnot being centered when that's normal if you want recordba video and while spinnign stop recording and you will see how the lens is not straight
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I just stopped by my local Verizon store, and my local Best Buy, and both had demo stations set up.
Some quick impressions:
The build quality is very nice. The matte etched glass looks better than I was expecting.
The notch looks much better in person. It's really not bad at all. I think everyone is reacting to close-up photos blown up on their monitor, and don't think about the real-world size of the device. However, the Verizon demo app running on the XL has the background of the notification bar blacked out to hide the notch.
The "chin" isn't that bad either (for the same reasons), especially given the trade-off of getting front-facing speakers.
The "Not Pink" is very subtle, but doesn't really look that good to me. However, that is a purely subjective opinion, and others may think it looks great.
Plenty of people are saying that the notch "isn't so bad" when the phone is in your hands, and while I'm more than happy to agree I'll say this - you shouldn't be spending this kind of money on a product that has something that "isn't so bad". The 128GB variant costs well over $1k with taxes included.. I shouldn't be settling for much when spending that kind of money on a smartphone. Headphone jacks, Micro SD compatibility, etc. are things that I am willing to forgive, but the notch might be a bit too much to swallow. We'll see, I get my Pixel 3 XL around the 26th. If I really can't stand it, it'll go back to Google and OnePlus will likely earn my money with their beautiful design and affordability.
Also, the notch doesn't seem so bad on its own - sure; but I'm sure most would feel different if they hold OnePlus' upcoming 6T in one hand and the Pixel 3 XL in the other. The teardrop notch will shame the Pixel 3 XL. Here's to hoping that the software on the 6T can somewhat match what Google's doing, as that's Google's biggest selling point.
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Plenty of people are saying that the notch "isn't so bad" when the phone is in your hands, and while I'm more than happy to agree I'll say this - you shouldn't be spending this kind of money on a product that has something that "isn't so bad". The 128GB variant costs well over $1k with taxes included.. I shouldn't be settling for much when spending that kind of money on a smartphone. Headphone jacks, Micro SD compatibility, etc. are things that I am willing to forgive, but the notch might be a bit too much to swallow. We'll see, I get my Pixel 3 XL around the 26th. If I really can't stand it, it'll go back to Google and OnePlus will likely earn my money with their beautiful design and affordability.
Also, the notch doesn't seem so bad on its own - sure; but I'm sure most would feel different if they hold OnePlus' upcoming 6T in one hand and the Pixel 3 XL in the other. The teardrop notch will shame the Pixel 3 XL. Here's to hoping that the software on the 6T can somewhat match what Google's doing, as that's Google's biggest selling point.
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Wellu won't, once u keep using pixel its hard to go back to anything else, basically google doesn't give a f... Ant how the notch looks, they are sellin the best software that's it, yes i agree the notch is ugly but i cant imagine myself using anything else after havin 2 xl for nearly a year
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Wellu won't, once u keep using pixel its hard to go back to anything else, basically google doesn't give a f... Ant how the notch looks, they are selling the best software that's it, yes i agree the notch is ugly but i cant imagine myself using anything else after having 2 xl for nearly a year
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I feel the same way as you do...but if this phone isn't rootable / ROM-able (because of this dam Titan Chip on Board)....it wont be the same as previous pixel/nexus devices.....that will likely be a deal breaker. It already has less battery, no additional ram, huge notch, no LED notification light.....not being rootable/ROM-able will be the straw that breaks the camels back.
Edit: I just came back from the Verizon store as well.....they had the phone in all 3 colors and the pixel stand. The phone looks nice. Lets just hope for root. Also the haptic feedback to me didn't seem better than the P2XL....I heard a few reviews online mention it was considerably improved and the Russian review even claimed it may be better than the iPhone's vibration motor. It didn't feel that way to me tho.
I went to a Verizon store today and check out the 3 and 3 xl myself. I have to say, I DO like it a lot! Like the OP said, in person, the notch is NOT that bad. Having said that, if anyone comes up with a way to partially hide it, I'll still be doing that. I didn't have long to play with it (on lunch from work), but here's what I got:
The screen is WAY better than the 2 xl. Way better. I did not notice any shift either. Compared to my 2 xl, it was definitely a huge improvement. Everything just looks better/clearer.
The glass back was actually pretty cool. You almost wouldn't know it was all glass. However, the matte finish ends just before the edges. That I don't like. The edges are smooth and somewhat slippery. They really should have extended the matte finish onto the edges.
The phone was definitely snappier. I have mine adjusted to .5 for all animations and such, and the 3 xl was much more smooth. I'm sure it will be super quick once that option is changed to .5 when I have mine in hand.
The chin is pretty much identical to the 2 xl. It does not bother me one bit. I would much rather have dual front facing speakers and a chin/notch/forehead than not.
I couldn't really test much else out as I didn't have time. As the OP mentioned, the dev settings were password locked, so, I couldn't play with the hide notch or animation settings. I will say that I was really on the fence on this. I wasn't even going to get one at all. I decided to last minute just to see, and send it back if I didn't like it. Now I'm excited for it's arrival next week. I think I'll be very happy with this.
All in all, it's a minor upgrade to the 2's. Even though the screen is much better, the speakers, and the camera's as well, it's not a huge difference. But, including the stand, my monthly payments are only going to be about 3 bucks more a month, so, to me, that's worth it.
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I went to a Verizon store today and check out the 3 and 3 xl myself. I have to say, I DO like it a lot! Like the OP said, in person, the notch is NOT that bad. Having said that, if anyone comes up with a way to partially hide it, I'll still be doing that. I didn't have long to play with it (on lunch from work), but here's what I got:
The screen is WAY better than the 2 xl. Way better. I did not notice any shift either. Compared to my 2 xl, it was definitely a huge improvement. Everything just looks better/clearer.
The glass back was actually pretty cool. You almost wouldn't know it was all glass. However, the matte finish ends just before the edges. That I don't like. The edges are smooth and somewhat slippery. They really should have extended the matte finish onto the edges.
The phone was definitely snappier. I have mine adjusted to .5 for all animations and such, and the 3 xl was much more smooth. I'm sure it will be super quick once that option is changed to .5 when I have mine in hand.
The chin is pretty much identical to the 2 xl. It does not bother me one bit. I would much rather have dual front facing speakers and a chin/notch/forehead than not.
I couldn't really test much else out as I didn't have time. As the OP mentioned, the dev settings were password locked, so, I couldn't play with the hide notch or animation settings. I will say that I was really on the fence on this. I wasn't even going to get one at all. I decided to last minute just to see, and send it back if I didn't like it. Now I'm excited for it's arrival next week. I think I'll be very happy with this.
All in all, it's a minor upgrade to the 2's. Even though the screen is much better, the speakers, and the camera's as well, it's not a huge difference. But, including the stand, my monthly payments are only going to be about 3 bucks more a month, so, to me, that's worth it.
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To me the chin on the 3XL was about 1mm thicker the than the chin on the 2XL. Not sure why...but it is slightly bigger. I could tell thought that it wouldn't take me long to get used to the notch.
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I just stopped by my local Verizon store, and my local Best Buy, and both had demo stations set up.
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The notch looks much better in person. It's really not bad at all. I think everyone is reacting to close-up photos blown up on their monitor, and don't think about the real-world size of the device. However, the Verizon demo app running on the XL has the background of the notification bar blacked out to hide the notch.
The "chin" isn't that bad either (for the same reasons), especially given the trade-off of getting front-facing speakers.
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About 4 months ago, my cousin got his hands on a Pixel 3 XL since his company does QA testing for Google devices. When I asked about the notch at that point, he said that it really is not bad in person. He played with my OnePlus 6 and told me the 3 XL notch isn't any worse, in real world usage. And now the reviews, including yours, seem to agree with what he told me. Now I'm curious to go see one for myself.
I really don't mind the chin, personally, just because front facing speakers would be amazing. The single bottom facing speaker on my OnePlus 6 really is not good at all.
Unfortunately, the immediate deal breaker for me is the 4GB RAM. Especially at that $899 price point. I'm not a spec chaser, by any means. But 4GB, at least in my usage, is not enough. Looking at the RAM usage of my OnePlus 6, I average 4.2GB - 4.4GB on a daily basis with normal usage. With my 2 XL, I'd find that the system would have to close down processes quite frequently to keep RAM in check. This lead to many app redraws throughout the day. It slowed the phone down and got quite annoying. Since switching to the OnePlus 6 with 8GB RAM (6GB would have been plenty), those issues are resolved. So, while I'd love to get that Pixel camera back and wireless charging would be great, I simply can't justify the cost for a phone that will inevitably be slower than my OnePlus 6. I'll hold out to see what the OnePlus 6T offers.
I already ordered the XL, however I checked out the phones in Verizon as well and the regular 3 seemed really nice as well! I'd be totally fine with it
Went to a Verizon store, they had two Pixel 3 XL's (black and pink) and one Pixel 3 (white).
The glass on the front is a lot flatter than the 2 XL glass. The active area of the screen doesn't seem to come too close to the curved edges, so full coverage glass screen protectors should be a lot easier to design and attach compared to the ones for 2 XL.
The third item under Settings / Display / Colors is Adaptive instead of Saturated.
The new OLED screens are a lot more uniform than 2 XL screens. They look less grainy, I didn't see any colored splotches either. Whites appear somewhat cold / bluish when Natural is selected under Settings / Display / Colors.
Apparently, the screen lottery is still a thing for the third generation of Pixels. The black XL screen had a noticeable red tint when viewed at an angle, while the pink XL screen had a blue tint. The tint first appears at an angle somewhat greater than for the 2 XL, so I guess that's progress. The white non-XL also had a slight reddish tint when viewed at an angle, but it was a lot less pronounced.
(Comparison photos were taken at 100% brightness, natural colors, white and dark gray screen test image. Image quality is not great, as I was trying to dodge reflections and glare and keep the tethered display units in place.)
All 3 phones had 64 Gb of internal memory. Both XL's had Micron storage and the non-XL had an SK Hynix chip. All 3 units had Micron-branded RAM.
Android version was listed as 9, no 9.1. yet.
After seeing the demo units, I'm feeling OK about my black 3 XL 128 Gb order.
bsg411 said:
I feel the same way as you do...but if this phone isn't rootable / ROM-able (because of this dam Titan Chip on Board)....it wont be the same as previous pixel/nexus devices.....that will likely be a deal breaker. It already has less battery, no additional ram, huge notch, no LED notification light.....not being rootable/ROM-able will be the straw that breaks the camels back.
Edit: I just came back from the Verizon store as well.....they had the phone in all 3 colors and the pixel stand. The phone looks nice. Lets just hope for root. Also the haptic feedback to me didn't seem better than the P2XL....I heard a few reviews online mention it was considerably improved and the Russian review even claimed it may be better than the iPhone's vibration motor. It didn't feel that way to me tho.
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Do some more research before saying it can't be rooted. Nothing is unbreakable, it's a matter of time and effort. Without the phone in hand we know nothing.
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Kisakuku said:
Went to a Verizon store, they had two Pixel 3 XL's (black and pink) and one Pixel 3 (white).
The glass on the front is a lot flatter than the 2 XL glass. The active area of the screen doesn't seem to come too close to the curved edges, so full coverage glass screen protectors should be a lot easier to design and attach compared to the ones for 2 XL.
The third item under Settings / Display / Colors is Adaptive instead of Saturated.
The new OLED screens are a lot more uniform than 2 XL screens. They look less grainy, I didn't see any colored splotches either. Whites appear somewhat cold / bluish when Natural is selected under Settings / Display / Colors.
Apparently, the screen lottery is still a thing for the third generation of Pixels. The black XL screen had a noticeable red tint when viewed at an angle, while the pink XL screen had a blue tint. The tint first appears at an angle somewhat greater than for the 2 XL, so I guess that's progress. The white non-XL also had a slight reddish tint when viewed at an angle, but it was a lot less pronounced.
(Comparison photos were taken at 100% brightness, natural colors, white and dark gray screen test image. Image quality is not great, as I was trying to dodge reflections and glare and keep the tethered display units in place.)
All 3 phones had 64 Gb of internal memory. Both XL's had Micron storage and the non-XL had an SK Hynix chip. All 3 units had Micron-branded RAM.
Android version was listed as 9, no 9.1. yet.
After seeing the demo units, I'm feeling OK about my black 3 XL 128 Gb order.
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Great post - thank you. What does Device State Locked mean? Is that network sim locked or bootloader locked?
micks_address said:
Great post - thank you. What does Device State Locked mean? Is that network sim locked or bootloader locked?
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locked bootloader.
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locked bootloader.
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Thanks - they are likely to be sim unlocked? Id really love to buy one next Thursday while in the US if I could.. I don't have the funds to pre order on google store till Thursday and even if I did I don't think it would be delivered to my hotel in providence in time.. id be afraid I wouldn't have it by checkout time Friday morning and have to leave without it. I guess the sensible thing to do is bite my lip and have patience for 1st week of November release in Ireland/Uk...
I'm not sure even if I knew someone with a Verizon account could they just buy one for me with my cash and hand it over or would they have to sign up to some sort of Verizon contract extension.. etc... my trip coming one week too early
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i chatted online with verizon rep and they said most phones you can buy with one month sim once off payment with no contract.. she sad they don't have info on pixel 3 yet and that with new phones it can be some time before its available.. probably still worth my while checking a store when i get there thursday to see what options are
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Do some more research before saying it can't be rooted. Nothing is unbreakable, it's a matter of time and effort. Without the phone in hand we know nothing.
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I never said its not rootable... I said it may not be. But yes we will have to wait and see. Deestroy from twrp has his order in so I'm hoping for the best.
God I hope there's no screen 'lottery' this time... That was not a post I wanted to see. The 3 and 3xl units I looked at were perfect. No shift whatsoever. Hopefully the demo units from the other post were just flukes. After 3 tries, my 2 xl screen is nearly perfect. I am NOT doing that again this time. If my 3xl comes and has bad blue (or red) shift, it's going back. Seriously, after last year, if Google hasn't done anything about quality control, I actually will likely be looking at other OEM's... I don't want to, but I'm not playing this game anymore. Anyway, I guess we'll see next week!
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Thanks - they are likely to be sim unlocked? Id really love to buy one next Thursday while in the US if I could.. I don't have the funds to pre order on google store till Thursday and even if I did I don't think it would be delivered to my hotel in providence in time.. id be afraid I wouldn't have it by checkout time Friday morning and have to leave without it. I guess the sensible thing to do is bite my lip and have patience for 1st week of November release in Ireland/Uk...
I'm not sure even if I knew someone with a Verizon account could they just buy one for me with my cash and hand it over or would they have to sign up to some sort of Verizon contract extension.. etc... my trip coming one week too early
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i chatted online with verizon rep and they said most phones you can buy with one month sim once off payment with no contract.. she sad they don't have info on pixel 3 yet and that with new phones it can be some time before its available.. probably still worth my while checking a store when i get there thursday to see what options are
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All the variants sold in the USA should be sim/carrier unlocked. There is only a few (or maybe only one) carrier in the UK who sold them with SIM lock,
However, I do not believe the phones will be available for sale until Friday the 19th, that is official release date I believe.
So i went to look at the demo units at my local VZ store and the notch isn't too bad and could probably live with it. from playing around with it is seems the software implementation around the notch is terrible. would it have killed them to round the edges on the top when the app didn't go into the notch area. it wouldn't auto rotate a little button to rotate showed up on the bottom when i rotated the phone and auto rotate was on i guess there was another option i didn't really look too hard for. The screen is nicer compared to my Pixel 2 XL i had with me, it goes more to each side edge so it does feel a bit bigger in that aspect but when an app stops at the notch it feels the same height, just my take on it.
One issue both demo units had that could be a big problem is the top left corner of the back the side with the camera felt squishy , when i pressed on it i could see it move i could even fit my nail under and it felt like it would start to come apart. I hope it just being a demo unit with those blocky brackets on the back adding extra stress to the back but it was only that corner.
Now im even more on the fence lol
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All the variants sold in the USA should be sim/carrier unlocked. There is only a few (or maybe only one) carrier in the UK who sold them with SIM lock,
However, I do not believe the phones will be available for sale until Friday the 19th, that is official release date I believe.
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Thanks I'm there all day Friday. I've had various responses from best buy chat..some say they are sim locked and I can't buy without a Verizon account. Others say that I can pay once off and walk away..will test the water's next week
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Thanks I'm there all day Friday. I've had various responses from best buy chat..some say they are sim locked and I can't buy without a Verizon account. Others say that I can pay once off and walk away..will test the water's next week
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Do be aware best buy only sells the Verizon variant, that will come with a locked bootloader, if they follow past history it wont be unlockable, at least for a long time, if ever.
If you plan to root and/or ROM the device you will need an unlockable bootloader to do so.
Also, you can do a one time payment for the phone online @ best buy site, no reason you cannot do the same in the store. Having said that, in the past, if you do one-time pay, they have tried to raise the price by $100. They tried it with me when buying iPhones, but you just tell them to check store.google.com and they have to price match.
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Do be aware best buy only sells the Verizon variant, that will come with a locked bootloader, if they follow past history it wont be unlockable, at least for a long time, if ever.
If you plan to root and/or ROM the device you will need an unlockable bootloader to do so.
Also, you can do a one time payment for the phone online @ best buy site, no reason you cannot do the same in the store. Having said that, in the past, if you do one-time pay, they have tried to raise the price by $100. They tried it with me when buying iPhones, but you just tell them to check store.google.com and they have to price match.
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If you do the one time payment payment on the best buy site does it ask for any verizon account details?
Pros:
It’s new. Looks a little nicer.
Can (at some point) take better pictures in the dark. The 2XL may get this?
Can answer calls for you. The 2XL will get this.
Wireless charging. But...
Screen is a little bigger, even without notch.
While the notch is ugly it does give you more space on the screen but do we really need it?
The sound is fuller. But…
Water resistant. But…
Cons:
With tax its $1100. With Charger and case it’s $1200
Google jerked me around for a month to get it to me.
They emailed there was a $50 Google store credit for ordering in the first few days but I ordered with Google Project Fi so that Google Store order I’m looking at is not a Google Store order. ???
It’s about $50 more and they are giving like $50 less this year for the trade in.
The Notch. It not so much that it is but what they gave up to get it. They should have just kept the same set up the 2 XL had and made the screen a little taller and wider. I’m ok with the notch as I’m one that wants the better speakers but they made one smaller and the sound is not the same and it’s the one you take calls (and use for the speaker phone?) on so I’d really rather they had not done this. It also messes up the screen when watching movies. On the 2 XL you can zoom most stuff a little a get full symmetric screen and not worry about burn in. But on the 3XL it chops off and squares the notch end. It just hurts my head for some reason, with the other end rounded.
Slow charging is still messed up. The 2XL has this issue somewhat but it will charge. A few times now I've come to find the 3XL has not charged at all and this morning it was at 49% but when I went to bed it was at 78% so what the heck?
The speakers do have a fuller sound but one is louder than the other and then there is the vibration. The vibration doesn’t bother me while holding it but there is distortion and a rattle like effect. I hear it in some of the notification sounds. If you go to settings, sound, advanced and then default notification sound, it should be Popcorn and every time at the end of it there is a rattle like buzzing. Not there on the 2XL.
The screen is pink. The 2XL is a little on the blue side but then the 3XL is pink. Mostly what you get used to I guess but I don’t like the pink.
Screen sensitivity. It’s really odd. Like I can double tap 4 or 5 times in a row and nothing happens but then it will work 4 or 5 times in a row. Like something is running in the background and it’s not see the touches. The fingerprint scroll is the same. Works for a time and then doesn’t. I also have issues scrolling up/down left/right once I’m logged in and using the phone. The 2XL is fine with this very basic stuff.
I've already seen pics of a few with glass backs broken. Wireless charging is cool but not sure if this is worth it.
I’m guessing none of these issues will be solved by software updates or swapping for another phone.
I think the 3XL we be worth even less next year than the 2XL is now.
The annual phone upgrade was a bummer this year.
So, return, swap, wait a month and get the 3XL again for like $800, keep the 2XL for another year or get the One Pulse 6T?
Tanquen said:
Pros:
It’s new. Looks a little nicer.
Can (at some point) take better pictures in the dark. The 2XL may get this?
Can answer calls for you. The 2XL will get this.
Wireless charging. But...
Screen is a little bigger, even without notch.
While the notch is ugly it does give you more space on the screen but do we really need it?
The sound is fuller. But…
Water resistant. But…
Cons:
With tax its $1100. With Charger and case it’s $1200
Google jerked me around for a month to get it to me.
They emailed there was a $50 Google store credit for ordering in the first few days but I ordered with Google Project Fi so that Google Store order I’m looking at is not a Google Store order. ???
It’s about $50 more and they are giving like $50 less this year for the trade in.
The Notch. It not so much that it is but what they gave up to get it. They should have just kept the same set up the 2 XL had and made the screen a little taller and wider. I’m ok with the notch as I’m one that wants the better speakers but they made one smaller and the sound is not the same and it’s the one you take calls (and use for the speaker phone?) on so I’d really rather they had not done this. It also messes up the screen when watching movies. On the 2 XL you can zoom most stuff a little a get full symmetric screen and not worry about burn in. But on the 3XL it chops off and squares the notch end. It just hurts my head for some reason, with the other end rounded.
Slow charging is still messed up. The 2XL has this issue somewhat but it will charge. A few times now I've come to find the 3XL has not charged at all and this morning it was at 49% but when I went to bed it was at 78% so what the heck?
The speakers do have a fuller sound but one is louder than the other and then there is the vibration. The vibration doesn’t bother me while holding it but there is distortion and a rattle like effect. I hear it in some of the notification sounds. If you go to settings, sound, advanced and then default notification sound, it should be Popcorn and every time at the end of it there is a rattle like buzzing. Not there on the 2XL.
The screen is pink. The 2XL is a little on the blue side but then the 3XL is pink. Mostly what you get used to I guess but I don’t like the pink.
Screen sensitivity. It’s really odd. Like I can double tap 4 or 5 times in a row and nothing happens but then it will work 4 or 5 times in a row. Like something is running in the background and it’s not see the touches. The fingerprint scroll is the same. Works for a time and then doesn’t. I also have issues scrolling up/down left/right once I’m logged in and using the phone. The 2XL is fine with this very basic stuff.
I've already seen pics of a few with glass backs broken. Wireless charging is cool but not sure if this is worth it.
I’m guessing none of these issues will be solved by software updates or swapping for another phone.
I think the 3XL we be worth even less next year than the 2XL is now.
The annual phone upgrade was a bummer this year.
So, return, swap, wait a month and get the 3XL again for like $800, keep the 2XL for another year or get the One Pulse 6T?
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Easy answer for me..I canceled my 3xl and got the 6t. Saved a bunch and actually really like it. Maybe next year Google
I had to send back my pixel because it was getting choppy animations at the lockscreen. If the replacement has any issues, I'm returning the phone and waiting for the S10.
Tanquen said:
Pros:
It’s new. Looks a little nicer.
Can (at some point) take better pictures in the dark. The 2XL may get this?
Can answer calls for you. The 2XL will get this.
Wireless charging. But...
Screen is a little bigger, even without notch.
While the notch is ugly it does give you more space on the screen but do we really need it?
The sound is fuller. But…
Water resistant. But…
Cons:
With tax its $1100. With Charger and case it’s $1200
Google jerked me around for a month to get it to me.
They emailed there was a $50 Google store credit for ordering in the first few days but I ordered with Google Project Fi so that Google Store order I’m looking at is not a Google Store order. ???
It’s about $50 more and they are giving like $50 less this year for the trade in.
The Notch. It not so much that it is but what they gave up to get it. They should have just kept the same set up the 2 XL had and made the screen a little taller and wider. I’m ok with the notch as I’m one that wants the better speakers but they made one smaller and the sound is not the same and it’s the one you take calls (and use for the speaker phone?) on so I’d really rather they had not done this. It also messes up the screen when watching movies. On the 2 XL you can zoom most stuff a little a get full symmetric screen and not worry about burn in. But on the 3XL it chops off and squares the notch end. It just hurts my head for some reason, with the other end rounded.
Slow charging is still messed up. The 2XL has this issue somewhat but it will charge. A few times now I've come to find the 3XL has not charged at all and this morning it was at 49% but when I went to bed it was at 78% so what the heck?
The speakers do have a fuller sound but one is louder than the other and then there is the vibration. The vibration doesn’t bother me while holding it but there is distortion and a rattle like effect. I hear it in some of the notification sounds. If you go to settings, sound, advanced and then default notification sound, it should be Popcorn and every time at the end of it there is a rattle like buzzing. Not there on the 2XL.
The screen is pink. The 2XL is a little on the blue side but then the 3XL is pink. Mostly what you get used to I guess but I don’t like the pink.
Screen sensitivity. It’s really odd. Like I can double tap 4 or 5 times in a row and nothing happens but then it will work 4 or 5 times in a row. Like something is running in the background and it’s not see the touches. The fingerprint scroll is the same. Works for a time and then doesn’t. I also have issues scrolling up/down left/right once I’m logged in and using the phone. The 2XL is fine with this very basic stuff.
I've already seen pics of a few with glass backs broken. Wireless charging is cool but not sure if this is worth it.
I’m guessing none of these issues will be solved by software updates or swapping for another phone.
I think the 3XL we be worth even less next year than the 2XL is now.
The annual phone upgrade was a bummer this year.
So, return, swap, wait a month and get the 3XL again for like $800, keep the 2XL for another year or get the One Pulse 6T?
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Pink screen do you have pictures? Honestly to me it does sound like you have a defective device. I have had no touch screen sensitivity issues some of the XL 2's had that as well but I know it was possible to improve/fix with software. I've been through 3 and incoming 4th pixel and so far all the screens have been great leaps and bounds vs my old XL 2. I've been trying to RMA for the earpiece buzzing during calls even on calls you could hear it if you put your ear up to the earpiece. Two of them were like this and the third one was 80-85% better so acceptable but it had the greyed out OEM unlock. Probably some derp at the factory put a Verizon phone into a Google box or flashed Verizon firmware on it so #4 is on its way.
You could be perfectly fine on the XL 2 and the One Plus is a good option with some sacrifices obviously. So the question is are you a Pixel/Google fan boy and are committed to their products and have to have the latest and greatest of their offerings? If yes, then I would say keep swapping out till you get one that is satisfactory to you so you can have their latest shiny. Do we need the extra screen space probably not but that's like asking do we truly need all these shiny extras . They're not really necessary per say, but they are nice to have! If no, then I would say go with the One Plus 6T as it is a solid bang for the buck if you don't mind the 1080p screen and no IP rating for water/dust resistance or no front facing speakers and a camera that probably won't be as good etc. No version 2 if you want to save money just stick with the XL 2 as most of the software features from the XL 3 will probably make their way down eventually. Hope this helps.
Here is a pic of the 2. The pink tint actually makes it a little harder for me to read the light grey text in the calendar.
Both are set to solid white backgrounds and 65% brightness and colors set to boosted.
So a few weeks ago I was an idiot and crushed my OnePlus 8 in my trunk. I realized while I was closing it what was happening, so I was able to keep it from closing all the way and, surprisingly, the phone still works. Parts of the screen sometimes work and I was able to get a remote screen pulled up using adb and scrcpy. The phone still runs fine, cameras work, speakers work, battery life seems fine, etc. The big problem is that not only is the screen broken, it seems that I bent the frame a little too.
I don't have money to buy a brand new phone and I don't have any warranty so I'm in a position of needing to repair what I have. Does anyone have any suggestions for where I can get a new screen? Ideally I'd also like to buy a new frame so I don't have to try and bend my existing frame flat; I think it might break or the screen may not sit right if I don't do it perfectly. I've looked at a couple of places like Witrigs who actually sells a frame and screen assembly together, but I've read some bad stuff about them online and am afraid to go through with a purchase.
Also, I've noticed that OnePlus reduced the pricing on their in-house repair options recently so now it looks like it would be $160 + a $30 service charge so this might actually be the best option. I'm afraid though that once they get it they might have to replace the frame too and might charge a ton more or even decide to replace other components that aren't necessary.
The frame if distorted is probably toast. It's easier to replace both if they come as a unit.
If the service center it using OEM parts... go for it.
If you do it yourself follow full ESD protocols. The separate assemblies are very susceptible to ESD damage once out of circuit.
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So a few weeks ago I was an idiot and crushed my OnePlus 8 in my trunk. I realized while I was closing it what was happening, so I was able to keep it from closing all the way and, surprisingly, the phone still works. Parts of the screen sometimes work and I was able to get a remote screen pulled up using adb and scrcpy. The phone still runs fine, cameras work, speakers work, battery life seems fine, etc. The big problem is that not only is the screen broken, it seems that I bent the frame a little too.
I don't have money to buy a brand new phone and I don't have any warranty so I'm in a position of needing to repair what I have. Does anyone have any suggestions for where I can get a new screen? Ideally I'd also like to buy a new frame so I don't have to try and bend my existing frame flat; I think it might break or the screen may not sit right if I don't do it perfectly. I've looked at a couple of places like Witrigs who actually sells a frame and screen assembly together, but I've read some bad stuff about them online and am afraid to go through with a purchase.
Also, I've noticed that OnePlus reduced the pricing on their in-house repair options recently so now it looks like it would be $160 + a $30 service charge so this might actually be the best option. I'm afraid though that once they get it they might have to replace the frame too and might charge a ton more or even decide to replace other components that aren't necessary.
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It depends on where you live. If you are from the USA, I recommend iFixScreens. They Provide free diagnosis of your phone, give you estimate charges, and provide 180 days warranty.