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I wanna buy a new phone because my OP3 battery is not the best anymore. I looked the last days for a smartphone with is not this expensive and i bookmarked the Honour 10 which is very cheap for the stuff in it and the OP6 which has the same price if I send back my OP3 to OP.
What do you think about the battery life? Is it better then before?
Is this smartphone worth to buy it?
And whats about the camera? is it good?
I hope there is someone who can help me with my questions !
Thx
DerSky1 said:
Hello together!
I wanna buy a new phone because my OP3 battery is not the best anymore. I looked the last days for a smartphone with is not this expensive and i bookmarked the Honour 10 which is very cheap for the stuff in it and the OP6 which has the same price if I send back my OP3 to OP.
What do you think about the battery life? Is it better then before?
Is this smartphone worth to buy it?
And whats about the camera? is it good?
I hope there is someone who can help me with my questions !
Thx
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Nobody knows yet. You'll have to wait until it launches.
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What did he said? Good or bad?
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What did he said? Good or bad?
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He said to wait until Monday
DerSky1 said:
Hello together!
I wanna buy a new phone because my OP3 battery is not the best anymore. I looked the last days for a smartphone with is not this expensive and i bookmarked the Honour 10 which is very cheap for the stuff in it and the OP6 which has the same price if I send back my OP3 to OP.
What do you think about the battery life? Is it better then before?
Is this smartphone worth to buy it?
And whats about the camera? is it good?
I hope there is someone who can help me with my questions !
Thx
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On the OP6 presentation, they say "10% more efficient". Not sure what they mean (the SD845 vs SD835 or the phone hardware in general, or the display ?), but it should be good news and it should have a bit better battery than the 5T - provided the new larger screen does not offset all the efficiency gains. But the standby time should be a bit better, in my opinion.
I wish op would place a bigger battery in the O6. I wish they bumped it up to 3500 nah
No way, 6.3 inch and 3300 mAh
Klanac89 said:
No way, 6.3 inch and 3300 mAh
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I thought display size doesn't matter for battery life on AMOLED screens since it doesn't have a backlight like on LCD Screens
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I thought display size doesn't matter for battery life on AMOLED screens since it doesn't have a backlight like on LCD Screens
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Both have back-lighting. With OLED every pixel has its own light source (and it's behind most of the screen's filters and other components = back-lighting), so electrical consumption does go up as you increase de number of pixels (either by increasing resolution or screen size). An LCD screen has a band of white LEDs on one side of the display and an array of filters under the LCD panel to evenly distribute this line of LEDs on the whole surface of the display, in this case electricity consumption also goes up as you increase the screen size but not as much when you increase the resolution.
When you change the number of pixels or their size, other factors come into play influencing the actual power consumption (like a bigger OLED pixel may be more or less efficient than a smaller one, or an LCD filter may get more or less efficient at distributing the light on a bigger surface). This may result in consumption values that can be falsely interpreted.
In the end, a bigger OLED display will consume more energy than a smaller one, same goes for an LCD screen. The fact that an OLED display can "turn off" or dim some parts of the display when full luminosity isn't needed is the main reason why OLEDs consume less than LCDs.
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Both have back-lighting. With OLED every pixel has its own light source (and it's behind most of the screen's filters and other components = back-lighting), so electrical consumption does go up as you increase de number of pixels (either by increasing resolution or screen size). An LCD screen has a band of white LEDs on one side of the display and an array of filters under the LCD panel to evenly distribute this line of LEDs on the whole surface of the display, in this case electricity consumption also goes up as you increase the screen size but not as much when you increase the resolution.
When you change the number of pixels or their size, other factors come into play influencing the actual power consumption (like a bigger OLED pixel may be more or less efficient than a smaller one, or an LCD filter may get more or less efficient at distributing the light on a bigger surface). This may result in consumption values that can be falsely interpreted.
In the end, a bigger OLED display will consume more energy than a smaller one, same goes for an LCD screen. The fact that an OLED display can "turn off" or dim some parts of the display when full luminosity isn't needed is the main reason why OLEDs consume less than LCDs.
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Thanks for the explanation. I still think Oneplus 6's battery life wont be worse than 5T's battery life
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Thanks for the explanation. I still think Oneplus 6's battery life wont be worse than 5T's battery life
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Oh yeah a bit under 5% increase in both surface area and pixel count won't make much difference in practice, and this difference will probably be offset by the new software and hardware enhancements that come with every newer device. I didn't mean to infer that the bigger screen would yield worse battery life when comparing 5t and 6, I was rather only elaborating on the general meaning of your comment.
I'm coming from a OnePlus 3T, and this battery, at least for me, it's lasting longer than the 3T actually... Also, received on Friday in Spain, so I may need more days to try it deeply.
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Thanks for the explanation. I still think Oneplus 6's battery life wont be worse than 5T's battery life
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Technically it should be better. It's the same 402 ppi and 3300 mAh battery with at least a 10% more power efficient SD845 SoC. Plus any additional OOS optimizations.
I think it won't be as good as the OnePlus 5 (I get 1.5 days per charge with heavy use) but I think it's should be a little better then the 5T. We're just gonna have to wait and see.
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I thought display size doesn't matter for battery life on AMOLED screens since it doesn't have a backlight like on LCD Screens
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Sure not, just check how "great" devices are, with 6.3 inch and 3300 mAh, like the Note 8
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Sure not, just check how "great" devices are, with 6.3 inch and 3300 mAh, like the Note 8
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The Note 8 has almost twice as many pixels as the OP6...
You should be able to get above 8 hours of screen on time I guess.
The Oracle said that you will know when you'll know. Now you know when you will know.
I had a OnePlus 2 and the battery was terrible lasted about 2 -2.5 SOT max (I always use my phones with BT on Wifi and battery saving location mode)
Moved to pixel got 3hrs max SOT 3450 mah
Moved to 5T and got great battery 3.5-5hrs 3300 mah
Just got OP6 from 89% to 19% first charge I've got 4hrs SOT
3300 mah
So OnePlus are doing something seriously good with the battery
Thanks to Amoled you need to go with >5h SOT, when you watch videos but when you buy something good, like the Mate 10 Pro, you will get this time even without wifi and videos
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Here's an interesting thought I came up with when I started reading about the Razr MAXX, and now the HTC OneS (Ville)
Why not go further? It seems like it's only reasonable that if we accept non-removable batteries (not easily, at least), then we should be getting even more battery life than the Razr MAXX. The Razr could easily have a battery that made the back perfectly flat or just barely lower than the camera bump, and have the best battery life of any phone on the market. 4000 mAh might be overkill, but maybe that's what we need.
I feel like the Ville/OneS has the same question. What's the point of making a phone so thin? No one complains about thinness to a certain extent, but people complain about battery life all the time.
I agree with you, but IMO the fact that so many vendors shove stupid skins and launchers on their devices is just evidence that most of these companies aren't explicitly interested in what the end-user wants. They're just interested in what's going to be a big deal on ads.
4G LTE!
WORLD'S THINNEST SMARTPHONE!
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Sure, these things are indirectly driven by the market. But unless people stop buying the thinnest and fastest smartphones and aim for the devices with the best battery life, manufacturers will probably continue to make batteries that are just "good enough".
That may not hold true forever, though. Samsung recently announced that they're going to put an emphasis on getting all-day use out of their devices, perhaps following in the footsteps of the RAZR MAXX. In my opinion, the MAXX's attention to battery capacity should be a necessity to all phone manufacturers.
Personally, I feel like the majority of the device needs to be devoted to battery. At least, unless battery technology improves drastically. Our computing power has becoming ridiculously power-efficient over the years, but we don't start more efficient versions of our same processors in these devices--we just use this efficiency to justify putting more powerful hardware in, which results in more bang for (basically) the same battery life.
It makes sense that the RAZR would be as thin as it is and have a battery the size it does.
However, I do have an extended battery on my G2. I don't have a problem with the size.
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I feel like the Ville/OneS has the same question. What's the point of making a phone so thin? No one complains about thinness to a certain extent, but people complain about battery life all the time.
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I agree. I also think it is interesting that people want a phone so thin but it has a 4.5+ inch screen. They are getting so close to making phones slightly smaller tablets.
On a side note, Apple might be working on the solution to this problem. There are rumors about a hydrogen-powered iPhone in the near future. I don't have much information about the subject, but just hearing this story is very amazing to me.
Happy charging! xP
Well, I'm one of those who want long battery life as well as wide screen. But non-removable batteries would be inconvenient if your battery runs out, right?
And you are right about the cell phone turning into mini computer thing. Normally tablets have at least 7-inch screen and cell phones not bigger than 5-inch. I wonder who would step forward and produce a tablet-phone thing with screen size inbetween. That would be fun.
Well the Samsung Galaxy Note has a 5.3" screen...
...the Dell Streak (tablet) has a 5" screen.
I think the smartphone/tablet screen thresholds have been breached.
Battery life is highly import the island don't want my battery to die when I'm in the middle of a movie or whenever I really need it. My phone battery sucks compared to higher end phones.
Like my phone i get two hours of using it (Like 2 hours of screen on on medium brightness) and this is the "Flagship" android phone, really samsung you could of gives us Nexus users a larger battery so that i could go through a day. And "Largest battery" could be a major marketing ploy.
I wouldn't mind buying a 2 CM thick smartphone, as long as it has a good battery (10,000 mAh? )
Besides being easier to fit into pockets, there really is no point of thin smart phones imo. Thicker ones are more comfortable to use, since your thumb rests nicely on the screen - so you don't have to bend it just to tap something.
Also, does anyone actually care about thinness? I see heaps of people every day with thin phones such as SGSII with protective cases (Such as Otterbox), which at least double the thickness of the device...
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Not the world's thinnest smartphone.
It would also be nice if manufacturers sold extra batteries. Ebay ones seem to lose their maximum capacity quickly (Most ones I've used have significantly less fullcharge after a few months).
Totally agree bro, I think ur right!
I totally agree, I hate how the razr is sunken down like that. 1 of the reasons I wouldn't get it is because of that. I don't even see a point of having it so thin, feels like you can snap it. At least that's my opinion.
If the Galaxy S3 is like that I'll be so sad and I'll be looking for a way to get around it. I love when it's evenly, or almost flat at the bottom. No bumps or whatever to cause snagage when I put it in my pocket.
I like thin phones because it means a proper case isn't too bulky. If my TMO sgs2 was thicker, the case would be awkward. The thinner the device, the better it is with the right protection.
The same can hold true for extended batteries. On something like the Droid Razr, it'd be cool to see an extended battery and back cover that makes it flush with the thickest part.
I agree 100%.
I would sacrifice a little more thickness for a 3800 - 4000 mah battery that could run like the old flip razors did! 1 week with no charge!!
(I know thats probably not possible, but just saying.)
I'd also prefer an improved battery life
I'd also prefer an improved battery life i think so
may sound silly, but no removable batteries cant be replaced for longer battery life, I know many people that carry spare batteries that they use everyday. They'd get longer battery life than if they had a bigger, non removable battery
I need battery for smart phone high capacity
TyZollman said:
I agree 100%.
I would sacrifice a little more thickness for a 3800 - 4000 mah battery that could run like the old flip razors did! 1 week with no charge!!
(I know thats probably not possible, but just saying.)
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YUP! I remember those times. 5-7 days of use then an overnight charge, and repeat. But no mobile banking, social apps, bad ass games, video calling, navigation, all that wasn't going on day to day at those times. BUT YES, EXTENDED BATTERY PACKS WITH FITTED BATTERY LIDS, YES ID BE NICE, AND IT'D MAKE SOME COMPANIES A FEW XTRA BUCKS. So why arnt they out there?
Now I'm soo broke I cant even pay attention!
all these new phones are great but battery life is so bad
even 3 days is bad, bring back the 1 a week charge phones
i miss my D500
I agree. I have a SGS2 which is really thin, but with the 1650 mah battery that it has, it can barely last a single day with one charge.
I guess everybody really care of their mobile phone battery life, especially having more than 4.0 inch screen consumes lots of juices.
Also it is widely recognised that when we turn on the phone and texting or web browsing, the battery consumption would be really high and drain lots of juices, which we do not want to.
In 2012 on 1st of June, Sharp and Semiconductor energy laboratory develop new technology for touch screen called IGZO.
It is 2 times brighter.
One fifth and one tenth save power compared to latest touch screen.
I guess this would help us to save lots of juices so that we do not have to care of battery life.
What's more, according to their spokesman, they are going to release and adopt this new touch screen to lots of new mobile and tablet devices on the of this year 2012.
Unfortunately, they do not mention about which device would receive this new touch screen.
But, clearly we will have this new tech on 2013.
I am using HTC Desire HD since 2011.
Possibly, I will wait for the device that has this new tech.
Here is reference.
I am really sorry about this article is in Japanese.
Please use Google translate to read it though.
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Reference from I.R.Chevy: http://m.engadget.com/2012/06/01/sha...-lcd-sid-2012/ (ENG)
Cheers.
mmm interesting so we'll have more battery
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mmm interesting so we'll have more battery
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Yeah, im pretty sure of it.
They are planing on releasing this new tech by the of this year.
Im actually thinking of getting new phone this year, but, better not to since this new tech has much more better screen than any other phone.
So, I may take new phone that has this new tech.
Best regards.
Good news. It's about time.
It looks very nice but...
Only 1/5 or 1/10 of energy saving? Isn't that too small to make any difference?
If it does make a difference, are manufacturers like HTC going to use weaker batteries in phones to save money? Because the battery would last the same time it does with the current displays right (just not longer)?
I think any maker releasing a nice powered phone with display to boot which has a fair bit better battery consumption will definitely move a lot of units. As smartphones become the norm in time people will not enjoy the daily charge or multiple charges per day for their phone.
We definitely need better battery use from stock without having to revert to undervolting or clocking as not everyone will be savy enough to do so but will want battery consumption like their phones before moving to smartphones.
Hm. Seems too good to be true.With such advantages, there has to be some disadvantages as well such as poorer viewing angles or lower lifespan....something like that.
The best part about the new igzo is it is flexible therefore I would imagine it would be more robust while much much thinner
http://m.engadget.com/2012/06/01/sharp-igzo-oled-lcd-sid-2012/
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Yeah.. Charging your phone 2 times a day was horrible.. Looking forward for more Advance techology next year.. very exciting
But, clearly we will have this new tech on 2013.
What's more, according to their spokesman, they are going to release and adopt this new touch screen to lots of new mobile and tablet devices on the of this year 2012.
Unfortunately, they do not mention about which device would receive this new touch screen.
But, clearly we will have this new tech on 2013.
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Yeah, i will be waiting for this new tech on the end of this year
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It looks very nice but...
Only 1/5 or 1/10 of energy saving? Isn't that too small to make any difference?
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I guess this makes big difference, especially texting message.
When I text a message, it consumes 2% to 3% of my battery from displaying screen(75%).
It can be said that if I change the screen to that one, the battery consumption from the screen would be around 15% (75% / 5) to 7.5% (75% / 10), which means that it saves 60% up to 67.5% of powers.
Therefore, in my opinion, it saves huge battery power.
What do u think?
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If it does make a difference, are manufacturers like HTC going to use weaker batteries in phones to save money? Because the battery would last the same time it does with the current displays right (just not longer)?
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Well....I dont work for HTC.
So, I dont know.
However, the latest smart phone gets huge battery like galaxy SIII.
It means that they already have a manufacture to produce large battery.
So, we may get the same battery.
But, this is just my guess...
Sorry...
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I think any maker releasing a nice powered phone with display to boot which has a fair bit better battery consumption will definitely move a lot of units. As smartphones become the norm in time people will not enjoy the daily charge or multiple charges per day for their phone.
We definitely need better battery use from stock without having to revert to undervolting or clocking as not everyone will be savy enough to do so but will want battery consumption like their phones before moving to smartphones.
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Yeah, dats true.
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Hm. Seems too good to be true.With such advantages, there has to be some disadvantages as well such as poorer viewing angles or lower lifespan....something like that.
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YES!!!
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The best part about the new igzo is it is flexible therefore I would imagine it would be more robust while much much thinner
http://m.engadget.com/2012/06/01/sharp-igzo-oled-lcd-sid-2012/
Pin it to Win it.
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Yeah.. Charging your phone 2 times a day was horrible.. Looking forward for more Advance techology next year.. very exciting
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Yeah!!
Im hoping to get this new tech to around the world.
Keep eye on Sharp
so there will be a more sharper display then retina display (read somewhere about future screen also) with more battery life then.. very looking forward to it
would be awesome for Microsoft to integrate that in windows phone 8 XD
I cant wait for Quantum Displays! ...... 5 years later ...... OMG! Wow! Best thing in the world since sliced bread!
Samsung please make in the future smartphones:
OIS
Remove modulation at medium and low brightness, as it did in the Fly IQ444 Diamond 2 Quattro, Motorola Razr HD (XT925) and LG G Flex
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Remove Dynamic and Standard modes. These modes are as bone that samsung threw for some reviewers and haters. Benefit from them is no, only cons. Because at testers gray is blue, red is orange, they specially put this modes, they have very cold tone (6500-6700K - Cinema and pro photo mode, 7500-8000K - Dynamic and Standard). Anyway all image are designed for SRGB standard, and enhanced range is color distortion, red hues (at normal color temperature) and oversaturation.
Сomplete yet color gamut to 100% SRGB, the unnecessary 6-7% still sometimes make themselves known. (but 106% instead of 122% in S4 is a good job).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7PP8mgv0eCY#t=798 (This is Cinema Mode)
Metal Body (antennas should be behind the plastic, glass or other material, but not metal, so did HTC, Apple and Sony, otherwise the connection will be very bad).
Thanks
It would be ideal. Isocell, improved super amoled (brightness, viewing angles, color reproduction in cinema and pro photo mode, anti-glare), waterproof, interface speed and battery life is awesome.
Who are close to the developers of samsung, please show them this post
I'd think there are many more important issues with phones nowadays than screen calibration. If you want to edit photos, get a good monitor and calibrate it. If you want to watch movies, get a 65" plasma or OLED and stop complaining about stuff that has little relevance in smartphones.
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I'd think there are many more important issues with phones nowadays than screen calibration. If you want to edit photos, get a good monitor and calibrate it. If you want to watch movies, get a 65" plasma or OLED and stop complaining about stuff that has little relevance in smartphones.
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It is much more important than unnecessary megapixels, megahertz, cores and ppi's.
It's about quality of display, which can be much better,
about the impact on eyes and eye fatigue,
about shooting in low light,
about solid and feeling that you hold the thing for ages
about "vulnerabilities", which can fault reviewers and haters
sonyfan12 said:
It is much more important than unnecessary megapixels, megahertz, cores and ppi's.
It's about quality of display, which can be much better,
about the impact on eyes and eye fatigue,
about shooting in low light,
about solid and feeling that you hold the thing for ages
about "vulnerabilities", which can fault reviewers and haters
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I prefer a fast phone with a perfect screen, than a slow phone with a good screen.
We already have good screens and if Samsung devotes loads of hours to making the screen much better, they will either need to make the phone super expensive to pay for those extra hours or they will have to cut corners in other areas to save money.
The law of diminishing returns - you spend 10% of time to achieve 90% of what you want and 90% for the rest 10%.
Less screen modes? More accurate? It will be a cold day in hell when Samsung stops emphasizing the saturated colors that only come from AMOLED. There's a reason why they use it on all flagships.
Lots of people prefer that saturated profile.
I would be always against taking choice away from customer.
Cinema is quite good Btw. Not perfect but it's close to accurate.
First thing I did when I bought this phone was changing the screen mode. That's Android strength: let me choose.
OIS: yes please.
Metal body: only if it's not form over function.
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Less screen modes? More accurate? It will be a cold day in hell when Samsung stops emphasizing the saturated colors that only come from AMOLED. There's a reason why they use it on all flagships.
Lots of people prefer that saturated profile.
I would be always against taking choice away from customer.
Cinema is quite good Btw. Not perfect but it's close to accurate.
First thing I did when I bought this phone was changing the screen mode. That's Android strength: let me choose.
OIS: yes please.
Metal body: only if it's not form over function.
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Gotta agree with this post.
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Szadzik said:
I prefer a fast phone with a perfect screen, than a slow phone with a good screen.
We already have good screens and if Samsung devotes loads of hours to making the screen much better, they will either need to make the phone super expensive to pay for those extra hours or they will have to cut corners in other areas to save money.
The law of diminishing returns - you spend 10% of time to achieve 90% of what you want and 90% for the rest 10%.
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To the speed these improvements have absolutely no affected. And make them easy as shelling pears
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Less screen modes? More accurate? It will be a cold day in hell when Samsung stops emphasizing the saturated colors that only come from AMOLED. There's a reason why they use it on all flagships.
Lots of people prefer that saturated profile.
I would be always against taking choice away from customer.
Cinema is quite good Btw. Not perfect but it's close to accurate.
First thing I did when I bought this phone was changing the screen mode. That's Android strength: let me choose.
OIS: yes please.
Metal body: only if it's not form over function.
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The main advantages of amoled is not oversaturation and distortion. The main advantages is ideal black color, ideal contrast, ideal viewing angle, ideal response speed, all much better than lcd
That's true, S5 doesn't look like a 2014 flagship.
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That's true, S5 doesn't look like a 2014 flagship.
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Then don't buy it and you're all good. :thumbup:
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Then don't buy it and you're all good. :thumbup:
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I have just found it, looks like a bargain to me... I know it is not perferct, and definitely a no-no for the 700€ they asked when released, but for 275.... opinions?
Thanks.
I bought mine 3 weeks ago for 360 euro and am definitely happy with it. For 275 eur your can't go wrong in my opinion.
great phone ath this price
I am also considering this phone since in my country i can get it for 300 euros. Only concern I have is battery life and heating... Some reviewers reported heating while regular use and extensive heating while playing games. Russians posted a review where the temperature got up to 57C...
Well i am coming from snapdragon 808 based phone (lg v10) so this one is definitely much cooler. During normal benchmarks for a new phone (antutu 6, 3dmark) it scored well for snapdragon 821 based phone and remained cool. I personally do not play heavy games but for multimedia (including 4k stream from youtube) it does not get hot. Regarding battery life - comparing with my lg v10 which also have 3000 mah battery i get better battery life from the u ultra with the same apps. Standby drain is good and with light usage it can get up to 3 or maybe even 4 days. With my typical moderate to light usage (1 hour music listening, 30 minutes watching video, maybe around 2 hours browsing and viber chat per day) it easily handles 2 days usage so i am ok with that.
Thank you for your reply. What version do u have ( i mean color). Also, that battery life is too good to be true in my opinion since everyone bashed it battery. And the size ? is it a problem since i never used big phones.
I have the unlocked european version. Color is black. Size is similar to my old V10 and is not uncomfortable at least for me. It is good idea to get it in your hand before buying. Regarding the battery - i come from phone with bad battery life due to the combination of big screen and hot and power hungry cpu so u ultra is improvement for me. I personally rate battery life as average. If you come from phone with better battery life you can be disappointed but with quick charge enabled chargers, car adapters and even power banks these days it is not so much of a problem. My advice is to see the battery life rating in gsm arena review and compare it with the rating of your current phone to see if it will be better or worse.
Since my current phone is a Nexus 6, I don't think its size is going to be a problem.
That is the problem i cant see phone in person i can order it only online. Thank you for your replays.
I sold my s8 plus for it. I have the 128GB Saphire Edition any i love it. 6 to 7 sot mo lag great Camera and no heat at all..
For me it is absolut a go.
C.H.T.J. said:
I sold my s8 plus for it. I have the 128GB Saphire Edition any i love it. 6 to 7 sot mo lag great Camera and no heat at all..
For me it is absolut a go.
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Just ordererd it 64GB black, 265€ with a discount coupon. Can't wait it to arrive, I'll share my impressions.
Just received mine. Paid $272 for it. What a beautiful mobile it is, also smooth as butter. I'm in love with it
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Where did you get that $272 price?
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Where did you get that $272 price?
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Amazon, the prices vary sharply depending on the colour and storage capacity. Right now, 32GB black units cost 189€ (damn, it wasn't like that a month ago, I'd happily give up 32GB for a 90€ discount)
Whereas 64GB pinks cost 365€
I don't think there is a 32gb variant of u ultra, is it? As far as I remember only 64gb and 128gb for the sapphire glass edition.
So it might be the u play..?
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Amazon, the prices vary sharply depending on the colour and storage capacity. Right now, 32GB black units cost 189€ (damn, it wasn't like that a month ago, I'd happily give up 32GB for a 90€ discount)
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HTC U Juego means HTC U Play, sadly
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I don't think there is a 32gb variant of u ultra, is it? As far as I remember only 64gb and 128gb for the sapphire glass edition.
So it might be the u play..?
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HTC U Juego means HTC U Play, sadly
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You guys are right. When you select 64GB, it is a U Ultra, but if you switch to 32, it is a U Play unit instead. I think this is a mistake (I have just reported it) that could lead to buy the wrong phone . Anyway, the prices vary from a colour to other. Currently, the cheapest is the white one, for 262€, when I purchased it a month ago, the black one was the cheapest.
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How is the battery guys and heating?
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How is the battery guys and heating?
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Battery life is pretty average. Not good, not bad. 6-7/10. But there is no heat or lag. Works fine
Definitely better than in MotoZ
Temps are ok unless quick charging, but that is generally normal. Sometimes small lags happen.
For this price is much better than any chinese phone, unless you can't handle this size.
Rollout: just a few minutes ago.
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Does it feel smooth? I'm currently deciding if I should buy this phone or the Mate 20 lite (I'm buying with Tre at the same price), I really like the screen and the camera but the SoC is slower on the A7. As long as it is a smooth UI I'll buy this one, since I'm not that interested in graphics demanding games and CPU intensive apps, I just need it to be usable without lags and random freezes.
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Does it feel smooth? I'm currently deciding if I should buy this phone or the Mate 20 lite (I'm buying with Tre at the same price), I really like the screen and the camera but the SOC is slower on the A7. As long as it is a smooth UI I'll buy this one, since I'm not that interested in graphics demanding games and CPU intensive apps, I just need it to be usable without lags and random freezes.
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Don't buy the Mate 20, i bought one before getting the A7, the screen in the Mate 20 is really bad, has one of the grey "ish" blacks I've seen on any recent phones, my unit also had a problem with hot pixels that were only noticeable on black colors in very dark environments
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Don't buy the Mate 20, i bought one before getting the A7, the screen in the Mate 20 is really bad, has one of the grey "ish" blacks I've seen on any recent phones, my unit also had a problem with hot pixels that were only noticeable on black colors in very dark environments
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Is it really that bad? I mean, it's an LCD, obviously OLED screens are better, but I was told and I found online that it's a fairly good LCD for a mid-range phone. Also, I don't really mind the screen, I just need a smooth system, and from experience I know Samsung ones can be quite heavy. On the other hand, after two years and a half of EMUI I'd like something that looks newer, and Huawei has recently stopped providing bootloader codes for free. That said, I'll still keep EMUI if it means that it's smoother.
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Is it really that bad? I mean, it's an LCD, obviously OLED screens are better, but I was told and I found online that it's a fairly good LCD for a mid-range phone. Also, I don't really mind the screen, I just need a smooth system, and from experience I know Samsung ones can be quite heavy. On the other hand, after two years and a half of EMUI I'd like something that looks newer, and Huawei has recently stopped providing bootloader codes for free. That said, I'll still keep EMUI if it means that it's smoother.
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The Mate 20 has a faster chipset, if your priority is power then i guess that's your best option, having said that, the A7 is a very smooth device, i have not found any stutter or any apps that struggles to handle, i think the experience is very good
i primarily use my phone for media consumption and was very disappointed with the screen and audio quality of the Mate 20, the volume with headphones is below average in volume
this is the way i see it:
Mate 20
pros
faster chipset
feels very premium in hand
cons
screen not as good as the A7
sound volume and quality are below average
has a notch
A7
pros
fantastic screen without a notch
very good audio quality (has dolby atmos)
better camera than the mate 20
is widevine L3 certified so you can watch netflix at full hd
you get always on display
cons
the device is very light in a cheap kind of way,
front camera doesn't have autofocus
the side bezels are a bit bigger than we are used to in 2019, i'll take that over a notch
doesn't have usb type-c
i hope that helps with your decision
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The Mate 20 has a faster chipset, if your priority is power then i guess that's your best option, having said that, the A7 is a very smooth device, i have not found any stutter or any apps that struggles to handle, i think the experience is very good
i primarily use my phone for media consumption and was very disappointed with the screen and audio quality of the Mate 20, the volume with headphones is below average in volume
this is the way i see it:
Mate 20
pros
faster chipset
feels very premium in hand
cons
screen not as good as the A7
sound volume and quality are below average
has a notch
A7
pros
fantastic screen without a notch
very good audio quality (has dolby atmos)
better camera than the mate 20
is widevine L3 certified so you can watch netflix at full hd
you get always on display
cons
the device is very light in a cheap kind of way,
front camera doesn't have autofocus
the side bezels are a bit bigger than we are used to in 2019, i'll take that over a notch
doesn't have usb type-c
i hope that helps with your decision
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Well, thank you very much, I was lucky to find someone who has used both phones.
Also, sorry for the OT!
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Don't buy the Mate 20, i bought one before getting the A7, the screen in the Mate 20 is really bad, has one of the grey "ish" blacks I've seen on any recent phones, my unit also had a problem with hot pixels that were only noticeable on black colors in very dark environments
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Should i buy the Xiaomi mi A2 over A7 2018? Can i have your opinion as well?
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Should i buy the Xiaomi mi A2 over A7 2018? Can i have your opinion as well?
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well, the xiaomi mi A2 is almost half the price of the A7, only $ 180, i don't think is a fair comparison, the A7 is better in every single way but that's to be expected from a device twice the price
if money is not a problem i would go for the A7, if you are on a budget and want to save some money then i guess the xiaomi is a good option, i've never had a xiaomi device so i can't really tell you what to expect
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Rollout: just a few minutes ago.
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Thanks a lot, a check with Smart Switch revealed that there is an update for the Netherlands as well. I guess for a lot of other European countries tool. Rooted phones will not receive the update OTA, you must manually download it. For that you can use Sammobile.com which is excruciatingly slow however. If it works, use SmartSwitch instead. It is ree, quicker, less of a hassle and you can be sure you get the right version for your phone.
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Should i buy the Xiaomi mi A2 over A7 2018? Can i have your opinion as well?
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Youre getting a way better camera,super amoled, one ui with a7. One ui is the best skin right now.
Mi a2 has sd660 which is slightly better in gaming and youre getting android one. Better updates.
For me, id go with a7 because of one ui and the camera. Go with mi a2 if you feel like gaming but battery is terrible