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Well being in Scotland only two colour choices available (Midnight Black & Orchid Grey) and although the black does look sleek, the Orchid Grey has a very nice appeal so that was my choice.....
Order placed as soon as i could & looks like a nice 20th of April shipping..
Looking forward to checking out the S8+ although being a smartphone junkie I'll flip & sell to buy the Note 8.....
What was your choice & did you rush to pre order?
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Ordered the Midnight Black, my last 3 phones were Gold so I wanted a change. Hopefully I'll also receive it on the 20th, Three said the 29th when I ordered over the phone, but have it listed as a "get it early" incentive on their website. I'm in SW England btw and also only had a choice of Black or Grey. I wanted black anyway so no bother. Excited to try it out!
Haha I'm just like you, can't help but swap phones when something new and shiny arrives. I'll probably sell next year and get a Oneplus then upgrade again and so on...
The Note is too similar to the S range for me to trade for. Other than the S Pen of course. I had three phones last year and I'm currently using the Xiaomi Mi5S Plus. Shouldn't have bothered with this one, just wanted to try it out.
Ordered myself a black one and my wife a silver one through Best buy. Said I will be able to pickup in store on the 21st. Can't wait to try it out
Highspeed123 said:
Ordered the Midnight Black, my last 3 phones were Gold so I wanted a change. Hopefully I'll also receive it on the 20th, Three said the 29th when I ordered over the phone, but have it listed as a "get it early" incentive on their website. I'm in SW England btw and also only had a choice of Black or Grey. I wanted black anyway so no bother. Excited to try it out!
Haha I'm just like you, can't help but swap phones when something new and shiny arrives. I'll probably sell next year and get a Oneplus then upgrade again and so on...
The Note is too similar to the S range for me to trade for. Other than the S Pen of course. I had three phones last year and I'm currently using the Xiaomi Mi5S Plus. Shouldn't have bothered with this one, just wanted to try it out.
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The Black is Sublime & gave careful consideration, but being OCD with keeping my phone clean it would be in overdrive with smudgey fingerprints (always a clear case i know). Very much hope you enjoy your Black version (I'm sure you will) & you should as you pre ordered early get it on the date states on their web site.....
Being a Sky customer i opted for them as it keeps everything all in one bill....And they also have the 8 day early policy....[emoji2]
Hahaha in 3 years I've had about 30 phones it's craaaazy, i just get to tempted and then that irrational part of my brain wins every time lol.....
No it's not a huge gulf of a step up with the S7 Edge & S8+ but i also had the S7 Edge (Sold to buy the 3T) which I'm using now. Missed certain great features of the S7 so next progressive step was to buy the S8+ (there is some logic there)....
Hope you all enjoy your new S8's or S8+'s.....[emoji2]
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Are they showing the s8/s8+ in Samsung store?
They should be (not where i am) Northern Scotland as we only have Tesco's with a very small mobile section......
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I order the grey.
I always get black phones and was very mad about the note 7 crap since i had a black s7 edge and then back note 7, Then had to go back to the edge and tmobile stop selling the black ones so end up with blue. While i like blue it just isnt as smooth as the black.
But with the s8 being black on front and color on the back i didnt mind switching it so much.
Also the black look a bit funny to me. Kinda to plain i guess.
So yea with with grey and i didnt rush to preorder took my time and made sure it was worth the money i was spending.
I am trying to decide between black and grey (our only choices). The black does look a bit plain, and the grey in pictures looks a bit too pink and more like a girl colour, but I have heard a couple of people say it isn't like that in real life it's just the pictures. So I'm not sure. Also not sure which one will show fingerprints the black or the grey, probably black I guess as it will be more shiny. I will probably not be able to get to a shop to look at it before I pre-order tomorrow will will have to make a choice before then.
Ok I went for the black, I prefer how the black back blends in perfectly with the black on the front and sizes vs the other colours.....only to have carphonewarehouse then send an email 2 hours later saying they had cancelled my order....with no explanation at all. Rang them up and they still couldn't tell me why they had cancelled it.
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I am trying to decide between black and grey (our only choices). The black does look a bit plain, and the grey in pictures looks a bit too pink and more like a girl colour, but I have heard a couple of people say it isn't like that in real life it's just the pictures. So I'm not sure. Also not sure which one will show fingerprints the black or the grey, probably black I guess as it will be more shiny. I will probably not be able to get to a shop to look at it before I pre-order tomorrow will will have to make a choice before then.
Ok I went for the black, I prefer how the black back blends in perfectly with the black on the front and sizes vs the other colours.....only to have carphonewarehouse then send an email 2 hours later saying they had cancelled my order....with no explanation at all. Rang them up and they still couldn't tell me why they had cancelled it.
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Hmmmm sounds odd but always 02 or EE but be quick.....[emoji12]
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Hmmmm sounds odd but always 02 or EE but be quick.....[emoji12]
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Well CPW are a joke. After that first attempt, I ordered it again....this time 2 hours later I get an email saying it had been cancelled again, due to an "information mismatch". I know for a fact the details were all correct and were the same as the previous attempt. I then rang them up to find out wtf was going on, starting at sales who couldn't tell me the exact issue so they passed me on to the web team, who couldnt tell me anything because the order had been cancelled, so they passed me on to customer services....who cut me off. I tried one final time, and in the most hillarious email of all, got a reply an hour later saying it had failed and was cancelled once again "due to you failing the credit check criteria required by the network you selected." Credit check?!?! network??? I had not selected a network, all 3 times I had ordered the handset only, sim free, my order confirmations even confirm that. There was no credit check to be done! And if they HAD done a credit check, it would have come back as pretty much perfect anyway! Unbelievable. I then went and ordered it from John Lewis instead and it went through straight away, same 20th Apr delivery date, I just won't get the free £99 speaker. Frankly after this crap, CPW can keep the speaker! I would have considered ordering from EE (I am with EE) or from o2, but I don't quite trust that it would be unlocked from them, I guess it would be but John Lewis is doing the same delivery date anyway (and they had damn well better deliver it on that day since I will be waiting in for it from work!).
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Well CPW are a joke. After that first attempt, I ordered it again....this time 2 hours later I get an email saying it had been cancelled again, due to an "information mismatch". I know for a fact the details were all correct and were the same as the previous attempt. I then rang them up to find out wtf was going on, starting at sales who couldn't tell me the exact issue so they passed me on to the web team, who couldnt tell me anything because the order had been cancelled, so they passed me on to customer services....who cut me off. I tried one final time, and in the most hillarious email of all, got a reply an hour later saying it had failed and was cancelled once again "due to you failing the credit check criteria required by the network you selected." Credit check?!?! network??? I had not selected a network, all 3 times I had ordered the handset only, sim free, my order confirmations even confirm that. There was no credit check to be done! And if they HAD done a credit check, it would have come back as pretty much perfect anyway! Unbelievable. I then went and ordered it from John Lewis instead and it went through straight away, same 20th Apr delivery date, I just won't get the free £99 speaker. Frankly after this crap, CPW can keep the speaker!
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Yes I've heard mixed reports from CPW and similar circumstances to yourself, people getting declined credit check when they have a great credit rating. Also customer service is well below acceptable standards.
Personally i have had no desire to use them (Sky mobile just launched and it wraps everything up in a nice one off bill) i have sky broadband, phone, Sky Q and now Mobile (all went as it should).
Glad you got it sorted in the end and you live & lean to stay clear of CPW....[emoji12]
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I just went and saw the phone at Best Buy, because you just can't trust pictures to accurately portray the color these days. The orchid gray was more like gray with a hint of plum, very muted color, pretty much just a darker gray indoors. The black was far less shiny than the Note 7's black, so less of a fingerprint magnet, but still showed fingerprints more than the other colors. Coral blue and maple gold are not available here, so it looks like arctic silver is the color for me. I liked that color on the Note 7, but since the color wrapped around to the front it was far too blinding for me to use. Not a problem on the S8+.
Well I still haven't ordered yet, still not 100% convinced I can't just wait until the Note 8 comes out.
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I just went and saw the phone at Best Buy, because you just can't trust pictures to accurately portray the color these days. The orchid gray was more like gray with a hint of plum, very muted color, pretty much just a darker gray indoors. The black was far less shiny than the Note 7's black, so less of a fingerprint magnet, but still showed fingerprints more than the other colors. Coral blue and maple gold are not available here, so it looks like arctic silver is the color for me. I liked that color on the Note 7, but since the color wrapped around to the front it was far too blinding for me to use. Not a problem on the S8+.
Well I still haven't ordered yet, still not 100% convinced I can't just wait until the Note 8 comes out.
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I much prefer the Note range but the S8+ is a beautiful device with enough to convince me to buy. That said i am a tech enthusiast & quite enjoy testing out as many devices as my wallet will allow. What i usually do is flip each device to buy the next (yes it means putting some added money in) but it works for me, plus someone else gets the enjoyment of whatever device sold..
So I'll be using the S8+ until the Note 8 and no doubt sell to acquire.....(it's how a roll.....[emoji12] ) my own upgrade programme.
Looking forward to getting a hands on look at the S8+ with what is a great design & will be a great device.
My honest thoughts are that Samsung perhaps should have went Duel Camera for the plus, along with 6gb Ram (just to separate from the regular S8)...
The fingerprint reader placement is perhaps Samsung being deliberately obtuse....[emoji12] thus forcing you to adopt their other two bits of tech (facial recognition, iris scanner).. this is not a deterrent obviously, but i really don't like it even before hands on,....
Overall I think Samsung should have placed just a bit more thought into certain elements and i think this will have a bit of a negative effect, but they have Excelled again in design, and UI is nice, Screen, come on the Camera was great in the S7 & Edge (So not a huge impact on me here), see how bixby performs and the overall feel.....
The Note 8 will be purchased though as i believe the force touch tech will be ready and fingerprint reader will be underneath the display.....[emoji3]
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I much prefer the Note range but the S8+ is a beautiful device with enough to convince me to buy. <snip>
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I'm with you there, the stylus isn't a deal breaker for me, but it's one of my top wanted features. There used to be more that differentiated the S and the Note series, I was more on the Note side back then.
As soon as I got the S8+ in my hands I went from 50 to 90% convinced that I needed to dump my V20. It just feels like future tech, while the V20 feels like something from 3 years ago. S8+ feels amazing and the display looks like nothing else out there.
I generally try to sell my old devices, but if I'm unable to find a decent price I have no problems holding on to it. It's always fun to go back to my old phones and see what Android was like back then. My GS1 still runs like a champ on an XDA dev's rom, forget the rom name, but it turned that phone from nearly unusable to quite competent for it's day.
Dual camera would have been nice, I'd definitely like to see what Samsung could do with that. The V20 has dual, but it takes pretty terrible pictures. My Note 7 took amazing pictures, so I'm pretty excited to play with the S8+ camera more.
I actually like the fingerprint sensor being on the bottom, like the V20. For the way I use the phone it's much more convenient for me, I'm just going to have to train my finger to not touch the camera. Most of the time I don't need to use it anyway since my watch unlocks the phone while it's close.
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I just went and saw the phone at Best Buy, because you just can't trust pictures to accurately portray the color these days. The orchid gray was more like gray with a hint of plum, very muted color, pretty much just a darker gray indoors. The black was far less shiny than the Note 7's black, so less of a fingerprint magnet, but still showed fingerprints more than the other colors. Coral blue and maple gold are not available here, so it looks like arctic silver is the color for me. I liked that color on the Note 7, but since the color wrapped around to the front it was far too blinding for me to use. Not a problem on the S8+.
Well I still haven't ordered yet, still not 100% convinced I can't just wait until the Note 8 comes out.
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Where are you located that the silver is available?
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Where are you located that the silver is available?
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USA.
I've owned the Note 2/3/4 and this was the first phone I've been remotely excited about. I thought about waiting to see what the Note 8 had in store for us, but I don't use the stylus much (maybe once a week or less). I've held onto the Note 4 for so long because of the replaceable battery, with all the new models going to sealed backs, I figured I might as well get used to it. If I don't like the S8+ or just can't live without the Note 8, I'll give my son the S8+.
Ordered the arctic silver version.
note 8 will be wider. Only thing I'm hesitant about (even tho ordered!) is the width and the battery.
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Ordered the Midnight Black, my last 3 phones were Gold so I wanted a change. Hopefully I'll also receive it on the 20th, Three said the 29th when I ordered over the phone, but have it listed as a "get it early" incentive on their website. I'm in SW England btw and also only had a choice of Black or Grey. I wanted black anyway so no bother. Excited to try it out!
Haha I'm just like you, can't help but swap phones when something new and shiny arrives. I'll probably sell next year and get a Oneplus then upgrade again and so on...
The Note is too similar to the S range for me to trade for. Other than the S Pen of course. I had three phones last year and I'm currently using the Xiaomi Mi5S Plus. Shouldn't have bothered with this one, just wanted to try it out.
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Exact same thing with me, I had a Gold S6 before, the black option looks amazing so I pre-ordered the phone in black. Shipping starts on the 20th and I was one of the first ever to pre-order it, meaning I will probably be one of the first to get it too :fingers-crossed:
Ever since the first leaks of the black variant I wanted to get mine in black, the color looks so amazingly slick and clean, an uniform piece of screen and amazing design
The note 8 will have curves the same as the note 7 did...which was wider than the s7.
Hello everyone,
I''m new here but have been reading up at this site for quite a while.
From tomorrow onwards both these devices will be available for exactly same price in India.
Reasons I'm inclining towards U11 are :-
1. Had a below average experience with G6.
2. Never ever used a HTC device.
3. Really dont care for on the screen navigation keys. ( So dont really wanna wait for U11+ or any other 18:9 design. )
NOW my question to you is if some one could just tell me that U11 has a decent to good battery life. That would make me confident in my decision.
Please set aside your love/hatred for HTC/LG and help a newbie out.
Thanks
Xebeck said:
Hello everyone,
I''m new here but have been reading up at this site for quite a while.
From tomorrow onwards both these devices will be available for exactly same price in India.
Reasons I'm inclining towards U11 are :-
1. Had a below average experience with G6.
2. Never ever used a HTC device.
3. Really dont care for on the screen navigation keys. ( So dont really wanna wait for U11+ or any other 18:9 design. )
NOW my question to you is if some one could just tell me that U11 has a decent to good battery life. That would make me confident in my decision.
Please set aside your love/hatred for HTC/LG and help a newbie out.
Thanks
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Regardless of what I say, it really sounds like you made up your mind before coming here. Regardless, check out the Battery Life Thread that is running in the discussions section. You may be surprised.
Long explanation short...we are all happy with our devices. The biggest gripe would be from those who are still waiting on Oreo. That's about it.
Edit: Battery Life Thread link below. I felt generous.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u11/how-to/battery-life-thread-t3619428
Thank you.
And you're right.
My decision is done.
AarSyl said:
Regardless of what I say, it really sounds like you made up your mind before coming here. Regardless, check out the Battery Life Thread that is running in the discussions section. You may be surprised.
Long explanation short...we are all happy with our devices. The biggest gripe would be from those who are still waiting on Oreo. That's about it.
Edit: Battery Life Thread link below. I felt generous.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u11/how-to/battery-life-thread-t3619428
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I'm gonna order a U11 for myself tonight after office.
Just one more help...
Out of Blue, Silver and Red, which one looks best out in real life. As pics on screen don't do justice.
Thanks.
Black one is out of stock.
Xebeck said:
I'm gonna order a U11 for myself tonight after office.
Just one more help...
Out of Blue, Silver and Red, which one looks best out in real life. As pics on screen don't do justice.
Thanks.
Black one is out of stock.
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Get solar red one. I have it. Its freaking awesome ...
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Xebeck said:
I'm gonna order a U11 for myself tonight after office.
Just one more help...
Out of Blue, Silver and Red, which one looks best out in real life. As pics on screen don't do justice.
Thanks.
Black one is out of stock.
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Blue and Solar Red for me
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Get solar red one. I have it. Its freaking awesome ...
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mlodykaras said:
Blue and Solar Red for me
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Thanks...
I also wanna go crazy with Solar Red...
But fear it might look a little girly after my initial ' love phase with new phone ' wears off...
???
I also hesitated between solar red and amazing silver and in the end picked up amazing silver. Solar red is cool but i worried that after some time it might bored me as it is very catchy. Amazing silver looks really cool and keeps "neutrality" in the same time.
Hope that you get what i mean
there is no solar red for the u11+ in fact the phone has a sort of "fake" release as its virtually impossible to buy it in many places even main EMEA markets in which it was announced
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I also hesitated between solar red and amazing silver and in the end picked up amazing silver. Solar red is cool but i worried that after some time it might bored me as it is very catchy. Amazing silver looks really cool and keeps "neutrality" in the same time.
Hope that you get what i mean
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Fark Fark faaaarrk...
Silver went out of stock on Flipkart...
Now it's Blu or red for me
And I got what you meant ?
I think
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Get solar red one. I have it. Its freaking awesome ...
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Hi...
I heard that the red version has a gap along the edges at the back... Where the back glass does not merge properly with the metal and dust settles there...
Is that common in all solar red ones or some defective units.
What about your phone?
Thanks
AarSyl said:
Regardless of what I say, it really sounds like you made up your mind before coming here. Regardless, check out the Battery Life Thread that is running in the discussions section. You may be surprised.
Long explanation short...we are all happy with our devices. The biggest gripe would be from those who are still waiting on Oreo. That's about it.
Edit: Battery Life Thread link below. I felt generous.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u11/how-to/battery-life-thread-t3619428
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amit_sen said:
Get solar red one. I have it. Its freaking awesome ...
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mlodykaras said:
Blue and Solar Red for me
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ryjek5X said:
I also hesitated between solar red and amazing silver and in the end picked up amazing silver. Solar red is cool but i worried that after some time it might bored me as it is very catchy. Amazing silver looks really cool and keeps "neutrality" in the same time.
Hope that you get what i mean
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hamdir said:
there is no solar red for the u11+ in fact the phone has a sort of "fake" release as its virtually impossible to buy it in many places even main EMEA markets in which it was announced
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One final question ( it's taken this long as all three colors other than red had been out of stock for my PIN code, now they're available)...
How are the security updates by HTC?
Do they leave you waiting all the time.
Heard they've given just one security update since June.
Thanks
There were 3 since June.
Hurrahhh.... Ordered it right now for Rs 45000 on Flipkart sale.
Saphire Blue color.
Any good tempered glass screen protector for it in India?
Cheers
Amazon recently added a Halo Gray variant to their listings and I know it comes with Alexa that can be removed but would there be any reason NOT to get this color? I wonder if it would be BETTER to get since it's probably a new hardware revision? I know it has the same internal specs as the others but I've heard some horror stories about the initial batch of the black ones and am wondering if that's still a concern.
I'm curious to know your thoughts!
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Amazon recently added a Halo Gray variant to their listings and I know it comes with Alexa that can be removed but would there be any reason NOT to get this color? I wonder if it would be BETTER to get since it's probably a new hardware revision? I know it has the same internal specs as the others but I've heard some horror stories about the initial batch of the black ones and am wondering if that's still a concern.
I'm curious to know your thoughts!
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I'm not sure why a color difference would be relevant to your issues. I have had the Black one and it certainly is not a
Horror ?
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Why wouldn't it be safe to buy? If you get a defective phone Amazon will send you a replacement, then you have 30 days to return the defective phone.
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JeauxAdam said:
Amazon recently added a Halo Gray variant to their listings and I know it comes with Alexa that can be removed but would there be any reason NOT to get this color? I wonder if it would be BETTER to get since it's probably a new hardware revision? I know it has the same internal specs as the others but I've heard some horror stories about the initial batch of the black ones and am wondering if that's still a concern.
I'm curious to know your thoughts!
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Why wouldn't it be safe?
I have a black one from Dec. that was from Sprint.
I have no issues?
JeauxAdam said:
Amazon recently added a Halo Gray variant to their listings and I know it comes with Alexa that can be removed but would there be any reason NOT to get this color? I wonder if it would be BETTER to get since it's probably a new hardware revision? I know it has the same internal specs as the others but I've heard some horror stories about the initial batch of the black ones and am wondering if that's still a concern.
I'm curious to know your thoughts!
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I purchased a black one from bestbuy earlier in the week hoping it was part of the new batch. It was apparently as the speaker grill was metal. But the light bleed was very present on both sides so i returned it. Started reading about the newer batch of phones that fixed the speaker grill are having light bleed issues. So with that said i’m hesitant to buy another. But this Halo grey color peaks my interest and amazons return policy is pretty great. So i’m going to bite the bullet and try the Halo grey.
I have the hall gray edition, and love it. No fingerprinting on back. And feels much more sold and secure in hand....
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I have the hall gray edition, and love it. No fingerprinting on back. And feels much more sold and secure in hand....
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Good to hear! I have the Black and while beautiful it is a mother to keep clean when not in a case. I'm running Orea B8.1 and hoping the non beta will be out soon and if it is nice and smooth with no hiccups I may get the Halo Gray as well.
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I have the hall gray edition, and love it. No fingerprinting on back. And feels much more sold and secure in hand....
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I read that you can remove the Alexa app... Is that correct?
Other than Alexa, is the same no bloatware as any Essential phone?
Thanks,
VennligFiende said:
I read that you can remove the Alexa app... Is that correct?
Other than Alexa, is the same no bloatware as any Essential phone?
Thanks,
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I noticed when flashing to and from Oreo it installed from play store. And I was successful at removing it on Oreo beta unrooted.
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I noticed when flashing to and from Oreo it installed from play store. And I was successful at removing it on Oreo beta unrooted.
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Excellent. Thanks
VennligFiende said:
I read that you can remove the Alexa app... Is that correct?
Other than Alexa, is the same no bloatware as any Essential phone?
Thanks,
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Mine didn't even come with Alexa
I have Halo grey and I love it ...just installed a skinomi full body skin and I'm very happy with my device.
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Mine didn't even come with Alexa
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Neither did mine lol
I picked up the Halo Grey when it was on sale for $450 and am mostly enjoying it right now. I have never seen any other PH-1 and could not imagine how much of a smudge magnet they must be. Plus the matte has just enough grip to it to keep it from being a wet bar of soap. I upgraded it to Oreo 8.1 within 10 minutes of taking it out of the box and am trying to figure out what the battery life is going to be like.
So yes...go halo!
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I picked up the Halo Grey when it was on sale for $450 and am mostly enjoying it right now. I have never seen any other PH-1 and could not imagine how much of a smudge magnet they must be. Plus the matte has just enough grip to it to keep it from being a wet bar of soap. I upgraded it to Oreo 8.1 within 10 minutes of taking it out of the box and am trying to figure out what the battery life is going to be like.
So yes...go halo!
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So 2 weeks later now, How has the battery life been on oreo 8.1 ? getting my essential phone soon. So eager to know whether i should upgrade to oreo or not.
So I am going to call the battery life "acceptable", but not spectacular. I tried out a OnePlus 5T before the PH-1 but could not get VoLTE working on AT&T. That thing seemed to have stellar battery life. The Essential is going into Deep Sleep about 75% of the time according to CPU Spy. All I do is calls/texts and surf the web on mine and I seem to go 2 days before recharging again. The fast charge is damn fast...but I do find myself missing the headphone jack. I needed to plug it in the other day while I was on a call. And keeping up with the stupid dongle is annoying. I did try a cheap used 360 camera and what a total **** show. That thing ate power at a stupid rate, the video/pictures were like meh, and it actually has a tiny fan buzzing away in it....and it still heats up. Overall the phone is solid and built BEAUTIFULLY.
Mine has been great. I love the matte back and its much closer to black than grey. I also wasn't sure about the color of the metal frame from pictures either coming from a black moon I had previously but I really like it in person. Haven't had any quality issues with it.
I will say battery on 8.1 is decent... its nothing spectacular but its more than adequate. Then again I'm coming from a v30 which has possibly the best battery life I've ever had on an android phone.. just a slight step below the mate 8 and mi mix 1.
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I am just a little bummed that I bought it at $499 and now its $450 with the essential earbuds and amazon refuses to refund me the difference or price match... and I really don't wanna have to go through the whole return and repurchase process just to get that difference back.
So far my battery on the matte gray was stellar. I spent the weekend at my girlfriends house and didnt have to charge it at all. So far so good.
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So far my battery on the matte gray was stellar. I spent the weekend at my girlfriends house and didnt have to charge it at all. So far so good.
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That's because you weren't using your phone much. Hahaha sorry I had too
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daniel4653 said:
That's because you weren't using your phone much. Hahaha sorry I had too
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Lol I set myself up for it. I did use my phone quite a bit over there. I left it on over night too with a sleep machine playing and no problems.
Now that we have the OnePlus 6 flowing in, let's have our own Indian thread up.
I have a Mirror Black 6 GB variant. Delivered on 23rd May.
Quite good a phone, I'd say. Switched from an LG V30+
Now am awaiting mods for dual speaker and some custom kernels like Franco kernel to tweak and save some battery.
I too got Mirror black 6gb/64gb on 22nd. Today Amazon also added Rs 1000 cashback.
Waiting for servify adp activation already done with kotal811 thing.
I am waiting for official twrp then only will unlock and root and install my favorite Viper4android.
I pre-ordered the 8GB 128GB version. Loving it so far.
This is a magical experience...
Love it
Anyone found cases or tempered glass for op6 online?
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v4uluv2004 said:
I too got Mirror black 6gb/64gb on 22nd. Today Amazon also added Rs 1000 cashback.
Waiting for servify adp activation already done with kotal811 thing.
I am waiting for official twrp then only will unlock and root and install my favorite Viper4android.
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I think you should unlock atleast.
The longer you wait the more data you have to take backup when unlocking the bootloader as unlocking wipes your phone clean.
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Anyone found cases or tempered glass for op6 online?
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I think you should unlock atleast.
The longer you wait the more data you have to take backup when unlocking the bootloader as unlocking wipes your phone clean.
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Yes will do tonight. Not keeping any data as of now rest photos are on auto backup on mega.
Just now my servify protect got activated.
Ordered 2 cases from Amazon did not like the quality.
Default screen guard is very solid will keep it for as long possible.
v4uluv2004 said:
Yes will do tonight. Not keeping any data as of now rest photos are on auto backup on mega.
Just now my servify protect got activated.
Ordered 2 cases from Amazon did not like the quality.
Default screen guard is very solid will keep it for as long possible.
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I am waiting for Nilkin Tempered glass to be available on Amazon.
Nothing beats Nilkin when it comes to tempered glass
I think OnePlus is perhaps the ONLY phone manufacturer that doesn't void warranty on rooting. I had a pixel 2 and confirmed that even with unlocked bootloader, the phone needs to be back in factory condition for claiming warranty. No brick issues would be entertained then. But with OnePlus, during my time with the OnePlus 5, my computer had a dead SMPS and my phone soft bricked. OnePlus gave warranty and reflashed the phone. I double checked with the service centre about the warranty. They were affirmative that I'd get warranty.
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I think OnePlus is perhaps the ONLY phone manufacturer that doesn't void warranty on rooting. I had a pixel 2 and confirmed that even with unlocked bootloader, the phone needs to be back in factory condition for claiming warranty. No brick issues would be entertained then. But with OnePlus, during my time with the OnePlus 5, my computer had a dead SMPS and my phone soft bricked. OnePlus gave warranty and reflashed the phone. I double checked with the service centre about the warranty. They were affirmative that I'd get warranty.
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Can you please tell me about its camera? How does it fare when compared with Pixel2. I wanted to take op6, even pre-booked it. But when i saw all the reviews about its camera, didn't find it good with respect to Pixel2.
Also is speaker that bad? People seems not happy about it.
Howz the sound through earpiece during call?
Sorry for so many questions. I wanted to ask from someone who had both the phones.
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Pixel 2 camera is better
I have also upgraded from Pixel 2 to op6
Pixel 2 camera and op6 when compared pixel2 fares best specially front potrait.
Software wise oxygen Os isn't that good compared to pixel stock and Android P bugless.
Pixel stereo speakers are treat to ears + call quality is unmatched. Op6 isn't that good when compared but ok.
However I always liked OnePlus display over any other phones.
Further I upgrade every 3-4 months so not an issue, will switch to pixel 3 in September or October.
Also I have Midnight Black 128GB if that matters
Tip- wait for 3-4 months if you are tight on budget and get Pixel 3 or op6t but if you are enthusiastic go ahead
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Can you please tell me about its camera? How does it fare when compared with Pixel2. I wanted to take op6, even pre-booked it. But when i saw all the reviews about its camera, didn't find it good with respect to Pixel2.
Also is speaker that bad? People seems not happy about it.
Howz the sound through earpiece during call?
Sorry for so many questions. I wanted to ask from someone who had both the phones.
Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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jhakjhuk1853 said:
I have also upgraded from Pixel 2 to op6
Pixel 2 camera and op6 when compared pixel2 fares best specially front potrait.
Software wise oxygen Os isn't that good compared to pixel stock and Android P bugless.
Pixel stereo speakers are treat to ears + call quality is unmatched. Op6 isn't that good when compared but ok.
However I always liked OnePlus display over any other phones.
Further I upgrade every 3-4 months so not an issue, will switch to pixel 3 in September or October.
Also I have Midnight Black 128GB if that matters
Tip- wait for 3-4 months if you are tight on budget and get Pixel 3 or op6t but if you are enthusiastic go ahead
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Thanks for your reply. Guess waiting for 4 Months seems to be a good idea budget wise.
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Hey guys...
At what temperature does your OP6 hover at.
I don't play games.
As per cpu-z, mine stays between 30.5 to 39 degree Celsius.
(The temp here in Punjab, India reaches 47).
It feels like warmish after I installed Apple music app yesterday.
Before that didn't feel any warmth.
Thanks.
achyut said:
Now that we have the OnePlus 6 flowing in, let's have our own Indian thread up.
I have a Mirror Black 6 GB variant. Delivered on 23rd May.
Quite good a phone, I'd say. Switched from an LG V30+
Now am awaiting mods for dual speaker and some custom kernels like Franco kernel to tweak and save some battery.
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What do you mean by mods for dual speaker?
Pixel 2 is a better phone. The camera is better. The software optimisation is beyond any phone, except maybe the iPhone X. The Android P is even fluider IMHO. The battery optimisation negates any perceived difference in capacity. The speaker in OP6 is loud but it's tinnier. The front facing dual speaker is always better.
I switched from the Pixel 2 to the LG V30+ for the video recording flexibility and the headphone DAC. then switched from the V30+ to the Op6 cause of that bad camera.
If you can forgo the big chunky bezels of the Pixel 2, it's quite a treat. For looks and screen estate though, the Op6 rocks.
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What do you mean by mods for dual speaker?
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There are mods and magisk modules which allows the earpiece to be used as a secondary speaker
Anyone here have experience with skins on previous devices?
I have used dbrands on my OPO and OP3, but wondering if a cheaper Indian option would work with OP6. I like the Glass back on my 8gb version, but it gets dirty really quick (and I also like the OP logo in red or a different contrasting color).
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Anyone here have experience with skins on previous devices?
I have used dbrands on my OPO and OP3, but wondering if a cheaper Indian option would work with OP6. I like the Glass back on my 8gb version, but it gets dirty really quick (and I also like the OP logo in red or a different contrasting color).
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I have asked my friend to make a skin for me he sells on Instagram. I will post here once I get it applied on my phone.
jhakjhuk1853 said:
I have also upgraded from Pixel 2 to op6
Pixel 2 camera and op6 when compared pixel2 fares best specially front potrait.
Software wise oxygen Os isn't that good compared to pixel stock and Android P bugless.
Pixel stereo speakers are treat to ears + call quality is unmatched. Op6 isn't that good when compared but ok.
However I always liked OnePlus display over any other phones.
Further I upgrade every 3-4 months so not an issue, will switch to pixel 3 in September or October.
Also I have Midnight Black 128GB if that matters
Tip- wait for 3-4 months if you are tight on budget and get Pixel 3 or op6t but if you are enthusiastic go ahead
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But when it comes to price, Pixel can't beat OnePlus. They will obviously price Pixel 3 crazy high.
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a.cid said:
Anyone here have experience with skins on previous devices?
I have used dbrands on my OPO and OP3, but wondering if a cheaper Indian option would work with OP6. I like the Glass back on my 8gb version, but it gets dirty really quick (and I also like the OP logo in red or a different contrasting color).
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I ordered black CAMO and white one from dbrand with red coloured skin for logo.
a.cid said:
Anyone here have experience with skins on previous devices?
I have used dbrands on my OPO and OP3, but wondering if a cheaper Indian option would work with OP6. I like the Glass back on my 8gb version, but it gets dirty really quick (and I also like the OP logo in red or a different contrasting color).
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You can check gadgetshieldz.in .
I have used one of their skin on my moto x style. It was pretty classy and quality is also good.
Thanks
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Two small questions come to mind.
Is the photo software part up to date?
It seems to me that there must be a maj for the exit.
If not, is the 256GB version expected at Amazon?
Thank you.
Hello,does anyone have a problem with green tint on Oppo the same as OnePlus 8 pro have. Interesting i had OnePlus 8 pro and have problems with green tint
I have sam problem with my Oppo Find X2 Pro. First didn't believe but after realised that have same problem. I bought another one and much lower but still exists. That can be noticeable on Chrome dark theme on 10-15% level brightness
No I am ok with my CPH2025 UAE model.
No Problem here too CPH2025 EU
Very strange,i am glad that you don't have any issue,my device is EU model from Germany,both of them have same problem. First one have much more issue than this one. Both of them i unpack,new sealed...at day light it's hard to see but you must be in absolute dark environment and open Chrome,dark mode,close all tabs and bring device to 10-15% brightness. And watch carefully display colour. Is it all grey or have some variations to another colour, somewhere lighter somewhere darker?
amar1975 said:
Very strange,i am glad that you don't have any issue,my device is EU model from Germany,both of them have same problem. First one have much more issue than this one. Both of them i unpack,new sealed...at day light it's hard to see but you must be in absolute dark environment and open Chrome,dark mode,close all tabs and bring device to 10-15% brightness. And watch carefully display colour. Is it all grey or have some variations to another colour, somewhere lighter somewhere darker?
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Yep, had 2x OP8 Pro and 2x Find X2 pro and all had issues in absolute dark with min brightness
+ dark band from punch hole
It was more prominent on OnePlus
OP8 Pro bought directly from OnePlus
X2 pro bought from German dealers
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amar1975 said:
Very strange,i am glad that you don't have any issue,my device is EU model from Germany,both of them have same problem. First one have much more issue than this one. Both of them i unpack,new sealed...at day light it's hard to see but you must be in absolute dark environment and open Chrome,dark mode,close all tabs and bring device to 10-15% brightness. And watch carefully display colour. Is it all grey or have some variations to another colour, somewhere lighter somewhere darker?
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I will test after work my Oppo Is from Germany too
PrinceLc said:
I will test after work my Oppo Is from Germany too
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Ok,but really need dark environment. I can send some screenshots. I know it's hard to see but after some messages the shop ask me to come and check. They didn't believe but when they check they give me new device. I unpack new one actually this and it's much better than previous one but still have some tints...i hope i will not start to hate this device...also maybe you don't see anything because screenshot take photo of what is shown on software but physical light made problem. When i watching on my daughter Samsung photo which i send can't see anything but on mine i can see...
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Ok,but really need dark environment. I can send some screenshots. I know it's hard to see but after some messages the shop ask me to come and check. They didn't believe but when they check they give me new device. I unpack new one actually this and it's much better than previous one but still have some tints...i hope i will not start to hate this device...also maybe you don't see anything because screenshot take photo of what is shown on software but physical light made problem. When i watching on my daughter Samsung photo which i send can't see anything but on mine i can see...
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Okay i let you know when I test at home
tobias14 said:
Yep, had 2x OP8 Pro and 2x Find X2 pro and all had issues in absolute dark with min brightness
+ dark band from punch hole
It was more prominent on OnePlus
OP8 Pro bought directly from OnePlus
X2 pro bought from German dealers
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Same here brother. I had twice OnePlus 8 po first one have bigger problem another one without problem. Now 2x Oppo Find X2 Pro both have problem. Second one very low but...
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Okay i let you know when I test at home
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So i see around the punch hole a bit greenish
amar1975 said:
Same here brother. I had twice OnePlus 8 po first one have bigger problem another one without problem. Now 2x Oppo Find X2 Pro both have problem. Second one very low but...
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I just learned to live with it because for me these two were still the best devices on the market at that time
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I just learned to live with it because for me these two were still the best devices on the market at that time
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Agree man. But i am wondering is there any device without that problem i will get it ???. But if all are effected it's ok than.
Everyone that tells you that they don't have an issue are either lying or ignorant. Also you think it's bad now? Turn on DC Dimming (Low-brightness flicker-free eye comfort) and then have a look ?
OP8/Pro and Find X2/Pro have the same Samsung display, even S20 variants and Note20 have the same grey low brightness uniformity issue it just depends how well they hide it. Supposedly the technology for AMOLED screens isn't up to par to keep the quality consistent at 120 Hz refresh rate. Now don't misunderstand me - it isn't right and I don't feel like playing silicon lottery with my 1000€ device and if someone gets proof the issue is here because of cutting costs I'm all for class action lawsuit/forcing them to make a new and better batch but so far it seems like we're part of a screen "beta" test. Still the calibration seems better on the Oppo flagship so get that one if you don't mind the locked bootloader and find a lower priced model.
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Everyone that tells you that they don't have an issue are either lying or ignorant. Also you think it's bad now? Turn on DC Dimming (Low-brightness flicker-free eye comfort) and then have a look ?
OP8/Pro and Find X2/Pro have the same Samsung display, even S20 variants and Note20 have the same grey low brightness uniformity issue it just depends how well they hide it. Supposedly the technology for AMOLED screens isn't up to par to keep the quality consistent at 120 Hz refresh rate. Now don't misunderstand me - it isn't right and I don't feel like playing silicon lottery with my 1000€ device and if someone gets proof the issue is here because of cutting costs I'm all for class action lawsuit/forcing them to make a new and better batch but so far it seems like we're part of a screen "beta" test. Still the calibration seems better on the Oppo flagship so get that one if you don't mind the locked bootloader and find a lower priced model.
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Agree man with all you said. I feel the same. I paid 1000€ and really don't like to see display like that. As you said do something and hide it ??. 3 x Oppo 1 orange two black have dame issue more or less noticeable 1 of two OnePlus have catastrophic issue but second one i think he have almost no issue . I would like to know is there any way to do to made this gone?
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So i see around the punch hole a bit greenish
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Hmm... probably all have some greenish. We probably must live with that
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So i see around the punch hole a bit greenish
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That's what I'm talking about. It's not big deal but we didn't get devices for free. It's pretty nice price. They should fix that