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I was wondering right now after you have used mate 8 for quite some time Would you recommend others to do so?
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Yes. I bought a nexus 6p rooted it and loved it but the moment I picked up the mate 8, I haven't taken the 6p out of its box. And the 6p is a great phone
Yes I would definitely suggest to get one?
Best android phone i ever had but best to try it before purchase to check if the size is Ok.
Aboslutely YES!
I got a 128Gb NXT-AL10.. Installed International firmware, TWRP and rooted.
TOP PHONE!
yep, i think i would have regretted getting the 6P (which i intended to buy at first) when the mate 8´s specs became public
awesome phone and not looking back!
only 3 things to consider:
-can you deal with the size? true, its got a nice screen-to-body ratio with tiny bezels, but its still a big phone!
- secondly, can you arrange yourself with EMUI? and if not, are you willing to tinker with the system to adjust it to your needs and wants?
- lastly, the GPU is "only" mainstream, so if u want highend graphics and are a mobile gamer, u might want to wait for upcoming SD or exynos devices...
on the other hand, if your focus is primarily on battery life, super smooth day to day operation, the fastest mobile cpu on the planet (indeed, even faster than upcoming SD820 and exynos8890!) a HUGE display with superthin bezels and super crisp, clear and vivid colors, then this is definitely for you!
Got a Mocha Gold 4/64gb version and I simply love the phone. Since I have been using Mi Note Pro before, I do not see whats wrong with Huawei's EMUI (albeit tons of complaints web-wide).
Not too sure about mainstream reviews, but mine came along with a rapid charger and flip case+generic screen protector. Some online reviews were *****ing about not having the rapid charger in the package.
On the other hand, for the un-initiated, the GPU on the mate 8 may look like crap vs the SD or Exynos. But after testing it on my Mi Note Pro (SD 810 SoC), I discovered the Mate 8 does not throttle (or a little) when compared to it, after prolonged game play.
My Mi Note Pro, starts to heats up really fast and you can tell the throttling a few minutes into GPU intensive games.
I am not sure about Exynos or the latest SD820 SoC devices, but based on Tom's hardwareRead the Article here
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"Looking at these results adds new context to HiSilicon's decision to use a quad-core GPU in the Kirin 950. By focusing on sustained performance rather than peak performance, a somewhat risky decision from a marketing standpoint, the Kirin 950 actually provides similar, if not better, performance after a few minutes of gameplay as compared to some other high-end SoCs, such as the Exynos 7420 or Snapdragon 810, at least when paired with a 1080p display like in the Mate 8."
In fact I am very pleased with its Antutu Benchmark results, boasting 97k by another member in another thread, with mine somewhere around 92k stock un-modded.
Cheerios!!
Does the Mate 8 have multi-user profiles by default? If not are you able to somehow activate them?
I wouldn't recommend because of the notifications bug. People who don't dive deep into settings will miss emails, messages, etc.
In this case, this is not a mate 8 bug but an android 6 bug.
See posts about nexus 6p and others
I would recommend it to most people. If having the best camera is important to you then I would pass. Everything else is great with the phone except the camera doesn't take sharp enough photos. They look sharp on the phone screen but transfer them anywhere else and you'll see how sharp they aren't compared to other phones.
That's an issue, that hopefully will soon be fixed!
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9878/the-huawei-mate-8-review/8
Why you conisder a rooted phone is great .
Here is a review of the ROG 2 for the ones who haven't seen it yet:
My thoughts:
I am probably one of the few who have nothing to complain about the ROG except for some small remarks:
1. The only main drawback of the ROG phone was its Camera and lack of developer support.
2. The lack of frequent updates which I can live with because lets face it Android Pie doesn't add much to Oreo. Our phone is rich with features that even the latest phones with the latest update lack to this day.
My view of the ROG 2:
To be honest I am kind of disappointed, the phone is a beast and if you don't own the ROG phone already it would be highly recommended to upgrade to if you don't care that much for photography. But to be honest if you already own the ROG phone I feel we are not missing much except maybe for the higher refresh rate and battery life.
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The base model(8GB Ram, 128GB Storage) is selling for 3499 RMB (~508 USD), totally worth the upgrade especially if you swap it with the old model.
Obviously a great phone with ridiculous specs, especially the battery. But it's just a bit too big for my taste.
Rog 2 is a massive upgrade of a phone. I have read somewhere there are aiming to price the 8gb variant close to Oneplus 7 pro and that is close to 700 dollars. This phone will force all android phone to upgrade their specs very soon. It has got a 120hz Samsung screen when Samsung itself it is stuck at 60hz. It is the 2nd phone with UFS 3.0 along with Oneplus 7 pro again made by Samsung and it has got the same great camera as 6z, therefore, will force other gaming phones to take photography seriously.
I jut purchased the 512gb ROG Original to replace my Samsung s10 5G which i hated other than the camera. I have had the Razer Phone 2 also but boxy design made my hands hurt, I like the ROG 2 and will probably get it if it get a global variant in Australia.
Price announced for China
As reported by Gadgets 360, starting from the base variant named ‘Tencent Depth Customisation’ with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, it’s priced at CNY 3,499 (approximately Rs 35,000). The next variant carrying the same configuration called ‘Enjoy Peace in Beijing’ has a price tag of CNY 3,699 (approximately Rs 37,100). Coming to the bigger specced variant that includes 12 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, it’s priced at CNY 5,999 (approximately Rs 60,100). This configuration is also available in the ‘Enjoy Peace in Beijing’ variant priced at CNY 6,199 (approximately Rs 62,100).
Two additional variants were also announced including a Zhizun version priced at CNY 7,999 (approximately Rs 80,200) and an Esports Armour version that goes all the way up to CNY 12,999 (approximately Rs 1,30,300). Although there were no details about the RAM and storage, we think the two variants could be packing 12 GB RAM and 512 GB storage.
Just checked the ASUS store; the base model with 8 GB ram and 128 GB storage is selling for 3499 RMB and I guess they are offering a small discount if you are one of the early birds. Still it's not open for purchase yet, you will have to wait until the 30th of July to pre-order.
I think I will be pre ordering it for that price nothing can beat it with such pricing, i will either swap the ROG phone for the ROG 2 base model or sell it later on in the market.
Here is an in depth look into Android Pie on the ROG 2, I would assume the ROG phone will be running the same software customizations.
i don't get the 6000mah and the resulting weight.
for me, a phone is a phone first, so it should be pocketable
the first ROG Phone was all about modules, so why not keep the phone as light as the first one and add a battery pack module
something like the battery pack module for the Motorola phones
the size and weight made me decide for a different phone (P30 Pro)
The base model unboxing:
I ordered older first gen as I'll wait and see what global release is like first and rom update support etc. In AUS it will be in the $1400+ aud range. Rog one 900 atm. Moving from my razer phone 2 as box design hard on hands
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I ordered older first gen as I'll wait and see what global release is like first and rom update support etc. In AUS it will be in the $1400+ aud range. Rog one 900 atm. Moving from my razer phone 2 as box design hard on hands
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Just know there isn't much developer support for the ROG probably because of it's price and marketing.
That's why I believe the ROG 2 will have more attention and support than the first generation mainly because of value to money especially the base model.
I have both devices initially I was thinking of selling the ROG phone but I love both so for now I am keeping it. The ROG 2 has smaller bezels which I love, the underscreen fingerprint of the ROG 2 to be honest not that great I am using face lock which is way faster. In terms of speakers I think both of them give the same experience, the ROG 2 slightly has more defined vocals you can hardly tell. The thing I love about the first generation is the size of the phone my God it's very comfortable to hold in comparison. Overall I think it's the best time to buy the first generation but I would rather buy the second generation because it has up to date technology which will last more. All in all both devices are great. Oh one more thing ROG 2 is a better choice to go with because of the Camera. The downfall of Gaming phones is the camera and since the ROG 2 is the latest and greatest gaming phone it's better to go with it. Good luck!
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Just know there isn't much developer support for the ROG probably because of it's price and marketing.
That's why I believe the ROG 2 will have more attention and support than the first generation mainly because of value to money especially the base model.
I have both devices initially I was thinking of selling the ROG phone but I love both so for now I am keeping it. The ROG 2 has smaller bezels which I love, the underscreen fingerprint of the ROG 2 to be honest not that great I am using face lock which is way faster. In terms of speakers I think both of them give the same experience, the ROG 2 slightly has more defined vocals you can hardly tell. The thing I love about the first generation is the size of the phone my God it's very comfortable to hold in comparison. Overall I think it's the best time to buy the first generation but I would rather buy the second generation because it has up to date technology which will last more. All in all both devices are great. Oh one more thing ROG 2 is a better choice to go with because of the Camera. The downfall of Gaming phones is the camera and since the ROG 2 is the latest and greatest gaming phone it's better to go with it. Good luck!
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Its looks like it will be arround $1600 for 512gb model here in AUS so ill wait not spending that much on a phone.. i dont game just like features and specs ROG 1 more then enough for me.
Wonder if ASUS do same as did with first ROG. They just throw away some minor updates and just leave it after half year because ROG 3
The lack of SD card support is a downgrade. Yea it has faster specs other than that but no improvements on network support. How are they releasing a phone this expensive with virtually no bands when compared to their competitors. Look all all the other top of the lines phones and even mid range and it is hard to find ones with such terrible network support.
B66 (1700/2100)
B71 (600)
Missing from the phone, which may impact T-Mobile coverage. Darn.
I love the ROG one the size is Perfect but will upgrade to RoG 2 when globally released
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I love the ROG one the size is Perfect but will upgrade to RoG 2 when globally released
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I have ROG V1 when all i want it the update PIE then i'm okay with it. because i dont have money anymore to buy ROG 2 :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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I have ROG V1 when all i want it the update PIE then i'm okay with it. because i dont have money anymore to buy ROG 2 :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Believe me Android Pie sucks. I have the ROG 2 and The ROG Oreo Rom is way better than the Pie Rom. Pie doesn't add any extra functionality.
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Believe me Android Pie sucks. I have the ROG 2 and The ROG Oreo Rom is way better than the Pie Rom. Pie doesn't add any extra functionality.
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no worries as long as they fixed some problems and update the security patched..
Hi I got the ROG 1, Asus its update policy sucks !!!!!! No or poor answers in their Zen Forum.
At this time nobody is talking anymore about Android Pie but Android 10 !!!!!!!!
Believe me I'll never get the 9 or 10 on my so called flagship.
They will do the same with ROG 2
https://piunikaweb.com/2019/09/24/asus-rog-phone-android-pie-release-date-unknown-says-company/
https://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum....23&pid=1165051&page=9&extra=page=1#pid1165051
It may suck but, atleast for me that is not the point. It should not been updated by now. If they they can't even get pie on first ROG then how can we expect to get the better Android 10.
I have recently sold my Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus to get the Oneplus 7 pro, which I haven't bought it yet, however passing through comments and reviews on YouTube, some say that the 7T will be released really soon, but it will be focused on 5G capability.
I really don't care about 5G, but what about the processor? SD855+ which is slightly overclocked.
While now the 7 is cheaper than it was when it's first released... Should I wait?
Any comments and advices are welcome!
you will get a slightly faster cpu which our phones max out every game out there already. They might use an under screen camera. What else can you do to a phone? Phones have tapped out. All they can do now is add gimmicky ****.
They said they are keeping the same design of the oneplus 7 pro. Probably 855+ which 100% of people will not see a different just a few numbers higher in benchmarks. Add water resistant ip rating and wireless charging. Maybe a new faster charger since oneplus is now beat by the note 10+ with only their 25w charger. Maybe screen push to 120hz. But who knows. All this are my thought. But they definitly keep the same pop up camera design
7 T will release in october or november, depends when it will be ready.
5G network it's a joke now !
7 pro T can't have too much new hardware/options.
Could be More Expensive than 7 pro...
Wait for the pixel 4. Camera is still better. While we use gcam to get a better photo. Pixels just use the original gcam without a mess
I don't even buy a pone in the fall as you're getting a phone with an SoC (SD855) that will be replaced with a new SoC in just 3 months or so. I'm not paying full price for a phone that will be outdated so soon after buying it. Buying the phones in the spring lets you have the latest tech for a year before anything new comes out. I've bought 3 OP phones now, OP5, OP6, and the OP 7pro. I would never spend my money on a T version. When I buy the regular version nothing the whole rest of the year will have a better SoC sooo!?
It's like buying a car in August, you wouldn't want to pay new car price when it's about to be a leftover as the new models are coming out.
OnePlus 7 Pro for the win now! You could always sell it later if you see something better...
Do wish they would flatten out the screen a little more....the curve screen on the 7pro is difficult to view under light because of the reflection on the sides.
maisanfabregas said:
I have recently sold my Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus to get the Oneplus 7 pro, which I haven't bought it yet, however passing through comments and reviews on YouTube, some say that the 7T will be released really soon, but it will be focused on 5G capability.
I really don't care about 5G, but what about the processor? SD855+ which is slightly overclocked.
While now the 7 is cheaper than it was when it's first released... Should I wait?
Any comments and advices are welcome!
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Yes buy overclocking if you wanna keep divice for 1 year. After one year you have higher chance of dying cpu.
siuraczewski said:
Yes buy overclocking if you wanna keep divice for 1 year. After one year you have higher chance of dying cpu.
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The SD855+ is a newer version of the SD855 that increases the speed of the core.
People just callout overclocked, but Qualcomm has increased the clock and certified functionality and longevity at that new increase in. speed.
They will essentially be the same thing. I'd get the 7pro now, but if you can wait and can spend the extra ~$200 the 7Tpro will be great too.
Hi i just got my Rog Ultimate and its a fab phone. The Rog vision display is a great party trick but i dont see an option to keep it always on. It goes off once the screen gos off Is there anyway i can keep it always on?
Is there anything in Armory Crate or in with the Always On Display settings?
Hopefully someone else will get an Ultimate and stumble across it. Most people have the standard model, since the release of the Ultimate is still quite limited.
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Is there anything in Armory Crate or in with the Always On Display settings?
Hopefully someone else will get an Ultimate and stumble across it. Most people have the standard model, since the release of the Ultimate is still quite limited.
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Does the standard edition have the option to keep leds on when screen is off?
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Does the standard edition have the option to keep leds on when screen is off?
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Yes. When you open Advanced Settings under System lighting, there is an option for Screen off but there is a bit of a trick to getting there.
Configuring Lighting Profiles:
Open Armory Crate -> Console
Enable Lighting synchronization
When prompted, select the Create option
Press Cancel or OK for the Permission request
Press back (No changes required)
Configure as desired
Disable Lighting synchronization
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Yes. When you open Advanced Settings under System lighting, there is an option for Screen off but there is a bit of a trick to getting there.
Configuring Lighting Profiles:
Open Armory Crate -> Console
Enable Lighting synchronization
When prompted, select the Create option
Press Cancel or OK for the Permission request
Press back (No changes required)
Configure as desired
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Unfortunately there's no system lighting option
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You can find it under console section
And FYI the reason why ultimate is very limited because next month they will release ultimate with SD 888+ and rename it to rog phone 5s
TheWolfOne said:
You can find it under console section
And FYI the reason why ultimate is very limited because next month they will release ultimate with SD 888+ and rename it to rog phone 5s
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The ultimate has no lighting option in console.
TheWolfOne said:
You can find it under console section
And FYI the reason why ultimate is very limited because next month they will release ultimate with SD 888+ and rename it to rog phone 5s
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Is this just a guess or do you know more than me? Could you please link your source because that would be absolutely amazing. There are many speculations and rumors about the upcoming 5a. All I know is that might come - there is a tweet about it but nothing about the design or if this will be the ultimate or not. As far as I know it might as well have the same design as the basic model.
I can't find a valid source for the exact release date either so I guess I miss something
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Is this just a guess or do you know more than me? Could you please link your source because that would be absolutely amazing. There are many speculations and rumors about the upcoming 5a. All I know is that might come - there is a tweet about it but nothing about the design or if this will be the ultimate or not. As far as I know it might as well have the same design as the basic model.
I can't find a valid source for the exact release date either so I guess I miss something
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They already officially announced it
You can check it
TheWolfOne said:
They already officially announced it
You can check it
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Yeah and you were not correct - still without a global release date and it's not the Ultimate version but the normal one and pro version slightly upgraded.
So in the end it were just guesses after all
I am sad to say this but you can't do anything about it
Now they release rog phone 5s pro with better performance and design than your phone + cheaper too
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I am sad to say this but you can't do anything about it
Now they release rog phone 5s pro with better performance and design than your phone + cheaper too
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Pricing and availability has not been released yet. You are only assuming it will be cheaper, but nobody actually knows yet.
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Pricing and availability has not been released yet. You are only assuming it will be cheaper, but nobody actually knows yet.
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They already announced it's price at taiwan and ROG 5S Pro is cheaper than ultimate
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They already announced it's price at taiwan and ROG 5S Pro is cheaper than ultimate
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You are aware the 5s is the 888+ version of the standard, right? The 5s Pro is the "upgrade" to the Ultimate.
ROG Phone 5 Ultimate - NT$ 36,990
Rog Phone 5s - NT$ 29,990 / NT$ 33,990
The top of the line 5s, which has the same RAM and storage, is $100 less expensive in USD. That is without the aeroactive cooler, gift pack, special edition box, rear touch panels, and rear display.
The cheaper of the 5s models is 16 / 256, which is half the storage and 2 GB less RAM for a savings of $250 in USD.
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You are aware the 5s is the 888+ version of the standard, right? The 5s Pro is the "upgrade" to the Ultimate.
ROG Phone 5 Ultimate - NT$ 36,990
Rog Phone 5s - NT$ 29,990 / NT$ 33,990
The top of the line 5s, which has the same RAM and storage, is $100 less expensive in USD. That is without the aeroactive cooler, gift pack, special edition box, rear touch panels, and rear display.
The cheaper of the 5s models is 16 / 256, which is half the storage and 2 GB less RAM for a savings of $250 in USD.
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Yeah it's an upgrade but they sell it cheaper than ultimate because ultimate is a mistake. They released it too soon so they must change their chipset when more powerful chipset release this year and they must realized if more people like colorful rear display than monochrome rear display
That's why you won't find rog 5 pro anywhere because they save it for rog 5s pro
Rog 5s pro has better Chipset, better touch sampling, better design, better rear display colorful vs monochrome in ultimate) and I said it again it's cheaper in Taiwan
Even if you compare Rog 5s basic 16 / 256 vs ultimate 18 / 512, Rog 5s has better performance than ultimate in gaming. No games will use that much RAM and even 8gb RAM is enough for mobile gaming. So back to the day Chipset and GPU is what matters the most for gaming
You will notice more fps and stability when you play heavy games like genshin impact if you use Rog 5s Basic compare to Rog 5 Ultimate. Not mention Rog 5s which is more powerful. But if you play PUBG or Free Fire then it has same performance
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That's why you won't find rog 5 pro anywhere because they save it for rog 5s pro
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Well... that's in fact not true... You don't find it anywhere because as soon as it is released it is sold out..
The EU release was 2 days ago and lasted ~2h until all URLs to the phone disappeared. JP release is coming in the next week and some other Asian countries as well.
Malaysian store lasted only about 30 minutes as well.
I would rather say it's the other way around and they released the Ultimate way too late for reasons only god knows. I they launched it in may everything would be fine.
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Rog 5s pro has better Chipset, better touch sampling, better design, better rear display colorful vs monochrome
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About the "better design": Thats not objective. I for example prefer the design of the Ultimate over the pro
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Yeah it's an upgrade but they sell it cheaper than ultimate because ultimate is a mistake.
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Might want to go back and read what it says. The 5s Pro would have to be cheaper for your point to be valid.
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They released it too soon so they must change their chipset when more powerful chipset release this year and they must realized if more people like colorful rear display than monochrome rear display
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Actually, the color display was originally planned for the Pro, but doesn't even exist on the one you are claiming is better for less money.
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They released it too soon so they must change their chipset when more powerful chipset release this year
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No, they just didn't plan to be so behind with the original Pro and Ultimate releases, but most companies knew the 888+ was coming well in advance. I hope you honestly weren't believing they heard the news like a week ago and scrambled to make up a prototype.
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Even if you compare Rog 5s basic 16 / 256 vs ultimate 18 / 512, Rog 5s has better performance than ultimate in gaming. No games will use that much RAM and even 8gb RAM is enough for mobile gaming. So back to the day Chipset and GPU is what matters the most for gaming
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I'm sure you already knew that the difference between the two is only 0.155GHz from one core, with an AI performance only 20% better, which really isn't as impressive as you made it seem.
8GB RAM is enough for casual mobile gaming, but it is also being shared with the firmware and other applications. You will notice an immediate improvement with 12 GB and a bigger one with 16 GB.
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You will notice more fps and stability when you play heavy games like genshin impact if you use Rog 5s Basic compare to Rog 5 Ultimate. Not mention Rog 5s which is more powerful. But if you play PUBG or Free Fire then it has same performance
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Ideally, you want the best fps without losing visual quality. You can boost the fps with a better processor. If you lack the RAM, though, it will be at the cost of the visual quality. This is why you need both a better processor AND more RAM together.
Games that only focus on framerate without much visual depth will appear to run well with a CPU well above the minimum requirement because there is far less data that needs to be loaded at one time.
I hope you made an account for more than an attempt to mock someone for wasting their money. That appears to have failed.
That aside, the rear display being on with the screen off is a software feature. They could easily release an update to support it.
Are you willing to spend as much or a little more on the new Google Pixel 7 Pro, which seems to be a best of smartphone?
If you want to know more about the Google Pixel 7 serie, go to read HERE
If it uses the same modem as the 6 Pro, absolutely not.
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If it uses the same modem as the 6 Pro, absolutely not.
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It is rumored to use the Exynos 5300 modem. I have no idea if its gonna be any good.
Ref: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-7-3112003/
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If it uses the same modem as the 6 Pro, absolutely not.
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It is rumored to use the Exynos 5300 modem. I have no idea if its gonna be any good.
Ref: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-7-3112003/
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It turns out that the Pixel 6 Pro uses the Shannon A5123 5G modem made by Samsung, the Shannon 5511 sub-6GHz FR1 transceiver box, and the Shannon 5710 FR2 mmWave transceiver. The latter is missing from the non-US versions of the Pixel 6 Pro.
Subject to confirmation, the Pixel 7 Pro is said to use Samsung's Exynos 5300 modem
We'll just have to wait and see what modem Google uses for the 7 series and the 7 Pro in particular
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If it uses the same modem as the 6 Pro, absolutely not.
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From what I've heard, it will have a new modem. That's why I nearly surely will get the 7 Pro.
I am interested, my op10 pro goes back to amazon and I'll use OP7 pro.
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I am interested, my op10 pro goes back to amazon and I'll use OP7 pro.
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That bad ?
I wonder how long before the other brand offer similarly fast charging
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That bad ?
I wonder how long before the other brand offer similarly fast charging
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There are no sources so no Kernel/Rom, lenses are blocked so no gcam, and there is no msm download tool anymore,
Soo OP 10 pro is trash.
I want to like the P7P, I want to get one, but the more I look at it, the more I lean towards jumping ship for Samsung or most likely Apple. It would be my first apple mobile device, but aside from the eSIM all seems well.
The P6 is dreaded, and it took them way too long to offer software fixes.
I'm worried about the modem and don't understand why they're not going with Qualcomm.
It doesn't look like we'll be getting much in terms of camera improvement.
The battery will most likely be similar to the P6.
To answer your question plainly, I don't think there is any price point that justifies the risk of another failed device. I plan on waiting for the reviews. If the modem ain't stellar, it will be an automatic no from me because of my remote usage. If the modem works as well as the competition, then I'll have a hard time choosing.
Not interested at this time, but will be watching hand's on reports and reviews....
After hearing that it still has A55 cores, it's a no for me. I have not decided if I'm sticking with my OnePlus 9 or switching back to iPhone (I was on the 12 Pro Max for the last two weeks but the OOS13 beta dropped on the OnePlus 9 today and I kind of like it so I'm back on the OnePlus for now) but most relevant to this thread, I'm *not* going back to Pixel.
I'm writing this from a pixel 2 XL. Was previously using a One Plus 9 Pro. Had to switch back after the hyped up Hasselblad camera stopped focusing. In hindsight, it was a mistake to go with the one plus brand. My old pixel 2 it's working much better, and I will certainly be getting the 7 Pro
Will depend on modem. The modem on Pixel 6 Pro is absolute dog**** worst I have used.
But I will be getting rid of the Pixel 6 Pro, this is by far the worst phone I have ever used.
I am very happy with the 6 pro, but I like the look of the new minimal curve on the 7 pro. if there is also a higher peak brightness i'll be tempted, depending on trade in deals.
I did not plan on buying the P7 Pro, but since it does bring in a couple serious improvements, I made my pre-order today
- finally we get decent 10 bit HDR recording
- Faceunlock (as far as the presentation went, it's only for unlocking the phone and will not work as a biometric in-app or to make a payment)
- finally a decent peak brightness to work in the sun (1500 nits)
- 20 vs 30 res zoom with new nifty features
- macro mode (missed that since my ancient Samsung Galaxy alpha days), guided frame also looks promising for making videos
- better modem (this one needs reviews of course to validate any improvements; the P6 Pro modem is terrible)
- Tensor 2 should bring, if we look at the node and Googles claims, a 20% improvement in efficiency = better battery life
- and last but not least, the deciding factor that made me get the P7 Pro... European Google store offer the Pixel Watch LTE, valued at 429 €, for free when pre-ordering the 899 € P7 Pro. If I couple that with Rakuten and a Google Store cashback of 10% (Google One, 2 TB), sell the watch and my old phone, I get a new shiny phone and will actually have more money than I started out with. That's great of course.
In July, I had planned to buy the Nothing Phone(1) which looked interesting, and which is despite its setbacks the 1st smartphone produced by Nothing. Then, for personal reasons, I didn't buy it, and I turned to the Pixel 7 series that was supposed to arrive.
Very tempted by the 7Pro in 256GB, I hesitated for a long time and changed my mind again.
Looking at the specs, even if Google has improved this 7 series, I'll try to wait for the 8 series, which should arrive with a new processor and finally a non-curved screen and maybe a significantly reduced size for the 8Pro 256GB.
I'm staying with my OP 7T 256GB which I'll soon upgrade to custom rom, as OnePlus is not in a hurry to upgrade it to OOS12.
I wish you good time for the owners Pixel 7 serie
Sib64 said:
"and finally a non-curved screen"
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I'm not sure if that hope of yours will result in reality. Google has made it clear that they are all about design and how it looks, and less about function. Just listen to the people presenting Pixel products, look at the Pixel watch (little screen real estate (square smartwatches have great advantage) and continental sized bezels are okay, as long as it looks good): the aesthetic is of greater importance to Google than practicality.
There is simply nothing to indicate that Google would steer away from that path. They consider a curved display to look nice.
Ergo I highly doubt that Google would dramatically change that business strategy for the next iteration of this phone. People like you and me, who would enjoy an even panel more, are simply not in the targeting group of Googles marketing.
The Pixel 7 Pro is almost perfect but the Pixel 6 has the worst connectivity and reception of any phone I've used, even behind the Galaxy devices.
No reviews means it would be just great on paper.
it's time to retire my oneplus 7 pro and get pixel 7 pro
I really wish google would get into the charging game like the oneplus 10 plus... That thing charges from 20% to 80% in 10 minutes