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Android |OT8| ConFuchsia say beta is better
- Thread starter Bboy AJ
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I keep having to remind myself not to get a new phone until the next generation LTE bands are built-in, which won't happen until next year. Having even greater coverage and penetration is awesome and a true game changer. I jumped from my perfectly fine flagship phone ONLY because it didn't have 12 band LTE. That was the most significant upgrade I've ever made for a phone.
Therefore, Pixel 2, Note 8, $400 Galaxy S8, $350 LG G6... Nahhhh.
Going to try to be strong here and wait it out.
Therefore, Pixel 2, Note 8, $400 Galaxy S8, $350 LG G6... Nahhhh.
Going to try to be strong here and wait it out.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
S8 on AT&T at least already has support for their next gen LTE network
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I agree. The difference real world difference between 50 down and 500 down is sorta shrugs for me on mobile.
NeOak
Member
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Android O Dev preview 4 is out
New easter egg has an Octupus :S head looks like an Oreo though....kinda <.<
New easter egg has an Octupus :S head looks like an Oreo though....kinda <.<
Like my rss reader and gaf mobile was fine when I was on 2g in Japan lol
You don't need ultra fast mobile speeds besides video which kills your data cap.
I don't mind more coverage though. Still plenty of deadzones in rural and mountain areas.
At&t has the best coverage and I still was service less for hours on the highways when I was in Utah.
You don't need ultra fast mobile speeds besides video which kills your data cap.
I don't mind more coverage though. Still plenty of deadzones in rural and mountain areas.
At&t has the best coverage and I still was service less for hours on the highways when I was in Utah.
BoboBrazil
Member
Some phones will be out with the new bands by end of year on TMobile. Atleast one Samsung phone(probably the Note) and maybe LG V30? Since LG is making Pixel XL 2 it could as well. V20 already has band 66 that T-Mobile hasn't launched yet afaik.
It's more coverage inside buildings that's more of the upgrade. I've been fine with speed all along.
Looks like they're keeping the color of media apps in the notifications. Yay
Saiyan-Rox
Member
I actually forgot about that feature since I moved to the OP5
Glad it's being kept too. I'm not too bothered with O coming late for me now it didn't really have much I'm bothered waiting for but I'm glad they finally made the data toggle one press.
My 6P will sometimes turn itself off at about 30% battery. Only way to get it to turn back on is to plug it in. It's random but when it happens I'm totally hosed until I can plug it in. Not cool. Is there a fix for THAT?
I swear that everyone with an Nexus 6P in this thread, owned for longer than a year and a half, has complained about this exact issue, lol.
So is there a fix?
Replacing the battery or getting a brand new phone that isn't a 6P.
SUBZERO-08
Member
So is there a fix?
I'm just gonna spend the money to get the battery replaced. Hoping I can stretch another year out of the phone and get a Pixel 3.
So my battery is bad? interesting... it's not replaceable so what are folks doing having some janky unauthorized repair dude open up the device?
didn't you return it? lol
I mean, you can do it yourself with the right tools and replacement parts. There are videos online on how to do it.
yep. only example to give, not sure what else does 4k lol
Prototype Viktor
Member
Had a random system crash and restart 1 hour after updating to OPP4 build but it has been fine ever since
Prototype Viktor
Member
I got a "OEM battery" to replace mine. The only downside is because there's a 50 50 chance you'll get a real OEM battery or a OEM battery but it wasn't made for the 6p but it's essentially the same (there's a certain version you need it if) it just charges slow even with rapid charging. It charges about 30% slower
Damn watched a video online on how to do this....oh hell no. LOL
Saiyan-Rox
Member
I always seem to get reminded like I never knew how bad the OP community really is. I'm sure about 80% off then are complete and utter entitled morons :/
Unknown Soldier
Member
Man, I really hope NOTE 8 THE OCHO is going to be the one. My Note 4 is getting really long in the tooth, you never think about how shitty the Qualcomm's of that era were in terms of overheating and throttling after playing a game for 15 seconds until you try a phone which doesn't. I moved over to a spare Galaxy S6 to play Fate/Grand Order and it's amazing how Exynos 7420 Octa circa 2015 doesn't overheat, slow down, or even feel that hot in my hand after hours of play. Exynos is the best, Qualcomm can go and get fucked.
The irony here is the phone I'm using as a burner for a game is actually on Nougat but my daily driver is still stuck on Marshmallow forever. Sigh.
I'm guessing international Note 8 will also be using Exynos 8895 Octa like it's brother the S8. That's the ARM Mali-G71 MP20 going up against the Adreno 540 in the Snapdragon 835 when comparing international and North America S8. I wonder if Adreno 540 takes longer than 25 seconds to overheat and throttle back or if Qualcomm even gives a shit about that.
edit: Here we can see S8 with Exynos beating S8 with Snapdragon
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gal...ragon_835_benchmark_comparison-news-24606.php
Adreno is getting shittier all the time, now ARM Mali can beat it pretty soundly and probably does it without overheating.
The irony here is the phone I'm using as a burner for a game is actually on Nougat but my daily driver is still stuck on Marshmallow forever. Sigh.
I'm guessing international Note 8 will also be using Exynos 8895 Octa like it's brother the S8. That's the ARM Mali-G71 MP20 going up against the Adreno 540 in the Snapdragon 835 when comparing international and North America S8. I wonder if Adreno 540 takes longer than 25 seconds to overheat and throttle back or if Qualcomm even gives a shit about that.
edit: Here we can see S8 with Exynos beating S8 with Snapdragon
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gal...ragon_835_benchmark_comparison-news-24606.php
Adreno is getting shittier all the time, now ARM Mali can beat it pretty soundly and probably does it without overheating.
NeOak
Member
That's VoLTE
chicken_pasta
Banned
I already get that on my OP3T with Android 7.1.1. I always have the WhatsApp Web is active notification
Jazzy Network
Member
Damn so tempting. So expensive tho. I may get it if they do another sale.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Definitely take this with a grain of salt. It would be nice, but you know...
Snapdragon 836 to debut with Pixel 2
Snapdragon 836 to debut with Pixel 2
If like last year it's just gonna be clocked down to 835 speeds lol.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Honor 6X now permanently $199.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I don't even really get the point of that phone to begin with.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Odd seeing a noticeable drop in drain per hour after OPP4 update. It's nice. PiP YouTube and Chrome is only 7.7% when it was 12-15% before update
Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
I was hoping they would announce a regular Z2 as well since I'm just gonna get insurance on it anyways.
For under $600,that's no other phone I would want. But then I don't care much about super long battery life.
The Moto X4 should be announced at the July 28 event so we'll see how that looks.
don't believe its lies
Prototype Viktor
Member
after a full day of normal use and AccuBattery on i've ended the day with 10% more battery than the last few days before update to OPP4 so it's great'
so bye bye AccuBattery i got my info and the battery life i wantz