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[Jeffrey]

8gb op5 is sold out. Thirst for ram is real.

 

[The Faceless Master]

#NeverSettle

 

[NeOak]

#SmoothAndroid

 

[BoboBrazil]

I'm hype to get the OnePlus 5 in hand to play around with and try the new dcip3 color mode. Hopefully that can fix the issues where their screens give me headaches. I need that extra web browsing and YouTube watching battery life. This phone is going to be the smoothest Android experience you can get. Already posted their sources to GitHub too so open development. Probably will end up selling the 6gb and keep the 8 gb model.

 

[Kaiken]

T-Mobile now selling the LG G6 for $500 and it comes with a free LG G Pad, then LG is having a promotion that gives away an additional LG MiniBeam Projector and a B&O Beoplay H3 headset. This is a deal I cannot pass up.

 

[BoboBrazil]

T-Mobile now selling the LG G6 for $500 and it comes with a free LG G Pad, then LG is having a promotion that gives away an additional LG MiniBeam Projector and a B&O Beoplay H3 headset. This is a deal I cannot pass up.

Aren't they still doing BOGO free too?

 

[Jeffrey]

I like how only in today's op5 reviews do reviewers acknowledge s8 kinda runs like ass in comparison lol.

It's not like mine ran any better or worse today vs at launch.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I like how only in today's op5 reviews do reviewers acknowledge s8 kinda runs like ass in comparison lol.

It's not like mine ran any better or worse today vs at launch.

Reviewers are so afraid to talk bad about Samsung.

 

[Jazzy Network]

So OP has the Model T philosophy to colors?

 

[Soodanim]

So who's the unsung hero of the Android world? The high end is Samsung bloat and OnePlus flaws, and I keep hearing about Moto G problems every generation for the mid range, I just can't find a solid phone. The U11 looks ugly to me, that back is just tacky. Chinese phones are cheap shitty build quality and steal your data and have mock iPhone interfaces and icons. Who else is there?

I miss my Nexus 4.

Might just track down an original 3310 and say fuck modern tech companies.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

So who's the unsung hero of the Android world? The high end is Samsung bloat and OnePlus flaws, and I keep hearing about Moto G problems every generation for the mid range, I just can't find a solid phone. The U11 looks ugly to me, that back is just tacky. Chinese phones are cheap shitty build quality and steal your data and have mock iPhone interfaces and icons. Who else is there?

I miss my Nexus 4.

Might just track down an original 3310 and say fuck modern tech companies.

Spoiler

Apple

 

[DrFunk]

So who's the unsung hero of the Android world? The high end is Samsung bloat and OnePlus flaws, and I keep hearing about Moto G problems every generation for the mid range, I just can't find a solid phone. The U11 looks ugly to me, that back is just tacky. Chinese phones are cheap shitty build quality and steal your data and have mock iPhone interfaces and icons. Who else is there?

I miss my Nexus 4.

Might just track down an original 3310 and say fuck modern tech companies.

Seems like a Pixel is your hero. You miss your Nexus 4 (which was designed by Google and built by LG). You're either an ASOP man or LG man, it seems.

 

[Baroquemantic]

So who's the unsung hero of the Android world? The high end is Samsung bloat and OnePlus flaws, and I keep hearing about Moto G problems every generation for the mid range, I just can't find a solid phone. The U11 looks ugly to me, that back is just tacky. Chinese phones are cheap shitty build quality and steal your data and have mock iPhone interfaces and icons. Who else is there?

I miss my Nexus 4.

Might just track down an original 3310 and say fuck modern tech companies.

Be your own hero. Found a startup. Get out there and be somebody! There's a future in it.

 

[Jeffrey]

Oh yeah isn't essential this month still lol.

 

[Ty4on]

Why would One Plus fix everything but the display ;_;

 

[BoboBrazil]

Why would One Plus fix everything but the display ;_;

Pretty dumb but there are a bunch of people cheerleading their decision online because they are under the belief it still saves dramatic battery life.

 

[Ty4on]

Pretty dumb but there are a bunch of people cheerleading their decision online because they are under the belief it still saves dramatic battery life.

1080p LCD, best of both worlds

 

[Jeffrey]

Needs to save something for op5t

 

[BoboBrazil]

1080p LCD, best of both worlds

Lcd is the best. I miss my OnePlus one display.

 

[Jeffrey]

yeah, modern LCD's are great. Can't really be used for Daydream... but its not like the op5 supports that either.

 

[IronRaven]

Looks aside, the OP5 does seems pretty good.

 

[Jeffrey]

estimate delivery of op5 on friday. Like the quick turnaround. announce the phone, release it.

Looks aside, the OP5 does seems pretty good.

yep. the problem really is that op3 and 3t are still pretty good phones, and we are reaching a performance thresh hold in which I bet its quite hard to tell the difference in performance between a sd 820 vs sd835 on stockish android.

Feels like people would be more excited about op5 if it actually 'beat' the flagships in the camera... which could happen down the line. Seems like the problems people have is due to the software processing vs the hardware.

Can't wait to see what rom makers like sultan can do with it too.

 

[Vanillalite]

I like how only in today's op5 reviews do reviewers acknowledge s8 kinda runs like ass in comparison lol.

It's not like mine ran any better or worse today vs at launch.

I guess I just don't see it? Maybe cause I'm not using a pixel side by side, but the performance in general is fine for me?

 

[Jeffrey]

I guess I just don't see it? Maybe cause I'm not using a pixel side by side, but the performance in general is fine for me?

its generally fine in 1080p mode.

but once you try to do stuff 'aggressively' it struggles a little. splitscreen slows things down a bit. quick switch apps could hang (double tap recent app button).

And lets not talk about screen rotation... which is a issue with android in general, but more pronounce on samsung imo.

Try opening up the app switcher and rotating there will be a delay.

And this is all in the 'best scenario'. if google play store apps are updating, then expect more performance issues.


In the end its all minor things that don't really affect your day to day.

But is it selfish to want a 'lightning fast' flagship phone with all the extra features samsung offers? Feel like one should have the right to feel that for $850 phone haha.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I knew you'd do this.

So did I, my GF and my best mate (who bought one too when he thought he wasn't.)

1080P is such a waste of time. And there isn't waterproofing? L.O.L. Where's the freaking OIS???


What was so impressive for an impluse buy? The ram?

Honestly I just get sucked into new things far too easily and get bored with devices very quickly. I seriously need help. I do really like OP devices as a whole though especially for their custom ROM support.

 

[Vanillalite]

its generally fine in 1080p mode.

but once you try to do stuff 'aggressively' it struggles a little. splitscreen slows things down a bit. quick switch apps could hang (double tap recent app button).

And lets not talk about screen rotation... which is a issue with android in general, but more pronounce on samsung imo.

Try opening up the app switcher and rotating there will be a delay.

And this is all in the 'best scenario'. if google play store apps are updating, then expect more performance issues.


In the end its all minor things that don't really affect your day to day.

But is it selfish to want a 'lightning fast' flagship phone with all the extra features samsung offers? Feel like one should have the right to feel that for $850 phone haha.

Idk Hearthstone runs fine even when updating a ton of shit + playing separate music and that's my current barometer for performance?

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Honestly I just get sucked into new things far too easily and get bored with devices very quickly. I seriously need help. I do really like OP devices as a whole though especially for their custom ROM support.

I understand. I got bored of the 3T and switched OS. I won't fault you.

 

[Jeffrey]

Idk Hearthstone runs fine even when updating a ton of shit + playing separate music and that's my current barometer for performance?

yeah no real issue with individual app performance for me either. wish it kept apps in memory better though. 4gb ram more like 2gb of ram compared to more aosp like devices haha.

Guess its for improving battery life?

 

[mattm025]

Quick question... Is the Nexus 4 eligible for the Samsung trade in deal? No scratches, cracked screen, etc.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Quick question... Is the Nexus 4 eligible for the Samsung trade in deal? No scratches, cracked screen, etc.

Yep, as long as it runs android 4.4. It seems like its better to buy the cheap prepaid phone at walmart for $7 and send that instead.

 

[BoboBrazil]

estimate delivery of op5 on friday. Like the quick turnaround. announce the phone, release it.




yep. the problem really is that op3 and 3t are still pretty good phones, and we are reaching a performance thresh hold in which I bet its quite hard to tell the difference in performance between a sd 820 vs sd835 on stockish android.

Feels like people would be more excited about op5 if it actually 'beat' the flagships in the camera... which could happen down the line. Seems like the problems people have is due to the software processing vs the hardware.

Can't wait to see what rom makers like sultan can do with it too.

Mine are supposed to be here Friday too. 3 and 3T got better with camera updates. I'd guess the same will happen with the OP5. This reading mode feature seems pretty cool for websites if you don't mind looking at websites in black and white. Saw a OP5 boot up from an unboxing video and seems to be very quick. Much quicker than previous phones. No lag anywhere in the videos I've seen. I haven't seen anyone really comment on the dcip3 color mode yet.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I just saw the OnePlus 5 Jerry rig video. Built like a tank.

-edit-

The camera seems actually better than an iPhone 7 plus https://youtu.be/mXRh6zoDVX4

The only thing that hurts is no stabilization on 4k video, which has to be a bug in their software. 1080p video looks much better on OnePlus 5

 

[Asgaro]

Oh great, OP cheating in the benchmark game:

https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5-benchmark-cheating-reviews/

What a shit company.

 

[kaiyo]

So who's the unsung hero of the Android world? The high end is Samsung bloat and OnePlus flaws, and I keep hearing about Moto G problems every generation for the mid range, I just can't find a solid phone. The U11 looks ugly to me, that back is just tacky. Chinese phones are cheap shitty build quality and steal your data and have mock iPhone interfaces and icons. Who else is there?

I miss my Nexus 4.

Might just track down an original 3310 and say fuck modern tech companies.

Spoiler

Sony

 

[Jzero]

So yea the G6 is fucking trash for video/photo taking at concerts (I just got back from one). It looks like it has a watercolor filter on everything. Looks like I'm carrying my 6P around as a standalone camera.

 

[Vivalaraza]

The reviews I've seen for the OP5 are all pretty positive. The Verge was probably the most negative one.

 

[BoboBrazil]

The reviews I've seen for the OP5 are all pretty positive. The Verge was probably the most negative one.

Yeah camera actually seems to be pretty good. Someone needs to contact OnePlus about 4k video recording because no eis in 4k recording has to be a bug or feature they just didn't have ready in time. The phone is also blazing fast. 1080p pentile amoled in 2017 is unacceptable though.

 

[TimHortons]

Looks like I am hanging on to this OG Oneplus a while longer. It's on Android 7.1 using Lineage, so still pretty zippy.

 

[reKon]

Uhhh, so this is kind of ridiculous. If I was to trade in my pretty much barely used G4 Play, Samsung would give me $200 credit towards a new S8, which would be cost me $425. On Swappa my S7 Edge would net me at least $350.

So overall I could "upgrade" for around $75 to $100.

Should I do this?

Ugh, I'd rather try to get the Exynos version down the road if I wanted to make a move.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Have 1+ phones never had microSD card slots? I've been under the impression this whole time that they did.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Have 1+ phones never had microSD card slots? I've been under the impression this whole time that they did.

only the OPX had SD card support afaik

 

[Vanillalite]

Uhhh, so this is kind of ridiculous. If I was to trade in my pretty much barely used G4 Play, Samsung would give me $200 credit towards a new S8, which would be cost me $425. On Swappa my S7 Edge would net me at least $350.

So overall I could "upgrade" for around $75 to $100.

Should I do this?

Ugh, I'd rather try to get the Exynos version down the road if I wanted to make a move.

Your S7 should be perfectly fine. I see no reason for you to have to jump through a bunch of hoops just to get an S8.

 

[Jeffrey]

Think their argument is like Google. Something to do with consistent performance and security?

I do remember S7 had performance hits with certain SD cards.

 

[reKon]

Your S7 should be perfectly fine. I see no reason for you to have to jump through a bunch of hoops just to get an S8.

Already did the math. I agree. No reason too and if I really did want to switch down the road, it would end up being same cost.

 

[Vanillalite]

So who's the unsung hero of the Android world? The high end is Samsung bloat and OnePlus flaws, and I keep hearing about Moto G problems every generation for the mid range, I just can't find a solid phone. The U11 looks ugly to me, that back is just tacky. Chinese phones are cheap shitty build quality and steal your data and have mock iPhone interfaces and icons. Who else is there?

I miss my Nexus 4.

Might just track down an original 3310 and say fuck modern tech companies.

I haven't heard anything, but love for the latest Moto G5 Plus.

It's not a flagship, but it's great for the price. The newer chip definitely helps smooth out performance over the G4.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Uhhh, so this is kind of ridiculous. If I was to trade in my pretty much barely used G4 Play, Samsung would give me $200 credit towards a new S8, which would be cost me $425. On Swappa my S7 Edge would net me at least $350.

So overall I could "upgrade" for around $75 to $100.

Should I do this?

Ugh, I'd rather try to get the Exynos version down the road if I wanted to make a move.

You are doing it wrong. You buy a cheap $7 prepaid from Walmart to send as a trade in and sell your edge and g4 on swappa or Craigslist.

 

[The Faceless Master]

yeah, when they did the $200 credit years ago with the Note 4 i bought a cheap Virgin Mobile phone just to trade in.

 

[reKon]

You are doing it wrong. You buy a cheap $7 prepaid from Walmart to send as a trade in and sell your edge and g4 on swappa or Craigslist.

does this actually work with no issues?

 

[Prototype Viktor]

Finally a useable update to play music targeting 8.0 API. Install, open, play..still same old soft crashes

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Just upgrade every year!

Not when the new phones are downgrades on the stuff I need from my existing phone