I'm terribly indecisive to buy Nexus 5X or Samsung Galaxy S6: can you help me?
The main differences seem to be: screen resolution/size e RAM size.
I'm worry about RAM because I already have one Samsung S4 Mini and it's always full.. what about your opinion?
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I'm terribly indecisive to buy Nexus 5X or Samsung Galaxy S6: can you help me?
The main differences seem to be: screen resolution/size e RAM size.
I'm worry about RAM because I already have one Samsung S4 Mini and it's always full.. what about your opinion?
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I've never had full ram on the nx5 newer operating system and likely faster updates and longer support life than the s6 but hey i may be a bit of a nexus fan
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Difficult choice?
I run both, and have to say that the S6 is better built, seems to have a bit more CPU power, and the camera is the best I have seen. Admittedly I am on the 6.0.1 Beta, have themed the hell out of it and have disabled everything I don't think I need (Package Disabler Pro is your friend).
Honestly though, if you bought the 5X and did not own an S6 I think that you would still be happy, I feel more confident that the 5X will remain up to date with the latest software well before the S6.
In the UK the price is not that different if you shop around, I am not sure what the difference is where you are.
Either phone is very good, I am preparing to be flamed for slightly preferring the S6 (ducks for cover......)
MS
mhaxx said:
I'm terribly indecisive to buy Nexus 5X or Samsung Galaxy S6: can you help me?
The main differences seem to be: screen resolution/size e RAM size.
I'm worry about RAM because I already have one Samsung S4 Mini and it's always full.. what about your opinion?
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mhaxx said:
I'm terribly indecisive to buy Nexus 5X or Samsung Galaxy S6: can you help me?
The main differences seem to be: screen resolution/size e RAM size.
I'm worry about RAM because I already have one Samsung S4 Mini and it's always full.. what about your opinion?
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it all comes down to your usage, habbits and expectations.
i myself came from an international S4, which on first glance is quite similar to the 5X (1080p screen, 2GB ram, etc). long story short: the S4 is garbage in comparison.
a friend of mine got the S6, we played around a little with each others phone and compared our experiences, which came down to the S6 being bloated and the additional ram getting lost to the higher resolution screen and bloatware (even with a lot of that already disabled). touchwiz on the 6th generation of this phone still seems... less fluent than stock android and the fingerprint sensor on the 5x is just less awkward.
keep in mind that highly filled ram on android isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just tries to chache the last/often used apps, so they start up quicker. also, since there is no dedicated video ram in these phones, meaning the higher the resolution, the less ram you have at your disposal.
this all is regarding the (almost) out of the box experience with these phones (rooted, adblock, mostly deactivated bloat).
mhaxx said:
I'm terribly indecisive to buy Nexus 5X or Samsung Galaxy S6: can you help me?
The main differences seem to be: screen resolution/size e RAM size.
I'm worry about RAM because I already have one Samsung S4 Mini and it's always full.. what about your opinion?
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Galaxy S6: QHD screen powered by 2,600mAh battery, CrapWiz, hardware navigation buttons and Samsung build quality
Nexus 5X: 1080p screen powered by 2,700mAh battery, stock Android, on screen navigation and NOT Samsung build quality
For those reasons alone I would never choose the Galaxy S6(or any other Samsung phone) over a Nexus 5X(or any other non-Samsung phone).
I just switched from an S6 to a 5x. Very glad I did, but as the posts above state, the s6 is a more premium device from a hardware standpoint. Personally, I value stock Android, fast updates and clean user experience over the metal and glass. From my week of using the 5x, I don't miss the s6 at all. The 5x feels solid, much more than the original 5. While the S6 camera is the best I've used, the 5X takes great pictures and I actually prefer the lower light performance of the 5x as there is less noise in the photos. The fingerprint scanner on the 5x is much better too.
Good luck with your decision.
Galaxy S6 takes better picture, has a better screen, has more storage, has better sound quality, has faster CPU. has better build quality
Galaxy s6 is about the same price has Nexus 5x on Ebay or Amazon.
Galaxy s6 battery should last longer then Nexus 5x. The bottom line is Galaxy s6 is much better. it run's fast and smooth.
BUT If you like fast updates and 3 years update cycle then get Nexus 5x.
if you like rooting and installing different ROM's and Kenels then you should get Nexus 5x.
If you like don't like skin touchwiz UI, sense 7 or anyother UI skin and you like plain Android 6 to the bones then get Nexus 5X.
if your a developer then get Nexus 5x.
Nexus 5X has a better finger print reader.
Galaxy S6 finger print scanner is 90-95%. you don't swip your finger like the above guy said. he's wrong, or he might be talking about the old galaxy s5.
umbrokhan said:
Galaxy S6 takes better picture, has a better screen, has more storage, has better sound quality, has faster CPU. has better build quality
Galaxy s6 is about the same price has Nexus 5x on Ebay or Amazon.
Galaxy s6 battery should last longer then Nexus 5x. The bottom line is Galaxy s6 is much better. it run's fast and smooth.
BUT If you like fast updates and 3 years update cycle then get Nexus 5x.
if you like rooting and installing different ROM's and Kenels then you should get Nexus 5x.
If you like don't like skin touchwiz UI, sense 7 or anyother UI skin and you like plain Android 6 to the bones then get Nexus 5X.
if your a developer then get Nexus 5x.
Nexus 5X has a better finger print reader.
Galaxy S6 finger print scanner is 90-95%. you don't swip your finger like the above guy said. he's wrong, or he might be talking about the old galaxy s5.
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Online ources show the 5x getting longer battery life than the S6 and that seems to be the consensus from users as well.
The 5x has a bigger battery (2700 mAh vs 2550) and is running the more efficient Android 6 software. It also has a less powerful CPU and GPU. I'm not sure why you would assume the S6 has longer battery life under these conditions.
Two of my kids have S6. I am running Chroma ROM on 5X with Franco kernel (r4) and I could not be happier. I would never want a Samsung phone. I am on Android so I can have the features I want and nothing else. Nexus is the way to get that.
i have an s6 edge and a 5x, as far as cameras go i actually think the quality of the pictures is better with the 5x. only issue i have is the delay in saving the photos in HDR mode...battery on the 5x is so much better than the s6 edge (sometimes i think i have a dud though it is so horrible). for me, i dont care so much for the if the phone "feels" premium or not. 5x is light, excellent size for one handed operation, and i love the finger print scanner that just turns on the phone by touching it!!
Allthough I do like what Samsung has done regarding design and hardware quality, I remain sceptical about the software situation -
As it definitely lacks developer friendliness, I wouldn't go for the S6. My 5X on the other hand is a bit creeky buildwise and does have some performance issues (at least 100% stock), now with Cataclysm and ElementalX or franco kernel, is a capable, yet unimpressive device (especially compared to less powerful devices of the Snapdragon 801 generation and for the price - I paid around 360€ / $390 for it) - but I start to like it, especially for the fingerprint reader and the camera.
S6 wins in performance, but the N5X wins in camera, fingerprint, and UI.
That being said, N5X performance can be pretty bad for some, so that may need to be considered, esp if you're not going to mod it.
N6P is better than both N5X and S6, while still being cheaper than S6, and is the best option if you don't mind the increased size.
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Two of my kids have S6. I am running Chroma ROM on 5X with Franco kernel (r4) and I could not be happier. I would never want a Samsung phone. I am on Android so I can have the features I want and nothing else. Nexus is the way to get that.
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Have you left encryption on? How is the overall perfomance? Any lags?
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Have you left encryption on? How is the overall perfomance? Any lags?
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I left encryption on by accident, I intended to format the partition but only wiped it. However, I have not seen any lag problems at all.
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I left encryption on by accident, I intended to format the partition but only wiped it. However, I have not seen any lag problems at all.
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Seriously? Please trade me. I have terrible lag at times (had it on stock, then less on purenexus rooted, then less on unencrypted)
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Seriously? Please trade me. I have terrible lag at times (had it on stock, then less on purenexus rooted, then less on unencrypted)
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Maybe I do not know how to recognize lag. Can you give me an example?
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Seriously? Please trade me. I have terrible lag at times (had it on stock, then less on purenexus rooted, then less on unencrypted)
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Have you tried the Franco kernel. I suspect that is a big help reading the tweaks he made.
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Maybe I do not know how to recognize lag. Can you give me an example?
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Have you tried the Franco kernel. I suspect that is a big help reading the tweaks he made.
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Lag like i perform an action and the phone is frozen for a few seconds before performing it.
I've been using the EX kernel + the tweaks from the interactive governor thread. It's MUCH better but i still get lag occasionally. I thought the franco kernel wasn't fully stable yet? What are its benefits over EXK? Would I need to flash the stock kernel first before flashing franco?
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Lag like i perform an action and the phone is frozen for a few seconds before performing it.
I've been using the EX kernel + the tweaks from the interactive governor thread. It's MUCH better but i still get lag occasionally. I thought the franco kernel wasn't fully stable yet? What are its benefits over EXK? Would I need to flash the stock kernel first before flashing franco?
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Yeah, that is what I thought lag was. I cannot say I have ever noticed it. Maybe it depends on the app. As to flashing Franco over EX, I would have to review the thread. I saw one thread where someone was complaining about problems and it seemed like they were just flashing kernels over each other. I think you just have to UnSU and the flash SuperSU 2.67 after the kernel. That is what I would do. Your mileage may vary.
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Yeah, that is what I thought lag was. I cannot say I have ever noticed it. Maybe it depends on the app. As to flashing Franco over EX, I would have to review the thread. I saw one thread where someone was complaining about problems and it seemed like they were just flashing kernels over each other. I think you just have to UnSU and the flash SuperSU 2.67 after the kernel. That is what I would do. Your mileage may vary.
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Thanks for the info. Im pretty sure i'd have to flash stock kernel first to avoid issues (not sure which zip contains that though). Why do I need to flash SuperSu again tho? I'm already on 2.66 if im not mistaken, systemless.
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Thanks for the info. Im pretty sure i'd have to flash stock kernel first to avoid issues (not sure which zip contains that though). Why do I need to flash SuperSu again tho? I'm already on 2.66 if im not mistaken, systemless.
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Maybe not, I thought the su files were in the kernel partition but probably wrong. That is just the order I flash when I update. ROM, vendor, kernel, unSU, SU.
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Would like opinions, on anyone here that went from the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, to the Note II ? I am looking to switch soon, maybe the Nexus 4, or try something fresh like the Note II.
How was adjusting to the larger size of the Note II, over the Nexus ? Screen technology noticeably better, or just slightly ? Battery life, I assume is better on the Note II vs Nexus ?
Are you overall happy with the Note II, or want a Nexus phone again instead ?
I went from Gnex to Note 2. Because i sold Gnex for Nexus 4 and then i got irritated because i couldn't buy Nexus 4 because of stupid google, and then i went for note2...
I am amazed... Bit irritated by TW (i have it for 6 hours only) but i dont want to flash custom rom and loose s pen
Moved from Gnex to Note 2 last week.
Biggest issue for me has been getting used to the changed position of menu and back buttons... Plus I miss being able to add a screen off button but that's now solved with an app.
Haven't played around so much with the S pen but the little bits I have are promising.
The larger screen is what made me change and I do not regret it at all. Battery life is way better which is a real bonus. Easily getting two days with pretty heavy usage (you know how it is with a new bit of tech).
Rooted the Note today so can finally begin getting back to my rom flashing addiction
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Steelyglint said:
begin getting back to my rom flashing addiction
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Then you wont get much use of spen
Laynee1 said:
Then you wont get much use of spen
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Still handy for cleaning my ears
I'll have to live with limited spen use... Getting severe withdrawals from my flashing addiction!
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I'll hopefully be getting my Note tonight. I am currently using a stock Galaxy Nexus, the first Android I've never felt the need to tamper with, highly ironic as its also the best device for flashing ROMs onto!
switched from gnex to note2 a week ago, it was a painless move for me, as the Note2 is doing what I was missing in the gnex. However I feel the camera and especially usage of the camera is far better and smoother than on the Note2. If you don't need a pen and you like to snap away with you phone, then i would stay with the gnex. Overall am a very happy camper with the Note2.
WTF? The camera on the Note is WORSE than the GNex?! I bloody hope not as thats one of the reasons I'm upgrading. All of the reviews say its a pretty good camera, so I'm a bit puzzled by that as the GNex camera is dire.
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switched from gnex to note2 a week ago, it was a painless move for me, as the Note2 is doing what I was missing in the gnex. However I feel the camera and especially usage of the camera is far better and smoother than on the Note2. If you don't need a pen and you like to snap away with you phone, then i would stay with the gnex. Overall am a very happy camper with the Note2.
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Im sorry but... Camera is far better on NOte 2 than on Gnex.. Hdr... Smart Face capture... Burst shots.. Better video recording...
Laynee1 said:
Im sorry but... Camera is far better on NOte 2 than on Gnex.. Hdr... Smart Face capture... Burst shots.. Better video recording...
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Hi, I think I need to put something in the right light here. The pictures on the N2 are definitely better, no contest. I was more referring to the feel and ease of operation. Burst mode is fine, but it still is unmatched how fast the gnex is ready for a shot and how fast it responds. My point is that the gnex is better for the instnataneous snapper. No quality reference to be made here.
Instantaneous Snapper is Ok on Note 2 too... It's not likeI'm defending Note 2,I'm just saying things from my experience with both phones
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I have found the camera on the Note to be way better quality than the Gnex and starts up as quickly if not quicker.
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I went from a Gnex to a Gnote2.
Great upgrade. Here are the upsides:
Way better battery life.
Way nicer screen.
Gorilla glass (tougher).
FM radio function.
SPen and all associated functions are useful for me. YMMV.
Noticeably faster.
Louder ringer and a vibrate function I actually feel.
Here are some downsides.
Menu has changed. Takes some getting used to the new back button location.
The keyboard portion is a step down. I'm not sure what it is, but I seem to make more mistakes and the note is slower to correct them.
Bigger and heavier (obviously).
For me, it was totally worth the upgrade. Hope this helps.
-PW
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Then you wont get much use of spen
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Laynee1 said:
i dont want to flash custom rom and loose s pen
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Says who?!
I am using custom roms and have spen fully working.
If you go AOSP Roms (Liquidsmooth, etc...) you will loose Spen but not in its entirety, if you stick with samsung base roms (Wanamlite, etc...) Spen fully works.
Laynee1, Perhaps you should get your facts straight before misguiding others.
On the same note, I switched from the Gnex and I have been very happy. I have been using it for approximately one month and only recently have I switched to a custom rom . Better battery life, better camera, really snappy and best of all its gorgeous 5.5" display
Switched from a Gnex to a Note 2 a week ago. The Note 2 is a sick device. I love it and the switch was absolutely worth it.
Zorachus said:
Would like opinions, on anyone here that went from the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, to the Note II ? I am looking to switch soon, maybe the Nexus 4, or try something fresh like the Note II.
How was adjusting to the larger size of the Note II, over the Nexus ? Screen technology noticeably better, or just slightly ? Battery life, I assume is better on the Note II vs Nexus ?
Are you overall happy with the Note II, or want a Nexus phone again instead ?
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Got mine last night, stupendous device. Here are my impressions thus far (copied and pasted from elsewhere):-
I got mine last night, and think it's a fantastic device.
I have a few more tests to run, but I think this could be the best device I've ever owned by quite a distance. I was going to go for the N4, but glad I didn't.
+ Spectacular screen - many I've shown do believe its too big for a phone, but can't help be impressed anyway. This device has replaced phone and tablet.
+ Battery life - too early to comment, but it seems to last 2 - 3X as long as my old GNex, and even performs at least on par with the Nexus 7 (a full size tablet) if not even better than that!
+ Signal strength - I can actually get a signal, just, at my Jarrow office, which most phones fail miserably to get any. I get a full 3G signal at the front of the building (again my GNex failed to get any here!)
+ S-Pen - A gimmick for some, probably, but I like it, the handwriting function is brilliant.
+ Camera - Excellent for a phone, on par with a Galaxy S3 and only a smidge behind an iPhone 5.
+ DAC - Reported by many reviews to be excellent, and will have Voodoo support from Supercurio @ XDA developers shortly to make it even better. As close as it gets to an Audiophile device in a phone.
+ Speed - 2Gb of RAM and a 1.6 Ghz Exynos Quad Core CPU. More powerful than my PC! Blazingly fast, leaves a SGS3 in the weeds.
+ Expandable storage - A small point maybe, but many phones are turning their backs on this now. I've just ordered a Class 10 64 Gb memory card for £40, giving my device a theoretical 78 Gb storage.
+ Call quality - often overlooked, but I'm hearing unprecedented levels of clarity here.
I'm yet to thoroughly test the Audio quality (with Sennheiser IE6 headphones) and the GPS capabilities, but I'm not worried.
Only downside is TouchWiz is, in parts, still aesthetically challenged, but thats easily sorted with some themes from XDA developers and a new Home screen launcher and icons.
This device is a tech addicts dream TBH.
I also came from a nexus...
The battery is way better
Screen is better
But development has just started
Anyway change to note 2
My2cents
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I just got mines yesterday, coming from mygnex.. Only downfalls is getting used to Touchwiz, the bloat (not as much as i thought) ,the no on screen home button (i missed that). Other than that..everything is fantastic !
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I just got mines yesterday, coming from mygnex.. Only downfalls is getting used to Touchwiz, the bloat (not as much as i thought) ,the no on screen home button (i missed that). Other than that..everything is fantastic !
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If you touch and hold the little dots it will turn into a slider and screen numbers are then shown.
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If you touch and hold the little dots it will turn into a slider and screen numbers are then shown.
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I do not see the black dots you speak of.. Help? lol
I have to say that S6 is a great phone, but: I hate Touchwiz and physical home button. As there's no way to get rid of the Touchwiz, I thought of buying a Nexus 5X.
What do you suggest?
No. You would lose about practically everything, except software, camera and fingerprint sensor. Maybe, S6->N6P would be a better choice.
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I bought a 5x around a month ago, switching from an s6. Although the hardware is a downgrade, I have to say the overall experience is way better. I love the freedom I get with a Nexus, and I'll never be able to get that with anything else on Verizon.
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Thanks, N6P is too big for me...
I've switched from s6 edge to n5x, the best choice I've ever made. If you don't care about premium material, don't even think about it.
I switched from my S6 flat to N5X.
I'm loving it... And the battery is awesome!
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I also just sold my s6 yesterday and ordered the 5x. S6 is a beautiful phone no doubt, but the experience on a nexus is worth it
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ale29-09 said:
No. You would lose about practically everything, except software, camera and fingerprint sensor. Maybe, S6->N6P would be a better choice.
Nexus⁴ on Tapatalk.
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Maybe you should think about the experience instead of specs ^^ And 6P is a phablet more expansive so that's not the same thing
They are many alternative launchers to eliminate your anti-touchwiz concerns. Even Google Now launcher is avail, which is what I did on my S4.
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dude hell yes, trust me. if you're like me and values the overall experience over just bland specs, you're going to be very happy with the switch.
Galaxy S6 had really ****ty software, memory management bugs, and crappy battery. Yes it looks nice with its all glass body but to me that was actually a minus because i was so scared to break it. Nexus 5x is better in every sense except maybe the custom samsung chip and the camera. And the pure software experience oh man this is were nexus 5x and even a nexus 5 has an edge over any samsung phone. Pure stock android is infinitely better than touchwiz in EVERY way. So much cleaner and faster. Bro buy an nexus 5x and you will never look back.
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They are many alternative launchers to eliminate your anti-touchwiz concerns. Even Google Now launcher is avail, which is what I did on my S4.
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Launchers do not eliminate touchwiz unfortunately, only the launcher aspect of it. I switched s6-->N5X and don't regret it the slightest. Only regret is that I didn't give the moto x pure a shot as I liked my 2013 and 2014 moto x quite a bit
I also made the switch from the S6E to the 5X and couldn't be happier. The 5X is just a more enjoyable experience, it doesn't heat up like the S6E did, the animations are smoother, endless runners like Sonic Boom 2 don't drop frames like it did with the S6E and the list goes on. Stock Android is where it's at.
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dude hell yes, trust me. if you're like me and values the overall experience over just bland specs, you're going to be very happy with the switch.
Galaxy S6 had really ****ty software, memory management bugs, and crappy battery. Yes it looks nice with its all glass body but to me that was actually a minus because i was so scared to break it. Nexus 5x is better in every sense except maybe the custom samsung chip and the camera. And the pure software experience oh man this is were nexus 5x and even a nexus 5 has an edge over any samsung phone. Pure stock android is infinitely better than touchwiz in EVERY way. So much cleaner and faster. Bro buy an nexus 5x and you will never look back.
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This guy said everything.
I'm loving my 5X... I use Android on my job and in my old S6 the battery sucks. I charged it 3 times per day..every single day. With the nexus I can finish a day of work...
And after all the nexus experience Is better... When u are tired about the UI u can flash a different ROM...
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You won't be disappointed by switching from the Galaxy S6 to the Nexus 5X. Mostly for the exact reasons you mentioned, no TouchWiz and no outdated physical navigation buttons. The battery life of the Nexus 5X is better but it isn't very good either. Although no phone has what I would call "good" battery life anyways.
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JeeperDon said:
They are many alternative launchers to eliminate your anti-touchwiz concerns. Even Google Now launcher is avail, which is what I did on my S4.
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Replacing the TouchWiz launcher would be an improvement but it doesn't totally remove TouchWiz. TouchWiz goes way deeper than the launcher or even just the UI. Plus, installing a different launcher doesn't remove the TouchWiz launcher which I think still ends up running in the background so you may end up having the TouchWiz launcher still using some resources as well as the possibility that the new launcher doesn't preform very well(like Go Launcher and Nova Launcher).
Thanks guys, the pros are just the motives I would switch over to N5X...
But now I'm even divided between 5X and Moto X Force...
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gpvecchi said:
I have to say that S6 is a great phone, but: I hate Touchwiz and physical home button. As there's no way to get rid of the Touchwiz, I thought of buying a Nexus 5X.
What do you suggest?
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Come on! NO
install custom launcher
i think it s not fair to compare Galaxy S6 with N5X
I m not SammyFan. But there s lots of gr8 software and hardware features on S6
from nice design to gr8 camera & ...
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Come on! NO
install custom launcher
i think it s not fair to compare Galaxy S6 with N5X
I m not SammyFan. But there s lots of gr8 software and hardware features on S6
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You're not a Samsung fan? Lol. Might want to edit that post then. Haha.
Well, Touchwiz is not just launcher. It's a heavy Android modification that makes many mods incompatible. And the lack of Exynos source code not allows custom AOSP roms...
Gonna go over from a S6 to 5x in a couple of days when my phone arrives. S6 only beats the 5x in materials and camera, a 2gb ram will still be better than the 3gb in S6 with their ****ty ram management implementation that has been present since launch and no updates or even an acknowledgement forthcoming for it. Terrible for a flagship honestly.
I'm never gonna give samsung a chance again. S6 was my 1st samsung phone actually, their high prices for cheap materials and slow updates was what kept me back then, now they lost a customer for good. But their camera and the availability of various accessories is great although its not a priority for me.
What's your opinion on which one is overall better?
In my country they are roughly the same price on a 2 year contract (the Nexus 5X is about 30-40 Euros cheaper than the S6). But the build quality is rather different.
As a previous owner of a Nexus 5, I'm rather inclined towards the 5X, but I would like to hear from you about the everyday performance of the 5X (battery, camera, gaming, every aspect of this phone actually...).
Sorry if this thread is in the wrong place.
I get about 4hrs SOT normal to heavy use. Camera is great... But awesome in low light situations. The fingerprint scanner is fast and accurate. The March security patch/update took care of the lag issues. Love the size and weight of it. Easy root, quick updates, great dev support and last bit not least...Android N beta program.
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I get about 4hrs SOT normal to heavy use. Camera is great... But awesome in low light situations. The fingerprint scanner is fast and accurate. The March security patch/update took care of the lag issues. Love the size and weight of it. Easy root, quick updates, great dev support and last bit not least...Android N beta program.
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Thanks...I've read a ton of negative comments about the battery of the 5X, but 4hrs SOT is more than enough for me on a daily basis. I'm a little afraid about the lag and partially about the future proof of the device for the next 2 years, because of the 2gb ram. My current LG G3 is also with 2gb and is absolutely terrible...
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Thanks...I've read a ton of negative comments about the battery of the 5X, but 4hrs SOT is more than enough for me on a daily basis. I'm a little afraid about the lag and partially about the future proof of the device for the next 2 years, because of the 2gb ram. My current LG G3 is also with 2gb and is absolutely terrible...
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pretty sure most people. myself included, get 2-3 SoT.
I also have a Nexus 6P and would recommend that over either S6 or N5X
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pretty sure most people. myself included, get 2-3 SoT.
I also have a Nexus 6P and would recommend that over either S6 or N5X
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Yeah, I know, but sadly it isn't available in my country
Ive had both. Battery is better on 5x, camera is better on s6. Other than that there is the question of stock vs touchwiz. Both phones are pretty nice.
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I also had the Galaxy S6 for about a year. Switched to the N5x last week, because I had enough of the constant fear of dropping it or even laying it on the table, breaking/scratching either the front or the back glass.
I can't really complain about the performance of the N5x it is pretty much on par with the S6 (subjectively). Battery-wise it is about the same for me if not better. I really missed vanilla android, although the latest marshmallow update on the S6 made touchwiz bearable (with the stock marshmallow theme).
The custom rom/update situation does not seem that good on the S6. They just recently got CM to run on the S6 (no working camera, call issues etc.), so it is still a long way until it gets usable.
And from Samsungs side I fear that this was one of the last updates.
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I also had the Galaxy S6 for about a year. Switched to the N5x last week, because I had enough of the constant fear of dropping it or even laying it on the table, breaking/scratching either the front or the back glass.
I can't really complain about the performance of the N5x it is pretty much on par with the S6 (subjectively). I really missed vanilla android, although the latest marshmallow update on the S6 made touchwiz bearable (with the stock marshmallow theme).
The custom rom situation/update does not seem that good on the S6. They just recently got CM to run on the S6 (no working camera, call issues etc.), so it is still a long way until it gets usable.
And from Samsungs side I fear that this was one of the last updates.
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What's your opinion on the camera of the 5X?
It didn't really take many pictures, but from the few I took I can say that the camera is good. Not as good as the S6's camera, but it fits my needs.
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Ive had both. Battery is better on 5x, camera is better on s6. Other than that there is the question of stock vs touchwiz. Both phones are pretty nice.
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Low light is better on 5x. IMO why not BOTH? lol I picked up an S6 for $200, didn't know the lady would sell it until after I bought my 5x. Camera is better on the S6 in good light but for low light the Nexus 5x takes the cake.
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And from Samsungs side I fear that this was one of the last updates.
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I'm on Verizon so when/if I get MM I can practically guarantee its the last update for the S6 I will see. Next year come tax time going to get me and my wife 2 new Samsung phones and me a Nexus, wonder who's making them this year might pick up a nexus tab if they do indeed bring it back.
I went from an S6 to the Nexus 5x. After the March update, this is a superior phone. Snappy, light and gets the job done. I hate touch wiz.
Yeah, the march update worked magic. Not a big fan of touchwiz but I wouldnt say no to the s7 edge. That phone is close to perfect. Just add usb c and get rid of the bloat...
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Yeah, the march update worked magic. Not a big fan of touchwiz but I wouldnt say no to the s7 edge. That phone is close to perfect. Just add usb c and get rid of the bloat...
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Yeah but it's twice the price of the 5X
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Yeah but it's twice the price of the 5X
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Yeah, i know. Ill maybe get the s7 edge in july or something when the price has dropped. Even though i really like my 5x i also like changing phones just for fun.
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Yeah, i know. Ill maybe get the s7 edge in july or something when the price has dropped. Even though i really like my 5x i also like changing phones just for fun.
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Good for you...Here the price stays pretty much the same till a new version comes out
very bad aosp support in s6,i switched from s6 to 5xi hope that give you the answer
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very bad aosp support in s6,i switched from s6 to 5xi hope that give you the answer
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Yep. Thanks man
I'm thinking about it and that's why I'm asking. Hare are the pros and cons as I see them
S7 Edge
Pros:
- Bigger screen
- Bigger battery and hence longer SOT
- Better screen colors in basic mode, brightness
Cons:
- TouchWiz, UI not as fluid as Nexus
- All glass desgin and the edges are nice but not practical at all
- Root voids the warranty
- Exynos can be rooted but I doubt we will see custom ROMs
HTC 10
Pros:
- Better build, metal
- Better fingerprint scanner in terms of NOT having to press the button as on S7 edge
- Closer to Nexus in terms of UI and fluidity
- Better development and custom ROMs, to my knowledge root does not void warranty
- Better audio
Cons:
Nothing major so far I see, the items listed in pros in the S7 edge part are of a better quality but the HTC 10 is acceptable there as well.
I know both are great mobiles. Interested in your opinions as I have never owned an HTC before so do you think it is worth it? I can still return sell my S7 edge that I got at a good price which is equivalent to the price of HTC 10.
Thanks
Heck no.....
ewww I'm over Samsung. Cartoonish colors, gimmicks, heavy bloat, slow updates (because they have 457489579347 devices and it has to go through carriers), no development in the states because that bootloader is locked down tight and worst of all in my personal opinion.... Amoled. I do not like amoled screens for some weird reason. Also one reason is every single samsung device in the store has deep burn ins... noooooo thanks
If you want a phone with a ton of features and you like keeping it stock samsung is a great choice. Just cuz I don't like them doesn't mean their phones are bad. In fact they are pretty darn good. But I would hate to own one, especially at the price they are asking...
HTC is a different beast all together. Simple, beautiful, powerful. It's your choice
My wife is on her 3rd S7 since launch. I'm sure its just a bad batch of phones she's gotten. Specifically, her signal is so bad, that even the verizon tech when logged into her phone was mystified that she could do anything. Don't get me wrong, my wife likes the phone, physically. But that is about it. Its been nothing but a pain in the Arse. She almost switched to an Iphone. Its that bad.
Again, this is just one situation. YMMV,
Me, I'm dropping the LG V10 to get this phone. and the V10 is a beast, but I've come to realize, that HTC is where its at.
thanks for reading. Good luck with your decision.
Sammy Exynos versions are already getting developer support, with a few roms out.
It's the US versions that aren't getting any love.
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I'm thinking about it and that's why I'm asking. Hare are the pros and cons as I see them
S7 Edge
Pros:
- Bigger battery and hence longer SOT
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Don't think so
HTC10 seems to have far better batterylife and SOT than other flagships:
hTC is where its at!!!![emoji16][emoji16][emoji16][emoji16] OIS front and back and SOUND. That's all I need. Hehe
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Don't think so
HTC10 seems to have far better batterylife and SOT than other flagships:
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clearly that says S7 and not S7 edge...
I am having a hard time deciding, I do like the S7 Edge a lot, I dont have to do stupid crap to limit my battery, and with my variant, I can tweak the sound to be louder or dual speaker (obviously not as good as HTC speaker)
It also IP68 which is pretty cool if you go to the beach and want to take picture near the water.
its gonna be a hard challenge for sure for me, I order the HTC 10 and I currently have the S7Edge for about 2 months running renovate rom, its really smooth, anyone who says Touchwiz is clunky and slow obviously hasnt touch the s6 or S7, even if they are clunky and slow, nothing custom roms wont fix, that being said, I do love HTC blinkfeeds. That exynos processor is the best to date and I'm not talking about benchmark score, I'm talking about battery life, day to day performance and thermal control. It's gonna be tough deciding, however if you know your priority of what you want, it shouldnt be a problem, unfortunately for me, I'm a phone whore.
dont let anyone here influence you by saying HTC 10, theres a reason why the S7 edge getting so much praise from everyone. Use both phones and see, HTC and Sony forum/thread are notorious for having employees coming in and prop up their phone (like that guy who post a video that is completely irrelevant to your questions and he clearly does not know anything about the S7 and S7 edge, there is custom roms for the exynos S7/S7edge), I mean let's be honest, they arent exactly doing well and who can blame them, if they dont do it, sales gonna go down, and they be out of business.
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ewww I'm over Samsung. Cartoonish colors, gimmicks, heavy bloat, slow updates (because they have 457489579347 devices and it has to go through carriers), no development in the states because that bootloader is locked down tight and worst of all in my personal opinion.... Amoled. I do not like amoled screens for some weird reason. Also one reason is every single samsung device in the store has deep burn ins... noooooo thanks
If you want a phone with a ton of features and you like keeping it stock samsung is a great choice. Just cuz I don't like them doesn't mean their phones are bad. In fact they are pretty darn good. But I would hate to own one, especially at the price they are asking...
HTC is a different beast all together. Simple, beautiful, powerful. It's your choice
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you know you talking about a very extreme case...putting the phone on display at max brightness, for 12-24 hours a day is not a typical scenario of an average user and even that it takes a while for it to burn in.
Thanks all for the comments. I love the s7 edge and I'm not having any main issues with it so logically should stay with the edge as no phone is perfect. I guess I'll wait before I can hold the 10 in my hand to decide.
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I just didn't get if you want nexus, buy nexus xD
Sadly I really like the edge version of Samsung and the glass... For HTC I liked the sense... Witch can't say now. So still not sure with what will upgrade. Marshmallow for M8 just ducked it up really bad... So the updates won't be problem . And what's the point to have 1208588 custom roms cuz when basically are all the same. (Except 1,2)
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I get lag on my s7 edge from time to time which is really annoying. But I don't want to downgrade in screen size either so I might go to Nexus 6p. I really wanted this phone but I wish it came in 5.5.
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I'm switching.
1 - Root.
2 - I don't like the edge screen much.
3 - Battery doesn't seem to do well for music in airplane mode with screen off.
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I'm switching.
1 - Root.
2 - I don't like the edge screen much.
3 - Battery doesn't seem to do well for music in airplane mode with screen off.
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Have to agree, s7 edge screen is dismal tbh.phone often freezes and key pad is awful especially anything on the edge.
Ordered the 10 today..
I have switched from the edge to the 10. Imo the 10 feels much better in hand. With the edge I often had trouble with the sides registering my hand. Also I don't see the screen as a downgrade, it's beautiful.
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I'm most likely going to change from S7 (non edge, TMo variant) to the 10 when it's out and jumpable. I do for the most part really like the S7, but I often getting presses on the edge screen from my palm while using it one handed, which I did not have nearly as much (if at all) on my V10 before it. Hopefully the HTC 10 will work better for me.
I also want the ability to root. I probably won't be flashing too many ROMs, I've kind of grown out of that, but I like to at least have the option.
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I'm most likely going to change from S7 (non edge, TMo variant) to the 10 when it's out and jumpable. I do for the most part really like the S7, but I often getting presses on the edge screen from my palm while using it one handed, which I did not have nearly as much (if at all) on my V10 before it. Hopefully the HTC 10 will work better for me.
I also want the ability to root. I probably won't be flashing too many ROMs, I've kind of grown out of that, but I like to at least have the option.
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Oh when you will see the marvelous roms that will come out on the 10 you will become flashoholic :cyclops:
Leedroid, Viper rom, Insertcoin, Maximus HD...
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Oh when you will see the marvelous roms that will come out on the 10 you will become flashoholic :cyclops:
Leedroid, Viper rom, Insertcoin, Maximus HD...
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mouth-watering
Really like the size of the standard S7...
HTC should've had a better form factor, the S7 fits more confortably in the hand its not too tall nor is it too wide.
The 10 size is making be hesistant, but theres nothing really smaller worth having other than the S7 and the iPhone 6S (Which I've looked into also).
Like easy one handed use.
I haven't made my mind up yet but I really wish the 10 would have had a 5.5 in display. In terms of display quality I like them both the same. I just wish the HTC got brighter in direct sunlight than it does. I'm also worried that I won't be able to achieve the kind of battery life I'm getting on the S7 Edge which is why I will wait and see what others get when the phone becomes more widely available. Right now, I can get close to 8 hours SOT or 2 days of light/medium usage with the S7E.
I guess I'm just going to wait another couple weeks to see what happens after more people get the 10.
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Oh when you will see the marvelous roms that will come out on the 10 you will become flashoholic :cyclops:
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Hah, we'll see. Knowing myself I'll continue to say no to constantly trying out new ROMs at the same time as I'm downloading a new one.
I have the Pixel C right now and been using it for the best part of a year and a half and it has been quite good, very smooth interface and probably not as silky as the Pixel phone but light-years better than my old Nexus 9.
Question is, as good as it has been, a few things are bugging me now. First is the age; it is almost 2 years old now and while it has been getting updated rather quickly the latest Oreo update seems to be stretching the limits of the aging hardware, because I've seen no absence of lags and stuttering on Oreo that weren't as noticeable or pronounced as it was on Nougat 7.1.2. In fact these performance hitches are enough for me to consider wiping all my important (but not too important, just a few apps and games) data and downgrade back to stock 7.1.2, since the YouTube app is just horrendous on Oreo, but I haven't gone around to it yet.
The more important thing is the Tab S3. The Android tablet market is all but dead with nothing but crappy budget devices released but the S3 seems to be a major contender for the best Android tablet, and I can see why. It does have a crap 2016 processor (given the release date of March 2017 you'd expect it to have at least 821 or 835, or better yet, a more optimized Exynos 8890 or 8895), but it still handily beats the clock speed (2.15 vs 1.9) of the X1 chip in the Pixel C and RAM (4 vs 3). But given the Pixel C's obvious advantage with the absence of any memory-hogging skin, I am having doubts on upgrading because of hardware. Speaking of which the S3 also has the quad-speaker advantage and the HDR capable AMOLED panel, not to mention the glorious S-Pen. So given all these clear advantages the S3 has over the Pixel C, is it worth the "up"grade? Or is the S3 just another crap tablet with a bunch of gimmicks like the S2 and still packed with all the useless junk that Samsung tends to cram into their devices?
Note that I use my tablet for purely entertainment purposes, I don't have the keyboard and I just use my Pixel C for videos, games, and web browsing (I reserve productivity for an actual Laptop). I generally value performance over everything else as a result.
pixel c has more rom and kernel development and it is very smooth and perfect for gaming thanks android stock and lineage based roms
tab s3 has touchwiz and as we know touchiz lags and has performance issue
it would be a best if google release a new tablet
but for now pixel c is best android tablet ( the display doesnt have hdr but is a quadhd ltps very good display)
And you'll get quicker updates than the S3. Samsung are woeful at updating their devices.
My nexus 9 crapped out and needed a new tablet and got the S3. I looked at the pixel c but since it's 2 years old ruled that out. You're right, there is no good android tablet now. The s3 is good but it's just a tablet. Nothing special. I haven't even rooted it yet because of the stupid knox and voiding the warranty if I trip it. I have no idea when it'll get oreo. My nexus 5x is running it now and it'll probably won't be until next year that samsung finally releases it. The samsung bloat is not that bad and most of it you can disable.
There's basically no development on it and very little activity in the forum. So if you're into that don't expect much.
If I had the pixel I'd wait and see if something else comes out, preferably from google. But I don't know how likely that is.
There's actually a good tablet on the market, but it's small. It's the Huawei mediapad M3 with kirin 930 and 4 gigs of ram. I tried it for two weeks and absolutely loved it; amazingly fast and fluid, super lightweight and a gorgeous hi-res screen. In the end I sent it back because the long 8.4" screen, resolution is superb but you have to hold it so close to your face because it's too small.
So it's no alternative to the pixel C but its fast and high end. I have hopes that Huawei will decide one day to make a 9.7 inch version, I would buy it immediately.
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There's actually a good tablet on the market, but it's small. It's the Huawei mediapad M3 with kirin 930 and 4 gigs of ram. I tried it for two weeks and absolutely loved it; amazingly fast and fluid, super lightweight and a gorgeous hi-res screen. In the end I sent it back because the long 8.4" screen, resolution is superb but you have to hold it so close to your face because it's too small.
So it's no alternative to the pixel C but its fast and high end. I have hopes that Huawei will decide one day to make a 9.7 inch version, I would buy it immediately.
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I thought the mediapad m3 used the kirin 950? it's hard to find out what's going on with the specs. The 32G model comes with 3G ram and the 64G with 4g ram. Where I live so far I only found the 32/3 model. I also would like the larger screen size... I have a Tab S2 and it's pretty good. There is no lag from touchwiz. I use Nova launcher anyway and it's lightning fast. And I get OTA updates on Nougat. Not every month but they are updating it. No complaints whatsoever.
So I am also trying to decide whether to go with the mediapad M3 (the T3 looks like a serious downgrade from every angle) or the Tab S3. There is a new google Pixel isn't there? But I guess it's like 1,000 dollars and probably not worth it.
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I thought the mediapad m3 used the kirin 950? it's hard to find out what's going on with the specs. The 32G model comes with 3G ram and the 64G with 4g ram. Where I live so far I only found the 32/3 model. I also would like the larger screen size... I have a Tab S2 and it's pretty good. There is no lag from touchwiz. I use Nova launcher anyway and it's lightning fast.
So I am also trying to decide whether to go with the mediapad M3 (the T3 looks like a serious downgrade from every angle) or the Tab S3. There is a new google Pixel isn't there? But I guess it's like 1,000 dollars and probably not worth it.
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You are right it's the kirin 950. I tried the model with 4 Gb ram and its unbelievably fast and snappy.
Much more so than the pixel C that I finally bought.
The screen of the M3 is seriously small though, 8.4 inches diagonally which sounds ok but it's really narrow. Feels like you're just looking at a large phone.
That's why I decided in the end to keep the pixel C instead, even though it's older, slower and lacks a fingerprint scanner.
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You are right it's the kirin 950. I tried the model with 4 Gb ram and its unbelievably fast and snappy.
Much more so than the pixel C that I finally bought.
The screen of the M3 is seriously small though, 8.4 inches diagonally which sounds ok but it's really narrow. Feels like you're just looking at a large phone.
That's why I decided in the end to keep the pixel C instead, even though it's older, slower and lacks a fingerprint scanner.
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Yeah I agree. The 8 inchers are dangerously close to an S7 Edge in size and how they feel and look. I may go for it anyway if I can find the 64G model. If not I'll probably buy the Tab S3 since I'm happy with the S2. I think the extra 1G of RAM will be worth it. Samsung has some nice addons over stock 'droid and almost completely non-bloaty.
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Is nougat OTA available for the m3 btw?
I just purchased an S3 and I'm comparing it side-by-side with my Pixel C.
It's too soon to compare battery life, although I don't expect the S3 to last quite as long. The Pixel C lasts forever.
But so far I see a number of advantages on the S3.
- SD card (not that I care)
- S-Pen (not really my thing either, but great for Pictionary with a Chromecast)
- Fingerprint sensor
- Vibration
- GPS
- Slightly faster, but not night and day.
- Slightly more vibrant screen. It's capable of being more saturated with certain settings but only if you want to go blind. With tolerable settings the difference is minor.
- Camera flash. Everyone makes fun of tablet cameras but they forget about scanning documents. It's hard to do without casting a shadow.
- No 30-second delay when it's unlocked
- Easier to download drivers. I can't do ADB with my Pixel unless I find a Windows 7 computer.
Pixel C advantages
- slightly larger screen, although at these sizes it doesn't matter much
- higher resolution - again, side-by-side it doesn't jump out at me.
- Less customized, so it works like I'm used to
- Custom ROMs
- On-screen buttons that always rotate to the bottom of the screen
I think there will eventually be some ROM development for the S3. But if not, perhaps Oreo will let me apply some themes.
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I just purchased an S3 and I'm comparing it side-by-side with my Pixel C.
It's too soon to compare battery life, although I don't expect the S3 to last quite as long. The Pixel C lasts forever.
But so far I see a number of advantages on the S3.
- SD card (not that I care)
- S-Pen (not really my thing either, but great for Pictionary with a Chromecast)
- Fingerprint sensor
- Vibration
- GPS
- Slightly faster, but not night and day.
- Slightly more vibrant screen. It's capable of being more saturated with certain settings but only if you want to go blind. With tolerable settings the difference is minor.
- Camera flash. Everyone makes fun of tablet cameras but they forget about scanning documents. It's hard to do without casting a shadow.
- No 30-second delay when it's unlocked
- Easier to download drivers. I can't do ADB with my Pixel unless I find a Windows 7 computer..
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I don't see how screwgle can sell devices without an SD card. That's just insane. S2 doesn't have vibrate, cool to hear the S3 does. I wish the S2/S3 had a notification LED. Not having that is stupid. Yeah the screens on the Galaxy S2/3 are the cat's meow. Really great color and clarity. Battery life on my S2 is just meh. Used to be better, now it seems not to last very long. I noticed some charging issues with one of the Nougat updates. I blame software for this.
I like the Samsung addons and you get some freebies with it like 100G of Onedrive, MyKnox/Secure folder, and a cloud that isn't screwgle. Good encryption options for the device and SD cards. Not bloaty and runs great with Nova. Did not like the stock launcher. Nova is the first thing that goes on any Android device.
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Pixel C advantages
- slightly larger screen, although at these sizes it doesn't matter much
- higher resolution - again, side-by-side it doesn't jump out at me.
- Less customized, so it works like I'm used to
- Custom ROMs
- On-screen buttons that always rotate to the bottom of the screen
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Of all that nothing seems important except for the ROMs and the buttons. I hate that the Samsung hardware buttons are friggin unusable in landscape. Dumb!
I guess the S3 is the best big screen tablet right now and maybe the Mediapad M3 is the best 8 incher. They can put 6 or 8G of RAM in a phone, why not a tablet? And bring back Exynos 8 bangers and leave the Qualcomms in phones where they belong
If I have one big gripe about the Samsung buttons it's that in addition to being where they aren't expected, they aren't lit. You have to learn where they are.
But today I picked up my Pixel C and i was looking for the Samsung buttons even though the onscreen ones were plainly visible.
The S3 battery has done reasonably well.
But it's the strangest thing that matters. As soon as I typed on the Pixel I missed the vibration. I have it set really low - 4ms - but it just makes typing feel more like typing.
Oh, I meant vibrate for notification. I turn vibe off on all Samsung devices because it can cause keyboard lag. I suck at typing though.
If you don't care about the s-pen, pixel C is still a better device especially for gaming. Look at some benchmarks, Nvidia's X1 process in pixel C is much better than Tab S3. I'd hold on to the Pixel C for now. There is no good android tablet on the market at the moment.
no absence of lags and stuttering on Oreo
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My Pixel c was terrible straight after the Oreo update, so laggy and slow. A factory reset followed by a restore from backup sorted it out and I've not seen any lags or stuttering since. It might be worth trying this before downgrading the firmware.
I made sure I wiped System Cache after I updated to Oreo. No issues at all for me.