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[Q] Is your Nexus 7 little bit slow?

Hi, I bought my device recently from local store. I do have some multitouch issues (even single touch) so I'll probably be swapping for new one, hoping for good luck. But before that I have another concern, overall opening apps, switching in between and going to homescreen feels quite.. slow. Especially default youtube app takes almost 2 sec to open.
Is this normal for all devices?

Sounds like you may have a faulty device. I've never noticed my Nexus 7 to be slow in comparison to my Note 8, iPad 3 and other devices. (the iPad 3 IS slow though!) However YouTube does open slower than any other app I tried. Seems like a full second before it opens.
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Yeah YouTube does take a second or two to open. But other apps are fine for me. If it's slow for other apps you have than that's not normal.
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con100 said:
Yeah YouTube does take a second or two to open. But other apps are fine for me. If it's slow for other apps you have than that's not normal.
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Yeah it's bit slow for other apps too, but what I care about the most is going to home screen and switching between apps, the lag there is pretty annoying and I didnt see it in reviews I checked. Considering the hardware I thought this stuff should be immediate.

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Yeah it's bit slow for other apps too, but what I care about the most is going to home screen and switching between apps, the lag there is pretty annoying and I didnt see it in reviews I checked. Considering the hardware I thought this stuff should be immediate.
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If you upload a video of what you are experiencing we could compare speed to our devices. That way you can decide to return it or exchange it. You should not keep it if you find it annoying. The only question is whether you should exchange it for a correctly working tablet or return it because you need a different device altogether. (Though I've tried many tablets and haven't had one that feels faster to me.)
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Mine was definitely a little sluggish too, my points of comparison were a Tab 3 8.0 and an HTC One phone. I was frustrated with the device between that and the multitouch bugs made it unusable in landscape mode. I ultimately rooted it, updated to the Q release, and put CleanROM on it and it's significantly faster and runs like I expected it to stock. Not everyone wants to root, but if you're up for it that should fix your issues I bet.

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If you upload a video of what you are experiencing we could compare speed to our devices. That way you can decide to return it or exchange it. You should not keep it if you find it annoying. The only question is whether you should exchange it for a correctly working tablet or return it because you need a different device altogether. (Though I've tried many tablets and haven't had one that feels faster to me.)
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Aah should've done so, already returned it and got my money back. Leaving country for school, so I'll try to buy it there, I don't trust stores around here, this was actually already a second Nexus 7. If nothing else, multitouch issues were on both devices.

been away from Android a while, question note 2

Got the opportunity to swap my Iphone 5 for a galaxy Note 2, have owned a note 2 briefly before, but been using iphones for so long I thought id pop into PCworld and have a play on a note 2 again...alas it was terribly laggy, love the screen, a bit lower res than some of the new beasts out there, but still looks fine, quite fancy doing the trade, only the lag on the tester device was awful, could there have been something wrong with it, im not compare Ios with android, so lets not start that game, just would like to know if the device suffers like some of the older android devices

No man note 2 is ligtning fast its not old device lol.
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Shouldn't be laggy at all. Do a factory reset and see if that helps. I am over 90% sure that t will.

the Note 2 is lightning fast in my experience IF the software is up-to-date (the original firmware was a bit laggy for me but that lag disappeared with 4.1.2.
Could also be a device on display with people playing around and no reboot in weeks of course....

Depends on when you experience lag. In general, there shouldn't be any. There is however a slight input lag, and some of the touchwiz apps aren't well optimised at all, ie s note.
Actions like opening the dialer, gallery or contacts might not be instant (about the only thing that was actually better with gingerbread...), these also depend on the size of your database, meaning amount of contacts and pictures for instance.
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No lag on mine either, just got it back from Samsung after a screen repair.
Of course, if you go back to your iphone and update to iOS 7 it'll feel a lot more android-y than ever before. My wife has an iPhone 5, I have a Note 2. I can't even read her screen it's so tiny but my phone is certainly not slow or laggy compared to hers.

THUDUK said:
Got the opportunity to swap my Iphone 5 for a galaxy Note 2, have owned a note 2 briefly before, but been using iphones for so long I thought id pop into PCworld and have a play on a note 2 again...alas it was terribly laggy, love the screen, a bit lower res than some of the new beasts out there, but still looks fine, quite fancy doing the trade, only the lag on the tester device was awful, could there have been something wrong with it, im not compare Ios with android, so lets not start that game, just would like to know if the device suffers like some of the older android devices
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well if u are stock get a factory reset, or wipe data ,cache and dalvik see if it solves .
Fear that if u have a original one and not 100% clone

Theres a small lag pressing home due to a wait period to see if you are double tapping to get svoice up. I think this can be disabled though.
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Theres a small lag pressing home due to a wait period to see if you are double tapping to get svoice up. I think this can be disabled though.
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Correct and yes it can.
There should be no lag on a note 2.
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Did anyone actually bother to read the OP?
He tried a Note 2 in PC World - that's the store demo unit. Mauled by hundreds of people each day.
That it lags is not surprising, it's amazing that it runs at all.
OP - store demo units tend to get interfered with by all the potential customers who start all the programs and then walk off. You cannot judge a unit based on an in-store one.

Agreed and lije the op asked.
No this device is not like other older Android devices it doesn't suffer from lag.
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I'm a Note 4 owner, bought a XXX but returned to the Note 4

So this is for Note 4 owners like me who decided to try another device, but ultimately return to the Note 4. Somewhere to rant.
My weakness was a Nexus 6. The monster arrived yesterday but after less than 24 hours it's back in the box for return BIB4R. Too big, unwieldy, slower than Note 4 at loading apps, screen not as bright, camera produced circa 2013 quality pictures. Not a winner.
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i did same mistake.... i gave it a month but wen back to my note 4

I had the nexus 6 prior to getting the note 4. I liked the device I didn't have lag issues but the battery is terrible. I'm moving on from the note 4 to the LG G4. I feel crippled without root. I don't see the AT&T SM-N910A getting permanent root anytime soon.
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I keep looking at the G4. Actually I think it has a great screen too. There were ebay deals for 499 last week. Quite compelling.
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I played with the S6 edge and liked it. Bright and sharp screen. Snappy too. Sticking to my Note 4 because I enjoy watching movies on my gear vr. Plus the battery life.
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So this is for Note 4 owners like me who decided to try another device, but ultimately return to the Note 4. Somewhere to rant.
My weakness was a Nexus 6. The monster arrived yesterday but after less than 24 hours it's back in the box for return BIB4R. Too big, unwieldy, slower than Note 4 at loading apps, screen not as bright, camera produced circa 2013 quality pictures. Not a winner.
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I keep looking at the 6 and thinking of jumping from the note to it. This thing is so locked down, it drives me nuts and I am getting tired of it.

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I keep looking at the G4. Actually I think it has a great screen too. There were ebay deals for 499 last week. Quite compelling.
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I got mine for that price. G4 H815. I think the G4 battery is close to or equal of the note 4 as well. Not to mention perm root with greenify would be nice to have again. My brother in law has the G3 and loves it. Supposed to be here Monday and I'll set it up and I already listed my note 4 for sale which won't end until after I get the G4. I was hesitant to come back to samsung. If I did I should have got the unlocked model. I'm buying all my phones that way from now on.
The international G4 is a six core 3 gb phone. They always get the power house compared to the US models.
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Ive done this a few times and biggest issue for me has been the following.
I use my phone heavily for work. I do at least 4-6hours of conference calls a day on it as I mainly work from home. For the business folks on the forum you know most of these conference calls are standard 800 number followed by a pin. Example would be like 888-123-1234 pin/passcode 1234567#. Coming from blackberry days (about 5yrs ago) this was a great feature on the BB that you could format the number correct and the BB could dial the 800 number first, then wait and auto dial the passcode or wait for you to hit a button to auto dial it. Example being say if you formatted the number correct on the location field as 888-123-1234;1234567 or even 888-123-1234x1234567# or 888-123-1234,,1234567# it would work just fine. Even iPhone works on this now.
I find it extremely painful and mindboggling that only (from what I can tell) Samsung has this feature off their native calendar. IF you use say have google calendar, it doesn't work. So that being said, when I went to a OnePlus same issue, it would piss me off that I had to remember the entire number before dialing.
I don't get why this is such a hard feature to implement across the board on android. Same issue with LG, Sony, etc. Ive tried those, every time, those been deal breakers for me.
Dixit

dixit said:
Ive done this a few times and biggest issue for me has been the following.
I use my phone heavily for work. I do at least 4-6hours of conference calls a day on it as I mainly work from home. For the business folks on the forum you know most of these conference calls are standard 800 number followed by a pin. Example would be like 888-123-1234 pin/passcode 1234567#. Coming from blackberry days (about 5yrs ago) this was a great feature on the BB that you could format the number correct and the BB could dial the 800 number first, then wait and auto dial the passcode or wait for you to hit a button to auto dial it. Example being say if you formatted the number correct on the location field as 888-123-1234;1234567 or even 888-123-1234x1234567# or 888-123-1234,,1234567# it would work just fine. Even iPhone works on this now.
I find it extremely painful and mindboggling that only (from what I can tell) Samsung has this feature off their native calendar. IF you use say have google calendar, it doesn't work. So that being said, when I went to a OnePlus same issue, it would piss me off that I had to remember the entire number before dialing.
I don't get why this is such a hard feature to implement across the board on android. Same issue with LG, Sony, etc. Ive tried those, every time, those been deal breakers for me.
Dixit
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abzdev.confcalldialerstd
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abzdev.confcalldialerstd
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Will look at this more but tried it briefly, didn't work well. I get people who put the conf call in multiple different formats, some use X as the split between the 888 number and the conf passcode, some spell it out like CONFERENCE CODE: 1234567. Some do it a different way.
Be nice is android in general just follows the same concept iphone and BB do and just look for values in the location field and if its in a few different formats it knows how to handle it from a dialing perspective.
Dixit

dixit said:
Ive done this a few times and biggest issue for me has been the following.
I use my phone heavily for work. I do at least 4-6hours of conference calls a day on it as I mainly work from home. For the business folks on the forum you know most of these conference calls are standard 800 number followed by a pin. Example would be like 888-123-1234 pin/passcode 1234567#. Coming from blackberry days (about 5yrs ago) this was a great feature on the BB that you could format the number correct and the BB could dial the 800 number first, then wait and auto dial the passcode or wait for you to hit a button to auto dial it. Example being say if you formatted the number correct on the location field as 888-123-1234;1234567 or even 888-123-1234x1234567# or 888-123-1234,,1234567# it would work just fine. Even iPhone works on this now.
I find it extremely painful and mindboggling that only (from what I can tell) Samsung has this feature off their native calendar. IF you use say have google calendar, it doesn't work. So that being said, when I went to a OnePlus same issue, it would piss me off that I had to remember the entire number before dialing.
I don't get why this is such a hard feature to implement across the board on android. Same issue with LG, Sony, etc. Ive tried those, every time, those been deal breakers for me.
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I don't have a Note 4 but did have S4... and for these types of numbers where you have to enter pin, you just save the number in contacts followed by "p", which tells the dialer to pause after dialing the first set of numbers. So you'd enter something like 888-444-5555p123456. Once the phone dials in and it's time for you to enter the pin, then there's an option on the dialer to send out the remaining numbers which is the pin. Try that. Hope it works for ya.

Back in winter 2013, I had a note 3. I liked the note series, but I always wanted something different. Had a coworker tell me of the nexus 6 coming out, and I was all aflutter. Finally, another 6" phone. Well, I got my preorder in, and it finally came in the mail. Yay, a new phone, and a new GUI to learn and have fun with. I kept that phone for 2 days. Thankfully, I sold it on Craigslist to someone who really wanted it, and it allowed me to pay off the ATT payment plan. I think I lost a net of 5 dollars on it, between the case and the phone. I went to the Note 4 at that point. The 4 is an impressive phone. Definitely a bigger upgrade than from the 2 to the 3. I felt like I wasted money on that one. I could have kept the note 2 for a long time, it was a great phone.

I currently have the Note 4. My wife has the G4 and I have to say I'm pretty enamored with that phone if only for the cameras. Samsung needs to realize that selfies are a thing and these sh*tty front facing cameras are ridiculous.
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Got the Note 4 when it released. Then got the Nexus 6 in March, sold the Nexus about a week later. Just got a Sony Xperia Z3 last week so we'll see how long that one lasts ?
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ErebusRaze said:
I currently have the Note 4. My wife has the G4 and I have to say I'm pretty enamored with that phone if only for the cameras. Samsung needs to realize that selfies are a thing and these sh*tty front facing cameras are ridiculous.
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Camera looks ridiculous from pics I've seen and the front cam is what like 8 mp? I missed mine being delivered yesterday I'm p1ssed. Now I have to wait to pick it up monday. This will be my last Samsung phone. I said I was never going back after the last lol. If I ever do it will be unlocked.
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Ended up switching to the nexus 6. Don't think I will be switching back to the note 4. The nexus 6 is just smoother and opens apps faster than the note. I have been messing around with both of them for a couple days now and haven't found a reason to go back to the note.

ORT14 said:
Ended up switching to the nexus 6. Don't think I will be switching back to the note 4. The nexus 6 is just smoother and opens apps faster than the note. I have been messing around with both of them for a couple days now and haven't found a reason to go back to the note.
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My main question for you is why would you decide to switch to the nexus 6 right now? I was faced with the same choice as you in october when both the note 4 and nexus 6 were new. I went with the note 4 for the s pen, screen, camera, better battery life and removable battery/ sd card. However, nexus did have lollipop at the time. But Android M is just around the corner and surely google will release a new nexus along with it. Why not just keep the note (which has lollipop, although the att one doesn't have 5.1) and wait until whatever Google calls the next nexus?

ng4 said:
My main question for you is why would you decide to switch to the nexus 6 right now? I was faced with the same choice as you in october when both the note 4 and nexus 6 were new. I went with the note 4 for the s pen, screen, camera, better battery life and removable battery/ sd card. However, nexus did have lollipop at the time. But Android M is just around the corner and surely google will release a new nexus along with it. Why not just keep the note (which has lollipop, although the att one doesn't have 5.1) and wait until whatever Google calls the next nexus?
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I just couldn't deal with the performance lag of the note 4 any more or the lack of root. Plus I want to unload the note before the note 5 comes out and the prices for the 4 drop. And I got the Nexus for free so I didn't have anything to lose by trying it out. Now I am glad I did.

I've had the Note 1-3, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Oneplus One. I've played with the S6 edge at best buy. That thing was snappy and build was great. But I don't think I could live with the battery life.
Love the Note 4. Great camera, battery life, ir blaster, I actually use the spen at work to jot down notes, great 2k display, I have the gear vr and I enjoy using it for movies. I've manage to reduce lag by disabling the bloat, animations off except transitions set to .5. Going into every app and making sure sync and error reports are off. Stock everything. Ram usually sits around 2 gb.
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I just couldn't deal with the performance lag of the note 4 any more or the lack of root. Plus I want to unload the note before the note 5 comes out and the prices for the 4 drop. And I got the Nexus for free so I didn't have anything to lose by trying it out. Now I am glad I did.
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Where did you get a nexus for free?

On the Fence

Hi folks,
I am thinking about getting the Note 7 on VZW. Mainly for the camera and spen. However, due to carrier bloat, and everything else that VZW has done to this phone to screw it up. At the end of the day, is it still worth it?
Thanks!

I love mine I've disabled everything that I don't need and there is only a couple apps you can't hide or get rid of. I honestly can say that I haven't had any issues with the phone despite the recall and what not. What are you coming from?

Getting my replacement was quick and easy on one their corporate stores. Glad I waited for the new batch, as I personally feel that there is no other phone in the market that is comparable to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. All new Note 7's are marked with a 'Black Square Symbol' on the box, and the on screen the battery indicator will be green after you run the first Security Update. :cowboy

Moto X from 2014, ugh. Only other phone I am interested in is the Pixel, mainly because it's stock Android. How is battery life on the device by the way?

I had the option to preorder the iPhone 7 or wait for the new note7's to come in when I returned my note7.
At first I caved in because I've been using Android for years and years, and I thought a change to a somewhat different, and, at times, a smoother user experience will be a good change.
However, I found that I love the camera, the display, and the Spen features too unique. Especially when I use the Spen to take notes in college! It's so useful! Plus, I love Android too much.
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Moto X from 2014, ugh. Only other phone I am interested in is the Pixel, mainly because it's stock Android. How is battery life on the device by the way?
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My battery life is great, typically I am doing a lot on my phone daily....calls, texts, emails, videos, social media, the only thing I really do not do is games. My phone tends to get me through the day and what I mean by that is I leave my house at about 7am and it doesn't see the charger till about 9pm. Sometimes I have some juice left and sometimes its almost dead. For me, it works and its great but it is of course going to vary with usage and what you have on your device. As far as the stock experience goes I have a launcher on mine and what not so I get as far from touchwiz as possible.

I'm coming from a note 3 on sprint but I was rooted running a note 5 rom. I'm really not impressed with the note 7 and the videos I took this weekend were equally unimpressive. Don't walk and record video is all I gotta say. I have lag constantly that I thought would be long gone being that it's much faster than my note 3. The Verizon signal is a million times better though and for that reason alone we will be sticking with Verizon. I ignore bloat or disable so whatevs on that. I'm contemplating the s7 edge considering the cost difference and being nearly identical. Plus with all the note taking good options out there like Google keep, I don't even use an spen hardly anymore. I can type 10 times faster than I can write plus I can actually read what I wrote
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BEST PHONE OUT!
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My battery life is great, typically I am doing a lot on my phone daily....calls, texts, emails, videos, social media, the only thing I really do not do is games. My phone tends to get me through the day and what I mean by that is I leave my house at about 7am and it doesn't see the charger till about 9pm. Sometimes I have some juice left and sometimes its almost dead. For me, it works and its great but it is of course going to vary with usage and what you have on your device. As far as the stock experience goes I have a launcher on mine and what not so I get as far from touchwiz as possible.
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Thanks man. Truth be told, I have owned Samsung phones in the past and I am not a huge fan. Not much else on VZW that I am interested in. Curious about the Pixel in a way but, have a spare N5X when I feel the need. With the dope camera, spen, and IP68 it seems like a no brainer. Kinda wish Moto was not sold by Google to Lenovo or I would have got another Moto device.
That said, just ordered a Note 7 on VZW in black! Now, the hunt for cases begins!

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I'm coming from a note 3 on sprint but I was rooted running a note 5 rom. I'm really not impressed with the note 7 and the videos I took this weekend were equally unimpressive. Don't walk and record video is all I gotta say. I have lag constantly that I thought would be long gone being that it's much faster than my note 3. The Verizon signal is a million times better though and for that reason alone we will be sticking with Verizon. I ignore bloat or disable so whatevs on that. I'm contemplating the s7 edge considering the cost difference and being nearly identical. Plus with all the note taking good options out there like Google keep, I don't even use an spen hardly anymore. I can type 10 times faster than I can write plus I can actually read what I wrote
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Say what? The camera on the Note 7 is dope!

Just picked up two N7's last night. Immediately did a full data reset and did not restore from backups, but installed everything fresh.
Thus far, I'm thrilled with my N7 as is my wife. I've been using the phone for most of the day, tweaking things, installing apps, and playing around. I came from a Note 4 and LG G3 prior. I'm very pleased.

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Say what? The camera on the Note 7 is dope!
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The pictures yes. They look amazing. And even video I've recorded by propping up and recording looks beautiful. But I recorded the Redwoods this weekend as we walked through and it looked pixilated and horrible. It's like it couldn't keep up and studdered allot.
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I took the plunge today! Got a steal of a note 7 on CL so I am going to try as soon as case comes in!

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The pictures yes. They look amazing. And even video I've recorded by propping up and recording looks beautiful. But I recorded the Redwoods this weekend as we walked through and it looked pixilated and horrible. It's like it couldn't keep up and studdered allot.
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Recorded to sd or internal?
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How does the Pixel 2 XL perform?

So I was thinking about picking one up on eBay to use. Can anyone tell me how the phone is performing now? Has the Display improved? How's the battery life?

It is still the best phone money can buy.

Faster than a speeding bullet!

I have been using the XL since months, my device has the blue tint, but you have to really look for it in order to see it. The speakers shrill at 100% volume, for my choice of songs at least, still hasn't been a problem. Now the good parts :
The device is awesome. Been using Android P since the first Dev preview and it is great.
Battery life is just steller. Around 5 hours of SoT.
I used to root the device the moment I took it out of the box, Nexus 6P, even the OP5 was the same. But this has stayed unrooted. Stock is for the first time just adequate for me. And seeing the pixel 3 leaks, this phone will not be replaced for another year. If you do want to get one, don't trust me, but I'd buy one considering it'd be cheaper for you now than it was for me. But the phone is just worth it. Buy a cover of you want it pristine though. Mine has scratches and dents at all corners. Won't have it any other way though.

It's a pretty perfect experience. Display is awesome and phone is fast as lighting

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I have been using the XL since months, my device has the blue tint, but you have to really look for it in order to see it. The speakers shrill at 100% volume, for my choice of songs at least, still hasn't been a problem. Now the good parts :
The device is awesome. Been using Android P since the first Dev preview and it is great.
Battery life is just steller. Around 5 hours of SoT.
I used to root the device the moment I took it out of the box, Nexus 6P, even the OP5 was the same. But this has stayed unrooted. Stock is for the first time just adequate for me. And seeing the pixel 3 leaks, this phone will not be replaced for another year. If you do want to get one, don't trust me, but I'd buy one considering it'd be cheaper for you now than it was for me. But the phone is just worth it. Buy a cover of you want it pristine though. Mine has scratches and dents at all corners. Won't have it any other way though.
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Yeah I've been looking at the prices and there going for around 375-450$ on eBay for a used model in good condition. I'm hoping eBay will have one of those sale's when they take 20% off everything.

Screen is slightly bluish at extreme viewing angles. Doesn't bother me even when I do see it which only when I'm trying to see it.
Performance is just fine. Very fast. No complaints.
Battery life varies. One day it will be fine. The next day similar use will result in noticably decreased battery life. After the Pie update battery life was terrible but a factory reset brought it back to what it was before.
I have had a reoccurring issue with the headphone adapter. Sometimes it won't be detected at all. Other times it will be detected but only when plugged in one way. Other times both ways work. It's the same for the stock charger. Sometimes plugging it only charges when plugged in one way but flipping it won't charge.

It's showing its age. My panda is starting to lag and freeze for about 3 seconds Evey now and then when I open an app
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It's showing its age. My panda is starting to lag and freeze for about 3 seconds Evey now and then when I open an app
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Ouch that sucks man but it possibly could be a rogue app? I have had mine since release day and I don't have any lockups and I have quite a few apps installed as well.

It's a possibility. But even someone like MKHD has said his pixel 2 XL has begun to lag. So I don't think it's only my device and I don't feel like wiping data to see if it helps. Someone shouldn't have to do something like that to fix their phone IMO.
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Ouch that sucks man but it possibly could be a rogue app? I have had mine since release day and I don't have any lockups and I have quite a few apps installed as well.
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And I have a brand new 1+6 that lands on Monday, so that may be my new daily depending how I like it. Big test will be the camera.
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jimv1983 said:
Screen is slightly bluish at extreme viewing angles. Doesn't bother me even when I do see it which only when I'm trying to see it.
Performance is just fine. Very fast. No complaints.
Battery life varies. One day it will be fine. The next day similar use will result in noticably decreased battery life. After the Pie update battery life was terrible but a factory reset brought it back to what it was before.
I have had a reoccurring issue with the headphone adapter. Sometimes it won't be detected at all. Other times it will be detected but only when plugged in one way. Other times both ways work. It's the same for the stock charger. Sometimes plugging it only charges when plugged in one way but flipping it won't charge.
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I had the same issue with my charging port. Take a toothpick or a pinand clean it out. Most likely it is plugged up a bit. It's actually pretty common. Just be careful when doing it

Mackmiller974 said:
So I was thinking about picking one up on eBay to use. Can anyone tell me how the phone is performing now? Has the Display improved? How's the battery life?
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Be careful that it isn't a Verizon model, those are bootloader locked and can't be rooted. It must be a phone that originally came straight from Google to be sure.

Maybe the doesn't care about rooting. I picked up mine on eBay when they had a 15% off sale. Couldn't pass it up @ $399 and it's been great overall. At that time the Verizon models were selling for like $490-500
TonikJDK said:
Be careful that it isn't a Verizon model, those are bootloader locked and can't be rooted. It must be a phone that originally came straight from Google to be sure.
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When people bring up the MKHD video I kind of wonder if that video wasn't uploaded would everyone with a pixel 2 xl still have these problems?
No offense to anybody here, I just wonder how many people are drinking the Kool aid.... BTW mine is still running smooth.

daniel4653 said:
It's showing its age. My panda is starting to lag and freeze for about 3 seconds Evey now and then when I open an app
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Yeah that's what worried me.... I watched a mkbhd video y yesterday and it was about how bad the Pixel 2 XL has been lagging and slowing down recently...

daniel4653 said:
It's a possibility. But even someone like MKHD has said his pixel 2 XL has begun to lag. So I don't think it's only my device and I don't feel like wiping data to see if it helps. Someone shouldn't have to do something like that to fix their phone IMO.
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And I have a brand new 1+6 that lands on Monday, so that may be my new daily depending how I like it. Big test will be the camera.
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I had the Op6 has my previous daily driver for about a month and then decided to switch to the Vivo Nex which is my current Daily driver

daniel4653 said:
It's a possibility. But even someone like MKHD has said his pixel 2 XL has begun to lag. So I don't think it's only my device and I don't feel like wiping data to see if it helps. Someone shouldn't have to do something like that to fix their phone IMO.
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And I have a brand new 1+6 that lands on Monday, so that may be my new daily depending how I like it. Big test will be the camera.
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It could be a batch of phones with subpar flash memory I wouldn't be shocked. I wonder if all are using Samsung storage? I know some devices have Micron for the ram. Does your device have Micron or Samsung storage and ram? You can check this information at the bootloader.

zetsumeikuro said:
It could be a batch of phones with subpar flash memory I wouldn't be shocked. I wonder if all are using Samsung storage? I know some devices have Micron for the ram. Does your device have Micron or Samsung storage and ram? You can check this information at the bootloader.
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Not sure. So I would Boot into bootloader and it'll be one of the lines on the default screen? My lag isn't as bad as MKHD described it. It is noticable and does exist.
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daniel4653 said:
Not sure. So I would Boot into bootloader and it'll be one of the lines on the default screen? My lag isn't as bad as MKHD described it. It is noticable and does exist.
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Correct reboot into bootloader and it's under PRODUCT_NAME line it still say VARIANT - MSM UFS: Either Samsung or Micro DDR: Either Samsung or Micron.

Give me like 30 mins and I'll let you know
zetsumeikuro said:
Correct reboot into bootloader and it's under PRODUCT_NAME line it still say VARIANT - MSM UFS: Either Samsung or Micro DDR: Either Samsung or Micron.
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