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I haven't seen anything posted about this yet, but 4.3 is finally scheduled for the s3, at least in france. Hopefully by january we'll see a 4.3 rom released. I know you can get 4.3 now using AOKP or cyanogen but I actually like touchwiz so I'm looking forward to getting this.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Road...xy-S4-Galaxy-S-III-and-GALAXY-Note-II_id47806
It says the S4 will be updated to 4.3 in October, while the S3 and N2 will be updated in either November or December, if that's true, our S3 won't see 4.3 until March or April...possibly May 2014.
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I will not believe it until I see it. I have seen many places talking about dates, that day, maybe , maybe not posted about went or went not. I think like all thing in this arena we will have to wait for someone to port it went it does finally come out . And just the fact that developers move on to other devices S4 and others it may never happen for s3. I have refuse to keep upgrading my phone and dumping so much cash for a new phone just for the newest android version. I will run my S3 until it DIES. Unless ?
Hey any in-depended rich person out there wanting to donate an S4 to me? lol :good:
I see Android 4.4 was announced we had expected the Android 5.0 release date to be some time in October 2013. We now expect to see Android 4.4 KitKat launch during that month. In the face of that point release, we think it's now likely that we'll see Android 5.0 shown in mid-2014. It a lot of babble but On 13 June 2013, VR-Zone also claimed that Android 5.0 will be optimized to run on devices with as little as 512MB of RAM.. We will see . I have doubts we will see ...
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It says the S4 will be updated to 4.3 in October, while the S3 and N2 will be updated in either November or December, if that's true, our S3 won't see 4.3 until March or April...possibly May 2014.
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If it's released in November I would expect to see it get through T-Mobile and be released to us by January, maybe February. I don't know why everyone always insists that it takes a half a year for ours to get updated, when all the updates we received from 4.0.4 - 4.1.2 happened within a few months of each other. Often in only 2 months.
I'd imagine that Samsung is going to push to get everything updated before or at least right after Christmas. The main reason we are skipping to 4.3 is for compatibility with future devices such as their smartwatch. They'll sell a lot more for Christmas if they are already compatible with the S3!
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If it's released in November I would expect to see it get through T-Mobile and be released to us by January, maybe February. I don't know why everyone always insists that it takes a half a year for ours to get updated, when all the updates we received from 4.0.4 - 4.1.2 happened within a few months of each other. Often in only 2 months.
I'd imagine that Samsung is going to push to get everything updated before or at least right after Christmas. The main reason we are skipping to 4.3 is for compatibility with future devices such as their smartwatch. They'll sell a lot more for Christmas if they are already compatible with the S3!
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If you think so Doc. I'm not getting my hopes up for it.
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And you are probably wise not to. As the device gets older, it will take longer to get any updates. If I am right about the timeframe for this one, it'll likely be the last timely update we see.
If I'm wrong and we have to wait a year, then so be it. I don't plan to let it reduce my enjoyment of the device if that is true. Never understood why people get so worked up over an update! If they're not happy with it, there's always other options available.
My only real issue is with people claiming we are always last, or it always takes 6-9 months for an update, and then feeling like that gives them reason to complain about poor customer service. Personally, I'm fine with it if it does take a year. In the end, anything and everything you see written about it, including my last post, is pure speculation, nothing more. I keep getting asked about what I expect to see though, and while I don't usually like to predict anything, I figured I'd go ahead and post my thoughts on it. If I'm wrong, so be it, I'll just continue on through life with my poor outdated formerly "smart"phone! But I'll still be happy with it!
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4.3
it is out there for sure..posted the screenshot here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46094153&postcount=526
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And you are probably wise not to. As the device gets older, it will take longer to get any updates. If I am right about the timeframe for this one, it'll likely be the last timely update we see.
If I'm wrong and we have to wait a year, then so be it. I don't plan to let it reduce my enjoyment of the device if that is true. Never understood why people get so worked up over an update! If they're not happy with it, there's always other options available.
My only real issue is with people claiming we are always last, or it always takes 6-9 months for an update, and then feeling like that gives them reason to complain about poor customer service. Personally, I'm fine with it if it does take a year. In the end, anything and everything you see written about it, including my last post, is pure speculation, nothing more. I keep getting asked about what I expect to see though, and while I don't usually like to predict anything, I figured I'd go ahead and post my thoughts on it. If I'm wrong, so be it, I'll just continue on through life with my poor outdated formerly "smart"phone! But I'll still be happy with it!
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That's the thing, I'm not complaining, I just replied with a time frame when we would get the update, no need to get upset and go on a rant. I cant even remember the last time ive actually touchwiz on my s3 for more than a few minutes, I could actually care less when the S3 is updated. I'm happy as long as there's support for cm/aosp/aospa/aokp and hopefully Ubuntu touch in the near future, but I think we have a better chance of T-Mobile updating our poor outdated "smart" phone than getting a fully working port of Ubuntu touch.
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Wasn't a rant. And it'll take a lot more than this thread to get me upset! Just covering all the bases because so many people keep asking me this. And any comments about people complaining were not directed at you or anyone in particular.
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I would think around January or February we will get the update. But also am not getting my hopes up.
I thought of making a new thread but figured it made more sense to post here, question for anybody using one of the currently 4.3 roms. What are the common problems and issues with any of the existing 4.3's? Is there a 4.3 that is good enough to use as a daily driver? I haven't tried any myself yet mainly because I have tread enough yet to make an informed choice.
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I thought of making a new thread but figured it made more sense to post here, question for anybody using one of the currently 4.3 roms. What are the common problems and issues with any of the existing 4.3's? Is there a 4.3 that is good enough to use as a daily driver? I haven't tried any myself yet mainly because I have tread enough yet to make an informed choice.
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The 4.3 ROMs in the development sections are custom ROMs (cm, aosp, aospa, aokp...etc). This thread is covering the 4.3 update from Samsung which we do not have.
What may be a daily driver to others may not be a daily driver for you. Go through the 4.3 custom ROM threads and read a few pages to get an idea of what issues may or may not be present and flash the one that suits your needs.
If you don't want to flash a custom ROM, then your only option is to flash the 4.1.2 touchwiz ROMs available until T-Mobile releases the 4.3 update.
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I thought of making a new thread but figured it made more sense to post here, question for anybody using one of the currently 4.3 roms. What are the common problems and issues with any of the existing 4.3's? Is there a 4.3 that is good enough to use as a daily driver? I haven't tried any myself yet mainly because I have tread enough yet to make an informed choice.
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I would consider those to be in beta, sometimes alpha stages. If for no other reason than they sometimes have problems reading the nv data. Doesn't happen to everyone, but it happens enough. After flashing, baseband, serial number and imei (maybe more) all read unknown or zero. You have to either reboot several times or flash another Rom, to fix.
The nv data isn't lost, as is sometimes the case with the IMEI. As I understand it, the Rom just isn't reading it.
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Every time I buy a new phone with the latest Android on it, they release a new android a few weeks later. ..4.3 had only been out a short time and barely no phones have it.. And now there's 4.4....pissed....
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We won't see it for months
NOTE 3
You wanted Samsung to delay the Note 3 release so they could put 4.4 on it? dafuq
If you want the latest android updates fastest buy a nexus device
I was on the same upset mood as you with android. However, with the note 3, I have no complain anymore. I haven't had any lag at all since purchase a month ago. It has all the features you need and more. I can finally stop chasing newest and greatest device/software with the note 3.
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Yup, and that's the choice you have to make when buying a non-Nexus device. Either put up with the outdated stock ROMs or switch to AOSP-based ROMs like Cyanogen, then you will have the latest and greatest. Samsung likely won't put out a 4.4 ROM till sometime in the spring.
I knew there would be a post like this, and I thought about doing it (sarcastically)...
...Face it, anytime you buy a new android phone, at most the new android version is maybe a year away, no matter what phone you get... (unless nexus) there is going to be a period of time where you dont have the latest and greatest software...
...but, it has been floating around that AOSP roms are in the process of being brought to note 3 (I think by cyanogenmod) and once the first (not to buggy) one comes out, the offshoots wont be far behind (PA/AOKP/carbon *my fave*) now, of course we dont know for sure if any of those will ever come to note 3, but more than likely pa and aokp will (I would think) and it just a matter of time.
so, there is hope for 4.3 (aosp) and 4.4 coming to our note 3 before samsung even gets a chance...
Now this is where it gets really interesting, samsung and HTC are trying to one up each other, or at least that is how it seems to me, and htc said that the HTC ONE will have 4.4 within 90 days... and that phone is much older than the note 3. so hopefully for once sammy will try to beat them to the punch.
Im sure that at SOME point note 3 will have kit kat, just a matter of time.
Oh, and this is what samsung has to say about 4.4 right now
btw, I kind of feel the same way, but its not like it wasnt expected. cant be mad about something you basically knew was going to happen.
my hope is that samsung will do the google play note 3 thing, but with the spen being the "main" feature of note 3, and google play edition would cut that out, its highly unlikely that would happen, but one can dream
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You wanted Samsung to delay the Note 3 release so they could put 4.4 on it? dafuq
If you want the latest android updates fastest buy a nexus device
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cant tell if man wearing sunglasses or hand holding cell phone... *squint*
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I knew there would be a post like this, and I thought about doing it (sarcastically)...
...Face it, anytime you buy a new android phone, at most the new android version is maybe a year away, no matter what phone you get... (unless nexus) there is going to be a period of time where you dont have the latest and greatest software...
...but, it has been floating around that AOSP roms are in the process of being brought to note 3 (I think by cyanogenmod) and once the first (not to buggy) one comes out, the offshoots wont be far behind (PA/AOKP/carbon *my fave*) now, of course we dont know for sure if any of those will ever come to note 3, but more than likely pa and aokp will (I would think) and it just a matter of time.
so, there is hope for 4.3 (aosp) and 4.4 coming to our note 3 before samsung even gets a chance...
Now this is where it gets really interesting, samsung and HTC are trying to one up each other, or at least that is how it seems to me, and htc said that the HTC ONE will have 4.4 within 90 days... and that phone is much older than the note 3. so hopefully for once sammy will try to beat them to the punch.
Im sure that at SOME point note 3 will have kit kat, just a matter of time.
Oh, and this is what samsung has to say about 4.4 right now
btw, I kind of feel the same way, but its not like it wasnt expected. cant be mad about something you basically knew was going to happen.
my hope is that samsung will do the google play note 3 thing, but with the spen being the "main" feature of note 3, and google play edition would cut that out, its highly unlikely that would happen, but one can dream
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We won't see 4.4 til next year. Maybe January-February. Samsung is still going to be pushing the Note 3, since their "curved display" phone won't have similar specs of the note 3 anyways. Note 3 and S4 will see the updates first of course...
You dont buy samsung note devices for the quick updates, you buy them for their originality and beast like specs/software. If your looking for updates go with the nexus line otherwise you only have yourself to blame.
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THIS IS TRUTH......... The other thing I find amusing is 4.4 is not that much different than 4.3 I have played around on my tablet with it and TBH...... I would not get that excited about it. :cyclops:
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You don't buy Samsung note devices for the quick updates, you buy them for their originality and beast like specs/software. If your looking for updates go with the nexus line otherwise you only have yourself to blame.
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Only thing I can say is HTC {and Motorola}stepping up there game ..hopefully will put a fire under Samsung.
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I can't find the source but I read that the S3/S4/Note2/Note3 will be getting 4.4 in November because they want to ensure compatibility with their new watch.
Dumbest first world problem ever. Note3 has been out a month and 4.4 has been out 2 days of which I don't even know if source has been released yet. Imagine the horror if Samsung released the Note3 with 4.2.2!
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Dumbest first world problem ever. Note3 has been out a month and 4.4 has been out 2 days of which I don't even know if source has been released yet. Imagine the horror if Samsung released the Note3 with 4.2.2!
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True. Just for clarity though, source is available from news reports anyway. I haven't tried to sync it. Also, I expect Samsung has access to pre release source along with moto, HTC, and other partners.
Honestly though, 4.4 doesn't bring a ton. These days, new point releases of Android aren't nearly as big a deal as they used to be. I'll likely give it a try once builds are available, but I'm quite happy with the version on the note 3. I would like to see all the manufacturer's up their game though, if for nothing else than security patches. There's no excuse for the "master key" patch taking as long as it did to get released. And that's equally on the carriers.
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You dont buy samsung note devices for the quick updates, you buy them for their originality and beast like specs/software. If your looking for updates go with the nexus line otherwise you only have yourself to blame.
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Absolutely true! If I wanted the latest Android, I wouldn't buy such a heavily skinned device like the Note! The GS4 might see KitKat before spring, but if the Note does before next Christmas I'll be very pleasantly surprised.
I haven't seen any development for nk3, besides effortless. I really love my note 3 and feel like it can still hang, but is it time to jump ship and move on? Or will development pick up again, after Christmas?
Until there is a substantial update to say 5.0 there won't be much more they can do and updating the base to another Ota doesn't really do much. I'm sure there will be a few things going on after we get that next big jump.
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My NK3 Rom isn't out yet (close though ), but I updated the guides to prep a while ago.
I think most developers are waiting until lollipop.. and I'm sure many people are getting a Note 3 for Christmas.
It's a lot of work and T-Mobile released three updates in a very short time. Now it's the holidays, so some down time for devs and families.
It's pretty slow on the Note 4 side as well. Hopefully Samsung can get LP out during quarter 1 '15 to kick some development off again.
I, too, think that most of the new developments will be for lollipop. And I can't wait. My effortless ROM has been awesome at keeping my Note 3 feeling like new (even though I've been getting random shutdowns lately). I'd like to thank Effortless for all the work he's done. Patiently waiting to see what you do next.
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My NK3 Rom isn't out yet (close though ), but I updated the guides to prep a while ago.
I think most developers are waiting until lollipop.. and I'm sure many people are getting a Note 3 for Christmas.
It's a lot of work and T-Mobile released three updates in a very short time. Now it's the holidays, so some down time for devs and families.
It's pretty slow on the Note 4 side as well. Hopefully Samsung can get LP out during quarter 1 '15 to kick some development off again.
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Yeah, but even just your guide is one of the first things I look for when a new update drops. It's pretty convenient. Many thanks.
Hi to all,guys,anyone can tell me if the Zenfone 2 (4 GB RAM)will receive 5.1 Lollipop official?
No reason it wouldn't get it. 5.1 seems to be in final intern tests, so should be out during summer.
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Hi to all,guys,anyone can tell me if the Zenfone 2 (4 GB RAM)will receive 5.1 Lollipop official?
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A chat representative said that it is being tested, so fingers crossed.
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It will for sure but when??? ?
Hopefully sometime this summer.
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I think we'll see it by mid-August hopefully if testing goes well and no showstopper bugs are uncovered.
They've been releasing updates about every 2wks for the Zf2 so far. I'm sure they've been working on 5.1.
Oh yes, there is no doubt about that. I'd even go as far as saying that Android M will definitely find it's way to ZF2. Real question should be if we'll see Android N or not.
I just upgraded my dad's Zenfone 450CG, which was bought for 6300 INR (Or something) almost one year ago to Official Lollipop. If they can launch new ROM for their second most cheapest phone even after a year then they sure as hell are going to support their much acclaimed flagship for atleast a year or two.
I think 5.1 will roll out after asus realeses Pegasus 2 plus (which bring 5.1.1)
so I think we will receive 5.1 in August
The rep at the official Zentalk forum confirmed there is NO 5.1/5.1.1 planned for the near future. All the rumors you heard about Zenfone 2 getting the 5.1/5.1.1 upgrade was from Indian Asus rep who was fed up of people asking when Zenfone 2 is getting the 5.1/5.1.1 update. He/she just told the customer that it's being tested to shut him up.
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The rep at the official Zentalk forum confirmed there is NO 5.1/5.1.1 planned for the near future. All the rumors you heard about Zenfone 2 getting the 5.1/5.1.1 upgrade was from Indian Asus rep who was fed up of people asking when Zenfone 2 is getting the 5.1/5.1.1 update. He/she just told the customer that it's being tested to shut him up.
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well that's a whole lot of nothing if this is true then this phone will forever have the battery draining issues unless kernel devs make custom kernels.... also I dont want to sound like an ass hole but people over there in those forums need to stop asking when its gonna get 5.1.... if it ever is gonna come... just wait.... lol
but the battery draining issues are RELATED to the kernel idk what it is but its the kernel thats messed up.
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The rep at the official Zentalk forum confirmed there is NO 5.1/5.1.1 planned for the near future. All the rumors you heard about Zenfone 2 getting the 5.1/5.1.1 upgrade was from Indian Asus rep who was fed up of people asking when Zenfone 2 is getting the 5.1/5.1.1 update. He/she just told the customer that it's being tested to shut him up.
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Found this http://www.dayherald.com/the-asus-z...o-receive-the-android-5-1-1-update-soon/4174/
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5.1 is in the testing final phase.i think it will be released before august,in the last days of july
Just got this from ASUS official page. Not sure about the authenticity though.
http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=14420&extra=&highlight=android&page=14
Its actually like making issue over a small thing...maybe someone from help team on support just said that its under final stage just to stop people from asking about eta's and net is already flooded with this example..
There is still no official statement or any news from forum or someone from developer team (and won't be ofcourse cuz it would be like leaking stuff from asus)
ASUS should have launched Zenfone 2s with Android 5.1.1 out of the box. End result, users suffering inspite of OTA bug fix updates
Hey guys! I assume there are many posts about this however I would like to know what you think now in the middle of June, even closer to the release of the Pixel 3. Is the Pixel 2XL still worth it? I'm from the UK and found a deal for £23 a month on a two year contract. I never ever had a Pixel or Nexus device before, always owned HTC devices. To be more precise I owned only htc devices before and I loved them. However they let me down by the lack of support/software updates/security updates in the past couple of years. My previous contract is up and I'm ready to upgrade. I have been waiting for the new htc u12, but read so many bad things about it already though the phone is not even officially released... When the Pixel 2XL was released last year I was actually amazed by the phone and the pure android experience as well as the camera! And I'm still loving the whole phone... So my question is, do you think I should grab that £23/month deal on a 2 year contract, should I wait for the Pixel 3 or that won't be a huge jump (notch is a no go for me!), is the Pixel 2Xl will be a worth to mention phone in the next 2 years? The only thing I'm sure about at the moment that I am sooooo tempted to get it, but also a bit hesitant... What do you think?
I bought mine outright for £629 in April and couldn't be happier. The Pixel 3 XL looks like an incremental release, so I'm happy to wait until the 4 arrives in October next year. The build quality is superb, updates are guaranteed and the phone is, to my mind, the best Android available. I would say go with it, although if you can hold off for a while, the price will drop the nearer we get to the launch of the 3. I hope this helps.
Im a pixel 2 xl user and i really recommend it for you dude you will have an amazing experience. Dont hesitate
? I went ahead and ordered it! ? it's coming on Thursday! Ohhhh the excitement just kicked in! Thank you guys!
Congrats! Enjoy your new device!
You'll never want a non-Google/pure Google phone again. Just the immediate updates alone make this phone sooo much better. I mean, I'm on a very stable Android P, in June, a couple months before its official release, and probably 9+ months at least before any other mainstream phone gets it. Also, this thing is super snappy. It definetely moves faster than my friends iPhones even.
Aaannnddd, if you DO want to get the 3 in October, Google with offer you up to $400-500 (might go up with the 2 xl over the xl) towards your trade in.
I'll seriously never go back.
Thank you everyone! Yes I am extremely excited! Just the fact I never had any other phones before but HTCs and this will be a whole new world for me. It's coming on Thursday so I start reading up all the rooting/flashing guides so when it's here I can start playing with it. ?
You made a good choice - enjoy your new phone!
Then we'll help you root that sucker so you can have some BIG TIME fun! ?????
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Then we'll help you root that sucker so you can have some BIG TIME fun! ?????
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Haha! ? Thanks! Good to know I'll have some help here if I'm stuck! ? ??
Just ordered mine yesterday and should get it tomorrow afternoon. Been on Android since 2008 and this is my first stock pure-Android experience. Been waiting too long for this!
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You'll never want a non-Google/pure Google phone again. Just the immediate updates alone make this phone sooo much better. I mean, I'm on a very stable Android P, in June, a couple months before its official release, and probably 9+ months at least before any other mainstream phone gets it. Also, this thing is super snappy. It definetely moves faster than my friends iPhones even.
Aaannnddd, if you DO want to get the 3 in October, Google with offer you up to $400-500 (might go up with the 2 xl over the xl) towards your trade in.
I'll seriously never go back.
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I agree with this, once I got my Nexus 5, I haven't gone back to non Google phones. If only they were still cheaper like the 5 lol
I just picked one up yesterday. Swapped from an S9+. I love it. The blue shift of the "should have used Samsung" display is there, but it doesn't bother me that much. I don't view my display off angle normally anyways
Pixel 2 XL is pretty much amazing! Cleanest Android experience you can get on the market right now. Growing and decent custom rom support; root support and twrp support. The Pixel 3 probably won't be worth it, the snapdragon 845 isn't that much of an improvement over the 835; unless you really want 4k 60fps video and like 10% performance boost (like nothing in the real world).
Panda color? It's the one
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Pixel 2 XL is pretty much amazing! Cleanest Android experience you can get on the market right now. Growing and decent custom rom support; root support and twrp support. The Pixel 3 probably won't be worth it, the snapdragon 845 isn't that much of an improvement over the 835; unless you really want 4k 60fps video and like 10% performance boost (like nothing in the real world).
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That's true. Stock Android flies on the 835, the SD845 would only help with the 4K 60fps.
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Panda color? It's the one
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I just picked up a Panda. It looks awesome.
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That's true. Stock Android flies on the 835, the SD845 would only help with the 4K 60fps.
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I just picked up a Panda. It looks awesome.
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Good boy
I got the ? as well. It looks amazing! I picked tomorrow for delivery as I'm at work today, but already read through all rooting and flashing guides and it seems pretty easy and straight forward! Can't wait to get it, this waiting will kill me today and tomorrow I'll be in the window waiting on dpd... ?
I've just purchased a Pixel 2 XL as well - just a few days ago.
Since the Galaxy Nexus days I've using 'Google' phones. Decided to try a Note 8 and shortly after, decided it wasn't for me. Switched back to the trusty, clean, reliable and bog free Pixel.
I had the Nexus S from Samsung a long time ago. I loved the phone, especially the size and the curved screen. I just couldn't get past how slow it was. That one should not have bared the Nexus name being so slow. I didn't go back to pure Android after that phone because of it. I wish I wouldn't have judged by that phone alone... I've been missing out all of these years.