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How is scrolling compared to iphone 4?
Just came from teh VZ store...to me scrolling wasnt all that smooth and phone didnt seem responsive. I compared it to the droid x next to it and the X definatly swipped faster. Not sure about iPhone.
One good thing and i dont know if it was a fluke, but the 3g on the thunderbolt was faster than the droid x. on speedtest.net i got 1.5mb with tbolt and 5-700k with droid x. Tested several other phones even mine and all the same. I live in a 3g only area so found that to be strange.
Actually came on teh forum to see if anyone else saw the same.
I find most of the devices at the store are loaded with crap. Mine is quite a bit faster than my Droid X with Liberty 1.5.
yeah that's why I used a store phone and not mine...can any users verify does your phone seem sluggish...oh almost forgot they have this auto add video that would open up while I was using the phone. That may have added to the sluggishness. Next grime I go I will try and disable
Dear dear dear people,
I must have registered here, in Mekka of smart people, cause of last reasons.
I've just bought a brand new HTC ONE X+, I've been gathering money for it for some period of time.
Moreover I'm a huge fan of HTC devices, because before this pfone I had HTC ONE V, HTC DESIRE X, HTC ONE SV (+ 2 more)
BUT when I got this phone Im continously like a WTF WTF WTF, and Im still looking for my fallen jaw.
I never said even one bad word on HTC devices, but I cant understand whats going on with this crappy HTC ONE X+.
Firstly I've been complaining about battery life on my polish android forum and that I've made 5 minutes of calling, 5 sms sent, 0 gaming and 10 minutes of surfing on the net and the phone was capable to stand 11 hours in this usage, BUT i said OK I can handle this !
But also from very beginning I was strong complaining that telephone is very laggish, first ICS was installed and transistions between screens (or desktops) werent smooth at all. Next I upgraded to 4.2.2 Sense 5.0 and still some frames lagging in simple activities, in phonebook, contacts, messaging etc.
Now, the thing which killed me and threw my balls out of the window was when I installed games like ShadowGun and Subway Surfers.
Every phone which I had before wasnt so crappy lagging like this one ! I was playing SS on desire X and ONE SV SUPER SMOOTHLYa nd this phone has quadcore 1.7 GHZ and cant handle such simple game ? Its not unplayable but its far away from smooth and fluent playing...
Damn Im really frightened cause of all this... First time I was considering buying LG Optimus G but Ive chosen this as I have always had HTC devices.
Can some intelligent person explain me whats happening, am i doing sth wrong ? or Im sentenced on always lagging simple games ? So where's that quadcore Nvidia Tegra 1.7 advantages ? Beacuse cmparing simple usage this phone is far behind much older HTC phones.
Now after a week Im thinking about selling this phone
ehhhhhh.....
Paul
Keep power saver mode on at all times. I keep it on even when I play games and it does not lag at all. As another user on this forum said, that option should actually be reversed, as in to keep the phone using only one CPU core at all times, and activate all of them using "Performance Mode".
Are you 100% sure your phone is HTC original? (if it was bought from a well-known retailer that wouldn't be a problem)
Check the IMEI and SN on http://sndeep.info.
Also, go to www.whatismyscreenresolution.com and check if the reported resolution is 1280x720. (most fakes can look, feel and perform almost like the original, but they don't have the exact resolution).
If you don't have any apps running and it still lags, even without power saver (although it shouldn't either way), i'd recommend to return it to the shop, it might be defective.
It is a great phone, I would not change it for anything except the One.
AFAIK the lag in non-tegra/easy cpu-loading games should have been fixed on android 4.2.2, it is related to the tegra SoC scaling the gpu only with the cpu, so if the cpu load is not high enought the gpu power is also smaller, but as fara as I have read most people said it was not happening anymore after the 4.2.2 update.
Also are you sure you are on the ONE X+ and not ONE X or a fake X+, cause the ONE X+ comes with android 4.1.2 JellyBean and not with ICS (android 4.0.x).
I changed mine for a brand new Nexus 4. Best desition I made in terms of mobile technology.
I owned the hox+ for a while, tried android revolution, cm, slim rom and finally I felt in love for aokp.
But the lag and embarrassment still there.
The material quality of the hox+ is by far superior, but the Nexus 4 performance is incredible.
I was really disappointed too, considering the Nexus 4 is older than the hox+.
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Hey again,
Thank you very much guys for participating in this topic, I appreciate it.
@thecybo - I've checked the sites youn recommended me and everything is OK, the sites show me it is original ONE X+ and the screen is also OK.
Yeah guys my telephone comes from a big retailer in my country so no doubt its original. It was bought as a BRAND NEW.
Honestly i truly cant believe that a brand new phone can have malfunction or something, I've never had such situation before.
When I first took the phone in my hands there was installed ICS or JB, I'm not sure because I didnt checked it. I just fastly upgraded it to newest software as I wanted check the new Sense 5. So before I upgraded it there were some microlags just from time to time, but even that I was like a "huh ?" In this phone class its unexectable for me. And because of fact that I've loved this phone so much (for design, specifications etc) its even sadder for me. Damnnn....I wanted this phone soo much and now I'm quite dissapointed.
Guys, Im not game type of person but in that situation Ive decided to test some games and see how telephone will handle them and here are the results:
1. Shadowgun: deadzone - medium lags, bigger than on my old HTC ONE SV
2. Real Racing 3 - hmmm I think the game works smoothly, just a small lag from time to time
3. Dead Trigger 2 - this game works the smoothest among all games in my phone; it works great
4. Modern Combat 4 - nice and OK
5. Iron Man 3 - games works weakly, very weakly
6. Asphalt 8 - almost unplayable
When I turned off Asphalt 8 the phone was hugly lagging for 3-4 seconds.
When I was playing these games, the battery consumption was like 1% per minute. Quite big I think.
Guys, can you confrote these with your usage ? Also when I use youtube, internet, facebook then IMHO its not as smooth as it should be.
Damn, Im confused right now, dont know really what to do, Im considering selling this phone (thanks Davirus849 for that Nexus 4 mention, I think I would choose his nearest brother LG Optimus G).
But HONESTLY comparing HTC with LG is like a "pffff" to me, but I think I have no choice now. Ehhhh
It shouldn't behave as you describe. There may be some corrupt user data somewhere particularly considering you have upgraded the OS. Many experienced Android users recommend a factory reset after a system upgrade as there can occasionally be a compatibility issue. These can manifest themselves as lags or poor battery life.
I would recommend you try a factory reset which will wipe all user data. Remember to back up anything you need (contacts, sms messages) first.
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Y u do dis?
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Dear dear dear people,
I must have registered here, in Mekka of smart people, cause of last reasons.
I've just bought a brand new HTC ONE X+, I've been gathering money for it for some period of time.
Moreover I'm a huge fan of HTC devices, because before this pfone I had HTC ONE V, HTC DESIRE X, HTC ONE SV (+ 2 more)
BUT when I got this phone Im continously like a WTF WTF WTF, and Im still looking for my fallen jaw.
I never said even one bad word on HTC devices, but I cant understand whats going on with this crappy HTC ONE X+.
Firstly I've been complaining about battery life on my polish android forum and that I've made 5 minutes of calling, 5 sms sent, 0 gaming and 10 minutes of surfing on the net and the phone was capable to stand 11 hours in this usage, BUT i said OK I can handle this !
But also from very beginning I was strong complaining that telephone is very laggish, first ICS was installed and transistions between screens (or desktops) werent smooth at all. Next I upgraded to 4.2.2 Sense 5.0 and still some frames lagging in simple activities, in phonebook, contacts, messaging etc.
Now, the thing which killed me and threw my balls out of the window was when I installed games like ShadowGun and Subway Surfers.
Every phone which I had before wasnt so crappy lagging like this one ! I was playing SS on desire X and ONE SV SUPER SMOOTHLYa nd this phone has quadcore 1.7 GHZ and cant handle such simple game ? Its not unplayable but its far away from smooth and fluent playing...
Damn Im really frightened cause of all this... First time I was considering buying LG Optimus G but Ive chosen this as I have always had HTC devices.
Can some intelligent person explain me whats happening, am i doing sth wrong ? or Im sentenced on always lagging simple games ? So where's that quadcore Nvidia Tegra 1.7 advantages ? Beacuse cmparing simple usage this phone is far behind much older HTC phones.
Now after a week Im thinking about selling this phone
ehhhhhh.....
Paul
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You just bought a One X+ now? WHY?! The One is newer and superior in every way, and most carriers have stopped supporting this phone for a while now. Why you would think to get a "new" phone that is already about a year old is beyond me. You should have gotten a One or waited for the new M8 (Current One successor).
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You just bought a One X+ now? WHY?! The One is newer and superior in every way, and most carriers have stopped supporting this phone for a while now. Why you would think to get a "new" phone that is already about a year old is beyond me. You should have gotten a One or waited for the new M8 (Current One successor).
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The logic in your comment is perplexing at best. Why do people buy cheap cars instead of Ferrari's? Why do people buy cheap production PC's instead of custom built monsters? Because not everyone can afford the latest and greatest. The HOX+ is miles cheaper than the One.
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The logic in your comment is perplexing at best. Why do people buy cheap cars instead of Ferrari's? Why do people buy cheap production PC's instead of custom built monsters? Because not everyone can afford the latest and greatest. The HOX+ is miles cheaper than the One.
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In my case, I bought the one x+ in march, just when the latest ONE was launched. If you ask me WHYYYEEE?
Well mate, non removable battery is one thing, but limiting the storage for a high end smartphone is just unacceptable for my wallet! When travelling a lot and 3g not being sufficient + 4g not being deployed everywhere, people need storage. Not only for media consumption but for apps too. I have 25gb of apps installed, (tomtom + navigon anyone, each of them serving in different case scenarios). Add to that my emulator roms + multimedia + the pictures i take and there you have it.
Never have I been able to go below 48gb of used memory out of 64gb (knowing that the one x+ has only 57gb user accessible memory).
I harrassed htc at the time about the availability of the 64gb version of the ONE by mail, phone, Facebook and twitter. The only reason I could get is "selected market" and s#!t.
So where was this damn 64gb version available? 1 carrier exclusive in the US, the developper edition (also us), the removable back model for japan with a sim slot + sd slot and another one with 2 sim slots + 1sd slot (one for china at launch and the other recently announced for the UK).
There you have it, when you buy htc since 2007 and you need a phone that can manage, you don't buy the One, but the one x instead. Sadly, my experience is the same as the OP's (lags and whatever).
My guess, we can blame the processor + unoptimized apps + Google "core" apps updates which get heavyer each time (nothing changed in my usage but the phone lags more overtime no matter how many factory resets I did).
Also, the battery does NOT deliver and there's nothing around it!!! Seriously, even 2d games make the phone get hot as hell and drain the ***** out of juice in no time, 1% of battery per minute doesn't even begin to cover it.
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The logic in your comment is perplexing at best. Why do people buy cheap cars instead of Ferrari's? Why do people buy cheap production PC's instead of custom built monsters? Because not everyone can afford the latest and greatest. The HOX+ is miles cheaper than the One.
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Even still there are many good cheap android phones that you can buy new such as the Moto X and Moto G, and there are older phones that receive more love like the S3.
I got my One X + yesterday.
Been at it today reading on Rooting to make my attempt later, as well as installing apps.
My first impression, it seems to be quite quick, I'm upgrading from HTC Doubleshot (myTouch 4G Slide) and iPhone 4s.
Free RAM seems to be quite low stock, I have about the same free RAM as in the mt4gs. Not much of a mobile game player, the mt4gs handled everything fine especially with the oc (had to remove the original battery cover and use the case cover instead to get rid of some of the heat) including probably the most hungry game I've played which is Need For Speed Most Wanted.
I would be disappointed a bit if the One X+ doesn't perform as well at that. Or lags alot.
I was installing apps on battery *all* day. Where I expected I would have to plug in at some point, the battery is now 63% it was about 76% when I unpacked it. Battery seems to be pleasing for me.
I would have stayed with the mt4gs if I didn't have charging port (battery read /reporting) issues which I will repair as soon as I get the time.
So far though I'm happy with it.
I hope OP get's issues resolved.
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I got my One X + yesterday.
Been at it today reading on Rooting to make my attempt later, as well as installing apps.
My first impression, it seems to be quite quick, I'm upgrading from HTC Doubleshot (myTouch 4G Slide) and iPhone 4s.
Free RAM seems to be quite low stock, I have about the same free RAM as in the mt4gs. Not much of a mobile game player, the mt4gs handled everything fine especially with the oc (had to remove the original battery cover and use the case cover instead to get rid of some of the heat) including probably the most hungry game I've played which is Need For Speed Most Wanted.
I would be disappointed a bit if the One X+ doesn't perform as well at that. Or lags alot.
I was installing apps on battery *all* day. Where I expected I would have to plug in at some point, the battery is now 63% it was about 76% when I unpacked it. Battery seems to be pleasing for me.
I would have stayed with the mt4gs if I didn't have charging port (battery read /reporting) issues which I will repair as soon as I get the time.
So far though I'm happy with it.
I hope OP get's issues resolved.
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Ram can get low, but there are custom kernels which allow you to use some space of your regular memory as ram, but I have not tried that out cause I got a Rom with Sense5 (custom kernels are only available for stock rom or roms with sense 4+, so think twice before updating it.
Playing games is not really my thing, but I noticed that it has quite many fps drops in apps which actually don't require that much power (like Rayman jungle run). That's why I have to change my cpu settings to performance (it's an option in the tweaks of the ViperX+ rom, dunno how to do this on stock). The phone also gets pretty hot, especially when charging it + using it at the same time.
Nevertheless I'm very happy with the OneX+ and I hope you willbe the same
I would hate to go through a factory reset again but I'm getting a bit disappointed myself now. I find the phone does lag a lot and behaves weirdly like slow WiFi connections. Every other device I use magicjack and the calls are good. With the one x + it sounds like a really slow connection. When streaming videos it pauses for buffering like every 10 seconds or so. Only device I experience this with.
I will do as suggested and backup my stuff and do the wipe. Also interested in trying that custom kernel.
Frustrated at this point.
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Ram can get low, but there are custom kernels which allow you to use some space of your regular memory as ram, but I have not tried that out cause I got a Rom with Sense5 (custom kernels are only available for stock rom or roms with sense 4+, so think twice before updating it.
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Nevertheless I'm very happy with the OneX+ and I hope you willbe the same
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Oy. Where can I find such a kernel for my stock Rom with sense 4+ ?
After very tiring searching I only ended up being very confused. All I could come across were ones for sense 5 and others I just can't find links for.
I feel really retarded
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Hi, I bought my HOX+ from a friend a couple of months ago. If you ask why, Because she needed the money and sold it for a very cheap price, not to mention it is still under warranty.
When I got the phone it is already running on 4.2.2 Stock rom and so far it runs pretty smooth
What I like about HOX+ is its solid build, the beats audio and its UI which is better than my previous S3.
I also play games (Injustice, asphalt 8, clash of clans, etc) and so far I never experienced any lags even on power saving mode.
Two things I didn't like about it is the overheating issues (which I never experienced with iphone 4 and S3) and poor battery life.
I'm planning to send it over to HTC regarding the issues but I heard (here in our country) that they have very crappy service. Right now I'm thinking of rooting it instead.
Anyway I hope OP's HOX+ should be fixed soon
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Oy. Where can I find such a kernel for my stock Rom with sense 4+ ?
After very tiring searching I only ended up being very confused. All I could come across were ones for sense 5 and others I just can't find links for.
I feel really retarded
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I'm sorry for you but I can't find the thread anymore, only the one for Sense 5 (Android 4.2.x)
EliteKernel OXP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012320
To the time where I wrote my reply there was a Sense 4+ version of the kernel, but I think the old thread got deleted by the time Nik3r
released the newer kernel.
Just as an update, I installed MagioROM R1.1 on Sunday. It was easier to do the update than many other tasks that are usually performed on the phone.
As I expected, it turned into an amazing, awesome device. All issues were resolved! Definitely have my donation & seriously the manufacturers should have these guys putting together these devices.
After installing I noticed an update was
Released probably at the same time I was installing. I grabbed that too. Perfect!
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Rate this thread to express how you think the Huawei Mate 9's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Very impressed, better than all 2015 Galaxy phones but together
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For some reason, my mate 9 sucks in WiFi. it did from 30Mbps to 65Mbps max.
Tested on Asus RT-88U and RT-68U router with a 1Gbps and a 300Mbps fibre broadband.
To be sure it wasn't my ISP/RSP causing the problem, speedtest on PC is at max speed of ~900Mbps/~475Mbps up/down.
and again, to be sure it wasn't the WiFi signal, my other phones, HTC 10 did ~400Mbps down, even the old HTC Butterfly/DNA did >65Mbps constantly, where as the mate 9 fluctuate from 30Mbps~65Mbps.
Something must be wrong in Huawei software to cause a device equip with 11ac to be slower than 4 years old phone with only 11n.
i'm totally impressed by mate 9 wifi, i have everywhere in my house good and fast wifi signal, even in the kitchen and basement.
with all my old phones (allview x2 xtreme, oneplus one, lumia 630, xperia z1) i have only 0/4 bars wifi in the kitchen and i can't even send text messages over wifi. with the mate 9 i have 2/4 bars and i can even watch youtube videos on the same place.
No issues here. Its very good.
Extremely good, both with WiFi and Bluetooth. Far better than my LG G4 and GF's Galaxy 7.
I have exactly the same problem as limcc.
Upload speed is ok but down load 30 Mbps max. My other phones download with over 100Mbps.
If someone has a solution I would be reall grateful.
rsokin said:
I have exactly the same problem as limcc.
Upload speed is ok but down load 30 Mbps max. My other phones download with over 100Mbps.
If someone has a solution I would be reall grateful.
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Same problem with mine...I may be sending this phone back to Amazon. I've had a few slow downs also that I never have with my OnePlus 3T.
Edit...I did nothing to try and fix the wifi speed, and now it's working better. I may keep this phone after all. I'll give it a few days at least.
This test was done after several tests that reached only 30-35Mbps.
I locked the screen, put the phone down for a couple of minutes and ran the test again. I don't know what's going on with this device
I have a problem too!! No more of 30-60 megas, with another phones let 300......
Any ideas??
Asus's problem or Huawei's problem?
Regards
Have you all tried changing the WiFi channel? My Mate 9 was running fine on 5GHz 128 under B126 but struggled after upgrading to B136. I switched to channel 36 and it's all good now.
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Governa said:
Have you all tried changing the WiFi channel? My Mate 9 was running fine on 5GHz 128 under B126 but struggled after upgrading to B136. I switched to channel 36 and it's all good now.
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How do I switch channels? I do see that my phone is on the 2.4Hz most of the time.
lyall29 said:
How do I switch channels? I do see that my phone is on the 2.4Hz most of the time.
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You change channels in your wifi router.
I've disabled 2.4GHz at home as it's badly congested, all my neighbors seem to be using it whereas no one seems to be using the 5.0GHz spectrum. Do note that if you keep both enabled your phone will tend to connect to 2.4 as it typically has a longer range than 5.0.
Keeping it WPA2 only (disable WEP and WPA), setting the encryption to AES only (disable TKIP), and n/ac only (disable g) will also increase throughtput.
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I used it when on holiday with a lot of wifi-hotspots.
The WIFI is incredible. Where the iPhone 7 plus from my girlfriend couldn't even see the WIFI hotspots, i could see and connect just fine.
That's pretty impressive
My master bathroom is a pretty much wifi deadspot in my house for my V10.. it's REALLY tragic. I got the Mate 9 yesterday and it gets .11AC in the bathroom! I'm amazed at it's reception. Man, I made a good choice.
This issue is happening other Huawei phones, such as honor 8 or P9 which support 11ac.
I believe it's a bug.
This happens when you are using wifi with channnel Bandwidth of 80Mhz or 160Mhz.
So the only workaround at this time is to change the router setting to 20Mhz or 40Mhz.
hi have the mate 9 pro and wifi problems with the speed... hava a 250Mbps broadband and full signal standing near the modem and in phone wifi settings it says the connection speed is 433Mbps and bougt a cheaper lenovo p2 and it has the same 433Mbps connection. but the mate 9 stuggles with only 130Mbps and jumps up and down every time i do speed test.. same speed test on the lenovo p2 and i getting the full speed 250Mbps every metering without any struggels att all it goes to max speed in a second i every test.. really annoning bug in the huawei and still now release for the wifi? someone most have the solution. mate 9 can get full speed stable also its just something thats stops it from doing so, tried wiped cache and tried factoeyreset.. same shi*.. just because of this little bug im thinking of selling my mate 9 pro and stay with lenono p2 but love the mate in all other ways... and huawei doesnt seem to care and thats worries me the phone have been out for a time now and still no wifi update... mayby there is a workaround? im trying everingrhing likes changing channels on router and changed to static but same shi*... even tried another router.... but i got a feeling there is a way to fix this... wtf this not i cheap phone and still cheap phones outpreform the mate 9 in wifi speed thats not right! so please anyone come with an solution to the instable and slow wifi on mate 9. kind regard G ?
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but the mate 9 stuggles with only 130Mbps and jumps up and down every time i do speed test..
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Are you running the WiFi in 2.4 or 5.0? Which channel? Have you tried any of the tips posted in this thread?
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and huawei doesnt seem to care and thats worries me the phone have been out for a time now and still no wifi update...
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You have got to be kidding me... the Mate 9 has only been released 2½ months ago! You seriously need to chill.
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Here's mine using 5Ghz router.
Hi,
I know, this was more then once a topic in this forum. But, I'm wondering why the Nexus 9 is sooooooooo bad.
My old Nexus 7 have an issue with battery, so I replaced it 2 years ago. By replacing, I demaged some cables, so no touch was working and autorotate was also broken. Because of this, my Nexus 7 come in the box and i bought a Nexus 9, because of really good experiences with my old 7.
Sadly, from the 1st day on, my Nexus 9 was lagging, heat up and multitasking is a unknown word. The Nexus 9 have problems with 1 ONE!!! open app. After short time, the app have to reload completly. If they are two or three apps open it goes worser with multitasking. I've tested all ROMs, all kernels - my Nexus 9 heats up, is lagging and opening the keyboard takes 3 to 5 seconds. It was never fast.
Yesterday I give a try to my Nexus 7. I found a YouTube video and get my Nexus 7 awake. Touch and autorotate works! Flashed latest LOS and the tablet is flying so fast. Multitasking works with more than 10 open apps hours and hours again and again.
My question what is wrong with the Nexus 9???!?!?!? Why this tablet is not able to use his potential?
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I had one given to by a family member because it was so slow and screen was going all pixelated along with a screeching noise. First thing that helped off the bat for me is clearing the cache in recovery. That got things going pretty good and then to fix the screen going nuts and that loud high pitch noise, i had to disconnect the battery and then reconnect it. Doing the battery trick also granted even better performance in my testing. I also disabled animations in developers menu and turned off other things like nfc and things like that i never use. Runs good and not had a problem out of it so far. I'm running official lineage along with elemental kernel.
The 2gb ram is lousy but i got mine running good and is still respectable. I usually have brave browser open with 2 tabs and youtube going and i still have about 700mb-800mb ram free according to running services located in developers options. I use no overclocking or anything. I keep it at stock as the tablet gets pretty warm even at stock speeds. With everything closed i have about 1gb of free ram. Hope this helps. Sorry i didn't proof read this as i'm at work.
*edit* oh yea turned off encryption on the tablet also. This really boosts performance compared to encryption turned on. I came from a 2012 nexus 7 32gb grouper that has served me well over the years and the Nexus 9 easily smokes it with the way i have it setup now. I'm sure there are better devices out there but i'm happy with the Nexus 9 considering i have nothing invested in it.
If i had to guess the Nexus 9 main issue is the whole 64 bit thing going on along with the 2gb ram and only dual core cpu. Seems to me it would be better off if it was not 64 bit and then the 2gb would work a little more in it's favor. I dunno though, i'm not expert but just my opinion. Still a beastly tablet though and better than any budget tablet on the market now.
Heys guys,
I bought this phone some days ago and I'm still waiting for it. In the meantime, I've been searching and I did find almost no forums or threads regarding it. Of course it's not the best smartphone out there but still looks something crazy for as less as 150€.
What do you guys think?
Any customs ROM's outhere? They say in the website that Ulefone Power 3S comes with Oreo but it's not true. At least, for now.
The phone is amazing. But I'm bothered by device encryption. Can not be turned off.
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The phone is amazing. But I'm bothered by device encryption. Can not be turned off.
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Is that the reason why there are no customs ROMs?
I'm still waiting for mine to arrive from banggood. There are little reviews on this phone and I'm afraid that I didn't choose the correct phone (I own an Redmi Pro), if you know what I mean.
So I got my hands on this device last Thursday. So far, I'm pretty happy about it but there are a few things that are annoying me:
- My phone is connected to my 5Ghz wi-fi and my bandwith is 200Mbps up&down. On my Ulefone, I can't get more that 60 down and 80 up. Any ideias why? I have my router near my room and so it's not that far. The link speed on the wi-fi settings shows speeds of 135Mb. I tried to switch channels and frequency on my router and still nothing.
I've tried speedtest on my Leeco several times, next to my Ulefone, and the speeds are close to 200Mbps.
- There is no option to turn off quick charging.
- I noticed a litlle bit of lag on some apps but nothing special;
- Secondary cameras look fake. I mean, I've tried and put my finger in front of them and nothings happens. Maybe with the release of Oreo will they work? Hum, don't know...
- So far there are almost no supports forums or custom rom's or whatever but its a new phone.
On the other hand, battery life is amazing so far. Almost 2 days and frequently using apps like youtube, twitch, facebook, maps, etc... I like it.
Altought it's kinda fat, it suits your hand nicely.
The screen bright and colors are amazing...
But I don't know if I bought the wrong phone... I had a Xiaomi Redmi Pro before and I was about to buy Redmi 5 Plus for almost the same price of the Ulefone. (+/- 150€) but... I don't know. I wanted to try something different.
Hope I don't regret it in the future.
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Hey. Got the phone on last friday. There are few minor downsides, but for cheap chinese phone, these are fair.
The LCD is bright and has nice colors, doesn´t lag/stutter much, is compact and sleek, and the battery life is very good. Tortured it with 18:30 ScreenOnTime with mixed usage (Browsing, time measurement, MP3 playing, Youtube vids playing, GPS and more) Wifi most of the time ON, brightness between 20% and 80%, I´d say medium brightness was 33-40% during the test period. If I really tried to squeeze longer time from it, saving power, it would do over 20h. Not bad. Camera seems to do better job when set at native resolution, and is medicore these days. But focusing is quite good and fast. I´m happy for what I got for the price. I only became gradually more and more power hungry, and I would like to see more. Hope you enjoy yours.
//Just measured Geekbencg battery score (3 hours test) at 7469 points. Killer score for what it is. I might do the full test soon. Doesn´t want to upload though.
Unilqadium said:
Hey. Got the phone on last friday. There are few minor downsides, but for cheap chinese phone, these are fair.
The LCD is bright and has nice colors, doesn´t lag/stutter much, is compact and sleek, and the battery life is very good. Tortured it with 18:30 ScreenOnTime with mixed usage (Browsing, time measurement, MP3 playing, Youtube vids playing, GPS and more) Wifi most of the time ON, brightness between 20% and 80%, I´d say medium brightness was 33-40% during the test period. If I really tried to squeeze longer time from it, saving power, it would do over 20h. Not bad. Camera seems to do better job when set at native resolution, and is medicore these days. But focusing is quite good and fast. I´m happy for what I got for the price. I only became gradually more and more power hungry, and I would like to see more. Hope you enjoy yours.
//Just measured Geekbencg battery score (3 hours test) at 7469 points. Killer score for what it is. I might do the full test soon. Doesn´t want to upload though.
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Did you tested your WiFi speeds?
I guess the WiFi range of the phone is not the best too. I got better WiFi reception when connected to my 2,4Ghz network than my 5Ghz and the router is the same.
Happens as well cellular data is turned off when I receive or make a call. I guess it is not normal, is it?
There are a few things that I hope they will fix with the release of Oreo. God knows when they will release it...
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Did you tested your WiFi speeds?
I guess the WiFi range of the phone is not the best too. I got better WiFi reception when connected to my 2,4Ghz network than my 5Ghz and the router is the same.
Happens as well cellular data is turned off when I receive or make a call. I guess it is not normal, is it?
There are a few things that I hope they will fix with the release of Oreo. God knows when they will release it...
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I didn´t, as all I need is that it works. If you want me to test it, sure, I will. How can I do that? I´m also not sure about data when I receive a call. Will give it a try too.
Unilqadium said:
I didn´t, as all I need is that it works. If you want me to test it, sure, I will. How can I do that? I´m also not sure about data when I receive a call. Will give it a try too.
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Pretty simple. Connect your phone to a 5Ghz Wifi network (if you have one), download "speedtest" app from Play Store and then click "Test".
To see the link speed from your phone to your wifi, just go wifi settings, press on top of the network you're connect to and it will show some info including "link speed".
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Pretty simple. Connect your phone to a 5Ghz Wifi network (if you have one), download "speedtest" app from Play Store and then click "Test".
To see the link speed from your phone to your wifi, just go wifi settings, press on top of the network you're connect to and it will show some info including "link speed".
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Well, I don´t have 5GHZ Wi-fi available to me.
Unilqadium said:
Well, I don´t have 5GHZ Wi-fi available to me.
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Nevermind than. You can test it later.
Btw, there is a new update from ulefone (released today) but it's not oreo yet.
joaonctm said:
Nevermind than. You can test it later.
Btw, there is a new update from ulefone (released today) but it's not oreo yet.
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Thanks. I´ll see if I can get to the 5GHz Wi-Fi somewhere. In the meantime I tested this "data drop-out" while GSM call occurs, and it happens to me too.
I wonder if we ever get the Oreo update, and now I´m fingting with thoughts about upgrading to Power 5 model...
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So I got my hands on this device last Thursday. So far, I'm pretty happy about it but there are a few things that are annoying me:
- My phone is connected to my 5Ghz wi-fi and my bandwith is 200Mbps up&down. On my Ulefone, I can't get more that 60 down and 80 up. Any ideias why? I have my router near my room and so it's not that far. The link speed on the wi-fi settings shows speeds of 135Mb. I tried to switch channels and frequency on my router and still nothing.
I've tried speedtest on my Leeco several times, next to my Ulefone, and the speeds are close to 200Mbps.
- There is no option to turn off quick charging.
- I noticed a litlle bit of lag on some apps but nothing special;
- Secondary cameras look fake. I mean, I've tried and put my finger in front of them and nothings happens. Maybe with the release of Oreo will they work? Hum, don't know...
- So far there are almost no supports forums or custom rom's or whatever but its a new phone.
On the other hand, battery life is amazing so far. Almost 2 days and frequently using apps like youtube, twitch, facebook, maps, etc... I like it.
Altought it's kinda fat, it suits your hand nicely.
The screen bright and colors are amazing...
But I don't know if I bought the wrong phone... I had a Xiaomi Redmi Pro before and I was about to buy Redmi 5 Plus for almost the same price of the Ulefone. (+/- 150€) but... I don't know. I wanted to try something different.
Hope I don't regret it in the future.
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I own a Leeco le Pro 3 as my main phone and the Power 3S as a secondary one.
I already bought the Ulefone with that idea in mind. Apart from the battery and the good quality of the screen, it does not stand out especially in anything. In particular, the overall performance is only medium, I expected something better even for a phone of its price.
Another negative aspect is the lack of devs interested in building custom ROMs for this device (not only for its limited market success but mainly for the lack of support from the manufacturer, a problem when you buy a quite exotic brand like Ulefone)
Speaking about WiFi, the reason for buying my Leeco Le Pro 3 was precisely the high quality of the WiFi. I read it in a specialized review. Normally, the reviews are limited to saying that your mobile is compatible with WiFi ac and don't bother making real tests. That's why it struck me that the reviewer insisted so much on the quality of the Leeco WiFi. It turned out to be true. It is possible to get the maximum speed of your connection at 15 meters from the router.
As for the Power 3s, with a connection of 300 Mbs at home I rarely approach 160Mbs. And I usually have speeds of 100-120Mbs (while with the Leeco I even exceed the 300Mbs).
But do not torture yourself thinking that only happens with the Power 3S. I already had a similar poor WiFi experience with brands like Vernee (Mars Pro) and Xiaomi (Redmi note 3 Pro)
I do not know the reason and raising the question in any forum (as I did naively) is useless. What people will tell you is that it depends on the saturation of the channels in the 5Ghz band in your area and ask you to switch channels (as if the WiFi congestion only affected the Power 3S but not the Le Pro 3).
In my opinion, it must be a simple matter of quality of the WiFi circuitry (my Leeco has several WiFi antennas instead of one). Saying that you have WiFi ac phone means apparently nothing given the differences in speed between devices in the same environment and under the same circumstances.
Greetings from Madrid and sorry for any English mistake
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I own a Leeco le Pro 3 as my main phone and the Power 3S as a secondary one.
I already bought the Ulefone with that idea in mind. Apart from the battery and the good quality of the screen, it does not stand out especially in anything. In particular, the overall performance is only medium, I expected something better even for a phone of its price.
Another negative aspect is the lack of devs interested in building custom ROMs for this device (not only for its limited market success but mainly for the lack of support from the manufacturer, a problem when you buy a quite exotic brand like Ulefone)
Speaking about WiFi, the reason for buying my Leeco Le Pro 3 was precisely the high quality of the WiFi. I read it in a specialized review. Normally, the reviews are limited to saying that your mobile is compatible with WiFi ac and don't bother making real tests. That's why it struck me that the reviewer insisted so much on the quality of the Leeco WiFi. It turned out to be true. It is possible to get the maximum speed of your connection at 15 meters from the router.
As for the Power 3s, with a connection of 300 Mbs at home I rarely approach 160Mbs. And I usually have speeds of 100-120Mbs (while with the Leeco I even exceed the 300Mbs).
But do not torture yourself thinking that only happens with the Power 3S. I already had a similar poor WiFi experience with brands like Vernee (Mars Pro) and Xiaomi (Redmi note 3 Pro)
I do not know the reason and raising the question in any forum (as I did naively) is useless. What people will tell you is that it depends on the saturation of the channels in the 5Ghz band in your area and ask you to switch channels (as if the WiFi congestion only affected the Power 3S but not the Le Pro 3).
In my opinion, it must be a simple matter of quality of the WiFi circuitry (my Leeco has several WiFi antennas instead of one). Saying that you have WiFi ac phone means apparently nothing given the differences in speed between devices in the same environment and under the same circumstances.
Greetings from Madrid and sorry for any English mistake
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Well, so far and after a few days of use, I'm pretty content with what I bought. We have to keep in mind that it's a phone with a cost of +- 140€ and, for this value, I think it's pretty good. The battery lasts 2,5 days using twitch, facebook, etc so it's really good. Cameras are ok (i've seen better, i've seen worse) but overall they are good.
Concerning wifi, well... you are right. No need to have 5Ghz if speeds are approximately the same as 2,4Ghz.
The only thing I'm sad it's, as you say, the lack of customs ROM's so far. And from what i can tell, there will be no customs roms in the near future. Maybe with the release of oreo?! But then again, only god knows when ulefone will release it.
Good news on the way.
Saw on Ulefone facebook page today:
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Did you guys paid tax on customs,In India there is. So iam in confusion whether to buy or not.Is it good for daily usage.Is there any theme app.
Currently iam using redmi2prime(very old,i knw)
Unilqadium said:
Thanks. I´ll see if I can get to the 5GHz Wi-Fi somewhere. In the meantime I tested this "data drop-out" while GSM call occurs, and it happens to me too.
I wonder if we ever get the Oreo update, and now I´m fingting with thoughts about upgrading to Power 5 model...
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Do you know if there is a way to get TWRP on Power 5?
Good day to you all
Does anybody have bought replaced battery for Power 3s?
Mine will be dead soon as it does not charge from time to time.
If someone have a replacement experience with this thing, it will really help me if you can share it.
Waiting patiently !
joaonctm said:
Good news on the way.
Saw on Ulefone facebook page today:
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joliv said:
Waiting patiently !
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I already moved on. They said that a problem occurred so they will not release it.
I bought a Xiaomi again. Something i should have done instead of the ulefone cr*p.
Sad. Might as well sell it though I'm quite satisfied quality Vs price . Tks for the info
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I already moved on. They said that a problem occurred so they will not release it.
I bought a Xiaomi again. Something i should have done instead of the ulefone cr*p.
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