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Hey, so I've been using an iPhone for a couple years now and I will likely switch to android in the upcoming months. However, I have some reservations mainly to do w/ typing.
I recently owned an HTC aria and while it was good for the first month or so it got incredibly slow to a point where when I would write a text it would take like 4-5 seconds for the phone to catch up to my typing. It seems to be also an issue when I use my Nexus 7 1st gen w/ swiftkey tablet. It's especially bad when I try to quickly search things in Google Now or in Chrome (even worse). My friends WP8 device doesnt seem to have this problem but my iPhone 3GS (really old) has the same problem but less pronounced.
I was wondering if this issue has been solved in the newer devices like the Moto X/Nexus 4/G2.
bump?
I too have been a iPhone guy since the 1st gen. With the iOS all being the exact same, you'll love the freedom of a android. I have had androids that run slow such as the LG Mach. The low priced androids. But if you can pay all that money for a iPhone, you can afford a great android. I just got a galaxy s3 a few days ago. And it is AMAZING! the speeds, display, all around great phone. The s3 beats the iPhone 5 by a long shot
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Well swiftkey does like to eat up resources. Do you happen to have many languages installed? I have a nexus 4 and so far I've never had any problems lime that. It's stable, running CM 10.2 and it's fast with no lags. Still I'd suggest you to wait for a bit as the new nexus is coming out pretty soon, and if you can buy it then go for it. I'm sure it won't disappoint you. The perks of owning a nexus means stock android ( a great plus for speed and stability), you get updates directly from Google (means you're one of the first on the list when it comes to new software) and it means cutting edge hardware at a very reasonable price.
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Is this HTC Nexus 9 special real or fake? Or, unloading refurbished returns or defective junks or may be even cheaply made different models for Chinese market?
HTC Holiday Special
http://store.htc.com/store?Action=C...104_G - US20%NAM - HTC - PS - Tablet - B&Ps=1
Reading user negative reviews on Amazon HTC Nexus 9; is HTC products really that extremely bad?
Are overheat and screen bleeding and many defective hardware issues still persist and unresolved?
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Google Nexus 9 0P82100-16-BLK 8.9-Inch, 16 GB Flash Memory Tablet (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Google-0P8210...ByStar=one_star&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=1
However, after carefully reading these user reviews, we have a slight notions that may be, just may be, some people (ie, “Family Fun Store”) is sneaking different HTC Nexus 9 models (made for Chinese market) and selling it in Amazon (have Amazon doing the fulfillment) which is very poor in quality control and cheaply and badly made, not intended for American market.
http://www.amazon.com/sp?_encoding=...rderID=&seller=ARKFFGMZRYG2X&tab=&vasStoreID=
That was a legit HTC sale. I think they were just trying to empty the inventory over the holidays. It's not the tablet I was hoping for, but marshmallow made it much better. Many people reported no issues. As I'll be looking to upgrade my N5 in the fall, I'm super concerned about the phone(s) being HTC. Although they have a rep for making good phones, my N9 experience screams a warning to me. There did seem to be an issue with quality control, and some sellers may have picked up "defective" ones to resell.
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young707 said:
Is this HTC Nexus 9 special real or fake? Or, unloading refurbished returns or defective junks or may be even cheaply made different models for Chinese market?
HTC Holiday Special
http://store.htc.com/store?Action=C...104_G - US20%NAM - HTC - PS - Tablet - B&Ps=1
Reading user negative reviews on Amazon HTC Nexus 9; is HTC products really that extremely bad?
Are overheat and screen bleeding and many defective hardware issues still persist and unresolved?
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Google Nexus 9 0P82100-16-BLK 8.9-Inch, 16 GB Flash Memory Tablet (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Google-0P8210...ByStar=one_star&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=1
However, after carefully reading these user reviews, we have a slight notions that may be, just may be, some people (ie, “Family Fun Store”) is sneaking different HTC Nexus 9 models (made for Chinese market) and selling it in Amazon (have Amazon doing the fulfillment) which is very poor in quality control and cheaply and badly made, not intended for American market.
http://www.amazon.com/sp?_encoding=...rderID=&seller=ARKFFGMZRYG2X&tab=&vasStoreID=
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I bought one in late november at that exactly same price from the same HTC store. Mine came with a build date from early november 2015, so I got one with less than a month from being manufactured.
I'm happy with my tablet, it does what I want and have not had any of the early problems. It does get hot in the upper right corner but that's just normal in this tablet... I think that's a processor thing and not necessarily a defect. About the screen bleeding, I have none at all. The only thing I don't like are the buttons, but I solved that with a smart-cover for turning on and off, and the volume buttons are not used that much so it's fine by me.
The thing about this tablet is that it's not worth 399, but 239.40 it is... I don't you can find a better one for that price, and first in line for updates? Don't be scared!.
blanco2701 said:
I bought one in late november at that exactly same price from the same HTC store. Mine came with a build date from early november 2015, so I got one with less than a month from being manufactured.
I'm happy with my tablet, it does what I want and have not had any of the early problems. It does get hot in the upper right corner but that's just normal in this tablet... I think that's a processor thing and not necessarily a defect. About the screen bleeding, I have none at all. The only thing I don't like are the buttons, but I solved that with a smart-cover for turning on and off, and the volume buttons are not used that much so it's fine by me.
The thing about this tablet is that it's not worth 399, but 239.40 it is... I don't you can find a better one for that price, and first in line for updates? Don't be scared!.
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Thank you very much for your reply. Did you purchase directly from HTC? How is any customer services from HTC? Are you able to get Android updates? When you purchase it, what was the Android version? What is the Android version now?
When you say it gets hot, how hot? Is it too HOT to touch, after how long usage?
So far, are you heavy user, does this device hot up well?
Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much for your reply. Did you purchase directly from HTC? How is any customer services from HTC? Are you able to get Android updates? When you purchase it, what was the Android version? What is the Android version now?
When you say it gets hot, how hot? Is it too HOT to touch, after how long usage?
So far, are you heavy user, does this device hot up well?
Thank you very much.
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-I purchased directly from HTC in a sale, just like the one you found at exactly the same price. I got the White 16GB
-I don't know about customer service... I ordered it and it arrived rather quickly but I've never contacted them after that.
-Of course I get android updates. As soon as I got it it had a couple waiting to be downloaded... I mean, is a nexus!. Anyways, I have a custom rom but I can go back and install whatever I please. That's the beauty of a Nexus device. This device WILL get the next android N so officially you're good to go for at least another year, but being a nexus it will keep getting support from the developers for a couple of years more and that's for sure.
-Recently I reinstalled a rom and while it was installing all my apps the CPU temperature got up to about 75-76 C, which is within the safe limits for the CPU. The thing is that it transmit the heat to the upper right of the screen and it might feel uncomfortable for you because that's pretty hot. On normal use it does not get close to that and it works just fine. I'm not a heavy user, I use it for social media and occasionally to play a game, where it does sometimes get a little bit hot... but as I said, I don't care because I feel like it's normal. But yeah, from time to time it gets hotter that other devices.
Coming from an old Ipad 2, I can say that the nexus 9 battery sucks in comparison. That old ipad was bought in 2011 and it still lasted several days with about 10 hrs of screen on time... this one gets 2-3 days with about 4 hours on screen on time. But again, I don't care, I keep it at home and I just charge it often. That being said, if you want a very good built tablet, even if it hurts to say it (as an android fan), you should get an ipad. But if you can only pay under 300, the nexus 9 is the best you can get for that price.
Edit: I Heard that the pixel C is at 350 right now, so it might be a better choice. Check it out!
Now I am seriously looking at the LG G Pad 8.3 V500.
How is this LG G Pad 8.3 V500 compare to the HTC Nexus 9. The cost difference is around $80 to $100.
Both will be reasonably useful enough for my applications.
My main concern is product quality. Reading all the Amazon feedbacks and comments (I only read the negative 1 or 2 stars) on the HTC, I am greatly concern.
For app developers, would one select either HTC Nexus 9 or LG G Pad 8.3 as their primary hardware testing platform? Thank you for your comments.
I have the release version of the N9. I did the preorder and got it as soon as it was available. I've had it for 18 months. Build wise I think it's fine. I haven't had any issues and I use a $5 case from amazon.
I won't deny that it doesn't do some things that well. My biggest issue is it doesn't play The Simpsons Tapped out once you get a lot of stuff in your city. (I know sad for a 43 Y.O. )
Other than that it's fine. great for a reader, videos, and general web browsing. I do wish it had a Qualcommm chip over the Tegra. My 2013 N7 does things better than the N9 does.
And the N preview is really good on it.
Please confirm this HTC Nexus 9 has NO MicroSD card slot. Correct?
If no MicroSD card slot, this shall not be the tablet product I can use.
I got my Nexus 9 32gb lte a few months ago from a local retailer (JBHIFI) and there has been a few issues that have since popped up and i'm looking for advice on what i should do. I should start out by saying that it was a floor model with literally nothing else besides the tablet. No charger, no box, no Htc manuals or warranty cards (i know what they look like thanks to my Htc one x and Htc one M9) but at half the retail price i thought it was a good deal. The screen looked good with very little backlight bleeding ( only at the top and bottom and you can't really tell if you're not looking for it) and the housing looked to be in good shape as well but after a few months the issues started to pop up. The first issue i noticed was the tablet gets pretty hot to the point where i can't touch it, I'm not sure if it's a nougat issue but i doubt it, it's specifically hot around the top half and there's a crunching sound when i press down around the top 1/4 of the tablet which leads me to believe the copper shield is having issues. Second issue is the battery life has also taken a pretty big hit, i used to be able to get 6+ hours sot (managed 7 hours once) and now I'm barely able to get 4 hours sot with it frequently only getting about 3 1/2 hours sot before i have to charge it. Third issue is the air bubbles in the corners of the screen. I've got 3 separate bubbles along the top of my nexus 9, one in the top left and one in the top right corner and a small strip very close to the right corner air bubble. I know i have consumer laws on my side in case JBHIFI decide to do nothing to help me and i could force the issue if i wanted to. I'd like to get it fixed but these issues are making me look at other options like a new tablet (not much to choose from though). Any advice would be a great help.
Cheers Mrbtree98
My advice (having one of the finicky ones for nearly 2 years) is to return it. I don't think mine has any actual hardware issues but requires frequent wipes (at least every 8-12 weeks) to avoid lag, freezes, and reboots. The back of the tab-near camera-does get hot especially when using Chrome but the bubble issue would concern me.
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My advice (having one of the finicky ones for nearly 2 years) is to return it. I don't think mine has any actual hardware issues but requires frequent wipes (at least every 8-12 weeks) to avoid lag, freezes, and reboots. The back of the tab-near camera-does get hot especially when using Chrome but the bubble issue would concern me.
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Thanks for your reply. I went back to the store, spoke with the manager and they'll be taking it back with a full refund in the new year because of a massive hardware fault in his opinion. He asked if I could come back after the Christmas/Boxing Day madness which is fine with me. Thank you again for making up my mind on this.
I wish I could help with a suggestion for another tablet. The reason I still have mine is because I've found nothing better. I actually love the form factor, and when it's working well, the display is remarkable.
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ritchea said:
I wish I could help with a suggestion for another tablet. The reason I still have mine is because I've found nothing better. I actually love the form factor, and when it's working well, the display is remarkable.
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I loved my Nexus 9 when i got it but these issues have put a serious dampener on my love with the nexus line, Especially when I'm coming from the Nexus 7 2012 and the 2013 (2012 died from either a mobo failure or a nand failure but the thing served me and later my dad well. The 2013 was easily my best tablet experience to date and still is). Like you said the screen is amazing (minus the bubble issue) and i love the form factor, it's just a shame that google went with the "lets price everything higher" approach which screwed over Aussies with $1000+ Pixels. (128gb Pixel XL comes in at almost $1500) I'll be keeping an eye out on CES and MWC to see what comes out on the tablet scene but i'm hoping for a Galaxy Tab S3 to get announced or for Lenovo to come out with something amazing as they're really the only players in the Australian market outside of windows 2 in 1's from Asus, Hp, etc, Ipads and the Surface lineup.
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I wish I could help with a suggestion for another tablet. The reason I still have mine is because I've found nothing better.
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Likewise, (and I think most people who use the N9 share this opinion)
When it works, its great. Sadly.....it doesn't always work great, biggest reason for this is that its a 64-bit android with only 2 gigs of memory. thus, your memory is 90% of the time near full capacity.
(Which is why I find my OnePlus 3 for instance with its 6gb of memory a godsend. It might be overkill but atleast I never ever have issues apps force closing etc due to no more memory available)
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I loved my Nexus 9 when i got it but these issues have put a serious dampener on my love with the nexus line, Especially when I'm coming from the Nexus 7 2012 and the 2013 (2012 died from either a mobo failure or a nand failure but the thing served me and later my dad well. The 2013 was easily my best tablet experience to date and still is). Like you said the screen is amazing (minus the bubble issue) and i love the form factor, it's just a shame that google went with the "lets price everything higher" approach which screwed over Aussies with $1000+ Pixels. (128gb Pixel XL comes in at almost $1500) I'll be keeping an eye out on CES and MWC to see what comes out on the tablet scene but i'm hoping for a Galaxy Tab S3 to get announced or for Lenovo to come out with something amazing as they're really the only players in the Australian market outside of windows 2 in 1's from Asus, Hp, etc, Ipads and the Surface lineup.
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My first nexus was the Nexus 5, after which I bought the N9. The N5 was a remarkable phone....the N9 also managed to kill my love for the nexus line.
Pixel kosts around € 950,- for the 32gb version and around € 1175,- for the 128gb version in Europa). Which translates to around 1000~ 1250 dollars. Still not as bad as 1500 dollars but I will never ever in my life lay down that much money for just a phone.
Now, as far as recommended tablets go. I cannot recommend Samsung (We have a Tab Pro here aswell), simple verdict on that. Its slow, sluggish, comes with far too many un-installable system junk apps and Samsung can F*** right off with their locked bootloaders, anti-flash policies, KNOX and instant-warranty void if attempt to flash remotely anything.
If I were to count I'd say our Samsung Tab came with atleast 3~4 news apps which it will try to shove down your throat. (As they are baked into the default launcher so you can't even remove or disable them)
Maybe Sony/Lenovo comes out with a good tablet. The only other good aspect about N9 is that it features only Google default apps and very little to no bloat. So its rather clean.
Never thought I'd say this but, If you really need a good tablet. Personally, I'd recommend just getting an iPad instead (Coming from someone who uses 100% Android at all times)
GiantAxe said:
Likewise, (and I think most people who use the N9 share this opinion)
When it works, its great. Sadly.....it doesn't always work great, biggest reason for this is that its a 64-bit android with only 2 gigs of memory. thus, your memory is 90% of the time near full capacity.
(Which is why I find my OnePlus 3 for instance with its 6gb of memory a godsend. It might be overkill but atleast I never ever have issues apps force closing etc due to no more memory available)
My first nexus was the Nexus 5, after which I bought the N9. The N5 was a remarkable phone....the N9 also managed to kill my love for the nexus line.
Pixel kosts around € 950,- for the 32gb version and around € 1175,- for the 128gb version in Europa). Which translates to around 1000~ 1250 dollars. Still not as bad as 1500 dollars but I will never ever in my life lay down that much money for just a phone.
Now, as far as recommended tablets go. I cannot recommend Samsung (We have a Tab Pro here aswell), simple verdict on that. Its slow, sluggish, comes with far too many un-installable system junk apps and Samsung can F*** right off with their locked bootloaders, anti-flash policies, KNOX and instant-warranty void if attempt to flash remotely anything.
If I were to count I'd say our Samsung Tab came with atleast 3~4 news apps which it will try to shove down your throat. (As they are baked into the default launcher so you can't even remove or disable them)
Maybe Sony/Lenovo comes out with a good tablet. The only other good aspect about N9 is that it features only Google default apps and very little to no bloat. So its rather clean.
Never thought I'd say this but, If you really need a good tablet. Personally, I'd recommend just getting an iPad instead (Coming from someone who uses 100% Android at all times)
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The only reason i'm looking at a Galaxy Tab right now is because my mum and step dad came to visit and they both have a galaxy s7 edge and the thing bloody flies so i'm hoping that carries over to a future Tab S3 release if it ever comes out but you're right about the bloatware damn things came packed full of crap I wouldn't use but I think Samsung have actually bothered to optimize their skin more than in the past (before they upgraded, they had a galaxy S3 3g 1gig ram version and a og note and those things were turds) but i'll wait and see what happens as i'm not rooting or running custom roms anymore except on my old htc one x. (i'm alpha testing cm13 on it and it's going ok but damn are there issues we need to iron out). I don't think Sony is going to be doing another tablet even thought the z3 compact and the z4 were really good tablets from user and reviewer reports just from the amount of time between releases. It's been well over 18 months since the z4 tablet came out so i'm thinking they've pulled out of the tablet arena because of how poorly their mobile division is doing at the moment. I'm wary on lenovo because my dad had a bad experience with one of their recent 8" yoga tabs. Thing would constantly freeze, lockup then dad would have to reboot it manually so not the best experience there from a hardware point but the software is pretty bare bones and stock like but with lenovo icons, you get the standard google suite of apps and some lenovo additions, some are good and some are horrible (why they changed the look of multitasking and put in their own gallary i don't know but they ruined the look of the os and did not follow material design at all) but they're a more budget option so you get what you pay for. Asus is out as they don't sell their zenpad line here in Australia but i wouldn't have gone there anyways as their update support is absolutely woeful and i think their bloatware situation is worse the Samsung considering they let anyone buy there way in to get their apps installed. I would have looked at a pixel c but it's out of stock at google and some eBay sellers are asking $1000+ so that's out. I'm not in a hurry to get a new tablet thanks to my dad giving me the nexus 7 2013 i gave him back so I've got something to use in the meantime until something comes out at CES or MWC.
GiantAxe said:
Likewise, (and I think most people who use the N9 share this opinion)
When it works, its great. Sadly.....it doesn't always work great, biggest reason for this is that its a 64-bit android with only 2 gigs of memory. thus, your memory is 90% of the time near full capacity.
totally agree
My first nexus was the Nexus 5, after which I bought the N9. The N5 was a remarkable phone....the N9 also managed to kill my love for the nexus line.
I've owned Galaxy Nexus, N4, N5, both N7's. So, the N9 killed any trust for HTC, not Nexus. I got my older son 6P as his N4 was ageing out. Great phone! Too big for my hands, though. As my N5 was slowing down, I bought a 5X (after replacing DH's i4S with one and discovered I liked it). My first android was a pandigital novel which still works. I then got a 10.1" Toshiba Thrive.
Never thought I'd say this but, If you really need a good tablet. Personally, I'd recommend just getting an iPad instead (Coming from someone who uses 100% Android at all times)
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I even tried that as we had two in the family. I replaced older son's ipad 2 with Samsung Tab pro 12.2-both sons got one as they have 1000's of digital comics, and that tab was the best for that. Even after jailbreaking the iPad, it was far too restrictive for me. Loved the display on the iPad. I'm just really picky [emoji20]
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Well i took it back and the manager give me a full refund so that's the end of the nexus 9 experiment. Now to play the waiting game to see if any new tablets come out that are interesting.
Good luck.
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I bought my nexus 6p on January 2015 and still work perfect with no issues except the performance , it seems cant handle new heavy apps and games , in the other hand multitasking become useless over the time so i have to clear apps frequently .
In this Thread i am looking for your advice >> should i wait for any new device with new generation snapdragon processor 845 ? to get most of the performance ?
or
buy Pixel 2 XL ?
or
wait the Pixel 3?!!!!
i will take your answers seriously .
I just bought a Pixel 2 XL and it blows the 6P out of the water in performance.
Also it supports LTE-A already if I'm not mistaking even though when don't have that yet in the US.
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when the original pixel got released... the dual front-facing speakers on my 6P kept me from upgrading
and now Google released the pixel 2 with dual speakers but no headphone jack !
its like they deliberately forcing me not to upgrade -_-
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i would still recommend the pixel 2 xl over any other device in the market right now.
ali8383 said:
I bought my nexus 6p on January 2015 and still work perfect with no issues except the performance , it seems cant handle new heavy apps and games , in the other hand multitasking become useless over the time so i have to clear apps frequently .
In this Thread i am looking for your advice >> should i wait for any new device with new generation snapdragon processor 845 ? to get most of the performance ?
or
buy Pixel 2 XL ?
or
wait the Pixel 3?!!!!
i will take your answers seriously .
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I am having the same issue, My Nexus 6p is giving me a lot of problems (battery, performance) but apart from that ,I love this ****ing phone
I don't want to spend a lot of money in Pixel 2 so, I am searching for a cheaper option
Any advice??
I upgraded to gs8 plus a few months ago. I hate it. Im giving it to the wife, so im going back to the 6p until i decide on a new device . Im thinking op5t. Pixel 2xl is just too much money.
ali8383 said:
I bought my nexus 6p on January 2015 and still work perfect with no issues except the performance , it seems cant handle new heavy apps and games , in the other hand multitasking become useless over the time so i have to clear apps frequently.
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I would still be on my N6P were it not for the boot loop issue. My battery had degraded to 90% but would still last a full day for my normal use. The N6P is a powerful, fast phone. If all you have are performance issues, then I would back up the phone and completely wipe it. Use a full image and install it fresh. Returning your phone to stock will make it perform like a new phone, guaranteed. When and if the phone finally succumbs to the boot loop issue, THEN replace it with the new best/fastest phone on the market at that time. The Pixel 2 XL is a phenomenal phone and I love everything about it, BUT I would still be using the N6P if it hadn't developed a hardware issue. I was able to use the 4 core fix to get it running and Google gave me a $155 trade-in, a $100 credit at the Google Store, and a free Google Mini speaker. I paid $400 for the N6P new (Amazon Prime day) so I don't have any bad feelings. I've had every Google phone since the Galaxy and this was the first one to give up on me before I was way past ready to upgrade. With the latest price drops on the P2XL, I would say you can afford to wait a bit and see if they drop further or offer better incentives. Cheers.
Huawei replaced my battery and USB port/daughterboard for free a few months ago (RIGHT before my warranty expired)...but you're right. the phone is painfully slow when playing certain games.
have you seen any good deals on swappa?
Cmora24 said:
I am having the same issue, My Nexus 6p is giving me a lot of problems (battery, performance) but apart from that ,I love this ****ing phone
I don't want to spend a lot of money in Pixel 2 so, I am searching for a cheaper option
Any advice??
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Until the 31st (?), Google has a trade in program on pixel 2/XL. 6P that turns on with no screen cracks is giving $144.(https://store.google.com/config/pix...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CMyK-tbjqNgCFYIkhwodgksAtQ). That leaves a lot but not as much. For about two months, we've been battling that battery deterioration. It's now cutting off at 50% battery. It was a first day Google store purchase, but we're still gonna try Google support since this is a well-known hardware issue. When that fails, we'll have to replace the battery. We have $0. for a new phone at the moment. It was such a great phone----until it wasn't.
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I'm moving on to OnePlus 5T. The 6P battery issue have become annoying. I have a replacement battery on the way but lets face it, the Snapdragon 810 is just an inefficient processor and sooner or later I would probably have battery issues again or worse.
I would love to stay with Google (I've owned Nexus 4, 5 & 6P) but the Pixel phone's asking price seems unreasonable vs what I use my smartphone for.
Goodbye to guaranteed software updates & support. I've been spoiled by Google too much in that regard but that's the way it goes sometimes.
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stankyou said:
I'm moving on to OnePlus 5T. The 6P battery issue have become annoying. I have a replacement battery on the way but lets face it, the Snapdragon 810 is just an inefficient processor and sooner or later I would probably have battery issues again or worse.
I would love to stay with Google (I've owned Nexus 4, 5 & 6P) but the Pixel phone's asking price seems unreasonable vs what I use my smartphone for.
Goodbye to guaranteed software updates & support. I've been spoiled by Google too much in that regard but that's the way it goes sometimes.
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FWIW, I agree with everything you've said. Wish I could afford the 5T but glad you can. I just need one more year out of the new battery then a new phone.
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I'm moving onto Pixel 2 XL. For the past few months, I've had the strangest issue with my 6p and I can't seem to solve it. The phone will shut off randomly. But it's not completely shut off. I need to press and hold onto the power button twice before i can get it to turn on again. If I leave it in that "shut off" mode, the phone gets warm after some time, so it's almost as if it's in some sort of a suspended state. I know it's not a battery issue because when the phone is turned on again, it's at the same battery percentage. I've tried multiple roms and still had the same issue. I've tried not installing any custom kernels with no luck. The breaking point was when this "shut off" happened overnight and i didn't hear the alarm in the morning. Don't want to deal with it anymore. The Pixel can't be delivered soon enough.
wait for a price drop of pixel 2.
when it goes down to 499$ get it.
So, I had $200 and I was looking for an android device that can keep me going for a few months til I’m eligibility for an upgrade with my carrier.
After looking around for a few hours, I narrowed my decision down between the Honor 7X and the Nexus 6P.
Ultimately I decided to go for the Nexus 6p due to USB type-C, stock android and dual front facing speakers (3 major things I look for in phones now)
I ordered my 6P from an eBay seller who states the device is in 9/10 cosmetic condition, fully functional and will be here on Saturday.
After searching the web a little more I noticed that a lot of people are talking about the battery shutdown issue.
I remember buying a Nexus 6p at launch and didn’t have this issue, which is why I decided to order it again. But, now I’m kinda scared and wondering if I made the wrong decision.
Can someone shed some light as to whether every Nexus 6P is affected at some point and if replacing the battery will fix this issue.
6P is a great phone, just keep in mind the battery issue (replaceable and relatively cheap) and - more serious - bootloop issue: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guide-fix-nexus-6p-bootloop-death-blod-t3640279 <- read it.
My two cents: install AccuBattery in order to check your battery's health (if below ~ 70%, replace it or you'll suffer from random shutdowns), unlock the bootloader (search here how to), flash TWRP and keep the bootloop fix handy. If things go south, flash it and at least you can have your phone alive again, despite the poor performance.
Hello
I have Pixel 2 XL and its best android phone i ever used , had op2 op3t note 2 3 , s5 s6 s7 s8+ htc(the one with 2 front speakers develop by beats) , Ive been looking to own 6p since forever then i pull the trigger and bought one recently white 128gb , let me tell you if i know that device is so so so good i wont bother getting pixel 2 xl , as i mentioned pixel 2 xl is the best android i ever used but still not worth to upgrade from 6p to xl2 .
anyway i think u made the right decision ,ive lost 1080 euros
best regards
mikaeldalc said:
So, I had $200 and I was looking for an android device that can keep me going for a few months til I’m eligibility for an upgrade with my carrier.
After looking around for a few hours, I narrowed my decision down between the Honor 7X and the Nexus 6P.
Ultimately I decided to go for the Nexus 6p due to USB type-C, stock android and dual front facing speakers (3 major things I look for in phones now)
I ordered my 6P from an eBay seller who states the device is in 9/10 cosmetic condition, fully functional and will be here on Saturday.
After searching the web a little more I noticed that a lot of people are talking about the battery shutdown issue.
I remember buying a Nexus 6p at launch and didn’t have this issue, which is why I decided to order it again. But, now I’m kinda scared and wondering if I made the wrong decision.
Can someone shed some light as to whether every Nexus 6P is affected at some point and if replacing the battery will fix this issue.
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I owned a htc 10 but gave it up a little while ago. Had iPhone for 2 years and that was my DD. I got this Nexus 6p 64gb used for 150 $ and I thought the same thing. Hopefully the battery doesn't fail on me , but so far so good. It's been about a month and no complaints. I think you will enjoy the phone . Development seems to have died down a bit or we are just late to the party but I actually can't find anything I dislike.
For a 2 year old device, the development is pretty decent. Switch to f2fs. Try crDroid or ABC Rom + f2fs kernel from ABC Rom.
mikaeldalc said:
So, I had $200 and I was looking for an android device that can keep me going for a few months til I’m eligibility for an upgrade with my carrier.
After looking around for a few hours, I narrowed my decision down between the Honor 7X and the Nexus 6P.
Ultimately I decided to go for the Nexus 6p due to USB type-C, stock android and dual front facing speakers (3 major things I look for in phones now)
I ordered my 6P from an eBay seller who states the device is in 9/10 cosmetic condition, fully functional and will be here on Saturday.
After searching the web a little more I noticed that a lot of people are talking about the battery shutdown issue.
I remember buying a Nexus 6p at launch and didn’t have this issue, which is why I decided to order it again. But, now I’m kinda scared and wondering if I made the wrong decision.
Can someone shed some light as to whether every Nexus 6P is affected at some point and if replacing the battery will fix this issue.
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I'm in the same situation looking for a phone for my father. 6p def seems like the best for budget if it didn't have those battery problems. my other choice is also the 7x but I can tell 6p is more of a phone my father would like because of the front speakers. might have to go with 7x because it can be bought new and will probably have less problems+batter battery. just worse sound and skin. looking into the cheaper Xperia z phones next
yeah .. u did lol
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For a 2 year old device, the development is pretty decent. Switch to f2fs. Try crDroid or ABC Rom + f2fs kernel from ABC Rom.
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How do u change to f2fs? Noob over here
Using my phone since 2016 April.
(Android stock 8.1)
With Pixel 2 launcher https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-rootless-pixel-2-launcher-google-t3688393 and Pixel Camera https://forum.xda-developers.com/ne...d-camera-nx-v4-google-camera-zsl-hdr-t3494435 it works awesome.
This is the best phone I have ever used and also my first phone I used so long...
I did not have any battery issiues. But, i had a microphone issiue. But i fixed it by editing build.prop file after rooted. So far, its working perfect and i do not need a phone...
But do not forget that: 2-3 years later, battery performance will be not the same.