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Not happy about it. Wanted this phone for pretty much the entire year and I assumed that the One X+ had fixed every criticism. Disclaimer: some of the faults may just be my handset.
1) Sound quality is good, except when it comes to rock music (then it becomes atrocious). Remedied with a Fiio E6 but the bigass phone combined with an amp is really impractical to keep in the pocket.
2) Gets far too warm, it freaks me out. The whole phone gets hot. I assumed the Tegra 3+ was built with a smaller process but it's just the same 40nm process over clocked. May just be my phone but honestly the screen is sometimes a couple degrees from being too hot to comfortably hold.
3) All games have severe FPS issues. Probably fixable with a custom ROM but I'm not risking waiting.
4) Battery life is mediocre and drains during any activity that is "heavy", like 4 times more than you would want. In the battery settings menu, they ripped out the metre that tells you how much battery the screen has used. Odd. Missing the S3's removable battery a lot.
It's a shame because I quite literally think that the One X is the best looking phone of all time, and let my iPad serve as a counter measure against bias against Apple products. Apart from these niggles, the phone has been an absolute pleasure to use... But I didn't drop iPhone money on a phone just to text and browse the Internet. Will probably be begrudgingly be going back to Samsung, despite their heroic build quality and laudable marketing and business practises. The Nexus 4 is also an option too. The iPhone 5 and Lumia 920 will also be on the shortlist.
Literally been wanting this phone since the original was announced. I wholeheartedly agree that your experiences may be different. Just putting here as a warning!
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Damn sorry to hear that but doing my own google research what you explained seems to all be true, not just your device. For getting warm i can understand, getting hot, there's no excuse for any company to allow this unless of course just making too many production shortcuts. Gaming is a big issue for me too since i do a lot on my iphone 4 and was planning on even doing more on this HOX+ with better processor and screen. If gaming is crap and the phone feels like a hot potato after 20min of gaming, ATT will see a very fast return on this device! Then idk what the hell to get, not impressed with the iphone 5 and Nexus with 8 or 16gb of storage is pretty sub-par, again cutting corners...
What specific games have sever fps issues?
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Then idk what the hell to get, not impressed with the iphone 5 and Nexus with 8 or 16gb of storage is pretty sub-par, again cutting corners...
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How about the at&t version of the Optimus G? I'm actually between that and HOX+.
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What specific games have sever fps issues?
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How about the at&t version of the Optimus G? I'm actually between that and HOX+.
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Was actually thinking Opt G hands down but bro read some hands on reviews of it! Plus it's wide as hell, at least HTC did it right with the Verizon HTC DNA coming out (butterfly J Japan version) as the 5" is taller device, not wider. Could not stand a wide tablet in my pocket all day and the build quality sounds worse than the Galaxy S3 and the camera is very sub-par quality. Personally would never purchase an LG phone in this day and age. Crap build quality, crap internals, never see carrier updates. Not worth it for me at least so not even an option.
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How about the at&t version of the Optimus G? I'm actually between that and HOX+.
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Straight from PCmag review on Optimus G for ATT and Sprint:
One big problem: I did most of my testing with the screen brightness set to maximum. I noticed it dip considerably after about 10 or 15 minutes of benchmarking. When I checked on it in the phone's Settings, I saw the brightness level had dropped down to 66 percent. I tried to turn it back up, and got the message, "Unable to brighten more due to high temperature. Try again later." This happened on multiple occasions. Especially when using processor-intensive applications like games, the top half of the phone became increasingly warm. LG claims it has not encountered this problem, but this device, along with two test units on Sprint all showed the same behavior in our tests.
So not only does it overheat but also starts turning features off to compensate for the heat now restricting what you can do on the device. So if you're happy playing a game for 15min, stop for 15min, repeat then no prob, lol! Can't understand these companys pushing out phones that can't even play a game more than 30min without blowing up in heat????? Really don't want the iphone 5 but WTF with all these other NEWER devices coming out and their overheating issues???
It also comes shipped with Ice Cream Sandwich, not even Jellybean 4.1. They say in the coming months it SHOULD come out with an update to Jellybean 4.1 and by then everyone will already be on Jellybean 4.2 or higher, lol! Prime example on how you will get the worst carrier updates if any for the Optimus G device, epic fail on too many fronts for a new device and what a waste of that nice S4 Pro processor...
Have mine just some day, so nothing to say about battery... according to some tests it should be okay, maybe good to very good
Did a lot of copy jobs etc and my device is not getting any hot... a little warm, but not too much in any way...
Sound quality is very good, nothing to complain :good:
I like it very much, just waiting for Root only thing bothers me a bit is the lack of mass storage mode... everything else is superior to my Sony Xperia S!
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Was actually thinking Opt G hands down but bro read some hands on reviews of it! Plus it's wide as hell, at least HTC did it right with the Verizon HTC DNA coming out (butterfly J Japan version) as the 5" is taller device, not wider.
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That's one thing that slightly turns me off with the Optimus G. It would make one-handed operation that much more difficult.
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only thing bothers me a bit is the lack of mass storage mode...
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Without mass storage mode, you can't transfer files to and from your pc?
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Without mass storage mode, you can't transfer files to and from your pc?
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Sure you can, in MTP mode (the same like on most other newer Android devices).
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That's one thing that slightly turns me off with the Optimus G. It would make one-handed operation that much more difficult.
Without mass storage mode, you can't transfer files to and from your pc?
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Here's the thread on it. Sounds like you need to use the HTC Sync Manager on your pc for file transfers as this method recognizes your device as a media device, not a storage device from my understanding. Still don't have the phone yet waiting on lagging ATT to install all their crapware before it comes out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33862686#post33862686
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Here's the thread on it. Sounds like you need to use the HTC Sync Manager on your pc for file transfers as this method recognizes your device as a media device, not a storage device from my understanding. Still don't have the phone yet waiting on lagging ATT to install all their crapware before it comes out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33862686#post33862686
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This is not true. All phones/tablets are recognized as MTP-Devices in all Android-Versions from JellyBean on. This means you don't have a normal windows-drive with a drive letter but rather an equivalent to a connected mp3-player or media device. Still you can copy all files to phone (and back) in windows explorer.
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This is not true. All phones/tablets are recognized as MTP-Devices in all Android-Versions from JellyBean on. This means you don't have a normal windows-drive with a drive letter but rather an equivalent to a connected mp3-player or media device. Still you can copy all files to phone (and back) in windows explorer.
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Oh ok, makes sense. Thank you for clearing that up
Have none of those problems. HTC one x+ rules.
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Sure you can, in MTP mode (the same like on most other newer Android devices).
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Why would it bother you then? Slower transfer speeds?
I too have no problems other than LTE not enabling. I'm on Rogers and LTE is supposed to be in my area. The APN is set for LTE and data is working but only H and 3G show.
For the over heating, it is just like the iPad 3rd gen or any other high end tablet. Charging while playing a graphically intense game will make the device uncomfortably hot. If you are charging any device including the One X+, it is best to leave it alone until fully charged. Now if nothing is running on the device while charging and it gets uncomfortably hot, you may have an issue. Apple says 37-40c is within iPad and iPhone 5 specs, not sure what HTC's max temp specs are for One x/x+. At 40c, another 10c and you are half way to boiling point so I hope HTC's rating is no higher than 30c!
I ended up going with the Note 2 as it was only £30 more and I really missed my S3. Very hard to get used to the size and I do miss the industrial design of the one x but the sound quality and performance are in a completely different league.
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I have the 3rd gen ipad and I can tell you that the one x got significantly hotter than the ipad, even with it charging and the brightness up to full. The back of the ipad got warm; with the one x+ the whole phone got *hot*.
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I ended up going with the Note 2 as it was only £30 more and I really missed my S3. Very hard to get used to the size and I do miss the industrial design of the one x but the sound quality and performance are in a completely different league.
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Performance sucks on the note II what are you on about? The HOX+ destroys it.
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I have the 3rd gen ipad and I can tell you that the one x got significantly hotter than the ipad, even with it charging and the brightness up to full. The back of the ipad got warm; with the one x+ the whole phone got *hot*.
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Why compare a phone to tablet? Is that fair? Tablets have a much bigger surface area for heat dissipation.
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Been iOS jailbreaker for years and finally decided One X+ was worth jumping ship, at least on paper. Glad I'm not a gamer. Just needed a bigger screen and more flexibility without having to wait for jailbreaks every time and iOS update came out. But realize I may be in the same boat having to wait for custom ROMS if I don't want to wait for HTC updates. Sigh.
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Got mine yesterday, and I was pretty happy with it too - until now, that I found out that it's almost useless for me half of the time (work): Because Sense mail client does not support certificates?? wtf... standard android feature! So no exchange connection for me - I do not believe it... So I will have to wait for first custom ROM... Really hope it won't take too long.
Besides that the phone is incredible - still will get rid of Sense launcher - golauncher is much more adjustable.
People, check this out. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bqg5hrrfwakuvhs/VIDEO0006.mp4
What's your opinion on this? Is it normal? Is it a fault?
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People, check this out. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bqg5hrrfwakuvhs/VIDEO0006.mp4
What's your opinion on this? Is it normal? Is it a fault?
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Ergghhh... Did HTC learn anything from HTC ONE X? Another issue continued? Misaligned camera eye... screen flex issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ExXfmctuyUA
So shall we wait to see WiFi Issue in a few days? :/ dissapointed :/
Im amazed bybthe amount of people on the streets asking me which phone is this.
Always mentioning if its a note.
Htc must spend some type of money on advertising. Carrier advertising is non existent... sprint and verizon have spent zero promoting this phone.
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unbelievable！ but this phone is awesome, is it？
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whatevs.. when I was rocking the htc evo (original) people asked was it an iphone...
Everyone who sees it seems to want one.
It is a remarkable phone. I am asked about it several times a day and it is quite a pleasure to demonstrate it occasionally. II have never had a negative response from anyone who sees it or plays with it briefly. I think that a "tablet phone" is what makes sense for virtually anyone who relies on using the internet for their work (or has become dependent on it for conducting their personal business). I simply don't have to carry my laptop or my larger tablet with me anywhere. If "word of mouth" works to spread the news about a product, my experience with people asking about my HTC One Max is an indicator that the product (or others like it) will be quite successful.
Once we get the Kit Kat upgrade and I have the full featured, redesigned Quick Office (with spreadsheet editing capacity and other features), I will truly have my office capacities with me at all times. I think this phone sets the standard which others will follow.
lack of recognition can be a good thing sometimes..it keeps a lot of the idiots out of these threads...:angel:
I'm still on the fence about this lovely device. I do wonder if the original note had similar reception.
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The initial reviews are responsible for it and however as someone said, every stranger who plays with the phone likes it.
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Im amazed bybthe amount of people on the streets asking me which phone is this.
Always mentioning if its a note.
Htc must spend some type of money on advertising. Carrier advertising is non existent... sprint and verizon have spent zero promoting this phone.
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I am used to pulling out a phone and have someone ask a question about it almost every single time, so it doesn't bother me. I used to have a Hitachi G1000, and it was the same size, only thicker. I just tell them that this is HTC's answer to the note. Then, when I tell them that there was a Samsung phone in the store (Galaxy Mega) even bigger than this, I usually get a chuckle.
One of this phone's strengths is on its premium sound/speaker. HTC should spend more effort on enriching its self advertising, I.e fancy/attractive ringtones and notification tones, out of the box.
Its amazing sound has attracted many people.
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loved this hitachi G! i still gave the sucker! after that, the phones started getting smaller due to customer demand. no one wanted big phones, they all wanted tiny phones..
now the shift has changed again and they want bigger phones.
i am glad the one max is this size. like i say its everything the htc one should have been! everything i need is there... this phone rocks hands down.
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loved this hitachi G! i still gave the sucker! after that, the phones started getting smaller due to customer demand. no one wanted big phones, they all wanted tiny phones..
now the shift has changed again and they want bigger phones.
i am glad the one max is this size. like i say its everything the htc one should have been! everything i need is there... this phone rocks hands down.
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I actually had mine up until the one max. Sprint's one up program requires you to give up your old phone at the start. I asked the lady "Any phone?" She said yes, but technically not really. I told her thanks for the yes, and I'd be back. I drove home and pulled out my G. I know it understood. It was time. I even had the charging cradle for that thing. Nothing worse than playing fast and loose with the battery life and having a factory reset happen due to no power...
It's really mind blowing that htc doesn't advertise, and that's why they are getting beat. Samsung and Apple are advertised in just about every kind of media. It's sad because their phones are one of the best, or the the best out. Instead they're getting their asses handed to them.
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DROID3R said:
Im amazed bybthe amount of people on the streets asking me which phone is this.
Always mentioning if its a note.
Htc must spend some type of money on advertising. Carrier advertising is non existent... sprint and verizon have spent zero promoting this phone.
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Kinda like the fact they havent when i got my s3 i hardly seen it, then the commercials started coming on every 15 mins and bam within a month i was seeing the s3 all over, reason im thinking about upgrading to this phone in april
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One of this phone's strengths is on its premium sound/speaker. HTC should spend more effort on enriching its self advertising, I.e fancy/attractive ringtones and notification tones, out of the box.
Its amazing sound has attracted many people.
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Ahh i wouldn't if i was the ceo, plenty of apps to download ringtones
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It's really mind blowing that htc doesn't advertise, and that's why they are getting beat. Samsung and Apple are advertised in just about every kind of media. It's sad because their phones are one of the best, or the the best out. Instead they're getting their asses handed to them.
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We are not talking about tones (media content), but talking about 'sound quality' produced by stereo & bigger speakers of HTC one max.
Check this obvious difference.
Watch "HTC one max vs galaxy note 3(sound)" on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3y2-Tc5p0A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Sorry for a wrong quote.
My recent reply should be related to Mr galaxy guy, above.
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It is unbelieveable, why this amazing one max has no recognition.
If you were the ceo and you knew your product strength is on sound quality, then what will you do?
Will you just relying on your customer to download those too many options of media content in the google store?
Or you will introduce your brand image, by showing and educating customer (teasing competition), "see and hear, this is the sound of a high end phablet supposed to be".
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erwinkamal said:
We are not talking about tones (media content), but talking about 'sound quality' produced by stereo & bigger speakers of HTC one max.
Check this obvious difference.
Watch "HTC one max vs galaxy note 3(sound)" on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3y2-Tc5p0A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Sorry for a wrong quote.
My recent reply should be related to Mr galaxy guy, above.
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I was just using ringtones as a example
And i dont buy a phone based of clarity, clarity usually means softer in volume unfortunately
But how am i suppose to think the htc max has better sound then the galaxy based of a video with standard speakers , so the video is showing the phones playing sounds through a soeaker, thus is being recorded through another speaker, to me that dont show anything or do either phone justice imo... Im gonna go to sprint and mess with both in person and see which one is better over all phone, not just based on sound / media / whatever else
If max has a clearer sound but is softer in volume then the galaxy how am i suppose to hear it ringing in my pocket? Again ill just wait and see
Both these phone's absolutely have PROS and CONS
One con for max is it has a closed off battery cant get a extended battery
One con for galaxy now have the knox system and can no longer delete binary counts after flashing
And im sure theres more but ill save those opinions, for the right thread and after i went and messed with all the high end devices
Kinda wish htc would push more devices out each like samsung does give more choices for their brand
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If everyone watched the commercial below they would all buy a One Max
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Xrtvh70Mc
Its like how white is your white.
whiter shade of white?
If all people test their phone speaker quality by watching this video,
stream it in HD,
full screen (horizontal)
place screen about 25 cm in front of their face.
After they play it with htc one max, then they will start comparing,
not only among phones, but any other speakers from headphones to their home sound system.
Try it with a demo smartphone in your phone retailer.
You will know what eargasm is all about.
Watch "A THX sound system test" on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt6fXa60Y8A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Ps: when comparing from phone to another, dont play a wrong video. Mark it. Its the one which more than a million people watch it.
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I like when I pull out My HTC ONE MAX and People are like WTF! What Phone is that?! And after talking to them and Showing it off to them, they want to get rid of their current phone and get an HTC ONE MAX!
And I have Influenced Quite a Lot of People over the Years with the Tech that I have without even trying to go out of My way to do just that.
I guess that in some Aspects, I'm one of the "JONES'S" that People want to keep up with.
can you imagine how popular this phone would be if HTC actually ran a tv commercial for it?
I have never seen a single magazine/tv commercial for the one max, so "mainstream" people have no clue what so ever about its existence..
I want to buy a smartwatch to get a fast access to text message, music, some running apps, and I want a camera on it what is can take photos, and either save it to my Ultra or on micro card. Can you guys recommend something under $100?
I saw on ebay few interesting models like : TW530, U8, Z13, IK8 .....
Any of you using a "no name" brand china made smartwatch, and any recommendation?
So nobody has a smartwatch?
I orded moto360
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Well. There is this one but there is no camera http://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/accessories/smartwatch-2-sw2/ but its water proof
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I have a Pebble. I started loving it even more when I got my giant phone. It gets all the notifications I want, I can easily see it outside and I only have to charge it once a week so it works well for me.
If you want something more full featured at a budget (except for the camera part) I would look into a LG G Watch on Craigslist or eBay. I've been seeing them from $90-125. Everybody's ditching them for the Moto 360.
I have a Pebble and a Samsung Gear Fit. The Gear Fit is a bit crippled in functionality because I don't have a Samsung phone, but I picked it up for $80 and can't complain. I still like the Pebble better, just plain simply works. Of course, neither option mentioned has the camera you want.
I use the original galaxy gear works great with my ultra
The pebble watch seems to be the most practical watch in terms of battery life and display readability. It's also got a mature eco system. People i know who have them say they just work. They're not super fancy with color displays and dozens of toy apps.
I know the ROG phone forums have always been a little slower than most but no new post in over 3 days! I pre-ordered the S10 plus but after about a week and a half I sent it back and returned to my ROG phone. Is anyone still here with me?
I'm still here. Keeping my phone. The S11 might be worth an upgrade next year, but not the S10.
Here~
Rog phone is a good enough device.
Whew! Just glad I'm not completely by myself.
I am not going to leave this phone.
I didnt eeven care about getting new phone. As for me ROG is quite amazing piece of Tech.
Needed VoLTE and VoWiFi. Otherwise I will dump it.
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Needed VoLTE and VoWiFi. Otherwise I will dump it.
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It doesn't support either.
Edit: I'll clarify.. Their current firmware doesn't.
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It doesn't support either.
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It does. Just need correct IMS settings baked in rom.
Im fine with my rog phone for another 2 years or so.
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I know the ROG phone forums have always been a little slower than most but no new post in over 3 days! I pre-ordered the S10 plus but after about a week and a half I sent it back and returned to my ROG phone. Is anyone still here with me?
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I don't think rog phone's design will be outdated in these next 3 or 4 years. I'm sure they will still look cool! That's why I won't change my main phone with the other ones.
I will change if I won't get VoLTE and VoWiFi. Nice design but useless phone while trying to talk. Poor sound quality due to 3G call and lack of signal at home pushing me away. I've got Pixel 3 XL and works great but don't have 3.5mm jack. Note 9 was my nr1 untill ROG but now I regret I've sold it. Also had OnePlus Avengers edition and it was one of the best.
The Red Magic 3, a new gaming phone, might be worth a look.
https://www.xda-developers.com/nubia-red-magic-3-gaming-smartphone-china-launch/
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The Red Magic 3, a new gaming phone, might be worth a look.
https://www.xda-developers.com/nubia-red-magic-3-gaming-smartphone-china-launch/
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I was actually studying that article pretty heavy this morning, thinking the exact same thing.
I'm pretty sure to sell the ROG for going back to OnePlus, just waiting for 14th May to see the 7Pro.
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I'm pretty sure to sell the ROG for going back to OnePlus, just waiting for 14th May to see the 7Pro.
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That looks like a nice phone! Nice price also.
Still here, but looking to jump ship as soon as something else worthwhile to jump to
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Still here, but looking to jump ship as soon as something else worthwhile to jump to
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Because ASUS tries their best not to honor their warranty, this will be my last ASUS phone. I can't afford a new phone this year, but a lot of cool phones coming out. I'm also interested in possible under screen selfie/front camera in next year models. The screen becomes transparent when the pixels in front of the camera are turned off. Very cool!
I want to sell my ROG phone but currently there isn't a better phone in comparison with what I need!.
Needs:
1. A better dual front facing stereo speakers phone (All the new gaming phones "Red magic 3, black shark 2" included fail in comparison.
2. True bezeless phone without 1 side having a chin or bigger bezel. Either a symmetrical small bezel design or no bezels at all (currently non out there)!. No compromises here!
3. Better Camera!
4. Atleast 8 GB Ram. For all of you suggesting the Pixel 3.
There isn't a single phone out there with all 4 needs fulfilled!
I love the ROG phone but its selling price is depreciating by the day, and my phone is starting to show its age so selling it as fast as possible to recoup some cash for the new upgrade is the best course of action.
My best bet is to wait for the ROG 2, hopping it will overcome all of the ROG shortcomings.
With all the negative feedback about ASUS customer service that is out there, I would say it's dependent on your luck and which country you are in. I still own my Nexus 6p which I bought from Malaysia, Huawei customer service there was top notch in comparison with other countries (I am sure by now you have heard about all troubles this phone had brought to its owners). So coming back to my point which is i will still buy an ASUS phone because all the smartphone brands out there have some terrible customer service and i can't drop the brand for just that, i have owned phones from all the different brands out there and all had one common thing they all had issues in some way or shape.
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Needs:
1. A better dual front facing stereo speakers phone (All the new gaming phones "Red magic 3, black shark 2" included fail in comparison.
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The front-facing speakers were one of the main reasons I bought the ROG and I was disappointed that the top speaker didn't sound as good as the bottom! The top speaker is a midrange speaker while the bottom speaker is full range. They should have used a full range speaker for both. I saw that there were two different speakers when I watched the teardown youtube video. So I tested and they are different.
Title pretty much says it; I'm thinking about getting the next iteration of the Fold. I was going to buy this one but I ended up with a P4 and a laptop and a few other toys instead because they took too long. In any event the next go around sounds like it's gaining some useful durability which is a plus and I'm eager to try the folding paradigm.
What say you? Glad you bought the Fold? Think round 2 might still be a little early to buy in? Feel free to call em as you see em, I'm not looking for someone to agree with me, I'm trying to figure out if it might be better to sit out for another round or not.
Iv jad the first fold on 4th Feb and I love the phone its totally up to you if you wait or jump in with the fold i love mine
krabman said:
Title pretty much says it; I'm thinking about getting the next iteration of the Fold. I was going to buy this one but I ended up with a P4 and a laptop and a few other toys instead because they took too long. In any event the next go around sounds like it's gaining some useful durability which is a plus and I'm eager to try the folding paradigm.
What say you? Glad you bought the Fold? Think round 2 might still be a little early to buy in? Feel free to call em as you see em, I'm not looking for someone to agree with me, I'm trying to figure out if it might be better to sit out for another round or not.
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i've had the fold since Dec. 7, and still no hardware issues.
my device has gotten the android 10 update: my only complaints are: i wish it kept just 1 or 2 things from android 9, and i don't like 1 or 2 things from android 10
consider how you type on a daily basis. do you use 2 hands, or swype?, i swype, so the front display is still useful. most people say the front display is useless to them.
consider app development. the most annoying app for me so far, is youtube. even with the "fullscreen" button at the bottom right, i still get black bars, with no option to "fill screen" to get rid of them.
i use the phone naked, with a carrying pouch, the ever popular shocksock. i say hello no to those stupid chunky cases. if you are prepared to take a few extra changes and precautions with how you handle a phone, go for the fold.
don't be scared by peoples issues with the device. think about what their complaints are. usually it is user implemented, like the main screen being worn out, with the oleophobic coating rubbing off.
to answer your questions:
I am absolutely glad i bought this phone. there is nothing like it.
if you cannot adapt in any way to use a new style of phone, don'y buy it. many ppl use the phone for a few days then return it because "they didn't like it".
if money is an issue, don't buy it.
if you have some money, look at these Fold Special Edition rumors that are going around. assume it is a Fold 1.5
early to buy into the Fold 2? hard to tell. the patent pictures showed the same notch inside the device, with the front display larger, going edge to edge. for a Fold 1 owner, the Fold 2 might have too little changes to warrant paying the huge price again.
good luck with your purchase
I'm old, money isn't an issue. Also relatively technical so new things are not an impediment either. It's things like annoyances that make you want to throw it out the window, having to be absurdly careful, etc. Those are the type things I'd rather do without.
Pluses and minuses in the latest rumors: Probably no S-Pen but 120 HZ seems likely. UTG, possibly the new 5NM chipset which would be a big plus to people like me who wont own a phone that cant be rooted. No deal-breakers yet and you owners aren't doing anything to sway me one way or the other. I SAID YOU OWNERS AREN"T DOING ANYTHING TO SWAY ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER! Oops, did I type that or was I just thinking it?
Just to add my 2 scents, I bought the fold last week as needed a new toy. Coming from a Note 10 5G, the only reason I didn't adopt to it earlier was the reviews, and even samsung themselves to some extent, regarding the durability/fragility of it. However I am pleasantly surprised. The build quality is excellent. Features are what I expect but the added screen real estate is there when I want it! Although I can easily get by with using the external smaller screen for messages etc. Its not that small. Yes the unnecessary size of the notch is annoying but so was the punch hole camera in the Note 10 but you learn to ignore after a while.
Even the crease in the screen i can't see when you are using it directly in front of your face. Only noticeable when you swipe across it or tilt the device so that the light bounces of it.
Other than that, loving the phone/tablet.
Had mine for 7 months, love it, absolutely no defects, screen is still perfect, phone when i need a phone tablet when I need a tablet - will defo go for the fold 2 when it is eventually released,
How is Samsung Fold? i dont hear good reviews about this phone.
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adesonic said:
Had mine for 7 months, love it, absolutely no defects, screen is still perfect, phone when i need a phone tablet when I need a tablet - will defo go for the fold 2 when it is eventually released,
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Do you still have the Fold? i have heard that the phone screen is easily scratch able.
From what I can tell it should be fine as long as you don't scuff the main screen with finger nails or keep it open in pockets where keys and coins could damage it.
RAF_SHC said:
From what I can tell it should be fine as long as you don't scuff the main screen with finger nails or keep it open in pockets where keys and coins could damage it.
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Alright, Thank you for the feedback, agree with you
ron0071 said:
How is Samsung Fold? i dont hear good reviews about this phone.
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Do you still have the Fold? i have heard that the phone screen is easily scratch able.
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Still have it and I use it every day. Screen is still perfect!
Thanks guys, that's one of my main concerns, I take car of my phones because they're not cheap anymore but I am not stupidly careful and I don't want to have to be stupid careful. Ordinary care I can handle.
I deffo recommend getting a shocksock pocket fluff becomes like belly button fluff lol
krabman said:
Thanks guys, that's one of my main concerns, I take car of my phones because they're not cheap anymore but I am not stupidly careful and I don't want to have to be stupid careful. Ordinary care I can handle.
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I'm looking at the Fold 2 as well. I've read many posts & watched videos on the Z Flip mainly to see reviews on that screen since the Fold 2 is supposed to have a similar (& hopefully an even better) version. Different than the original Fold screen type/material. I wanted that first Fold so badly. Been waiting for years for something like it. I ordered it but when it was canceled "for me" (after the debacle) I never re-ordered. Got the Note 10+ now & longing for a Note Fold but maybe that will arrive next year. Still, very interested in the Fold 2.
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Same, I cancelled after the delays became longer than my patience but I'm still quite interested.
There are not alternatives! LG is a joke, Huawei far away from to be a trusted partner for Android based devices and what the ****, the display is one the outside!
So, the Fold is the only one. Available today! With 5G connectivity! With Wave 6 WLAN!! 12G RAM, 512GB Storage.
A phone, a tablet to go and a Desktop PC. I use this features all the day. Money doesn't matter, just my user experience!
krabman said:
Pluses and minuses in the latest rumors: Probably no S-Pen but 120 HZ seems likely. UTG, possibly the new 5NM chipset which would be a big plus to people like me who wont own a phone that cant be rooted. No deal-breakers yet and you owners aren't doing anything to sway me one way or the other. I SAID YOU OWNERS AREN"T DOING ANYTHING TO SWAY ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER! Oops, did I type that or was I just thinking it?
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Sorry man, are you saying that if the new fold 2 has the new 5Nm chip that it won't be rootable?
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chris_morcos said:
Sorry man, are you saying that if the new fold 2 has the new 5Nm chip that it won't be rootable?
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Will that also apply to the Note 20?
No, the 5nm chip was going to b the exynos which can usually be rooted. The current situation isn't quite clear on whether there will be the 990 in the European and Indian phones or if everyone is going to get the Snapdragon. Hope seems to be fading on the 992 at any rate. We'll have to wait and see what shakes out in the next few weeks but the primary concept is that not being able to root is a hard pass deal breaker for me and the rumor that the 992 would be in there on some variants was probably going to be good news in that regard. The 990 would be much less so since it's going to be significantly slower that the new plus which is said to be clocked at over 3 gigaherts in the NA and other variants. In this case you probably gain root but at a performance penalty that might be more of a sphincter stretcher than I want to take.
Ok, I'll wait for the announcement. Thanks bro.
All released Fold versions (Gen1, Gen1+) shipped globally with Snapdragon Socs. The heat of current Exynos SoCs makes too much trouble with throtteling in too small cases.
All you need to take care of the current Fold version is to find the case that will protect your camera glas on the back. The fibercase shipped by Samsung with the Fold 5G case isn't.