Nobody answered my post on the other thread so i made a new one. I bought a refurbished GS7 off ebay to go back to a Galaxy phone from the G6. But the signal strength is 0-3 bars at my computer desk and my mom and I can barely hear each other with HD Voice on. This is on Verizon. The phone is hard to hear and kind of muddy. I had a nice reliable clear signal on the G6. I had a GS7 before the G6 and don't remember problems. So do I have a bad unit or is the G6 better then the GS7 on phone signals and call quality?
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Nobody answered my post on the other thread so i made a new one. I bought a refurbished GS7 off ebay to go back to a Galaxy phone from the G6. But the signal strength is 0-3 bars at my computer desk and my mom and I can barely hear each other with HD Voice on. This is on Verizon. The phone is hard to hear and kind of muddy. I had a nice reliable clear signal on the G6. I had a GS7 before the G6 and don't remember problems. So do I have a bad unit or is the G6 better then the GS7 on phone signals and call quality?
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I don't own a gs7 but the overall signal and call quality of g6 is good.
siggey said:
I don't own a gs7 but the overall signal and call quality of g6 is good.
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Seems to be on Verizon.
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does anyone else have anything to add? I am trying to figure out if my GS7 is faulty with low signal or if that's normal for the GS7 so i know if i need to send it back. thanks.
Maybe you can try ask on s7 thread, I doubt that a lot of g6 user had a galaxy s7 in pocket.....
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Nobody answered my post on the other thread so i made a new one. I bought a refurbished GS7 off ebay to go back to a Galaxy phone from the G6. But the signal strength is 0-3 bars at my computer desk and my mom and I can barely hear each other with HD Voice on. This is on Verizon. The phone is hard to hear and kind of muddy. I had a nice reliable clear signal on the G6. I had a GS7 before the G6 and don't remember problems. So do I have a bad unit or is the G6 better then the GS7 on phone signals and call quality?
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I think Refurbished is the answer to your problem. I mean badly refurbished .
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I think Refurbished is the answer to your problem. I mean badly refurbished .
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FWIW I went with a seller that said manufacturer refurbished since the phone I ordered before that was refurbished but had bad screen burn in. And that seller didn't refund my $10 shipping but offers me an additional refund of $10 if I change my feedback to positive.
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I got an S7 Edge and also a G6. Both sound just fine, although I'm not on Verizon (straight talk using ATT towers). In any way, neither phones should have a call quality problem, otherwise it would have been digital ticky-torch marches on the web already, there are millions still using S7/edge and LG6 as well if muddled voice would be an issue with the S7, you would see a lot of complaints and the phone would be cheap as f , but that's not the case.
G6s Signal reception is a bit on the low side and that's been reported a few times on this forum. My personal experience is the same but nothing ground breaking, at home there's places that reception is on the low side on the g6 but the my wife's g4 had 1 bar higher reception.
Used an s7 for a short period and didn't notice any major difference in call quality.
Quality wise they're the same. For reception, s7 has a slight edge over the g6. Surely it depends on the area your using them.
My advice is if reception is bad at your area go for the s7 but ask for a refund there's def something wrong. OR Get it checked at an authorized service center to see what they'll find.
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G6s Signal reception is a bit on the low side and that's been reported a few times on this forum. My personal experience is the same but nothing ground breaking, at home there's places that reception is on the low side on the g6 but the my wife's g4 had 1 bar higher reception.
Used an s7 for a short period and didn't notice any major difference in call quality.
Quality wise they're the same. For reception, s7 has a slight edge over the g6. Surely it depends on the area your using them.
My advice is if reception is bad at your area go for the s7 but ask for a refund there's def something wrong. OR Get it checked at an authorized service center to see what they'll find.
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I got my replacement GS7 and it seems more stable but more around 1 bar most the time. I haven't talked on it yet from my computer desk. The G6 is 2 bars quite often. It seems the G6 has the better signal. I'm on verizon. what carriers are people on where the G6 is worse then the GS7? Also my GS7 doesn't have wifi calling in the settings. Is it supposed to have Wifi Calling? I have a Verizon branded GS7 but unlocked version of Android. Is this normal to have unlocked version on a Verizon branded phone?
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Im getting low signal and grey bars a lot.
Its not my sim cos its new and get good signl on my HTC one x and iphone but with the s3 its poor.
Any suggestions?
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Im getting low signal and grey bars a lot.
Its not my sim cos its new and get good signl on my HTC one x and iphone but with the s3 its poor.
Any suggestions?
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You are holding it wrong!
Sorry i couldn't resist
Maybe your antenna is faulty i would take it in and have it looked at.
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Im getting low signal and grey bars a lot.
Its not my sim cos its new and get good signl on my HTC one x and iphone but with the s3 its poor.
Any suggestions?
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I am having the same issue. I used to get full bars with my sgs 1. But now in the sam areas, im getting like 2 to 3 bars. But i have yet to experience a dropped call nor data disconnection. And the cell standby in battery usage is really high. I wonder if its a software bug.
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Same issue here. My HOX and 4s have much better reception.. I'm gettting around -100 dBm which from memory was same as the iphone 4 death grip territory. I'm hoping its just a faulty handset and not the S3 in general. Doesnt seem to be a wide spread issue though, I've read plenty of people saying their reception and call quality is the nest they've ever had. This is encouraging. I've created a thread about it here. Feel free to post your dBm results. Anything around -100dBm and above is not good (in areas where you've had better reception on other handsets in the past). I held a HOX side by side on the same network and it's reception was around 20dBm stronger.
Yep. See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690297
I'm dropping signal when I hold the phone and cover the right side, from fu to none .
I've read all the goodies on how fast the phone is and what not, but I'm wondering how well it performs as a phone? Does it pull in a signal well? Is it able to make calls where other phones couldn't, or drops calls where other phones would hold? For reference, I'm coming from an Atrix 4G
So far so great
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I've read all the goodies on how fast the phone is and what not, but I'm wondering how well it performs as a phone? Does it pull in a signal well? Is it able to make calls where other phones couldn't, or drops calls where other phones would hold? For reference, I'm coming from an Atrix 4G
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I had read some of the same reviews where they said the phone was less than stellar from a call quality pov on ATT. I've had this a week and all the calls I have made sound perfectly fine. I think it really depends on the signal quality from ATT. The background noise suppression works really well in my car while on bluetooth - my wife really noticed how much easier it was to hear me (coming from a Captivate).
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I've read all the goodies on how fast the phone is and what not, but I'm wondering how well it performs as a phone? Does it pull in a signal well? Is it able to make calls where other phones couldn't, or drops calls where other phones would hold? For reference, I'm coming from an Atrix 4G
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I've had the phone for just over 2 weeks. I too came from the atrix 4G. Call quality is completely standard, nothing to write home about but compared to the atrix I get a much stronger signal in locations where it was previously spotty and I haven't had any dropped calls yet.
Speakerphone on mine is absurdly loud.. to the point of almost being useless indoors. Even at the lowest volume.
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Speakerphone on mine is absurdly loud.. to the point of almost being useless indoors. Even at the lowest volume.
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lol I noticed this too. I thought something was wrong with the volume. Even on the lowest setting, its really damn loud.
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Yeah and it gets worse the smaller the room is. Worse is probably a bad word for it. I think it just need a little fine tuning.
Call quality is not great and speaker is not loud enough. I have an iphone 5 and Lumia 920 as well, the Lumia has the best call quality of all the three and Optimus G is the worst.
I dunno call quality is fine on mine. No better or worse then my last couple phones.
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I've had the phone for just over 2 weeks. I too came from the atrix 4G. Call quality is completely standard, nothing to write home about but compared to the atrix I get a much stronger signal in locations where it was previously spotty and I haven't had any dropped calls yet.
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I am also coming from an Atrix 4G, and have experienced the same improvements. Calls have been great, and haven't had a dropped call yet.
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Speakerphone on mine is absurdly loud.. to the point of almost being useless indoors. Even at the lowest volume.
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I found the same thing when the phone isn't on my desk facing up. I think they did this because the speaker is severely hampered when face up on a flat surface. So to combat this, they upped the volume to compensate.
Coming from a gs2, signal stregnth is not only faster but stronger too. Didn't make any long enough phonecalls to judge audio quality but I know from playing videos that the external speaker is kind of weak
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cerps said:
I've read all the goodies on how fast the phone is and what not, but I'm wondering how well it performs as a phone? Does it pull in a signal well? Is it able to make calls where other phones couldn't, or drops calls where other phones would hold? For reference, I'm coming from an Atrix 4G
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I ended up getting one on Saturday. My experiences are it's been just fine. It holds calls where I'd expect. Things sound fine on my end and haven't really heard any complaints from the person I'm talking to.
I think it works fine, as good or better than the inspire. I'm rooted and unlocked and have used volume plus for years, and at plus 10 its pretty loud. Speakerphone is very loud. I'm impressed with the volume its capable of pushing when it's not constrained by "hearing protection" limitations, although I look forward to aosp so I can figure out how to lower the minimum speaker phone volume and vastly increase the resolution of the phone volume selection
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I came from an inspire as well and I feel that this a huge upgrade, not just a better version. My inspire was rooted and running viper Rom and as soon as I got this phone I found myself getting annoyed by how slow the inspire felt. It was there years old so I do give it some credit, but the lgog is just such a great phone all around. I'd get it over any other phone, especially if Amazon still has it listed as 99.99 because any best buy will match it.
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Still no zerolemon extended battery means I am not really "invested" into this phone and the fact that I cannot use the fingerprint scanner (I have tmobile) if I have a case on the phone is still frustrating.
I am ultimately going to switch to the note 6 when it arrives but I am pondering switching to the S7 edge for the time being. I had a note 4 edge and liked it, however, going from the note 2, note 3, note 4, V10 I am worried about the size of the S7 edge.
The always on screen of the S7 and the relative uselessness (customization and such) of the V10's 2nd screen means the only thing I am really going to miss is the dual front camera. Other things about my V10 have just been pissing me off lately, like requiring a restart for the phone to begin fast charging.
Not a rant session, just surprised I am considering a change to an S series and wondering if anyone else had made such a change and how you feel.
Derek
Zerolemon battery is coming soon.. It says on their website.
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I love this phone but I have preordered the s7 edge and will receive it Mar 11th.. Water resistant got me.. Plus I can use my 200 gb sd card ? and 2k amoled screen with always on notifications.
BeameD From My LG V10... The one with the ALWAYS ON SCREEN... Watching me.. ?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B018TP3XGK/ref=gp_aw_ybh_a_14?ie=UTF8&refRID=6YZ40F5972C2VW8D4F0E
Zerolemon came out yesterday.
For what it's worth, I don't think I could ever go back to such a "small" phone! I'll stick with phablet size! (I'd buy a 7 inch if someone would make one that was worthy! I almost always use a headset and it would still fit in most of my pockets....)
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chiikko561 said:
I love this phone but I have preordered the s7 edge and will receive it Mar 11th.. Water resistant got me.. Plus I can use my 200 gb sd card ? and 4k screen amoled with always on notifications.
BeameD From My LG V10... The one with the ALWAYS ON SCREEN... Watching me.. ?
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...it's not a 4k screen, lol
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...it's not a 4k screen, lol
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It was mistake.. I been looking at 4k tvs for my living room and must of typed too quick to notice.. Thanks.
BeameD From My LG V10... The one with the ALWAYS ON SCREEN... Watching me.. ?
Almost preordered the Tmo S7 Edge...but saw this V10. I'm very happy with it. Its my first flagship device.
I got the V10 the first day it was out and was pretty satisfied. But there is just something "off" about it. Coming from the best phone ever, the Note 3, I was happy to see the V10 was a spiritual successor to the N3. I also was able to cash in on the extra battery and charger, and a 200gb microSD which will obviously be used with my new S7 Edge. I still have the Note 3 in my room to control all my devices and AC so losing the IR blaster in the S7 isn't as big a deal. Little things like the fingerprint scanner not working with a case, text input after a call being super slow, weirdness with Wifi calling and sending texts/mms with no service. I'm also a huge fan of a physical home button, which I only realized after it was gone. Camera is great on the V10 but all reviews are saying the S7 is at least equal to if not better. Second screen was pretty cool at first but being an LCD instead of an AMOLED turned me off with the bleeding that occurred on the side of the 2nd screen. Speaker quality was an issue as well.
Not worth the downgrade.
I ordered a silver S7 edge from tmobile. I love my LGV10 but with its flaky data connection, headphone jack issues and lackluster screen I went back to samsung. Plus, where the hell is marshmallow? I will use it as my work phone as the manual settings for camera is top notch. Unless the S7 offers the same.
I personally don't feel the need to switch.. Ir blaster is a life saver for me.. Plus I like switching batteries since I am a power user.. Going to to stick with the v10 for at least one more year.
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EnIXmA said:
I personally don't feel the need to switch.. Ir blaster is a life saver for me.. Plus I like switching batteries since I am a power user.. Going to to stick with the v10 for at least one more year.
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Pulled the trigger and ordered it. The inability to use key features like the finger print scanner and the fact that you can open the camera but not take a photo for 3 seconds on top of the screen bleed just put me over the edge.
Ill use my 200gb SD in my S7 edge and will figure out how I want to manage the battery (worst case is I buy a battery case for anticipated use).
I am thinking on switching myself to s7 edge. I think they should up date this t-mobile V10 but I am tired of waiting so i guess I will jump soon as the edge is in the stores. This is supposed to be a Flagg ship phone but it's never been updated in close to 6 months of being released.
If I do switch to the S7/Edge, I'll miss the DAC. It's so awesome on this phone.
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Sold my V10 this morning and my S7 Edge will be here next week, I got fed up of waiting for LG to finally get round to MM and to the Bootloader Unlock they promised for the H960A
I don't get postings like this. How is it relevant to a phone? Why all the discussions every time a new phone comes to market... Hey will you upgrade to G5, S7 G6 S8? You're obviously not sure if you should update. Then don't do it.
100%
Because of:
Bad software support.
Locked Bootloader.
Shame on you LG, our LG V10 H960a Still dont get any update
The LG v10 is rootable on tmobile which brought this phone to life. Battery is solid and changing the DPI is awesome. Camera is super hard to beat on this phone, especially in dark places like a bar or nightclub. the bigger screen is prob the best part of it.
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I don't get postings like this. How is it relevant to a phone? Why all the discussions every time a new phone comes to market... Hey will you upgrade to G5, S7 G6 S8? You're obviously not sure if you should update. Then don't do it.
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It's also funny how they bring up "Locked Bootloader" HuH? Umm LG didn't lock the bootloader because it want to. It locks it because the carrier wants it locked. The AT&T V10 has a locked bootloader and so will the Samsung S7 from AT&T.
Thread was helpful - it was also posted in the s7e forums. Being "unsure" does not mean you should not make an attempt to determine one way or the other. Perhaps these threads always pop up because it is a valid question? Why participate if you don't have any feedback one way or the other? I have ordered the s7e and will update with impressions after using it and no longer having my v10.
Received today and packaging is excellent which includes earphones and clear case.
Display is quite nice and sound is loud though maybe not as full as earlier HTC models.
Not crazy about their skin so I switched to Nova.
Connects to VZW LTE. Radio appears weaker than Nexus6p and s7edge and appears to struggle in weaker reception areas.
Decent camera.
Speedy though not all of my apps are installed.
Connects to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth instantly.
Fingerprint scanner exceedingly fast.
Keep getting system update screen status though there aren't any.
Still putting it through its paces.
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If you don't mind answering a quick question for me, I heard the capacitive buttons don't light up? So there's always a circle and two dots even when the display is off? I really like devices that have clean faces, it's actually one of the reasons, crazy as it sounds, I want to change my OnePlus 3. I hate the fingerprint scanner being on the front. I was excited when I first saw the Axon 7 with a nice minimalist face, but they changed it for the U.S. release. =/
Correct about buttons; don't light up which doesn't bother me.
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Hey Mark
Can you do a speed test on VZW?
When I get home: I work in a notoriously weak VZW reception area hence I noticed this phone struggles more than the others. I do have a TMO sim I could try add well since TMO is far better in my area.
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Hey I just received mine.... Has anyone had a issue with the GPS... I can't seem to be able to lock on any location... Not with Pokemon go or Google Maps
GPS locks, it just takes a little longer than usual at times.
I like this phone better than my HTC 10. I can actually see the screen while wearing sunglasses now. Reception does seem a little weaker than the HTC 10, but bluetooth and wifi are better/quicker seeking/longer distance on the 7.
TMO average speed: 25/5
I'll test vzw in about a half hour when in better reception area and then Wi-Fi when home.
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GPS locks, it just takes a little longer than usual at times.
I like this phone better than my HTC 10. I can actually see the screen while wearing sunglasses now. Reception does seem a little weaker than the HTC 10, but bluetooth and wifi are better/quicker seeking/longer distance on the 7.
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When you say see the screen with sunglasses are you referring to wearing polarized sunglasses and having the phone in landscape? That would be an improvement over my Find 7a right there.
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TMO average speed: 25/5
I'll test vzw in about a half hour when in better reception area and then Wi-Fi when home.
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Ok, Thanks
markwebb said:
TMO average speed: 25/5
I'll test vzw in about a half hour when in better reception area and then Wi-Fi when home.
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Hey bud. You said the Verizon coverage struggles in compared to other VZW devices. I know that reception bars can be highly inconsistent between other phones. Perhaps you should check the dBm measurements that are available under About Phone > Status to check the dBm. The full bands are there for VZW so I'm curious to see. Thanks.
Wow vzw is all over the place but fair warning my area is not really good:
20/35
7-10/4-6
10-20/5-10
Very unpredictable in my area.
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markwebb said:
Wow vzw is all over the place but fair warning my area is not really good:
20/35
7-10/4-6
10-20/5-10
Very unpredictable in my area.
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May you report the dBm in comparison to other VZW phones? :good:
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Hey bud. You said the Verizon coverage struggles in compared to other VZW devices. I know that reception bars can be highly inconsistent between other phones. Perhaps you should check the dBm measurements that are available under About Phone > Status to check the dBm. The full bands are there for VZW so I'm curious to see. Thanks.
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I said I live and work in an area with typically weak reception and that it's struggles more so than other phones that I own. however all of my phones struggle with VZW here. I did check -102 dbm
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I said I live and work in an area with typically weak reception and that it's struggles more so than other phones that I own. however all of my phones struggle with VZW here. I did check -102 dbm
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Ok, thanks a lot man. I didn't mean to sound annoying. I am wondering how this fares to your other VZW phones. I have Verizon myself and I hope I don't lose some reception if I buy this phone.
On At&t
Pros & cons (all mixed in here)
No GPS issues, works fine and fast for me
Sound is on par with, and maybe a little better than my Moto X Pure. Slightly fuller and it can get louder without any crackling/distortion
Signal on At&t appears weaker, but my speedtest LTE readings are as good or better than my Nexus 6P with 24 - 25mb down, 12-15mb up.
Charging on a computer is really slow! My Moto X Pure and even Nexus 6p both charged faster.
Don't like the fact you have to tap the lockscreen after you double tap it to swipe to open it
Don't like the notification thingy on the lockscreen you have to touch to see your notifications either...Hopefully that'll go away in an update, or the option to turn it off.
Someone told me there was a dark theme, but I don't see it? Not a deal breaker for me though.
Hate the squishy "stock" Android emoji's.... But once again, not a deal breaker for me.
**On a side note, I ruined 2 screen protectors and the Skinomi was too big, so it's going back. With the slightly curved screen, you have to get it dead center or it won't attach to the edges too well. - The two ruined ones are partially my fault, but these are the exact same issues I had with the Moto X Pure and it's slightly curved screen.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this phone!
OK better Vzw area seated:
49/29
Go figure!
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Okay, here is an oddity. If I am on Verizon and then switch to Wi-Fi and back to Verizon there is no connection. I have to reboot the phone in order for it to recognize Verizon. I tried airplane mode and shutting off data but always had to reboot.
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tele_jas said:
On At&t
Pros & cons (all mixed in here)
No GPS issues, works fine and fast for me
Sound is on par with, and maybe a little better than my Moto X Pure. Slightly fuller and it can get louder without any crackling/distortion
Signal on At&t appears weaker, but my speedtest LTE readings are as good or better than my Nexus 6P with 24 - 25mb down, 12-15mb up.
Charging on a computer is really slow! My Moto X Pure and even Nexus 6p both charged faster.
Don't like the fact you have to tap the lockscreen after you double tap it to swipe to open it
Don't like the notification thingy on the lockscreen you have to touch to see your notifications either...Hopefully that'll go away in an update, or the option to turn it off.
Someone told me there was a dark theme, but I don't see it? Not a deal breaker for me though.
Hate the squishy "stock" Android emoji's.... But once again, not a deal breaker for me.
**On a side note, I ruined 2 screen protectors and the Skinomi was too big, so it's going back. With the slightly curved screen, you have to get it dead center or it won't attach to the edges too well. - The two ruined ones are partially my fault, but these are the exact same issues I had with the Moto X Pure and it's slightly curved screen.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this phone!
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Yeah we gotta find the dark theme, too much white on this great amoled screen! I need root for layers too! I really like this phone but it's going back if bootloader isn't unlocked soon.
I did a speed test this morning and got 75/15 down/up on at&t. Phone has been nice and snappy. I totally agree about your issues, why didn't they do ambient display and ditch that icon you have to push to peek at notifications?
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Hey everyone, congratulations with your purchase!!!
this phone really brings the upgrade urge back (i have Note 4 now).
does it have a netmonitor (like 0011 in samsung) to see signal state, available bandwidth in mhz, and if there's any carrier aggregation?
can you limit the phone to use only specific bands, like:
2G no bands (prohibited)
3G 2100 for calls
4G 2600/1800 for internet (prohibiting power-hungry and low-speed band 800)
this easily doubles, or triples, the uptime on a single charge (for N910F).
samsung's example of such menu is here:
i'm not sure for Axon 7 the savings will be as notable as for Note 4 (as new snapdragon and modem are more power efficient), but why not try?
another question is:
is Axon 7 Cat.6 (300mbit 2CA), or Cat.9 (450mbit 3CA)?
the new snapdragon has a cat.9 modem, right?
I'm looking to move on from the Z3v in the near future. I'm curious what phones others have moved on to. I'm looking at the Moto G4 Plus possibly with 4GB RAM and 64 GB on board.
I'm trying to keep my budget to <$300. Any ideas?
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I'm looking to move on from the Z3v in the near future. I'm curious what phones others have moved on to. I'm looking at the Moto G4 Plus possibly with 4GB RAM and 64 GB on board.
I'm trying to keep my budget to <$300. Any ideas?
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I moved onto the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but that was because of a BOGO deal last year.
Are you locked down to Verizon or do you have another carrier? If I were you being on Verizon, I'd take advantage of this offer today: https://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/moto-z-play-droid/
The Moto Z is a truly modular phone that LG failed for its G5 to become. This is the Play version, but I'd rather much prefer the Force version as it has a bigger battery, better camera, and shatterproof screen tech. Either version comes with 32GBs, which isn't a problem to deal with when you can have expandable memory. It's not waterproof like the Z3v, but it's still splash resistant so I think streaming it in the sink won't do any harm if you want a quick clean. lol
GigaSPX said:
I moved onto the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, but that was because of a BOGO deal last year.
Are you locked down to Verizon or do you have another carrier? If I were you being on Verizon, I'd take advantage of this offer today: https://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/moto-z-play-droid/
The Moto Z is a truly modular phone that LG failed for its G5 to become. This is the Play version, but I'd rather much prefer the Force version as it has a bigger battery, better camera, and shatterproof screen tech. Either version comes with 32GBs, which isn't a problem to deal with when you can have expandable memory. It's not waterproof like the Z3v, but it's still splash resistant so I think streaming it in the sink won't do any harm if you want a quick clean. lol
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Appreciate the response. I have an S7 for work which I really like, and I'm tracking the Edge on Swappa. I do like this phone. Unfortunately, I am locked to VZ, and that Moto Z Play Droid offer, which I was on the verge of ordering yesterday, is for new lines only...so regular price is $17/mo ($408 total) and that is just too rich for what I consider a "compromise" phone. I can get a mint condition S7 on Swappa for $330 or so, which is clearly superior.
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Appreciate the response. I have an S7 for work which I really like, and I'm tracking the Edge on Swappa. I do like this phone. Unfortunately, I am locked to VZ, and that Moto Z Play Droid offer, which I was on the verge of ordering yesterday, is for new lines only...so regular price is $17/mo ($408 total) and that is just too rich for what I consider a "compromise" phone. I can get a mint condition S7 on Swappa for $330 or so, which is clearly superior.
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Oh, it's always those fine print words that gets you. I forgot to even think that you have to get a new line to take advantage of the discounted price. If I read and knew about it, I wouldn't have recommended it to you.
For a mint condition S7, that's pretty good for $330. The flat version allows you better accessorizing like tempered glass and more variety of cases. Definitely make a go for it.
I tried out the LG G6 for a week. Then, I got on Ebay and I ordered a new, in box Z3v. Why? Because this phone cannot be beat. I'd move to AT&T and get a newer Xperia if it wasn't such a hassle or cost so much. After my screen kept registering a touch (after 3 years of working fine) I had to replace my original Z3v. I could keep the LG G6. It just wasn't $600 worth of improvement. In fact, the lack of the front facing stereo speakers was so annoying that that's what did it in for me. Maybe it was faster (I couldn't notice). Maybe it was on a newer Android version (There were a few neat improvements there.) Maybe it had a better camera (Again, after using Xposed to set my default auto to 20MP - I couldn't notice it.) Maybe it has better resolution (It must just be me but I couldn't see any improvement from full 1080 on the Z3v versus the LG G6. Maybe my eyes just can't see pixels any smaller than 1080).
So - to make a long story short- I walk into to Verizon to turn in my LG G6 before I couldn't and they were like "why?" And I was like because it's worse than what I replaced. I got what I had had on Ebay for $120 and I'm perfectly happy with it. They were like "What was it?" And I said a Sony Z3v and they were like "Yeah, you Sony people love your phones, don't you."
Yes, yes we do.
The front facing stereo speakers, flawless performance and still excellent battery life are hard to walk away from. Keeping it until another phone with stereo front facing speakers is available. Too bad people gave this phone such a bad rap an Verizon didn't support it. It was/is the perhaps the best phone Verizon possibly ever carried.
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The front facing stereo speakers, flawless performance and still excellent battery life are hard to walk away from. Keeping it until another phone with stereo front facing speakers is available. Too bad people gave this phone such a bad rap an Verizon didn't support it. It was/is the perhaps the best phone Verizon possibly ever carried.
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I'm a bit surprised you haven't moved on yet. Battery life still holding up as great as what you had before?
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I'm a bit surprised you haven't moved on yet. Battery life still holding up as great as what you had before?
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Actually I'm surprised I haven't moved on yet too! The battery life is still good... I'm still getting about 5 hours screen on time. My phone is no longer waterproof however as a couple of the flap/covers are missing...lol. My options are a little limited on Verizon for a replacement... don't like Samsung curved edge devices and Moto mods are not my thing. G6 looks OK but my Z3v still works perfectly fine so I'm not sure I want to give up yet. Hoping the Pixel 2 or Note 8 will trip my trigger. What do you have now?
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Actually I'm surprised I haven't moved on yet too! The battery life is still good... I'm still getting about 5 hours screen on time. My phone is no longer waterproof however as a couple of the flap/covers are missing...lol. My options are a little limited on Verizon for a replacement... don't like Samsung curved edge devices and Moto mods are not my thing. G6 looks OK but my Z3v still works perfectly fine so I'm not sure I want to give up yet. Hoping the Pixel 2 or Note 8 will trip my trigger. What do you have now?
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I have the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The S8/S8+ curves are perfection because the S7 Edge's are way too curvey, but I guess I'll wait to upgrade later.
That's pretty great you still have 5 hours of SOT. I'm not getting anywhere near that unless I just watch movies on my S7 Edge because of how poorly optimized Samsung is with their software. I only find it problematic that the Z3v can't go into Marshmallow because the 801 chips are supposed to be able to do it. Doze mode is really helpful with that.
The Note 8 is a definite must with all its bells and whistles. The Pixel 2 is something I would have to see when they announce it because the Pixel 1's design language looks bland. The G6 seems like the reasonable upgrade from the Z3v, but the UI is different for my taste and you have to be weary of LG's bootloop issue.
I've moved on to the Note 8.
I have the S8+, but the edges and corners are too rounded. The extras, like the dual camera, more RAM and the Spen are great. I definitely love the form factor of the Note 8 over the S8+.
I am NOT a fan of the beveled edges! And the lack of stereo speakers is tough to take on such expensive models that are otherwise so feature rich.
Meanwhile, I am buying new batteries, adhesive gaskets and glass backs for both Z3Vs, which are in brand-new shape.
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I've moved on to the Note 8.
I have the S8+, but the edges and corners are too rounded. The extras, like the dual camera, more RAM and the Spen are great. I definitely love the form factor of the Note 8 over the S8+.
I am NOT a fan of the beveled edges! And the lack of stereo speakers is tough to take on such expensive models that are otherwise so feature rich.
Meanwhile, I am buying new batteries, adhesive gaskets and glass backs for both Z3Vs, which are in brand-new shape.
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Aha, I've moved onto the Note 8. Once on the Note, I don't think I could ever go back to another smartphone. The S Pen is a jewel and the form factor is definitely a step up above the S7 Edge I had before and the S8/S8+. Albeit it is quite a tall phone though.
My Z3V is just sitting on my desk, reverted to factory image and all. Why buy new parts in repairing it though?
The batteries have crapped out. To replace them is a nightmare that involves removing the glass back with a heat gun. On videos I've seen, the adhesive gasket is unsalvageable. And since the back is glass, I figure there is a good chance of breaking it.
The parts are cheap, and both of my Z3Vs are in perfect shape with their boxes.
I'm fondly recalling my z3v while I enjoy writing this post with the S pen on my Noto 8. Ressurection of the Z3V is really all about the stereo speakers!