Hi!
I'm currently using Mi A1 but thinking about upgrading to Nokia 7.1. I really exited about this phone and like everything about it on paper.
However in a lot of reviews people are complaining about regular lags while scrolling through UI, opening Google Now, notification drawer etc. Many also complaining that apps take long to load and that they even crash sometimes.
Can some of you, real device users please confirm or deny, whether you experience some or all of these things? And how you satisfied with user experience on this device overall?
Thanks.
qd42 said:
Hi!
I'm currently using Mi A1 but thinking about upgrading to Nokia 7.1. I really exited about this phone and like everything about it on paper.
However in a lot of reviews people are complaining about regular lags while scrolling through UI, opening Google Now, notification drawer etc. Many also complaining that apps take long to load and that they even crash sometimes.
Can some of you, real device users please confirm or deny, whether you experience some or all of these things? And how you satisfied with user experience on this device overall?
Thanks.
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I too upgraded from a Mi A1 to this. It has no problems connecting to LTE and staying connected unlike the A1. I replaced the default launcher with Nova Launcher and I'd say it's not super noticeable but I'd say it's faster overall. There's an OTA out that pushes the October security patch and likely some software improvements. With Pie likely coming before the end of the month, I'm satisfied. If you get it, buy a case too - believe me. It's thinner width wise and slippery.
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I too upgraded from a Mi A1 to this. It has no problems connecting to LTE and staying connected unlike the A1. I replaced the default launcher with Nova Launcher and I'd say it's not super noticeable but I'd say it's faster overall. There's an OTA out that pushes the October security patch and likely some software improvements. With Pie likely coming before the end of the month, I'm satisfied. If you get it, buy a case too - believe me. It's thinner width wise and slippery.
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Thank you for the answer! What do you think about camera quality on Nokia 7.1 compared to Mi A1?
qd42 said:
Thank you for the answer! What do you think about camera quality on Nokia 7.1 compared to Mi A1?
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Pictures tend to be slightly better on the Nokia 7.1 but camera quality varies by person. One person could see a stunning photo and another says it's subpar. I would love a port of the Pixel 3 camera here.
Smooth experience here, but I'm not the sensitive type that bugs out over 2 vs 4 seconds to open an app.
Camera is way ahead of the Essential.
Great device overall.
fatesealer said:
Pictures tend to be slightly better on the Nokia 7.1 but camera quality varies by person. One person could see a stunning photo and another says it's subpar. I would love a port of the Pixel 3 camera here.
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There's plenty of pixel 3xl gcam
ports, check out the 7 plus thread. Picture quality is amazing with the port..
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How come there isn't even basic ROMs for Z2 yet? No PA, No VanirAOSP and all.
I am thinking to buy this device but the dev support got me worried.
From my experience on here dev support usually takes a while on sony devices. If custom roms is your thing you should have a look at htc's phones or wait and see what progress is made with the z2.
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Official CM development has already begun, (on par with the Z) which is much sooner than happened with the Z1.
Z1 had issues with unlocking the bootloader which was only resolved a few months after launch. Z2 does not have this problem.
Once CM completes the bring up other roms will follow.
pratyush997 said:
How come there isn't even basic ROMs for Z2 yet? No PA, No VanirAOSP and all.
I am thinking to buy this device but the dev support got me worried.
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I must admit, I'd like to see a completely pure AOSP ROM myself. (With one possible exception: the camera. I wouldn't want to lose any hardware features in terms of capture resolution, capture rate, full / half press shutter button, focus speed, or image quality. Couldn't care less about 4K video, but I don't know if there's a third-party app that can provide all of the above.)
I find my Xperia Z2 incredibly bloated, and while I've disabled as much as I can, there's a lot that can't be disabled without root. (And I am uncertain whether I can safely root this and change much without losing my warranty or the ability to install subsequent OTA updates without risking bricking the phone.)
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From my experience on here dev support usually takes a while on sony devices. If custom roms is your thing you should have a look at htc's phones or wait and see what progress is made with the z2.
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M8 has way more dev support than Z2
pratyush997 said:
M8 has way more dev support than Z2
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Well it's a more popular phone. Not sure about somewhere else, but in Adelaide (Australia), htc is everywhere, but you can barely bump into someone with a Sony phone.
I for one would love a purer android experience, but I don't want to lose the active noise cancelling and answering machine. The thing irritates me the most on Z2 is that 'what's new' button when you long press home. Google now is not in the middle as it should.
Sure ROMs will have support when the phone is widely available, the trees are quite stable now and ready for daily driver.
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Sure ROMs will have support when the phone is widely available, the trees are quite stable now and ready for daily driver.
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I think I'll just get Z1 because it's almost similar to Z2 and has more support.
In case anyone is intrested: I currently work on a pure AOSP device tree for 4.4.4. i also planned to have some fun with L-preview but I don't know if I am able to do this.
You'll hear from me.
Greetings
Myself5
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I must admit, I'd like to see a completely pure AOSP ROM myself. (With one possible exception: the camera. I wouldn't want to lose any hardware features in terms of capture resolution, capture rate, full / half press shutter button, focus speed, or image quality. Couldn't care less about 4K video, but I don't know if there's a third-party app that can provide all of the above.)
I find my Xperia Z2 incredibly bloated, and while I've disabled as much as I can, there's a lot that can't be disabled without root. (And I am uncertain whether I can safely root this and change much without losing my warranty or the ability to install subsequent OTA updates without risking bricking the phone.)
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That's the holy grail of android. AOSP with some pumped up feature rich camera. It doesn't exist, on any device!
I ran CM11 today just to try it out. I really like the ROM but the camera is just garbage compared to Sony's software. Plus you can't start the camera from the shutter button (a huge benefit for me personally). The smoothness and customization is great, but the camera never will be.
farfromovin said:
That's the holy grail of android. AOSP with some pumped up feature rich camera. It doesn't exist, on any device!
I ran CM11 today just to try it out. I really like the ROM but the camera is just garbage compared to Sony's software. Plus you can't start the camera from the shutter button (a huge benefit for me personally). The smoothness and customization is great, but the camera never will be.
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The camera is on par with Sony's ROM when it comes to photo quality, it doesn't support 4k but apart from that it
s pretty okay?
farfromovin said:
That's the holy grail of android. AOSP with some pumped up feature rich camera. It doesn't exist, on any device!
I ran CM11 today just to try it out. I really like the ROM but the camera is just garbage compared to Sony's software. Plus you can't start the camera from the shutter button (a huge benefit for me personally). The smoothness and customization is great, but the camera never will be.
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Press the button on the 2nd step (the one which is more inside) for like 2 seconds. Starts fine here on Carbon (which uses CM Camera).
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pratyush997 said:
I think I'll just get Z1 because it's almost similar to Z2 and has more support.
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Screen is much better on Z2.
Plus, aosp been avail on z1 much longer and to get camera to work properly you have to install a camera fix app.
Z2 has only had fully working aosp for a few weeks. You will find new developers and ROMs appearing each month so don't worry.
And on my previous phones, I rarely run pure CM but on Z2 I'm totally happy with it. Fast, smooth and with an Android L theme it looks great too.
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Screen is much better on Z2.
Plus, aosp been avail on z1 much longer and to get camera to work properly you have to install a camera fix app.
Z2 has only had fully working aosp for a few weeks. You will find new developers and ROMs appearing each month so don't worry.
And on my previous phones, I rarely run pure CM but on Z2 I'm totally happy with it. Fast, smooth and with an Android L theme it looks great too.
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I also have an OnePlus One invite but even that device doesn't have decent dev support
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The camera is on par with Sony's ROM when it comes to photo quality, it doesn't support 4k but apart from that it
s pretty okay?
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For just a point and shoot it may be on part with OEM. One of Sony's best features might be the 120fps 720p mode. Much better than iphone5s or OPPO find7. No such option with AOSP derived third party roms.
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How come there isn't even basic ROMs for Z2 yet? No PA, No VanirAOSP and all.
I am thinking to buy this device but the dev support got me worried.
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It has Cyanogenmod and AOKP. Those are arguably the 2 most basic.
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It has Cyanogenmod and AOKP. Those are arguably the 2 most basic.
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Check M8's forums and compare it to Z2
farfromovin said:
That's the holy grail of android. AOSP with some pumped up feature rich camera. It doesn't exist, on any device!
I ran CM11 today just to try it out. I really like the ROM but the camera is just garbage compared to Sony's software. Plus you can't start the camera from the shutter button (a huge benefit for me personally). The smoothness and customization is great, but the camera never will be.
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if you install the oneplusone camera app, it will start when the phone is unlocked with the camera button. and you get a little bit of customisation.
From the looks of things though android L will bring use closer to the gold of having support for advanced camera features, rather than oems having to build there own.
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The camera is on par with Sony's ROM when it comes to photo quality, it doesn't support 4k but apart from that it
s pretty okay?
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Yeah I switched to Carbon for a few days and found that the general photo quality in the stock camera was pretty close, but I still missed the Sony app enough that I loaded my RomAur backup.
Honestly I could have dealt with the camera, but I had a lot of issues with AndroidWear and my Gear Live not working correctly on it... Not sure how support is on other Z2 supporting AOSP-ish ROMs at the moment but it wasn't particularly reliable there.
I definitely did like the overall experience though minus the minor issues.
farfromovin said:
That's the holy grail of android. AOSP with some pumped up feature rich camera. It doesn't exist, on any device!
I ran CM11 today just to try it out. I really like the ROM but the camera is just garbage compared to Sony's software. Plus you can't start the camera from the shutter button (a huge benefit for me personally). The smoothness and customization is great, but the camera never will be.
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I'm not asking for a pumped-up, feature-rich camera, just one that can do what the hardware is capable of. Full resolution, full burst rate, and a working shutter button. I'd prefer not to have all Sony's extra bunk like ar modes etc, to be honest.
Hi guys and girls,
I'm looking at getting a new phone soon and my choices I've narrowed it down to, for different reasons, are these:
Google Pixel 2 XL - good battery life, great camera, pure android
OnePlus 5T - good battery life, good development scene
Huawei Mate 10 Pro - can get a good deal on it, great battery, great camera
Cons of the Mate 10 Pro all revolve around EMUI. Bugs/features I've heard about so far are these:
Non-push notifications not working
No notification drawer on lock screen
Quick reply actions etc not always working
These all seem really annoying and are things I wouldn't have a problem with on the Pixel 2. I could root, and install AOSP, but that would just have different bugs, and I'd lose the AI which is obviously a big feature of this phone, plus the camera quality would be lost.
So I'm looking for any users who have either had these issues fixed, or know workarounds, or have any other little bugs that I should know about.
Thanks
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Hi guys and girls,
I'm looking at getting a new phone soon and my choices I've narrowed it down to, for different reasons, are these:
Google Pixel 2 XL - good battery life, great camera, pure android
OnePlus 5T - good battery life, good development scene
Huawei Mate 10 Pro - can get a good deal on it, great battery, great camera
Cons of the Mate 10 Pro all revolve around EMUI. Bugs/features I've heard about so far are these:
Non-push notifications not working
No notification drawer on lock screen
Quick reply actions etc not always working
These all seem really annoying and are things I wouldn't have a problem with on the Pixel 2. I could root, and install AOSP, but that would just have different bugs, and I'd lose the AI which is obviously a big feature of this phone, plus the camera quality would be lost.
So I'm looking for any users who have either had these issues fixed, or know workarounds, or have any other little bugs that I should know about.
Thanks
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Scrolling Widgets not working. Very annoying.
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Mario_Wiznycia said:
Scrolling Widgets not working. Very annoying.
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Thanks. Not a big widget user, but annoying to know things like that are broken. Do you think that once the phone is released in the states, support will be better? Pretty big market
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Thanks. Not a big widget user, but annoying to know things like that are broken. Do you think that once the phone is released in the states, support will be better? Pretty big market
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Its difficult to say, it seems like a simple fix for Huawei, so don't know why it's taken so long to sort out.
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Its difficult to say, it seems like a simple fix for Huawei, so don't know why it's taken so long to sort out.
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And that's the sort of thing I'm concerned about. They are a massive manufacturer and therefore you'd think that issues like this should be sorted at release. I understand that Oreo is still new and all manufacturers will have issues, but this would be my first Huawei phone and I'd like it to be in good shape! And a good experience.
Audio switches from bluetooth to loudspeaker after some time.
Call quality is very bad due to the AI chip.
Since these issues are there since release, I wouldn't recommend that you buy the Mate 10 Pro.
12 pages of bluetooth issues on German forums: https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/...0-pro-android-8-bluetooth-problem.853624.html
The two issues stopping me from buying this now are what I've heard that third party apps don't show notifications on the lockscreen always on display and the LED works spordically.
Pretty important that I know I have notification considering this is a communications device I would say.
Also there are reports about poor wifi and cell signal.
I love this phone so far, and I actually think the camera app is good, but I love my brother's pixel camera app. Is there a generic APK that would work on this or would it have to be built specifically for this phone? I am coming from a Moto G5 plus, so this camera is night and day better.
I stopped buying nice phones, because of the work I do, I break the screen or the battery life degrades to the point I need a new phone every year, and I don't like paying a lot of money for phones. I use my phone for internet, email, a handful of news apps and a camera.
Thanks in advance.
Yes go to the Nokia 7 plus forum, there's a thread which will let you know the 3 you can install 2 are based on 6.1 and 1 on 5.3.. They all work great, it all depends on the quality your looking for.. I myself am running the latest MGC release and arnova 5.3 beta 2..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...7-plus-google-camera-hdr-zsl-t3775956/page120
I am using V8.3build-5.1.018.177624777 and its a really nice app. I am looking forward to a stable 6.version with night vision (or whatever its called).
I got this one working on a 7.1. GCam-5.1.018-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.3b1. I didn't really get to evaluate picture quality but the app worked. A couple of others I had tried either wouldn't open or froze.
I would go for MI 8, without any doubt, and here are my reasons:
1. Did I mention the price? I paid $350 shipped for a gorgeous blue MI 8 with Snapdragon 845 + 6 GB RAM + 6.21" gorgeous AMOLED display. Bootloader was unlocked and all I had to do was flash TWRP + EU ROM and I am in the game!
2. Pie updates come weekly and they get better and better. It's very fluid, smooth, and performance is awesome.
3. Stock camera has improved a lot but BSG modded GCAM is excellent and is specially made for MI 8. The iSheeple X (you know what I am talking about?) phone users are amazed at the quality of the photos and couple of times they insisted that I take pictures in parties... That speaks volumes!
4. DualGPS is good with L5 satellites to boot.
5. Froze several MIUI apps (MI Browser, Account, Phone, Mail, Messaging, Sync, etc. and replaced it with Google couterparts) and checkout the battery consumption overnight. Incredible!
6. Alternative ROMS like Havoc (I particularly love this as it has tons of features/customizaton), Pixel, etc. are available and they can be a daily driver too.
7. Use Nova Launcher with Prime. With gestures and all the Nova Prime customization (sky is the limit), the navigation is a delight!
8. I used to hate the notch with passion and for some unknown reason, got used to it now. I am not really sure why bit it doesn't bother me any more. That's what happens when you keep staring at something, day in/out. Go figure!
9. Did I mention the price? I just cannot believe Xiaomi can sell the device with the same specs as a S9 for less than half the price. That only shows how much these branded manufactures are robbing the customers! This is what I call as a daylight robbery!
I own it for more than 3 months now and would buy it again without hesitation.
PS: Sure, there are few minor bugs on the beta PIE ROM which are not a show stopper for me.
I may sound like a Xiaomi salesman but am definitely not I used to love Nexus line for its features and price and now Google follows Sammy. Now, Xiaomi comes to the rescue!
For the last 6 months - No, I really didn't, it has been a constant disapointment and frustration..... until last Friday that is.
The latest ROM from Xiaomi.eu solved the last piece of the puzzle for me (google hotword detection) so now my car stereo running android auto finally works properly again!
With GCam for it's night mode, it is all-round great now.
Surely you should have had the update for the stock camera to have the new night mode? How's that?
jimac said:
For the last 6 months - No, I really didn't, it has been a constant disapointment and frustration..... until last Friday that is.
The latest ROM from Xiaomi.eu solved the last piece of the puzzle for me (google hotword detection) so now my car stereo running android auto finally works properly again!
With GCam for it's night mode, it is all-round great now.
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i was on Samsung galaxy s4, bought for 480$, i disappointed with it's features and performance and high price,also got stuck with locked bootloader.
for me i will not go for Samsung anymore.
i was searching a lot to get a nice phone with high performance and reasonable price, also availability in my country.
until i found xiaomi mi8, impressive phone and a lot of features, i feel the real freedom.
but one thing made me sad is the big battery drain in the miui 10. miui 9 was great!
so i will flash havoc os to et rid of the battery drain problem
I love my Mi8 too. Currently updated to 10.1.1.0
Just need a tweak for audio, because I bought Kz ZSN IEM and tested/compare my old 2015 samsung A8's audio output to Mi8 and notice that samsung A8 audio quality is far more good and loud than our Mi8..
Waiting to unlock my Mi8, and will flash dolby atmos.
Try to test it too and see for yourself, and if you have other suggestion on how to improved our mi8 audio pls feel free to comment. Thank you
jimac said:
For the last 6 months - No, I really didn't, it has been a constant disapointment and frustration..... until last Friday that is.
The latest ROM from Xiaomi.eu solved the last piece of the puzzle for me (google hotword detection) so now my car stereo running android auto finally works properly again!
With GCam for it's night mode, it is all-round great now.
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Wow, i didn't even realize ok google worked now, thanks! And you're right, now it's perfect!
Hi all Im thniking about to buy this phone.Development is amazing.Price is also verry good.Problem is that I read a lot about issues with screen...Bleeding,touch issue,Polarization problem...Lot of people say this is best choice,but lot of them even dont own this phone.I want to ask people that already using Poco.Is this good choice and issues are really that bad?Im thinkig too about Mi 8 but he got not soo big development.BTW I dont want to use Miui,Im thinking about AOSP or Lineage Roms...Are the newest production units of Poco better or all have same issues?
As a Poco user, my only issue is touch response, although it's not so noticable anymore and it's improved with every update. I have to admit, xiaomi had enough time to fix this completely and it was a little annoying. I never had issues with screen bleeeing etc...
I was always a fan of Aosp/LOs roms, but I have to say, Miui became a better OS for Me. Aosp pie has a variety of stupid and illogical solutions, and my opinion is that Oreo was far better. Nowdays, Miui is more customizable, it's faster, it's more visually appealing...
The best you can squeeze out of this device is to use debloated Miui rom, be assured.
Poco's only advantage over Mi 8 is the battery, and there the comparison ends, depends on your needs...
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Hi all Im thniking about to buy this phone.Development is amazing.Price is also verry good.Problem is that I read a lot about issues with screen...Bleeding,touch issue,Polarization problem...Lot of people say this is best choice,but lot of them even dont own this phone.I want to ask people that already using Poco.Is this good choice and issues are really that bad?Im thinkig too about Mi 8 but he got not soo big development.BTW I dont want to use Miui,Im thinking about AOSP or Lineage Roms...Are the newest production units of Poco better or all have same issues?
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Well different people have different opinion! According to my opinion works very good and fast, global is okay, handy extra functions like double tap to start screen and holding a digital button to close screen.
Miui is terrible, just like the own cloud and backup. Please just use Google standards. It took a long time to find a calendar reminder that works okay with miui. Own calendar has no snooze etc.
The price is very very good and happily no glass back etc.
I have the Global version (made in China).
No issues at all with performance and no screen bleed. If there are touch issues, I haven't noticed them.
There is a really annoying issue when wearing polarised sunglasses - the screen when used in portrait will be completely blacked out by the sunglasses - you will need to use the phone in landscape to view it. Unsure why they decided to do that - very stupid decision.
Ok thanks for your answers.As you are users of Poco how would be your choice today?Still Poco or Mi 8 or maybe another Phone?
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Ok thanks for your answers.As you are users of Poco how would be your choice today?Still Poco or Mi 8 or maybe another Phone?
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I would try to find cheap Mi 6, which was the best phone Xiaomi ever made up to now, I sold mine and made a mistake. Fast as hell, excellent developement, good battery etc, no notch, front fps etc....