How good/bad is the screen on the phone? The 1 thing holding me back from purchasing this phone is the 720p screen, I think everything else about the phone is near perfect (except the processor). If this phone came with a 1080p screen I would have already preordered being the pixel junkie that I am.
I left AT&T recently and went to Verizon and though I upgraded in service quality I downgraded in phone choices by a ton. Basically the only phones I will have to choose from are, the HTC One, Moto X, iPhone 5s or the Note 3.
I am looking for advice, as you can see by my signature I've owned tons of phones this year and I cant seem to find a phone that fits me as good as this iPhone does at this point. The Nexus 4 was close but AT&T is just bad so it ruined the whole experience. I believe the Moto X might be the best opportunity I have on Verizon for a phone with a bigger screen but with a small footprint and nearly stock android. On the other hand the HTC One with 4.2.2 on Verizon might be great and the Note 3 could be a tech nerds (myself) dream with its specifications.
I think with the 720vs1080 is just that. NUMBERS. I don't think on that screen size unless your LOOKING for a problem you won't see a noticeable difference to the naked eye.
Sent from my MB886 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Just a numbers game. Watch any of the demo videos posted by blogs that reviewed the MotoX and the screen is beautiful during normal use. You aren't going notice the difference unless you place a 1080p screen next to the 720p and stare at the screens for a long time.
Just number game too here ... really like the quality of the screen... have used an s4 and prefer my moto x and the thin sensation of the phone... Ok google now is excellent ( and really work great in french language ... )
Go play with the droid Maxx and the gs4 at the store you will see the difference. None that the eye can see!!
Sent from my XT1080 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I switched from 4S to HTC one love it, and the viper Rom just pushes it over the edge with great battery life.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
Comparing to my N4, there is no difference in quality.
Bought my Moto X today after loving my LG Optimus Pro. I'm surprised by the screen quality. The 720 is much better than expected. Smaller screen so it appears to look good. The LG and HTC screens at 1080 are still nicer overall but don't let the 720 dissuade you. This is a great phone. The camera may be the only weakness. This phone is as quick as my LG Optimus Pro with a 600 Snapdragon chip.
Sent from my XT1058 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
It's not a bad display, it's definitely worse than the One and the S4.
I thought the 720p screen was going to be horrendous compare to my galaxy s4's gorgeous 1080p screen but the screen quality actually surprised me. Its not like the droid razr's screens of the past. Without the s4 in front of you, you won't be able to tell without looking for the imperfection.
Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk 4
I'd wait for the iPhone 5s announcement with iOS 7. Its going to make the iPhone look brand new again. On top of that I think once they release the official iOS 7 I think its already jailbreak able from what I've seen. I came from an iPhone too I miss alot of the features but hard yo give up my s4 just for an iPhone 5 maybe a 5s
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
I went to the store today to play with one in person and I had my HTC one with me for comparison. I had originally thing that the ppi of Moto X is high enough anyway, but I can definitely see the pixels on smaller fonts on the X, unless somehow the font is optimized on the one.
The white on the X is also considerably more yellow than on the one, maybe it could be calibrated in software, but with the one next to it in similar brightness, the display of the X looks dull in color and pixelated compared to the one. And the text is not as sharp. Being Chinese, the fine details on the Chinese character is very important, and the bolded Chinese font that still looks great on the one was very disappointing to see on the X.
For anyone interested, go to http://tw.news.yahoo.com and make sure to request the desktop version. It is a pretty standard Chinese site that I use to check text readability.
For me the biggest benefit with a 1080 screen is if you are going to connect it to a 1080 tv or external display a lot, then you get correct pixel mapping. When I connect my sgs3 to a tv I only get a 720p signal.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
I like it...
I think the screen is pretty nice, not the best. But battery life is pretty stellar so far. Its VERY snappy too. Features rock and are really appreciated as light over stock. Feels premium in the hand too. Overall I am impressed but will likely sell it for a Nexus in December anyway...gotta have my klp fix.
Sent from my XT1058 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I'm happy with it, its not my 2013 nexus 7, but its pretty good. Its worth noting that they went with rbg instead of pentile so it looks better than other 720p screens I've used.
Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk 2
inseconds99 said:
How good/bad is the screen on the phone? The 1 thing holding me back from purchasing this phone is the 720p screen, I think everything else about the phone is near perfect (except the processor). If this phone came with a 1080p screen I would have already preordered being the pixel junkie that I am.
I left AT&T recently and went to Verizon and though I upgraded in service quality I downgraded in phone choices by a ton. Basically the only phones I will have to choose from are, the HTC One, Moto X, iPhone 5s or the Note 3.
I am looking for advice, as you can see by my signature I've owned tons of phones this year and I cant seem to find a phone that fits me as good as this iPhone does at this point. The Nexus 4 was close but AT&T is just bad so it ruined the whole experience. I believe the Moto X might be the best opportunity I have on Verizon for a phone with a bigger screen but with a small footprint and nearly stock android. On the other hand the HTC One with 4.2.2 on Verizon might be great and the Note 3 could be a tech nerds (myself) dream with its specifications.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. the processor is not something to hate on. there are technically 8 cores in this phone. the main processor is dual-core but NOT last years model. this will save you battery as well as eliminate useless hardware that only takes up resources. quad core processing is a joke for mobile phones, especially when almost zero apps make use of anything more than two cores.
2. to complain about an HD resolution on a 4.7inch screen not being HD enough is petty and ridiculous. 720p or 1080p is no where near anything to complain about
3. the iphone doesnt have quad core. the iphone doesnt have 1080p. it doesnt even have 720p. how does it fit you more than the moto x?
this is the problem. people are way too concerned with over-hyped useless hardware specs and no one cares for how the hardware and software play together. the user experience is the reason the iphone was the best selling phone year after year. now with android, people rather show off a useless 8core processor instead of a finely tuned dual core that works much smoother. the moto x is attempting to fix what samsung destroyed.
I love it. Despite being 720 I can't tell. The colors are very vibrant and the only way you can see a pixel on it is if you put your eye right on it but you shouldnt be doing that so you should be fine
Sent from my XT1058 using xda app-developers app
I also have the iphone 5/4S/N4/S3/S2. It really depends. Screen resolution doesn't matter as much as screen quality IMO. Things like contrast and color reproduction are more important once you get into the 720p+ realm.
Basically it's a choice between:
AMOLED Variations (Moto X, Note 3, most Samsung) = best contrast, second best colors, best viewing angles
IPS (Iphone 5, HTC One, N4 etc) = second best contrast, best colors, second best viewing angles
TFT screens (TV's, most low end phones, some mid range) = worst contrast, worst colors, worst viewing angles
I personally missed the insane contrast levels when I used IPS screens, I'm a sucker for DEEP blacks for my themes/setup.
The screen quality for a 720p AMOLED screen is flawless on my sample. No dead pixels, perfect uniformity, zero backlight bleed (unlike S2, S3 which do have backlight bleed when you set an all black image and go in a dark room, you can still see the screen. On Moto X the phone dissapears in those same conditions)
A perfect screen for me would be Moto X screen with iphone 4s digitizer lol. The digitizer in the iphone 5 was pretty bad. Hardly registered my taps near the edge of the screen.
Thanks for all the replies, I decided against the Moto X, I played with it in the store and it had a similar look and feel to the Nexus 4 (which I had anticipated). I am going to wait out the Sony Honami (I REALLY REALLY WANT THIS PHONE) and the Note 3 seeing as how IFA is a week away. If I'm disappointed, I will go out an purchase the iPhone 5s and wait to see what the new Nexus brings.
I know the new Nexus won't be coming for Verizon, so I might have to try T-Mobile out if anything because AT&T is terrible in my area.
Thanks
Related
The thing that really blows me away that hasn't been discussed in most reviews or here is the screen resolution on this 7 inch tablet with a dpi of 213. The text looks so crisp on a web page, close to ipad 3 almost (i know it is not).
As a matter of fact, because of getting use to this clear text, I had a few days left on my return policy for the Asus TF300, which I use to think had a very nice screen, but now the text seems blurry to me. I have heard the same from people switching from ipad 1 or 2 to ipad 3.
Thus, I have decided to return my tf300 and just ordered an Asus TF700 for use as my 10 incher.
Anyone else getting too use to this type of resolution?
superflysocal said:
The thing that really blows me away that hasn't been discussed in most reviews or here is the screen resolution on this 7 inch tablet with a dpi of 213. The text looks so crisp on a web page, close to ipad 3 almost (i know it is not).
As a matter of fact, because of getting use to this clear text, I had a few days left on my return policy for the Asus TF300, which I use to think had a very nice screen, but now the text seems blurry to me. I have heard the same from people switching from ipad 1 or 2 to ipad 3.
Thus, I have decided to return my tf300 and just ordered an Asus TF700 for use as my 10 incher.
Anyone else getting too use to this type of resolution?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Resolution is definitely very nice especially in comparison to my moms iPad 2 from work.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Um... well, the ppi on the Nexus 7 is not really that high. It is higher than that of most tablets out there, but it is lower than almost all current gen Android phones, and even some previous ones. So if you have been at least staring at a Nexus One with a ppi of 254, this should not be all that impressive. Though you do hold it further away from your face.
However it is indeed very impressive by tablet standards. The previous gen iPads had a horrendous ppi of 132. And I believe the highest ppi of any Android tablet is currently found on the 499$ Transformer Prime Infinity with a ppi of 224. So the Nexus 7 surely packs quite a bang.
blackhand1001 said:
Resolution is definitely very nice especially in comparison to my moms iPad 2 from work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seconded. The resolution is very nice, and the color tone is way better than the iPad 3 retina display. That one is just too...warm? It ends up yellowing and dulling colors in a weird way.
Hexdecimal said:
Seconded. The resolution is very nice, and the color tone is way better than the iPad 3 retina display. That one is just too...warm? It ends up yellowing and dulling colors in a weird way.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Funny... that is exactly what I would say about the 7. Way too warm compared to the rest of my devices (IPad 3, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S3). Its kind of annoying really. I'm adapting though because I love the size.
My original intention was to get the TF700, i decided that saving $230+ was a better choice and went with the N7 and i love the screen. No complaints about the resolution. :good:
I should make my 800x480 pentile SGS phone look like crap in comparison which is the main reason why I'm getting one.
I watched the transformer movie on it. It looks awesome.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
I know what you mean. The galaxy nexus screen looks so much crisper compared to the n7 but I love my n7, no defects, perfect screen size and best of all its pure android.
Sent from my Nexus 7
No wonder the nexus one display was amazing. From that phone I went on to galaxy then sensation and always thought the nexus one was better in display.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
I know the feeling. I upgraded from the iPad 1 to the iPad 3 and I can't even look at the Old one anymore.
Thankfully the N7 has a high res screen so it'll be tolerable by my eyes.
No, because i'm used to 284 DPI on my Galaxy Note. The Nexus 7 has a good screen (especially for the price), but it's nowhere near as good as the AMOLED on the Note.
I agree with th op. screen is great quality. out of all tablets, infinity pad is the best and nexus 7 comes in close second. the text is really crisp and hd movies look really good on it.
For the price its a good screen... but nothing compared to my iPad 3.
It still blows away my pad 1 and my playbook!
Sent from my Nexus 7
My daily driver is the HTC one x which has the best mobile screen I've ever used. That being said I hope the nexus 7 screen still looks amazing to me when I get it later. I have had plenty of other tablets though so as long as it looks better than those I'll be satisfied.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
futuregerald said:
My daily driver is the HTC one x which has the best mobile screen I've ever used. That being said I hope the nexus 7 screen still looks amazing to me when I get it later. I have had plenty of other tablets though so as long as it looks better than those I'll be satisfied.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Screen will look better than most other tablets except for the new iPad... The clarity won't be as good as your HTC one x because it have more ppi on a smaller screen size... We should not compare tablet screen vs cellphone screen because the phone will always win assuming were talking high end phones!
Sent from my Nexus 7
i've got a 3GS, so this thing should blow me away lol!! Can't wait till next week
Not sure yet. Although not sure it'll beat the HOX. Anyone have both?
Sent from my HTC One X
UK
Nexus 16gb
3rd of July ordered.
Nothing yet apart from THAT email!
I guess I did have tablets in mind when I posted this, never even thought about comparing to phone.
However, i would be interested in this comparison though. Web browsing is where I see the effects of a high rez screen the best due to text size. On people with phones that have better dpi like Galaxy nexus, if you open up a web site in ITS DESKTOP VERSION like yahoo.com (and if you have font size set to Normal), can you still read the small texts pretty well? Would be interesting to see the effects of large dpi but on a smaller screen.
I think the screen looks amazing. For the price you can beat this tab. Am happy I got one.
The warm color issues can be fixed with kernels and gama settings. Well I think it can, I fixed my Galaxy Nexus colors by tuning the multipliers
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Ok, I have a question for everyone out there..
I currently have a Galaxy Nexus and am qualified for an upgrade on Verizon... I was thinking about the HTC One, but the Moto X software (near stock + moto features), but comparing the specs, the Moto X specs are very very similar to that which I already have on the GNex. My question is whether it is really worth the $ to upgrade from a Galaxy Nexus to the Moto X?
Thanks!
Kaz
Watch some reviews on youtube or read some articles. You will soon realise that its far superior
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4
Trust me, the specs are not similar at all. This is the best performing phone I've ever owned, and I had both the GS4 and the HTC One.
Sent from my XT1058 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Speaking as someone who has owned a Gnex you won't be disappointed unless you're a flashaholic. I had the GSM Gnex so it was a little bit different than the Verizon model but close enough for comparison sake. The X is faster, has better battery life, and just feels better in your hand. Even though the screen is the same size it feels smaller. The connection quality is better both radio and wifi-wise. Camera-wise I haven't taken enough pictures to say.
The Galaxy Nexus and this phone aren't playing in the same league. About the only thing similar between them is that they both offer a stock UI experience. There's just no comparison otherwise. For the record, the Moto X is also noticeably better and faster than the Nexus 4, which I had since November last year, so please don't make the same mistake as the uninformed. Just because its 2 cores vs 2 cores, doesn't mean they're on the same playing field. Its like saying the Intel Core-i7 haswell processor is on par with the Core 2 Quad from a few years ago.
Take everything you think you know about specs and forget it. On paper this phone is a ho hum mid range device, but that's the only place that description holds water. This phone is easily the best device on the market today. The only two things I miss about the one I've replaced with the Moto X are the viewability of the screen when outdoors and the superior front facing stereo speakers. This phone is fast, sips battery, and feels great in my hands. I absolutely love it and have no regrets replacing my one with it
Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk 4
awesome. thanks, guys!
Far far far superior than the Gnex!
I love my moto x over my gnex.
Gotta agree with everyone. This thing is hands down the best phone I've owned.
Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk 4
it is leagues better than the gnex.. battery alone blows it out of the water
I agree with all the comments here. There really is no comparison. I have been very impressed. Perhaps most noticeable to me is how quick the Chrome browser is. It was a dog on my GNex.
Sent from my Moto X
Total noob to the Nexus line... owned MANY phones, and just came from iphone 5, then SG3, and this phone absolutely tunes them all. Best phone Ive ever owned, and a customer for life.
Coming from the S3, I have to say... (and the point of this thread is the SINGLE thing you love the most ---- but make it ORIGINAL... see my example)
The SINGLE best thing about my N5, is that my screen doesn't come on after I receiver EVERY. SINGLE. SMS. It was quite possibly the most annoying and infuriating thing about my S3. drove me nuts from day one. such a useless feature and w the amount of SMS i receive, a total waste of battery.
So... coming from your LAST phone, what's the SINGLE feature you love most?
Soulfly3 said:
Total noob to the Nexus line... owned MANY phones, and just came from iphone 5, then SG3, and this phone absolutely tunes them all. Best phone Ive ever owned, and a customer for life.
Coming from the S3, I have to say... (and the point of this thread is the SINGLE thing you love the most ---- but make it ORIGINAL... see my example)
The SINGLE best thing about my N5, is that my screen doesn't come on after I receiver EVERY. SINGLE. SMS. It was quite possibly the most annoying and infuriating thing about my S3. drove me nuts from day one. such a useless feature and w the amount of SMS i receive, a total waste of battery.
So... coming from your LAST phone, what's the SINGLE feature you love most?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Comming from an Xperia Play, i love the Performance, nothing out-beats it!
Coming from the cdma Samsung galaxy nexus (Verizon).
I love the battery life and how smooth it runs compared to the gnex.
Coming from the nexus 4 I love how light the phone is and the soft touch in the back, so sexy
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Coming from too many phones to list I like the N5 for its perfectly calibrated super sharp and super bright screen. Of course I like it for many other reasons as well but the display stands out and also stands above the rest
Nexus5
Single feature I like is stock android right out the box and getting updates straight from Google.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Coming from the Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) I LOVE the battery life of this phone. Amazing.
for me it was the ability to run a true AOSP rom which I couldnt do with my d2spr
not a"cheap" device
the nexus is ok but at $349 it's far from being a "cheap" device
Coming from a Galaxy S4 I love using Vanilla Android with Gravity Box. No bloated skin etc. Love the Nexus line. Definitely sticking with it.
storm007 said:
the nexus is ok but at $349 it's far from being a "cheap" device
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Moto X has a nicer build quality but i was like NAH to its 720P Screen and its badder camera and its lacking of the newest flagship CPU/GPU
the Snapdragon 800
$349 for a top-of-the-line smartphone... sorry breh, that's DIRT CHEAP
storm007 said:
the nexus is ok but at $349 it's far from being a "cheap" device
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How does this have anything to do with this thread? Cheap is a relative term, you're right the nexus really isn't a "cheap" device, its quite good quality. But in comparison to other similar devices it is a VERY low priced device.
My single favorite thing about the N5 specifically is probably the sheer speed and smoothness, its so gratifying to use the phone even for just basis tasks. Most of my other "favorites" about the N5 could probably be applied to the whole nexus line in general.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Pizza_Dox said:
Comming from an Xperia Play, i love the Performance, nothing out-beats it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would have to agree with Pizza_Dox, we both came from the Xperia PLAY forum. Of course the single best thing about the XP was the dedicated built-in game controller. The N5 is so freaking fast and smooth on everything I throw at it... so Performance... hands down.
Coming from the S4, I love the total lack of Touchwiz and all that Knox nonsense.
Coming from the xperia play as well I love the screen size/look if this phone. The xperia play was 4 inches and I have giant hands. It made the game pad awkward to use. The screen also was pretty low quality I think it was 480p. This one blows it away.
I know it's only one thing but I gotta say a second one. It's nice to have the newest android version. On the play I was constantly flashing Roms because of being stick on ginger bread
Also the thin size of this. Lol too many good things for me to pick just one
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
Coming from N4
lots of things but if it has to be only one
SCREEN. marvelous. crystal clear and has far better colors to my eye.
Comin from a Galaxy ace I love the performance !
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
-Snapdragon 800!
-Being able to say I own a 'Nexus', sounds awesome doesn't it! Lol.
Google has done a superb job IMO.
Came from n4 and probably the snapdragon 800 + bigger screen and better camera over the n4. Everything else is just a plus
I was holding out to get the Nexus 6 when it came out. But at almost 6 inches that is just way way to big for me. So I was looking at the pure edition Moto X for Tmobile. In terms of camera and screen how to they compare to the N5? And I assume that the Moto X will get updates just about as fast as Nexus devices or close to it. The main thing is I wanted a bigger screen something like 5.2 to 5.5.
If the main thing you want is that slightly larger screen then the x is for you
Sent from my XT1095 using Tapatalk
The nexus 5 radios, camera, and speaker are crap too (I'm typing on mine now). I can't take a video (won't focus) or non blurry picture of my son in his room even during the day.
falcon26 said:
I was holding out to get the Nexus 6 when it came out. But at almost 6 inches that is just way way to big for me. So I was looking at the pure edition Moto X for Tmobile. In terms of camera and screen how to they compare to the N5? And I assume that the Moto X will get updates just about as fast as Nexus devices or close to it. The main thing is I wanted a bigger screen something like 5.2 to 5.5.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
We do not know the Nexus 6 is a 6" phone screen, that is just one rumor. I do not think Google will go with a 6" screen, because then it isnt really a phone and the Nexus line is all about what Google thinks the Android phone market standard should be for this year. They wont try to make the standard 6" screens.
I have just ordered my Moto X after much deliberation. I love my Nexus 5, is been a great phone, fantastic display, nice size and worked flawlessly, I genuinely thought I would I would always buy Nexus, however 6" is just too big, 5.2" is even bigger than I would like. I think I will miss the development side of things most, I have always rooted my phones and benefitted from all the advantages that gave, however it would appear unless I want to forgo my warranty, that won't be happening with the X, that said who knows with Android L when it comes out, it may not be even possible, or at least as easy as it once was.
So why did I do it? Why buy the X? Well, great as the Nexus 5 is, it's a bit nuts and bolts, great developers phone, but not as polished as a users phone. I am looking forward to the amoled screen, which I know aren't everyone's cup of tea, but the contract ratio and the way the colours jump out at you, I like that. If the X is as fast as the 5, I think I will be happy.
You will experience great signal/voice quality, better than most other phones.
The camera on the MotoX is adequate for good lighting, but terrible in low light situation, this can be fixed by enabling HDR mode which greatly help with reducing grains and improve details.
AMOLED screens have it's benefit, but color accuracy isn't it. It will be very saturated, but it have better contrast, better viewing angle, and deeper black which I love.
There are many other aspects that is better like speaker, overall design and the unique Moto features that make it much more useful than a bare bone Nexus. While the Moto X 2014 battery is not great, you should get slightly better battery life compared to the Nexus 5.
I used to be a heavy flasher, but since using the Moto X 2013 I stopped rooting.
Hey everyone, this is my first post so if I'm not posting in the correct area, I apologize for that.
For the past two+ years I've been using verizon's HTC One M7. It's been a great phone save for the fact that it's exceedingly difficult to debloat. This particular model is loaded down with verizon crapware and there's no easy way to root/unlock the bootloader. I digress
I'm in the market for a new phone. I've decided to ditch my carrier's phones and go unlocked. I want a stock android experience that isn't too locked down by the OEM, so I've opted to get a nexus device.
I'm torn as to whether or not I should get the Nexus 6 right now or wait another month or so for the Nexus 6p. As well as my M7 has served me, it is beginning to show it's age, I'm really hankering to get a new device asap. Part of me says that the 6P is only a marginal upgrade from the 6, and is 150 more expensive for the 64gb model so I wouldn't be losing much by getting it. The other part of me says that I've been using this phone for over two years, and another month won't kill me.
Anyway, I'm looking for input. I'd be more confident getting a Nexus 6 but the demo model I played with had this sickeningly salmon-tinted screen that was also visibly more dim than the panel on my M7. I've heard it's a "feature" but it seems more like a defect to me. I've heard the pinkness only shows up in some models, as does burn on imaging, but I really would have to hate to send the phone in to get it fixed. Anyone have any experience with the salmon colored screens on the Nexus 6?
Edit: After a bit of research, I've heard that burn in images are more common in AMOLED displays, so I'm worried this problem may be carried over the the 6P. This doesn't make much sense because I haven't heard of this issue occurring in other devices using AMOLED displays such as those put out by Samsung. Could this be a Motorola AMOLED problem, or is this something all AMOLED screens are subject to?
Anyone here have any input? Thanks.
As an owner of the original Nexus 6 I personally don't think it is worth the extra money to go to the Nexus 6P. The minimal gains with the 6P are offset by the losses that you get from the original Nexus 6. For the difference in price I would go to the Nexus 6 and wait until next year to see if the upgrade is a better deal than what you can get this year.
alryder said:
As an owner of the original Nexus 6 I personally don't think it is worth the extra money to go to the Nexus 6P. The minimal gains with the 6P are offset by the losses that you get from the original Nexus 6. For the difference in price I would go to the Nexus 6 and wait until next year to see if the upgrade is a better deal than what you can get this year.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's my train of thought, thanks for the input man.
How has your experience been with the screen? I've seen firsthand just how bad it can be worst case scenario, but are burn on images and pink screens really that common?
pcdg said:
That's my train of thought, thanks for the input man.
How has your experience been with the screen? I've seen firsthand just how bad it can be worst case scenario, but are burn on images and pink screens really that common?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My experience with the screen has been great. I haven't had any burn-in problems and no pink screens. I am really satisfied with the display of the original Nexus 6.
The AMOLED screen is sourced from Samsung by Motorola, if I remember correctly. Any concerns with tinting can be easily ameliorated with a custom kernel. (I'm biased towards a warm color temperature as i like cinema calibrations on all my devices, monitors included, and even I made this screen's color temperature more neutral)
As for the 6P, I would read how Qualcomm solved the 810's overheating issue with "version 2.1" - - by underclocking and then neutering the excess cores with thermal strangling. Octacore? Ha! Is it really 8 cores if you can only ever use 4? (only a mild exaggeration on my part)
I had a OnePlus Two and the 2015 Moto x pure. I got rid of both for this Nexus 6... Which will last until a value 820-based device drops next year
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
reaper000 said:
The AMOLED screen is sourced from Samsung by Motorola, if I remember correctly. Any concerns with tinting can be easily ameliorated with a custom kernel. (I'm biased towards a warm color temperature as i like cinema calibrations on all my devices, monitors included, and even I made this screen's color temperature more neutral)
As for the 6P, I would read how Qualcomm solved the 810's overheating issue with "version 2.1" - - by underclocking and then neutering the excess cores with thermal strangling. Octacore? Ha! Is it really 8 cores if you can only ever use 4? (only a mild exaggeration on my part)
I had a OnePlus Two and the 2015 Moto x pure. I got rid of both for this Nexus 6... Which will last until a value 820-based device drops next year
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm primarily concerned with potential for burn on imaging. I'm not huge into custom roms or anything like that so I'd likely be using just stock android on whatever I go with.
I've decided that I'm either going to get the Moto x Pure or the Nexus 6/6P.
The Moto x Pure has an IPS panel, which you can't really go wrong with. No rich vivid colors, but the LCD on my m7 has been nothing but satisfactory. Even if AMOLED boasts richer colors and blacker blacks, I'd be leery to adopt the Nexus 6/6P because of potential burn on imaging and/or off tones.
Even in person, the Nexus 6 has a visibly pink display. I'd hate to have that issue develop even after a year of use. My M7 has a display just as crisp and bright as day one, albeit it's just your average LCD.
The pic is a Nexus 6 to the left and a Moto x Pure to the right and is representative of my experience with the Nexus 6. The Nexus 6 has a visibly pinker and somewhat more dim screen. Spec to spec, the Nexus 6 is only a bit better than the Moto x Pure. This may be something that effects only one in every so many Nexus 6, but it really puts me off to it.
Won't me post a direct link, so for those of you who want to see the two side by side, here
imgur DOT COM /L6tkitl
Also, expandable storage seems awesome.
pcdg said:
I'm primarily concerned with potential for burn on imaging. I'm not huge into custom roms or anything like that so I'd likely be using just stock android on whatever I go with.
I've decided that I'm either going to get the Moto x Pure or the Nexus 6/6P.
The Moto x Pure has an IPS panel, which you can't really go wrong with. No rich vivid colors, but the LCD on my m7 has been nothing but satisfactory. Even if AMOLED boasts richer colors and blacker blacks, I'd be leery to adopt the Nexus 6/6P because of potential burn on imaging and/or off tones.
Even in person, the Nexus 6 has a visibly pink display. I'd hate to have that issue develop even after a year of use. My M7 has a display just as crisp and bright as day one, albeit it's just your average LCD.
The pic is a Nexus 6 to the left and a Moto x Pure to the right and is representative of my experience with the Nexus 6. The Nexus 6 has a visibly pinker and somewhat more dim screen. Spec to spec, the Nexus 6 is only a bit better than the Moto x Pure. This may be something that effects only one in every so many Nexus 6, but it really puts me off to it.
Won't me post a direct link, so for those of you who want to see the two side by side, here
imgur DOT COM /L6tkitl
Also, expandable storage seems awesome.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually, I would spec the 808 marginally, theoretically ABOVE the 805, though it would likely be equivalent in the real world. And if you don't flash ROMs, a 16gb X pure is perfectly acceptable given its expandable memory.
Honestly, the Moto X pure is a terrific machine at $399USD, and it sounds like it would match your personal criteria inasmuch as it would not match mine. I was not willing to pay over $500 for an 810 processor, but that's just me and my scrooginess. Different strokes for different folks, right?
Have fun with your choice!
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
Better buy the MXP and see yourself why most of its owners return it for a Nexus6. Ips lcd is nothing worth to compare to amoled 1440p of n6. Motorola's track record for updates are joke. They dont give a smallest damn about their customers. Their updates are even slower than LG.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Free mobile app
This is my 2nd Nexus 6 (first one I sent back to Motorola after it took a bad fall from my car), and I've never had any of the screen issues you're talking about. Personally, I like the Nexus 6 due to the ease of use and huge community support it has here on XDA. I'm also a massive flashaholic and can't go a week on the same ROM without having to switch, and you can find just about any flavor you like here. Coming from a Device like the M7, I think I'd definitely go with the N6 and try a dip in the custom pool. Either way, root and Xposed are a must because anything that you don't like about the N6 stock (which shouldn't be much) you'll be able to change with Gravity Box, a build.prop edit, or a custom kernel.
If you're that worried about the screen and absolutely opposed to the custom scene here at XDA, I'd go ahead and stick with the Moto X. However, I'd say ROMs like Chroma, Cataclysm, Benzo, xTraSmooth, and Dirty Unicorns are worth buying this device for.
Just my two cents, dude.
I just got my Nexus 6 64 white. I love it. I would get the 6 over the 6p for the slightly larger screen. 5.96 vs 5.7. Wireless Qi charging, not on the 6p. Motorola built. Better community support. OSI camera. The 6 also has Motorola's nanocoating protection. (I wouldn't do it but there is a YouTube video of a 6 that was left in water for an hour. Was just fine afterwards.) The 6 could well be the better of the 2.
Lastly, you can update to Marshmallow NOW !!!!! (I literally took mine out of the box new and updated to Marshmallow via computer flash.) Marshmallow will roll out to your device via OTA if you don't want to flash.