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Hey, in some few days i will recieve this phone, i was asking if is better to sell it or take it, i was planning to sell it ans buy a moto g, but in my country they are all sold out, i think they will come in 2 weeks.
Bye
Recommend that you do not stay there with very few mini s3 rom and all have many bug ...
Daks32 said:
Hey, in some few days i will recieve this phone, i was asking if is better to sell it or take it, i was planning to sell it ans buy a moto g, but in my country they are all sold out, i think they will come in 2 weeks.
Bye
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The phone is rubbish with stock Samsung OS and software! Slow often glitchy, long waits for simple stuff like switching between apps or even going back to the home screen.
BUT - with a custom ROM this phone is potentially AWESOME. Lag is gone, battery life much better. I make my girlfriend jealous and she has an iPhone 5S, lol.
Slightly bigger screen than iPhone, much lighter, more sturdy, expandable memory, FM tuner, and with a custom ROM loads more features and better interface.
Some ROMs are not available for this phone but a lot are: Many available from maclaw.pl, I've tried CM11 but found Carbon (latest unofficial KitKat) has a few more options and some nice optimisations to maximise battery life without sacrificing performance at all.
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The phone is rubbish with stock Samsung OS and software! Slow often glitchy, long waits for simple stuff like switching between apps or even going back to the home screen.
BUT - with a custom ROM this phone is potentially AWESOME. Lag is gone, battery life much better. I make my girlfriend jealous and she has an iPhone 5S, lol.
Slightly bigger screen than iPhone, much lighter, more sturdy, expandable memory, FM tuner, and with a custom ROM loads more features and better interface.
Some ROMs are not available for this phone but a lot are: Many available from maclaw.pl, I've tried CM11 but found Carbon (latest unofficial KitKat) has a few more options and some nice optimisations to maximise battery life without sacrificing performance at all.
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Hey, thank you, i think i will stay with it, and what can you tell me about games?, is good enough?, thanks bye
With stock, framerates go slow sometimes - since going custom no probs at all. Play a lot of Real Steel World Robot Boxing, a 3D effects-heavy game, runs without a hitch. Screen quality good, graphics good.
I just got one yesterday as a replacement for my work phone. I was using an iPhone 4 on iOS 7. thdevicee mini is a about the same size, but I have the benefits of android, root, larger screen, and the Google kit Kat keyboard. compared to the outdated iPhone 4 it's a decent upgrade.
my personal line is a galaxy s4. the s3 mini doesn't compare, but given that the s4 is my primary device and the s3 mini is for work calls and email only it's pretty dang good.
its a good phone but we have only a few developers for custom roms
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also we still dont have miui rom for example, wich almost every other phone already have one stable :/
custom ROM support, or lack thereof, doesn't make a phone good or bad...
if flashing ROMs is a priority, get a nexus as AOSP based ROMs on pretty much anything else sucks. any device with a Google Play Edition version and an unlocked boot loader will be a very close second.
I think the S3 Mini is a very nice phone but there are many other phones which has better performance and battery but they are not so cheap like the S3 Mini The Moto G is okay but the Gaming Performance is bad.. sry for my bad english
It's typical mid-range, with a decent custom ROM every day tasks are quick and the phone is very responsive. It'll gobble up casual games easily and some old intensive games but unsurprisingly you're not going to playing brand new high end games!
The title says it all!
I wanted to hear about you guys about how satisfied are you with your Optimus 4x HD ! Say if it matched your initial expectations, long term satisfaction, if you still feel its fresh and not obsolete, how happy are you with LG's support to the phone and if you regret or not having bought it. Oh , and if you feel your battery performance is as good as in the first days !
Bring the debate on !
Hey . I really feel its a better device than it was at the beggining. Everything is more smooth and faster. I prefer official cm sources over p880-dev but the strength goes from those second and there is future. Even if official sources gives fluidity etc i hope p880-dev sources will be fixed from all bugs if it is possible.
I agree. There was a period when Android 4.3 came out until early Android 4.4 (until Demetris got in charge of CM) that I was very desperate and I was thinking of replacing my p880 with something else.
The thing is, now it becomes better and better by the day. Especially with Official CM. It has got to a point that CM11 is smoother and generally better than stock.
Now that we're getting M builds (reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55447963 ) I expect that we can finally have something even more stable and reliable than ever!
I think I could keep using this phone until we stop getting official CM support (or until it breaks )
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I agree. There was a period when Android 4.3 came out until early Android 4.4 (until Demetris got in charge of CM) that I was very desperate and I was thinking of replacing my p880 with something else.
The thing is, now it becomes better and better by the day. Especially with Official CM. It has got to a point that CM11 is smoother and generally better than stock.
Now that we're getting M builds (reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55447963 ) I expect that we can finally have something even more stable and reliable than ever!
I think I could keep using this phone until we stop getting official CM support (or until it breaks )
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Really? I've been feeling exactly the opposite, but I'm using slim bean 4.2.2 because of the battery drain ive experiencied with other roms... What are you using now ? (rom , kernel , special apps )
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Really? I've been feeling exactly the opposite, but I'm using slim bean 4.2.2 because of the battery drain ive experiencied with other roms... What are you using now ? (rom , kernel , special apps )
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Oh yeah, battery drain is definitely higher on everything 4.2+
I'm using what my signature says, but I don't mind charging my phone a lot. It usually makes throughout a whole day (barely). Sometimes it doesn't.
I'm not using any special apps for the time being. I used to use Tegra Overclock, but since I stopped using iodak/cyodak, I don't really need it.
If battery is something that you're really concerned about, stay on 4.2. Otherwise, if you're willing to sacrifice some of that in order to get performance, features and the latest version of android, Official CM is worth checking out!
For me it is another time the community is great.
2 years ago, the stock LG was crap, locked bootloader etc...
Now, CM11 is starting to work correctly (i mean, all the bugs are fixed, and we could enjoy a really different experience), OmniRom, and a lot of others.
I'm simply angry LG did not support / open source everything they could after 6 / 8 months. The smartphone is not updated after this time, and some spent hours of hacks to make it supported.
Kudos Demetris, Lauffenstepenwolf, Adam77 and others.
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For me it is another time the community is great.
2 years ago, the stock LG was crap, locked bootloader etc...
Now, CM11 is starting to work correctly (i mean, all the bugs are fixed, and we could enjoy a really different experience), OmniRom, and a lot of others.
I'm simply angry LG did not support / open source everything they could after 6 / 8 months. The smartphone is not updated after this time, and some spent hours of hacks to make it supported.
Kudos Demetris, Lauffenstepenwolf, Adam77 and others.
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Totally agree with you. The official support of our phone was crap, without the development of our great developers I think I would have ditched this phone long ago. After 1.5 yrs of using the phone, I think custom rom is the major force that keep 4x users, while official JB just drive them away.
I am satisfied, but the device is nearing end of its life cycle for me. I knew if i chose this device, I'd choose good hardware for lackluster official software support, so I hoped for an active devs to bring us latest android builds bugfree, and that's what they did, to everyones delight ;p
Flashed device 1/2 hour after I purchased it. Original LG ROM was awfull. Worked fine on cm10, works even better on the new cm11 snapshot. Thanks @Demetris I'll gonna keep p880 as long as it will work
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im no so happy because battery life terrible, gps is terrible, camra like 5 mpx
The battery is really bad, the phone is not as smooth as is should be, APN not very good...
I use it since 2 years, and at the end of the year i will change it !
Probably for a Nexus 5, or Xperia Z1, Moto X (2013) or OnePlus One
But thanks to this amazing community :victory:
Yeah same here, terrible battery, constant lags, touchscreen accuracy issues and a lot of little things that ultimately add up to make for an awful experience all around.
Can't wait for the OnePlus One to get officially released without the need of an invitiation so I can leave this pile of trash and regret behind.
Now to be fair to the devs, ROMs have improved a great deal recently but no piece of software in this world can save this phone.
Only good thing is that you can use it as a hand-warmer in the winter since it always gets so hot.
Apart from battery life, and ultra weak camera, i like the phone...design is good, screen is good, performs well for me.
But battery and camera are MAJOR flaws. i will change this phone as soon as i can.
I have had my Optimus 4X for almost 2 years (will be 2 years at end Oct)
Initial Expectations
Yes it did meet them when I bought the phone. It was fast had an awesome screen removable battery and removable storage.
It has also been brilliant at streaming media to/from compatible devices and plays most types of media files
2 years later does it meet expectations? The phone does what I need it to do but sometimes is a bit frustrating when it wants to pause/freeze so no it is not quite meeting my expectations atm
Long Term Satisfaction
After LG dropped software support and concentrated on their G2 and G3 I'll admit I did feel my device was feeling a little obsolete!! But I have a Galaxy S and S2 running KitKat and will be installing custom ROMs on my LG soon to bring it back up to date and give it a new lease of life
It's quite rugged taking a few drops with little or just bezel chips
Camera - Takes good quality pictures and video
Battery life isn't anywhere near as good - it's been rinsing the battery especially during gaming.
Bad bits
LG support, yes I have had to send it back at LG's expense but the lack of software support doesn't fill me with confidence!!
Camera takes a whilst to get ready to shoot
Phone can warm up a fair bit espec during some games
There have been times I have almost regretted buying it but having a think about it - No I don't regret it
its ****,
- some plastic lost here and there, power button 50% unresponsive, and 60C when watching videos
but i love it. yeah, this thing has a soul
My 4X looks like new after 1,5 years use. Screen have no any scratch but battery life is shorter about 40%. I always carry it in my pocket without any case. I think that was the best choice for this amount of money.
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Yo estoy muy muy contento con el 4x. Uso la rom de Zaiben que es perfecta para mi. Saludos
For me it is still a nice device.
Even battery works like others of my friends.
(but I use profiles either with pure 2G for telephony and battery saving or 3G-only for surfing)
We have newest ROM state and still 4-5 cores are state-of-the-art and only LTE is missing.
Camera ist working OK, but not high-end
and GPS sometimes great and sometimes bit "curious".
Overall , I am still happy and will wait for bigger differences to newest phones in the market until I will switch.
So, lets hope for further support on our custom-side ... :fingers-crossed:
After 2 years still looks like new device, very satisfied, I am playing with ROMs (MoKee, Beanstalk, Vanir, Nameless, ATM on ZAIBEN RC16), for the time 2 years ago on my opinion best buy device!
Looking forward on new Beanstalk ! :victory::fingers-crossed:
It's okay, just that it gets lagging and heats up very fast.
Using Vanir nightlies and battery drains fast. Looks like time for a replacement battery =(
Hi,
So I got my note4 about a month ago and I can def say that I wasn't too happy after I got it.
It was sluggish(coming from Nexus5) , didn't last too much and frankly overall it didn't feel like the premium device I wanted to get after spending all my money on it. Started thinking that I should of gotten instead maybe the Iphone 6, LG3 or Nexus 6.
However after a few tweaks my phone has started to perform not less then excellent. There's no more lag(not even a bit in the interface/apps or anything..there's non including on the recent apps tab) and the battery life literally lasts for at least a day and a half as it supposed to be(usually get 5 SOT, guess more if I would of turned the brightness down). In general what I've done was to(or what I'm doing when I install a new ROM):
- disable DVFS through wanam and exposed
- install nova launcher
- debloat the device completely of unnecessary apps (pesonally i've used app master, great app to easily get rid of system app)
-install a custom kernel and Underclock and Undervolt- this is an important note: we don't really need a clock speed of 2.7 for anything else but benchmarks. it is a bit ridiculous when you understand how it works. so yeah, when I benchmark I OC to 2.8 put performance governor and get my 50K on antutu but on your day to day usage there is really no need, and in fact no lag -at all- when you underclock to something like 1.7 for example. why on earth do some people OC to 2.8 when they use fb most of the time? and if its for games, well I ran some intensive games and still didn't had any lag whatsoever.
- betterbatterystats & greenify : the ultimate combination - check whats your alarms.. and just disable them. on an average night I think I lose about maybe 2% of battery if not less. when my phone deep sleeps, it sleeps like a charm(and exposed modul ''amplify'' is a great addition too).
- disabled almost all of the apps that were booting up on startup, used exposed module boot manager to do it.
I hope this input of my personal experience will help anyone there that feels like I felt when I bought the phone. Other then that, you are more then welcomed to input your own tweaks and how you got the phone to react like you want it to
mine is not rooted, but its superfast, no lags, and the battery is amazingly good
I've been undecided between the note and nexus 6, mainly due to the reported lag on the note 4. This has given me a bit more confidence to go with the note
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I've been undecided between the note and nexus 6, mainly due to the reported lag on the note 4. This has given me a bit more confidence to go with the note
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the last time i used samsung when i first bought the first galaxy tab way back 2011! believe me that thing was the worst ever gadget i ever bought!
i told myself not to buy any samsung tablet and phones! after hearing horrible stories about touchwiz from all galaxy s series. Untill i have decided to go back to samsung through the galaxy note 4!!!
this monster made me a samsung believer again, i never experienced any statter or lag, this thing is a monster! fast and responsive, lots of useful features
like the multi window or the multitasking, s pen features and not to forget the crystal clear picture quality of the camera.
and mind you! the touchwiz launcher is more faster than the 3rd party launcher ive ever used!!!
and lastly you can disable those preinstalled apps!
Is your model the snap or exynos?
What's this DVFS and what Kernel did you install?
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Is your model the snap or exynos?
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SD, but it really doesn't matter. when both handsets get almost 50k on antutu both of them will obv perform well
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What's this DVFS and what Kernel did you install?
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flashed AEL 4.3 and Echo rom. would advise you to google regarding Samsungs DVFS as of course I'm not responsible to anything that you are doing with your device and you should know what you are doing
Mine's a SD version too, and as tal123 I run Echo rom on ael 4.3 kernel. However, I have not done any of the other tweaks tal has and mine is as smooth as they get. It kinda sad though tha sammy ships a premium phone with software that makes lag and stutter. Installing echo/ael made the day for me. It was ok on stock but this is heaven.
Hey guys
I currently own a Galaxy S8, but I seriously consider buying the Mi Mix 2 once it will be available
I don't really like big overlays, I hate Touchwiz (or Samsung Experience or whatever), but I'm wondering what about MIUI
So I'm asking you guys the question : What do you think about MIUI ? What are its advantages and its drawbacks according to you ? Why would it be better than an other brand's software ?
Thanks !
BigBen60 said:
Hey guys
I currently own a Galaxy S8, but I seriously consider buying the Mi Mix 2 once it will be available
I don't really like big overlays, I hate Touchwiz (or Samsung Experience or whatever), but I'm wondering what about MIUI
So I'm asking you guys the question : What do you think about MIUI ? What are its advantages and its drawbacks according to you ? Why would it be better than an other brand's software ?
Thanks !
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The only thing I hate about MIUI is notifications (expand with two fingers, cant interact them in lock screen), besides that I like the design and optimizations, If you dont really care about the notifications handling than you will enjoy it.
Note that now Im using an almost stock android custom rom (ViperOS).
Anyone else ?
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Anyone else ?
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At the first I'm in love at MIUI , but in my perspective it's so laggy after learning about RR and custom kernel and tweaking many things I'll not buy devices with no custom development
As far as performance goes, I've always found MIUI to be smoother than custom ROMs. The gap now is almost non-existent, but 4-5 months back MIUI (and EPIC which is a MIUI mod) was quicker. I've never had a phone with a heavy UI like Touchwiz (mostly Nexus/Moto) so I can't really compare.
Even when I used MIUI (EPIC), I didn't use any MIUI apps. The Google/3rd party alternatives are all better.
The only feature that I'm aware of that MIUI has that others don't is Second Space, which allows you to run two separate versions of any app. Maybe others have it and I've never noticed. It might not even be something you'd use anyway. Some nice features are swiping down to hide the nav bar (frees up more space, although I've heard this has been tweaked in MIUI 9, and not for the better) and quick ball in the nav bar (like a basic PIE control). The themes are pretty good too, and there are a lot of them, but they only apply to the MIUI UI and not the apps themselves (unlike substratum on a custom ROM).
If you go with a custom ROM you will gain a lot but you'll also lose those features, and others like MIUI Cloud backup/Find My Device etc. Since you're talking about the Mi Mix 2, it could be months before custom ROMs are useable as a daily driver anyway so you may have to sit on MIUI for a while at least, even assuming that custom ROMs will be possible (highly likely given other Xiaomi devices).
The major disadvantage, as was mentioned, is the crappy notification implementation. Given the amount of notifications some people can get, it might be a mild inconvenience or a huge pain. There are apps that can mitigate this problem though, like Floatify. It also doesn't have ambient/always-on display. You'll be 'stuck' on Nougat too, so any new Oreo features like PIP (Picture-in-picture) and Notification channels likely won't make it to MIUI for a long time. We're only now getting split screen mode which I had almost 18 months ago on the Nexus 6.
I was primed to get the Mi Mix about this time last year but I waited about 6 months for the price to drop (so I could get the 256/6GB model) but also for ROM development to pick up. I'd recommend the same. Even a year later, how many alternatives are there that have a very large screen combined with high-end specs? Barely any that I can think of, barring the S8+ (6.2 inch, 84% screen-to-body ratio), the V30 (6/81.3%) and the Honor Note 9 (6.6 inch, not yet available).
Personally, I'm in love with MIUI since late 2013.
It's just a complete ROM for me, all features I need are just there and once you start using them it's hard to switch to something else.
I tried many ROM's like RR, CM, LOS, Flyme, etc but always revert back after some time. When using MIUI, I just don't need any 3rd party apps unlike on other ROM's where I have to replace almost every single system app to get functions I need or I get used to. Not to mention that nothing beats MIUI battery life, even with the underclocked kernel on custom ROM's can't beat simple battery saving on MIUI. Performance is the same as I noticed in my daily usage between custom ROM and MIUI, just slightly better Antutu scores on MIUI (if numbers mean something to you).
My suggestion is to try MIUI ROM if you have a chance since usage depends from user to user and it would be silly to say which one is better when everyone has different opinion
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The only thing I hate about MIUI is notifications (expand with two fingers, cant interact them in lock screen), besides that I like the design and optimizations, If you dont really care about the notifications handling than you will enjoy it.
Note that now Im using an almost stock android custom rom (ViperOS).
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Fusionist said:
At the first I'm in love at MIUI , but in my perspective it's so laggy after learning about RR and custom kernel and tweaking many things I'll not buy devices with no custom development
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gavin19 said:
As far as performance goes, I've always found MIUI to be smoother than custom ROMs. The gap now is almost non-existent, but 4-5 months back MIUI (and EPIC which is a MIUI mod) was quicker. I've never had a phone with a heavy UI like Touchwiz (mostly Nexus/Moto) so I can't really compare.
Even when I used MIUI (EPIC), I didn't use any MIUI apps. The Google/3rd party alternatives are all better.
The only feature that I'm aware of that MIUI has that others don't is Second Space, which allows you to run two separate versions of any app. Maybe others have it and I've never noticed. It might not even be something you'd use anyway. Some nice features are swiping down to hide the nav bar (frees up more space, although I've heard this has been tweaked in MIUI 9, and not for the better) and quick ball in the nav bar (like a basic PIE control). The themes are pretty good too, and there are a lot of them, but they only apply to the MIUI UI and not the apps themselves (unlike substratum on a custom ROM).
If you go with a custom ROM you will gain a lot but you'll also lose those features, and others like MIUI Cloud backup/Find My Device etc. Since you're talking about the Mi Mix 2, it could be months before custom ROMs are useable as a daily driver anyway so you may have to sit on MIUI for a while at least, even assuming that custom ROMs will be possible (highly likely given other Xiaomi devices).
The major disadvantage, as was mentioned, is the crappy notification implementation. Given the amount of notifications some people can get, it might be a mild inconvenience or a huge pain. There are apps that can mitigate this problem though, like Floatify. It also doesn't have ambient/always-on display. You'll be 'stuck' on Nougat too, so any new Oreo features like PIP (Picture-in-picture) and Notification channels likely won't make it to MIUI for a long time. We're only now getting split screen mode which I had almost 18 months ago on the Nexus 6.
I was primed to get the Mi Mix about this time last year but I waited about 6 months for the price to drop (so I could get the 256/6GB model) but also for ROM development to pick up. I'd recommend the same. Even a year later, how many alternatives are there that have a very large screen combined with high-end specs? Barely any that I can think of, barring the S8+ (6.2 inch, 84% screen-to-body ratio), the V30 (6/81.3%) and the Honor Note 9 (6.6 inch, not yet available).
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Manwex said:
Personally, I'm in love with MIUI since late 2013.
It's just a complete ROM for me, all features I need are just there and once you start using them it's hard to switch to something else.
I tried many ROM's like RR, CM, LOS, Flyme, etc but always revert back after some time. When using MIUI, I just don't need any 3rd party apps unlike on other ROM's where I have to replace almost every single system app to get functions I need or I get used to. Not to mention that nothing beats MIUI battery life, even with the underclocked kernel on custom ROM's can't beat simple battery saving on MIUI. Performance is the same as I noticed in my daily usage between custom ROM and MIUI, just slightly better Antutu scores on MIUI (if numbers mean something to you).
My suggestion is to try MIUI ROM if you have a chance since usage depends from user to user and it would be silly to say which one is better when everyone has different opinion
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Okay guys, thank you very much for giving your opinion !
Hi everyone.
First of all, I`ve searched the forums for this type of threads, and couldn`t find any.
Secondly, I`m thinking on changing my Mate 10 Pro with a Note 8 device. What I want to know if there`s someone who made this switch so far and if not, I need someone to tell me about Note 8 software performance and battery with more than moderate usage : social apps (fb ,instagram) , chat apps ( WA, FB messenger, texts ), about 1H calls daily, news apps, youtube 1H daily, WITHOUT games.
The Mate 10 Pro`s battery is excellent, I get at least 24 hours daily, and this is what I like the most. But here comes the software. I keep app animations at X1.5 and still encounter stutters and freezes and a bit of lag. And this is what I hate the most on it.
Can someone please tell me how`s their Note8 running so far after 2-3-4 months?
Thank you very much for your answer.
zero lag for me, animation set at 0.5, easily get a full day and always running high performance mode, I'm pushing 8 hour + screen time some days plus few hours of music.
950F exynos model
smilirulz said:
Hi everyone.
First of all, I`ve searched the forums for this type of threads, and couldn`t find any.
Secondly, I`m thinking on changing my Mate 10 Pro with a Note 8 device. What I want to know if there`s someone who made this switch so far and if not, I need someone to tell me about Note 8 software performance and battery with more than moderate usage : social apps (fb ,instagram) , chat apps ( WA, FB messenger, texts ), about 1H calls daily, news apps, youtube 1H daily, WITHOUT games.
The Mate 10 Pro`s battery is excellent, I get at least 24 hours daily, and this is what I like the most. But here comes the software. I keep app animations at X1.5 and still encounter stutters and freezes and a bit of lag. And this is what I hate the most on it.
Can someone please tell me how`s their Note8 running so far after 2-3-4 months?
Thank you very much for your answer.
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Have not made a switch from Mate 10. I don't know to much about that phone.
Phone is excellent packed with features*
Updates slow, samsung known for that*
Bsttery pretty good, not the best*
SOT average 5-7 hours depending on usage*
Will last most of the day with average use*
Spec wise blows most phones away*
Best phone I've ever had*
Hey maybe i can help you with my experience
3 of my Friends have the Mate 10 Pro and i own a Note 8. So you can think that we lay down the Devices side by side and test very much. Some Things i can say so far..
Display: Note 8 has definitive the better Display. Colors, Contrast and the overall visual Qualitiy is amazing. The Mate 10 have, compared to the Note 8, a bit milky Display with low Contrast (For my personal opinion)
Battery: Yes, The Mate 10 can run a bit longer then the Note 8. But for me, this is not the Big Point, cause i load every 2. Day my Device.
Performance: Compared to the Mate 10, i think the Note 8 runs better and smoother. Scrolling performance with the Mate is not so good, often little Lags and things like that.
Camera: For my personal opinion, both Cameras have there best and worst cases. No Camera is better then the other, but both of the cameras have there own special things where they can Rock the Rest away.
Updates: No Commentary.. very Bad. You should know that with Samsung. But Things getting Better in Time.. but very slow.
Sound: Mate 10 Pro's Stereo Spekaer are compared to the Note 8 a HUGE difference. The Mate Speakers are fedinitly better then the Note Speaker. But with Headset on.. i think the Note do Things better but i'm rooted anyway..so i use Viper4Arise Maybe you sould ask someone else for Sound things..
So for me, the Note 8 is the very better Device overall.
Hope this few things may help you. When you have questions or you want more comparision, write me..
Greetings
Hey I own a note 8 from his launch and a few days ago I bought mate 10 pro bla l29 so...
1) Note 8 superior in most case screen, camera Samsung experience, no updates if you like update you have to WAIT
2) Huawei mate 10 pro battery life awesome
Great build quality 2 updates in the past week
Both work great. No lags
My opinion as I own both devices
Go for note but if you like and you're use to it emui stay with Mate 10 pro
Didn't the Mate 10 Pro just get released? LOL
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Didn't the Mate 10 Pro just get released? LOL
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I`m living in Romania, I have the Pro since the end of november or something. Huawei release phones earlier in EU
As I always have said, the number one factor for any person considering to buy a note 8 should be the s pen, if this is of no relevance for you, go for some other REAL flagship from a REAL good brand
Treasarion said:
Hey maybe i can help you with my experience
3 of my Friends have the Mate 10 Pro and i own a Note 8. So you can think that we lay down the Devices side by side and test very much. Some Things i can say so far..
Display: Note 8 has definitive the better Display. Colors, Contrast and the overall visual Qualitiy is amazing. The Mate 10 have, compared to the Note 8, a bit milky Display with low Contrast (For my personal opinion)
Battery: Yes, The Mate 10 can run a bit longer then the Note 8. But for me, this is not the Big Point, cause i load every 2. Day my Device.
Performance: Compared to the Mate 10, i think the Note 8 runs better and smoother. Scrolling performance with the Mate is not so good, often little Lags and things like that.
Camera: For my personal opinion, both Cameras have there best and worst cases. No Camera is better then the other, but both of the cameras have there own special things where they can Rock the Rest away.
Updates: No Commentary.. very Bad. You should know that with Samsung. But Things getting Better in Time.. but very slow.
Sound: Mate 10 Pro's Stereo Spekaer are compared to the Note 8 a HUGE difference. The Mate Speakers are fedinitly better then the Note Speaker. But with Headset on.. i think the Note do Things better but i'm rooted anyway..so i use Viper4Arise Maybe you sould ask someone else for Sound things..
So for me, the Note 8 is the very better Device overall.
Hope this few things may help you. When you have questions or you want more comparision, write me..
Greetings
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Thanks for your comparison. I don`t care about the camera, since both of them are pretty good ( I can say that I`ve tested the Note 8 in a shop for 30 minutes and the Pro made better pictures). I`m interested in the battery ( 3300 mAH with QHD+ screen vs 4000 mAH with FHD+ screen ). Also, from my experience with phones, my eyes don`t really notice the differences between screens. i can get used to any screen in a short time. Also, I also wanna know if the software experience from the Note 8 tends go be the same as S8+ ( which is really bad )
smilirulz said:
Thanks for your comparison. I don`t care about the camera, since both of them are pretty good ( I can say that I`ve tested the Note 8 in a shop for 30 minutes and the Pro made better pictures). I`m interested in the battery ( 3300 mAH with QHD+ screen vs 4000 mAH with FHD+ screen ). Also, from my experience with phones, my eyes don`t really notice the differences between screens. i can get used to any screen in a short time. Also, I also wanna know if the software experience from the Note 8 tends go be the same as S8+ ( which is really bad )
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'' I`m interested in the battery ( 3300 mAH with QHD+ screen vs 4000 mAH with FHD+ screen )''
I use every Day QHD+ with an very colorful Wallpaper with much and intense Colors..so no black or dark Background all the way. I can make you Screenshots with my Batterylife but i think this is a thing where every person get another experience, cause of his personal usage. My usage case is mostly like yours, except the phone call duration. I can say you (with my Rom (Ironman Rom nearly stock) and Kernel(Xceed)) i have 7.5 - 8 hrs SOT all the Days. The Mate is in comparison with the Note in this case better. I talk about 2-3hrs more SOT. So its your opinion where your priority is. Anyway i compared the Mate and the Note so far but never used a Mate longer then lets say about 4 hrs. So maybe my results are a bit diffrent to the real case. Anyway the Softwarelags from the Mate are not lucky and i hope for my Friends with these Devices Huawei will fix this in the next Updates. For me is that a realy bad thing when i buy a new phone and get srcolling Lag and other things. But maybe they installed some crap and the lag comes from 3rd party Apps or bad configurated system. I dondt know, what i see was okay so far from the Apps.
'' Also, from my experience with phones, my eyes don`t really notice the differences between screens. i can get used to any screen in a short time.''
Okay thats a thing like the Batterylife things (for me). Its a personal thing and maybe your eyes can handle that. For me, Samsung is the best Display producer so far beside Appe Displays. I have never see any other Screen that can handle with that quality from Samsung. But one more time.. its more a personal impression that everybody make in a different way i guess.
''I also wanna know if the software experience from the Note 8 tends go be the same as S8+ ( which is really bad )''
I think so. I do not have a S8 or S8+. 2 Friends do have these Devices but i never looked closer on this, cause the Software is mostly the same for my experience. The Note have the Spen feautures but i cant see if there are big other things where are Note Special feautures. If i'm wrong, then please somebody correct me. And yes, the cam but this is not the reason for you i guess.
Treasarion said:
'' I`m interested in the battery ( 3300 mAH with QHD+ screen vs 4000 mAH with FHD+ screen )''
I use every Day QHD+ with an very colorful Wallpaper with much and intense Colors..so no black or dark Background all the way. I can make you Screenshots with my Batterylife but i think this is a thing where every person get another experience, cause of his personal usage. My usage case is mostly like yours, except the phone call duration. I can say you (with my Rom (Ironman Rom nearly stock) and Kernel(Xceed)) i have 7.5 - 8 hrs SOT all the Days. The Mate is in comparison with the Note in this case better. I talk about 2-3hrs more SOT. So its your opinion where your priority is. Anyway i compared the Mate and the Note so far but never used a Mate longer then lets say about 4 hrs. So maybe my results are a bit diffrent to the real case. Anyway the Softwarelags from the Mate are not lucky and i hope for my Friends with these Devices Huawei will fix this in the next Updates. For me is that a realy bad thing when i buy a new phone and get srcolling Lag and other things. But maybe they installed some crap and the lag comes from 3rd party Apps or bad configurated system. I dondt know, what i see was okay so far from the Apps.
'' Also, from my experience with phones, my eyes don`t really notice the differences between screens. i can get used to any screen in a short time.''
Okay thats a thing like the Batterylife things (for me). Its a personal thing and maybe your eyes can handle that. For me, Samsung is the best Display producer so far beside Appe Displays. I have never see any other Screen that can handle with that quality from Samsung. But one more time.. its more a personal impression that everybody make in a different way i guess.
''I also wanna know if the software experience from the Note 8 tends go be the same as S8+ ( which is really bad )''
I think so. I do not have a S8 or S8+. 2 Friends do have these Devices but i never looked closer on this, cause the Software is mostly the same for my experience. The Note have the Spen feautures but i cant see if there are big other things where are Note Special feautures. If i'm wrong, then please somebody correct me. And yes, the cam but this is not the reason for you i guess.
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Apples displays made by Samsung. Goind points made though.
This part not geared toward you, just facts.
Apple and Samsung= Best all around features
LG= Best Audio
Mate/Others= Best Battery
Pixel/Sony= Best Camera/-Updates Sony
OnePlus= Best Root/Roms
You take all this and decide which is most important to you. They all make pretty good phones. Some just have better things then others. IMO Note 8 best overall. But my opinion may be biased. There's a reason you search top ten phones and Note 8/Apple always #1 or #2. I wish we could have a phone that had all these best highlighted feautures into one.
If I didn't get my note for free(ish) I would be using Huawei mate. Battery life is subjective but same type of use on my mate 9 would easily get me 1 1/2 days.
Before note 8 my last daily Samsung was note 4. Same issue I had then is the same now. Phone does have a slight lag to it. If coming from Huawei and maybe pixel you will notice it. Gets worse over time.
I forgot what lag was using nexus and mate 8/9 for the last few years.
Great phone but once you get pass the non essentials I personally would go for Huawei. Emui is the biggest con of Huawei products.
Huawei sucks with updates also.
How comes Samsung devices lag over time? Is something wearing out inside of them ? Jk
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How comes Samsung devices lag over time? Is something wearing out inside of them ? Jk
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they don't, it's owners that start lagging in looking after their devices
I have had samsung devices since S3, NEVER seen that lag over time, really, I do not know where or whom the people claiming these lags get the devices from, I am talking just about my experiences with 6 different REAL samsung flagship devices Obtained through official distribuitors
Lag might be a harsh word to use but there are slight system hangups that happen. Don't take my casual experience, I'm nobody. Plenty of techie youtubers and including xda, post fixes for that imaginary lag in every forum. It's okay every phone has it's issues.
I've also purchased and owned every Galaxy since the first. Every high end ssung tablet under 12 inches. WTF does thst matter, they all experience it. This is my personal experience. Can't speak for other folks. I do install some form of Nexus/Google/pixel or Nova launcher so maybe my experience is different. I don't lower screen or limit things so take that for what it's worth also. I would hope 5he first thing anyone who knows what xda is, turns the animations up.
There is a clear difference between Nexus/pixel vs Samsung(or any other oem) flagships. There is a difference between Huawei mate(strict resource management) and vs the note.
With that being said, Samsung makes the best phones. Note 8 does everything with the best screen plus amazing specs. It's just not as fluid. Been using since release. It's not a laggy mess like a cheap prepaid phone . Far from that.
My biggest thing while using Huawei was not needing a custom rom. Once I got past emui sucks and having to pay to get steady updates early, I never looked back.
Note. If all the Knox and losing important resale features I would be flashing like the good ol days. Every day. Custom roms would benefit this phone.
Fingerprint sensor alone is worth keeping the mate.
My last point and them I'm out of the convo. You asked this question in the note 8 section. Likely hood of getting unbiased opinion are very slim. You will have some folks who keep it real. You'll have some that get 10+ of sot, no lag, perfect fingerprint placement, etc.
All in all
Take it all with a dump truck full of salt. If you want to trade let me know. Cash from my end.
And what would be a black market unofficial distribution source.
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they don't, it's owners that start lagging in looking after their devices
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In soviet russia, lag swipes you.
Limeybastard said:
How comes Samsung devices lag over time? Is something wearing out inside of them ? Jk
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Lol foreal. Jesus Christ it's a nightmare to deal with everyday joe phone. I know 20+ people who do not even know how to update apps. Many have no clue what they're doing in settings. Makes you wonder why they get a smart phone.
in soviet russia smart phone out smarts you.
bober10113 said:
in soviet russia smart phone out smarts you.
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Chuck Norris can't even stop soviet russia