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Is it really worth the price?

Hi everyone!
The note 9 has just been released and I already saw the price tag in my country.
In my county, the phone cost 1249,- euro. That is a lot! That is for the 512gb 8gb ram version.
The 128gb 6gb ram version cost 1050,- euro. Still expensive!
There are some pretty cool new features on the phone but I don't really think its worth the price.
The price will drop in time of course, but I still think when it dropped, its still way too expensive. U can get a better deal for a greater price.
So... what do you think?

I think it's very expensive and in Switzerland where I live now they don't give you any incentives so i will pass. I am very happy at the moment with my mate 10 pro.

Not for me. I got a s8 and can get a great deal on note 8

avatar_ro said:
I think it's very expensive and in Switzerland where I live now they don't give you any incentives so i will pass. I am very happy at the moment with my mate 10 pro.
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exactly! Also very happy with my oneplus 6 here

I think it's too expensive as well. Happy with my XZ2.

I think looking at the s9 plus or the lg g7 both have the same specs and are around 500 dollars now so yes it is very expensive for the premium to have the stylus.

Everyone is on here complaining about the price but honestly the note has always been the more expensive device. The Note 8 was $990 when it came out and the S9 Plus was $930. I mean the higher the memory and higher the ram yes its going to get more expensive just like everything when you get a upgraded model. If you don't like the price go with the base model. It's pretty simple or just dont get it period.

or, get a note 8, for a ton less, and almost identical features...

if you have the note 8 it isn't worth it , if you have s8 plus you might want to due to dual cameras you missed last year. I don't think its worth it right now 1000$ is a bit too much.
Specially when the s9+ can do the same thing as this phone besides the pen and the note 8 already has 90% of s pen features (except for useless pen remote thingy).
The only encouraging upgrade is the battery [but we haven't seen battery drain tests comparison yet]. The storage is not encouraging why? most of us have 128 GB SD Cards in our pockets and 512 GB SD Cards are expensive.
Make no mistake its a great phone but its only worth it if you use the pen and if you find the s9+ or note 8 battery capacity not enough for you , other wise the s9+ or the note 8 (depending if you want to shoot 4k 60 fps or 1080p 60 fps for 60 fps videos) is pretty good and almost has the same Camera features [Even in low light they are VERY close with all 3 of them having dual cameras and the amazing live focus features].
Personally I rather wait 1 year for price cuts [considering you have either note 8 / s9+].
I bought my Note 8 new for 600$ because I couldn't justify 950$. Now Note 8 is 600$ , I would wait until the price goes down.

Definitely worth it.

just faster CPU performance already worth it to upgrade from note8
stereo speakers
use spen for selfie
better camera

ItsCrewz said:
Hi everyone!
The note 9 has just been released and I already saw the price tag in my country.
In my county, the phone cost 1249,- euro. That is a lot! That is for the 512gb 8gb ram version.
The 128gb 6gb ram version cost 1050,- euro. Still expensive!
There are some pretty cool new features on the phone but I don't really think its worth the price.
The price will drop in time of course, but I still think when it dropped, its still way too expensive. U can get a better deal for a greater price.
So... what do you think?
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There is no answer to your question. Its relative.
If you want transport buy a bicycle, if you want to go one better buy a motorbike......Car....What car, a 4,500€ Yugo or a 1.5 million euro Roller?
Same with all tech purchases. Watches...... Buy a Swatch watch for 50€ or a Patek Philippe For half a million€ Its relative.
Got mobile phones here for 35.00€ Oddly enough THAT to me is a waste of money. If the Note 9 was made by Apple it would cost ?1,800.00€? and because it carries the Apple brand it would sell like hot cakes.
The Note series was never intended for mass sales as the S9 is. The note series is one of four styles in the 9 group. If you don't need nor use the S-pen buy the S9+ or the still cheaper S9.
So much to consider. My first lap top cost me twice this price in November 2000 and the specs!! ....650MHz processor. 6GB hard drive. 64Mb SDRAM memory etc.....
I think considering what the Note 9 does its incredible, not to mention only 36 months ago such technology would be only in ones dreams.
Unsure how one can value such a device? Very difficult. 1k for a smart phone, but then again its not just any smart phone is it.
Ryland

avatar_ro said:
I think it's very expensive and in Switzerland where I live now they don't give you any incentives so i will pass. I am very happy at the moment with my mate 10 pro.
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Everything is expensive in Switzerland! Ive been there a bunch of times and the fordt time was shocked at the cost of things.
I still love it there though, beautiful country.
But for me totally worth every penny, all $1500 of them
sent from my Exynos S9 plus, Pixel 2 XL or Note FE

Ryland Johnson said:
There is no answer to your question. Its relative.
If you want transport buy a bicycle, if you want to go one better buy a motorbike......Car....What car, a 4,500€ Yugo or a 1.5 million euro Roller?
Same with all tech purchases. Watches...... Buy a Swatch watch for 50€ or a Patek Philippe For half a million€ Its relative.
Got mobile phones here for 35.00€ Oddly enough THAT to me is a waste of money. If the Note 9 was made by Apple it would cost ?1,800.00€? and because it carries the Apple brand it would sell like hot cakes.
The Note series was never intended for mass sales as the S9 is. The note series is one of four styles in the 9 group. If you don't need nor use the S-pen buy the S9+ or the still cheaper S9.
So much to consider. My first lap top cost me twice this price in November 2000 and the specs!! ....650MHz processor. 6GB hard drive. 64Mb SDRAM memory etc.....
I think considering what the Note 9 does its incredible, not to mention only 36 months ago such technology would be only in ones dreams.
Unsure how one can value such a device? Very difficult. 1k for a smart phone, but then again its not just any smart phone is it.
Ryland
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Yeaaa I understand that. But for the same specs almost u could get an note 8 or s9+

netnerd said:
just faster CPU performance already worth it to upgrade from note8
better camera
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do you find performance problems with the N8? I certainly don't.
Marginal camera improvements.
I think I'm sitting on the fence waiting for the Huawei to be released around Sept/Oct.
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netnerd said:
just faster CPU performance already worth it to upgrade from note8
stereo speakers
use spen for selfie
better camera
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Ryland Johnson said:
There is no answer to your question. Its relative.
If you want transport buy a bicycle, if you want to go one better buy a motorbike......Car....What car, a 4,500€ Yugo or a 1.5 million euro Roller?
Same with all tech purchases. Watches...... Buy a Swatch watch for 50€ or a Patek Philippe For half a million€ Its relative.
Got mobile phones here for 35.00€ Oddly enough THAT to me is a waste of money. If the Note 9 was made by Apple it would cost ?1,800.00€? and because it carries the Apple brand it would sell like hot cakes.
The Note series was never intended for mass sales as the S9 is. The note series is one of four styles in the 9 group. If you don't need nor use the S-pen buy the S9+ or the still cheaper S9.
So much to consider. My first lap top cost me twice this price in November 2000 and the specs!! ....650MHz processor. 6GB hard drive. 64Mb SDRAM memory etc.....
I think considering what the Note 9 does its incredible, not to mention only 36 months ago such technology would be only in ones dreams.
Unsure how one can value such a device? Very difficult. 1k for a smart phone, but then again its not just any smart phone is it.
Ryland
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the s9 has been a flop sales figures wise though....I seriously suspect N9 price will plunge in October / pre xmas sales and competition with Apple X11 or Huawei. Samsung are loosing ground and I don't believe this does anything to stop that....

My country have a promo. Buying the 128gb model will get free upgrade to 512gb.
And base in the exchange rate, it cost about 890 euros . This is from Singapore by the way.
ItsCrewz said:
Hi everyone!
The note 9 has just been released and I already saw the price tag in my country.
In my county, the phone cost 1249,- euro. That is a lot! That is for the 512gb 8gb ram version.
The 128gb 6gb ram version cost 1050,- euro. Still expensive!
There are some pretty cool new features on the phone but I don't really think its worth the price.
The price will drop in time of course, but I still think when it dropped, its still way too expensive. U can get a better deal for a greater price.
So... what do you think?
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bonerp said:
do you find performance problems with the N8? I certainly don't.
Marginal camera improvements.
I think I'm sitting on the fence waiting for the Huawei to be released around Sept/Oct.
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Agreed.
Why buy the same phone as last year but with a wireless s pen that takes shots. I am still waiting for samsung to update their selfie camera to be as good as the back.
Also you are right about the argument "cuz cpu will be faster yeaa cuz its a car not a smartphone that goes 1 milisecond faster in opening Apps than past year"
Since when did Note 8 lag. And if Clock speed is the argument then you will just upgrade every 6 month due to fastest processor and waste your money
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knight900 said:
My country have a promo. Buying the 128gb model will get free upgrade to 512gb.
And base in the exchange rate, it cost about 890 euros . This is from Singapore by the way.
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Good for you. Bad for every body else specially the uk.

bonerp said:
do you find performance problems with the N8? I certainly don't.
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i said the same thing when I used to have 14" PC monitor, that screen is perfectly fine, I don't need no bigger monitor.
I used to have DSL, are you complaining about the speed?
now I have 22" monitor and Comcast cable internet , you don't know what you missing until you have it.

netnerd said:
i said the same thing when I used to have 14" PC monitor, that screen is perfectly fine, I don't need no bigger monitor.
I used to have DSL, are you complaining about the speed?
now I have 22" monitor and Comcast cable internet , you don't know what you missing until you have it.
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Invalid argument. Did you know the note 9 has lower ppi than the note 8 with the same screen resolution. Will that stop you from buying Note 9?
Oh and the s10 will be 2 miliseconds faster,will you buy it too?
The speed you won't notice unless you compare them side by side. In your daily tasks you won't just say "Hm i saved 2 miliseconds." Again unless this is a racing car,this is not a valid argument.
Beside the fact nore 9 and note 8 software is the same.
And 0.1 increase in screen size and lower ppi.

Isn't 4G LTE good enough? Fast enough ?
I wonder why wireless carriers throwing million$ and million$ to build 5G networks

Can this phone still be considered in upcoming sale of flipkart.

I have thinking about buying this phone and the price is being dropped to 23k.
So according to all of the users that have been using this device is it still viable option or i should skip this now.
I Like flashing roms and modding so this phone ticks that box aswell.
So wondering if someone could share their experiences so that i can decide if to buy it or not.

23k what ? I haven't seen this phone on sale (as new) for months. I even saw one used on amazon at more than 400 € while I paid mine less than 300 mid octobre last year. I recently bought a Mi Note 10 Pro but I prefer my 9T Pro (it's faster, and has no cut in the screen). I've flashed several ROMs (Syberia, cdDroid) but had problems with Camera apps. Now, I have both phones using the latest xiomi.eu beta (and there's nothing else for the Mi Note 10).

DeepAnger said:
23k what ? I haven't seen this phone on sale (as new) for months. I even saw one used on amazon at more than 400 € while I paid mine less than 300 mid octobre last year. I recently bought a Mi Note 10 Pro but I prefer my 9T Pro (it's faster, and has no cut in the screen). I've flashed several ROMs (Syberia, cdDroid) but had problems with Camera apps. Now, I have both phones using the latest xiomi.eu beta (and there's nothing else for the Mi Note 10).
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ON upcoming sale from 6th august k20 pro will be for 23k 6-128 variant and thats why i am planning to get this but have doubts about heating and battery backup..

Is "k" a currency ? I wouldn't never buy a phone at 23000 €, even not a car. Maybe I have to guess your country and where you expect to buy a phone which seems to have disappeared months ago. The phone is cold and battery lasts long (especially when not used).
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23K will be Indian INR - Also FlipKart is an Indian online retailer, so there's a hint there.
Just had a look and that's coming in at around $305 US.
Probably not much difference in price to what you could get it for, last year, on AliExpress.
On one side, it's not much of a sale discount, considering it's over a year old.
But on the other side, there's been a bit of a price hike all across the board this year, so it's a better phone than all the mid range SD7xx phones that are available now, for around the same price.
If you can stretch to a bit more money, the Poco F2 Pro should be a better option. But if 23K is about your limit, This phone, will probably be the best available for that price.
Battery life and performance are very good, with not a great deal of heat under heavy load.

Its still great phone for 23-24k Rs price range SD 855 , 6GB Ram , 128GB storage .. no notch display with hdr and good cameras (can be made better via gcam mods) and great redmi has release kernel sources so you have custom os and rom development .

DeepAnger said:
Is "k" a currency ? I wouldn't never buy a phone at 23000 €, even not a car. Maybe I have to guess your country and where you expect to buy a phone which seems to have disappeared months ago. The phone is cold and battery lasts long (especially when not used).
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k here means 1000 in India.
The general price for 6-128 k20 pro here is 346$ approxbut on sale it will be for 306$..

Robbo.5000 said:
23K will be Indian INR - Also FlipKart is an Indian online retailer, so there's a hint there.
Just had a look and that's coming in at around $305 US.
Probably not much difference in price to what you could get it for, last year, on AliExpress.
On one side, it's not much of a sale discount, considering it's over a year old.
But on the other side, there's been a bit of a price hike all across the board this year, so it's a better phone than all the mid range SD7xx phones that are available now, for around the same price.
If you can stretch to a bit more money, the Poco F2 Pro should be a better option. But if 23K is about your limit, This phone, will probably be the best available for that price.
Battery life and performance are very good, with not a great deal of heat under heavy load.
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Poco F2 Pro isn't available in India and in current pandemic situation with India China dispute Buying anything from AliExpress doesn't make sense.
my budget is 25000 max and at 25k i also have Realme X3 which might have better camera(Though I don't care for camera's) and a 120hz ips panel with 855+ chipset but the development situation for Realme devices is bad so i won't choose that one and also it doesn't has a 3.5mm jack.

vinumsv said:
Its still great phone for 23-24k Rs price range SD 855 , 6GB Ram , 128GB storage .. no notch display with hdr and good cameras (can be made better via gcam mods) and great redmi has release kernel sources so you have custom os and rom development .
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ok thanks for your suggestion

Ezio553 said:
k here means 1000 in India.
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K means Kilo = 1000 everywhere (not just in India and not only 1000 Rupias):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo-
Still, it can be Kilo grams, Kilo meters, Kilo bytes, Kilo Rupias, Kilo Euros, etc.
Hence the price "23K" without a currency is meaningless - in India it would mean 23000 Rupias, in Europe 23000 Euros, in US 23000 Dollars
Since this is international forum, nobody should guess that the poster was from India and that 23K meant for him 23000 Rupias (not Canadian Dollars or 23000 in any other currency)

zgfg said:
K means Kilo = 1000 everywhere (not just in India and not only 1000 Rupias):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo-
Still, it can be Kilo grams, Kilo meters, Kilo bytes, Kilo Rupias, Kilo Euros, etc.
Hence the price "23K" without a currency is meaningless - in India it would mean 23000 Rupias, in Europe 23000 Euros, in US 23000 Dollars
Since this is international forum, nobody should guess that the poster was from India and that 23K meant for him 23000 Rupias (not Canadian Dollars or 23000 in any other currency)
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i will mention the prices in full currency next time on..
But i have seen some review stating that the device gets heated up very fast and the metal frame and screen becomes too hot to touch or use..
Also Miui 12 Indian stable update has ruined the phone as much as i have seen the reviews.
So was skeptical if this phone will at least last me 1-1.5 year without any issue from now on if i buy it.

Ezio553 said:
i will mention the prices in full currency next time on..
But i have seen some review stating that the device gets heated up very fast and the metal frame and screen becomes too hot to touch or use..
Also Miui 12 Indian stable update has ruined the phone as much as i have seen the reviews.
So was skeptical if this phone will at least last me 1-1.5 year without any issue from now on if i buy it.
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as far as i know there are no heating issues with this device
since i have K20 (not K20 pro) i haven't seen any issues in that device
and talking about MIUI 12, even i didn't liked that they made it exactly like iPhone. Only thing i didn't like about MIUI 12 is notification center else everything is fine
and custom roms are always there
and if you have ICICI or City bank card then you will get the phone for around 20,700 and for that price i think that steal deal
its almost at same price segment as poco f1 was
BTW even i am planing to but this at 6th aug

shubham arutwar said:
as far as i know there are no heating issues with this device
since i have K20 (not K20 pro) i haven't seen any issues in that device
and talking about MIUI 12, even i didn't liked that they made it exactly like iPhone. Only thing i didn't like about MIUI 12 is notification center else everything is fine
and custom roms are always there
and if you have ICICI or City bank card then you will get the phone for around 20,700 and for that price i think that steal deal
its almost at same price segment as poco f1 was
BTW even i am planing to but this at 6th aug
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Ok thanks for your response now i am sure to buy this one on sale.

23k INR will be a good value for this phone. I bought it for 32k BDT (around 350 USD) and price has been same now after dropping somewhere to 30k. Worth mentioning it's not manufactured anymore so will be unavailable any time.
For the comparison with Realme X3, amoled is superior over lcd on phones anytime, regardless of refreshrate.
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Hey, I recently bought the K20 Pro ( almost 2 weeks ago) and I am more than delighted with it...
I did pre-order the Oneplus Nord but I that the phone was overhyped and not worth it.... The other competition is Realme X3 but that phone doesn't have much ROM support... So no..
I just love this phone.... The built quality is more that Awesome.. and the pop up camera is more sturdy than I expected.. I got it for ₹2 25k.. And for that price it's the best in class according to me..
It does get warn...( As all phones do ) but I don't think that's a problem..
I did compare it with POCO X2 of my friend and I found its camera wayy better.... This phone's main camera is kinda average.... But I feel it's just the best deal you can get...
Also don't even think that this phone is an year old and all that stuff.... It's still the best. I personally believe that one year old flagship killer with good support are the best....
Previously I had Lenovo Z2 Plus with SD820...( for ₹1 13000 for a new one) and that was my life..
I hope that after reading this you too will become a member of our community....
The only ? thing is MIUI... And I am sure you will change that.... ..

Harshit_Tewari said:
Hey, I recently bought the K20 Pro ( almost 2 weeks ago) and I am more than delighted with it...
I did pre-order the Oneplus Nord but I that the phone was overhyped and not worth it.... The other competition is Realme X3 but that phone doesn't have much ROM support... So no..
I just love this phone.... The built quality is more that Awesome.. and the pop up camera is more sturdy than I expected.. I got it for ₹2 25k.. And for that price it's the best in class according to me..
It does get warn...( As all phones do ) but I don't think that's a problem..
I did compare it with POCO X2 of my friend and I found its camera wayy better.... This phone's main camera is kinda average.... But I feel it's just the best deal you can get...
Also don't even think that this phone is an year old and all that stuff.... It's still the best. I personally believe that one year old flagship killer with good support are the best....
Previously I had Lenovo Z2 Plus with SD820...( for ₹1 13000 for a new one) and that was my life..
I hope that after reading this you too will become a member of our community....
The only thing is MIUI... And I am sure you will change that.... ..
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Same here, just bought a few days ago for 24000 INR. It is the best bang for the buck. The only other competitors are Realme X3 which has LCD screen and no dev support, and the Nord which looks uglier imo and is a plastic build, with slower processor. The only upside for it is the 90Hz screen, but the K20 pro does go upto 72 Hz, so its not that of a big deal. Only downside is the camera, my old Mi A2 felt better (GCam in both). Especially, the selfie camera is very bad in a few indoor conditions. But even the Nord has the same main camera sensor, so there's that.
I think you should go for it.

Robbo.5000 said:
23K will be Indian INR - Also FlipKart is an Indian online retailer, so there's a hint there.
Just had a look and that's coming in at around $305 US.
Probably not much difference in price to what you could get it for, last year, on AliExpress.
On one side, it's not much of a sale discount, considering it's over a year old.
But on the other side, there's been a bit of a price hike all across the board this year, so it's a better phone than all the mid range SD7xx phones that are available now, for around the same price.
If you can stretch to a bit more money, the Poco F2 Pro should be a better option. But if 23K is about your limit, This phone, will probably be the best available for that price.
Battery life and performance are very good, with not a great deal of heat under heavy load.
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Yeah, this is great phone for 305$.

Harshit_Tewari said:
Hey, I recently bought the K20 Pro ( almost 2 weeks ago) and I am more than delighted with it...
I did pre-order the Oneplus Nord but I that the phone was overhyped and not worth it.... The other competition is Realme X3 but that phone doesn't have much ROM support... So no..
I just love this phone.... The built quality is more that Awesome.. and the pop up camera is more sturdy than I expected.. I got it for ₹2 25k.. And for that price it's the best in class according to me..
It does get warn...( As all phones do ) but I don't think that's a problem..
I did compare it with POCO X2 of my friend and I found its camera wayy better.... This phone's main camera is kinda average.... But I feel it's just the best deal you can get...
Also don't even think that this phone is an year old and all that stuff.... It's still the best. I personally believe that one year old flagship killer with good support are the best....
Previously I had Lenovo Z2 Plus with SD820...( for ₹1 13000 for a new one) and that was my life..
I hope that after reading this you too will become a member of our community....
The only thing is MIUI... And I am sure you will change that.... ..
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Yes i have ordered today blue variant...

Ezio553 said:
Yes i have ordered today blue variant...
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Welcome to our Community brother .....
P. S. : I also have the blue variant... And it's just heaven...
Do follow the official telegram channel to keep yourself up to date

Harshit_Tewari said:
The only [emoji90] thing is MIUI... And I am sure you will change that.... ..
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I really like the miui with all the bells and whistles it brings like floating window (helps a lot for my gaming), icon animations, hassle-free theme support etc.
Rom is personal taste and choice, ofc.
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Question Who has a Realme GT2?

Soo, anyone here who has the phone?
If so, do you have the Chinese or Global version and how are you finding it?
Seriously considering getting this phone.

Seems nobody? Well I just ordered one for myself, Chinese phone but apparently the seller can have it flashed to the Global ROM - so will take a while to arrive in South Africa but will report back once I receive it.
I figured it was not worth spending the extra money on the Pro version as the differences are the cameras and SoC. I'd rather have the non fisheye wide angle and the normal macros and not the microscope camera and I feel the SD888 will be more than sufficient for me. Do not play games on my phone much.

I purchase it today from amazon spain... it is little to big for me but i will give him a chance... definitly best buy flagship. I am buying him because it is the cheapes phone with imx 766 and snapdragon 888. But now i have second thoughts beacuse of realme gt neo 3. It has same imx766 sensor and dimesity 8100 which is really fast with night mode processing. what you guys think about it gt2 or gt neo 3.

I have cancelled the order... dimensity 8100 and 9000 is really step up from sd 888.

m0mm0.com said:
I have cancelled the order... dimensity 8100 and 9000 is really step up from sd 888.
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I think that's all marketing bollocks, in practice I doubt the difference will be that big considering the gt 2 pro is the flagship and the neo 3 can't or should not be better than it and should be less good than the gt2. Gcam also helps a lot in night photos.
Anyway, unless you're going to import it from China the neo 3 is only coming to Europe in the summer.

I might do import it from china and dimensity 8100 can is better in everything, faster cores, low energy consumption, 5Gigapixel/s (888 2.7Gpixel/s)... I really want top notch for money. Only one thing is that it is going to be difficult to unlock bootloader but with gt2 global is problem too for now. Gcam is only problem with dimensity 8100.
I don't know what to do...mybe wait for oneplus nord 3 coz better support.

m0mm0.com said:
I might do import it from china and dimensity 8100 can is better in everything, faster cores, low energy consumption, 5Gigapixel/s (888 2.7Gpixel/s)... I really want top notch for money. Only one thing is that it is going to be difficult to unlock bootloader but with gt2 global is problem too for now. Gcam is only problem with dimensity 8100.
I don't know what to do...mybe wait for oneplus nord 3 coz better support.
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I'm like you, I wanted the best of the best for the price, compared phones back to back, was willing to give 700€ for a fu*** phone, me that never paid more than 350€ for a phone and that was alot back then. haha
In the end I bought the GT2, yeah the pro has a better cpu, better screen bla bla bla and I even thought about returning it when I saw the Neo 3 was releasing like a week after I received it.
But to be honest, I'm very happy with it and honestly I don't need a better phone.
The neo 3 has a better cpu, ok, but will you notice it? To give 30min or 1h more of sot for the lower consumption?
Since you don't have the GT 2 and are willing to wait until summer then go ahead. Otherwise buy it back and you'll be happy anyway.
Oh and Nord 3 is going to be a rebranded Neo 3.

I would be really satisfied with gt2 indeed but this dimensity looking promising with photos and camera is my top priority. GT2 has really good camera and processor and i didn't think twice for buyin it but amazon didn't process my order for 15days and i cancelled order when i saw neo 3 and dimensity 8100. maybe i will buy nord 3 whichi saw it has identical spec maybe little smaller plus better support or even poco f4 with dimensity 9000 if price would be in that rang. so no new phone for another 3 months btw i'm buying new phone for like 1.5 year and i didnt even blink when i saw it on amazon for 450€ in eu. Truly flagship killer.

m0mm0.com said:
I would be really satisfied with gt2 indeed but this dimensity looking promising with photos and camera is my top priority. GT2 has really good camera and processor and i didn't think twice for buyin it but amazon didn't process my order for 15days and i cancelled order when i saw neo 3 and dimensity 8100. maybe i will buy nord 3 whichi saw it has identical spec maybe little smaller plus better support or even poco f4 with dimensity 9000 if price would be in that rang. so no new phone for another 3 months btw i'm buying new phone for like 1.5 year and i didnt even blink when i saw it on amazon for 450€ in eu. Truly flagship killer.
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I really really doubt there will be a noticeable difference in photos, even between the GT 2 and the pro there's small difference and sometimes the GT 2 is better .

i am aware of it and the biggest but for gt neo 3 is gcam.

I've had the GT2 pro (China Rom) for a few months now. Phone runs great besides the Chinese features I can't remove and not having Google assistant and gpay.
I'm just waiting for a way to flash the global ROM.

i have bought the phone eventualy from amazon... it is really nice phone and with sofware updates it is going to be bestbuy for sure. Gt2 pro forum is much more organized then GT2 but i think global gt2 is best buy for sure and sale going to explode...in this price range there is only gt2 with this specs. Thank you Realme.

m0mm0.com said:
I would be really satisfied with gt2 indeed but this dimensity looking promising with photos and camera is my top priority. GT2 has really good camera and processor and i didn't think twice for buyin it but amazon didn't process my order for 15days and i cancelled order when i saw neo 3 and dimensity 8100. maybe i will buy nord 3 whichi saw it has identical spec maybe little smaller plus better support or even poco f4 with dimensity 9000 if price would be in that rang. so no new phone for another 3 months btw i'm buying new phone for like 1.5 year and i didnt even blink when i saw it on amazon for 450€ in eu. Truly flagship killer.
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cameras on the GT 2 are better than that of Neo 3 as per multiple comparisons.

I have the global version for one month now. Really happy with it. Photos are not the best but décents and gcam can be installed. Battery life is great 5 to 6 hours sot with nearly 240 apps and 2 SIM cards. Really happy with it.

I have the Global version and it is good in all aspects. I don't have any issues and have been using this phone for a month now!

Hi,
I'm thinking of buying GT2. I drive a lot and I would like to ask some questions to the owners of the phone:
- is android auto working? do you have any issues?
- is google assistant working without problems?
- does Realme GT2 have Google Dialer as a default dialer?
I would be grateful for this information.

Google dialer is default.

This phone sucks in mic audio quality and in bad compatibility with most Bluetooth devices out there.
I am selling it after 15 days of purchase.

Mic in calls are awsome especially when talking on speakerphone and didn't notice problem with Bluetooth connectivity and i have a lotn9f gadgets like smart watch, headphones and speakers. In videos mic is fine too.

m0mm0.com said:
Mic in calls are awsome especially when talking on speakerphone and didn't notice problem with Bluetooth connectivity and i have a lotn9f gadgets like smart watch, headphones and speakers. In videos mic is fine too.
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You are lucky.... Your device is ok then. Mine has problem. They asked me from Realme to send my device to their service so they can check. I don't care .... I will sell it and buy another brand.

General Very Disappointed in OnePlus

The OP 10 Pro is the second time OP has truly disappointed me. The phone is only available with 128GB in the US. For a "pro" model, this is a joke. The $900 price puts it right at a PIxel 6 Pro and S22+ price. There is 0 reason to get the OnePlus vs those two, considering both have substantially better cameras, more support for accessories, and much bigger communities on XDA.
My most recent OP was the 9 (non-pro). I've been very disappointed with the cameras, as even an old Pixel 3 I have takes better pics in most conditions. I replaced it about a month ago with a Korean s20 Ultra (so I can root), and I'm never going back. Much better camera, so many case options, and even though the processor is an older model, it feels just as fast. Went with the 20 vs 21 for sdcard support, and having an extra 512gb for $60 is great. I have all my pics and vids ever on the phone. All OSM for US, Canada, and Mexico, tons of music on the phone for flying (which I do a lot).
I've been a long time OP supporter, right from the OP1, and have had every phone except the OP2. They seemed to lose their way with the 7 (I had to get a chinese model since I didn't want the pro), and have been on a decline ever since, charging more but not offering anything better except the new snapdragon processor.
Sorry for the rant. I'm sure the 10 pro will be a decent phone. Right on par with the 9 pro, which was a decent phone. I'm just not excited about OP releases any more, when I used to be online hitting refresh for the sale to open.
Doesn't help that Jerryrig snapped the phone in half very easily. Be careful, these look fragile.

No SD card slot regardless of the internal memory capacity is a severe handicap. Even 500gb internal memory isn't enough let alone 128gb without an SD card. Having a OS drive and data drive(s) is the best way to run any PC or smartphone.
Samsung has also dropped the Note and the ball on all their current Flagships.
They screwed their loyal power users Apple bad.
Google Adroid emulated Apple by adopting cpu cycling sucking, user unfriendly scoped storage.
Android 11 and up suck Apple bad now.
I have 2 N10+'s, the second new one was bought 5 months ago. One is running on 9, the newer one on 10.
Whatever. I'm good for a couple years.

OEM new device releases are always a rollercoaster
I just ordered the Global black 128gb 10 Pro to take it for a spin....

No dual-sim USA. No 256gb USA. Both deal-breakers for me.
I spoke with my money when I canceled and bought a pixel 6 pro instead.
#NeverSettle
Oneplus are a bunch of turds now.

Thr3kk said:
No dual-sim USA. No 256gb USA. Both deal-breakers for me.
I spoke with my money when I canceled and bought a pixel 6 pro instead.
#NeverSettle
Oneplus are a bunch of turds now.
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Pretty much this - I can't see a single advantage the OP10Pro has over the Pixel 6 Pro or s22 + or ultra. Granted, the sammy is a little more expensive.

I got the OP 10 Pro and I don't like the design after seeing it with my naked eyes and I'm gonna return this and get an S22 Plus!

In the EU we have 12gb ram 256gb

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In the EU we have 12gb ram 256gb
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And 80W charge.

Buy chinese version for dual sim card

Or an european one - we have dual sim too.

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In the EU we have 12gb ram 256gb
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And 80W charge.
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Or an european one - we have dual sim too.
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True True, I picked up my copy of the OP 10PRO 12/256 today.
Moving from OP6 makes a difference

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True True, I picked up my copy of the OP 10PRO 12/256 today.
Moving from OP6 makes a difference
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AH, yeah! Fromt the 6 is quite a big move indeed!
I came from the 8Pro, not a crazy difference, but with the trade-in I got just a little less of what I paid for at last year's Amazon Black Friday

I don't understand why anyone would buy this phone. Performance is the same or worse than a 9 Pro depending on what you are doing, has less storage and ram, is more fragile, and the camera system overall is worse. This phone is a flop.

Another interesting fact is that our local amazon has gone down in price. For the first two days it was 1029Euro, then they lowered the price by 6% to 964Euro.
Not much, but still something. Plus headphones (OnePlus Buds Pro) on sale in preorder and the price becomes bearable

I can test it for one day and here are few things...
80W and 65W are almost the same
Stereo speaker downgrade
With 50/50 mobile/wifi up to 5h SOT
No OxygenOS (its more ColorOS with Oxygen skin)
Front camera is much better
Yes, no IP68

galaxys said:
OEM new device releases are always a rollercoaster
I just ordered the Global black 128gb 10 Pro to take it for a spin....
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Hey,
You got the 10.. I just received mine today, good t see you.
Re: the OP.... Soon as there's some good pixel ROMs the photos back storage will be unlimited, 128GB for the most part is more than enough, at the end of the day it's a phone, would be nice to have more but not the end of the world.
Regarding the RAM, I'm not too upset by it.. should use less battery being 8 and not 12.. I don't think that there will be a performance hit.
Rest of the hardware is the same so I'm happy with it.
Guess if you really need 12 and 256 plus then I think your only option would be to buy direct.

Question Who is upgrading to S23?

I am really contemplating to upgrade from S22 to S23 just for Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU because SD8G1 heats up like an oven and the battery life is absolute trash.
However, the trade-in value sucks, got to still pay S$580 even after trading in S22 along with S$88 pre-order promo code.
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Who else is planning on upgrading to S23, and what phone are you currently holding?

I'm upgrading from my Note 20 Ultra to the S23 Ultra.

I'm upgrading from Pixel7 to S23

I'm upgrading from Samsung S8

1+8 to S23+

I took the leap to upgrade despite the trashy trade-in amount, because my used S22 with paint-peel on bezels and micro-scratches on screen isn't going to fetch a good buyback price via third party vendors, and may be even lesser than what Samsung offer.
I hope S23's battery performance will be good enough for me to hold 3-4 years.
Edit: Got my sanity back, cancelled my pre-order, decided to save S$585 to spend it elsewhere.

I'm Upgrading from S20 with 128 (+SD card 128GB) to S23 256GB for €599,-
Reasons:
- Battery life of the S20 was the worst in years for recent S small screen releases. Did Not upgrade to other versions of te S series, because battery was marginal improvement over S20. Now its a huge leap and a decision maker to upgrade. Today i get around half a day (12h) with the S20 and the use cases i need it for. so every half day it need a charge. So always chargers around me. Home, Bed, Car, Work.....
- S20 does not get any new android releases. Only security updates. So safe.
- The performance is a huge increase over the s20. Sock and Especially with 256GB versions that have UFS 4.0. Also the antenna is a huge improvement.
- Camera's are marginal improved over the S20, but huge enough to see a difference.
- I keep with around 6,2 inch screens, as i have very small hands. Tried an A52s. But way to big to operate with one hand. Would love to have a S23 ultra, but not possible to operate with the small hands.

Pixel 5 to S23.

A52s to S23+

from the S22 to S23 for a good deal
for 2 reasons :
- autonomy of the S22 is weak,
- the new processor of the S23 and the battery of 3900
Except this 2 reasons, the 2 phones S22 and S23 are very simillar.

I'm upgrading to S23 from my old phone Samsung S20!

I'm upgrading from a Galaxy S10 Lite to S23+.

Well, i'm still with the OnePlus 7 Pro and my 1st choice would be the S23 Ultra but since it's too big (and "boxy") for my pockets, i thought about the S23+.
What is keeping me thinking if i should buy the S23+ or not, is the screen. I was hoping that it had a QHD screen and not a FHD+. Even my OnePlus 7 Pro from 2019v(Samsung display) has an higher resolution and considerably more ppi.
And Samsung still seems to be afraid to offer faster charger speeds (45W when we see others with 100W or even 120W).
Everything is better than on my 7 Pro but the lower res and lower ppi is not helping (and yes, one thing i LOVE on the 7 Pro is no camera on the front since it's a "pop-up" one but i could pass that).
Also, i was a little surprised with the results from XDA poll. In 2895 votes, 1734 said that they won't buy any S23!
I really don't know what to do.

Only upgraded from my S22 because they paid me to. Got $800 trade in value for an old Oneplus 9 Pro sitting in my drawer, plus $80 in useless accessories. Paid $50ish in tax, but got $140 cash back through Rakuten.
Net profit, $90.

OnePlus Nord to S23 lets goo baby! Btw I got it for 299 with google fi

I'm upgrading from Pixel 6a to S23!

Had the S22 Ultra 512gb for about a week,and went back to my LG V60.I gave it some thought,but nothing spectacular has caught my eye to even get it free from AT&T as of yet!

S20 to S23

S10e to S23.
The S10e update cycle is ended and battery life is not great anymore.

Upgrading from Xiaomi 11T Pro, only because I wanted smaller size phone. Gave back my S10e to Samsung (and still have a S20FE5G).