I know there has been a lot of these but maybe I can help with someone's decision, so here we go.
The OPO has served me great for the past couple months and it's almost a perfect phone. :fingers-crossed:
Background:
One of the things I liked most about this phone was the unboxing experience. It was just simply amazing, amazing quality. As soon as I unboxed it, I installed adb drivers and unlocked the bootloader. I flashed twrp and rooted. Then I installed some of my favorite root apps such as greenify, AdBlockPlus, xposed framework (Boot-manager, App Settings, YouTube AdAway etc.), Avast (Firewall Features), Orbot (For using the TOR network), and SuperSU, and ADBD Insecure. I also made a custom boot animation and changed it, as well as the boot logo. I made a few changes to the file system and installed a few binaries.
My device has about 6 pages of apps from over the months. I use a lot of them and some of them I just have because "it might be helpful". One more thing to mention, I also installed the Amazon App store so I can get some apps from there. Now lets talk about themes: I have about 6 different themes each applied to a certain part of the ui and honestly it looks amazing. I'm spending too much time at the intro so lets cut to the chase...
Performance:
The snapdragon 801 makes everything liquid smooth and I have had no issues with performance what so ever. One thing I should mention is that my AnTuTu benchmark score dropped from when I first got it to now, this was expected as I am running a couple heavy apps in the background (ex. Xposed, Avast, Greenify, 5 messaging apps, Sync, Smart news etc.). The performance dropped a little over the months but the UI is still liquid smooth.
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Battery:
The battery performance is very, very good and I have had no issues with it. I usually get about 2-3 days on a single charge with medium to heavy use. That being said, I turn off my phone at night... which probably has a major impact on screen-on time. Charging takes about 1-2 hours for me using the stock cable and power brick which is pretty average for any smartphone. The device battery is good and it is enough to power the beast inside.
Display and Touch:
The OPO display is good but nowhere as amazing as OLED. The 401 PPI makes everything look really sharp and I have had no issues with clarity. Also to mention, my device does not have the yellow tint problem although the colors look a bit warm. This is expected of course as it is an IPS LCD screen. The viewing angles are amazing and the ability to change between software and hardware keys is great. The touch is probably one of the most disappointing parts of this phone. Sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. The screen is over sensitive and it leaves ghost touches behind making it very hard to type fast. But the auto-correct works like a charm and balances out the effects. Hopefully in CM12 this will be improved.
Software:
Just the plain ol' cyanogenmod experience which is one of the main reasons I bought this phone. I'm just hoping I can get the CM12 ota before the partnership completely fades away. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
Camera:
It sucks. Just really really bad. Now that said, I believe it is a software fault rather than a hardware one. The Color OS camera app is much much better and that might solve the issues for some of you. Granted I have been able to get some amazing shots when I applied medium-heavy post processing they turned out just like one from a DSLR. (Will be uploading examples soon)
Design:
The design is nice especially the sandstone textured back, It provides a lot of grip as well as "looks". The metal ring around the display gives it a more premium feel, but I would not have minded paying more for an all metal phone. The bamboo back cover looks promising and I am looking into getting one.
Will be adding more in the near future... Ran out of ideas
I have been using it for a month now. Its an amazing phone considering the price. No lags or anything. Additionally the camera is quite good and very fast. The build quality is also very good. One thing I particularly like - how short the charging time is (less than 2 hours from empty to full).
The only thing that I am worried about the future of official software support. I certainly hope that the OxygenOS from OnePlus will be a clean iteration (like AOSP), not something like FlymeOS or MIUI; and that OnePlus will continue to provide essential updates till the end of 2015 (assuming that CM will stop supporting it after CM12s).
I agree!
i just ordered one 64gb for my wife, her Galaxy S2 just died (almost died, i must find her efs backup, then repair it), can't wait to receive and play with it
i hope the +1 will be too big for her little hands, so i can give her my Nexus 5
many thanks for the review
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Design & Material
This is the most beauty touch screen phone Samsung ever release, the dual edge side make the whole phone one step ahead the premium elegance look than normal S6. This is also the most beauty touch screen phone I ever own. The material and craftsmanship is solid well build. Due to both side glass with sparkling surface, more clean wipe the surface is necessary to maintain it beauty.
Price
Frank speaking RM 3,099.00 is a bit too expensive, it is more reasonable price at RM 2,899.00 (inclusive GST). By the way I from Malaysia.
Performance
Everything is smooth and speedy, they is no place to complain on it performance, I am no regret and no miss selling off my previous phone Nexus 6 which the performance is less than what I expected. I don't blame Nexus 6 but instead Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm release junk processor after the last success S801.
Touchwiz UI
From already good in Note 4, now under S6/S6 Edge is step ahead greater, every part is so smooth with welcome fully customizable themes support. Thanks Samsung remove those unnecessary feature where not really useful. The only part Samsung need to take note is the first time opening emoticon at keyboard do take few seconds delay, others than that, I had no complain in any of it from performance to design. Thumbs up to Samsung on this new UI design.
Camera
If you zoom in, you will notice Samsung had change the algorithm on processing the photo, it is just too good to miss. I must said it is by far the best ever release mobile camera. One word "Outstanding".
Loud Speaker
With only single speaker, the output is unbelievable great, off course it won't better than my previous Nexus 6 dual speaker but I ain't miss it also.
Screen
The best screen I ever have! It is even better than Note 4. It just simply great with pure white and just nice vividness.
Reception and Call Quality
Finally Samsung solve the reception issue in Note 4, that is the reason I sold my Note 4 previously. Beside this, the call quality is the best I ever have.
Battery Life
After few days usage, I can only said S6 Edge battery life is not that great, it is similar poor as my previous Nexus 6, it confirm won't last a day for a high moderate user. I am so miss my Note 4 battery life.
Wireless Charging & Fast Charging
The wireless charging is real cool and easier to use, I never though it actually not so slow, just like an old time charging speed. Fast Charging is real fast! I mean real fast! Far ahead than Note 4 and Nexus 6. But! The whole phone is freaking HOT! during charging which already over comfortable level to even hold it, is this good? I really doubt on battery life cycle on any kind of fast charging implement.
Controversial Issue
Is the out of the box screen scratch issue real -YES! My first unit open is badly scratch out from the box, so I suggest everyone do proper check before leaving the shop.
Is the Dual Edge gimmicks - Basically not really for me, this dual edge is just for enhanced the beauty of the phone not for added tones of extra features. Come on! the edge is only slightly at side not like the Note edge which over wide for added unnecessary features. What the point using edge for functionally but not using the main real screen. I just don't get it. I only wish the edge is also light up for every incoming call even the main screen not put face down the table.
In overall, I give this phone 9.5 out of 10 scores.
Sample photos taken with Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Nice review. Like mine too but there is a slight pink tint on mine so the whites are not so white
Can you post some pics of a pure white background on your phone? Did you compare the screen to a normal s6? You'll find the edge has darker screen
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Nice review. Like mine too but there is a slight pink tint on mine so the whites are not so white
Can you post some pics of a pure white background on your phone? Did you compare the screen to a normal s6? You'll find the edge has darker screen
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Mine one no such issue and during comparing at shop, the S6 Edge screen is more vividness and life appealing to me, I don't find it darker than S6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3066964
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This is a very cheap device that performs somewhat decent. Running Android 5.1.
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I need to root this phone. Can anybody help me please?
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I need to root this phone. Can anybody help me please?
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You can look here: http://www.doogeemobile.com/blog/how-to-root-doogee-hone/
Doesnt work. This is for g550 phone. Look javierin the comments. This is me. So please, put real info. Iknow how to search in google too.
No, they are reseller and in this foro the root they mention isnt a root for doogeex5. It does not work.
I managed to get myself a decent deal on a Doogee X5 here for $59,99, and this is my review of the phone itself:
http://www.dd4.com/goods/Original-D...HD-IPS-5.0MP-sim-dual-Wcdma-Unlock_60658.html
The X5 is Doogee’s entry to the budget phone market and the reason why it caught my eye was that it boasts a 5” 720P screen a quad core MediaTek CPU as well as Android 5.1 for less than 60 USD, which is almost unbelievable at this price point.
The box the phone came in was rather plain with some details regarding the specifications, IMEI and such, but other than that there’s not much worth mentioning. Inside the box is the phone itself, a short manual as well as a charger for the phone. So when it comes to the phone itself it’s completely made out of plastic, but it feels very solid due to a built-in metal construction. On the side of the phone there’s a power button and volume rockers, and on the front there’s a 720P IPS panel with decent viewing angles.
When it comes to the CPU, it boasts a Mediatek MTK6580 CPU that provide decent performance for daily usage (such as YouTube, browsing the web etc.) and it compares to the Snapdragon 400 system-on-a-chip. The main performance drawback is the built-in GPU, Mali 400, which leaves much to ask when it comes to performance in games and other 3D applications.
So when it comes to the software experience I’m pleased, as it’s a very pure version of Android with just a few additional applications. The UI is very fluid and smooth, and I’ve not noticed any major issues when navigating the phone, other than a few stutters when running many applications at once, which I suspect is related to the limited amount of ram.
This phone comes with a 2100mAh hour battery from the company BAK Battery (2300mAh according to doogee, which is false) and that combined with the MTK CPU provides decent battery life. With 50% of brightness, it lasts about a day or two with a simcard in the phone and about 2-3 days with no simcard. However, if you increase the brightness to 100% you’re likely to see big battery drops and therefore I recommend keeping it around 50-60% at most – the lower the better.
The phone isn’t free from drawbacks and the one that’s most noticeable is the camera, which is not very decent and provides kind of mediocre results. The videos and pictures taken with it looks all grainy and noisy and therefore this isn’t a phone for the camera enthusiast to say the least, but it’s okay for simple Facebook pictures and what not. Another drawback is the internal speaker which is loud but have a tinny sound, but at this price point this is very common.
So overall, I’ve had this phone for a few weeks now and I’ve had no major complaints, and with this sort of value for 60 USD I can’t do anything than to recommend this phone. It’s one of the better budget phones I’ve tried and its worth having a look at it if you’re on the lookout for good budget phone!
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I got Doogee this weekend and I found it a great deal for its price.
So far I've had a huge problem with it; After 5 mins it loses its data connection and mobile connection. I have tried configuring APN, and many other configurations and I haven't been lucky at all. The phone should work with my carrier cause it runs a 850/1900 mhz band. Any hint about it?
well after a month and a z5p change (camera fault) this i my experiece
battery:for me i very good. my z5p is paired with a pebble time steel and a fitbit hr and when i'm in car with my garmin by smatphonelink. i power up at 8.00 am and the battery have 10/15 % at 2.00 am.considering i'm coming from a note edge that
i had to charge in the afternoon with the same usage and non wearable connect i'm realy happy.
screen: excellent , apart the the angle view, but not a great problem
camera:i expect more from the camera, i't a good camera but not great
look and fell: for me the most beatifull device in his catergory, and materials are great
now the bad:
heat: omg it's a fire...
sd: i've got sd problem ,like some photos become unusable some i can see only in album but i cannot share or copy on pc, and some kind of flaac are unredable, but dunno if it's realy the phone or the sd
last some consideration about two sony accessories
the original cover with window: the worst cover i've ever seen.... no magneti clip on the front so if the phone fall down the screen is full expose, the window is a magnet for fingerprint
original craddle: not bad the materials are not great but it works good
Grazie Luca!
Idc if its hot XDDDD its winter here so u know good to have em hands warm!!
you should replace and buy a new 1sd card. i use 64gig sd card and no issues for me, didnt try the flaac though. but for the pictures no problem at all.
I also came from a note edge and I so far am missing:
Download booster, that thing came in handy.
Lack of decent cases and stands there is nothing for it really and even tho I had a z2 with no issues I am worried about all the glass
for a very good case look here http://www.tetded.com/home/en/339-xperia-z5-premium-e6853-z5-premium-dual-e6833-e6883 no magnetic flip but excellente materials and great look i bought the Dijon II (Venus: Black Croc/Toffee ) version and with my gold z5p is a pleasure to see.
for stand and charge i've bought the original sony dock and it works well.
for glass i never use a protection don't like nothing over the screen but some kind of glass protection sure come
The Sony dock is portrait tho, I need landscape shame the magnetic charger was left off
After One Month Z5P
MY Battery Performance on my Old Z2 is b better than Z5 Premium.
luca73n said:
well after a month and a z5p change (camera fault) this i my experiece
battery:for me i very good. my z5p is paired with a pebble time steel
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Do you get random disconnects with your Pebble Time Steel? I've been getting them inconsistently but enough to throw me off cause sometimes it will disconnect and stay that way, and sometimes it just stays connected. Other times it will disconnect and reconnect. Also, have you ever faced the Android OS battery drain? I used to have it. Not sure if it's gone but it's getting less and less now.
yes i've got random disconect but i think it's a bluettoh problem cause i've got random issue with other bluetooth device.
And yes sometimes, luckly only few time, i've got some strange battery drain and phone become hot as hell.
hope with 6.0 sony correct the problem
Here mine after a month:
- camera is not better compared with my previous phone - sg note 4. I compared and still comparing (with another stock 5.1.1 note 4 in my family). Sony just is far behind with focus speed and accuracy, photos sharpness, lack of burst with just clicking on the shoot buton.. I am disappointed from Sony and dxomark.
- generic screen backlight is again far behind sami.. I feel like my old days with nexus 4.
- loud speaker/s are not loud enough. Yes they are two in stereo mod which is great but..
- fingerprint scaner/sensor is not accurate enough even after registering multiple slots with the same finger using different angles/positions. Around 10-15% I need to unlock with code. Yes I like it but this is not a finished product. IPhones handle this much better.
Now the good things:
I am fokin love this phone! It is perfectly looking (well a centimeter smaller boarders on top and bottom will be 100% satisfaction but ..)
This almost pure Android is a beast! Can't even compare it with Samsung tw (even on their last flagships where it is still unpolished and woody). Perfect memory management, simplicity with some Sony's features. I managed to remove 99% of the bloatware, and the rest 3 apps which are protected I just disabled.
4k vids are so detailed and beautiful that I started to think someone upgraded my eyes! Stunning!
Buttons (vol rockers,cam,power) are perfectly positioned by my opinion (well cam start speed must be improved for sure)
I managed to overheat the SOC only with wot blitz and hd recording, but still the heating pipes are perfectly set. Excellent work from Sony!
Battery performing much better compared with note 4.. It is so durable!
At the end, I can say - the perfect phone for me. I totally love it.
I received it today, so happy!
I will come back here after a few days of use (even if the discussion says "after a month"
First disappointment: if you register your fingerprint it forces you to to unlock the device only that way. I just want to register my fingerprint for security purposes, for example paying on google play store or logging in apps like paypal.
If you want a simple double tap to unlock your device with no passwords, fingerprints, patterns ecc. you have to DELETE your fingerprints. Yes, you have to DELETE them. But why?? It's really stupid.
And, by the way, this is another really stupid thing:
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I received it today, so happy!
I will come back here after a few days of use (even if the discussion says "after a month"
First disappointment: if you register your fingerprint it forces you to to unlock the device only that way. I just want to register my fingerprint for security purposes, for example paying on google play store or logging in apps like paypal.
If you want a simple double tap to unlock your device with no passwords, fingerprints, patterns ecc. you have to DELETE your fingerprints. Yes, you have to DELETE them. But why?? It's really stupid.
And, by the way, this is another really stupid thing:
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If you want to unlock with code, just double tap and swipe up to unlock
Granted I've only had it for a week now, but I'm pretty happy with it overall. I've unlocked and rooted it and installed Xposed, frozen what I don't need with Titanium Backup, and I'm using the latest version of CameraFX instead of the (seems to me) kind of primitive camera software provided. The battery life seems great, at least it is compared to my last phone (galaxy s5). I've enabled adaptive brightness, turned off Bluetooth and NFC. I don't have battery saver on. Comments from other owners?
I like mine very much. Keeping it stock at the moment, wanting to see what Motorola's official 6.0.1 does for it (if we ever see it). Down the line I will likely root and tweak the thermal-engine config file, that has been my only complaint so far...
Not really. On top of slow updates, I'm getting blue spots near the bottom of my display, and don't want to risk their warranty program due to people being delayed a replacement. I just hope the spots won't become even more prominent before the next Nexus releases, which I will be going back to.
This is not my post, but see some photos here for what I am talking about with the spots: https://reddit.com/r/MotoX/comments/4gf3lj/has_anyone_had_this_kind_of_effect_on_their/
Yes...Until I shattered my screen the other day
kettir said:
Granted I've only had it for a week now, but I'm pretty happy with it overall. I've unlocked and rooted it and installed Xposed, frozen what I don't need with Titanium Backup, and I'm using the latest version of CameraFX instead of the (seems to me) kind of primitive camera software provided. The battery life seems great, at least it is compared to my last phone (galaxy s5). I've enabled adaptive brightness, turned off Bluetooth and NFC. I don't have battery saver on. Comments from other owners?
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I get killer battery life, but I do a billion things to get there. I'm very happy with mine, had it almost since release. Since Lenovo took over Moto, I'm skeptical about the update rate. I had an original Moto X (the only phone made in the USA) before this one, and the updates were on par with Nexus updates. So things have changed.
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Not really. On top of slow updates, I'm getting blue spots near the bottom of my display, and don't want to risk their warranty program due to people being delayed a replacement. I just hope the spots won't become even more prominent before the next Nexus releases, which I will be going back to.
This is not my post, but see some photos here for what I am talking about with the spots: https://reddit.com/r/MotoX/comments/4gf3lj/has_anyone_had_this_kind_of_effect_on_their/
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Funny you mention this. I noticed a small red dot in the middle of my screen (only in the dark) while in bootloader mode testing my last firmwares. Thought it was something with my screen protector. I haven't pulled mine off to check if it is the protector or not. I too am holding back because of the time it has taken for others repairs/replacements to come back. Even though I spent all that extra money on the warranty.
@kettir @quakeaz @Spasticdroid
Running 6.0.1 here and no dots on the screen, only a small light bleed on the bottom left.
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Although happy with moto x pure. Good chance I will opt for oneplus3 in coming months.. Pure requires extensive modification to ensure best optimal performance n battery life. And in development, it's definitely on the slow side. Price was alright for the phone given this phone is identical to LG V10. I am having call quality issue but dealt with it. But another reason I will be jumping ship.
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I like the phone, only one thing is holding me back from loving it. My hotspot(straight talk AT&T) dosent work like it did with my nesus 5. wish motorola would bypassed the network check for this after all it is an unlock phone.
Honestly I love the phone. Sure, battery could be better, but it gets me a full day while I'm at work. So there's that which is nice.
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Honestly I love the phone. Sure, battery could be better, but it gets me a full day while I'm at work. So there's that which is nice.
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Agree... it give me way beyond a days worth ( I havent turned on the Moto features out of fear that it would drain my battery.)
I don't have moto features enabled either. Totally stock too. Sure, there's a very few minor bugs I have. Like sometimes opening a text doesn't load and I just have to back out and go back in...but that's about the only bug I have encountered with the device.
I mean I gave up my note 4 for it. That should say something about it right?
I am loving it. Compared to LG and Samsung, I have experienced very little lag and love the fact that Motorola didn't load it down with bloat.
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My wife's current device is an LG G4, and her last was a S5. Too many problems with them both. And the G4 is on par with the Moto hardware wise, but it aside from that it doesn't compare.
I like it. Only things I don't like are
- non-AMOLED screen (kinda kills the purpose of the motodisplay
- no fingerprint scanner (although it's not a big issue)
- no camera 2.0 natively supported (can be modded in though)
- moto voice doesn't work where I live, which is all the more ridiculous that while Google's Voice allows me to use in english even though my main isn't, Moto Voice won't
- no ability to use the "Ok Google" phrase to wake my phone - kinda defeats the purpose of the voice control if I still have to wake the phone manually
- not much ROM development is going on for the phone and the custom roms can't make use of the IR sensors
I was tossing it up between getting a Moto X Style, Nexus 5x or LG G4 and came down on the side of the Moto X Style. Nice phone, just about the right size, and I actually like the Motorola stuff included in the rom. Charges in the blink of an eye, which is pretty sweet.
Custom Rom support is never going to be as good as a Nexus device, however, we have a fair few to choose from and the major players appear to support the device quite well. The main area of development that this device seems to be lacking is with Kernel support. I can see that there are a couple available, however, it's always nice to have a wide selection.
I must admit I'm falling out of love with my Moto X Style more everyday.
Seems so slow. Slower then my OPO. And downloading some files direct the SD card makes the phone unusable have to turn the phone off. Might have to try return to stock and sell it on.
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Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Vivo Nex, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Vivo Nex is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Had it a day but not really had a lot of time to play with it that much. Have managed to get a Vivo account to unlock some of the restricted features (don't ask how as I don't want the guy who helped me swamped with requests - sorry).
Overall, and coming from an iPhone, I quite like it. Not a huge fan of Android overall but so bored with phones at the moment I couldn't resist something that actually bushed the boundaries a bit and wanted to innovate.
Couple of things that do annoy me (maybe just Android and not this phone though) - no real autofill for 1Password or Dashlane - the options are there but it doesn't work - think an issue with the fingerprint process.
The in screen fingerprint reader is OK, quite hit and miss. Had loads of misses with a screen protector on (factory one) but when took this off it was much better.
Sadly no NFC - does anyone know if I could use an Android Wear watch for payments if it has NFC but the phone doesn't ???
No split screen action - again option seems to be there but always says "app does not support this feature"
Overall phone seems snappy, screen is amazing, camera is good - need to spend some more time with it.
So far I've been able to install pretty much anything so no complaints there.
Quite like the look of the interface but then I am coming from the restrictions of iOS !!
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No split screen action - again option seems to be there but always says "app does not support this feature"
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Hey. Before considering this device; I was surfing on the Nex threads to see if BL unlocking and root is available etc. Seen your post and wanted to input, no idea if this option is available on your device. The one under Settings » Developer options(Might be in different menu) » Force activities to be resizable. Using this option to get split screen support for all apps on Miui and Aosp based roms. Hopefully you've got it there too.
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After two days I can write. The best hardware I have ever had and the worst software I have ever seen.
Lol. Straight to the case
which Network are you all running this phone?
My 2 cents (Black 256G):
Hardware : Good overall, 845, UFS, lots of RAM, nice 1080p screen that's quite readable under sunlight ( I think my S9+ is slightly better), good camera (although the selfies look like I had plastic surgery and loads of makeup in the default setting). Sound output is actually quite good with the DAC activated - I think its comparable to an old $150 Fiio external DAC that I had. Under screen finger print sensor is good. I think its about 80% for me. Signal strength is good, WiFi range is good (about 95% of the S9+ in terms of throughput). The in screen earpiece is OK in terms of loudness and clarity, but sometimes people voices sounded a bit funny. Its a shame that a top of the line model does not have NFC, wireless charge nor SD card support. It isn't waterproof but there is rubber seal on the SIM tray so I think water resistance would be reasonably good.
Software : Its .... well, it takes some time for me to adjust. I think you'll feel more at home if you had switched from an iPhone. (OK, I admit it, software is dreadful. It'll be better after you install your favorite launcher, change the navigation bars back to navigation keys, uninstall useless apps, etc) At least installing Google apps is easy. You can actually just add an Gmail account and it will install the necessary GAPPs.
Despite all these bad things I still love my Nex - just the selfie cam and under glass finger print scanner will make of for all its shortcomings..
Super smartphone sauf le launcher
Goodbye Vivo Nex S, have sold and moved on. exactly 2 years since january 2019 i had now.
Things i regret and think:
Shouldn't have removed the screen protector from back and front, back was broken because glass and replace before selling, and a tiny scratch in front screen that look like a scorpion xD.
Battery was at 3200mah of the 4000mah estimate according to an app i installed but good standby and screen time.
Had to disable alot of apps that vivo runs in background through adb.
Was hopping for root since the beginning for some kind of stereo speaker mod using the call speaker, only manage to get it working with only either one or the other producing sound.
Still very fast, played Genshin impact very nicely.
no issues whatsoever with the pop camera, even pressed down around 10 times in 2 years with finger to show friends that it work as a fail safe.
Still no full black dark mode, only grey.
Very good main camera, no complains for what was expected back then, the second camera barelly used with the depth sensor
Lack of L1 Certification for Netflix.
The Amoled screen is very good but if its very sunny i can't read anything.
Not going back to Vivo again due to lack of information and community for software, everything in china basically.
And i think thats all i remember.
Have a nice life vivo users