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Hi guys I must replace my Samsung S8 (Exynos).
In Italy the S9+ and the 6T have the same street price, so i’m trying to see both pro and cons
S9+
Pro
Wireless Charge
3.5mm jack
Better camera
Better HW support ( physical store )
Maybe better Value
Awesome Display
Cons
1yrs old phone
Big phone
Not sure about optimisation and bug fixing from Samsung
6T
Pro
New phone with Pie
Hope for a better software support and bug fixing
Cons
No 3.5mm jack
No wireless charge
I don’t know about hw assistance
Not so bright display
Less security (Knox)
I’m not a modder fan anymore and I always had Samsung devices, but i hate that for example with the s8 i must switch to 3G before put it in airplane mode unless I have big battery drain and this bug has never been solved by Samsung from Oreo. I don’t want to go with a stupid bugged device again.
So what issues related to OP6T are you experiencing? At the same price you will go for S9+ or OP6T? ( or save 100 bucks for a Mi8 or a S9?)
Thanks
Not sure what I can say about issues because I haven't found anything. But, I tell you my wife has an S9 and compared to this phone it has terrible battery life. My 6T lasts me a healthy and solid 2 days (right now starting day 3 with 40% left) but hers lasts like... 10 hours? Its on a charger alot.
EspElement said:
Not sure what I can say about issues because I haven't found anything. But, I tell you my wife has an S9 and compared to this phone it has terrible battery life. My 6T lasts me a healthy and solid 2 days (right now starting day 3 with 40% left) but hers lasts like... 10 hours? Its on a charger alot.
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Yes probably the S9 has an horrible optimisation, so that is why i’m On the 6T for the battery life and maybe on a S9+ instead of the S9.
For the screen is the 6T brightness so bad? Obviously compared to the S9? In the summer my S8 becomes so bright and readable never had issues.
Nikka93 said:
Hi guys I must replace my Samsung S8 (Exynos).
In Italy the S9+ and the 6T have the same street price, so i’m trying to see both pro and cons
S9+
Pro
Wireless Charge
3.5mm jack
Better camera
Better HW support ( physical store )
Maybe better Value
Awesome Display
Cons
1yrs old phone
Big phone
Not sure about optimisation and bug fixing from Samsung
6T
Pro
New phone with Pie
Hope for a better software support and bug fixing
Cons
No 3.5mm jack
No wireless charge
I don’t know about hw assistance
Not so bright display
Less security (Knox)
I’m not a modder fan anymore and I always had Samsung devices, but i hate that for example with the s8 i must switch to 3G before put it in airplane mode unless I have big battery drain and this bug has never been solved by Samsung from Oreo. I don’t want to go with a stupid bugged device again.
So what issues related to OP6T are you experiencing? At the same price you will go for S9+ or OP6T? ( or save 100 bucks for a Mi8 or a S9?)
Thanks
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Ciao! I'm on the same situation as you, can't decide between OP6T and S9+. I think I'll go with OP6T for the better software/software support and the better battery. As far as I know, support under warranty has hugely improved since the time of the OnePus One but if you want to be 100% safe you can buy it from MediaWorld here in Italy! I'll probably miss the headphone jack present on the S9+ but still I wouldn't buy a one year old phone just for that, also considering the low term software support Samsung gives.
I just got this phone on Friday and an LOVING it! It hold a charge seemingly forever, and the display is gorgeous. It's very smooth and snappy.
WhiteWashed said:
Ciao! I'm on the same situation as you, can't decide between OP6T and S9+. I think I'll go with OP6T for the better software/software support and the better battery. As far as I know, support under warranty has hugely improved since the time of the OnePus One but if you want to be 100% safe you can buy it from MediaWorld here in Italy! I'll probably miss the headphone jack present on the S9+ but still I wouldn't buy a one year old phone just for that, also considering the low term software support Samsung gives.
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Yes I have been in a MW store but the phone was not available, I would like to try it especially because I don’t like big phones. In that scenario the Mi8 made me love it.
sabrdawg said:
I just got this phone on Friday and an LOVING it! It hold a charge seemingly forever, and the display is gorgeous. It's very smooth and snappy.
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Thanks, are you able to compare the brightness under the sun with other phones?
Have you encountered any issue that is this forum threads like the deep sleep that kills the notification?
Coming from a Galaxy S9+
I have a Galaxy S9+ for work and a OP6t for personal use. I prefer the OP6t. No, the display is not quite as bright. However the colors and size are amazing and just as good as the Galaxy. The battery life is significantly better. I have to keep the Galaxy S9+ near a charger so it is topped off before I head out if the house. The OP last so long and charged so fast that I don't worry about it. Also the near stock os flies compared to Samsung's... Its not even close. I've been using wireless headphones for a while so that wasnt a big deal to me. I think it's only a matter of time before all manufacturers get rid of the headphone jack so I figured I'd take the plunge. The only things I miss at all on the OP are wireless charging and Samsung pay, but the OP experience is so much better that is worth it.
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I have a Galaxy S9+ for work and a OP6t for personal use. I prefer the OP6t. No, the display is not quite as bright. However the colors and size are amazing and just as good as the Galaxy. The battery life is significantly better. I have to keep the Galaxy S9+ near a charger so it is topped off before I head out if the house. The OP last so long and charged so fast that I don't worry about it. Also the near stock os flies compared to Samsung's... Its not even close. I've been using wireless headphones for a while so that wasnt a big deal to me. I think it's only a matter of time before all manufacturers get rid of the headphone jack so I figured I'd take the plunge. The only things I miss at all on the OP are wireless charging and Samsung pay, but the OP experience is so much better that is worth it.
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As you have both phones, would you say the Oneplus 6t is far behind the S9 regarding camera and picture quality?
sostendorf said:
I have a Galaxy S9+ for work and a OP6t for personal use. I prefer the OP6t. No, the display is not quite as bright. However the colors and size are amazing and just as good as the Galaxy. The battery life is significantly better. I have to keep the Galaxy S9+ near a charger so it is topped off before I head out if the house. The OP last so long and charged so fast that I don't worry about it. Also the near stock os flies compared to Samsung's... Its not even close. I've been using wireless headphones for a while so that wasnt a big deal to me. I think it's only a matter of time before all manufacturers get rid of the headphone jack so I figured I'd take the plunge. The only things I miss at all on the OP are wireless charging and Samsung pay, but the OP experience is so much better that is worth it.
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As you have both could you test the screen quality about the dark scenes as Erica Griffin did https://youtu.be/YVk8bc-TV3Y (min 27.40)
Thanks
groenland83 said:
As you have both phones, would you say the Oneplus 6t is far behind the S9 regarding camera and picture quality?
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Let me qualify this with that fact that I am not big picture taker so I likely haven't experienced a significant number of scenarios. With that said, is it behind, yes...is it FAR behind, no. It still takes really good pictures with the rear camera, at least for point and shoot. I haven't used the front facing camera, so I can't say for sure. Everything I've read (and doubtless you have too) says the front facing camera is crap. If it matters, it also doesn't have all of the AI/AR stuff that the Samsung camera does. I played with that on the Galaxy for about an hour and never used it again, but it may be important for some people.
I just sold my S9+ and got the 6T and I can't imagine going back. Camera isn't quite as good, but it's fine for my uses. Screen isn't quite as good, but with 20/20 vision I can't tell much of a difference. Definitely doesn't get as bright, but haven't had any issues with the max brightness. The 6T is tons faster and doesn't seem to big down like the S9+ does and the battery life is miles better. Can't imagine going back
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Nikka93 said:
As you have both could you test the screen quality about the dark scenes as Erica Griffin did https://youtu.be/YVk8bc-TV3Y (min 27.40)
Thanks
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I assume you meant the grayscale test she showed? I couldn't find the graphic she used, but here is a different one. Both of these were at 100% brightness. The S9+ may have done a tiny bit better, but its really close.
Galaxy S9+
OP6t
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I assume you meant the grayscale test she showed? I couldn't find the graphic she used, but here is a different one. Both of these were at 100% brightness. The S9+ may have done a tiny bit better, but its really close.
Galaxy S9+
OP6t
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Thanks man but from a screenshot is useless, it is shown as the same
I’ve seen from the Oneplus 6 review always from Erica that this shadow clipping effect is more affecting the S9 than the OP6.
But S8 was better than S9 on that so I hope that 6T doesn’t perform worse than 6
The image test is available in some display tester apps
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Thanks man but from a screenshot is useless, it is shown as the same
I’ve seen from the Oneplus 6 review always from Erica that this shadow clipping effect is more affecting the S9 than the OP6.
But S8 was better than S9 on that so I hope that 6T doesn’t perform worse than 6
The image test is available in some display tester apps
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Yep, I wasn't exactly sure how to reproduce that test.
6t. All-around better experience
Hi!
I have Huawei P20 Pro, and it is a good phone but I want to try out another phone. And I think about to change my P20 pro to OP 6 or 6t but just untill near October because I want to buy a Pixel 4, 4XL, OP 7t or galaxy note 10.
Firstly the camera is important feature for me, and I know p20 pro has a better camera than the 6 or 6t but those phones has ported gcam so how good is that gcam?
And battery, speakers and the software is important to me as well, OP always has a good battery life so it's ok, speakers is weaker than the speakers on the P20 pro. But the software is a key part of OP Oxygen OS is great and I like it, and it's way better than the Emui which is a **** for me I hate basicly everything in Emui
What do you think, is it worth to change my phone for this couple of months or I should wait for the Pixel 4 or OP 7t?
If the camera or speakers are most important to you, then wait. The op6t is ok on both counts but coming from the pixel camera and speakers, you'll be disappointed. The Google camera app doesn't significantly improve the camera imo.
Actually the camera is important but the software is the second most important thing the speakers just good to have a good one.
And what about the screen?
It's amoled on the OP, and the P20 pro. And both of them has fhd+ resolution.
But which phone has better color reproducion or the viewing angle?
I personally love the screen on the op6t. The resolution/pixel density isn't as high but I'm of the opinion that it doesn't matter over a certain point. Something about the color saturation and white balance is pleasing imo.
If you got the money buy Note 9 or wait for... 10.
Currently my rooted 6T has been playing backup to my un-rooted T-Mobile Note 9 (on Oreo) but I keep feeling tempted to go back to the 6T as my daily. Then after a couple of weeks I start to miss the Note 9. I use a Bamboo Tip on the 6T so the S-Pen envy stays at a minimum when using the 6T but then small things like Samsug's calendar app (that I can't get to work on the 6T), the Note 9's brighter display at its halfway brightness setting, WIRELESS CHARGING and the purpose-built stereo speakers (although the 6T's single speaker is quite loud).
Those are just things I'm actually struggling to define but when I'm one device I'm missing the other and visa versa. Is anyone else crazy like me with this topic? Maybe I just have commitment issues. Shut up! You're not my ex wife! Jokes aside, I keep switching back and forth between my 6T and Note 9. Is anyone else doing this with other devices? How do you deal with the itch to keep swapping phones? Thanks for sharing!
I switch almost weekly to my Pixel 3 XL. There are things I like about both phones.
Well I made a complete switch today from the note 9 running pie to the 6t yeah I miss the brighter screen and the screen being a bit bigger horizontally but that is about it, I love how has this thing is a bit faster than my pixel 2 xl running pie.
Let see how the battery holds
Ok...maybe I'm worse and a bit of an idiot but....I'm currently paying on and dont laugh when I say this but s8+,x2 lg g6(one for the wife),s7 edge,note 8 and one plus 6t
right now the note 8 one ui pie beta
and one plus 6t is what I'm going back and forth with
but I'm currently running note 8 as the whole system is dark mode out without customization apps but then I'll start to think about my oneplus which is by far the most stable phone without lag i have ever used so yeah it's a toss up
I'm the same I have a S9 and the 6T that I switch between I mostly use the 6T but about once a month I switch to the S9 for a couple of days then back to the 6T. My biggest issue with the S9 is it seems small to me because I have big hands and the 6T feels just right. I like the S9 features but like I said the size bothers me which I should have gotten the S9+ which would have fit my hands better and maybe I would stay with that one since I like the S9 features.
No AOD means no OP6t for me (I'd have one otherwise£ but I do switch between note 9, 3 XL and xs max. I hate it but I guess that means not one of them tick all the boxes.
Xs max to use the apple watch
3 XL for camera and vanilla android zippyness
Note for all round and extra storage (over pixel)
Or maybe I just need help!
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No AOD means no OP6t for me (I'd have one otherwise£ but I do switch between note 9, 3 XL and xs max. I hate it but I guess that means not one of them tick all the boxes.
Xs max to use the apple watch
3 XL for camera and vanilla android zippyness
Note for all round and extra storage (over pixel)
Or maybe I just need help!
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I have and on McLaren model stock, and they do have a magisk module for it on the regular 6t
I use the 6T then switch back to my iPhone 6s when the 6T does something that irks me. Today I pulled the SIM because I get sick of my cheek selecting the drop down and clicking icons. The proximity sensor works fine when I test it but for some reason my cheek will do crazy stuff. Time before last my cheek dragged the notification shade down and selected airplane mode and disconnected me from my call.
This silly stuff just does not happen on my iPhone.
Why not just root and switch roms? That's what I do when I get bored of the phone
I hop between my 6T modded and my S9+ Modded. Why? Front mounted stereo speakers are so much better for gaming. Performance is identical and sadly, even without root on my S9+, I've achieved nearly the same amount of necessary customization. I came back to OnePlus for the freedom and dev-friendliness but that seems to not be a thing anymore.
Well I'm just glad I'm not the only one, and here I was thinking I had a real problem, almost started drinking full time to cope. I have the note 8 and 6t. I got the 6t day one from tmo, one of 2 in the area from what I was told and have used it for a total of about 1 month. I use my note 8 for work as there is no better work phone and on the weekends I was using the 6t until I wanted to use it longer so start using it after work on the way home while driving but needed more of it so in the morning to work as well. After a week I said I wanted to save the battery and could just use the note as it does everything, so back in the box went the 6t for about another week or 2. Then I told myself I was just going to use it for Christmas for pictures and then put it away until my birthday in April. Well I ended up using both for pictures for about 2 weeks until I rooted the 6t with McLaren edition. Did that for about another 2 weeks and went back to the stock rom while still placing it back and forth in the box for a day or 2. Keep in mind I'm starting to think I'm going crazy and I really mean it. I had a 6s plus in the mix but sold it on Christmas and I thought that would help, it didn't. It's now been 2 weeks and I just today, I swear to all of you, I have been using the note 8 for the past 2 weeks and this morning i placed my 6t in my backpack thinking I would use it for the ride home but have yet to turn it on because I really want to make it until my Birthday. I'm so glad I'm not the only one like this, I really mean it. Thank you for this post.
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I have and on McLaren model stock, and they do have a magisk module for it on the regular 6t
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Kills battery I think though. Samsung, Google and LG have shown that a native AOD can work without too big a battery hit, LG even managed it on an LCD!
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I swap between the one plus 6t and the Razer phone 2. Used to swap between OnePlus 6t and pixel XL 2 but found someone who wanted to trade my pixel xl 2 for the newest Razer phone and I couldn't pass up that $400 savings deal as I paid $300 for my pixel XL 2 and the Razer phone 2 retails at $699. Love having a fast flagship in OnePlus 6t and a media/gaming giant in the Razer phone 2 with 8 Gb Ram and a 120 hz refresh rate!
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Kills battery I think though. Samsung, Google and LG have shown that a native AOD can work without too big a battery hit, LG even managed it on an LCD!
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I had a s7edge and note 8 never used it on those devices bc it drained battery bad. But on this device I don't see much or little drain. Battery is relatively great for me on stock kernel
Sorry if I have misunderstood but are saying that the McLaren has an AOD out of the box!
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yeah , me , i use oneplus 6t one day iphone xs max one day , i like the speakers from iphone ,
if i got a service day i will pick up oneplus 6t because i do tweaks install apps from black market and hacks ,
if a got a heavy day i will get the iphone xs max ,is the just do it phone for me ,
love the apple pay and speakers and the display, the brightness for my iphone stays at 30 procent,
with oneplus 6t i need to boost the brightness up to 75-80 procent to be easy redable and no , is not because the screen protector
is just the way oneplus tweaked ,
also what i like is how easy to use is the device , the fact that i got the flashlight in the lockscreen for iphone and
the first page on the left on iphone is imposible to reproduct on another devices
for me the first pick is iPhone XS max and 2nd pick is oneplus 6t
I can controll everything with my iphone xs LIFX light bulbs ,sockets on off ,and all of them they are there on first page
if you try to add the widget on oneplus first page witch they name it shelf ,they don't fit they are oversize or
the shelf did not show all the info , so for me android is not so polished seems to be unfinished , is not made to be compatible
thanks for reading and sorry for so much explanation
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Sorry if I have misunderstood but are saying that the McLaren has an AOD out of the box!
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Yes, it's called ambient display though in settings. the regular 6ts do not as far as I know. But the aid is in their system regardless, they just don't have it available in their settings
Hence the magisk module for it to be used on their devices
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Sorry if I have misunderstood but are saying that the McLaren has an AOD out of the box!
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No. It's the same Ambient display.
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Yes, it's called ambient display though in settings. the regular 6ts do not as far as I know. But the aid is in their system regardless, they just don't have it available in their settings
Hence the magisk module for it to be used on their devices
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Ambient display is not the same as AOD, it is more like the iPhone raise to wake.
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Ambient display is not the same as AOD, it is more like the iPhone raise to wake.
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Looks the same as Samsung aod. That's why I called it as such
Morning all, i have been a long admirer of this phone, I currently have an xperia Xz1, it's been a good phone but starting too look dated now, I just wondering, whether if the 6t is still a good purchase especially with the One Plus 7 around the corner.
Many thanks
Up to you.
If you are in a hurry buy 6T, if not, wait for 7 ( that could be in may).
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Up to you.
If you are in a hurry buy 6T, if not, wait for 7 ( that could be in may).
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Thanks, i know what you mean, honestly i think it depends on the price of the Oneplus7 i think that wall decide which phone i will get.
Thanks
If i have a working phone now i will wait for op7.
The price should be around price for 6T. Let's hope they not get greedy..
The OnePlus phone with 5G will be expensive, like 1000$ and useless since we don't have 5g network.
null0seven said:
If i have a working phone now i will wait for op7.
The price should be around price for 6T. Let's hope they not get greedy..
The OnePlus phone with 5G will be expensive, like 1000$ and useless since we don't have 5g network.
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That is true, think i shall wait for the pricing to come out, yes hopefully it will be priced accordingly inline with the 6t , 5g for myself, not needed to be honest.
Thanks again for your input.
I decided after the Galaxy S8+, then S9+, then Note9 it was time for a change. I traded in the Note9 and got a OnePlus 6T and could not be any happier. The galaxy lines are nice, dont get me wrong. But the pure android feel of the OnePlus is much smoother than the Galaxy series.
Samsung does have the better display. Thats undeniable but the OnePlus 6T makes up for it in utter fluidity.
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I decided after the Galaxy S8+, then S9+, then Note9 it was time for a change. I traded in the Note9 and got a OnePlus 6T and could not be any happier. The galaxy lines are nice, dont get me wrong. But the pure android feel of the OnePlus is much smoother than the Galaxy series.
Samsung does have the better display. Thats undeniable but the OnePlus 6T makes up for it in utter fluidity.
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Hey Scott, I was a big fan of your roms for HTC phones, you did great things for those devices. I'm thinkinging about ordering this phone, the only thing that is bothering me is the finger print sensor. How has your experience been so far with the finger print sensor?
If you have an iPhone, how does the scrolling smoothness in apps and the browser compare? Thanks
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Hey Scott, I was a big fan of your roms for HTC phones, you did great things for those devices. I'm thinkinging about ordering this phone, the only thing that is bothering me is the finger print sensor. How has your experience been so far with the finger print sensor?
If you have an iPhone, how does the scrolling smoothness in apps and the browser compare? Thanks
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IM 50/50 on the fingerprint sensor. Its impressive for what it is however not nearly as quick or accurate as a rear mounted sensor.
Scrolling in this on the very latest update (Jan Security patch) is very smooth. I did take off the plastic screen protector because it does take away from the smooth feel and causes a tiny bit of drag with my fingers.
I would swap my 6t with an s10+ when the price will fall (perhaps with note 10 unveiling).
Though I am curious to see if someone went from the 6t to s10+, if he or she regrets or is happy by doing it.
Also is the camera much better? The 2x optical zoom are good?
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I would swap my 6t with an s10+ when the price will fall (perhaps with note 10 unveiling).
Though I am curious to see if someone went from the 6t to s10+, if he or she regrets or is happy by doing it.
Also is the camera much better? The 2x optical zoom are good?
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No regrets at all.
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I would swap my 6t with an s10+ when the price will fall (perhaps with note 10 unveiling).
Though I am curious to see if someone went from the 6t to s10+, if he or she regrets or is happy by doing it.
Also is the camera much better? The 2x optical zoom are good?
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Im happy with the decision!
Even tho, the Oxygen os is smother than the One UI but there are many different launchers for you to choose!,
Well, I switched from OP6 not T... Main issue with S10+ that I have is that the action bar (or whatever that thing at the top is) and the notification pull down menu thing seems so blown out of scale compared to OP6... I mean it is huge. I really wish there would be another option for making text and icons even smaller one step.
Another thing I noticed is that OP6 had better white colour of the display (S10+ seems a bit yellowish). At least to my taste... display adjustment sliders actually do something compared to S10+ (I imagine that is the same for any Samsung FW).
Another thing is screen real-estate. They are about so so, especially because of that stupid selfie cam positioned so far away from the top edge on S10+ which takes the advantage of screen to body ratio away from S10+ as it makes action bar really thick... I mean really thick. If you open youtube app you will see this humongous gray bar at the top which to me is very ugly. I get it they had to make something unique to Samsung design so that they actually get told apart from other brands. But still.. damn they could have just placed the cams in the top right corner and call it a day.
Navigation gestures instead of navigation bar are also more intuitive to use on OP, especially one handed since you have to reach the far corner to swipe up and open recent apps pm S10+ while on OP just just drag further up from the middle.
USB C port is better on my S10+ compared to OP6 though.... OP6 you can wiggle plugged in cable in it which drives me crazy. Curved screen is also annoying because you will be palm pressing stuff you didn't want to every time you will reach on the other side one handed. I have a case that is quite deep to fix that.
I can't say yet on the battery.
Signal wise they are so so, with OP6 having a slightly better WiFi reception. I'm talking like one side of the bead vs both sides of the bead.
On the other hand having all those optional samsung apps like music, calendar, on S10 is a real plus. I really did not like the way OP didn't include their own. App wise Samsung has nice little features OP doesn't like when a contact that you saved with company name as well calls you, that is displayed.
Oh and Samsung is whoring for icon pack and themes microtransactions, they won't let you do it anyway other than through their theme app. Quite annoying. Yeah you get custom launchers... But stock is good enough for me, I can't be bothered to get something custom and then fine tune it additionally. Also, hardware buttons are so badly placed it hurts my feelings.
I would say... skip S10+ and wait for S11+ or something that will have 5G as well. IMO it is not worth it. Hopefully they wizen up regarding selfie cam on next gen as well. I imagine their CPU will be more mature at that point as well.
Unless you get the thing for a bargain (that is why I have it) and turn a profit after the switch.
Why not swap for next months OnePlus 7 or 7 pro?
Went from 6T to S10+ last week and I'm happy with the phone. You absolutely need to wait until you get the biometric update though because before that, wow, the fingerprint scanner is garbage.
What I like : Screen cutout is fine and the display is beautiful, fast wireless charging is far more convenient than I imagined, One UI is good but not as snappy as the 6T, headphone jack is also really nice to have and I was concerned about the curved display but it's not nearly as bad as the Note 9 that I had for a few weeks. It's still easy to accidentally "palm touch" the screen but it's manageable. Bixby button, well, I remapped it to camera for now and I'll use that 3rd party app to change it to the assistant so it's okay but no button would be better.
What I miss : Hardware selector for ring/vibrate/mute, having the status bar icons all the way to the right, not closer to the middle, and as someone else mentioned, notifications seem way too big on One UI. It's a huge 6.4 inch display for 4 notifications and you are running out of screen space. I have a feeling Android Q will make notifications even better.
Better wait for OP7 unveiling then, if OP finally chooses a good camera setup then I will stay in OP territory.
What about custom roms? Is it a pain like on 6t because of encryption and dual slots?
I have both the unlocked OnePlus 6t and the T-Mobile version. I bought the S10 Plus knowing I would not be able to root it and thought I was going to hate it. Well both of my 6t's are sitting on my desk unused since I bought the S10 Plus.
The S10 Plus has so many options I have not missed root once (or some of the headaches that come with it...Google Pay not working because Google updates something that breaks Magisk hide). This is coming from someone who has rooted every phone I've had since the OG Droid. With the S10 Plus you can use themes (I just use dark mode) ad block system wide with Adhell3, hide notification bar icons and so much more.
Camera on the S10 Plus is so much better than the OnePlus 6t. Before I bought my first OnePlus 6t I had the Pixel 3 XL and I would switch between the two because of the camera. I ended up selling the Pixel 3 XL because of the battery life.
The hole punch did bug me at first with the icons being pushed towards the center but after a few days I didn't notice it anymore.
The gestures on the OnePlus 6t are hands down the best on any Android phone but with a guide on her I switched the stock S10 Plus gestures for ones that are pretty close to the OnePlus 6t.
Battery on the S10 Plus I'm getting between 9 to 12 hours of screen on time, which is better than the OnePlus 6t.
If someone asked me to trade a S10 Plus for my OnePlus 6t before I used the S10 Plus I would have laughed at them. Now if I was asked I wouldn't think twice.
I do miss the physical silent slider from the OnePlus 6t but I honestly think that's all I miss.
Don't get me wrong, I love the OnePlus 6t and will be buying the 7 or 7t, but the S10 Plus is just a hands down better phone.
I had the 8/256g version of the 6T. TBH I really loved the stock android experience vs the S10+ samsung One UI. A side note, I bought the Hong Kong version of the S10+ with the SD855 (I didnt want the Exynos version sold where I live in Australia)
For me, here are the Pos + and Negs -
S10+
=Equal battery life (6hrs SOT on both)
+Better screen
+Better camera (way better!)
+Headphone Jack
+Waterproofing
+Ultra Fast
+Build quality
+dual sim (or Sim + SD card)
-updates still need to come faster
+speaker quality is excellent
OnePlus 6T
=Equal battery life (6hrs SOT on both)
-No waterproofing (splash proof only)
-No memory expansion
-Camera (good quality, but dont do panoramic photos)
=QHD screen (its awesome quality though and great for gaming - no touch lag)
+One of the fastest SD845 phones
+dual SIM
-No Headphone Jack
+Excellent cases (The Karbon bumper by Evutec is awesome!)
+fast Android updates (faster than almost Google)
I was going to wait for the OP7, but the pop up camera errked me a lot. I'm really glad I went S10+. It was definitely an upwards step, not sideways - but in saying that, the 6T is very much a complete phone (except for the panaromic photos)
Btw is the exynos camera that bad compared to snapdragon?
I hope samsung will drop prices of s10+ when note 10 will be annouced, the 970$ price here is way too much
I do.... The biggest upgrade for me is camera..its a way better than 6t. I miss oxygen OS cleanliness and neat. I also miss 6t optical FP, i dont know but it seems faster on 6t...and what i really miss is MOD for 6t and flexibility of rooting and modding.
vegetaleb said:
Btw is the exynos camera that bad compared to snapdragon?
I hope samsung will drop prices of s10+ when note 10 will be annouced, the 970$ price here is way too much
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The post image processing on the Exynos seems to be worse. I saw the review showing the differences, and its real...
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The post image processing on the Exynos seems to be worse. I saw the review showing the differences, and its real...
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Can a custom rom help?
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Can a custom rom help?
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Seems to be hardware related. I'll try to find the camera comparison and link it here
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Can a custom rom help?
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https://www.anandtech.com/show/14072/the-samsung-galaxy-s10plus-review/14
Seems related to HDR and wide angle cam shots.
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Seems to be hardware related. I'll try to find the camera comparison and link it here
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https://www.anandtech.com/show/14072/the-samsung-galaxy-s10plus-review/14
Seems related to HDR and wide angle cam shots.
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Thanks
So the cpu can't handle photo processing at full potential, this is strange given exynos is perhaps not as good as 855 but certainly capable of complex image processing. I am not a big fan of super wide photos with a smartphone, so how's the difference with the normal lens and 2x optical zoom?
I came from the 6T to an S10+ and went back to the store yesterday to exchange the phone to a pixel 3. Couldn't get past the fingerprint sensor issues, duplicated apps including an app store, and Android auto didn't work as well in my civic as with my pixel 2 or 6T. Not sure why
How would you guys compare it to the pixel 3
On edge whether I should sell my pixel 3 and get a S10+
Is the camera (point and shoot) better than the pixel 3
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How would you guys compare it to the pixel 3
On edge whether I should sell my pixel 3 and get a S10+
Is the camera (point and shoot) better than the pixel 3
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I exchanged my S10+ for a P3XL because the fingerprint sensor, even with the update and the screen protector off doesn't work well at all. I have very dry hands, maybe that's why but for me it was bad. The 6T had no problems.
As to the UI, I actually like it. We can cry about updates all day but stock One UI has more features than Stock Android and some of them are really nice. Having a video on the lockscreen for example, themes, the animations, lots of very nice things about One UI but something that you can't get away from is duplicate apps. Samsung backup, android backup. Samsung play store, android play store, etc.
When you look at the phone's hardware, the S10 is so much nicer and the cutout, even the double one, is nicer than a notch. Using the phone though, for me, is much nicer on 6T and Pixel.
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I exchanged my S10+ for a P3XL because the fingerprint sensor, even with the update and the screen protector off doesn't work well at all. I have very dry hands, maybe that's why but for me it was bad. The 6T had no problems.
As to the UI, I actually like it. We can cry about updates all day but stock One UI has more features than Stock Android and some of them are really nice. Having a video on the lockscreen for example, themes, the animations, lots of very nice things about One UI but something that you can't get away from is duplicate apps. Samsung backup, android backup. Samsung play store, android play store, etc.
When you look at the phone's hardware, the S10 is so much nicer and the cutout, even the double one, is nicer than a notch. Using the phone though, for me, is much nicer on 6T and Pixel.
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How does the camera fare?
I came from the 6t and the only thing I miss is viper4android. Dolby sound is a step up from previous Samsung phones, but I still get better sound with viper on a rooted phone. I will have to say that Dolby is pretty good and it will have to do becAuse the snapdragon will never get root ?
Hi guys,
Needless to say, there is a huge difference in the price between the 2 (185 USD where I'm at). I'd like your opinion whether the difference is worth it. What I'm worried about 6T is the fingerprint performance. Is it reliable? For 7T, I like the 90hz screen and better(?) fingerprint performance.
I'm not really critical on the camera. And I think 6t's specs are good enough for my use.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
Go for a 7T,your getting way more,I have the 6T and it's fine, fingerprint is not that reliable but works most of the time but then again do you really need it with face unlock,
Cameras are ok on the 6T but Oneplus have really stepped up with the 7T now,
I would definitely go for a 7T if you can afford it
7T
There is no sense of getting the 6T.
7T has better Display, better storage speed, better camera, better software support because it is newer.
So basically the 7T is better because it is more recent. Also Android 10 is kinda not that stable on the 6T right now.
I say 7T. It's overall better. I have not had any issues on my 6T with Android 10. I suppose I'm just lucky and should be grateful. But the 7T is newer and has better support.
I just bought a 7 pro and have a 6T already, so my situation is different. Yes, get the 7T...but really, it isn't that much better/faster besides the 90hz screen. Honestly, the speed test of a Galaxy S10+ Snapdragon v a OP7T, the Samsung is faster mostly in real life use. That is a 855+ vs a 855 10 month old processor nearly. And the 7T still can't match the S10+ for many things except bootloader unlocking/rooting. Unless you get the Exynos...but they is likely going away as well and moving to Snapdragon.
I like the curved screen/larger size and overall build/feel of the 7 Pro. The 7T is just a 6T nearly identical. Just has a 90hz screen and some improvements. Not much of an upgrade IMO. But over the 6T if buying one...sure, get the 7T. But it will be useless in about 4-6 months because they are going to release an OP8...and let's hope it isn't more of the same...because I don't get their future plans. Unless they are moving to a curved screen, the fast 90hz scrolling (great innovation, everybody is going to use this in the future)...and average camera and etc..not sure...they are turning into HTC if they don't really step up their game with the OP8. They need 6.7" screen, better cameras no doubt..and a slight bump in price most would be fine with along with at least an 865 or better processor...plus 5G to stay relevant IMO.
For the money, yes, don't buy a 6T I guess...but honestly, I just don't see it being worth an upgrade over a 6T personally. And I don't think the 7T is really much of a relevant phone for much longer when Samsung releases and set the bar way higher for Android in two months.
Come March, and my current credits from Verizon being done...probably going to jump ship and maybe move to new S11, it is going to crush everything out there for Android...find some deals on that and get away from crappy Verizon service.
Good luck.
99% of users, would be ok with the 6T. Unless you are into benchmarks or cutting edge games, the 6T is a better bang for the buck.
I've had mine a year, see no reason to ditch it for a new one.
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Hi guys,
Needless to say, there is a huge difference in the price between the 2 (185 USD where I'm at). I'd like your opinion whether the difference is worth it. What I'm worried about 6T is the fingerprint performance. Is it reliable? For 7T, I like the 90hz screen and better(?) fingerprint performance.
I'm not really critical on the camera. And I think 6t's specs are good enough for my use.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
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If you want the better phone go for the 7t but if you want a great phone for cheap, buy a like new Amazon refurbished 6t for under $300. I wouldn't buy a new 6t at this point in the game but I got my 6t for $285 from Amazon and I'm super happy.
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I have the 6T and the 7 Pro, and theorecally the 7T has the same fingerprint sensor as the 7 Pro, I would choose the 7T just for the fingerprint sensor, the 6T sensor is garbage.
Thanks for the input guys. Definitely helped! I guess I would be going for the 7T when I get the budget for it. Hopefully they run a year end sale!
I've been discussing about buying a pre-owned 6T for a while. Since my budget is around $300 and can get one, I almost decided to buy. But only now I read this thread. This is the second time I'm reading the comments that the camera quality of 6T is not good. Are you all sure that? Even with GCam?
My main priority of buying a phone is if it has a strong development support and the 6T has a lot. But I haven't ever read or heard about the camera quality issue that much. My other option is to go for K20 Pro (it too has best development support) but I don't know how long it'll last. Also how do you compare the camera quality of 6T and K20 Pro?