Hi everybody.
Probably this is useful for some of you. I just decided this month to buy an Honor 7. I ordered it on Oct 16 on the vMall website and received it on Oct 20 delivered to my place in Germany, so much quicker than I expected after reading about several delays and seeing a lot of online shops out of stock.
Before getting to this point of ordering it, I made a lot of thoughts and compared different devices. I have put those into the following list to get an overview. Since I received my new device two more devices were announced which I would have taken into account, whereby I don't expect that those would have changed my decision - these are the OnePlus X and the Honor 5X, which are from my perspective direct competitors of the Wileyfox Storm, which are all more mid-class then high-class devices. In mid-class range probably the Wileyfox would be my first choice. The HTC A9 is also interesting, but considering it's price and the super weak battery, I would not even create a column for that device.
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Devices included:
Nexus 5X
Nexus 6P
Wileyfox Storm
OnePlus 2
Honor 7
LG G4
Motorola X Play
After using my Honor 7 for roughly a week now, I am absolutely satisfied. Till now I still use it without the Nova Launcher, which means that I use the EMUI interface which has no app drawer. Something I still need to get used to especially as I fear to lose overview at a certain point, but I give it a chance first. Apart of that I'm pretty happy, the SmartKey is from my perspective more beneficial than I expected it to be and the fingerprint gestures are a nice gimmick, which makes using the device a little bit more comfortable.
Apart of that I've also faced some minor issues on the OS, but I already read before that there are some minor issues open and I hope that Honor (or rather Huawei) will fix them at some point, e.g. for several whatsapp messages I get several notifications instead of just one merged saying that I have X new messages. Anyway, all are just minor and for now I didn't face anything which would make me revoke my decision.
Hope this little support thread helps some of you in taking the best decision for yourself
If you got any questions on this overview or on the devices and why I decided for the Honor 7 and not any other, let me know.
I don't know if it will help, because most of people have the honor7 when they come on the honor thread. But it's kind of you to see how you managed to buy this phone
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I know there must be lot of this threads, but a friend of mine its ona a trip and he will buy me my new next smartphone, soo i lack time. I first told him to buy me the Huawei Mate 9, but then i realize abuout the "Plus" and the "Pro" and now im confused. I know the Pro changes to AMOLED which is better than the mate 9. Or all this its about media using "Plus" instead of "Pro"?
I really appreciate your healp.
oxotzabelohh said:
I know there must be lot of this threads, but a friend of mine its ona a trip and he will buy me my new next smartphone, soo i lack time. I first told him to buy me the Huawei Mate 9, but then i realize abuout the "Plus" and the "Pro" and now im confused. I know the Pro changes to AMOLED which is better than the mate 9. Or all this its about media using "Plus" instead of "Pro"?
I really appreciate your healp.
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What's your next smartphone / What should I buy by poseidon5213
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**DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here! by KidCarter93
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I cant decide which one to get. Both are priced 30 euro apart. I know many will say get the Oneplus 5 but I want an unbiased recommendation. Also, how is the updates situation on the oneplus 5 ?
Both companies are pretty stellar in terms of updates I guess. Nokia doesn't have unlocked bootloader yet. If you are in to custom ROMs I would go for the OP5. I was waiting for the pixel 2 to make a decision....but with those prices I'm going for the OP5
Nokia: locked bootloader, limited history with Android.
OnePlus: any rom you like, updates getting better all the time.
Pick whichever sounds better.
Only thing limiting Nokia 8 is 4GB of RAM. For most, this will be enough, but for a power user, you may notice apps closing sooner. In a year, it's not quite clear if 4gb will be sufficient.
I'd say OnePlus.
The reason I chose OnePlus was the development support it gets from the community.
Also, 8GB RAM is not too shabby either. In 1 or 2 years all phones will have 8GB. So the OnePlus is somewhat future proof in that regard.
In the end it all depends on your needs. I wanted a fast phone with good development support and affordable price. OnePlus is right there in the middle.
My second choice would be some Pixel.
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I cant decide which one to get. Both are priced 30 euro apart. I know many will say get the Oneplus 5 but I want an unbiased recommendation. Also, how is the updates situation on the oneplus 5 ?
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If you care about the security updates and you will use tock ROM and want a better camera setup, higher display resolution then go with the Nokia. There will be 6GB RAM version soon, worth to wait a little I believe.
Hi guys
3 month ago, I was looking for a new smartphone.
I fall in love with the honor 8 but I couldn't find anything under 250€...And 200€ was a limit value to me. I don't want any smartphone with a higher price than this (I m a poor guy :silly
Anyway, since I couldn't find nothing, I started to look around and found out a Huawei Nova2 for just 180€ ?:victory:
It came, and I love the phone!!
But suddenly, yesterday, I saw a honor 8 for... Wait for it...
120€!!! :silly::cyclops:
I couldn't resist... I just bought it!
Now I'm waiting for the delivery ? but I just can't figure out if I have made the right decision... The nova 2 is really good and newer... Who knows if it gonna get the Android P OS...
What do you think? Honor 8 is still superior to the nova 2?
Or should I try to sell it right away for a higher price?
Help me out please :highfive:
Thanks
Nova 2
Hello friends,
I'm here for your opinion. My current phone, Mi 9 (got this for 2 years... Probably close to the longest I kept a phone, not because I loved it, just because nothing excited me in the meanwhile), is starting to annoy me with the USB port not working 70% of the time, etc.
So I'm on the lookout for a new device to get next month.
Choices are I think:
Mi 11/whatever Pro version will be (dev for Xiaomi is just OK, and there is really no accessories to find, and I'm a case collection wh*re ^^)
Samsung S21+ (I say byebye to flashing fun for a couple years)
Pixel 5
OP8 Pro (can find some good deals for it)
Thing is I'm thinking that OP9 cannot be so far off, but how will the price be? I'm sure I won't care for SD 888 so it's not really about the specs, I mostly worry about weither or not the price will be right.
I guess my days of new phone every year are gone as well, so would be good to have something with a bit of long term support.
So question here in OP8 forums, do you think it's going to still be a relevant device for a while yet? Or should I look in 2021 stuff?
The OnePlus 9 should still be very good device. We don't know enough about it yet like prices, cameras, etc. Maybe available in March...stay tuned!
The good things of OnePlus devices are....
- easy unlock bootloader
- unbrick tool available
- custom roms/kernel available
You might wait the review of OnePlus 9 Pro , not sure when.
I have seen development in Mi 10 Pro forum in XDA not much development there.
I suggest you to wait for op 9 pro since current flagman op 8 pro have very big troubles with display
kipue said:
Hello friends,
I'm here for your opinion. My current phone, Mi 9 (got this for 2 years... Probably close to the longest I kept a phone, not because I loved it, just because nothing excited me in the meanwhile), is starting to annoy me with the USB port not working 70% of the time, etc.
So I'm on the lookout for a new device to get next month.
Choices are I think:
Mi 11/whatever Pro version will be (dev for Xiaomi is just OK, and there is really no accessories to find, and I'm a case collection wh*re ^^)
Samsung S21+ (I say byebye to flashing fun for a couple years)
Pixel 5
OP8 Pro (can find some good deals for it)
Thing is I'm thinking that OP9 cannot be so far off, but how will the price be? I'm sure I won't care for SD 888 so it's not really about the specs, I mostly worry about weither or not the price will be right.
I guess my days of new phone every year are gone as well, so would be good to have something with a bit of long term support.
So question here in OP8 forums, do you think it's going to still be a relevant device for a while yet? Or should I look in 2021 stuff?
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Oxygen Updater: OnePlus 9 (rumour) round-up
OnePlus 9 (rumour) round-up
Everything that you need to know so far about this device, that will likely be released mid-March
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All the info is in there that anyone knows
Thanks all for taking the time to answer!
I somehow did not get notifications...
I've set my mind on the S21 Ultra for this time after all, my current phone is working terribly and need something new ASAP!
kipue said:
Thanks all for taking the time to answer!
I somehow did not get notifications...
I've set my mind on the S21 Ultra for this time after all, my current phone is working terribly and need something new ASAP!
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Lol u sure?
If you're in the US then fair enough, if you're anywhere else then it's not worth it, it's not the same phone.
It'll overheat, battery won't be as good, my OnePlus 8 Pro would outpace it by some way, the GPU is awful.
Avoid the exynos at all costs, even the camera processing is worse on the exynos.
Check before you buy
You could get the port and battery replaced.
I'd wait till latter in the year to see what rolls out. The economy is tanking so likely it will be more of a buyer's market.
In my opinion Samsung's latest offerings suck.
I wouldn't buy anything without an SD card slot.
The SD card makes an ideal data drive... yes a dual drive 1tb laptop in your hand.
A used good condition 10+ 512gb 12gb ram 4G variant can be had for around $600 at reliable seller B&H Photo.
This was Samsung's last good Note, running on Pie it's very stable, fast and runs well.
No 5G on this model means better battery life. For most 5G speeds suck.
Even if you're in the States, I'd think twice about getting a Samsung (aka Applesauce)
dladz said:
Lol u sure?
If you're in the US then fair enough, if you're anywhere else then it's not worth it, it's not the same phone.
It'll overheat, battery won't be as good, my OnePlus 8 Pro would outpace it by some way, the GPU is awful.
Avoid the exynos at all costs, even the camera processing is worse on the exynos.
Check before you buy
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No prob, I live in Hong Kong. Sd888 here.
blackhawk said:
You could get the port and battery replaced.
I'd wait till latter in the year to see what rolls out. The economy is tanking so likely it will be more of a buyer's market.
In my opinion Samsung's latest offerings suck.
I wouldn't buy anything without an SD card slot.
The SD card makes an ideal data drive... yes a dual drive 1tb laptop in your hand.
A used good condition 10+ 512gb 12gb ram 4G variant can be had for around $600 at reliable seller B&H Photo.
This was Samsung's last good Note, running on Pie it's very stable, fast and runs well.
No 5G on this model means better battery life. For most 5G speeds suck.
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Hmm I see what you mean.
I don't care for SD really. Most OP phones don't have them for a while and so do many. By the way, I cannot remember when was the last time I had a phone with an SD card slot?
Also my point is to be able to make good pictures.
Leaves me with Samsung, if we believe tests Xiaomi 11 or iPhone.
iPhone nope. I like the look of the 12 series, but stuff like my watch would not work well with that.
Xiaomi why not but I want a change. Also, maybe they are headed the way of Huawei?
OP9 may do good pics but will it be : good pictures but not great for a flagship story?
Yeah I could wait but I don't want to spend anymore on my old phone to repair it lol.
I'll see OP again at OP 11 I think!