This isn't going to be a lot of new information since this phone has been out for quite a bit, but I think I should say something current since 7.0 hasn't with it.
I've owned only carrier branded phones for so long.. Going backwards in just this year, I've had 2 LG v10's, a Galaxy s7 edge, a Note 5, a Galaxy s6 Active so I have had some different perspectives of the various OEMs offerings.
I'll preface this with saying I am fully understanding of rooting and custom roms so I know how to change things up when available..
For this phone compared to all I have owned this year and past I am really kicking myself for not getting one of these before. It is that good especially with 7.0 now.. Yes I know the battery life is subjective, but I have never had a new phone hold as good as a charge going through 3 updates (from May of this year) to a complete new OS and still be at 89% let alone several phone calls with BT and searching Amazon and ordering things. I am pretty happy with the performance of this so far and before I updated everything I started adding back my apps soon as soon as I turned it on.. I did take everyone's advice and cleared the cache partition after each update and I too will recommend anyone doing this right away..
Right now this phone has zero lag.. I am bugging out over this, irregardless of any Samsung fan says, every one I have owned this year lags as well as all other Samsung phones.. They can try to shovel it to someone else.. They have to experience a phone that doesn't lag to actually know I say..
The camera is okay from the 3 pictures and 1 video I have tried and doesn't look near as bad as some folks say.. You just need to have a steadier hand, that's all..
Speakers.. FRIGGING WOW.. I am impressed.. I had a great phone last year, the M8, these are better to my ears.. Sorry Boom Sound fans..
The display.. I had this phone side by side with my Note 5.. The colors and the blacks look better on this phone and just as good as the s7 edge. That sRGB setting really works great and gives a excellent balance between making colors pop and natural.. Impressive to say the least.
Build quality.. Well while there are those who actually feel a glass back phone is the only " Premium design" and bemoan the lack of one and belittle it because of this in any review or blog or (ahem AC ") website, they don't have a clue what premium is.. Premium in a phone, goes well beyond trying to appease a sponsor, or appeasing I phone converts to a Samsung galaxy.. way beyond.. This phones build quality makes it" Premium ".. The screen is perfectly flat with it's bezel whereas any of the latest" edge" screens are not nor can the various vendors of glass screen protector build their products because of the variances of those screens as what I have been told when I asked them. The rest of the phones build is immaculate with it's gaps for the metal and frame. That makes this phone "premium" by real world measuring.
The OS.. I have heard and made just about every excuse and examples of why xxx is better or zzz is better... Look at all of those features they offer... Sure enough they do have a good amount of features but do you really need them? I hardly ever used a fraction of of them, and while I know many that do, there are just as many people who are just like me in this regard, and I personally know a butt load of people who don't know how to use them, and just bought because of a fancy commercial... These aren't tech heads but just everyday folks from all walks of life. Having this phone, with this OS is a breath of fresh air.. No lag, no carrier bloat, fully customizable with the latest and greatest version of Android... It's amazing..
My cons are practically nill.. and really isn't a con at all IMHO.. It's slippery, just as I expected it to be, and as such needs more attention given to holding on to it while naked. I have 2 cases coming.. One a Grey Spigen and the other a real leather shell type along with a couple of tempered glass screen protectors to use, so I will have it protected asap. I could get by with out a case,if I wanted to and never worry about it being a finger print magnet... Lol
Call reception is excellent on AT&T network, it switches extremely fast between wifi and cellular signals and BT is excellent for using in my 2015 Chevy High Country.. It locks in faster than any other phone I have had this year.
I've got a lot of tweaking to do yet.. I plan on trying Nova Prime on it with several of my paid for icon packs and to have my transparency and dark theme throughout it... also will eventually root and rom it or xpose and busy box.. But that will be in a few months since I am waiting for what shows up in the developer previews since that's how I got 7.0 instantly on signing up for it.. Went without a hitch BTW... Eat your hearts out non Nexus owners... Lol
That about wraps this up.. I'm glad to be in the club...
I've owned only carrier branded phones for so long.. Going backwards in just this year, I've had 2 LG v10's, a Galaxy s7 edge, a Note 5, a Galaxy s6 Active so I have had some different perspectives of the various OEMs offerings.
I'll preface this with saying I am fully understanding of rooting and custom roms so I know how to change things up when available..
For this phone compared to all I have owned this year and past I am really kicking myself for not getting one of these before. It is that good especially with 7.0 now.. Yes I know the battery life is subjective, but I have never had a new phone hold as good as a charge going through 3 updates (from May of this year) to a complete new OS and still be at 89% let alone several phone calls with BT and searching Amazon and ordering things. I am pretty happy with the performance of this so far and before I updated everything I started adding back my apps soon as soon as I turned it on.. I did take everyone's advice and cleared the cache partition after each update and I too will recommend anyone doing this right away..
Right now this phone has zero lag.. I am bugging out over this, irregardless of any Samsung fan says, every one I have owned this year lags as well as all other Samsung phones.. They can try to shovel it to someone else.. They have to experience a phone that doesn't lag to actually know I say..
The camera is okay from the 3 pictures and 1 video I have tried and doesn't look near as bad as some folks say.. You just need to have a steadier hand, that's all..
Speakers.. FRIGGING WOW.. I am impressed.. I had a great phone last year, the M8, these are better to my ears.. Sorry Boom Sound fans..
The display.. I had this phone side by side with my Note 5.. The colors and the blacks look better on this phone and just as good as the s7 edge. That sRGB setting really works great and gives a excellent balance between making colors pop and natural.. Impressive to say the least.
Build quality.. Well while there are those who actually feel a glass back phone is the only " Premium design" and bemoan the lack of one and belittle it because of this in any review or blog or (ahem AC ") website, they don't have a clue what premium is.. Premium in a phone, goes well beyond trying to appease a sponsor, or appeasing I phone converts to a Samsung galaxy.. way beyond.. This phones build quality makes it" Premium ".. The screen is perfectly flat with it's bezel whereas any of the latest" edge" screens are not nor can the various vendors of glass screen protector build their products because of the variances of those screens as what I have been told when I asked them. The rest of the phones build is immaculate with it's gaps for the metal and frame. That makes this phone "premium" by real world measuring.
The OS.. I have heard and made just about every excuse and examples of why xxx is better or zzz is better... Look at all of those features they offer... Sure enough they do have a good amount of features but do you really need them? I hardly ever used a fraction of of them, and while I know many that do, there are just as many people who are just like me in this regard, and I personally know a butt load of people who don't know how to use them, and just bought because of a fancy commercial... These aren't tech heads but just everyday folks from all walks of life. Having this phone, with this OS is a breath of fresh air.. No lag, no carrier bloat, fully customizable with the latest and greatest version of Android... It's amazing..
My cons are practically nill.. and really isn't a con at all IMHO.. It's slippery, just as I expected it to be, and as such needs more attention given to holding on to it while naked. I have 2 cases coming.. One a Grey Spigen and the other a real leather shell type along with a couple of tempered glass screen protectors to use, so I will have it protected asap. I could get by with out a case,if I wanted to and never worry about it being a finger print magnet... Lol
Call reception is excellent on AT&T network, it switches extremely fast between wifi and cellular signals and BT is excellent for using in my 2015 Chevy High Country.. It locks in faster than any other phone I have had this year.
I've got a lot of tweaking to do yet.. I plan on trying Nova Prime on it with several of my paid for icon packs and to have my transparency and dark theme throughout it... also will eventually root and rom it or xpose and busy box.. But that will be in a few months since I am waiting for what shows up in the developer previews since that's how I got 7.0 instantly on signing up for it.. Went without a hitch BTW... Eat your hearts out non Nexus owners... Lol
That about wraps this up.. I'm glad to be in the club...
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