Anyone coming to the OnePlus 5 from a Pixel?

[dlalonde]

If so, what's your take? You miss the Google flagship or you never looked back?

 

[krazyatom]

I had both and I missed the pixel security updates and Google photo benefits lol. I am not so picky about the camera and they were both good to me. OP5 is probably the fastest phone I used! I miss the physical mute slider.

 

[dlalonde]

I had both and I missed the pixel security updates and Google photo benefits lol. I am not so picky about the camera and they were both good to me. OP5 is probably the fastest phone I used! I miss the physical mute slider.

They removed on the OP5 or you don't have the OP5 anymore?

 

[krazyatom]

They removed on the OP5 or you don't have the OP5 anymore?

I recently traded my OP5 so no more OP5.

 

[dlalonde]

I recently traded my OP5 so no more OP5.

What did you trade it for?

I'm asking because I'm considering trading my Pixel for a OP5 but I'm afraid to regret it given everytime I'm using an OEM I miss the timely updates and wait for them to come. So I haven't decided yet.

 

[krazyatom]

What did you trade it for?

I'm asking because I'm considering trading my Pixel for a OP5 but I'm afraid to regret it given everytime I'm using an OEM I miss the timely updates and wait for them to come. So I haven't decided yet.

I traded for Sony xy premium. If you want the fastest phone, then OP5. Pixel has slightly better camera compared to OP5 but OP5 is also very good IMO. Snapdragon 835 is just much better CPU overall.

 

[anon(661246)]

pixel to a o5 seems like a downgrade.

 

[dlalonde]

pixel to a o5 seems like a downgrade.

How so?

 

[Jo5ton1018]

If so, what's your take? You miss the Google flagship or you never looked back?

I traded my 128 gb pixel XL for an OP5 slate grey. The only thing I don't like is that the camera isn't as good as the pixel. Other than that I am enjoying it and all the customizations. It is crazy fast and the battery life is awesome.

I haven't looked back and like I said the only thing is the camera. Also I'm really enjoying the home button being in the front with the capacitive buttons. The fingerprint reader is crazy fast also.

 

[digitalbreak]

What did you trade it for?

I'm asking because I'm considering trading my Pixel for a OP5 but I'm afraid to regret it given everytime I'm using an OEM I miss the timely updates and wait for them to come. So I haven't decided yet.

My OP5 is updates to July 2017 security patch. And I am sure it will soon get the beta for Android O as well. Basically Oxygen OS has great features than stock Android. The features are still lighter than what other OEMs add though.

 

[ODog2323]

My OP5 is updates to July 2017 security patch. And I am sure it will soon get the beta for Android O as well. Basically Oxygen OS has great features than stock Android. The features are still lighter than what other OEMs add though.

You're on the July security patch? How am I still on May, even after several software updates? Anyone else?

Coming from my Nexus, there's a few things a really miss about vanilla Android. Mainly notifications and ambient display. I like the physical slider on the OP5, but not the behaviors of that or the notification system. Ambient display isn't well implemented IMO either. Takes too many taps to act on it, compared to the Nexus experience.

 

[dlalonde]

That's partly why I'm considering OnePlus, it's basically vanilla Android. Of course that's no guarantee that you'll get timely updates (looking at you Lenovo/Motorola) but I've heard good things about OnePlus. But the OP2 is still on Marshmallow which means that if they keep this up, you basically get one new major version of Android and then you're done. On the Pixel I'm on the latest version of N and I will get O and P. So that's a big part of my dilemma.

Another part is that Shelf thing. I check Google Now very often mainly for my calendar, packages that are coming in, reminders and other information. I could probably add widgets to replace it but I can't find a proper Shelf vs Google Now comparison. Since the OP is not available in stores there's no way for me to check it out for myself. Of course I could get Nova Launcher and put their extension but I like to use what the OS offers by default if it's good. How's the shelf?

 

[Albatross2]

You're on the July security patch? How am I still on May, even after several software updates? Anyone else?

Both the 4.5.7 and 4.5.8 OTA updates contain the July security patch. I used VPN to Germany to get the 4.5.8 update the day it was released last Friday.

 

[digitalbreak]

That's partly why I'm considering OnePlus, it's basically vanilla Android. Of course that's no guarantee that you'll get timely updates (looking at you Lenovo/Motorola) but I've heard good things about OnePlus. But the OP2 is still on Marshmallow which means that if they keep this up, you basically get one new major version of Android and then you're done. On the Pixel I'm on the latest version of N and I will get O and P. So that's a big part of my dilemma.

Another part is that Shelf thing. I check Google Now very often mainly for my calendar, packages that are coming in, reminders and other information. I could probably add widgets to replace it but I can't find a proper Shelf vs Google Now comparison. Since the OP is not available in stores there's no way for me to check it out for myself. Of course I could get Nova Launcher and put their extension but I like to use what the OS offers by default if it's good. How's the shelf?

I have few widgets in Shelf and I find it useful. The concept is very similar to how iOS handles widgets.

 

[ODog2323]

Both the 4.5.7 and 4.5.8 OTA updates contain the July security patch. I used VPN to Germany to get the 4.5.8 update the day it was released last Friday.

I see. I'm on 4.5.6 in the US. Are there different versions by region? Are there any important changes or fixes in .8?

Update... Well what do ya know. I have that version available now! How long has it been available?

 

[ByteMyAscii]

That's partly why I'm considering OnePlus, it's basically vanilla Android. Of course that's no guarantee that you'll get timely updates (looking at you Lenovo/Motorola) but I've heard good things about OnePlus. But the OP2 is still on Marshmallow which means that if they keep this up, you basically get one new major version of Android and then you're done. On the Pixel I'm on the latest version of N and I will get O and P. So that's a big part of my dilemma.

Another part is that Shelf thing. I check Google Now very often mainly for my calendar, packages that are coming in, reminders and other information. I could probably add widgets to replace it but I can't find a proper Shelf vs Google Now comparison. Since the OP is not available in stores there's no way for me to check it out for myself. Of course I could get Nova Launcher and put their extension but I like to use what the OS offers by default if it's good. How's the shelf?

If you are in the UK O2 has the OnePlus 5, and at least on their website the 3t but that is going to be a long-short finding that in stores.

The OP2 is at least officially going to stay on marshmallow, but other roms may offer an opportunity to upgrade further.
Though the functionality regarding the shelf might be very different, if present at all beyond google's version.

 

[bembol]

I take back everything about the Pixel. The price was too much one of my worst purchases. Unless Google lowers it which I doubt.

Fool me once...

 

[dlalonde]

I take back everything about the Pixel. The price was too much one of my worst purchases. Unless Google lowers it which I doubt.

Fool me once...

What do you mean by "I take back everything about the Pixel."? And why "Fool me once"? Did something happen?

The Pixel is quite affordable now. I couldn't get it at first (and wouldn't have because it was too expensive) but now I got one for a lower price than the S8.

 

[bembol]

Pricing. It cost more to upgrade compared to Apple and Samsung when it came out. I even said to myself don't get it.

I know I'm an addict but got carried away with the whole Google Assistant IIRC I said it was enough to justify the price. It was sold pretty quickly, 2 months. The S⁴ holds the title. lol

Not sure how much it cost up here but I still wouldn't buy it.

 

[ByteMyAscii]

Pricing. It cost more to upgrade compared to Apple and Samsung when it came out. I even said to myself don't get it.

I know I'm an addict but got carried away with the whole Google Assistant IIRC I said it was enough to justify the price. It was sold pretty quickly, 2 months. The S⁴ holds the title. lol

Not sure how much it cost up here but I still wouldn't buy it.

The near-stock experience that the pixel used to have as one of its more unique selling points is now actually an increasing trend, so that makes it harder to justify the pixel on its software experience.

Google have to pull out the stops, and that is going to have to be on the hardware side I think.
Though they have done a lot to optimise the touch latency, which both the Pixel and OnePlus phones do better than most.

If that is entirely software, then I don't see why others can't do that too.
Benchmarks are all well and good, but the actual experience in using the UI is going to in my opinion have a bigger impact than some small percentage theoretical improvement which in the short duration tasks most users likely undertake, won't even be noticed.