Cancelled my 6P Pre-order and Pre-ordered a BlackBerry Priv

[AustinIllini]

Yes something like that. I'm glad someone finally gets it.

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And don't get me wrong, he's welcome to his opinion, and the Blackberry does look pretty nice. Doesn't change the fact that Nexus 6P reviews have been nearly stellar.

 

[bunique4life05]

Too each his own but what's another man's trash is another man's treasure.

 

[Jaxonb]

According to Google N6P engineers in their Reddit AMA, the Nexus panes ARE the latest Samsung panels.

"Yep, confirmed: Nexus 6P has the latest generation panels from Samsung. One of things we deeply care for is the quality and accuracy of the display through which all of us connect with the stuff we care about. We created a very tight spec (white-point temperature, delta-E variance, color-space accuracy, etc) for the 6P WQHD AMOLED panel, so it was important that we use the most cutting edge panel technology available."

 

[Premium1]

Blackberry Priv. Since the Passport came out I've wanted to try Blackberry again but was always scared off by the lack of a decent eco system and the funk screen shape/size. With the Priv, it seems Android/BB fans can have it all.

I was very excited initially to rejoin the Nexus family but based on the less than stellar reviews of the 6P, I'll sit this generation out and see if they fix things next time out. I already have the Note 5 and it seems the 6P falls short in the the areas that matter most to me, namely:

1. display: all reviews agree it's good, but not as good as the Note 5
2. sound quality thru headphones not very good compared to Note 5
3. Camera good but not as good as Note 5
4. Battery, decent, but not as good as Note 5

I'm sure the 6P will be a decent device but it just seems to fall a little short to me. Enjoy them!

What less than stellar reviews? I have yet to read one that didn't super praise the device for a change being a nexus review.

 

[jstroik]

Well, on the plus side you won't have to worry about shortages...

 

[hpilot]

Samsung has the best screens. End of discussion regarding that point.

N6P has a Samsung display, so....

 

[hpilot]

I also use Nova so Touchwiz matters not. I get to keep the good and get rid of the bad that way.

A launcher just hides a very small part of the cruft on Touchwiz. It also doesn't get rid of the bloatware. Samsung pretty much destroys everything I like about Android...and then charges an outrageous price.

 

[SaracenSam]

I'm trying to figure out your logic.

So because N6P's display and battery life supposedly isn't as "good" as the Note 5, you're not getting the N6P as a result. But you're going to get the unproven Priv that no one knows anything about it's screen [quality] or battery? Not even waiting for the reviews for it to make your decision like you did with the N6P?

 

[AustinIllini]

A launcher just hides a very small part of the cruft on Touchwiz. It also doesn't get rid of the bloatware. Samsung pretty much destroys everything I like about Android...and then charges an outrageous price.

Good point. My problem, in particular, is that I don't want to have to download a launcher. I want to enjoy the device as designed.

 

[anon(596177)]

Meh. Good luck with the priv. I get wanting to try it out if you were a former bb owner, especially since it running Android now will assist with the ecosystem. Just remember its not going to behave like a blackberry, its going to behave like an android, which is what you are getting. An android with a keyboard.

While I don't really understand your reasoning behind ditching the 6p, especially is stock Android is your jam, if you feel you will be better off trying the priv, I wish you the best.

 

[DarkJoker33]

The problem I have with the Blackberry Slider is that:
it is still tied to a carrier -- delays any Android updates
it is not carrier independent --- I can't take the phone with me if I want to move from Verizon to AT&T
and it is still running Lollipop 5.1.1 -- when will it update to 6.0?

Won't be carrier dependent if you buy from Blackberry and updates should come straight from them w/o carrier delay.
Sure, it'll have to run on GSM only.
We'll have to see if Verizon or sprint pony up for them to make a CDMA version.
Generally, You could use a Verizon version phone on a GSM network, but you may not have LTE.
That would be the situation with my Verizon Z30 on AT&T.
I have not tried it yet though.

Update? you got me. But You'll have a better chance of buying it direct from them, or someone like amazon and skip carriers.

 

[nokia4life]

Meh. Good luck with the priv. I get wanting to try it out if you were a former bb owner, especially since it running Android now will assist with the ecosystem. Just remember its not going to behave like a blackberry, its going to behave like an android, which is what you are getting. An android with a keyboard.

While I don't really understand your reasoning behind ditching the 6p, especially is stock Android is your jam, if you feel you will be better off trying the priv, I wish you the best.

I say just get it and if it sucks you return it before 30 days and your money is refunded boom you test drove it can't go wrong either way it may surprise or it may be a dude this logic goes for any phone put it on your credit card if you have one test it out two weeks return it or keep it.

 

[nokia4life]

Won't be carrier dependent if you buy from Blackberry and updates should come straight from them w/o carrier delay.
Sure, it'll have to run on GSM only.
We'll have to see if Verizon or sprint pony up for them to make a CDMA version.
Generally, You could use a Verizon version phone on a GSM network, but you may not have LTE.
That would be the situation with my Verizon Z30 on AT&T.
I have not tried it yet though.

Update? you got me. But You'll have a better chance of buying it direct from them, or someone like amazon and skip carriers.

This thing supports LTE on all networks except for Verizon and Sprint or any CDMA network for that matter. The is just a response to the only GSM it is unlocked from BB with every LTE band and 3G band and 2G for GSM networks in north america

 

[Aquila]

The 6P has two display modes, one that is saturated (default out of the box) and an accurate mode that you can activate through developer settings. Which mode is being tested against the Note 5?

 

[will308]

The problem I have with the Blackberry Slider is that:
it is still tied to a carrier -- delays any Android updates
it is not carrier independent --- I can't take the phone with me if I want to move from Verizon to AT&T
and it is still running Lollipop 5.1.1 -- when will it update to 6.0?

you do know you can buy it unlocked just like all other blackberry phones

 

[Aquila]

you do know you can buy it unlocked just like all other blackberry phones

Won't that be a GSM only version?

 

[Ariozo]

I Will get BB Priv the day it come out here, but also have N6p and it is a very solid phone. But i like my MotoX Style better in the hand tho..
I think Priv will have some baby sickness at start tho, BB first time with android and we will see how fast they get the updates out. But i love BB keyboards and my Passport is nr1 for typing on, so hope they get that feeling on the Priv with android. Also hope their BB Hub that is one thing I use BB for makes android lag, as the hub does quite many things..

 

[Zachary Boddy]

I say good for you. I honestly don't like the look of the Nexus 6P and prefer the 5X. The Priv looks nice even though it's untested and unsure.
But I'm looking at the Lumia 950 XL for a large-screened phone. I'm excited to see what comes out of there. Microsoft is known for making great displays (read: every Surface), and the 950 XL is using the latest generation of camera technology coming straight from the legendary Nokia imaging department. 20MP PureView with OIS and a triple LED RGB flash? Sounds delicious. And wireless charging, microSD card support, and a removable battery? I'm good with that. In my eyes that makes it a better contender than the Nexus 6P however lovely vanilla Android is. The Note 5 I'm not that interested in it. It looks okay and yeah it's powerful with a great camera and display but I don't really trust Samsung with updates or TouchWiz and I don't like the glass back and no microSD card support. Aaaand I'm rambling. So I'll shush.

 

[NaijaBerry]

Not a concern for me. My Nexus 5 was best phone I ever had but the quick update to lollipop killed battery life and made me ditch the phone within a month. So for me updates that are half baked aren't worth it.

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Correct about the battery life and Lollipop, this has however been sorted with Marshmallow, back to the original not exactly great battery life...

 

[Malcolm Clement]

Exactly this. I pre-ordered 6P and then yesterday the Priv. Since my 6P isn't supposed to arrive until Nov 18-20th and the Priv ships on Nov 6th it should work out to be decent timing. Cautiously optimistic about camera quality and support but I think support will be there and while camera might not be Note5 or NP6 quality it shouldn't be a slouch, I hope! And as others have mentioned, BB should be decent with support for this device, if they stick around in the phone biz, which should be more likely to happen then see them finally leave - after all it has been this long and they're still around!