Former Nexus 6P owners, do you regret purchasing the HTC 10?

[petvas72]

After a lot of months I pulled the bullet and I ordered the HTC 10. I know for sure that I will miss the monthly updates of the Nexus 6P and Nougat. Apart from that I might also miss the 64GB internal storage.
I really missed Blinkfeed and the HTC design and quality. I just hope HTC will be very fast with releasing updates.

The question to former 6P owners, do you miss anything from the 6P? Do you regret purchasing the HTC 10?

 

[Tom Westrick]

I thought HTC did pretty well update wise?

 

[petvas72]

I thought HTC did pretty well update wise?

I refer to OS updates

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Don't miss anything from the 6P. I had issues with people hearing me unless I spoke directly into the microphone. The 6P was a nice phone, albeit a little large. My HTC 10 seems just right for me.

 

[petvas72]

In the meantime my HTC 10 arrived one hour ago. The first impressions are mostly positive. I only do not like what they did to Blinkfeed. I am considering going back to the Google Now launcher. Apart from that I love the design and the quality of the HTC 10.

 

[Stevenmc8602]

In the meantime my HTC 10 arrived one hour ago. The first impressions are mostly positive. I only do not like what they did to Blinkfeed. I am considering going back to the Google Now launcher. Apart from that I love the design and the quality of the HTC 10.

What do you mean? It doesn't seem any different than the m8 blinkfeed

 

[petvas72]

What do you mean? It doesn't seem any different than the m8 blinkfeed

The Blinkfeed I remember didn't require Newsrepublic to be installed. You could choose your favorite topics inside blinkfeed, it had Facebook integration and its own article viewer. Now, it is a container for News Republic.
I know that Blinkfeed was from the beginning a News Republic/HTC cooperation, but now it is not as good as before.
I have it still active though. I will give it a chance.

 

[Stevenmc8602]

Facebook is still integrated and I thought they did the whole news republic mess on all HTC... I thought I had to do it on my m8 before I switched but I could be wrong... I do agree I preferred it without the integration with news republic

 

[petvas72]

How is Facebook integrated? You have to download this: Where is facebook and instagram on blinkfeed | HTC 10
A normal user wouldn't think to search the Internet in order to add Facebook integration into the Blinkfeed

 

[James E1]

How is Facebook integrated? You have to download this: Where is facebook and instagram on blinkfeed | HTC 10
A normal user wouldn't think to search the Internet in order to add Facebook integration into the Blinkfeed

Can't you just use the HTC social plugin from the play store? I'm not in to Facebook so I have not tried it.

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[Stevenmc8602]

Can't you just use the HTC social plugin from the play store? I'm not in to Facebook so I have not tried it.

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Yes u can... I've haven't even been to xda since I bought the 10

 

[petvas72]

Can't you just use the HTC social plugin from the play store? I'm not in to Facebook so I have not tried it.

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Yes, you are right. I didn't look for it before.

 

[cbreze]

I thought I saw a you tube vid on a guy who had his day calendar setup on blinkfeed. Can't find it, maybe dreamed it. Is this doable?

 

[petvas72]

I thought I saw a you tube vid on a guy who had his day calendar setup on blinkfeed. Can't find it, maybe dreamed it. Is this doable?

Yes, it is. There is an option in Blinkfeed to display the day calendar.

 

[cbreze]

Yes, it is. There is an option in Blinkfeed to display the day calendar.

Found it. Thanks

 

[oldtimefighter]

I bought a Nexus 6P but returned it since it was just a little to big to carry around. I now own the unlocked HTC 10 and I like it but will end up probably getting the Nexus Marlin device. I miss stock Android, on-screen NAV buttons, and want Nougat day one.

 

[petvas72]

I bought a Nexus 6P but returned it since it was just a little to big to carry around. I now own the unlocked HTC 10 and I like it but will end up probably getting the Nexus Marlin device. I miss stock Android, on-screen NAV buttons, and want Nougat day one.

I have been using Nougat for months on my Nexus 6P and two things I really miss on my HTC 10. The double tap on the recents button to quickly switch between the last two active apps, and the quick reply on incoming notifications. Apart from that, the HTC 10 has better software than stock Android. With the Nexus 6P and before Nougat, I had lag every two to three days and only a reboot would help. With the HTC and running Marshmallow, there is no such lag. Everything opens and runs much faster.
I understand though that if you need to run Nougat now, that only the Nexus devices will get it fast. I hope that HTC releases the Nougat update in the next 2-3 months.

 

[oldtimefighter]

I have been using Nougat for months on my Nexus 6P and two things I really miss on my HTC 10. The double tap on the recents button to quickly switch between the last two active apps, and the quick reply on incoming notifications. Apart from that, the HTC 10 has better software than stock Android. With the Nexus 6P and before Nougat, I had lag every two to three days and only a reboot would help. With the HTC and running Marshmallow, there is no such lag. Everything opens and runs much faster.
I understand though that if you need to run Nougat now, that only the Nexus devices will get it fast. I hope that HTC releases the Nougat update in the next 2-3 months.

That lag is NOT a issue with stock Android but with the SD810 and all 2015 phones had that issue. There was also a update to address some of that on the Nexus 6P but not sure if you switched before that came out. Personally, I had no issues like that on my Nexus 6P before returned it. The HTC 10 has a SD820 so not really a fair comparison. The new Nexus devices will have a SD8201/821 chipset and coupled with stock Android should be notablely better than the HTC 10.

Better software? I hate the HTC phone dialer and really miss Google phone. At least I was able to replace messages, clock, and Sense (with Nova launcher). HTC does have a better camera app.

 

[petvas72]

That lag is NOT a issue with stock Android but with the SD810 and all 2015 phones had that issue. There was also a update to address some of that on the Nexus 6P but not sure if you switched before that came out. Personally, I had no issues like that on my Nexus 6P before returned it. The HTC 10 has a SD820 so not really a fair comparison. The new Nexus devices will have a SD8201/821 chipset and coupled with stock Android should be notablely better than the HTC 10.

Better software? I hate the HTC phone dialer and really miss Google phone. At least I was able to replace messages, clock, and Sense (with Nova launcher). HTC does have a better camera app.

Don't get me wrong. Both devices are really great. The Nexus 6P was the phone I kept the longest time in my life! I loved it totally.
Yes, comparing the SD820 against the SD810 is not fair. I agree.
I also like the Google dialer better, but the HTC dialer is not bad.
What made me go back to HTC was a couple of things that I always loved about HTC devices:

• Blinkfeed
• The Sense UI
• The design/build quality is amazing
• Boomsound

When I have the HTC 10 in my hand, I have the feeling that I hold the most premium smartphone available. The Nexus is a bit bulky and its build quality could be better. Of course, the price of the Nexus cannot be beaten.
If you ask me, the HTC 10 is not 300-400$ better than the Nexus, but if you don't care about money, then it is absolutely a better device (at least for me).

 

[Wildo6882]

Yes, it is. There is an option in Blinkfeed to display the day calendar.

Did you switch back from iOS?

I'm really wanting to go back. Trying to decide if I should get this or wait on the next Nexus devices.