Is this on your radar?

[Golfdriver97]

Been a great year for phones in the $400 range, just need that Nexus announcement!

Almost 2 years in my opinion. The mid price point is a hot area for OEMs.

 

[Guytronic]

Come on...go for it!

OK...

 

[libra89]

OK...

The temptation is hard.

 

[Golfdriver97]

The temptation is hard.

I know.... especially with the blue being so tempting

 

[Ry]

The blip is there.

Definitely an option if I switch from Verizon.

 

[Etyrnus]

Definitely on my radar. Though I'll be going through Amazon to get one.

 

[libra89]

Seeing that Pocketnow review has pretty much nailed it for me. I will be preordering. I'm leaning towards B&H, but since preorders go live tomorrow 11am Central time on the HiHonor site, I'll like to see if I can try to preorder and see if it will charge me tax or not. I can't say that I will report back though.

If they take Paypal, I just might lean that way since the cases are so nicely priced. If not, B&H has my money, but I'm putting it more on the latter over the former.

Edit: After pretending to order the 5x, they do charge tax, so B&H it is for me.

 

[Guytronic]

they do charge tax,

Tax would be an ouch for mee @8.9%

 

[libra89]

Tax would be an ouch for mee @8.9%

Wow, that sounds really high. To me, it sounds better to just find something to do with that watch lol. I calculated it and it will be a difference of $23 for me between their site and B&H, with the discount included. It's not enough for me to consider paying tax on.

 

[Bl00dRunzC0ld]

Too bad it has that scrolling issue which would drive me nuts. I ended up buying an Idol 4s off Swappa for $90 less so we'll see how that goes. If at some point down the road Huawei fixes the lag on selecting after scrolling, I may pick one up. Not until then though.

 

[libra89]

Too bad it has that scrolling issue which would drive me nuts. I ended up buying an Idol 4s off Swappa for $90 less so we'll see how that goes. If at some point down the road Huawei fixes the lag on selecting after scrolling, I may pick one up. Not until then though.

Let us know how you like it, somewhere haha. The Idol 4s seems like a nice phone.

 

[dpham00]

For a device that is about $375, it doesn't seem that bad. If you need something inexpensive to get you by for a bit, this might be one to look at.

I wouldn't call $375 inexpensive... I guess relative to the note 7. Personally, inexpensive would be something like the amazon moto g4 which is $125.

 

[dpham00]

Good point. I would expect the 8 to at least hold it's own against the 5X.

It really should be a significant improvement over the 5x, given that it is double the price.

 

[dpham00]

Looking to retire my Note 3 and the Honor 8 has caught my eye, especially after seeing the Note 7's price! Looking forward to more coverage.

If you are looking at the honor 8, you should also consider the axon 7 and op3

 

[libra89]

Too bad it has that scrolling issue which would drive me nuts. I ended up buying an Idol 4s off Swappa for $90 less so we'll see how that goes. If at some point down the road Huawei fixes the lag on selecting after scrolling, I may pick one up. Not until then though.

I just saw a video that made me think of your post here. It's a heads on comparison between the 2:

 

[dpham00]

I just saw a video that made me think of your post here. It's a heads on comparison between the 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxh1kQW8qpE

For me the most important thing is that the idol 4s runs warm.the reviewer didn't mention what he was doing so I will assume something not intensive. Consistent intensive usage could cause the cpu to significantly throttle,if it is already running warm under normal usage