Love the phone! Some initial thoughts

[CHILLYWILL_95831]

I did this and it certainly changes the look of the colors, if ever so slightly. I can't decide if I like the sRGB mode, but right now I'm leaning towards no. I'm a punchy screen wh0re!

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Yea, the exaggerated colors just make this baby pop. I tried the RGB setting too and flipped right back to the original. But, it's nice to know the screen has the ability to be standardized.

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[Nreeldeep]

Ok serious? To the people who have a case on the phone and claim its not slippery... Go rethink your response. Seriously...

I'll go ahead and disagree with everyone that says the phone is not slippery. I came from a LG G2, and I had a case on it. But in the last few weeks, I took the case of and used it naked. Trying to train myself to be extra careful in preparation for the 6P. I had the G2 for a few years, only dropped it a few times. With the case of, the phone felt slightly slippery. But it was smaller, my hands are pretty big, and I could pretty much man handle it. IE Easily flip it to from vert to horiz with just one hand. It is harder to pull this move off with the 6P.

With the 6P. I find myself picking it up carefully. The phone is larger than the LG G2, and even with my large hands I have trouble using the phone one handed. IE: I can reach the other side of the phone to tap a key, but my thumb pad hits the far side and registers a touch on the screen. A true testament to the size of this phone.

Now if I compare the texture of the G2 to the 6P, I would say the 6P is smoother. Which, makes its harder to handle. I have slightly clammy hands which I think actually help improve my grip. I would imagine that if your hand were very dry, the phone would be even slicker. It might be mental because the phone is new, and I plan on using it naked but I definitely think this phone is slippery. You gotta be careful. The size and texture make it difficult to use one handed, especially when its new and you are being gentle.

With that said, I've got the nexus protect plan.

Life is infinitely easier when we accept that everybody has different experiences. What you consider slippery might not be the same to someone else.
you assume that the folks who put cases on their devices did so because their devices are slippery. I remember them saying their devices aren't slippery. There are multitudes of reasons why people use cases. Perhaps we should give people the benefit of the doubt that they are being honest. That's much less stressful than your strategy.

 

[SteveISU]

Had a chance to use Android Pay for the first time, clunky and extremely frustrating. Absolutely nothing like apple pay.

 

[CarbonOak]

Had a chance to use Android Pay for the first time, clunky and extremely frustrating. Absolutely nothing like apple pay.

Interesting, what made it frustrating? I've set mine up but have yet to use it. I thought you would just open the app, tap, and go.

 

[SteveISU]

Interesting, what made it frustrating? I've set mine up but have yet to use it. I thought you would just open the app, tap, and go.

Required a pin, took multiple attempts. I've used Apple pay at the same Walgreen's and its was smooth. I realize that some of the issue is the banks and their compatibility with Android pay. Seems like a half assed way to go about introducing a feature. Get the infrastructure completed first then release the feature. It seems like the just threw it out there and will work on compatibility as they go along.

 

[CarbonOak]

Required a pin, took multiple attempts. I've used Apple pay at the same Walgreen's and its was smooth. I realize that some of the issue is the banks and their compatibility with Android pay. Seems like a half assed way to go about introducing a feature. Get the infrastructure completed first then release the feature. It seems like the just threw it out there and will work on compatibility as they go along.

Don't you not need a PIN if you just use the fingerprint scanner? Or was that related specifically to the bank/credit card you were trying to use.

 

[SteveISU]

Don't you not need a PIN if you just use the fingerprint scanner? Or was that related specifically to the bank/credit card you were trying to use.

Using Chase Visa. Chase is not supported.

 

[CarbonOak]

Using Chase Visa. Chase is not supported.

Ahh, well then I imagine that using a supported card would be much less complicated. I'll have to find a place to buy something and try it out.

 

[vomhorizon]

I bank with Chase as well. They have announced that they will support Android Pay. Apple pay (iP6) on my Citibank credit worked pretty much when I got thje phone which was a few weeks after it went on sale...I'll give a few months before I upload my credit cards on android pay and begin using it regularly. The market share for Marshmallow is too small for banks to really hurry but it should be at par with apple over the next few months...

 

[nrfitchett4]

I bank with Chase as well. They have announced that they will support Android Pay. Apple pay (iP6) on my Citibank credit worked pretty much when I got thje phone which was a few weeks after it went on sale...I'll give a few months before I upload my credit cards on android pay and begin using it regularly. The market share for Marshmallow is too small for banks to really hurry but it should be at par with apple over the next few months...

Wouldn't count on that. They are planning their own mobile payment service that uses QR codes.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/26/chase-pay-qr-code-payment/

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[vomhorizon]

Wouldn't count on that. They are planning their own mobile payment service that uses QR codes.
Chase announces its QR code-based Apple Pay competitor w/ CurrentC | 9to5Mac

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[SteveISU]

Wouldn't count on that. They are planning their own mobile payment service that uses QR codes.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/26/chase-pay-qr-code-payment/

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That's what had me thinking we may not see it regardless of what PR intern patrolling twitter says.

 

[mogelijk]

My Android Pay experience has been completely different, also using a bank that doesn't support Android Pay. I've used it twice; both times I've used the fingerprint sensor to unlock the phone, placed the phone against the payment sensor and the payment went through. Not sure how it could have been easier.