I think it will be a great phone. I am sure the notch won't be as obvious like you said. Hopefully mine will be here later this week or early next.

 

The notch is fine. The fact that the camera is amazing, it's a straight Google device and the fast updates has me sold.

 

It is what has me keep coming back is getting all the new software right away and the camera is great. The device just works smooth all the time as well. Finally getting wireless charging back is what put me over the edge for it honestly. I hated that I lost that with my last 3 phones. Otherwise I am still really happy with my Pixel 2 XL. It will finally replace my aging Galaxy S6 work phone.

 

Are you guys seeing the batteries on these phones stay usable for more than 2 years? I'm finding that all my Samsung batteries are useless in less than 2 years so I can't justify dropping $1,000 let alone half of that every two years.

 

^ Weird, I've had Samsungs for a long time now and no major battery issues.

 

https://bgr.com/2018/10/16/huawei-ma...es-vs-mate-20/

 

I don't know about 2 years cause I don't use most of my phones that long. However, I am still taking my Pixel 2 XL off at 6am, putting it back on the charger at around 9 or 10pm and and having around 5-10% left with about 4hrs screen on time and about 25-30min of calls. I am at 1 year and 1 week with the phone right now. I feel like I have not lost much battery life at all to this point. Maybe an hour.

 

Interesting. Thing is I am not sure the camera will be as good as Pixel 3, iPhoneXs, or Note 9. Good looking phone though.

 

I've had a Note 2, Note 4 (2 of them) and they all crapped out after 1.5-2 years. Then my current S7 Edge which I've had over a year. What I do like is they don't shatter when dropped. A little $5 TPU case has saved my ass.

 

While I was poking around for my next Android play phone (I am mostly iOS), I discovered that you an buy a used (A-grade, excellent) LG V30 for around 280-350, or a new LG V30 for around 450. They might be unlocked, but there are also versions for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.

Although this is last year's chipset (Qualcomm 835), this was an excellent phone for me that did not have the kind of big OS overhead that Samsung and others have over top of Android.

It seems to me that if you're looking for a first class, almost flagship device, you might want to look at these.

You'll even have all T-Mobile bands because LG supported Band 71 well ahead of others.

 

Ah, I've never owned a Note, just Galaxies. Maybe you use it and/or charge it different than most? Idk.

I've also been very happy with the toughness of these phones in general. I'm more careful than most, but my phones stay in good shape overall the whole time I use them, and I've never shattered one. I always use a cheap case also, mainly for grip.

 

Yeah this is my first Galaxy. Might check out LG. My daughter had an LG and that thing took a beating. Just as long as no bootloop.

 

Other than updates taking FOREVER to get I've liked my LGs

 

Like I said on the previous page. I just got 8.0 on 9/20. When did you guys get yours...?

 

You will have to define useable...

I used my previous S6 edge + for about 2 years and i would say the battery life after 2 years is about 60-70% of how it was brand new.
But i think that is pretty much the same case for every phone on the market including iphone.

Is it useable? yes. Do i have to plan to have a portable charger with me when travel? yes.

Now with the Note 8, i dont have to worry about charging for at least a whole day... until it start aging too.

 

 

Note 4 is so old dude... i have the Note 8 for about 6 months now... probably the most stable phone i have had so far. none of the laggy stuff like the older Samsung ones.

The only dislike i have is the Bixby crap.. i tried to turn it off and it is like a stalker keep coming back up by itself.

 

Before my last reset at 6 hours the phone would be down to 20% depending on usage. If heavy like 15%. After the reset it's at 50% in 6 hours so I guess around a half day it would be dead. So now at 6 hours I just charge it up (lunch time) and leave it connected till I leave at 5 or 6. Then by midnight it's at 15% because at the gym I use the timer and Spotify. So that's my dilemna. I travel monthly now so I'm afraid to use it on the flight too much if there's no charger.

 

Going to pick up my Pixel 3XL soon

 

Well...at least they've got 8.0, if not 8.1. LOL....

There's a hell of a lot of manufacturers way behind that.

After looking at all the possibilities (and I almost can't believe I did it), I got another LG V30 to play with. It just stood out as the best value, costing less than a 2018 midrange device while handily beating the performance.

And it's just so I can keep up with how Android works. It's not like I have to impress anybody. LOL.... :-)

 

New phone who dis

 

That's weird. I wonder if you had a stuck app or something that was running like crazy. How does it do now after the reset?

 

why you delete my number, bff?

 

What you need is a good portable charger... if you dont want a new phone.

 

i didnt

 

 

i was playing along with the "new phone who dis"......

 

So far it is a great phone but he work day has been so busy I haven't done much more than swap out my sim card and let things update.

 

Wife's Pixel 3 sitting on the class 1.5 lanai porch when i got home. Now to see how long I can hold off on buying my own...

 

I have the Maintenance shortcut on my desktop to close stuck apps and delete cache so def not that unless it doesn't pick up every stuck app.

I have a good one. I forgot it last flight I'm going to see how Black Friday fares and if nothing catches my eye just stick with it a while longer.

 

Yeah I still haven't dug into it much.

 

How are you liking your Pixel 3 XL so far Maker?

Don't know if you have been following much but the leaked pictures from night shot mode look amazing.

 

 

^ya know that's just a software glitch right?

 

snap of the developers fingers and it'll be fixed.

 

Any OnePlus folks in here?

What do you think of the 6T?

The biggest news to me is that they've managed to hook up with T-Mobile in the 6T's rollout.

The on-screen fingerprint seems kind of slow. I'm glad that making space for it allowed for a bigger battery, but to be honest I believe if I bought one right now it'd be the 6, not the 6T.

I don't think the fingerprint reader on the front screen is enough to make me give up wireless charging, either, when it comes to it. For some reason I can't explain, the lack of wireless charging seemed like less a big deal on the 6.

 

still funny

 

I've got a 5 and like it a lot, but just upgraded to the pixel 3. The one plus really only supports t-mobile and some att bands and I really wanted to try project fi.

The lack of wireless charging is a head scratcher. I mean why else would you go with a glass back? It just makes the device more susceptible to damage for no reason. I may miss the ram they add on their base model eventually (my op5 still runs great multi-tasking with the older 835 chipset) , but I figured if I was going to lose the headphone jack I may as well get the phone with the camera I wanted.

Oh and my oneplus 5's usbc jack seemed to start to get be an issue after about a year. It didn't happen to my op3 so hopefully that was just a bum unit.

 

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Flex phones are here. Calling this a phone is kinda stretching things. It's huge even when folded.

 

Don't forget the outfit