[ONE General] Fr3lncr:
I've had mine for exactly one week now and I'm still a bit on the fence as to if I regret getting it or not (though I'm having less regret as time goes on).

To start, it didn't help that (being in Canada), I choose the more expensive 'Standard' shipping option (uses USPS/Canada Post rather than DHL) which ended up costing me a lot more than expected or what was implied in the forums ($10 USD choosing 'Standard' over 'Express' but the forums implied that the extra up front costs were because there would be no fees due upon delivery but I still had $49 due at the door) and having it take 10 days to arrive (vs. 2 days with 'Express). So the 'slower' and much more 'expensive' start didn't help.

I also noticed that I had the yellow band on the bottom of the screen. If I were to use the onscreen buttons, I can safely say I wouldn't notice it at all as the black bar would cover the yellow area but I prefer the extra screen size so I'm not using the onscreen buttons. And to be fair, I would only notice it when on white pages (and more often or not I'm on pages that use a dark theme). I also ended up installing the app that allows you to cover the band with a gradient bar and it works quite well and I've noticed no downsides except having to turn off the app if you want to install a sideloaded application. But as I'm a bit cough-anal retentive-cough, it does bother me that I have a phone that has a bit of a defect.

I also have some intermittent issues with the touchscreen not gesturing my touches. Essentially about less than 10% of the time, it simply doesn't react to what I do (say clicking on an app and it does nothing or swiping on the keyboard with no reaction). It lasts for about a second and then when I try again it works. Since it is intermittent, it's not frustrating enough that I want to stop using the phone. I'm also glad that I don't have the 'ghost' touching experience that is reported on the forums.

Outside of those two main issues, I'm liking the phone more and more.

- The feel of the phone is great and I like that it feels like a bit larger Nexus 5. I tried a Sony Z3 and didn't like the feel of the phone at all.

- While I find a lot of the customization options for CM a bit more than I need, I do appreciate that it is there and gives you more control than Stock Android. I'm not in to rooting my phone or installing custom ROMs so the added options CM gives me (like having the capacitive buttons options, ability to customize the auto brightness settings, notification bar, quick settings menu, etc.) I find useful.

- the battery life is much better than my Nexus 5 (which was the main reason I got rid of it)

- I do wish the screen could go brighter though for outdoor viewing and that the LTE signal strength was better (about the same as the Nexus 5 but not as good as my Z30).

If it wasn't for the yellow band and minor touchscreen issues, I'd have a lot less regrets despite the additional costs to get the phone (which ended up costing me $520 CDN and that included the flip case). But knowing that there are those that have no yellow band or touchscreen issues makes me wonder if I should consider RMA'ing in hopes of getting a better one. The built date of mine was Nov. 4th so issues (to some degree) still exist in recent builds meaning I could end up with one being worse than mine is now. And then there is the hassle of trying to RMA it which, if it goes sour, may turn me off the phone even more. Since it will probably just be a 'backup' phone, I may be better of just living with it as is.