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[Nexus 6P General] ashwin988:
Trust me, typing on the edge screen is horrible! I know from experience as I replaced my nexus 5 with the S6 edge (emerald green) last year in April. It was one of my major irritants (as well as the horrible battery life) and was one of the reasons why I wished I had just held on to my nexus 5 until the 6p was released and purchased the 6p outright. I sold my s6 edge without any hesitation and reverted back to the 6p. Planning on using this phone for 2 years or if possible 3 years.
[Nexus 6P General] Bwyan Benton:
I've never actually tried the S7 yet in hand...but ive played with all the other Samsung devices...and HTC and LG etc. Enough to know I don't care what processor they have, they won't work like a Nexus. And they lack updates massively. The newer Samsung design is certainly gorgeous no doubt....but still not enough to pull me from Nexus. I'm awaiting the new Google flagship.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
It is amazing to me how much the S6 lags with any resource hogging apps, just a silly game, facebook, hangouts and chrome. So it does not surprise me the S7 would lag too.
[Nexus 6P General] FormeriPhoney:
That moment the whole squad gets delivered the same day. ?
[Nexus 6P General] itch808:
I've had a Note 2, S4, and S6 edge....biggest complaint: SLOWWWWWWW, non-existent updates! Why buy something when the manufacturer screws the customer once they got your money?

Nexus all the way
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
Now it's time to root...

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
[Nexus 6P General] pj1980:
Good points. Samsung just got lucky, there's no reason they should be the top Android brand in the US.
[Nexus 6P General] tengtengvn:
Well, at least they are doing well. On the order side, look at the maker of the first Android phone. We don't even know what HTC is doing nowadays.
[Nexus 6P General] mauley:
I've just come from an S6 as well, I couldn't stand the lack of up to date OS. Luckily I was due an upgrade so got a good deal on my S6 as trade in and picked up the 6P. Best phone I ever owned so far. Stock Android is where it's at!

This is coming from a guy who works for Samsung as well lol.
[Nexus 6P General] JohnCorleone:
The M10 has had some leaked images. I have the M9 and I got the Marshmallow update a few weeks ago and I have no complaints. I would like to have a Nexus again to go along side this device though. I am going to look into it. The M9 is so fast and smooth with Sense 7 or Nova Prime and with the thousands of themes available, I have been running rooted stock with Xposed. Since the Marshmallow update I am averaging 6.5 hours of screen time but I do miss some features on the custom ROMs though. I never thought the day would come when I stuck with rooted stock and be very happy
[Nexus 6P General] R4DK0:
Bought Note 4, laggy. Upgraded to S6 edge+, laggy. Finally got 6P, smoothest device I ever owned.
[Nexus 6P General] htc fan89:
I did the same thing, went from n6p to note5 then gs7 edge. Now I'm back to n6p...
[Nexus 6P General] Darriousx:
This thread makes me happy. At first I was slightly jealous of the s7 people because of better battery life, camera, and quicker overall but now I see I am not missing out on anything. Ordered my Nexus 6P yesterday and can't wait to get it!!!!

:) :) :D
[Nexus 6P General] adsam3927:
So glad to have xda to be able to read other users opinions.

Up until a couple days ago I was having same dilemma

I go through phones like underwear and having had a Note 5 for the longest time yet (2 months) I was sure this was the best device til I ran out of storage and got sick and tired of waiting for the .marshmallow update.

I saw the s7 edge and thought this had everything the Note 5 did with storage EXCEPT that photos from camera have lost clarity and speaker sounds like crap

Anyway that's when it hit me....Nexus 6P 128gb during sale was answer ...lots of storage... Dam smooth and updates quicker than u can say Nexus

So excited to finally get underwear that I'm gonna wear every dam day til the next Nexus release in Oct
[Nexus 6P General] speedyjay:
So upon reading your glorious review....do you like the S7 or not? ???
[Nexus 6P General] FormeriPhoney:
Well yeah in ways. Battery is incredible 6-8hrs SOT everyday, camera was very good.

Those are the ways I liked it. Lol
[Nexus 6P General] UniX1rm:
I am actually doing the same. Returning the device, and keeping my nexus 6. I can't find decent screen protector for the s7 edge, the phone feels nice in the hands, but with no root, and samsung - tmobile attitude, I am good!
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
How are you liking your 6p?
[Nexus 6P General] FormeriPhoney:
It's great. I've actually owned it once before but sold it for a big profit early on. Battery life has been good 5.5hrs SOT as of now, camera is up there, probably 3rd or 4th behind the S7, Note 5 and G4. Overall UI obviously pure butter
[Nexus 6P General] BennyJr:
Using the stock rom?
[Nexus 6P General] boostedneonsrt4:
I jumped on the t-mobile bogo deal for the s7e but I just got really lucky and scored a 32GB Gold N6P for 150 bucks so once the rebate comes back from t-mobile and I get the gear vr's both of the phones are hitting swappa(along with my gear s2 classic) and I'll just rock the 6P. I mean dont get me wrong the s7e is a very nice phone and I've enjoyed it so far with no issues and never planned to root but they really arent worth that kind of cash.
[Nexus 6P General] bigdad1963:
done with samesung, done with lag, done with skins and done with anything that doesn't have front facing speakers.
[Nexus 6P General] FormeriPhoney:
Right now yes, I'm still waiting for the new update, & I'm stuck on the January security update. Then I'll probably flash Beans' Pure Nexus as it has everything I need
[Nexus 6P General] FormeriPhoney:
Seriously, the Front facing speakers have become a make it break feature to me now. It's almost impossible to go back
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
I hope you don't put your phone in your back pocket, front pocket, any pocket or look at it with too much force. The galaxy phones are capable of taking a lot more pressure, be conscious of how much pressure you put on this phone, all the time.
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
Lol dont worry about this guy he's one of the peepz from the bending thread and thinks because 1 percent have bending problems there all weak. Sorry mate the rest of us use it normally put a case on It...no problems. Don't start trolling here too
[Nexus 6P General] lawtq:
I have both

S7 is fast, no lag, and my crazy battery life is... Well, crazy! 7-9 hours depending on what I'm doing. Amazing, all thanks to the cpu I'm sure, 2 cores are always offline till you need them, excellent. Love the screen, it feels expensive although it's not worth its price. Good phone.

Nexus 6p is fast, not the greatest battery life but my god I like, tired of the whole Samsung experience, was their biggest fan but everything feels same old, the handset will look the same for ages as well the software, boredom. But the nexus made me see how much I like stock android, and the updates, hallelujah, love it. I'll be happiest when next flagship nexus is on a flagship Samsung, best software with best hardware, cause Samsung know how to make a cpu, snapdragon lately is not impressive to me, didn't now the 6p is overly warm in my hand just browsing, terrible

All in all I'll be taking the s7 back me thinks... Maybe. Software is king, but I'll miss that crazy battery life
[Nexus 6P General] @work:
Oy, 1% got any proof of that?

1) if you were actually paying attention to what's been going on you would know that a large number of the bent phones had cases on them and the kinks were found when the cases were removed for cleaning or after they read the bent phones thread and checked their phones. There was even a separate bent phone thread for people to report which cases they were using.

2) I'm being serious, OP, be aware that you can't treat this phone like you treated your galaxy note. I babied mine and it started being anyways its a good phone (though IMHO the oneplus 2 is a better option especially if you plan on rooting since you won't have reliable access to Android pay anyways), but be aware it needs special care.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
[MENTION=408485]work[/MENTION] you sound like a crazed doomsdayer. Thankfully I use a case but I've dropped 6P, toss it everyday, I do anything to this phone except baby it with no issues. I also don't work in controlled environments, this phone takes a beating.

Also you exaggerate so much. Large number? The bent thread is yourself and the same dozen others repeating yourselves endlessly.

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lulz. In US all S7 use snapdragon 820. Also 820 outperforms the EU S7 with Exynos. It is accepted that right now US 820 version is the superior version.

As for battery? The 820 is more efficient and S7 has a larger battery. If Samsung was actually better at "making" hardware they would be able to get the battery performance you like with same 810 and battery size. But they can't so... Doesn't mean they are better. Right now Samsung has better marketing and perceived superiority. IMO Nexus 6P and LG G4 and LG V10 all three are superior 2015 phones to Samsung's 2015 Galaxy phones.

If the 6P wasn't released when I needed to replace my N5… no Samsung was on the list. Even with S7 release I would have most likely bought the Moto X Pure. For me software trumps hardware on an Android every time.
[Nexus 6P General] lawtq:
Super lulz! I guess everything is about perception. All I'm seeing is how the EXYNOS is superior. No locked bootloader, better battery and even more powerful unlike what the benchmarks suggested. Each to their own.

Might open the 6p and do a repast with coollaboratory liquid metal ultra
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Samsung disagrees with you. They chose to use Qualcomm in their biggest markets, US and China. And it's not my opinion, it's a unanimous among reviewers the Qualcomm 820 is superior to Exynos. Exynos didn't do anything for S6/S6 Edge either last year. The battery life in those phones sucked.

If you are happy with your phone, that's great, and enjoy it. But don't be disillusioned into thinking Samsung hardware that much superior, because it isn't. Your battery life can be attributed that Samsung uses a bigger battery and the S7 runs on Marshmallow. Far simpler explanation than Samsung makes better hardware, bigger battery + Marshmallow = better battery life.

If the S7 Edge with it's bigger 3600 batter and more power efficient 820 over 6P's 810 and 3450, then Samsung would have been an embarrassment.
[Nexus 6P General] lawtq:
Omg, enough already, I don't agree with you and you don't agree with me. End of story. Jesus christ of Nazareth :rolleyes:
[Nexus 6P General] nak0604:
I'm sure I could Crack that thing wide open and get a better faster rom on it hahaha
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
Since you're always playing hall monitor in the bent thread, how about you take your own advice and keep this discussion in the appropriate thread??? Eh?
[Nexus 6P General] jordy787:
Good I saw this ..was about to trade my 6p for a s7 edge.
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
I know right. Cause his phone bent he goes on other threads saying our phones are going to bend. He was unlucky got a bent one. Get over it.

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I was aware that people had cases on. I wasn't saying not having a case was the problem. Just cry over your phone somewhere else
[Nexus 6P General] jlvlawrence:
Actually, Android police seems to think that the Exynos version is the better of the two chips. Its in the performance section of the review. http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...an-iteration-but-one-samsung-can-be-proud-of/
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
Exynos is good. But no point because touchwiz doesn't make use of it. As nexus take full advantage of the snapdragon
[Nexus 6P General] Bwyan Benton:
Hahahaha exactly what I said. Especially front facing speakers. I can't do without them now. Nexus 6 and now 6p. Now way I can listen to anything different.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Let's hope Google sees this sentiment, that Nexus owners see front facing speakers as an essential feature when they design the next Nexus with 820 SOC, not the Exynos because 820 is superior.
[Nexus 6P General] TheUndertaker21:
I have a note 5. It's now on my table lol. I will sell it soon so I can get my money maybe buy a note 6 if the bootloader isn't locked like the t mobile s7/edge. I bought a 6p like 4 days ago lol. My first nexus phone. It's fine.
[Nexus 6P General] [hfm]:
I've carried mine naked since 11/5 and it's still mint. It's actually been stressed in my front pocket many times. I'm always adjusting it after I realize it's caught in there at an odd angle and getting compressed hard. Still completely straight.

I have to agree with the case theory. It seems almost everyone reporting kinks by the power button have used cases. I tend to have extreme dislike for cases and screen protectors anyway so maybe I'll be fine. I know lots of people like them.

Sent from a 128th Legion Stormtrooper 6P
[Nexus 6P General] slaydog:
Nobody really makes crappy phones anymore, they're all good- but if you like them unlocked with lots of updates and development (like most do on XDA), Nexus will always be the way to go!
[Nexus 6P General] lawtq:
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I'm begging you, don't get him started again. People aren't allowed to have different opinions to him. Anyway loving the 6p but that battery just can't compare, going back and forth on which one to keep. Ffs
[Nexus 6P General] sacchypon:
I went from a Galaxy S3 to a Nexus 6P and I don't really see myself going back to using anything else.

The biggest deal for me, based on your list, were updates. Or rather, the lack of. I recall only get one major update. Price was another factor and plus for the 6P since I was paying for the phone myself.

That aside, touchwiz was terrible and I always used Nova launcher. Didn't really trust myself to root my phone at that point.
[Nexus 6P General] Starzboy77:
I didn't do proper research prior to p

Pre ordering and receiving the S7 edge. Figured T-Mobile variant would have a unlocked boot loader. Boy, were a lot of us wrong. Furthermore the edge screen is a hindrance. After reading this thread and reading lots of reviews over the last 24 hours I am about to pull the trigger on a Nexus 6p. Shipping back the S7 tomorrow. I am coming from a LG G3. Love big screens so 6p should be good. Plus I know I don't have to worry about no root. I hope I like it but don't see any other alternatives other than waiting.
[Nexus 6P General] dontbeweakvato:
For me it would be a 5.5" phone for $800.... ? Cmon.

AND the locked bootloader. **** that I ain't running the same build for its entire life.
[Nexus 6P General] @home:
But the 6P sucks at audio quality through earphones.

I have a 6p & it's garbage compared to the Note 5.

All things in perspective the Note 5 is a great device but has slow updates.

The 6p is a great device as long as music quality is at the bottom of your your list, but will have updates a plenty.
[Nexus 6P General] tech_head:
I use Z:ero (by Zorloo)headphones with the DAC in the cord.

I had to buy a Meenova adapter but these are the best earbuds.
[Nexus 6P General] Reuben_skelz92:
Headphone quality is fine
[Nexus 6P General] csjneek:
I use sony mdr-xb950 headphones and between lg g4, galaxy s5 and nexus 6p, 6p has the better quality without any mods. sound is very clean, not too bassy and for me the volume is loud enough.
[Nexus 6P General] @home:
Nexus 6P audio quality is pants, It's just lifeless & hard. No amount of tweaking is gonna fix that baby.
[Nexus 6P General] habs101:
Agree 100% .. even the audiophile forums say the exact same thing.. even test show the same thing. :(

I hope the big G next nexus takes a few notes .
[Nexus 6P General] @home:
I doubt it, it's taken them long enough to put a decent camera on a nexus.
[Nexus 6P General] neo905:
Corners have to be cut somewhere when there is a $200-250 price difference. Compromises are made. Is the bluetooth volume weak and sound quality crappy compared to the Note 5? I know bluetooth isn't audiophile quality but it is more practical when you are working out and that's when I listen to music the most. How is the speakerphone volume and clarity compared to the Note 5?
[Nexus 6P General] @home:
Speaker volume is fine on both.

I'm not talking about volume or about speakers, I'm talking about the quality of the earphone sound. Unfortunately the N6p doesn't cut it.

I like the device, don't get me wrong. But if it wasn't for the timely updates it wouldn't all that.
[Nexus 6P General] vng10:
I bought the 6P when Google dropped the price by $50. I replaced my OnePlus One with the Nexus and am more than satisfied with my 6P. However, being on T-Mobile, I took advantage of the BOGO S7 deal they had by adding my girlfriend to my plan (she was due since she had an S5) and "upgraded" my line with another S7 because ... free phone. I'm waiting for my gift card to pay off the phone, but I am genuinely surprised at how less I hate the S7 than I thought I would. Don't get me wrong, I will not replace it with my Nexus, but the S7, not Edge, is a pretty adequate device.
[Nexus 6P General] funcrusher:
I seriously considered the s7 and the s7 edge, but ultimately chose against. I haven't had a Samsung since the s2, lol.
[Nexus 6P General] nepstah:
The speaker really sucks and I also agree on the edges but I got used to it
[Nexus 6P General] neo905:
I was talking about quality as well. Do you have Bluetooth headphones? How does the 6P compares to the Note 5 using those?
[Nexus 6P General] ayush84:
frankly, my note 2 sounded better over BT compared to 6P. It does sound a tiny bit better, however, after the March update (fixed the volume bug as well).

Had my friend's S7E straight out of the box for a day. Good phone, but the 6P is way smoother. In fact, the Nexus just spoils all other Android phones as far as smoothness is concerned - you notice the tiniest lags
[Nexus 6P General] kradkovich:
I owned a galaxy s6 before and i gotta say that was a pretty shatty phone. It had so much bloatware from samsung on it and the dev support was shat. I am soo glad i bought the nexus 6p best purchase i made so far this year!
[Nexus 6P General] mbutandola:
The S2 was my last ever Samsung phone. And I don't regret it. Had a Nexus 4, got fooled into buying the LG G3 but got rid of it as soon as the Nexus 6p was out. And will stick to Nexus from now on

Envoyé de mon Nexus 6P en utilisant Tapatalk
[Nexus 6P General] oconnell84:
My 6P is in the mail today. Coming from the S7 too.
[Nexus 6P General] bustinstugots24:
I too was in the same boat as you and jumped on the B&H photo deal. With the $50 gift card and no tax, it was a no brainer. Like you, I haven't rooted yet and also haven't gotten an update for the March security build. Wondering why I'm still stuck on January. I keep refreshing for updates but it's a no go. Also how are you getting 5.5 SOT? I haven't gotten better then around 4.5 hrs

Thanks for convincing me to keep the phone. I was having doubts with all the hype for the s7 edge and all the amazing battery life but this phone just doesn't compare. Thanks everyone!
[Nexus 6P General] bigblueshock:
I had same problem. Rather than waiting, I started fresh with an official google flash all.bat https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#instructions

Nice all in one solution which includes newest radios/firmware/system. You must have an unlocked bootloader though, and make sure you back up your stuff!
[Nexus 6P General] Heisenberg:
Instead of using the flash-all script, which wipes your device, you can flash they images manually and not have to worry about it being wiped. I have instructions in my guide:

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
[Nexus 6P General] panflute:
Yes once you have a phone with front facing speakers you cannot ever go back. My previous phone was the HTC M7 and I loved the speakers. The other things are the direct updates, the beautiful amoled big screen, the no lag OS, great battery life, quick charging,great camera. This phone will beat most 2016 phones. I have Project Fi which cost me $20 a month down from $72 I was paying At&t so the phone will pay for itself. Can't wait to see the next model. Would be nice to have a SD card slot but I'm not complaining, in fact I'm very grateful to Google for their more than timely updates. Can't wait for Android N either! Thank you Google for my most favorite toy ever!
[Nexus 6P General] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
I couldn't stand how laggy the s7 was. Samsung just needs to give up making phones already. Every one at the store was looking at me crazy when I went in there to swap from the s7 to the Nexus 6p
[Nexus 6P General] Brady0123:
I want to buy a LG G5.
[Nexus 6P General] WizeGuyDezignz:
Just out of curiosity, where specifically did you notice this lag? I've had the S7 Edge since a couple days before the release date and have noticed pretty much none.

Granted it's not quite as "smooth" as the 6P, but I haven't noticed any lag of significance.

I'm not trying to start a war, I'm just curious where you saw it. Cause I've seen other people mention it too, but I can't seem to find much at all.
[Nexus 6P General] foxmeister:
You don't need to spend long in the S7 Edge forums to see that the exact opposite is true. In all the most important metrics, the Exynos version is markedly superior. That may well change with future updates though.

Regards,

Dave
[Nexus 6P General] samomamo:
I returned the gs7 edge also, not worth the double the price definitely. U can get Nexus 6p and a tablet or another 5x for the same price. Plus s7 edges front cam was crap , u take a selfe on a yellow wall it changes ur face white like a zombie. Samsung over prosseses front and back cameras so much the pictures look fake and ugly.
[Nexus 6P General] zymphad:
Those folks don't know what good fortune having Qualcomm is. With Qualcomm there is a chance may see some development work, whereas as with Samsung, fat chance of them releasing anything open source for Exynos. I stand by Qualcomm if you care at all about Android, beats Exynos. Just look at Edge 6, no dev work other than attempts at rooting.
[Nexus 6P General] foxmeister:
http://www.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7-bootloader-lock-explained-you-might-not-get-aosp-after-all/
[Nexus 6P General] chrisully:
That's brilliant
[Nexus 6P General] WizeGuyDezignz:
That's over processed and fake and ugly? I can assure you this looks exactly how it looks to my human eyes.

I get that you love your phone, but please stop spreading misinformation. This is starting to get downright silly now.
[Nexus 6P General] samomamo:
Why u say that? Im not giving information its my point of view. I had both didn't like the s7 edge , and mybe tomorrow not gonna like the Nexus 6p why does that bother u?
[Nexus 6P General] WizeGuyDezignz:
That's your opinion and I accept that. But it's pretty universal that the S7 and S7 Edge have the best camera on a mobile phone right now. Not saying your opinion doesn't count, but it's in the vast minority. That's all.

And I'm only bothered by the misinformation by you making the S7 Edge camera sound like trash. Which it certainly isn't.

If you hate the 6P tomorrow, it wouldn't affect me in the least. Use what you like.
[Nexus 6P General] samomamo:
Samsung s camera is not better in any way, u watch the reviews that got paid by Samsung to say that, so Samsung can sell so many phones . i had both phones and compared both for couple of weeks and i came to a conclusion that the s7 is worse then Nexus 6p in my opinion. I take same object same darkness or people or anything Samsung makes the photos look like digital paintings. The daytime any phone takes good pics s6, note 4, 5 even the Nexus 6 takes good pics during the daytime. All counts is the inside pics and dark which is the most of the time for most people. Galaxy camera is faster but Nexus 6p is better