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[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] fredhdx:
Personally I would wait and buy a cheaper, last year's phone in the meanwhile.

Pixel 2 series is great, but you still have to make hard compromises. If you want the 2018 screen quality, go pixel 2; if you want a 2018 battery life and screen size, go XL. But to me these 3 things are essential to a phone (ok maybe not the screen size). Considering the price being top of the lines even compared to an iPhone, and it is a 2017 phone (sort), I would wait.

Plus I got a feel that Pixel 3 may come with wireless charging and other technologies that would make using a phone more convenient. While Pixel 2 is just, with great camera. Not an important factor to me personally.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] vodovodo:
I just got it coming from a Huawei mate 10

Honestly its a great phone . I got the small version cuz I have a U11PLUS plus as my daily big screen phone. And it's awesome they have all these goodness in such a small phone can be handled one hand

At the moment u11plus plus 128gb and 6gb ram is going for 600$ ish on eBay. If u don't care about updates I would advice u to go with it. The camera with gcam performing better than the pixel believe it or not and the battery is the best in the market. Colours of amazing silver or red are phenomenal, nothing else comes close even the copycat p20 pro
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] gbmasterdoctor:
Absolutely! I would recommend the Pixel 2 to anybody who asked I haven't even had any reason to want the XL - I've just got the 5" Pixel.

The software is essentially bloat-free (if you use the Google apps) and the experience is as polished as that of the iPhone.

(I'm not a fan of the iPhone but anybody who's used an Android can't deny on most phones the platform is bloated and a little half-assed in places.)

Plus, if you're big into getting the latest Android versions - we get the Android betas first (and they're supported for 2 years.)

And, once the 2 years are up, if you haven't got a new phone by then, I'd imagine there would be a ton of custom ROMs and such for the phone.

I'm planning on developing some ROMs for the Pixel 2 but I haven't for the moment because I have no reason to; the software is the best I've experienced, so I have no reason to mod the phone. (This is probably why there isn't much in the way of development going on for the phone)

In my opinion, the camera is excellent; I don't use it that much but when I do, it's fast, the quality is fantastic and I have trouble faulting it.

Finally, the battery life is great. As a student, I don't use my phone all day but relatively speaking, I'm quite a heavy user and I get about 3 hours more screen time than most others. Plus, as the phone charges to upwards of 80% in about 45 minutes, battery isn't really an issue. (5-10 minutes at an AC outlet can usually get it up to 20%.)

TL;DR: Particularly if you buy a phone for utility (rather than as a fashion statement), this phone is brilliant. It's the best Android device I've ever owned and, I think, one of the best on the market.

If you want something that looks a bit more flashy, I'd suggest the Pixel XL, though.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] mellojoe:
The give-a-friend 15% offer is making this pracitcally a no-brainer for me. That brings a brand new direct from Google Pixel2 to $550. That's basically the same price as low end or older model phones. Looks like I'll be picking one up. Thanks for the advice.

Feel free to add any more thoughts, tho, cause I'm sure as we get closer to the launch of the 3, more people are going to be asking for opnions on the 2 as a budget-friendly option.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] ivanov13:
Let me correct you sir. Copying from Essential ph-1, not apple. Apple copying that design from Essential ph-1. Get it right.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] jerryhou85:
Ahh, I see. Learned that recently, thanks. :)

This year Pixel 3 should be the choice if I want to change my phone again. :):cowboy:
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] caifaz:
me too, I bought my pixel 2 (128GB) using a 20% coupon, used to have a nexus 5x, huge improvement
[Windows 10 Mobile] Milind Goel:
The game asphalt 8 is continuously showing pending and even the game has been installed and played.

Please someone help....
[Windows 10 Mobile] TNSMANI:
MOD ACTION:

Thread closed at OP's request.
[General Topics] kumarnarain:
Hai

I have an iMate with Intel axa272 cpu..416 MHz speed 64 Mb RAM..it runs on WIndows Mobile 2003 second edition....is there a good linux distro for this....I dont mind experimenting

Kumar
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Vivo Nex, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Vivo Nex is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it. :o

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] g_woodend:
Had it a day but not really had a lot of time to play with it that much. Have managed to get a Vivo account to unlock some of the restricted features (don't ask how as I don't want the guy who helped me swamped with requests - sorry).

Overall, and coming from an iPhone, I quite like it. Not a huge fan of Android overall but so bored with phones at the moment I couldn't resist something that actually bushed the boundaries a bit and wanted to innovate.

Couple of things that do annoy me (maybe just Android and not this phone though) - no real autofill for 1Password or Dashlane - the options are there but it doesn't work - think an issue with the fingerprint process.

The in screen fingerprint reader is OK, quite hit and miss. Had loads of misses with a screen protector on (factory one) but when took this off it was much better.

Sadly no NFC - does anyone know if I could use an Android Wear watch for payments if it has NFC but the phone doesn't ???

No split screen action - again option seems to be there but always says "app does not support this feature"

Overall phone seems snappy, screen is amazing, camera is good - need to spend some more time with it.

So far I've been able to install pretty much anything so no complaints there.

Quite like the look of the interface but then I am coming from the restrictions of iOS !!
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Konstantine34:
Hey. Before considering this device; I was surfing on the Nex threads to see if BL unlocking and root is available etc. Seen your post and wanted to input, no idea if this option is available on your device. The one under Settings » Developer options(Might be in different menu) » Force activities to be resizable. Using this option to get split screen support for all apps on Miui and Aosp based roms. Hopefully you've got it there too.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] desko:
After two days I can write. The best hardware I have ever had and the worst software I have ever seen.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] emilrune:
Lol. Straight to the case
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Not_An__Expert:
which Network are you all running this phone?
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] kwongwt:
My 2 cents (Black 256G):

Hardware : Good overall, 845, UFS, lots of RAM, nice 1080p screen that's quite readable under sunlight ( I think my S9+ is slightly better), good camera (although the selfies look like I had plastic surgery and loads of makeup in the default setting). Sound output is actually quite good with the DAC activated - I think its comparable to an old $150 Fiio external DAC that I had. Under screen finger print sensor is good. I think its about 80% for me. Signal strength is good, WiFi range is good (about 95% of the S9+ in terms of throughput). The in screen earpiece is OK in terms of loudness and clarity, but sometimes people voices sounded a bit funny. Its a shame that a top of the line model does not have NFC, wireless charge nor SD card support. It isn't waterproof but there is rubber seal on the SIM tray so I think water resistance would be reasonably good.

Software : Its .... well, it takes some time for me to adjust. I think you'll feel more at home if you had switched from an iPhone. (OK, I admit it, software is dreadful. It'll be better after you install your favorite launcher, change the navigation bars back to navigation keys, uninstall useless apps, etc) At least installing Google apps is easy. You can actually just add an Gmail account and it will install the necessary GAPPs.

Despite all these bad things I still love my Nex - just the selfie cam and under glass finger print scanner will make of for all its shortcomings..
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] ste27.jah:
Super smartphone sauf le launcher
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] xwonic:
Goodbye Vivo Nex S, have sold and moved on. exactly 2 years since january 2019 i had now.

Things i regret and think:

Shouldn't have removed the screen protector from back and front, back was broken because glass and replace before selling, and a tiny scratch in front screen that look like a scorpion xD.

Battery was at 3200mah of the 4000mah estimate according to an app i installed but good standby and screen time.

Had to disable alot of apps that vivo runs in background through adb.

Was hopping for root since the beginning for some kind of stereo speaker mod using the call speaker, only manage to get it working with only either one or the other producing sound.

Still very fast, played Genshin impact very nicely.

no issues whatsoever with the pop camera, even pressed down around 10 times in 2 years with finger to show friends that it work as a fail safe.

Still no full black dark mode, only grey.

Very good main camera, no complains for what was expected back then, the second camera barelly used with the depth sensor

Lack of L1 Certification for Netflix.

The Amoled screen is very good but if its very sunny i can't read anything.

Not going back to Vivo again due to lack of information and community for software, everything in china basically.

And i think thats all i remember.

Have a nice life vivo users ;)
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Vivo Nex keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Vivo Nex. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Vivo Nex is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Vivo Nex exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Saloei:
I'm coming from years of using Windows Phone. My first phone was the Lumia Icon. This is my second Android phone since the Samsung S3. For now I find this phone zippy fast. No lag anywhere other than the fingerprint scanner, which finds itself not registering my thumb after a while. I've installed the usual Microsoft apps from my Windows Phone experience on this phone. I find they work better with Android than in Microsoft's own environment. I don't play games on the phone, so I can't say much about that. But other than game speed, this phone is responsive when opening any app or setting. I didn't uninstall any Vivo apps. I just set my defaults to my edge browser, outlook, Cortana and all Microsoft apps i used from my previous phone. When it comes to setting reminders, I find Cortana to be much quicker in setting one up.

The one thing I find about Android is you have to take more steps in completing a task than in a Microsoft phone. You have to have used a Windows Phone to understand what I'm talking about. An example is pinning a most used Settings shortcut to your Home screen. You could pin a Settings shortcut directly to your home screen in Windows Phone with no additional help from a third party app.

My biggest complaint with the Vivo NEX is the fingerprint scanner's flaky response when I need access to the phone.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] alberto8523:
What a beast
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] blackinfinity:
synthetic benchmarks aside, I am very impressed by the software performance, I use the fastest animation speed in dev options 0.5x. For me its totally lag free, no micro lag, it is the fastest device I have tried. I did try the Note 9 and this feels a lot faster.

While especially the Chinese version contain "bloat" it does not slow down the system, people often confuse bloat with lag or performance problems but this is as fast as 845 gets, I think funtouch is underrated. Personally I prefer the style instead of Vanilla, I prefer transparent UI like iOS it looks more timeless and less dated to me. Windows has it and Linux etc.. Google dont care to introduce transparent UI elements cause all people would call them iOS rip off..I just think they should do it, transperent looks mordern and timeless and dynamic.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Mackmiller974:
It's pretty fast, I turned the animations off so I have no lag. It's not as fast as the IPhone X or note 9 but it's fast enough.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] rupay:
J7
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Flyers88:
This is faster than the iPhone X, and by quite a bit. I'm not sure what the poster was referring to, but this phone absolutely destroys the X in terms of performance. The X can't even support HDR videos on YouTube.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] thanhdat:
Nex S is a beauty and a beast in one body, so fast, the camera is now perfect (with gcam ported, it beat the Huawei P20 Pro in low light !) and gaming is so smooth, i have nothing to complaint, the oled display is top notch (without a notch :D )
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] thongchaitaken:
good
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] thongchaitaken:
oo
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Vivo Nex. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] blackinfinity:
not much to say then the app launching speed is impressive and very fast... as fast as it get right now. I am impressed with the performance of NEX I would love to see it side by side with other 845 devices I am very sure this would rank in the absolute top if not the fastest.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Vivo Nex performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Vivo Nex keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Saloei:
I use OneNote and have all my notes on this app. OneNote in windows Phone didn't give you a Badge, which drops an omnipresent, transparent Icon on every app screen you open for quick access to a note for when you need to write down a quicky note. Microsoft added this function for One Note on Android phones and must say it is useful and was much needed even before they included it for Android phones.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Vivo Nex under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Saloei:
I detect no choppy scrolling so far on this phone. I have the 845/8GB memory version of the NEX and am happy with it so far. The phone is new and I don't have any "FREE" apps on the phone as those apps always seem to slow down performance when collecting information on everything you do. Always read the UELA and make your choice.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] boober78:
In terms of performance, all is great and buttery smooth, however two things are worth noticing: developer settings activates red bar on top of the screen (I wanted to reduce animations time and choose the BT codecs etc), Google Now feed is a bit choppy.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] blackinfinity:
Scrolling is as fast as it gets on this device I use Bromite as browser with Adguard PRO yes impressive scrolling performance en general speed.

The Redbar is idiotic of Vivo but you can remove it with the app autonotifcation.

Google feed is little bit choppy with the Pixel Bridge I use with Rootless Pixel Launcher, but I think it is a problem isolated to just this app and not more.. maybe it can be solved with some of the settings for Vivos security and battery enchantments the seem to make some of the apps missbehave.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] stylobic:
take a look on twitter app . To me, it seems choppy.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] rowihel2012:
Performance is extremely fast and smooth

This vivo software is amazing

But themes Chinese app is crapppp
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] stylobic:
Got solved by using navigation gestures instead buttons
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Vivo Nex stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] blackinfinity:
This device is stone cold to me... no heat problems at all.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] DrG0nz0:
same
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Vivo Nex's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Vivo Nex come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Vivo Nex come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] skywar341:
video call quality worst

video calling in duo or other messaging apps is worse on vivo nex especially during night, even in good lighting condition. The video appears pale, yellowish with pink tinge here and there.. Very unrealistic, unnatural...
[Shift General] salmon:
Hi,

Just wanted to let people now who have followed the excellent instructions to enable full WM and Real VGA on their brand new Shift (thanks Tito!) that there is an alternative resolution pack for Real VGA that works (in my opinion) better than the 192dpi pack. Please find the link to download it below. You can install it in the same way as described in Tito's thread. I did it last night and it looks as good as if it had been designed that way.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=327830

Personally, for me, 96dpi was just too small so that SnapVue doesn't look too good and fonts are starting to look a bit weird. 128dpi looks perfect and still gives you a big improvement in screen real estate :)

Enjoy...
[Shift General] salmon:
Furthermore, if you don't delete Real VGA once installed you can switch back and forth whenver you need to :)
[Shift General] sacramoso:
Thanks.

I installed 128dpi, of course it is better than 96dpi. It should be useful to change in Tito´s comment too.

Thx again.
[Shift General] Pawel062:
it is a bit better but i have gotten used to 96. 128 is a bit odd but i am talking about a athena here :p Anyway i hope we will be able to fit realvga into the cooked rom.
[Shift General] firedup:
OK, I've done a search already and can't see this so please don't bite!

I've libertaed my Shift as per instrauctional video - all working well. Where do I get realVGA - is it a cab? Are there any foolproof instructions for installation?

Thanks for any help.:)
[Shift General] tito.golder@hotmail.co.uk:
Here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=377441

Enjoy! :)
[Shift General] tito.golder@hotmail.co.uk:
or even easier, click the link in the first post of this thread. No need to bite my head off - done it myself! :rolleyes:
[Shift General] firedup:
Ah yes, that might have been easier than the search...maybe you can actually use the search too much!

Thanks for your help, I've got 128dpi working perfectly now. Now I just need to get Opera installed!:)
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Vivo Nex performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Hari2014:
Really I wondered that an 8 MP camera is taking sweetest picks. I loved selfie cam than rear one
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Vivo Nex can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Saloei:
I find the selfie motorized camera just as fast as any other cell phone selfie camera. When you switch to the selfie, you have to wait for the software to initiate the front facing camera. I find with the NEX it takes just as long even with its motorized camera. The time it takes for the processor to receive the command and change to the front facing camera is just as long as it takes for the motorized NEX camera to pop-up.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Vivo Nex's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Saloei:
Android! What more can I say. I find the Microsoft Phones were simpler in completing tasks.
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Vivo Nex can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

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[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Abby 244:
My NEX took 1hr 38 mins exact to charge from 0 to 100% .
[Vivo Nex Real Life Review] Yeahplaya:
Hi there Abby, would you mind explaining to a noob how you managed to charge it so quick, it took me 4 hours to get 90% today with the stock charger. How do I get it to make use of quick charge