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The Note 6 is newer, and has better components inside (save the CPU being the same, it’s internals are better, I.e. faster WiFi, better cooling, etc).
However, 6GB of ram is much more future proof than 4GB; and so would 128GB of storage since there would be less reads/writes per part of the storage.
Thomas Harris
for only 1.1k$
Cameron Cook
How big of a problem is screen burn in for AMOLED screens? Should I be using adaptive brightness? Or just get an IPS phone and be done with?
I was thinking of getting a OnePlus 6 but the prospect of permanently gimped brightness scares me.
I'm a Sony fanboy but their phones are really bad, considering the options available. Poco alone blows away the XZ/XZP/XZ1 and the S9+/Note 9 makes the XZ2/XZ3 useless. Their cameras are horrible, absolutely JUSTed beyond repair. It's best to grab a Poco and load up the camera app from Pixel 3, unless you can easily afford the Samsung phones.
Hudson Moore
Was the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 worth the hype?
Jordan Turner
I have 6T and I'm not worried about it. You can minimize the risk of burn-in by keeping brightness at moderate levels, which is okay because max brightness burns my eyeballs. Don't keep static images for prolonged periods of time, like GPS navigation while driving for hours The only static images that are on my phone right now are all the little icons on the notification bar If you're a moderate user, and not someone who spends 10 hours/day inside his phone, by the time you notice any diverse effects your phone will be outdated anyway
>Their cameras are horrible Why is this the case when Sony literally manufacture the cameras for most phones, including their competition in the phone market?
Lincoln Scott
For real though, does the gcam help with details or does it just improve the colors and low lighting?
Benjamin Perry
Because their image processing sucks
Jacob Cook
They don't bother with the software end of the cameras.
Who made the processing on these photos? where they tripping on a 10 strip of acid? It all looks weird and flat and fake.
Josiah Powell
Only reason I won't buy the Poco and load up gcam it'll look fake and over saturated like shit
Luis Campbell
OOS also lets you force apps full screen. Combined with immersive mode, you can remove the notification bar in some apps entirely and use the full length of the screen. I do this for apps I have open for long periods of time.
Adam Perez
you have 3 seconds to prove your phone's camera isn't shit by taking a picture of your eye
If I'm using my phone naked, will the phone secretly transmit data to said company database?
Brandon Sanders
I really miss my Sony phone, I don't remember what model it was, some Xperia or another, I just loved the shape and how it felt in my hand, shame it had one of those screens that curve at the sides and the touchscreen worked like ass on those edges
Isaac Cox
Yes. Here's a comparison shot of a closeup of cherry tomatoes. Left is OnePlus 6T stock, right is GCam. There's a strong watercolor effect on the close-up with stock.
Xiaomi powerbanks are good, so are Aukey and Anker but they're a bit more expensive
Joseph Rodriguez
What makes a power bank good?
John Gomez
QUALITY OF CELLS, CAPACITY OF CELLS, NEW CELLS RATHER THAN REFURBISHED CELLS, NON EXPLODING CELLS
CONTROLLER BOARD NOT SOLDERED BY A MONKEY FULL OF COLD JOINTS HANGING BY A THREAD
THERE IS NO LOWER LIMIT ON QUALITY WHEN IT COMES TO CHINKSHIT
Wyatt Hill
Infobar xv & no
Luke Ortiz
Note 6 Pro and Mi Max 3 have the same innards right? Trying to get something for my mom to upgrade her Z3 which isn't charging well lately.
Dominic Wood
Someone gimme some fucking scratch so I can buy the Note 9 I want gibs nao!
Easton Murphy
>gross-posting gross
Caleb Parker
I failed to find a phone to replace my LG G4 for a reasonable price. Nokia 7 Plus was close, but Redmi 5 Note AI has almost similar specs for much lower price. I guess I will just leave G4 as a backup camera phone, at least until I buy a nice compact camera.
Logan Smith
what about a g5
Ayden Ross
G4's achilles' heel is battery and G5 or even G6 doesn't seem much better
>but Redmi 5 Note AI has almost similar specs for much lower price. So why didn't you buy it then?
Jason Lee
So how's the new android one ui on the note 9? Does it improve the experience?
Jayden Reed
I'm going to, I just haven't found anything with G4-tier camera and much better battery for $300-$400
Lincoln Murphy
Pocophone with GCam
Wyatt Hernandez
pony up for it, then stop recommending that piece of trash
Matthew Hernandez
Is the redmi note 4 good enough for for daily use? Using a sony xperia something but half my screen teared in a fall.
Carter Davis
obviously
Parker White
Define daily use. My kid is using my old Redmi Note 4g, the very first one to play meme games and watch YouTube with no issues.
Adam Gutierrez
>mfw the XZ1 is demolished by the Xperia L from 2013 when will Sony shut down their phone production? Their phones are irredeemably bad, the cameras are utterly shite.
This Kyocera DuraForce Pro 2 seems like an interesting phone. My current Sony Xperia XZ is starting to act up on me, not recognizing my SIM card at times and requiring me to restart the phone and remove / insert the SIM card multiple times before it starts working again. I like more rugged and waterproof phones because I'm pretty rough on them (I work manual labor and do a lot of other outdoor activities). The only big concern I'd have moving to the Kyocera from my Xperia is that the Kyocera uses a Snapdragon 630 while my Xperia uses a Snapdragon 820... I'm not sure how much of a downgrade that would be or if I'd really notice it that much. The most CPU / GPU intensive thing I use my phone for is streaming Youtube videos so I might not even notice the difference.
Also, it seems like it's a Verizon exclusive? I use Straight Talk with the AT&T network so this phone might not even work for me...
check gearbest, they have a bunch of tough phones that pick up AT&T LTE bands and will work on Straight Talk
Charles Walker
Alright. Really the 3 most important things in a phone for me are waterproof rating, USB-C, and SD card slot. I can always add a case and screen protector to make them more rugged but it's nice when ruggedness is built into the phone itself.
Jordan Morgan
It barely functions in the US, and aside from the S845, the hardware is shit.
So I just got a new phone with android 8. WTF were they thinking with some of the UI changes?
If you drag on the right hand side of the top bar it now maximizes the options menu for mobile data, bluetooth etc. And leaves your notifications minimized at the bottom. Which is fine and dandy and all if you're left handed. But if you're right handed you'll have to either use both hands or swipe twice just to see your notifications. And there doesn't seem to be an option to change this. WTF?
I also did the mistake of getting a phone with a notch, because I thought the ability to turn it off would just draw black pixels behind it and give you a full size status bar beneath it. Nope. It just draws a black bar behind it and now I can't see what notifications I've received. Very handy.
And I never understood why they replaced the menu button at the bottom menu. Because why open an app menu with your thumb when you can use use two hands to do it?
What's a good phone with PTT and rugged as fuck like Even better if its dual SIM.
Austin Wood
>It barely functions in the US Wow, a device which wasn't intended for a particular country doesn't work too well there. Who would've thought? And even that's not completely true, because it has some LTE coverage on AT&T. >and aside from the S845, the hardware is shit. >current best and the most advanced SoC money can buy is shit Sour grapes, what else is there to say to this?
Jose Robinson
buy whatever and shove it inside a unicorn beetle case ya dingus
Adrian Garcia
He means it has a shit chink display with issues, a shit camera, trash internals and basically even a drop of water or some moisture can brick it. You can't have a lambo engine work inside a poorly built shitbox
Dominic Lewis
not him but doesn't it only have a single att band so it basically is useless there
Aaron Reyes
I'm saving up to buy the Note 9 in March, I'd get the Note 10 if they don't come with shitty pinhole style cameras in the display. The XZ4 will be DOA as usual with a shitty camera
Kevin Robinson
Based nips delivering quality sapphire
Daniel Parker
Everyone yaps about how the gcam helps the pocoshit, what about the OP6T? How does gcam help there?
Asher Butler
>He means it has a shit chink display gsmarena.com/xiaomi_pocophone_f1-review-1808p6.php >The Pocophone F1 display proved to be a very good performer in our display test, pumping out 461 nits of maximum brightness. Combined with the deep blacks the F1's display posted an excellent contrast of 1500:1 - just as Xiaomi promises in its press materials. The minimum brightness level of 2.5nits is also excellent. >Color reproduction can also be very accurate if that's your thing. Going for the 'Standard contrast' mode you'd be getting an average DeltaE of 0.9 (when compared against the sRGB color space) and the most accurate whites of all modes.
>with issues Touch latency has been fixed in MIUI beta
>a shit camera Not with GCam
>trash internals How so? SD845, 6/8GB RAM, 64 to 256GB of fast UFS2.1 storage, 4000mah battery etc.
>and basically even a drop of water or some moisture can brick it. It's splash proof which is more than enough protection in most situations unless you're a retard and go swimming with it.
Show me a phone with better hardware for $300. You can't because it doesn't exist.
You either have it out of the box or you don't. It doesn't just suddenly show up. Also, that issue was only in the initial batches, if you just recently bought the phone you should be safe.
Alexander Reed
How good are the z3c replacement screens on ebay? the digitiser on mine is on its deathbed