Posted by Crono

bugs man.

like 40% of the time i unlock it, it will freeze for 4-5 seconds. contact names dont show up when its connected to my car's bluetooth (it only shows numbers). my LTE signal is really weak, not sure if its my provider or the phone itself. people claim that the middle button/fingerprint scanner stops being responsive (i havent had that problem yet).

Posted by Crono

welp there was a patch for oxygenos, ill let you know if the ****ty things are fixed @emera

tbh man Oxygeon on the whole feels pretty poorly put together. not sure if you've noticed but if you compare responsiveness/speed in opening apps, tapping buttons, typing, etc. there's a bit of a lag on oxygen whereas cyanogen is super quick and responsive.

as soon as cyanogen release an official build for the oneplus two it's getting installed.  

the new patch fixed the bluetooth issue i was having and also fixed the phone fokin freezing on unlock and stuff. i used to have a nexus 5 though, which was imo fantastic because it was just raw android  

Posted by Crono

the new patch fixed the bluetooth issue i was having and also fixed the phone fokin freezing on unlock and stuff. i used to have a nexus 5 though, which was imo fantastic because it was just raw android

i constantly tell people that my nexus 5 was the best android phone i've ever had. even when i smashed the screen on my first one, i ordered another. i kind of wish i had went for the nexus 5x but so far i'm really enjoying the oneplus two.  

dude same, i wanted the 5x but it was too expensive in sweden. one and a half month after i got my OPT the nexus 5x is on a massive discount.

to be fair my nexus 5 did **** up. they had to replace the entire back end of the phone...and then later on the entire front end.

my brother uses it now  

Posted by Crono

dude same, i wanted the 5x but it was too expensive in sweden. one and a half month after i got my OPT the nexus 5x is on a massive discount.

to be fair my nexus 5 did **** up. they had to replace the entire back end of the phone...and then later on the entire front end.

my brother uses it now

same about the price. i should have just spent the extra £50 and got the 5x but whatever, it's done now.

ah really? i never had any issues with my nexus 5 other than the plastic around the sites cracking and it bending slightly, which taught me it's a bad idea so put my phone in my back pocket...  

i took real good care of my nexus 5, it was some kind of hardware fault . the issue with the 5x is that my OPT has 64GB and was still cheaper than the 16GB 5x. people also said the build quality of the 5x wasnt very good.  

Posted by Crono

bugs man.

like 40% of the time i unlock it, it will freeze for 4-5 seconds. contact names dont show up when its connected to my car's bluetooth (it only shows numbers). my LTE signal is really weak, not sure if its my provider or the phone itself. people claim that the middle button/fingerprint scanner stops being responsive (i havent had that problem yet).

May I ask how stable is the Oneplus 2? I'm getting an invitation next week but I'm really looking into the HTC M9 but since 1+ 2 is cheaper I'm having a hard time deciding, I'll use my phone just for graal and light communication (text, Skype) and I want something bug free, I'm planning to stay stock until my warranty is over so I'll really want a smooth experience, OxygenOS or Sense? $1 or $10? Plastic or metal? Doesn't matter, performance and stability is what I seek

If you have other devices as a recommendation I would gladly take it into consideration.  

it's stable after the latest patch but i dont know if i can recommend it. depends on how things are priced where you live.  

Posted by Lambda

May I ask how stable is the Oneplus 2? I'm getting an invitation next week but I'm really looking into the HTC M9 but since 1+ 2 is cheaper I'm having a hard time deciding, I'll use my phone just for graal and light communication (text, Skype) and I want something bug free, I'm planning to stay stock until my warranty is over so I'll really want a smooth experience, OxygenOS or Sense? $1 or $10? Plastic or metal? Doesn't matter, performance and stability is what I seek

If you have other devices as a recommendation I would gladly take it into consideration.

Also, as far as I know, invites are no longer required. I bought mine straight from the OnePlus store without an invite. I'm in the same boat as Crono to be honest - not sure if I can recommend. My power button has also become stuck so I no longer get tactile feedback when pressing it I think it'll be easy enough to sort out with a screwdriver but still...cmon  

my power button is pretty vague too, very disappointing considering its the one physical button you use the most. meanwhile that useless notification switch on the left feels so darn good.  

Posted by Emera

tbh man Oxygeon on the whole feels pretty poorly put together. not sure if you've noticed but if you compare responsiveness/speed in opening apps, tapping buttons, typing, etc. there's a bit of a lag on oxygen whereas cyanogen is super quick and responsive.

as soon as cyanogen release an official build for the oneplus two it's getting installed.

You have to give them credit since they built the phone on Cyanogen... And then they split... And essentially had to rework everything.

Like yea, it wasnt ready for launch but Oxygen OS is improving. Just look at the new gallery update.

Personally I'll never understand why anyone even bothered with the OnePlus 2 in the first place. Like I was really hyped about it... Until it launched. So many other better phones were coming out. While we can disagree over why the Moto X Pure was better or not over pricing and performance of the 808 vs 810, the only real difference between them was the fingerprint sensor on the OnePlus... Which literally was just that. No NFC... (Actually working on a prototype for a NFC based finger print scanning tag for one of the preps I have to do this semester... Which would make phones, or even laptops, able to unlock without a built in sensor... Plus you'd be able to position it anywhere... #Confidential #BuyItWhenIMakeItK)

Plus the ZTE Axon Pro further killed the OnePlus 2 since it literally had the same specs(better RAM cap too), with a better screen at the same cost- sold internationally without invites.  

Posted by Skt A. Sangue

You have to give them credit since they built the phone on Cyanogen... And then they split... And essentially had to rework everything.

Like yea, it wasnt ready for launch but Oxygen OS is improving. Just look at the new gallery update.

Personally I'll never understand why anyone even bothered with the OnePlus 2 in the first place. Like I was really hyped about it... Until it launched. So many other better phones were coming out. While we can disagree over why the Moto X Pure was better or not over pricing and performance of the 808 vs 810, the only real difference between them was the fingerprint sensor on the OnePlus... Which literally was just that. No NFC... (Actually working on a prototype for a NFC based finger print scanning tag for one of the preps I have to do this semester... Which would make phones, or even laptops, able to unlock without a built in sensor... Plus you'd be able to position it anywhere... #Confidential #BuyItWhenIMakeItK)

Plus the ZTE Axon Pro further killed the OnePlus 2 since it literally had the same specs(better RAM cap too), with a better screen at the same cost- sold internationally without invites.

I rarely used nfc, paying stuff with my phone is convenient sure, but why? Why not use your credit card? The r/w p2p feature is nice though

I always avoid upgrading every time a new flagship is released, it feels useless as I don't need the extra processing power, I am satisfied with what I have and I mostly upgrade when my phone needs repair for the 2nd time in its life span.

Yeah if you use something like AutoCAD the extra processing power would increase your productivity, but still... the oldest phone I have thats still working is the LG 290 Cookie Fresh, when I upgraded to the SGS3 back in 2012 it was really an experience, my LG phone was broken beyond dead, the touch screen is unresponsive, there were color artifacts everywhere, and the phone would turn off by itself, replacing the digitizer would be hard as in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) finding one for an unpopular phone would be bloody insane.

When I first used the SGS3 I was really impressed, the touchscreen is much more sensitive, the phone is fast even with the scrappy TouchWiz, and most of all, it supported more audio format, important to me as I buy music via iTunes & online stores and its all .acc

Speaking of iTunes, the first iOS device I had was the 3GS, it wasn't new as it was my dad's, I really liked the ease of use, now I'm rocking the iPad Air 2 and plan to not upgrade for 1-3 years, what I hate about Apple products is how expensive they are, but they're premium so its not unexpected.  

Posted by Lambda

I rarely used nfc, paying stuff with my phone is convenient sure, but why? Why not use your credit card? The r/w p2p feature is nice though

I always avoid upgrading every time a new flagship is released, it feels useless as I don't need the extra processing power, I am satisfied with what I have and I mostly upgrade when my phone needs repair for the 2nd time in its life span.

Yeah if you use something like AutoCAD

what I hate about Apple products is how expensive they are, but they're premium so its not unexpected.

See NFC is useful if you're in college working on a large project in a group and wanna share files quickly whenever you meet up. Or even for work, I've used it a couple of times. Personally I seldom use Google Pay since I usually carry cash on me and it makes me feel richer(lel). It is convenient however when you want to go out into the town and don't wanna carry all this extra junk you don't really need. Just a phone and an ID. But yea, I agree. Samsung Pay is ALMOST at the level of being more convenient than gimmicky but I don't see NFC payments really all that useful yet. Data transferring however is where it rocks. The difference between NFC and Bluetooth is that NFC can remain on without draining any battery life so whenever I need to pair something up, I always go for NFC over Bluetooth if possible.

I also have a few NFC tags in quiet a few places to just easily change phone modes. I carry around the Priv and the 5X currently so it can be a real hassle to go and put both of them into silent modes, vibrate, etc etc, all the time. I keep one in my bag for classes to put it on silent, (priorities going to my Pebble), one in the car for vibrate, and one at home for alarms. It's actually really useful and anybody who has NFC in their phones and don't use it... Smh. You can literally buy a pack of 12 tags for like $4.

But yea, I do feel like while the 810-820 cpu difference is supposedly twice that of the 810, I've never had a problem opening up apps on my 5X, which only uses an 808. This being said, I've only been using it for social media and the casual games for literally just over a month, but it still handles the everyday things well. Now do I play Modern Combat 5 on this thing at high res? Oh dear God no. Like even on the Priv that game stutters occasionally(honestly I think it's the server... Once it became free the whole game bogged down... Silly people who didn't pay for it). But considering how YouTube and Netflix have gotten over like 30% of all phone usage ever, it's kind of clear that people already don't play high intensive games on mobile. Personally I upgrade every year not because it's essential, I just prefer having the best thing. Notice the phrasing however, I said best. Not the newest. Like the Nexus I use is bound to end up in a cabinet since I only bought it since I needed a cheap replacement for my older phone, but the Priv is what I'll be using for the next two years for anything on the serious side of things. I feel like people do just buy things since its new and shiny and its a status symbol, instead of buying the things they need. Like BlackBerry did a great job on the Priv, and as an executive phone(minding that execs don't have time to play games or like tweak their devices), it can hold up literally everything like email, messaging, file transfer, data encrypting, etc etc.

Like could you imagine if the PC world was dominated the same way as the mobile one? Like I'm all down to upgrade certain parts of my PC but not only do I barely use it, I prefer the more mobile devices, it would cost way too much. I don't care if this processor can do twice as much as the one I'm using right now, it's not worth the price.

AutoCAD is on the store now... I know for a fact inventor isnt... Oooh. Time to buy it. #ThanksForTheHeadsUp

"Premium" he says. No. Aluminum phones are not premium. I've never handled a slab of aluminum and said "this would be great building material". Like I don't care if it's even a 2 18ths. No. Whatever company started this whole aluminum thing being premium needs to gtfo. (Ahem Ahem HTC). Like metal is stronger than plastic... But it's not the strongest. A large sheet of ceramic is not only less expensive, if manufactured wide scaled, it's also stronger. #XiaomiMi5 #OnePlusX

Plus the whole display on the iPhone is actually just a placebo effect. You can find androids from two years ago with a better pixel density. While I'll admit the brightness on an iPhone is great, it's by no means amazing. As for the whole "Oh it's not OLED" debate some noobs say... Gtfo. Now you're just being opinionated and that's not even argued by facts. OLED displays for me are ew. If I wanted a red tint, I would put a piece of red plastic over my phone. Pure Whites on IPS>Super Saturated OLED. Like when they create true screens which don't have to be on all the time people will ditch AMOLED...

Especially for TVs too I don't know why people like AMOLED. Like on a device that needs to be charged it makes sense that you want to save battery. But on a plugged tv... That's just silly. Again, you might be colour blind if you prefer red tints over pure white... But who am I to judge... I actually am colour blind... Oh the irony. Kekz.  

Posted by Skt A. Sangue

See NFC is useful if you're in college working on a large project in a group and wanna share files quickly whenever you meet up. Or even for work, I've used it a couple of times. Personally I seldom use Google Pay since I usually carry cash on me and it makes me feel richer(lel). It is convenient however when you want to go out into the town and don't wanna carry all this extra junk you don't really need. Just a phone and an ID. But yea, I agree. Samsung Pay is ALMOST at the level of being more convenient than gimmicky but I don't see NFC payments really all that useful yet. Data transferring however is where it rocks. The difference between NFC and Bluetooth is that NFC can remain on without draining any battery life so whenever I need to pair something up, I always go for NFC over Bluetooth if possible.

I also have a few NFC tags in quiet a few places to just easily change phone modes. I carry around the Priv and the 5X currently so it can be a real hassle to go and put both of them into silent modes, vibrate, etc etc, all the time. I keep one in my bag for classes to put it on silent, (priorities going to my Pebble), one in the car for vibrate, and one at home for alarms. It's actually really useful and anybody who has NFC in their phones and don't use it... Smh. You can literally buy a pack of 12 tags for like $4.

But yea, I do feel like while the 810-820 cpu difference is supposedly twice that of the 810, I've never had a problem opening up apps on my 5X, which only uses an 808. This being said, I've only been using it for social media and the casual games for literally just over a month, but it still handles the everyday things well. Now do I play Modern Combat 5 on this thing at high res? Oh dear God no. Like even on the Priv that game stutters occasionally(honestly I think it's the server... Once it became free the whole game bogged down... Silly people who didn't pay for it). But considering how YouTube and Netflix have gotten over like 30% of all phone usage ever, it's kind of clear that people already don't play high intensive games on mobile. Personally I upgrade every year not because it's essential, I just prefer having the best thing. Notice the phrasing however, I said best. Not the newest. Like the Nexus I use is bound to end up in a cabinet since I only bought it since I needed a cheap replacement for my older phone, but the Priv is what I'll be using for the next two years for anything on the serious side of things. I feel like people do just buy things since its new and shiny and its a status symbol, instead of buying the things they need. Like BlackBerry did a great job on the Priv, and as an executive phone(minding that execs don't have time to play games or like tweak their devices), it can hold up literally everything like email, messaging, file transfer, data encrypting, etc etc.

Like could you imagine if the PC world was dominated the same way as the mobile one? Like I'm all down to upgrade certain parts of my PC but not only do I barely use it, I prefer the more mobile devices, it would cost way too much. I don't care if this processor can do twice as much as the one I'm using right now, it's not worth the price.

AutoCAD is on the store now... I know for a fact inventor isnt... Oooh. Time to buy it. #ThanksForTheHeadsUp

"Premium" he says. No. Aluminum phones are not premium. I've never handled a slab of aluminum and said "this would be great building material". Like I don't care if it's even a 2 18ths. No. Whatever company started this whole aluminum thing being premium needs to gtfo. (Ahem Ahem HTC). Like metal is stronger than plastic... But it's not the strongest. A large sheet of ceramic is not only less expensive, if manufactured wide scaled, it's also stronger. #XiaomiMi5 #OnePlusX

Plus the whole display on the iPhone is actually just a placebo effect. You can find androids from two years ago with a better pixel density. While I'll admit the brightness on an iPhone is great, it's by no means amazing. As for the whole "Oh it's not OLED" debate some noobs say... Gtfo. Now you're just being opinionated and that's not even argued by facts. OLED displays for me are ew. If I wanted a red tint, I would put a piece of red plastic over my phone. Pure Whites on IPS>Super Saturated OLED. Like when they create true screens which don't have to be on all the time people will ditch AMOLED...

Especially for TVs too I don't know why people like AMOLED. Like on a device that needs to be charged it makes sense that you want to save battery. But on a plugged tv... That's just silly. Again, you might be colour blind if you prefer red tints over pure white... But who am I to judge... I actually am colour blind... Oh the irony. Kekz.

jesus christ PLEASE stop the walls of text x-x i wana read what you're writing but i cba to dedicate the time to read all that.  

Posted by Emera

jesus christ PLEASE stop the walls of text x-x i wana read what you're writing but i cba to dedicate the time to read all that.

Cant. I'm Donald Trump. I only know how to build walls and look good for the cameras.

I don't do short messages. They get me stressed out since I always feel like I missed something.

#SkimmingIsAVirtue