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Did the Mate S replace the Mate 8?

I finally decided to ditch Samsung, after owning and using the Note 1 and then the Note 3. I was all set to upgrade to the Note 5, the biggest reason among many, is because they did not increase the screen size. I am tired of the "small" 5.7 inch screen, and wanted at least a 6 inch screen. After much research, I realized the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 was a very nice phone, but the rumored specs of the Mate 8 looked incredible. I was anxiously awaiting Huawei's press conference at IFA today, and with the phone they did announce, the Mate S having a 5.5 inch screen, that is going completely in the wrong direction for me. Totally have no interest in a small phone.
I am currently looking into the LeTV Le Max X900. This phone has pretty much all that I want/need. Fast processor, 4GB of ram, 2K display, and a screen bigger than 5.7 inches. The only major con, is the battery size, would of been nice if it had a 4,000+ mAh battery.

Huawei P8MAX?

that's exactly the same for me! Now I'm considering to buy the mate 7

I am a very happy user of a Mate 7, after LG G3 (broken screen after 2 month), and this is the best mobile I have ever used! Great display, good, crisp picture, fingerprint login works great, battery fantastic (my first phone ever going about 1.5,max 2 days with one charge - yes, I am a heavy user)!
Only con (not for me) maybe Kitkat. But, I had LP on my G3 (and Moto X) before, seen all the bugs of it, honestly don't miss it at all.
In short: mate 7 is great, go for it!!

Mate 8 rumors will be launched next year with kirin 950. Maybe in Barcelona. will see

alexre123 said:
Mate 8 rumors will be launched next year with kirin 950. Maybe in Barcelona. will see
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So the Mate S is not the next evolution of the Mate 7 then ?
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If you want the Mate 7 its still available:
http://liaow.com/huawei-mate7-gold.html

No it didn't replace Mate 8 !
Mate 8 will release later on with kirin 950 maybe next year..

XDADEVX said:
No it didn't replace Mate 8 !
Mate 8 will release later on with kirin 950 maybe next year..
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Definitely one to look out for then in 2016

Huawei Mate S phone is very good, but the battery is too small.

Krystyna said:
Huawei Mate S phone is very good, but the battery is too small.
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Do you own it ? Do you think that Honor 7 is better ?

SlyUK said:
So the Mate S is not the next evolution of the Mate 7 then ?
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If you want the Mate 7 its still available:
http://liaow.com/huawei-mate7-gold.html
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I think Mate S is an after construction and the result of the delay of Kirrin 950 processor.
I think they are saving better camera and 2K display for Mate 8.
Mate 8 Will also most likely have an edged screen just like S6 edge, this also explains why they have now
starting to use amoled to prepare for future phones..
The weak battery is the biggest disappointment and idioticy with the Mate S.
That it have Amoled was the biggest surprise, amoled is to prefer but according to android authority it is not as bright as one would wish to be.

XDADEVX said:
Do you own it ? Do you think that Honor 7 is better ?
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Huawei Mate S phone is too expensive, not consider buying, Huawei honor 7 phone is good, worth buying.

Don't worry the price will drop soon..

yes, the price will definitely drop, but now these Chinese phone companies love to play "Hunger marketing", maybe still take awhile to wait the price drop.

deputyfree said:
yes, the price will definitely drop, but now these Chinese phone companies love to play "Hunger marketing", maybe still take awhile to wait the price drop.
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Man please..
You DO know how business works you should know it..
Just because it is Chinese company they must keep price down?
Don't you know that ANY business which starts from beginning their prices are always low to lure ppl then when business grows automatically prices grows?
Come on man this is procedure of EVERY business around for the world..
Why you not complaining how sky rocket prices has apple or Samsung..
Check out aliexpress or eBay there will be prices low quite fast..

I do not like the phone more than 5 inch

SC36DC said:
I finally decided to ditch Samsung, after owning and using the Note 1 and then the Note 3. I was all set to upgrade to the Note 5, the biggest reason among many, is because they did not increase the screen size. I am tired of the "small" 5.7 inch screen, and wanted at least a 6 inch screen. After much research, I realized the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 was a very nice phone, but the rumored specs of the Mate 8 looked incredible. I was anxiously awaiting Huawei's press conference at IFA today, and with the phone they did announce, the Mate S having a 5.5 inch screen, that is going completely in the wrong direction for me. Totally have no interest in a small phone.
I am currently looking into the LeTV Le Max X900. This phone has pretty much all that I want/need. Fast processor, 4GB of ram, 2K display, and a screen bigger than 5.7 inches. The only major con, is the battery size, would of been nice if it had a 4,000+ mAh battery.
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Hi SC36DC,
Well, same career as you phone-wise that is, and on that same ditching point with both LeTV Max or Huawei P8 Max as possible alternatives.
BUT:
LeTV max suffers too much from thermal throttleing: reports are you can't even use it as navigation with car charger simultaniuously plugged in (what good is it to have a n-th core chip that has it's cores idle and their clock frequencies underclocked in order not to burn them; search Youtube for video's that let's LeTV Max perform 3 consecutive Antutu benchmarks on a row and how it's performance drops dramatically) and no native LTE band 20 (800 MHz) support.
Huawei P8 Max super screen and external SD card support but no native LTE band 20 support.
For the Qualcomm equipped LeTV Max, there seems to be a work around to add additional LTE frequency bands, but I haven't come accross a method for the Kirin chip set / P8 Max.
I am kinda hoping that, since the Mate S and P8 Max share the same chipset setup and the Mate S supporting almost every imaginable frequency band, it might be possible to flash the Mate S' modem onto a P8 Max...
If so, that would be the best phone I could imagine :fingers-crossed:
And since the rumoured Mate 8 only seems to support LTE band 1 / 3 / 7...
Which still makes me hesitate and on the look out for a method to add LTE bands to the P8 Max
Kind regards,

XDADEVX said:
Don't worry the price will drop soon..
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I found Mate S has dropped more than $100

Krystyna said:
I found Mate S has dropped more than
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I really want to see b4 christmas
I have purchased Mate 7 last december 5 just for £300
So with mate s will be the same .. am not rushing I always sit back and wait
I have waited patiently and I purchased P8 just for £150

XDADEVX said:
I really want to see b4 christmas
I have purchased Mate 7 last december 5 just for £300
So with mate s will be the same .. am not rushing I always sit back and wait
I have waited patiently and I purchased P8 just for £150
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This price is difficult to buy p8, good luck.

Z2pro buying or get another one

Just a shorty:
Would you consider buying a Zuk2pro (6GB/128GBrom) for about € 450 new or would you recommend buying the ZTE Axion 7 /with only 4GB/64GB + SD slot) for approx. € 420.- ?
ZTE is not available right now for Europe and Zuk is only with english/chin. rom.

me.home said:
Just a shorty:
Would you consider buying a Zuk2pro (6GB/128GBrom) for about € 450 new or would you recommend buying the ZTE Axion 7 /with only 4GB/64GB + SD slot) for aprox. € 420.- ?
ZTE is not available right now for Europe and Zuk is only with english/chin. rom.
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go with the Axon 7 (US Variant) or the OnePlus 3.

OnePlus 3.

cheeze.keyk said:
go with the Axon 7 (US Variant) or the OnePlus 3.
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Definitely not an OP3. Crap screen, tinny speaker, sub-par battery and only ok camera. The Axon 7 offers more than all of them but the Z2 Pro is more compact, has far better battery and a better point and shoot camera. The battle is Z2 Pro vs Axon 7 and it is a choice between which size do you prefer.

Karly Johnston said:
... The battle is Z2 Pro vs Axon 7 and it is a choice between which size do you prefer.
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yep, that's my choice.
I'd prefer the Axion 7 the 128/6GB version only US $ 750.- and more is too much.
I have 5.5" Asus Zenfone2 so it's no big deal to get it a little smaller 5.2 or the same 5.5 size.
Just I'd like 6GB ram.... though I sure don't need them (have 1-1.5 GB ram free on my 4GB Asus).
Lenovo versus ZTE where will mods be present and which company gives a few updates before pushing another handy to the market ?

Karly Johnston said:
Definitely not an OP3. Crap screen, tinny speaker, sub-par battery and only ok camera. The Axon 7 offers more than all of them but the Z2 Pro is more compact, has far better battery and a better point and shoot camera. The battle is Z2 Pro vs Axon 7 and it is a choice between which size do you prefer.
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Yeah. for me I prefer also the Z2 Pro and Axon 7 but the development is not so good for Z2 Pro (as of now). :good:

Doesn't the Axon have that ugly black boarder around the screen?

[DISCUSSION] What phone do you buy next time and why?

My biggest reasons to leave Samsung is because of the updates and features that doesn't come to older devices like features of the s7 to the s6. I'm really really sick of samsungs updates always late.
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I will buy maybe the OP4 or PIXEL 2 or Nokia P1 snapdragon variants for aosp roms.
Nokia P1 : Snapdragon 835 chipset, 6 GB RAM and 23 MP camera, QHD resolution display AMOLED, IP68 water and dust resistance
Pixel 2 : Snapdragon 835 chipset, 6 GB RAM and Dual Cameras, QHD resolution display AMOLED
OnePlus 4/5 : Snapdragon 835 chipset, 6/8 GB RAM and 21MP or 23MP camera, QHD resolution display AMOLED, a 4,000mAh battery
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I just want to know what phone you gonna buy next time and why?

Well I just need that old Nokia 3310 again no one can compete with its battery life

Abhishek013 said:
Well I just need that old Nokia 3310 again no one can compete with its battery life
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i hope they make a hard comeback love to see them again

We have a well established dedicated thread for this, here,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
Thread closed. Thanks!

10bit or 8bit display

hi guys I'm thinking of upgrading from my note 10 plus just a question is the display 10bit like some are saying as ive been on the sony website and its saying the same as it did for the xperia 1from last year 10bit 8bit with 2bit software or something
Just asking as the oneplus 8pro is supposedly 10bit in total
Thanks

I don't know, but 4k HDR looks absolutely amazing!

It will be 10bit as it supports bt2020 and over billion colours.
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brockyneo said:
hi guys I'm thinking of upgrading from my note 10 plus just a question is the display 10bit like some are saying as ive been on the sony website and its saying the same as it did for the xperia 1from last year 10bit 8bit with 2bit software or something
Just asking as the oneplus 8pro is supposedly 10bit in total
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It is 8+2 bit just like oneplus.

It's really an 8bit display,

I also switched from Note 10 plus to this phone and love it so far! Screen is so crisp and colors are dead accurate in pro mode

Sony adverts it as a 10bit Display (8+2). And yes, the screen is the best part of this device.

Same as last year. It's 8bit with smoothing. It's not like 10bit. It's more like an in between.

So does the phone actually support 1 billion colors or is it like a 16m display?
Really tempted to trade in my note 10 plus for it bit I've also heard that the cameras arnt all that good either ?

Also another question does the display get bright when viewing hdr as ive heard that sony turned down the brightness of the display from the xperia 1 which I thought it wasn't bright enough then
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brockyneo said:
So does the phone actually support 1 billion colors or is it like a 16m display?
Really tempted to trade in my note 10 plus for it bit I've also heard that the cameras arnt all that good either
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Keep the note 10+.
The Xperia is still lacking in alot of areas, battery, display brightness, fixed front camera, little things like that don't add up to $1200.
When it drops to around $800-US then it'll be closer to it's worth.
It's just not worth it, no matter how beautiful it is when the experience is worse.

coilbio said:
Keep the note 10+.
The Xperia is still lacking in alot of areas, battery, display brightness, fixed front camera, little things like that don't add up to $1200.
When it drops to around $800-US then it'll be closer to it's worth.
It's just not worth it, no matter how beautiful it is when the experience is worse.
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Ya I'm debating to stick with the note 10 or it was xperia 1 ll or one plus 8 pro or even the iphone 11 pro max ?

brockyneo said:
Ya I'm debating to stick with the note 10 or it was xperia 1 ll or one plus 8 pro or even the iphone 11 pro max [emoji38]
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I come from Note 10 plus and not looking back. Vanilla Android UI is much nicer than One UI. i also missed flat screen. Camera is for sure better on 1 ii if you think when you take photos. I did side by side comparison of front camera and it's comparable to Note 10. At the end of the day, 1 ii is not for Instagram kind of folks other than this, superb phone
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Well I've ordered it through o2 UK so have 14 days to see if I like it over my note 10 plus :good:
How you finding the display and speakers over your note @mehdi_s82

Well got bothy note 10 plus and xperia and playing some hdr via YouTube and considering people saying the xperia display is dim its getting as bright as my note 10 when playing hdr videos

brockyneo said:
Well I've ordered it through o2 UK so have 14 days to see if I like it over my note 10 plus :good:
How you finding the display and speakers over your note @mehdi_s82
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Have had no problem with the display outdoor at all. It doesn't match super bright note when sunlight hits it but def as bright as OnePlus 8 and way brighter than Pixel. So whoever says its "dim" doesn't have enough data points to compare. Speakers are more clear and sound louder to me since front firing. Overall, so happy that I have a flagship with flat screen. Had Pixel in the past but they always had hardware issues and crappy display.

Thanks just another question the 10 bit display does it work all the time in both standard and creator mode or is it just in creator mode?
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Hi guys does the creator mode need to be selected for the 10 bit color or is it walkways active?
Only asking as I normally have it on standered but will change it if so
Thanks

brockyneo said:
sony Xperia 1 native 8bit support & Rec.2020 full colour space not cover.
But sony upscaled 10bit by x1 chip amazing (hardware smooting)
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Question pixel 7 or pixel 7 pro

Hello, I want to buy a new phone, I had a Samsung s21 ultra but got a hardware problem now I'm trying to buy a new phone and experience a different brand.
I did some simple research and I saw the difference is only 120HZ and screen size, is there any else noticeable that I should buy a pixel 7 pro?

lunatix01 said:
Hello, I want to buy a new phone, I had a Samsung s21 ultra but got a hardware problem now I'm trying to buy a new phone and experience a different brand.
I did some simple research and I saw the difference is only 120HZ and screen size, is there any else noticeable that I should buy a pixel 7 pro?
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Are photo/video quality or camera ability important to you?
Pixel 7 Pro has telescoping lens and better ultra-wide lense...

Not really, i like to take photos sometimes but camera is not mandatory for me

lunatix01 said:
Not really, i like to take photos sometimes but camera is not mandatory for me
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I'm not exactly sure in terms of internals (system board, SoC, etc.), but other than screen size, Hz, camera hardware, one step higher storage capacity, a bigger battery (but still has a comparatively-to-other-flagships significantly lower SOT), and more RAM -- those are probably the major differences, so if those aren't a priority and/or aren't worth the price difference....

What did it for me was the size. Pixel 7 in 6.3 inches diagonal, already a bit too large for my taste. Pixel 7 is 6.7 inches diagonal. How big of a phone do you want to carry around all day? Also, the pro has a curved screen, the 7 has flat edges.

I also compared the two phones - I did not find any other differences. Is there a big difference in price?
lunatix01 said:
Hello, I want to buy a new phone, I had a Samsung s21 ultra but got a hardware problem now I'm trying to buy a new phone and experience a different brand.
I did some simple research and I saw the difference is only 120HZ and screen size, is there any else noticeable that I should buy a pixel 7 pro?
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Olesya13 said:
I also compared the two phones - I did not find any other differences. Is there a big difference in price?
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I actually bought the pro, idk about your country but I bought it for 680$ 128GB the base one was for 545$ for 135 bucks I think it was better to buy the pro.
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What did it for me was the size. Pixel 7 in 6.3 inches diagonal, already a bit too large for my taste. Pixel 7 is 6.7 inches diagonal. How big of a phone do you want to carry around all day? Also, the pro has a curved screen, the 7 has flat edges.
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I understand thankss.
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I'm not exactly sure in terms of internals (system board, SoC, etc.), but other than screen size, Hz, camera hardware, one step higher storage capacity, a bigger battery (but still has a comparatively-to-other-flagships significantly lower SOT), and more RAM -- those are probably the major differences, so if those aren't a priority and/or aren't worth the price difference....
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I see there was not a big difference in price that's why I chose the pro one.