Hey all,
I currently have a Nexus 5 and I am pretty happy with it but it looks like I may get a P7.
My question is: what is your opinion of you could choose? Would you get the P7 or the Nexus 5?
ljesh said:
Hey all,
I currently have a Nexus 5 and I am pretty happy with it but it looks like I may get a P7.
My question is: what is your opinion of you could choose? Would you get the P7 or the Nexus 5?
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man no no NEVER Nexus 5 really ! the battery on it is very bad .. on P7 is way better .. !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvByqlf_tgo
ljesh said:
Hey all,
I currently have a Nexus 5 and I am pretty happy with it but it looks like I may get a P7.
My question is: what is your opinion of you could choose? Would you get the P7 or the Nexus 5?
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If you're interested in Custom Roms and control over your phone, don't get a P7. Huawei has obviously imposed many hurdles to create custom ROMs what made me very dissatisfied. I also know a lot about their software development from an internship and it's too bad. They should stick to creating great hardware and leave the software to people who know it better.
Well, I'm quite satisfied with my brand new P7. I am used to iOS devices, and I will never-ever go back. Love the design, Android, but dislike Huaweis EMUI.
So maybe the question should rather be if you want the pure Andriod OS or if you can settle with the EMUI packed in sweet design (really love the P7 design, as you might figure).
Good luck.
Sent from my HUAWEI P7-L10 using XDA Free mobile app
After I opened this thread I asked myself: why choose when you can have both?
So now I got both, will see how it goes and will decide on one
Thanks all.
Hey guyz here are potential pictures of P9
Looks quite nice.. Mod edit: selling site link removed.
00471 said:
nice, but they better release marshmallow for p8
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there is still not ? I thought they already released for P8 time ago..
XDADEVX said:
there is still not ? I thought they already released for P8 time ago..
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they released just buggy BETA version yet, final release is expected to the end of march (Q1)
Huawei devices are really beautiful! I will actually go so far to say, imho Huawei makes the best contructed phones currently on the market.
But after using the P8 for almost a year, I can't stand EMUI anymore! I need a more vanilla-type Android. If there continues to be no custom rom support for Huawei devices, I will not buy another one...
Sam-X- said:
Huawei devices are really beautiful! I will actually go so far to say, imho Huawei makes the best contructed phones currently on the marked.
But after using the P8 for almost a year, I can't stand EMUI anymore! I need a more vanilla-type Android. If there continues to be no custom rom support for Huawei devices, I will not buy another one...
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what's wrong with EMUI ? it's like iphone .. so i bet u love iphone..
Looks so ugly like huawei g7,8...
Tix0mir said:
Looks so ugly like huawei g7,8...
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once it will release you will change mind .. and you will be saying to yourself woow, what a beauty..
iOS is pretty nice, but EMUI is just cheap, buggy and laggy fake of it. Marshmallow is much better, but right now we need to wait
00471 said:
iOS is pretty nice, but EMUI is just cheap, buggy and laggy fake of it. Marshmallow is much better, but right now we need to wait
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I think iOS is pretty cheap boring and tacky .. there is nothing else just icons.. so how can be so pretty nice ?!?! there are no even widgets..
If apple would make EMUI us would auto admire EMUI just because it is from apple..
EMUI is the best of all android launchers ..
XDADEVX said:
I think iOS is pretty cheap boring and tacky .. there is nothing else just icons.. so how can be so pretty nice ?!?! there are no even widgets..
If apple would make EMUI us would auto admire EMUI just because it is from apple..
EMUI is the best of all android launchers ..
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1. emui is not launcher
2. emui best? really? in marshmallow it look and works pretty nice besides bugs, but actual Emui 3.1 is the worst modded android version available, even touchwiz is much better, the visual bugs of emui bothers me so much, i had S4 mini with CM 12 before p8, and it was much more lag less and more speed, sadly
00471 said:
1. emui is not launcher
2. emui best? really? in marshmallow it look and works pretty nice besides bugs, but actual Emui 3.1 is the worst modded android version available, even touchwiz is much better, the visual bugs of emui bothers me so much, i had S4 mini with CM 12 before p8, and it was much more lag less and more speed, sadly
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What is emui and others software??
You have no idea every android phone has its own launcher..
Touchwiz better pleeease don't be ridiculous..
faster?
You never had mate 7 or mate 8 in hands i think..
XDADEVX said:
What is emui and others software??
You have no idea every android phone has its own launcher..
Touchwiz better pleeease don't be ridiculous..
faster?
You never had mate 7 or mate 8 in hands i think..
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launcher is just app that manages your homescreen (like Nova launcher, Apex,...) but EMUI is highly modified android, i dont know whats the term for this in english, anyway, you are right i didnt have Mate 7 or 8 but i have P8 wich is pretty much the same or a bit slower, anyway huawei just released final marshmallow and im happy i can finally enjoy using my phone like it was supposed to be :good:
I am really disappointed with design .. like no much change..
As the only information posted in the OP was a selling site link, I'm closing this thread.
Discussion can be continued here though,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...9-photos-specifications-t3326934/post65612283
Thanks,
Darth
Forum Moderator
Huawei Mobile*has released the Android 7 Nougat update for the P9, P9 Lite and Mate 8 devices. Why they haven't done the same for the P8, P8 Lite and Mate S, this*only leads to one conclusion:
Huawei*only cares about the factory line revenue generation of their P9, P9 Lite and newer devices! All you customers who purchased new P8, P8 Lite and Mate S*a few months back, you can be sure that Huawei*only wants you to buy a newer mobile phones and leave older devices even if they are still sufficient by hardware side.
The hardware requirements for Android Nougat are irrefutably the same as Android Marshmallow.* Where is 18 month software support?
Sign below :
https://www.change.org/p/huawei-mob...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
koki.murati said:
Huawei Mobile*has released the Android 7 Nougat update for the P9, P9 Lite and Mate 8 devices. Why they haven't done the same for the P8, P8 Lite and Mate S, this*only leads to one conclusion:
Huawei*only cares about the factory line revenue generation of their P9, P9 Lite and newer devices! All you customers who purchased new P8, P8 Lite and Mate S*a few months back, you can be sure that Huawei*only wants you to buy a newer mobile phones and leave older devices even if they are still sufficient by hardware side.
The hardware requirements for Android Nougat are irrefutably the same as Android Marshmallow.* Where is 18 month software support?
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https://www.change.org/p/huawei-mob...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
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dont bother, Android 7 API is not compatible with P8´s GPU, therefore, its not possible to make it official way, youre loosing your time
00471 said:
dont bother, Android 7 API is not compatible with P8´s GPU, therefore, its not possible to make it official way, youre loosing your time
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I'm the type of guy who always has that type of hope left even tho I know it won't work. But hey it's worth a try.
koki.murati said:
Huawei Mobile*has released the Android 7 Nougat update for the P9, P9 Lite and Mate 8 devices. Why they haven't done the same for the P8, P8 Lite and Mate S, this*only leads to one conclusion:
Huawei*only cares about the factory line revenue generation of their P9, P9 Lite and newer devices! All you customers who purchased new P8, P8 Lite and Mate S*a few months back, you can be sure that Huawei*only wants you to buy a newer mobile phones and leave older devices even if they are still sufficient by hardware side.
The hardware requirements for Android Nougat are irrefutably the same as Android Marshmallow.* Where is 18 month software support?
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https://www.change.org/p/huawei-mob...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
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If I remember correctly it isn't really Huawei's fault. Google doesn't support the version for P8 because of security issues.
Anyway I wouldn't really looking for the Android 7.0, most of the UI is available in Launchers like Nova and other pars of it doesn't really make much of a difference.
NandorHUN said:
If I remember correctly it isn't really Huawei's fault. Google doesn't support the version for P8 because of security issues.
Anyway I wouldn't really looking for the Android 7.0, most of the UI is available in Launchers like Nova and other pars of it doesn't really make much of a difference.
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EMUI 5 uses new filesystem format which makes phone faster and makes the phone fast even after a long time of usage becauses it doesnt fragment data, i think it could be noticable in midend phone like P8, shame we wont have it...
00471 said:
EMUI 5 uses new filesystem format which makes phone faster and makes the phone fast even after a long time of usage becauses it doesnt fragment data, i think it could be noticable in midend phone like P8, shame we wont have it...
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Yeah, imo Huawei should've though ahead about their hardware compatibility.
NandorHUN said:
If I remember correctly it isn't really Huawei's fault. Google doesn't support the version for P8 because of security issues.
Anyway I wouldn't really looking for the Android 7.0, most of the UI is available in Launchers like Nova and other pars of it doesn't really make much of a difference.
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koki.murati said:
Yeah, imo Huawei should've though ahead about their hardware compatibility.
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im very dissapointed too, next time i will be VERY careful about choosing new smartphone
00471 said:
dont bother, Android 7 API is not compatible with P8´s GPU, therefore, its not possible to make it official way, youre loosing your time
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^ this. It simply won't happen.
Surprisingly the HTC One M8 which is also incompatible with Vulkan, is getting Nougat update in the US.
majaczos said:
Surprisingly the HTC One M8 which is also incompatible with Vulkan, is getting Nougat update in the US.
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Didn't know this.
majaczos said:
Surprisingly the HTC One M8 which is also incompatible with Vulkan, is getting Nougat update in the US.
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i dont know M8 but what i can say is huawei itself comfirmed that model P8 wont get further versions of android except those with security patch, Have HTC ever said that they will never get nougat? i think that even if huawei could bring it to us later, they just wont anymore, they released TOO many new devices since then, if they had to maintain all of them they would get crazy and no profit from that what so ever, if there is any hope is very, very small, and i dont have any anymore
I don't have a P8 but I remember always wanting one due to the awesome design. If developers can port Nougat to My Galaxy S4 then I really don't see why Hauwei can't make an official release for the p8. With 2 year software updates the norm I find this extremely unacceptable. The vulkan requirement is false, for I can run nougat on a S4 (custom ROM) and have no graphical issues at all. Good luck with your petition.
00471 said:
i dont know M8 but what i can say is huawei itself comfirmed that model P8 wont get further versions of android except those with security patch, Have HTC ever said that they will never get nougat? i think that even if huawei could bring it to us later, they just wont anymore, they released TOO many new devices since then, if they had to maintain all of them they would get crazy and no profit from that what so ever, if there is any hope is very, very small, and i dont have any anymore
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nope, you ain't seeing nougat on p8. we chinese users have been asking huawei since the release of emui 5, and all the answer from them is "no major functional upgrades, but security patches will continue". so stop hoping for official emui 5, and cross your fingers for third-party flavors like lineage. btw based on the status of the cm13 and lineage13 here, lineageos suooprt seems promising.
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nope, you ain't seeing nougat on p8. we chinese users have been asking huawei since the release of emui 5, and all the answer from them is "no major functional upgrades, but security patches will continue". so stop hoping for official emui 5, and cross your fingers for third-party flavors like lineage. btw based on the status of the cm13 and lineage13 here, lineageos suooprt seems promising.
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thats right but autor of this port is not willing to make camera work with the same quality as stock rom, its a huge compromise..
00471 said:
thats right but autor of this port is not willing to make camera work with the same quality as stock rom, its a huge compromise..
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That's a compromise you have to take. It's the same for almost all phones. My S4 has worse quality but not too bad
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That's a compromise you have to take. It's the same for almost all phones. My S4 has worse quality but not too bad
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thats right, unfortunatelly im not willing to take this compromise, the phone takes fantastic photos and it doesnt pay off just for some extra features that doesnt matter in real life anyway, emui has everything that people could need, awesome battery life, fast ui, great phone manager and the most important for me, pro camera
00471 said:
thats right, unfortunatelly im not willing to take this compromise, the phone takes fantastic photos and it doesnt pay off just for some extra features that doesnt matter in real life anyway, emui has everything that people could need, awesome battery life, fast ui, great phone manager and the most important for me, pro camera
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If it has everything you need then you don't need emui 5 ?
Tweakforce_LG said:
If it has everything you need then you don't need emui 5
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well, emui 5 is faster and more beautifull
Whats happen ... with this nougat? Is there any information ?
Tix0mir said:
Whats happen ... with this nougat? Is there any information ?
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nothing happened and nothing ever will... just get over it people
Hi!
Anybody have an idea how to port ROM emui (Honor 8 huawei Manufacturer), for our OnePlus3/3t ? Like Miui 8
Thanks.
probably not possible. Huawei does not like distributing any data about their software. They still havent released any kernel information. They use a completely different processor in the Honor 8 so itd be quite tough getting the honor 8 version of EMUI to work. Maybe EMUI 1 or 2 which use snapdragon processors would be easier but they are also very different. Besides its not made for western audiences to enjoy. It is strictly a chinese market so not many OP3T users would be okay with not having an app drawer. Believe me i used the Huawei Mate 8 before coming to the 3T. Super obscure phone with little development going on. I doubt anyone has really tried to pull EMUI off a Huawei phone ever for use in another. It is probably the worst software environment on any android phone. Not just saying that because it is my opinion on it but i noticed some horrid standby times along with no app drawer.
Emui is terrible UI.
Why you want it?
Basically speaking, I don't like EMUI.
My last phone was Huawei mate8 and it was also my last Huawei's phone. Why ? Because Huawei' ROM is rare people to develop and Huawei is hard to release its source code.
It's just like Xiaomi ... Common problem from China mobile company : Won't release their source code easily ...