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Hi guys,
I'm thinking of getting the 128GB version of 1+3T, but I'm not sure if it worths or not. I currently have 16GB of storage (Galaxy Note 2) and, maybe, this could be a lot of space for me (I'm a normal root user)
What do you think guys? Which version will you buy? Why?
Thanks,
Fran
I ordered the 128GB version yesterday. I previously had a GS5 with 16GB of storage. It was never enough. I always found myself deleting apps to make room for other apps. I went with 128GB mainly because it only costs $40 extra. But i hope you already ordered yours. I looked online and the 128GB is currently out of stock. So depending on how long you would like to wait, 1+ may have already made your decision for you.
Go with 128. There isn't too much price difference and since you cannot use a SD Card it is the logical way to go.
I came from Note 4 also, but since they(note 2 and 4) do have sd card slot. I take that into account also, and minus some backup stuff. eg: I exclude the space taken by nand backup as I figure I can still do backup to the USB drive. This make the backup become offline also. And if you plan to merge phone and tablet, then take that into consideration as well. And after all that, I came to a conclusion that w/ 64GB, I won't have much space left to grow. Can't add big game and etc, so 128GB is the conclusion for me. Obviously I though about all this the day OP announce 3T w/ 128GB option, and thus I'm able to order it early. But apparently you don't have 128GB option now. I think you can still order it but you won't get it until January. I know it said 4 weeks, but seriously if it ship the week of x-mas you won't get it until after new year assuming 4 weeks is accurate.
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I ordered the 128GB version yesterday. I previously had a GS5 with 16GB of storage. It was never enough. I always found myself deleting apps to make room for other apps. I went with 128GB mainly because it only costs $40 extra. But i hope you already ordered yours. I looked online and the 128GB is currently out of stock. So depending on how long you would like to wait, 1+ may have already made your decision for you.
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Happens the same to me, I can't install too much apps (don't like to deal with SD cards, bad experiences).
someone0 said:
I came from Note 4 also, but since they(note 2 and 4) do have sd card slot. I take that into account also, and minus some backup stuff. eg: I exclude the space taken by nand backup as I figure I can still do backup to the USB drive. This make the backup become offline also. And if you plan to merge phone and tablet, then take that into consideration as well. And after all that, I came to a conclusion that w/ 64GB, I won't have much space left to grow. Can't add big game and etc, so 128GB is the conclusion for me. Obviously I though about all this the day OP announce 3T w/ 128GB option, and thus I'm able to order it early. But apparently you don't have 128GB option now. I think you can still order it but you won't get it until January. I know it said 4 weeks, but seriously if it ship the week of x-mas you won't get it until after new year assuming 4 weeks is accurate.
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I'm waiting for 28th (European version), probably, they have different stock reserved to Europe.
Somebody snag up the 3T yesterday in the Helsinki, There is another event on 11/24 at 03:02PM at 134 Oxford Street in London. Limited quantity of course. So you may not have to wait until 28th, depend on where you are.
I personally got the 64GB because I could never fill my 32GB devices with an additional 64GB sdcard...like never.
Go with what works for you.
Though, given how you do not change devices like your socks (Given by your Note 2), go with the 128GB...it will be a great investment for you. 128GB for me, will not be.
64gb version comes only on the soft gold ?
I got the 128gb. Don't think I'll ever use it but the price difference is worth it and I'll think it will help resale value.
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64gb version comes only on the soft gold ?
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Soft Gold can only be 64gb. Grey comes in both capacities
64 is plenty for me. I generally listen to music on cloud services (Spotify/Pandora/Google Music) with only my favorites saved to the device for trips and no service areas. Pictures is also a non issue, as you can upload to Google Photos for free unlimited storage (they keep anything 16MP without a reduction in quality, it seems). Everything else is apps and some documents or misc. stuff and I generally don't go app heavy.
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Went with 128 GB since it wasn't that much price difference between 64 and 128 GB.
128gb for me. I like to transfer all my music to my phone and download a ton of apps.
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64 is plenty for me. I generally listen to music on cloud services (Spotify/Pandora/Google Music) with only my favorites saved to the device for trips and no service areas. Pictures is also a non issue, as you can upload to Google Photos for free unlimited storage (they keep anything 16MP without a reduction in quality, it seems). Everything else is apps and some documents or misc. stuff and I generally don't go app heavy.
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Cloud storage is not exactly for everyone. Say for professional photographers, they can't exactly just store their photos on the cloud w/o giving up some rights.
I have a confusion...
This device does not support SD card, it's ok but if i do factory reset then what about my stored contents like music, movies ets.
Will they delete also??
Khem Chand said:
I have a confusion...
This device does not support SD card, it's ok but if i do factory reset then what about my stored contents like music, movies ets.
Will they delete also??
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Generally that stay the same. It's like they have separate partitions. Imagine a book(phone) have many chapters(partition). Say one chapter is call SYSTEM (Operating System), another chapter call DATA, another call SDCARD. When you do a factory reset, only stuff in the DATA chapter(partition) get wipe, everything else stay. Generally this means all the system settings, and application data get wiped, and everything else that store in the SDCARD, normally stuff like audio, pictures, video which stored there should stay as is. That said, think carefully contact info would get wipe but should also be backup in the google cloud also. But if you use 3rd party phone/contact/email app, they would be wiped also unless they have a cloud backup. So are the games/apps data too. This is one reason why people root their phone and use app like Titanium Back (root) to backup all their app data. Again, this is a general rule of thumb. Some apps/games do store their data on both. And if you are coming from a phone w/ removable card, then data location may store differently. Imagine an app say, some of the data stored in the partition call "externalSD", but since you moved to a phone w/ no externalSD, things get complicated. Hope this satisfy your curiosity.
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Cloud storage is not exactly for everyone. Say for professional photographers, they can't exactly just store their photos on the cloud w/o giving up some rights.
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I would hope professional photographers use better cameras, but I understand your point.
When is it coming to Australia and Newzealand
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I would hope professional photographers use better cameras, but I understand your point.
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I'm an amateur/hobbyist photographer also, while I don't shoot photos on the phone that does not means I won't store photos on the phone. Many pro will use their phone to showcase their photos also. So, some people may have a few gigs worth of photos on the phone. While yes, that would be extra copy on the phone, and could simply restore them on the phone, but that beside the phone. The device itself, whether that be phone or tablet should/need to have the photos stored locally and not online. And imagine videographers would even need more storage, even 128GB on the phone may not even be enough for them. Professional that store pictures on the free 3rd party cloud, generally mean they don't care, or simply ignorance about the right to the photos. And another issue is, if their works are not store locally, it means it may not be accessible when needed.
So I am planning on getting a 128 GB OnePlus 3T, but I have some questions.
How is a phone without a SD Card? All devices I have had so far have SD Card slots, now I store my images on there but on the OnePlus, there is no SD Card slot, so I will have to store my images on the phone, which makes me scared.
What if the phone would just die on me and I would have to reflash OxygenOS then the Data section containing my images would also be wiped? I backup my images using Google Photos but I prefer to also have the original image file, should I just make a backup on the images like every week?
And last question, I have heard that the included warranty is really bad and that it can be a little pricey when sending it to Germany for repairs, is that true?
I was in the same boat as you before I got my Oneplus 3T. All my previous phones had SD cards. I came from a 16GB S5 with a 32GB memory card running CM13. For that reason I opted to get the 128GB 3T. I have yet to try installing any custom Roms on my device but I love having all the extra storage space at my disposal.
I've used phones without an SD card slot for a while now. I honestly haven't missed it. Using google photos has been great, and then if you have to wipe the data partition of your device ever, if you use TWRP to do it, it doesn't wipe your photos or videos.
As for the warranty, I have no idea for your location, but I'm in the US and had to my warranty on my OnePlus 2. Things seemed to go about as smooth as most other companies. A couple of minor frustrations, but overall went pretty smoothly.
I purchased and received a 128GB OnePlus 3T (I'm writing this response on it actually!) and am absolutely loving it so far! I would say that this is one of my favorite devices I've ever owned, next to my OnePlus One!
How's the display in terms of quality vs QHD? And how's sound from the device?
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So I am planning on getting a 128 GB OnePlus 3T, but I have some questions.
How is a phone without a SD Card? All devices I have had so far have SD Card slots, now I store my images on there but on the OnePlus, there is no SD Card slot, so I will have to store my images on the phone, which makes me scared.
What if the phone would just die on me and I would have to reflash OxygenOS then the Data section containing my images would also be wiped? I backup my images using Google Photos but I prefer to also have the original image file, should I just make a backup on the images like every week?
And last question, I have heard that the included warranty is really bad and that it can be a little pricey when sending it to Germany for repairs, is that true?
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I moved all my files from my old phone that was backed up to my PC a day before I got this and used send anywhere to send all my music and important photos etc to my new op3T I also purchased a USB C to USB A 64 GB just to make backups for that "just in case" but Google photos and drive are great for primary backups.
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How's the display in terms of quality vs QHD? And how's sound from the device?
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On a 5.5 device or below 1080p is sufficient for normal usage of modern mobile. Maybe not VR but I'm not interested in that yet, first generation of a new bit a of tech is a waste of money to me. But coming from a Z3+ and looking at my girlfriend's Note 4 I say the display is great, a lot better than my Sony in terms of contrast but equal in colour. I think Sony make some amazing IPS displays, it I has a more balanced colour than the Samsung even without turning on sRGB. Where sound goes being 100% stock headphones are louder than my old phone and the note. The quality of the audio is actually better than it too also a lot better than the note, have to use my Fiio to get "comfortable" listening experience on my Sony. There isn't any advanced audio settings like clear audio, ds xx etc but still clear , crisp and loud enough on 32 Ohm headphones. And the bottom firing speaker took me by surprise, it gets loud for notifications and ringtones. It has got some depth if watching some YouTube at higher volumes it get very high in treble depending on what's going on. Rounded up great screen for normal non VR use, great audio from both 3.5 and speaker (surprised myself) will also be trying USB audio soon in the future. For the price it is a steal tbh it is my first OP came from iPhone 4, Xperia Z3 and Z3+ while also using Samsung s4, note 4 and LG g5 for some periods. And this is my top most enjoyable experience's yet of any phone I have had the pleasure of using.
I will add this in as my opinion but this device slides into that "Nexus" void.
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On a 5.5 device or below 1080p is sufficient for normal usage of modern mobile. Maybe not VR but I'm not interested in that yet, first generation of a new bit a of tech is a waste of money to me. But coming from a Z3+ and looking at my girlfriend's Note 4 I say the display is great, a lot better than my Sony in terms of contrast but equal in colour. I think Sony make some amazing IPS displays, it I has a more balanced colour than the Samsung even without turning on sRGB. Where sound goes being 100% stock headphones are louder than my old phone and the note. The quality of the audio is actually better than it too also a lot better than the note, have to use my Fiio to get "comfortable" listening experience on my Sony. There isn't any advanced audio settings like clear audio, ds xx etc but still clear , crisp and loud enough on 32 Ohm headphones. And the bottom firing speaker took me by surprise, it gets loud for notifications and ringtones. It has got some depth if watching some YouTube at higher volumes it get very high in treble depending on what's going on. Rounded up great screen for normal non VR use, great audio from both 3.5 and speaker (surprised myself) will also be trying USB audio soon in the future. For the price it is a steal tbh it is my first OP came from iPhone 4, Xperia Z3 and Z3+ while also using Samsung s4, note 4 and LG g5 for some periods. And this is my top most enjoyable experience's yet of any phone I have had the pleasure of using.
I will add this in as my opinion but this device slides into that "Nexus" void.
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Thank you soo much for your help. You answered my question very professional
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I moved all my files from my old phone that was backed up to my PC a day before I got this and used send anywhere to send all my music and important photos etc to my new op3T I also purchased a USB C to USB A 64 GB just to make backups for that "just in case" but Google photos and drive are great for primary backups.
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Question, is the 3T worth it according to you and should I get 128 GB or 64 GB?
Question, is the 3T worth it according to you and should I get 128 GB or 64 GB?
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It's personal choice but I went for 128GB as I have a lot of Flac music files and take a lot of pictures and videos, now I can mess with RAW too. 128 GB just gives you that headroom for the future and never worrying about storage space.
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It's personal choice but I went for 128GB as I have a lot of Flac music files and take a lot of pictures and videos, now I can mess with RAW too. 128 GB just gives you that headroom for the future and never worrying about storage space.
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What about the battery life? On my current phone I get around 1 - 2 hours SOT while just watching YouTube, Checking if my friends have sent me something on Snapchat... And using XDA.
What about the battery life? On my current phone I get around 1 - 2 hours SOT while just watching YouTube, Checking if my friends have sent me something on Snapchat... And using XDA.
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This was the other day non stop use. Just now sitting at 70% 2h 43m SOT so average around 10% an hour when using it as a phone, YouTube,music streaming Tidal. Huge improvement over my Z3+ that I had to tailer use for as it got 3-4h SOT but heat was mental and didn't game much on it because of that and this 3T I can use in whatever way I want.
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This was the other day non stop use. Just now sitting at 70% 2h 43m SOT so average around 10% an hour when using it as a phone, YouTube,music streaming Tidal. Huge improvement over my Z3+ that I had to tailer use for as it got 3-4h SOT but heat was mental and didn't game much on it because of that and this 3T I can use in whatever way I want.
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So it costs 521$ for me to get the 128 GB version, in your opinion is it worth it? And also what about the size (Coming from a S4 Mini with 4.3" screen)
If you have the money and are happy I would say go for it. My Z3+ was 5.15 but is the same surface are as the 3T so it wasn't as big as I thought you just get more screen than head and chin. It's thin and feels quality my first metal phone. Feels 10x better than the lg g5 as it has a plastic primer coat and easy to get about the screen. It is slippery though so I would advise a quality case, my go to make is spigen. And like I said quality it great I would recommend watching the jerryrig video on YouTube. It's actual sapphire on the camera
I had a 32gb note 5 that never even got half full in over 12 months. Obviously I saved a little cash and went with the 64. Mainly because when I selected 128 at checkout it looked like a longer wait. In reality I have no need for the extra 55GB of storage.
I have yet to kill the battery on my device in a day. I'm extremely expressed with the battery life so far.
One question
How much storage do you get in 128 GB version?
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One question
How much storage do you get in 128 GB version?
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113.2GB's
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113.2GB's
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Thanks :good:
I'm setting up to do a time lapse photo shoot and I need a good android based phone to use for it. If you spent $100 and were willing to go used, what's some of the better phone cameras / camera phones out there?
In other words I'm looking for a good phone camera and nothing else about the phone matters, really. Except that it has an external card slot for storage
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I'm setting up to do a time lapse photo shoot and I need a good android based phone to use for it. If you spent $100 and were willing to go used, what's some of the better phone cameras / camera phones out there?
In other words I'm looking for a good phone camera and nothing else about the phone matters, really. Except that it has an external card slot for storage
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Google pixel 2
Or huawei P20 Pro
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Google pixel 2
Or huawei P20 Pro
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Thanks for the suggestions but these phones all seemed to be high priced. I was looking for the best camera in a used phone for around $100.
You won't have anything good for $100 and if you do, like maybe a Nokia N8, none that can do time-lapse.
From 1-10, what you gonna rate the oneplus and the note 9?
7, would be higher if it had a headphone jack, sd card slot and or stereo speakers. The Note 9 has all of those.
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From 1-10, what you gonna rate the oneplus and the note 9?
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8 Because of the blazingly fast speed and updates though i like this in display fingerint scanner its fine OOS is like stock android i like stock android samsung experience has slow updates and too many bloatwares no headphone jack is fine for me i dont listen to music so much small notch i like it.
I prefer the 6T so I'll give it an 11. The size and weight of the phone feels better in my hand, I do fewer misclicks with a flat panel compared to infinity display, quick updates and the 6T is faster than the Note 9 at just about everything.
Headphone jack I wish was there but that battery life makes up for it. I'd also like wireless charging but again when I have 40% left at the end of the day, who needs charging.
10, due to the fact that the oneplus 6t's OS is near stock , frequent updates , better hardware and mainly the amazing battery life.
20 , wouldn't touch Samsung with a stick
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7, would be higher if it had a headphone jack, sd card slot and or stereo speakers. The Note 9 has all of those.
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I don't really get people complaining about no SD card slot. Base model has 128GB of storage and you can get 256GB model for a lower price than the Note 9. I mean, there's no way you're going to fill all this space (unless you REALLY want to). Internal storage is also faster.
As for a score- 8. 6T isn't without flaws and compromises, but it's also incredible at what it does, especially if you consider the price.. If I could get Google Play Edition of the Note 9 that would be no brainier.
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8 Because of the blazingly fast speed and updates though i like this in display fingerint scanner its fine OOS is like stock android i like stock android samsung experience has slow updates and too many bloatwares no headphone jack is fine for me i dont listen to music so much small notch i like it.
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What you call bloatware is what I miss on the OnePlus.
Samsung ecosystem is so great, that's what I'm really missing compared to my s9 (don't own note 9).
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What you call bloatware is what I miss on the OnePlus.
Samsung ecosystem is so great, that's what I'm really missing compared to my s9 (don't own note 9).
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I have to admit that between stock android and TouchWiz, I much preferred stock but after testing the One UI, even though it's heavier than stock, I actually like it. At least you don't need so many duplicate apps as Samsung allows you not to install its own app if you prefer to use Google's
Op 6T for "
- price, cca. 1/2 of note 9
- hardware. Allmost the same, with More ram
- software. It's the second phone after Google to get Android updates.
I had the note 8 and love my 6T. I will give it an 8.
The only thing that I wish the 6t had would be stereo speakers.
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The only thing that I wish the 6t had would be stereo speakers.
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Yes, this, absolutely. Watching a video without headsets on the 6T is was makes me miss the Note 9 the most. That sound is horrible.
I'll take the 6T over the Note 9 (I came from a Note 8) any day of the week and twice on Sunday, because:
1. Price
2. Specs
3. Battery life
4. Updates
5. Root
6. No bloat/close to stock Android experience
This is a true flagship phone at midrange price. I thought I'd miss wireless charging, SD card, and headphone jack, but I dont. I'm a fairly heavy user and I'm usually between 40-60% battery left at the end of the day with 6 hours of SOT. When you couple all those things together, the 6T is a slam dunk.
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I don't really get people complaining about no SD card slot. Base model has 128GB of storage and you can get 256GB model for a lower price than the Note 9. I mean, there's no way you're going to fill all this space (unless you REALLY want to). Internal storage is also faster.
As for a score- 8. 6T isn't without flaws and compromises, but it's also incredible at what it does, especially if you consider the price.. If I could get Google Play Edition of the Note 9 that would be no brainier.
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You obviously don't travel much. When I travel, much of the time there is little to no internet access. So streaming, downloading and watching movies becomes quite difficult since there's little to no internet access and what there is charges for it or you must share free internet with 1000s of other users, which also opens up all sorts of other problems. Having games, videos and movies pre-downloaded to SD cards, allow me to swap out things quite easily without loading up my phones memory. This also is financially better for me, as I don't need to purchase the more expensive model with more storage and can use that additional money on my trip for other things. Bottom line, it makes life easier.
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You obviously don't travel much. When I travel, much of the time there is little to no internet access. So streaming, downloading and watching movies becomes quite difficult since there's little to no internet access and what there is charges for it or you must share free internet with 1000s of other users, which also opens up all sorts of other problems. Having games, videos and movies pre-downloaded to SD cards, allow me to swap out things quite easily without loading up my phones memory. This also is financially better for me, as I don't need to purchase the more expensive model with more storage and can use that additional money on my trip for other things. Bottom line, it makes life easier.
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Memory card does have advantages, I like the Note 9's hybrid SIM setup (two SIMs or one SIM and one memory card). I personally have a hard time using even a quarter of the 128gb I have on the 6T. Went to Vegas recently, I think I put 8 movies on the phone to have plenty of entertainment and I'm not even sure that used more than 15% of the storage.
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You obviously don't travel much. When I travel, much of the time there is little to no internet access. So streaming, downloading and watching movies becomes quite difficult since there's little to no internet access and what there is charges for it or you must share free internet with 1000s of other users, which also opens up all sorts of other problems. Having games, videos and movies pre-downloaded to SD cards, allow me to swap out things quite easily without loading up my phones memory. This also is financially better for me, as I don't need to purchase the more expensive model with more storage and can use that additional money on my trip for other things. Bottom line, it makes life easier.
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Nice assumption first of all.
I travel to places where I'll be able to have a decent internet access or to places where I don't need it that much. And even if I did...256GB of movies and games? What are you watching and where? If I'm planning to watch a movie on a trip I'm going to bring my laptop with me and not watch it on 6-ish inch screen.
MicroSD Cards (apart from the most expensive ones) also are almost certain to give user a headache while recording [email protected] video...on a trip for example.
I'm not trying to offend you or assume you don't need. Just saying that the need to have more than 256GB of storage on a mobile phone is a niche at best. To the point where OEMs don't even bother. They can spend their time, effort and space for something different, not a feature that is not going to drive the sales one bit.
I don't go for the flashy/trendy things. For the past 4 years, I've been quite happy with the Huawei phones,
after the problems I had with the OnePlus One. Now that the Huawei phones won't really have any love for
the USA market (understandable), gave the OP phone another look. One of my coworkers bought the 6 and
has had zero trouble, so I got the 6T about 3 weeks ago. They have obviously improved. Build quality, finish
is better than the OnePlus One. Receiving the updates in a timely manner is another thing.
Camera for my use is good enough. If I want a quality photo, I'll just use my real camera. But, the camera is
adequate for snapshots, and good lighting photos. I use 3 camera apps. Open camera if I'm in a hurry, Camera FV-5
if I want to really get a good photo, and the pixel 3 camera app that works for the OP6T in low light.
I just don't see the justification for spending 800-1000 dollars for a phone, that for most, will keep maybe 24-36 months.
But, it's a free thing...buy what you want.
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Nice assumption first of all.
I travel to places where I'll be able to have a decent internet access or to places where I don't need it that much. And even if I did...256GB of movies and games? What are you watching and where? If I'm planning to watch a movie on a trip I'm going to bring my laptop with me and not watch it on 6-ish inch screen.
MicroSD Cards (apart from the most expensive ones) also are almost certain to give user a headache while recording [email protected] video...on a trip for example.
I'm not trying to offend you or assume you don't need. Just saying that the need to have more than 256GB of storage on a mobile phone is a niche at best. To the point where OEMs don't even bother. They can spend their time, effort and space for something different, not a feature that is not going to drive the sales one bit.
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If you travel for work, you do not have the luxury to determine your internet capabilities. Also, when you are flying or in the airport, you may not have access for as much as a full day.
I have both and swap back and forth. I am leaning more to the 6t due to form factor, battery and speed.
Note 9 for sound, memory card support and camera.
One plus gets a 9 and note 9 a 8 or 8.5 if half scores are acceptable.
I have a note 9 on Verizon and have noticed that the video quality from my phone to any iPhone Stinks... Pixated and Def not HD...
Any way around this other than using a different chat client?
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techjunkie25 said:
I have a note 9 on Verizon and have noticed that the video quality from my phone to any iPhone Stinks... Pixated and Def not HD...
Any way around this other than using a different chat client?
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Is this the same whether you're on WI-FI,or a data connection?
Perhaps the resolution depends on which VZW Data plan you're on &/or,if your high-speed cap has been reached for the billing period?
IDK if the different resolutions on the various data plans apply to video chat clients,just tossin' around the possibilities..........
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Is this the same whether you're on WI-FI,or a data connection?
Perhaps the resolution depends on which VZW Data plan you're on &/or,if your high-speed cap has been reached for the billing period?
IDK if the different resolutions on the various data plans apply to video chat clients,just tossin' around the possibilities..........
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Yes, no matter if on wifi or cellular. Video viewed on my note 9 is amazing.. Thinking it had to do with some kind of bs compression that vzw applies... Photos on the other hand are crystal clear.
Just really frustrating to have a 1200.00 phone that I can't share HD video with anyone else.
I've even lowered the quality below HD and it still pixelates and looks like garbage
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Yes, no matter if on wifi or cellular. Video viewed on my note 9 is amazing.. Thinking it had to do with some kind of bs compression that vzw applies... Photos on the other hand are crystal clear.
Just really frustrating to have a 1200.00 phone that I can't share HD video with anyone else.
I've even lowered the quality below HD and it still pixelates and looks like garbage
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Not knowing which app you're using,but,it sounds app-related,perhaps it has to do with a size limitation on the chat client & video quality is affected.
Just taking guesses here,hoping someone will chime in with a solid explanation.
I'm assuming you are sending them an MMS - if so, they will always look crappy!
If you had an iPhone before as well, you would have been using iMessage. That system will allow much higher quality images than an MMS will, but obviously it's limited to iOS.
For Android, you'd have to use something like WhatsApp or similar (and have your friends use it too)
techjunkie25 said:
I have a note 9 on Verizon and have noticed that the video quality from my phone to any iPhone Stinks... Pixated and Def not HD...
Any way around this other than using a different chat client?
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techjunkie25 said:
Yes, no matter if on wifi or cellular. Video viewed on my note 9 is amazing.. Thinking it had to do with some kind of bs compression that vzw applies... Photos on the other hand are crystal clear.
Just really frustrating to have a 1200.00 phone that I can't share HD video with anyone else.
I've even lowered the quality below HD and it still pixelates and looks like garbage
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has nothing to do with the phone. just share videos via links. you could be on a google,one plus...etc and it would all be the same.
id be tempted to tell you to sell your phone for thinking its a device issue since it makes as much sense than thinking it was a phone problem....lol
just use samsung link sharing when you open the video, then press the share icon.
but you should definitely return the phone :cyclops:
techjunkie25 said:
I have a note 9 on Verizon and have noticed that the video quality from my phone to any iPhone Stinks... Pixated and Def not HD...
Any way around this other than using a different chat client?
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Are you talking about SMS? If so, it pretty much compresses your video to a 10 mb file. As you can imagine, that would give you about 1 second of HD video. Any more than that, compression kicks in. The longer the video, the heavier the compression/loss of resolution. SMS is a technology from 20 years ago, it was never meant for this. They pushed it to being able to send decent quality photos, and that's about as good as you're going to get. Apple's iMessage does not use sms for iphone to iphone texting, so it may avoid the compression issue, I'm not sure. And carriers are doing away with SMS, and moving to RCS, which may help this as well.
Point is, if you are sending video over SMS, don't. The issue you are talking about has nothing to do with your phone or any phone. It has to do with limitations of SMS.
bober10113 said:
has nothing to do with the phone. just share videos via links. you could be on a google,one plus...etc and it would all be the same.
id be tempted to tell you to sell your phone for thinking its a device issue since it makes as much sense than thinking it was a phone problem....lol
just use samsung link sharing when you open the video, then press the share icon.
but you should definitely return the phone :cyclops:
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I completely understand it's a network compression issue with vzw, and not a device issue.
I love my phone but I need to have a native way to send hd videos... So either way, selling it might be the solution.
The problem that I have is that I would have to convince my bosses to use the new app, as I use my phone to document structural issues and send them to their respective management reps.
This will be nothing short of a miracle.
Why would vzw sell a Ferrari of a device, but only let it in the granny lane capabilities wise
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techjunkie25 said:
I completely understand it's a network compression issue with vzw, and not a device issue.
I love my phone but I need to have a native way to send hd videos... So either way, selling it might be the solution.
The problem that I have is that I would have to convince my bosses to use the new app, as I use my phone to document structural issues and send them to their respective management reps.
This will be nothing short of a miracle.
Why would vzw sell a Ferrari of a device, but only let it in the granny lane capabilities wise
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mms videos and pictures always have been this way.
but seriously have your tried samsung link sharing?
techjunkie25 said:
Why would vzw sell a Ferrari of a device, but only let it in the granny lane capabilities wise
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SMS is SMS, has nothing to do with Verizon. It's not a network compression issue, its the limitation of the SMS protocol itself. You get high speed LTE with verizon, right? Verizon does not limit you from using your LTE connection for Whatsapp for example. You choose to use SMS, therefore you have to play by the rules of SMS. Again, this has nothing to do with the carrier. To further expand your analogy, that's like you buying a Ferrari and never taking it outside the confines of New York City. Your car can hit 200 mph, but you're crawling along at 10 mph. If your job requires you to send HD video to iphones and you know that iphone to iphone there is no issue, and you can't use any other app besides text apps, you probably have no choice but to get an iphone. Perhaps this will resolve when Verizon finally activates RCS messaging instead of SMS, as Tmobile is starting to do, but knowing Verizon, you'll be waiting a while. And I don't know that RCS will solve your problem, you'll have to look into it's limitations and when Verizon will actually enable it.
sputnik767 said:
SMS is SMS, has nothing to do with Verizon. It's not a network compression issue, its the limitation of the SMS protocol itself. You get high speed LTE with verizon, right? Verizon does not limit you from using your LTE connection for Whatsapp for example. You choose to use SMS, therefore you have to play by the rules of SMS. Again, this has nothing to do with the carrier. To further expand your analogy, that's like you buying a Ferrari and never taking it outside the confines of New York City. Your car can hit 200 mph, but you're crawling along at 10 mph. If your job requires you to send HD video to iphones and you know that iphone to iphone there is no issue, and you can't use any other app besides text apps, you probably have no choice but to get an iphone. Perhaps this will resolve when Verizon finally activates RCS messaging instead of SMS, as Tmobile is starting to do, but knowing Verizon, you'll be waiting a while. And I don't know that RCS will solve your problem, you'll have to look into it's limitations and when Verizon will actually enable it.
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samsung link sharing to the rescue. yeah its 2 steps more than just adding a file to a text but it sure gets the job done quickly. guess g drive or onedrive can basically do the same thing.
bober10113 said:
samsung link sharing to the rescue. yeah its 2 steps more than just adding a file to a text but it sure gets the job done quickly. guess g drive or onedrive can basically do the same thing.
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I got to start using that more often. I remember using Samsung link sharing on my S7 edge. But since almost forgot about it.
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Samsung Galaxy note 9 for best full screen video watching experience
Everyone i have found that the note 9 video watching experience in full screen mode is crappy and i have also found an solution for that
Step 1 is to turn on color adjustment and select personalized color option and complete the table.
This will make the washed away red colors in your full screen mode the way you see the color in any other mode
Step 2 is enable the developer options an turn on disable hardware overlay,
This will make the low light quality of the full screen mode 10 times better when watching video
Also applies for the gallery
Thats all hope this was useful for those of you whom watch video on full screen mode and have bad video quality and colors on Samsung phones,.
Thank you, the solution is great, I think it will work great.
It can be an Apple problem as most videos from diferent androids look crap on my iphone , even though the video is sharp on my macbook pro , could be anoyher ios 13 bug as there are alot still not fixed, iphone owners these days seem to be only beta testers for apple , something you dont expect with a 1500 phone ( yes i have both iphone 11 pro and note 9 and 10+ also an old nexus 6 )