Anthony Posted October 3, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2021 On 09/06/2021 at 19:46, limpid said: No-one? Blimey. Thank you. I have signed up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 I might be in the market for a new phone soon I suspect. My OnePlus 5t has been a great phone but the battery life is absolutely tanking suddenly and doesn't seem to have any rogue app usage so suspect it's reaching the end of its life. In fairness it's basically become a work phone over the last 18 months so it's gone from a pretty charmed life to being hammered 5 days a week 9 to 5. Time to trawl the phone reviews again (before I get another OnePlus...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Chindie said: I might be in the market for a new phone soon I suspect. My OnePlus 5t has been a great phone but the battery life is absolutely tanking suddenly and doesn't seem to have any rogue app usage so suspect it's reaching the end of its life. In fairness it's basically become a work phone over the last 18 months so it's gone from a pretty charmed life to being hammered 5 days a week 9 to 5. Time to trawl the phone reviews again (before I get another OnePlus...). Well, I have an opinion here... I used to have a OnePlus 5 limited edition (coloured buttons dontcha know) and loved it. Currently have a 6T which I like very much, but is beginning to show its age; battery related, just like yours. Am on the lookout for a new phone. I won't be getting another OnePlus, for two reasons. One, they've shut down their UK operations. This means that if, for example you want them to fit a new battery, it gets farmed out to a 3rd party who try to **** you over. Mate had a OnePlus 6 and went through all the channels. After having the phone in their possession for 6 weeks they finally responded to communication saying they 'needed' to replace her screen too as there was a dead pixel. They would only replace the battery if they could replace the screen too. Oh, and they couldn't get hold of the battery either, so god knows how that was going to work. She told them to **** right off and return the phone as was. So, she was out 20 odd quid for postage, had to go without her phone for six weeks and had spent ages going back and forth to try to get some kind of update on what was happening. (She would get messages saying "Thanks for your email, we'll get back to you in 48 hrs" Never happened). So, on that alone, no. No more. Two, they've now merged with Oppo and the OnePlus Oxygen OS is no more; it is being 'rolled in to' Oppo's ColorOS which has no 'Material You' theming, has a bunch of bloatware that you can't uninstall (Facebook anyone?) and other stuff I really don't like. We know what is best for you? **** no. So, I'm kind of pinning my hopes on the Pixel 6 announcement this week. If I'm honest, the thing I'm most pinning my hopes on is the price. If it's £500 ish I'm going to get one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) Ah....in that case I may also keep an eye on what Google is up to this week. From a look around it seems expectations are the Pixel will very competitively priced. Edited October 18, 2021 by Chindie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Anthony said: So, I'm kind of pinning my hopes on the Pixel 6 announcement this week. Android could do with a shot in the arm (he he) as Qualcomm has gone very Intel in the last couple of years. My Pixel 4 (855 chip) feels about the same as the new 888s And google promising 5 years of android support on the 6 with its own chipset is much needed. Apple has been miles ahead here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, Tegis said: Android could do with a shot in the arm (he he) as Qualcomm has gone very Intel in the last couple of years. My Pixel 4 (855 chip) feels about the same as the new 888s And google promising 5 years of android support on the 6 with its own chipset is much needed. Apple has been miles ahead here Yeah I'm waiting for the Pixel 6 announcement as for the first time ever I'm considering an iPhone. One of the new Xiaomi's also has my interest. The rumours that this will be the most expensive Pixel yet have me worried though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 18, 2021 Administrator Share Posted October 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Yeah I'm waiting for the Pixel 6 announcement as for the first time ever I'm considering an iPhone. One of the new Xiaomi's also has my interest. The rumours that this will be the most expensive Pixel yet have me worried though. The rumours are the opposite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2021 So, £600 then. https://store.google.com/gb/product/pixel_6?hl=en-GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2021 The camera bar is marketing earning its money. Ostensibly it's an ugly and awkward part of its design, so of course they just own it as a part of its identity. Otherwise, looks like a solid deal. Powerful and premium design (camera bump aside) and sold at a price chopping inside it's competitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2021 23 minutes ago, Chindie said: The camera bar is marketing earning its money. Ostensibly it's an ugly and awkward part of its design, so of course they just own it as a part of its identity. Otherwise, looks like a solid deal. Powerful and premium design (camera bump aside) and sold at a price chopping inside it's competitors. Also you get the £350 Bose headphones thrown in if you order in the next week, Stick them on ebay for, I dunno, half that? Could be worth it. OTOH you're going to have to shell out for a decent charger and a case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 19, 2021 Administrator Share Posted October 19, 2021 50 minutes ago, Anthony said: Also you get the £350 Bose headphones thrown in if you order in the next week, Stick them on ebay for, I dunno, half that? Could be worth it. OTOH you're going to have to shell out for a decent charger and a case. Ordered the Pro. I don't use cases and I have high power USB-C chargers everywhere already. The battery life will be enough that you won't need a rapid charger unless you really want it. Always best to top up charge when you can anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Going to wait for reviews but I'm pretty much sold on the base model. Just wish it had a 120 Hz display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 19, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, limpid said: Ordered the Pro. I don't use cases and I have high power USB-C chargers everywhere already. The battery life will be enough that you won't need a rapid charger unless you really want it. Always best to top up charge when you can anyway. Just ordered the regular. Most importantly, what colour did you go for? I went with Seafoam, cos I'm a little bit fey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 20, 2021 Administrator Share Posted October 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Anthony said: Just ordered the regular. Most importantly, what colour did you go for? I went with Seafoam, cos I'm a little bit fey. Stormy Black. I don't think Seafoam is available for Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 22, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 22, 2021 On 18/10/2021 at 18:48, Keyblade said: Yeah I'm waiting for the Pixel 6 announcement as for the first time ever I'm considering an iPhone. One of the new Xiaomi's also has my interest. The rumours that this will be the most expensive Pixel yet have me worried though. I got the new Xiaomi POCO F3 back at the end of August and I have absolutely no complaints. Great spec for that price. Tell you something, they're extremely close and mine comes out on top in some, plus has a higher combined CPU GHz and it's less than half the price (mine is 8Gb RAM version POCO). Link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 23, 2021 Administrator Share Posted October 23, 2021 23 hours ago, BOF said: I got the new Xiaomi POCO F3 back at the end of August and I have absolutely no complaints. Great spec for that price. Tell you something, they're extremely close and mine comes out on top in some, plus has a higher combined CPU GHz and it's less than half the price (mine is 8Gb RAM version POCO). Loos good. How much per supported year? Must be close. Five years of support for the Pixel = £120 per year. You can't compare CPU speed between architectures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, limpid said: How much per supported year? Must be close. Five years of support for the Pixel = £120 per year. My company pays the bills. I just bought the phone outright. No idea on any other costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 23, 2021 Administrator Share Posted October 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, BOF said: My company pays the bills. I just bought the phone outright. No idea on any other costs. How many years of updates will you get? I assume it's two. So it's £150 per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 On 23/10/2021 at 09:30, limpid said: How many years of updates will you get? I assume it's two. So it's £150 per year. Looking at the Xiaomi 11T Pro, they promised 3 years of Android updates and 4 years of security updates. Not sure if that's true across the board for their phones, but that's only 1 year off the Pixel promise (in terms of security updates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 24, 2021 Administrator Share Posted October 24, 2021 59 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Looking at the Xiaomi 11T Pro, they promised 3 years of Android updates and 4 years of security updates. Not sure if that's true across the board for their phones, but that's only 1 year off the Pixel promise (in terms of security updates). It is indeed. And it's £499 (for the 128GB model). This is only for the 11T phones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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