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Looking for mye first android phone, cause waiting for Tizen turned out to being a big waste
Don't want the biggest screen, nor the most expensive phone. But this one looks pretty mint:
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http : / / w w w. huaweidevice. com/ worldwide/ productFeatures. do? pinfoId= 3298& directoryId= 6001& treeId= 3745& tab=0
http:/ / w w w. youtube. com/ watch?v= ZyqBErNQIaQ
There are no threads regarding this phone on the forum yet, which kind of scares me. If no one is going go get it, there might be no custom roms etc.
Anyone tried it yet? The specs looks descent.Good phone for the money, or just a cheap alternative?
Cheers
for me a very good phone. is not yet available in all countries, so little information about it on xda. appearance is very nice
alfik4ever said:
for me a very good phone. is not yet available in all countries, so little information about it on xda. appearance is very nice
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I agree it's a very nice phone. But if there will be no development on it I see no point in buying it. The thing about android is making it custom
o-l-a-v said:
I agree it's a very nice phone. But if there will be no development on it I see no point in buying it. The thing about android is making it custom
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I also like it.
But for this price (about 400 EUR) I would 100% prefer to buy a GS2 (now it's possible to find it even <400 EUR) which has similar specs and great support by XDA community.
IMHO, Huawei should drop the price to 300 EUR if they really want to sell units, at least in the European market.
geco4u said:
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I also like it.
But for this price (about 400 EUR) I would 100% prefer to buy a GS2 (now it's possible to find it even <400 EUR) which has similar specs and great support by XDA community.
IMHO, Huawei should drop the price to 300 EUR if they really want to sell units, at least in the European market.
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Yeah, think I will get GS2 too.
One more thing is that the Huawei "support" seems very poor. Decentralization information. Hard to get in touch with their support people. Ex. I still have got no answear on whether P1 will get Jelly Bean or not (asked through mail). And I believe no one else but themselves know the answear of that question at this moment. Which leads to one more reason not to buy it.
It has potential, but I have to say that Huawei as a phone producing brand, don't seem very legit. I know they are big worldwide, producing lots of stuff used buy operators etc. But thats it. Seems like they don't spend to much energy (or lets say money) satisfying their customers, and building their brand.
david1314 said:
look at this link.it is only 390USD free shipping by dhl. i think it is very good now
http://www.achinaseller.com/cellpho...B-RAM-4-GB-ROM-world-thinnest-smart-phone.htm
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Yes I also think it's starting getting appealing...
I dont know about the p1 but the ascend g300 is very good. My dad got one yesterday it was cheap on vodafone ireland for 130 euro 1ghz processor and 4 inch screen for that money is brilliant value
I have this device 1 week ago, so far I satisfied no problem occured, great performance, very responsive
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Swaped my U8800 with this phone, and yeah i love it
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Looks neat.
Not bad at all.
Great phone by looking at pics/specs. BUT!
In the UK at least, it is priced similar to the HTC One S in not a bit higher. These two devices appear to be very similarly spec'd. with the Ascend P1 being a bit shorter/narrower and, perhaps, visually more appealing (that's subjective, of course)
From what I've read - I understand, the P1 DOES have a microSDHC slot for memory expansion - the HTC One S does not.
Yet Ascend P1 doesn't even have its own forum yet and it's been out for a few months now. The One S is very well supported by developers on the other hand.
Bottom line - unless Huawei drop the price significantly - i.e HTC One S goes for GBP 260-280 (Euro 300-320 ?) on ebay right now - and the P1 should be with at least a 50 euro discount to that - Huawei are not going to sell a lot of these, which in turn, means less developer attention, etc...
how to know Getting , ask service ?
nothingman1976 said:
Yes I also think it's starting getting appealing...
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ask service online?
I've got a Huawei Ascend P1 and apart from the low internal memory, it is just a great phone: slim, quick, very responsive, good quality camera
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... and actually you can solve the internal memory issue (once and if you get there) by using an app like mounts2sd. I still have to figure out how, but I know it is possible!
andim12 said:
I've got a Huawei Ascend P1 and apart from the low internal memory, it is just a great phone: slim, quick, very responsive, good quality camera
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For me this my first android smartphone.
Works very well, I love it.
I hope the battery will be good for a long time, because it isn't user replaceable.
Hi guys I just need your opinion.
Should I buy this phone or wait for the new coming phones realease this year?
I don't want to spend a flagship price tag at the time being and this phone price looks pretty appealing.
fnudaniel83 said:
Hi guys I just need your opinion.
Should I buy this phone or wait for the new coming phones realease this year?
I don't want to spend a flagship price tag at the time being and this phone price looks pretty appealing.
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Honestly I think this phone is really good, having said that though I am in the process of returning mine. Just look at the lack of activity in these threads for this phone and lack of custom roms, if you are happy with stock phone then get it otherwise theres hardly any custom stable roms unfortunately and there sadly seems to be a lack of devs here for this phone.
Ned_Flanders said:
Honestly I think this phone is really good, having said that though I am in the process of returning mine. Just look at the lack of activity in these threads for this phone and lack of custom roms, if you are happy with stock phone then get it otherwise theres hardly any custom stable roms unfortunately and there sadly seems to be a lack of devs here for this phone.
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Hi thank you for your reply. Yeah I think I'm just gonna have this phone stock. May I know what is the reason for you to return this phone?
Ned_Flanders said:
Honestly I think this phone is really good, having said that though I am in the process of returning mine. Just look at the lack of activity in these threads for this phone and lack of custom roms, if you are happy with stock phone then get it otherwise theres hardly any custom stable roms unfortunately and there sadly seems to be a lack of devs here for this phone.
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If you don't need to mess with custom roms and stuff, get it.
Is really a bargain for the specs.
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I just purchased one from B&H photo. I was going to get a new one, for $110 off the purchase price, of a 32 or 64gb version. But they had used white 32gb version, 9 out of 10, for $219 free shipping, so I got that. It will be here Friday. Hope it is in good shape. For $219 can't go wrong.
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I just purchased one from B&H photo. I was going to get a new one, for $110 off the purchase price, of a 32 or 64gb version. But they had used white 32gb version, 9 out of 10, for $219 free shipping, so I got that. It will be here Friday. Hope it is in good shape. For $219 can't go wrong.
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Yeah I'm about to pull the trigger on that deal as well. I kinda wish it comes other the doctor strange bundle.
They're a bunch of used one on ebay for around $250 ish (no original box), but for $40 more I would rather pay for a new device or reputable seller.
bricky23 said:
I just purchased one from B&H photo. I was going to get a new one, for $110 off the purchase price, of a 32 or 64gb version. But they had used white 32gb version, 9 out of 10, for $219 free shipping, so I got that. It will be here Friday. Hope it is in good shape. For $219 can't go wrong.
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U got a real result there mate.
I have had my honor 8 for a few months now and I love it.
I hadn't rooted Etc and staying with stock on this one for a good while.
I know that people ain't happy with the custom ROM stuff that's happening or not happening.
This will change though, off you read what the devs are saying over on the custom ROM thread they are saying that they are working on thier own sources for Lineage 14.1 and once they have that sorted all of the other ROMs will quickly follow.
If I could start again with this phone would I still buy it knowing what I know about honor's lack of involvement ??
Yes I would for sure. It's a great phone with great specs.
I also have access to the pixel and I honestly prefer my Honor 8
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It's a very good phone,fast,stable,good battery life and a very nice looking design. As other members said, if you plan to root and want custom rom i'm not going to recommend it, but if you stay stock, go get it. I got like one month ago and i'm happy, i didn't made root, i'm running B360 (Android 7.0) on FRD-L09 and everything it's just perfect. I like the EMUI 5.0 a lot, idk why a lot of people hate it. So, as i said, if you don't care too much about development go get it.
Sheldd said:
It's a very good phone,fast,stable,good battery life and a very nice looking design. As other members said, if you plan to root and want custom rom i'm not going to recommend it, but if you stay stock, go get it. I got like one month ago and i'm happy, i didn't made root, i'm running B360 (Android 7.0) on FRD-L09 and everything it's just perfect. I like the EMUI 5.0 a lot, idk why a lot of people hate it. So, as i said, if you don't care too much about development go get it.
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Well said that man
Thank you for your input guys. I did ordered one yesterday.
Yeah I feel like this day and age its kinda ridiculous to spend $800 and up to get a smartphone.
For the people that owns the phone, have you guys received Android N update yet?
fnudaniel83 said:
Thank you for your input guys. I did ordered one yesterday.
Yeah I feel like this day and age its kinda ridiculous to spend $800 and up to get a smartphone.
For the people that owns the phone, have you guys received Android N update yet?
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Not yet. (unlocked Ld04, in Argentina)
Hoping to get it soon.
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Yes I have had the N update for a while.
It's all running very well, very smooth, I'm not finding any bugs.
My flat mate has the pixel and his phone is not running any better than my Honor 8
The OPO is getting old now, I've had my 3years worth and loved it despite the issues I've faced!
However it's time to upgrade (new job, more money )
I'm in the mix between ;
Pixel 1 XL - £400 (Really like this phone, although the age is putting me off SLIGHTLY due to not going to get many official updates)
Pixel 2 - £630 (Quite a bit expensive, will leave me quite skint but possibly worth it; I want this device the most)
LG G6 - £400ish? £500 with a floating LG speaker (I REALLY like this device, especially for the money but the skin and delay in updates will probably make me ill lol)
Oneplus 5 8GB ram - £450 (student discount) (obviously this looks like the no brainer but i KNOW the jelly effect will really get to me, in nearly every review of it on youtube i notice it when they scroll; no one can change my mind about this but I've added it to see if theres yet a fix for it? or is there going to be one? I havent seen anything about it?)
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And these are the phones, can anybody steer me into the right way? I honestly cannot decide, and my mind hasnt been made so I'm not biased against any however I'm least keen about the OP5.
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The OPO is getting old now, I've had my 3years worth and loved it despite the issues I've faced!
However it's time to upgrade (new job, more money )
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From what I know,you need a device with good(not average) camera,is that correct?
Mr.Ak said:
From what I know,you need a device with good(not average) camera,is that correct?
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yeah man, i'm into my instagram and snapchat
idonttakedrugs said:
yeah man, i'm into my instagram and snapchat
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Well,Redmi Note 4 and lenovo p2 is off the list..
How about Honor 6x/mate 9 lite? It has quite good camera.
https://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_6x-8388.php
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x
Confirmed oreo- https://www.google.co.in/search?dcr...s-hp..3.10.1782.3..41j0i131k1.285.tJCudWVwAAc
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Well,Redmi Note 4 and lenovo p2 is off the list..
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I wouldn't choose them sort of phones anyway mate due to the inconvenience such as; they'd be imported, wouldnt have good support if anything was to happen and the sites selling the xiaomis at least havent had the best reviews.
The phones i suggested i can buy in town without hesitation, even the Oneplus 5 due to being in the UK and o2 selling oneplus products
I just want something that works, is great all round and smooth. (and something i'm able to flaunt to ALL of my iPhone friends that claim Android is for 'tramps and emo geeks' hahah )
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I wouldn't choose them sort of phones anyway mate due to the inconvenience such as; they'd be imported, wouldnt have good support if anything was to happen and the sites selling the xiaomis at least havent had the best reviews.
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Not really,except for average camera,it is actually a good device.Anyways,have a look at my edited post.
Mr.Ak said:
Not really,except for average camera,it is actually a good device.Anyways,have a look at my edited post.
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Well I was going to get the honor when it was just out as my dad asked if i wanted to get it off him and swap him for my opo with some money on top but the software is a big killer, possibly THEA worst android skin on a mainstream phone. The look, the feel and everything is clunky and pretty fairly disgusting.
I dont think theres any other phone on the market I'd have other than i've stated, I really like the Moto Z but I can't find it for sale in the UK (reasonably priced anyway), Also like Sony xperia phones but again, they're too expensive for what they are. The new HTC u11 is £600 so again, too expensive all considering.
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Well I was going to get the honor when it was just out as my dad asked if i wanted to get it off him and swap him for my opo with some money on top but the software is a big killer, possibly THEA worst android skin on a mainstream phone. The look, the feel and everything is clunky and pretty fairly disgusting.
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That's why custom ROMs are there,aren't they?
PS: you should wait for Honor 7X- https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/wait-honor-7x-t3683703
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That's why custom ROMs are there,aren't they?
PS: you should wait for Honor 7X- https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/wait-honor-7x-t3683703
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i did say i want something that just works , ive spent TOO much of my time flashing with all the phones i've had purely because they were bad from factory, Oneplus One included with its shocking stock camera driver
idonttakedrugs said:
i did say i want something that just works , ive spent TOO much of my time flashing with all the phones i've had purely because they were bad from factory, Oneplus One included with its shocking stock camera driver
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I almost forgot.Congratulations for the new job.☺
Mr.Ak said:
I almost forgot.Congratulations for the new job.
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cheers bro :good:
Finally I found a shop on alibaba can buy the phone with a good price.And I also found Mi 10 Pro on this website too!!!
Here is the link to buy:[COLOR="Red"]Aff link removed.[/COLOR]
Thank you guys.
yeah i would like a better resource to buy this phone
masri1987 said:
yeah i would like a better resource to buy this phone
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In stock as of today. (black ceramic)
https://www.belsimpel.nl/oppo-find-x2-pro/zwart
animaleyes76 said:
In stock on Tuesday. (black ceramic)
https://www.belsimpel.nl/oppo-find-x2-pro/zwart
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doesn't appear that they deliver to USA
masri1987 said:
doesn't appear that they deliver to USA
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Amazon?
https://www.amazon.com/Original-Sna...ywords=Oppo+find+x2+pro&qid=1585082097&sr=8-1
Will there be difference if we wait for the European model or it will be the same?
xchatter said:
Will there be difference if we wait for the European model or it will be the same?
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The link I gave is the European model. The Netherlands got it much earlier. ? All models are the same from everything that I've read.
Belsimpel.nl offers sim free European model and deliver almost everywhere in Europe.
Thanks for the hints guys.
Damn.... it costs as much as S20 Ultra. :/
xchatter said:
Thanks for the hints guys.
Damn.... it costs as much as S20 Ultra. :/
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yeah, that's unfortunate.
I found the Find X2 Pro on "Trading Shenzhen" for 927€ https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/vivo-oppo-realme-etc/2159-oppo-findx2pro-12-256.html
however it's a Chinese model. Most likely won't be able to flash Global ROM on it... but the price is very tempting!
already cancelled my Find X2 (non Pro) order, and I'm probably gonna buy the Pro from Trading Shenzhen.
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yeah, that's unfortunate.
I found the Find X2 Pro on "Trading Shenzhen" for 927€ https://tradingshenzhen.com/en/vivo-oppo-realme-etc/2159-oppo-findx2pro-12-256.html
however it's a Chinese model. Most likely won't be able to flash Global ROM on it... but the price is very tempting!
already cancelled my Find X2 (non Pro) order, and I'm probably gonna buy the Pro from Trading Shenzhen.
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I will wait to see the OnePlus 8 series announcement. If they are not better, I hope Oppo will be already available in more EU countries by then.
For the Brits: https://www.oppo.com/uk/smartphone-find-x2-pro/
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xchatter said:
I will wait to see the OnePlus 8 series announcement. If they are not better, I hope Oppo will be already available in more EU countries by then.
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OnePlus 8 Pro looks impressive, but I'm not a fan of the green and the camera no quite on par from initial comparisons. What are your thoughts?
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For the Brits: https://www.oppo.com/uk/smartphone-find-x2-pro/
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OnePlus 8 Pro looks impressive but I'm not a fan of the green and the camera no quite on par from initial comparisons. What are your thoughts?
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I also didn't like the green too much, but the blue version looks amazing on all reviews no matter that on oneplus' webpage the picture of the blue looks ugly. For the camera I agree that probably it won't be the absolute best but I wouldn't look at Oneplus anyways if the camera was my top priority. However I think it will be updated and it will be top-of-the-line. Oneplus is the king of updates and UX. The screen is the best, stereo speakers, fastest wireless charging. I also like that they removed the motorized camera tbh(i know this is subjective, but still). The curve of the screen is not something that I appreciate, but also I get used to this( I had the Vivo Nex 3, Huawei Mate 30 Pro) and don't mind in the end.
Some things I like better on the Find X2 Pro(the back finish for example and the faster wired charging), but OnePlus 8 Pro gets my vote because the community is beyond comparison so we will get all kinds of things to play with over here at XDA. +good battery +fastest wireless charging +the best screen +great camera +Oxygen(btw Find X2 Pro is similar) +best updates.
In the end -> I placed my pre-order of the blue 256GB model and hopefully will get it by the end of next week.
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In stock as of today. (black ceramic)
https://www.belsimpel.nl/oppo-find-x2-pro/zwart
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Looking at this, did you buy it? Is it dual-SIM. Website sort of makes out it is, but chatting to their team on facebook messenger, they say its a single sim??
Hi, do you know différences between chinese and global version ?
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Looking at this, did you buy it? Is it dual-SIM. Website sort of makes out it is, but chatting to their team on facebook messenger, they say its a single sim??
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Hi, sadly I don't. I waited for two weeks (6 days for it to be in stock) and they still didn't send it despite having it in stock (despite their adverts saying thar they send phones 7 days a week until 11pm etc) and I cancelled the order and bought a P40 Pro instead.
I’ve ordered the orange variant from Belsimpel.nl, shipped Friday so hope to receive sometime this week (UK). Took a few days to get through fraud check as I’m not in the Netherlands but appreciate that is for my safety also. By the time i got through the checks it said 2-4 days to get stock in but they actually shipped immediately. Not sure if they put one to the side for me but doubt it!
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I’ve ordered the orange variant from Belsimpel.nl, shipped Friday so hope to receive sometime this week (UK). Took a few days to get through fraud check as I’m not in the Netherlands but appreciate that is for my safety also. By the time i got through the checks it said 2-4 days to get stock in but they actually shipped immediately. Not sure if they put one to the side for me but doubt it!
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I've took the gamble too. Have just ordered the black from belsimpel.nl
Looked at all the alternatives, and although some of the China ones were cheaper, they were all just 256gb. I would have liked dual sim but the chance of the phone not supporting android auto and/or wifi calling (plus only one year warranty - and the possibility of customs charges etc) was too much of a gamble. None of the Chinese merchants would commit.
Hopefully, this will arrive swiftly... nice black 512Gb single SIM for just over €1,204 including shipping. Reckon that even when(if) it turns up in UK it'll be similar price for 512Gb.
Ordering, like you say, was a bit of a miff... but I'll take that for security purposes.
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I've took the gamble too. Have just ordered the black from belsimpel.nl
Looked at all the alternatives, and although some of the China ones were cheaper, they were all just 256gb. I would have liked dual sim but the chance of the phone not supporting android auto and/or wifi calling (plus only one year warranty - and the possibility of customs charges etc) was too much of a gamble. None of the Chinese merchants would commit.
Hopefully, this will arrive swiftly... nice black 512Gb single SIM for just over €1,204 including shipping. Reckon that even when(if) it turns up in UK it'll be similar price for 512Gb.
Ordering, like you say, was a bit of a miff... but I'll take that for security purposes.
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Just for info, the tracking on mine was stuck, it still said it was waiting to be picked up by the courier for 3 days after it 'shipped'. It wasn't though it was in transit and arrived within 3 working days
Arrived 2nd Day after shipping. Has Android Auto, WiFi calling (yet to test), so currently quite happy
I live in the US, but I ordered an Edge S before I realized that the G100 might launch in the USA soon. Even so, it's looking like it might be more like $500, and I paid less than $400 for the Chinese Edge S. Hopefully the $100 savings will be worth it. But value-wise, I'm very excited for this phone. Some people are kind of angsty because it's an LCD display instead of OLED, but in the battery life comparisons I've seen it does very well and is just behind the Galaxy S 21 in overall endurance. I have the Black Shark 3 Pro but I've just never been happy with it since day one. The UI isn't great, it lacks NFC (I didn't know or else I wouldn't have gotten it...who makes a $700-$800 flagship without NFC?!?), and it lacks desktop mode. All of those were actually better on my previous phone, the Mate 20X. The UI wasn't much better on my last phone, but it was a little bit. I like how Motorola is really light on their UI and on extra apps, focusing more on hardware and a smooth experience. I had Motorolas before and I've really liked them, and a lot of my family has Motorolas now and they're happy too. My only hesitancy is that the screen is a tad small, smallest I've had in a while. But I think 6.7 will still be big enough. And hopefully too, I can sell my Black Shark 3 Pro for more than I paid for the Edge S since my phone is still in very good condition. I guess we'll see!
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I live in the US, but I ordered an Edge S before I realized that the G100 might launch in the USA soon. Even so, it's looking like it might be more like $500, and I paid less than $400 for the Chinese Edge S. Hopefully the $100 savings will be worth it. But value-wise, I'm very excited for this phone. Some people are kind of angsty because it's an LCD display instead of OLED, but in the battery life comparisons I've seen it does very well and is just behind the Galaxy S 21 in overall endurance. I have the Black Shark 3 Pro but I've just never been happy with it since day one. The UI isn't great, it lacks NFC (I didn't know or else I wouldn't have gotten it...who makes a $700-$800 flagship without NFC?!?), and it lacks desktop mode. All of those were actually better on my previous phone, the Mate 20X. The UI wasn't much better on my last phone, but it was a little bit. I like how Motorola is really light on their UI and on extra apps, focusing more on hardware and a smooth experience. I had Motorolas before and I've really liked them, and a lot of my family has Motorolas now and they're happy too. My only hesitancy is that the screen is a tad small, smallest I've had in a while. But I think 6.7 will still be big enough. And hopefully too, I can sell my Black Shark 3 Pro for more than I paid for the Edge S since my phone is still in very good condition. I guess we'll see!
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I've had my eye on this phone for a while. The specs look really nice and at $400 it's a decent deal for what you get. Will be watching to see how the rom development goes. I think they released the kernel a while ago so hopefully something happens soon.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I live in the US, but I ordered an Edge S before I realized that the G100 might launch in the USA soon. Even so, it's looking like it might be more like $500, and I paid less than $400 for the Chinese Edge S. Hopefully the $100 savings will be worth it. But value-wise, I'm very excited for this phone. Some people are kind of angsty because it's an LCD display instead of OLED, but in the battery life comparisons I've seen it does very well and is just behind the Galaxy S 21 in overall endurance. I have the Black Shark 3 Pro but I've just never been happy with it since day one. The UI isn't great, it lacks NFC (I didn't know or else I wouldn't have gotten it...who makes a $700-$800 flagship without NFC?!?), and it lacks desktop mode. All of those were actually better on my previous phone, the Mate 20X. The UI wasn't much better on my last phone, but it was a little bit. I like how Motorola is really light on their UI and on extra apps, focusing more on hardware and a smooth experience. I had Motorolas before and I've really liked them, and a lot of my family has Motorolas now and they're happy too. My only hesitancy is that the screen is a tad small, smallest I've had in a while. But I think 6.7 will still be big enough. And hopefully too, I can sell my Black Shark 3 Pro for more than I paid for the Edge S since my phone is still in very good condition. I guess we'll see!
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Hey, yup, I'm looking forward to this phone. I also live in the US and like Moto, unlike a lot of people. If you don't mind me asking, what carrier do you use? With no North American variant announced yet I'm thinking of buying one from another region. Just wasn't sure if it would necessarily work. I don't have any experience buying phones outside of this region. Any advice would be great.
I think you could buy a Moto edge S from Chinese, the cheapest version is 1999￥ RMB.
After that, you unlock the Bootloader, when the global version release - G100, you can flash the global version firmware. It's very nice!
To be honest, the Moto edge S (Chinese version), the UI is MyUI, not pure Moto UI. It's very ugly.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I live in the US, but I ordered an Edge S before I realized that the G100 might launch in the USA soon. Even so, it's looking like it might be more like $500, and I paid less than $400 for the Chinese Edge S. Hopefully the $100 savings will be worth it. But value-wise, I'm very excited for this phone. Some people are kind of angsty because it's an LCD display instead of OLED, but in the battery life comparisons I've seen it does very well and is just behind the Galaxy S 21 in overall endurance. I have the Black Shark 3 Pro but I've just never been happy with it since day one. The UI isn't great, it lacks NFC (I didn't know or else I wouldn't have gotten it...who makes a $700-$800 flagship without NFC?!?), and it lacks desktop mode. All of those were actually better on my previous phone, the Mate 20X. The UI wasn't much better on my last phone, but it was a little bit. I like how Motorola is really light on their UI and on extra apps, focusing more on hardware and a smooth experience. I had Motorolas before and I've really liked them, and a lot of my family has Motorolas now and they're happy too. My only hesitancy is that the screen is a tad small, smallest I've had in a while. But I think 6.7 will still be big enough. And hopefully too, I can sell my Black Shark 3 Pro for more than I paid for the Edge S since my phone is still in very good condition. I guess we'll see!
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Did u flash the global rom or using the chines rom. And from where did u buy?
Steve331 said:
I think you could buy a Moto edge S from Chinese, the cheapest version is 1999￥ RMB.
After that, you unlock the Bootloader, when the global version release - G100, you can flash the global version firmware. It's very nice!
To be honest, the Moto edge S (Chinese version), the UI is MyUI, not pure Moto UI. It's very ugly.
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This may be the route I go with. I guess it all depends whether the phone is released here in NA. I've seen articles that have said "more news to come" regarding a release and I've also seen at least one that has said "will not be available in North America". Of course, none are official statements by Motorola, so either can be true. I really like this phone, though, and one way or another, I'm going to pick it up.
Steve331 said:
I think you could buy a Moto edge S from Chinese, the cheapest version is 1999￥ RMB.
After that, you unlock the Bootloader, when the global version release - G100, you can flash the global version firmware. It's very nice!
To be honest, the Moto edge S (Chinese version), the UI is MyUI, not pure Moto UI. It's very ugly.
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I've not seen it for this price anywhere. Where are you finding it?
I bought mine from AliExpress, but I've also bought from Giztop.com before and it was fine. I don't have the phone yet, it should be arriving probably in another week or so. I don't know of any bootloader unlock, nor having access to a global ROM to flash.
As far as buying phones from outside your region, kimovil.com seems to have the most accurate and also easiest to read info about which service bands a device has. I have AT&T, and this device has more LTE bands than my current one, which works fine anyway. I may not really get 5G, but I don't think AT&T has 5G in my area yet anyway.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I bought mine from AliExpress, but I've also bought from Giztop.com before and it was fine. I don't have the phone yet, it should be arriving probably in another week or so. I don't know of any bootloader unlock, nor having access to a global ROM to flash.
As far as buying phones from outside your region, kimovil.com seems to have the most accurate and also easiest to read info about which service bands a device has. I have AT&T, and this device has more LTE bands than my current one, which works fine anyway. I may not really get 5G, but I don't think AT&T has 5G in my area yet anyway.
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u can try unlocking bootloader as moto allow it. https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b. U also can flash global rom using Rescue and Smart Assistant application
tamojit_ray said:
u can try unlocking bootloader as moto allow it. https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b. U also can flash global rom using Rescue and Smart Assistant application
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Cool. I'll consider it after I get it. But most likely the Chinese ROM will be fine. The description says it comes with Google services and has English language. I'll probably only try to flash Global if I run into issues.
Timmons said:
I've not seen it for this price anywhere. Where are you finding it?
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You could find Moto edge S on China website, like jd.com or taobao.com.
if they could send it to your country, China retail version is the lowest price.
Steve331 said:
You could find Moto edge S on China website, like jd.com or taobao.com.
if they could send it to your country, China retail version is the lowest price.
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Thanks! Never heard of these sites. Definitely beats aliexpress price
Timmons said:
Thanks! Never heard of these sites. Definitely beats aliexpress price
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I bought mine a few months back when they were doing pre-order from giztop.com. They shipped to Canada. now I'm just waiting for the G100 rom to flash the Edge S, and I'll be 100% happy. Other than that. great phone.
I 'm using the edge s . i find the phone 3.5mm headphone sound is so bad quality. Especially at low volume, there are obvious noises that accompany the ups and downs of the music.
Hello everyone! I am very exited about this phone too. I live in Argentina and ordered the Moto G 100 a few days ago (8GB+128GB+USB C to HDMI Cable). Next week should be in my hands.
I am also thinking about custom ROMs like PixelExperience, which I really like. Currently I have a Redmi Note 7 4GB+64GB I am very happy with the behavior of PixelExperience on it. I am a little afraid that I am will not get used to the Motorola UI.
Also thinking about custom ROMs do you think that the "Ready For" feature will be compatible?
So far I like the Motorola UI, but it really is personal preference. I've never tried PixelExperience. As for Ready For, I can't say. But starting with Android 10, desktop mode was built-in as a developer option. I haven't tested that feature at all, but I imagine it's decent and similar to Ready For.
As soon as you get your G100, if you could download the Rescue and Smart Assistant, download your firmware, and then upload it and share it here, that would be awesome.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
So far I like the Motorola UI, but it really is personal preference. I've never tried PixelExperience. As for Ready For, I can't say. But starting with Android 10, desktop mode was built-in as a developer option. I haven't tested that feature at all, but I imagine it's decent and similar to Ready For.
As soon as you get your G100, if you could download the Rescue and Smart Assistant, download your firmware, and then upload it and share it here, that would be awesome.
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Pixel experience is pretty awesome. Hopefully the smart devs on xda work on it eventually.
HopelesRomantc91 said:
So far I like the Motorola UI, but it really is personal preference. I've never tried PixelExperience. As for Ready For, I can't say. But starting with Android 10, desktop mode was built-in as a developer option. I haven't tested that feature at all, but I imagine it's decent and similar to Ready For.
As soon as you get your G100, if you could download the Rescue and Smart Assistant, download your firmware, and then upload it and share it here, that would be awesome.
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Sure! I can do that.
Sorry, I am new here, where is right place to upload those kind of things?
I actually don't know. I would like to summon @sd_shadow to ask, where is the best place to upload firmware?
HopelesRomantc91 said:
I actually don't know. I would like to summon @sd_shadow to ask, where is the best place to upload firmware?
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Androidfilehost.com is good, some complain about the download speed
Mega.nz is good
Google drive is good
Edit: Sorry I thought AFH had a free upload