Long time iphone user making the jump.
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Well the launch was a disappointment, the x looks nice, but absolute max i'd pay for that would be £850 for a 128gb version they are just ripping the utter piss at £1150
8+ isnt enough of a step up from my 6s+, the thing looks quite dated and outclassed now, and tbh imo apple quality has went downhill, it seems every new software release adds more bugs than they solve, freezing, crashing and tethering problems are a daily occurance now, and battery life is ridiculous on my 18 month old device, i can take it off charge at 9am and by lunchtime its dead if i use it heavily.
I have tried android a few times on tablets and not really got on with it, but I suspect that is more my fault for not persevering enough due to time pressures, i work 70 hours a week a lot so time is at a premium, ios is just familiar and everything used to at one point just work properly, now, not so much.
I have taken a bit of a sideways step, I like the look of the note 8, but its a bit spendy if it turns out i really don't get on with android, so i ordered an elephone s8 that i will use as my main device for a couple of months, that way if i don't like it £160 after my saved up gearbest vouchers isn't the end of the world i'll give it to my daughter and bite the pillow and order an iphone x, but if i do get along with android after a bit of daily immersion i'll buy the most powerful big screen android phone going at the time i make the decision.
Any tips for a smooth migration? I'm serious about giving this a fair shake so I want it to go smoothly.
I use my phone for navigation, teamviewer and microsoft remote desktop, multiple cctv and security apps, emails and generating quotations and invoices, web browsing and youtube, and streaming podcasts and internet radio over bluetooth in the van.
The elephone features usb c pe+ quick charging but i dont trust chinese oem chargers can anyone recommend a good home and car charger that supports pe+ quick charging?
When the same app is available on ios and android the android version often feels far less polished and slick than its ios equivelant at least on the cctv apps i have setup for customers, others who have made the switch, does that fade eventually, or do you always think this app looks a bit hobbled compared to the ios version presumably to allow them to still run on s
t androd phones?
I forgot to mention, i use crystal ad blocker on my iphone and i could never go back to not having a decent ad blocker, when i tried a while back to get a decent adblocker on my daughters hudl tablet without rooting, has the situation improved any recently?
8+ isnt enough of a step up from my 6s+, the thing looks quite dated and outclassed now, and tbh imo apple quality has went downhill, it seems every new software release adds more bugs than they solve, freezing, crashing and tethering problems are a daily occurance now, and battery life is ridiculous on my 18 month old device, i can take it off charge at 9am and by lunchtime its dead if i use it heavily.
I have tried android a few times on tablets and not really got on with it, but I suspect that is more my fault for not persevering enough due to time pressures, i work 70 hours a week a lot so time is at a premium, ios is just familiar and everything used to at one point just work properly, now, not so much.
I have taken a bit of a sideways step, I like the look of the note 8, but its a bit spendy if it turns out i really don't get on with android, so i ordered an elephone s8 that i will use as my main device for a couple of months, that way if i don't like it £160 after my saved up gearbest vouchers isn't the end of the world i'll give it to my daughter and bite the pillow and order an iphone x, but if i do get along with android after a bit of daily immersion i'll buy the most powerful big screen android phone going at the time i make the decision.
Any tips for a smooth migration? I'm serious about giving this a fair shake so I want it to go smoothly.
I use my phone for navigation, teamviewer and microsoft remote desktop, multiple cctv and security apps, emails and generating quotations and invoices, web browsing and youtube, and streaming podcasts and internet radio over bluetooth in the van.
The elephone features usb c pe+ quick charging but i dont trust chinese oem chargers can anyone recommend a good home and car charger that supports pe+ quick charging?
When the same app is available on ios and android the android version often feels far less polished and slick than its ios equivelant at least on the cctv apps i have setup for customers, others who have made the switch, does that fade eventually, or do you always think this app looks a bit hobbled compared to the ios version presumably to allow them to still run on s
t androd phones?I forgot to mention, i use crystal ad blocker on my iphone and i could never go back to not having a decent ad blocker, when i tried a while back to get a decent adblocker on my daughters hudl tablet without rooting, has the situation improved any recently?
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Sunday 17th September 22:43
The sharp qhd screen looks fantastic in reviews and sony imx camera looks no worse than my iphone one as far as the reviewers who have tried it so far. Time will tell.
6 inch plus screen is a big thing for me, tbh a 7 inch screen with a ginoumous battery and a rugged waterproof case and a belt clip for my work trousers would be phone heaven for me.
6 inch plus screen is a big thing for me, tbh a 7 inch screen with a ginoumous battery and a rugged waterproof case and a belt clip for my work trousers would be phone heaven for me.
Not my intention, if there are no dealbreakers software wise a note 8 is on the cards unless something better comes out, i like the look of the s pen for sketching out quick and dirty system design plans and annotating photos with camera positions to send to subcontractors, just £850 is too big a punt to take on a whim. When the note 2 first came out i bought one but android really was inferior back then so ended up selling it fir a loss and paid the apple tax again.
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Monday 18th September 09:54
It's not a £160 device, there is a pre order discount and i had about £25 in credit from that retaillers loyalty program.
https://youtu.be/CwyX8bAHqiQ
I'm hoping it will be good enough to give me a taste for android.
https://youtu.be/CwyX8bAHqiQ
I'm hoping it will be good enough to give me a taste for android.
Ok, migration tips?
Usb c pe+ quick chargers for car and home?
Decent adblockers?
The phone is ordered and paid for already so not much point in telling me it's no good, especially without knowing anything about it.
Cctv apps will be ivms-4500, hik connect and a few lens calculators, fing, speedtest, csl dualcom and pyronix homecontrol.
Usb c pe+ quick chargers for car and home?
Decent adblockers?
The phone is ordered and paid for already so not much point in telling me it's no good, especially without knowing anything about it.
Cctv apps will be ivms-4500, hik connect and a few lens calculators, fing, speedtest, csl dualcom and pyronix homecontrol.
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Monday 18th September 18:56
Agreeing with others without reading what i actually posted or having any knowledge of the actual device being discussed. Ok receiving you loud and clear.
Never mind the fact that 1. It isn't a £160 phone. Its on a pre order sale plus i have credit with the retailler which is why i'm only spending £160
2. It has a decent spec and every single person who has tried one and shared their opinion on it is universally positive
3. As already stated its ordered and paid for.
4. It is only for me to see if there is anything I do in a working day isn't compatible with android. If android suits and this device doesn't blow me away i'll buy a note 8 or similar and give this one to my daughter. If android doesn't suit i'll buy an iphone x and give the elephone to my daughter. If the elephone is decent my daughter will have to keep her hudl with the broken screen.
Never mind the fact that 1. It isn't a £160 phone. Its on a pre order sale plus i have credit with the retailler which is why i'm only spending £160
2. It has a decent spec and every single person who has tried one and shared their opinion on it is universally positive
3. As already stated its ordered and paid for.
4. It is only for me to see if there is anything I do in a working day isn't compatible with android. If android suits and this device doesn't blow me away i'll buy a note 8 or similar and give this one to my daughter. If android doesn't suit i'll buy an iphone x and give the elephone to my daughter. If the elephone is decent my daughter will have to keep her hudl with the broken screen.
Thanks. Has the adblock situation on android moved on any since i last looked?
Are qualcomm quickcharge chargers compatible with the mediatek pumpexpress rapid charging system or do i need to hunt for one of those? There are almost non existant, only one I can find is the blitzwolf.
What is the best alternative to imessage? And facetime, i facetime my mrs a lot to spezak to my daughters, needs to be something easy to use from an iphone my mrs isn’t technical at all.
Looking forward to using sdr touch from the phone instead of having to get the laptop out.
Anything for creating a slip connection via an otg usb rs232 converter to some legacy hardware?
Is connecting to a vpn still a pain in the hole or have they made that slicker?
As you may be able to tell from my spelling the touchscreen on my iphone is getting terrible. It takes about 5 hard presses before it registers a full stop or anything else around the bottom left and other keys register a double press even when you only press it once. Apple quality is declining.
Are qualcomm quickcharge chargers compatible with the mediatek pumpexpress rapid charging system or do i need to hunt for one of those? There are almost non existant, only one I can find is the blitzwolf.
What is the best alternative to imessage? And facetime, i facetime my mrs a lot to spezak to my daughters, needs to be something easy to use from an iphone my mrs isn’t technical at all.
Looking forward to using sdr touch from the phone instead of having to get the laptop out.
Anything for creating a slip connection via an otg usb rs232 converter to some legacy hardware?
Is connecting to a vpn still a pain in the hole or have they made that slicker?
As you may be able to tell from my spelling the touchscreen on my iphone is getting terrible. It takes about 5 hard presses before it registers a full stop or anything else around the bottom left and other keys register a double press even when you only press it once. Apple quality is declining.
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Tuesday 19th September 21:39
just thought I'd update this a bit, the elephone is an amazing device, outclasses my iPhone 6s+ in a lot of areas, the screen is stunning, absolutely phenomenal, and the touchscreen is every bit as responsive, typing is much faster and more accurate. The thing is pretty much the size and shape of the iPhone, but it's like nearly all screen, and the screen is just fking stunning, makes the iPhone look like watching 720p tv compared to a 4k uhd film, technically it's not as big a gap but in day to day use its noticeable.
The battery lasts a full day of heavy work use, 7 hours screen on time, using Waze, watching YouTube,streaming radio, lots of viewing 4k CCTV camera streams, Fing sniffing. Fing is about 3 times faster on this device than the iphone, and all my day to day processes are snappier than the iPhone. The fingerprint scanner is faster and more accurate on my dirt ingrained badly constantly chapped from climbing towers and ladders hands.
Camera stills are more detailed than the iPhone, but sometimes the autofocus is slooooooow, sometimes it is rapid. The flash is punchier than the iPhone one. 4k video is sharp and the mic picks up really well but the frame rate seems to slow down randomly sometimes it's smooth sometimes not.
Downsides are 1: I can't work out how to enable WiFi calling, the menu option isn't where it should be. This could be a deal breaker as the signal is almost non existent in my house, although this picks up a usable signal in my bedroom where my iPhone doesn't.
2: sometimes the GPS position is about 10 metres west of where I am. Rock solid tracking but always the same off which confuses Waze for the first wee while until is seems to correct itself. I don't know if this is a setting or a calibration needing adjusted somewhere.
3 I'm not sure I like android so much, the whole back button thing, some of the apps looking a bit naff, fingerprint not working for BOS online banking which I use several times a day, is that a device thing or an android thing?
4 one of my Hotmail accounts which I have had since Hotmail was launched and still use a lot, it never seems to work properly on any android device, contacts and calender won't sync and it won't work on push email. It works perfectly on every iOS device.
5 Mrs doesn't like Skype and WhatsApp.
I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't think a note 8 is £700 better than this phone, to be honest if this phone had a Samsung badge and a £600 price tag apart from the camera I don't think many people would complain.
I have compared the screen on this to my brother in law's 8+ and we both agree it's night and day so that's out the window, and I still think the X price is abusive lunacy.
Time will tell.
king stunning, makes the iPhone look like watching 720p tv compared to a 4k uhd film, technically it's not as big a gap but in day to day use its noticeable. The battery lasts a full day of heavy work use, 7 hours screen on time, using Waze, watching YouTube,streaming radio, lots of viewing 4k CCTV camera streams, Fing sniffing. Fing is about 3 times faster on this device than the iphone, and all my day to day processes are snappier than the iPhone. The fingerprint scanner is faster and more accurate on my dirt ingrained badly constantly chapped from climbing towers and ladders hands.
Camera stills are more detailed than the iPhone, but sometimes the autofocus is slooooooow, sometimes it is rapid. The flash is punchier than the iPhone one. 4k video is sharp and the mic picks up really well but the frame rate seems to slow down randomly sometimes it's smooth sometimes not.
Downsides are 1: I can't work out how to enable WiFi calling, the menu option isn't where it should be. This could be a deal breaker as the signal is almost non existent in my house, although this picks up a usable signal in my bedroom where my iPhone doesn't.
2: sometimes the GPS position is about 10 metres west of where I am. Rock solid tracking but always the same off which confuses Waze for the first wee while until is seems to correct itself. I don't know if this is a setting or a calibration needing adjusted somewhere.
3 I'm not sure I like android so much, the whole back button thing, some of the apps looking a bit naff, fingerprint not working for BOS online banking which I use several times a day, is that a device thing or an android thing?
4 one of my Hotmail accounts which I have had since Hotmail was launched and still use a lot, it never seems to work properly on any android device, contacts and calender won't sync and it won't work on push email. It works perfectly on every iOS device.
5 Mrs doesn't like Skype and WhatsApp.
I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't think a note 8 is £700 better than this phone, to be honest if this phone had a Samsung badge and a £600 price tag apart from the camera I don't think many people would complain.
I have compared the screen on this to my brother in law's 8+ and we both agree it's night and day so that's out the window, and I still think the X price is abusive lunacy.
Time will tell.
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