HTC 11 Thread

Vahevala · 06-07-2017 09:42AM

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I use the selfie camera all the time

:D

Another thing that I am considering is insurance, I will get the phone on contract but can't justify paying nearly 13 euro in insurance as the monthly bill would be around €73, not sure how good/bad gadgetinsurance.ie is - if I can't get cheaper insurance, I will probably just hang on to my S6.

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-07-2017 09:49AM

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Vahevala · 06-07-2017 09:56AM

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Thanks! I am a bit like you as well, I prefer a bigger phone, a phone that you can hang on to. I feel that the S8 isn't a practical phone, it seems to be aesthetically pleasing no doubt but I am not a fan of curved displays which is why I always went previously for the flat version.

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-07-2017 09:59AM

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Cina · 06-07-2017 11:56AM

Vahevala wrote: »

Thanks! I am a bit like you as well, I prefer a bigger phone, a phone that you can hang on to. I feel that the S8 isn't a practical phone, it seems to be aesthetically pleasing no doubt but I am not a fan of curved displays which is why I always went previously for the flat version.

I bought an S8 having previously had the massive-bezels of the Pixel and I can assure you it's very practical to use. The edge are barely noticeable and nothing close to as sharp as the ones on the S7 Edge, they really don't impact anything, and despite being 5.8 inches in height the phone is still easy to use with one hand (and I don't have big hands!).

The only impractical thing is the fingerprint scanner, which is terribly placed, aside from that it's amazing, although I would have to recommend a case!

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-07-2017 07:43AM

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Testament1 · 07-07-2017 01:35PM

How do you find the camera compared to the S7?

07-07-2017 04:47PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Ordered both them there meself. Dunno which to stick with but guess they will both serve there purpose!

Did your Spigen cases arrive? I ordered with 1 day delivery on Wed, should have had them yesterday. Still no sign, so Amazon have refunded my shipping.

Flaccus · 07-07-2017 05:08PM

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Shafted in the sense that it's meant to be an identical product, but both the chip and camera sensor are clearly inferior. On the flip side, the selfie camera is better on the eu model, if you're into that kind of thing.

It's also a bit of swings and roundabouts. Last year the EU model was much better than what the US got.

The performance differences are marginal in terms of day to day use. Noone got shafted. Your being over dramatic

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S8-benchmarks_id93192

Also owned the exynos and my sister has the Chinese 835 variant. Almost no difference in real world use.

BTW, the solar red u11 is dual sim only. So no SD card possible?

07-07-2017 05:16PM

Flaccus wrote: »

The performancev differences are marginal in terms of day to day use. Noone got shafted. Your being over dramatic

https://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S8-benchmarks_id93192

Also owned the exynos and my sister has the Chinese 835 variant. Almost no difference in real world use

The US model gets better sustained performance and better battery life, from what I've seen and read. In real world use you might not notice a clear difference, but it's there. As I said, last year the EU model was better, this year it's the other way around.

Shafted is just a figure of speech, maybe it is too dramatic. If I was spending some €800-900 outright on an S8 or S8+ I wouldn't want to know that it has the best possible hardware options available.

Testament1 · 07-07-2017 05:22PM

Flaccus wrote: »

BTW, the solar red u11 is dual sim only. So no SD card possible?

I was of the understanding that the SD can be mounted in the second SIM slot? Open to correction there!

07-07-2017 05:26PM

Testament1 wrote: »

I was of the understanding that the SD can be mounted in the second SIM slot? Open to correction there!

Yup, that's correct. All the European guys I know with dual SIM are just using it the same as our model, with the second SIM slot holding an SD card instead.

OldMrBrennan83 · 07-07-2017 05:33PM

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How Soon Is Now · 08-07-2017 12:27AM

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Did your Spigen cases arrive? I ordered with 1 day delivery on Wed, should have had them yesterday. Still no sign, so Amazon have refunded my shipping.

No got an email saying was a delay that if don't receive it by Tuesday to get in contact.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-07-2017 12:41AM

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Flaccus · 08-07-2017 12:09PM

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It's hard to decide which is better on a crap computer screen. Does the U11 shot look a bit dark in the left corner.

Testament1 · 08-07-2017 12:11PM

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https://imgur.com/gallery/0aDVK

Disclaimer: I'm no photographer.

S8 certainly does look good in that outdoor shot! I fancied a change for a bit again so have gone ahead and ordered a Sapphire Blue 11. Might swap it for an S8 if I end up not liking it haha.

Flaccus · 08-07-2017 12:14PM

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S8 certainly does look good in that outdoor shot! I fancied a change for a bit again so have gone ahead and ordered a Sapphire Blue 11. Might swap it for an S8 if I end up not liking it haha.

Does the S8 shots look a bit samsung oversaturated ? I had an S8 plus and while I liked the photos I guess I didn't have a comparison. Got rid of it over the lag setting in which no amount of factory resets sorted.

The G4 looks nice.

08-07-2017 12:17PM

To me, it just looks like the U11 is the only one that didn't use HDR.

OldMrBrennan83 · 08-07-2017 12:31PM

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Vahevala · 09-07-2017 10:53AM

A few comparison videos of the U11 v S8 camera & video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5teykXWD5c&t=28s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiVvWFhSnBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkxccbI43SA

09-07-2017 11:13AM

The U11 is finally getting 1080p 60fps video in an upcoming update.

Vahevala · 09-07-2017 01:46PM

Can you change your LED notification light to be any colour you want? (Like you can on a Samsung?)

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-07-2017 01:48PM

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09-07-2017 01:56PM

Vahevala wrote: »

Can you change your LED notification light to be any colour you want? (Like you can on a Samsung?)

Only has amber and green LEDs.

OldMrBrennan83 · 09-07-2017 02:07PM

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Flaccus · 09-07-2017 08:11PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yuGfzw8uxw

This guy considers the U11 the best overall flagship smartphone.

Flaccus · 09-07-2017 08:15PM

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The problem is the iris scanner does not work reliably outdoors in bright light and even Samsung warns about this. Hopefully your phone won't start lagging like my s8 plus.

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