- Joined
- Feb 25, 2004
- Location
- N of splat W of Torin
These are my thoughts on the One+ I bought. Anyone else using One? (Pun intended
)
Price $350 and $15 shipped
First its a big phone! 5.5" IPS 1080P screen (401 ppi). Unlocked GSM Carrier Free, It was awkward for a half hour than I no longer noticed its size.
It has all the specs. Snapdragon 801(Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400), 3GB DDR3 RAM, 3100mAh battery, 13MP f2.0 6 Lens Back camera, 5MP front, Gorilla Glass 3.
The specs are there. The surprise came at how much I liked Cyangenmod 11S. Its stable and full of non intrusive customizations and you could pretty much make it stock AOSP or Google Nexus if you chose.
Not only does One allow you to Root they seem to advocate it.
They have their own Theme store...It was fine but you can also get these out of the Play store and use them on most phones. So I didn't see any thing exclusive in them.
Other than that its similar to a Nexus 5, In that the App drawer, and general usability is the same. I added Google Now Launcher so that it was almost exactly the same. Just quite a few extra features and things you could customize in the Settings.
The only real shortcoming as compared to my Nexus 5 is the lack of Qi Wireless charging. If you have committed to going"Wireless" (Like my wife and I have) This is a "Biggie". Unlike the S5 and G3 (With a caveat) which have wireless charging backs available.
If you like Nexus, you will like the "One" . Taking into account its a 2 handed phone, tho I had no trouble using one.
Thats about it tho, and if I had to choose, the One becomes my daily driver...But I'm keeping my Nexus 5...Why? My wife took immediate claim to the "One".
I made the mistake of showing my wife the 4K video recording, the stop action vids and the 120 FPS slo mo and she claimed it as hers. The Camera is so far beyond her Nexus 4 that I knew she deserved it.
Also it has a feature like the G3...Knock twice to wake.
The Nexus 6 will be here soon and than I'll decide whether to get another, frankly it will be a tough decision...
Pics will be forthcoming....
)Price $350 and $15 shipped
First its a big phone! 5.5" IPS 1080P screen (401 ppi). Unlocked GSM Carrier Free, It was awkward for a half hour than I no longer noticed its size.
It has all the specs. Snapdragon 801(Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400), 3GB DDR3 RAM, 3100mAh battery, 13MP f2.0 6 Lens Back camera, 5MP front, Gorilla Glass 3.
The specs are there. The surprise came at how much I liked Cyangenmod 11S. Its stable and full of non intrusive customizations and you could pretty much make it stock AOSP or Google Nexus if you chose.
Not only does One allow you to Root they seem to advocate it.
They have their own Theme store...It was fine but you can also get these out of the Play store and use them on most phones. So I didn't see any thing exclusive in them.
Other than that its similar to a Nexus 5, In that the App drawer, and general usability is the same. I added Google Now Launcher so that it was almost exactly the same. Just quite a few extra features and things you could customize in the Settings.
The only real shortcoming as compared to my Nexus 5 is the lack of Qi Wireless charging. If you have committed to going"Wireless" (Like my wife and I have) This is a "Biggie". Unlike the S5 and G3 (With a caveat) which have wireless charging backs available.
If you like Nexus, you will like the "One" . Taking into account its a 2 handed phone, tho I had no trouble using one.
Thats about it tho, and if I had to choose, the One becomes my daily driver...But I'm keeping my Nexus 5...Why? My wife took immediate claim to the "One".
I made the mistake of showing my wife the 4K video recording, the stop action vids and the 120 FPS slo mo and she claimed it as hers. The Camera is so far beyond her Nexus 4 that I knew she deserved it.
Also it has a feature like the G3...Knock twice to wake.The Nexus 6 will be here soon and than I'll decide whether to get another, frankly it will be a tough decision...
Pics will be forthcoming....
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