re: OnePlus 3 official: Snapdragon 820, 6GB of RAM, $399 with no invite necessary

lol at the iPhone user who stopped by to downvote.

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I think iPhone users are starting to get tired of looking at the same shite.

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Odds are, she's going to arrange her apps just the same, a gawdy mess of icon rows and columns across multiple screens. She could use folders now and doesn't. She'll definitely take advantage of some of Nova launcher's features though.

I'd prefer her introduction to Android be as problem-free as possible. In an attempt to avoid getting another $600+ phone (since the real grandfathered subsidies are no more), and because I'm leaning more toward a mostly stock android experience, we've been considering the OnePlus 3 and the Nexus 6P. She was previously turned off by the 6P because of the size, but I convinced her it's not as bad as my Nexus 6 and is really not much larger than the OnePlus 3. She'll ultimately leave it up to me to make the final decision.


So far, my concerns about the OnePlus 3 are:
- The speaker. Not that it's going to be particularly crappy, but the iPhone 6's speaker is a piece of shite compared to the Nexus 6's dual speakers, and it's something my wife has noticed in particular.

- Battery. Seems the consensus is that's it not great, not terrible, should get you through the day maybe (people seem to be enamored with the fast charging, but that's less important than a good battery for her usage). The iPhone's battery has not been adequate for her to get through the day, but it's tough to gauge whether the OnePlus 3 would be better or worse in that regard. I've read up on the aggressive (but changeable) memory management profile that seems to have been implemented solely to make up for the reduction in battery capacity. The wife is envious of my N6's battery life.

- I could be wrong, but it seems that timely updates will be an issue, and that AOSP roms won't be an option this time? (this is a question out of ignorance, but it would be nice to update her phone as updates/fixes come out, and flash N whenever it's officially released.)

6P concerns:
- Whether or not throttling is an actual issue and if so, whether or not it will be an issue for her usage. Tough to get a real assessment on that, because anecdotes are skewed; people's egos are so fragile about their phones that they'll employ any amount of mental gymnastics to minimize their perception of their own phone's flaws.

- Brightness. Same issue, can't get a read on that anecdotally because there's too much circle-jerk and not enough honest assessments. The brightness of my Nexus 6 is the worst thing about it. It's really frustrating how dim it looks outdoors in bright sunlight. In contrast, the OnePlus 3 is apparently one of the brightest.

- Size. The reduction in screen size vs. the N6 doesn't scale 1:1 in actual phone size reduction. It's a little narrower, but I am still concerned it may still be a little unwieldy for her.

- Lack of OIS. Seriously, disappointing that it was removed.