sze5003
Lifer
- Aug 18, 2012
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Got mine yesterday.
1. The packaging and included accessories are top notch - substantially better than Apple's without going overboard. I do wish they came with earbuds as I go through them pretty quickly.
2. The clear case you can order is extremely slim but basically gives no protection in a drop. All it will keep is your back and sides from being scratched.
3. The phone build quality is good, but the back material feels cheaper than I expected (though does not attract fingerprints). I'd say overall it's similar in solidness to the G2, feels a bit better in build quality than the Note 3, but not an iPhone/M8 feel.
4. The overall experience is not that dissimilar to my Note 3 - in fact if you already have a Note 3, then unless you just want to play around with a new phone, there really is no incentive to switch. I was running a custom ROM that came with a GPE theme (Dynamic Kat 4.2) so overall I can do pretty much the same things on both phones.
CM has a bunch of built in customization which is fine, but nothing wow. One thing I do appreciate is that you can have the phone unlock after the 4th digit of your PIN, instead of having to click Ok.
Unlocking the bootloader, installing TWRP, and rooting was ridiculously easy.
5. I'm running a cheap hard plastic screen protector until my Orzly glass protector arrives. So I'm guessing it's what's diminishing touch response compared to the Note 3 - I'll withhold judgement until the glass protector comes.
6. And yes, I do have the yellow at the bottom of the screen. It's not horrible, but I can notice it. I'll try the sun method for a while and see if it gets better.
Hope the sun works for you. I've been bathing it in UV and Sun for a while and it's still there. I went back to the m7 while I wait for their next step in the refund process. I wish I didn't notice the yellow like most of you or got a good one but unfortunately it's distracting and takes away from the screen experience.