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I currently have a Nexus 6P. It was the flagship before the Pixel series. I use Bluetooth headphones daily on my commute using the Philly subway system (SEPTA).

by Akujin 9y ago

I currently have a Nexus 6P. It was the flagship before the Pixel series. I use Bluetooth headphones daily on my commute using the Philly subway system (SEPTA). In center city and around suburban station I experience sound cutting in and out all the time on two different wireless bluetooth headphones. It seems to work just fine in my apartment when I don't need it but is never reliable when there's a ton of other signals around. I can't stand the current state of the industry. New phones cost more but offer little in terms of value. They also look like trash. Who actually thought it was a good idea to make a flag ship phone have a two tone plastic case? I'll be sticking to my aluminum cased 6P for a while. I'm also likely to get it again when this one finally dies. There's absolutely nothing that makes me want a Samsung or a Google branded Android phone right now.

thanksgiving 9y ago
What headphones do you have? I've found that your experience varies wildly depending on your headset. Can you try a different set of Bluetooth headphones and report back?
- Akujin 9y ago
  One of each of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y2YYS2L/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y2YYS2L/ref=oh_aui_deta... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWIPITS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWIPITS/ref=oh_aui_deta... They work just fine at the gym, at home, and at work but when in a crowded public space the cutting in/out is consistent.
endorphone 9y ago
I had every Nexus through to the 6P, and then moved to a Galaxy S8. With the Pixel Google has been overcome with profound me-tooism trying to ape every choice of Apple. It's humorous that the new iPhone offers wireless charging. Coincidentally I just caught their cringe-inducing intro of the new Google Clips that captures live photos. Groan.
- Akujin 9y ago
  I can't bring myself to buy a Samsung device. The bloatware is cringy as fuck. Maaaybe if it was unlocked right away and someone on XDA put together a Google only rom but short of that I'll never willingly buy a Samsung device.
  - endorphone 9y ago
    For sure, Samsung's desperate attempt to fork off users is annoying. From Bixby to their own little app store, to duplicate versions of all of the basics like the clock and the calculator. But overall my experience has been extremely positive. And it's only fair to note that what we know as the pure Android was Google essentially sweeping in all of the cool things from Samsung, HTC and others.
    - Akujin 9y ago
      I don't agree with that assessment. I've been using Android since 1.0. The default experience is simply just that. No frills. No skins. Just Google apps. What exactly did they pull from HTC or Samsung that is now in the Gapps package? Android comes without Google apps as well. Gapps package installs Gmail, Maps, etc but not much in the way of frills.
      - WrkInProgress 9y ago
        I've used maybe 15 Android devices since it's inception. HTC, Samsung, Sony, Motorola, and "Google" (two Nexus devices and 1 Pixel). If I had to choose I would take stock Android in terms of aesthetics, ten times out of ten. However, over time Android has indeed taken MANY features from HTC, Motrola, Samsung and other OEMS and added them to vanilla android. I know I'm forgetting a lot more but off the top of my head: - multi-app support - always on displays - readibility - night mode - smart gestures - Stamina mode which is now Doze on stock Android - voice commands - even things like Google Now (minus the smart assistant) to the left of the home screen, were actually provided earlier by OEMs (as a method to differentiate) like HTC's blinkfeed - heck, the first stock Android devices, didn't even have smart dialers (HTC added that as part of their Sense dialer) Samsung's Touchwiz looked terrible until the most recent incarnation (it's now called the Samsung Experience) and it did contain some bloat, namely with duplicate apps but it's always been much more feature packed than stock Android. Some of the features were not so great but a lot of them were and eventually Google copied them. You can say the same to a lesser extent for HTC, Sony and Motorola.
AcerbicZero 9y ago
I used the 6P for a fair amount of time, but I think the Nexus 5 was still the high water mark for Nexus phones. Cheap, great hardware, durable, and perfectly sized. That said, I would have kept my 6P if I had known how disappointing the Pixel 1 was going to be. Double the price without any useful changes just feels like a rip off. No chance I'm going to throw more money at Google for another mediocre product.
- Akujin 9y ago
  This. So much this. I had the Nexus 5 as well. The 6P offers me: - Aluminum case. - 1080p screen - 4K video recording - Slow-motion video recording @ 1080p 240fps - 12.3MP single shot - A good enough CPU for lag free web browsing, spotify, snapchat, instagram, etc. Why the fuck would I pay $700+ for a new phone for marginal improvements???
  - kuschku 9y ago
    Google just dropped support for the Nexus 5X and 6P, for unknown reasons. I hate it. Now I have no options left. (I need a device that will get android developer previews)
    - Akujin 9y ago
      I'm so done with Google. This would be like Microsoft ending security updates for Windows 8.1 after only two years. By the way you can get a custom rom from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development
      - kuschku 9y ago
        Yes, but I need to support apps. Some of my users are on Pixel devices and will get Android 9.0 the day it is released, while in best case, the source code only drops a week later. So assuming it takes me 10 minutes to fix all bugs, my app might crash for a week. Realistically, my apps would be at least a month unusable.

by Akujin 9y ago

thanksgiving 9y ago

What headphones do you have? I've found that your experience varies wildly depending on your headset. Can you try a different set of Bluetooth headphones and report back?

Akujin 9y ago
One of each of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y2YYS2L/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y2YYS2L/ref=oh_aui_deta... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWIPITS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWIPITS/ref=oh_aui_deta... They work just fine at the gym, at home, and at work but when in a crowded public space the cutting in/out is consistent.

endorphone 9y ago

I had every Nexus through to the 6P, and then moved to a Galaxy S8. With the Pixel Google has been overcome with profound me-tooism trying to ape every choice of Apple. It's humorous that the new iPhone offers wireless charging. Coincidentally I just caught their cringe-inducing intro of the new Google Clips that captures live photos. Groan.

Akujin 9y ago
I can't bring myself to buy a Samsung device. The bloatware is cringy as fuck. Maaaybe if it was unlocked right away and someone on XDA put together a Google only rom but short of that I'll never willingly buy a Samsung device.
- endorphone 9y ago
  For sure, Samsung's desperate attempt to fork off users is annoying. From Bixby to their own little app store, to duplicate versions of all of the basics like the clock and the calculator. But overall my experience has been extremely positive. And it's only fair to note that what we know as the pure Android was Google essentially sweeping in all of the cool things from Samsung, HTC and others.
  - Akujin 9y ago
    I don't agree with that assessment. I've been using Android since 1.0. The default experience is simply just that. No frills. No skins. Just Google apps. What exactly did they pull from HTC or Samsung that is now in the Gapps package? Android comes without Google apps as well. Gapps package installs Gmail, Maps, etc but not much in the way of frills.
    - WrkInProgress 9y ago
      I've used maybe 15 Android devices since it's inception. HTC, Samsung, Sony, Motorola, and "Google" (two Nexus devices and 1 Pixel). If I had to choose I would take stock Android in terms of aesthetics, ten times out of ten. However, over time Android has indeed taken MANY features from HTC, Motrola, Samsung and other OEMS and added them to vanilla android. I know I'm forgetting a lot more but off the top of my head: - multi-app support - always on displays - readibility - night mode - smart gestures - Stamina mode which is now Doze on stock Android - voice commands - even things like Google Now (minus the smart assistant) to the left of the home screen, were actually provided earlier by OEMs (as a method to differentiate) like HTC's blinkfeed - heck, the first stock Android devices, didn't even have smart dialers (HTC added that as part of their Sense dialer) Samsung's Touchwiz looked terrible until the most recent incarnation (it's now called the Samsung Experience) and it did contain some bloat, namely with duplicate apps but it's always been much more feature packed than stock Android. Some of the features were not so great but a lot of them were and eventually Google copied them. You can say the same to a lesser extent for HTC, Sony and Motorola.

AcerbicZero 9y ago

I used the 6P for a fair amount of time, but I think the Nexus 5 was still the high water mark for Nexus phones. Cheap, great hardware, durable, and perfectly sized. That said, I would have kept my 6P if I had known how disappointing the Pixel 1 was going to be. Double the price without any useful changes just feels like a rip off. No chance I'm going to throw more money at Google for another mediocre product.

Akujin 9y ago
This. So much this. I had the Nexus 5 as well. The 6P offers me: - Aluminum case. - 1080p screen - 4K video recording - Slow-motion video recording @ 1080p 240fps - 12.3MP single shot - A good enough CPU for lag free web browsing, spotify, snapchat, instagram, etc. Why the fuck would I pay $700+ for a new phone for marginal improvements???
- kuschku 9y ago
  Google just dropped support for the Nexus 5X and 6P, for unknown reasons. I hate it. Now I have no options left. (I need a device that will get android developer previews)
  - Akujin 9y ago
    I'm so done with Google. This would be like Microsoft ending security updates for Windows 8.1 after only two years. By the way you can get a custom rom from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development
    - kuschku 9y ago
      Yes, but I need to support apps. Some of my users are on Pixel devices and will get Android 9.0 the day it is released, while in best case, the source code only drops a week later. So assuming it takes me 10 minutes to fix all bugs, my app might crash for a week. Realistically, my apps would be at least a month unusable.