I like their design. Placement of Fp sensor in front makes it look like more serious and premium. Side cuts are classy and backside camera region looks regal. It looks like an iPhone from the android world.
I think they are getting really good at this business. At least tech-savvy people started to look forward to their product announcements. Even Anandtech started to give them importance as they have their own SoC and UI. They are really much more exciting than Samsung now. But I cannot say their UI is much polished.
I get that there's not a lot you can do with phones design-wise at this day and age. It's always familiar. That front side really, really reminds me of the HTC 10.
??? They are the third smartphone seller in the world just behind Samsung and Apple. This is a high end phone and it is much better priced than "the luxury phones" you think in Europe. The official price of the iPhone 7plus is 9XX€ for 32GB... You can get this P10Plus 100€ less and you get much more memory and RAM.
That's not crazy pricing given the feature set. It's more like saying that Nissan's Infiniti brand should price their high-end cars at ~12% less than the closest Mercedes to best poach customers. Which is in fact, quite sane.
But GM and other car manufacturers DO have high end models... For example, Chevy has anything ranging from the Cruze to the Corvette. And they price them differently because they have different features/performance and target market.
Also, Apple isn't the end all be all for smartphones. It lacks certain features such as multiwindow. The iPad has it but not the phones.
This has been their formula for quite a few years already. They release thinner and better looking phones than other brands and puts a premium price to it. People buy it.
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G71MP8👎danielfranklin - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
At least they are starting to try, previous gens were terrible.drajitshnew - Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - link
If you very short, very intense games it is quite ok-- except for bragging rights.FreidoNumeroUno - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
I like their design. Placement of Fp sensor in front makes it look like more serious and premium. Side cuts are classy and backside camera region looks regal. It looks like an iPhone from the android world.FreidoNumeroUno - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
I think they are getting really good at this business. At least tech-savvy people started to look forward to their product announcements. Even Anandtech started to give them importance as they have their own SoC and UI. They are really much more exciting than Samsung now. But I cannot say their UI is much polished.Vallux - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
I get that there's not a lot you can do with phones design-wise at this day and age. It's always familiar. That front side really, really reminds me of the HTC 10.Meteor2 - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
I like the look of it... but not the price. Seems a little high for a non-luxury brand?Lodix - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
??? They are the third smartphone seller in the world just behind Samsung and Apple. This is a high end phone and it is much better priced than "the luxury phones" you think in Europe. The official price of the iPhone 7plus is 9XX€ for 32GB... You can get this P10Plus 100€ less and you get much more memory and RAM.webdoctors - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
That's crazy pricing for a non-Apple phone.For volume, its like saying GM should price their cars higher because they ship more than Tesla.
lmcd - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
That's not crazy pricing given the feature set. It's more like saying that Nissan's Infiniti brand should price their high-end cars at ~12% less than the closest Mercedes to best poach customers. Which is in fact, quite sane.Shadow7037932 - Monday, February 27, 2017 - link
But GM and other car manufacturers DO have high end models... For example, Chevy has anything ranging from the Cruze to the Corvette. And they price them differently because they have different features/performance and target market.Also, Apple isn't the end all be all for smartphones. It lacks certain features such as multiwindow. The iPad has it but not the phones.
zodiacfml - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
This has been their formula for quite a few years already. They release thinner and better looking phones than other brands and puts a premium price to it. People buy it.SydneyBlue120d - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
Is unlimited HEVC recording at 2160p60 enabled or is it still limited to 1080p60 - 2160p30? Thanks a lot.SydneyBlue120d - Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - link
Official: 2160p30 and 1080p60. No 2160p60.SydneyBlue120d - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
Another question: Is the Type C port USB 3.1 Gen 2 standard or just the old USB 2.0? Thanks a lot.asfletch - Sunday, February 26, 2017 - link
Darn. Was hoping the P10+ would have a flat screen - only thing I don't like about the Mate 9 Pro, which otherwise seems like my ideal phone.FreidoNumeroUno - Saturday, April 15, 2017 - link
I think its OIS rather than IOS