Yours got GMS not counted la, hahaha

Too early to tell. Just set it up last night, and with the workarounds like Petal Search and Aptoide, only about 10 of my frequently used apps still can’t be installed/won’t work or have no substitutes (out of 55 or 60). Some aren’t so crucial (like McDonalds, Expedia) and some are important (like Citibank, HSBC) but I have a second phone for those, so we’ll see if I can live with (or rather without) them for the next two weeks.

A couple of things that have stood out to me: -

1. Both Face Unlock and the FP reader is BLAZING fast! No other brand comes close - the Face Unlock is even faster than iPhone’s Face ID coz it has the option to unlock without sliding up. The in display FP reader puts the likes of Samsung and Xiaomi to shame. I’ll reserve my assessment on the OnePlus since I have yet to test their new one on the OP8, but it’s definitely faster and better than my last OnePlus, the OP7 Pro.

2. The battery life has been impressive. I unplugged at 98% capacity last night yesterday at about 8pm, set up the apps and what not, then updated the phone twice (now running on August 2020 security updates) and the battery is now at 68%, after a little over 4 hours SOT. Of course, this was all done mostly on WiFi. The real test starts today

Watch this space!

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 13 2020, 09:44 AM

Ya, the acid test starts today. A lot of the installed apps prompted that it won't work without Google Play Services

But to be fair I'm giving it two weeks minimum.

I do have another work phone so it should mitigate potential disruptions but yeah, we'll see

Agreed. The FP sensor is fast and accurate. A joy to use!

Even if everything meets expectations chances are I will sell off the phone in 4-6 weeks max, bro. It's just what I do, hahaha. But ya, if it doesn't work out within the first two weeks I'll either try to sideload GMS as an experiment or revert to a different phone. I have a Poco X3 NFC incoming in the next couple of weeks or so and still have my Realme 6.

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 13 2020, 02:12 PM

Haha, no la, just a very expensive hobby.

Oh ya, that. Already bought casing and tempered glass

Nope, confirm 100% working.

Hahaha, sharp eyes bro. Ringke Fusion Camo Black

Yes, installed using apk only via Aptoide. A bro shared the method few posts back.

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 13 2020, 06:42 PM

Unfortunately, that couldn't be further from the truth, hahaha. My day job is very boring...

I usually go for UAG or Spigen coz I'm not a fan of clear cases, but since I discovered this Ringke camo black series, it seems to be the best balance between price, protection and design

Supcase is a clear case right? I don't like clear cases coz of the micro scratches that will be visible after some time But yes, the Ringke Ford feel a bit sharp round the edges.

Of course they won't do that, hahaha. The purpose is to encourage more people to use their Media Gallery and lessen the dependency on GMS

Ya, that happens in a number of apps. Hopefully app makers will join the HMS bandwagon soon. I've been impressed with the phone so far.

I think it's unlikely for GMS to return to Huawei especially not in the near future. It really is a waste!

Huawei said 96,000 apps are now integrated with Huawei Mobile Services -- an increase from 60,000 in May, which was the last time the company publicly released this figure. The company also revealed that there are 1.8 million develops on board, up from 1.4 million in May. (from CNET)

Long way to go before catching up with the likes of iOS and Android.

Warranty updated

Hahaha, yeah, not for me

Panic ma, very long never buy Huawei products liow, hahaha...

I don’t think so, there was no mention of this at their service centre when I was there

Haha, yeah, good point. All Huawei device threads should include this disclaimer on the first post

Maybe Huawei offered more incentives in the first couple of months, hahaha...

Level 1 newbie, no chance to spin, hahaha...

Can't understand Mandarin - I'm OCBC... orang cina bukan cina...

Link fixed. Thanks!

This post has been edited by attw: Sep 14 2020, 03:50 PM

More than 5 hours SOT on 50% of juice. I'm impressed.

Hahaha, no chance of that happening. If there's no more future flash sale, I think can still easily fetch RM2k for this phone from people who are less savvy about these kinda deals!

Yes, I'm impressed so far, but it's still a bit too early just after one full charge and two full days of use. Lets give it a week or two!