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Question

Android 6.0 in 2018?

by May 9, 2018 5:49AM PDT

I’m thinking of buying a Sharp Z2, an absolute steal for its price considering how good the specs are. However, it runs on Android 6.0. Is having marshmallow worth it at 2018? How will the UI compare, and am I missing much from the other versions?

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You won't know what you are missing
by Forum moderator May 9, 2018 7:44AM PDT

Since you don't have the newer OS to play with. For me it's important since our office writes apps so we have some going back to about 4.2. I'll forego writing what is on the new OS since that's on the web.

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Would Sharp Z2 be worth it?
by 28147331304327189033646840021095 May 9, 2018 9:48PM PDT

Is having good hardware a better compromise than having the latest version?

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For me no.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator May 10, 2018 10:36AM PDT

Because at the office we must be sure our apps work from about 4.2 to today's release.

For some it won't matter but I have yet to see where old OS would beat out shiny new OS on capable models.

Now I am dismissing the sub 99 buck models here.

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Yes
by May 14, 2018 2:13AM PDT

The reason for the Z2 being a steal is the OS. Regular updates are necessary and even though it might seem irrelevant now, eventually you will realize the gap in the features and the O.S.

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