nerdshowandtell

And why wouldn't you password pin the device? With the new skiplock features it makes it very easy. But yeah my point is the benchmarks are not real world examples and no one should use that data to determine if they should get this device. Can't make everyone happy. People want secure, etc. Then others complain it makes it take 20 seconds longer to boot

Well to be honest in certain aspects it is noticeable. It did install and execute applications faster. Boot is way faster. It overall has a better snap to it. Real world and to average, I doubt they know or care? Far as doing the removal its literally unlock boot loader, flash new boot IMG, erase usrdata, reboot, and Setup. Took me 3 minutes and about 10 to install my apps.

I tested several major apps, side by side with two n6's. One encrypted, one not. The only difference was 20 seconds longer boot time with the encrypted n6 (I'm sure to mount the encrypted partition). Benchmarks are a joke and don't show real world usage. I launched about 15 different apps, sometimes the encrypted one was even faster. There were no ui / snappy differences, nothing. I think people are having a placebo effect with disabling encryption. Pull out a stop watch or test side by side. You might get a second faster install of an app, but once its there and initialized, your going to have no difference with daily usage.

Ota updates will reenable encryption without modifications automatically, and the hassle / boot time vs the increased security are not worth it. Especially if your device gets lost or stolen you're going to really wish you had left it on. (Been there)

-Shane