Do you have the option to deactivate "Encrypt phone memory" on the device? Because with encryption activated, it is no faster than my M8. It's also active after the reset.

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Since Android 6.0, new smartphones must be delivered with hardware encryption switched on [1]. It may well be that the option cannot be deactivated. I also agree with damukles: the encryption takes place in the hardware and from my own experience I can say that the influence is hardly noticeable (based on experiences with Moto G 1st Gen and Nexus 5/5X/6P/7). The fact that the hardware takes care of the encryption is also one of the main reasons why Google has made encryption mandatory.

[1] http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/10/19/android-6-0-will-finally-require-manufacturers-to-enable-full-disk-encryption-by-default-on-new-devices/

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I assume you can switch this off under Settings -> Security. But mine is enormously fast even with encryption. I think the impact is very small, the encryption is now done on dedicated hardware chips and not with the CPU.

Your data. Your choice.

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Do you have the option to deactivate "Encrypt phone memory" on the device? Because with encryption activated, it is no faster than my M8. It's also active after the reset.