Yea I believe the biggest usage of tablets is multimedia and its dumb on a 4:3 screen
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Yea I believe the biggest usage of tablets is multimedia and its dumb on a 4:3 screen
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shinshoryuken
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I want a white 64gig gs3 but no one knows when the thing will come out... Also the possibility of the 2gig ram on the LTE krait att version is pretty tempting too... So I can't decide if to wait or not.
Regarding that weird sound your having it does that to me too regardless of what phone, iPhone, gs2 and the gnex did that to me.
Also on the on the one x I recommend you to do the cleanRom mod and the removal of the 3 dot menu mod.
Mine is completely de branded and it's working awesome.
X is older, it is technically Swiftkey 2. The beta is for 3. It predicts better and the layout is better, in my experience.
Which layout/prediction is better? X or 3?
Also, Swiftkey X seems to have disappeared on my Play Market and says it's not compatible with my Nexus S anymore... what. I was able to install it before... that's odd.
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...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
So if the U.S. Galaxy S III comes with a dual core...then what is the point for a GS2 Skyrocket owner like me?
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The GSIII is an evolution, not a revolution, over the GSII and Galaxy Nexus. If the spec bumps don't interest you, then there isn't any point. You're probably still under contract anyways so you should wait a bit before buying a new phone unless you enjoy paying $800 for it.
Seeing the GSIII only reaffirmed my decision to buy the Galaxy Nexus. If one of the "5 Nexuses" at the end of this year interests me, I might pick one up. If not, I'll hang on to my phone until my contract is up and then re-contract with Verizon.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
I can upgrade early without penalty. I had an iPhone 4, Galaxy S Captivate, Infuse 4G, GSII Skyrocket in the past...18 months?
Don't ask.
The Faceless Master
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Really? I've been using my iPad for Hulu a lot since I'm on vacation now (which I couldn't even do with my GT 10.1, so the screen ratio doesn't matter in that regard), but otherwise video isn't the majority of my usage. Even still, it's still very enjoyable when watching video.
Does anybody know what causes Microsoft exchangeActivesync email to stop syncing properly with its server? It seems that now whenever I read an email on my phone, it still remains unread when I access my emails from the laptop. It definitely didn't do this in the past and just seems to have started all of a sudden. I even did a factory reset last night to correct another issue but this problem still remains.
Anybody experienced this before?
Anybody experienced this before?
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I enjoy watching video on my 52" HDTV. On my Touchpad I mainly like read manga, and it just so happens that your typical printed page fits a 4:3 aspect screen just perfectly.
But since this is a gcubed post it's safe to assume I'm being trolled here and responding was a waste of my time.
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Sorry, forgot to mention it, I want an app that monitors post
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I just used a friend's Xperia P. It is a very impressive device, such a shame that the 4.0.4 update won't come until the end of June. If Sony had got this out at the beginning of May with 4.0.3 pre-installed I think it would be the best selling Xperia released this year.
I think my sister is going to get it when her contract comes up for renewal in a couple of weeks as it is the perfect mid-sized phone for people with small hands who don't want an iPhone.
Honestly, for people who aren't bothered by waiting a month or less for the ICS update, the Xperia P is much, much better than the One S. I have used both (the One S extensively) and it isn't even a competition, IMO. The One S feels very cheap and is poorly made, the screen quality is poor at best (It might say AMOLED on the specs, but you wouldn't know it) and the camera is also not very good. The Xperia P will get Sony's new gallery and Walkman apps with the ICS update which look very cool and it has the added bonus of not being bogged down by shitty Sense. God how I have come to hate Sense on ICS.
If I were looking for a mid sized phone with a decent screen and decent power I would definitely put the Xperia P at the top of the pile probably followed by the venerable Galaxy S2. I have sent an email to the mobile editor at The Verge to ask them to re-review it once 4.0.4 is released for it, let's see if they do it. With 2.3.7 I think this phone is 7.5/10, with ICS of the like we have seen on the Xperia GX and SX I think it would be 9.5/10 with just the non-removable battery holding it back.
I think my sister is going to get it when her contract comes up for renewal in a couple of weeks as it is the perfect mid-sized phone for people with small hands who don't want an iPhone.
Honestly, for people who aren't bothered by waiting a month or less for the ICS update, the Xperia P is much, much better than the One S. I have used both (the One S extensively) and it isn't even a competition, IMO. The One S feels very cheap and is poorly made, the screen quality is poor at best (It might say AMOLED on the specs, but you wouldn't know it) and the camera is also not very good. The Xperia P will get Sony's new gallery and Walkman apps with the ICS update which look very cool and it has the added bonus of not being bogged down by shitty Sense. God how I have come to hate Sense on ICS.
If I were looking for a mid sized phone with a decent screen and decent power I would definitely put the Xperia P at the top of the pile probably followed by the venerable Galaxy S2. I have sent an email to the mobile editor at The Verge to ask them to re-review it once 4.0.4 is released for it, let's see if they do it. With 2.3.7 I think this phone is 7.5/10, with ICS of the like we have seen on the Xperia GX and SX I think it would be 9.5/10 with just the non-removable battery holding it back.
... i don't know your habits, but video (again, i need to look it up to confirm but i remember reading the survey) was the main item of consumption on a tablet. If your main usage of a tablet is video 4:3 is a poor choice.
Reading manga would certainly be better on 4:3. So sure, they hit it out of the park for the 7 people who read manga. (if i was accused of trolling in the previous post, i felt the need to at least do it)
When I had my touchpad the only thing I could do with it was read comic. Not even manga, because online manga sites are optimized for keyboards.
To me 10" tablet is completely useless without a tranformer-type keyboard.
And I pity the foo who watch video on tablets. You can get a 50" Panasonic Pasmas screen for $600.
All those fools watching videos on their tablet when on a flight, when a smart man would bring his 50" Panny plasma onboard.
i dont think my public transit guys would like me dragging a plasma onto my train
i don't even know why i'm arguing, i dont even like tablets.
I don't watch video on youtube. If I have alot of youtube video to watch (playthrough video etc), I download them thru firefox and watch them on my tv.
True story.
I think 3 is superior. The layout is better thought out, wider space bar, more color themes, and better prediction engine.
Speaking of proper multimedia and tablets, why does the netflix app suck so hard?
It looks so horrible on a tablet.
It looks so horrible on a tablet.
Ah. Okay clear app data/cache and the incorrect image aspect ratio fixes itself. Sorry.
nope
That and lack of Hulu Plus is why I left my Galaxy Tab 10. Those are really the only reasons. Netflix app scrolled like shit if at all, it really is a POS.
Does anyone know why? Are companies just afraid to go head-to-head with the ipad?
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No, it isn't exactly easy to put that much resolution into a 10~ inch screen and sell it for a reasonable price. Apple can do it because they are cool and doesn't afraid of anything.
Apple invested a couple billion a year or so ago to build the factories and ensure exclusive access to their new screens. The other manufacturers are still working on getting their tech to the production line.
Maybe you already answered my question, but Samsung is the manufacturer of the ipad screen. I guess they have a deal with Apple which disallows them from using their own screens?
The Samsung that makes components for Apple is not the same Samsung that makes Smartphones. They are separate sub companies from a huge umbrella.
Ok, that makes more sense. Still though, they are corporate cousins, right? It's not like Apple is making the screens themselves using propitiatory technology.
Its not a particular interesting screen size or resolution. Anyone can use it if they really want to. I am sure Meizu will use this screen and resolution if they are in the tablet business.
To go back to my original question, is there an Android tablet on the market with comparable screen density?
Good Job Bob
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No.
The ASUS Transformer Prime Infinity 700 XXX Ice Cream PadFone will have a 1920x1200 screen but who knows when that's coming out, it'll be pretty expensive as well.
Closest is the Transformer Prime infinity, and Acer's with their 1080p screens.
Ok, I will keep waiting.
Padfone is only a 1280x800 screen.
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good news for a shitty situation, but isn't the official unlock still not a great solution for the one X, with limited functionality and the ***TAMPERED*** message?
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and still no S-OFF
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