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Android |OT2| - Patent pending
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Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Despite all of these new devices I still think I'm most hyped about a Nexus 7 price drop + Android 4.2. I'll probably end up just picking up the 16 gig Nexus 7 for $200 and hope the new version of Android is pushed to the device fast.
-Pyromaniac-
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it was pretty much already obvious but hopefully people will stop drawing conclusions on every little thing now
all we need is carriers versions a release date before the end of november in canada and we are golden.
And we already have good reason to believe there will be a carrier version because of that warranty leak, so now it's just hoping.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Thanks for the heads up
I'm gonna put it on my tf300 and a200. I was afraid the resolution would screw something up with the remote features.
I don't know why it isn't showing up for my tablets on the play store.. Out of all 7 of my devices, it's only showing up for 2.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Looks like I'm keeping my GFNII preorder then. A long, hard 64 GB microSDXC card will fit snugly and firmly into the microSD slot on that phone.
The Faceless Master
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M_A_C
Member
So a guy on another forum says he is going to get a the new 3G nexus 7 and pop in his sim card in and use it as his phone... would that actually work? Wouldn't the carrier know it's not a phone or something?
Might be a cheap way to have a pretty kickass alternative to the Note 2.
Might be a cheap way to have a pretty kickass alternative to the Note 2.
The Faceless Master
Member
many Android tablets with a cellular modem do indeed have mobile phone functionality, though some have the dialer hidden. iirc, there are also a few that are data only, though one could still just use a VOIP app on them...
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Yep the dialer is hidden on all tablets but it is a way to un-hide them.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I have never seen someone use a removable battery for a phone in my entire life. I also have not seen someone use removable storage on a phone with 16 GB and up. Samsung is the premier manufacture because of oled screens,brand name and the constant comparisons with apple (they are basically a generic apple when it comes to smart phones, tablets and laptops. I feel like the note is the only thing that makes them stand out.) Galaxy s is basically the iPhone of androids. Galaxy s 4 could remove all the things you just named and as long as it has a:
1.oled screen
2.Samsung on the back
3. Available on every carrier day one
People won't really care. I like Samsung but they really need to step it up in the build quality/ design department. It is their only flaw. Not only is the galaxy s3 not all that aesthetically pleasing but it also lost to the iPhone 5 in every single drop test I have seen. Which is fucking ridiculous.
It's only hidden/removed on tablets in the USA. In many other regions the manufacturers actually advertise the phone and dialer feature. Compare Samsung's webpage for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 International version to the Verizon version.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I have had a removable battery for my phone ever since I owned a Nexus One. I keep it in my wallet. I don't use it all the time. In fact, rarely. But it's liberating to know I have it. I also have a dock for my Note that charges both the phone and spare battery simultaneously.
This must be a real picture this time.
The phone that was left at the bar didn't have the Nexus branding on the back though. Just had "with Google". That could have been only on the prototype though.
Like BBoy AJ, I kept a spare battery in my pocket too. I don't have one for my S3 because the battery life feels solid enough that I don't really fear running out of juice anymore, but having a spare in your pocket means you really don't worry about using your phone too much.
I also have a 32GB S3 with a 64GB microSD card in it.
What's funny is that the S2 design was much sturdier and beat the iPhone 4/S is just about every drop test I watched...
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
As long as you have a 2000 mAh battery and a krait cpu or A15, you shouldn't need a spare battery.
Lol what the hell do you have on there? I consider myself a power user and I haven't passed my 16GB(11.5 GB) on my epic touch 4g(galaxy s 2) just yet. I have no problems with SD cards though. SD cards should not affect build quality/ design.
Lol exactly. That's why I really started to dislike the s3. How the hell did you fuck that up? Aren't iPhones fragile as fuck?
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
I have a 16 gig gs3 with a 64gb sd card and the sd card is not used by the OS at all. I believe I have just under 2 gigs free in my internal storage. The fact that the OS doesn't move apps or data to the sd card is ridiculous but it's probably due to Nexus devices not having a sd card slot.
The Faceless Master
Member
i remember the past few years when people argued that drop tests weren't scientific. oh, how the tides have changed.
640KB is enough!
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I've got an SD card in my Note, too, and I don't know how to use it cleanly. There is something called an emmc, which I guess is the internal memory partitioned to be the SD card. I can access the SD but it's not seamless.
Just get rid of this SD Card crap completely. My biggest Android 5.0 wish.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Do you have all apps in your internal storage or do you have other stuff.
Well tbh they kinda aren't. Not everyone is going to drop their phone several times in a row on the concrete. Still can't believe iPhone won every single one I have seen though. And as far as SD cards I don't have any problem with them. SD cards probably aren't the reason for gs3 cheap feeling build quality and mediocre design.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
Apps. The camera saves photos to the sd card. NBA2K13 takes up nearly 2 gigs and no you can't put games or it's data on the sd card. It won't work.
I guess it's a touchwiz thing because I can move apps and data to my sd card on my tablets. I can do it on CM10 too.
I use Western Digital 2 Go to get stuff off my NAS and it always saves to the internal. I have to manually locate the wd2go folder and search for the stuff I download to move it to the SD card.
The Faceless Master
Member
it's because of the way Samsung labels and partitions their devices since the GS3
Honestly...it's overkill.
I have the camera save photos/videos to the SD card, and I'll probably throw some music on there.
The 64GB card is formatted as exFAT which the S3 can read natively but unfortunately because of patents things like ClockworkMod can't see the SD card, so it's nice to have extra space on the internal "SD card" when flashing ROMs and the like.
I'm also already over 16GB on the internal memory. I think I'm using around 15-16GB of the 32GB.
Dunno, maybe the iPhone 5 isn't as fragile as the 4?
-Pyromaniac-
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looks hot
This must be a real picture this time.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Looks meh. But FUCK it's stock jellybean so I have no choice.
This must be a real picture this time.
Google's event on Monday has been canceled due to hurricane Sandy.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/27/3563274/google-event-canceled-due-to-hurricane
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/27/3563274/google-event-canceled-due-to-hurricane
Nicktendo86
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Shiiiiiiiiit
Should have been held on the Best Coast!!!
-Pyromaniac-
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you have to be fucking kidding me lol
Screw an event man just release all the info, everything leaked anyway.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Something similar happened with the Galaxy Nexus release, too, because of Steve Jobs's death.
The Faceless Master
Member
Google just can't catch a break!
then again, they were kinda trolling MS with the announcement of a press event on the same day on a different coast...
Randy Lanzarote
Member
-Pyromaniac-
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I just hope it doesn't delay their launch plans. Reschedule the event for a little later, fine, but don't push anything back.
I think it's safe to say that the phone and tablet won't be released period now. Probably have to wait till Fall 2013.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Last year's delay helped Verizon's Galaxy Nexus launch.
This must be a real picture this time.
That actually looks REALLY nice. I hate the look of most of LG's phones, but I like that a lot.
Oh yeah! That's crazy!
How does that compare in price to other high-end phones?
Randy Lanzarote
Member
The PAYG price is cheap compared to other high end phones, S3 was £450 and up.
And this is Carphone Warehouse too, not exactly known for great deals. Who knows what the online sellers will have it for.
-Pyromaniac-
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There's no way it's a cheap phone. With the screen it has, the processor it's packing, and so on. It's a high end device. It'll come in at 450 at the lowest, and that's pushing it. More likely $500+.
The Faceless Master
Member
already a BOMBA? price can't be real, can it?
M_A_C
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$500 is $50 cheaper than a GS3... Of course the GS3 has expandable storage and LTE, so yeah.
OriginalThinking
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Already confirmed in pictures. Yes.
That's way cheaper than the Galaxy Nexus. £530 on release if I remember correctly.
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