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The Faceless Master
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US? other? what carrier?
Battersea Power Station
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Have you guys heard anything about Google's next Nexus phone? The last one was Nexus 4, so are they going to call this one the Nexus 5? I can't wait for it. I hope it comes soon.
Pretty much.
G2 is currently $99 at Best Buy and you get a $50 gift card if you order it online.
The Faceless Master
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i heard it may be exclusive to Verizon.
^^^ this. ^^^
today? as if it were anything but a mere formality...
i heard the iPhone 5s and 5c are coming on the 8th! just a little over two weeks!!!
Iacobellis
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Nexus 10 is one ugly tablet.
Yeah I don't get the Nexus 10 hate. Take a look at any tablet benchmark charts from Anandtech. The Nexus 10 is still very competitive in terms of performance and is $100 cheaper than the competition. I never had any of the stability issues on mine though, so there's that.
Unrelated: I can't believe Apple is still selling the iPad 2 for $400. How is that not a typo?
Unrelated: I can't believe Apple is still selling the iPad 2 for $400. How is that not a typo?
Damn, that's what I'm upgrading from lol. My cat knocked water on it a couple days ago and killed the battery, or something. I was just like "screw it, i'm due for an upgrade anyway." Guess I'monna have to spend more money if I want an actual upgrade.
edit: nvm, I thought you meant Galaxy S2
edit 2: seems like a good phone, but it's kind of ugly
Nicktendo86
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A fool and his money.
I'd say to go to the store and try it out yourself. It actually feels pretty good in the hand. It's not as stylish as something like the HTC One, but it's incredibly light and the screen is really something.
HoodWinked
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there are alot of good phones out there
MotoX is also $100 on contract (at least on amazon). very solid well rounded phone and even has voice activation. its even assembled in Texas.
Don't forget about that battery
Yeah but when you're selling an iPad mini at $300, retina iPad mini at $400, and iPad Air at $500, even an idiot can see that's a terrible value proposition. It should be priced at like $250 or $200.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Let's see over shot the resolution compared to the chipset. Shit aspect ratio and trying to be landscape. Fuck all kinds of kernel problems and hard locks. Meh industrial design and feel. Crappy battery life.
Hopefully ASUS can come in and do what Samsung didn't and give us some godlike Nexus 10 like they did with the current 7.
I'll give you all of those except "overshot the resolution compared to the chipset." I had it for 8 months and never once noticed so much as a stutter. That thing flew. The screen is incredible too.
happy andrex face
I'll go one further and add that my N10 never suffered any hard locks. Kernel issues? What would be the symptoms of "kernel issues"? If it's developer related, I wouldn't care.
My N10 beasts. Granted I mostly use it on the weekends for listening to music while I surf the net. Check emails too. Landscape is perfect for this. Screen is amazing. Not sure what the beef is with the screen, nicest I've ever seen.
The one thing I could bitch about is the battery. But again, I use it once a week on the couch... So I just plug it when it gets low.
Oh yeah, I also use it to view pics taken on my DSLR via a media import app and an otg cable and microSD card reader.
I like the feel of the rubbery plastic on the back. It's grippy enough to feel secure in hand.
Also, best speakers around.
sound like a battery nightmare
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Kernel problems are causing the hardlocks, and surprisingly or unsurprisingly Google hasn't updated the bitch. I think some have had luck with custom Roms and kernels on xda, but it is a symptom of the device.
Because no one buys it.
You would think they would want to get rid of them...
So what's the Moto G, and why does Verizon have anything to do with it?
Either it's Gear oriented, or some Global phone for Verizon.
Update: A comment on Android Police points out that Motorola already revealed the Moto DVX (the budget Moto X) would be called the Moto G in Brazil.
Either it's Gear oriented, or some Global phone for Verizon.
Update: A comment on Android Police points out that Motorola already revealed the Moto DVX (the budget Moto X) would be called the Moto G in Brazil.
Whoa
the leather plastic is an improvement at least
Apple has the 5S and Samsung will have the S5. Apple has touch id Samsung will have feel id.
vivftp
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Good read, thanks for the info.
Question, do you know if the "big" camera update is going to be rolling out with 4.3, or is that a seperate update? Or, was the "big" camera update the recently released one... 257 IIRC?
Still having an internal debate about the Z1 and Z Ultra, but now leaning more towards the Z1 as I can get it discounted via my carrier and I could probably use that extra $$$ going into xmas.
Youtube update is rolling out: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/22/youtube-for-android-5-2-27-slowly-rolling-out-apk-download/
It'd be nice if I could specify which subscriptions to preload. I guess I could just utilize the watch later list.
It'd be nice if I could specify which subscriptions to preload. I guess I could just utilize the watch later list.
Meh. I have been doing background audio and popup youtube in a while.
Get pop up video working and I ll be impressed.
My conspiracy regarding the S5 is that Samsung release it early so they can fight with 5S directly. And then use S6 to rub it in iPhone 6's face.
Randy Lanzarote
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So, see you all at 12-2pm EST for another session of 'Invite Watch'.
Nicktendo86
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Lol. I still think the best guess is Android Police's prediction of the 31st, which would mean invites have to go out tomorrow. Really wouldn't be suprised if it turns out there has been a delay into November though
Lol. I still think the best guess is Android Police's prediction of the 31st, which would mean invites have to go out tomorrow. Really wouldn't be suprised if it turns out there has been a delay into November though
Halloween announcement date with the candy tie-in makes a lot of sense. I just hope they put the units on the Play Store soon after the announcement because my Galaxy Nexus is on its last legs. I dropped it this past weekend and now it has a few nice cracks right through the center of the screen.
wouldn't everyone prefer this to another dull pr event that wishes it was an apple keynote? it's actually communicative and compelling for the people that matter here - consumers.
The irony is that if you had linked directly to 'GalaxyS5Info' I would have accepted the rumor, no questions asked. But now that I know BGR has picked up this tale I'm more inclined to believe that the S5 will be made of sapphire and machined aluminium, with a free matching cashmere case.
i'd prefer something like that, from what I remember it generated far more articles on the verge than it would have for a traditional press event, and they were actually interesting things about the design of the OS rather than just a summary of the press event.
but its google so they will do this in the worst way possible. i'd guess a press conference on a monday evening where they spend 95% of the time talking about cloud printing in google glass or something equally boring and then go 'oh by the way 4.4, nexus 5, enjoy'.
Oh my good god. FINALLY.
prodystopian
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Awesome.
I don't, going by what it's like here in the UK everyone goes for the Galaxy range. I've seen one HTC One in the wild, one.
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