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The HTC One Twenty Fourteen.
before 14 days, i'm 99% sure
EDIT: anyone here ever use bluestacks or genymotion?
The 'All New' is going to need an asterisk, because it really doesn't look "all new".
RaySpencer
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Uh oh.
The iOS version of Hangouts just got updated, and it looks ugly. The current hangouts looks so awesome, I hope they don't change it on android as well.
Which is shitty light green the go too colour for all these chat apps? Its a horrible colour.
The iOS version of Hangouts just got updated, and it looks ugly. The current hangouts looks so awesome, I hope they don't change it on android as well.
Which is shitty light green the go too colour for all these chat apps? Its a horrible colour.
pic?
RaySpencer
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itunes pic:
Its not the end of the world, but why change what wasnt broken? and why the same gross green everyone else uses? haha.
Its not the end of the world, but why change what wasnt broken? and why the same gross green everyone else uses? haha.
Junior Mint
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Looks fine to me. The old iOS app was utter garbage
RaySpencer
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Yeah, terrible app. Which sucked because I wanted my friends to use it, but they hated how laggy it was haha.
And like I said, its not the end of the world, but I dont understand why they would change the look of it, when the current design was good. Plus if you're gonna make it so what you say has a colour to it, why not let me choose the colour? why must it be the same light green that every other chat program uses?
vivftp
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As far as you're aware, are they going to keep the Compact on a 1 year cycle to be shown at CES? Also curious if they're going to do the same for the Ultras in the summer.
I'm dying to find out what the next Ultra will feature. While I'd like for it to have all the bells and whistles of the 2H flagship, if they're going to launch it in the summer I guess at most it'll be a bigger version of the Z2. If that's the case, might making deciding hard. OTOH if they delay the next Ultra until the 2H flagship launch, I suppose there's hope they'll have the same feature set.
Is the 2H just code for what will most likely be the Z3 going by Sony's six month cycles?
I'm really interested in the Xperia this year, especially since it's looking like the "All New One" isn't going to be all that new, and I would much like a camera that isn't shite. (though I do love my One)
My upgrade is in September so I'm going to wait and see how everything plays out this year.
-Pyromaniac-
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I like the ios hangouts better post update. And why does it have more features than the android one like the video thing and whatnot.
vivftp
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2H just refers to the second half of the year. If last year was anything to go by, the 2H Xperia flagship will be announced at IFA in September. I'm very curious if the next Ultra will come out around then, or if it'll be announced in the summer like the first Ultra was last year.
RaySpencer
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You like gross green, and silly circles!? Pfffft. haha
Its super bullshit when iOS gets updates to GOOGLE apps before we get updates on our GOOGLE phones. I dont understand how thats possible at all. mind boggling.
RaySpencer
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I just think all google apps should prioritize android, it makes no sense to do it any other way, haha.
It has also had VOIP capability with your Google Voice number for months. Still not on Android...
shinshoryuken
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Um...unless the Z2 camera software has been drastically improved, you might be disappointed with the xperia camera.
When using intelligent auto mode the the picture quality is crap. They make the iso and compression too high, it make 90 percent of the photo looks like a grainy mess. You can use manual mode to make the picture looks better, but who got time to tinker with that ....
I actually think on auto mode, the HTC One takes better pictures. The LG G2 take the best photo so far but not better than the pureview 808 I had.
vivftp
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The early prototype iRimas had of the Z2 already showed camera improvements over the production Z1 camera, so it's definitely not the exact same.
The way I view it is Sony have taken a LOT of the criticisms of the Z1 and their earlier phones, and improved them on the Z2 (screen viewing angle, speaker output, shatterproof sheets...) so I wouldn't think it's likely they would forget about the complaints regarding the Z1's camera. Improvements are already there, new recording modes are there. Let's wait to see what the final product is capable of when reviewers get their hands on it.
Now just daydreaming about the potential Z3, I wonder if they'll be able to add the following features to improve upon the Z2:
-IR blaster
-wireless charging
-pencil input like the Z Ultra
-xenon flash (damnit, no matter how unlikely it is that they'll do it, I'll continue to add this to my wish lists!)
-slimmer bezels ala the Xperia ZL
Might also be nice if they went with a new design that allowed the phone to be drop resistant to improve its overall ruggedness rating. If they can do it on phones like the Xperia Active and Go, I suppose it's within the realm of possibility they can do it on a flagship too.
Going to be very interesting to see if they go with a completely different design language other than Omnibalance for the Z3. Going with a new design language and possibly new materials might also open up possibilities like removable batteries, I suppose.
BTW, anyone have any clue when the new USB standard is expected to land? This year, or next? I like the idea of the plug-in being reversable. It'd be cool if they could somehow make it waterproof too
Its not lopsided in favor of either OS at all to be honest. Its just that noone says anything when Google Now hits Android months before iOS, or Play Music subs coming months before iOS, or Google Keep, or Youtube redesigns all hit Android first. They swing back and forth, its unlikely to change with two individual teams working for each OS. But it probably makes for better software suited to each platform in the end.
"The all new" is such a horrible fucking thing. I swear these guys copy the dumbest shit. But then again I guess creating a new brand and calling it 'One' when you know damn well its going to be a device line with multiple entries.
shinshoryuken
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The early prototype iRimas had of the Z2 already showed camera improvements over the production Z1 camera, so it's definitely not the exact same.
The way I view it is Sony have taken a LOT of the criticisms of the Z1 and their earlier phones, and improved them on the Z2 (screen viewing angle, speaker output, shatterproof sheets...) so I wouldn't think it's likely they would forget about the complaints regarding the Z1's camera. Improvements are already there, new recording modes are there. Let's wait to see what the final product is capable of when reviewers get their hands on it.
Now just daydreaming about the potential Z3, I wonder if they'll be able to add the following features to improve upon the Z2:
-IR blaster
-wireless charging
-pencil input like the Z Ultra
-xenon flash (damnit, no matter how unlikely it is that they'll do it, I'll continue to add this to my wish lists!)
-slimmer bezels ala the Xperia ZL
Might also be nice if they went with a new design that allowed the phone to be drop resistant to improve its overall ruggedness rating. If they can do it on phones like the Xperia Active and Go, I suppose it's within the realm of possibility they can do it on a flagship too.
Going to be very interesting to see if they go with a completely different design language other than Omnibalance for the Z3. Going with a new design language and possibly new materials might also open up possibilities like removable batteries, I suppose.
BTW, anyone have any clue when the new USB standard is expected to land? This year, or next? I like the idea of the plug-in being reversable. It'd be cool if they could somehow make it waterproof too
I'm hoping so cause its going to be the new One or the Z2 for me. If the new One gets a better camera it will be hard to beat. So far the HTC is saying the sound will be even loader than the previous model which I was already spoiled of. The G2 and z1 volume seem so muted in comparison. On the Z1 volume went to crap after the latest firmware.
-Pyromaniac-
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I guess Google's iOS team is just really good. Maybe google should put them on Android
shinshoryuken
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Sony ain't messing around..the Z2 is already on the US sony website.
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qizah
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While they're at it fix SMS so it combines the threads in hangouts. Thx.
Don't worry, they'll update the iOS version of hangouts 5-6 times more before Android gets touched. Cause you know.
brotkasten
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That's what happens when your own employees prefer the competitor's product.
zomgbbqftw
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This is definitely something random...
http://www.sony.net/Products/memorycard/en_us/usbsa/
Wtf?!?
Micro USB on one side for your phone (as long as it supports USB host) and vanilla USB on the other side for your laptop.
http://www.sony.net/Products/memorycard/en_us/usbsa/
Wtf?!?
Micro USB on one side for your phone (as long as it supports USB host) and vanilla USB on the other side for your laptop.
Was this meant for the WP thread?
RaySpencer
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Unknown Soldier
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Ladies and Gentlemen, HTC.
vivftp
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Hmm, taking a look at YotaPhones implementation of putting an e-ink screen on the back of the phone, I wonder if any of the major Android manufacturers are going to adopt this strategy. I guess in a way the Galaxy S5 has something comparable with its new power saving mode.
As for actually putting an e-ink screen on the back of a phone, I suppose if any major companies were to do it, the most likely candidate would be Sony since they have their e-reader business. Given all the changes occuring with their business though, I wonder if they're getting out of the e-reader business though... kinda uncertain about that. Either way, it's an interesting idea for certain.
As for actually putting an e-ink screen on the back of a phone, I suppose if any major companies were to do it, the most likely candidate would be Sony since they have their e-reader business. Given all the changes occuring with their business though, I wonder if they're getting out of the e-reader business though... kinda uncertain about that. Either way, it's an interesting idea for certain.
CurlySaysX
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The HTC Juan.
Unknown Soldier
Member
HTC gonna HTC.
People really need to quit HTC, it's purely Stockholm Syndrome that keeps people with HTC at this point. Sony and Samsung are both superior.
Bu-bu-bu-but BRAND RECOGNITION!!!!!!!!!!!
On the other side too. Ughhhhhh
I love this phone but the "All New One" (throwup.gif) isn't doing much to get me excited.
JonathanEx
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To mis-quote The Who, meet the new one, same as the old one.
I don't see it ???
You mean "the all newer HTC One."
shinshoryuken
Member
Someone miss the memo on the S5..
Majority are bashing the S5 cause of the ridiculous look of the phone and sub par up upgrade and you were silence...
A few bash the name of the HTC and you hail Samsung superior.....
Seriously???
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