Well damn. So much for people being unaware that their phone runs Android.
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Well damn. So much for people being unaware that their phone runs Android.
I was ready to order a Nexus 5 (I am in Europe) for 300EUR which is a great price, as the price from Google is 350EUR (+10 for delivery).
The Moto X was more expensive (350EUR at best) but now due to some offer it also costs 300EUR. I like many things in the Moto X but I believe that the camera is terrible.
How is it compared to the Nexus's camera? Still much much worse? This can be the only dealbreaker for me :/.
The Moto X was more expensive (350EUR at best) but now due to some offer it also costs 300EUR. I like many things in the Moto X but I believe that the camera is terrible.
How is it compared to the Nexus's camera? Still much much worse? This can be the only dealbreaker for me :/.
shinshoryuken
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Camera comparison of the current flagship phone...
http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/124/4899661/1/rv/sony-xperia-z2-review/
The galaxy S5 and LG looks great!!
The sony is a disappointment AGAIN!!!
seem like upgrading my Z1 to the Z2 won't be worth it...
http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/124/4899661/1/rv/sony-xperia-z2-review/
The galaxy S5 and LG looks great!!
The sony is a disappointment AGAIN!!!
seem like upgrading my Z1 to the Z2 won't be worth it...
The Faceless Master
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didn't someone say that Sony had their digital camera team work on the phone software?Camera comparison of the current flagship phone...
http://www.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/124/4899661/1/rv/sony-xperia-z2-review/
The galaxy S5 and LG looks great!!
The sony is a disappointment AGAIN!!!
shinshoryuken
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Not sure... My Sony rx100 take amazing pictures, so I don't know why Sony can't get it right on there mobile devices.
Played around with the HTC (new) One at the AT&T store today. Very nice looking device. The gapless construction is great.
The phone is pretty tall. One thing I noticed, my palm was knocking against the bottom right of the screen and interrupting my swipes. Don't know what about this phone's shape in particular was making that happen - tried the S5, Note, and G2 and didn't have the same problem.
Also, holy shit Chrome was horrible on this thing. The native browser was pretty smooth, but Chrome was as choppy as a CR-48. Googy, plz.
Now, if you were to say, "Apple uses Sony hardware and gets great results," then...yeah there's no response to that. Come on, Sony.
The phone is pretty tall. One thing I noticed, my palm was knocking against the bottom right of the screen and interrupting my swipes. Don't know what about this phone's shape in particular was making that happen - tried the S5, Note, and G2 and didn't have the same problem.
Also, holy shit Chrome was horrible on this thing. The native browser was pretty smooth, but Chrome was as choppy as a CR-48. Googy, plz.
I used to. I stopped around 2012 - found the syncing was inconsistent.
Brosef, I know you understand that these are two completely different problems. The size of your glassware and sensor are constricted to an absurd amount in modern smartphones. Your competencies in actual, standalone cameras can only help so much.
Now, if you were to say, "Apple uses Sony hardware and gets great results," then...yeah there's no response to that. Come on, Sony.
I see.. hmm what do you use now? just Google Chrome Sync?
changed to Dolphin + Dolphin Connect (to sync tabs)
pretty cool, and with Lastpass, I got my password synced too!
I really hope the note 4 is worthwhile, i skipped the note 3 and have been happy with my note 2 running cm11, but i have my upgrading coming up and would like to get the note 4 as long as its a big upgrade, my note 2 still works flawlessly till now and has a unlocked bootloader on verizon, will take something special to get me to move away from it.
So I mentioned I've been having an issue where the lowest volume setting is way too loud. Someone mentioned there are apps to fix this. Which app is the best? I want something that'd be easily removable/reversible so on the off chance it doesn't work well, I can easily get it off my phone and have my stock volume controls.
Honestly, stick with LG and go for the G2.
If you really want to switch, expect a very similar experience but in a different skin. One that might be better or worse, depending on your own preferences.
if you have the option of getting a g2, get that instead of the galaxy s4. the only real advantage the gs4 has is a wider range of accessories. the g2 having a snapdragon 800 vs the 600 of the gs4 and a battery that is still one of if not the longest last out there is all the reason to get it.
While I'm a Samsung supporter (I really like the Note3), I would say choose the LG G2 over the S4.
If you really want to try the Samsung Galaxy S phones, go for the S5 at least
I did kind of want the G2, but my carrier location is small, and does not have it in stock. They only have the S4 (plus other Samsung Galaxy devices), the Moto X, iPhone, and a couple others. We went to a larger carrier location farther out, but the employees were snobbish and rude. Anyway, sorry for the tangent. Thanks for the the input.
The Faceless Master
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if you really and truly just can't get the G2 from them, have you considered the Galaxy Note 3?
I took a look at the Note, and it was almost too big. I know how strange that may sound.
Jazzy Network
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Just have them order it or just order it online? There's always a way to get it.
Something big with a long battery life? Note 3 is pretty much the only option, unless you think the G2 is big enough.
Went to bed last night with my phone at 95%, was set to play an hour of music and the alarm to go off at 7.
Woke up and it's at 35%!?!?!? This has never happened before. What in the hell? I go to the battery stats and it just says "Android System" is what was sucking my battery. Then when I'm out today though it holds it's charge pretty well.
Super odd, something must have been running in the background. Thinking I might just reset my phone completely, only open the apps I need during the night (music/alarm) and then throw it in airplane mode. I really hope my battery isn't fucked.
Woke up and it's at 35%!?!?!? This has never happened before. What in the hell? I go to the battery stats and it just says "Android System" is what was sucking my battery. Then when I'm out today though it holds it's charge pretty well.
Super odd, something must have been running in the background. Thinking I might just reset my phone completely, only open the apps I need during the night (music/alarm) and then throw it in airplane mode. I really hope my battery isn't fucked.
DonMigs85
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Does it use a Qualcomm SoC? Try the Snapdragon Battery Guru from the Play Store.
Signing out of Google +, restarting the phone then signing back into it may also help
T-Mobile removing the corporate discount: http://www.tmonews.com/2014/03/t-mo...isappearing-full-details-on-upcoming-changes/
That's not good for me. Going to start comparing price that I would be paying with AT&T each month... even though T-Mobile has been killing it, I would consider making the jump if the overall AT&T coverage is a big upgrade over T-Mobile, traveling from Chicago to Michigan.
That's not good for me. Going to start comparing price that I would be paying with AT&T each month... even though T-Mobile has been killing it, I would consider making the jump if the overall AT&T coverage is a big upgrade over T-Mobile, traveling from Chicago to Michigan.
Note3 is great. else LG G2
The Faceless Master
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yes. get a Note 3.
Black edition of the S4 looks better than the S5:
Samsung designer's are not improving
Yeah that's a bummer but hey what can we do?
Got my Nexus 5 last week to replace my HTC One X and I really like it. So smooth experience.
I did change to ART and it made the initial load of my Unity game blazingly fast. However, Im not sure should I still stick with it as I think debugging on dalvik is more useful. (as it is what is currently used.)
I did change to ART and it made the initial load of my Unity game blazingly fast. However, Im not sure should I still stick with it as I think debugging on dalvik is more useful. (as it is what is currently used.)
Do you mean on the web site? This can happen for me if you have other android devices that it's installed on under the same account.
yes on the website.. and I only have one device :/
--- on a separate note. is there a way to make Google Search not search in my local google domain? the option disappeared ><
You can't make that assumption if you never held the S5 in your hands.
This is a broken-ass sentence.
Sorry what I ment was that they can't make that assumption if they never held the phone in their hands.
I played around with both devices over the weekend, and it's an improvement from the standpoint of not feeling sticky. On the flipside, it's pretty obviously plastic, so the fake leather thing feels pretty crappy.
It's gripper but feels just as cheap.
Here comes Faceless.
Are you talking about S4 or S5? People put on a case anyway. I don't see the point either way.
Uh the S5 feels really nice when you hold it on your hands. never touched an S4 but I love how the S5 feels.
The Faceless Master
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I was saying that same thing. I need an all new HTC One (M8) because it feels so great on the outside, [in the spring/fall, summer it carries too much heat and winter it feels frigid] and I don't care if the insides are low spec trash, it still has the smallest battery, has tons of wasted space on the front, is borderline unrepairable [good thing they have that replacement guarantee] and the power button is still in a position that no competent designer of a 5" mobile handset would use. It may not take great photos but it sure looks good in them.
wow, haha... talk about having a chip on your shoulder...
Tell me more about the low spec trash. I'm genuinely interested in what is bad. You mostly speaking about the camera?
Well you could also argue that people don't think twice about putting cases on phones because the phones themselves are ugly anyway. I know I see a lot more iPhones outside of cases than most other types of phones and that's because they actually look nice to begin with.
Even aside from that though, saying "just put a case on it" is a pretty sad excuse for having a poor hardware design.
Even aside from that though, saying "just put a case on it" is a pretty sad excuse for having a poor hardware design.
Zombie James
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Researching Android media boxes. What's the general consensus for these things running XBMC? Which ones would you guys recommend?
Zombie James
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I've been thinking long and hard about a Chromecast but my issue is playing back local content on my PC without transcoding, re-encoding, or being limited to 720p. I love my current setup (just a long HDMI cable connecting my PC to my TV) but that won't really work out at my new place.
Currently have a note 2 and switching providers soon so I'm looking for a good phone with a good camera. Might have to go with the s5 since the HTC one M8 supposedly doesn't havea great camera. How do the note 3 and g2 compare?
Do you mean having to manually convert stuff? Because no, you won't need to worry about that. It will transcode it as it streams it but, I mean, who cares? I've been using Plex for years and it's amazing. They have apps for everything imaginable too (Android, iOS, Roku, Windows, Mac, browser, etc).
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