What? All the top-end Android phones post 2013 are significantly larger to hold than the 3.5inch 4S. Not sure how anyone could claim otherwise.
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What? All the top-end Android phones post 2013 are significantly larger to hold than the 3.5inch 4S. Not sure how anyone could claim otherwise.
Entendido.
Wait, are people saying this feature is a game changer?
To me the game changer is that Google finally decoupled the App from the OS and the fact that there are more features coming down the pipeline: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...e-wallpaper-and-more-hiding-in-google-camera/
Geez, I don't recall anyone praising the blur on the google camera as "revolutionary". All the reviews were already comparing it to the existing blur features on other phones. This guy needs to take a chill pill.
Ivory Samoan
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So I upgraded my Nexus 5 to Google Camera today, I'm still on the fence about the move.. it does seem more legit in terms of quality and such... but it could totally be placebo.
Haven't messed with the effects yet, though.
Haven't messed with the effects yet, though.
It's snappier for sure. The best thing is that they don't have to wait for an OS revision to refine it (make it better). You don't have to be stuck with a "stock" shitty camera app for months on end.
Calendar got an update?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...ou-join-video-calls-in-hangouts-apk-download/
Thank Christ. I was annoyed at having to edit calendar entries on my laptop to easily add location information.
ThatObviousUser
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Would have been nice to have this a week ago for PAX. =/
Oh well, loved almost all the pics I took. Upgrade from my GN camera was massive. Night and day from the pics I took last year.
PAX East 2013:
PAX East 2014:
I mean I'm starting to have some kind of PTSD looking at those old pics. Jesus.
ThatObviousUser
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Lotta noise and grain in that pic.
Unknown One
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I got small hands yet I could easily one hand my new phone. I had the iPhone 4 for years.I guess I just hold it differently.
Play with the phone for a few hours and then go back to the iPhone. It's like night and day.
I didn't either think that it felt super big when I switched from 4S to S5, but when I went back I really noticed how small the iPhone was.
longdi
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I think we need to put DisplayMate on the ignore list. Anand also said there is significant colour degradation and distortion at a wider viewing angle. Nothing I have seen when using an S5 shows that it has the best display in any mobile. In comparison with the S4 it is a bit brighter at maximum brightness and the whites are slightly warmer, but the off angle viewing is poor and any decent level of brightness juices the battery according to the dude who got it (and is now returning it and going back to his S4).
I think S5, One M8 and Z2 all have really really good screens, imo up there with Apple's best.
S5 has really good viewing angles, and strong black levels in the night.
M8 has the most contrasty screen.
Z2 has the best colors.
I love to see displaymate review Z2 and M8 screens too.
Sony will have tweak the default white balance, which has too much reds. It is good for videos but against a white back ground, things look un-natural. To fairly judged Z2 screen, Sony should note to reviewers to turn up the green and blue white balance.
longdi
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Have you held the likes of S4, S5, M8, M7, G2?
These are 4.7-5.1 inch phones but still extremely comfortable to hold and use.
3.5inch is too small now dood.
That's not the 3.5" iPhone.
Nicktendo86
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But its a current iPhone so the comparison is apt IMO.
The fact that they managed to do this is still pretty crazy.
The guy was responding to someone who said it feels the same as his old iPhone 4S...
I've rooted my phone and installed an app that let me change the clock speed of the CPU for when it's locked and setup different performance levels depending on how much battery there is left. So far it seems to be doing a nice job, I haven't checked exactly how much it drained before but I think it was like 2-3 times more in roughly the same amount of time.
I did manage to delete the Malware before I installed Malwarebytes, but out of curiosity how much information was likely taken from me? Is it worth changing all of my passwords for sites, or is that not really necessary?
Considering I'm running Gingerbread on my phone (Samsung Galaxy Mini), perhaps it's the Gingermaster trojan?
I downloaded the game ages ago on the Play Store, and I even made sure to check for reviews before downloading it... so it's frustrating to say the least.
It depends what the malware did. If you downloaded it a long time ago, and you haven't noticed anything weird with any of your accounts(bank, facebook,etc), you're probably fine, but if the malware was keeping track of all your inputs(something like DDlight), I would change all your passwords. Can you say what the app and developer name was?
TetrisBattle by Doozii.
I'm pretty sure it was rated 3/5 stars when I downloaded it (back in late 2012), and I only just noticed it was missing from the Play Store the other day.
After a bit of investigating I noticed this, and then started to panic.
I've not noticed anything, no. The only accounts that I've logged into have been my Facebook account, Twitter, GAF and an alternative email account (I've never used my "proper" email). I change my passwords on a regular basis so it's not an issue changing them again, but it's still a cause for concern.
Nothing was detected on Malwarebytes when I deleted it, so is it safe to assume it is gone from my phone completely, or should I format it?
The avg website lists it as generic malware and only list possible things it might do so i can't tell you exactly what it did. However I do find it odd that the company seems to have disappeared except for one app on the apple app store. Id just be careful and change your passwords.
Saw this on my Google plus feed. Maybe some of you might be interested in this external battery:
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Just got this in today and man, it's extremely well built. Feels sturdy, smooth, and has a nice heft to it. So far, so good. Now to wait and see how well it charges.
Seems well worth the cost assuming the battery is a good as the build quality.
The Silver
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New android user here with a galaxy S5, would appreciate some recommendations on cool apps and stuff to customize this baby.
Well, you have your standard launcher's like Nova, Action Launcher, ADWex, GoLauncher, etc, which all customize your main launcher interface in fairly similar ways. Action Launcher being different from most. They essentially add features on top of the default launcher (but in your case, since it's a TouchWiz phone, they make it more like a souped-up Google Experience without the TouchWiz...aesthetic).
Then you have things like Themer, which allows you to appropriate anyone else's design. Just scroll through their list of custom-made interfaces and apply it. You get a sleekly customized interface without the hassle of having to decide for yourself every little detail.
It really depends if you want to have control over every aspect of your design or if you're happy with pre-made ones like these:
All of the above are Themer designs.
Themer also allows you to make your own designs, but I would say it's more advanced than any other launcher and takes some time getting used to.
The Faceless Master
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ah, I just got this for $30 last week. Now it's $26:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D41CYOW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
anyone? :X
maybe a 5inch screen phone with thin bezel
does the xiaomi/redmi, Nexus 5 or S4 fit the bill? or Xperia
He said the S5 didn't feel any bigger than the 4S, not that the 4S was too small.
The comparison was to a S4 so posting the 5C is irrelevant.
Well, from experience, I can at least tell you a Nexus 5 glass screen protector would never fit on a Vita. Too long. With the bezel it will be extremely hard to find something that would fit decently. Maybe some Xperia phone? They're pretty rectangular and won't have many button or speaker holes in the protector.
2 quick questions:
1. I want a bluetooth keyboard for use with my 12.2 tablet - any suggestions, and any cases which will hold both the tablet and the keyboard?
2. That external battery - a buddy of mine had a similar external battery for his iphone and it killed the phones battery. Any risk of that here? If not I'll def pick that up as I have both an S5 and the 12.2 tablet.
1. I want a bluetooth keyboard for use with my 12.2 tablet - any suggestions, and any cases which will hold both the tablet and the keyboard?
2. That external battery - a buddy of mine had a similar external battery for his iphone and it killed the phones battery. Any risk of that here? If not I'll def pick that up as I have both an S5 and the 12.2 tablet.
Just bought one, thanks for the post.
edit: wait, which backup battery is better? Pilot E2 or 2GS?
Unknown One
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Well I meant not that much bigger. I'm saying people over exaggerate the differences in size. I compared it side by side and held both of them with one hand. It's just slightly bigger for me. Of course I was being vague. The width is not much bigger. The length is considerably bigger, but that doesn't make it unwieldy for me.
No, it actually doesn't because the forward and back buttons aren't fucking hidden hidden anymore and there's no floating sonar thing interfering with my browsing experience.
Also, they built in private mode which is what they should have do everything rather than making a separate app for it
Edit: I never use bookmarks on my tablet since I'm browsing gaf 80% of the time I'm in a browser on my tablet, but I understand why you're annoyed by the bookmarks
They're both by the same manufacturer, only the one I posted is 10000 mAh and the one he posted as 12000 mAh. O_O They can both charge two devices simultaneously and at least for the one I have, it has one USB 3.0 and the other USB 2.0. It's possible the other one could be the same or two USB 3.0 ports.
Expand please
There 's another one,Poweradd Pilot X4 13000mah, for the same price at Amazon uk. Would these work on vita too? ! If yes i will buy... but which one? Slim or bigger battery?
How big is the one you got? It looks very slim, which is something I've been looking for in a portable battery.
Too bad they don't ship here...
Huh. Wonder if it'll be as short-lived as his stay at Techno Buffalo.
can we just restrict SD cards for camera files or saved images? it's useful for that..
longdi
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Played with the T2U in person at Sony stores...while it boasted a better screen than Z1, in no ways its screen looks better than Z2 or M8..no way. There is a distinct lack of punch and wide gamut colors from T2U screen, i guess it is using the same panel and back-lighting tech as Z1C, as they look similar to me. Z2 is noticeably better.
Did you tried to tweak Z2 white balance if the defaults didnt do it for you?
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