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app situation has improved on android so much but there's still a notable difference in quality apps between the two. Luckily I use both OS's so I don't care
But yeah maybe one day. Would be nice.Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
app situation has improved on android so much but there's still a notable difference in quality apps between the two. Luckily I use both OS's so I don't care
Honestly it is fine except for games. That's where there still seems to be the big gulf.
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Well yeah but games are mostly what I DL outside of the few staples like flipboard and whatnots.
app situation has improved on android so much but there's still a notable difference in quality apps between the two. Luckily I use both OS's so I don't care
For me the biggest gap is with games. One of the major reasons I cant see me swapping an ipad for a android tablet anytime soon.
That and theres a bunch of apps I use alot, like goodreader, that just arent there on android.
Yep- games are the only thing lacking at this point. Which is why I have an iPad mini still.
I actually prefer many Android apps to their iOS counterparts nowadays, mainly because I really dig the Holo style.
ThatObviousUser
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Android has Wind-Up Knight and Rise of the Blobs, that's all I need.
Also all the Humble Bundles are pretty much Android-only...
Also all the Humble Bundles are pretty much Android-only...
ThatObviousUser
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WUK is amazing you pleb.
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I'm starting to think that it won't matter what phone I get. Verizon will do the same shit regarding updates and bootloaders, and ultimately I just gotta get off of this terrible carrier.
Unknown Soldier
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app situation has improved on android so much but there's still a notable difference in quality apps between the two. Luckily I use both OS's so I don't care
The only thing from iOS that I really want is Infinity Blade.
Games like Bastion would be cool on tablet as there's one for the iPad... I guess. But still I don't really care much because why the fuck would I play that on there when the PC is the superior version? World of Goo I can understand, because that game is perfect for touch controls.
I see more value in being able to use almost any bluetooth controller I want to play my old n64 games in split screen.
I see more value in being able to use almost any bluetooth controller I want to play my old n64 games in split screen.
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Well I almost purely use my iPad in terms of games for digital board and card games and stuff like that. Stuff that's perfect for touch only and in fact I prefer those there than on my PC.
And support for that stuff on android is terrible at best.
Yeah, I haven't thought much about those, but for it's dimensions and screen, the iPad would be perfect for those types of games.
The Faceless Master
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i haven't looked at the Nook specifically, but in general, if you're mounting off the SD instead of flashing the hardware itself, you usually need to partition the SD card so one partition can be the bootable OS and the other can be mounted as a virtual SD card.
have you checked the MD5 of the zip to confirm that it is correctly and fully downloaded?
don't worry about RAM usage.
Even their watches have capacitive buttons!
Tentative Samsung smartwatch design unearthed in Korean patents
Tentative Samsung smartwatch design unearthed in Korean patents
cuevas. PhD.
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I think I'm going to do verizon edge just to upgrade, I know it's a huge rip off but I'm already on contract for 16 more months.
SirMossyBloke
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I wouldn't even shampoo it.
Do the math a couple more times...seriously. Why not just buy a phone on eBay?
Well, I guess if you're planning on paying off the phone and not upgrading again it might not be any worse than paying full price for a phone up front. Just don't trade it back into them later and it's not any more terrible of a deal.
Only if you got some mid grade quality unofficial batteries, anything with the phone or official batteries already went through it.
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at this point you might as well wait for the nexus 5. We're already in August as depressing as that is, damn time flies.
Yeah before we know it we'll already be on the new new Nexus 7.
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The cycle never endssssss. I really hope google takes the IDEAS from the Optimus G2 but not the phone itself because it's just too much. I want something small, similar in size to the moto X. Maybe even smaller. And I want it to be as bezeless as the new G2. Also a good battery and I don't see how I don't end up buying one.
Same size body as the N4 but with 5" screen. Gotta make up for the software buttons.
Give up the dream, Pyro. The non-huge Android flagship doesn't exist.
If the next Nexus has the following, I will probably be very tempted to sell my HTC One and buy it:
- GOOD CAMERA (no bullshit this time. I want it at least close to S4 level, with at least 8 mp}
- Smaller, size wise than HTC One and S4. Moto X size, but thinner would be perfect. Also, I wouldn't mind a 5 inch screen, but it needs still as compact as possible.
- At least a 2800 mah battery, especially because of the S800. Knowing LG, they will surely mess this one up, lol.
- Have a design as good as Nexus 4. I want to pretty much see refinement here. I want a little bit thinner phone that's more comfortable to hold and that doesn't have a glass backing. The HTC One has been great and the best looking phone I've ever seen so I need this phone to be one of the best looking. I consider the Nexus 4 to be one of the best looking phones out there.
Realistically, I expect LG to achieve only 1 out of 4 of these
- GOOD CAMERA (no bullshit this time. I want it at least close to S4 level, with at least 8 mp}
- Smaller, size wise than HTC One and S4. Moto X size, but thinner would be perfect. Also, I wouldn't mind a 5 inch screen, but it needs still as compact as possible.
- At least a 2800 mah battery, especially because of the S800. Knowing LG, they will surely mess this one up, lol.
- Have a design as good as Nexus 4. I want to pretty much see refinement here. I want a little bit thinner phone that's more comfortable to hold and that doesn't have a glass backing. The HTC One has been great and the best looking phone I've ever seen so I need this phone to be one of the best looking. I consider the Nexus 4 to be one of the best looking phones out there.
Realistically, I expect LG to achieve only 1 out of 4 of these
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it's funny because google themselves are talking up smaller devices/bigger batteries/better cameras yet they won't just damn put it all in one device.
I will never stop dreaming.
I wouldn't mind a 4.5 inch screen to keep the phone small, even with software buttons. But I'd do 4.7 with the same size bezel as the G2. That could also be quite small.
edit: I'm with you reKon on ALL of that. Is it so damn hard. Sometimes it's like these companies don't want to make the perfect phone
Soodanim
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Android-GAF, is this the thread to ask about phone recommendations and lesser known Chinese phone manufacturers? I'm in the market and at my price range (£150-ish) everything either lacks RAM, internal storage or haa some other glaring flaw so I want to see what's available that isn't the usual Galaxy Ace (2) that's pushed in the shops.
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thing is though I'm willing to get a slightly thicker phone if it means they can fit a bigger battery in a smaller overall frame. I like thin but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. Not talking Lumia thick but I'm definitely willing to go a bit thicker. Xperia ZL style. ZL is actually a great size and they fit 5 inches on that. Do that same thing but at 4.7 and it would be fantastic.
that's how it is with all cheap android devices isn't it, there's something that sucks about them.
Yeah no I'm not talking thickness, I'd say the current N4 is good on that front. By now we should be able to fit a bigger battery in this size, right?
cuevas. PhD.
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That's my plan
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look at the razr which had 2500mah I believe. It wasn't even THAT thick. Razr Maxx was notably thicker but hell I won't even lie I'd go that thick if it meant I'd get 3000mah+.
But yeah there's no excuses anymore. They gotta stop skimping on battery. Especially if they're gonna insist on these big hd screens and always on background features.
Randy Lanzarote
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If I had £150 to spend on a phone, I'd get a Motorola RAZR i. I'm pretty sure Three have it for that price on payg.
Otherwise..... LG Optimus L9 (unlocked) is on ecell ebay store for £180.
2500 mAh now. Man its funny how quickly the 'baseline' of what we want from the battery rises. 2100 mAh was the shit a little over a year ago.
It will be interesting though, because I expect noone except maybe Samsung to increase the display sizes in next years flagships. Nor the resolutions past 1080p. So there's just likely going to be better color accuracy, whites and whatnot. Its a real opportunity to increase the battery capacity and overall battery life of phones next year.
We shall see.
This technology moves fast yo, I remember when everyone was super hyped for the Galaxy S2 as if it was the second coming of christ and now it's a piece of shit.
A good start for battery life would be to stop cramming them shitfilled with always on stuff and bloat.
I wouldn't mind a 4.5 inch screen to keep the phone small, even with software buttons. But I'd do 4.7 with the same size bezel as the G2. That could also be quite small.
edit: I'm with you reKon on ALL of that. Is it so damn hard. Sometimes it's like these companies don't want to make the perfect phone
Both Samsung HTC and Apple actually make the "perfect"phones according to their hardware philosophy. google has never bothered to make one.
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I feel your pain bro.
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