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Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Is this the actual PCTX in real life?
Did he sneaked in an Obama remark?
Vyse The Legend
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6 weeks? The Moto X was delayed until the end of September/early October then? I think your math is off.
Depending on when the phone comes out, it looks like it's anywhere from a 2-2.5 month exclusivity.
I skipped a month, oops.
Nex Superne
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Android-GAF, here's my situation:
1. My current phone is the Verizon Galaxy "Nexus". It has served me well for the past 2 years, even with Verizon's infuriating update schedule.
2. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with Verizon; their network is still the strongest in our area and we have 6 devices on a shared plan.
3. I'm guessing the next Nexus phone won't work on Verizon. Is it even worth waiting for confirmation?
4. Sense looks annoying, though I suppose it could be tolerable. NO TOUCHWIZ GARBAGE.
Basically, does that limit me to the Moto X and the Droid Maxx? Alas, it would be so much easier if the next Nexus phone worked on Verizon.
1. My current phone is the Verizon Galaxy "Nexus". It has served me well for the past 2 years, even with Verizon's infuriating update schedule.
2. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with Verizon; their network is still the strongest in our area and we have 6 devices on a shared plan.
3. I'm guessing the next Nexus phone won't work on Verizon. Is it even worth waiting for confirmation?
4. Sense looks annoying, though I suppose it could be tolerable. NO TOUCHWIZ GARBAGE.
Basically, does that limit me to the Moto X and the Droid Maxx? Alas, it would be so much easier if the next Nexus phone worked on Verizon.
The Faceless Master
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Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If you like the Blue I'd say get the HTC One.
If you didn't hate touchwiz with a passion I'd say wait for the Galaxy Note 3.
Also check out the LG2 shown today.
If you didn't hate touchwiz with a passion I'd say wait for the Galaxy Note 3.
Also check out the LG2 shown today.
Uhhhhh so att has an exclusive on the moto maker until November
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto...aker-exclusive-on-AT-T-until-November_id46176
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Also, announcing the new LG Verizon:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto...aker-exclusive-on-AT-T-until-November_id46176
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Also, announcing the new LG Verizon:
Vyse The Legend
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Look a few posts up.
This means the Moto X doesn't officially launch until November then. By then, the Nexus 5 will be announced... so yeah.
Also, announcing the new LG Verizon:
seriously why the fuck are people putting up with this shit
brotkasten
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Because for most people it's just a logo on an already really ugly/boring phone. Who cares at this point, really.
ThatObviousUser
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Look a few posts up.
This means the Moto X doesn't officially launch until November then. By then, the Nexus 5 will be announced... so yeah.
Guess I'm just waiting it all out then. I won't go to AT&T.
I'll go unlocked, T-Mobile, or even Verizon (as a last resort), but I won't go AT&T.
Just get some black label maker tape of matte vinyl to cover it. I cover my Note's Samsung logo.
Sense 5 is nothing like previous sense. I'd go HTC One.
Moto Engineer: "People are trained to look at incremental increases in specs, and that's not what makes this phone the most advance phone on the market."
Some Asshole in the Comments: "A high end phone in 2013 shouldn't have 2011 specs."
Keep up the good fight, internet....
Verizon is my no-go at this point. I went from Verizon to Straight Talk and now AT&T (I wanted LTE back in my life). I find Verizon's policies to be far more anti-consumer (AT&T still allows individual plans with 3GB for $30--total equivalent pricepoint on Verizon would be 1GB of data, AT&T at least lets you choose not to have texting which would bring total plan far below Verizon's lowest smartphone plan). On top of those, every flagship phone will have a model that works on AT&T, not so for Verizon.
I really want T-Mobile but they still refuse to acknowledge the Midwest.
The Faceless Master
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Uhhhhh so att has an exclusive on the moto maker until November
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto...aker-exclusive-on-AT-T-until-November_id46176
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Also, announcing the new LG Verizon:
THE VERIZON 4G LTE by LG
Life's Good!
Just because he say it doesn't mean its true. People usually will buy the car with better spec higher horse power, if the prices of the cars being cross-shopped are similar.
It has nothing to do with internet. Consumer Report can still shit on Moto X (base on the screen alone.)
-Pyromaniac-
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Thank god for no carrier branding in canada. FEELS GOOD.
The Faceless Master
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seriously, this is the same engineer that said stuff like
"I mean, what can you do with the Samsung Galaxy S4 that you can't do with the Galaxy S3? The answer is nothing."
and
"In the case of HTC, they're using an LCD screen, which is simply an inferior technology."
and
"Also, the human eye cannot discern resolution beyond 300 pixels per inch."
etc...
Oldschoolgamer
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Is the instagram update busted? I definitely didn't update yet, and it's saying that I did. It doesn't have any of the upgrades either.
ThatObviousUser
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How bout dem three year contracts?
-Pyromaniac-
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we don't have those any more either starting around now. Sure they fired up the prices for everything after moving to 2 years but WHATEVZ. I can still get my unlimited talk and 6gb of data for 60 bucks on my employee plan so I'm fine!
Haven't had one if those in 3 years lol.
SirMossyBloke
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Until you want to upgrade, then you'll be forced to change it. I'm in the same boat. I think I'm never going to upgrade, I'm just going to buy phones through work at 50% off and use them.
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no no I mean I'll use my employee discount which 50% off any plan right, so yeah use that when the 2 year contracts go into effect. So instead of 120 for what I said I'll just pay 60.
Obviously I'll wait till there's a phone I want a subsidy one, might not be for a year especially if the nex5 is good and sold cheap. But we'll see. But yeah it kind of sucks for regular consumers. The prices went up big, especially at rogers and telus.
SirMossyBloke
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Oh ok, yeah that works. Paying exactly twice as much for the same plan though is some nasty shit. They have to drop them soon, people must be going apeshit.
what is it that can you do on the s4 that you can't do on the s3?
How do you turn off unused pixels on an LCD again? I must have forgotten that part.
Have you had your visual acuity tested recently? Are you better than 20/20? If not, then you can't tell the difference beyond 300 ppi at 1 foot (20/20=1 arc minute).
And tino your car analogy is rubbish. To take horsepower as the spec people will always opt for at the similar price? Have you ever bought a car? How about things like gas mileage? (way more important to most people) something like a sunroof? creature comforts? It's like saying a tesla is worse than a viper because the tesla wouldn't win in a quarter mile.
The Faceless Master
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turn off my TV
oh wait, i was unaware that he clarified, he just said inferior technology. and i'm a fan of OLED technology!
and strangely enough, actual scientists and doctors say that people can indeed tell the difference.
Vanillalite
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Again nobody has said the Moto X is bad. People have just said it is over priced. If we get a Google Play Moto X and it is priced right I think many here would be happy.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Not me. It would be a guaranteed way for me to keep my N4. It's not a year's worth of change. Nice phone, but overpriced and not an upgrade from the N4. For me, anyway.
Vanillalite
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If you have a Nexus 4 you shouldn't be looking for an upgrade. People shouldn't be looking to upgrade their phones yearly.
ThatObviousUser
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How is it not an upgrade from the N4? Better battery life, better camera, far more powerful GPU, no glass black, active display, and touchless control... Moto X is definitely better at everything except possibly quick updates. It also has LTE out of the box and will work on Verizon.
It's not a "year's worth of change"... because it's only been 8 months, lol.
It's not a "year's worth of change"... because it's only been 8 months, lol.
The MotoX is a good phone. It's got a lot of killer features, a godly battery life, and is, no HTC ONE, but is well designed. It's also fucking expensive, for what it is.
If it was sold at even $50 over N4 prices--unlocked, I'd buy one right now. I think many of us would. But reality hits and it's $600 off-contract. wut.
If it was sold at even $50 over N4 prices--unlocked, I'd buy one right now. I think many of us would. But reality hits and it's $600 off-contract. wut.
Has anyone heard of Mpero/Empire or Iwotou screen protectors?
i'd choose sim security over that, if sim is changed send sms with location if available to desired number and lock device, so you know the number of the thief. I wonder android device managers works if the phone is wiped, i guess not. Cerberus does this doesn't it? but root is needed.
Android lost is also a nice free app that does most things cerberus does for free, but as ADM works using google account so if wiped...
the thing i do not understand is why most launchers including stock android do not allow customization. That would fix almost every complain for me. so far LG launcher allows skins, icon change, different transition effects, and notification bar customization, it also allows changing fonts. Is not as bad as i read here.
For example stock android on nexus s has that horrible google search widget on every screen. Why can't i turn it off? (if the option is there is hidden)
Outside of changing the notification bar and fonts (although I may be mistaken), you can change everything else aforementioned with the free version of Nova Launcher, and I imagine a variety of other launchers as well. To be fair, it's not part of the original launcher itself, but if customization is your biggest deterrent from stock Android, it isn't difficult to work around that.
I think the point they're trying to make is that the stock launchers (the ones that are preinstalled) can't do those things, regardless of substitutes.
oh, i know, my only concern is that you still have the original launcher running in the background and usually takes some RAM, unless you root the device, and delete home.apk and put the new one as default. But that may void warranty on certain devices
Nicktendo86
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Rejoice! Today is th day up updates! Netlix has been updated to work nice with 4.3, new Chrome beta, new intragram updates but my fave is LITE FLOW HAS BEEN UPDATED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 4.3!!! No more janky accessibility workarounds!
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