Not sure what you mean, but i find it useful and convenient, that is all i care about. And works great. Surfing the web or watching a stream while whatsapping is great.
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Nexus 6:
+ Great camera
+ Great battery life
+ Solid build
+ Dual front speakers
+ Amazing software
- No micro SD
- Max brightness not as max as others
- Performance issues (due to encryption, the Android team is looking into it)
Note 4:
+ Even better camera, on par or better than iPhone
+ Even better battery life
+ Also solid build
+ Additional phablet software features
+ Really nice screen
- TouchWiz
- Performance issues (due to TW)
why would you ever want to do such a thing?
Baroquemantic
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Haha, true. But can't encryption be turned off? You can't turn TouchWiz off!You should add performance issues due to encryption for n6
As I've said in the past, I like a few of the features Samsung adds (multi window, s pen), but most of them are crap.
Edit: Just thought about it, but didn't someone in this thread some weeks back predict encryption would affect performance because the processor or something wouldn't be as good as Apple's?
Why would I ever want to have location reporting on?? Location mode in battery saving is good enough I don't need constant location history.
I wish touchwiz was lighter or could turn on/off its features. But i have to deal with it. It is like having an iphone, you have to deal with iOSHaha, true. But can't encryption be turned off? You can't turn TouchWiz off!
As I've said in the past, I like a few of the features Samsung adds (multi window, s pen), but most of them are crap.
Edit: Just thought about it, but didn't someone in this thread some weeks back predict encryption would affect performance because the processor or something wouldn't be as good as Apple's?
I am waiting for further info on this encryption issue, hopefully you can turn it off. Anyone with n6/9 has tried that yet and tested performance?
well you didn't say battery savings, you said turn it off... and even then, with battery savings you lessen some of the most useful parts of the phone.
tzare - you can't turn off encryption on the 6 and 9. They should be able to hardware accel both the processors, and even google said it was going to be hardware accelerated... not sure what happened in the mean time
I guess I want clear enough. Even if you put location into "battery saving" (which I do) you still have "Google location reporting" turned on, you have to go into that setting and turn that off.
osiris3355
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I wish touchwiz was lighter or could turn on/off its features. But i have to deal with it. It is like having an iphone, you have to deal with iOS
I am waiting for further info on this encryption issue, hopefully you can turn it off. Anyone with n6/9 has tried that yet and tested performance?
I haven't tried on my nexus 9 BC performance has been fantastic.
but by doing that, you basically render the best parts of the phone useless
Wow, then it is an issue right now. I really hope google fixes it. Or at least allows a disabling option. Any knowledge if all SoCs support this by hardware. Could be a huge problem for mid and low end devices.
pd. Notbacon, didn't samsung make a deal with Google to reduce TW on their devices? Maybe on android L we can see a less intrusive TW
Great to know, let's see what happens when lots of nexus6 are on people's hands and not only media.
pd. Notbacon, didn't samsung make a deal with Google to reduce TW on their devices? Maybe on android L we can see a less intrusive TW
I still have location and get Google estimate times for travel etc, I don't think I'm missing much from not having location history.
ah, i misunderstood with the history.
I still count on my history information a lot with Google Now though
Well, i see a very fluid ui there, and nothing special, custom launcher and own apps, as most oems. The clue is what is going on in the background. We will see in a month i guess. I hope they take the sony path and make it lighter. Just a wish though...
RoadHazard
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TouchWiz on Lollipop does look better than the current version (not that that's saying much, as large parts of what they have now are absolutely hideous), but still much worse than stock. I just can't believe they actually think their changes look better than what Google has designed. Maybe they don't (if they're sane), maybe they just have to be different for the sake of being different. And as long as they keep doing that, I won't be buying their phones.
People cant see past the Samsung name. That preview really isn't that bad.
ugh Touchwiz.
I wonder how long till you can get a stock Android rom w/ s-pen support on these devices to make them worthwhile.
All I can see is all the horrible products Samsung has made in the background.
Why do they insist on messing up something Google worked so hard on.
Do people actually use the S-Apps and like their UI?
The preview doesn't look bad but ultimately it is hard to tell how well it's running from this. They kept the annoying settings menu though
brotkasten
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Even the Android update screen looks amazing. Lollipop looks really great. Definitely what 4.4 should've been.
Agree. I guess they have been very intruive in the past, and i agree, my note8 feels the weight of TW,should perform much better, my wife's s4+ is not that bad, and my note4 performs well most of the time. But still a step behind stock android. I hope they keep closing the gap. I run GEL on my note4 though,i miss my n5 abit less that way but what i miss the most are on screen buttons .
Spen apps are great, others not so much. Samsung's calendar is great though, as is its widget. The UI ain't that different, allows app drawer edition and folders and transitions can be changed, as in nova for example. The worst thing are icons, phone one is awful. And the options menu is huge, but also offers a lot of options. And on note4 , not on m wife's s4, you can choose layouts and you have one which is decent and close to stock.
I am no expert, but i think tw issues with performance are due to lots off background blost apps running and not related to how it looks like.
WhiskerFrisker
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Best hardware there isn't any doubt about that. Samsung didn't pull any punches there.
I had a G-Nex, S3, S4, and S5. I'm well aware of the shit heap that is Touchwiz. I'm done with it. This is about engineers and decision makers in Korea who have no taste for western design trends shitting all over great hardware year after year after year.
Yeah if you use it then it's worth it just wanted to point out to others that it's on by default when you set up brand new. Can save battery if you don't really need it.
Look at Google's beautiful new dialer.
Look at the abortion that is the Touchwiz 5.0 dialer. Not material design, ugly colors, just awful. JESUS FUCK WHY IS THE DELETE BUTTON BLUE IF EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREEN?!
Jazzy Network
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While is the dial green on L when everything else is blue?
Green as a colour is heavily asscociated with "GO!"
Jazzy Network
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Jzero
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Lord, that back is nasty.
What the.. I've been thinking the N9 was a unibody aluminum case this whole time. Yuck.
osiris3355
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My back does not flex like that or looks that disgusting, no joke. Seriously, the nexus logo is hard when I push on it.
Clearly there is QC issues at the manufacturer if that many people are getting duds. Glad I didn't.
Baroquemantic
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That Pocketnow review is good. Also, I never knew people cared so much about the look of the back of a phone or tablet, something that's rarely seen by the user.
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Stuff like this should not be tolerated. And this isn't the first time it's happened either. The N10 had a similar issue, though this seems worse.
WhiskerFrisker
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Android tablets suck donkey balls. The Surface Pro 3 is the way to go.
osiris3355
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Im guessing its not helping that all the cases are backordered a month so.
Either way, if your back sucks take it back to the store and get a different one. Problem solved. I love how the material feels and that it isn't freezing like my metal ultrabook.
Baroquemantic
Member
[Be Gentle] Lollipop Nexus Devices Have An Option In The About Menu To Tell Google What You Think Of The Device
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-to-tell-google-what-you-think-of-the-device/
Well now.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-to-tell-google-what-you-think-of-the-device/
Well now.
Jigolo
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People gonna copy & paste this url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMGggUDolRI&list=UUBJycsmduvYEL83R_U4JriQ
Change the 805 to 810 and camera to Note 5 camera.
holy shit that UI is ugly as fuck! Was thinking of getting note 4 but after that video ughhhh. Stock lollipop is so damn gorgeous. Nexus 6 it is.
The Faceless Master
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get the iPhone 6+
BertramCooper
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RoadHazard
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Why the F do YouTube links still open on the mobile site rather than the app for me? Thought for sure that would be fixed by now. Am I the only one with this issue?
The Faceless Master
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Clear defaults on the browser.
BertramCooper
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I love how Samsung clearly thinks that Material Design = Solid bright colors.
Absolutely no fucks given about the layering or the animations.
So hilariously inept and ugly. So perfectly Samsung.
Absolutely no fucks given about the layering or the animations.
So hilariously inept and ugly. So perfectly Samsung.
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