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Android |OT4| I/O Silver
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*picks up the baton and runs with it*
32 bit vs 64 bit
LTE vs LTE A (Does your phone have dat Cat 6?)
Quad vs Octa core
HD vs QHD
32/64 GB Flash vs 32 GB with SD Card
2100 Mah vs 2800 Mah vs 3000+ Mah
Stock vs CM (We know it's coming at some point)
Standard charging methods vs New Methods
NFC vs Bluetooth (Apple will find a way to make this an argument)
Normally syncing of the phone vs enhanced wifi (aka Can you sync from your driveway?)
Spec Warz are great. However, we ran into a problem this year and are in trouble for the foreseeable future. Why should I buy an LG G4 that basically runs the same as G3 but with a 64 bit processor when the G3 is $400 off contract? For the record I don't know anything about the G4 but am speculating because they can't decrease the resolution now can they?
OriginalThinking
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Some nice Godwin there, looks like we're even.
Vermillion
Banned
Lmao, thanks
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
The savior is here.
Why does samsung have to keep using inferior plastics?
It's like they have some unknown formula, they keep out of pride.
Baroquemantic
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Looks nice. If only they'd get rid of that ugly ass hardware home button.
brotkasten
Member
That looks pretty good, aside from the back and the hideous Micro-USB 3.0 port.
Is that note 4?
mingoguaya
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Oh, look, it's the Note 4!
Same as the Note 3....
Now all that's left to be shown is the new iPhone and the Motorola X1 and all flagships are done for the year. I currently own a Note 3, and unless Apple wows me with the new 5.5 iPhone, I might just stay put with my device for a while. I was looking forward to a newly designed phone on the Note 4, but apparently the insides are the only new thing this year. Bummer.
Same as the Note 3....
Now all that's left to be shown is the new iPhone and the Motorola X1 and all flagships are done for the year. I currently own a Note 3, and unless Apple wows me with the new 5.5 iPhone, I might just stay put with my device for a while. I was looking forward to a newly designed phone on the Note 4, but apparently the insides are the only new thing this year. Bummer.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
OriginalThinking
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Randy Lanzarote
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The Mrs bought an LG G2 last week to replace her rather shite Xperia T. After a few days of playing around/benchmarking etc I realise how poor my N5 battery life is in comparison.
So, I've decided it's time for a new phone. Has anyone got an LG G Pro 2 or a Oppo Find 7a that they can give some feedback on, as these are the two I have shortlisted.
So, I've decided it's time for a new phone. Has anyone got an LG G Pro 2 or a Oppo Find 7a that they can give some feedback on, as these are the two I have shortlisted.
Well there's the Xperia Z3 as well
my friend was still using Google Talk I guess in the browser in Gmail when I visited him
he just asked how to not have all my Hangouts messages go to his email inbox? I guess it does that when he's not logged in?
so how do I explain to him to upgrade to Hangouts? I didn't even know you could still use the old Google Talk with the status bubbles next to each chat person.
he just asked how to not have all my Hangouts messages go to his email inbox? I guess it does that when he's not logged in?
so how do I explain to him to upgrade to Hangouts? I didn't even know you could still use the old Google Talk with the status bubbles next to each chat person.
Testicular Sound Express
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I dont think they need to refresh the moto g yet. Just lower the price and let it go for another few months. This is just stupid in my opinion.
Alligatorjandro
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Need some nexus news
Lenovo.
or get rid of the hardware buttons entirely? theyre basically the only ones left using them
stuck in the past, typical samsung
brotkasten
Member
But on-screen buttons offer no advantage over physical buttons. They just take up more screen real estate, compared to physical buttons.
OriginalThinking
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Ffffffffffiiiiiiiighhhhhhhhhhhtttttttt!
zomgbbqftw
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Moto doing the same thing as Sony. Success with the Xperia U which was cheap and powerful, follow it up with the L which was expensive and crap.
They will sell less than half the units and then wonder why. Idiots.
Get out.
hitsugi
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They could have an even smaller bezel and just use on-screen buttons.
brotkasten
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That's what I hear every time this subject get brought up, but I've yet to see anyone doing it. Every phone with on-screen buttons I've seen so far had a bezel big enough for physical buttons.
Because Apple uses a physical button. When Apple gets rid of it, Samsung will too.
hitsugi
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You know, you're right about that - and I have no idea of why. Sharp's line of phones (that no one has ever heard of) have pretty slim bezels, but even they have enough room on the bottom to accommodate those buttons:
...not really sure what's up with that area of the phone. There must be a reason no one's eliminating the bottom bezels.
OriginalThinking
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You know, you're right about that - and I have no idea of why. Sharp's line of phones (that no one has ever heard of) have pretty slim bezels, but even they have enough room on the bottom to accommodate those buttons:
...not really sure what's up with that area of the phone. There must be a reason no one's eliminating the bottom bezels.
I think much like the Moto 360 some of that space is required for physical connections to the screen. I also think it might be a balance issue. There needs to be bezel at the top for the camera, speaker and light sensor. No bezel at the bottom would "unbalance" the phone. Though I definitely think most modern phones could shave a few mm off, both top and bottom.
I guess this means we're fucked for the Moto X+1 pricing. Damn it Lenovo!
Marty Chinn
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Yep, I don't get why people want on screen buttons at all. It's one of the reasons that stopped me from going from a HTC One M7 to a M8. I don't see any advantage that is used over physical buttons.
The Faceless Master
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SirMossyBloke
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Same thing that stopped me. Claims a 5" screen, actually 4.7". Waste of space. Look at the Sony line for this perfect example.
You would have bought it even if it was made of cardboard paper.
BoboBrazil
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What are the supposed specs of the Note 4?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
According to Google...
250 Euro equals
334.63 US Dollar
That's like One+/N5 pricing... WTF...
w1ck3dn1nj4
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CM gets the thumbs up from me if were evaluating both on its own merit without things like Xposed modules, just for pushing greater user control and features. Fuck Google and their "all or nothing" approach to permissions tbh.
And in a similar bracket, theres also
Stock android vs. custom launchers like nova
Ill take custom launchers any day too thank you very much. Fuck vanilla. Its too limited and stifling, not to mention diarrhea inducing in the looks department. I prefer my own sleek style and feel. I like to have my own icon sets, transparencies, custom x y grid, custom drawer and tab organisation, swipeable docks, ability to assign swipe action on icons, multiple types of gesture actions on home screen, folder within folder, backup and import layouts etc. If you like vanilla, good for you, but its overrated shite as far as Im concerned.
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