You Are Viewtiful
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Haha, I understand re: coverage. Still though, it must suck to have to be reminded who your shitty carrier is every time you wake up
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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Haha, I understand re: coverage. Still though, it must suck to have to be reminded who your shitty carrier is every time you wake up
Take the bullet for us!
Unknown Soldier
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Haha, I understand re: coverage. Still though, it must suck to have to be reminded who your shitty carrier is every time you wake up
People who have Verizon are never ashamed of their carrier. Something about having LTE literally everywhere they go tends to make them awfully happy, which is why Verizon has the lowest churn rate of the major national carriers.
Hah. I actually might...because....
Remember my delayed until Wednesday Amazon order? Well, I couldn't cancel the order because it's fucking coming tomorrow now.
I think I'm going to return this one I bought from the AT&T store. Two reasons; first, I used a good chunk of Amazon gift card credit to purchase the Amazon one; second, the restocking fee ($35) from AT&T is cheaper than the tax I had to pay for buying it from AT&T.
So what do I need to do to test? Just a few various benchmarks?
edit:
Ummm...this is weird. Antutu and Quadrant both bench 13% and ~40%(!) higher, respectively. Oh, let me clarify, that's higher AFTER enabling encryption.
edit2:
Geekbench 3 showing same results. almost 50% higher single core and 25% higher multi-core, after enabling encryption.
I'll post scores once I finish, I can only assume something was killing my un-encrypted tests. But I started with a freshly wiped device and only the benchmark apps installed.
edit3(final): Ok Ok. I decrypted and ran Quadrant and Antutu again and got close to the encrypted scores; these scores are close to (and above in some cases) the scores that review sites posted for the S6. My first tests must have been some strange anomaly.
My verdict: Encryption does not slow performance on the Galaxy S6
Properly free, or is the monthly tariff slightly higher on the edge? Unusual for an operator to give you anything for nothing.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Nexus 6 is encrypted but still, damn!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...sungs-most-unexpected-and-best-phone-to-date/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...sungs-most-unexpected-and-best-phone-to-date/
Totally free to me (it's a company phone) but also actually free to my company. I negotiated an amazing deal with O2 bespoke retentions (I think I posted it elsewhere in this thread?) who were desperate to keep our business, and kept throwing incentives at me to stay.
Miles Quaritch
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Yeah, this is probably a case of me thinking it's a better game than it ever really was.
Still, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to check it out. Think I'll pass though, I've yet to even load up Max Payne or Knights of the Old Republic, both of which I bought on sale last week...
-Pyromaniac-
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I was reading Droid Life's review of the S6 and:
To me that's not even average, that's straight bad :| That's what I was getting on my nexus 5 which was also bad, even though I <3 that phone.
To me that's not even average, that's straight bad :| That's what I was getting on my nexus 5 which was also bad, even though I <3 that phone.
Jazzy Network
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He was also using the Tmo variant with the Volte bug.
……forgetit
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LOL, WTF? That's not moderate use, that's light use at best.
Kill Your Masters
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Forget stable battery on lollipop in general. Its janky. Sometimes locations services go haywire, and with google apps being the biggest culprits, sometimes its all really stable and great.
……forgetit
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-Pyromaniac-
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Screen on time or bust
……forgetit
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Took the screen shot earlier today and I just charged it, it was about 4.5-5 hours.
……forgetit
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This is the real sad part
we were supposed to get lollipop by the end of 2014, I'm still waiting.For anyone interested in a Moto 360, Best Buy is running a sale right now for $179.99 for the leather versions and $219.99 for the metal version.
They are also running a promo that you get $100 off with any android smart phone purchase. This works with prepaid android phones. I picked up a Tmobile ZTE Zinger with this ($40 phone) and received $100 off the total.
This also stacks with their current student promo for $25 off the 360.
Cost me $100 after tax for both the phone and the moto 360 (Silver/Cognac). I already have a buyer lined up for the phone for $30 so the 360 will end up costing me only $70.
Best time to buy one is right now at best buy with that deal. If a new one comes along, I can easily sell this for more than the $70 I paid lol.
They are also running a promo that you get $100 off with any android smart phone purchase. This works with prepaid android phones. I picked up a Tmobile ZTE Zinger with this ($40 phone) and received $100 off the total.
This also stacks with their current student promo for $25 off the 360.
Cost me $100 after tax for both the phone and the moto 360 (Silver/Cognac). I already have a buyer lined up for the phone for $30 so the 360 will end up costing me only $70.
Best time to buy one is right now at best buy with that deal. If a new one comes along, I can easily sell this for more than the $70 I paid lol.
The Faceless Master
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WhiskerFrisker
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So ugly now.
You Are Viewtiful
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Even if you don't like the size of phablets, you gotta love the battery life almost 4 hours SoT and 33% left on my Note 4, been using the camera a fuckton too.
Can't wait to see what the S6 active can do with 3500mAh battery. It may not look pretty but its battery will probably last until the end time.
almost 4 hours SoT and 33% left on my Note 4, been using the camera a fuckton too.Can't wait to see what the S6 active can do with 3500mAh battery. It may not look pretty but its battery will probably last until the end time.
Even if you don't like the size of phablets, you gotta love the battery life
Can't wait to see what the S6 active can do with 3500mAh battery. It may not look pretty but its battery will probably last until the end time.
My Z3 does that no problem and its not a phablet
Saucycarpdog
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It's not a lot of things that the Note 4 is thoughMy Z3 does that no problem and its not a phablet
longdi
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I can relate to this.
Been using Z2 5.0.2 for a week now. Nil problems and all 5.1 features are readily available to (priority icons/quick wifi/BT access/no memory leaks/security pinning etc). Maybe Sony have yet put through the full 1400+ under the hood fixes to be certified as 5.1, but phone is working great on 5.0.2. Sony is making good on their new strategy of customer satisfaction and retention.
Google though needs to streamline their updates so that everyone can get it fast and easy.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
That's not the case across the board. My HTC m8 is buggy and the battery suffers from the play services drain bug randomly. Not even sure that lollipop was worth it at this point.
HTC really screwed up Lollipop on the M8, because the M7 Lollipop was a God send, it improved the phone in every single way(especially performance and battery life).
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I've been looking for one. Thanks for asking. I hope someone here has one to buy.
Also, I'd like the battery to quick charge itself and the phones, too.
My Quick Charge 2.0 charger should be coming in today. My body is ready for that 60% in 30 mins speed.
This is what I bought: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QEX83LA/?tag=neogaf0e-20
But actually, I don't know if it will work for my Xperia Z3 Compact because I use a magnetic adapter to charge it to avoid opening the flaps constantly...
This is what I bought: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QEX83LA/?tag=neogaf0e-20
But actually, I don't know if it will work for my Xperia Z3 Compact because I use a magnetic adapter to charge it to avoid opening the flaps constantly...
Anyone who has a Samsung phone and likes Roboto needs to install and use this.
Roboto Light
This adds Roboto Light as a selectable font in the stock font chooser, which is superior to standard Roboto in every way.
Roboto Light
This adds Roboto Light as a selectable font in the stock font chooser, which is superior to standard Roboto in every way.
The Faceless Master
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My Z3 does that no problem and its not a phablet
c'mon breh... use the camera a fuckton... on an Xperia?
the best thing Sony did was that Xperia font
Baroquemantic
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Never mind. Found one on XDA. I forget about that place sometimes.
Thanks! Looks great.
Also some themes disappear from the store never to be seen again.
-Pyromaniac-
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I think I've noticed that too. Maybe not though. I don't know 0_o
Got the Shakes
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Saiyan-Rox
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Jazzy Network
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LG
Maker?
Moto
Speaker on the back is the worst, I don't understand how any OEM can think that's good placement for it.