WhiskerFrisker
Member
Note 4. And are you really saying there will never be a reason? Samsung's VR requires a high resolution display. Or is that not logical?
Enough for how long? Might as well stay at 1080p for the rest of our lives then
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Wait, so you're telling me it'll never get better, not even a little?
This is depressing. I'm seriously considering taking the Note 4 back and waiting to see how the S6 turns out.
Look at the differences between 4.4 and 5.0 on the S5, and that's what the Note is getting.
Manmademan
Member
I got it for the M7 two days ago.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Hey guys. Today I ordered my Shield Tablet, a badass hardcase from Poetic, an SD card, and on a whim an ipega telescoping controller.
I've never felt the need to own an Android controller before but with NVidia Grid, and the strange time I had last weekend playing Super Mario 1 with my girlfriend in bed on my tablet using touch controls, I thought it might be cool.
So are there apps that will allow me to like assign gestures to button presses or does a game have to distinctly support Bluetooth controllers for it to be of any use?
Like I said, I largely bought it for emulation and games that natively support controllers so it's cool either way, but are games that do support them still fairly rare? It would be awesome to just make any game compliant by assigning gestures to buttons.
I've never felt the need to own an Android controller before but with NVidia Grid, and the strange time I had last weekend playing Super Mario 1 with my girlfriend in bed on my tablet using touch controls, I thought it might be cool.
So are there apps that will allow me to like assign gestures to button presses or does a game have to distinctly support Bluetooth controllers for it to be of any use?
Like I said, I largely bought it for emulation and games that natively support controllers so it's cool either way, but are games that do support them still fairly rare? It would be awesome to just make any game compliant by assigning gestures to buttons.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
bless their souls
I paid money for an htc one a while back just to support the cause.
osiris3355
Banned
Anyone try the google now launcher on an HTC one? Look decent?
Seems like the quick settings would clash.
Seems like the quick settings would clash.
Don't step in dogshit twice
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Yep. If you didn't like the Note 4, don't bother with the S6.
Thanks! I'm no camera expert, but i use it a lot for my daughters which move too fast XD Even for dedicated cameras.
So looks like an overall tie all things considered but with a slight i6+ advantage if we consider the fast shutter speed a nice bonus to have in a smartphone camera since it is probably the one you will use (unless you carry a dedicated camera all day) in a espotaneous picture you wanna take.
I think it is most a software thing so i wonder if samsung/motorola/google will be able to shorten the gap with apple. That should be a priority for their cameras since other features are on par or even better.
I wonder where the ois less iphone sits and where z3 would be in a camera comparison too. I have played with a z3 and also seemed to take great photos. A bit slow focusing though.
Agree.
Also agree on 1440p is an overkill for phones, despite my note's diplay being gorgeous. Probably more useful in a phablet than in a 5 inch phone though, but i also wish it had been 1080p and had even better battery life
pd. yay, lollipop for snapdragon note 4 already rolling, let's check what it does
Stereogatari
Banned
Welp I think I fucked up my Z3 battery with bad charging habits.
It's gone from 100 to 97 in about 12 mins of browsing. I could have sworn it used to last longer than that on each percentage. But now thst I think about it 12 mins is a long time...Wow I'm addicted to the net...
It's gone from 100 to 97 in about 12 mins of browsing. I could have sworn it used to last longer than that on each percentage. But now thst I think about it 12 mins is a long time...Wow I'm addicted to the net...
brotkasten
Member
Chance Hale
Member
My note edge is randomly draining battery like crazy, any tips? Still going fast with no blue/location/minimum brightness. No apps open via the menu and only standard background stuff like Microsoft health and is functions
Go to settings and click on battery and it will tell you the biggest offenders.
Fjolle
Member
Well. Motorola is about as useless about updates as every other android developer. It's out in some countries and for some variants, but the first version isn't updated in Europe or US. You can probably download a rom from XDA if you want to try that..
For the memory problems. You're not alone, but I have no idea if they fixed it with L. Some people on reddit report that it has been fixed, and other say it hasn't changed at all.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
From the OnePlus AMA about Oxygen OS:
Someone asked how the UI will look:
Someone asked a bunch of questions about it being based on paranoid android and the features:
Also it won't be open source but they will release the kernal similar to what samsung and other OEMs do.
more answers:
Someone asked how the UI will look:
Someone asked a bunch of questions about it being based on paranoid android and the features:
Also it won't be open source but they will release the kernal similar to what samsung and other OEMs do.
more answers:
-Pyromaniac-
Member
might as well wait then, it's not that long.
Kill Your Masters
Member
Close to stock beats CM all day every day.
I would even use TW over CM
Yeah but why lol? I'm basically asking about iPhone6 vs m9.
Paid $0.01 penny for my M8. Would do so again.
Why not?
Seriously, other than camera, the rest of it comes down to OS preference. Have a play around with a Lollipop device if you can and decide then.
I'll probably never go back to iPhones purely because of that limiting factor (and browsing the web the way I do is a bit of a joke with 1GB).
Noones had an M9 in their hand yet, so we can't really say how great or not it is. It looks good for a phone in that size range though.
Yeah fact that I can't set custom songs/files as ring tones etc is annoying. What other restrictions does iOS do? Haven't used it in ages.
Fjolle
Member
Basing your opinion on iOS version 1 or whatever might be a bit disingenuous. You can absolutely add your own ringtones.
soundahfekz
Member
Now we're grasping. Seriously who cares about VR on a phone when you can have godly battery life? No one that matters, I'll say that much.
Seriously.
1080p
3-4GB RAM
805-810 processor
3000+mAh removable (maybe) battery
SD slot
It's not that hard
So I can put a song on my iPhone and just set it to ring tone or alarm. I couldn't so that on my iPhone 4.
You could, you just had to keep it under 30 seconds and rename it to .m4a and drag it to iTunes.
EDIT: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/audio/3274143/make-song-your-iphone-ringtone/
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Should stick to 720p displays then. You'd get even godlier battery life. Technology will improve to the point that phones with 1440p displays will easily get 2 to 3 day battery life. Then when the next leap comes, people will complain about how 1440p is enough.
Isn't setable as an alarm tone, though.
Yup, missed that part.
And this is why I was always a few iOS point releases behind to make sure the latest jailbreak version was stable.
Fjolle
Member
It is, though.
Seems like stupid bullshit designed to make you buy tunes and alarm tunes through their store.
So the latest iOS still does this?
Nope. You CAN set alarm tones from local music files synced through itunes, but not ringtone or notification files. You can import custom ringtones and notifications through itunes to your heart's desire.
Fjolle
Member
Nope. You CAN set alarm tones from local music and ringtone files.
Is that new with 8? I've tried doing that countless times before and it's never been an option.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Welcome to the iOS thread all. Happy Apple'ing.
PS: God I hate 90% of the internet articles on 64 bit computing as they are fucking clueless.
PS: God I hate 90% of the internet articles on 64 bit computing as they are fucking clueless.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Doesn't count apparently.
Android|OT6| Are we still talking about Android phones?
Buy a OnePlus One instead. Nearly identical hardware, much better support, phenomenal software and one of the best cameras on the market, especially if you use the modded one on XDA. Its also $350 for a 64gb. Just wait til next Tuesday and buy one.
soundahfekz
Member
but touchwiz is though
You know what I would, but between the Chance of getting a yellow screen, and the apparent lack of support should I receive a yellow screen, it's a hard sell.
You were complaining about 1440 resolution and battery life - what does that have to do with touchwiz? If you can't stand touchwiz that's fine, I'm not a fan of it either, but that doesn't change the fact that the Note 4 has arguably the best screen and has great battery life to go along with it.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
-Pyromaniac-
Member
it's really not possible to compare the two. iOS and Android are apples and oranges. iPhone will probably still have the better camera, better app store. M9 will have Android on it which you said you like the openness to customize or for whatever reason you like the openness.
HTC M9 will have a bigger screen by a bit. There's a chance the battery life could be better.
osiris3355
Banned
Changing defaults apps is a huge fucking deal. I want to talk to my phone in busy traffic and I sure as hell do not want it to open apple maps when google maps has lane guidance
Moto has pushed out the update to twice the amount of models that the competition has.
soundahfekz
Member
It has to do with my original post, in which i vented my frustration about not finding an ideal phone, which cited note 4's only weakness as touchwiz. Or did you not read that? That was the whole point.
Touchwiz is an abhorrent, bastardized version of android I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Note 4 has good battery life and has great hardware, but would be even better with a 1080p screen. Again, who the fuck cares about underdeveloped VR on a smartphone. 1440p is and will continue to be completely unnecessary on smartphones.
But let's keep arguing about dumb shit hough
I mean, at least contribute an opinion instead of posting silly shit like this. See my above post.
Then again, this isn't the only time you've had difficulty contributing to something
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Yeah whatever you say. The Note 4 has excellent battery life. It has better battery life than phones WITH 1080p displays. I'm just going to laugh at you when waves of smartphones start using 1440p.
Plus you shouldn't try to embarrass other posters while using a broken link.
soundahfekz
Member
You're not even making sense. My argument was never that more phones wouldn't utilize 1440p. My argument is that it's completely unnecessary. Those two things aren't mutually exclusive FYI.
Android OEM's keep taking L's because instead of giving people things they want, they add another bullet point on their powerpoint sheet for shit no one is asking for, like 1440p and overly skinned UI.
Got the Shakes
Member
While not a real fix for changing the default map app, you can actually have Apple Maps open Google Maps and send your route there with the push of a button in the Apple Maps app.