bronk
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I dont think I can. Ive been holding out for soooo long. At this point i just wanna smash this phone haha.
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
- Thread starter Bboy AJ
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Z3+ is overheating. The problem is that Qualcomm provide most of the chips for Android phones, so this year became a bit of a skip year. Last year's Moto X/Z3/Nexus 6 and even the HTC M8 are still fine phones and you won't be future proofing much more by getting one of the flagships released this year.
Samsung is the exception as they made their own chip, but I'd steer clear of them as well after using one!
-Pyromaniac-
Member
bro I've been holding out for a good android phone since the nexus 5. Of course I have the iphone 6 to hold me over but believe me I consider getting every next flagship but we must fight it.
We must wait together.
bronk
Banned
Im trying! Haha i think she is on her last legs. Keeps shutting off randomly and once shut off and i missed my alarm. Also starting to get hot real hot. Its gonna explode!
bronk
Banned
I got the s3 the day it came out in US. I recently did a factory reset but its starting to run sketchy regardless. Also my screen is scratched to hell.
Back in 2012 right? Same here.
Well, you could look at the LG G4. I tried to do that today, but there were only G3s on display. I'd imagine it'll be a bigger G3, which I thought was pretty heavy/big already.
I played around with the S6. They ran pretty warm, and there was some stutter, so I felt disappointed.
You could also look at a budget (off-contract) Android phone and use that in the meanwhile.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
zenfone 2
get something cheap like the 199 version of that if you want something to tide you over.
bronk
Banned
Ny close friend has the G3 and he absolutely loves it. Im very interested in the G4 but the jump in screen size is scaring me. I need to go play around on one. Any G4 owners wanna chime in?
Get a Nexus 5, it's still great.
May I ask why exactly you don't want another Samsung of any kind?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/11/hangouts-on-desktop-gets-full-view-screen-sharing/
I'm sorry I said those mean things about you Hangouts, you're okay really.
I'm sorry I said those mean things about you Hangouts, you're okay really.
Must be the html5 features.
I think the mobile version score is a bit below the desktop version's.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Reuters reporting that blackberry is gonna finally put android on their devices, at least they're considering it an flipflopping on previous statements:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/11/us-blackberry-google-android-idUSKBN0OR2ZM20150611
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/11/us-blackberry-google-android-idUSKBN0OR2ZM20150611
Third Strike
Member
They would be one of the few Android OEMs that would have a physical keyboard on their device. They could curve out a nice niche in the enterprise market. Probably too late, though.
Junior Mint
Member
Man, I'd totally dig something like the BlackBerry classic running Android
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for my work phone
Jazzy Network
Member
Can't wait to get a BB running android with SD 400.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Has Google said anything on if they actually have a plan for the Android M rollout later this year? Lollipop rollout was disastrous.
Probably not. Everyone will be getting M around the time N is announced per usual.
BB picking up Android is pretty cool although I personally felt they should have just improved their existing OS and heavily improved their Android app emulation or BB App Store. Basically die hard BB users will have nowhere left to go now. I wonder how they'll get around all the security and enterprise stuff now that they're stuck using Android.
-Pyromaniac-
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We're potentially getting an updated nexus 5 this year aka the best android phone ever. Blackberry slider shmider.
osiris3355
Banned
Not if its got a hotcomm....
-Pyromaniac-
Member
The Huawei one was rumored to use the 810. LG rumor was 808 or some shit. Throw 1080p on it and we're gud as fuck.
Can anyone with a LG G4 comment on how it feels in a back pocket? I've just about settled on it, but unfortunately that's one thing I cannot test as Verizon won't let me hold a new one without a security tag. But I used it for about 20 mins along with the S6 and the LG G4 just feels way better in my hands.
What is set to release this fall? Other than new nexus.
What is set to release this fall? Other than new nexus.
-Pyromaniac-
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Nexus phones. Moto x. Oneplus2. Note 5. Maybe a sony phone.
That's what's left for the year. Though moto and op2 are this summer most likely.
osiris3355
Banned
Yeah 1080p with the 808 would probably turn out even though im still nervous for the battery life with the 808.
Jazzy Network
Member
How could you forget the sweet new HTC phone coming out in the fall?!
-Pyromaniac-
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At 2700mah (assuming the rumour is accurate) I think we'd get good battery out of a 808 or 805. Not amazing but good.
Just have to hope QHD doesn't happen. I'm hoping the LG one will be the affordable one so the resolution could be lower.
Also HTC should seriously not bother this year lol.
ftfy
I really don't notice it anymore, but yeah it's definitely a chunk of a phone. Great for bludgeoning.
The Faceless Master
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the past 12 months say hi.
SirMossyBloke
Member
I just accidentally discovered a feature in either Android or Samsung phones that I never knew about. Double tapping on a webpage then moving my finger over the screen magnifies whatever I'm touching. Weird. It's not really useful for me but its a hidden feature I never knew about.
Lol I think that's been in there forever. I've been using for quite some time now. Much better than pinching. Now they just need the double tap the status/notification bar to go to the top of page.
Yeah, that's not gonna work well on Android M with Google On Tap getting in the way.
Yes it will, now on tap is activated by holding the home button.
This feature is pretty useful for single handed zooming in webpages/maps.
That's in M as well using Chrome. Looks it up on Google anyway which gives you a dictionary definition.
It's also on Lollipop Chrome. Blew me away the other day when I did it by accident.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
That's always been there.
This is just a Chrome feature. Been in the beta for months, rolled out to stable last week or something.
That happened to me last night, I had no idea about the feature. Takes very little to impress me. LOL
I'm in Canada and looking to upgrade my S3.
I've been really happy with it, just time to upgrade. Trick is I don't want to spend too much money.
Best I've seen so far is a S5 on Contract for $20, most other flagship phones seem to be around $200+ on contract and that is just too much right now.
Am I going to be able to find a better deal than that, or is it worth it to wait until the fall when newer phones get released?
I've been really happy with it, just time to upgrade. Trick is I don't want to spend too much money.
Best I've seen so far is a S5 on Contract for $20, most other flagship phones seem to be around $200+ on contract and that is just too much right now.
Am I going to be able to find a better deal than that, or is it worth it to wait until the fall when newer phones get released?
Saiyan-Rox
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Still want a Galaxy edge >< must stop myself!! it doesn't have cyanogen on it yet either and with the new Nexus this year I end up wanting it too
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