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That's hawt.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Wired cables so last gen
Not to mention USB-C is 3.0A, not 2.1, so you'll be charging 50% quicker too.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That's already coming though.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/25/8844719/wireless-quick-charging-qi
#WiredIsLastGen
Oooo, so wired is this gen and good wireless is next gen. Nice.
VICTORsaurio
Member
Gave in and bought a G4 on ebay, I already fixed my phone's screen a few months after it got shattered and I don't really want to keep paying to get it fixed again and I couldn't see myself with a faulty phone for the next 3/4 months.
Yea wireless charging was a game changer for me. Especially coming home late at night, plugging in a small ass usb cord in pitch black was like a sobriety test.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Based.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Evan Blass says:
Cross posting from the Note thread (which seems to be mostly dead).
I got a free Note 3 back in November or so as part of a survey/app usage monitoring program. The six months of that ended and now I'm getting another one. I had the chance to choose which phone and chose Note Edge over Standard Note 4. I should have it in a few days. I'm starting to regret choosing the Edge now as the battery life is worse, the edge seems kind of gimmicky and the main screen is smaller.
For those that have used both -
Did I blow it by choosing Edge over vanilla Note 4?
Are there any thoughts on what advantages the Edge will offer me?
Does Nova Prime play nice with the Edge or would I just want to stick with TW?
Thanks!
I got a free Note 3 back in November or so as part of a survey/app usage monitoring program. The six months of that ended and now I'm getting another one. I had the chance to choose which phone and chose Note Edge over Standard Note 4. I should have it in a few days. I'm starting to regret choosing the Edge now as the battery life is worse, the edge seems kind of gimmicky and the main screen is smaller.
For those that have used both -
Did I blow it by choosing Edge over vanilla Note 4?
Are there any thoughts on what advantages the Edge will offer me?
Does Nova Prime play nice with the Edge or would I just want to stick with TW?
Thanks!
Alligatorjandro
Banned
So I guess my Sprint S6 got 5.1
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
It's a great concept that is poor in its execution. A persistent vertical bar would have been great. But as is, some apps just cause the edge to black out, making it a waste. I'd still take it over the normal Note 4, no questions.
I just upgraded my Z3 to Lolipop... WHERE THE FUCK IS SILENT MODE?! WTF. That's the biggest oversight I have ever witness. Ever.
I don't want to press my volume key and then enable the vastly inferior priority mode, I just want good ol plain no fucking message / ring sound, but vibration silent mode and I want to enable it via navigation onscreen. Wtf is this shit?!
I don't want to press my volume key and then enable the vastly inferior priority mode, I just want good ol plain no fucking message / ring sound, but vibration silent mode and I want to enable it via navigation onscreen. Wtf is this shit?!
Pegosaurus
Banned
The Faceless Master
Member
QWERTY Sliding returns to Android!
it's been so long.
my Samsung Epic 4G™, A Galaxy S® Device was so good
The Faceless Master
Member
Sam fixed it on theirs, blame your OEM for not loving you enough.
Thanks. Thanks to you as well wreav.
Looking forward to it as it should be a nice upgrade for my note 3.
Baroquemantic
Member
Maybe HTC should bring about the return of the Touch Pro. They might as well take some risks. It's not like they have much to lose these days.
Lol.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Tell us more about the program you're in.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
So does google play music drain more battery than Spotify? Seems like it.
It's called Samsung mobility insights. At one point, but not any more, they were looking to add more people and I signed up. I think I found out about them on XDA-Developers, but don't remember for sure. They basically send a survey to figure out if they want to offer a trial device. For six months you have to use the device with an always running app (you can't root, etc...) which tracks what apps you use, etc... for them. Then you can deactivate the app and keep the device. I have been surveyed three times. Twice I got the device (Note 3 back in Nov. and Note Edge coming tomorrow). The other time they were looking for someone to use a Samsung tablet with a Samsung TV, but I have a Panasonic, so I didn't get that device.
I bought a Note 2 when it first came out and was planning to get a Note 4, but then got the free Note 3. Then I was planning to get a Note 5 (assuming it has an SD slot) and now am getting a Note Edge. Now I should be set until late 2016 or so, I think, so it's saved me a lot of money.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Interesting.
Also latest numbers show everyone went down except Samsung went up 0.1 lol. Which isn't good considering this includes s6 launch.
Also latest numbers show everyone went down except Samsung went up 0.1 lol. Which isn't good considering this includes s6 launch.
The Faceless Master
Member
1) compared may to july.
2) skipped the middle years
May 2014 Android 52.1% Apple 41.9%
May 2013 Android 52.4% Apple 39.2%
May 2012 Google 50.9% Apple 31.9%
dat 20% of the pie for RIM/MS/Nokia is now 6% for MS/BB
and as for Sam.
May 2014 27.8%
May 2013 23.0%
2) skipped the middle years
May 2014 Android 52.1% Apple 41.9%
May 2013 Android 52.4% Apple 39.2%
May 2012 Google 50.9% Apple 31.9%
dat 20% of the pie for RIM/MS/Nokia is now 6% for MS/BB
and as for Sam.
May 2014 27.8%
May 2013 23.0%
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Samsung's present situation is bad but there's still room to improve. Everyone else is basically screwed.
I wonder what they do with the s7.
I wonder what they do with the s7.
It'll have to just be a beefed up S6. I can't see them doing a new design 2 years in a row.
Pegosaurus
Banned
Their Nexus devices don't use AMOLED so they don't care. Just look at Apple.
Jayayess1190
Member
Microsoft Edge, not IE.
The Faceless Master
Member
probably add Micro SD and water resistance
The Faceless Master
Member
Well Honeycomb up to Jellybean did have the Holo dark stuff going for it. The switch to Material pretty much nixed all dark themes though.
Those Android/iOS stats really bear a few things out:
Android flagship handsets are clearly overpriced and underdelivering.
Apple's "Don't break the stuff that works and slowly improve what doesn't" method isn't hurting them like many Android fans would have you believe.
The spec wars don't mean a thing. Apple gaining big shares with a 1GB phone.
Android flagship handsets are clearly overpriced and underdelivering.
Apple's "Don't break the stuff that works and slowly improve what doesn't" method isn't hurting them like many Android fans would have you believe.
The spec wars don't mean a thing. Apple gaining big shares with a 1GB phone.
Saucycarpdog
Member
I wonder what the android space will look like in 5 years. Sammy, LG, and Motorola will probably still be there but not too sure about Sony and HTC.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
But does it really matter? IPhone is the defacto smartphone for people to get. It's the power in a name.
So is this a problem with my phone or the mobile GAF site?
Every time I go into a thread, in a few seconds of loading if completely crashes.
And it is frustrating me to no end now, that the site is crashing every time.
I tried clearing the cashe and data from the Chrome app too to no avail.
Every time I go into a thread, in a few seconds of loading if completely crashes.
And it is frustrating me to no end now, that the site is crashing every time.
I tried clearing the cashe and data from the Chrome app too to no avail.
All that matters is the race to octo-core and QHD has been for naught and is actually damaging the OEMs that participate in that.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Gaf has been facing problems all day.So is this a problem with my phone or the mobile GAF site?
Every time I go into a thread, in a few seconds of loading if completely crashes.
And it is frustrating me to no end now, that the site is crashing every time.
I tried clearing the cashe and data from the Chrome app too to no avail.
I guess but I'd rather not see progress stifled for the sake of Apple profits.
The Faceless Master
Member
do you think they'd sell more and/or be more profitable if they didn't? i think more people would just buy iPhones.
"Progress" to me is a version of Android that can be buttery smooth in all situations without 16gb of RAM and a 24 core cpu.
They'd be smarter to focus on the low income and emerging markets instead of targeting Apple directly, as long as Android is still janky on high end hardware. Too many people learning their lesson buying a $1000 off contract phone that can't handle scrolling in Twitter.
People would shit their drawers for a good $300 off contract phone.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Optimization is needed for that goal. But what I was referring to was tech that isn't simply "good enough" which Apple loves to do.
Besides, did the One Plus light the world on fire? You might answer with the issue of availability, but I still don't see it.
Between their asinine pre-order system and yellow panel issues, I think that's a moot point.
Just look to the Moto E/G to see how successful a good mid range phone can be.
Also thinking that the Apple Ax series of SoCs has been just "good enough" is incredible. Apple has been dominating mobile hardware exclusively until 2015, when Samsung managed to catch up on both the SoC and camera fronts.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
One plus did as well as they possibly could have with their stupid system. But they need to prove their revenue model real soon. It can't exist as some hobby from a sister company forever.
Apple is poised to leave people copying them real soon once they put force touch into their phones. Then they'll do it again when they put the finger print scanner in the screen itself. Also I'm sure they'll be the first to do dual cameras right.
People focus on RAM and other shit but apple kills it hardware wise.
Apple is poised to leave people copying them real soon once they put force touch into their phones. Then they'll do it again when they put the finger print scanner in the screen itself. Also I'm sure they'll be the first to do dual cameras right.
People focus on RAM and other shit but apple kills it hardware wise.
No, it have happened for some days now. That the site crashes after loading a page.