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[T.M. MacReady]

I did it anyway.

My N5 is barely working, I need something to hold me over until the new Nexii drop in October. I'll prob flip the N6 on Swappa in a few months and wind up having rented it for like $40 when all is said and done.

Worth it when my current phone is only 16GB and the battery barely makes it to lunch.

 

[pluginbaby121]

If you've waited this long wait for the Moto 360 v2

Don't really care about the latest and greatest for watches. It won't get nearly as much use as my phone. Price isn't bad and I mainly want it for texts and steps

 

[Vanillalite]

Don't really care about the latest and greatest for watches. It won't get nearly as much use as my phone. Price isn't bad and I mainly want it for texts and steps

The hardware is really bad though in terms of internals. It's not merely ok.

 

[Drifters]

Who in their right f'ning minds releases a 16GB phone in 2015? I want to punch each of those mother fuckers right in their god damn faces for bring that shit to the table.

Fuck.....

 

[mrklaw]

Thinking of snagging a moto 360 for my G4. Will the Bluetooth always being in affect my battery in a terrible way? Figure not having to check my phone a lot will help

it is bluetooth low power and will be more than compensated for by not having your phone screen on as often.

worth jumping on something like the 360 or G Watch R as a cheap way to see if you get on with smartwatches, rather than paying a lot more for any upcoming models and finding out you hate them.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Who in their right f'ning minds releases a 16GB phone in 2015? I want to punch each of those mother fuckers right in their god damn faces for bring that shit to the table.

Fuck.....

Who is releasing one without a microSD this year?

 

[brotkasten]

LG one is 5.2in. 1080p screen too, FTW.

Is that somehow confirmed? That would be great news, if they use new panels and not left over panels, because it could mean even less power consumption than 1440p.

I mean, imagine that. A Nexus 5 that barely lasts a whole day. Revolutionary!

 

[poppabk]

Who is releasing one without a microSD this year?

Apple. Where the market leader goes others will follow.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Apple. Where the market leader goes others will follow.

Oh yeah... that 16GB and 64GB... jesus what a stupid idea...

 

[Kuros]

Who in their right f'ning minds releases a 16GB phone in 2015? I want to punch each of those mother fuckers right in their god damn faces for bring that shit to the table.

Fuck.....

With the way they finally handle SD cards not as a separate partition anymore it doesn't matter as much now (assuming there's a slot, 16gb and no slot is a joke)

 

[Wreav]

Oh yeah... that 16GB and 64GB... jesus what a stupid idea...

You say stupid, Apple says 92%.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

You say stupid, Apple says 92%.

I didn't say people were smart.

 

[Wreav]

I didn't say people were smart.

You said the idea of selling a 16GB model along side a 64GB model was stupid.

Sales data has proven out that Apple managed to make the perceived value of 64GB higher than Android has. So no, you're still wrong.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

You said the idea of selling a 16GB model along side a 64GB model was stupid.

Sales data has proven out that Apple managed to make the perceived value of 64GB higher than Android has. So no, you're still wrong.

So because I think it's stupid that we still have a 16GB phones in 2015, regardless of sales, I'm just wrong? I'm not right or wrong, I just have an opinion. Also, it's Apple, they could basically deliver the phones with a piece of dog shit in it and it'll still sell like crazy. And yes, people still aren't the smartest either. I still hold to that too.

The Apple Watch sold well enough even though it's clearly not one of the better watches on the market, and an overpriced one too. The power of a brand.

 

[Vanillalite]

New Cheap Android Set Top Box from former Google Employees

They already kick started the tablet and shipped. People said they wanted a desktop.

$20 for 1 gig of ram 8 gig storage
$40 for 2 gig of ram 16 gig storage

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

New Cheap Android Set Top Box from former Google Employees

They already kick started the tablet and shipped. People said they wanted a desktop.

$20 for 1 gig of ram 8 gig storage
$40 for 2 gig of ram 16 gig storage

That's a cool design. Would be great if you wanted to get something easy and cheap for your kid.

 

[Vanillalite]

The OS looks better than Chrome OS IMO. Lol

 

[poppabk]

You say stupid, Apple says 92%.

It's not stupid, it's genius but pretty obviously anti-consumer. 16Gb is too little, 64Gb is more than most need, most will pay the premium for the extra storage they don't need rather than have too little.

 

[Wreav]

It's not stupid, it's genius but pretty obviously anti-consumer. 16Gb is too little, 64Gb is more than most need, most will pay the premium for the extra storage they don't need rather than have too little.

Ehhhh, I wouldn't call it anti consumer, exactly, plenty of Boomers that won't touch apps but want a good camera and phone experience. Blah blah blah right priced.

 

[DrFunk]

HTC: One M9 already using Snapdragon 810 v2.1

boy, it is getting hot in here

 

[Jazzy Network]

HTC: One M9 already using Snapdragon 810 v2.1

boy, it is getting hot in here

Maybe Qualcomm just bullshitting HTC. "Oh yeah we gave you the same one don't worry."

 

[Volotaire]

I'm going to ignore any 810 device rather than risk any potential problems.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I'm going to ignore any 810 device rather than risk any potential problems.

Which is why I'm going for the G4. Still very good overall phone without the 810 headache.

 

[poppabk]

Ehhhh, I wouldn't call it anti consumer, exactly, plenty of Boomers that won't touch apps but want a good camera and phone experience. Blah blah blah right priced.

I would imagine if a 32Gb version existed it would be the top seller. Maybe I am wrong but I don't think so. Not giving consumers what they want so you can upsell them for an extra $50 seems anti-consumer to me.

 

[Vanillalite]

HTC: One M9 already using Snapdragon 810 v2.1

boy, it is getting hot in here

Maybe Qualcomm just bullshitting HTC. "Oh yeah we gave you the same one don't worry."

Got damn this funny

810 such a cluster fuck lol

 

[The Faceless Master]

Damn Apple just but the A8 in the new redesigned iPod Touch.

Bombs they be throwing them.

i am legit shook

do they still not have GPS?

 

[Got the Shakes]

i am legit shook

do they still not have GPS?

Looks like no GPS since it says that Maps pulls your location data based on your proximity to know WiFi networks.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Yay i'm finally unbanned! Won't be posting again in the gaming forums I don't think.

Been keeping up with the thread while gone though. have to say i;m excited to see what the OP2 has in store for us but not too keen on it being smaller than the OP1

Also these rumours about a Galaxy S6 Edge Plus are very nice....

 

[……forgetit]

New Cheap Android Set Top Box from former Google Employees

They already kick started the tablet and shipped. People said they wanted a desktop.

$20 for 1 gig of ram 8 gig storage
$40 for 2 gig of ram 16 gig storage

I really don't get why Google doesn't do something similar sense chrome OS doesn't seem to be taking off.

 

[Vanillalite]

I really don't get why Google doesn't do something similar sense chrome OS doesn't seem to be taking off.

Chromebooks are selling better than most people know.

Android OS in this form loses some of the simplicity, but you'd gain native access to all of Android.

Plus even retail when it's out this shit is only $50 for the max version.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I really don't get why Google doesn't do something similar sense chrome OS doesn't seem to be taking off.

Well they are trying to. Chrome OS does support Android Apps now. if they actually manage to allow all devs to do this (not sure if they already can?) then Chrome OS can take off quite well.

Google on the Chrome OS have been really quiet on the subject of that OS since the 2014 I/O

 

[Sch1sm]

A lot of casual users probably don't even know how to download an apk and repackage it as a chrome app.

 

[……forgetit]

Chromebooks are selling better than most people know.

Really? I'd actually love data on that. I've really never seen one outside of a best buy.

Well they are trying to. Chrome OS does support Android Apps now. if they actually manage to allow all devs to do this (not sure if they already can?) then Chrome OS can take off quite well.

Google on the Chrome OS have been really quiet on the subject of that OS since the 2014 I/O

Yeah, it has been pretty quiet. Then again it's a low power OS, I don't think it's a priority for them.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Really? I'd actually love data on that. I've really never seen one outside of a best buy.



Yeah, it has been pretty quiet. Then again it's a low power OS, I don't think it's a priority for them.

it's a real shame. Tbh I wouldn't mind a full on chrome OS tablet.

I see the OPO website got a facelift.

Can I also just say how annoying it is to get a screen protector and tempered glass for the Nexus 6? No matter what I put on the screen massive Halo appear around the edges and it's driving me nuts.

This is what happens when you're off here for a month lol

 

[The Faceless Master]

Who in their right f'ning minds releases a 16GB phone in 2015? I want to punch each of those mother fuckers right in their god damn faces for bring that shit to the table.

Fuck.....

i swore that era would be over 6 months after the M7 launch. crazy that it's still going on. flagships should be 32GB minimum.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I wonder how much the huawei nexus will resemble the ascend mate 7 in terms of dimensions. That phone has really slim bezels. Comes in at a bit smaller than the nexus 6. If they went with 5.5 instead of 5.7 with similar bezels it could have been G3 but with better battery/everything.

 

[Jazzy Network]

I wonder how much the huawei nexus will resemble the ascend mate 7 in terms of dimensions. That phone has really slim bezels. Comes in at a bit smaller than the nexus 6. If they went with 5.5 instead of 5.7 with similar bezels it could have been G3 but with better battery/everything.

Would have rather it look like the Honor series. Much more classy.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Would have rather it look like the Honor series. Much more classy.

very xperia-esque

Which isn't bad.

 

[gerg]

I've finally decided to root my S4 in order to get rid of all the annoying Samsung bloatware on it. From looking around a bit online it appears that there is something called "Kingo Android Root" - does anyone have any other recommendations for software that I could use?

 

[brotkasten]

Specs of the new Samsung Gear A smartwatch leak.

Now, more information about the said wearable has been revealed, as part of the smartwatch's SDK availability for developers. According to a report by Sammobile, the Gear A (currently dubbed as "Project Orbis") will feature a 1.65-inch Super AMOLED display which has a screen resolution of 360 x 360. The insides are powered with an Exynos 3472 dual-core processor, which is clocked at 1.2 GHz, as well as a Mali-400 MP4 GPU, clocked at 450 MHz. 768 MB of RAM is on board, 4 GB of internal storage, and a 250 mAh battery. Sensors for the smartwatch include a GPS, a fitness tracker, heart rate monitor, gyro sensor, accelerometer, magnetic sensor, and a barometer.

http://www.neowin.net/news/samsungs-gear-a-smartwatch-specifications-get-leaked

Sounds pretty good. Announcement at IFA with the Note 5. I hope the Moto 360 is out by then.

 

[DrFunk]

1+2 reservation details: http://m.androidcentral.com/how-you-can-get-invite-oneplus-2?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=dlvrit

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

1+2 reservation details: http://m.androidcentral.com/how-you-..._medium=dlvrit

Sounds a lot better than before. Invite begging was always lame.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Sounds a lot better than before. Invite begging was always lame.

I cant wait for the begging to begin again. have OP even said if the phone will be available worldwide from day 1? i'll probably end up getting one if I manage to.


the hunger for the original is still there. it was back in stock an hour earlier and now they're all gone.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I don't plan to get one but I'm interested to see the offerings and reviews. 1.5 more weeks for that.

 

[Vanillalite]

Buying a Snap 810 phone at this point in the game is just foolish IMO.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I don't plan to get one but I'm interested to see the offerings and reviews. 1.5 more weeks for that.

Buying a Snap 810 phone at this point in the game is just foolish IMO.

Getting on before reviews hit will be really hard so I'll look up them first to see especially that 810 check out what they've done to it.

 

[kharma45]

Getting on before reviews hit will be really hard so I'll look up them first to see especially that 810 check out what they've done to it.

They'll have done fuck all to fix the 810. It can't be fixed at this stage, otherwise it'd have been done.

 

[Drifters]

1+2 reservation details: http://m.androidcentral.com/how-you-can-get-invite-oneplus-2?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=dlvrit

*sigh*

 

[DrFunk]

They'll have done fuck all to fix the 810. It can't be fixed at this stage, otherwise it'd have been done.

True

Might as well wait for IFA/SD 820s now

 

[Vanillalite]

True

Might as well wait for IFA/SD 820s now

At this point there is no reason not to unless you are gonna buy a mid range device as there are a ton of great options there.

You'd be stupid to buy a flagship like devices before IFA though.