Maybe M will change that... *fingers crossed*
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Maybe M will change that... *fingers crossed*
Lol damn.
Vanillalite
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Not a winner till we hear pricing.
……forgetit
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If $180 it'll be perfect
it'll never happen though 
-Pyromaniac-
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That Moto G would be awesome for $199. It'll be more that though but I think that would set it up for success. I'd take it over a zenfone 2. Both models.
Canadian price will be worse. Fucking dollar.
Canadian price will be worse. Fucking dollar.
Youtube with Music Key subscription
I use FREEdi YT Player which can play the video in the background and with the screen off, but it is a little clunky. Searching for videos within the app doesn't really work, but you can use it by clicking a YT link in Chrome and selecting the app when prompted.
It used to be on the Google Play, but I couldn't find it when I had to redownload it. Maybe it's malware, maybe it's Google protecting YT music. I did find it on the Amazon store though and haven't had any issues with it.
Saiyan-Rox
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it's Google.
New T&C make it so that any youtube player cannot play content with the screen off if it's on the play store.
It's a massive pain in the ass.
Sounds pretty anti-competitive, much like that Apple Music brouhaha.
Just 32GB? Very strange.
I don't see how it's the same, since it only applies to Youtube players. Apple fucks with rival music services, not just apps that interact with Apple Music.
No, I don't even know if they exist. I was just explaining how I think the situations are different.
Does Apple even allow 3rd party iMessage apps or whatever?
Of course not. It's an end to end encrypted service. It'd be insane to share private keys with a third party.
Vanillalite
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The Faceless Master
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AT&T Address Book you say? Furyous was right all along.
Prototype Viktor
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Opera use to, if you side load an old version from like 6 months ago. Chrome only allows audio to keep playing with screen off/not on main tab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDOif1bGfqs
New Moto G promo video leaked.
Says HD screen, 1080 o 720?
Hopefully the price is still below 199
New Moto G promo video leaked.
Says HD screen, 1080 o 720?
Hopefully the price is still below 199
brotkasten
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I never understood why people cared in the first place. The phones always had so many downsides.
Would be surprised if it wasn't.
Not particularly, since it's a condition from the music labels that applies to everyone equally, including Google, who can only offer it behind a paywall.
brotkasten
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I know it's 2015 and the Nexus 5 had similar specs in 2013 for $349, but I still can't see the new Moto G launching for 199. I mean, it would be fantastic. Pricing in the phone market is really bullshit, though, so I'm sure it's just the skewed perception of what these things should really cost.
Dakota47
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Me, because they suit my needs more than adequately. I've been using an S6 since early May and it has been a great experience so far. Ever since Touchjizz has been hidden behind a great looking Material Dark theme a couple of weeks ago I've got no qualms about the phone at all.
It'd mean a massive change in pricing from the first and second gen.
i wouldn't say nexus 5 has similar specs, no way SD610/615 can be compared to SD800. I expected mid-range phones of 2015 could rival 2013 top devices, but we are not there yet, and don't expect to be the case unless SD 620 really delivers. I would even say SD S4PRO (nexus4) is more powerful than SD615.
The only thing that midrangers have just started to step up is ram, now 2GB seems to be more frequent (even if not the fastest ram). ANd most midrangers are well above 200€/$
If LGg2 was still available would be a much better option than any midranger in the 200-300 price range
because some of them are really nice phones with some great features?
Same could be said about any other brand including apple.
They're popular and like other android manufactures, their phones offer features you can't get on stock Android without rooting the phone or downloading extra apps.
Vanillalite
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They have the best hardware on the market? They have the best or 2nd best camera and the best chipset on the Android market. Nobody else (currently) comes close.
The Faceless Master
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their advertising budget has fooled people for the past 7 years straight.
they can't keep getting away with this.
Vanillalite
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The S4 Pro is slower than the SD600. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The S615 benchmarks are vary favorable. No its not the 800/801, but it's clear upgrade over the 600 series. Plus on stuff where 64 bits matter obviously it gets a boost like crypto.
Honestly the main area the 615 has issues is the adreno GPU has about half the performance of the 800/801. Clock for clock the 615 is actually better CPU wise, but it's not clocked as high.
Saiyan-Rox
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The only issues I have with them are the updates and the fact the back and recent button are the wrong way round.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Exactly. Apple too!
-Pyromaniac-
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never forget
That was for more than just their phones though, right? They've got a shitload more going on than those other companies. Shame Sony isn't on the list.
-Pyromaniac-
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no lie I don't think I've ever seen an ad for a samsung TV or washer/dryer or whatever else they do lol. Only smartphone ads.
-Pyromaniac-
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Logos on the front of the phone are the first sign that a company A) has no taste whatsoever and B) is more concerned about their own branding than they are delivering the best possible product.
It def leaves a sour taste for me.
It def leaves a sour taste for me.
brotkasten
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i3allistic
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Samsung does alot of sponsorship oversea tho ...I see them all over when I traveled SE Asia...saw there logo plaster on stadiums walls and race cars
Yes, Sd600 is better than S4 pro, but both use krait cores. SD615 uses standard arm cores and ain't better that SD600 afaik despite its commercial name that may lead to confusion. I do not have any SD600 device but have an Optimus G with S4pro and it feels snappier than my Xperia M4 aqua using SD615 both with 2GB of ram.
Xperia may have a more capable Gpu despite its heating issues, but besides gaming I feel it performs slightly worse
I've seen quite a few TV ones over here when they launched their SUHD line.
Side note: Can't fucking believe that they're the only people that have released a 4k TV this year that's worth a shit and after the hell with shitty parts in my current Samsung, I'm only going with a specific retailer that has a 6 year warranty. They do look pretty though.
Vyse The Legend
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All the chart talk on this page put me to sleep. zzz.
Where are the Nexus/Android M leaks?
Where are the Nexus/Android M leaks?
Not always and S610/615 are not really successors to the S600. I got 12240ms on Kraken 1.1 with my Nexus 4 which beats some S615 phones. The GPU in the S4Pro and S600 (Adreno 320) is also very similar in performance with the one in the S610 and S615 (Adreno 405) using GFX OpenGL with 1080p offscreen. My Nexus 4 is slightly worse (4.8 and 14fps), but devices with the same GPU like the 2013 Moto X were slightly better. I think the Nexus 4 had pretty bad power managment and the Moto X had the advantage of using an S4Pro SKU with a dual core Krait 300 instead of the quad core Krait 200 inside the Nexus 4. The Moto X beat a lot of S600 devices.
It is obviously smashed in areas where ARMv8 made a big difference like crypto.
No branding on the front is the best thing about Nexus and Moto devices.