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[Randy Lanzarote]

I realise that I'm way late on this one, but I've just read that the S6 Active has a 3500mah battery. Slight difference in size, but that's a trade-off I'd be willing to take. Why are Samsung so enamoured with marketing their products as "thinnest ever", when majority of folk would prefer a smartphone that can make it to the end of the day and a bit beyond.

 

[OriginalThinking]

I realise that I'm way late on this one, but I've just read that the S6 Active has a 3500mah battery. Slight difference in size, but that's a trade-off I'd be willing to take. Why are Samsung so enamoured with marketing their products as "thinnest ever", when majority of folk would prefer a smartphone that can make it to the end of the day and a bit beyond.

Because Apple.

 

[……forgetit]

I realise that I'm way late on this one, but I've just read that the S6 Active has a 3500mah battery. Slight difference in size, but that's a trade-off I'd be willing to take. Why are Samsung so enamoured with marketing their products as "thinnest ever", when majority of folk would prefer a smartphone that can make it to the end of the day and a bit beyond.

They want to be Apple, that's why

 

[giga]

I realise that I'm way late on this one, but I've just read that the S6 Active has a 3500mah battery. Slight difference in size, but that's a trade-off I'd be willing to take. Why are Samsung so enamoured with marketing their products as "thinnest ever", when majority of folk would prefer a smartphone that can make it to the end of the day and a bit beyond.

Microsoft, of course.

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

Because Apple.

They want to be Apple, that's why

Yeah, not sure why they thought that would work for them.

Microsoft, of course.

Gotta keep up with them Lumias (whilst they still exist)

 

[reKon]

Nexus 9 should not be a gift. I'd recommend an iPad to be quite honest.

.. why not?

 

[Wreav]

.. why not?

NOBODY READS

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

.. why not?

only if you hate the person should you get them a N9

Worst tablet i've bought . Super nice to hold and the speakers are great but everything else....Shit especially multitasking and performance

 

[……forgetit]

.. why not?

Because it's awful in almost every way

 

[ukas]

only if you hate the person should you get them a N9

Worst tablet i've bought . Super nice to hold and the speakers are great but everything else....Shit especially multitasking and performance

I must have the only good one ever made then. I don't have any of the issues everyone always bitches about.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I must have the only good one ever made then. I don't have any of the issues everyone always bitches about.

Really? sp you can play music from spotify/GMusic and browse the web without it closing the music/youtube? Can you have more than 2 tabs in chrome open without it closing the other one when you switch between them?

If so your N9 must have been a gift from the gods

 

[Bboy AJ]

The Nexus 9 is a fucking miserable tablet that I'm forced to buy. There's nothing better in Android land. Ugh.

 

[reKon]

I thought that 5.1.1 reduced nearly most of the issues that people were having and that the performance was solid?

Why haven't I read anything about any wide case issues surrounding the current state of the tablet? Everything I've read seems to indicate that everything has improved. I used an Nexus 9 with updated software the other week at best buy and performance was great...

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I thought that 5.1.1 reduced nearly most of the issues that people were having and that the performance was solid?
.

it has for me, I like my nexus 9 now way more than when I first bought it. Wouldn't buy any other android tablet on the market tbh, even though that's not saying much I know.

Still think ipad is king of course.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I thought that 5.1.1 reduced nearly most of the issues that people were having and that the performance was solid?

Why haven't I read anything about any wide case issues surrounding the current state of the tablet? Everything I've read seems to indicate that everything has improved. I used an Nexus 9 with updated software the other week at best buy and performance was great...

it did get improved by a massive amount but that was because of how shit 5.0 was on that tablet it's insane it was shipped in that condition.

but the tablet can't handle more than 1 thing open still. try listening to music or background play youtube and browse the web? well the tablet will close the music/youtube and stutter like crazy.

Have 2 or more tabs open in chrome? well the tablet will close a tab in the background and when you go back to the tab it'll refresh it.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Have 2 or more tabs open in chrome? well the tablet will close a tab in the background and when you go back to the tab it'll refresh it.

is that a nexus 9 problem or a chrome problem? Honest question. Never really used dolphin or anything else.

 

[Jazzy Network]

The Nexus 9 is a fucking miserable tablet that I'm forced to buy. There's nothing better in Android land. Ugh.

Still rather have the N7

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

is that a nexus 9 problem or a chrome problem? Honest question. Never really used dolphin or anything else.

it's a N9 problem it just seems to want to close things that aren't on the screen all the time when you try to do something else. i've tried dolphin to see if it was chrome and it did the same thing as far as I can recall.

EDIT: I take that back It wasn't dolphin I tried on my N9 it was firefox. Dolphin I used on my N6....

Hmmmm *Tries*

 

[reKon]

I must have the only good one ever made then. I don't have any of the issues everyone always bitches about.

This isn't the first time that this has happened in this thread. I remember a while when we were having a conversation about differences between the seemless integration between iOS 8.1 and Android L. I guess a lot of people here have had issues when syncing issues when using another device or using chromecast. Devices I've owned included: HP Touchpad, Galaxy Nexus, HTC One M7, Nexus 7 (current), LG Optimus F6 (back up/travel phone), and Xperia Z3 Compact. Not once have I ever had an issue when it came to restoring my phone and contact information on any devices across the various reversions of android. I've seen some errors wih auto sync before, but it was for things that I never use like Google Newstand lol. I simply disabled and enabled it.

I'm going to go with a wild guess and assume that Touchwiz fucked up things for people. I think my friends who have owned Galaxy devices have mentioned having issues when it came to syncing contacts.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Hmmmm *Tries*

the suspense is killing me

 

[reKon]

it did get improved by a massive amount but that was because of how shit 5.0 was on that tablet it's insane it was shipped in that condition.

but the tablet can't handle more than 1 thing open still. try listening to music or background play youtube and browse the web? well the tablet will close the music/youtube and stutter like crazy.

Have 2 or more tabs open in chrome? well the tablet will close a tab in the background and when you go back to the tab it'll refresh it.

the K1 is suppose to be by far the fastest performing chip on an android tablet. You have that 2 gb of RAM, which should have resulted in a smooth experience. I don't understand why you wouldn't have actually looked into this issue by now if you're on 5.1.1...

no review or 6 month's after impressions I've seen even refers to the issues that you're mentioning. Also, I've used the tablet in person before multiple times..

I would have returned that shit to Google/HTC in a heartbeat and requested a replacement

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

the suspense is killing me

The tab reloading is definitely an Issue with Chrome then by the looks of things, Dolphin seems fine.

It still closes youtube in the background when using it but spotify stayed running.

the K1 is suppose to be by far the fastest performing chip on an android tablet. You have that 2 gb of RAM, which should have resulted in a smooth experience. I don't understand why you wouldn't have actually looked into this issue by now if you're on 5.1.1...

no review or 6 month's after impressions I've seen even refers to the issues that you're mentioning. Also, I've used the tablet in person before multiple times..

I would have returned that shit to Google/HTC in a heartbeat and requested a replacement

I have and I'm not the only one who's had the issue of things closing.

 

[……forgetit]

Has this become a nexus 9 shitting thread? If so count me in.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Has this become an Android shitting thread? If so count me in.

Fixed.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Has this become a nexus 9 shitting thread? If so count me in.

This page has yeah.

Seems chrome is a big issue after all...I;m an idiot for not trying another browser apart from firefox(Really so thick I admit that)

 

[The Faceless Master]

<3 Tab S 8.4

 

[……forgetit]

Fixed.

I mean, that's what it always is.

This page has yeah.

Seems chrome is a big issue after all...I;m an idiot for not trying another browser apart from firefox(Really so thick I admit that)

I tried one and it was awful. It even had that weird loose back issue. Apparently they get returned a lot.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I knew it was a chrome issue and not the nexus 9. Google needs to get their shit together with chrome and make it a lot more efficient.

I got mine a while ago and it never had a loose back issue. My old nexus 7 creeked though.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Am I hoping too much that they will also announce a new Nexus 7 this year?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Am I hoping too much that they will also announce a new Nexus 7 this year?

lets not get greedy, 2 nexus phones is enough.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I mean, that's what it always is.



I tried one and it was awful. It even had that weird loose back issue. Apparently they get returned a lot.

The back of mine hasn't come off but the rubber on it has started to peel

 

[reKon]

Am I hoping too much that they will also announce a new Nexus 7 this year?

Yes. These days Google is really good at creating Nexus devices that people don't care about. But then again, I wouldn't care much for a new Nexus 7. I'd rather them go with the bigger size, which is appropriate considering it's a tablet.

 

[……forgetit]

I knew it was a chrome issue and not the nexus 9. Google needs to get their shit together with chrome and make it a lot more efficient.

I got mine a while ago and it never had a loose back issue. My old nexus 7 creeked though.

Even the desktop version is ass right now. YouTube eats performance on it for me.

 

[Bboy AJ]

The Nexus 9 is an absolute piece of shit but it's still near the best Android tablet you can buy out there. So we are fucked. I am waiting for that Asus to come out but I jumped on the $250 Nexus 9. My Nexus 10 randomly reboots on a consistent basis.

Anyone who thinks a Nexus 9 is a *good* tablet probably wants a One Minus Two.

 

[ukas]

Really? sp you can play music from spotify/GMusic and browse the web without it closing the music/youtube? Can you have more than 2 tabs in chrome open without it closing the other one when you switch between them?

If so your N9 must have been a gift from the gods

Yes? Other than the Chome issue with refreshing tabs. I can play music and browse just fine.

 

[Jazzy Network]

So the OPT's USB Type C is in name only? It's so bad. NEVER SETTLE!!!

Spoiler

unless it's a half assed usb type c

 

[The Faceless Master]

So the OPT's USB Type C is in name only? It's so bad. NEVER SETTLE!!!

Spoiler

unless it's a half assed usb type c

That's what I said when I read that they don't support quick charge. Type C but no 3.1, Poverty C port.

 

[soundahfekz]

That's what I said when I read that they don't support quick charge. Type C but no 3.1, Poverty C port.

3hrs 20 mins charge time

 

[Drifters]

The Nexus 9 is an absolute piece of shit but it's still near the best Android tablet you can buy out there. So we are fucked. I am waiting for that Asus to come out but I jumped on the $250 Nexus 9. My Nexus 10 randomly reboots on a consistent basis.

Anyone who thinks a Nexus 9 is a *good* tablet probably wants a One Minus Two.

The best Android tablet is the Surface Pro 3 running DuoOS and running Android apps on it. Truth.

 

[……forgetit]

So the OPT's USB Type C is in name only? It's so bad. NEVER SETTLE!!!

Spoiler

unless it's a half assed usb type c

Hey, you can still reverse it

 

[Jazzy Network]

Hey, you can still reverse it

Can you reverse how shitty it is?

 

[……forgetit]

Can you reverse how shitty it is?

That's called "selling it"

 

[BoboBrazil]

Seems like a pretty pointless implementation of it, if you can't use the benefits of it.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

2016 flagship killer still makes me laugh. Literally every 2016 flagship will likely be better than it. That includes HTC.

 

[Manmademan]

2016 flagship killer still makes me laugh. Literally every 2016 flagship will likely be better than it. That includes HTC.

leave the M9 alone

 

[……forgetit]

2016 flagship killer still makes me laugh. Literally every 2016 flagship will likely be better than it. That includes HTC.

Wow, lets not get crazy here.

 

[-ImaginaryInsider]

How hard would it be to get a Moto X Play in the states?

 

[……forgetit]

How hard would it be to get a Moto X Play in the states?

LTE bands would be your biggest concern. It all depends on which carrier you plan on using it with.

 

[Jazzy Network]

How hard would it be to get a Moto X Play in the states?

Probably not hard. You won't get any LTE probably though if you use T-Mo or ATT.

 

[i3allistic]

so i drop my phone yesterday and shattered my front and back screen on my S6E, what are my options .... =/