That's the expectation they've set. No previous nexus devices would fail to beat year old devices or even the preceding nexus device.
I suspect Google have realised people aren't willing to pay significant amounts of money for Android phones anymore, so rather than put out a bleeding edge phone very few will buy, they'd put out something at a more frugal price, even if it means compromising on performance.
Ha. Nice.
But accelerometer is just linear based acceleration measurement system. I doubt any creative type of accelerometer workaround is going to sufficiently compensate for loss of gravitational based quantification from gyro, ie stuff like angular rotational sensitivity or tilt orientation. What about games that need to incorporate both for effective gameplay? Any workaround to mask such deficiency is going to feel sluggish or just fucking meh in general. Well, I suppose gamers arent their target audience with this midranger, but then why name it Moto Play in the first place? Moto No Play seems more apt.
Yup I agree. No gyro in this day and age, is a far bigger handicap than no NFC imo. Whats interesting out of this development, is to see how some people or sites with partisan-like penchant for certain OEMs, attempt to trivialize this or just stay mum on the issue instead of bigging up this design flaw. No, instead were inundated with classics such as a square peg in round hole type of sensationalism, no thanks in part to user stupidity, carelessness, or just plain inability to read a fucking manual.
The Xperia M5 I've mentioned above seems mostly drawback-free. MediaTek Helio X10, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB storage + Micro SDXC support, IP65/68 water/dust resistant, 2600 mAh battery (bigger than the M2 and M4's), 1080p display, 21.5 Mp main camera, 13 Mp frontal camera... I dunno, seems legit.
What's wrong with a 5'' display? I find everything above it too big, since I carry my phone in my trouser pocket. And Sony's UI is one of the least intrusive ones out there (with Sense and whatever LG's is called being top).
You're asking for what is still a flagship-level option in a device that's decidedly mid-range. And not even all flagships come with it default: on the G4 you have to perform a bit of creative surgery on the backplate in order to enable it.
Well there's always something you give up with any smartphone, android ios or wp. At least android ones give you a lot to choose from.
Well, yes, but Lumias are in a class of their own. Which is why I want one badly, but I can't see myself paying what will undoubtedly be a huge price for the 950. So unless MS partially reverses their stance on midrange devices, or the Chinese pick up slack in this area, I'll probably remain stuck with Android.
The volcano hump is a bit odd but overall I dig the look.
